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- Skip to main contentSkip to navigationSkip to navigation Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search UK edition The Guardian Back to home Support the Guardian Fund independent journalism with £10 per month Support us News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show More WorldEuropeUSAmericasAsiaAustraliaMiddle EastAfricaInequalityGlobal development World news This article is more than 25 years old Full text of the 1949 Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war This article is more than 25 years old Thu 1 Apr 1999 1544 BST Share GENEVA CONVENTION RELATIVE TO THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR OF AUGUST 12 1949 GENEVA CONVENTION III Entry into Force 21 October 1950 The undersigned Plenipotentiaries of the Governments represented at the Diplomatic Conference held at Geneva from April 21 to August 12 1949 for the purpose of revising the Convention concluded at Geneva on July 27 1929 relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War have agreed as follows PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE 1 The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances ARTICLE 2 In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in peace time the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict which may arise between two or more of the High Contracting Parties even if the state of war is not recognized by one of them The Convention shall also apply to all cases of partial or total occupation of the territory of a High Contracting Party even if the said occupation meets with no armed resistance Although one of the Powers in conflict may not be a party to the present Convention the Powers who are parties thereto shall remain bound by it in their mutual relations They shall furthermore be bound by the Convention in relation to the said Power if the latter accepts and applies the provisions thereof ARTICLE 3 In the case of armed conflict not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties each Party to the conflict shall be bound to apply as a minimum the following provisions 1 Persons taking no active part in the hostilities including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness wounds detention or any other cause shall in all circumstances be treated humanely without any adverse distinction founded on race colour religion or faith sex birth or wealth or any other similar criteria To this end the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the abovementioned persons a violence to life and person in particular murder of all kinds mutilation cruel treatment and torture b taking of hostages c outrages upon personal dignity in particular humiliating and degrading treatment d the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples 2 The wounded and sick shall be collected and cared for An impartial humanitarian body such as the International Committee of the Red Cross may offer its services to the Parties to the conflict The Parties to the conflict should further endeavour to bring into force by means of special agreements all or part of the other provisions of the present Convention The application of the preceding provisions shall not affect the legal status of the Parties to the conflict ARTICLE 4 A Prisoners of war in the sense of the present Convention are persons belonging to one of the following categories who have fallen into the power of the enemy 1 Members of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict as well as members of militias or volunteer corps forming part of such armed forces 2 Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps including those of organized resistance movements belonging to a Party to the conflict and operating in or outside their own territory even if this territory is occupied provided that such militias or volunteer corps including such organized resistance movements fulfil the following conditions a that of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates b that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance c that of carrying arms openly d that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war 3 Members of regular armed forces who profess allegiance to a government or an authority not recognized by the Detaining Power 4 Persons who accompany the armed forces without actually being members thereof such as civilian members of military aircraft crews war correspondents supply contractors members of labour units or of services responsible for the welfare of the armed forces provided that they have received authorization from the armed forces which they accompany who shall provide them for that purpose with an identity card similar to the annexed model 5 Members of crews including masters pilots and apprentices of the merchant marine and the crews of civil aircraft of the Parties to the conflict who do not benefit by more favourable treatment under any other provisions of international law 6 Inhabitants of a nonoccupied territory who on the approach of the enemy spontaneously take up arms to resist the invading forces without having had time to form themselves into regular armed units provided they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war B The following shall likewise be treated as prisoners of war under the present Convention 1 Persons belonging or having belonged to the armed forces of the occupied country if the occupying Power considers it necessary by reason of such allegiance to intern them even though it has originally liberated them while hostilities were going on outside the territory it occupies in particular where such persons have made an unsuccessful attempt to rejoin the armed forces to which they belong and which are engaged in combat or where they fail to comply with a summons made to them with a view to internment 2 The persons belonging to one of the categories enumerated in the present Article who have been received by neutral or nonbelligerent Powers on their territory and whom these Powers are required to intern under international law without prejudice to any more favourable treatment which these Powers may choose to give and with the exception of Articles 8 10 15 30 fifth paragraph 5867 92 126 and where diplomatic relations exist between the Parties to the conflict and the neutral or nonbelligerent Power concerned those Articles concerning the Protecting Power Where such diplomatic relations exist the Parties to a conflict on whom these persons depend shall be allowed to perform towards them the functions of a Protecting Power as provided in the present Convention without prejudice to the functions which these Parties normally exercise in conformity with diplomatic and consular usage and treaties C This Article shall in no way affect the status of medical personnel and chaplains as provided for in Article 33 of the present Convention ARTICLE 5 The present Convention shall apply to the persons referred to in Article 4 from the time they fall into the power of the enemy and until their final release and repatriation Should any doubt arise as to whether persons having committed a belligerent act and having fallen into the hands of the enemy belong to any of the categories enumerated in Article 4 such persons shall enjoy the protection of the present Convention until such time as their status has been determined by a competent tribunal ARTICLE 6 In addition to the agreements expressly provided for in Articles 10 23 28 33 60 65 66 67 72 73 75 109 110 118 119 122 and 132 the High Contracting Parties may conclude other special agreements for all matters concerning which they may deem it suitable to make separate provision No special agreement shall adversely affect the situation of prisoners of war as defined by the present Convention nor restrict the rights which it confers upon them Prisoners of war shall continue to have the benefit of such agreements as long as the Convention is applicable to them except where express provisions to the contrary are contained in the aforesaid or in subsequent agreements or where more favourable measures have been taken with regard to them by one or other of the Parties to the conflict ARTICLE 7 Prisoners of war may in no circumstances renounce in part or in entirety the rights secured to them by the present Convention and by the special agreements referred to in the foregoing Article if such there be ARTICLE 8 The present Convention shall be applied with the cooperation and under the scrutiny of the Protecting Powers whose duty it is to safeguard the interests of the Parties to the conflict For this purpose the Protecting Powers may appoint apart from their diplomatic or consular staff delegates from amongst their own nationals or the nationals of other neutral Powers The said delegates shall be subject to the approval of the Power with which they are to carry out their duties The Parties to the conflict shall facilitate to the greatest extent possible the task of the representatives or delegates of the Protecting Powers The representatives or delegates of the Protecting Powers shall not in any case exceed their mission under the present Convention They shall in particular take account of the imperative necessities of security of the State wherein they carry out their duties ARTICLE 9 The provisions of the present Convention constitute no obstacle to the humanitarian activities which the International Committee of the Red Cross or any other impartial humanitarian organization may subject to the consent of the Parties to the conflict concerned undertake for the protection of prisoners of war and for their relief ARTICLE 10 The High Contracting Parties may at any time agree to entrust to an organization which offers all guarantees of impartiality and efficacy the duties incumbent on the Protecting Powers by virtue of the present Convention When prisoners of war do not benefit or cease to benefit no matter for what reason by the activities of a Protecting Power or of an organization provided for in the first paragraph above the Detaining Power shall request a neutral State or such an organization to undertake the functions performed under the present Convention by a Protecting Power designated by the Parties to a conflict If protection cannot be arranged accordingly the Detaining Power shall request or shall accept subject to the provisions of this Article the offer of the services of a humanitarian organization such as the International Committee of the Red Cross to assume the humanitarian functions performed by Protecting Powers under the present Convention Any neutral Power or any organization invited by the Power concerned or offering itself for these purposes shall be required to act with a sense of responsibility towards the Party to the conflict on which persons protected by the present Convention depend and shall be required to furnish sufficient assurances that it is in a position to undertake the appropriate functions and to discharge them impartially No derogation from the preceding provisions shall be made by special agreements between Powers one of which is restricted even temporarily in its freedom to negotiate with the other Power or its allies by reason of military events more particularly where the whole or a substantial part of the territory of the said Power is occupied Whenever in the present Convention mention is made of a Protecting Power such mention applies to substitute organizations in the sense of the present Article ARTICLE 11 In cases where they deem it advisable in the interest of protected persons particularly in cases of disagreement between the Parties to the conflict as to the application or interpretation of the provisions of the present Convention the Protecting Powers shall lend their good offices with a view to settling the disagreement For this purpose each of the Protecting Powers may either at the invitation of one Party or on its own initiative propose to the Parties to the conflict a meeting of their representatives and in particular of the authorities responsible for prisoners of war possibly on neutral territory suitably chosen The Parties to the conflict shall be bound to give effect to the proposals made to them for this purpose The Protecting Powers may if necessary propose for approval by the Parties to the conflict a person belonging to a neutral Power or delegated by the International Committee of the Red Cross who shall be invited to take part in such a meeting PART II GENERAL PROTECTION OF PRISONERS OF WAR ARTICLE 12 Prisoners of war are in the hands of the enemy Power but not of the individuals or military units who have captured them Irrespective of the individual responsibilities that may exist the Detaining Power is responsible for the treatment given them Prisoners of war may only be transferred by the Detaining Power to a Power which is a party to the Convention and after the Detaining Power has satisfied itself of the willingness and ability of such transferee Power to apply the Convention When prisoners of war are transferred under such circumstances responsibility for the application of the Convention rests on the Power accepting them while they are in its custody Nevertheless if that Power fails to carry out the provisions of the Convention in any important respect the Power by whom the prisoners of war were transferred shall upon being notified by the Protecting Power take effective measures to correct the situation or shall request the return of the prisoners of war Such requests must be complied with ARTICLE 13 Prisoners of war must at all times be humanely treated Any unlawful act or omission by the Detaining Power causing death or seriously endangering the health of a prisoner of war in its custody is prohibited and will be regarded as a serious breach of the present Convention In particular no prisoner of war may be subjected to physical mutilation or to medical or scientific experiments of any kind which are not justified by the medical dental or hospital treatment of the prisoner concerned and carried out in his interest Likewise prisoners of war must at all times be protected particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity Measures of reprisal against prisoners of war are prohibited ARTICLE 14 Prisoners of war are entitled in all circumstances to respect for their persons and their honour Women shall be treated with all the regard due to their sex and shall in all cases benefit by treatment as favourable as that granted to men Prisoners of war shall retain the full civil capacity which they enjoyed at the time of their capture The Detaining Power may not restrict the exercise either within or without its own territory of the rights such capacity confers except in so far as the captivity requires ARTICLE 15 The Power detaining prisoners of war shall be bound to provide free of charge for their maintenance and for the medical attention required by their state of health ARTICLE 16 Taking into consideration the provisions of the present Convention relating to rank and sex and subject to any privileged treatment which may be accorded to them by reason of their state of health age or professional qualifications all prisoners of war shall be treated alike by the Detaining Power without any adverse distinction based on race nationality religious belief or political opinions or any other distinction founded on similar criteria PART III CAPTIVITY SECTION I BEGINNING OF CAPTIVITY ARTICLE 17 Every prisoner of war when questioned on the subject is bound to give only his surname first names and rank date of birth and army regimental personal or serial number or failing this equivalent information If he wilfully infringes this rule he may render himself liable to a restriction of the privileges accorded to his rank or status Each Party to a conflict is required to furnish the persons under its jurisdiction who are liable to become prisoners of war with an identity card showing the owners surname first names rank army regimental personal or serial number or equivalent information and date of birth The identity card may furthermore bear the signature or the fingerprints or both of the owner and may bear as well any other information the Party to the conflict may wish to add concerning persons belonging to its armed forces As far as possible the card shall measure 65 x 10 cm and shall be issued in duplicate The identity card shall be shown by the prisoner of war upon demand but may in no case be taken away from him No physical or mental torture nor any other form of coercion may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened insulted or exposed to unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind Prisoners of war who owing to their physical or mental condition are unable to state their identity shall be handed over to the medical service The identity of such prisoners shall be established by all possible means subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph The questioning of prisoners of war shall be carried out in a language which they understand ARTICLE 18 All effects and articles of personal use except arms horses military equipment and military documents shall remain in the possession of prisoners of war likewise their metal helmets and gas masks and like articles issued for personal protection Effects and articles used for their clothing or feeding shall likewise remain in their possession even if such effects and articles belong to their regulation military equipment At no time should prisoners of war be without identity documents The Detaining Power shall supply such documents to prisoners of war who possess none Badges of rank and nationality decorations and articles having above all a personal or sentimental value may not be taken from prisoners of war Sums of money carried by prisoners of war may not be taken away from them except by order of an officer and after the amount and particulars of the owner have been recorded in a special register and an itemized receipt has been given legibly inscribed with the name rank and unit of the person issuing the said receipt Sums in the currency of the Detaining Power or which are changed into such currency at the prisoners request shall be placed to the credit of the prisoners account as provided in Article 64 The Detaining Power may withdraw articles of value from prisoners of war only for reasons of security when such articles are withdrawn the procedure laid down for sums of money impounded shall apply Such objects likewise sums taken away in any currency other than that of the Detaining Power and the conversion of which has not been asked for by the owners shall be kept in the custody of the Detaining Power and shall be returned in their initial shape to prisoners of war at the end of their captivity ARTICLE 19 Prisoners of war shall be evacuated as soon as possible after their capture to camps situated in an area far enough from the combat zone for them to be out of danger Only those prisoners of war who owing to wounds or sickness would run greater risks by being evacuated than by remaining where they are may be temporarily kept back in a danger zone Prisoners of war shall not be unnecessarily exposed to danger while awaiting evacuation from a fighting zone ARTICLE 20 The evacuation of prisoners of war shall always be effected humanely and in conditions similar to those for the forces of the Detaining Power in their changes of station The Detaining Power shall supply prisoners of war who are being evacuated with sufficient food and potable water and with the necessary clothing and medical attention The Detaining Power shall take all suitable precautions to ensure their safety during evacuation and shall establish as soon as possible a list of the prisoners of war who are evacuated If prisoners of war must during evacuation pass through transit camps their stay in such camps shall be as brief as possible SECTION II INTERNMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR CHAPTER I GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ARTICLE 21 The Detaining Power may subject prisoners of war to internment It may impose on them the obligation of not leaving beyond certain limits the camp where they are interned or if the said camp is fenced in of not going outside its perimeter Subject to the provisions of the present Convention relative to penal and disciplinary sanctions prisoners of war may not be held in close confinement except where necessary to safeguard their health and then only during the continuation of the circumstances which make such confinement necessary Prisoners of war may be partially or wholly released on parole or promise in so far as is allowed by the laws of the Power on which they depend Such measures shall be taken particularly in cases where this may contribute to the improvement of their state of health No prisoner of war shall be compelled to accept liberty on parole or promise Upon the outbreak of hostilities each Party to the conflict shall notify the adverse Party of the laws and regulations allowing or forbidding its own nationals to accept liberty on parole or promise Prisoners of war who are paroled or who have given their promise in conformity with the laws and regulations so notified are bound on their personal honour scrupulously to fulfil both towards the Power on which they depend and towards the Power which has captured them the engagements of their paroles or promises In such cases the Power on which they depend is bound neither to require nor to accept from them any service incompatible with the parole or promise given ARTICLE 22 Prisoners of war may be interned only in premises located on land and affording every guarantee of hygiene and healthfulness Except in particular cases which are justified by the interest of the prisoners themselves they shall not be interned in penitentiaries Prisoners of war interned in unhealthy areas or where the climate is injurious for them shall be removed as soon as possible to a more favourable climate The Detaining Power shall assemble prisoners of war in camps or camp compounds according to their nationality language and customs provided that such prisoners shall not be separated from prisoners of war belonging to the armed forces with which they were serving at the time of their capture except with their consent ARTICLE 23 No prisoner of war may at any time be sent to or detained in areas where he may be exposed to the fire of the combat zone nor may his presence be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations Prisoners of war shall have shelters against air bombardment and other hazards of war to the same extent as the local civilian population With the exception of those engaged in the protection of their quarters against the aforesaid hazards they may enter such shelters as soon as possible after the giving of the alarm Any other protective measure taken in favour of the population shall also apply to them Detaining Powers shall give the Powers concerned through the intermediary of the Protecting Powers all useful information regarding the geographical location of prisoner of war camps Whenever military considerations permit prisoner of war camps shall be indicated in the daytime by the letters PW or PG placed so as to be clearly visible from the air The Powers concerned may however agree upon any other system of marking Only prisoner of war camps shall be marked as such ARTICLE 24 Transit or screening camps of a permanent kind shall be fitted out under conditions similar to those described in the present Section and the prisoners therein shall have the same treatment as in other camps CHAPTER II QUARTERS FOOD AND CLOTHING OF PRISONERS OF WAR ARTICLE 25 Prisoners of war shall be quartered under conditions as favourable as those for the forces of the Detaining Power who are billeted in the same area The said conditions shall make allowance for the habits and customs of the prisoners and shall in no case be prejudicial to their health The foregoing provisions shall apply in particular to the dormitories of prisoners of war as regards both total surface and minimum cubic space and the general installations bedding and blankets The premises provided for the use of prisoners of war individually or collectively shall be entirely protected from dampness and adequately heated and lighted in particular between dusk and lights out All precautions must be taken against the danger of fire In any camps in which women prisoners of war as well as men are accommodated separate dormitories shall be provided for them ARTICLE 26 The basic daily food rations shall be sufficient in quantity quality and variety to keep prisoners of war in good health and to prevent loss of weight or the development of nutritional deficiencies Account shall also be taken of the habitual diet of the prisoners The Detaining Power shall supply prisoners of war who work with such additional rations as are necessary for the labour on which they are employed Sufficient drinking water shall be supplied to prisoners of war The use of tobacco shall be permitted Prisoners of war shall as far as possible be associated with the preparation of their meals they may be employed for that purpose in the kitchens Furthermore they shall be given the means of preparing themselves the additional food in their possession Adequate premises shall be provided for messing Collective disciplinary measures affecting food are prohibited ARTICLE 27 Clothing underwear and footwear shall be supplied to prisoners of war in sufficient quantities by the Detaining Power which shall make allowance for the climate of the region where the prisoners are detained Uniforms of enemy armed forces captured by the Detaining Power should if suitable for the climate be made available to clothe prisoners of war The regular replacement and repair of the above articles shall be assured by the Detaining Power In addition prisoners of war who work shall receive appropriate clothing wherever the nature of the work demands ARTICLE 28 Canteens shall be installed in all camps where prisoners of war may procure foodstuffs soap and tobacco and ordinary articles in daily use The tariff shall never be in excess of local market prices The profits made by camp canteens shall be used for the benefit of the prisoners a special fund shall be created for this purpose The prisoners representative shall have the right to collaborate in the management of the canteen and of this fund When a camp is closed down the credit balance of the special fund shall be handed to an international welfare organization to be employed for the benefit of prisoners of war of the same nationality as those who have contributed to the fund In case of a general repatriation such profits shall be kept by the Detaining Power subject to any agreement to the contrary between the Powers concerned CHAPTER III HYGIENE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION ARTICLE 29 The Detaining Power shall be bound to take all sanitary measures necessary to ensure the cleanliness and healthfulness of camps and to prevent epidemics Prisoners of war shall have for their use day and night conveniences which conform to the rules of hygiene and are maintained in a constant state of cleanliness In any camps in which women prisoners of war are accommodated separate conveniences shall be provided for them Also apart from the baths and showers with which the camps shall be furnished prisoners of war shall be provided with sufficient water and soap for their personal toilet and for washing their personal laundry the necessary installations facilities and time shall be granted them for that purpose ARTICLE 30 Every camp shall have an adequate infirmary where prisoners of war may have the attention they require as well as appropriate diet Isolation wards shall if necessary be set aside for cases of contagious or mental disease Prisoners of war suffering from serious disease or whose condition necessitates special treatment a surgical operation or hospital care must be admitted to any military or civilian medical unit where such treatment can be given even if their repatriation is contemplated in the near future Special facilities shall be afforded for the care to be given to the disabled in particular to the blind and for their rehabilitation pending repatriation Prisoners of war shall have the attention preferably of medical personnel of the Power on 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- The missile knows where it is at all times It knows this because it knows where it isnt By subtracting where it is from where it isnt or where it isnt from where it is whichever is greater it obtains a difference or deviation The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isnt and arriving at a position where it wasnt it now is Consequently the position where it is is now the position that it wasnt and it follows that the position that it was is now the position that it isnt In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasnt the system has acquired a variation the variation being the difference between where the missile is and where it wasnt If variation is considered to be a significant factor it too may be corrected by the GEA However the missile must also know where it was The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained it is not sure just where it is However it is sure where it isnt within reason and it knows where it was It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasnt or viceversa and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldnt be and where it was it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation which is called error - -INF
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- Thats it now im really mad No MORE SHREK Youre the scum of the universe and im getting sick of it don’t bother apologizing because i will never forgive youI am the hope of the Universe…I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace…I am the protector of the innocent…I am the light in the darkness…I am the truth Ally to good…Nightmare to youI am the hope of the Universe…I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace…I am the protector of the innocent…I am the light in the darkness…I am the truth Ally to good…Nightmare to youi will not let you destroy my world - -INF
- SHREK Once upon a time there was a lovely princess But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort which could only be broken by loves first kiss She was locked away in a castle guarded by a terrible firebreathing dragon Many brave knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison but non prevailed She waited in the dragons keep in the highest room of the tallest tower for her true love and true loves first kiss laughs Like thats ever gonna happen What a load of toilet flush Allstar by Smashmouth begins to play Shrek goes about his day While in a nearby town the villagers get together to go after the ogre NIGHT NEAR SHREKS HOME MAN1 Think its in there MAN2 All right Lets get it MAN1 Whoa Hold on Do you know what that thing can do to you MAN3 Yeah itll grind your bones for its bread Shrek sneaks up behind them and laughs SHREK Yes well actually that would be a giant Now ogres oh theyre much worse Theyll make a suit from your freshly peeled skin MEN No SHREK Theyll shave your liver Squeeze the jelly from your eyes Actually its quite good on toast MAN1 Back Back beast Back I warn ya waves the torch at Shrek Shrek calmly licks his fingers and extinguishes the torch The men shrink back away from him Shrek roars very loudly and long and his breath extinguishes all the remaining torches until the men are in the dark SHREK This is the part where you run away The men scramble to get away He laughs And stay out looks down and picks up a piece of paper Reads Wanted Fairy tale creaturesHe sighs and throws the paper over his shoulder THE NEXT DAY There is a line of fairy tale creatures The head of the guard sits at a table paying people for bringing the fairy tale creatures to him There are cages all around Some of the people in line are Peter Pan who is carrying Tinkerbell in a cage Gipetto whos carrying Pinocchio and a farmer who is carrying the three little pigs GUARD All right This ones full Take it away Move it along Come on Get up HEAD GUARD Next GUARD taking the witchs broom Give me that Your flying days are over breaks the broom in half HEAD GUARD Thats 20 pieces of silver for the witch Next GUARD Get up Come on HEAD GUARD Twenty pieces LITTLE BEAR crying This cage is too small DONKEY Please dont turn me in Ill never be stubborn again I can change Please Give me another chance OLD WOMAN Oh shut up jerks his rope DONKEY Oh HEAD GUARD Next What have you got GIPETTO This little wooden puppet PINOCCHIO Im not a puppet Im a real boy his nose grows HEAD GUARD Five shillings for the possessed toy Take it away PINOCCHIO Father please Dont let them do this Help me Gipetto takes the money and walks off The old woman steps up to the table HEAD GUARD Next What have you got OLD WOMAN Well Ive got a talking donkey HEAD GUARD Right Well thats good for ten shillings if you can prove it OLD WOMAN Oh go ahead little fella Donkey just looks up at her HEAD GUARD Well OLD WOMAN Oh oh hes justhes just a little nervous Hes really quite a chatterbox Talk you boneheaded dolt HEAD GUARD Thats it Ive heard enough Guards OLD WOMAN No no he talks He does pretends to be Donkey I can talk I love to talk Im the talkingest damn thing you ever saw HEAD GUARD Get her out of my sight OLD WOMAN No no I swear Oh He can talk The guards grab the old woman and she struggles with them One of her legs flies out and kicks Tinkerbell out of Peter Pans hands and her cage drops on Donkeys head He gets sprinkled with fairy dust and hes able to fly DONKEY Hey I can fly PETER PAN He can fly 3 LITTLE PIGS He can fly HEAD GUARD He can talk DONKEY Ha ha Thats right fool Now Im a flying talking donkey You might have seen a housefly maybe even a superfly but I bet you aint never seen a donkey fly Ha ha the pixie dust begins to wear off Uhoh he begins to sink to the ground He hits the ground with a thud HEAD GUARD Seize him Donkey takes of running After him GUARDS Hes getting away Get him This way Turn Donkey keeps running and he eventually runs into Shrek Literally Shrek turns around to see who bumped into him Donkey looks scared for a moment then he spots the guards coming up the path He quickly hides behind Shrek HEAD GUARD You there Ogre SHREK Aye HEAD GUARD By the order of Lord Farquaad I am authorized to place you both under arrest and transport you to a designated resettlement facility SHREK Oh really You and what army He looks behind the guard and the guard turns to look as well and we see that the other men have run off The guard tucks tail and runs off Shrek laughs and goes back about his business and begins walking back to his cottage DONKEY Can I say something to you Listen you was really really really somethin back here Incredible SHREK Are you talkin tohe turns around and Donkey is gone me he turns back around and Donkey is right in front of him Whoa DONKEY Yes I was talkin to you Can I tell you that you that you was great back here Those guards They thought they was all of that Then you showed up and bam They was trippin over themselves like babes in the woods That really made me feel good to see that SHREK Oh thats great Really DONKEY Man its good to be free SHREK Now why dont you go celebrate your freedom with your own friends Hmm DONKEY But uh I dont have any friends And Im not goin out there by myself Hey wait a minute I got a great idea Ill stick with you Youre mean green fightin machine Together well scare the spit out of anybody that crosses us Shrek turns and regards Donkey for a moment before roaring very loudly DONKEY Oh wow That was really scary If you dont mind me sayin if that dont work your breath certainly will get the job done cause you definitely need some Tic Tacs or something cause you breath stinks You almost burned the hair outta my nose just like the timeShrek covers his mouth but Donkey continues to talk so Shrek removes his hand then I ate some rotten berries I had strong gases leaking out of my butt that day SHREK Why are you following me DONKEY Ill tell you why singing Cause Im all alone Theres no one here beside me My problems have all gone Theres no one to deride me But you gotta have faith SHREK Stop singing Its no wonder you dont have any friends DONKEY Wow Only a true friend would be that cruelly honest SHREK Listen little donkey Take a look at me What am I DONKEY looks all the way up at Shrek Uh really tall SHREK No Im an ogre You know Grab your torch and pitchforks Doesnt that bother you DONKEY Nope SHREK Really DONKEY Really really SHREK Oh DONKEY Man I like you Whats you name SHREK Uh Shrek DONKEY Shrek Well you know what I like about you Shrek You got that kind of Idontcarewhatnobodythinksofme thing I like that I respect that Shrek You all right They come over a hill and you can see Shreks cottage Whoa Look at that Whod want to live in place like that SHREK That would be my home DONKEY Oh And it is lovely Just beautiful You know you are quite a decorator Its amazing what youve done with such a modest budget I like that boulder That is a nice boulder I guess you dont entertain much do you SHREK I like my privacy DONKEY You know I do too Thats another thing we have in common Like I hate it when you got somebody in your face Youve trying to give them a hint and they wont leave Theres that awkward silence awkward silence Can I stay with you SHREK Uh what DONKEY Can I stay with you please SHREK sarcastically Of course DONKEY Really SHREK No DONKEY Please I dont wanna go back there You dont know what its like to be considered a freak pause while he looks at Shrek Well maybe you do But thats why we gotta stick together You gotta let me stay Please Please SHREK Okay Okay But one night only DONKEY Ah Thank you he runs inside the cottage SHREK What are you Donkey hops up onto a chair No No DONKEY This is gonna be fun We can stay up late swappin manly stories and in the mornin Im makin waffles SHREK Oh DONKEY Where do uh I sleep SHREK irritated Outside DONKEY Oh well I guess thats cool I mean I dont know you and you dont know me so I guess outside is best you know Here I go Good night Shrek slams the door sigh I mean I do like the outdoors Im a donkey I was born outside Ill just be sitting by myself outside I guess you know By myself outside Im all alonetheres no one here beside me SHREKS COTTAGE NIGHT Shrek is getting ready for dinner He sits himself down and lights a candle made out of earwax He begins to eat when he hears a noise He stands up with a huff SHREK to Donkey I thought I told you to stay outside DONKEY from the window I am outside There is another noise and Shrek turns to find the person that made the noise He sees several shadows moving He finally turns and spots 3 blind mice on his table BLIND MOUSE1 Well gents its a far cry from the farm but what choice do we have BLIND MOUSE2 Its not home but itll do just fine GORDO bouncing on a slug What a lovely bed SHREK Got ya Grabs a mouse but it escapes and lands on his shoulder GORDO I found some cheese bites Shreks ear SHREK Ow GORDO Blah Awful stuff BLIND MOUSE1 Is that you Gordo GORDO How did you know SHREK Enough he grabs the 3 mice What are you doing in my house He gets bumped from behind and he drops the mice Hey he turns and sees the Seven Dwarves with Snow White on the table Oh no no no Dead broad off the table DWARF Where are we supposed to put her The beds taken SHREK Huh Shrek marches over to the bedroom and throws back the curtain The Big Bad Wolf is sitting in the bed The wolf just looks at him BIG BAD WOLF What TIME LAPSE Shrek now has the Big Bad Wolf by the collar and is dragging him to the front door SHREK I live in a swamp I put up signs Im a terrifying ogre What do I have to do get a little privacy He opens the front door to throw the Wolf out and he sees that all the collected Fairy Tale Creatures are on his land Oh no No No The 3 bears sit around the fire the pied piper is playing his pipe and the rats are all running to him some elves are directing flight traffic so that the fairies and witches can landetc SHREK What are you doing in my swamp this echoes and everyone falls silent Gasps are heard all around The 3 good fairies hide inside a tent SHREK All right get out of here All of you move it Come on Lets go Hapaya Hapaya Hey Quickly Come on more dwarves run inside the house No no No no Not there Not there they shut the door on him Oh turns to look at Donkey DONKEY Hey dont look at me I didnt invite them PINOCCHIO Oh gosh no one invited us SHREK What PINOCCHIO We were forced to come here SHREK flabbergasted By who LITTLE PIG Lord Farquaad He huffed and he puffed and hesigned an eviction notice SHREK heavy sigh All right Who knows where this Farquaad guy is Everyone looks around at each other but no one answers DONKEY Oh I do I know where he is SHREK Does anyone else know where to find him Anyone at all DONKEY Me Me SHREK Anyone DONKEY Oh Oh pick me Oh I know I know Me me SHREK sigh Okay fine Attention all fairy tale things Do not get comfortable Your welcome is officially worn out In 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- The missile knows where it is at all times It knows this because it knows where it isnt By subtracting where it is from where it isnt or where it isnt from where it is whichever is greater it obtains a difference or deviation The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isnt and arriving at a position where it wasnt it now is Consequently the position where it is is now the position that it wasnt and it follows that the position that it was is now the position that it isnt In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasnt the system has acquired a variation the variation being the difference between where the missile is and where it wasnt If variation is considered to be a significant factor it too may be corrected by the GEA However the missile must also know where it was The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained it is not sure just where it is However it is sure where it isnt within reason and it knows where it was It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasnt or viceversa and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldnt be and where it was it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation which is called error - -INF
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- ScriptscomnBee MovienBy Jerry SeinfeldnnNARRATORnBlack screen with text The sound of buzzing bees can be heardnAccording to all known lawsnof aviationn nthere is no way a beenshould be able to flyn nIts wings are too small to getnits fat little body off the groundn nThe bee of course flies anywayn nbecause bees dont carenwhat humans think is impossiblenBARRY BENSONnBarry is picking out a shirtnYellow black Yellow blacknYellow black Yellow blackn nOoh black and yellownLets shake it up a littlenJANET BENSONnBarry Breakfast is readynBARRYnComingn nHang on a secondnBarry uses his antenna like a phonen nHellonADAM FLAYMANnnThrough phonen BarrynBARRYn AdamnADAMn Can you believe this is happeningnBARRYn I cant Ill pick you upnBarry flies down the stairsn nMARTIN BENSONnLooking sharpnJANETnUse the stairs Your fathernpaid good money for thosenBARRYnSorry Im excitednMARTINnHeres the graduatenWere very proud of you sonn nA perfect report card all BsnJANETnVery proudnRubs Barrys hairnBARRYnMa I got a thing going herenJANETn You got lint on your fuzznBARRYn Ow Thats mennJANETn Wave to us Well be in row 118000n ByenBarry flies out the doornJANETnBarry I told younstop flying in the housenBarry drives through the hiveand is waved at by Adam who is reading annewspapernBARRYn Hey AdamnADAMn Hey BarrynAdam gets in Barrys carn n Is that fuzz gelnBARRYn A little Special day graduationnADAMnNever thought Id make itnBarry pulls away from the house and continues drivingnBARRYnThree days grade schoolnthree days high schoolnADAMnThose were awkwardnBARRYnThree days college Im glad I tookna day and hitchhiked around the hivenADAMnYou did come back differentnBarry and Adam pass by Artie who is joggingnARTIEn Hi BarrynnBARRYn Artie growing a mustache Looks goodnADAMn Hear about FrankienBARRYn YeahnADAMn You going to the funeralnBARRYn No Im not going to his funeraln nEverybody knowsnsting someone you dien nDont waste it on a squirrelnSuch a hotheadnADAMnI guess he could havenjust gotten out of the waynThe car does a barrel roll on the loopshaped bridge and lands on thenhighwayn nI love this incorporatingnan amusement park into our regular daynBARRYnI guess thats why they say we dont need vacationsnBarry parallel parks the car and together they fly over the graduatingnstudentsnBoy quite a bit of pompnunder the circumstancesnBarry and Adam sit down and put on their hatsn n Well Adam today we are mennnADAMn We arenBARRYn BeemennADAMn AmennBARRY AND ADAMnHallelujahnBarry and Adam both have a happy spasmnANNOUNCERnStudents faculty distinguished beesn nplease welcome Dean BuzzwellnDEAN BUZZWELLnWelcome New Hive Oityngraduating class ofn n9n nThat concludes our ceremoniesn nAnd begins your careernat Honex IndustriesnADAMnWill we pick our job todaynAdam and Barry get into a tour busnBARRYnI heard its just orientationnTour buses rise out of the ground and the students are automaticallynloaded into the busesnTOUR GUIDEnHeads up Here we gonnANNOUNCERnKeep your hands and antennasninside the tram at all timesnBARRYn Wonder what itll be likenADAMn A little scarynTOUR GUIDEnWelcome to Honexna division of Honescon nand a part of the Hexagon GroupnBarrynThis is itnBARRY AND ADAMnWownBARRYnWownThe bus drives down a road an on either side are the Bees massivencomplicated Honeymaking machinesnTOUR GUIDEnWe know that you as a beenhave worked your whole lifen nto get to the point where youncan work for your whole lifen nHoney begins when our valiant PollennJocks bring the nectar to the hiven nOur topsecret formulan nis automatically colorcorrectednnscentadjusted and bubblecontouredn ninto this soothing sweet syrupn nwith its distinctivengolden glow you know asnEVERYONE ON BUSnHoneynThe guide has been collecting honey into a bottle and she throws it intonthe crowd on the bus and it is caught by a girl in the backnADAMn That girl was hotnBARRYn Shes my cousinnADAMn She isnBARRYn Yes were all cousinsnADAMn Right Youre rightnTOUR GUIDEn At Honex we constantly striven nto improve every aspectnof bee existencen nThese bees are stresstestingna new helmet technologynThe bus passes by a Bee wearing a helmet who is being smashed into thenground with flyswatters newspapers and boots He lifts a thumbs up butnyou can hear him groann nADAMnn What do you think he makesnBARRYn Not enoughnTOUR GUIDEnHere we have our latest advancementnthe KrelmannThey pass by a turning wheel with Bees standing on pegs who are eachnwearing a fingershaped hatnBarryn Wow What does that donTOUR GUIDEn Catches that little strand of honeyn nthat hangs after you pour itnSaves us millionsnADAMnIntriguednCan anyone work on the KrelmannTOUR GUIDEnOf course Most bee jobs arensmall onesnBut bees know that every small jobnif its done well means a lotn nBut choose carefullyn nbecause youll stay in the jobnyou pick for the rest of your lifenEveryone claps except for BarrynBARRYnThe same job the rest of your lifenI didnt know thatnADAMnnWhats the differencenTOUR GUIDEnYoull be happy to know that beesnas a species havent had one day offn nin 27 million yearsnBARRYnUpsetnSo youll just work us to deathn nWell sure trynEveryone on the bus laughs except Barry Barry and Adam are walking backnhome togethernADAMnWow That blew my mindnBARRYnWhats the differencenHow can you say thatn nOne job forevernThats an insane choice to have to makenADAMnIm relieved Now we only havento make one decision in lifenBARRYnBut Adam how could theynnever have told us thatnADAMnWhy would you question anythingnWere beesn nWere the most perfectlynfunctioning society on EarthnnBARRYnYou ever think maybe thingsnwork a little too well herenADAMnLike what Give me one examplenBarry and Adam stop walking and it is revealed to the audience thatnhundreds of cars are speeding by and narrowly missing them in perfectnunisonnBARRYnI dont know But you knownwhat Im talking aboutnANNOUNCERnPlease clear the gatenRoyal Nectar Force on approachnBARRYnWait a second Check it outnThe Pollen jocks fly in circle around and landing in linen n Hey those are Pollen JocksnADAMn Wown nIve never seen them this closenBARRYnThey know what its likenoutside the hivenADAMnYeah but some dont come backnGIRL BEESn Hey Jocksn Hi JocksnThe Pollen Jocks hook up their backpacks to machines that pump the nectarnto trucks which drive awaynnLOU LO DUVAnYou guys did greatn nYoure monstersnYoure sky freaksnI love itnPunching the Pollen Jocks in joynI love itnADAMn I wonder where they werenBARRYn I dont known nTheir days not plannedn nOutside the hive flying who knowsnwhere doing who knows whatn nYou cant just decide to be a PollennJock You have to be bred for thatnADAMnRightnBarry and Adam are covered in some pollen that floated off of the PollennJocksnBARRYnLook at that Thats more pollennthan you and I will see in a lifetimenADAMnIts just a status symbolnBees make too much of itnBARRYnPerhaps Unless youre wearing itnand the ladies see you wearing itnBarry waves at 2 girls standing a little away from themnnADAMnThose ladiesnArent they our cousins toonBARRYnDistant DistantnPOLLEN JOCK 1nLook at these twonPOLLEN JOCK 2n Couple of Hive HarrysnPOLLEN JOCK 1n Lets have fun with themnGIRL BEE 1nIt must be dangerousnbeing a Pollen JocknBARRYnYeah Once a bear pinned menagainst a mushroomn nHe had a paw on my throatnand with the other he was slapping menSlaps Adam with his hand to represent his scenarionGIRL BEE 2n Oh mynBARRYn I never thought Id knock him outnGIRL BEE 1nLooking at AdamnWhat were you doing during thisnADAMnObviously I was trying to alert the authoritiesnBARRYnI can autograph thatnnThe pollen jocks walk up to Barry and Adam they pretend that Barry andnAdam really are pollen jocksnPOLLEN JOCK 1nA little gusty out there todaynwasnt it comradesnBARRYnYeah GustynPOLLEN JOCK 1nWere hitting a sunflower patchnsix miles from here tomorrownBARRYn Six miles huhnADAMn BarrynPOLLEN JOCK 2nA puddle jump for usnbut maybe youre not up for itnBARRYn Maybe I amnADAMn You are notnPOLLEN JOCK 1nWere going 0900 at JGaten nWhat do you think buzzyboynAre you bee enoughnBARRYnI might be It all dependsnon what 0900 meansnThe scene cuts to Barry looking out on the hivecity from his balcony atnnightnMARTINnnHey HonexnBARRYnDad you surprised menMARTINnYou decide what youre interested innBARRYn Well theres a lot of choicesn But you only get onen nDo you ever get boredndoing the same job every daynMARTINnSon let me tell you about stirringn nYou grab that stick and you justnmove it around and you stir it aroundn nYou get yourself into a rhythmnIts a beautiful thingnBARRYnYou know Dadnthe more I think about itn nmaybe the honey fieldnjust isnt right for menMARTINnYou were thinking of whatnmaking balloon animalsn nThats a bad jobnfor a guy with a stingern nnJanet your sons not surenhe wants to go into honeynJANETn Barry you are so funny sometimesnBARRYn Im not trying to be funnynMARTINnYoure not funny Youre goingninto honey Our son the stirrernJANETn Youre gonna be a stirrernBARRYn No ones listening to menMARTINnWait till you see the sticks I havenBARRYnI could say anything right nownIm gonna get an ant tattoonBarrys parents dont listen to him and continue to ramble onnMARTINnLets open some honey and celebratenBARRYnMaybe Ill pierce my thoraxnShave my antennaen nShack up with a grasshopper Getna gold tooth and call everybody dawgnJANETnIm so proudnThe scene cuts to Barry and Adam waiting in line to get a jobnADAMn Were starting work todaynnBARRYn Todays the daynADAMnCome on All the good jobsnwill be gonenBARRYnYeah rightnJOB LISTERnPollen counting stunt bee pouringnstirrer front desk hair removalnBEE IN FRONT OF LINEn Is it still availablenJOB LISTERn Hang on Two leftn nOne of thems yours CongratulationsnStep to the sidenADAMn Whatd you getnBEE IN FRONT OF LINEn Picking crud out StellarnHe walks awaynADAMnWownJOB LISTERnCouple of newbiesnADAMnYes sir Our first day We are readynJOB LISTERnMake your choicenAdam and Barry look up at the job board There are hundreds of constantlynchanging panels that contain available or unavailable jobs It looks verynconfusingnnADAMn You want to go firstnBARRYn No you gonADAMnOh my Whats availablenJOB LISTERnRestroom attendants opennnot for the reason you thinknADAMn Any chance of getting the KrelmannJOB LISTERn Sure youre onnPuts the Krelman fingerhat on Adams headnSuddenly the sign for Krelman closes outn nIm sorry the Krelman just closed outnTakes Adams hat offnWax monkeys always opennADAMnThe Krelman opened up againn nWhat happenednJOB LISTERnA bee died Makes an opening SeenHes dead Another dead onen nDeady Deadified Two more deadn nDead from the neck upnDead from the neck down Thats lifennADAMnOh this is so hardnBarry remembers what the Pollen Jock offered him and he flies offnHeating coolingnstunt bee pourer stirrern nhumming inspector number sevennlint coordinator stripe supervisorn nmite wrangler Barry whatndo you think I should BarrynAdam turns around and sees Barry flying awayn nBarrynPOLLEN JOCKnAll right weve got the sunflower patchnin quadrant ninenADAMnThrough phonenWhat happened to younWhere are younBARRYn Im going outnADAMn Out Out wherenBARRYn Out therenADAMn Oh nonBARRYnI have to before I gonto work for the rest of my lifenADAMnnYoure gonna die Youre crazynBarry hangs upnHellonPOLLEN JOCK 2nAnother call coming inn nIf anyones feeling braventheres a Korean deli on 83rdn nthat gets their roses todaynBARRYnHey guysnPOLLEN JOCK 1 n Look at thatnPOLLEN JOCK 2n Isnt that the kid we saw yesterdaynLOU LO DUVAnHold it son flight decks restrictednPOLLEN JOCK 1nIts OK Lou Were gonna take him upnPuts hand on Barrys shouldernLOU LO DUVAnTo Barry Really Feeling lucky are younBEE WITH CLIPBOARDnTo Barry Sign here here Just initial thatn n Thank younLOU LO DUVAn OKn nYou got a rain advisory todayn nnand as you all knownbees cannot fly in rainn nSo be careful As alwaysnwatch your broomsn nhockey sticks dogsnbirds bears and batsn nAlso I got a couple of reportsnof root beer being poured on usn nMurphys in a home because of itnbabbling like a cicadanBARRYn Thats awfulnLOU LO DUVAnStill talking through megaphonen And a reminder for you rookiesn nbee law number onenabsolutely no talking to humansn nAll right launch positionsnPOLLEN JOCKSnThe Pollen Jocks run into formationn nBuzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzznbuzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzznLOU LU DUVAnBlack and yellownPOLLEN JOCKSnnHellonPOLLEN JOCK 1nTo BarryYou ready for this hot shotnBARRYnYeah Yeah bring it onnPOLLEN JOCKsnWind checkn n Antennae checkn Nectar pack checkn n Wings checkn Stinger checknBARRYnScared out of my shorts checknLOU LO DUVAnOK ladiesn nlets move it outn nPound those petuniasnyou striped stemsuckersn nAll of you drain those flowersnThe pollen jocks fly out of the hivenBARRYnWow Im outn nI cant believe Im outn nSo bluenn nI feel so fast and freen nBox kitenBarry flies through the kiten nWown nFlowersnA pollen jock puts on some high tech goggles that shows flowers similar tonheat sink gogglesnPOLLEN JOCKnThis is Blue LeadernWe have roses visualn nBring it around 30 degrees and holdn nRosesnPOLLEN JOCK 1n30 degrees roger Bringing it aroundn nStand to the side kidnIts got a bit of a kicknThe pollen jock fires a hightech gun at the flower shooting tubes thatnsuck up the nectar from the flower and collects it into a pouch on the gunnBARRYnThat is one nectar collectornPOLLEN JOCK 1n Ever see pollination up closenBARRYn No sirnPOLLEN JOCK 1nnBarry and the Pollen jock fly over the field the pollen jock sprinklesnpollen as he goesn nI pick up some pollen here sprinkle itnover here Maybe a dash over theren na pinch on that onenSee that Its a little bit of magicnBARRYnThats amazing Why do we do thatnPOLLEN JOCK 1nThats pollen power More pollen morenflowers more nectar more honey for usnBARRYnCoolnPOLLEN JOCK 1nIm picking up a lot of bright yellowncould be daisies Dont we need thosenPOLLEN JOCK 2nCopy that visualn nWait One of these flowersnseems to be on the movenPOLLEN JOCK 1nSay again Youre reportingna moving flowernPOLLEN JOCK 2nAffirmativenThe Pollen jocks land near the flowers which to the audience arenobviously just tennis ballsnKENnIn the distance That was on the linennPOLLEN JOCK 1nThis is the coolest What is itnPOLLEN JOCK 2nI dont know but Im loving this colorn nIt smells goodnNot like a flower but I like itnPOLLEN JOCK 1nYeah fuzzynSticks his hand on the ball but it gets stucknPOLLEN JOCK 3nChemicalynThe pollen jock finally gets his hand free from the tennis ballnPOLLEN JOCK 1nCareful guys Its a little grabbynThe pollen jocks turn around and see Barry lying his entire body on top ofnone of the tennis ballsnPOLLEN JOCK 2nMy sweet lord of beesnPOLLEN JOCK 3nCandybrain get off therenPOLLEN JOCK 1nPointing upwardsnProblemnA human hand reaches down and grabs the tennis ball that Barry is stuckntonBARRYn GuysnPOLLEN JOCK 2n This could be badnPOLLEN JOCK 3nAffirmativenVanessa Bloome starts bouncing the tennis ball not knowing Barry is sticknto itnnBARRYnVery closen nGonna hurtn nMamas little boynBarry is being hit back and forth by two humans playing tennis He isnstill stuck to the ballnPOLLEN JOCK 1nYou are way out of position rookienKENnComing in at you like a MISSILEnBarry flies past the pollen jocks still stuck to the ballnBARRYnIn slow motionnHelp menPOLLEN JOCK 2nI dont think these are flowersnPOLLEN JOCK 3n Should we tell himnPOLLEN JOCK 1n I think he knowsnBARRYnWhat is thisnKENnMatch pointn nYou can start packing up honeynbecause youre about to EAT ITnA pollen jock coughs which confused Ken and he hits the ball the wrong waynwith Barry stuck to it and it goes flying into the citynBARRYnnYowsernBarry bounces around town and gets stuck in the engine of a car He fliesninto the air conditioner and sees a bug that was frozen in therenBARRYnEw grossnThe man driving the car turns on the air conditioner which blows Barryninto the carnGIRL IN CARnTheres a bee in the carn n Do somethingnDAD DRIVING CARn Im drivingnBABY GIRLnWaving at Barryn Hi beenBarry smiles and waves at the baby girlnGUY IN BACK OF CARn Hes back heren nHes going to sting menGIRL IN CARnNobody move If you dont movenhe wont sting you FreezenBarry freezes as well hovering in the middle of the carn nGRANDMA IN CARnHe blinkednThe grandma whips out some beespray and sprays everywhere in the carnclimbing into the front seat still trying to spray BarrynGIRL IN CARnSpray him GrannynDAD DRIVING THE CARnWhat are you doingnBarry escapes the car through the air conditioner and is flying high abovennthe ground safenBARRYnWow the tension levelnout here is unbelievablenBarry sees that storm clouds are gathering and he can see rain cloudsnmoving into this directionn nI gotta get homen nCant fly in rainn nCant fly in rainnA rain drop hits Barry and one of his wings is damagedn nCant fly in rainnA second rain drop hits Barry again and he spirals downwardsnMayday Mayday Bee going downnWW2 plane sound effects are played as he plummets and he crashlands on anplant inside an apartment near the windownVANESSA BLOOMEnKen could you closenthe window pleasenKENnHey check out my new resumenI made it into a foldout brochuren nYou seenFolds brochure resume outnFolds outnKen closes the window trapping Barry insidenBARRYnOh no More humans I dont need thisnBarry tries to fly away but smashes into the window and falls againn nWhat was thatnnBarry keeps trying to fly out the window but he keeps being knocked backnbecause the window is closednMaybe this time This time This timenThis time This time Thisn nDrapesnBarry taps the glass He doesnt understand what it isnThat is diabolicalnKENnIts fantastic Its got all my specialnskills even my topten favorite moviesnANDYnWhats number one Star WarsnKENnNah I dont go for thatnKen makes finger guns and makes pew pew pew sounds and then stopsn nkind of stuffnBARRYnNo wonder we shouldnt talk to themnTheyre out of their mindsnKENnWhen I leave a job interview theyrenflabbergasted cant believe what I saynBARRYnLooking at the light on the ceilingnTheres the sun Maybe thats a way outnStarts flying towards the lightbulbn nI dont remember the sunnhaving a big 75 on itnBarry hits the lightbulb and falls into the dip on the table that thenhumans are sitting atnKENnnI predicted global warmingn nI could feel it getting hotternAt first I thought it was just menAndy dips a chip into the bowl and scoops up some dip with Barry on it andnis about to put it in his mouthn nWait Stop BeenAndy drops the chip with Barry in fear and backs away All the humansnfreak outn nStand back These are winter bootsnKen has winter boots on his hands and he is about to smash the bee butnVanessa saves him last secondnVANESSAnWaitn nDont kill himnVanessa puts Barry in a glass to protect himnKENnYou know Im allergic to themnThis thing could kill menVANESSAnWhy does his life havenless value than yoursnKENnWhy does his life have any less valuenthan mine Is that your statementnVANESSAnIm just saying all life has value Youndont know what hes capable of feelingnVanessa picks up Kens brochure and puts it under the glass so she canncarry Barry back to the window Barry looks at Vanessa in amazementnKENnnMy brochurenVANESSAnThere you go little guynVanessa opens the window and lets Barry out but Barry stays back and isnstill shocked that a human saved his lifenKENnIm not scared of himnIts an allergic thingnVANESSAnPut that on your resume brochurenKENnMy whole face could puff upnANDYnMake it one of your special skillsnKENnKnocking someone outnis also a special skillnKen walks to the doornRight Bye Vanessa Thanksn n Vanessa next week Yogurt nightnVANESSAn Sure Ken You know whatevern nVanessa tries to close doornKENn You could put carob chips on therenVANESSAn ByenCloses door but Ken opens it againnKENn Supposed to be less caloriesnnVANESSAn ByenCloses doornFast forward to the next day Barry is still inside the house He fliesninto the kitchen where Vanessa is doing dishesnBARRYnTalking to himselfnI gotta say somethingn nShe saved my lifenI gotta say somethingn nAll right here it goesnTurns backnNahn nWhat would I sayn nI could really get in troublen nIts a bee lawnYoure not supposed to talk to a humann nI cant believe Im doing thisn nIve got tonBarry disguises himself as a character on a food can as Vanessa walks bynagainn nOh I cant do it Come onn nNo Yes Non nDo it I cantnn nHow should I start itnBarry strikes a pose and wiggles his eyebrowsnYou like jazznNo thats no goodnVanessa is about to walk past BarrynHere she comes Speak you fooln nHinVanessa gasps and drops the dishes in fright and notices Barry on thencountern nIm sorrynVANESSAn Youre talkingnBARRYn Yes I knownVANESSAnPointing at BarrynYoure talkingnBARRYnIm so sorrynVANESSAnNo its OK Its finenI know Im dreamingn nBut I dont recall going to bednBARRYnWell Im sure thisnis very disconcertingnVANESSAnThis is a bit of a surprise to menI mean youre a beennBARRYnI am And Im not supposednto be doing thisnPointing to the living room where Ken tried to kill him last nightnbut they were all trying to kill men nAnd if it wasnt for youn nI had to thank younIts just how I was raisednVanessa stabs her hand with a fork to test whether shes dreaming or notn nThat was a little weirdnVANESSAn Im talking with a beenBARRYn YeahnVANESSAnIm talking to a beenAnd the bee is talking to menBARRYnI just want to say Im gratefulnIll leave nownBarry turns to leavenVANESSAn Wait How did you learn to do thatnBARRYnFlying backn WhatnVANESSAnThe talkingthingnBARRYnnSame way you did I guessnMama Dada honey You pick it upnVANESSAn Thats very funnynBARRYn Yeahn nBees are funny If we didnt laughnwed cry with what we have to deal withn nAnywaynVANESSAnCan In nget you somethingnBARRYn Like whatnVANESSAnI dont know I meannI dont know CoffeenBARRYnI dont want to put you outnVANESSAnIts no trouble It takes two minutesn n Its just coffeenBARRYn I hate to imposenVanessa starts making coffeenVANESSAn Dont be ridiculousnnBARRYn Actually I would love a cupnVANESSAnHey you want rum cakenBARRYn I shouldntnVANESSAn Have somenBARRYn No I cantnVANESSAn Come onnBARRYnIm trying to lose a couple microgramsnVANESSAn WherenBARRYn These stripes dont helpnVANESSAnYou look greatnBARRYnI dont know if you knownanything about fashionn nAre you all rightnVANESSAnPouring coffee on the floor and missing the cup completelynNonFlash forward in time Barry and Vanessa are sitting together at a tablenon top of the apartment building drinking coffeenn nBARRYnHes making the tie in the cabnas theyre flying up Madisonn nHe finally gets theren nHe runs up the steps into the churchnThe wedding is onn nAnd he says WatermelonnI thought you said Guatemalann nWhy would I marry a watermelonnBarry laughs but Vanessa looks confusednVANESSAnIs that a bee jokenBARRYnThats the kind of stuff we donVANESSAnYeah differentn nSo what are you gonna do BarrynBarry stands on top of a sugar cube floating in his coffee and paddles itnaround with a straw like its a gondolanBARRYnAbout work I dont known nI want to do my part for the hivenbut I cant do it the way they wantnVANESSAnI know how you feelnnBARRYn You donVANESSAn Suren nMy parents wanted me to be a lawyer orna doctor but I wanted to be a floristnBARRYn ReallynVANESSAn My only interest is flowersnBARRYnOur new queen was just electednwith that same campaign slogann nAnyway if you looknBarry points to a tree in the middle of Central Parkn nTheres my hive right there See itnVANESSAnYoure in Sheep MeadownBARRYnYes Im right off the Turtle PondnVANESSAnNo way I know that areanI lost a toe ring there oncenBARRYn Why do girls put rings on their toesnVANESSAn Why notnBARRYnn Its like putting a hat on your kneenVANESSAn Maybe Ill try thatnA custodian installing a lightbulb looks over at them but to hisnperspective it looks like Vanessa is talking to a cup of coffee on thentablenCUSTODIANn You all right maamnVANESSAn Oh yeah Finen nJust having two cups of coffeenBARRYnAnyway this has been greatnThanks for the coffeenVANESSAnYeah its no troublenBARRYnSorry I couldnt finish it If I didnId be up the rest of my lifenBarry points towards the rum caken nCan I take a piece of this with menVANESSAnSure Here have a crumbnVanessa hands Barry a crumb but it is still pretty big for BarrynBARRYn ThanksnVANESSAn YeahnBARRYnAll right Well thennI guess Ill see you aroundnn nOr notnVANESSAnOK BarrynBARRYnAnd thank younso much again for beforenVANESSAnOh that That was nothingnBARRYnWell not nothing but AnywaynVanessa and Barry hold hands but Vanessa has to hold out a finger becausenher hands is to big and Barry holds thatnThe custodian looks over again and it appears Vanessa is laughing at herncoffee again The lightbulb that he was screwing in sparks and he falls offnthe laddernFast forward in time and we see two Bee Scientists testing out a parachutenin a Honex wind tunnelnBEE SCIENTIST 1nThis cant possibly worknBEE SCIENTIST 2nHes all set to gonWe may as well try itn nOK Dave pull the chutenDave pulls the chute and the wind slams him against the wall and he fallsnon his faceThe camera pans over and we see Barry and Adam walkingntogethernADAMn Sounds amazingnBARRYn It was amazingn nIt was the scariestnhappiest moment of my lifennADAMnHumans I cant believenyou were with humansn nGiant scary humansnWhat were they likenBARRYnHuge and crazy They talk crazyn nThey eat crazy giant thingsnThey drive crazynADAMn Do they try and kill you like on TVnBARRYn Some of them But some of them dontnADAMn Howd you get backnBARRYn PoodlenADAMnYou did it and Im glad You sawnwhatever you wanted to seen nYou had your experience Now youncan pick out your job and be normalnBARRYn WellnADAMn WellnBARRYnWell I met someonennADAMnYou did Was she Beeishn n A wasp Your parents will kill younBARRYn No no no not a waspnADAMn SpidernBARRYn Im not attracted to spidersn nI know for everyone else its the hottest thingnwith the eight legs and alln nI cant get by that facenADAMnSo who is shenBARRYnShes humannADAMnNo no Thats a bee lawnYou wouldnt break a bee lawnBARRYn Her names VanessanAdam puts his head in his handsnADAMn Oh boynBARRYnShes so nice And shes a floristnADAMnOh no Youre dating a human floristnnBARRYnWere not datingnADAMnYoure flying outside the hive talkingnto humans that attack our homesn nwith power washers and M80snThats oneeighth a stick of dynamitenBARRYnShe saved my lifenAnd she understands menADAMnThis is overnBARRYnEat thisnBarry gives Adam a piece of the crumb that he got from Vanessa Adam eatsnitnADAMnAdams tone changesnThis is not over What was thatnBARRYn They call it a crumbnADAMn It was so stingin stripeynBARRYnAnd thats not what they eatnThats what falls off what they eatn n You know what a Cinnabon isnADAMn NonAdam opens a door behind him and he pulls Barry innnBARRYnIts bread and cinnamon and frostingnADAMnBe quietnBARRYnThey heat it upnADAMnSit downnAdam forces Barry to sit downnBARRYnStill rambling about Cinnabonsnreally hotnAdam grabs Barry by the shouldersnADAMn Listen to men nWe are not them Were usnTheres us and theres themnBARRYnYes but who can denynthe heart that is yearningnADAMnTheres no yearningnStop yearning Listen to men nYou have got to start thinking beenmy friend Thinking beenBARRYn Thinking beenWORKER BEEn Thinking beenWORKER BEES AND ADAMnThinking bee Thinking beennThinking bee Thinking beenFlash forward in time Barry is laying on a raft in a pool full of honeynHe is wearing sunglassesnJANETnThere he is Hes in the poolnMARTINnYou know what your problem is BarrynBarry pulls down his sunglasses and he looks annoyednBARRYnSarcasticnI gotta start thinking beenJANETnHow much longer will this go onnMARTINnIts been three daysnWhy arent you workingnPuts sunglasses back onnBARRYnIve got a lot of big life decisionsnto think aboutnMARTINnWhat life You have no lifenYou have no job Youre barely a beenJANETnWould it kill younto make a little honeynBarry rolls off the raft and sinks into the honey pooln nBarry come outnYour fathers talking to youn nMartin would you talk to himnMARTINnnBarry Im talking to younBarry keeps sinking into the honey until he is suddenly in Central Parknhaving a picnic with VanessanBarry has a cup of honey and he clinks his glass with Vanessas Suddenly anmosquito lands on Vanessa and she slaps it killing it They both gasp butnthen burst out laughingnVANESSAnYou comingnThe camera pans over and Vanessa is climbing into a small yellow airplanenBARRYnGot everythingnVANESSAnAll setnBARRYnGo ahead Ill catch upnVanessa lifts off and flies aheadnVANESSAnDont be too longnBarry catches up with Vanessa and he sticks out his arms like ana irplanenHe rolls from side to side and Vanessa copies him with the airplanenVANESSAnWatch thisnBarry stays back and watches as Vanessa draws a heart in the air usingnpink smoke from the plane but on the last looptheloop she suddenlyncrashes into a mountain and the plane explodes The destroyed plane fallsninto some rocks and explodes a second timenBARRYnVanessanAs Barry is yelling his mouth fills with honey and he wakes upndiscovering that he was just day dreaming He slowly sinks back into thenhoney poolnMARTINn Were still herennJANETn I told you not to yell at himn nHe doesnt respond to yellingnMARTINn Then why yell at menJANETn Because you dont listennMARTINnIm not listening to thisnBARRYnSorry Ive gotta gonMARTINn Where are you goingnBARRYn Im meeting a friendnJANETnA girl Is this why you cant decidenBARRYnByenBarry flies out the door and Martin shakes his headn nJANETnI just hope shes BeeishnFast forward in time and Barry is sitting on Vanessas shoulder and she isnclosing up her shopnBARRYnThey have a huge paradenof flowers every year in PasadenanVANESSAnTo be in the Tournament of Rosesnthats every florists dreamnn nUp on a float surroundednby flowers crowds cheeringnBARRYnA tournament Do the rosesncompete in athletic eventsnVANESSAnNo All right Ive got onenHow come you dont fly everywherenBARRYnIts exhausting Why dont younrun everywhere Its fasternVANESSAnYeah OK I see I seenAll right your turnnBARRYnTiVo You can just freeze live TVnThats insanenVANESSAnYou dont have thatnBARRYnWe have Hivo but its a diseasenIts a horrible horrible diseasenVANESSAnOh mynA human walks by and Barry narrowly avoids himnPASSERBYnDumb beesnVANESSAnYou must want to sting all those jerksnBARRYnWe try not to stingnnIts usually fatal for usnVANESSAnSo you have to watch your tempernThey walk into a storenBARRYnVery carefullynYou kick a wall take a walkn nwrite an angry letter and throw it outnWork through it like any emotionn nAnger jealousy lustnSuddenly an employeeHector hits Barry off of Vanessas shoulder Hectornthinks hes saving VanessanVANESSAnTo BarrynOh my goodness Are you OKnBarry is getting up off the floornBARRYnYeahnVANESSAnTo Hectorn What is wrong with younHECTORnConfusedn Its a bugnVANESSAnHes not bothering anybodynGet out of here you creepnVanessa hits Hector across the face with the magazine he had and then hitsnhim in the head Hector backs away covering his headnBarrynWhat was that A Pic N Save circularnVanessa sets Barry back on her shouldernnVANESSAnYeah it was How did you knownBARRYnIt felt like about 10 pagesnSeventyfive is pretty much our limitnVANESSAnYouve really got thatndown to a sciencenBARRYn Oh we have to I lost a cousin to Italian VoguenVANESSAn Ill betnBarry looks to his right and notices there is honey for sale in the aislenBARRYnWhat in the namenof Mighty Hercules is thisnBarry looks at all the brands of honey shockednHow did this get herenCute Bee Golden Blossomn nRay Liotta Private SelectnBarry puts his hands up and slowly turns around a look of disgust on hisnfacenVANESSAn Is he that actornBARRYn I never heard of himn n Why is this herenVANESSAn For people We eat itnBARRYnnYou dont havenenough food of your ownnHector looks back and notices that Vanessa is talking to BarrynVANESSAn Well yesnBARRYn How do you get itnVANESSAn Bees make itnBARRYn I know who makes itn nAnd its hard to make itn nTheres heating cooling stirringnYou need a whole Krelman thingnVANESSAn Its organicnBARRYn Its ourganicnVANESSAnIts just honey BarrynBARRYnJust whatn nBees dont know about thisnThis is stealing A lot of stealingn nYouve taken our homes schoolsnhospitals This is all we haven nnAnd its on salenIm getting to the bottom of thisn nIm getting to the bottomnof all of thisnFlash forward in time Barry paints his face with black strikes like ansoldier and sneaks into the storage section of the storenTwo men including Hector are loading boxes into some trucksn nSUPERMARKET EMPLOYEEnHey Hectorn n You almost donenHECTORn AlmostnBarry takes a step to peak around the cornernWhisperingnHe is here I sense itn nWell I guess Ill go home nownHector pretends to walk away by walking in place and speaking loudlyn nand just leave this nice honey outnwith no one aroundnBARRYnYoure busted box boynHECTORnI knew I heard somethingnSo you can talknBARRYnI can talknAnd now youll start talkingn nWhere you getting the sweet stuffnnWhos your suppliernHECTORnI dont understandnI thought we were friendsn nThe last thing we wantnto do is upset beesnHector takes a thumbtack out of the board behind him and swordfightsnBarry Barry is using his stinger like a swordn nYoure too late Its ours nownBARRYnYou sir have crossednthe wrong swordnHECTORnYou sir will be lunchnfor my iguana IgnacionBarry hits the thumbtack out of Hectors hand and Hector surrendersnBarrynWhere is the honey coming fromn nTell me wherenHECTORnPointing to leaving trucknHoney Farms It comes from Honey FarmsnBarry chases after the truck but it is getting away He flies onto anbicyclists backpack and he catches up to the trucknCAR DRIVERnTo bicyclistnCrazy personnBarry flies off and lands on the windshield of the Honey farms trucknBarry looks around and sees dead bugs splattered everywherenBARRYnWhat horrible thing has happened herenn nThese faces they never knewnwhat hit them And nown ntheyre on the road to nowherenBarry hears a sudden whispernBarry looks up and sees Mooseblood a mosquito playing deadnMOOSEBLOODnJust keep stillnBARRYnWhat Youre not deadnMOOSEBLOODnDo I look dead They will wipe anythingnthat moves Where you headednBARRYnTo Honey FarmsnI am onto something huge herenMOOSEBLOODnIm going to Alaska Moose bloodncrazy stuff Blows your head offnANOTHER BUG PLAYING DEADnIm going to TacomanBarry looks at another bugnBARRYn And younMOOSEBLOODn He really is deadnBARRYnAll rightnAnother bug hits the windshield and the drivers notice They activate thenwindshield wipersnMOOSEBLOODnUhohnThe windshield wipers are slowly sliding over the dead bugs and wipingnnthem offnBARRYn What is thatnMOOSEBLOODn Oh non n A wiper Triple bladenBARRYn Triple bladenMOOSEBLOODnJump on Its your only chance beenMooseblood and Barry grab onto the wiper and they hold on as it wipes thenwindshieldnWhy does everything havento be so doggone cleann nHow much do you people need to seenBangs on windshieldn nOpen your eyesnStick your head out the windownRADIO IN TRUCKnFrom NPR News in WashingtonnIm Carl KasellnMOOSEBLOODnBut dont kill no more bugsnMooseblood and Barry are washed off by the wipr fluidnMOOSEBLOODn BeenBARRYn Moose blood guynBarry starts screaming as he hangs onto the antennanSuddenly it is revealed that a water bug is also hanging on the antennannThere is a pause and then Barry and the water bug both start screamingnTRUCK DRIVERn You hear somethingnGUY IN TRUCKn Like whatnTRUCK DRIVERnLike tiny screamingnGUY IN TRUCKnTurn off the radionThe antenna starts to lower until it gets to low and sinks into the trucknThe water bug flies off and Barry is forced to let go and he is blown awaynHe luckily lands inside a horn on top of the truck where he findsnMooseblood who was blown into the same placenMOOSEBLOODnWhassup bee boynBARRYnHey BloodnFast forward in time and we see that Barry is deep in conversation withnMooseblood They have been sitting in this truck for a whilenBARRYnJust a row of honey jarsnas far as the eye could seenMOOSEBLOODnWownBARRYnI assume wherever this truck goesnis where theyre getting itn nI mean that honeys oursnMOOSEBLOODn Bees hang tightnBARRYnn Were all jammed inn nIts a close communitynMOOSEBLOODnNot us man We on our ownnEvery mosquito on his ownnBARRYn What if you get in troublenMOOSEBLOODn You a mosquito you in troublen nNobody likes us They just smacknSee a mosquito smack smacknBARRYnAt least youre out in the worldnYou must meet girlsnMOOSEBLOODnMosquito girls try to trade upnget with a moth dragonflyn nMosquito girl dont want no mosquitonAn ambulance passes by and it has a blood donation sign on itnYou got to be kidding men nMoosebloods about to leaventhe building So long beenMooseblood leaves and flies onto the window of the ambulance where therenare other mosquitos hanging outn n Hey guysnOTHER MOSQUITOn MoosebloodnnMOOSEBLOODnI knew Id catch yall down herenDid you bring your crazy strawnThe truck goes out of view and Barry notices that the truck hes on isnpulling into a camp of some sortnTRUCK DRIVERnWe throw it in jars slap a label on itnand its pretty much pure profitnBarry flies outnBARRYnWhat is this placenBEEKEEPER 1nA bees got a brainnthe size of a pinheadnBEEKEEPER 2nThey are pinheadsn nPinheadn n Check out the new smokernBEEKEEPER 1n Oh sweet Thats the one you wantn nThe Thomas 3000nBARRYnSmokernBEEKEEPER 1nNinety puffs a minute semiautomaticnTwice the nicotine all the tarn nA couple breaths of thisnknocks them right outnnBEEKEEPER 2nThey make the honeynand we make the moneynBARRYnThey make the honeynand we make the moneynThe Beekeeper sprays hundreds of cheap miniature apartments with thensmoker The bees are fainting or passing outnOh myn nWhats going on Are you OKnBarry flies into one of the apartment and helps a Bee couple get off thenground They are coughing and its hard for them to standnBEE IN APARTMENTnYeah It doesnt last too longnBARRYnDo you know yourenin a fake hive with fake wallsnBEE IN APPARTMENTnOur queen was moved herenWe had no choicenThe apartment room is completely empty except for a photo on the wall ofnthe queen who is obviously a man in womens clothesnBARRYnThis is your queennThats a man in womens clothesn nThats a drag queenn nWhat is thisnBarry flies out and he discovers that there are hundreds of thesenstructures each housing thousands of BeesnOh non nTheres hundreds of themnBarry takes out his camera and takes pictures of these Bee work camps Thenbeekeepers look very evil in these depictionsnnBee honeyn nOur honey is being brazenly stolennon a massive scalen nThis is worse than anything bearsnhave done I intend to do somethingnFlash forward in time and Barry is showing these pictures to his parentsnJANETnOh Barry stopnMARTINnWho told you humans are takingnour honey Thats a rumornBARRYnDo these look like rumorsnHolds up the picturesnUNCLE CARLnThats a conspiracy theorynThese are obviously doctored photosnJANETnHow did you get mixed up in thisnADAMnHes been talking to humansnJANETn WhatnMARTINn Talking to humansnADAMnHe has a human girlfriendnAnd they make outnJANETnMake out BarrynnBARRYnWe do notnADAMn You wish you couldnMARTINn Whose side are you onnBARRYnThe beesnUNCLE CARLnHe has been sitting in the back of the room this entire timenI dated a cricket once in San AntonionThose crazy legs kept me up all nightnJANETnBarry this is what you wantnto do with your lifenBARRYnI want to do it for all our livesnNobody works harder than beesn nDad I remember youncoming home so overworkedn nyour hands were still stirringnYou couldnt stopnJANETnI remember thatnBARRYnWhat right do they have to our honeyn nWe live on two cups a year They put itnin lip balm for no reason whatsoevernnADAMnEven if its true what can one bee donBARRYnSting them where it really hurtsnMARTINnIn the face The eyen n That would hurtnBARRYn NonMARTINnUp the nose Thats a killernBARRYnTheres only one place you can stingnthe humans one place where it mattersnFlash forward a bit in time and we are watching the Bee NewsnBEE NEWS NARRATORnHive at Five the hives onlynfullhour action news sourcenBEE PROTESTORnNo more bee beardsnBEE NEWS NARRATORnWith Bob Bumble at the anchor deskn nWeather with Storm Stingern nSports with Buzz Larvin nAnd Jeanette ChungnBOB BUMBLEn Good evening Im Bob BumblenJEANETTE CHUNGnn And Im Jeanette ChungnBOB BUMBLEnA tricounty bee Barry Bensonn nintends to sue the human racenfor stealing our honeyn npackaging it and profitingnfrom it illegallynJEANETTE CHUNGnTomorrow night on Bee Larry Kingn nwell have three former queens here innour studio discussing their new bookn nClassy Ladiesnout this week on HexagonnThe scene changes to an interview on the news with Bee version of LarrynKing and BarrynBEE LARRY KINGnTonight were talking to Barry Bensonn nDid you ever think Im a kidnfrom the hive I cant do thisnBARRYnBees have never been afraidnto change the worldn nWhat about Bee ColumbusnBee Gandhi BejesusnBEE LARRY KINGnWhere Im from wed never sue humansnn nWe were thinkingnof stickball or candy storesnBARRYnHow old are younBEE LARRY KINGnThe bee communitynis supporting you in this casen nwhich will be the trialnof the bee centurynBARRYnYou know they have a Larry Kingnin the human world toonBEE LARRY KINGnIts a common name Next weeknBARRYnHe looks like you and has a shownand suspenders and colored dotsnBEE LARRY KINGnNext weeknBARRYnGlasses quotes on the bottom from thenguest even though you just heard emnBEE LARRY KINGnBear Week next weeknTheyre scary hairy and here livenBee Larry King gets annoyed and flies away offscreennBARRYnAlways leans forward pointy shouldersnsquinty eyes very JewishnFlash forward in time We see Vanessa enter and Ken enters behind hernThey are arguingnnKENnIn tennis you attacknat the point of weaknessnVANESSAnIt was my grandmother Ken Shes 81nKENnHoney her backhands a jokenIm not gonna take advantage of thatnBARRYnTo KennQuiet pleasenActual work going on herenKENnPointing at Barryn Is that that same beenVANESSAn Yes it isn nIm helping him sue the human racenBARRYn HellonKENn Hello beenVANESSAnThis is KennBARRYnRecalling the Winter Boots incident earliernYeah I remember you Timberland sizenten and a half Vibram sole I believenKENnTo VanessanWhy does he talk againnVANESSAnnListen you better goncause were really busy workingnKENnBut its our yogurt nightnVANESSAnHolding door open for KennByebyenKENnYellingnWhy is yogurt night so difficultnKen leaves and Vanessa walks over to Barry His workplace is a messnVANESSAnYou poor thingnYou two have been at this for hoursnBARRYnYes and Adam herenhas been a huge helpnADAMn Frostingn How many sugarsn BARRYnJust one I try notnto use the competitionn nSo why are you helping menVANESSAnBees have good qualitiesn nAnd it takes my mind off the shopn nInstead of flowers peoplenare giving balloon bouquets nownBARRYnnThose are great if youre threenVANESSAnAnd artificial flowersnBARRYn Oh those just get me psychoticnVANESSAn Yeah me toon nBARRYnBent stingers pointless pollinationnADAMnBees must hate those fake thingsn nNothing worsenthan a daffodil thats had work donen nMaybe this could make upnfor it a little bitnVANESSAn This lawsuits a pretty big dealnBARRYn I guessnADAMnYou sure you want to go through with itnBARRYnAm I sure When Im done withnthe humans they wont be ablen nto say Honey Im homenwithout paying a royaltynFlash forward in time and we are watching the human news The camera showsnna crowd outside a courthousenNEWS REPORTERnIts an incredible scenenhere in downtown Manhattann nwhere the world anxiously waitsnbecause for the first time in historyn nwe will hear for ourselvesnif a honeybee can actually speaknWe are no longer watching through a news cameranADAMnWhat have we gotten into here BarrynBARRYnIts pretty big isnt itnADAMnLooking at the hundreds of people around the courthousenI cant believe how many humansndont work during the daynBARRYnYou think billiondollar multinationalnfood companies have good lawyersnSECURITY GUARDnEverybody needs to staynbehind the barricadenA limousine drives up and a fat manLayton Montgomery a honey industrynowner gets out and walks past BarrynADAMn Whats the matternBARRYn I dont know I just got a chillnFast forward in time and everyone is in the courtnMONTGOMERYnWell if it isnt the bee teamnnTo Honey Industry lawyersnYou boys work on thisnMANnAll rise The HonorablenJudge Bumbleton presidingnJUDGE BUMBLETONnAll right Case number 4475n nSuperior Court of New YorknBarry Bee Benson v the Honey Industryn nis now in sessionn nMr Montgomery youre representingnthe five food companies collectivelynMONTGOMERYnA privilegenJUDGE BUMBLETONnMr Benson youre representingnall the bees of the worldnEveryone looks closely they are waiting to see if a Bee can really talknBarry makes several buzzing sounds to sound like a BeenBARRYnIm kidding Yes Your Honornwere ready to proceednJUDGE BUMBLBETONnMr Montgomerynyour opening statement pleasenMONTGOMERYnLadies and gentlemen of the juryn nmy grandmother was a simple womann nnBorn on a farm she believednit was mans divine rightn nto benefit from the bountynof nature God put before usn nIf we lived in the topsyturvy worldnMr Benson imaginesn njust think of what would it meann nI would have to negotiatenwith the silkwormn nfor the elastic in my britchesn nTalking beenMontgomery walks over and looks closely at Barryn nHow do we know this isnt some sort ofn nholographic motionpicturecapturenHollywood wizardryn nThey could be using laser beamsn nRobotics VentriloquismnCloning For all we known nhe could be on steroidsnJUDGE BUMBLETONnMr BensonnnBARRYnLadies and gentlemenntheres no trickery heren nIm just an ordinary beenHoneys pretty important to men nIts important to all beesnWe invented itn nWe make it And we protect itnwith our livesn nUnfortunately there arensome people in this roomn nwho think they can take it from usn ncause were the little guysnIm hoping that after this is all overn nyoull see how by taking our honeynyou not only take everything we haven nbut everything we arenJANETnTo MartinnI wish hed dress like thatnall the time So nicenJUDGE BUMBLETONnCall your first witnessnBARRYnSo Mr Klauss Vanderhaydennnof Honey Farms big company you havenKLAUSS VANDERHAYDENnI suppose sonBARRYnI see you also ownnHoneyburton and HonronnKLAUSSnYes they provide beekeepersnfor our farmsnBARRYnBeekeeper I find thatnto be a very disturbing termn nI dont imagine you employnany beefreeers do younKLAUSSnQuietlyn NonBARRYn I couldnt hear younKLAUSSn NonBARRYn Non nBecause you dont free beesnYou keep bees Not only thatn nit seems you thought a bear would benan appropriate image for a jar of honeynKLAUSSnTheyre very lovable creaturesnn nYogi Bear Fozzie Bear BuildABearnBARRYnYou mean like thisnThe bear from Over The Hedge barges in through the back door and it isnroaring and standing on its hind legs It is thrashing its claws and peoplenare screaming It is being held back by a guard who has the bear on anchainn nPointing to the roaring bearnBears kill beesn nHowd you like his head crashingnthrough your living roomn nBiting into your couchnSpitting out your throw pillowsnJUDGE BUMBLETONnOK thats enough Take him awaynThe bear stops roaring and thrashing and walks outnBARRYnSo Mr Sting thank you for being herenYour name intrigues men n Where have I heard it beforenMR STINGn I was with a band called The PolicenBARRYnBut youve never beenna police officer have younSTINGnNo I haventnBARRYnnNo you havent And so herenwe have yet another examplen nof bee culture casuallynstolen by a humann nfor nothing more thanna pranceabout stage namenSTINGnOh pleasenBARRYnHave you ever been stung Mr Stingn nBecause Im feelingna little stung Stingn nOr should I say Mr Gordon M SumnernMONTGOMERYnThats not his real name You idiotsnBARRYnMr Liotta firstnbelated congratulations onn nyour Emmy win for a guest spotnon ER in 2005nRAY LIOTTAnThank you Thank younBARRYnI see from your resumenthat youre devilishly handsomen nwith a churning inner turmoilnnthats ready to blownRAY LIOTTAnI enjoy what I do Is that a crimenBARRYnNot yet it isnt But is thisnwhat its come to for youn nExploiting tiny helpless beesnso you dontn nhave to rehearsenyour part and learn your lines sirnRAY LIOTTAnWatch it BensonnI could blow right nownBARRYnThis isnt a goodfellanThis is a badfellanRay Liotta looses it and tries to grab BarrynRAY LIOTTAnWhy doesnt someone just step onnthis creep and we can all go homenJUDGE BUMBLETONn Order in this courtnRAY LIOTTAn Youre all thinking itnJudge Bumbleton starts banging her gavelnJUDGE BUMBLETONnOrder Order I saynRAY LIOTTAn Say itnMANnn Mr Liotta please sit downnWe see a montage of magazines which feature the court casenFlash forward in time and Barry is back home with VanessanBARRYnI think it was awfully nicenof that bear to pitch in like thatnVANESSAnI think the jurys on our sidenBARRYnAre we doing everything rightyou know legallynVANESSAnIm a floristnBARRYnRight Well heres to a great teamnVANESSAnTo a great teamnKen walks in from work He sees Barry and he looks upset when he seesnBarry clinking his glass with VanessanKENnWell hellonVANESSAn Oh KennBARRYn HellonVANESSAnI didnt think you were comingn nNo I was just latenI tried to call butnKen holds up his phone and flips it open The phone has no chargenthe batterynVANESSAnnI didnt want all this to go to wastenso I called Barry Luckily he was freenKENnOh that was luckynKen sits down at the table across from Barry and Vanessa leaves the roomnVANESSAnTheres a little leftnI could heat it upnKENnNot taking his eyes off BarrynYeah heat it up sure whatevernBARRYnSo I hear youre quite a tennis playern nIm not much for the game myselfnThe balls a little grabbynKENnThats where I usually sitnRightnPoints to where Barry is sittingntherenVANESSAnCalling from other roomnKen Barry was looking at your resumen nand he agreed with me that eating withnchopsticks isnt really a special skillnKENnTo BarrynYou think I dont see what youre doingnBARRYnI know how hard it is to findnthe right job We have that in commonnnKENnDo wenBARRYnBees have 100 percent employmentnbut we do jobs like taking the crud outnKENnMenacinglynThats just whatnI was thinking about doingnKen reaches for a fork on the table but knocks if on the floor He goes tonpick it upnVANESSAnKen I let Barry borrow your razornfor his fuzz I hope that was all rightnKen quickly rises back up after hearing this but hits his head on thentable and yellsnBARRYnIm going to drain the old stingernKENnYeah you do thatnBarry flies past Ken to get to the bathroom and Ken freaks out splashingnsome of the wine he was using to cool his head in his eyes He yells innangernBarry looks at the magazines featuring his victories in courtnBARRYnLook at thatnBarry flies into the bathroomnHe puts his hand on his head but this makes hurts him and makes him evennmadder He yells againnBarry is washing his hands in the sink but then Ken walks innKENnYou know you know Ive just about had itnCloses bathroom door behind himnwith your little mind gamesnKen is menacingly rolling up a magazinenBARRYnnBacking awayn Whats thatnKENn Italian VoguenBARRYnMamma mia thats a lot of pagesnKENnIts a lot of adsnBARRYnRemember what Van said why isnyour life more valuable than minenKENnThats funny I just cant seem to recall thatnKen smashes everything off the sink with the magazine and Barry narrowlynescapesnKen follows Barry around and tries to hit him with the magazine but henkeeps missingnKen gets a spray bottlen nI think something stinks in herenBARRYnEnjoying the spraynI love the smell of flowersnKen holds a lighter in front of the spray bottlenKENnHow do you like the smell of flamesnBARRYnNot as muchnKen fires his makeshift flamethrower but misses Barry burning thenbathroom He torches the whole room but looses his footing and falls intonthe bathtub After getting hit in the head by falling objects 3 times henpicks up the shower head revealing a Water bug hiding under itnWATER BUGnWater bug Not taking sidesnnBarry gets up out of a pile of bathroom supplies and he is wearing anchapstick hatnBARRYnKen Im wearing a Chapstick hatnThis is patheticnKen switches the shower head to lethalnKENnIve got issuesnKen sprays Barry with the shower head and he crash lands into the toiletnKen menacingly looks down into the toilet at BarrynWell well well a royal flushnBARRYn Youre bluffingnKENn Am Influshes toiletnBarry grabs a chapstick from the toilet seat and uses it to surf in thenflushing toiletnBARRYnSurfs up dudenBarry flies out of the toilet on the chapstick and sprays Kens face withnthe toilet watern nEWPoo waternBARRYnThat bowl is gnarlynKENnAiming a toilet cleaner at BarrynExcept for those dirty yellow ringsnBarry cowers and covers his head and Vanessa runs in and takes the toiletncleaner from Ken just before he hits BarrynVANESSAnKenneth What are you doingnKENnLeaning towards BarrynnYou know I dont even like honeynI dont eat itnVANESSAnWe need to talknVanessa pulls Ken out of the bathroomn nHes just a little been nAnd he happens to benthe nicest bee Ive met in a long timenKENnLong time What are you talking aboutnAre there other bugs in your lifenVANESSAnNo but there are other things buggingnme in life And youre one of themnKENnFine Talking bees no yogurt nightn nMy nerves are fried from ridingnon this emotional roller coasternVANESSAnGoodbye KennKen huffs and walks out and slams the door But suddenly he walks back innand stares at Barryn nAnd for your informationnI prefer sugarfree artificialnsweeteners MADE BY MANnKen leaves again and Vanessa leans in towards BarrynVANESSAnIm sorry about all thatnKen walks back in againnnKENnI know its gotnan aftertaste I LIKE ITnKen leaves for the last timenVANESSAnI always felt there was some kindnof barrier between Ken and men nI couldnt overcome itnOh welln nAre you OK for the trialnBARRYnI believe Mr Montgomerynis about out of ideasnFlash forward in time and Barry Adam and Vanessa are back in courtnMONTGOMERYnWe would like to callnMr Barry Benson Bee to the standnADAMnGood idea You can really see why hesnconsidered one of the best lawyersnBarry stares at AdamnYeahnLAWYERnLayton youvengotta weave some magicnwith this jurynor its gonna be all overnMONTGOMERYnDont worry The only thing I havento do to turn this jury aroundn nis to remind themnof what they dont like about beesnTo lawyernn You got the tweezersnLAWYERn Are you allergicnMONTGOMERYnOnly to losing son Only to losingn nMr Benson Bee Ill ask younwhat I think wed all like to known nWhat exactly is your relationshipnPoints to Vanessan nto that womannBARRYnWere friendsnMONTGOMERYn Good friendsnBARRYn YesnMONTGOMERYnHow good Do you live togethernADAMnWait a minuten nMONTGOMERYnAre you her littlen nbedbugnAdams stinger starts vibrating He is agitatednIve seen a bee documentary or twonFrom what I understandnn ndoesnt your queen give birthnto all the bee childrennBARRYn Yeah butnMONTGOMERYnPointing at Janet and Martinn So those arent your real parentsnJANETn Oh BarrynBARRYn Yes they arenADAMnHold me backnVanessa tries to hold Adam back He wants to sting MontgomerynMONTGOMERYnYoure an illegitimate beenarent you BensonnADAMnHes denouncing beesnMONTGOMERYnDont yall date your cousinsnMontgomery leans over on the jury stand and stares at AdamnVANESSAn ObjectionnVanessa raises her hand to object but Adam gets free He flies straight atnMontgomerynADAMn Im going to pincushion this guynBARRYnAdam dont Its what he wantsnAdam stings Montgomery in the butt and he starts thrashing aroundnnMONTGOMERYnOh Im hitn nOh lordy I am hitnJUDGE BUMBLETONnBanging gavelnOrder OrdernMONTGOMERYnOverreactingnThe venom The venomnis coursing through my veinsn nI have been fellednby a winged beast of destructionn nYou see You cant treat themnlike equals Theyre striped savagesn nStingings the only thingnthey know Its their waynBARRYn Adam stay with menADAMn I cant feel my legsnMONTGOMERYnOverreacting and throwing his body around the roomnWhat angel of mercynwill come forward to suck the poisonn nfrom my heaving buttocksnJUDGE BUMLBETONnI will have order in this court Ordernn nOrder pleasenFlash forward in time and we see a human news reporternNEWS REPORTERnThe case of the honeybeesnversus the human racen ntook a pointed turn against the beesn nyesterday when one of their legalnteam stung Layton T MontgomerynAdam is laying in a hospital bed and Barry flies in to see himnBARRYn Hey buddynADAMn HeynBARRYn Is there much painnADAMn Yeahn nIn nI blew the whole case didnt InBARRYnIt doesnt matter What matters isnyoure alive You could have diednADAMnId be better off dead Look at menA small plastic sword is replaced as Adams stingernThey got it from the cafeteriandownstairs in a tuna sandwichnn nLook theresna little celery still on itnFlicks off the celery and sighsnBARRYnWhat was it like to sting someonenADAMnI cant explain it It was alln nAll adrenaline and thennand then ecstasynBARRYnAll rightnADAMnYou think it was all a trapnBARRYnOf course Im sorrynI flew us right into thisn nWhat were we thinking Look at us Werenjust a couple of bugs in this worldnADAMnWhat will the humans do to usnif they winnBARRYnI dont knownADAMnI hear they put the roaches in motelsnThat doesnt sound so badnBARRYnAdam they check innbut they dont check outnnADAMnOh mynCoughsnCould you get a nursento close that windownBARRYn WhynADAMn The smokenWe can see that two humans are smoking cigarettes outsiden nBees dont smokenBARRYnRight Bees dont smoken nBees dont smokenBut some bees are smokingn nThats it Thats our casenADAMnIt is Its not overnBARRYnGet dressed Ive gotta go somewheren nGet back to the court and stallnStall any way you cannFlash forward in time and Adam is making a paper boat in the courtroomnADAMnAnd assuming youve done step 29 correctly youre ready for the tubnWe see that the jury have each made their own paper boats after beingntaught how by Adam They all look confusednJUDGE BUMBLETONnnMr FlaymannADAMnYes Yes Your HonornJUDGE BUMBLETONnWhere is the rest of your teamnADAMnContinues stallingnWell Your Honor its interestingn nBees are trained to fly haphazardlyn nand as a resultnwe dont make very good timen nI actually heard a funny story aboutnMONTGOMERYnYour Honornhavent these ridiculous bugsn ntaken up enoughnof this courts valuable timen nHow much longer will we allownthese absurd shenanigans to go onn nThey have presented no compellingnevidence to support their chargesn nagainst my clientsnwho run legitimate businessesn nI move for a complete dismissalnnof this entire casenJUDGE BUMBLETONnMr Flayman Im afraid Im goingn nto have to considernMr Montgomerys motionnADAMnBut you cant We have a terrific casenMONTGOMERYnWhere is your proofnWhere is the evidencen nShow me the smoking gunnBARRYnBarry flies in through the doornHold it Your HonornYou want a smoking gunn nHere is your smoking gunnVanessa walks in holding a bee smoker She sets it down on the JudgesnpodiumnJUDGE BUMBLETONnWhat is thatnBARRYnIts a bee smokernMONTGOMERYnPicks up smokernWhat thisnThis harmless little contraptionn nThis couldnt hurt a flynlet alone a beenMontgomery accidentally fires it at the bees in the crowd and they faintnnand coughnDozens of reporters start taking pictures of the suffering beesnBARRYnLook at what has happenedn nto bees who have never been askednSmoking or nonn nIs this what nature intended for usn nTo be forcibly addictednto smoke machinesn nand manmade wooden slat work campsn nLiving out our lives as honey slavesnto the white mannBarry points to the honey industry owners One of them is an AfricannAmerican so he awkwardly separates himself from the othersnLAWYERn What are we gonna don Hes playing the species cardnBARRYnLadies and gentlemen pleasenfree these beesnADAM AND VANESSAnFree the bees Free the beesnBEES IN CROWDnFree the beesnHUMAN JURYnFree the bees Free the beesnJUDGE BUMBLETONnThe court finds in favor of the beesnnBARRYnVanessa we wonnVANESSAnI knew you could do it HighfivenVanessa hits Barry hard because her hand is too bign nSorrynBARRYnOverjoyednIm OK You know what this meansn nAll the honeynwill finally belong to the beesn nNow we wont havento work so hard all the timenMONTGOMERYnThis is an unholy perversionnof the balance of nature Bensonn nYoull regret thisnMontgomery leaves and Barry goes outside the courtroom Several reportersnstart asking Barry questionsnREPORTER 1nBarry how much honey is out therenBARRYnAll right One at a timenREPORTER 2nBarry who are you wearingnBARRYnMy sweater is Ralph Laurennand I have no pantsnnBarry flies outside with the paparazzi and Adam and Vanessa stay backnADAMnTo Vanessan What if Montgomerys rightnVanessan What do you meannADAMnWeve been living the bee wayna long time 27 million yearsnFlash forward in time and Barry is talking to a mannBUSINESS MANnCongratulations on your victorynWhat will you demand as a settlementnBARRYnFirst well demand a complete shutdownnof all bee work campsnAs Barry is talking we see a montage of men putting closed tape over thenwork camps and freeing the bees in the crappy apartmentsnThen we want back the honeynthat was ours to begin withn nevery last dropnMen in suits are pushing all the honey of the aisle and into cartsnWe demand an end to the glorificationnof the bear as anything morenWe see a statue of a bearshaped honey container being pulled down bynbeesnthan a filthy smellynbadbreath stink machinen nWere all awarenof what they do in the woodsnWe see Winnie the Pooh sharing his honey with Piglet in the crosshairs ofna hightech sniper riflenBARRYnLooking through binocularsnnWait for my signaln nTake him outnWinnie gets hit by a tranquilizer dart and dramatically falls off the lognhe was standing on his tongue hanging out Piglet looks at Pooh in fearnand the Sniper takes the honeynSNIPERnHell have nauseanfor a few hours then hell be finenFlash forward in timenBARRYnAnd we will no longer toleratenbeenegative nicknamesnMr Sting is sitting at home until he is taken out of his house by the mennin suitsnSTINGnBut its just a pranceabout stage namenBARRYnunnecessary inclusion of honeynin bogus health productsn nand ladeeda humannteatime snack garnishmentsnAn old lady is mixing honey into her tea but suddenly men in suits smashnher face down on the table and take the honeynOLD LADYnCant breathenA honey truck pulls up to Barrys hivenWORKERnBring it in boysn nHold it right there Goodn nTap itnnTons of honey is being pumped into the hives storagenBEE WORKER 1nHoney overflows from the cupnMr Buzzwell we just passed three cupsnand theres gallons more comingn n I think we need to shut downnBEE WORKER 2n Shut down Weve never shut downn nShut down honey productionnDEAN BUZZWELLnStop making honeynThe bees all leave their stations Two bees run into a room and they putnthe keys into a machinenTurn your key sirnTwo worker bees dramatically turn their keys which opens the button whichnthey press shutting down the honeymaking machines This is the first timenthis has ever happenednBEEnWhat do we do nownFlash forward in time and a Bee is about to jump into a pool full ofnhoneynCannonballnThe bee gets stuck in the honey and we get a short montage of Bees leavingnworknWe see the Pollen Jocks flying but one of them gets a call on his antennanLOU LU DUVAnThrough phonenWere shutting honey productionn nMission abortnPOLLEN JOCK 1nAborting pollination and nectar detailnReturning to basenThe Pollen Jocks fly back to the hivennWe get a time lapse of Central Park slowly wilting away as the bees allnrelaxnBARRYnAdam you wouldnt believenhow much honey was out therenADAMnOh yeahnBARRYnWhats going on Where is everybodynThe entire street is desertedn n Are they out celebratingnADAMn Theyre homen nThey dont know what to donLaying out sleeping inn nI heard your Uncle Carl was on his waynto San Antonio with a cricketnBARRYnAt least we got our honey backnADAMnSometimes I think so what if humansnliked our honey Who wouldntn nIts the greatest thing in the worldnI was excited to be part of making itn nThis was my new desk This was mynnew job I wanted to do it really welln nnAnd nown nNow I cantnFlash forward in time and Barry is talking to VanessanBARRYnI dont understandnwhy theyre not happyn nI thought their lives would be bettern nTheyre doing nothing Its amazingnHoney really changes peoplenVANESSAnYou dont have any ideanwhats going on do younBARRYn What did you want to show menVanessa takes Barry to the rooftop where they first had coffee and pointsnto her storenVANESSAn ThisnPoints at her flowers They are all grey and wiltingnBARRYnWhat happened herenVANESSAnThat is not the half of itnSmall flash forward in time and Vanessa and Barry are on the roof of hernstore and she points to Central ParknWe see that Central Park is no longer green and colorful rather it isngrey brown and deadlike It is very depressing to look atnBARRYnOh no Oh myn nnTheyre all wiltingnVANESSAnDoesnt look very good does itnBARRYnNonVANESSAnAnd whose fault do you think that isnBARRYnYou know Im gonna guess beesnVANESSAnStaring at BarrynBeesnBARRYnSpecifically men nI didnt think bees not needing to makenhoney would affect all these thingsnVANESSAnIts not just flowersnFruits vegetables they all need beesnBARRYnThats our whole SAT test right therenVANESSAnTake away produce that affectsnthe entire animal kingdomn nAnd then of coursenBARRYnThe human speciesn nSo if theres no more pollinationnn nit could all just go south herencouldnt itnVANESSAnI know this is also partly my faultnBARRYnHow about a suicide pactnVANESSAnHow do we do itnBARRYn Ill sting you you step on menVANESSAn That just kills you twicenBARRYnRight rightnVANESSAnListen Barrynsorry but I gotta get goingnVanessa leavesnBARRYnTo himselfnI had to open my mouth and talkn nVanessan nVanessa Why are you leavingnWhere are you goingnVanessa is getting into a taxinVANESSAnTo the final Tournament of Roses paradenin Pasadenan nnTheyve moved it to this weekendnbecause all the flowers are dyingn nIts the last chancenIll ever have to see itnBARRYnVanessa I just wanna say Im sorrynI never meant it to turn out like thisnVANESSAnI know Me neithernThe taxi starts to drive awaynBARRYnTournament of RosesnRoses cant do sportsn nWait a minute Roses Rosesn nRosesn nVanessanBarry flies after the TaxinVANESSAnRosesn nBarrynBarry is flying outside the window of the taxinBARRYn Roses are flowersnVANESSAn Yes they arenBARRYnFlowers bees pollennnVANESSAnI knownThats why this is the last paradenBARRYnMaybe notnCould you ask him to slow downnVANESSAnCould you slow downnThe taxi driver screeches to a stop and Barry keeps flying forwardn nBarrynBarry flies back to the windownBARRYnOK I made a huge mistakenThis is a total disaster all my faultnVANESSAnYes it kind of isnBARRYnIve ruined the planetnI wanted to help youn nwith the flower shopnIve made it worsenVANESSAnActually its completely closed downnBARRYnI thought maybe you were remodelingn nBut I have another idea and itsngreater than my previous ideas combinednVANESSAnI dont want to hear itnnBARRYnAll right they have the rosesnthe roses have the pollenn nI know every bee plantnand flower bud in this parkn nAll we gotta do is get what theyve gotnback here with what weve gotn n BeesnVANESSAn ParknBARRYn PollennVANESSAn FlowersnBARRYn RepollinationnVANESSAn Across the nationn nTournament of RosesnPasadena Californian nTheyve got nothingnbut flowers floats and cotton candyn nSecurity will be tightnBARRYnI have an ideannFlash forward in time Vanessa is about to board a plane which has all thenRoses on boardnVANESSAnVanessa Bloome FTDnHolds out badgen nOfficial floral business Its realnSECURITY GUARDnSorry maam Nice broochnVANESSAnThank you It was a giftnBarry is revealed to be hiding inside the broochnFlash back in time and Barry and Vanessa are discussing their plannBARRYnOnce insidenwe just pick the right floatnVANESSAnHow about The Princess and the Pean nI could be the princessnand you could be the peanBARRYnYes I got itn n Where should I sitnGUARDn What are younBARRYn I believe Im the peanGUARDn The peanVANESSAnnIt goes under the mattressesnGUARDn Not in this fairy tale sweetheartn Im getting the marshalnVANESSAnYou do thatnThis whole parade is a fiascon nLets see what this babyll donVanessa drives the float through trafficnGUARDnHey what are you doingnBARRYnThen all we donis blend in with trafficn nwithout arousing suspicionn nOnce at the airportntheres no stopping usnFlash forward in time and Barry and Vanessa are about to get on a planenSECURITY GUARDnStop Securityn n You and your insect pack your floatnVANESSAn YesnSECURITY GUARDnHas it beennin your possession the entire timenVANESSAn YesnnSECURITY GUARDnWould you remove your shoesnTo Barryn Remove your stingernBARRYn Its part of menSECURITY GUARDnI know Just having some funnEnjoy your flightnBarry plotting with VanessanBARRYnThen if were lucky well havenjust enough pollen to do the jobnFlash forward in time and Barry and Vanessa are flying on the planenCan you believe how lucky we are Wenhave just enough pollen to do the jobnVANESSAnI think this is gonna worknBARRYnIts got to worknCAPTAIN SCOTTnOn intercomnAttention passengersnthis is Captain Scottn nWe have a bit of bad weathernin New Yorkn nIt looks like well experiencena couple hours delaynVANESSAnBarry these are cut flowersnwith no water Theyll never make itnBARRYnnI gotta get up therenand talk to themnVANESSAnBe carefulnBarry flies right outside the cockpit doornBARRYnCan I get helpnwith the Sky Mall magazinenId like to order the talkingninflatable nose and ear hair trimmernThe flight attendant opens the door and walks out and Barry flies into thencockpit unseennBARRYnCaptain Im in a real situationnCAPTAIN SCOTTn Whatd you say HalnCOPILOT HALn NothingnScott notices Barry and freaks outnCAPTAIN SCOTTnBeenBARRYnNonono Dont freak out My entire speciesnCaptain Scott gets out of his seat and tries to suck Barry into a handheldnvacuumnHALnTo ScottnWhat are you doingnBarry lands on Hals hair but Scott sees him He tries to suck up Barry butninstead he sucks up Hals toupeenCAPTAIN SCOTTnUhohnBARRYn Wait a minute Im an attorneynnHALnHal doesnt know Barry is on his headn Whos an attorneynCAPTAIN SCOTTnDont movenScott hits Hal in the face with the vacuum in an attempt to hit Barry Halnis knocked out and he falls on the life raft button which launches anninfalatable boat into Scott who gets knocked out and falls to the floornThey are both uncounsciousnBARRYnTo himselfnOh BarrynBARRYnOn intercom with a Southern accentnGood afternoon passengersnThis is your captainn nWould a Miss Vanessa Bloome in 24Bnplease report to the cockpitnVanessa looks confusednNormal accentnAnd please hurrynVanessa opens the door and sees the life raft and the uncounscious pilotsnVANESSAnWhat happened herenBARRYnI tried to talk to them butnthen there was a DustBusterna toupee a life raft explodedn nNow ones bald ones in a boatnand theyre both unconsciousnVANESSAnIs that another bee jokenBARRYnn Non nNo ones flying the planenBUD DITCHWATERnThrough radio on planenThis is JFK control tower Flight 356nWhats your statusnVANESSAnThis is Vanessa BloomenIm a florist from New YorknBUDnWheres the pilotnVANESSAnHes unconsciousnand so is the copilotnBUDnNot good Does anyone onboardnhave flight experiencenBARRYnAs a matter of fact there isnBUDn Whos thatnBARRYn Barry BensonnBUDnFrom the honey trial Oh greatnBARRYnVanessa this is nothing morenthan a big metal been nIts got giant wings huge enginesnnVANESSAnI cant fly a planenBARRYn Why not Isnt John Travolta a pilotnVANESSAn YesnBARRYnHow hard could it benVanessa sits down and flies for a little bit but we see lightning cloudsnoutside the windownVANESSAnWait BarrynWere headed into some lightningnAn ominous lightning storm looms in front of the planenWe are now watching the Bee NewsnBOB BUMBLEnThis is Bob Bumble We have somenlatebreaking news from JFK Airportn nwhere a suspenseful scenenis developingn nBarry Bensonnfresh from his legal victorynADAMnThats BarrynBOB BUMBLEnis attempting to land a planenloaded with people flowersn nand an incapacitated flight crewnJANET MARTIN UNCLE CAR AND ADAMnFlowersnThe scene switches to the human newsnnREPORTERnTalking with Bob BumblenWe have a storm in the areanand two individuals at the controlsn nwith absolutely no flight experiencenBOB BUMBLEnJust a minutenTheres a bee on that planenBUDnIm quite familiar with Mr Bensonnand his noaccount compadresn nTheyve done enough damagenREPORTERnBut isnt he your only hopenBUDnTechnically a beenshouldnt be able to fly at alln nTheir wings are too smallnBARRYnThrough radionHavent we heard this a million timesn nThe surface area of the wingsnand body mass make no sensenBOB BUMBLEn Get this on the airnBEEn Got itnnBEE NEWS CREWn Stand bynBEE NEWS CREWn Were going livenBARRYnThrough radio on TVnThe way we work may be a mystery to youn nMaking honey takes a lot of beesndoing a lot of small jobsn nBut let me tell you about a small jobn nIf you do it wellnit makes a big differencen nMore than we realizednTo us to everyonen nThats why I want to get beesnback to working togethern nThats the bee waynWere not made of JellOn nWe get behind a fellown n Black and yellownBEESn HellonThe scene switches and Barry is teaching Vanessa how to flynBARRYnnLeft right down hovernVANESSAn HovernBARRYn Forget hovernVANESSAnThis isnt so hardnPretending to honk the hornnBeepbeep BeepbeepnA Lightning bolt hits the plane and autopilot turns offnBarry what happenednBARRYnWait I think we werenon autopilot the whole timenVANESSAn That may have been helping menBARRYn And now were notnVANESSAnSo it turns out I cannot fly a planenThe plane plummets but we see Lou Lu Duva and the Pollen Jocks along withnmultiple other bees flying towards the planenLou Lu DUvanAll of you lets getnbehind this fellow Move it outn nMove outnThe scene switches back to Vanessa and Barry in the planenBARRYnOur only chance is if I do what Id donyou copy me with the wings of the planenBarry sticks out his arms like an airplane and flys in front of VanessasnfacennVANESSAnDont have to yellnBARRYnIm not yellingnWere in a lot of troublenVANESSAnIts very hard to concentratenwith that panicky tone in your voicenBARRYnIts not a tone Im panickingnVANESSAnI cant do thisnBarry slaps VanessanBARRYnVanessa pull yourself togethernYou have to snap out of itnVANESSAnSlaps BarrynYou snap out of itnBARRYnSlaps Vanessan nYou snap out of itnVANESSAn You snap out of itnBARRYn You snap out of itnWe see that all the Pollen Jocks are flying under the planenVANESSAn You snap out of itnBARRYn You snap out of itnnVANESSAn You snap out of itnBARRYn You snap out of itnVANESSAn Hold itnBARRYn Why Come on its my turnnVANESSAnHow is the plane flyingnThe plane is now safely flyingnVANESSAnI dont knownBarrys antennae rings like a phone Barry picks upnBARRYnHellonLOU LU DUVAnThrough phonenBenson got any flowersnfor a happy occasion in therenAll of the Pollen Jocks are carrying the planenBARRYnThe Pollen Jocksn nThey do get behind a fellownLOU LU DUVAn Black and yellownPOLLEN JOCKSn HellonLOU LU DUVAnAll right lets drop this tin cannnon the blacktopnBARRYnWhere I cant see anything Can younVANESSAnNo nothing Its all cloudyn nCome on You got to think bee BarrynBARRYn Thinking been Thinking beenOn the runway there are millions of bees laying on their backsnBEESnThinking beenThinking bee Thinking beenBARRYnWait a minutenI think Im feeling somethingnVANESSAn WhatnBARRYn I dont know Its strong pulling men nLike a 27millionyearold instinctn nBring the nose downnBEESnThinking beenThinking bee Thinking beenCONTROL TOWER OPERATORn What in the world is on the tarmacnBUDn Get some lights on thatnnIt is revealed that all the bees are organized into a giant pulsatingnflower formationnBEESnThinking beenThinking bee Thinking beenBARRYn Vanessa aim for the flowernVANESSAn OKnBARRYnOut the engines Were going innon bee power Ready boysnLOU LU DUVAnAffirmativenBARRYnGood Good Easy now Thats itn nLand on that flowern nReady Full reversen nSpin it aroundnThe planes nose is pointed at a flower painted on a nearby planen Not that flower The other onenVANESSAn Which onenBARRYn That flowernThe plane is now pointed at a fat guy in a flowered shirt He freaks outnand tries to take a picture of the planenVANESSAn Im aiming at the flowernnBARRYnThats a fat guy in a flowered shirtnI mean the giant pulsating flowernmade of millions of beesnThe plane hovers over the beeflowern nPull forward Nose down Tail upn nRotate around itnVANESSAn This is insane BarrynBARRYn Thiss the only way I know how to flynBUDnAm I kookookachoo or is this planenflying in an insectlike patternnThe plane is unrealistically hovering and spinning over the beeflowernBARRYnGet your nose in there Dont be afraidnSmell it Full reversen nJust drop it Be a part of itn nAim for the centern nNow drop it in Drop it in womann nCome on alreadynThe bees scatter and the plane safely landsnVANESSAnBarry we did itnYou taught me how to flynnBARRYn YesnVanessa is about to highfive BarrynNo highfivenVANESSAn RightnADAMnBarry it workednDid you see the giant flowernBARRYnWhat giant flower Where Of coursenI saw the flower That was geniusnADAMn Thank younBARRYn But were not done yetn nListen everyonen nThis runway is coverednwith the last pollenn nfrom the last flowersnavailable anywhere on Earthn nThat means this is our last chancen nWere the only ones who make honeynpollinate flowers and dress like thisn nIf were gonna survive as a speciesnthis is our moment What do you saynn nAre we going to be bees or justnMuseum of Natural History keychainsnBEESnWere beesnBEE WHO LIKES KEYCHAINSnKeychainnBARRYnThen follow me Except KeychainnPOLLEN JOCK 1nHold on Barry Heren nYouve earned thisnBARRYnYeahn nIm a Pollen Jock And its a perfectnfit All I gotta do are the sleevesnThe Pollen Jocks throw Barry a nectarcollecting gun Barry catches itnOh yeahnJANETnThats our BarrynBarry and the Pollen Jocks get pollen from the flowers on the planenFlash forward in time and the Pollen Jocks are flying over NYCn nBarry pollinates the flowers in Vanessas shop and then heads to CentralnParknBOY IN PARKnMom The bees are backnADAMnPutting on his Krelman hatnIf anybody needsnnto make a call nows the timen nI got a feeling well benworking late tonightnThe bee honey factories are back up and runningnMeanwhile at Vanessas shopnVANESSAnTo customernHeres your change Have a greatnafternoon Can I help whos nextn nWould you like some honey with thatnIt is beeapproved Dont forget thesenThere is a room in the shop where Barry does legal work for other animalsnHe is currently talking with a CownCOWnMilk cream cheese its all menAnd I dont see a nickeln nSometimes I just feelnlike a piece of meatnBARRYnI had no ideanVANESSAnBarry Im sorrynHave you got a momentnBARRYnWould you excuse menMy mosquito associate will help younMOOSEBLOODnSorry Im latenCOWnHes a lawyer toonnMOOSEBLOODnMaam I was already a bloodsucking parasitenAll I needed was a briefcasenVANESSAnHave a great afternoonn nBarry I just got this huge tulip ordernand I cant get them anywherenBARRYnNo problem VannienJust leave it to menVANESSAnYoure a lifesaver BarrynCan I help whos nextnBARRYnAll right scramble jocksnIts time to flynVANESSAnThank you BarrynKen walks by on the sidewalk and sees the beeapproved honey innVanessas shopnKENnThat bee is living my lifenANDYnLet it go KennynKENn When will this nightmare endnANDYn Let it all gonBARRYn Beautiful day to flynPOLLEN JOCKnn Sure isnBARRYnBetween you and menI was dying to get out of that officenBarry recreates the scene near the beginning of the movie where he fliesnthrough the box kite The movie fades to black and the credits beingnafter credits No scene can be seen but the characters can be heardntalking over the creditsnYou have gotnto start thinking bee my friendn n Thinking been MenBARRYnTalking over singernHold it Lets just stopnfor a second Hold itn nIm sorry Im sorry everyonenCan we stop herenSINGERnOh BarryBARRYnIm not making a major life decisionnduring a production numbernSINGERnAll right Take ten everybodynWrap it up guysnBARRYnI had virtually no rehearsal for thatn - -INF
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- Scriptscom Bee Movie By Jerry Seinfeld NARRATOR Black screen with text The sound of buzzing bees can be heard According to all known laws of aviation there is no way a bee should be able to fly Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground The bee of course flies anyway because bees dont care what humans think is impossible BARRY BENSON Barry is picking out a shirt Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Yellow black Ooh black and yellow Lets shake it up a little JANET BENSON Barry Breakfast is ready BARRY Coming Hang on a second Barry uses his antenna like a phone Hello ADAM FLAYMAN Through phone Barry BARRY Adam ADAM Can you believe this is happening BARRY I cant Ill pick you up Barry flies down the stairs MARTIN BENSON Looking sharp JANET Use the stairs Your father paid good money for those BARRY Sorry Im excited MARTIN Heres the graduate Were very proud of you son A perfect report card all Bs JANET Very proud Rubs Barrys hair BARRY Ma I got a thing going here JANET You got lint on your fuzz BARRY Ow Thats me JANET Wave to us Well be in row 118000 Bye Barry flies out the door JANET Barry I told you stop flying in the house Barry drives through the hiveand is waved at by Adam who is reading a newspaper BARRY Hey Adam ADAM Hey Barry Adam gets in Barrys car Is that fuzz gel BARRY A little Special day graduation ADAM Never thought Id make it Barry pulls away from the house and continues driving BARRY Three days grade school three days high school ADAM Those were awkward BARRY Three days college Im glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive ADAM You did come back different Barry and Adam pass by Artie who is jogging ARTIE Hi Barry BARRY Artie growing a mustache Looks good ADAM Hear about Frankie BARRY Yeah ADAM You going to the funeral BARRY No Im not going to his funeral Everybody knows sting someone you die Dont waste it on a squirrel Such a hothead ADAM I guess he could have just gotten out of the way The car does a barrel roll on the loopshaped bridge and lands on the highway I love this incorporating an amusement park into our regular day BARRY I guess thats why they say we dont need vacations Barry parallel parks the car and together they fly over the graduating students Boy quite a bit of pomp under the circumstances Barry and Adam sit down and put on their hats Well Adam today we are men ADAM We are BARRY Beemen ADAM Amen BARRY AND ADAM Hallelujah Barry and Adam both have a happy spasm ANNOUNCER Students faculty distinguished bees please welcome Dean Buzzwell DEAN BUZZWELL Welcome New Hive Oity graduating class of 9 That concludes our ceremonies And begins your career at Honex Industries ADAM Will we pick our job today Adam and Barry get into a tour bus BARRY I heard its just orientation Tour buses rise out of the ground and the students are automatically loaded into the buses TOUR GUIDE Heads up Here we go ANNOUNCER Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times BARRY Wonder what itll be like ADAM A little scary TOUR GUIDE Welcome to Honex a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group Barry This is it BARRY AND ADAM Wow BARRY Wow The bus drives down a road an on either side are the Bees massive complicated Honeymaking machines TOUR GUIDE We know that you as a bee have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive Our topsecret formula is automatically colorcorrected scentadjusted and bubblecontoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as EVERYONE ON BUS Honey The guide has been collecting honey into a bottle and she throws it into the crowd on the bus and it is caught by a girl in the back ADAM That girl was hot BARRY Shes my cousin ADAM She is BARRY Yes were all cousins ADAM Right Youre right TOUR GUIDE At Honex we constantly strive to improve every aspect of bee existence These bees are stresstesting a new helmet technology The bus passes by a Bee wearing a helmet who is being smashed into the ground with flyswatters newspapers and boots He lifts a thumbs up but you can hear him groan ADAM What do you think he makes BARRY Not enough TOUR GUIDE Here we have our latest advancement the Krelman They pass by a turning wheel with Bees standing on pegs who are each wearing a fingershaped hat Barry Wow What does that do TOUR GUIDE Catches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it Saves us millions ADAM Intrigued Can anyone work on the Krelman TOUR GUIDE Of course Most bee jobs are small ones But bees know that every small job if its done well means a lot But choose carefully because youll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life Everyone claps except for Barry BARRY The same job the rest of your life I didnt know that ADAM Whats the difference TOUR GUIDE Youll be happy to know that bees as a species havent had one day off in 27 million years BARRY Upset So youll just work us to death Well sure try Everyone on the bus laughs except Barry Barry and Adam are walking back home together ADAM Wow That blew my mind BARRY Whats the difference How can you say that One job forever Thats an insane choice to have to make ADAM Im relieved Now we only have to make one decision in life BARRY But Adam how could they never have told us that ADAM Why would you question anything Were bees Were the most perfectly functioning society on Earth BARRY You ever think maybe things work a little too well here ADAM Like what Give me one example Barry and Adam stop walking and it is revealed to the audience that hundreds of cars are speeding by and narrowly missing them in perfect unison BARRY I dont know But you know what Im talking about ANNOUNCER Please clear the gate Royal Nectar Force on approach BARRY Wait a second Check it out The Pollen jocks fly in circle around and landing in line Hey those are Pollen Jocks ADAM Wow Ive never seen them this close BARRY They know what its like outside the hive ADAM Yeah but some dont come back GIRL BEES Hey Jocks Hi Jocks The Pollen Jocks hook up their backpacks to machines that pump the nectar to trucks which drive away LOU LO DUVA You guys did great Youre monsters Youre sky freaks I love it Punching the Pollen Jocks in joy I love it ADAM I wonder where they were BARRY I dont know Their days not planned Outside the hive flying who knows where doing who knows what You cant just decide to be a Pollen Jock You have to be bred for that ADAM Right Barry and Adam are covered in some pollen that floated off of the Pollen Jocks BARRY Look at that Thats more pollen than you and I will see in a lifetime ADAM Its just a status symbol Bees make too much of it BARRY Perhaps Unless youre wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it Barry waves at 2 girls standing a little away from them ADAM Those ladies Arent they our cousins too BARRY Distant Distant POLLEN JOCK 1 Look at these two POLLEN JOCK 2 Couple of Hive Harrys POLLEN JOCK 1 Lets have fun with them GIRL BEE 1 It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock BARRY Yeah Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom He had a paw on my throat and with the other he was slapping me Slaps Adam with his hand to represent his scenario GIRL BEE 2 Oh my BARRY I never thought Id knock him out GIRL BEE 1 Looking at Adam What were you doing during this ADAM Obviously I was trying to alert the authorities BARRY I can autograph that The pollen jocks walk up to Barry and Adam they pretend that Barry and Adam really are pollen jocks POLLEN JOCK 1 A little gusty out there today wasnt it comrades BARRY Yeah Gusty POLLEN JOCK 1 Were hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow BARRY Six miles huh ADAM Barry POLLEN JOCK 2 A puddle jump for us but maybe youre not up for it BARRY Maybe I am ADAM You are not POLLEN JOCK 1 Were going 0900 at JGate What do you think buzzyboy Are you bee enough BARRY I might be It all depends on what 0900 means The scene cuts to Barry looking out on the hivecity from his balcony at night MARTIN Hey Honex BARRY Dad you surprised me MARTIN You decide what youre interested in BARRY Well theres a lot of choices But you only get one Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day MARTIN Son let me tell you about stirring You grab that stick and you just move it around and you stir it around You get yourself into a rhythm Its a beautiful thing BARRY You know Dad the more I think about it maybe the honey field just isnt right for me MARTIN You were thinking of what making balloon animals Thats a bad job for a guy with a stinger Janet your sons not sure he wants to go into honey JANET Barry you are so funny sometimes BARRY Im not trying to be funny MARTIN Youre not funny Youre going into honey Our son the stirrer JANET Youre gonna be a stirrer BARRY No ones listening to me MARTIN Wait till you see the sticks I have BARRY I could say anything right now Im gonna get an ant tattoo Barrys parents dont listen to him and continue to ramble on MARTIN Lets open some honey and celebrate BARRY Maybe Ill pierce my thorax Shave my antennae Shack up with a grasshopper Get a gold tooth and call everybody dawg JANET Im so proud The scene cuts to Barry and Adam waiting in line to get a job ADAM Were starting work today BARRY Todays the day ADAM Come on All the good jobs will be gone BARRY Yeah right JOB LISTER Pollen counting stunt bee pouring stirrer front desk hair removal BEE IN FRONT OF LINE Is it still available JOB LISTER Hang on Two left One of thems yours Congratulations Step to the side ADAM Whatd you get BEE IN FRONT OF LINE Picking crud out Stellar He walks away ADAM Wow JOB LISTER Couple of newbies ADAM Yes sir Our first day We are ready JOB LISTER Make your choice Adam and Barry look up at the job board There are hundreds of constantly changing panels that contain available or unavailable jobs It looks very confusing ADAM You want to go first BARRY No you go ADAM Oh my Whats available JOB LISTER Restroom attendants open not for the reason you think ADAM Any chance of getting the Krelman JOB LISTER Sure youre on Puts the Krelman fingerhat on Adams head Suddenly the sign for Krelman closes out Im sorry the Krelman just closed out Takes Adams hat off Wax monkeys always open ADAM The Krelman opened up again What happened JOB LISTER A bee died Makes an opening See Hes dead Another dead one Deady Deadified Two more dead Dead from the neck up Dead from the neck down Thats life ADAM Oh this is so hard Barry remembers what the Pollen Jock offered him and he flies off Heating cooling stunt bee pourer stirrer humming inspector number seven lint coordinator stripe supervisor mite wrangler Barry what do you think I should Barry Adam turns around and sees Barry flying away Barry POLLEN JOCK All right weve got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine ADAM Through phone What happened to you Where are you BARRY Im going out ADAM Out Out where BARRY Out there ADAM Oh no BARRY I have to before I go to work for the rest of my life ADAM Youre gonna die Youre crazy Barry hangs up Hello POLLEN JOCK 2 Another call coming in If anyones feeling brave theres a Korean deli on 83rd that gets their roses today BARRY Hey guys POLLEN JOCK 1 Look at that POLLEN JOCK 2 Isnt that the kid we saw yesterday LOU LO DUVA Hold it son flight decks restricted POLLEN JOCK 1 Its OK Lou Were gonna take him up Puts hand on Barrys shoulder LOU LO DUVA To Barry Really Feeling lucky are you BEE WITH CLIPBOARD To Barry Sign here here Just initial that Thank you LOU LO DUVA OK You got a rain advisory today and as you all know bees cannot fly in rain So be careful As always watch your brooms hockey sticks dogs birds bears and bats Also I got a couple of reports of root beer being poured on us Murphys in a home because of it babbling like a cicada BARRY Thats awful LOU LO DUVA Still talking through megaphone And a reminder for you rookies bee law number one absolutely no talking to humans All right launch positions POLLEN JOCKS The Pollen Jocks run into formation Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz Buzz buzz buzz buzz LOU LU DUVA Black and yellow POLLEN JOCKS Hello POLLEN JOCK 1 To BarryYou ready for this hot shot BARRY Yeah Yeah bring it on POLLEN JOCKs Wind check Antennae check Nectar pack check Wings check Stinger check BARRY Scared out of my shorts check LOU LO DUVA OK ladies lets move it out Pound those petunias you striped stemsuckers All of you drain those flowers The pollen jocks fly out of the hive BARRY Wow Im out I cant believe Im out So blue I feel so fast and free Box kite Barry flies through the kite Wow Flowers A pollen jock puts on some high tech goggles that shows flowers similar to heat sink goggles POLLEN JOCK This is Blue Leader We have roses visual Bring it around 30 degrees and hold Roses POLLEN JOCK 1 30 degrees roger Bringing it around Stand to the side kid Its got a bit of a kick The pollen jock fires a hightech gun at the flower shooting tubes that suck up the nectar from the flower and collects it into a pouch on the gun BARRY That is one nectar collector POLLEN JOCK 1 Ever see pollination up close BARRY No sir POLLEN JOCK 1 Barry and the Pollen jock fly over the field the pollen jock sprinkles pollen as he goes I pick up some pollen here sprinkle it over here Maybe a dash over there a pinch on that one See that Its a little bit of magic BARRY Thats amazing Why do we do that POLLEN JOCK 1 Thats pollen power More pollen more flowers more nectar more honey for us BARRY Cool POLLEN JOCK 1 Im picking up a lot of bright yellow could be daisies Dont we need those POLLEN JOCK 2 Copy that visual Wait One of these flowers seems to be on the move POLLEN JOCK 1 Say again Youre reporting a moving flower POLLEN JOCK 2 Affirmative The Pollen jocks land near the flowers which to the audience are obviously just tennis balls KEN In the distance That was on the line POLLEN JOCK 1 This is the coolest What is it POLLEN JOCK 2 I dont know but Im loving this color It smells good Not like a flower but I like it POLLEN JOCK 1 Yeah fuzzy Sticks his hand on the ball but it gets stuck POLLEN JOCK 3 Chemicaly The pollen jock finally gets his hand free from the tennis ball POLLEN JOCK 1 Careful guys Its a little grabby The pollen jocks turn around and see Barry lying his entire body on top of one of the tennis balls POLLEN JOCK 2 My sweet lord of bees POLLEN JOCK 3 Candybrain get off there POLLEN JOCK 1 Pointing upwards Problem A human hand reaches down and grabs the tennis ball that Barry is stuck to BARRY Guys POLLEN JOCK 2 This could be bad POLLEN JOCK 3 Affirmative Vanessa Bloome starts bouncing the tennis ball not knowing Barry is stick to it BARRY Very close Gonna hurt Mamas little boy Barry is being hit back and forth by two humans playing tennis He is still stuck to the ball POLLEN JOCK 1 You are way out of position rookie KEN Coming in at you like a MISSILE Barry flies past the pollen jocks still stuck to the ball BARRY In slow motion Help me POLLEN JOCK 2 I dont think these are flowers POLLEN JOCK 3 Should we tell him POLLEN JOCK 1 I think he knows BARRY What is this KEN Match point You can start packing up honey because youre about to EAT IT A pollen jock coughs which confused Ken and he hits the ball the wrong way with Barry stuck to it and it goes flying into the city BARRY Yowser Barry bounces around town and gets stuck in the engine of a car He flies into the air conditioner and sees a bug that was frozen in there BARRY Ew gross The man driving the car turns on the air conditioner which blows Barry into the car GIRL IN CAR Theres a bee in the car Do something DAD DRIVING CAR Im driving BABY GIRL Waving at Barry Hi bee Barry smiles and waves at the baby girl GUY IN BACK OF CAR Hes back here Hes going to sting me GIRL IN CAR Nobody move If you dont move he wont sting you Freeze Barry freezes as well hovering in the middle of the car GRANDMA IN CAR He blinked The grandma whips out some beespray and sprays everywhere in the car climbing into the front seat still trying to spray Barry GIRL IN CAR Spray him Granny DAD DRIVING THE CAR What are you doing Barry escapes the car through the air conditioner and is flying high above the ground safe BARRY Wow the tension level out here is unbelievable Barry sees that storm clouds are gathering and he can see rain clouds moving into this direction I gotta get home Cant fly in rain Cant fly in rain A rain drop hits Barry and one of his wings is damaged Cant fly in rain A second rain drop hits Barry again and he spirals downwards Mayday Mayday Bee going down WW2 plane sound effects are played as he plummets and he crashlands on a plant inside an apartment near the window VANESSA BLOOME Ken could you close the window please KEN Hey check out my new resume I made it into a foldout brochure You see Folds brochure resume out Folds out Ken closes the window trapping Barry inside BARRY Oh no More humans I dont need this Barry tries to fly away but smashes into the window and falls again What was that Barry keeps trying to fly out the window but he keeps being knocked back because the window is closed Maybe this time This time This time This time This time This Drapes Barry taps the glass He doesnt understand what it is That is diabolical KEN Its fantastic Its got all my special skills even my topten favorite movies ANDY Whats number one Star Wars KEN Nah I dont go for that Ken makes finger guns and makes pew pew pew sounds and then stops kind of stuff BARRY No wonder we shouldnt talk to them Theyre out of their minds KEN When I leave a job interview theyre flabbergasted cant believe what I say BARRY Looking at the light on the ceiling Theres the sun Maybe thats a way out Starts flying towards the lightbulb I dont remember the sun having a big 75 on it Barry hits the lightbulb and falls into the dip on the table that the humans are sitting at KEN I predicted global warming I could feel it getting hotter At first I thought it was just me Andy dips a chip into the bowl and scoops up some dip with Barry on it and is about to put it in his mouth Wait Stop Bee Andy drops the chip with Barry in fear and backs away All the humans freak out Stand back These are winter boots Ken has winter boots on his hands and he is about to smash the bee but Vanessa saves him last second VANESSA Wait Dont kill him Vanessa puts Barry in a glass to protect him KEN You know Im allergic to them This thing could kill me VANESSA Why does his life have less value than yours KEN Why does his life have any less value than mine Is that your statement VANESSA Im just saying all life has value You dont know what hes capable of feeling Vanessa picks up Kens brochure and puts it under the glass so she can carry Barry back to the window Barry looks at Vanessa in amazement KEN My brochure VANESSA There you go little guy Vanessa opens the window and lets Barry out but Barry stays back and is still shocked that a human saved his life KEN Im not scared of him Its an allergic thing VANESSA Put that on your resume brochure KEN My whole face could puff up ANDY Make it one of your special skills KEN Knocking someone out is also a special skill Ken walks to the door Right Bye Vanessa Thanks Vanessa next week Yogurt night VANESSA Sure Ken You know whatever Vanessa tries to close door KEN You could put carob chips on there VANESSA Bye Closes door but Ken opens it again KEN Supposed to be less calories VANESSA Bye Closes door Fast forward to the next day Barry is still inside the house He flies into the kitchen where Vanessa is doing dishes BARRY Talking to himself I gotta say something She saved my life I gotta say something All right here it goes Turns back Nah What would I say I could really get in trouble Its a bee law Youre not supposed to talk to a human I cant believe Im doing this Ive got to Barry disguises himself as a character on a food can as Vanessa walks by again Oh I cant do it Come on No Yes No Do it I cant How should I start it Barry strikes a pose and wiggles his eyebrows You like jazz No thats no good Vanessa is about to walk past Barry Here she comes Speak you fool Hi Vanessa gasps and drops the dishes in fright and notices Barry on the counter Im sorry VANESSA Youre talking BARRY Yes I know VANESSA Pointing at Barry Youre talking BARRY Im so sorry VANESSA No its OK Its fine I know Im dreaming But I dont recall going to bed BARRY Well Im sure this is very disconcerting VANESSA This is a bit of a surprise to me I mean youre a bee BARRY I am And Im not supposed to be doing this Pointing to the living room where Ken tried to kill him last night but they were all trying to kill me And if it wasnt for you I had to thank you Its just how I was raised Vanessa stabs her hand with a fork to test whether shes dreaming or not That was a little weird VANESSA Im talking with a bee BARRY Yeah VANESSA Im talking to a bee And the bee is talking to me BARRY I just want to say Im grateful Ill leave now Barry turns to leave VANESSA Wait How did you learn to do that BARRY Flying back What VANESSA The talkingthing BARRY Same way you did I guess Mama Dada honey You pick it up VANESSA Thats very funny BARRY Yeah Bees are funny If we didnt laugh wed cry with what we have to deal with Anyway VANESSA Can I get you something BARRY Like what VANESSA I dont know I mean I dont know Coffee BARRY I dont want to put you out VANESSA Its no trouble It takes two minutes Its just coffee BARRY I hate to impose Vanessa starts making coffee VANESSA Dont be ridiculous BARRY Actually I would love a cup VANESSA Hey you want rum cake BARRY I shouldnt VANESSA Have some BARRY No I cant VANESSA Come on BARRY Im trying to lose a couple micrograms VANESSA Where BARRY These stripes dont help VANESSA You look great BARRY I dont know if you know anything about fashion Are you all right VANESSA Pouring coffee on the floor and missing the cup completely No Flash forward in time Barry and Vanessa are sitting together at a table on top of the apartment building drinking coffee BARRY Hes making the tie in the cab as theyre flying up Madison He finally gets there He runs up the steps into the church The wedding is on And he says Watermelon I thought you said Guatemalan Why would I marry a watermelon Barry laughs but Vanessa looks confused VANESSA Is that a bee joke BARRY Thats the kind of stuff we do VANESSA Yeah different So what are you gonna do Barry Barry stands on top of a sugar cube floating in his coffee and paddles it around with a straw like its a gondola BARRY About work I dont know I want to do my part for the hive but I cant do it the way they want VANESSA I know how you feel BARRY You do VANESSA Sure My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor but I wanted to be a florist BARRY Really VANESSA My only interest is flowers BARRY Our new queen was just elected with that same campaign slogan Anyway if you look Barry points to a tree in the middle of Central Park Theres my hive right there See it VANESSA Youre in Sheep Meadow BARRY Yes Im right off the Turtle Pond VANESSA No way I know that area I lost a toe ring there once BARRY Why do girls put rings on their toes VANESSA Why not BARRY Its like putting a hat on your knee VANESSA Maybe Ill try that A custodian installing a lightbulb looks over at them but to his perspective it looks like Vanessa is talking to a cup of coffee on the table CUSTODIAN You all right maam VANESSA Oh yeah Fine Just having two cups of coffee BARRY Anyway this has been great Thanks for the coffee VANESSA Yeah its no trouble BARRY Sorry I couldnt finish it If I did Id be up the rest of my life Barry points towards the rum cake Can I take a piece of this with me VANESSA Sure Here have a crumb Vanessa hands Barry a crumb but it is still pretty big for Barry BARRY Thanks VANESSA Yeah BARRY All right Well then I guess Ill see you around Or not VANESSA OK Barry BARRY And thank you so much again for before VANESSA Oh that That was nothing BARRY Well not nothing but Anyway Vanessa and Barry hold hands but Vanessa has to hold out a finger because her hands is to big and Barry holds that The custodian looks over again and it appears Vanessa is laughing at her coffee again The lightbulb that he was screwing in sparks and he falls off the ladder Fast forward in time and we see two Bee Scientists testing out a parachute in a Honex wind tunnel BEE SCIENTIST 1 This cant possibly work BEE SCIENTIST 2 Hes all set to go We may as well try it OK Dave pull the chute Dave pulls the chute and the wind slams him against the wall and he falls on his faceThe camera pans over and we see Barry and Adam walking together ADAM Sounds amazing BARRY It was amazing It was the scariest happiest moment of my life ADAM Humans I cant believe you were with humans Giant scary humans What were they like BARRY Huge and crazy They talk crazy They eat crazy giant things They drive crazy ADAM Do they try and kill you like on TV BARRY Some of them But some of them dont ADAM Howd you get back BARRY Poodle ADAM You did it and Im glad You saw whatever you wanted to see You had your experience Now you can pick out your job and be normal BARRY Well ADAM Well BARRY Well I met someone ADAM You did Was she Beeish A wasp Your parents will kill you BARRY No no no not a wasp ADAM Spider BARRY Im not attracted to spiders I know for everyone else its the hottest thing with the eight legs and all I cant get by that face ADAM So who is she BARRY Shes human ADAM No no Thats a bee law You wouldnt break a bee law BARRY Her names Vanessa Adam puts his head in his hands ADAM Oh boy BARRY Shes so nice And shes a florist ADAM Oh no Youre dating a human florist BARRY Were not dating ADAM Youre flying outside the hive talking to humans that attack our homes with power washers and M80s Thats oneeighth a stick of dynamite BARRY She saved my life And she understands me ADAM This is over BARRY Eat this Barry gives Adam a piece of the crumb that he got from Vanessa Adam eats it ADAM Adams tone changes This is not over What was that BARRY They call it a crumb ADAM It was so stingin stripey BARRY And thats not what they eat Thats what falls off what they eat You know what a Cinnabon is ADAM No Adam opens a door behind him and he pulls Barry in BARRY Its bread and cinnamon and frosting ADAM Be quiet BARRY They heat it up ADAM Sit down Adam forces Barry to sit down BARRY Still rambling about Cinnabons really hot Adam grabs Barry by the shoulders ADAM Listen to me We are not them Were us Theres us and theres them BARRY Yes but who can deny the heart that is yearning ADAM Theres no yearning Stop yearning Listen to me You have got to start thinking bee my friend Thinking bee BARRY Thinking bee WORKER BEE Thinking bee WORKER BEES AND ADAM Thinking bee Thinking bee Thinking bee Thinking bee Flash forward in time Barry is laying on a raft in a pool full of honey He is wearing sunglasses JANET There he is Hes in the pool MARTIN You know what your problem is Barry Barry pulls down his sunglasses and he looks annoyed BARRY Sarcastic I gotta start thinking bee JANET How much longer will this go on MARTIN Its been three days Why arent you working Puts sunglasses back on BARRY Ive got a lot of big life decisions to think about MARTIN What life You have no life You have no job Youre barely a bee JANET Would it kill you to make a little honey Barry rolls off the raft and sinks into the honey pool Barry come out Your fathers talking to you Martin would you talk to him MARTIN Barry Im talking to you Barry keeps sinking into the honey until he is suddenly in Central Park having a picnic with Vanessa Barry has a cup of honey and he clinks his glass with Vanessas Suddenly a mosquito lands on Vanessa and she slaps it killing it They both gasp but then burst out laughing VANESSA You coming The camera pans over and Vanessa is climbing into a small yellow airplane BARRY Got everything VANESSA All set BARRY Go ahead Ill catch up Vanessa lifts off and flies ahead VANESSA Dont be too long Barry catches up with Vanessa and he sticks out his arms like ana irplane He rolls from side to side and Vanessa copies him with the airplane VANESSA Watch this Barry stays back and watches as Vanessa draws a heart in the air using pink smoke from the plane but on the last looptheloop she suddenly crashes into a mountain and the plane explodes The destroyed plane falls into some rocks and explodes a second time BARRY Vanessa As Barry is yelling his mouth fills with honey and he wakes up discovering that he was just day dreaming He slowly sinks back into the honey pool MARTIN Were still here JANET I told you not to yell at him He doesnt respond to yelling MARTIN Then why yell at me JANET Because you dont listen MARTIN Im not listening to this BARRY Sorry Ive gotta go MARTIN Where are you going BARRY Im meeting a friend JANET A girl Is this why you cant decide BARRY Bye Barry flies out the door and Martin shakes his head JANET I just hope shes Beeish Fast forward in time and Barry is sitting on Vanessas shoulder and she is closing up her shop BARRY They have a huge parade of flowers every year in Pasadena VANESSA To be in the Tournament of Roses thats every florists dream Up on a float surrounded by flowers crowds cheering BARRY A tournament Do the roses compete in athletic events VANESSA No All right Ive got one How come you dont fly everywhere BARRY Its exhausting Why dont you run everywhere Its faster VANESSA Yeah OK I see I see All right your turn BARRY TiVo You can just freeze live TV Thats insane VANESSA You dont have that BARRY We have Hivo but its a disease Its a horrible horrible disease VANESSA Oh my A human walks by and Barry narrowly avoids him PASSERBY Dumb bees VANESSA You must want to sting all those jerks BARRY We try not to sting Its usually fatal for us VANESSA So you have to watch your temper They walk into a store BARRY Very carefully You kick a wall take a walk write an angry letter and throw it out Work through it like any emotion Anger jealousy lust Suddenly an employeeHector hits Barry off of Vanessas shoulder Hector thinks hes saving Vanessa VANESSA To Barry Oh my goodness Are you OK Barry is getting up off the floor BARRY Yeah VANESSA To Hector What is wrong with you HECTOR Confused Its a bug VANESSA Hes not bothering anybody Get out of here you creep Vanessa hits Hector across the face with the magazine he had and then hits him in the head Hector backs away covering his head Barry What was that A Pic N Save circular Vanessa sets Barry back on her shoulder VANESSA Yeah it was How did you know BARRY It felt like about 10 pages Seventyfive is pretty much our limit VANESSA Youve really got that down to a science BARRY Oh we have to I lost a cousin to Italian Vogue VANESSA Ill bet Barry looks to his right and notices there is honey for sale in the aisle BARRY What in the name of Mighty Hercules is this Barry looks at all the brands of honey shocked How did this get here Cute Bee Golden Blossom Ray Liotta Private Select Barry puts his hands up and slowly turns around a look of disgust on his face VANESSA Is he that actor BARRY I never heard of him Why is this here VANESSA For people We eat it BARRY You dont have enough food of your own Hector looks back and notices that Vanessa is talking to Barry VANESSA Well yes BARRY How do you get it VANESSA Bees make it BARRY I know who makes it And its hard to make it Theres heating cooling stirring You need a whole Krelman thing VANESSA Its organic BARRY Its ourganic VANESSA Its just honey Barry BARRY Just what Bees dont know about this This is stealing A lot of stealing Youve taken our homes schools hospitals This is all we have And its on sale Im getting to the bottom of this Im getting to the bottom of all of this Flash forward in time Barry paints his face with black strikes like a soldier and sneaks into the storage section of the store Two men including Hector are loading boxes into some trucks SUPERMARKET EMPLOYEE Hey Hector You almost done HECTOR Almost Barry takes a step to peak around the corner Whispering He is here I sense it Well I guess Ill go home now Hector pretends to walk away by walking in place and speaking loudly and just leave this nice honey out with no one around BARRY Youre busted box boy HECTOR I knew I heard something So you can talk BARRY I can talk And now youll start talking Where you getting the sweet stuff Whos your supplier HECTOR I dont understand I thought we were friends The last thing we want to do is upset bees Hector takes a thumbtack out of the board behind him and swordfights Barry Barry is using his stinger like a sword Youre too late Its ours now BARRY You sir have crossed the wrong sword HECTOR You sir will be lunch for my iguana Ignacio Barry hits the thumbtack out of Hectors hand and Hector surrenders Barry Where is the honey coming from Tell me where HECTOR Pointing to leaving truck Honey Farms It comes from Honey Farms Barry chases after the truck but it is getting away He flies onto a bicyclists backpack and he catches up to the truck CAR DRIVER To bicyclist Crazy person Barry flies off and lands on the windshield of the Honey farms truck Barry looks around and sees dead bugs splattered everywhere BARRY What horrible thing has happened here These faces they never knew what hit them And now theyre on the road to nowhere Barry hears a sudden whisper Barry looks up and sees Mooseblood a mosquito playing dead MOOSEBLOOD Just keep still BARRY What Youre not dead MOOSEBLOOD Do I look dead They will wipe anything that moves Where you headed BARRY To Honey Farms I am onto something huge here MOOSEBLOOD Im going to Alaska Moose blood crazy stuff Blows your head off ANOTHER BUG PLAYING DEAD Im going to Tacoma Barry looks at another bug BARRY And you MOOSEBLOOD He really is dead BARRY All right Another bug hits the windshield and the drivers notice They activate the windshield wipers MOOSEBLOOD Uhoh The windshield wipers are slowly sliding over the dead bugs and wiping them off BARRY What is that MOOSEBLOOD Oh no A wiper Triple blade BARRY Triple blade MOOSEBLOOD Jump on Its your only chance bee Mooseblood and Barry grab onto the wiper and they hold on as it wipes the windshield Why does everything have to be so doggone clean How much do you people need to see Bangs on windshield Open your eyes Stick your head out the window RADIO IN TRUCK From NPR News in Washington Im Carl Kasell MOOSEBLOOD But dont kill no more bugs Mooseblood and Barry are washed off by the wipr fluid MOOSEBLOOD Bee BARRY Moose blood guy Barry starts screaming as he hangs onto the antenna Suddenly it is revealed that a water bug is also hanging on the antenna There is a pause and then Barry and the water bug both start screaming TRUCK DRIVER You hear something GUY IN TRUCK Like what TRUCK DRIVER Like tiny screaming GUY IN TRUCK Turn off the radio The antenna starts to lower until it gets to low and sinks into the truck The water bug flies off and Barry is forced to let go and he is blown away He luckily lands inside a horn on top of the truck where he finds Mooseblood who was blown into the same place MOOSEBLOOD Whassup bee boy BARRY Hey Blood Fast forward in time and we see that Barry is deep in conversation with Mooseblood They have been sitting in this truck for a while BARRY Just a row of honey jars as far as the eye could see MOOSEBLOOD Wow BARRY I assume wherever this truck goes is where theyre getting it I mean that honeys ours MOOSEBLOOD Bees hang tight BARRY Were all jammed in Its a close community MOOSEBLOOD Not us man We on our own Every mosquito on his own BARRY What if you get in trouble MOOSEBLOOD You a mosquito you in trouble Nobody likes us They just smack See a mosquito smack smack BARRY At least youre out in the world You must meet girls MOOSEBLOOD Mosquito girls try to trade up get with a moth dragonfly Mosquito girl dont want no mosquito An ambulance passes by and it has a blood donation sign on it You got to be kidding me Moosebloods about to leave the building So long bee Mooseblood leaves and flies onto the window of the ambulance where there are other mosquitos hanging out Hey guys OTHER MOSQUITO Mooseblood MOOSEBLOOD I knew Id catch yall down here Did you bring your crazy straw The truck goes out of view and Barry notices that the truck hes on is pulling into a camp of some sort TRUCK DRIVER We throw it in jars slap a label on it and its pretty much pure profit Barry flies out BARRY What is this place BEEKEEPER 1 A bees got a brain the size of a pinhead BEEKEEPER 2 They are pinheads Pinhead Check out the new smoker BEEKEEPER 1 Oh sweet Thats the one you want The Thomas 3000 BARRY Smoker BEEKEEPER 1 Ninety puffs a minute semiautomatic Twice the nicotine all the tar A couple breaths of this knocks them right out BEEKEEPER 2 They make the honey and we make the money BARRY They make the honey and we make the money The Beekeeper sprays hundreds of cheap miniature apartments with the smoker The bees are fainting or passing out Oh my Whats going on Are you OK Barry flies into one of the apartment and helps a Bee couple get off the ground They are coughing and its hard for them to stand BEE IN APARTMENT Yeah It doesnt last too long BARRY Do you know youre in a fake hive with fake walls BEE IN APPARTMENT Our queen was moved here We had no choice The apartment room is completely empty except for a photo on the wall of the queen who is obviously a man in womens clothes BARRY This is your queen Thats a man in womens clothes Thats a drag queen What is this Barry flies out and he discovers that there are hundreds of these structures each housing thousands of Bees Oh no Theres hundreds of them Barry takes out his camera and takes pictures of these Bee work camps The beekeepers look very evil in these depictions Bee honey Our honey is being brazenly stolen on a massive scale This is worse than anything bears have done I intend to do something Flash forward in time and Barry is showing these pictures to his parents JANET Oh Barry stop MARTIN Who told you humans are taking our honey Thats a rumor BARRY Do these look like rumors Holds up the pictures UNCLE CARL Thats a conspiracy theory These are obviously doctored photos JANET How did you get mixed up in this ADAM Hes been talking to humans JANET What MARTIN Talking to humans ADAM He has a human girlfriend And they make out JANET Make out Barry BARRY We do not ADAM You wish you could MARTIN Whose side are you on BARRY The bees UNCLE CARL He has been sitting in the back of the room this entire time I dated a cricket once in San Antonio Those crazy legs kept me up all night JANET Barry this is what you want to do with your life BARRY I want to do it for all our lives Nobody works harder than bees Dad I remember you coming home so overworked your hands were still stirring You couldnt stop JANET I remember that BARRY What right do they have to our honey We live on two cups a year They put it in lip balm for no reason whatsoever ADAM Even if its true what can one bee do BARRY Sting them where it really hurts MARTIN In the face The eye That would hurt BARRY No MARTIN Up the nose Thats a killer BARRY Theres only one place you can sting the humans one place where it matters Flash forward a bit in time and we are watching the Bee News BEE NEWS NARRATOR Hive at Five the hives only fullhour action news source BEE PROTESTOR No more bee beards BEE NEWS NARRATOR With Bob Bumble at the anchor desk Weather with Storm Stinger Sports with Buzz Larvi And Jeanette Chung BOB BUMBLE Good evening Im Bob Bumble JEANETTE CHUNG And Im Jeanette Chung BOB BUMBLE A tricounty bee Barry Benson intends to sue the human race for stealing our honey packaging it and profiting from it illegally JEANETTE CHUNG Tomorrow night on Bee Larry King well have three former queens here in our studio discussing their new book Classy Ladies out this week on Hexagon The scene changes to an interview on the news with Bee version of Larry King and Barry BEE LARRY KING Tonight were talking to Barry Benson Did you ever think Im a kid from the hive I cant do this BARRY Bees have never been afraid to change the world What about Bee Columbus Bee Gandhi Bejesus BEE LARRY KING Where Im from wed never sue humans We were thinking of stickball or candy stores BARRY How old are you BEE LARRY KING The bee community is supporting you in this case which will be the trial of the bee century BARRY You know they have a Larry King in the human world too BEE LARRY KING Its a common name Next week BARRY He looks like you and has a show and suspenders and colored dots BEE LARRY KING Next week BARRY Glasses quotes on the bottom from the guest even though you just heard em BEE LARRY KING Bear Week next week Theyre scary hairy and here live Bee Larry King gets annoyed and flies away offscreen BARRY Always leans forward pointy shoulders squinty eyes very Jewish Flash forward in time We see Vanessa enter and Ken enters behind her They are arguing KEN In tennis you attack at the point of weakness VANESSA It was my grandmother Ken Shes 81 KEN Honey her backhands a joke Im not gonna take advantage of that BARRY To Ken Quiet please Actual work going on here KEN Pointing at Barry Is that that same bee VANESSA Yes it is Im helping him sue the human race BARRY Hello KEN Hello bee VANESSA This is Ken BARRY Recalling the Winter Boots incident earlier Yeah I remember you Timberland size ten and a half Vibram sole I believe KEN To Vanessa Why does he talk again VANESSA Listen you better go cause were really busy working KEN But its our yogurt night VANESSA Holding door open for Ken Byebye KEN Yelling Why is yogurt night so difficult Ken leaves and Vanessa walks over to Barry His workplace is a mess VANESSA You poor thing You two have been at this for hours BARRY Yes and Adam here has been a huge help ADAM Frosting How many sugars BARRY Just one I try not to use the competition So why are you helping me VANESSA Bees have good qualities And it takes my mind off the shop Instead of flowers people are giving balloon bouquets now BARRY Those are great if youre three VANESSA And artificial flowers BARRY Oh those just get me psychotic VANESSA Yeah me too BARRY Bent stingers pointless pollination ADAM Bees must hate those fake things Nothing worse than a daffodil thats had work done Maybe this could make up for it a little bit VANESSA This lawsuits a pretty big deal BARRY I guess ADAM You sure you want to go through with it BARRY Am I sure When Im done with the humans they wont be able to say Honey Im home without paying a royalty Flash forward in time and we are watching the human news The camera shows a crowd outside a courthouse NEWS REPORTER Its an incredible scene here in downtown Manhattan where the world anxiously waits because for the first time in history we will hear for ourselves if a honeybee can actually speak We are no longer watching through a news camera ADAM What have we gotten into here Barry BARRY Its pretty big isnt it ADAM Looking at the hundreds of people around the courthouse I cant believe how many humans dont work during the day BARRY You think billiondollar multinational food companies have good lawyers SECURITY GUARD Everybody needs to stay behind the barricade A limousine drives up and a fat manLayton Montgomery a honey industry owner gets out and walks past Barry ADAM Whats the matter BARRY I dont know I just got a chill Fast forward in time and everyone is in the court MONTGOMERY Well if it isnt the bee team To Honey Industry lawyers You boys work on this MAN All rise The Honorable Judge Bumbleton presiding JUDGE BUMBLETON All right Case number 4475 Superior Court of New York Barry Bee Benson v the Honey Industry is now in session Mr Montgomery youre representing the five food companies collectively MONTGOMERY A privilege JUDGE BUMBLETON Mr Benson youre representing all the bees of the world Everyone looks closely they are waiting to see if a Bee can really talk Barry makes several buzzing sounds to sound like a Bee BARRY Im kidding Yes Your Honor were ready to proceed JUDGE BUMBLBETON Mr Montgomery your opening statement please MONTGOMERY Ladies and gentlemen of the jury my grandmother was a simple woman Born on a farm she believed it was mans divine right to benefit from the bounty of nature God put before us If we lived in the topsyturvy world Mr Benson imagines just think of what would it mean I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches Talking bee Montgomery walks over and looks closely at Barry How do we know this isnt some sort of holographic motionpicturecapture Hollywood wizardry They could be using laser beams Robotics Ventriloquism Cloning For all we know he could be on steroids JUDGE BUMBLETON Mr Benson BARRY Ladies and gentlemen theres no trickery here Im just an ordinary bee Honeys pretty important to me Its important to all bees We invented it We make it And we protect it with our lives Unfortunately there are some people in this room who think they can take it from us cause were the little guys Im hoping that after this is all over youll see how by taking our honey you not only take everything we have but everything we are JANET To Martin I wish hed dress like that all the time So nice JUDGE BUMBLETON Call your first witness BARRY So Mr Klauss Vanderhayden of Honey Farms big company you have KLAUSS VANDERHAYDEN I suppose so BARRY I see you also own Honeyburton and Honron KLAUSS Yes they provide beekeepers for our farms BARRY Beekeeper I find that to be a very disturbing term I dont imagine you employ any beefreeers do you KLAUSS Quietly No BARRY I couldnt hear you KLAUSS No BARRY No Because you dont free bees You keep bees Not only that it seems you thought a bear would be an appropriate image for a jar of honey KLAUSS Theyre very lovable creatures Yogi Bear Fozzie Bear BuildABear BARRY You mean like this The bear from Over The Hedge barges in through the back door and it is roaring and standing on its hind legs It is thrashing its claws and people are screaming It is being held back by a guard who has the bear on a chain Pointing to the roaring bear Bears kill bees Howd you like his head crashing through your living room Biting into your couch Spitting out your throw pillows JUDGE BUMBLETON OK thats enough Take him away The bear stops roaring and thrashing and walks out BARRY So Mr Sting thank you for being here Your name intrigues me Where have I heard it before MR STING I was with a band called The Police BARRY But youve never been a police officer have you STING No I havent BARRY No you havent And so here we have yet another example of bee culture casually stolen by a human for nothing more than a pranceabout stage name STING Oh please BARRY Have you ever been stung Mr Sting Because Im feeling a little stung Sting Or should I say Mr Gordon M Sumner MONTGOMERY Thats not his real name You idiots BARRY Mr Liotta first belated congratulations on your Emmy win for a guest spot on ER in 2005 RAY LIOTTA Thank you Thank you BARRY I see from your resume that youre devilishly handsome with a churning inner turmoil thats ready to blow RAY LIOTTA I enjoy what I do Is that a crime BARRY Not yet it isnt But is this what its come to for you Exploiting tiny helpless bees so you dont have to rehearse your part and learn your lines sir RAY LIOTTA Watch it Benson I could blow right now BARRY This isnt a goodfella This is a badfella Ray Liotta looses it and tries to grab Barry RAY LIOTTA Why doesnt someone just step on this creep and we can all go home JUDGE BUMBLETON Order in this court RAY LIOTTA Youre all thinking it Judge Bumbleton starts banging her gavel JUDGE BUMBLETON Order Order I say RAY LIOTTA Say it MAN Mr Liotta please sit down We see a montage of magazines which feature the court case Flash forward in time and Barry is back home with Vanessa BARRY I think it was awfully nice of that bear to pitch in like that VANESSA I think the jurys on our side BARRY Are we doing everything rightyou know legally VANESSA Im a florist BARRY Right Well heres to a great team VANESSA To a great team Ken walks in from work He sees Barry and he looks upset when he sees Barry clinking his glass with Vanessa KEN Well hello VANESSA Oh Ken BARRY Hello VANESSA I didnt think you were coming No I was just late I tried to call but Ken holds up his phone and flips it open The phone has no charge the battery VANESSA I didnt want all this to go to waste so I called Barry Luckily he was free KEN Oh that was lucky Ken sits down at the table across from Barry and Vanessa leaves the room VANESSA Theres a little left I could heat it up KEN Not taking his eyes off Barry Yeah heat it up sure whatever BARRY So I hear youre quite a tennis player Im not much for the game myself The balls a little grabby KEN Thats where I usually sit Right Points to where Barry is sitting there VANESSA Calling from other room Ken Barry was looking at your resume and he agreed with me that eating with chopsticks isnt really a special skill KEN To Barry You think I dont see what youre doing BARRY I know how hard it is to find the right job We have that in common KEN Do we BARRY Bees have 100 percent employment but we do jobs like taking the crud out KEN Menacingly Thats just what I was thinking about doing Ken reaches for a fork on the table but knocks if on the floor He goes to pick it up VANESSA Ken I let Barry borrow your razor for his fuzz I hope that was all right Ken quickly rises back up after hearing this but hits his head on the table and yells BARRY Im going to drain the old stinger KEN Yeah you do that Barry flies past Ken to get to the bathroom and Ken freaks out splashing some of the wine he was using to cool his head in his eyes He yells in anger Barry looks at the magazines featuring his victories in court BARRY Look at that Barry flies into the bathroom He puts his hand on his head but this makes hurts him and makes him even madder He yells again Barry is washing his hands in the sink but then Ken walks in KEN You know you know Ive just about had it Closes bathroom door behind him with your little mind games Ken is menacingly rolling up a magazine BARRY Backing away Whats that KEN Italian Vogue BARRY Mamma mia thats a lot of pages KEN Its a lot of ads BARRY Remember what Van said why is your life more valuable than mine KEN Thats funny I just cant seem to recall that Ken smashes everything off the sink with the magazine and Barry narrowly escapes Ken follows Barry around and tries to hit him with the magazine but he keeps missing Ken gets a spray bottle I think something stinks in here BARRY Enjoying the spray I love the smell of flowers Ken holds a lighter in front of the spray bottle KEN How do you like the smell of flames BARRY Not as much Ken fires his makeshift flamethrower but misses Barry burning the bathroom He torches the whole room but looses his footing and falls into the bathtub After getting hit in the head by falling objects 3 times he picks up the shower head revealing a Water bug hiding under it WATER BUG Water bug Not taking sides Barry gets up out of a pile of bathroom supplies and he is wearing a chapstick hat BARRY Ken Im wearing a Chapstick hat This is pathetic Ken switches the shower head to lethal KEN Ive got issues Ken sprays Barry with the shower head and he crash lands into the toilet Ken menacingly looks down into the toilet at Barry Well well well a royal flush BARRY Youre bluffing KEN Am I flushes toilet Barry grabs a chapstick from the toilet seat and uses it to surf in the flushing toilet BARRY Surfs up dude Barry flies out of the toilet on the chapstick and sprays Kens face with the toilet water EWPoo water BARRY That bowl is gnarly KEN Aiming a toilet cleaner at Barry Except for those dirty yellow rings Barry cowers and covers his head and Vanessa runs in and takes the toilet cleaner from Ken just before he hits Barry VANESSA Kenneth What are you doing KEN Leaning towards Barry You know I dont even like honey I dont eat it VANESSA We need to talk Vanessa pulls Ken out of the bathroom Hes just a little bee And he happens to be the nicest bee Ive met in a long time KEN Long time What are you talking about Are there other bugs in your life VANESSA No but there are other things bugging me in life And youre one of them KEN Fine Talking bees no yogurt night My nerves are fried from riding on this emotional roller coaster VANESSA Goodbye Ken Ken huffs and walks out and slams the door But suddenly he walks back in and stares at Barry And for your information I prefer sugarfree artificial sweeteners MADE BY MAN Ken leaves again and Vanessa leans in towards Barry VANESSA Im sorry about all that Ken walks back in again KEN I know its got an aftertaste I LIKE IT Ken leaves for the last time VANESSA I always felt there was some kind of barrier between Ken and me I couldnt overcome it Oh well Are you OK for the trial BARRY I believe Mr Montgomery is about out of ideas Flash forward in time and Barry Adam and Vanessa are back in court MONTGOMERY We would like to call Mr Barry Benson Bee to the stand ADAM Good idea You can really see why hes considered one of the best lawyers Barry stares at Adam Yeah LAWYER Layton youve gotta weave some magic with this jury or its gonna be all over MONTGOMERY Dont worry The only thing I have to do to turn this jury around is to remind them of what they dont like about bees To lawyer You got the tweezers LAWYER Are you allergic MONTGOMERY Only to losing son Only to losing Mr Benson Bee Ill ask you what I think wed all like to know What exactly is your relationship Points to Vanessa to that woman BARRY Were friends MONTGOMERY Good friends BARRY Yes MONTGOMERY How good Do you live together ADAM Wait a minute MONTGOMERY Are you her little bedbug Adams stinger starts vibrating He is agitated Ive seen a bee documentary or two From what I understand doesnt your queen give birth to all the bee children BARRY Yeah but MONTGOMERY Pointing at Janet and Martin So those arent your real parents JANET Oh Barry BARRY Yes they are ADAM Hold me back Vanessa tries to hold Adam back He wants to sting Montgomery MONTGOMERY Youre an illegitimate bee arent you Benson ADAM Hes denouncing bees MONTGOMERY Dont yall date your cousins Montgomery leans over on the jury stand and stares at Adam VANESSA Objection Vanessa raises her hand to object but Adam gets free He flies straight at Montgomery ADAM Im going to pincushion this guy BARRY Adam dont Its what he wants Adam stings Montgomery in the butt and he starts thrashing around MONTGOMERY Oh Im hit Oh lordy I am hit JUDGE BUMBLETON Banging gavel Order Order MONTGOMERY Overreacting The venom The venom is coursing through my veins I have been felled by a winged beast of destruction You see You cant treat them like equals Theyre striped savages Stingings the only thing they know Its their way BARRY Adam stay with me ADAM I cant feel my legs MONTGOMERY Overreacting and throwing his body around the room What angel of mercy will come forward to suck the poison from my heaving buttocks JUDGE BUMLBETON I will have order in this court Order Order please Flash forward in time and we see a human news reporter NEWS REPORTER The case of the honeybees versus the human race took a pointed turn against the bees yesterday when one of their legal team stung Layton T Montgomery Adam is laying in a hospital bed and Barry flies in to see him BARRY Hey buddy ADAM Hey BARRY Is there much pain ADAM Yeah I I blew the whole case didnt I BARRY It doesnt matter What matters is youre alive You could have died ADAM Id be better off dead Look at me A small plastic sword is replaced as Adams stinger They got it from the cafeteria downstairs in a tuna sandwich Look theres a little celery still on it Flicks off the celery and sighs BARRY What was it like to sting someone ADAM I cant explain it It was all All adrenaline and then and then ecstasy BARRY All right ADAM You think it was all a trap BARRY Of course Im sorry I flew us right into this What were we thinking Look at us Were just a couple of bugs in this world ADAM What will the humans do to us if they win BARRY I dont know ADAM I hear they put the roaches in motels That doesnt sound so bad BARRY Adam they check in but they dont check out ADAM Oh my Coughs Could you get a nurse to close that window BARRY Why ADAM The smoke We can see that two humans are smoking cigarettes outside Bees dont smoke BARRY Right Bees dont smoke Bees dont smoke But some bees are smoking Thats it Thats our case ADAM It is Its not over BARRY Get dressed Ive gotta go somewhere Get back to the court and stall Stall any way you can Flash forward in time and Adam is making a paper boat in the courtroom ADAM And assuming youve done step 29 correctly youre ready for the tub We see that the jury have each made their own paper boats after being taught how by Adam They all look confused JUDGE BUMBLETON Mr Flayman ADAM Yes Yes Your Honor JUDGE BUMBLETON Where is the rest of your team ADAM Continues stalling Well Your Honor its interesting Bees are trained to fly haphazardly and as a result we dont make very good time I actually heard a funny story about MONTGOMERY Your Honor havent these ridiculous bugs taken up enough of this courts valuable time How much longer will we allow these absurd shenanigans to go on They have presented no compelling evidence to support their charges against my clients who run legitimate businesses I move for a complete dismissal of this entire case JUDGE BUMBLETON Mr Flayman Im afraid Im going to have to consider Mr Montgomerys motion ADAM But you cant We have a terrific case MONTGOMERY Where is your proof Where is the evidence Show me the smoking gun BARRY Barry flies in through the door Hold it Your Honor You want a smoking gun Here is your smoking gun Vanessa walks in holding a bee smoker She sets it down on the Judges podium JUDGE BUMBLETON What is that BARRY Its a bee smoker MONTGOMERY Picks up smoker What this This harmless little contraption This couldnt hurt a fly let alone a bee Montgomery accidentally fires it at the bees in the crowd and they faint and cough Dozens of reporters start taking pictures of the suffering bees BARRY Look at what has happened to bees who have never been asked Smoking or non Is this what nature intended for us To be forcibly addicted to smoke machines and manmade wooden slat work camps Living out our lives as honey slaves to the white man Barry points to the honey industry owners One of them is an African American so he awkwardly separates himself from the others LAWYER What are we gonna do Hes playing the species card BARRY Ladies and gentlemen please free these bees ADAM AND VANESSA Free the bees Free the bees BEES IN CROWD Free the bees HUMAN JURY Free the bees Free the bees JUDGE BUMBLETON The court finds in favor of the bees BARRY Vanessa we won VANESSA I knew you could do it Highfive Vanessa hits Barry hard because her hand is too big Sorry BARRY Overjoyed Im OK You know what this means All the honey will finally belong to the bees Now we wont have to work so hard all the time MONTGOMERY This is an unholy perversion of the balance of nature Benson Youll regret this Montgomery leaves and Barry goes outside the courtroom Several reporters start asking Barry questions REPORTER 1 Barry how much honey is out there BARRY All right One at a time REPORTER 2 Barry who are you wearing BARRY My sweater is Ralph Lauren and I have no pants Barry flies outside with the paparazzi and Adam and Vanessa stay back ADAM To Vanessa What if Montgomerys right Vanessa What do you mean ADAM Weve been living the bee way a long time 27 million years Flash forward in time and Barry is talking to a man BUSINESS MAN Congratulations on your victory What will you demand as a settlement BARRY First well demand a complete shutdown of all bee work camps As Barry is talking we see a montage of men putting closed tape over the work camps and freeing the bees in the crappy apartments Then we want back the honey that was ours to begin with every last drop Men in suits are pushing all the honey of the aisle and into carts We demand an end to the glorification of the bear as anything more We see a statue of a bearshaped honey container being pulled down by bees than a filthy smelly badbreath stink machine Were all aware of what they do in the woods We see Winnie the Pooh sharing his honey with Piglet in the crosshairs of a hightech sniper rifle BARRY Looking through binoculars Wait for my signal Take him out Winnie gets hit by a tranquilizer dart and dramatically falls off the log he was standing on his tongue hanging out Piglet looks at Pooh in fear and the Sniper takes the honey SNIPER Hell have nausea for a few hours then hell be fine Flash forward in time BARRY And we will no longer tolerate beenegative nicknames Mr Sting is sitting at home until he is taken out of his house by the men in suits STING But its just a pranceabout stage name BARRY unnecessary inclusion of honey in bogus health products and ladeeda human teatime snack garnishments An old lady is mixing honey into her tea but suddenly men in suits smash her face down on the table and take the honey OLD LADY Cant breathe A honey truck pulls up to Barrys hive WORKER Bring it in boys Hold it right there Good Tap it Tons of honey is being pumped into the hives storage BEE WORKER 1 Honey overflows from the cup Mr Buzzwell we just passed three cups and theres gallons more coming I think we need to shut down BEE WORKER 2 Shut down Weve never shut down Shut down honey production DEAN BUZZWELL Stop making honey The bees all leave their stations Two bees run into a room and they put the keys into a machine Turn your key sir Two worker bees dramatically turn their keys which opens the button which they press shutting down the honeymaking machines This is the first time this has ever happened BEE What do we do now Flash forward in time and a Bee is about to jump into a pool full of honey Cannonball The bee gets stuck in the honey and we get a short montage of Bees leaving work We see the Pollen Jocks flying but one of them gets a call on his antenna LOU LU DUVA Through phone Were shutting honey production Mission abort POLLEN JOCK 1 Aborting pollination and nectar detail Returning to base The Pollen Jocks fly back to the hive We get a time lapse of Central Park slowly wilting away as the bees all relax BARRY Adam you wouldnt believe how much honey was out there ADAM Oh yeah BARRY Whats going on Where is everybody The entire street is deserted Are they out celebrating ADAM Theyre home They dont know what to do Laying out sleeping in I heard your Uncle Carl was on his way to San Antonio with a cricket BARRY At least we got our honey back ADAM Sometimes I think so what if humans liked our honey Who wouldnt Its the greatest thing in the world I was excited to be part of making it This was my new desk This was my new job I wanted to do it really well And now Now I cant Flash forward in time and Barry is talking to Vanessa BARRY I dont understand why theyre not happy I thought their lives would be better Theyre doing nothing Its amazing Honey really changes people VANESSA You dont have any idea whats going on do you BARRY What did you want to show me Vanessa takes Barry to the rooftop where they first had coffee and points to her store VANESSA This Points at her flowers They are all grey and wilting BARRY What happened here VANESSA That is not the half of it Small flash forward in time and Vanessa and Barry are on the roof of her store and she points to Central Park We see that Central Park is no longer green and colorful rather it is grey brown and deadlike It is very depressing to look at BARRY Oh no Oh my Theyre all wilting VANESSA Doesnt look very good does it BARRY No VANESSA And whose fault do you think that is BARRY You know Im gonna guess bees VANESSA Staring at Barry Bees BARRY Specifically me I didnt think bees not needing to make honey would affect all these things VANESSA Its not just flowers Fruits vegetables they all need bees BARRY Thats our whole SAT test right there VANESSA Take away produce that affects the entire animal kingdom And then of course BARRY The human species So if theres no more pollination it could all just go south here couldnt it VANESSA I know this is also partly my fault BARRY How about a suicide pact VANESSA How do we do it BARRY Ill sting you you step on me VANESSA That just kills you twice BARRY Right right VANESSA Listen Barry sorry but I gotta get going Vanessa leaves BARRY To himself I had to open my mouth and talk Vanessa Vanessa Why are you leaving Where are you going Vanessa is getting into a taxi VANESSA To the final Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena Theyve moved it to this weekend because all the flowers are dying Its the last chance Ill ever have to see it BARRY Vanessa I just wanna say Im sorry I never meant it to turn out like this VANESSA I know Me neither The taxi starts to drive away BARRY Tournament of Roses Roses cant do sports Wait a minute Roses Roses Roses Vanessa Barry flies after the Taxi VANESSA Roses Barry Barry is flying outside the window of the taxi BARRY Roses are flowers VANESSA Yes they are BARRY Flowers bees pollen VANESSA I know Thats why this is the last parade BARRY Maybe not Could you ask him to slow down VANESSA Could you slow down The taxi driver screeches to a stop and Barry keeps flying forward Barry Barry flies back to the window BARRY OK I made a huge mistake This is a total disaster all my fault VANESSA Yes it kind of is BARRY Ive ruined the planet I wanted to help you with the flower shop Ive made it worse VANESSA Actually its completely closed down BARRY I thought maybe you were remodeling But I have another idea and its greater than my previous ideas combined VANESSA I dont want to hear it BARRY All right they have the roses the roses have the pollen I know every bee plant and flower bud in this park All we gotta do is get what theyve got back here with what weve got Bees VANESSA Park BARRY Pollen VANESSA Flowers BARRY Repollination VANESSA Across the nation Tournament of Roses Pasadena California Theyve got nothing but flowers floats and cotton candy Security will be tight BARRY I have an idea Flash forward in time Vanessa is about to board a plane which has all the Roses on board VANESSA Vanessa Bloome FTD Holds out badge Official floral business Its real SECURITY GUARD Sorry maam Nice brooch VANESSA Thank you It was a gift Barry is revealed to be hiding inside the brooch Flash back in time and Barry and Vanessa are discussing their plan BARRY Once inside we just pick the right float VANESSA How about The Princess and the Pea I could be the princess and you could be the pea BARRY Yes I got it Where should I sit GUARD What are you BARRY I believe Im the pea GUARD The pea VANESSA It goes under the mattresses GUARD Not in this fairy tale sweetheart Im getting the marshal VANESSA You do that This whole parade is a fiasco Lets see what this babyll do Vanessa drives the float through traffic GUARD Hey what are you doing BARRY Then all we do is blend in with traffic without arousing suspicion Once at the airport theres no stopping us Flash forward in time and Barry and Vanessa are about to get on a plane SECURITY GUARD Stop Security You and your insect pack your float VANESSA Yes SECURITY GUARD Has it been in your possession the entire time VANESSA Yes SECURITY GUARD Would you remove your shoes To Barry Remove your stinger BARRY Its part of me SECURITY GUARD I know Just having some fun Enjoy your flight Barry plotting with Vanessa BARRY Then if were lucky well have just enough pollen to do the job Flash forward in time and Barry and Vanessa are flying on the plane Can you believe how lucky we are We have just enough pollen to do the job VANESSA I think this is gonna work BARRY Its got to work CAPTAIN SCOTT On intercom Attention passengers this is Captain Scott We have a bit of bad weather in New York It looks like well experience a couple hours delay VANESSA Barry these are cut flowers with no water Theyll never make it BARRY I gotta get up there and talk to them VANESSA Be careful Barry flies right outside the cockpit door BARRY Can I get help with the Sky Mall magazine Id like to order the talking inflatable nose and ear hair trimmer The flight attendant opens the door and walks out and Barry flies into the cockpit unseen BARRY Captain Im in a real situation CAPTAIN SCOTT Whatd you say Hal COPILOT HAL Nothing Scott notices Barry and freaks out CAPTAIN SCOTT Bee BARRY Nonono Dont freak out My entire species Captain Scott gets out of his seat and tries to suck Barry into a handheld vacuum HAL To Scott What are you doing Barry lands on Hals hair but Scott sees him He tries to suck up Barry but instead he sucks up Hals toupee CAPTAIN SCOTT Uhoh BARRY Wait a minute Im an attorney HAL Hal doesnt know Barry is on his head Whos an attorney CAPTAIN SCOTT Dont move Scott hits Hal in the face with the vacuum in an attempt to hit Barry Hal is knocked out and he falls on the life raft button which launches an infalatable boat into Scott who gets knocked out and falls to the floor They are both uncounscious BARRY To himself Oh Barry BARRY On intercom with a Southern accent Good afternoon passengers This is your captain Would a Miss Vanessa Bloome in 24B please report to the cockpit Vanessa looks confused Normal accent And please hurry Vanessa opens the door and sees the life raft and the uncounscious pilots VANESSA What happened here BARRY I tried to talk to them but then there was a DustBuster a toupee a life raft exploded Now ones bald ones in a boat and theyre both unconscious VANESSA Is that another bee joke BARRY No No ones flying the plane BUD DITCHWATER Through radio on plane This is JFK control tower Flight 356 Whats your status VANESSA This is Vanessa Bloome Im a florist from New York BUD Wheres the pilot VANESSA Hes unconscious and so is the copilot BUD Not good Does anyone onboard have flight experience BARRY As a matter of fact there is BUD Whos that BARRY Barry Benson BUD From the honey trial Oh great BARRY Vanessa this is nothing more than a big metal bee Its got giant wings huge engines VANESSA I cant fly a plane BARRY Why not Isnt John Travolta a pilot VANESSA Yes BARRY How hard could it be Vanessa sits down and flies for a little bit but we see lightning clouds outside the window VANESSA Wait Barry Were headed into some lightning An ominous lightning storm looms in front of the plane We are now watching the Bee News BOB BUMBLE This is Bob Bumble We have some latebreaking news from JFK Airport where a suspenseful scene is developing Barry Benson fresh from his legal victory ADAM Thats Barry BOB BUMBLE is attempting to land a plane loaded with people flowers and an incapacitated flight crew JANET MARTIN UNCLE CAR AND ADAM Flowers The scene switches to the human news REPORTER Talking with Bob Bumble We have a storm in the area and two individuals at the controls with absolutely no flight experience BOB BUMBLE Just a minute Theres a bee on that plane BUD Im quite familiar with Mr Benson and his noaccount compadres Theyve done enough damage REPORTER But isnt he your only hope BUD Technically a bee shouldnt be able to fly at all Their wings are too small BARRY Through radio Havent we heard this a million times The surface area of the wings and body mass make no sense BOB BUMBLE Get this on the air BEE Got it BEE NEWS CREW Stand by BEE NEWS CREW Were going live BARRY Through radio on TV The way we work may be a mystery to you Making honey takes a lot of bees doing a lot of small jobs But let me tell you about a small job If you do it well it makes a big difference More than we realized To us to everyone Thats why I want to get bees back to working together Thats the bee way Were not made of JellO We get behind a fellow Black and yellow BEES Hello The scene switches and Barry is teaching Vanessa how to fly BARRY Left right down hover VANESSA Hover BARRY Forget hover VANESSA This isnt so hard Pretending to honk the horn Beepbeep Beepbeep A Lightning bolt hits the plane and autopilot turns off Barry what happened BARRY Wait I think we were on autopilot the whole time VANESSA That may have been helping me BARRY And now were not VANESSA So it turns out I cannot fly a plane The plane plummets but we see Lou Lu Duva and the Pollen Jocks along with multiple other bees flying towards the plane Lou Lu DUva All of you lets get behind this fellow Move it out Move out The scene switches back to Vanessa and Barry in the plane BARRY Our only chance is if I do what Id do you copy me with the wings of the plane Barry sticks out his arms like an airplane and flys in front of Vanessas face VANESSA Dont have to yell BARRY Im not yelling Were in a lot of trouble VANESSA Its very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice BARRY Its not a tone Im panicking VANESSA I cant do this Barry slaps Vanessa BARRY Vanessa pull yourself together You have to snap out of it VANESSA Slaps Barry You snap out of it BARRY Slaps Vanessa You snap out of it VANESSA You snap out of it BARRY You snap out of it We see that all the Pollen Jocks are flying under the plane VANESSA You snap out of it BARRY You snap out of it VANESSA You snap out of it BARRY You snap out of it VANESSA Hold it BARRY Why Come on its my turn VANESSA How is the plane flying The plane is now safely flying VANESSA I dont know Barrys antennae rings like a phone Barry picks up BARRY Hello LOU LU DUVA Through phone Benson got any flowers for a happy occasion in there All of the Pollen Jocks are carrying the plane BARRY The Pollen Jocks They do get behind a fellow LOU LU DUVA Black and yellow POLLEN JOCKS Hello LOU LU DUVA All right lets drop this tin can on the blacktop BARRY Where I cant see anything Can you VANESSA No nothing Its all cloudy Come on You got to think bee Barry BARRY Thinking bee Thinking bee On the runway there are millions of bees laying on their backs BEES Thinking bee Thinking bee Thinking bee BARRY Wait a minute I think Im feeling something VANESSA What BARRY I dont know Its strong pulling me Like a 27millionyearold instinct Bring the nose down BEES Thinking bee Thinking bee Thinking bee CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR What in the world is on the tarmac BUD Get some lights on that It is revealed that all the bees are organized into a giant pulsating flower formation BEES Thinking bee Thinking bee Thinking bee BARRY Vanessa aim for the flower VANESSA OK BARRY Out the engines Were going in on bee power Ready boys LOU LU DUVA Affirmative BARRY Good Good Easy now Thats it Land on that flower Ready Full reverse Spin it around The planes nose is pointed at a flower painted on a nearby plane Not that flower The other one VANESSA Which one BARRY That flower The plane is now pointed at a fat guy in a flowered shirt He freaks out and tries to take a picture of the plane VANESSA Im aiming at the flower BARRY Thats a fat guy in a flowered shirt I mean the giant pulsating flower made of millions of bees The plane hovers over the beeflower Pull forward Nose down Tail up Rotate around it VANESSA This is insane Barry BARRY Thiss the only way I know how to fly BUD Am I kookookachoo or is this plane flying in an insectlike pattern The plane is unrealistically hovering and spinning over the beeflower BARRY Get your nose in there Dont be afraid Smell it Full reverse Just drop it Be a part of it Aim for the center Now drop it in Drop it in woman Come on already The bees scatter and the plane safely lands VANESSA Barry we did it You taught me how to fly BARRY Yes Vanessa is about to highfive Barry No highfive VANESSA Right ADAM Barry it worked Did you see the giant flower BARRY What giant flower Where Of course I saw the flower That was genius ADAM Thank you BARRY But were not done yet Listen everyone This runway is covered with the last pollen from the last flowers available anywhere on Earth That means this is our last chance Were the only ones who make honey pollinate flowers and dress like this If were gonna survive as a species this is our moment What do you say Are we going to be bees or just Museum of Natural History keychains BEES Were bees BEE WHO LIKES KEYCHAINS Keychain BARRY Then follow me Except Keychain POLLEN JOCK 1 Hold on Barry Here Youve earned this BARRY Yeah Im a Pollen Jock And its a perfect fit All I gotta do are the sleeves The Pollen Jocks throw Barry a nectarcollecting gun Barry catches it Oh yeah JANET Thats our Barry Barry and the Pollen Jocks get pollen from the flowers on the plane Flash forward in time and the Pollen Jocks are flying over NYC Barry pollinates the flowers in Vanessas shop and then heads to Central Park BOY IN PARK Mom The bees are back ADAM Putting on his Krelman hat If anybody needs to make a call nows the time I got a feeling well be working late tonight The bee honey factories are back up and running Meanwhile at Vanessas shop VANESSA To customer Heres your change Have a great afternoon Can I help whos next Would you like some honey with that It is beeapproved Dont forget these There is a room in the shop where Barry does legal work for other animals He is currently talking with a Cow COW Milk cream cheese its all me And I dont see a nickel Sometimes I just feel like a piece of meat BARRY I had no idea VANESSA Barry Im sorry Have you got a moment BARRY Would you excuse me My mosquito associate will help you MOOSEBLOOD Sorry Im late COW Hes a lawyer too MOOSEBLOOD Maam I was already a bloodsucking parasite All I needed was a briefcase VANESSA Have a great afternoon Barry I just got this huge tulip order and I cant get them anywhere BARRY No problem Vannie Just leave it to me VANESSA Youre a lifesaver Barry Can I help whos next BARRY All right scramble jocks Its time to fly VANESSA Thank you Barry Ken walks by on the sidewalk and sees the beeapproved honey in Vanessas shop KEN That bee is living my life ANDY Let it go Kenny KEN When will this nightmare end ANDY Let it all go BARRY Beautiful day to fly POLLEN JOCK Sure is BARRY Between you and me I was dying to get out of that office Barry recreates the scene near the beginning of the movie where he flies through the box kite The movie fades to black and the credits being after credits No scene can be seen but the characters can be heard talking over the credits You have got to start thinking bee my friend Thinking bee Me BARRY Talking over singer Hold it Lets just stop for a second Hold it Im sorry Im sorry everyone Can we stop here SINGER Oh BarryBARRY Im not making a major life decision during a production number SINGER All right Take ten everybody Wrap it up guys BARRY I had virtually no rehearsal for that - -INF
- The Project Gutenberg eBook of Websters Unabridged Dictionary This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever You may copy it give it away or reuse it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at wwwgutenbergorg If you are not located in the United States you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook Title Websters Unabridged Dictionary Author Various Release date August 22 2009 eBook 29765 Most recently updated June 28 2023 Language English Credits Graham Lawrence START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WEBSTERS UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY A A named a in the English and most commonly ä in other languages Defn The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe as also the small letter a besides the forms in Italic black letter etc are all descended from the old Latin A which was borrowed from the Greek Alpha of the same form and this was made from the first letter Aleph and itself from the Egyptian origin The Aleph was a consonant letter with a guttural breath sound that was not an element of Greek articulation and the Greeks took it to represent their vowel Alpha with the ä sound the Phoenician alphabet having no vowel symbols This letter in English is used for several different vowel sounds See Guide to pronunciation §§ 4374 The regular long a as in fate etc is a comparatively modern sound and has taken the place of what till about the early part of the 17th century was a sound of the quality of ä as in far 2 Mus Defn The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale that in C or the first tone of the minor scale which is named after it the scale in A minor The second string of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff A sharp A is the name of a musical tone intermediate between A and B A flat A is the name of a tone intermediate between A and G A per se Etym L per se by itself one preëminent a nonesuch Obs O fair Creseide the flower and A per se Of Troy and Greece Chaucer A A emph 1 Etym Shortened form of an AS an one See One Defn An adjective commonly called the indefinite article and signifying one or any but less emphatically Defn At a birth In a word At a blow Shak Note It is placed before nouns of the singular number denoting an individual object or a quality individualized before collective nouns and also before plural nouns when the adjective few or the phrase great many or good many is interposed as a dog a house a man a color a sweetness a hundred a fleet a regiment a few persons a great many days It is used for an for the sake of euphony before words beginning with a consonant sound for exception of certain words beginning with h see An as a table a woman a year a unit a eulogy a ewe a oneness such a one etc Formally an was used both before vowels and consonants 2 Etym Originally the preposition a an on Defn In each to or for each as twenty leagues a day a hundred pounds a year a dollar a yard etc A A prep Etym Abbreviated form of an AS on See On 1 In on at by Obs A Gods name Torn a pieces Stand a tiptoe A Sundays Shak Wit that men have now a days Chaucer Set them a work Robynson Mores Utopia 2 In process of in the act of into to used with verbal substantives in ing which begin with a consonant This is a shortened form of the preposition an which was used before the vowel sound as in a hunting a building a begging Jacob when he was a dying Heb xi 21 Well a birding together It was a doing Shak He burst out a laughing Macaulay The hyphen may be used to connect a with the verbal substantive as ahunting abuilding or the words may be written separately This form of expression is now for the most part obsolete the a being omitted and the verbal substantive treated as a participle A A Etym From AS of off from See Of Defn Of Obs The name of John a Gaunt What time a day is it Shak Its six a clock B Jonson A A Defn A barbarous corruption of have of he and sometimes of it and of they So would I a done A brushes his hat Shak A A Defn An expletive void of sense to fill up the meter A merry heart goes all the day Your sad tires in a milea Shak A A Defn A as a prefix to English words is derived from various sources 1 It frequently signifies on or in from an a forms of AS on denoting a state as in afoot on foot abed amiss asleep aground aloft away AS onweg and analogically ablaze atremble etc 2 AS of off from as in adown AS ofdüne off the dun or hill 3 AS a Goth us ur Ger er usually giving an intensive force and sometimes the sense of away on back as in arise abide ago 4 Old English y or i corrupted from the AS inseparable particle ge cognate with OHG ga gi Goth ga which as a prefix made no essential addition to the meaning as in aware 5 French à L ad to as in abase achieve 6 L a ab abs from as in avert 7 Greek insep prefix a without or privative not as in abyss atheist akin to E un Note Besides these there are other sources from which the prefix a takes its origin A 1 A 1 A registry mark given by underwriters as at Lloyds to ships in firstclass condition Inferior grades are indicated by A 2 and A 3 Note A 1 is also applied colloquially to other things to imply superiority prime firstclass firstrate AAM Aam n Etym D aam fr LL ama cf L hama a water bucket Gr Defn A Dutch and German measure of liquids varying in different cities being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons at Antwerp 36½ at Hamburg 38¼ Written also Aum and Awm AARDVARK Aardvark n Etym D earthpig Zoöl Defn An edentate mammal of the genus Orycteropus somewhat resembling a pig common in some parts of Southern Africa It burrows in the ground and feeds entirely on ants which it catches with its long slimy tongue AARDWOLF Aardwolf n Etym D earthwolf Zoöl Defn A carnivorous quadruped Proteles Lalandii of South Africa resembling the fox and hyena See Proteles AARONIC AARONICAL Aaronic Aaronical a Defn Pertaining to Aaron the first high priest of the Jews AARONS ROD Aarons rod Etym See Exodus vii 9 and Numbers xvii 8 1 Arch Defn A rod with one serpent twined around it thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury which has two 2 Bot Defn A plant with a tall flowering stem esp the great mullein or hagtaper and the goldenrod AB Ab Etym Latin prep etymologically the same as E of off See Of Defn A prefix in many words of Latin origin It signifies from away separating or departure as in abduct abstract abscond See A 6 AB Ab n Etym Of Syriac origin Defn The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning the eleventh by the civil computation coinciding nearly with August W Smith ABACA Abaca n Etym The native name Defn The Manilahemp plant Musa textilis also its fiber See Manila hemp under Manila ABACINATE Abacinate vt Etym LL abacinatus pp of abacinare ab off bacinus a basin Defn To blind by a redhot metal plate held before the eyes R ABACINATION Abacination n Defn The act of abacinating R ABACISCUS Abaciscus n Etym GrAbacus Arch Defn One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement an abaculus ABACIST Abacist n Etym LL abacista fr abacus Defn One who uses an abacus in casting accounts a calculator ABACK Aback adv Etym Pref a back AS on bæc at on or toward the back See Back 1 Toward the back or rear backward Therewith aback she started Chaucer 2 Behind in the rear Knolles 3 Naut Defn Backward against the mastsaid of the sails when pressed by the wind Totten To be taken aback a To be driven backward against the mast said of the sails also of the ship when the sails are thus driven b To be suddenly checked baffled or discomfited Dickens ABACK Aback n Defn An abacus Obs B Jonson ABACTINAL Abactinal a Etym L ab E actinal Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal opposed to actinal The aboral or abactinal area L Agassiz ABACTION Abaction n Defn Stealing cattle on a large scale Obs ABACTOR Abactor n Etym L fr abigere to drive away abagere to drive Law Defn One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves Obs ABACULUS Abaculus n pl Abaculi Etym L dim of abacus Arch Defn A small tile of glass marble or other substance of various colors used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements Fairholt ABACUS Abacus n E pl Abacuses L pl Abaci Etym L abacus abax Gr 1 A table or tray strewn with sand anciently used for drawing calculating etc Obs 2 A calculating table or frame an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires or counters in grooves the lowest line representing units the second line tens etc It is still employed in China 3 Arch a The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave See Column b A tablet panel or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work 4 A board tray or table divided into perforated compartments for holding cups bottles or the like a kind of cupboard buffet or sideboard Abacus harmonicus Mus an ancient diagram showing the structure and disposition of the keys of an instrument Crabb ABADA Abada n Etym Pg the female rhinoceros Defn The rhinoceros Obs Purchas ABADDON Abaddon n Etym Heb abaddon destruction abyss fr abad to be lost to perish 1 The destroyer or angel of the bottomless pit the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus 2 Hell the bottomless pit Poetic In all her gates Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt Milton ABAFT Abaft prep Etym Pref aon OE baft baften biaften AS beæftan be by æftan behind See After Aft By Naut Defn Behind toward the stern from as abaft the wheelhouse Abaft the beam See under Beam ABAFT Abaft adv Naut Defn Toward the stern aft as to go abaft ABAISANCE Abaisance n Etym For obeisance confused with F abaisser E abase Defn Obeisance Obs Jonson ABAISER Abaiser n Defn Ivory black or animal charcoal Weale ABAIST Abaist pp Defn Abashed confounded discomfited Obs Chaucer ABALIENATE Abalienate vt Etym L abalienatus pp of abalienare ab alienus foreign alien See Alien 1 Civil Law Defn To transfer the title of from one to another to alienate 2 To estrange to withdraw Obs 3 To cause alienation of mind Sandys ABALIENATION Abalienation n Etym L abalienatio cf F abalianation Defn The act of abalienating alienation estrangement Obs ABALONE Abalone n Zoöl Defn A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis The shell is lined with motherofpearl and used for ornamental purposes the seaear Several large species are found on the coast of California clinging closely to the rocks ABAND Aband vt Etym Contracted from abandon 1 To abandon Obs Enforced the kingdom to aband Spenser 2 To banish to expel Obs Mir for Mag ABANDON Abandon vt imp pp Abandoned ppr vbn Abandoning Etym OF abandoner Fabandonner a L adbandon permission authority LL bandum bannum public proclamation interdiction bannire to proclaim summon of Germanic origin cf Goth bandwjan to show by signs to designate OHG banproclamation The word meant to proclaim put under a ban put under control hence as in OE to compel subject or to leave in the control of another and hence to give up See Ban 1 To cast or drive out to banish to expel to reject Obs That he might abandon them from him Udall Being all this time abandoned from your bed Shak 2 To give up absolutely to forsake entirely to renounce utterly to relinquish all connection with or concern on to desert as a person to whom one owes allegiance or fidelity to quit to surrender Hope was overthrown yet could not be abandoned I Taylor 3 Reflexively To give ones self up without attempt at self control to yield ones self unrestrainedly often in a bad sense He abandoned himself to his favorite vice Macaulay 4 Mar Law Defn To relinquish all claim to used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against Syn To give up yield forego cede surrender resign abdicate quit relinquish renounce desert forsake leave retire withdraw from To Abandon Desert Forsake These words agree in representing a person as giving up or leaving some object but differ as to the mode of doing it The distinctive sense of abandon is that of giving up a thing absolutely and finally as to abandon ones friends places opinions good or evil habits a hopeless enterprise a shipwrecked vessel Abandon is more widely applicable than forsake or desert The Latin original of desert appears to have been originally applied to the case of deserters from military service Hence the verb when used of persons in the active voice has usually or always a bad sense implying some breach of fidelity honor etc the leaving of something which the person should rightfully stand by and support as to desert ones colors to desert ones post to desert ones principles or duty When used in the passive the sense is not necessarily bad as the fields were deserted a deserted village deserted halls Forsake implies the breaking off of previous habit association personal connection or that the thing left had been familiar or frequented as to forsake old friends to forsake the paths of rectitude the blood forsook his cheeks It may be used either in a good or in a bad sense ABANDON Abandon n Etym F abandon fr abandonner See Abandon v Defn Abandonment relinquishment Obs ABANDON Abandon n Etym F See Abandon Defn A complete giving up to natural impulses freedom from artificial constraint careless freedom or ease ABANDONED Abandoned a 1 Forsaken deserted Your abandoned streams Thomson 2 Selfabandoned or given up to vice extremely wicked or sinning without restraint irreclaimably wicked as an abandoned villain Syn Profligate dissolute corrupt vicious depraved reprobate wicked unprincipled graceless vile Abandoned Profligate Reprobate These adjectives agree in expressing the idea of great personal depravity Profligate has reference to open and shameless immoralities either in private life or political conduct as a profligate court a profligate ministry Abandoned is stronger and has reference to the searing of conscience and hardening of heart produced by a mans giving himself wholly up to iniquity as a man of abandoned character Reprobate describes the condition of one who has become insensible to reproof and who is morally abandoned and lost beyond hope of recovery God gave them over to a reprobate mind Rom i 28 ABANDONEDLY Abandonedly adv Defn Unrestrainedly ABANDONEE Abandonee n Law Defn One to whom anything is legally abandoned ABANDONER Abandoner n Defn One who abandons Beau Fl ABANDONMENT Abandonment n Etym Cf F abandonnement 1 The act of abandoning or the state of being abandoned total desertion relinquishment The abandonment of the independence of Europe Burke 2 Mar Law Defn The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against 3 Com Law Defn a The relinquishment of a right claim or privilege as to mill site etc b The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation as a wife husband or child desertion 4 Careless freedom or ease abandon R Carlyle ABANDUM Abandum n Etym LL See Abandon Law Defn Anything forfeited or confiscated ABANET Abanet n Defn See Abnet ABANGA Abanga n Etym Name given by the negroes in the island of St Thomas Defn A West Indian palm also the fruit of this palm the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest ABANNATION ABANNITION Abannation Abannition n Etym LL abannatio ad LL bannire to banish Old Law Defn Banishment Obs Bailey ABARTICULATION Abarticulation n Etym L ab E articulation cf F abarticulation See Article Anat Defn Articulation usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint diarthrosis Coxe ABASE Abase vt imppp Abased ppr vb n Abasing Etym F abaisser LL abassare abbassare ad bassare fr bassus low See Base a 1 To lower or depress to throw or cast down as to abase the eye Archaic Bacon Saying so he abased his lance Shelton 2 To cast down or reduce low or lower as in rank office condition in life or estimation of worthiness to depress to humble to degrade Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased Luke xiv ll Syn To Abase Debase Degrade These words agree in the idea of bringing down from a higher to a lower state Abase has reference to a bringing down in condition or feelings as to abase ones self before God Debase has reference to the bringing down of a thing in purity or making it base It is therefore always used in a bad sense as to debase the coin of the kingdom to debase the mind by vicious indulgence to debase ones style by coarse or vulgar expressions Degrade has reference to a bringing down from some higher grade or from some standard Thus a priest is degraded from the clerical office When used in a moral sense it denotes a bringing down in character and just estimation as degraded by intemperance a degrading employment etc Art is degraded when it is regarded only as a trade ABASED Abased a 1 Lowered humbled 2 Her Etym F abaissé Defn Borne lower than usual as a fess also having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield ABASEDLY Abasedly adv Defn Abjectly downcastly ABASEMENT Abasement n Etym Cf F abaissement Defn The act of abasing humbling or bringing low the state of being abased or humbled humiliation ABASER Abaser n Defn He who or that which abases ABASH Abash vt imp pp Abashed ppr vb n Abashing Etym OE abaissen abaisshen abashen OFesbahir F ébahir to astonish fr L ex the interjection bah expressing astonishment In OE somewhat confused with abase Cf Finish Defn To destroy the selfpossession of to confuse or confound as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt mistake or inferiority to put to shame to disconcert to discomfit Abashed the devil stood And felt how awful goodness is Milton He was a man whom no check could abash Macaulay Syn To confuse confound disconcert shame To Abash Confuse Confound Abash is a stronger word than confuse but not so strong as confound We are abashed when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority as Peter was abashed in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors We are confused when from some unexpected or startling occurrence we lose clearness of thought and selfpossession Thus a witness is often confused by a severe crossexamination a timid person is apt to be confused in entering a room full of strangers We are confounded when our minds are overwhelmed as it were by something wholly unexpected amazing dreadful etc so that we have nothing to say Thus a criminal is usually confounded at the discovery of his guilt Satan stood Awhile as mute confounded what to say Milton ABASHEDLY Abashedly adv Defn In an abashed manner ABASHMENT Abashment n Etym Cf F ébahissement Defn The state of being abashed confusion from shame ABASIA Abasia n NL Gr not a step Med Defn Inability to coördinate muscular actions properly in walking Abasic a ABASSI ABASSIS Abassi Abassis n Etym Ar Per abasi belonging to Abas a king of Persia Defn A silver coin of Persia worth about twenty cents ABATABLE Abatable a Defn Capable of being abated as an abatable writ or nuisance ABATE Abate vt imp pp Abated ppr vbn Abating Etym OF abatre to beat down F abattre LL abatere ab or ad batere battere popular form for L batuere to beat Cf Bate Batter 1 To beat down to overthrow Obs The King of Scots sore abated the walls Edw Hall 2 To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state number or degree to lessen to diminish to contract to moderate toto cut short as to abate a demand to abate pride zeal hope His eye was not dim nor his natural force abated Deut xxxiv 7 3 To deduct to omit as to abate something from a price Nine thousand parishes abating the odd hundreds Fuller 4 To blunt Obs To abate the edge of envy Bacon 5 To reduce in estimation to deprive Obs She hath abated me of half my train Shak 6 Law Defn a To bring entirely down or put an end to to do away with as to abate a nuisance to abate a writ b Eng Law To diminish to reduce Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion upon a deficiency of assets To abate a tax to remit it either wholly or in part ABATE Abate vi Etym See Abate vt 1 To decrease or become less in strength or violence as pain abates a storm abates The fury of Glengarry rapidly abated Macaulay 2 To be defeated or come to naught to fall through to fail as a writ abates To abate into a freehold To abate in lands Law to enter into a freehold after the death of the last possessor and before the heir takes possession See Abatement 4 Syn To subside decrease intermit decline diminish lessen To Abate Subside These words as here compared imply a coming down from some previously raised or exited state Abate expresses this in respect to degrees and implies a diminution of force or of intensity as the storm abates the cold abates the force of the wind abates or the wind abates a fever abates Subside to settle down has reference to a previous state of agitation or commotion as the waves subside after a storm the wind subsides into a calm When the words are used figuratively the same distinction should be observed If we conceive of a thing as having different degrees of intensity or strength the word to be used is abate Thus we say a mans anger abates the ardor of ones love abates Winter rage abates But if the image be that of a sinking down into quiet from preceding excitement or commotion the word to be used is subside as the tumult of the people subsides the public mind subsided into a calm The same is the case with those emotions which are tumultuous in their nature as his passion subsides his joy quickly subsided his grief subsided into a pleasing melancholy Yet if in such cases we were thinking of the degree of violence of the emotion we might use abate as his joy will abate in the progress of time and so in other instances ABATE Abate n Defn Abatement Obs Sir T Browne ABATEMENT Abatement n Etym OF abatement F abattement 1 The act of abating or the state of being abated a lessening diminution or reduction removal or putting an end to as the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof 2 The amount abated that which is taken away by way of reduction deduction decrease a rebate or discount allowed 3 Her Defn A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon 4 Law Defn The entry of a stranger without right into a freehold after the death of the last possessor before the heir or devisee Blackstone Defense in abatement Plea in abatement Law plea to the effect that from some formal defect eg misnomer want of jurisdiction the proceedings should be abated ABATER Abater n Defn One who or that which abates ABATIS ABATTIS Abatis Abattis n Etym F abatis abattis mass of things beaten or cut down fr abattre See Abate Fort Defn A means of defense formed by felled trees the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards or against the enemy ABATISED Abatised a Defn Provided with an abatis ABATOR Abator n Law Defn a One who abates a nuisance b A person who without right enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor before the heir or devisee Blackstone ABATTOIR Abattoir n pl Abattoirs Etym F fr abattre to beat down See Abate Defn A public slaughterhouse for cattle sheep etc ABATURE Abature n Etym F abatture fr abattre See Abate Defn Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them Crabb ABATVOIX Abatvoix n Etym F abattre to beat down voix voice Defn The soundingboard over a pulpit or rostrum ABAWED Abawed pp Etym Perh pp of a verb fr OF abaubir to frighten disconcert fr L ad balbus stammering Defn Astonished abashed Obs Chaucer ABAXIAL ABAXILE Abaxial Abaxile a Etym L ab axis axle Bot Defn Away from the axis or central line eccentric Balfour ABAY Abay n Etym OF abay barking Defn Barking baying of dogs upon their prey See Bay Obs ABB Abb n Etym AS aweb ab pref a web See Web Defn Among weaves yarn for the warp Hence abb wool is wool for the abb ABBA Abba n Etym Syriac abba father See Abbot Defn Father religious superior in the Syriac Coptic and Ethiopic churches a title given to the bishops and by the bishops to the patriarch ABBACY Abbacy n pl Abbacies Etym L abbatia fr abbas abbatis abbot See Abbey Defn The dignity estate or jurisdiction of an abbot ABBATIAL Abbatial a Etym LL abbatialis cf F abbatial Defn Belonging to an abbey as abbatial rights ABBATICAL Abbatical a Defn Abbatial Obs ABBE Abbé nEtym F abbé See Abbot Defn The French word answering to the English abbot the head of an abbey but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress Note After the 16th century the name was given in social parlance to candidates for some priory or abbey in the gift of the crown Many of these aspirants became well known in literary and fashionable life By further extension the name came to be applied to unbeneficed secular ecclesiastics generally Littré ABBESS Abbess n Etym OFabaesse abeesse F abbesse L abbatissa fem of abbas abbatis abbot See Abbot Defn A female superior or governess of a nunnery or convent of nuns having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks See Abbey ABBEY Abbey n pl Abbeys Etym OF abaïe F abbaye L abbatia fr abbas abbot See Abbot 1 A monastery or society of persons of either sex secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy also the monastic building or buildings Note The men are called monks and governed by an abbot the women are called nuns and governed by an abbess 2 The church of a monastery Note In London the Abbey means Westminster Abbey and in Scotland the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood The name is also retained for a private residence on the site of an abbey as Newstead Abbey the residence of Lord Byron Syn Monastery convent nunnery priory cloister See Cloister ABBOT Abbot n Etym AS abbod abbad L abbas abbatis Gr abba father Cf Abba AbbÉ 1 The superior or head of an abbey 2 One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys Encyc Brit Abbot of the people a title formerly given to one of the chief magistrates in Genoa Abbot of Misrule or Lord of Misrule in mediæval times the master of revels as at Christmas in Scotland called the Abbot of Unreason Encyc Brit ABBOTSHIP Abbotship n Etym Abbot ship Defn The state or office of an abbot ABBREVIATE Abbreviate vt imp pp Abbreviated ppr vbn Abbreviating Etym L abbreviatus pp of abbreviare ad breviare to shorten fr brevis short See Abridge 1 To make briefer to shorten to abridge to reduce by contraction or omission especially of words written or spoken It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting another by cutting off Bacon 2 Math Defn To reduce to lower terms as a fraction ABBREVIATE Abbreviate a Etym L abbreviatus pp 1 Abbreviated abridged shortened R The abbreviate form Earle 2 Biol Defn Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type ABBREVIATE Abbreviate n Defn An abridgment Obs Elyot ABBREVIATED Abbreviated a Defn Shortened relatively short abbreviate ABBREVIATION Abbreviation n Etym LL abbreviatio cf F abbréviation 1 The act of shortening or reducing 2 The result of abbreviating an abridgment Tylor 3 The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission a letter or letters standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part as Gen for Genesis USA for United States of America 4 Mus Defn One dash or more through the stem of a note dividing it respectively into quavers semiquavers or demisemiquavers Moore ABBREVIATOR Abbreviator n Etym LL cf F abbréviateur 1 One who abbreviates or shortens 2 One of a college of seventytwo officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition or reply of the pope to a letter and afterwards expand the minute into official form ABBREVIATORY Abbreviatory a Defn Serving or tending to abbreviate shortening abridging ABBREVIATURE Abbreviature n 1 An abbreviation an abbreviated state or form Obs 2 An abridgment a compendium or abstract This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian Jer Taylor ABB WOOL Abb wool Defn See Abb A B C A B C 1 The first three letters of the alphabet used for the whole alphabet 2 A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of reading Obs 3 The simplest rudiments of any subject as the A B C of finance A B C book a primer Shak ABDAL Abdal n Etym Ar badil pl abdal a substitute a good religious man saint fr badala to change substitute Defn A religious devotee or dervish in Persia ABDERIAN Abderian a Etym From Abdera a town in Thrace of which place Democritus the Laughing Philosopher was a native Defn Given to laughter inclined to foolish or incessant merriment ABDERITE Abderite n Etym L Abderita Abderites fr Gr Defn An inhabitant of Abdera in Thrace The Abderite Democritus the Laughing Philosopher ABDEST Abdest n Etym Per abdast ab water dast hand Defn Purification by washing the hands before prayer a Mohammedan rite Heyse ABDICABLE Abdicable a Defn Capable of being abdicated ABDICANT Abdicant a Etym L abdicans ppr of abdicare Defn Abdicating renouncing followed by of Monks abdicant of their orders Whitlock ABDICANT Abdicant n Defn One who abdicates Smart ABDICATE Abdicate vt imp pp Abdicated ppr vbn Abdicating Etym L abdicatus pp of abdicare ab dicare to proclaim akin to dicere to say See Diction 1 To surrender or relinquish as sovereign power to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising as a high office station dignity as to abdicate the throne the crown the papacy Note The word abdicate was held to mean in the case of James II to abandon without a formal surrender The crossbearers abdicated their service Gibbon 2 To renounce to relinquish said of authority a trust duty right etc He abdicates all right to be his own governor Burke The understanding abdicates its functions Froude 3 To reject to cast off Obs Bp Hall 4 Civil Law Defn To disclaim and expel from the family as a father his child to disown to disinherit Syn To give up quit vacate relinquish forsake abandon resign renounce desert To Abdicate Resign Abdicate commonly expresses the act of a monarch in voluntary and formally yielding up sovereign authority as to abdicate the government Resign is applied to the act of any person high or low who gives back an office or trust into the hands of him who conferred it Thus a minister resigns a military officer resigns a clerk resigns The expression The king resigned his crown sometimes occurs in our later literature implying that he held it from his people There are other senses of resign which are not here brought into view ABDICATE Abdicate vi Defn To relinquish or renounce a throne or other high office or dignity Though a king may abdicate for his own person he cannot abdicate for the monarchy Burke ABDICATION Abdication n Etym L abdicatio cf F abdication Defn The act of abdicating the renunciation of a high office dignity or trust by its holder commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power as abdication of the throne government power authority ABDICATIVE Abdicative a Etym L abdicativus Defn Causing or implying abdication R Bailey ABDICATOR Abdicator n Defn One who abdicates ABDITIVE Abditive a Etym L abditivus fr abdere to hide Defn Having the quality of hiding R Bailey ABDITORY Abditory n Etym L abditorium Defn A place for hiding or preserving articles of value Cowell ABDOMEN Abdomen n Etym L abdomen a word of uncertain etymol cf F abdomen 1 Anat Defn The belly or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis Also the cavity of the belly which is lined by the peritoneum and contains the stomach bowels and other viscera In man often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis the remainder being called the pelvic cavity 2 Zoöl Defn The posterior section of the body behind the thorax in insects crustaceans and other Arthropoda ABDOMINAL Abdominal a Etym Cf F abdominal 1 Of or pertaining to the abdomen ventral as the abdominal regions muscles cavity 2 Zoöl Defn Having abdominal fins belonging to the Abdominales as abdominal fishes Abdominal ring Anat a fancied ringlike opening on each side of the abdomen external and superior to the pubes called also inguinal ring ABDOMINAL Abdominal n E pl Abdominals L pl Abdominales Defn A fish of the group Abdominales ABDOMINALES Abdominales n pl Etym NL masc pl Zoöl Defn A group including the greater part of freshwater fishes and many marine ones having the ventral fins under the abdomen behind the pectorals ABDOMINALIA Abdominalia n pl Etym NL neut pl Zoöl Defn A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages ABDOMINOSCOPY Abdominoscopy n Etym L abdomen Gr Med Defn Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease ABDOMINOTHORACIC Abdominothoracic a Defn Relating to the abdomen and the thorax or chest ABDOMINOUS Abdominous a Defn Having a protuberant belly potbellied Gorgonius sits abdominous and wan Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan Cowper ABDUCE Abduce vt imp pp Abduced ppr vbn Abducing Etym L abducere to lead away ab ducere to lead See Duke and cf Abduct Defn To draw or conduct away to withdraw to draw to a different part Obs If we abduce the eye unto either corner the object will not duplicate Sir T Browne ABDUCT Abduct vt imp pp Abducted ppr vbn Abducting Etym L abductus pp of abducere See Abduce 1 To take away surreptitiously by force to carry away a human being wrongfully and usually by violence to kidnap 2 To draw away as a limb or other part from its ordinary position ABDUCTION Abduction n Etym L abductio cf F abduction 1 The act of abducing or abducting a drawing apart a carrying away Roget 2 Physiol Defn The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis or middle line of the body 3 Law Defn The wrongful and usually the forcible carrying off of a human being as the abduction of a child the abduction of an heiress 4 Logic Defn A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident but the minor is only probable ABDUCTOR Abductor n Etym NL 1 One who abducts 2 Anat Defn A muscle which serves to draw a part out or form the median line of the body as the abductor oculi which draws the eye outward ABEAM Abeam adv Etym Pref a beam Naut Defn On the beam that is on a line which forms a right angle with the ships keel opposite to the center of the ships side ABEAR Abear vt Etym AS aberan pref a beran to bear 1 To bear to behave Obs So did the faery knight himself abear Spenser 2 To put up with to endure Prov Dickens ABEARANCE Abearance n Defn Behavior Obs Blackstone ABEARING Abearing n Defn Behavior Obs Sir T More ABECEDARIAN Abecedarian n Etym L abecedarius A word from the first four letters of the alphabet 1 One who is learning the alphabet hence a tyro 2 One engaged in teaching the alphabet Wood ABECEDARIAN ABECEDARY Abecedarian Abecedary a Defn Pertaining to or formed by the letters of the alphabet alphabetic hence rudimentary Abecedarian psalms hymns etc compositions in which like the 119th psalm in Hebrew distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet Hook ABECEDARY Abecedary n Defn A primer the first principle or rudiment of anything R Fuller ABED Abed adv Etym Pref a in on bed 1 In bed or on the bed Not to be abed after midnight Shak 2 To childbed in the phrase brought abed that is delivered of a child Shak ABEGGE Abegge Defn Same as Aby Obs Chaucer ABELE Abele n Etym D abeel abeelboom OF abel aubel fr a dim of L albus white Defn The white polar Populus alba Six abeles i the churchyard grow Mrs Browning ABELIAN ABELITE ABELONIAN Abelian Abelite Abelonian n Eccl Hist Defn One of a sect in Africa 4th century mentioned by St Augustine who states that they married but lived in continence after the manner as they pretended of Abel ABELMOSK Abelmosk n Etym NL abelmoschus fr Ar abulmisk father of musk ie producing musk See Musk Bot Defn An evergreen shrub Hibiscus formerly Abelmoschus moschatus of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee sometimes called musk mallow ABERDEVINE Aberdevine n Zoöl Defn The European siskin Carduelis spinus a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch ABERR Aberr vi Etym L aberrare See Aberrate Defn To wander to stray Obs Sir T Browne ABERRANCE ABERRANCY Aberrance Aberrancy n Defn State of being aberrant a wandering from the right way deviation from truth rectitude etc Aberrancy of curvature Geom the deviation of a curve from a circular form ABERRANT Aberrant a Etym L aberrans rantis ppr of aberrare Defn See Aberr 1 Wandering straying from the right way 2 Biol Defn Deviating from the ordinary or natural type exceptional abnormal The more aberrant any form is the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which on my theory have been exterminated Darwin ABERRATE Aberrate vi Etym L aberratus ppr of aberrare ab errare to wander See Err Defn To go astray to diverge R Their own defective and aberrating vision De Quincey ABERRATION Aberration n Etym L aberratio cf F aberration See Aberrate 1 The act of wandering deviation especially from truth or moral rectitude from the natural state or from a type The aberration of youth Hall Aberrations from theory Burke 2 A partial alienation of reason Occasional aberrations of intellect Lingard Whims which at first are the aberrations of a single brain pass with heat into epidemic form I Taylor 3 Astron Defn A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer called annual aberration when the observers motion is that of the earth in its orbit and dairy or diurnal aberration when of the earth on its axis amounting when greatest in the former case to 204 and in the latter to 03 Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet relative to the earth 4 Opt Defn The convergence to different foci by a lens or mirror of rays of light emanating from one and the same point or the deviation of such rays from a single focus called spherical aberration when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays and chromatic aberration when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum those of each color having a distinct focus 5 Physiol Defn The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it 6 Law Defn The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B Syn Insanity lunacy madness derangement alienation mania dementia hallucination illusion delusion See Insanity ABERRATIONAL Aberrational a Defn Characterized by aberration ABERUNCATE Aberuncate vt Etym L aberuncare for aberruncare See Averruncate Defn To weed out Obs Bailey ABERUNCATOR Aberuncator n Defn A weeding machine ABET Abet vt imp pp Abetted ppr vbn Abetting Etym OF abeter a L ad beter to bait as a bear fr Icel beita to set dogs on to feed originally to cause to bite fr Icel bita to bite hence to bait to incite See Bait Bet 1 To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance used in a bad sense of persons and acts as to abet an illdoer to abet one in his wicked courses to abet vice to abet an insurrection The whole tribe abets the villany South Would not the fool abet the stealth Who rashly thus exposed his wealth Gay 2 To support uphold or aid to maintain in a good sense Obs Our duty is urged and our confidence abetted Jer Taylor 3 Law Defn To contribute as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense Syn To incite instigate set on egg on foment advocate countenance encourage second uphold aid assist support sustain back connive at ABET Abet n Etym OF abet fr abeter Defn Act of abetting aid Obs Chaucer ABETMENT Abetment n Defn The act of abetting as an abetment of treason crime etc ABETTAL Abettal n Defn Abetment R ABETTER ABETTOR Abetter Abettor n Defn One who abets an instigator of an offense or an offender Note The form abettor is the legal term and also in general use Syn Abettor Accessory Accomplice These words denote different degrees of complicity in some deed or crime An abettor is one who incites or encourages to the act without sharing in its performance An accessory supposes a principal offender One who is neither the chief actor in an offense nor present at its performance but accedes to or becomes involved in its guilt either by some previous or subsequent act as of instigating encouraging aiding or concealing etc is an accessory An accomplice is one who participates in the commission of an offense whether as principal or accessory Thus in treason there are no abettors or accessories but all are held to be principals or accomplices ABEVACUATION Abevacuation n Etym Pref ab evacuation Med Defn A partial evacuation Mayne ABEYANCE Abeyance n Etym OF abeance expectation longing a L ad baer beer to gape to look with open mouth to expect F bayer LL badare to gape 1 Law Defn Expectancy condition of being undetermined Note When there is no person in existence in whom an inheritance or a dignity can vest it is said to be in abeyance that is in expectation the law considering it as always potentially existing and ready to vest whenever a proper owner appears Blackstone 2 Suspension temporary suppression Keeping the sympathies of love and admiration in a dormant state or state of abeyance De Quincey ABEYANCY Abeyancy n Defn Abeyance R Hawthorne ABEYANT Abeyant a Defn Being in a state of abeyance ABGEORDNETENHAUS Abgeordnetenhaus n G Defn See Legislature Austria Prussia ABHAL Abhal n Defn The berries of a species of cypress in the East Indies ABHOMINABLE Abhominable a Defn Abominable Note A false orthography anciently used h was foisted into various words hence abholish for abolish etc This is abhominable which he Don Armado would call abominable Shak Loves Labors Lost v 1 ABHOMINAL Abhominal a Etym L ab away from homo hominis man Defn Inhuman Obs Fuller ABHOR Abhor v t imp p p Abhorred p pr vb n Abhorring Etym L abhorrere ab horrere to bristle shiver shudder cf F abhorrer See Horrid 1 To shrink back with shuddering from to regard with horror or detestation to feel excessive repugnance toward to detest to extremity to loathe Abhor that which is evil cleave to that which is good Rom xii 9 2 To fill with horror or disgust Obs It doth abhor me now I speak the word Shak 3 Canon Law Defn To protest against to reject solemnly Obs I utterly abhor yea from my soul Refuse you for my judge Shak Syn To hate detest loathe abominate See Hate ABHOR Abhor v i Defn To shrink back with horror disgust or dislike to be contrary or averse with from Obs To abhor from those vices Udall Which is utterly abhorring from the end of all law Milton ABHORRENCE Abhorrence n Defn Extreme hatred or detestation the feeling of utter dislike ABHORRENCY Abhorrency n Defn Abhorrence Obs Locke ABHORRENT Abhorrent a Etym L abhorens rentis p pr of abhorrere 1 Abhorring detesting having or showing abhorrence loathing hence strongly opposed to as abhorrent thoughts The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason Burke The arts of pleasure in despotic courts I spurn abhorrent Clover 2 Contrary or repugnant discordant inconsistent followed by to Injudicious profanation so abhorrent to our stricter principles Gibbon 3 Detestable Pride abhorrent as it is I Taylor ABHORRENTLY Abhorrently adv Defn With abhorrence ABHORRER Abhorrer n Defn One who abhors Hume ABHORRIBLE Abhorrible a Defn Detestable R ABHORRING Abhorring n 1 Detestation Milton 2 Object of abhorrence Isa lxvi 24 ABIB Abib n Etym Heb abib lit an ear of corn The month was so called from barley being at that time in ear Defn The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year corresponding nearly to our April After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan Kitto ABIDANCE Abidance n Defn The state of abiding abode continuance compliance with The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine Fuller A judicious abidance by rules Helps ABIDE Abide v i imp p p Abode formerly Abid p pr vb n Abiding Etym AS abidan pref a cf Goth us G er orig meaning out bidan to bide See Bide 1 To wait to pause to delay Obs Chaucer 2 To stay to continue in a place to have ones abode to dwell to sojourn with with before a person and commonly with at or in before a place Let the damsel abide with us a few days Gen xxiv 55 3 To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition to continue to remain Let every man abide in the same calling 1 Cor vii 20 Followed by by To abide by a To stand to to adhere to maintain The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first Fielding b To acquiesce to conform to as to abide by a decision or an award ABIDE Abide v t 1 To wait for to be prepared for to await to watch for as I abide my time I will abide the coming of my lord Tennyson Note Obs with a personal object Bonds and afflictions abide me Acts xx 23 2 To endure to sustain to submit to Thou shalt abide her judgment on it Tennyson 3 To bear patiently to tolerate to put up with She could not abide Master Shallow Shak 4 Note Confused with aby to pay for See Aby Defn To stand the consequences of to answer for to suffer for Dearly I abide that boast so vain Milton ABIDER Abider n 1 One who abides or continues Obs Speedy goers and strong abiders Sidney 2 One who dwells a resident Speed ABIDING Abiding a Defn Continuing lasting ABIDINGLY Abidingly adv Defn Permanently Carlyle ABIES Abies n Etym L fir tree Bot Defn A genus of coniferous trees properly called Fir as the balsam fir and the silver fir The spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus ABIETENE Abietene n Etym L abies abietis a fir tree Defn A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine Pinus sabiniana of California ABIETIC Abietic a Defn Of or pertaining to the fir tree or its products as abietic acid called also sylvic acid Watts ABIETIN ABIETINE Abietin Abietine n Etym See Abietene Chem Defn A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam It is without taste or smell is insoluble in water but soluble in alcohol especially at the boiling point in strong acetic acid and in ether Watts ABIETINIC Abietinic a Defn Of or pertaining to abietin as abietinic acid ABIETITE Abietite n Chem Defn A substance resembling mannite found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe Abies pectinata Eng Cyc ABIGAIL Abigail n Etym The proper name used as an appellative Defn A ladys waitingmaid Pepys Her abigail reported that Mrs Gutheridge had a set of night curls for sleeping in Leslie ABILIMENT Abiliment n Defn Habiliment Obs ABILITY Ability n pl Abilities Etym F habileté earlier spelling habilité with silent h L habilitas aptitude ability fr habilis apt See Able Defn The quality or state of being able power to perform whether physical moral intellectual conventional or legal capacity skill or competence in doing sufficiency of strength skill resources etc in the plural faculty talent Then the disciples every man according to his ability determined to send relief unto the brethren Acts xi 29 Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study Bacon The public men of England with much of a peculiar kind of ability Macaulay Syn Capacity talent cleverness faculty capability efficiency aptitude aptness address dexterity skill Ability Capacity These words come into comparison when applied to the higher intellectual powers Ability has reference to the active exercise of our faculties It implies not only native vigor of mind but that ease and promptitude of execution which arise from mental training Thus we speak of the ability with which a book is written an argument maintained a negotiation carried on etc It always something to be done and the power of doing it Capacity has reference to the receptive powers In its higher exercises it supposes great quickness of apprehension and breadth of intellect with an uncommon aptitude for acquiring and retaining knowledge Hence it carries with it the idea of resources and undeveloped power Thus we speak of the extraordinary capacity of such men as Lord Bacon Blaise Pascal and Edmund Burke Capacity says H Taylor is requisite to devise and ability to execute a great enterprise The word abilities in the plural embraces both these qualities and denotes high mental endowments ABIME ABYME Abime or Abyme n Etym F abîme See Abysm Defn A abyss Obs ABIOGENESIS Abiogenesis n Etym Gr Biol Defn The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents spontaneous generation called also abiogeny and opposed to biogenesis I shall call the doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter the hypothesis of abiogenesis Huxley 1870 ABIOGENETIC Abiogenetic a Biol Defn Of or pertaining to abiogenesis Abiogenetically adv ABIOGENIST Abiogenist n Biol Defn One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent Huxley ABIOGENOUS Abiogenous a Biol Defn Produced by spontaneous generation ABIOGENY Abiogeny n Biol Defn Same as Abiogenesis ABIOLOGICAL Abiological a Etym Gr biological Defn Pertaining to the study of inanimate things ABIRRITANT Abirritant n Med Defn A medicine that diminishes irritation ABIRRITATE Abirritate v t Etym Pref ab irritate Med Defn To diminish the sensibility of to debilitate ABIRRITATION Abirritation n Med Defn A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation debility want of strength asthenia ABIRRITATIVE Abirritative a Med Defn Characterized by abirritation or debility ABIT Abit Defn 3d sing pres of Abide Obs Chaucer ABJECT Abject a Etym L abjectus p p of abjicere to throw away ab jacere to throw See Jet a shooting forth 1 Cast down lowlying Obs From the safe shore their floating carcasses And broken chariot wheels so thick bestrown Abject and lost lay these covering the flood Milton 2 Sunk to a law condition down in spirit or hope degraded servile groveling despicable as abject posture fortune thoughts Base and abject flatterers Addison An abject liar Macaulay And banish hence these abject lowly dreams Shak Syn Mean groveling cringing meanspirited slavish ignoble worthless vile beggarly contemptible degraded ABJECT Abject v t Etym From Abject a Defn To cast off or down hence to abase to degrade to lower to debase Obs Donne ABJECT Abject n Defn A person in the lowest and most despicable condition a castaway Obs Shall these abjects these victims these outcasts know any thing of pleasure I Taylor ABJECTEDNESS Abjectedness n Defn A very abject or low condition abjectness R Boyle ABJECTION Abjection n Etym F abjection L abjectio 1 The act of bringing down or humbling The abjection of the king and his realm Joe 2 The state of being rejected or cast out R An adjection from the beatific regions where God and his angels and saints dwell forever Jer Taylor 3 A low or downcast state meanness of spirit abasement degradation That this should be termed baseness abjection of mind or servility is it credible Hooker ABJECTLY Abjectly adv Defn Meanly servilely ABJECTNESS Abjectness n Defn The state of being abject abasement meanness servility Grew ABJUDGE Abjudge v t Etym Pref ab judge v Cf Abjudicate Defn To take away by judicial decision R ABJUDICATE Abjudicate v t Etym L abjudicatus p p of abjudicare ab judicare See Judge and cf Abjudge Defn To reject by judicial sentence also to abjudge Obs Ash ABJUDICATION Abjudication n Defn Rejection by judicial sentence R Knowles ABJUGATE Abjugate v t Etym L abjugatus p p of abjugare Defn To unyoke Obs Bailey ABJUNCTIVE Abjunctive a Etym L abjunctus p p of abjungere ab jungere to join Defn Exceptional R It is this power which leads on from the accidental and abjunctive to the universal I Taylor ABJURATION Abjuration n Etym L abjuratio cf F abjuration 1 The act of abjuring or forswearing a renunciation upon oath as abjuration of the realm a sworn banishment an oath taken to leave the country and never to return 2 A solemn recantation or renunciation as an abjuration of heresy Oath of abjuration an oath asserting the right of the present royal family to the crown of England and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of the Pretender Brande C ABJURATORY Abjuratory a Defn Containing abjuration ABJURE Abjure v t imp p p Abjured p pr vb n Abjuring Etym L abjurare to deny upon oath ab jurare to swear fr jus juris right law cf F abjurer See Jury 1 To renounce upon oath to forswear to disavow as to abjure allegiance to a prince To abjure the realm is to swear to abandon it forever 2 To renounce or reject with solemnity to recant to abandon forever to reject repudiate as to abjure errors Magic I here abjure Shak Syn See Renounce ABJURE Abjure v i Defn To renounce on oath Bp Burnet ABJUREMENT Abjurement n Defn Renunciation R ABJURER Abjurer n Defn One who abjures ABLACTATE Ablactate v t Etym L ablactatus p p of ablactare ab lactare to suckle fr lac milk Defn To wean R Bailey ABLACTATION Ablactation n 1 The weaning of a child from the breast or of young beasts from their dam Blount 2 Hort Defn The process of grafting now called inarching or grafting by approach ABLAQUEATE Ablaqueate v t Etym L ablaqueatus p p of ablaqueare fr ab laqueus a noose Defn To lay bare as the roots of a tree Obs Bailey ABLAQUEATION Ablaqueation n Etym L ablaqueatio Defn The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water Obs Evelyn ABLASTEMIC Ablastemic a Etym Gr Biol Defn Nongerminal ABLATION Ablation n Etym L ablatio fr ablatus p p of auferre to carry away ab latus p p of ferre carry cf F ablation See Tolerate 1 A carrying or taking away removal Jer Taylor 2 Med Defn Extirpation Dunglison 3 Geol Defn Wearing away superficial waste Tyndall ABLATITIOUS Ablatitious a Defn Diminishing as an ablatitious force Sir J Herschel ABLATIVE Ablative a Etym F ablatif ablative L ablativus fr ablatus See Ablation 1 Taking away or removing Obs Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion ablative directions are found needful to unteach error ere we can learn truth Bp Hall 2 Gram Defn Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages the fundamental meaning of the case being removal separation or taking away ABLATIVE Ablative Gram Defn The ablative case ablative absolute a construction in Latin in which a noun in the ablative case has a participle either expressed or implied agreeing with it in gender number and case both words forming a clause by themselves and being unconnected grammatically with the rest of the sentence as Tarquinio regnante Pythagoras venit i e Tarquinius reigning Pythagoras came ABLAUT Ablaut n Etym Ger offsound ab off laut sound Philol Defn The substitution of one root vowel for another thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning vowel permutation as get gat got sing song hang hung Earle ABLAZE Ablaze adv a Etym Pref a blaze 1 On fire in a blaze gleaming Milman All ablaze with crimson and gold Longfellow 2 In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos Carlyle ABLE Able a Comp Abler superl Ablest Etym OF habile L habilis that may be easily held or managed apt skillful fr habere to have hold Cf Habile and see Habit 1 Fit adapted suitable Obs A many man to ben an abbot able Chaucer 2 Having sufficient power strength force skill means or resources of any kind to accomplish the object possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end competent qualified capable as an able workman soldier seaman a man able to work a mind able to reason a person able to be generous able to endure pain able to play on a piano 3 Specially Having intellectual qualifications or strong mental powers showing ability or skill talented clever powerful as the ablest man in the senate an able speech No man wrote abler state papers Macaulay 4 Law Defn Legally qualified possessed of legal competence as able to inherit or devise property Note Able for is Scotticism Hardly able for such a march Robertson Syn Competent qualified fitted efficient effective capable skillful clever vigorous powerful ABLE Able v t Etym See Able a Obs 1 To make able to enable to strengthen Chaucer 2 To vouch for I ll able them Shak ABLE ABLE IBLE IBLE able Etym F able L abilis Defn An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense able to be fit to be expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense as movable able to be moved amendable able to be amended blamable fit to be blamed salable Note The form ible is used in the same sense Note It is difficult to say when we are not to use able instead of ible Yet a rule may be laid down as to when we are to use it To all verbs then from the AngloSaxon to all based on the uncorrupted infinitival stems of Latin verbs of the first conjugation and to all substantives whencesoever sprung we annex able only Fitzed Hall ABLEBODIED Ablebodied a Defn Having a sound strong body physically competent robust Ablebodied vagrant Froude Ablebodiedness n ABLEGATE Ablegate v t Etym L ablegatus p p of ablegare ab legare to send with a commission See Legate Defn To send abroad Obs Bailey ABLEGATE Ablegate n R C Ch Defn A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office ABLEGATION Ablegation n Etym L ablegatio Defn The act of sending abroad Obs Jer Taylor ABLEMINDED Ableminded a Defn Having much intellectual power Ablemindedness n ABLENESS Ableness n Defn Ability of body or mind force vigor Obs or R ABLEPSY Ablepsy n Etym Gr Defn Blindness R Urquhart ABLER Abler a Defn comp of Able Ablest a Defn superl of Able ABLET ABLEN Ablet Ablen Etym F ablet ablette a dim fr LL abula for albula dim of albus white Cf Abele Zoöl Defn A small freshwater fish Leuciscus alburnus the bleak ABLIGATE Abligate v t Etym L ab ligatus p p of ligare to tie Defn To tie up so as to hinder from Obs ABLIGURITION Abligurition n Etym L abligurito fr abligurire to spend in luxurious indulgence ab ligurire to be lickerish dainty fr lingere to lick Defn Prodigal expense for food Obs Bailey ABLINS Ablins adv Etym See Able Defn Perhaps Scot ABLOOM Abloom adv Etym Pref a bloom Defn In or into bloom in a blooming state Masson ABLUDE Ablude v t Etym L abludere ab ludere to play Defn To be unlike to differ Obs Bp Hall ABLUENT Abluent a Etym L abluens p pr of abluere to wash away ab luere lavere lavare See Lave Defn Washing away carrying off impurities detergent n Med Defn A detergent ABLUSH Ablush adv a Etym Pref a blush Defn Blushing ruddy ABLUTION Ablution n Etym L ablutio fr abluere cf F ablution See Abluent 1 The act of washing or cleansing specifically the washing of the body or some part of it as a religious rite 2 The water used in cleansing Cast the ablutions in the main Pope 3 R C Ch Defn A small quantity of wine and water which is used to wash the priests thumb and index finger after the communion and which then as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements is drunk by the priest ABLUTIONARY Ablutionary a Defn Pertaining to ablution ABLUVION Abluvion n Etym LL abluvio See Abluent Defn That which is washed off R Dwight ABLY Ably adv Defn In an able manner with great ability as ably done planned said ABLY ably Defn A suffix composed of able and the adverbial suffix ly as favorably ABNEGATE Abnegate v t imp p p Abnegated p pr vb n Abnegating Etym L abnegatusp p of abnegare ab negare to deny See Deny Defn To deny and reject to abjure Sir E Sandys Farrar ABNEGATION Abnegation n Etym L abnegatio cf F abnégation Defn a denial a renunciation With abnegation of God of his honor and of religion they may retain the friendship of the court Knox ABNEGATIVE Abnegative a Etym L abnegativus Defn Denying renouncing negative R Clarke ABNEGATOR Abnegator n L Defn One who abnegates denies or rejects anything R ABNET Abnet n Etym Heb Defn The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer ABNODATE Abnodate v t Etym L abnodatus p p of abnodare ab nodus knot Defn To clear tress from knots R Blount ABNODATION Abnodation n Defn The act of cutting away the knots of trees R Crabb ABNORMAL Abnormal a Etym For earlier anormalF anormal LL anormalus for anomalus Gr abnormis See Anomalous Abnormous Anormal Defn Not conformed to rule or system deviating from the type anomalous irregular That deviating from the type anomalous irregular Froude ABNORMALITY Abnormality n pl Abnormalities 1 The state or quality of being abnormal variation irregularity Darwin 2 Something abnormal ABNORMALLY Abnormally adv Defn In an abnormal manner irregularly Darwin ABNORMITY Abnormity n pl Abnormities Etym LL abnormitas See Abnormous Defn Departure from the ordinary type irregularity monstrosity An abnormity like a calf born with two heads Mrs Whitney ABNORMOUS Abnormous a Etym L abnormis ab norma rule See Normal Defn Abnormal irregular Hallam A character of a more abnormous cast than his equally suspected coadjutor State Trials ABOARD Aboard adv Etym Pref a on in board Defn On board into or within a ship or boat hence into or within a railway car 2 Alongside as close aboard Naut To fall aboard of to strike a ships side to fall foul of To haul the tacks aboard to set the courses To keep the land aboard to hug the shore To lay a ship aboard to place ones own ship close alongside of a ship for fighting ABOARD Aboard prep 1 On board of as to go aboard a ship 2 Across athwart Obs Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast Spenser ABODANCE Abodance n Etym See Bode Defn An omen a portending Obs ABODE Abode pret Defn of Abide ABODE Abode n Etym OE abad abood fr abiden to abide See Abide For the change of vowel cf abode imp of abide 1 Act of waiting delay Obs Shak And with her fled away without abode Spenser 2 Stay or continuance in a place sojourn He waxeth at your abode here Fielding 3 Place of continuance or where one dwells abiding place residence a dwelling a habitation Come let me lead you to our poor abode Wordsworth ABODE Abode n Etym See Bode v t Defn An omen Obs Highthundering Junos husband stirs my spirit with true abodes Chapman ABODE Abode v t Defn To bode to foreshow Obs Shak ABODE Abode v i Defn To be ominous Obs Dryden ABODEMENT Abodement n Defn A foreboding an omen Obs Abodements must not now affright us Shak ABODING Aboding n Defn A foreboding Obs ABOLISH Abolish v t imp p p Abolished p pr vb n Abolishing Etym F abolir L abolere aboletum ab olere to grow Cf Finish 1 To do away with wholly to annul to make void said of laws customs institutions governments etc as to abolish slavery to abolish folly 2 To put an end to or destroy as a physical objects to wipe out Archaic And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot Spenser His quick instinctive hand Caught at the hilt as to abolish him Tennyson Syn To Abolish Repeal Abrogate Revoke Annul Nullify Cancel These words have in common the idea of setting aside by some overruling act Abolish applies particularly to things of a permanent nature such as institutions usages customs etc as to abolish monopolies serfdom slavery Repeal describes the act by which the legislature of a state sets aside a law which it had previously enacted Abrogate was originally applied to the repeal of a law by the Roman people and hence when the power of making laws was usurped by the emperors the term was applied to their act of setting aside the laws Thus it came to express that act by which a sovereign or an executive government sets aside laws ordinances regulations treaties conventions etc Revoke denotes the act or recalling some previous grant which conferred privilege etc as to revoke a decree to revoke a power of attorney a promise etc Thus also we speak of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes Annul is used in a more general sense denoting simply to make void as to annul a contract to annul an agreement Nullify is an old word revived in this country and applied to the setting of things aside either by force or by total disregard as to nullify an act of Congress Cancel is to strike out or annul by a deliberate exercise of power something which has operative force ABOLISHABLE Abolishable a Etym Cf F abolissable Defn Capable of being abolished ABOLISHER Abolisher n Defn One who abolishes ABOLISHMENT Abolishment n Etym Cf F abolissement Defn The act of abolishing abolition destruction Hooker ABOLITION Abolition n Etym L abolitio fr abolere cf F abolition See Abolish Defn The act of abolishing or the state of being abolished an annulling abrogation utter destruction as the abolition of slavery or the slave trade the abolition of laws decrees ordinances customs taxes debts etc Note The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete ABOLITIONISM Abolitionism n Defn The principles or measures of abolitionists Wilberforce ABOLITIONIST Abolitionist n Defn A person who favors the abolition of any institution especially negro slavery ABOLITIONIZE Abolitionize v t Defn To imbue with the principles of abolitionism R Bartlett ABOMA Aboma n Zoöl Defn A large South American serpent Boa aboma ABOMASUM ABOMASUS Abomasum Abomasus n Etym NL fr L ab omasum a Celtic word Anat Defn The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant which leads from the third stomach omasum See Ruminantia ABOMINABLE Abominable a Etym F abominable L abominalis See Abominate 1 Worthy of or causing abhorrence as a thing of evil omen odious in the utmost degree very hateful detestable loathsome execrable 2 Excessive large used as an intensive Obs Note Juliana Berners informs us that in her time 15th c abomynable syght of monkes was elegant English for a large company of friars G P Marsh ABOMINABLENESS Abominableness n Defn The quality or state of being abominable odiousness Bentley ABOMINABLY Abominably adv Defn In an abominable manner very odiously detestably ABOMINATE Abominate v t imp p p Abominated p pr vb n Abominating Etym L abominatus p p or abominari to deprecate as ominous to abhor to curse ab omen a foreboding See Omen Defn To turn from as illomened to hate in the highest degree as if with religious dread loathe as to abominate all impiety Syn To hate abhor loathe detest See Hate ABOMINATION Abomination n Etym OE abominacioun cion F abominatio See Abominate 1 The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred abhorrence detestation loathing as he holds tobacco in abomination 2 That which is abominable anything hateful wicked or shamefully vile an object or state that excites disgust and hatred a hateful or shameful vice pollution Antony most large in his abominations Shak 3 A cause of pollution or wickedness Syn Detestation loathing abhorrence disgust aversion loathsomeness odiousness Sir W Scott ABOON Aboon prep Defn and adv Above Scot Prov Eng Aboon the pass of BallyBrough Sir W Scott The ceiling fair that rose aboon J R Drake ABORAL Aboral a Etym L ab E oral Zoöl Defn Situated opposite to or away from the mouth ABORD Abord n Etym F Defn Manner of approaching or accosting address Chesterfield ABORD Abord v t Etym F aborder à L ad bord rim brim or side of a vessel See Border Board Defn To approach to accost Obs Digby ABORIGINAL Aboriginal a Etym See Aborigines 1 First original indigenous primitive native as the aboriginal tribes of America Mantled oer with aboriginal turf Wordsworth 2 Of or pertaining to aborigines as a Hindoo of aboriginal blood ABORIGINAL Aboriginal n 1 An original inhabitant of any land one of the aborigines 2 An animal or a plant native to the region It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands Darwin ABORIGINALITY Aboriginality n Defn The quality of being aboriginal Westm Rev ABORIGINALLY Aboriginally adv Defn Primarily ABORIGINES Aborigines n pl Etym L Aborigines ab origo especially the first inhabitants of Latium those who originally ab origine inhabited Latium or Italy See Origin 1 The earliest known inhabitants of a country native races 2 The original fauna and flora of a geographical area ABORSEMENT Aborsement n Defn Abortment abortion Obs Bp Hall ABORSIVE Aborsive a Defn Abortive Obs Fuller ABORT Abort v i Etym L abortare fr abortus p p of aboriri ab oriri to rise to be born See Orient 1 To miscarry to bring forth young prematurely 2 Biol Defn To become checked in normal development so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly to become sterile ABORT Abort n Etym L abortus fr aboriri 1 An untimely birth Obs Sir H Wotton 2 An aborted offspring Obs Holland ABORTED Aborted a 1 Brought forth prematurely 2 Biol Defn Rendered abortive or sterile undeveloped checked in normal development at a very early stage as spines are aborted branches The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state Owen ABORTICIDE Aborticide n Etym L abortus caedere to kill See Abort Med Defn The act of destroying a fetus in the womb feticide ABORTIFACIENT Abortifacient a Etym L abortus see Abort v faciens p pr of facere to make Defn Producing miscarriage n Defn A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery ABORTION Abortion n Etym L abortio fr aboriri See Abort 1 The act of giving premature birth particularly the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely or before it is capable of sustaining life miscarriage Note It is sometimes used for the offense of procuring a premature delivery but strictly the early delivery is the abortion causing or procuring abortion is the full name of the offense Abbott 2 The immature product of an untimely birth 3 Biol Defn Arrest of development of any organ so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed 4 Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity or anything which in its progress before it is matured or perfect a complete failure as his attempt proved an abortiori ABORTIONAL Abortional a Defn Pertaining to abortion miscarrying abortive Carlyle ABORTIONIST Abortionist n Defn One who procures abortion or miscarriage ABORTIVE Abortive a Etym L abortivus fr aboriri See Abort v 1 Produced by abortion born prematurely as an abortive child R 2 Made from the skin of a stillborn animal as abortive vellum Obs 3 Rendering fruitless or ineffectual Obs Plunged in that abortive gulf Milton 4 Coming to naught failing in its effect miscarrying fruitless unsuccessful as an abortive attempt An abortive enterprise Prescott 5 Biol Defn Imperfectly formed or developed rudimentary sterile as an abortive organ stamen ovule etc 6 Med a Causing abortion as abortive medicines Parr b Cutting short as abortive treatment of typhoid fever ABORTIVE Abortive n 1 That which is born or brought forth prematurely an abortion Obs Shak 2 A fruitless effort or issue Obs 3 A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion Dunglison ABORTIVELY Abortively adv Defn In an abortive or untimely manner immaturely fruitlessly ABORTIVENESS Abortiveness n Defn The quality of being abortive ABORTMENT Abortment n Defn Abortion Obs ABOUGHT Abought imp p p Defn of Aby Obs ABOUND Abound v i imp p p Abounded p pr vb n Abounding Etym OE abounden F abonder fr L abundare to overflow abound ab unda wave Cf Undulate 1 To be in great plenty to be very prevalent to be plentiful The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe Chambers Where sin abounded grace did much more abound Rom v 20 2 To be copiously supplied followed by in or with To abound in to posses in such abundance as to be characterized by To abound with to be filled with to possess in great numbers Men abounding in natural courage Macaulay A faithful man shall abound with blessings Prov xxviii 20 It abounds with cabinets of curiosities Addison ABOUT About prep Etym OE aboute abouten abuten AS abutan onbutan on butan which is from be by utan outward from ut out See But Out 1 Around all round on every side of Look about you Shak Bind them about thy neck Prov iii 3 2 In the immediate neighborhood of in contiguity or proximity to near as to place by or on ones person Have you much money about you Bulwer 3 Over or upon different parts of through or over in various directions here and there in to and fro in throughout Lampoons were handed about the coffeehouses Macaulay Roving still about the world Milton 4 Near not far from determining approximately time size quantity Tomorrow about this time Exod ix 18 About my stature Shak He went out about the third hour Matt xx 3 Note This use passes into the adverbial sense 5 In concern with engaged in intent on I must be about my Fathers business Luke ii 49 6 Before a verbal noun or an infinitive Defn On the point or verge of going in act of Paul was now aboutto open his mouth Acts xviii 14 7 Concerning with regard to on account of touching To treat about thy ransom Milton She must have her way about Sarah Trollope ABOUT About adv 1 On all sides around Tis time to look about Shak 2 In circuit circularly by a circuitous way around the outside as a mile about and a third of a mile across 3 Here and there around in one place and another Wandering about from house to house 1 Tim v 13 4 Nearly approximately with close correspondence in quality manner degree etc as about as cold about as high also of quantity number time There fell about three thousand men Exod xxii 28 5 To a reserved position half round in the opposite direction on the opposite tack as to face about to turn ones self about To bring about to cause to take place to accomplish To come about to occur to take place See under Come To go about To set about to undertake to arrange to prepare Shall we set about some revels Shak Round about in every direction around ABOUTSLEDGE Aboutsledge n Defn The largest hammer used by smiths Weale ABOVE Above prep Etym OE above aboven abuffe AS abufon an or on on be by ufan upward cf Goth uf under 199 See Over 1 In or to a higher place higher than on or over the upper surface over opposed to below or beneath Fowl that may fly above the earth Gen i 20 2 Figuratively higher than superior to in any respect surpassing beyond higher in measure or degree than as things above comprehension above mean actions conduct above reproach Thy worth is actions above my gifts Marlowe I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun Acts xxxvi 13 3 Surpassing in number or quantity more than as above a hundred Passing into the adverbial sense See Above adv 4 above all before every other consideration chiefly in preference to other things Over and above prep or adv besides in addition to ABOVE Above adv 1 In a higher place overhead into or from heaven as the clouds above 2 Earlier in order higher in the same page hence in a foregoing page That was said above Dryden 3 Higher in rank or power as he appealed to the court above 4 More than as above five hundred were present Note Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by omitting the word mentioned quoted or the like as the above observations the above reference the above articles Above is also used substantively The waters that come down from above Josh iii 13 It is also used as the first part of a compound in the sense of before previously as abovecited above described abovementioned abovenamed abovesaid abovespecified abovewritten abovegiven ABOVEBOARD Aboveboard adv Defn Above the board or table Hence in open sight without trick concealment or deception Fair and aboveboard Burke Note This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters who when they change their cards put their hands under the table ABOVECITED Abovecited a Defn Cited before in the preceding part of a book or writing ABOVEDECK Abovedeck a Defn On deck and hence like aboveboard without artifice Smart ABOVEMENTIONED ABOVENAMED Abovementioned Abovenamed a Defn Mentioned or named before aforesaid ABOVESAID Abovesaid a Defn Mentioned or recited before ABOX Abox adv a Naut Defn Braced aback ABRA Abra n Sp a bay valley fissure Defn A narrow pass or defile a break in a mesa the mouth of a cañon Southwestern U S ABRACADABRA Abracadabra n Etym L Of unknown origin Defn A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning jargon ABRADANT Abradant n Defn A material used for grinding as emery sand powdered glass etc ABRADE Abrade v t imp p p Abraded p pr vb n Abrading Etym L abradere abrasum to scrape off ab radere to scrape See Rase Raze Defn To rub or wear off to waste or wear away by friction as to abrade rocks Lyell ABRADE Abrade v t Defn Same as Abraid Obs ABRAHAMIC Abrahamic a Defn Pertaining to Abraham the patriarch as the Abrahamic covenant ABRAHAMITIC ABRAHAMITICAL Abrahamitic Abrahamitical a Defn Relating to the patriarch Abraham ABRAHAMMAN ABRAMMAN Abrahamman or Abramman n Etym Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi Murray New Eng Dict Defn One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms Nares To sham Abraham to feign sickness Goldsmith ABRAID Abraid v t i Etym OE abraiden to awake draw a sword AS abredgan to shake draw pref a cf Goth us Ger er orig meaning out bregdan to shake throw See Braid Defn To awake to arouse to stir or start up also to shout out Obs Chaucer ABRANCHIAL Abranchial a Zoöl Defn Abranchiate ABRANCHIATA Abranchiata n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A group of annelids so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration ABRANCHIATE Abranchiate a Zoöl Defn Without gills ABRASE Abrase a Etym L abrasus p p of abradere See Abrade Defn Rubbed smooth Obs An abrase table B Jonson ABRASION Abrasion n Etym L abrasio fr abradere See Abrade 1 The act of abrading wearing or rubbing off the wearing away by friction as the abrasion of coins 2 The substance rubbed off Berkeley 3 Med Defn A superficial excoriation with loss of substance under the form of small shreds Dunglison ABRASIVE Abrasive a Defn Producing abrasion Ure ABRAUM ABRAUM SALTS Abraum or Abraum salts n Etym Ger fr abräumen to remove Defn A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium ABRAXAS Abraxas n Etym A name adopted by the Egyptian Gnostic Basilides containing the Greek letters which as numerals amounted to 365 It was used to signify the supreme deity as ruler of the 365 heavens of his system Defn A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients also a gem stone thus engraved ABRAY Abray v Etym A false form from the preterit abraid abrayde Defn See Abraid Obs Spenser ABREACTION Abreaction n Pref ab reaction after G Abreagirung Psychotherapy Defn See Catharsis below ABREAST Abreast adv Etym Pref a breast 1 Side by side with breasts in a line as Two men could hardly walk abreast Macaulay 2 Naut Defn Side by side also opposite over against on a line with the vessels beam with of 3 Up to a certain level or line equally advanced as to keep abreast of or with the present state of science 4 At the same time simultaneously Obs Abreast therewith began a convocation Fuller ABREGGE Abregge v t Defn See Abridge Obs ABRENOUNCE Abrenounce v t Etym L abrenuntiare ab renuntiare See Renounce Defn To renounce Obs They abrenounce and cast them off Latimer ABRENUNCIATION Abrenunciation n Etym LL abrenuntiatio See Abrenounce Defn Absolute renunciation or repudiation Obs An abrenunciation of that truth which he so long had professed and still believed Fuller ABREPTION Abreption n Etym L abreptus p p of abripere to snatch away ab rapere to snatch Defn A snatching away Obs ABREUVOIR Abreuvoir n Etym F a watering place Masonry Defn The joint or interstice between stones to be filled with mortar Gwilt ABRICOCK Abricock n Defn See Apricot Obs ABRIDGE Abridge v t imp p p Abridged p pr vb n Abridging Etym OE abregen OF abregier F abréger fr L abbreviare ad brevis short See Brief and cf Abbreviate 1 To make shorter to shorten in duration to lessen to diminish to curtail as to abridge labor to abridge power or rights The bridegroom abridged his visit Smollett She retired herself to Sebaste and abridged her train from state to necessity Fuller 2 To shorten or contract by using fewer words yet retaining the sense to epitomize to condense as to abridge a history or dictionary 3 To deprive to cut off followed by of and formerly by from as to abridge one of his rights ABRIDGER Abridger n Defn One who abridges ABRIDGMENT Abridgment n Etym OE abregement See Abridge 1 The act abridging or the state of being abridged diminution lessening reduction or deprivation as an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses 2 An epitome or compend as of a book a shortened or abridged form an abbreviation Ancient coins as abridgments of history Addison 3 That which abridges or cuts short hence an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly Obs What abridgment have you for this evening What mask What music Shak Syn Abridgment Compendium Epitome Abstract Synopsis An abridgment is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work as an abridgment of a dictionary A compendium is a brief exhibition of a subject or science for common use as a compendium of American literature An epitome corresponds to a compendium and gives briefly the most material points of a subject as an epitome of history An abstract is a brief statement of a thing in its main points A synopsis is a birdseye view of a subject or work in its several parts ABROACH Abroach v t Etym OE abrochen OF abrochier See Broach Defn To set abroach to let out as liquor to broach to tap Obs Chaucer ABROACH Abroach adv Etym Pref a broach 1 Broached in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor as a cask which is tapped Hogsheads of ale were set abroach Sir W Scott 2 Hence In a state to be diffused or propagated afoot astir Mischiefs that I set abroach Shak ABROAD Abroad adv Etym Pref a broad 1 At large widely broadly over a wide space as a tree spreads its branches abroad The fox roams far abroad Prior 2 Without a certain confine outside the house away from ones abode as to walk abroad I went to St James where another was preaching in the court abroad Evelyn 3 Beyond the bounds of a country in foreign countries as we have broils at home and enemies abroad Another prince was living abroad Macaulay 4 Before the public at large throughout society or the world here and there widely He went out and began to publish it much and to blaze abroad the matter Mark i 45 To be abroad a To be wide of the mark to be at fault as you are all abroad in your guess b To be at a loss or nonplused ABROGABLE Abrogable a Defn Capable of being abrogated ABROGATE Abrogate a Etym L abrogatus p p Defn Abrogated abolished Obs Latimer ABROGATE Abrogate v t imp p p Abrogated p pr vb n Abrogating Etym L abrogatus p p of abrogare ab rogare to ask require propose See Rogation 1 To annul by an authoritative act to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor to repeal applied to the repeal of laws decrees ordinances the abolition of customs etc Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old South Whose laws like those of the Medes and Persian they can not alter or abrogate Burke 2 To put an end to to do away with Shak Syn To abolish annul do away set aside revoke repeal cancel annihilate See Abolish ABROGATION Abrogation n Etym L abrogatio fr abrogare cf F abrogation Defn The act of abrogating repeal by authority Hume ABROGATIVE Abrogative a Defn Tending or designed to abrogate as an abrogative law ABROGATOR Abrogator n Defn One who repeals by authority ABROOD Abrood adv Etym Pref a brood Defn In the act of brooding Obs Abp Sancroft ABROOK Abrook v t Etym Pref a brook v Defn To brook to endure Obs Shak ABRUPT Abrupt a Etym L abruptus p p of abrumpere to break off ab rumpere to break See Rupture 1 Broken off very steep or craggy as rocks precipices banks precipitous steep as abrupt places Tumbling through ricks abrupt Thomson 2 Without notice to prepare the mind for the event sudden hasty unceremonious The cause of your abrupt departure Shak 3 Having sudden transitions from one subject to another unconnected The abrupt style which hath many breaches B Jonson 4 Bot Defn Suddenly terminating as if cut off Gray Syn Sudden unexpected hasty rough curt unceremonious rugged blunt disconnected broken ABRUPT Abrupt n Etym L abruptum Defn An abrupt place Poetic Over the vast abrupt Milton ABRUPT Abrupt v t Defn To tear off or asunder Obs Till death abrupts them Sir T Browne ABRUPTION Abruption n Etym L abruptio fr abrumpere cf F abruption Defn A sudden breaking off a violent separation of bodies Woodward ABRUPTLY Abruptly adv 1 In an abrupt manner without giving notice or without the usual forms suddenly 2 Precipitously Abruptly pinnate Bot pinnate without an odd leaflet or other appendage at the end Gray ABRUPTNESS Abruptness n 1 The state of being abrupt or broken craggedness ruggedness steepness 2 Suddenness unceremonious haste or vehemence as abruptness of style or manner ABSCESS Abscess n pl Abscesses Etym L abscessus a going away gathering of humors abscess fr abscessus p p of absedere to go away ab abs cedere to go off retire See Cede Med Defn A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body the result of a morbid process Cold abscess an abscess of slow formation unattended with the pain and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses and lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards healing a chronic abscess ABSCESSION Abscession n Etym L abscessio a separation fr absedere See Abscess Defn A separating removal also an abscess Obs Gauden Barrough ABSCIND Abscind v t Etym L absindere ab scindere to rend cut See Schism Defn To cut off R Two syllables abscinded from the rest Johnson ABSCISION Abscision n Etym L abscisio Defn See Abscission ABSCISS Absciss n pl Abscisses Defn See Abscissa ABSCISSA Abscissa n E pl Abscissas L pl Abscissæ Etym L fem of abscissus p p of absindere to cut of See Abscind Geom Defn One of the elements of reference by which a point as of a curve is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coördinate axes Note When referred to two intersecting axes one of them called the axis of abscissas or of X and the other the axis of ordinates or of Y the abscissa of the point is the distance cut off from the axis of X by a line drawn through it and parallel to the axis of Y When a point in space is referred to three axes having a common intersection the abscissa may be the distance measured parallel to either of them from the point to the plane of the other two axes Abscissas and ordinates taken together are called coördinates OX or PY is the abscissa of the point P of the curve OY or PX its ordinate the intersecting lines OX and OY being the axes of abscissas and ordinates respectively and the point O their origin ABSCISSION Abscission n Etym L abscissio See Abscind 1 The act or process of cutting off Not to be cured without the abscission of a member Jer Taylor 2 The state of being cut off Sir T Browne 3 Rhet Defn A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly thus He is a man of so much honor and candor and of such generosity but I need say no more ABSCOND Abscond v i imp p p Absconded p pr vb n Absconding Etym L abscondere to hide ab abs condere to lay up con dare only in comp to put Cf Do 1 To hide withdraw or be concealed The marmot absconds all winter Ray 2 To depart clandestinely to steal off and secrete ones self used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process as an absconding debtor That very homesickness which in regular armies drives so many recruits to abscond Macaulay ABSCOND Abscond v t Defn To hide to conceal Obs Bentley ABSCONDENCE Abscondence n Defn Fugitive concealment secret retirement hiding R Phillips ABSCONDER Absconder n Defn One who absconds ABSENCE Absence n Etym F fr L absentia See Absent 1 A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship opposed to presence Not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence Phil ii 12 2 Want destitution withdrawal In the absence of conventional law Kent 3 Inattention to things present abstraction of mind as absence of mind Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind Addison To conquer that abstraction which is called absence Landor ABSENT Absent a Etym F fr absens absentis p pr of abesse to be away from ab esse to be Cf Sooth 1 Being away from a place withdrawn from a place not present Expecting absent friends Shak 2 Not existing lacking as the part was rudimental or absent 3 Inattentive to what is passing absentminded preoccupied as an absent air What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man Chesterfield Syn Absent Abstracted These words both imply a want of attention to surrounding objects We speak of a man as absent when his thoughts wander unconsciously from present scenes or topics of discourse we speak of him as abstracted when his mind usually for a brief period is drawn off from present things by some weighty matter for reflection Absence of mind is usually the result of loose habits of thought abstraction commonly arises either from engrossing interests and cares or from unfortunate habits of association ABSENT Absent v t imp p p Absented p pr vb n Absenting Etym Cf F absenter 1 To take or withdraw ones self to such a distance as to prevent intercourse used with the reflexive pronoun If after due summons any member absents himself he is to be fined Addison 2 To withhold from being present Obs Go for thy stay not free absents thee more Milton ABSENTANEOUS Absentaneous a Etym LL absentaneus See absent Defn Pertaining to absence Obs ABSENTATION Absentation n Defn The act of absenting ones self Sir W Hamilton ABSENTEE Absentee n Defn One who absents himself from his country office post or duty especially a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated as an Irish absentee Macaulay ABSENTEEISM Absenteeism n Defn The state or practice of an absentee esp the practice of absenting ones self from the country or district where ones estate is situated ABSENTER Absenter n Defn One who absents ones self ABSENTLY Absently adv Defn In an absent or abstracted manner ABSENTMENT Absentment n Defn The state of being absent withdrawal R Barrow ABSENTMINDED Absentminded a Defn Absent in mind abstracted preoccupied Absentmindedness n Absentmindedly adv ABSENTNESS Absentness n Defn The quality of being absentminded H Miller ABSEYBOOK Abseybook n Defn An ABC book a primer Obs Shak ABSINTHATE Absinthate n Chem Defn A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical ABSINTHE ABSINTH Absinthe Absinth n Etym F absinthe See Absinthium 1 The plant absinthium or common wormwood 2 A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol ABSINTHIAL Absinthial a Defn Of or pertaining to wormwood absinthian ABSINTHIAN Absinthian n Defn Of the nature of wormwood Absinthian bitterness T Randolph ABSINTHIATE Absinthiate v t Etym From L absinthium cf L absinthiatus a Defn To impregnate with wormwood ABSINTHIATED Absinthiated a Defn Impregnated with wormwood as absinthiated wine ABSINTHIC Absinthic a Chem Defn Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it ABSINTHIN Absinthin n Chem Defn The bitter principle of wormwood Artemisia absinthium Watts ABSINTHISM Absinthism n Defn The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth ABSINTHIUM Absinthium n Etym L from Gr Bot Defn The common wormwood Artemisia absinthium an intensely bitter plant used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood ABSIS Absis n Defn See Apsis ABSIST Absist v i Etym L absistere p pr absistens ab sistere to stand causal of stare Defn To stand apart from top leave off to desist Obs Raleigh ABSISTENCE Absistence n Defn A standing aloof Obs ABSOLUTE Absolute a Etym L absolutus p p of absolvere cf F absolu See Absolve 1 Loosed from any limitation or condition uncontrolled unrestricted unconditional as absolute authority monarchy sovereignty an absolute promise or command absolute power an absolute monarch 2 Complete in itself perfect consummate faultless as absolute perfection absolute beauty So absolute she seems And in herself complete Milton 3 Viewed apart from modifying influences or without comparison with other objects actual real opposed to relative and comparative as absolute motion absolute time or space Note Absolute rights and duties are such as pertain to man in a state of nature as contradistinguished from relative rights and duties or such as pertain to him in his social relations 4 Loosed from or unconnected by dependence on any other being selfexistent selfsufficing Note In this sense God is called the Absolute by the Theist The term is also applied by the Pantheist to the universe or the total of all existence as only capable of relations in its parts to each other and to the whole and as dependent for its existence and its phenomena on its mutually depending forces and their laws 5 Capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone unconditioned nonrelative Note It is in dispute among philosopher whether the term in this sense is not applied to a mere logical fiction or abstraction or whether the absolute as thus defined can be known as a reality by the human intellect To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace word and thing the recent philosophy of the absolute Sir W Hamilton 6 Positive clear certain not doubtful R I am absolute t was very Cloten Shak 7 Authoritative peremptory R The peddler stopped and tapped her on the head With absolute forefinger brown and ringed Mrs Browning 8 Chem Defn Pure unmixed as absolute alcohol 9 Gram Defn Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence in government as the case absolute See Ablative absolute under Ablative Absolute curvature Geom that curvature of a curve of double curvature which is measured in the osculating plane of the curve Absolute equation Astron the sum of the optic and eccentric equations Absolute space Physics space considered without relation to material limits or objects Absolute terms Alg such as are known or which do not contain the unknown quantity Davies Peck Absolute temperature Physics the temperature as measured on a scale determined by certain general thermodynamic principles and reckoned from the absolute zero Absolute zero Physics the be ginning or zero point in the scale of absolute temperature It is equivalent to 273º centigrade or 4594º Fahrenheit Syn Positive peremptory certain unconditional unlimited unrestricted unqualified arbitrary despotic autocratic ABSOLUTE Absolute n Geom Defn In a plane the two imaginary circular points at infinity in space of three dimensions the imaginary circle at infinity ABSOLUTELY Absolutely adv Defn In an absolute independent or unconditional manner wholly positively ABSOLUTENESS Absoluteness n Defn The quality of being absolute independence of everything extraneous unlimitedness absolute power independent reality positiveness ABSOLUTION Absolution n Etym F absolution L absolutio fr absolvere to absolve See Absolve 1 An absolving or setting free from guilt sin or penalty forgiveness of an offense Government granting absolution to the nation Froude 2 Civil Law Defn An acquittal or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent Obs 3 R C Ch Defn The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven Note In the English and other Protestant churches this act regarded as simply declaratory not as imparting forgiveness 4 Eccl Defn An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties for example excommunication P Cyc 5 The form of words by which a penitent is absolved Shipley 6 Delivery in speech Obs B Jonson Absolution day R C Ch Tuesday before Easter ABSOLUTISM Absolutism n 1 The state of being absolute the system or doctrine of the absolute the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government despotism The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling Palfrey 2 Theol Defn Doctrine of absolute decrees Ash ABSOLUTIST Absolutist n 1 One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government 2 Metaph Defn One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the absolute Sir W Hamilton ABSOLUTIST Absolutist a Defn Of or pertaining to absolutism arbitrary despotic as absolutist principles ABSOLUTISTIC Absolutistic a Defn Pertaining to absolutism absolutist ABSOLUTORY Absolutory a Etym L absolutorius fr absolvere to absolve Defn Serving to absolve absolving An absolutory sentence Ayliffe ABSOLVABLE Absolvable a Defn That may be absolved ABSOLVATORY Absolvatory a Defn Conferring absolution absolutory ABSOLVE Absolve 277 v t imp p p Absolved p pr vb n Absolving Etym L absolvere to set free to absolve ab solvere to loose See Assoil Solve 1 To set free or release as from some obligation debt or responsibility or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate to pronounce free as to absolve a subject from his allegiance to absolve an offender which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment Halifax was absolved by a majority of fourteen Macaulay 2 To free from a penalty to pardon to remit a sin said of the sin or guilt In his name I absolve your perjury Gibbon 3 To finish to accomplish Obs The work begun how soon absolved Milton 4 To resolve or explain Obs We shall not absolve the doubt Sir T Browne Syn To Absolve Exonerate Acquit We speak of a man as absolved from something that binds his conscience or involves the charge of wrongdoing as to absolve from allegiance or from the obligation of an oath or a promise We speak of a person as exonerated when he is released from some burden which had rested upon him as to exonerate from suspicion to exonerate from blame or odium It implies a purely moral acquittal We speak of a person as acquitted when a decision has been made in his favor with reference to a specific charge either by a jury or by disinterested persons as he was acquitted of all participation in the crime ABSOLVENT Absolvent a Etym L absolvens p pr of absolvere Defn Absolving R Carlyle ABSOLVENT Absolvent n Defn An absolver R Hobbes ABSOLVER Absolver n Defn One who absolves Macaulay ABSONANT Absonant a Etym L ab sonans p pr of sonare to sound Defn Discordant contrary opposed to consonant Absonant to nature Quarles ABSONOUS Absonous a Etym L absonus ab sonus sound Defn Discordant inharmonious incongruous Obs Absonous to our reason Glanvill ABSORB Absorb v t imp p p Absorbed p pr vb n Absorbing Etym L absorbere ab sorbere to suck in akin to Gr absorber 1 To swallow up to engulf to overwhelm to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up to use up to include Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all Cowper The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion W Irving 2 To suck up to drink in to imbibe as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body Bacon 3 To engross or engage wholly to occupy fully as absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth 4 To take up by cohesive chemical or any molecular action as when charcoal absorbs gases So heat light and electricity are absorbed or taken up in the substances into which they pass Nichol p 8 Syn To Absorb Engross Swallow up Engulf These words agree in one general idea that of completely taking up They are chiefly used in a figurative sense and may be distinguished by a reference to their etymology We speak of a person as absorbed lit drawn in swallowed up in study or some other employment of the highest interest We speak of a person as ebgrossed lit seized upon in the gross or wholly by something which occupies his whole time and thoughts as the acquisition of wealth or the attainment of honor We speak of a person under a stronger image as swallowed up and lost in that which completely occupies his thoughts and feelings as in grief at the death of a friend or in the multiplied cares of life We speak of a person as engulfed in that which like a gulf takes in all his hopes and interests as engulfed in misery ruin etc That grave question which had begun to absorb the Christian mind the marriage of the clergy Milman Too long hath love engrossed Britannias stage And sunk to softness all our tragic rage Tickell Should not the sad occasion swallow up My other cares Addison And in destructions river Engulf and swallow those Sir P Sidney ABSORBABILITY Absorbability n Defn The state or quality of being absorbable Graham Chemistry ABSORBABLE Absorbable a Etym Cf F absorbable Defn Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up Kerr ABSORBEDLY Absorbedly adv Defn In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged ABSORBENCY Absorbency n Defn Absorptiveness ABSORBENT Absorbent a Etym L absorbens p pr of absorbere Defn Absorbing swallowing absorptive Absorbent ground Paint a ground prepared for a picture chiefly with distemper or water colors by which the oil is absorbed and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors ABSORBENT Absorbent n 1 Anything which absorbs The ocean itself a bad absorbent of heat Darwin 2 Med Defn Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels as magnesia chalk etc also a substance e g iodine which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts 3 pl Physiol Defn The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on as the lymphatics in animals the extremities of the roots in plants ABSORBER Absorber n Defn One who or that which absorbs ABSORBING Absorbing a Defn Swallowing engrossing as an absorbing pursuit Absorbing adv ABSORBITION Absorbition n Defn Absorption Obs ABSORPT Absorpt a Etym L absorptus p p Defn Absorbed Arcahic Absorpt in care Pope ABSORPTION Absorption n Etym L absorptio fr absorbere See Absorb 1 The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything or of being absorbed and made to disappear as the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger 2 Chem Physics Defn An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action as the absorption of light heat electricity etc 3 Physiol Defn In living organisms the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs 4 Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind as absorption in some employment ABSORPTIVE Absorptive a Defn Having power capacity or tendency to absorb or imbibe E Darwin ABSORPTIVENESS Absorptiveness n Defn The quality of being absorptive absorptive power ABSORPTIVITY Absorptivity n Defn Absorptiveness ABSQUATULATE Absquatulate v i Defn To take ones self off to decamp A jocular word U S ABSQUE HOC Absque hoc Defn Etym L without this Law The technical words of denial used in traversing what has been alleged and is repeated ABSTAIN Abstain v i imp p p Abstained p pr vb n Abstaining Etym OE absteynen abstenen OF astenir abstenir F abstenir fr L abstinere abstentum v t v i to keep from ab abs tenere to hold See Tenable Defn To hold ones self aloof to forbear or refrain voluntarily and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites with from Not a few abstained from voting Macaulay Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt Shak Syn To refrain forbear withhold deny ones self give up relinquish ABSTAIN Abstain v t Defn To hinder to withhold Whether he abstain men from marrying Milton ABSTAINER Abstainer n Defn One who abstains esp one who abstains from the use of intoxicating liquors ABSTEMIOUS Abstemious a Etym L abstemius ab abs root of temetum intoxicating drink 1 Abstaining from wine Orig Latin sense Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain Milton 2 Sparing in diet refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks temperate abstinent sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious Arbuthnot 3 Sparingly used used with temperance or moderation as an abstemious diet Gibbon 4 Marked by or spent in abstinence as an abstemious life One abstemious day Pope 5 Promotive of abstemiousness R Such is the virtue of the abstemious well Dryden ABSTEMIOUSNESS Abstemiousness n Defn The quality of being abstemious temperate or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance ABSTENTION Abstention a Etym F See Abstain Defn The act of abstaining a holding aloof Jer Taylor ABSTENTIOUS Abstentious a Defn Characterized by abstinence selfrestraining Farrar ABSTERGE Absterge v t Etym L abstergere abstersum ab abs tergere to wipe Cf F absterger Defn To make clean by wiping to wipe away to cleanse hence to purge R Quincy ABSTERGENT Abstergent a Etym L abstergens p pr of abstergere Defn Serving to cleanse detergent ABSTERGENT Abstergent n Defn A substance used in cleansing a detergent as soap is an abstergent ABSTERSE Absterse v t Defn To absterge to cleanse to purge away Obs Sir T Browne ABSTERSION Abstersion n Etym F abstersion See Absterge Defn Act of wiping clean a cleansing a purging The task of ablution and abstersion being performed Sir W Scott ABSTERSIVE Abstersive a Etym Cf F abstersif See Absterge Defn Cleansing purging Bacon ABSTERSIVE Abstersive n Defn Something cleansing The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate Milton ABSTERSIVENESS Abstersiveness n Defn The quality of being abstersive Fuller ABSTINENCE Abstinence n Etym F abstinence L abstinentia fr abstinere See Abstain 1 The act or practice of abstaining voluntary forbearance of any action especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities Specifically the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages called also total abstinence The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain nay oftentimes a very great one Locke 2 The practice of selfdenial by depriving ones self of certain kinds of food or drink especially of meat Penance fasts and abstinence To punish bodies for the souls offense Dryden ABSTINENCY Abstinency n Defn Abstinence R ABSTINENT Abstinent a Etym F abstinent L abstinens p pr of abstinere See Abstain Defn Refraining from indulgence especially from the indulgence of appetite abstemious continent temperate Beau Fl ABSTINENT Abstinent n 1 One who abstains 2 Eccl Hist Defn One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century ABSTINENTLY Abstinently adv Defn With abstinence ABSTORTED Abstorted a Etym As if fr abstort fr L ab abs tortus p p of torquere to twist Defn Wrested away Obs Bailey ABSTRACT Abstract 277 a Etym L abstractus p p of abstrahere to draw from separate ab abs trahere to draw See Trace 1 Withdraw separate Obs The more abstract we are from the body Norris 2 Considered apart from any application to a particular object separated from matter exiting in the mind only as abstract truth abstract numbers Hence ideal abstruse difficult 3 Logic a Expressing a particular property of an object viewed apart from the other properties which constitute it opposed to Ant concrete as honesty is an abstract word J S Mill b Resulting from the mental faculty of abstraction general as opposed to particular as reptile is an abstract or general name Locke A concrete name is a name which stands for a thing an abstract name which stands for an attribute of a thing A practice has grown up in more modern times which if not introduced by Locke has gained currency from his example of applying the expression abstract name to all names which are the result of abstraction and generalization and consequently to all general names instead of confining it to the names of attributes J S Mill 4 Abstracted absent in mind Abstract as in a trance Milton An abstract idea Metaph an idea separated from a complex object or from other ideas which naturally accompany it as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure Abstract terms those which express abstract ideas as beauty whiteness roundness without regarding any object in which they exist or abstract terms are the names of orders genera or species of things in which there is a combination of similar qualities Abstract numbers Math numbers used without application to things as 6 8 10 but when applied to any thing as 6 feet 10 men they become concrete Abstract or Pure mathematics See Mathematics ABSTRACT Abstract v t imp p p Abstracted p pr vb n Abstracting Etym See Abstract a 1 To withdraw to separate to take away He was incapable of forming any opinion or resolution abstracted from his own prejudices Sir W Scott 2 To draw off in respect to interest or attention as his was wholly abstracted by other objects The young stranger had been abstracted and silent Blackw Mag 3 To separate as ideas by the operation of the mind to consider by itself to contemplate separately as a quality or attribute Whately 4 To epitomize to abridge Franklin 5 To take secretly or dishonestly to purloin as to abstract goods from a parcel or money from a till Von Rosen had quietly abstracted the bearingreins from the harness W Black 6 Chem Defn To separate as the more volatile or soluble parts of a substance by distillation or other chemical processes In this sense extract is now more generally used ABSTRACT Abstract v t Defn To perform the process of abstraction R I own myself able to abstract in one sense Berkeley ABSTRACT Abstract n Etym See Abstract a 1 That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things Specifically A summary or an epitome as of a treatise or book or of a statement a brief An abstract of every treatise he had read Watts Man the abstract Of all perfection which the workmanship Of Heaven hath modeled Ford 2 A state of separation from other things as to consider a subject in the abstract or apart from other associated things 3 An abstract term The concretes father and son have or might have the abstracts paternity and filiety J S Mill 4 Med Defn A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance mixed with sugar of milk in such proportion that one part of the abstract represents two parts of the original substance Abstract of title Law an epitome of the evidences of ownership Syn Abridgment compendium epitome synopsis See Abridgment ABSTRACTED Abstracted a 1 Separated or disconnected withdrawn removed apart The evil abstracted stood from his own evil Milton 2 Separated from matter abstract ideal Obs 3 Abstract abstruse difficult Obs Johnson 4 Inattentive to surrounding objects absent in mind An abstracted scholar Johnson ABSTRACTEDLY Abstractedly adv Defn In an abstracted manner separately with absence of mind ABSTRACTEDNESS Abstractedness n Defn The state of being abstracted abstract character ABSTRACTER Abstracter n Defn One who abstracts or makes an abstract ABSTRACTION Abstraction n Etym Cf F abstraction See Abstract a 1 The act of abstracting separating or withdrawing or the state of being withdrawn withdrawal A wrongful abstraction of wealth from certain members of the community J S Mill 2 Metaph Defn The act process of leaving out of consideration one or more properties of a complex object so as to attend to others analysis Thus when the mind considers the form of a tree by itself or the color of the leaves as separate from their size or figure the act is called abstraction So also when it considers whiteness softness virtue existence as separate from any particular objects Note Abstraction is necessary to classification by which things are arranged in genera and species We separate in idea the qualities of certain objects which are of the same kind from others which are different in each and arrange the objects having the same properties in a class or collected body Abstraction is no positive act it is simply the negative of attention Sir W Hamilton 3 An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature as to fight for mere abstractions 4 A separation from worldly objects a recluse life as a hermits abstraction 5 Absence or absorption of mind inattention to present objects 6 The taking surreptitiously for ones own use part of the property of another purloining Modern 7 Chem Defn A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation Nicholson ABSTRACTIONAL Abstractional a Defn Pertaining to abstraction ABSTRACTIONIST Abstractionist n Defn An idealist Emerson ABSTRACTITIOUS Abstractitious a Defn Obtained from plants by distillation Obs Crabb ABSTRACTIVE Abstractive a Etym Cf F abstractif Defn Having the power of abstracting of an abstracting nature The abstractive faculty I Taylor ABSTRACTIVELY Abstractively adv Defn In a abstract manner separately in or by itself Feltham ABSTRACTIVENESS Abstractiveness n Defn The quality of being abstractive abstractive property ABSTRACTLY Abstractly 277 adv Defn In an abstract state or manner separately absolutely by itself as matter abstractly considered ABSTRACTNESS Abstractness n Defn The quality of being abstract The abstractness of the ideas Locke ABSTRINGE Abstringe v t Etym L ab stringere strictum to press together Defn To unbind Obs Bailey ABSTRUDE Abstrude v t Etym L abstrudere See Abstruse Defn To thrust away Obs Johnson ABSTRUSE Abstruse a Etym L abstrusus p p of abstrudere to thrust away conceal ab abs trudere to thrust cf F abstrus See Threat 1 Concealed or hidden out of the way Obs The eternal eye whose sight discerns Abstrusest thoughts Milton 2 Remote from apprehension difficult to be comprehended or understood recondite as abstruse learning Profound and abstruse topics Milman ABSTRUSELY Abstrusely adv Defn In an abstruse manner ABSTRUSENESS Abstruseness n Defn The quality of being abstruse difficulty of apprehension Boyle ABSTRUSION Abstrusion n Etym L abstrusio See Abstruse Defn The act of thrusting away R Ogilvie ABSTRUSITY Abstrusity n Defn Abstruseness that which is abstruse R Sir T Browne ABSUME Absume v t Etym L absumere absumptum ab sumere to take Defn To consume gradually to waste away Obs Boyle ABSUMPTION Absumption 215 n Etym L absumptio See Absume Defn Act of wasting away a consuming extinction Obs Sir T Browne ABSURD Absurd a Etym L absurdus harshsounding ab prob a derivative fr a root svar to sound not connected with surd cf F absurde See Syringe Defn Contrary to reason or propriety obviously and fiatly opposed to manifest truth inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense logically contradictory nonsensical ridiculous as an absurd person an absurd opinion an absurd dream This proffer is absurd and reasonless Shak This phrase absurd to call a villain great Pope p 9 Syn Foolish irrational ridiculous preposterous inconsistent incongruous Absurd Irrational Foolish Preposterous Of these terms irrational is the weakest denoting that which is plainly inconsistent with the dictates of sound reason as an irrational course of life Foolish rises higher and implies either a perversion of that faculty or an absolute weakness or fatuity of mind as foolish enterprises Absurd rises still higher denoting that which is plainly opposed to received notions of propriety and truth as an absurd man project opinion story argument etc Preposterous rises still higher and supposes an absolute inversion in the order of things or in plain terms a putting of the cart before the horse as a preposterous suggestion preposterous conduct a preposterous regulation or law ABSURD Absurd n Defn An absurdity Obs Pope ABSURDITY Absurdity n pl Absurdities Etym L absurditas cf F absurdite 1 The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth reason or sound judgment The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number Locke 2 That which is absurd an absurd action a logical contradiction His travels were full of absurdities Johnson ABSURDLY Absurdly adv Defn In an absurd manner ABSURDNESS Absurdness n Defn Absurdity R ABUNA Abuna n Etym Eth and Ar our father Defn The Patriarch or head of the Abyssinian Church ABUNDANCE Abundance n Etym OE habudaunce abundance F abundance F abondance L abundantia fr abundare See Abound Defn An overflowing fullness ample sufficiency great plenty profusion copious supply superfluity wealth strictly applicable to quantity only but sometimes used of number It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state Raleigh Syn Exuberance plenteousness plenty copiousness overflow riches affluence wealth Abundance Plenty Exuberance These words rise upon each other in expressing the idea of fullness Plenty denotes a sufficiency to supply every want as plenty of food plenty of money etc Abundance express more and gives the idea of superfluity or excess as abundance of riches an abundance of wit and humor often however it only denotes plenty in a high degree Exuberance rises still higher and implies a bursting forth on every side producing great superfluity or redundance as an exuberance of mirth an exuberance of animal spirits etc ABUNDANT Abundant a Etym OE habundant aboundant F abondant fr L abudans p pr of abundare See Abound Defn Fully sufficient plentiful in copious supply followed by in rarely by with Abundant in goodness and truth Exod xxxiv 6 Abundant number Math a number the sum of whose aliquot parts exceeds the number itself Thus 1 2 3 4 6 the aliquot parts of 12 make the number 16 This is opposed to a deficient number as 14 whose aliquot parts are 1 2 7 the sum of which is 10 and to a perfect number which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts as 6 whose aliquot parts are 1 2 3 Syn Ample plentiful copious plenteous exuberant overflowing rich teeming profuse bountiful liberal See Ample ABUNDANTLY Abundantly adv Defn In a sufficient degree fully amply plentifully in large measure ABURST Aburst adv Etym Pref a burst Defn In a bursting condition ABUSABLE Abusable a Defn That may be abused ABUSAGE Abusage n Defn Abuse Obs Whately 1634 ABUSE Abuse v t imp p p Abused p pr vb n Abusing Etym F abuser L abusus p p of abuti to abuse misuse ab uti to use See Use 1 To put to a wrong use to misapply to misuse to put to a bad use to use for a wrong purpose or end to pervert as to abuse inherited gold to make an excessive use of as to abuse ones authority This principle if one may so abuse the word shoots rapidly into popularity Froude 2 To use ill to maltreat to act injuriously to to punish or to tax excessively to hurt as to abuse prisoners to abuse ones powers ones patience 3 To revile to reproach coarsely to disparage The tellers of news abused the general Macaulay 4 To dishonor Shall flight abuse your name Shak 5 To violate to ravish Spenser 6 To deceive to impose on Obs Their eyes red and staring cozened with a moist cloud and abused by a double object Jer Taylor Syn To maltreat injure revile reproach vilify vituperate asperse traduce malign ABUSE Abuse n Etym F abus L abusus fr abuti See Abuse v t 1 Improper treatment or use application to a wrong or bad purpose misuse as an abuse of our natural powers an abuse of civil rights or of privileges or advantages an abuse of language Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as by the abuses of power Madison 2 Physical ill treatment injury Rejoice at the abuse of Falstaff Shak 3 A corrupt practice or custom offense crime fault as the abuses in the civil service Abuse after disappeared without a struggle Macaulay 4 Vituperative words coarse insulting speech abusive language virulent condemnation reviling The two parties after exchanging a good deal of abuse came to blows Macaulay 5 Violation rape as abuse of a female child Obs Or is it some abuse and no such thing Shak Abuse of distress Law a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained by the distrainer Syn Invective contumely reproach scurrility insult opprobrium Abuse Invective Abuse is generally prompted by anger and vented in harsh and unseemly words It is more personal and coarse than invective Abuse generally takes place in private quarrels invective in writing or public discussions Invective may be conveyed in refined language and dictated by indignation against what is blameworthy C J Smith ABUSEFUL Abuseful a Defn Full of abuse abusive R Abuseful names Bp Barlow ABUSER Abuser n Defn One who abuses in the various senses of the verb ABUSION Abusion n Etym OE abusion abusioun OF abusion fr L abusio misuse of words f abuti See Abuse v t Defn Evil or corrupt usage abuse wrong reproach deception cheat Chaucer ABUSIVE Abusive a Etym Cf F abusif fr L abusivus 1 Wrongly used perverted misapplied I am necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly according to the abusive acceptation thereof Fuller 2 Given to misusing also full of abuses Archaic The abusive prerogatives of his see Hallam 3 Practicing abuse prone to ill treat by coarse insulting words or by other ill usage as an abusive author an abusive fellow 4 Containing abuse or serving as the instrument of abuse vituperative reproachful scurrilous An abusive lampoon Johnson 5 Tending to deceive fraudulent cheating Obs An abusive treaty Bacon Syn Reproachful scurrilous opprobrious insolent insulting injurious offensive reviling ABUSIVELY Abusively adv Defn In an abusive manner rudely with abusive language ABUSIVENESS Abusiveness n Defn The quality of being abusive rudeness of language or violence to the person Pick out mirth like stones out of thy ground Profaneness filthiness abusiveness Herbert ABUT Abut v i imp p p Abutted p pr vb n Abutting Etym OF abouter aboter cf F aboutir and also abuter a L ad OF boter buter to push cf F bout end and but end purpose Defn To project to terminate or border to be contiguous to meet with on upon or against as his land abuts on the road ABUTILON Abutilon n Etym Ar aubutilun Bot Defn A genus of malvaceous plants of many species found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents called also Indian mallow ABUTMENT Abutment n 1 State of abutting 2 That on or against which a body abuts or presses as a Arch The solid part of a pier or wall etc which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch vault or strut Gwilt b mech A fixed point or surface from which resistance or reaction is obtained as the cylinder head of a steam engine the fulcrum of a lever etc c In breechloading firearms the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil ABUTTAL Abuttal n Defn The butting or boundary of land particularly at the end a headland Spelman ABUTTER Abutter n Defn One who or that which abuts Specifically the owner of a contiguous estate as the abutters on a street or a river ABUZZ Abuzz a Etym Pref a buzz Defn In a buzz buzzing Colloq Dickens ABY ABYE Aby Abye v t i imp p p Abought Etym AS abycgan to pay for pref a cf Goth us Ger er orig meaning out bycgan to buy See Buy and cf Abide 1 To pay for to suffer for to atone for to make amends for to give satisfaction Obs Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear Shak 2 To endure to abide Obs But nought that wanteth rest can long aby Spenser ABYSM Abysm n Etym OF abisme F abime LL abyssimus a superl of L abyssus Gr Abyss Defn An abyss a gulf The abysm of hell Shak ABYSMAL Abysmal a Defn Pertaining to or resembling an abyss bottomless unending profound Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that astronomy does of space Carlyle ABYSMALLY Abysmally adv Defn To a fathomless depth profoundly Abysmally ignorant G Eliot ABYSS Abyss n Etym L abyssus a bottomless gulf fr Gr 1 A bottomless or unfathomed depth gulf or chasm hence any deep immeasurable and specifically hell or the bottomless pit Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost abyss Milton The throne is darkness in the abyss of light Dryden 2 Infinite time a vast intellectual or moral depth The abysses of metaphysical theology Macaulay In unfathomable abysses of disgrace Burke 3 Her Defn The center of an escutcheon Note This word in its leading uses is associated with the cosmological notions of the Hebrews having reference to a supposed illimitable mass of waters from which our earth sprung and beneath whose profound depths the wicked were punished Encyc Brit ABYSSAL Abyssal a Etym Cf Abysmal Defn Belonging to or resembling an abyss unfathomable Abyssal zone Phys Geog one of the belts or zones into which Sir E Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in describing its plants animals etc It is the one furthest from the shore embracing all beyond one hundred fathoms deep Hence abyssal animals plants etc ABYSSINIAN Abyssinian a Defn Of or pertaining to Abyssinia Abyssinian gold an alloy of 9074 parts of copper and 833 parts of zink Ure ABYSSINIAN Abyssinian n 1 A native of Abyssinia 2 A member of the Abyssinian Church ACACIA Acacia n Antiq Defn A roll or bag filled with dust borne by Byzantine emperors as a memento of mortality It is represented on medals ACACIA Acacia n pl E Acacias L Acaciæ Etym L from Gr ak to be sharp See Acute 1 A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America Africa etc Very few are found in temperate climates 2 Med Defn The inspissated juice of several species of acacia called also gum acacia and gum arabic ACACIN ACACINE Acacin Acacine n Defn Gum arabic ACADEME Academe n Etym L academia See Academy Defn An academy Poetic Shak ACADEMIAL Academial a Defn Academic R ACADEMIAN Academian n Defn A member of an academy university or college ACADEMIC Academic n 1 One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato a Platonist Hume 2 A member of an academy college or university an academician ACADEMIC ACADEMICAL Academic Academical a Etym L academicus cf F académigue See Academy 1 Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato as the Academic sect or philosophy 2 Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning scholarly literary or classical in distinction from scientific Academic courses Warburton Academical study Berkeley ACADEMICALLY Academically adv Defn In an academical manner ACADEMICALS Academicals n pl Defn The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities ACADEMICIAN Academician 277 n Etym F académicien See Academy 1 A member of an academy or society for promoting science art or literature as of the French Academy or the Royal Academy of arts 2 A collegian R Chesterfield ACADEMICISM Academicism n 1 A tenet of the Academic philosophy 2 A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy ACADEMISM Academism n Defn The doctrines of the Academic philosophy Obs Baxter ACADEMIST Academist n Etym F academiste 1 An Academic philosopher 2 An academician Obs Ray ACADEMY Academy n pl Academies Etym F académie L academia Cf Academe 1 A garden or grove near Athens so named from the hero Academus where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences hence the school of philosophy of which Plato was head 2 An institution for the study of higher learning a college or a university Popularly a school or seminary of learning holding a rank between a college and a common school 3 A place of training a school Academies of fanaticism Hume 4 A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences and literature or some particular art or science as the French Academy the American Academy of Arts and Sciences academies of literature and philology 5 A school or place of training in which some special art is taught as the military academy at West Point a riding academy the Academy of Music Academy figure Paint a drawing usually half lifesize in crayon or pencil after a nude model ACADIAN Acadian a Defn Of or pertaining to Acadie or Nova Scotia Acadian farmers Longfellow n Defn A native of Acadie Acadian epoch Geol an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous See Geology Acadian owl Zoöl a small North American owl Nyctule Acadica the sawwhet ACAJOU Acajou n Etym F See Cashew Bot a The cashew tree also its fruit See Cashew b The mahogany tree also its timber ACALEPH ACALEPHAN Acaleph Acalephan n pl Acalephs Acalephans Etym See Acalephæ Zoöl Defn One of the Acalephæ ACALEPHAE Acalephæ n pl Etym NL from Gr Defn A group of Coelenterata including the Medusæ or jellyfishes and hydroids so called from the stinging power they possess Sometimes called sea nettles ACALEPHOID Acalephoid a Etym Acaleph oid Zoöl Defn Belonging to or resembling the Acalephæ or jellyfishes ACALYCINE ACALYSINOUS Acalycine Acalysinous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Without a calyx or outer floral envelope ACANTH Acanth n Defn Same as Acanthus ACANTHA Acantha n Etym Gr Acute 1 Bot Defn A prickle 2 Zoöl Defn A spine or prickly fin 3 Anat Defn The vertebral column the spinous process of a vertebra Dunglison ACANTHACEOUS Acanthaceous a 1 Armed with prickles as a plant 2 Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type ACANTHINE Acanthine a Etym L acanthinus Gr Acanthus Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the plant acanthus ACANTHOCARPOUS Acanthocarpous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having the fruit covered with spines ACANTHOCEPHALA Acanthocephala n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A group of intestinal worms having the proboscis armed with recurved spines ACANTHOCEPHALOUS Acanthocephalous a Zoöl Defn Having a spiny head as one of the Acanthocephala ACANTHOPHOROUS Acanthophorous a Etym Gr Defn Spinebearing Gray ACANTHOPODIOUS Acanthopodious a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having spinous petioles ACANTHOPTERI Acanthopteri n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins See Acanthopterygii ACANTHOPTEROUS Acanthopterous a Etym Gr 1 Zoöl Defn Spinywinged 2 Zoöl Defn Acanthopterygious ACANTHOPTERYGIAN Acanthopterygian a Zoöl Defn Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins as the perch n Defn A spinyfinned fish ACANTHOPTERYGII Acanthopterygii n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal ventral and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike as the perch ACANTHOPTERYGIOUS Acanthopterygious a Zoöl Defn Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike spiny finned ACANTHUS Acanthus n pl E Acanthuses L Acanthi Etym L from Gr Acantha 1 Bot Defn A genus of herbaceous prickly plants found in the south of Europe Asia Minor and India bearsbreech 2 Arch Defn An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus Acanthus spinosus used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders A CAPPELLA A cappella Etym It See Chapel Mus a In church or chapel style said of compositions sung in the old church style without instrumental accompaniment as a mass a capella i e a mass purely vocal b A time indication equivalent to alla breve ACAPSULAR Acapsular a Etym Pref a not capsular Bot Defn Having no capsule ACARDIAC Acardiac a Etym Gr Defn Without a heart as an acardiac fetus ACARIDAN Acaridan n Etym See Acarus Zoöl Defn One of a group of arachnids including the mites and ticks ACARINA Acarina n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn The group of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks Many species are parasitic and cause diseases like the itch and mange ACARINE Acarine a Med Defn Of or caused by acari or mites as acarine diseases ACAROID Acaroid a Etym NL acarus a mite oid Zoöl Defn Shaped like or resembling a mite ACARPELLOUS Acarpellous a Etym Pref a not carpel Bot Defn Having no carpels ACARPOUS Acarpous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Not producing fruit unfruitful ACARUS Acarus n pl Acari Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A genus including many species of small mites ACATALECTIC Acatalectic a Etym L acatalecticus Gr Pros Defn Not defective complete as an acatalectic verse n Defn A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables ACATALEPSY Acatalepsy n Etym Gr Defn Incomprehensibility of things the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers that human knowledge never amounts to certainty but only to probability ACATALEPTIC Acataleptic a Etym Gr Defn Incapable of being comprehended incomprehensible ACATER Acater n Defn See Caterer Obs ACATES Acates n pl Defn See Cates Obs ACAUDATE Acaudate a Etym Pref a not caudate Defn Tailless ACAULESCENT Acaulescent a Etym Pref a not caulescent Bot Defn Having no stem or caulis or only a very short one concealed in the ground Gray ACAULINE Acauline a Etym Pref a not cauline Bot Defn Same as Acaulescent ACAULOSE ACAULOUS Acaulose Acaulous a Etym Gr caulis stalk See Cole Bot Defn Same as Acaulescent ACCADIAN Accadian a Etym From the city Accad See Gen x 10 Defn Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest Accadian n Accad n Sayce ACCEDE Accede v i imp p p Acceded p pr vb n Acceding Etym L accedere to approach accede ad cedere to move yield cf F accédere See Cede 1 To approach to come forward opposed to recede Obs T Gale 2 To enter upon an office or dignity to attain Edward IV who had acceded to the throne in the year 1461 T Warton If Frederick had acceded to the supreme power Morley 3 To become a party by associating ones self with others to give ones adhesion Hence to agree or assent to a proposal or a view as he acceded to my request The treaty of Hanover in 1725 to which the Dutch afterwards acceded Chesterfield Syn To agree assent consent comply acquiesce concur ACCEDENCE Accedence n Defn The act of acceding ACCEDER Acceder n Defn One who accedes ACCELERANDO Accelerando a Etym It Mus Defn Gradually accelerating the movement ACCELERATE Accelerate v t imp p p Accelerated p pr vb n Accelerating Etym L acceleratus p p of accelerare ad celerare to hasten celer quick See Celerity 1 To cause to move faster to quicken the motion of to add to the speed of opposed to retard 2 To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of as to accelerate the growth of a plant the increase of wealth etc 3 To hasten as the occurence of an event as to accelerate our departure Accelerated motion Mech motion with a continually increasing velocity Accelerating force the force which causes accelerated motion Nichol Syn To hasten expedite quicken dispatch forward advance further ACCELERATION Acceleration n Etym L acceleratio cf F accélération Defn The act of accelerating or the state of being accelerated increase of motion or action as a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity opposed to retardation A period of social improvement or of intellectual advancement contains within itself a principle of acceleration I Taylor Astr Physics Acceleration of the moon the increase of the moons mean motion in its orbit in consequence of which its period of revolution is now shorter than in ancient times Acceleration and retardation of the tides See Priming of the tides under Priming Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars the amount by which their apparent diurnal motion exceeds that of the sun in consequence of which they daily come to the meridian of any place about three minutes fiftysix seconds of solar time earlier than on the day preceding Acceleration of the planets the increasing velocity of their motion in proceeding from the apogee to the perigee of their orbits ACCELERATIVE Accelerative a Defn Relating to acceleration adding to velocity quickening Reid ACCELERATOR Accelerator n Defn One who or that which accelerates Also as an adj as accelerator nerves ACCELERATORY Acceleratory a Defn Accelerative ACCELEROGRAPH Accelerograph n Etym Accelerate graph Mil Defn An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns etc ACCELEROMETER Accelerometer n Etym Accelerate meter Defn An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder ACCEND Accend v t Etym L accendere accensum to kindle ad candère to kindle only in compounds rel to candere to be white to gleam See Candle Defn To set on fire to kindle Obs Fotherby ACCENDIBILITY Accendibility n Defn Capacity of being kindled or of becoming inflamed inflammability ACCENDIBLE Accendible a Defn Capable of being inflamed or kindled combustible inflammable Ure ACCENSION Accension n Defn The act of kindling or the state of being kindled ignition Locke ACCENSOR Accensor n Etym LL from p p accensus See Accend R C Ch Defn One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers ACCENT Accent n Etym F accent L accentus ad cantus a singing canere to sing See Cant 1 A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase distinguishing it from the others Note Many English words have two accents the primary and the secondary the primary being uttered with a greater stress of voice than the secondary as in aspiration where the chief stress is on the third syllable and a slighter stress on the first Some words as antiapoplectic incomprehensibility have two secondary accents See Guide to Pron tt 3046 2 A mark or character used in writing and serving to regulate the pronunciation esp a a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent b a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked as the French accents Note In the ancient Greek the acute accent meant a raised tone or pitch the grave the level tone or simply the negation of accent the circumflex or a tone raised and then depressed In works on elocution the first is often used to denote the rising inflection of the voice the second the falling inflection and the third the compound or waving inflection In dictionaries spelling books and the like the acute accent is used to designate the syllable which receives the chief stress of voice 3 Modulation of the voice in speaking manner of speaking or pronouncing peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice tone as a foreign accent a French or a German accent Beguiled you in a plain accent Shak A perfect accent Thackeray The tender accent of a womans cry Prior 4 A word a significant tone pl expressions in general speech Winds on your wings to Heaven her accents bear Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear Dryden 5 Pros Defn Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse 6 Mus a A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning and more feebly the third part of the measure b A special emphasis of a tone even in the weaker part of the measure c The rythmical accent which marks phrases and sections of a period d The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage J S Dwight 7 Math a A mark placed at the right hand of a letter and a little above it to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter but differing in value as y y b Trigon A mark at the right hand of a number indicating minutes of a degree seconds etc as 1227 i e twelve minutes twenty seven seconds c Engin A mark used to denote feet and inches as 6 10 is six feet ten inches ACCENT Accent v t imp p p Accented p pr vb n Accenting Etym OF accenter F accentuer 1 To express the accent of either by the voice or by a mark to utter or to mark with accent 2 To mark emphatically to emphasize ACCENTLESS Accentless a Defn Without accent ACCENTOR Accentor n Etym L ad cantor singer canere to sing 1 Mus Defn One who sings the leading part the director or leader Obs 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of European birds so named from their sweet notes including the hedge warbler In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes ACCENTUABLE Accentuable a Defn Capable of being accented ACCENTUAL Accentual a Defn Of or pertaining to accent characterized or formed by accent ACCENTUALITY Accentuality n Defn The quality of being accentual ACCENTUALLY Accentually adv Defn In an accentual manner in accordance with accent ACCENTUATE Accentuate v t imp p p Accentuated p pr vb n Accentuating Etym LL accentuatus p p of accentuare fr L accentus cf F accentuer 1 To pronounce with an accent or with accents 2 To bring out distinctly to make prominent to emphasize In Bosnia the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated London Times 3 To mark with the written accent ACCENTUATION Accentuation n Etym LL accentuatio cf F accentuation Defn Act of accentuating applications of accent Specifically Eccles Mus Defn pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy ACCEPT Accept v t imp p p Accepted p pr vb n Accepting Etym F accepter L acceptare freq of accipere ad capere to take akin to E heave 1 To receive with a consenting mind something offered as to accept a gift often followed by of If you accept them then their worth is great Shak To accept of ransom for my son Milton She accepted of a treat Addison 2 To receive with favor to approve The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice Ps xx 3 Peradventure he will accept of me Gen xxxii 20 3 To receive or admit and agree to to assent to as I accept your proposal amendment or excuse 4 To take by the mind to understand as How are these words to be accepted 5 Com Defn To receive as obligatory and promise to pay as to accept a bill of exchange Bouvier 6 In a deliberate body to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed as to accept the report of a committee This makes it the property of the body and the question is then on its adoption To accept a bill Law to agree on the part of the drawee to pay it when due To accept service Law to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served when it has not been To accept the person Eccl to show favoritism God accepteth no mans person Gal ii 6 Syn To receive take admit See Receive ACCEPT Accept a Defn Accepted Obs Shak ACCEPTABILITY Acceptability n Etym LL acceptabilitas Defn The quality of being acceptable acceptableness Acceptability of repentance Jer Taylor ACCEPTABLE Acceptable a Etym F acceptable L acceptabilis fr acceptare Defn Capable worthy or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure pleasing to a receiver gratifying agreeable welcome as an acceptable present one acceptable to us ACCEPTABLENESS Acceptableness n Defn The quality of being acceptable or suitable to be favorably received acceptability ACCEPTABLY Acceptably adv Defn In an acceptable manner in a manner to please or give satisfaction ACCEPTANCE Acceptance n 1 The act of accepting a receiving what is offered with approbation satisfaction or acquiescence esp favorable reception approval as the acceptance of a gift office doctrine etc They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar Isa lx 7 2 State of being accepted acceptableness Makes it assured of acceptance Shak 3 Com a An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance b The bill itself when accepted 4 An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought or as that agreed to be delivered or the taking possession as owner 5 Law Defn An agreeing to the action of another by some act which binds the person in law Note What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty Mozley W Note In modern law proposal and acceptance are the constituent elements into which all contracts are resolved Acceptance of a bill of exchange check draft or order is an engagement to pay it according to the terms This engagement is usually made by writing the word accepted across the face of the bill Acceptance of goods under the statute of frauds is an intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of the transaction 6 Meaning acceptation Obs Acceptance of persons partiality favoritism See under Accept ACCEPTANCY Acceptancy n Defn Acceptance R Heres a proof of gift But heres no proof sir of acceptancy Mrs Browning ACCEPTANT Acceptant a Defn Accepting receiving ACCEPTANT Acceptant n Defn An accepter Chapman ACCEPTATION Acceptation n 1 Acceptance reception favorable reception or regard state of being acceptable Obs This is saying worthy of all acceptation 1 Tim i 15 Some things are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God Hooker 2 The meaning in which a word or expression is understood or generally received as term is to be used according to its usual acceptation My words in common acceptation Could never give this provocation Gay ACCEPTEDLY Acceptedly adv Defn In a accepted manner admittedly ACCEPTER Accepter n 1 A person who accepts a taker 2 A respecter a viewer with partiality Obs God is no accepter of persons Chillingworth 3 Law Defn An acceptor ACCEPTILATION Acceptilation n Etym L acceptilatio entry of a debt collected acquittance fr p p of accipere cf Accept latio a carrying fr latus p p of ferre to carry cf F acceptilation Civil Law Defn Gratuitous discharge a release from debt or obligation without payment free remission ACCEPTION Acception n Etym L acceptio a receiving accepting cf F acception Defn Acceptation the received meaning Obs Here the word baron is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath confined it Fuller Acception of persons or faces Eccl favoritism partiality Obs Wyclif ACCEPTIVE Acceptive a 1 Fit for acceptance 2 Ready to accept Obs B Jonson ACCEPTOR Acceptor 277 n Etym L Defn One who accepts specifically Law Com Defn one who accepts an order or a bill of exchange a drawee after he has accepted ACCESS Access 277 n Etym F accès L accessus fr accedere See Accede 1 A coming to or near approach admittance admission accessibility as to gain access to a prince I did repel his letters and denied His access to me Shak 2 The means place or way by which a thing may be approached passage way as the access is by a neck of land All access was thronged Milton 3 Admission to sexual intercourse During coverture access of the husband shall be presumed unless the contrary be shown Blackstone 4 Increase by something added addition as an access of territory In this sense accession is more generally used I from the influence of thy looks receive Access in every virtue Milton 5 An onset attack or fit of disease The first access looked like an apoplexy Burnet 6 A paroxysm a fit of passion an outburst as an access of fury A Gallicism ACCESSARILY Accessarily adv Defn In the manner of an accessary ACCESSARINESS Accessariness n Defn The state of being accessary ACCESSARY Accessary 277 a Defn Accompanying as a subordinate additional accessory esp uniting in or contributing to a crime but not as chief actor See Accessory To both their deaths thou shalt be accessary Shak Amongst many secondary and accessary causes that support monarchy these are not of least reckoning Milton ACCESSARY Accessary 277 n pl Accessaries Etym Cf Accessory and LL accessarius Law Defn One who not being present contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense Accessary before the fact Law one who commands or counsels an offense not being present at its commission Accessary after the fact one who after an offense assists or shelters the offender not being present at the commission of the offense Note This word as used in law is spelt accessory by Blackstone and many others but in this sense is spelt accessary by Bouvier Burrill Burns Whishaw Dane and the Penny Cyclopedia while in other senses it is spelt accessory In recent textbooks on criminal law the distinction is not preserved the spelling being either accessary or accessory ACCESSIBILITY Accessibility n Etym L accessibilitas cf F accessibilité Defn The quality of being accessible or of admitting approach receptibility Langhorne ACCESSIBLE Accessible a Etym L accessibilis fr accedere cf F accessible See Accede 1 Easy of access or approach approachable as an accessible town or mountain an accessible person 2 Open to the influence of with to Minds accessible to reason Macaulay 3 Obtainable to be got at The best information at present accessible Macaulay ACCESSIBLY Accessibly adv Defn In an accessible manner ACCESSION Accession n Etym L accessio fr accedere cf F accession See Accede 1 A coming to the act of acceding and becoming joined as a kings accession to a confederacy 2 Increase by something added that which is added augmentation from without as an accession of wealth or territory The only accession which the Roman empire received was the province of Britain Gibbon 3 Law a A mode of acquiring property by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth or by labor has a right to the part or thing added or the improvement provided the thing is not changed into a different species Thus the owner of a cow becomes the owner of her calf b The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers Kent 4 The act of coming to or reaching a throne an office or dignity as the accession of the house of Stuart applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty 5 Med Defn The invasion approach or commencement of a disease a fit or paroxysm Syn Increase addition augmentation enlargement ACCESSIONAL Accessional a Defn Pertaining to accession additional R Sir T Browne ACCESSIVE Accessive a Defn Additional ACCESSORIAL Accessorial a Defn Of or pertaining to an accessory as accessorial agency accessorial guilt ACCESSORILY Accessorily adv Defn In the manner of an accessory auxiliary ACCESSORINESS Accessoriness n Defn The state of being accessory or connected subordinately ACCESSORY Accessory 277 a Etym L accessorius See Access and cf Accessary Defn Accompanying as a subordinate aiding in a secondary way additional connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal contributing or contributory said of persons and things and when of persons usually in a bad sense as he was accessory to the riot accessory sounds in music Note Ash accents the antepenult and this is not only more regular but preferable on account of easiness of pronunciation Most orhoëpists place the accent on the first syllable Syn Accompanying contributory auxiliary subsidiary subservient additional acceding ACCESSORY Accessory n pl Accessories 1 That which belongs to something else deemed the principal something additional and subordinate The aspect and accessories of a den of banditti Carlyle 2 Law Defn Same as Accessary n 3 Fine Arts Defn Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary as mere ornamental parts Elmes Syn Abettor accomplice ally coadjutor See Abettor ACCIACCATURA Acciaccatura n Etym It from acciaccare to crush Mus Defn A short grace note one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed used especially in organ music Now used as equivalent to the short appoggiatura ACCIDENCE Accidence n Etym A corruption of Eng accidents pl of accident See Accident 2 1 The accidents of inflections of words the rudiments of grammar Milton 2 The rudiments of any subject Lowell ACCIDENT Accident n Etym F accident fr L accidens dentis p pr of accidere to happen ad cadere to fall See Cadence Case 1 Literally a befalling an event that takes place without ones foresight or expectation an undesigned sudden and unexpected event chance contingency often an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character a casualty a mishap as to die by an accident Of moving accidents by flood and field Shak Thou camst not to thy place by accident It is the very place God meant for thee Trench 2 Gram Defn A property attached to a word but not essential to it as gender number case 3 Her Defn A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms 4 Log a A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it as whiteness in paper an attribute b A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance as sweetness softness 5 Any accidental property fact or relation an accidental or nonessential as beauty is an accident This accident as I call it of Athens being situated some miles from the sea J P Mahaffy 6 Unusual appearance or effect Obs Chaucer Note Accident in Law is equivalent to casus or such unforeseen extraordinary extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation ACCIDENTAL Accidental a Etym Cf F accidentel earlier accidental 1 Happening by chance or unexpectedly taking place not according to the usual course of things casual fortuitous as an accidental visit 2 Nonessential not necessary belonging incidental as are accidental to a play Accidental chords Mus those which contain one or more tones foreign to their proper harmony Accidental colors Opt colors depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors They are purely subjective sensations of color which often result from the contemplation of actually colored bodies Accidental point Persp the point in which a right line drawn from the eye parallel to a given right line cuts the perspective plane so called to distinguish it from the principal point or point of view where a line drawn from the eye perpendicular to the perspective plane meets this plane Accidental lights Paint secondary lights effects of light other than ordinary daylight such as the rays of the sun darting through a cloud or between the leaves of trees the effect of moonlight candlelight or burning bodies Fairholt Syn Casual fortuitous contingent occasional adventitious Accidental Incidental Casual Fortuitous Contingent We speak of a thing as accidental when it falls out as by chance and not in the regular course of things as an accidental meeting an accidental advantage etc We call a thing incidental when it falls as it were into some regular course of things but is secondary and forms no essential part thereof as an incremental remark an incidental evil an incidental benefit We speak of a thing as casual when it falls out or happens as it were by mere chance without being prearranged or premeditated as a casual remark or encounter a casual observer An idea of the unimportant is attached to what is casual Fortuitous is applied to what occurs without any known cause and in opposition to what has been foreseen as a fortuitous concourse of atoms We call a thing contingent when it is such that considered in itself it may or may not happen but is dependent for its existence on something else as the time of my coming will be contingent on intelligence yet to be received ACCIDENTAL Accidental n 1 A property which is not essential a nonessential anything happening accidentally He conceived it just that accidentals should sink with the substance of the accusation Fuller 2 pl Paint Defn Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow 3 Mus Defn A sharp flat or natural occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature but before a particular note ACCIDENTALISM Accidentalism n Defn Accidental character or effect Ruskin ACCIDENTALITY Accidentality n Defn The quality of being accidental accidentalness R Coleridge ACCIDENTALLY Accidentally adv Defn In an accidental manner unexpectedly by chance unintentionally casually fortuitously not essentially ACCIDENTALNESS Accidentalness n Defn The quality of being accidental casualness ACCIDIE Accidie n Etym OF accide accidie LL accidia acedia fr Gr Defn Sloth torpor Obs The sin of accidie Chaucer ACCIPENSER Accipenser n Defn See Acipenser ACCIPIENT Accipient n Etym L accipiens p pr of accipere See Accept Defn A receiver R Bailey ACCIPITER Accipiter n pl E Accipiters L Accipitres Etym L hawk 1 Zoöl Defn A genus of rapacious birds one of the Accipitres or Raptores 2 Surg Defn A bandage applied over the nose resembling the claw of a hawk ACCIPITRAL Accipitral n Defn Pertaining to or of the nature of a falcon or hawk hawklike Lowell ACCIPITRES Accipitres n pl Etym L hawks Zoöl Defn The order that includes rapacious birds They have a hooked bill and sharp strongly curved talons There are three families represented by the vultures the falcons or hawks and the owls ACCIPITRINE Accipitrine 277 a Etym Cf F accipitrin Zoöl Defn Like or belonging to the Accipitres raptorial hawklike ACCISMUS Accismus n Etym NL fr Gr Rhet Defn Affected refusal coyness ACCITE Accite v t Etym L accitus p p of accire accere to call for ad ciere to move call See Cite Defn To cite to summon Obs Our heralds now accited all that were Endamaged by the Elians Chapman ACCLAIM Acclaim v t Etym L acclamare ad clamare to cry out See Claim Clamor R 1 To applaud A glad acclaiming train Thomson 2 To declare by acclamations While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of traitors Smollett 3 To shout as to acclaim my joy ACCLAIM Acclaim v i Defn To shout applause ACCLAIM Acclaim n Defn Acclamation Poetic Milton ACCLAIMER Acclaimer n Defn One who acclaims ACCLAMATION Acclamation n Etym L acclamatio cf F acclamation 1 A shout of approbation favor or assent eager expression of approval loud applause On such a day a holiday having been voted by acclamation an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children Southey 2 Antiq Defn A representation in sculpture or on medals of people expressing joy Acclamation medals are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded Elmes ACCLAMATORY Acclamatory a Defn Pertaining to or expressing approval by acclamation ACCLIMATABLE Acclimatable a Defn Capable of being acclimated ACCLIMATATION Acclimatation n Etym Cf F acclimation See Acclimate Defn Acclimatization ACCLIMATE Acclimate 277 v t imp p p Acclimated p pr vb n Acclimating Etym F acclimater à l ad climat climate See Climate Defn To habituate to a climate not native to acclimatize J H Newman ACCLIMATEMENT Acclimatement n Defn Acclimation R ACCLIMATION Acclimation n Defn The process of becoming or the state of being acclimated or habituated to a new climate acclimatization ACCLIMATIZABLE Acclimatizable a Defn Capable of being acclimatized ACCLIMATIZATION Acclimatization n Defn The act of acclimatizing the process of inuring to a new climate or the state of being so inured Darwin ACCLIMATIZE Acclimatize v t imp p p Acclimatized p pr vb n Acclimatizing Defn To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which is natural to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate said of man the inferior animals or plants ACCLIMATURE Acclimature 135 n Defn The act of acclimating or the state of being acclimated R Caldwell ACCLIVE Acclive a Defn Acclivous Obs ACCLIVITOUS Acclivitous a Defn Acclivous I Taylor ACCLIVITOUS Acclivitous a Defn Acclivous I Taylor ACCLIVITY Acclivity n pl Acclivities Etym L acclivitas fr acclivis acclivus ascending ad clivus a hill slope fr root kli to lean See Lean Defn A slope or inclination of the earth as the side of a hill considered as ascending in opposition to declivity or descending an upward slope ascent ACCLIVOUS Acclivous 277 a Etym L acclivis and acclivus Defn Sloping upward rising as a hillside opposed to declivous ACCLOY Accloy v t Etym OF encloyer encloer F enclouer to drive in a nail fr L in clavus nail Defn To fill to satiety to stuff full to clog to overload to burden See Cloy Obs Chaucer ACCOAST Accoast v t i Etym See Accost Coast Defn To lie or sail along the coast or side of to accost Obs Whether high towering or accosting low Spenser ACCOIL Accoil v t Etym OE acoillir to receive F accueillir L ad colligere to collect See Coil 1 To gather together to collect Obs Spenser 2 Naut Defn To coil together Ham Nav Encyc ACCOLADE Accolade 277 n Etym F accolade It accolata fr accollare to embrace L ad collum neck 1 A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood consisting am embrace and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword 2 Mus Defn A brace used to join two or more staves ACCOMBINATION Accombination n Etym L ad E combination Defn A combining together R ACCOMMODABLE Accommodable a Etym Cf F accommodable Defn That may be accommodated fitted or made to agree R I Watts ACCOMMODABLENESS Accommodableness n Defn The quality or condition of being accommodable R Todd ACCOMMODATE Accommodate v t imp p p Accommodated p pr vb n Accommodating Etym L accommodatus p p of accommodare ad commodare to make fit help con modus measure proportion See Mode 1 To render fit suitable or correspondent to adapt to conform as to accommodate ourselves to circumstances They accomodate their counsels to his inclination Addison 2 To bring into agreement or harmony to reconcile to compose to adjust to settle as to accommodate differences a dispute etc 3 To furnish with something desired needed or convenient to favor to oblige as to accommodate a friend with a loan or with lodgings 4 To show the correspondence of to apply or make suit by analogy to adapt or fit as teachings to accidental circumstances statements to facts etc as to accommodate prophecy to events Syn To suit adapt conform adjust arrange ACCOMMODATE Accommodate v i Defn To adapt ones self to be conformable or adapted R Boyle ACCOMMODATE Accommodate a Etym L accommodatus pp of accommodare Defn Suitable fit adapted as means accommodate to end Archaic Tillotson ACCOMMODATELY Accommodately adv Defn Suitably fitly R ACCOMMODATENESS Accommodateness n Defn Fitness R ACCOMMODATING Accommodating a Defn Affording or disposed to afford accommodation obliging as an accommodating man spirit arrangement ACCOMMODATION Accommodation n Etym L accommodatio fr accommodare cf F accommodation 1 The act of fitting or adapting or the state of being fitted or adapted adaptation adjustment followed by to The organization of the body with accommodation to its functions Sir M Hale 2 Willingness to accommodate obligingness 3 Whatever supplies a want or affords ease refreshment or convenience anything furnished which is desired or needful often in the plural as the accomodations that is lodgings and food at an inn Sir W Scott 4 An adjustment of differences state of agreement reconciliation settlement To come to terms of accommodation Macaulay 5 The application of a writers language on the ground of analogy to something not originally referred to or intended Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were probably intended as nothing more than accommodations Paley 6 Com a A loan of money b An accommodation bill or note Accommodation bill or note Com a bill of exchange which a person accepts or a note which a person makes and delivers to another not upon a consideration received but for the purpose of raising money on credit Accommodation coach or train one running at moderate speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations Accommodation ladder Naut a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at the gangway useful in ascending from or descending to small boats ACCOMMODATOR Accommodator n Defn He who or that which accommodates Warburton ACCOMPANABLE Accompanable a Defn Sociable Obs Sir P Sidney ACCOMPANIER Accompanier n Defn He who or that which accompanies Lamb ACCOMPANIMENT Accompaniment n Etym F accompagnement Defn That which accompanies something that attends as a circumstance or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing or by way of ornament or for the sake of symmetry Specifically Mus Defn A part performed by instruments accompanying another part or parts performed by voices the subordinate part or parts accompanying the voice or a principal instrument also the harmony of a figured bass P Cyc ACCOMPANIST Accompanist n Defn The performer in music who takes the accompanying part Busby ACCOMPANY Accompany v t imp p p Accompanied p pr vb n Accompanying Etym OF aacompaignier F accompagner to associate with fr OF compaign compain companion See Company 1 To go with or attend as a companion or associate to keep company with to go along with followed by with or by as he accompanied his speech with a bow The Persian dames In sumptuous cars accompanied his march Glover They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts Sir P Sidney He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded rebels Macaulay 2 To cohabit with Obs Sir T Herbert Syn To attend escort go with To Accompany Attend Escort We accompany those with whom we go as companions The word imports an equality of station We attend those whom we wait upon or follow The word conveys an idea of subordination We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard and protect A gentleman accompanies a friend to some public place he attends or escorts a lady ACCOMPANY Accompany v i 1 To associate in a company to keep company Obs Bacon Men say that they will drive away one another and not accompany together Holland 2 To cohabit with Obs Milton 3 Mus Defn To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition ACCOMPLETIVE Accompletive a Etym L ad complere completum to fill up Defn Tending to accomplish R ACCOMPLICE Accomplice n Etym Ac perh for the article a or for L ad E complice See Complice 1 A cooperator R Success unto our valiant general And happiness to his accomplices Shak 2 Law Defn An associate in the commission of a crime a participator in an offense whether a principal or an accessory And thou the cursed accomplice of his treason Johnson Note It is followed by with or of before a person and by in or sometimes of before the crime as A was an accomplice with B in the murder of C Dryden uses it with to before a thing Suspected for accomplice to the fire Dryden Syn Abettor accessory assistant associate confederate coadjutor ally promoter See Abettor ACCOMPLICESHIP Accompliceship n Defn The state of being an accomplice R Sir H Taylor ACCOMPLICITY Accomplicity n Defn The act or state of being an accomplice R ACCOMPLISH Accomplish v t imp p p Accomplished p pr vb n Accomplishing Etym OE acomplissen OF accomplir F accomplir L ad complere to fill up complete See Complete Finish 1 To complete as time or distance That He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem Dan ix 2 He had accomplished half a league or more Prescott 2 To bring to an issue of full success to effect to perform to execute fully to fulfill as to accomplish a design an object a promise This that is written must yet be accomplished in me Luke xxii 37 3 To equip or furnish thoroughly hence to complete in acquirements to render accomplished to polish The armorers accomplishing the knights Shak It the moon is fully accomplished for all those ends to which Providence did appoint it Wilkins These qualities go to accomplish a perfect woman Cowden Clarke 4 To gain to obtain Obs Shak Syn To do perform fulfill realize effect effectuate complete consummate execute achieve perfect equip furnish To Accomplish Effect Execute Achieve Perform These words agree in the general idea of carrying out to some end proposed To accomplish to fill up to the measure of the intention generally implies perseverance and skill as to accomplish a plan proposed by ones self an object a design an undertaking Thou shalt accomplish my desire 1 Kings v 9 He expressed his desire to see a union accomplished between England and Scotland Macaulay To effect to work out is much like accomplish It usually implies some degree of difficulty contended with as he effected or accomplished what he intended his purpose but little What he decreed he effected Milton To work in close design by fraud or guile What force effected not Milton To execute to follow out to the end to carry out or into effect implies a set mode of operation as to execute the laws or the orders of another to execute a work a purpose design plan project To perform is much like to do though less generally applied It conveys a notion of protracted and methodical effort as to perform a mission a part a task a work Thou canst best perform that office Milton The Saints like stars around his seat Perform their courses still Keble To achieve to come to the end or arrive at ones purpose usually implies some enterprise or undertaking of importance difficulty and excellence ACCOMPLISHABLE Accomplishable a Defn Capable of being accomplished practicable Carlyle ACCOMPLISHED Accomplished a 1 Completed effected established as an accomplished fact 2 Complete in acquirements as the result usually of training commonly in a good sense as an accomplished scholar an accomplished villain They show themselves accomplished bees Holland Daughter of God and man accomplished Eve Milton ACCOMPLISHER Accomplisher n Defn One who accomplishes ACCOMPLISHMENT Accomplishment n Etym F accomplissement fr accomplir 1 The act of accomplishing entire performance completion fulfillment as the accomplishment of an enterprise of a prophecy etc 2 That which completes perfects or equips thoroughly acquirement attainment that which constitutes excellence of mind or elegance of manners acquired by education or training My new accomplishment of dancing Churchill Accomplishments befitting a station Thackeray Accomplishments have taken virtues place And wisdom falls before exterior grace Cowper ACCOMPT Accompt formerly n Defn See Account Note Accompt accomptant etc are archaic forms ACCOMPTABLE Accomptable a Defn See Accountable ACCOMPTANT Accomptant n Defn See Accountant ACCORD Accord n Etym OE acord accord OF acort acorde F accord fr OF acorder F accorder See Accord v t 1 Agreement or concurrence of opinion will or action harmony of mind consent assent A mediator of an accord and peace between them Bacon These all continued with one accord in prayer Acts i 14 2 Harmony of sounds agreement in pitch and tone concord as the accord of tones Those sweet accords are even the angels lays Sir J Davies 3 Agreement harmony or just correspondence of things as the accord of light and shade in painting 4 Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act preceded by own as of ones own accord That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap Lev xxv 5 Of his own accord he went unto you 2 Cor vii 17 5 Law Defn An agreement between parties in controversy by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated and which when executed bars a suit Blackstone With one accord with unanimity They rushed with one accord into the theater Acts xix 29 ACCORD Accord v t imp p p Accorded p pr vb n According Etym OE acorden accorden OF acorder F accorder fr LL accordare L ad cor cordis heart Cf Concord Discord and see Heart 1 To make to agree or correspond to suit one thing to another to adjust followed by to R Her hands accorded the lutes music to the voice Sidney 2 To bring to an agreement as persons to reconcile to settle adjust harmonize or compose as things as to accord suits or controversies When they were accorded from the fray Spenser All which particulars being confessedly knotty and difficult can never be accorded but by a competent stock of critical learning South 3 To grant as suitable or proper to concede to award as to accord to one due praise According his desire Spenser ACCORD Accord v i 1 To agree to correspond to be in harmony followed by with formerly also by to as his disposition accords with his looks My heart accordeth with my tongue Shak Thy actions to thy words accord Milton 2 To agree in pitch and tone ACCORDABLE Accordable a Etym OF acordable F accordable 1 Agreeing Obs Chaucer 2 Reconcilable in accordance ACCORDANCE Accordance n Etym OF acordance Defn Agreement harmony conformity In strict accordance with the law Macaulay Syn Harmony unison coincidence ACCORDANCY Accordancy n Defn Accordance R Paley ACCORDANT Accordant a Etym OF acordant F accordant Defn Agreeing consonant harmonious corresponding conformable followed by with or to Strictly accordant with true morality Darwin And now his voice accordant to the string Coldsmith ACCORDANTLY Accordantly adv Defn In accordance or agreement agreeably conformably followed by with or to ACCORDER Accorder n Defn One who accords assents or concedes R ACCORDING According p a Defn Agreeing in agreement or harmony harmonious This according voice of national wisdom Burke Mind and soul according well Tennyson According to him every person was to be bought Macaulay Our zeal should be according to knowledge Sprat Note According to has been called a prepositional phrase but strictly speaking according is a participle in the sense of agreeing acceding and to alone is the preposition According as precisely as the same as corresponding to the way in which According as is an adverbial phrase of which the propriety has been doubted but good usage sanctions it See According adv Is all things well According as I gave directions Shak The land which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised Ex xii 25 p 13 ACCORDING According adv Defn Accordingly correspondingly Obs Shak ACCORDINGLY Accordingly adv 1 Agreeably correspondingly suitably in a manner conformable Behold and so proceed accordingly Shak 2 In natural sequence consequently so Syn Consequently therefore wherefore hence so Accordingly Consequently indicate a connection between two things the latter of which is done on account of the former Accordingly marks the connection as one of simple accordance or congruity leading naturally to the result which followed as he was absent when I called and I accordingly left my card our preparations were all finished and we accordingly set sail Consequently all finished and we accordingly set sail Consequently marks a closer connection that of logical or causal sequence as the papers were not ready and consequently could not be signed ACCORDION Accordion n Etym See Accord Mus Defn A small portable keyed wind instrument whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds ACCORDIONIST Accordionist n Defn A player on the accordion ACCORDMENT Accordment n Etym OF acordement See Accord v Defn Agreement reconcilement Obs Gower ACCORPORATE Accorporate v t Etym L accorporare ad corpus corporis body Defn To unite to attach to incorporate Obs Milton ACCOST Accost 115 v t imp p p Accosted p pr vb n Accosting Etym F accoster LL accostare to bring side by side L ad costa rib side See Coast and cf Accoast 1 To join side to side to border hence to sail along the coast or side of Obs So much of Lapland as accosts the sea Fuller 2 To approach to make up to Archaic Shak 3 To speak to first to address to greet Him Satan thus accosts Milton ACCOST Accost v i Defn To adjoin to lie alongside Obs The shores which to the sea accost Spenser ACCOST Accost n Defn Address greeting R J Morley ACCOSTABLE Accostable a Etym Cf F accostable Defn Approachable affable R Hawthorne ACCOSTED Accosted a Her Defn Supported on both sides by other charges also side by side ACCOUCHEMENT Accouchement 277 n Etym F fr accoucher to be delivered of a child to aid in delivery OF acouchier orig to lay down put to bed go to bed L ad collocare to lay put place See Collate Defn Delivery in childbed ACCOUCHEUR Accoucheur n Etym F fr accoucher See Accouchement Defn A man who assists women in childbirth a man midwife an obstetrician ACCOUCHEUSE Accoucheuse n Etym F fem of accoucher Defn A midwife Recent Dunglison ACCOUNT Account n Etym OE acount account accompt OF acont fr aconter See Account v t Count n 1 1 A reckoning computation calculation enumeration a record of some reckoning as the Julian account of time A beggarly account of empty boxes Shak 2 A registry of pecuniary transactions a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review as to keep ones account at the bank 3 A statement in general of reasons causes grounds etc explanatory of some event as no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena Hence the word is often used simply for reason ground consideration motive etc as on no account on every account on all accounts 4 A statement of facts or occurrences recital of transactions a relation or narrative a report a description as an account of a battle A laudable account of the city of London Howell 5 A statement and explanation or vindication of ones conduct with reference to judgment thereon Give an account of thy stewardship Luke xvi 2 6 An estimate or estimation valuation judgment To stand high in your account Shak 7 Importance worth value advantage profit Men of account Pope To turn to account Shak Account current a running or continued account between two or more parties or a statement of the particulars of such an account In account with in a relation requiring an account to be kept On account of for the sake of by reason of because of On ones own account for ones own interest or behalf To make account to have an opinion or expectation to reckon Obs s other part makes account to find no slender arguments for this assertion out of those very scriptures which are commonly urged against it Milton To make account of to hold in estimation to esteem as he makes small account of beauty To take account of or to take into account to take into consideration to notice Of their doings God takes no account Milton A writ of account Law a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account or show good cause to the contrary called also an action of account Cowell Syn Narrative narration relation recital description explanation rehearsal Account Narrative Narration Recital These words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a series of events Account turns attention not so much to the speaker as to the fact related and more properly applies to the report of some single event or a group of incidents taken as whole as an account of a battle of a shipwreck etc A narrative is a continuous story of connected incidents such as one friend might tell to another as a narrative of the events of a siege a narrative of ones life etc Narration is usually the same as narrative but is sometimes used to describe the mode of relating events as his powers of narration are uncommonly great Recital denotes a series of events drawn out into minute particulars usually expressing something which peculiarly interests the feelings of the speaker as the recital of ones wrongs disappointments sufferings etc 1 To reckon to compute to count Obs The motion of the sun whereby years are accounted Sir T Browne 2 To place to ones account to put to the credit of to assign with to R Clarendon 3 To value estimate or hold in opinion to judge or consider to deem Accounting that God was able to raise him up Heb xi 19 4 To recount to relate Obs Chaucer ACCOUNT Account v i 1 To render or receive an account or relation of particulars as an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received 2 To render an account to answer in judgment with for as we must account for the use of our opportunities 3 To give a satisfactory reason to tell the cause of to explain with for as idleness accounts for poverty To account of to esteem to prize to value Now used only in the passive I account of her beauty Shak Newer was preaching more accounted of than in the sixteenth century Canon Robinson ACCOUNTABILITY Accountability n Defn The state of being accountable liability to be called on to render an account accountableness The awful idea of accountability R Hall ACCOUNTABLE Accountable a 1 Liable to be called on to render an account answerable as every man is accountable to God for his conduct 2 Capable of being accounted for explicable R True religion intelligible rational and accountable not a burden but a privilege B Whichcote Syn Amenable responsible liable answerable ACCOUNTABLENESS Accountable ness n Defn The quality or state of being accountable accountability ACCOUNTABLY Accountably adv Defn In an accountable manner ACCOUNTANCY Accountancy n Defn The art or employment of an accountant ACCOUNTANT Accountant n Etym Cf F accomptant OF acontant p pr 1 One who renders account one accountable 2 A reckoner 3 One who is skilled in keeps or adjusts accounts an officer in a public office who has charge of the accounts Accountatn general the head or superintending accountant in certain public offices Also formerly an officer in the English court of chancery who received the moneys paid into the court and deposited them in the Bank of England ACCOUNTANT Accountant a Defn Accountable Obs Shak ACCOUNTANTSHIP Accountantship n Etym Accountant ship Defn The office or employment of an accountant ACCOUNT BOOK Account book Defn A book in which accounts are kept Swift ACCOUPLE Accouple v t Etym OF acopler F accoupler See Couple Defn To join to couple R The Englishmen accoupled themselves with the Frenchmen Hall ACCOUPLEMENT Accouplement n Etym Cf F accouplement 1 The act of coupling or the state of being coupled union R Caxton 2 That which couples as a tie or brace R ACCOURAGE Accourage v t Etym OF acoragier à L ad corage See Courage Defn To encourage Obs ACCOURT Accourt v t Etym Ac for L ad See Court Defn To treat courteously to court Obs Spenser ACCOUTER ACCOUTRE Accouter Accoutre v t imp p p Accoutered or Accoutred p pr vb n Accoutering or Accoutring Etym F accouter OF accoutrer accoustrer à L ad perh LL custor for custos guardian sacristan cf Custody or perh akin to E guilt Defn To furnish with dress or equipments esp those for military service to equip to attire to array Bot accoutered like young men Shak For this in rags accoutered are they seen Dryden Accoutered with his burden and his staff Wordsworth ACCOUTERMENTS ACCOUTREMENTS Accouterments Accoutrements n pl Etym F accoutrement earlier also accoustrement earlier also accoustrement See Accouter Defn Dress trappings equipment specifically the devices and equipments worn by soldiers How gay with all the accouterments of war ACCOY Accoy v t Etym OF acoyer ac for L ad See Coy 1 To render quiet to soothe Obs Chaucer 2 To subdue to tame to daunt Obs Then is your careless courage accoyed Spenser ACCREDIT Accredit v t imp p p Accredited p pr vb n Accrediting Etym F accréditer à L ad crédit credit See Credit 1 To put or bring into credit to invest with credit or authority to sanction His censure will accredit his praises Cowper These reasons which accredit and fortify mine opinion Shelton 2 To send with letters credential as an ambassador envoy or diplomatic agent to authorize as a messenger or delegate Beton was accredited to the Court of France Froude 3 To believe to credit to put trust in The version of early Roman history which was accredited in the fifth century Sir G C Lewis He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft Southey 4 To credit to vouch for or consider some one as doing something or something as belonging to some one To accredit one with something to attribute something to him as Mr Clay was accredited with these views they accredit him with a wise saying ACCREDITATION Accreditation n Defn The act of accrediting as letters of accreditation ACCREMENTITIAL Accrementitial a Physiol Defn Pertaining to accremention ACCREMENTITION Accrementition n Etym See Accresce Increment Physiol Defn The process of generation by development of blastema or fission of cells in which the new formation is in all respect like the individual from which it proceeds ACCRESCE Accresce v i Etym L accrescere See Accrue 1 To accrue R 2 To increase to grow Obs Gillespie ACCRESCENCE Accrescence n Etym LL accrescentia Defn Continuous growth an accretion R The silent accrescence of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general never contradicted hearsy Coleridge ACCRESCENT Accrescent a Etym L accrescens entis p pr of accrescere ad crescere to grow See Crescent 1 Growing increasing Shuckford 2 Bot Defn Growing larger after flowering Gray ACCRETE Accrete v i Etym From L accretus p p of accrescere to increase 1 To grow together 2 To adhere to grow to to be added with to ACCRETE Accrete v t Defn To make adhere to add Earle ACCRETE Accrete a 1 Characterized by accretion made up as accrete matter 2 Bot Defn Grown together Gray ACCRETION Accretion n Etym L accretio fr accrescere to increase Cf Crescent Increase Accrue 1 The act of increasing by natural growth esp the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts organic growth Arbuthnot 2 The act of increasing or the matter added by an accession of parts externally an extraneous addition as an accretion of earth A mineral augments not by grown but by accretion Owen To strip off all the subordinate parts of his as a later accretion Sir G C Lewis 3 Concretion coherence of separate particles as the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass 4 A growing together of parts naturally separate as of the fingers toes Dana 5 Law a The adhering of property to something else by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another generally gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark b Gain to an heir or legatee failure of a coheir to the same succession or a colegatee of the same thing to take his share Wharton Kent ACCRETIVE Accretive a Defn Relating to accretion increasing or adding to by growth Glanvill ACCRIMINATE Accriminate v t Etym L ac for ad to criminari Defn To accuse of a crime Obs Accrimination n Obs ACCROACH Accroach v t Etym OE acrochen accrochen to obtain OF acrochier F accrocher à L ad croc hook E crook 1 To hook or draw to ones self as with a hook Obs 2 To usurp as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives They had attempted to accroach to themselves royal power Stubbs ACCROACHMENT Accroachment n Etym Cf F accrochement Defn An encroachment usurpation Obs Bailey ACCRUAL Accrual n Defn Accrument R ACCRUE Accrue v i imp p p Accrued p pr vb n Accruing Etym See Accrue n and cf Accresce Accrete 1 To increase to augment And though power failed her courage did accrue Spenser 2 To come to by way of increase to arise or spring as a growth or result to be added as increase profit or damage especially as the produce of money lent Interest accrues to principal Abbott The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press Junius ACCRUE Accrue n Etym F accrû OF acreü p p of accroitre OF acroistre to increase L ad crescere to increase Cf Accretion Crew See Crescent Defn Something that accrues advantage accruing Obs ACCRUER Accruer n Law Defn The act of accruing accretion as title by accruer ACCRUMENT Accrument n Defn The process of accruing or that which has accrued increase Jer Taylor ACCUBATION Accubation n Etym L accubatio for accubatio fr accubare to recline ad cubare to lie down See Accumb Defn The act or posture of reclining on a couch as practiced by the ancients at meals ACCUMB Accumb v i Etym L accumbere ad cumbere only in compounds to lie down Defn To recline as at table Obs Bailey ACCUMBENCY Accumbency n Defn The state of being accumbent or reclining R ACCUMBENT Accumbent a 1 Leaning or reclining as the ancients did at their meals The Roman accumbent posture in eating Arbuthnot 2 Bot Defn Lying against anything as one part of a leaf against another leaf Gray Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle Eaton ACCUMBENT Accumbent n Defn One who reclines at table ACCUMBER Accumber v t Defn To encumber Obs Chaucer ACCUMULATE Accumulate v t imp p p Accumulated p pr vb n Accumulating Etym L accumulatus p p of accumulare ad cumulare to heap See Cumulate Defn To heap up in a mass to pile up to collect or bring together to amass as to accumulate a sum of money Syn To collect pile up store amass gather aggregate heap together hoard ACCUMULATE Accumulate v i Defn To grow or increase in quantity or number to increase greatly Ill fares the land to hastening ills a prey Where wealth accumulates and men decay Goldsmith ACCUMULATE Accumulate a Etym L accumulatus p p of accumulare Defn Collected accumulated Bacon ACCUMULATION Accumulation n Etym L accumulatio cf F accumulation 1 The act of accumulating the state of being accumulated or that which is accumulated as an accumulation of earth of sand of evils of wealth of honors 2 Law Defn The concurrence of several titles to the same proof Accumulation of energy or power the storing of energy by means of weights lifted or masses put in motion electricity stored An accumulation of degrees Eng Univ the taking of several together or at smaller intervals than usual or than is allowed by the rules ACCUMULATIVE Accumulative a Defn Characterized by accumulation serving to collect or amass cumulative additional Accumulatively adv Accumulativeness n ACCUMULATOR Accumulator n Etym L 1 One who or that which accumulates collects or amasses 2 Mech Defn An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges etc 3 A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope as in deepsea dredging ACCURACY Accuracy 277 n Etym See Accurate Defn The state of being accurate freedom from mistakes this exemption arising from carefulness exact conformity to truth or to a rule or model precision exactness nicety correctness as the value of testimony depends on its accuracy The professed end of logic is to teach men to think to judge and to reason with precision and accuracy Reid The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides Lardner ACCURATE Accurate a Etym L accuratus p p and a fr accurare to take care of ad curare to take care cura care See Cure 1 In exact or careful conformity to truth or to some standard of requirement the result of care or pains free from failure error or defect exact as an accurate calculator an accurate measure accurate expression knowledge etc 2 Precisely fixed executed with care careful Obs Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below Bacon Syn Correct exact just nice particular Accurate Correct Exact Precise We speak of a thing as correct with reference to some rule or standard of comparison as a correct account a correct likeness a man of correct deportment We speak of a thing as accurate with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom as an accurate statement an accurate detail of particulars We speak of a thing as exact with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundance as an exact coincidence the exact truth an exact likeness We speak of a thing as precise when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model as if cut down thereto as a precise conformity instructions precisely right he was very precise in giving his directions ACCURATELY Accurately adv Defn In an accurate manner exactly precisely without error or defect ACCURATENESS Accurateness n Defn The state or quality of being accurate accuracy exactness nicety precision ACCURSE Accurse v t Etym OE acursien acorsien pref a cursien to curse See Curse Defn To devote to destruction to imprecate misery or evil upon to curse to execrate to anathematize And the city shall be accursed Josh vi 17 Thro you my life will be accurst Tennyson ACCURSED ACCURST Accursed Accurst p p a Defn Doomed to destruction or misery cursed hence bad enough to be under the curse execrable detestable exceedingly hateful as an accursed deed Shak Accursedly adv Accursedness n ACCUSABLE Accusable a Etym L accusabilis cf F accusable Defn Liable to be accused or censured chargeable with a crime or fault blamable with of ACCUSAL Accusal n Defn Accusation R Byron ACCUSANT Accusant n Etym L accusans p pr of accusare cf F accusant Defn An accuser Bp Hall ACCUSATION Accusation n Etym OF acusation F accusation L accusatio fr accusare See Accuse 1 The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense We come not by the way of accusation To taint that honor every good tongue blesses Shak 2 That of which one is accused the charge of an offense or crime or the declaration containing the charge They set up over his head his accusation Matt xxvii 37 Syn Impeachment crimination censure charge ACCUSATIVAL Accusatival a Defn Pertaining to the accusative case ACCUSATIVE Accusative a Etym F accusatif L accusativus in sense 2 fr accusare See Accuse 1 Producing accusations accusatory This hath been a very accusative age Sir E Dering 2 Gram Defn Applied to the case as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb terminates or the immediate object of motion or tendency to expressed by a preposition It corresponds to the objective case in English ACCUSATIVE Accusative n Gram Defn The accusative case ACCUSATIVELY Accusatively adv 1 In an accusative manner 2 In relation to the accusative case in grammar ACCUSATORIAL Accusatorial a Defn Accusatory ACCUSATORIALLY Accusatorially adv Defn By way accusation ACCUSATORY Accusatory a Etym L accusatorius fr accusare Defn Pertaining to or containing an accusation as an accusatory libel Grote ACCUSE Accuse n Defn Accusation Obs Shak ACCUSE Accuse v t imp p p Accused p pr vb n Accusing Etym OF acuser F accuser L accusare to call to account accuse ad causa cause lawsuit Cf Cause 1 To charge with or declare to have committed a crime or offense Law Defn to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process with of as to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me Acts xxiv 13 We are accused of having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms Macaulay 2 To charge with a fault to blame to censure Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another Rom ii 15 3 To betray to show Etym L Sir P Sidney Syn To charge blame censure reproach criminate indict impeach arraign To Accuse Charge Impeach Arraign These words agree in bringing home to a person the imputation of wrongdoing To accuse is a somewhat formal act and is applied usually though not exclusively to crimes as to accuse of treason Charge is the most generic It may refer to a crime a dereliction of duty a fault etc more commonly it refers to moral delinquencies as to charge with dishonesty or falsehood To arraign is to bring a person before a tribunal for trial as to arraign one before a court or at the bar public opinion To impeach is officially to charge with misbehavior in office as to impeach a minister of high crimes Both impeach and arraign convey the idea of peculiar dignity or impressiveness ACCUSED Accused a Defn Charged with offense as an accused person Note Commonly used substantively as the accused one charged with an offense the defendant in a criminal case ACCUSEMENT Accusement n Etym OF acusement See Accuse Defn Accusation Obs Chaucer ACCUSER Accuser n Etym OE acuser accusour cf OF acuseor fr L accusator fr accusare Defn One who accuses one who brings a charge of crime or fault ACCUSINGLY Accusingly adv Defn In an accusing manner ACCUSTOM Accustom v t imp p p Accustomed p pr vb n Accustoming Etym OF acostumer acustumer F accoutumer à L ad OF costume F coutume custom See Custom Defn To make familiar by use to habituate familiarize or inure with to I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to fraud in little things wants only opportunity to practice it in greater Adventurer Syn To habituate inure exercise train ACCUSTOM Accustom v i 1 To be wont Obs Carew 2 To cohabit Obs We with the best men accustom openly you with the basest commit private adulteries Milton ACCUSTOM Accustom n Defn Custom Obs Milton ACCUSTOMABLE Accustomable a Defn Habitual customary wonted Accustomable goodness Latimer ACCUSTOMABLY Accustomably adv Defn According to custom ordinarily customarily Latimer ACCUSTOMANCE Accustomance n Etym OF accoustumance F accoutumance Defn Custom habitual use Obs Boyle ACCUSTOMARILY Accustomarily adv Defn Customarily Obs ACCUSTOMARY Accustomary a Defn Usual customary Archaic Featley ACCUSTOMED Accustomed a 1 Familiar through use usual customary An accustomed action Shak 2 Frequented by customers Obs A well accustomed shop Smollett ACCUSTOMEDNESS Accustomedness n Defn Habituation Accustomedness to sin hardens the heart Bp Pearce ACE Ace n pl Aces Etym OE as F as fr L as assis unity copper coin the unit of coinage Cf As 1 A unit a single point or spot on a card or die the card or die so marked as the ace of diamonds 2 Hence A very small quantity or degree a particle an atom a jot I ll not wag an ace further Dryden To bate an ace to make the least abatement Obs Within an ace of very near on the point of W Irving ACELDAMA Aceldama n Etym Gr okel damo the field of blood Defn The potters field said to have lain south of Jerusalem purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master and therefore called the field of blood Fig A field of bloodshed The system of warfare which had already converted immense tracts into one universal aceldama De Quincey ACENTRIC Acentric a Etym Gr Defn Not centered without a center ACEPHAL Acephal n Etym Gr acéphale LL acephalus Zoöl Defn One of the Acephala ACEPHALA Acephala n pl Etym NL fr Gr Acephal Zoöl Defn That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells like the clams and oysters so called because they have no evident head Formerly the group included the Tunicata Brachiopoda and sometimes the Bryozoa See Mollusca ACEPHALAN Acephalan n Defn Same as Acephal ACEPHALAN Acephalan a Zoöl Defn Belonging to the Acephala ACEPHALI Acephali n pl Etym LL pl of acephalus See Acephal 1 A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads 2 Eccl Hist a A Christian sect without a leader b Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control 3 A class of levelers in the time of K Henry I ACEPHALIST Acephalist n Defn One who acknowledges no head or superior Dr Gauden ACEPHALOCYST Acephalocyst n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle or hy datid filled with fluid sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms Also applied to similar cysts of different origin ACEPHALOCYSTIC Acephalocystic a Defn Pertaining to or resembling the acephalocysts ACEPHALOUS Acephalous a Etym See Acephal 1 Headless 2 Zoöl Defn Without a distinct head a term applied to bivalve mollusks 3 Bot Defn Having the style spring from the base instead of from the apex as is the case in certain ovaries 4 Without a leader or chief 5 Wanting the beginning A false or acephalous structure of sentence De Quincey 6 Pros Defn Deficient and the beginning as a line of poetry Brande ACEQUIA Acequia n Sp Defn A canal or trench for irrigating land Sp Amer ACERATE Acerate n Etym See Aceric Chem Defn A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base ACERATE Acerate a Defn Acerose needleshaped ACERB Acerb a Etym L acerbus fr acer sharp cf F acerbe See Acrid Defn Sour bitter and harsh to the taste as unripe fruit sharp and harsh ACERBATE Acerbate v t Etym L acerbatus p p of acerbare fr acerbus Defn To sour to imbitter to irritate ACERBIC Acerbic a Defn Sour or severe ACERBITUDE Acerbitude n Etym L acerbitudo fr acerbus Defn Sourness and harshness Obs Bailey ACERBITY Acerbity n Etym F acerbité L acerbitas fr acerbus See Acerb 1 Sourness of taste with bitterness and astringency like that of unripe fruit 2 Harshness bitterness or severity as acerbity of temper of language of pain Barrow ACERIC Aceric a Etym L acer maple Defn Pertaining to or obtained from the maple as aceric acid Ure ACEROSE Acerose a Etym a L acerosus chaffy fr acus gen aceris chaff b as if fr L acus needle cf F acéreux Bot a Having the nature of chaff chaffy b Needleshaped having a sharp rigid point as the leaf of the pine ACEROUS Acerous a Defn Same as Acerose ACEROUS Acerous a Etym Gr a priv keras a horn Zoöl a Destitute of tentacles as certain mollusks b Without antennæ as some insects ACERVAL Acerval a Etym L acervalis fr acervus heap Defn Pertaining to a heap Obs ACERVATE Acervate v t Etym L acervatus p p of acervare to heap up fr acervus heap Defn To heap up Obs ACERVATE Acervate a Defn Heaped or growing in heaps or closely compacted clusters ACERVATION Acervation n Etym L acervatio Defn A heaping up accumulation R Johnson ACERVATIVE Acervative a Defn Heaped up tending to heap up ACERVOSE Acervose a Defn Full of heaps R Bailey ACERVULINE Acervuline a Defn Resembling little heaps ACESCENCE ACESCENCY Acescence Acescency n Etym Cf F acescence See Acescent Defn The quality of being acescent the process of acetous fermentation a moderate degree of sourness Johnson ACESCENT Acescent a Etym L acescens entis p pr of acescere to turn sour inchoative of acere to be sour cf F acescent See Acid Defn Turning sour readily becoming tart or acid slightly sour Faraday ACESCENT Acescent n Defn A substance liable to become sour ACETABLE Acetable n Defn An acetabulum or about one eighth of a pint Obs Holland ACETABULAR Acetabular a Defn Cupshaped saucershaped acetabuliform ACETABULIFERA Acetabulifera n pl Etym NL See Acetabuliferous Zoöl Defn The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cupshaped suckers as the cuttlefishes squids and octopus the Dibranchiata See Cephalopoda ACETABULIFEROUS Acetabuliferous a Etym L acetablum a little cup ferous Defn Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies as cuttlefish etc ACETABULIFORM Acetabuliform a Etym L acetabulum form Bot Defn Shaped like a shallow saucershaped as an acetabuliform calyx Gray ACETABULUM Acetabulum n Etym L a little saucer for vinegar fr acetum vinegar fr acere to be sour 1 Rom Antiq Defn A vinegar cup socket of the hip bone a measure of about one eighth of a pint etc 2 Anat a The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone b The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body c A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals d The large posterior sucker of the leeches e One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals ACETAL Acetal n Etym Acetic alcohol Chem Defn A limpid colorless inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black ACETALDEHYDE Acetaldehyde n Defn Acetic aldehyde See Aldehyde ACETAMIDE Acetamide n Etym Acetyl amide Chem Defn A white crystalline solid from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl ACETANILIDE Acetanilide n Etym Acetyl anilide Med Defn A compound of aniline with acetyl used to allay fever or pain called also antifebrine ACETARIOUS Acetarious a Etym L acetaria n pl salad fr acetum vinegar fr acere to be sour Defn Used in salads as acetarious plants ACETARY Acetary n Etym L acetaria salad plants Defn An acid pulp in certain fruits as the pear Grew ACETATE Acetate n Etym L acetum vinegar fr acere to be sour Chem Defn A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical as acetate of lead acetate of potash ACETATED Acetated a Defn Combined with acetic acid ACETIC Acetic 277 a Etym L acetum vinegar fr acere to be sour Chem a Of a pertaining to vinegar producing vinegar producing vinegar as acetic fermentation b Pertaining to containing or derived from acetyl as acetic ether acetic acid The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due ACETIFICATION Acetification n Defn The act of making acetous or sour the process of converting or of becoming converted into vinegar ACETIFIER Acetifier n Defn An apparatus for hastening acetification Knight ACETIFY Acetify v t imp p p Acetified p pr vb n Acetifying Etym L acetum vinegar fly Defn To convert into acid or vinegar ACETIFY Acetify v i Defn To turn acid Encyc Dom Econ ACETIMETER Acetimeter n Etym L acetum vinegar meter cf F acétimètre Defn An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid ACETIMETRY Acetimetry n Defn The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it Ure ACETIN Acetin n Chem Defn A combination of acetic acid with glycerin Brande C ACETIZE Acetize v i Defn To acetify R ACETOL Acetol n Acetic ol as in alcohol Chem Defn Methyl ketol also any of various homologues of the same ACETOMETER Acetometer n Defn Same as Acetimeter Brande C ACETONAEMIA ACETONEMIA Acetonæmia Acetonemia n NL See Acetone Hæma Med Defn A morbid condition characterized by the presence of acetone in the blood as in diabetes ACETONE Acetone n Etym See Acetic Chem Defn A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon six of hydrogen and one of oxygen pyroacetic spirit obtained by the distillation of certain acetates or by the destructive distillation of citric acid starch sugar or gum with quicklime Note The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution more frequently called ketones See Ketone ACETONIC Acetonic a Defn Of or pertaining to acetone as acetonic bodies ACETONURIA Acetonuria n NL See Acetone Urine Med Defn Excess of acetone in the urine as in starvation or diabetes ACETOPHENONE Acetophenone n Acetic phenyl one Chem Defn A crystalline ketone CH3COC6H5 which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids It is used as a hypnotic under the name of hypnone ACETOSE Acetose a Defn Sour like vinegar acetous ACETOSITY Acetosity n Etym LL acetositas See Acetous Defn The quality of being acetous sourness ACETOUS Acetous 277 a Etym L acetum vinegar fr acere to be sour 1 Having a sour taste sour acid An acetous spirit Boyle A liquid of an acetous kind Bp Lowth 2 Causing or connected with acetification as acetous fermentation Acetous acid a name formerly given to vinegar ACETYL Acetyl n Etym L acetum vinegar Gr yl Chem Defn A complex hypothetical radical composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen Its hydroxide is acetic acid ACETYLENE Acetylene n Chem Defn A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter It is a colorless gas with a peculiar unpleasant odor and is produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide Its light is very brilliant Watts ACH ACHE Ach Ache n Etym F ache L apium parsley Defn A name given to several species of plants as smallage wild celery parsley Obs Holland ACHAEAN ACHAIAN Achæan Achaian a Etym L Achaeus Achaius Gr Defn Of or pertaining to Achaia in Greece also Grecian n Defn A native of Achaia a Greek ACHARNEMENT Acharnement n Etym F Defn Savage fierceness ferocity ACHATE Achate n Defn An agate Obs Evelyn ACHATE Achate n Etym F achat purchase See Cates 1 Purchase bargaining Obs Chaucer 2 pl Defn Provisions Same as Cates Obs Spenser ACHATINA Achatina n Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of land snails often large common in the warm parts of America and Africa ACHATOUR Achatour n Etym See Cater Defn Purveyor acater Obs Chaucer ACHE Ache n Etym OE ache AS æce ece fr acan to ache See Ache v i Defn Continued pain as distinguished from sudden twinges or spasmodic pain Such an ache in my bones Shak Note Often used in composition as a headache an earache a toothache ACHE Ache v i imp p p Ached p pr vb n Aching Etym OE aken AS acan both strong verbs AS acan imp oc p p acen to ache perh orig to drive and akin to agent Defn To suffer pain to have or be in pain or in continued pain to be distressed My old bones ache Shak The sins that in your conscience ache Keble ACHEAN Achean a n Defn See Achæan Achaian ACHENE ACHENIUM Achene Achenium n Etym Gr Bot Defn A small dry indehiscent fruit containing a single seed as in the buttercup called a naked seed by the earlier botanists Written also akene and achænium ACHENIAL Achenial a Defn Pertaining to an achene ACHERON Acheron n Etym L fr Gr Myth Defn A river in the Nether World or infernal regions also the infernal regions themselves By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf Shak ACHERONTIC Acherontic a Defn Of or pertaining to Acheron infernal hence dismal gloomy moribund A CHEVAL A cheval F lit on horseback Defn Astride with a part on each side used specif in designating the position of an army with the wings separated by some line of demarcation as a river or road A position à cheval on a river is not one which a general willingly assumes Swinton ACHIEVABLE Achievable a Defn Capable of being achieved Barrow ACHIEVANCE Achievance n Etym Cf OF achevance Defn Achievement Obs Sir T Elyot ACHIEVE Achieve v t imp p p Achieved p pr vb n Achieving Etym OE acheven OF achever achiever F achever to finish à L ad OF chief F chef end head fr L caput head See Chief 1 To carry on to a final close to bring out into a perfected state to accomplish to perform as to achieve a feat an exploit an enterprise Supposing faculties and powers to be the same far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital invigorating motive than without it I Taylor 2 To obtain or gain as the result of exertion to succeed in gaining to win Some are born great some achieve greatness Shak Thou hast achieved our liberty Milton Note Obs with a material thing as the aim Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved Prior He hath achieved a maid That paragons description Shak 3 To finish to kill Obs Shak Syn To accomplish effect fulfill complete execute perform realize obtain See Accomplish ACHIEVEMENT Achievement n Etym Cf F achèvement E Hatchment 1 The act of achieving or performing an obtaining by exertion successful performance accomplishment as the achievement of his object 2 A great or heroic deed something accomplished by valor boldness or praiseworthy exertion a feat The exploits of the ancient saints do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes Barrow The highest achievements of the human intellect Macaulay 3 Her Defn An escutcheon or ensign armorial now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment Cussans ACHIEVER Achiever n Defn One who achieves a winner ACHILLEAN Achillean a Defn Resembling Achilles the hero of the Iliad invincible ACHILLES TENDON Achilles tendon n Etym L Achillis tendo Anat Defn The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg an inserted into the bone of the heel so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx ACHILOUS Achilous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Without a lip ACHING Aching a Defn That aches continuously painful See Ache Achingly adv The aching heart the aching head Longfellow ACHIOTE Achiote n Etym Sp achiote fr Indian achiotl Defn Seeds of the annotto tree also the coloring matter annotto ACHLAMYDATE Achlamydate a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Not possessing a mantle said of certain gastropods ACHLAMYDEOUS Achlamydeous a Bot Defn Naked having no floral envelope neither calyx nor corolla ACHOLIA Acholia n Etym NL from Gr Med Defn Deficiency or want of bile ACHOLOUS Acholous a Med Defn Lacking bile ACHROMATIC Achromatic a Etym Gr achromatique 1 Opt Defn Free from color transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors 2 Biol Defn Uncolored not absorbing color from a fluid said of tissue Achromatic lens Opt a lens composed usually of two separate lenses a convex and concave of substances having different refractive and dispersive powers as crown and flint glass with the curvatures so adjusted that the chromatic aberration produced by the one is corrected by other and light emerges from the compound lens undecomposed Achromatic prism See Prism Achromatic telescope or microscope one in which the chromatic aberration is corrected usually by means of a compound or achromatic object glass and which gives images free from extraneous color ACHROMATICALLY Achromatically adv Defn In an achromatic manner ACHROMATICITY Achromaticity n Defn Achromatism ACHROMATIN Achromatin n Biol Defn Tissue which is not stained by fluid dyes W Flemming ACHROMATISM Achromatism n Etym Cf F achromatisme Defn The state or quality of being achromatic as the achromatism of a lens achromaticity Nichol ACHROMATIZATION Achromatization n Etym Cf F achromatisation Defn The act or process of achromatizing ACHROMATIZE Achromatize v t imp p p Achromatized p pr vb n Achromatizing Etym Gr Defn To deprive of color to make achromatic ACHROMATOPSY Achromatopsy n Etym Gr Defn Color blindness inability to distinguish colors Daltonism ACHROMATOUS Achromatous a See Ahromatic Defn Lacking or deficient in color as achromatous blood ACHROMIC Achromic a Gr colorless priv color Defn Free from color colorless as in Physiol Chem the achromic point of a starch solution acted upon by an amylolytic enzyme is the point at which it fails to give any color with iodine ACHRONIC Achronic a Defn See Acronyc ACHROODEXTRIN ACHROOEDEXTRIN Achroödextrin n Etym Gr dextrin Physiol Chem Defn Dextrin not colorable by iodine See Dextrin ACHROOUS Achroous a Etym Gr Defn Colorless achromatic ACHYLOUS Achylous a Etym Gr Physiol Defn Without chyle ACHYMOUS Achymous a Etym Gr Physiol Defn Without chyme ACICULA Acicula n pl Aciculæ Etym L a small needle dimin of acus needle Nat Hist Defn One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants also a needlelike crystal ACICULAR Acicular a Defn Needleshaped slender like a needle or bristle as some leaves or crystals also having sharp points like needless Acicularly adv ACICULATE ACICULATED Aciculate Aciculated a Nat Hist a Furnished with aciculæ b Acicular c Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle Lindley ACICULIFORM Aciculiform a Etym L acicula needle form Defn Needleshaped acicular ACICULITE Aciculite n Min Defn Needle ore Brande C ACID Acid a Etym L acidus sour fr the root ak to be sharp cf F acide Cf Acute 1 Sour sharp or biting to the taste tart having the taste of vinegar as acid fruits or liquors Also fig Sourtempered He was stern and his face as acid as ever A Trollope 2 Of or pertaining to an acid as acid reaction ACID Acid n 1 A sour substance 2 Chem Defn One of a class of compounds generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste solubility in water and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors They are also characterized by the power of destroying the distinctive properties of alkalies or bases combining with them to form salts at the same time losing their own peculiar properties They all contain hydrogen united with a more negative element or radical either alone or more generally with oxygen and take their names from this negative element or radical Those which contain no oxygen are sometimes called hydracids in distinction from the others which are called oxygen acids or oxacids Note In certain cases sulphur selenium or tellurium may take the place of oxygen and the corresponding compounds are called respectively sulphur acids or sulphacids selenium acids or tellurium acids When the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a positive element or radical a salt is formed and hence acids are sometimes named as salts of hydrogen as hydrogen nitrate for nitric acid hydrogen sulphate for sulphuric acid etc In the old chemistry the name acid was applied to the oxides of the negative or nonmetallic elements now sometimes called anhydrides ACIDIC Acidic a Min Defn Containing a high percentage of silica opposed to basic an acidic solution ACIDIFEROUS Acidiferous a Etym L acidus sour ferous Defn Containing or yielding an acid ACIDIFIABLE Acidifiable a Defn Capable of being acidified or converted into an acid ACIDIFIC Acidific a Defn Producing acidity converting into an acid Dana ACIDIFICATION Acidification n Etym Cf F acidification Defn The act or process of acidifying or changing into an acid ACIDIFIER Acidifier n Chem Defn A simple or compound principle whose presence is necessary to produce acidity as oxygen chlorine bromine iodine etc ACIDIFY Acidify v t imp p p Acidified p pr vb n Acidifying Etym L acidus sour acid fy cf F acidifier 1 To make acid to convert into an acid as to acidify sugar 2 To sour to imbitter His thin existence all acidified into rage Carlyle ACIDIMETER Acidimeter n Etym L acidus acid meter Chem Defn An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids Ure ACIDIMETRY Acidimetry n Etym L acidus acid metry Chem Defn The measurement of the strength of acids especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations or the fact that to produce a complete reaction a certain definite weight of reagent is required Acidimetrical a ACIDITY Acidity n Etym L acidites fr acidus cf F acidité See Acid Defn The quality of being sour sourness tartness sharpness to the taste as the acidity of lemon juice ACIDLY Acidly adv Defn Sourly tartly ACIDNESS Acidness n Defn Acidity sourness ACID PROCESS Acid process Iron Metal Defn That variety of either the Bessemer or the openhearth process in which the converter or hearth is lined with acid that is highly siliceous material Opposed to basic process ACIDULATE Acidulate v t imp p p Acidulated p pr vb n Acidulating Etym Cf F aciduler See Acidulous Defn To make sour or acid in a moderate degree to sour somewhat Arbuthnot ACIDULENT Acidulent a Defn Having an acid quality sour acidulous With anxious acidulent face Carlyle ACIDULOUS Acidulous a Etym L acidulus dim of acidus See Acid Defn Slightly sour subacid sourish as an acidulous tincture E Burke Acidulous mineral waters such as contain carbonic anhydride ACIERAGE Acierage n Etym F aciérage fr acier steel Defn The process of coating the surface of a metal plate as a stereotype plate with steellike iron by means of voltaic electricity steeling ACIFORM Aciform a Etym L acus needle form Defn Shaped like a needle ACINACEOUS Acinaceous a Etym L acinus a grape grapestone Bot Defn Containing seeds or stones of grapes or grains like them ACINACES Acinaces n Etym L from Gr Anc Hist Defn A short sword or saber ACINACIFORM Acinaciform a Etym L acinaces a short sword form cf F acinaciforme Bot Defn Scimetershaped as an acinaciform leaf ACINESIA Acinesia n Med Defn Same as Akinesia ACINETAE Acinetæ n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of suctorial Infusoria which in the adult stage are stationary See Suctoria ACINETIFORM Acinetiform a Etym Acinetæ form Zoöl Defn Resembling the Acinetæ ACINIFORM Aciniform a Etym L acinus a grape grapestone form cf F acinoforme 1 Having the form of a cluster of grapes clustered like grapes 2 Full of small kernels like a grape ACINOSE ACINOUS Acinose Acinous a Etym L acinosus fr acinus grapestone Defn Consisting of acini or minute granular concretions as acinose or acinous glands Kirwan ACINUS Acinus n pl Acini Etym L grape grapestone 1 Bot a One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit as the blackberry raspberry etc b A grapestone 2 Anat Defn One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland as the pancreas also one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland Quain ACIPENSER Acipenser n Etym L the name of a fish Zoöl Defn A genus of ganoid fishes including the sturgeons having the body armed with bony scales and the mouth on the under side of the head See Sturgeon ACIURGY Aciurgy n Etym Gr Defn Operative surgery ACKNOW Acknow v t Etym Pref a know AS oncnawan 1 To recognize Obs You will not be acknown sir B Jonson 2 To acknowledge to confess Obs Chaucer To be acknown often with of or on to acknowledge to confess Obs We say of a stubborn body that standeth still in the denying of his fault This man will not acknowledge his fault or He will not be acknown of his fault Sir T More ACKNOWLEDGE Acknowledge v t imp p p Acknowledged p pr vb n Acknowledging Etym Prob fr pref a the verb knowledge See Knowledge and ci Acknow 1 To of or admit the knowledge of to recognize as a fact or truth to declare ones belief in as to acknowledge the being of a God I acknowledge my transgressions Ps li 3 For ends generally acknowledged to be good Macaulay 2 To own or recognize in a particular character or relationship to admit the claims or authority of to give recognition to In all thy ways acknowledge Him Prov iii 6 By my soul Ill neer acknowledge thee Shak 3 To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation as to acknowledge a favor the receipt of a letter They his gifts acknowledged none Milton 4 To own as genuine to assent to as a legal instrument to give it validity to avow or admit in legal form as to acknowledgea deed Syn To avow proclaim recognize own admit allow concede confess Acknowledge Recognize Acknowledge is opposed to keep back or conceal and supposes that something had been previously known to us though perhaps not to others which we now feel bound to lay open or make public Thus a man acknowledges a secret marriage one who has done wrong acknowledges his fault and author acknowledges his obligation to those who have aided him we acknowledge our ignorance Recognize supposes that we have either forgotten or not had the evidence of a thing distinctly before our minds but that now we know it as it were anew or receive and admit in on the ground of the evidence it brings Thus we recognize a friend after a long absence We recognize facts principles truths etc when their evidence is brought up fresh to the mind as bad men usually recognize the providence of God in seasons of danger A foreign minister consul or agent of any kind is recognized on the ground of his producing satisfactory credentials See also Confess ACKNOWLEDGEDLY Acknowledgedly adv Defn Confessedly ACKNOWLEDGER Acknowledger n Defn One who acknowledges ACKNOWLEDGMENT Acknowledgment n 1 The act of acknowledging admission avowal owning confession An acknowledgment of fault Froude 2 The act of owning or recognized in a particular character or relationship recognition as regards the existence authority truth or genuineness Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian faith the eunuch was baptized by Philip Hooker 3 The owning of a benefit received courteous recognition expression of thanks Shak 4 Something given or done in return for a favor message etc Smollett 5 A declaration or avowal of ones own act to give it legal validity as the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer Also the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration Acknowledgment money in some parts of England a sum paid by copyhold tenants on the death of their landlords as an acknowledgment of their new lords Cowell Syn Confession concession recognition admission avowal recognizance ACLINIC Aclinic a Etym Gr Physics Defn Without inclination or dipping said the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally having no dip The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator Prof August ACME Acme n Etym Gr 1 The top or highest point the culmination The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry Pope The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy I Taylor 2 Med Defn The crisis or height of a disease 3 Mature age full bloom of life B Jonson ACNE Acne n Etym NL prob a corruption of Gr Med Defn A pustular affection of the skin due to changes in the sebaceous glands ACNODAL Acnodal a Defn Pertaining to acnodes ACNODE Acnode n Etym L acus needle E node Geom Defn An isolated point not upon a curve but whose coördinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve ACOCK Acock adv Etym Pref a cock Defn In a cocked or turned up fashion ACOCKBILL Acockbill adv Etym Prefix a cock bill with bills cocked up Naut a Hanging at the cathead ready to let go as an anchor b Topped up having one yardarm higher than the other ACOLD Acold a Etym Prob p p of OE acolen to grow cold or cool AS acolian to grow cold pref a cf Goth er orig meaning out colian to cool See Cool Defn Cold Obs Poor Toms acold Shak ACOLOGIC Acologic a Defn Pertaining to acology ACOLOGY Acology n Etym Gr logy Defn Materia medica the science of remedies ACOLOTHIST Acolothist n Defn See Acolythist ACOLYCTINE Acolyctine n Etym From the name of the plant Chem Defn An organic base in the form of a white powder obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum Eng Cyc ACOLYTE Acolyte n Etym LL acolythus acoluthus Gr acolyte 1 Eccl Defn One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church being ordained to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass 2 One who attends an assistant With such chiefs and with James and John as acolytes Motley ACOLYTH Acolyth n Defn Same as Acolyte ACOLYTHIST Acolythist n Defn An acolyte Obs ACONDDYLOSE ACONDYLOUS Aconddylose Acondylous a Etym Gr Nat Hist Defn Being without joints jointless ACONITAL Aconital a Defn Of the nature of aconite ACONITE Aconite n Etym L aconitum Gr aconit 1 Bot Defn The herb wolfsbane or monkshood applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum tribe Hellebore all the species of which are poisonous 2 An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus used as a poison and medicinally Winter aconite a plant Eranthis hyemalis allied to the aconites ACONITIA Aconitia n Chem Defn Same as Aconitine ACONITIC Aconitic a Defn Of or pertaining to aconite ACONITINE Aconitine n Chem Defn An intensely poisonous alkaloid extracted from aconite ACONITUM Aconitum n Etym L See Aconite Defn The poisonous herb aconite also an extract from it Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder Shak ACONTIA Acontia n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn Threadlike defensive organs composed largely of nettling cells cnidæ thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniæ when irritated ACONTIAS Acontias n Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn Anciently a snake called dart snake now one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards ACOPIC Acopic a Etym Gr priv Med Defn Relieving weariness restorative ACORN Acorn n Etym AS æcern fr æcer field acre akin to D aker acorn Ger ecker Icel akarn Dan agern Goth akran fruit akrs field orig fruit of the field See Acre 1 The fruit of the oak being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule 2 Naut Defn A coneshaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane on the masthead 3 Zoöl Defn See Acornshell ACORN CUP Acorn cup Defn The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed ACORNED Acorned a 1 Furnished or loaded with acorns 2 Fed or filled with acorns R Shak ACORNSHELL Acornshell n Zoöl Defn One of the sessile cirripeds a barnacle of the genus Balanus See Barnacle ACOSMISM Acosmism n Etym Gr Defn A denial of the existence of the universe as distinct from God ACOSMIST Acosmist n Etym See Acosmism Defn One who denies the existence of the universe or of a universe as distinct from God G H Lewes ACOTYLEDON Acotyledon 277 n Etym Gr Cotyledon Bot Defn A plant which has no cotyledons as the dodder and all flowerless plants ACOTYLEDONOUS Acotyledonous 277 a Defn Having no seed lobes as the dodder also applied to plants which have no true seeds as ferns mosses etc ACOUCHY Acouchy n Etym F acouchi from the native name Guiana Zoöl Defn A small species of agouti Dasyprocta acouchy ACOUMETER Acoumeter n Etym Gr meter Physics Defn An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing Itard ACOUMETRY Acoumetry n Etym Gr metry Defn The measuring of the power or extent of hearing ACOUSTIC Acoustic 277 a Etym F acoustique Gr Defn Pertaining to the sense of hearing the organs of hearing or the science of sounds auditory Acoustic duct the auditory duct or external passage of the ear Acoustic telegraph a telegraph making audible signals a telephone Acoustic vessels brazen tubes or vessels shaped like a bell used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors so as to render them audible to a great distance ACOUSTIC Acoustic n Defn A medicine or agent to assist hearing ACOUSTICAL Acoustical a Defn Of or pertaining to acoustics ACOUSTICALLY Acoustically adv Defn In relation to sound or to hearing Tyndall ACOUSTICIAN Acoustician n Defn One versed in acoustics Tyndall ACOUSTICS Acoustics 277 n Etym Names of sciences in ics as acoustics mathematics etc are usually treated as singular See ics Physics Defn The science of sounds teaching their nature phenomena and laws Acoustics then or the science of sound is a very considerable branch of physics Sir J Herschel Note The science is by some writers divided into diacoustics which explains the properties of sounds coming directly from the ear and catacoustica which treats of reflected sounds or echoes ACQUAINT Acquaint a Etym OF acoint See Acquaint v t Defn Acquainted Obs ACQUAINT Acquaint v t imp p p Acquainted p pr vb n Acquainting Etym OE aqueinten acointen OF acointier LL adcognitare fr L ad cognitus p p of cognoscere to know con noscere to know See Quaint Know 1 To furnish or give experimental knowledge of to make one to know to make familiar followed by with Before a man can speak on any subject it is necessary to be acquainted with it Locke A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief Isa liii 3 2 To communicate notice to to inform to make cognizant followed by with formerly also by of or by that introducing the intelligence as to acquaint a friend with the particulars of an act Acquaint her here of my son Paris love Shak I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumberland Shak 3 To familiarize to accustom Obs Evelyn To be acquainted with to be possessed of personal knowledge of to be cognizant of to be more or less familiar with to be on terms of social intercourse with Syn To inform apprise communicate advise ACQUAINTABLE Acquaintable a Etym Cf OF acointable Defn Easy to be acquainted with affable Obs Rom of R ACQUAINTANCE Acquaintance n Etym OE aqueintance OF acointance fr acointier See Acquaint 1 A state of being acquainted or of having intimate or more than slight or superficial knowledge personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy as I know the man but have no acquaintance with him Contract no friendship or even acquaintance with a guileful man Sir W Jones 2 A person or persons with whom one is acquainted Montgomery was an old acquaintance of Ferguson Macaulay Note In this sense the collective term acquaintance was formerly both singular and plural but it is now commonly singular and has the regular plural acquaintances To be of acquaintance to be intimate To take acquaintance of or with to make the acquaintance of Obs Syn Familiarity intimacy fellowship knowledge Acquaintance Familiarity Intimacy These words mark different degrees of closeness in social intercourse Acquaintance arises from occasional intercourse as our acquaintance has been a brief one We can speak of a slight or an intimate acquaintance Familiarity is the result of continued acquaintance It springs from persons being frequently together so as to wear off all restraint and reserve as the familiarity of old companions Intimacy is the result of close connection and the freest interchange of thought as the intimacy of established friendship Our admiration of a famous man lessens upon our nearer acquaintance with him Addison We contract at last such a familiarity with them as makes it difficult and irksome for us to call off our minds Atterbury It is in our power to confine our friendships and intimacies to men of virtue Rogers ACQUAINTANCESHIP Acquaintanceship n Defn A state of being acquainted acquaintance Southey ACQUAINTANT Acquaintant n Etym Cf F acointant p pr Defn An acquaintance R Swift ACQUAINTED Acquainted a Defn Personally known familiar See To be acquainted with under Acquaint v t ACQUAINTEDNESS Acquaintedness n Defn State of being acquainted degree of acquaintance R Boyle ACQUEST Acquest n Etym OF aquest F acquêt fr LL acquestum acquisitum for L acquisitum p p used substantively of acquirere to acquire See Acquire 1 Acquisition the thing gained R Bacon 2 Law Defn Property acquired by purchase gift or otherwise than by inheritance Bouvier ACQUIESCE Acquiesce v i imp p p Acquiesced p pr vb n Acquiescing Etym L acquiescere ad quiescere to be quiet fr quies rest cf F acquiescer See Quiet 1 To rest satisfied or apparently satisfied or to rest without opposition and discontent usually implying previous opposition or discontent to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object followed by in formerly also by with and to They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just De Quincey 2 To concur upon conviction as to acquiesce in an opinion to assent to usually to concur not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition Syn To submit comply yield assent agree consent accede concur conform accept tacitly ACQUIESCENCE Acquiescence n Etym Cf F acquiescence 1 A silent or passive assent or submission or a submission with apparent content distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand and on the other from opposition or open discontent quiet satisfaction 2 Crim Law a Submission to an injury by the party injured b Tacit concurrence in the action of another Wharton p 17 ACQUIESCENCY Acquiescency n Defn The quality of being acquiescent acquiescence ACQUIESCENT Acquiescent a Etym L acquiescens p pr Defn Resting satisfied or submissive disposed tacitly to submit assentive as an acquiescent policy ACQUIESCENTLY Acquiescently adv Defn In an acquiescent manner ACQUIET Acquiet v t Etym LL acquietare L ad quies rest See Quiet and cf Acquit Defn To quiet Obs Acquiet his mind from stirring you against your own peace Sir A Sherley ACQUIRABILITY Acquirability n Defn The quality of being acquirable attainableness R Paley ACQUIRABLE Acquirable a Defn Capable of being acquired ACQUIRE Acquire v t imp p p Acquired p pr vb n Acquiring Etym L acquirere acquisitum ad quarere to seek for In OE was a verb aqueren fr the same through OF aquerre See Quest Defn To gain usually by ones own exertions to get as ones own as to acquire a title riches knowledge skill good or bad habits No virtue is acquired in an instant but step by step Barrow Descent is the title whereby a man on the death of his ancestor acquires his estate by right of representation as his heir at law Blackstone Syn To obtain gain attain procure win earn secure See Obtain ACQUIREMENT Acquirement n Defn The act of acquiring or that which is acquired attainment Rules for the acquirement of a taste Addison His acquirements by industry were enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature Hayward Syn Acquisition Acquirement Acquirement is used in opposition to a natural gift or talent as eloquence and skill in music and painting are acquirements genius is the gift or endowment of nature It denotes especially personal attainments in opposition to material or external things gained which are more usually called acquisitions but this distinction is not always observed ACQUIRER Acquirer n Defn A person who acquires ACQUIRY Acquiry n Defn Acquirement Obs Barrow ACQUISITE Acquisite a Etym L acquisitus p p of acquirere See Acquire Defn Acquired Obs Burton ACQUISITION Acquisition n Etym L acquisitio fr acquirere cf F acquisition See Acquire 1 The act or process of acquiring The acquisition or loss of a province Macaulay 2 The thing acquired or gained an acquirement a gain as learning is an acquisition Syn See Acquirement ACQUISITIVE Acquisitive a 1 Acquired Obs He died not in his acquisitive but in his native soil Wotton 2 Able or disposed to make acquisitions acquiring as an acquisitive person or disposition ACQUISITIVELY Acquisitively adv Defn In the way of acquisition ACQUISITIVENESS Acquisitiveness n 1 The quality of being acquisitive propensity to acquire property desire of possession 2 Phren Defn The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing Combe ACQUISITOR Acquisitor n Defn One who acquires ACQUIST Acquist n Etym Cf Acquest Defn Acquisition gain Milton ACQUIT Acquit p p Defn Acquitted set free rid of Archaic Shak ACQUIT Acquit v t imp p p Acquitted p pr vb n Acquitting Etym OE aquiten OF aquiter F acquitter L ad OF quiter F quitter to quit See Quit and cf Acquiet 1 To discharge as a claim or debt to clear off to pay off to requite A responsibility that can never be absolutely acquitted I Taylor 2 To pay for to atone for Obs Shak 3 To set free release or discharge from an obligation duty liability burden or from an accusation or charge now followed by of before the charge formerly by from as the jury acquitted the prisoner we acquit a man of evil intentions 4 Reflexively a To clear ones selfk b To bear or conduct ones self to perform ones part as the soldier acquitted himself well in battle the orator acquitted himself very poorly Syn To absolve clear exonerate exonerate exculpate release discharge See Absolve ACQUITMENT Acquitment n Etym Cf OF aquitement Defn Acquittal Obs Milton ACQUITTAL Acquittal n 1 The act of acquitting discharge from debt or obligation acquittance 2 Law Defn A setting free or deliverance from the charge of an offense by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court Bouvier ACQUITTANCE Acquittance n Etym OF aquitance fr aquiter See Acquit 1 The clearing off of debt or obligation a release or discharge from debt or other liability 2 A writing which is evidence of a discharge a receipt in full which bars a further demand You can produce acquittances For such a sum from special officers Shak ACQUITTANCE Acquittance v t Defn To acquit Obs Shak ACQUITTER Acquitter n Defn One who acquits or releases ACRANIA Acrania n Etym NL from Gr 1 Physiol Defn Partial or total absence of the skull 2 pl Zoöl Defn The lowest group of Vertebrata including the amphioxus in which no skull exists ACRANIAL Acranial a Defn Wanting a skull ACRASE ACRAZE Acrase Acraze v t Etym Pref a crase or cf F écraser to crush See Crase Craze 1 To craze Obs Grafton 2 To impair to destroy Obs Hacket ACRASIA ACRASY Acrasia Acrasy n Etym Gr akrasia Defn Excess intemperance Obs except in Med Farindon ACRASPEDA Acraspeda n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of acalephs including most of the larger jellyfishes the Discophora ACRE Acre n Etym OE aker AS æcer akin to OS accar OHG achar Ger acker Icel akr Sw åker Dan ager Goth akrs L ager Gr ajra 2 206 1 Any field of arable or pasture land Obs 2 A piece of land containing 160 square rods or 4840 square yards or 43560 square feet This is the English statute acre That of the United States is the same The Scotch acre was about 126 of the English and the Irish 162 of the English Note The acre was limited to its present definite quantity by statutes of Edward I Edward III and Henry VIII Broad acres many acres much landed estate Rhetorical Gods acre Gods field the churchyard I like that ancient Saxon phrase which calls The burial ground Gods acre Longfellow ACREABLE Acreable a Defn Of an acre per acre as the acreable produce ACREAGE Acreage n Defn Acres collectively as the acreage of a farm or a country ACRED Acred a Defn Possessing acres or landed property used in composition as largeacred men ACRID Acrid a Etym L acer sharp prob assimilated in form to acid See Eager 1 Sharp and harsh or bitter and not to the taste pungent as acrid salts 2 Causing heat and irritation corrosive as acrid secretions 3 Caustic bitter bitterly irritating as acrid temper mind writing Acrid poison a poison which irritates corrodes or burns the parts to which it is applied ACRIDITY ACRIDNESS Acridity Acridness n Defn The quality of being acrid or pungent irritant bitterness acrimony as the acridity of a plant of a speech ACRIDLY Acridly adv Defn In an acid manner ACRIMONIOUS Acrimonious a Etym Cf LL acrimonious F acrimonieux 1 Acrid corrosive as acrimonious gall Archaic Harvey 2 Caustic bittertempered sarcastic as acrimonious dispute language temper ACRIMONIOUSLY Acrimoniously adv Defn In an acrimonious manner ACRIMONIOUSNESS Acrimoniousness n Defn The quality of being acrimonious asperity acrimony ACRIMONY Acrimony n pl Acrimonies Etym L acrimonia fr acer sharp cf F acrimonie 1 A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others also a harsh or biting sharpness as the acrimony of the juices of certain plants Archaic Bacon 2 Sharpness or severity as of language or temper irritating bitterness of disposition or manners John the Baptist set himself with much acrimony and indignation to baffle this senseless arrogant conceit of theirs South Syn Acrimony Asperity Harshness Tartness These words express different degrees of angry feeling or language Asperity and harshness arise from angry feelings connected with a disregard for the feelings of others Harshness usually denotes needless severity or an undue measure of severity Acrimony is a biting sharpness produced by an imbittered spirit Tartness denotes slight asperity and implies some degree of intellectual readiness Tartness of reply harshness of accusation acrimony of invective In his official letters he expressed with great acrimony his contempt for the kings character Macaulay It is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received Johnson A just reverence of mankind prevents the growth of harshness and brutality Shaftesbury ACRISIA ACRISY Acrisia Acrisy n Etym LL acrisia Gr 1 Inability to judge 2 Med Defn Undecided character of a disease Obs ACRITA Acrita n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn The lowest groups of animals in which no nervous system has been observed ACRITAN Acritan a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Acrita n An individual of the Acrita ACRITE Acrite a Zoöl Defn Acritan Owen ACRITICAL Acritical a Etym Gr Med Defn Having no crisis giving no indications of a crisis as acritical symptoms an acritical abscess ACRITOCHROMACY Acritochromacy n Etym Gr Defn Color blindness achromatopsy ACRITUDE Acritude n Etym L acritudo from acer sharp Defn Acridity pungency joined with heat Obs ACRITY Acrity n Etym L acritas fr acer sharp cf F âcreté Defn Sharpness keenness Obs ACROAMATIC ACROAMATICAL Acroamatic Acroamatical a Etym Gr Defn Communicated orally oral applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle those intended for his genuine disciples in distinction from his exoteric doctrines which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally Hence Abstruse profound ACROATIC Acroatic a Etym Gr Defn Same as Acroamatic ACROBAT Acrobat n Etym F acrobate fr Gr Defn One who practices rope dancing high vaulting or other daring gymnastic feats ACROBATIC Acrobatic a Etym Cf F acrobatique Defn Pertaining to an acrobat Acrobatically adv ACROBATISM Acrobatism n Defn Feats of the acrobat daring gymnastic feats high vaulting ACROCARPOUS Acrocarpous a Etym Gr Bot a Having a terminal fructification having the fruit at the end of the stalk b Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem as in certain mosses ACROCEPHALIC Acrocephalic a Etym Gr Cephalic Defn Characterized by a high skull ACROCEPHALY Acrocephaly n Defn Loftiness of skull ACROCERAUNIAN Acroceraunian a Etym L acroceraunius fr Gr Defn Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of thunder smitten peaks now Kimara between Epirus and Macedonia Shelley ACRODACTYLUM Acrodactylum n Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn The upper surface of the toes individually ACRODONT Acrodont n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge a Of or pertaining to the acrodonts ACROGEN Acrogen n Etym Gr gen Bot Defn A plant of the highest class of cryptograms including the ferns etc See Cryptogamia The Age of Acrogens Geol the age of coal plants or the carboniferous era ACROGENOUS Acrogenous a Bot Defn Increasing by growth from the extremity as an acrogenous plant ACROLEIN Acrolein n Etym L acer sharp olere to smell Chem Defn A limpid colorless highly volatile liquid obtained by the dehydration of glycerin or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin Its vapors are intensely irritating Watts ACROLITH Acrolith n Etym L acrolthus Gr with the ends made of stone Arch Sculp Defn A statue whose extremities are of stone the trunk being generally of wood Elmes ACROLITHAN ACROLITHIC Acrolithan Acrolithic a Defn Pertaining to or like an acrolith ACROMEGALY Acromegaly n Etym NL acromegalia fr Gr Med Defn Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face ACROMIAL Acromial a Etym Cf F acromial Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the acromion Dunglison ACROMION Acromion n Etym Gr acromion Anat Defn The outer extremity of the shoulder blade ACROMONOGRAMMATIC Acromonogrammatic a Etym Gr Defn Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends ACRONYC ACRONYCHAL Acronyc Acronychal a Etym Gr Astron Defn Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise as a star opposed to cosmical Note The word is sometimes incorrectly written acronical achronychal acronichal and acronical ACRONYCALLY Acronycally adv Defn In an acronycal manner as rising at the setting of the sun and vise versâ ACRONYCTOUS Acronyctous a Etym Gr Astron Defn Acronycal ACROOK Acrook adv Defn Crookedly R Udall ACROPETAL Acropetal a Etym Gr petere to seek Bot Defn Developing from below towards the apex or from the circumference towards the center centripetal said of certain inflorescence ACROPHONY ACHROPHONY Acrophony Achrophony n Etym Gr Defn The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object ACROPHONY Acrophony n Gr akros extreme sound Defn The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object ACROPODIUM Acropodium n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn The entire upper surface of the foot ACROPOLIS Acropolis n Etym Gr Defn The upper part or the citadel of a Grecian city especially the citadel of Athens ACROPOLITAN Acropolitan a Defn Pertaining to an acropolis ACROSPIRE Acrospire n Etym Gr Bot Defn The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate the plumule in germination so called from its spiral form ACROSPIRE Acrospire v i Defn To put forth the first sprout ACROSPORE Acrospore n Etym Gr Bot Defn A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi ACROSPOROUS Acrosporous a Defn Having acrospores ACROSS Across 115 prep Etym Pref a cross cf F en croix See Cross n Defn From side to side athwart crosswise or in a direction opposed to the length quite over as a bridge laid across a river Dryden To come across to come upon or meet incidentally Freeman To go across the country to go by a direct course across a region without following the roads ACROSS Across adv 1 From side to side crosswise as with arms folded across Shak 2 Obliquely athwart amiss awry Obs The squinteyed Pharisees look across at all the actions of Christ Bp Hall ACROSTIC Acrostic n Etym Gr 1 A composition usually in verse in which the first or the last letters of the lines or certain other letters taken in order form a name word phrase or motto 2 A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular order as Psalm cxix See Abecedarian Double acrostic a species of enigma in which words are to be guessed whose initial and final letters form other words ACROSTIC ACROSTICAL Acrostic Acrostical n Defn Pertaining to or characterized by acrostics ACROSTICALLY Acrostically adv Defn After the manner of an acrostic ACROTARSIUM Acrotarsium n Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn The instep or front of the tarsus ACROTELEUTIC Acroteleutic n Etym Gr Eccles Defn The end of a verse or psalm or something added thereto to be sung by the people by way of a response ACROTER Acroter n Etym F acrotère See Acroterium Arch Defn Same as Acroterium ACROTERIAL Acroterial a Defn Pertaining to an acroterium as ornaments P Cyc ACROTERIUM Acroterium n pl Acrotplwia Etym L fr Gr Arch a One of the small pedestals for statues or other ornaments placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture J H Parker b One of the pedestals for vases or statues forming a part roof balustrade ACROTIC Acrotic a Etym Gr Med Defn Pertaining to or affecting the surface ACROTISM Acrotism n Etym Gr Med Defn Lack or defect of pulsation ACROTOMOUS Acrotomous a Etym Gr Min Defn Having a cleavage parallel with the base ACRYLIC Acrylic a Chem Defn Of or containing acryl the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride as acrylic acid ACT Act n Etym L actus fr agere to drive do cf F acte See Agent 1 That which is done or doing the exercise of power or the effect of which power exerted is the cause a performance a deed That best portion of a good mans life His little nameless unremembered acts Of kindness and of love Wordsworth Hence in specific uses a The result of public deliberation the decision or determination of a legislative body council court of justice etc a decree edit law judgment resolve award as an act of Parliament or of Congress b A formal solemn writing expressing that something has been done Abbott c A performance of part of a play one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed d A thesis maintained in public in some English universities by a candidate for a degree or to show the proficiency of a student 2 A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence Obs The seeds of plants are not at first in act but in possibility what they afterward grow to be Hooker 3 Process of doing action In act in the very doing on the point of doing In act to shoot Dryden This woman was taken in the very act John viii 4 Act of attainder Law See Attainder Act of bankruptcy Law an act of a debtor which renders him liable to be adjudged a bankrupt Act of faith Ch Hist See AutodaFé Act of God Law an inevitable accident such extraordinary interruption of the usual course of events as is not to be looked for in advance and against which ordinary prudence could not guard Act of grace an expression often used to designate an act declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders as at the beginning of a new reign Act of indemnity a statute passed for the protection of those who have committed some illegal act subjecting them to penalties Abbott Act in pais a thing done out of court anciently in the country and not a matter of record Syn See Action ACT Act v t imp p p Acted p pr vb n Acting Etym L actus p p of agere to drive lead do but influenced by E act n 1 To move to action to actuate to animate Obs Selflove the spring of motion acts the soul Pope 2 To perform to execute to do Archaic That we act our temporal affairs with a desire no greater than our necessity Jer Taylor Industry doth beget by producing good habits and facility of acting things expedient for us to do Barrow Uplifted hands that at convenient times Could act extortion and the worst of crimes Cowper 3 To perform as an actor to represent dramatically on the stage 4 To assume the office or character of to play to personate as to act the hero 5 To feign or counterfeit to simulate With acted fear the villain thus pursued Dryden To act a part to sustain the part of one of the characters in a play hence to simulate to dissemble To act the part of to take the character of to fulfill the duties of ACT Act v i 1 To exert power to produce an effect as the stomach acts upon food 2 To perform actions to fulfill functions to put forth energy to move as opposed to remaining at rest to carry into effect a determination of the will He hangs between in doubt to act or rest Pope 3 To behave or conduct as in morals private duties or public offices to bear or deport ones self as we know not why he has acted so 4 To perform on the stage to represent a character To show the world how Garrick did not act Cowper To act as or for to do the work of to serve as To act on to regulate ones conduct according to To act up to to equal in action to fulfill in practice as he has acted up to his engagement or his advantages ACTABLE Actable a Defn Capable of being acted Tennyson ACTINAL Actinal a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth L Agassiz ACTINARIA Actinaria n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A large division of Anthozoa including those which have simple tentacles and do not form stony corals Sometimes in a wider sense applied to all the Anthozoa expert the Alcyonaria whether forming corals or not ACTING Acting a 1 Operating in any way 2 Doing duty for another officiating as an superintendent ACTINIA Actinia n pl L Actiniæ E Actinias Etym Latinized fr Gr Zoöl a An animal of the class Anthozoa and family Actinidæ From a resemblance to flowers in form and color they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones See Polyp b A genus in the family Actinidæ ACTINIC Actinic a Defn Of or pertaining to actinism as actinic rays ACTINIFORM Actiniform a Etym Gr form Defn Having a radiated form like a sea anemone ACTINISM Actinism n Etym Gr Defn The property of radiant energy found chiefly in solar or electric light by which chemical changes are produced as in photography ACTINIUM Actinium n Etym Gr Chem Defn A supposed metal said by Phipson to be contained in commercial zinc so called because certain of its compounds are darkened by exposure to light ACTINOCHEMISTRY Actinochemistry n Defn Chemistry in its relations to actinism Draper ACTINOGRAM Actinogram n Gr ray gram Defn A record made by the actinograph ACTINOGRAPH Actinograph n Etym Gr graph Defn An instrument for measuring and recording the variations in the actinic or chemical force of rays of light Nichol ACTINOID Actinoid a Etym Gr oid Defn Having the form of rays radiated as an actinia ACTINOLITE Actinolite n Etym Gr lite Min Defn A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses ACTINOLITIC Actinolitic a Min Defn Of the nature of or containing actinolite ACTINOLOGY Actinology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science which treats of rays of light especially of the actinic or chemical rays ACTINOMERE Actinomere n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the Coelenterata ACTINOMETER Actinometer n Etym Gr meter a An instrument for measuring the direct heating power of the suns rays b An instrument for measuring the actinic effect of rays of light ACTINOMETRIC Actinometric a Defn Pertaining to the measurement of the intensity of the solar rays either a heating or b actinic ACTINOMETRY Actinometry n 1 The measurement of the force of solar radiation Maury 2 The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light Abney ACTINOMYCOSIS Actinomycosis n NL Med Defn A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to the presence of Actinomyces bovis It causes local suppurating tumors esp about the jaw Called also lumpy jaw or big jaw Actinomycotic a ACTINOPHONE Actinophone n Gr ray voice Physics Defn An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic or ultraviolet rays ACTINOPHONIC Actinophonic a Physics Defn Pertaining to or causing the production of sound by means of the actinic or ultraviolet rays as actinophonic phenomena ACTINOPHOROUS Actinophorous a Etym Gr Defn Having straight projecting spines ACTINOSOME Actinosome n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn The entire body of a coelenterate ACTINOST Actinost n Etym Gr Defn Anat One of the bones at the base of a paired fin of a fish ACTINOSTOME Actinostome n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn The mouth or anterior opening of a coelenterate animal ACTINOTROCHA Actinotrocha n pl Etym NL Gr Zoöl Defn A peculiar larval form of Phoronis a genus of marine worms having a circle of ciliated tentacles ACTINOZOA Actinozoa n pl Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A group of Coelenterata comprising the Anthozoa Ctenophora The sea anemone or actinia is a familiar example ACTINOZOAL Actinozoal a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa ACTINOZOON ACTINOZOOEN Actinozoön n Zoöl Defn One of the Actinozoa ACTINULA Actinula n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A kind of embryo of certain hydroids Tubularia having a stellate form ACTION Action n Etym OF action L actio fr agere to do See Act 1 A process or condition of acting or moving as opposed to rest the doing of something exertion of power or force as when one body acts on another the effect of power exerted on one body by another agency activity operation as the action of heat a man of action One wise in council one in action brave Pope 2 An act a thing done a deed an enterprise pl Habitual deeds hence conduct behavior demeanor The Lord is a Good of knowledge and by him actions are weighed 1 Sam ii 3 3 The event or connected series of events either real or imaginary forming the subject of a play poem or other composition the unfolding of the drama of events 4 Movement as the horse has a spirited action 5 Mech Defn Effective motion also mechanism as the breech action of a gun 6 Physiol Defn Any one of the active processes going on in an organism the performance of a function as the action of the heart the muscles or the gastric juice 7 Orat Defn Gesticulation the external deportment of the speaker or the suiting of his attitude voice gestures and countenance to the subject or to the feelings 8 Paint Sculp Defn The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted 9 Law a A suit or process by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice in a broad sense a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right the redress or prevention of a wrong or the punishment of a public offense b A right of action as the law gives an action for every claim 10 Com Defn A share in the capital stock of a jointstock company or in the public funds hence in the plural equivalent to stocks A Gallicism Obs The Euripus of funds and actions Burke 11 An engagement between troops in war whether on land or water a battle a fight as a general action a partial action 12 Music Defn The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the players finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe Grove Chose in action Law See Chose Quantity of action Physics the product of the mass of a body by the space it runs through and its velocity Syn Action Act In many cases action and act are synonymous but some distinction is observable Action involves the mode or process of acting and is usually viewed as occupying some time in doing Act has more reference to the effect or the operation as complete To poke the fire is an act to reconcile friends who have quarreled is a praiseworthy action C J Smith ACTIONABLE Actionable a Etym Cf LL actionabilis See Action Defn That may be the subject of an action or suit at law as to call a man a thief is actionable ACTIONABLY Actionably adv Defn In an actionable manner ACTIONARY ACTIONIST Actionary Actionist n Etym Cf F actionnaire Com Defn A shareholder in jointstock company Obs ACTIONLESS Actionless a Defn Void of action ACTIVATE Activate v t Defn To make active Obs ACTIVE Active a Etym F actif L activus fr agere to act 1 Having the power or quality of acting causing change communicating action or motion acting opposed to Ant passive that receives as certain active principles the powers of the mind 2 Quick in physical movement of an agile and vigorous body nimble as an active child or animal Active and nervous was his gait Wordsworth 3 In action actually proceeding working in force opposed to quiescent dormant or extinct as active laws active hostilities an active volcano 4 Given to action constantly engaged in action energetic diligent busy opposed to dull sluggish indolent or inert as an active man of business active mind active zeal 5 Requiring or implying action or exertion opposed to Ant sedentary or to Ant tranquil as active employment or service active scenes 6 Given to action rather than contemplation practical operative opposed to Ant speculative or Ant theoretical as an active rather than a speculative statesman 7 Brisk lively as an active demand for corn 8 Implying or producing rapid action as an active disease an active remedy 9 Gram a Applied to a form of the verb opposed to Ant passive See Active voice under Voice b Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else transitive c Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state Active capital Active wealth money or property that may readily be converted into money Syn Agile alert brisk vigorous nimble lively quick sprightly prompt energetic ACTIVELY Actively adv 1 In an active manner nimbly briskly energetically also by ones own action voluntarily not passively 2 Gram Defn In an active signification as a word used actively ACTIVENESS Activeness n Defn The quality of being active nimbleness quickness of motion activity ACTIVITY Activity n pl Activities Etym Cf F activité LL activitas Defn The state or quality of being active nimbleness agility vigorous action or operation energy active force as an increasing variety of human activities The activity of toil Palfrey Syn Liveliness briskness quickness ACTLESS Actless a Defn Without action or spirit R ACTON Acton n Etym OF aketon auqueton F hoqueton a quilted jacket fr Sp alcoton algodon cotton Cf Cotton Defn A stuffed jacket worn under the mail or later a jacket plated with mail Spelled also hacqueton Obs Halliwell Sir W Scott ACTOR Actor n Etym L actor fr agere to act 1 One who acts or takes part in any affair a doer 2 A theatrical performer a stageplayer After a well graced actor leaves the stage Shak 3 Law a An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes Jacobs b One who institutes a suit plaintiff or complainant ACTRESS Actress n Etym Cf F actrice 1 A female actor or doer Obs Cockeram 2 A female stageplayer a woman who acts a part ACTUAL Actual 135 a Etym OE actuel F actuel L actualis fr agere to do act 1 Involving or comprising action active Obs Her walking and other actual performances Shak Let your holy and pious intention be actual that is by a special prayer or action given to God Jer Taylor 2 Existing in act or reality really acted or acting in fact real opposed to potential possible virtual speculative coceivable theoretical or nominal as the actual cost of goods the actual case under discussion 3 In action at the time being now exiting present as the actual situation of the country Actual cautery See under Cautery Actual sin Theol that kind of sin which is done by ourselves in contradistinction to original sin Syn Real genuine positive certain See Real ACTUAL Actual n Finance Defn Something actually received real as distinct from estimated receipts Cant The accounts of revenues supplied were not real receipts not in financial language actuals but only Egyptian budget estimates Fortnightly Review ACTUALIST Actualist n Defn One who deals with or considers actually existing facts and conditions rather than fancies or theories opposed to idealist J Grote ACTUALITY Actuality n pl Actualities Defn The state of being actual reality as the actuality of Gods nature South ACTUALIZATION Actualization n Defn A making actual or really existent R Emerson ACTUALIZE Actualize v t Defn To make actual to realize in action R Coleridge ACTUALLY Actually adv 1 Actively Obs Neither actually nor passively Fuller 2 In act or in fact really in truth positively ACTUALNESS Actualness n Defn Quality of being actual actuality ACTUARIAL Actuarial a Defn Of or pertaining to actuaries as the actuarial value of an annuity ACTUARY Actuary n pl Actuaries Etym L actuarius copyist clerk fr actus p p of agere to do act 1 Law Defn A registar or clerk used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction but in Europe used for a clerk or registar generally 2 The computing official of an insurance company one whose profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the risks and premiums for life fire and other insurances ACTUATE Actuate v t imp p p Actuated p pr vb n Actuating Etym LL actuatus p p of actuare fr L actus act 1 To put into action or motion to move or incite to action to influence actively to move as motives do more commonly used of persons Wings which others were contriving to actuate by the perpetual motion Johnson Men of the greatest abilities are most fired with ambition and on the contrary mean and narrow minds are the least actuated by it Addison 2 To carry out in practice to perform Obs To actuate what you command Jer Taylor Syn To move impel incite rouse instigate animate ACTUATE Actuate a Etym LL actuatus p p of actuare Defn Put in action actuated Obs South ACTUATION Actuation n Etym Cf LL actuatio Defn A bringing into action movement Bp Pearson ACTUATOR Actuator n Defn One who actuates or puts into action R Melville ACTUOSE Actuose a Etym L actuosus Defn Very active Obs ACTUOSITY Actuosity n Defn Abundant activity Obs Dr H More ACTURE Acture n Defn Action Obs Shak ACTURIENCE Acturience n Etym A desid of L agere actum to act Defn Tendency or impulse to act R Acturience or desire of action in one form or another whether as restlessness ennui dissatisfaction or the imagination of something desirable J Grote ACUATE Acuate v t Etym L acus needle Defn To sharpen to make pungent to quicken Obs To acuate the blood Harvey ACUATE Acuate a Defn Sharpened sharppointed ACUATION Acuation n Defn Act of sharpening R ACUITION Acuition n Etym L acutus as if acuitus p p of acuere to sharpen Defn The act of sharpening Obs ACUITY Acuity n Etym LL acuitas cf F acuité Defn Sharpness or acuteness as of a needle wit etc ACULEATE Aculeate a Etym L aculeatus fr aculeus dim of acus needle 1 Zoöl Defn Having a sting covered with prickles sharp like a prickle 2 Bot Defn Having prickles or sharp points beset with prickles 3 Severe or stinging incisive R Bacon ACULEATED Aculeated a Defn Having a sharp point armed with prickles prickly aculeate ACULEIFORM Aculeiform a Defn Like a prickle ACULEOLATE Aculeolate a Etym L aculeolus little needle Bot Defn Having small prickles or sharp points Gray ACULEOUS Aculeous a Defn Aculeate Obs Sir T Browne ACULEUS Aculeus n pl Aculei Etym L dim of acus needle 1 Bot Defn A prickle growing on the bark as in some brambles and roses Lindley 2 Zoöl Defn A sting ACUMEN Acumen n Etym L acumen fr acuere to sharpen Cf Acute Defn Quickness of perception or discernment penetration of mind the faculty of nice discrimination Selden Syn Sharpness sagacity keenness shrewdness acuteness ACUMINATE Acuminate a Etym L acuminatus p p of acuminare to sharpen fr acumen See Acumen Defn Tapering to a point pointed as acuminate leaves teeth etc ACUMINATE Acuminate v t Defn To render sharp or keen R To acuminate even despair Cowper ACUMINATE Acuminate v i Defn To end in or come to a sharp point Acuminating in a cone of prelacy Milton ACUMINATION Acumination n Defn A sharpening termination in a sharp point a tapering point Bp Pearson ACUMINOSE Acuminose a Defn Terminating in a flat narrow end Lindley ACUMINOUS Acuminous a Defn Characterized by acumen keen Highmore ACUPRESSURE Acupressure n Etym L acus needle premere pressum to press Surg Defn A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations by passing under the divided vessel a needle the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface Simpson ACUPUNCTURATION Acupuncturation n Defn See Acupuncture ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture n Etym L acus needle punctura a pricking fr pungere to prick cf F acuponcture Defn Pricking with a needle a needle prick Specifically Med Defn The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture v t Defn To treat with acupuncture ACUSTUMAUNCE Acustumaunce n Defn See Accustomance Obs ACUTANGULAR Acutangular a Defn Acuteangled ACUTE Acute a Etym L acutus p p of acuere to sharpen fr a root ak to be sharp Cf Ague Cute Edge 1 Sharp at the end ending in a sharp point pointed opposed to blunt or obtuse as an acute angle an acute leaf 2 Having nice discernment perceiving or using minute distinctions penetrating clever shrewd opposed to Ant dull or Ant stupid as an acute observer acute remarks or reasoning 3 Having nice or quick sensibility susceptible to slight impressions acting keenly on the senses sharp keen intense as a man of acute eyesight hearing or feeling acute pain or pleasure 4 High or shrill in respect to some other sound opposed to grave or low as an acute tone or accent 5 Med Defn Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity and coming speedily to a crisis opposed to chronic as an acute disease Acute angle Geom an angle less than a right angle Syn Subtile ingenious sharp keen penetrating sagacious sharp witted shrewd discerning discriminating See Subtile ACUTE Acute v t Defn To give an acute sound to as he acutes his rising inflection too much R Walker ACUTEANGLED Acuteangled a Defn Having acute angles as an acuteangled triangle a triangle with every one of its angles less than a right angle ACUTELY Acutely adv Defn In an acute manner sharply keenly with nice discrimination ACUTENESS Acuteness n 1 The quality of being acute or pointed sharpness as the acuteness of an angle 2 The faculty of nice discernment or perception acumen keenness sharpness sensitiveness applied to the senses or the understanding By acuteness of feeling we perceive small objects or slight impressions by acuteness of intellect we discern nice distinctions Perhaps also he felt his professional acuteness interested in bringing it to a successful close Sir W Scott 3 Shrillness high pitch said of sounds 4 Med Defn Violence of a disease which brings it speedily to a crisis Syn Penetration sagacity keenness ingenuity shrewdness subtlety sharpwittedness ACUTIFOLIATE Acutifoliate a Etym L acutus sharp folium leaf Bot Defn Having sharppointed leaves ACUTILOBATE Acutilobate a Etym L acutus sharp E lobe Bot Defn Having acute lobes as some leaves ACUTORSION Acutorsion n L acus needle torsion Med Defn The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage ACYCLIC Acyclic a Pref a not cyclic Defn Not cyclic not disposed in cycles or whorls as a Bot Defn Of a flower having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle b Org Chem Having an openchain structure aliphatic ACYL Acyl n Acid yl Org Chem Defn An acid radical as acetyl malonyl or benzoyl AD Ad Etym A Latin preposition signifying to See At Defn As a prefix ad assumes the forms ac af ag al an ap ar as at assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to which ad is prefixed It remains unchanged before vowels and before d h j m v Examples adduce adhere adjacent admit advent accord affect aggregate allude annex appear etc It becomes ac before qu as in acquiesce ADACT Adact v t Etym L adactus p p of adigere Defn To compel to drive Obs Fotherby ADACTYL ADACTYLOUS Adactyl Adactylous a Etym Gr Zoöl a Without fingers or without toes b Without claws on the feet of crustaceous animals ADAGE Adage n Etym F adage fr L adagium ad the root of L aio I say Defn An old saying which has obtained credit by long use a proverb Letting I dare not wait upon I would Like the poor cat i the adage Shak Syn Axiom maxim aphorism proverb saying saw apothegm See Axiom ADAGIAL Adagial a Defn Pertaining to an adage proverbial Adagial verse Barrow ADAGIO Adagio a adv Etym It adagio ad L ad at agio convenience leisure ease See Agio Mus Defn Slow slowly leisurely and gracefully When repeated adagio adagio it directs the movement to be very slow ADAGIO Adagio n Defn A piece of music in adagio time a slow movement as an adagio of Haydn ADAM Adam n 1 The name given in the Bible to the first man the progenitor of the human race 2 As a symbol Defn Original sin human frailty And whipped the offending Adam out of him Shak Adams ale water Coll Adams apple 1 Bot a A species of banana Musa paradisiaca It attains a height of twenty feet or more Paxton b A species of lime Citris limetta 2 The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the neck It is particularly prominent in males and is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit an apple sticking in the throat of our first parent Adams flannel Bot the mullein Verbascum thapsus Adams needle Bot the popular name of a genus Yucca of liliaceous plants ADAMANT Adamant n Etym OE adamaunt adamant diamond magnet OF adamant L adamas adamantis the hardest metal fr Gr adamare to love be attached to the word meant also magnet as in OF and LL See Diamond Tame 1 A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness a name given to the diamond and other substance of extreme hardness but in modern minerology it has no technical signification It is now a rhetorical or poetical name for the embodiment of impenetrable hardness Opposed the rocky orb Of tenfold adamant his ample shield Milton 2 Lodestone magnet Obs A great adamant of acquaintance Bacon As true to thee as steel to adamant Greene ADAMANTEAN Adamantean a Etym L adamanteus Defn Of adamant hard as adamant Milton ADAMANTINE Adamantine a Etym L adamantinus Gr 1 Made of adamant or having the qualities of adamant incapable of being broken dissolved or penetrated as adamantine bonds or chains 2 Min Defn Like the diamond in hardness or luster ADAMBULACRAL Adambulacral a Etym L ad E ambulacral Zoöl Defn Next to the ambulacra as the adambulacral ossicles of the starfish ADAMIC ADAMICAL Adamic Adamical a Defn Of or pertaining to Adam or resembling him Adamic earth a name given to common red clay from a notion that Adam means red earth ADAMITE Adamite n Etym From Adam 1 A descendant of Adam a human being 2 Eccl Hist Defn One of a sect of visionaries who professing to imitate the state of Adam discarded the use of dress in their assemblies ADAMS APPLE Adams apple Defn See under Adam ADANCE Adance adv Defn Dancing Lowell ADANGLE Adangle adv Defn Dangling Browning ADANSONIA Adansonia n Etym From Adanson a French botanist Bot Defn A genus of great trees related to the Bombax There are two species A digitata the baobab or monkeybread of Africa and India and A Gregorii the sour gourd or creamoftartar tree of Australia Both have a trunk of moderate height but of enormous diameter and a widespreading head The fruit is oblong and filled with pleasantly acid pulp The wood is very soft and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth D C Eaton ADAPT Adapt a Defn Fitted suited Obs Swift ADAPT Adapt v t imp p p Adapted p pr vb n Adapting Etym L adaptare ad aptare to fit cf F adapter See Apt Adept Defn To make suitable to fit or suit to adjust to alter so as to fit for a new use sometimes followed by to or for For nature always in the right To your decays adapts my sight Swift Appeals adapted to his mans whole nature Angus Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy persons Macaulay ADAPTABILITY ADAPTABLENESS Adaptability Adaptableness n Defn The quality of being adaptable suitableness General adaptability for every purpose Farrar ADAPTABLE Adaptable a Defn Capable of being adapted ADAPTATION Adaptation n Etym Cf F adaptation LL adaptatio 1 The act or process of adapting or fitting or the state of being adapted or fitted fitness Adaptation of the means to the end Erskine 2 The result of adapting an adapted form ADAPTATIVE Adaptative a Defn Adaptive Stubbs ADAPTEDNESS Adaptedness n Defn The state or quality of being adapted suitableness special fitness ADAPTER Adapter n 1 One who adapts 2 Chem Defn A connecting tube an adopter ADAPTION Adaption n Defn Adaptation Cheyne ADAPTIVE Adaptive a Defn Suited given or tending to adaptation characterized by adaptation capable of adapting Coleridge Adaptively adv ADAPTIVENESS Adaptiveness n Defn The quality of being adaptive capacity to adapt ADAPTLY Adaptly adv Defn In a suitable manner R Prior ADAPTNESS Adaptness n Defn Adaptedness R ADAPTORIAL Adaptorial a Defn Adaptive R ADAR Adar n Etym Heb adär Defn The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year and the sixth of the civil It corresponded nearly with March ADARCE Adarce n Etym L adarce adarca Gr Defn A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia It is soft and porous and was formerly used for cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters and also in leprosy Dana ADATIS Adatis n Defn A fine cotton cloth of India ADAUNT Adaunt v t Etym OE adaunten to overpower OF adonter à L ad donter F dompter See Daunt Defn To daunt to subdue to mitigate Obs Skelton ADAW Adaw v t Etym Cf OE adawe of dawe AS of dagum from days i e from life out of life Defn To subdue to daunt Obs The sight whereof did greatly him adaw Spenser ADAW Adaw v t i Etym OE adawen to wake pref a cf Goth us Ger er dawen dagon to dawn See Daw Defn To awaken to arouse Obs A man that waketh of his sleep He may not suddenly well taken keep Upon a thing ne seen it parfitly Till that he be adawed verily Chaucer ADAYS Adays adv Etym Pref a for on day the final s was orig a genitive ending afterwards forming adverbs Defn By day or every day in the daytime Obs Fielding AD CAPTANDUM Ad captandum Etym L for catching Defn A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor ADD Add v t imp p p Added p pr vb n Adding Etym L addere ad dare to give put Cf Date Do 1 To give by way of increased possession to any one to bestow on The Lord shall add to me another son Gen xxx 24 2 To join or unite as one thing to another or as several particulars so as to increase the number augment the quantity enlarge the magnitude or so as to form into one aggregate Hence To sum up to put together mentally as to add numbers to add up a column Back to thy punishment False fugitive and to thy speed add wings Milton As easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years Locke 3 To append as a statement to say further He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax Macaulay Syn To Add Join Annex Unite Coalesce We add by bringing things together so as to form a whole We join by putting one thing to another in close or continuos connection We annex by attaching some adjunct to a larger body We unite by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle Things coalesce by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization To add quantities to join houses to annex territory to unite kingdoms to make parties coalesce ADD Add v i 1 To make an addition To add to to augment to increase as it adds to our anxiety I will add to your yoke 1 Kings xii 14 2 To perform the arithmetical operation of addition as he adds rapidly ADDABLE Addable a Etym Add v able Defn Addible ADDAX Addax n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn One of the largest African antelopes Hippotragus or Oryx nasomaculatus Note It is now believed to be the Strepsiceros twisted horn of the ancients By some it is thought to be the pygarg of the Bible ADDEEM Addeem v t Etym Pref a deem Defn To award to adjudge Obs Unto him they did addeem the prise Spenser ADDENDUM Addendum n pl Addenda Etym L fr addere to add Defn A thing to be added an appendix or addition Addendum circle Mech the circle which may be described around a circular spur wheel or gear wheel touching the crests or tips of the teeth Rankine ADDER Adder n Etym See Add Defn One who or that which adds esp a machine for adding numbers ADDER Adder n Etym OE addere naddere eddre AS nædre adder snake akin to OS nadra OHG natra natara Ger natter Goth nadrs Icel nathr masc nathra fem cf W neidr Gorn naddyr Ir nathair L natrix water snake An adder is for a nadder 1 A serpent Obs The eddre seide to the woman Wyclif Gen iii 4 2 Zoöl a A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera The common European adder is the Vipera or Pelias berus The puff adders of Africa are species of Clotho b In America the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes as the milk adder puffing adder etc c Same as Sea Adder Note In the sculptures the appellation is given to several venomous serpents sometimes to the horned viper Cerastles ADDER FLY Adder fly Defn A dragon fly ADDERSTONGUE Adderstongue n Bot a A genus of ferns Ophioglossum whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpents tongue b The yellow dogtooth violet Gray ADDERWORT Adderwort n Bot Defn The common bistort or snakeweed Polygonum bistorta ADDIBILITY Addibility n Defn The quantity of being addible capability of addition Locke ADDIBLE Addible a Defn Capable of being added Addible numbers Locke ADDICE Addice n Defn See Adze Obs Moxon ADDICT Addict p p Defn Addicted devoted Obs ADDICT Addict v t imp p p Addicted p pr vb n Addicting Etym L addictus p p of addicere to adjudge devote ad dicere to say See Diction 1 To apply habitually to devote to habituate with to They addict themselves to the civil law Evelyn He is addicted to his study Beau Fl That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations Adventurer His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity Fuller A man gross and addicted to low company Macaulay 2 To adapt to make suitable to fit Obs The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood but the coldness of the place hinders the growth Evelyn Syn Addict Devote Consecrate Dedicate Addict was formerly used in a good sense as addicted to letters but is now mostly employed in a bad sense or an indifferent one as addicted to vice addicted to sensual indulgence Addicted to staying at home J S Mill Devote is always taken in a good sense expressing habitual earnestness in the pursuit of some favorite object as devoted to science Consecrate and dedicate express devotion of a higher kind involving religious sentiment as consecrated to the service of the church dedicated to God ADDICTEDNESS Addictedness n Defn The quality or state of being addicted attachment ADDICTION Addiction n Etym Cf L addictio an adjudging Defn The state of being addicted devotion inclination His addiction was to courses vain Shak ADDISONS DISEASE Addisons disease Etym Named from Thomas Addison M D of London who first described it Med Defn A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin and thought at one time to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively It is usually fatal ADDITAMENT Additament n Etym L additamentum fr additus p p of addere to add Defn An addition or a thing added Fuller My persuasion that the latter verses of the chapter were an additament of a later age Coleridge ADDITION Addition n Etym F addition L additio fr addere to add 1 The act of adding two or more things together opposed to subtraction or diminution This endless addition or addibility of numbers Locke 2 Anything added increase augmentation as a piazza is an addition to a building 3 Math Defn That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers 4 Mus Defn A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half R 5 Law Defn A title annexed to a mans name to identify him more precisely as John Doe Esq Richard Roe Gent Robert Dale Mason Thomas Way of New York a mark of distinction a title 6 Her Defn Something added to a coat of arms as a mark of honor opposed to abatement Vector addition Geom that kind of addition of two lines or vectors AB and BC by which their sum is regarded as the line or vector AC Syn Increase accession augmentation appendage adjunct ADDITIONAL Additional a Defn Added supplemental in the way of an addition ADDITIONAL Additional n Defn Something added R Bacon ADDITIONALLY Additionally adv Defn By way of addition ADDITIONARY Additionary a Defn Additional R Herbert ADDITITIOUS Addititious a Etym L addititius fr addere Defn Additive R Sir J Herschel ADDITIVE Additive a Etym L additivus Math Defn Proper to be added positive opposed to subtractive ADDITORY Additory a Defn Tending to add making some addition R Arbuthnot ADDLE Addle n Etym OE adel AS adela mud 1 Liquid filth mire Obs 2 Lees dregs Prov Eng Wright ADDLE Addle a Defn Having lost the power of development and become rotten as eggs putrid Hence Unfruitful or confused as brains muddled Dryden ADDLE Addle v t i imp p p Addled p pr vb n Addling Defn To make addle to grow addle to muddle as he addled his brain Their eggs were addled Cowper ADDLE Addle v t i Etym OE adlen adilen to gain acquire prob fr Icel öeblask to acquire property akin to othal property Cf Allodial 1 To earn by labor Prov Eng Forby 2 To thrive or grow to ripen Prov Eng Kill ivy else tree will addle no more Tusser ADDLEBRAIN ADDLEHEAD ADDLEPATE Addlebrain Addlehead Addlepate n Defn A foolish or dullwitted fellow Colloq ADDLEBRAINED ADDLEHEADED ADDLEPATED Addlebrained Addleheaded Addlepated a Defn Dullwitted stupid The addlebrained Oberstein Motley Dull and addlepated Dryden ADDLEPATEDNESS Addlepatedness n Defn Stupidity ADDLINGS Addlings n pl Etym See Addle to earn Defn Earnings Prov Eng Wright ADDOOM Addoom v t Etym Pref a doom Defn To adjudge Obs Spenser ADDORSED Addorsed a Etym L ad dorsum back cf F adossé Her Defn Set or turned back to back ADDRESS Address v t imp p p Addressed p pr vb n Addressing Etym OE adressen to raise erect adorn OF adrecier to straighten address F adresser fr à L ad OF drecier F dresser to straighten arrange See Dress v 1 To aim to direct Obs Chaucer And this good knight his way with me addrest Spenser 2 To prepare or make ready Obs His foe was soon addressed Spenser Turnus addressed his men to single fight Dryden The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the noise of the bridegrooms coming Jer Taylor 3 Reflexively To prepare ones self to apply ones skill or energies to some object to betake These men addressed themselves to the task Macaulay 4 To clothe or array to dress Archaic Tecla addressed herself in mans apparel Jewel 5 To direct as words to any one or any thing to make as a speech petition etc to any one an audience The young hero had addressed his players to him for his assistance Dryden 6 To direct speech to to make a communication to whether spoken or written to apply to by words as by a speech petition etc to speak to to accost Are not your orders to address the senate Addison The representatives of the nation addressed the king Swift 7 To direct in writing as a letter to superscribe or to direct and transmit as he addressed a letter 8 To make suit to as a lover to court to woo 9 Com Defn To consign or intrust to the care of another as agent or factor as the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore To address ones self to a To prepare ones self for to apply ones self to b To direct ones speech or discourse to ADDRESS Address v i 1 To prepare ones self Obs Let us address to tend on Hectors heels Shak 2 To direct speech Obs Young Turnus to the beauteous maid addrest Dryden Note The intransitive uses come from the dropping out of the reflexive pronoun ADDRESS Address n Etym Cf F adresse See Address v t 1 Act of preparing ones self Obs Jer Taylor 2 Act of addressing ones self to a person verbal application 3 A formal communication either written or spoken a discourse a speech a formal application to any one a petition a formal statement on some subject or special occasion as an address of thanks an address to the voters 4 Direction or superscription of a letter or the name title and place of residence of the person addressed 5 Manner of speaking to another delivery as a man of pleasing or insinuating address 6 Attention in the way ones addresses to a lady Addison 7 Skill skillful management dexterity adroitness Syn Speech discourse harangue oration petition lecture readiness ingenuity tact adroitness ADDRESSEE Addressee n Defn One to whom anything is addressed ADDRESSION Addression n Defn The act of addressing or directing ones course Rare Obs Chapman ADDUCE Adduce v t imp p p Adduced p pr vb n Adducing Etym L adducere adductum to lead or bring to ad ducere to lead See Duke and cf Adduct Defn To bring forward or offer as an argument passage or consideration which bears on a statement or case to cite to allege Reasons were adduced on both sides Macaulay Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration De Quincey Syn To present allege advance cite quote assign urge name mention ADDUCENT Adducent a Etym L addunces p pr of adducere Physiol Defn Bringing together or towards a given point a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another Opposed to abducent ADDUCER Adducer n Defn One who adduces ADDUCIBLE Adducible a Defn Capable of being adduced Proofs innumerable and in every imaginable manner diversified are adducible I Taylor ADDUCT Adduct v t Etym L adductus p p of adducere See Adduce Physiol Defn To draw towards a common center or a middle line Huxley ADDUCTION Adduction n Etym Cf F adduction See Adduce 1 The act of adducing or bringing forward An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters I Taylor 2 Physiol Defn The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis opposed to abduction Dunglison ADDUCTIVE Adductive a Defn Adducing or bringing towards or to something ADDUCTOR Adductor n Etym L fr adducere Anat Defn A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body or closes extended parts of the body opposed to abductor as the adductor of the eye which turns the eye toward the nose In the bivalve shells the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles Verrill ADDULCE Addulce v t Etym Like F adoucir fr L ad dulcis sweet Defn To sweeten to soothe Obs Bacon ADEEM Adeem v t Etym L adimere See Ademption Law Defn To revoke as a legacy grant etc or to satisfy it by some other gift ADELANTADILLO Adelantadillo n Etym Sp Defn A Spanish red wine made of the first ripe grapes ADELANTADO Adelantado n Etym Sp prop p of adelantar to advance to promote Defn A governor of a province a commander Prescott ADELASTER Adelaster n Etym Gr Bot Defn A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus ADELING Adeling n Defn Same as Atheling ADELOCODONIC Adelocodonic a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids that have a saclike form and do not become free opposed to phanerocodonic ADELOPOD Adelopod n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn An animal having feet that are not apparent ADELPHIA Adelphia n Etym Gr Bot Defn A brotherhood or collection of stamens in a bundle used in composition as in the class names Monadelphia Diadelphia etc ADELPHOUS Adelphous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having coalescent or clustered filaments said of stamens as adelphous stamens Usually in composition as monadelphous Gray ADEMPT Adempt p p Etym L ademptus p p of adimere to take away Defn Takes away Obs Without any sinister suspicion of anything being added or adempt Latimn ADEMPTION Ademption n Etym L ademptio fr adimere ademptum to take away ad emere to buy orig to take Law Defn The revocation or taking away of a grant donation legacy or the like Bouvier ADEN ADENO Aden or Adeno Etym Gr Defn Combining forms of the Greek word for gland used in words relating to the structure diseases etc of the glands ADENALGIA ADENALGY Adenalgia Adenalgy n Etym Gr Defn Med Pain in a gland ADENIFORM Adeniform a Etym Aden form Defn Shaped like a gland adenoid Dunglison ADENITIS Adenitis n Etym Aden itis Med Defn Glandular inflammation Dunglison ADENOGRAPHIC Adenographic a Defn Pertaining to adenography ADENOGRAPHY Adenography n Etym Adeno graphy Defn That part of anatomy which describes the glands ADENOID ADENOIDAL Adenoid Adenoidal a Defn Glandlike glandular ADENOLOGICAL Adenological a Defn Pertaining to adenology ADENOLOGY Adenology n Etym Adeno logy Defn The part of physiology that treats of the glands ADENOMA Adenoma n L pl mata NL adeno oma Med Defn A benign tumor of a glandlike structure morbid enlargement of a gland Adenomatous a ADENOPATHY Adenopathy n Adeno Gr suffering to suffer Med Defn Disease of a gland ADENOPHOROUS Adenophorous a Etym Adeno Gr Bot Defn Producing glands ADENOPHYLLOUS Adenophyllous a Etym Adeno Gr Bot Defn Having glands on the leaves ADENOSCLEROSIS Adenosclerosis n NL adeno sclerosis Med Defn The hardening of a gland ADENOSE Adenose a Defn Like a gland full of glands glandulous adenous ADENOTOMIC Adenotomic a Defn Pertaining to adenotomy ADENOTOMY Adenotomy n Etym Adeno Gr Anat Defn Dissection of or incision into a gland or glands ADENOUS Adenous a Defn Same as Adenose ADEN ULCER Aden ulcer So named after Aden a seaport in Southern Arabia where it occurs Med Defn A disease endemic in various parts of tropical Asia due to a specific microörganism which produces chronic ulcers on the limbs It is often fatal Called also Cochin China ulcer Persian ulcer tropical ulcer etc ADEPS Adeps n Etym L Defn Animal fat lard ADEPT Adept n Etym L adeptus obtained sc artem adipsci to arrive ad apisci to pursue See Apt and cf Adapt Defn One fully skilled or well versed in anything a proficient as adepts in philosophy ADEPT Adept a Defn Well skilled completely versed thoroughly proficient Beaus adept in everything profound Cowper ADEPTION Adeption n Etym L adeptio See Adept a Defn An obtaining attainment Obs In the wit and policy of the capitain consisteth the chief adeption of the victory Grafton ADEPTIST Adeptist n Defn A skilled alchemist Obs ADEPTNESS Adeptness n Defn The quality of being adept skill ADEQUACY Adequacy n Etym See Adequate Defn The state or quality of being adequate proportionate or sufficient a sufficiency for a particular purpose as the adequacy of supply to the expenditure ADEQUATE Adequate a Etym L adaequatus p p of adaequare to make equal to ad aequare to make equal aequus equal See Equal Defn Equal to some requirement proportionate or correspondent fully sufficient as powers adequate to a great work an adequate definition Ireland had no adequate champion De Quincey Syn Proportionate commensurate sufficient suitable competent capable ADEQUATE Adequate v t Etym See Adequate a 1 To equalize to make adequate R Fotherby 2 To equal Obs It is an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity Shelford ADEQUATELY Adequately adv Defn In an adequate manner ADEQUATENESS Adequateness n Defn The quality of being adequate suitableness sufficiency adequacy ADEQUATION Adequation n Etym L adaequatio Defn The act of equalizing act or result of making adequate an equivalent Obs Bp Barlow ADESMY Adesmy n Etym Gr Bot Defn The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually entire ADESSENARIAN Adessenarian n Etym Formed fr L adesse to be present ad esse to be Eccl Hist Defn One who held the real presence of Christs body in the eucharist but not by transubstantiation ADFECTED Adfected a Etym L adfectus or affectus See Affect v Alg Defn See Affected 5 ADFILIATED Adfiliated a Defn See Affiliated Obs ADFILIATION Adfiliation n Defn See Affiliation Obs ADFLUXION Adfluxion n Defn See Affluxion ADHAMANT Adhamant a Etym From L adhamare to catch ad hamus hook Defn Clinging as by hooks ADHERE Adhere v i imp p p Adhered p pr vb n Adhering Etym L adhaerere adhaesum ad haerere to stick cf F adhérer See Aghast 1 To stick fast or cleave as a glutinous substance does to become joined or united as wax to the finger the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura 2 To hold be attached or devoted to remain fixed either by personal union or conformity of faith principle or opinion as men adhere to a party a cause a leader a church 3 To be consistent or coherent to be in accordance to agree Nor time nor place did then adhere Every thing adheres together Shak Syn To attach stick cleave cling hold ADHERENCE Adherence n Etym Cf F adhérence LL adhaerentia 1 The quality or state of adhering 2 The state of being fixed in attachment fidelity steady attachment adhesion as adherence to a party or to opinions Syn Adherence Adhesion These words which were once freely interchanged are now almost entirely separated Adherence is no longer used to denote physical union but is applied to mental states or habits as a strict adherence to ones duty close adherence to the argument etc Adhesion is now confined chiefly to the physical sense except in the phrase To give in ones adhesion to a cause or a party ADHERENCY Adherency n 1 The state or quality of being adherent adherence R 2 That which adheres Obs Dr H More ADHERENT Adherent a Etym L adhaerens entis p pr cf F adhérent 1 Sticking clinging adhering Pope 2 Attached as an attribute or circumstance 3 Bot Defn Congenitally united with an organ of another kind as calyx with ovary or stamens with petals ADHERENT Adherent n 1 One who adheres one who adheres one who follows a leader party or profession a follower or partisan a believer in a particular faith or church 2 That which adheres an appendage R Milton Syn Follower partisan upholder disciple supporter dependent ally backer ADHERENTLY Adherently adv Defn In an adherent manner ADHERER Adherer n Defn One who adheres an adherent ADHESION Adhesion n Etym L adhaesio fr adhaerere cf F adhésion 1 The action of sticking the state of being attached intimate union as the adhesion of glue or of parts united by growth cement or the like 2 Adherence steady or firm attachment fidelity as to error to a policy His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy De Quincey 3 Agreement to adhere concurrence assent To that treaty Spain and England gave in their adhesion Macaulay 4 Physics Defn The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact See Cohesion 5 Med Defn Union of surface normally separate by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process 6 Bot Defn The union of parts which are separate in other plants or in younger states of the same plant Syn Adherence union See Adherence ADHESIVE Adhesive a Etym Cf F adhésif 1 Sticky tenacious as glutinous substances 2 Apt or tending to adhere clinging Thomson Adhesive attraction Physics See Attraction Adhesive inflammation Surg that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration Adhesive plaster a sticking a plaster containing resin wax litharge and olive oil ADHESIVELY Adhesively adv Defn In an adhesive manner ADHESIVENESS Adhesiveness n 1 The quality of sticking or adhering stickiness tenacity of union 2 Phren Defn Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons and to promote social intercourse ADHIBIT Adhibit v t Etym L adhibitus p p of adhibere to hold to ad habere to have 1 To admit as a person or thing to take in Muirhead 2 To use or apply to administer Camden 3 To attach to affix Alison ADHIBITION Adhibition n Etym L adhibitio Defn The act of adhibiting application use Whitaker AD HOMINEM Ad hominem Etym L to the man Defn phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles interests or passions of a man ADHORT Adhort v t Etym L adhortari See Adhortation Defn To exhort to advise Obs Feltham ADHORTATION Adhortation n Etym L adhortatio fr adhortari to advise ad hortari to exhort Defn Advice exhortation Obs Peacham ADHORTATORY Adhortatory a Defn Containing counsel or warning hortatory advisory Obs Potter ADIABATIC Adiabatic a Etym Gr Physics Defn Not giving out or receiving heat Adiabatically adv Adiabatic line or curve a curve exhibiting the variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it expands without either receiving or giving out heat Rankine ADIACTINIC Adiactinic a Etym Pref a not diactinic Chem Defn Not transmitting the actinic rays ADIANTUM Adiantum n Etym L fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of ferns the leaves of which shed water maidenhair Also the black maidenhair a species of spleenwort ADIAPHORISM Adiaphorism n Defn Religious indifference ADIAPHORIST Adiaphorist n Etym See Adiaphorous Eccl Hist Defn One of the German Protestants who with Melanchthon held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical Murdock ADIAPHORISTIC Adiaphoristic a Defn Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice Shipley ADIAPHORITE Adiaphorite n Defn Same as Adiaphorist ADIAPHOROUS Adiaphorous a Etym Gr 1 Indifferent or neutral Jer Taylor 2 Med Defn Incapable of doing either harm or good as some medicines Dunglison ADIAPHORY Adiaphory n Etym Gr Defn Indifference Obs ADIATHERMIC Adiathermic a Etym Gr Defn Not pervious to heat ADIEU Adieu interj adv Etym OE also adew adewe adue F dieu fr L ad to deus God Defn Goodby farewell an expression of kind wishes at parting ADIEU Adieu n pl Adieus Defn A farewell commendation to the care of God at parting Shak ADIGHT Adight v t p p Adight Etym Pref a intensive OE dihten See Dight Defn To set in order to array to attire to deck to dress Obs AD INFINITUM Ad infinitum Etym L to infinity Defn Without limit endlessly AD INTERIM Ad interimEtym L Defn Meanwhile temporary ADIOS Adios interj Sp fr L ad to deus god Cf Adieu Defn Adieu farewell goodby chiefly used among Spanish speaking people This word is often pronounced ådeos but the Spanish accent though weak is on the final syllable ADIPESCENT Adipescent a Etym L adeps adipis fat escent Defn Becoming fatty ADIPIC Adipic a Etym L adeps adipis fat Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from fatty or oily substances applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid ADIPOCERATE Adipocerate v t Defn To convert adipocere ADIPOCERATION Adipoceration n Defn The act or process of changing into adipocere ADIPOCERE Adipocere n Etym L adeps adipis fat cera wax cf F adipocere Defn A soft unctuous or waxy substance of a light brown color into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places It is a result of fatty degeneration ADIPOCERIFORM Adipoceriform a Etym Adipocere form Defn Having the form or appearance of adipocere as an adipoceriform tumor ADIPOCEROUS Adipocerous a Defn Like adipocere ADIPOGENOUS Adipogenous a See Adipose genous Med Defn Producing fat ADIPOLYSIS Adipolysis n NL L adeps adipis fat Gr a loosing Physiol Defn The digestion of fats ADIPOLYTIC Adipolytic a L adeps adipis fat Gr to loose Chem Defn Hydrolyzing fats converting neutral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids esp by the action of an enzyme as adipolytic action ADIPOMA Adipoma n L pl mata NL See Adipose oma Med Defn A mass of fat found internally also a fatty tumor Adipomatous a ADIPOSE Adipose a Etym L adeps adipis fat grease Defn Of or pertaining to animal fat fatty Adipose fin Zoöl a soft boneless fin Adipose tissue Anat that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat ADIPOSENESS ADIPOSITY Adiposeness Adiposity n Defn The state of being fat fatness ADIPOUS Adipous a Defn Fatty adipose R ADIPSOUS Adipsous a Etym Gr Defn Quenching thirst as certain fruits ADIPSY Adipsy n Etym Gr Med Defn Absence of thirst ADIT Adit n Etym L aditus fr adire to go to ad ire to go 1 An entrance or passage Specifically The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered or by which water and ores are carried away called also drift and tunnel 2 Admission approach access R Yourself and yours shall have Free adit Tennyson ADJACENCE ADJACENCY Adjacence AdjacencyEtym Cf LL adjacentia 1 The state of being adjacent or contiguous contiguity as the adjacency of lands or buildings 2 That which is adjacentR Sir T Browne ADJACENT Adjacent a Etym L adjacens centis p pr of adjacere to lie near ad jac to lie cf F adjacent Defn Lying near close or contiguous neighboring bordering on as a field adjacent to the highway The adjacent forest B Jonson Adjacent or contiguous angle Geom See Angle Syn Adjoining contiguous near Adjacent Adjoining Contiguous Things are adjacent when they lie close each other not necessary in actual contact as adjacent fields adjacent villages etc I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles is peopled with Christians Howell Things are adjoining when they meet at some line or point of junction as adjoining farms an adjoining highway What is spoken of as contiguous should touch with some extent of one side or the whole of it as a row of contiguous buildings a wood contiguous to a plain ADJACENT Adjacent n Defn That which is adjacent R Locke ADJACENTLY Adjacently adv Defn So as to be adjacent ADJECT Adject v t Etym L adjectus p p of adjicere to throw to to add to ad ac to throw See Jet a shooting forth Defn To add or annex to join Leland ADJECTION Adjection n Etym L adjectio fr adjicere cf F adjection See Adject Defn The act or mode of adding also the thing added R B Jonson ADJECTIONAL Adjectional a Defn Pertaining to adjection that is or may be annexed R Earle ADJECTITIOUS Adjectitious Etym L adjectitius Defn Added additional Parkhurst ADJECTIVAL Adjectival a Defn Of or relating to the relating to the adjective of the nature of an adjective adjective W Taylor 1797 ADJECTIVALLY Adjectivally adv Defn As or in the manner of an adjective adjectively ADJECTIVE Adjective a Etym See Adjective n 1 Added to a substantive as an attribute of the nature of an adjunct as an word sentence 2 Not standing by itself dependent Adjective color a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency 3 Relating to procedure The whole English law substantive and adjective Macaulay ADJECTIVE Adjective n Etym L adjectivum sc nomen neut of adjectivus that is added fr adjicere cf F adjectif See Adject 1 Gram Defn A word used with a noun or substantive to express a quality of the thing named or something attributed to it or to limit or define it or to specify or describe a thing as distinct from something else Thus in phrase a wise ruler wise is the adjective expressing a property of ruler 2 A dependent an accessory Fuller ADJECTIVE Adjective v t imp p p Adjectived p pr vb n Adjectiving Defn To make an adjective of to form or change into an adjective R Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb and to adjective also the mood as it has to adjective time It has adjectived all three Tooke ADJECTIVELY Adjectively adv Defn In the manner of an adjective as a word used adjectively ADJOIN Adjoin v t imp p p Adjoined p pr vb n Adjoining Etym OE ajoinen OF ajoindre F adjoindre fr L adjungere ad jungere to join See Join and cf Adjunct Defn To join or unite to to lie contiguous to to be in contact with to attach to append Corrections should be as remarks adjoined by way of note Watts ADJOIN Adjoin v i 1 To lie or be next or in contact to be contiguous as the houses adjoin When one mans land adjoins to anothers Blackstone Note The construction with to on or with is obsolete or obsolescent 2 To join ones self Obs She lightly unto him adjoined side to side Spenser ADJOINANT Adjoinant a Defn Contiguous Obs Carew ADJOINING Adjoining a Defn Joining to contiguous adjacent as an adjoining room The adjoining fane Dryden Upon the hills adjoining to the city Shak Syn Adjacent contiguous near neighboring abutting bordering See Adjacent ADJOINT Adjoint n Defn An adjunct a helper Obs ADJOURN Adjourn v t imp p p Adjourned p pr vb n Adjourning Etym OE ajornen OF ajoiner ajurner F ajourner OF a L ad jor jur jorn F jour day fr L diurnus belonging to the day fr dies day Cf Journal Journey Defn To put off or defer to another day or indefinitely to postpone to close or suspend for the day commonly said of the meeting or the action of convened body as to adjourn the meeting to adjourn a debate It is a common practice to adjourn the reformation of their lives to a further time Barrow Tis a needful fitness That we adjourn this court till further day Shak Syn To delay defer postpone put off suspend To Adjourn Prorogue Dissolve These words are used in respect to public bodies when they lay aside business and separate Adjourn both in Great Britain and this country is applied to all cases in which such bodies separate for a brief period with a view to meet again Prorogue is applied in Great Britain to that act of the executive government as the sovereign which brings a session of Parliament to a close The word is not used in this country but a legislative body is said in such a case to adjourn sine die To dissolve is to annul the corporate existence of a body In order to exist again the body must be reconstituted ADJOURN Adjourn v i Defn To suspend business for a time as from one day to another or for a longer period or indefinitely usually to suspend public business as of legislatures and courts or other convened bodies as congress adjourned at four oclock the court adjourned without day ADJOURNAL Adjournal n Defn Adjournment postponement R An adjournal of the Diet Sir W Scott ADJOURNMENT Adjournment n Etym Cf f adjournement OF ajornement See Adjourn 1 The act of adjourning the putting off till another day or time specified or without day 2 The time or interval during which a public body adjourns its sittings or postpones business ADJUDGE Adjudge v t imp p p Adjudged p pr vb n Adjudging Etym OE ajugen OF ajugier fr L adjudicare ad judicare to judge See Judge and cf Adjudicate 1 To award judicially in the case of a controverted question as the prize was adjudged to the victor 2 To determine in the exercise of judicial power to decide or award judicially to adjudicate as the case was adjudged in the November term 3 To sentence to condemn Without reprieve adjudged to death For want of well pronouncing Shibboleth Milton 4 To regard or hold to judge to deem He adjudged him unworthy of his friendship Knolles Syn To decree award determine adjudicate ordain assign ADJUDGER Adjudger n Defn One who adjudges ADJUDGMENT Adjudgment n Defn The act of adjudging judicial decision adjudication Sir W Temple ADJUDICATE Adjudicate v t imp p p Adjudicated p pr vb n Adjudicating Etym L adjudicatus p p of adjudicare See Adjudge Defn To adjudge to try and determine as a court to settle by judicial decree ADJUDICATE Adjudicate v i Defn To come to a judicial decision as the court adjudicated upon the case ADJUDICATION Adjudication n Etym L adjudicatio cf F adjudication 1 The act of adjudicating the act or process of trying and determining judicially 2 A deliberate determination by the judicial power a judicial decision or sentence An adjudication in favor of natural rights Burke 3 Bankruptcy practice Defn The decision upon the question whether the debtor is a bankrupt Abbott 4 Scots Law Defn A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt ADJUDICATIVE Adjudicative a Defn Adjudicating ADJUDICATOR Adjudicator n Defn One who adjudicates ADJUDICATURE Adjudicature n Defn Adjudication ADJUGATE Adjugate v t Etym L adjugatus p p of adjugare ad jugum a yoke Defn To yoke to Obs ADJUMENT Adjument n Etym L adjumentum for adjuvamentum fr adjuvare to help ad juvare to help Defn Help support also a helper Obs Waterhouse ADJUNCT Adjunct a Etym L adjunctus p p of adjungere See Adjoin Defn Conjoined attending consequent Though that my death were adjunct to my act Shak Adjunct notes Mus short notes between those essential to the harmony auxiliary notes passing notes ADJUNCT Adjunct n 1 Something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it Learning is but an adjunct to our self Shak 2 A person joined to another in some duty or service a colleague an associate Wotton 3 Gram Defn A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words as the History of the American Revolution where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of History 4 Metaph Defn A quality or property of the body or the mind whether natural or acquired as color in the body judgment in the mind 5 Mus Defn A key or scale closely related to another as principal a relative or attendant key R See Attendant keys under Attendant a ADJUNCTION Adjunction n Etym L adjunctio fr adjungere cf F adjonction and see Adjunct Defn The act of joining the thing joined or added ADJUNCTIVE Adjunctive a Etym L adjunctivus fr adjungere See Adjunct Defn Joining having the quality of joining forming an adjunct ADJUNCTIVE Adjunctive n Defn One who or that which is joined ADJUNCTIVELY Adjunctively adv Defn In an adjunctive manner ADJUNCTLY Adjunctly adv Defn By way of addition or adjunct in connection with ADJURATION Adjuration n Etym L adjuratio fr adjurare cf F adjuration See Adjure 1 The act of adjuring a solemn charging on oath or under the penalty of a curse an earnest appeal What an accusation could not effect an adjuration shall Bp Hall 2 The form of oath or appeal Persons who made use of prayer and adjurations Addison ADJURATORY Adjuratory a Etym L adjuratorius Defn Containing an adjuration ADJURE Adjure v t imp p p Adjured p pr vb n Adjuring Etym L adjurare adjurdium to swear to later to adjure cf F adjurer See Jury Defn To charge bind or command solemnly as if under oath or under the penalty of a curse to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner to entreat earnestly Joshua adjured them at that time saying Cursed be the man before the Lord that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho Josh vi 26 The high priest said I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ Matt xxvi 63 The commissioners adjured them not to let pass so favorable an opportunity of securing their liberties Marshall ADJURER Adjurer n Defn One who adjures ADJUST Adjust v t imp p p Adjusted p pr vb n Adjusting Etym OF ajuster ajoster whence F ajouter to add LL adjuxtare to fit fr L ad juxta near confused later with L ad and justus just right whence F ajuster to adjust See Just v t and cf Adjute 1 To make exact to fit to make correspondent or conformable to bring into proper relations as to adjust a garment to the body or things to a standard 2 To put in order to regulate or reduce to system Adjusting the orthography Johnson 3 To settle or bring to a satisfactory state so that parties are agreed in the result as to adjust accounts the differences are adjusted 4 To bring to a true relative position as the parts of an instrument to regulate for use as to adjust a telescope or microscope Syn To adapt suit arrange regulate accommodate set right rectify settle ADJUSTABLE Adjustable a Defn Capable of being adjusted ADJUSTAGE Adjustage n Etym Cf Ajutage Defn Adjustment R ADJUSTER Adjuster n Defn One who or that which adjusts ADJUSTING PLANE ADJUSTING SURFACE Adjusting plane or surface Aëronautics Defn A small plane or surface usually capable of adjustment but not of manipulation for preserving lateral balance in an aëroplane or flying machine ADJUSTIVE Adjustive a Defn Tending to adjust R ADJUSTMENT Adjustment n Etym Cf F ajustement See Adjust 1 The act of adjusting or condition of being adjusted act of bringing into proper relations regulation Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the parts concerned Paley 2 Law Defn Settlement of claims an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims as in setoff contribution exoneration subrogation and marshaling Bispham 3 The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument as a microscope or telescope into their proper relative position for use the condition of being thus adjusted as to get a good adjustment to be in or out of adjustment Syn Suiting fitting arrangement regulation settlement adaptation disposition ADJUTAGE Adjutage n Defn Same as Ajutage ADJUTANCY Adjutancy n Etym See Adjutant 1 The office of an adjutant 2 Skillful arrangement in aid assistance It was no doubt disposed with all the adjutancy of definition and division Burke ADJUTANT Adjutant n Etym L adjutans p pr of adjutare to help See Aid 1 A helper an assistant 2 Mil Defn A regimental staff officer who assists the colonel or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment in the details of regimental and garrison duty Adjutant general a Mil the principal staff officer of an army through whom the commanding general receives communications and issues military orders In the U S army he is brigadier general b Among the Jesuits one of a select number of fathers who resided with the general of the order each of whom had a province or country assigned to his care 3 Zoöl Defn A species of very large stork Ciconia argala a native of India called also the gigantic crane and by the native name argala It is noted for its serpentdestroying habits ADJUTATOR Adjutator n Eng Hist Defn A corruption of Agitator ADJUTE Adjute v t Etym F ajouter confused with L adjutare Defn To add Obs ADJUTOR Adjutor n Etym L fr adjuvare See Aid Defn A helper or assistant Archaic Drayton ADJUTORY Adjutory a Etym L adjutorius Defn Serving to help or assist helping Obs ADJUTRIX Adjutrix n Etym L See Adjutor Defn A female helper or assistant R ADJUVANT Adjuvant a Etym L adjuvans p pr of adjuvare to aid cf F adjuvant See Aid Defn Helping helpful assisting R Adjuvant causes Howell ADJUVANT Adjuvant n 1 An assistant R Yelverton 2 Med Defn An ingredient in a prescription which aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient ADLEGATION Adlegation n Etym L adlegatio allegatio a sending away fr adlegare allegare to send away with a commission ad in addition legare to send as ambassador Cf Allegation Defn A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire Encyc Brit AD LIBITUM Ad libitum Defn At ones pleasure as one wishes ADLOCUTION Adlocution n Defn See Allocution Obs ADMARGINATE Admarginate v t Etym Pref ad margin Defn To write in the margin R Coleridge ADMAXILLARY Admaxillary a Etym Pref ad maxillary Anat Defn Near to the maxilla or jawbone ADMEASURE Admeasure v t Etym Cf OF amesurer LL admensurare See Measure 1 To measure 2 Law Defn To determine the proper share of or the proper apportionment as to admeasure dower to admeasure common of pasture Blackstone 2 The measure of a thing dimensions size 3 Law Defn Formerly the adjustment of proportion or ascertainment of shares as of dower or pasture held in common This was by writ of admeasurement directed to the sheriff ADMEASURER Admeasurer n Defn One who admeasures ADMENSURATION Admensuration n Etym LL admensuratio L ad mensurare to measure See Mensuration Defn Same as Admeasurement ADMINICLE Adminicle n Etym L adminculum support orig that on which the hand rests ad manus hand dim ending culym 1 Help or support an auxiliary Grote 2 Law Defn Corroborative or explanatory proof Note In Scots law any writing tending to establish the existence or terms of a lost deed Bell ADMINICULAR Adminicular a Defn Supplying help auxiliary corroborative explanatory as adminicular evidence H Spencer ADMINICULARY Adminiculary a Defn Adminicular ADMINISTER Administer v t imp p p Administered p pr vb n Administering Etym OE aministren OF aministrer F administer fr L administrare ad ministrare to serve See Minister 1 To manage or conduct as public affairs to direct or superintend the execution application or conduct of as to administer the government or the state For forms of government let fools contest Whateer is best administered is best Pope 2 To dispense to serve out to supply execute as to administer relief to administer the sacrament Let zephyrs administer their tepid genial airs Philips Justice was administered with an exactness and purity not before known Macaulay 3 To apply as medicine or a remedy to give as a dose or something beneficial or suitable Extended to a blow a reproof etc A noxious drug had been administered to him Macaulay 4 To tender as an oath Swear to keep the oath that we administer Shak 5 Law Defn To settle as the estate of one who dies without a will or whose will fails of an executor Syn To manage conduct minister supply dispense give out distribute furnish ADMINISTER Administer v i 1 To contribute to bring aid or supplies to conduce to minister A fountain administers to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place Spectator 2 Law Defn To perform the office of administrator to act officially as A administers upon the estate of B ADMINISTER Administer n Defn Administrator Obs Bacon ADMINISTERIAL Administerial a Defn Pertaining to administration or to the executive part of government ADMINISTRABLE Administrable a Defn Capable of being administered as an administrable law ADMINISTRANT Administrant a Etym F p pr of administrer See Administer Defn Executive acting managing affairs n Defn One who administers ADMINISTRATE Administrate v t Etym L administratus p p of administrare Defn To administer R Milman ADMINISTRATION Administration n Etym OE administracioun L administratio cf F administration 1 The act of administering government of public affairs the service rendered or duties assumed in conducting affairs the conducting of any office or employment direction management His financial administration was of a piece with his military administration Macaulay 2 The executive part of government the persons collectively who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council or the council or ministry alone as in Great Britain A mild and popular administration Macaulay The administration has been opposed in parliament Johnson 3 The act of administering or tendering something to another dispensation as the administration of a medicine of an oath of justice or of the sacrament 4 Law a The management and disposal under legal authority of the estate of an intestate or of a testator having no competent executor b The management of an estate of a deceased person by an executor the strictly corresponding term execution not being in use Administration with the will annexed administration granted where the testator has appointed no executor or where his appointment of an executor for any cause has failed as by death incompetency refusal to act etc Syn Conduct management direction regulation execution dispensation distribution ADMINISTRATIVE Administrative a Etym L administrativus cf F administratif Defn Pertaining to administration administering executive as an administrative body ability or energy Administratively adv ADMINISTRATOR Administrator n Etym L 1 One who administers affairs one who directs manages executes or dispenses whether in civil judicial political or ecclesiastical affairs a manager 2 Law Defn A man who manages or settles the estate of an intestate or of a testator when there is no competent executor one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority ADMINISTRATORSHIP Administratorship n Defn The position or office of an administrator ADMINISTRATRIX Administratrix n Etym NL Defn A woman who administers esp one who administers the estate of an intestate or to whom letters of administration have been granted a female administrator ADMIRABILITY Admirability n Etym L admirabilitac Defn Admirableness R Johnson ADMIRABLE Admirable a Etym L admirabilis cf F admirable 1 Fitted to excite wonder wonderful marvelous Obs In man there is nothing admirable but his ignorance and weakness Jer Taylor 2 Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation deserving the highest praise most excellent used of persons or things An admirable machine Admirable fortitude Macaulay Syn Wonderful marvelous surprising excellent delightful praiseworthy ADMIRABLENESS Admirableness n Defn The quality of being admirable wonderful excellence ADMIRABLY Admirably adv Defn In an admirable manner ADMIRAL Admiral n Etym OE amiral admiral OF amiral ultimately fr Ar amiralbahr commander of the sea Ar amir is commander al is the Ar article and amiral heard in different titles was taken as one word Early forms of the word show confusion with L admirabilis admirable fr admirari to admire It is said to have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians in the 12th or 13th century Cf Ameer Emir 1 A naval officer of the highest rank a naval officer of high rank of which there are different grades The chief gradations in rank are admiral vice admiral and rear admiral The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets 2 The ship which carries the admiral also the most considerable ship of a fleet Like some mighty admiral dark and terrible bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides E Everett 3 Zoöl Defn A handsome butterfly Pyrameis Atalanta of Europe and America The larva feeds on nettles Admiral shell Zoöl the popular name of an ornamental cone shell Conus admiralis Lord High Admiral a great officer of state who when this rare dignity is conferred is at the head of the naval administration of Great Britain ADMIRALSHIP Admiralship n Defn The office or position oaf an admiral also the naval skill of an admiral ADMIRALTY Admiralty n pl Admiralties Etym F amirauté for an older amiralté office of admiral fr LL admiralitas See Admiral 1 The office or jurisdiction of an admiral Prescott 2 The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally 3 The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses Note In England admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested in the High Court of Admiralty which was held before the Lord High Admiral or his deputy styled the Judge of the Admiralty but admiralty jurisdiction is now vested in the probate divorce and admiralty division of the High Justice In America there are no admiralty courts distinct from others but admiralty jurisdiction is vested in the district courts of the United States subject to revision by the circuit courts and the Supreme Court of the United States Admiralty jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and torts collisions at sea cases of prize in war etc and in America admiralty jurisdiction is extended to such matters arising out of the navigation of any of the public waters as the Great Lakes and rivers 4 The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts 5 The building in which the lords of the admiralty in England transact business ADMIRANCE Admirance n Etym Cf OF admirance Defn Admiration Obs Spenser ADMIRATION Admiration n Etym F fr L admiratio See Admire 1 Wonder astonishment Obs Season your admiration for a while Shak 2 Wonder mingled with approbation or delight an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence as admiration of a beautiful woman of a landscape of virtue 3 Cause of admiration something to excite wonder or pleased surprise a prodigy Now good Lafeu bring in the admiration Shak Note of admiration the mark called also exclamation point Syn Wonder approval appreciation adoration reverence worship ADMIRATIVE Admirative a Defn Relating to or expressing admiration or wonder R Earle ADMIRE Admire v t imp p p Admired p pr vb n Admiring Etym F admirer fr L admirari ad mirari to wonder for smirari akin to Gr smi and E smile 1 To regard with wonder or astonishment to view with surprise to marvel at Archaic Examples rather to be admired than imitated Fuller 2 To regard with wonder and delight to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure as something which calls out approbation esteem love or reverence to estimate or prize highly as to admire a person of high moral worth to admire a landscape Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed Pope Note Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial as I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct Syn To esteem approve delight in ADMIRE Admire v i Defn To wonder to marvel to be affected with surprise sometimes with at To wonder at Pharaoh and even admire at myself Fuller ADMIRED Admired a 1 Regarded with wonder and delight highly prized as an admired poem 2 Wonderful also admirable Obs Admired disorder Admired Miranda Shak ADMIRER Admirer n Defn One who admires one who esteems or loves greatly Cowper ADMIRING Admiring a Defn Expressing admiration as an admiring glance Admiringly adv Shak ADMISSIBILITY Admissibility n Etym Cf F admissibilité Defn The quality of being admissible admissibleness as the admissibility of evidence ADMISSIBLE Admissible a Etym F admissible LL admissibilis See Admit Defn Entitled to be admitted or worthy of being admitted that may be allowed or conceded allowable as the supposition is hardly admissible Admissibleness n Admissibly adv ADMISSION Admission n Etym L admissio cf F admission See Admit 1 The act or practice of admitting 2 Power or permission to enter admittance entrance access power to approach What numbers groan for sad admission there Young 3 The granting of an argument or position not fully proved the act of acknowledging something The too easy admission of doctrines Macaulay 4 Law Defn Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another but a confession may be made without such inquiry 5 A fact point or statement admitted as admission made out of court are received in evidence 6 Eng Eccl Law Defn Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented Shipley Syn Admittance concession acknowledgment concurrence allowance See Admittance ADMISSIVE Admissive a Defn Implying an admission tending to admit R Lamb ADMISSORY Admissory a Defn Pertaining to admission ADMIT Admit v t imp p p Admitted p pr vb n Admitting Etym OE amitten L admittere admissum ad mittere to send cf F admettre OF admettre OF ametre See Missile 1 To suffer to enter to grant entrance whether into a place or into the mind or consideration to receive to take as they were into his house to admit a serious thought into the mind to admit evidence in the trial of a cause 2 To give a right of entrance as a ticket one into a playhouse 3 To allow one to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege to recognize as qualified for a franchise as to admit an attorney to practice law the prisoner was admitted to bail 4 To concede as true to acknowledge or assent to as an allegation which it is impossible to deny to own or confess as the argument or fact is admitted he admitted his guilt 5 To be capable of to permit as the words do not admit such a construction In this sense of may be used after the verb or may be omitted Both Houses declared that they could admit of no treaty with the king Hume ADMITTABLE Admittable a Defn Admissible Sir T Browne ADMITTANCE Admittance n 1 The act of admitting 2 Permission to enter the power or right of entrance also actual entrance reception To gain admittance into the house South He desires admittance to the king Dryden To give admittance to a thought of fear Shak 3 Concession admission allowance as the admittance of an argument Obs Sir T Browne 4 Admissibility Obs Shak 5 Eng Law Defn The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate Bouvier Syn Admission access entrance initiation Admittance Admission These words are to some extent in a state of transition and change Admittance is now chiefly confined to its primary sense of access into some locality or building Thus we see on the doors of factories shops etc No admittance Its secondary or moral sense as admittance to the church is almost entirely laid aside Admission has taken to itself the secondary or figurative senses as admission to the rights of citizenship admission to the church the admissions made by one of the parties in a dispute And even when used in its primary sense it is not identical with admittance Thus we speak of admission into a country territory and other larger localities etc where admittance could not be used So when we speak of admission to a concert or other public assembly the meaning is not perhaps exactly that of admittance viz access within the walls of the building but rather a reception into the audience or access to the performances But the lines of distinction on this subject are one definitely drawn ADMITTATUR Admittatur n Etym L let him be admitted Defn The certificate of admission given in some American colleges ADMITTED ADMITTEDLY Admitted a Defn Received as true or valid acknowledged Admittedly adv Defn Confessedly ADMITTER Admitter n Defn One who admits ADMIX Admix v t Etym Pref ad mix cf L admixtus p p of admiscere See Mix Defn To mingle with something else to mix R ADMIXTION Admixtion n Etym L admixtio Defn A mingling of different things admixture Glanvill ADMIXTURE Admixture n Etym L admiscere admixtum to admix ad miscere to mix See Mix 1 The act of mixing mixture 2 The compound formed by mixing different substances together 3 That which is mixed with anything ADMONISH Admonish v t imp p p Admonished p pr vb n Admonishing Etym OE amonesten OF amonester F admonester fr a supposed LL admonesstrare fr L admonere to remind warn ad monere to warn See Monition 1 To warn or notify of a fault to reprove gently or kindly but seriously to exhort Admonish him as a brother 2 Thess iii 15 2 To counsel against wrong practices to cation or advise to warn against danger or an offense followed by of against or a subordinate clause Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns Col iii 16 I warned thee I admonished thee foretold The danger and the lurking enemy Milton 3 To instruct or direct to inform to notify Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle Heb viii 5 ADMONISHER Admonisher n Defn One who admonishes ADMONISHMENT Admonishment n Etym Cf OF amonestement admonestement Defn Admonition R Shak ADMONITION Admonition n Etym OE amonicioun OF amonition F admonition fr L admonitio fr admonere See Admonish Defn Gentle or friendly reproof counseling against a fault or error expression of authoritative advice friendly caution or warning Syn Admonition Reprehension Reproof Admonition is prospective and relates to moral delinquencies its object is to prevent further transgression Reprehension and reproof are retrospective the former being milder than the latter A person of any age or station may be liable to reprehension in case of wrong conduct but reproof is the act of a superior It is authoritative faultfinding or censure addressed to children or to inferiors ADMONITIONER Admonitioner n Defn Admonisher Obs ADMONITIVE Admonitive a Defn Admonitory R Barrow Admonitively adv ADMONITOR Admonitor n Etym L Defn Admonisher monitor Conscience is at most times a very faithful and prudent admonitor Shenstone ADMONITORIAL Admonitorial a Defn Admonitory R An admonitorial tone Dickens ADMONITORY Admonitory a Etym LL admonitorius Defn That conveys admonition warning or reproving as an admonitory glance Admonitorily adv ADMONITRIX Admonitrix n Etym L Defn A female admonitor ADMORTIZATION Admortization n Etym LL admortizatio Cf Amortization Law Defn The reducing or lands or tenements to mortmain See Mortmain ADMOVE Admove v t Etym L admovere See Move Defn To move or conduct to or toward Obs Sir T Browne ADNASCENT Adnascent a Etym L adnascens p pr of adnasci to be born grow Defn Growing to or on something else An adnascent plant Evelyn ADNATE Adnate a Etym L adnatus p p of adnasci See Adnascent and cf Agnate 1 Physiol Defn Grown to congenitally 2 Bot Defn Growing together said only of organic cohesion of unlike parts An anther is adnate when fixed by its whole length to the filament Gray 3 Zoöl Defn Growing with one side adherent to a stem a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals ADNATION Adnation n Bot Defn The adhesion or cohesion of different floral verticils or sets of organs ADNOMINAL Adnominal a Etym L ad nomen noun Gram Defn Pertaining to an adnoun adjectival attached to a noun Gibbs Adnominally adv ADNOUN Adnoun n Etym Pref ad noun Gram Defn An adjective or attribute R Coleridge ADNUBILATED Adnubilated a Etym L adnubilatus p p of adnubilare Defn Clouded obscured R ADO Ado 1 v inf 2 n Etym OE at do northern form for to do Cf Affair 1 To do in doing as there is nothing What is here ado J Newton 2 Doing trouble difficulty troublesome business fuss bustle as to make a great ado about trifles With much ado he partly kept awake Dryden Lets follow to see the end of this ado Shak ADOBE Adobe n Etym Sp Defn An unburnt brick dried in the sun also used as an adjective as an adobe house in Texas or New Mexico ADOLESCENCE Adolescence n Etym Fr fr L adolescentia Defn The state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood youth or the period of life between puberty and maturity generally considered to be in the male sex from fourteen to twentyone Sometimes used with reference to the lower animals ADOLESCENCY Adolescency n Defn The quality of being adolescent youthfulness ADOLESCENT Adolescent a Etym L adolescens p pr of adolescere to grow up to ad the inchoative olescere to grow cf F adolescent See Adult Defn Growing advancing from childhood to maturity Schools unless discipline were doubly strong Detain their adolescent charge too long Cowper ADOLESCENT Adolescent n Defn A youth ADONAI Adonai n Heb adonai lit my lord Defn A Hebrew name for God usually translated in the Old Testament by the word Lord The later Jews used its vowel points to fill out the tetragrammaton Yhvh or Ihvh the incommunicable name and in reading substituted Adonai ADONEAN Adonean a Etym L Adon Defn Pertaining to Adonis Adonic Fair Adonean Venus Faber ADONIC Adonic a Etym F adonique cf L Adonius Defn Relating to Adonis famed for his beauty n Defn An Adonic verse Adonic verse a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee ADONIS Adonis n Etym L gr Gr 1 Gr Myth Defn A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty He was killed in the chase by a wild boar 2 A preëminently beautiful young man a dandy 3 Bot Defn A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceæ containing the pheasauts eye Adonis autumnalis named from Adonis whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower ADONIST Adonist n Etym Heb my Lords Defn One who maintains that points of the Hebrew word translated Jehovah are really the vowel points of the word Adonai See Jehovist ADONIZE Adonize v t Etym Cf F adoniser fr Adonis Defn To beautify to dandify I employed three good hours at least in adjusting and adonozing myself Smollett ADOOR ADOORS Adoor Adoors Defn At the door of the door as out adoors Shak I took him in adoors Vicars Virgil 1630 ADOPT Adopt v t imp p p Adopted p pr vb n Adopting Etym L adoptare ad optare to choose desire cf F adopter See Option 1 To take by choice into relationship as child heir friend citizen etc esp to take voluntarily a child of other parents to be in the place of or as ones own child 2 To take or receive as ones own what is not so naturally to select and take or approve as to adopt the view or policy of another these resolutions were adopted ADOPTABLE Adoptable a Defn Capable of being adopted ADOPTED Adopted a Defn Taken by adoption taken up as ones own as an adopted son citizen country word Adoptedly adv ADOPTER Adopter n 1 One who adopts 2 Chem Defn A receiver with two necks opposite to each other one of which admits the neck of a retort and the other is joined to another receiver It is used in distillations to give more space to elastic vapors to increase the length of the neck of a retort or to unite two vessels whose openings have different diameters Written also adapter ADOPTION Adoption n Etym L adoptio allied to adoptare to adopt cf F adoption 1 The act of adopting or state of being adopted voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as ones own child 2 Admission to a more intimate relation reception as the adoption of persons into hospitals or monasteries or of one society into another 3 The choosing and making that to be ones own which originally was not so acceptance as the adoption of opinions Jer Taylor ADOPTIONIST Adoptionist n Eccl Hist Defn One of a sect which maintained that Christ was the Son of God not by nature but by adoption ADOPTIOUS Adoptious a Defn Adopted Obs ADOPTIVE Adoptive a Etym L adoptivus cf F adoptif Defn Pertaining to adoption made or acquired by adoption fitted to adopt as an adoptive father an child an adoptive language Adoptively adv ADORABILITY Adorability n Defn Adorableness ADORABLE Adorable a Etym L adorabilis fr adorare cf F adorable 1 Deserving to be adored worthy of divine honors The adorable Author of Christianity Cheyne 2 Worthy of the utmost love or respect ADORABLENESS Adorableness n Defn The quality of being adorable or worthy of adoration Johnson ADORABLY Adorably adv Defn In an adorable manner ADORATION Adoration n Etym L adoratio fr adorare cf F adoration 1 The act of playing honor to a divine being the worship paid to God the act of addressing as a god The more immediate objects of popular adoration amongst the heathens were deified human beings Farmer 2 Homage paid to one in high esteem profound veneration intense regard and love fervent devotion 3 A method of electing a pope by the expression of homage from two thirds of the conclave Pole might have been chosen on the spot by adoration Froude ADORE Adore v t imp p p Adored p pr vb n Adoring Etym OE aouren anouren adoren OF aorer adorer F adorer fr L adorare ad orare to speak pray os oris mouth In OE confused with honor the French prefix a being confused with OE a an on See Oral 1 To worship with profound reverence to pay divine honors to to honor as deity or as divine Bishops and priests bearing the host which he James adored Smollett 2 To love in the highest degree to regard with the utmost esteem and affection to idolize The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and adored Montouth Macaulay ADORE Adore v t Defn To adorn Obs Congealed little drops which do the morn adore Spenser ADOREMENT Adorement n Defn The act of adoring adoration Obs Sir T Browne ADORER Adorer n Defn One who adores a worshiper one who admires or loves greatly an ardent admirer An adorer of truth Clarendon I profess myself her adorer not her friend Shak ADORINGLY Adoringly adv Defn With adoration ADORN Adorn v t imp p p Adorned p pr vb n Adorning Etym OE aournen anournen adornen OF aorner fr L aaornare ad ornare to furnish embellish See Adore Ornate Defn To deck or dress with ornaments to embellish to set off to advantage to render pleasing or attractive As a bride adorneth herself with her jewels Isa lxi 10 At church with meek and unaffected grace His looks adorned the venerable place Goldsmith Syn To deck decorate embellish ornament beautify grace dignify exalt honor To Adorn Ornament Decorate Embellish We decorate and ornament by putting on some adjunct which is attractive or beautiful and which serves to heighten the general effect Thus a ladys head dress may be ornament or decorated with flowers or jewelry a hall may be decorated or ornament with carving or gilding with wreaths of flowers or with hangings Ornament is used in a wider sense than decorate To embellish is to beautify or ornament richly not so much by mere additions or details as by modifying the thing itself as a whole It sometimes means gaudy and artificial decoration We embellish a book with rich engravings a style is embellished with rich and beautiful imagery a shopkeeper embellishes his front window to attract attention Adorn is sometimes identical with decorate as when we say a lady was adorned with jewels In other cases it seems to imply something more Thus we speak of a gallery of paintings as adorned with the works of some of the great masters or adorned with noble statuary and columns Here decorated and ornamented would hardly be appropriate There is a value in these works of genius beyond mere show and ornament Adorn may be used of what is purely moral as a character adorned with every Christian grace Here neither decorate nor ornament nor embellish is proper ADORN Adorn n Defn Adornment Obs Spenser ADORN Adorn a Defn Adorned decorated Obs Milton ADORNATION Adornation n Defn Adornment Obs ADORNER Adorner n Defn He who or that which adorns a beautifier ADORNINGLY Adorningly adv Defn By adorning decoratively ADORNMENT Adornment n Etym Cf OF adornement See Adorn Defn An adorning an ornament a decoration ADOSCULATION Adosculation n Etym L adosculari adosculatum to kiss See Osculate Biol Defn Impregnation by external contact without intromission ADOWN Adown adv Etym OE adun adoun adune AS of dune off the hill See Down Defn From a higher to a lower situation downward down to or on the ground Archaic Thrice did she sink adown Spenser ADOWN Adown prep Defn Down Archaic Poetic Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed Prior ADPRESS Adpress v t Etym L adpressus p p of adprimere Defn See Appressed Adpressed a ADRAD Adrad p a Etym P p of adread Defn Put in dread afraid Obs Chaucer ADRAGANT Adragant n Etym F a corruption of tragacanth Defn Gum tragacanth Brande C ADREAD Adread v t i Etym AS andrædan ondræ pref a for and against dræden to dread See Dread Defn To dread Obs Sir P Sidney ADREAMED Adreamed p p Defn Visited by a dream used in the phrase To be adreamed to dream Obs ADRENAL Adrenal a Etym Pref ad renal Anat Defn Suprarenal ADRENALINE ADRENALIN Adrenaline n Also Adrenalin Physiol Chem Defn A crystalline substance C9H13O3N obtained from suprarenal extract of which it is regarded as the active principle It is used in medicine as a stimulant and hemostatic ADRIAN Adrian a Etym L Hadrianus Defn Pertaining to the Adriatic Sea as Adrian billows ADRIATIC Adriatic a Etym L Adriaticus Hadriaticus fr Adria or Hadria a town of the Veneti Defn Of or pertaining to a sea so named the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice ADRIFT Adrift adv a Etym Pref a for on drift Defn Floating at random in a drifting condition at the mercy of wind and waves Also fig So on the sea shall be set adrift Dryden Were from their daily labor turned adrift Wordsworth ADRIP Adrip adv a Etym Pref a in drip Defn In a dripping state as leaves all adrip D G Mitchell ADROGATE Adrogate v t Etym See Arrogate Rom Law Defn To adopt a person who is his own master ADROGATION Adrogation n Etym L adrogatio arrogatio fr adrogare See Arrogate Rom Law Defn A kind of adoption in ancient Rome See Arrogation ADROIT Adroit a Etym F adroit à L ad droit straight right fr L directus p p of dirigere See Direct Defn Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty ready in invention or execution applied to persons and to acts as an adroit mechanic an adroit reply Adroit in the application of the telescope and quadrant Horsley He was adroit in intrigue Macaulay Syn Dexterous skillful expert ready clever deft ingenious cunning readywitted ADROITLY Adroitly adv Defn In an adroit manner ADROITNESS Adroitness n Defn The quality of being adroit skill and readiness dexterity Adroitness was as requisite as courage Motley Syn See Skill ADRY Adry a Etym Pref a for on dry Defn In a dry or thirsty condition A man that is adry Burton ADSCITITIOUS Adscititious a Etym L adscitus p p of adsciscere asciscere to take knowingly ad sciscere to seek to know approve scire to know Defn Supplemental additional adventitious ascititious Adscititious evidence Bowring Adscititiously adv ADSCRIPT Adscript a Etym L adscriptus p p of adscribere to enroll See Ascribe Defn Held to service as attached to the soil said of feudal serfs ADSCRIPT Adscript n Defn One held to service as attached to the glebe or estate a feudal serf Bancroft ADSCRIPTIVE Adscriptive aEtym L adscriptivus See Adscript Defn Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it Brougham ADSIGNIFICATION Adsignification n Defn Additional signification R Tooke ADSIGNIFY Adsignify v t Etym L adsignificare to show Defn To denote additionally R Tooke ADSTRICT Adstrict v t Adstriction n Defn See Astrict and Astriction ADSTRICTORY Adstrictory a Defn See Astrictory ADSTRINGENT Adstringent a Defn See Astringent ADSUKI BEAN Adsuki bean Jap adzuki Defn A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram now introduced into the United States ADULARIA Adularia n Etym From Adula a mountain peak in Switzerland where fine specimens are found Min Defn A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar or orthoclase which often shows pearly opalescent reflections called by lapidaries moonstone ADULATE Adulate v t Etym L adulatus p p of adulari Defn To flatter in a servile way Byron ADULATION Adulation n Etym F adulation fr L adulatio fr adulari adulatum to flatter Defn Servile flattery praise in excess or beyond what is merited Thinkst thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation Shak Syn Sycophancy cringing fawning obsequiousness blandishment Adulation Flattery Compliment Men deal in compliments from a desire to please they use flattery either from undue admiration or a wish to gratify vanity they practice adulation from sordid motives and with a mingled spirit of falsehood and hypocrisy Compliment may be a sincere expression of due respect and esteem or it may be unmeaning flattery is apt to become gross adulation is always servile and usually fulsome ADULATOR Adulator n Etym L fr adulari cf F adulateur Defn A servile or hypocritical flatterer Carlyle ADULATORY Adulatory a Etym L adulatorius fr adulari cf OF adulatoire Defn Containing excessive praise or compliment servilely praising flattering as an adulatory address A mere rant of adulatory freedom Burke ADULATRESS Adulatress n Defn A woman who flatters with servility ADULT Adult a Etym L adultus p p of adolescere akin to alere to nourish cf F adulte See Adolescent Old Defn Having arrived at maturity or to full size and strength matured as an adult person or plant an adult ape an adult age ADULT Adult n Defn A person animal or plant grown to full size and strength one who has reached maturity Note In the common law the term is applied to a person who has attained full age or legal majority in the civil law to males after the age of fourteen and to females after twelve ADULTER Adulter v i Etym L adulterare Defn To commit adultery to pollute Obs B Jonson ADULTERANT Adulterant n Etym L adulterans p pr of adulterare Defn That which is used to adulterate anything a Adulterating as adulterant agents and processes ADULTERATE Adulterate v t imp p p Adulterated p pr vb n Adulterating Etym L adulteratus p p of adulterare fr adulter adulterer prob fr ad alter other properly one who approaches another on account of unlawful love Cf Advoutry 1 To defile by adultery Obs Milton 2 To corrupt debase or make impure by an admixture of a foreign or a baser substance as to adulterate food drink drugs coin etc The present war has adulterated our tongue with strange words Spectator Syn To corrupt defile debase contaminate vitiate sophisticate ADULTERATE Adulterate v i Defn To commit adultery Obs ADULTERATE Adulterate a 1 Tainted with adultery 2 Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance adulterated spurious Adulterately adv Adulterateness n ADULTERATION Adulteration n Etym L adulteratio 1 The act of adulterating corruption or debasement esp of food or drink by foreign mixture The shameless adulteration of the coin Prescott 2 An adulterated state or product ADULTERATOR Adulterator n Etym L Defn One who adulterates or corrupts R Cudworth ADULTERER Adulterer n Etym Formed fr the verb adulter with the E ending er See Advoutrer 1 A man who commits adultery a married man who has sexual intercourse with a woman not his wife 2 Script Defn A man who violates his religious covenant Jer ix 2 ADULTERESS Adulteress n Etym Fem from L adulter Cf Advoutress 1 A woman who commits adultery 2 Script Defn A woman who violates her religious engagements James iv 4 ADULTERINE Adulterine aEtym L adulterinus fr adulter Defn Proceeding from adulterous intercourse Hence Spurious without the support of law illegal When any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter such were called adulterine guilds Adam Smith ADULTERINE Adulterine n Defn An illegitimate child R ADULTERIZE Adulterize v i Defn To commit adultery Milton ADULTEROUS Adulterous a 1 Guilty of or given to adultery pertaining to adultery illicit Dryden 2 Characterized by adulteration spurious An adulterous mixture Obs Smollett ADULTEROUSLY Adulterously adv Defn In an adulterous manner ADULTERY Adultery n pl Adulteries Etym L adulterium See Advoutry 1 The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife or voluntary sexual intercourse by a married woman with another than her husband Note It is adultery on the part of the married wrongdoer The word has also been used to characterize the act of an unmarried participator the other being married In the United States the definition varies with the local statutes Unlawful intercourse between two married persons is sometimes called double adultery between a married and an unmarried person single adultery 2 Adulteration corruption Obs B Jonson 3 Script a Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act as forbidden by the seventh commandment b Faithlessness in religion Jer iii 9 4 Old Law Defn The fine and penalty imposed for the offense of adultery 5 Eccl Defn The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop 6 Injury degradation ruin Obs You might wrest the caduceus out of my hand to the adultery and spoil of nature B Jonson ADULTNESS Adultness n Defn The state of being adult ADUMBRANT Adumbrant a Etym L adumbrans p pr of adumbrare Defn Giving a faint shadow or slight resemblance shadowing forth ADUMBRATE Adumbrate v t Etym L adumbratus p p of adumbrare ad umbrare to shade umbra shadow 1 To give a faint shadow or slight representation of to outline to shadow forth Both in the vastness and the richness of the visible universe the invisible God is adumbrated L Taylor 2 To overshadow to shade ADUMBRATION Adumbration n Etym L adumbratio 1 The act of adumbrating or shadowing forth 2 A faint sketch an outline an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth Bp Horsley 3 Her Defn The shadow or outlines of a figure ADUMBRATIVE Adumbrative a Defn Faintly representing typical Carlyle ADUNATION Adunation n Etym L adunatio ad unus one Defn A uniting union Jer Taylor ADUNC ADUNQUE Adunc Adunque a Zoöl Defn Hooked as a parrot has an adunc bill ADUNCITY Aduncity n Etym L aduncitas See Aduncous Defn Curvature inwards hookedness The aduncity of the beaks of hawks Pope ADUNCOUS Aduncous a Etym L aduncus ad uncus hooked hook Defn Curved inwards hooked ADURE Adure v t Etym L adurere ad urere to burn Defn To burn up Obs Bacon ADUROL Adurol n Photog Defn Either of two compounds a chlorine derivative and bromine derivative of hydroquinone used as developers ADUST Adust a Etym L adustus p p of adurere cf F aduste 1 Inflamed or scorched fiery The Libyan air adust Milton 2 Looking as if or scorched sunburnt A tall thin man of an adust complexion Sir W Scott 3 Med Defn Having much heat in the constitution and little serum in the blood Obs Hence Atrabilious sallow gloomy ADUSTED Adusted a Defn Burnt adust Obs Howell ADUSTIBLE Adustible a Defn That may be burnt Obs ADUSTION Adustion n Etym L adustio fr adurere adustum cf F adustion 1 The act of burning or heating to dryness the state of being thus heated or dried Obs Harvey 2 Surg Defn Cauterization Buchanan AD VALOREM Ad valorem Etym L according to the value Com Defn A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods at a certain rate per cent upon their value as stated in their invoice in opposition to a specific sum upon a given quantity or number as an ad valorem duty of twenty per cent ADVANCE Advance v t imp p p Advanced p pr vb n Advancing Etym OE avancen avauncen F avancer fr a supposed LL abantiare ab ante F avant before The spelling with d was a mistake a being supposed to be fr L ad See Avaunt 1 To bring forward to move towards the van or front to make to go on 2 To raise to elevate Archaic They advanced their eyelids Shak 3 To raise to a higher rank to promote Ahasueres advanced him and set his seat above all the princes Esther iii 1 4 To accelerate the growth or progress to further to forward to help on to aid to heighten as to advance the ripening of fruit to advance ones interests 5 To bring to view or notice to offer or propose to show as to advance an argument Some neer advance a judgment of their own Pope 6 To make earlier as an event or date to hasten 7 To furnish as money or other value before it becomes due or in aid of an enterprise to supply beforehand as a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods consigned to him 8 To raise to a higher point to enhance to raise in rate as to advance the price of goods 9 To extol to laud Obs Greatly advancing his gay chivalry Spenser Syn To raise elevate exalt aggrandize improve heighten accelerate allege adduce assign ADVANCE Advance v i 1 To move or go forward to proceed as he advanced to greet me 2 To increase or make progress in any respect as to advance in knowledge in stature in years in price 3 To rise in rank office or consequence to be preferred or promoted Advanced to a level with ancient peers Prescott ADVANCE Advance n Etym Cf F avance fr avancer See Advance v 1 The act of advancing or moving forward or upward progress 2 Improvement or progression physically mentally morally or socially as an advance in health knowledge or religion an advance in rank or office 3 An addition to the price rise in price or value as an advance on the prime cost of goods 4 The first step towards the attainment of a result approach made to gain favor to form an acquaintance to adjust a difference etc an overture a tender an offer usually in the plural He made the like advances to the dissenters Swift 5 A furnishing of something before an equivalent is received as money or goods towards a capital or stock or on loan payment beforehand the money or goods thus furnished money or value supplied beforehand I shall with pleasure make the necessary advances Jay The account was made up with intent to show what advances had been made Kent In advance a In front before b Beforehand before an equivalent is received c In the state of having advanced money on account as A is advance to B a thousand dollars or pounds ADVANCE Advance a Defn Before in place or beforehand in time used for advanced as an advance guard or that before the main guard or body of an army advance payment or that made before it is due advance proofs advance sheets pages of a forthcoming volume received in advance of the time of publication ADVANCED Advanced a 1 In the van or front 2 In the front or before others as regards progress or ideas as advanced opinions advanced thinkers 3 Far on in life or time A gentleman advanced in years with a hard experience written in his wrinkles Hawthorne Advanced guard a detachment of troops which precedes the march of the main body ADVANCEMENT Advancement n Etym OE avancement F avancement See Advance v t 1 The act of advancing or the state of being advanced progression improvement furtherance promotion to a higher place or dignity as the advancement of learning In heaven every one so well they love each other rejoiceth and hath his part in each others advancement Sir T More True religion proposes for its end the joint advancement of the virtue and happiness of the people Horsley 2 An advance of money or value payment in advance See Advance 5 3 Law Defn Property given usually by a parent to a child in advance of a future distribution 4 Settlement on a wife or jointure Obs Bacon ADVANCER Advancer n 1 One who advances a promoter 2 A second branch of a bucks antler Howell ADVANCING EDGE Advancing edge Aëronautics Defn The front edge in direction of motion of a supporting surface contr with following edge which is the rear edge ADVANCING SURFACE Advancing surface Aëronautics Defn The first of two or more surfaces arranged in tandem contr with following surface which is the rear surface ADVANCIVE Advancive a Defn Tending to advance R ADVANTAGE Advantage n Etym OE avantage avauntage F avantage fr avant before See Advance and cf Vantage 1 Any condition circumstance opportunity or means particularly favorable to success or to any desired end benefit as the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position Give me advantage of some brief discourse Shak The advantages of a close alliance Macaulay 2 Superiority mastery with of or over Lest Satan should get an advantage of us 2 Cor ii 11 3 Superiority of state or that which gives it benefit gain profit as the advantage of a good constitution 4 Interest of money increase overplus as the thirteenth in the bakers dozen Obs And with advantage means to pay thy love Shak Advantage ground vantage ground R Clarendon To have the advantage of any one to have a personal knowledge of one who does not have a reciprocal knowledge You have the advantage of me I dont remember ever to have had the honor Sheridan To take advantage of to profit by often used in a bad sense to overreach to outwit Syn Advantage Advantageous Benefit Beneficial We speak of a thing as a benefit or as beneficial when it is simply productive of good as the benefits of early discipline the beneficial effects of adversity We speak of a thing as an advantage or as advantageous when it affords us the means of getting forward and places us on a vantage ground for further effort Hence there is a difference between the benefits and the advantages of early education between a beneficial and an advantageous investment of money ADVANTAGE Advantage v t imp p p Advantaged p pr vb n Advantaging Etym F avantager fr avantage See Advance Defn To give an advantage to to further to promote to benefit to profit The truth is the archbishops own stiffness and averseness to comply with the court designs advantaged his adversaries against him Fuller What is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world and lose himself or be cast away Luke ix 25 To advantage ones self of to avail ones self of Obs ADVANTAGEABLE Advantageable a Defn Advantageous Obs ADVANTAGEOUS Advantageous a Etym F avantageux fr avantage Defn Being of advantage conferring advantage gainful profitable useful beneficial as an advantageous position trade is advantageous to a nation Advabtageous comparison with any other country Prescott You see of what use a good reputation is and how swift and advantageous a harbinger it is wherever one goes Chesterfield ADVANTAGEOUSLY Advantageously adv Defn Profitably with advantage ADVANTAGEOUSNESS Advantageousness n Defn Profitableness ADVENE Advene v i Etym L advenire ad venire to come cf F avenir advenir See Come Defn To accede or come to to be added to something or become a part of it though not essential R Where no act of the will advenes as a coefficient Coleridge ADVENIENT Advenient a Etym L adviens p pr Defn Coming from outward causes superadded Obs ADVENT Advent n Etym L adventus fr advenire adventum cf F avent See Advene 1 Eccl Defn The period including the four Sundays before Christmas Advent Sunday Eccl the first Sunday in the season of Advent being always the nearest Sunday to the feast of St Andrew Now 30 Shipley 2 The first or the expected second coming of Christ 3 Coming any important arrival approach Deaths dreadful advent Young Expecting still his advent home Tennyson ADVENTIST Adventist n Defn One of a religious body embracing several branches who look for the proximate personal coming of Christ called also Second Adventists SchaffHerzog Encyc ADVENTITIOUS Adventitious a Etym L adventitius 1 Added extrinsically not essentially inherent accidental or causal additional supervenient foreign To things of great dimensions if we annex an adventitious idea of terror they become without comparison greater Burke 2 Nat Hist Defn Out of the proper or usual place as adventitious buds or roots 3 Bot Defn Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district not fully naturalized adventive applied to foreign plants 4 Med Defn Acquired as diseases accidental Adventitiously adv Adventitiousness n ADVENTIVE Adventive a 1 Accidental 2 Bot Defn Adventitious Gray ADVENTIVE Adventive n Defn A thing or person coming from without an immigrant R Bacon ADVENTUAL Adventual a Defn Relating to the season of advent Sanderson ADVENTURE Adventure n Etym OE aventure aunter anter F aventure fr LL adventura fr L advenire adventum to arrive which in the Romance languages took the sense of to happen befall See Advene 1 That which happens without design chance hazard hap hence chance of danger or loss Nay a far less good to man it will be found if she must at all adventures be fastened upon him individually Milton 2 Risk danger peril Obs He was in great adventure of his life Berners 3 The encountering of risks hazardous and striking enterprise a bold undertaking in which hazards are to be encountered and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events a daring feat He loved excitement and adventure Macaulay 4 A remarkable occurrence a striking event a stirring incident as the adventures of ones life Bacon 5 A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard a venture a shipment by a merchant on his own account A bill of adventure Com a writing setting forth that the goods shipped are at the owners risk Syn Undertaking enterprise venture event ADVENTURE Adventure v t imp p p Adventured p pr vb n Adventuring Etym OE aventuren auntren F aventurer fr aventure See Adventure n 1 To risk or hazard jeopard to venture He would not adventure himself into the theater Acts xix 31 2 To venture upon to run the risk of to dare Yet they adventured to go back Bunyan Discriminations might be adventured J Taylor ADVENTURE Adventure v i Defn To try the chance to take the risk I would adventure for such merchandise Shak ADVENTUREFUL Adventureful a Defn Given to adventure ADVENTURER Adventurer n Etym Cf F aventurier 1 One who adventures as the merchant adventurers one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises 2 A social pretender on the lookout for advancement ADVENTURESOME Adventuresome a Defn Full of risk adventurous venturesome Adventuresomeness n ADVENTURESS Adventuress n Defn A female adventurer a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means ADVENTUROUS Adventurous a Etym OE aventurous aunterous OF aventuros F aventureux fr aventure See Adventure n 1 Inclined to adventure willing to incur hazard prone to embark in hazardous enterprise rashly daring applied to persons Bold deed thou hast presumed adventurous Eve Milton 2 Full of hazard attended with risk exposing to danger requiring courage rash applied to acts as an adventurous undertaking deed song Syn Rash foolhardy presumptuous enterprising daring hazardous venturesome See Rash ADVENTUROUSLY Adventurously adv Defn In an adventurous manner venturesomely boldly daringly ADVENTUROUSNESS Adventurousness n Defn The quality or state of being adventurous daring venturesomeness ADVERB Adverb n Etym L adverbium ad verbum word verb cf F adverbe Gram Defn A word used to modify the sense of a verb participle adjective or other adverb and usually placed near it as he writes well paper extremely white ADVERBIAL Adverbial a Etym L adverbialis cf F adverbial Defn Of or pertaining to an adverb of the nature of an adverb as an adverbial phrase or form ADVERBIALITY Adverbiality n Defn The quality of being adverbial Earle ADVERBIALIZE Adverbialize v t Defn To give the force or form of an adverb to ADVERBIALLY Adverbially adv Defn In the manner of an adverb ADVERSARIA Adversaria n pl Etym L adversaria sc scripta neut pl of adversarius Defn A miscellaneous collection of notes remarks or selections a commonplace book also commentaries or notes These parchments are supposed to have been St Pauls adversaria Bp Bull ADVERSARIOUS Adversarious a Defn Hostile R Southey ADVERSARY Adversary n pl Adversaries Etym OE adversarie direct fr the Latin and adversaire fr OF adversier aversier fr L adversarius a turned toward n an adversary See Adverse Defn One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them a member of an opposing or hostile party an opponent an antagonist an enemy a foe His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries Shak Agree with thine adversary quickly Matt v 25 It may be thought that to vindicate the permanency of truth is to dispute without an adversary Beattie The Adversary The Satan or the Devil Syn Adversary Enemy Opponent Antagonist Enemy is the only one of these words which necessarily implies a state of personal hostility Men may be adversaries antagonists or opponents to each other in certain respects and yet have no feelings of general animosity An adversary may be simply one who is placed for a time in a hostile position as in a lawsuit an argument in chess playing or at fence An opponent is one who is ranged against another perhaps passively on the opposing side as a political opponent an opponent in debate An antagonist is one who struggles against another with active effort either in a literal fight or in verbal debate ADVERSARY Adversary a 1 Opposed opposite adverse antagonistic Archaic Bp King 2 Law Defn Having an opposing party not unopposed as an adversary suit ADVERSATIVE Adversative a Etym L adversativus fr adversari Defn Expressing contrariety opposition or antithesis as an adversative conjunction but however yet etc an adversative force Adversatively adv ADVERSATIVE Adversative n Defn An adversative word Harris ADVERSE Adverse a Etym OE advers OF avers advers fr L adversus p p advertere to turn to See Advert 1 Acting against or in a contrary direction opposed contrary opposite conflicting as adverse winds an adverse party a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste 2 Opposite Calpes adverse height Byron 3 In hostile opposition to unfavorable unpropitious contrary to ones wishes unfortunate calamitous afflictive hurtful as adverse fates adverse circumstances things adverse Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune Southey Adverse possession Law a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person Abbott Syn Averse reluctant unwilling See Averse ADVERSE Adverse v t Etym L adversari cf OF averser Defn To oppose to resist Obs Gower ADVERSELY Adversely 277 adv Defn In an adverse manner inimically unfortunately contrariwise ADVERSENESS Adverseness n Defn The quality or state of being adverse opposition ADVERSIFOLIATE ADVERSIFOLIOUS Adversifoliate Adversifolious a Etym L adver folium leaf Bot Defn Having opposite leaves as plants which have the leaves so arranged on the stem ADVERSION Adversion nEtym L adversio Defn A turning towards attention Obs Dr H More ADVERSITY Adversity n pl Adversities Etym OE adversite F adversité fr L adversitas 1 Opposition contrariety Obs Wyclif Adversity is not without comforts and hopes Bacon Syn Affliction distress misery disaster trouble suffering trial ADVERT Advert v i imp p p Adverted p pr vb n Adverting Etym L advertere v t to turn to ad vertere to turn cf F avertir See Advertise Defn To turn the mind or attention to refer to take heed or notice with to as he adverted to what was said I may again advert to the distinction Owen Syn To refer allude regard See Refer ADVERTENCE ADVERTENCY Advertence AdvertencyEtym OF advertence avertence LL advertentia fr L advertens See Advertent Defn The act of adverting of the quality of being advertent attention notice regard heedfulness To this difference it is right that advertence should be had in regulating taxation J S Mill ADVERTENT Advertent a Etym L advertens entis p pr of advertere See Advert Defn Attentive heedful regardful Sir M Hale Advertently adv ADVERTISE Advertise v t imp p p Advertised p pr vb n Advertising Etym F avertir formerly also spelt advertir to warn give notice to L advertere to turn to The ending was probably influenced by the noun advertisement See Advert Defn To give notice to to inform or apprise to notify to make known hence to warn often followed by of before the subject of information as to advertise a man of his loss Archaic I will advertise thee what this people shall do Num xxiv 14 4 To give public notice of to announce publicly esp by a printed notice as to advertise goods for sale a lost article the sailing day of a vessel a political meeting Syn To apprise inform make known notify announce proclaim promulgate publish ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement n Etym Favertisement formerly also spelled advertissement a warning giving notice fr avertir 1 The act of informing or notifying notification Archaic An advertisement of danger Bp Burnet 2 Admonition advice warning Obs Therefore give me no counsel My griefs cry louder than advertisement Shak 3 A public notice especially a paid notice in some public print anything that advertises as a newspaper containing many advertisement ADVERTISER Advertiser n Defn One who or that which advertises ADVICE Advice n Etym OE avis F avis OF vis fr L visum seemed seen really p p of videre to see so that vis meant that which has seemed best See Vision and cf Avise Advise 1 An opinion recommended or offered as worthy to be followed counsel We may give advice but we can not give conduct Franklin 2 Deliberate consideration knowledge Obs How shall I dote on her with more advice That thus without advice begin to love her Shak 3 Information or notice given intelligence as late advices from France commonly in the plural Note In commercial language advice usually means information communicated by letter used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange as a letter of advice McElrath 4 Crim Law Defn Counseling to perform a specific illegal act Wharton Advice boat a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to reconnoiter a dispatch boat To take advice a To accept advice b To consult with another or others Syn Counsel suggestion recommendation admonition exhortation information notice ADVISABILITY Advisability n Defn The quality of being advisable advisableness ADVISABLE Advisable a 1 Proper to be advised or to be done expedient prudent Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day South 2 Ready to receive advice R South Syn Expedient proper desirable befitting ADVISABLENESS Advisableness n Defn The quality of being advisable or expedient expediency advisability ADVISABLY Advisably adv Defn With advice wisely ADVISE Advise v t imp p p Advised p pr vb n Advising Etym OE avisen to perceive consider inform F aviser fr LL advisare advisare ad visare fr L videre visum to see See Advice and cf Avise 1 To give advice to to offer an opinion as worthy or expedient to be followed to counsel to warn I shall no more advise thee Milton 2 To give information or notice to to inform with of before the thing communicated as we were advised of the risk To advise ones self to bethink ones self to take counsel with ones self to reflect to consider Obs Bid thy master well advise himself Shak Syn To counsel admonish apprise acquaint ADVISE Advise v t 1 To consider to deliberate Obs Advise if this be worth attempting Milton 2 To take counsel to consult followed by with as to advise with friends ADVISEDLY Advisedly adv 1 Circumspectly deliberately leisurely Obs Shak 2 With deliberate purpose purposely by design Advisedly undertaken Suckling ADVISEDNESS Advisedness n Defn Deliberate consideration prudent procedure caution ADVISEMENT Advisement n Etym OE avisement F avisement fr aviser See Advise and cf Avisement 1 Counsel advise information Archaic And mused awhile waking advisement takes of what had passed in sleep Daniel 2 Consideration deliberation consultation Tempering the passion with advisement slow Spenser ADVISER Adviser n Defn One who advises ADVISERSHIP Advisership n Defn The office of an adviser R ADVISO Adviso n Etym Cf Sp aviso See Advice Defn Advice counsel suggestion also a dispatch or advice boat Obs Sir T Browne ADVISORY Advisory a Defn Having power to advise containing advice as an advisory council their opinion is merely advisory The General Association has a general advisory superintendence over all the ministers and churches Trumbull ADVOCACY Advocacy n Etym OF advocatie LL advocatia See Advocate Defn The act of pleading for or supporting work of advocating intercession ADVOCATE Advocate n Etym OE avocat avocet OF avocat fr L advocatus one summoned or called to another properly the p p of advocare to call to call to ones aid ad vocare to call See Advowee Avowee Vocal 1 One who pleads the cause of another Specifically One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court a counselor Note In the English and American Law advocate is the same as counsel counselor or barrister In the civil and ecclesiastical courts the term signifies the same as counsel at the common law 2 One who defends vindicates or espouses any cause by argument a pleader as an advocate of free trade an advocate of truth 3 Christ considered as an intercessor We have an Advocate with the Father 1 John ii 1 Faculty of advocates Scot the Scottish bar in Edinburgh Lord advocate Scot the public prosecutor of crimes and principal crown lawyer Judge advocate See under Judge ADVOCATE Advocate v t imp p p Advocated p pr vb n Advocating Etym See Advocate n Advoke Avow Defn To plead in favor of to defend by argument before a tribunal or the public to support vindicate or recommend publicly To advocate the cause of thy client Bp Sanderson 1624 This is the only thing distinct and sensible that has been advocated Burke Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause Mitford ADVOCATE Advocate v i Defn To act as advocate Obs Fuller ADVOCATESHIP Advocateship n Defn Office or duty of an advocate ADVOCATION Advocation n Etym L advocatio cf OF avocation See Advowson 1 The act of advocating or pleading plea advocacy Archaic The holy Jesus sits in heaven in a perpetual advocation for us Jer Taylor 2 Advowson Obs The donations or advocations of church livings Sanderson 3 Scots Law Defn The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court Bell ADVOCATORY Advocatory a Defn Of or pertaining to an advocate R ADVOKE Advoke v t Etym L advocare See Advocate Defn To summon to call Obs Queen Katharine had privately prevailed with the pope to advoke the cause to Rome Fuller ADVOLUTION Advolution n Etym L advolvere advolutum to roll to Defn A rolling toward something R ADVOUTRER Advoutrer n Etym OF avoutre avoltre fr L adulter Cf Adulterer Defn An adulterer Obs ADVOUTRESS Advoutress n Defn An adulteress Obs Bacon ADVOUTRY ADVOWTRY Advoutry Advowtry n Etym OE avoutrie avouterie advoutrie OF avoutrie avulterie fr L adulterium Cf Adultery Defn Adultery Obs Bacon ADVOWEE Advowee n Etym OE avowe F avoué fr L advocatus See Advocate Avowee Avoyer Defn One who has an advowson Cowell ADVOWSON Advowson n Etym OE avoweisoun OF avoëson fr L advocatio Cf Advocation Eng Law Defn The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church Originally the relation of a patron advocatus or protector of a benefice and thus privileged to nominate or present to it Note The benefices of the Church of England are in every case subjects of presentation They are nearly 12000 in number the advowson of more than half of them belongs to private persons and of the remainder to the crown bishops deans and chapters universities and colleges Amer Cyc ADVOYER Advoyer n Defn See Avoyer Obs ADWARD Adward n Defn Award Obs Spenser ADYNAMIA Adynamia n Etym NL adynamia fr Gr Med Defn Considerable debility of the vital powers as in typhoid fever Dunglison ADYNAMIC Adynamic a Etym Cf F adynamique See Adynamy 1 Med Defn Pertaining to or characterized by debility of the vital powers weak 2 Physics Defn Characterized by the absence of power or force Adynamic fevers malignant or putrid fevers attended with great muscular debility ADYNAMY Adynamy n Defn Adynamia R Morin ADYTUM Adytum n Adyta Etym L fr Gr Defn The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples whence oracles were given Hence A private chamber a sanctum ADZ Adz v t Defn To cut with an adz R Carlyle ADZ ADZE Adz Adze n Etym OE adese adis adse AS adesa adese ax hatchet Defn A carpenters or coopers tool formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood AE Æ or Ae Defn A diphthong in the Latin language used also by the Saxon writers It answers to the Gr æ was generally replaced by a the long e or ee In derivatives from Latin words with ae it is mostly superseded by e For most words found with this initial combination the reader will therefore search under the letter E AECIDIUM Æcidium n pl Æcidia Etym NL dim of Gr Bot Defn A form of fruit in the cycle of development of the Rusts or Brands an order of fungi formerly considered independent plants AEDILE Ædile n Etym L aedilis fr aedes temple public building Cf Edify Defn A magistrate in ancient Rome who had the superintendence of public buildings highways shows etc hence a municipal officer AEDILESHIP Ædileship n Defn The office of an ædile T Arnold AEGEAN Ægean a Etym L Aegeus Gr Defn Of or pertaining to the sea or arm of the Mediterranean sea east of Greece See Archipelago AEGICRANIA Ægicrania n pl Etym NL fr Gr Arch Defn Sculptured ornaments used in classical architecture representing rams heads or skulls AEGILOPS Ægilops n Etym L aegilopis Gr 1 Med Defn An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye 2 Bot a The great wildoat grass or other cornfield weed Crabb b A genus of plants called also hardgrass AEGIS Ægis n Etym L aegis fr Gr Defn A shield or protective armor applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva Also fig A shield a protection AEGOPHONY Ægophony n Defn Same as Egophony AEGROTAT Ægrotat n Etym L he is sick Camb Univ Defn A medical certificate that a student is ill AENEID Æneid n Etym L Aeneis Aeneidis or dos cf F Defn The great epic poem of Virgil of which the hero is Æneas AENEOUS Aëneous a Etym L aëneus Zoöl Defn Colored like bronze AEOLIAN Æolian a Etym L Aeolius Gr 1 Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis in Asia Minor colonized by the Greeks or to its inhabitants æolic as the Æolian dialect 2 Pertaining to Æolus the mythic god of the winds pertaining to or produced by the wind aërial Viewless forms the æolian organ play Campbell Æolian attachment a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte which prolongs the vibrations increases the volume of sound etc by forcing a stream of air upon the strings Moore Æolian harp Æolian lyre a musical instrument consisting of a box on or in which are stretched strings on which the wind acts to produce the notes usually placed at an open window Moore Æolian mode Mus one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes AEOLIC Æolic a Etym L Aeolicus Gr Defn Æolian 1 as the Æolic dialect the Æolic mode AEOLIPILE AEOLIPYLE Æolipile Æolipyle n Etym L aeolipilae Aeolus god of the winds pila a ball or Gr i e doorway of Æolus cf F éolipyle Defn An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel as a globe or cylinder with one or more projecting bent tubes through which steam is made to pass from the vessel causing it to revolve Written also eolipile Note Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years b c It has often been called the first steam engine AEOLOTROPIC Æolotropic a Etym Gr Physics Defn Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions not isotropic Sir W Thomson AEOLOTROPY Æolotropy n Physics Defn Difference of quality or property in different directions AEOLUS Æolus n Etym L fr Gr Gr Rom Myth Defn The god of the winds AEON Æon n Defn A period of immeasurable duration also an emanation of the Deity See Eon AEONIAN Æonian a Etym Gr Defn Eternal everlasting Æonian hills Tennyson AEPYORNIS Æpyornis n Etym Gr Defn A gigantic bird found fossil in Madagascar AERATE Aërate v t imp p p A p pr vb n A Etym Cf F aérer See Airv t 1 To combine or charge with gas usually with carbonic acid gas formerly called fixed air His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aërated natural fountains Carlyle 2 To supply or impregnate with common air as to aërate soil to aërate water 3 Physiol Defn To expose to the chemical action of air to oxygenate the blood by respiration to arterialize Aërated bread bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation AERATION Aëration n Etym Cf F aération 1 Exposure to the free action of the air airing as aëration of soil of spawn etc 2 Physiol Defn A change produced in the blood by exposure to the air in respiration oxygenation of the blood in respiration arterialization 3 The act or preparation of charging with carbonic acid gas or with oxygen AERATOR Aërator n Defn That which supplies with air esp an apparatus used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water AERENCHYM AERENCHYMA Aërenchym Aërenchyma n NL aërenchyma See Aëro Enchyma Bot Defn A secondary respiratory tissue or modified periderm found in many aquatic plants and distinguished by the large intercellular spaces AERIAL Aërial a Etym L aërius See Air 1 Of or pertaining to the air or atmosphere inhabiting or frequenting the air produced by or found in the air performed in the air as aërial regions or currents Aërial spirits Milton Aërial voyages Darwin 2 Consisting of air resembling or partaking of the nature of air Hence Unsubstantial unreal 3 Rising aloft in air high lofty as aërial spires 4 Growing forming or existing in the air as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water or underground as aërial rootlets aërial plants Gray 5 Light as air ethereal Aërial acid carbonic acid Obs Ure Aërial perspective See Perspective AERIALITY Aëriality n Defn The state of being aërial R De Quincey AERIALLY Aërially adv Defn Like or from the air in an aërial manner A murmur heard aërially Tennyson AERIAL RAILWAY Aërial railway a A stretched wire or rope elevated above the ground and forming a way along which a trolley may travel for conveying a load suspended from the trolley b An elevated cableway AERIAL SICKNESS Aërial sickness Defn A sickness felt by aëronauts due to high speed of flights and rapidity in changing altitudes combining some symptoms of mountain sickness and some of seasickness AERIE Aerie n Etym OE aire eire air nest also origin descent OF aire LL area aera nest of a bird of prey perh fr L area an open space for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks Cf Area Defn The nest of a bird of prey as of an eagle or hawk also a brood of such birds eyrie Shak Also fig A human residence or resting place perched like an eagles nest AERIFEROUS Aëriferous a Etym L aër air ferous cf F aérifère Defn Conveying or containing air airbearing as the windpipe is an aëriferous tube AERIFICATION Aërification n Etym Cf F aérification See A 1 The act of combining air with another substance or the state of being filled with air 2 The act of becoming aërified or of changing from a solid or liquid form into an aëriform state the state of being aëriform AERIFORM Aëriform a Etym L aër air form cf F aériforme Defn Having the form or nature of air or of an elastic fluid gaseous Hence fig Unreal AERIFY Aërify v t Etym L aër air fly 1 To infuse air into to combine air with 2 To change into an aëriform state AERO Aëro Etym Gr Defn The combining form of the Greek word meaning air AEROBIC Aërobic a Biol Defn Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen also pertaining to or induced by aërobies as aërobic fermentation Aërobically adv AEROBIES Aërobies n pl Etym Aëro Gr Biol Defn Microörganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids AEROBIOTIC Aërobiotic a Biol Defn Related to or of the nature of aërobies as aërobiotic plants which live only when supplied with free oxygen AEROBOAT Aëroboat n Aëro boat Defn A form of hydroaëroplane a flying boat AEROBUS Aërobus n Aëro bus Defn An aëroplane or airship designed to carry passengers AEROCLUB Aëroclub n Aëro club Defn A club or association of persons interested in aëronautics AEROCURVE Aërocurve n Aëro curve Aëronautics Defn A modification of the aëroplane having curved surfaces the advantages of which were first demonstrated by Lilienthal AEROCYST Aërocyst n Etym Aëro cyst Bot Defn One of the air cells of algals AEROCYST Aërocyst n Aëro cyst Bot Defn One of the air cells of algals AERODONETICS Aërodonetics n Aëro Gr shaken to shake Aëronautics Defn The science of gliding and soaring flight AERODROME Aërodrome n Aëro Gr a running Aëronautics a A shed for housing an airship or aëroplane b A ground or field esp one equipped with housing and other facilities used for flying purposes Aërodromic a AERODYNAMIC Aërodynamic a Defn Pertaining to the force of air in motion AERODYNAMICS Aërodynamics n Etym Aëro dynamics cf F aérodynamique Defn The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force and of their mechanical effects AEROFOIL Aërofoil n Aëro foil Defn A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its movement through the air a spread wing as of a bird AEROGNOSY Aërognosy n Etym Aëro Gr aérognosie Defn The science which treats of the properties of the air and of the part it plays in nature Craig AEROGRAPHER Aërographer n Defn One versed in aëography an aërologist AEROGRAPHIC AEROGRAPHICAL Aërographic Aërographical a Defn Pertaining to aërography aërological AEROGRAPHY Aërography n Etym Aëro graphy cf F aérographie Defn A description of the air or atmosphere aërology AEROGUN Aërogun n Aëro gun Defn A cannon capable of being trained at very high angles for use against aircraft AEROHYDRODYNAMIC Aërohydrodynamic a Etym Aëro hydrodynamic Defn Acting by the force of air and water as an aërohydrodynamic wheel AEROLITE Aërolite n Etym Aëro lite cf F aérolithe Meteor Defn A stone or metallic mass which has fallen to the earth from distant space a meteorite a meteoric stone Note Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites AEROLITH Aërolith n Defn Same as A AEROLITHOLOGY Aërolithology n Etym Aëro lithology Defn The science of aërolites AEROLITIC Aërolitic a Defn Of or pertaining to aërolites meteoric as aërolitic iron Booth AEROLOGIC AEROLOGICAL Aërologic Aërological a Defn Of or pertaining to aërology AEROLOGIST Aërologist n Defn One versed in aërology AEROLOGY Aërology n Etym Aëro logy cf F aérologie Defn That department of physics which treats of the atmosphere AEROMANCY Aëromancy n Etym Aëro mancy cf F aéromancie Defn Divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric substances also forecasting changes in the weather AEROMECHANIC AEROMECHANICAL Aëromechanic Aëromechanical a Defn Of or pert to aëromechanics AEROMECHANIC Aëromechanic n Defn A mechanic or mechanician expert in the art and practice of aëronautics AEROMECHANICS Aëromechanics n Defn The science of equilibrium and motion of air or an aëriform fluid including aërodynamics and aërostatics AEROMETER Aërometer n Etym Aëro meter cf F éromètre Defn An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases AEROMETRIC Aërometric a Defn Of or pertaining to aërometry as aërometric investigations AEROMETRY Aërometry n Etym Aëro metry cf F érométrie Defn The science of measuring the air including the doctrine of its pressure elasticity rarefaction and condensation pneumatics AERONAT Aëronat n F aéronat See Aëro Natation Defn A dirigible balloon AERONAUT Aëronaut n Etym F aéronaute fr Gr Nautical Defn An aërial navigator a balloonist AERONAUTIC AERONAUTICAL Aëronautic Aëronautical a Etym Cf F aéronauitique Defn Pertaining to aëronautics or aërial sailing AERONAUTICS Aëronautics n Defn The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air as by means of a balloon aërial navigation ballooning AERONEF Aëronef n F aéronef Defn A powerdriven heavierthanair flying machine AEROPHOBIA AEROPHOBY Aërophobia Aërophoby n Etym Aëro Gr aérophobie Med Defn Dread of a current of air AEROPHONE Aërophone n Aëro Gr voice a A form of combined speaking and ear trumpet b An instrument proposed by Edison for greatly intensifying speech It consists of a phonograph diaphragm so arranged that its action opens and closes valves producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration AEROPHYTE Aërophyte n Etym Aëro Gr aérophyte Bot Defn A plant growing entirely in the air and receiving its nourishment from it an air plant or epiphyte AEROPLANE Aëroplane n Etym Aëro plane Defn A flying machine or a small plane for experiments on flying which floats in the air only when propelled through it AEROPLANIST Aëroplanist n Defn One who flies in an aëroplane AEROSCOPE Aëroscope n Etym Aëro Gr Biol Defn An apparatus designed for collecting spores germs bacteria etc suspended in the air AEROSCOPY Aëroscopy n Etym Aëro Gr Defn The observation of the state and variations of the atmosphere AEROSE Ærose a Etym L aerosus fr aes aeris brass copper Defn Of the nature of or like copper brassy R AEROSIDERITE Aërosiderite n Etym Aëro siderite Meteor Defn A mass of meteoric iron AEROSPHERE Aërosphere n Etym Aëro sphere cf F aérosphère Defn The atmosphere R AEROSTAT Aërostat n Etym F aérostat fr Gr Statics 1 A balloon 2 A balloonist an aëronaut AEROSTATIC AEROSTATICAL Aërostatic Aërostatical a Etym Aëro Gr aérostatique See Statical Statics 1 Of or pertaining to aërostatics pneumatic 2 Aëronautic as an aërostatic voyage AEROSTATICS Aërostatics n Defn The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids or that of bodies sustained in them Hence it includes aëronautics AEROSTATION Aërostation n Etym Cf F aérostation the art of using aërostats 1 Aërial navigation the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air 2 The science of weighing air aërostatics Obs AEROTAXIS Aërotaxis n NL See Aëro Taxis Bacteriology Defn The positive or negative stimulus exerted by oxygen on aërobic and anaërobic bacteria Aërotactic a AEROTHERAPENTICS Aërotherapentics n Aëro therapeutics Med Defn Treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases AEROYACHT Aëroyacht n Aëro yacht Defn A form of hydroaëroplane a flying boat AERUGINOUS Æruginous a Etym L aeruginosus fr aerugo rust of copper fr aes copper cf F érugineux Defn Of the nature or color of verdigris or the rust of copper AERUGO Ærugo n Etym L aes brass copper Defn The rust of any metal esp of brass or copper verdigris AERY Aery n Defn An aerie AERY Aëry a Etym See Air Defn Aërial ethereal incorporeal visionary Poetic M Arnold AESCULAPIAN Æsculapian a Defn Pertaining to Æsculapius or to the healing art medical medicinal AESCULAPIUS Æsculapius n Etym L Aesculapius Gr Myth Defn The god of medicine Hence a physician AESCULIN Æsculin n Defn Same as Esculin AESIR Æsir n pl Icel pl of ass god Defn In the old Norse mythology the gods Odin Thor Loki Balder Frigg and the others Their home was called Asgard AESOPIAN ESOPIAN Æsopian Esopian a Etym L Aesopius from Gr Defn Of or pertaining to Æsop or in his manner AESOPIC ESOPIC Æsopic Esopic a Etym L Aesopicus Gr Defn Same as Æsopian AESTHESIA Æsthesia n Etym Gr Physiol Defn Perception by the senses feeling the opposite of anæsthesia AESTHESIOMETER ESTHESIOMETER Æsthesiometer Esthesiometer n Etym Gr Æsthesia meter Defn An instrument to measure the degree of sensation by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered AESTHESIS Æsthesis n Etym Gr Defn Sensuous perception R Ruskin AESTHESODIC Æsthesodic a Etym Gr esthésodique Physiol Defn Conveying sensory or afferent impulses said of nerves AESTHETE Æsthete n Etym Gr Defn One who makes much or overmuch of æsthetics Recent AESTHETIC AESTHETICAL Æsthetic Æsthetical a Defn Of or Pertaining to æsthetics versed in æsthetics as æsthetic studies emotions ideas persons etc Æsthetically adv AESTHETICAN Æsthetican n Defn One versed in æsthetics AESTHETICISM Æstheticism n Defn The doctrine of æsthetics æsthetic principles devotion to the beautiful in nature and art Lowell AESTHETICS ESTHETICS Æsthetics Esthetics n Etym Gr ästhetik F esthétique Defn The theory or philosophy of taste the science of the beautiful in nature and art esp that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art AESTHOPHYSIOLOGY Æsthophysiology n Etym Gr physiology Defn The science of sensation in relation to nervous action H Spenser AESTIVAL Æstival a Etym L aestivalis aestivus fr aestas summer Defn Of or belonging to the summer as æstival diseases Spelt also estival AESTIVATE Æstivate v i Etym L aestivare aestivatum 1 To spend the summer 2 Zoöl Defn To pass the summer in a state of torpor Spelt also estivate AESTIVATION Æstivation n 1 Zoöl Defn The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer as in certain snails opposed to hibernation 2 Bot Defn The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud as to folding overlapping etc prefloration Gray Spelt also estivation AESTUARY Æstuary n a Defn See Estuary AESTUOUS Æstuous a Etym L aestuosus fr aestus fire glow Defn Glowing agitated as with heat AETHEOGAMOUS Aëtheogamous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Propagated in an unusual way cryptogamous AETHER Æther n Defn See Ether AETHIOPS MINERAL Æthiops mineral Chem Defn Same as Ethiops mineral Obs AETHOGEN Æthogen n Etym Gr gen Chem Defn A compound of nitrogen and boro AETHRIOSCOPE Æthrioscope n Etym Gr Defn An instrument consisting in part of a differential thermometer It is used for measuring changes of temperature produced by different conditions of the sky as when clear or clouded AETIOLOGICAL Ætiological a Defn Pertaining to ætiology assigning a cause Ætiologically adv AETIOLOGY Ætiology n Etym L aetologia Gr étiologie 1 The science doctrine or demonstration of causes esp the investigation of the causes of any disease the science of the origin and development of things 2 The assignment of a cause AETITES Aëtites n Etym L fr Gr Defn See Eaglestone AFAR Afar adv Etym Pref afor on or of far Defn At to or from a great distance far away often used with from preceding or off following as he was seen from afar I saw him afar off The steep where Fames proud temple shines afar Beattie AFEARD Afeard p a Etym OE afered AS af p p of af to frighten a cf Goth us Ger er orig meaning out fran to frighten See Fear Defn Afraid Obs Be not afeard the isle is full of noises Shak AFER Afer n Etym L Defn The southwest wind Milton AFFABILITY Affability n Etym L affabilitas cf F affabilité Defn The quality of being affable readiness to converse courteousness in receiving others and in conversation complaisant behavior Affability is of a wonderful efficacy or power in procuring love Elyot AFFABLE Affable a Etym F affable L affabilis fr affari to speak to ad fari to speak See Fable 1 Easy to be spoken to or addressed receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner courteous sociable An affable and courteous gentleman Shak His manners polite and affable Macaulay 2 Gracious mild benign A serene and affable countenance Tatler Syn Courteous civil complaisant accessible mild benign condescending AFFABLENESS Affableness n Defn Affability AFFABLY Affably adv Defn In an affable manner courteously AFFABROUS Affabrous a Etym L affaber workmanlike ad faber Defn Executed in a workmanlike manner ingeniously made R Bailey AFFAIR Affair n Etym OE afere affere OF afaire F affaire fr a faire to do L ad facere to do See Fact and cf Ado 1 That which is done or is to be done matter concern as a difficult affair to manage business of any kind commercial professional or public often in the plural At the head of affairs Junius A talent for affairs Prescott 2 Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely as an affair of honor i e a duel an affair of love i e an intrigue 3 Mil Defn An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle 4 Action endeavor Obs And with his best affair Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun Chapman 5 A material object vaguely designated A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded Hawthorne AFFAMISH Affamish v t i Etym F affamer fr L ad fames hunger See Famish Defn To afflict with or perish from hunger Obs Spenser AFFAMISHMENT Affamishment n Defn Starvation Bp Hall AFFATUATE Affatuate v t Etym L ad fatuus foolish Defn To infatuate Obs Milton AFFEAR Affear v t Etym OE aferen AS af See Afeard Defn To frighten Obs Spenser AFFECT Affect v t imp p p Affected p pr vb n Affecting Etym L affectus p p of afficere to affect by active agency ad facere to make cf F affectere L affectare freq of afficere See Fact 1 To act upon to produce an effect or change upon As might affect the earth with cold heat Milton The climate affected their health and spirits Macaulay 2 To influence or move as the feelings or passions to touch A consideration of the rationale of our passions seems to me very necessary for all who would affect them upon solid and pure principles 3 To love to regard with affection Obs As for Queen Katharine he rather respected than affected rather honored than loved her Fuller 4 To show a fondness for to like to use or practice to choose hence to frequent habitually For he does neither affect company nor is he fit for Shak Do not affect the society of your inferiors in rank nor court that of the great Hazlitt 5 To dispose or incline Men whom they thought best affected to religion and their countrys liberty Milton 6 To aim at to aspire to covet Obs This proud man affects imperial Dryden 7 To tend to by affinity or disposition The drops of every fluid affect a round figure Newton 8 To make a show of to put on a pretense of to feign to assume as to affect ignorance Careless she is with artful care Affecting to seem unaffected Congreve Thou dost affect my manners Shak 9 To assign to appoint R One of the domestics was affected to his special service Thackeray Syn To influence operate act on concern move melt soften subdue overcome pretend assume AFFECT Affect n Etym L affectus Defn Affection inclination passion feeling disposition Obs Shak AFFECTATION Affectation n Etym L affectatio cf F affectation 1 An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real false display artificial show An affectation of contempt Macaulay Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural Locke 2 A striving after Obs Bp Pearson 3 Fondness affection Obs Hooker AFFECTATIONIST Affectationist n Defn One who exhibits affectation R Fitzed Hall AFFECTED Affected p p a 1 Regarded with affection beloved Obs His affected Hercules Chapman 2 Inclined disposed attached How stand you affected his wish Shak 3 Given to false show assuming or pretending to posses what is not natural or real He is too spruce too affected too odd Shak 4 Assumed artificially not natural Affected coldness and indifference Addison 5 Alg Defn Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity adfected as an affected equation AFFECTEDLY Affectedly adv 1 In an affected manner hypocritically with more show than reality 2 Lovingly with tender care Obs Shak AFFECTEDNESS Affectedness n Defn Affectation AFFECTER Affecter n Defn One who affects assumes pretends or strives after Affecters of wit Abp Secker AFFECTIBILITY Affectibility n Defn The quality or state of being affectible R AFFECTIBLE Affectible a Defn That may be affected R Lay aside the absolute and by union with the creaturely become affectible Coleridge AFFECTING Affecting a 1 Moving the emotions fitted to excite the emotions pathetic touching as an affecting address an affecting sight The most affecting music is generally the most simple 2 Affected given to false show Obs A drawling affecting rouge Shak AFFECTINGLY Affectingly adv Defn In an affecting manner is a manner to excite emotions AFFECTION Affection n Etym F affection L affectio fr afficere See Affect 1 The act of affecting or acting upon the state of being affected 2 An attribute a quality or property a condition a bodily state as figure weight etc are affections of bodies The affections of quantity Boyle And truly waking dreams were more or less An old and strange affection of the house Tennyson 3 Bent of mind a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind any emotion as the benevolent affections esteem gratitude etc the malevolent affections hatred envy etc inclination disposition propensity tendency Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind when impressed by any object or quality Cogan 4 A settled good will kind feeling love zealous or tender attachment often in the pl Formerly followed by to but now more generally by for or towards as filial social or conjugal affections to have an affection for or towards children All his affections are set on his own country Macaulay 5 Prejudice bias Obs Bp Aylmer 6 Med Defn Disease morbid symptom malady as a pulmonary affection Dunglison 7 The lively representation of any emotion Wotton 8 Affectation Obs Spruce affection Shak 9 Passion violent emotion Obs Most wretched man That to affections does the bridle lend Spenser Syn Attachment passion tenderness fondness kindness love good will See Attachment Disease AFFECTIONAL Affectional a Defn Of or pertaining to the affections as affectional impulses an affectional nature AFFECTIONATE Affectionate a Etym Cf F affectionné 1 Having affection or warm regard loving fond as an affectionate brother 2 Kindly inclined zealous Obs Johson Man in his love God and desire to please him can never be too affectionate Sprat 3 Proceeding from affection indicating love tender as the affectionate care of a parent affectionate countenance message language 4 Strongly inclined with to Obs Bacon Syn Tender attached loving devoted warm fond earnest ardent AFFECTIONATED Affectionated a Defn Disposed inclined Obs Affectionated to the people Holinshed AFFECTIONATELY Affectionately adv Defn With affection lovingly fondly tenderly kindly AFFECTIONATENESS Affectionateness n Defn The quality of being affectionate fondness affection AFFECTIONED Affectioned a 1 Disposed Archaic Be kindly affectioned one to another Rom xii 10 2 Affected conceited Obs Shak AFFECTIVE Affective a Etym Cf F affectif 1 Tending to affect affecting Obs Burnet 2 Pertaining to or exciting emotion affectional emotional Rogers AFFECTIVELY Affectively adv Defn In an affective manner impressively emotionally AFFECTUOUS Affectuous a Etym L affectuous cf F affectueux See Affect Defn Full of passion or emotion earnest Obs Affectuously adv Obs Fabyan AFFEER Affeer v t Etym OF aforer afeurer to tax appraise assess fr L ad forum market court of justice in LL also meaning pri 1 To confirm to assure Obs The title is affeered Shak 2 Old Law Defn To assess or reduce as an arbitrary penalty or amercement to a certain and reasonable sum Amercements were affeered by the judges Blackstone AFFEERER AFFEEROR Affeerer Affeeror n Etym OF aforeur LL afforator Old Law Defn One who affeers Cowell AFFEERMENT Affeerment n Etym Cf OF aforement Old Law Defn The act of affeering Blackstone AFFERENT Afferent a Etym L afferens p pr of afferre ad ferre to bear Physiol Defn Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ opposed to efferent as afferent vessels afferent nerves which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain AFFETTUOSO Affettuoso adv Etym It Mus Defn With feeling AFFIANCE Affiance n Etym OE afiaunce trust confidence OF afiance fr afier to trust fr LL affidare to trust ad fidare to trust fr L fides faith See Faith and cf Affidavit Affy Confidence 1 Plighted faith marriage contract or promise 2 Trust reliance faith confidence Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love Sir J Stephen Lancelot my Lancelot thou in whom I have Most joy and most affiance Tennyson AFFIANCE Affiance v t imp Affianced p pr Affiancing Etym Cf OF afiancier fr afiance 1 To betroth to pledge ones faith to for marriage or solemnly promise ones self or another in marriage To me sad maid he was affianced Spenser 2 To assure by promise Obs Pope AFFIANCER Affiancer n Defn One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons AFFIANT Affiant n Etym From p pr of OF afier LL affidare See Affidavit Law Defn One who makes an affidavit U S Burrill Syn Deponent See Deponent AFFICHE Affiche n F fr afficher to affix Defn A written or printed notice to be posted as on a wall a poster a placard AFFIDAVIT Affidavit n Etym LL affidavit he has made oath perfect tense of affidare See Affiance Affy Law Defn A sworn statement in writing a declaration in writing signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate Bouvier Burrill Note It is always made ex parte and without crossexamination and in this differs from a deposition It is also applied to written statements made on affirmation Syn Deposition See Deposition AFFILE Affile v t Etym OF afiler F affiler to sharpen a L ad fil thread edge Defn To polish Obs AFFILIABLE Affiliable a Defn Capable of being affiliated to or on or connected with in origin AFFILIATE Affiliate v t imp p p Affiliated p pr vb n Affiliating Etym LL adfiliare affiliare to adopt as son ad filius son cf F affilier 1 To adopt to receive into a family as a son hence to bring or receive into close connection to ally Is the soul affiliated to God or is it estranged and in rebellion I Taylor 2 To fix the paternity of said of an illegitimate child as to affiliate the child to or on or upon one man rather than another 3 To connect in the way of descent to trace origin to How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes H Spencer 4 To attach to or unite with to receive into a society as a member and initiate into its mysteries plans etc followed by to or with Affiliated societies societies connected with a central society or with each other AFFILIATE Affiliate v i Defn To connect or associate ones self followed by with as they affiliate with no party AFFILIATION Affiliation n Etym F affiliation LL affiliatio 1 Adoption association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society 2 Law Defn The establishment or ascertaining of parentage the assignment of a child as a bastard to its father filiation 3 Connection in the way of descent H Spencer AFFINAL Affinal a Etym L affinis Defn Related by marriage from the same source AFFINE Affine v t Etym F affiner to refine L ad fin fine See Fine Defn To refine Obs Holland AFFINED Affined a Etym OF afiné related p p fr LL affinare to join fr L affinis neighboring related to ad finis boundary limit Defn Joined in affinity or by any tie Obs All affined and kin Shak AFFINITATIVE Affinitative a Defn Of the nature of affinity Affinitatively adv AFFINITIVE Affinitive a Defn Closely connected as by affinity AFFINITY Affinity n pl Affinities Etym OF afinité F affinité L affinites fr affinis See Affined 1 Relationship by marriage as between a husband and his wifes blood relations or between a wife and her husbands blood relations in contradistinction to consanguinity or relationship by blood followed by with to or between Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh 1 Kings iii 1 2 Kinship generally close agreement relation conformity resemblance connection as the affinity of sounds of colors or of languages There is a close affinity between imposture and credulity Sir G C Lewis 2 Companionship acquaintance Obs About forty years past I began a happy affinity with William Cranmer Burton 4 Chem Defn That attraction which takes place at an insensible distance between the heterogeneous particles of bodies and unites them to form chemical compounds chemism chemical or elective affinity or attraction 5 Nat Hist Defn A relation between species or highe 6 Spiritualism Defn A superior spiritual relationship or attraction held to exist sometimes between persons esp persons of the opposite sex also the man or woman who exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction AFFIRM Affirm v t imp p p Affirmed p pr vb n Affirming Etym OE affermen OF afermer F affirmer affermir fr L affirmare ad firmare to make firm firmus firm See Firm 1 To make firm to confirm or ratify esp Law Defn to assert or confirm as a judgment decree or order brought before an appelate court for review 2 To assert positively to tell with confidence to aver to maintain as true opposed to deny Jesus whom Paul affirmed to be alive Acts xxv 19 3 Law Defn To declare as a fact solemnly under judicial sanction See Affirmation 4 Syn To assert aver declare asseverate assure pronounce protest avouch confirm establish ratify To Affirm Asseverate Aver Protest We affirm when we declare a thing as a fact or a proposition We asseverate it in a peculiarly earnest manner or with increased positiveness as what can not be disputed We aver it or formally declare it to be true when we have positive knowledge of it We protest in a more public manner and with the energy of perfect sincerity People asseverate in order to produce a conviction of their veracity they aver when they are peculiarly desirous to be believed they protest when they wish to free themselves from imputations or to produce a conviction of their innocence AFFIRM Affirm v i 1 To declare or assert positively Not that I so affirm though so it seem To thee who hast thy dwelling here on earth Milton 2 Law Defn To make a solemn declaration before an authorized magistrate or tribunal under the penalties of perjury to testify by affirmation AFFIRMABLE Affirmable a Defn Capable of being affirmed asserted or declared followed by of as an attribute affirmable of every just man AFFIRMANCE Affirmance n Etym Cf OF afermance 1 Confirmation ratification confirmation of a voidable act This statute in affirmance of the common law Bacon 2 A strong declaration affirmation Cowper AFFIRMANT Affirmant n Etym L affirmans antis p pr See Affirm 1 One who affirms or asserts 2 Law Defn One who affirms of taking an oath AFFIRMATION Affirmation n Etym L affirmatio cf F affirmation 1 Confirmation of anything established ratification as the affirmation of a law Hooker 2 The act of affirming or asserting as true assertion opposed to negation or denial 3 That which is asserted an assertion a positive as an affirmation by the vender of title to property sold or of its quality 4 Law Defn A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath Bouvier AFFIRMATIVE Affirmative a Etym L affirmativus cf F affirmatif 1 Confirmative ratifying as an act affirmative of common law 2 That affirms asserting that the fact is so declaratory of what exists answering yes to a question opposed to negative as an affirmative answer an affirmative vote 3 Positive dogmatic Obs J Taylor Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito Berkeley 4 logic Defn Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition 5 Alg Defn Positive a term applied to quantities which are to be added and opposed to negative or such as are to be subtracted AFFIRMATIVE Affirmative n 1 That which affirms as opposed to that which denies an affirmative proposition that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated opposed to Ant negative as there were forty votes in the affirmative and ten in the negative Whether there are such beings or not t is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the affirmative Dryden 2 A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent as yes that is so etc AFFIRMATIVELY Affirmatively adv Defn In an affirmative manner on the affirmative side of a question in the affirmative opposed to negatively AFFIRMATORY Affirmatory a Defn Giving affirmation assertive affirmative Massey AFFIRMER Affirmer n Defn One who affirms AFFIX Affix v t imp p p Affixed p pr vb n Affixing Etym LL affixare L affixus p p of affigere to fasten to ad figere to fasten cf OE affichen F afficher ultimately fr L affigere See Fix 1 To subjoin annex or add at the close or end to append to to fix to any part of as to affix a syllable to a word to affix a seal to an instrument to affix ones name to a writing 2 To fix or fasten in any way to attach physically Should they caterpillars affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food Ray 3 To attach unite or connect with as names affixed to ideas or ideas affixed to things to affix a stigma to a person to affix ridicule or blame to any one 4 To fix or fasten figuratively with on or upon as eyes affixed upon the ground Obs Spenser Syn To attach subjoin connect annex unite AFFIX Affix n pl Affixes Etym L affixus p p of affigere cf F affixe Defn That which is affixed an appendage esp one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word a suffix a postfix AFFIXION Affixion n Etym L affixio fr affigere Defn Affixture Obs T Adams AFFIXTURE Affixture n Defn The act of affixing or the state of being affixed attachment AFFLATION Afflation n Etym L afflatus p p of afflare to blow or breathe on ad flare to blow Defn A blowing or breathing on inspiration AFFLATUS Afflatus n Etym L fr afflare See Afflation 1 A breath or blast of wind 2 A divine impartation of knowledge supernatural impulse inspiration A poet writing against his genius will be like a prophet without his afflatus Spence AFFLICT Afflict v t imp p p Afflicted p pr vb n Afflicting Etym L afflictus p p of affigere to cast down deject ad fligere to strike cf OF aflit afflict p p Cf Flagellate 1 To strike or cast down to overthrow Obs Reassembling our afflicted powers Milton 2 To inflict some great injury or hurt upon causing continued pain or mental distress to trouble grievously to torment They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens Exod i 11 That which was the worst now least afflicts me Milton 3 To make low or humble Obs Spenser Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth Jer Taylor Syn To trouble grieve pain distress harass torment wound hurt AFFLICT Afflict p p a Etym L afflictus p p Defn Afflicted Obs Becon AFFLICTEDNESS Afflictedness n Defn The state of being afflicted affliction Obs Bp Hall AFFLICTER Afflicter n Defn One who afflicts AFFLICTING Afflicting a Defn Grievously painful distressing afflictive as an afflicting event Afflictingly adv AFFLICTION Affliction n Etym F affliction L afflictio fr affligere 1 The cause of continued pain of body or mind as sickness losses etc an instance of grievous distress a pain or grief To repay that money will be a biting affliction Shak 2 The state of being afflicted a state of pain distress or grief Some virtues are seen only in affliction Addison Syn Calamity sorrow distress grief pain adversity misery wretchedness misfortune trouble hardship Affliction Sorrow Grief Distress Affliction and sorrow are terms of wide and general application grief and distress have reference to particular cases Affliction is the stronger term The suffering lies deeper in the soul and usually arises from some powerful cause such as the loss of what is most dear friends health etc We do not speak of mere sickness or pain as an affliction though one who suffers from either is said to be afflicted but deprivations of every kind such as deafness blindness loss of limbs etc are called afflictions showing that term applies particularly to prolonged sources of suffering Sorrow and grief are much alike in meaning but grief is the stronger term of the two usually denoting poignant mental suffering for some definite cause as grief for the death of a dear friend sorrow is more reflective and is tinged with regret as the misconduct of a child is looked upon with sorrow Grief is often violent and demonstrative sorrow deep and brooding Distress implies extreme suffering either bodily or mental In its higher stages it denotes pain of a restless agitating kind and almost always supposes some struggle of mind or body Affliction is allayed grief subsides sorrow is soothed distress is mitigated AFFLICTIONLESS Afflictionless a Defn Free from affliction AFFLICTIVE Afflictive a Etym Cf F afflictif Defn Giving pain causing continued or repeated pain or grief distressing Joves afflictive hand Pope Spreads slow disease and darts afflictive pain Prior AFFLICTIVELY Afflictively adv Defn In an afflictive manner AFFLUENCE Affluence n Etym F affluence L affluentia fr affluens p pr of affluere to flow to ad fluere to flow See Flux 1 A flowing to or towards a concourse an influx The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain Wotton There is an unusual affluence of strangers this year Carlyle 2 An abundant supply as of thought words feelings etc profusion also abundance of property wealth And old age of elegance affluence and ease Coldsmith Syn Abundance riches profusion exuberance plenty wealth opulence AFFLUENCY Affluency n Defn Affluence Obs Addison AFFLUENT Affluent a Etym Cf F affluent L affluens entis p pr See Affluence 1 Flowing to flowing abundantly Affluent blood Harvey 2 Abundant copious plenteous hence wealthy abounding in goods or riches Language affluent in expression H Reed Loaded and blest with all the affluent store Which human vows at smoking shrines implore Prior AFFLUENT Affluent n Defn A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake a tributary stream AFFLUENTLY Affluently adv Defn Abundantly copiously AFFLUENTNESS Affluentness n Defn Great plenty R AFFLUX Afflux n Etym L affluxum p p of affluere cf F afflux See Affluence Defn A flowing towards that which flows to as an afflux of blood to the head AFFLUXION Affluxion n Defn The act of flowing towards afflux Sir T Browne AFFODILL Affodill n Defn Asphodel Obs AFFORCE Afforce v t Etym OF afforcier LL affortiare ad fortiare fr L fortis strong Defn To reënforce to strengthen Hallam AFFORCEMENT Afforcement n Etym OF 1 A fortress a fortification for defense Obs Bailey 2 A reënforcement a strengthening Hallam AFFORCIAMENT Afforciament n Defn See Afforcement Obs AFFORD Afford v t imp p p Afforded p pr vb n Affording Etym OE aforthen AS gefor for to further accomplish afford fr for forth forward The prefix ge has no well defined sense See Forth 1 To give forth to supply yield or produce as the natural result fruit or issue as grapes afford wine olives afford oil the earth affords fruit the sea affords an abundant supply of fish 2 To give grant or confer with a remoter reference to its being the natural result to provide to furnish as a good life affords consolation in old age His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers Addison The quiet lanes afford calmer retreats Gilpin 3 To offer provide or supply as in selling granting expending with profit or without loss or too great injury as A affords his goods cheaper than B a man can afford a sum yearly in charity 4 To incur stand or bear without serious detriment as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious with an auxiliary as can could might etc to be able or rich enough The merchant can afford to trade for smaller profits Hamilton He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw suffer Wordsworth AFFORDABLE Affordable a Defn That may be afforded AFFORDMENT Affordment n Defn Anything given as a help bestowal Obs AFFOREST Afforest v t Etym LL afforestare ad forestare See Forest Defn To convert into a forest as to afforest a tract of country AFFORESTATION Afforestation n Defn The act of converting into forest or woodland Blackstone AFFORMATIVE Afformative n Defn An affix AFFRANCHISE Affranchise v t Etym F affranchir L ad franc free See Franchise and Frank Defn To make free to enfranchise Johnson AFFRANCHISEMENT Affranchisement n Etym Cf F affranchissement Defn The act of making free enfranchisement R AFFRAP Affrap v t i Etym Cf It affrappare frappare to cut mince F frapper to strike See Frap Defn To strike or strike down Obs Spenser AFFRAY Affray v t p p Affrayed Etym OE afraien affraien OF effreer esfreer F effrayer orig to disquiet put out of peace fr L ex OHG fridu peace akin to E free Cf Afraid Fray Frith inclosure Archaic 1 To startle from quiet to alarm Smale foules a great heap That had afrayed affrayed me out of my sleep Chaucer 2 To frighten to scare to frighten away That voice doth us affray Shak AFFRAY Affray n Etym OE afrai affrai OF esfrei F effroi fr OF esfreer See Affray v t 1 The act of suddenly disturbing any one an assault or attack Obs 2 Alarm terror fright Obs Spenser 3 A tumultuous assault or quarrel a brawl a fray In the very midst of the affray Motley 4 Law Defn The fighting of two or more persons in a public place to the terror of others Blackstone Note A fighting in private is not in a legal sense an affray Syn Quarrel brawl scuffle encounter fight contest feud tumult disturbance AFFRAYER Affrayer n Defn One engaged in an affray AFFRAYMENT Affrayment n Defn Affray Obs Spenser AFFREIGHT Affreight v t Etym Pref ad freight cf F affréter See Freight Defn To hire as a ship for the transportation of goods or freight AFFREIGHTER Affreighter n Defn One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods AFFREIGHTMENT Affreightment n Etym Cf F affrétement Defn The act of hiring or the contract for the use of a vessel or some part of it to convey cargo AFFRET Affret n Etym Cf It affrettare to hasten fretta haste Defn A furious onset or attack Obs Spenser AFFRICATE Affricate n L affricatus p p of affricare to rub against af ad fricare to rub Phon Defn A combination of a stop or explosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position as pf in german Pfeffer pepper z ts in German Zeit time AFFRICTION Affriction n Etym L affricare to rub on See Friction Defn The act of rubbing against Obs AFFRIENDED Affriended p p Defn Made friends reconciled Obs Deadly foes affriended Spenser AFFRIGHT Affright v t imp p p Affrighted p pr vb n Affrighting Etym Orig p p OE afright AS afyrhtan to terrify a cf Goth us Ger er orig meaning out fyrhto fright See Fright Defn To impress with sudden fear to frighten to alarm Dreams affright our souls Shak A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint Milton Syn To terrify frighten alarm dismay appall scare startle daunt intimidate AFFRIGHT Affright p a Defn Affrighted Obs Chaucer AFFRIGHT Affright n 1 Sudden and great fear terror It expresses a stronger impression than fear or apprehension perhaps less than terror He looks behind him with affright and forward with despair Goldsmith 2 The act of frightening also a cause of terror an object of dread B Jonson AFFRIGHTEDLY Affrightedly adv Defn With fright Drayton AFFRIGHTEN Affrighten v t Defn To frighten Archaic Fit tales to affrighten babes Southey AFFRIGHTER Affrighter n Defn One who frightens Archaic AFFRIGHTFUL Affrightful a Defn Terrifying frightful Affrightfully adv Archaic Bugbears or affrightful apparitions Cudworth AFFRIGHTMENT Affrightment n Defn Affright the state of being frightened sudden fear or alarm Archaic Passionate words or blows fill the childs mind with terror and affrightment Locke AFFRONT Affront v t imp p p Affronted p pr vb n Affronting Etym OF afronter F affronter to confront LL affrontare to strike against fr L ad frons forehead front See Front 1 To front to face in position to meet or encounter face to face Obs All the seacoasts do affront the Levant Holland That he as t were by accident may here Affront Ophelia Shak 2 To face in defiance to confront as to confront as to affront death hence to meet in hostile encounter Archaic 3 To offend by some manifestation of disrespect to insult to the face by demeanor or language to treat with marked incivility How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to affront the wife of Aurelius Addison Syn TO insult abuse outrage wound illtreat slight defy offend provoke pique nettle AFFRONT Affront n Etym Cf F affront fr affronter 1 An encounter either friendly or hostile Obs I walked about admired of all and dreaded On hostile ground none daring my affront Milton 2 Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment marked disrespect a purposed indignity insult Offering an affront to our understanding Addison 3 An offense to ones selfrespect shame Arbuthnot Syn Affront Insult Outrage An affront is a designed mark of disrespect usually in the presence of others An insult is a personal attack either by words or actions designed to humiliate or degrade An outrage is an act of extreme and violent insult or abuse An affront piques and mortifies an insult irritates and provokes an outrage wounds and injures Captious persons construe every innocent freedom into an affront When people are in a state of animosity they seek opportunities of offering each other insults Intoxication or violent passion impels men to the commission of outrages Crabb AFFRONTE Affronté a Etym F affronté p p Her Defn Face to face or front to front facing AFFRONTEDLY Affrontedly adv Defn Shamelessly Obs Bacon AFFRONTEE Affrontee n Defn One who receives an affront Lytton AFFRONTER Affronter n Defn One who affronts or insults to the face AFFRONTINGLY Affrontingly adv Defn In an affronting manner AFFRONTIVE Affrontive a Defn Tending to affront or offend offensive abusive How affrontive it is to despise mercy South AFFRONTIVENESS Affrontiveness n Defn The quality that gives an affront or offense R Bailey AFFUSE Affuse v t imp p p Affused p pr vb n Affusing Etym L affusus p p of affundere to pour to ad fundere See Fuse Defn To pour out or upon R I first affused water upon the compressed beans Boyle AFFUSION Affusion n Etym Cf F affusion Defn The act of pouring upon or sprinkling with a liquid as water upon a child in baptism Specifically Med Defn The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body as a remedy in disease Dunglison AFFY Affy v t imp p p Affied p pr Affying Etym OF afier LL affidare Cf Affiance 1 To confide ones self to or in to trust Obs 2 To betroth or espouse to affiance Obs Shak 3 To bind in faith Obs Bp Montagu AFFY Affy v i Defn To trust or confide Obs Shak AFGHAN Afghan a Defn Of or pertaining to Afghanistan AFGHAN Afghan n 1 A native of Afghanistan 2 A kind of worsted blanket or wrap AFIELD Afield adv Etym Pref a field 1 To in or on the field We drove afield Milton How jocund did they drive their team afield Gray 2 Out of the way astray Why should he wander afield at the age of fiftyfive Trollope AFIRE Afire adv a Etym Pref a fire Defn On fire AFLAME Aflame adv a Etym Pref a flame Defn Inflames glowing with light or passion ablaze G Eliot AFLAT Aflat adv Etym Pref a flat Defn Level with the ground flat Obs Bacon AFLAUNT Aflaunt adv a Etym Pref a flaunt Defn In a flaunting state or position Copley AFLICKER Aflicker adv a Etym Pref a flicker Defn In a flickering state AFLOAT Afloat adv a Etym Pref a float 1 Borne on the water floating on board ship On such a full sea are we now afloat Shak 2 Moving passing from place to place in general circulation as a rumor is afloat 3 Unfixed moving without guide or control adrift as our affairs are all afloat AFLOW Aflow adv a Etym Pref a flow Defn Flowing Their founts aflow with tears R Browning AFLUSH Aflush adv a Etym Pref a flush n Defn In a flushed or blushing state AFLUSH Aflush adv a Etym Pref a flush a Defn On a level The bank is aflush with the sea Swinburne AFLUTTER Aflutter adv a Etym Pref a flutter Defn In a flutter agitated AFOAM Afoam adv a Etym Pref a foam Defn In a foaming state as the sea is all afoam A F OF L A F of L Abbrev Defn American Federation of Labor AFOOT Afoot adv Etym Pref a foot 1 On foot We ll walk afoot a while Shak 2 Fig In motion in action astir in progress The matter being afoot Shak AFORE Afore adv Etym OE afore aforn AS onforan or ætforan pref a fore 1 Before Obs If he have never drunk wine afore Shak 2 Naut Defn In the fore part of a vessel AFORE Afore prep 1 Before in all its senses Archaic 2 Naut Defn Before in front of farther forward than as afore the windlass Afore the mast among the common sailors a phrase used to distinguish the ships crew from the officers AFORECITED Aforecited a Defn Named or quoted before AFOREGOING Aforegoing a Defn Going before foregoing AFOREHAND Aforehand adv Defn Beforehand in anticipation Archaic or Dial She is come aforehand to anoint my body Mark xiv 8 AFOREHAND Aforehand a Defn Prepared previously provided opposed to behindhand Archaic or Dial Aforehand in all matters of power Bacon AFOREMENTIONED Aforementioned a Defn Previously mentioned beforementioned Addison AFORENAMED Aforenamed a Defn Named before Peacham AFORESAID Aforesaid a Defn Said before or in a preceding part already described or identified AFORETHOUGHT Aforethought a Defn Premeditated prepense previously in mind designed as malice aforethought which is required to constitute murder Bouvier AFORETHOUGHT Aforethought n Defn Premeditation AFORETIME Aforetime adv Defn In time past formerly He prayed as he did aforetime Dan vi 10 A FORTIORI A fortiori Etym L Logic Math Defn With stronger reason AFOUL Afoul adv a Etym Pref a foul Defn In collision entangled Totten To run afoul of to run against or come into collision with especially so as to become entangled or to cause injury AFRAID Afraid p a Etym OE afrayed affraide p p of afraien to affray See Affray and cf Afeard Defn Impressed with fear or apprehension in fear apprehensive Afraid comes after the noun it limits Back they recoiled afraid Milton Note This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened It is followed by of before the object of fear or by the infinitive or by a dependent clause as to be afraid of death I am afraid to die I am afraid he will chastise me Be not afraid that I your hand should take Shak I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement as I am afraid I can not help you in this matter Syn Fearful timid timorous alarmed anxious AFREET Afreet n Defn Same as Afrit AFRESH Afresh adv Etym Pref a fresh Defn Anew again once more newly They crucify the Son of God afresh Heb vi 6 AFRIC Afric a Defn African n Defn Africa Poetic AFRICAN African a Etym L Africus Africanus fr Afer African Defn Of or pertaining to Africa African hemp a fiber prerared from the leaves of the Sanseviera Guineensis a plant found in Africa and India African marigold a tropical American plant Tagetes erecta African oak or African teak a timber furnished by Oldfieldia Africana used in ship building African violet AfricanAmerican a United States citizen of African descent AFRICAN African n Defn A native of Africa also one ethnologically belonging to an African race AFRICANDER Africander n Defn One born in Africa the offspring of a white father and a colored mother Also and now commonly in Southern Africa a native born of European settlers AFRICANISM Africanism n Defn A word phrase idiom or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans The knotty Africanisms of the fathers Milton AFRICANIZE Africanize v t Defn To place under the domination of Africans or negroes Amer Bartlett AFRIT AFRITE AFREET Afrit Afrite Afreet n Etym Arab ifrit Moham Myth Defn A powerful evil jinnee demon or monstrous giant AFRONT Afront adv Etym Pref a front Defn In front face to face prep In front of Shak AFT Aft adv a Etym AS æftan behind orig superl of of off See After Naut Defn Near or towards the stern of a vessel astern abaft AFTER After a Etym AS æfter after behind akin to Goth aftaro aftra backwards Icel aptr Sw and Dan efter OHG aftar behind Dutch and LG achter Gr ter is an old comparative suffix in E generally ther as in other and after is a compar of of off Of cf Aft 1 Next later in time subsequent succeeding as an after period of life Marshall Note In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun by means of a hyphen as afterages afteract afterdays afterlife For the most part the words are properly kept separate when after has this meaning 2 Hinder nearer the rear Naut Defn To ward the stern of the ship applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel as the after cabin after hatchway Note It is often combined with its noun as afterbowlines after braces aftersails afteryards those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts After body Naut the part of a ship abaft the dead flat or middle part AFTER After prep 1 Behind in place as men in line one after another Shut doors after you Shak 2 Below in rank next to in order Shak Codrus after PhDryden 3 Later in time subsequent as after supper after three days It often precedes a clause Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause After I am risen again I will go before you into Galilee Matt xxvi 32 4 Subsequent to and in consequence of as after what you have said I shall be careful 5 Subsequent to and notwithstanding as after all our advice you took that course 6 Moving toward from behind following in search of in pursuit of Ye shall not go after other gods Deut vi 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out 1 Sam xxiv 14 7 Denoting the aim or object concerning in relation to as to look after workmen to inquire after a friend to thirst after righteousness 8 In imitation of in conformity with after the manner of as to make a thing after a model a picture after Rubens the boy takes after his father To name or call after to name like and reference to Our eldest son was named George after his uncle Goldsmith 9 According to in accordance with in conformity with the nature of as he acted after his kind He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes Isa xi 3 They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh Rom viii 5 10 According to the direction and influence of in proportion to befitting Archaic He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency and not after their intrinsic value Bacon After all when everything has been considered upon the whole After with the same noun preceding and following as wave after wave day after day several or many waves etc successively One after another successively To be after to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get as he is after money AFTER After adv Defn Subsequently in time or place behind afterward as he follows after It was about the space of three hours after Acts v 7 Note After is prefixed to many words forming compounds but retaining its usual signification The prefix may be adverbial prepositional or adjectival as in after described afterdinner afterpart The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective after with its noun See Note under After a 1 AFTERBIRTH Afterbirth n Med Defn The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected and which come away after delivery AFTERCAST Aftercast n Defn A throw of dice after the game in ended hence anything done too late Gower AFTERCLAP Afterclap n Defn An unexpected subsequent event something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end Spenser AFTERCROP Aftercrop n Defn A second crop or harvest in the same year Mortimer AFTER DAMP After damp Defn An irrespirable gas remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines choke damp See Carbonic acid AFTERDINNER Afterdinner n Defn The time just after dinner An afterdinners sleep Shak Obs a Defn Following dinner postprandial as an afterdinner nap AFTEREATAGE Aftereatage n Defn Aftergrass AFTEREYE Aftereye v t Defn To look after Poetic Shak AFTERGAME Aftergame n Defn A second game hence a subsequent scheme or expedient Wotton Aftergame at Irish an ancient game very nearly resembling backgammon Beau Fl AFTERGLOW Afterglow n Defn A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset AFTERGRASS Aftergrass n Defn The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown aftermath AFTERGROWTH Aftergrowth n Defn A second growth or crop or metaphorically development J S Mill AFTERGUARD Afterguard n Naut Defn The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship to attend the aftersails Totten AFTERIMAGE Afterimage n Defn The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been removed also extended to impressions left of tones smells etc AFTERINGS Afterings n pl Defn The last milk drawn in milking strokings Obs Grose AFTERMATH Aftermath n Etym After math See Math Defn A second moving the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season rowen Holland AFTERMENTIONED Aftermentioned a Defn Mentioned afterwards as persons aftermentioned in a writing AFTERMOST Aftermost a superl Etym OE eftemest AS æftemestakin to Gothic aftumist and aftuma the last orig a superlative of of with the superlative endings te me st 1 Hindmost opposed to foremost 2 Naut Defn Nearest the stern most aft AFTERNOON Afternoon n Defn The part of the day which follows noon between noon and evening AFTERNOTE Afternote n Mus Defn One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure taking their time from the preceding note AFTERPAINS Afterpains n pl Med Defn The pains which succeed childbirth as in expelling the afterbirth AFTERPIECE Afterpiece n 1 A piece performed after a play usually a farce or other small entertainment 2 Naut Defn The heel of a rudder AFTERSAILS Aftersails n pl Naut Defn The sails on the mizzenmast or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast Totten AFTERSENSATION Aftersensation n Psychol Defn A sensation or sense impression following the removal of a stimulus producing a primary sensation and reproducing the primary sensation in positive negative or complementary form The aftersensation may be continuous with the primary sensation or follow it after an interval AFTERSHAFT Aftershaft n Zoöl Defn The hypoptilum AFTERTASTE Aftertaste n Defn A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking AFTERTHOUGHT Afterthought n Defn Reflection after an act later or subsequent thought or expedient AFTERWARDS AFTERWARD Afterwards Afterward adv Etym AS æfteweard a behind See Aft and ward suffix The final s in afterwards is adverbial orig a genitive ending Defn At a later or succeeding time AFTERWISE Afterwise a Defn Wise after the event wise or knowing when it is too late AFTERWIT Afterwit n Defn Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use After wit comes too late when the mischief is done LEstrange AFTERWITTED Afterwitted a Defn Characterized by afterwit slowwitted Tyndale AFTMOST Aftmost a Naut Defn Nearest the stern AFTWARD Aftward adv Naut Defn Toward the stern AGA AGHA Aga or Agha n Etym Turk adha a great lord chief master Defn In Turkey a commander or chief officer It is used also as a title of respect AGAIN Again adv Etym OE agein agayn AS ongegn ongeán against again on geán akin to Ger gegewn against Icel gegn Cf Gainsay 1 In return back as bring us word again 2 Another time once more anew If a man die shall he live again Job xiv 14 3 Once repeated of quantity as as large again half as much again 4 In any other place Archaic Bacon 5 On the other hand The one is my sovereign the other again is my kinsman Shak 6 Moreover besides further Again it is of great consequence to avoid etc Hersche Again and again more than once often repeatedly Now and again now and then occasionally To and again to and fro Obs De Foe Note Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations as again witness to witness against againride to ride against againcome to come against to encounter againbring to bring back etc AGAIN AGAINS Again Agains prep Defn Against also towards in order to meet Obs Albeit that it is again his kind Chaucer AGAINBUY Againbuy v t Defn To redeem Obs Wyclif AGAINSAY Againsay v t Defn To gainsay Obs Wyclif AGAINST Against prep Etym OE agens ageynes AS ongegn The s is adverbial orig a genitive ending See Again 1 Abreast opposite to facing towards as against the mouth of a river in this sense often preceded by over Jacob saw the angels of God come against him Tyndale 2 From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with in contact with upon as hail beats against the roof 3 In opposition to whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action on the other side counter to in contrariety to hence adverse to as against reason against law to run a race against time The gate would have been shut against her Fielding An argument against the use of steam Tyndale 4 By of before the time that in preparation for so as to be ready for the time when Archaic or Dial Urijah the priest made it against King Ahaz came from Damascus 2 Kings xvi 11 Against the sun in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move AGAINSTAND Againstand v t Defn To withstand Obs AGAINWARD Againward adv Defn Back again Obs AGALACTIA AGALAXY Agalactia Agalaxy n Etym Gr Med Defn Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth AGALACTOUS Agalactous a Defn Lacking milk to suckle with AGALAGAL Agalagal n Defn Same as Agaragar AGALLOCH AGALLOCHUM Agalloch Agallochum n Etym Gr aguru Heb pl ahalim Defn A soft resinous wood Aquilaria Agallocha of highly aromatic smell burnt by the orientals as a perfume It is called also agalwood and aloes wood The name is also given to some other species AGALMATOLITE Agalmatolite n Etym Gr lite cf F agalmatolithe Min Defn A soft compact stone of a grayish greenish or yellowish color carved into images by the Chinese and hence called figure stone and pagodite It is probably a variety of pinite AGAMA Agama n pl Agamas Etym From the Caribbean name of a species of lizard Zoöl Defn A genus of lizards one of the few which feed upon vegetable substances also one of these lizards AGAMI Agami n pl Agamis Etym F agex fr the native name Zoöl Defn A South American bird Psophia crepitans allied to the cranes and easily domesticated called also the goldbreasted trumpeter Its body is about the size of the pheasant See Trumpeter AGAMIC Agamic a Etym Agamous a Biol Produced without sexual union as agamic or unfertilized eggs b Not having visible organs of reproduction as flowerless plants agamous AGAMICALLY Agamically adv Defn In an agamic manner AGAMIST Agamist n Etym See Agamous Defn An unmarried person also one opposed to marriage Foxe AGAMOGENESIS Agamogenesis n Etym Gr Biol Defn Reproduction without the union of parents of distinct sexes asexual reproduction AGAMOGENETIC Agamogenetic n Biol Defn Reproducing or produced without sexual union Agamogenetically adv All known agamogenetic processes end in a complete return to the primitive stock Huxley AGAMOUS Agamous a Etym Gr Biol Defn Having no visible sexual organs asexual In Bot cryptogamous AGANGLIONIC Aganglionic a Etym Pref a not ganglionic Physiol Defn Without ganglia AGAPE Agape adv a Etym Pref a gape Defn Gaping as with wonder expectation or eager attention Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape Milton AGAPE Agape n pl Agapæ Etym Gr Defn The love feast of the primitive Christians being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion AGARAGAR Agaragar n Etym Ceylonese local name Defn A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies Ceylon moss Gracilaria lichenoides AGARIC Agaric n Etym L agaricum Gr Agara a town in Sarmatia 1 Bot Defn A fungus of the genus Agaricus of many species of which the common mushroom is an example 2 An old name for severwal species of Polyporus corky fungi growing on decaying wood Note The female agaric Polyporus officinalic was renowned as a cathartic the male agaric Polyporus igniarius is used for preparing touchwood called punk of German tinder Agaric mineral a light chalky deposit of carbonate of lime sometimes called rock milk formed in caverns or fissures of limestone AGASP Agasp adv a Etym a gasp Defn In a state of gasping Coleridge AGAST Agast p p a Defn See Aghast AGAST AGHAST Agast or Aghast v t Defn To affright to terrify Obs Chaucer Spenser AGASTRIC Agastric a Etym Gr Physiol Defn Having to stomach or distinct digestive canal as the tapeworm AGATE Agate adv Etym Pref a on gate way Defn On the way agoing as to be agate to set the bells agate Obs Cotgrave AGATE Agate n Etym F agate It agata L achates fr Gr 1 Min Defn A semipellucid uncrystallized variety of quartz presenting various tints in the same specimen Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands or blended in clouds Note The fortification agate or Scotch pebble the moss agate the clouded agate etc are familiar varieties 2 Print Defn A kind of type larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil in England called ruby Note This line is printed in the type called agate 3 A diminutive person so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals Obs Shak 4 A tool used by goldwire drawers bookbinders etc so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing AGATIFEROUS Agatiferous a Etym Agate ferous Defn Containing or producing agates Craig AGATINE Agatine a Defn Pertaining to or like agate AGATIZE Agatize v t Etym Usually p p Agatized Defn To convert into agate to make resemble agate Dana AGATY Agaty a Defn Of the nature of agate or containing agate AGAVE Agave n Etym L Agave prop name fr Gr bot Defn A genus of plants order Amaryllidaceæ of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant A Americana wrongly called Aloe It is from ten to seventy years according to climate in attaining maturity when it produces a gigantic flower stem sometimes forty feet in height and perishes The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans distilled it yields mescal A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves and the wood has many uses AGAZED Agazed p p Etym Only in p p another spelling for aghast Defn Gazing with astonishment amazed Obs The whole army stood agazed on him Shak AGE Age n Etym OF aage eage F âge fr L aetas through a supposed LL aetaticum L aetas is contracted fr aevitas fr aevum lifetime age akin to E aye ever Cf Each 1 The whole duration of a being whether animal vegetable or other kind lifetime Mine age is as nothing before thee Ps xxxix 5 2 That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time as what is the present age of a man or of the earth 3 The latter part of life an advanced period of life seniority state of being old Nor wrong mine age with this indignity Shak 4 One of the stages of life as the age of infancy of youth etc Shak 5 Mature age especially the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities as to come of age he or she is of age Abbott Note In the United States both males and females are of age when twentyone years old 6 The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested as the age of consent the age of discretion Abbott 7 A particular period of time in history as distinguished from others as the golden age the age of Pericles The spirit of the age Prescott Truth in some age or other will find her witness Milton Archeological ages are designated as three The Stone age the early and the later stone age called paleolithic and neolithic the Bronze age and the Iron age During the Age of Stone man is supposed to have employed stone for weapons and implements See Augustan Brazen Golden Heroic Middle 8 A great period in the history of the Earth Note The geologic ages are as follows 1 The Archæan including the time when was no life and the time of the earliest and simplest forms of life 2 The age of Invertebrates or the Silurian when the life on the globe consisted distinctively of invertebrates 3 The age of Fishes or the Devonian when fishes were the dominant race 4 The age of Coal Plants or Acrogens or the Carboniferous age 5 The Mesozoic or Secondary age or age of Reptiles when reptiles prevailed in great numbers and of vast size 6 The Tertiary age or age of Mammals when the mammalia or quadrupeds abounded and were the dominant race 7 The Quaternary age or age of Man or the modern era Dana 9 A century the period of one hundred years Fleury apologizes for these five ages Hallam 10 The people who live at a particular period hence a generation Ages yet unborn Pope The way which the age follows J H Newman Lo where the stage the poor degraded stage Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age C Sprague 11 A long time Colloq He made minutes an age Tennyson Age of a tide the time from the origin of a tide in the South Pacific Ocean to its arrival at a given place Moons age the time that has elapsed since the last preceding conjunction of the sun and moon Note Age is used to form the first part of many compounds as agelasting ageadorning ageworn ageenfeebled agelong Syn Time period generation date era epoch AGE Age v i imp p p Aged p pr vb n Aging Defn To grow aged to become old to show marks of age as he grew fat as he aged They live one hundred and thirty years and never age for all that Holland I am aging that is I have a whitish or rather a lightcolored hair here and there Landor AGE Age v t Defn To cause to grow old to impart the characteristics of age to as grief ages us AGED Aged a 1 Old having lived long having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being as an aged man an aged oak 2 Belonging to old age Aged cramps Shak 3 Having a certain age at the age of having lived as a man aged forty years AGEDLY Agedly adv Defn In the manner of an aged person AGEDNESS Agedness n Defn The quality of being aged oldness Custom without truth is but agedness of error Milton AGELESS Ageless a Defn Without old age limits of duration as fountains of ageless youth AGEN Agen adv prep Defn See Again Obs AGENCY Agency n pl Agencies Etym agentia fr L agens agentis cf F agence See Agent 1 The faculty of acting or of exerting power the state of being in action action instrumentality The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world Woodward 2 The office of an agent or factor the relation between a principal and his agent business of one intrusted with the concerns of another 3 The place of business of am agent Syn Action operation efficiency management AGEND Agend n Defn See Agendum Obs AGENDUM Agendum n pl Agenda Etym L neut of the gerundive of agere to act 1 Something to be done in the pl a memorandum book 2 A church service a ritual or liturgy In this sense usually Agenda AGENESIC Agenesic a Etym See Agensis Physiol Defn Characterized by sterility infecund AGENESIS Agenesis n Etym Gr Physiol Defn Any imperfect development of the body or any anomaly of organization AGENNESIS Agennesis n Etym Gr Physiol Defn Impotence sterility AGENT Agent a Etym L agens agentis p pr of agere to act akin to Gr aka to drive Skr aj Defn Actingpatient or sustaining action Archaic The body agent Bacon AGENT Agent n 1 One who exerts power or has the power to act an actor Heaven made us agents free to good or ill Dryden 2 One who acts for or in the place of another by authority from him one intrusted with the business of another a substitute a deputy a factor 3 An active power or cause that which has the power to produce an effect as a physical chemical or medicinal agent as heat is a powerful agent AGENTIAL Agential a Defn Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency Fitzed Hall AGENTSHIP Agentship n Defn Agency Beau Fl AGERATUM Ageratum n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of plants one species of which A Mexicanum has lavenderblue flowers in dense clusters AGGENERATION Aggeneration n Etym L aggenerare to beget in addition See Generate Defn The act of producing in addition Obs T Stanley AGGER Agger n Etym L a mound fr aggerere to bear to a place heap up ad gerere to bear Defn An earthwork a mound a raised work Obs Hearne AGGERATE Aggerate v t Etym L aggeratus p p of aggerare See Agger Defn To heap up Obs Foxe AGGERATION Aggeration n Etym L aggeratio Defn A heaping up accumulation as aggerations of sand R AGGEROSE Aggerose a Defn In heaps full of heaps AGGEST Aggest v t Etym L aggestus p p of aggerere See Agger Defn To heap up Obs The violence of the waters aggested the earth Fuller AGGLOMERATE Agglomerate v t imp p p Agglomerated p pr vb n Agglomerating Etym L agglomeratus p p of agglomerare ad glomerare to form into a ball See Glomerate Defn To wind or collect into a ball hence to gather into a mass or anything like a mass Where he builds the agglomerated pile Cowper AGGLOMERATE Agglomerate v i Defn To collect in a mass AGGLOMERATE Agglomerate n 1 A collection or mass 2 Geol Defn A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat distinguished from conglomerate AGGLOMERATE AGGLOMERATED Agglomerate Agglomerated a 1 Collected into a ball heap or mass 2 Bot Defn Collected into a rounded head of flowers AGGLOMERATION Agglomeration n Etym Cf F agglomération 1 The act or process of collecting in a mass a heaping together An excessive agglomeration of turrets Warton 2 State of being collected in a mass a mass cluster AGGLOMERATIVE Agglomerative a Defn Having a tendency to gather together or to make collections Taylor is eminently discursive accumulative and to use one of his own words agglomerative Coleridge AGGLUTINANT Agglutinant a Etym L agglutinans antis p pr of agglutinare Defn Uniting as glue causing or tending to cause adhesion n Defn Any viscous substance which causes bodies or parts to adhere AGGLUTINATE Agglutinate v t imp p p Agglutinated p pr vb n Agglutinating Etym L agglutinatus p p of agglutinare to glue or cement to a thing ad glutinare to glue gluten glue See Glue Defn To unite or cause to adhere as with glue or other viscous substance to unite by causing an adhesion of substances AGGLUTINATE Agglutinate a 1 United with glue or as with glue cemented together 2 physiol Defn Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning as agglutinate forms languages etc See Agglutination 2 AGGLUTINATION Agglutination n Etym Cf F agglutination 1 The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance the state of being thus united adhesion of parts 2 Physiol Defn Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning See Agglutinative 2 AGGLUTINATIVE Agglutinative a Etym Cf F agglutinatif 1 Pertaining to agglutination tending to unite or having power to cause adhesion adhesive 2 Philol Defn Formed or characterized by agglutination as a language or a compound In agglutinative languages the union of words may be compared to mechanical compounds in inflective languages to chemical compounds R Morris Cf mankind heirloom warlike which are agglutinative compounds The Finnish Hungarian Turkish the Tamul etc are agglutinative languages R Morris Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots Max Müller AGGRACE Aggrace v t Etym Pref a grace cf It aggraziare LL aggratiare See Grace Defn To favor to grace Obs That knight so much aggraced Spenser AGGRACE Aggrace n Defn Grace favor Obs Spenser AGGRADE Aggrade v t imp p p Aggraded p pr vb n Aggrading Phys Geog Defn To bring or tend to bring to a uniform grade or slope by addition of material as streams aggrade their beds by depositing sediment AGGRANDIZABLE Aggrandizable a Defn Capable of being aggrandized AGGRANDIZATION Aggrandization n Defn Aggrandizement Obs Waterhouse AGGRANDIZE Aggrandize v t imp p p Aggrandized p pr vb n Aggrandizing Etym F agrandir à L ad grandir to increase L grandire fr grandis great See Grand and cf Finish 1 To make great to enlarge to increase as to aggrandize our conceptions authority distress 2 To make great or greater in power rank honor or wealth applied to persons countries etc His scheme for aggrandizing his son Prescott 3 To make appear great or greater to exalt Lamb Syn To augment exalt promote advance AGGRANDIZE Aggrandize v i Defn To increase or become great Obs Follies continued till old age do aggrandize J Hall AGGRANDIZEMENT Aggrandizement n Etym Cf F agrandissement Defn The act of aggrandizing or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power rank honor or wealth exaltation enlargement as the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family Syn Augmentation exaltation enlargement advancement promotion preferment AGGRANDIZER Aggrandizer n Defn One who aggrandizes or makes great AGGRATE Aggrate v t Etym It aggratare fr L ad gratus pleasing See Grate a Defn To please Obs Each one sought his lady to aggrate Spenser AGGRAVATE Aggravate v t imp p p Aggravated p pr vb n Aggravating Etym L aggravatus p p of aggravare See Aggrieve 1 To make heavy or heavier to add to to increase Obs To aggravate thy store Shak 2 To make worse or more severe to render less tolerable or less excusable to make more offensive to enhance to intensify To aggravate my woes Pope To aggravate the horrors of the scene Prescott The defense made by the prisioners counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime Addison 3 To give coloring to in description to exaggerate as to aggravate circumstances Paley 4 To exasperate to provoke to irritate Colloq If both were to aggravate her parents as my brother and sister do mine Richardson Clarissa Syn To heighten intensify increase magnify exaggerate provoke irritate exasperate AGGRAVATING Aggravating a 1 Making worse or more heinous as aggravating circumstances 2 Exasperating provoking irritating Colloq A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating J Ingelow AGGRAVATINGLY Aggravatingly adv Defn In an aggravating manner AGGRAVATION Aggravation n Etym LL aggravatio cf F aggravation 1 The act of aggravating or making worse used of evils natural or moral the act of increasing in severity or heinousness something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences 2 Exaggerated representation By a little aggravation of the features changed it into the Saracens head Addison 3 An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity 4 Provocation irritation Colloq Dickens AGGRAVATIVE Aggravative a Defn Tending to aggravate Aggressively adv Aggressiveness n No aggressive movement was made Macaulay AGGREGATE Aggregate a L aggregatus p p 1 Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum collective The aggregate testimony of many hundreds Sir T Browne 2 Anat Formed into clusters or groups of lobules as aggregate glands 3 Bot Composed of several florets within a common involucre as in the daisy or of several carpels formed from one flower as in the raspberry 4 Min Geol Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means 5 Zoöl United into a common organized mass said of certain compound animals Corporation aggregate Law See under Corporation AGGREGATE Aggregate v t imp p p Aggregated p pr vb n Aggregating L aggregatus p p of aggregare to lead to a flock or herd ad gregare to collect into a flock grex flock herd See Gregarious 1 To bring together to collect into a mass or sum The aggregated soil Milton 2 To add or unite as a person to an association It is many times hard to discern to which of the two sorts the good or the bad a man ought to be aggregated Wollaston 3 To amount in the aggregate to as ten loads aggregating five hundred bushels Colloq Syn To heap up accumulate pile collect AGGREGATE Aggregate n 1 A mass assemblage or sum of particulars as a house is an aggregate of stone brick timber etc In an aggregate the particulars are less intimately mixed than in a compound 2 Physics A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles in distinction from a compound formed by the union of heterogeneous particles In the aggregate collectively together AGGREGATELY Aggregately adv Defn Collectively in mass AGGREGATION Aggregation n Cf LL aggregatio F agrégation Defn The act of aggregating or the state of being aggregated collection into a mass or sum a collection of particulars an aggregate Each genus is made up by aggregation of species Carpenter A nation is not an idea only of local extent and individual momentary aggregation but of continuity which extends in time as well as in numbers and in space Burke AGGREGATIVE Aggregative a Cf Fr agrégatif 1 Taken together collective 2 Gregarious social R Carlyle AGGREGATOR Aggregator n Defn One who aggregates AGGREGE Aggrege v t OF agreger See Aggravate Defn To make heavy to aggravate Obs Chaucer AGGRESS Aggress v i imp p p Aggressed p pr vb n Aggressing L aggressus p p of aggredi to go to approach ad gradi to step go gradus step cf OF aggresser See Grade Defn To commit the first act of hostility or offense to begin a quarrel or controversy to make an attack with on AGGRESS Aggress n L aggressus Defn Aggression Obs Their military aggresses on others Sir M Hale AGGRESS Aggress v t Defn To set upon to attack R AGGRESSION Aggression n L aggressio fr aggredi cf F agression Defn The first attack or act of hostility the first act of injury or first act leading to a war or a controversy unprovoked attack assault as a war of aggression Aggressions of power Hallam Syn Attack offense intrusion provocation AGGRESSIVE Aggressive a Cf F agressif Defn Tending or disposed to aggress characterized by aggression making assaults unjustly attacking as an aggressive policy war person nation Aggressively adv Aggressiveness n No aggressive movement was made Macaulay AGGRESSOR Aggressor n Etym L cf F agresseur Defn The person who first attacks or makes an aggression he who begins hostility or a quarrel an assailant The insolence of the aggressor is usually proportioned to the tameness of the sufferer Ames AGGRIEVANCE Aggrievance n Etym OF agrevance fr agrever See Aggrieve Defn Oppression hardship injury grievance Archaic AGGRIEVE Aggrieve v t imp p p Aggrieved p pr vb n Aggrieving Etym OE agreven OF agrever a L ad grever to burden injure L gravare to weigh down fr gravis heavy See Grieve and cf Aggravate Defn To give pain or sorrow to to afflict hence to oppress or injure in ones rights to bear heavily upon now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved Aggrieved by oppression and extortion Macaulay AGGRIEVE Aggrieve v i Defn To grieve to lament Obs AGGROUP Aggroup v t imp p p Aggrouped p pr vb n Aggrouping Etym F agrouper à L ad groupe group See Group Defn To bring together in a group to group Dryden AGGROUPMENT Aggroupment n Defn Arrangement in a group or in groups grouping AGGRY AGGRI Aggry Aggri a Defn Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture as aggry beads are found in Ashantee and Fantee in Africa AGHAST Aghast v t Defn See Agast v t Obs AGHAST Aghast a p p Etym OE agast agasted p p of agasten to terrify fr AS pref a cf Goth us G er orig meaning out g to terrify torment cf Goth usgaisjan to terrify primitively to fix to root to the spot with terror akin to L haerere to stick fast cling See Gaze Hesitate Defn Terrified struck with amazement showing signs of terror or horror Aghast he waked and starting from his bed Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs oerspread Dryden The commissioners read and stood aghast Macaulay AGIBLE Agible a Etym Cf LL agibilis fr L agere to move do Defn Possible to be done practicable Obs Fit for agible things Sir A Sherley AGILE Agile a Etym F agile L agilis fr agere to move See Agent Defn Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs apt or ready to move nimble active as an agile boy an agile tongue Shaking it with agile hand Cowper Syn Active alert nimble brisk lively quick AGILELY Agilely adv Defn In an agile manner nimbly AGILENESS Agileness n Defn Agility nimbleness R AGILITY Agility n Etym F agilié L agilitas fr agilis 1 The quality of being agile the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily nimbleness activity quickness of motion as strength and agility of body They trust to the agility of their wit Bacon Wheeling with the agility of a hawk Sir W Scott 2 Activity powerful agency Obs The agility of the suns fiery heat Holland AGIO Agio n pl Agios Etym It aggio exchange discount premium the same word as agio ease See Ease Com Defn The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio AGIOTAGE Agiotage n Etym F agiotage fr agioter to practice stockjobbing fr agio Defn Exchange business also stockjobbing the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds Vanity and agiotage are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life Landor AGIST Agist v t Etym OF agister à L ad gister to assign a lodging fr giste lodging abode F gîte LL gistum gista fr L jacitum p p of jac to lie cf LL agistare adgistare See Gist Law Defn To take to graze or pasture at a certain sum used originally of the feeding of cattle in the kings forests and collecting the money for the same Blackstone AGISTATOR Agistator n Etym LL Defn See Agister AGISTER AGISTOR Agister Agistor n Etym AngloNorman agistour Law a Formerly an officer of the kings forest who had the care of cattle agisted and collected the money for the same hence called gisttaker which in England is corrupted into guesttaker b Now one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate a pasturer Mozley W AGISTMENT Agistment n Etym OF agistement See Agist Law a Formerly the taking and feeding of other mens cattle in the kings forests b The taking in by any one of other mens cattle to graze at a certain rate Mozley W c The price paid for such feeding d A charge or rate against lands as an agistment of sea banks i e charge for banks or dikes AGITABLE Agitable a Etym L agitabilis cf F agitable Defn Capable of being agitated or easily moved R AGITATE Agitate v t imp p p Agitated p pr vb n Agitating Etym L agitatus p p of agitare to put in motion fr agere to move cf F agiter See Act Agent 1 To move with a violent irregular action as the wind agitates the sea to agitate water in a vessel Winds agitate the air Cowper 2 To move or actuate R Thomson 3 To stir up to disturb or excite to perturb as he was greatly agitated The mind of man is agitated by various passions Johnson 4 To discuss with great earnestness to debate as a controversy hotly agitated Boyle 5 To revolve in the mind or view in all its aspects to contrive busily to devise to plot as politicians agitate desperate designs Syn To move shake excite rouse disturb distract revolve discuss debate canvass AGITATEDLY Agitatedly adv Defn In an agitated manner AGITATION Agitation n Etym L agitatio cf F agitation 1 The act of agitating or the state of being agitated the state of being moved with violence or with irregular action commotion as the sea after a storm is in agitation 2 A stirring up or arousing disturbance of tranquillity disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement perturbation as to cause any one agitation 3 Excitement of public feeling by discussion appeals etc as the antislavery agitation labor agitation Religious agitations Prescott 4 Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy or of a plan proposed for adoption earnest discussion debate A logical agitation of the matter LEstrange The project now in agitation Swift Syn Emotion commotion excitement trepidation tremor perturbation See Emotion AGITATIVE Agitative a Defn Tending to agitate AGITATO Agitato a Etym It agitated Med Defn Sung or played in a restless hurried and spasmodic manner AGITATOR Agitator n Etym L 1 One who agitates one who stirs up or excites others as political reformers and agitators 2 Eng Hist Defn One of a body of men appointed by the army in Cromwells time to look after their interests called also adjutators Clarendon 3 An implement for shaking or mixing AGLEAM Agleam adv a Etym Pref a gleam Defn Gleaming as faces agleam Lowell AGLET AIGLET Aglet Aiglet n Etym F aiguillette point tagged point dim of aiguilee needle fr LL acucula for acicula dim of L acus needle pinagleter to hook on See Acute and cf Aiguillette 1 A tag of a lace or of the points braids or cords formerly used in dress They were sometimes formed into small images Hence aglet baby Shak an aglet image 2 Haberdashery Defn A round white staylace Beck AGLEY Agley adv Defn Aside askew Scotch Burns AGLIMMER Aglimmer adv a Etym Pref a glimmer Defn In a glimmering state Hawthorne AGLITTER Aglitter adv a Etym Pref a glitter Defn Clittering in a glitter AGLOSSAL Aglossal a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Without tongue tongueless AGLOW Aglow adv a Etym Pref a glow Defn In a glow glowing as cheeks aglow the landscape all aglow AGLUTITION Aglutition n Etym Pref a not L glutire to swallow Med Defn Inability to swallow AGMINAL Agminal a Etym L agminalis agmen agminis a train Defn Pertaining to an army marching or to a train R AGMINATE AGMINATED Agminate Agminated a Etym L agmen agminis a train crowd Physiol Defn Grouped together as the agminated glands of Peyer in the small intestine AGNAIL Agnail n Etym AS angnægl ange vexation trouble nægel nail Cf Hangnail 1 A corn on the toe or foot Obs 2 An inflammation or sore under or around the nail also a hangnail AGNATE Agnate a Etym L agnatus p p of agnasci to be born in addition to ad nasci for gnasci to be born Cf Adnate 1 Related or akin by the fathers side also sprung from the same male ancestor 2 Allied akin Agnate words Pownall Assume more or less of a fictitious character but congenial and agnate with the former Landor AGNATE Agnate n Etym Cf F agnat Civil Law Defn A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males AGNATIC Agnatic a Etym Cf F agnatique Defn Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors The agnatic succession Blackstone AGNATION Agnation n Etym L agnatio cf F agnation 1 Civil Law Defn Consanguinity by a line of males only as distinguished from cognation Bouvier AGNITION Agnition n Etym L agnitio fr agnoscere See Notion Defn Acknowledgment Obs Grafton AGNIZE Agnize v t Etym Formed like recognize fr L agnoscere Defn To recognize to acknowledge Archaic I do agnize a natural and prompt alacrity Shak AGNOIOLOGY Agnoiology n Etym Gr logy Metaph Defn The doctrine concerning those things of which we are necessarily ignorant AGNOMEN Agnomen n Etym L ad nomen name 1 An additional or fourth name given by the Romans or account of some remarkable exploit or event as Publius Caius Scipio Africanus 2 An additional name or an epithet appended to a name as Aristides the Just AGNOMINATE Agnominate v t Defn To name Obs AGNOMINATION Agnomination n Etym L agnominatio See Agnomen 1 A surname R Minsheu 2 Paronomasia also alliteration annomination AGNOSTIC Agnostic a Etym Gr Defn Professing ignorance involving no dogmatic pertaining to or involving agnosticism Agnostically adv AGNOSTIC Agnostic n Defn One who professes ignorance or denies that we have any knowledge save of phenomena one who supports agnosticism neither affirming nor denying the existence of a personal Deity a future life etc AGNOSTICISM Agnosticism n Defn That doctrine which professing ignorance neither asserts nor denies Specifically Theol Defn The doctrine that the existence of a personal Deity an unseen world etc can be neither proved nor disproved because of the necessary limits of the human mind as sometimes charged upon Hamilton and Mansel or because of the insufficiency of the evidence furnished by physical and physical data to warrant a positive conclusion as taught by the school of Herbert Spencer opposed alike dogmatic skepticism and to dogmatic theism AGNUS Agnus n pl E Agnuses L Agni Etym L a lamb Defn Agnus Dei AGNUS CASTUS Agnus castus Etym Gr Bot Defn A species of Vitex V agnus castus the chaste tree Loudon And wreaths of agnus castus others bore Dryden AGNUS DEI Agnus Dei Etym L lamb of God R C Ch a A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag b A cake of wax stamped with such a figure It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope c A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass beginning with the words Agnus Dei AGNUS SCYTHICUS Agnus Scythicus L Scythian lamb Bot Defn The Scythian lamb a kind of woollyskinned rootstock See Barometz AGO Ago a adv Etym OE ago agon p p of agon to go away pass by AS agan to pass away a cf Goth us Ger er orig meaning out gan to go See Go Defn Past gone by since as ten years ago gone long ago AGOG Agog a adv Etym Cf F gogue fun perhaps of Celtic origin Defn In eager desire eager astir All agog to dash through thick and thin Cowper AGOING Agoing adv Etym Pref a p pr of go Defn In motion in the act of going as to set a mill agoing AGON Agon n pl Agones Etym Gr Gr Antiq Defn A contest for a prize at the public games AGONE Agone a adv Defn Ago Archaic Poet Three days agone I fell sick 1 Sam xxx 13 AGONE Agone n Etym See Agonic Defn Agonic line AGONIC Agonic a Etym Gr Defn Not forming an angle Agonic line Physics an imaginary line on the earths surface passing through those places where the magnetic needle points to the true north the line of no magnetic variation There is one such line in the Western hemisphere and another in the Eastern hemisphere AGONISM Agonism n Etym Gr Agon Defn Contention for a prize a contest Obs Blount AGONIST Agonist n Etym Gr Defn One who contends for the prize in public games R AGONISTIC AGONISTICAL Agonistic Agonistical a Etym Gr Agonism Defn Pertaining to violent contests bodily or mental pertaining to athletic or polemic feats athletic combative hence strained unnatural As a scholar he Dr Parr was brilliant but he consumed his power in agonistic displays De Quincey AGONISTICALLY Agonistically adv Defn In an agonistic manner AGONISTICS Agonistics n Defn The science of athletic combats or contests in public games AGONIZE Agonize v i imp p p Agonized p pr vb n Agonizing Etym F agoniser LL agonizare fr Gr Agony 1 To writhe with agony to suffer violent anguish To smart and agonize at every pore Pope 2 To struggle to wrestle to strive desperately AGONIZE Agonize v t Defn To cause to suffer agony to subject to extreme pain to torture He agonized his mother by his behavior Thackeray AGONIZINGLY Agonizingly adv Defn With extreme anguish or desperate struggles AGONOTHETE Agonothete n Etym Gr Antiq Defn An officer who presided over the great public games in Greece AGONOTHETIC Agonothetic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to the office of an agonothete AGONY Agony n pl Agonies Etym L agonia Gr agonie See AgonEtym 1 Violent contest or striving The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations Macaulay 2 Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece and hence extreme pain of mind or body anguish paroxysm of grief specifically the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly Luke xxii 44 3 Paroxysm of joy keen emotion With cries and agonies of wild delight Pope 4 The last struggle of life death struggle Syn Anguish torment throe distress pangs suffering Agony Anguish Pang These words agree in expressing extreme pain of body or mind Agony denotes acute and permanent pain usually of the whole system and often producing contortions Anguish denotes severe pressure and considered as bodily suffering is more commonly local as anguish of a wound thus differing from agony A pang is a paroxysm of excruciating pain It is severe and transient The agonies or pangs of remorse the anguish of a wounded conscience Oh sharp convulsive pangs of agonizing pride Dryden AGOOD Agood adv Etym Pref a good Defn In earnest heartily Obs I made her weep agood Shak AGOOD Agoodagood adv Pref a good Defn In earnest heartily Obs I made her weep agood Shak AGORA Agora n Etym Gr Defn An assembly hence the place of assembly especially the market place in an ancient Greek city AGOUARA Agouara n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The crabeating raccoon Procyon cancrivorus found in the tropical parts of America AGOUTA Agouta n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A small insectivorous mammal Solenodon paradoxus allied to the moles found only in Hayti AGOUTI AGOUTY Agouti Agouty n Etym F agouti acouti Sp aguti fr native name Zoöl Defn A rodent of the genus Dasyprocta about the size of a rabbit peculiar to South America and the West Indies The most common species is the Dasyprocta agouti AGRACE Agrace n v Defn See Aggrace Obs AGRAFFE Agraffe n Etym F agrafe formerly agraffe OF agrappe See Agrappes 1 A hook or clasp The feather of an ostrich fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants Sir W Scott 2 A hook eyelet or other device by which a piano wire is so held as to limit the vibration AGRAMMATIST Agrammatist n Etym Gr Defn A illiterate person Obs Bailey AGRAPHIA Agraphia n Etym Gr Defn The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by written signs It is one form of aphasia AGRAPHIC Agraphic a Defn Characterized by agraphia AGRAPPES Agrappes n pl Etym OF agrappe F agrafe a grappe see Grape fr OHG krapfo hook Defn Hooks and eyes for armor etc Fairholt AGRARIAN Agrarian a Etym L agrarius fr ager field 1 Pertaining to fields or lands or their tenure esp relating to am equal or equitable division of lands as the agrarian laws of Rome which distributed the conquered and other public lands among citizens His Graces landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to an agrarian experiment Burke 2 Bot Defn Wild said of plants growing in the fields AGRARIAN Agrarian n 1 One in favor of an equal division of landed property 2 An agrarian law R An equal agrarian is perpetual law Harrington AGRARIANISM Agrarianism n Defn An equal or equitable division of landed property the principles or acts of those who favor a redistribution of land AGRARIANIZE Agrarianize v t Defn To distribute according to or to imbue with the principles of agrarianism AGRE AGREE Agre Agree adv Etym F à gré See Agree Defn In good part kindly Obs Rom of R AGREE Agree v i imp p p Agreed p pr vb n Agreeing Etym F agréer to accept or receive kindly fr à gré à L ad gré good will consent liking fr L gratus pleasing agreeable See Grateful 1 To harmonize in opinion statement or action to be in unison or concord to be or become united or consistent to concur as all parties agree in the expediency of the law If music and sweet poetry agree Shak Their witness agreed not together Mark xiv 56 The more you agree together the less hurt can your enemies do you Sir T Browne 2 To yield assent to accede followed by to as to agree to an offer or to opinion 3 To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price to exchange promises to come to terms or to a common resolve to promise Agree with thine adversary quickly Matt v 25 Didst not thou agree with me for a penny Matt xx 13 4 To be conformable to resemble to coincide to correspond as the picture does not agree with the original the two scales agree exactly 5 To suit or be adapted in its effects to do well as the same food does not agree with every constitution 6 Gram Defn To correspond in gender number case or person Note The auxiliary forms of to be are often employed with the participle agreed The jury were agreed Macaulay Can two walk together except they be agreed Amos iii 3 The principal intransitive uses were probably derived from the transitive verb used reflexively I agree me well to your desire Ld Berners Syn To assent concur consent acquiesce accede engage promise stipulate contract bargain correspond harmonize fit tally coincide comport AGREE Agree v t 1 To make harmonious to reconcile or make friends Obs Spenser 2 To admit or come to one mind concerning to settle to arrange as to agree the fact to agree differences Obs AGREEABILITY Agreeability n Etym OF agreablete 1 Easiness of disposition Obs Chaucer 2 The quality of being or making ones self agreeable agreeableness Thackeray AGREEABLE Agreeable a Etym F agréable 1 Pleasing either to the mind or senses pleasant grateful as agreeable manners or remarks an agreeable person fruit agreeable to the taste A train of agreeable reveries Goldsmith 2 Willing ready to agree or consent Colloq These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town Latimer 3 Agreeing or suitable conformable correspondent concordant adapted followed by to rarely by with That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing is many times contrary to the nature of another LEstrange 4 In pursuance conformity or accordance in this sense used adverbially for agreeably as agreeable to the order of the day the House took up the report Syn Pleasing pleasant welcome charming acceptable amiable See Pleasant AGREEABLENESS Agreeableness n 1 The quality of being agreeable or pleasing that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses That author has an agreeableness that charms us Pope 2 The quality of being agreeable or suitable suitableness or conformity consistency The agreeableness of virtuous actions to human nature Pearce 3 Resemblance concordance harmony with to or between Obs The agreeableness between man and the other parts of the universe Grew AGREEABLY Agreeably adv 1 In an agreeably manner in a manner to give pleasure pleasingly Agreeably entertained Goldsmith 2 In accordance suitably consistently conformably followed by to and rarely by with See Agreeable 4 The effect of which is that marriages grow less frequent agreeably to the maxim above laid down Paley 3 Alike similarly Obs Both clad in shepherds weeds agreeably Spenser AGREEINGLY Agreeingly adv Defn In an agreeing manner to correspondingly agreeably Obs AGREEMENT Agreement n Etym Cf F agrément 1 State of agreeing harmony of opinion statement action or character concurrence concord conformity as a good agreement subsists among the members of the council What agreement hath the temple of God with idols 2 Cor vi 16 Expansion and duration have this further agreement Locke 2 Gram Defn Concord or correspondence of one word with another in gender number case or person 3 Law a A concurrence in an engagement that something shall be done or omitted an exchange of promises mutual understanding arrangement or stipulation a contract b The language oral or written embodying reciprocal promises Abbott Brande C Syn Bargain contract compact stipulation AGREER Agreer n Defn One who agrees AGRESTIC Agrestic a Etym L agrestis fr ager field Defn Pertaining to fields or the country in opposition to the city rural rustic unpolished uncouth Agrestic behavior Gregory AGRESTICAL Agrestical a Defn Agrestic Obs AGRICOLATION Agricolation n Etym L agricolatio Defn Agriculture Obs Bailey AGRICOLIST Agricolist n Defn A cultivator of the soil an agriculturist Dodsley AGRICULTOR Agricultor n Etym L fr ager field cultor cultivator Defn An agriculturist a farmer R AGRICULTURAL Agricultural a Defn Of or pertaining to agriculture connected with or engaged in tillage as the agricultural class agricultural implements wages etc Agriculturally adv Agricultural ant Zoöl a species of ant which gathers and stores seeds of grasses for food The remarkable species Myrmica barbata found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain known as ant rice AGRICULTURALIST Agriculturalist n Defn An agriculturist which is the preferred form AGRICULTURE Agriculture n Etym L agricultura ager field cultura cultivation cf F agriculture See Acre and Culture Defn The art or science of cultivating the ground including the harvesting of crops and the rearing and management of live stock tillage husbandry farming AGRICULTURISM Agriculturism n Defn Agriculture R AGRICULTURIST Agriculturist n Defn One engaged or skilled in agriculture a husbandman The farmer is always a practitioner the agriculturist may be a mere theorist Crabb AGRIEF Agrief adv Etym Pref a grief Defn In grief amiss Obs Chaucer AGRIMONY Agrimony n Etym OE agremoyne OF aigremoine L agrimonia for argemonia fr Gr Bot a A genus of plants of the Rose family b The name is also given to various other plants as hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum water agrimony Bidens Note The Agrimonia eupatoria or common agrimony a perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers was once esteemed as a medical remedy but is now seldom used AGRIN Agrin adv a Etym Pref a grin Defn In the act of grinning His visage all agrin Tennyson AGRIOLOGIST Agriologist n Defn One versed or engaged in agriology AGRIOLOGY Agriology n Etym Gr logy Defn Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes AGRISE Agrise v i Etym AS agrisan to dread a cf Goth us Ger er orig meaning out grisan for gr only in comp akin to OHG gr G grausen to shudder See Grisly Defn To shudder with terror to tremble with fear Obs Chaucer AGRISE Agrise v t 1 To shudder at to abhor to dread to loathe Obs Wyclif 2 To terrify to affright Obs His manly face that did his foes agrise Spenser AGROM Agrom n Etym Native name Med Defn A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies in which the tongue chaps and cleaves AGRONOMIC AGRONOMICAL Agronomic Agronomical Etym Cf F agronomique Defn Pertaining to agronomy of the management of farms AGRONOMICS Agronomics n Defn The science of the distribution and management of land AGRONOMIST Agronomist n Defn One versed in agronomy a student of agronomy AGRONOMY Agronomy n Etym Gr agronomie Defn The management of land rural economy agriculture AGROPE Agrope adv a Etym Pref a grope Defn In the act of groping Mrs Browning AGROSTIS Agrostis n Etym L fr Gr Defn A genus of grasses including species called in common language bent grass Some of them as redtop Agrostis vulgaris are valuable pasture grasses AGROSTOGRAPHIC AGROSTOGRAPHICAL Agrostographic Agrostographical a Etym Cf F agrostographique Defn Pertaining to agrostography AGROSTOGRAPHY Agrostography n Etym Gr graphy Defn A description of the grasses AGROSTOLOGIC AGROSTOLOGICAL Agrostologic Agrostological a Defn Pertaining to agrostology AGROSTOLOGIST Agrostologist n Defn One skilled in agrostology AGROSTOLOGY Agrostology n Etym Gr logy Defn That part of botany which treats of the grasses AGROTECHNY Agrotechny n Gr field land an art Defn That branch of agriculture dealing with the methods of conversion of agricultural products into manufactured articles agricultural technology AGROUND Aground adv a Etym Pref a ground Defn On the ground stranded a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground Totten AGROUPMENT Agroupment n Defn See Aggroupment AGRYPNOTIC Agrypnotic n Etym Gr agrypnotique Defn Anything which prevents sleep or produces wakefulness as strong tea or coffee AGUARDIENTE Aguardiente n Etym Sp contr of agua ardiente burning water L aqua water ardens burning 1 A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal 2 A strong alcoholic drink especially pulque Mexico and Spanish America AGUE Ague n Etym OE agu ague OF agu F aigu sharp OF fem ague LL febris acuta a sharp acute fever fr L acutus sharp See Acute 1 An acute fever Obs Brenning agues P Plowman 2 Med Defn An intermittent fever attended by alternate cold and hot fits 3 The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever as fever and ague 4 A chill or state of shaking as with cold Dryden Ague cake an enlargement of the spleen produced by ague Ague drop a solution of the arsenite of potassa used for ague Ague fit a fit of the ague Shak Ague spell a spell or charm against ague Gay Ague tree the sassafras sometimes so called from the use of its root formerly in cases of ague Obs AGUE Ague v t imp p p Agued Defn To strike with an ague or with a cold fit Heywood AGUILT Aguilt v t Defn To be guilty of to offend to sin against to wrong Obs Chaucer AGUISE Aguise n Defn Dress Obs Dr H More AGUISE Aguise v t Etym Pref a guise Defn To dress to attire to adorn Obs Above all knights ye goodly seem aguised Spenser AGUISH Aguish a 1 Having the qualities of an ague somewhat cold or shivering chilly shaky Her aguish love now glows and burns Granville 2 Productive of or affected by ague as the aguish districts of England T Arnold Aguishness n AGUSH Agush adv a Etym Pref a gush Defn In a gushing state Hawthorne AGYNOUS Agynous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Without female organs male AH Ah interj Etym OE a cf OF a F ah L ah Gr a Icel æ OHG a Lith á áa0 Defn An exclamation expressive of surprise pity complaint entreaty contempt threatening delight triumph etc according to the manner of utterance AHA Aha interj Etym Ah interj ha Defn An exclamation expressing by different intonations triumph mixed with derision or irony or simple surprise AHA Aha n Defn A sunk fence See Haha Mason AHEAD Ahead adv Etym Pref a head 1 In or to the front in advance onward The island bore but a little ahead of us Fielding 2 Headlong without restraint Obs LEstrange To go ahead a To go in advance b To go on onward c To push on in an enterprise Colloq To get ahead of a To get in advance of b To surpass to get the better of Colloq AHEAP Aheap adv Etym Pref a heap Defn In a heap huddled together Hood AHEIGHT Aheight adv Etym Pref a height Defn Aloft on high Obs Look up aheight Shak AHEM Ahem interj Defn An exclamation to call ones attention hem AHEY Ahey interj Defn Hey ho AHIGH Ahigh adv Defn On high Obs Shak AHOLD Ahold adv Etym Pref a hold Defn Near the wind as to lay a ship ahold Obs Shak AHORSEBACK Ahorseback adv Defn On horseback Two suspicious fellows ahorseback Smollet AHOY Ahoy interj Etym OE a interj hoy Naut Defn A term used in hailing as Ship ahoy AHRIMAN Ahriman n Etym Per Defn The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians the Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd the King of Light AHU Ahu n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The Asiatic gazelle AHULL Ahull adv Etym Pref a hull Naut Defn With the sails furled and the helm lashed alee applied to ships in a storm See Hull n AHUNGERED Ahungered a Etym Pref a hungered Defn Pinched with hunger very hungry C Bronté AI Ai n pl Ais Etym Braz aï haï from the animals cry cf F aï Zoöl Defn The threetoed sloth Bradypus tridactylus of South America See Sloth AIBLINS ABLINS Aiblins Ablins adv Etym See Able Defn Perhaps possibly Scotch Burns AICHS METAL Aichs metal Defn A kind of gun metal containing copper zinc and iron but no tin AID Aid v t imp p p Aided p pr vb n Aiding Etym F aider OF aidier fr L adjutare to help freq of adjuvare to help ad juvare to help Cf Adjutant Defn To support either by furnishing strength or means in coöperation to effect a purpose or to prevent or to remove evil to help to assist You speedy helpers Appear and aid me in this enterprise Shak Syn To help assist support sustain succor relieve befriend coöperate promote See Help AID Aid n Etym F aide OF aïde aïe fr the verb See Aid v t 1 Help succor assistance relief An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid Hallam 2 The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done a helper an assistant It is not good that man should be alone let us make unto him an aid like unto himself Tobit viii 6 3 Eng Hist Defn A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament also an exchequer loan 4 Feudal Law Defn A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions Blackstone 5 An aiddecamp so called by abbreviation as a generals aid Aid prayer Law a proceeding by which a defendant beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit To pray in aid to beseech and claim such assistance AIDANCE Aidance n Etym Cf OF aidance Defn Aid R Aidance gainst the enemy Shak AIDANT Aidant a Etym Cf F aidant p pr of aider to help Defn Helping helpful supplying aid Shak AIDDECAMP Aiddecamp n pl Aidsdecamp Etym F aide de camp literally camp assistant Mil Defn An officer selected by a general to carry orders also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements AIDER Aider n Defn One who or that which aids AIDFUL Aidful a Defn Helpful Archaic Bp Hall AIDLESS Aidless a Defn Helpless without aid Milton AIDMAJOR Aidmajor n Defn The adjutant of a regiment AIEL Aiel n Defn See Ayle Obs AIGLET Aiglet n Defn Same as Aglet AIGRE Aigre a Etym F See Eager Defn Sour Obs Shak AIGREMORE Aigremore n Etym F origin unknown Defn Charcoal prepared for making powder AIGRET AIGRETTE Aigret Aigrette n Etym F a sort of white heron with a tuft of feathers on its head a tuft of feathers dim of the same word as heron See Heron and cf Egret Egrette 1 Zoöl Defn The small white European heron See Egret 2 A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers or of gems etc Prescott 3 A tuft like that of the egret Bot Defn A feathery crown of seed egret as the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle AIGUILLE Aiguille n Etym F a needle See Aglet 1 A needleshaped peak 2 An instrument for boring holes used in blasting AIGUILLETTE Aiguillette n Etym F See Aglet 1 A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace an aglet 2 One of the ornamental tags cords or loops on some military and naval uniforms AIGULET Aigulet n Defn See Aglet Spenser AIL Ail v t imp p p Ailed p pr vb n Ailing Etym OE eilen ailen AS eglan to trouble pain akin to Goth usagljan to distress agls troublesome irksome aglo aglitha pain and prob to E awe Defn To affect with pain or uneasiness either physical or mental to trouble to be the matter with used to express some uneasiness or affection whose cause is unknown as what ails the man I know not what ails him What aileth thee Hagar Gen xxi 17 Note It is never used to express a specific disease We do not say a fever ails him but something ails him AIL Ail v i Defn To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort to be ill or indisposed or in trouble When he ails ever so little he is so peevish Richardson AIL Ail n Defn Indisposition or morbid affection Pope AILANTHUS Ailanthus n Defn Same as Ailantus AILANTUS Ailantus n Etym From aylanto i e tree of heaven the name of the tree in the Moluccas Bot Defn A genus of beautiful trees natives of the East Indies The tree imperfectly di AILERON Aileron n F dim of aile wing 1 Defn A half gable as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church 2 Aëronautics A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to preserve or destroy lateral balance a hinged wing tip a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane AILETTE Ailette n Etym F ailette dim of aile wing L ala Defn A small square shield formerly worn on the shoulders of knights being the prototype of the modern epaulet Fairholt AILMENT Ailment n Defn Indisposition morbid affection of the body not applied ordinarily to acute diseases Little ailments Landsdowne AILUROIDEA Ailuroidea n pl Etym NL fr Gr oid Zoöl Defn A group of the Carnivora which includes the cats civets and hyenas AIM Aim v i imp p p Aimed p pr vb n Aiming Etym OE amen aimen eimen to guess at to estimate to aim OF esmer asmer fr L aestimare to estimate or perh fr OF aesmer ad esmer See Estimate 1 To point or direct a missile weapon or a weapon which propels as missile towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it as to aim at a fox or at a target 2 To direct the indention or purpose to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose to try to gain to endeavor followed by at or by an infinitive as to aim at distinction to aim to do well Aimst thou at princes Pope 3 To guess or conjecture Obs Shak AIM Aim v t Defn To direct or point as a weapon at a particular object to direct as a missile an act or a proceeding at to or against an object as to aim a musket or an arrow the fist or a blow at something to aim a satire or a reflection at some person or vice AIM Aim n Etym Cf OF esme estimation fr esmer See Aim v i 1 The pointing of a weapon as a gun a dart or an arrow in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck the line of fire the direction of anything as a spear a blow a discourse a remark towards a particular point or object with a view to strike or affect it Each at the head leveled his deadly aim Milton 2 The point intended to be hit or object intended to be attained or affected To be the aim of every dangerous shot Shak 3 Intention purpose design scheme How oft ambitious aims are crossed Pope 4 Conjecture guess Obs What you would work me to I have some aim Shak To cry aim Archery to encourage Obs Shak Syn End object scope drift design purpose intention scheme tendency aspiration AIMER Aimer n Defn One who aims directs or points AIMLESS Aimless a Defn Without aim or purpose as an aimless life Aimlessly adv Aimlessness n AINO Aino n Etym Said to be the native name for man Defn One of a peculiar race inhabiting Yesso the Kooril Islands etc in the northern part of the empire of Japan by some supposed to have been the progenitors of the Japanese The Ainos are stout and short with hairy bodies AINT Aint Defn A contraction for are not and am not also used for is not Colloq or llliterate speech See Ant AIR Air n Etym OE air eir F air L aër fr Gr wind In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr It aria atmosphere air fr the same Latin word and in senses 11 12 13 the French meaning is either fr L aria or due to confusion with F aire in an older sense of origin descent Cf A Debonair Malaria Wind 1 The fluid which we breathe and which surrounds the earth the atmosphere It is invisible inodorous insipid transparent compressible elastic and ponderable Note By the ancient philosophers air was regarded as an element but modern science has shown that it is essentially a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen with a small amount of carbon dioxide the average proportions being by volume oxygen 2096 per cent nitrogen 7900 per cent carbon dioxide 004 per cent These proportions are subject to a very slight variability Air also always contains some vapor of water 2 Symbolically Something unsubstantial light or volatile Charm ache with air Shak He was still all air and fire Macaulay Air and fire being the finer and quicker elements as opposed to earth and water 3 A particular state of the atmosphere as respects heat cold moisture etc or as affecting the sensations as a smoky air a damp air the morning air etc 4 Any aëriform body a gas as oxygen was formerly called vital air Obs 5 Air in motion a light breeze a gentle wind Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play Pope 6 Odoriferous or contaminated air 7 That which surrounds and influences The keen the wholesome air of poverty Wordsworth 8 Utterance abroad publicity vent You gave it air before me Dryden 9 Intelligence information Obs Bacon 10 Mus a A musical idea or motive rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song or even to plain prose or played upon an instrument a melody a tune an aria b In harmonized chorals psalmody part songs etc the part which bears the tune or melody in modern harmony usually the upper part is sometimes called the air 11 The peculiar look appearance and bearing of a person mien demeanor as the air of a youth a heavy air a lofty air His very air Shak 12 Peculiar appearance apparent character semblance manner style It was communicated with the air of a secret Pope 12 pl Defn An artificial or affected manner show of pride or vanity haughtiness as it is said of a person he puts on airs Thackeray 14 Paint a The representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed New Am Cyc b Carriage attitude action movement as the head of that portrait has a good air Fairholt 15 Man Defn The artificial motion or carriage of a horse Note Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a compound term In most cases it might be written indifferently as a separate limiting word or as the first element of the compound term with or without the hyphen as air bladder airbladder or airbladder air cell aircell or aircell airpump or airpump Air balloon See Balloon Air bath a An apparatus for the application of air to the body b An arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature Air castle See Castle in the air under Castle Air compressor a machine for compressing air to be used as a motive power Air crossing a passage for air in a mine Air cushion an airtight cushion which can be inflated also a device for arresting motion without shock by confined air Air fountain a contrivance for producing a jet of water by the force of compressed air Air furnace a furnace which depends on a natural draft and not on blast Air line a straight line a bee line Hence Airline adj as airline road Air lock Hydr Engin an intermediate chamber between the outer air and the compressedair chamber of a pneumatic caisson Knight Air port Nav a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit air Air spring a spring in which the elasticity of air is utilized Air thermometer a form of thermometer in which the contraction and expansion of air is made to measure changes of temperature Air threads gossamer Air trap a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas from drains sewers etc a stench trap Air trunk a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated air from a room Air valve a valve to regulate the admission or egress of air esp a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler and allows air to enter Air way a passage for a current of air as the air way of an air pump an air way in a mine In the air a Prevalent without traceable origin or authority as rumors b Not in a fixed or stable position unsettled c Mil Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken in flank as the army had its wing in the air To take air to be divulged to be made public To take the air to go abroad to walk or ride out AIR Air v t imp p p Aired p pr vb n Airing Etym See Air n and cf A 1 To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling refreshing or purifying to ventilate as to air a room It were good wisdom that the jail were aired Bacon Were you but riding forth to air yourself Shak 2 To expose for the sake of public notice to display ostentatiously as to air ones opinion Airing a snowy hand and signet gem Tennyson 3 To expose to heat for the purpose of expelling dampness or of warming as to air linen to air liquors AIR BED Air bed Defn A sack or matters inflated with air and used as a bed AIR BLADDER Air bladder 1 Anat Defn An air sac sometimes double or variously lobed in the visceral cavity of many fishes It originates in the same way as the lungs of airbreathing vertebrates and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the pharynx or esophagus 2 A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant also an air hole in a casting AIR BRAKE Air brake Mach Defn A railway brake operated by condensed air Knight AIR BRUSH Air brush Defn A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter in a spray by compressed air AIRBUILT Airbuilt a Defn Erected in the air having no solid foundation chimerical as an airbuilt castle AIR CELL Air cell 1 Bot Defn A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants containing air only 2 Anat Defn A receptacle of air in various parts of the system as a cell or minute cavity in the walls of the air tubes of the lungs the air sac of birds a dilatation of the air vessels in insects AIR CHAMBER Air chamber 1 A chamber or cavity filled with air in an animal or plant 2 A cavity containing air to act as a spring for equalizing the flow of a liquid in a pump or other hydraulic machine AIR COCK Air cock Defn A faucet to allow escape of air AIR COOLING Air cooling Defn In gasolineengine motor vehicles the cooling of the cylinder by increasing its radiating surface by means of ribs or radiators and placing it so that it is exposed to a current of air Cf Water cooling Aircooled a AIRCRAFT Aircraft n sing pl Defn Any device as a balloon aëroplane etc for floating in or flying through the air AIRDRAWN Airdrawn a Defn Drawn in air imaginary This is the airdrawn dagger Shak AIR DRILL Air drill Defn A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air a pneumatic drill Knight AIR ENGINE Air engine Defn An engine driven by heated or by compressed air Knight AIRER Airer n 1 One who exposes to the air 2 A frame on which clothes are aired or dried AIR GAP Air gap Physics Defn An airfilled gap in a magnetic or electric circuit specif in a dynamo or motor the space between the fieldmagnet poles and the armature clearance AIR GAS Air gas Defn See under Gas AIR GUN Air gun Defn A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun by a condensing pump and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger AIR HOLE Air hole 1 A hole to admit or discharge air specifically a spot in the ice not frozen over 2 Founding Defn A fault in a casting produced by a bubble of air a blowhole AIRILY Airily adv Defn In an airy manner lightly gaily jauntily fippantly AIRINESS Airiness n 1 The state or quality of being airy openness or exposure to the air as the airiness of a country seat 2 Lightness of spirits gayety levity as the airiness of young persons AIRING Airing n 1 A walk or a ride in the open air a short excursion for healths sake 2 An exposure to air or to a fire for warming drying etc as the airing of linen or of a room AIR JACKET Air jacket Defn A jacket having airtight cells or cavities which can be filled with air to render persons buoyant in swimming AIRLESS Airless a Defn Not open to a free current of air wanting fresh air or communication with the open air AIR LEVEL Air level Defn Spirit level See Level AIRLIKE Airlike a Defn Resembling air AIR LINE Air line Defn A path through the air made easy for aërial navigation by steady winds AIRLING Airling n Defn A thoughtless gay person Obs Slight airlings B Jonson AIRMAN Airman n Defn A man who ascends or flies in an aircraft a flying machine pilot AIRMANSHIP Airmanship n Defn Art skill or ability in the practice of aërial navigation AIROL Airol n Pharm Defn A grayish green antiseptic powder consisting of a basic iodide and gallate of bismuth sometimes used in place of iodoform A Trademark AIROMETER Airometer n Etym Air meter Defn A hollow cylinder to contain air It is closed above and open below and has its open end plunged into water AIR PIPE Air pipe Defn A pipe for the passage of air esp a ventilating pipe AIR PLANT Air plant Bot Defn A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone an aërophyte Note The Florida moss Tillandsia many tropical orchids and most mosses and lichens are air plants Those which are lodged upon trees but not parasitic on them are epiphytes AIR POISE Air poise Etym See Poise Defn A AIR PUMP Air pump 1 Physics Defn A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space also a pump to condense air of force in into a closed space 2 Steam Engines Defn A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam the water used for condensing and any commingled air AIR SAC Air sac Anat Defn One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies of birds which are filled with air and connected with the air passages of the lungs an air cell AIR SHAFT Air shaft Defn A passage usually vertical for admitting fresh air into a mine or a tunnel AIRSICK Airsick a Defn Affected with aërial sickness Airsickness n AIRSLACKED Airslacked a Defn Slacked or pulverized by exposure to the air as airslacked lime AIR STOVE Air stove Defn A stove for heating a current of air which is directed against its surface by means of pipes and then distributed through a building AIRTIGHT Airtight a Defn So tight as to be impermeable to air as an airtight cylinder AIRTIGHT Airtight n Defn A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off Colloq U S AIR VESSEL Air vessel Defn A vessel cell duct or tube containing or conducting air as the air vessels of insects birds plants etc the air vessel of a pump engine etc For the latter see Air chamber The air vessels of insects are called tracheæ of plants spiral vessels AIRWARD AIRWARDS Airward Airwards adv Defn Toward the air upward R Keats AIRWOMAN Airwoman n Defn A woman who ascends or flies in an aircraft AIRY Airy a 1 Consisting of air as an airy substance the airy parts of bodies 2 Relating or belonging to air high in air aërial as an airy flight The airy region Milton 3 Open to a free current of air exposed to the air breezy as an airy situation 4 Resembling air thin unsubstantial not material airlike An airy spirit Shak 5 Relating to the spirit or soul delicate graceful as airy music 6 Without reality having no solid foundation empty trifling visionary Airy fame Shak Empty sound and airy notions Roscommon 7 Light of heart vivacious sprightly flippant superficial Merry and airy Jer Taylor 8 Having an affected manner being in the habit of putting on airs affectedly grand Colloq 9 Paint Defn Having the light and aërial tints true to nature Elmes AISLE Aisle n Etym OF ele F aile wing wing of a building L ala contr fr axilla Arch a A lateral division of a building separated from the middle part called the nave by a row of columns or piers which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows called the clearstory wall b Improperly used also for the have as in the phrases a church with three aisles the middle aisle c Also perhaps from confusion with alley a passage into which the pews of a church open AISLED Aisled a Defn Furnished with an aisle or aisles AISLESS Aisless a Defn Without an aisle AIT Ait n Etym AS ieg ig island See Eyot Defn An islet or little isle in a river or lake an eyot The ait where the osiers grew R Hodges 1649 Among green aits and meadows Dickens AIT Ait n Defn Oat Scot Burns AITCH Aitch n Defn The letter h or H AITCHBONE Aitchbone n Etym For nachebone For loss of n cf Adder See Natch Defn The bone of the rump also the cut of beef surrounding this bone Spelt also edgebone AITIOLOGY Aitiology n Defn See Ætiology AJAR Ajar adv Etym OE on char ajar on the turn AS cerr cyrr turn akin to G kehren to turn and to D akerre See Char Defn Slightly turned or opened as the door was standing ajar AJAR Ajar adv Etym Pref a jar Defn In a state of discord out of harmony as he is ajar with the world AJAVA Ajava n Bot Defn See Ajouan AJOG Ajog adv Etym Pref a jog Defn On the jog AJOUAN AJOWAN Ajouan Ajowan n Written also ajwain Prob native name Bot Defn The fruit of Ammi Copticum syn Carum Ajowan used both as a medicine and as a condiment An oil containing thymol is extracted from it Called also Javanee seed Javanese seed and ajava AJUTAGE Ajutage n Etym F ajutage for ajoutage fr ajouter to add LL adjuxtare fr L ad juxta near to nigh Cf Adjutage Adjustage Adjust Defn A tube through which is water is discharged an efflux tube as the ajutage of a fountain AKE Ake n v Defn See Ache AKENE Akene n Bot Defn Same as Achene AKETON Aketon n Obs Defn See Acton AKIMBO Akimbo a Etym Etymology unknown Cf Kimbo Defn With a crook or bend with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward With one arm akimbo Irving AKIN Akin a Etym Pref a for of kin 1 Of the same kin related by blood used of persons as the two families are near akin 2 Allied by nature partaking of the same properties of the same kind A joy akin to rapture Cowper The literary character of the work is akin to its moral character Jeffrey Note This adjective is used only after the noun AKINESIA Akinesia n Etym Gr Med Defn Paralysis of the motor nerves loss of movement Foster AKINESIC Akinesic a med Defn Pertaining to akinesia AKNEE Aknee adv Defn On the knee R Southey AKNOW Aknow Defn Earlier form of Acknow Obs To be aknow to acknowledge to confess Obs AL Al a Defn All Obs Chaucer AL Al A prefix a Etym AS eal Defn All wholly completely as almightyalmost b Etym L ad Defn To at on in OF shortened to a See Ad c The Arabic definite article answering to the English the as Alkoran the Koran or the Book alchemy the chemistry AL Al conj Defn Although if Obs See All conj ALA Ala n pl Alæ Etym L a wing Biol Defn A winglike organ or part ALABAMA PERIOD Alabama period Geol Defn A period in the American eocene the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic ALABASTER Alabaster n Etym L alabaster Gr Alabastron the name of a town in Egypt near which it was common cf OF alabastre F albâtre 1 Min a A compact variety or sulphate of lime or gypsum of fine texture and usually white and translucent but sometimes yellow red or gray It is carved into vases mantel ornaments etc b A hard compact variety of carbonate of lime somewhat translucent or of banded shades of color stalagmite The name is used in this sense by Pliny It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster 2 A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments etc so called from the stone of which it was originally made Fosbroke ALABASTRIAN Alabastrian a Defn Alabastrine ALABASTRINE Alabastrine a Defn Of pertaining to or like alabaster as alabastrine limbs ALABASTRUM Alabastrum n pl Alabastra Etym NL Bot Defn A flower bud Gray ALACK Alack interj Etym Prob from ah lack OE lak loss failure misfortune See Lack Defn An exclamation expressive of sorrow Archaic or Poet Shak ALACKADAY Alackaday interj Etym For alack the day Cf Lackaday Defn An exclamation expressing sorrow Note Shakespeare has alack the day and alack the heavy day Compare woe worth the day ALACRIFY Alacrify v t Etym L alacer alacris lively fly Defn To rouse to action to inspirit ALACRIOUS Alacrious a Etym L alacer alacris Defn Brisk joyously active lively T were well if we were a little more alacrious Hammond ALACRIOUSLY Alacriously adv Defn With alacrity briskly ALACRIOUSNESS Alacriousness n Defn Alacrity Obs Hammond ALACRITY Alacrity n Etym L alacritas fr alacer lively eager prob akin to Gr aljan zeal Defn A cheerful readiness willingness or promptitude joyous activity briskness sprightliness as the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy I have not that alacrity of spirit Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have Shak ALADINIST Aladinist n Etym From Aladin for Ala Eddin i e height of religion a learned divine under Mohammed II and Bajazet II Defn One of a sect of freethinkers among the Mohammedans ALALIA Alalia n NL fr Gr priv a talking cf speechless Med Defn Inability to utter articulate sounds due either to paralysis of the larynx or to that form of aphasia called motor or ataxis aphasia due to loss of control of the muscles of speech ALALONGA ALILONGHI Alalonga or Alilonghi n Zoöl Defn The tunny See Albicore ALAMIRE Alamire n Etym Compounded of a la mi re names of notes in the musical scale Defn The lowest note but one in Guido Aretinos scale of music ALAMODALITY Alamodality n Defn The quality of being à la mode conformity to the mode or fashion fashionableness R Southey ALAMODE Alamode adv a Etym F à la mode after the fashion Defn According to the fashion or prevailing mode Alamode beef shops Macaulay ALAMODE Alamode n Defn A thin black silk for hoods scarfs etc often called simply mode Buchanan ALAMORT Alamort a Etym F à la mort to the death Cf Amort Defn To the death mortally ALAN Alan n Etym OF alan alant cf Sp alano Defn A wolfhound Obs Chaucer ALAND Aland adv Etym Pref a land Defn On land to the land ashore Cast aland Sir P Sidney ALANINE Alanine n Etym Aldehyde the ending ine The n is a euphonic insertion Chem Defn A white crystalline base C3H7NO2 derived from aldehyde ammonia ALANTIN Alantin n Etym G alant elecampane the Inula helenium of Linnæus Chem Defn See Inulin ALAR Alar a Etym L alarius fr ala wing cf F alaire 1 Pertaining to or having wings 2 Bot Defn Axillary in the fork or axil Gray ALARM Alarm n Etym F alarme It all arme to arms fr L arma pl arms See Arms and cf Alarum 1 A summons to arms as on the approach of an enemy Arming to answer in a night alarm Shak 2 Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger a warming sound to arouse attention a warning of danger Sound an alarm in my holy mountain Joel ii 1 3 A sudden attack disturbance broil R These home alarms Shak Thy palace fill with insults and alarms Pope 4 Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger in the military use commonly sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise Alarm and resentment spread throughout the camp Macaulay 5 A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep or rousing their attention an alarum Alarm bell a bell that gives notice on danger Alarm clock or watch a clock or watch which can be so set as to ring or strike loudly at a prearranged hour to wake from sleep or excite attention Alarm gauge a contrivance attached to a steam boiler for showing when the pressure of steam is too high or the water in the boiler too low Alarm post a place to which troops are to repair in case of an alarm Syn Fright affright terror trepidation apprehension consternation dismay agitation disquiet disquietude Alarm Fright Terror Consternation These words express different degrees of fear at the approach of danger Fright is fear suddenly excited producing confusion of the senses and hence it is unreflecting Alarm is the hurried agitation of feeling which springs from a sense of immediate and extreme exposure Terror is agitating and excessive fear which usually benumbs the faculties Consternation is overwhelming fear and carries a notion of powerlessness and amazement Alarm agitates the feelings terror disorders the understanding and affects the will fright seizes on and confuses the sense consternation takes possession of the soul and subdues its faculties See Apprehension ALARM Alarm v t imp p p Alarmed p pr vb n Alarming Etym Alarm n Cf F alarmer 1 To call to arms for defense to give notice to any one of approaching danger to rouse to vigilance and action to put on the alert 2 To keep in excitement to disturb 3 To surprise with apprehension of danger to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil to excite with sudden fear Alarmed by rumors of military preparation Macaulay ALARMABLE Alarmable a Defn Easily alarmed or disturbed ALARMED Alarmed a Defn Aroused to vigilance excited by fear of approaching danger agitated disturbed as an alarmed neighborhood an alarmed modesty The white pavilions rose and fell On the alarmed air Longfellow ALARMEDLY Alarmedly adv Defn In an alarmed manner ALARMING Alarming a Defn Exciting or calculated to excite alarm causing apprehension of danger as an alarming crisis or report Alarmingly adv ALARMIST Alarmist n Etym Cf F alarmiste Defn One prone to sound or excite alarms especially needless alarms Macaulay ALARUM Alarum n Etym OE alarom the same word as alarm n Defn See Alarm Now Poetic Note The variant form alarum is now commonly restricted to an alarm signal or the mechanism to sound an alarm as in an alarm clock ALARY Alary a Etym L alarius fr ala wing Defn Of or pertaining to wings also wingshaped The alary system of insects Wollaston ALAS Alas interj Etym OE alas allas OF alas F hélas a interj L ah las wretched that I am L lassus weary akin to E late See Late Defn An exclamation expressive of sorrow pity or apprehension of evil in old writers sometimes followed by day or white alas the day like alack a day or alas the white ALATE Alate adv Etym Pref a late Defn Lately of late Archaic There hath been alate such tales spread abroad Latimer ALATE ALATED Alate Alated a Etym L alatus from ala wing Defn Winged having wings or side appendages like wings ALATERN ALATERNUS Alatern Alaternus n Etym L ala wing terni three each Bot Defn An ornamental evergreen shrub Rhamnus alaternus belonging to the buckthorns ALATION Alation n Etym F fr L alatus winged Defn The state of being winged ALAUNT Alaunt n Defn See Alan Obs Chaucer ALB Alb n Etym OE albe LL alba fr L albus white Cf Album and Aube Defn A vestment of white linen reaching to the feet an enveloping the person in the Roman Catholic church worn by those in holy orders when officiating at mass It was formerly worn at least by clerics in daily life ALBACORE Albacore n Zoöl Defn See Albicore ALBAN Alban n Etym L albus white Chem Defn A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta percha by the action of alcohol or ether ALBANIAN Albanian a Defn Of or pertaining to Albania a province of Turkey n Defn A native of Albania ALBATA Albata n Etym L albatus p p of albare to make white fr albus white Defn A white metallic alloy which is made into spoons forks teapots etc British plate or German silver See German silver under German ALBATROSS Albatross n Etym Corrupt fr Pg alcatraz cormorant albatross or Sp alcatraz a pelican cf Pg alcatruz Sp arcaduz a bucket fr Ar alqadus the bucket fr Gr kados a water vessel So an Arabic term for pelican is watercarrier as a bird carrying water in its pouch Zoöl Defn A webfooted bird of the genus Diomedea of which there are several species They are the largest of sea birds capable of long continued flight and are often seen at great distances from the land They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere ALBE ALBEE Albe Albee conj Etym See Albeit Defn Although albeit Obs Albe Clarissa were their chiefest founderess Spenser ALBEDO Albedo n Etym L fr albus white Defn Whiteness Specifically Astron The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface ALBEIT Albeit conj Etym OE al be although it be where al is our all Cf Although Defn Even though although notwithstanding Chaucer Albeit so masked Madam I love the truth Tennyson ALBERTITE Albertite n Min Defn A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum found in the county of A ALBERT WARE Albert ware Defn A soft ornamental terracotta pottery sold in the biscuit state for decorating ALBERTYPE Albertype n Etym From the name of the inventor Albert of Munich Defn A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative ALBESCENCE Albescence n Defn The act of becoming white whitishness ALBESCENT Albescent a Etym L albescens p pr of albescere to grow white fr albus white Defn Becoming white or whitish moderately white ALBICANT Albicant a Etym L albicans p pr of albicare albicatum to be white fr albus white Defn Growing or becoming white ALBICATION Albication n Defn The process of becoming white or developing white patches or streaks ALBICORE Albicore n Etym F albicore cf Sp albacora Pg albacor albacora albecora fr Ar bakr bekr a young camel young cow heifer and the article al cf Pg bacoro a little pig Zoöl Defn A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family esp Orcynus alalonga One species Orcynus thynnus common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic is called in New England the horse mackerel the tunny Written also albacore ALBIFICATION Albification n Etym Cf F albification L albus white ficare only in comp facere to make Defn The act or process of making white Obs ALBIGENSES ALBIGEOIS Albigenses Albigeois n pl Etym From Albi and Albigeois a town and its district in the south of France in which the sect abounded Eccl Hist Defn A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries Note The Albigenses were a branch of the Catharists the pure They were exterminated by crusades and the Inquisition They were distinct from the Waldenses ALBIGENSIAN Albigensian a Defn Of or pertaining to the Albigenses ALBINESS Albiness n Defn A female albino Holmes ALBINISM Albinism n Defn The state or condition of being an albino abinoism leucopathy ALBINISTIC Albinistic a Defn Affected with albinism ALBINO Albino n pl Albinos Etym Sp or Pg albino orig whitish fr albo white L albus Defn A person whether negro Indian or white in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin hair and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state An albino has a skin of a milky hue with hair of the same color and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris The term is also used of the lower animals as white mice elephants etc and of plants in a whitish condition from the absence of chlorophyll Amer Cyc Note The term was originally applied by the Portuguese to negroes met with on the coast of Africa who were mottled with white spots ALBINOISM Albinoism n Defn The state or condition of being an albino albinism ALBINOTIC Albinotic a Defn Affected with albinism ALBION Albion n Etym Prob from the same root as Gael alp a height or hill It may have been bestowed on the land lying behind the white cliffs visible from the coast of Gaul Albany the old name of Scotland means probably the hilly land I Taylor Defn An ancient name of England still retained in poetry In that nookshotten isle of Albion Shak ALBITE Albite n Etym L albus white Min Defn A mineral of the feldspar family triclinic in crystallization and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda It is a common constituent of granite and of various igneous rocks See Feldspar ALBOLITH Albolith n Etym L albus white lith Defn A kind of plastic cement or artificial stone consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica called also albolite ALBORAK Alborak n Etym Ar alburaq fr baraqa to flash shine Defn The imaginary milkwhite animal on which Mohammed was said to have been carried up to heaven a white mule ALB SUNDAY Alb Sunday Eccl Defn The first Sunday after Easter Sunday properly Albless Sunday because in the early church those who had been baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday their white albs which had been put on after baptism ALBUGINEOUS Albugineous a Etym See Albugo Defn Of the nature of or resembling the white of the eye or of an egg albuminous a term applied to textures humors etc which are perfectly white ALBUGO Albugo n pl Albugines Etym L whiteness fr albus white Med Defn Same as Leucoma ALBUM Album n Etym L neut of albus white cf F album Cf Alb 1 Rom Antiq Defn A white tablet on which anything was inscribed as a list of names etc 2 A register for visitors names a visitors book 3 A blank book in which to insert autographs sketches memorial writing of friends photographs etc ALBUMEN Albumen n Etym L fr albus white 1 The white of an egg 2 Bot Defn Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants but not incorporated in the embryo It is the floury part in corn wheat and like grains the oily part in poppy seeds the fleshy part in the cocoanut etc 3 Chem Defn Same as Albumin ALBUMENIZE Albumenize v t imp p p Albumenized p pr vb n Albumenizing Defn To cover or saturate with albumen to coat or treat with an albuminous solution as to albuminize paper ALBUM GRAECUM Album Græcum Etym L Greek white Defn Dung of dogs or hyenas which becomes white by exposure to air It is used in dressing leather and was formerly used in medicine ALBUMIN Albumin n Chem Defn A thick viscous nitrogenous substance which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood and is found in other animal substances both fluid and solid also in many plants It is soluble in water is coagulated by heat ad by certain chemical reagents Acid albumin a modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids It is not coagulated by heat Alkali albumin albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances called also albuminate ALBUMINATE Albuminate n Chem Defn A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin and resembling casein in its properties also a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance ALBUMINIFEROUS Albuminiferous a Etym L albumen ferous Defn Supplying albumen ALBUMINIMETER Albuminimeter n Etym L albumen albuminis meter cf F albuminimètre Defn An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid ALBUMININ Albuminin n Chem Defn The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds eggs ALBUMINIPAROUS Albuminiparous a Etym L albumen parere to bear bring forth Defn Producing albumin ALBUMINOID Albuminoid a Etym L albumen oid Chem Defn Resembling albumin n Defn One of a class of organic principles called also proteids which form the main part of organized tissues Brunton ALBUMINOIDAL Albuminoidal a Chem Defn Of the nature of an albuminoid ALBUMINOSE Albuminose n Chem Defn A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice See Peptone ALBUMINOSIS Albuminosis n NL fr E albumin Med Defn A morbid condition due to excessive increase of albuminous elements in the blood ALBUMINOUS ALBUMINOSE Albuminous Albuminose a Etym Cf F albumineux Defn Pertaining to or containing albumen having the properties of or resembling albumen or albumin Albuminousness n ALBUMINURIA Albuminuria n Etym NL fr L albumen Gr Med Defn A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine ALBUMOSE Albumose n Etym From albumin Chem Defn A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin Used also in combination as antialbumose hemialbumose ALBURN Alburn n Etym L alburnus fr L albus white Cf Auburn Zoöl Defn The bleak a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls ALBURNOUS Alburnous a Defn Of or pertaining to alburnum of the alburnum as alburnous substances ALBURNUM Alburnum n Etym L fr albus white Bot Defn The white and softer part of wood between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen sapwood ALBYN Albyn n Etym See Albion Defn Scotland esp the Highlands of Scotland T Cambell ALCADE Alcade n Defn Same as Alcaid ALCAHEST Alcahest n Defn Same as Alkahest ALCAIC Alcaic a Etym L Alcaïcus Gr Defn Pertaining to Alcæus a lyric poet of Mitylene about 6000 b c n A kind of verse so called from Alcæus One variety consists of five feet a spondee or iambic an iambic a long syllable and two dactyls ALCAID ALCAYDE Alcaid Alcayde n Etym Sp alcaide fr Ar alqac6d governor fr qada to lead govern 1 A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards Portuguese and Moors 2 The warden or keeper of a jail ALCALDE Alcalde n Etym Sp alcalde fr Ar alqadi judge fr qada to decide judge Hence the cadi of the Turks Cf Cadi Defn A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America etc Prescott Note Sometimes confounded with Alcaid ALCALDIA Alcaldia n Sp Alcaldía Defn The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde also the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office ALCALIMETER Alcalimeter n Defn See Alkalimeter ALCANNA Alcanna n Etym Sp alcana alhe fr Ar alhinna See Henna and cf Alkanet Bot Defn An oriental shrub Lawsonia inermis from which henna is obtained ALCARRAZA Alcarraza n pl Alcarrazas Etym Sp from Ar alkurraz earthen vessel Defn A vessel of porous earthenware used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface ALCAYDE Alcayde n Defn Same as Alcaid ALCAZAR Alcazar n Etym fr Ar al the qacr in pl a castle Defn A fortress also a royal palace Prescott ALCEDO Alcedo n Etym L equiv to Gr Halcyon Zoöl Defn A genus of perching birds including the European kingfisher Alcedo ispida See Halcyon ALCHEMIC ALCHEMICAL Alchemic Alchemical a Etym Cf F alchimique Defn Of or relating to alchemy ALCHEMICALLY Alchemically adv Defn In the manner of alchemy ALCHEMIST Alchemist n Etym Cf OF alquemiste F alchimiste Defn One who practices alchemy You are alchemist make gold Shak ALCHEMISTIC ALCHEMISTICAL Alchemistic Alchemistical a Defn Relating to or practicing alchemy Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators Burke ALCHEMISTRY Alchemistry n Defn Alchemy Obs ALCHEMIZE Alchemize v t Defn To change by alchemy to transmute Lovelace ALCHEMY Alchemy n Etym OF alkemie arquemie F alchimie Ar al kimia fr late Gr alquimia It alchimia Gr fundere to pour Goth guitan AS geótan to pour and so to E fuse See Fuse and cf Chemistry 1 An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold to find the panacea or universal remedy for diseases etc It led the way to modern chemistry 2 A mixed metal composed mainly of brass formerly used for various utensils hence a trumpet Obs Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy Milton 3 Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious Kissing with golden face the meadows green Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy Shak ALCHYMIC ALCHYMIST ALCHYMISTIC ALCHYMY Alchymic a Alchymist n Alchymistic a Alchymy n Defn See Alchemic Alchemist Alchemistic Alchemy ALCO Alco n Defn A small South American dog domesticated by the aborigines ALCOATE ALCOHATE Alcoate Alcohate n Defn Shortened forms of Alcoholate ALCOHOL Alcohol n Etym Cf F alcool formerly written alcohol Sp alcohol alcohol antimony galena OSp alcofol all fr Ar alkohl a powder of antimony or galena to paint the eyebrows with The name was afterwards applied on account of the fineness of this powder to highly rectified spirits a signification unknown in Arabia The Sp word has bot meanings Cf Alquifou 1 An impalpable powder Obs 2 The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation Obs Boyle 3 Pure spirit of wine pure or highly rectified spirit called also ethyl alcohol the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or distilled liquors or more loosely a liquid containing it in considerable quantity It is extracted by simple distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions of a saccharine nature which have undergone vinous fermentation Note As used in the U S Pharmacopoeia alcohol contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9 per cent of water and diluted alcohol proof spirit contains 455 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 545 per cent of water 4 Organic Chem Defn A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution Chemically speaking they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals as the radical ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol C2H5OH methyl forms methyl alcohol CH3OH or wood spirit amyl forms amyl alcohol C5H11OH or fusel oil etc ALCOHOLATE Alcoholate n Etym Cf F alcolaie Chem Defn A crystallizable compound of a salt with alcohol in which the latter plays a part analogous to that of water of crystallization Graham ALCOHOLATURE Alcoholature n Etym Cf F alcoolature Med Defn An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants New Eng Dict ALCOHOLIC Alcoholic a Etym Cf F alcolique Defn Of or pertaining to alcohol or partaking of its qualities derived from or caused by alcohol containing alcohol as alcoholic mixtures alcoholic gastritis alcoholic odor ALCOHOLIC Alcoholic n 1 A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors 2 pl Defn Alcoholic liquors ALCOHOLISM Alcoholism n Etym Cf F alcoolisme Med Defn A diseased condition of the system brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors ALCOHOLIZATION Alcoholization n Etym Cf F alcoolisation 1 The act of reducing a substance to a fine or impalpable powder Obs Johnson 2 The act rectifying spirit 3 Saturation with alcohol putting the animal system under the influence of alcoholic liquor ALCOHOLIZE Alcoholize v t imp p p Alcoholized p pr vb n Alcoholizing Etym Cf F alcooliser 1 To reduce to a fine powder Obs Johnson 2 To convert into alcohol to rectify also to saturate with alcohol ALCOHOLOMETER ALCOHOLMETER Alcoholometer Alcoholmeter n Etym Alcohol meter Chem Defn An instrument for determining the strength of spirits with a scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure alcohol either by weight or volume It is usually a form of hydrometer with a special scale ALCOHOLOMETRIC ALCOHOLOMETRICAL ALCOHOLMETRICAL Alcoholometric Alcoholometrical Alcoholmetrical a Defn Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry The alcoholometrical strength of spirituous liquors Ure ALCOHOLOMETRY Alcoholometry n Defn The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure alcohol which spirituous liquors contain ALCOHOMETER ALCOHOMETRIC Alcohometer n Alcohometric a Defn Same as Alcoholometer Alcoholometric ALCOOMETRY ALCOOEMETRY Alcoömetry n Defn See Alcoholometry Note The chemists say alcomètre alcoomètrie doubtless by the suppression of a syllable in order to avoid a disagreeable sequence of sounds Cf Idolatry Littré ALCORAN Alcoran n Etym alcoran fr Ar alqoran orig the reading the book fr qaraa to read Cf Koran Defn The Mohammedan Scriptures the Koran now the usual form Spelt also Alcoran ALCORANIC Alcoranic a Defn Of or pertaining to the Koran ALCORANIST Alcoranist n Defn One who adheres to the letter of the Koran rejecting all traditions ALCORNOQUE Alcornoque n Sp cork tree Defn The bark of several trees esp of Bowdichia virgilioides of Brazil used as a remedy for consumption of Byrsonima crassifolia used in tanning of Alchornea latifolia used medicinally or of Quercus ilex the cork tree ALCOVE Alcove n Etym F alcôve Sp or Pg alcoba from Ar alquobbah arch vault tent 1 Arch Defn A recessed portion of a room or a small room opening into a larger one especially a recess to contain a bed a lateral recess in a library 2 A small ornamental building with seats or an arched seat in a pleasure ground a garden bower Cowper 3 Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment The youthful wanderers found a wild alcove Falconer ALCYON Alcyon n Defn See Halcyon ALCYONACEA Alcyonacea n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn A group of softbodied Alcyonaria of which Alcyonium is the type See Illust under Alcyonaria ALCYONARIA Alcyonaria n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn One of the orders of Anthozoa It includes the Alcyonacea Pennatulacea and Gorgonacea ALCYONES Alcyones n pl Etym L pl of Alcyon Zoöl Defn The kingfishers ALCYONIC Alcyonic a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Alcyonaria ALCYONIUM Alcyonium n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges ALCYONOID Alcyonoid a Etym Gr oid Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the Alcyonaria n Defn A zoöphyte of the order Alcyonaria ALDAY Alday adv Defn Continually Obs Chaucer ALDEBARAN Aldebaran n Etym Ar aldebaran fr dabar to follow so called because this star follows upon the Pleiades Astron Defn A red star of the first magnitude situated in the eye of Taurus the Bulls Eye It is the bright star in the group called the Hyades Now when Aldebaran was mounted high Above the shiny Cassiopeias chair Spenser ALDEHYDE Aldehyde n Etym Abbrev fr alcohol dehydrogenatum alcohol deprived of its hydrogen Chem Defn A colorless mobile and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain of oxidation Note The aldehydes are intermediate between the alcohols and acids and differ from the alcohols in having two less hydrogen atoms in the molecule as common aldehyde called also acetic aldehyde or ethyl aldehyde C2H4O methyl aldehyde CH2O Aldehyde ammonia Chem a compound formed by the union of aldehyde with ammonia ALDEHYDIC Aldehydic a Chem Defn Of or pertaining to aldehyde as aldehydic acid Miller ALDER Alder n Etym OE aldir aller fr AS alr aler alor akin to D els G erle Icel erlir erli Swed al Dan elle el L alnus and E elm Bot Defn A tree usually growing in moist land and belonging to the genus Alnus The wood is used by turners etc the bark by dyers and tanners In the U S the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees Black alder a A European shrub Rhamnus frangula Alder buckthorn b An American species of holly Ilex verticillata bearing red berries ALDER ALLER Alder Aller a Etym From ealra alra gen pl of AS eal The d is excrescent Defn Of all used in composition as alderbest best of all alderwisest wisest of all Obs Chaucer ALDER FLY Alder fly 1 Any of numerous neuropterous insects of the genus Sialis or allied genera They have aquatic larvæ which are used for bait 2 Angling An artificial fly with brown mottled wings body of peacock harl and black legs ALDERLIEFEST Alderliefest a Etym For allerliefest dearest of all See Lief Defn Most beloved Obs Shak ALDERMAN Alderman n pl Aldplwmen Etym AS aldormon ealdorman ealdor an elder man See Elder n 1 A senior or superior a person of rank or dignity Obs Note The title was applied among the AngloSaxons to princes dukes earls senators and presiding magistrates also to archbishops and bishops implying superior wisdom or authority Thus Ethelstan duke of the EastAnglians was called Alderman of all England and there were aldermen of cities counties and castles who had jurisdiction within their respective districts 3 One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order to the mayor and having a legislative function They may in some cases individually exercise some magisterial and administrative functions ALDERMANCY Aldermancy n Defn The office of an alderman ALDERMANIC Aldermanic a Defn Relating to becoming to or like an alderman characteristic of an alderman ALDERMANITY Aldermanity n 1 Aldermen collectively the body of aldermen 2 The state of being an alderman Jocular ALDERMANLIKE Aldermanlike a Defn Like or suited to an alderman ALDERMANLY Aldermanly a Defn Pertaining to or like an alderman ALDERMANLY Aldermanly a Defn Pertaining to or like an alderman An aldermanly discretion Swift ALDERMANRY Aldermanry n 1 The district or ward of an alderman 2 The office or rank of an alderman R B Jonson ALDERMANSHIP Aldermanship n Defn The condition position or office of an alderman Fabyan ALDERN Aldern a Defn Made of alder ALDERNEY Alderney n Defn One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney one of the Channel Islands Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called Jersey cattle See Jersey 3 ALDINE Aldine a Bibliog Defn An epithet applied to editions chiefly of the classics which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius and his family of Venice for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works ALDOL Aldol n Aldehyde ol as in alcohol Chem Defn A colorless liquid C4H8O2 obtained by condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde CH3CHO CH3CHO H3CHOHCH2CO also any of various derivatives of this The same reaction has been applied under the name of aldol condensation to the production of many compounds ALE Ale n Etym AS ealu akin to Icel Sw and Dan öl Lith alus a kind of beer OSlav ol beer Cf Ir ol drink drinking 1 An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter usually hops Note The word ale in England and the United States usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor and the word beer a lighter kind The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors 2 A festival in English country places so called from the liquor drunk At wakes and ales B JonsonOn ember eves and holy ales Shak ALEAK Aleak adv a Etym Pref a leak Defn In a leaking condition ALEATORY Aleatory a Etym L aleatorius fr alea chance die Law Defn Depending on some uncertain contingency as an aleatory contract Bouvier ALEBENCH Alebench n Defn A bench in or before an alehouse Bunyan ALEBERRY Aleberry n Etym OE alebery alebrey ale bre broth fr AS briw pottage Defn A beverage formerly made by boiling ale with spice sugar and sops of bread Their aleberries caudles possets Beau Fl ALECITHAL Alecithal a Etym Gr Biol Defn Applied to those ova which segment uniformly and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm Balfour ALECONNER Aleconner n Etym Ale con OE cunnen to test AS cunnian to test See Con Defn Orig an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer also one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses But the office is a sinecure Also called aletaster Eng ALECOST Alecost n Etym Ale L costus an aromatic plant cf Costmary Bot Defn The plant costmary which was formerly much used for flavoring ale ALECTORIDES Alectorides n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants ALECTOROMACHY Alectoromachy n Etym Gr Defn Cockfighting ALECTOROMANCY Alectoromancy n Defn See Alectryomancy ALECTRYOMACHY Alectryomachy n Etym Gr Defn Cockfighting ALECTRYOMANCY Alectryomancy n Etym Gr mancy Defn Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten Amer Cyc ALEE Alee adv Etym Pref a lee Naut Defn On or toward the lee or the side away from the wind the opposite of aweather The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side Hard alee or Luff alee an order to put the helm to the lee side ALEGAR Alegar n Etym Ale eager sour F aigre Cf Vinegar Defn Sour ale vinegar made of ale Cecil ALEGER Aleger a Etym F allègre earlier alègre fr L alacer Defn Gay cheerful sprightly Obs Bacon ALEGGE Alegge v t Etym OE aleggen alegen OF alegier F alléger fr LL alleviare for L allevare to lighten ad levis light Cf Alleviate Allay Allege Defn To allay or alleviate to lighten Obs That shall alegge this bitter blast Spenser ALEHOOF Alehoof n Etym AS h ground ivy the first part is perh a corruption cf OE heyhowe hedgehove ground ivy in old MSS heyhowe heyoue haihoue halehoue Prior Defn Ground ivy Nepeta Glechoma ALEHOUSE Alehouse n Defn A house where ale is retailed hence a tippling house Macaulay ALEKNIGHT Aleknight n Defn A pot companion Obs ALEM Alem n Turk alem fr Ar alam Mil Defn The imperial standard of the Turkish Empire ALEMANNIC Alemannic a Defn Belonging to the Alemanni a confederacy of warlike German tribes ALEMANNIC Alemannic n Defn The language of the Alemanni The Swabian dialect is known as the Alemannic Amer Cyc ALEMBIC Alembic n Etym F alambic cf Sp alambique Ar alanbiq fr Gr alembic proper Cf Limbec Defn An apparatus formerly used in distillation usually made of glass or metal It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still Used also metaphorically The alembic of a great poets imagination Brimley ALEMBROTH Alembroth n Etym Origin uncertain Defn The salt of wisdom of the alchemists a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury It was formerly used as a stimulant Brande C ALENCON LACE Alencon lace Defn See under Lace ALENGTH Alength adv Etym Pref a length Defn At full length lenghtwise Chaucer ALEPIDOTE Alepidote a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Not having scales n Defn A fish without scales ALEPOLE Alepole n Defn A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse Obs ALEPPO BOIL ALEPPO BUTTON ALEPPO EVIL Aleppo boil button or evil Med Defn A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer most commonly of the face It is endemic along the Mediterranean and is probably due to a specific bacillus Called also Aleppo ulcer Biskara boil Delhi boil Oriental sore etc ALEPPO GRASS Aleppo grass Bot Defn One of the cultivated forms of Andropogon Halepensis syn Sorghum Halepense See Andropogon below ALERT Alert a Etym F alerte earlier à lerte on the watch fr It all erta on the watch prop standing on a height where one can look around erta a declivity steep erto steep p p of ergere erigere to erect raise L erigere See Erect 1 Watchful vigilant active in vigilance 2 Brisk nimble moving with celerity An alert young fellow Addison Syn Active agile lively quick prompt ALERT Alert n Mil Defn An alarm from a real or threatened attack a sudden attack also a bugle sound to give warning We have had an alert Farrow On the alert on the lookout or watch against attack or danger ready to act ALERTLY Alertly adv Defn In an alert manner nimbly ALERTNESS Alertness n Defn The quality of being alert or on the alert briskness nimbleness activity ALE SILVER Ale silver Defn A duty payable to the lord mayor of London by the sellers of ale within the city ALESTAKE Alestake n Defn A stake or pole projecting from or set up before an alehouse as a sign an alepole At the end was commonly suspended a garland a bunch of leaves or a bush Obs Chaucer ALETASTER Aletaster n Defn See Aleconner Eng ALETHIOLOGY Alethiology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence Sir W Hamilton ALETHOSCOPE Alethoscope n Etym Gr Defn An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations ALEUROMANCY Aleuromancy n Etym Gr mancy cf F aleuromancie Defn Divination by means of flour Encyc Brit ALEUROMETER Aleurometer n Etym Gr meter Defn An instrument for determining the expansive properties or quality of gluten in flour Knight ALEURONAT Aleuronat n See Aleurone Defn Flour made of aleurone used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetic persons ALEURONE Aleurone n Etym Gr Bot Defn An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains protein granules in maturing seeds and tubers supposed to be a modification of protoplasm ALEURONIC Aleuronic a Bot Defn Having the nature of aleurone D C Eaton ALEUTIAN ALEUTIC Aleutian Aleutic a Etym Said to be from the Russ aleut a bold rock Defn Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka also designating these islands ALEVIN Alevin n Etym F alevin OF alever to rear fr L ad levare to raise Defn Young fish fry ALEW Alew n Defn Halloo Obs Spenser ALEWIFE Alewife n pl Alewives Defn A woman who keeps an alehouse Gay ALEWIFE Alewife n pl Alewives Etym This word is properly aloof the Indian name of a fish See Winthrop on the culture of maize in America Phil Trans No 142 p 1065 and Baddams Memoirs vol ii p 131Etym Zoöl Defn A North American fish Clupea vernalis of the Herring family It is called also ellwife ellwhop branch herring The name is locally applied to other related species ALEXANDERS ALISANDERS Alexanders Alisanders n Etym OE alisaundre OF alissandere fr Alexander or Alexandria Bot Defn A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium formerly cultivated and used as celery now is called also horse parsely ALEXANDRIAN Alexandrian a 1 Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt as the Alexandrian library 2 Applied to a kind of heroic verse See Alexandrine n ALEXANDRINE Alexandrine a Defn Belonging to Alexandria Alexandrian Bancroft ALEXANDRINE Alexandrine n Etym F alexandrin Defn A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables The needless Alexandrine ends the song That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along Pope ALEXIA Alexia n NL a not Gr speech fr to speak confused with L legere to read Med a As used by some inability to read aloud due to brain disease b More commonly inability due to brain disease to understand written or printed symbols although they can be seen as in case of word blindness ALEXIPHARMAC ALEXIPHARMACAL Alexipharmac Alexipharmacal a n Etym See Alexipharmic Defn Alexipharmic Obs ALEXIPHARMIC Alexipharmic n Med Defn An antidote against poison or infection a counterpoison ALEXIPHARMIC ALEXIPHARMICAL Alexipharmic Alexipharmical a Etym Gr alexipharmaque Med Defn Expelling or counteracting poison antidotal ALEXIPYRETIC Alexipyretic a Etym Gr Med Defn Serving to drive off fever antifebrile n Defn A febrifuge ALEXITERIC Alexiteric n Etym Gr alexitère LL alexiterium Med Defn A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases and the effects of poison in general Brande C ALEXITERIC ALEXITERICAL Alexiteric Alexiterical a Etym Gr alexitère med Defn Resisting poison obviating the effects of venom alexipharmic ALFA ALFA GRASS Alfa or Alfa grass n Defn A plant Macrochloa tenacissima of North Africa also its fiber used in paper making ALFALFA Alfalfa n Etym Sp Bot Defn The lucern Medicago sativa so called in California Texas etc ALFENIDE Alfenide n Metal Defn An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver ALFERES Alferes n Etym Sp fr Ar alfars knight Defn An ensign a standard bearer Obs J Fletcher ALFET Alfet n Etym LL alfetum fr AS alfæt a pot to boil in al burning fæt vat Defn A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt ALFILARIA Alfilaria n Bot Defn The pin grass Erodium cicutarium a weed in California ALFILERIA ALFILERILLA Alfileria Alfilerilla n Mex Sp fr Sp alfiler pin Defn Same as Alfilaria ALFIONE Alfione n Zoöl Defn An edible marine fish of California Rhacochilus toxotes ALFORJA Alforja n Also alfarga alforge Sp Defn A saddlebag Sp Amer ALFRESCO Alfresco adv a Etym It al fresco in or on the fresh Defn In the openair Smollett ALGA Alga n pl Algæ Etym L seaweed Bot Defn A kind of seaweed pl the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black red and green seaweeds as kelp dulse sea lettuce also marine and fresh water confervæ etc ALGAL Algal a Bot Defn Pertaining to or like algæ ALGAROBA Algaroba n Etym Sp algarroba fr Ar alkharr Cf Carob Bot a The Carob a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region also its edible beans or pods called St Johns bread b The Honey mesquite Prosopis juliflora a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres also its sweet pulpy pods A valuable gum resembling gum arabic is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico ALGAROT ALGAROTH Algarot Algaroth n Etym F algaroth fr the name of the inventor Algarotti Med Defn A term used for the Powder of Algaroth a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic purgative and diaphoretic ALGAROVILLA Algarovilla n Defn The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree Inga Marthæ It is valuable for tanning leather and as a dye ALGATE ALGATES Algate Algates adv Etym All gate way The s is an adverbial ending See Gate 1 Always wholly everywhere Obs Ulna now he algates must forego Spenser Note Still used in the north of England in the sense of everywhere 2 By any or means at all events Obs Fairfax 3 Notwithstanding yet Obs Chaucer ALGAZEL Algazel n Etym Ar al the ghazal Zoöl Defn The true gazelle ALGEBRA Algebra n Etym LL algebra fr Ar aljebr reduction of parts to a whole or fractions to whole numbers fr jabara to bind together consolidate aljebr walmuqabalah reduction and comparison by equations cf F algèbre It Sp algebra 1 Math Defn That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude 2 A treatise on this science ALGEBRAIC ALGEBRAICAL Algebraic Algebraical a Defn Of or pertaining to algebra containing an operation of algebra or deduced from such operation as algebraic characters algebraical writings Algebraic curve a curve such that the equation which expresses the relation between the coördinates of its points involves only the ordinary operations of algebra opposed to a transcendental curve ALGEBRAICALLY Algebraically adv Defn By algebraic process ALGEBRAIST Algebraist n Defn One versed in algebra ALGEBRAIZE Algebraize v t Defn To perform by algebra to reduce to algebraic form ALGERIAN Algerian a Defn Of or pertaining to Algeria n Defn A native of Algeria ALGERINE Algerine a Defn Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria ALGERINE Algerine n Defn A native or one of the people of Algiers or Algeria Also a pirate ALGID Algid a Etym L algidus cold fr algere to be cold cf F algide Defn Cold chilly Bailey Algid cholera Med Asiatic cholera ALGIDITY Algidity n Defn Chilliness coldness especially Med Defn coldness and collapse ALGIDNESS Algidness n Defn Algidity Obs ALGIFIC Algific a Etym L algificus fr algus cold facere to make Defn Producing cold ALGIN Algin n Chem Defn A nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin obtained from certain algæ ALGOID Algoid a Etym L alga oid Defn Of the nature of or resembling an alga ALGOL Algol n Etym Ar algh destruction calamity fr ghala to take suddenly destroy Astron Defn A fixed star in Medusas head in the constellation Perseus remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness ALGOLOGICAL Algological a Defn Of or pertaining to algology as algological specimens ALGOLOGIST Algologist n Defn One learned about algæ a student of algology ALGOLOGY Algology n Etym L alga seaweed logy Bot Defn The study or science of algæ or seaweeds ALGOMETER Algometer n Gr pain meter Psychol Defn An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to pressure It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is pressed against the skin Algometry n Algometric metrical a Algometrically adv ALGONKIAN Algonkian a 1 Var of Algonquian 2 Geol Pertaining to or designating a period or era recognized by the United States Geological Survey and some other authorities between the Archæan and the Paleozoic from both of which it is generally separated in the record by unconformities Algonkian rocks are both sedimentary and igneous Although fossils are rare life certainly existed in this period n Defn The Algonkian period or era or system or group of systems ALGONQUIAN Algonquian a Defn Pertaining to or designating the most extensive of the linguistic families of North American Indians their territory formerly including practically all of Canada east of the 115th meridian and south of Hudsons Bay and the part of the United States east of the Mississippi and north of Tennessee and Virginia with the exception of the territory occupied by the northern Iroquoian tribes There are nearly 100000 Indians of the Algonquian tribes of which the strongest are the Ojibwas Chippewas Ottawas Crees Algonquins Micmacs and Blackfeet n Defn An Algonquian Indian ALGONQUIN ALGONKIN Algonquin Algonkin n Defn One of a widely spread family of Indians including many distinct tribes which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St Lawrence ALGOR Algor n Etym L Med Defn Cold chilliness ALGORISM ALGORITHM Algorism Algorithm n Etym OE algorism algrim augrim OF algorisme F algorithme cf Sp algoritmo OSp alguarismo LL algorismus fr the Ar alKhowarezmi of Khowarezm the modern Khiwa surname of Abu Jafar Mohammed ben Musa author of a work on arithmetic early in the 9th century which was translated into Latin such books bearing the name algorismus The spelling with th is due to a supposed connection with Gr 1 The art of calculating by nine figures and zero 2 The art of calculating with any species of notation as the algorithms of fractions proportions surds etc ALGOUS Algous a Etym L algosus fr alga seaweed Defn Of or pertaining to the algæ or seaweeds abounding with or like seaweed ALGUAZIL Alguazil n Etym Sp alguacil fr Ar alwazir the vizier Cf Vizier Defn An inferior officer of justice in Spain a warrant officer a constable Prescott ALGUM Algum n Defn Same as Almug and etymologically preferable 2 Chron ii 8 ALHAMBRA Alhambra n Etym Ultimately fr Ar al the hamra red i e the red sc house Defn The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada ALHAMBRAIC ALHAMBRESQUE Alhambraic Alhambresque a Defn Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture ALHENNA Alhenna n Defn See Henna ALIAS Alias adv Etym L fr alius See Else Law a Otherwise otherwise called a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more and whose true name is for any cause doubtful as Smith alias Simpson b At another time ALIAS Alias n pl Aliases Etym L otherwise at another timeEtym Law a A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect b Another name an assumed name ALIBI Alibi n Etym L elsewhere at another place See Alias Law Defn The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed as to set up an alibi to prove an alibi ALIBILITY Alibility n Defn Quality of being alible ALIBLE Alible a Etym L alibilis fr alere to nourish Defn Nutritive nourishing ALICANT Alicant n Defn A kind of wine formerly much esteemed said to have been made near Alicant in Spain J Fletcher ALIDADE Alidade n Etym LL alidada alhidada fr Ar alidada a sort of rule cf F alidade Defn The portion of a graduated instrument as a quadrant or astrolabe carrying the sights or telescope and showing the degrees cut off on the arc of the instrument Whewell ALIEN Alien a Etym OF alien L alienus fr alius another properly therefore belonging to another See Else 1 Not belonging to the same country land or government or to the citizens or subjects thereof foreign as alien subjects enemies property shores 2 Wholly different in nature foreign adverse inconsistent with incongruous followed by from or sometimes by to as principles alien from our religion An alien sound of melancholy Wordsworth Alien enemy Law one who owes allegiance to a government at war with ours Abbott ALIEN Alien n 1 A foreigner one owing allegiance or belonging to another country a foreignborn resident of a country in which he does not posses the privileges of a citizen Hence a stranger See Alienage 2 One excluded from certain privileges one alienated or estranged as aliens from Gods mercies Aliens from the common wealth of Israel Ephes ii 12 ALIEN Alien v t Etym F aliéner L alienare Defn To alienate to estrange to transfer as property or ownership R It the son alien lands Sir M Hale The prince was totally aliened from all thoughts of the marriage Clarendon ALIENABILITY Alienability n Defn Capability of being alienated The alienability of the domain Burke ALIENABLE Alienable a Etym Cf F aliénable Defn Capable of being alienated sold or transferred to another as land is alienable according to the laws of the state ALIENAGE Alienage n Etym Cf OF aliénage 1 The state or legal condition of being an alien Note The disabilities of alienage are removable by naturalization or by special license from the State of residence and in some of the United States by declaration of intention of naturalization Kent Wharton Estates forfeitable on account of alienage Story 2 The state of being alienated or transferred to another Brougham ALIENATE Alienate a Etym L alienatus p p of alienare fr alienus See Alien and cf Aliene Defn Estranged withdrawn in affection foreign with from O alienate from God Milton ALIENATE Alienate v t imp p p Alienated p pr vb n Alienating 1 To convey or transfer to another as title property or right to part voluntarily with ownership of 2 To withdraw as the affections to make indifferent of averse where love or friendship before subsisted to estrange to wean with from The errors which alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart Macaulay The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present I Taylor ALIENATE Alienate n Defn A stranger an alien Obs ALIENATION Alienation n Etym F aliénation L alienatio fr alienare fr alienare See Alienate 1 The act of alienating or the state of being alienated 2 Law Defn A transfer of title or a legal conveyance of property to another 3 A withdrawing or estrangement as of the affections The alienation of his heart from the king Bacon 4 Mental alienation derangement of the mental faculties insanity as alienation of mind Syn Insanity lunacy madness derangement aberration mania delirium frenzy dementia monomania See Insanity ALIENATOR Alienator n Defn One who alienates ALIENE Aliene v t Defn To alien or alienate to transfer as title or property as to aliene an estate ALIENEE Alienee n Law Defn One to whom the title of property is transferred opposed to alienor It the alienee enters and keeps possession Blackstone ALIENISM Alienism n 1 The status or legal condition of an alien alienage The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism Kent 2 The study or treatment of diseases of the mind ALIENIST Alienist n Etym F aliéniste Defn One who treats diseases of the mind Ed Rev ALIENOR Alienor n Etym OF aliéneur Defn One who alienates or transfers property to another Blackstone ALIETHMOID ALIETHMOIDAL Aliethmoid Aliethmoidal a Etym L ala wing E ethomoid Anat Defn Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or ALIFE Alife adv Etym Cf lief dear Defn On my life dearly Obs I love that sport alife Beau Fl ALIFEROUS Aliferous a Etym L ala wing ferous Defn Having wings winged aligerous R ALIFORM Aliform a Etym L ala wing form Defn Wingshaped winglike ALIGEROUS Aligerous a Etym L aliger ala wing gerere to carry Defn Having wings winged R ALIGHT Alight v i imp p p Alighted sometimes Alit p pr vb n Alighting Etym OE alihten fr AS alihtan pref a cf Goth us G er orig meaning out lihtan to alight orig to render light to remove a burden from fr liht leoht light See Light v i 1 To spring down get down or descend as from on horseback or from a carriage to dismount 2 To descend and settle lodge rest or stop as a flying bird alights on a tree snow alights on a roof 3 To come or chance upon R ALIGHT Alight a Etym Pref a light Defn Lighted lighted up in a flame The lamps were alight Dickens ALIGN Align v t Etym F aligner à L ad ligne L linea line See Line and cf Allineate Defn To adjust or form to a line to range or form in line to bring into line to aline ALIGN Align v t Defn To form in line to fall into line ALIGNMENT Alignment n Etym F alignement 1 The act of adjusting to a line arrangement in a line or lines the state of being so adjusted a formation in a straight line also the line of adjustment esp an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron 2 Engin Defn The groundplan of a railway or other road in distinction from the grades or profile ALIKE Alike a Etym AS onlic gelic pref a like Defn Having resemblance or similitude similar without difference Now used only predicatively The darkness and the light are both alike to thee Ps cxxxix 12 ALIKE Alike adv Etym AS gelice onlice Defn In the same manner form or degree in common equally as we are all alike concerne ALIKEMINDED Alikeminded a Defn Likeminded Obs ALIMENT Aliment n Etym L alimentum fr alere to nourish akin to Goth alan to grow Icel ala to nourish cf F aliment See Old 1 That which nourishes food nutriment anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth Hence The necessaries of life generally sustenance means of support Aliments of theiBacon 2 An allowance for maintenance Scot ALIMENT Aliment v t 1 To nourish to support 2 To provide for the maintenance of Scot ALIMENTAL Alimental a Defn Supplying food having the quality of nourishing furnishing the materials for natural growth as alimental sap ALIMENTALLY Alimentally adv Defn So as to serve for nourishment or food nourishing quality Sir T Browne ALIMENTARINESS Alimentariness n Defn The quality of being alimentary nourishing quality R ALIMENTARY Alimentary a Etym L alimentarius fr alimentum cf F alimentaire Defn Pertaining to aliment or food or to the function of nutrition nutritious alimental as alimentary substances Alimentary canal the entire channel extending from the mouth to the anus by which aliments are conveyed through the body and the useless parts ejected ALIMENTATION Alimentation n Etym Cf F alimentation LL alimentatio 1 The act or process of affording nutriment the function of the alimentary canal 2 State or mode of being nourished Bacon ALIMENTIVENESS Alimentiveness n Defn The instinct or faculty of appetite for food Chiefly in Phrenol ALIMONIOUS Alimonious a Defn Affording food nourishing R Alimonious humors Harvey ALIMONY Alimony n Etym L alimonia alimonium nourishment sustenance fr alere to nourish 1 Maintenance means of living 2 Law Defn An allowance made to a wife out of her husbands estate or income for her support upon her divorce or legal separation from him or during a suit for the same Wharton Burrill ALINASAL Alinasal a Etym L ala wing E nasal Anat Defn Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage ALINE Aline v t Defn To range or place in a line to bring into line to align Evelyn ALINEATION Alineation n Defn See Allineation ALINEMENT Alinement n Defn Same as Alignment Note The Eng form alinement is preferable to alignment a bad spelling of the French New Eng Dict Murray ALINER Aliner n Defn One who adjusts things to a line or lines or brings them into line Evelyn ALIOTH Alioth n Etym Ar alyat the tail of a fat sheep Astron Defn A star in the tail of the Great Bear the one next the bowl in the Dipper ALIPED Aliped a Etym L alipes ala wing pes pedis foot cf F alipède Zoöl Defn Wingfooted as the bat n Defn An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane serving for a wing as the bat ALIPHATIC Aliphatic a Gr oil fat Org Chem Defn Of pertaining to or derived from fat fatty applied to compounds having an openchain structure The aliphatic compounds thus include not only the fatty acids and other derivatives of the paraffin hydrocarbons but also unsaturated compounds as the ethylene and acetylene series ALIQUANT Aliquant a Etym L aliquantus some moderate alius other quantus how great cf F aliquante Math Defn An aliquant part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder thus 5 is an aliquant part of 16 Opposed to aliquot ALIQUOT Aliquot a Etym L aliquot some several alius other quot how many cf F aliquote Math Defn An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will divide it without a remainder thus 5 is an aliquot part of 15 Opposed to aliquant ALISEPTAL Aliseptal a Etym L ala wing E septal Anat Defn Relating to expansions of the nasal septum ALISH Alish a Defn Like ale as an alish taste ALISPHENOID Alisphenoid n Anat Defn The alisphenoid bone ALISPHENOID ALISPHENOIDAL Alisphenoid Alisphenoidal a Etym L ala wing E sphenoid Anat Defn Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid relating to a bone in the base of the skull which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid as alisphenoid bone alisphenoid canal ALITRUNK Alitrunk n Etym L ala wing truncus trunk Zoöl Defn The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached the thorax Kirby ALITURGICAL Aliturgical a Etym Pref a liturgical Eccl Defn Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered Shipley ALIUNDE Aliunde adv a Etym L Law Defn From another source from elsewhere as a case proved aliunde evidence aliunde ALIVE Alive a Etym OE on live AS on life in life life being dat of lif life See Life and cf Live a 1 Having life in opposition to dead living being in a state in which the organs perform their functions as an animal or a plant which is alive 2 In a state of action in force or operation unextinguished unexpired existent as to keep the fire alive to keep the affections alive 3 Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings swarming thronged The Boyne for a quarter of a mile was alive with muskets and green boughs Macaulay 4 Sprightly lively brisk Richardson 5 Having susceptibility easily impressed having lively feelings as opposed to apathy sensitive Tremblingly alive to natures laws Falconer 6 Of all living by way of emphasis Northumberland was the proudest man alive Clarendon Note Used colloquially as an intensive as man alive Note Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies ALIZARI Alizari n Etym Perh fr Ar a juice extracted from a plant fr a to press Com Defn The madder of the Levant Brande C ALIZARIN Alizarin n Etym F alizarine fr alizari Chem Defn A coloring principle C14H6O2OH2 found in madder and now produced artificially from anthracene It produces the Turkish reds ALKAHEST Alkahest n Etym LL alchahest F alcahest a word that has an Arabic appearance but was probably arbitrarily formed by Paracelsus Defn The fabled universal solvent of the alchemists a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies Alkahestic a ALKALAMIDE Alkalamide n Etym Alkali amide Chem Defn One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic and another part by acid atoms or radicals ALKALESCENCE ALKALESCENCY Alkalescence Alkalescency n Defn A tendency to become alkaline or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed or to predominant Ure ALKALESCENT Alkalescent a Etym Cf F alcalescent Defn Tending to the properties of an alkali slightly alkaline ALKALI Alkali n pl Alkalis or Alkalies Etym F alcali ultimately fr Ar alqali ashes of the plant saltwort fr qalay to roast in a pan fry 1 Soda ash caustic soda caustic potash etc 2 Chem Defn One of a class of caustic bases such as soda potash ammoma and lithia whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water uniting with oils and fats to form soap neutralizing and forming salts with acids turning to brown several vegetable yellows and changing reddened litmus to blue Fixed alkalies potash and soda Vegetable alkalies Same as Alkaloids Volatile alkali ammonia so called in distinction from the fixed alkalies ALKALIFIABLE Alkalifiable a Etym Cf F alcalifiable Defn Capable of being alkalified or converted into an alkali ALKALI FLAT Alkali flat Defn A sterile plain containing an excess of alkali at the bottom of an undrained basin in an arid region a playa ALKALIFY Alkalify v t imp p p Alkalified p pr vb n Alkalifying Etym Alkali fly cf F alcalifier Defn To convert into an alkali to give alkaline properties to ALKALIFY Alkalify v i Defn To become changed into an alkali ALKALIMETER Alkalimeter n Etym Alkali meter cf F alcalimètre Defn An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies or the quantity of alkali in a mixture ALKALIMETRIC ALKALIMETRICAL Alkalimetric Alkalimetrical a Defn Of or pertaining to alkalimetry ALKALIMETRY Alkalimetry n Etym Cf F alcalimètrie Chem Defn The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures ALKALINE Alkaline a Etym Cf F alcalin Defn Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies having the properties of an alkali Alkaline earths certain substances as lime baryta strontia and magnesia possessing some of the qualities of alkalies Alkaline metals potassium sodium cæsium lithium rubidium Alkaline reaction a reaction indicating alkalinity as by the action on limits turmeric etc ALKALINITY Alkalinity n Defn The quality which constitutes an alkali alkaline property Thomson ALKALIOUS Alkalious a Defn Alkaline Obs ALKALI SOIL Alkali soil Defn Any one of various soils found in arid and semiarid regions containing an unusual amount of soluble mineral salts which effloresce in the form of a powder or crust usually white in dry weather following rains or irrigation The basis of these salts is mainly soda with a smaller amount of potash and usually a little lime and magnesia Two main classes of alkali are commonly distinguished black alkali which may be any alkaline carbonate but which practically consists of sodium carbonate sal soda which is highly corrosive and destructive to vegetation and white alkali characterized by the presence of sodium sulphate Glaubers salt which is less injurious to vegetation Black alkali is so called because water containing it dissolves humus forming a darkcolored solution which when it collects in puddles and evaporates produces characteristic black spots ALKALI WASTE Alkali waste Defn Waste material from the manufacture of alkali specif soda waste ALKALIZATE Alkalizate a Defn Alkaline Obs Boyle ALKALIZATE Alkalizate v t Defn To alkalizate R Johnson ALKALIZATION Alkalization n Etym Cf F alcalisation Defn The act rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali a conferring of alkaline qualities ALKALIZE Alkalize v t imp p p Alkalized p pr vb n Alkalizing Etym Cf F alcaliser Defn To render alkaline to communicate the properties of an alkali to ALKALOID Alkaloid n Chem Defn An organic base especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals Note Alcaloids all contain nitrogen carbon and hydrogen and many of them also contain oxygen They include many of the active principles in plants thus morphine and narcotine are alkaloids found in opium ALKALOID ALKALOIDAL Alkaloid Alkaloidal a Etym Alkali oid cf F alcaloïde Defn Pertaining to resembling or containing alkali ALKANET Alkanet n Etym Dim of Sp alcana alhe in which al is the Ar article See Henna and cf Orchanet 1 Chem Defn A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria which gives a fine deep red color 2 Bot a A boraginaceous herb Alkanna tinctoria yielding the dye orchanet b The similar plant Anchusa officinalis bugloss also the American puccoon ALKARGEN Alkargen n Etym Alkarsin oxygen Chem Defn Same as Cacodylic acid ALKARSIN Alkarsin n Etym Alkali arsenic in Chem Defn A spontaneously inflammable liquid having a repulsive odor and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products called also Cadels fuming liquid ALKAZAR Alkazar Defn See Alcazar ALKEKENGI Alkekengi n Etym Cf F alkékenge Sp alquequenje ultimately fr Ar alkakanj a kind of resin from Herat Bot Defn An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family Physalis alkekengi and its fruit which is a well flavored berry the size of a cherry loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy calyx also called winter cherry ground cherry and strawberry tomato D C Eaton ALKERMES Alkermes n Etym Ar alqirmiz kermes See Kermes Old Pharmacy Defn A compound cordial in the form of a confection deriving its name from the kermes insect its principal ingredient ALKORAN Alkoran n Defn The Mohammedan Scriptures Same as Alcoran and Koran ALKORANIC Alkoranic a Defn Same as Alcoranic ALKORANIST Alkoranist n Defn Same as Alcoranist ALL All a Etym OE al pl alle AS eal pl ealle Northumbrian alle akin to D OHG al Ger all Icel allr Dan al Sw all Goth alls and perh to Ir and Gael uile W oll 1 The whole quantity extent duration amount quality or degree of the whole the whole number of any whatever every as all the wheat all the land all the year all the strength all happiness all abundance loss of all power beyond all doubt you will see us all or all of us Prove all things hold fast that which is good 1 Thess v 21 2 Any Obs Without all remedy Shak Note When the definite article the or a possessive or a demonstrative pronoun is joined to the noun that all qualifies all precedes the article or the pronoun as all the cattle all my labor all his wealth all our families all your citizens all their property all other joys Note This word not only in popular language but in the Scriptures often signifies indefinitely a large portion or number or a great part Thus all the cattle in Egypt died all Judea and all the region round about Jordan all men held John as a prophet are not to be understood in a literal sense but as including a large part or very great numbers 3 Only alone nothing but I was born to speak all mirth and no matter Shak All the whole the whole emphatically Obs All the whole army Shak ALL All adv 1 Wholly completely altogether entirely quite very as all bedewed my friend is all for amusement And cheeks all pale Byron Note In the ancient phrases all too dear all too much all so long etc this word retains its appropriate sense or becomes intensive 2 Even just Often a mere intensive adjunct Obs or Poet All as his straying flock he fed Spenser A damsel lay deploring All on a rock reclined Gay All to or Allto In such phrases as all to rent all to break allto frozen etc which are of frequent occurrence in our old authors the all and the to have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb equivalent in meaning to entirely completely altogether But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all as it does in all forlorn and similar expressions and the to properly belongs to the following word being a kind of intensive prefix orig meaning asunder and answering to the LG ter HG zer It is frequently to be met with in old books used without the all Thus Wyclif says The vail of the temple was to rent and of Judas He was hanged and toburst the middle i e burst in two or asunder All along See under Along All and some individually and collectively one and all Obs Displeased all and some Fairfax All but a Scarcely not even Obs Shak b Almost nearly The fine arts were all but proscribed Macaulay All hollow entirely completely as to beat any one all hollow Low All one the same thing in effect that is wholly the same thing All over over the whole extent thoroughly wholly as she is her mother all over Colloq All the better wholly the better that is better by the whole difference All the same nevertheless There they certain phenomena remain rooted all the same whether we recognize them or not J C Shairp But Rugby is a very nice place all the same T Arnold See also under All n ALL All n Defn The whole number quantity or amount the entire thing everything included or concerned the aggregate the whole totality everything or every person as our all is at stake Death as the Psalmist saith is certain to all Shak All that thou seest is mine Gen xxxi 43 Note All is used with of like a partitive as all of a thing all of us After all after considering everything to the contrary nevertheless All in all a phrase which signifies all things to a person or everything desired also adverbially wholly altogether Thou shalt be all in all and I in thee Forever Milton Trust me not at all or all in all Tennyson All in the wind Naut a phrase denoting that the sails are parallel with the course of the wind so as to shake All told all counted in all And all and the rest and everything connected Bring our crown and all Shak At all a In every respect wholly thoroughly Obs She is a shrew at all Chaucer b A phrase much used by way of enforcement or emphasis usually in negative or interrogative sentences and signifying in any way or respect in the least degree or to the least extent in the least under any circumstances as he has no ambition at all has he any property at all Nothing at all Shak It thy father at all miss me 1 Sam xx 6 Over all everywhere Obs Chaucer Note All is much used in composition to enlarge the meaning or add force to a word In some instances it is completely incorporated into words and its final consonant is dropped as in almighty already always but in most instances it is an adverb prefixed to adjectives or participles but usually with a hyphen as all bountiful allglorious allimportant allsurrounding etc In others it is an adjective as allpower allgiver Anciently many words as alabout alaground etc were compounded with all which are now written separately ALL All conj Etym Orig all adv wholly used with though or if which being dropped before the subjunctive left all as if in the sense although Defn Although albeit Obs All they were wondrous loth Spenser ALLA BREVE Alla breve Etym It according to the breve Old Church Music Defn With one breve or four minims to measure and sung faster like four crotchets in quick common time indicated in the time signature by ALLAH Allah n Etym contr fr the article al the ilah God Defn The name of the Supreme Being in use among the Arabs and the Mohammedans generally ALLAMORT Allamort a Defn See Alamort ALLANITE Allanite n Etym From T Allan who first distinguished it as a species min Defn A silicate containing a large amount of cerium It is usually black in color opaque and is related to epidote in form and composition ALLANTOIC Allantoic a Etym Cf F allantoïque Defn Pertaining to or contained in the allantois Allantoic acid Chem See Allantoin ALLANTOID ALLANTOIDAL Allantoid Allantoidal a Etym Gr Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the allantois ALLANTOIDEA Allantoidea n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois It includes reptiles birds and mammals ALLANTOIN Allantoin n Chem Defn A crystalline transparent colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf formerly called allantoic acid and amniotic acid ALLANTOIS ALLANTOID Allantois Allantoid n Anat Defn A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals birds and reptiles in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent the urinary vesicle ALLATRATE Allatrate v i Etym L allatrare See Latrate Defn To bark as a dog Obs Stubbes ALLAY Allay v t imp p p Allayed p pr vb n Allaying Etym OE alaien aleggen to lay down put down humble put an end to AS alecgan a cf Goth us G er orig meaning out lecgan to lay but confused with old forms of allege alloy alegge See Lay 1 To make quiet or put at rest to pacify or appease to quell to calm as to allay popular excitement to allay the tumult of the passions 2 To alleviate to abate to mitigate as to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison Shak Syn To alleviate check repress assuage appease abate subdue destroy compose soothe calm quiet See Alleviate ALLAY Allay v t Defn To diminish in strength to abate to subside When the rage allays Shak ALLAY Allay n Defn Alleviation abatement check Obs ALLAY Allay n Defn Alloy Obs Chaucer ALLAY Allay v t Defn To mix metals to mix with a baser metal to alloy to deteriorate Archaic Fuller ALLAYER Allayer n Defn One who or that which allays ALLAYMENT Allayment n Defn An allaying that which allays mitigation Obs The like allayment could I give my grief Shak ALLECRET Allecret n Etym OF alecret halecret hallecret Defn A kind of light armor used in the sixteenth century esp by the Swiss Fairholt ALLECT Allect v t Etym L allectare freq of allicere allectum Defn To allure to entice Obs ALLECTATION Allectation n Etym L allectatio Defn Enticement allurement Obs Bailey ALLECTIVE Allective a Etym LL allectivus Defn Alluring Obs ALLECTIVE Allective n Defn Allurement Obs Jer Taylor ALLEDGE Alledge v t Defn See Allege Obs Note This spelling corresponding to abridge was once the prevailing one ALLEGATION Allegation n Etym L allegatio fr allegare allegatum to send a message cite later to free by giving reasons ad legare to send commission Cf Allege and Adlegation 1 The act of alleging or positively asserting 2 That which is alleged asserted or declared positive assertion formal averment I thought their allegation but reasonable Steele 3 Law Defn A statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove usually applied to each separate averment the charge or matter undertaken to be proved ALLEGE Allege v t imp p p Alleged p pr vb n Alleging Etym OE aleggen to bring forward as evidence OF esligier to buy prop to free from legal difficulties fr an assumed LL exlitigare L ex litigare to quarrel sue see Litigate The word was confused with L allegare see Allegation and lex law Cf Allay 1 To bring forward with positiveness to declare to affirm to assert as to allege a fact 2 To cite or quote as to allege the authority of a judge Archaic 3 To produce or urge as a reason plea or excuse as he refused to lend alleging a resolution against lending Syn To bring forward adduce advance assign produce declare affirm assert aver predicate ALLEGE Allege v t Etym See Allay Defn To alleviate to lighten as a burden or a trouble Obs Wyclif ALLEGEABLE Allegeable a Defn Capable of being alleged or affirmed The most authentic examples allegeable in the case South ALLEGEANCE Allegeance n Defn Allegation Obs ALLEGEMENT Allegement n Defn Allegation Obs With many complaints and allegements Bp Sanderson ALLEGER Alleger n Defn One who affirms or declares ALLEGGE Allegge v t Defn See Alegge and Allay Obs ALLEGHENIAN ALLEGHANIAN Alleghenian a Also Alleghanian Biogeography Defn Pertaining to or designating the humid division of the Transition zone extending across the northern United States from New England to eastern Dakota and including also most of Pennsylvania and the mountainous region as far south as northern Georgia ALLEGHENY ALLEGHANY Allegheny a 1 Of or pertaining to the Allegheny Mountains or the region where they are situated Also Alleghany 2 From the Allegheny River Pennsylvania Geol Pertaining to or designating a subdivision of the Pennsylvanian coal measure ALLEGIANCE Allegiance n Etym OE alegeaunce pref a OF lige liege The meaning was influenced by L ligare to bind and even by lex legis law See Liege Ligeance 1 The tie or obligation implied or expressed which a subject owes to his sovereign or government the duty of fidelity to ones king government or state 2 Devotion loyalty as allegiance to science Syn Loyalty fealty Allegiance Loyalty These words agree in expressing the general idea of fidelity and attachment to the powers that be Allegiance is an obligation to a ruling power Loyalty is a feeling or sentiment towards such power Allegiance may exist under any form of government and in a republic we generally speak of allegiance to the government to the state etc In well conducted monarchies loyalty is a warmhearted feeling of fidelity and obedience to the sovereign It is personal in its nature and hence we speak of the loyalty of a wife to her husband not of her allegiance In cases where we personify loyalty is more commonly the word used as loyalty to the constitution loyalty to the cause of virtue loyalty to truth and religion etc Hear me recreant on thine allegiance hear me Shak So spake the Seraph Abdiel faithful found Unshaken unseduced unterrified His loyalty he kept his love his zeal Milton ALLEGIANT Allegiant a Defn Loyal Shak ALLEGORIC ALLEGORICAL Allegoric Allegorical a Etym F allégorique L allegorius fr Gr Allegory Defn Belonging to or consisting of allegory of the nature of an allegory describing by resemblances figurative An allegoric tale Falconer An allegorical application Pope Allegorical being that kind of language which says one thing but means another Max Miller Allegorically adv Allegoricalness n ALLEGORIST Allegorist n Etym Cf F allegoriste Defn One who allegorizes a writer of allegory Hume ALLEGORIZATION Allegorization n Defn The act of turning into allegory or of understanding in an allegorical sense ALLEGORIZE Allegorize v t imp p p Allegorized p pr vb n Allegorizing Etym Cf F allégoriser fr L allegorizare 1 To form or turn into allegory as to allegorize the history of a people 2 To treat as allegorical to understand in an allegorical sense as when a passage in a writer may understood literally or figuratively he who gives it a figurative sense is said to allegorize it ALLEGORIZE Allegorize v t Defn To use allegory Holland ALLEGORIZER Allegorizer n Defn One who allegorizes or turns things into allegory an allegorist ALLEGORY Allegory n pl Allegories Etym L allegoria Gr allégorie 1 A figurative sentence or discourse in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances The real subject is thus kept out of view and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject 2 Anything which represents by suggestive resemblance an emblem 3 Paint Sculpt Defn A figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured Syn Metaphor fable Allegory Parable An allegory differs both from fable and parable in that the properties of persons are fictitiously represented as attached to things to which they are as it were transferred A figure of Peace and Victory crowning some historical personage is an allegory I am the Vine ye are the branches John xv 16 is a spoken allegory In the parable there is no transference of properties The parable of the sower Matt xiii 323 represents all things as according to their proper nature In the allegory quoted above the properties of the vine and the relation of the branches are transferred to the person of Christ and His apostles and disciples C J Smith Note An allegory is a prolonged metaphor Bunyans Pilgrims Progress and Spensers Faërie Queene are celebrated examples of the allegory ALLEGRESSE Allegresse n Etym F allégresse fr L alacer sprightly Defn Joy gladsomeness ALLEGRETTO Allegretto a Etym It dim of allegro Mus Defn Quicker than andante but not so quick as allegro n Defn A movement in this time ALLEGRO Allegro a Etym It merry gay fr L alacer lively Cf Aleger Mus Defn Brisk lively n Defn An allegro movement a quick sprightly strain or piece ALLELOMORPH Allelomorph n Gr of one another Gr form Biol Defn One of the pure unit characters commonly existing singly or in pairs in the germ cells of Mendelian hybrids and exhibited in varying proportion among the organisms themselves Allelomorphs which under certain circumstances are themselves compound are called hypallelomorphs See Mendels law Allelomorphic a As we know that the several unit characters are of such a nature that any one of them is capable of independently displacing or being displaced by one or more alternative characters taken singly we may recognize this fact by naming such characters allelomorphs Bateson ALLELUIA ALLELUIAH Alleluia Alleluiah n Etym L alleluia Gr hallyah See Hallelujah Defn An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah Hence A song of praise to God See Hallelujah the commoner form I heard a great voice of much people in heaven saying Alleluia Rev xix 1 ALLEMANDE Allemande n Etym F fr allemand German 1 Mus Defn A dance in moderate twofold time invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV now mostly found in suites of pieces like those of Bach and Handel 2 A figure in dancing ALLEMANNIC Allemannic a Defn See Alemannic ALLENARLY Allenarly adv Etym All anerly singly fr ane one Defn Solely only Scot Sir W Scott ALLER Aller a Etym For ealra the AS gen pl of eal all Defn Same as Alder of all Obs Chaucer ALLERION Allerion n Etym F alérion LL alario a sort of eagle of uncertain origin Her Defn Am eagle without beak or feet with expanded wings Burke ALLEVIATE Alleviate v t imp p p Alleviated p pr vb n Alleviating Etym LL alleviare fr L ad levis light See Alegge Levity 1 To lighten or lessen the force or weight of Obs Should no others join capable to alleviate the expense Evelyn Those large bladders conduce much to the alleviating of the body of flying birds Ray 2 To lighten or lessen physical or mental troubles to mitigate or make easier to be endured as to alleviate sorrow pain care etc opposed to aggravate The calamity of the want of the sense of hearing is much alleviated by giving the use of letters Bp Horsley 3 To extenuate to palliate R He alleviates his fault by an excuse Johnson Syn To lessen diminish soften mitigate assuage abate relieve nullify allay To Alleviate Mitigate Assuage Allay These words have in common the idea of relief from some painful state and being all figurative they differ in their application according to the image under which this idea is presented Alleviate supposes a load which is lightened or taken off as to alleviate ones cares Mitigate supposes something fierce which is made mild as to mitigate ones anguish Assuage supposes something violent which is quieted as to assuage ones sorrow Allay supposes something previously excited but now brought down as to allay ones suffering or ones thirst To alleviate the distresses of life to mitigate the fierceness of passion or the violence of grief to assuage angry feeling to allay wounded sensibility ALLEVIATION Alleviation n Etym LL alleviatio 1 The act of alleviating a lightening of weight or severity mitigation relief 2 That which mitigates or makes more tolerable I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply Johnson ALLEVIATIVE Alleviative a Defn Tending to alleviate n Defn That which alleviates ALLEVIATOR Alleviator n Defn One who or that which alleviaties ALLEVIATORY Alleviatory a Defn Alleviative Carlyle ALLEY Alley n pl Alleys Etym OE aley alley OF alée F allée a going passage fr OE aler F aller to go of uncertain origin cf Prov anar It andare Sp andar 1 A narrow passage especially a walk or passage in a garden or park bordered by rows of trees or bushes a bordered way I know each lane and every alley green Milton 2 A narrow passage or way in a city as distinct from a public street Gay 3 A passageway between rows of pews in a church 4 Persp Defn Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit so as to give the appearance of length 5 The space between two rows of compositors stands in a printing office ALLEY Alley n pl Alleys Etym A contraction of alabaster of which it was originally made Defn A choice taw or marble Dickens ALLEYED Alleyed a Defn Furnished with alleys forming an alley An alleyed walk Sir W Scott ALLEYWAY Alleyway n Defn An alley ALL FOOLS DAY All Fools Day Defn The first day of April a day on which sportive impositions are practiced The first of April some do say Is set apart for All Fools Day Poor Robins Almanack 1760 ALLFOURS Allfours Etym All four cards Defn A game at cards called High Low Jack and the Game ALL FOURS All fours Etym formerly All four Defn All four legs of a quadruped or the two legs and two arms of a person To be go or run on all fours Fig to be on the same footing to correspond with exactly to be alike in all the circumstances to be considered This example is on all fours with the other No simile can go on all fours Macaulay ALL HAIL All hail Etym All hail interj Defn All health a phrase of salutation or welcome ALLHAIL Allhail v t Defn To salute to greet Poet Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it came missives from the king who allhailed me Thane of Cawdor Shak ALLHALLOND Allhallond n Defn Allhallows Obs Shak ALLHALLOW Allhallow Defn The evening before Allhallows See Halloween ALLHALLOW ALLHALLOWS Allhallow Allhallows n 1 All the saints in heaven Obs 2 All Saints Day November 1st Archaic ALLHALLOW EVE Allhallow eve ev Defn The evening before Allhallows See Halloween ALLHALLOWMAS Allhallowmas n Defn The feast of All Saints ALLHALLOWN Allhallown a Defn Of or pertaining to the time of Allhallows Obs Allhallown summer Shak i e late summer Indian Summer ALLHALLOWTIDE Allhallowtide n Etym AS tid time Defn The time at or near All Saints or November 1st ALLHEAL Allheal n Defn A name popularly given to the officinal valerian and to some other plants ALLIABLE Alliable a Defn Able to enter into alliance ALLIACEOUS Alliaceous a Defn Of or pertaining to the genus Allium or garlic onions leeks etc having the smell or taste of garlic or onions ALLIANCE Alliance n Etym OE aliaunce OF aliance F alliance fr OF alier F allier See Ally and cf LL alligantia 1 The state of being allied the act of allying or uniting a union or connection of interests between families states parties etc especially between families by marriage and states by compact treaty or league as matrimonial alliances an alliance between church and state an alliance between France and England 2 Any union resembling that of families or states union by relationship in qualities affinity The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel C J Smith The alliance between logic and metaphysics Mansel 3 The persons or parties allied Udall Syn Connection affinity union confederacy confederation league coalition ALLIANCE Alliance v t Defn To connect by alliance to ally Obs ALLIANT Alliant n Etym Cf F alliant p pr Defn An ally a confederate Obs R Sir H Wotton ALLICE ALLIS Allice Allis n Zoöl Defn The European shad Clupea vulgaris allice shad See Alose ALLICIENCY Alliciency n Defn Attractive power attractiveness Obs Sir T Browne ALLICIENT Allicient a Etym L alliciens p pr of allicere to allure ad lacere to entice Defn That attracts attracting n Defn That attracts Rare or Obs ALLIED Allied a Defn United joined leagued akin related See Ally ALLIGATE Alligate v t Etym L alligatus p p of alligare See Ally Defn To tie to unite by some tie Instincts alligated to their nature Sir M Hale ALLIGATION Alligation n Etym L alligatio 1 The act of tying together or attaching by some bond or the state of being attached R 2 Arith Defn A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients or ingredients of different qualities or values Note The rule is named from the method of connecting together the terms by certain ligaturelike signs Alligation is of two kinds medial and alternate medial teaching the method of finding the price or quality of a mixture of several simple ingredients whose prices and qualities are known alternate teaching the amount of each of several simple ingredients whose prices or qualities are known which will be required to make a mixture of given price or quality ALLIGATOR Alligator n Etym Sp el lagarto the lizard el lagarto de Indias the cayman or American crocodile fr L lacertus lacerta lizard See Lizard 1 Zoöl Defn A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family peculiar to America It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw which has no marginal notches Besides the common species of the southern United States there are allied species in South America 2 Mech Defn Any machine with strong jaws one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator as a Metal Working Defn a form of squeezer for the puddle ball b Mining a rock breaker c Printing a kind of job press called also alligator press Alligator apple Bot the fruit of the Anona palustris a West Indian tree It is said to be narcotic in its properties Loudon Alligator fish Zoöl a marine fish of northwestern America Podothecus acipenserinus Alligator gar Zoöl one of the gar pikes Lepidosteus spatula found in the southern rivers of the United States The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes Alligator pear Bot a corruption of Avocado pear See Avocado Alligator snapper Alligator tortoise Alligator turtle Zoöl a very large and voracious turtle Macrochelys lacertina in habiting the rivers of the southern United States It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds Unlike the common snapping turtle to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail This name is sometimes given to other turtles as to species of Trionyx Alligator wood the timber of a tree of the West Indies Guarea Swartzii ALLIGATOR WRENCH Alligator wrench Mech Defn A kind of pipe wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one side ALLIGNMENT Allignment n Defn See Alignment ALLINEATE Allineate v t Etym L ad lineatus p p of lineare to draw a line Defn To align R Herschel ALLINEATION ALINEEATION Allineation Alineeation n Defn Alignment position in a straight line as of two planets with the sun Whewell The allineation of the two planets C A Young ALLISION Allision n Etym L allisio fr allidere to strike or dash against ad laedere to dash against Defn The act of dashing against or striking upon The boisterous allision of the sea Woodward ALLITERAL Alliteral a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by alliteration ALLITERATE Alliterate v t Defn To employ or place so as to make alliteration Skeat ALLITERATE Alliterate v i Defn To compose alliteratively also to constitute alliteration ALLITERATION Alliteration n Etym L ad litera letter See Letter Defn The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other or at short intervals as in the following lines Behemoth biggest born of earth upheaved His vastness Milton Fly oer waste fens and windy fields Tennyson Note The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words is also called alliteration AngloSaxon poetry is characterized by alliterative meter of this sort Later poets also employed it In a somer seson whan soft was the sonne I shope me in shroudes as I a shepe were P Plowman ALLITERATIVE Alliterative a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by alliteration as alliterative poetry Alliteratively adv Alliterativeness n ALLITERATOR Alliterator n Defn One who alliterates ALLIUM Allium n Etym L garlic bot Defn A genus of plants including the onion garlic leek chive etc ALLMOUTH Allmouth n Zoöl Defn The angler ALLNESS Allness n Defn Totality completeness R The allness of God including his absolute spirituality supremacy and eternity R Turnbull ALLNIGHT Allnight n Defn Light fuel or food for the whole night Obs Bacon ALLOCATE Allocate v t Etym LL allocatus p p of allocare fr L ad locare to place See Allow 1 To distribute or assign to allot Burke 2 To localize R ALLOCATION Allocation n Etym LL allocatio cf F allocation 1 The act of putting one thing to another a placing disposition arrangement Hallam 2 An allotment or apportionment as an allocation of shares in a company The allocation of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants A R Stanley 3 The admission of an item in an account or an allowance made upon an account a term used in the English exchequer ALLOCATUR Allocatur n Etym LL it is allowed fr allocare to allow Law Defn Allowed The word allocatur expresses the allowance of a proceeding writ order etc by a court judge or judicial officer ALLOCHROIC Allochroic a Defn Changeable in color ALLOCHROITE Allochroite n Min Defn See Garnet ALLOCHROOUS Allochroous a Etym Gr Defn Changing color ALLOCUTION Allocution n Etym L allocuto fr alloqui to speak to ad loqui to speak cf F allocution 1 The act or manner of speaking to or of addressing in words 2 An address a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy Addison ALLOD Allod n Defn See Allodium ALLODIAL Allodial a Etym LL allodialis fr allodium cf F allodial See Allodium Law Defn Pertaining to allodium freehold free of rent or service held independent of a lord paramount opposed to feudal as allodial lands allodial system Blackstone ALLODIAL Allodial a Defn Anything held allodially W Coxe ALLODIALISM Allodialism n Defn The allodial system ALLODIALIST Allodialist n Defn One who holds allodial land ALLODIALLY Allodially adv Defn By allodial tenure ALLODIARY Allodiary n Defn One who holds an allodium ALLODIUM Allodium n Etym LL allodium alodium alodis alaudis of Ger origin cf OHG al all and AS ead possession property It means therefore entirely ones property Law Defn Freehold estate land which is the absolute property of the owner real estate held in absolute independence without being subject to any rent service or acknowledgment to a superior It is thus opposed to feud Blackstone Bouvier ALLOGAMOUS Allogamous a Bot Defn Characterized by allogamy ALLOGAMY Allogamy n Etym Gr Bot Defn Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen from another of the same species crossfertilization ALLOGENEOUS Allogeneous a Etym Gr Defn Different in nature or kind R ALLOGRAPH Allograph n Etym Gr graph Defn A writing or signature made by some person other than any of the parties thereto opposed to autograph ALLOMERISM Allomerism n Etym Gr Chem Defn Variability in chemical constitution without variation in crystalline form ALLOMEROUS Allomerous a Chem Defn Characterized by allomerism ALLOMORPH Allomorph n Etym Gr Min a Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance or the substance having such forms as carbonate of lime occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite b A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite G H Williams ALLOMORPHIC Allomorphic a Min Defn Of or pertaining to allomorphism ALLOMORPHISM Allomorphism n Min Defn The property which constitutes an allomorph the change involved in becoming an allomorph ALLONGE Allonge n Etym F allonge earlier alonge a lengthening See Allonge v and cf Lunge 1 Fencing Defn A thrust or pass a lunge 2 A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements when the back of the bill itself is already full a rider A French usage Abbott ALLONGE Allonge v i Etym F allonger à L ad long L longus long Defn To thrust with a sword to lunge ALLONYM Allonym n Etym F allonyme fr Gr 1 The name of another person assumed by the author of a work 2 A work published under the name of some one other than the author ALLONYMOUS Allonymous a Defn Published under the name of some one other than the author ALLOO Alloo v t or i Etym See Halloo Defn To incite dogs by a call to halloo Obs ALLOPATH Allopath n Etym Cf F allopathe Defn An allopathist Ed Rev ALLOPATHIC Allopathic a Etym Cf F allopathique Defn Of or pertaining to allopathy ALLOPATHICALLY Allopathically adv Defn In a manner conformable to allopathy by allopathic methods ALLOPATHIST Allopathist n Defn One who practices allopathy one who professes allopathy ALLOPATHY Allopathy n Etym Gr allopathie F allopathie See Pathos Defn That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice as opposed to homeopathy ALLOPHYLIC ALLOPHYLIAN Allophylic Allophylian a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic J Prichard ALLOQUY Alloquy n Etym L alloquim fr alloqui Defn A speaking to another an address Obs ALLOT Allot v t imp p p Allotted p pr vb n Allotting Etym OF aloter F allotir a L ad lot lot See Lot 1 To distribute by lot 2 To distribute or parcel out in parts or portions or to distribute to each individual concerned to assign as a share or lot to set apart as ones share to bestow on to grant to appoint as let every man be contented with that which Providence allots him Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge Johnson ALLOTHEISM Allotheism n Etym Gr Defn The worship of strange gods Jer Taylor ALLOTMENT Allotment n Etym Cf OF alotement F allotement 1 The act of allotting assignment 2 That which is allotted a share part or portion granted or distributed that which is assigned by lot or by the act of God anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party The alloments of God and nature LEstrange A vineyard and an allotment for olives and herbs Broome 3 law Defn The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person Cottage allotment an allotment of a small portion of land to a country laborer for garden cultivation Eng ALLOTRIOPHAGY Allotriophagy n Etym Gr allotriophagie Med Defn A depraved appetite a desire for improper food ALLOTROPHIC Allotrophic a Gr other trophic a Physiol Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion b Plant Physiol Dependent upon other organisms for nutrition heterotrophic said of plants unable to perform photosynthesis as all saprophytes opposed to autotrophic ALLOTROPIC ALLOTROPICAL Allotropic Allotropical a Etym Cf F allotropique Defn Of or pertaining to allotropism Allotropically adv Allotropic state the several conditions which occur in a case of allotropism ALLOTROPICITY Allotropicity n Defn Allotropic property or nature ALLOTROPISM ALLOTROPY Allotropism Allotropy n Etym Gr allotropie Chem Defn The property of existing in two or more conditions which are distinct in their physical or chemical relations Note Thus carbon occurs crystallized in octahedrons and other related forms in a state of extreme hardness in the diamond it occurs in hexagonal forms and of little hardness in black lead and again occurs in a third form with entire softness in lampblack and charcoal In some cases one of these is peculiarly an active state and the other a passive one Thus ozone is an active state of oxygen and is distinct from ordinary oxygen which is the element in its passive state ALLOTROPIZE Allotropize v t Defn To change in physical properties but not in substance R ALLOTTABLE Allottable a Defn Capable of being allotted ALLOTTEE Allottee n Defn One to whom anything is allotted one to whom an allotment is made ALLOTTER Allotter n Defn One who allots ALLOTTERY Allottery n Defn Allotment Obs Shak ALLOW Allow v t imp p p Allowed p pr vb n Allowing Etym OE alouen OF alouer aloer aluer F allouer fr LL allocare to admit as proved to place use confused with OF aloer fr L allaudare to extol ad laudare to praise See Local and cf Allocate Laud 1 To praise to approve of hence to sanction Obs or Archaic Ye allow the deeds of your fathers Luke xi 48 We commend his pains condemn his pride allow his life approve his learning Fuller 2 To like to be suited or pleased with Obs How allow you the model of these clothes Massinger 3 To sanction to invest to intrust Obs Thou shalt be allowed with absolute power Shak 4 To grant give admit accord afford or yield to let one have as to allow a servant his liberty to allow a free passage to allow one day for rest He was allowed about three hundred pounds a year Macaulay 5 To own or acknowledge to accept as true to concede to accede to an opinion as to allow a right to allow a claim to allow the truth of a proposition I allow with Mrs Grundy and most moralists that Miss Newcomes conduct was highly reprehensible Thackeray 6 To grant something as a deduction or an addition esp to abate or deduct as to allow a sum for leakage 7 To grant license to to permit to consent to as to allow a son to be absent Syn To allot assign bestow concede admit permit suffer tolerate See Permit ALLOW Allow v i Defn To admit to concede to make allowance or abatement Allowing still for the different ways of making it Addison To allow of to permit to admit Shak ALLOWABLE Allowable a Etym F allouable 1 Praiseworthy laudable Obs Hacket 2 Proper to be or capable of being allowed permissible admissible not forbidden not unlawful or improper as a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends ALLOWABLENESS Allowableness n Defn The quality of being allowable permissibleness lawfulness exemption from prohibition or impropriety South ALLOWABLY Allowably adv Defn In an allowable manner ALLOWANCE Allowance n Etym OF alouance 1 Approval approbation Obs Crabbe 2 The act of allowing granting conceding or admitting authorization permission sanction tolerance Without the kings will or the states allowance Shak 3 Acknowledgment The censure of the which one must in your allowance oerweigh a whole theater of others Shak 4 License indulgence Obs Locke 5 That which is allowed a share or portion allotted or granted a sum granted as a reimbursement a bounty or as appropriate for any purpose a stated quantity as of food or drink hence a limited quantity of meat and drink when provisions fall short I can give the boy a handsome allowance Thackeray 6 Abatement deduction the taking into account of mitigating circumstances as to make allowance for the inexperience of youth After making the largest allowance for fraud Macaulay 7 com Defn A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods different in different countries such as tare and tret ALLOWANCE Allowance v t imp p p Allowancing Etym See Allowance n Defn To put upon a fixed allowance esp of provisions and drink to supply in a fixed and limited quantity as the captain was obliged to allowance his crew our provisions were allowanced ALLOWEDLY Allowedly adv Defn By allowance admittedly Shenstone ALLOWER Allower n 1 An approver or abettor Obs 2 One who allows or permits ALLOXAN Alloxan n Etym Allantoin oxalic as containing the elements of allantion and oxalic acid Chem Defn An oxidation product of uric acid It is of a pale reddish color readily soluble in water or alcohol ALLOXANATE Alloxanate n Chem Defn A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical ALLOXANIC Alloxanic a Chem Defn Of or pertaining to alloxan applied to an acid obtained by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan ALLOXANTIN Alloxantin n Chem Defn A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid ALLOY Alloy n Etym OE alai OF alei F aloyer to alloy alier to ally See Alloy v t 1 Any combination or compound of metals fused together a mixture of metals for example brass which is an alloy of copper and zinc But when mercury is one of the metals the compound is called an amalgam 2 The quality or comparative purity of gold or silver fineness 3 A baser metal mixed with a finer Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any baser metal Alloy is baser metal mixed with it Locke 4 Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from as no happiness is without alloy Pure English without Latin alloy F Harrison ALLOY Alloy v t imp p p Alloyed p pr vb n Alloying Etym F aloyer OF alier allier later allayer fr L aligare See Alloy n Ally vt and cf Allay 1 To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance as to alloy gold with silver or copper or silver with copper 2 To mix as metals so as to form a compound 3 To abate impair or debase by mixture to allay as to alloy pleasure with misfortunes ALLOY Alloy v t Defn To form a metallic compound Gold and iron alloy with ease Ure ALLOYAGE Alloyage n Etym F aloyage Defn The act or art of alloying metals also the combination or alloy ALLOY STEEL Alloy steel Defn Any steel containing a notable quantity of some other metal alloyed with the iron usually chromium nickel manganese tungsten or vanadium ALLPOSSESSED Allpossessed a Defn Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions wild Colloq ALL SAINTS ALL SAINTS All Saints All Saints Defn The first day of November called also Allhallows or Hallowmas a feast day kept in honor of all the saints also the season of this festival ALL SOULS DAY All Souls Day Defn The second day of November a feast day of the Roman Catholic church on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead ALLSPICE Allspice n Defn The berry of the pimento Eugenia pimenta a tree of the West Indies a spice of a mildly pungent taste and agreeably aromatic Jamaica pepper pimento It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon nutmegs and cloves and hence the name The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs as the Carolina allspice Calycanthus floridus wild allspice Lindera benzoin called also spicebush spicewood and feverbush ALLTHING Allthing adv Etym For in all every thing Defn Altogether Obs Shak ALLUDE Allude v i imp p p Alluded p pr vb n Alluding Etym L alludere to play with to allude ad ludere to play Defn To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned followed by to as the story alludes to a recent transaction These speeches do seem to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use Hooker Syn To refer point indicate hint suggest intimate signify insinuate advert See Refer ALLUDE Allude v t Defn To compare allusively to refer something as applicable Obs Wither ALLUMETTE Allumette n Etym F from allumer to light Defn A match for lighting candles lamps etc ALLUMINOR Alluminor n Etym OF alumineor fr L ad liminare See Luminate Defn An illuminator of manuscripts and books a limner Obs Cowell ALLURANCE Allurance n Defn Allurement R ALLURE Allure v t imp p p Alluded p pr vb n Alluring Etym OF aleurrer alurer fr a L ad leurre lure See Lure Defn To attempt to draw to tempt by a lure or bait that is by the offer of some good real or apparent to invite by something flattering or acceptable to entice to attract With promised joys allured them on Falconer The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven Allured his eye Milton Syn To attract entice tempt decoy seduce To Allure Entice Decoy Seduce These words agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some strong controlling influence and differ according to the image under which is presented They are all used in a bad sense except allure which has sometimes though rarely a good one We are allured by the prospect or offer usually deceptive of some future good We are commonly enticed into evil by appeals to our passions We are decoyed into danger by false appearances or representations We are seduced when drawn aside from the path of rectitude What allures draws by gentle means what entices leads us by promises and persuasions what decoys betrays us as it were into a snare or net what seduces deceives us by artful appeals to the passions ALLURE Allure n Defn Allurement R Hayward ALLURE Allure n Etym F aller to go Defn Gait bearing The swing the gait the pose the allure of these men Harpers Mag ALLUREMENT Allurement n 1 The act alluring temptation enticement Though Adam by his wifes allurement fell Milton 2 That which allures any real or apparent good held forth or operating as a motive to action as the allurements of pleasure or of honor ALLURER Allurer n Defn One who or that which allures ALLURING Alluring a Defn That allures attracting charming tempting Alluringly adv Alluringness n ALLUSION Allusion n Etym L allusio fr alludere to allude cf F allusion 1 A figurative or symbolical reference Obs 2 A reference to something supposed to be known but not explicitly mentioned a covert indication indirect reference a hint ALLUSIVE Allusive a 1 Figurative symbolical 2 Having reference to something not fully expressed containing an allusion ALLUSIVELY Allusively adv Defn Figuratively Obs by way of allusion by implication suggestion or insinuation ALLUSIVENESS Allusiveness n Defn The quality of being allusive ALLUSORY Allusory a Defn Allusive R Warburton ALLUVIAL Alluvial a Etym Cf F alluvial See Alluvion Defn Pertaining to contained in or composed of alluvium relating to the deposits made by flowing water washed away from one place and deposited in another as alluvial soil mud accumulations deposits ALLUVION Alluvion n Etym F alluvion L alluvio fr alluere to wash against ad luere equiv to lavare to wash See Lave 1 Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank 2 An overflowing an inundation a flood Lyell 3 Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water alluvium The golden alluvions are there in California and Australia spread over a far wider space they are found not only on the banks of rivers and in their beds but are scattered over the surface of vast plains R Cobden 4 Law Defn An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water See Accretion ALLUVIOUS Alluvious n Etym L alluvius See Alluvion Defn Alluvial R Johnson ALLUVIUM Alluvium n pl E Alluviums L Alluvia Etym L neut of alluvius See Alluvious Geol Defn Deposits of earth sand gravel and other transported matter made by rivers floods or other causes upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas Lyell ALLWHERE Allwhere adv Defn Everywhere Archaic ALLWORK Allwork n Defn Domestic or other work of all kinds as a maid of allwork that is a general servant ALLY Ally v t imp p p Allied p pr vb n Allying Etym OE alien OF alier F alier fr L alligare to bind to ad ligare to bind Cf Alligate Alloy Allay Ligament 1 To unite or form a connection between as between families by marriage or between princes and states by treaty league or confederacy often followed by to or with O chief in blood and now in arms allied Pope 2 To connect or form a relation between by similitude resemblance friendship or love These three did love each other dearly well And with so firm affection were allied Spenser The virtue nearest to our vice allied Pope Note Ally is generally used in the passive form or reflexively ALLY Ally n pl Allies Etym See Ally v 1 A relative a kinsman Obs Shak 2 One united to another by treaty or league usually applied to sovereigns or states a confederate The English soldiers and their French allies Macaulay 3 Anything associated with another as a helper an auxiliary Science instead of being the enemy of religion becomes its ally Buckle 4 Anything akin to another by structure etc ALLY Ally n Defn See Alley a marble or taw ALLYL Allyl n Etym L allium garlic yl Chem Defn An organic radical C3H5 existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard ALLYLENE Allylene n Chem Defn A gaseous hydrocarbon C3H4 homologous with acetylene propine CH3CCH ALMA ALMAH Alma Almah n Defn Same as Alme ALMACANTAR Almacantar n Astron a Same as Almucantar b A recently invented instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross a given almacantar circle See Almucantar ALMADIA ALMADIE Almadia Almadie n Etym F almadie cf Sp Pg almadia fr Ar almadiyah a raft float Naut a A bark canoe used by the Africans b A boat used at Calicut in India about eighty feet long and six or seven broad ALMAGEST Almagest n Etym F almageste LL almageste Ar almajisti fr Gr Defn The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients The name was extended to other similar works ALMAGRA Almagra n Etym Sp almagra almagre fr Ar almaghrah red clay or earth Defn A fine deep red ocher somewhat purplish found in Spain It is the sil atticum of the ancients Under the name of Indian red it is used for polishing glass and silver ALMAIN ALMAYNE ALMAN Almain Almayne Alman n Etym OF Aleman F Allemand fr L Alemanni ancient Ger tribes Obs 1 A German Also adj Defn German Shak 2 The German language J Foxe 3 A kind of dance See Allemande Almain rivets Almayne rivets or Alman rivets a sort of light armor from Germany characterized by overlapping plates arranged to slide on rivets and thus afford great flexibility ALMA MATER Alma Mater Etym L fostering mother Defn A college or seminary where one is educated ALMANAC Almanac n Etym LL almanac almanach cf F almanach Sp almanaque It almanacco all of uncertain origin Defn A book or table containing a calendar of days and months to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon eclipses hours of full tide stated festivals of churches terms of courts etc Nautical almanac an almanac or year book containing astronomical calculations lunar stellar etc and other information useful to mariners ALMANDINE Almandine n Etym LL almandina alamandina for L alabandina a precious stone named after Alabanda a town in Caria where it was first and chiefly found cf F almandine Min Defn The common red variety of garnet ALME ALMEH Alme Almeh n Etym Ar almah fem learned fr alama to know cf F almée Defn An Egyptian dancing girl an Alma The Almehs lift their arms in dance Bayard Taylor ALMENDRON Almendron n Etym Sp fr almendra almond Defn The lofty Brazilnut tree ALMERY Almery n Defn See Ambry Obs ALMESSE Almesse n Defn See Alms Obs ALMIGHTFUL ALMIGHTIFUL Almightful Almightiful a Defn Allpowerful almighty Obs Udall ALMIGHTILY Almightily adv Defn With almighty power ALMIGHTINESS Almightiness n Defn Omnipotence infinite or boundless power unlimited might Jer Taylor ALMIGHTY Almighty a Etym AS ealmihtig ælmihtig eal OE al ail mihtig mighty 1 Unlimited in might omnipotent allpowerful irresistible I am the Almighty God Gen xvii 1 2 Great extreme terrible Slang Poor Aroar can not live and can not die so that he is in an almighty fix De Quincey The Almighty the omnipotent God Rev i 8 ALMNER Almner n Defn An almoner Obs Spenser ALMOND Almond n Etym OE almande almaunde alemaunde F amande L amygdala fr Gr almendra Cf Amygdalate 1 The fruit of the almond tree Note The different kinds as bitter sweet thinshelled thick shelled almonds and Jordan almonds are the products of different varieties of the one species Amygdalus communis a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia 2 The tree bears the fruit almond tree 3 Anything shaped like an almond Specifically Anat Defn One of the tonsils Almond oil fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds Oil of bitter almonds a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation benzoic aldehyde Imitation oil of bitter almonds nitrobenzene Almond tree Bot the tree bearing the almond Almond willow Bot a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides almondleaved willow Salix amygdalina Shenstone ALMOND FURNACE Almond furnace Etym Prob a corruption of Almain furnace i e German furnace See Almain Defn A kind of furnace used in refining to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter Chambers ALMONDINE Almondine n Defn See Almandine ALMONER Almoner n Etym OE aumener aulmener OF almosnier aumosnier F aumônier fr OF almosne alms L eleemosyna See Alms Defn One who distributes alms esp the doles and alms of religious houses almshouses etc also one who dispenses alms for another as the almoner of a prince bishop etc ALMONERSHIP Almonership n Defn The office of an almoner ALMONRY Almonry n pl Almonries Etym OF aumosnerie F aumônerie fr OF aumosnier See Almoner Defn The place where an almoner resides or where alms are distributed ALMOSE Almose n Defn Alms Obs Cheke ALMOST Almost adv Etym AS ealmæst ælmæst quite the most almost all eal OE al all m most Defn Nearly well nigh all but for the greatest part Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian Acts xxvi 28 Almost never scarcely ever Almost nothing scarcely anything ALMRY Almry n Defn See Almonry Obs ALMS Alms n sing pl Etym OE almes almesse AS ælmysse fr L eleemosyna Gr Almonry Eleemosynary Defn Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor as money food or clothing a gift of charity A devout man which gave much alms to the people Acts x 2 Alms are but the vehicles of prayer Dryden Tenure by free alms See Frankalmoign Blackstone Note This word alms is singular in its form almesse and is sometimes so used as asked an alms Acts iii 3Received an alms Shak It is now however commonly a collective or plural noun It is much used in composition as almsgiver almsgiving alms bag alms chest etc ALMSDEED Almsdeed n Defn An act of charity Acts ix 36 ALMSFOLK Almsfolk n Defn Persons supported by alms almsmen Archaic Holinshed ALMSGIVER Almsgiver n Defn A giver of alms ALMSGIVING Almsgiving n Defn The giving of alms ALMSHOUSE Almshouse n Defn A house appropriated for the use of the poor a poorhouse ALMSMAN Almsman n fem Almswoman 1 A recipient of alms Shak 2 A giver of alms R Halliwell ALMUCANTAR Almucantar n Etym F almucantarat almicantarat ultimately fr Ar almuqantarat pl fr qantara to bend arch Astron Defn A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon a circle or parallel of altitude Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude See Almacantar Archaic Almucanter staff an ancient instrument having an arc of fifteen degrees formerly used at sea to take observations of the suns amplitude at the time of its rising or setting to find the variation of the compass ALMUCE Almuce n Defn Same as Amice a hood or cape ALMUDE Almude n Etym Pg almude or Sp almud a measure of grain or dry fruit fr Ar almudd a dry measure Defn A measure for liquids in several countries In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 44 and the Oporto almude about 66 gallons U S measure In Turkey the almud is about 14 gallons ALMUG ALGUM Almug Algum n Etym Heb perh borrowed fr Skr valguka sandalwood Script Defn A tree or wood of the Bible 2 Chron ii 8 1 K x 11 Note Most writers at the present day follow Celsius who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago W Smith ALNAGE Alnage n Etym OF alnage aulnage F aunage fr OF alne ell of Ger origin cf OHG elina Goth aleina cubit See Ell O Eng Law Defn Measurement of cloth by the ell also a duty for such measurement ALNAGER Alnager n Etym See Alnage Defn A measure by the ell formerly a sworn officer in England whose duty was to inspect act measure woolen cloth and fix upon it a seal ALOE Aloe n pl Aloes Etym L aloë Gr aloe F aloès 1 pl Defn The wood of the agalloch Obs Wyclif 2 Bot Defn A genus of succulent plants some classed as trees others as shrubs but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts They are natives of warm countries 3 pl Med Defn The inspissated juice of several species of aloe used as a purgative Plural in form but syntactically singular American aloe Century aloe the agave See Agave ALOES WOOD Aloes wood Defn See Agalloch ALOETIC Aloetic a Etym Cf F aloétique Defn Consisting chiefly of aloes of the nature of aloes ALOETIC Aloetic n Defn A medicine containing chiefly aloes ALOFT Aloft adv Etym Pref a loft which properly meant air See Loft 1 On high in the air high above the ground He steers his flight aloft Milton 2 Naut Defn In the top at the mast head or on the higher yards or rigging overhead hence Fig and Colloq in or to heaven ALOFT Aloft prep Defn Above on top of Obs Fresh waters run aloft the sea Holland ALOGIAN Alogian n Etym LL Alogiani Alogii fr Gr Eccl Defn One of an ancient sect who rejected St Johns Gospel and the Apocalypse which speak of Christ as the Logos Shipley ALOGY Alogy n Etym L alogia Gr Defn Unreasonableness absurdity Obs ALOIN Aloin n Chem Defn A bitter purgative principle in aloes ALOMANCY Alomancy n Etym Gr mancy cf F alomancie halomancie Defn Divination by means of salt Spelt also halomancy Morin ALONE Alone a Etym All one OE al one all allone AS an one alone See All One Lone 1 Quite by ones self apart from or exclusive of others single solitary applied to a person or thing Alone on a wide wide sea Coleridge It is not good that the man should be alone Gen ii 18 2 Of or by itself by themselves without any thing more or any one else without a sharer only Man shall not live by bread alone Luke iv 4 The citizens alone should be at the expense Franklin 3 Sole only exclusive R God by whose alone power and conversation we all live and move and have our being Bentley 4 Hence Unique rare matchless Shak Note The adjective alone commonly follows its noun To let or leave alone to abstain from interfering with or molesting to suffer to remain in its present state ALONE Alone adv Defn Solely simply exclusively ALONELY Alonely adv Defn Only merely singly Obs This said spirit was not given alonely unto him but unto all his heirs and posterity Latimer ALONELY Alonely a Defn Exclusive Obs Fabyan ALONENESS Aloneness n Defn A state of being alone or without company solitariness R Bp Montagu ALONG Along adv Etym OE along anlong AS andlang along pref and akin to OFris ond OHG ant Ger ent Goth and anda L ante Gr anti over against lang long See Long 1 By the length in a line with the length lengthwise Some laid along on spokes of wheels are hung Dryden 2 In a line or with a progressive motion onward forward We will go along by the kings highway Numb xxi 22 He struck with his oertaking wings And chased us south along Coleridge 3 In company together He to England shall along with you Shak All along all trough the course of during the whole time throughout I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper Addison To get along to get on to make progress as in business She ll get along in heaven better than you or I Mrs Stowe ALONG Along prep Defn By the length of as distinguished from across Along the lowly lands Dryden The kine went along the highway 1 Sam vi 12 ALONG Along Etym AS gelang owing to Defn Now heard only in the prep phrase along of Along of Along on often shortened to Long of prep phr owing to on account of Obs or Low Eng On me is not along thin evil fare Chaucer And all this is long of you Shak This increase of price is all along of the foreigners London Punch ALONGSHORE Alongshore adv Defn Along the shore or coast ALONGSHOREMAN Alongshoreman n Defn See Longshoreman ALONGSIDE Alongside adv Defn Along or by the side side by side with often with of as bring the boat alongside alongside of him alongside of the tree ALONGST Alongst prep adv Etym Formed fr along like amongst fr among Defn Along Obs ALOOF Aloof n Zoöl Defn Same as Alewife ALOOF Aloof adv Etym Pref a loof fr D loef luff and so meaning as a nautical word to the windward See Loof Luff 1 At or from a distance but within view or at a small distance apart away Our palace stood aloof from streets Dryden 2 Without sympathy unfavorably To make the Bible as from the hand of God and then to look at it aloof and with caution is the worst of all impieties I Taylor ALOOF Aloof prep Defn Away from clear from Obs Rivetus would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands Milton ALOOFNESS Aloofness n Defn State of being aloof Rogers 1642 The aloofness of his dim forest life Thoreau ALOPECIA ALOPECY Alopecia Alopecy n Etym L alopecia Gr med Defn Loss of the hair baldness ALOPECIST Alopecist n Defn A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness ALOSE Alose v t Etym OE aloser Defn To praise Obs ALOSE Alose n Etym F fr L alosa or alausa Zoöl Defn The European shad Clupea alosa called also allice shad or allis shad The name is sometimes applied to the American shad Clupea sapidissima See Shad ALOUATTE Alouatte n Etym Of uncertain origin Zoöl Defn One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America See Howler 2 ALOUD Aloud adv Etym Pref a loud Defn With a loud voice or great noise loudly audibly Cry aloud spare not lift up thy voice Isa lviii 1 ALOW Alow adv Etym Pref a low Defn Below in a lower part Aloft and then alow Dryden ALP Alp n Etym L Alpes the Alps said to be of Celtic origin cf Gael alp a high mountain Ir ailp any huge mass or lump cf F Alpes 1 A very high mountain Specifically in the plural the highest chain of mountains in Europe containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland etc Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp Milton Hills peep oer hills and alps on alps arise Pope 2 Fig Something lofty or massive or very hard to be surmounted Note The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular The Alps doth spit Shak ALP Alp n Defn A bullfinch Rom of R ALPACA Alpaca n Etym Sp alpaca fr the original Peruvian name of the animal Cf Paco 1 Zoöl Defn An animal of Peru Lama paco having long fine wooly hair supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama 2 Wool of the alpaca 3 A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca often mixed with silk or with cotton ALPEN Alpen a Defn Of or pertaining to the Alps R The Alpen snow J Fletcher ALPENGLOW Alpenglow n Defn A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains specif a reillumination sometimes observed after the summits have passed into shadow supposed to be due to a curving downward refraction of the light rays from the west resulting from the cooling of the air ALPENHORN ALPHORN Alpenhorn Alphorn n G Alpenhorn Defn A curved wooden horn about three feet long with a cupped mouthpiece and a bell used by the Swiss to sound the ranz des vaches and other melodies Its notes are open harmonics of the tube ALPENSTOCK Alpenstock n Etym G Alp gen pl Alpen stock stick Defn A long staff pointed with iron used in climbing the Alps Cheever ALPESTRINE Alpestrine a Etym L Alpestris Defn Pertaining to the Alps or other high mountains as Alpestrine diseases etc ALPHA Alpha n Etym L alpha Gr alfa from Heb aleph name of the first letter in the alphabet also meaning ox Defn The first letter in the Greek alphabet answering to A and hence used to denote the beginning In am Alpha and Omega the beginning and the end the first and the last Rev xxii 13 Note Formerly used also denote the chief as Plato was the alpha of the wits Note In cataloguing stars the brightest star of a constellation in designated by Alpha a as a Lyræ ALPHABET Alphabet n Etym L alphabetum fr Gr aleph and beth cf F alphabet 1 The letters of a language arranged in the customary order the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language 2 The simplest rudiments elements The very alphabet of our law Macaulay Deaf and dumb alphabet See Dactylology ALPHABET Alphabet v t Defn To designate by the letters of the alphabet to arrange alphabetically R ALPHABETARIAN Alphabetarian n Defn A learner of the alphabet an abecedarian Abp Sancroft ALPHABETIC ALPHABETICAL Alphabetic Alphabetical a Etym Cf F alphabétique 1 Pertaining to furnished with expressed by or in the order of the letters of the alphabet as alphabetic characters writing languages arrangement 2 Literal Obs Alphabetical servility Milton ALPHABETICALLY Alphabetically adv Defn In an alphabetic manner in the customary order of the letters ALPHABETICS Alphabetics n Defn The science of representing spoken sounds by letters ALPHABETISM Alphabetism n Defn The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet Encyc Brit ALPHABETIZE Alphabetize v t 1 To arrange alphabetically as to alphabetize a list of words 2 To furnish with an alphabet ALPHA PAPER Alpha paper Photog Defn A sensitized paper for obtaining positives by artificial light It is coated with gelatin containing silver bromide and chloride Eng ALPHA RAYS Alpha rays Physics Chem Defn Rays of relatively low penetrating power emitted by radium and other radioactive substances and shown to consist of positively charged particles perhaps particles of helium having enormous velocities but small masses They are slightly deflected by a strong magnetic or electric field ALPHITOMANCY Alphitomancy n Etym Gr mancy cf F alphitomancie Defn Divination by means of barley meal Knowles ALPHOL Alphol n Alpha ol as in alcohol Pharm Defn A crystalline derivative of salicylic acid used as an antiseptic and antirheumatic ALPHONSINE Alphonsine a Defn Of or relating to Alphonso X the Wise King of Castile 1252 1284 Alphonsine tables astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise Whewell ALPIGENE Alpigene a Etym L Alpes Alps gen Defn Growing in Alpine regions ALPINE Alpine a Etym L Alpinus fr Alpes the Alps cf F Alpin 1 Of or pertaining to the Alps or to any lofty mountain as Alpine snows Alpine plants 2 Like the Alps lofty Gazing up an Alpine height Tennyson ALPINIST Alpinist n Defn A climber of the Alps ALPIST ALPIA Alpist Alpia n Etym F cf Sp Pg alpiste Defn The seed of canary grass Phalaris Canariensis used for feeding cage birds ALQUIFOU Alquifou n Etym Equiv to arquifoux F alquifoux Sp alquifól fr the same Arabic word as alcohol See Alcohol Defn A lead ore found in Cornwall England and used by potters to give a green glaze to their wares potters ore ALREADY Already adv Etym All OE al ready Defn Prior to some specified time either past present or future by this time previously Joseph was in Egypt already Exod i 5 I say unto you that Elias is come already Matt xvii 12 Note It has reference to past time but may be used for a future past as when you shall arrive the business will be already completed or will have been already completed ALS Als adv 1 Also Obs Chaucer 2 As Obs Chaucer ALSATIAN Alsatian a Defn Pertaining to Alsatia ALSATIAN Alsatian n Defn An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany or of Alsatia or White Friars a resort of debtors and criminals in London AL SEGNO Al segno Etym It to the mark or signMus Defn A direction for the performer to return and recommence from the sign ALSIKE Alsike n Etym From Alsike in Sweden Defn A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers Trifolium hybridum ALSO Also adv conj Etym All so OE al so AS ealswa alsw ælswæ eal al æl all swa so See All So As 1 In like manner likewise Obs 2 In addition besides as well further too Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven for where your treasure is there will your heart be also Matt vi 20 3 Even as as so Obs Chaucer Syn Also Likewise Too These words are used by way of transition in leaving one thought and passing to another Also is the widest term It denotes that what follows is all so or entirely like that which preceded or may be affirmed with the same truth as If you were there I was there also If our situation has some discomforts it has also many sources of enjoyment Too is simply less formal and pointed than also it marks the transition with a lighter touch as I was there too a courtier yet a patriot too Pope Likewise denotes literally in like manner and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also It implies says Whately some connection or agreement between the words it unites We may say He is a poet and likewise a musician but we should not say He is a prince and likewise a musician because there is no natural connection between these qualities This distinction however is often disregarded ALT Alt a n Etym See Alto Mus Defn The higher part of the scale See Alto To be in alt to be in an exalted state of mind ALTAIAN ALTAIC Altaian Altaic a Etym Cf F altaïque Defn Of or pertaining to the Altai a mountain chain in Central Asia ALTAR Altar n Etym OE alter auter autier fr L altare pl altaria altar prob fr altus high cf OF alter autier F autel Cf Altitude 1 A raised structure as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity Noah builded an altar unto the Lord Gen viii 20 2 In the Christian church a construction of stone wood or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist the communion table Note Altar is much used adjectively or as the first part of a compound as altar bread or altarbread Altar cloth or Altarcloth the cover for an altar in a Christian church usually richly embroidered Altar cushion a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian church to support the service book Altar frontal See Frontal Altar rail the railing in front of the altar or communion table Altar screen a wall or partition built behind an altar to protect it from approach in the rear Altar tomb a tomb resembling an altar in shape etc Family altar place of family devotions To lead as a bride to the altar to marry said of a woman ALTARAGE Altarage n Etym Cf OF auterage autelage 1 The offerings made upon the altar or to a church 2 The profit which accrues to the priest by reason of the altar from the small tithes Shipley ALTARIST Altarist n Etym Cf LL altarista F altariste Old Law a A chaplain b A vicar of a church ALTARPIECE Altarpiece n Defn The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar reredos ALTARWISE Altarwise adv Defn In the proper position of an altar that is at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south Shipley ALTAZIMUTH Altazimuth n Etym Alltude azimuth Astron Defn An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously ALTER Alter v t imp p p Altered p pr vb n Altering Etym F altérer LL alterare fr L alter other alius other Cf Else Other 1 To make otherwise to change in some respect either partially or wholly to vary to modify To alter the kings course To alter the condition of a man No power in Venice can alter a decree Shak It gilds all objects but it alters none Pope My covenant will I not break nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips Ps lxxxix 34 2 To agitate to affect mentally Obs Milton 3 To geld Colloq Syn Change Alter Change is generic and the stronger term It may express a loss of identity or the substitution of one thing in place of another alter commonly expresses a partial change or a change in form or details without destroying identity ALTER Alter v i Defn To become in some respects different to vary to change as the weather alters almost daily rocks or minerals alter by exposure The law of the Medes and Persians which altereth not Dan vi 8 ALTERABILITY Alterability n Etym Cf F altérabilité Defn The quality of being alterable alterableness ALTERABLE Alterable a Etym Cf F altérable Defn Capable of being altered Our condition in this world is mutable and uncertain alterable by a thousand accidents Rogers ALTERABLENESS Alterableness n Defn The quality of being alterable variableness alterability ALTERABLY Alterably adv Defn In an alterable manner ALTERANT Alterant a Etym LL alterans p pr cf F altérant Defn Altering gradually changing Bacon ALTERANT Alterant n Defn An alterative R Chambers ALTERATION Alteration n Etym Cf F altération 1 The act of altering or making different Alteration though it be from worse to better hath in it incoveniences Hooker 2 The state of being altered a change made in the form or nature of a thing changed condition Ere long might perceive Strange alteration in me Milton Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves by which and succeeding alterations that council degenerated into a most corrupt Swift ALTERATIVE Alterative a Etym L alterativus cf F altératif Defn Causing ateration Specifically Defn Gradually changing or tending to change a morbid state of the functions into one of health Burton ALTERATIVE Alterative n Defn A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations ALTERCATE Altercate v i imp p p Altercated p pr vb n Altercating Etym L altercatus p p of altercare altercari fr alter another See Alter Defn The contend in words to dispute with zeal heat or anger to wrangle ALTERCATION Altercation n Etym F altercation fr L altercatio Defn Warm contention in words dispute carried on with heat or anger controversy wrangle wordy contest Stormy altercations Macaulay Syn Altercation Dispute Wrangle The term dispute is in most cases but not necessarily applied to a verbal contest as a dispute on the lawfulness of war An altercation is an angry dispute between two parties involving an interchange of severe language A wrangle is a confused and noisy altercation Their whole life was little else than a perpetual wrangling and altercation Hakewill ALTERCATIVE Altercative a Defn Characterized by wrangling scolding R Fielding ALTERITY Alterity n Etym F altérité Defn The state or quality of being other a being otherwise R For outness is but the feeling of otherness alterity rendered intuitive or alterity visually represented Coleridge ALTERN Altern a Etym L alternus fr alter another cf F alterne Defn Acting by turns alternate Milton Altern base Trig a second side made base in distinction from a side previously regarded as base ALTERNACY Alternacy n Defn Alternateness alternation R Mitford ALTERNANT Alternant a Etym L alternans p pr cf F alternant See Alternate v t Geol Defn Composed of alternate layers as some rocks ALTERNAT Alternat n F Defn A usage among diplomats of rotation in precedence among representatives of equal rank sometimes determined by lot and at other times in regular order The practice obtains in the signing of treaties and conventions between nations ALTERNATE Alternate a Etym L alternatus p p of alternate fr alternus See Altern Alter 1 Being or succeeding by turns one following the other in succession of time or place by turns first one and then the other hence reciprocal And bid alternate passions fall and rise Pope 2 Designating the members in a series which regularly intervene between the members of another series as the odd or even numbers of the numerals every other every second as the alternate members 1 3 5 7 etc read every alternate line 3 Bot Defn Distributed as leaves singly at different heights of the stem and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence Gray Alternate alligation See Alligation Alternate angles Geom the internal and angles made by two lines with a third on opposite sides of it It the parallels AB CD are cut by the line EF the angles AGH GHD as also the angles BGH and GHC are called alternate angles Alternate generation Biol See under Generation ALTERNATE Alternate n 1 That which alternates with something else vicissitude R Grateful alternates of substantial Prior 2 A substitute one designated to take the place of another if necessary in performing some duty 3 Math Defn A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means ALTERNATE Alternate v t imp p p Alternated p pr vb n Alternating Etym L alternatus p p of alternare See Altern Defn To perform by turns or in succession to cause to succeed by turns to interchange regularly The most high God in all things appertaining unto this life for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition of good and evil Grew ALTERNATE Alternate v i 1 To happen succeed or act by turns to follow reciprocally in place or time followed by with as the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other Rage shame and grief alternate in his breast J Philips Different species alternating with each other Kirwan 2 To vary by turns as the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains ALTERNATELY Alternately adv 1 In reciprocal succession succeeding by turns in alternate order 2 Math Defn By alternation when in a proportion the antecedent term is compared with antecedent and consequent ALTERNATENESS Alternateness n Defn The quality of being alternate or of following by turns ALTERNATING CURRENT Alternating current Elec Defn A current which periodically changes or reverses its direction of flow ALTERNATION Alternation n Etym L alternatio cf F alternation 1 The reciprocal succession of things in time or place the act of following and being followed by turns alternate succession performance or occurrence as the alternation of day and night cold and heat summer and winter hope and fear 2 Math Defn Permutation 3 The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister Mason Alternation of generation See under Generation ALTERNATIVE Alternative a Etym Cf F alternatif 1 Offering a choice of two things 2 Disjunctive as an alternative conjunction 3 Alternate reciprocal Obs Holland ALTERNATIVE Alternative n Etym Cf F alternative LL alternativa 1 An offer of two things one of which may be chosen but not both a choice between two things so that if one is taken the other must be left There is something else than the mere alternative of absolute destruction or unreformed existence Burke 2 Either of two things or propositions offered to ones choice Thus when two things offer a choice of one only the two things are called alternatives Having to choose between two alternatives safety and war you obstinately prefer the worse Jowett Thucyd 3 The course of action or the thing offered in place of another If this demand is refused the alternative is war Lewis With no alternative but death Longfellow 4 A choice between more than two things one of several things offered to choose among My decided preference is for the fourth and last of thalternatives Gladstone ALTERNATIVELY Alternatively adv Defn In the manner of alternatives or that admits the choice of one out of two things ALTERNATIVENESS Alternativeness n Defn The quality of being alternative or of offering a choice between two ALTERNATOR Alternator n Elec Defn An electric generator or dynamo for producing alternating currents ALTERNITY Alternity n Etym LL alternitas Defn Succession by turns alternation R Sir T Browne ALTHAEA ALTHEA Althæa Althea n Etym althaea Gr Bot a A genus of plants of the Mallow family It includes the officinal marsh mallow and the garden hollyhocks b An ornamental shrub Hibiscus Syriacus of the Mallow family ALTHEINE Altheine n Chem Defn Asparagine ALTHING Althing n Icel modern alping earlier alpingi allr all ping assembly See All and Thing Defn The national assembly or parliament of Iceland See Thing n 8 ALTHO Altho conj Defn Although Reformed spelling Althorn n Etym Alt horn Mus Defn An instrument of the saxhorn family used exclusively in military music often replacing the French horn Grove ALTHORN Althorn n Alt horn Mus Defn An instrument of the saxhorn family used exclusively in military music often replacing the French horn Grove ALTHOUGH Although conj Etym All though OE al thagh Defn Grant all this be it that supposing that notwithstanding though Although all shall be offended yet will no I Mark xiv 29 Syn Although Though Although which originally was perhaps more emphatic than though is now interchangeable with it in the sense given above Euphonic consideration determines the choice ALTILOQUENCE Altiloquence n Defn Lofty speech pompous language R Bailey ALTILOQUENT Altiloquent a Etym L altus adv alte high loquens p pr of loqui to speak Defn Highsounding pompous in speech R Bailey ALTIMETER Altimeter n Etym LL altimeter altus high metrum Gr altimètre Defn An instrument for taking altitudes as a quadrant sextant etc Knight ALTIMETRY Altimetry n Etym Cf F altimétrie Defn The art of measuring altitudes or heights ALTINCAR Altincar n Defn See Tincal ALTISCOPE Altiscope n Etym L altus high Gr Defn An arrangement of lenses and mirrors which enables a person to see an object in spite of intervening objects ALTISONANT Altisonant a Etym L altus high sonans p pr of sonare to sound Defn Highsounding lofty or pompous Skelton ALTISONOUS Altisonous a Etym L altisonus Defn Altisonant ALTISSIMO Altissimo n Etym It superl of alto Mus Defn The part or notes situated above F in alt ALTITUDE Altitude n Etym L altitudo fr altus high Cf Altar Haughty Enhance 1 Space extended upward height the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation above the ground or above a given level or of one object above another as the altitude of a mountain or of a bird above the top of a tree 2 Astron Defn The elevation of a point or star or other celestial object above the horizon measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon It is either true or apparent true when measured from the rational or real horizon apparent when from the sensible or apparent horizon 3 Geom Defn The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit or to the side parallel to the base as the altitude of a triangle pyramid parallelogram frustum etc 4 Height of degree highest point or degree He is proud even to the altitude of his virtue Shak 5 Height of rank or excellence superiority Swift 6 pl Defn Elevation of spirits heroics haughty airs Colloq Richardson The man of law began to get into his altitude Sir W Scott Meridian altitude an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian See Meridian 3 ALTITUDINAL Altitudinal a Defn Of or pertaining to height as altitudinal measurements ALTITUDINARIAN Altitudinarian a Defn Lofty in doctrine aims etc R Coleridge ALTIVOLANT Altivolant a Etym L altivolans See Volant Defn Flying high Obs Blount ALTO Alto n pl Altos Etym It alto high fr L altus Cf Alt 1 Mus Defn Formerly the part sung by the highest male or countertenor voices now the part sung by the lowest female or contralto voices between in tenor and soprano In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor 2 An alto singer Alto clef Mus the countertenor clef or the C clef placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of the staff Moore ALTOCUMULUS Altocumulus n L altus high L E cumulus Meteor Defn A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or grayish globular cloudlets with shaded portions often grouped in flocks or rows ALTOGETHER Altogether adv Etym OE altogedere al all togedere together See Together 1 All together conjointly Obs Altogether they wenChaucer 2 Without exception wholly completely Every man at his best state is altogether vanity Ps xxxix 5 ALTOMETER Altometer n Etym L altus high meter Defn A theodolite Knight ALTORELIEVO Altorelievo n Defn Altorilievo ALTORILIEVO Altorilievo n pl Altorilievos Etym It Sculp Defn High relief sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness as this figure is an altorilievo or in altorilievo Note When the figure stands only half out it is called mezzo rilievo demirilievo or medium relief when its projection is less than one half bassorilievo basrelief or low relief ALTOSTRATUS Altostratus n L altus high L E stratus Meteor Defn A cloud formation similar to cirrostratus but heavier and at a lower level ALTRICAL Altrical a Zoöl Defn Like the articles ALTRICES Altrices n pl Etym L nourishes pl of altrix Zoöl Defn Nursers a term applied to those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition so as to require the care of their parents for some time opposed to præcoces ALTRUISM Altruism n Etym F altruisme a word of Comtes It altrui of or to others fr L alter another Defn Regard for others both natural and moral devotion to the interests of others brotherly kindness opposed to egoism or selfishness Recent J S Mill ALTRUIST Altruist n Defn One imbued with altruism opposed to egoist ALTRUISTIC Altruistic a Etym Cf F altruiste a See Altruism Defn Regardful of others beneficent unselfish opposed to Ant egoistic or Ant selfish Bain Altruistically adv ALUDEL Aludel n Etym F Sp aludel fr Ar aluthal Chem Defn One of the pearshaped pots open at both ends and so formed as to be fitted together the neck of one into the bottom of another in succession used in the process of sublimation Ure ALULA Alula n Etym NL dim of L ala a wing Zoöl Defn A false or bastard wing See under Bastard ALULAR Alular a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the alula ALUM Alum n Etym OE alum alom OF alum F alun fr L alumen alum Chem Defn A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element esp an alkali metal or of aluminium It has twentyfour molecules of water of crystallization Note Common alum is the double sulphate of aluminium and potassium It is white transparent very astringent and crystallizes easily in octahedrons The term is extended so as to include other double sulphates similar to alum in formula ALUM Alum v t Defn To steep in or otherwise impregnate with a solution of alum to treat with alum Ure ALUMEN Alumen n Etym L Chem Defn Alum ALUMINA Alumina n Etym L alumen aluminis See Alum Chem Defn One of the earths consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen Al2O3 Note It is the oxide of the metal aluminium the base of aluminous salts a constituent of a large part of the earthy siliceous minerals as the feldspars micas scapolites etc and the characterizing ingredient of common clay in which it exists as an impure silicate with water resulting from the decomposition of other aluminous minerals In its natural state it is the mineral corundum ALUMINATE Aluminate n Chem Defn A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen ALUMINATED Aluminated a Defn Combined with alumina ALUMINE Alumine n Etym F Defn Alumina Davy ALUMINIC Aluminic a Defn Of or containing aluminium as aluminic phosphate ALUMINIFEROUS Aluminiferous a Etym L alumen alum ferous cf F aluminifère Defn Containing alum ALUMINIFORM Aluminiform a Etym L alumen form Defn pertaining the form of alumina ALUMINIUM Aluminium n Etym L alumen See Alum Chem Defn The metallic base of alumina This metal is white but with a bluish tinge and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation and for its lightness pertaining a specific gravity of about 26 Atomic weight 2708 Symbol Al Aluminium bronze or gold a pale gold colored alloy of aluminium and copper used for journal bearings etc ALUMINIZE Aluminize v t Defn To treat impregnate with alum to alum ALUMINOGRAPHY Aluminography n Aluminium graphy Defn Art or process of producing and printing from aluminium plates after the manner of ordinary lithography Aluminographic a ALUMINOUS Aluminous a Etym L aluminosus fr alumen alum cf F alumineux Defn Pertaining to or containing alum or alumina as aluminous minerals aluminous solution ALUMINUM Aluminum n Defn See Aluminium ALUMISH Alumish a Defn Somewhat like alum ALUMNA Alumna n fem pl Alumnæ Etym L See Alumnus Defn A female pupil especially a graduate of a school or college ALUMNUS Alumnus n pl Alumni Etym L fr alere to nourish Defn A pupil especially a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning ALUM ROOT Alum root Bot Defn A North American herb Heuchera Americana of the Saxifrage family whose root has astringent properties ALUM SCHIST ALUM SHALE Alum schist Alum shale Min Defn A variety of shale or clay slate containing iron pyrites the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum which often effloresces on the rock ALUM STONE Alum stone Min Defn A subsulphate of alumina and potash alunite ALUNITE Alunite n Min Defn Alum stone ALUNOGEN Alunogen n Etym F alun alum gen Min Defn A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina also called feather alum and hair salt ALURE Alure n Etym OF alure aleure walk gait fr aler F aller to go Defn A walk or passage applied to passages of various kinds The sides of every street were covered with fresh alures of marble T Warton ALUTACEOUS Alutaceous a Etym L alutacius fr aluta soft leather 1 Leathery 2 Of a pale brown color leatheryellow Brande ALUTATION Alutation n Etym See Alutaceous Defn The tanning or dressing of leather Obs Blount ALVEARY Alveary n pl Alvearies Etym L alvearium alveare beehive fr alveus a hollow vessel beehive from alvus belly beehive 1 A beehive or something resembling a beehive Barret 2 Anat Defn The hollow of the external ear Quincy ALVEATED Alveated a Etym L alveatus hollowed out Defn Formed or vaulted like a beehive ALVEOLAR Alveolar a Etym L alveolus a small hollow or cavity cf F alvéolaire Anat Defn Of pertaining to or resembling alveoli or little cells sacs or sockets Alveolar processes the processes of the maxillary bones containing the sockets of the teeth ALVEOLARY Alveolary a Defn Alveolar R ALVEOLATE Alveolate a Etym L alveolatus fr alveolus Bot Defn Deeply pitted like a honeycomb ALVEOLE Alveole n Defn Same as Alveolus ALVEOLIFORM Alveoliform a Etym L alvelous form Defn Having the form of alveoli or little sockets cells or cavities ALVEOLUS Alveolus n pl Alveoli Etym L a small hollow or cavity dim of alveus cf F alvéole See Alveary 1 A cell in a honeycomb 2 Zoöl Defn A small cavity in a coral shell or fossil 3 Anat Defn A small depression sac or vesicle as the socket of a tooth the air cells of the lungs the ultimate saccules of glands etc ALVEUS Alveus n pl Alvei Etym L Defn The channel of a river Weate ALVINE Alvine a Etym L alvus belly cf F alvin Defn Of from in or pertaining to the belly or the intestines as alvine discharges alvine concretions ALWAY Alway adv Defn Always Archaic or Poetic I would not live alway Job vii 16 ALWAYS Always adv Etym All way The s is an adverbial orig a genitive ending 1 At all times ever perpetually throughout all time continually as God is always the same Even in Heaven his Mammons looks and thoughts Milton 2 Constancy during a certain period or regularly at stated intervals invariably uniformly opposed to sometimes or occasionally He always rides a black galloway Bulwer ALYSSUM Alyssum n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of cruciferous plants madwort The sweet alyssum A maritimum cultivated for bouquets bears small white sweet scented flowers AM Am Etym AS am eom akin to Gothic im Icel em Olr am Lith esmi L sum Gr ahmi Skr asmi fr a root as to be Are and cf Be Was Defn The first person singular of the verb be in the indicative mode present tense See Be God said unto Moses I am that am Exod iii 14 AMABILITY Amability n Etym L amabilitas Defn Lovableness Jer Taylor Note The New English Dictionary Murray says this word is usefully distinct from Amiability AMACRATIC Amacratic a Etym Gr Photog Defn Amasthenic Sir J Herschel AMADAVAT Amadavat n Etym Indian name From Ahmedabad a city from which it was imported to Europe Zoöl Defn The strawberry finch a small Indian song bird Estrelda amandava commonly caged and kept for fighting The female is olive brown the male in summer mostly crimson called also red waxbill Written also amaduvad and avadavat AMADOU Amadou n Etym F amadou tinder prop lure bait fr amadouer to allure caress perh fr Icel mata to feed which is akin to E meat Defn A spongy combustible substance prepared from fungus Boletus and Polyporus which grows on old trees German tinder punk It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons but its common use is as tinder for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter Ure AMAIN Amain adv Etym Pref a main See 2d Main n 1 With might with full force vigorously violently exceedingly They on the hill which were not yet come to blows perceiving the fewness of their enemies came down amain Milton That striping giant illbred and scoffing shouts amain T Parker 2 At full speed in great haste also at once They fled amain Holinshed AMAIN Amain v t Etym F amener See Amenable Naut Defn To lower as a sail a yard etc AMAIN Amain v i Naut Defn To lower the topsail in token of surrender to yield AMALGAM Amalgam n Etym F amalgame prob fr L malagma Gr 1 An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals as an amalgam of tin bismuth etc Note Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally 2 A mixture or compound of different things 3 Min Defn A native compound of mercury and silver AMALGAM Amalgam v t Etym Cf F amalgamer Defn To amalgamate Boyle B Jonson AMALGAMA Amalgama n Defn Same as Amalgam They divided this their amalgama into a number of incoherent republics Burke AMALGAMATE Amalgamate v t imp p p Amalgamated p pr vb n Amalgamating 1 To compound or mix as quicksilver with another metal to unite combine or alloy with mercury 2 To mix so as to make a uniform compound to unite or combine as to amalgamate two races to amalgamate one race with another Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one Burke AMALGAMATE Amalgamate v i 1 To unite in an amalgam to blend with another metal as quicksilver 2 To coalesce as a result of growth to combine into a uniform whole to blend as two organs or parts amalgamate AMALGAMATE AMALGAMATED Amalgamate Amalgamated a Defn Coalesced united combined AMALGAMATION Amalgamation n Etym Cf F amalgamation 1 The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury Ure 2 The mixing or blending of different elements races societies etc also the result of such combination or blending a homogeneous union Macaulay AMALGAMATIVE Amalgamative a Defn Characterized by amalgamation AMALGAMATOR Amalgamator n Defn One who or that which amalgamates Specifically A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam AMALGAMIZE Amalgamize v t Defn To amalgamate R AMANDINE Amandine n Etym F amande almond See Almond 1 The vegetable casein of almonds 2 A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds for chapped hands etc AMANITA Amanita n NL See Amanitine Bot Defn A genus of poisonous fungi of the family Agaricaceæ characterized by having a volva an annulus and white spores The species resemble edible mushrooms and are frequently mistaken for them Amanita muscaria syn Agaricus muscarius is the fly amanita or fly agaric and A phalloides is the death cup AMANITINE Amanitine n Etym Gr Defn The poisonous principle of some fungi AMANUENSIS Amanuensis n pl Amanuenses Etym L fr a ab manus hand Defn A person whose employment is to write what another dictates or to copy what another has written AMARACUS Amaracus n Etym L fr Gr Defn A fragrant flower Tennyson AMARANT Amarant n Defn Amaranth 1 Obs Milton AMARANTACEOUS Amarantaceous a Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type AMARANTH Amaranth n Etym L amarantus Gr mortal so called because its flowers do not soon wither cf F amarante The spelling with th seems to be due to confusion with Gr 1 An imaginary flower supposed never to fade Poetic 2 Bot Defn A genus of ornamental annual plants Amaranthus of many species with green purplish or crimson flowers 2 A color inclining to purple AMARANTHINE Amaranthine a 1 Of or pertaining to amaranth Amaranthine bowers Pope 2 Unfading as the poetic amaranth undying They only amaranthine flower on earth Is virtue Cowper 3 Of a purplish color Buchanan AMARANTHUS AMARANTUS Amaranthus Amarantus n Defn Same as Amaranth AMARINE Amarine n Etym L amarus bitter Chem Defn A characteristic crystalline substance obtained from oil of bitter almonds AMARITUDE Amaritude n Etym L amaritudo fr amarus bitter cf OF amaritude Defn Bitterness R AMARYLLIDACEOUS AMARYLLIDEOUS Amaryllidaceous Amaryllideous a Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the AMARYLLIS Amaryllis n Etym L Amaryllis Gr 1 A pastoral sweetheart To sport with Amaryllis in the shade Milton 2 bot a A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty including the narcissus jonquil daffodil agave and others b A genus of the same family including the Belladonna lily AMASS Amass v t imp p p Amassed p pr vb n Amassing Etym F ambusher LL amassare L ad massa lump mass See Mass Defn To collect into a mass or heap to gather a great quantity of to accumulate as to amass a treasure or a fortune to amass words or phrases The life Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with Pope Syn To accumulate heap up pile AMASS Amass n Etym OF amasse fr ambusher Defn A mass a heap Obs Sir H Wotton AMASSABLE Amassable a Defn Capable of being amassed AMASSER Amasser n Defn One who amasses AMASSETTE Amassette n Etym F See Amass Defn An instrument of horn used for collecting painters colors on the stone in the process of grinding AMASSMENT Amassment n Etym Cf OF amassement Defn An amassing a heap collected a large quantity or number brought together an accumulation An amassment of imaginary conceptions Glanvill AMASTHENIC Amasthenic a Etym Gr Photog Defn Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus as a certain kind of lens amacratic AMATE Amate v t Etym OF amater amatir Defn To dismay to dishearten to daunt Obs or Archaic The Silures to amate the new general rumored the overthrow greater than was true Milton AMATE Amate v t Etym Pref a mate Defn To be a mate to to match Obs Spenser AMATEUR Amateur n Etym F fr L amator lover fr amare to love Defn A person attached to a particular pursuit study or science as to music or painting esp one who cultivates any study or art from taste or attachment without pursuing it professionally AMATEURISH Amateurish a Defn In the style of an amateur superficial or defective like the work of an amateur Amateurishly adv Amateurishness n AMATEURISM Amateurism n Defn The practice habit or work of an amateur AMATEURSHIP Amateurship n Defn The quality or character of an amateur AMATIVE Amative a Etym L amatus p p of amare to love Defn Full of love amatory AMATIVENESS Amativeness n Phren Defn The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire propensity to love Combe AMATORIAL Amatorial a Etym See Amatorious Defn Of or pertaining to a lover or to love making amatory as amatorial verses AMATORIALLY Amatorially adv Defn In an amatorial manner AMATORIAN Amatorian a Defn Amatory R Johnson AMATORIOUS Amatorious a Etym L amatorius fr amare to love Defn Amatory Obs Amatorious poem Milton AMATORY Amatory a Defn Pertaining to producing or expressing sexual love as amatory potions AMAUROSIS Amaurosis n Etym Gr Med Defn A loss or decay of sight from loss of power in the optic nerve without any perceptible external change in the eye called also gutta serena the drop serene of Milton AMAUROTIC Amaurotic a Defn Affected with amaurosis having the characteristics of amaurosis AMAZE Amaze v t imp p p Amazed p pr vb n Amazing Etym Pref a maze 1 To bewilder to stupefy to bring into a maze Obs A labyrinth to amaze his foes Shak 2 To confound as by fear wonder extreme surprise to overwhelm with wonder to astound to astonish greatly Amazing Europe with her wit Goldsmith And all the people were amazed and said Is not this the son of David Matt xii 23 Syn To astonish astound confound bewilder perplex surprise Amaze Astonish Amazement includes the notion of bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise It expresses a state in which one does not know what to do or to say or to think Hence we are amazed at what we can not in the least account for Astonishment also implies surprise It expresses a state in which one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of something or struck with some degree of horror as when one is overpowered by the AMAZE Amaze v i Defn To be astounded Archaic B Taylor AMAZE Amaze v t Defn Bewilderment arising from fear surprise or wonder amazement Chiefly poetic The wild bewildered Of one to stone converted by amaze Byron AMAZEDLY Amazedly adv Defn In amazement with confusion or astonishment Shak AMAZEDNESS Amazedness n Defn The state of being amazed or confounded with fear surprise or wonder Bp Hall AMAZEFUL Amazeful a Defn Full of amazement R AMAZEMENT Amazement n 1 The condition of being amazed bewilderment Obs overwhelming wonder as from surprise sudden fear horror or admiration His words impression left Of much amazement Milton 2 Frenzy madness Obs Webster 1661 AMAZING Amazing a Defn Causing amazement very wonderful as amazing grace Amazingly adv AMAZON Amazon n Etym L fr Gr 1 One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia hence a female warrior 2 A tall strong masculine woman a virago 3 Zoöl Defn A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis Amazon ant Zoöl a species of ant Polyergus rufescens of Europe and America They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs other species and make slaves of them in their own nests AMAZONIAN Amazonian a 1 Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon of masculine manners warlike Shak 2 Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America or to its valley AMAZONITE AMAZON STONE Amazonite Amazon stone n Etym Named from the river Amazon Min Defn A variety of feldspar having a verdigrisgreen color AMB AMBI Amb Ambi Etym L prefix ambi amb akin to Gr abhi AS embe emb OHG umbi umpi G um and also L ambo both Cf Amphi Both By Defn A prefix meaning about around used in words derived from the Latin AMBAGES Ambages n pl Etym L usually in pl pref ambi amb agere to drive cf F ambage Defn A circuit a winding Hence Circuitous way or proceeding quibble circumlocution indirect mode of speech After many ambages perspicuously define what this melancholy is Burton AMBAGINOUS Ambaginous a Defn Ambagious R AMBAGIOUS Ambagious a Etym L ambagiosus Defn Circumlocutory circuitous R AMBAGITORY Ambagitory a Defn Ambagious R AMBARY AMBARY HEMP Ambary n or Ambary hemp Hind ambara ambari Defn A valuable East Indian fiber plant Hibiscus cannabinus or its fiber which is used throughout India for making ropes cordage and a coarse canvas and sackcloth called also brown Indian hemp AMBASSADE EMBASSADE Ambassade Embassade n Etym F ambassade See Embassy 1 The mission of an ambassador Obs Carew 2 An embassy Obs Strype AMBASSADOR EMBASSADOR Ambassador Embassador n Etym See Embassador 1 A minister of the highest rank sent a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country Note Ambassador are either ordinary or resident or extraordinary that is sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand Abbott 2 An official messenger and representative AMBASSADORIAL Ambassadorial a Defn Of or pertaining to an ambassador H Walpole AMBASSADORSHIP Ambassadorship n Defn The state office or functions of an ambassador AMBASSADRESS Ambassadress n Defn A female ambassador also the wife of an ambassador Prescott AMBASSAGE Ambassage n Defn Same as Embassage Obs or R Luke xiv 32 AMBASSY Ambassy n Defn See Embassy the usual spelling Helps AMBER Amber n Etym OE aumbre F ambre Sp ámbar and with the Ar article alámbar fr Ar anbar ambergris 1 Min Defn A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal found as a fossil in alluvial soils with beds of lignite or on the seashore in many places It takes a fine polish and is used for pipe mouthpieces beads etc and as a basis for a fine varnish By friction it becomes strongly electric 2 Amber color or anything ambercolored a clear light yellow as the amber of the sky 3 Ambergris Obs You that smell of amber at my charge Beau Fl 4 The balsam liquidambar Black amber and old and popular name for jet AMBER Amber a 1 Consisting of amber made of amber Amber bracelets Shak 2 Resembling amber especially in color ambercolored The amber morn Tennyson AMBER Amber v t p p p a Ambered 1 To scent or flavor with ambergris as ambered wine 2 To preserve in amber as an ambered fly AMBER FISH Amber fish Zoöl Defn A fish of the southern Atlantic coast Seriola Carolinensis AMBERGREASE Ambergrease n Defn See Ambergris AMBERGRIS Ambergris n Etym F ambre gris i e gray amber F gris gray which is of German origin cf OS grîs G greis grayhaired See Amber Defn A substance of the consistence of wax found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus which is believed to be in all cases its true origin In color it is white ashgray yellow or black and often variegated like marble The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twentyfive pounds in weight It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212º Fahrenheit and is highly valued in perfumery Dana AMBER ROOM Amber room Defn A room formerly in the Czars Summer Palace in Russia which was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber The amber was removed by occupying German troops during the Second World War and has as of 1997 never been recovered The room is being recreated from old photographs by Russian artisans PJC AMBER SEED Amber seed Defn Seed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus somewhat resembling millet brought from Egypt and the West Indies and having a flavor like that of musk musk seed Chambers AMBER TREE Amber tree Defn A species of Anthospermum a shrub with evergreen leaves which when bruised emit a fragrant odor AMBESAS Ambesas n Defn Ambsace Obs Chaucer AMBIDEXTER Ambidexter a Etym LL fr L ambo both dexter right dextra sc manus the right hand Defn Using both hands with equal ease Smollett AMBIDEXTER Ambidexter n 1 A person who uses both hands with equal facility 2 Hence A doubledealer one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes The rest are hypocrites ambidexters so many turning pictures a lion on one side a lamb on the other Burton 3 Law Defn A juror who takes money from both parties for giving his verdict Cowell AMBIDEXTERITY Ambidexterity n 1 The quality of being ambidexas ambidexterity of argumentation Sterne Ignorant I was of the human frame and of its latent powers as regarded speed force and ambidexterity De Quincey 2 Doubledealing Law Defn A jurors taking of money from the both parties for a verdict AMBIDEXTRAL Ambidextral a Defn Pertaining equally to the righthand side and the lefthand side Earle AMBIDEXTROUS Ambidextrous a 1 Pertaining the faculty of using both hands with equal ease Sir T Browne 2 Practicing or siding with both parties All false shuffling and ambidextrous dealings LEstrange AMBIDEXTROUSLY Ambidextrously adv Defn In an ambidextrous manner cunningly AMBIDEXTROUSNESS Ambidextrousness n Defn The quality of being ambidextrous ambidexterity AMBIENT Ambient a Etym L ambiens p pr of ambire to go around amb ire to go Defn Encompassing on all sides circumfused investing Ambient air Milton Ambient clouds Pope AMBIENT Ambient n Defn Something that surrounds or invests as air being a perpetual ambient Sir H Wotton AMBIGENOUS Ambigenous a Etym L ambo both genus kind Defn Of two kinds Bot Defn Partaking of two natures as the perianth of some endogenous plants where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid AMBIGU Ambigu n Etym F fr ambigu doubtful L ambiquus See Ambiguous Defn An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time AMBIGUITY Ambiguity n pl Ambiguities Etym L ambiguitas fr ambiguus cf F ambiguité Defn The quality or state of being ambiguous doubtfulness or uncertainty particularly as to the signification of language arising from its admitting of more than one meaning an equivocal word or expression No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued I Taylor The words are of single signification without any ambiguity South AMBIGUOUS Ambiguous a Etym L ambiguus fr ambigere to wander about waver amb agere to drive Defn Doubtful or uncertain particularly in respect to signification capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses equivocal as an ambiguous course an ambiguous expression What have been thy answers What but dark Ambiguous and with double sense deluding Milton Syn Doubtful dubious uncertain unsettled indistinct indeterminate indefinite See Equivocal AMBIGUOUSLY Ambiguously adv Defn In an ambiguous manner with doubtful meaning AMBIGUOUSNESS Ambiguousness n Defn Ambiguity AMBILEVOUS Ambilevous a Etym L ambo both laevus left Defn Lefthanded on both sides clumsy opposed to ambidexter R Sir T Browne AMBILOQUY Ambiloquy n Defn Doubtful or ambiguous language Obs Bailey AMBIPAROUS Ambiparous a Etym L ambo both parere to bring forth Bot Defn Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves applied to a bud AMBIT Ambit n Etym L ambitus circuit fr ambire to go around See Ambient Defn Circuit or compass His great parts did not live within a small ambit Milward AMBITION Ambition n Etym F ambition L ambitio a going around especially of candidates for office is Rome to solicit votes hence desire for office or honorambire to go around See Ambient Issue 1 The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office or any other object of desire canvassing Obs I used no ambition to commend my deeds Milton 2 An eager and sometimes an inordinate desire for preferment honor superiority power or the attainment of something Cromwell I charge thee fling a way ambition By that sin fell the angels Shak The pitiful ambition of possessing five or six thousand more acres Burke AMBITION Ambition v t Etym Cf F ambitionner Defn To seek after ambitiously or eagerly to covet R Pausanias ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage Trumbull AMBITIONIST Ambitionist n Defn One excessively ambitious R AMBITIONLESS Ambitionless a Defn Devoid of ambition Pollok AMBITIOUS Ambitious a Etym L ambitiosus cf F ambitieux See Ambition 1 Possessing or controlled by ambition greatly or inordinately desirous of power honor office superiority or distinction Yet Brutus says he was ambitious And Brutus is an honorable man Shak 2 Strongly desirous followed by of or the infinitive as ambitious to be or to do something I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony Evelyn Studious of song and yet ambitious not to sing in vain Cowper 3 Springing from characterized by or indicating ambition showy aspiring as an ambitious style A giant statue Pushed by a wild and artless race From off wide ambitious base Collins AMBITIOUSLY Ambitiously adv Defn In an ambitious manner AMBITIOUSNESS Ambitiousness n Defn The quality of being ambitious ambition pretentiousness AMBITUS Ambitus n Etym L See Ambit Ambition 1 The exterior edge or border of a thing as the border of a leaf or the outline of a bivalve shell 2 Rom Antiq Defn A canvassing for votes AMBLE Amble v i imp p p Ambled p pr vb n Ambling Etym F ambler to amble fr L ambulare to walk in LL to amble perh fr amb ambi and a root meaning to go cf Gr base Cf Ambulate 1 To go at the easy gait called an amble applied to the horse or to its rider 2 To move somewhat like an ambling horse to go easily or without hard shocks The skipping king he ambled up and down Shak Sir your wit ambles well it goes easily Shak AMBLE Amble n 1 A peculiar gait of a horse in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time alternating with the legs on the other side A fine easy amble B Jonson 2 A movement like the amble of a horse AMBLER Ambler n Defn A horse or a person that ambles AMBLINGLY Amblingly adv Defn With an ambling gait AMBLOTIC Amblotic a Etym Gr Defn Tending to cause abortion AMBLYGON Amblygon n Etym Gr amblygone Geom Defn An obtuseangled figure esp and obtuseangled triangle Obs AMBLYGONAL Amblygonal a Defn Obtuseangled Obs Hutton AMBLYOPIA AMBLYOPY Amblyopia Amblyopy n Etym Gr amblyopie Med Defn Weakness of sight without and opacity of the cornea or of the interior of the eye the first degree of amaurosis AMBLYOPIC Amblyopic a Med Defn Of or pertaining to amblyopy Quain AMBLYPODA Amblypoda n pl Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A group of large extinct herbivorous mammals common in the Tertiary formation of the United States AMBO Ambo n pl Ambos Etym LL ambo Gr ambon Defn A large pulpit or reading desk in the early Christian churches Gwilt AMBON Ambon n Defn Same as Ambo AMBOYNA BUTTON Amboyna button Med Defn A chronic contagious affection of the skin prevalent in the tropics AMBOYNA PINE Amboyna pine Bot Defn The resiniferous tree Agathis Dammara of the Moluccas AMBOYNA WOOD Amboyna wood Defn A beautiful mottled and curled wood used in cabinetwork It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna Borneo etc AMBREATE Ambreate n Chem Defn A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base or positive radical AMBREIC Ambreic a Chem Defn Of or pertaining to ambrein said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid AMBREIN Ambrein n Etym Cf F ambréine See Amber Chem Defn A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris AMBRITE Ambrite n Etym From amber Defn A fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand AMBROSE Ambrose n Defn A sweetscented herb ambrosia See Ambrosia 3 Turner AMBROSIA Ambrosia n Etym L ambrosia Gr mrita L mortuus dead and to E mortal 1 Myth a The fabled food of the gods as nectar was their drink which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it b An unguent of the gods His dewy locks distilled ambrosia Milton 2 A perfumed unguent salve or draught something very pleasing to the taste or smell Spenser 3 Formerly a kind of fragrant plant now Bot a genus of plants including some coarse and worthless weeds called ragweed hogweed etc AMBROSIA BEETLE Ambrosia beetle Zoöl Defn A bark beetle that feeds on ambrosia AMBROSIAC Ambrosiac a Etym L ambrosiacus cf F ambrosiaque Defn Having the qualities of ambrosia delicious RAmbrosiac odors B Jonson AMBROSIAL Ambrosial a Etym L ambrosius Gr 1 Consisting of or partaking of the nature of ambrosia delighting the taste or smell delicious Ambrosial food Ambrosial fragrance Milton 2 Divinely excellent or beautiful Shakes his ambrosial curls Pope AMBROSIALLY Ambrosially adv Defn After the manner of ambrosia delightfully Smelt ambrosially Tennyson AMBROSIAN Ambrosian a Defn Ambrosial R Jonson AMBROSIAN Ambrosian a Defn Of or pertaining to St Ambrose as the Ambrosian office or ritual a formula of worship in the church of Milan instituted by St Ambrose Ambrosian chant the mode of signing or chanting introduced by St Ambrose in the 4th century AMBROSIN Ambrosin n Etym LL Ambrosinus nummus Defn An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan and bearing the figure of St Ambrose on horseback AMBROTYPE Ambrotype n Etym Gr type Photog Defn A picture taken on a place of prepared glass in which the lights are represented in silver and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass AMBRY Ambry n pl Ambries Etym OE aumbry almery OF almarie armarie aumaire F armoire LL armarium chest cupboard orig a repository for arms fr L arama arms The word has been confused with almonry See Armory 1 In churches a kind of closet niche cupboard or locker for utensils vestments etc 2 A store closet as a pantry cupboard etc 3 Almonry Improperly so used AMBSACE Ambsace n Etym OF ambesas ambes both fr L ambo as ace See Ace Defn Double aces the lowest throw of all at dice Hence Bad luck anything of no account or value AMBULACRAL Ambulacral a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to ambulacra avenuelike as the ambulacral ossicles plates spines and suckers of echinoderms AMBULACRIFORM Ambulacriform a Etym Ambulacrum form Zoöl Defn Having the form of ambulacra AMBULACRUM Ambulacrum n pl Ambulacra Etym L an alley or covered way Zoöl a One of the radical zones of echinoderms along which run the principal nerves blood vessels and water tubes These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles which protrude from regular pores In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays b One of the suckers on the feet of mites AMBULANCE Ambulance n Etym F ambulance hôpital ambulant fr L ambulare to walk See Amble Mil a A field hospital so organized as to follow an army in its movements and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible Often used adjectively as an ambulance wagon ambulance stretcher ambulance corps b An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field or to a hospital AMBULANT Ambulant a Etym L ambulans p pr of ambulare to walk cf F ambulant Defn Walking moving from place to place Gayton AMBULATE Ambulate v i Etym L ambulare to walk See Amble Defn To walk to move about R Southey AMBULATION Ambulation n Etym L ambulatio Defn The act of walking Sir T Browne AMBULATIVE Ambulative a Defn Walking R AMBULATOR Ambulator n 1 One who walks about a walker 2 Zoöl a A beetle of the genus Lamia b A genus of birds or one of this genus 3 An instrument for measuring distances called also perambulator Knight AMBULATORIAL Ambulatorial a Defn Ambulatory fitted for walking Verrill AMBULATORY Ambulatory a Etym L ambulatorius 1 Of or pertaining to walking having the faculty of walking formed or fitted for walking as an ambulatory animal 2 Accustomed to move from place to place not stationary movable as an ambulatory court which exercises its jurisdiction in different places The priesthood before was very ambulatory and dispersed into all families Jer Taylor 3 Pertaining to a walk R The princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory view in his travels Sir H Wotton 4 Law Defn Not yet fixed legally or settled past alteration alterable as the dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator AMBULATORY Ambulatory n pl Ambulatories Etym Cf LL ambulatorium Arch Defn A place to walk in whether in the open air as the gallery of a cloister or within a building AMBURRY Amburry n Defn Same as Anbury AMBUSCADE Ambuscade n Etym F embuscade fr It imboscata or Sp emboscada fr emboscar to ambush fr LL imboscare See Ambush v t 1 A lying in a wood concealed for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise Hence A lying in wait and concealed in any situation for a like purpose a snare laid for an enemy an ambush 2 A place in which troops lie hid to attack an enemy unexpectedly R Dryden 3 Mil Defn The body of troops lying in ambush AMBUSCADE Ambuscade v t imp p p Ambuscaded p pr vb n Ambuscading 1 To post or conceal in ambush to ambush 2 To lie in wait for or to attack from a covert or lurking place to waylay AMBUSCADE Ambuscade v i Defn To lie in ambush AMBUSCADO Ambuscado n Defn Ambuscade Obs Shak AMBUSCADOED Ambuscadoed p p Defn Posted in ambush ambuscaded Obs AMBUSH Ambush n Etym F embûche fr the verb See Ambush v t 1 A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station Hence Unseen peril a device to entrap a snare Heaven whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or ambush from the deep Milton 2 A concealed station where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise Bold in close ambush base in open field Dryden 3 The troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise liers in wait Obs The ambush arose quickly out of their place Josh viii 19 To lay an ambush to post a force in ambush AMBUSH Ambush v t imp p p Ambushed p pr vb n Ambushing Etym OE enbussen enbushen OF embushier embuissier F embûcher embusquer fr LL imboscare in LL boscus buscus a wood akin to G bush E bush See Ambuscade Bu 1 To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy By ambushed men behind their temple Dryden 2 To attack by ambush to waylay AMBUSH Ambush v i Defn To lie in wait for the purpose of attacking by surprise to lurk Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey Trumbull AMBUSHER Ambusher n Defn One lying in ambush AMBUSHMENT Ambushment n Etym OF embuschement See Ambush v t Defn An ambush Obs 2 Chron xiii 13 AMBUSTION Ambustion n Etym L ambustio Med Defn A burn or scald Blount AMEBEAN Amebean a Zoöl Defn See Am AMEER AMIR Ameer Amir n Etym See Emir 1 Emir Obs 2 One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde AMEL Amel n Etym OE amell OF esmail F émail of German origin cf OHG smelzi G schmelz See Smelt v t Defn Enamel Obs Boyle AMEL Amel v t Etym OE amellen OF esmailler F émailler OF esmail F émail Defn To enamel Obs Enlightened all with stars And richly ameled Chapman AMELCORN Amelcorn n Etym Ger amelkorn cf MHG amel amer spelt and L amylum starch Gr Defn A variety of wheat from which starch is produced called also French rice AMELIORABLE Ameliorable a Defn Capable of being ameliorated AMELIORATE Ameliorate v t imp p p Ameliorated p pr vb n Ameliorating Etym L ad meliorare to make better cf F améliorer See Meliorate Defn To make better to improve to meliorate In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition Macaulay AMELIORATE Ameliorate v i Defn To grow better to meliorate as wine ameliorates by age AMELIORATION Amelioration n Etym Cf F amélioration Defn The act of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated making or becoming better improvement melioration Amelioration of human affairs J S Mill AMELIORATIVE Ameliorative a Defn Tending to ameliorate producing amelioration or improvement as ameliorative remedies efforts AMELIORATOR Ameliorator n Defn One who ameliorates AMEN Amen interj adv n Etym L amen Gr am certainly truly Defn An expression used at the end of prayers and meaning So be it At the end of a creed it is a solemn asseveration of belief When it introduces a declaration it is equivalent to truly verily It is used as a noun to demote a concurrence in belief or in a statement assent b the final word or act c Christ as being one who is true and faithful And let all the people say Amen Ps cvi 48 Amen amen I say to thee except a man be born again he can not see the kingdom of God John ii 3 Rhemish Trans To say amen to to approve warmly to concur in heartily or emphatically to ratify as I say Amen to all AMEN Amen v t Defn To say Amen to to sanction fully AMENABILITY Amenability n Defn The quality of being amenable amenableness Coleridge AMENABLE Amenable a Etym F amener to lead ad mener to lead fr L minare to drive animals properly by threatening cries in LL to lead L minari to threaten minae threats See Menace 1 Old Law Defn Easy to be led governable as a woman by her husband Obs Jacob 2 Liable to be brought to account or punishment answerable responsible accountable as amenable to law Nor is man too diminutive to be amenable to the divine government I Taylor 3 Liable to punishment a charge a claim etc 4 Willing to yield or submit responsive tractable Sterling always was amenable enough to counsel Carlyle AMENABLENESS Amenableness n Defn The quality or state of being amenable liability to answer charges answerableness AMENABLY Amenably adv Defn In an amenable manner AMENAGE Amenage v t Etym OF amesnagier See Manage Defn To manage Obs Spenser AMENANCE Amenance n Etym OF See Amenable Defn Behavior bearing Obs Spenser AMEND Amend v t imp p p Amended p pr vb n Amending Etym F amender L emendare eex mendum menda fault akin to Skr minda personal defect Cf Emend Mend Defn To change or modify in any way for the better as a by simply removing what is erroneous corrupt superfluous faulty and the like b by supplying deficiencies c by substituting something else in the place of what is removed to rectify Mar not the thing that can not be amended Shak An instant emergency granting no possibility for revision or opening for amended thought De Quincey We shall cheer her sorrows and amend her blood by wedding her to a Norman Sir W Scott To amend a bill to make some change in the details or provisions of a bill or measure while on its passage professedly for its improvement Syn To Amend Emend Correct Reform Rectify These words agree in the idea of bringing things into a more perfect state We correct literally make straight when we conform things to some standard or rule as to correct proof sheets We amend by removing blemishes faults or errors and thus rendering a thing more a nearly perfect as to amend our ways to amend a text the draft of a bill etc Emend is only another form of amend and is applied chiefly to editions of books etc To reform is literally to form over again or put into a new and better form as to reform ones life To rectify is to make right as to rectify a mistake to rectify abuses inadvertencies etc AMEND Amend v i Defn To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals to improve My fortune amends Sir P Sidney AMENDABLE Amendable a Defn Capable of being amended as an amendable writ or error Amendableness n AMENDATORY Amendatory a Defn Supplying amendment corrective emendatory Bancroft AMENDE Amende n Etym F See Amend Defn A pecuniary punishment or fine a reparation or recantation Amende honorable Old French Law A species of infamous punishment in which the offender being led into court with a rope about his neck and a lighted torch in his hand begged pardon of his God the court etc In popular language the phrase now denotes a public apology or recantation and reparation to an injured party for improper language or treatment AMENDER Amender n Defn One who amends AMENDFUL Amendful a Defn Much improving Obs AMENDMENT Amendment n Etym F amendement LL amendamentum 1 An alteration or change for the better correction of a fault or of faults reformation of life by quitting vices 2 In public bodies Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding changing substituting or omitting 3 Law Defn Correction of an error in a writ or process Syn Improvement reformation emendation AMENDS Amends n sing pl Etym F amendes pl of amende Cf Amende Defn Compensation for a loss or injury recompense reparation Now const with sing verb An honorable amends Addison Yet thus far fortune maketh us amends Shak AMENITY Amenity n pl Amenities Etym F aménité L amoenitas fr amoenus pleasant Defn The quality of being pleasant or agreeable whether in respect to situation climate manners or disposition pleasantness civility suavity gentleness A sweetness and amenity of temper Buckle This climate has not seduced by its amenities W Howitt AMENORRHOEA Amenorrhoea n Etym Gr aménorrhée Med Defn Retention or suppression of the menstrual discharge AMENORRHOEAL Amenorrhoeal a Defn Pertaining to amenorrhoea A MENSA ET THORO A mensa et thoro Etym L from board and bed Law Defn A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife Abbott AMENT Ament n Etym L amentum thong or strap Bot Defn A species of inflorescence a catkin The globular ament of a buttonwood Coues AMENTACEOUS Amentaceous a Etym LL amentaceus Bot a Resembling or consisting of an ament or aments as the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence b Bearing aments having flowers arranged in aments as amentaceous plants AMENTIA Amentia n Etym L Med Defn Imbecility total want of understanding AMENTIFEROUS Amentiferous a Etym L amentum ferous Bot Defn Bearing catkins Balfour AMENTIFORM Amentiform a Etym L amentum form Bot Defn Shaped like a catkin AMENTUM Amentum n pl Amenta Defn Same as Ament AMENUSE Amenuse v t Etym OF amenuisier See Minute Defn To lessen Obs Chaucer AMERCE Amerce v t imp p p Amerced p pr vb n Amercing Etym OF amercier fr a merci at the mercy of liable to a punishment See Mercy 1 To punish by a pecuniary penalty the amount of which is not fixed by law but left to the discretion of the court as the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars Note The penalty of fine may be expressed without a preposition or it may be introduced by in with or of 2 To punish in general to mulct Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven Milton Shall by him be amerced with penance due Spenser AMERCEABLE Amerceable a Defn Liable to be amerced AMERCEMENT Amercement n Etym OF amerciment Defn The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court also a mulct or penalty thus imposed It differs from a finein that the latter is or was originally a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statue for an offense but an amercement is arbitrary Hence the act or practice of affeering See Affeer Blackstone Note This word in old books is written amerciament Amercement royal a penalty imposed on an officer for a misdemeanor in his office Jacobs AMERCER Amercer n Defn One who amerces AMERCIAMENT Amerciament n Etym LL amerciamentum Defn Same as Amercement Mozley W AMERICAN American a Etym Named from Americus Vespucius 1 Of or pertaining to America as the American continent American Indians 2 Of or pertaining to the United States A young officer of the American navy Lyell American ivy See Virginia creeper American Party U S Politics a party about 1854 which opposed the influence of foreignborn citizens and those supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power Native american Party U S Politics a party of principles similar to those of the American party It arose about 1843 but soon died out AMERICAN American n Defn A native of America originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America and especially to the citizens of the United States The name American must always exalt the pride of patriotism Washington AMERICANISM Americanism n 1 Attachment to the United States 2 A custom peculiar to the United States or to America an American characteristic or idea 3 A word or phrase peculiar to the United States AMERICANIZATION Americanization n Defn The process of Americanizing AMERICANIZE Americanize v t imp p p Americanizer p pr vb n Americanizing Defn To render American to assimilate to the Americans in customs ideas etc to stamp with American characteristics AMERICAN PLAN American plan Defn In hotels aplan upon which guests pay for both room and board by the day week or other convenient period contrasted with European plan AMERICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION American Protective Association Defn A secret organization in the United States formed in Iowa in 1887 ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office Abbrev commonly to A P A AMESACE Amesace n Defn Same as Ambsace AMESS Amess n Eccl Defn Amice a hood or cape See 2d Amice AMETABOLA Ametabola n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis Written also Ametabolia AMETABOLIAN Ametabolian a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to insects that do undergo any metamorphosis AMETABOLIC AMETABOLOUS Ametabolic Ametabolous a Zoöl Defn Not undergoing any metamorphosis as ametabolic insects AMETHODIST Amethodist n Etym Pref a not methodist Defn One without method a quack Obs AMETHYST Amethyst Etym F ametiste amatiste F améthyste L amethystus fr Gr Mead 1 Min Defn A variety of crystallized quartz of a purple or bluish violet color of different shades It is much used as a jewelers stone Oriental amethyst the violetblue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire 2 Her Defn A purple color in a noblemans escutcheon or coat of arms AMETHYSTINE Amethystine a Etym L amethystinus Gr 1 Resembling amethyst especially in color bluish violet 2 Composed of or containing amethyst AMETROPIA Ametropia n Etym Gr Med Defn Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye Ametropic a AMHARIC Amharic a Defn Of or pertaining to Amhara a division of Abyssinia as the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic n Defn The Amharic language now the chief language of Abyssinia AMIA Amia n Etym L fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of freshwater ganoid fishes exclusively confined to North America called bowfin in Lake Champlain dogfish in Lake Erie and mudfish in South Carolina etc See Bowfin AMIABILITY Amiability n Defn The quality of being amiable amiableness sweetness of disposition Every excellency is a degree of amiability Jer Taylor AMIABLE Amiable a Etym F amiable L amicabilis friendly fr amicus friend fr amare to love The meaning has been influenced by F aimable L amabilis lovable fr amare to love Cf Amicable Amorous Amability 1 Lovable lovely pleasing Obs or R So amiable a prospect Sir T Herbert 2 Friendly kindly sweet gracious as an amiable temper or mood amiable ideas 3 Possessing sweetness of disposition having sweetness of temper kindheartedness etc which causes one to be liked as an amiable woman 4 Done out of love Obs Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Fords wife Shak AMIABLENESS Amiableness n Defn The quality of being amiable amiability AMIABLY Amiably adv Defn In an amiable manner AMIANTH Amianth n Defn See Amianthus Poetic AMIANTHIFORM Amianthiform a Etym Amianthus form Defn Resembling amianthus in form AMIANTHOID Amianthoid a Etym Amianthus oid cf F amiantoïde Defn Resembling amianthus AMIANTHUS Amianthus n Etym L amiantus Gr Min Defn Earth flax or mountain flax a soft silky variety of asbestus AMIC Amic a Etym L ammonia ic Chem Defn Related to or derived ammonia used chiefly as a suffix as amic acid phosphamic acid Amic acid Chem one of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides AMICABILITY Amicability n Defn The quality of being amicable friendliness amicableness Ash AMICABLE Amicable a Etym L amicabilis fr amicus friend fr amare to love See Amiable Defn Friendly proceeding from or exhibiting friendliness after the manner of friends peaceable as an amicable disposition or arrangement That which was most remarkable in this contest was the amicable manner in which it was managed Prideoux Amicable action Law an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it Bouvier Burrill Amicable numbers Math two numbers each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other Syn Friendly peaceable kind harmonious Amicable Friendly Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection since friendly has by no means the same strength as its noun friendship It does however imply something of real cordiality while amicable supposes very little more than that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel Hence we speak of amicable relations between two countries an amicable adjustment of difficulties Those who entertain friendly feelings toward each other can live amicably together AMICABLENESS Amicableness n Defn The quality of being amicable amicability AMICABLY Amicably adv Defn In an amicable manner AMICE Amice n Etym OE amyse prob for amyt OF amit ameit fr L amictus cloak the word being confused with amice almuce a hood or cape See next word Defn A square of white linen worn at first on the head but now about the neck and shoulders by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass AMICE Amice n Etym OE amuce amisse OF almuce aumuce F aumusse LL almucium almucia aumucia of unknown origin cf G mütze cap prob of the same origin Cf Mozetta Eccl Defn A hood or cape with a hood made of lined with gray fur formerly worn by the clergy written also amess amyss and almuce AMID Amid prep Defn See Amidst AMIDE Amide n Etym Ammonia ide Chem Defn A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical Acid amide a neutral compound formed by the substitution of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid AMIDIN Amidin n Etym Cf F amidine fr amido starch fr L amylum Gr Meal Chem Defn Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass like horn It is soluble in cold water AMIDO Amido a Etym From Amide Chem Defn Containing or derived from amidogen Amido acid an acid in which a portion of the nonacid hydrogen has been replaced by the amido group The amido acids are both basic and acid Amido group amidogen NH2 AMIDOGEN Amidogen n Etym Amide gen Chem Defn A compound radical NH2 not yet obtained in a separate state which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of which one of its hydrogen atoms has been removed called also the amido group and in composition represented by the form amido AMIDOL Amidol n Amide ol as in alcohol Photog Chem Defn A salt of a diamino phenol C6H3OHNH22 used as a developer AMIDSHIPS Amidships adv Naut Defn In the middle of a ship with regard to her length and sometimes also her breadth Totten AMIDST AMID Amidst Amid prep Etym OE amidde amiddes on midden AS on middan in the middle fr midde the middle The s is an adverbial ending originally marking the genitive the t is a later addition as in whilst amongst alongst See Mid Defn In the midst or middle of surrounded or encompassed by among This fair tree amidst the garden Unseen amid the throng Amidst thick clouds Milton Amidst acclamations Amidst the splendor and festivity of a court Macaulay But rather famish them amid their plenty Shak Syn Amidst Among These words differ to some extent from each other as will be seen from their etymology Amidst denotes in the midst or middle of and hence surrounded by as this work was written amidst many interruptions Among denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects as He fell among thieves Blessed art thou among women Hence we say among the moderns among the ancients among the thickest of trees among these considerations among the reasons I have to offer Amid and amidst are commonly used when the idea of separate or distinguishable objects is not prominent Hence we say they kept on amidst the storm amidst the gloom he was sinking amidst the waves he persevered amidst many difficulties in none of which cases could among be used In like manner Milton speaks of Abdiel The seraph Abdiel faithful found Among the faithless faithful only he because he was then considered as one of the angels But when the poet adds From amidst them forth he passed we have rather the idea of the angels as a collective body Those squalid cabins and uncleared woods amidst which he was born Macaulay AMIGO Amigo n pl Amigos Sp fr L amicus Defn A friend a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands to friendly natives AMINE Amine n Etym Ammonia ine Chem Defn One of a class of strongly basic substances derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by a basic atom or radical AMINOL Aminol n From amine Pharm Defn A colorless liquid prepared from herring brine and containing amines used as a local antiseptic AMIOID Amioid a Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the Amioidei n Defn One of the Amioidei AMIOIDEI Amioidei n pl Etym NL fr Amia oid Zoöl Defn An order of ganoid fishes of which Amis is type See Bowfin and Ganoidei AMIR Amir n Defn Same as Ameer AMISH Amish n pl Written also Omish Eccl Hist Defn The Amish Mennonites AMISH Amish a Written also Omish Eccl Hist Defn Of pertaining to or designating the followers of Jacob Amman a strict Mennonite of the 17th century who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as worldly conformity There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States AMISS Amiss adv Etym Pref a miss Defn Astray faultily improperly wrongly ill What error drives our eyes and ears amiss Shak Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss James iv 3 To take an act thing amiss to impute a wrong motive to an act or thing to take offense at to take unkindly as you must not take these questions amiss AMISS Amiss a Defn Wrong faulty out of order improper as it may not be amiss to ask advice Note Used only in the predicate Dryden His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances Wollaston AMISS Amiss n Defn A fault wrong or mistake Obs Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss Shak AMISSIBILITY Amissibility Etym Cf F amissibilité See Amit Defn The quality of being amissible possibility of being lost R Notions of popular rights and the amissibility of sovereign power for misconduct were alternately broached by the two great religious parties of Europe Hallam AMISSIBLE Amissible a Etym L amissibilis cf F amissible Defn Liable to be lost R AMISSION Amission n Etym L amissio cf F amission Defn Deprivation loss Obs Sir T Browne AMIT Amit v t Etym L amittere amissum to lose a ab mittere to send See Missile Defn To lose Obs A lodestone fired doth presently amit its proper virtue Sir T Browne AMITOSIS Amitosis n NL See Anot and Mitosis Biol Defn Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure such as the formation of chromosomes followed by the division of the cytoplasm direct cell division opposed to mitosis It is not the usual mode of division and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of longcontinued multiplication in transitory structures and in those in early stages of degeneration AMITOTIC Amitotic a Biol Defn Of or pertaining to amitosis karyostenotic opposed to mitotic AMITY Amity n pl Amities Etym F amitié OF amistié amisté fr an assumed LL amisitas fr L amicus friendly from amare to love See Amiable Defn Friendship in a general sense between individuals societies or nations friendly relations good understanding as a treaty of amity and commerce the amity of the Whigs and Tories To live on terms of amity with vice Cowper Syn Harmony friendliness friendship affection good will peace AMMA Amma n Etym LL amma prob of interjectional or imitative origin cf Sp ama G amme nurse Basque ama mother Heb Ar immun ummun Defn An abbes or spiritual mother AMMETER Ammeter n Physics Defn A contraction of amperometer or ampèremeter AMMIRAL Ammiral n Defn An obsolete form of admiral The mast of some great ammiral Milton AMMITE Ammite n Etym Gr Geol Defn Oölite or roestone written also hammite Obs AMMODYTE Ammodyte n Etym L ammodytes Gr Zoöl a One of a genus of fishes the sand eel b A kind of viper in southern Europe Obs AMMONAL Ammonal n Ammonium aluminium Defn An explosive consisting of a mixture of powdered aluminium and nitrate of ammonium AMMONIA Ammonia n Etym From sal ammoniac which was first obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon by burning camels dung See Ammoniac Chem Defn A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen NH3 with a pungent smell and taste often called volatile alkali and spirits of hartshorn AMMONIAC AMMONIACAL Ammoniac Ammoniacal a Defn Of or pertaining to ammonia or possessing its properties as an ammoniac salt ammoniacal gas Ammoniacal engine an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force Sal ammoniac Etym L sal ammoniacus the salt usually called chloride of ammonium and formerly muriate of ammonia AMMONIAC GUM AMMONIAC Ammoniac or Gum ammoniac n Etym L Ammoniacum Gr Ammon cf F ammoniac See Ammonite Med Defn The concrete juice gum resin of an umbelliferous plant the Dorema ammoniacum It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears which occur singly or are aggregated into masses It has a peculiar smell and a nauseous sweet taste followed by a bitter one It is inflammable partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent and for the formation of certain plasters AMMONIACAL FERMENTATION Ammoniacal fermentation Defn Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air AMMONIATED Ammoniated a Chem Defn Combined or impregnated with ammonia AMMONIC Ammonic a Defn Of or pertaining to ammonia AMMONITE Ammonite n Etym L cornu Ammonis born of Ammon L Ammon Gr Amun Paleon Defn A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus There are many genera and species and all are extinct the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age when they were exceedingly numerous They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited and the siphuncle dorsal Also called serpent stone snake stone and cornu Ammonis AMMONITIFEROUS Ammonitiferous a Etym Ammonite ferous Defn Containing fossil ammonites AMMONITOIDEA Ammonitoidea n pl Etym NL fr Ammonite oid Zoöl Defn An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks See Ammonite AMMONIUM Ammonium n Etym See Ammonia Chem Defn A compound radical NH4 having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals AMMUNITION Ammunition n Etym F amunition for munition prob caused by taking la munition as lamunition See Munition 1 Military stores or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense Obs 2 Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds as powder balls shot shells percussion caps rockets etc 3 Any stock of missiles literal or figurative Ammunition bread shoes etc such as are contracted for by government and supplied to the soldiers Eng AMMUNITION Ammunition v t imp p p Ammunitioned p pr vb n Ammunitioning Defn To provide with ammunition AMNESIA Amnesia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Forgetfulness also a defect of speech from cerebral disease in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ Quian AMNESIC Amnesic a Med Defn Of or pertaining to amnesia Amnesic or coördinate defects Quian AMNESTIC Amnestic a Defn Causing loss of memory AMNESTY Amnesty n Etym L amnestia Gr amnistie earlier amnestie See Mean v 1 Forgetfulness cessation of remembrance of wrong oblivion 2 An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion or a general pardon for a past offense as to subjects concerned in an insurrection AMNESTY Amnesty v t imp p p Amnestied p pr vb n Amnestying Defn To grant amnesty to AMNICOLIST Amnicolist n Etym L amnicola amnis a river colere to dwell Defn One who lives near a river Obs Bailey AMNIGENOUS Amnigenous a Etym L amnigena amnis a river root gen of gignere to beget Defn Born or bred in of or near a river Obs Bailey AMNION Amnion n Etym Gr Anat Defn A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals birds and reptiles AMNIOS Amnios n Defn Same as Amnion AMNIOTA Amniota n pl Etym NL See Amnion Zoöl Defn That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic life the envelope called the amnion It comprises the reptiles the birds and the mammals AMNIOTIC Amniotic a Etym Cf F amniotique Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the amnion characterized by an amnion as the amniotic fluid the amniotic sac Amniotic acid Chem R See Allantoin AMOEBA Amoeba n pl L Amoebæ E Amoebas Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A rhizopod common in fresh water capable of undergoing many changes of form at will See Rhizopoda AMOEBAEUM Amoebæum n Etym L amoebaeus Gr amoebaeum carmen Gr Defn A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil AMOEBEA Amoebea n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the amoeba and similar forms AMOEBEAN Amoebean a Defn Alternately answering AMOEBIAN Amoebian n Zoöl Defn One of the Amoebea AMOEBIFORM AMOEBOID Amoebiform Amoeboid a Etym Amoeba form or oid Biol Defn Resembling an amoeba amoebashaped changing in shape like an amoeba Amoeboid movement movement produced as in the amoeba by successive processes of prolongation and retraction AMOEBOUS Amoebous a Defn Like an amoeba in structure AMOLE Amole n Mex Bot Defn Any detergent plant or the part of it used as a detergent as the roots of Agave Americana Chlorogalum pomeridianum etc Sp Amer Mex AMOLITION Amolition n Etym L amolitio fr amoliri to remove a ab moliri to put in motion Defn Removal a putting away Obs Bp Ward 1673 AMOMUM Amomum n Etym L fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of aromatic plants It includes species which bear cardamoms and grains of paradise AMONESTE Amoneste v t Defn To admonish Obs AMONG AMONGST Among Amongst prep Etym OE amongist amonges amonge among AS onmang ongemang gemang in a crowd or mixture For the ending st see Amidst See Mingle 1 Mixed or mingled surrounded by They heard And from his presence hid themselves among The thickest trees Milton 2 Conjoined or associated with or making part of the number of in the number or class of Blessed art thou among women Luke i 28 3 Expressing a relation of dispersion distribution etc also a relation of reciprocal action What news among the merchants Shak Human sacrifices were practiced among them Hume Divide that gold amongst you Marlowe Whether they quarreled among themselves or with their neighbors Addison Syn Amidst between See Amidst Between AMONTILLADO Amontillado n Etym Sp Defn A dry kind of cherry of a light color Simmonds AMORET Amoret n Etym OF amorette F amourette dim of amour 1 An amorous girl or woman a wanton Obs J Warton 2 A love knot love token or love song pl Love glances or love tricks Obs 3 A petty love affair or amour Obs AMORETTE Amorette n Defn An amoret Obs Rom of R AMORIST Amorist n Etym L armor love See Amorous Defn A lover a gallant R Milton It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust or upon the damp earth with letters fixed upon his shoe Southey AMORNINGS Amornings adv Etym See Amorwe The s is a genitival ending See wards Defn In the morning every morning Obs And have such pleasant walks into the woods Amornings J Fletcher AMOROSA Amorosa n Etym It amoroso fem amorosa Defn A wanton woman a courtesan Sir T Herbert AMOROSITY Amorosity n Defn The quality of being amorous lovingness R Galt AMOROSO Amoroso n Etym It amoroso LL amorosus Defn A lover a man enamored AMOROSO Amoroso adv Etym It Mus Defn In a soft tender amatory style AMOROUS Amorous a Etym OF amoros F amoreux LL amorosus fr L amor love fr amare to love 1 Inclined to love having a propensity to love or to sexual enjoyment loving fond affectionate as an amorous disposition 2 Affected with love in love enamored usually with of formerly with on Thy roses amorous of the moon Keats High nature amorous of the good Tennyson Sure my brother is amorous on Hero Shak 3 Of or relating to or produced by love Amorous delight Milton Amorous airs Waller Syn Loving fond tender passionate affectionate devoted ardent AMOROUSLY Amorously adv Defn In an amorous manner fondly AMOROUSNESS Amorousness n Defn The quality of being amorous or inclined to sexual love lovingness AMORPHA Amorpha n pl Amorphas Etym Gr Bot Defn A genus of leguminous shrubs having long clusters of purple flowers false or bastard indigo Longfellow AMORPHISM Amorphism n Etym See Amorphous Defn A state of being amorphous esp a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles as in glass opal etc Note There are stony substances which when fused may cool as glass or as stone the glass state is spoken of as a state of amorphism AMORPHOUS Amorphous a Etym Gr 1 Having no determinate form of irregular shapeless Kirwan 2 Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance uncrystallized 3 Of no particular kind or character anomalous Scientific treatises are not seldom rude and amorphous in style Hare Amorphously adv Amorphousness n AMORPHOZOA Amorphozoa n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs as the sponges AMORPHOZOIC Amorphozoic a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Amorphozoa AMORPHY Amorphy n Etym Gr amorphie See Amorphous Defn Shapelessness Obs Swift AMORT Amort a Etym Pref a F mort death dead all amort is for alamort Defn As if dead lifeless spiritless dejected depressed Shak AMORTISE AMORTISATION AMORTISABLE AMORTISEMENT Amortise v Amortisation n Amortisable a Amortisement n Defn Same as Amortize Amortization etc AMORTIZABLE Amortizable a Etym Cf F amortissable Defn Capable of being cleared off as a debt AMORTIZATION Amortization n Etym LL amortisatio admortizatio See Amortize and cf Admortization 1 Law Defn The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands or in mortmain 2 The extinction of a debt usually by means of a sinking fund also the money thus paid Simmonds AMORTIZE Amortize v t Etym OE amortisen LL amortisare admortizare F amortir to sell in mortmain to extinguish L ad mors death See Mortmain 1 To make as if dead to destroy Obs Chaucer 2 Law Defn To alienate in mortmain that is to convey to a corporation See Mortmain 3 To clear off or extinguish as a debt usually by means of a sinking fund AMORTIZEMENT Amortizement n Etym F amortissement Defn Same as Amortization AMORWE Amorwe adv Etym Pref a on OE morwe See Morrow 1 In the morning Obs Chaucer 2 On the following morning Obs Chaucer AMOTION Amotion n Etym L amotio See Amove 1 Removal ousting especially the removal of a corporate officer from his office 2 Deprivation of possession AMOTUS Amotus a Etym L withdrawn from it Zoöl Defn Elevated as a toe when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground AMOUNT Amount v i imp p p Amounted p pr vb n Amounting Etym OF amonter to increase advance ascend fr amont equiv to L ad montem to the mountain upward F amont up the river See Mount n 1 To go up to ascend Obs So up he rose and thence amounted straight Spenser 2 To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities to come to in the aggregate or whole with to or unto 3 To rise reach or extend in effect substance or influence to be equivalent to come practically to as the testimony amounts to very little AMOUNT Amount v t Defn To signify to amount to Obs AMOUNT Amount n 1 The sum total of two or more sums or quantities the aggregate the whole quantity a totality as the amount of 7 and 9 is 16 the amount of a bill the amount of this years revenue 2 The effect substance value significance or result the sum as the amount of the testimony is this The whole amount of that enormous fame Pope AMOUR Amour n Etym F fr L amor love 1 Love affection Obs 2 Love making a love affair usually an unlawful connection in love a love intrigue an illicit love affair In amours with in love with Obs AMOUR PROPRE Amour propre Etym F Defn Selflove selfesteem AMOVABILITY Amovability n Defn Liability to be removed or dismissed from office R T Jefferson AMOVABLE Amovable a Etym Cf F amovible Defn Removable AMOVE Amove v t Etym L amovere a ab movere to move cf OF amover 1 To remove as a person or thing from a position Obs Dr H More 2 Law Defn To dismiss from an office or station AMOVE Amove v t i Etym OE amovir L admovere to move to to excite ad movere Defn To move or be moved to excite Obs Spenser AMPELITE Ampelite n Etym L ampelitis Gr Min Defn An earth abounding in pyrites used by the ancients to kill insects etc on vines applied by Brongniart to a carbonaceous alum schist AMPELOPSIS Ampelopsis ampelopsis n NL fr Gr ampelos vine opsis appearance Bot Defn A genus formerly including the Virginia creeper AMPERAGE Amperage n Elec Defn The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine measured in ampères AMPERE AMPERE Ampère Ampere n Etym From the name of a French electrician Elec Defn The unit of electric current defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U S Statute as one tenth of the unit of current of the C G S system of electromagnetic units or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water deposits silver at the rate of 0001118 grams per second Called also the international ampère AMPERE FOOT Ampère foot Elec Defn A unit employed in calculating fall of pressure in distributing mains equivalent to a current of one ampère flowing through one foot of conductor AMPERE HOUR AMPERE MINUTE AMPERE SECOND Ampère hour Elec Defn The quantity of electricity delivered in one hour by a current whose average strength is one ampère It is used as a unit of quantity and is equal to 3600 coulombs The terms Ampère minute and Ampère second are sometimes similarly used AMPEREMETER AMPEROMETER Ampèremeter Amperometer n Etym Ampère meter Physics Defn An instrument for measuring the strength of an electrical current in ampères AMPERE TURN Ampère turn Elec Defn A unit equal to the product of one complete convolution of a coiled conductor into one ampère of current thus a conductor having five convolutions and carrying a current of half an ampère is said to have 2½ ampère turns The magnetizing effect of a coil is proportional to the number of its ampère turns AMPERSAND Ampersand n Etym A corruption of and per se and i e by itself makes and Defn A word used to describe the character Halliwell AMPHI Amphi Etym Gr Defn A prefix in words of Greek origin signifying both of both kinds on both sides about around AMPHIARTHRODIAL Amphiarthrodial a Etym Pref amphi arthrodial Defn Characterized by amphiarthrosis AMPHIARTHROSIS Amphiarthrosis n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion symphysis AMPHIASTER Amphiaster n Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn The achromatic figure formed in mitotic celldivision consisting of two asters connected by a spindleshaped bundle of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster and called the spindle AMPHIBIA Amphibia n pl Etym See Amphibium Zoöl Defn One of the classes of vertebrates Note The Amphibia are distinguished by having usually no scales by having eggs and embryos similar to those of fishes and by undergoing a complete metamorphosis the young having gills There are three living orders 1 The tailless as the frogs Anura 2 The tailed Urodela as the salamanders and the siren group Sirenoidea which retain the gills of the young state hence called Perennibranchiata through the adult state among which are the siren proteus etc 3 The Coecilians or serpentlike Amphibia Ophiomorpha or Gymnophiona with minute scales and without limbs The extinct Labyrinthodonts also belonged to this class The term is sometimes loosely applied to both reptiles and amphibians collectively AMPHIBIAL Amphibial al a n Defn Amphibian R AMPHIBIAN Amphibian an a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Amphibia as amphibian reptiles AMPHIBIAN Amphibian n Zoöl Defn One of the Amphibia AMPHIBIOLOGICAL Amphibiological a Defn Pertaining to amphibiology AMPHIBIOLOGY Amphibiology n Etym Gr logy cf F amphibiologie Defn A treatise on amphibious animals the department of natural history which treats of the Amphibia AMPHIBIOTICA Amphibiotica n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A division of insects having aquatic larvæ AMPHIBIOUS Amphibious a Etym Gr i e both on land in water 1 Having the ability to live both on land and in water as frogs crocodiles beavers and some plants 2 Pertaining to adapted for or connected with both land and water The amphibious character of the Greeks was already determined they were to be lords of land and sea Hare 3 Of a mixed nature partaking of two natures Not in free and common socage but in this amphibious subordinate class of villein socage Blackstone AMPHIBIOUSLY Amphibiously adv Defn Like an amphibious being AMPHIBIUM Amphibium n pl L Amphibia E Amphibiums Etym NL fr Gr Amphibious Defn An amphibian AMPHIBLASTIC Amphiblastic a Etym Gr Biol Defn Segmenting unequally said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation AMPHIBOLE Amphibole n Etym Gr amphibole Haüy so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral Min Defn A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition It occurs in monoclinic crystals also massive generally with fibrous or columnar structure The color varies from white to gray green brown and black It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium with usually aluminium and iron Some common varieties are tremolite actinolite asbestus edenite hornblende the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks as syenite diorite most varieties of trachyte etc See Hornblende AMPHIBOLIC Amphibolic a 1 Of or pertaining to amphiboly ambiguous equivocal 2 Of or resembling the mineral amphibole AMPHIBOLOGICAL Amphibological a Defn Of doubtful meaning ambiguous Amphibological expressions Jer Taylor Amphibologically adv AMPHIBOLOGY Amphibology n pl Amphibologies Etym L amphibologia for amphibolia fr Gr logia as if fr Gr amphibologie See Amphiboly Defn A phrase discourse or proposition susceptible of two interpretations and hence of uncertain meaning It differs from equivocation which arises from the twofold sense of a single term AMPHIBOLOUS Amphibolous a Etym L amphibolus Gr Amphibole 1 Ambiguous doubtful Obs Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel both parties declaring themselves for the king Howell 2 Logic Defn Capable of two meanings An amphibolous sentence is one that is capable of two meanings not from the double sense of any of the words but from its admitting of a double construction e g The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose Whately AMPHIBOLY Amphiboly n pl Amphibolies Etym L amphibolia Gr amphibolie See Amphibolous Defn Ambiguous discourse amphibology If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor we will create an amphiboly a double meaning where there is none Whitlock AMPHIBRACH Amphibrach n Etym L Anc Pros Defn A foot of three syllables the middle one long the first and last short as h In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short as prophetic AMPHICARPIC AMPHICARPOUS Amphicarpic Amphicarpous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Producing fruit of two kinds either as to form or time of ripening AMPHICHROIC Amphichroic a Etym Gr Chem Defn Exhibiting or producing two colors as substances which in the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red AMPHICOELIAN AMPHICOELOUS Amphicoelian Amphicoelous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having both ends concave biconcave said of vertebræ AMPHICOME Amphicome n Etym Gr Defn A kind of figured stone rugged and beset with eminences anciently used in divination Obs Encyc Brit AMPHICTYONIC Amphictyonic a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council as an Amphictyonic town or state the Amphictyonic body W Smith AMPHICTYONS Amphictyons n pl Etym L Amphictyones Gr Grecian Hist Defn Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a congress or council They considered both political and religious matters AMPHICTYONY Amphictyony n pl Amphictyonies Etym Gr Grecian Hist Defn A league of states of ancient Greece esp the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece AMPHID Amphid n Etym Gr amphide Chem Defn A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and a base or by the union of two oxides two sulphides selenides or tellurides as distinguished from a haloid compound R Berzelius AMPHIDISC Amphidisc n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end found in freshwater sponges AMPHIDROMICAL Amphidromical a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child so called because the friends of the parents carried the child around the hearth and then named it AMPHIGAMOUS Amphigamous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having a structure entirely cellular and no distinct sexual organs a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order of plants AMPHIGEAN Amphigean a Etym Gr Defn Extending over all the zones from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive AMPHIGEN Amphigen n Etym Gr gen cf F amphigène Chem Defn An element that in combination produces amphid salt applied by Berzelius to oxygen sulphur selenium and tellurium R AMPHIGENE Amphigene n Min Defn Leucite AMPHIGENESIS Amphigenesis n Etym Gr Biol Defn Sexual generation amphigony AMPHIGENOUS Amphigenous a Bot Defn Increasing in size by growth on all sides as the lichens AMPHIGONIC Amphigonic a Defn Pertaining to amphigony sexual as amphigonic propagation R AMPHIGONOUS Amphigonous a Etym Gr Defn Relating to both parents R AMPHIGONY Amphigony n Defn Sexual propagation R AMPHIGORIC Amphigoric a Etym See Amphigory Defn Nonsensical absurd pertaining to an amphigory AMPHIGORY Amphigory n Etym F amphigouri of uncertain derivation perh fr Gr Defn A nonsense verse a rigmarole with apparent meaning which on further attention proves to be meaningless Written also amphigouri AMPHILOGISM AMPHILOGY Amphilogism Amphilogy n Etym Gr logy Defn Ambiguity of speech equivocation R AMPHIMACER Amphimacer n Etym L amphimacru Gr Anc Pros Defn A foot of three syllables the middle one short and the others long as in cast Andrews AMPHINEURA Amphineura n pl Etym NL fr Zoöl Defn A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves AMPHIOXUS Amphioxus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A fishlike creature Amphioxus lanceolatus two or three inches long found in temperature seas also called the lancelet Its body is pointed at both ends It is the lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates having neither brain skull vertebræ nor red blood It forms the type of the group Acrania Leptocardia etc AMPHIPNEUST Amphipneust n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn One of a tribe of Amphibia which have both lungs and gills at the same time as the proteus and siren AMPHIPOD Amphipod n Zoöl Defn One of the Amphipoda AMPHIPOD AMPHIPODAN Amphipod Amphipodan a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda AMPHIPODA Amphipoda n pl Etym NL FR Gr Zoöl Defn A numerous group of fourteen footed Crustacea inhabiting both fresh and salt water The body is usually compressed laterally and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward The beach flea is an example See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca AMPHIPODOUS Amphipodous a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda AMPHIPROSTYLE Amphiprostyle a Etym L amphiprostylos Gr amphiprostyle See Prostyle Arch Defn Doubly prostyle having columns at each end but not at the sides n Defn An amphiprostyle temple or edifice AMPHIRHINA Amphirhina n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes because the nasal sac is double AMPHISBAENA Amphisbæna n Etym L fr Gr 1 A fabled serpent with a head at each end moving either way Milton 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of harmless lizards serpentlike in form without legs and with both ends so much alike that they appear to have a head at each and ability to move either way See Illustration in Appendix Note The Gordius aquaticus or hairworm has been called an amphisbæna but it belongs among the worms AMPHISBAENOID Amphisbænoid a Etym NL fr L amphisbaena oid Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisbæna AMPHISCII AMPHISCIANS Amphiscii Amphiscians n pl Etym Gr Defn The inhabitants of the tropic whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north and in the other to the south according as the sun is south or north of their zenith AMPHISTOMOUS Amphistomous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having a sucker at each extremity as certain entozoa by means of which they adhere AMPHISTYLIC Amphistylic a Etym Gr Anat Defn Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium as in the cestraciont sharks said of a skull AMPHITHEATER AMPHITHEATRE Amphitheater Amphitheatre n Etym L amphitheatrum fr Gr amphithé83tre See Theater 1 An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena Note The Romans first constructed amphitheaters for combats of gladiators and wild beasts 2 Anything resembling an amphitheater in form as a level surrounded by rising slopes or hills or a rising gallery in a theater AMPHITHEATRAL Amphitheatral a Etym L amphitheatralis cf F amphithé83tral Defn Amphitheatrical resembling an amphitheater AMPHITHEATRIC AMPHITHEATRICAL Amphitheatric Amphitheatrical a Etym L amphitheatricus Defn Of pertaining to exhibited in or resembling an amphitheater AMPHITHEATRICALLY Amphitheatrically adv Defn In the form or manner of an amphitheater AMPHITROCHA Amphitrocha n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral circle of special cilia AMPHITROPAL AMPHITROPOUS Amphitropal Amphitropous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having the ovule inverted but with the attachment near the middle of one side half anatropous AMPHIUMA Amphiuma n Zoöl Defn A genus of amphibians inhabiting the Southern United States having a serpentlike form but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings the Congo snake AMPHOPEPTONE Amphopeptone n Etym Gr peptone Physiol Defn A product of gastric digestion a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone AMPHORA Amphora n pl Amophoræ Etym L fr Gr Ampul Defn Among the ancients a twohandled vessel tapering at the bottom used for holding wine oil etc AMPHORAL Amphoral a Etym L amphoralis Defn Pertaining to or resembling an amphora AMPHORIC Amphoric a Med Defn Produced by or indicating a cavity in the lungs not filled and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter as amphoric respiration or resonance AMPHOTERIC Amphoteric a Etym Gr Defn Partly one and partly the other neither acid nor alkaline neutral R Smart AMPLE Ample a Etym F ample L amplus prob for ambiplus full on both sides the last syllable akin to L plenus full See Full and cf Double Defn Large great in size extent capacity or bulk spacious roomy widely extended All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees Spenser 2 Fully sufficient abundant liberal copious as an ample fortune ample justice 3 Not contracted of brief not concise extended diffusive as an ample narrative Johnson Syn Full spacious extensive wide capacious abundant plentiful plenteous copious bountiful rich liberal munificent Ample Copious Abundant Plenteous These words agree in representing a thing as large but under different relations according to the image which is used Ample implies largeness producing a sufficiency or fullness of supply for every want as ample stores or resources ample provision Copious carries with it the idea of flow or of collection at a single point as a copious supply of materials Copious matter of my song Milton Abundant and plenteous refer to largeness of quantity as abundant stores plenteous harvests AMPLECTANT Amplectant a Etym L amplecti to embrace Bot Defn Clasping a support as amplectant tendrils Gray AMPLENESS Ampleness n Defn The state or quality of being ample largeness fullness completeness AMPLEXATION Amplexation n Etym L amplexari to embrace Defn An embrace Obs An humble amplexation of those sacred feet Bp Hall AMPLEXICAUL Amplexicaul a Etym L amplexus p p of amplecti to encircle to embrace caulis stem cf F amplexicaule Bot Defn Clasping or embracing a stem as the base of some leaves Gray AMPLIATE Ampliate v t Etym L ampliatus p p of ampliare to make wider fr amplus See Ample Defn To enlarge R To maintain and ampliate the external possessions of your empire Udall AMPLIATE Ampliate a Zoöl Defn Having the outer edge prominent said of the wings of insects AMPLIATION Ampliation n Etym L ampliatio cf F ampliation 1 Enlargement amplification R 2 Civil Law Defn A postponement of the decision of a cause for further consideration or reargument AMPLIATIVE Ampliative a Logic Defn Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received All bodies possess power of attraction is an ampliative judgment because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attribute Abp W Thomson AMPLIFICATE Amplificate v t Etym L amplificatus p p of amplificare Defn To amplify Obs Bailey AMPLIFICATION Amplification n Etym L amplificatio 1 The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions enlargement extension 2 Rhet Defn The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description the use of epithets etc for rhetorical effect diffuse narrative or description or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject Exaggeration is a species of amplification Brande C I shall summarily without any amplification at all show in what manner defects have been supplied Sir J Davies 3 The matter by which a statement is amplified as the subject was presented without amplifications AMPLIFICATIVE Amplificative a Defn Amplificatory AMPLIFICATORY Amplificatory a Defn Serving to amplify or enlarge amplificative Morell AMPLIFIER Amplifier n Defn One who or that which amplifies AMPLIFY Amplify v t imp p p Amplified p pr vb n Amplifying Etym F amplifier L amplificare See Ample fy 1 To render larger more extended or more intense and the like used especially of telescopes microscopes etc 2 Rhet Defn To enlarge by addition or discussion to treat copiously by adding particulars illustrations etc to expand to make much of Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author but much amplified by our English translator Dryden AMPLIFY Amplify v i 1 To become larger Obs Strait was the way at first withouten light But further in did further amplify Fairfax 2 To speak largely or copiously to be diffuse in argument or description to dilate to expatiate often with on or upon Watts He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject he handles South AMPLITUDE Amplitude n Etym L amplitudo fr amplus cf F amplitude See Ample 1 State of being ample extent of surface or space largeness of dimensions size The cathedral of Lincoln is a magnificent structure proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese Fuller 2 Largeness in a figurative sense breadth abundance fullness a Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers Amplitude of mind Milton Amplitude of comprehension Macaulay b Of extent of means or resources Amplitude of reward Bacon 3 Astron a The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun or a star at its rising or setting At the rising the amplitude is eastern or ortive at the setting it is western occiduous or occasive It is also northern or southern when north or south of the equator b The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object 4 Gun Defn The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown the range 5 Physics Defn The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium applied especially to vibratory movements 6 math Defn An angle upon which the value of some function depends a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions Magnetic amplitude the angular distance of a heavenly body when on the horizon from the magnetic east or west point as indicated by the compass The difference between the magnetic and the true or astronomical amplitude see 3 above is the variation of the compass AMPLY Amply adv Defn In an ample manner AMPUL Ampul n Etym AS ampella ampolla L ampulla cf OF ampolle F ampoule Defn Same as Ampulla 2 AMPULLA Ampulla n pl Ampullæ Etym L 1 Rom Antiq Defn A narrownecked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug 2 Eccl a A cruet for the wine and water at Mass b The vase in which the holy oil for chrism unction or coronation is kept Shipley 3 Biol Defn Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle as the dilated end of a vessel or duct especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear AMPULLACEOUS Ampullaceous a Etym L ampullaceus fr ampulla Defn Like a bottle or inflated bladder bottleshaped swelling Kirby Ampullaceous sac Zoöl one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges containing the zooidal cells AMPULLAR AMPULLARY Ampullar Ampullary a Defn Resembling an ampulla AMPULLATE AMPULLATED Ampullate Ampullated a Defn Having an ampulla flaskshaped bellied AMPULLIFORM Ampulliform a Etym Ampulla form Defn Flaskshaped dilated AMPUTATE Amputate v t imp p p Amputated p pr vb n Amputating Etym L amputatus p p of amputare amb putare to prune putus clean akin to E pure See Putative 1 To prune or lop off as branches or tendrils 2 Surg Defn To cut off a limb or projecting part of the body Wiseman AMPUTATION Amputation n Etym L amputatio cf F amputation Defn The act amputating esp the operation of cutting of a limb or projecting part of the body AMPUTATOR Amputator n Defn One who amputates AMPYX Ampyx n Etym Gr Greek Antiq Defn A womans headband sometimes of metal for binding the front hair AMRITA Amrita n Etym Skr amrita Hind Myth Defn Immorality also the nectar conferring immortality a Ambrosial immortal AMSEL AMZEL Amsel Amzel n Etym Ger See Ousel Zoöl Defn The European ring ousel Turdus torquatus AMT Amt n pl Amter E Amts Dan Norw fr G Defn An administrative territorial division in Denmark and Norway Each of the provinces of Denmark is divided into several amts answering to the English hundreds Encyc Brit AMUCK Amuck a adv Etym Malay amoq furious Defn In a frenzied and reckless To run amuck to rush out in a state of frenzy as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of bhang and attack every one that comes in the way to assail recklessly and indiscriminately Satires my weapon but Im too discreet To run amuck and tilt at all I meet Pope AMULET Amulet n Etym L amuletum cf F amulette Defn An ornament gem or scroll or a package containing a relic etc worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief such as diseases and witchcraft and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters Note Also used figuratively AMULETIC Amuletic a Defn Of or pertaining to an amulet operating as a charm AMURCOUS Amurcous a Etym LL amurcous L amurca the dregs of olives Gr Defn Full off dregs foul R Knowles AMUSABLE Amusable a Etym Cf F amusable Defn Capable of being amused AMUSE Amuse v t imp p p Amused p pr vb n Amusing Etym F amuser to make stay to detain to amuse ad OF muser See Muse v 1 To occupy or engage the attention of to lose in deep thought to absorb also to distract to bewilder Obs Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in receiving their gold Holland Being amused with grief fear and fright he could not find the house Fuller 2 To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions to divert A group children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top of the cliff and watching as they plunged into the lake Gilpin 3 To keep in extraction to beguile to delude He amused his followers with idle promises Johnson Syn To entertain gratify please divert beguile deceive occupy To Amuse Divert Entertain We are amused by that which occupies us lightly and pleasantly We are entertained by that which brings our minds into agreeable contact with others as conversation or a book We are diverted by that which turns off our thoughts to something of livelier interest especially of a sportive nature as a humorous story or a laughable incident Whatever amuses serves to kill time to lull the faculties and to banish reflection Whatever entertains usually a wakens the understanding or gratifies the fancy Whatever diverts is lively in its nature and sometimes tumultuous in its effects Crabb AMUSE Amuse v i Defn To muse to mediate Obs AMUSED Amused a 1 Diverted 2 Expressing amusement as an amused look AMUSEMENT Amusement n Etym Cf F amusement 1 Deep thought muse Obs Here I fell into a strong and deep amusement revolving in my mind with great perplexity the amazing change of our affairs Fleetwood 2 The state of being amused pleasurable excitement that which amuses diversion His favorite amusements were architecture and gardening Macaulay Syn Diversion entertainment recreation relaxation pastime sport AMUSER Amuser n Defn One who amuses AMUSETTE Amusette n Etym F Defn A light field cannon or stocked gun mounted on a swivel AMUSING Amusing a Defn Giving amusement diverting as an amusing story Amusingly adv AMUSIVE Amusive a Defn Having power to amuse or entertain the mind fitted to excite mirth R Amusively adv Amusiveness n AMVIS Amvis n Ammonium nitrate L vis strength force Defn An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate a derivative of nitrobenzene chlorated napthalene and wood meal AMY Amy n Etym F ami fr L amicus Defn A friend Obs Chaucer AMYELOUS Amyelous a Etym Gr Med Defn Wanting the spinal cord AMYGDALA Amygdala amigdala n pl læ le L an almond fr Gr amygdalh See Almond 1 An almond 2 Anat a One of the tonsils of the pharynx b One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum each side of the vallecula AMYGDALACEOUS Amygdalaceous a Bot Defn Akin to or derived from the almond AMYGDALATE Amygdalate a Etym L amygdala amygdalum almond Gr Almond Defn Pertaining to resembling or made of almonds AMYGDALATE Amygdalate n 1 Med Defn An emulsion made of almonds milk of almonds Bailey Coxe 2 Chem Defn A salt amygdalic acid AMYGDALIC Amygdalic a Chem Defn Of or pertaining to almonds derived from amygdalin as amygdalic acid AMYGDALIFEROUS Amygdaliferous a Etym L amygdalum almond ferous Defn Almondbearing AMYGDALIN Amygdalin n Chem Defn A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white crystalline substance AMYGDALINE Amygdaline a Etym L amygdalinus Defn Of pertaining to or resembling almonds AMYGDALOID Amygdaloid n Etym Gr oid cf F amygdaloïde Min Defn A variety of trap or basaltic rock containing small cavities occupied wholly or in part by nodules or geodes of different minerals esp agates quartz calcite and the zeolites When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition it is porous like lava AMYGDALOID AMYGDALOIDAL Amygdaloid Amygdaloidal a 1 Almondshaped 2 Pertaining to or having the nature of the rock amygdaloid AMYL Amyl n Etym L amylum starch yl Cf Amidin Chem Defn A hydrocarbon radical C5H11 of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil etc AMYLACEOUS Amylaceous a Etym L amylum starch Gr Amidin Defn Pertaining to starch of the nature of starch starchy AMYL ALCOHOL Amyl alcohol Org Chem Defn Any of eight isomeric liquid compounds C5H11OH ordinarily a mixture of two of these forming a colorless liquid with a peculiar coughexciting odor and burning taste the chief constituent of fusel oil It is used as a source of amyl compounds such as amyl acetate amyl nitrite etc AMYLATE Amylate n Chem Defn A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical AMYLENE Amylene n Chem Defn One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons C5H10 of the ethylene series The colorless volatile mobile liquid commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of the group AMYLIC Amylic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from amyl as amylic ether Amylic alcohol Chem one of the series of alcohols a transparent colorless liquid having a peculiar odor It is the hydroxide of amyl Amylic fermentation Chem a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which amylic alcohol is produced Gregory AMYL NITRITE Amyl nitrite Defn A yellowish oily volatile liquid C5H11NO2 used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face AMYLOBACTER Amylobacter n Etym L amylum starch NL bacterium See Bacterium Biol Defn A microörganism Bacillus amylobacter which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction Sternberg AMYLOGEN Amylogen n Amylum gen Chem Defn That part of the starch granule or granulose which is soluble in water AMYLOGENESIS Amylogenesis n Amylum genesis Defn The formation of starch AMYLOGENIC Amylogenic a 1 Of or pert to amylogen 2 Forming starch applied specif to leucoplasts AMYLOID Amyloid n 1 A nonnitrogenous starchy food a starchlike substance 2 Med Defn The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration AMYLOID AMYLOIDAL Amyloid Amyloidal a Etym L amylum starch oid Defn Resembling or containing amyl starchlike Amyloid degeneration Med a diseased condition of various organs of the body produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid called also waxy or lardaceous degeneration AMYLOLYSIS Amylolysis n Amylum Gr a loosing Chem Defn The conversion of starch into soluble products as dextrins and sugar esp by the action of enzymes Amylolytic a AMYLOLYTIC Amylolytic a Etym Gr Physiol Defn Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar as an amylolytic ferment Foster AMYLOMETER Amylometer n Amylum meter Defn Instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance AMYLOPLASTIC Amyloplastic a Amylum plastic Defn Starchforming amylogenic AMYLOPSIN Amylopsin n Amylum Gr appearance Physiol Chem Defn The diastase of the pancreatic juice AMYLOSE Amylose n Chem Defn One of the starch group C6H10O5n of the carbohydrates as starch arabin dextrin cellulose etc AMYOUS Amyous a Etym Gr Med Defn Wanting in muscle without flesh AMYSS Amyss n Defn Same as Amice a hood or cape AN An Etym AS an one the same word as the numeral See One and cf A Defn This word is properly an adjective but is commonly called the indefinite article It is used before nouns of the singular number only and signifies one or any but somewhat less emphatically In such expressions as twice an hour once an age a shilling an ounce see 2d A 2 it has a distributive force and is equivalent to each every Note An is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound as an enemy an hour It in also often used before h sounded when the accent of the word falls on the second syllable as an historian an hyena an heroic deed Many writers use a before h in such positions Anciently an was used before consonants as well as vowels AN An conj Etym Shortened fr and OE an and sometimes and if in introducing conditional clauses like Icel enda if the same word as and Prob and was originally pleonastic before the conditional clause Defn If a word used by old English authors Shak Nay an thou dalliest then I am thy foe B Jonson An if and if if ANA Ana Etym Gr in comp on up upwards Defn A prefix in words from the Greek denoting up upward throughout backward back again anew ANA Ana adv Etym Gr Med Defn Of each an equal quantity as wine and honey ana or contracted aa that is of wine and honey each two ounces An apothecary with a long bill of anas Dryden ANA ana Etym The neut pl ending of Latin adjectives in anus Defn A suffix to names of persons or places used to denote a collection of notable sayings literary gossip anecdotes etc Thus Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger Johnsoniana of Johnson etc Note Used also as a substantive as the French anas It has been said that the tabletalk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent Hallam ANA ana The neut pl ending of Latin adjectives in anus Defn A suffix to names of persons or places used to denote a collection of notable sayings literary gossip anecdotes etc Thus Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger Johnsoniana of Johnson etc Used also as a substantive as the French anas It has been said that the tabletalk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent Hallam ANABAPTISM Anabaptism n Etym L anabaptismus Gr anabaptisme See Anabaptize Defn The doctrine of the Anabaptists ANABAPTIST Anabaptist n Etym LL anabaptista fr Gr as if cf F anabaptiste Defn A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy Note In church history the name Anabaptists usually designates a sect of fanatics who greatly disturbed the peace of Germany the Netherlands etc in the Reformation period In more modern times the name has been applied to those who do not regard infant baptism as real and valid baptism ANABAPTISTIC ANABAPTISTICAL Anabaptistic Anabaptistical a Defn Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists or their doctrines Milton Bp Bull ANABAPTISTRY Anabaptistry n Defn The doctrine system or practice of Anabaptists R Thus died this imaginary king and Anabaptistry was suppressed in Munster Pagitt ANABAPTIZE Anabaptize v t Etym Gr Baptize Defn To rebaptize to rechristen also to rename R Whitlock ANABAS Anabas n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of fishes remarkable for their power of living long out of water and of making their way on land for considerable distances and for climbing trees the climbing fishes ANABASIS Anabasis n Etym Gr 1 A journey or expedition up from the coast like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia described by Xenophon in his work called The Anabasis The anabasis of Napoleon De Quincey 2 Med Defn The first period or increase of a disease augmentation Obs ANABATIC Anabatic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to anabasis as an anabatic fever Obs ANABOLIC Anabolic a Etym Gr Physiol Defn Pertaining to anabolism an anabolic changes or processes more or less constructive in their nature ANABOLISM Anabolism n Physiol Defn The constructive metabolism of the body as distinguished from katabolism ANABRANCH Anabranch n Anastomosing branch Defn A branch of a river that reënters or anastomoses with the main stream also less properly a branch which loses itself in sandy soil Australia Such branches of a river as after separation reunite I would term anastomosing branches or if a word might be coined anabranches and the islands they form branch islands Col Jackson ANACAMPTIC Anacamptic a Etym Gr Defn Reflecting of reflected as an anacamptic sound and echo Note The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection the same as what is now called catoptric See Catoptrics ANACAMPTICALLY Anacamptically adv Defn By reflection as echoes are sound produced anacamptically Hutton ANACAMPTICS Anacamptics n 1 The science of reflected light now called catoptrics 2 The science of reflected sounds ANACANTHINI ANACANTHS Anacanthini Anacanths n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny finrays as the cod ANACANTHOUS Anacanthous a Defn Spineless as certain fishes ANACARDIACEOUS Anacardiaceous a Bot Defn Belonging to or resembling a family or order of plants of which the cashew tree is the type and the species of sumac are well known examples ANACARDIC Anacardic a Defn Pertaining to or derived from the cashew nut as anacardic acid ANACARDIUM Anacardium n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of plants including the cashew tree See Cashew ANACATHARTIC Anacathartic a Etym Gr i e by vomiting Cathartic Med Defn Producing vomiting or expectoration n Defn An anacatharic medicine an expectorant or an emetic ANACHARIS Anacharis n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A freshwater weed of the frogsbit family Hydrocharidaceæ native to America Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation Called also waterweed and water thyme ANACHORET ANACHORETICAL Anachoret n Anachoretical a Defn See Anchoret Anchoretic Obs ANACHORISM Anachorism n Etym Gr Defn An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing a referring something to a wrong place R ANACHRONIC ANACHRONICAL Anachronic Anachronical a Defn Characterized by or involving anachronism anachronistic ANACHRONISM Anachronism n Etym Gr anachronisme Defn A misplacing or error in the order of time an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other esp one by which an event is placed too early falsification of chronological relation ANACHRONISTIC Anachronistic a Defn Erroneous in date containing an anachronism T Warton ANACHRONIZE Anachronize v t Etym Gr Defn To refer to or put into a wrong time R Lowell ANACHRONOUS Anachronous a Defn Containing an anachronism anachronistic Anachronously adv ANACLASTIC Anaclastic a Etym Gr 1 Opt Defn Produced by the refraction of light as seen through water as anaclastic curves 2 Springing back as the bottom of an anaclastic glass Anaclastic glass a glass or phial shaped like an inverted funnel and with a very thin convex bottom By sucking out a little air the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice the bottom with a like noise springs into its former convex form ANACLASTICS Anaclastics n Opt Defn That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light commonly called dioptrics Encyc Brit ANACOENOSIS Anacoenosis n Etym Gr Rhet Defn A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate Walker ANACOLUTHIC Anacoluthic a Defn Lacking grammatical sequence Anacoluthically adv ANACOLUTHON Anacoluthon n Etym Gr Gram Defn A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part ANACONDA Anaconda n Etym Of Ceylonese origin Zoöl Defn A large South American snake of the Boa family Eunectes murinus which lives near rivers and preys on birds and small mammals The name is also applied to a similar large serpent Python tigris of Ceylon ANACREONTIC Anacreontic a Etym L Anacreonticus Defn Pertaining to after the manner of or in the meter of the Greek poet Anacreon amatory and convivial De Quincey ANACREONTIC Anacreontic n Defn A poem after the manner of Anacreon a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine ANACROTIC Anacrotic a Physiol Defn Pertaining to anachronism ANACROTISM Anacrotism n Etym Gr Physiol Defn A secondary notch in the pulse curve obtained in a sphygmographic tracing ANACRUSIS Anacrusis n Etym Gr Pros Defn A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable ANADEM Anadem n Etym L anadema Gr Defn A garland or fillet a chaplet or wreath Drayton Tennyson ANADIPLOSIS Anadiplosis n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause at the beginning of the next with an adjunct idea as He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent ANADROM Anadrom n Etym Cf F anadrome Zoöl Defn A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers ANADROMOUS Anadromous a Etym Gr 1 Zoöl Defn Ascending rivers from the sea at certain seasons for breeding as the salmon shad etc 2 Bot Defn Tending upwards said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem D C Eaton ANAEMIA Anæmia a Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity ANAEMIC Anæmic a Defn Of or pertaining to anæmia ANAEROBIA ANAEROBES Anaërobia Anaërobes n pl NL anaerobia annot aëro Gr life Bacteriol Defn Anaërobic bacteria They are called facultative anaërobia when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen obligate or obligatory anaërobia when they thrive only in its absence ANAEROBIC Anaërobic a Biol Defn Relating to or like anaërobies araërobiotic ANAEROBIES Anaërobies n pl Etym Gr Biol Defn Microörganisms which do not require oxygen but are killed by it Sternberg ANAEROBIOTIC Anaërobiotic a Anat Defn Related to or of the nature of anaërobies ANAESTHESIA Anæsthesia n Etym NL fr Gr anesthésie See Æsthetics Med Defn Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anæsthetic ANAESTHESIS Anæsthesis n Defn See Anæsthesia ANAESTHETIC Anæsthetic a Med a Capable of rendering insensible as anæsthetic agents b Characterized by or connected with insensibility as an anæsthetic effect or operation ANAESTHETIC Anæsthetic n Med Defn That which produces insensibility to pain as chloroform ether etc ANAESTHETIZATION Anæsthetization n Defn The process of anæsthetizing also the condition of the nervous system induced by anæsthetics ANAESTHETIZE Anæsthetize v t Med Defn To render insensible by an anæsthetic Encyc Brit ANAGLYPH Anaglyph n Etym Gr Defn Any sculptured chased or embossed ornament worked in low relief as a cameo ANAGLYPHIC Anaglyphic n Defn Work chased or embossed relief ANAGLYPHIC ANAGLYPHICAL Anaglyphic Anaglyphical a Defn Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief anaglyptic opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work ANAGLYPTIC Anaglyptic a Etym L anaglypticus Gr Anaglyph Defn Relating to the art of carving enchasing or embossing in low relief ANAGLYPTICS Anaglyptics n Defn The art of carving in low relief embossing etc ANAGLYPTOGRAPH Anaglyptograph n Etym Gr graph Defn An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object such as a medal or cameo can be executed Brande C ANAGLYPTOGRAPHIC Anaglyptographic a Defn Of or pertaining to anaglyptography as analyptographic engraving ANAGLYPTOGRAPHY Anaglyptography n Etym Gr graphy Defn The art of copying works in relief or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance used in representing coins basreliefs etc ANAGNORISIS Anagnorisis n Etym Latinized fr Gr Defn The unfolding or dénouement R De Quincey ANAGOGE Anagoge n Etym Gr 1 An elevation of mind to things celestial 2 The spiritual meaning or application esp the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New ANAGOGIC ANAGOGICAL Anagogic Anagogical a Defn Mystical having a secondary spiritual meaning as the rest of the Sabbath in an anagogical sense signifies the repose of the saints in heaven an anagogical explication Anagogically adv ANAGOGICS Anagogics n pl Defn Mystical interpretations or studies esp of the Scriptures L Addison ANAGOGY Anagogy n Defn Same as Anagoge ANAGRAM Anagram n Etym F anagramme LL anagramma fr Gr Graphic Defn Literally the letters of a word read backwards but in its usual wider sense the change or one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters Thus Galenus becomes angelus William Noy attorneygeneral to Charles I and a laborious man may be turned into I moyl in law ANAGRAM Anagram v t Defn To anagrammatize Some of these anagramed his name Benlowes into Benevolus Warburton ANAGRAMMATIC ANAGRAMMATICAL Anagrammatic Anagrammatical a Etym Cf F anagramtique Defn Pertaining to containing or making anagram Anagrammatically adv ANAGRAMMATISM Anagrammatism n Etym Gr anagrammatisme Defn The act or practice of making anagrams Camden ANAGRAMMATIST Anagrammatist n Etym Cf F anagrammatiste Defn A maker anagrams ANAGRAMMATIZE Anagrammatize v t Etym Gr anagrammatiser Defn To transpose as the letters of a word so as to form an anagram Cudworth ANAGRAPH Anagraph n Etym Gr Defn An inventory a record Obs Knowles ANAKIM ANAKS Anakim Anaks n pl Etym Heb Bibl Defn A race of giants living in Palestine ANAL Anal a Etym From Anus Anat Defn Pertaining to or situated near the anus as the anal fin or glands ANALCIME Analcime n Etym Gr analcime Min Defn A white or fleshred mineral of the zeolite occurring in isometric crystals By friction it acquires a weak electricity hence its name ANALCITE Analcite n Etym Gr Defn Analcime ANALECTIC Analectic a Defn Relating to analects made up of selections as an analectic magazine ANALECTS ANALECTA Analects Analecta n pl Etym Gr Defn A collection of literary fragments ANALEMMA Analemma n Etym L analemma a sun dial on a pedestal showing the latitude and meridian of a place Gr 1 Chem Defn An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian the eye being supposed at an infinite distance and in the east or west point of the horizon 2 An instrument of wood or brass on which this projection of the sphere is made having a movable horizon or cursor formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems 3 A scale of the suns declination for each day of the year drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe ANALEPSIS ANALEPSY Analepsis Analepsy Etym Gr Analemma Med a Recovery of strength after sickness b A species of epileptic attack originating from gastric disorder ANALEPTIC Analeptic a Etym Gr analeptique See Analepsis Med Defn Restorative giving strength after disease n Defn A restorative ANALGEN ANALGENE Analgen Analgene n Gr painless Defn A crystalline compound used as an antipyretic and analgesic employed chiefly in rheumatism and neuralgia It is a complex derivative of quinoline ANALGESIA Analgesia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Absence of sensibility to pain Quain ANALLAGMATIC Anallagmatic a Etym Gr Math Defn Not changed in form by inversion Anallagmatic curves a class of curves of the fourth degree which have certain peculiar relations to circles sometimes called bicircular quartics Anallagmatic surfaces a certain class of surfaces of the fourth degree ANALLANTOIC Anallantoic a Anat Defn Without or not developing an allantois ANALLANTOIDEA Anallantoidea n pl Etym Gr allantoidea Zoöl Defn The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is developed It includes amphibians fishes and lower forms ANALOGAL Analogal a Defn Analogous Obs Donne ANALOGIC Analogic a Etym See Analogous Defn Of or belonging to analogy Geo Eliot ANALOGICAL Analogical a 1 Founded on or of the nature of analogy expressing or implying analogy When a country which has sent out colonies is termed the mother country the expression is analogical J S Mill 2 Having analogy analogous Sir M Hale ANALOGICALLY Analogically adv Defn In an analogical sense in accordance with analogy by way of similitude A prince is analogically styled a pilot being to the state as a pilot is to the vessel Berkeley ANALOGICALNESS Analogicalness n Defn Quality of being analogical ANALOGISM Analogism n Etym Gr 1 Logic Defn an argument from the cause to the effect an a priori argument Johnson 2 Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other Crabb ANALOGIST Analogist n Defn One who reasons from analogy or represent by analogy Cheyne ANALOGIZE Analogize v i Defn To employ or reason by analogy ANALOGON Analogon n Etym Gr Defn Analogue ANALOGOUS Analogous a Etym L analogous Gr Logic Defn Having analogy corresponding to something else bearing some resemblance or proportion often followed by to Analogous tendencies in arts and manners De Quincey Decay of public spirit which may be considered analogous to natural death J H Newman nalogous pole Pyroelect that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated Syn Correspondent similar like Analo gously adv Analogousness n ANALOGUE Analogue n Etym F 1 That which is analogous to or corresponds with some other thing The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many I Taylor 2 Philol Defn A word in one language corresponding with one in another an analogous term as the Latin pater is the analogue of the English father 3 Nat Hist a An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group or even in the same group as the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped although the two are not of like structural relations b A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel one by one with those of another group c A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus or a genus of the same group in another such species are often called representative species and such genera representative genera Dana ANALOGY Analogy n pl Analogies Etym L analogia Gr analogie See Analogous 1 A resemblance of relations an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects when the things are otherwise entirely different Thus learning enlightens the mind because it is to the mind what light is to the eye enabling it to discover things before hidden Note Followed by between to or with as there is an analogy between these objects or one thing has an analogy to or with another Note Analogy is very commonly used to denote similarity or essential resemblance but its specific meaning is a similarity of relations and in this consists the difference between the argument from example and that from analogy In the former we argue from the mere similarity of two things in the latter from the similarity of their relations Karslake 2 Biol Defn A relation or correspondence in function between organs or parts which are decidedly different 3 Geom Defn Proportion equality of ratios 4 Gram Defn Conformity of words to the genius structure or general rules of a language similarity of origin inflection or principle of pronunciation and the like as opposed to pl analogies Johnson ANALYSE ANALYSER Analyse v Analyser n etc Defn Same as Analyze Analyzer etc ANALYSIS Analysis n pl Analyses Etym Gr Loose 1 A resolution of anything whether an object of the senses or of the intellect into its constituent or original elements an examination of the component parts of a subject each separately as the words which compose a sentence the tones of a tune or the simple propositions which enter into an argument It is opposed to synthesis 2 Chem Defn The separation of a compound substance by chemical processes into its constituents with a view to ascertain either a what elements it contains or b how much of each element is present The former is called qualitative and the latter quantitative analysis 3 Logic Defn The tracing of things to their source and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles 4 Math Defn The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations 5 a A syllabus or table of the principal heads of a discourse disposed in their natural order b A brief methodical illustration of the principles of a science In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis 6 Nat Hist Defn The process of ascertaining the name of a species or its place in a system of classification by means of an analytical table or key Ultimate Proximate Qualitative Quantitative and Volumetric analysis Chem See under Ultimate Proximate Qualitative etc ANALYST Analyst n Etym F analyste See Analysis Defn One who analyzes formerly one skilled in algebraical geometry now commonly one skilled in chemical analysis ANALYTIC ANALYTICAL Analytic Analytical a Etym Gr analytique See Analysis Defn Of or pertaining to analysis resolving into elements or constituent parts as an analytical experiment analytic reasoning opposed to synthetic Analytical or coördinate geometry See under Geometry Analytic language a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings Analytical table Nat Hist a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names ANALYTICALLY Analytically adv Defn In an analytical manner ANALYTICS Analytics n Defn The science of analysis ANALYZABLE Analyzable a Defn That may be analyzed ANALYZATION Analyzation n Defn The act of analyzing or separating into constituent parts analysis ANALYZE Analyze v t imp p p Analyzed p pr vb n Analyzing Etym Cf F analyser See Analysis Defn To subject to analysis to resolve anything complex into its elements to separate into the constituent parts for the purpose of an examination of each separately to examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined as to analyze a fossil substance to analyze a sentence or a word to analyze an action to ascertain its morality No one I presume can analyze the sensations of pleasure or pain Darwin ANALYZER Analyzer n 1 One who or that which analyzes 2 Opt Defn The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization and exhibits its properties ANAMESE Anamese a Defn Of or pertaining to Anam to southeastern Asia n Defn A native of Anam ANAMNESIS Anamnesis n Etym Gr Rhet Defn A recalling to mind recollection ANAMNESTIC Anamnestic a Etym Gr Defn Aiding the memory as anamnestic remedies ANAMNIOTIC Anamniotic a Anat Defn Without or not developing an amnion ANAMORPHISM Anamorphism n Etym Gr 1 A distorted image 2 Biol Defn A gradual progression from one type to another generally ascending Huxley ANAMORPHOSCOPE Anamorphoscope n Anamorphosis scope Defn An instrument for restoring a picture or image distorted by anamorphosis to its normal proportions It usually consists of a cylindrical mirror ANAMORPHOSIS Anamorphosis n Etym Gr 1 Persp Defn A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface which when viewed from a certain point or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron appears regular and in proportion a deformation of an image 2 Biol Defn Same as Anamorphism 2 3 Bot Defn A morbid or monstrous development or change of form or degeneration ANAMORPHOSY Anamorphosy n Defn Same as Anamorphosis ANAN Anan interj Etym See Anon Defn An expression equivalent to What did you say Sir Eh Obs Shak ANANAS Ananas n Etym Sp ananas from the native American name Bot Defn The pineapple Ananassa sativa ANANDROUS Anandrous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Destitute of stamen ANANGULAR Anangular a Etym Gr angular Defn Containing no angle R ANANTHEROUS Anantherous a Etym Gr anther Bot Defn Destitute of anthers Gray ANANTHOUS Ananthous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Destitute of flowers flowerless ANAPAEST ANAPAESTIC Anapæst Anapæstic Defn Same as Anapest Anapestic ANAPEST Anapest n Etym L anapaestus Gr ie a dactyl reserved or as it were struck back fr 1 Pros Defn A metrical foot consisting of three syllables the first two short or unaccented the last long or accented the reverse of the dactyl In Latin d and in English intervene are examples of anapests 2 A verse composed of such feet ANAPESTIC Anapestic a Etym L anapaesticus Gr Defn Pertaining to an anapest consisting of an anapests as an anapestic meter foot verse n Defn Anapestic measure or verse ANAPESTICAL Anapestical a Defn Anapestic ANAPHORA Anaphora n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses ANAPHRODISIA Anaphrodisia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Absence of sexual appetite ANAPHRODISIAC Anaphrodisiac a n Etym Gr Med Defn Same as Antaphrodisiac Dunglison ANAPHRODITIC Anaphroditic a Etym Gr Biol Defn Produced without concourse of sexes ANAPLASTIC Anaplastic a Defn Of or pertaining to anaplasty ANAPLASTY Anaplasty n Etym Gr anaplastie Surg Defn The art of operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue ANAPLEROTIC Anaplerotic a Etym L anapleroticus fr Gr Med Defn Filling up promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers n Defn A remedy which promotes such granulation ANAPNOGRAPH Anapnograph n Etym Gr graph Defn A form of spirometer ANAPNOIC Anapnoic a Etym Gr Med Defn Relating to respiration ANAPODEICTIC Anapodeictic a Etym Gr Apodeictic Defn Not apodeictic undemonstrable R ANAPOPHYSIS Anapophysis n Etym Gr Anat Defn An accessory process in many lumbar vertebræ ANAPTOTIC Anaptotic a Etym Gr Defn Having lost or tending to lose inflections by phonetic decay as anaptotic languages ANAPTYCHUS Anaptychus n pl Anaptichi Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods as the ammonites ANARCH Anarch n Etym Gr Defn The author of anarchy one who excites revolt Milton Imperial anarchs doubling human woes Byron ANARCHAL Anarchal a Defn Lawless anarchical R We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchal which are in a state of effervescence Landor ANARCHIC ANARCHICAL Anarchic Anarchical a Etym Cf F anarchique Defn Pertaining to anarchy without rule or government in political confusion tending to produce anarchy as anarchic despotism anarchical opinions ANARCHISM Anarchism n Etym Cf F anarchisme Defn The doctrine or practice of anarchists ANARCHIST Anarchist n Etym Cf F anarchiste Defn An anarch one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow of civil government ANARCHIZE Anarchize v t Defn To reduce to anarchy ANARCHY Anarchy n Etym Gr anarchie See Anarch 1 Absence of government the state of society where there is no law or supreme power a state of lawlessness political confusion Spread anarchy and terror all around Cowper 2 Hence confusion or disorder in general There being then an anarchy as I may term it in authors and their reFuller ANARTHROPODA Anarthropoda n pl Etym NL from Gr poda See Anarthrous Zoöl Defn One of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no jointed legs as the annelids opposed to Arthropoda ANARTHROPODOUS Anarthropodous a Zoöl Defn Having no jointed legs pertaining to Anarthropoda ANARTHROUS Anarthrous a Etym Gr 1 Gr Gram Defn Used without the article as an anarthrous substantive 2 Zoöl Defn Without joints or having the joints indistinct as some insects ANAS Anas n Etym L duck Zoöl Defn A genus of water fowls of the order Anseres including certain species of freshwater ducks ANASARCA Anasarca n Etym NL from Gr Med Defn Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue an effusion of serum into the cellular substance occasioning a soft pale inelastic swelling of the skin ANASARCOUS Anasarcous a Defn Belonging or affected by anasarca or dropsy dropsical Wiseman ANASEISMIC Anaseismic a Cf Gr a shaking up and down Defn Moving up and down said of earthquake shocks ANASTALTIC Anastaltic a n Etym Gr fitted for checking fr Med Defn Styptic Obs Coxe ANASTATE Anastate n Etym Gr Physiol Defn One of a series of substances formed in secreting cells by constructive or anabolic processes in the production of protoplasm opposed to katastate Foster ANASTATIC Anastatic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates Note In this process the letterpress engraving or design of any kind is transferred to a zinc plate the parts not covered with ink are eaten out leaving a facsimile in relief to be printed from ANASTIGMATIC Anastigmatic a Pref annot astigmatic Optics Defn Not astigmatic said esp of a lens system which consists of a converging lens and a diverging lens of equal and opposite astigmatism but different focal lengths and sensibly free from astigmatism ANASTOMOSE Anastomose v i imp p p Anastomozed p pr Anastomosing Etym Cf F anastomoser fr anastomose See Anastomosis Anat Bot Defn To inosculate to intercommunicate by anastomosis as the arteries and veins The ribbing of the leaf and the anastomosing network of its vessels I Taylor ANASTOMOSIS Anastomosis n pl Anastomoses Etym NL fr Gr anastomose Anat Bot Defn The inosculation of vessels or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves as the cross communication between arteries or veins ANASTOMOTIC Anastomotic a Defn Of or pertaining to anastomosis ANASTROPHE Anastrophe n Etym Gr Rhet Gram Defn An inversion of the natural order of words as echoed the hills for the hills echoed ANATHEMA Anathema n pl Anathemas Etym L anath fr Gr anath fr Gr Thesis 1 A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication Hence Denunciation of anything as accursed They denounce anathemas against unbelievers Priestley 2 An imprecation a curse a malediction Finally she fled to London followed by the anathemas of both families Thackeray 3 Any person or thing anathematized or cursed by ecclesiastical authority The Jewish nation were an anathema destined to destruction St Paul says he could wish to save them from it to become an anathema and be destroyed himself Locke Anathema Maranatha Etym see 1 Cor xvi 22 an expression commonly considered as a highly intensified form of anathema Maran atha is now considered as a separate sentence meaning Our Lord cometh ANATHEMATIC ANATHEMATICAL Anathematic Anathematical a Defn Pertaining to or having the nature of an anathema Anathematically adv ANATHEMATISM Anathematism n Etym Gr anathématisme Defn Anathematization Obs We find a law of Justinian forbidding anathematisms to be pronounced against the Jewish Hellenists J Taylor ANATHEMATIZATION Anathematization n Etym LL anathematisatio Defn The act of anathematizing or denouncing as accursed imprecation Barrow ANATHEMATIZE Anathematize v t imp p p Anathematized p pr vb n Anathematizing Etym L anathematizare Gr anathématiser Defn To pronounce an anathema against to curse Hence To condemn publicly as something accursed Milton ANATHEMATIZER Anathematizer n Defn One who pronounces an anathema Hammond ANATIFA Anatifa n pl Anatifæ Etym NL contr fr anatifera See Anatiferous Zoöl Defn An animal of the barnacle tribe of the genus Lepas having a fleshy stem or peduncle a goose barnacle See Cirripedia Note The term Anatifæ in the plural is often used for the whole group of pedunculated cirripeds ANATIFER Anatifer n Zoöl Defn Same as Anatifa ANATIFEROUS Anatiferous a Etym L anas anatis a duck ferous Zoöl Defn Producing ducks applied to Anatifæ under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese See Barnacle ANATINE Anatine a Etym L anatinus fr anas anatis a duck Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the ducks ducklike ANATOCISM Anatocism n Etym L anatocismus Gr Law Defn Compound interest R Bouvier ANATOMIC ANATOMICAL Anatomic Anatomical a Etym L anatomicus Gr anatomique See Anatomy Defn Of or relating to anatomy or dissection as the anatomic art anatomical observations Hume ANATOMICALLY Anatomically adv Defn In an anatomical manner by means of dissection ANATOMISM Anatomism n Etym Cf F anatomisme 1 The application of the principles of anatomy as in art The stretched and vivid anatomism of their i e the French great figure painters The London Spectator 2 The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life ANATOMIST Anatomist n Etym Cf F anatomiste Defn One who is skilled in the art of anatomy or dissection ANATOMIZATION Anatomization n Defn The act of anatomizing ANATOMIZE Anatomize v t imp p p Anatomized p pr vb n Anatomizing Etym Cf F anatomiser 1 To dissect to cut in pieces as an animal vegetable body for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts 2 To discriminate minutely or carefully to analyze If we anatomize all other reasonings of this nature we shall find that they are founded on the relation of cause and effect Hume ANATOMIZER Anatomizer n Defn A dissector ANATOMY Anatomy n pl Anatomies Etym F anatomie L anatomia Gr 1 The art of dissecting or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body to discover their situation structure and economy dissection 2 The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies anatomical structure or organization Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together according to the knowledge of them which is given us by anatomy Dryden Note Animal anatomy is sometimes called zomy vegetable anatomy phytotomy human anatomy anthropotomy Comparative anatomy compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals 3 A treatise or book on anatomy 4 The act of dividing anything corporeal or intellectual for the purpose of examining its parts analysis as the anatomy of a discourse 5 A skeleton anything anatomized or dissected or which has the appearance of being so The anatomy of a little child representing all parts thereof is accounted a greater rarity than the skeleton of a man in full stature Fuller They brought one Pinch a hungry leanfaced villain A mere anatomy Shak ANATREPTIC Anatreptic a Etym overturning fr Defn Overthrowing defeating applied to Platos refutative dialogues Enfield ANATRON Anatron n Etym F anatron natron Sp anatron natron fr Ar alnatr See Natron Niter Obs 1 Native carbonate of soda natron 2 Glass gall or sandiver 3 Saltpeter Coxe Johnson ANATROPAL ANATROPOUS Anatropal Anatropous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex opposed to orthotropous Gray ANATTO Anatto n Defn Same as Annotto ANBURY AMBURY Anbury Ambury n Etym AS ampre ompre a crooked swelling vein cf Prov E amper a tumor with inflammation Cf the first syllable in agnail and berry a fruit 1 Far Defn A soft tumor or bloody wart on horses or oxen 2 A disease of the roots of turnips etc called also fingers and toes ANCE ance Etym F ance fr L antia and also fr entia Defn A suffix signifying action also quality or state as assistance resistance appearance elegance See ancy Note All recently adopted words of this class take either ance or ence according to the Latin spelling ANCE ance F ance fr L antia and also fr entia Defn A suffix signifying action also quality or state as assistance resistance appearance elegance See ancy All recently adopted words of this class take either ance or ence according to the Latin spelling ANCESTOR Ancestor n Etym OE ancestre auncestre also ancessour the first forms fr OF ancestre F ancêtre fr the L nom antessor one who goes before the last form fr OF ancessor fr L acc antecessorem fr antecedere to go before ante before cedere to go See Cede and cf Antecessor 1 One from whom a person is descended whether on the fathers or mothers side at any distance of time a progenitor a fore father 2 Biol Defn An earlier type a progenitor as this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse 3 Law Defn One from whom an estate has descended the correlative of heir ANCESTORIAL Ancestorial a Defn Ancestral Grote ANCESTORIALLY Ancestorially adv Defn With regard to ancestors ANCESTRAL Ancestral a Defn Of pertaining to derived from or possessed by an ancestor or ancestors as an ancestral estate Ancestral trees Hemans ANCESTRESS Ancestress n Defn A female ancestor ANCESTRY Ancestry n Etym Cf OF ancesserie See Ancestor 1 Condition as to ancestors ancestral lineage hence birth or honorable descent Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious but an ill one more contemptible Addison 2 A series of ancestors or progenitors lineage or those who compose the line of natural descent ANCHOR Anchor n Etym OE anker AS ancor oncer L ancora sometimes spelt anchora fr Gr angle cf F ancre See Angle n 1 A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable rope or chain and which being cast overboard lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station Note The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a shank having at one end a transverse bar called a stock above which is a ring for the cable and at the other end the crown from which branch out two or more arms with flukes forming with the shank a suitable angle to enter the ground Note Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet anchor hence Fig best hope or last refuge called also waist anchor Now the bower and the sheet anchor are usually alike Then came the best bower and the small bower so called from being carried on the bows The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower anchor Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used in warping 2 Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ships anchor as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable or other similar part a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place 3 Fig That which gives stability or security that on which we place dependence for safety Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul Heb vi 19 4 Her Defn An emblem of hope 5 Arch a A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together b Carved work somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead a part of the ornaments of certain moldings It is seen in the echinus or eggandanchor called also egganddart eggandtongue ornament 6 Zoöl Defn One of the anchorshaped spicules of certain sponges also one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians as in species of Synapta Anchor ice See under Ice Anchor ring Math Same as Annulus 2 b Anchor stock Naut the crossbar at the top of the shank at right angles to the arms The anchor comes home when it drags over the bottom as the ship drifts Foul anchor the anchor when it hooks or is entangled with another anchor or with a cable or wreck or when the slack cable entangled The anchor is acockbill when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cathead ready to be let go The anchor is apeak when the cable is drawn in do tight as to bring to ship directly over it The anchor is atrip or aweigh when it is lifted out of the ground The anchor is awash when it is hove up to the surface of the water At anchor anchored To back an anchor to increase the holding power by laying down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to prevent its coming home To cast anchor to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship at rest To cat the anchor to hoist the anchor to the cathead and pass the ringstopper To fish the anchor to hoist the flukes to their resting place called the billboards and pass the shank painter To weigh anchor to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail away ANCHOR Anchor v t imp p p Anchored p pr vb n Anchoring Etym Cf F ancrer 1 To place at anchor to secure by an anchor as to anchor a ship 2 To fix or fasten to fix in a stable condition as to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes Shak ANCHOR Anchor v i 1 To cast anchor to come to anchor as our ship or the captain anchored in the stream 2 To stop to fix or rest My invention anchors on Isabel Shak ANCHOR Anchor n Etym OE anker ancre AS ancra fr L anachoreta See Anchoret Defn An anchoret Obs Shak ANCHORABLE Anchorable a Defn Fit for anchorage ANCHORAGE Anchorage n 1 The act of anchoring or the condition of lying at anchor 2 A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor a hold for an anchor 3 The set of anchors belonging to a ship 4 Something which holds like an anchor a hold as the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge 5 Something on which one may depend for security ground of trust 6 A toll for anchoring anchorage duties Johnson ANCHORAGE Anchorage n Defn Abode of an anchoret ANCHORATE Anchorate a Defn Anchorshaped ANCHORED Anchored a 1 Held by an anchor at anchor held safely as an anchored bark also shaped like an anchor forked as an anchored tongue 2 Her Defn Having the extremities turned back like the flukes of an anchor as an anchored cross Sometimes spelt ancred ANCHOR ESCAPEMENT Anchor escapement Horol a The common recoil escapement b A variety of the lever escapement with a wide impulse pin ANCHORESS Anchoress n Defn A female anchoret And there a saintly anchoress she dwelt Wordsworth ANCHORET ANCHORITE Anchoret Anchorite n Etym F anachorète L anachoreta fr Gr ha to leave Cf Anchor a hermit Defn One who renounces the world and secludes himself usually for religious reasons a hermit a recluse Written by some authors anachoret Our Savior himself did not choose an anchorites or a monastic life but a social and affable way of conversing with mortals Boyle ANCHORETIC ANCHORETICAL Anchoretic Anchoretical a Etym Cf Gr Defn Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit after the manner of an anchoret ANCHORETISH Anchoretish a Defn Hermitlike ANCHORETISM Anchoretism n Defn The practice or mode of life of an anchoret ANCHORHOLD Anchorhold n 1 The hold or grip of an anchor or that to which it holds 2 Hence Firm hold security ANCHORITE Anchorite n Defn Same as Anchoret ANCHORITESS Anchoritess n Defn An anchoress R ANCHORLESS Anchorless a Defn Without an anchor or stay Hence Drifting unsettled ANCHOR LIGHT Anchor light Naut Defn The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if under 150 feet in length and if longer two such lights one near the stern and one forward ANCHOR SHOT Anchor shot Billiards Defn A shot made with the object balls in an anchor space ANCHOR SPACE Anchor space Billiards Defn In the balkline game any of eight spaces 7 inches by 3½ lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk line Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk ANCHOR WATCH Anchor watch Naut Defn A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night when a vessel is at anchor ANCHOVY Anchovy n Etym Sp anchoa anchova or Pg anchova prob of Iberian origin and lit a dried or pickled fish fr Bisc antzua dry cf D anchovis F anchois Zoöl Defn A small fish about three inches in length of the Herring family Engraulis encrasicholus caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean and pickled for exportation The name is also applied to several allied species ANCHOVY PEAR Anchovy pear Bot Defn A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste sometimes pickled also the tree Grias cauliflora bearing this fruit ANCHUSIN Anchusin n Etym L anchusa the plant alkanet Gr Chem Defn A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root ANCHYLOSE Anchylose v t i imp p p Anchylosed p pr vb n Anchylosing Etym Cf F ankyloser Defn To affect or be affected with anchylosis to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint to grow together into one Spelt also ankylose Owen ANCHYLOSIS ANKYLOSIS Anchylosis Ankylosis n Etym NL fr Gr ankylose 1 Med Defn Stiffness or fixation of a joint formation of a stiff joint Dunglison 2 Anat Defn The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone the close union of bones or other structures in various animals ANCHYLOTIC Anchylotic a Defn Of or pertaining to anchylosis ANCIENT Ancient a Etym OE auncien F ancien LL antianus fr L ante before See Ante pref 1 Old that happened or existed in former times usually at a great distance of time belonging to times long past specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire opposed to modern as ancient authors literature history ancient days Witness those ancient empires of the earth Milton Gildas Albanius much ancienter than his namesake surnamed the Wise Fuller 2 Old that has been of long duration of long standing of great age as an ancient forest an ancient castle Our ancient bickerings Shak Remove not the ancient landmarks which thy fathers have set Prov xxii 28 An ancient man strangely habited asked for quarters Scott 3 Known for a long time or from early times opposed to recent or new as the ancient continent A friend perhaps or an ancient acquaintance Barrow 4 Dignified like an aged man magisterial venerable Archaic He wrought but some few hours of the day and then would he seem very grave and ancient Holland 5 Experienced versed Obs Though he was the youngest brother yet he was the most ancient in the business of the realm Berners 6 Former sometime Obs They mourned their ancient leader lost Pope Ancient demesne Eng Law a tenure by which all manors belonging to the crown in the reign of William the Conqueror were held The numbers names etc of these were all entered in a book called Domesday Book Ancient lights Law windows and other openings which have been enjoined without molestation for more than twenty years In England and in some of the United States they acquire a prescriptive right Syn Old primitive pristine antique antiquated oldfashioned obsolete Ancient Antiquated Obsolete Antique Antic Old Ancient is opposed to modern and has antiquity as an ancient family ancient landmarks ancient institutions systems of thought etc Antiquated describes that which has gone out of use or fashion as antiquated furniture antiquated laws rules etc Obsolete is commonly used instead of antiquated in reference to language customs etc as an obsolete word or phrase an obsolete expression Antique is applied in present usage either to that which has come down from the ancients as an antique cameo bust etc or to that which is made to imitate some ancient work of art as an antique temple In the days of Shakespeare antique was often used for ancient as an antique song an antique Roman and hence from singularity often attached to what is ancient it was used in the sense of grotesque as an oak whose antique root peeps out and hence came our present word antic denoting grotesque or ridiculous We usually apply both ancient and old to things subject to gradual decay We say an old man an ancient record but never the old stars an old river or mountain In general however ancient is opposed to modern and old to new fresh or recent When we speak of a thing that existed formerly which has ceased to exist we commonly use ancient as ancient republics ancient heroes and not old republics old heroes But when the thing which began or existed in former times is still in existence we use either ancient or old as ancient statues or paintings or old statues or paintings ancient authors or old authors meaning books ANCIENT Ancient n 1 pl Defn Those who lived in former ages as opposed to the moderns 2 An aged man a patriarch Hence A governor a ruler a person of influence The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people and the princes thereof Isa iii 14 3 A senior an elder a predecessor Obs Junius and Andronicus in Christianity were his ancients Hooker 4 pl Eng Law Defn One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery Council of Ancients French Hist one of the two assemblies composing the legislative bodies in 1795 Brande ANCIENT Ancient n Etym Corrupted from ensign 1 An ensign or flag Obs More dishonorable ragged than an oldfaced ancient Shak 2 The bearer of a flag an ensign Obs This is Othellos ancient as I take it Shak ANCIENTLY Anciently adv 1 In ancient times 2 In an ancient manner R ANCIENTNESS Ancientness n Defn The quality of being ancient antiquity existence from old times ANCIENTRY Ancientry n 1 Antiquity what is ancient They contain not word of ancientry West 2 Old age also old people R Wronging the ancientry Shak 3 Ancient lineage ancestry dignity of birth A gentleman of more ancientry than estate Fuller ANCIENTY Ancienty n Etym F ancienneté fr ancien See Ancient 1 Age antiquity Obs Martin 2 Seniority Obs ANCILE Ancile n Etym L Rom Antiq Defn The sacred shield of the Romans said to havefallen from heaven in the reign of Numa It was the palladium of Rome ANCILLARY Ancillary a Etym L ancillaris fr ancilla a female servant Defn Subservient or subordinate like a handmaid auxiliary The Convocation of York seems to have been always considered as inferior and even ancillary to the greater province Hallam ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION Ancillary administration Law Defn An administration subordinate to and in aid of the primary or principal administration of an estate ANCILLE Ancille n Etym OF ancelle L ancilla Defn A maidservant a handmaid Obs Chaucer ANCIPITAL ANCIPITOUS Ancipital Ancipitous a Etym L anceps ancipitis two headed double an for amb on both sides caput head Bot Defn Twoedged instead of round said of certain flattened stems as those of blue grass and rarely also of leaves ANCISTROID Ancistroid a Etym Gr Defn Hookshaped ANCLE Ancle n Defn See Ankle ANCOME Ancome n Etym AS ancuman oncuman to come Defn A small ulcerous swelling coming suddenly also a whitlow Obs Boucher ANCON Ancon n L pl Ancones Etym L fr Gr Anat Defn The olecranon or the elbow Ancon sheep Zoöl a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back It originated in Massachusetts in 1791 called also the otter breed ANCON ANCONE Ancon Ancone n Etym See Ancon above Arch a The corner or quoin of a wall crossbeam or rafter Obs Gwilt b A bracket supporting a cornice a console ANCONAL ANCONEAL Anconal Anconeal a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow The olecranon on anconeal process Flower ANCONEUS Anconeus n Etym NL fr L ancon elbow Anat Defn A muscle of the elbow and forearm ANCONOID Anconoid a Defn Elbowlike anconal ANCONY Ancony n Etym Origin unknown Iron Work Defn A piece of malleable iron wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle but unwrought at the ends ANCY ancy Etym L antia Defn A suffix expressing more strongly than ance the idea of quality or state as constancy buoyancy infancy AND And conj Etym AS and akin to OS endi Icel enda OHG anti enti inti unti G und D en OD ende Cf An if Ante 1 A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition It is used to conjoin a word with a word a clause with a clause or a sentence with a sentence Note a It is sometimes used emphatically as there are women and women that is two very different sorts of women b By a rhetorical figure notions one of which is modificatory of the other are connected by and as the tediousness and process of my travel that is the tedious process etc thy fair and outward character that is thy outwardly fair character Schmidts Shak Lex 2 In order to used instead of the infinitival to especially after try come go At least to try and teach the erring soul Milton 3 It is sometimes in old songs a mere expletive When that I was and a little tiny boy Shak 4 If though See An conj Obs Chaucer As they will set an house on fire and it were but to roast their eggs Bacon And so forth and others and the rest and similar things and other things or ingredients The abbreviation etc et cetera or c is usually read and so forth ANDABATISM Andabatism n Etym L andabata a kind of Roman gladiator who fought hoodwinked Defn Doubt uncertainty Obs Shelford ANDALUSITE Andalusite n Min Defn A silicate of aluminium occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms nearly square of a grayish or pale reddish tint It was first discovered in Andalusia Spain ANDANTE Andante a Etym It andante p pr of andare to go Mus Defn Moving moderately slow but distinct and flowing quicker than larghetto and slower than allegretto n Defn A movement or piece in andante time ANDANTINO Andantino a Etym It dim of andante Mus Defn Rather quicker than andante between that allegretto Note Some taking andante in its original sense of going and andantino as its diminutive or less going define the latter as slower than andante ANDARAC Andarac n Etym A corruption of sandarac Defn Red orpiment Coxe ANDEAN Andean a Defn Pertaining to the Andes ANDESINE Andesine n Min Defn A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes ANDESITE Andesite n Min Defn An eruptive rock allied to trachyte consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar with pyroxene hornblende or hypersthene ANDINE Andine a Defn Andean as Andine flora ANDIRON Andiron n Etym OE anderne aunderne aundyre OF andier F landier fr LL andena andela anderia of unknown origin The Eng was prob confused with brandiron AS brandisen Defn A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace one being placed on each side a firedog as a pair of andirons ANDRANATOMY Andranatomy n Etym Gr andranatomie See Anatomy Androtomy Defn The dissection of a human body especially of a male androtomy Coxe ANDROCEPHALOUS Androcephalous a Gr man head Defn Having a human head upon an animals body as the Egyptian sphinx ANDRODIOECIOUS ANDRODIECIOUS Androdiocious Androdiecious a Gr man E diocious Bot Defn Having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants Androdiocism diecism n ANDROECIUM Androecium n Etym NL from Gr bot Defn The stamens of a flower taken collectively ANDROGYNE Androgyne n 1 An hermaphrodite 2 Bot Defn An androgynous plant Whewell ANDROGYNOUS ANDROGYNAL Androgynous Androgynal a Etym L androgynus Gr androgyne 1 Uniting both sexes in one or having the characteristics of both being in nature both male and female hermaphroditic Owen The truth is a great mind must be androgynous Coleridge 2 Bot Defn Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster ANDROGYNY ANDROGYNISM Androgyny Androgynism n Defn Union of both sexes in one individual hermaphroditism ANDROID Android a Defn Resembling a man ANDROID ANDROIDES Android Androides n Etym Gr Defn A machine or automaton in the form of a human being ANDROMEDA Andromeda n Etym L fr Gr 1 Astron Defn A northern constellation supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda 2 bot Defn A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water ANDROMEDE ANDROMED Andromede Andromed n Astron Defn A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda whence the name A shower of these meteors takes place every year on November 27th or 28th The Andromedes are also called Bielids as they are connected with Bielas comet and move in its orbit ANDRON Andron n Etym L andron Gr Gr Rom Arch Defn The apartment appropriated for the males This was in the lower part of the house ANDROPETALOUS Andropetalous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals as double flowers like the garden ranunculus Brande ANDROPHAGI Androphagi n pl Etym NL fr Gr Defn Cannibals maneaters anthropophagi R ANDROPHAGOUS Androphagous a Defn Anthropophagous ANDROPHORE Androphore n Etym Gr 1 Bot Defn A support or column on which stamens are raised Gray 2 Zoöl Defn The part which in some Siphonophora bears the male gonophores ANDROPOGON Andropogon n NL Gr anhr andros man pwgwn the beard Bot Defn A very large and important genus of grasses found in nearly all parts of the world It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon and the beard grass or broom sedge of the United States The principal subgenus is Sorghum including A sorghum and A halepensis from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane the Johnson grass the Aleppo grass the broom corn and the durra or Indian millet Several East Indian species as A nardus and A schonanthus yield fragrant oils used in perfumery ANDROSPHINX Androsphinx n Etym Gr Egypt Art Defn A man sphinx a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion ANDROSPORE Androspore n Etym Gr Bot Defn A spore of some algæ which has male functions ANDROTOMOUS Androtomous a Bot Defn Having the filaments of the stamens divided into two parts ANDROTOMY Androtomy n Etym Gr Anatomy Defn Dissection of the human body as distinguished from zoötomy anthropotomy R ANDROUS androus Etym Gr Bot Defn A terminal combining form Having a stamen or stamens staminate as monandrous with one stamen polyandrous with many stamens ANEAR Anear prep adv Etym Pref a near Defn Near R It did not come anear Coleridge The measure of misery anear us I Taylor ANEAR Anear v t i Defn To near to approach Archaic ANEATH Aneath prep adv Etym Pref a neath for beneath Defn Beneath Scot ANECDOTAGE Anecdotage n Defn Anecdotes collectively a collection of anecdotes All history therefore being built partly and some of it altogether upon anecdotage must be a tissue of lies De Quincey ANECDOTAL Anecdotal a Defn Pertaining to or abounding with anecdotes as anecdotal conversation ANECDOTE Anecdote n Etym F anecdote fr Gr Dose n 1 pl Defn Unpublished narratives Burke 2 A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature a biographical incident or fragment a single passage of private life ANECDOTIC ANECDOTICAL Anecdotic Anecdotical a Defn Pertaining to consisting of or addicted to anecdotes Anecdotical traditions Bolingbroke ANECDOTIST Anecdotist n Defn One who relates or collects anecdotes ANELACE Anelace n Defn Same as Anlace ANELE Anele v t Etym OE anelien an on AS ele oil L oleum See Oil Anoil 1 To anoint Shipley 2 To give extreme unction to Obs R of Brunne ANELECTRIC Anelectric a Etym Gr electric Physics Defn Not becoming electrified by friction opposed to idioelectric n Defn A substance incapable of being electrified by friction Faraday ANELECTRODE Anelectrode n Etym Gr electrode Elec Defn The positive pole of a voltaic battery ANELECTROTONUS Anelectrotonus n Etym NL fr Gr electrotonus Physiol Defn The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it Foster ANEMOGRAM Anemogram n Etym Gr gram Defn A record made by an anemograph ANEMOGRAPH Anemograph n Etym Gr graph Defn An instrument for measuring and recording the direction and force of the wind Knight ANEMOGRAPHIC Anemographic a Defn Produced by an anemograph of or pertaining to anemography ANEMOGRAPHY Anemography n Etym Gr graphy 1 A description of the winds 2 The art of recording the direction and force of the wind as by means of an anemograph ANEMOLOGY Anemology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science of the wind ANEMOMETER Anemometer n Etym Gr meter Defn An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind a wind gauge ANEMOMETRIC ANEMOMETRICAL Anemometric Anemometrical a Defn Of or pertaining to anemometry ANEMOMETROGRAPH Anemometrograph n Etym Anemometer graph Defn An anemograph Knight ANEMOMETRY Anemometry n Defn The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind ANEMONE Anemone n Etym L anemone Gr 1 Bot Defn A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family windflower Some of the species are cultivated in gardens 2 Zoöl Defn The sea anemone See Actinia and Sea anemone Note This word is sometimes pronounced especially by classical scholars ANEMONIC Anemonic a Chem Defn An acrid poisonous crystallizable substance obtained from the anemone or from anemonin ANEMONIN Anemonin n Chem Defn An acrid poisonous crystallizable substance obtained from some species of anemone ANEMONY Anemony n Defn See Anemone Sandys ANEMORPHILOUS Anemorphilous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Fertilized by the agency of the wind said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind wind Fertilized Lubbock ANEMOSCOPE Anemoscope n Etym Gr anémoscope Defn An instrument which shows the direction of the wind a wind vane a weathercock usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind ANEMOSIS Anemosis n NL fr Gr wind Defn A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated as some suppose by the action of high winds upon the trunk wind shake ANENCEPHALIC ANENCEPHALOUS Anencephalic Anencephalous a Etym Gr Encephalon Zoöl Defn Without a brain brainless Todd B ANENST ANENT Anenst Anent prep Etym OE anent anentis anence anens anents AS onefen onemn an on on efen even equal hence meaning on an equality with even with beside See Even a Scot Prov Eng 1 Over against as he lives anent the church 2 About concerning in respect as he said nothing anent this particular ANENTEROUS Anenterous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Destitute of a stomach or an intestine Owen ANERGIA ANERGY Anergia Anergy n NL anergia fr Gr not work Defn Lack of energy inactivity Anergic a ANEROID Aneroid a Etym Gr oid cf F anéroïde Defn Containing no liquid said of kind of barometer Aneroid barometer a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box shaped like a watch from which the air has been exhausted An index shows the variation of pressure ANEROID Aneroid n Defn An aneroid barometer ANES Anes adv Defn Once Scot Sir W Scott ANESTHESIA ANESTHETIC Anesthesia n Anesthetic a Defn Same as Anæsthesia Anæsthetic ANET Anet n Etym F aneth fr L anethum Gr Anise Defn The herb dill or dillseed ANETHOL Anethol n Etym L anethum see Anise ol Chem Defn A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise fennel etc in the form of soft shining scales called also anise camphor Watts ANETIC Anetic a Etym L aneticus Gr Med Defn Soothing ANEURISM Aneurism n Etym Gr Med Defn A soft pulsating hollow tumor containing blood arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery Written also aneurysm ANEURISMAL Aneurismal a Med Defn Of or pertaining to an aneurism as an aneurismal tumor aneurismal diathesis Written also aneurysmal ANEW Anew adv Etym Pref a new Defn Over again another time in a new form afresh as to arm anew to create anew Dryden ANFRACTUOSE Anfractuose a Etym See Anfractuous Defn Anfractuous as anfractuose anthers ANFRACTUOSITY Anfractuosity n l Anfractuosities Etym Cf F anfractuosité 1 A state of being anfractuous or full of windings and turnings sinuosity The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper Macaulay 2 Anat Defn A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain ANFRACTUOUS Anfractuous a Etym L anfractuosus fr anfractus a turning a winding fr the unused anfringere to wind bend an for amb fractus p p of frangere to break cf F anfractueux Defn Winding full of windings and turnings sinuous tortuous as the anfractuous spires of a born Anfractuousness n ANFRACTURE Anfracture n Defn A mazy winding ANGARIATION Angariation n Etym LL angariatio fr L angaria service to a lord villenage fr anga Gr Defn Exaction of forced service compulsion Obs Speed ANGEIOLOGY ANGEIOTOMY Angeiology n Angeiotomy etc Defn Same as Angiology Angiotomy etc ANGEL Angel n Etym AS æangel engel influenced by OF angele angle F ange Both the AS and the OF words are from L angelus Gr 1 A messenger R The dear good angel of the Spring The nightingale B Jonson 2 A spiritual celestial being superior to man in power and intelligence In the Scriptures the angels appear as Gods messengers O welcome pureeyed Faith whitehanded Hope Thou hovering angel girt with golden wings Milton 3 One of a class of fallen angels an evil spirit as the devil and his angels 4 A minister or pastor of a church as in the Seven Asiatic churches Archaic Untothe angel of the church of Ephesus write Rev ii 1 5 Attendant spirit genius demon Shak 6 An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness a darling When pain and anguish wring the brow Sir W Scott 7 Numis Defn An ancient gold coin of England bearing the figure of the archangel Michael It varied in value from 6s 8d to 10s Amer Cyc Note Angel is sometimes used adjectively as angel grace angel whiteness Angel bed a bed without posts Angel fish Zoöl a A species of shark Squatina angelus from six to eight feet long found on the coasts of Europe and North America It takes its name from its pectoral fins which are very large and extend horizontally like wings when spread b One of several species of compressed bright colored fishes warm seas belonging to the family Chætodontidæ Angel gold standard gold Obs Fuller Angel shark See Angel fish Angel shot Mil a kind of chain shot Angel water a perfumed liquid made at first chiefly from angelica afterwards containing rose myrtle and orangeflower waters with ambergris etc Obs ANGELAGE Angelage n Defn Existence or state of angels ANGELET Angelet n Etym OF angelet Defn A small gold coin formerly current in England a half angel Eng Cyc ANGEL FISH Angel fish Defn See under Angel ANGELHOOD Angelhood n Defn The state of being an angel angelic nature Mrs Browning ANGELIC ANGELICAL Angelic Angelical a Etym L angelicus Gr angélique Defn Belonging to or proceeding from angels resembling characteristic of or partaking of the nature of an angel heavenly divine Angelic harps ThomsonAngelical actions Hooker The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience Macaulay Angelic Hymn a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church so called from its beginning with the song of the heavenly host recorded in Luke ii 14 Eadie ANGELIC Angelic a Etym From Angelica Chem Defn Of or derived from angelica as angelic acid angelic ether Angelic acid an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants ANGELICA Angelica n Etym NL See Angelic Bot 1 An aromatic umbelliferous plant Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic 2 The candied leaf stalks of angelica Angelica tree a thorny North American shrub Aralia spinosa called also Hercules club ANGELICALLY Angelically adv Defn Like an angel ANGELICALNESS Angelicalness n Defn The quality of being angelic excellence more than human ANGELIFY Angelify v t Defn To make like an angel to angelize Obs Farindon 1647 ANGELIZE Angelize v t Defn To raise to the state of an angel to render angelic It ought not to be our object to angelize nor to brutalize but to humanize man W Taylor ANGELLIKE Angellike a adv Defn Resembling an angel ANGELOLATRY Angelolatry n Etym Gr Defn Worship paid to angels ANGELOLOGY Angelology n Etym L angelus Gr logy Defn A discourse on angels or a body of doctrines in regard to angels The same mythology commanded the general consent the same angelology demonology Milman ANGELOPHANY Angelophany n Etym Gr Defn The actual appearance of an angel to man ANGELOT Angelot n Etym F angelot LL angelotus angellotus dim of angelus See Angel 1 A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI bearing the image of St Michael also a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI Obs 2 An instrument of music of the lute kind now disused Johnson R Browning 3 A sort of small rich cheese made in Normandy ANGELUS Angelus n Etym L R C Ch a A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated It is said at morning noon and evening at the sound of a bell b The Angelus bell Shipley ANGER Anger n Etym OE anger angre affliction anger fr Icel angr affliction sorrow akin to Dan anger regret Swed ånger regret AS ange oppressed sad L angor a strangling anguish angere to strangle Gr amhas pain and to anguish anxious quinsy and perh awe ugly The word seems to have orig meant to choke squeeze 1 Trouble vexation also physical pain or smart of a sore etc Obs I made the experiment setting the moxa where the greatest anger and soreness still continued Temple 2 A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to ones self or others or by the intent to do such injury Anger is like A full hot horse who being allowed his way Self mettle tires him Shak Syn Resentment wrath rage fury passion ire gall choler indignation displeasure vexation grudge spleen Anger Indignation Resentment Wrath Ire Rage Fury Anger is a feeling of keen displeasure usually with a desire to punish for what we regard as wrong toward ourselves or others It may be excessive or misplaced but is not necessarily criminal Indignation is a generous outburst of anger in view of things which are indigna or unworthy to be done involving what is mean cruel flagitious etc in character or conduct Resentment is often a moody feeling leading one to brood over his supposed personal wrongs with a deep and lasting anger See Resentment Wrath and ire the last poetical express the feelings of one who is bitterly provoked Rage is a vehement ebullition of anger and fury is an excess of rage amounting almost to madness Warmth of constitution often gives rise to anger a high sense of honor creates indignation at crime a man of quick sensibilities is apt to cherish resentment the wrath and ire of men are often connected with a haughty and vindictive spirit rage and fury are distempers of the soul to be regarded only with abhorrence ANGER Anger v t imp p p Angered p pr vb n Angering Etym Cf Icel angra 1 To make painful to cause to smart to inflame Obs He angereth malign ulcers Bacon 2 To excite to anger to enrage to provoke Taxes and impositions which rather angered than grieved the people Clarendon ANGERLY Angerly adv Defn Angrily Obs or Poetic Why how now Hecate you look angerly Shak ANGEVINE Angevine a Etym F Angevin Defn Of or pertaining to Anjou in France n A native of Anjou ANGIENCHYMA Angienchyma n Etym Gr Parenchyma Bot Defn Vascular tissue of plants consisting of spiral vessels dotted barred and pitted ducts and laticiferous vessels ANGINA Angina n Etym L fr angere to strangle to choke See Anger n Med Defn Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces as the quinsy malignant sore throat croup etc especially such as tends to produce suffocation choking or shortness of breath Angina pectoris a peculiarly painful disease so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest called also breast pang spasm of the chest ANGINOUS ANGINOSE Anginous Anginose a Med Defn Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris ANGIO Angio Etym Gr Defn A prefix or combining form in numerous compounds usually relating to seed or blood vessels or to something contained in or covered by a vessel ANGIOCARPOUS Angiocarpous a Etym Angio Gr Bot a Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself as the filbert covered by its husk or the acorn seated in its cupule Brande C b Having the seeds or spores covered as in certain lichens Gray ANGIOGRAPHY Angiography n Etym Angio graphy cf F angiographie Anat Defn A description of blood vessels and lymphatics ANGIOLOGY Angiology n Etym Angio logy Anat Defn That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics ANGIOMA Angioma n Etym oma Med Defn A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood vessels ANGIOMONOSPERMOUS Angiomonospermous a Etym Angio monospermous Bot Defn Producing one seed only in a seed pod ANGIONEUROSIS Angioneurosis n NL angio neurosis Med Defn Any disorder of the vasomotor system neurosis of a blood vessel Angioneurotic a ANGIOPATHY Angiopathy n Angio Gr disease Med Defn Disease of the vessels esp the blood vessels ANGIOSCOPE Angioscope n Etym Angio scope Defn An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants Morin ANGIOSPERM Angiosperm n Etym Angio Gr Bot Defn A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp Note The term is restricted to exogenous plants and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species the other division including gymnosperms or those which have naked seeds The oak apple beech etc are angiosperms while the pines spruce hemlock and the allied varieties are gymnosperms ANGIOSPERMATOUS Angiospermatous a Bot Defn Same as Angiospermous ANGIOSPERMOUS Angiospermous a Bot Defn Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp ANGIOSPOROUS Angiosporous a Etym Angio spore Bot Defn Having spores contained in cells or thecæ as in the case of some fungi ANGIOSTOMOUS Angiostomous a Etym Angio Gr Zoöl Defn With a narrow mouth as the shell of certain gastropods ANGIOTOMY Angiotomy n Etym Angio Gr Anat Defn Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body Dunglison ANGLE Angle n Etym F angle L angulus angle corner akin to uncus hook Gr angel hook fishhook G angel and F anchor 1 The inclosed space near the point where two lines a corner a nook Into the utmost angle of the world Spenser To search the tenderest angles of the heart Milton 2 Geom a The figure made by two lines which meet b The difference of direction of two lines In the lines meet the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle 3 A projecting or sharp corner an angular fragment Though but an angle reached him of the stone Dryden 4 Astrol Defn A name given to four of the twelve astrological houses Obs Chaucer 5 Etym AS angel Defn A fishhook tackle for catching fish consisting of a line hook and bait with or without a rod Give me mine angle we ll to the river there Shak A fisher next his trembling angle bears Pope Acute angle one less than a right angle or less than 90º Adjacent or Contiguous angles such as have one leg common to both angles Alternate angles See Alternate Angle bar a Carp An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet Knight b Mach Same as Angle iron Angle bead Arch a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work esp for protecting an angle of a wall Angle brace Angle tie Carp a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together Knight Angle iron Mach a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles used for forming the corners or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted Angle leaf Arch a detail in the form of a leaf more or less conventionalized used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle Angle meter an instrument for measuring angles esp for ascertaining the dip of strata Angle shaft Arch an enriched angle bead often having a capital or base or both Curvilineal angle one formed by two curved lines External angles angles formed by the sides of any rightlined figure when the sides are produced or lengthened Facial angle See under Facial Internal angles those which are within any rightlined figure Mixtilineal angle one formed by a right line with a curved line Oblique angle one acute or obtuse in opposition to a right angle Obtuse angle one greater than a right angle or more than 90º Optic angle See under Optic Rectilineal or Rightlined angle one formed by two right lines Right angle one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly or an angle of 90º measured by a quarter circle Solid angle the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point Spherical angle one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere Visual angle the angle formed by two rays of light or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye For Angles of commutation draught incidence reflection refraction position repose fraction see Commutation Draught Incidence Reflection Refraction etc ANGLE Angle v i imp p p Angled p pr vb n Angling 1 To fish with an angle fishhook or with hook and line 2 To use some bait or artifice to intrigue to scheme as to angle for praise The hearts of all that he did angle for Shak ANGLE Angle v t Defn To try to gain by some insinuating artifice to allure Obs He angled the peoples hearts Sir P Sidney ANGLED Angled a Defn Having an angle or angles used in compounds as right angled manyangled etc The thrice threeangled beechnut shell Bp Hall ANGLEMETER Anglemeter n Etym Angle meter Defn An instrument to measure angles esp one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata ANGLE OF ENTRY Angle of entry Aëronautics Defn The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge of an aërocurve and the line of motion contrasted with angle of trail which is the angle between the tangent to the following edge and the line of motion ANGLE OF INCIDENCE Angle of incidence Aëronautics Defn The angle between the chord of an aërocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current ANGLER Angler n 1 One who angles 2 Zoöl Defn A fish Lophius piscatorius of Europe and America having a large broad and depressed head with the mouth very large Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach Called also fishing frog frogfish toadfish goosefish allmouth monkfish etc ANGLES Angles n pl Etym L Angli See Anglican Ethnol Defn An ancient Low German tribe that settled in Britain which came to be called Englaland Angleland or England The Angles probably came from the district of Angeln now within the limits of Schleswig and the country now Lower Hanover etc ANGLESITE Anglesite n Etym From the Isle of Anglesea Min Defn A native sulphate of lead It occurs in white or yellowish transparent prismatic crystals ANGLEWISE Anglewise adv Etym Angle wise OE wise manner Defn In an angular manner angularly ANGLEWORM Angleworm n Zoöl Defn A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus frequently used by anglers for bait See Earthworm ANGLIAN Anglian a Defn Of or pertaining to the Angles n Defn One of the Angles ANGLIC Anglic a Defn Anglian ANGLICAN Anglican a Etym Angli the Angles a Germanic tribe in Lower Germany Cf English 1 English of or pertaining to England or the English nation especially pertaining to or connected with the established church of England as the Anglican church doctrine orders ritual etc 2 Pertaining to characteristic of or held by the high church party of the Church of England ANGLICAN Anglican n 1 A member of the Church of England Whether Catholics Anglicans or Calvinists Burke 2 In a restricted sense a member of the High Church party or of the more advanced ritualistic section in the Church of England ANGLICANISM Anglicanism n 1 Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the Church of England 2 The principles of the established church of England also in a restricted sense the doctrines held by the highchurch party 3 Attachment to England or English institutions ANGLICE Anglice adv Etym NL Defn In English in the English manner as Livorno Anglice Leghorn ANGLICIFY Anglicify v t Etym NL Anglicus English fly Defn To anglicize R ANGLICISM Anglicism n Etym Cf F anglicisme 1 An English idiom a phrase or form language peculiar to the English Dryden 2 The quality of being English an English characteristic custom or method ANGLICITY Anglicity n Defn The state or quality of being English ANGLICIZATION Anglicization n Defn The act of anglicizing or making English in character ANGLICIZE Anglicize v t imp p p Anglicized p pr vb n Anglicizing Defn To make English to English to anglify render conformable to the English idiom or to English analogies ANGLIFY Anglify v t imp p p Anglified p pr vb n Anglifying Etym L Angli fly Defn To convert into English to anglicize Franklin Darwin ANGLING Angling n Defn The act of one who angles the art of fishing with rod and line Walton ANGLO Anglo Etym NL Anglus English See Anglican Defn A combining form meaning the same as English or English and or English conjoined with as AngloTurkish treaty AngloGerman AngloIrish AngloAmerican Of or pertaining to the English and Americans or to the descendants of Englishmen in America n A descendant from English ancestors born in America or the United States AngloDanish a Of or pertaining to the English and Danes or to the Danes who settled in England AngloIndian a Of or pertaining to the English in India or to the English and East Indian peoples or languages n One of the AngloIndian race born or resident in the East Indies AngloNorman a Of or pertaining to the English and Normans or to the Normans who settled in England n One of the English Normans or the Normans who conquered England AngloSaxon See AngloSaxon in the Vocabulary ANGLOCATHOLIC AngloCatholic a Defn Of or pertaining to a church modeled on the English Reformation Anglican sometimes restricted to the ritualistic or High Church section of the Church of England ANGLOCATHOLIC AngloCatholic n Defn A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character more specifically a High Churchman ANGLOCATHOLICISM AngloCatholicism n Defn The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the primitive or true Catholic Church of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant ANGLOMANIA Anglomania n Etym Anglocf mania Defn A mania for or an inordinate attachment to English customs institutions etc ANGLOMANIAC Anglomaniac n Defn One affected with Anglomania ANGLOPHOBIA Anglophobia n Etym Anglo Gr Defn Intense dread of or aversion to England or the English Anglophobe n ANGLOSAXON AngloSaxon n Etym L AngliSaxones English Saxons 1 A Saxon of Britain that is an English Saxon or one the Saxons who settled in England as distinguished from a continental or Old Saxon 2 pl Defn The Teutonic people Angles Saxons Jutes of England or the English people collectively before the Norman Conquest It is quite correct to call Æthelstan King of the AngloSaxons but to call this or that subject of Æthelstan an AngloSaxon is simply nonsense E A Freeman 3 The language of the English people before the Conquest sometimes called Old English See Saxon 4 One of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons Angles or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England a person of English descent in its broadest sense ANGLOSAXON AngloSaxon a Defn Of or pertaining to the AngloSaxons or their language ANGLOSAXONDOM AngloSaxondom n Defn The AngloSaxon domain i e Great Britain and the United States etc the AngloSaxon race ANGLOSAXONISM AngloSaxonism n 1 A characteristic of the AngloSaxon race especially a word or an idiom of the AngloSaxon tongue M Arnold 2 The quality or sentiment of being AngloSaxon or English in its ethnological sense ANGOLA Angola n Etym A corruption of Angora Defn A fabric made from the wool of the Angora goat ANGOLA PEA Angola pea Bot Defn A tropical plant Cajanus indicus and its edible seed a kind of pulse so called from Angola in Western Africa Called also pigeon pea and Congo pea ANGOR Angor n Etym L See Anger Med Defn Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly often with palpitation and oppression ANGORA Angora n Defn A city of Asia Minor or Anatolia which has given its name to a goat a cat etc Angora cat Zoöl a variety of the domestic cat with very long and silky hair generally of the brownish white color Called also Angola cat See Cat Angora goat Zoöl a variety of the domestic goat reared for its long silky hair which is highly prized for manufacture ANGOSTURA BARK Angostura bark Etym From Angostura in Venezuela Defn An aromatic bark used as a tonic obtained from a South American of the rue family Galipea cusparia or officinalis U S Disp ANGOUMOIS MOTH Angoumois moth Etym So named from Angoumois in France Zoöl Defn A small moth Gelechia cerealella which is very destructive to wheat and other grain The larva eats out the inferior of the grain leaving only the shell ANGRILY Angrily adv Defn In an angry manner under the influence of anger ANGRINESS Angriness n Defn The quality of being angry or of being inclined to anger Such an angriness of humor that we take fire at everything Whole Duty of Man ANGRY Angry a Compar Angrier superl Angriest Etym See Anger 1 Troublesome vexatious rigorous Obs God had provided a severe and angry education to chastise the forwardness of a young spirit Jer Taylor 2 Inflamed and painful as a sore 3 Touched with anger under the emotion of anger feeling resentment enraged followed generally by with before a person and at before a thing Be not grieved nor angry with yourselves Gen xlv 5 Wherefore should God be angry at thy voice Eccles v 6 4 Showing anger proceeding from anger acting as if moved by anger wearing the marks of anger as angry words or tones an angry sky angry waves An angry countenance Prov xxv 23 5 Red R Sweet rose whose hue angry and brave Herbert 6 Sharp keen stimulated R I never ate with angrier appetite Tennyson Syn Passionate resentful irritated irascible indignant provoked enraged incensed exasperated irate hot raging furious wrathful wroth choleric inflamed infuriated ANGUIFORM Anguiform a Etym L angius snake form Defn Snakeshaped ANGUILLIFORM Anguilliform a Etym L anguilla eel dim of anguis snake form Defn Eelshaped Note The Anguillæformes of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel ANGUINE Anguine a Etym L anguinus fr anguis snake Defn Of pertaining to or resembling a snake or serpent The anguine or snakelike reptiles Owen ANGUINEAL Anguineal a Defn Anguineous ANGUINEOUS Anguineous a Etym L anguineus Defn Snakelike ANGUISH Anguish n Etym OE anguishe anguise angoise F angoisse fr L angustia narrowness difficulty distress fr angustus narrow difficult fr angere to press together See Anger Defn Extreme pain either of body or mind excruciating distress But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage Ex vi 9 Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child Jer iv 31 Note Rarely used in the plural Ye miserable people you must go to God in anguishes and make your prayer to him Latimer Syn Agony pang torture torment See Agony ANGUISH Anguish v t Etym Cf F angoisser fr L angustiare Defn To distress with extreme pain or grief R Temple ANGULAR Angular a Etym L angularis fr angulus angle corner See Angle 1 Relating to an angle or to angles having an angle or angles forming an angle or corner sharpcornered pointed as an angular figure 2 Measured by an angle as angular distance 3 Fig Lean lank rawboned ungraceful sharp and stiff in character as remarkably angular in his habits and appearance an angular female Angular aperture Angular distance See Aperture Distance Angular motion the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis as of a planet or pendulum It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body Angular point the point at which the sides of the angle meet the vertex Angular velocity the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing ANGULAR Angular n Anat Defn A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds reptiles and fishes ANGULARITY Angularity n Defn The quality or state of being angular angularness ANGULARLY Angularly adv Defn In an angular manner with of at angles or corners B Jonson ANGULARNESS Angularness n Defn The quality of being angular ANGULATE Angulate v t Defn To make angular ANGULATE ANGULATED Angulate Angulated a Etym L angulatus p p of angulare to make angular Defn Having angles or corners angled as angulate leaves ANGULATION Angulation n Defn A making angular angular formation Huxley ANGULODENTATE Angulodentate a Etym L angulus angle dens dentis tooth Bot Defn Angularly toothed as certain leaves ANGULOMETER Angulometer n Etym L angulus angle meter Defn An instrument for measuring external angles ANGULOSE Angulose a Defn Angulous R ANGULOSITY Angulosity n Defn A state of being angulous or angular Obs ANGULOUS Angulous a Etym L angulosus cf F anguleux Defn Angular having corners hooked R Held together by hooks and angulous involutions Glanvill ANGUST Angust a Etym L angustus See Anguish Defn Narrow strait Obs ANGUSTATE Angustate a Etym L angustatus p p of angustare to make narrow Defn Narrowed ANGUSTATION Angustation n Defn The act or making narrow a straitening or contacting Wiseman ANGUSTICLAVE Angusticlave angustiklav n L angustus narrow clavus a nail a stripe Rom Antiq Defn A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank ANGUSTIFOLIATE ANGUSTIFOLIOUS Angustifoliate Angustifolious a Etym L angustus narrow see Anguish folium leaf Bot Defn Having narrow leaves Wright ANGUSTURA BARK Angustura bark Defn See Angostura bark ANGWANTIBO Angwantibo n Zoöl Defn A small lemuroid mammal Arctocebus Calabarensis of Africa It has only a rudimentary tail ANHANG Anhang v t Etym AS onhangian Defn To hang Obs Chaucer ANHARMONIC Anharmonic a Etym F anharmonique fr Gr Math Defn Not harmonic The anharmonic function or ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity acadbcbd where the segments are to regarded as plus or minus according to the order of the letters ANHELATION Anhelation n Etym L anhelatio fr anhelare to pant an perh akin to E on halare to breathe cf F anhélation Defn Short and rapid breathing a panting asthma Glanvill ANHELE Anhele v i Etym Cf OF aneler anheler See Anhelation Defn To pant to be breathlessly anxious or eager for Obs They anhele for the fruit of our convocation Latimer ANHELOSE Anhelose a Defn Anhelous panting R ANHELOUS Anhelous a Etym L anhelus Defn Short of breath panting ANHIMA Anhima n Etym Brazilian name Defn A South American aquatic bird the horned screamer or kamichi Palamedea cornuta See Kamichi ANHINGA Anhinga n Etym Pg Zoöl Defn An aquatic bird of the southern United States Platus anhinga the darter or snakebird ANHISTOUS Anhistous a Etym Gr anhiste Biol Defn Without definite structure as an anhistous membrane ANHUNGERED Anhungered a Defn Ahungered longing Archaic ANHYDRIDE Anhydride n Etym See Anhydrous Chem Defn An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water ANHYDRITE Anhydrite n Etym See Anhydrous Min Defn A mineral of a white a slightly bluish color usually massive It is anhydrous sulphate of lime and differs from gypsum in not containing water whence the name ANHYDROUS Anhydrous a Etym Gr Defn Destitute of water as anhydrous salts or acids ANI ANO Ani or Ano n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A black bird of tropical America the West Indies and Florida Crotophaga ani allied to the cuckoos and remarkable for communistic nesting ANICUT ANNICUT Anicut Annicut n Etym Tamil anai kattu dam building Defn A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation India Brande C ANIDIOMATIC ANIDIOMATICAL UNIDIOMATIC UNIDIOMATICAL Anidiomatical a Etym Gr idiomatical Defn Not idiomatic R Landor ANIENT ANIENTISE Anient Anientise v t Etym OF anientir F anéantir Defn To frustrate to bring to naught to annihilate Obs Chaucer ANIGH Anigh prep adv Etym Pref a nigh Defn Nigh Archaic ANIGHT ANIGHTS Anight Anights adv Etym OE on niht Defn In the night time at night Archaic Does he hawk anights still Marston ANIL Anil n Etym F anil Sp anil or Pg anil all fr Ar annil for alnil the indigo plant fr Skr nila dark blue nili indigo indigo plant Cf Lilac Bot Defn A West Indian plant Indigofera anil one of the original sources of indigo also the indigo dye ANILE Anile a Etym L anilis fr anus an old woman Defn Oldwomanish imbecile Anile ideas Walpole ANILENESS Anileness n Defn Anility R ANILIC Anilic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or obtained from anil indigotic applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo R ANILIDE Anilide n Chem Defn One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl ANILINE Aniline n Etym See Anil Chem Defn An organic base belonging to the phenylamines It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl It is a colorless oily liquid originally obtained from indigo by distillation but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made ANILINE Aniline a Defn Made from or of the nature of aniline ANILINISM Anilinism n Aniline ism Med Defn A disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes present in the manufacture of aniline ANILITY Anility n Etym L anilitas See Anile Defn The state of being and old woman oldwomanishness dotage Marks of anility Sterne ANIMADVERSAL Animadversal n Defn The faculty of perceiving a percipient Obs Dr H More ANIMADVERSION Animadversion n Etym L animadversio fr animadvertere cf F animadversion See Animadvert 1 The act or power of perceiving or taking notice direct or simple perception Obs The soul is the sole percipient which hath animadversion and sense properly so called Glanvill 2 Monition warning Obs Clarendon 3 Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure adverse criticism reproof blame He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions Clarendon 4 Judicial cognizance of an offense chastisement punishment Archaic Divine animadversions Wesley Syn Stricture criticism censure reproof blame comment ANIMADVERSIVE Animadversive a Defn Having the power of perceiving percipient Archaic Glanvill I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty Coleridge ANIMADVERT Animadvert v i imp p p Animadverted p pr vb n Animadverting Etym L animadvertere animus mind advertere to turn to ad to vertere to turn 1 To take notice to observe commonly followed by that Dr H More 2 To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure to express censure with on or upon I should not animadvert on him if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable Shakespeare Dryden 3 To take cognizance judicially to inflict punishment Archaic Grew Syn To remark comment criticise censure ANIMADVERTER Animadverter n Defn One who animadverts a censurer also Obs a chastiser ANIMAL Animal n Etym L fr anima breath soul cf F animal See Animate 1 An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity 2 One of the lower animals a brute or beast as distinguished from man as men and animals ANIMAL Animal a Etym Cf F animal 1 Of or relating to animals as animal functions 2 Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature as distinguished from the intellectual rational or spiritual part as the animal passions or appetites 3 Consisting of the flesh of animals as animal food Animal magnetism See Magnetism and Mesmerism Animal electricity the electricity developed in some animals as the electric eel torpedo etc Animal flower Zoöl a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower as any species of actinia or sea anemone and other Anthozoa hydroids starfishes etc Animal heat Physiol the heat generated in the body of a living animal by means of which the animal is kept at nearly a uniform temperature Animal spirits See under Spirit Animal kingdom the whole class of beings endowed with animal life It embraces several subkingdoms and under these there are Classes Orders Families Genera Species and sometimes intermediate groupings all in regular subordination but variously arranged by different writers Note The following are the grand divisions or subkingdoms and the principal classes under them generally recognized at the present time Vertebrata including Mammalia or Mammals Aves or Birds Reptilia Amphibia Pisces or Fishes Marsipobranchiata Craniota and Leptocardia Acrania Tunicata including the Thaliacea and Ascidioidea or Ascidians Articulata or Annulosa including Insecta Myriapoda Malacapoda Arachnida Pycnogonida Merostomata Crustacea Arthropoda and Annelida Gehyrea Anarthropoda Helminthes or Vermes including Rotifera Chætognatha Nematoidea Acanthocephala Nemertina Turbellaria Trematoda Cestoidea Mesozea Molluscoidea including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa Mollusca including Cephalopoda Gastropoda Pteropoda Scaphopoda Lamellibranchiata or Acephala Echinodermata including Holothurioidea Echinoidea Asterioidea Ophiuroidea and Crinoidea Coelenterata including Anthozoa or Polyps Ctenophora and Hydrozoa or Acalephs Spongiozoa or Porifera including the sponges Protozoa including Infusoria and Rhizopoda For definitions see these names in the Vocabulary ANIMALCULAR ANIMALCULINE Animalcular Animalculine a Defn Of pertaining to or resembling animalcules Animalcular life Tyndall ANIMALCULE Animalcule n Etym As if fr a L animalculum dim of animal 1 A small animal as a fly spider etc Obs Ray 2 Zoöl Defn An animal invisible or nearly so to the naked eye See Infusoria Note Many of the socalled animalcules have been shown to be plants having locomotive powers something like those of animals Among these are Volvox the Desmidiacæ and the siliceous Diatomaceæ Spermatic animalcules See Spermatozoa ANIMALCULISM Animalculism n Etym Cf F animalculisme Biol Defn The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological by means of animalcules ANIMALCULIST Animalculist n Etym Cf F animalculiste 1 One versed in the knowledge of animalcules Keith 2 A believer in the theory of animalculism ANIMALCULUM Animalculum n pl Animalcula Etym NL See Animalcule Defn An animalcule Note Animalculæ as if from a Latin singular animalcula is a barbarism ANIMALISH Animalish a Defn Like an animal ANIMALISM Animalism n Etym Cf F animalisme Defn The state activity or enjoyment of animals mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities sensuality ANIMALITY Animality n Etym Cf F animalité Defn Animal existence or nature Locke ANIMALIZATION Animalization n Etym Cf F animalisation 1 The act of animalizing the giving of animal life or endowing with animal properties 2 Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation Owen ANIMALIZE Animalize v t imp p p Animalized p pr vb n Animalizing Etym Cf F animaliser 1 To endow with the properties of an animal to represent in animal form Warburton 2 To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation 3 To render animal or sentient to reduce to the state of a lower animal to sensualize The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the animalizing tendency of his own philosophy Coleridge ANIMALLY Animally adv Defn Physically G Eliot ANIMALNESS Animalness n Defn Animality R ANIMASTIC Animastic a Etym L anima breath life Defn Pertaining to mind or spirit spiritual ANIMASTIC Animastic n Defn Psychology Obs ANIMATE Animate v t imp p p Animated p pr vb n Animating Etym L animatus p p of animare fr anima breath soul akin to animus soul mind Gr an to breathe live Goth usanan to expire us out Icel önd breath anda to breathe OHG ando anger Cf Animal 1 To give natural life to to make alive to quicken as the soul animates the body 2 To give powers to or to heighten the powers or effect of as to animate a lyre Dryden 3 To give spirit or vigor to to stimulate or incite to inspirit to rouse to enliven The more to animate the people he stood on high and cried unto them with a loud voice Knolles Syn To enliven inspirit stimulate exhilarate inspire instigate rouse urge cheer prompt incite quicken gladden ANIMATE Animate a Etym L animatus p p Defn Endowed with life alive living animated lively The admirable structure of animate bodies Bentley ANIMATED Animated a Defn Endowed with life full of life or spirit indicating animation lively vigorous Animated sounds Pope Animated bust Gray Animated descriptions Lewis ANIMATEDLY Animatedly adv Defn With animation ANIMATER Animater n Defn One who animates De Quincey ANIMATING Animating a Defn Causing animation lifegiving inspiriting rousing Animating cries Pope Animatingly adv ANIMATION Animation n Etym L animatio fr animare 1 The act of animating or giving life or spirit the state of being animate or alive The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame Bp Hall Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me while I am speaking with whatever I posses of animation Landor 2 The state of being lively brisk or full of spirit and vigor vivacity spiritedness as he recited the story with great animation Suspended animation temporary suspension of the vital functions as in persons nearly drowned Syn Liveliness vivacity spirit buoyancy airiness sprightliness promptitude enthusiasm ardor earnestness energy See Liveliness ANIMATIVE Animative a Defn Having the power of giving life or spirit Johnson ANIMATOR Animator n Etym L animare Defn One who or that which animates an animater Sir T Browne ANIME Animé a Etym F animated Her Defn Of a different tincture from the animal itself said of the eyes of a rapacious animal Brande C ANIME Animé n Etym F animé animated from the insects that are entrapped in it or native name Defn A resin exuding from a tropical American tree Hymenæa courbaril and much used by varnish makers Ure ANIMISM Animism n Etym Cf F animisme fr L anima soul See Animate 1 The doctrine taught by Stahl that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body 2 The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul also in an extended sense the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter Tylor ANIMIST Animist n Etym Cf F animiste Defn One who maintains the doctrine of animism ANIMISTIC Animistic a Defn Of or pertaining to animism Huxley Tylor ANIMOSE ANIMOUS Animose Animous a Etym L animosus fr animus soul spirit courage Defn Full of spirit hot vehement resolute Obs Ash ANIMOSENESS Animoseness n Defn Vehemence of temper Obs ANIMOSITY Animosity n pl Animosities Etym F animosité fr L animositas See Animose Animate v t 1 Mere spiritedness or courage Obs Skelton Such as give some proof of animosity audacity and execution those she the crocodile loveth Holland 2 Violent hatred leading to active opposition active enmity energetic dislike Macaulay Syn Enmity hatred opposition Animosity Enmity Enmity be dormant or concealed animosity is active enmity inflamed by collision and mutual injury between opposing parties The animosities which were continually springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for successive ages The animosities which have been engendered among Christian sects have always been the reproach of the church Such writings as naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable Spectator These factions never suspended their animosities till they ruined that unhappy government Hume ANIMUS Animus n pl Animi Etym L mind Defn Animating spirit intention temper nimus furandi Etym L Law intention of stealing ANION Anion n Etym Gr Chem Defn An electronegative element or the element which in electro chemical decompositions is evolved at the anode opposed to cation Faraday ANISE Anise n Etym OE anys F anis L anisum anethum fr Gr 1 Bot Defn An umbelliferous plant Pimpinella anisum growing naturally in Egypt and cultivated in Spain Malta etc for its carminative and aromatic seeds 2 The fruit or seeds of this plant ANISEED Aniseed n Defn The seed of the anise also a cordial prepared from it Oil of aniseed Brande C ANISETTE Anisette n Etym F Defn A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds De Colange ANISIC Anisic a Defn Of or derived from anise as anisic acid anisic alcohol ANISOCORIA Anisocoria n NL fr Gr pupil Med Defn Inequality of the pupils of the eye ANISODACTYLA ANISODACTYLS Anisodactyla Anisodactyls n pl Etym NL anisodactyla fr Gr Zoöl a A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot as the elephant rhinoceros etc b A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous ANISODACTYLOUS Anisodactylous a Zoöl Defn Characterized by unequal toes three turned forward and one backward as in most passerine birds ANISOL Anisol n Anisic ol Chem Defn Methyl phenyl ether C6H5OCH3 got by distilling anisic acid or by the action of methide on potassium phenolate ANISOMERIC Anisomeric a Etym Gr Chem Defn Not isomeric not made of the same components in the same proportions ANISOMEROUS Anisomerous a Etym See Anisomeric Bot Defn Having the number of floral organs unequal as four petals and six stamens ANISOMETRIC Anisometric a Etym Gr isometric Defn Not isometric having unsymmetrical parts said of crystals with three unequal axes Dana ANISOMETROPIA Anisometropia n NL fr Gr measure eye Defn Unequal refractive power in the two eyes ANISOPETALOUS Anisopetalous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having unequal petals ANISOPHYLLOUS Anisophyllous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having unequal leaves ANISOPLEURA Anisopleura n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A primary division of gastropods including those having spiral shells The two sides of the body are unequally developed ANISOPODA Anisopoda n pl Etym NL fr Gr poda Zoöl Defn A division of Crustacea which in some its characteristics is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda ANISOSPORE Anisospore n Gr priv isospore Biol Defn A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size opposed to isospore ANISOSTEMONOUS Anisostemonous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having unequal stamens having stamens different in number from the petals ANISOSTHENIC Anisosthenic a Etym Gr Defn Of unequal strength ANISOTROPE ANISOTROPIC Anisotrope Anisotropic a Etym Gr Physics Defn Not isotropic having different properties in different directions thus crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic but all other crystals are anisotropic ANISOTROPOUS Anisotropous a Defn Anisotropic ANISYL Anisyl n Org Chem a The univalent radical CH3OC6H4 of which anisol is the hydride b The univalent radical CH3OC6H4CH2 as anisyl alcohol c The univalent radical CH3OC6H4CO of anisic acid ANITO Anito n pl tos Sp Defn In Guam and the Philippines an idol fetich or spirit ANKER Anker n Etym D anker cf LL anceria ancheria Defn A liquid measure in various countries of Europe The Dutch anker formerly also used in England contained about 10 of the old wine gallons or 8 ANKERITE Ankerite n Etym So called from Prof Anker of Austria cf F ankérite G ankerit Min Defn A mineral closely related to dolomite but containing iron ANKH Ankh n Egypt Egypt Archæol Defn A tau cross with a loop at the top used as an attribute or sacred emblem symbolizing generation or enduring life Called also crux ansata ANKLE Ankle n Etym OE ancle anclow AS ancleow akin to Icel ökkla ökli Dan and Sw ankel D enklaauw enkel G enkel and perh OHG encha ancha thigh shin cf Skr anga limb anguri finger Cf Haunch Defn The joint which connects the foot with the leg the tarsus Ankle bone the bone of the ankle the astragalus ANKLED Ankled a Defn Having ankles used in composition as wellankled Beau Fl ANKLET Anklet n Defn An ornament or a fetter for the ankle an ankle ring ANKUS Ankus n Hind fr Skr ankuça Defn An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook resembling a shorthandled boat hook India Kipling ANKYLOSE Ankylose v t i Defn Same as Anchylose ANKYLOSIS Ankylosis n Defn Same as Anchylosis ANKYLOSTOMIASIS Ankylostomiasis n NL fr Ankylostoma var of Agchylostoma generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes Med Defn A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale Uncinaria subgenus Necator americana or allied nematodes in the small intestine When present in large numbers they produce a severe anæmia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls Called also miners anæmia tunnel disease brickmakers anæmia Egyptian chlorosis ANLACE Anlace n Etym Origin unknown Defn A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle Written also anelace ANLAUT Anlaut n G an on laut sound Phon Defn An initial sound as of a word or syllable Im anlaut initially when initial used of sounds ANN ANNAT Ann Annat n Etym LL annata income of a year also of half a year fr L annus year cf F annate annats Scots Law Defn A half yearss stipend over and above what is owing for the incumbency due to a ministers heirs after his decease ANNA Anna n Etym Hindi ana Defn An East Indian money of account the sixteenth of a rupee or about 2 ANNAL Annal n Defn See Annals ANNALIST Annalist n Etym Cf F annaliste Defn A writer of annals The monks were the only annalists in those ages Hume ANNALISTIC Annalistic a Defn Pertaining to or after the manner of an annalist as the dry annalistic styleA stiff annalistic method Sir G C Lewis ANNALIZE Annalize v t Defn To record in annals Sheldon ANNALS Annals n pl Etym L annalis sc liber and more frequently in the pl annales sc libri chronicles fr annus year Cf Annual 1 A relation of events in chronological order each event being recorded under the year in which it happened Annals the revolution Macaulay The annals of our religion Rogers 2 Historical records chronicles history The short and simple annals of the poor Gray It was one of the most critical periods in our annals Burke 3 sing Defn The record of a single event or item In deathless annal Young 4 A periodic publication containing records of discoveries transactions of societies etc as Annals of Science Syn History See History ANNATS ANNATES Annats Annates n pl Etym See Ann Eccl Law Defn The first years profits of a spiritual preferment anciently paid by the clergy to the pope first fruits In England they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings ANNEAL Anneal v t imp p p Annealed p pr vb n Annealing Etym OE anelen to heat burn AS an an on to burn also OE anelen to enamel prob influenced by OF neeler nieler to put a black enamel on gold or silver F nieller fr LL nigellare to blacken fr L nigellus blackish dim of niger black Cf Niello Negro 1 To subject to great heat and then cool slowly as glass cast iron steel or other metal for the purpose of rendering it less brittle to temper to toughen 2 To heat as glass tiles or earthenware in order to fix the colors laid on them ANNEALER Annealer n Defn One who or that which anneals ANNEALING Annealing n 1 The process used to render glass iron etc less brittle performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat 2 The burning of metallic colors into glass earthenware etc ANNECTENT Annectent a Etym L annectere to tie or bind to See Annex Defn Connecting annexing Owen ANNELID ANNELIDAN Annelid Annelidan a Etym F annélide fr anneler to arrange in rings OF anel a ring fr L anellus a ring dim of annulus a ring Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Annelida n Defn One of the Annelida ANNELIDA Annelida n pl Etym NL See Annelid Zoöl Defn A division of the Articulata having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments and without jointed legs The principal subdivisions are the Chætopoda including the Oligochæta or earthworms and Polychæta or marine worms and the Hirudinea or leeches See Chætopoda ANNELIDOUS Annelidous a Zoöl Defn Of the nature of an annelid ANNELLATA Annellata n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn See Annelida ANNELOID Anneloid n Etym F annelé ringed oid Zoöl Defn An animal resembling an annelid ANNEX Annex v t imp p p Annexed p pr vb n Annexing Etym F annexer fr L annexus p p of annectere to tie or bind to ad nectere to tie to fasten together akin to Skr nah to bind 1 To join or attach usually to subjoin to affix to append followed by to He annexed a codicil to a will Johnson 2 To join or add as a smaller thing to a greater He annexed a province to his kingdom Johnson 3 To attach or connect as a consequence condition etc as to annex a penalty to a prohibition or punishment to guilt Syn To add append affix unite coalesce See Add ANNEX Annex v i Defn To join to be united Tooke ANNEX Annex n Etym F annexe L annexus neut annexum p p of annectere Defn Something annexed or appended as an additional stipulation to a writing a subsidiary building to a main building a wing ANNEXATION Annexation n Etym Cf F annexation See Annex v t 1 The act of annexing process of attaching adding or appending the act of connecting union as the annexation of Texas to the United States or of chattels to the freehold 2 a Law The union of property with a freehold so as to become a fixture Bouvier b Scots Law The appropriation of lands or rents to the crown Wharton ANNEXATIONIST Annexationist n Defn One who favors annexation ANNEXER Annexer n Defn One who annexes ANNEXION Annexion n Etym L annexio a tying to connection cf F annexion Defn Annexation R Shak ANNEXIONIST Annexionist n Defn An annexationist R ANNEXMENT Annexment n Defn The act of annexing or the thing annexed appendage R Shak ANNIHILABLE Annihilable a Defn Capable of being annihilated ANNIHILATE Annihilate v t imp p p Annihilated p pr vb n Annihilating Etym L annihilare ad nihilum nihil nothing ne hilum filum not a thread nothing at all Cf File a row 1 To reduce to nothing or nonexistence to destroy the existence of to cause to cease to be It impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated Bacon 2 To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of so that the specific thing no longer exists as to annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees To annihilate the army Macaulay 3 To destroy or eradicate as a property or attribute of a thing to make of no effect to destroy the force etc of as to annihilate an argument law rights goodness ANNIHILATE Annihilate a Defn Anhilated Archaic Swift ANNIHILATION Annihilation n Etym Cf F annihilation 1 The act of reducing to nothing or nonexistence or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists so that the name can no longer be applied to it as the annihilation of a corporation 2 The state of being annihilated Hooker ANNIHILATIONIST Annihilationist n Theol Defn One who believes that eternal punishment consists in annihilation or extinction of being a destructionist ANNIHILATIVE Annihilative a Defn Serving to annihilate destructive ANNIHILATOR Annihilator n Defn One who or that which annihilates as a fire annihilator ANNIHILATORY Annihilatory a Defn Annihilative ANNIVERSARILY Anniversarily adv Defn Annually R Bp Hall ANNIVERSARY Anniversary a Etym L anniversarius annus year vertere versum to turn cf F anniversaire Defn Returning with the year at a stated time annual yearly as an anniversary feast Anniversary day R C Ch See Anniversary n 2 Anniversary week that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and New York Eastern U S ANNIVERSARY Anniversary n pl Anniversaries Etym Cf F anniversaire 1 The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place or is wont to be celebrated as the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence 2 R C Ch Defn The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person the commemoration of some sacred event as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope 3 The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day Dryden ANNIVERSE Anniverse n Etym L anni versus the turning of a year Defn Anniversary Obs Dryden ANNODATED Annodated a Etym L ad to nodus a knot Her Defn Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S Cussans ANNO DOMINI Anno Domini Etym L in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ usually abbrev a d Defn In the year of the Christian era as a d 1887 ANNOMINATE Annominate v t Defn To name R ANNOMINATION Annomination n Etym L annominatio See Agnomination 1 Paronomasia punning 2 Alliteration Obs Tyrwhitt ANNOTATE Annotate v t imp p p Annotated p pr vb n Annotating Etym L annotatus p p of annotare to annotate ad notare to mark nota mark See Note n Defn To explain or criticize by notes as to annotate the works of Bacon ANNOTATE Annotate v i Defn To make notes or comments with on or upon ANNOTATION Annotation n Etym L annotatio cf F annotation Defn A note added by way of comment or explanation usually in the plural as annotations on ancient authors or on a word or a passage ANNOTATIONIST Annotationist n Defn An annotator R ANNOTATIVE Annotative a Defn Characterized by annotations of the nature of annotation ANNOTATOR Annotator n Etym L Defn A writer of annotations a commentator ANNOTATORY Annotatory a Defn Pertaining to an annotator containing annotations R ANNOTINE Annotine n Etym L annotinus a year old Zoöl Defn A bird one year old or that has once molted ANNOTINOUS Annotinous a Etym L annotinus fr annus year Bot Defn A year old in Yearly growths ANNOTTO ARNOTTO Annotto Arnotto n Etym Perh the native name Defn A red or yellowishred dyeing material prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree Bixa orellana belonging to the tropical regions of America It is used for coloring cheese butter etc Written also Anatto Anatta Annatto Annotta etc ANNOUNCE Announce v t imp p p Announced p pr vb n Announcing Etym OF anoncier F annoncer fr L annuntiare ad nuntiare to report relate nuntius messenger bearer of news See Nuncio and cf Annunciate 1 To give public notice or first notice of to make known to publish to proclaim Her Q Elizabeths arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts Gilpin 2 To pronounce to declare by judicial sentence Publish laws announce Or life or death Prior Syn To proclaim publish make known herald declare promulgate To Publish Announce Proclaim Promulgate We publish what we give openly to the world either by oral communication or by means of the press as to publish abroad the faults of our neighbors We announce what we declare by anticipation or make known for the first time as to announce the speedy publication of a book to announce the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage We proclaim anything to which we give the widest publicity as to proclaim the news of victory We promulgate when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some as to promulgate the gospel ANNOUNCEMENT Announcement n Defn The act of announcing or giving notice that which announces proclamation publication ANNOUNCER Announcer n Defn One who announces ANNOY Annoy v t imp p p Annoyed p pr vb n Annoying Etym OE anoien anuien OF anoier anuier F ennuyer fr OF anoi anui enui annoyance vexation F ennui See Annoy n To disturb or irritate especially by continued or repeated acts to tease to ruffle in mind to vex as I was annoyed by his remarks Say what can more our tortured souls annoy Than to behold admire and lose our joy Prior 2 To molest incommode or harm as to annoy an army by impeding its march or by a cannonade Syn To molest vex trouble pester embarrass perplex tease ANNOY Annoy n Etym OE anoi anui OF anoi anui enui fr L in odio hatred esse alicui in odio Cic See Ennui Odium Noisome Noy Defn A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes also whatever causes such a feeling as to work annoy Worse than Tantalus is her annoy Shak ANNOYANCE Annoyance n Etym OF anoiance anuiance 1 The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed molestation vexation annoy A deep clay giving much annoyance to passengers Fuller For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place they would throw into it dead bodies Wilkins 2 That which annoys A grain a dust a gnat a wandering hair Any annoyance in that precious sense Shak ANNOYER Annoyer n Defn One who or that which annoys ANNOYFUL Annoyful a Defn Annoying Obs Chaucer ANNOYING Annoying a Defn That annoys molesting vexatious Annoyingly adv ANNOYOUS Annoyous a Etym OF enuius anoios Defn Troublesome annoying Obs Chaucer ANNUAL Annual a Etym OE annuel F annuel fr L annualis fr annus year Cf Annals 1 Of or pertaining to a year returning every year coming or happening once in the year yearly The annual overflowing of the river Nile Ray 2 Performed or accomplished in a year reckoned by the year as the annual motion of the earth A thousand pound a year annual support Shak 2 Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season requiring to be renewed every year as an annual plant annual tickets Bacon ANNUAL Annual n 1 A thing happening or returning yearly esp a literary work published once a year 2 Anything especially a plant that lasts but one year or season an annual plant Oaths in some sense almost annuals and I myself can remember about forty different sets Swift 3 R C Ch Defn A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object said daily for a year or on the anniversary day ANNUALIST Annualist n Defn One who writes for or who edits an annual R ANNUALLY Annually adv Defn Yearly year by year ANNUARY Annuary a Etym Cf F annuaire Defn Annual Obs n Defn A yearbook ANNUELER Annueler n Defn A priest employed in saying annuals or anniversary Masses Obs Chaucer ANNUENT Annuent a Etym L annuens p pr of annuere ad nuere to nod Defn Nodding as annuent muscles used in nodding ANNUITANT Annuitant n Etym See Annuity Defn One who receives or its entitled to receive an annuity Lamb ANNUITY Annuity n pl Annuities Etym LL annuitas fr L annus year cf F annuité Defn A sum of money payable yearly to continue for a given number of years for life or forever an annual allowance ANNUL Annul v t imp p p Annulled p pr vb n Annulling Etym F annuler LL annullare annulare fr L ad to nullus none nullum neut nothing See Null a 1 To reduce to nothing to obliterate Light the prime work of God to mes extinct And all her various objects of delight Annulled Milton 2 To make void or of no effect to nullify to abolish to do away with used appropriately of laws decrees edicts decisions of courts or other established rules permanent usages and the like which are made void by component authority Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties Burke Syn To abolish abrogate repeal cancel reverse rescind revoke nullify destroy See Abolish ANNULAR Annular a Etym L annularis fr annulis ring cf F annulaire 1 Pertaining to or having the form of a ring forming a ring ringed ringshaped as annular fibers 2 Banded or marked with circles Annular eclipse Astron an eclipse of the sun in which the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central part of the suns disk leaving a complete ring of light around the border ANNULARITY Annularity n Defn Annular condition or form as the annularity of a nebula J Rogers ANNULARRY Annularry adv Defn In an annular manner ANNULARY Annulary a Etym L annularis See Annular Defn Having the form of a ring annular Ray ANNULATA Annulata n pl Etym Neut pl fr L annulatus ringed Zoöl Defn A class of articulate animals nearly equivalent to Annelida including the marine annelids earthworms Gephyrea Gymnotoma leeches etc See Annelida ANNULATE Annulate n Zoöl Defn One of the Annulata ANNULATE ANNULATED Annulate Annulated a Etym L annulatus 1 Furnished with or composed of rings ringed surrounded by rings of color 2 Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Annulata ANNULATION Annulation n Defn A circular or ringlike formation a ring or belt Nicholson ANNULET Annulet n Etym Dim of annulus 1 A little ring Tennyson 2 Arch Defn A small flat fillet encircling a column etc used by itself or with other moldings It is used several times repeated under the Doric capital 3 Her Defn A little circle borne as a charge 4 Zoöl Defn A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ ANNULLABLE Annullable a Defn That may be Annulled ANNULLER Annuller n Defn One who annuls R ANNULMENT Annulment n Etym Cf F annulement Defn The act of annulling abolition invalidation ANNULOID Annuloid a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Annuloida ANNULOIDA Annuloida n pl Etym NL fr L annulus ring oid Zoöl Defn A division of the Articulata including the annelids and allied groups sometimes made to include also the helminths and echinoderms Written also Annuloidea ANNULOSA Annulosa n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn A division of the Invertebrata nearly equivalent to the Articulata It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda By some zoölogists it is applied to the former only ANNULOSAN Annulosan n Zoöl Defn One of the Annulosa ANNULOSE Annulose a Etym L annulus ring 1 Furnished with or composed of rings or ringlike segments ringed 2 Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Annulosa ANNULUS Annulus n pl Annuli Etym L 1 A ring a ringlike part or space 2 Geom a A space contained between the circumferences of two circles one within the other b The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it 3 Zoöl Defn Ringshaped structures or markings found in or upon various animals ANNUMERATE Annumerate v t Etym L annumeratus p p of annumerare See Numerate Defn To add on to count in Obs Wollaston ANNUMERATION Annumeration n Etym L annumeratio Defn Addition to a former number Obs Sir T Browne ANNUNCIABLE Annunciable a Defn That may be announced or declared declarable R ANNUNCIATE Annunciate v t imp p p Annunciated p pr vb n Annunciating Etym L annuntiare See Announce Defn To announce ANNUNCIATE Annunciate p p a Defn Foretold preannounced Obs Chaucer ANNUNCIATION Annunciation n Etym L annuntiatio cf F annonciation 1 The act of announcing announcement proclamation as the annunciation of peace 2 Eccl a The announcement of the incarnation made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary b The festival celebrated March 25th by the Church of England of Rome etc in memory of the angels announcement on that day Lady Day ANNUNCIATION LILY Annunciation lily Bot Defn The common white lily Lilium candidum So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation ANNUNCIATIVE Annunciative a Defn Pertaining to annunciation announcing R Dr H More ANNUNCIATOR Annunciator n Etym L annuntiator 1 One who announces Specifically An officer in the church of Constantinople whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated 2 An indicator as in a hotel which designates the room where attendance is wanted ANNUNCIATORY Annunciatory a Defn Pertaining to or containing announcement making known R ANOA Anoa n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A small wild ox of Celebes Anoa depressicornis allied to the buffalo but having long nearly straight horns ANODE Anode n Etym Gr Elec Defn The positive pole of an electric battery or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole opposed to cathode ANODON Anodon n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of freshwater bivalves having to teeth at the hinge Written also Anodonta ANODYNE Anodyne a Etym L anodynus Gr anodin Defn Serving to assuage pain soothing The anodyne draught of oblivion Burke Note The word in a medical sense in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium belladonna hyoscyamus and lettuce Am Cyc ANODYNE Anodyne n Etym L anodynon See Anodyne a Defn Any medicine which allays pain as an opiate or narcotic anything that soothes disturbed feelings ANODYNOUS Anodynous a Defn Anodyne ANOETIC Anoetic a Gr unthinkable priv perceptible thinkable 1 Unthinkable Rare 2 Psychol Not subject to conscious attention having an indefinite relatively passive conscious being characteristic of the fringe or margin of consciousness Presentation considered as having an existence relatively independent of thought may be called sentience or anoetic consciousness Thought and sentience are fundamentally distinct mental functions G F Stout ANOIL Anoil v t Etym OF enoilier Defn The anoint with oil Obs Holinshed ANOINT Anoint v t imp p p Anointed p pr vb n Anointing Etym OF enoint p p of enoindre fr L inungere in ungere unguere to smear anoint See Ointment Unguent 1 To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance also to spread over as oil And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint Dryden He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay John ix 6 2 To apply oil to or to pour oil upon etc as a sacred rite especially for consecration Then shalt thou take the anointing oil and pour it upon his Aarons head and anoint him Exod xxix 7 Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria 1 Kings xix 15 The Lords Anointed Christ or the Messiah also a Jewish or other king by divine right 1 Sam xxvi 9 ANOINT Anoint p p Defn Anointed Obs Chaucer ANOINTER Anointer n Defn One who anoints ANOINTMENT Anointment n Defn The act of anointing or state of being anointed also an ointment Milton ANOLIS Anolis n Etym In the Antilles anoli anoalli a lizard Zoöl Defn A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanidæ They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old and in America are often called chameleons ANOMAL Anomal n Defn Anything anomalous R ANOMALIPED ANOMALIPEDE Anomaliped Anomalipede a Etym L anomalus irregular pes pedis foot Defn Having anomalous feet ANOMALIPED Anomaliped n Zoöl Defn One of a group of perching birds having the middle toe more or less united to the outer and inner ones ANOMALISM Anomalism n Defn An anomaly a deviation from rule Hooker ANOMALISTIC ANOMALISTICAL Anomalistic Anomalistical a Etym Cf F anomalistique 1 Irregular departing from common or established rules 2 Astron Defn Pertaining to the anomaly or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion Anomalistic month See under Month Anomalistic revolution the period in which a planet or satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes of anomaly or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the same again Anomalistic or Periodical year See under Year ANOMALISTICALLY Anomalistically adv Defn With irregularity ANOMALOFLOROUS Anomaloflorous a Etym L anomalus irregular flos floris flower Bot Defn Having anomalous flowers ANOMALOUS Anomalous a Etym L anomalus Gr Same and cf Abnormal Defn Deviating from a general rule method or analogy abnormal irregular as an anomalous proceeding ANOMALOUSLY Anomalously adv Defn In an anomalous manner ANOMALOUSNESS Anomalousness n Defn Quality of being anomalous ANOMALY Anomaly n pl Anomalies Etym L anomalia Gr Anomalous 1 Deviation from the common rule an irregularity anything anomalous We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various anomalies and contending principles that are found in the minds and affairs of men Burke As Professor Owen has remarked there is no greater anomaly in nature than a bird that can not fly Darwin 2 Astron a The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion as seen from the sun This is the true anomaly The eccentric anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet The mean anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planets angular motion were uniform b The angle measuring apparent irregularities in the motion of a planet 3 Nat Hist Defn Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type ANOMIA Anomia n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of bivalve shells allied to the oyster so called from their unequal valves of which the lower is perforated for attachment ANOMOPHYLLOUS Anomophyllous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having leaves irregularly placed ANOMURA ANOMOURA Anomura Anomoura n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of decapod Crustacea of which the hermit crab in an example ANOMURAL ANOMURAN Anomural Anomuran a Defn Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen as the anomural crustaceans Written also anomoural anomouran ANOMURAN Anomuran n Zoöl Defn One of the Anomura ANOMY Anomy n Etym Gr Anomia Defn Disregard or violation of law R Glanvill ANON Anon adv Etym OE anoon anon anan lit in one moment fr AS on in an one See On and One 1 Straightway at once Obs The same is he that heareth the word and anon with joy receiveth it Matt xiii 20 2 Soon in a little while As it shall better appear anon Stow 3 At another time then again Sometimes he trots anon he rears upright Shak Anon right at once right off Obs Chaucer Ever and anon now and then frequently often A pouncet box which ever and anon He gave his nose Shak ANONA Anona n Etym NL Cf Ananas Bot Defn A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order Anonaceæ including the soursop ANONACEOUS Anonaceous a Defn Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop custard apple etc ANONYM Anonym n Etym F anonyme See Anonymous 1 One who is anonymous also sometimes used for pseudonym 2 A notion which has no name or which can not be expressed by a single English word R J R Seeley ANONYMITY Anonymity n Defn The quality or state of being anonymous anonymousness also that which anonymous R He rigorously insisted upon the rights of anonymity Carlyle ANONYMOUS Anonymous a Etym Gr Name Defn Nameless of unknown name also of unknown or unavowed authorship as an anonymous benefactor an anonymous pamphlet or letter ANONYMOUSLY Anonymously adv Defn In an anonymous manner without a name Swift ANONYMOUSNESS Anonymousness n Defn The state or quality of being anonymous Coleridge ANOPHELES Anopheles anofelez n NL fr Gr anwfelhs useless hurtful Zoöl Defn A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites and whose bite is the usual if not the only means of infecting human beings with malaria Several species are found in the United States They may be distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus Culex by the long slender palpi nearly equaling the beak in length while those of the female Culex are very short They also assume different positions when resting Culex usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it rests and keeping the head and beak bent at an angle while Anopheles holds the body at an angle with the surface and the head and beak in line with it Unless they become themselves infected by previously biting a subject affected with malaria the insects cannot transmit the disease ANOPHYTE Anophyte n Etym Gr Bot Defn A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves ANOPLA Anopla n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the two orders of Nemerteans See Nemertina ANOPLOTHERE ANOPLOTHERIUM Anoplothere Anoplotherium n Etym From Gr Paleon Defn A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order Ungulata whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth whence the name ANOPLURA Anoplura n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of insects which includes the lice ANOPSIA ANOPSY Anopsia Anopsy a Etym Gr Med Defn Want or defect of sight blindness ANOREXIA ANOREXY Anorexia Anorexy n Etym Gr Med Defn Want of appetite without a loathing of food Coxe ANORMAL Anormal a Etym F anormal See Abnormal Normal Defn Not according to rule abnormal Obs ANORN Anorn v t Etym OF aörner aöurner fr L adornare to adorn The form aourne was corrupted into anourne Defn To adorn Obs Bp Watson ANORTHIC Anorthic a Etym See Anorthite Min Defn Having unequal oblique axes as anorthic crystals ANORTHITE Anorthite n Etym Gr Defn A mineral of the feldspar family commonly occurring in small glassy crystals also a constituent of some igneous rocks It is a lime feldspar See Feldspar ANORTHOCLASE Anorthoclase n Gr priv orthoclase Min Defn A feldspar closely related to orthoclase but triclinic It is chiefly a silicate of sodium potassium and aluminium Sp gr 257 260 ANORTHOPIA Anorthopia n NL fr Gr priv ortho Gr the eye Med Defn Distorted vision in which straight lines appear bent ANORTHOSCOPE Anorthoscope n Etym Gr scope Physics Defn An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by means of two revolving disks on one of which distorted figures are painted ANORTHOSITE Anorthosite n F anorthose triclinic feldspar fr Gr priv straight ite Petrol Defn A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda lime feldspar usually labradorite ANOSMIA Anosmia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Loss of the sense of smell ANOTHER Another pron a Etym An a one other 1 One more in addition to a former number a second or additional one similar in likeness or in effect Another yet a seventh I ll see no more Shak Would serve to scale another Heros tower Shak 2 Not the same different He winks and turns his lips another way Shak 3 Any or some any different person indefinitely any one else some one else Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth Prov xxvii 2 While I am coming another steppeth down before me John v 7 Note As a pronoun another may have a possessive anothers pl others poss pl other It is much used in opposition to one as one went one way another another It is also used with one in a reciprocal sense as love one another that is let each love the other or others These two imparadised in one anothers arms Milton ANOTHERGAINES Anothergaines a Etym Corrupted fr anothergates Defn Of another kind Obs Sir P Sidney ANOTHERGATES Anothergates a Etym Another gate or gait way Cf Algates Defn Of another sort Obs Anothergates adventure Hudibras ANOTHERGUESS Anotherguess a Etym Corrupted fr anothergates Defn Of another sort Archaic It used to go in anotherguess manner Arbuthnot ANOTTA Anotta n Defn See Annotto ANOURA Anoura n Defn See Anura ANOUROUS Anourous a Defn See Anurous ANOXAEMIA ANOXEMIA Anoxæmia Anoxemia n NL Gr priv oxygen Gr blood Med Defn An abnormal condition due to deficient aëration of the blood as in balloon sickness mountain sickness Anoxæmic emic a ANSA Ansa n pl Ansæ Etym L a handle Astron Defn A name given to either of the projecting ends of Saturns ring ANSATED Ansated a Etym L ansatus fr ansa a handle Defn Having a handle Johnson ANSERATED Anserated a Her Defn Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles lions etc as an anserated cross ANSERES Anseres n pl Etym L geese Zoöl Defn A Linnæan order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet as the duck or of lobed feet as the grebe In this order were included the geese ducks auks divers gulls petrels etc ANSERIFORMES Anseriformes n pl Zoöl Defn A division of birds including the geese ducks and closely allied forms ANSERINE Anserine a Etym L anserinus fr anser a goose 1 Pertaining to or resembling a goose or the skin of a goose 2 Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Anseres ANSEROUS Anserous a Etym L anser a goose Defn Resembling a goose silly simple Sydney Smith ANSWER Answer v t imp p p Answered p pr vb n Answering Etym OE andswerien AS andswerian andswarian to answer fr andswaru n answer See Answer n 1 To speak in defense against to reply to in defense as to answer a charge to answer an accusation 2 To speak or write in return to as in return to a call or question or to a speech declaration argument or the like to reply to a question remark etc to respond to She answers him as if she knew his mind Shak So spake the apostate angel though in pain And him thus answered soon his bold compeer Milton 3 To respond to satisfactorily to meet successfully by way of explanation argument or justification and the like to refute No man was able to answer him a word Matt xxii 46 These shifts refuted answer thine appellant Milton The reasoning was not and could not be answered Macaulay 4 To be or act in return or response to Hence a To be or act in compliance with in fulfillment or satisfaction of as an order obligation demand as he answered my claim upon him the servant answered the bell This proud king studies day and night To answer all the debts he owes unto you Shak b To render account to or for I will send him to answer thee Shak c To atone to be punished for And grievously hath Cæzar answered it Shak d To be opposite to to face The windows answering each other we could just discern the glowing horizon them Gilpin e To be or act an equivalent to or as adequate or sufficient for to serve for to repay R Money answereth all things Eccles x 19 f To be or act in accommodation conformity relation or proportion to to correspond to to suit Weapons must needs be dangerous things if they answered the bulk of so prodigious a person Swift ANSWER Answer v i 1 To speak or write by way of return originally to a charge or in reply to make response There was no voice nor any that answered 1 Kings xviii 26 2 To make a satisfactory response or return Hence To render account or to be responsible to be accountable to make amends as the man must answer to his employer for the money intrusted to his care Let his neck answer for it if there is any martial law Shak 3 To be or act in return Hence a To be or act by way of compliance fulfillment reciprocation or satisfaction to serve the purpose as gypsum answers as a manure on some soils Do the strings answer to thy noble hand Dryden b To be opposite or to act in opposition c To be or act as an equivalent or as adequate or sufficient as a very few will answer d To be or act in conformity or by way of accommodation correspondence relation or proportion to conform to correspond to suit usually with to That the time may have all shadow and silence in it and the place answer to convenience Shak If this but answer to my just belief I ll remember you Shak As in water face answereth to face so the heart of man to man Pro ANSWER Answer n Etym OE andsware AS andswaru and against swerian to swear Anti and Swear and cf 1st un 1 A reply to a change a defense At my first answer no man stood with me 2 Tim iv 16 2 Something said or written in reply to a question a call an argument an address or the like a reply A soft answer turneth away wrath Prov xv 1 I called him but he gave me no answer Cant v 6 3 Something done in return for or in consequence of something else a responsive action Great the slaughter is Here made by the Roman great the answer be Britons must take Shak 4 A solution the result of a mathematical operation as the answer to a problem 5 Law Defn A counterstatement of facts in a course of pleadings a confutation of what the other party has alleged a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question In Equity it is the usual form of defense to the complainants charges in his bill Bouvier Syn Reply rejoinder response See Reply ANSWERABLE Answerable a 1 Obliged to answer liable to be called to account liable to pay indemnify or make good accountable amenable responsible as an agent is answerable to his principal to be answerable for a debt or for damages Will any man argue that he can not be justly punished but is answerable only to God Swift 2 Capable of being answered or refuted admitting a satisfactory answer The argument though subtle is yet answerable Johnson 3 Correspondent conformable hence comparable What wit and policy of man is answerable to their discreet and orderly course Holland This revelation was answerable to that of the apostle to the Thessalonians Milton 4 Proportionate commensurate suitable as an achievement answerable to the preparation for it 5 Equal equivalent adequate Archaic Had the valor of his soldiers been answerable he had reached that year as was thought the utmost bounds of Britain Milton ANSWERABLENESS Answerableness n Defn The quality of being answerable liable responsible or correspondent ANSWERABLY Answerably adv Defn In an answerable manner in due proportion or correspondence suitably ANSWERER Answerer n Defn One who answers ANSWERLESS Answerless a Defn Having no answer or impossible to be answered Byron AN T An t Defn An it that is and it or if it See An conj Obs ANT Ant Defn A contraction for are and am not also used for is not now usually written aint Colloq illiterate speech ANT Ant Defn See Anti prefix ANT ant Etym F ant fr L antem or entem the pr p ending also sometimes directly from L antem Defn A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action as merchant covenant servant pleasant etc Cf ent ANT Ant n Etym OE ante amete emete AS æmete akin to G ameise Cf Emmet Zoöl Defn A hymenopterous insect of the Linnæan genus Formica which is now made a family of several genera an emmet a pismire Note Among ants as among bees there are neuter or working ants besides the males and females the former are without wings Ants live together in swarms usually raising hillocks of earth variously chambered within where they maintain a perfect system of order store their provisions and nurture their young There are many species with diverse habits as agricultural ants carpenter ants honey ants foraging ants amazon ants etc The white ants or Termites belong to the Neuroptera Ant bird Zoöl one of a very extensive group of South American birds Formicariidæ which live on ants The family includes many species some of which are called ant shrikes ant thrushes and ant wrens Ant rice Bot a species of grass Aristida oligantha cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake of its seed ANTA Anta n pl Antæ Etym L Arch Defn A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination treated architecturally as a pilaster with capital and base Note Porches when columns stand between two antæ are called in Latin in antis ANTACID Antacid n Etym Pref anti acid Med Defn A remedy for acidity of the stomach as an alkali or absorbent a Defn Counteractive of acidity ANTACRID Antacrid a Etym Pref anti acrid Defn Corrective of acrimony of the humors ANTAEAN Antæan a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to Antæus a giant athlete slain by Hercules ANTAGONISM Antagonism n Etym Gr antagonisme See Agony Defn Opposition of action counteraction or contrariety of things or principles Note We speak of antagonism between two things to or against a thing and sometimes with a thing ANTAGONIST Antagonist n Etym L antagonista Gr antagoniste See Antagonism 1 One who contends with another especially in combat an adversary an opponent Antagonist of Heavens Almigthy King Milton Our antagonists in these controversies Hooker 2 Anat Defn A muscle which acts in opposition to another as a flexor which bends a part is the antagonist of an extensor which extends it 3 Med Defn A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues Syn Adversary enemy opponent toe competitor See Adversary ANTAGONIST Antagonist a Defn Antagonistic opposing counteracting as antagonist schools of philosophy ANTAGONISTIC ANTAGONISTICAL Antagonistic Antagonistical a Defn Opposing in combat combating contending or acting against as antagonistic forces Antagonistically adv They were distinct adverse even antagonistic Milman ANTAGONIZE Antagonize v t imp p p Antagonized p pr vb n Antagonozing Etym Gr Antagonism Defn To contend with to oppose actively to counteract ANTAGONIZE Antagonize v i Defn To act in opposition ANTAGONY Antagony n Etym Gr antagonie See Antagonism Defn Contest opposition antagonism Obs Antagony that is between Christ and Belial Milton ANTALGIC Antalgic a Etym Pref anti Gr antalgique Med Defn Alleviating pain n Defn A medicine to alleviate pain an anodyne R ANTALKALI ANTALKALINE Antalkali Antalkaline n Etym Pref anti alkali Defn Anything that neutralizes or that counteracts an alkaline tendency in the system Hoopplw ANTALKALINE Antalkaline a Defn Of power to counteract alkalies ANTAMBULACRAL Antambulacral a Zoöl Defn Away from the ambulacral region ANTANACLASIS Antanaclasis n Etym Gr Anaclastic Rhet a A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense as Learn some craft when young that when old you may live without craft b A repetition of words beginning a sentence after a long parenthesis as Shall that heart which not only feels them but which has all motions of life placed in them shall that heart etc ANTANAGOGE Antanagoge n Etym Pref anti anagoge Rhet Defn A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary by a counter charge ANTAPHRODISIAC Antaphrodisiac a Etym Pref anti aphrodisiac Med Defn Capable of blunting the venereal appetite n Defn Anything that quells the venereal appetite ANTAPHRODITIC Antaphroditic a Etym Pref anti Gr antaphroditique Med 1 Antaphrodisiac 2 Antisyphilitic R ANTAPHRODITIC Antaphroditic n Defn An antaphroditic medicine ANTAPOPLECTIC Antapoplectic a Etym Pref anti apoplectic Med Defn Good against apoplexy n Defn A medicine used against apoplexy ANTARCHISM Antarchism n Etym Pref anti Gr Defn Opposition to government in general R ANTARCHIST Antarchist n Defn One who opposes all government R ANTARCHISTIC ANTARCHISTICAL Antarchistic Antarchistical a Defn Opposed to all human government R ANTARCTIC Antarctic a Etym OE antartik OF antartique F antarctique L antarcticus fr Gr Arctic Defn Opposite to the northern or arctic pole relating to the southern pole or to the region near it and applied especially to a circle distant from the pole 23º 28min Thus we say the antarctic pole circle ocean region current etc ANTARES Antares n Etym Gr Defn The principal star in Scorpio called also the Scorpions Heart ANTARTHRITIC Antarthritic a Etym Pref anti arthritic Med Counteracting or alleviating gout n Defn A remedy against gout ANTASTHMATIC Antasthmatic or see Asthma 277 a Etym Pref anti asthmatic Med Defn Opposing or fitted to relieve asthma n Defn A remedy for asthma ANTBEAR Antbear n Zoöl Defn An edentate animal of tropical America the Tamanoir living on ants It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga ANT BIRD Ant bird Zoöl Defn See Ant bird under Ant n ANTCATTLE Antcattle n pl Zoöl Defn Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete See Aphips ANT COW Ant cow Zoöl Defn Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew ANTE Ante Defn A Latin preposition and prefix akin to Gr anti Goth and anda only in comp AS and ond only in comp cf Answer Along G ant ent in comp The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before in regard to position order or time and the Gr opposite or in the place of ANTE Ante n Poker Playing Defn Each players stake which is put into the pool before ante the game begins ANTE Ante v t i Defn To put up an ante ANTEACT Anteact n Defn A preceding act ANTEAL Anteal a Etym antea ante before Cf Ancient Defn Being before or in front R J Fleming ANTEATER Anteater n Zoöl Defn One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants See Antbear Pangolin Aardvark and Echidna ANTECEDANEOUS Antecedaneous a Etym See Antecede Defn Antecedent preceding in time Capable of antecedaneous proof Barrow ANTECEDE Antecede v t i Etym L antecedere ante cedere to go See Cede Defn To go before in time or place to precede to surpass Sir M Hale ANTECEDENCE Antecedence n 1 The act or state of going before in time precedence H Spenser 2 Astron Defn An apparent motion of a planet toward the west retrogradation ANTECEDENCY Antecedency n Defn The state or condition of being antecedent priority Fothherby ANTECEDENT Antecedent a Etym L antecedens entis p pr of antecedere cf F antécédent 1 Going before in time prior anterior preceding as an event antecedent to the Deluge an antecedent cause 2 Presumptive as an antecedent improbability Syn Prior previous foregoing ANTECEDENT Antecedent n Etym Cf F antécédent 1 That which goes before in time that which precedes South The Homeric mythology as well as the Homeric language has surely its antecedents Max Miller 2 One who precedes or goes in front Obs My antecedent or my gentleman usher Massinger 3 pl Defn The earlier events of ones life previous principles conduct course history J H Newman If the troops prove worthy of their antecedents the victory is surely ours Gen G McClellan 4 Gram Defn The noun to which a relative refers as in the sentence Solomon was the prince who built the temple prince is the antecedent of who 5 Logic a The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition as If the earth is fixed the sun must move b The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism as Every man is mortal therefore the king must die 6 Math Defn The first of the two terms of a ratio the first or third of the four terms of a proportion In the ratio ab a is the antecedent and b the consequent ANTECEDENTLY Antecedently adv Defn Previously before in time at a time preceding as antecedently to conversion Barrow ANTECESSOR Antecessor n Etym L fr antecedere antecessum See Antecede Ancestor 1 One who goes before a predecessor The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessors devices Sir E Sandys 2 An ancestor a progenitor Obs ANTECHAMBER Antechamber n Etym Cf F antichambre 1 A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it in which persons wait for audience an outer chamber See Lobby 2 A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part The mouth the antechamber to the digestive canal Todd Bowman ANTECHAPEL Antechapel n Defn The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other chapel Shipley ANTECHOIR Antechoir n Arch a A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the choir for the clergy and choristers b Where a choir is divided as in some Spanish churches that division of it which is the farther from the sanctuary ANTECIANS Antecians n pl Defn See Ant ANTECOMMUNION Antecommunion n Defn A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the communion which precedes the consecration of the elements ANTECURSOR Antecursor n Etym L fr antecurrere to run before ante currere to run Defn A forerunner a precursor Obs ANTEDATE Antedate n 1 Prior date a date antecedent to another which is the actual date 2 Anticipation Obs Donne ANTEDATE Antedate v t imp p p Antedated p pr vb n Antedating 1 To date before the true time to assign to an earlier date thus to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution 2 To precede in time 3 To anticipate to make before the true time And antedate the bliss above Pope Who rather rose the day to antedate Wordsworth ANTEDILUVIAL Antediluvial a Etym Pref ante diluvial Defn Before the flood or Deluge in Noahs time ANTEDILUVIAN Antediluvian a Defn Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noahs time hence antiquated as an antediluvian vehicle n Defn One who lived before the Deluge ANTEFACT Antefact n Defn Something done before another act Obs ANTEFIX Antefix n pl E Antefixes L Antefixa Etym L ante fixus fixed Arch a An ornament fixed upon a frieze b An ornament at the eaves concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof c An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice sometimes pierced for the escape of water ANTEFLEXION Anteflexion n Med Defn A displacement forward of an organ esp the uterus in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself T G Thomas ANT EGG Ant egg Defn One of the small white eggshaped pupæ or cocoons of the ant often seen in or about anthills and popularly supposed to be eggs ANTELOPE Antelope n Etym OF antelop F antilope fro Gr Zoöl Defn One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds intermediate between the deer and the goat The horns are usually annulated or ringed There are many species in Africa and Asia The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell Spenser Note The common or bezoar antelope of India is Antilope bezoartica The chamois of the Alps the gazelle the addax and the eland are other species See Gazelle The pronghorn antelope Antilocapra Americana is found in the Rocky Mountains See Pronghorn ANTELUCAN Antelucan a Etym L antelucanus ante lux light Defn Held or being before light a word applied to assemblies of Christians in ancient times of persecution held before light in the morning Antelucan worship De Quincey ANTEMERIDIAN Antemeridian a Etym L antemeridianus ante meridianus belonging to midday or noon See Meridian Defn Being before noon in or pertaining to the forenoon Abbrev a m ANTEMETIC Antemetic a Etym Pref anti emetic Med Defn Tending to check vomiting n Defn A remedy to check or allay vomiting ANTE MORTEM Ante mortem L Defn Before death generally used adjectivelly as an ante mortem statement antemortem examination The antemortem statement or dying declaration made in view of death by one injured as to the cause and manner of the injury is often receivable in evidence against one charged with causing the death ANTEMOSAIC Antemosaic a Defn Being before the time of Moses ANTEMUNDANE Antemundane a Defn Being or occurring before the creation of the world Young ANTEMURAL Antemural n Etym L antemurale ante murus wall See Mural Defn An outwork of a strong high wall with turrets in front gateway as of an old castle for defending the entrance ANTENATAL Antenatal a Defn Before birth Shelley ANTENICENE Antenicene a Etym L Defn Of or in the Christian church or era anterior to the first council of Nice held a d 325 as antenicene faith ANTENNA Antenna n pl Antennæ Etym L antenna sailyard NL a feeler horn of an insect Zoöl Defn A movable articulated organ of sensation attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea There are two in the former and usually four in the latter They are used as organs of touch and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint In insects they are popularly called horns and also feelers The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids ANTENNAL Antennal a Zoöl Defn Belonging to the antennæ Owen ANTENNIFEROUS Antenniferous a Etym Antenna ferous Zoöl Defn Bearing or having antennæ ANTENNIFORM Antenniform a Etym Antenna form Defn Shaped like antennæ ANTENNULE Antennule n Etym Dim of antenna Zoöl Defn A small antenna applied to the smaller pair of antennæ or feelers of Crustacea ANTENUMBER Antenumber n Defn A number that precedes another R Bacon ANTENUPTIAL Antenuptial a Defn Preceding marriage as an antenuptial agreement Kent ANTEORBITAL Anteorbital a n Anat Defn Same as Antorbital ANTEPASCHAL Antepaschal a Defn Pertaining to the time before the Passover or before Easter ANTEPAST Antepast n Etym Pref ante L pastus pasture food Cf Repast Defn A foretaste Antepasts of joy and comforts Jer Taylor ANTEPENDIUM Antependium n Etym LL fr L ante pendere to hang Eccl Defn The hangings or screen in front of the altar an altar cloth the frontal Smollett ANTEPENULT ANTEPENULTIMA Antepenult Antepenultima n Etym L antepaenultima sc syllaba antepenultimate ante before paenultimus the last but one paene almost ultimus last Pros Defn The last syllable of a word except two as syl in monosyllable ANTEPENULTIMATE Antepenultimate a Defn Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two n Defn The antepenult ANTEPHIALTIC Antephialtic a Etym Pref anti Gr Med Defn Good against nightmare n Defn A remedy nightmare Dunglison ANTEPILEPTIC Antepileptic a Etym Pref anti epileptic Med Defn Good against epilepsy n Defn A medicine for epilepsy ANTEPONE Antepone v t Etym L anteponere Defn To put before to prefer Obs Bailey ANTEPORT Anteport n Etym Cf LL anteporta Defn An outer port gate or door ANTEPORTICO Anteportico n Defn An outer porch or vestibule ANTEPOSITION Anteposition n Etym Cf LL antepositio See Position Gram Defn The placing of a before another which by ordinary rules ought to follow it ANTEPRANDIAL Anteprandial a Defn Preceding dinner ANTEPREDICAMENT Antepredicament n Logic Defn A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories such as definitions of common terms Chambers ANTERIOR Anterior a Etym L anterior comp of ante before 1 Before in time antecedent Antigonus who was anterior to Polybius Sir G C Lewis 2 Before or toward the front in place as the anterior part of the mouth opposed to posterior Note In comparative anatomy anterior often signifies at or toward the head cephalic and in human anatomy it is often used for ventral Syn Antecedent previous precedent preceding former foregoing ANTERIORITY Anteriority n Etym LL anterioritas Defn The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation priority Pope ANTERIORLY Anteriorly adv Defn In an anterior manner before ANTERO Antero Defn A combining form meaning anterior front as anteroposterior front and back anterolateral front side anterior and at the side ANTEROOM Anteroom n Defn A room before or forming an entrance to another a waiting room ANTES ANTAE Antes n pl Antæ Defn See Anta ANTESTATURE Antestature n Fort Defn A small intrenchment or work of palisades or of sacks of earth ANTESTOMACH Antestomach n Defn A cavity which leads into the stomach as in birds Ray ANTETEMPLE Antetemple n Defn The portico or narthex in an ancient temple or church ANTEVERSION Anteversion n Etym Pref ante L vertere versum to turn Med Defn A displacement of an organ esp of the uterus in such manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual ANTEVERT Antevert v t Etym L antevertere ante vertere to turn 1 To prevent Obs Bp Hall 2 Med Defn To displace by anteversion ANTHELION Anthelion n pl Anthelia Etym Pref anti Gr Meteor Defn A halo opposite the sun consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectators own head as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank ANTHELIX Anthelix n Anat Defn Same as Antihelix ANTHELMINTIC Anthelmintic a Etym Pref anti Gr Med Defn Good against intestinal worms An anthelmintic remedy Written also anthelminthic ANTHEM Anthem n Etym OE antym antefne AS antefen fr LL antiphona fr Gr anthaine anteine antieune F antienne See Antiphon 1 Formerly a hymn sung in alternate parts in present usage a selection from the Psalms or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy set to sacred music 2 A song or hymn of praise Milton ANTHEM Anthem v t Defn To celebrate with anthems Poet Sweet birds antheming the morn Keats ANTHEMION Anthemion Etym fr Gr Defn A floral ornament See Palmette ANTHEMIS Anthemis n Etym Gr Bot Defn Chamomile a genus of composite herbaceous plants ANTHEMWISE Anthemwise adv Defn Alternately Obs Bacon ANTHER Anther n Etym F anthère L anthera a medicine composed of flowers fr Gr Bot Defn That part of the stamen containing the pollen or fertilizing dust which when mature is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary Antheral a ANTHERIDIUM Antheridium n pl Anthplwidia Etym Anther Bot Defn The male reproductive apparatus in the lower consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced called also spermary Antheridial a ANTHERIFEROUS Antheriferous a Etym Anther ferous Bot a Producing anthers as plants b Supporting anthers as a part of a flower Gray ANTHERIFORM Antheriform a Etym Anther form Defn Shaped like an anther anthershaped ANTHEROGENOUS Antherogenous a Etym Anther genous Bot Defn Transformed from anthers as the petals of a double flower ANTHEROID Antheroid a Etym Anther oid Defn Resembling an anther ANTHEROZOID ANTHEROZOOID Antherozoid Antherozooid n Etym Gr oid See Zooid Bot Defn One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams ANTHESIS Anthesis n Etym Gr Bot Defn The period or state of full expansion in a flower Gray ANTHILL Anthill n Zoöl Defn A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests ANTHOBIAN Anthobian n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A beetle which feeds on flowers ANTHOBRANCHIA Anthobranchia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back See Nudibranchiata and Doris ANTHOCARPOUS Anthocarpous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit as in the checkerberry the mulberry and the pineapple ANTHOCYANIN Anthocyanin n Defn Same as Anthokyan ANTHODIUM Anthodium n Etym NL from Gr Bot Defn The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head ANTHOGRAPHY Anthography n Etym Gr graphy Defn A description of flowers ANTHOID Anthoid a Etym Gr oid Defn Resembling a flower flowerlike ANTHOKYAN Anthokyan n Etym Gr Chem Defn The blue coloring matter of certain flowers Same as Cyanin ANTHOLITE Antholite n Etym Gr lite Paleon Defn A fossil plant like a petrified flower ANTHOLOGICAL Anthological a Defn Pertaining to anthology consisting of beautiful extracts from different authors especially the poets He published a geographical and anthological description of all empires and kingdoms in this terrestrial globe Wood ANTHOLOGIST Anthologist n Defn One who compiles an anthology ANTHOLOGY Anthology n Etym Gr 1 A discourses on flowers R 2 A collection of flowers a garland R 3 A collection of flowers of literature that is beautiful passages from authors a collection of poems or epigrams particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams 4 Gr Ch Defn A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services ANTHOMANIA Anthomania n Etym Gr Defn A extravagant fondness for flowers R ANTHONYS FIRE Anthonys Fire Defn See Saint Anthonys Fire under Saint ANTHOPHAGOUS Anthophagous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Eating flowers said of certain insects ANTHOPHILOUS Anthophilous a Gr anqos flower filos loving Zoöl Defn Lit fond of flowers hence feeding upon or living among flowers ANTHOPHORE Anthophore n Etym Gr Bot Defn The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla as in the Pink family Gray ANTHOPHOROUS Anthophorous a Defn Flower bearing supporting the flower ANTHOPHYLLITE Anthophyllite n Etym NL anthophyllum clove Defn A mineral of the hornblende group of a yellowish gray or clove brown color Anthophyllitic a ANTHORISM Anthorism n Etym Gr Rhet Defn A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party R ANTHOTAXY Anthotaxy n Etym Gr Bot Defn The arrangement of flowers in a cluster the science of the relative position of flowers inflorescence ANTHOZOA Anthozoa n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The class of the Coelenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria Actinaria and Madreporaria ANTHOZOAN Anthozoan a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Anthozoa n Defn One of the Anthozoa ANTHOZOIC Anthozoic a Defn Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa ANTHRACENE Anthracene n Etym Gr Chem Defn A solid hydrocarbon C6H4C2H2C6H4 which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin Written also anthracin ANTHRACENE OIL Anthracene oil Defn A heavy green oil partially solidifying on cooling which distills over from coal tar at a temperature above 270º It is the principal source of anthracene ANTHRACIC Anthracic a Defn Of or relating to anthrax as anthracic blood ANTHRACIFEROUS Anthraciferous a Etym Gr ferous Min Defn Yielding anthracite as anthraciferous strata ANTHRACITE Anthracite n Etym L anthracites a kind of bloodstone fr Gr Anthrax Defn A hard compact variety of mineral coal of high luster differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon Also called glance coal and blind coal ANTHRACITIC Anthracitic a Defn Of pertaining to or like anthracite as anthracitic formations ANTHRACNOSE Anthracnose n Gr carbuncle disease Bot Defn Any one of several fungus diseases caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales attacking the bean grape melon cotton and other plants In the case of the grape brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit and the disease is called birdseye rot ANTHRACOID Anthracoid a Etym Anthrax oid Biol Defn Resembling anthrax in action of the nature of anthrax as an anthracoid microbe ANTHRACOMANCY Anthracomancy n Etym Gr mancy Defn Divination by inspecting a burning coal ANTHRACOMETER Anthracometer n Etym Gr meter Defn An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture ANTHRACOMETRIC Anthracometric a Defn Of or pertaining to an anthracometer ANTHRACONITE Anthraconite n Etym See Anthracite Min Defn A coalblack marble usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed called also stinkstone and swinestone ANTHRACOSIS Anthracosis n NL See Anthrax Med Defn A chronic lung disease common among coal miners due to the inhalation of coal dust called also colliers lung and miners phthisis ANTHRAQUINONE Anthraquinone n Etym Anthracene quinone Chem Defn A hydrocarbon C6H4C2O2C6H4 subliming in shining yellow needles It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene ANTHRAX Anthrax n Etym L fr Gr 1 Med a A carbuncle b A malignant pustule 2 Biol Defn A microscopic bacterial organism Bacillus anthracis resembling transparent rods See Illust under Bacillus 3 An infectious disease of cattle and sheep It is ascribed to the presence of a rodshaped bacterium Bacillus anthracis the spores of which constitute the contagious matter It may be transmitted to man by inoculation The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria Called also splenic fever ANTHRAX VACCINE Anthrax vaccine Veter Defn A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium Bacterium anthracis in beef broth It is used to immunize animals esp cattle ANTHRENUS Anthrenus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of small beetles several of which in the larval state are very destructive to woolen goods fur etc The common museum pest is A varius the carpet beetle is A scrophulariæ The larvæ are commonly confounded with moths ANTHROPIC ANTHROPICAL Anthropic Anthropical a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Like or related to man human R Owen ANTHROPIDAE Anthropidæ n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The group that includes man only ANTHROPOCENTRIC Anthropocentric a Etym Gr Defn Assuming man as the center or ultimate end applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it as the solar system Draper ANTHROPOGENIC Anthropogenic a Defn Of or pertaining to anthropogeny ANTHROPOGENY Anthropogeny n Etym Gr Defn The science or study of human generation or the origin and development of man ANTHROPOGEOGRAPHY Anthropogeography n Gr man geography Defn The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment Broadly it includes industrial commercial and political geography and that part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical environment Anthropogeographer n Anthropogeographical a ANTHROPOGLOT Anthropoglot n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man as the parrot ANTHROPOGRAPHY Anthropography n Etym Gr graphy Defn That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions as distinguished by physical character language institutions and customs in contradistinction to ethnography which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations P Cyc ANTHROPOID Anthropoid a Etym Gr oid Defn Resembling man applied especially to certain apes as the ourang or gorilla n Defn An anthropoid ape ANTHROPOIDAL Anthropoidal a Defn Anthropoid ANTHROPOIDEA Anthropoidea n pl Etym NL See Anthropoid Zoöl Defn The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys apes and man ANTHROPOLATRY Anthropolatry n Etym Gr Defn Man worship ANTHROPOLITE Anthropolite n Etym Gr lite Paleon Defn A petrifaction of the human body or of any portion of it ANTHROPOLOGIC ANTHROPOLOGICAL Anthropologic Anthropological a Defn Pertaining to anthropology belonging to the nature of man Anthropologic wisdom Kingsley Anthropologically adv ANTHROPOLOGIST Anthropologist n Defn One who is versed in anthropology ANTHROPOLOGY Anthropology n Etym Gr logy 1 The science of the structure and functions of the human body 2 The science of man sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history or as an animal 3 That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God ANTHROPOMANCY Anthropomancy n Etym Gr mancy Defn Divination by the entrails of human being ANTHROPOMETRIC ANTHROPOMETRICAL Anthropometric Anthropometrical a Defn Pertaining to anthropometry ANTHROPOMETRY Anthropometry n Etym Gr mercy Defn Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings especially at different ages or in different races occupations etc Dunglison ANTHROPOMORPHA Anthropomorpha n pl Etym NL See Anthropomorphism Zoöl Defn The manlike or anthropoid apes ANTHROPOMORPHIC Anthropomorphic a Defn Of or pertaining to anthromorphism Hadley Anthropomorphically adv ANTHROPOMORPHISM Anthropomorphism n Etym Gr 1 The representation of the Deity or of a polytheistic deity under a human form or with human attributes and affections 2 The ascription of human characteristics to things not human ANTHROPOMORPHIST Anthropomorphist n Defn One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to the Deity or to anything not human ANTHROPOMORPHITE Anthropomorphite n Defn One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity Taylor Specifically one of a sect of ancient heretics who believed that God has a human form etc Tillotson ANTHROPOMORPHITIC Anthropomorphitic a Biol Defn to anthropomorphism Kitto ANTHROPOMORPHITISM Anthropomorphitism n Defn Anthropomorphism Wordsworth ANTHROPOMORPHIZE Anthropomorphize v t i Defn To attribute a human form or personality to You may see imaginative children every day anthropomorphizing Lowell ANTHROPOMORPHOLOGY Anthropomorphology n Etym Gr logy See Anthropomorphism Defn The application to God of terms descriptive of human beings ANTHROPOMORPHOSIS Anthropomorphosis n Defn Transformation into the form of a human being ANTHROPOMORPHOUS Anthropomorphous a Defn Having the figure of or resemblance to a man as an anthromorphous plant Anthromorphous apes Darwin ANTHROPONOMICS ANTHROPONOMY Anthroponomics Anthroponomy n Gr man usage law rule Defn The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment Anthroponomical a ANTHROPOPATHIC ANTHROPOPATHICAL Anthropopathic Anthropopathical a Defn Of or pertaining to anthropopathy R Anthropopathically adv The daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets often represent God as chiding upbraiding threatening H Rogers ANTHROPOPATHISM ANTHROPOPATHY Anthropopathism Anthropopathy n Etym Gr Defn The ascription of human feelings or passions to God or to a polytheistic deity In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the vulgar notions it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy Hare ANTHROPOPATHITE Anthropopathite n Defn One who ascribes human feelings to deity ANTHROPOPHAGI Anthropophagi n pl Etym L fr Gr Defn Man eaters cannibals Shak ANTHROPOPHAGIC ANTHROPOPHAGICAL Anthropophagic Anthropophagical a Defn Relating to cannibalism or anthropophagy ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN Anthropophaginian n Defn One who east human flesh Ludicrous Shak ANTHROPOPHAGITE Anthropophagite n Defn A cannibal W Taylor ANTHROPOPHAGOUS Anthropophagous a Defn Feeding on human flesh cannibal ANTHROPOPHAGY Anthropophagy n Etym Gr Defn The eating of human flesh cannibalism ANTHROPOPHUISM Anthropophuism n Etym Gr Defn Human nature R Gladstone ANTHROPOSCOPY Anthroposcopy n Etym Gr scopy Defn The art of discovering or judging of a mans character passions and inclinations from a study of his visible features R ANTHROPOSOPHY Anthroposophy n Etym Gr Defn Knowledge of the nature of man hence human wisdom ANTHROPOTOMICAL Anthropotomical a Defn Pertaining to anthropotomy or the dissection of human bodies ANTHROPOTOMIST Anthropotomist n Defn One who is versed in anthropotomy or human anatomy ANTHROPOTOMY Anthropotomy n Etym Gr Defn The anatomy or dissection of the human body androtomy Owen ANTHYPNOTIC Anthypnotic Defn See Antihypnotic ANTHYPOCHONDRIAC Anthypochondriac a n Defn See Antihypochondriac ANTHYSTERIC Anthysteric a n Defn See Antihysteric ANTI Anti Etym Gr Ante Defn A prefix meaning against opposite or opposed to contrary or in place of used in composition in many English words It is often shortened to ant as antacid antarctic ANTIAE Antiæ n pl Etym L forelock Zoöl Defn The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds the frontal points ANTIALBUMID Antialbumid n Etym Pref anti albumin Physiol Chem Defn A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion It is convertible into antipeptone ANTIALBUMOSE Antialbumose n Physiol Defn See Albumose ANTIAMERICAN AntiAmerican a Defn Opposed to the Americans their aims or interests or to the genius of American institutions Marshall ANTIAPHRODISIAC Antiaphrodisiac a n Defn Same as Antaphrodisiac ANTIAPOPLECTIC Antiapoplectic a n Med Defn Same as Antapoplectic ANTIAR Antiar n Etym Jav antjar Defn A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree Antiaris toxicaria ANTIARIN Antiarin n Chem Defn A poisonous principle obtained from antiar Watts ANTIASTHMATIC Antiasthmatic a n Defn Same as Antasthmatic ANTIATTRITION Antiattrition n Defn Anything to prevent the effects of friction esp a compound lubricant for machinery etc often consisting of plumbago with some greasy material antifriction grease ANTIBACCHIUS Antibacchius n Etym L fr Gr Bacchius Pros Defn A foot of three syllables the first two long and the last short ANTIBACTERIAL Antibacterial a Med a Inimical to bacteria applied esp to serum for protection against bacterial diseases b Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease ANTIBILLOUS Antibillous a Defn Counteractive of bilious complaints tending to relieve biliousness ANTIBODY Antibody n Physiol Chem Defn Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins Normal blood serum apparently contains variousantibodies and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also results in the development of their specific antibodies ANTIBRACHIAL Antibrachial a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the antibrachium or forearm ANTIBRACHIUM Antibrachium n Etym NL Anat Defn That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus the forearm ANTIBROMIC Antibromic n Etym Pref anti Gr Defn An agent that destroys offensive smells a deodorizer ANTIBUBONIC Antibubonic a Defn Good or used against bubonic plague as antibubonic serum obtained from immunized horses antibubonic vaccine a sterilized bouillon culture of the plague bacillus antibubonic measures ANTIBURGHER Antiburgher n Eccl Hist Defn One who seceded from the Burghers 1747 deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath ANTIC Antic a Etym The same word as antique cf It antico ancient See Antique 1 Old antique Zoöl Defn Lords of antic fame Phaer 2 Odd fantastic fanciful grotesque ludicrous The antic postures of a merryandrew Addison The Saxons worshiped many idols barbarous in name some monstrous all antic for shape Fuller ANTIC Antic n 1 A buffoon or merryandrew one that practices odd gesticulations the Fool of the old play 2 An odd imagery device or tracery a fantastic figure Woven with antics and wild imagery Spenser 3 A grotesque trick a piece of buffoonery a caper And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage Wordsworth 4 Arch Defn A grotesque representation Obs 5 An antimask Obs or R Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic Ford ANTIC Antic v t imp p p Anticked Antickt Defn To make appear like a buffoon Obs Shak ANTIC Antic v i Defn To perform antics ANTICATARRHAL Anticatarrhal a Med Defn Efficacious against catarrh n Defn An anticatarrhal remedy ANTICATHODE Anticathode n Phys Defn The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode Upon it the cathode rays impinge ANTICAUSODIC Anticausodic a n Med Defn Same as Anticausotic ANTICAUSOTIC Anticausotic a Etym Pref anti Gr Med Defn Good against an inflammatory fever n Defn A remedy for such a fever ANTICHAMBER Antichamber n Obs Defn See Antechamber ANTICHLOR Antichlor n Etym Pref anti chlorine Chem Defn Any substance but especially sodium hyposulphite used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching ANTICHRIST Antichrist n Etym L Antichristus Gr Defn A denier or opponent of Christ Specif A great antagonist person or power expected to precede Christs second coming ANTICHRISTIAN Antichristian a Defn Opposed to the Christian religion ANTICHRISTIANISM ANTICHRISTIANITY Antichristianism Antichristianity n Defn Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion ANTICHRISTIANLY Antichristianly adv Defn In an antichristian manner ANTICHRONICAL Antichronical a Defn Deviating from the proper order of time Antichronically adv ANTICHRONISM Antichronism n Etym Gr Defn Deviation from the true order of time anachronism R Selden ANTICHTHON Antichthon n pl Antichthones Etym Gr 1 A hypothetical earth counter to ours or on the opposite side of the sun Grote 2 pl Defn Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres Whewell ANTICIPANT Anticipant a Etym L anticipans p pr of anticipare Defn Anticipating expectant with of Wakening guilt anticipant of hell Southey ANTICIPATE Anticipate v t imp p p Anticipated p pr vb n Anticipating Etym L anticipatus p p of anticipare to anticipate ante capere to make See Capable 1 To be before in doing to do or take before another to preclude or prevent by prior action To anticipate and prevent the dukes purpose R Hall He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace Macaulay 2 To take up or introduce beforehand or before the proper or normal time to cause to occur earlier or prematurely as the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument 3 To foresee a wish command etc and do beforehand that which will be desired 4 To foretaste or foresee to have a previous view or impression of as to anticipate the pleasures of a visit to anticipate the evils of life Syn To prevent obviate preclude forestall expect To Anticipate Expect These words as here compared agree in regarding some future event as about to take place Expect is the stringer It supposes some ground or reason in the mind for considering the event as likely to happen Anticipate is literally to take beforehand and here denotes simply to take into the mind as conception of the future Hence to say I did not anticipate a refusal expresses something less definite and strong than to say did not expect it Still anticipate is a convenient word to be interchanged with expect in cases where the thought will allow Good with bad Expect to hear supernal grace contending With sinfulness of men Milton I would not anticipate the relish of any happiness nor feel the weight of any misery before it actually arrives Spectator Timid men were anticipating another civil war Macaulay ANTICIPATION Anticipation n Etym L anticipatio cf F anticipation 1 The act of anticipating taking up placing or considering something beforehand or before the proper time in natural order So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery Shak 2 Previous view or impression of what is to happen instinctive prevision foretaste antepast as the anticipation of the joys of heaven The happy anticipation of renewed existence in company with the spirits of the just Thodey 3 Hasty notion intuitive preconception Many men give themselves up to the first anticipations of their minds Locke 4 Mus Defn The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding forming a momentary discord Syn Preoccupation preclusion foretaste prelibation antepast pregustation preconception expectation foresight forethought ANTICIPATIVE Anticipative a Defn Anticipating or containing anticipation Anticipative of the feast to come Cary Anticipatively adv ANTICIPATOR Anticipator n Defn One who anticipates ANTICIPATORY Anticipatory a Defn Forecasting of the nature of anticipation Owen Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be J C Shairp ANTICIVIC Anticivic n Defn Opposed to citizenship ANTICIVISM Anticivism n Defn Opposition to the body politic of citizens Obs Carlyle ANTICLASTIC Anticlastic a Etym Pref anti Gr Defn Having to opposite curvatures that is curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction as the surface of a saddle ANTICLIMAX Anticlimax n Rhet Defn A sentence in which the ideas fall or become less important and striking at the close the opposite of climax It produces a ridiculous effect Example Next comes Dalhousie the great god of war Lieutenantcolonel to the Earl ANTICLINAL Anticlinal a Etym Pref anti Gr Defn Inclining or dipping in opposite directions See Synclinal Anticlinal line Anticlinal axis Geol a line from which strata dip in opposite directions as from the ridge of a roof Anticlinal vertebra Anat one of the dorsal vertebræ which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebræ are inclined ANTICLINAL Anticlinal n Geol Defn The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions ANTICLINE Anticline n See Anticlinal Geol Defn A structure of bedded rocks in which the beds on both sides of an axis or axial plane dip away from the axis an anticlinal ANTICLINORIUM Anticlinorium n pl Anticlinoria Etym NL fr Gr Geol Defn The upward elevation of the crust of the earth resulting from a geanticlinal ANTICLY Anticly adv Defn Oddly grotesquely ANTICMASK Anticmask n Defn An antimask B Jonson ANTICNESS Anticness n Defn The quality of being antic Ford ANTICOHERER Anticoherer n Wireless Teleg Defn A device one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals The electric waves falling on this contrivance increase its resistance several times The anticoherer can be used in conjunction with a telephone ANTICONSTITUTIONAL Anticonstitutional a Defn Opposed to the constitution unconstitutional ANTICONTAGIOUS Anticontagious a Med Defn Opposing or destroying contagion ANTICONVULSIVE Anticonvulsive a Med Defn Good against convulsions J Floyer ANTICOR Anticor n Etym Pref anti L cor heart cf F antic Far Defn A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horses breast just opposite the heart ANTICOUS Anticous a Etym L anticus in front foremost fr ante before Bot Defn Facing toward the axis of the flower as in the introrse anthers of the water lily ANTICYCLONE Anticyclone n Meteorol Defn A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure to that of a cyclone Anticyclonic a Anticyclonically adv ANTIDIPHTHERITIC Antidiphtheritic a Med Defn Destructive to or hindering the growth of diphtheria bacilli n Defn An antidiphtheritic agent ANTIDOTAL Antidotal a Defn Having the quality an antidote fitted to counteract the effects of poison Sir T Browne Antidotally adv ANTIDOTARY Antidotary a Defn Antidotal n Antidote also a book of antidotes ANTIDOTE Antidote n Etym L antidotum Gr antidote See Dose n 1 A remedy to counteract the effects of poison or of anything noxious taken into the stomach used with against for or to as an antidote against for or to poison 2 Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects or to counteract evil which something else might produce ANTIDOTE Antidote v t 1 To counteract or prevent the effects of by giving or taking an antidote Nor could Alexander himself antidote the poisonous draught when it had once got into his veins South 2 To fortify or preserve by an antidote ANTIDOTICAL Antidotical a Defn Serving as an antidote Antidotically adv ANTIDROMOUS Antidromous a Etym Pref anti Gr Bot Defn Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem ANTIDYSENTERIC Antidysenteric a Med Defn Good against dysentery n Defn A medicine for dysentery ANTIEMETIC Antiemetic a Med Defn Same as Antemetic ANTIEPHIALTIC Antiephialtic a n Med Defn Same as Antephialtic ANTIEPILEPTIC Antiepileptic a n Med Defn Same as Antepileptic ANTIFEBRILE Antifebrile a n Med Defn Febrifuge ANTIFEBRINE Antifebrine n Med Defn Acetanilide ANTIFEDERALIST Antifederalist n Defn One of party opposed to a federative government applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States Pickering ANTIFRICTION Antifriction n Defn Something to lessea Tending to lessen friction ANTIGALASTIC Antigalastic a Etym Pref anti Gr Defn Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk ANTIGALLICAN AntiGallican a Defn Opposed to what is Gallic or French ANTIGRAPH Antigraph n Etym Gr antigraphe Defn A copy or transcript ANTIGUGGLER Antiguggler n Etym Pref anti guggle or gurgle Defn A crooked tube of metal to be introduced into the neck of a bottle for drawing out the liquid without disturbing the sediment or causing a gurgling noise ANTIHELIX Antihelix n Anat Defn The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear within or in front of the helix See Ear ANTIHEMORRHAGIC Antihemorrhagic a Med Defn Tending to stop hemorrhage n Defn A remedy for hemorrhage ANTIHYDROPHOBIC Antihydrophobic a Med Defn Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia n Defn A remedy for hydrophobia ANTIHYDROPIC Antihydropic a Med Defn Good against dropsy n Defn A remedy for dropsy ANTIHYPNOTIC Antihypnotic a Med Defn Tending to prevent sleep n Defn An antihypnotic agent ANTIHYPOCHONDRIAC Antihypochondriac a Med Defn Counteractive of hypochondria n Defn A remedy for hypochondria ANTIHYSTERIC Antihysteric a Med Defn Counteracting hysteria n Defn A remedy for hysteria ANTIICTERIC Antiicteric a Med Defn Good against jaundice n Defn A remedy for jaundice ANTIIMPERIALISM Antiimperialism n Defn Opposition to imperialism applied specif in the United States after the SpanishAmerican war 1898 to the attitude or principles of those opposing territorial expansion in England of those often called Little Englanders opposing the extension of the empire and the closer relation of its parts esp in matters of commerce and imperial defense Antiimperialist n Anti imperialistic a ANTILEGOMENA Antilegomena n pl Etym NL fr Gr Eccl Defn Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received but which are now considered canonical These are the Epistle to the Hebrews the Epistles of James and Jude the second Epistle of Peter the second and third Epistles of John and the Revelation The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena ANTILIBRATION Antilibration n Defn A balancing equipoise R De Quincey ANTILITHIC Antilithic a Med Defn Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi or to destroy them when formed n Defn An antilithic medicine ANTILOGARITHM Antilogarithm n Math Defn The number corresponding to a logarithm The word has been sometimes though rarely used to denote the complement of a given logarithm also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine Antilogarithmic a ANTILOGOUS Antilogous a Defn Of the contrary name or character opposed to analogous Antilogous pole Eccl that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated ANTILOGY Antilogy n pl Antilogies Etym Gr Defn A contradiction between any words or passages in an author Sir W Hamilton ANTILOIMIC Antiloimic n Med Defn A remedy against the plague Brande C ANTILOPINE Antilopine a Defn Of or relating to the antelope ANTILOQUIST Antiloquist n Defn A contradicter Obs ANTILOQUY Antiloquy n Etym Pref anti L loqui to speak Defn Contradiction Obs ANTILYSSIC Antilyssic a n Etym Pref anti Gr Med Defn Antihydrophobic ANTIMACASSAR Antimacassar n Defn A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa etc to prevent them from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair ANTIMAGISTRICAL Antimagistrical a Etym Pref anti magistrical for magistratical Defn Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates Obs South ANTIMALARIAL Antimalarial a Defn Good against malaria ANTIMASK Antimask n Defn A secondary mask or grotesque interlude between the parts of a serious mask Written also anue Bacon ANTIMASON Antimason n Defn One opposed to Freemasonry Antimasonic a ANTIMASONRY Antimasonry n Defn Opposition to Freemasonry ANTIMEPHITIC Antimephitic a Med Defn Good against mephitic or deletplwious gases n Defn A remedy against mephitic gases Dunglison ANTIMERE Antimere n Etym anti mere Biol Defn One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants ANTIMETABOLE Antimetabole n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order ANTIMETATHESIS Antimetathesis n Etym NL fr Gr Rhet Defn An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order ANTIMETER Antimeter n Etym Gr Defn A modification of the quadrant for measuring small angles Obs ANTIMONARCHIC ANTIMONARCHICAL Antimonarchic Antimonarchical Defn Opposed to monarchial government Bp Benson Addison ANTIMONARCHIST Antimonarchist n Defn An enemy to monarchial government ANTIMONATE Antimonate n Chem Defn A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical Written also antimoniate ANTIMONIAL Antimonial a Defn Of or pertaining to antimony n Med Defn A preparation or medicine containing antimony Antimonial powder a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium also called Jamess powder ANTIMONIATED Antimoniated a Defn Combined or prepared with antimony as antimoniated tartar ANTIMONIC Antimonic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from antimony said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has its highest equivalence as antimonic acid ANTIMONIOUS Antimonious a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from antimony said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has an equivalence next lower than the highest as antimonious acid ANTIMONITE Antimonite n 1 Chem Defn A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic radical 2 Min Defn Stibnite ANTIMONIURETED Antimoniureted a Chem Defn Combined with or containing antimony as antimoniureted hydrogen Written also antimoniuretted ANTIMONSOON Antimonsoon n Meteor Defn The upper contrarymoving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon ANTIMONY Antimony n Etym LL antimonium of unknown origin Chem Defn An elementary substance resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances Atomic weight 120 Symbol Sb Note It is of tinwhite color brittle laminated or crystalline fusible and vaporizable at a rather low temperature It is used in some metallic alloys as type metal and bell metal and also for medical preparations which are in general emetics or cathartics By ancient writers and some moderns the term is applied to native gray ore of antimony or stibnite the stibium of the Romans and the Cervantite senarmontite and valentinite are native oxides of antimony ANTINATIONAL Antinational a Defn Antagonistic to ones country or nation or to a national government ANTINEPHRITIC Antinephritic a Med Defn Counteracting or deemed of use in diseases of the kidneys n Defn An antinephritic remedy ANTINOMIAN Antinomian a Etym See Antimony Defn Of or pertaining to the Antinomians opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory ANTINOMIAN Antinomian n Eccl Hist Defn One who maintains that under the gospel dispensation the moral law is of no use or obligation but that faith alone is necessary to salvation The sect of Antinomians originated with John Agricola in Germany about the year 1535 Mosheim ANTINOMIANISM Antinomianism n Defn The tenets or practice of Antinomians South ANTINOMIST Antinomist n Defn An Antinomian R Bp Sanderson ANTINOMY Antinomy n pl Antinomies Etym L antinomia Gr 1 Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule Different commentators have deduced from it the very opposite doctrines In some instances this apparent antinomy is doubtful De Quincey 2 An opposing law or rule of any kind As it were by his own antinomy or counterstatute Milton 3 Metaph Defn A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or language in the Kantian philosophy such a contradiction as arises from the attempt to apply to the ideas of the reason relations or attributes which are appropriate only to the facts or the concepts of experience ANTIOCHIAN Antiochian a 1 Pertaining to Antiochus a contemporary with Cicero and the founder of a sect of philosophers 2 Of or pertaining to the city of Antioch in Syria Antiochian epoch Chron a method of computing time from the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of Antioch about the time of the battle of Pharsalia BC 48 ANTIODONTALGIC Antiodontalgic a Med Defn Efficacious in curing toothache n Defn A remedy for toothache ANTIORGASTIC Antiorgastic a Etym Pref anti Gr Med Defn Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire sedative ANTIPAPAL Antipapal a Defn Opposed to the pope or to popery Milton ANTIPARALLEL Antiparallel a Defn Running in a contrary direction Hammond ANTIPARALLELS Antiparallels n pl Geom Defn Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes ANTIPARALYTIC Antiparalytic a Med Defn Good against paralysis n Defn A medicine for paralysis ANTIPARALYTICAL Antiparalytical a Defn Antiparalytic ANTIPASCH Antipasch n Pref anti pasch Eccl Defn The Sunday after Easter Low Sunday ANTIPATHETIC ANTIPATHETICAL Antipathetic Antipathetical a Defn Having a natural contrariety or constitutional aversion to a thing characterized by antipathy often followed by to Fuller ANTIPATHIC Antipathic a Etym NL antipathicus Gr Med Defn Belonging to antipathy opposite contrary allopathic ANTIPATHIST Antipathist n Defn One who has an antipathy R Antipathist of light Coleridge ANTIPATHIZE Antipathize v i Defn To feel or show antipathy R ANTIPATHOUS Antipathous a Defn Having a natural contrariety adverse antipathetic Obs Beau Fl ANTIPATHY Antipathy n pl Antipathies Etym L antipathia Gr antipathie See Pathos 1 Contrariety or opposition in feeling settled aversion or dislike repugnance distaste Inveterate antipathies against particular nations and passionate attachments to others are to be avoided Washington 2 Natural contrariety incompatibility repugnancy of qualities as oil and water have antipathy A habit is generated of thinking that a natural antipathy exists between hope and reason I Taylor Note Any is opposed to sympathy It is followed by to against or between also sometimes by for Syn Hatred aversion dislike disgust distaste enmity ill will repugnance contrariety opposition See Dislike ANTIPEPTONE Antipeptone n Physiol Chem Defn A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice ANTIPERIODIC Antiperiodic n Med Defn A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms or exacerbations of disease as in intermittent fevers ANTIPERISTALTIC Antiperistaltic a Med Defn Opposed to or checking motion acting upward applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube ANTIPERISTASIS Antiperistasis n Etym Gr Defn Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality ANTIPERISTATIC Antiperistatic a Defn Pertaining to antiperistasis ANTIPETALOUS Antipetalous a Etym Pref anti petal Bot Defn Standing before a petal as a stamen ANTIPHARMIC Antipharmic a Etym Pref anti Gr Med Defn Antidotal alexipharmic ANTIPHLOGISTIAN Antiphlogistian n Defn An opposer of the theory of phlogiston ANTIPHLOGISTIC Antiphlogistic a 1 Chem Defn Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston 2 Med Defn Counteracting inflammation ANTIPHLOGISTIC Antiphlogistic n Med Defn Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation Coxe ANTIPHON Antiphon n Etym LL antiphona fr Gr Anthem 1 A musical response alternate singing or chanting See Antiphony and Antiphone 2 A verse said before and after the psalms Shipley ANTIPHONAL Antiphonal a Defn Of or pertaining to antiphony or alternate singing sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs Wheatly Antiphonally adv ANTIPHONAL Antiphonal n Defn A book of antiphons or anthems ANTIPHONARY Antiphonary n Etym LL antiphonarium See Antiphoner Defn A book containing a collection of antiphons the book in which the antiphons of the breviary with their musical notes are contained ANTIPHONE Antiphone n Mus Defn The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant alternate chanting or signing ANTIPHONER Antiphoner n Etym F antiphonaire See Antiphon Defn A book of antiphons Chaucer ANTIPHONIC Antiphonic a Defn Antiphonal ANTIPHONY Antiphony n pl Antiphonies Etym See Antiphon 1 A musical response also antiphonal chanting or signing 2 An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts Also figuratively O never more for me shall winds intone With all your tops a vast antiphony R Browning ANTIPHRASIS Antiphrasis n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance ANTIPHRASTIC ANTIPHRASTICAL Antiphrastic Antiphrastical a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to antiphrasis Antiphrastically adv ANTIPHTHISIC Antiphthisic a Med Defn Relieving or curing phthisis or consumption n Defn A medicine for phthisis ANTIPHYSICAL Antiphysical a Etym Pref anti physical Defn Contrary to nature unnatural ANTIPHYSICAL Antiphysical a Etym Pref anti Gr Med Defn Relieving flatulence carminative ANTIPLASTIC Antiplastic a 1 Diminishing plasticity 2 Med Defn Preventing or checking the process of healing or granulation ANTIPODAGRIC Antipodagric a Med Defn Good against gout n Defn A medicine for gout ANTIPODAL Antipodal a 1 Pertaining to the antipodes situated on the opposite side of the globe 2 Diametrically opposite His antipodal shadow Lowell ANTIPODE Antipode n Defn One of the antipodes anything exactly opposite In tale or history your beggar is ever the just antipode to your king Lamb Note The singular antipode is exceptional in formation but has been used by good writers Its regular English plural would be ântîpodes the last syllable rhyming with abodes and this pronunciation is sometimes heard The plural form originally a Latin word without a singular is in common use and is pronounced after the English method of Latin ântîpodez ANTIPODEAN Antipodean a Defn Pertaining to the antipodes or the opposite side of the world antipodal ANTIPODES Antipodes n Etym L pl fr Gr 1 Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite 2 The country of those who live on the opposite side of the globe Latham 3 Anything exactly opposite or contrary Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christs judgment a more perfect antipodes to all that hath hitherto been gospel Hammond ANTIPOLE Antipole n Defn The opposite pole anything diametrically opposed Geo Eliot ANTIPOPE Antipope n Defn One who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen esp applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism ANTIPSORIC Antipsoric a Med Defn Of use in curing the itch n Defn An antipsoric remedy ANTIPTOSIS Antiptosis n Etym L fr Gr Gram Defn The putting of one case for another ANTIPUTREFACTIVE ANTIPUTRESCENT Antiputrefactive Antiputrescent a Defn Counteracting or preserving from putrefaction antiseptic ANTIPYIC Antipyic a Etym Pref anti Gr Med Defn Checking or preventing suppuration n Defn An antipyic medicine ANTIPYRESIS Antipyresis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn The condition or state of being free from fever ANTIPYRETIC Antipyretic a Med Defn Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever n Defn A febrifuge ANTIPYRINE Antipyrine n Med Defn An artificial alkaloid believed to be efficient in abating fever ANTIPYROTIC Antipyrotic a Med Defn Good against burns or pyrosis n Defn Anything of use in preventing or healing burns or pyrosis ANTIQUARIAN Antiquarian a Etym See Antiquary Defn Pertaining to antiquaries or to antiquity as antiquarian literature ANTIQUARIAN Antiquarian n 1 An antiquary 2 A drawing paper of large size See under Paper n ANTIQUARIANISM Antiquarianism n Defn Character of an antiquary study or love of antiquities Warburton ANTIQUARIANIZE Antiquarianize v i Defn To act the part of an antiquary Colloq ANTIQUARY Antiquary a Etym L antiquarius fr antiquus ancient See Antique Defn Pertaining to antiquity R Instructed by the antiquary times Shak ANTIQUARY Antiquary n pl Antiquaries Defn One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics as inscriptions monuments remains of ancient habitations statues coins manuscripts etc one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity ANTIQUATE Antiquate v t Etym L antiquatus p p of antiquare fr antiquus ancient Defn To make old or obsolete to make antique to make old in such a degree as to put out of use hence to make void or abrogate Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws and antiquate or abrogate old one Sir M Hale ANTIQUATED Antiquated a Defn Grown old Hence Bygone obsolete out of use oldfashioned as an antiquated law Antiquated words Dryden Old Janet for so he understood his antiquated attendant was denominated Sir W Scott Syn Ancient old antique obsolete See Ancient ANTIQUATEDNESS Antiquatedness n Defn Quality of being antiquated ANTIQUATENESS Antiquateness n Defn Antiquatedness Obs ANTIQUATION Antiquation n Etym L antiquatio fr antiquare Defn The act of making antiquated or the state of being antiquated Beaumont ANTIQUE Antique a Etym F fr L antiquus old ancient equiv to anticus from ante before Cf Antic 1 Old ancient of genuine antiquity as an antique statue In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome For the antique world excess and pride did hate Spenser 2 Old as respects the present age or a modern period of time of old fashion antiquated as an antique robe Antique words Spenser 3 Made in imitation of antiquity as the antique style of Thomsons Castle of Indolence 4 Odd fantastic In this sense written antic Syn Ancient antiquated obsolete antic oldfashioned old See Ancient ANTIQUE Antique n Etym F See Antique a Defn In general anything very old but in a more limited sense a relic or object of ancient art collectively the antique the remains of ancient art as busts statues paintings and vases Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques Byron ANTIQUELY Antiquely adv Defn In an antique manner ANTIQUENESS Antiqueness n Defn The quality of being antique an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work Addison ANTIQUIST Antiquist n Defn An antiquary a collector of antiques R Pinkerton ANTIQUITARIAN Antiquitarian n Defn An admirer of antiquity Note Used by Milton in a disparaging sense Obs ANTIQUITY Antiquity n pl Antiquities Etym L antiquitas fr antiquus cf F antiquité See Antique 1 The quality of being ancient ancientness great age as a statue of remarkable antiquity a family of great antiquity 2 Old age Obs It not your voice broken and every part about you blasted with antiquity Shak 3 Ancient times former ages times long since past as Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity 4 The ancients the people of ancient times That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has Sir W Raleigh 5 An old gentleman Obs You are a shrewd antiquity neighbor Clench B Jonson 6 A relic or monument of ancient times as a coin a statue etc an ancient institution Note In this sense usually in the plural Heathen antiquities Bacon ANTIRACHITIC Antirachitic a Med Defn Good against the rickets ANTIRENTER Antirenter n Defn One opposed to the payment of rent esp one of those who in 184047 resisted the collection of rents claimed by the patroons from the settlers on certain manorial lands in the State of New York Antirentism n ANTISABBATARIAN Antisabbatarian n Eccl Defn One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath ANTISACERDOTAL Antisacerdotal a Defn Hostile to priests or the priesthood Waterland ANTISCIANS ANTISCII Antiscians Antiscii n pl Etym L antiscii Gr Defn The inhabitants of the earth living on different sides of the equator whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always Antiscians Brande C ANTISCOLETIC ANTISCOLIC Antiscoletic Antiscolic a Etym Pref anti Gr Med Defn Anthelmintic ANTISCORBUTIC Antiscorbutic a Med Defn Counteracting scurvy n Defn A remedy for scurvy ANTISCORBUTICAL Antiscorbutical a Med Defn Antiscorbutic ANTISCRIPTURAL Antiscriptural a Defn Opposed to or not in accordance with the Holy Scriptures ANTISEMITISM AntiSemitism n Defn Opposition to or hatred of Semites esp Jews Anti Semite n AntiSemitic a ANTISEPALOUS Antisepalous a Etym Pref anti sepal Bot Defn Standing before a sepal or calyx leaf ANTISEPSIS Antisepsis n NL See Anti Sepsis Defn Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying microorganisms ANTISEPTIC ANTISEPTICAL Antiseptic Antiseptical a Defn Counteracting or preventing putrefaction or a putrescent tendency in the system antiputrefactive Antiseptic surgery that system of surgical practice which insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the dressing of wounds ANTISEPTIC Antiseptic n Defn A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction or destroys or protects from putrefactive organisms as salt carbolic acid alcohol cinchona ANTISEPTICALLY Antiseptically adv Defn By means of antiseptics ANTISIALAGOGUE Antisialagogue a Med Defn Checking the flow of saliva ANTISIALAGOGUE Antisialagogue n Defn A remedy against excessive salivation ANTISLAVERY Antislavery a Defn Opposed to slavery n Defn Opposition to slavery ANTISOCIAL Antisocial a Defn Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse averse to society or hostile to its existence as antisocial principles ANTISOCIALIST Antisocialist n Defn One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism ANTISOLAR Antisolar a Defn Opposite to the sun said of the point in the heavens 180º distant from the sun ANTISPASMODIC Antispasmodic a Med Defn Good against spasms n Defn A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions ANTISPAST Antispast n Etym L antispastus Gr Pros Defn A foot of four syllables the first and fourth short and the second and third long ANTISPASTIC Antispastic a Etym Gr Antispast Med a Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from one part to another Obs b Counteracting spasms antispasmodic n Defn An antispastic agent ANTISPLENETIC Antisplenetic Splenetic 277 a Defn Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen n Defn An antisplenetic medicine ANTISTROPHE Antistrophe n Etym L fr Gr Strophe 1 In Greek choruses and dances the returning of the chorus exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left Hence The lines of this part of the choral song It was customary on some occasions to dance round the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns which consisted of three stanzas or parts the first of which called strophe was sung in turning from east to west the other named antistrophe in returning from west to east then they stood before the altar and sang the epode which was the last part of the song Abp Potter 2 Rhet a The repetition of words in an inverse order as the master of the servant and the servant of the master b The retort or turning of an adversarys plea against him ANTISTROPHIC Antistrophic a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to an antistrophe ANTISTROPHON Antistrophon n Etym Gr Rhet Defn An argument retorted on an opponent Milton ANTISTRUMATIC Antistrumatic a Med Defn Antistrumous n Defn A medicine for scrofula ANTISTRUMOUS Antistrumous a Med Defn Good against scrofulous disorders Johnson Wiseman ANTISYPHILITIC Antisyphilitic a Med Defn Efficacious against syphilis n Defn A medicine for syphilis ANTITHEISM Antitheism n Defn The doctrine of antitheists Antitheistic a ANTITHEIST Antitheist n Defn A disbeliever in the existence of God ANTITHESIS Antithesis n pl Antitheses Etym L fr Gr Thesis 1 Rhet Defn An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence as The prodigal robs his heir the miser robs himself He had covertly shot at Cromwell he how openly aimed at the Queen 2 The second of two clauses forming an antithesis 3 Opposition contrast ANTITHET Antithet n Etym L antitheton fr Gr Defn An antithetic or contrasted statement Bacon ANTITHETIC ANTITHETICAL Antithetic Antithetical a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to antithesis or opposition of words and sentiments containing or of the nature of antithesis contrasted ANTITHETICALLY Antithetically adv Defn By way antithesis ANTITOXIN ANTITOXINE Antitoxin Antitoxine n Etym Pref anti toxin Defn A substance sometimes the product of a specific microorganism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal capable of producing immunity from certain diseases or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria ANTITRADE Antitrade n Defn A tropical wind blowing steadily in a direction opposite to the trade wind ANTITRAGUS Antitragus n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear opposite the tragus See Ear ANTITROCHANTER Antitrochanter n Anat Defn An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays ANTITROPAL ANTITROPOUS Antitropal Antitropous a Etym Pref anti Gr Bot Defn At the extremity most remote from the hilum as the embryo or inverted with respect to the seed as the radicle Lindley ANTITYPAL Antitypal a Defn Antitypical R ANTITYPE Antitype n Etym Gr Type Defn That of which the type pattern or representation that which is represented by the type or symbol ANTITYPICAL Antitypical a Defn Of or pertaining to an antitype explaining the type Antitypically adv ANTITYPOUS Antitypous a Etym Gr Defn Resisting blows hard Obs Cudworth ANTITYPY Antitypy n Etym Gr Defn Opposition or resistance of matter to force R Sir W Hamilton ANTIVACCINATION Antivaccination n Defn Opposition to vaccination London Times ANTIVACCINATIONIST Antivaccinationist n Defn An antivaccinist ANTIVACCINIST Antivaccinist n Defn One opposed to vaccination ANTIVARIOLOUS Antivariolous a Defn Preventing the contagion of smallpox ANTIVENEREAL Antivenereal a Defn Good against venereal poison antisyphilitic ANTIVENIN Antivenin n Written also antivenen antivenine Pref anti L venenum poison Physiol Chem Defn The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated injections of small doses of the venom ANTIVIVISECTION Antivivisection n Defn Opposition to vivisection ANTIVIVISECTIONIST Antivivisectionist n Defn One opposed to vivisection ANTIZYMIC Antizymic a Defn Preventing fermentation ANTIZYMOTIC Antizymotic a Med Defn Preventing fermentation or decomposition n Defn An agent so used ANTLER Antler n Etym OE auntelere OF antoillier andoiller endouiller fr F andouiller fr an assumed LL antocularis fr L ante before oculus eye See Ocular Zoöl Defn The entire horn or any branch of the horn of a cervine animal as of a stag Huge stags with sixteen antlers Macaulay Note The branch next to the head is called the brow antler and the branch next above the bez antler or bay antler The main stem is the beam and the branches are often called tynes Antlers are deciduous bony not horny growths and are covered with a periosteum while growing See Velvet Antler moth Zoöl a destructive European moth Cerapteryx graminis which devastates grass lands ANTLERED Antlered a Defn Furnished with antlers The antlered stag Cowper ANTLIA Antlia n pl Antilæ Etym L a pump Gr Zoöl Defn The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects See Lepidoptera ANTLION Antlion n Zoöl Defn A neuropterous insect the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants etc The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus the European is M formicarius ANTOECI ANTOECIANS Antoeci Antoecians n pl Etym NL antoeci fr Gr pl Defn Those who live under the same meridian but on opposite parallels of latitude north and south of the equator ANTONOMASIA Antonomasia n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn The use of some epithet or the name of some office dignity or the like instead of the proper name of the person as when his majesty is used for a king or when instead of Aristotle we say the philosopher or conversely the use of a proper name instead of an appellative as when a wise man is called a Solomon or an eminent orator a Cicero ANTONOMASTIC Antonomastic a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by antonomasia Antonomastically adv ANTONOMASY Antonomasy n Defn Antonomasia ANTONYM Antonym n Etym Gr Defn A word of opposite meaning a counterterm used as a correlative of synonym R C J Smith ANTORBITAL Antorbital a Etym Pref anti orbital Anat Defn Pertaining to or situated in the region of the front of the orbit n Defn The antorbital bone ANTORGASTIC Antorgastic a Defn See Antiorgastic ANTOZONE Antozone n Etym Pref anti ozone Chem Defn A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen but now known to be hydrogen dioxide so called because apparently antagonistic to ozone converting it into ordinary oxygen ANTRAL Antral a Anat Defn Relating to an antrum ANTRE Antre n Etym F antre L antrum fr Gr Defn A cavern Obs Shak ANTRORSE Antrorse a Etym From L ante versun turned apparently formed in imitation of re Bot Defn Forward or upward in direction Gray ANTROVERT Antrovert v t Defn To bend forward R Owen ANTRUM Antrum n pl Antra Etym L fr Gr Defn A cavern or cavity esp an anatomical cavity or sinus Huxley ANTRUSTION Antrustion n Etym F fr LL antrustio Defn A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises ANT THRUSH Ant thrush Zoöl a One of several species of tropical birds of the Old World of the genus Pitta somewhat resembling the thrushes and feeding chiefly on ants b See Ant bird under Ant ANUBIS d8Anubis n Etym L Myth Defn An Egyptian deity the conductor of departed spirits represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox ANURA Anura n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail as the frogs and toads Written also anoura ANUROUS Anurous a Zoöl Defn Destitute of a tail as the frogs and toads Also written anourous ANURY Anury n Etym Gr Med Defn Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine ischury ANUS Anus n Etym L prob for asnus cf Gr as Anat Defn The posterior opening of the alimentary canal through which the excrements are expelled ANVIL Anvil n Etym OE anvelt anfelt anefelt AS anfilt onfilt of uncertain origin cf OHG anafalz D aanbeld 1 An iron block usually with a steel face upon which metals are hammered and shaped 2 Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use Specifically Anat Defn the incus See Incus To be on the anvil to be in a state of discussion formation or preparation as when a scheme or measure is forming but not matured Swift ANVIL Anvil v t Defn To form or shape on an anvil to hammer out as anviled armor Beau Fl ANXIETUDE Anxietude n Etym L anxietudo Defn The state of being anxious anxiety R ANXIETY Anxiety n pl Anxieties Etym L anxietas fr anxius cf F anxiété See Anxious 1 Concern or solicitude respecting some thing o 2 Eager desire J D Forbes 3 Med Defn A state of restlessness and agitation often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium Dunglison Syn Care solicitude foreboding uneasiness perplexity disquietude disquiet trouble apprehension restlessness See Care ANXIOUS Anxious a Etym L anxius fr angere to cause pain choke akin to Gr Anger 1 Full of anxiety or disquietude greatly concerned or solicitous esp respecting future or unknown being in painful suspense applied to persons as anxious for the issue of a battle 2 Accompanied with or causing anxiety worrying applied to things as anxious labor The sweet of life from which God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares Milton 3 Earnestly desirous as anxious to please He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve and at those who are eager for reform Macaulay Note Anxious is followed by for about concerning etc before the object of solicitude Syn Solicitous careful uneasy unquiet restless concerned disturbed watchful ANXIOUSLY Anxiously adv Defn In an anxious manner with painful uncertainty solicitously ANXIOUSNESS Anxiousness n Defn The quality of being anxious great solicitude anxiety ANY Any a pron Etym OE æni æni eni ani oni AS ænig fr an one It is akin to OS enig OHG einic G einig D eenig See One 1 One indifferently out of an indefinite number one indefinitely whosoever or whatsoever it may be Note Any is often used in denying or asserting without limitation as this thing ought not be done at any time I ask any one to answer my question No man knoweth the Son but the Father neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son Matt xi 27 2 Some of whatever kind quantity or number as are there any witnesses present are there any other houses like it Who will show us any good Ps iv 6 Note It is often used either in the singular or the plural as a pronoun the person or thing being understood anybody anyone pl any persons If any of you lack wisdom let him ask of God and it shall be given him Jas i 5 That if he found any of this way whether they were men or women he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem Acts ix 2 At any rate In any case whatever may be the state of affairs anyhow ANY Any adv Defn To any extent in any degree at all You are not to go loose any longer Shak Before you go any farther Steele ANYBODY Anybody n 1 Any one out of an indefinite number of persons anyone any person His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody Macaulay 2 A person of consideration or standing Colloq All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes and there was not a single banker or anybody in the list Lond Sat Rev ANYHOW Anyhow adv Defn In any way or manner whatever at any rate in any event Anyhow it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error J H Newman Anyhow the languages of the two nations were closely allied E A Freeman ANYONE Anyone n Defn One taken at random rather than by selection anybody Note Commonly written as two words ANYTHING Anything n 1 Any object act state event or fact whatever thing of any kind something or other aught as I would not do it for anything Did you ever know of anything so unlucky A Trollope They do not know that anything is amiss with them W G Sumner 2 Expressing an indefinite comparison with as or like Colloq or Lowx I fear your girl will grow as proud as anything Richardson Note Any thing written as two words is now commonly used in contradistinction to any person or anybody Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and venture any thing De Foe Anything but not at all or in any respect The battle was a rare one and the victory anything but secure Hawthorne Anything like in any respect at all as I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials ANYTHING Anything adv Defn In any measure anywise at all Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not anything at all quailed Robynson Mores Utopia ANYTHINGARIAN Anythingarian n Defn One who holds to no particular creed or dogma ANYWAY ANYWAYS Anyway Anyways adv Defn Anywise at all Tennyson Southey ANYWHERE Anywhere adv Defn In any place Udall ANYWHITHER Anywhither adv Defn To or towards any place Archaic De Foe ANYWISE Anywise adv Defn In any wise or way at all Anywise essential Burke AONIAN Aonian a Etym From Aonia a part of Boeotia in Greece Defn Pertaining to Aonia Boeotia or to the Muses who were supposed to dwell there Aonian fount the fountain of Aganippe at the foot of Mount Helicon not far from Thebes and sacred to the Muses AORIST Aorist n Etym Gr Gram Defn A tense in the Greek language which expresses an action as completed in past time but leaves it in other respects wholly indeterminate AORISTIC Aoristic a Etym Gr Defn Indefinite pertaining to the aorist tense AORTA Aorta n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs the main trunk of the arterial system Note In fishes and the early stages of all higher vertebrates the aorta divides near its origin into several branches the aortic arches which pass in pairs round the oesophagus and unite to form the systemic aorta One or more pairs of these arches persist in amphibia and reptiles but only one arch in birds and mammals this being on the right side in the former and on the left in the latter AORTIC Aortic a Defn Of or pertaining to the aorta AORTITIS Aortitis n Etym Aorta itis Med Defn Inflammation of the aorta AOUDAD Aoudad n Etym The Moorish name Zoöl Defn An African sheeplike quadruped the Ammotragus tragelaphus having a long mane on the breast and fore legs It is perhaps the chamois of the Old Testament APACE Apace adv Etym Pref a pace OE a pas at a walk in which a is the article See Pace Defn With a quick pace quick fast speedily His dewy locks did drop with brine apace Spenser A visible triumph of the gospel drawapace I Taylor APACHES Apaches n pl sing Apache Ethnol Defn A group of nomadic North American Indians including several tribes native of Arizona New Mexico etc APAGOGE Apagoge n Etym Gr Logic Defn An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary APAGOGIC APAGOGICAL Apagogic Apagogical a Defn Proving indirectly by showing the absurdity or impossibility of the contrary Bp Berkeley APAID Apaid a Defn Paid pleased Obs Chaucer APAIR Apair v t i Defn To impair or become impaired to injure Obs Chaucer APALACHIAN Apalachian a Defn See Appalachian APANAGE Apanage n Defn Same as Appanage APANTHROPY Apanthropy n Etym Gr Defn An aversion to the company of men a love of solitude APAR APARA Apar Apara n Etym Native name apara Zoöl Defn See Mataco APAREJO Aparejo n Etym Sp Defn A kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans It is made of leather stuffed with hay moss or the like APARITHMESIS Aparithmesis n Etym Gr Rhet Defn Enumeration of parts or particulars APART Apart adv Etym F à part L ad part part See Part 1 Separately in regard to space or company in a state of separation as to place aside Others apart sat on a hill retired Milton The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself Ps iv 3 2 In a state of separation of exclusion or of distinction as to purpose use or character or as a matter of thought separately independently as consider the two propositions apart 3 Aside away Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness Jas i 21 Let Pleasure go put Care apart Keble 4 In two or more parts asunder to piece as to take a piece of machinery apart APARTMENT Apartment n Etym F appartement cf It appartamento fr appartare to separate set apart all fr L ad pars partis part See Apart 1 A room in a building a division in a house separated from others by partitions Fielding 2 A set or suite of rooms De Quincey 3 A compartment Obs Pope APARTMENT HOUSE Apartment house Defn A building comprising a number of suites designed for separate housekeeping tenements but having conveniences such as heat light elevator service etc furnished in common often distinguished in the United States from a flat house APARTNESS Apartness n Defn The quality of standing apart APASTRON Apastron n Etym Gr Astron Defn That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary APATHETIC APATHETICAL Apathetic Apathetical a Etym See Apathy Defn Void of feeling not susceptible of deep emotion passionless indifferent APATHETICALLY Apathetically adv Defn In an apathetic manner APATHIST Apathist n Etym Cf F apathiste Defn One who is destitute of feeling APATHISTICAL Apathistical a Defn Apathetic une motional R APATHY Apathy n pl Apathies Etym L apathia Gr apathie See Pathos Defn Want of feeling privation of passion emotion or excitement dispassion applied either to the body or the mind As applied to the mind it is a calmness indolence or state of indifference incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure pain or passion The apathy of despair Macaulay A certain apathy or sluggishness in his nature which led him to leave events to take their own course Prescott According to the Stoics apathy meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason Fleming Note In the first ages of the church the Christians adopted the term to express a contempt of earthly concerns Syn Insensibility unfeelingness indifference unconcern stoicism supineness sluggishness APATITE Apatite n Etym Gr Min Defn Native phosphate of lime occurring usually in sixsided prisms color often pale green transparent or translucent APAUME Apaumé n Defn See Appaum APE Ape n Etym AS apa akin to D aap OHG affo G affe Icel api Sw apa Dan abe W epa 1 Zoöl Defn A quadrumanous mammal esp of the family Simiadæ having teeth of the same number and form as in man having teeth of the same number and form as in man and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches The name is applied esp to species of the genus Hylobates and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana The higher forms the gorilla chimpanzee and ourang are often called anthropoid apes or man apes Note The ape of the Old Testament was prqobably the rhesus monkey of India and allied forms 2 One who imitates servilely in allusion to the manners of the ape a mimic Byron 3 A dupe Obs Chaucer APE Ape v t imp p p Aped p pr vb n Aping Defn To mimic as an ape imitates human actions to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally How he apes his sire Addison The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried Burke APEAK Apeak adv a Etym Pref a peak Cf F à pic vertically Naut Defn In a vertical line The anchor in apeak when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it and the ship is them said to be hove apeak Spelt also apeek APEHOOD Apehood n Defn The state of being an ape APELLOUS Apellous a Etym Pref a not L pellis skin Defn Destitute of skin Brande C APENNINE Apennine a Etym L Apenninus fr Celtic pen or ben peak mountain Defn Of pertaining to or designating the Apennines a chain of mountains extending through Italy APEPSY Apepsy n Etym NL apepsia fr Gr Med Defn Defective digestion indigestion Coxe APER Aper n Defn One who apes APERCU Aperçu apârsus n pl Aperçus sus F prop p p of apercevoir to perceive 1 Defn A first view or glance or the perception or estimation so obtained an immediate apprehension or insight appreciative rather than analytic The main object being to develop the several aperçus or insights which furnish the method of such psychology W T Harris A series of partial and more or less disparate aperçus or outlooks each for itself a center of experience James Ward 2 Hence a brief or detached view conspectus sketch APEREA Aperea n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The wild Guinea pig of Brazil Cavia aperea APERIENT Aperient a Etym L aperiens p pr of aperire to uncover open ab parire parere to bring forth produce Cf Cover Overt Med Defn Gently opening the bowels laxative n Defn An aperient medicine or food Arbuthnot APERITIVE Aperitive a Etym Cf F apéritif fr L aperire Defn Serving to open aperient Harvey APERT Apert a Etym OF apert L apertus p p of aperire See Aperient and cf Pert a Defn Open ev Archaic Fotherby APERT Apert adv Defn Openly Obs Chaucer APERTION Apertion n Etym L apertio Defn The act of opening an opening an aperture Archaic Wiseman APERTLY Apertly adv Defn Openly clearly Archaic APERTNESS Apertness n Defn Openness frankness Archaic APERTURE Aperture n Etym L apertura fr aperire See Aperient 1 The act of opening Obs 2 An opening an open space a gap cleft or chasm a passage perforated a hole as an aperture in a wall An aperture between the mountains Gilpin The back aperture of the nostrils Owen 3 Opt Defn The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument as a telescope of fourinch aperture Note The aperture of microscopes is often expressed in degrees called also the angular aperture which signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light which the instrument transmits from the object or point viewed as a microscope of 100º aperture APERY Apery n pl Aperies 1 A place where apes are kept R Kingsley 2 The practice of aping an apish action Coleridge APETALOUS Apetalous a Etym Pref a not petal Bot Defn Having no petals or flower leaves See Illust under Anther APETALOUSNESS Apetalousness n Defn The state of being apetalous APEX Apex n pl E Apexes L Apices Etym L 1 The tip top point or angular summit of anything as the apex of a mountain spire or cone the apex or tip of a leaf 2 Mining Defn The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface US Apex of the earths motion Astron that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit APHAERESIS Aphæresis n Etym L Defn Same as Apheresis APHAKIA Aphakia n Etym NL Gr Med Defn An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens as after operations for cataract The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses Dunglison APHAKIAL Aphakial a Med Defn Pertaining to aphakia as aphakial eyes APHANIPTERA Aphaniptera n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of wingless insects of which the flea in the type See Flea APHANIPTEROUS Aphanipterous a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera APHANITE Aphanite n Etym Gr Min Defn A very compact darkcolored APHANITIC Aphanitic a Min Defn Resembling aphanite having a very finegrained structure APHASIA APHASY Aphasia Aphasy n Etym NL aphasia Gr aphasie Med Defn Loss of the power of speech or of the appropriate use of words the vocal organs remaining intact and the intelligence being preserved It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain APHASIC Aphasic a Defn Pertaining to or affected by aphasia speechless APHELION Aphelion n pl Aphelia Etym Gr Astron Defn That point of a planets or comets orbit which is most distant from the sun the opposite point being the perihelion APHELIOTROPIC Apheliotropic a Etym Gr Defn Turning away from the sun said of leaves etc Darwin APHELIOTROPISM Apheliotropism n Defn The habit of bending from the sunlight said of certain plants APHEMIA Aphemia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Loss of the power of speaking while retaining the power of writing a disorder of cerebral origin APHERESIS Apheresis n Etym L aphaeresis Gr 1 Gram Defn The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word e g cute for acute 2 Surg Defn An operation by which any part is separated from the rest Obs Dunglison APHESIS Aphesis n Etym Gr Defn The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word the result of a phonetic process as squire for esquire New Eng Dict APHETIC Aphetic a Etym Gr Defn Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word as an aphetic word or form Aphetically adv New Eng Dict APHETISM Aphetism n Defn An aphetized form of a word New Eng Dict APHETIZE Aphetize v t Defn To shorten by aphesis These words have been aphetized New Eng Dict APHID Aphid n Zoöl Defn One of the genus Aphis an aphidian APHIDES Aphides n pl Zoöl Defn See Aphis APHIDIAN Aphidian a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the family Aphidæ n Defn One of the aphides an aphid APHIDIVOROUS Aphidivorous Etym Aphis L vorare to devour Zoöl Defn Devouring aphides aphidophagous APHIDOPHAGOUS Aphidophagous a Etym Aphis Gr Zoöl Defn Feeding upon aphides or plant lice as do beetles of the family Coccinellidæ APHILANTHROPY Aphilanthropy n Etym Gr Defn Want of love to mankind the opposite of philanthropy Coxe APHIS Aphis n pl Aphides Etym NL Zoöl Defn A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidæ including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies Note Besides the true males and females there is a race of wingless asexual individuals which have the power of producing living young in rapid succession and these in turn may produce others of the same kind for several generations before sexual individuals appear They suck the sap of plants by means of a tubular proboscis and owing to the wonderful rapidity of their reproduction become very destructive to vegetation Many of the Aphidæ excrete honeydew from two tubes near the end of the body APHIS LION Aphis lion Zoöl Defn The larva of the lacewinged flies Chrysopa which feeds voraciously upon aphids The name is also applied to the larvæ of the ladybugs Coccinella APHLOGISTIC Aphlogistic a Etym Gr Defn Flameless as an aphlogistic lamp in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol without flame APHONIA APHONY Aphonia Aphony n Etym NL aphonia Gr aphonie Med Defn Loss of voice or vocal utterance APHONIC APHONOUS Aphonic Aphonous a Defn Without voice voiceless nonvocal APHORISM Aphorism n Etym F aphorisme fr Gr Horizon Defn A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters The first aphorism of Hippocrates is Life is short and the art is long Fleming Syn Axiom maxim adage proverb apothegm saying saw truism dictum See Axiom APHORISMATIC APHORISMIC Aphorismatic Aphorismic a Defn Pertaining to aphorisms or having the form of an aphorism APHORISMER Aphorismer n Defn A dealer in aphorisms Used in derogation or contempt Milton APHORIST Aphorist n Defn A writer or utterer of aphorisms APHORISTIC APHORISTICAL Aphoristic Aphoristical a Etym Gr Defn In the form of or of the nature of an aphorism in the form of short unconnected sentences as an aphoristic style The method of the book is aphoristic De Quincey APHORISTICALLY Aphoristically adv Defn In the form or manner of aphorisms pithily APHORIZE Aphorize v i Defn To make aphorisms APHOTIC Aphotic afotik a Gr afws afwtos Defn Without light APHOTIC REGION Aphotic region Phytogeog Defn A depth of water so great that only those organisms can exist that do not assimilate APHRASIA Aphrasia n NL fr Gr a priv frasis speech Med a Dumbness b A disorder of speech in which words can be uttered but not intelligibly joined together APHRITE Aphrite n Min Defn See under Calcite APHRODISIAC APHRODISIACAL Aphrodisiac Aphrodisiacal a Etym Gr Aphrodite Defn Exciting venereal desire provocative to venery APHRODISIAC Aphrodisiac n Defn That which as a drug or some kinds of food excites to venery APHRODISIAN Aphrodisian a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus Aphrodisian dames that is courtesans C Reade APHRODITE Aphrodite n Etym Gr 1 Classic Myth Defn The Greek goddess of love corresponding to the Venus of the Romans 2 Zoöl Defn A large marine annelid covered with long lustrous golden hairlike setæ the sea mouse 3 Zoöl Defn A beautiful butterfly Argunnis Aphrodite of the United States APHRODITIC Aphroditic a Defn Venereal R Dunglison APHTHA Aphtha n Etym Sing of Aphthæ Med a One of the whitish specks called aphthæ b The disease also called thrush APHTHAE Aphthæ n pl Etym L fr Gr Med Defn Roundish pearlcolored specks or flakes in the mouth on the lips etc terminating in white sloughs They are commonly characteristic of thrush APHTHOID Aphthoid a Etym Aphtha oid Defn Of the nature of aphthæ resembling thrush APHTHONG Aphthong n Etym Gr Defn A letter or a combination of letters employed in spelling a word but in the pronunciation having no sound Aphthongal a APHTHOUS Aphthous a Etym Cf F aphtheux Defn Pertaining to or caused by aphthæ characterized by aphtæ as aphthous ulcers aphthous fever APHYLLOUS Aphyllous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Destitute of leaves as the broom rape certain euphorbiaceous plants etc APIACEOUS Apiaceous a Bot Defn Umbelliferous APIAN Apian a Defn Belonging to bees APIARIAN Apiarian a Defn Of or relating to bees APIARIST Apiarist n Defn One who keeps an apiary APIARY Apiary n Etym L apiarium fr apis bee Defn A place where bees are kept a stand or shed for bees a beehouse APICAL Apical a Etym L apex apicis tip or summit Defn At or belonging to an apex tip or summit Gray APICES Apices n pl Defn See Apex APICIAN Apician a Etym L Apicianus Defn Belonging to Apicius a notorious Roman epicure hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery H Rogers APICULAR Apicular a Etym NL apiculus dim of L apex apicis Defn Situated at or near the apex apical APICULATE APICULATED Apiculate Apiculated a Etym See Apicular Bot Defn Terminated abruptly by a small distinct point as a leaf APICULTURE Apiculture n Etym L apis bee E culture Defn Rearing of bees for their honey and wax APIECE Apiece adv Etym Pref a piece Defn Each by itself by the single one to each as the share of each as these melons cost a shilling apiece Fined a thousand pounds apiece Hume APIECES Apieces adv Defn In pieces or to pieces Obs Being torn apieces Shak APIKED Apiked a Defn Trimmed Obs Full fresh and new here gear apiked was Chaucer APIOL Apiol n Etym L apium parsley ol Med Defn An oily liquid derived from parsley APIOLOGIST Apiologist n Etym L apis bee logist see logy Defn A student of bees R Emerson APIOLOGY Apiology n L apis bee logy Defn The scientific or systematic study of honey bees APIS Apis n Etym L bee Zoöl Defn A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera including the common honeybee Apis mellifica and other related species See Honeybee APISH Apish a Defn Having the qualities of an ape prone to imitate in a servile manner Hence Apelike fantastically silly foppish affected trifling The apish gallantry of a fantastic boy Sir W Scott APISHLY Apishly adv Defn In an apish manner with servile imitation foppishly APISHNESS Apishness n Defn The quality of being apish mimicry foppery APITPAT Apitpat adv Etym Pref a pitpat Defn With quick beating or palpitation pitapat Congreve APLACENTAL Aplacental a Etym Pref a placental Defn Belonging to the Aplacentata without placenta APLACENTATA Aplacentata n pl Etym Pref a not placenta Zoöl Defn Mammals which have no placenta APLACOPHORA Aplacophora n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or setæ but is without shelly plates APLANATIC Aplanatic a Etym Gr Opt Defn Having two or more parts of different curvatures so combined as to remove spherical aberration said of a lens Aplanatic focus of a lens Opt the point or focus from which rays diverging pass the lens without spherical aberration In certain forms of lenses there are two such foci and it is by taking advantage of this fact that the best aplanatic object glasses of microscopes are constructed APLANATISM Aplanatism n Defn Freedom from spherical aberration APLANOGAMETE Aplanogamete n Bot Defn A nonmotile gamete found in certain lower algæ APLASIA Aplasia n NL Gr priv a molding Med Defn Incomplete or faulty development APLASTIC Aplastic a Etym Pref a not plastic Defn Not plastic or easily molded APLOMB Aplomb n Etym F lit perpendicularity plomb lead See Plumb Defn Assurance of manner or of action selfpossession APLOTOMY Aplotomy n Etym Gr Surg Defn Simple incision Dunglison APLUSTRE Aplustre n Etym L fr Gr Rom Antiq Defn An ornamental appendage of wood at the ships stern usually spreading like a fan and curved like a birds feather Audsley APLYSIA Aplysia n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of marine mollusks of the order Tectibranchiata the sea hare Some of the species when disturbed throw out a deep purple liquor which colors the water to some distance See Illust in Appendix APNEUMATIC Apneumatic a Gr not blown through Med Defn Devoid of air free from air as an apneumatic lung also effected by or with exclusion of air as an apneumatic operation APNEUMONA Apneumona n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of holothurians in which the internal respiratory organs are wanting called also Apoda or Apodes APNOEA APNEA Apnaea n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Partial privation or suspension of breath suffocation APO Apo Etym Gr Ab Defn A prefix from a Greek preposition It usually signifies from away from off or asunder separate as in apocope a cutting off apostate apostle one sent away apocarpous APOCALYPSE Apocalypse n Etym L apocalypsis Gr apocalypse 1 The revelation delivered to St John in the isle of Patmos near the close of the first century forming the last book of the New Testament 2 Anything viewed as a revelation as disclosure The new apocalypse of Nature Carlyle APOCALYPTIC APOCALYPTICAL Apocalyptic Apocalyptical a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to a revelation or specifically to the Revelation of St John containing or of the nature of a prophetic revelation Apocolyptic number the number 666 mentioned in Rev xiii 18 It has been variously interpreted APOCALYPTIC APOCALYPTIST Apocalyptic Apocalyptist n Defn The writer of the Apocalypse APOCALYPTICALLY Apocalyptically adv Defn By revelation in an apocalyptic manner APOCARPOUS Apocarpous a Etym Pref apo Gr Bot Defn Either entirely of partially separate as the carpels of a compound pistil opposed to syncarpous Lindley APOCHROMATIC Apochromatic a Pref apo chromatic Optics Defn Free from chromatic and spherical aberration said esp of a lens in which rays of three or more colors are brought to the same focus the degree of achromatism thus obtained being more complete than where two rays only are thus focused as in the ordinary achromatic objective Apochromatism n APOCODEINE Apocodeine n Pref apo codeine Chem Defn An alkaloid prepared from codeine In its effects it resembles apomorphine APOCOPATE Apocopate v t Etym LL apocopatus p p of apocopare to cut off fr L apocore See Apocope Gram Defn To cut off or drop as to apocopate a word or the last letter syllable or part of a word APOCOPATE APOCOPATED Apocopate Apocopated a Defn Shortened by apocope as an apocopate form APOCOPATION Apocopation n Defn Shortening by apocope the state of being apocopated APOCOPE Apocope n Etym L fr Gr 1 The cutting off or omission of the last letter syllable or part of a word 2 Med Defn A cutting off abscission APOCRISIARY APOCRISIARIUS Apocrisiary Apocrisiarius n Etym L apocrisiarius apocrisarius fr Gr Eccl Defn A delegate or deputy especially the popes nuncio or legate at Constantinople APOCRUSTIC Apocrustic a Etym Gr Med Defn Astringent and repellent n Defn An apocrustic medicine APOCRYPHA Apocrypha n pl but often used as sing with pl Apocryphas Etym L apocryphus apocryphal Gr 1 Something as a writing that is of doubtful authorship or authority formerly used also adjectively Obs Locke 2 Specif Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures but are rejected by others Note Fourteen such writings or books formed part of the Septuagint but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews of Palestine The Council of Trent included all but three of these in the canon of inspired books having equal authority The German and English Reformers grouped them in their Bibles under the title Apocrypha as not having dogmatic authority but being profitable for instruction The Apocrypha is now commonly APOCRYPHAL Apocryphal a 1 Pertaining to the Apocrypha 2 Not canonical Hence Of doubtful authority equivocal mythic fictitious spurious false The passages are however in part from apocryphal or fictitious works Sir G C Lewis APOCRYPHALIST Apocryphalist n Defn One who believes in or defends the Apocrypha R APOCRYPHALLY Apocryphally adv Defn In an apocryphal manner mythically not indisputably APOCRYPHALNESS Apocryphalness n Defn The quality or state of being apocryphal doubtfulness of credit or genuineness APOCYNACEOUS APOCYNEOUS Apocynaceous Apocyneous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Belonging to or resembling a family of plants of which the dogbane Apocynum is the type APOCYNIN Apocynin n Etym From Apocynum the generic name of dogbane Chem Defn A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane Apocynum cannabinum APOD APODAL Apod Apodal a Etym See Apod n 1 Without feet footless 2 Zoöl Defn Destitute of the ventral fin as the eels APOD APODE Apod Apode n pl Apods or Apodes Etym Gr Zoöl Defn One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs esp one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet Note The bird of paradise formerly had the name Paradisea apoda being supposed to have no feet as these were wanting in the specimens first obtained from the East Indies APODA Apoda n pl Etym NL fr Gr Apod n Zoöl a A group of cirripeds destitute of footlike organs b An order of Amphibia without feet See Ophiomorpha c A group of worms without appendages as the leech APODAN Apodan a Zoöl Defn Apodal APODEICTIC APODICTIC APODEICTICAL APODICTICAL Apodeictic Apodictic Apodeictical Apodictical a Etym L apodicticus Gr Defn Selfevident intuitively true evident beyond contradiction Brougham Sir Wm Hamilton APODEICTICALLY APODICTICALLY Apodeictically Apodictically adv Defn So as to be evident beyond contradiction APODEME Apodeme n Etym Pref apo Gr Zoöl Defn One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another in the thorax of many Crustacea APODES Apodes n pl Etym NL masc pl See Apoda Zoöl a An order of fishes without ventral fins including the eels b A group of holothurians destitute of suckers See Apneumona APODICTIC Apodictic a Defn Same as Apodeictic APODIXIS Apodixis n Etym L fr Gr Defn Full demonstration APODOSIS Apodosis n Etym L fr Gr Gram Defn The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence expressing the result and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition Thus in the sentence Though he slay me yet will I trust in him the former clause is the protasis and the latter the apodosis Note Some grammarians extend the terms protasis and apodosis to the introductory clause and the concluding clause even when the sentence is not conditional APODOUS Apodous a Zoöl Defn Apodal apod APODYTERIUM Apodyterium n Etym L fr Gr Anc Arch Defn The apartment at the entrance of the baths or in the palestra where one stripped a dressing room APOGAIC Apogaic a Etym Gr Defn Apogean APOGAMIC Apogamic a Defn Relating to apogamy APOGAMY Apogamy n Etym Pref apo Gr Bot Defn The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oöspore De Bary APOGEAL Apogeal a Astron Defn Apogean APOGEAN Apogean a Defn Connected with the apogee as apogean neap tides which occur when the moon has passed her apogee APOGEE Apogee n Etym Gr apogée 1 Astron Defn That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth Note Formerly on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun or of a planet which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth 2 Fig The farthest or highest point culmination APOGEOTROPIC Apogeotropic a Etym Pref apo Gr Bot Defn Bending away from the ground said of leaves etc Darwin APOGEOTROPISM Apogeotropism n Defn The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves and other parts APOGRAPH Apograph n Etym Gr apographe Defn A copy or transcript Blount APOHYAL Apohyal a Etym Pref apo the Gr letter Y Anat Defn Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone APOISE Apoise adv Etym Pref a poise Defn Balanced APOLAR Apolar a Etym Pref a polar Biol Defn Having no radiating processes applied particularly to certain nerve cells APOLAUSTIC Apolaustic a Etym Gr Defn Devoted to enjoyment APOLLINARIAN Apollinarian a Etym L Apollinaris fr Apollo Rom Antiq Defn In honor of Apollo as the Apollinarian games APOLLINARIAN Apollinarian n Eccl Hist Defn A follower of Apollinaris Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century who denied the proper humanity of Christ APOLLINARIS WATER Apollinaris water Defn An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg near Bonn APOLLO Apollo n Etym L Apollo linis Gr Classic Myth Defn A deity among the Greeks and Romans He was the god of light and day the sun god of archery prophecy medicine poetry and music etc and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty called also Phébus The Apollo Belvedere a celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome esteemed of the noblest representations of the human frame APOLLONIAN APOLLONIC Apollonian Apollonic a Defn Of pertaining to or resembling Apollo APOLLYON Apollyon n Etym Gr Defn The Destroyer a name used Rev ix 11 for the angel of the bottomless pit answering to the Hebrew Abaddon APOLOGER Apologer n Defn A teller of apologues Obs APOLOGETIC APOLOGETICAL Apologetic Apologetical a Etym Gr Logic Defn Defending by words or arguments said or written in defense or by way of apology regretfully excusing as an apologetic essay To speak in a subdued and apologetic tone Macaulay APOLOGETICALLY Apologetically adv Defn By way of apology APOLOGETICS Apologetics n Defn That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority APOLOGIST Apologist n Etym Cf F apologiste Defn One who makes an apology one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith a cause or an institution especially one who argues in defense of Christianity APOLOGIZE Apologize v i imp p p Apologized p pr vb n Apologizing Etym Cf F apologiser 1 To make an apology or defense Dr H More 2 To make an apology or excuse to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense with expression of regret for it by way of amends with for as my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter To apologize for his insolent language Froude APOLOGIZE Apologize v t Defn To defend Obs The Christians were apologized by Plinie Dr G Benson APOLOGIZER Apologizer n Defn One who makes an apology an apologist APOLOGUE Apologue n Etym L apologous Gr apologue Defn A story or relation of fictitious events intended to convey some moral truth a moral fable Note An apologue differs from a parable in this the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind and therefore requires probability in the narrative the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability Æsops fables are good examples of apologues APOLOGY Apology n pl Apologies Etym L apologia Gr apologie See Apologetic 1 Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong or of what may be liable to disapprobation justification as Tertullians Apology for Christianity It is not my intention to make an apology for my poem some will think it needs no excuse and others will receive none Dryden 2 An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him accompanied by an expression of regret 3 Anything provided as a substitute a makeshift He goes to work devising apologies for window curtains Dickens Syn Excuse An apology in the original sense of the word was a pleading off from some charge or imputation by explaining and defending ones principles or conduct It therefore amounted to a vindication One who offers an apology admits himself to have been at least apparently in the wrong but brings forward some palliating circumstance or tenders a frank acknowledgment by way of reparation We make an apology for some breach of propriety or decorum like rude expressions unbecoming conduct etc or some deficiency in what might be reasonably expected We offer an excuse when we have been guilty of some breach or neglect of duty and we do it by way of extenuating our fault and with a view to be forgiven When an excuse has been accepted an apology may still in some cases be necessary or appropriate An excuse is not grounded on the claim of innocence but is rather an appeal for favor resting on some collateral circumstance An apology mostly respects the conduct of individuals toward each other as equals it is a voluntary act produced by feelings of decorum or a desire for the good opinion of others Crabb APOLOGY Apology v i Defn To offer an apology Obs For which he can not well apology J Webster APOMECOMETER Apomecometer n Defn An instrument for measuring the height of objects Knight APOMECOMETRY Apomecometry n Etym Pref apo Gr metry Defn The art of measuring the distance of objects afar off Obs or R APOMORPHIA APOMORPHINE Apomorphia Apomorphine n Etym Pref apo morphia morphine Chem Defn A crystalline alkaloid obtained from morphia It is a powerful emetic APONEUROSIS Aponeurosis n pl Aponeuroses Etym Gr Anat Defn Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasciæ which cover invest and the terminations and attachments of many muscles They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin See Fascia APONEUROTIC Aponeurotic a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis APONEUROTOMY Aponeurotomy n Etym Aponeurosis Gr Defn Dissection of aponeuroses APOPEMPTIC Apopemptic a Etym Gr Defn Sung or addressed to one departing valedictory as apoplectic songs or hymns APOPHASIS Apophasis n Etym Gr Rhet Defn A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired For example see Mark Antonys oration Shak Julius Cæsar iii 2 APOPHLEGMATIC Apophlegmatic a Etym Gr Phlegmatic Med Defn Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from mouth or nostrils n Defn An apohlegmatic medicine APOPHLEGMATISM Apophlegmatism n Etym Gr 1 Med Defn The action of apophlegmatics 2 An apophlegmatic Obs Bacon APOPHLEGMATIZANT Apophlegmatizant n Med Defn An apophlegmatic Obs APOPHTHEGM Apophthegm n Defn See Apothegm APOPHTHEGMATIC APOPHTHEGMATICAL Apophthegmatic Apophthegmatical a Defn Same as Apothegmatic APOPHYGE Apophyge n Etym Gr apophyge Arch Defn The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet called also the scape Parker APOPHYLLITE Apophyllite n Etym Pref apo Gr Min Defn A mineral relating to the zeolites usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium APOPHYSIS Apophysis n pl ses Etym NL fr Gr 1 Anat Defn A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone 2 Bot Defn An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem as seen in certain mosses Gray APOPLECTIC APOPLECTICAL Apoplectic Apoplectical a Etym L apoplecticus Gr apoplectique See Apoplexy Defn Relating to apoplexy affected with inclined to or symptomatic of apoplexy as an apoplectic person medicine habit or temperament symptom fit or stroke APOPLECTIC Apoplectic n Defn One liable to or affected with apoplexy APOPLECTIFORM APOPLECTOID Apoplectiform Apoplectoid a Etym Apoplectic form oid Defn Resembling apoplexy APOPLEX Apoplex n Defn Apoplexy Obs Dryden APOPLEXED Apoplexed a Defn Affected with apoplexy Obs Shak APOPLEXY Apoplexy n Etym OE poplexye LL poplexia apoplexia fr Gr apoplexie See Plague Med Defn Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness sensation and voluntary motion usually caused by pressure on the brain Note The term is now usually limited to cerebral apoplexy or loss of consciousness due to effusion of blood or other lesion within the substance of the brain but it is sometimes extended to denote an effusion of blood into the substance of any organ as apoplexy of the lung APORETICAL Aporetical a Etym Gr Aporia Defn Doubting skeptical Obs Cudworth APORIA Aporia n pl Aporias Etym L doubt Gr Rhet Defn A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue where to begin to end what to say etc APOROSA Aporosa n pl Etym NL fr Gr Aporia Zoöl Defn A group of corals in which the coral is not porous opposed to Perforata APOROSE Aporose a Zoöl Defn Without pores APORT Aport adv Etym Pref a port Naut Defn On or towards the port or left side said of the helm APOSEMATIC Aposematic a Pref apo sematic Zoöl Defn Having or designating conspicuous or warning colors or structures indicative of special means of defense against enemies as in the skunk APOSIOPESIS Aposiopesis n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind as I declare to you that his conduct but I can not speak of that here APOSITIC Apositic a Etym Gr Med Defn Destroying the appetite or suspending hunger APOSTASY Apostasy n pl Apostasies Etym OE apostasie F apostasie L apostasia fr Gr Off and Stand Defn An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed a total desertion of departure from ones faith principles or party esp the renunciation of a religious faith as Julians apostasy from Christianity APOSTATE Apostate n Etym L apostata Gr Apostasy 1 One who has forsaken the faith principles or party to which he before adhered esp one who has forsaken his religion for another a pervert a renegade 2 R C Ch Defn One who after having received sacred orders renounces his clerical profession APOSTATE Apostate a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by apostasy faithless to moral allegiance renegade So spake the apostate angel Milton A wretched and apostate state Steele APOSTATE Apostate v i Etym L apostatare Defn To apostatize Obs We are not of them which apostate from Christ Bp Hall APOSTATIC Apostatic a Etym L apostaticus Gr Defn Apostatical R APOSTATICAL Apostatical a Defn Apostate An heretical and apostatical church Bp Hall APOSTATIZE Apostatize v i imp p p Apostatized p pr vb n Apostatizing Etym LL apostatizare Defn To renounce totally a religious belief once professed to forsake ones church the faith or principles once held or the party to which one has previously adhered He apostatized from his old faith in facts took to believing in Carlyle APOSTEMATE Apostemate v i Etym See Aposteme Defn To form an abscess to swell and fill with pus Wiseman APOSTEMATION Apostemation n Etym LL apostematio cf F apostémation Med Defn The formation of an aposteme the process of suppuration Written corruptly imposthumation Wiseman APOSTEMATOUS Apostematous a Defn Pertaining to or partaking of the nature of an aposteme APOSTEME Aposteme n Etym L apostema Gr apostème See Apostasy Med Defn An abscess a swelling filled with purulent matter Written corruptly imposthume A POSTERIORI A posteriori Etym L a ab posterior latter 1 Logic Defn Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions or infers causes from effects This is the reverse of a priori reasoning 2 Philos Defn Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment inductive or empirical APOSTIL APOSTILLE Apostil Apostille n Etym F apostille See Postil Defn A marginal note on a letter or other paper an annotation Motley APOSTLE Apostle n Etym OE apostle apostel postle AS apostol L apostolus fr Gr stellen to set E stall cf F apôtre Of apostre apostle apostele apostole 1 Literally One sent forth a messenger Specifically One of the twelve disciples of Christ specially chosen as his companions and witnesses and sent forth to preach the gospel He called unto him his disciples and of them he chose twelve whom also he named apostles Luke vi 13 Note The title of apostle is also applied to others who though not of the number of the Twelve yet were equal with them in office and dignity as Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ 1 Cor i 1 In Heb iii 1 the name is given to Christ himself as having been sent from heaven to publish the gospel In the primitive church other ministers were called apostles Rom xvi 7 2 The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world also one who initiates any great moral reform or first advocates any important belief one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer as Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France John Eliot the apostle to the Indians Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance 3 Civ Admiralty Law Defn A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court stating the case etc a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts Wharton Burrill Apostles creed a creed of unknown origin which was formerly ascribed to the apostles It certainly dates back to the beginning of the sixth century and some assert that it can be found in the writings of Ambrose in the fourth century Apostle spoon Antiq a spoon of silver with the handle terminating in the figure of an apostle One or more were offered by sponsors at baptism as a present to the godchild B Jonson APOSTLESHIP Apostleship n Defn The office or dignity of an apostle APOSTOLATE Apostolate n Etym L apostolatus fr apostolus See Apostle 1 The dignity office or mission of an apostle apostleship Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate Jer Taylor 2 The dignity or office of the pope as the holder of the apostolic see APOSTOLIC APOSTOLICAL Apostolic Apostolical a Etym L apostolicus Gr apostolique 1 Pertaining to an apostle or to the apostles their times or their peculiar spirit as an apostolical mission the apostolic age 2 According to the doctrines of the apostles delivered or taught by the apostles as apostolic faith or practice 3 Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy papal Apostolical brief See under Brief Apostolic canons a collection of rules and precepts relating to the duty of Christians and particularly to the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second and third centuries Apostolic church the Christian church so called on account of its apostolic foundation doctrine and order The churches of Rome Alexandria Antioch and Jerusalem were called apostolic churches Apostolic constitutions directions of a nature similar to the apostolic canons and perhaps compiled by the same authors or author Apostolic fathers early Christian writers who were born in the first century and thus touched on the age of the apostles They were Polycarp Clement Ignatius and Hermas to these Barnabas has sometimes been added Apostolic king or majesty a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St Stephen the founder of the royal line It is now a title of the emperor of Austria in right of the throne of Hungary Apostolic see a see founded and governed by an apostle specifically the Church of Rome so called because in the Roman Catholic belief the pope is the successor of St Peter the prince of the apostles and the only apostle who has successors in the apostolic office Apostolical succession the regular and uninterrupted transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period Hook APOSTOLIC Apostolic n Etym L apostolicus Eccl Hist Defn A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles APOSTOLICALLY Apostolically adv Defn In an apostolic manner APOSTOLICALNESS Apostolicalness n Defn Apostolicity Dr H More APOSTOLIC DELEGATE Apostolic delegate R C Ch Defn The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade superior to a nuncio APOSTOLICISM APOSTOLICITY Apostolicism Apostolicity n Defn The state or quality of being apostolical APOSTROPHE Apostrophe n Etym 1 L fr Gr apostrophus apostrophe the turning away or omitting of a letter Gr 1 Rhet Defn A figure of speech by which the orator or writer suddenly breaks off from the previous method of his discourse and addresses in the second person some person or thing absent or present as Miltons apostrophe to Light at the beginning of the third book of Paradise Lost 2 Gram Defn The contraction of a word by the omission of a letter or letters which omission is marked by the character placed where the letter or letters would have been as calld for called 3 The mark used to denote that a word is contracted as in neer for never cant for can not and as sign of the possessive singular and plural as a boys hat boys hats In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter e Note The apostrophe is used to mark the plural of figures and letters as two 10s and three as It is also employed to mark the close of a quotation APOSTROPHIC Apostrophic a Defn Pertaining to an apostrophe grammatical or rhetorical APOSTROPHIZE Apostrophize v t Etym imp p p Apostrophized p pr vb n Apostrophizing 1 To address by apostrophe 2 To contract by omitting a letter or letters also to mark with an apostrophe or apostrophes APOSTROPHIZE Apostrophize v i Defn To use the rhetorical figure called apostrophe APOSTUME Apostume n Defn See Aposteme Obs APOTACTITE Apotactite n Etym LL pl apotactitae Gr Eccl Hist Defn One of a sect of ancient Christians who in supposed imitation of the first believers renounced all their possessions APOTELESM Apotelesm n Etym See Apotelesmatic 1 The result or issue Obs 2 Astrol Defn The calculation and explanation of a nativity Obs Bailey APOTELESMATIC Apotelesmatic a Etym Gr 1 Relating to the casting of horoscopes Archaic Whewell 2 Relating to an issue of fulfillment In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have or rather comprise an apotelesmatic sense i e one of after or final accomplishment M Stuart APOTHECARY Apothecary n pl Apothecaries Etym OE apotecarie fr LL apothecarius fr L apotheca storehouse Gr apo fr apothicaire OF apotecaire See Thesis Defn One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes Note In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners a kind of subphysician The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist Apothecaries weight the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight they differ only in the manner of subdivision The ounce is divided into 8 drams 24 scruples 480 grains See Troy weight APOTHECIUM Apothecium n pl Apothecia Etym NL Bot Defn The ascigerous fructification of lichens forming masses of various shapes APOTHEGM APOPHTHEGM Apothegm Apophthegm n Etym Gr Defn A short pithy and instructive saying a terse remark conveying some important truth a sententious precept or maxim Note Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United States APOTHEGMATIC APOTHEGMATICAL Apothegmatic Apothegmatical a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to or in the manner of an apotghem sententious pithy APOTHEGMATIST Apothegmatist n Defn A collector or maker of apothegms Pope APOTHEGMATIZE Apothegmatize v i Defn To utter apothegms or short and sententious sayings APOTHEM Apothem n Etym Gr 1 Math Defn The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon 2 A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air APOTHEOSIS Apotheosis n pl Apotheoses Etym L fr Gr 1 The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of and placing him among the gods deification 2 Glorification exaltation The apotheosis of chivalry Prescott The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery F Harrison APOTHEOSIZE Apotheosize v t Defn To exalt to the dignity of a deity to declare to be a god to deify to glorify APOTHESIS Apothesis n Etym Gr Apothecary Arch a A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches furnished with shelves for books vestments etc Weale b A dressing room connected with a public bath APOTOME Apotome n Etym Gr 1 Math Defn The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power as between sq root2 and 1 or between the diagonal and side of a square 2 Mus Defn The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it a major semitone Obs APOZEM Apozem n Etym L apozema Gr Med Defn A decoction or infusion Obs Wiseman APOZEMICAL Apozemical a Defn Pertaining to or resembling a decoction Obs J Whitaker APPAIR Appair v t i Etym OF empeirier F empire See Impair Defn To impair to grow worse Obs APPALACHIAN Appalachian a Defn Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States commonly called the Allegheny mountains Note The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto who derived it from the heighboring Indians Am Cyc APPALL Appall v t imp p p Appalled p pr vb n Appalling Etym OF appalir to grow pale make pale a L ad pâlir to grow pale to make pale pâle pale See Pale a and cf Pall 1 To make pale to blanch Obs The answer that ye made to me my dear Hath so appalled my countenance Wyatt 2 To weaken to enfeeble to reduce as an old appalled wight Obs Chaucer Whine of its own nature will not congeal and freeze only it will lose the strength and become appalled in extremity of cold Holland 3 To depress or discourage with fear to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks or loses its firmness to overcome with sudden terror or horror to dismay as the sight appalled the stoutest heart The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum Clarendon Syn To dismay terrify daunt frighten affright scare depress See Dismay APPALL Appall v i 1 To grow faint to become weak to become dismayed or discouraged Obs Gower 2 To lose flavor or become stale Obs APPALL Appall n Defn Terror dismay Poet Cowper APPALLING Appalling a Defn Such as to appall as an appalling accident Appallingly adv APPALLMENT Appallment n Defn Depression occasioned by terror dismay Obs Bacon APPANAGE Appanage n Etym F apanage fr OF apaner to nourish support fr LL apanare to furnish with bread to provision L ad pains bread 1 The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons 2 A dependency a dependent territory 3 That which belongs to one by custom or right a natural adjunct or accompaniment Wealth the appanage of wit Swift APPANAGIST Appanagist n Etym F apanagiste Defn A prince to whom an appanage has been granted APPARAILLYNG Apparaillyng n Etym See Apparel n v Defn Preparation Obs Chaucer APPARATUS Apparatus n pl Apparatus also rarely Apparatuses Etym L from apparare apparatum to prepare ad prepare to make ready 1 Things provided as means to some end 2 Hence A full collection or set of implements or utensils for a given duty experimental or operative any complex instrument or appliance mechanical or chemical for a specific action or operation machinery mechanism 3 Physiol Defn A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function as the respiratory apparatus APPAREL Apparel n Etym OE apparel apareil OF apareil appareil preparation provision furniture OF apareiller to match prepare F appareiller OF a L ad pareil like similar fr LL pariculus dim of L par equal See Pair 1 External clothing vesture garments dress garb external habiliments or array Fresh in his new apparel proud and young Denham At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural apparel of simplicity Tatler 2 A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments 3 Naut Defn The furniture of a ship as masts sails rigging anchors guns etc Syn Dress clothing vesture garments raiment garb costume attire habiliments APPAREL Apparel v t imp p p Appareled or Apparelled p pr vb n Appareling or Apparelling Etym OF apareiller 1 To make or get something ready to prepare Obs Chaucer 2 To furnish with apparatus to equip to fit out Ships appareled to fight Hayward 3 To dress or clothe to attire They which are gorgeously appareled and live delicately are in kings courts Luke vii 25 4 To dress with external ornaments to cover with something ornamental to deck to embellish as trees appareled with flowers or a garden with verdure Appareled in celestial light Wordsworth APPARENCE Apparence n Etym OF aparence Defn Appearance Obs Chaucer APPARENCY Apparency n 1 Appearance Obs 2 Apparentness state of being apparent Coleridge 3 The position of being heir apparent APPARENT Apparent a Etym F apparent L apparens entis p pr of apparere See Appear 1 Capable of being seen or easily seen open to view visible to the eye within sight or view The moon apparent queen Milton 2 Clear or manifest to the understanding plain evident obvious known palpable indubitable It is apparent foul play Shak 3 Appearing to the eye or mind distinguished from but not necessarily opposed to true or real seeming as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun To live on terms of civility and even of apparent friendship Macaulay What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude Reid Apparent horizon the circle which in a level plain bounds our view and is formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and heavens as distinguished from the rational horizon Apparent time See Time Heir apparent Law one whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor in distinction from presumptive heir See Presumptive Syn Visible distinct plain obvious clear certain evident manifest indubitable notorious APPARENT Apparent n Defn An heir apparent Obs Ill draw it the sword as apparent to the crown Shak APPARENTLY Apparently adv 1 Visibly Obs Hobbes 2 Plainly clearly manifestly evidently If he should scorn me so apparently Shak 3 Seemingly in appearance as a man may be apparently friendly yet malicious in heart APPARENTNESS Apparentness n Defn Plainness to the eye or the mind visibleness obviousness R Sherwood APPARITION Apparition n Etym F apparition L apparitio fr apparere See Appear 1 The act of becoming visible appearance visibility Milton The sudden apparition of the Spaniards Prescott The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world Sir W Scott 2 The thing appearing a visible object a form Which apparition it seems was you Tatler 3 An unexpected wonderful or preternatural appearance a ghost a specter a phantom The heavenly bands a glorious apparition Milton I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition Shak 4 Astron Defn The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured opposed to occultation Circle of perpetual apparition See under Circle APPARITIONAL Apparitional a Defn Pertaining to an apparition or to apparitions spectral An apparitional soul Tylor APPARITOR Apparitor n Etym L fr apparere See Appear 1 Formerly an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders Before any of his apparitors could execute the sentence he was himself summoned away by a sterner apparitor to the other world De Quincey 2 Law Defn A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court Bouvier APPAUME Appaumé n Etym F appaumé l ad paume the palm fr L palma Her Defn A hand open and extended so as to show the palm APPAY Appay v t Etym OF appayer apaier LL appacare appagare fr L ad pacare to pacify pax pacis peace See Pay Appease Defn To pay to satisfy or appease Obs Sir P Sidney APPEACH Appeach v t Etym OE apechen for empechen OF empeechier F empêcher to hinder See Impeach Defn To impeach to accuse to asperse to inform against to reproach Obs And oft of error did himself appeach Spenser APPEACHER Appeacher n Defn An accuser Obs Raleigh APPEACHMENT Appeachment n Defn Accusation Obs APPEAL Appeal v t imp p p Appealed p pr vb n Appealing Etym OE appelen apelen to appeal accuse OF appeler fr L appellare to approach address invoke summon call name akin to appellere to drive to ad pellere to drive See Pulse and cf Peal 1 Law a To make application for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below We say the cause was appealed from an inferior court b To charge with a crime to accuse to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime as to appeal a person of felony 2 To summon to challenge Archaic Man to man will I appeal the Norman to the lists Sir W Scott 3 To invoke Obs Milton APPEAL Appeal v t 1 Law Defn To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reëxamination of for decision Tomlins I appeal unto Cæsar Acts xxv 11 2 To call upon another to decide a question controverted to corroborate a statement to vindicate ones rights etc as I appeal to all mankind for the truth of what is alleged Hence To call on one for aid to make earnest request I appeal to the Scriptures in the original Horsley They appealed to the sword Macaulay APPEAL Appeal n Etym OE appel apel OF apel F appel fr appeler See Appeal v t 1 Law a An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for reëxamination or review b The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected c The right of appeal d An accusation a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered rather than for the offense against the public e An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices which accomplice was then called an approver See Approvement Tomlins Bouvier 2 A summons to answer to a charge Dryden 3 A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision in ones favor reference to another as witness a call for help or a favor entreaty A kind of appeal to the Deity the author of wonders Bacon 4 Resort to physical means recourse Every milder method is to be tried before a nation makes an appeal to arms Kent APPEALABLE Appealable a 1 Capable of being appealed against that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision as the cause is appealable 2 That may be accused or called to answer by appeal as a criminal is appealable for manslaughter Obs APPEALANT Appealant n Defn An appellant Obs Shak APPEALER Appealer n Defn One who makes an appeal APPEALING Appealing a Defn That appeals imploring Appealingly adv Appealingness n APPEAR Appear v i imp p p Appeared p pr vb n Appearing Etym OE apperen aperen OF aparoir F apparoir fr L appar to appear parto come forth to be visible prob from the same root as par to produce Cf Apparent Parent Peer v i 1 To come or be in sight to be in view to become visible And God said Let the dry land appear Gen i 9 2 To come before the public as a great writer appeared at that time 3 To stand in presence of some authority tribunal or superior person to answer a charge plead a cause or the like to present ones self as a party or advocate before a court or as a person to be tried We must all appear before the judgment seat Cor v 10 One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear Macaulay 4 To become visible to the apprehension of the mind to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension or as a thing proved to be obvious or manifest It doth not yet appear what we shall be 1 John iii 2 Of their vain contest appeared no end Milton 5 To seem to have a certain semblance to look They disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast Matt vi 16 Syn To seem look See Seem APPEAR Appear n Defn Appearance Obs J Fletcher APPEARANCE Appearance n Etym F apparence L apparentia fr apparere See Appear 1 The act of appearing or coming into sight the act of becoming visible to the eye as his sudden appearance surprised me 2 A thing seed a phenomenon a phase an apparition as an appearance in the sky 3 Personal presence exhibition of the person look aspect mien And now am come to see It thy appearance answer loud report Milton 4 Semblance or apparent likeness external show pl Outward signs or circumstances fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing an act or a state as appearances are against him There was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire Num ix 15 For man looketh on the outward appearance 1 Sam xvi 7 Judge not according to the appearance John vii 24 5 The act of appearing in a particular place or in society a company or any proceedings a coming before the public in a particular character as a person makes his appearance as an historian an artist or an orator Will he now retire After appearance and again prolong Our expectation Milton 6 Probability likelihood Obs There is that which hath no appearance Bacon 7 Law Defn The coming into court of either of the parties the being present in court the coming into court of a party summoned in an action either by himself or by his attorney expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court and submits to its jurisdiction Burrill Bouvier Daniell To put in an appearance to be present to appear in person To save appearances to preserve a fair outward show Syn Coming arrival presence semblance pretense air look manner mien figure aspect APPEARER Appearer n Defn One who appears Sir T Browne APPEARINGLY Appearingly adv Defn Apparently Obs Bp Hall APPEASABLE Appeasable a Defn Capable of being appeased or pacified placable Appeasableness n APPEASE Appease v t imp p p Appealed p pr vb n Appeasing Etym OE apesen apaisen OF apaisier apaissier F apaiser fr a L ad OF pais peace F paix fr L pax pacis See Peace Defn To make quiet to calm to reduce to a state of peace to still to pacify to dispel anger or hatred as to appease the tumult of the ocean or of the passions to appease hunger or thirst Syn To pacify quiet conciliate propitiate assuage compose calm allay hush soothe tranquilize APPEASEMENT Appeasement n Defn The act of appeasing or the state of being appeased pacification Hayward APPEASER Appeaser n Defn One who appeases a pacifier APPEASIVE Appeasive a Defn Tending to appease APPEL Appel n F prop a call See Appeal n Fencing Defn A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack called also attack APPELLABLE Appellable a Defn Appealable APPELLANCY Appellancy n Defn Capability of appeal APPELLANT Appellant a Etym L appellans p pr of appellare cf F appelant See Appeal Defn Relating to an appeal appellate An appellant jurisdiction Hallam Party appellant Law the party who appeals appellant opposed to respondent or appellee Tomlins APPELLANT Appellant n 1 Law a One who accuses another of felony or treason Obs b One who appeals or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal 2 A challenger Obs Milton 3 Eccl Hist Defn One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus 4 One who appeals or entreats APPELLATE Appellate a Etym L appelatus p p of appellare Defn Pertaining to or taking cognizance of appeals Appellate jurisdiction Blackstone Appellate judges Burke Appelate court a court having cognizance of appeals APPELLATE Appellate n Defn A person or prosecuted for a crime Obs See Appellee APPELLATION Appellation n Etym L appellatio fr appellare cf F appellation See Appeal 1 The act of appealing appeal Obs Spenser 2 The act of calling by a name 3 The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known name title designation They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates Hume Syn See Name APPELLATIVE Appellative a Etym L appellativus fr appellare cf F appelatif See Appeal 1 Pertaining to a common name serving as a distinctive denomination denominative naming Cudworth 2 gram Defn Common as opposed to proper denominative of a class APPELLATIVE Appellative n Etym L appelativum sc nomen 1 A common name distinction from a proper name A common name or appellative stands for a whole class genus or species of beings or for universal ideas Thus tree is the name of all plants of a particular class plant and vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth A proper name on the other hand stands for a single thing as Rome Washington Lake Erie 2 An appellation or title a descriptive name God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the Defender of them Jer Taylor APPELLATIVELY Appellatively adv Defn After the manner of nouns appellative in a manner to express whole classes or species as Hercules is sometimes used appellatively that is as a common name to signify a strong man APPELLATIVENESS Appellativeness n Defn The quality of being appellative Fuller APPELLATORY Appellatory a Etym L appellatorius fr appellare Defn Containing an appeal An appellatory libel ought to contain the name of the party appellant Ayliffe APPELLEE Appellee n Etym F appelé p p of appeler fr L appellare Law a The defendant in an appeal opposed to appellant b The person who is appealed against or accused of crime opposed to appellor Blackstone APPELLOR Appellor n Etym OF apeleur fr L appellator fr appellare Law a The person who institutes an appeal or prosecutes another for a crime Blackstone b One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his accomplices Blount Burrill Note This word is rarely or never used for the plaintiff in appeal from a lower court who is called the appellant Appellee is opposed both to appellant and appellor APPENAGE Appenage n Defn See Appanage APPEND Append v t imp p p Appended p pr vb n Appending Etym L appendere or F appendre cf OE appenden apenden to belong OF apendre F appendre fr L append v i to hang to append v t to hang to ad pend v i to hang pend v t to hang See Pendant 1 To hang or attach to as by a string so that the thing is suspended as a seal appended to a record the inscription was appended to the column 2 To add as an accessory to the principal thing to annex as notes appended to this chapter A further purpose appended to the primary one I Taylor APPENDAGE Appendage n 1 Something appended to or accompanying a principal or greater thing though not necessary to it as a portico to a house Modesty is the appendage of sobriety Jer Taylor 2 Biol Defn A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ an external organ or limb esp of the articulates Antennæ and other appendages used for feeling Carpenter Syn Addition adjunct concomitant APPENDAGED Appendaged a Defn Furnished with or supplemented by an appendage APPENDANCE Appendance n Etym F Defn Something appendant APPENDANT Appendant a Etym F appendant p pr of appendre See Append v t 1 Hanging annexed adjunct concomitant as a seal appendant to a paper As they have transmitted the benefit to us it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity Jer Taylor 2 Law Defn Appended by prescription that is a personal usage for a considerable time said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy as an advowson common etc which may be appendant to a manor common of fishing to a freehold a seat in church to a house Wharton Coke APPENDANT Appendant n 1 Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it 2 Law Defn A inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance APPENDECTOMY APPENDICECTOMY Appendectomy Appendicectomy n Appendix Gr fr excision Surg Defn Excision of the vermiform appendix APPENDENCE APPENDENCY Appendence Appendency n Defn State of being appendant appendance Obs APPENDICAL Appendical a Defn Of or like an appendix APPENDICATE Appendicate v t Defn To append Obs APPENDICATION Appendication n Defn An appendage Obs APPENDICITIS Appendicitis n Med Defn Inflammation of the vermiform appendix APPENDICLE Appendicle n Etym L appendicula dim of appendix Defn A small appendage APPENDICULAR Appendicular a Defn Relating to an appendicle appendiculate R APPENDICULARIA Appendicularia n Etym NL Zoöl Defn A genus of small freeswimming Tunicata shaped somewhat like a tadpole and remarkable for resemblances to the larvæ of other Tunicata It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia See Illustration in Appendix APPENDICULATA Appendiculata n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn An order of annelids the Polychæta APPENDICULATE Appendiculate a Etym See Appendicle Defn Having small appendages forming an appendage Appendiculate leaf a small appended leaf Withering APPENDIX Appendix n pl E Appendixes L Appendices Etym L appendix dicis fr appendere See Append 1 Something appended or added an appendage adjunct or concomitant Normandy became an appendix to England Sir M Hale 2 Any literary matter added to a book but not necessarily essential to its completeness and thus distinguished from supplement which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies Syn See Supplement APPENDIX VERMIFORMIS Appendix vermiformis NL Anat Defn The vermiform appendix APPENSION Appension n Defn The act of appending Obs APPERCEIVE Apperceive v t Etym F apercevoir fr L ad percipere perceptum to perceive See Perceive Defn To perceive to comprehend Chaucer APPERCEPTION Apperception n Etym Pref ad perception cf F apperception Metaph Defn The minds perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states perception that reflects upon itself sometimes intensified or energetic perception Leibnitz Reid This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence Sir W Hamilton APPERIL Apperil n Defn Peril Obs Shak APPERTAIN Appertain v i imp p p Appertained p pr vb n Appertaining Etym OE apperteinen apertenen OF apartenir F appartenir fr L appertinere ad pertinere to reach to belong See Pertain Defn To belong or pertain whether by right nature appointment or custom to relate Things appertaining to this life Hooker Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth Lev vi 5 APPERTAINMENT Appertainment n Defn That which appertains to a person an appurtenance Obs or R Shak APPERTINANCE APPERTINENCE Appertinance Appertinence n Defn See Appurtenance APPERTINENT Appertinent a Defn Belonging appertaining Now usually written appurtenant Coleridge APPERTINENT Appertinent n Defn That which belongs to something else an appurtenant Obs Shak APPETE Appete v t Etym L appetere cf F appéter See Appetite Defn To seek for to desire Obs Chaucer APPETENCE Appetence n Etym Cf F appétence See Appetency Defn A longing a desire especially an ardent desire appetite appetency APPETENCY Appetency n pl Appetencies Etym L appetentia fr appetere to strive after long for See Appetite 1 Fixed and strong desire esp natural desire a craving an eager appetite They had a strong appetency for reading Merivale 2 Specifically An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions as in the young to suck in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism These lacteals have mouths and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate E Darwin 3 Natural tendency affinity attraction used of inanimate objects APPETENT Appetent a Etym L appetens p pr of appetere Defn Desiring eagerly desirous R Appetent after glory and renown Sir G Buck APPETIBILITY Appetibility n Etym Cf F appétibilité Defn The quality of being desirable Bramhall APPETIBLE Appetible a Etym L appetibilis fr appetere cf F appétible Defn Desirable capable or worthy of being the object of desire Bramhall APPETITE Appetite n Etym OE appetit F appétit fr L appetitus fr appetere to strive after long for ad petere to seek See Petition and cf Appetence 1 The desire for some personal gratification either of the body or of the mind The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek Hooker 2 Desire for or relish of food or drink hunger Men must have appetite before they will eat Buckle 3 Any strong desire an eagerness or longing It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim Jer Taylor To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous Macaulay 4 Tendency appetency Obs In all bodies there as an appetite of union Bacon 5 The thing desired Obs Power being the natural appetite of princes Swift Note In old authors appetite is followed by to or of but regularly it should be followed by for before the object as an appetite for pleasure Syn Craving longing desire appetency passion APPETITION Appetition n Etym L appetitio cf F appétition Defn Desire a longing for or seeking after something Holland APPETITIVE Appetitive a Etym Cf F appétitif Defn Having the quality of desiring gratification as appetitive power or faculty Sir M Hale APPETIZE Appetize v t Defn To make hungry to whet the appetite of Sir W Scott APPETIZER Appetizer n Defn Something which creates or whets an appetite APPETIZING Appetizing a Etym Cf F appétissant Defn Exciting appetite as appetizing food The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing Sir W Scott APPETIZING Appetizing adv Defn So as to excite appetite APPIAN Appian a Etym L Appius Appianus Defn Of or pertaining to Appius Appian Way the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium now Brindisi constructed partly by Appius Claudius about 312 b c APPLAUD Applaud v t imp p p Applauded p pr vb n Applauding Etym L applaudere ad plaudere to clash to clap the hands cf F applaudir Cf Explode 1 To show approval of by clapping the hands acclamation or other significant sign I would applaud thee to the very echo That should applaud again Shak 2 To praise by words to express approbation of to commend to approve By the gods I do applaud his courage Shak Syn To praise extol commend cry up magnify approve See Praise APPLAUD Applaud v i Defn To express approbation loudly or significantly APPLAUDER Applauder n Defn One who applauds APPLAUSABLE Applausable a Defn Worthy pf applause praiseworthy Obs APPLAUSE Applause n Etym L applaudere app See Applaud Defn The act of applauding approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands stamping or tapping with the feet acclamation huzzas or other means marked commendation The brave man seeks not popular applause Dryden Syn Acclaim acclamation plaudit commendation approval APPLAUSIVE Applausive a Etym LL applausivus Defn Expressing applause approbative Applausively adv APPLE Apple n Etym OE appel eppel AS æppel æpl akin to Fries D appel OHG aphul aphol G apfel Icel epli Sw äple Dan æble Gael ubhall W afal Arm aval Lith ob Russ iabloko of unknown origin 1 The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree Pyrus malus cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones Note The European crab apple is supposed to be the original kind from which all others have sprung 2 bot Defn Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit an apple tree 3 Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling or supposed to resemble the apple as apple of love or love apple a tomato balsam apple egg apple oak apple 4 Anything round like an apple as an apple of gold Note Apple is used either adjectively or in combination as apple paper or applepaper appleshaped apple blossom apple dumpling apple pudding Apple blight an aphid which injures apple trees See Blight n Apple borer Zoöl a coleopterous insect Saperda candida or bivittata the larva of which bores into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree Apple brandy brandy made from apples Apple butter a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider Bartlett Apple corer an instrument for removing the cores from apples Apple fly Zoöl any dipterous insect the larva of which burrows in apples Apple flies belong to the genera Drosophila and Trypeta Apple midge Zoöl a small dipterous insect Sciara mali the larva of which bores in apples Apple of the eye the pupil Apple of discord a subject of contention and envy so called from the mythological golden apple inscribed For the fairest which was thrown into an assembly of the gods by Eris the goddess of discord It was contended for by Juno Minerva and Venus and was adjudged to the latter Apple of love or Love apple the tomato Lycopersicum esculentum Apple of Peru a large coarse herb Nicandra physaloides bearing pale blue flowers and a bladderlike fruit inclosing a dry berry Apples of Sodom a fruit described by ancient writers as externally of air appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes plucked Dead Sea apples The name is often given to the fruit of Solanum Sodomæum a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato Apple sauce stewed apples U S Apple snail or Apple shell Zoöl a freshwater operculated spiral shell of the genus Ampullaria Apple tart a tart containing apples Apple tree a tree naturally bears apples See Apple 2 Apple wine cider Apple worm Zoöl the larva of a small moth Carpocapsa pomonella which burrows in the interior of apples See Codling moth Dead Sea Apple a pl Apples of Sodom Also Fig To seek the Dead Sea apples of politics S B Griffin b A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia See Gallnut APPLE Apple v i Defn To grow like an apple to bear apples Holland APPLEFACED Applefaced a Defn Having a round broad face like an apple Applefaced children Dickens APPLEJACK Applejack n Defn Apple brandy US APPLEJOHN Applejohn n Defn A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered called also Johnapple Shak APPLE PIE Apple pie Defn A pie made of apples usually sliced or stewed with spice and sugar Applepie bed a bed in which as a joke the sheets are so doubled like the cover of an apple turnover as to prevent any one from getting at his length between them Halliwell Conybeare Applepie order perfect order or arrangement Colloq Halliwell APPLESQUIRE Applesquire n Defn A pimp a kept gallant Obs Beau Fl APPLIABLE Appliable a Etym See Apply Defn Applicable also compliant Obs Howell APPLIANCE Appliance n 1 The act of applying application Obs subservience Shak 2 The thing applied or used as a means to an end an apparatus or device as to use various appliances a mechanical appliance a machine with its appliances APPLICABILITY Applicability n Defn The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied APPLICABLE Applicable a Etym Cf F aplicable fr L applicare See Apply Defn Capable of being applied fit or suitable to be applied having relevance as this observation is applicable to the case under consideration Applicableness n Applicably adv APPLICANCY Applicancy n Defn The quality or state of being applicable R APPLICANT Applicant n Etym L applicans p pr of applicare See Apply Defn One who apples for something one who makes request a petitioner The applicant for a cup of water Plumtre The court require the applicant to appear in person Z Swift APPLICATE Applicate a Etym L applicatus p p of applicare See Apply Defn Applied or put to some use Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements I Taylor Applicate number Math one which applied to some concrete case Applicate ordinate right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section and bounded by the curve APPLICATE Applicate v i Defn To apply Obs The act of faith is applicated to the object Bp Pearson APPLICATION Application n Etym L applicatio fr applicare cf F application See Apply 1 The act of applying or laying on in a literal sense as the application of emollients to a diseased limb 2 The thing applied He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched Johnson 3 The act of applying as a means the employment of means to accomplish an end specific use If a right course be taken with children there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments Locke 4 The act of directing or referring something to a particular case to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement fitness or correspondence as I make the remark and leave you to make the application the application of a theory 5 Hence in specific uses a That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses the moral of a fable b The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another as the application of algebra to geometry 6 The capacity of being practically applied or used relevancy as a rule of general application 7 The act of fixing the mind or closely applying ones self assiduous effort close attention as to injure the health by application to study Had his application been equal to his talents his progress night have been greater J Jay 8 The act of making request of soliciting as an application for an office he made application to a court of chancery 9 A request a document containing a request as his application was placed on file APPLICATIVE Applicative a Etym Cf F applicatif fr L applicare See Apply Defn Having of being applied or used applying applicatory practical Bramhall Applicatively adv APPLICATORILY Applicatorily adv Defn By way of application APPLICATORY Applicatory a Defn Having the property of applying applicative practical n Defn That which applies APPLIEDLY Appliedly adv Defn By application R APPLIER Applier n Defn He who or that which applies APPLIMENT Appliment n Defn Application Obs Marston APPLIQUE Appliqué a Etym F fr appliquer to put on Defn Ornamented with a pattern which has been cut out of another color or stuff applied or transferred to a foundation as appliqué lace appliqué work APPLOT Applot v t imp p p Applotted p pr vb n Applotting Etym Pref ad plot Defn To divide into plots or parts to apportion Milton APPLOTMENT Applotment n Defn Apportionment APPLY Apply v t imp p p Applied p pr vb n Applying Etym OF aplier F appliquer fr L applicare to join fix or attach to ad plicare to fold to twist together See Applicant Ply 1 To lay or place to put or adjust one thing to another with to as to apply the hand to the breast to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body He said and the sword his throat applied Dryden 2 To put to use to use or employ for a particular purpose or in a particular case to appropriate to devote as to apply money to the payment of a debt 3 To make use of declare or pronounce as suitable fitting or relative as to apply the testimony to the case to apply an epithet to a person Yet God at last To Satan first in sin his doom applied Milton 4 To fix closely to engage and employ diligently or with attention to attach to incline Apply thine heart unto instruction Prov xxiii 12 5 To direct or address R Sacred vows applied to grisly Pluto Pope 6 To betake to address to refer used reflexively I applied myself to him for help Johnson 7 To busy to keep at work to ply Obs She was skillful in applying his humors Sir P Sidney 8 To visit Obs And he applied each place so fast Chapman Applied chemistry See under Chemistry Applied mathematics See under Mathematics APPLY Apply v i 1 To suit to agree to have some connection agreement or analogy as this argument applies well to the case 2 To make request to have recourse with a view to gain something to make application to to solicit as to apply to a friend for information 3 To ply to move R I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through the water T Moore 4 To apply or address ones self to give application to attend closely to APPOGGIATURA Appoggiatura n Etym It fr appogiarre to lean to rest ap L ad poggiare to mount ascend poggio hill fr L podium an elevated place Mus Defn A passing tone preceding an essential tone and borrowing the time it occupies from that a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony generally indicated by a note of smaller size as in the illustration above It forms no essential part of the harmony APPOINT Appoint v t imp p p Appointed p pr vb n Appointing Etym OE appointen apointen OF apointier to prepare arrange lean place F appointer to give a salary refer a cause fr LL appunctare to bring back to the point restore to fix the point in a controversy or the points in an agreement L ad punctum a point See Point 1 To fix with power or firmness to establish to mark out When he appointed the foundations of the earth Prov viii 29 2 To fix by a decree order command resolve decision or mutual agreement to constitute to ordain to prescribe to fix the time and place of Thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint 2 Sam xv 15 He hath appointed a day in the which he will judge the world in righteousness Acts xvii 31 Say that the emperor request a parley and appoint the meeting Shak 3 To assign designate or set apart by authority Aaron and his shall go in and appoint them every one to his service Num iv 19 These were cities appointed for all the children of Israel and for the stranger that sojourneth among them Josh xx 9 4 To furnish in all points to provide with everything necessary by way of equipment to equip to fit out The English being well appointed did so entertain them that their ships departed terribly torn Hayward 5 To point at by way or for the purpose of censure or commendation to arraign Obs Appoint not heavenly disposition Milton 6 Law Defn To direct designate or limit to make or direct a new disposition of by virtue of a power contained in a conveyance said of an estate already conveyed Burrill Kent To appoint ones self to resolve Obs Crowley APPOINT Appoint v i Defn To ordain to determine to arrange For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithoph2 Sam xvii 14 APPOINTABLE Appointable a Defn Capable of being appointed or constituted APPOINTEE Appointee n Etym F appointé p p of appointer See Appoint v t 1 A person appointed The commission authorizes them to make appointments and pay the appointees Circular of Mass Representatives 1768 2 law Defn A person in whose favor a power of appointment is executed Kent Wharton APPOINTER Appointer n Defn One who appoints or executes a power of appointment Kent APPOINTIVE Appointive a Defn Subject to appointment as an appointive office R APPOINTMENT Appointment n Etym Cf F appointement 1 The act of appointing designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust as he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men 2 The state of being appointed to somappointment of treasurer 3 Stipulation agreement the act of fixing by mutual agreement Hence Arrangement for a meeting engagement as they made an appointment to meet at six 4 Decree direction established order or constitution as to submit to the divine appointments According to the appointment of the priests Ezra vi 9 5 Law Defn The exercise of the power of designating under a power of appointment a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property also the instrument by which the designation is made 6 Equipment furniture as for a ship or an army whatever is appointed for use and management outfit pl the accouterments of military officers or soldiers as belts sashes swords The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness of their appointments Prescott Ill prove it in my shackles with these hands Void of appoinment that thou liest Beau Fl 7 An allowance to a person esp to a public officer a perquisite properly only in the plural Obs An expense proportioned to his appointments and fortune is necessary Chesterfield 8 A honorary part or exercise as an oration etc at a public exhibition of a college as to have an appointment US Syn Designation command order direction establishment equipment APPOINTOR Appointor n Law Defn The person who selects the appointee See Appointee 2 APPORTER Apporter n Etym Cf F apporter to bring in fr L apportare ad portare to bear Defn A bringer in an importer Obs Sir M Hale APPORTION Apportion v t imp p p Apportioned p pr vb n Apportioning Etym OF apportionner LL apportionare fr L ad portio See Portion Defn To divide and assign in just proportion to divide and distribute proportionally to portion out to allot as to apportion undivided rights to apportion time among various employments APPORTIONATENESS Apportionateness n Defn The quality of being apportioned or in proportion Obs R APPORTIONER Apportioner n Defn One who apportions APPORTIONMENT Apportionment n Etym Cf F apportionnement LL apportionamentum Defn The act of apportioning a dividing into just proportions or shares a division or shares a division and assignment to each proprietor of his just portion of an undivided right or property A Hamilton APPOSABLE Apposable a Anat Defn Capable of being apposed or applied one to another as the thumb to the fingers of the hand APPOSE Appose v t Etym F apposer to set to ad poser to put place See Pose 1 To place opposite or before to put or apply one thing to another The nymph herself did then appose For food and beverage to him all best meat Chapman 2 To place in juxtaposition or proximity APPOSE Appose v t Etym For oppose See Oppose Defn To put questions to to examine to try Obs See Pose To appose him without any accuser and that secretly Tyndale APPOSED Apposed a Defn Placed in apposition mutually fitting as the mandibles of a birds beak APPOSER Apposer n Defn An examiner one whose business is to put questions Formerly in the English Court of Exchequer an officer who audited the sheriffs accounts APPOSITE Apposite a Etym L appositus p p of apponere to set or put to ad ponere to put place Defn Very applicable well adapted suitable or fit relevant pat followed by to as this argument is very apposite to the case Appositely adv Appositeness n APPOSITION Apposition n Etym L appositio fr apponere cf F apposition See Apposite 1 The act of adding application accretion It grows by the apposition of new matter Arbuthnot 2 The putting of things in juxtaposition or side by side also the condition of being so placed 3 Gram Defn The state of two nouns or pronouns put in the same case without a connecting word between them as I admire Cicero the orator Here the second noun explains or characterizes the first Growth by apposition Physiol a mode of growth characteristic of non vascular tissues in which nutritive matter from the blood is transformed on the surface of an organ into solid unorganized substance APPOSITIONAL Appositional a Defn Pertaining to apposition put in apposition syntactically Ellicott APPOSITIVE Appositive a Defn Of or relating to apposition in apposition n Defn A noun in apposition Appositively adv Appositive to the words going immediately before Knatchbull APPRAISABLE Appraisable a Defn Capable of being appraised APPRAISAL Appraisal n Etym See Appraise Cf Apprizal Defn A valuation by an authorized person an appraisement APPRAISE Appraise v t imp p p Appraised p pr vb n Appraising Etym Pref ad praise See Praise Price Apprize Appreciate 1 To set a value to estimate the worth of particularly by persons appointed for the purpose as to appraise goods and chattels 2 To estimate to conjecture Enoch appraised his weight Tennyson 3 To praise to commend Obs R Browning Appraised the Lycian custom Tennyson Note In the United States this word is often pronounced and sometimes written apprize APPRAISEMENT Appraisement n Etym See Appraise Cf Apprizement Defn The act of setting the value valuation by an appraiser estimation of worth APPRAISER Appraiser n Etym See Appraise Apprizer Defn One who appraises esp a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates APPRECATION Apprecation n Etym L apprecari to pray to ad precari to pray prex precis prayer Defn Earnest prayer devout wish Obs A solemn apprecation of good success Bp Hall APPRECATORY Apprecatory a Defn Praying or wishing good ObsApprecatory benedictions Bp Hall APPRECIABLE Appreciable a Etym Cf F appréciable Defn Capable of being appreciated or estimated large enough to be estimated perceptible as an appreciable quantity Appreciably adv APPRECIANT Appreciant a Defn Appreciative R APPRECIATE Appreciate v t imp p p Appreciated p pr vb n Appreciating Etym L appretiatus p p of appretiare to value at a price appraise ad pretiare to prize pretium price Cf Appraise 1 To set a price or value on to estimate justly to value To appreciate the motives of their enemies Gibbon 3 To raise the value of to increase the market price of opposed to depreciate US Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money Ramsay 4 To be sensible of to distinguish To test the power of bappreciate color Lubbock Syn To Appreciate Estimate Esteem Estimate is an act of judgment esteem is an act of valuing or prizing and when applied to individuals denotes a sentiment of moral approbation See Estimate Appreciate lies between the two As compared with estimate it supposes a union of sensibility with judgment producing a nice and delicate perception As compared with esteem it denotes a valuation of things according to their appropriate and distinctive excellence and not simply their moral worth Thus with reference to the former of these delicate perception an able writer says Women have a truer appreciation of character than men and another remarks It is difficult to appreciate the true force and distinctive sense of terms which we are every day using So also we speak of the difference between two things as sometimes hardly appreciable With reference to the latter of these that of valuation as the result of a nice perception we say It requires a peculiar cast of character to appreciate the poetry of Wordsworth He who has no delicacy himself can not appreciate it in others The thought of death is salutary because it leads us to appreciate worldly things aright Appreciate is much used in cases where something is in danger of being overlooked or undervalued as when we speak of appreciating the difficulties of a subject or the risk of an undertaking So Lord Plunket referring to an ominous silence which prevailed among the Irish peasantry says If you knew now to appreciate that silence it is more formidable than the most clamorous opposition In like manner a person who asks some favor of another is apt to say I trust you will appreciate my motives in this request Here we have the key to a very frequent use of the word It is hardly necessary to say that appreciate looks on the favorable side of things we never speak of appreciating a mans faults but his merits This idea of regarding things favorably appears more fully in the word appreciative as when we speak of an appreciative audience or an appreciative review meaning one that manifests a quick perception and a ready valuation of excellence APPRECIATE Appreciate v i Defn To rise in value See note under Rise v i J Morse APPRECIATINGLY Appreciatingly adv Defn In an appreciating manner with appreciation APPRECIATION Appreciation n Etym Cf F appréciation 1 A just valuation or estimate of merit worth weight etc recognition of excellence 2 Accurate perception true estimation as an appreciation of the difficulties before us an appreciation of colors His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henrys character J R Green 3 A rise in value opposed to depreciation APPRECIATIVE Appreciative a Defn Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception as an appreciative audience Appreciatively adv APPRECIATIVENESS Appreciativeness n Defn The quality of being appreciative quick recognition of excellence APPRECIATOR Appreciator n Defn One who appreciates APPRECIATORY Appreciatory a Defn Showing appreciation appreciative as appreciatory commendation Appreciatorily adv APPREHEND Apprehend v t imp p p Apprehended p pr vb n Apprehending Etym L apprehendere ad prehendere to lay hold of seize prae before hendere used only in comp akin to Gr get cf F appréhender See Prehensile Get 1 To take or seize to take hold of Archaic We have two hands to apprehended it Jer Taylor 2 Hence To take or seize a person by legal process to arrest as to apprehend a criminal 3 To take hold of with the understanding that is to conceive in the mind to become cognizant of to understand to recognize to consider This suspicion of Earl Reimund though at first but a buzz soon got a sting in the kings head and he violently apprehended it Fuller The eternal laws such as the heroic age apprehended them Gladstone 4 To know or learn with certainty Obs G You are too much distrustful of my truth E Then you must give me leave to apprehend The means and manner how Beau Fl 5 To anticipate esp to anticipate with anxiety dread or fear to fear The opposition had more reason than the king to apprehend violence Macaulay Syn To catch seize arrest detain capture conceive understand imagine believe fear dread To Apprehend Comprehend These words come into comparison as describing acts of the mind Apprehend denotes the laying hold of a thing mentally so as to understand it clearly at least in part Comprehend denotes the embracing or understanding it in all its compass and extent We may apprehended many truths which we do not comprehend The very idea of God supposes that he may be apprehended though not comprehended by rational beings We may apprehended much of Shakespeares aim and intention in the character of Hamlet or King Lear but few will claim that they have comprehended all that is embraced in these characters Trench APPREHEND Apprehend v i 1 To think believe or be of opinion to understand to suppose 2 To be apprehensive to fear It is worse to apprehend than to suffer Rowe APPREHENDER Apprehender n Defn One who apprehends APPREHENSIBIITY Apprehensibiity n Defn The quality of being apprehensible R De Quincey APPREHENSIBLE Apprehensible a Etym L apprehensibilis See Apprehend Defn Capable of being apprehended or conceived Apprehensible by faith Bp Hall Apprehensibly adv APPREHENSION Apprehension n Etym L apprehensio cf F appréhension See Apprehend 1 The act of seizing or taking hold of seizure as the hand is an organ of apprehension Sir T Browne 2 The act of seizing or taking by legal process arrest as the felon after his apprehension escaped 3 The act of grasping with the intellect the contemplation of things without affirming denying or passing any judgment intellection perception Simple apprehension denotes no more than the souls naked intellection of an object Glanvill 4 Opinion conception sentiment idea Note In this sense the word often denotes a belief founded on sufficient evidence to give preponderation to the mind but insufficient to induce certainty as in our apprehension the facts prove the issue To false and to be thought false is all one in respect of men who act not according to truth but apprehension South 5 The faculty by which ideas are conceived understanding as a man of dull apprehension 6 Anticipation mostly of things unfavorable distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil After the death of his nephew Caligula Claudius was in no small apprehension for his own life Addison Syn Apprehension Alarm Apprehension springs from a sense of danger when somewhat remote but approaching alarm arises from danger when announced as near at hand Apprehension is calmer and more permanent alarm is more agitating and transient APPREHENSIVE Apprehensive a Etym Cf F appréhensif See Apprehend 1 Capable of apprehending or quick to do so apt discerning It may be pardonable to imagine that a friend a kind and apprehensive friend is listening to our talk Hawthorne 2 Knowing conscious cognizant R A man that has spent his younger years in vanity and folly and is by the grace of God apprehensive of it Jer Taylor 3 Relating to the faculty of apprehension Judgment is implied in every apprehensive act Sir W Hamilton 4 Anticipative of something unfavorable fearful of what may be coming in dread of possible harm in expectation of evil Not at all apprehensive of evils as a distance Tillotson Reformers apprehensive for their lives Gladstone 5 Sensible feeling perceptive R Thoughts my tormentors armed with deadly stings Mangle my apprehensive tenderest parts Milton APPREHENSIVELY Apprehensively adv Defn In an apprehensive manner with apprehension of danger APPREHENSIVENESS Apprehensiveness n Defn The quality or state of being apprehensive APPRENTICE Apprentice n Etym OE apprentice prentice OF aprentis nom of aprentif fr apprendare to learn L apprendere equiv to apprehendere to take hold of by the mind to comprehend See Apprehend Prentice 1 One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic or other person for a certain time with a view to learn the art or trade in which his master is bound to instruct him 2 One not well versed in a subject a tyro 3 Old law Defn A barrister considered a learner of law till of sixteen years standing when he might be called to the rank of serjeant Obs Blackstone APPRENTICE Apprentice v t imp p p Apprenticed p pr vb n Apprenticing Defn To bind to or put under the care of a master for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business APPRENTICEAGE Apprenticeage n Etym F apprentissage Defn Apprenticeship Obs APPRENTICEHOOD Apprenticehood n Defn Apprenticeship Obs APPRENTICESHIP Apprenticeship n 1 The service or condition of an apprentice the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art under legal agreement 2 The time an apprentice is serving sometimes seven years as from the age of fourteen to twentyone APPRESSED APPREST Appressed Apprest a Etym p p appress which is not in use See Adpress Bot Defn Pressed close to or lying against something for its whole length as against a stem Gray APPRISE Apprise v t imp p p Apprised p pr vb n Apprising Etym F appris fem apprise p p apprendre to learn to teach to inform Cf Apprehend Apprentice Defn To give notice verbal or written to inform followed by of as we will apprise the general of an intended attack he apprised the commander of what he had done APPRISE Apprise n Defn Notice information Obs Gower APPRIZAL Apprizal n Defn See Appraisal APPRIZE Apprize v t Etym The same as Appraise only more accommodated to the English form of the L pretiare Defn To appraise to value to appreciate APPRIZEMENT Apprizement n Defn Appraisement APPRIZER Apprizer n 1 An appraiser 2 Scots Law Defn A creditor for whom an appraisal is made Sir W Scott APPROACH Approach v i imp p p Approached p pr vb n Approaching Etym OE approchen aprochen OF approcher LL appropriare fr L ad propiare to draw near prope near 1 To come or go near in place or time to draw nigh to advance nearer Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city 2 Sam xi 20 But exhorting one another and so much the more as ye see the day approaching Heb x 25 2 To draw near in a figurative sense to make advances to approximate as he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman APPROACH Approach v t 1 To bring near to cause to draw near to advance Archaic Boyle 2 To come near to in place time or character to draw nearer to as to approach the city to approach my cabin he approached the age of manhood He was an admirable poet and thought even to have approached Homer Temple 3 Mil Defn To take approaches to APPROACH Approach n Etym Cf F approche See Approach v i 1 The act of drawing near a coming or advancing near The approach of summer Horsley A nearer approach to the human type Owen 2 A access or opportunity of drawing near The approach to kings and principal persons Bacon 3 pl Defn Movements to gain favor advances 4 A way passage or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached an access Macaulay 5 pl Fort Defn The advanced works trenches or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post 6 Hort Defn See Approaching APPROACHABILITY Approachability n Defn The quality of being approachable approachableness APPROACHABLE Approachable a Defn Capable of being approached accessible as approachable virtue APPROACHABLENESS Approachableness n Defn The quality or state of being approachable accessibility APPROACHER Approacher n Defn One who approaches APPROACHING Approaching n Hort Defn The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another without cutting it from the parent stock called also inarching and grafting by approach APPROACHLESS Approachless a Defn Impossible to be approached APPROACHMENT Approachment n Etym Cf F approachement Defn Approach Archaic Holland APPROBATE Approbate a Etym L approbatus p p of approbare to approve Defn Approved Obs Elyot APPROBATE Approbate v t Defn To express approbation of to approve to sanction officially I approbate the one I reprobate the other Sir W Hamilton Note This word is obsolete in England but is occasionally heard in the United States chiefly in a technical sense for license as a person is approbated to preach approbated to keep a public house Pickering 1816 APPROBATION Approbation n Etym L approbatio cf F approbation See Approve to prove 1 Proof attestation Obs Shak 2 The act of approving an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction approval sanction commendation Many joined in a loud hum of approbation Macaulay The silent approbation of ones own breast Melmoth Animals love approbation or praise Darwin 3 Probation or novitiate Obs This day my sister should the cloister enter And there receive her approbation Shak Syn Approval liking sanction consent concurrence Approbation Approval Approbation and approval have the same general meaning assenting to or declaring as good sanction commendation but approbation is stronger and more positive We may be anxious for the approbation of our friends but we should be still more anxious for the approval of our own consciences He who is desirous to obtain universal approbation will learn a good lesson from the fable of the old man and his ass The work has been examined by several excellent judges who have expressed their unqualified approval of its plan and execution APPROBATIVE Approbative a Etym Cf F approbatif Defn Approving or implying approbation Milner APPROBATIVENESS Approbativeness n 1 The quality of being approbative 2 Phren Defn Love of approbation APPROBATOR Approbator n Etym L Defn One who approves R APPROBATORY Approbatory a Defn Containing or expressing approbation commendatory Sheldon APPROMT Appromt v t Etym Pref ad promt Defn To quicken to prompt Obs To appromt our invention Bacon APPROOF Approof n Etym See Approve and Proof 1 Trial proof Archaic Shak 2 Approval commendation Shak APPROPINQUATE Appropinquate v i Etym L appropinquatus p p of appropinquare ad prope near Defn To approach Archaic Ld Lytton APPROPINQUATION Appropinquation n Etym L appropinquatio Defn A drawing nigh approach R Bp Hall APPROPINQUITY Appropinquity n Etym Pref ad propinquity Defn Nearness propinquity R J Gregory APPROPRE Appropre v t Etym OE appropren apropren OF approprier fr L appropriare See Appropriate Defn To appropriate Obs Fuller APPROPRIABLE Appropriable a Etym See Appropriate Defn Capable of being appropriated set apart sequestered or assigned exclusively to a particular use Sir T Browne APPROPRIAMENT Appropriament n Defn What is peculiarly ones own peculiar qualificationObs If you can neglect Your own appropriaments Ford APPROPRIATE Appropriate a Etym L appropriatus p p of appropriare ad propriare to appropriate fr proprius ones own proper See Proper Defn Set apart for a particular use or person Hence Belonging peculiarly peculiar suitable fit proper In its strict and appropriate meaning Porteus Appropriate acts of divine worship Stillingfleet It is not at all times easy to find words appropriate to express our ideas Locke APPROPRIATE Appropriate v t imp p p Appropriated p pr vb n Appropriating 1 To take to ones self in exclusion of others to claim or use as by an exclusive right as let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit 2 To set apart for or assign to a particular person or use in exclusion of all others with to or for as a spot of ground is appropriated for a garden to appropriate money for the increase of the navy 3 To make suitable to suit Archaic Paley 4 Eng Eccl Law Defn To annex as a benefice to a spiritual corporation as its property Blackstone APPROPRIATE Appropriate n Defn A property attribute Obs APPROPRIATELY Appropriately adv Defn In an appropriate or proper manner fitly properly APPROPRIATENESS Appropriateness n Defn The state or quality of being appropriate peculiar fitness Froude APPROPRIATION Appropriation n Etym L appropriatio cf F appropriation 1 The act of setting apart or assigning to a particular use or person or of taking to ones self in exclusion of all others application to a special use or purpose as of a piece of ground for a park or of money to carry out some object 2 Anything especially money thus set apart The Commons watched carefully over the appropriation Macaulay 3 Law a The severing or sequestering of a benefice to the perpetual use of a spiritual corporation Blackstone b The application of payment of money by a debtor to his creditor to one of several debts which are due from the former to the latter Chitty APPROPRIATIVE Appropriative a Defn Appropriating making or tending to appropriation as an appropriative act Appropriativeness n APPROPRIATOR Appropriator n 1 One who appropriates 2 Law Defn A spiritual corporation possessed of an appropriated benefice also an impropriator APPROVABLE Approvable a Defn Worthy of being approved meritorious Approvableness n APPROVAL Approval n Defn Approbation sanction A censor without whose approval nTemple Syn See Approbation APPROVANCE Approvance n Defn Approval Archaic Thomson APPROVE Approve v t imp p p Approved p pr vb n Approving Etym OE aproven appreven to prove OF aprover F approuver to approve fr L approbare ad probare to esteem as good approve prove See Prove and cf Approbate 1 To show to be real or true to prove Obs Wouldst thou approve thy constancy Approve First thy obedience Milton 2 To make proof of to demonstrate to prove or show practically Opportunities to approve worth Emerson He had approved himself a great warrior Macaulay T is an old lesson Time approves it true Byron His account approves him a man of thought Parkman 3 To sanction officially to ratify to confirm as to approve the decision of a courtmartial 4 To regard as good to commend to be pleased with to think well of as we approve the measured of the administration 5 To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God Rog Note This word when it signifies to be pleased with to think favorably of is often followed by of They had not approved of the deposition of James Macaulay They approved of the political institutions W Black APPROVE Approve v t Etym OF aprouer L ad a form apparently derived fr the pro prod in L prodest it is useful or profitable properly the preposition pro for Cf Improve Eng Law Defn To make profit of to convert to ones own profit said esp of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor APPROVEDLY Approvedly adv Defn So as to secure approbation in an approved manner APPROVEMENT Approvement n Obs 1 Approbation I did nothing without your approvement Hayward 2 Eng Law Defn a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon The term is no longer in use it corresponded to what is now known as turning kings or queens evidence in England and states evidence in the United States Burrill Bouvier APPROVEMENT Approvement n Old Eng Law Defn Improvement of common lands by inclosing and converting them to the uses of husbandry for the advantage of the lord of the manor Blackstone APPROVER Approver n 1 One who approves Formerly one who made proof or trial 2 An informer an accuser Obs Chaucer 3 Eng Law Defn One who confesses a crime and accuses another See 1st Approvement 2 APPROVER Approver n Etym See 2d Approve v t Eng Law Defn A bailiff or steward an agent Obs Jacobs APPROVING Approving a Defn Expressing approbation commending as an approving smile Approvingly adv APPROXIMATE Approximate a Etym L approximatus p p of approximare to approach ad proximare to come near See Proximate 1 Approaching proximate nearly resembling 2 Near correctness nearly exact not perfectly accurate as approximate results or values Approximate quantities Math those which are nearly but not equal APPROXIMATE Approximate v t imp p p Approximated p pr vb n Approximating 1 To carry or advance near to cause to approach To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature Burke 2 To come near to to approach The telescope approximates perfection J Morse APPROXIMATE Approximate v i Defn To draw to approach APPROXIMATELY Approximately adv Defn With approximation so as to approximate nearly APPROXIMATION Approximation n Etym Cf F approximation LL approximatio 1 The act of approximating a drawing advancing or being near approach also the result of approximating The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions are but an approximation to the proper standard and true symmetry of human nature I Taylor 2 An approach to a correct estimate calculation or conception or to a given quantity quality etc 3 Math a A continual approach or coming nearer to a result as to solve an equation by approximation b A value that is nearly but not exactly correct APPROXIMATIVE Approximative a Etym Cf F approximatif Defn Approaching approximate Approximatively adv Approximativeness n APPROXIMATOR Approximator n Defn One who or that which approximates APPUI Appui n Etym F fr L ad podium foothold Gr Defn A support or supporter a stay a prop Obs If a be to climb trees that are of any great height there would be stays and appuies set to it Holland Point dappui Etym F a point of support Mil a A given point or body upon which troops are formed or by which are marched in line or column b An advantageous defensive support as a castle morass wood declivity etc APPULSE Appulse n Etym L appulsus fr appellere appulsum to drive to ad pellere to drive cf F appulse 1 A driving or running towards approach impulse also the act of striking against In all consonants there is an appulse of the organs Holder 2 Astron Defn The near approach of one heavenly body to another or to the meridian a coming into conjunction as the appulse of the moon to a star or of a star to the meridian APPULSION Appulsion n Defn A driving or striking against an appulse APPULSIVE Appulsive a Defn Striking against impinging as the appulsive influence of the planets P Cyc APPULSIVELY Appulsively adv Defn By appulsion APPURTENANCE Appurtenance n Etym OF apurtenaunce apartenance F appartenance LL appartenentia from L appertinere See Appertain Defn That which belongs to something else an adjunct an appendage an accessory something annexed to another thing more worthy in common parlance and legal acceptation something belonging to another thing as principal and which passes as incident to it as a right of way or other easement to land a right of common to pasture an outhouse barn garden or orchard to a house or messuage In a strict legal sense land can never pass as an appurtenance to land Tomlins Bouvier Burrill Globes provided as appurtenances to astronomy Bacon The structure of the eye and of its appurtenances Reid APPURTENANT Appurtenant a Etym F appartenant p pr of appartenir See Appurtenance Defn Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing accessory incident as a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings Blackstone Common appurtenatn Law See under Common n APPURTENANT Appurtenant n Defn Something which belongs or appertains to another thing an appurtenance Mysterious appurtenants and symbols of redemption Coleridge APRICATE Apricate v t i Etym L apricatus p p of apricare fr apricus exposed to the sun fr aperire to uncover open Defn To bask in the sun Boyle APRICATION Aprication n Defn Basking in the sun R APRICOT Apricot n Etym OE apricock abricot F abricot fr Sp albaricoque or Pg albricoque fr Ar albirq alburq Though the E and F form abricot is derived from the Arabic through the Spanish yet the Arabic word itself was formed from the Gr praecoquus praecox early ripe The older E form apricock was prob taken direct from Pg See Precocious Cook Bot Defn A fruit allied to the plum of an orange color oval shape and delicious taste also the tree Prunus Armeniaca of Linnæus which bears this fruit By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone APRIL April n Etym L Aprilis OE also Averil F Avril fr L Aprilis 1 The fourth month of the year 2 Fig With reference to April being the month in which vegetation begins to put forth the variableness of its weather etc The Aprils her eyes it is loves spring Shak April fool one who is sportively imposed upon by others on the first day of April A PRIORI A priori Etym L a ab prior former 1 Logic Defn Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces consequences from definitions formed or principles assumed or which infers effects from causes previously known deductive or deductively The reverse of a posteriori 3 Philos Defn Applied to knowledge and conceptions assumed or presupposed as prior to experience in order to make experience rational or possible A priori that is form these necessities of the mind or forms of thinking which though first revealed to us by experience must yet have preëxisted in order to make experience possible Coleridge APRIORISM Apriorism n Etym Cf F apriorisme Defn An a priori principle APRIORITY Apriority n Defn The quality of being innate in the mind or prior to experience a priori reasoning APROCTA Aprocta n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of Turbellaria in which there is no anal aperture APROCTOUS Aproctous a Zoöl Defn Without an anal office APRON Apron n Etym OE napron OF naperon F napperon dim of OF nape F nappe cloth tablecloth LL napa fr L mappa napkin table napkin See Map 1 An article of dress of cloth leather or other stuff worn on the fore part of the body to keep the clothes clean to defend them from injury or as a covering It is commonly tied at the waist by strings 2 Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron as a The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck Prov Eng Halliwell b A piece of leather or other material to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle to defend him from the rain snow or dust a boot The weather being too hot for the apron Hughes c Gun A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon d Shipbuilding A piece of carved timber just above the foremost end of the keel Totten e A platform or flooring of plank at the entrance of a dock against which the dock gates are shut f A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent g Mech The piece that holds the cutting tool of a planer h Plumbing A strip of lead which leads the drip of a wall into a gutter a flashing i Zoöl The infolded abdomen of a crab APRONED Aproned a Defn Wearing an apron A cobbler aproned and a parson gowned Pope APRONFUL Apronful n pl Apronfuls Defn The quality an apron can hold APRONLESS Apronless a Defn Without an apron APRON MAN Apron man Defn A man who wears an apron a laboring man a mechanic Obs Shak APRON STRING Apron string Defn The string of an apron To be tied to a wifes or mothers apron strings to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother He was so made that he could not submit to be tied to the apron strings even of the best of wives Macaulay APROPOS Apropos a adv Etym F ad propos purpose L proposium plan purpose fr proponere to propose See Propound 1 Opportunely or opportune seasonably or seasonable A tale extremely apropos Pope 2 By the way to the purpose suitably to the place or subject a word used to introduce an incidental observation suited to the occasion though not strictly belonging to the narration APSE Apse n pl Apses See Apsis 1 Arch a A projecting part of a building esp of a church having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination and most often projecting from the east end In early churches the Eastern apse was occupied by seats for the bishop and clergy Hence b The bishops seat or throne in ancient churches 2 A reliquary or case in which the relics of saints were kept Note This word is also written apsis and absis APSIDAL Apsidal a 1 Astron Defn Of or pertaining to the apsides of an orbit 2 Arch Defn Of or pertaining to the apse of a church as the apsidal termination of the chancel APSIDES Apsides n pl Defn See Apsis APSIS Apsis n pl Apsides See Apse Etym L apsis absis Gr 1 Astron Defn One of the two points of an orbit as of a planet or satellite which are at the greatest and least distance from the central body corresponding to the aphelion and perihelion of a planet or to the apogee and perigee of the moon The more distant is called the higher apsis the other the lower apsis and the line joining them the line of apsides 2 Math Defn In a curve referred to polar coördinates any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum 3 Arch Defn Same as Apse APT Apt a Etym F apte L aptus fr obsolete apere to fasten to join to fit akin to apisci to reach attain cf Gr apta fit fr ap to reach attain 1 Fit or fitted suited suitable appropriate They have always apt instruments Burke A river apt to be forded by a lamb Jer Taylor 2 Having an habitual tendency habitually liable or likely used of things My vines and peaches were apt to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit Temple This tree if unprotected is apt to be stripped of the leaves by a leafcutting ant Lubbock 3 Inclined disposed customarily given ready used of persons Apter to give than thou wit be to ask Beau Fl That lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers F Harrison 4 Ready especially fitted or qualified to do something quick to learn prompt expert as a pupil apt to learn an apt scholar An apt wit Johnson Live a thousand years I shall not find myself so apt to die Shak I find thee apt Now Hamlet hear Shak Syn Fit meet suitable qualified inclined disposed liable ready quick prompt APT Apt v t Etym L aptare See Aptate Defn To fit to suit to adapt Obs To apt their places B Jonson That our speech be apted to edification Jer Taylor APTABLE Aptable a Etym LL aptabilis fr L aptare Defn Capable of being adapted Obs Sherwood APTATE Aptate v t Etym L aptatus p p of aptare See Apt Defn To make fit Obs Bailey APTERA Aptera n pl Etym NL aptera fr Gr Zoöl Defn Insects without wings constituting the seventh Linnæn order of insects an artificial group which included Crustacea spiders centipeds and even worms These animals are now placed in several distinct classes and orders APTERAL Apteral a 1 Zoöl Defn Apterous 2 Arch Defn Without lateral columns applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle and opposed to peripteral R Cyc APTERAN Apteran n Zoöl Defn One of the Aptera APTERIA Apteria n pl Etym NL See Aptera Zoöl Defn Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds See Pteryliæ APTEROUS Apterous a 1 Zoöl Defn Destitute of wings apteral as apterous insects 2 Bot Defn Destitute of winglike membranous expansions as a stem or petiole opposed to atate APTERYGES Apteryges n pl Etym NL See Apteryx Zoöl Defn An order of birds including the genus Apteryx APTERYX Apteryx n Etym Gr Aptera Zoöl Defn A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen with only short rudiments of wings armed with a claw and without a tail the kiwi It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas of the same country Five species are known APTITUDE Aptitude n Etym F aptitude LL aptitudo fr L aptus See Apt and cf Attitude 1 A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose or tendency to a particular action or effect as oil has an aptitude to burn He seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the management of irregular troops Macaulay 2 A general fitness or suitableness adaptation That sociable and helpful aptitude which God implanted between man and woman Milton 3 Readiness in learning docility aptness He was a boy of remarkable aptitude Macaulay APTITUDINAL Aptitudinal a Defn Suitable fit Obs APTLY Aptly adv Defn In an apt or suitable manner fitly properly pertinently appropriately readily APTNESS Aptness n 1 Fitness suitableness appropriateness as the aptness of things to their end The aptness of his quotations J R Green 2 Disposition of the mind propensity as the aptness of men to follow example 3 Quickness of apprehension readiness in learning docility as an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others 4 Proneness tendency as the aptness of iron to rust APTOTE Aptote n Etym L aptotum Gr Gram Defn A noun which has no distinction of cases an indeclinable noun APTOTIC Aptotic a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by aptotes uninflected as aptotic languages APTYCHUS Aptychus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells Some authors consider them to be jaws others opercula APUS Apus n Etym NL fr Gr Apode n Zoöl Defn A genus of freshwater phyllopod crustaceans See Phyllopod APYRETIC Apyretic a Etym Pref a not pyretic Med Defn Without fever applied to days when there is an intermission of fever Dunglison APYREXIA APYREXY Apyrexia Apyrexy n Etym NL apyrexia fr Gr apyrexie Med Defn The absence or intermission of fever APYREXIAL Apyrexial a Med Defn Relating to apyrexy Apyrexial period Brande C APYROUS Apyrous a Etym Gr Defn Incombustible capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties AQUA Aqua n Etym L See Ewer Defn Water a word much used in pharmacy and the old chemistry in various signification determined by the word or words annexed Aqua ammoniæ the aqueous solution of ammonia liquid ammonia often called aqua ammonia Aqua marine or Aqua marina Same as Aquamarine Aqua regia Etym L royal water Chem a very corrosive fuming yellow liquid consisting of nitric and hydrochloric acids It has the power of dissolving gold the royal metal Aqua Tofana a fluid containing arsenic and used for secret poisoning made by an Italian woman named Tofana in the middle of the 17th century who is said to have poisoned more than 600 persons Francis Aqua vitæ Etym L water of life Cf Eau de vie Usquebaugh a name given to brandy and some other ardent spirits Shak AQUA FORTIS Aqua fortis Etym L strong water Chem Defn Nitric acid Archaic AQUAMARINE Aquamarine n Min Defn A transparent pale green variety of beryl used as a gem See Beryl AQUAPUNCTURE Aquapuncture n Etym L aqua water punctura puncture pungere punctum to prick Med Defn The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain AQUARELLE Aquarelle n Etym F fr Ital acquerello fr acqua water L aqua Defn A design or painting in thin transparent water colors also the mode of painting in such colors AQUARELLIST Aquarellist n Defn A painter in thin transparent water colors AQUARIAL AQUARIAN Aquarial Aquarian a Defn Of or pertaining to an aquarium AQUARIAN Aquarian n Etym L assumed Aquarianus fr aqua cf F Aquarien See Aqua Eccl Hist Defn One of a sect of Christian in the primitive church who used water instead of wine in the Lords Supper AQUARIUM Aquarium n pl E Aquariums L Aquaria Etym L See Aquarius Ewer Defn An artificial pond or a globe or tank usually with glass sides in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept AQUARIUS Aquarius n Etym L aquarius adj relating to water and n a watercarrier fr aqua See Aqua Astron a The Waterbearer the eleventh sign in the zodiac which the sun enters about the 20th of January so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East b A constellation south of Pegasus AQUATIC Aquatic a Etym L aquaticus cf F aquatique See Aqua Defn Pertaining to water growing in water living in swimming in or frequenting the margins of waters as aquatic plants and fowls AQUATIC Aquatic n 1 An aquatic animal or plant 2 pl Defn Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water AQUATICAL Aquatical a Defn Aquatic R AQUATILE Aquatile a Etym L aquatilis cf F aquatile Defn Inhabiting the water R Sir T Browne AQUATINT AQUATINTA Aquatint Aquatinta n Etym It acquatinta dyed water acqua L aqua water tinto fem tinta dyed See Tint Defn A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink also the engraving produced by this method AQUEDUCT Aqueduct n Etym F aqueduc OF aqueduct Cotgr fr L aquaeductus aquae gen of aqua water ductus a leading ducere to lead See Aqua Duke 1 A conductor conduit or artificial channel for conveying water especially one for supplying large cities with water Note The term is also applied to a structure similar to the ancient aqueducts for conveying a canal over a river or hollow more properly called an aqueduct bridge 2 Anat Defn A canal or passage as the aqueduct of Sylvius a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain AQUEITY Aqueity n Defn Wateriness Obs AQUEOUS Aqueous a Etym Cf F aqueux L aquosus fr aqua See Aqua Aquose 1 Partaking of the nature of water or abounding with it watery The aqueous vapor of the air Tyndall 2 Made from or by means of water An aqueous deposit Dana Aqueous extract an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water Aqueous humor Anat one the humors of the eye a limpid fluid occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea See Eye Aqueous rocks Geol those which are deposited from water and lie in strata as opposed to volcanic rocks which are of igneous origin called also sedimentary rocks AQUEOUSNESS Aqueousness n Defn Wateriness AQUIFEROUS Aquiferous a Etym L aqua water ferous Defn Consisting or conveying water or a watery fluid as aquiferous vessels the aquiferous system AQUIFORM Aquiform a Etym L aqua water form Defn Having the form of water AQUILA Aquila n pl Aquilæ Etym L an eagle 1 Zoöl Defn A genus of eagles 2 Astron Defn A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin the Eagle Aquila alba Etym L white eagle an alchemical name of calomel Brande C AQUILATED Aquilated a Her Defn Adorned with eagles heads AQUILINE Aquiline a Etym L aquilinus fr aquila eagle cf F aquilin See Eagle 1 Belonging to or like an eagle 2 Curving hooked prominent like the beak of an eagle applied particularly to the nose Terribly arched and aquiline his nose Cowper AQUILON Aquilon n Etym L aquilo lonis cf F aquilon Defn The north wind Obs Shak AQUIPAROUS Aquiparous a Etym L aqua water parere to bring forth Med Defn Secreting water applied to certain glands Dunglison AQUITANIAN Aquitanian a Defn Of or pertaining to Aquitania now called Gascony AQUOSE Aquose a Etym L aquosus watery fr aqua See Aqua Aqueous Defn Watery aqueous R Bailey AQUOSITY Aquosity n Etym LL aquositas Defn The condition of being wet or watery wateriness Huxley Very little water or aquosity is found in their belly Holland AR Ar conj Defn Ere before Obs Chaucer ARA Ara n Etym L Astron Defn The Altar a southern constellation south of the tail of the Scorpion ARA Ara n Etym Native Indian name Zoöl Defn A name of the great blue and yellow macaw Ara ararauna native of South America ARAB Arab n Etym Prob ultimately fr Heb arabah a desert the name employed in the Old Testament to denote the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea Ar Arab Heb arabi arbi arbim cf F Arabe L Arabs Gr Defn One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia and numerous in Syria Northern Africa etc Street Arab a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city particularly and outcast boy or girl Tylor The ragged outcasts and street Arabs who are shivering in damp doorways Lond Sat Rev ARABA Araba n Written also aroba and arba Ar or Turk arabah cf Russ arba Defn A wagon or cart usually heavy and without springs and often covered Oriental The araba of the Turks has its sides of latticework to admit the air Balfour Cyc of India ARABESQUE Arabesque n Etym F arabesque fr It arabesco fr Arabo Arab Defn A style of ornamentation either painted inlaid or carved in low relief It consists of a pattern in which plants fruits foliage etc as well as figures of men and animals real or imaginary are fantastically interlaced or put together Note It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation and appeared without the animal figures in Moorish and Arabic decorative art See Moresque The arabesques of the Renaissance were founded on GrecoRoman work ARABESQUE Arabesque a 1 Arabian Obs 2 Relating to or exhibiting the style of ornament called arabesque as arabesque frescoes ARABESQUED Arabesqued a Defn Ornamented in the style of arabesques ARABIAN Arabian a Defn Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants Arabian bird the phenix Shak ARABIAN Arabian n Defn A native of Arabia an Arab ARABIC Arabic a Etym L Arabicus fr Arabia Defn Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians Arabic numerals or figures the nine digits 1 2 3 etc and the cipher 0 Gum arabic See under Gum ARABIC Arabic n Defn The language of the Arabians Note The Arabic is a Semitic language allied to the Hebrew It is very widely diffused being the language in which all Mohammedans must read the Koran and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia Syria and Northern Africa ARABICAL Arabical a Defn Relating to Arabia Arabic Arabically adv ARABIN Arabin n 1 Chem Defn A carbohydrate isomeric with cane sugar contained in gum arabic from which it is extracted as a white amorphous substance 2 Mucilage especially that made of gum arabic ARABINOSE Arabinose n Chem Defn A sugar of the composition C5H10O5 obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid ARABISM Arabism n Etym Cf F Arabisme Defn An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language Stuart ARABIST Arabist n Etym Cf F Arabiste Defn One well versed in the Arabic language or literature also formerly one who followed the Arabic system of surgery ARABLE Arable a Etym F arable L arabilis fr arare to plow akin to Gr ear to plow See Earable Defn Fit for plowing or tillage hence often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled ARABLE Arable n Defn Arable land plow land ARABY Araby n Defn The country of Arabia Archaic Poetic ARACANESE Aracanese a Defn Of or pertaining to Aracan a province of British Burmah n sing pl Defn A native or natives of Aracan ARACARI Ara n Zoöl Defn A South American bird of the genus Pleroglossius allied to the toucans There are several species ARACE Arace v t Etym OE aracen arasen OF arachier esracier F arracher fr L exradicare eradicare The prefix a is perh due to L ab See Eradicate Defn To tear up by the roots to draw away Obs Wyatt ARACEOUS Araceous a Etym L arum a genus of plants fr Gr Bot Defn Of or pertaining to an order of plants of which the genus Arum is the type ARACHNID Arachnid n Defn An arachnidan Huxley ARACHNIDA Arachnida n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the classes of Arthropoda See Illustration in Appendix Note They have four pairs of legs no antennæ nor wings a pair of mandibles and one pair of maxillæ or palpi The head is usually consolidated with the thorax The respiration is either by trancheæ or by pulmonary sacs or by both The class includes three principal orders Araneina or spiders Arthrogastra including scorpions etc and Acarina or mites and ticks ARACHNIDAN Arachnidan n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn One of the Arachnida ARACHNIDIAL Arachnidial a Zoöl a Of or pertaining to the Arachnida b Pertaining to the arachnidium ARACHNIDIUM Arachnidium n Etym NL See Arachnida Zoöl Defn The glandular organ in which the material for the web of spiders is secreted ARACHNITIS Arachnitis n Etym Gr Med Defn Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane ARACHNOID Arachnoid a Etym Gr 1 Resembling a spiders web cobweblike 2 Anat Defn Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord between the dura mater and pia mater 3 Bot Defn Covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers so as to resemble a cobweb cobwebby ARACHNOID Arachnoid n 1 Anat Defn The arachnoid membrane 2 Zoöl Defn One of the Arachnoidea ARACHNOIDAL Arachnoidal a Anat Defn Pertaining to the arachnoid membrane arachnoid ARACHNOIDEA Arachnoidea n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn Same as Arachnida ARACHNOLOGICAL Arachnological a Defn Of or pertaining to arachnology ARACHNOLOGIST Arachnologist n Defn One who is versed in or studies arachnology ARACHNOLOGY Arachnology n Etym Gr logy Defn The department of zoölogy which treats of spiders and other Arachnida ARAEOMETER Aræometer Defn See Areometer ARAEOSTYLE Aræostyle a n Etym L araeostylos Gr Arch Defn See Intercolumniation ARAEOSYSTYLE Aræosystyle a n Etym Gr Systyle Arch Defn See Intercolumniation ARAGONESE Aragonese a Defn Of or pertaining to Aragon in Spain or to its inhabitants n sing pl Defn A native or natives of Aragon in Spain ARAGONITE Aragonite n Etym From Aragon in Spain Min Defn A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its physical characters ARAGUATO Araguato n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A South American monkey the ursine howler Mycetes ursinus See Howler n 2 ARAISE Araise v t Defn To raise Obs Shak ARAK Arak n Defn Same as Arrack ARAMAEAN ARAMEAN Aramæan Aramean a Etym L Aramaeus Gr Aram i e Highland a name given to Syria and Mesopotamia Defn Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans or to their language Aramaic n Defn A native of Aram ARAMAIC Aramaic a Etym See Aramæan a Defn Pertaining to Aram or to the territory inhabitants language or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia Aramæan specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages including Syriac and Chaldee n Defn The Aramaic language ARAMAISM Aramaism n Defn An idiom of the Aramaic ARANEIDA ARANEOIDEA Araneida Araneoidea n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn See Araneina ARANEIDAN Araneidan a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders n Defn One of the Araneina a spider ARANEIFORM Araneiform a Etym L aranea spider form Zoöl Defn Having the form of a spider Kirby ARANEINA Araneina n pl Etym NL fr L aranea spider Zoöl Defn The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders Note They have mandibles modified a poison faIllustration in Appendix ARANEOSE Araneose a Etym L araneous Defn Of the aspect of a spiders web arachnoid ARANEOUS Araneous a Etym L araneosus fr aranea spider spiders web Defn Cobweblike extremely thin and delicate like a cobweb as the araneous membrane of the eye See Arachnoid Derham ARANGO Arango n pl Arangoes Etym The native name Defn A bead of rough carnelian Arangoes were formerly imported from Bombay for use in the African slave trade McCulloch ARAPAIMA Arapaima n Etym Prob native name Zoöl Defn A large freshwater food fish of South America ARARA Arara n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia Microglossus aterrimus ARAROBA Araroba n Tupi 1 Goa powder 2 A fabaceous tree of Brazil Centrolobium robustum having handsomely striped wood called also zebrawood ARATION Aration n Etym L aratio fr arare to plow Defn Plowing tillage R Lands are said to be in a state of aration when they are under tillage Brande ARATORY Aratory a Etym LL aratorius cf F aratoire Defn Contributing to tillage ARAUCARIA Araucaria n Etym Araucania a territory south of Chili Bot Defn A genus of tall conifers of the pine family The species are confined mostly to South America and Australia The wood cells differ from those of other in having the dots in their lateral surfaces in two or three rows and the dots of contiguous rows alternating The seeds are edible ARAUCARIAN Araucarian a Defn Relating to or of the nature of the Araucaria The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly Araucarian Dana ARBALEST ARBALIST Arbalest Arbalist n Etym OF arbaleste LL arbalista for L arcuballista arcus bow ballista a military engine See Ballista Antiq Defn A crossbow consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood furnished with a string and a trigger and a mechanical device for bending the bow It served to throw arrows darts bullets etc Written also arbalet and arblast Fosbroke ARBALESTER ARBALISTER Arbalester Arbalister n Etym OF arblastere OF arbalestier See Arbalest Defn A crossbowman Obs Speed ARBITER Arbiter n Etym L arbiter ar for ad the root of betere to go hence properly one who comes up to look on 1 A person appointed or chosen by parties to determine a controversy between them Note In modern usage arbitrator is the technical word 2 Any person who has the power of judging and determining or ordaining without control one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited For Jove is arbiter of both to man Cowper Syn Arbitrator umpire director referee controller ruler governor ARBITER Arbiter v t Defn To act as arbiter between Obs ARBITRABLE Arbitrable a Etym Cf F arbitrable fr L arbitrari See Arbitrate v t Defn Capable of being decided by arbitration determinable Archaic Bp Hall ARBITRAGE Arbitrage n Etym F fr arbiter to give judgment L arbitrari 1 Judgment by an arbiter authoritative determination Archaic 2 Com Defn A traffic in bills of exchange see Arbitration of Exchange also a traffic in stocks which bear differing values at the same time in different markets ARBITRAL Arbitral a Etym L arbitralis Defn Of or relating to an arbiter or an arbitration R ARBITRAMENT Arbitrament n Etym LL arbitramentum 1 Determination decision arbitration The arbitrament of time Everett Gladly at this moment would MacIvor have put their quarrel to personal arbitrament Sir W Scott 2 The award of arbitrators Cowell ARBITRARILY Arbitrarily adv Defn In an arbitrary manner by will only despotically absolutely ARBITRARINESS Arbitrariness n Defn The quality of being arbitrary despoticalness tyranny Bp Hall ARBITRARIOUS Arbitrarious a Etym L arbitrarius See Arbitrary Defn Arbitrary despotic Obs Arbitrariously adv Obs ARBITRARY Arbitrary a Etym L arbitrarius fr arbiter cf F arbitraire See Arbiter 1 Depending on will or discretion not governed by any fixed rules as an arbitrary decision an arbitrary punishment It was wholly arbitrary in them to do so Jer Taylor Rank pretends to fix the value of every one and is the most arbitrary of all things Landor 2 Exercised according to ones own will or caprice and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused licentiousness Washington 3 Despotic absolute in power bound by no law harsh and unforbearing tyrannical as an arbitrary prince or government Dryden Arbitrary constant Arbitrary function Math a quantity of function that is introduced into the solution of a problem and to which any value or form may at will be given so that the solution may be made to meet special requirements Arbitrary quantity Math one to which any value can be assigned at pleasure ARBITRATE Arbitrate v t imp p p Arbitrated p pr vb n Arbitrating Etym L arbitratus p p of arbitrari to be a hearer or beholder of something to make a decision to give judgment fr arbiter See Arbiter 1 To hear and decide as arbitrators as to choose to arbitrate a disputed case 2 To decide or determine generally South There shall your swords and lances arbitrate The swelling difference of your settled hate Shak ARBITRATE Arbitrate v i 1 To decide to determine Shak 2 To act as arbitrator or judge as to arbitrate upon several reports to arbitrate in disputes among heighbors to arbitrate between parties to a suit ARBITRATION Arbitration n Etym F arbitration L arbitratio fr arbitrari Defn The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy by a person or persons chosen by the parties Note This may be done by one person but it is usual to choose two or three called arbitrators or for each party to choose one and these to name a third who is called the umpire Their determination is called the award Bouvier Arbitration bond a bond which obliges one to abide by the award of an arbitration Arbitration of Exchange the operation of converting the currency of one country into that of another or determining the rate of exchange between such countries or currencies An arbitrated rate is one determined by such arbitration through the medium of one or more intervening currencies ARBITRATOR Arbitrator n Etym L fr arbitrari cf F arbitrateur 1 A person or one of two or more persons chosen by parties who have a controversy to determine their differences See Arbitration 2 One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control a ruler a governor Though Heaven be shut And Heavens high Arbitrators sit secure Milton Masters of their own terms and arbitrators of a peace Addison Syn Judge umpire referee arbiter See Judge ARBITRATRIX Arbitratrix n Etym L fem of arbitrator Defn A female who arbitrates or judges ARBITRESS Arbitress n Etym From Arbiter Defn A female arbiter an arbitratrix Milton ARBLAST Arblast n Defn A crossbow See Arbalest ARBOR Arbor n Etym OE herber herbere properly a garden of herbs F herbier fr L herbarium See Herb and cf Herbarium Defn A kind of latticework formed of or covered with vines branches of trees or other plants for shade a bower Sir P Sidney ARBOR Arbor n Written also arbour Etym L a tree a beam 1 Bot Defn A tree as distinguished from a shrub 2 Etym Cf F arbre Mech a An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion b A mandrel in lathe turning Knight Arbor Day a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs US ARBORARY Arborary a Etym L arborarius fr arbor tree Defn Of or pertaining to trees arboreal ARBORATOR Arborator n Etym L fr arbor tree Defn One who plants or who prunes trees Obs Evelyn ARBOR DIANAE Arbor Dianæ Etym L the tree of Diana or silver Chem Defn A precipitation of silver in a beautiful arborescent form ARBOREAL Arboreal a 1 Of or pertaining to a tree or to trees of nature of trees Cowley 2 Attached to found in or upon or frequenting woods or trees as arboreal animals Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal Darwin ARBORED Arbored a Defn Furnished with an arbor lined with trees An arboreal walk Pollok ARBOREOUS Arboreous a Etym L arboreous fr arbor tree 1 Having the form constitution or habits of a proper tree in distinction from a shrub Loudon 2 Pertaining to or growing on trees as arboreous moss Quincy ARBORESCENCE Arborescence n Defn The state of being arborescent the resemblance to a tree in minerals or crystallizations or groups of crystals in that form as the arborescence produced by precipitating silver ARBORESCENT Arborescent a Etym L arborescens p pr of arborescere to become a tree fr arbor tree Defn Resembling a tree becoming woody in stalk dendritic having crystallizations disposed like the branches and twigs of a tree Arborescent hollyhocks Evelyn ARBORET Arboret n Etym OF arboret dim of arbre tree L arbor Defn A small tree or shrub Obs Spenser Among thickwoven arborets and flowers Imbordered on each bank Milton ARBORETUM Arboretum n pl Arboreta Etym L a place grown with trees Defn A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes ARBORICAL Arborical a Defn Relating to trees Obs ARBORICOLE Arboricole a Etym L arbor colere to inhabit Zoöl Defn Treeinhabiting said of certain birds ARBORICULTURAL Arboricultural a Defn Pertaining to arboriculture Loudon ARBORICULTURE Arboriculture n Etym L arbor tree cultura See Culture Defn The cultivation of trees and shrubs chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes ARBORICULTURIST Arboriculturist n Defn One who cultivates trees ARBORIFORM Arboriform a Defn Treelike in shape ARBORIST Arborist n Etym F arboriste fr L arbor tree Defn One who makes trees his study or who is versed in the knowledge of trees Howell ARBORIZATION Arborization n Etym Cf F arborisation fr L arbor tree Defn The appearance or figure of a tree or plant as in minerals or fossils a dendrite ARBORIZED Arborized a Defn Having a treelike appearance An arborized or moss agate Wright ARBOROUS Arborous a Defn Formed by trees Obs From under shady arborous roof Milton ARBOR VINE Arbor vine Defn A species of bindweed ARBOR VITAE Arbor vitæ Etym L tree of life 1 Bot Defn An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe genus Thuja The American species is the T occidentalis 2 Anat Defn The treelike disposition of the gray and white nerve tissues in the cerebellum as seen in a vertical section ARBUSCLE Arbuscle n Etym L arbuscula small tree shrub dim of arbor tree Defn A dwarf tree one in size between a shrub and a tree a treelike shrub Bradley ARBUSCULAR Arbuscular a Defn Of or pertaining to a dwarf tree shrublike Da Costa ARBUSTIVE Arbustive a Etym L arbustivus fr arbustum place where trees are planted Defn Containing copses of trees or shrubs covered with shrubs Bartram ARBUTUS ARBUTE Arbutus Arbute n Etym L arbutus akin to arbor tree Defn The strawberry tree a genus of evergreen shrubs of the Heath family It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry the arbute tree Trailing arbutus Bot a creeping or trailing plant of the Heath family Epigæa repens having white or usually rose colored flowers with a delicate fragrance growing in small axillary clusters and appearing early in the spring in New England known as mayflower called also ground laurel Gray ARC Arc n Etym F arc L arcus bow arc See Arch n 1 Geom Defn A portion of a curved line as the arc of a circle or of an ellipse 2 A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch as the colored arc the rainbow the arc of Hadleys quadrant 3 An arch Obs Statues and trophies and triumphal arcs Milton 4 The apparent arc described above or below the horizon by the sun or other celestial body The diurnal arc is described during the daytime the nocturnal arc during the night Electric arc Voltaic arc See under Voltaic ARCADE Arcade n Etym F arcade Sp arcada LL arcata fr L arcus bow arch 1 Arch a A series of arches with the columns or piers which support them the spandrels above and other necessary appurtenances sometimes open serving as an entrance or to give light sometimes closed at the back as in the cut and forming a decorative feature b A long arched building or gallery 2 An arched or covered passageway or avenue ARCADED Arcaded a Defn Furnished with an arcade ARCADIA Arcadia n Etym L Arcadia Gr 1 A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece in the heart of the Peloponnesus whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness 2 Fig Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet Where the cow is there is Arcadia J Burroughs ARCADIAN ARCADIC Arcadian Arcadic a Etym L Arcadius Arcadicus fr Arcadia cf F Arcadien Arcadique Defn Of or pertaining to Arcadia pastoral ideally rural as Arcadian simplicity or scenery ARCANE Arcane a Etym L arcanus Defn Hidden secret Obs The arcane part of divine wisdom Berkeley ARCANUM Arcanum n pl Arcana Etym L fr arcanus closed secret fr arca chest box fr arcere to inclose See Ark 1 A secret a mystery generally used in the plural Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead Warburton 2 Med Defn A secret remedy an elixir Dunglison ARCBOUTANT Arcboutant n Etym F Arch Defn A flying buttress Gwilt ARCH Arch n Etym F arche fr LL arca for arcus See Arc 1 Geom Defn Any part of a curved line 2 Arch a Usually a curved member made up of separate wedgeshaped solids with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve used to support the wall or other weight above an opening In this sense arches are segmental round i e semicircular or pointed b A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve Note Scientifically considered the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust 3 Any place covered by an arch an archway as to pass into the arch of a bridge 4 Any curvature in the form of an arch as the arch of the aorta Colors of the showery arch Milton Triumphal arch a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway with one or more passages erected to commemorate a triumph ARCH Arch v t imp p p Arched p pr vb n Arching 1 To cover with an arch or arches 2 To form or bend into the shape of an arch The horse arched his neck Charlesworth ARCH Arch v i Defn To form into an arch to curve ARCH Arch ärch except in archangel and one or two other words Etym L arch Gr Arch Defn A prefix signifying chief as in archbuilder archfiend ARCH Arch a Etym See Arch pref 1 Chief eminent greatest principal The most arch act of piteous massacre Shak 2 Cunning or sly sportively mischievous roguish as an arch look word lad He spoke his request with so arch a leer Tatler ARCH Arch n Etym See Arch pref Defn A chief Obs My worthy arch and patron comes tonight Shak ARCH arch Etym Gr Arch a Defn A suffix meaning a ruler as in monarch a sole ruler ARCH arch Gr archos chief commander archein to rule See Arch a Defn A suffix meaning a ruler as in monarch a sole ruler ARCHAEAN Archæan a Etym Gr Defn Ancient pertaining to the earliest period in geological history ARCHAEAN Archæan n Geol Defn The earliest period in geological period extending up to the Lower Silurian It includes an Azoic age previous to the appearance of life and an Eozoic age including the earliest forms of life Note This is equivalent to the formerly accepted term Azoic and to the Eozoic of Dawson ARCHAEOGRAPHY Archæography n Etym Gr graphy Defn A description of or a treatise on antiquity or antiquities ARCHAEOLITHIC Archæolithic a Etym Gr Archæol Defn Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age ARCHAEOLOGIAN Archæologian n Defn An archæologist ARCHAEOLOGIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL Archæologic Archæological Defn Relating to archæology or antiquities as archæological researches Archæologically adv ARCHAEOLOGIST Archæologist n Defn One versed in archæology an antiquary Wright ARCHAEOLOGY Archæology n Etym Gr Defn The science or study of antiquities esp prehistoric antiquities such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch inscriptions implements and other relics written manuscripts etc ARCHAEOPTERYX Archæopteryx n Etym Gr Paleon Defn A fossil bird of the Jurassic period remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebræ with feathers along each side and jaws armed with teeth with other reptilian characteristics ARCHAEOSTOMATOUS Archæostomatous a Etym Gr Biol Defn Applied to a gastrula when the blastorope does not entirely up ARCHAEOZOIC Archæozoic a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life ARCHAIC Archaic a Etym Gr Defn Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism antiquated obsolescent ARCHAICAL Archaical a Defn Archaic R Archaically adv ARCHAISM Archaism n Etym Gr archaïsme See Arch a 1 An ancient antiquated or oldfashioned word expression or idiom a word or form of speech no longer in common use 2 Antiquity of style or use obsoleteness A select vocabulary corresponding in point of archaism and remoteness from ordinary use to our Scriptural vocabulary De Quincey ARCHAIST Archaist n 1 Am antiquary 2 One who uses archaisms ARCHAISTIC Archaistic a Defn Like or imitative of anything archaic pertaining to an archaism ARCHAIZE Archaize v t imp p p Archaized p pr vb n Archaizing Etym Gr Defn To make appear archaic or antique Mahaffy ARCHANGEL Archangel n Etym L archangelus Gr archangel F archange See Arch pref and Angel 1 A chief angel one high in the celestial hierarchy Milton 2 Bot Defn A term applied to several different species of plants Angelica archangelica Lamium album etc ARCHANGELIC Archangelic a Etym Cf F archangélique Defn Of or pertaining to archangels of the nature of or resembling an archangel Milton ARCHBISHOP Archbishop n Etym AS arcebisceop arcebiscop L archiepiscopus fr Gr Bishop Defn A chief bishop a church dignitary of the first class often called a metropolitan or primate who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese ARCHBISHOPRIC Archbishopric n Etym AS arcebiscoprice See ric Defn The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority ARCH BRICK Arch brick Defn A wedgeshaped brick used in the building of an arch ARCHBUTLER Archbutler n Etym Pref arch butler Defn A chief butler an officer of the German empire ARCHCHAMBERLAIN Archchamberlain n Etym Cf G erzkämmerer See Arch pref Defn A chief chamberlain an officer of the old German empire whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England ARCHCHANCELLOR Archchancellor n Etym Cf Ger erzkanzler See Arch pref Defn A chief chancellor an officer in the old German empire who presided over the secretaries of the court ARCHCHEMIC Archchemic a Defn Of supreme chemical powers R The archchemic sun Milton ARCHDEACON Archdeacon n Etym AS arcediacon archidiacon L archidiaconus fr Gr Arch pref and Deacon Defn In England an ecclesiastical dignitary next in rank below a bishop whom he assists and by whom he is appointed though with independent authority Blackstone ARCHDEACONRY Archdeaconry n Defn The district office or residence of an archdeacon See Benefice Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries Blackstone ARCHDEACONSHIP Archdeaconship n Defn The office of an archdeacon ARCHDIOCESE Archdiocese n Etym Pref arch diocese Defn The diocese of an archbishop ARCHDUCAL Archducal a Defn Of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy ARCHDUCHESS Archduchess n Etym Pref arch duchess Defn The consort of an archduke also a princess of the imperial family of Austria See Archduke ARCHDUCHY Archduchy n Defn The territory of an archduke or archduchess Ash ARCHDUKE Archduke n Etym Pref arch duke Defn A prince of the imperial family of Austria Note Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of Lorraine Brabant Austria etc It is now appropriated to the descendants of the imperial family of Austria through the make line all such male descendants being styled archduke and all such female descendants archduchesses ARCHDUKEDOM Archdukedom n Defn An archduchy ARCHEBIOSIS Archebiosis n Etym Pref arche Gr Defn To origination of living matter from nonliving See Abiogenesis Bastian ARCHED Arched a Defn Made with an arch or curve covered with an arch as an arched door ARCHEGONIAL Archegonial a Defn Relating to the archegonium ARCHEGONIUM Archegonium n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants ARCHEGONY Archegony n Etym See Archegonium Biol Defn Spontaneous generation abiogenesis ARCHELOGY Archelogy n Etym Gr logy Defn The science of or a treatise on first principles Fleming ARCHENCEPHALA Archencephala n pl Etym NL fr Gr pref Zoöl Defn The division that includes man alone R Owen ARCHENEMY Archenemy n Etym Pref arch enemy Defn A principal enemy Specifically Satan the grand adversary of mankind Milton ARCHENTERIC Archenteric a Biol Defn Relating to the archenteron as archenteric invagination ARCHENTERON Archenteron n Etym Pref arch Gr Biol Defn The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo See Illust under Invagination ARCHEOLOGY ARCHEOLOGICAL Archeology n Archeological a Defn Same as Archæology etc ARCHER Archer n Etym archier F archer LL arcarius fr L arcus bow See Arc Arch n Defn A bowman one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow ARCHERESS Archeress n Defn A female archer Markham ARCHER FISH Archer fish Zoöl Defn A small fish Toxotes jaculator of the East Indies so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey The name is also applied to Chætodon rostratus ARCHERSHIP Archership n Defn The art or skill of an archer ARCHERY Archery n Etym OE archerie 1 The use of the bow and arrows in battle hunting etc the art practice or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows 2 Archers or bowmen collectively Let all our archery fall off In wings of shot aboth sides of the van Webster 1607 ARCHES Arches Defn pl of Arch n Court of arches or Arches Court Eng Law the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury whereof the judge who sits as deputy to the archbishop is called the Dean of the Arches because he anciently held his court in the church of St MaryleBow de arcubus It is now held in Westminster Mozley W ARCHETYPAL Archetypal a Defn Of or pertaining to an archetype consisting a model real or ideal or pattern original One archetypal mind Gudworth Note Among Platonists the archetypal world is the world as it existed as an idea of God before the creation ARCHETYPALLY Archetypally adv Defn With reference to the archetype originally Parts archetypally distinct Dana ARCHETYPE Archetype n Etym L archetypum Gr archétype See Arch pref 1 The original pattern or model of a work or the model from which a thing is made or formed The House of Commons the archetype of all the representative assemblies which now meet Macaulay Types and shadows of that glorious archetype that was to come into the world South 2 Coinage Defn The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted 3 Biol Defn The plan or fundamental structure on which a natural group of animals or plants or their systems of organs are assumed to have been constructed as the vertebrate archetype ARCHETYPICAL Archetypical a Defn Relating to an archetype archetypal ARCHEUS Archeus n Etym LL arch Gr Archi pref Defn The vital principle or force which according to the Paracelsians presides over the growth and continuation of living beings the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers Obs Johnson ARCHI Archi Etym L archi Gr arce erce OHG erzi Defn A prefix signifying chief arch as architect archiepiscopal In Biol and Anat it usually means primitive original ancestral as archipterygium the primitive fin or wing ARCHIANNELIDA Archiannelida n pl Etym NL pref archi annelida Zoöl Defn A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions ARCHIATER Archiater n Etym L archiatrus Gr Defn Chief physician a term applied on the continent of Europe to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician of some cities P Cyc ARCHIBALD WHEEL Archibald wheel Defn A metalhubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity esp adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars ARCHIBLASTULA Archiblastula n Etym Pref archi blastula Biol Defn A hollow blastula supposed to be the primitive form a c ARCHICAL Archical a Etym Gr Arch pref Defn Chief primary primordial Obs Cudworth ARCHIDIACONAL Archidiaconal a Etym L archidiaconus Gr archdeacon Defn Of or pertaining to an archdeacon This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation Johnson ARCHIEPISCOPACY Archiepiscopacy n Etym Pref archi episcopacy 1 That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops 2 The state or dignity of an archbishop ARCHIEPISCOPAL Archiepiscopal a Etym Pref archi episcopal Defn Of or pertaining to an archbishop as Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see ARCHIEPISCOPALITY Archiepiscopality n Defn The station or dignity of an archbishop archiepiscopacy Fuller ARCHIEPISCOPATE Archiepiscopate n Etym Pref archi episcopate Defn The office of an archbishop an archbishopric ARCHIEREY Archierey n Etym Russ archieréi fr Gr arch priest Defn The higher order of clergy in Russia including metropolitans archbishops and bishops Pinkerton ARCHIL Archil n Etym OF orchel orcheil It orcella oricello or OSp orchillo Cf Orchil 1 A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen Roccella tinctoria etc which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands etc Tomlinson 2 The plant from which the dye is obtained Written also orchal and orchil ARCHILOCHIAN Archilochian a Etym L Archilochius Defn Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus as Archilochian meter ARCHIMAGE ARCHIMAGUS Archimage Archimagus n Etym NL pref archi L magus Gr 1 The high priest of the Persian Magi or worshipers of fire 2 A great magician wizard or enchanter Spenser ARCHIMANDRITE Archimandrite n Etym L archimandrita LGr arch Gr Church a A chief of a monastery corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church b A superintendent of several monasteries corresponding to superior abbot or father provincial in the Roman Catholic church ARCHIMEDEAN Archimedean a Etym L Archimedeus Defn Of or pertaining to Archimedes a celebrated Greek philosopher constructed on the principle of Archimedes screw as Archimedean drill propeller etc Archimedean screw or Archimedes screw an instrument said to have been invented by Archimedes for raising water formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw When the screw is placed in an inclined position and the lower end immersed in water by causing the screw to revolve the water is raised to the upper end Francis ARCHIMEDES Archimedes n Paleon Defn An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks Its form is that of a screw ARCHING Arching n 1 The arched part of a structure 2 Naut Defn Hogging opposed to sagging ARCHIPELAGIC Archipelagic a Defn Of or pertaining to an archipelago ARCHIPELAGO Archipelago n pl goes or gos Etym It arcipelago properly chief sea Gr pref Plague 1 The Grecian Archipelago or Ægean Sea separating Greece from Asia Minor It is studded with a vast number of small islands 2 Hence Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands ARCHIPTERYGIUM Archipterygium n Etym NL fr Gr pref arch Anat Defn The primitive form of fin like that of Ceratodus ARCHITECT Architect n Etym L architectus architecton Gr archi architecte It architetto See Technical 1 A person skilled in the art of building one who understands architecture or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings and to superintend the artificers employed 2 A contriver designer or maker The architects of their own happiness Milton A French woman is a perfect architect in dress Coldsmith ARCHITECTIVE Architective a Defn Used in building proper for building Derham ARCHITECTONIC ARCHITECTONICAL Architectonic Architectonical a Etym L architectonicus Gr Architect 1 Pertaining to a master builder or to architecture evincing skill in designing or construction constructive Architectonic wisdom Boyle These architectonic functions which we had hitherto thought belonged J C Shairp 2 Relating to the systemizing of knowledge ARCHITECTONIC Architectonic n Etym Cf F architectonique 1 The science of architecture 2 The act of arranging knowledge into a system ARCHITECTONICS Architectonics n Defn The science of architecture ARCHITECTOR Architector n Defn An architect Obs North ARCHITECTRESS Architectress n Defn A female architect ARCHITECTURAL Architectural a Defn Of or pertaining to the art of building conformed to the rules of architecture Architecturally adv ARCHITECTURE Architecture n Etym L architectura fr architectus cf F architecture See Architect 1 The art or science of building especially the art of building houses churches bridges and other structures for the purposes of civil life often called civil architecture Many other architectures besides Gothic Ruskin 3 Construction in a more general sense frame or structure workmanship The architecture of grasses plants and trees Tyndall The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture Burnet Military architecture the art of fortifications Naval architecture the art of building ships ARCHITEUTHIS Architeuthis n Etym NL fr Gr pref Zoöl Defn A genus of gigantic cephalopods allied to the squids found esp in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand ARCHITRAVE Architrave n Etym F architrave fr It architrave pref archi trave beam L trabs Arch a The lower division of an entablature or that part which rests immediately on the column esp in classical architecture See Column b The group of moldings or other architectural member above and on both sides of a door or other opening especially if square in form ARCHITRAVED Architraved a Defn Furnished with an architrave Cowper ARCHIVAL Archival a Defn Pertaining to or contained in archives or records Tooke ARCHIVE Archive n pl Archives Etym F archives pl L archivum archium fr Gr Archi pref 1 pl Defn The place in which public records or historic documents are kept Our words become records in Gods court and are laid up in his archives as witnesses Gov of Tongue 2 pl Defn Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts as the archives of a country or family Rarely used in sing Some rotten archive rummaged out of some seldom explored press Lamb Syn Registers records chronicles ARCHIVIST Archivist n Etym F archiviste Defn A keeper of archives or records R ARCHIVOLT Archivolt n Etym F archivolte fr It archivolto pref archi volto vault arch See Vault Arch a The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening b More commonly the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged ARCHLUTE ARCHILUTE Archlute Archilute n Etym Cf F archiluth It arciliuto Mus Defn A large theorbo or doublenecked lute formerly in use having the bass strings doubled with an octave and the higher strings with a unison ARCHLY Archly adv Defn In an arch manner with attractive slyness or roguishness slyly waggishly Archly the maiden smiled Longfellow ARCHMARSHAL Archmarshal n Etym G erzmarschall See Arch pref Defn The grand marshal of the old German empire a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony ARCHNESS Archness n Defn The quality of being arch cleverness sly humor free from malice waggishness Goldsmith ARCHON Archon n Etym L archon Gr Antiq Defn One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens especially by preëminence the first of the nine chief magistrates Archontic a ARCHONSHIP Archonship n Defn The office of an archon Mitford ARCHONTATE Archontate n Etym Cf F archontat Defn An archons term of office Gibbon ARCHONTS Archonts n pl Etym Gr p pr See Archon Zoöl Defn The group including man alone ARCHOPLASM Archoplasm n See Archon Plasma Biol Defn The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division and of which they consist ARCHPRELATE Archprelate n Etym Pref arch prelate Defn An archbishop or other chief prelate ARCHPRESBYTER Archpresbyter n Defn Same as Archpriest ARCHPRESBYTERY Archpresbytery n Etym Pref arch presbutery Defn The absolute dominion of presbytery Milton ARCHPRIEST Archpriest n Defn A chief priest also a kind of vicar or a rural dean ARCHPRIMATE Archprimate n Etym Pref arch primate Defn The chief primate Milton ARCH STONE Arch stone Defn A wedgeshaped stone used in an arch a voussoir ARCHTRAITOR Archtraitor n Etym Pref arch traitor Defn A chief or transcendent traitor I Watts ARCHTREASURER Archtreasurer n Etym Pref arch treasurer Defn A chief treasurer Specifically the great treasurer of the German empire ARCHWAY Archway n Defn A way or passage under an arch ARCHWIFE Archwife n Etym Pref arch wife Defn A big masculine wife Obs Chaucer ARCHWISE Archwise adv Defn Archshaped ARCHY Archy a Defn Arched as archy brows ARCHY archy Etym Gr Arch pref Defn A suffix properly meaning a rule ruling as in monarchy the rule of one only Cf arch ARCIFORM Arciform a Etym L arcus bow form Defn Having the form of an arch curved ARC LIGHT Arc light Elec Defn The light of an arc lamp ARCOGRAPH Arcograph n Etym L arcus E arc graph Defn An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point a cyclograph ARCTATION Arctation n Etym L arctus shut in narrow p p of arcere to shut in cf F arctation Med Defn Constriction or contraction of some natural passage as in constipation from inflammation ARCTIC Arctic a Etym OE artik OF artique F arctique L arcticus fr Gr ursus bear Skr Defn Pertaining to or situated under the northern constellation called the Bear northern frigid as the arctic pole circle region ocean an arctic expedition night temperature Note The arctic circle is a lesser circle parallel to the equator 23º 28 from the north pole This and the antarctic circle are called the polar circles and between these and the poles lie the frigid zones See Zone ARCTIC Arctic n 1 The arctic circle 2 A warm waterproof overshoe US ARCTISCA Arctisca n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of Arachnida See Illust in Appendix ARCTOGEAL Arctogeal a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to arctic lands as the arctogeal fauna ARCTOIDEA Arctoidea n pl Etym NL fr Gr oid Zoöl Defn A group of the Carnivora that includes the bears weasels etc ARCTURUS Arcturus n Etym L Arcturus Gr Arctic Anat Defn A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Boötes Note Arcturus has sometimes been incorrectly used as the name of the constellation or even of Ursa Major Canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons Rev Ver the Bear with her train Job xxxviii 32 ARCUAL Arcual a Defn Of or pertaining to an arc Arcual measure of an angle Math that in which the unit angle has its measuring arc equal to the radius of the circle ARCUATE ARCUATED Arcuate Arcuated a Etym L arcuatus p p of arcuare to shape like a bow fr arcus See Arc Defn Bent or curved in the form of a bow Arcuate stalks Gray ARCUATELY Arcuately adv Defn In the form of a bow ARCUATION Arcuation n Etym L arcuatio 1 The act of bending or curving incurvation the state of being bent crookedness Coxe 2 Hort Defn A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth layering Chambers ARCUBALIST Arcubalist n Etym See Arbalist Defn A crossbow Fosbroke ARCUBALISTER Arcubalister n Etym L arcuballistarius Cf Arbalister Defn A crossbowman one who used the arcubalist Camden ARCUBUS Arcubus n Defn See Arquebus Obs ARD ART ard art Defn The termination of many English words as coward reynard drunkard mostly from the French in which language this ending is of German origin being orig the same word as English hard It usually has the sense of one who has to a high or excessive degree the quality expressed by the root as braggart sluggard ARDASSINE Ardassine n Etym F cf Sp ardacina fr ardasse a kind of silk thread fr Ar Per ardan a kind of raw silk Defn A very fine sort of Persian silk ARDENCY Ardency n 1 Heat R Sir T Herbert 2 Warmth of passion or affection ardor vehemence eagerness as the ardency of love or zeal ARDENT Ardent a Etym OE ardaunt F ardant p pr of arder to burn fr L ardere 1 Hot or burning causing a sensation of burning fiery as ardent spirits that is distilled liquors an ardent fever 2 Having the appearance or quality of fire fierce glowing shining as ardent eyes Dryden 3 Warm applied to the passions and affections passionate fervent zealous vehement as ardent love feelings zeal hope temper An ardent and impetuous race Macaulay Syn Burning hot fiery glowing intense fierce vehement eager zealous keen fervid fervent passionate affectionate ARDENTLY Ardently adv Defn In an ardent manner eagerly with warmth affectionately passionately ARDENTNESS Ardentness n Defn Ardency R ARDOIS SYSTEM Ardois system Naut Defn A widely used system of electric night signals in which a series of double electric lamps white and red is arranged vertically on a mast and operated from a keyboard below ARDOR Ardor n Etym L ardor fr ardere to burn cf OF ardor ardur F ardeur Spelt also ardour 1 Heat in a literal sense as the ardor of the suns rays 2 Warmth or heat of passion or affection eagerness zeal as he pursues study with ardor the fought with ardor martial ardor 3 pl Defn Bright and effulgent spirits seraphim Thus used by Milton Syn Fervor warmth eagerness See Fervor ARDUOUS Arduous a Etym L arduus steep high akin to Ir ard high height 1 Steep and lofty in a literal sense hard to climb Those arduous pats they trod Pope 2 Attended with great labor like the ascending of acclivities difficult laborious as an arduous employment task or enterprise Syn Difficult trying laborious painful exhausting Arduous Hard Difficult Hard is simpler blunter and more general in sense than difficult as a hard duty to perform hard work a hard task one which requires much bodily effort and perseverance to do Difficult commonly implies more skill and sagacity than hard as when there is disproportion between the means and the end A work may be hard but not difficult We call a thing arduous when it requires strenuous and persevering exertion like that of one who is climbing a precipice as an arduous task an arduous duty It is often difficult to control our feelings it is still harder to subdue our will but it is an arduous undertaking to control the unruly and contending will of others ARDUOUSLY Arduously adv Defn In an arduous manner with difficulty or laboriousness ARDUOUSNESS Arduousness n Defn The quality of being arduous difficulty of execution ARDUROUS Ardurous a Defn Burning ardent R Lo further on Where flames the arduous Spirit of Isidore Cary ARE Are Etym AS Northumbrian aron akin to the 1st pers pl forms Icel erum Goth sijum L sumus Gr smas all from a root as Am and Is and cf Be Defn The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be but etymologically a different word from be or was Am art are and is all come from the root as ARE Are n Etym F fr L area See Area Metric system Defn The unit of superficial measure being a square of which each side is ten meters in length 100 square meters or about 1196 square yards AREA Area n pl Areas Etym L area a broad piece of level groAre n 1 Any plane surface as of the floor of a room or church or of the ground within an inclosure an open space in a building The Alban lake looks like the area of some vast amphitheater Addison 2 The inclosed space on which a building stands 3 The sunken space or court giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building 4 An extent of surface a tract of the earths surface a region as vast uncultivated areas 5 Geom Defn The superficial contents of any figure the surface included within any given lines superficial extent as the area of a square or a triangle 6 Biol Defn A spot or small marked space as the germinative area 7 Extent scope range as a wide area of thought The largest area of human history and mans common nature F Harrison Dry area See under Dry AREAD AREED Aread Areed v t Etym OE areden AS ar to interpret See Read 1 To tell declare explain or interpret to divine to guess as to aread a riddle or a dream Obs Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case Spenser 2 To read Obs Drayton 3 To counsel advise warn or direct But mark what I aread thee now Avaunt Milton 4 To decree to adjudge Archaic Ld Lytton AREAL Areal a Etym Cf L arealis fr area Defn Of or pertaining to an area as areal interstices the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves AREAR Arear v t i Etym AS ar See Rear Defn To raise to set up to stir up Obs AREAR Arear adv Etym See Arrear adv Defn Backward in or to the rear behindhand Spenser ARECA Areca n Etym Canarese adiki cf Pg Sp areca Bot Defn A genus of palms one species of which produces the areca nut or betel nut which is chewed in India with the leaf of the Piper Betle and lime ARECOLINE ARECOLIN Arecoline Arecolin n From NL Areca a genus of palms bearing betel nut Defn An oily liquid substance C8H13O2N the chief alkaloid of the betel nut to which the latter owes its anthelmintic action AREEK Areek adv a Etym Pref a reek Defn In a reeking condition Swift AREFACTION Arefaction n Etym L arefacere to dry Defn The act of drying or the state of growing dry The arefaction of the earth Sir M Hale AREFY Arefy v t Etym L arere to be dry fly Defn To dry or make dry Bacon ARENA Arena n pl E Arenas L Arenæ Etym L arena harena sand a sandy place 1 Rom Antiq Defn The area in the central part of an amphitheater in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited so called because it was covered with sand 2 Any place of public contest or exertion any sphere of action as the arenaof debate the arena of life 3 Med Defn Sand or gravel in the kidneys ARENACEOUS Arenaceous a Etym L arenaceus fr arena sand Defn Sandy or consisting largely of sand of the nature of sand easily disintegrating into sand friable as arenaceous limestone ARENARIOUS Arenarious a Etym L arenarius fr arena sand Defn Sandy as arenarious soil ARENATION Arenation n Etym L arenatio fr arena sand Med Defn A sand bath application of hot sand to the body Dunglison ARENDATOR Arendator n Etym LL arendator arrendator fr arendare arrendare to pay rent fr arenda yearly rent ad renda F rente E rent Cf Arrentation and Rent Defn In some provinces of Russia one who farms the rents or revenues Note A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is called crown arendator Tooke ARENG ARENGA Areng Arenga n Etym Malayan Defn A palm tree Saguerus saccharifer which furnishes sago wine and fibers for ropes the gomuti palm ARENICOLITE Arenicolite n Etym L arena sand colere to cherish or live Paleon Defn An ancient wormhole in sand preserved in the rocks Dana ARENILITIC Arenilitic a Etym L arena sand Gr Defn Of or pertaining to sandstone as arenilitic mountains Kirwan ARENOSE Arenose a Etym L arenosus fr arena sand Defn Sandy full of sand Johnson ARENULOUS Arenulous a Etym L arenula fine sand dim of arena Defn Full of fine sand like sand Obs AREOLA Areola n pl Areolæ Etym L areola dim of area cf F aréole See Area 1 An interstice or small space as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace or as between the nervures of an insects wing 2 Anat Med Defn The colored ring around the nipple or around a vesicle or pustule AREOLAR Areolar a Defn Pertaining to or like an areola filled with interstices or areolæ reolar tissue Anat a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces or areolæ between them AREOLATE AREOLATED Areolate Areolated a Etym L areola cf F aréole Defn Divided into small spaces or areolations as the wings of insects the leaves of plants or the receptacle of compound flowers AREOLATION Areolation n 1 Division into areolæ Dana 2 Any small space bounded by some part different in color or structure as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects or those by the veins of leaves an areola AREOLE Areole n Defn Same as Areola AREOLET Areolet n Etym Dim of L areola Zoöl Defn A small inclosed area esp one of the small spaces on the wings of insects circumscribed by the veins AREOMETER Areometer n Etym Gr meter cf F aréomètre Physics Defn An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids a form hydrometer AREOMETRIC AREOMETRICAL Areometric Areometrical a Defn Pertaining to or measured by an areometer AREOMETRY Areometry n Etym Gr metry Defn The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of fluids AREOPAGIST Areopagist n Defn See Areopagite AREOPAGITE Areopagite n Etym L Areopagites Gr Defn A member of the Areopagus Acts xvii 34 AREOPAGITIC Areopagitic a Etym L Areopagiticus Gr Defn Pertaining to the Areopagus Mitford AREOPAGUS Areopagus n Etym L fr Gr Defn The highest judicial court at Athens Its sessions were held on Mars Hill Hence any high court or tribunal AREOSTYLE Areostyle a n Defn See Intercolumniation and Aræostyle AREOSYSTYLE Areosystyle a n Defn See Intercolumniation and Aræosystyle ARERE Arere v t i Defn See Arear Obs Ellis AREST Arest n Defn A support for the spear when couched for the attack Obs Chaucer ARET Aret v t Etym OE aretten OF areter a L ad OF reter L reputare See Repute Defn To reckon to ascribe to impute Obs Chaucer ARETAICS Aretaics n Etym Gr Defn The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness the science of virtue contrasted with eudemonics J Grote ARETE Arête n F lit a sharp fish bone ridge sharp edge fr L arista beard of grain Geog Defn An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary ridge between two mountain gorges ARETOLOGY Aretology n Etym Gr arétologie Defn That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue its nature and the means of attaining to it AREW Arew adv Etym See Arow Row Defn In a row Obs All her teeth arew Spenser ARGAL Argal n Defn Crude tartar See Argol ARGAL Argal adv Defn A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo therefore Shak ARGAL ARGALI Argal Argali n Etym Mongolian Zoöl Defn A species of wild sheep Ovis ammon or O argali remarkable for its large horns It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia Note The bearded argali is the aoudad See Aoudad The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains See Bighorn ARGALA Argala n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The adjutant bird ARGAND LAMP Argand lamp Etym Named from the inventor Aimé Argand of Geneva Defn A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame Argand burner a burner for an Argand lamp or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied ARGAS Argas n Defn A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals The famous Persian Argas also called Miana bug is A Persicus that of Central America called talaje by the natives is A Talaje ARGEAN Argean a Defn Pertaining to the ship Argo See Argo ARGENT Argent n Etym F argent fr L argentum silver akin to Gr rajata white silver raj to shine Ir arg white milk airgiod silver money and L arguere to make clear See Argue 1 Silver or money Archaic 2 Fig Poet Defn Whiteness anything that is white The polished argent of her breast Tennyson 3 Her Defn The white color in coats of arms intended to represent silver or figuratively purity innocence beauty or gentleness represented in engraving by a plain white surface Weale ARGENT Argent a Defn Made of silver of a silvery color white shining Yonder argent fields above Pope ARGENTAL Argental a Defn Of or pertaining to silver resembling containing or combined with silver ARGENTALIUM Argentalium n NL L argentum silver E aluminium Defn A patented alloy of aluminium and silver with a density of about 29 ARGENTAMINE ARGENTAMIN Argentamine Argentamin n L argentum silver E amine Med Defn A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of ethylene diamine used as an antiseptic astringent and as a disinfectant ARGENTAN Argentan n Defn An alloy of nicked with copper and zinc German silver ARGENTATE Argentate a Etym L argentatus silvered Bot Defn Silvery white Gray ARGENTATION Argentation n Etym L argentare to silver fr argentum silver See Argent Defn A coating or overlaying with silver R Johnson ARGENTIC Argentic a Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or containing silver said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion as argentic chloride ARGENTIFEROUS Argentiferous a Etym L argentum silver ferous cf F argentifère Defn Producing or containing silver as argentiferous lead ore or veins ARGENTINE Argentine in the 2d sense commonly a 1 Pertaining to or resembling silver made of or sounding like silver silvery Celestial Dian goddess argentine Shak 2 Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America ARGENTINE Argentine n Etym Cf F argentin fr L argentum silver 1 Min Defn A siliceous variety of calcite or carbonate of lime having a silverywhite pearly luster and a waving or curved lamellar structure 2 White metal coated with silver Simmonds 3 Zoöl Defn A fish of Europe Maurolicus Pennantii with silvery scales The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina 4 A citizen of the Argentine Republic ARGENTITE Argentite n Etym L argentum silver Min Defn Sulphide of silver also called vitreous silver or silver glance It has a metallic luster a leadgray color and is sectile like lead ARGENTOUS Argentous a Chem Defn Of pertaining to or containing silver said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds as argentous chloride ARGENTRY Argentry n Etym F argenterie fr argent silver L argentum Defn Silver plate or vessels Obs Bowls of frosted argentry Howell ARGIL Argil n Etym F argile L argilla white clay akin to Gr Argent Min Defn Clay or potters earth sometimes pure clay or alumina See Clay ARGILLACEOUS Argillaceous a Etym L argillaceus fr argilla Defn Of the nature of clay consisting of or containing argil or clay clayey Argillaceous sandstone Geol a sandstone containing much clay Argillaceous iron ore the clay ironstone Argillaceous schist or state See Argillite ARGILLIFEROUS Argilliferous a Etym L argilla white clay ferous Defn Producing clay applied to such earths as abound with argil Kirwan ARGILLITE Argillite n Etym Gr lite Min Defn Argillaceous schist or slate clay slate Its colors is bluish or blackish gray sometimes greenish gray brownish red etc Argillitic a ARGILLOAREENACEOUS Argilloareenaceous a Defn Consisting of or containing clay and sand as a soil ARGILLOCALCAREOUS Argillocalcareous a Defn Consisting of or containing clay and calcareous earth ARGILLOFERRUGINOUS Argilloferruginous a Defn Containing clay and iron ARGILLOUS Argillous a Etym L argillosus fr argilla See Argil Defn Argillaceous clayey Sir T Browne ARGIVE Argive a Etym L Argivus fr Argos Argi Defn Of or performance to Argos the capital of Argolis in Greece n Defn A native of Argos Often used as a generic term equivalent to Grecian or Greek ARGO Argo n Etym L Argo Gr 1 Myth Defn The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fiftyfour companions to Colchis in quest of the Golden Fleece 2 Astron Defn A large constellation in the southern hemisphere called also Argo Navis In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions Carina Puppis and Vela ARGOAN Argoan a Defn Pertaining to the ship Argo ARGOILE Argoile n Defn Potters clay Obs Chaucer ARGOL Argol n Etym Cf Argal Orgal Of unknown origin Defn Crude tartar an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared It exists in the juice of grapes and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks Ure ARGOLIC Argolic a Etym L Argolicus Gr Defn Pertaining to Argolis a district in the Peloponnesus ARGON Argon n Etym Gr Chem Defn A substance regarded as an element contained in the atmosphere and remarkable for its chemical inertness Rayleigh and Ramsay ARGONAUT Argonaut n Etym L Argonauta Gr Argo 1 Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason in the Argo in quest of the Golden Fleece 2 Zoöl Defn A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta ARGONAUTA Argonauta n Zoöl Defn A genus of Cephalopoda The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor Note The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus It has eight arms two of which are expanded at the end and clasp the shell but are never elevated in the air for sails as was formerly supposed The creature swims beneath the surface by means of a jet of water like other cephalopods The male has no shell and is much smaller than the female See Hectocotylus ARGONAUTIC Argonautic a Etym L Argonauticus Defn Of or pertaining to the Argonauts ARGOSY Argosy n pl Argosies Etym Earlier ragusy fr ragusa meaning orig a vessel of Ragusa Defn A large ship esp a merchant vessel of the largest size Where your argosies with portly sail Do overpeer the petty traffickers Shak ARGOT Argot n Etym F Of unknown origin Defn A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves tramps and vagabonds flash ARGUABLE Arguable a Defn Capable of being argued admitting of debate ARGUE Argue v i imp p p Argued p pr vb n Arguing Etym OE arguen F arguer fr L argutare freq of arguere to make clear from the same root as E argent 1 To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition opinion or measure to use arguments to reason I argue not Against Heavens hand or will Milton 2 To contend in argument to dispute to reason followed by with as you may argue with your friend without convincing him ARGUE Argue v t 1 To debate or discuss to treat by reasoning as the counsel argued the cause before a full court the cause was well argued 2 To prove or evince too manifest or exhibit by inference deduction or reasoning So many laws argue so many sins Milton 3 To persuade by reasons as to argue a man into a different opinion 4 To blame to accuse to charge with Obs Thoughts and expressions which can be truly argued of obscenity profaneness or immorality Dryden Syn to reason evince discuss debate expostulate remonstrate controvert To Argue Dispute Debate These words as here compared suppose a contest between two parties in respect to some point at issue To argue is to adduce arguments or reasons in support of ones cause or position To dispute is to call in question or deny the statements or arguments of the opposing party To debate is to strive for or against in a somewhat formal manner by arguments Men of many words sometimes argue for the sake of talking men of ready tongues frequently dispute for the sake of victory men in public life often debate for the sake of opposing the ruling party or from any other motive than the love of truth Crabb Unskilled to argue in dispute yet loud Bold without caution without honors proud Falconer Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate Dryden ARGUER Arguer n Defn One who argues a reasoner a disputant ARGUFY Argufy v t i Etym Argue fy 1 To argue pertinaciously Colloq Halliwell 2 To signify Colloq ARGULUS Argulus n Etym NL dim of Argus Zoöl Defn A genus of copepod Crustacea parasitic of fishes a fish louse See Branchiura ARGUMENT Argument n Etym F argument L argumentum fr arguere to argue 1 Proof evidence Obs There is no more palpable and convincing argument of the existence of a Deity Ray Why then is it made a badge of wit and an argument of parts for a man to commence atheist and to cast off all belief of providence all awe and reverence for religion South 2 A reason or reasons offered in proof to induce belief or convince the mind reasoning expressed in words as an argument about concerning or regarding a proposition for or in favor of it or against it 3 A process of reasoning or a controversy made up of rational proofs argumentation discussion disputation The argument is about things but names Locke 4 The subject matter of a discourse writing or artistic representation theme or topic also an abstract or summary as of the contents of a book chapter poem You and love are still my argument Shak The abstract or argument of the piece Jeffrey Shields with boastful argument portrayed Milton 5 Matter for question business in hand Obs Sheathed their swords for lack of argument Shak 6 Astron Defn The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends as the altitude is the argument of the refraction 7 Math Defn The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends Brande C ARGUMENT Argument v i Etym L argumentari Defn To make an argument to argue Obs Gower ARGUMENTABLE Argumentable a Etym L argumentabilis Defn Admitting of argument R Chalmers ARGUMENTAL Argumental a Etym L argumentalis Defn Of pertaining to or containing argument argumentative ARGUMENTATION Argumentation n Etym L argumentatio from argumentari cf F argumentation 1 The act of forming reasons making inductions drawing conclusions and applying them to the case in discussion the operation of inferring propositions not known or admitted as true from facts or principles known admitted or proved to be true Which manner of argumentation how false and naught it is every man that hath with perceiveth Tyndale 2 Debate discussion Syn Reasoning discussion controversy See Reasoning ARGUMENTATIVE Argumentative a 1 Consisting of or characterized by argument containing a process of reasoning as an argumentative discourse 2 Adductive as proof indicative as the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator Obs 3 Given to argument characterized by argument disputatious as an argumentative writer Argumentatively adv Argumentativeness n ARGUMENTIZE Argumentize v i Defn To argue or discuss Obs Wood ARGUS Argus n Etym L Argus Gr 1 Myth Defn A fabulous being of antiquity said to have had a hundred eyes who has placed by Juno to guard Io His eyes were transplanted to the peacocks tail 2 One very vigilant a guardian always watchful 3 Zoöl Defn A genus of East Indian pheasants The common species A giganteus is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male The species A Grayi inhabits Borneo ARGUSEYED Arguseyed a Defn Extremely observant watchful sharpsighted ARGUS SHELL Argus shell Zoöl Defn A species of shell Cypræa argus beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacocks tail ARGUTATION Argutation n Etym L argutatio See Argue Defn Caviling subtle disputation Obs ARGUTE Argute a Etym L argutus p p of arguere See Argue 1 Sharp shrill Obs Johnson 2 Sagacious acute subtle shrewd The active preacher the argue schoolman Milman ARGUTELY Argutely adv Defn In a subtle shrewdly ARGUTENESS Arguteness n Defn Acuteness Dryden ARHIZAL ARHIZOUS ARHYTHMIC ARHYTHMOUS Arhizal Arhizous Arhythmic Arhythmous a Defn See Arrhizal Arrhizous Arrhythmic Arrhythmous ARIA Aria n Etym It fr L aër See Air Mus Defn An air or song a melody a tune Note The Italian term is now mostly used for the more elaborate accompanied melodies sung by a single voice in operas oratorios cantatas anthems etc and not so much for simple airs or tunes ARIAN Arian a n Ethnol Defn See Aryan ARIAN Arian a Etym L Arianus Defn Pertaining to Arius a presbyter of the church of Alexandria in the fourth century or to the doctrines of Arius who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity though the first and noblest of all created beings n Defn One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius Mosheim ARIANISM Arianism n Defn The doctrines of the Arians ARIANIZE Arianize v i Defn To admit or accept the tenets of the Arians to become an Arian ARIANIZE Arianize v t Defn To convert to Arianism ARICINE Aricine n Etym From Arica in Chile Chem Defn An alkaloid first found in white cinchona bark ARID Arid a Etym L aridus fr arere to be dry cf F aride Defn Exhausted of moisture parched with heat dry barren An arid waste Thomson ARIDITY Aridity n pl Aridities Etym L ariditas fr aridus 1 The state or quality of being arid or without moisture dryness 2 Fig Want of interest of feeling insensibility dryness of style or feeling spiritual drought Norris ARIDNESS Aridness n Defn Aridity dryness ARIEL ARIEL GAZELLE Ariel n or Ariel gazelle Etym Ar aryil ayyil stag Zoöl A Defn A variety of the gazelle Antilope or Gazella dorcas found in Arabia and adjacent countries b A squirrellike Australian marsupial a species of Petaurus c A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel ARIES Aries n Etym L 1 Astron a The Ram the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox about the 21st of March b A constellation west of Taurus drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram 2 Rom Antiq Defn A batteringram ARIETATE Arietate v i Etym L arietatus p p of arietare fr aries ram Defn To butt as a ram Obs ARIETATION Arietation n Etym L arietatio 1 The act of butting like a ram act of using a batteringram Obs Bacon 2 Act of striking or conflicting R Glanvill ARIETTA ARIETTE Arietta Ariette n Etym It arietta dim of aria F ariette Mus Defn A short aria or air A military ariette Sir W Scott ARIGHT Aright adv Etym Pref a right Defn Rightly correctly in a right way or form without mistake or crime as to worship God aright ARIL ARILLUS Aril Arillus n Etym From LL arilli dry grapes perh fr L aridus dry cf F arille Bot Defn A exterior covering forming a false coat or appendage to a seed as the loose transparent bag inclosing the seed or the white water lily The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril Gray ARILLATE ARILLATED ARILED Arillate Arillated Ariled a Etym Cf NL arillatus F arillé Defn Having an aril ARILLODE Arillode n Arillus Gr form Bot Defn A false aril an aril originating from the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule The mace of the nutmeg is an arillode ARIMAN Ariman n Defn See Ahriman ARIOLATION Ariolation n Etym L ariolatio hariolatio fr hariolari to prophesy fr hariolus soothsayer Defn A soothsaying a foretelling Obs Sir T Browne ARIOSE Ariose a Etym It arioso fr aria Defn Characterized by melody as distinguished from harmony Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel vocal melody is not his forte the interest of his airs harmonic Foreign Quart Rev ARIOSO Arioso adv a Etym It Mus Defn In the smooth and melodious style of an air ariose ARISE Arise v i imp Arose p pr vb n Arising p p Arisen Etym AS arisan a equiv to Goth us ur G er orig meaning out risan to rise cf Goth urreisan to arise See Rise 1 To come up from a lower to a higher position to come above the horizon to come up from ones bed or place of repose to mount to ascend to rise as to arise from a kneeling posture a cloud arose the sun ariseth he arose early in the morning 2 To spring up to come into action being or notice to become operative sensible or visible to begin to act a part to present itself as the waves of the sea arose a persecution arose the wrath of the king shall arise There arose up a new king which knew not Joseph Ex i 8 The doubts that in his heart arose Milton 3 To proceed to issue to spring Whence haply mention may arise Of something not unseasonable to ask Milton ARISE Arise n Defn Rising Obs Drayton ARIST Arist 3d sing pres Defn of Arise for ariseth Obs Chaucer ARISTA Arista n Etym L Bot Defn An awn Gray ARISTARCH Aristarch n Etym From Aristarchus a Greek grammarian and critic of Alexandria about 200 b c Defn A severe critic Knowles ARISTARCHIAN Aristarchian a Defn Severely critical ARISTARCHY Aristarchy n Defn Severely criticism ARISTARCHY Aristarchy n Defn Severe criticism Obs Sir J Harrington ARISTATE Aristate a Etym L aristatus fr arista See Arista 1 Bot Defn Having a pointed beardlike process as the glumes of wheat awned Gray 2 Zoöl Defn Having a slender sharp or spinelike tip ARISTOCRACY Aristocracy n pl Aristocracies Etym Gr arm and orig meant fitting cf F aristocratie See Arm and Create which is related to Gr 1 Government by the best citizens 2 A ruling body composed of the best citizens Obs In the Senate Right not our quest in this I will protest them To all the world no aristocracy B Jonson 3 A form a government in which the supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state or in a privileged order an oligarchy The aristocracy of Venice hath admitted so many abuses trough the degeneracy of the nobles that the period of its duration seems approach Swift 4 The nobles or chief persons in a state a privileged class or patrician order in a popular use those who are regarded as superior to the rest of the community as in rank fortune or intellect ARISTOCRAT Aristocrat n Etym F aristocrate See Aristocracy 1 One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community one of a ruling class a noble 2 One who is overbearing in his temper or habits a proud or haughty person A born aristocrat bred radical Mrs Browning 3 One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government or believes the aristocracy should govern His whole family are accused of being aristocrats Romilly ARISTOCRATIC ARISTOCRATICAL Aristocratic Aristocratical a Etym Gr aristocratique 1 Of or pertaining to an aristocracy consisting in or favoring a government of nobles or principal men as an aristocratic constitution 2 Partaking of aristocracy befitting aristocracy characteristic of or originating with the aristocracy as an aristocratic measure aristocratic pride or manners Aristocratically adv Aristocraticalness n ARISTOCRATISM Aristocratism n 1 The principles of aristocrats Romilly 2 Aristocrats collectively R ARISTOLOGY Aristology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science of dining Quart Rev ARISTOPHANIC Aristophanic a Defn Of or pertaining to Aristophanes the Athenian comic poet ARISTOTELIAN Aristotelian a Defn Of or pertaining to Aristotle the famous Greek philosopher 384322 b c n Defn A follower of Aristotle a Peripatetic See Peripatetic ARISTOTELIANISM Aristotelianism Defn The philosophy of Aristotle otherwise called the Peripatetic philosophy ARISTOTELIC Aristotelic a Defn Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy Aristotelic usage Sir W Hamilton ARISTOTLES LANTERN Aristotles lantern Zoöl Defn The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins ARISTOTYPE Aristotype n Gr best type Photog Defn Orig a printingout process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin now any such process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin also a print so made ARISTULATE Aristulate a Etym Dim fr arista Bot Defn Pertaining a short beard or awn Gray ARITHMANCY Arithmancy n Etym Gr mancy Defn Divination by means of numbers ARITHMETIC Arithmetic n Etym OE arsmetike OF arismetique L arithmetica fr Gr arm the idea of counting coming from that of fitting attaching See Arm The modern Eng and French forms are accommodated to the Greek 1 The science of numbers the art of computation by figures 2 A book containing the principles of this science Arithmetic of sines trigonometry Political arithmetic the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government political economy and social science Universal arithmetic the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra ARITHMETICAL Arithmetical a Defn Of or pertaining to arithmetic according to the rules or method of arithmetic Arithmetical complement of a logarithm See Logarithm Arithmetical mean See Mean Arithmetical progression See Progression Arithmetical proportion See Proportion ARITHMETICALLY Arithmetically adv Defn Conformably to the principles or methods of arithmetic ARITHMETICIAN Arithmetician n Etym Cf F arithméticien Defn One skilled in arithmetic ARITHMOMANCY Arithmomancy n Defn Arithmancy ARITHMOMETER Arithmometer n Etym Gr meter cf F arithmomètre Defn A calculating machine ARK Ark n Etym OE ark arke arche AS arc earc earce fr L arca fr arcere to inclose keep off akin to Gr 1 A chest or coffer Obs Bearing that precious relic in an ark Spenser 2 Jewish Hist Defn The oblong chest of acacia wood overlaid with gold which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments Called also the Ark of the Covenant 3 The large chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge Gen vi Hence Any place of refuge 4 A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market ARKITE Arkite a Defn Belonging to the ark R Faber ARKOSE Arkose n F Petrog Defn A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss and characterized by feldspar fragments Arkosic a ARK SHELL Ark shell Zoöl Defn A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies ARLES Arles n pl Etym Cf F arrhes Scot airles Cf Earles penny Defn An earnest earnest money money paid to bind a bargain Scot Arles penny earnest money given to servants Kersey ARM Arm n Etym AS arm earm akin to OHG aram G D Dan Sw arm Icel armr Goth arms L armus arm shoulder and prob to Gr rame Art Article 1 The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand also the corresponding limb of a monkey 2 Anything resembling an arm as a The fore limb of an animal as of a bear b A limb or locomotive or prehensile organ of an invertebrate animal c A branch of a tree d A slender part of an instrument or machine projecting from a trunk axis or fulcrum as the arm of a steelyard e Naut The end of a yard also the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke f An inlet of water from the sea g A support for the elbow at the side of a chair the end of a sofa etc 3 Fig Power might strength support as the secular arm the arm of the law To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed Isa lii 1 Arms end the end of the arm a good distance off Dryden Arms length the length of the arm Arms reach reach of the arm the distance the arm can reach To go or walk arm in arm to go with the arm or hand of one linked in the arm of another When arm in armwe went along Tennyson To keep at arms length to keep at a distance literally or figuratively not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse To work at arms length to work disadvantageously ARM Arm n Etym See Arms Mil a A branch of the military service as the cavalry arm was made efficient b A weapon of offense or defense an instrument of warfare commonly in the pl ARM Arm v t imp p p Armed p pr vb n Arming Etym OE armen F armer fr L armare fr arma pl arms See arms 1 To take by the arm to take up in ones arms Obs And make him with our pikes and partisans A grave come arm him Shak Arm your prize I know you will not lose him Two N Kins 2 To furnish with arms or limbs R His shoulders broad and strong Armed long and round Beau Fl 3 To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense as to arm soldiers to arm the country Abram armed his trained servants Gen xiv 14 4 To cover or furnish with a plate or with whatever will add strength force security or efficiency as to arm the hit of a sword to arm a hook in angling 5 Fig To furnish with means of defense to prepare for resistance to fortify in a moral sense Arm yourselves with the same mind 1 Pet iv 1 To arm a magnet to fit it with an armature ARM Arm v i Defn To provide ones self with arms weapons or means of attack or resistance to take arms Tis time to arm Shak ARMADA Armada n Etym Sp armada L as if armata sc classic fleet fr armatus p p of armare See Arm v t Army Defn A fleet of armed ships a squadron Specifically the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England a d 1558 ARMADILLO Armadillo n pl Armadillos Etym Sp armadillo dim of armado armed p p of armar to arm Do called from being armed with a bony shell Zoöl a Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidæ peculiar to America The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates The armadillos burrow in the earth seldom going abroad except at night When attacked they curl up into a ball presenting the armor on all sides Their flesh is good food There are several species one of which the peba is found as far north as Texas See Peba Poyou Tatouay b A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball ARMADO Armado n Defn Armada Obs ARMAMENT Armament n Etym L armamenta pl utensils esp the tackle of a ship fr armare to arm cf LL armamentum F armement 1 A body of forces equipped for war used of a land or naval force The whole united armament of Greece Glover 2 Mil Nav Defn All the cannon and small arms collectively with their equipments belonging to a ship or a fortification 3 Any equipment for resistance ARMAMENTARY Armamentary n Etym L armamentarium fr armamentum cf F armamentaire Defn An armory a magazine or arsenal R ARMATURE Armature n Etym L armatura fr armare to arm cf F armature See Arm v t Armor 1 Armor whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body esp the protective outfit of some animals and plants 2 Magnetism Defn A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet or electromagnet in order to complete the circuit or to receive and apply the magnetic force In the ordinary horseshoe magnet it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force 3 Arch Defn Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building as in sustaining slender columns holding up canopies etc Oxf Gloss ARMCHAIR Armchair n Defn A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms Tennyson ARMED Armed a 1 Furnished with weapons of offense or defense furnished with the means of security or protection And armed host Dryden 2 Furnished with whatever serves to add strength force or efficiency A distemper eminently armed from heaven De Foe 3 Her Defn Having horns beak talons etc said of beasts and birds of prey Armed at all points Blazoning completely incased in armor sometimes described as armed capàpie Cussans Armed en flute Naut See under Flute Armed magnet a magnet provided with an armature Armed neutrality See under Neutrality ARMENIAN Armenian a Etym Cf F Arménien L Armenias fr Armenia Defn Of or pertaining to Armenia Armenian bole a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia Tuscany etc Armenian stone a The commercial name of lapis lazuli b Emery ARMENIAN Armenian n 1 A native or one of the people of Armenia also the language of the Armenians 2 Eccl Hist Defn An adherent of the Armenian Church an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church in others to the Roman Catholic ARMET Armet n Etym F dim of arme arm or corrupted for healmet helmet Defn A kind of helmet worn in the 14th 15th and 16th centuries ARMFUL Armful n pl Armfulus Defn As much as the arm can hold ARMGAUNT Armgaunt a Defn With gaunt or slender legs An armgaunt steed Shak Note This word is peculiar to Shakespeare Its meaning has not yet been satisfactorily explained ARMGRET Armgret a Defn Great as a mans arm Obs A wreath of gold armgret Chaucer ARMHOLE Armhole n Etym Arm hole 1 The cavity under the shoulder the armpit Bacon 2 A hole for the arm in a garment ARMIFEROUS Armiferous a Etym L armifer arma arms ferre to bear Defn Bearing arms or weapons R ARMIGER Armiger n Etym L armiger armor bearer arma arms gerere to bear Defn Formerly an armor bearer as of a knight an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services In later use one next in degree to a knight and entitled to armorial bearings The term is now superseded by esquire Jacob ARMIGEROUS Armigerous a Defn Bearing arms R They belonged to the armigerous part of the population and were entitled to write themselves Esquire De Quincey ARMIL Armil n Etym L armilla a bracelet fr armus arm cf OF armille 1 A bracelet Obs 2 An ancient astronomical instrument Note When composed of one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes it is called an equinoctial armil when of two or more rings one in the plane of the meridian for observing the solstices it is called a solstitial armil Whewell ARMILLA Armilla n pl E Armillas L Armillæ Etym L a bracelet 1 An armil 2 Zoöl Defn A ring of hair or feathers on the legs ARMILLARY Armillary a Etym LL armillarius fr L armilla arm ring bracelet fr armus arm cf F armillaire See Arm n Defn Pertaining to or resembling a bracelet or ring consisting of rings or circles Armillary sphere an ancient astronomical machine composed of an assemblage of rings all circles of the same sphere designed to represent the positions of the important circles of the celestial sphere Nichol ARMING Arming n 1 The act of furnishing with or taking arms The arming was now universal Macaulay 2 Naut Defn A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead to bring up the sand shells etc of the sea bottom Totten 3 pl Naut Defn Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ships upper works on holidays Arming press Bookbinding a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books ARMINIAN Arminian a Defn Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers or to their doctrines See note under Arminian n ARMINIAN Arminian n Eccl Hist Defn One who holds the tenets of Arminius a Dutch divine b 1560 d 1609 Note The Arminian doctrines are 1 Conditional election and reprobation in opposition to absolute predestination 2 Universal redemption or that the atonement was made by Christ for all mankind though none but believers can be partakers of the benefit 3 That man in order to exercise true faith must be regenerated and renewed by the operation of the Holy Spirit which is the gift of God 4 That man may resist divine grace 5 That man may relapse from a state of grace ARMINIANISM Arminianism n Defn The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians ARMIPOTENCE Armipotence n Etym L armipotentia fr armipotents Defn Power in arms R Johnson ARMIPOTENT Armipotent a Etym L armipotents arma arms potens powerful p pr of posse to be able Defn Powerful in arms mighty in battle The temple stood of Mars armipotent Dryden ARMISONANT ARMISONOUS Armisonant Armisonous a Etym L armisonus arma arms sonare p pr sonans to sound Defn Rustling in arms resounding with arms Obs ARMISTICE Armistice n Etym F armistice fr an assumed word L armistitium arma arms stare statum combining form stitum to stand still Defn A cessation of arms for a short time by convention a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement a truce ARMLESS Armless a 1 Without any arm or branch 2 Destitute of arms or weapons ARMLET Armlet n Etym Arm let 1 A small arm as an armlet of the sea Johnson 2 An arm ring a bracelet for the upper arm 3 Armor for the arm ARMONIAC Armoniac a Defn Ammoniac Obs ARMOR Armor n Etym OE armure fr F armure OF armeure fr L armatura See Armature Spelt also armour 1 Defensive arms for the body any clothing or covering worn to protect ones person in battle Note In English statues armor is used for the whole apparatus of war including offensive as well as defensive arms The statues of armor directed what arms every man should provide 2 Steel or iron covering whether of ships or forts protecting them from the fire of artillery Coat armor the escutcheon of a person or family with its several charges and other furniture as mantling crest supporters motto etc Submarine a watertight dress or covering for a diver See under Submarine ARMORBEARER Armorbearer n Defn One who carries the armor or arms of another an armiger Judg ix 54 ARMORED Armored a Defn Clad with armor ARMORED CRUISER Armored cruiser Nav Defn A manofwar carrying a large coal supply and more or less protected from the enemys shot by iron or steel armor There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each other except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second ARMORER Armorer n Etym OE armurer armerer fr F armurter fr armure armor 1 One who makes or repairs armor or arms 2 Formerly one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight and who dressed him in armor Shak 3 One who has the care of arms and armor cleans or repairs them etc ARMORIAL Armorial a Etym F armorial fr armoiries arms coats of arms for armoieries fr OF armoier to paint arms coats of arms fr armes fr L arma See Arms Armory Defn Belonging to armor or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family Figures with armorial signs of race and birth Wordsworth Armorial bearings See Arms 4 ARMORIC ARMORICAN Armoric Armorican a Etym L Armoricus fr Celtic ar on at mor sea Defn Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France formerly called Armorica now Bretagne or Brittany or to its people n Defn The language of the Armoricans a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times ARMORICAN Armorican n Defn A native of Armorica ARMORIST Armorist n Etym F armoriste Defn One skilled in coat armor or heraldry Cussans ARMORPLATED Armorplated a Defn Covered with defensive plates of metal as a ship of war steelclad This day will be launched the first armorplated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain Times Dec 29 1860 ARMORY Armory n pl Armories Etym OF armaire armarie F armoire fr L armarium place for keeping arms but confused with F armoiries See Armorial Ambry 1 A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping 2 Armor defensive and offensive arms Celestial armory shields helms and spears Milton 3 A manufactory of arms as rifles muskets pistols bayonets swords US 4 Ensigns armorial armorial bearings Spensplw 5 That branch of hplwaldry which treats of coat armor The science of heraldry or more justly speaking armory which is but one branch of heraldry is without doubt of very ancient origin Cussans ARMOZEEN ARMOZINE Armozeen Armozine n Etym armosin armoisin Defn A thick plain silk generally black and used for clerical Simmonds ARMPIT Armpit n Etym Arm pit Defn The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder the axilla ARMRACK Armrack n Defn A frame generally vertical for holding small arms ARMS Arms n pl Etym OE armes F arme pl armes fr L arma pl arms orig fittings akin to armus shoulder and E arm See Arm n 1 Instruments or weapons of offense or defense He lays down his arms but not his wiles Milton Three horses and three goodly suits of arms Tennyson 2 The deeds or exploits of war military service or science Arms and the man I sing Dryden 3 Law Defn Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger to strike or assault another with an aggressive weapon Cowell Blackstone 4 Her Defn The ensigns armorial of a family consisting of figures and colors borne in shields banners etc as marks of dignity and distinction and descending from father to son 5 Falconry Defn The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot Halliwell Bred to arms educated to the profession of a soldier In arms armed for war in a state of hostility Small arms portable firearms known as muskets rifles carbines pistols etc A stand of arms a complete set for one soldier as a musket bayonet cartridge box and belt frequently the musket and bayonet alone To arms a summons to war or battle Under arms armed and equipped and in readiness for battle or for a military parade Arms end Arms length Arms reach See under Arm ARMURE Armure n Etym F See Armor 1 Armor Obs Chaucer 2 A variety of twilled fabric ribbed on the surface ARMY Army n Etym F armée fr L armata fem of armatus p p of armare to arm Cf Armada 1 A collection or body of men armed for war esp one organized in companies battalions regiments brigades and divisions under proper officers 2 A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause as the Blue Ribbon Army 3 A great number a vast multitude a host An army of good words Shak Standing army a permanent army of professional soldiers as distinguished from militia or volunteers ARMY ORGANIZATION Army organization Defn The system by which a country raises classifies arranges and equips its armed land forces The usual divisions are 1 A regular or active army in which soldiers serve continuously with the colors and live in barracks or cantonments when not in the field 2 the reserves of this army in which the soldiers while remaining constantly subject to a call to the colors live at their homes being summoned more or less frequently to report for instruction drill or maneuvers and 3 one or more classes of soldiers organized largely for territorial defense living at home and having only occasional periods of drill and instraction who are variously called home reserves as in the table below second third etc line of defense the regular army and its reserves ordinarily constituting the first line of defense territorial forces or the like In countries where conscription prevails a soldier is supposed to serve a given number of years He is usually enrolled first in the regular army then passes to its reserve then into the home reserves to serve until he reaches the age limit It for any reason he is not enrolled in the regular army he may begin his service in the army reserves or even the home reserves but then serves the full number of years or up to the age limit In equipment the organization of the army is into the three great arms of infantry cavalry and artillery together with more or less numerous other branches such as engineers medical corps etc besides the staff organizations such as those of the pay and subsistence departments ARMY WORM Army worm Zoöl a A lepidopterous insect which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field destroying grass grain and other crops The common army worm of the northern United States is Leucania unipuncta The name is often applied to other related species as the cotton worm b The larva of a small twowinged fly Sciara which marches in large companies in regular order See Cotton worm under Cotton ARNA ARNEE Arna Arnee n Zoöl Defn The wild buffalo of India Bos or Bubalus arni larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns ARNATTO Arnatto n Defn See Annotto ARNAUT ARNAOUT Arnaut Arnaout n Turk Arnaut fr NGr for Defn An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions specif one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army ARNICA Arnica n Etym Prob a corruption of ptarmica Bot Defn A genus of plants also the most important species Arnica montana native of the mountains of Europe used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant Note The tincture of arnica is applied externally as a remedy for bruises sprains etc ARNICIN Arnicin n Etym See Arnica Chem Defn An active principle of Arnica montana It is a bitter resin ARNICINE Arnicine n Chem Defn An alkaloid obtained from the arnica plant ARNOT ARNUT Arnot Arnut n Etym Cf D aardnoot E earthut Defn The earthnut Obs ARNOTTO Arnotto n Defn Same as Annotto AROID AROIDEOUS Aroid Aroideous a Etym Arum oid Bot Defn Belonging to or resembling the Arum family of plants AROINT Aroint interj Etym Cf Prov E rynt rynt thee roynt or runt terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked in order to drive her away to make room for others AS r to make room or way fr r room The final t is perh for ta for thou Cf Room space Defn Stand off or begone Obs Aroint thee witch the rumpfed ronyon cries Shak AROINT Aroint v t Defn To drive or scare off by some exclamation R Whiskered cats arointed flee Mrs Browning AROLLA Arolla arolla n F arolle Bot Defn The stone pine Pinus Cembra AROMA Aroma n Etym L aroma Gr aromaz aromat spice F aromate 1 The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance agreeable odor as the aroma of coffee 2 Fig The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power flavor as the subtile aroma of genius AROMATIC AROMATICAL Aromatic Aromatical a Etym L aromaticus Gr aromatique See Aroma Defn Pertaining to or containing aroma fragrant spicy strong scented odoriferous as aromatic balsam Aromatic compound Chem one of a large class of organic substances as the oils of bitter almonds wintergreen and turpentine the balsams camphors etc many of which have an aromatic odor They include many of the most important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived from the benzene group C6H6 The term is extended also to many of their derivatives Aromatic vinegar See under Vinegar AROMATIC Aromatic n Defn A plant drug or medicine characterized by a fragrant smell and usually by a warm pungent taste as ginger cinnamon spices AROMATIZATION Aromatization n Etym Cf F aromatisation Defn The act of impregnating or secting with aroma AROMATIZE Aromatize v t imp p p Aromatized p pr vb n Aromatizing Etym L aromatizare Gr aromatiser Defn To impregnate with aroma to render aromatic to give a spicy scent or taste to to perfume Bacon AROMATIZER Aromatizer n Defn One who or that which aromatizes or renders aromatic Evelyn AROMATOUS Aromatous a Defn Aromatic Obs Caxton AROPH Aroph n Etym A contraction of aroma philosophorum Defn A barbarous word used by the old chemists to designate various medical remedies Obs AROSE Arose Defn The past or preterit tense of Arise AROUND Around adv Etym Pref a round 1 In a circle circularly on every side round 2 In a circuit here and there within the surrounding space all about as to travel around from town to town 3 Near in the neighborhood as this man was standing around when the fight took place Colloq U S Note See Round the shorter form adv prep which in some of the meanings is more commonly used AROUND Around prep 1 On all sides of encircling encompassing so as to make the circuit of about A lambent flame arose which gently spread Around his brows Dryden 2 From one part to another of at random through about on another side of as to travel around the country a house standing around the corner Colloq U S AROUSAL Arousal n Defn The act of arousing or the state of being aroused Whatever has associated itself with the arousal and activity of our better nature Hare AROUSE Arouse v t imp p p Aroused p pr vb n Arousing Etym Pref a rouse Defn To excite to action from a state of rest to stir or put in motion or exertion to rouse to excite as to arouse one from sleep to arouse the dormant faculties Grasping his spear forth issued to arouse His brother mighty sovereign on the host Cowper No suspicion was aroused Merivale AROW Arow adv Etym Pref a row Defn In a row line or rank successively in order Shak And twenty rank in rank they rode arow Dryden AROYNT Aroynt interj Defn See Aroint ARPEGGIO Arpeggio n Etym It fr arpeggiare to play on the harp fr arpa harp Mus Defn The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession as in playing the harp and not simultaneously a strain thus played ARPENT ARPEN Arpent Arpen n Etym F arpent fr L arepennis arapennis According to Columella a Gallic word for a measure equiv to half a Roman jugerum Defn Formerly a measure of land in France varying in different parts of the country The arpent of Paris was 4088 sq yards or nearly five sixths of an English acre The woodland arpent was about 1 acre 1 rood 1 perch English ARPENTATOR Arpentator n Etym See Arpent Defn The Anglicized form of the French arpenteur a land surveyor R ARPINE Arpine n Defn An arpent Obs Webster 1623 ARQUATED Arquated a Defn Shaped like a bow arcuate curved R ARQUEBUS ARQUEBUSE Arquebus Arquebuse n Etym F arquebuse OF harquebuse fr D haakbus cf G hakenbüchse a gun with a hook See Hagbut Defn A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger by which the burning match was applied The musket was a later invention Written also harquebus ARQUEBUSADE Arquebusade n Etym F arquebusade shot of an arquebus eau darquebusade a vulnerary for gunshot wounds 1 The shot of an arquebus Ash 2 A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants as rosemary millefoil etc originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds Parr ARQUEBUSIER Arquebusier n Etym F arquebusier Defn A soldier armed with an arquebus Soldiers armed with guns of whatsoever sort or denomination appear to have been called arquebusiers E Lodge ARQUIFOUX Arquifoux n Defn Same as Alquifou ARRACH Arrach n Defn See Orach ARRACK Arrack n Etym Ar araq sweat juice spirituous liquor fr araqa to sweat Cf Rack arrack Defn A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice molasses and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm etc ARRAGONITE Arragonite n Defn See Aragonite ARRAIGN Arraign v t imp p p Arraigned p pr vb n Arraigning Etym OE arainen arenen OF aragnier aranier araisnier F arraisonner fr LL arrationare to address to call before court L ad ratio reason reasoning LL cause judgment See Reason 1 Law Defn To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint Blackstone 2 To call to account or accuse before the bar of reason taste or any other tribunal They will not arraign you for want of knowledge Dryden It is not arrogance but timidity of which the Christian body should now be arraigned by the world I Taylor Syn To accuse impeach charge censure criminate indict denounce See Accuse ARRAIGN Arraign n Defn Arraignment as the clerk of the arraigns Blackstone Macaulay ARRAIGN Arraign v t Etym From OF aramier fr LL adhramire Old Eng Law Defn To appeal to to demand as to arraign an assize of novel disseizin ARRAIGNER Arraigner n Defn One who arraigns Coleridge ARRAIGNMENT Arraignment n Etym Cf OF arraynement aresnement 1 Law Defn The act of arraigning or the state of being arraigned the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint 2 A calling to an account to faults accusation In the sixth satire which seems only an Arraignment of the whole sex there is a latent admonition Dryden ARRAIMENT ARRAYMENT Arraiment Arrayment n Etym From Array v t Defn Clothes raiment Obs ARRANGE Arrange v t imp p p Arranged p pr vb n Arranging Etym OE arayngen OF arengier F arranger fr a L ad OF rengier rangier F ranger See Range v t 1 To put in proper order to dispose persons or parts in the manner intended or best suited for the purpose as troops arranged for battle So they came to the market place and there he arranged his men in the streets Berners They were beginning to arrange their hampers Boswell A mechanism previously arranged Paley 2 To adjust or settle to prepare to determine as to arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking Syn Adjust adapt range dispose classify ARRANGEMENT Arrangement n Etym Cf F arrangement 1 The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition the state of being arranged or put in order disposition in suitable form 2 The manner or result of arranging system of parts disposed in due order regular and systematic classification as arrangement of ones dress the Linnæan arrangement of plants 3 Preparatory proceeding or measure preparation as we have made arrangement for receiving company 4 Settlement adjustment by agreement as the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes a satisfactory arrangement 5 Mus a The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written b A piece so adapted a transcription as a pianoforte arrangement of Beethovens symphonies an orchestral arrangement of a song an opera or the like ARRANGER Arranger n Defn One who arranges Burke ARRANT Arrant a Etym OE erraunt errant errand equiv to E errant wandering which was first applied to vagabonds as an errant rogue an errant thief and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense See Errant Defn Notoriously or preëminently bad thorough or downright in a bad sense shameless unmitigated as an arrant rogue or coward I discover an arrant laziness in my soul Fuller 2 Thorough or downright in a good sense Obs An arrant honest woman Burton ARRANTLY Arrantly adv Defn Notoriously in an ill sense infamously impudently shamefully LEstrange ARRAS Arras n Etym From Arras the capital of Artois in the French Netherlands Defn Tapestry a rich figured fabric especially a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures Stateliest couches with rich arras spread Cowper Behind the arras Ill convey myself Shak ARRAS Arras v t Defn To furnish with an arras Chapman ARRASENE Arrasene n Etym From Arras Defn A material of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery ARRASTRE Arrastre n Etym Sp Defn A rude apparatus for pulverizing ores esp those containing free gold ARRASWISE ARRASWAYS Arraswise Arrasways adv Etym Prob a corruption of arriswise See Arris Defn Placed in such a position as to exhibit the top and two sides the corner being in front said of a rectangular form Encyc Brit Cussans ARRAUGHT Arraught Etym The past tense of an old v areach or arreach Cf Reach obs pret raught Defn Obtained seized Spenser ARRAY Array n Etym OE arai arrai OF arrai arrei arroi order arrangement dress F arroi a L ad OF rai rei roi order arrangement fr G or Scand cf Goth raidjan garaidjan to arrange MHG gereiten Icel reithi rigging harness akin to E ready Cf Ready Greith Curry 1 Order a regular and imposing arrangement disposition in regular lines hence order of battle as drawn up in battle array Wedged together in the closest array Gibbon 2 The whole body of persons thus placed in order an orderly collection hence a body of soldiers A gallant array of nobles and cavaliers Prescott 3 An imposing series of things Their long array of sapphire and of gold Byron 4 Dress garments disposed in order upon the person rich or beautiful apparel Dryden 5 Law a A ranking or setting forth in order by the proper officer of a jury as impaneled in a cause b The panel itself c The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court To challenge the array Law to except to the whole panel Cowell Tomlins Blount Commission of array Eng Hist a commission given by the prince to officers in every county to muster and array the inhabitants or see them in a condition for war Blackstone ARRAY Array v t imp p p Arrayed p pr vb n Arraying Etym OE araien arraien fr OE arraier arreier arreer arroier fr arrai See Array n 1 To place or dispose in order as troops for battle to marshal By torch and trumpet fast arrayed Each horseman drew his battle blade Campbell These doubts will be arrayed before their minds Farrar 2 To deck or dress to adorn with dress to cloth to envelop applied esp to dress of a splendid kind Pharaoh arrayed him in vestures of fine linen Gen xli In gelid caves with horrid gloom arrayed Trumbull 3 Law Defn To set in order as a jury for the trial of a cause that is to call them man by man Blackstone To array a panel to set forth in order the men that are impaneled Cowell Tomlins Syn To draw up arrange dispose set in order ARRAYER Arrayer n Defn One who arrays In some early English statutes applied to an officer who had care of the soldiers armor and who saw them duly accoutered ARREAR Arrear adv Etym OE arere OF arere ariere F arrière fr L ad retro backward See Rear Defn To or in the rear behind backwards Obs Spenser ARREAR Arrear n Defn That which is behind in payment or which remains unpaid though due esp a remainder or balance which remains due when some part has been paid arrearage commonly used in the plural as arrears of rent wages or taxes Locke For much I dread due payment by the Greeks Of yesterdays arrear Cowper I have a large arrear of letters to write J D Forbes In arrear or In arrears behind backward behindhand in debt ARREARAGE Arrearage n Etym F arrérage fr arrière OF arere See Arrear Defn That which remains unpaid and overdue after payment of a part arrears The old arrearages being defrayed Howell ARRECT ARRECTED Arrect Arrected a Etym L arrectus p p of arrigere to raise erect ad regere to lead straight to direct 1 Lifted up raised erect 2 Attentive as a person listening Obs God speaks not the idle and unconcerned hearer but to the vigilant and arrect Smalridge ARRECT Arrect v t 1 To direct Obs My supplication to you I arrect Skelton 2 Etym See Aret Defn To impute Obs Sir T More ARRECTARY Arrectary n Etym L arrectarius fr arrigere o set up Defn An upright beam Obs Bp Hall ARRENOTOKOUS Arrenotokous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Producing males from unfertilized eggs as certain wasps and bees ARRENTATION Arrentation Etym Cf F arrenter to give or take as rent See Arendator O Eng Law Defn A letting or renting esp a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch under a yearly rent ARREPTION Arreption n Etym L arripere arreptum to seize snatch ad rapere to snatch See Rapacious Defn The act of taking away Obs This arreption was sudden Bp Hall ARREPTITIOUS Arreptitious a Etym L arreptitius Defn Snatched away seized or possessed as a demoniac raving mad crackbrained Obs Odd arreptitious frantic extravagances Howell ARREST Arrest v t imp p p Arrested p pr vb n Arresting Etym OE aresten OF arester F arrêter fr LL arrestare L ad restare to remain stop re stare to stand See Rest remainder 1 To stop to check or hinder the motion or action of as to arrest the current of a river to arrest the senses Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death arrest Philips 2 Law Defn To take seize or apprehend by authority of law as to arrest one for debt or for a crime Note After his word Shakespeare uses of I arrest thee of high treason or on the modern usage is for 3 To seize on and fix to hold to catch as to arrest the eyes or attention Buckminster 4 To rest or fasten to fix to concentrate Obs We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies Jer Taylor Syn To obstruct delay detain check hinder stop apprehend seize lay hold of ARREST Arrest v i Defn To tarry to rest Obs Spenser ARREST Arrest n Etym OE arest arrest OF arest F arrêt fr arester See Arrest v t Arr 1 The act of stopping or restraining from further motion etc stoppage hindrance restraint as an arrest of development As the arrest of the air showeth Bacon 2 Law Defn The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law legal restraint custody Also a decree mandate or warrant William ordered him to be put under arrest Macaulay Our brother Norway sends out arrests On Fortinbras which he in brief obeys Shak Note An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest In Admiralty law and in old English practice the term is applied to the seizure of property 3 Any seizure by power physical or moral The sad stories of fire from heaven the burning of his sheep etc were sad arrests to his troubled spirit Jer Taylor 4 Far Defn A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse also named rattails White Arrest of judgment Law the staying or stopping of a judgment after verdict for legal cause The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment ARRESTATION Arrestation n Etym F arrestation LL arrestatio Defn Arrest R The arrestation of the English resident in France was decreed by the National Convention H M Williams ARRESTEE Arrestee n Etym See Arrest v Scots Law Defn The person in whose hands is the property attached by arrestment ARRESTER Arrester n 1 One who arrests 2 Scots Law Defn The person at whose suit an arrestment is made Also written arrestor ARRESTING Arresting a Defn Striking attracting attention impressive This most solemn and arresting occurrence J H Newman ARRESTIVE Arrestive a Defn Tending to arrest McCosh ARRESTMENT Arrestment n Etym OF arrestement 1 Scots Law Defn The arrest of a person or the seizure of his effects esp a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached 2 A stoppage or check Darwin ARRET Arrêt n Etym F See Arrest n F Law a A judgment decision or decree of a court or high tribunal also a decree of a sovereign b An arrest a legal seizure ARRET Arret v t Defn Same as Aret Obs Spenser ARRHA Arrha n pl Arrhæ L Cf Earnest Law Defn Money or other valuable thing given to evidence a contract a pledge or earnest ARRHAPHOSTIC Arrhaphostic a Etym Gr Defn Seamless R ARRHIZAL ARRHIZOUS Arrhizal Arrhizous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Destitute of a true root as a parasitical plant ARRHYTHMIC ARRHYTHMOUS Arrhythmic Arrhythmous a Etym Gr Med Defn Being without rhythm or regularity as the pulse ARRHYTMY Arrhytmy n Etym Gr Defn Want of rhythm R ARRIDE Arride v t Etym L arridere ad ridere to laugh Defn To please to gratify Archaic B Jonson Above all thy rarities old Oxenford what do most arride and solace me are thy repositories of moldering learning Lamb ARRIERE Arriere n Etym F arrière See Arrear Defn That which is behind the rear chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of behind rear subordinate Arriere fee Arriere fief a fee or fief dependent on a superior fee or a fee held of a feudatory Arriere vassal the vassal of a vassal ARRIEREBAN Arriereban n Etym F fr OE arban heriban fr OHG hariban heriban G heerbann the calling together of an army OHG heri an army ban a public call or order The French have misunderstood their old word and have changed it into arrièreban though arrière has no connection with its proper meaning See Ban Abandon Defn A proclamation as of the French kings calling not only their immediate feudatories but the vassals of these feudatories to take the field for war also the body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms as in ancient France ARRIS Arris n Etym OF areste F arête fr L arista the top or beard of an ear of grain the bone of a fish Arch Defn The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other whether plane or curved applied particularly to the edges in moldings and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column P Cyc Arris fillet a triangular piece of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall to throw off the rain Gwilt Arris gutter a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a building Gwilt ARRISH Arrish n Etym See Eddish Defn The stubble of wheat or grass a stubble field eddish Eng Written also arish ersh etc The moment we entered the stubble or arrish Blackw Mag ARRISWISE Arriswise adv Defn Diagonally laid as tiles ridgewise ARRIVAL Arrival n Etym From Arrive 1 The act of arriving or coming the act of reaching a place from a distance whether by water as in its original sense or by land Our watchmen from the towers with longing eyes Expect his swift arrival Dryden 2 The attainment or reaching of any object by effort or in natural course as our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected 3 The person or thing arriving or which has arrived as news brought by the last arrival Another arrival still more important was speedily announced Macaulay 4 An approach Obs The house has a corner arrival H Walpole ARRIVANCE Arrivance n Defn Arrival Obs Shak ARRIVE Arrive v i imp p p Arrived p pr vb n Arriving Etym OE ariven to arrive land OF ariver F arriver fr LL arripare adripare to come to shore L ad ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river Cf Riparian 1 To come to the shore or bank In present usage To come in progress by water or by traveling on land to reach by water or by land followed by at formerly sometimes by to also by in and from Arrived in Padua Shak Æneas sailing with a fleet from Sicily arrived and landed in the country of Laurentum Holland There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at Ipswich Macaulay 2 To reach a point by progressive motion to gain or compass an object by effort practice study inquiry reasoning or experiment To arrive at or attain to When he arrived at manhood Rogers We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts McCosh If at great things thou wouldst arrive Milton 3 To come said of time as the time arrived 4 To happen or occur Archaic Happy to whom this glorious death arrives Waller ARRIVE Arrive v t 1 To bring to shore Obs And made the seatrod ship arrive them Chapman 2 To reach to come to Archaic Ere he arrive the happy isle Milton Ere we could arrive the point proposed Shak Arrive at last the blessed goal Tennyson ARRIVE Arrive n Defn Arrival Obs Chaucer How should I joy of thy arrive to hear Drayton ARRIVER Arriver n Defn One who arrives ARROBA Arroba n Etym Sp and Pg from Ar arrub arrubu a fourth part 1 A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America 2536 lbs avoir also an old Portuguese weight used in Brazil 3238 lbs avoir 2 A Spanish liquid measure for wine 354 imp gallons and for oil 278 imp gallons ARROGANCE Arrogance n Etym F fr L arrogantia fr arrogans See Arrogant Defn The act or habit of arrogating or making undue claims in an overbearing manner that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank dignity estimation or power or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree proud contempt of others lordliness haughtiness selfassumption presumption I hate not you for her proud arrogance Shak Syn Haughtiness hauteur assumption lordliness presumption pride disdain insolence conceit conceitedness See Haughtiness ARROGANCY Arrogancy n Defn Arrogance Shak ARROGANT Arrogant a Etym F arrogant L arrogans p pr of arrogare See Arrogate 1 Making or having the disposition to make exorbitant claims of rank or estimation giving ones self an undue degree of importance assuming haughty applied to persons Arrogant Winchester that haughty prelate Shak 2 Containing arrogance marked with arrogance proceeding from undue claims or selfimportance applied to things as arrogant pretensions or behavior Syn Magisterial lordly proud assuming overbearing presumptuous haughty See Magisterial ARROGANTLY Arrogantly adv Defn In an arrogant manner with undue pride or selfimportance ARROGANTNESS Arrogantness n Defn Arrogance R ARROGATE Arrogate v t imp p p Arrogated p pr vb n Arrogating Etym L arrogatus p p of adrogare arrogare to ask appropriate to ones self ad rogare to ask See Rogation Defn To assume or claim as ones own unduly proudly or presumptuously to make undue claims to from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit as the pope arrogated dominion over kings He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine Macaulay ARROGATION Arrogation n Etym L arrogatio fr arrogare Cf Adrogation 1 The act of arrogating or making exorbitant claims the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to Hall 2 Civ Law Defn Adoption of a person of full age ARROGATIVE Arrogative a Defn Making undue claims and pretension prone to arrogance R Dr H More ARRONDISSEMENT Arrondissement n Etym F fr arrondir to make round ad rond round L rotundus Defn A subdivision of a department France Note The territory of France since the revolution has been divided into departments those into arrondissements those into cantons and the latter into communes ARROSE Arrose v t Etym F arroser Defn To drench to besprinkle to moisten Obs The blissful dew of heaven does arrose you Two N Kins ARROSION Arrosion n Etym L arrodere arrosum to gnaw cf F arrosion Defn A gnawing Obs Bailey ARROW Arrow n Etym OE arewe AS arewe earh akin to Icel ör örvar Goth arhwazna and perh L arcus bow Cf Arc Defn A missile weapon of offense slender pointed and usually feathered and barbed to be shot from a bow Broad arrow a An arrow with a broad head b A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead ARROW GRASS Arrow grass n Bot Defn An herbaceous grasslike plant Triglochin palustre and other species with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads ARROWHEAD Arrowhead n 1 The head of an arrow 2 Bot Defn An aquatic plant of the genus Sagittaria esp S sagittifolia named from the shape of the leaves ARROWHEADED Arrowheaded a Defn Shaped like the head of an arow cuneiform Arrowheaded characters characters the elements of which consist of strokes resembling arrowheads nailheads or wedges hence called also nailheaded wedgeformed cuneiform or cuneatic characters the oldest written characters used in the country about the Tigris and Euphrates and subsequently in Persia and abounding among the ruins of Persepolis Nineveh and Babylon See Cuneiform ARROWROOT Arrowroot n 1 Bot Defn A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta esp M arundinacea now cultivated in many hot countries It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows 2 A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea and used as food esp for children an invalids also a similar starch obtained from other plants as various species of Maranta and Curcuma ARROWWOOD Arrowwood n Defn A shrub Viburnum dentatum growing in damp woods and thickets so called from the long straight slender shoots ARROWWORM Arrowworm n Zoöl Defn A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta living at the surface of the sea See Sagitta ARROWY Arrowy a 1 Consisting of arrows How quick they wheeled and flying behind them shot Sharp sleet of arrowy showers Milton 2 Formed or moving like or in any respect resembling an arrow swift darting piercing His arrowy tongue Cowper By the blue rushing of the arrowy Rhone Byron With arrowy vitalities vivacities and ingenuities Carlyle ARROYO Arroyo n pl Arroyos Etym Sp fr LL arrogium cf Gr 1 A water course a rivulet 2 The dry bed of a small stream Western U S ARSCHIN Arschin n Defn See Arshine ARSE Arse n Etym AS ears ærs akin to OHG ars G arsch D aars Sw ars Dan arts Gr Defn The buttocks or hind part of an animal the posteriors the fundament the bottom ARSENAL Arsenal n Etym Sp F arsenal arsenal dockyard or It arzanale arsenale cf It darsena dock all fr Ar dar house of industry or fabrication dar house art industry Defn A public establishment for the storage or for the manufacture and storage of arms and all military equipments whether for land or naval service ARSENATE Arsenate n Chem Defn A salt of arsenic acid ARSENIATE Arseniate n Defn See Arsenate R ARSENIC Arsenic n Etym L arsenicum Gr zernikh cf F arsenic 1 Chem Defn One of the elements a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals It is of a steelgray color and brilliant luster though usually dull from tarnish It is very brittle and sublimes at 356º Fahrenheit It is sometimes found native but usually combined with silver cobalt nickel iron antimony or sulphur Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds the first of which is the true arsenticum of the ancients The element and its compounds are active poisons Specific gravity from 57 to 59 Atomic weight Symbol As 2 Com Defn Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride called also arsenious acid white arsenic and ratsbane ARSENIC Arsenic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from arsenic said of those compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest equivalence as arsenic acid ARSENICAL Arsenical a Defn Of or pertaining to or containing arsenic as arsenical vapor arsenical wall papers Arsenical silver an ore of silver containing arsenic ARSENICATE Arsenicate v t imp p p Arsenicated p pr vb n Arsenicating Defn To combine with arsenic to treat or impregnate with arsenic ARSENICISM Arsenicism n Med Defn A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic ARSENIDE Arsenide n Chem Defn A compound of arsenic with a metal or positive element or radical formerly called arseniuret ARSENIFEROUS Arseniferous a Etym Arsenic ferous Defn Containing or producing arsenic ARSENIOUS Arsenious a Etym Cf F arsénieux 1 Pertaining to consisting of or containing arsenic as arsenious powder or glass 2 Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from arsenic when having an equivalence next lower than the highest as arsenious acid ARSENITE Arsenite n Etym Cf F arsénite Chem Defn A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base ARSENIURET Arseniuret n Chem Defn See Arsenide ARSENIURETED Arseniureted a Chem Defn Combined with arsenic said some elementary substances or radicals as arseniureted hydrogen Also spelt arseniuretted ARSENOPYRITE Arsenopyrite n Etym Arsenic pyrite Min Defn A mineral of a tinwhite color and metallic luster containing arsenic sulphur and iron also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel ARSESMART Arsesmart n Defn Smartweed water pepper Dr Prior ARSHINE Arshine n Etym Russ arshin of TurkishTartar origin Turk arshin arshun ell yard Defn A Russian measure of length 2 ft 4246 inches ARSINE Arsine n Etym From Arsenic Chem Defn A compound of arsenic and hydrogen AsH3 a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas having and odor like garlic arseniureted hydrogen ARSIS Arsis n Etym L arsis Gr lifting of the hand in beating time and hence the unaccented part of the rhythm 1 Pros a That part of a foot where the ictus is put or which is distinguished from the rest known as the thesis of the foot by a greater stress of voice Hermann b That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation or the rhythmic accent Note It is uncertain whether the arsis originally consisted in a higher musical tone greater volume or longer duration of sound or in all combined 2 Mus Defn The elevation of the hand or that part of the bar at which it is raised in beating time the weak or unaccented part of the bar opposed to thesis Moore ARSMETRIKE Arsmetrike n Etym An erroneous form of arithmetic as if from L ars metrica the measuring art Defn Arithmetic Obs Chaucer ARSON Arson n Etym OF arson arsun fr L ardere arsum to burn Law Defn The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man which by the common law is felony the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship Wharton Note The definition of this crime is varied by statues in different countries and states The English law of arson has been considerably modified in the United States in some of the States it has been materially enlarged while in others various degrees of arson have been established with corresponding punishment Burrill ART Art Defn The second person singular indicative mode present tense of the substantive verb Be but formed after the analogy of the plural are with the ending t as in thou shalt wilt orig an ending of the second person sing pret Cf Be Now used only in solemn or poetical style ART Art n Etym F art L ars artis orig skill in joining or fitting prob akin to E arm aristocrat article 1 The employment of means to accomplish some desired end the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of life the application of knowledge or power to practical purposes Blest with each grace of nature and of art Pope 2 A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end method of doing well some special work often contradistinguished from science or speculative principles as the art of building or engraving the art of war the art of navigation Science is systematized knowledge Art is knowledge made efficient by skill J F Genung 3 The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result Also an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill The fishermen cant employ their art with so much success in so troubled a sea Addison 4 The application of skill to the production of the beautiful by imitation or design or an occupation in which skill is so employed as in painting and sculpture one of the fine arts as he prefers art to literature 5 pl Defn Those branches of learning which are taught in the academical course of colleges as master of arts In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts Pope Four years spent in the arts as they are called in colleges is perhaps laying too laborious a foundation Goldsmith 6 Learning study applied knowledge science or letters Archaic So vast is art so narrow human wit Pope 7 Skill dexterity or the power of performing certain actions asquired by experience study or observation knack a a man has the art of managing his business to advantage 8 Skillful plan device They employed every art to soothe the discontented warriors Macaulay 9 Cunning artifice craft Madam I swear I use no art at all Shak Animals practice art when opposed to their superiors in strength Crabb 10 10 Defn To black art magic Obs Shak Art and part Scots Law share or concern by aiding and abetting a criminal in the perpetration of a crime whether by advice or by assistance in the execution complicity Note The arts are divided into various classes The useful mechanical or industrial arts are those in which the hands and body are concerned than the mind as in making clothes and utensils These are called trades The fine arts are those which have primarily to do with imagination taste and are applied to the production of what is beautiful They include poetry music painting engraving sculpture and architecture but the term is often confined to painting sculpture and architecture The liberal arts artes liberales the higher arts which among the Romans only freemen were permitted to pursue were in the Middle Ages these seven branches of learning grammar logic rhetoric arithmetic geometry music and astronomy In modern times the liberal arts include the sciences philosophy history etc which compose the course of academical or collegiate education Hence degrees in the arts master and bachelor of arts In America literature and the elegant arts must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity Irving Syn Science literature aptitude readiness skill dexterity adroitness contrivance profession business trade calling cunning artifice duplicity See Science ARTEMIA Artemia n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines the brine shrimp See Brine shrimp ARTEMISIA Artemisia n Etym L Artemisia Gr Bot Defn A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort southernwood and wormwood Of these A absinthium or common wormwood is well known and A tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region ARTERIAC Arteriac a Etym L arteriacus Gr Artery Defn Of or pertaining to the windpipe ARTERIAL Arterial a Etym Cf F artériel 1 Of or pertaining to an artery or the arteries as arterial action the arterial system 2 Of or pertaining to a main channel resembling an artery as a river canal or railroad Arterial blood blood which has been changed and vitalized arterialized during passage through the lungs ARTERIALIZATION Arterialization n Physiol Defn The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved called also aëration and hematosis ARTERIALIZE Arterialize v t imp p p Arterialized p pr vb n Arterializing Defn To transform as the venous blood into arterial blood by exposure to oxygen in the lungs to make arterial ARTERIOGRAPHY Arteriography n Etym Gr graphy Defn A systematic description of the arteries ARTERIOLE Arteriole n Etym NL arteriola dim of L arteria cf F artériole Defn A small artery ARTERIOLOGY Arteriology n Etym Gr logy Defn That part of anatomy which treats of arteries ARTERIOSCLEROSIS Arteriosclerosis ärteriosklerosis n Gr arthria artery sclerosis Med Defn Abnormal thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries esp of the intima occurring mostly in old age Arteriosclerotic a ARTERIOTOMY Arteriotomy n Etym L arteriotomia Gr 1 Med Defn The opening of an artery esp for bloodletting 2 That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the arteries ARTERITIS Arteritis n Etym Artery etis Defn Inflammation of an artery or arteries Dunglison ARTERY Artery n pl Artplwies Etym L arteria windpipe artery Gr 1 The trachea or windpipe Obs Under the artery or windpipe is the mouth of the stomach Holland 2 Anat Defn One of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart They have tricker and more muscular walls than veins and are connected with them by capillaries Note In man and other mammals the arteries which contain arterialized blood receive it from the left ventricle of the heart through the aorta See Aorta The pulmonary artery conveys the venous blood from the right ventricle to the lungs whence the arterialized blood is returned through the pulmonary veins 3 Hence Any continuous or ramified channel of communication as arteries of trade or commerce ARTESIAN Artesian a Etym F artésien fr Artois in France where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century Defn Of or pertaining to Artois anciently called Artesium in France Artesian wells wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water which from internal pressure flows spontaneously like a fountain They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth ARTFUL Artful a Etym From Art 1 Performed with or characterized by art or skill Archaic Artful strains Artful terms Milton 2 Artificial imitative Addison 3 Using or exhibiting much art skill or contrivance dexterous skillful He was too artful a writer to set down events in exact historical order Dryden 4 Cunning disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing crafty as an artful boy The usual sense Artful in speech in action and in mind Pope The artful revenge of various animals Darwin Syn Cunning skillful adroit dexterous crafty tricky deceitful designing See Cunning ARTFULLY Artfully adv Defn In an artful manner with art or cunning skillfully dexterously craftily ARTFULNESS Artfulness n Defn The quality of being artful art cunning craft ARTHEN Arthen a Defn Same as Earthen Obs An arthen pot Holland ARTHRITIC ARTHRITICAL Arthritic Arthritical a Etym L arthriticus Gr Arthritis 1 Pertaining to the joints Obs Sir T Browne 2 Of or pertaining to arthritis gouty Cowper ARTHRITIS Arthritis n Etym L fr Gr Med Defn Any inflammation of the joints particularly the gout ARTHROCHONDRITIS Arthrochondritis n NL Med Defn Chondritis of a joint ARTHRODERM Arthroderm n Etym Gr derm Zoöl Defn The external covering of an Arthropod ARTHRODESIS Arthrodesis n NL fr Gr joint a binding together Surg Defn Surgical fixation of joints ARTHRODIA Arthrodia n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket ARTHRODIAL ARTHRODIC Arthrodial Arthrodic a Defn Of or pertaining to arthrodia ARTHRODYNIA Arthrodynia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint not dependent upon structural disease ARTHRODYNIC Arthrodynic a Defn Pertaining to arthrodynia or pain in the joints rheumatic ARTHROGASTRA Arthrogastra n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A division of the Arachnida having the abdomen annulated including the scorpions harvestmen etc pedipalpi ARTHROGRAPHY Arthrography n Etym Gr graphy Defn The description of joints ARTHROLOGY Arthrology n Etym Gr logy Defn That part of anatomy which treats of joints ARTHROMERE Arthromere n Etym Gr mere Zoöl Defn One of the body segments of Arthropods See Arthrostraca Packard ARTHROPATHY Arthropathy n Gr joint to suffer Med Defn Any disease of the joints ARTHROPLEURA Arthropleura n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The side or limbbearing portion of an arthromere ARTHROPOD Arthropod n Zoöl Defn One of the Arthropoda ARTHROPODA Arthropoda n pl Etym NL fr Gr poda Zoöl Defn A large division of Articulata embracing all those that have jointed legs It includes Insects Arachnida Pychnogonida and Crustacea Arthropodal a ARTHROPOMATA Arthropomata n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the orders of Branchiopoda See Branchiopoda ARTHROSIS Arthrosis n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn Articulation ARTHROSPORE Arthrospore n Gr joint E spore Bacteriol Defn A bacterial resting cell formerly considered a spore but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria Arthrosporic Arthrosporous a ARTHROSTRACA Arthrostraca n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the larger divisions of Crustacea so called because the thorax and abdomen are both segmented Tetradecapoda It includes the Amphipoda and Isopoda ARTHROTOME Arthrotome n Gr joint to cut Surg Defn A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints ARTHROZOIC Arthrozoic a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Articulata articulate ARTHURIAN Arthurian a Defn Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights J R Symonds In magnitude in interest and as a literary origin the Arthurian invention dwarfs all other things in the book Saintsbury ARTIAD Artiad a Etym Gr Chem Defn Even not odd said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder ARTICHOKE Artichoke n Etym It articioc perh corrupted fr the same word as carciofo cf older spellings archiciocco archicioffo carciocco and Sp alcachofa Pg alcachofra prob fr Ar al harshaf alkharsh Bot 1 The Cynara scolymus a plant somewhat resembling a thistle with a dilated imbricated and prickly involucre The head to which the name is also applied is composed of numerous oval scales inclosing the florets sitting on a broad receptacle which with the fleshy base of the scales is much esteemed as an article of food 2 See Jerusalem artichoke ARTICLE Article n Etym F fr L articulus dim of artus joint akin to Gr ar to join fit See Art n 1 A distinct portion of an instrument discourse literary work or any other writing consisting of two or more particulars or treating of various topics as an article in the Constitution Hence A clause in a contract system of regulations treaty or the like a term condition or stipulation in a contract a concise statement as articles of agreement 2 A literary composition forming an independent portion of a magazine newspaper or cyclopedia 3 Subject matter concern distinct Obs A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding Addison This last article will hardly be believed De Foe 4 A distinct part Upon each article of human duty Paley Each article of time Habington The articles which compose the blood E Darwin 5 A particular one of various things as an article of merchandise salt is a necessary article They would fight not for articles of faith but for articles of food Landor 6 Precise point of time moment Obs or Archaic This fatal news coming to Hicks Hall upon the article of my Lord Russells trial was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice Evelyn 7 Gram Defn One of the three words a an the used before nouns to limit or define their application A or an is called the indefinite article the the definite article 8 Zoöl Defn One of the segments of an articulated appendage Articles of Confederation the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States They were adopted March 1 1781 and remained the supreme law until March 1789 Articles of impeachment an instrument which in cases of impeachment performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case Articles of war rules and regulations fixed by law for the better government of the army In the article of death Etym L in articulo mortis at the moment of death in the dying struggle Lords of the articles Scot Hist a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts or bills for laws The Thirtynine Articles statements thirtynine in number of the tenets held by the Church of England ARTICLE Article v t imp p p Articled p pr vb n Articling Etym Cf F articuler fr L articulare See Article n Articulate 1 To formulate in articles to set forth in distinct particulars If all his errors and follies were articled against him the man would seem vicious and miserable Jer Taylor 2 To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles He shall be articled against in the high court of admiralty Stat 33 Geo III 3 To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation as to article an apprentice to a mechanic ARTICLE Article v i Defn To agree by articles to stipulate to bargain to covenant R Then he articled with her that he should go away when he pleased Selden ARTICLED Articled a Defn Bound by articles apprenticed as an articled clerk ARTICULAR Articular a Etym L articularis cf F articulaire See Article n Defn Of or pertaining to the joints as an articular disease an articular process ARTICULAR ARTICULARY Articular Articulary n Anat Defn A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds reptiles amphibians and fishes ARTICULARLY Articularly adv Defn In an articular or an articulate manner ARTICULATA Articulata n pl Etym Neut pl from L articulatus furnished with joints distinct p p of articulare See Article v Zoöl 1 One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier It has been much modified by later writers Note It includes those Invertebrata having the body composed of ringlike segments arthromeres By some writers the unsegmented worms helminths have also been included by others it is restricted to the Arthropoda It corresponds nearly with the Annulosa of some authors The chief subdivisions are Arthropoda Insects Myriapoda Arachnida Pycnogonida Crustacea and Anarthropoda including the Annelida and allied forms 2 One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda including those that have the shells united by a hinge 3 A subdivision of the Crinoidea ARTICULATE Articulate a Etym L articulatus See Articulata 1 Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars Archaic Bacon 2 Jointed formed with joints consisting of segments united by joints as articulate animals or plants 3 Distinctly uttered spoken so as to be intelligible characterized by division into words and syllables as articulate speech sounds words Total changes of party and articulate opinion Carlyle ARTICULATE Articulate n Zoöl Defn An animal of the subkingdom Articulata ARTICULATE Articulate v i imp p p Articulated p pr vb n Articulating 1 To utter articulate sounds to utter the elementary sounds of a language to enunciate to speak distinctly 2 To treat or make terms Obs Shak 3 To join or be connected by articulation ARTICULATE Articulate v t 1 To joint to unite by means of a joint to put together with joints or at the joints 2 To draw up or write in separate articles to particularize to specify Obs 3 To form as the elementary sounds to utter in distinct syllables or words to enunciate as to articulate letters or language To articulate a word Ray 4 To express distinctly to give utterance to Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church Bibliotheca Sacra To articulate the dumb deep want of the people Carlyle ARTICULATED Articulated a 1 United by or provided with articulations jointed as an articulated skeleton 2 Produced as a letter syllable or word by the organs of speech pronounced ARTICULATELY Articulately adv 1 After the manner or in the form of a joint 2 Article by article in distinct particulars in detail definitely Paley I had articulately set down in writing our points Fuller 3 With distinct utterance of the separate sounds ARTICULATENESS Articulateness n Defn Quality of being articulate ARTICULATION Articulation n Etym Cf F articulation fr L articulatio 1 Anat Defn A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton Note Articulations may be immovable when the bones are directly united synarthrosis or slightly movable when they are united intervening substance amphiarthrosis or they may be more or less freely movable when the articular surfaces are covered with synovial membranes as in complete joints diarthrosis The last diarthrosis includes hinge joints admitting motion in one plane only ginglymus ball and socket joints enarthrosis pivot and rotation joints etc 2 Bot a The connection of the parts of a plant by joints as in pods b One of the nodes or joints as in cane and maize c One of the parts intercepted between the joints also a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth as in the cane grasses etc Lindley 3 The act of putting together with a joint or joints any meeting of parts in a joint 4 The state of being jointed connection of parts R That definiteness and articulation of imagery Coleridge 5 The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs as in pronunciation as a distinct articulation 6 A sound made by the vocal organs an articulate utterance or an elementary sound esp a consonant ARTICULATIVE Articulative a Defn Of or pertaining to articulation Bush ARTICULATOR Articulator n Defn One who or that which articulates as a One who enunciates distinctly b One who prepares and mounts skeletons c An instrument to cure stammering ARTICULUS Articulus n pl Articuli Etym L See Article Zoöl Defn A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea a joint or segment of an arthropod appendage ARTIFACT Artifact n L ars artis art facere factum to make 1 Archæol Defn A product of human workmanship applied esp to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural objects 2 Biol A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death or the use of reagents and not present during life ARTIFICE Artifice n Etym L artificium fr artifex artificer ars artis art facere to make cf F artifice 1 A handicraft a trade art of making Obs 2 Workmanship a skillfully contrived work The material universe in the artifice of God the artifice of the best Mechanist Cudworth 3 Artful or skillful contrivance His Congreves plots were constructed without much artifice Craik 4 Crafty device an artful ingenious or elaborate trick Note Now the usual meaning Those who were conscious of guilt employed numerous artifices for the purpose of averting inquiry Macaulay ARTIFICER Artificer n Etym Cf F artificier fr LL artificiarius 1 An artistic worker a mechanic or manufacturer one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind as a silversmith 2 One who makes or contrives a deviser inventor or framer Artificer of fraud Milton The great Artificer of all that moves Cowper 3 A cunning or artful fellow Obs B Jonson 4 Mil Defn A military mechanic as a blacksmith carpenter etc also one who prepares the shells fuses grenades etc in a military laboratory Syn Artisan artist See Artisan ARTIFICIAL Artificial a Etym L artificialis fr artificium cf F artificiel See Artifice 1 Made or contrived by art produced or modified by human skill and labor in opposition to natural as artificial heat or light gems salts minerals fountains flowers Artificial strife Lives in these touches livelier than life Shak 2 Feigned fictitious assumed affected not genuine Artificial tears Shak 3 Artful cunning crafty Obs Shak 4 Cultivated not indigenous not of spontaneous growth as artificial grasses Gibbon Artificial arguments Rhet arguments invented by the speaker in distinction from laws authorities and the like which are called inartificial arguments or proofs Johnson Artificial classification Science an arrangement based on superficial characters and not expressing the true natural relations species as the artificial system in botany which is the same as the Linnæan system Artificial horizon See under Horizon Artificial light any light other than that which proceeds from the heavenly bodies Artificial lines lines on a sector or scale so contrived as to represent the logarithmic sines and tangents which by the help of the line of numbers solve with tolerable exactness questions in trigonometry navigation etc Artificial numbers logarithms Artificial person Law See under Person Artificial sines tangents etc the same as logarithms of the natural tangents etc Hutton ARTIFICIALITY Artificiality n Defn The quality or appearance of being artificial that which is artificial ARTIFICIALIZE Artificialize v t Defn To render artificial ARTIFICIALLY Artificially adv 1 In an artificial manner by art or skill and contrivance not by nature 2 Ingeniously skillfully Obs The spiders web finely and artificially wrought Tillotson 3 Craftily artfully Obs Sharp dissembled so artificially Bp Burnet ARTIFICIALNESS Artificialness n Defn The quality of being artificial ARTIFICIOUS Artificious a Etym L artificiosus Defn Artificial Obs Johnson ARTILIZE Artilize v t Defn To make resemble Obs If I was a philosopher says Montaigne I would naturalize art instead of artilizing nature Bolingbroke ARTILLERIST Artillerist n Defn A person skilled in artillery or gunnery a gunner an artilleryman ARTILLERY Artillery n Etym OE artilrie OF artillerie arteillerie fr LL artillaria artilleria machines and apparatus of all kinds used in war vans laden with arms of any kind which follow camps F artillerie great guns ordnance OF artillier to work artifice to fortify to arm prob from L ars artis skill in joining something art See Art 1 Munitions of war implements for warfare as slings bows and arrows Obs And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad 1 Sam xx 40 2 Cannon great guns ordnance including guns mortars howitzers etc with their equipment of carriages balls bombs and shot of all kinds Note The word is sometimes used in a more extended sense including the powder cartridges matches utensils machines of all kinds and horses that belong to a train of artillery 3 The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided 4 The science of artillery or gunnery Campbell Artillery park or Park of artillery a A collective body of siege or field artillery including the guns and the carriages ammunition appurtenances equipments and persons necessary for working them b The place where the artillery is encamped or collected Artillery train or Train of artillery a number of pieces of ordnance mounted on carriages with all their furniture ready for marching ARTILLERYMAN Artilleryman n Defn A man who manages or assists in managing a large gun in firing ARTILLERY WHEEL Artillery wheel Defn A kind of heavily built dished wheel with a long axle box used on gun carriages usually having 14 spokes and 7 felloes hence a wheel of similar construction for use on automobiles etc ARTIODACTYLA Artiodactyla n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the divisions of the ungulate animals The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number and the third digit of each foot corresponding to the middle finger in man is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit as in the hog the sheep and the ox opposed to Perissodactyla ARTIODACTYLE Artiodactyle n Zoöl Defn One of the Artiodactyla ARTIODACTYLOUS Artiodactylous a Zoöl Defn Eventoed ARTISAN Artisan n Etym F artisan fr L artitus skilled in arts fr ars artis art cf It artigiano See Art n 1 One who professes and practices some liberal art an artist Obs 2 One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade and handicraftsman a mechanic This is willingly submitted to by the artisan who can compensate his additional toil and fatigue Hume Syn Artificer artist Artisan Artist Artificer An artist is one who is skilled in some one of the fine arts an artisan is one who exercises any mechanical employment A portrait painter is an artist a sign painter is an artisan although he may have the taste and skill of an artist The occupation of the former requires a fine taste and delicate manipulation that of the latter demands only an ordinary degree of contrivance and imitative power An artificer is one who requires power of contrivance and adaptation in the exercise of his profession The word suggest neither the idea of mechanical conformity to rule which attaches to the term artisan nor the ideas of refinement and of peculiar skill which belong to the term artist ARTIST Artist n Etym F artiste LL artista fr L ars See Art n and cf Artiste 1 One who practices some mechanic art or craft an artisan Obs How to build ships and dreadful ordnance cast Instruct the articles and reward their Waller 2 One who professes and practices an art in which science and taste preside over the manual execution Note The term is particularly applied to painters sculptors musicians engravers and architects Elmes 3 One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation Pope 4 An artful person a schemer Obs Syn Artisan See Artisan ARTISTE Artiste n Etym F See Artist Defn One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any employment as an opera dancer a hairdresser a cook Note This term should not be confounded with the English word artist ARTISTIC ARTISTICAL Artistic Artistical a Etym Cf F artistique fr artiste Defn Of or pertaining to art or to artists made in the manner of an artist conformable to art characterized by art showing taste or skill Artistically adv ARTISTRY Artistry n 1 Works of art collectively 2 Artistic effect or quality Southey 3 Artistic pursuits artistic ability The Academy ARTLESS Artless a 1 Wanting art knowledge or skill ignorant unskillful Artless of stars and of the moving sand Dryden 2 Contrived without skill or art inartistic R Artless and massy pillars T Warton 3 Free from guile art craft or stratagem characterized by simplicity and sincerity sincere guileless ingenuous honest as an artless mind an artless tale They were plain artless men without the least appearance of enthusiasm or credulity about them Porteus O how unlike the complex works of man Heavens easy artless unencumbered plan Cowper Syn Simple unaffected sincere undesigning guileless unsophisticated open frank candid ARTLESSLY Artlessly adv Defn In an artless manner without art skill or guile unaffectedly Pope ARTLESSNESS Artlessness n Defn The quality of being artless or void of art or guile simplicity sincerity ARTLY Artly adv Defn With art or skill Obs ARTOCARPEOUS ARTOCARPOUS Artocarpeous Artocarpous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Of or pertaining to the breadfruit or to the genus Artocarpus ARTOTYPE Artotype n Etym Art type Defn A kind of autotype ARTOTYRITE Artotyrite n Etym LL Artotyritae pl fr Gr Eccl Hist Defn One of a sect in the primitive church who celebrated the Lords Supper with bread and cheese alleging that the first oblations of men not only of the fruit of the earth but of their flocks Gen iv 3 4 ARTOW Artow Defn A contraction of art thou Obs Chaucer ARTSMAN Artsman n Defn A man skilled in an art or in arts Obs Bacon ART UNION Art union Defn An association for promoting art esp the arts of design and giving encouragement to artists ARUM Arum n Etym L arum aros Gr Defn A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe The cuckoopint of the English is an example Our common arums the lords and ladies of village children Lubbock Note The American Jack in the pulpit is now separated from the genus Arum ARUNDELIAN Arundelian a Defn Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel as Arundel or Arundelian marbles marbles from ancient Greece bought by the Earl of Arundel in 1624 ARUNDIFEROUS Arundiferous a Etym L arundifer arundo reed ferre to bear Defn Producing reeds or canes ARUNDINACEOUS Arundinaceous a Etym L arundinaceus fr arundo reed Defn Of or pertaining to a reed resembling the reed or cane ARUNDINEOUS Arundineous a Etym L arundineus fr arundo reed Defn Abounding with reeds reedy ARUSPEX Aruspex n pl Aruspices Etym L aruspex or haruspex Defn One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods ARUSPICE Aruspice n Etym L aruspex cf F aruspice Cf Aruspex Haruspice Defn A soothsayer of ancient Rome Same as Aruspex Written also haruspice ARUSPICY Aruspicy n Etym L aruspicium haruspicium Defn Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice ARVAL Arval n Etym W arwyl funeral ar over wylo to weep or cf arföl Icel arfr inheritance Sw öl ale Cf Bridal Defn A funeral feast North of Eng Grose ARVICOLE Arvicole n Etym L arvum field colere to inhabit Zoöl Defn A mouse of the genus Arvicola the meadow mouse There are many species ARYAN Aryan n Etym Skr arya excellent honorable akin to the name of the country Iran and perh to Erin Ireland and the early name of this people at least in Asia 1 One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times in Central Asia east of the Caspian Sea and north of the Hindoo 2 The language of the original Aryans Written also Arian ARYAN Aryan a Defn Of or pertaining to the people called Aryans IndoEuropean IndoGermanic as the Aryan stock the Aryan languages ARYANIZE Aryanize v t Defn To make Aryan a language or in language K Johnston ARYTENOID Arytenoid a Etym Gr Anat Defn Ladleshaped applied to two small cartilages of the larynx and also to the glands muscles etc connected with them The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords AS As adv conj Etym OE as als alse also al swa AS eal swa lit all so hence quite so quite as cf G als as than also so then See Also 1 Denoting equality or likeness in kind degree or manner like similar to in the same manner with or in which in accordance with in proportion to to the extent or degree in which or to which equally no less than as ye shall be as gods knowing good and evil you will reap as you sow do as you are bidden His spiritual attendants adjured him as he loved his soul to emancipate his brethren Macaulay Note As is often preceded by one of the antecedent or correlative words such same so or as in expressing an equality or comparison as give us such things as you please and so long as you please or as long as you please he is not so brave as Cato she is as amiable as she is handsome come as quickly as possible Bees appear fortunately to prefer the same colors as we do Lubbock As in a preceding part of a sentence has such or so to answer correlatively to it as with the people so with the priest 2 In the idea character or condition of limiting the view to certain attributes or relations as virtue considered as virtue this actor will appear as Hamlet The beggar is greater as a man than is the man merely as a king Dewey 3 While during or at the same time that when as he trembled as he spoke As I return I will fetch off these justices Shak 4 Because since it being the case that As the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms they were not indifferently prepared Sir W Scott See Synonym under Because 5 Expressing concession Often approaching though in meaning We wish however to avail ourselves of the interest transient as it may be which this work has excited Macaulay 6 That introducing or expressing a result or consequence after the correlatives so and such Obs I can place thee in such abject state as help shall never find thee Rowe So as so that Obs The relations are so uncertain as they require a great deal of examination Bacon 7 As if as though Obs or Poetic He lies as he his bliss did know Waller 8 For instance by way of example thus used to introduce illustrative phrases sentences or citations 9 Than Obs R The king was not more forward to bestow favors on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors Fuller 10 Expressing a wish Obs As have i e may he have Chaucer As as See So as under So As far as to the extent or degree As far as can be ascertained Macaulay As far forth as as far as Obs Chaucer As for or As to in regard to with respect to As good as not less than not falling short of As good as ones word faithful to a promise As if or As though of the same kind or in the same condition or manner that it would be if As it were as if it were a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous in a manner As now just now Obs Chaucer As swythe as quickly as possible Obs Chaucer As well also too besides Addison As well as equally with no less than I have understanding as well as you Job xii 3 As yet until now up to or at the present time still now AS As n Etym See Ace Defn An ace Obs Chaucer Ambesas double aces AS As n pl Asses Etym L as See Ace 1 A Roman weight answering to the libra or pound equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight It was divided into twelve ounces 2 A Roman copper coin originally of a pound weight 12 oz but reduced after the first Punic war to two ounces in the second Punic war to one ounce and afterwards to half an ounce ASA Asa n Etym NL asa of oriental origin cf Per aza mastic Ar asa healing isa remedy Defn An ancient name of a gum ASAFETIDA ASAFOETIDA Asafetida Asafoetida n Etym Asa L foetidus fetid Defn The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant Ferula asafoetida of Persia and the East India It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic Written also assafoetida ASAPHUS Asaphus n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation See Illust in Append ASARABACCA Asarabacca n Etym L asarum bacca a berry See Asarone Bot Defn An acrid herbaceous plant Asarum Europæum the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic It is principally used in cephalic snuffs ASARONE Asarone n Etym L asarum hazelwort wild spikenard Gr Chem Defn A crystallized substance resembling camphor obtained from the Asarum Europæum called also camphor of asarum ASBESTIC Asbestic a Defn Of pertaining to or resembling asbestus inconsumable asbestine ASBESTIFORM Asbestiform a Etym L asbestus form Defn Having the form or structure of asbestus ASBESTINE Asbestine a Defn Of or pertaining to asbestus or partaking of its nature incombustible asbestic ASBESTOUS Asbestous a Defn Asbestic ASBESTUS ASBESTOS Asbestus Asbestos n Etym L asbestos NL asbestus a kind of mineral unaffected by fire Gr Min Defn A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene occurring in long and delicate fibers or in fibrous masses or seams usually of a white gray or greengray color The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine Note The finer varieties have been wrought into gloves and cloth which are incombustible The cloth was formerly used as a shroud for dead bodies and has been recommended for firemens clothes Asbestus in also employed in the manufacture of iron safes for fireproof roofing and for lampwicks Some varieties are called amianthus Dana ASBOLIN Asbolin n Etym Gr Chem Defn A peculiar acrid and bitter oil obtained from wood soot ASCARIASIS Ascariasis n NL fr Gr an intestinal worm Med Defn A disease usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal ASCARID Ascarid n pl Ascarides or Ascarids Etym NL ascaris fr Gr Zoöl Defn A parasitic nematoid worm espec the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides often occurring in the human intestine and allied species found in domestic animals also commonly applied to the pinworm Oxyuris often troublesome to children and aged persons ASCEND Ascend v i imp p p Ascended p pr vb n Ascending Etym L ascendere ad scandere to climb mount See Scan 1 To move upward to mount to go up to rise opposed to Ant descend Higher yet that star ascends Bowring I ascend unto my father and your father John xx 17 Note Formerly used with up The smoke of it ascended up to heaven Addison 2 To rise in a figurative sense to proceed from an inferior to a superior degree from mean to noble objects from particulars to generals from modern to ancient times from one note to another more acute etc as our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity to ascend to our first progenitor Syn To rise mount climb scale soar tower ASCEND Ascend v t Defn To go or move upward upon or along to climb to mount to go up the top of as to ascend a hill a ladder a tree a river a throne ASCENDABLE Ascendable a Defn Capable of being ascended ASCENDANCY ASCENDANCE Ascendancy Ascendance n Defn Same as Ascendency ASCENDANT Ascendant n Etym F ascendant L ascendens p pr of ascendere 1 Ascent height elevation R Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant Temple 2 Astrol Defn The horoscope or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of ones birth supposed to have a commanding influence on a persons life and fortune Note Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant to have commanding power or influence and Lord of the ascendant one who has possession of such power or influence as to rule for a while lord of the ascendant Burke 3 Superiority or commanding influence ascendency as one man has the ascendant over another Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor but of a parent Robertson 4 An ancestor or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred a relative in the ascending line a progenitor opposed to descendant Ayliffe ASCENDANT ASCENDENT Ascendant Ascendent a 1 Rising toward the zenith above the horizon The constellation about that time ascendant Browne 2 Rising ascending Ruskin 3 Superior surpassing ruling An ascendant spirit over him South The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth J S Mill Without some power of persuading or confuting of defending himself against accusations no man could possibly hold an ascendent position Grote ASCENDENCY Ascendency n Defn Governing or controlling influence domination power An undisputed ascendency Macaulay Custom has an ascendency over the understanding Watts Syn Control authority influence sway dominion prevalence domination ASCENDIBLE Ascendible a Etym L ascendibilis Defn Capable of being ascended climbable ASCENDING Ascending a Defn Rising moving upward as an ascending kite Ascendingly adv Ascending latitude Astron the increasing latitude of a planet Ferguson Ascending line Geneol the line of relationship traced backward or through ones ancestors Ones father and mother grandfather and grandmother etc are in the line direct ascending Ascending node having that node of the moon or a planet wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward It is also called the northern node Herschel Ascending series Math a A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a quantity b A series in which each term is greater than the preceding Ascending signs signs east of the meridian ASCENSION Ascension n Etym F ascension L ascensio fr ascendere See Ascend 1 The act of ascending a rising ascent 2 Specifically The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection Acts i 9 Also Ascension Day 3 An ascending or arising as in distillation also that which arises as from distillation Vaporous ascensions from the stomach Sir T Browne Ascension Day the Thursday but one before Whitsuntide the day on which commemorated our Saviors ascension into heaven after his resurrection called also Holy Thursday Right ascension Astron that degree of the equinoctial counted from the beginning of Aries which rises with a star or other celestial body in a right sphere or the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the meridian with the star expressed either in degrees or in time Oblique ascension Astron an arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator which rises together with a star in an oblique sphere or the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the horizon with a star It is little used in modern astronomy ASCENSIONAL Ascensional a Defn Relating to ascension connected with ascent ascensive tending upward as the ascensional power of a balloon Ascensional difference Astron the difference between oblique and right ascension used chiefly as expressing the difference between the time of the rising or setting of a body and six oclock or six hours from its meridian passage ASCENSIVE Ascensive a Etym See Ascend 1 Rising tending to rise or causing to rise Owen 2 Gram Defn Augmentative intensive Ellicott ASCENT Ascent Etym Formed like descent as if from a F ascente fr a verb ascendre fr L ascendere See Ascend Descent 1 The act of rising motion upward rise a mounting upward as he made a tedious ascent the ascent of vapors from the earth To him with swift ascent he up returned Milton 2 The way or means by which one ascends 3 An eminence hill or high place Addison 4 The degree of elevation of an object or the angle it makes with a horizontal line inclination rising grade as a road has an ascent of five degrees ASCERTAIN Ascertain v t imp p p Ascertained p pr vb n Ascertaining Etym OF acertener a L ad certain See Certain 1 To render a person certain to cause to feel certain to make confident to assure to apprise Obs When the blessed Virgin was so ascertained Jer Taylor Muncer assured them that the design was approved of by Heaven and that the Almighty had in a dream ascertained him of its effects Robertson 2 To make a thing certain to the mind to free from obscurity doubt or change to make sure of to fix to determine Archaic The divine law ascertaineth the truth Hooker The very deferring of his execution shall increase and ascertain the condemnation Jer Taylor The ministry in order to ascertain a majority persuaded the queen to create twelve new peers Smollett The mildness and precision of their laws ascertained the rule and measure of taxation Gibbon 3 To find out or learn for a certainty by trial examination or experiment to get to know as to ascertain the weight of a commodity or the purity of a metal He was there only for the purpose of ascertaining whether a descent on England was practicable Macaulay ASCERTAINABLE Ascertainable a Defn That may be ascertained Ascertainableness n Ascertainably adv ASCERTAINER Ascertainer n Defn One who ascertains ASCERTAINMENT Ascertainment n Defn The act of ascertaining a reducing to certainty a finding out by investigation discovery The positive ascertainment of its limits Burke ASCESSANCY ASCESSANT Ascessancy n Ascessant a Defn See Acescency Acescent Obs ASCETIC Ascetic a Etym Gr Defn Extremely rigid in selfdenial and devotions austere severe The stern ascetic rigor of the Temple discipline Sir W Scott ASCETIC Ascetic n Defn In the early church one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life characterized by devotion extreme selfdenial and selfmortification a hermit a recluse hence one who practices extreme rigor and selfdenial in religious things I am far from commending those ascetics that take up their quarters in deserts Norris Ascetic theology the science which treats of the practice of the theological and moral virtues and the counsels of perfection Am Cyc ASCETICISM Asceticism n Defn The condition practice or mode of life of ascetics ASCHAM Ascham n Etym From Roger Ascham who was a great lover of archery Defn A sort of cupboard or case to contain bows and other implements of archery ASCI Asci n pl Defn See Ascus ASCIAN Ascian n Defn One of the Ascii ASCIDIAN Ascidian n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn One of the Ascidioidea or in a more general sense one of the Tunicata Also as an adj ASCIDIARIUM Ascidiarium n Etym NL See Ascidium Zoöl Defn The structure which unites together the ascidiozooids in a compound ascidian ASCIDIFORM Ascidiform a Etym Gr form Zoöl Defn Shaped like an ascidian ASCIDIOIDEA Ascidioidea n pl Etym NL fr ascidium oid See Ascidium Zoöl Defn A group of Tunicata often shaped like a twonecked bottle The group includes social and compound species The gill is a netlike structure within the oral aperture The integument is usually leathery in texture See Illustration in Appendix ASCIDIOZOOID Ascidiozooid n Etym Ascidium zooid Zoöl Defn One of the individual members of a compound ascidian See Ascidioidea ASCIDIUM Ascidium n pl Ascidia Etym NL fr ascus See Ascus 1 Bot Defn A pitchershaped or flaskshaped organ or appendage of a plant as the leaves of the pitcher plant or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort Utricularia 2 pl Zoöl Defn A genus of simple ascidians which formerly included most of the known species It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea or for all the Tunicata ASCIGEROUS Ascigerous a Etym Ascus gerous Bot Defn Having asci Loudon ASCII ASCIANS Ascii Ascians n pl Etym L ascii pl of ascius Gr Defn Persons who at certain times of the year have no shadow at noon applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone who have twice a year a vertical sun ASCITES Ascites n Etym L fr Gr Med Defn A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen dropsy of the peritoneum Dunglison ASCITIC ASCITICAL Ascitic Ascitical a Defn Of pertaining to or affected by ascites dropsical ASCITITIOUS Ascititious a Etym See Adscititious Defn Supplemental not inherent or original adscititious additional assumed Homer has been reckoned an ascititious name Pope ASCLEPIAD Asclepiad n Gr L Pros Defn A choriambic verse first used by the Greek poet Asclepias consisting of four feet viz a spondee two choriambi and an iambus ASCLEPIADACEOUS Asclepiadaceous a Etym See Asclepias Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling plants of the Milkweed family ASCLEPIAS Asclepias n Etym L fr Gr Asclepios or Aesculapius Bot Defn A genus of plants including the milkweed swallowwort and some other species having medicinal properties Asclepias butterfly Zoöl a large handsome red and black butterfly Danais Archippus found in both hemispheres It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias ASCOCARP Ascocarp n Gr askos a bladder karpos fruit Bot Defn In ascomycetous fungi the spherical discoid or cupshaped body within which the asci are collected and which constitutes the mature fructification The different forms are known in mycology under distinct names Called also spore fruit ASCOCOCCUS Ascococcus n pl Ascococci Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn A form of micrococcus found in putrid meat infusions occurring in peculiar masses each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci ASCOMYCETES Ascomycetes n pl NL ascus Gr fungus Bot Defn A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate hyphæ and by having their spores formed in asci or spore sacs It comprises many orders among which are the yeasts molds mildews truffles morels etc Ascomycetous a ASCOSPORE Ascospore n Etym Ascus spore Bot Defn One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi See Illust of Ascus ASCRIBABLE Ascribable a Defn Capable of being ascribed attributable ASCRIBE Ascribe v t imp p p Ascribed p pr vb n Ascribing Etym L ascribere adscribere to ascribe ad scribere to write cf OF ascrire See Scribe 1 To attribute impute or refer as to a cause as his death was ascribed to a poison to ascribe an effect to the right cause to ascribe such a book to such an author The finest speech that is ascribed to Satan in the whole poem Addison 2 To attribute as a quality or an appurtenance to consider or allege to belong Syn To Ascribe Attribute Impute Attribute denotes 1 To refer some quality or attribute to a being as to attribute power to God 2 To refer something to its cause or source as to attribute a backward spring to icebergs off the coast Ascribe is used equally in both these senses but involves a different image To impute usually denotes to ascribe something doubtful or wrong and hence in general literature has commonly a bad sense as to impute unworthy motives The theological sense of impute is not here taken into view More than goodwill to me attribute naught Spenser Ascribes his gettings to his parts and merit Pope And fairly quit him of the imputed blame Spenser ASCRIPT Ascript a Defn See Adscript Obs ASCRIPTION Ascription n Etym L ascriptio fr ascribere See Ascribe Defn The act of ascribing imputing or affirming to belong also that which is ascribed ASCRIPTITIOUS Ascriptitious a Etym L ascriptitius fr ascribere 1 Ascribed 2 Added additional Obs An ascriptitious and supernumerary God Farindon ASCUS Ascus n pl Asci Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi ASEA Asea adv Etym Pref a sea Defn On the sea at sea toward the sea ASEMIA Asemia n NL fr Gr priv sign Med Defn Loss of power to express or to understand symbols or signs of thought ASEPSIS Asepsis n NL fr Gr priv sepsis Defn State of being aseptic the methods or processes of asepticizing ASEPTIC Aseptic a Etym Pref a not septic Defn Not liable to putrefaction nonputrescent n Defn An aseptic substance ASEXUAL Asexual a Etym Pref a not sexual Biol Defn Having no distinct without sexual action as asexual reproduction See Fission and Gemmation ASEXUALIZATION Asexualization n Asexual ize ation Defn The act or process of sterilizing an animal or human being as by vasectomy ASEXUALLY Asexually adv Defn In an asexual manner without sexual agency ASH Ash n Etym OE asch esh AS æsc akin to OHG asc Sw Dan ask Icel askr D esch G esche 1 Bot Defn A genus of trees of the Olive family having opposite pinnate leaves many of the species furnishing valuable timber as the European ash Fraxinus excelsior and the white ash F Americana Prickly ash Zanthoxylum Americanum and Poison ash Rhus venenata are shrubs of different families somewhat resembling the true ashes in their foliage Mountain ash See Roman tree and under Mountain 2 The tough elastic wood of the ash tree Note Ash is used adjectively or as the first part of a compound term as ash bud ash wood ash tree etc ASH Ash n Defn sing of Ashes Note Ash is rarely used in the singular except in connection with chemical or geological products as soda ash coal which yields a red ash etc or as a qualifying or combining word as ash bin ash heap ash hole ash pan ash pit ashgrey ashcolored pearlash potash Bone ash burnt powered bone earth Volcanic ash See under Ashes ASH Ash v t Defn To strew or sprinkle with ashes Howell ASHAME Ashame v t Etym Pref a shame cf AS ascamian to shame where a is the same as Goth us G er and orig meant out gescamian gesceamian to shame Defn To shame R Barrow ASHAMED Ashamed a Etym Orig a p p of ashame v t Defn Affected by shame abashed or confused by guilt or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety I am ashamed to beg Wyclif All that forsake thee shall be ashamed Jer xvii 13 I began to be ashamed of sitting idle Johnson Enough to make us ashamed of our species Macaulay An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present Darwin Note Ashamed seldom precedes the noun or pronoun it qualifies By a Hebraism it is sometimes used in the Bible to mean disappointed or defeated ASHAMEDLY Ashamedly adv Defn Bashfully R ASHANTEE Ashantee n pl Ashantees Defn A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa ASHANTEE Ashantee a Defn Of or pertaining to Ashantee ASHCOLORED Ashcolored a Defn Of the color of ashes a whitish gray or brownish gray ASHEN Ashen a Etym See Ash the tree Defn Of or pertaining to the ash tree Ashen poles Dryden ASHEN Ashen a Defn Consisting of or resembling ashes of a color between brown and gray or white and gray The ashen hue of age Sir W Scott ASHEN Ashen n Defn obs pl for Ashes Chaucer ASHERY Ashery n 1 A depository for ashes 2 A place where potash is made ASHES Ashes n pl Etym OE asche aske AS asce æsce axe akin to OHG asca G asche D asch Icel Sw aska Dan aske Goth azgo 1 The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion as of wood or coal 2 Specifically The remains of the human body when burnt or when returned to dust by natural decay Their martyred blood and ashes sow Milton The coffins were broken open The ashes were scattered to the winds Macaulay 3 The color of ashes deathlike paleness The lip of ashes and the cheek of flame Byron In dust and ashes In sackcloth and ashes with humble expression of grief or repentance from the method of mourning in Eastern lands Volcanic ashes or Volcanic ash the loose earthy matter or small fragments of stone or lava ejected by volcanoes ASHFIRE Ashfire n Defn A low fire used in chemical operations ASHFURNACE ASHOVEN Ashfurnace Ashoven n Defn A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making ASHINE Ashine a Defn Shining radiant ASHLAR ASHLER Ashlar Ashler n Etym OE ascheler achiler OF aiseler fr aiselle dim of ais plank fr L axis assis plank axle See Axle 1 Masonry a Hewn or squared stone also masonry made of squared or hewn stone Rough ashlar a block of freestone as brought from the quarry When hammerdressed it is known as common ashlar Knight b In the United States especially a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick Knight ASHLARING ASHLERING Ashlaring Ashlering n 1 The act of bedding ashlar in mortar 2 Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall Brande C 3 Carp Defn The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets See Ashlar 2 ASHORE Ashore adv Etym Pref a shore Defn On shore or on land on the land adjacent to water to the shore to the land aground when applied to a ship sometimes opposed to aboard or afloat Here shall I die ashore Shak I must fetch his necessaries ashore Shak ASHTORETH Ashtoreth n pl Ashtaroth Defn The principal female divinity of the Phoenicians as Baal was the principal male divinity W Smith ASH WEDNESDAY Ash Wednesday Defn The first day of Lent so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes on that day upon the foreheads of penitents ASHWEED Ashweed n Bot Etym A corruption of acheweed F ache So named from the likeness of its leaves to those of ache celery Defn Goutweed ASHY Ashy a 1 Pertaining to or composed of ashes filled or strewed with ashes 2 Ashcolored whitish gray deadly pale Shak Ashy pale pale as ashes Shak ASIAN Asian a Etym L Asianus Gr Asia Defn Of or pertaining to Asia Asiatic Asian princes Jer Taylor n Defn An Asiatic ASIARCH Asiarch n Etym L Asiarcha Gr Defn One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites Milner ASIATIC Asiatic a Etym L Asiaticus Gr Defn Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants n Defn A native or one of the people of Asia ASIATICISM Asiaticism n Defn Something peculiar to Asia or the Asiatics ASIDE Aside adv Etym Pref a side 1 On or to one side out of a straight line course or direction at a little distance from the rest out of the way apart Thou shalt set aside that which is full 2 Kings iv 4 But soft but soft aside here comes the king Shak The flames were blown aside Dryden 2 Out of ones thoughts off away as to put aside gloomy thoughts Lay aside every weight Heb xii 1 3 So as to be heard by others privately Then lords and ladies spake aside Sir W Scott To set aside Law to annul or defeat the effect or operation of by a subsequent decision of the same or of a superior tribunal to declare of no authority as to set aside a verdict or a judgment ASIDE Aside n Defn Something spoken aside as a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear ASILUS Asilus n Etym L a gadfly Zoöl Defn A genus of large and voracious twowinged flies including the bee killer and robber fly ASINEGO ASSINEGO Asinego Assinego n Etym Sp asnico dim of asno an ass Defn A stupid fellow Obs Shak ASININE Asinine a Etym L asininus fr asinus ass See Ass Defn Of or belonging to or having the qualities of the ass as stupidity and obstinacy Asinine nature B Jonson Asinine feast Milton ASININITY Asininity n Defn The quality of being asinine stupidity combined with obstinacy ASIPHONATE Asiphonate a Zoöl Defn Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube said of many bivalve shells n Defn An asiphonate mollusk ASIPHONEA ASIPHONATA ASIPHONIDA Asiphonea Asiphonata Asiphonida n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons as the oyster the asiphonate mollusks ASITIA Asitia n Etym Gr Med Defn Want of appetite loathing of food ASK Ask v t imp p p Asked p pr vb n Asking Etym OE asken ashen axien AS ascian acsian akin to OS escon OHG eiscon Sw aska Dan æske D eischen G heischen Lith jëskóti OSlav iskati to seek Skr ish to desire 5 1 To request to seek to obtain by words to petition to solicit often with of in the sense of from before the person addressed Ask counsel we pray thee of God Judg xviii 5 If ye abide in me and my words abide in you ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you John xv 7 2 To require demand claim or expect whether by way of remuneration or return or as a matter of necessity as what price do you ask Ask me never so much dowry Gen xxxiv 12 To whom men have committed much of him they will ask the more Luke xii 48 An exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity Addison 3 To interrogate or inquire of or concerning to put a question to or about to question He is of age ask him he shall speak for himself John ix 21 He asked the way to Chester Shak 4 To invite as to ask one to an entertainment 5 To publish in church for marriage said of both the banns and the persons Fuller Syn To beg request seek petition solicit entreat beseech implore crave require demand claim exhibit inquire interrogate See Beg ASK Ask v i 1 To request or petition usually folllowed by for as to ask for bread Ask and it shall be given you Matt vii 7 2 To make inquiry or seek by request sometimes followed by after Wherefore dost ask after my name Gen xxxii 29 ASK Ask n Etym See 2d Asker Zoöl Defn A water newt Scot North of Eng ASKANCE ASKANT Askance Askant adv Etym Cf D schuin schuins sideways schuiven to shove schuinte slope Cf Asquint Defn Sideways obliquely with a side glance with disdain envy or suspicion They dart away they wheel askance Beattie My palfrey eyed them askance Landor Both were viewed askance by authority Gladstone ASKANCE Askance v t Defn To turn aside Poet O how are they wrapped in with infamies That from their own misdeeds askance their eyes Shak ASKER Asker n Defn One who asks a petitioner an inquirer Shak ASKER Asker n Etym A corruption of AS a lizard newt Zoöl Defn An ask a water newt Local Eng ASKEW Askew adv a Etym Pref a skew Defn Awry askance asquint oblique or obliquely sometimes indicating scorn or contempt or entry Spenser ASKING Asking n 1 The act of inquiring or requesting a petition solicitation Longfellow 2 The publishing of banns ASLAKE Aslake v t i Etym AS aslacian slacian to slacken Cf Slake Defn To mitigate to moderate to appease to abate to diminish Archaic Chaucer ASLANT Aslant adv a Etym Pref a slant Defn Toward one side in a slanting direction obliquely The shaft drove through his neck aslant Dryden ASLANT Aslant prep Defn In a slanting direction over athwart There is a willow grows aslant a brook Shak ASLEEP Asleep a adv Etym Pref a sleep 1 In a state of sleep in sleep dormant Fast asleep the giant lay supine Dryden By whispering winds soon lulled asleep Milton 2 In the sleep of the grave dead Concerning them which are asleep sorrow not even as others which have no hope 1 Thess iv 13 3 Numbed and usually tingling Udall Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb and as we call it asleep Bacon ASLOPE Aslope adv a Etym Pref a slope Defn Slopingly aslant declining from an upright direction sloping Set them not upright but aslope Bacon ASLUG Aslug adv Etym Pref a slug to move slowly Defn Sluggishly Obs Fotherby ASMEAR Asmear a Etym Pref a smear Defn Smeared over Dickens ASMONEAN Asmonean a Defn Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged Maccabean as the Asmonean dynasty Written also Asmonæan ASMONEAN Asmonean n Defn One of the Asmonean family The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b c ASOAK Asoak a Etym Pref a soak Defn Soaking ASOMATOUS Asomatous a Etym L asomatus Gr Defn Without a material body incorporeal Todd ASONANT Asonant a Etym Pref a not sonant Defn Not sounding or sounded R C C Felton ASP Asp n Bot Defn Same as Aspen Trembling poplar or asp Martyn ASP Asp n Etym L aspis fr Gr aspe F aspic Zoöl Defn A small hooded poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries whose bite is often fatal It is the Naja haje The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents esp to Vipera aspis of southern Europe See Haje ASPALATHUS Aspalathus n Etym L aspalathus Gr Bot a A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil Ecclus xxiv 15 b A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosæ The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope ASPARAGINE Asparagine n Etym Cf F asparagine Chem Defn A white nitrogenous crystallizable substance C4H8N2O3H2O found in many plants and first obtained from asparagus It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant called also altheine ASPARAGINOUS Asparaginous a Defn Pertaining or allied to or resembling asparagus having shoots which are eaten like asparagus as asparaginous vegetables ASPARAGUS Asparagus n Etym L fr Gr prong sprout Pers asparag Lith spurgas sprout Skr sphurj to swell Perh the Greek borrowed from the Persian Cf Sparrowgrass 1 Bot Defn A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceæ and having erect much branched stems and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers Specifically The Asparagus officinalis a species cultivated in gardens 2 The young and tender shoots of A officinalis which form a valuable and wellknown article of food Note This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people Asparagus beetle Zoöl a small beetle Crioceris asparagi injurious to asparagus ASPARTIC Aspartic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived asparagine as aspartic acid ASPECT Aspect n Etym L aspectus fr aspicere aspectum to look at ad spicere specere to look akin to E spy 1 The act of looking vision gaze glance R The basilisk killeth by aspect Bacon His aspect was bent on the ground Sir W Scott 2 Look or particular appearance of the face countenance mien air Serious in aspect Dryden Craggs with aspect open shall erect his head Pope 3 Appearance to the eye or the mind look view The aspect of affairs Macaulay The true aspect of a world lying in its rubbish T Burnet 4 Position or situation with regard to seeing that position which enables one to look in a particular direction position in relation to the points of the compass as a house has a southern aspect that is a position which faces the south 5 Prospect outlook Obs This town affords a good aspect toward the hill from whence we descended Evelyn 6 Astrol Defn The situation of planets or stars with respect to one another or the angle formed by the rays of light proceeding from them and meeting at the eye the joint look of planets or stars upon each other or upon the earth Milton Note The aspects which two planets can assume are five sextile 7 Astrol Defn The influence of the stars for good or evil as an ill aspect Shak The astrologers call the evil influences of the stars evil aspects Bacon Aspect of a plane Geom the direction of the plane ASPECT Aspect v t Etym L aspectare v intens of aspicere See Aspect n Defn To behold to look at Obs ASPECTABLE Aspectable a Etym L aspectabilis Defn Capable of being visible The aspectable world Ray Aspectable stars Mrs Browning ASPECTANT Aspectant a Her Defn Facing each other ASPECTED Aspected a Defn Having an aspect Obs B Jonson ASPECTION Aspection n Etym L aspectio fr aspicere to look at Defn The act of viewing a look Obs ASPECT RATIO Aspect ratio Aëronautics Defn The ratio of the long to the short side of an aëroplane aërocurve or wing ASPEN ASP Aspen Asp n Etym AS æsp æps akin to OHG aspa Icel ösp Dan æsp Sw asp D esp G espe äspe aspe cf Lettish apsa Lith apuszis Bot Defn One of several species of poplar bearing this name especially the Populus tremula so called from the trembling of its leaves which move with the slightest impulse of the air ASPEN Aspen a Defn Of or pertaining to the aspen or resembling it made of aspen wood Nor aspen leaves confess the gentlest breeze Gay ASPER Asper a Etym OE aspre OF aspre F âpre fr L asper rough Defn Rough rugged harsh bitter stern fierce Archaic An asper sound Bacon ASPER Asper n Etym L spiritus asper rough breathing Greek Gram Defn The rough breathing a mark placed over an initial vowel sound or over h before it thus hws pronounced h hrjtwr pronounced hrab6t ASPER Asper n Etym F aspre or It aspro fr MGr Defn A Turkish money of account formerly a coin of little value the 120th part of a piaster ASPERATE Asperate v t imp p p Asperated p pr vb n Asperating Etym L asperatus p p of asperare fr asper rough Defn To make rough or uneven The asperated part of its surface Boyle ASPERATION Asperation n Defn The act of asperating a making or becoming rough Bailey ASPERGES Asperges n Etym L Thou shalt sprinkle R C Ch a The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water b The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water an aspergill ASPERGILL ASPERGILLUM Aspergill Aspergillum n Etym LL aspergillum fr L aspergere See Asperse v t 1 The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people Also written aspergillus 2 Zoöl Defn See Wateringpot shell ASPERGILLIFORM Aspergilliform a Etym Aspergillum form Bot Defn Resembling the aspergillum in form as an aspergilliform stigma Gray ASPERIFOLIATE ASPERIFOLIOUS Asperifoliate Asperifolious a Etym L asper rough folium leaf Bot Defn Having rough leaves Note By some applied to the natural order now called Boraginaceæ or borageworts ASPERITY Asperity n pl Asperities Etym L asperitas fr asper rough cf F aspérité 1 Roughness of surface unevenness opposed to smoothness The asperities of dry bodies Boyle 2 Roughness or harshness of sound that quality which grates upon the ear raucity 3 Roughness to the taste sourness tartness 4 Moral roughness roughness of manner severity crabbedness harshness opposed to mildness Asperity of character Landor It is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received Johnson 5 Sharpness disagreeableness difficulty The acclivities and asperities of duty Barrow Syn Acrimony moroseness crabbedness harshness sourness tartness See Acrimony ASPERMATOUS Aspermatous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Aspermous ASPERMOUS Aspermous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Destitute of seeds aspermatous ASPERNE Asperne v t Etym L aspernari a ab spernari Defn To spurn to despise Obs Sir T More ASPEROUS Asperous a Etym See Asper a Defn Rough uneven Boyle ASPERSE Asperse v t imp p p Aspersed p pr vb n Aspersing Etym L aspersus p p of aspergere to scatter sprinkle ad spargere to strew See Sparse 1 To sprinkle as water or dust upon anybody or anything or to besprinkle any one with a liquid or with dust Heywood 2 To bespatter with foul reports or false and injurious charges to tarnish in point of reputation or good name to slander or calumniate as to asperse a poet or his writings to asperse a mans character With blackest crimes aspersed Cowper Syn To slander defame detract from calumniate vilify To Asperse Defame Slander Calumniate These words have in common the idea of falsely assailing the character of another To asperse is figuratively to cast upon a character hitherto unsullied the imputation of blemishes or faults which render it offensive or loathsome To defame is to detract from a mans honor and reputation by charges calculated to load him with infamy Slander etymologically the same as scandal and calumniate from the Latin have in common the sense of circulating reports to a mans injury from unworthy or malicious motives Men asperse their neighbors by malignant insinuations they defame by advancing charges to blacken or sully their fair fame they slander or calumniate by spreading injurious reports which are false or by magnifying slight faults into serious errors or crimes ASPERSED Aspersed a 1 Her Defn Having an indefinite number of small charges scattered or strewed over the surface Cussans 2 Bespattered slandered calumniated Motley ASPERSER Asperser n Defn One who asperses especially one who vilifies another ASPERSION Aspersion n Etym L aspersio fr aspergere cf F aspersion 1 A sprinkling as with water or dust in a literal sense Behold an immersion not and aspersion Jer Taylor 2 The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation like the bespattering of a body with foul water calumny Every candid critic would be ashamed to cast wholesale aspersions on the entire body of professional teachers Grote Who would by base aspersions blot thy virtue Dryden ASPERSIVE Aspersive a Defn Tending to asperse defamatory slanderous Aspersively adv ASPERSOIR Aspersoir n Etym F Defn An aspergill ASPERSORIUM Aspersorium n pl Aspplwsoria Etym LL See Asperse 1 The stoup basin or other vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches 2 A brush for sprinkling holy water an aspergill ASPHALT ASPHALTUM Asphalt Asphaltum n Etym Gr asphalte 1 Mineral pitch Jews pitch or compact native bitumen It is brittle of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture it melts and burns when heated leaving no residue It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea which is therefore called Asphaltites or the Asphaltic Lake It is found also in many parts of Asia Europe and America See Bitumen 2 A composition of bitumen pitch lime and gravel used for forming pavements and as a waterproof cement for bridges roofs etc asphaltic cement Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar lime sand etc Asphalt stone Asphalt rock a limestone found impregnated with asphalt ASPHALT Asphalt v t Defn To cover with asphalt as to asphalt a roof asphalted streets ASPHALTE Asphalte n Etym F See Asphalt Defn Asphaltic mastic or cement See Asphalt 2 ASPHALTIC Asphaltic a Defn Pertaining to of the nature of or containing asphalt bituminous Asphaltic pool Asphaltic slime Milton ASPHALTITE Asphaltite a Defn Asphaltic ASPHALTITE Asphaltite a Defn Asphaltic Bryant ASPHALTUS Asphaltus n Defn See Asphalt ASPHODEL Asphodel n Etym L asphodelus Gr Daffodil Bot Defn A general name for a plant of the genus Asphodelus The asphodels are hardy perennial plants several species of which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers Note The name is also popularly given to species of other genera The asphodel of the early English and French poets was the daffodil The asphodel of the Greek poets is supposed to be the Narcissus poeticus Dr Prior Pansies and violets and asphodel Milton ASPHYCTIC Asphyctic a Defn Pertaining to asphyxia ASPHYXIA ASPHYXY Asphyxia Asphyxy n Etym NL asphyxia fr Gr Med Defn Apparent death or suspended animation the condition which results from interruption of respiration as in suffocation or drowning or the inhalation of irrespirable gases ASPHYXIAL Asphyxial a Defn Of or relating to asphyxia as asphyxial phenomena ASPHYXIATE Asphyxiate v t Defn To bring to a state of asphyxia to suffocate Note Used commonly in the past pple ASPHYXIATED ASPHYXIED Asphyxiated Asphyxied p p Defn In a state of asphyxia suffocated ASPHYXIATION Asphyxiation n Defn The act of causing asphyxia a state of asphyxia ASPIC Aspic n Etym F See Asp 1 The venomous asp Chiefly poetic Shak Tennyson 2 A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot Obs ASPIC Aspic n Etym F a corrupt of spic OF espi F épi L spica spicum spicus ear spike See Spike Defn A European species of lavender Lavandula spica which produces a volatile oil See Spike ASPIC Aspic n Etym F prob fr aspic an asp Defn A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl game fish hard boiled eggs etc Thackeray ASPIDOBRANCHIA Aspidobranchia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of Gastropoda with limpetlike shells including the abalone shells and keyhole limpets ASPIRANT Aspirant a Etym Cf F aspirant p pr of aspirer See Aspire Defn Aspiring ASPIRANT Aspirant n Etym Cf F aspirant Defn One who aspires one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment In consequence of the resignations the way to greatness was left clear to a new set of aspirants Macaulay ASPIRATE Aspirate v t imp p p Aspirated p pr vb n Aspirating Etym L aspiratus p p of aspirare to breathe toward or upon to add the breathing h ad spirare to breathe blow Cf Aspire Defn To pronounce with a breathing an aspirate or an h sound as we aspirate the words horse and house to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant ASPIRATE Aspirate n 1 A sound consisting of or characterized by a breath like the sound of h the breathing h or a character representing such a sound an aspirated sound 2 A mark of aspiration used in Greek the asper or rough breathing Bentley 3 An elementary sound produced by the breath alone a surd or nonvocal consonant as f th in thin etc ASPIRATE ASPIRATED Aspirate Aspirated a Etym L aspiratus p p Defn Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath But yet they are not aspirate i e with such an aspiration as h Holder ASPIRATION Aspiration n Etym L aspiratio fr aspirare cf F aspiration 1 The act of aspirating the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath an aspirated sound If aspiration be defined to be an impetus of breathing Wilkins 2 The act of breathing a breath an inspiration 3 The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring strong wish high desire Aspirations after virtue Johnson Vague aspiration after military renown Prescott ASPIRATOR Aspirator n 1 Chem Defn An apparatus for passing air or gases through or over certain liquids or solids or for exhausting a closed vessel by means of suction 2 Med Defn An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid contents of tumors or collections of blood ASPIRATORY Aspiratory a Defn Of or pertaining to breathing suited to the inhaling of air ASPIRE Aspire v i imp p p Aspired p pr vb n Aspiring Etym F aspirer L aspirare See Aspirate v t 1 To desire with eagerness to seek to attain something high or great to pant to long followed by to or after and rarely by at as to aspire to a crown to aspire after immorality Aspiring to be gods if angels fell Aspiring to be angels men rebel Pope 2 To rise to ascend to tower to soar My own breath still foments the fire Which flames as high as fancy can aspire Waller ASPIRE Aspire v t Defn To aspire to to long for to try to reach to mount to Obs That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds Shak ASPIRE Aspire n Defn Aspiration Obs Chapman ASPIREMENT Aspirement n Defn Aspiration Obs ASPIRER Aspirer n Defn One who aspires ASPIRIN Aspirin n Pharm Defn A white crystalline compound of acetyl and salicylic acid used as a drug for the salicylic acid liberated from it in the intestines ASPIRING Aspiring a Defn That aspires as an Aspiring mind Aspiringly adv Aspiringness n ASPISH Aspish a Defn Pertaining to or like an asp ASPORTATION Asportation n Etym L asportatio fr asportare to carry away abs ab portare to bear carry Law Defn The felonious removal of goods from the place where they were deposited Note It is adjudged to be larceny though the goods are not carried from the house or apartment Blackstone ASPRAWL Asprawl adv a Defn Sprawling ASQUAT Asquat adv a Defn Squatting ASQUINT Asquint adv Etym Cf Askant Squint Defn With the eye directed to one side not in the straight line of vision obliquely awry so as to see distortedly as to look asquint ASS Ass n Etym OE asse AS assa akin to Icel asni W asen asyn L asinus dim aselus Gr esol OHG esil G esel Goth asilus Dan æsel Lith asilas Bohem osel Pol osiel The word is prob of Semitic origin cf Heb ath she ass Cf Ease 1 Zoöl Defn A quadruped of the genus Equus E asinus smaller than the horse and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears The tame or domestic ass is patient slow and surefooted and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity There are several species of wild asses which are swiftfooted 2 A dull heavy stupid fellow a dolt Shak Asses Bridge Etym L pons asinorum The fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal to one another Sportive A schoolboy stammering out his Asses Bridge F Harrison To make an ass of ones self to do or say something very foolish or absurd ASSAFOETIDA Assafoetida n Defn Same as Asafetida ASSAGAI ASSEGAI Assagai Assegai n Etym Pg azagaia Sp azagaya fr a Berber word Cf Lancegay Defn A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing a kind of light javelin ASSAI Assai Etym It fr L ad satis enough See Assets Mus Defn A direction equivalent to very as adagio assai very slow ASSAIL Assail v t imp p p Assailed p pr vb n Assailing Etym OE assailen asailen OF asaillir assailler F assaillir L ad saillir to burst out project fr L salire to leap spring cf L assilire to leap or spring upon See Sally 1 To attack with violence or in a vehement and hostile manner to assault to molest as to assail a man with blows to assail a city with artillery No rude noise mine ears assailing Cowper No storm can now assail The charm he wears within Keble 2 To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering as an obstacle difficulty or the like The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce assail Pope 3 To attack morally or with a view to produce changes in the feelings character conduct existing usages institutions to attack by words hostile influence etc as to assail one with appeals arguments abuse ridicule and the like The papal authority assailed Hallam They assailed him with keen invective they assailed him with still keener irony Macaulay Syn To attack assault invade encounter fall upon See Attack ASSAILABLE Assailable a Defn Capable of being assailed ASSAILANT Assailant a Etym F assaillant p pr of assaillir Defn Assailing attacking Milton ASSAILANT Assailant n Etym F assaillant Defn One who or that which assails attacks or assaults an assailer An assailant of the church Macaulay ASSAILER Assailer n Defn One who assails ASSAILMENT Assailment n Defn The act or power of assailing attack assault R His most frequent assailment was the headache Johnson ASSAMAR Assamar n Etym L assare to roast amarus bitter Chem Defn The peculiar bitter substance soft or liquid and of a yellow color produced when meat bread gum sugar starch and the like are roasted till they turn brown ASSAMESE Assamese a Defn Of or pertaining to Assam a province of British India or to its inhabitants n sing pl Defn A native or natives of Assam ASSAPAN ASSAPANIC Assapan Assapanic n Etym Prob Indian name Zoöl Defn The American flying squirrel Pteromys volucella ASSART Assart n Etym OF essart the grubbing up of trees fr essarter to grub up or clear ground of bushes shrubs trees etc fr LL exartum exartare for exsaritare L ex sarire sarrire saritum to hoe weed 1 Old Law Defn The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes and thus destroying the tickets or coverts of a forest Spelman Cowell 2 A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes and fitted for cultivation a clearing Ash Assart land forest land cleared of woods and brush ASSART Assart v t Defn To grub up as trees to commit an assart upon as to assart land or trees Ashmole ASSASSIN Assassin n Etym F cf It assassino fr Ar one who has drunk of the hashish Under its influence the Assassins of the East followers of the Shaikh alJabal Old Man of the Mountain were said to commit the murders required by their chief Defn One who kills or attempts to kill by surprise or secret assault one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense ASSASSIN Assassin v t Defn To assassinate Obs Stillingfleet ASSASSINATE Assassinate v t imp p p Assassinated p pr vb n Assassinating Etym LL assassinatus p p of assassinare 1 To kill by surprise or secret assault to murder by treacherous violence Help neighbors my house is broken open by force and I am ravished and like to be assassinated Dryden 2 To assail with murderous intent hence by extended meaning to maltreat exceedingly Archaic Your rhymes assassinate our fame Dryden Such usage as your honorable lords Afford me assassinated and betrayed Milton Syn To kill murder slay See Kill ASSASSINATE Assassinate n Etym F assassinat 1 An assassination murder or murderous assault Obs If I had made an assassinate upon your father B Jonson 2 An assassin Obs Dryden ASSASSINATION Assassination n Defn The act of assassinating a killing by treacherous violence ASSASSINATOR Assassinator n Defn An assassin ASSASSINOUS Assassinous a Defn Murderous Milton ASSASTION Assastion n Etym F fr LL assatio fr L assare to roast Defn Roasting Obs Sir T Browne ASSAULT Assault n Etym OE asaut assaut OF assaut asalt F assaut LL assaltus L ad saltus a leaping a springing salire to leap See Assail 1 A violent onset or attack with physical means as blows weapons etc an onslaught the rush or charge of an attacking force onset as to make assault upon a man a house or a town The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault Prescott Unshaken bears the assault Of their most dreaded foe the strong southwest Wordsworth 2 A violent onset or attack with moral weapons as words arguments appeals and the like as to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince or on the constitution of a government Clarendon 3 Law Defn An apparently violent attempt or willful offer with force or violence to do hurt to another an attempt or offer to beat another accompanied by a degree of violence but without touching his person as by lifting the fist or a cane in a threatening manner or by striking at him and missing him If the blow aimed takes effect it is a battery Blackstone Wharton Practically however the word assault is used to include the battery Mozley W Syn Attack invasion incursion descent onset onslaught charge storm ASSAULT Assault v t imp p p Assaulted p pr vb n Assaulting Etym From Assault n cf OF assaulter LL assaltare 1 To make an assault upon as by a sudden rush of armed men to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces Insnared assaulted overcome led bound Milton 2 To attack with moral means or with a view of producing moral effects to attack by words arguments or unfriendly measures to assail as to assault a reputation or an administration Before the gates the cries of babes newborn Assault his ears Dryden Note In the latter sense assail is more common Syn To attack assail invade encounter storm charge See Attack ASSAULTABLE Assaultable a Defn Capable of being assaulted ASSAULTER Assaulter n Defn One who assaults or violently attacks an assailant E Hall ASSAY Assay n Etym OF asai essai trial F essa See Essay n 1 Trial attempt essay Obs Chaucer I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the assay than it now seems at distance Milton 2 Examination and determination test as an assay of bread or wine Obs This can not be by no assay of reason Shak 3 Trial by danger or by affliction adventure risk hardship state of being tried Obs Through many hard assays which did betide Spenser 4 Tested purity or value Obs With gold and pearl of rich assay Spenser 5 Metallurgy Defn The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy especially the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin 6 The alloy or metal to be assayed Ure Assay and essay are radically the same word but modern usage has appropriated assay chiefly to experiments in metallurgy and essay to intellectual and bodily efforts See Essay Note Assay is used adjectively or as the first part of a compound as assay balance assay furnace Assay master an officer who assays or tests gold or silver coin or bullion Assay ton a weight of 2916623 grams ASSAY Assay v t imp p p Assayed p pr vb n Assaying Etym OF asaier essaier F essayer fr essai See Assay n Essay v 1 To try to attempt to apply Obs or Archaic Tonight let us assay our plot Shak Soft words to his fierce passion she assayed Milton 2 To affect Obs When the heart is ill assayed Spenser 3 To try tasting as food or drink Obs 4 To subject as an ore alloy or other metallic compound to chemical or metallurgical examination in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it or to ascertain its composition ASSAY Assay v i Defn To attempt try or endeavor Archaic In this sense essay is now commonly used She thrice assayed to speak Dryden ASSAYABLE Assayable a Defn That may be assayed ASSAYER Assayer n Defn One who assays Specifically One who examines metallic ores or compounds for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same especially of gold or silver ASSAYING Assaying n Defn The act or process of testing esp of analyzing or examining metals and ores to determine the proportion of pure metal ASSAY POUND Assay pound Defn A small standard weight used in assaying bullion etc sometimes equaling 05 gram but varying with the assayer ASSAY TON Assay ton Defn A weight of 29166 grams used in assaying for convenience Since it bears the same relation to the milligram that a ton of 2000 avoirdupois pounds does to the troy ounce the weight in milligrams of precious metal obtained from an assay ton of ore gives directly the number of ounces to the ton ASSE Asse n Zoöl Defn A small foxlike animal Vulpes cama of South Africa valued for its fur ASSECURATION Assecuration n Etym LL assecuratio fr assecurare Defn Assurance certainty Obs ASSECURE Assecure v t Etym LL assecurare Defn To make sure or safe to assure Obs Hooker ASSECUTION Assecution n Etym F assécution fr L assequi to obtain ad sequi to follow Defn An obtaining or acquiring Obs Ayliffe ASSEGAI Assegai n Defn Same as Assagai ASSEMBLAGE Assemblage n Etym Cf F assemblage See Assemble 1 The act of assembling or the state o In sweet assemblage every blooming grace Fenton 2 A collection of individuals or of individuals or of particular things as a political assemblage an assemblage of ideas Syn Company group collection concourse gathering meeting convention Assemblage Assembly An assembly consists only of persons an assemblage may be composed of things as well as persons as an assemblage of incoherent objects Nor is every assemblage of persons an assembly since the latter term denotes a body who have met and are acting in concert for some common end such as to hear to deliberate to unite in music dancing etc An assemblage of skaters on a lake or of horse jockeys at a race course is not an assembly but might be turned into one by collecting into a body with a view to discuss and decide as to some object of common interest ASSEMBLANCE Assemblance n Etym Cf OF assemblance 1 Resemblance likeness appearance Obs Care I for the stature bulk and big assemblance of a man Shak 2 An assembling assemblage Obs To weete know the cause of their assemblance Spenser ASSEMBLE Assemble v t imp p p Assembled p pr vb n Assembling Etym F assembler fr LL assimulare to bring together to collect L ad simul together akin to similis like Gr same Cf Assimilate Same Defn To collect into one place or body to bring or call together to convene to congregate Thither he assembled all his train Milton All the men of Israel assembled themselves 1 Kings viii 2 ASSEMBLE Assemble v i Defn To meet or come together as a number of individuals to convene to congregate Dryden The Parliament assembled in November W Massey ASSEMBLE Assemble v i Defn To liken to compare Obs Bribes may be assembled to pitch Latimer ASSEMBLER Assembler n Defn One who assembles a number of individuals also one of a number assembled ASSEMBLY Assembly n pl Assemblies Etym F assemblée fr assembler See Assemble 1 A company of persons collected together in one place and usually for some common purpose esp for deliberation and legislation for worship or for social entertainment 2 A collection of inanimate objects Obs Howell 3 Mil Defn A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble Note In some of the United States the legislature or the popular branch of it is called the Assembly or the General Assembly In the Presbyterian Church the General Assembly is the highest ecclesiastical tribunal composed of ministers and ruling elders delegated from each presbytery as the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States or of Scotland Assembly room a room in which persons assemble especially for dancing Unlawful assembly Law a meeting of three or more persons on a common plan in such a way as to cause a reasonable apprehension that they will disturb the peace tumultuously Westminster Assembly a convocation consisting chiefly of divines which by act of Parliament assembled July 1 1643 and remained in session some years It framed the Confession of Faith the Larger Catechism and the Shorter Catechism which are still received as authority by Presbyterians and are substantially accepted by Congregationalists Syn See Assemblage ASSEMBLYMAN Assemblyman n pl Assemblymen Defn A member of an assembly especially of the lower branch of a state legislature ASSENT Assent v t imp p p Assented p pr vb n Assenting Etym F assentir L assentire assentiri ad sentire to feel think See Sense Defn To admit a thing as true to express ones agreement acquiescence concurrence or concession Who informed the governor And the Jews also assented saying that these things were so Acts xxiv 9 The princess assented to all that was suggested Macaulay Syn To yield agree acquiesce concede concur ASSENT Assent n Etym OE assent fr assentir See Assent v Defn The act of assenting the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything concurrence with approval consent agreement acquiescence Faith is the assent to any proposition on the credit of the proposer Locke The assent if not the approbation of the prince Prescott Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and admiration Macaulay Royal assent in England the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament after which it becomes law Syn Concurrence acquiescence approval accord Assent Consent Assent is an act of the understanding consent of the will or feelings We assent to the views of others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true right or admissible We consent when there is such a concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes that we decide to comply with their requests The king of England gives his assent not his consent to acts of Parliament because in theory at least he is not governed by personal feelings or choice but by a deliberate judgment as to the common good We also use assent in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling A lady may assent to a gentlemans opening the window but if he offers himself in marriage he must wait for her consent ASSENTATION Assentation n Etym L assentatio See Assent v Defn Insincere flattering or obsequious assent hypocritical or pretended concurrence Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust Ld Chesterfield ASSENTATOR Assentator n Etym L fr assentari to assent constantly Defn An obsequious a flatterer R ASSENTATORY Assentatory a Defn Flattering obsequious Obs Assentatorily adv Obs ASSENTER Assenter n Defn One who assents ASSENTIENT Assentient a Defn Assenting ASSENTING Assenting a Defn Giving or implying assent Assentingly adv ASSENTIVE Assentive a Defn Giving assent of the nature of assent complying Assentiveness n ASSENTMENT Assentment n Defn Assent agreement Obs ASSERT Assert v t imp p p Asserted p pr vb n Asserting Etym L assertus p p of asserere to join or fasten to ones self claim maintain ad serere to join or bind together See Series 1 To affirm to declare with assurance or plainly and strongly to state positively to aver to asseverate Nothing is more shameful than to assert anything to be done without a cause Ray 2 To maintain to defend Obs or Archaic That I may assert Eternal Providence And justify the ways of God to men Milton I will assert it from the scandal Jer Taylor 3 To maintain or defend as a cause or a claim by words or measures to vindicate a claim or title to as to assert our rights and liberties To assert ones self to claim or vindicate ones rights or position to demand recognition Syn To affirm aver asseverate maintain protest pronounce declare vindicate To Assert Affirm Maintain Vindicate To assert is to fasten to ones self and hence to claim It is therefore adversative in its nature We assert our rights and privileges or the cause of tree institutions as against opposition or denial To affirm is to declare as true We assert boldly we affirm positively To maintain is to uphold and insist upon with earnestness whatever we have once asserted as to maintain ones cause to maintain an argument to maintain the ground we have taken To vindicate is to use language and measures of the strongest kind in defense of ourselves and those for whom we act We maintain our assertions by adducing proofs facts or arguments we are ready to vindicate our rights or interests by the utmost exertion of our powers ASSERTER Asserter n Defn One who asserts one who avers pr maintains an assertor The inflexible asserter of the rights of the church Milman ASSERTION Assertion n Etym L assertio fr asserere 1 The act of asserting or that which is asserted positive declaration or averment affirmation statement asserted position advanced There is a difference between assertion and demonstration Macaulay 2 Maintenance vindication as the assertion of ones rights or prerogatives ASSERTIVE Assertive a Defn Positive affirming confidently affirmative peremptory In a confident and assertive form Glanvill Assertively adv Assertiveness n ASSERTOR Assertor n Etym L fr asserere Defn One who asserts or avers one who maintains or vindicates a claim or a right an affirmer supporter or vindicator a defender an asserter The assertors of liberty said not a word Macaulay Faithful assertor of thy countrys cause Prior ASSERTORIAL Assertorial a Defn Asserting that a thing is opposed to problematical and apodeictical ASSERTORY Assertory a Etym L assertorius fr asserere Defn Affirming maintaining Arguments assertory not probatory Jer Taylor An assertory not a promissory declaration Bentham A proposition is assertory when it enounces what is known as actual Sir W Hamilton ASSESS Assess v t imp p p Assessed p pr vb n Assessing Etym OF assesser to regulate settle LL assessare to value for taxation fr L assidere supine as if assessum to sit by esp of judges in a court in LL to assess tax Cf Assize v Cess 1 To value to make a valuation or official estimate of for the purpose of taxation 2 To apportion a sum to be paid by a person a community or an estate in the nature of a tax fine etc to impose a tax upon a person an estate or an income according to a rate or apportionment 3 To determine and impose a tax or fine upon a person community estate or income to tax as the club assessed each member twenty five cents 4 To fix or determine the rate or amount of This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by commissioners in the act Blackstone ASSESSABLE Assessable a Defn Liable to be assessed or taxed as assessable property ASSESSEE Assessee n Defn One who is assessed ASSESSION Assession n Etym L assessio fr assid to sit by or near ad sed to sit See Sit Defn A sitting beside or near ASSESSMENT Assessment n Etym LL assessamentum 1 The act of assessing the act of determining an amount to be paid as an assessment of damages or of taxes an assessment of the members of a club 2 A valuation of property or profits of business for the purpose of taxation such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be levied on the property as an assessment of property or an assessment on property Note An assessment is a valuation made by authorized persons according to their discretion as opposed to a sum certain or determined by law It is a valuation of the property of those who are to pay the tax for the purpose of fixing the proportion which each man shall pay Blackstone Burrill 3 The specific sum levied or assessed 4 An apportionment of a subscription for stock into successive installments also one of these installments in England termed a call U S ASSESSOR Assessor n Etym L one who sits beside the assistant of a judge fr assid See Assession LL one who arranges of determines the taxes fr assid See Assess v and cf Cessor 1 One appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate with his special knowledge of the subject to be decided as legal assessors nautical assessors Mozley W 2 One who sits by another as next in dignity or as an assistant and adviser an associate in office Whence to his Son The assessor of his throne he thus began Milton With his ignorance his inclinations and his fancy as his assessors in judgment I Taylor 3 One appointed to assess persons or property for the purpose of taxation Bouvier ASSESSORIAL Assessorial a Etym Cf F assessorial fr L assessor Defn Of or pertaining to an assessor or to a court of assessors Coxe ASSESSORSHIP Assessorship n Defn The office or function of an assessor ASSET Asset n Defn Any article or separable part of ones assets ASSETS Assets n pl Etym OF asez enough F assez fr L ad satis akin to Gr saps full Cf Assai Satisfy 1 Law a Property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his debts and legacies called assets because sufficient to render the executor or administrator liable to the creditors and legatees so far as such goods or estate may extend Story Blackstone b Effects of an insolvent debtor or bankrupt applicable to the payment of debts 2 The entire property of all sorts belonging to a person a corporation or an estate as the assets of a merchant or a trading association opposed to liabilities Note In balancing accounts the assets are put on the Cr side and the debts on the Dr side ASSEVER Assever v t Etym Cf OF asseverer fr L asseverare Defn See Asseverate Archaic ASSEVERATE Asseverate v t imp p p Asseverated p pr vb n Asseverating Etym L asseveratus p p of asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly ad severus See Severe Defn To affirm or aver positively or with solemnity Syn To affirm aver protest declare See Affirm ASSEVERATION Asseveration n Etym L asseveratio Defn The act of asseverating or that which is asseverated positive affirmation or assertion solemn declaration Another abuse of the tongue I might add vehement asseverations upon slight and trivial occasions Ray ASSEVERATIVE Asseverative a Defn Characterized by asseveration asserting positively ASSEVERATORY Asseveratory a Defn Asseverative ASSIBILATE Assibilate v t Etym L assibilatus p p of assibilare to hiss out ad sibilare to hiss Defn To make sibilant to change to a sibilant J Peile ASSIBILATION Assibilation n Defn Change of a nonsibilant letter to a sibilant as of tion to shun duke to ditch ASSIDEAN Assidean n Etym Heb khasad to be pious Defn One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews and supported the Asmoneans ASSIDENT Assident a Etym L assidens p pr of assid to sit by cf F assident See Assession Med Defn Usually attending a disease but not always as assident signs or symptoms ASSIDUATE Assiduate a Etym L assiduatus p p of assiduare to use assiduously Defn Unremitting assiduous Obs Assiduate labor Fabyan ASSIDUITY Assiduity n pl Assiduities Etym L assiduitas cf F assiduite See Assiduous 1 Constant or close application or attention particularly to some business or enterprise diligence I have with much pains and assiduity qualified myself for a nomenclator Addison 2 Studied and persevering attention to a person usually in the plural ASSIDUOUS Assiduous a Etym L assiduus fr assid to sit near or close ad sed to sit See Sit 1 Constant in application or attention devoted attentive unremitting She grows more assiduous in her attendance Addison 2 Performed with constant diligence or attention unremitting persistent as assiduous labor To weary him with my assiduous cries Milton Syn Diligent attentive sedulous unwearied unintermitted persevering laborious indefatigable Assiduously adv Assiduousness n ASSIEGE Assiege v t Etym OE asegen OF asegier F assiéger fr LL assediare assidiare to besiege See Siege Defn To besiege Obs Assieged castles Spenser ASSIEGE Assiege n Defn A siege Obs Chaucer ASSIENTIST Assientist n Etym Cf F assientiste Sp asentista Defn A shareholder of the Assiento company one of the parties to the Assiento contract Bancroft ASSIENTO Assiento n Etym Sp asiento seat contract or agreement fr asentar to place on a chair to adjust to make an agreement a L ad sentar a participial verb as if there were a L sedentare to cause to sit fr sedens sedentis p pr of sed to sit Defn A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America esp the contract made with Great Britain in 1713 ASSIGN Assign v t imp p p Assigned p pr vb n Assigning Etym OE assignen asignen F assigner fr L assignare ad signare to mark mark out designate signum mark sign See Sign 1 To appoint to allot to apportion to make over In the order I assign to them Loudon The man who could feel thus was worthy of a better station than that in which his lot had been assigned Southey He assigned to his men their several posts Prescott 2 To fix specify select or designate to point out authoritatively or exactly as to assign a limit to assign counsel for a prisoner to assign a day for trial All as the dwarf the way to her assigned Spenser It is not easy to assign a period more eventful De Quincey 3 Law Defn To transfer or make over to another esp to transfer to and vest in certain persons called assignees for the benefit of creditors To assign dower to set out by metes and bounds the widows share or portion in an estate Kent ASSIGN Assign n Etym From Assign v Defn A thing pertaining or belonging to something else an appurtenance Obs Six French rapiers and poniards with their assigns as girdles hangers and so Shak ASSIGN Assign n Etym See Assignee Law Defn A person to whom property or an interest is transferred as a deed to a man and his heirs and assigns ASSIGNABILITY Assignability n Defn The quality of being assignable ASSIGNABLE Assignable a Defn Capable of being assigned allotted specified or designated as an assignable note or bill an assignable reason an assignable quantity ASSIGNAT Assignat n Etym F assignat fr L assignatus p p of assignare Defn One of the notes bills or bonds issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France 17901796 and based on the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which had been appropriated by the state ASSIGNATION Assignation n Etym L assignatio fr assignare cf F assignation 1 The act of assigning or allotting apportionment This order being taken in the senate as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces Holland 2 An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview used chiefly of love interviews and now commonly in a bad sense While nymphs take treats or assignations give Pope 3 A making over by transfer of title assignment House of assignation a house in which appointments for sexual intercourse are fulfilled ASSIGNEE Assignee n Etym F assigné p p of assigner See Assign v and cf Assign an assignee Law a A person to whom an assignment is made a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act perform some business or enjoy some right privilege or property as an assignee of a bankrupt See Assignment c An assignee may be by special appointment or deed or be created by jaw as an executor Cowell Blount b pl Defn In England the persons appointed under a commission of bankruptcy to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors ASSIGNER Assigner n Defn One who assigns appoints allots or apportions ASSIGNMENT Assignment n Etym LL assignamentum cf OF assenement 1 An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use or for a particular time as of a cause or causes in court 2 Law a A transfer of title or interest by writing as of lease bond note or bill of exchange a transfer of the whole of some particular estate or interest in lands b The writing by which an interest is transferred c The transfer of the property of a bankrupt to certain persons called assignees in whom it is vested for the benefit of creditors Assignment of dower the setting out by metes and bounds of the widows thirds or portion in the deceased husbands estate and allotting it to her Note Assignment is also used in law as convertible with specification assignment of error in proceedings for review being specification of error and assignment of perjury or fraud in indictment being specifications of perjury or fraud ASSIGNOR Assignor n Etym L assignator Cf Assigner Law Defn An assigner a person who assigns or transfers an interest as the assignor of a debt or other chose in action ASSIMILABILITY Assimilability n Defn The quality of being assimilable R Coleridge ASSIMILABLE Assimilable a Defn That may be assimilated that may be likened or appropriated and incorporated ASSIMILATE Assimilate v t imp p p Assimilated p pr vb n Assimilating Etym L assimilatus p p of assimilare ad similare to make like similis like See Similar Assemble Assimilate 1 To bring to a likeness or to conformity to cause a resemblance between Sir M Hale To assimilate our law to the law of Scotland John Bright Fast falls a fleecy the downy flakes Assimilate all objects Cowper 2 To liken to compa R 3 To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body to absorb or appropriate as nourishment as food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue Hence also animals and vegetables may assimilate their nourishment Sir I Newton His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons Merivale ASSIMILATE Assimilate v i 1 To become similar or like something else R 2 To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body Aliment easily assimilated or turned into blood Arbuthnot 3 To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body to become incorporated as some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others I am a foreign material and cannot assimilate with the church of England J H Newman ASSIMILATION Assimilation n Etym L assimilatio cf F assimilation 1 The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance likeness or identity also the state of being so assimilated as the assimilation of one sound to another To aspire to an assimilation with God Dr H More The assimilation of gases and vapors Sir J Herschel 2 Physiol Defn The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body by the processes of digestion and absorption whether in plants or animals Not conversing the body not repairing it by assimilation but preserving it by ventilation Sir T Browne Note The term assimilation has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs ASSIMILATIVE Assimilative a Etym Cf LL assimilativus F assimilatif Defn Tending to or characterized by assimilation that assimilates or causes assimilation as an assimilative process or substance ASSIMILATORY Assimilatory a Defn Tending to assimilate or produce assimilation as assimilatory organs ASSIMULATE Assimulate v t Etym L assimulatus p p of assimulare equiv to assimilare See Assimilate v t 1 To feign to counterfeit to simulate to resemble Obs Blount 2 To assimilate Obs Sir M Hale ASSIMULATION Assimulation n Etym L assimulatio equiv to assimilatio Defn Assimilation Obs Bacon ASSINEGO Assinego n Defn See Asinego ASSISH Assish a Defn Resembling an ass asinine stupid or obstinate Such appear to be of the assich kind Udall ASSIST Assist v t imp p p Assisted p pr vb n Assisting Etym L assistere ad sistere to cause to stand to stand from stare to stand cf F assister See Stand Defn To give support to in some undertaking or effort or in time of distress to help to aid to succor Assist me knight I am undone Shak Syn To help aid second back support relieve succor befriend sustain favor See Help ASSIST Assist v i 1 To lend aid to help With God not parted from him as was feared But favoring and assisting to the end Milton 2 To be present as a spectator as to assist at a public meeting A Gallicism Gibbon Prescott ASSISTANCE Assistance n Etym Cf F assistance 1 The act of assisting help aid furtherance succor support Without the assistance of a mortal hand Shak 2 An assistant or helper a body of helpers Obs Wat Tyler was killed by valiant Walworth the lord mayor of London and his assistance John Cavendish Fuller 3 Persons present Obs or a Gallicism ASSISTANT Assistant a Etym Cf F assistant p pr of assister 1 Helping lending aid or support auxiliary Genius and learning are mutually and greatly assistant to each other Beattie 2 Mil Defn Of the second grade in the staff of the army as an assistant surgeon US Note In the English army it designates the third grade in any particular branch of the staff Farrow ASSISTANT Assistant n 1 One who or that which assists a helper an auxiliary a means of help Four assistants who his labor share Pope Rhymes merely as assistants to memory Mrs Chapone 2 An attendant one who is present Dryden ASSISTANTLY Assistantly adv Defn In a manner to give aid R ASSISTER Assister n Defn An assistant a helper ASSISTFUL Assistful a Defn Helpful ASSISTIVE Assistive a Defn Lending aid helping ASSISTLESS Assistless a Defn Without aid or help R Pope ASSISTOR Assistor n Law Defn A assister ASSITHMENT Assithment n Defn See Assythment Obs ASSIZE Assize n Etym OE assise asise OF assise F assises assembly of judges the decree pronounced by them tax impost fr assis assise p p of asseoir fr L assid to sit by ad sed to sit See Sit Size and cf Excise Assess 1 An assembly of knights and other substantial men with a bailiff or justice in a certain place and at a certain time for public business Obs 2 Law a A special kind of jury or inquest b A kind of writ or real action c A verdict or finding of a jury upon such writ d A statute or ordinance in general Specifically 1 A statute regulating the weight measure and proportions of ingredients and the price of articles sold in the market as the assize of bread and other provisions 2 A statute fixing the standard of weights and measures e Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time number quantity quality weight measure etc as rent of assize Glanvill Spelman Cowell Blackstone Tomlins Burrill Note This term is not now used in England in the sense of a writ or real action and seldom of a jury of any kind but in Scotch practice it is still technically applied to the jury in criminal cases Stephen Burrill Erskine f A court the sitting or session of a court for the trial of processes whether civil or criminal by a judge and jury Blackstone Wharton Encyc Brit g The periodical sessions of the judges of the superior courts in every county of England for the purpose of administering justice in the trial and determination of civil and criminal cases usually in the plural Brande Wharton Craig Burrill h The time or place of holding the court of assize generally in the plural assizes 3 Measure dimension size In this sense now corrupted into size An hundred cubits high by just assize Spenser Formerly written as in French assise ASSIZE Assize v t imp p p Assized p pr vb n Assizing Etym From Assize n cf LL assisare to decree in assize Cf Asses v 1 To assess to value to rate Obs Gower 2 To fix the weight measure or price of by an ordinance or regulation of authority Obs ASSIZER Assizer n Defn An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures etc ASSIZOR Assizor n Scots Law Defn A juror ASSOBER Assober v t Etym Pref ad sober Cf Ensober Defn To make or keep sober Obs Gower ASSOCIABILITY Associability n Defn The quality of being associable or capable of association associableness The associability of feelings H Spencer ASSOCIABLE Associable a Etym See Associate 1 Capable of being associated or joined We know feelings to be associable only by the proved ability of one to revive another H Spencer 2 Sociable companionable Obs 3 Med Defn Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts said of organs nerves muscles etc The stomach the most associable of all the organs of the animal body Med Rep ASSOCIABLENESS Associableness n Defn Associability ASSOCIATE Associate v t imp p p Associated p pr vb n Associating Etym L associatus p p of associare ad sociare to join or unite socius companion See Social 1 To join with one as a friend companion partner or confederate as to associate others with 2 To join or connect to combine in acting as particles of gold associated with other substances 3 To connect or place together in thought He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last an long as our language Macaulay 4 To accompany to keep company with Obs Friends should associate friends in grief and woe Shak ASSOCIATE Associate v i 1 To unite in company to keep company implying intimacy as congenial minds are disposed to associate 2 To unite in action or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body E Darwin ASSOCIATE Associate a Etym L associatus p p 1 Closely connected or joined with some other as in interest purpose employment or office sharing responsibility or authority as an associate judge While I descend to my associate powers Milton 2 Admitted to some but not to all rights and privileges as an associate member 3 Physiol Defn Connected by habit or sympathy as associate motions such as occur sympathetically in consequence of preceding motions E Darwin ASSOCIATE Associate n 1 A companion one frequently in company with another implying intimacy or equality a mate a fellow 2 A partner in interest as in business or a confederate in a league 3 One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member as an associate of the Royal Academy 4 Anything closely or usually connected with another an concomitant The one idea no sooner comes into the understanding than its associate appears with it Locke Syn Companion mate fellow friend ally partner coadjutor comrade accomplice ASSOCIATED Associated a Defn Joined as a companion brought into association accompanying combined Associated movements Physiol consensual movements which accompany voluntary efforts without our consciousness Dunglison ASSOCIATESHIP Associateship n Defn The state of an associate as in Academy or an office ASSOCIATION Association n Etym Cf F association LL associatio fr L associare 1 The act of associating or state of being associated union connection whether of persons of things Some bond of association Hooker Selfdenial is a kind of holy association with God Boyle 2 Mental connection or that which is mentally linked or associated with a thing Words must owe their powers association Johnson Why should the holiest words with all their venerable associations be profaned Coleridge 3 Union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose as the American Association for the Advancement of Science a benevolent association Specifically as among the Congregationalists a society consisting of a number of ministers generally the pastors of neighboring churches united for promoting the interests of religion and the harmony of the churches Association of ideas Physiol the combination or connection of states of mind or their objects with one another as the result of which one is said to be revived or represented by means of the other The relations according to which they are thus connected or revived are called the law of association Prominent among them are reckoned the relations of time and place and of cause and effect Porter ASSOCIATIONAL Associational a 1 Of or pertaining to association or to an association 2 Pertaining to the theory held by the associationists ASSOCIATIONISM Associationism n Philos Defn The doctrine or theory held by associationists ASSOCIATIONIST Associationist n Philos Defn One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas e g Hartley J C Mill ASSOCIATIVE Associative a Defn Having the quality of associating tending or leading to association as the associative faculty Hugh Miller ASSOCIATOR Associator n Defn An associate a confederate or partner in any scheme How Pennsylvanias air agrees with Quakers And Carolinas with associators Dryden ASSOIL Assoil v t Etym OF assoiler absoiler assoldre F absoudre L absolvere See Absolve 1 To set free to release Archaic Till from her hands the spright assoiled is Spenser 2 To solve to clear up Obs Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle Bp Jewel 3 To set free from guilt to absolve Archaic Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt Dr H More Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled because they are not of scandalous lives Jer Taylor 4 To expiate to atone for Archaic Spenser Let each act assoil a fault E Arnold 5 To remove to put off Obs She soundly slept and careful thoughts did quite assoil Spenser ASSOIL Assoil v t Etym Pref ad soil Defn To soil to stain Obs or Poet Beau Fl Neer assoil my cobwebbed shield Wordsworth ASSOILMENT Assoilment n Defn Act of assoiling or state of being assoiled absolution acquittal ASSOILMENT Assoilment n Defn A soiling defilement ASSOILZIE ASSOILYIE Assoilzie Assoilyie v t Etym Old form assoil See Assoil Scots Law Defn To absolve to acquit by sentence of court God assoilzie him for the sin of bloodshed Sir W Scott ASSONANCE Assonance n Etym Cf F assonance See Assonant 1 Resemblance of sound The disagreeable assonance of Steevens 2 Pros Defn A peculiar species of rhyme in which the last accented vowel and those which follow it in one word correspond in sound with the vowels of another word while the consonants of the two words are unlike in sound as calamo and platano baby and chary The assonance is peculiar to the Spaniard Hallam 3 Incomplete correspondence Assonance between facts seemingly remote Lowell ASSONANT Assonant a Etym L assonans p pr of assonare to sound to to correspond to in sound ad sonare to sound sonus sound cf F assonant See Sound 1 Having a resemblance of sounds 2 Pros Defn Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called assonance not consonant ASSONANTAL Assonantal a Defn Assonant ASSONATE Assonate v i Etym L assonare assonatum to respond to Defn To correspond in sound ASSORT Assort v t imp p p Assorted p pr vb n Assorting Etym F assortir L ad sortir to cast or draw lots to obtain by lot L sortiri fr sors sortis lot See Sort 1 To separate and distribute into classes as things of a like kind nature or quality or which are suited to a like purpose to classify as to assort goods Note Rarely applied to persons They appear no ways assorted to those with whom they must associate Burke 2 To furnish with or make up of various sorts or a variety of goods as to assort a cargo ASSORT Assort v i Defn To agree to be in accordance to be adapted to suit to fall into a class or place Mitford ASSORTED Assorted a Defn Selected culled ASSORTMENT Assortment n Etym Cf F assortiment 1 Act of assorting or distributing into sorts kinds or classes 2 A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds or sorts a number of things assorted 3 A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants demands or purposes as an assortment of goods ASSOT Assot v t Etym OF asoter F assoter ad sot stupid See Sot Defn To besot to befool to beguile to infatuate Obs Some ecstasy assotted had his sense Spenser ASSOT Assot a Defn Dazed foolish infatuated Obs Willie I ween thou be assot Spenser ASSUAGE Assuage v t imp p p Assuaged p pr vb n Assuaging Etym OE asuagen aswagen OF asoagier asuagier fr assouagier fr L ad suavis sweet See Sweet Defn To soften in a figurative sense to allay mitigate ease or lessen as heat pain or grief to appease or pacify as passion or tumult to satisfy as appetite or desire Refreshing winds the summers heat assuage Addison To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man Burke The fount at which the panting mind assuages Her thirst of knowledge Byron Syn To alleviate mitigate appease soothe calm tranquilize relieve See Alleviate ASSUAGE Assuage v i Defn To abate or subside Archaic The waters assuaged Gen vii 1 The plague being come to a crisis its fury began to assuage De Foe ASSUAGEMENT Assuagement n Etym OF assouagement asuagement Defn Mitigation abatement ASSUAGER Assuager n Defn One who or that which assuages ASSUASIVE Assuasive a Etym From assuage as if this were fr a supposed L assuadere to persuade to or from E pref ad suasive as in persuasive Defn Mitigating tranquilizing soothing R Music her soft assuasive voice applies Pope ASSUBJUGATE Assubjugate v t Etym Pref ad subjugate Defn To bring into subjection Obs Shak ASSUEFACTION Assuefaction n Etym L assuefacere to accustom to assuetus p p of assuescere to accustom to facere to make cf OF assuefaction Defn The act of accustoming or the state of being accustomed habituation Obs Custom and studies efform the soul like wax and by assuefaction introduce a nature Jer Taylor ASSUETUDE Assuetude n Etym L assuetudo fr assuetus accustomed Defn Accustomedness habit habitual use Assuetude of things hurtful doth make them lose their force to hurt Bacon ASSUMABLE Assumable a Defn That may be assumed ASSUMABLY Assumably adv Defn By way of assumption ASSUME Assume v t imp p p Assumed p pr vb n Assuming Etym L assumere ad sumere to take sub emere to take buy cf F assumer See Redeem 1 To take to or upon ones self to take formally and demonstratively sometimes to appropriate or take unjustly Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne Pope The god assumed his native form again Pope 2 To take for granted or without proof to suppose as a fact to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively The consequences of assumed principles Whewell 3 To pretend to possess to take in appearance Ambition assuming the mask of religion Porteus Assume a virtue if you have it not Shak 4 To receive or adopt The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank assumed into that honorable company Sir W Scott Syn To arrogate usurp appropriate ASSUME Assume v i 1 To be arrogant or pretentious to claim more than is due Bp Burnet 2 Law Defn To undertake as by a promise Burrill ASSUMED Assumed a 1 Supposed 2 Pretended hypocritical makebelieve as an assumed character ASSUMEDLY Assumedly adv Defn By assumption ASSUMENT Assument n Etym L assumentum fr ad suere to sew Defn A patch an addition a piece put on Obs John Lewis 1731 ASSUMER Assumer n Defn One who assumes arrogates pretends or supposes W D Whitney ASSUMING Assuming a Defn Pretentious taking much upon ones self presumptuous Burke ASSUMPSIT Assumpsit n Etym L he undertook pret of L assumere See Assume Law a A promise or undertaking founded on a consideration This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal It may be express or implied b An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise express or implied oral or in writing not under seal Common or indebitatus assumpsit is brought for the most part on an implied promise Special assumpsit is founded on an express promise or undertaking Wharton ASSUMPT Assumpt v t Etym L assumptus p p of assumere See Assume Defn To take up to elevate to assume Obs Sheldon ASSUMPT Assumpt n Etym L assumptum p p neut of assumere Defn That which is assumed an assumption Obs The sun of all your assumpts is this Chillingworth ASSUMPTION Assumption n Etym OE assumpcioun a taking up into heaven L assumptio a taking fr assumere cf F assomption See Assume 1 The act of assuming or taking to or upon ones self the act of taking up or adopting The assumption of authority Whewell 2 The act of taking for granted or supposing a thing without proof supposition unwarrantable claim This gives no sanction to the unwarrantable assumption that the soul sleeps from the period of death to the resurrection of the body Thodey That calm assumption of the virtues W Black 3 The thing supposed a postulate or proposition assumed a supposition Hold says the Stoic your assumptions wrong Dryden 4 Logic Defn The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism 5 The taking of a person up into heaven Hence Rom Cath Greek Churches Defn A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven ASSUMPTIVE Assumptive a Etym L assumptivus fr assumptus fr assumere Defn Assumed or capable of being assumed characterized by assumption making unwarranted claims Assumptively adv Assumptive arms Her originally arms which a person had a right to assume in consequence of an exploit now those assumed without sanction of the Heralds College Percy Smith ASSURANCE Assurance n Etym OE assuraunce F assurance fr assurer See Assure 1 The act of assuring a declaration tending to inspire full confidence that which is designed to give confidence Whereof he hath given assurance unto all men in that he hath raised him from the dead Acts xvii 31 Assurances of support came pouring in daily Macaulay 2 The state of being assured firm persuasion full confidence or trust freedom from doubt certainty Let us draw with a true heart in full assurance of faith having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience Heb x 22 3 Firmness of mind undoubting steadiness intrepidity courage confidence selfreliance Brave men meet danger with assurance Knolles Conversation with the world will give them knowledge and assurance Locke 4 Excess of boldness impudence audacity as his assurance is intolerable 5 Betrothal affiance Obs Sir P Sidney 6 Insurance a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event as loss or death Note Recently assurance has been used in England in relation to life contingencies and insurance in relation to other contingencies It is called temporary assurance in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited See Insurance 7 Law Defn Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property a conveyance a deed Note In England the legal evidences of the conveyance of property are called the common assurances of the kingdom Blackstone ASSURE Assure v t imp p p Assured p pr vb n Assuring Etym OF aseürer F assurer LL assecurare L ad securus secure sure certain See Secure Sure and cf Insure 1 To make sure or certain to render confident by a promise declaration or other evidence His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe Assures me that the bitterness of death Is past and we shall live Milton 2 To declare to solemnly to assert to any one with the design of inspiring belief or confidence I dare assure thee that no enemy Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus Shak 3 To confirm to make certain or secure And it shall be assured to him Lev xxvii 19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth and shall assure our hearts before him 1 John iii 19 4 To affiance to betroth Obs Shak 5 Law Defn To insure to covenant to indemnify for loss or to pay a specified sum at death See Insure Syn To declare aver avouch vouch assert asseverate protest persuade convince ASSURED Assured a Defn Made sure safe insured certain indubitable not doubting bold to excess ASSURED Assured n Defn One whose life or property is insured ASSUREDLY Assuredly adv Defn Certainly indubitably The siege assuredly Ill raise Shak ASSUREDNESS Assuredness n Defn The state of being assured certainty full confidence ASSURER Assurer n 1 One who assures Specifically One who insures against loss an insurer or underwriter 2 One who takes out a life assurance policy ASSURGENCY Assurgency n Defn Act of rising The assurgency of the spirit through the body Coleridge ASSURGENT Assurgent a Etym L assurgens p pr of assurgere ad surgere to rise Defn Ascending Bot Defn rising obliquely curving upward Gray ASSURING Assuring a Defn That assures tending to assure giving confidence Assuringly adv ASSWAGE Asswage v Defn See Assuage ASSYRIAN Assyrian a Etym L Assyrius Defn Of or pertaining to Assyria or to its inhabitants n A native or an inhabitant of Assyria the language of Assyria ASSYRIOLOGICAL Assyriological a Defn Of or pertaining to Assyriology as Assyriological studies ASSYRIOLOGIST Assyriologist n Defn One versed in Assyriology a student of Assyrian archæology ASSYRIOLOGY Assyriology n Etym Assyria logy Defn The science or study of the antiquities language etc of ancient Assyria ASSYTHMENT Assythment n Etym From OF aset asez orig meaning enough See Assets Defn Indemnification for injury satisfaction Chiefly in Scots law ASTACUS Astacus n Etym L astacus a crab Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of crustaceans containing the crawfish of freshwater lobster of Europe and allied species of western North America See Crawfish ASTARBOARD Astarboard adv Naut Defn Over to the starboard side said of the tiller ASTART Astart v t i Defn Same as Astert Obs ASTARTE Astarte n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of bivalve mollusks common on the coasts of America and Europe ASTATE Astate n Defn Estate state Obs Chaucer ASTATIC Astatic a Etym Pref a not static Magnetism Defn Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction thus a suspended magnetic needle when rendered astatic loses its polarity or tendency to point in a given direction Astatic pair Magnetism a pair of magnetic needles so mounted as to be nearly or quite astatic as in some galvanometers ASTATICALLY Astatically adv Defn In an astatic manner ASTATICISM Astaticism n Defn The state of being astatic ASTATIZE Astatize v i imp p p Astatized p pr vb n Astatizing Magnetism Defn To render astatic ASTATKI Astatki n From Russ ostatki remnants pl of ostatok Defn A thick liquid residuum obtained in the distillation of Russian petroleum much used as fuel ASTAY Astay adv Naut Defn An anchor is said to be astay in heaving it an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water ASTEISM Asteism n Etym Gr astéisme Rhet Defn Genteel irony a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another ASTEL Astel n Etym OE astelle piece of wood OF astele splinter shaving F attelle astelle cf L astula dim of assis board Mining Defn An arch or ceiling of boards placed over the mens heads in a mine ASTER Aster n Etym L aster aster star Gr Star 1 Bot Defn A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers starwort Michaelmas daisy 2 Floriculture Defn A plant of the genus Callistephus Many varieties called China asters German asters etc are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers ASTERIAS Asterias n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of echinoderms Note Formerly the group of this name included nearly all starfishes and ophiurans Now it is restricted to a genus including the commonest shore starfishes ASTERIATED Asteriated a Etym See Asterias Defn Radiated with diverging rays as asteriated sapphire ASTERIDIAN Asteridian a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Asterioidea n Defn A starfish one of the Asterioidea ASTERIOIDEA ASTERIDEA Asterioidea Asteridea n pl Etym NL fr Gr oid See Asterias Zoöl Defn A class of Echinodermata including the true starfishes The rays vary in number and always have ambulacral grooves below The body is starshaped or pentagonal ASTERION Asterion n Etym Gr Anat Defn The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid parieto mastoid and occipitomastoid sutures ASTERISCUS Asteriscus n Etym L an asterisk See Asterisk Anat Defn The smaller of the two otoliths found in the inner ear of many fishes ASTERISK Asterisk n Etym L asteriscus Gr Aster Defn The figure of a star thus ASTERISM Asterism n Etym Gr astérisme 1 Astron a A constellation Obs b A small cluster of stars 2 Printing a An asterisk or mark of reference R b Three asterisks placed in this manner to direct attention to a particular passage 3 Crystallog Defn An optical property of some crystals which exhibit a star shaped by reflected light as star sapphire or by transmitted light as some mica ASTERN Astern adv Etym Pref a stern Naut 1 In or at the hinder part of a ship toward the hinder part or stern backward as to go astern 2 Behind a ship in the rear A gale of wind right astern De Foe Left this strait astern Drake To bake astern to go stern foremost To be astern of the reckoning to be behind the position given by the reckoning To drop astern to fall or be left behind To go astern to go backward as from the action of currents or winds ASTERNAL Asternal a Etym Pref a not sternal Anat Defn Not sternal said of ribs which do not join the sternum ASTEROID Asteroid n Etym Gr astéroïde See Aster Defn A starlike body esp one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter called also planetoids and minor planets ASTEROIDAL Asteroidal a Defn Of or pertaining to an asteroid or to the asteroids ASTEROLEPIS Asterolepis n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of fishes some of which were eighteen or twenty feet long found in a fossil state in the Old Red Sandstone Hugh Miller ASTEROPE Asterope n Gr lit lightning 1 Myth Defn One of the Pleiades called also Sterope 2 Astron A double star in the Pleiades 21 k and 22 l Pleiadum of the 58 and 64 magnitude respectively appearing as a single star of the 53 magnitude to the naked eye ASTEROPHYLLITE Asterophyllite n Etym Gr Paleon Defn A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites ASTERT Astert v t Etym Pref a start OE asterten asturten Defn To start up to befall to escape to shun Obs Spenser ASTERT Astert v i Defn To escape Obs Chaucer ASTHENIA ASTHENY Asthenia Astheny n Etym NL asthenia Gr Med Defn Want or loss of strength debility diminution of the vital forces ASTHENIC Asthenic a Etym Gr Med Defn Characterized by or pertaining to debility weak debilitating ASTHENOPIA Asthenopia n Etym Gr Defn Weakness of sight Quain Asthenopic a ASTHMA Asthma n Etym Gr va Goth waian to blow E wind Med Defn A disease characterized by difficulty of breathing due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi recurring at intervals accompanied with a wheezing sound a sense of constriction in the chest a cough and expectoration ASTHMA PAPER Asthma paper Defn Paper impregnated with saltpeter The fumes from the burning paper are often inhaled as an alleviative by asthmatics ASTHMATIC ASTHMATICAL Asthmatic Asthmatical a Etym L asthmaticus Gr Defn Of or pertaining to asthma as an asthmatic cough liable to or suffering from asthma as an asthmatic patient Asthmatically adv ASTHMATIC Asthmatic n Defn A person affected with asthma ASTIGMATIC Astigmatic a Med Opt Defn Affected with or pertaining to astigmatism as astigmatic eyes also remedying astigmatism as astigmatic lenses ASTIGMATISM Astigmatism n Etym Gr astigmatisme Med Opt Defn A defect of the eye or of a lens in consequence of which the rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal point thus causing imperfect images or indistictness of vision Note The term is applied especially to the defect causing images of lines having a certain direction to be indistinct or imperfectly seen while those of lines transverse to the former are distinct or clearly seen ASTIPULATE Astipulate v i Etym L astipulari ad stipulari to stipulate Defn To assent Obs Bp Hall ASTIPULATION Astipulation n Etym L astipulatio Defn Stipulation agreement Obs Bp Hall ASTIR Astir adv a Etym Pref a stir Defn Stirring in a state of activity or motion out of bed ASTOMATOUS ASTOMOUS Astomatous Astomous a Etym Gr Defn Not possessing a mouth ASTON ASTONE Aston Astone v t imp p p Astoned Astond or Astound Etym See Astonish Defn To stun to astonish to stupefy Obs Chaucer ASTONIED Astonied p p Defn Stunned astonished See Astony Archaic And I astonied fell and could not pray Mrs Browning ASTONISH Astonish v t imp p p Astonished p pr vb n Astonishing Etym OE astonien astunian astonen OF estoner F étonner fr L ex out tonare to thunder but perhaps influenced by E stun See Thunder Astound Astony 1 To stun to render senseless as by a blow Obs Enough captain you have astonished him Fluellen had struck Pistol Shak The very crampfish i e torpedo being herself not benumbed is able to astonish others Holland 2 To strike with sudden fear terror or wonder to amaze to surprise greatly as with something unaccountable to confound with some sudden emotion or passion Musidorus had his wits astonished with sorrow Sidney I Daniel was astonished at the vision Dan viii 27 Syn To amaze astound overwhelm surprise Astonished Surprised We are surprised at what is unexpected We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension We are taken by surprise We are struck with astonishment C J Smith See Amaze ASTONISHEDLY Astonishedly adv Defn In an astonished manner R Bp Hall ASTONISHING Astonishing a Defn Very wonderful of a nature to excite astonishment as an astonishing event Syn Amazing surprising wonderful marvelous Astonishingly adv Astonishingness n ASTONISHMENT Astonishment n Etym Cf OF est F étonnement 1 The condition of one who is stunned Hence Numbness loss of sensation stupor loss of sense Obs A coldness and astonishment in his loins as folk say Holland 2 Dismay consternation Archaic Spenser 3 The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable wonderful or dreadful is presented to the mind an intense degree of surprise amazement Lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment Milton 4 The object causing such an emotion Thou shalt become an astonishment Deut xxviii 37 Syn Amazement wonder surprise ASTONY Astony v t imp p p Astonied p pr vb n Astonying See Astone Defn To stun to bewilder to astonish to dismay Archaic The captain of the Helots strake Palladius upon the side of his head that he reeled astonied Sir P Sidney This sodeyn cas this man astonied so That reed he wex abayst and al quaking Chaucer ASTOOP Astoop adv Etym Pref a stoop Defn In a stooping or inclined position Gay ASTOUND Astound a Etym OE astouned astound astoned p p of astone See Astone Defn Stunned astounded astonished Archaic Spenser Thus Ellen dizzy and astound As sudden ruin yawned around Sir W Scott ASTOUND Astound v t imp p p Astounded Obs Astound p pr vb n Astounding Etym See Astound a 1 To stun to stupefy No puissant stroke his senses once astound Fairfax 2 To astonish to strike with amazement to confound with wonder surprise or fear These thoughts may startle well but not astound The virtuous mind Milton ASTOUNDING Astounding a Defn Of a nature to astound astonishing amazing as an astounding force statement or fact Astoundingly adv ASTOUNDMENT Astoundment n Defn Amazement Coleridge ASTRACHAN Astrachan a n Defn See Astrakhan ASTRADDLE Astraddle adv Etym Pref a straddle Defn In a straddling position astride bestriding as to sit astraddle a horse ASTRAEAN Astræan a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the genus Astræa or the family Astræidæ n Defn A coral of the family Astræidæ a star coral ASTRAGAL Astragal n Etym L astragalus Gr 1 Arch Defn A convex molding of rounded surface generally from half to three quarters of a circle 2 Gun Defn A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth ASTRAGALAR Astragalar a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the astragalus ASTRAGALOID Astragaloid a Etym Astragalus oid Anat Defn Resembling the astragalus in form ASTRAGALOMANCY Astragalomancy n Etym Gr mancy Defn Divination by means of small bones or dice ASTRAGALUS Astragalus n Etym L See Astragal 1 Anat Defn The ankle bone or hock bone the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle 2 Bot Defn A genus of papilionaceous plants of the tribe Galegeæ containing numerous species two of which are called in English milk vetch and licorice vetch Gum tragacanth is obtained from different oriental species particularly the A gummifer and A verus 3 Arch Defn See Astragal 1 ASTRAKHAN Astrakhan a Defn Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products made of an Astrakhan skin n Defn The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region the curled wool of which resembles fur ASTRAL Astral a Etym L astralis fr astrum star Gr astral See Star Defn Pertaining to coming from or resembling the stars starry starlike Shines only with an astral luster I Taylor Some astral forms I must invoke by prayer Dryden Astral lamp an Argand lamp so constructed that no shadow is cast upon the table by the flattened ringshaped reservoir in which the oil is contained Astral spirits spirits formerly supposed to live in the heavenly bodies or the aërial regions and represented in the Middle Ages as fallen angels spirits of the dead or spirits originating in fire ASTRAND Astrand adv a Etym Pref a strand Defn Stranded Sir W Scott ASTRAY Astray adv a Etym See Estray Stray Defn Out of the right either in a literal or in a figurative sense wandering as to lead one astray Ye were as sheep going astray 1 Pet ii 25 ASTRICT Astrict v t imp p p Astricted p pr vb n Astricting Etym L astrictus p p of astringere See Astringe 1 To bind up to confine to constrict to contract The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted Arbuthnot 2 To bind to constrain to restrict to limit R The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought Sir W Hamilton 3 Scots Law Defn To restrict the tenure of as to astrict lands See Astriction 4 Burrill ASTRICT Astrict a Defn Concise contracted Obs Weever ASTRICTION Astriction n Etym L astrictio 1 The act of binding restriction also obligation Milton 2 Med a A contraction of parts by applications the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy Dunglison b Constipation Arbuthnot 3 Astringency Obs Bacon 4 Scots Law Defn An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill the owner paying a toll Bell Note The lands were said to be astricted to the mill ASTRICTIVE Astrictive a Defn Binding astringent n Defn An astringent Astrictively adv ASTRICTORY Astrictory a Defn Astrictive R ASTRIDE Astride adv Etym Pref a stride Defn With one leg on each side as a man when on horseback with the legs stretched wide apart astraddle Placed astride upon the bars of the palisade Sir W Scott Glasses with horn bows sat astride on his nose Longfellow ASTRIFEROUS Astriferous a Etym L astrifer astrum star ferre to bear Defn Bearing stars R Blount ASTRINGE Astringe v t imp p p Astringed p pr vb n Astringing Etym L astringere ad stringere to draw tight Cf Astrict and see Strain v t 1 To bind fast to constrict to contract to cause parts to draw together to compress Which contraction astringeth the moistuBacon 2 To bind by moral or legal obligation Wolsey ASTRINGENCY Astringency n Defn The quality of being astringent the power of contracting the parts of the body that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures as the astringency of tannin ASTRINGENT Astringent a Etym L astringens p pr of astringere cf F astringent See Astringe 1 Drawing together the tissues binding contracting opposed to laxative as astringent medicines a butter and astringent taste astringent fruit 2 Stern austere as an astringent type of virtue ASTRINGENT Astringent n Defn A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures and checks discharges of blood mucus etc External astringents are called styptics Dunglison ASTRINGENTLY Astringently adv Defn In an astringent manner ASTRINGER Astringer n Etym OE ostreger OF ostrucier F autoursier fr OF austour ostor hawk F autour cf L acceptor for accipiter hawk Defn A falconer who keeps a goschawk Obs Shak Cowell Written also austringer ASTRO Astro Defn The combining form of the Greek word astron meaning star ASTROFEL ASTROFELL Astrofel Astrofell n Defn A bitter herb probably the same as aster or starwort Spenser ASTROGENY Astrogeny n Etym Astro Gr Defn The creation or evolution of the stars or the heavens H Spencer ASTROGNOSY Astrognosy n Etym Astro Gr Defn The science or knowledge of the stars esp the fixed stars Bouvier ASTROGONY Astrogony n Defn Same as Astrogeny Astrogonic a ASTROGRAPHY Astrography n Etym Astrocf graphy Defn The art of describing or delineating the stars a description or mapping of the heavens ASTROITE Astroite n Etym L astroites cf F astroite Defn A radiated stone or fossil starstone Obs Written also astrite and astrion ASTROLABE Astrolabe n Etym OE astrolabie astrilabe OF astrelabe F astrolabe LL astrolabium fr Gr 1 Astron Defn An instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars It is now disused Note Among the ancients it was essentially the armillary sphere A graduated circle with sights for taking altitudes at sea was called an astrolabe in the 18th century It is now superseded by the quadrant and sextant 2 A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle as the equator or a meridian a planisphere Whewell ASTROLATER Astrolater n Defn A worshiper of the stars Morley ASTROLATRY Astrolatry n Etym Astro Gr astrolâtrie Defn The worship of the stars ASTROLITHOLOGY Astrolithology n Etym Astro lithology Defn The science of aërolites ASTROLOGER Astrologer n Etym See Astrology 1 One who studies the stars an astronomer Obs 2 One who practices astrology one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situation of the stars ASTROLOGIAN Astrologian n Etym OF astrologien Defn An astrologer Obs ASTROLOGIC ASTROLOGICAL Astrologic Astrological a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to astrology professing or practicing astrology Astrologi learning Hudibras Astrological prognostication Cudworth Astrologically adv ASTROLOGIZE Astrologize v t i Defn To apply astrology to to study or practice astrology ASTROLOGY Astrology n Etym F astrologie L astrologia fr Gr Star Defn In its etymological signification the science of the stars among the ancients synonymous with astronomy subsequently the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs and of foretelling events by their position and aspects Note Astrology was much in vogue during the Middle Ages and became the parent of modern astronomy as alchemy did of chemistry It was divided into two kinds judicial astrology which assumed to foretell the fate and acts of nations and individuals and natural astrology which undertook to predict events of inanimate nature such as changes of the weather etc ASTROMANTIC Astromantic a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars astrologic R Dr H More ASTROMETEOROLOGY Astrometeorology n Etym Astro meteorology Defn The investigation of the relation between the sun moon and stars and the weather Astrometeorological a Astrometeorologist n ASTROMETER Astrometer n Etym Astro meter Defn An instrument for comparing the relative amount of the light of stars ASTROMETRY Astrometry n Etym Astro metry Defn The art of making measurements among the stars or of determining their relative magnitudes ASTRONOMER Astronomer n Etym See Astronomy 1 An astrologer Obs Shak 2 One who is versed in astronomy one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs or the principles by which their motions are regulated with their various phenomena An undevout astronomer is mad Young ASTRONOMIAN Astronomian n Etym OE OF astronomien See Astronomy Defn An astrologer Obs ASTRONOMIC Astronomic a Defn Astronomical ASTRONOMICAL Astronomical a Etym L astronomicus Gr astronomique Defn Of or pertaining to astronomy in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy Astronomically adv Astronomical clock See under Clock Astronomical day See under Day Astronomical fractions Astronomical numbers See under Sexagesimal ASTRONOMIZE Astronomize v i Etym Gr Defn To study or to talk astronomy R They astronomized in caves Sir T Browne ASTRONOMY Astronomy n Etym OE astronomie F astronomie L astronomia fr Gr Star and Nomad 1 Astrology Obs Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck And yet methinks I have astronomy Shak 2 The science which treats of the celestial bodies of their magnitudes motions distances periods of revolution eclipses constitution physical condition and of the causes of their various phenomena 3 A treatise on or textbook of the science Physical astronomy See under Physical ASTROPHEL Astrophel n Defn See Astrofel Obs ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY Astrophotography n Etym Astro photography Defn The application of photography to the delineation of the sun moon and stars ASTROPHOTOMETER Astrophotometer n Pref astro photometer Astron Defn A photometer for measuring the brightness of stars ASTROPHOTOMETRY Astrophotometry n Astron Defn The determination of the brightness of stars and also of the sun moon and planets Astrophotometrical a ASTROPHYSICAL Astrophysical a Defn Pertaining to the physics of astronomical science ASTROPHYSICS Astrophysics n Astro physics Astron Defn The science treating of the physical characteristics of the stars and other heavenly bodies their chemical constitution light heat atmospheres etc Its observations are made with the spectroscope bolometer etc usually in connection with the telescope ASTROPHYTON Astrophyton n Etym Astro Gr fyton a plant Zoöl Defn A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched ASTROSCOPE Astroscope n Etym Astro scope Defn An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones on whose surface the constellations were delineated ASTROSCOPY Astroscopy n Defn Observation of the stars Obs ASTROTHEOLOGY Astrotheology n Etym Astro theology Defn Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies Derham ASTRUCTIVE Astructive a Etym L astructus p p of astruere to build up ad struere to build Defn Building up constructive opposed to destructive Obs ASTRUT Astrut a adv 1 Sticking out or puffed out swelling in a swelling manner Archaic Inflated and astrut with selfconceit Cowper 2 In a strutting manner with a strutting gait ASTUCIOUS Astucious a Etym F astucieux See Astute Defn Subtle cunning astute R Sir W Scott Astuciously adv R ASTUCITY Astucity n Etym See Astucious Defn Craftiness astuteness R Carlyle ASTUN Astun v t Etym See Astony Stun Defn To stun Obs Breathless and astunned Somerville ASTURIAN Asturian a Defn Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain n Defn A native of Asturias ASTUTE Astute a Etym L astutus fr astus craft cunning perh cognate with E acute Defn Critically discerning sagacious shrewd subtle crafty Syn Keen eagleeyed penetrating skilled discriminating cunning sagacious subtle wily crafty Astutely adv Astuteness n ASTYLAR Astylar a Etym Gr arch Defn Without columns or pilasters Weale ASTYLLEN Astyllen n Mining Defn A small dam to prevent free passage of water in an adit or level ASUNDER Asunder adv Etym Pref a sunder Defn Apart separate from each other into parts in two separately into or in different pieces or places I took my staff even Beauty and cut it asunder Zech xi 10 As wide asunder as pole and pole Froude ASURA Asura n Hind Myth Defn An enemy of the gods esp one of a race of demons and giants ASWAIL Aswail n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The sloth bear Melursus labiatus of India ASWEVE Asweve v t Etym AS aswebban a swebban See Sweven Defn To stupefy Obs Chaucer ASWING Aswing adv Defn In a state of swinging ASWOON Aswoon adv Defn In a swoon Chaucer ASWOONED Aswooned adv Defn In a swoon ASYLUM Asylum n pl E Asylums L Asyla Etym L asylum Gr 1 A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection where criminals and debtors found shelter and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege So sacred was the church to some that it had the right of an asylum or sanctuary Ayliffe Note The name was anciently given to temples altars statues of the gods and the like In later times Christian churches were regarded as asylums in the same sense 2 Any place of retreat and security Earth has no other asylum for them than its own cold bosom Southey 3 An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute unfortunate or afflicted persons as an asylum for the aged for the blind or for the insane a lunatic asylum an orphan asylum ASYMMETRAL Asymmetral a Defn Incommensurable also unsymmetrical Obs D H More ASYMMETRIC ASYMMETRICAL Asymmetric Asymmetrical a Etym See Asymmetrous 1 Incommensurable Obs 2 Not symmetrical wanting proportion esp not bilaterally symmetrical Huxley ASYMMETROUS Asymmetrous a Etym Gr Defn Asymmetrical Obs Barrow ASYMMETRY Asymmetry n Etym Gr 1 Want of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing esp want of bilateral symmetry 2 Math Defn Incommensurability Obs Barrow ASYMPTOTE Asymptote n Etym Gr Symptom Math Defn A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance but though infinitely extended would never meet it Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance ASYNARTETE Asynartete a Etym Gr Defn Disconnected not fitted or adjusted Asynartetic a Asynartete verse Pros a verse of two members having different rhythms as when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees ASYNCHRONOUS Asynchronous a Gr not synchronous Defn Not simultaneous not concurrent in time opposed to synchronous ASYNDETIC Asyndetic a Etym See Asyndeton Defn Characterized by the use of asyndeton not connected by conjunctions Asyndetically adv ASYNDETON Asyndeton n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure which omits the connective as I came I saw I conquered It stands opposed to polysyndeton ASYSTOLE Asystole n Etym Pref a not systole Physiol Defn A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart ASYSTOLISM Asystolism n Defn The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole AT At prep Etym AS æt akin to OHG az Goth OS Icel at Sw åt Dan L ad Defn Primarily this word expresses the relations of presence nearness in place or time or direction toward as at the ninth hour at the house to aim at a mark It is less definite than in or on at the house may be in or near the house From this original import are derived all the various uses of at It expresses 1 A relation of proximity to or of presence in or on something as at the door at your shop at home at school at hand at sea and on land 2 The relation of some state or condition as at war at peace at ease at your service at fault at liberty at risk at disadvantage 3 The relation of some employment or action occupied with as at engraving at husbandry at play at work at meat eating except at puns 4 The relation of a point or position in a series or of degree rate or value as with the thermometer at 80º goods sold at a cheap price a country estimated at 10000 square miles life is short at the longest 5 The relations of time age or order as at ten oclock at twentyone at once at first 6 The relations of source occasion reason consequence or effect as at the sight at this news merry at anything at this declaration at his command to demand require receive deserve endure at your hands 7 Relation of direction toward an object or end as look at it to point at one to aim at a mark to throw strike shoot wink mock laugh at any one At all At home At large At last At length At once etc See under All Home Large Last phrase and syn Length Once etc At it busily or actively engaged At least See Least and However At one See At one in the Vocabulary Syn In At When reference to the interior of any place is made prominent in is used It is used before the names of countries and cities esp large cities as we live in America in New York in the South At is commonly employed before names of houses institutions villages and small places as Milton was educated at Christs College money taken in at the Customhouse I saw him at the jewelers we live at Beachville At may be used before the name of a city when it is regarded as a mere point of locality An English king was crowned at Paris Macaulay Jean Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva June 28 1712 J Morley In regard to time we say at the hour on the day in the year as at 9 oclock on the morning of July 5th in the year 1775 ATABAL Atabal n Etym Sp atabal fr Ar attabl the drum tabala to beat the drum Cf Tymbal Defn A kettledrum a kind of tabor used by the Moors Croly ATACAMITE Atacamite n Etym From the desert of Atacama where found Min Defn An oxychloride of copper usually in emeraldgreen prismatic crystals ATAFTER Atafter prep Defn After Obs Chaucer ATAGHAN Ataghan n Defn See Yataghan ATAKE Atake v t Defn To overtake Obs Chaucer ATAMAN Ataman n Etym Russ ataman cf Pol hetman G hauptmann headman chieftain Cf Hetman Defn A hetman or chief of the Cossacks ATAMASCO LILY Atamasco lily Atamasco is fr North American Indian Bot Defn See under Lily ATARAXIA ATARAXY Ataraxia Ataraxy n Etym NL ataraxia Gr Defn Perfect peace of mind or calmness ATAUNT ATAUNTO Ataunt Ataunto adv Etym F autant as much as possible Naut Defn Fully rigged as a vessel with all sails set set on end or set right ATAVIC Atavic a Etym Cf F atavique Defn Pertaining to a remote ancestor or to atavism ATAVISM Atavism n Etym L atavus an ancestor fr avus a grandfather a The recurrence or a tendency to a recurrence of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors reversion to the original form b Biol The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation after an intermission for a generation or two Now and then there occur cases of what physiologists call atavism or reversion to an ancestral type of character J Fiske ATAXIA ATAXY Ataxia Ataxy n Etym NL ataxia Gr ataxie 1 Disorder irregularity Obs Bp Hall 2 Med a Irregularity in disease or in the functions b The state of disorder that characterizes nervous fevers and the nervous condition Locomotor ataxia See Locomotor ATAXIC Ataxic a Etym Cf F ataxique See Ataxia Med Defn Characterized by ataxy that is a by great irregularity of functions or symptoms or b by a want of coordinating power in movements Ataxic fever malignant typhus fever Pinel ATAZIR Atazir n Etym OF fr Ar altasir influence Astron Defn The influence of a star upon other stars or upon men Obs Chaucer ATE Ate Defn the preterit of Eat ATE Ate n Etym Gr Greek Myth Defn The goddess of mischievous folly also in later poets the goddess of vengeance ATE ate Etym From the L suffix atus the past participle ending of verbs of the 1st conj 1 As an ending of participles or participial adjectives it is equivalent to ed as situate or situated animate or animated 2 As the ending of a verb it means to make to cause to act etc as to propitiate to make propitious to animate to give life to 3 As a noun suffix it marks the agent as curate delegate It also sometimes marks the office or dignity as tribunate 4 In chemistry it is used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end ic excepting binary or halogen acids as sulphate from sulphuric acid nitrate from nitric acid etc It is also used in the case of certain basic salts ATECHNIC Atechnic a Etym Pref a not technic Defn Without technical or artistic knowledge Difficult to convey to the atechnic reader Etching Engr ATELES Ateles n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary See Spider monkey and Coaita ATELETS SAUCE SAUCE AUX HATELETS Atelets sauce or Sauce aux hatelets F hâtelet skewer Defn A sauce such as egg and bread crumbs used for covering bits of meat small birds or fish strung on skewers for frying ATELIER Atelier n Etym F Defn A workshop a studio ATELLAN Atellan a Etym L Atellanus fr Atella an ancient town of the Osci in Campania Defn Of or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy as Atellan plays farcical ribald n Defn A farcical drama performed at Atella ATHALAMOUS Athalamous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores as the thallus of certain lichens ATHAMAUNT Athamaunt n Defn Adamant Obs Written in the table of athamaunt Chaucer ATHANASIA ATHANASY Athanasia Athanasy n NL athanasia fr Gr priv death Defn The quality of being deathless immortality Is not a scholiastic athanasy better than none Lowell ATHANASIAN Athanasian a Defn Of or pertaining to Athanasius bishop of Alexandria in the 4th century Athanasian creed a formulary confession or exposition of faith formerly supposed to have been drawn up by Athanasius but this opinion is now rejected and the composition is ascribed by some to Hilary bishop of Arles 5th century It is a summary of what was called the orthodox faith ATHANOR Athanor n Etym F fr Ar attannur fr Heb tannur an oven or furnace Defn A digesting furnace formerly used by alchemists It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat Chambers ATHECATA Athecata n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked or not inclosed in a capsule See Tubularian ATHEISM Atheism n Etym Cf F athéisme See Atheist 1 The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God or supreme intelligent Being Atheism is a ferocious system that leaves nothing above us to excite awe nor around us to awaken tenderness R Hall Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded Shipley 2 Godlessness ATHEIST Atheist n Etym Gr athéiste 1 One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God or supreme intelligent Being 2 A godless person Obs Syn Infidel unbeliever Note See Infidel ATHEISTIC ATHEISTICAL Atheistic Atheistical a 1 Pertaining to implying or containing atheism applied to things as atheistic doctrines opinions or books Atheistical explications of natural effects Barrow 2 Disbelieving the existence of a God impious godless applied to persons as an atheistic writer Atheistically adv Atheisticalness n ATHEIZE Atheize v t Defn To render atheistic or godless R They endeavored to atheize one another Berkeley ATHEIZE Atheize v i Defn To discourse argue or act as an atheist R Atheizer n Cudworth ATHELING Atheling n Etym AS æ noble fr æ noble akin to G adel nobility edel noble The word æ E ethel is in many AS proper names as Ethelwolf noble wolf Ethelbald noble bold Ethelbert noble bright Defn An AngloSaxon prince or nobleman esp the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family Written also Adeling and Ætheling ATHENEUM ATHENAEUM Atheneum Athenæum n pl E Atheneums L Athenæa Etym L Athenaemum Gr Minerva by the Romans the tutelary goddess of Athens 1 Gr Antiq Defn A temple of Athene at Athens in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students 2 A school founded at Rome by Hadrian 3 A literary or scientific association or club 4 A building or an apartment where a library periodicals and newspapers are kept for use ATHENIAN Athenian a Etym Cf F Athénien Defn Of or pertaining to Athens the metropolis of Greece n A native or citizen of Athens ATHEOLOGICAL Atheological a Defn Opposed to theology atheistic Bp Montagu ATHEOLOGY Atheology n Etym Pref a not theology Defn Antagonism to theology Swift ATHEOUS Atheous a Etym Gr Atheist 1 Atheistic impious Obs Milton 2 Without God neither accepting nor denying him I should say science was atheous and therefore could not be atheistic Bp of Carlisle ATHERINE Atherine n Etym NL atherina fr Gr Zoöl Defn A small marine fish of the family Atherinidæ having a silvery stripe along the sides The European species Atherina presbyter is used as food The American species Menidia notata is called silversides and sand smelt See Silversides ATHERMANCY Athermancy n Etym See Athermanous Defn Inability to transmit radiant impermeability to heat Tyndall ATHERMANOUS Athermanous a Etym Gr athermane Chem Defn Not transmitting heat opposed to diathermanous ATHERMOUS Athermous a Chem Defn Athermanous ATHEROID Atheroid a Etym Gr oid Defn Shaped like an ear of grain ATHEROMA Atheroma n Etym L fr Gr Med a An encysted tumor containing curdy matter b A disease characterized by thickening and fatty degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries ATHEROMATOUS Atheromatous a Med Defn Of pertaining to or having the nature of atheroma Wiseman ATHETIZE Athetize v t imp p p Athetized p pr vb n Athetizing Gr fr set aside not fixed not to place Defn To set aside or reject as spurious as by marking with an obelus ATHETOSIS Athetosis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A variety of chorea marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes ATHINK Athink v t Defn To repent to displease to disgust Obs Chaucer ATHIRST Athirst a Etym OE ofthurst AS ofpyrsted p p of ofpyrstan pref of intensive pyrstan to thirst See Thirst 1 Wanting drink thirsty 2 Having a keen appetite or desire eager longing Athirst for battle Cowper ATHLETE Athlete n Etym L athleta Gr wed cf F athlète 1 Antiq Defn One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome 2 Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength one who has great activity and strength a champion 3 One fitted for or skilled in intellectual contests as athletes of debate ATHLETIC Athletic a Etym L athleticus Gr Athlete 1 Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them as athletic games or sports 2 Befitting an athlete strong muscular robust vigorous as athletic Celts Athletic soundness South Athletically adv ATHLETICISM Athleticism n Defn The practice of engaging in athletic games athletism ATHLETICS Athletics n Defn The art of training by athletic exercises the games and sports of athletes ATHLETISM Athletism n Defn The state or practice of an athlete the characteristics of an athlete ATHREPSIA Athrepsia n NL fr Gr priv nourishment Med Defn Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings Athreptic a ATHWART Athwart prep Etym Pref a thwart 1 Across from side to side of Athwart the thicket lone Tennyson 2 Naut Defn Across the direction or course of as a fleet standing athwart our course Athwart hawse across the stem of another vessel whether in contact or at a small distance Athwart ships across the ship from side to side or in that direction opposed to fore and aft ATHWART Athwart adv Defn 1 Across especially in an oblique direction sidewise obliquely Sometimes athwart sometimes he strook him straight Spenser 2 Across the course so as to thwart perversely All athwart there came A post from Wales loaden with heavy news Shak ATILT Atilt adv Etym Pref a tilt 1 In the manner of a tilter in the position or with the action of one making a thrust To run atilt at men Hudibras 2 In the position of a cask tilted or with one end raised Note In this sense sometimes used as an adjective Abroach atilt and run Even to the lees of honor Beau Fl ATIMY Atimy n Etym Gr Gr Antiq Defn Public disgrace or stigma infamy loss of civil rights Mitford ATION ation Etym L ationem See tion Defn A suffix forming nouns of action and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in ing It sometimes has the further meanings of state and that which results from the action Many of these nouns have verbs in ate as alliterate ation narrate ation many are derived through the French as alteration visitation and many are formed on verbs ending in the Greek formative ize Fr ise as civilization demoralization ATIPTOE Atiptoe adv Defn On tiptoe eagerly expecting We all feel atiptoe with hope and confidence F Harrison ATLANTA Atlanta n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean See Heteropod ATLANTAL Atlantal a Anat a Relating to the atlas b Anterior cephalic Barclay ATLANTEAN Atlantean a Etym L Atlant 1 Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis which the ancients allege was sunk and overwhelmed by the ocean 2 Pertaining to or resembling Atlas strong With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear The weight of mightiest monarchies Milton ATLANTES Atlantes n pl Etym L fr Gr Atlas Arch Defn Figures or half figures of men used as columns to support an entablature called also telamones See Caryatides Oxf Gloss ATLANTIC Atlantic a Etym L Atlanticus fr Atlas See Atlas and Atlantes 1 Of or pertaining to Mt Atlas in Libya and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west as the Atlantic Ocean called also the Atlantic the Atlantic basin the Atlantic telegraph 2 Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis 3 Descended from Atlas The seven Atlantic sisters Milton ATLANTIDES Atlantides n pl Etym L See Atlantes Defn The Pleiades or seven stars fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas ATLAS Atlas n pl Atlases Etym L Atlas antis Gr Atlas in W Africa regarded as the pillar of heaven It is from the root of Tolerate 1 One who sustains a great burden 2 Anat Defn The first vertebra of the neck articulating immediately with the skull thus sustaining the globe of the head whence the name 3 A collection of maps in a volume Note supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world prefixed to some collections This name is said to have been first used by Mercator the celebrated geographer in the 16th century Note 4 A volume of plates illustrating any subject 5 A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement as an historical atlas 6 A large square folio resembling a volume of maps called also atlas folio 7 A drawing paper of large size See under Paper n Atlas powder a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power ATLAS Atlas n Etym Ar smooth Defn A rich kind of satin manufactured in India Brande C ATLAS POWDER Atlas powder Defn A blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin wood fiber sodium nitrate and magnesium carbonate ATMAN Atman n Skr atman Hinduism a The life principle soul or individual essence b The universal ego from whom all individual atmans arise This sense is a European excrescence on the East Indian thought ATMIATRY Atmiatry n Gr vapor medical treatment healing Defn Treatment of disease by vapors or gases as by inhalation ATMIDOMETER Atmidometer n Etym Gr meter cf F atmidomètre Defn An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water ice or snow Brande C ATMO Atmo n Etym Contr fr atmosphere Physics Defn The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements calculations conventionally that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters at a temperature of 0º Centigrade at the level of the sea and in the latitude of Paris Sir W Thomson ATMOLOGIC ATMOLOGICAL Atmologic Atmological a Defn Of or pertaining to atmology Atmological laws of heat Whewell ATMOLOGIST Atmologist n Defn One who is versed in atmology ATMOLOGY Atmology n Etym Gr logy Physics Defn That branch of science which treats of the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapor Whewell ATMOLYSIS Atmolysis n Etym Gr Chem Defn The act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances ATMOLYZATION Atmolyzation n Chem Defn Separation by atmolysis ATMOLYZE Atmolyze v t Chem Defn To subject to atmolysis to separate by atmolysis ATMOLYZER Atmolyzer n Chem Defn An apparatus for effecting atmolysis ATMOMETER Atmometer n Etym Gr meter cf F atmomètre Defn An instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation from a moist surface an evaporometer Huxley ATMOSPHERE Atmosphere n Etym Gr atman breath soul G athem breath atmosphère See Sphere 1 Physics a The whole mass of aëriform fluid surrounding the earth applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb or other body as the atmosphere of Mars b Any gaseous envelope or medium An atmosphere of cold oxygen Miller 2 A supposed medium around various bodies as electrical atmosphere a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies Franklin 3 The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level on a unit of surface or about 147 Ibs to the sq inch Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650 atmospheres Lubbock 4 Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition The chillest of social atmospheres Hawthorne 5 The portion of air in any locality or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition as the atmosphere of the room a moist or noxious atmosphere ATMOSPHERIC ATMOSPHERICAL Atmospheric Atmospherical a Etym Cf F atmosphérique 1 Of or pertaining to the atmosphere of the nature of or resembling the atmosphere as atmospheric air the atmospheric envelope of the earth 2 Existing in the atmosphere The lower atmospheric current Darwin 3 Caused or operated on by the atmosphere as an atmospheric effect an atmospheric engine 4 Dependent on the atmosphere R In am so atmospherical a creature Pope Atmospheric engine a steam engine whose piston descends by the pressure of the atmosphere when the steam which raised it is condensed within the cylinder Tomlinson Atmospheric line Steam Engin the equilibrium line of an indicator card Steam is expanded down to the atmosphere when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere See Indicator card Atmospheric pressure the pressure exerted by the atmosphere not merely downwards but in every direction In amounts to about 147 Ibs on each square inch Atmospheric railway one in which pneumatic power obtained from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum is the propelling force Atmospheric tides See under Tide ATMOSPHERICALLY Atmospherically adv Defn In relation to the atmosphere ATMOSPHEROLOGY Atmospherology n Etym Atmosphere logy Defn The science or a treatise on the atmosphere ATOKOUS Atokous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Producing only asexual individuals as the eggs of certain annelids ATOLE Atole n Mex Sp Defn A porridge or gruel of maize meal and water milk or the like Sp Amer ATOLL Atoll n Etym The native name in the Indian Ocean Defn A coral island or islands consisting of a belt of coral reef partly submerged surrounding a central lagoon or depression a lagoon island ATOM Atom n Etym L atomus Gr atome See Tome 1 Physics a An ultimate indivisible particle of matter b An ultimate particle of matter not necessarily indivisible a molecule c A constituent particle of matter or a molecule supposed to be made up of subordinate particles Note These three definitions correspond to different views of the nature of the ultimate particles of matter In the case of the last two the particles are more correctly called molecules Dana 2 Chem Defn The smallest particle of matter that can enter into combination one of the elementary constituents of a molecule 3 Anything extremely small a particle a whit There was not an atom of water Sir J Ross ATOM Atom v t Defn To reduce to atoms Obs Feltham ATOMIC ATOMICAL Atomic Atomical a Etym Cf F atomique 1 Of or pertaining to atoms 2 Extremely minute tiny Atomic philosophy or Doctrine of atoms a system which assuming that atoms are endued with gravity and motion accounted thus for the origin and formation of all things This philosophy was first broached by Leucippus was developed by Democritus and afterward improved by Epicurus and hence is sometimes denominated the Epicurean philosophy Atomic theory or the Doctrine of definite proportions Chem teaches that chemical combinations take place between the supposed ultimate particles or atoms of bodies in some simple ratio as of one to one two to three or some other always expressible in whole numbers Atomic weight Chem the weight of the atom of an element as compared with the weight of the atom of hydrogen taken as a standard ATOMICALLY Atomically adv Defn In an atomic manner in accordance with the atomic philosophy ATOMICIAN Atomician n Defn An atomist R ATOMICISM Atomicism n Defn Atomism Obs ATOMICITY Atomicity n Etym Cf F atomicité Chem Defn Degree of atomic attraction equivalence valence also a later use the number of atoms in an elementary molecule See Valence ATOMISM Atomism n Etym Cf F atomisme Defn The doctrine of atoms See Atomic philosophy under Atomic ATOMIST Atomist n Etym Cf F atomiste Defn One who holds to the atomic philosophy or theory Locke ATOMISTIC Atomistic a Defn Of or pertaining to atoms relating to atomism R It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis Coleridge ATOMIZATION Atomization n 1 The act of reducing to atoms or very minute particles or the state of being so reduced 2 Med Defn The reduction of fluids into fine spray ATOMIZE Atomize v t Defn To reduce to atoms or to fine spray The liquids in the form of spray are said to be pulverized nebulized or atomized Dunglison ATOMIZER Atomizer n Defn One who or that which atomizes esp an instrument for reducing a liquid to spray for disinfecting cooling or perfuming ATOMOLOGY Atomology n Etym Atom logy Defn The doctrine of atoms Cudworth ATOMY Atomy n Defn An atom a mite a pigmy ATOMY Atomy n Etym For anatomy taken as an atomy Defn A skeleton Ludicrous Shak ATONABLE Atonable a Defn Admitting an atonement capable of being atoned for expiable AT ONE At one Etym OE at on atone atoon attone 1 In concord or friendship in agreement with each other as to be bring make or set at one i e to be or bring in or to a state of agreement or reconciliation If gentil men or othere of hir contree Were wrothe she wolde bringen hem atoon Chaucer 2 Of the same opinion agreed as on these points we are at one 3 Together Obs Spenser He and Aufidius can no more atone Than violentest contrariety Shak 2 To stand as an equivalent to make reparation compensation or amends for an offense or a crime The murderer fell and blood atoned for blood Pope The ministry not atoning for their former conduct by any wise or popular measure Junius ATONE Atone v t 1 To set at one to reduce to concord to reconcile as parties at variance to appease Obs I would do much To atone them for the love I bear to Cassio Shak 2 To unite in making Obs R The four elements have atoned A noble league Ford 3 To make satisfaction for to expiate Or each atone his guilty love with life Pope ATONEMENT Atonement n 1 Literally a setting at one Reconciliation restoration of friendly relations agreement concord Archaic By whom we have now received the atonement Rom v 11 He desires to make atonement Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers Shak 2 Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury expiation amends with for Specifically in theology The expiation of sin made by the obedience personal suffering and death of Christ When a man has been guilty of any vice the best atonement be can make for it is to warn others Spectator The Phocians behaved with so much gallantry that they were thought to have made a sufficient atonement for their former offense Potter ATONER Atoner n Defn One who makes atonement ATONES Atones adv Defn Etym See At one Obs Down he fell atones as a stone Chaucer ATONIC Atonic a Etym Cf F atonique See Atony 1 Med Defn Characterized by atony or want of vital energy as an atonic disease 2 Gram Defn Unaccented as an atonic syllable 3 Destitute of tone vocality surd Rush ATONIC Atonic n 1 Gram Defn A word that has no accent 2 An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality or produced by the breath alone a nonvocal or surd consonant a breathing Rush 3 Med Defn A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation Dunglison ATONY Atony n Etym Gr atonie Med Defn Want of tone weakness of the system or of any organ especially of such as are contractile ATOP Atop adv Defn On or at the top Milton ATRABILARIAN ATRABILARIOUS Atrabilarian Atrabilarious a Etym LL atrabilarius fr L atra bilis black bile cf F atrabilaire fr atrabile Defn Affected with melancholy atrabilious Arbuthnot ATRABILARIAN Atrabilarian n Defn A person much given to melancholy a hypochondriac I Disraeli ATRABILIAR Atrabiliar a Defn Melancholy atrabilious ATRABILIARY Atrabiliary a 1 Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys 2 Melancholic or hypohondriac atrabilious from the supposed predominance of black bile to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria melancholy and mania Atrabiliary arteries capsules and veins Anat those pertaining to the kidney called also renal arteries capsules and veins ATRABILIOUS Atrabilious a Defn Melancholic or hypochondriac atrabiliary Dunglision A hardfaced atrabilious earnesteyed race Lowell He was constitutionally atrabilious and scornful Froude ATRAMENTACEOUS Atramentaceous a Etym L atramentum ink fr ater black Defn Black like ink inky atramental Obs Derham ATRAMENTAL ATRAMENTOUS Atramental Atramentous a Defn Of or pertaining to ink inky black like ink as atramental galls atramentous spots ATRAMENTARIOUS Atramentarious a Etym Cf F atramentaire See Atramentaceous Defn Like ink suitable for making ink Sulphate of iron copperas green vitriol is called atramentarious as being used in making ink ATREDE Atrede v t Etym OE at AS æt out rede Defn To surpass in council Obs Men may the olde atrenne but hat atrede Chaucer ATRENNE Atrenne v t Etym OE at renne to run Defn To outrun Obs Chaucer ATRESIA Atresia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body imperforation ATRIAL Atrial a Defn Of or pertaining to an atrium ATRIP Atrip adv Etym Pref a trip Naut a Just hove clear of the ground said of the anchor b Sheeted home hoisted taut up and ready for trimming said of sails c Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across said of yards ATRIUM Atrium n pl Atria Etym L the fore court of a Roman house 1 Arch a A square hall lighted from above into which rooms open at one or more levels b An open court with a porch or gallery around three or more sides especially at the entrance of a basilica or other church The name was extended in the Middle Ages to the open churchyard or cemetery 2 Anat Defn The main part of either auricle of the heart as distinct from the auricular appendix Also the whole articular portion of the heart 3 Zoöl Defn A cavity in ascidians into which the intestine and generative ducts open and which also receives the water from the gills See Ascidioidea ATROCHA Atrocha n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A kind of chætopod larva in which no circles of cilia are developed ATROCIOUS Atrocious a Etym L atrox atrocis cruel fierce cf F atroce 1 Extremely heinous full of enormous wickedness as atrocious quilt or deeds 2 Characterized by or expressing great atrocity great atrocity Revelations so atrocious that nothing in history approaches them De Quincey 3 Very grievous or violent terrible as atrocious distempers Obs Cheyne Syn Atrocious Flagitious Flagrant Flagitious points to an act as grossly wicked and vile as a flagitious proposal Flagrant marks the vivid impression made upon the mind by something strikingly wrong or erroneous as a flagrant misrepresentation a flagrant violation of duty Atrocious represents the act as springing from a violent and savage spirit If Lord Chatham instead of saying the atrocious crime of being a young man had used either of the other two words his irony would have lost all its point in his celebrated reply to Sir Robert Walpole as reported by Dr Johnson Atrociously adv Atrociousness n ATROCITY Atrocity n pl Atrocities Etym F atrocité L atrocitas fr atrox atrocis cruel 1 Enormous wickedness extreme heinousness or cruelty 2 An atrocious or extremely cruel deed The atrocities which attend a victory Macaulay ATROPHIC Atrophic a Defn Relating to atrophy ATROPHIED Atrophied p a Defn Affected with atrophy as a tissue or organ arrested in development at a very early stage rudimentary ATROPHY Atrophy n Etym L atrophia Gr atrophie Defn A wasting away from want of nourishment diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part Milton ATROPHY Atrophy v t p p Atrophied Defn To cause to waste away or become abortive to starve or weaken ATROPHY Atrophy v i Defn To waste away to dwindle ATROPIA Atropia n Defn Same as Atropine ATROPINE Atropine n Etym Gr Chem Defn A poisonous white crystallizable alkaloid extracted from the Atropa belladonna or deadly nightshade and the Datura Stramonium or thorn apple It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye Called also daturine ATROPISM Atropism n Med Defn A condition of the system produced by long use of belladonna ATROPOUS Atropous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Not inverted orthotropous ATROUS Atrous a Etym L ater Defn Coalblack very black ATRYPA Atrypa n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A extinct genus of Branchiopoda very common in Silurian limestones ATTABAL Attabal n Defn See Atabal ATTACCA Attacca Etym It fr attaccare to tie bind See Attach Mus Defn Attack at once a direction at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately without any pause ATTACH Attach v t imp p p Attached p pr vb n Attaching Etym OF atachier F attacher to tie or fasten cf Celt tac tach nail E tack a small nail tack to fasten Cf Attack and see Tack 1 To bind fasten tie or connect to make fast or join as to attach one thing to another by a string by glue or the like The shoulder blade is attached only to the muscles Paley A huge stone to which the cable was attached Macaulay 2 To connect to place so as to belong to assign by authority to appoint as an officer is attached to a certain regiment company or ship 3 To win the heart of to connect by ties of love or selfinterest to attract to fasten or bind by moral influence with to as attached to a friend attaching others to us by wealth or flattery Incapable of attaching a sensible man Miss Austen God by various ties attaches man to man Cowper 4 To connect in a figurative sense to ascribe or attribute to affix with to as to attach great importance to a particular circumstance Top this treasure a curse is attached Bayard Taylor 5 To take seize or lay hold of Obs Shak 6 To take by legal authority a To arrest by writ and bring before a court as to answer for a debt or a contempt applied to a taking of the person by a civil process being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal b To seize or take goods or real estate by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit See Attachment 4 The earl marshal attached Gloucester for high treason Miss Yonge Attached column Arch a column engaged in a wall so that only a part of its circumference projects from it Syn To affix bind tie fasten connect conjoin subjoin annex append win gain over conciliate ATTACH Attach v i 1 To adhere to be attached The great interest which attaches to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted Brougham 2 To come into legal operation in connection with anything to vest as dower will attach Cooley ATTACH Attach n Defn An attachment Obs Pope ATTACHABLE Attachable a Defn Capable of being attached esp liable to be taken by writ or precept ATTACHE Attaché n Etym F p p of attacher See Attach v t Defn One attached to another person or thing as a part of a suite or staff Specifically One attached to an embassy ATTACHMENT Attachment n Etym F attachment 1 The act attaching or state of being attached close adherence or affection fidelity regard anas an attachment to a friend or to a party 2 That by which one thing is attached to another connection as to cut the attachments of a muscle The human mind has exhausted its forces in the endeavor to rend the supernatural from its attachment to this history I Taylor 3 Something attached some adjunct attached to an instrument machine or other object as a sewing machine attachment i e a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work as tucking etc 4 Giv Law a A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process b The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking Note The term is applied to a seizure or taking either of persons or property In the serving of process in a civil suit it is most generally applied to the taking of property whether at common law as a species of distress to compel defendants appearance or under local statutes to satisfy the judgment the plaintiff may recover in the action The terms attachment and arrest are both applied to the taking or apprehension of a defendant to compel an appearance in a civil action Attachments are issued at common law and in chancery against persons for contempt of court In England attachment is employed in some cases where capias is with us as against a witness who fails to appear on summons In some of the New England States a writ of attachment is a species of mesne process upon which the property of a defendant may be seized at the commencement of a suit and before summons to him and may be held to satisfy the judgment the plaintiff may recover In other States this writ can issue only against absconding debtors and those who conceal themselves See Foreign Garnishment Trustee process Bouvier Burrill Blackstone Syn Attachment Affection The leading idea of affection is that of warmth and tenderness the leading idea of attachment is that of being bound to some object by strong and lasting ties There is more of sentiment and sometimes of romance in affection and more of principle in preserving attachment We speak of the ardor of the one and the fidelity of the other There is another distinction in the use and application of these words The term attachment is applied to a wider range of objects than affection A man may have a strong attachment to his country to his profession to his principles and even to favorite places in respect to none of these could we use the word affection ATTACK Attack v t imp p p Attacked p pr vb n Attacking Etym F attaquer orig another form of attacher to attack cf It attacare to fasten attack See Attach Tack a small nail 1 To fall upon with force to assail as with force and arms to assault Attack their lines Dryden 2 To assail with unfriendly speech or writing to begin a controversy with to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute by criticism or satire to censure as to attack a man or his opinions in a pamphlet 3 To set to work upon as upon a task or problem or some object of labor or investigation 4 To begin to affect to begin to act upon injuriously or destructively to begin to decompose or waste On the fourth of March he was attacked by fever Macaulay Hydrofluoric acid attacks the glass B Stewart Syn To Attack Assail Assault Invade These words all denote a violent onset attack being the generic term and the others specific forms of attack To attack is to commence the onset to assail is to make a sudden and violent attack or to make repeated attacks to assault literally to leap upon is to attack physically by a had tohand approach or by unlawful and insulting violence to invade is to enter by force on what belongs to another Thus a person may attack by offering violence of any kind he may assail by means of missile weapons he may assault by direct personal violence a king may invade by marching an army into a country Figuratively we may say men attack with argument or satire they assail with abuse or reproaches they may be assaulted by severe temptations the rights of the people may be invaded by the encroachments of the crown ATTACK Attack v i Defn To make an onset or attack ATTACK Attack n Etym Cf F attaque 1 The act of attacking or falling on with force or violence an onset an assault opposed to defense 2 An assault upon ones feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words 3 A setting to work upon some task etc 4 An access of disease a fit of sickness 5 The beginning of corrosive decomposing or destructive action by a chemical agent ATTACKABLE Attackable a Defn Capable of being attacked ATTACKER Attacker n Defn One who attacks ATTAGAS ATTAGEN Attagas Attagen n Etym L attagen a kind of bird Gr Zoöl Defn A species of sand grouse Syrrghaptes Pallasii found in Asia and rarely in southern Europe ATTAGHAN Attaghan n Defn See Yataghan ATTAIN Attain v t imp p p Attained p pr vb n Attaining Etym Of atteinen atteignen OF ateindre ataindre F atteindre fr L attingere ad tangere to touch reach See Tangent and cf Attinge Attaint 1 To achieve or accomplish that is to reach by efforts to gain to compass as to attain rest Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the means Abp Tillotson 2 To gain or obtain possession of to acquire Obs with a material object Chaucer 3 To get at the knowledge of to ascertain Obs Not well attaining his meaning Fuller 4 To reach or come to by progression or motion to arrive at Canaan he now attains Milton 5 To overtake Obs Bacon 6 To reach in excellence or degree to equal Syn To Attain Obtain Procure Attain always implies an effort toward an object Hence it is not synonymous with obtain and procure which do not necessarily imply such effort or motion We procure or obtain a thing by purchase or loan and we obtain by inheritance but we do not attain it by such means ATTAIN Attain v i 1 To come or arrive by motion growth bodily exertion or efforts toward a place object state etc to reach If by any means they might attain to Phenice Acts xxvii 12 Nor nearer might the dogs attain Sir W Scott To see your trees attain to the dignity of timber Cowper Few boroughs had as yet attained to power such as this J R Green 2 To come or arrive by an effort of mind Such knowledge is too wonderful for me it is high I can not attain unto it Ps cxxxix 6 ATTAIN Attain n Defn Attainment Obs ATTAINABILITY Attainability n Defn The quality of being attainable attainbleness ATTAINABLE Attainable a 1 Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object The highest pitch of perfection attainable in this life Addison 2 Obtainable Obs General Howe would not permit the purchase of those articles clothes and blankets in Philadelphia and they were not attainable in the country Marshall ATTAINABLENESS Attainableness n Defn The quality of being attainable attainability ATTAINDER Attainder n Etym OF ataindre ateindre to accuse convict Attainder is often erroneously referred to F teindre tie stain See Attaint Attain 1 The act of attainting or the state of being attainted the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person consequent upon sentence of death or outlawry as an act of attainder Abbott Note Formerly attainder was the inseparable consequence of a judicial or legislative sentence for treason or felony and involved the forfeiture of all the real and personal property of the condemned person and such corruption of blood that he could neither receive nor transmit by inheritance nor could he sue or testify in any court or claim any legal protection or rights In England attainders are now abolished and in the United States the Constitution provides that no bill of attainder shall be passed and no attainder of treason in consequence of a judicial sentence shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted 2 A stain or staining state of being in dishonor or condemnation Obs He lived from all attainder of suspect Shak Bill of attainder a bill brought into or passed by a legislative body condemning a person to death or outlawry and attainder without judicial sentence ATTAINMENT Attainment n 1 The act of attaining the act of arriving at or reaching hence the act of obtaining by efforts The attainment of every desired object Sir W Jones 2 That which is attained to or obtained by exertion acquirement acquisition pl mental acquirements knowledge as literary and scientific attainments ATTAINT Attaint v t imp p p Attainted p pr vb n Attainting Etym OE atteynten to convict fr atteynt OF ateint p p of ateindre ataindre The meanings 3 4 5 and 6 were influenced by a supposed connection with taint See Attain Attainder 1 To attain to get act to hit Obs 2 Old Law Defn To find guilty to convict said esp of a jury on trial for giving a false verdict Obs Upon sufficient proof attainted of some open act by men of his own condition Blackstone 3 Law Defn To subject a person to the legal condition formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry pronounced in respect of treason or felony to affect by attainder No person shall be attainted of high treason where corruption of blood is incurred but by the oath of two witnesses Stat 7 8 Wm III 4 To accuse to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act Archaic 5 To affect or infect as with physical or mental disease or with moral contagion to taint or corrupt My tender youth was never yet attaint With any passion of inflaming love Shak 6 To stain to obscure to sully to disgrace to cloud with infamy For so exceeding shone his glistring ray That Phattaint Spenser Lest she with blame her honor should attaint Spenser ATTAINT Attaint p p Defn Attainted corrupted Obs Shak ATTAINT Attaint n Etym OF attainte See Attaint v 1 A touch or hit Sir W Scott 2 Far Defn A blow or wound on the leg of a horse made by overreaching White 3 Law Defn A writ which lies after judgment to inquire whether a jury has given a false verdict in any court of record also the convicting of the jury so tried Bouvier 4 A stain or taint disgrace See Taint Shak 5 An infecting influence R Shak ATTAINTMENT Attaintment n Defn Attainder attainture conviction ATTAINTURE Attainture n Defn Attainder disgrace ATTAL Attal n Defn Same as Attle ATTAME Attame v t Etym OF atamer from Latin See Attaminate 1 To pierce to attack Obs 2 To broach to begin And right anon his tale he hath attamed Chaucer ATTAMINATE Attaminate v t Etym L attaminare ad root of tangere See Contaminate Defn To corrupt to defile to contaminate Obs Blount ATTAR Attar n Etym Per atar perfume essence Ar itr fr atara to smell sweet Cf Otto Defn A fragrant essential oil esp a volatile and highly fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses Also written otto and ottar ATTASK Attask v t Etym Pref a task Defn To take to task to blame Shak ATTASTE Attaste v t Etym Pref a taste Defn To taste or cause to taste Obs Chaucer ATTE Atte Defn At the Obs Chaucer ATTEMPER Attemper v t imp p p Attempered p pr vb n Attempering Etym OF atemprer fr L attemperare ad temperare to soften temper See Temper and cf Attemperate 1 To reduce modify or moderate by mixture to temper to regulate as temperature If sweet with bitter were not attempered still Trench 2 To soften mollify or moderate to soothe to temper as to attemper rigid justice with clemency 3 To mix in just proportion to regulate as a mind well attempered with kindness and justice 4 To accommodate to make suitable to adapt Arts attempered to the lyre Pope Note This word is now not much used the verb temper taking its place ATTEMPERAMENT Attemperament n Etym OF attemprement Defn A tempering or mixing in due proportion ATTEMPERANCE Attemperance n Etym Cf OF atemprance Defn Temperance attemperament Obs Chaucer ATTEMPERATE Attemperate a Etym L attemperatus p p of attemperare See Attemper Defn Tempered proportioned properly adapted Hope must be attemperate to the promise Hammond ATTEMPERATE Attemperate v t Defn To attemper Archaic ATTEMPERATION Attemperation n Defn The act of attempering or regulating Archaic Bacon ATTEMPERLY Attemperly adv Defn Temperately Obs Chaucer ATTEMPERMENT Attemperment n Defn Attemperament ATTEMPT Attempt v t imp p p Attempted p pr vb n Attempting Etym OF atenter also spelt atempter F attenter fr L attentare to attempt ad tentare temptare to touch try v intens of tendere to stretch See Tempt and cf Attend 1 To make trial or experiment of to try to endeavor to do or perform some action to assay as to attempt to sing to attempt a bold flight Something attempted something done Has earned a nights repose Longfellow 2 To try to move by entreaty by afflictions or by temptations to tempt Obs or Archaic It made the laughter of an afternoon That Vivien should attempt the blameless king Thackeray 3 To try to win subdue or overcome as one who attempts the virtue of a woman Dear sir of force I must attempt you further Take some remembrance of us as a tribute Shak 4 To attack to make an effort or attack upon to try to take by force as to attempt the enemys camp Without attempting his adversarys life Motley Syn See Try ATTEMPT Attempt v i Defn To make an attempt with upon Obs Sir T Browne ATTEMPT Attempt n Defn A essay trial or endeavor an undertaking an attack or an effort to gain a point esp an unsuccessful as contrasted with a successful effort By his blindness maimed for high attempts Milton Attempt to commit a crime Law such an intentional preparatory act as will apparently result if not extrinsically hindered in a crime which it was designed to effect Wharton Syn Attempt Endeavor Effort Exertion Trial These words agree in the idea of calling forth our powers into action Trial is the generic term it denotes a putting forth of ones powers with a view to determine what they can accomplish as to make trial of ones strength An attempt is always directed to some definite and specific object as The attempt and not the deed confounds us Shak An endeavor is a continued attempt as His high endeavor and his glad success Cowper Effort is a specific putting forth of strength in order to carry out an attempt Exertion is the putting forth or active exercise of any faculty or power It admits of all degrees of effort and even natural action without effort C J Smith See Try ATTEMPTABLE Attemptable a Defn Capable of being attempted tried or attacked Shak ATTEMPTER Attempter n 1 One who attempts one who essays anything 2 An assailant also a temper Obs ATTEMPTIVE Attemptive a Defn Disposed to attempt adventurous Obs Daniel ATTEND Attend v t imp p p Attended p pr vb n Attending Etym OE atenden OF atendre F attendre to expect to wait fr L attendre to stretch sc animum to apply the mind to ad tendere to stretch See Tend 1 To direct the attention to to fix the mind upon to give heed to to regard Obs The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not attend the unskillful words of the passenger Sir P Sidney 2 To care for to look after to take charge of to watch over 3 To go or stay with as a companion nurse or servant to visit professionally as a physician to accompany or follow in order to do service to escort to wait on to serve The fifth had charge sick persons to attend Spenser Attends the emperor in his royal court Shak With a sore heart and a gloomy brow he prepared to attend William thither Macaulay 4 To be present with to accompany to be united or consequent to as a measure attended with ill effects What cares must then attend the toiling swain Dryden 5 To be present at as to attend church school a concert a business meeting 6 To wait for to await to remain abide or be in store for Obs The state that attends all men after this Locke Three days I promised to attend my doom Dryden Syn To Attend Mind Regard Heed Notice Attend is generic the rest are specific terms To mind is to attend so that it may not be forgotten to regard is to look on a thing as of importance to heed is to to a thing from a principle of caution to notice is to think on that which strikes the senses Crabb See Accompany ATTEND Attend v i 1 To apply the mind or pay attention with a view to perceive understand or comply to pay regard to heed to listen usually followed by to Attend to the voice of my supplications Ps lxxxvi 6 Man can not at the same time attend to two objects Jer Taylor 2 To accompany or be present or near at hand in pursuance of duty to be ready for service to wait or be in waiting often followed by on or upon He was required to attend upon the committee Clarendon 3 with to To take charge of to look after as to attend to a matter of business 4 To wait to stay to delay Obs For this perfection she must yet attend Till to her Maker she espoused be Sir J Davies Syn To Attend Listen Hearken We attend with a view to hear and learn we listen with fixed attention in order to hear correctly or to consider what has been said we hearken when we listen with a willing mind and in reference to obeying ATTENDANCE Attendance n Etym OE attendance OF atendance fr atendre F attendre See Attend v t 1 Attention regard careful application Obs Till I come give attendance to reading 1 Tim iv 13 2 The act of attending state of being in waiting service ministry the fact of being present presence Constant attendance at church three times a day Fielding 3 Waiting for expectation Obs Languishing attendance and expectation of death Hooker 4 The persons attending a retinue attendants If your stray attendance by yet lodged Milton ATTENDANCY Attendancy n Defn The quality of attending or accompanying attendance an attendant Obs ATTENDANT Attendant a Etym F attendant p pr of attendre See Attend v t 1 Being present or in the train accompanying in waiting From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph Sir W Scott Cherub and Seraph attendant on their Lord Milton 2 Accompanying connected with or immediately following as consequential consequent as intemperance with all its attendant evils The natural melancholy attendant upon his situation added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion Sir W Scott 3 Law Defn Depending on or owing duty or service to as the widow attendant to the heir Cowell Attendant keys Mus the keys or scales most nearly related to or having most in common with the principal key those namely of its fifth above or dominant its fifth below fourth above or subdominant and its relative minor or major ATTENDANT Attendant n 1 One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever as a friend companion servant agent or suitor A train of attendants Hallam 2 One who is present and takes part in the proceedings as an attendant at a meeting 3 That which accompanies a concomitant A sense of fame the attendant of noble spirits Pope 4 Law Defn One who owes duty or service to or depends on another Cowell ATTENDEMENT Attendement n Defn Intent Obs Spenser ATTENDER Attender n Defn One who or that which attends ATTENDMENT Attendment n Etym Cf OF atendement Defn An attendant circumstance Obs The uncomfortable attendments of hell Sir T Browne ATTENT Attent a Etym L attentus p p of attendere See Attend v t Defn Attentive heedful Archaic Let thine ears be attent unto the prayer 2 Chron vi 40 ATTENT Attent n Defn Attention heed Obs Spenser ATTENTATE ATTENTAT Attentate Attentat n Etym L attentatum pl attentata fr attentare to attempt cf F attentat criminal attempt See Attempt 1 An attempt an assault Obs Bacon 2 Law a A proceeding in a court of judicature after an inhibition is decreed b Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by an inferior judge ATTENTION Attention n Etym L attentio cf F attention 1 The act or state of attending or heeding the application of the mind to any object of sense representation or thought notice exclusive or special consideration earnest consideration thought or regard obedient or affectionate heed the supposed power or faculty of attending They say the tongues of dying men Enforce attention like deep harmony Shak Note Attention is consciousness and something more It is consciousness voluntarily applied under its law of limitations to some determinate object it is consciousness concentrated Sir W Hamilton 2 An act of civility or courtesy care for the comfort and pleasure of others as attentions paid to a stranger To pay attention to To pay ones attentions to to be courteous or attentive to to wait upon as a lover to court Syn Care heed study consideration application advertence respect regard ATTENTIVE Attentive a Etym Cf F attentif 1 Heedful intent observant regarding with care or attention Note Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing as an attentive ear or eye to the application of the mind as in contemplation or to the application of the mind in every possible sense as when a person is attentive to the words and to the manner and matter of a speaker at the same time 2 Heedful of the comfort of others courteous Syn Heedful intent observant mindful regardful circumspect watchful Attentively adv Attentiveness n ATTENTLY Attently adv Defn Attentively Obs Barrow ATTENUANT Attenuant a Etym L attenuans p pr of attenuare cf F atténuant See Attenuate Defn Making thin as fluids diluting rendering less dense and viscid diluent n Med Defn A medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids a diluent ATTENUATE Attenuate v t imp p p Attenuated p pr vb n Attenuating Etym L attenuatus p p of attenuare ad tenuare to make thin tenuis thin See Thin 1 To make thin or slender as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects or by the effects of starvation disease etc upon living bodies 2 To make thin or less consistent to render less viscid or dense to rarefy Specifically To subtilize as the humors of the body or to break them into finer parts 3 To lessen the amount force or value of to make less complex to weaken To undersell our rivals has led the manufacturer to attenuate his processes in the allotment of tasks to an extreme point I Taylor We may reject and reject till we attenuate history into sapless meagerness Sir F Palgrave ATTENUATE Attenuate v i Defn To become thin slender or fine to grow less to lessen The attention attenuates as its sphere contracts Coleridge ATTENUATE ATTENUATED Attenuate Attenuated a Etym L attenuatus p p 1 Made thin or slender 2 Made thin or less viscid rarefied Bacon ATTENUATION Attenuation n Etym L attenuatio cf F atténuation 1 The act or process of making slender or the state of being slender emaciation 2 The act of attenuating the act of making thin or less dense or of rarefying as fluids or gases 3 The process of weakening in intensity diminution of virulence as the attenuation of virus ATTER Atter n Etym AS ætter Defn Poison venom corrupt matter from a sore Obs Holland ATTERCOP Attercop n Etym AS attercoppa a spider ætter poison coppa head cup 1 A spider Obs 2 A peevish illnatured person North of Eng ATTERRATE Atterrate v t Etym It atterrare cf LL atterrare to cast to earth L ad terra earth land Defn To fill up with alluvial earth Obs Ray ATTERRATION Atterration n Defn The act of filling up with earth or of forming land with alluvial earth Obs ATTEST Attest v t imp p p Attested p pr vb n Attesting Etym L attestari ad testari to bear witness cf F attester 1 To bear witness to to certify to affirm to be true or genuine as to attest the truth of a writing a copy of record Facts attested by particular pagan authors Addison 2 To give proof of to manifest as the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence 3 To call to witness to invoke Archaic The sacred streams which Heavens imperial state Attests in oaths and fears to violate Dryden ATTEST Attest n Defn Witness testimony attestation R The attest of eyes and ears Shak ATTESTATION Attestation n Etym L attestatio cf F attestation Defn The act of attesting testimony witness a solemn or official declaration verbal or written in support of a fact evidence The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses or of the proper officer The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness is an attestation ATTESTATIVE Attestative a Defn Of the nature of attestation ATTESTER ATTESTOR Attester Attestor n Defn One who attests ATTESTIVE Attestive a Defn Attesting furnishing evidence ATTIC Attic a Etym L Atticus Gr Defn Of or pertaining to Attica in Greece or to Athens its principal city marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians classical refined Attic base Arch a peculiar form of molded base for a column or pilaster described by Vitruvius applied under the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and Roman Doric orders and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance Attic faith inviolable faith Attic purity special purity of language Attic salt Attic wit a poignant delicate wit peculiar to the Athenians Attic story See Attic n Attic style a style pure and elegant ATTIC Attic n Etym In sense a from F attique orig meaning Attic See Attic a 1 Arch a A low story above the main order or orders of a facade in the classical styles a term introduced in the 17th century Hence b A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior all the rooms immediately below the roof 2 An Athenian an Athenian author ATTICAL Attical a Defn Attic Obs Hammond ATTICISM Atticism n Etym Gr 1 A favoring of or attachment to the Athenians 2 The style and idiom of the Greek language used by the Athenians a concise and elegant expression ATTICIZE Atticize v t Etym Gr Defn To conform or make conformable to the language customs etc of Attica ATTICIZE Atticize v i 1 To side with the Athenians 2 To use the Attic idiom or style to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians ATTIGUOUS Attiguous a Etym L attiguus fr attingere to touch See Attain Defn Touching bordering contiguous Obs Attiguousness n Obs ATTINGE Attinge v t Etym L attingere to touch See Attain Defn To touch lightly Obs Coles ATTIRE Attire v t imp p p Attired p pr vb n Attiring Etym OE atiren to array dispose arrange OF atirier à L ad F tire rank order row of Ger origin cf As tier row OHG ziari G zier ornament zieren to adorn Cf Tire a headdress Defn To dress to array to adorn esp to clothe with elegant or splendid garments Finely attired in a robe of white Shak With the linen miter shall he be attired Lev xvi 4 ATTIRE Attire n 1 Dress clothes headdress anything which dresses or adorns esp ornamental clothing Earth in her rich attire Milton I ll put myself in poor and mean attire Shak Can a maid forget her ornament or a bride her attire Jer ii 32 2 The antlers or antlers and scalp of a stag or buck 3 Bot Defn The internal parts of a flower included within the calyx and the corolla Obs Johnson ATTIRED Attired p p Her Defn Provided with antlers as a stag ATTIREMENT Attirement n Defn Attire adornment ATTIRER Attirer n Defn One who attires ATTITUDE Attitude n Etym It attitudine LL aptitudo fr L aptus suited fitted cf F attitude Cf Aptitude 1 Paint Sculp Defn The posture action or disposition of a figure or a statue 2 The posture or position of a person or an animal or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed position assumed or studied to serve a purpose as a threatening attitude an attitude of entreaty 3 Fig Position as indicating action feeling or mood as in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm attitude ones mental attitude in respect to religion The attitude of the country was rapidly changing J R Green To strike an attitude to take an attitude for mere effect Syn Attitude Posture Both of these words describe the visible disposition of the limbs Posture relates to their position merely attitude refers to their fitness for some specific object The object of an attitude is to set forth exhibit some internal feeling as attitude of wonder of admiration of grief etc It is therefore essentially and designedly expressive Its object is the same with that of gesture viz to hold forth and represent Posture has no such design If we speak of posture in prayer or the posture of devotion it is only the natural disposition of the limbs without any intention to show forth or exhibit T is business of a painter in his choice of attitudes posituræ to foresee the effect and harmony of the lights and shadows Dryden Never to keep the body in the same posture half an hour at a time Bacon ATTITUDINAL Attitudinal a Defn Relating to attitude ATTITUDINARIAN Attitudinarian n Defn One who attitudinizes a posture maker ATTITUDINARIANISM Attitudinarianism n Defn A practicing of attitudes posture making ATTITUDINIZE Attitudinize v i Defn To assume affected attitudes to strike an attitude to pose Maria who is the most picturesque figure was put to attitudinize at the harp Hannah More ATTITUDINIZER Attitudinizer n Defn One who practices attitudes ATTLE Attle n Etym Cf Addle mire Mining Defn Rubbish or refuse consisting of broken rock containing little or no ore Weale ATTOLLENT Attollent a Etym L attollens p pr of attollere ad tollere to lift Defn Lifting up raising as an attollent muscle Derham ATTONCE Attonce adv Etym At once Defn At once together Obs Spenser ATTONE Attone adv Defn See At one Obs ATTORN Attorn v i Etym OF atorner aturner atourner to direct prepare dispose attorn cf OE atornen to return adorn à L ad torner to turn cf LL attornare to commit business to another to attorn ad tornare to turn L tornare to turn in a lathe to round off See Turn v t 1 Feudal Law Defn To turn or transfer homage and service from one lord to another This is the act of feudatories vassals or tenants upon the alienation of the estate Blackstone 2 Modern Law Defn To agree to become tenant to one to whom reversion has been granted ATTORNEY Attorney n pl Attorneys Etym OE aturneye OF atorné p p of atorner cf LL atturnatus attornatus fr attornare See Attorn 1 A substitute a proxy an agent Obs And will have no attorney but myself Shak 2 Law a One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him an attorney in fact b A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings an attorney at law Note An attorney is either public or private A private attorney or an attorney in fact is a person appointed by another by a letter or power of attorney to transact any business for him out of court but in a more extended sense this class includes any agent employed in any business or to do any act in pais for another A public attorney or attorney at law is a practitioner in a court of law legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on the retainer of clients Bouvier The attorney at law answers to the procurator of the civilians to the solicitor in chancery and to the proctor in the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts and all of these are comprehended under the more general term lawyer In Great Britain and in some states of the United States attorneys are distinguished from counselors in that the business of the former is to carry on the practical and formal parts of the suit In many states of the United States however no such distinction exists In England since 1873 attorneys at law are by statute called solicitors A power letter or warrant of attorney a written authority from one person empowering another to transact business for him ATTORNEY Attorney v t Defn To perform by proxy to employ as a proxy Obs Shak ATTORNEYGENERAL Attorneygeneral n pl Attorneygenerals or Attorneys general Law Defn The chief law officer of the state empowered to act in all litigation in which the lawexecuting power is a party and to advise this supreme executive whenever required Wharton ATTORNEYISM Attorneyism n Defn The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys ATTORNEYSHIP Attorneyship n Defn The office or profession of an attorney agency for another Shak ATTORNMENT Attornment n Etym OF attornement LL attornamentum See Attorn Law Defn The act of a feudatory vassal or tenant by which he consents upon the alienation of an estate to receive a new lord or superior and transfers to him his homage and service the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord Burrill Blackstone ATTRACT Attract v t imp p p Attracted p pr vb n Attracting Etym L attractus p p of attrahere ad trahere to draw See Trace v t 1 To draw to or cause to tend to esp to cause to approach adhere or combine or to cause to resist divulsion separation or decomposition All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract themselves and one another Derham 2 To draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind to engage or fix as the mind attention etc to invite or allure as to attract admirers Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze Milton Syn To draw allure invite entice influence ATTRACT Attract n Defn Attraction Obs Hudibras ATTRACTABILITY Attractability n Defn The quality or fact of being attractable Sir W Jones ATTRACTABLE Attractable a Defn Capable of being attracted subject to attraction Attractableness n ATTRACTER Attracter n Defn One who or that which attracts ATTRACTILE Attractile a Defn Having power to attract ATTRACTING Attracting a Defn That attracts Attractingly adv ATTRACTION Attraction n Etym L attractio cf F attraction 1 Physics Defn An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles tending to draw them together or to produce their cohesion or combination and conversely resisting separation Note Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible distances and is variously denominated according to its qualities or phenomena Under attraction at sensible distances there are 1 Attraction of gravitation which acts at all distances throughout the universe with a force proportional directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely to the square of their distances apart 2 Magnetic diamagnetic and electrical attraction each of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in its action a property dependent on the quality or condition of matter and not on its quantity Under attraction at insensible distances there are 1 Adhesive attraction attraction between surfaces of sensible extent or by the medium of an intervening substance 2 Cohesive attraction attraction between ultimate particles whether like or unlike and causing simply an aggregation or a union of those particles as in the absorption of gases by charcoal or of oxygen by spongy platinum or the process of solidification or crystallization The power in adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of cohesion 3 Capillary attraction attraction causing a liquid to rise in capillary tubes or interstices above its level outside as in very small glass tubes or a sponge or any porous substance when one end is inserted in the liquid It is a special case of cohesive attraction 4 Chemical attraction or affinity that peculiar force which causes elementary atoms or groups of atoms to unite to form molecules 2 The act or property of attracting the effect of the power or operation of attraction Newton 3 The power or act of alluring drawing to inviting or engaging an attractive quality as the attraction of beauty or eloquence 4 That which attracts an attractive object or feature Syn Allurement enticement charm ATTRACTION SPHERE Attraction sphere 1 Zoöl a The central mass of the aster in mitotic cell division centrosphere b Less often the mass of archoplasm left by the aster in the resting cell 2 Bot A small body situated on or near the nucleus in the cells of some of the lower plants consisting of two centrospheres containing centrosomes It exercises an important function in mitosis ATTRACTIVE Attractive a Etym Cf F attractif 1 Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing as the attractive force of bodies Sir I Newton 2 Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion alluring inviting pleasing Attractive graces Milton Attractive eyes Thackeray Flowers of a livid yellow or fleshy color are most attractive to flies Lubbock Attractively adv Attractiveness n ATTRACTIVE Attractive n Defn That which attracts or draws an attraction an allurement Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation South ATTRACTIVITY Attractivity n Defn The quality or degree of attractive power ATTRACTOR Attractor n Defn One who or that which attracts Sir T Browne ATTRAHENT Attrahent a Etym L attrahens p pr of attrahere See Attract v t Defn Attracting drawing attractive ATTRAHENT Attrahent n 1 That which attracts as a magnet The motion of the steel to its attrahent Glanvill 2 Med Defn A substance which by irritating the surface excites action in the part to which it is applied as a blister an epispastic a sinapism ATTRAP Attrap v t Etym F attraper to catch à L ad trappe trap See Trap for taking game Defn To entrap to insnare Obs Grafton ATTRAP Attrap v t Etym Pref ad trap to adorn Defn To adorn with trapping to array Obs Shall your horse be attrapped more richly Holland ATTRECTATION Attrectation n Etym L attrectatio ad tractare to handle Defn Frequent handling or touching Obs Jer Taylor ATTRIBUTABLE Attributable a Defn Capable of being attributed ascribable imputable Errors attributable to carelessness J D Hooker ATTRIBUTE Attribute v t imp p p Attributed p pr vb n Attributing Etym L attributus p p of attribuere ad tribuere to bestow See Tribute Defn To ascribe to consider something as due or appropriate to to refer as an effect to a cause to impute to assign to consider as belonging to We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it Abp Tillotson The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer Shak Syn See Ascribe ATTRIBUTE Attribute n Etym L attributum 1 That which is attributed a quality which is considered as belonging to or inherent in a person or thing an essential or necessary property or characteristic But mercy is above this sceptered away It is an attribute to God himself Shak 2 Reputation Poetic Shak 3 Paint Sculp Defn A conventional symbol of office character or identity added to any particular figure as a club is the attribute of Hercules 4 Gram Defn Quality etc denoted by an attributive an attributive adjunct or adjective ATTRIBUTION Attribution n Etym L attributio cf F attribution 1 The act of attributing or ascribing as a quality character or function to a thing or person an effect to a cause 2 That which is ascribed or attributed ATTRIBUTIVE Attributive a Etym Cf F attributif Defn Attributing pertaining to expressing or assigning an attribute of the nature of an attribute ATTRIBUTIVE Attributive n Gram Defn A word that denotes an attribute esp a modifying word joined to a noun an adjective or adjective phrase ATTRIBUTIVELY Attributively adv Defn In an attributive manner ATTRITE Attrite a Etym L attritus p p of atterere ad terere to rub See Trite 1 Rubbed worn by friction Milton 2 Theol Defn Repentant from fear of punishment having attrition of grief for sin opposed to contrite ATTRITION Attrition n Etym L attritio cf F attrition 1 The act of rubbing together friction the act of wearing by friction or by rubbing substances together abrasion Effected by attrition of the inward stomach Arbuthnot 2 The state of being worn Johnson 3 Theol Defn Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame See Contrition Wallis ATTRITUS Attritus n L attritus p p of atterere ad terere to rub Defn Matter pulverized by attrition ATTRY Attry a Etym See Atter Defn Poisonous malignant malicious Obs Chaucer ATTUNE Attune v t imp p p Attuned p pr vb n Attuning Etym Pref ad tune 1 To tune or put in tune to make melodious to adjust as one sound or musical instrument to another as to attune the voice to a harp 2 To arrange fitly to make accordant Wake to energy each social aim Attuned spontaneous to the will of Jove Beattie ATWAIN Atwain adv Etym OE atwaine atwinne pref a twain Defn In twain asunder Obs or Poetic Cuts atwain the knots Tennyson ATWEEN Atween adv or prep Etym See Atwain and cf Between Defn Between Archaic Spenser Tennyson ATWIRL Atwirl a adv Etym Pref a twist Defn Twisted distorted awry R Halliwell ATWITE Atwite v t Etym OE attwyten AS ætwitan See Twit Defn To speak reproachfully of to twit to upbraid Obs ATWIXT Atwixt adv Defn Betwixt Obs Spenser ATWO Atwo adv Etym Pref a two Defn In two in twain asunder Obs Chaucer ATYPIC ATYPICAL Atypic Atypical a Etym Pref a not typic typical Defn That has no type devoid of typical character irregular unlike the type AUBADE Aubade n Etym F fr aube the dawn fr L albus white Defn An open air concert in the morning as distinguished from an evening serenade also a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning Grove The crowing cock Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear Longfellow AUBAINE Aubaine n Etym F fr aubain an alien fr L alibi elsewhere Defn Succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized Littré Droit daubaine the right formerly possessed by the king of France to all the personal property of which an alien died possessed It was abolished in 1819 Bouvier AUBE Aube n Etym See Ale Defn An alb Obs Fuller AUBERGE Auberge n Etym F Defn An inn Beau Fl AUBIN Aubin n Etym F Defn A broken gait of a horse between an amble and a gallop commonly called a Canterbury gallop AUBURN Auburn a Etym OE auburne blonde OF alborne auborne fr LL alburnus whitish fr L albus white Cf Alburn 1 Flaxencolored Obs Florio 2 Reddish brown His auburn locks on either shoulder flowed Dryden AUCHENIUM Auchenium n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The part of the neck nearest the back AUCTARY Auctary n Etym L auctarium Defn That which is superadded augmentation Obs Baxter AUCTION Auction n Etym L auctio an increasing a public sale where the price was called out and the article to be sold was adjudged to the last increaser of the price or the highest bidder fr L augere auctum to increase See Augment 1 A public sale of property to the highest bidder esp by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose a vendue 2 The things sold by auction or put up to auction Ask you why Phryne the whole auction buys Pope Note In the United States the more prevalent expression has been sales at auction that is by an increase of bids Lat auctione This latter form is preferable Dutch auction the public offer of property at a price beyond its value then gradually lowering the price till some one accepts it as purchaser P Cyc AUCTION Auction v t Defn To sell by auction AUCTIONARY Auctionary a Etym L auctionarius Defn Of or pertaining to an auction or an auctioneer R With auctionary hammer in thy hand Dryden AUCTION BRIDGE Auction bridge Defn A variety of the game of bridge in which the players beginning with the dealer bid for the privilege of naming the trump and playing with the dummy for that deal there being heavy penalties for a players failure to make good his bid The score value of each trick more than six taken by the successful bidder is as follows when the trump is spades 2 clubs 6 diamonds 7 hearts 8 royal spades lilies 9 and when the deal is played with no trump 10 AUCTIONEER Auctioneer n Defn A person who sells by auction a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder AUCTIONEER Auctioneer v t Defn To sell by auction to auction Estates advertised and auctioneered away Cowper AUCTION PITCH Auction pitch Defn A game of cards in which the players bid for the privilege of determining or pitching the trump suit R F Foster AUCUPATION Aucupation n Etym L aucupatio fr auceps contr for aviceps avis bird capere to take Defn Birdcatching fowling Obs Blount AUDACIOUS Audacious a Etym F audacieux as if fr LL audaciosus not found fr L audacia audacity fr audax acis bold fr audere to dare 1 Daring spirited adventurous As in a cloudy chair ascending rides Audacious Milton 2 Contemning the restraints of law religion or decorum bold in wickedness presumptuous impudent insolent Audacious traitor Shak Such audacious neighborhood Milton 3 Committed with or proceedings from daring effrontery or contempt of law morality or decorum Audacious cruelty Audacious prate Shak AUDACIOUSLY Audaciously adv Defn In an audacious manner with excess of boldness impudently AUDACIOUSNESS Audaciousness n Defn The quality of being audacious impudence audacity AUDACITY Audacity n 1 Daring spirit resolution or confidence venturesomeness The freedom and audacity necessary in the commerce of men Tatler 2 Reckless daring presumptuous impudence implying a contempt of law or moral restraints With the most arrogant audacity Joye AUDIBILITY Audibility n Defn The quality of being audible power of being heard audible capacity AUDIBLE Audible a Etym LL audibilis fr L audire auditum to hear cf Gr auris and E ear Defn Capable of being heard loud enough to be heard actually heard as an audible voice or whisper AUDIBLE Audible n Defn That which may be heard Obs Visibles are swiftlier carried to the sense than audibles Bacon AUDIBLENESS Audibleness n Defn The quality of being audible AUDIBLY Audibly adv Defn So as to be heard AUDIENCE Audience n Etym F audience L audientia fr audire to hear See Audible a 1 The act of hearing attention to sounds Thou therefore give due audience and attend Milton 2 Admittance to a hearing a formal interview esp with a sovereign or the head of a government for conference or the transaction of business According to the fair play of the world Let me have audience I am sent to speak Shak 3 An auditory an assembly of hearers Also applied by authors to their readers Fit audience find though few Milton He drew his audience upward to the sky Dryden Court of audience or Audience court Eng a court long since disused belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury also one belonging to the Archbishop of York Mozley W In general or open audience publicly To give audience to listen to admit to an interview AUDIENT Audient a Etym L audiens p pr of audire See Audible a Defn Listening paying attention as audient souls Mrs Browning AUDIENT Audient n Defn A hearer especially a catechumen in the early church Obs Shelton AUDILE Audile n L audire to hear Psychol Defn One whose thoughts take the form of mental sounds or of internal discourse rather than of visual or motor images AUDIOMETER Audiometer n Etym L audire to hear meter Acous Defn An instrument by which the power of hearing can be gauged and recorded on a scale AUDIPHONE Audiphone n Etym L audire to hear Gr Defn An instrument which placed against the teeth conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly a dentiphone AUDIT Audit n Etym L auditus a hearing fr audire See Audible a 1 An audience a hearing Obs He appeals to a high audit Milton 2 An examination in general a judicial examination Note Specifically An examination of an account or of accounts with the hearing of the parties concerned by proper officers or persons appointed for that purpose who compare the charges with the vouchers examine witnesses and state the result 3 The result of such an examination or an account as adjusted by auditors final account Yet I can make my audit up Shak 4 A general receptacle or receiver Obs It a little brook paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud Jer Taylor Audit ale a kind of ale brewed at the English universities orig for the day of audit Audit house Audit room an appendage to a cathedral for the transaction of its business AUDIT Audit v t imp p p Audited p pr vb n Auditing Defn To examine and adjust as an account or accounts as to audit the accounts of a treasure or of parties who have a suit depending in court AUDIT Audit v i Defn To settle or adjust an account Let Hocus audit he knows how the money was disbursed Arbuthnot AUDITA QUERELA Audita querela Etym L the complaint having been heard Law Defn A writ which lies for a party against whom judgment is recovered but to whom good matter of discharge has subsequently accrued which could not have been availed of to prevent such judgment Wharton AUDITION Audition n Etym L auditio Defn The act of hearing or listening hearing Audition may be active or passive hence the difference between listening and simple hearing Dunglison AUDITIVE Auditive a Etym Cf F auditif Defn Of or pertaining to hearing auditory R Cotgrave AUDITOR Auditor n Etym L auditor fr audire See Audible a 1 A hearer or listener Macaulay 2 A person appointed and authorized to audit or examine an account or accounts compare the charges with the vouchers examine the parties and witnesses allow or reject charges and state the balance 3 One who hears judicially as in an audience court Note In the United States government and in the State governments there are auditors of the treasury and of the public accounts The name is also applied to persons employed to check the accounts of courts corporations companies societies and partnerships AUDITORIAL Auditorial a Defn Auditory R AUDITORIUM Auditorium n Etym L See Auditory n Defn The part of a church theater or other public building assigned to the audience Note In ancient churches the auditorium was the nave where hearers stood to be instructed in monasteries it was an apartment for the reception of strangers AUDITORSHIP Auditorship n Defn The office or function of auditor AUDITORY Auditory a Etym L auditorius Defn Of or pertaining to hearing or to the sense or organs of hearing as the auditory nerve See Ear Auditory canal Anat the tube from the auditory meatus or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane AUDITORY Auditory n Etym L auditorium 1 An assembly of hearers an audience 2 An auditorium Udall AUDITRESS Auditress n Defn A female hearer Milton AUDITUAL Auditual a Defn Auditory R Coleridge AUF Auf n Etym OE auph aulf fr Icel alfr elf See Elf Also spelt oaf ouphe Defn A changeling or elf child that is one left by fairies a deformed or foolish child a simpleton an oaf Obs Drayton AU FAIT Au fait Etym F Lit to the deed act or point Fait is fr L factum See Fact Defn Expert skillful well instructed AUFKLARUNG Aufklärung n G enlightenment Defn A philosophic movement of the 18th century characterized by a lively questioning of authority keen interest in matters of politics and general culture and an emphasis on empirical method in science It received its impetus from the unsystematic but vigorous skepticism of Pierre Bayle the physical doctrines of Newton and the epistemological theories of Locke in the preceding century Its chief center was in France where it gave rise to the skepticism of Voltaire the naturalism of Rousseau the sensationalism of Condillac and the publication of the Encyclopedia by DAlembert and Diderot In Germany Lessing Mendelssohn and Herder were representative thinkers while the political doctrines of the leaders of the American Revolution and the speculations of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine represented the movement in America AU FOND Au fond F lit at the bottom Defn At bottom fundamentally essentially AUGEAN Augean a 1 Class Myth Defn Of or pertaining to Augeus king of Elis whose stable contained 3000 oxen and had not been cleaned for 30 years Hercules cleansed it in a single day 2 Hence Exceedingly filthy or corrupt Augean stable Fig an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy AUGER Auger n Etym OE augoure nauger AS nafegar fr nafu nafa nave of a wheel gar spear and therefore meaning properly and originally a navebore See Nave of a wheel and 2d Gore n 1 A carpenters tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove like the half of a bean pod A screw auger has a twisted blade by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge 2 An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks for determining the quality of soils or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie and for obtaining water Auger bit a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an anger AUGET Auget n Etym F dim of auge trough fr L alveus hollow fr alvus belly Mining Defn A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery or place where the slow match is applied Knight AUGHT AUCHT Aught Aucht n Etym AS fr agan to own p p ahte Defn Property possession Scot Sir W Scott AUGHT Aught n Etym OE aught ought awiht AS awiht a ever wiht 136 See Aye ever and Whit Wight Defn Anything any part Also written ought There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord has spoken Josh xxi 45 But go my son and see if aught be wanting Addison AUGHT Aught adv Defn At all in any degree Chaucer AUGITE Augite n Etym L augites Gr augite Defn A variety of pyroxene usually of a black or dark green color occurring in igneous rocks such as basalt also used instead of the general term pyroxene AUGITIC Augitic a Defn Pertaining to or like augite containing augite as a principal constituent as augitic rocks AUGMENT Augment v t imp p p Augmented p pr vb n Augmenting Etym L augmentare fr augmentum an increase fr augere to increase perh akin to Gr wax v and eke v cf F augmenter 1 To enlarge or increase in size amount or degree to swell to make bigger as to augment an army by reëforcements rain augments a stream impatience augments an evil But their spite still serves His glory to augment Milton 2 Gram Defn To add an augment to AUGMENT Augment v i Defn To increase to grow larger stronger or more intense as a stream augments by rain AUGMENT Augment n Etym L augmentum cf F augment 1 Enlargement by addition increase 2 Gram Defn A vowel prefixed or a lengthening of the initial vowel to mark past time as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs Note In Greek the syllabic augment is a prefixed temporal augment is an increase of the quantity time of an initial vowel as by changing AUGMENTABLE Augmentable a Defn Capable of augmentation Walsh AUGMENTATION Augmentation n Etym LL augmentatio cf F augmentation 1 The act or process of augmenting or making larger by addition expansion or dilation increase 2 The state of being augmented enlargement 3 The thing added by way of enlargement 4 Her Defn A additional charge to a coat of arms given as a mark of honor Cussans 5 Med Defn The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing Dunglison 6 Mus Defn In counterpoint and fugue a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length Augmentation court Eng Hist a court erected by Stat 27 Hen VIII to augment to revenues of the crown by the suppression of monasteries It was long ago dissolved Encyc Brit Syn Increase enlargement growth extension accession addition AUGMENTATIVE Augmentative a Etym Cf F augmentatif Defn Having the quality or power of augmenting expressing augmentation Augmentatively adv AUGMENTATIVE Augmentative n Gram Defn A word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the properties of the term from which it is derived as dullard one very dull Opposed to diminutive Gibbs AUGMENTER Augmenter n Defn One who or that which augments or increases anything AU GRATIN Au gratin F Cookery Defn With a crust made by browning in the oven as spaghetti may be served au gratin AUGRIM Augrim n Defn See Algorism Obs Chaucer Augrim stones pebbles formerly used in numeration Noumbres of Augrim Arabic numerals Chaucer AUGUR Augur n Etym L Of uncertain origin the first part of the word is perh fr L avis bird and the last syllable gur equiv to the Skr gar to call akin to L garrulus garrulous 1 Rom Antiq Defn An official diviner who foretold events by the singing chattering flight and feeding of birds or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena certain appearances of quadrupeds or unusual occurrences 2 One who foretells events by omens a soothsayer a diviner a prophet Augur of ill whose tongue was never found Without a priestly curse or boding sound Dryden AUGUR Augur v i imp p p Augured p pr vb n Auguring 1 To conjecture from signs or omens to prognosticate to foreshow My auguring mind assures the same success Dryden 2 To anticipate to foretell or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue as to augur well or ill AUGUR Augur v t Defn To predict or foretell as from signs or omens to betoken to presage to infer It seems to augur genius Sir W Scott I augur everything from the approbation the proposal has met with J F W Herschel Syn To predict forebode betoken portend presage prognosticate prophesy forewarn AUGURAL Augural a Etym L auguralis Defn Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury betokening ominous significant as an augural staff augural books Portents augural Cowper AUGURATE Augurate v t i Etym L auguratus p p of augurari to augur Defn To make or take auguries to augur to predict Obs C Middleton AUGURATE Augurate n Defn The office of an augur Merivale AUGURATION Auguration n Etym L auguratio Defn The practice of augury AUGURER Augurer n Defn An augur Obs Shak AUGURIAL Augurial a Etym L augurialis Defn Relating to augurs or to augury Sir T Browne AUGURIST Augurist n Defn An augur R AUGURIZE Augurize v t Defn To augur Obs Blount AUGURIZE Augurize v t Defn To augur Obs Blount AUGUROUS Augurous a Defn Full of augury foreboding Obs Augurous hearts Chapman AUGURSHIP Augurship n Defn The office or period of office of an augur Bacon AUGURY Augury n pl Auguries Etym L aucurium 1 The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds etc divination 2 An omen prediction prognostication indication of the future presage From their flight strange auguries she drew Drayton He resigned himself with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness Prescott 3 A rite ceremony or observation of an augur AUGUST August a Etym L augustus cf augere to increase in the language of religion to honor by offerings cf F auguste See Augment Defn Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur sublime majestic having exalted birth character state or authority Forms august Pope August in visage Dryden To shed that august blood Macaulay So beautiful and so august a spectacle Burke To mingle with a body so august Byron Syn Grand magnificent majestic solemn awful noble stately dignified imposing AUGUST August n Etym L Augustus See note below and August a Defn The eighth month of the year containing thirtyone days Note The old Roman name was Sextilis the sixth month from March the month in which the primitive Romans as well as Jews began the year The name was changed to August in honor of Augustus Cæsar the first emperor of Rome on account of his victories and his entering on his first consulate in that month AUGUSTAN Augustan a Etym L Augustanus fr Augustus See August n 1 Of or pertaining to Augustus Cæsar or to his times 2 Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg Augustan age of any national literature the period of its highest state of purity and refinement so called because the reign of Augustus Cæsar was the golden age of Roman literature Thus the reign of Louis XIV b 1638 has been called the Augustan age of French literature and that of Queen Anne b 1664 the Augustan age of English literature Augustan confession Eccl Hist or confession of Augsburg drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum or Augsburg by Luther and Melanchthon in 1530 contains the principles of the Protestants and their reasons for separating from the Roman Catholic church AUGUSTINE AUGUSTINIAN Augustine Augustinian n Eccl Defn A member of one of the religious orders called after St Augustine an Austin friar AUGUSTINIAN Augustinian a Defn Of or pertaining to St Augustine bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa b 354 d 430 or to his doctrines Augustinian canons an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland called also regular canons of St Austin and black canons Augustinian hermits or Austin friars an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790 Augustinian nuns an order of nuns following the rule of St Augustine Augustinian rule a rule for religious communities based upon the 109th letter of St Augustine and adopted by the Augustinian orders AUGUSTINIAN Augustinian n Defn One of a class of divines who following St Augustine maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and creatively not relatively and conditionally AUGUSTINIANISM AUGUSTINISM Augustinianism Augustinism n Defn The doctrines held by Augustine or by the Augustinians AUGUSTLY Augustly adv Defn In an august manner AUGUSTNESS Augustness n Defn The quality of being august dignity of mien grandeur magnificence AUK Auk n Etym Prov E alk akin to Dan alke Icel Sw alka Zoöl Defn A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidæ The great auk now extinct is Alca or Plautus impennis The razorbilled auk is A torda See Puffin Guillemot and Murre AUKWARD Aukward a Defn See Awkward Obs AULARIAN Aularian a Etym L aula hall Cf LL aularis of a court Defn Relating to a hall AULARIAN Aularian n Defn At Oxford England a member of a hall distinguished from a collegian Chalmers AULD Auld a Etym See Old Defn Old as Auld Reekie old smoky i e Edinburgh Scot Prov Eng AULD LANG SYNE Auld lang syne Defn A Scottish phrase used in recalling recollections of times long since past The days of auld lang syne AULD LICHT AULD LIGHT Auld licht Auld light Eccl Hist a A member of the conservative party in the Church of Scotland in the latter part of the 18th century b Same as Burgher n 2 AULETIC Auletic a Etym L auleticus Gr Defn Of or pertaining to a pipe flute or piper R Ash AULIC Aulic a Etym L aulicus Gr Defn Pertaining to a royal court Ecclesiastical wealth and aulic dignities Landor Aulic council Hist a supreme court of the old German empire properly the supreme court of the emperor It ceased at the death of each emperor and was renewed by his successor It became extinct when the German empire was dissolved in 1806 The term is now applied to a council of the war department of the Austrian empire and the members of different provincial chanceries of that empire are called aulic councilors P Cyc AULIC Aulic n Defn The ceremony observed in conferring the degree of doctor of divinity in some European universities It begins by a harangue of the chancellor addressed to the young doctor who then receives the cap and presides at the disputation also called the aulic AULN Auln n Defn An ell Obs See Aune AULNAGE AULNAGER Aulnage Aulnager n Defn See Alnage and Alnager AUM Aum n Defn Same as Aam AUMAIL Aumail v t Etym OE for amel enamel Defn To figure or variegate Obs Spenser AUMBRY Aumbry n Defn Same as Ambry AUMERY Aumery n Defn A form of Ambry a closet but confused with Almonry as if a place for alms AUNCEL Auncel n Defn A rude balance for weighing and a kind of weight formerly used in England Halliwell AUNCETRY Auncetry n Defn Ancestry Obs Chaucer AUNE Aune n Etym F See Alnage Defn A French cloth measure of different parts of the country at Paris 095 of an English ell now superseded by the meter AUNT Aunt n Etym OF ante F tante L amita fathers sister Cf Amma 1 The sister of ones father or mother correlative to nephew or niece Also applied to an uncles wife Note Aunt is sometimes applied as a title or term of endearment to a kind elderly woman not thus related 2 An old woman and old gossip Obs Shak 3 A bawd or a prostitute Obs Shak Aunt Sally a puppet head placed on a pole and having a pipe in its mouth also a game which consists in trying to hit the pipe by throwing short bludgeons at it AUNTER Aunter n Defn Adventure hap Obs In aunters perchance AUNTER AUNTRE Aunter Auntre v t Etym See Adventure Defn To venture to dare Obs Chaucer AUNTIE AUNTY Auntie Aunty n Defn A familiar name for an aunt In the southern United States a familiar term applied to aged negro women AUNTROUS Auntrous a Defn Adventurous Obs Chaucer AURA Aura n pl Auræ Etym L aura air akin to Gr 1 Any subtile invisible emanation effluvium or exhalation from a substance as the aroma of flowers the odor of the blood a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of flowers etc 2 Med Defn The peculiar sensation as of a light vapor or cold air rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics Electric a supposed electric fluid emanating from an electrified body and forming a mass surrounding it called the electric atmosphere See Atmosphere 2 AURAL Aural a Etym L aura air Defn Of or pertaining to the air or to an aura AURAL Aural a Etym L auris ear Defn Of or pertaining to the ear as aural medicine and surgery AURANTIACEOUS Aurantiaceous a Defn Pertaining to or resembling the Aurantiaceæ an order of plants formerly considered natural of which the orange is the type AURATE Aurate n Etym L auratus p p of aurare to gild fr aurum gold cf F aurate Chem Defn A combination of auric acid with a base as aurate or potassium AURATED Aurated a Etym See Aurate 1 Resembling or containing gold goldcolored gilded 2 Chem Defn Combined with auric acid AURATED Aurated a Defn Having ears See Aurited AUREATE Aureate a Etym L aureatus fr aureus golden fr aurum gold Defn Golden gilded Skelton AURELIA Aurelia n Etym NL fr L aurum gold cf F aurélie Cf Chrysalis Zoöl a The chrysalis or pupa of an insect esp when reflecting a brilliant golden color as that of some of the butterflies b A genus of jellyfishes See Discophora AURELIAN Aurelian a Defn Of or pertaining to the aurelia AURELIAN Aurelian n Defn An amateur collector and breeder of insects esp of butterflies and moths a lepidopterist AUREOLA AUREOLE Aureola Aureole n Etym F auréole fr L aureola fem adj of gold sc corona crown dim of aureus See Aureate Oriole 1 R C Theol Defn A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven as a reward to those as virgins martyrs preachers etc who have overcome the world the flesh and the devil 2 The circle of rays or halo of light with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ saints and others held in special reverence Note Limited to the head it is strictly termed a nimbus when it envelops the whole body an aureola Fairholt 3 A halo actual or figurative The glorious aureole of light seen around the sun during total eclipses Proctor The aureole of young womanhood O W Holmes 4 Anat Defn See Areola 2 AU REVOIR Au revoir F lit to the seeing again Defn Goodby until we meet again AURIC Auric a Etym L aurum gold 1 Of or pertaining to gold 2 Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from gold said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its higher valence as auric oxide auric chloride AURICHALCEOUS Aurichalceous a Etym L aurichalcum for orichalcum brass Zoöl Defn Brasscolored AURICHALCITE Aurichalcite n Etym See Aurichalceous Min Defn A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations It yields a kind of brass on reduction AURICLE Auricle n Etym L auricula dim of auris ear See Ear 1 Anat a The external ear or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head b The chamber or one of the two chambers of the heart by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds See Heart 2 Zoöl Defn An angular or earshaped lobe 3 An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing a kind of ear trumpet Mansfield AURICLED Auricled a Defn Having earshaped appendages or lobes auriculate as auricled leaves AURICULA Auricula n pl L Auriculæ E Auriculas Etym L auricula See Auricle 1 Bot a A species of Primula or primrose called also from the shape of its leaves bearsear b b A species of Hirneola H auricula a membranaceous fungus called also auricula Judæ or Jewsear P Cyc 2 Zoöl a A genus of airbreathing mollusks mostly found near the sea where the water is brackish b One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin AURICULAR Auricular a Etym LL auricularis cf F auriculaire See Auricle 1 Of or pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing as auricular nerves 2 Told in the ear i e told privately as auricular confession to the priest This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king and the strangest that ever was auricular Milton 3 Recognized by the ear known by the sense of hearing as auricular evidence Auricular assurance Shak 4 Received by the ear known by report Auricular traditions Bacon 5 Anat Defn Pertaining to the auricles of the heart Auricular finger the little finger so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage AURICULARIA Auricularia n pl Etym Neut pl fr LL auricularis Zoöl Defn A kind of holothurian larva with soft blunt appendages See Illustration in Appendix AURICULARLY Auricularly adv Defn In an auricular manner AURICULARS Auriculars n pl Zoöl Defn A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds AURICULATE AURICULATED Auriculate Auriculated a Etym See Auricle Biol Defn Having ears or appendages like ears eared Esp a Bot Having lobes or appendages like the ear shaped like the ear auricled b Zoöl Having an angular projection on one or both sides as in certain bivalve shells the foot of some gastropods etc Auriculate leaf one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base AURIFEROUS Auriferous a Etym L aurifer aurum gold ferre to bear cf F aurifère Defn Goldbearing containing or producing gold Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays Thomson pyrites iron pyrites iron disulphide containing some gold disseminated through it AURIFLAMME Auriflamme n Defn See Oriflamme AURIFORM Auriform a Etym L auris ear form Defn Having the form of the human ear earshaped AURIGA Auriga n Etym L charioteer Anat Defn The Charioteer or Wagoner a constellation in the northern hemisphere situated between Perseus and Gemini It contains the bright star Capella AURIGAL Aurigal a Etym L aurigalis Defn Of or pertaining to a chariot R AURIGATION Aurigation n Etym L aurigatio fr aurigare to be a charioteer fr auriga Defn The act of driving a chariot or a carriage R De Quincey AURIGRAPHY Aurigraphy n Etym L aurum gold graphy Defn The art of writing with or in gold AURILAVE Aurilave n L auris ear lavare to wash Defn An instrument for cleansing the ear consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle AURIN Aurin n Etym L aurum gold Chem Defn A red coloring matter derived from phenol called also in commerce yellow coralin AURIPHRYGIATE Auriphrygiate a Etym LL auriphrigiatus L aurum gold LL phrygiare to adorn with Phrygian needlework or with embroidery perhaps corrupted from some other word Cf Orfrays Defn Embroidered or decorated with gold R Southey AURIPIGMENT Auripigment n Defn See Orpiment Obs AURISCALP Auriscalp n Etym L auris ear scalpere to scrape Defn An earpick AURISCOPE Auriscope n Etym L auris scope Med Defn An instrument for examining the condition of the ear AURISCOPY Auriscopy n Defn Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope AURIST Aurist n Etym L auris ear Defn One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear AURITED Aurited a Etym L auritus fr auris ear Zoöl Defn Having lobes like the ear auriculate AURIVOROUS Aurivorous a Etym L aurum gold vorare to devour Defn Golddevouring R H Walpole AUROCEPHALOUS Aurocephalous a Etym Aurum cephalous Zoöl Defn Having a goldcolored head AUROCHLORIDE Aurochloride n Etym Aurum chloride Chem Defn The trichloride of gold combination with the chloride of another metal forming a double chloride called also chloraurate AUROCHS Aurochs n Etym G auerochs OHG cf AS ohso ox G ochs Cf Owre Ox Zoöl Defn The European bison Bison bonasus or Europæus once widely distributed but now nearly extinct except where protected in the Lithuanian forests and perhaps in the Caucasus It is distinct from the Urus of Cæsar with which it has often been confused AUROCYANIDE Aurocyanide n Etym Aurum cyanide Chem Defn A double cyanide of gold and some other metal or radical called also cyanaurate AURORA Aurora n pl E Auroras L rarely used Auroræ Etym L aurora for ausosa akin to Gr ushas and E east 1 The rising light of the morning the dawn of day the redness of the sky just before the sun rises 2 The rise dawn or beginning Hawthorne 3 Class Myth Defn The Roman personification of the dawn of day the goddess of the morning The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean in a chariot with rosy fingers dropping gentle dew 4 Bot Defn A species of crowfoot Johnson 5 The aurora borealis or aurora australis northern or southern lights Aurora borealis i e northern daybreak popularly called northern lights A luminous meteoric phenomenon visible only at night and supposed to be of electrical origin This species of light usually appears in streams ascending toward the zenith from a dusky line or bank a few degrees above the northern horizon when reaching south beyond the zenith it forms what is called the corona about a spot in the heavens toward which the dipping needle points Occasionally the aurora appears as an arch of light across the heavens from east to west Sometimes it assumes a wavy appearance and the streams of light are then called merry dancers They assume a variety of colors from a pale red or yellow to a deep red or blood color The Aurora australis is a corresponding phenomenon in the southern hemisphere the streams of light ascending in the same manner from near the southern horizon AURORAL Auroral a Defn Belonging to or resembling the aurora the dawn or the northern lights rosy Her cheeks suffused with an auroral blush Longfellow AUROUS Aurous a 1 Containing gold 2 Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from gold said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its lower valence as aurous oxide AURUM Aurum n Etym L Defn Gold Aurum fulminans See Fulminate Aurum mosaicum See Mosaic AUSCULT Auscult v i t Defn To auscultate AUSCULTATE Auscultate v i t Defn To practice auscultation to examine by auscultation AUSCULTATION Auscultation n Etym L ausculcatio fr auscultare to listen fr a dim of auris orig ausis ear See Auricle and cf Scout n 1 The act of listening or hearkening to Hickes 2 Med Defn An examination by listening either directly with the ear immediate auscultation applied to parts of the body as the abdomen or with the stethoscope mediate in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease AUSCULTATOR Auscultator n Defn One who practices auscultation AUSCULTATORY Auscultatory a Defn Of or pertaining to auscultation Dunglison AUSONIAN Ausonian a Etym L Ausonia poetic name for Italy Defn Italian Milton AUSPICATE Auspicate a Etym L auspicatus p p of auspicari to take auspices fr auspex a bird seer an augur a contr of avispex avis bird specere spicere to view See Aviary Spy Defn Auspicious Obs Holland AUSPICATE Auspicate v t 1 To foreshow to foretoken Obs B Jonson 2 To give a favorable turn to in commencing to inaugurate a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium or inspection of birds before undertaking any important business They auspicate all their proceedings Burke AUSPICE Auspice n pl Auspices Etym L auspicium fr auspex cf F auspice See Auspicate a 1 A divining or taking of omens by observing birds an omen as to an undertaking drawn from birds an augury an omen or sign in general an indication as to the future 2 Protection patronage and care guidance Which by his auspice they will nobler make Dryden Note In this sense the word is generally plural auspices as under the auspices of the king AUSPICIAL Auspicial a Defn Of or pertaining to auspices auspicious R AUSPICIOUS Auspicious a Etym See Auspice 1 Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue giving promise of success prosperity or happiness predicting good as an auspicious beginning Auspicious union of order and freedom Macaulay 2 Prosperous fortunate as auspicious years Auspicious chief Dryden 3 Favoring favorable propitious applied to persons or things Thy auspicious mistress Shak Auspicious gales Pope Syn See Propitious Auspiciously adv Auspiciousness n AUSTER Auster n Etym L auster a dry hot south wind the south Defn The south wind Pope AUSTERE Austere Etym F austère L austerus fr Gr Sear 1 Sour and astringent rough to the state having acerbity as an austere crab apple austere wine 2 Severe in modes of judging or living or acting rigid rigorous stern as an austere man look life From whom the austere Etrurian virtue rose Dryden 3 Unadorned unembellished severely simple Syn Harsh sour rough rigid stern severe rigorous strict AUSTERELY Austerely adv Defn Severely rigidly sternly A doctrine austerely logical Macaulay AUSTERENESS Austereness n 1 Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste acerbity Johnson 2 Severity strictness austerity Shak AUSTERITY Austerity n pl Austplwies Etym F austérité L austerias fr austerus See Austere 1 Sourness and harshness to the taste Obs Horsley 2 Severity of manners or life extreme rigor or strictness harsh discipline The austerity of John the Baptist Milton 3 Plainness freedom from adornment severe simplicity Partly owing to the studied austerity of her dress and partly to the lack of demonstration in her manners Hawthorne AUSTIN Austin a Defn Augustinian as Austin friars AUSTRAL Austral a Etym L australis fr auster cf F austral Defn Southern lying or being in the south as austral land austral ocean Austral signs Astron the last six signs of the zodiac or those south of the equator AUSTRALASIAN Australasian a Defn Of or pertaining to Australasia as Australasian regions n Defn A native or an inhabitant of Australasia AUSTRALIAN Australian a Etym From L Terra Australis southern land Defn Of or pertaining to Australia n Defn A native or an inhabitant of Australia AUSTRALIAN BALLOT Australian ballot Law Defn A system of balloting or voting in public elections originally used in South Australia in which there is such an arrangement for polling votes that secrecy is compulsorily maintained and the ballot used is an official ballot printed and distributed by the government AUSTRALIZE Australize v i Etym See Austral Defn To tend toward the south pole as a magnet Obs They magnets do septentrionate at one extreme and australize at another Sir T Browne AUSTRIAN Austrian a Defn Of or pertaining to Austria or to its inhabitants n Defn A native or an inhabitant of Austria AUSTRINE Austrine n Etym L austrinus from auster south Defn Southern southerly austral Obs Bailey AUSTROHUNGARIAN AustroHungarian a Defn Of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and Hungary AUSTROMANCY Austromancy n Etym L auster south wind mancy Defn Soothsaying or prediction of events from observation of the winds AUSZUG Auszug oustsook n Ger pl zÜge tsüge G Defn See Army organization Switzerland AUTARCHY Autarchy n Etym Gr Defn Selfsufficiency Obs Milton AUTHENTIC Authentic a Etym OE autentik OF autentique F authentique L authenticus coming from the real author of original or firsthand authority from Gr sons and perh orig from the p pr of to be root as and meaning the one it really is See Am Sin n and cf Effendi 1 Having a genuine original or authority in opposition to that which is false fictitious counterfeit or apocryphal being what it purports to be genuine not of doubtful origin real as an authentic paper or register To be avenged On him who had stole Joves authentic fire Milton 2 Authoritative Obs Milton 3 Of approved authority true trustworthy credible as an authentic writer an authentic portrait authentic information 4 Law Defn Vested with all due formalities and legally attested 5 Mus Defn Having as immediate relation to the tonic in distinction from plagal which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic Syn Authentic Genuine These words as here compared have reference to historical documents We call a document genuine when it can be traced back ultimately to the author or authors from whom it professes to emanate Hence the word has the meaning not changed from the original uncorrupted unadulterated as a genuine text We call a document authentic when on the ground of its being thus traced back it may be relied on as true and authoritative from the primary sense of having an author vouched for hence its extended signification in general literature of trustworthy as resting on unquestionable authority or evidence as an authentic history an authentic report of facts A genuine book is that which was written by the person whose name it bears as the author of it An authentic book is that which relates matters of fact as they really happened A book may be genuine without being authentic and a book may be authentic without being genuine Bp Watson Note It may be said however that some writers use authentic as an authentic document in the sense of produced by its professed author not counterfeit AUTHENTIC Authentic n Defn An original book or document Obs Authentics and transcripts Fuller AUTHENTICAL Authentical a Defn Authentic Archaic AUTHENTICALLY Authentically adv Defn In an authentic manner with the requisite or genuine authority AUTHENTICALNESS Authenticalness n Defn The quality of being authentic authenticity R Barrow AUTHENTICATE Authenticate v t imp p p Authenticated p pr vb n Authenticating Etym Cf LL authenticare 1 To render authentic to give authority to by the proof attestation or formalities required by law or sufficient to entitle to credit The king serves only as a notary to authenticate the choice of judges Burke 2 To prove authentic to determine as real and true as to authenticate a portrait Walpole AUTHENTICITY Authenticity n Etym Cf F authenticité 1 The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness 2 Genuineness the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original Note In later writers especially those on the evidences of Christianity authenticity is often restricted in its use to the first of the above meanings and distinguished from qenuineness AUTHENTICLY Authenticly adv Defn Authentically AUTHENTICNESS Authenticness n Defn The quality of being authentic authenticity R Hammond AUTHENTICS Authentics n Ciwil Law Defn A collection of the Novels or New Constitutions of Justinian by an anonymous author so called on account of its authencity Bouvier AUTHOR Author n Etym OE authour autour OF autor F auteur fr L auctor sometimes but erroneously written autor or author fr augere to increase to produce See Auction n 1 The beginner former or first mover of anything hence the efficient cause of a thing a creator an originator Eternal King thee Author of all being Milton 2 One who composes or writers a book a composer as distinguished from an editor translator or compiler The chief glory every people arises from its authors Johnson 3 The editor of a periodical Obs 4 An informant Archaic Chaucer AUTHOR Author v t 1 To occasion to originate Obs Such an overthrow I have authored Chapman 2 To tell to say to declare Obs More of him I dare not author Massinger AUTHORESS Authoress n Defn A female author Glover Note The word is not very much used author being commonly applied to a female writer as well as to a male AUTHORIAL Authorial a Defn Of or pertaining to an author The authorial Hare AUTHORISM Authorism n Defn Authoriship R AUTHORITATIVE Authoritative a 1 Having or proceeding from due authority entitled to obedience credit or acceptance determinate commanding The sacred functions of authoritative teaching Barrow 2 Having an air of authority positive dictatorial peremptory as an authoritative tone The mock authoritative manner of the one and the insipid mirth of the other Swift Authoritatively adv Authoritativeness n AUTHORITY Authority n pl Authorities Etym OE autorite auctorite F autorité fr L auctoritas fr auctor See Author n 1 Legal or rightful power a right to command or to act power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust dominion jurisdiction authorization as the authority of a prince over subjects and of parents over children the authority of a court Thus can the demigod Authority Make us pay down for our offense Shak By what authority doest thou these things Matt xxi 23 2 Government the persons or the body exercising power or command as the local authorities of the States the military authorities Chiefly in the plural 3 The power derived from opinion respect or esteem influence of character office or station or mental or moral superiority and the like claim to be believed or obeyed as an historian of no authority a magistrate of great authority 4 That which or one who is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions actions measures etc Hence a Testimony witness And on that high authority had believed Milton b A precedent a decision of a court an official declaration or an opinion saying or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent c A book containing such a statement or opinion or the author of the book d Justification warrant Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern Authority for sin warrant for blame Shak AUTHORIZABLE Authorizable a Etym LL authorisabilis Defn Capable of being authorized Hammond AUTHORIZATION Authorization n Etym Cf F autorisation Defn The act of giving authority or legal power establishment by authority sanction or warrant The authorization of laws Motley A special authorization from the chief Merivale AUTHORIZE Authorize v t imp p p Authorized p pr vb n Authorizing Etym OE autorize F autoriser fr LL auctorizare authorisare See Author 1 To clothe with authority warrant or legal power to give a right to act to empower as to authorize commissioners to settle a boundary 2 To make legal to give legal sanction to to legalize as to authorize a marriage 3 To establish by authority as by usage or public opinion to sanction as idioms authorized by usage 4 To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one to warrant as to authorize a report A womans story at a winters fire Authorized by her grandam Shak 5 To justify to furnish a ground for Locke AUTHORIZED Authorized a 1 Possessed of or endowed with authority as an authorized agent 2 Sanctioned by authority The Authorized Version of the Bible is the English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction of King James I It was appointed to be read in churches and has been the accepted English Bible The Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855 AUTHORIZE ONES SELF To authorize ones self Defn to rely for authority Obs Authorizing himself for the most part upon other histories Sir P Sidney AUTHORIZER Authorizer n Defn One who authorizes AUTHORLESS Authorless a Defn Without an author without authority anonymous AUTHORLY Authorly a Defn Authorial R Cowper AUTHORSHIP Authorship n 1 The quality or state of being an author function or dignity of an author 2 Source origin origination as the authorship of a book or review or of an act or state of affairs AUTHOTYPE Authotype n Defn A type or block containing a facsimile of an autograph Knight AUTO Auto Etym Gr Defn A combining form with the meaning of self ones self ones own itself its own AUTOBIOGRAPHER Autobiographer n Etym Auto biographer Defn One who writers his own life or biography AUTOBIOGRAPHIC AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL Autobiographic Autobiographical a Defn Pertaining to or containing autobiography as an autobiographical sketch Such traits of the autobiographic sort Carlyle Autobiographically adv AUTOBIOGRAPHIST Autobiographist n Defn One who writes his own life an autobiographer R AUTOBIOGRAPHY Autobiography n pl Autobiographies Etym Auto biography Defn A biography written by the subject of it memoirs of ones life written by ones self AUTOCARPOUS AUTOCARPIAN Autocarpous Autocarpian a Etym Auto Gr Bot Defn Consisting of the pericarp of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it as a peach a poppy capsule or a grape AUTOCATALYSIS Autocatalysis n Auto catalysis Chem Defn Selfcatalysis catalysis of a substance by one of its own products as of silver oxide by the silver formed by reduction of a small portion of it Autocatalytic a AUTOCEPHALOUS Autocephalous a Etym Gr Eccl Hist Defn Having its own head independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction as certain Greek churches AUTOCHRONOGRAPH Autochronograph n Etym Auto chronograph Defn An instrument for the instantaneous selfrecording or printing of time Knight AUTOCHTHON Autochthon n pl E Authochthons L Autochthones Etym L fr Gr 1 One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits one of the original inhabitants or aborigines a native commonly in the plural This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks particularly the Athenians 2 That which is original to a particular country or which had there its origin AUTOCHTHONAL AUTHOCHTHONIC AUTOCHTHONOUS Autochthonal Authochthonic Autochthonous a Defn Aboriginal indigenous native AUTOCHTHONISM Autochthonism n Defn The state of being autochthonal AUTOCHTHONY Autochthony n Defn An aboriginal or autochthonous condition AUTOCLASTIC Autoclastic a See Auto Clastic Geol Defn Broken in place said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance AUTOCLAVE Autoclave n Etym F fr Gr clavis key Defn A kind of French stewpan with a steamtight lid Knight AUTOCOHERER Autocoherer n Auto coherer Wireless Teleg Defn A selfrestoring coherer as a microphonic detector AUTOCRACY Autocracy n pl Autocracies Etym Gr autocratie See Autocrat 1 Independent or selfderived power absolute or controlling authority supremacy The divine will moves not by the external impulse or inclination of objects but determines itself by an absolute autocracy South 2 Supreme uncontrolled unlimited authority or right of governing in a single person as of an autocrat 3 Political independence or absolute sovereignty of a state autonomy Barlow 4 Med Defn The action of the vital principle or of the instinctive powers toward the preservation of the individual also the vital principle In this sense written also autocrasy Dunglison AUTOCRAT Autocrat n Etym Gr autocrate See Hard a 1 An absolute sovereign a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right not subject to restriction as Autocrat of all the Russias a title of the Czar 2 One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation a despot The autocrat of the breakfast table Holmes AUTOCRATIC AUTOCRATICAL Autocratic Autocratical a Defn Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat absolute holding independent and arbitrary powers of government Autocratically adv AUTOCRATOR Autocrator n Etym Gr Defn An autocrat Archaic AUTOCRATORICAL Autocratorical a Defn Pertaining to an autocrator absolute Obs Bp Pearson AUTOCRATRIX Autocratrix n Etym NL Defn A female sovereign who is independent and absolute a title given to the empresses of Russia AUTOCRATSHIP Autocratship n Defn The office or dignity of an autocrat AUTODAFE Autodafé n pl Autosdafé Etym Pg act of the faith auto act fr L actus da of the fé faith fr L fides 1 A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses 2 An execution of such sentence by the civil power esp the burning of a heretic It was usually held on Sunday and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies 3 A session of the court of Inquisition AUTODEFE Autodefe n pl Autosdefe Etym Sp act of faith Defn Same as Autodafé AUTODIDACT Autodidact n Etym Gr Defn One who is selftaught an automath AUTODYNAMIC Autodynamic a Etym Auto dynamic Defn Supplying its own power applied to an instrument of the nature of a waterram AUTOECIOUS Autocious a Auto Gr house Biol Defn Passing through all its stages on one host as certain parasitic fungi contrasted with heterocious AUTOECISM Autocism n Defn Quality of being autocious AUTOFECUNDATION Autofecundation n Etym Auto fecundation Biol Defn Selfimpregnation Darwin AUTOGAMOUS Autogamous a Bot Defn Characterized by autogamy selffertilized AUTOGAMY Autogamy n Etym Auto Gr Bot Defn Selffertilization the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon AUTOGENEAL Autogeneal a Defn Selfproduced autogenous AUTOGENESIS Autogenesis n Etym Auto genesis Biol Defn Spontaneous generation AUTOGENETIC Autogenetic a Biol Defn Relating to autogenesis selfgenerated AUTOGENETIC DRAINAGE Autogenetic drainage Phys Geog Defn A system of natural drainage developed by the constituent streams through headwater erosion AUTOGENETIC TOPOGRAPHY Autogenetic topography Phys Geog Defn A system of land forms produced by the free action of rain and streams on rocks of uniform texture AUTOGENOUS Autogenous a Etym Gr 1 Biol Defn Selfgenerated produced independently 2 Anat Defn Developed from an independent center of ossification Owen Autogenous soldering the junction by fusion of the joining edges of metals without the intervention of solder AUTOGENOUSLY Autogenously adv Defn In an autogenous manner spontaneously AUTOGRAPH Autograph n Etym F autographe fr Gr Defn That which is written with ones own hand an original manuscript a persons own signature or handwriting AUTOGRAPH Autograph a Defn In ones own handwriting as an autograph letter an autograph will AUTOGRAPHAL Autographal a Defn Autographic Obs AUTOGRAPHIC AUTOGRAPHICAL Autographic Autographical a 1 Pertaining to an autograph or ones own handwriting of the nature of an autograph 2 Pertaining to or used in the process of autography as autographic ink paper or press AUTOGRAPHY Autography n Etym Cf F autographie 1 The science of autographs a persons own handwriting an autograph 2 A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone Ure AUTOHARP Autoharp n Auto harp Defn A zitherlike musical instrument provided with dampers which when depressed deaden some strings leaving free others that form a chord AUTOHYPNOTIC Autohypnotic a Defn Pert to autohypnotism selfhypnotizing n Defn An autohypnotic person AUTOHYPNOTISM Autohypnotism n Auto hypnotism Defn Hypnotism of ones self by concentration of the attention on some object or idea AUTOINFECTION Autoinfection n Auto infection Med Defn Poisoning caused by a virus that originates and develops in the organism itself AUTOINOCULATION Autoinoculation n Auto inoculation Med Defn Inoculation of a person with virus from his own body AUTOINTOXICATION Autointoxication n Auto intoxication Med Defn Poisoning or the state of being poisoned from toxic substances produced within the body autotoxæmia AUTOKINESIS Autokinesis n NL auto Gr motion Physiol Defn Spontaneous or voluntary movement movement due to an internal cause AUTOKINETIC Autokinetic a Auto kinetic Defn Selfmoving moving automatically AUTOKINETIC SYSTEM Autokinetic system Defn In firealarm telegraphy a system so arranged that when one alarm is being transmitted no other alarm sent in from another point will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of AUTOLATRY Autolatry n Etym Auto Gr Defn Selfworship Farrar AUTOMATH Automath n Etym Gr Defn One who is selftaught R Young AUTOMATIC AUTOMATICAL Automatic Automatical a Etym Cf F automatique See Automaton 1 Having an inherent power of action or motion Nothing can be said to be automatic Sir H Davy 2 Pertaining to or produced by an automaton of the nature of an automaton selfacting or selfregulating under fixed conditions esp applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself as the automatic feed of a lathe automatic gas lighting an automatic engine or switch an automatic mouse 3 Not voluntary not depending on the will mechanical as automatic movements or functions Unconscious or automatic reasoning H Spenser Automatic arts such economic arts or manufacture as are carried on by selfacting machinery Ure AUTOMATICALLY Automatically adv Defn In an automatic manner AUTOMATISM Automatism n Defn The state or quality of being automatic the power of self moving automatic mechanical or involuntary action Metaph A theory as to the activity of matter AUTOMATON Automaton n pl L Automata E Automatons Etym L fr Gr ma man to strive think cf Mean v i 1 Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action Huxley So great and admirable an automaton as the world Boyle These living automata human bodies Boyle 2 A selfmoving machine or one which has its motive power within itself applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings such as men birds etc AUTOMATOUS Automatous a Etym L automatus Gr Automaton Defn Automatic Obs Automatous organs Sir T Browne AUTOMIXTE SYSTEM Automixte system Mach Defn A system devised by Henri Pieper a Belgian of driving automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversible dynamo When there is an excess of power the dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small storage battery when there is a deficiency of power the dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor Sometimes called Pieper system Automixte car etc AUTOMOBILE Automobile n F Defn An automobile vehicle or mechanism esp a selfpropelled vehicle suitable for use on a street or roadway Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines using volatile inflammable liquids as gasoline or petrol alcohol naphtha etc steam engines or electric motors The power of the driving motor varies from about 4 to 50 H P for ordinary vehicles ranging from the runabout to the touring car up to as high as 200 H P for specially built racing cars Automobiles are also commonly and generally in British usage called motor cars AUTOMOBILISM Automobilism n Defn The use of automobiles or the practices methods or the like of those who use them Automobilist n AUTOMORPHIC Automorphic a Etym Auto Gr Defn Patterned after ones self The conception which any one frames of anothers mind is more or less after the pattern of his own mind is automorphic H Spenser AUTOMORPHISM Automorphism n Defn Automorphic characterization H Spenser AUTONOMASY Autonomasy n Etym Auto Gr antonomasia Rhet Defn The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing as He has gone to town for He has gone to London AUTONOMIC Autonomic a Defn Having the power of selfgovernment autonomous Hickok AUTONOMIST Autonomist n Etym Cf F automiste See Autonomy Defn One who advocates autonomy AUTONOMOUS Autonomous a Etym Gr 1 Independent in government having the right or power of self government 2 Biol Defn Having independent existence or laws AUTONOMY Autonomy n Etym Gr autonomie See Autonomous 1 The power or right of selfgovernment selfgovernment or political independence of a city or a state 2 Metaph Defn The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals or mans power as possessed of reason to give law to himself In this according to Kant consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty Fleming AUTOPATHIC Autopathic a See Auto and Pathic a Med Defn Dependent upon or due or relating to the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism endopathic as an autopathic disease an autopathic theory of diseases AUTOPHAGI Autophagi n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn Birds which are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as hatched AUTOPHAGY Autophagy n Gr self to eat Med Defn The feeding of the body upon itself as in fasting nutrition by consumption of ones own tissues AUTOPHOBY Autophoby n Etym Auto Gr Defn Fear of ones self fear of being egotistical R Hare AUTOPHONY Autophony n Etym Auto Gr Med Defn An auscultatory process which consists in noting the tone of the observers own voice while he speaks holding his head close to the patients chest Dunglison AUTOPLASTIC Autoplastic a Defn Of or pertaining to autoplasty AUTOPLASTY Autoplasty n Etym Auto plasty Surg Defn The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue as from a neighboring part to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds AUTOPNEUMATIC Autopneumatic a Auto pneumatic Defn Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air AUTOPSIC AUTOPSICAL Autopsic Autopsical a Defn Pertaining to autopsy autoptical Obs AUTOPSORIN Autopsorin n Etym Auto Gr Med Defn That which is given under the doctrine of administering a patients own virus AUTOPSY Autopsy n Etym Gr autopsie See Optic a 1 Personal observation or examination seeing with ones own eyes ocular view By autopsy and experiment Cudworth 2 Med Defn Dissection of a dead body for the purpose of ascertaining the cause seat or nature of a disease a postmortem examination AUTOPTIC AUTOPTICAL Autoptic Autoptical a Etym Gr autoptique Defn Seen with ones own eyes belonging to or connected with personal observation as autoptic testimony or experience AUTOPTICALLY Autoptically adv Defn By means of ocular view or ones own observation Sir T Browne AUTOSCHEDIASTIC AUTOSCHEDIASTICAL Autoschediastic Autoschediastical a Etym Auto Gr Schediasm Defn Extemporary offhand R Dean Martin AUTOSTABILITY Autostability n Auto stability Mechanics Defn Automatic stability also inherent stability An aëroplane is inherently stable if it keeps in steady poise by virtue of its shape and proportions alone it is automatically stable if it keeps in steady poise by means of selfoperative mechanism AUTOSTYLIC Autostylic a Etym Auto Gr Anat Defn Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium as in the skulls of the Amphibia AUTOSUGGESTION Autosuggestion n Auto suggestion Med Defn Selfsuggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another esp in hypnotism Autosuggestion is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function of one or more organs AUTOTHEISM Autotheism n Etym Auto theism 1 The doctrine of Gods selfexistence R 2 Deification of ones self selfworship R AUTOTHEIST Autotheist n Defn One given to selfworship R AUTOTOXAEMIA AUTOTOXEMIA Autotoxæmia Autotoxemia n NL See Auto and Toxæmia Physiol Defn Selfintoxication See Autointoxication AUTOTOXIC Autotoxic a Auto toxic Med Defn Pertaining to or causing autotoxæmia AUTOTOXICATION Autotoxication n Auto toxication Physiol Defn Same as Autointoxication AUTOTRANSFORMER Autotransformer n Auto transformer Elec Defn A transformer in which part of the primary winding is used as a secondary winding or vice versa called also a compensator or balancing coil AUTOTROPHIC Autotrophic a Auto trophic Plant Physiol Defn Capable of selfnourishment said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place as opposed to parasitism or saprophytism AUTOTROPISM Autotropism n Auto Gr to turn Plant Physiol Defn The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line when uninfluenced by external stimuli AUTOTYPE Autotype n Etym Auto type cf F autotype 1 A facsimile 2 A photographic picture produced in sensitized pigmented gelatin by exposure to light under a negative and subsequent washing out of the soluble parts a kind of picture in ink from a gelatin plate AUTOTYPOGRAPHY Autotypography n Etym Auto typography Defn A process resembling nature printing by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate from which the printing is done as from copperplate AUTOTYPY Autotypy n Defn The art or process of making autotypes AUTUMN Autumn n Etym L auctumnus autumnus perh fr a root av to satisfy ones self cf F automne See Avarice 1 The third season of the year or the season between summer and winter often called the fall Astronomically it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox about September 23 and ends at the winter solstice about December 23 but in popular language autumn in America comprises September October and November Note In England according to Johnson autumn popularly comprises August September and October In the southern hemisphere the autumn corresponds to our spring 2 The harvest or fruits of autumn Milton 3 The time of maturity or decline latter portion third stage Dr Preston was now entering into the autumn of the dukes favor Fuller Lifes autumn past I stand on winters verge Wordsworth AUTUMNAL Autumnal a Etym L auctumnalis autumnalis cf F automnal 1 Of belonging to or peculiar to autumn as an autumnal tint produced or gathered in autumn as autumnal fruits flowering in autumn as an autumnal plant Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa Milton 2 Past the middle of life in the third stage An autumnal matron Hawthorne Autumnal equinox the time when the sun crosses the equator as it proceeds southward or when it passes the point point the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic as the sun proceeds southward the first point of Libra signs the signs Libra Scorpio and Sagittarius through which the sun passes between the equinox and winter solstice AUTUNITE Autunite n From Autun France its locality Min Defn A lemonyellow phosphate of uranium and calcium occurring in tabular crystals with basal cleavage and in micalike scales H 2 25 Sp gr 305319 AUXANOMETER Auxanometer n Etym Gr meter Defn An instrument to measure the growth of plants Goodale AUXESIS Auxesis n Etym NL Gr Rhet Defn A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word amplification hyperbole AUXETIC Auxetic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to or containing auxesis amplifying AUXETOPHONE Auxetophone n Gr that may be increased sound voice Defn A pneumatic reproducer for a phonograph controlled by the recording stylus on the principle of the relay It produces much clearer and louder tones than does the ordinary vibrating disk reproducer AUXILIAR Auxiliar a Etym L auxiliaris cf F auxiliaire See Auxiliary Defn Auxiliary Archaic The auxiliar troops and Trojan hosts appear Pope AUXILIAR Auxiliar n Defn An auxiliary Archaic Milton AUXILIARLY Auxiliarly adv Defn By way of help Harris AUXILIARY Auxiliary a Etym L auxiliarius fr auxilium help aid fr augere to increase Defn Conferring aid or help helping aiding assisting subsidiary as auxiliary troops Auxiliary scales Mus the scales of relative or attendant keys See under Attendant a Auxiliary verbs Gram See Auxiliary n 3 AUXILIARY Auxiliary n pl Auxiliaries 1 A helper an assistant a confederate in some action or enterprise 2 Mil pl Defn Foreign troops in the service of a nation at war rarely in sing a member of the allied or subsidiary force 3 Gram Defn A verb which helps to form the voices modes and tenses of other verbs called also an auxiliary verb as have be may can do must shall and will in English être and avoir in French avere and essere in Italian estar and haber in Spanish 4 Math Defn A quantity introduced for the purpose of simplifying or facilitating some operation as in equations or trigonometrical formulæ Math Dict AUXILIATORY Auxiliatory a Defn Auxiliary helping Obs AUXOMETER Auxometer n Gr to increase meter Optics Defn An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a lens or system of lenses AVA Ava n Defn Same as Kava Johnston AVADAVAT Avadavat n Defn Same as Amadavat AVAIL Avail v t imp p p Availed p pr vb n Availing Etym OE availen fr F ad valoir to be worth fr L valere to be strong to be worth See Valiant 1 To turn to the advantage of to be of service to to profit to benefit to help as artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment O what avails me now that honor high Milton 2 To promote to assist Obs Pope To avail ones self of to make use of take advantage of Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names Milton I have availed myself of the very first opportunity Dickens AVAIL Avail v i Defn To be of use or advantage to answer the purpose to have strength force or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object as the plea in bar must avail that is be sufficient to defeat the suit this scheme will not avail medicines will not avail to check the disease What signs avail Milton Words avail very little with me young man Sir W Scott AVAIL Avail n 1 Profit advantage toward success benefit value as labor without economy is of little avail The avail of a deathbed repentance Jer Taylor 2 pl Defn Proceeds as the avails of a sale by auction The avails of their own industry Stoddard Syn Use benefit utility profit service AVAIL Avail v t i Defn See Avale v Obs Spenser AVAILABILITY Availability n pl Availabilities 1 The quality of being available availableness Note The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of mere availableness or capability of success without regard to worthiness He was nominated for his availability Lowell 2 That which is available AVAILABLE Available a 1 Having sufficient power force or efficacy for the object effectual valid as an available plea Obs Laws human are available by consent Hooker 2 Such as one may avail ones self of capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose usable profitable advantageous convertible into a resource as an available measure an available candidate Struggling to redeem as he did the available months and days out of so many that were unavailable Carlyle Having no available funds with which to pay the calls on new shares H Spenser AVAILABLENESS Availableness n 1 Competent power validity efficacy as the availableness of a title Obs 2 Quality of being available capability of being used for the purpose intended Sir M Hale AVAILABLY Availably adv Defn In an available manner profitably advantageously efficaciously AVAILMENT Availment n Defn Profit advantage Obs AVALANCHE Avalanche n Etym F avalanche fr avaler to descend to let down from aval down downward ad val L vallis valley See Valley 1 A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side or falling down a precipice 2 A fall of earth rocks etc similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice 3 A sudden great or irresistible descent or influx of anything AVALE Avale v t i Etym F avaler to descend to let down See Avalanche 1 To cause to descend to lower to let fall to doff Obs Chaucer 2 To bring low to abase Obs Sir H Wotton 3 v i Defn To descend to fall to dismount Obs And from their sweaty courses did avale Spenser AVANT Avant n Etym For avantguard Cf Avaunt Van Defn The front of an army Obs See Van AVANTCOURIER Avantcourier n Etym F fr avant before courrier See Avaunt and Courier Defn A person dispatched before another person or company to give notice of his or their approach AVANTGUARD Avantguard sq root277 n Etym F avant before E guard F avantgarde See Avaunt Defn The van or advanced body of an army See Vanguard AVARICE Avarice n Etym F avaritia fr avarus avaricious prob fr av to covert fr a root av to satiate ones self cf Gr av to satiate ones self rejoice protect 1 An excessive or inordinate desire of gain greediness after wealth covetousness cupidity To desire money for its own sake and in order to hoard it up is avarice Beattie 2 An inordinate desire for some supposed good All are taught an avarice of praise Goldsmith AVARICIOUS Avaricious a Etym Cf F avaricieux Defn Actuated by avarice greedy of gain immoderately desirous of accumulating property Syn Greedy stingy rapacious griping sordid close Avaricious Covetous Parsimonious Penurious Miserly Niggardly The avaricious eagerly grasp after it at the expense of others though not of necessity with a design to save since a man may be covetous and yet a spendthrift The penurious parsimonious and miserly save money by disgraceful selfdenial and the niggardly by meanness in their dealing with others We speak of persons as covetous in getting avaricious in retaining parsimonious in expending penurious or miserly in modes of living niggardly in dispensing Avariciously adv Avariciousness n AVAROUS Avarous a Etym L avarus Defn Avaricious Obs AVAST Avast interj Etym Corrupted from D houd vast hold fast See Hold v t and Fast a Naut Defn Cease stop stay Avast heaving Totten AVATAR Avatar n Etym Skr avatâra descent ava from root t to cross pass over 1 Hindoo Myth Defn The descent of a deity to earth and his incarnation as a man or an animal chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu 2 Incarnation manifestation as an object of worship or admiration AVAUNCE Avaunce v t i Etym See Advance Defn To advance to profit Chaucer AVAUNT Avaunt interj Etym F avant forward fr L ab ante before Cf Avant Advance Defn Begone depart a word of contempt or abhorrence equivalent to the phrase Get thee gone AVAUNT Avaunt v t i 1 To advance to move forward to elevate Obs Spenser 2 To depart to move away Obs Coverdale AVAUNT Avaunt v t i Etym OF avanter L ad vanter See Vaunt Defn To vaunt to boast Obs Chaucer AVAUNT Avaunt n Defn A vaunt to boast Obs Chaucer AVAUNTOUR Avauntour n Etym OF avanteur Defn A boaster Obs Chaucer AVE Ave n Etym L hail 1 An ave Maria He repeated Aves and Credos Macaulay 2 A reverential salutation Their loud applause and aves vehement Shak AVEL Avel v t Etym L avellere Defn To pull away Obs Yet are not these parts avelled Sir T Browne AVELLANE Avellane a Etym Cf It avellana a filbert fr L Avella or Abella a city of Campania Her Defn In the form of four unhusked filberts as an avellane cross AVE MARIA AVE MARY Ave Maria Ave MaryEtym From the first words of the Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary L ave hail Maria Mary 1 A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary as mother of God used in the Roman Catholic church To number Ave Maries on his beads Shak 2 A particular time as in Italy at the ringing of the bells about half an hour after sunset and also at early dawn when the people repeat the Ave Maria Ave Maria blessed be the hour Byron AVENA Avena n Etym L Bot Defn A genus of grasses including the common oat Avena sativa the oat grasses AVENACEOUS Avenaceous a Etym L avenaceus fr avena oats Defn Belonging to or resembling oats or the oat grasses AVENAGE Avenage n Etym F avenage fr L avena oats Old Law Defn A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent Jacob AVENALIN Avenalin n L avena eats Chem Defn A crystalline globulin contained in oat kernels very similar in composition to excelsin but different in reactions and crystalline form AVENER Avener n Etym OF avenier fr aveine avaine avoine oats F avoine L avena Feud Law Defn An officer of the kings stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses Obs AVENGE Avenge v t imp p p Avenged p pr vb n Avenging Etym OF avengier L ad vindicare to lay claim to to avenge revenge See Vengeance 1 To take vengeance for to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer He will avenge the blood of his servants Deut xxxii 43 Avenge O Lord thy slaughtered saints whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold Milton He had avenged himself on them by havoc such as England had never before seen Macaulay 2 To treat revengefully to wreak vengeance on Obs Thy judgment in avenging thine enemies Bp Hall Syn To Avenge Revenge To avenge is to inflict punishment upon evil doers in behalf of ourselves or others for whom we act as to avenge ones wrongs to avenge the injuries of the suffering and innocent It is to inflict pain for the sake of vindication or retributive justice To revenge is to inflict pain or injury for the indulgence of resentful and malicious feelings The former may at times be a duty the latter is one of the worst exhibitions of human character I avenge myself upon another or I avenge another or I avenge a wrong I revenge only myself and that upon another C J Smith AVENGE Avenge v i Defn To take vengeance Levit xix 18 AVENGE Avenge n Defn Vengeance revenge Obs Spenser AVENGEANCE Avengeance n Defn Vengeance Obs AVENGEFUL Avengeful a Defn Vengeful Obs Spenser AVENGEMENT Avengement n Defn The inflicting of retributive punishment satisfaction taken R Milton AVENGER Avenger n 1 One who avenges or vindicates as an avenger of blood 2 One who takes vengeance Obs Milton AVENGERESS Avengeress n Defn A female avenger Obs Spenser AVENIOUS Avenious a Etym Pref a L vena a vein Bot Defn Being without veins or nerves as the leaves of certain plants AVENOR Avenor n Defn See Avener Obs AVENS Avens n Etym OF avence Bot Defn A plant of the genus Geum esp Geum urbanum or herb bennet AVENTAIL Aventail n Etym OF esventail Cf Ventail Defn The movable front to a helmet the ventail AVENTINE Aventine a Defn Pertaining to Mons Aventinus one of the seven hills on which Rome stood Bryant AVENTINE Aventine n Defn A post of security or defense Poetic Into the castles tower The only Aventine that now is left him Beau Fl AVENTRE Aventre v t Defn To thrust forward at a venture as a spear Obs Spenser AVENTURE Aventure n Etym See Adventure n 1 Accident chance adventure Obs Chaucer 2 Old Law Defn A mischance causing a persons death without felony as by drowning or falling into the fire AVENTURINE Aventurine n Etym F aventurine cf It avventurino 1 A kind of glass containing goldcolored spangles It was produced in the first place by the accidental par aventure dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass 2 Min Defn A variety of translucent quartz spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica feldspar a variety of oligoclase with internal firelike reflections due to the presence of minute crystals probably of hematite sunstone AVENUE Avenue n Etym F avenue fr avenir to come to L advenire See Advene 1 A way or opening for entrance into a place a passage by which a place may by reached a way of approach or of exit The avenues leading to the city by land Macaulay On every side were expanding new avenues of inquiry Milman 2 The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road especially such approach bordered on each side by trees any broad passageway thus bordered An avenue of tall elms and branching chestnuts W Black 3 A broad street as the Fifth Avenue in New York AVER Aver n Etym OF aver domestic animal whence LL averia pl cattle See Habit and cf Average Defn A work horse or working ox Obs or Dial Eng AVER Aver v t imp p p Averred p pr vb n Averring Etym F avérer LL adverare averare L ad versus true See Verity 1 To assert or prove the truth of Obs 2 Law Defn To avouch or verify to offer to verify to prove or justify See Averment 3 To affirm with confidence to declare in a positive manner as in confidence of asserting the truth It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth as I do seriously aver is the case Fielding Then all averred I had killed the bird Coleridge Syn To assert affirm asseverate See Affirm AVERAGE Average n Etym OF average LL averagium prob fr OF aver F avoir property horses cattle etc prop infin to have from L habere to have Cf F avérage small cattle and avarie perh of different origin damage to ship or cargo port dues The first meaning was peAver n Avercorn Averpenny 1 OLd Eng Law Defn That service which a tenant owed his lord to be done by the work beasts of the tenant as the carriage of wheat turf etc 2 Etym Cf F avarie damage to ship or cargo Com a A tariff or duty on goods etc Obs b Any charge in addition to the regular charge for freight of goods shipped c A contribution to a loss or charge which has been imposed upon one of several for the general benefit damage done by sea perils d The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss or expense among all interested General average a contribution made by all parties concerned in a sea adventure toward a loss occasioned by the voluntary sacrifice of the property of some of the parties in interest for the benefit of all It is called general average because it falls upon the gross amount of ship cargo and freight at risk and saved by the sacrifice Kent Particular average signifies the damage or partial loss happening to the ship or cargo or freight in consequence of some fortuitous or unavoidable accident and it is borne by the individual owners of the articles damaged or by their insurers Petty averages are sundry small charges which occur regularly and are necessarily defrayed by the master in the usual course of a voyage such as port charges common pilotage and the like which formerly were and in some cases still are borne partly by the ship and partly by the cargo In the clause commonly found in bills of lading primage and average accustomed average means a kind of composition established by usage for such charges which were formerly assessed by way of average Arnould Abbott Phillips 3 A mean proportion medial sum or quantity made out of unequal sums or quantities an arithmetical mean Thus if A loses 5 dollars B 9 and C 16 the sum is 30 and the average 10 4 Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a comparison of diverse specific cases a medium or usual size quantity quality rate etc The average of sensations Paley 5 pl Defn In the English corn trade the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets On an average taking the mean of unequal numbers or quantities AVERAGE Average a 1 Pertaining to an average or mean medial containing a mean proportion of a mean size quality ability etc ordinary usual as an average rate of profit an average amount of rain the average Englishman beings of the average stamp 2 According to the laws of averages as the loss must be made good by average contribution AVERAGE Average v t imp p p Averaged p pr vb n Averaging 1 To find the mean of when sums or quantities are unequal to reduce to a mean 2 To divide among a number according to a given proportion as to average a loss 3 To do accomplish get etc on an average AVERAGE Average v i Defn To form or exist in a mean or medial sum or quantity to amount to or to be on an as the losses of the owners will average twenty five dollars each these spars average ten feet in length AVERCORN Avercorn n Etym Avern corn Old Eng Law Defn A reserved rent in corn formerly paid to religious houses by their tenants or farmers Kennet AVERMENT Averment n Etym Cf OF averement LL averamentum See Aver v t 1 The act of averring or that which is averred affirmation positive assertion Signally has this averment received illustration in the course of recent events I Taylor 2 Verification establishment by evidence Bacon 3 Law Defn A positive statement of facts an allegation an offer to justify or prove what is alleged Note In any stage of pleadings when either party advances new matter he avers it to be true by using this form of words and this he is ready to verify This was formerly called an averment It modern pleading it is termed a verification Blackstone AVERNAL AVERNIAN Avernal Avernian a Defn Of or pertaining to Avernus a lake of Campania in Italy famous for its poisonous vapors which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions AVERPENNY Averpenny n Etym Avern penny Old Eng Law Defn Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average AVERROISM Averroism n Defn The tenets of the Averroists AVERROIST Averroist n Defn One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers who appeared in Italy before the restoration of learning so denominated from Averroes or Averrhoes a celebrated Arabian philosopher He held the doctrine of monopsychism AVERRUNCATE Averruncate v t Etym L averruncare to avert a ab off verruncare to turn formerly derived from ab and eruncare to root out Cf Aberuncate 1 To avert to ward off Obs Hudibras 2 To root up Obs Johnson AVERRUNCATION Averruncation n Etym Cf OF averroncation 1 The act of averting Obs 2 Eradication R De Quincey AVERRUNCATOR Averruncator n Etym Cf Aberuncator Defn An instrument for pruning trees consisting of two blades or a blade and a hook fixed on the end of a long rod AVERSATION Aversation n Etym L aversatio fr aversari to turn away v intens of avertere See Avert Defn A turning from with dislike aversion Obsor Archaic Some men have a natural aversation to some vices or virtues and a natural affection to others Jer Taylor AVERSE Averse a Etym L aversus p p of avertere See Avert 1 Turned away or backward Obs The tracks averse a lying notice gave And led the searcher backward from the cave Dryden 2 Having a repugnance or opposition of mind disliking disinclined unwilling reluctant Averse alike to flatter or offend Pope Men who were averse to the life of camps Macaulay Pass by securely as men averse from war Micah ii 8 Note The prevailing usage now is to employ to after averse and its derivatives rather than from as was formerly the usage In this the word is in agreement with its kindred terms hatred dislike dissimilar contrary repugnant etc expressing a relation or an affection of the mind to an object Syn Averse Reluctant Adverse Averse expresses an habitual though not of necessity a very strong dislike as averse to active pursuits averse to study Reluctant a term of the of the will implies an internal struggle as to making some sacrifice of interest or feeling as reluctant to yield reluctant to make the necessary arrangements a reluctant will or consent Adverse denotes active opposition or hostility as adverse interests adverse feelings plans or movements the adverse party AVERSE Averse v t i Defn To turn away Obs B Jonson AVERSELY Aversely adv 1 Backward in a backward direction as emitted aversely 2 With repugnance or aversion unwillingly AVERSENESS Averseness n Defn The quality of being averse opposition of mind unwillingness AVERSION Aversion n Etym L aversio cf F aversion See Avert 1 A turning away Obs Adhesion to vice and aversion from goodness Bp Atterbury 2 Opposition or repugnance of mind fixed dislike antipathy disinclination reluctance Mutual aversion of races Prescott His rapacity had made him an object of general aversion Macaulay Note It is now generally followed by to before the object See Averse Sometimes towards and for are found from is obsolete A freeholder is bred with an aversion to subjection Addison His aversion towards the house of York Bacon It is not difficult for a man to see that a person has conceived an aversion for him Spectator The Khasias have an aversion to milk J D Hooker 3 The object of dislike or repugnance Pain their aversion pleasure their desire Pope Syn Antipathy dislike repugnance disgust See Dislike AVERT Avert v t imp p p Averted p pr vb n Averting Etym L avertere a ab vertere to turn cf OF avertir See Verse n Defn To turn aside or away as to avert the eyes from an object to ward off or prevent the occurrence or effects of as how can the danger be averted To avert his ire Milton When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion it doth avert them from the church Bacon Till ardent prayer averts the public woe Prior AVERT Avert v i Defn To turn away Archaic Cold and averting from our neighbors good Thomson AVERTED Averted a Defn Turned away esp as an expression of feeling also offended unpropitious Who scornful pass it with averted eye Keble AVERTER Averter n Defn One who or that which averts AVERTIBLE Avertible a Defn Capable of being averted preventable AVERTIMENT Avertiment n Defn Advertisement Obs AVES Aves n pl Etym L pl of avis bird Zoöl Defn The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds Note Aves or birds have a complete double circulation oviparous reproduction front limbs peculiarly modified as wings and they bear feathers All existing birds have a horny beak without teeth but some Mesozoic fossil birds Odontornithes had conical teeth inserted in both jaws The principal groups are Carinatæ including all existing flying birds Ratitæ including the ostrich and allies the apteryx and the extinct moas Odontornithes or fossil birds with teeth Note The ordinary birds are classified largely by the structure of the beak and feet which are in direct relating to their habits See Beak Bird Odontonithes AVESTA Avesta n Defn The Zoroastrian scriptures See ZendAvesta AVESTAN Avestan a Defn Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta n Defn The language of the Avesta less properly called Zend AVIADO Aviado n Sp Defn One who works a mine with means provided by another Sp Amer Southwestern U S AVIAN Avian a Defn Of or instrument to birds AVIARY Aviary n pl Aviaries Etym L aviarium fr aviarius pertaining to birds fr avis bird akin to Gr vi Defn A house inclosure large cage or other place for keeping birds confined a bird house Lincolnshire may be termed the aviary of England Fuller AVIATE Aviate v i imp p p Aviated p pr vb n Aviating Defn To fly or navigate the air in an aëroplane or heavierthan air flying machine Colloq AVIATION Aviation n Defn The art or science of flying AVIATOR Aviator n a An experimenter in aviation b A flying machine AVIATRESS AVIATRIX Aviatress Aviatrix n Defn A woman aviator AVICULA Avicula n Etym L small bird Zoöl Defn A genus of marine bivalves having a pearly interior allied to the pearl oyster so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird AVICULAR Avicular a Etym L avicula a small bird dim of avis bird Defn Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds AVICULARIA Avicularia n pl Etym NL See Avicular Zoöl Defn See prehensile processes on the cells of some Bryozoa often having the shape of a birds bill AVICULTURE Aviculture n Etym L avis bird cultura culture Zoöl Defn Rearing and care of birds AVID Avid a Etym L avidus fr av to long cf F avide See Avarice Defn Longing eagerly for eager greedy Avid of gold yet greedier of renown Southey AVIDIOUS Avidious a Defn Avid AVIDIOUSLY Avidiously adv Defn Eagerly greedily AVIDITY Avidity n Etym L aviditas fr avidus cf F avidité See Avid Defn Greediness strong appetite eagerness intenseness of desire as to eat with avidity His books were received and read with avidity Milward AVIE Avie adv Etym Pref a vie Defn Emulously Obs AVIETTE Aviette n Defn A heavierthanair flying machine in which the motive power is furnished solely by the aviator AVIFAUNA Avifauna n Etym NL fr L avis bird E fauna Zoöl Defn The birds or all the kinds of birds inhabiting a region AVIGATO Avigato n Defn See Avocado AVIGNON BERRY Avignon berry Bot Defn The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius eand of other species of the same genus so called from the city of Avignon in France It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow Called also French berry AVILE Avile v t Etym OF aviler F avilir a L ad vil vile See Vile Defn To abase or debase to vilify to depreciate Obs Want makes us know the price of what we avile B Jonson AVIS Avis n Etym F avis See Advice Defn Advice opinion deliberation Obs Chaucer AVISE Avise v t Etym F aviser See Advise v t 1 To look at to view to think of Obs Chaucer 2 To advise to counsel Obs Shak To avise ones self to consider with ones self to reflect to deliberate Obs Chaucer Now therefore if thou wilt enriched be Avise thee well and change thy willful mood Spenser AVISE Avise v i Defn To consider to reflect Obs AVISEFUL Aviseful a Defn Watchful circumspect Obs With sharp aviseful eye Spenser AVISELY Avisely adv Defn Advisedly Obs Chaucer AVISEMENT Avisement n Defn Advisement observation deliberation Obs AVISION Avision n Defn Vision Obs Chaucer AVISO Aviso n Etym Sp 1 Information advice 2 An advice boat or dispatch boat AVOCADO Avocado n Etym Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl cf Sp aguacate F aguacaté avocat G avogadobaum Defn The pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima a tree of tropical America It is about the size and shape of a large pear called also avocado pear alligator pear midshipmans butter AVOCAT Avocat n Etym F Defn An advocate AVOCATE Avocate v t Etym L avocatus p p of avocare a ab vocare to call Cf Avoke and see Vocal a Defn To call off or away to withdraw to transfer to another tribunal Obs or Archaic One who avocateth his mind from other occupations Barrow He at last avocated the cause to Rome Robertson AVOCATION Avocation n Etym L avocatio 1 A calling away a diversion Obs or Archaic Impulses to duty and powerful avocations from sin South 2 That which calls one away from ones regular employment or vocation Heaven is his vocation and therefore he counts earthly employments avocations Fuller By the secular cares and avocations which accompany marriage the clergy have been furnished with skill in common life Atterbury Note In this sense the word is applied to the smaller affairs of life or occasional calls which summon a person to leave his ordinary or principal business Avocation in the singular for vocation is usually avoided by good writers 3 pl Defn Pursuits duties affairs which occupy ones time usual employment vocation There are professions among the men no more favorable to these studies than the common avocations of women Richardson In a few hours above thirty thousand men left his standard and returned to their ordinary avocations Macaulay An irregularity and instability of purpose which makes them choose the wandering avocations of a shepherd rather than the more fixed pursuits of agriculture Buckle AVOCATIVE Avocative a Defn Calling off Obs AVOCATIVE Avocative n Defn That which calls aside a dissuasive AVOCET AVOSET Avocet Avoset n Etym F avocette cf It avosetta Sp avoceta Zoöl Defn A grallatorial bird of the genus Recurvirostra the scooper The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip The American species is R Americana Written also avocette AVOID Avoid v t p p p Avoided p pr vb n Avoiding Etym OF esvuidier es L ex vuidier voidier to empty See Void a 1 To empty Obs Wyclif 2 To emit or throw out to void as to avoid excretions Obs Sir T Browne 3 To quit or evacuate to withdraw from Obs Six of us only stayed and the rest avoided the room Bacon 4 To make void to annul or vacate to refute How can these grants of the kings be avoided Spenser 5 To keep away from to keep clear of to endeavor no to meet to shun to abstain from as to avoid the company of gamesters What need a man forestall his date of grief And run to meet what he would most avoid Milton He carefully avoided every act which could goad them into open hostility Macaulay 6 To get rid of Obs Shak 7 Pleading Defn To defeat or evade to invalidate Thus in a replication the plaintiff may deny the defendants plea or confess it and avoid it by stating new matter Blackstone Syn To escape elude evade eschew To Avoid Shun Avoid in its commonest sense means to keep clear of an extension of the meaning to withdraw ones self from It denotes care taken not to come near or in contact as to avoid certain persons or places Shun is a stronger term implying more prominently the idea of intention The words may however in many cases be interchanged No man can pray from his heart to be kept from temptation if the take no care of himself to avoid it Mason So Chanticleer who never saw a fox Yet shunned him as a sailor shuns the rocks Dryden AVOID Avoid v i 1 To retire to withdraw Obs David avoided out of his presence 1 Sam xviii 11 2 Law Defn To become void or vacant Obs Ayliffe AVOIDABLE Avoidable a 1 Capable of being vacated liable to be annulled or made invalid voidable The charters were not avoidable for the kings nonage Hale 2 Capable of being avoided shunned or escaped AVOIDANCE Avoidance n 1 The act of annulling annulment 2 The act of becoming vacant or the state of being vacant specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death deprivation or resignation of the incumbent Wolsey on every avoidance of St Peters chair was sitting down therein when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him Fuller 3 A dismissing or a quitting removal withdrawal 4 The act of avoiding or shunning keeping clear of The avoidance of pain Beattie 5 The courts by which anything is carried off Avoidances and drainings of water Bacon AVOIDER Avoider n 1 The person who carries anything away or the vessel in which things are carried away Johnson 2 One who avoids shuns or escapes AVOIDLESS Avoidless a Defn Unavoidable inevitable AVOIRDUPOIS Avoirdupois n a Etym OE aver de peis goods of weight where peis is fr OF peis weight F poids L pensum See Aver n and Poise n 1 Goods sold by weight Obs 2 Avoirdupois weight 3 Weight heaviness as a woman of much avoirdupois Colloq Avoirdupois weight a system of weights by which coarser commodities are weighed such as hay grain butter sugar tea Note The standard Avoirdupois pound of the United States is equivalent to the weight of 277015 cubic inches of distilled water at 62º Fahrenheit the barometer being at 30 inches and the water weighed in the air with brass weights In this system of weights 16 drams make 1 ounce 16 ounces 1 pound 25 pounds 1 quarter 4 quarters 1 hundred weight and 20 hundred weight 1 ton The above pound contains 7000 grains or 45354 grams so that 1 pound avoirdupois is equivalent to 1 31144 pounds troy See Troy weight Formerly a hundred weight was reckoned at 112 pounds the ton being 2240 pounds sometimes called a long ton AVOKE Avoke v t Etym Cf Avocate Defn To call from or back again Obs Bp Burnet AVOLATE Avolate v i Etym L avolare a ab volare to fly Defn To fly away to escape to exhale Obs AVOLATION Avolation n Etym LL avolatio Defn The act of flying flight evaporation Obs AVOSET Avoset n Defn Same as Avocet AVOUCH Avouch v t imp p p Avouched p pr vb n Avouching Etym OF avochier LL advocare to recognize the existence of a thing to advocate fr L advocare to call to ad vocare to call Cf Avow to declare Advocate and see Vouch v t 1 To appeal to to cite or claim as authority Obs They avouch many successions of authorities Coke 2 To maintain a just or true to vouch for We might be disposed to question its authencity it if were not avouched by the full evidence Milman 3 To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact to affirm openly If this which he avouches does appear Shak Such antiquities could have been avouched for the Irish Spenser 4 To acknowledge deliberately to admit to confess to sanction Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God Deut xxvi 17 AVOUCH Avouch n Defn Evidence declaration Obs The sensible and true avouch Of mine own eyes Shak AVOUCHABLE Avouchable a Defn Capable of being avouched AVOUCHER Avoucher n Defn One who avouches AVOUCHMENT Avouchment n Defn The act of avouching positive declaration Obs Milton AVOUTRER Avoutrer n Defn See Advoutrer Obs AVOUTRIE Avoutrie n Etym OF Defn Adultery Obs Chaucer AVOW Avow v t imp p p Avowed p pr vb n Avowing Etym F avouver fr L advocare to call to whence the meanings to call upon as superior recognize as lord own confess ad vocare to call See Advocate Avouch 1 To declare openly as something believed to be right to own or acknowledge frankly as a man avows his principles or his crimes Which I to be the of Israels God Avow and challenge Dagon to the test Milton 2 Law Defn To acknowledge and justify as an act done See Avowry Blackstone Syn To acknowledge own confess See Confess AVOW Avow n Etym Cf F aveu Defn Avowal Obs Dryden AVOW Avow v t i Etym OF avouer fr LL votare to vow fr L votun See Vote n Defn To bind or to devote by a vow Obs Wyclif AVOW Avow n Defn A vow or determination Archaic AVOWABLE Avowable a Defn Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence Donne AVOWAL Avowal n Defn An open declaration frank acknowledgment as an avowal of such principles Hume AVOWANCE Avowance n 1 Act of avowing avowal 2 Upholding defense vindication Obs Can my avowance of kingmurdering be collected from anything here written by me Fuller AVOWANT Avowant n Law Defn The defendant in replevin who avows the distress of the goods and justifies the taking Cowell AVOWED Avowed a Defn Openly acknowledged or declared admitted Avowedly adv AVOWEE Avowee n Etym F avoué Cf Advowee Advocate n Defn The person who has a right to present to a benefice the patron an advowee See Advowson AVOWER Avower n Defn One who avows or asserts AVOWRY Avowry n Etym OE avouerie protection authority OF avouerie See Avow to declare 1 An advocate a patron a patron saint Obs Let God alone be our avowry Latimer 2 The act of the distrainer of goods who in an action of replevin avows and justifies the taking in his own right Blackstone Note When an action of replevin is brought the distrainer either makes avowry that is avours taking the distress in his own right or the right of his wife and states the reason if it as for arrears of rent damage done or the like or makes cognizance that is acknowledges the taking but justifies in an anothers right as his bailiff or servant AVOWTRY Avowtry v t Defn Adultery See Advoutry AVOYER Avoyer n Etym F Defn A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland Obs AVULSE Avulse v t Etym L avulsus p p of avellere to tear off a ab vellere to pluck Defn To pluck or pull off Shenstone AVULSION Avulsion n Etym L avulsio 1 A tearing asunder a forcible separation The avulsion of two polished superficies Locke 2 A fragment torn off J Barlow 3 Law Defn The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current or by a sudden change in the course of a river by which a part of the estate of one man is cut off and joined to the estate of another The property in the part thus separated or cut off continues in the original owner Wharton Burrill AVUNCULAR Avuncular a Etym L avunculus uncle Defn Of or pertaining to an uncle In these rare instances the law of pedigree whether direct or avuncular gives way I Taylor AWAIT Await v t imp p p Awaited p pr vb n Awaiting Etym OF awaitier agaitier L ad waitier gaitier to watch F guetter See Wait 1 To watch for to look out for Obs 2 To wait on serve or attend Obs 3 To wait for to stay for to expect See Expect Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat Chief of the angelic guards awaiting night Milton 4 To be in store for to be ready or in waiting for as a glorious reward awaits the good O Eve some farther change awaits us night Milton AWAIT Await v i 1 To watch Obs Chaucer 2 To wait on or upon Obs 3 To wait to stay in waiting Darwin AWAIT Await n Defn A waiting for ambush watch watching heed Obs Chaucer AWAKE Awake v t imp Awoke Awaked p p Awaked Obs Awaken Awoken p pr vb n Awaking The form Awoke is sometimes used as a p p Etym AS awæcnan v i imp aw and awacian v i imp awacode See Awaken Wake 1 To rouse from sleep to wake to awaken Where mornings earliest ray awake her Tennyson And his disciples came to him and awoke him saying Lord save us we perish Matt viii 25 2 To rouse from a state resembling sleep as from death stupidity or inaction to put into action to give new life to to stir up as to awake the dead to awake the dormant faculties I was soon awaked from this disagreeable reverie Goldsmith It way awake my bounty further Shak No sunny gleam awakes the trees Keble AWAKE Awake v i Defn To cease to sleep to come out of a state of natural sleep and figuratively out of a state resembling sleep as inaction or death The national spirit again awoke Freeman Awake to righteousness and sin not 1 Cor xv 34 AWAKE Awake a Etym From awaken old p p of awake Defn Not sleeping or lethargic roused from sleep in a state of vigilance or action Before whom awake I stood Milton She still beheld Now wide awake the vision of her sleep Keats He was awake to the danger Froude AWAKEN Awaken v t i imp p p Awakened p pr vb n Awakening Etym OE awakenen awaknen AS awæcnan awæcnian v i pref on wæcnan to wake Cf Awake v t Defn To rouse from sleep or torpor to awake to wake He is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou namst Cowper Their consciences are thoroughly awakened Tillotson Syn To arouse excite stir up call forth AWAKENER Awakener n Defn One who or that which awakens AWAKENING Awakening a Defn Rousing from sleep in a natural or a figurative sense rousing into activity exciting as the awakening city an awakening discourse the awakening dawn Awakeningly adv AWAKENING Awakening n Defn The act of awaking or ceasing to sleep Specifically A revival of religion or more general attention to religious matters than usual AWAKENMENT Awakenment n Defn An awakening R AWANTING Awanting a Etym Pref a wanting Defn Missing wanting Prov Scot Eng Sir W Hamilton AWARD Award v t imp p p Awarded p pr vb n Awarding Etym OF eswarder to look at consider decide judge es L ex warder garder to observe take heed keep fr OHG wart to watch guard See Ward Defn To give by sentence or judicial determination to assign or apportion after careful regard to the nature of the case to adjudge as the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant To review The wrongful sentence and award a new Dryden AWARD Award v i Defn To determine to make an AWARD Award n Etym Cf OF award awart esgart See Award v t 1 A judgment sentence or final decision Specifically The decision of arbitrators in a case submittedImpatient for the award Cowper An award had been given against Gilpin 2 The paper containing the decision of arbitrators that which is warded Bouvier AWARDER Awarder n Defn One who awards or assigns by sentence or judicial determination a judge AWARE Aware a Etym OE iwar AS gewær fr wær wary The pref ge orig meant together completely Wary 1 Watchful vigilant or on ones guard against danger or difficulty 2 Apprised informed cognizant conscious as he was aware of the enemys designs Aware of nothing arduous in a task They never undertook Cowper AWARN Awarn v t Etym Pref a warn AS gewarnian See Warn v t Defn To warn Obs Spenser AWASH Awash a Etym Pref a wash Defn Washed by the waves or tide said of a rock or strip of shore or Naut of an anchor etc when flush with the surface of the water so that the waves break over it AWAY Away adv Etym AS aweg anweg onweg on on weg way 1 From a place hence The sound is going away Shak Have me away for I am sore wounded 2 Chron xxxv 23 2 Absent gone at a distance as the master is away from home 3 Aside off in another direction The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun Lockyer 4 From a state or condition of being out of existence Be near me when I fade away Tennyson 5 By ellipsis of the verb equivalent to an imperative Go or come begone take And the Lord said Away get thee down Exod xix 24 6 On in continuance without intermission or delay as sing away Colloq Note It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from as go away run away etc all signifying departure or separation to a distance Sometimes without the verb as whither away so fast Love hath wings and will away Waller It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal loss parting with etc as to throw away to trifle away to squander away etc Sometimes it has merely an intensive force as to blaze away Away with bear abide Obs or Archaic The calling of assemblies I can not away with Isa i 13 i e I can not bear or endure it Away with one signifies take him away Away with crucify him John xix 15 To make away with a To kill or destroy b To carry off AWAYGOING Awaygoing a Law Defn Sown during the last years of a tenancy but not ripe until after its expiration said of crops Wharton AWAYWARD Awayward adv Defn Turned away away Obs Chaucer AWE Awe n Etym OE a aghe fr Icel agi akin to AS ege Goth agis Dan ave chastisement fear Gr ail Ugly 1 Dread great fear mingled with respect Obs or Obsolescent His frown was full of terror and his voice Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe Cowper 2 The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime reverential fear or solemn wonder profound reverence There is an awe in mortals joy A deep mysterious fear Keble To tame the pride of that power which held the Continent in awe Macaulay The solitude of the desert or the loftiness of the mountain may fill the mind with awe the sense of our own littleness in some greater presence or power C J Smith To stand in awe of to fear greatly to reverence profoundly Syn See Reverence AWE Awe v t imp p p Awed p pr vb n Awing Defn To strike with fear and reverence to inspire with awe to control by inspiring dread That same eye whose bend doth awe the world Shak His solemn and pathetic exhortation awed and melted the bystanders Macaulay AWEARIED Awearied p p Defn Wearied Poetic AWEARY Aweary a Etym Pref a weary Defn Weary Poetic I begin to be aweary of thee Shak AWEATHER Aweather adv Etym Pref a weather Naut Defn On the weather side or toward the wind in the direction from which the wind blows opposed to alee as helm aweather Totten AWEIGH Aweigh adv Etym Pref a weigh Naut Defn Just drawn out of the ground and hanging perpendicularly atrip said of the anchor Totten AWELESS Aweless a Defn See Awless AWESOME Awesome a 1 Causing awe appalling awful as an awesome sight Wright 2 Expressive of awe or terror An awesome glance up at the auld castle Sir W Scott AWESOMENESS Awesomeness n Defn The quality of being awesome AWESTRICKEN Awestricken a Defn Awestruck AWESTRUCK Awestruck a Defn Struck with awe Milton AWFUL Awful a 1 Oppressing with fear or horror appalling terrible as an awful scene The hour of Natures awful throes Hemans 2 Inspiring awe filling with profound reverence or with fear and admiration fitted to inspire reverential fear profoundly impressive Heavens awful Monarch Milton 3 Struck or filled with awe terrorstricken Obs A weak and awful reverence for antiquity I Watts 4 Worshipful reverential lawabiding Obs Thrust from the company of awful men Shak 5 Frightful exceedingly bad great applied intensively as an awful bonnet an awful boaster Slang Syn See Frightful AWFULLY Awfully adv 1 In an awful manner in a manner to fill with terror or awe fearfully reverently 2 Very excessively Slang AWFULNESS Awfulness n 1 The quality of striking with awe or with reverence dreadfulness solemnity as the awfulness of this sacred place The awfulness of grandeur Johnson 2 The state of being struck with awe a spirit of solemnity profound reverence Obs Producing in us reverence and awfulness Jer Taylor AWHAPE Awhape v t Etym Cf whap blow Defn To confound to terrify to amaze Obs Spenser AWHILE Awhile adv Etym Adj a while time interval Defn For a while for some time for a short time AWING Awing adv Etym Pref a wing Defn On the wing flying fluttering Wallace AWK Awk a Etym OE auk awk properly turned away hence contrary wrong from Icel öfigr öfugr afigr turning the wrong way fr af off away cf OHG abuh Skr apac turned away fr apa off away a root ak ak to bend from which come also E angle anchor 1 Odd out of order perverse Obs 2 Wrong or not commonly used clumsy sinister as the awk end of a rod the but end Obs Golding 3 Clumsy in performance or manners unhandy not dexterous awkward Obs or Prov Eng AWK Awk adv Defn Perversely in the wrong way LEstrange AWKLY Awkly adv 1 In an unlucky lefthanded or perverse manner Obs Holland 2 Awkwardly Obs Fuller AWKWARD Awkward a Etym Awk ward 1 Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands or of instruments not dexterous without skill clumsy wanting ease grace or effectiveness in movement ungraceful as he was awkward at a trick an awkward boy And dropped an awkward courtesy Dryden 2 Not easily managed or effected embarrassing A long and awkward process Macaulay An awkward affair is one that has gone wrong and is difficult to adjust C J Smith 3 Perverse adverse untoward Obs Awkward casualties Awkward wind Shak O blind guides which being of an awkward religion do strain out a gnat and swallow up a cancel Udall Syn Ungainly unhandy clownish lubberly gawky maladroit bungling inelegant ungraceful unbecoming Awkward Clumsy Uncouth Awkward has a special reference to outward deportment A man is clumsy in his whole person he is awkward in his gait and the movement of his limbs Clumsiness is seen at the first view Awkwardness is discovered only when a person begins to move Hence the expressions a clumsy appearance and an awkward manner When we speak figuratively of an awkward excuse we think of a want of ease and grace in making it when we speak of a clumsy excuse we think of the whole thing as coarse and stupid We apply the term uncouth most frequently to that which results from the want of instruction or training as uncouth manners uncouth language Awkwardly adv Awkwardness n AWKWARD SQUAD Awkward squad Mil Defn A squad of inapt recruits assembled for special drill AWL Awl n Etym OE aul awel al AS awel akin to Icel alr OHG ala G ahle Lith yla Skr ara Defn A pointed instrument for piercing small holes as in leather or wood used by shoemakers saddlers cabinetmakers etc The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses as in the brad awl saddlers awl shoemakers awl etc AWLESS Awless a 1 Wanting reverence void of respectful fear Awless insolence Dryden 2 Inspiring no awe Obs The awless throne Shak Written also aweless AWLESSNESS Awlessness n Defn The quality of being awless AWLSHAPED Awlshaped a 1 Shaped like an awl 2 Nat Hist Defn Subulate See Subulate Gray AWLWORT Awlwort n Etym Awl wort Bot Defn A plant Subularia aquatica with awlshaped leaves AWM Awm m n Defn See Aam AWN Awn n Etym OE awn agune from Icel ögn pl agnir akin to Sw agn Dan avne Goth ahana OHG agana G agen ahne chaff Gr egla prob from same root as E acute See 3d Ear Bot Defn The bristle or beard of barley oats grasses etc or any similar bristlelike appendage arista Gray AWNED Awned a Bot Defn Furnished with an awn or long bristleshaped tip bearded Gray AWNING Awning n Etym Origin uncertain cf F auvent awing or Pers awan awang anything suspended or LG havening a place sheltered from wind and weather E haven 1 A rooflike cover usually of canvas extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun rain or wind 2 Naut That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin AWNINGED Awninged a Defn Furnished with an awning AWNLESS Awnless a Defn Without awns or beard AWNY Awny a Defn Having awns bearded AWORK Awork adv Etym Pref a work Defn At work in action Set awork Shak AWORKING Aworking adv Etym Pref a working Defn At work in action Archaic or Colloq Spenser AWREAK AWREKE Awreak Awreke v t i Defn To avenge Obs See Wreak AWRONG Awrong adv Etym Pref a wrong Defn Wrongly Ford AWRY Awry adv a Etym Pref a wry 1 Turned or twisted toward one side not in a straight or true direction or position out of the right course distorted obliquely asquint with oblique vision as to glance awry Your crowns awry Shak Blows them transverse ten thousand leagues awry Into the devious air Milton 2 Aside from the line of truth or right reason unreasonable or unreasonably perverse or perversely Or by her charms Draws him awry enslaved Milton Nothing more awry from the law of God and nature than that a woman should give laws to men Milton AWSOME Awsome a Defn Same as Awesome AX AXE Ax Axe n Etym OE ax axe AS eax æx acas akin to D akse OS accus OHG acchus G axt Icel öx öxi Sw yxe Dan ökse Goth aqizi Gr L ascia not akin to E acute Defn A tool or instrument of steel or of iron with a steel edge or blade for felling trees chopping and splitting wood hewing timber etc It is wielded by a wooden helve or handle so fixed in a socket or eye as to be in the same plane with the blade The broadax or carpenters ax is an ax for hewing timber made heavier than the chopping ax and with a broader and thinner blade and a shorter handle Note The ancient battleax had sometimes a double edge Note The word is used adjectively or in combination as axhead or ax head ax helve ax handle ax shaft axshaped axlike Note This word was originally spelt with e axe and so also was nearly every corresponding word of one syllable as flaxe taxe waxe sixe mixe pixe oxe fluxe etc This superfluous e is not dropped so that in more than a hundred words ending in x no one thinks of retaining the e except in axe Analogy requires its exclusion here Note The spelling ax is better on every ground of etymology phonology and analogy than axe which has of late become prevalent New English Dict Murray AX Ax v t i Etym OE axien and asken See Ask Defn To ask to inquire or inquire of Note This word is from Saxon and is as old as the English language Formerly it was in good use but now is regarded as a vulgarism It is still dialectic in England and is sometimes heard among the uneducated in the United States And Pilate axide him Art thou king of Jewis Or if he axea fish Wyclif bdThe king axed after your Graces welfare Pegge AXAL Axal a Defn See Axial R AXE AXEMAN Axe Axeman etc Defn See Ax Axman AXIAL Axial a 1 Of or pertaining to an axis of the nature of or resembling an axis around an axis To take on an axial and not an equatorial direction Nichol 2 Anat Defn Belonging to the axis of the body as the axial skeleton or to the axis of any appendage or organ as the axial bones Axial line Magnetism the line taken by the magnetic force in passing from one pole of a horseshoe magnet to the other Faraday AXIALLY Axially adv Defn In relation to or in a line with an axis in the axial magnetic line AXIL Axil n Etym L axilla Cf Axle Bot Defn The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch leaf or petiole and the stem or branch from which it springs Gray AXILE Axile a Defn Situated in the axis of anything as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed Gray AXILLA Axilla n pl Axillae Etym L Anat Defn The armpit or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder 2 Bot Defn An axil AXILLAR Axillar a Defn Axillary AXILLARIES AXILLARS Axillaries Axillars n pl Zoöl Defn Feathers connecting the under surface of the wing and the body and concealed by the closed wing AXILLARY Axillary a Etym See Axil 1 Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit as axillary gland artery nerve 2 Bot Defn Situated in or rising from an axil of or pertaining to an axil Axillary buds Gray AXINITE Axinite n Etym Named in allusion to the form of the crystals fr Gr Min Defn A borosilicate of alumina iron and lime commonly found in glassy brown crystals with acute edges AXINOMANCY Axinomancy n Etym L axinomantia Gr mancy Defn A species of divination by means of an ax or hatchet AXIOM Axiom n Etym L axioma Gr that which is thought worthy that which is assumed a basis of demonstration a principle fr to think worthy fr worthy weighing as much as cf to lead drive also to weigh so much cf F axiome See Agent a 1 Logic Math Defn A selfevident and necessary truth or a proposition whose truth is so evident as first sight that no reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer a proposition which it is necessary to take for granted as The whole is greater than a part A thing can not at the same time be and not be 2 An established principle in some art or science which though not a necessary truth is universally received as the axioms of political economy Syn Axiom Maxim Aphorism Adage An axiom is a selfevident truth which is taken for granted as the basis of reasoning A maxim is a guiding principle sanctioned by experience and relating especially to the practical concerns of life An aphorism is a short sentence pithily expressing some valuable and general truth or sentiment An adage is a saying of longestablished authority and of universal application AXIOMATIC AXIOMATICAL Axiomatic Axiomatical a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to an axiom having the nature of an axiom selfevident characterized by axioms Axiomatical truth Johnson The stores of axiomatic wisdom I Taylor AXIOMATICALLY Axiomatically adv Defn By the use of axioms in the form of an axiom AXIS Axis n Etym L Zoöl Defn The spotted deer Cervus axis or Axis maculata of India where it is called hog deer and parrah Moorish name AXIS Axis n pl Axes Etym L axis axis axle See Axle Defn A straight line real or imaginary passing through a body on which it revolves or may be supposed to revolve a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged 2 Math Defn A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged as the axis of a cylinder i e the axis of a cone that is the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base the axis of a circle any straight line passing through the center 3 Bot Defn The stem the central part or longitudinal support on which organs or parts are arranged the central line of any body Gray 4 Anat a The second vertebra of the neck or vertebra dentata b Also used of the body only of the vertebra which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon 5 Crystallog Defn One of several imaginary lines assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded 6 Fine Arts Defn The primary of secondary central line of any design Anticlinal axis Geol a line or ridge from which the strata slope downward on the two opposite sides Synclinal axis a line from which the strata slope upward in opposite directions so as to form a valley Axis cylinder Anat the neuraxis or essential central substance of a nerve fiber called also axis band axial fiber and cylinder axis Axis in peritrochio the wheel and axle one of the mechanical powers Axis of a curve Geom a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords of a curve called a principal axis when cutting them at right angles in which case it divides the curve into two symmetrical portions as in the parabola which has one such axis the ellipse which has two or the circle which has an infinite number The two axes of the ellipse are the major axis and the minor axis and the two axes of the hyperbola are the transverse axis and the conjugate axis Axis of a lens the straight line passing through its center and perpendicular to its surfaces Axis of a telescope or microscope the straight line with which coincide the axes of the several lenses which compose it Axes of coördinates in a plane to straight lines intersecting each other to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position they are either rectangular or oblique Axes of coördinates in space the three straight lines in which the coördinate planes intersect each other Axis of a balance that line about which it turns Axis of oscillation of a pendulum a right line passing through the center about which it vibrates and perpendicular to the plane of vibration Axis of polarization the central line around which the prismatic rings or curves are arranged Brewster Axis of revolution Descriptive Geom a straight line about which some line or plane is revolved so that the several points of the line or plane shall describe circles with their centers in the fixed line and their planes perpendicular to it the line describing a surface of revolution and the plane a solid of revolution Axis of symmetry Geom any line in a plane figure which divides the figure into two such parts that one part when folded over along the axis shall coincide with the other part Axis of the equator ecliptic horizon or other circle considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the plane of the circle Hutton Axis of the Ionic capital Arch a line passing perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the volute Neutral axis Mech the line of demarcation between the horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder Optic axis of a crystal the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no double refraction All crystals not of the isometric system are either uniaxial or biaxial Optic axis Visual axis Opt the straight line passing through the center of the pupil and perpendicular to the surface of the eye Radical axis of two circles Geom the straight line perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles shall be equal to each other Spiral axis Arch the axis of a twisted column drawn spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without Axis of abscissas and Axis of ordinates See Abscissa AXLE Axle n Etym OE axel exel shoulder AS akin to AS eax axle Sw Dan axel shoulder G achse axle achsel shoulder L axis axle Gr aksha L axilla shoulder joint cf F essieu axle OF aissel fr dim of L axis Axis 1 The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves or which revolves with a wheel 2 A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage an axletree 3 An axis as the suns axle Had from her axle torn The steadfast earth Milton Note Railway axles are called leading and trailing from their position in the front or in the rear of a car or truck respectively AXLE BOX Axle box 1 A bushing in the hub of a wheel through which the axle passes 2 The journal box of a rotating axle especially a railway axle Note In railway construction the axle guard or pedestal with the superincumbent weight rests on the top of the box usually with a spring intervening and holds it in place by flanges The box rests upon the journal bearing and key which intervene between the inner top of the box and the axle AXLED Axled a Defn Having an axle used in composition Merlins agateaxled car T Warton AXLE GUARD Axle guard Defn The part of the framing of a railway car or truck by which an axle box is held laterally and in which it may move vertically also called a jaw in the United States and a housing in England AXLETREE Axletree n Etym Cf Icel öxultr 1 A bar or beam of wood or iron connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage on the ends of which the wheels revolve 2 A spindle or axle of a wheel Obs AXMAN Axman n pl Axmen Defn One who wields an ax AXMINSTER Axminster n Defn An Axminster carpet an imitation Turkey carpet noted for its thick and soft pile so called from Axminster Eng AXMINSTER AXMINSTER CARPET Axminster n or Axminster carpet a More fully chenille Axminster A variety of Turkey carpet woven by machine or when more than 27 inches wide on a hand loom and consisting of strips of worsted chenille so colored as to produce a pattern on a stout jute backing It has a fine soft pile So called from Axminster England where it was formerly 1755 1835 made b A similar but cheaper machinemade carpet resembling moquette in construction and appearance but finer and of better material AXOLOTL Axolotl n Etym The native name Zoöl Defn An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico the siredon Note When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true salamanders of the genus Amblystoma This also occurs naturally under favorable conditions in its native localities although it commonly lives and breeds in a larval state with persistent external gills See Siredon AXSTONE Axstone n Min Defn A variety of jade It is used by some savages particularly the natives of the South Sea Islands for making axes or hatchets AXTREE Axtree n Defn Axle or axletree Obs Drayton AXUNGE Axunge n Etym F axonge L axungia axis wheel ungere to grease Defn Fat grease esp the fat of pigs or geese usually Pharm lard prepared for medical use AY Ay interj Defn Ah alas Ay me I fondly dream Had ye been there Milton AY Ay adv Defn Same as Aye AYAH Ayah n Etym Pg aia akin to Sp aya a governess ayo a tutor Defn A native nurse for children also a ladys maid India AYE AY Aye Ay adv Etym Perh a modification of yea or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment OE ei ey why hey ay well ah ha Cf MHG G ei Dan ej Or perh akin to aye ever Defn Yes yea a word expressing assent or an affirmative answer to a question It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies etc Note This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers AYE Aye n Defn An affirmative vote one who votes in the affirmative as To call for the ayes and noes The ayes have it AYE AY Aye Ay adv Etym Icel ei ey akin to AS a awa always Goth aiws an age Icel æfi OHG L aevum Gr je Skr course Age v Either a Or conj Defn Always ever continually for an indefinite time For his mercies aye endure Milton For aye always forever eternally AYEAYE Ayeaye n Etym From the native name prob from its cry Zoöl Defn A singular nocturnal quadruped allied to the lemurs found in Madagascar Cheiromys Madagascariensis remarkable for its long fingers sharp nails and rodentlike incisor teeth AYEGREEN Ayegreen n Etym Aye ever green Bot Defn The houseleek Sempervivum tectorum Halliwell AYEN AYEIN AYEINS Ayen Ayein Ayeins adv prep Etym OE Again Defn Again back against Obs Chaucer AYENWARD Ayenward adv Defn Backward Obs Chaucer AYLE Ayle n Etym OE ayel aiel OF aiol aiel F aïeul a dim of L avus grandfather Defn A grandfather Obs Writ of Ayle an ancient English writ which lay against a stranger who had dispossessed the demandant of land of which his grandfather died seized AYME Ayme n Etym Cf F ahi interj Defn The utterance of the ejaculation Ay me Obs See Ay interj Aymees and hearty heighhoes J Fletcher AYOND Ayond prep adv Defn Beyond North of Eng AYONT Ayont prep adv Defn Beyond Scot AYRIE AYRY Ayrie Ayry n Defn See Aerie Drayton AYRSHIRE Ayrshire n Agric Defn One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire Scotland Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk AYUNTAMIENTO Ayuntamiento n Etym Sp fr OSp ayuntar to join Defn In Spain and Spanish America a corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns corresponding to mayor and aldermen AZALEA Azalea n pl Azaleas Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of showy flowering shrubs mostly natives of China or of North America false honeysuckle The genus is scarcely distinct from Rhododendron AZAROLE Azarole n Etym F azerole the name of the fruit fr Ar az zor cf It azzeruolo Sp acerolo Bot Defn The Neapolitan medlar Cratægus azarolus a shrub of southern Europe also its fruit AZEDARACH Azedarach n Etym F azédarac Sp acederaque Pers azaddirakht noble tree 1 Bot Defn A handsome Asiatic tree Melia azedarach common in the southern United States called also Pride of India Pride of China and Bead tree 2 Med Defn The bark of the roots of the azedarach used as a cathartic and emetic AZIMUTH Azimuth n Etym OE azimut F azimut fr Ar assum pl of assamt a way or perh a point of the horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith as being the Arabic article cf It azzimutto Pg azimuth and Ar samtalras the vertex of the heaven Cf Zenith Astron Geodesy a The quadrant of an azimuth circle b An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object as the azimuth of a star the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying Note In trigonometrical surveying it is customary to reckon the azimuth of a line from the south point of the horizon around by the west from 0º to 360º Azimuth circle or Vertical circle one of the great circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the zenith and nadir and cutting the horizon at right angles Hutton Azimuth compass a compass resembling the mariners compass but having the card divided into degrees instead of rhumbs and having vertical sights used for taking the magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body in order to find by comparison with the true azimuth the variation of the needle Azimuth dial a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right angles to the plane of the horizon Hutton Magnetic azimuth an arc of the horizon intercepted between the vertical circle passing through any object and the magnetic meridian This is found by observing the object with an azimuth compass AZIMUTHAL Azimuthal a Defn Of or pertaining to the azimuth in a horizontal circle Azimuthal error of a transit instrument its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian AZO Azo Etym See Azote Chem Defn A combining form of azote a Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined as in cyanides nitrates etc b Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals as in azobenzene azobenzoic etc These compounds furnish many artificial dyes See Diazo AZOBENZENE Azobenzene n Etym Azo benzene Chem Defn A substance C6H5N2C6H5 derived from nitrobenzene forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible AZOGUE Azogue n Sp See Azoth Defn Lit Quicksilver hence pl Mining Defn Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury Sp Amer AZOIC Azoic a Etym Gr Defn Destitute of any vestige of organic life or at least of animal life anterior to the existence of animal life formed when there was no animal life on the globe as the azoic rocks Azoic age Geol the age preceding the existence of animal life or anterior to the paleozoic tome Azoic is also used as a noun age being understood See Archæan and Eozoic AZOLE Azole n From Azote Org Chem Defn Any of a large class of compounds characterized by a five membered ring which contains an atom of nitrogen and at least one other noncarbon atom nitrogen oxygen sulphur The prefixes furo thio and pyrroare used to distinguish three subclasses of azoles which may be regarded as derived respectively from furfuran thiophene and pyrrol by replacement of the CH group by nitrogen as furomonazole Names exactly analogous to those for the azines are also used as oxazole diazole etc AZOLEIC Azoleic a Etym Azo oleic Chem Defn Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid R AZONIC Azonic a Etym Gr Defn Confined to no zone or region not local AZORIAN Azorian a Defn Of or pertaining to the Azores n Defn A native of the Azores AZOTE Azote n Etym F azote fr Gr Defn Same as Nitrogen R AZOTED Azoted a Defn Nitrogenized nitrogenous AZOTH Azoth n Etym LL azoch azoth fr Ar azzauq mercury Alchemy a The first principle of metals i e mercury which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals and to be extractable from them b The universal remedy of Paracelsus AZOTIC Azotic a Chem Defn Pertaining to azote or nitrogen formed or consisting of azote nitric as azotic gas azotic acid R Carpenter AZOTINE AZOTIN Azotine Azotin n Azote ine 1 Defn An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate charcoal sulphur and petroleum 2 1st Ammonite 2 AZOTITE Azotite n Chem Defn A salt formed by the combination of azotous or nitrous acid with a base a nitrite R AZOTIZE Azotize v t imp p p Azotized p pr vb n Azotizing Defn To impregnate with azote or nitrogen to nitrogenize AZOTOMETER Azotometer n Etym Azote meter Chem Defn An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen a nitrometer AZOTOUS Azotous a Defn Nitrous as azotous acid R AZOTURIA Azoturia n NL azote Gr urine Med Defn Excess of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine AZTEC Aztec a Defn Of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519 n Defn One of the Aztec race or people AZURE Azure a Etym F OSp azur Sp azul through Ar from Per lajaward or lajuward lapis lazuli a blue color lajawardi lajuwardi azure cerulean the initial l having been dropped perhaps by the influence of the Ar azraq azure blue Cf G lasur lasurstein azure color azure stone and NL lapis lazuli Defn Skyblue resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky cerulean also cloudless Azure stone Min the lapis lazuli also the lazulite AZURE Azure n 1 The lapis lazuli Obs 2 The clear blue color of the sky also a pigment or dye of this color In robes of azure Wordsworth 3 The blue vault above the unclouded sky Not like those steps On heavens azure Milton 4 Her Defn A blue color represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines AZURE Azure v t Defn To color blue AZURED Azured a Defn Of an azure color skyblue The azured harebell Shak AZUREOUS Azureous a Zoöl Defn Of a fine blue color azure AZURINE Azurine a Etym Cf Azurn Defn Azure AZURINE Azurine n Zoöl Defn The blue roach of Europe Leuciscus cæruleus so called from its color AZURITE Azurite n Min Defn Blue carbonate of copper blue malachite AZURN Azurn a Etym Cf OF azurin asurin LL azurinus See Azure a Defn Azure Obs Thick set with agate and the azurn sheen Of turkis blue and emerald green Milton AZYGOUS Azygous a Etym Gr Defn Odd having no fellow not one of a pair single as the azygous muscle of the uvula AZYM AZYME Azym Azyme n Etym F azyme unleavened L azymus fr Gr Defn Unleavened bread AZYMIC Azymic a Defn Azymous AZYMITE Azymite n Etym Cf F azymite Eccl Hist Defn One who administered the Eucharist with unleavened bread a name of reproach given by those of the Greek church to the Latins AZYMOUS Azymous a Etym See Azym Defn Unleavened unfermented Azymous bread Dunglison B Defn is the second letter of the English alphabet See Guide to Pronunciation §§ 196220 It is etymologically related to p v f w and m letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound as in Eng bursar and purser Eng bear and Lat pear Eng silver and Ger silber Lat cubitum and It gomito Eng seven AngloSaxon seofon Ger sieben Lat septem Grptan The form of letter B is Roman from Greek B Beta of Semitic origin The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B Note In Music B is the nominal of the seventh tone in the model major scale the scale of C major or of the second tone in its relative minor scale that of A minor B stands for B flat the tone a half step or semitone lower than B In German B stands for our B while our B natural is called H pronounced hä BA Ba v i Etym Cf OF baer to open mouth F baer Defn To kiss Obs Chaucer BAA Baa v i Etym Cf G bäen an imitative word Defn To cry baa or bleat as a sheep He treble baas for help but none can get Sir P Sidney BAA Baa n pl Baas Etym Cf G bä Defn The cry or bleating of a sheep a bleat BAAING Baaing n Defn The bleating of a sheep Marryat BAAL Baal n Heb pl Baalim Etym Heb baal lord 1 Myth Defn The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations Note The name of this god occurs in the Old Testament and elsewhere with qualifying epithets subjoined answering to the different ideas of his character as Baalberith the Covenant Baal Baalzebub Baal of the fly 2 pl Defn The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied Judges x 6 BAALISM Baalism n Defn Worship of Baal idolatry BAALIST BAALITE Baalist Baalite n Defn A worshiper of Baal a devotee of any false religion an idolater BAB Bab n Per Defn Lit gate a title given to the founder of Babism and taken from that of BabudDin assumed by him BABA Baba n Etym F Defn A kind of plum cake BABBITT Babbitt v t Defn To line with Babbitt metal BABBITT METAL Babbitt metal Etym From the inventor Isaac Babbitt of Massachusetts Defn A soft white alloy of variable composition as a nine parts of tin to one of copper or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper used in bearings to diminish friction BABBLE Babble v i imp p p Babbled p pr vb n Babbling Etym CfLG babbeln D babbelen G bappeln bappern F babiller It babbolare prob orig to keep saying ba imitative of a child learning to talk 1 To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly to utter inarticulate sounds as a child babbles 2 To talk incoherently to utter unmeaning words 3 To talk much to chatter to prate 4 To make a continuous murmuring noise as shallow water running over stones In every babbling he finds a friend Wordsworth Note Hounds are said to babble or to be babbling when they are too noisy after having found a good scent Syn To prate prattle chatter gossip BABBLE Babble v i 1 To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way to repeatas words in a childish way without understanding These words he used to babble in all companies Arbuthnot 2 To disclose by too free talk as a secret BABBLE Babble n 1 Idle talk senseless prattle gabble twaddle This is mere moral babble Milton 2 Inarticulate speech constant or confused murmur The babble of our young children Darwin The babble of the stream Tennyson BABBLEMENT Babblement n Defn Babble Hawthorne BABBLER Babbler n 1 An idle talker an irrational prater a teller of secrets Great babblers or talkers are not fit for trust LEstrange 2 A hound too noisy on finding a good scent 3 Zoöl Defn A name given to any one of family Timalinæ of thrushlike birds having a chattering note BABBLERY Babblery n Defn Babble Obs Sir T More BABE Babe n Etym Cf Ir bab baban W baban maban 1 An infant a young child of either sex a baby 2 A doll for children Spenser BABEHOOD Babehood n Defn Babyhood R Udall BABEL Babel n Etym Heb Babel the name of the capital of Babylonia in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion 1 The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place Therefore is the name of it called Babel Gen xi 9 2 Hence A place or scene of noise and confusion a confused mixture of sounds as of voices or languages That babel of strange heathen languages Hammond The grinding babel of the street R L Stevenson BABERY Babery n Etym Perh orig for baboonery Cf Baboon and also Babe Defn Finery of a kind to please a child Obs Painted babery Sir P Sidney BABIAN BABION Babian Babion n Etym See Baboon Defn A baboon Obs B Jonson BABILLARD Babillard n Etym F a babbler Zoöl Defn The lesser whitethroat of Europe called also babbling warbler BABINGTONITE Babingtonite n Etym From Dr Babbington Min Defn A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle and of a greenish black color It is a silicate of iron manganese and lime BABIROUSSA BABIRUSSA Babiroussa Babirussa n Etym F babiroussa frMalay babi hog r deer Zoöl Defn A large hoglike quadruped Sus or Porcus babirussa of the East Indies sometimes domesticated the Indian hog Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved BABISH Babish a Defn Like a babe a childish babyish R Babish imbecility Drayton Babishly adv Babishness n R BABISM Babism n Etym From Bab Pers bab a gate the title assumed by the founder Mirza Ali Mohammed Defn The doctrine of a modern religious sect which originated in Persia in 1843 being a mixture of Mohammedan Christian Jewish and Parsee elements BABISM BABIISM Babism Babiism n Defn The doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in Persia which was founded about 1844 by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik 1820 1850 who assumed the title of BabedDin Per Gate of the Faith Babism is a mixture of Mohammedan Christian Jewish and Parsi elements This doctrine forbids concubinage and polygamy and frees women from many of the degradations imposed upon them among the orthodox Mohammedans Mendicancy the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs and slave dealing are forbidden asceticism is discountenanced Babist n BABIST Babist n Defn A believer in Babism BABLAH Bablah n Etym Cf Per bab a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic Defn The ring of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia nebneb It contains gallic acid and tannin and is used for dyeing drab BABOO BABU Baboo Babu n Etym Hind bab Defn A Hindoo gentleman native clerk who writes English also a Hindoo title answering to Mr or Esquire Whitworth BABOON Baboon n Etym OE babewin baboin frF babouin or LL babewynus Of unknown origin cf D baviaan G pavian baboon F babin lip of ape dogs etc dial G bäppe mouth Zoöl Defn One of the Old World Quadrumana of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio the dogfaced ape Baboons have doglike muzzles and large canine teeth cheek pouches a short tail and naked callosities on the buttocks They are mostly African See Mandrill and Chacma and Drill an ape BABOONERY Baboonery n Defn Baboonish behavior Marryat BABOONISH Baboonish a Defn Like a baboon BABUL BABOOL Babul Babool n See Bablah Bot Defn Any one of several species of Acacia esp A Arabica which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic In place of Putneys golden gorse The sickly babul blooms Kipling BABY Baby n pl Babies Etym Dim of babe Defn An infant or young child of either sex a babe 2 A small image of an infant a doll Babies in the eyes the minute reflection which one sees of ones self in the eyes of another She clung about his neck gave him ten kisses Toyed with his locks looked babies in his eyes Heywood BABY Baby a Defn Pertaining to or resembling an infant young or little as baby swans Baby figure Shak BABY Baby v i imp p p Babied p pr vb nBabying Defn To treat like a young child to keep dependent to humor to fondle Young BABY FARM Baby farm Defn A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire BABY FARMER Baby farmer Defn One who keeps a baby farm BABY FARMING Baby farming Defn The business of keeping a baby farm BABYHOOD Babyhood n Defn The state or period of infancy BABYHOUSE Babyhouse a Defn A place for childrens dolls and dolls furniture Swift BABYISH Babyish a Defn Like a baby childish puerile simple Babyishly adv Babyishness n BABYISM Babyism n 1 The state of being a baby 2 A babyish manner of acting or speaking BABY JUMPER Baby jumper Defn A hoop suspended by an elastic strap in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor BABYLONIAN Babylonian a Defn Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon or to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia Chaldean BABYLONIAN Babylonian n 1 An inhabitant of Babylonia which included Chaldea a Chaldean 2 An astrologer so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology BABYLONIC BABYLONICAL Babylonic Babylonical a 1 Pertaining to Babylon or made there as Babylonic garmentscarpets or hangings 2 Tumultuous disorderly Obs Sir J Harrington BABYLONISH Babylonish n 1 Of or pertaining to or made in Babylon or Babylonia A Babylonish garment Josh vii 21 2 Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv8 3 Pertaining to Rome and papal power Obs The injurious nickname of Babylonish Gape 4 Confused Babellike BABYROUSSA BABYRUSSA Babyroussa Babyrussa n Zoöl Defn See Babyroussa BABYSHIP Babyship n Defn The quality of being a baby the personality of an infant BAC Bac n Etym F See Back a vat 1 A broad flatbottomed ferryboat usually worked by a rope 2 A vat or cistern See 1st Back BACCALAUREATE Baccalaureate n Etym NL baccalaureatus frLL baccalaureus a bachelor of arts fr baccalarius but as if fr L bacca lauri bayberry from the practice of the bachelors wearing a garland of bayberries See Bachelor 1 The degree of bachelor of arts BA or AB the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges 2 A baccalaureate sermon US BACCALAUREATE Baccalaureate a Defn Pertaining to a bachelor of arts Baccalaureate sermon in some American colleges a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class BACCARA BACCARAT Baccara Baccarat n Etym F Defn A French game of cards played by a banker and punters BACCARE BACKARE Baccare Backare interj Defn Stand back give place a cant word of the Elizabethan writers probably in ridicule of some person who pretended to a knowledge of Latin which he did not possess Baccare you are marvelous forward Shak BACCATE Baccate a Etym L baccatus fr L bacca berry Bot Defn Pulpy throughout like a berry said of fruits Gray BACCATED Baccated a 1 Having many berries 2 Set or adorned with pearls Obs BACCHANAL Bacchanal a Etym L Bacchanalis See Bacchanalia 1 Relating to Bacchus or his festival 2 Engaged in drunken revels drunken and riotous or noisy BACCHANAL Bacchanal n 1 A devotee of Bacchus one who indulges in drunken revels one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated a carouser Tipsy bacchanals Shak 2 pl Defn The festival of Bacchus the bacchanalia 3 Drunken revelry an orgy 4 A song or dance in honor of Bacchus BACCHANALIA Bacchanalia n pl Etym L Bacchanal a place devoted to Bacchus in the pl Bacchanalia a feast of Bacchus fr Bacchus the god of wine Gr 1 Myth Defn A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus 2 Hence A drunken feast drunken reveler BACCHANALIAN Bacchanalian a Defn Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness Even bacchanalian madness has its charms Cowper BACCHANALIAN Bacchanalian n Defn A bacchanal a drunken reveler BACCHANALIANISM Bacchanalianism n Defn The practice of bacchanalians bacchanals drunken revelry BACCHANT Bacchant n pl E Bacchants L Bacchantes Etym L bacchans antis p pr of bacchari to celebrate the festival of Bacchus 1 A priest of Bacchus 2 A bacchanal a reveler Croly BACCHANT Bacchant a Defn Bacchanalian fond of drunken revelry wineloving reveling carousing Byron BACCHANTE Bacchante n L pl Bacchantes 1 A priestess of Bacchus 2 A female bacchanal BACCHANTIC Bacchantic a Defn Bacchanalian BACCHIC BACCHICAL Bacchic Bacchical a Etym L Bacchicus Gr Defn Of or relating to Bacchus hence jovial or riotouswith intoxication BACCHIUS Bacchius n pl Bacchii Etym L Bacchius pes Gr Pros Defn A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones according to some two long and a short BACCHUS Bacchus n Etym L fr Gr Myth Defn The god of wine son of Jupiter and Semele BACCIFEROUS Bacciferous a Etym L baccifer bacca berry ferre to bear Defn Producing berries Bacciferous trees Ray BACCIFORM Bacciform a Etym L bacca berry form Defn Having the form of a berry BACCIVOROUS Baccivorous a Etym L bacca berry varare to devour Zoöl Defn Eating or subsisting on berries as baccivorous birds BACE Bace n a v Defn See Base Obs Spenser BACHARACH BACKARACK Bacharach Backarack n Defn A kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine BACHELOR Bachelor n Etym OF bacheler young man F bachelier cfPr bacalar Spbachiller Pg bacharel It baccalare LL baccalarius the tenant of a kind of farm called baccalaria a soldier not old or rich enough to lead his retainers into battle with a banner person of an inferior academical degree aspiring to a doctorate In the latter sense it was afterward changed to baccalaureus See Baccalaureate n 1 A man of any age who has not been married As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound W Irving 2 An unmarried woman Obs B Jonson 3 A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts or in some branch of science at a college or university as a bachelor of arts 4 A knight who had no standard of his own but fought under the standard of another in the field often a young knight 5 In the companies of London tradesmen one not yet admitted to wear the livery a junior member Obs 6 Zoöl Defn A kind of bass an edible freshwater fish Pomoxys annularis of the southern United States BACHELORDOM Bachelordom n Defn The state of bachelorhood the whole body of bachelors BACHELORHOOD Bachelorhood n Defn The state or condition of being a bachelor bachelorship BACHELORISM Bachelorism n Defn Bachelorhood also a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors W Irving BACHELORS BUTTON Bachelors button Defn Bot A plant with flowers shaped like buttons especially several species of Ranunculus and the cornflower Centaures cyanus and globe amaranth Gomphrena Note Bachelors buttons a name given to several flowers from their similitude to the jagged cloathe buttons anciently worne in this kingdom according to Johnsons Gerarde p472 1633 but by other writers ascribed to a habit of country fellows to carry them in their pockets to divine their success with their sweethearts Dr Prior BACHELORSHIP Bachelorship n Defn The state of being a bachelor BACHELRY Bachelry n Etym OF bachelerie Defn The body of young aspirants for knighthood Obs Chaucer BACILLAR Bacillar a Etym L bacillum little staff Biol Defn Shaped like a rod or staff BACILLARIAE Bacillariæ n pl Etym NL frL bacillum dim of baculum stick Biol Defn See Diatom BACILLARY Bacillary a Defn Of or pertaining to little rods rodshaped BACILLIFORM Bacilliform a Etym L bacillum little staff form Defn Rodshaped BACILLUS Bacillus n pl Bacilli Etym NL for L bacillum See Bacillarle Biol Defn A variety of bacterium a microscopic rodshaped vegetable organism BACK Back n Etym F bac cf Arm bak tray bowl 1 A large shallow vat a cistern tub or trough used by brewers distillers dyers picklers gluemakers and others for mixing or cooling wort holding water hot glue etc Hop back Jack back the cistern which receives the infusion of malt and hops from the copper Wash back a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to form wash Water back a cistern to hold a supply of water esp a small cistern at the back of a stove or a group of pipes set in the fire box of a stove or furnace through which water circulates and is heated 2 A ferryboat See Bac 1 BACK Back n Etym As bæc bac akin to Icel Sw LG bak Dan bag cf OHG bahho ham Skr bhaj to turn OSlav b flight Cf Bacon 1 In human beings the hinder part of the body extending from the neck to the end of the spine in other animals that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being as the back of a horse fish or lobster 2 An extended upper part as of a mountain or ridge The mountains their broad bare backs upheave Into the clouds Milton 3 The outward or upper part of a thing as opposed to the inner or lower part as the back of the hand the back of the foot the back of a hand rail Methought Love pitying me when he saw this Gave me your hands the backs and palms to kiss Donne 4 The part opposed to the front the hinder or rear part of a thing as the back of a book the back of an army the back of a chimney 5 The part opposite to or most remote from that which fronts the speaker or actor or the part out of sight or not generally seen as the back of an island of a hill or of a village 6 The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge as the back of a knife or of a saw 7 A support or resource in reserve This project Should have a back or second that might hold If this should blast in proof Shak 8 Naut Defn The keel and keelson of a ship 9 Mining Defn The upper part of a lode or the roof of a horizontal underground passage 10 A garment for the back hence clothing A bak to walken inne by daylight Chaucer Behind ones back when one is absent without ones knowledge as to ridicule a person behind his back Full back Half back Quarter back Football players stationed behind those in the front line To be or lie on ones back to be helpless To put or get ones back up to assume an attitude of obstinate resistance from the action of a cat when attacked Colloq To see the back of to get rid of To turn the back to go away to flee To turn the back on one to forsake or neglect him BACK Back a 1 Being at the back or in the rear distant remote as the back door back settlements 2 Being in arrear overdue as back rent 3 Moving or operating backward as back action Back charges charges brought forward after an account has been made up Back filling Arch the mass of materials used in filling up the space between two walls or between the inner and outer faces of a wall or upon the haunches of an arch or vault Back pressure Steam Engine See under Pressure Back rest a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning Back slang a kind of slang in which every word is written or pronounced backwards as nam for man Back stairs stairs in the back part of a house private stairs Also used adjectively See Back stairs Backstairs and Backstair in the Vocabulary Back step Mil the retrograde movement of a man or body of men without changing front Back stream a current running against the main current of a stream an eddy To take the back track to retrace ones steps to retreat Colloq BACK Back v i imp p p Backed p pr vb n Backing 1 To get upon the back of to mount I will back him a horse straight Shak 2 To place or seat upon the back R Great Jupiter upon his eagle backed Appeared to me Shak 3 To drive or force backward to cause to retreat or recede as to back oxen 4 To make a back for to furnish with a back as to back books 5 To adjoin behind to be at the back of A garden with a vineyard backed Shak The chalk cliffs which back the beach Huxley 6 To write upon the back of as to back a letter to indorse as to back a note or legal document 7 To support to maintain to second or strengthen by aid or influence as to back a friend Parliament would be backed by the people Macaulay Have still found it necessary to back and fortify their laws with rewards and punishments South The mate backed the captain manfully Blackw Mag 8 To bet on the success of as to back a race horse To back an anchor Naut to lay down a small anchor ahead of a large one the cable of the small one being fastened to the crown of the large one To back the field in horse racing to bet against a particular horse or horses that some one of all the other horses collectively designated the field will win To back the oars to row backward with the oars To back a rope to put on a preventer To back the sails to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern To back up to support to sustain as to back up ones friends To back a warrant Law is for a justice of the peace in the county where the warrant is to be executed to sign or indorse a warrant issued in another county to apprehend an offender To back water Naut to reverse the action of the oars paddles or propeller so as to force the boat or ship backward BACK Back v i 1 To move or go backward as the horse refuses to back 2 Naut Defn To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun used of the wind 3 Sporting Defn To stand still behind another dog which has poined said of a dog Eng To back and fill to manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind Hence Fig To take opposite positions alternately to assert and deny Colloq To back out To back down to retreat or withdraw from a promise engagement or contest to recede Colloq Cleon at first was willing to go but finding that he Nicias was in earnest he tried to back out Jowett Thucyd BACK Back adv Etym Shortened from aback 1 In to or toward the rear as to stand back to step back 2 To the place from which one came to the place or person from which something is taken or derived as to go back for something left behind to go back to ones native place to put a book back after reading it 3 To a former state condition or station as to go back to private life to go back to barbarism 4 Of time In times past ago Sixty or seventy years back Gladstone 5 Away from contact by reverse movement The angel of the Lord came and rolled back the stone from the door Matt xxvii 2 6 In concealment or reserve in ones own possession as to keep back the truth to keep back part of the money due to another 7 In a state of restraint or hindrance The Lord hath kept thee back from honor Numb xxiv 11 8 In return repayment or requital What have I to give you back Shak 9 In withdrawal from a statement promise or undertaking as he took back0 the offensive words 10 In arrear as to be back in ones rent Colloq Back and forth backwards and forwards to and fro To go back on to turn back from to abandon to betray as to go back on a friend to go back on ones professions Colloq BACKARACK Backarack n Defn See Bacharach BACKARE Backare interj Defn Same as Baccare BACKBAND Backband n Etym 2nd back n band Saddlery Defn The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage BACKBITE Backbite v i Etym 2nd back n bite Defn To wound by clandestine detraction to censure meanly or spitefully as absent person to slander or speak evil of one absent Spenser BACKBITE Backbite v i Defn To censure or revile the absent They are arrant knaves and will backbite Shak BACKBITER Backbiter n Defn One who backbites a secret calumniator or detractor BACKBITING Backbiting n Defn Secret slander detraction Backbiting and bearing of false witness Piers Plowman BACKBOARD Backboard n Etym 2nd back n board 1 A board which supports the back wen one is sitting Note specifically the board athwart the after part of a boat 2 A board serving as the back part of anything as of a wagon 3 A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures mirrors etc 4 A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddies into the interior of the wheel W Nicholson 5 A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure Thackeray BACKBOND Backbond n Etym Back adv bond Scots Law Defn An instrument which in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition constitutes a trust BACKBONE Backbone n Etym 2d backn bone 1 The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame the spine the vertebral or spinal column 2 Anything like or serving the purpose of a backbone The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis or backbone of the country Darwin We have now come to the backbone of our subject Earle 3 Firmness moral principle steadfastness Shelleys thought never had any backbone Shairp To the backbone through and through thoroughly entirely Staunch to the backbone Lord Lytton BACKBONED Backboned a Defn Vertebrate BACKCAST Backcast n Etym Back adv cast Defn Anything which brings misfortune upon one or causes failure in an effort or enterprise a reverse Scot BACK DOOR Back door Defn A door in the back part of a building hence an indirect way Atterbury BACKDOOR Backdoor a Defn Acting from behind and in concealment as backdoor intrigues BACKDOWN Backdown n Defn A receding or giving up a complete surrender Colloq BACKED Backed a Defn Having a back fitted with a back as a backed electrotype or stereotype plate Used in composition as broad backed hump backed BACKER Backer n Defn One who or that which backs especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest BACKFALL Backfall n Etym 2nd back n fall Defn A fall or throw on the back in wrestling BACK FIRE Back fire a A fire started ahead of a forest or prairie fire to burn only against the wind so that when the two fires meet both must go out for lack of fuel b A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke tending to drive the piston in a direction reverse to that in which it should travel also an explosion in the exhaust passages of such ah engine BACKFIRE Backfire v i 1 Engin Defn To have or experience a back fire or back fires said of an internalcombustion engine 2 Of a Bunsen or similar airfed burner to light so that the flame proceeds from the internal gas jet instead of from the external jet of mixed gas and air Backfiring n BACKFRIEND Backfriend n Etym Backnor adv friend Defn A secret enemy Obs South BACKGAMMON Backgammon n Etym Origin unknown perhaps frDan bakke tray E game or very likely the first part is from Eback adv and the game is so called because the men are often set back Defn A game of chance and skill played by two persons on a board marked off into twentyfour spaces called points Each player has fifteen pieces or men the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice Formerly called tables Backgammon board a board for playing backgammon often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together each tray containing two tables BACKGAMMON Backgammon v i Defn In the game of backgammon to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first table BACKGROUND Background n Etym Back a ground 1 Ground in the rear or behind or in the distance as opposed to the foreground or the ground in front 2 Paint Defn The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures Note The distance in a picture is usually divided into foreground middle distance and background Fairholt 3 Anything behind serving as a foil as the statue had a background of red hangings 4 A place in obscurity or retirement or out of sight I fancy there was a background of grinding and waiting before Miss Torry could produce this highly finished performance Mrs Alexander A husband somewhere in the background Thackeray BACKHAND Backhand n Etym Back adv hand Defn A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right BACKHAND Backhand a 1 Sloping from left to right said of handwriting 2 Backhanded indirect oblique R BACKHANDED Backhanded a 1 With the hand turned backward as a backhanded blow 2 Indirect awkward insincere sarcastic as a backhanded compliment 3 Turned back or inclining to the left as a backhanded letters BACKHANDEDNESS Backhandedness n Defn State of being backhanded the using of backhanded or indirect methods BACKHANDER Backhander n Defn A backhanded blow BACKHEEL Backheel n Wrestling Defn A method of tripping by getting the leg back of the opponents heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back a throw made in this way v t Defn To trip a person in this way BACKHOUSE Backhouse n Etym Back a house Defn A building behind the main building Specifically A privy a necessary BACKING Backing n 1 The act of moving backward or of putting or moving anything backward 2 That which is behind and forms the back of anything usually giving strength or stability 3 Support or aid given to a person or cause 4 Bookbinding Defn The preparation of the back of a book with glue etc before putting on the cover BACKJOINT Backjoint n Etym Back a or adv joint Arch Defn A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling BACKLASH Backlash n Etym Back adv lash Mech Defn The distance through which one part of connected machinery as a wheel piston or screw can be moved without moving the connected parts resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear also the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion BACKLESS Backless a Defn Without a back BACKLOG Backlog n Etym Back a log Defn A large stick of wood forming the of a fire on the hearth US There was first a backlog from fifteen to four and twenty inches in diameter and five feet long imbedded in the ashes S G Goodrich BACKPIECE BACKPLATE Backpiece Backplate n Etym Backnor a piece plate Defn A piece or plate which forms the back of anything or which covers the back armor for the back BACKRACK BACKRAG Backrack Backrag n Defn See Bacharach BACKS Backs n pl Defn Among leather dealers the thickest and stoutest tanned hides BACKSAW Backsaw n Etym 2d backn saw Defn A saw as a tenon saw whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back BACKSET Backset n Etym Back adv set 1 A check a relapse a discouragement a setback 2 Whatever is thrown back in its course as water Slackwater or the backset caused by the overflow Harpers Mag BACKSET Backset v i Defn To plow again in the fall said of prairie land broken up in the spring Western US BACKSETTLER Backsettler n Etym Back a settler Defn One living in the back or outlying districts of a community The English backsettlers of Leinster and Munster Macaulay BACKSHEESH BACKSHISH Backsheesh Backshish n Etym Pers bakhshish fr bakhshidan to give Defn In Egypt and the Turkish empire a gratuity a tip BACKSIDE Backside n Etym Back a side Defn The hinder part posteriors or rump of a person or animal Note Backside one word was formerly used of the rear part or side of any thing or place but in such senses is now two words BACKSIGHT Backsight n Etym Back adv sight Surv Defn The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied Cf Foresight n 3 BACKSLIDE Backslide v i imp Backslid pp Backslidden Backslid p pr vb n Backsliding Etym Back adv slide Defn To slide back to fall away esp to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed BACKSLIDER Backslider n Defn One who backslides BACKSLIDING Backsliding a Defn Slipping back falling back into sin or error sinning Turn O backsliding children saith the Lord Jer iii 14 BACKSLIDING Backsliding n Defn The act of one who backslides abandonment of faith or duty Our backslidings are many Jer xiv 7 BACKSTAFF Backstaff n Defn An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the heavenly bodies but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed BACK STAIRS Back stairs Defn Stairs in the back part of a house as distinguished from the front stairs hence a private or indirect way BACKSTAIRS BACKSTAIR Backstairs Backstair a Defn Private indirect secret intriguing as if finding access by the back stairs A backstairs influence Burke Female caprice and backstairs influence Trevelyan BACKSTAY Backstay n Etym Back a orn stay 1 Naut Defn A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship slanting a little aft to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast Often used in the plural 2 A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion BACKSTER Backster n Etym See Baxter Defn A backer Obs BACKSTITCH Backstitch n Etym Back adv stitch Defn A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch and bringing it out in front of the end BACKSTITCH Backstitch v i Defn To sew with backstitches as to backstitch a seam BACKSTOP Backstop n 1 In baseball a fence prop at least 90 feet behind the home base to stop the balls that pass the catcher also the catcher himself 2 In rounders the player who stands immediately behind the striking base 3 In cricket the longstop also the wicket keeper BACKSTRESS Backstress n Defn A female baker Obs BACKSWORD Backsword n Etym 2d backn sword 1 A sword with one sharp edge 2 In England a stick with a basket handle used in rustic amusements also the game in which the stick is used Also called singlestick Halliwell BACKWARD BACKWARDS Backward Backwards adv Etym Back adv ward 1 With the back in advance or foremost as to ride backward 2 Toward the back toward the rear as to throw the arms backward 3 On the back or with the back downward Thou wilt fall backward Shak 4 Toward or in past time or events ago Some reigns backward Locke 5 By way of reflection reflexively Sir J Davies 6 From a better to a worse state as from honor to shame from religion to sin The work went backward Dryden 7 In a contrary or reverse manner way or direction contrarily as to read backwards We might have beat them backward home Shak BACKWARD Backward a 1 Directed to the back or rear as backward glances 2 Unwilling averse reluctant hesitating loath For wiser brutes were backward to be slaves Pope 3 Not well advanced in learning not quick of apprehension dull inapt as a backward child The backward learner South 4 Late or behindhand as a backward season 5 Not advanced in civilization undeveloped as the country or region is in a backward state 6 Already past or gone bygone R And flies unconscious oer each backward year Byron BACKWARD Backward n Defn The state behind or past Obs In the dark backward and abysm of time Shak BACKWARD Backward v i Defn To keep back to hinder Obs BACKWARDATION Backwardation n Etym Backward vi ation Stock Exchange Defn The sellers postponement of delivery of stock or shares with the consent of the buyer upon payment of a premium to the latter also the premium so paid See Contango Biddle BACKWARDLY Backwardly adv 1 Reluctantly slowly aversely Obs Sir P Sidney 2 Perversely illObs And does he think so backwardly of me Shak BACKWARDNESS Backwardness n Defn The state of being backward BACKWASH Backwash v i Defn To clean the oil from wood after combing BACKWATER Backwater n Etym Back a or adv ward 1 Water turned back in its course by an obstruction an opposing current or the flow of the tide as in a sewer or river channel or across a river bar 2 An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands caused by an obstruction 3 Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel or by the paddle wheels of a steamer BACKWOODS Backwoods n pl Etym Back a woods Defn The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers BACKWOODSMAN Backwoodsman n pl Backwoodsmen Defn A men living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements especially on the western frontiers of the older portions of the United States Fisher Ames BACKWORM Backworm n Etym 2d backn worm Defn A disease of hawks See Filanders Wright BACON Bacon n Etym OF bacon fr OHG bacho bahho flitch of bacon ham akin to E back Cf Back the back side Defn The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked formerly the flesh of a pig salted or fresh Bacon beetle Zoöl a beetle Dermestes lardarius which especially in the larval state feeds upon bacon woolens furs etc See Dermestes To save ones bacon to save ones self or property from harm or less Colloq BACONIAN Baconian a Defn Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or to his system of philosophy Baconian method the inductive method See Induction BACTERIA Bacteria np Defn See Bacterium BACTERIAL Bacterial a Biol Defn Of or pertaining to bacteria BACTERICIDAL Bactericidal a Defn Destructive of bacteria BACTERICIDE Bactericide n Etym Bacterium L caedere to kill Biol Defn Same as Germicide BACTERIN Bacterin n Med Defn A bacterial vaccine BACTERIOLOGICAL Bacteriological a Defn Of or pertaining to bacteriology as bacteriological studies BACTERIOLOGIST Bacteriologist n Defn One skilled in bacteriology BACTERIOLOGY Bacteriology n Etym Bacterium logy Biol Defn The science relating to bacteria BACTERIOLYSIS Bacteriolysis n NL fr Gr a staff a loosing 1 Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without the addition of oxygen 2 The destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells Bacteriolytic a BACTERIOSCOPIC Bacterioscopic a Biol Defn Relating to bacterioscopy as a bacterioscopic examination BACTERIOSCOPIST Bacterioscopist n Biol Defn One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations BACTERIOSCOPY Bacterioscopy n Etym Bacterium scopy Biol Defn The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification as in the examination of polluted water BACTERIUM Bacterium n pl Bacteria Etym NL fr Gr a staff cf F bactérie Biol Defn A microscopic vegetable organism belonging to the class Algæ usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament and found in putrefying organic infusions Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll and are the smallest of microscopic organisms They are very widely diffused in nature and multiply with marvelous rapidity both by fission and by spores Certain species are active agents in fermentation while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases See Bacillus BACTEROID BACTEROIDAL Bacteroid Bacteroidal a Etym Bacterium oid Biol Defn Resembling bacteria as bacteroid particles BACTRIAN Bactrian a Defn Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia n Defn A native of Bactria Bactrian camel the twohumped camel BACULE Bacule n Etym F Fort Defn See Bascule BACULINE Baculine a Etym L baculum staff Defn Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod BACULITE Baculite n Etym L baculune stick staff cf F baculite Paleon Defn A cephalopod of the extinct genus Baculites found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks It is like an uncoiled ammonite BACULOMETRY Baculometry n Etym L baculum staff metry Defn Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs BAD Bad imp Defn of Bid Bade Obs Dryden BAD Bad a Compar Worse superl Worst Etym Probably fr AS bæddel hermaphrodite cf bædling effeminate fellow Defn Wanting good qualities whether physical or moral injurious hurtful inconvenient offensive painful unfavorable or defective either physically or morally evil vicious wicked the opposite of good as a bad man bad conduct bad habits bad soil bad health bad crop bad news Note Sometimes used substantively The strong antipathy of good to bad Pope Syn Pernicious deleterious noxious baneful injurious hurtful evil vile wretched corrupt wicked vicious imperfect BADAUD Badaud n F Defn A person given to idle observation of everything with wonder or astonishment a credulous or gossipy idler A host of stories dealing chiefly with the subject of his great wealth an ever delightful topic to the badauds of Paris Pall Mall Mag BADDER Badder Defn compar of Bad a Obs Chaucer BADDERLOCKS Badderlocks n Etym Perh for Balderlocks fr Balder the Scandinavian deity Bot Defn A large black seaweed Alaria esculenta sometimes eaten in Europe also called murlins honeyware and henware BADDISH Baddish a Defn Somewhat bad inferior Jeffrey BADE Bade Defn A form of the pat tense of Bid BADGE Badge n Etym LL bagea bagia sign prob of German origin cf AS beág beáh bracelet collar crown OS b in comp AS b to bow bend G biegen See Bow to bend 1 A distinctive mark token sign or cognizance worn on the person as the badge of a society the badge of a policeman Tax gatherers recognized by their official badges Prescott 2 Something characteristic a mark a token Sweet mercy is nobilitys true badge Shak 3 Naut Defn A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel containing a window or the representation of one BADGE Badge v t Defn To mark or distinguish with a badge BADGELESS Badgeless a Defn Having no badge Bp Hall BADGER Badger n Etym Of uncertain origin perh fr an old verb badge to lay up provisions to sell again Defn An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food a hawker a huckster formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another Now dialectic Eng BADGER Badger n Etym OE bageard prob fr badge ard in reference to the white mark on its forehead See Badgen 1 A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus It is a burrowing animal with short thick legs and long claws on the fore feet One species M vulgaris called also brock inhabits the north of Europe and Asia another species Taxidea Americana or Labradorica inhabits the northern parts of North America See Teledu 2 A brush made of badgers hair used by artists Badger dog Zoöl See Dachshund BADGER Badger v t imp p p Badgered p pr vb n Badgering Etym For sense 1 see 2d Badger for 2 see 1st Badger 1 To tease or annoy as a badger when baited to worry or irritate persistently 2 To beat down to cheapen to barter to bargain BADGERER Badgerer n 1 One who badgers 2 A kind of dog used in badger baiting BADGER GAME Badger game Defn The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure Cant BADGERING Badgering n 1 The act of one who badgers 2 The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in one place and selling them in another for a profit Prov Eng BADGERLEGGED Badgerlegged a Defn Having legs of unequal length as the badger was thought to have Shak BADGER STATE Badger State Defn Wisconsin a nickname BADIAGA Badiaga n Etym Russ badiaga Zoöl Defn A freshwater sponge Spongilla common in the north of Europe the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises BADIAN Badian n Etym Fbadiane fr Per badian anise Bot Defn An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family Illicium anisatum and its aromatic seeds Chinese anise star anise BADIGEON Badigeon n Etym F Defn A cement or paste as of plaster and freestone or of sawdust and glue or lime used by sculptors builders and workers in wood or stone to fill holes cover defects or finish a surface BADINAGE Badinage n Etym F fr badiner to joke OF to trifle be silly fr badin silly Defn Playful raillery banter He indulged himself only in an elegant badinage Warburton BAD LANDS Bad lands Defn Barren regions especially in the western United States where horizontal strata Tertiary deposits have been often eroded into fantastic forms and much intersected by canons and where lack of wood water and forage increases the difficulty of traversing the country whence the name first given by the Canadian French Mauvaises Terres bad lands BADLY Badly adv Defn In a bad manner poorly not well unskillfully imperfectly unfortunately grievously so as to cause harm disagreeably seriously Note Badly is often used colloquially for very much or very greatly with words signifying to want or need BADMINTON Badminton n Etym From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England 1 A game similar to lawn tennis played with shuttlecocks 2 A preparation of claret spiced and sweetened BADNESS Badness n Defn The state of being bad BAENOMERE Bænomere n Etym Gr to walk mere Zoöl Defn One of the somites arthromeres that make up the thorax of Arthropods Packard BAENOPOD Bænopod n Etym Gr pod Zoöl Defn One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods BAENOSOME Bænosome n Etym Gr some body Zoöl Defn The thorax of Arthropods Packard BAETULUS Bætulus n pl Bætuli L fr Gr baitylos a sacred meteorite Antiq Defn A meteorite or similar rude stone artificially shaped held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are bætuli i e traditional and elementary images of the deity I Gonino Perrot Chipiez BAFF Baff n Defn A blow a stroke Scot H Miller BAFFLE Baffle v i imp p p Baffled p pr vb n Baffling Etym Cf Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously bauch tasteless abashed jaded Icel bagr uneasy poor or bagr n struggle bægja to push treat harshly OF beffler beffer to mock deceive dial G bäppe mouth beffen to bark chide 1 To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment as a recreant knight Obs He by the heels him hung upon a tree And baffled so that all which passed by The picture of his punishment might see Spenser 2 To check by shifts and turns to elude to foil The art that baffles times tyrannic claim Cowper 3 To check by perplexing to disconcert frustrate or defeat to thwart A baffled purpose De Quincey A suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them all South Calculations so difficult as to have baffled until within a recent period the most enlightened nations Prescott The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle us Locke Baffling wind Naut one that frequently shifts from one point to another Syn To balk thwart foil frustrate defeat BAFFLE Baffle v i 1 To practice deceit Obs Barrow 2 To struggle against in vain as a ship baffles with the winds R BAFFLE Baffle n Defn A defeat by artifice shifts and turns discomfiture R A baffle to philosophy South BAFFLEMENT Bafflement n Defn The process or act of baffling or of being baffled frustration check BAFFLER Baffler n Defn One who or that which baffles BAFFLING Baffling a Defn Frustrating discomfiting disconcerting as baffling currents winds tasks Bafflingly adv Bafflingness n BAFFY Baffy bafy n See Baff v t Golf Defn A short wooden club having a deeply concave face seldom used BAFT Baft n Defn Same as Bafta BAFTA Bafta n Etym Cf Per baft woven wrought Defn A coarse stuff usually of cotton originally made in India Also an imitation of this fabric made for export BAG Bag n Etym OE bagge cf Icel baggi and also OF bague bundle LL baga 1 A sack or pouch used for holding anything as a bag of meal or of money 2 A sac or dependent gland in animal bodies containing some fluid or other substance as the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents the bag of a cow 3 A sort of silken purse formerly tied about mens hair behind by way of ornament Obs 4 The quantity of game bagged 5 Com Defn A certain quantity of a commodity such as it is customary to carry to market in a sack as a bag of pepper or hops a bag of coffee Bag and baggage all that belongs to one To give one the bag to disappoint him Obs Bunyan BAG Bag v t imp p p Baggedp pr vb n Bagging 1 To put into a bag as to bag hops 2 To seize capture or entrap as to bag an army to bag game 3 To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag A bee bagged with his honeyed venom Dryden BAG Bag v i 1 To swell or hang down like a full bag as the skin bags from containing morbid matter 2 To swell with arrogance Obs Chaucer 3 To become pregnant Obs Warner Alb Eng BAGASSE Bagasse n Etym F Defn Sugar cane as it BAGATELLE Bagatelle n Etym F fr It bagatella cf Prov It bagata trifle OF bague Pr bagua bundle See Bag n 1 A trifle a thing of no importance Rich trifles serious bagatelles Prior 2 A game played on an oblong board having at one end cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player BAGGAGE Baggage n Etym F bagage from OF bague bungle In senses 6 and 7 cf F bagasse a prostitute See Bag n 1 The clothes tents utensils and provisions of an army Note The term itself is made to apply chiefly to articles of clothing and to small personal effects Farrow 2 The trunks valises satchels etc which a traveler carries with him on a journey luggage The baronets baggage on the roof of the coach Thackeray We saw our baggage following below Johnson Note The English usually call this luggage 3 Purulent matter Obs Barrough 4 Trashy talk Obs Ascham 5 A man of bad character Obs Holland 6 A woman of loose morals a prostitute A disreputable daring laughing painted French baggage Thackeray 7 A romping saucy girl Playful Goldsmith BAGGAGE MASTER Baggage master Defn One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel US BAGGAGER Baggager n Defn One who takes care of baggage a camp follower Obs Sir W Raleigh BAGGALA Baggala n Etym Ar fem of baghl a mule Balfour Naut Defn A twomasted Arab or Indian trading vessel used in Indian Ocean BAGGILY Baggily adv Defn In a loose baggy way BAGGING Bagging n 1 Cloth or other material for bags 2 The act of putting anything into or as into a bag 3 The act of swelling swelling BAGGING Bagging n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn Reaping peas beans wheat etc with a chopping stroke Eng BAGGY Baggy a Defn Resembling a bag loose or puffed out or pendent like a bag flabby as baggy trousers baggy cheeks BAGMAN Bagman n pl Bagmen Defn A commercial traveler one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen Thackeray BAG NET Bag net Defn A bagshaped net for catching fish BAGNIO Bagnio n Etym It bagno fr L balneum Cf Bain 1 A house for bathing sweating etc also in Turkey a prison for slaves Obs 2 A brothel a stew a house of prostitution BAGPIPE Bagpipe n Defn A musical wind instrument now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland Note It consists of a leather bag which receives the air by a tube that is stopped by a valve and three sounding pipes into which the air is pressed by the performer Two of these pipes produce fixed tones namely the bass or key tone and its fifth and form together what is called the drone the third or chanter gives the melody BAGPIPE Bagpipe v t Defn To make to look like a bagpipe To bagpipe the mizzen Naut to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging Totten BAGPIPER Bagpiper n Defn One who plays on a bagpipe a piper Shak BAGREEF Bagreef n Etym Bag reef Naut Defn The lower reef of fore and aft sails also the upper reef of topsails Ham Nav Encyc BAGUE Bague n Etym F a ring Arch Defn The annular molding or group of moldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts BAGUET BAGUETTE Baguet Baguette n Etym F baguette prop a rodbacchetta fr L baculum baculu stick staff 1 Arch Defn A small molding like the astragal but smaller a bead 2 Zoöl Defn One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation BAGWIG Bagwig n Defn A wig in use in the 18th century with the hair at the back of the head in a bag BAGWORM Bagworm n Zoöl Defn One of several lepidopterous insects which construct in the larval state a baglike case which they carry about for protection One species Platoeceticus Gloveri feeds on the orange tree See Basket worm BAH Bah interj Defn An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt Twentyfive years ago the vile ejaculation Bah was utterly unknown to the English public De Quincey BAHADUR BAHAUDUR Bahadur Bahaudur n Written also bahawder Hind bahadur hero champion Defn A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers and colloquially and among the natives to distinguished officials and other important personages BAHAI Bahai bahi n pl Bahais hiz Defn A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of Baha Mirza Husain Ali entitled Baha u llah or the Splendor of God the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists Baha in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect and became its recognized head There are upwards of 20000 Bahais in the United States BAHAISM Bahaism n Defn The religious tenets or practices of the Bahais BAHAR Bahar n Etym Ar bahar from bahara to charge with a load Defn A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies varying considerably in different localities the range being from 223 to 625 pounds BAIGNE Baigne v i Etym F baigner to bathe fr L balneum bath Defn To soak or drench Obs BAIGNOIRE Baignoire n Written also baignoir F lit bath tub Defn A box of the lowest tier in a theater Du Maurier BAIL Bail n Etym F baille a bucket pail cf LL bacula dim of bacca a sort of vessel Cf Bac Defn A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat Obs The bail of a canoe made of a human skull Capt Cook BAIL Bail v t imp p p Bailed p pr vb n Bailing 1 To lade to dip and throw usually with out as to bail water out of a boat Buckets to bail out the water Capt J Smith 2 To dip or lade water from often with out to express completeness as to bail a boat By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed her out R H Dana Jr BAIL Bail v Etym OF bailler to give to deliver fr L bajulare to bear a burden keep in custody fr bajulus 1 To deliver to release Obs Ne none there was to rescue her ne none to bail Spenser 2 Law a To set free or deliver from arrest or out of custody on the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be responsible for the appearance at a certain day and place of the person bailed Note The word is applied to the magistrate or the surety The magistrate bails but admits to bail is commoner a man when he liberates him from arrest or imprisonment upon bond given with sureties The surety bails a person when he procures his release from arrest by giving bond for his appearance Blackstone b To deliver as goods in trust for some special object or purpose upon a contract expressed or implied that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee or person intrusted as to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment to bail goods to a carrier Blackstone Kent BAIL Bail n Etym OF bail guardian administrator fr L bajulus See Bail to deliver 1 Custody keeping Obs Silly Faunus now within their bail Spenser 2 Law a The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer or from imprisonment by becoming surely for his appearance in court The bail must be real substantial bondsmen Blackstone A and B were bail to the arrest in a suit at law Kent b The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer as the man is out on bail to go bail for any one Excessive bail ought not to be required Blackstone BAIL Bail n Etym OE beyl cf Dan böile an bending ring hoop Sw bögel bygel and Icel beyla hump swelling akin to E bow to bend 1 The arched handle of a kettle pail or similar vessel usually movable Forby 2 A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carriers wagon awning of a boat etc BAIL Bail n Etym OF bail baille See Bailey 1 Usually pl Defn A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense Written also bayle Obs 2 The outer wall of a feudal castle Hence The space inclosed by it the outer court Holinshed 3 A certain limit within a forest Eng 4 A division for the stalls of an open stable 5 Cricket Defn The top or cross piece or either of the two cross pieces of the wicket BAILABLE Bailable a 1 Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail upon bond with sureties used of persons Hes bailable Im sure Ford 2 Admitting of bail as a bailable offense 3 That can be delivered in trust as bailable goods BAIL BOND Bail bond Law a A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his surety to insure the prisoners appearance in court at the return of the writ b Special bail in court to abide the judgment Bouvier BAILEE Bailee n Etym OF baillé pp of bailler See Bail to deliver Law Defn The person to whom goods are committed in trust and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them for the purposes of the trust Blackstone Note In penal statutes the word includes those who receive goods for another in good faith Wharton BAILER Bailer n Law Defn See Bailor BAILER Bailer n 1 One who bails or lades 2 A utensil as a bucket or cup used in bailing a machine for bailing water out of a pit BAILEY Bailey n Etym The same word as bail line of palisades cf LL ballium bailey OF bail baille a palisade baillier to inclose shut 1 The outer wall of a feudal castle Obs 2 The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress Obs 3 A prison or court of justice used in certain proper names as the Old Bailey in London the New Bailey in Manchester Eng Oxf Gloss BAILIE Bailie n Etym See Bailiff Defn An officer in Scotland whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff but now corresponds to that of an English alderman BAILIFF Bailiff n Etym OF baillif F bailli custodiabajulus porter See Bail to deliver 1 Originally a person put in charge of something especially a chief officer magistrate or keeper as of a county town hundred or castle one to whom power Abbott Lausanne is under the canton of Berne governed by a bailiff sent every three years from the senate Addison 2 Eng Law Defn A sheriffs deputy appointed to make arrests collect fines summon juries etc Note In American law the term bailiff is seldom used except sometimes to signify a sheriffs officer or constable or a party liable to account to another for the rent and profits of real estate Burrill 3 An overseer or under steward of an estate who directs husbandry operations collects rents etc Eng BAILIFFWICK Bailiffwick n Defn See Bailiwick Obs BAILIWICK Bailiwick n Etym Bailie bailiff wick a village Law Defn The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction the limits of a bailiffs authority BAILLIE Baillie n 1 Bailiff Obs 2 Same as Bailie Scot BAILMENT Bailment n 1 Law Defn The action of bailing a person accused Bailment is the saving or delivery of a man out of prison before he hath satisfied the law Dalton 2 Law Defn A delivery of goods or money by one person to another in trust for some special purpose upon a contract expressed or implied that the trust shall be faithfully executed Blackstone Note In a general sense it is sometimes used as comprehending all duties in respect to property Story BAILOR Bailor n Law Defn One who delivers goods or money to another in trust BAILPIECE Bailpiece n Law Defn A piece of parchment or paper containing a recognizance or bail bond BAILYS BEADS Bailys beads Astron Defn A row of bright spots observed in connection with total eclipses of the sun Just before and after a total eclipse the slender unobscured crescent of the suns disk appears momentarily like a row of bright spots resembling a string of beads The phenomenon first fully described by Francis Baily 1774 1844 is thought to be an effect of irradiation and of inequalities of the moons edge BAIN Bain n Etym F bain fr L balneum Cf Bagnio Defn A bath a bagnio Obs Holland BAINMARIE Bainmarie n Etym F Defn A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be heated without scorching its contents used for warming or preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations BAIRAM Bairam n Etym Turk baïram Defn The name of two Mohammedan festivals of which one is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan and the other seventy days after the fast BAIRN Bairn n Etym Scot bairn AS bearn fr beran to bear akin to Icel OS Goth barn See Bear to support Defn A child Scot Prov Eng Has he not well provided for the bairn Beau Fl BAISEMAINS Baisemains n pl Etym F fr baiser to kiss mains hands Defn Respects compliments Obs BAIT Bait n Etym Icel beita food beit pasture akin to AS bat food Sw bete See Bait v i 1 Any substance esp food used in catching fish or other animals by alluring them to a hook snare inclosure or net 2 Anything which allures a lure enticement temptation Fairfax 3 A portion of food or drink as a refreshment taken on a journey also a stop for rest and refreshment 4 A light or hasty luncheon Bait bug Zoöl a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches See Anomura BAIT Bait v t imp p p Baited p pr vb n Baiting Etym OE baiten beit to feed harass fr Icel beita orig to cause to bite fr bita sq root87 See Bite 1 To provoke and harass esp to harass or torment for sport as to bait a bear with dogs to bait a bull 2 To give a portion of food and drink to upon the road as to bait horses Holland 3 To furnish or cover with bait as a trap or hook A crooked pin bailed with a vile earthworm W Irving BAIT Bait v i Defn To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of ones self or ones beasts on a journey Evil news rides post while good news baits Milton My lords coach conveyed me to Bury and thence baiting aEvelyn BAIT Bait v i Etym F battre de laile or des ailes to flap oBatter v i Defn To flap the wings to flutter as if to fly or to hover as a hawk when she stoops to her prey Kites that bait and beat Shak BAITER Baiter n Defn One who baits a tormentor BAIZE Baize n Etym For bayes pl fr OF baie cf F bai baycolored See Bay a color Defn A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap usually dyed in plain colors A new black baize waistcoat lined with silk Pepys BAJOCCO Bajocco n Etym It fr bajo brown bay from its color Defn A small cooper coin formerly current in the Roman States worth about a cent and a half BAKE Bake v t imp p p Baked p pr vb n Baking Etym AS bacan akin to D bakken OHG bacchan G backen Icel Sw baca Dan bage Gr 1 To prepare as food by cooking in a dry heat either in an oven or under coals or on heated stone or metal as to bake bread meat apples Note Baking is the term usually applied to that method of cooking which exhausts the moisture in food more than roasting or broiling but the distinction of meaning between roasting and baking is not always observed 2 To dry or harden anything by subjecting to heat as to bake bricks the sun bakes the ground 3 To harden by cold The earth is baked with frost Shak They bake their sides upon the cold hard stone Spenser BAKE Bake v i 1 To do the work of baking something as she brews washes and bakes Shak 2 To be baked to become dry and hard in heat as the bread bakes the ground bakes in the hot sun BAKE Bake n Defn The process or result of baking BAKEHOUSE Bakehouse n Etym AS bæch See Bak v i and House Defn A house for baking a bakery BAKEMEAT BAKEDMEAT Bakemeat Bakedmeat n Defn A pie baked food Obs Gen xl 17 Shak BAKEN Baken Defn p p of Bake Obs or Archaic BAKER Baker n Etym AS bæcere See Bake v i 1 One whose business it is to bake bread biscuit etc 2 A portable oven in which baking is done US A bakers dozen thirteen Baker foot a distorted foot Obs Jer Taylor Bakers itch a rash on the back of the hand caused by the irritating properties of yeast Bakers salt the subcarbonate of ammonia sometimes used instead of soda in making bread BAKERLEGGED Bakerlegged a Defn Having legs that bend inward at the knees BAKERY Bakery n 1 The trade of a baker R 2 The place for baking bread a bakehouse BAKING Baking n 1 The act or process of cooking in an oven or of drying and hardening by heat or cold 2 The quantity baked at once a batch as a baking of bread Baking powder a substitute for yeast usually consisting of an acid a carbonate and a little farinaceous matter BAKINGLY Bakingly adv Defn In a hot or baking manner BAKISTRE Bakistre n Etym See Baxter Defn A baker Obs Chaucer BAKSHEESH BAKSHISH Baksheesh Bakshish n Defn Same as Backsheesh BALAAM Balaam n Defn A paragraph describing something wonderful used to fill out a newspaper column an allusion to the miracle of Balaams ass speaking Numb xxii 30 Cant Balaam basket or box Print the receptacle for rejected articles Blackw Mag BALACHONG Balachong n Etym Malay balachan Defn A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps pounded up with salt and spices and then dried It is much esteemed in China BALAENOIDEA Balænoidea n Etym NL from L balaena whale oid Zoöl Defn A division of the Cetacea including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen See Baleen BALANCE Balance n Etym OE balaunce F balance fr L bilan bilancis having two scales bis twice akin to E two lanx plate scale 1 An apparatus for weighing Note In its simplest form a balance consists of a beam or lever supported exactly in the middle having two scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its extremities Another form is that of the Roman balance our steelyard consisting of a lever or beam suspended near one of its extremities on the longer arm of which a counterpoise slides The name is also given to other forms of apparatus for weighing bodies as to the combinations of levers making up platform scales and even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a spring 2 Act of weighing mentally comparison estimate A fair balance of the advantages on either side Atterbury 3 Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales 4 The state of being in equipoise equilibrium even adjustment steadiness And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance true Cowper The order and balance of the country were destroyed Buckle English workmen completely lose their balance J S Mill 5 An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account as to bring ones accounts to a balance also the excess on either side as the balance of an account A balance at the bankers Thackeray I still think the balance of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text J Peile 6 Horol Defn A balance wheel as of a watch or clock See Balance wheel in the Vocabulary 7 Astron a The constellation Libra b The seventh sign in the Zodiac called Libra which the sun enters at the equinox in September 8 A movement in dancing See Balance v i S Balance electrometer a kind of balance with a poised beam which indicates by weights suspended from one arm the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces Knight Balance fish Zoöl See Hammerhead Balance knife a carving or table knife the handle of which overbalances the blade and so keeps it from contact with the table Balance of power Politics such an adjustment of power among sovereign states that no one state is in a position to interfere with the independence of the others international equilibrium also the ability of a state or a third party within a state to control the relations between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a state Balance sheet Bookkeeping a paper showing the balances of the open accounts of a business the debit and credit balances footing up equally if the system of accounts be complete and the balances correctly taken Balance thermometer a thermometer mounted as a balance so that the movement of the mercurial column changes the indication of the tube With the aid of electrical or mechanical devices adapted to it it is used for the automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed artificially and as a fire alarm Balance of torsion See Torsion Balance Balance of trade Pol Econ an equilibrium between the money values of the exports and imports of a country or more commonly the amount required on one side or the other to make such an equilibrium Balance valve a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that the fluid pressure tending to seat and that tending to unseat the valve are nearly in equilibrium esp a puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the admission of steam to both sides See Puppet valve Hydrostatic balance See under Hydrostatic To lay in balance to put up as a pledge or security Obs Chaucer To strike a balance to find out the difference between the debit and credit sides of an account BALANCE Balance v t imp p p Balanced p pr vb n Balancing Etym From Balance n cf F balancer 1 To bring to an equipoise as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights to weigh in a balance 2 To support on a narrow base so as to keep from falling as to balance a plate on the end of a cane to balance ones self on a tight rope 3 To equal in number weight force or proportion to counterpoise counterbalance counteract or neutralize One expression must check and balance another Kent 4 To compare in relative force importance value etc to estimate Balance the good and evil of things LEstrange 5 To settle and adjust as an account to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power to balance accounts with my Maker Addison 6 To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal said of an item as this payment or credit balances the account 7 To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits as to balance a set of books 8 Dancing Defn To move toward and then back from reciprocally as to balance partners 9 Naut Defn To contract as a sail into a narrower compass as to balance the boom mainsail Balanced valve See Balance valve under Balance n Syn To poise weigh adjust counteract neutralize equalize BALANCE Balance v i 1 To have equal weight on each side to be in equipoise as the scales balance 2 To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force to waver to hesitate He would not balance or err in the determination of his choice Locke 3 Dancing Defn To move toward a person or couple and then back BALANCEABLE Balanceable a Defn Such as can be balanced BALANCEMENT Balancement n Defn The act or result of balancing or adjusting equipoise even adjustment of forces R Darwin BALANCER Balancer n 1 One who balances or uses a balance 2 Zoöl Defn In Diptera the rudimentary posterior wing BALANCEREEF Balancereef n Naut Defn The last reef in a foreandaft sail taken to steady the ship BALANCE WHEEL Balance wheel 1 Horology a A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer answering to the pendulum of a clock often called simply a balance b A ratchetshaped scape wheel which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper in those watches called a balance 2 Mach Defn A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine a fly wheel BALANIFEROUS Balaniferous a Etym L balanus acorn ferous Defn Bearing or producing acorns BALANITE Balanite n Etym L balanus acorn cf F balanite Paleon Defn A fossil balanoid shell BALANOGLOSSUS Balanoglossus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A peculiar marine worm See Enteropneusta and Tornaria BALANOID Balanoid a Etym Gr oid Zoöl Defn Resembling an acorn applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns See Acornshell and Barnacle BALAS RUBY Balas ruby Etym OE bales balais F balais LL balascus fr Ar balakhsh so called from Badakhshan Balashan or Balaxiam a place in the neighborhood of Samarcand where this ruby is found Min Defn A variety of spinel ruby of a pale rose red or inclining to orange See Spinel BALATA Balata n Sp prob fr native name 1 Defn A West Indian sapotaceous tree Bumelia retusa 2 The bully tree Minusops globosa also its milky juice balata gum which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle or chicle gum BALAUSTINE Balaustine n Etym L balaustium Gr Bot Defn The pomegranate tree Punica granatum The bark of the root the rind of the fruit and the flowers are used medicinally BALAYEUSE Balayeuse n F lit a female sweeper Defn A protecting ruffle or frill as of silk or lace sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside BALBUTIATE BALBUCINATE Balbutiate Balbucinate v i Etym L balbutire fr balbus stammering cf F balbutier Defn To stammer Obs BALBUTIES Balbuties n Med Defn The defect of stammering also a kind of incomplete pronunciation BALCON Balcon n Defn A balcony Obs Pepys BALCONIED Balconied a Defn Having balconies BALCONY Balcony n pl Balconies Etym It balcone cf It balco palco scaffold fr OHG balcho pa beam G balken See Balk beam 1 Arch Defn A platform projecting from the wall of a building usually resting on brackets or consoles and inclosed by a parapet as a balcony in front of a window Also a projecting gallery in places of amusement as the balcony in a theater 2 A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships Note The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years Smart 1836 BALD Bald a Etym OE balled ballid perh the pp of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball by removing hair sq root85 But cf W bali whiteness in a horses forehead 1 Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top as of hair feathers foliage trees etc as a bald head a bald oak On the bald top of an eminence Wordsworth 2 Destitute of ornament unadorned bare literal In the preface to his own bald translation Dryden 3 Undisguised Bald egotism Lowell 4 Destitute of dignity or value paltry mean Obs 5 Bot Defn Destitute of a beard or awn as bald wheat 6 Zoöl a Destitute of the natural covering b Marked with a white spot on the head baldfaced Bald buzzard Zoöl the fishhawk or osprey Bald coot Zoöl a name of the European coot Fulica atra alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head BALDACHIN Baldachin n Etym LL baldachinus baldechinus a canopy of rich silk carried over the host fr Bagdad It Baldacco a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came cf It baldacchino Cf Baudekin 1 A rich brocade baudekin Obs 2 Arch Defn A structure in form of a canopy sometimes supported by columns and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall generally placed over an altar as the baldachin in St Peters 3 A portable canopy borne over shrines etc in procession Written also baldachino baldaquin etc BALD EAGLE Bald eagle Zoöl Defn The whiteheaded eagle Haliæetus leucocephalus of America The young until several years old lack the white feathers on the head Note The bald eagle is represented in the coat of arms and on the coins of the United States BALDER Balder n Etym Icel Baldr akin to E bold Scan Myth Defn The most beautiful and beloved of the gods the god of peace the son of Odin and Freya Written also Baldur BALDERDASH Balderdash n Etym Of uncertain origin cf Dan balder noise clatter and E dash hence perhaps unmeaning noise then hodgepodge mixture or W baldorduss a prattling baldordd baldorddi to prattle 1 A worthless mixture especially of liquors Indeed beer by a mixture of wine hath lost both name and nature and is called balderdash Taylor Drink and Welcome 2 Senseless jargon ribaldry nonsense trash BALDERDASH Balderdash v t Defn To mix or adulterate as liquors The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash and even mix it with pigeons dung and quicklime Smollett BALDFACED Baldfaced a Defn Having a white face or a white mark on the face as a stag BALDHEAD Baldhead n 1 A person whose head is bald 2 Kings ii 23 2 Zoöl Defn A whiteheaded variety of pigeon BALDHEADED Baldheaded a Defn Having a bald head BALDLY Baldly adv Defn Nakedly without reserve inelegantly BALDNESS Baldness n Defn The state or condition of being bald as baldness of the head baldness of style This gives to their syntax a peculiar character of simplicity and baldness W D Whitney BALDPATE Baldpate n 1 A baldheaded person Shak 2 Zoöl Defn The American widgeon Anas Americana BALDPATE BALDPATED Baldpate Baldpated a Defn Destitute of hair on the head baldheaded Shak BALDRIB Baldrib n Defn A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib and destitute of fat Eng Southey BALDRIC Baldric n Etym OE baudric bawdrik through OF cf F baudrier and LL baldringus baldrellus from OHG balderich cf balz palz akin to E belt See Belt n Defn A broad belt sometimes richly ornamented worn over one shoulder across the breast and under the opposite arm less properly any belt Also spelt bawdrick A radiant baldric oer his shoulder tied Sustained the sword that glittered at his side Pope BALDWIN Baldwin n Bot Defn A kind of reddish moderately acid winter apple US BALE Bale n Etym OE bale OF bale F balle LL bala fr OHG balla palla pallo G ball balle ballen ball round pack cf D baal Cf Ball a round body Defn A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover and corded for storage or transportation also a bundle of straw Bale of dice a pair of dice Obs B Jonson BALE Bale v t imp p p Baled p pr vb n Baling Defn To make up in a bale Goldsmith BALE Bale v t Defn See Bail v t to lade BALE Bale n Etym AS bealo bealu balu akin to OS OHG balo Icel böl Goth balweins 1 Misery Let now your bliss be turned into bale Spenser 2 Evil an evil pernicious influence something causing great injury Now chiefly poetic BALEARIC Balearic a Etym L Balearicus fr Gr the Balearic Islands Defn Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca Minorca Ivica etc in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Valencia Balearic crane Zoöl See Crane BALEEN Baleen n Etym F baleine whale and whalibone L balaena a whale cf Gr Zoöl Com Defn Plates or blades of whalebone from two to twelve feet long and sometimes a foot wide which in certain whales Balænoidea are attached side by side along the upper jaw and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth BALEFIRE Balefire n Etym AS b the fire of the b fire flame akin to Icel bal OSlav b white Gr bright white Skr bhala brightness f E fire Defn A signal fire an alarm fire Sweet Teviot on thy silver tide The glaring balefires blaze no more Sir W Scott BALEFUL Baleful a Etym AS bealoful See Bale misery 1 Full of deadly or pernicious influence destructive Baleful enemies Shak Four infernal rivers that disgorge Into the burning lake their baleful streams Milton 2 Full of grief or sorrow woeful sad Archaic BALEFULLY Balefully adv Defn In a baleful manner perniciously BALEFULNESS Balefulness n Defn The quality or state of being baleful BALISAUR Balisaur n Etym Hind Zoöl Defn A badgerlike animal of India Arcionyx collaris BALISTER Balister n Etym OF balestre See Ballista Defn A crossbow Obs Blount BALISTOID Balistoid a Zoöl Defn Like a fish of the genus Balistes of the family Balistidæ See Filefish BALISTRARIA Balistraria n Etym LL Anc Fort Defn A narrow opening often cruciform through which arrows might be discharged BALIZE Balize n Etym F balise cf Sp balisa Defn A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark BALK Balk n Etym AS balca beam ridge akin to Icel balkr partition bjalki beam OS balko G balken cf Gael balc ridge of earth between two furrows Cf Balcony Balk v i 3d Bulk 1 A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows or at the end of a field a piece missed by the plow slipping aside Bad plowmen made balks of such ground Fuller 2 A great beam rafter or timber esp the tiebeam of a house The loft above was called the balks Tubs hanging in the balks Chaucer 3 Mil Defn One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge 4 A hindrance or disappointment a check A balk to the confidence of the bold undertaker South 5 A sudden and obstinate stop a failure 6 Baseball Defn A deceptive gesture of the pitcher as if to deliver the ball Balk line Billiards a line across a billiard table near one end marking a limit within which the cue balls are placed in beginning a game also a line around the table parallel to the sides used in playing a particular game called the balk line game BALK Balk v t imp p p Balked p pr vb n Balking Etym From Balk a beam orig to put a balk or beam in ones way in order to stop or hinder Cf for sense 2 AS on balcan legan to lay in heaps 1 To leave or make balks in Obs Gower 2 To leave heaped up to heap up in piles Obs Ten thousand bold Scots two and twenty knights Balkd in their own blood did Sir Walter see Shak 3 To omit miss or overlook by chance Obs 4 To miss intentionally to avoid to shun to refuse to let go by to shirk Obs or Obsolescent By reason of the contagion then in London we balked the Evelyn Sick he is and keeps his bed and balks his meat Bp Hall Nor doth he any creature balk But lays on all he meeteth Drayton 5 To disappoint to frustrate to foil to baffle to as to balk expectation They shall not balk my entrance Byron BALK Balk v i 1 To engage in contradiction to be in opposition Obs In strifeful terms with him to balk Spenser 2 To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately to jib to stop short to swerve as the horse balks Note This has been regarded as an Americanism but it occurs in Spensers Faërie Queene Book IV 10 xxv Ne ever ought but of their true loves talkt Ne ever for rebuke or blame of any balkt BALK Balk v i Etym Prob from D balken to bray bawl Defn To indicate to fishermen by shouts or signals from shore the direction taken by the shoals of herring BALKER Balker n Etym See 2d Balk Defn One who or that which balks BALKER Balker n Etym See last Balk Defn A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring etc and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass a conder a huer BALKINGLY Balkingly adv Defn In manner to balk or frustrate BALKISH Balkish a Defn Uneven ridgy R Holinshed BALKY Balky a Defn Apt to balk as a balky horse BALL Ball n Etym OE bal balle akin to OHG balla palla G ball Icel böllr ball cf F balle Cf 1st Bale n Pallmall 1 Any round or roundish body or mass a sphere or globe as a ball of twine a ball of snow 2 A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with as by throwing knocking kicking etc 3 A general name for games in which a ball is thrown kicked or knocked See Baseball and Football 4 Any solid spherical cylindrical or conical projectile of lead or iron to be discharged from a firearm as a cannon ball a rifball often used collectively as powder and ball Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets 5 Pirotechnics Mil Defn A flaming roundish body shot into the air a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire or to produce smoke or stench as a fire ball a stink ball 6 Print Defn A leathercovered cushion fastened to a handle called a ballstock formerly used by printers for inking the form but now superseded by the roller 7 A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body as the ball of the thumb the ball of the foot 8 Far Defn A large pill a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses a bolus White 9 The globe or earth Pope Move round the dark terrestrial ball Addison Ball and socket joint a joint in which a ball moves within a socket so as to admit of motion in every direction within certain limits Ball bearings a mechanical device for lessening the friction of axle bearings by means of small loose metal balls Ball cartridge a cartridge containing a ball as distinguished from a blank cartridge containing only powder Ball cock a faucet or valve which is opened or closed by the fall or rise of a ball floating in water at the end of a lever Ball gudgeon a pivot of a spherical form which permits lateral deflection of the arbor or shaft while retaining the pivot in its socket Knight Ball lever the lever used in a ball cock Ball of the eye the eye itself as distinguished from its lids and socket formerly the pupil of the eye Ball valve Mach a contrivance by which a ball placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom operates as a valve Ball vein Mining a sort of iron ore found in loose masses of a globular form containing sparkling particles Three balls or Three golden balls a pawnbrokers sign or shop Syn See Globe BALL Ball v i imp p p Balled p pr vb n Balling Defn To gather balls which cling to the feet as of damp snow or clay to gather into balls as the horse balls the snow balls BALL Ball v t 1 Metal Defn To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling 2 To form or wind into a ball as to ball cotton BALL Ball n Etym F bal fr OF baler to dance fr LL ballare Of uncertain origin cf Gr to toss or throw or to leap bound to dance jump about or cf 1st Ball n Defn A social assembly for the purpose of dancing BALLAD Ballad n Etym OE balade OF balade F ballade fr Pr ballada a dancing song fr ballare to dance cf It ballata See 2d Ball n and Ballet Defn A popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing as the ballad of Chevy Chase esp a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas BALLAD Ballad v i Defn To make or sing ballads Obs BALLAD Ballad v t Defn To make mention of in ballads Obs BALLADE Ballade n Etym See Ballad n Defn A form of French versification sometimes imitated in English in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each the stanzas concluding with a refrain and the whole poem with an envoy BALLADER Ballader n Defn A writer of ballads BALLAD MONGER Ballad monger Etym See Monger Defn A seller or maker of ballads a poetaster Shak BALLADRY Balladry n Etym From Ballad n Defn Ballad poems the subject or style of ballads Base balladry is so beloved Drayton BALLAHOO BALLAHOU Ballahoo Ballahou n Defn A fastsailing schooner used in the Bermudas and West Indies BALLARAG Ballarag v i Etym Corrupted fr bullirag Defn To bully to threaten Low T Warton BALLAST Ballast n Etym D ballast akin to Dan baglast ballast OSw barlast Sw ballast The first part is perh the same word as E bare adj the second is last a burden and hence the meaning a bare or mere load See Bare a and Last load 1 Naut Defn Any heavy substance as stone iron etc put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing 2 Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness 3 Gravel broken stone etc laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid 4 The larger solids as broken stone or gravel used in making concrete 5 Fig That which gives or helps to maintain uprightness steadiness and security It piety is the right ballast of prosperity Barrow Ballast engine a steam engine used in excavating and for digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast Ship in ballast a ship carring only ballast BALLAST Ballast v t imp p p Ballasted p pr vb n Ballasting 1 To steady as a vessel by putting heavy substances in the hold 2 To fill in as the bed of a railroad with gravel stone etc in order to make it firm and solid 3 To keep steady to steady morally T is charity must ballast the heart Hammond BALLASTAGE Ballastage n Law Defn A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor BALLASTING Ballasting n Defn That which is used for steadying anything ballast BALLATRY Ballatry n Defn See Balladry Obs Milton BALLET Ballet n Etym F a dim of bal dance See 2d Ball n 1 An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment or an interlude by a number of persons usually women Sometimes a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing 2 The company of persons who perform the ballet 3 Mus Defn A light part song or madrigal with a fa la burden or chorus most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers 4 Her Defn A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls which are denominated bezants plates etc according to color BALLFLOWER Ballflower n Arch Defn An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower the petals of which form a cup round it usually inserted in a hollow molding BALLISTA Ballista n pl Ballist Etym L ballista balista fr Gr to throw Defn An ancient military engine in the form of a crossbow used for hurling large missiles BALLISTER Ballister n Etym L ballista Cf Balister Defn A crossbow Obs BALLISTIC Ballistic a 1 Of or pertaining to the ballista or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine 2 Pertaining to projection or to a projectile Ballistic pendulum an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it BALLISTICS Ballistics n Etym Cf F balistique See Ballista Defn The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine Whewell BALLISTITE Ballistite n See Ballista Chem Defn A smokeless powder containing equal parts of soluble nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin BALLIUM Ballium n Etym LL Defn See Bailey BALLOON Balloon n Etym F ballon aug of balle ball cf It ballone See 1st Ball n and cf Pallone 1 A bag made of silk or other light material and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air so as to rise and float in the atmosphere especially one with a car attached for aërial navigation 2 Arch Defn A ball or globe on the top of a pillar church etc as at St Pauls in London R 3 Chem Defn A round vessel usually with a short neck to hold or receive whatever is distilled a glass vessel of a spherical form 4 Pyrotechnics Defn A bomb or shell Obs 5 A game played with a large inf Obs 6 Engraving Defn The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure Air balloon a balloon for aërial navigation Balloon frame Carp a house frame constructed altogether of small timber Balloon net a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp BALLOON Balloon v t Defn To take up in or as if in a balloon BALLOON Balloon v i 1 To go up or voyage in a balloon 2 To expand or puff out like a balloon BALLOONED Ballooned a Defn Swelled out like a balloon BALLOONER Ballooner n Defn One who goes up in a balloon an aëronaut BALLOON FISH Balloon fish Zoöl Defn A fish of the genus Diodon or the genus Tetraodon having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus See Globefish and Bur fish BALLOONING Ballooning n 1 The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them 2 Stock Exchange Defn The process of temporarily raising the value of a stock as by fictitious sales US BALLOONING SPIDER Ballooning spider Zoöl Defn A spider which has the habit of rising into the air Many kinds esp species of Lycosa do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft BALLOONIST Balloonist n Defn An aëronaut BALLOONRY Balloonry n Defn The art or practice of ascending in a balloon aëronautics BALLOT Ballot n Etym F ballotte fr It ballotta See Ball round body 1 Originally a ball used for secret voting Hence Any printed or written ticket used in voting 2 The act of voting by balls or written or printed ballots or tickets the system of voting secretly by balls or by tickets The insufficiency of the ballot Dickens 3 The whole number of votes cast at an election or in a given territory or electoral district Ballot box a box for receiving ballots BALLOT Ballot v i imp p p Balloted p pr vb n Balloting Etym F ballotter to toss to ballot or It ballottare See Ballot n Defn To vote or decide by ballot as to ballot for a candidate BALLOT Ballot v t Defn To vote for or in opposition to None of the competitors arriving to a sufficient number of balls they fell to ballot some others Sir H Wotton BALLOTADE Ballotade n Etym F ballottade fr ballotter to toss See Ballot v i Man Defn A leap of a horse as between two pillars or upon a straight line so that when his four feet are in the air he shows only the shoes of his hind feet without jerking out BALLOTAGE Ballotage n F ballottage Defn In France a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates BALLOTATION Ballotation n Defn Voting by ballot Obs Sir H Wotton BALLOTER Balloter n Defn One who votes by ballot BALLOTIN Ballotin n Etym F Defn An officer who has charge of a ballot box Obs Harrington BALLOW Ballow n Defn A cudgel Obs Shak BALLPROOF Ballproof a Defn Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms BALLROOM Ballroom n Defn A room for balls or dancing BALM Balm n Etym OE baume OF bausme basme F baume L balsamum balsam from Gr perhaps of Semitic origin cf Heb basam Cf Balsam 1 Bot Defn An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa 2 The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs Dryden 3 Any fragrant ointment Shak 4 Anything that heals or that mitigates pain Balm for each ill Mrs Hemans Balm cricket Zoöl the European cicada Tennyson Balm of Gilead Bot a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family Balsamodendron Gileadense Its leaves yield when bruised a strong aromatic scent and from this tree is obtained the balm of Gilead of the shops or balsam of Mecca This has a yellowish or greenish color a warm bitterish aromatic taste and a fragrant smell It is valued as an unguent and cosmetic by the Turks The fragrant herb Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of Gilead and so are the American trees Populus balsamifera variety candicans balsam poplar and Abies balsamea balsam fir BALM Balm v i Defn To anoint with balm or with anything medicinal Hence To soothe to mitigate Archaic Shak BALMIFY Balmify v t Etym Balm fy Defn To render balmy Obs Cheyne BALMILY Balmily adv Defn In a balmy manner Coleridge BALMORAL Balmoral n Etym From Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire Scotland 1 A long woolen petticoat worn immediately under the dress 2 A kind of stout walking shoe laced in front A man who uses his balmorals to tread on your toes George Eliot BALMY Balmy a 1 Having the qualities of balm odoriferous aromatic assuaging soothing refreshing mild The balmy breeze Tickell Tired natures sweet restorer balmy sleep Young 2 Producing balm The balmy tree Pope Syn Fragrant sweetscented odorous spicy BALNEAL Balneal a Etym L balneum bath Defn Of or pertaining to a bath Howell BALNEARY Balneary n Etym L balnearium fr balneum bath Defn A bathing room Sir T Browne BALNEATION Balneation n Etym LL balneare to bathe fr L balneum bath Defn The act of bathing R BALNEATORY Balneatory a Etym L balneatorius Defn Belonging to a bath Obs BALNEOGRAPHY Balneography n Etym L balneum bath graphy Defn A description of baths BALNEOLOGY Balneology n Etym L balneum bath logy Defn A treatise on baths the science of bathing BALNEOTHERAPY Balneotherapy n Etym L balneum bath Gr to heal Defn The treatment of disease by baths BALOPTICON Balopticon n Gr to throw stereopticon Defn See Projector below BALOTADE Balotade n Defn See Ballotade BALSA Balsa n Etym Sp or Pg balsa Naut Defn A raft or float used principally on the Pacific coast of South America BALSAM Balsam n Etym L balsamum the balsam tree or its resin Gr See Balm n 1 A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil Note The balsams are aromatic resinous substances flowing spontaneously or by incision from certain plants A great variety of substances pass under this name but the term is now usually restricted to resins which in addition to a volatile oil contain benzoic and cinnamic acid Among the true balsams are the balm of Gilead and the balsams of copaiba Peru and Tolu There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and resinous substances possessed of a balsamic smell to which the name balsam has been given 2 Bot a A species of tree Abies balsamea b An annual garden plant Impatiens balsamina with beautiful flowers balsamine 3 Anything that heals soothes or restores Was not the peoples blessing a balsam to thy blood Tennyson Balsam apple Bot an East Indian plant Momordica balsamina of the gourd family with red or orangeyellow cucumbershaped fruit of the size of a walnut used as a vulnerary and in liniments and poultices Balsam fir Bot the American coniferous tree Abies balsamea from which the useful Canada balsam is derived Balsam of copaiba See Copaiba Balsam of Mecca balm of Gilead Balsam of Peru a reddish brown syrupy balsam obtained from a Central American tree Myroxylon Pereiræ and used as a stomachic and expectorant and in the treatment of ulcers etc It was long supposed to be a product of Peru Balsam of Tolu a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or solid balsam obtained from a South American tree Myxoxylon toluiferum It is highly fragrant and is used as a stomachic and expectorant Balsam tree any tree from which balsam is obtained esp the Abies balsamea Canada balsam Balsam of fir Canada turpentine a yellowish viscid liquid which by time and exposure becomes a transparent solid mass It is obtained from the balm of Gilead or balsam fir Abies balsamea by breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches See Balm BALSAM Balsam v t Defn To treat or anoint with balsam to relieve as with balsam to render balsamic BALSAMATION Balsamation n 1 The act of imparting balsamic properties 2 The art or process of embalming BALSAMIC BALSAMICAL Balsamic Balsamical a Etym Cf F balsamique Defn Having the qualities of balsam containing or resembling balsam soft mitigative soothing restorative BALSAMIFEROUS Balsamiferous a Etym Balsam ferous Defn Producing balsam BALSAMINE Balsamine n Etym Cf F balsamine fr Gr balsam plant Bot Defn The Impatiens balsamina or garden balsam BALSAMOUS Balsamous a Defn Having the quality of balsam containing balsam A balsamous substance Sterne BALTER Balter v t Etym Etymol uncertain Cf Bloodboltered Defn To stick togetherObs Holland BALTIC Baltic a Etym NL mare Balticum fr L balteus belt from certain straits or channels surrounding its isles called belts See Belt Defn Of or pertaining to the sea which separates Norway and Sweden from Jutland Denmark and Germany situated on the Baltic Sea BALTIMORE BIRD BALTIMORE ORIOLE Baltimore bird Baltimore oriole Zoöl Defn A common American bird Icterus galbula named after Lord Baltimore because its colors black and orange red are like those of his coat of arms called also golden robin BALUSTER Baluster n Etym F balustre It balaustro fr L balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate fr Gr so named from the similarity of form Arch Defn A row of balusters topped by a rail serving as an open parapet as along the edge of a balcony terrace bridge staircase or the eaves of a building BALUSTERED Balustered terd a Defn Having balusters Dryden BALUSTRADE Balustrade trad n F balustrade It balaustrata fr balaustro See Baluster Arch Defn A row of balusters topped by a rail serving as an open parapet as along the edge of a balcony terrace bridge staircase or the eaves of a building BAM Bam n Etym Prob a contr of bamboozle Defn An imposition a cheat a hoax Garrick To relieve the tediumbams Prof Wilson BAM Bam v t Defn To cheat to wheedle Slang Foote BAMBINO Bambino n Etym It a little boy fr bambo silly cf Gr to chatter Defn A child or baby esp a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes BAMBOCCIADE Bambocciade n Etym It bambocciata fr Bamboccio a nickname of Peter Van Laer a Dutch genre painter properly a child simpleton puppet fr bambo silly Paint Defn A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life BAMBOO Bamboo n Etym Malay bambu mambu Bot Defn A plant of the family of grasses and genus Bambusa growing in tropical countries Note The most useful species is Bambusa arundinacea which has a woody hollow round straight jointed stem and grows to the height of forty feet and upward The flowers grow in large panicles from the joints of the stalk placed three in a parcel close to their receptacles Old stalks grow to five or six inches in diameter and are so hard and durable as to be used for building and for all sorts of furniture for water pipes and for poles to support palanquins The smaller stalks are used for walking sticks flutes etc BAMBOO Bamboo v t Defn To flog with the bamboo BAMBOOZLE Bamboozle v t imp p p Bamboozled p pr vb n Bamboozling Etym Said to be of Gipsy origin Defn To deceive by trickery to cajole by confusing the senses to hoax to mystify to humbug Colloq Addison What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you J H Newman BAMBOOZLER Bamboozler n Defn A swindler one who deceives by trickery Colloq Arbuthnot BAN Ban n Etym AS bann command edict akin to D ban Icel bann Dan band OHG ban G bann a public proclamation as of interdiction or excommunication Gr to say L fari to speak Skr bhan to speak cf F ban LL bannum of G origin Abandon Fame 1 A public proclamation or edict a public order or notice mandatory or prohibitory a summons by public proclamation 2 Feudal Mil Defn A calling together of the kings esp the French kings vassals for military service also the body of vassals thus assembled or summoned In present usage in France and Prussia the most effective part of the population liable to military duty and not in the standing army 3 pl Defn Notice of a proposed marriage proclaimed in church See Banns the common spelling in this sense 4 An interdiction prohibition or proscription Under ban to touch Milton 5 A curse or anathema Hecates ban Shak 6 A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban as a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes Ban of the empire German Hist an imperial interdict by which political rights and privileges as those of a prince city or district were taken away BAN Ban v t imp p p Banned p pr vb n Banning Etym OE bannen bannien to summon curse AS bannan to summon akin to Dan bande forbande to curse Sw banna to revile bannas to curse See Ban an edict and cf Banish 1 To curse to invoke evil upon Sir W Scott 2 To forbid to interdict Byron BAN Ban v i Defn To curse to swear Obs Spenser BAN Ban n Etym Serv ban cf Russ Pol pan a masterban Defn An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of Hungary now a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia BANAL Banal a Etym F fr ban an ordinance Defn Commonplace trivial hackneyed trite BANALITY Banality n pl Banalities Etym F banalité See Banal Defn Something commonplace hackneyed or trivial the commonplace in speech The highest things were thus brought down to the banalities of discourse J Morley BANANA Banana n Etym Sp banana name of the fruit Bot Defn A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size Musa sapientum also its edible fruit See Musa Note The banana has a soft herbaceous stalk with leaves of great length and breadth The flowers grow in bunches covered with a sheath of a green or purple color the fruit is five or six inches long and over an inch in diameter the pulp is soft and of a luscious taste and is eaten either raw or cooked This plant is a native of tropical countries and furnishes an important article of food Banana bird Zoöl a small American bird Icterus leucopteryx which feeds on the banana Banana quit Zoöl a small bird of tropical America of the genus Certhiola allied to the creepers BANANA SOLUTION Banana solution Defn A solution used as a vehicle in applying bronze pigments In addition to acetote benzine and a little pyroxylin it contains amyl acetate which gives it the odor of bananas BANAT Banat n Etym Cf F G banat See Ban a warden Defn The territory governed by a ban BANC BANCUS BANK Banc Bancus Bank n Etym OF banc LL bancus See Bank n Defn A bench a high seat or seat of distinction or judgment a tribunal or court In banc In banco the ablative of bancus In bank in full court or with full judicial authority as sittings in banc distinguished from sittings at nisi prius BANCAL Bancal n pl cales Sp fr banca banco bench Cf Bench Defn An ornamental covering as of carpet or leather for a bench or form BANCO Banco n Etym It See Bank Defn A bank especially that of Venice Note This term is used in some parts of Europe to indicate bank money as distinguished from the current money when this last has become depreciated BAND Band n Etym OE band bond Icel band akin to G Sw D band OHG bant Goth banti Skr bandha a binding bandh to bind for bhanda bhandh also to E bend bind In sense 7 at least it is fr F bande from OHG bant Bind v t and cf Bend Bond 1st Bandy 1 A fillet strap or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled or fastened or by which a number of things are tied bound together or confined a fetter Every ones bands were loosed Acis xvi 26 2 Arch a A continuous tablet stripe or series of ornaments as of carved foliage of color or of brickwork etc b In Gothic architecture the molding or suite of moldings which encircles the pillars and small shafts 3 That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons a tie To join in Hymens bands Shak 4 A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries 5 pl Defn Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical legal or academic dress 6 A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress to bind strengthen ornament or complete it Band and gusset and seam Hood 7 A company of persons united in any common design especially a body of armed men Troops of horsemen with his bands of foot Shak 8 A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments especially those making a loud sound as certain wind instruments trumpets clarinets etc and drums or cymbals 9 Bot Defn A space between elevated lines or ribs as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants 10 Zoöl Defn A stripe streak or other mark transverse to the axis of the body 11 Mech Defn A belt or strap 12 A bond Obs Thy oath and band Shak 13 Pledge security Obs Spenser Band saw a saw in the form of an endless steel belt with teeth on one edge running over wheels BAND Band v t imp p p Banded p pr vb n Banding 1 To bind or tie with a band 2 To mark with a band 3 To unite in a troop company or confederacy Banded against his throne Milton Banded architrave pier shaft etc Arch an architrave pier etc of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles BAND Band v i Defn To confederate for some common purpose to unite to conspire together Certain of the Jews banded together Acts xxiii 12 BAND Band v t Defn To bandy to drive away Obs BAND Band imp Defn of Bind Obs BANDAGE Bandage n Etym F bandage fr bande See Band 1 A fillet or strip of woven material used in dressing and binding up wounds etc 2 Something resembling a bandage that which is bound over or round something to cover strengthen or compress it a ligature Zeal too had a place among the rest with a bandage over her eyes Addison BANDAGE Bandage v t imp p p Bandaged p pr vb n Bandaging Defn To bind dress or cover with a bandage as to bandage the eyes BANDALA Bandala n Defn A fabric made in Manilla from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca Musa textilis BANDANNA BANDANA Bandanna Bandana n Etym Hind bandhn a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the dye Cf Band n 1 A species of silk or cotton handkerchief having a uniformly dyed ground usually of red or blue with white or yellow figures of a circular lozenge or other simple form 2 A style of calico printing in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red or dark color by discharging portions of the color by chemical means while the rest of the cloth is under pressure Ure BANDBOX Bandbox n Defn A light box of pasteboard or thin wood usually cylindrical for holding ruffs the bands of the 17th century collars caps bonnets etc BANDEAU Bandeau n pl Bandeaux Etym F Defn A narrow band or fillet a part of a headdress Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of leather Sir W Scott BANDELET BANDLET Bandelet Bandlet n Etym F bandelette dim of bande See Band n and ch Bendlet Arch Defn A small band or fillet any little band or flat molding compassing a column like a ring Gwilt BANDER Bander n Defn One banded with others R BANDERILLA Banderilla n Sp dim of bandera banner See Banner and cf Banderole Defn A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight BANDERILLERO Banderillero n Sp Defn One who thrusts in the banderillas in bullfighting W D Howells BANDEROLE BANDROL Banderole Bandrol n Etym F banderole dim of bandière bannière banner cf It banderuola a little banner See Banner Defn A little banner flag or streamer Written also bannerol From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross Sir W Scott BAND FISH Band fish Zoöl Defn A small red fish of the genus Cepola the ribbon fish BANDICOOT Bandicoot n Etym A corruption of the native name Zoöl a A species of very large rat Mus giganteus found in India and Ceylon It does much injury to rice fields and gardens b A ratlike marsupial animal genus Perameles of several species found in Australia and Tasmania BANDING PLANE Banding plane Defn A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work BANDIT Bandit n plBandits or Banditti Etym It bandito outlaw pp of bandire to proclaim to banish to proscribe LL bandire bannire See Ban an edict and cf Banish Defn An outlaw a brigand No savage fierce bandit or mountaineer Milton Note The plural banditti was formerly used as a collective noun Deerstealers are ever a desperate banditti Sir W Scott BANDLE Bandle n Etym Ir bannlamh cubit fr bann a measure lamh hand arm Defn An Irish measure of two feet in length BANDLET Bandlet n Defn Same as Bandelet BANDMASTER Bandmaster n Defn The conductor of a musical band BANDOG Bandog n Etym Band dog ie bound dog Defn A mastiff or other large and fierce dog usually kept chained or tied up The keeper entered leading his bandog a large bloodhound tied in a leam or band from which he takes his name Sir W Scott BANDOLEER BANDOLIER Bandoleer Bandolier n Etym F bandoulière cfIt bandoliera Spbandolera frF bande band SpIt banda See Band n 1 A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm Originally it was used for supporting the musket and twelve cases for charges but later only as a cartridge belt 2 One of the leather or wooden cases in which the charges of powder were carried Obs BANDOLINE Bandoline n Etym Perh allied to band Defn A glutinous pomatum for the fair BANDON Bandon n Etym OF bandon See Abandon Defn Disposal control license Obs Rom of R BANDORE Bandore n Etym Sp bandurria fr L pandura pandurium a musical instrument of three strings fr Gr Cf Pandore Banjo Mandolin Defn A musical stringed instrument similar in form to a guitar a pandore BANDROL Bandrol n Defn Same as Banderole BANDY Bandy n Etym Telugu bandi Defn A carriage or cart used in India esp one drawn by bullocks BANDY Bandy n pl Bandies Etym Cf F bandé pp of bander to bind to bend a bow to bandy fr bande See Band n 1 A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play a hockey stick Johnson 2 The game played with such a club hockey shinney bandy ball BANDY Bandy v t imp p p Bandied p pr vb n Bandying 1 To beat to and fro as a ball in playing at bandy Like tennis balls bandied and struck upon us by rackets from without Cudworth 2 To give and receive reciprocally to exchange To bandy hasty words Shak 3 To toss about as from man to man to agitate Let not obvious and known truth be bandied about in a disputation I Watts BANDY Bandy v i Defn To content as at some game in which each strives to drive the ball his own way Fit to bandy with thy lawless sons Shak BANDY Bandy a Defn Bent crooked curved laterally esp with the convex side outward as a bandy leg BANDYLEGGED Bandylegged a Defn Having crooked legs BANE Bane n Etym OE bane destruction AS bana murderer akin to Icel bani death murderer OHG bana murder bano murderer murder OIr bath death benim I strike 1 That which destroys life esp poison of a deadly quality Obs except in combination as in ratsbane henbane etc 2 Destruction death Obs The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane Milton 3 Any cause of ruin or lasting injury harm woe Money thou bane of bliss and source of woe Herbert 4 A disease in sheep commonly termed the rot Syn Poison ruin destruction injury pest BANE Bane v t Defn To be the bane of to ruin Obs Fuller BANEBERRY Baneberry n Bot Defn A genus Actæa of plants of the order Ranunculaceæ native in the north temperate zone The red or white berries are poisonous BANEFUL Baneful a Defn Having poisonous qualities deadly destructive injurious noxious pernicious Baneful hemlock Garth Baneful wrath Chapman Banefully adv Banefulness n BANEWORT Banewort n Bot Defn Deadly nightshade BANG Bang v t imp p p Banged p pr vb n Banging Etym Icel banga to hammer akin to Dan banke to beat Swbångas to be impetuous G bengel club clapper of a bell 1 To beat as with a club or cudgel to treat with violence to handle roughly The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks Shak 2 To beat or thump or to cause something to hit or strike against another object in such a way as to make a loud noise as to bang a drum or a piano to bang a door against the doorpost or casing in shutting it BANG Bang v i Defn To make a loud noise as if with a blow or succession of blows as the window blind banged and waked me he was banging on the piano BANG Bang n 1 A blow as with a club a heavy blow Many a stiff thwack many a bang Hudibras 2 The sound produced by a sudden concussion BANG Bang v t Defn To cut squarely across as the tail of a hors or the forelock of human beings to cut the hair His hair banged even with his eyebrows The Century Mag BANG Bang n Defn The short front hair combed down over the forehead esp when cut squarely across a false front of hair similarly worn His hair cut in front like a young ladys bang W D Howells BANG BANGUE Bang Bangue n Defn See Bhang BANGING Banging a Defn Huge great in size Colloq Forby BANGLE Bangle v t Etym From 1st Bang Defn To waste by little and little to fritter away Obs BANGLE Bangle n Etym Hind bangri bracelet bangle Defn An ornamental circlet of glass gold silver or other material worn by women in India and Africa and in some other countries upon the wrist or ankle a ring bracelet Bangle ear a loose hanging ear of a horse like that of a spaniel BANIAN Banian n Etym Skr banij merchant The tree was so named by the English because used as a market place by the merchants 1 A Hindoo trader merchant cashier or money changer Written also banyan 2 A mans loose gown like that worn by the Banians 3 Bot Defn The Indian fig See Banyan Banian days Naut days in which the sailors have no flesh meat served out to them This use seems to be borrowed from the Banians or Banya race who eat no flesh BANISH Banish v t imp p p Banishedp pr vb n Banishing Etym OF banir F bannir LL bannire fr OHG bannan to summon fr ban ban See Ban an edict and Finish v t 1 To condemn to exile or compel to leave ones country by authority of the ruling power We banish you our territories Shak 2 To drive out as from a home or familiar place used with from and out of How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland Blair 3 To drive away to compel to depart to dispel Banish all offense Shak Syn To Banish Exile Expel The idea of a coercive removal from a place is common to these terms A man is banished when he is forced by the government of a country be he a foreigner or a native to leave its borders A man is exiled when he is driven into banishment from his native country and home Thus to exile is to banish but to banish is not always to exile To expel is to eject or banish summarily or authoritatively and usually under circumstances of disgrace as to expel from a college expelled from decent society BANISHER Banisher n Defn One who banishes BANISHMENT Banishment n Etym Cf F bannissement Defn The act of banishing or the state of being banished He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies Johnson Round the wide world in banishment we roam Dryden Syn Expatriation ostracism expulsion proscription exile outlawry BANISTER Banister n Etym Formerly also banjore and banjer corrupted from bandore through negro slave pronunciation Defn A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar and its body like a tambourine It has five strings and is played with the fingers and hands BANJO Banjo n Formerly also banjore and banjer corrupted from bandore through negro slave pronunciation Defn A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar and its body like a tambourine It has five strings and is played with the fingers and hands BANJORINE Banjorine n From banjore banjo See Banjo Music Defn A kind of banjo with a short neck tuned a fourth higher than the common banjo popularly so called BANK Bank n Etym OE banke akin to E bench and prob of Scand origin cf Icel bakki See Bench 1 A mound pile or ridge of earth raised above the surrounding level hence anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth as a bank of clouds a bank of snow They cast up a bank against the city 2 Sam xx 15 2 A steep acclivity as the slope of a hill or the side of a ravine 3 The margin of a watercourse the rising ground bordering a lake river or sea or forming the edge of a cutting or other hollow Tiber trembled underneath her banks Shak 4 An elevation or rising ground under the sea a shoal shelf or shallow as the banks of Newfoundland 5 Mining a The face of the coal at which miners are working b A deposit of ore or coal worked by excavations above water level c The ground at the top of a shaft as ores are brought to bank Bank beaver Zoöl the otter Local US Bank swallow a small American and European swallow Clivicola riparia that nests in a hole which it excavates in a bank BANK Bank v t imp p p Bankedp pr vb n Banking 1 To raise a mound or dike about to inclose defend or fortify with a bank to embank Banked well with earth Holland 2 To heap or pile up as to bank sand 3 To pass by the banks of Obs Shak To bank a fire To bank up a fire to cover the coals or embers with ashes or cinders thus keeping the fire low but alive BANK Bank n Etym Prob fr F banc Of German origin and akin to E bench See Bench 1 A bench as for rowers in a galley also a tier of oars Placed on their banks the lusty Trojan sweep Neptunes smooth face and cleave the yielding deep Waller 2 Law a The bench or seat upon which the judges sit b The regular term of a court of law or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law as distinguished from a sitting at Nisi Prius or a court held for jury trials See Banc Burrill 3 Printing Defn A sort of table used by printers 4 Music Defn A bench or row of keys belonging to a keyboard as in an organ Knight BANK Bank n Etym F banque It banca orig bench table counter of German origin and akin to E bench cf G bank bench OHG banch See Bench and cf Banco Beach 1 An establishment for the custody loan exchange or issue of money and for facilitating the transmission of funds by drafts or bills of exchange an institution incorporated for performing one or more of such functions or the stockholders or their representatives the directors acting in their corporate capacity 2 The building or office used for banking purposes 3 A fund from deposits or contributions to be used in transacting business a joint stock or capital Obs Let it be no bank or common stock but every man be master of his own money Bacon 4 Gaming Defn The sum of money or the checks which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw his stakes and pay his losses 5 In certain games as dominos a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw Bank credit a credit by which a person who has give Bank of deposit a bank which receives money for safe keeping Bank of issue a bank which issues its own notes payable to bearer BANK Bank v t Defn To deposit in a bank BANK Bank v i 1 To keep a bank to carry on the business of a banker 2 To deposit money in a bank to have an account with a banker BANKABLE Bankable a Defn Receivable at a bank BANK BILL Bank bill 1 In America and formerly in England a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand and used as currency a bank note 2 In England a note or a bill of exchange of a bank payable to order and usually at some future specified time Such bills are negotiable but form in the strict sense of the term no part of the currency BANK BOOK Bank book Defn A book kept by a depositor in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the depositors account with the bank BANK DISCOUNT Bank discount Defn A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal face of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it becomes due BANKER Banker nEtym See the nouns Bank and the verbs derived from them 1 One who conducts the business of banking one who individually or as a member of a company keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money or for traffic in money bills of exchange etc 2 A money changer Obs 3 The dealer or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house 4 A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland Grabb J Q Adams 5 A ditcher a drain digger Prov Eng 6 The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work Weale BANKERESS Bankeress n Defn A female banker Thackeray BANKING Banking n Defn The business of a bank or of a banker Banking house an establishment or office in which or a firm by whom banking is done BANK NOTE Bank note 1 A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company payable to bearer on demand Note In the United States popularly called a bank bill 2 Formerly a promissory note made by a banker or banking company payable to a specified person at a fixed date a bank bill See Bank bill 2 Obs 3 A promissory note payable at a bank BANKRUPT Bankrupt n Etym F banqueroute fr It bancarotta bankruptcy banca bank fr OHG banch G bank bench rotta broken fr L ruptus pp of rumpere to break At Florence it is said the bankrupt had his bench ie money table broken See 1st Bank and Rupture n 1 Old Eng Low Defn A trader who secretes himself or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors Blackstone 2 A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts an insolvent trader popularly any person who is unable to pay his debts an insolvent person M 3 Law Defn A person who in accordance with the terms of a law relating to bankruptcy has been judicially declared to be unable to meet his liabilities Note In England until the year 1861 none but a trader could be made a bankrupt a nontrader failing to meet his liabilities being an insolvent But this distinction was abolished by the Bankruptcy Act of 1861 The laws of 1841 and 1867 of the United States relating to bankruptcy applied this designation bankrupt to others besides those engaged in trade BANKRUPT Bankrupt a 1 Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy unable to pay or legally discharged from paying ones debts as a bankrupt merchant 2 Depleted of money not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities as a bankrupt treasury 3 Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy 4 Destitute of or wholly wanting something once possessed or something one should possess Bankrupt in gratitude Sheridan Bankrupt law a law by which the property of a person who is unable or unwilling to pay his debts may be taken and distributed to his creditors and by which a person who has made a full surrender of his property and is free from fraud may be discharged from the legal obligation of his debts See Insolvent a BANKRUPT Bankrupt v t imp p p Bankrupted p pr vb n Bankrupting Defn To make bankrupt to bring financial ruin upon to impoverish BANKRUPTCY Bankruptcy n pl Bankruptcies 1 The state of being actually or legally bankrupt 2 The act or process of becoming a bankrupt 3 Complete loss followed by of BANKSIDE Bankside n Defn The slope of a bank especially of the bank of a steam BANKSIDED Banksided a Naut Defn Having sides inclining inwards as a ship opposed to wall sided BANK SWALLOW Bank swallow Defn See under 1st Bank n BANLIEUE Banlieue n Etym F fr LL bannum leucae banleuca bannum jurisdiction leuca league Defn The territory without the walls but within the legal limits of a town or city Brande C BANNER Banner n Etym OE banere OF baniere F bannière bandière fr LL baniera banderia fr bandum banner fr OHG bant band strip of cloth cf bindan to bind Goth bandwa bandwo a sign See Band n 1 A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece and used by a chief as his standard in battle Hang out our banners on the outward walls Shak 2 A large piece of silk or other cloth with a device or motto extended on a crosspiece and borne in a procession or suspended in some conspicuous place 3 Any flag or standard as the starspangled banner Banner fish Zoöl a large fish of the genus Histiophorus of the Swordfish family having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin the sailfish One species H Americanus inhabits the North Atlantic BANNERED Bannered a Defn Decorated with a banner or banners bannered host Milton BANNERET Banneret nEtym OE baneret OF baneret F banneret properly a dim of OF baniere See Banner 1 Originally a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner commonly used as a title of rank 2 A title of rank conferred for heroic deeds and hence an order of knighthood also the person bearing such title or rank Note The usual mode of conferring the rank on the field of battle was by cutting or tearing off the point of the pennon or pointed flag on the spear of the candidate thereby making it a banner 3 A civil officer in some Swiss cantons 4 A small banner Shak BANNEROL Bannerol n Defn A banderole esp a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb See Banderole BANNITION Bannition n Etym LL bannitio See Banish Defn The act of expulsionObs Abp Laud BANNOCK Bannock n Etym Gael bonnach Defn A kind of cake or bread in shape flat and roundish commonly made of oatmeal or barley meal and baked on an iron plate or griddle used in Scotland and the northern counties of England Jamieson Bannock fluke the turbot Scot BANNS Banns n pl Etym See Ban Defn Notice of a proposed marriage proclaimed in a church or other place prescribed by law in order that any person may object if he knows of just cause why the marriage should not take place BANQUET Banquet n Etym F a feast prop a dim of banc bench cf It banchetto dim of banco a bench counter See Bank a bench and cf Banquette 1 A feast a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking often a complimentary or ceremonious feast followed by speeches 2 A dessert a course of sweetmeats a sweetmeat or sweetmeats Obs Well dine in the great room but let the music And banquet be prepared here Massinger BANQUET Banquet v t imp p p Banqueted p pr vb n Banqueting Defn To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food to feast Just in time to banquet The illustrious company assembled there Coleridge BANQUET Banquet vi 1 To regale ones self with good eating and drinking to feast Were it a draught for Juno when she banquets I would not taste thy treasonous offer Milton 2 To partake of a dessert after a feast Obs Where they did both sup and banquet Cavendish BANQUETTE Banquette n Etym F See Banquet n 1 Fort Defn A raised way or foot bank running along the inside of a parapet on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy 2 Arch Defn A narrow window seat a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser BANQUETTER BANQUETER Banquetter n Defn One who banquets one who feasts or makes feasts BANSHEE BANSHIE Banshee Banshie n Etym Gael beanshith fairy Gael Ir bean woman Gael sith fairy Defn A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house BANSSHEE BANSHIE Bansshee Banshie n Gael beanshith fairy Gael Ir bean woman Gael sith fairy Celtic Folklore Defn A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members by wailing or singing in a mournful voice BANSTICKLE Banstickle n Etym OE ban bon bone stickle prickle sting See Bone n Stickleback Zoöl Defn A small fish the threespined stickleback BANTAM Bantam n Defn A variety of small barnyard fowl with feathered legs probably brought from Bantam a district of Java BANTAM WORK Bantam work Defn Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware BANTENG Banteng n Zoöl Defn The wild ox of Java Bibos Banteng BANTER Banter v t imp p p Banteredp pr vb n Bantering Etym Prob corrupted fr F badiner to joke or perh fr E bandy to beat to and fro See Badinage and cf Barter fr OF barater 1 To address playful goodnatured ridicule to the person addressed or something pertaining to him being the subject of the jesting to rally as he bantered me about my credulity Hagridden by my own fancy all night and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day W Irving 2 To jest about to ridicule in speaking of as some trait habit characteristic and the like Archaic If they banter your regularity order and love of study banter in return their neglect of them Chatham 3 To delude or trick esp by way of jest Obs We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordships chaplain De Foe 4 To challenge or defy to a match Colloq Southern and Western US BANTER Banter n Defn The act of bantering joking or jesting humorous or good humored raillery pleasantry Part banter part affection Tennyson BANTERER Banterer n Defn One who banters or rallies BANTINGISM Bantingism n Defn A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous saccharine or oily matter so called from William Banting of London BANTLING Bantling n Etym Prob for bandling from band and meaning a child wrapped in swaddling bands or cf G bäntling a bastard fr bank bench Cf Bastard n Defn A young or small child an infant Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings W Irving BANTU Bantu n Defn A member of one of the great family of Negroid tribes occupying equatorial and southern Africa These tribes include as important divisions the Kafirs Damaras Bechuanas and many tribes whose names begin with Aba Ama Ba Ma Wa variants of the Bantu plural personal prefix Aba as in Bantu or Abantu itself a combination of this prefix with the syllable ntu a person Bantu a BANXRING Banxring n Zoöl Defn An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia BANYAN Banyan n Etym See Banian Bot Defn A tree of the same genus as the common fig and called the Indian fig Ficus Indica whose branches send shoots to the ground which take root and become additional trunks until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands of men BANZAI Banzai interj Jap banzai banzei ten thousand years forever Defn Lit May you live ten thousand years used in salutation of the emperor and as a battle cry Japan BAOBAB Baobab n Etym The native name Bot Defn A gigantic African tree Adansonia digitata also naturalized in India See Adansonia BAPHOMET Baphomet nEtym A corruption of Mahomet or Mohammed the Arabian prophet cf Pr Bafomet OSp Mafomat OPg Mafameda Defn An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites BAPTISM Baptism n Etym OE baptim baptem OE baptesme batisme F baptême L baptisma fr Gr fr to baptize fr to dip in water akin to deep Skr gah to dip bathe v i Defn The act of baptizing the application of water to a person as a sacrament or religious ceremony by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ This is performed by immersion sprinkling or pouring BAPTISMAL Baptismal a Etym Cf F baptismal Defn Pertaining to baptism as baptismal vows Baptismal name the Christian name which is given at baptism BAPTISMALLY Baptismally adv Defn In a baptismal manner BAPTIST Baptist n Etym L baptista G 1 One who administers baptism specifically applied to John the forerunner of Christ Milton 2 One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling and maintain that baptism should be administered to believers alone and should be by immersion See Anabaptist Note In doctrine the Baptists of this country the United States are Calvinistic but with much freedom and moderation Amer Cyc Freewill Baptists a sect of Baptists who are Arminian in doctrine and practice open communion Seventhday Baptists a sect of Baptists who keep the seventh day of the week or Saturday as the Sabbath See Sabbatarian The Dunkers and Campbellites are also Baptists BAPTISTERY BAPTISTRY BaptisteryBaptistry n pl Baptisteries tries Etym L baptisterium Gr cf F baptistère Arch a In early times a separate building usually polygonal used for baptismal services Small churches were often changed into baptisteries when larger churches were built near b A part of a church containing a font and used for baptismal services BAPTISTIC Baptistic a Etym Gr Defn Of or for baptism baptismal BAPTISTICAL Baptistical a Defn Baptistic R BAPTIZABLE Baptizable a Defn Capable of being baptized fit to be baptized Baxter BAPTIZATION Baptization n Defn Baptism Obs Their baptizations were null Jer Taylor BAPTIZE Baptize v t imp p p Baptized p pr vb n Baptizing Etym F baptiser L baptizare frGr See Baptism 1 To administer the sacrament of baptism to 2 To christen because a name is given to infants at their baptism to give a name to to name Ill be new baptized Henceforth I never will be Romeo Shak 3 To sanctify to consecrate BAPTIZEMENT Baptizement n Defn The act of baptizingR BAPTIZER Baptizer n Defn One who baptizes BAR Bar n Etym OE barre F barre fr LL barra W bar the branch of a tree bar baren branch Gael Ir barra bar 1 A piece of wood metal or other material long in proportion to its breadth or thickness used as a lever and for various other purposes but especially for a hindrance obstruction or fastening as the bars of a fence or gate the bar of a door Thou shalt make bars of shittim wood Ex xxvi 26 2 An indefinite quantity of some substance so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness as a bar of gold or of lead a bar of soap 3 Anything which obstructs hinders or prevents an obstruction a barrier Must I new bars to my own joy create Dryden 4 A bank of sand gravel or other matter esp at the mouth of a river or harbor obstructing navigation 5 Any railing that divides a room or office or hall of assembly in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges as the bar of the House of Commons 6 Law a The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice Hence the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court b The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment trial or sentence c The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district the legal profession d A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiffs action 7 Any tribunal as the bar of public opinion the bar of God 8 A barrier or counter over which liquors and food are passed to customers hence the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept 9 Her Defn An ordinary like a fess but narrower occupying only one fifth part of the field 10 A broad shaft or band or stripe as a bar of light a bar of color 11 Mus Defn A vertical line across the staff Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures and are themselves called measures Note A double bar marks the end of a strain or main division of a movement or of a whole piece of music in psalmody it marks the end of a line of poetry The term bar is very often loosely used for measure ie for such length of music or of silence as is included between one bar and the next as a passage of eight bars two bars rest 12 Far pl a The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse in which the bit is placed b The part of the crust of a horses hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side and extends into the center of the sole 13 Mining a A drilling or tamping rod b A vein or dike crossing a lode 14 Arch a A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town b A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window a sash bar Bar shoe Far a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel to protect a tender frog from injury Bar shot a double headed shot consisting of a bar with a ball or half ball at each end formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat Bar sinister Her a term popularly but erroneously used for baton a mark of illegitimacy See Baton Bar tracery Arch ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron twisted into the forms required Blank bar Law See Blank Case at bar Law a case presently before the court a case under argument In bar of as a sufficient reason against to prevent Matter in bar or Defence in bar a plea which is a final defense in an action Plea in bar a plea which goes to bar or defeat the plaintiffs action absolutely and entirely Trial at bar Eng Law a trial before all the judges of one the superior courts of Westminster or before a quorum representing the full court BAR Bar v t imp p p Barred p pr vb n Barring Etym F barrer See Bar n 1 To fasten with a bar as to bar a door or gate 2 To restrict or confine as if by a bar to hinder to obstruct to prevent to prohibit as to bar the entrance of evil distance bars our intercourse the statute bars my right the right is barred by time a release bars the plaintiffs recovery sometimes with up He barely looked the idea in the face and hastened to bar it in its dungeon Hawthorne 3 To except to exclude by exception Nay but I bar tonight you shall not gauge me By what we do to night Shak 4 To cross with one or more stripes or lines For the sake of distinguishing the feet more clearly I have barred them singly Burney BARACA Baraca n Defn An international interdenominational organization of Bible classes of young men so named in allusion to the Hebrew word Berachah Meaning blessing occurring in 2 Chron xx 26 and 1 Chron xii BARAD Barad n Gr weight Physics Defn The pressure of one dyne per square centimeter used as a unit of pressure BARAESTHESIOMETER BARESTHESIOMETER Baræsthesiometer Baresthesiometer n Gr weight æsthesiometer Physiol Defn An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure Baræsthesiometric Baresthesiometric a BARATHEA Barathea n Defn A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern BARB Barb n Etym F barbe fr L barba beard See Beard n 1 Beard or that which resembles it or grows in the place of it The barbel so called by reason of his barbs or wattles in his mouth Walton 2 A muffler worn by nuns and mourners Obs 3 pl Defn Paps or little projections of the mucous membrane which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen Written also barbel and barble 4 The point that stands backward in an arrow fishhook etc to prevent it from being easily extracted Hence Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else Having two barbs or points Ascham 5 A bit for a horse Obs Spenser 6 Zoöl Defn One of the side branches of a feather which collectively constitute the vane See Feather 7 Zoöl Defn A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States also improperly called whiting 8 Bot Defn A hair or bristle ending in a double hook BARB Barb v t imp p p Barbed p pr vb n Barbing 1 To shave or dress the beard of Obs 2 To clip to mow Obs Marston 3 To furnish with barbs or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs as an arrow fishhook spear etc But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire Milton BARB Barb n Etym F barbe fr Barbarie 1 The Barbary horse a superior breed introduces from Barbary into Spain by the Moors 2 Zoöl Defn A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon originally brought from Barbary BARB Barb n Etym Corrupted fr bard Defn Armor for a horse Same as 2d Bard n 1 BARBACAN Barbacan n Defn See Barbican BARBACANAGE Barbacanage n Defn See Barbicanage BARBADIAN Barbadian a Defn Of or pertaining to Barbados n Defn A native of Barbados BARBADOS BARBADOES Barbados or Barbadoes n Defn A West Indian island giving its name to a disease to a cherry etc Barbados cherry Bot a genus of trees of the West Indies Malpighia with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry Barbados leg Med a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates Barbados nuts the seeds of the Jatropha curcas a plant growing in South America and elsewhere The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative See Physic nut BARBARA Barbara n Etym Coined by logicians Logic Defn The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives Whately BARBARESQUE Barbaresque a Defn Barbaric in form or style as barbaresque architecture De Quincey BARBARIAN Barbarian n Etym See Barbarous 1 A foreigner Historical Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me 2 A man in a rule savage or uncivilized state 3 A person destitute of culture M Arnold 4 A cruel savage brutal man one destitute of pity or humanity Thou fell barbarian Philips BARBARIAN Barbarian a Defn Of or pertaining to or resembling barbarians rude uncivilized barbarous as barbarian governments or nations BARBARIC Barbaric a Etym L barbaricus foreign barbaric Gr 1 Of or from barbarian nations foreign often with reference to barbarous nations of east Barbaric pearl and gold Milton 2 Of or pertaining to or resembling an uncivilized person or people barbarous barbarian destitute of refinement Wild barbaric music Sir W Scott BARBARISM Barbarism n Etym L barbarismus Gr cf F barbarisme 1 An uncivilized state or condition rudeness of manners ignorance of arts learning and literature barbarousness Prescott 2 A barbarous cruel or brutal action an outrage A heinous barbarism against the honor of marriage Milton 3 An offense against purity of style or language any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language See Solecism The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of their writers with the odious name of barbarism G Campbell BARBARITY Barbarity n pl Barbarities Etym From Barbarous Defn The state or manner of a barbarian lack of civilization 2 Cruelty ferociousness inhumanity Treating Christians with a barbarity which would have shocked the very Moslem Macaulay 3 A barbarous or cruel act 4 Barbarism impurity of speech Obs Swift BARBARIZE Barbarize v i imp p p Barbarized p pr vb n Barbarizing 1 To become barbarous The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly from the time of Trajan De Quincey 2 To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech The ill habit of wretched barbarizing against the Latin and Greek idiom with their untutored Anglicisms Milton BARBARIZE Barbarize v t Etym Cf F barbariser LL barbarizare Defn To make barbarous The hideous changes which have barbarized France Burke BARBAROUS Barbarous a Etym L barbarus Gr strange foreign later slavish rude ignorant akin to L balbus stammering Skr barbara stammering outlandish Cf Brave a 1 Being in the state of a barbarian uncivilized rude peopled with barbarians as a barbarous people a barbarous country 2 Foreign adapted to a barbaric tasteObs Barbarous gold Dryden 3 Cruel ferocious inhuman merciless By their barbarous usage he died within a few days to the grief of all that knew him Clarendon 4 Contrary to the pure idioms of a language A barbarous expression G Campbell Syn Uncivilized unlettered uncultivated untutored ignorant merciless brutal See Ferocious BARBAROUSLY Barbarously adv Defn In a barbarous manner BARBAROUSNESS Barbarousness n Defn The quality or state of being barbarous barbarity barbarism BARBARY Barbary n Etym Fr Ar Barbar the people of Barbary Defn The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic Hence A Barbary horse a barb Obs Also a kind of pigeon Barbary ape Zoöl an ape Macacus innus of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock being the only monkey inhabiting Europe It is very commonly trained by showmen BARBASTEL Barbastel n Etym F barbastelle Zoöl Defn A European bat Barbastellus communis with hairy lips BARBATE Barbate a Etym L barbatus fr barba beard See Barb beard Bot Defn Bearded beset with long and weak hairs BARBATED Barbated a Defn Having barbed points A dart uncommonly barbated T Warton BARBECUE Barbecue n Etym In the language of Indians of Guiana a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or smokedried 1 A hog ox or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast 2 A social entertainment where many people assemble usually in the open air at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole 3 A floor on which coffee beans are sundried BARBECUE Barbecue v t imp p p Barbecued p pr vb n Barbecuing 1 To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron They use little or no salt but barbecue their game and fish in the smoke Stedman 2 To roast or broil whole as an ox or hog Send me gods a whole hog barbecued Pope BARBED Barbed a Etym See 4th Bare Defn Accoutered with defensive armor said of a horse See Barded which is the proper form Sir W Raleigh BARBED Barbed a Defn Furnished with a barb or barbs as a barbed arrow barbed wire Barbed wire a wire or a strand of twisted wires armed with barbs or sharp points It is used for fences BARBEL Barbel nEtym OE barbel F barbeau dim of L barbus barbel fr barba beard See 1st Barb 1 Zoöl Defn A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished 2 Zoöl Defn A large freshwater fish Barbus vulgaris found in many European rivers Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels 3 pl Defn Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle See 1st Barb 3 BARBELLATE Barbellate a Etym See 1st Barb Bot Defn Having short stiff hairs often barbed at the point Gray BARBELLULATE Barbellulate a Bot Defn Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs BARBER Barber n Etym OE barbour OF barbeor F barbier as if fr an assumed L barbator fr barba beard See 1st Barb Defn One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons Barbers itch See under Itch Note Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery such as letting blood and pulling teeth Hence such terms as barber surgeon old form barber chirurgeon barber surgery etc BARBER Barber v t imp p p Barbered p pr vb n Barbering Defn To shave and dress the beard or hair of Shak BARBER FISH Barber fish Zoöl Defn See Surgeon fish BARBERMONGER Barbermonger n Defn A fop Obs BARBERRY Barberry n Etym OE barbarin barbere OF berbere Bot Defn A shrub of the genus Berberis common along roadsides and in neglected fields B vulgaris is the species best known its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers The bark dyes a fine yellow esp the bark of the root Also spelt berberry BARBET Barbet n Etym F barbet frbarbe beard long hair of certain animals See Barb beard Zoöl a A variety of small dog having long curly hair b A bird of the family Bucconidæ allied to the Cuckoos having a large conical beak swollen at the base and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles the puff bird It inhabits tropical America and Africa c A larva that feeds on aphides BARBETTE Barbette n Etym F Cf Barbet Fort Defn A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet En barbette In barbette said of guns when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet and not through embrasures Barbette gun or Barbette battery a single gun or a number of guns mounted in barbette or partially protected by a parapet or turret Barbette carriage a gun carriage which elevates guns sufficiently to be in barbette See Illust of Casemate BARBICAN BARBACAN Barbican Barbacan n Etym OE barbican barbecan F barbacane LL barbacana barbicana of uncertain origin cf Ar barbakh aqueduct sewer F barbacane also means an opening to let out water loophole 1 Fort A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city as at a gate or bridge It was often large and strong having a ditch and drawbridge of its own 2 An opening in the wall of a fortress through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy BARBICANAGE BARBACANAGE Barbicanage Barbacanage n Etym LL barbicanagium See Barbican Defn Money paid for the support of a barbican Obs BARBICEL Barbicel n Etym NL barbicella dim of L barba See 1st Barb Zoöl Defn One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers BARBIERS Barbiers n Med Defn A variety of paralysis peculiar to India and the Malabar coast considered by many to be the same as beriberi in chronic form BARBIGEROUS Barbigerous a Etym L barba a beard gerous Defn Having a beard bearded hairy BARBITON Barbiton n Etym L fr Gr Mus Defn An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre BARBITURIC ACID Barbituric acid Chem Defn A white crystalline substance BARBIZON SCHOOL BARBISON SCHOOL Barbizon school or Barbison school Painting Defn A French school of the middle of the 19th century centering in the village of Barbizon near the forest of Fontainebleau Its members went straight to nature in disregard of academic tradition treating their subjects faithfully and with poetic feeling for color light and atmosphere It is exemplified esp in landscapes by Corot Rousseau Daubigny Jules Dupré and Diaz Associated with them are certain painters of animals as Troyon and Jaque and of peasant life as Millet and Jules Breton BARBLE Barble n Defn See Barbel BARBOTINE Barbotine n Etym F Defn A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief BARBRE Barbre a Defn Barbarian Obs Chaucer BARBULE Barbule n Etym L barbula fr barba beard 1 A very minute barb or beard Booth 2 Zoöl Defn One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather by which adjacent barbs interlock See Feather BARCAROLLE Barcarolle n Etym F barcarolle fr It barcaruola fr barca bark barge Mus a A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers b A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song BARCON Barcon n Etym It barcone fr barca a bark Defn A vessel for freight used in Mediterranean BARD Bard n Etym Of Celtic origin cf W bardd Arm barz Ir Gael bard and F barde 1 A professional poet and singer as among the ancient Celts whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men 2 Hence A poet as the bard of Avon BARD BARDE Bard Barde n Etym F barde of doubtful origin 1 A piece of defensive or sometimes ornamental armor for a horses neck breast and flanks a barb Often in the pl 2 pl Defn Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms 3 Cookery Defn A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game BARD Bard v t Cookery Defn To cover meat or game with a thin slice of fat bacon BARD Bard n Etym Akin to Dan Sw bark Icel börkr LG HG borke 1 The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree the rind 2 Specifically Peruvian bark Bark bed See Bark stove below Bark pit a pit filled with bark and water in which hides are steeped in tanning Bark stove Hort a glazed structure for keeping tropical plants having a bed of tanners bark called a bark bed or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat BARDED Barded pa Etym See Bard horse armor 1 Accoutered with defensive armor said of a horse 2 Her Defn Wearing rich caparisons Fifteen hundred men barded and richly trapped Stow BARDIC Bardic a Defn Of or pertaining to bards or their poetry The bardic lays of ancient Greece G P Marsh BARDIGLIO Bardiglio n It Defn An Italian marble of which the principal varieties occur in the neighborhood of Carrara and in Corsica It commonly shows a dark gray or bluish ground traversed by veins BARDISH Bardish a Defn Pertaining to or written by a bard or bards Bardish impostures Selden BARDISM Bardism n Defn The system of bards the learning and maxims of bards BARDLING Bardling n Defn An inferior bard J Cunningham BARDSHIP Bardship n Defn The state of being a bard BARE Bare a Etym OE bar bare AS bær akin to D G baar OHG par Icel berr Sw Dan bar OSlav bos barefoot Lith basas cf Skr bhas to shine 1 Without clothes or covering stripped of the usual covering naked as his body is bare the trees are bare 2 With head uncovered bareheaded When once thy foot enters the church be bare Herbert 3 Without anything to cover up or conceal ones thoughts or actions open to view exposed Bare in thy guilt how foul must thou appear Milton 4 Plain simple unadorned without polish bald meager Uttering bare truth Shak 5 Destitute indigent empty unfurnished or scantily furnished used with of rarely with in before the thing wanting or taken away as a room bare of furniture A bare treasury Dryden 6 Threadbare much worn It appears by their bare liveries that they live by your bare words Shak 7 Mere alone unaccompanied by anything else as a bare majority The bare necessaries of life Addison Nor are men prevailed upon by bare of naked truth South Under bare poles Naut having no sail set BARE Bare n 1 Surface body substance R You have touched the very bare of naked truth Marston 2 Arch Defn That part of a roofing slate shingle tile or metal plate which is exposed to the weather BARE Bare v t imp p p Baredp pr vb n Baring Etym AS barian See Bare a Defn To strip off the covering of to make bare as to bare the breast BARE Bare Defn Bore the old preterit of Bear v BAREBACK Bareback adv Defn On the bare back of a horse without using a saddle as to ride bareback BAREBACKED Barebacked a Defn Having the back uncovered as a barebacked horse BAREBONE Barebone n Defn A very lean person one whose bones show through the skin Shak BAREFACED Barefaced a 1 With the face uncovered not masked You will play barefaced Shak 2 Without concealment undisguised Hence Shameless audacious Barefaced treason J Baillie BAREFACEDLY Barefacedly adv Defn Openly shamelessly Locke BAREFACEDNESS Barefacedness n Defn The quality of being barefaced shamelessness assurance audaciousness BAREFOOT Barefoot a adv Defn With the feet bare without shoes or stockings BAREFOOTED Barefooted a Defn Having the feet bare BAREGE Barége n Etym F barége so called from Baréges a town in the Pyrenees Defn A gauzelike fabric for ladies dresses veils etc of worsted silk and worsted or cotton and worsted BAREHANDED Barehanded n Defn Having bare hands BAREHEADED BAREHEAD Bareheaded Barehead a adv Defn Having the head uncovered as a bareheaded girl BARELEGGED Barelegged a Defn Having the legs bare BARELY Barely adv 1 Without covering nakedly 2 Without concealment or disguise 3 Merely only R For now his son is duke W Barely in title not in revenue Shak 4 But just without any excess with nothing to spare of quantity time etc hence scarcely hardly as there was barely enough for all he barely escaped BARENECKED Barenecked a Defn Having the neck bare BARENESS Bareness n Defn The state of being bare BARESARK Baresark n Etym Literally bare sark or shirt Defn A Berserker or Norse warrior who fought without armor or shirt of mail Hence adverbially Without shirt of mail or armor BARFISH Barfish n Zoöl Defn Same as Calico bass BARFUL Barful a Defn Full of obstructions Obs Shak BARGAIN Bargain n Etym OE bargayn bargany OF bargaigne bargagne prob from a supposed LL barcaneum fr barca a boat which carries merchandise to the shore hence to traffic to and fro to carry on commerce in general See Bark a vessel 1 An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration A contract is a bargain that is legally binding Wharton 2 An agreement or stipulation mutual pledge And whon your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith Shak 3 A purchase also when not qualified a gainful transaction an advantageous purchase as to buy a thing at a bargain 4 The thing stipulated or purchased also anything bought cheap She was too fond of her most filthy bargain Shak Bargain and sale Law a species of conveyance by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee The statute then completes the purchase ie the bargain vests the use and the statute vests the possession Blackstone Into the bargain over and above what is stipulated besides To sell bargains to make saucy usually indelicate repartees Obs Swift To strike a bargain to reach or ratify an agreement A bargain was struck Macaulay Syn Contract stipulation purchase engagement BARGAIN Bargain v i Etym OE barganien OF bargaigner F barguigner to hesitate fr LL barcaniare See Bargain n Defn To make a bargain to make a contract for the exchange of property or services followed by with and for as to bargain with a farmer for a cow So worthless peasants bargain for their wives Shak BARGAIN Bargain v t imp p p Bargained p pr vb n Bargaining Defn To transfer for a consideration to barter to trade as to bargain one horse for another To bargain away to dispose of in a bargain usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage as to bargain away ones birthright The heir had somehow bargained away the estate G Eliot BARGAINEE Bargainee n Etym OF bargaigné pp See Bargain v i Law Defn The party to a contract who receives or agrees to receive the property sold Blackstone BARGAINER Bargainer n Defn One who makes a bargain sometimes in the sense of bargainor BARGAINOR Bargainor n Law Defn One who makes a bargain or contracts with another esp one who sells or contracts to sell property to another Blackstone BARGE Barge n Etym OF barge F berge fr LL barca for barica not found prob fr L baris an Egyptian rowboat fr Gr prob fr Egyptian cf Coptic bari a boat Cf Bark a vessel 1 A pleasure boat a vessel or boat of state elegantly furnished and decorated 2 A large roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods as a ships barge a charcoal barge 3 A large boat used by flag officers 4 A doubledecked passenger or freight vessel towed by a steamboat US 5 A large omnibus used for excursions Local US BARGEBOARD Bargeboard n Etym Perh corrup of vergeboard or cf LL bargus a kind of gallows Defn A vergeboard BARGECOURSE Bargecourse n Etym See Bargeboard Arch Defn A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters in buildings where there is a gable Gwilt BARGEE Bargee n Defn A bargeman Eng BARGEMAN Bargeman n Defn The man who manages a barge or one of the crew of a barge BARGEMASTTER Bargemastter n Defn The proprietor or manager of a barge or one of the crew of a barge BARGER Barger n Defn The manager of a barge Obs BARGHEST Barghest n Etym Perh G berg mountain geist demon or bär a bear geist Defn A goblin in the shape of a large dog portending misfortune Also written barguest BARIA Baria n Etym Cf Barium Chem Defn Baryta BARIC Baric a Chem Defn Of or pertaining to barium as baric oxide BARIC Baric a Etym Gr weight Physics Defn Of or pertaining to weight esp to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by the barometer BARILLA Barilla n Etym Sp barrilla 1 Bot Defn A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes 2 Com a The alkali produced from the plant being an impure carbonate of soda used for making soap glass etc and for bleaching purposes b Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant or kelp Ure Copper barilla Min native copper in granular form mixed with sand an ore brought from Bolivia called also Barilla de cobre BARILLET Barillet n Etym F dim of baril barrel Defn A little cask or something resembling one Smart BAR IRON Bar iron Defn See under Iron BARITE Barite n Min Defn Native sulphate of barium a mineral occurring in transparent colorless white to yellow crystals generally tabular also in granular form and in compact massive forms resembling marble It has a high specific gravity and hence is often called heavy spar It is a common mineral in metallic veins BARITONE Baritone a n Defn See Barytone BARIUM Barium n Etym NL fr Gr barys heavy Chem Defn One of the elements belonging to the alkaline earth group a metal having a silverwhite color and melting at a very high temperature It is difficult to obtain the pure metal from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air Atomic weight 137 Symbol Ba Its oxide called baryta Rarely written barytum Note Some of the compounds of this element are remarkable for their high specific gravity as the sulphate called heavy spar and the like The oxide was called barote by Guyton de Morveau which name was changed by Lavoisier to baryta whence the name of the metal BARK Bark v t imp p p Barked p pr vb n Barking 1 To strip the bark from to peel 2 To abrade or rub off any outer covering from as to bark ones heel 3 To girdle See Girdle v t 3 4 To cover or inclose with bark or as with bark as to bark the roof of a hut BARK Bark v i Etym OE berken AS beorcan akin to Icel berkja and prob to E break 1 To make a short loud explosive noise with the vocal organs said of some animals but especially of dogs 2 To make a clamor to make importunate outcries They bark and say the Scripture maketh heretics Tyndale Where there is the barking of the belly there no other commands will be heard much less obeyed Fuller BARK Bark n Defn The short loud explosive sound uttered by a dog a similar sound made by some other animals BARK BARQUE Bark Barque n Etym F barque fr Sp or It barca fr LL barca for barica See Barge 1 Formerly any small sailing vessel as a pinnace fishing smack etc also a rowing boat a barge Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind Byron 2 Naut Defn A threemasted vessel having her foremast and mainmast squarerigged and her mizzenmast schoonerrigged BARKANTINE Barkantine n Defn Same as Barkentine BARK BEETLE Bark beetle Zoöl Defn A small beetle of many species family Scolytidæ which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees often doing great damage BARKBOUND Barkbound a Defn Prevented from growing by having the bark too firm or close BARKEEPER Barkeeper n Defn One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors BARKEN Barken a Defn Made of bark Poetic Whittier BARKENTINE Barkentine n Etym See Bark n a vessel Naut Defn A threemasted vessel having the foremast squarerigged and the others schoonerrigged Spelled also barquentine barkantine etc See Illust in Append BARKER Barker n 1 An animal that barks hence any one who clamors unreasonably 2 One who stands at the doors of shops to urg Cant Eng 3 A pistol Slang Dickens 4 Zoöl Defn The spotted redshank BARKER Barker n Defn One who strips trees of their bark BARKERS MILL Barkers mill Etym From Dr Barker the inventor Defn A machine invented in the 17th century worked by a form of reaction wheel The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms causing the machine to revolve on its axis BARKERY Barkery n Defn A tanhouse BARKING IRONS Barking irons 1 Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees Gardner 2 A pair of pistols Slang BARKLESS Barkless a Defn Destitute of bark BARK LOUSE Bark louse Zoöl Defn An insect of the family Coccidæ which infests the bark of trees and vines Note The wingless females assume the shape of scales The bark louse of vine is Pulvinaria innumerabilis that of the pear is Lecanium pyri See Orange scale BARKY Barky a Defn Covered with or containing bark The barky fingers of the elm Shak BARLEY Barley n Etym OE barli barlich AS bærlic bere barley lic which is prob the same as E like adj or perh a form of AS leac leek AS bere is akin to Icel barr barley Goth barizeins made of barley L far spelt cf W barlys barley bara bread Farina 6th Bear Bot Defn A valuable grain of the family of grasses genus Hordeum used for food and for making malt from which are prepared beer ale and whisky Barley bird Zoöl the siskin Barley sugar sugar boiled till it is brittle formerly with a decoction of barley and candied Barley water a decoction of barley used in medicine as a nutritive and demulcent BARLEYBRAKE BARLEYBREAK Barleybrake Barleybreak n Defn An ancient rural game commonly played round stacks of barley or other grain in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal BARLEYBREE Barleybree n Etym Lit barley broth See Brew Defn Liquor made from barley strong ale Humorous Scot Burns BARLEYCORN Barleycorn n Etym See Corn 1 A grain or corn of barley 2 Formerly a measure of length equal to the average length of a grain of barley the third part of an inch John Barleycorn a humorous personification of barley as the source of malt liquor or whisky BARM Barm n Etym OE berme AS beorma akin to Sw bärma G bärme and prob L fermenium 93 Defn Foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing yeast Shak BARM Barm n Etym OE bearm berm barm AS beorma akin to E bear to support Defn The lap or bosom Obs Chaucer BARMAID Barmaid n Defn A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar as in a tavern or beershop A bouncing barmaid W Irving BARMASTER Barmaster n Etym Berg master cf G Bergmeister Defn Formerly a local judge among miners now an officer of the barmote Eng BARMCLOTH Barmcloth n Defn Apron Obs Chaucer BARMECIDAL Barmecidal a Etym See Barmecide Defn Unreal illusory A sort of Barmecidal feast Hood BARMECIDE Barmecide n Etym A prince of the Barmecide family who as related in the Arabian Nights Tales pretended to set before the hungry Shacabac food on which the latter pretended to feast Defn One who proffers some illusory advantage or benefit Also used as an adj Barmecidal A Barmecide feast Dickens BARMOTE Barmote n Etym Barg mote meeting Defn A court held in Derbyshire in England for deciding controversies between miners Blount BARMY Barmy a Defn Full of barm or froth in a ferment Barmy beer Dryden BARMY Barmy bärmy a Defn Full of barm or froth in a ferment Barmy beer Dryden BARN Barn n Etym OE bern AS berern bern bere barley ern ærn a close place Barley Defn A covered building used chiefly for storing grain hay and other productions of a farm In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables Barn owl Zoöl an owl of Europe and America Aluco flammeus or Strix flammea which frequents barns and other buildings Barn swallow Zoöl the common American swallow Hirundo horreorum which attaches its nest of mud to the beams and rafters of barns BARN Barn v t Defn To lay up in a barn Obs Shak Men often barn up the chaff and burn up the grain Fuller BARN Barn n Defn A child Obs See Bairn BARNABITE Barnabite n Eccl Hist Defn A member of a religious order named from St Barnabas BARNACLE Barnacle n Etym Prob from E barnacle a kind of goose which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish but perh from LL bernacula for pernacula dim of perna ham sea mussel cf Gr ham Cf F bernacle barnacle E barnacle a goose and Ir bairneach barneach limpet Zoöl Defn Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks floating timber ships etc esp a the sessile species genus Balanus and allies and b the stalked or goose barnacles genus Lepas and allies See Cirripedia and Goose barnacle Barnacle eater Zoöl the orange filefish Barnacle scale Zoöl a bark louse Ceroplastes cirripediformis of the orange and quince trees in Florida The female scale curiously resembles a sessile barnacle in form BARNACLE Barnacle n Etym See Bernicle Defn A bernicle goose BARNACLE Barnacle n Etym OE bernak bernacle cf OF bernac and Prov F Berri berniques spectacles 1 pl Far Defn An instrument for pinching a horses nose and thus restraining him Note Formerly used in the sing The barnacles give pain almost equal to that of the switch Youatt 2 pl Defn Spectacles so called from their resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers Cant Eng Dickens BARNBURNER Barnburner n So called in allusion to the fable of the man who burned his barn in order to rid it of rats Defn A member of the radical section of the Democratic party in New York about the middle of the 19th century which was hostile to extension of slavery public debts corporate privileges etc and supported Van Buren against Cass for president in 1848 opposed to Hunker Political Cant U S BARNSTORMER Barnstormer n Barn storm v Defn An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a theatre is lacking hence an inferior actor or one who plays in the country away from the larger cities Barnstorming n Theatrical Cant BARNYARD Barnyard n Defn A yard belonging to a barn BAROCCO Barocco a Etym It Arch Defn See Baroque BAROCYCLONOMETER Barocyclonometer n Gr weight cyclone meter Meteorol Defn An aneroid barometer for use with accompanying graphic diagrams and printed directions designed to aid mariners to interpret the indications of the barometer so as to determine the existence of a violent storm at a distance of several hundred miles BAROGRAM Barogram n Gr weight gram Meteor Defn A tracing usually made by the barograph showing graphically the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time BAROGRAPH Barograph n Etym Gr weight graph Meteor Defn An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure BAROKO Baroko n Etym A mnemonic word Logic Defn A form or mode of syllogism of which the first proposition is a universal affirmative and the other two are particular negative BAROLOGY Barology n Etym Gr weight logy Defn The science of weight or gravity BAROMACROMETER Baromacrometer n Etym Gr weight long meter Med Defn An instrument for ascertaining the weight and length of a newborn infant BAROMETER Barometer n Etym Gr weight meter cf F baromètre Defn An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather or for ascertaining the height of any ascent Note The barometer was invented by Torricelli at Florence about 1643 It is made in its simplest form by filling a graduated glass tube about 34 inches long with mercury and inverting it in a cup containing mercury The column of mercury in the tube descends until balanced by the weight of the atmosphere and its rise or fall under varying conditions is a measure of the change in the atmospheric pressure At the sea level its ordinary height is about 30 inches 760 millimeters See Sympiesometer Nichol Aneroid barometer See Aneroid barometer under Aneroid Marine barometer a barometer with tube contracted at bottom to prevent rapid oscillations of the mercury and suspended in gimbals from an arm or support on shipboard Mountain barometer a portable mercurial barometer with tripod support and long scale for measuring heights Siphon barometer a barometer having a tube bent like a hook with the longer leg closed at the top The height of the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the atmosphere Wheel barometer a barometer with recurved tube and a float from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an index BAROMETRIC BAROMETRICAL Barometric Barometrical a Defn Pertaining to the barometer made or indicated by a barometer as barometric changes barometrical observations BAROMETRICALLY Barometrically adv Defn By means of a barometer or according to barometric observations BAROMETROGRAPH Barometrograph n Etym Gr weight measure graph Defn A form of barometer so constructed as to inscribe of itself upon paper a record of the variations of atmospheric pressure BAROMETRY Barometry n Defn The art or process of making barometrical measurements BAROMETZ Barometz n Etym Cf Russ baranets clubmoss Bot Defn The woollyskinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern Dicksonia barometz which when specially prepared and inverted somewhat resembles a lamb called also Scythian lamb BARON Baron n Etym OE baron barun OF baron accus of ber F baron prob fr OHG baro not found bearer akin to E bear to support cf O Frisian bere LL baro It barone Sp varon From the meaning bearer of burdens seem to have come the senses strong man man in distinction from woman which is the oldest meaning in French and lastly nobleman Cf L baro simpleton See Bear to support 1 A title or degree of nobility originally the possessor of a fief who had feudal tenants under him in modern times in France and Germany a nobleman next in rank below a count in England a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords being next below a viscount Note The tenants in chief from the Crown who held lands of the annual value of four hundred pounds were styled Barons and it is to them and not to the members of the lowest grade of the nobility to whom the title at the present time belongs that reference is made when we read of the Barons of the early days of Englands history Barons are addressed as My Lord and are styled Right Honorable All their sons and daughters Honorable Cussans 2 Old Law Defn A husband as baron and feme husband and wife R Cowell Baron of beef two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone Barons of the Cinque Ports formerly members of the House of Commons elected by the seven Cinque Ports two for each port Baron of the exchequer the judges of the Court of Exchequer one of the three ancient courts of England now abolished BARONAGE Baronage n Etym OE barnage baronage OFbarnage F baronnage cf LL baronagium 1 The whole body of barons or peers The baronage of the kingdom Bp Burnet 2 The dignity or rank of a baron 3 The land which gives title to a baron Obs BARONESS Baroness n Defn A barons wife also a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right as the Baroness BurdettCoutts BARONET Baronet n Etym Baron et Defn A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary The baronets are commoners Note The order was founded by James I in 1611 and is given by patent The word however in the sense of a lesser baron was in use long before Baronets have the title of Sir prefixed to their Christian names their surnames being followed by their dignity usually abbreviated Bart Their wives are addressed as Lady or Madam Their sons are possessed of no title beyond Esquire Cussans BARONETAGE Baronetage n 1 State or rank of a baronet 2 The collective body of baronets BARONETCY Baronetcy n Defn The rank or patent of a baronet BARONG Barong n Native name Defn A kind of cutting weapon with a thick back and thin razorlike edge used by the Moros of the Philippine Islands BARONIAL Baronial a Defn Pertaining to a baron or a barony Baronial tenure Hallam BARONY Barony n pl Baronies Etym OF baronie F baronnie LL baronia See Baron 1 The fee or domain of a baron the lordship dignity or rank of a baron 2 In Ireland a territorial division corresponding nearly to the English hundred and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief There are 252 of these baronies In Scotland an extensive freehold It may be held by a commoner Brande C BAROQUE Baroque a Etym F cf It barocco Arch Defn In bad taste grotesque odd BAROSCOPE Baroscope n Etym Gr weight scope cf F baroscope Defn Any instrument showing the changes in the weight of the atmosphere also less appropriately any instrument that indicates or foreshadows changes of the weather as a deep vial of liquid holding in suspension some substance which rises and falls with atmospheric changes BAROSCOPIC BAROSCOPICAL Baroscopic Baroscopical a Defn Pertaining to or determined by the baroscope BAROTHERMOGRAPH Barothermograph n Gr weight thermograph Defn An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature as of the atmosphere BAROUCHE Barouche n Etym G barutsche It baroccio biroccio LL barrotium fr L birotus twowheeled bibis twice rota wheel Defn A fourwheeled carriage with a falling top a seat on the outside for the driver and two double seats on the inside arranged so that the sitters on the front seat face those on the back seat BAROUCHET Barouchet n Defn A kind of light barouche BARPOST Barpost n Defn A post sunk in the ground to receive the bars closing a passage into a field BARQUE Barque n Defn Same as 3d Bark n BARRACAN Barracan n Etym F baracan bouracan cf Pr barracan It baracane Sp barragan Pg barregana LL barracanus fr Ar barrakan a kind of black gown perh fr Per barak a garment made of camels hair Defn A thick strong stuff somewhat like camlet still used for outer garments in the Levant BARRACK Barrack n Etym F baraque fr It baracca cf Sp barraca from LL barra bar See Bar n 1 Mil Defn A building for soldiers especially when in garrison Commonly in the pl originally meaning temporary huts but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack composed of dry branches and thatched with straw Gibbon 2 A movable roof sliding on four posts to cover hay straw etc Local US BARRACK Barrack v t Defn To supply with barracks to establish in barracks as to barrack troops BARRACK Barrack v i Defn To live or lodge in barracks BARRACLADE Barraclade n Etym D baar OD baer naked bare kleed garment ie cloth undressed or without nap Defn A homemade woolen blanket without nap Local New York Bartlett BARRACOON Barracoon n Etym Sp or Pg barraca See Barrack Defn A slave warehouse or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily Du Chaillu BARRACUDA BARRACOUTA Barracuda Barracouta n 1 Zoöl Defn A voracious pikelike marine fish of the genus Sphyræna sometimes used as food Note That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is Sphyræna spet or S vulgaris a southern species is S picuda the Californian is S argentea 2 Zoöl Defn A large edible freshwater fish of Australia and New Zealand Thyrsites atun BARRAGE Barrage n Etym F fr barrer to bar from barre bar Engin Defn An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or water course to increase the depth of water as the barrages of the Nile BARRAMUNDI Barramundi n Written also barramunda Native name Zoöl a A remarkable Australian freshwater ganoid fish of the genus Ceratodus b An Australian river fish Osteoglossum Leichhardtii BARRANCA Barranca n Etym Sp Defn A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse Texas N Mex BARRAS Barras n Etym F Defn A resin called also galipot BARRATOR Barrator n Etym OE baratour OF barateor deceiver fr OF barater bareter to deceive cheat barter See Barter v i Defn One guilty of barratry BARRATROUS Barratrous Law Defn Tainter with or constituting barratry Barratrously adv Kent BARRATRY Barratry n Etym Cf F baraterie LL barataria See Barrator and cf Bartery 1 Law Defn The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels Also spelt barretry Coke Blackstone 2 Mar Law Defn A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship in his character of master or of the mariners to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo and without his consent It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose as by running away with the ship sinking or deserting her etc or by embezzling the cargo Kent Part 3 Scots Law Defn The crime of a judge who is influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment Wharton BARRED OWL Barred owl Zoöl Defn A large American owl Syrnium nebulosum so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast BARREL Barrel nEtym OE barel F baril prob fr barre bar Cf Barricade 1 A round vessel or cask of greater length than breadth and bulging in the middle made of staves bound with hoops and having flat ends or heads 2 The quantity which constitutes a full barrel This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article being regulated by custom or by law A barrel of wine is 31 3 A solid drum or a hollow cylinder or case as the barrel of a windlass the barrel of a watch within which the spring is coiled 4 A metallic tube as of a gun from which a projectile is discharged Knight 5 A jar Obs 1 Kings xvii 12 6 Zoöl Defn The hollow basal part of a feather Barrel bulk Com a measure equal to five cubic feet used in estimating capacity as of a vessel for freight Barrel drain Arch a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube Barrel of a boiler the cylindrical part of a boiler containing the flues Barrel of the ear Anat the tympanum or tympanic cavity Barrel organ an instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder Barrel vault See under Vault BARREL Barrel v t imp p p Barreled Barrelled p pr vb n Barreling or Barrelling Defn To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels BARRELED BARRELLED Barreled Barrelled a Defn Having a barrel used in composition as a doublebarreled gun BARREL PROCESS Barrel process Metal Defn A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel or drum with mercury chlorine cyanide solution or other reagent BARREN Barren a Etym OE barein OF brehaing brehaigne baraigne F bréhaigne of uncertain origin cf Arm brékha markha sterile LL brana a sterile mare principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents Bisc barau baru fasting 1 Incapable of producing offspring producing no young sterile She was barren of children Bp Hall 2 Not producing vegetation or useful vegetation Barren mountain tracts Macaulay 3 Unproductive fruitless unprofitable empty Brilliant but barren reveries Prescott Some schemes will appear barren of hints and matter Swift 4 Mentally dull stupid Shak Barren flower a flower which has only stamens without a pistil or which as neither stamens nor pistils Barren Grounds Geog a vast tract in British America northward of the forest regions Barren Ground bear Zoöl a peculiar bear inhabiting the Barren Grounds now believed to be a variety of the brown bear of Europe Barren Ground caribou Zoöl a small reindeer Rangifer Groenlandicus peculiar to the Barren Grounds and Greenland BARREN Barren n 1 A tract of barren land 2 pl Defn Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees but not timber as pine barrens oak barrens They are not necessarily sterile and are often fertile Amer J Pickering BARRENLY Barrenly adv Defn Unfruitfully unproductively BARRENNESS Barrenness n Defn The condition of being barren sterility unproductiveness A total barrenness of invention Dryden BARRENWORT Barrenwort n Bot Defn An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family Epimedium alpinum having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific BARRET Barret n Etym F barrette LL barretum a cap See Berretta and cf Biretta Defn A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers called also barret cap Also the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics BARRETTER Barretter n OF bareter to exchange Cf Barter Wireless Teleg Defn A thermal cymoscope which operates by increased resistance when subjected to the influence of electric waves The original form consisted of an extremely fine platinum wire loop attached to terminals and inclosed in a small glass or silver bulb In a later variety called the liquid barretter wire is replace by a column of liquid in a very fine capillary tube BARRICADE Barricade n Etym F barricade fr Sp barricada orig a barring up with casks fr barrica cask perh fr LL barra bar See Bar n and cf Barrel n 1 Mil Defn A fortification made in haste of trees earth palisades wagons or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemys access 2 Any bar obstruction or means of defense Such a barricade as would greatly annoy or absolutely stop the currents of the atmosphere Derham BARRICADE Barricade v t imp p p Barricaded p pr vb n Barricading Etym Cf F barricader See Barricade n Defn To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades to stop up as a passage to obstruct as the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris The further end whereof a bridge was barricaded with barrels Hakluyt BARRICADER Barricader n Defn One who constructs barricades BARRICADO Barricado n v t Defn See Barricade Shak BARRIER Barrier n Etym OE barrere barere F barrière fr barre bar See Bar n 1 Fort Defn A carpentry obstruction stockade or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy 2 A fortress or fortified town on the frontier of a country commanding an avenue of approach 3 pl Defn A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place or to keep back a crowd No sooner were the barriers opened than he paced into the lists Sir W Scott 4 An any obstruction anything which hinders approach or attack Constitutional barriers Hopkinson 5 Any limit or boundary a line of separation Twixt that instinct and reason what a nice barrier Pope Barrier gate a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier Barrier reef a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive To fight at barriers to fight with a barrier between as a martial exercise Obs BARRIGUDO Barrigudo n Etym Native name fr Sp barrigudo bigbellied Zoöl Defn A large darkcolored South American monkey of the genus Lagothrix having a long prehensile tail BARRINGOUT Barringout n Defn The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster a boyish mode of rebellion in schools Swift BARRIO Barrio n pl Barrios Sp Defn In Spain and countries colonized by Spain a village ward or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs BARRISTER Barrister n Etym From Bar n Defn Counselor at law a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor See Attorney Eng BARROOM Barroom n Defn A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold BARROW Barrow n Etym OE barow fr AS beran to bear See Bear to support and cf Bier 1 A support having handles and with or without a wheel on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand See Handbarrow and Wheelbarrow 2 Salt Works Defn A wicker case in which salt is put to drain BARROW Barrow n Etym OE barow bargh AS bearg bearh akin to Icel börgr OHG barh barug G barch Defn A hog esp a male hog castrated Holland BARROW Barrow n Etym OE bergh AS beorg beorh hill sepulchral mound akin to G berg mountain Goth bairgahei hill hilly country and perh to Skr b high OIr brigh mountain Cf Berg Berry a mound and Borough an incorporated town 1 A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead a tumulus 2 Mining Defn A heap of rubbish attle etc BARROWIST Barrowist n Eccl Hist Defn A follower of Henry Barrowe one of the founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England Barrowe was executed for nonconformity in 1953 BARRULET Barrulet n Etym Dim of bar n Her Defn A diminutive of the bar having one fourth its width BARRULY Barruly a Her Defn Traversed by barrulets or small bars said of the field BARRY Barry a Her Defn Divided into bars said of the field BARSE Barse n Etym AS bears bærs akin to D baars G bars barsch Cf 1st Bass n Defn The common perch See 1st Bass Prov Eng Halliwell BARTENDER Bartender n Defn A barkeeper BARTER Barter v i imp p p Bartered p pr vb n Bartering Etym OE bartren OF barater bareter to cheat exchange perh fr Gr to do deal well or ill use practices or tricks or perh fr Celtic cf Ir brath treachery W brad Cf Barrator Defn To traffic or trade by exchanging one commodity for another in distinction from a sale and purchase in which money is paid for the commodities transferred to truck BARTER Barter v t Defn To trade or exchange in the way of barter to exchange frequently for an unworthy consideration to traffic to truck sometimes followed by away as to barter away goods or honor BARTER Barter n 1 The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of commodities an exchange of goods The spirit of huckstering and barter Burke 2 The thing given in exchange Syn Exchange dealing traffic trade truck BARTERER Barterer n Defn One who barters BARTERY Bartery n Defn Barter Obs Camden BARTH Barth n Etym Etymol unknown Defn A place of shelter for cattle Prov Eng Halliwell BARTHOLOMEW TIDE Bartholomew tide Defn Time of the festival of St Bartholomew August 24th Shak BARTIZAN Bartizan n Etym Cf Brettice Arch Defn A small overhanging structure for lookout or defense usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway BARTLETT Bartlett n Bot Defn A Bartlett pear a favorite kind of pear which originated in England about 1770 and was called Williams Bonchrétien It was brought to America and distributed by Mr Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester Massachusetts BARTON Barton n Etym AS beret courtyard grange bere barley t an inclosure 1 The demesne lands of a manor also the manor itself Eng Burton 2 A farmyard Eng Southey BARTRAM Bartram n Bot Defn See Bertram Johnson BARWAY Barway n Defn A passage into a field or yard closed by bars made to take out of the posts BARWISE Barwise adv Her Defn Horizontally BARWOOD Barwood n Defn A red wood of a leguminous tree Baphia nitida from Angola and the Gaboon in Africa It is used as a dyewood and also for ramrods violin bows and turners work BARYCENTRIC Barycentric a Etym Gr heavy center Defn Of or pertaining to the center of gravity See Barycentric calculus under Calculus BARYPHONY Baryphony n Etym Gr heavy a sound voice Med Defn Difficulty of speech BARYSPHERE Barysphere n Gr heavy sphere Geol Defn The heavy interior portion of the earth within the lithosphere BARYTA Baryta n Etym Gr heavy Cf Baria Chem Defn An oxide of barium or barytum a heavy earth with a specific gravity above 4 BARYTES Barytes n Etym Gr heavy cf Gr heaviness F baryte Min Defn Barium sulphate generally called heavy spar or barite See Barite BARYTIC Barytic a Defn Of or pertaining to baryta BARYTOCALCITE Barytocalcite n Etym Baryta calcite Min Defn A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive or crystallized It is a compound of the carbonates of barium and calcium BARYTONE BARITONE Barytone Baritone a Etym Gr heavy tone 1 Mus Defn Grave and deep as a kind of male voice 2 Greek Gram Defn Not marked with an accent on the last syllable the grave accent being understood BARYTONE BARITONE Barytone Baritone n Etym F baryton cf It baritono 1 Mus a A male voice the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor but which does not descend as low as the one nor rise as high as the other b A person having a voice of such range c The viola di gamba now entirely disused 2 Greek Gram Defn A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable the grave accent being understood BARYTUM Barytum n Etym NL Chem Defn The metal barium See Barium R BASAL Basal a Defn Relating to or forming the base Basal cleavage See under Cleavage Basal plane Crystallog one parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis BASALNERVED Basalnerved a Bot Defn Having the nerves radiating from the base said of leaves BASALT Basalt n Etym N basaltes an African word a dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia cf F basalte 1 Geol Defn A rock of igneous origin consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar with grains of magnetic or titanic iron and also bottle green particles of olivine frequently disseminated Note It is usually of a greenish black color or of some dull brown shade or black It constitutes immense beds in some regions and also occurs in veins or dikes cutting through other rocks It has often a prismatic structure as at the Giants Causeway in Ireland where the columns are as regular as if the work of art It is a very tough and heavy rock and is one of the best materials for macadamizing roads 2 An imitation in pottery of natural basalt a kind of black porcelain BASALTIC Basaltic a Etym Cf F basaltique Defn Pertaining to basalt formed of or containing basalt as basaltic lava BASALTIFORM Basaltiform a Etym Basalt form Defn In the form of basalt columnar BASALTOID Basaltoid a Etym Basalt oid Defn Formed like basalt basaltiform BASAN Basan n Defn Same as Basil a sheepskin BASANITE Basanite n Etym L basanites lapis Gr the touchstone cf F basanite Min Defn Lydian stone or black jasper a variety of siliceous or flinty slate of a grayish or bluish black color It is employed to test the purity of gold the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal BASBLEU Basbleu n Etym F fr bas stocking bleu blue Defn A bluestocking a literary woman Somewhat derisive BASCINET Bascinet n Etym OE bacinet basnet OF bassinet bacinet F bassinet dim of OF bacin F bassin a helmet in the form of a basin Defn A light helmet at first open but later made with a visor Written also basinet bassinet basnet BASCULE Bascule n Etym F a seesaw Defn In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw in which one end rises as the other falls Bascule bridge a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air BASE Base a Etym OE bass F bas low fr LL bassus thick fat short humble cf L Bassus a proper name and W bas shallow Cf Bass a part in music 1 Of little or less than the usual height of low growth as base shrubs Archaic Shak 2 Low in place or position Obs Shak 3 Of humble birth or low degree lowly mean Archaic A pleasant and base swain Bacon 4 Illegitimate by birth bastard Archaic Why bastard wherefore base Shak 5 Of little comparative value as metal inferior to gold and silver the precious metals 6 Alloyed with inferior metal debased as base coin base bullion 7 Morally low Hence Lowminded unworthy without dignity of sentiment ignoble mean illiberal menial as a base fellow base motives base occupations A cruel act of a base and a cowardish mind Robynson Mores Utopia Base ingratitude Milton 8 Not classical or correct Base Latin Fuller 9 Deep or grave in sound as the base tone of a violin In this sense commonly written bass 10 Law Defn Not held by honorable service as a base estate one held by services not honorable held by villenage Such a tenure is called base or low and the tenant a base tenant Base fee formerly an estate held at the will of the lord now a qualified fee See note under Fee n 4 Base metal See under Metal Syn Dishonorable worthless ignoble lowminded infamous sordid degraded Base Vile Mean These words as expressing moral qualities are here arranged in the order of their strength the strongest being placed first Base marks a high degree of moral turpitude vile and mean denote in different degrees the want of what is valuable or worthy of esteem What is base excites our abhorrence what is vile provokes our disgust or indignation what is mean awakens contempt Base is opposed to highminded vile to noble mean to liberal or generous Ingratitude is base sycophancy is vile undue compliances are mean BASE Base n Etym F base L basis fr Gr a stepping step a base pedestal fr to go step akin to E come Cf Basis and see Come 1 The bottom of anything considered as its support or that on which something rests for support the foundation as the base of a statue The base of mighty mountains Prescott 2 Fig The fundamental or essential part of a thing the essential principle a groundwork 3 Arch a The lower part of a wall pier or column when treated as a separate feature usually in projection or especially ornamented b The lower part of a complete architectural design as of a monument also the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration 4 Bot Defn That extremity of a leaf fruit etc at which it is attached to its support 5 Chem Defn The positive or nonacid component of a salt a substance which combined with an acid neutralizes the latter and forms a salt applied also to the hydroxides of the positive elements or radicals and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of forming salts with acids 6 Pharmacy Defn The chief ingredient in a compound 7 Dyeing Defn A substance used as a mordant Ure 8 Fort Defn The exterior side of the polygon or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions 9 Geom Defn The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand 10 Math Defn The number from which a mathematical table is constructed as the base of a system of logarithms 11 Etym See Base low Defn A low or deep sound Mus a The lowest part the deepest male voice b One who sings or the instrument which plays base Now commonly written bass The trebles squeak for fear the bases roar Dryden 12 Mil Defn A place or tract of country protected by fortifications or by natural advantages from which the operations of an army proceed forward movements are made supplies are furnished etc 13 Mil Defn The smallest kind of cannon Obs 14 Zoöl Defn That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ 15 Crystallog Defn The basal plane of a crystal 16 Geol Defn The ground mass of a rock especially if not distinctly crystalline 17 Her Defn The lower part of the field See Escutcheon 18 The housing of a horse Obs 19 pl Defn A kind of skirt often of velvet or brocade but sometimes of mailed armor which hung from the middle to about the knees or lower Obs 20 The lower part of a robe or petticoat Obs 21 An apron Obs Bakers in their linen bases Marston 22 The point or line from which a start is made a starting place or a goal in various games To their appointed base they went Dryden 23 Surv Defn A line in a survey which being accurately determined in length and position serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles Lyman 24 A rustic play called also prisoners base prison base or bars To run the country base Shak 25 Baseball Defn Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield Altern base See under Altern Attic base Arch See under Attic Base course Arch a The first or lower course of a foundation wall made of large stones of a mass of concrete called also foundation course b The architectural member forming the transition between the basement and the wall above Base hit Baseball a hit by which the batsman without any error on the part of his opponents is able to reach the first base without being put out Base line a A main line taken as a base as in surveying or in military operations b A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent Base plate the foundation plate of heavy machinery as of the steam engine the bed plate Base ring Ordnance a projecting band of metal around the breech connected with the body of the gun by a concave molding H L Scott BASE Base v t imp p p Based p pr vb n Basing Etym From Base n Defn To put on a base or basis to lay the foundation of to found as an argument or conclusion used with on or upon Bacon BASE Base v t Etym See Base a and cf Abase 1 To abase to let or cast down to lower Obs If any based his pike Sir T North 2 To reduce the value of to debase Obs Metals which we can not base Bacon BASEBALL Baseball n 1 A game of ball so called from the bases or bounds four in number which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball 2 The ball used in this game BASEBOARD Baseboard n Arch Defn A board or other woodwork carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor to form a base and protect the plastering also called washboard in England mopboard and scrubboard BASEBORN Baseborn a 1 Born out of wedlock Gay 2 Born of low parentage 3 Vile mean Thy baseborn heart Shak BASEBURNER Baseburner n Defn A furnace or stove in which the fuel is contained in a hopper or chamber and is fed to the fire as the lower stratum is consumed BASECOURT Basecourt n Etym F bassecour See Base a and Court n 1 The secondary inferior or rear courtyard of a large house the outer court of a castle 2 Law Defn An inferior court of law not of record BASED Based p p a 1 Having a base or having as a base supported as broadbased 2 Etym See Base n 1821 Defn Wearing or protected by bases Obs Based in lawny velvet E Hall BASEDOWS DISEASE Basedows disease Etym Named for Dr Basedow a German physician Med Defn A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland prominence of the eyeballs and inordinate action of the heart called also exophthalmic goiter Flint BASELARD Baselard n Etym OF baselarde LL basillardus Defn A short sword or dagger worn in the fifteenth century Written also baslard Fairholt BASELESS Baseless a Defn Without a base having no foundation or support The baseless fabric of this vision Shak BASELY Basely adv 1 In a base manner with despicable meanness dishonorably shamefully 2 Illegitimately in bastardy Archaic Knolles BASEMENT Basement n Etym F soubassement Of uncertain origin Cf Base a Bastion Arch Defn The outer wall of the ground story of a building or of a part of that story when treated as a distinct substructure See Base n 3 a Hence The rooms of a ground floor collectively Basement membrane Anat a delicate membrane composed of a single layer of flat cells forming the substratum upon which in many organs the epithelioid cells are disposed BASENESS Baseness n Defn The quality or condition of being base degradation vileness I once did hold it a baseness to write fair Shak BASENET Basenet n Defn See Bascinet Obs BASE VIOL Base viol Defn See Bass viol BASH Bash v t i Etym OE baschen baissen See Abash Defn To abash to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance Obs His countenance was bold and bashed not Spenser BASHAW Bashaw n Etym See Pasha 1 A Turkish title of honor now written pasha See Pasha 2 Fig A magnate or grandee 3 Zoöl Defn A very large siluroid fish Leptops olivaris of the Mississippi valley also called goujon mud cat and yellow cat BASHFUL Bashful a Etym See Bash 1 Abashed daunted dismayed Obs 2 Very modest or modest excess constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice indicating extreme or excessive modesty shy as a bashful person action expression Syn Diffident retiring reserved shamefaced sheepish BASHFULLY Bashfully adv Defn In a bashful manner BASHFULNESS Bashfulness n Defn The quality of being bashful Syn Bashfulness Modesty Diffidence Shyness Modesty arises from a low estimate of ourselves bashfulness is an abashment or agitation of the spirits at coming into contact with others diffidence is produced by an undue degree of selfdistrust shyness usually arises from an excessive selfconsciousness and a painful impression that every one is looking at us Modesty of deportment is becoming at all bashfulness often gives rise to mistakes and blundering diffidence is society frequently makes a man a burden to himself shyness usually produces a reserve or distance which is often mistaken for haughtiness BASHIBAZOUK Bashibazouk n Etym Turkish lightheaded a foolish fellow Defn A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army BASHLESS Bashless a Defn Shameless unblushing Obs Spenser BASHYLE Bashyle n Chem Defn See Basyle BASI Basi Defn A combining form especially in anatomical and botanical words to indicate the base or position at or near a base forming a base as basibranchials the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches basicranial situated at the base of the cranium basifacial basitemporal etc BASIC Basic a 1 Chem a Relating to a base performing the office of a base in a salt b Having the base in excess or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt c Apparently alkaline as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper 2 Min Defn Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica as basalt Basic salt Chem a salt formed from a base or hydroxide by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative or acid element or radical BASICERITE Basicerite n Etym Basi Gr horn antenna Zoöl Defn The second joint of the antennæ of crustaceans BASICITY Basicity n Chem a The quality or state of being a base b The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid BASIC PROCESS Basic process Iron Metal Defn A Bessemer or openhearth steelmaking process in which a lining that is basic or not siliceous is used and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment Opposed to acid process above Called also Thomas process BASIC SLAG Basic slag Defn A byproduct from the manufacture of steel by the basic process used as a fertilizer It is rich in lime and contains 14 to 20 per cent of phosphoric acid Called also Thomas slag phosphatic slag and odorless phosphate BASIC STEEL Basic steel Defn Steel produced by the basic process BASIDIOMYCETES Basidiomycetes n pl NL fr NL E basidium Gr fungus Bot Defn A large subdivision of fungi coördinate with the Ascomycetes characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium It embraces those fungi best known to the public such as mushrooms toadstools etc BASIDIOSPORE Basidiospore n Etym Basidium spore Bot Defn A spore borne by a basidium Basidiosporous a BASIDIUM Basidium n Etym NL dim of Gr base Bot Defn A special oblong or pyriform cell with slender branches which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes of which the common mushroom is an example BASIFIER Basifier n Chem Defn That which converts into a salifiable base BASIFUGAL Basifugal a Etym Basen L fugere to flee Bot Defn Tending or proceeding away from the base as a basifugal growth BASIFY Basify v t Etym Base fy Chem Defn To convert into a salifiable base BASIGYNIUM Basigynium n Etym NL fr Gr base woman Bot Defn The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers as the passion flower is seated a carpophore or thecaphore BASIHYAL Basihyal a Etym Basi Gr Anat Defn Noting two small bones forming the body of the inverted hyoid arch BASIHYOID Basihyoid n Etym Basi hyoid Anat Defn The central tongue bone BASIL Basil n Etym Cf F basile and E Bezel Defn The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool as a plane is ground Grier BASIL Basil v t imp p p Basiled p pr vb n Basiling Defn To grind or form the edge of to an angle Moxon BASIL Basil n Etym F basilic fr L badilicus royal Gr fr king Bot Defn The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family but chiefly to the common or sweet basil Ocymum basilicum and the bush basil or lesser basil O minimum the leaves of which are used in cookery The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint Pycnanthemum Basil thyme a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and C Nepeta Wild basil a plant Calamintha clinopodium of the Mint family BASIL Basil n Etym Corrupt from E basan F basane LL basanium bazana fr Ar bithana prop lining Defn The skin of a sheep tanned with bark BASILAR BASILARY Basilar Basilary a Etym F basilaire fr L basis See Base n 1 Relating to or situated at the base 2 Lower inferior applied to impulses or springs of action R Basilar instincts H W Beecher BASILIC Basilic n Etym F basilique Defn Basilica BASILIC BASILICAL Basilic Basilical a Etym See Basilica 1 Royal kingly also basilican 2 Anat Defn Pertaining to certain parts anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy as the middle vein of the right arm BASILICA Basilica n pl Basilicas sometimes Basilic Etym L basilica Gr sc or fr royal fr Defn Originally the place of a king but afterward an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance where assemblies were held for dispensing justice and hence any large hall used for this purpose 2 Arch a A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting with court rooms etc attached b A church building of the earlier centuries of Christianity the plan of which was taken from the basilica of the Romans The name is still applied to some churches by way of honorary distinction BASILICA Basilica n Defn A digest of the laws of Justinian translated from the original Latin into Greek by order of Basil I in the ninth century P Cyc BASILICAN Basilican a Defn Of relating to or resembling a basilica basilical There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the basilican form Milman BASILICOK Basilicok n Etym OF basilicoc Defn The basilisk Obs Chaucer BASILICON Basilicon n Etym L basilicon Gr neut of cf F basilicon See Basilica Med Defn An ointment composed of wax pitch resin and olive oil lard or other fatty substance BASILISK Basilisk n Etym L basiliscus Gr little king kind of serpent dim of king so named from some prominences on the head resembling a crown 1 A fabulous serpent or dragon The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents and that its breath and even its look was fatal See Cockatrice Make me not sighted like the basilisk Shak 2 Zoöl Defn A lizard of the genus Basiliscus belonging to the family Iguanidæ Note This genus is remarkable for a membranous bag rising above the occiput which can be filled with air at pleasure also for an elevated crest along the back that can be raised or depressed at will 3 Mil Defn A large piece of ordnance so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name or from its size Obs BASIN Basin n Etym OF bacin F bassin LL bacchinus fr bacca a water vessel fr L bacca berry in allusion to the round shape or perh fr Celtic Cf Bac 1 A hollow vessel or dish to hold water for washing and for various other uses 2 The quantity contained in a basin 3 A hollow vessel of various forms and materials used in the arts or manufactures as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses by hatters for molding a hat into shape etc 4 A hollow place containing water as a pond a dock for ships a little bay 5 Physical Geog a A circular or oval valley or depression of the surface of the ground the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake or traversed by a river b The entire tract of country drained by a river or sloping towards a sea or lake 6 Geol Defn An isolated or circumscribed formation particularly where the strata dip inward on all sides toward a center especially applied to the coal formations called coal basins or coal fields BASINED Basined a Defn Inclosed in a basin Basined rivers Young BASINET Basinet n Defn Same as Bascinet BASIOCCIPITAL Basioccipital a Etym Basi occipital Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult but usually distinct in the young n Defn The basioccipital bone BASION Basion n Etym Gr a base Anat Defn The middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull BASIPODITE Basipodite n Etym Basi foot Anat Defn The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea BASIPTERYGIUM Basipterygium n Etym NL fr Gr a base a fin Anat Defn A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes It develops into the metapterygium Basipterygial a BASIPTERYGOID Basipterygoid a n Etym Basi pierygoid Anat Defn Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone BASIS Basis n pl Bases Etym L basis Gr See Base n 1 The foundation of anything that on which a thing rests Dryden 2 The pedestal of a column pillar or statue Obs If no basis bear my rising name Pope 3 The ground work the first or fundamental principle that which supports The basis of public credit is good faith A Hamilton 4 The principal component part of a thing BASISOLUTE Basisolute a Etym Basi solute a Bot Defn Prolonged at the base as certain leaves BASISPHENOID BASISPHENOIDAL Basisphenoid Basisphenoidal a Etym Basi spheroid Anat Defn Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult BASISPHENOID Basisphenoid n Anat Defn The basisphenoid bone BASK Bask v i imp p p Basked p pr vb n Basking Etym OScand ba to bathe ones self or perh bakask to bake ones self sk being reflexive See Bath n Bake v t Defn To lie in warmth to be exposed to genial heat Basks in the glare and stems the tepid wave Goldsmith BASK Bask v t Defn To warm by continued exposure to heat to warm with genial heat Basks at the fire his hairy strength Milton BASKET Basket n Etym Of unknown origin The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English 1 A vessel made of osiers or other twigs cane rushes splints or other flexible material interwoven Rude baskets woven of the flexile willow Dyer 2 The contents of a basket as much as a basket contains as a basket of peaches 3 Arch Defn The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital Improperly so used Gwilt 4 The two back seats facing one another on the outside of a stagecoach Eng Goldsmith Basket fish Zoöl an ophiuran of the genus Astrophyton having the arms much branched See Astrophyton Basket hilt a hilt with a covering wrought like basketwork to protect the hand Hudibras Hence Baskethilted a Basket work work consisting of plaited osiers or twigs Basket worm Zoöl a lepidopterous insect of the genus Thyridopteryx and allied genera esp T ephemeræformis The larva makes and carries about a bag or basketlike case of silk and twigs which it afterwards hangs up to shelter the pupa and wingless adult females BASKET Basket v t Defn To put into a basket R BASKET BALL Basket ball Defn A game usually played indoors in which two parties of players contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball into opposite goals resembling baskets BASKETFUL Basketful n pl Basketfuls Defn As much as a basket will contain BASKETRY Basketry n Defn The art of making baskets also baskets taken collectively BASKING SHARK Basking shark Zoöl Defn One of the largest species of sharks Cetorhinus maximus so called from its habit of basking in the sun the liver shark or bone shark It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America and grows to a length of more than forty feet It is a harmless species BASNET Basnet n Defn Same as Bascinet BASOMMATOPHORA Basommatophora n pl Etym NL fr Gr base eye to bear Zoöl Defn A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles including the common pond snails BASON Bason n Defn A basin Obs or Special form BASQUE Basque a Etym F Defn Pertaining to Biscay its people or their language BASQUE Basque n Etym F 1 One of a race of unknown origin inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France 2 The language spoken by the Basque people 3 A part of a ladys dress resembling a jacket with a short skirt probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques BASQUISH Basquish a Etym F Basque Biscayan cf G Baskisch Defn Pertaining to the country people or language of Biscay Basque Obs Sir T Browne BASRELIEF Basrelief n Etym F basrelief bas law relief raised work relever to raise cf It bassorilievo Defn Low relief sculpture the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions called also bassrelief and basso rilievo See Altorilievo BASS Bass n Defn pl Bass and sometimes Basses Etym A corruption of barse Zoöl 1 An edible spinyfinned fish esp of the genera Roccus Labrax and related genera There are many species Note The common European bass is Labrax lupus American species are the striped bass Roccus lineatus white or silver bass of the lakes R chrysops brass or yellow bass R interruptus 2 The two American freshwater species of black bass genus Micropterus See Black bass 3 Species of Serranus the sea bass and rock bass See Sea bass 4 The southern red or channel bass Sciæna ocellata See Redfish Note The name is also applied to many other fishes See Calico bass under Calico BASS Bass n Etym A corruption of bast 1 Bot Defn The linden or lime tree sometimes wrongly called whitewood also its bark which is used for making mats See Bast 2 Pron Defn A hassock or thick mat BASS Bass n Etym F basse fr bas low See Base a 1 A bass or deep sound or tone 2 Mus a The lowest part in a musical composition b One who sings or the instrument which plays bass Written also base Thorough bass See Thorough bass BASS Bass a Defn Deep or grave in tone Bass clef Mus the character placed at the beginning of the staff containing the bass part of a musical composition See Illust under Clef Bass voice a deepsounding voice a voice fitted for singing bass BASS Bass v t Defn To sound in a deep tone R Shak BASSA BASSAW Bassa Bassaw n Defn See Bashaw BASS DRUM Bass drum Mus Defn The largest of the different kinds of drums having two heads and emitting a deep grave sound See Bass a BASSET Basset n Etym F bassette frIt bassetta Cf Basso Defn A game at cards resembling the modern faro said to have been invented at Venice Some dress some dance some play not to forget Your piquet parties and your dear basset Rowe BASSET Basset a Etym Cf OF basset somewhat low dim of bas low Geol Defn Inclined upward as the basset edge of strata Lyell BASSET Basset n Geol Defn The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground the outcrop BASSET Basset v i imp p p Basseted p pr vb n Basseting Geol Defn To inclined upward so as to appear at the surface to crop out as a vein of coal bassets BASSET HORN Basset horn Etym See Basset a Mus Defn An instrument blown with a reed and resembling a clarinet but of much greater compass embracing nearly four octaves BASSET HOUND Basset hound Etym F basset Zoöl Defn A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs used as an earth dog BASSETING Basseting n Defn The upward direction of a vein in a mine the emergence of a stratum at the surface BASSETTO Bassetto n Etym It adj somewhat low n counter tenor See Basso Mus Defn A tenor or small bass viol BASS HORN Bass horn Mus Defn A modification of the bassoon much deeper in tone BASSINET Bassinet n Etym Cf F bassinet dim of bassin See Basin and cf Bascinet 1 A wicker basket with a covering or hood over one end in which young children are placed as in a cradle 2 See Bascinet Lord Lytton BASSO Basso n Etym It fr LL bassus See Base a Mus a The bass or lowest part as to sing basso b One who sings the lowest part c The double bass or contrabasso Basso continuo Etym It bass continued Mus A bass part written out continuously while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass continued bass BASSOCK Bassock n Defn A hassock See 2d Bass 2 BASSOON Bassoon n Etym F basson fr basse bass or perh fr bas son low sound See Bass a part in music Mus Defn A wind instrument of the double reed kind furnished with holes which are stopped by the fingers and by keys as in flutes It forms the natural bass to the oboe clarinet etc Note Its compass comprehends three octaves For convenience of carriage it is divided into two parts whence it is also called a fagot BASSOONIST Bassoonist n Defn A performer on the bassoon Busby BASSORILIEVO BASSORELIEVO Bassorilievo Bassorelievo n Etym It bassorilievo Defn Same as Basrelief BASSORIN Bassorin n Etym Cf F bassorine Chem Defn A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins It is one of the amyloses Ure BASSRELIEF Bassrelief n Defn Some as Basrelief BASS VIOL Bass viol Mus Defn A stringed instrument of the viol family used for playing bass See 3d Bass n and Violoncello BASSWOOD Basswood n Bot Defn The bass Tilia or its wood especially T Americana See Bass the lime tree All the bowls were made of basswood White and polished very smoothly Longfellow BAST Bast n Etym AS bæst akin to Icel Sw Dan D G bast of unknown origin Cf Bass the tree 1 The inner fibrous bark of various plants esp of the lime tree hence matting cordage etc made therefrom 2 A thick mat or hassock See 2d Bass 2 BASTA Basta interj Etym It Defn Enough stop Shak BASTARD Bastard n Etym OF bastard bastart F b prob fr OF bast F b a packsaddle used as a bed by the muleteers fr LL bastum ard OF fils de bast son of the packsaddle as the muleteers were accustomed to use their saddles for beds in the inns See Cervantes Don Quixote chap 16 and cfG bankert fr bank bench 1 A natural child a child begotten and born out of wedlock an illegitimate child one born of an illicit union Note By the civil and canon laws and by the laws of many of the United States a bastard becomes a legitimate child by the intermarriage of the parents at any subsequent time But by those of England and of some states of the United States a child to be legitimate must at least be born after the lawful marriage Kent Blackstone 2 Sugar Refining a An inferior quality of soft brown sugar obtained from the sirups that b A large size of mold in which sugar is drained 3 A sweet Spanish wine like muscadel in flavor Brown bastard is your only drink Shak 4 A writing paper of a particular size See Paper BASTARD Bastard a 1 Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony illegitimate See Bastard n note 2 Lacking in genuineness spurious false adulterate applied to things which resemble those which are genuine but are really not so That bastard selflove which is so vicious in itself and productive of so many vices Barrow 3 Of an unusual make or proportion as a bastard musket a bastard culverin Obs 4 Print Defn Abbreviated as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book Bastard ashlar Arch stones for ashlar work roughly squared at the quarry Bastard file a file intermediate between the coarsest and the second cut Bastard type Print type having the face of a larger or a smaller size than the body eg a nonpareil face on a brevier body Bastard wing Zoöl three to five quill feathers on a small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mam malia the alula BASTARD Bastard v t Defn To bastardize Obs Bacon BASTARDISM Bastardism n Defn The state of being a bastard bastardy BASTARDIZE Bastardize v t imp p p Bastardized p pr vb n Bastardizing 1 To make or prove to be a bastard to stigmatize as a bastard to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the child if born though not begotten in lawful wedlock Blackstone 2 To beget out of wedlock R Shak BASTARDLY Bastardly a Defn Bastardlike baseborn spuripous corrupt Obs adv Defn In the manner of a bastard spuriously Obs Shak Donne BASTARDY Bastardy n 1 The state of being a bastard illegitimacy 2 The procreation of a bastard child Wharton BASTE Baste v t imp p p Basted p pr vb n Basting Etym Cf Icel beysta to strike powder Sw basa to beat with a rod perh akin to E beat 1 To beat with a stick to cudgel One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters Pepys 2 Cookery Defn To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on as on meat in roasting 3 To mark with tar as sheep Prov Eng BASTE Baste v t Etym OE basten OF bastir F b prob fr OHG bestan to sew MHG besten to bind fr OHG bast bast See Bast Defn To sew loosely or with long stitches usually that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly Shak BASTILE BASTILLE Bastile Bastille n Etym F bastille fortress OF bastir to build F b 1 Feud Fort Defn A tower or an elevated work used for the defense or in the siege of a fortified place The high bastiles which overtopped the walls Holland 2 The Bastille formerly a castle or fortress in Paris used as a prison especially for political offenders hence a rhetorical name for a prison BASTINADE Bastinade n Defn See Bastinado n BASTINADE Bastinade v t Defn To bastinado Archaic BASTINADO Bastinado n pl Bastinadoes Etym Sp bastonada cf F bastonnade fr baston cf F b a stick or staff See Baston 1 A blow with a stick or cudgel 2 A sound beating with a stick or cudgel Specifically A form of punishment among the Turks Chinese and others consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet BASTINADO Bastinado v t imp p p Bastinadoes p pr vb n Bastinadoing Defn To beat with a stick or cudgel especially on the soles of the feet BASTION Bastion n Etym F bastion cf It bastione fr LL bastire to build cf F b It bastire perh from the idea of support for a weight and akin to Gr to lift carry and to E baston baton Fort Defn A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification consisting of two faces and two flanks and so constructed that it is able to defend by a flanking fire the adjacent curtain or wall which extends from one bastion to another Two adjacent bastions are connected by the curtain which joins the flank of one with the adjacent flank of the other The distance between the flanks of a bastion is called the gorge A lunette is a detached bastion See Ravelin BASTIONED Bastioned a Defn Furnished with a bastion having bastions BASTO Basto n Etym Sp Defn The ace of clubs in qua Pope BASTON Baston n Etym OF baston F b LL basto See Bastion and cf Baton and 3d Batten 1 A staff or cudgel Obs To fight with blunt bastons Holland 2 Her Defn See Baton 3 An officer bearing a painted staff who formerly was in attendance upon the kings court to take into custody persons committed by the court Mozley W BASUTOS Basutos n pl sing Basuto Ethnol Defn A warlike South African people of the Bantu stock divided into many tribes subject to the English They formerly practiced cannibalism but have now adopted many European customs BASYLE Basyle n Etym Gr base wood See yl Chem Defn A positive or nonacid constituent of compound either elementary or if compound performing the functions of an element BASYLOUS Basylous a Defn Pertaining to or having the nature of a basyle electro positive basic opposed to chlorous Graham BAT Bat n Etym OE batte botte AS batt perhaps fr the Celtic cf Ir bat bata stick staff but cf also F batte a beater thing wooden sword battre to beat 1 A large stick a club specifically a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other used in playing baseball cricket etc 2 Mining Defn Shale or bituminous shale Kirwan 3 A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables batting 4 A part of a brick with one whole end Bat bolt Machinery a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly Knight BAT Bat v t imp p p Batted p pr vb n Batting Defn To strike or hit with a bat or a pole to cudgel to beat Holland BAT Bat v i Defn To use a bat as in a game of baseball BAT Bat n Etym Corrupt from OE back backe balke cf Dan aften bakke aften evening Sw nattbacka natt night Icel le le leather Icel blaka to flutter Zoöl Defn One of the Cheiroptera an order of flying mammals in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers legs and tail The common bats are small and insectivorous See Cheiroptera and Vampire Bat tick Zoöl a wingless dipterous insect of the genus Nycteribia parasitic on bats BATABLE Batable a Etym Abbrev from debatable Defn Disputable Obs Note The border land between England and Scotland being formerly a subject of contention was called batable or debatable ground BATAILLED Batailled a Defn Embattled Obs Chaucer BATARDEAU Batardeau n Etym F 1 A cofferdam Brande C 2 Mil Defn A wall built across the ditch of a fortification with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall BATATAS BATATA Batatas Batata n Defn An aboriginal American name for the sweet potato Ipomæa batatas BATAVIAN Batavian a Defn Of or pertaining to a the Batavi an ancient Germanic tribe or to b as a Batavian legion Batavian Republic the name given to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795 BATAVIAN Batavian n Defn A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland R Bancroft BATCH Batch n Etym OE bache bacche fr AS bacan to bake cf G gebäck and D baksel See Bake v t 1 The quantity of bread baked at one time 2 A quantity of anything produced at one operation a group or collection of persons or things of the same kind as a batch of letters the next batch of business A new batch of Lords Lady M W Montagu BATE Bate n Etym Prob abbrev from debate Defn Strife contention Obs Shak BATE Bate v t imp p p Bated p pr vb n Bating Etym From abate 1 To lessen by retrenching deducting or reducing to abate to beat down to lower He must either bate the laborers wages or not employ or not pay him Locke 2 To allow by way of abatement or deduction To whom he bates nothing or what he stood upon with the parliament South 3 To leave out to except Obs Bate me the king and be he flesh and blood He lies that says it Beau Fl 4 To remove Obs About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives and lay them bare Holland 5 To deprive of Obs When baseness is exalted do not bate The place its honor for the persons sake Herbert BATE Bate v i 1 To remit or retrench a part with of Abate thy speed and I will bate of mine Dryden 2 To waste away Obs Shak BATE Bate v t Defn To attack to bait Obs Spenser BATE Bate imp Defn of Bite Obs Spenser BATE Bate v i Etym F battre des ailes to flutter Cf Bait to flutter Defn To flutter as a hawk to bait Obs Bacon BATE Bate n Jewish Antiq Defn See 2d Bath BATE Bate n Etym Cf Sw beta maceration soaking G beize and E bite Defn An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals employed in the preparation of hides grainer Knight BATE Bate v t Defn To steep in bate as hides in the manufacture of leather BATEAU Bateau n pl Bateaux Etym F bateau LL batellus fr battus batus boa which agrees with AS bat boat cf W bad boat See Boat n Defn A boat esp a flatbottomed clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers Written also but less properly batteau Bateau bridge a floating bridge supported by bateaux BATED Bated a Defn Reduced lowered restrained as to speak with bated breath Macaulay BATEFUL Bateful a Defn Exciting contention contentious Obs It did bateful question frame Sidney BATELESS Bateless a Defn Not to be abated Obs Shak BATEMENT Batement n Etym For Abatement See 2d Bate Defn Abatement diminution Moxon Batement light Arch a window or one division of a window having vertical sides but with the sill not horizontal as where it follows the rake of a staircase BATFISH Batfish n Zoöl Defn A name given to several species of fishes a The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast b The flying gurnard of the Atlantic Cephalacanthus spinarella c The California batfish or sting ray Myliobatis Californicus BATFOWLER Batfowler n Defn One who practices or finds sport in batfowling BATFOWLING Batfowling n Etym From Bat a stick Defn A mode of catching birds at night by holding a torch or other light and beating the bush or perch where they roost The birds flying to the light are caught with nets or otherwise BATFUL Batful a Etym Icel bati amelioration batna to grow better akin to AS bet better Goth gabatnan to profit Batten v i Better Defn Rich fertile Obs Batful valleys Drayton BATH Bath n pl Baths Etym AS bæ akin to OS Icel ba Sw Dan D G bad and perh to G bähen to foment 1 The act of exposing the body or part of the body for purposes of cleanliness comfort health etc to water vapor hot air or the like as a cold or a hot bath a medicated bath a steam bath a hip bath 2 Water or other liquid for bathing 3 A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash their bodies in water 4 A building containing an apartment or a series of apartments arranged for bathing Among the ancients the public baths were of amazing extent and magnificence Gwilt 5 Chem Defn A medium as heated sand ashes steam hot air through which heat is applied to a body 6 Photog Defn A solution in which plates or prints are immersed also the receptacle holding the solution Note Bath is used adjectively or in combination in an obvious sense of or for baths or bathing as bathroom bath tub bath keeper Douche bath See Douche Order of the Bath a high order of British knighthood composed of three classes viz knights grand cross knights commanders and knights companions abbreviated thus G C B K C B K B Russian bath a kind of vapor bath which consists in a prolonged exposure of the body to the influence of the steam of water followed by washings and shampooings Turkish bath a kind of bath in which a profuse perspiration is produced by hot air after which the body is washed and shampooed Bath house a house used for the purpose of bathing also a small house near a bathing place where a bather undresses and dresses BATH Bath n Etym Heb Defn A Hebrew measure containing the tenth of a homer or five gallons and three pints as a measure for liquids and two pecks and five quarts as a dry measure BATH Bath n Defn A city in the west of England resorted to for its hot springs which has given its name to various objects Bath brick a preparation of calcareous earth in the form of a brick used for cleaning knives polished metal etc Bath chair a kind of chair on wheels as used by invalids at Bath People walked out or drove out or were pushed out in their Bath chairs Dickens Bath metal an alloy consisting of four and a half ounces of zinc and one pound of copper Bath note a folded writing paper 8 12 by 14 inches Bath stone a species of limestone oölite found near Bath used for building BATHE Bathe v t imp p p Bathed p pr vb n Bathing Etym OE ba AS ba fr bæ bath See 1st Bath and cf Bay to bathe 1 To wash by immersion as in a bath to subject to a bath Chancing to bathe himself in the River Cydnus South 2 To lave to wet The lake which bathed the foot of the Alban mountain T Arnold 3 To moisten or suffuse with a liquid And let us bathe our hands in Cæsars blood Shak 4 To apply water or some liquid medicament to as to bathe the eye with warm water or with sea water to bathe ones forehead with camphor 5 To surround or envelop as water surrounds a person immersed The rosy shadows bathe me Tennyson The bright sunshine bathing all the world Longfellow BATHE Bathe v i 1 To bathe ones self to take a bath or baths They bathe in summer Waller 2 To immerse or cover ones self as in a bath To bathe in fiery floods Shak Bathe in the dimples of her cheek Lloyd 3 To bask in the sun Obs Chaucer BATHE Bathe n Defn The immersion of the body in water as to take ones usual bathe Edin Rev BATHER Bather n Defn One who bathes BATHETIC Bathetic a Defn Having the character of bathos R BATHING Bathing n Defn Act of taking a bath or baths Bathing machine a small room on wheels to be driven into the water for the convenience of bathers who undress and dress therein BATHMISM Bathmism n Defn See Vital force BATHOMETER Bathometer n Etym Gr depth meter Defn An instrument for measuring depths esp one for taking soundings without a sounding line BATHORSE Bathorse n Etym F b packsaddle cheval de b packhorse E horse See Bastard Defn A horse which carries an officers baggage during a campaign BATHOS Bathos n Etym Gr depth fr deep Rhet Defn A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low in writing or speech anticlimax BATHYBIUS Bathybius n Etym NL fr Gr deep life Zoöl Defn A name given by Prof Huxley to a gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol He supposed that it was free living protoplasm covering a large part of the ocean bed It is now known that the substance is of chemical not of organic origin BATHYGRAPHIC Bathygraphic a Gr deep graphic Defn Descriptive of the ocean depth as a bathygraphic chart BATHYMETRIC BATHYMETRICAL Bathymetric Bathymetrical a Defn Pertaining to bathymetry relating to the measurement of depths especially of depths in the sea BATHYMETRY Bathymetry n Etym Gr depth metry Defn The art or science of sounding or measuring depths in the sea BATING Bating prep Etym Strictly p pr of Bat to abate Defn With the exception of excepting We have little reason to think that they bring many ideas with them bating some faint ideas of hunger and thirst Locke BATISTE Batiste n Etym F batiste from the name of the alleged first maker Baptiste of Cambrai Littré Defn Originally cambric or lawn of fine linen now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton BATLET Batlet n Etym Bat stick let Defn A short bat for beating clothes in washing them called also batler batling staff batting staff Shak BATMAN Batman n Etym Turk batman Defn A weight used in the East varying according to the locality in Turkey the greater batman is about 157 pounds the lesser only a fourth of this at Aleppo and Smyrna the batman is 17 pounds Simmonds BATMAN Batman n pl Batmen Etym F b packsaddle E man Cf Bathorse Defn A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load Macaulay BATOIDEI Batoidei n pl Etym NL fr Gr a kind of ray oid Zoöl Defn The division of fishes which includes the rays and skates BATON Baton n Etym F b See Baston 1 A staff or truncheon used for various purposes as the baton of a field marshal the baton of a conductor in musical performances He held the baton of command Prescott 2 Her Defn An ordinary with its ends cut off borne sinister as a mark of bastardy and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister called also bastard bar See Bend sinister BATOON Batoon n Defn See Baton and Baston BAT PRINTING Bat printing Ceramics Defn A mode of printing on glazed ware BATRACHIA Batrachia n pl Etym NL fr Gr belonging to a frog fr frog Zoöl Defn The order of amphibians which includes the frogs and toads the Anura Sometimes the word is used in a wider sense as equivalent to Amphibia BATRACHIAN Batrachian a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Batrachia n Defn One of the Batrachia BATRACHOID Batrachoid a Etym Batrachia oid Zoöl Defn Froglike Specifically Of or pertaining to the Batrachidæ a family of marine fishes including the toadfish Some have poisonous dorsal spines BATRACHOMYOMACHY Batrachomyomachy n Etym Gr frog mouse battle Defn The battle between the frogs and mice a Greek parody on the Iliad of uncertain authorship BATRACHOPHAGOUS Batrachophagous a Etym Gr frog to eat Defn Feeding on frogs Quart Rev BATSMAN Batsman n pl Batsmen Defn The one who wields the bat in cricket baseball etc BATSWING BATWING Batswing or Batwing a Defn Shaped like a bats wing as a batswing burner BATTA Batta n Etym Prob through Pg for Canarese bhatta rice in the husk Defn Extra pay esp an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India Whitworth BATTA Batta n Etym Hind ba Defn Rate of exchange also the discount on uncurrent coins India BATTABLE Battable a Etym See Batful Defn Capable of culti Obs Burton BATTAILANT Battailant a Etym F bataillant p pr See Battle v i Obs Defn Prepared for battle combatant warlike Spenser n Defn A combatant Shelton BATTAILOUS Battailous a Etym OF bataillos fr bataille See Battle n Defn Arrayed for battle fit or eager for battle warlike Obs In battailous aspect Milton BATTALIA Battalia n Etym LL battalia battle a body of troops See Battle n 1 Order of battle disposition or arrangement of troops brigades regiments battalions etc or of a naval force for action A drawing up the armies in battalia Jer Taylor 2 An army in battle array also the main battalia or body Obs Shak BATTALION Battalion n Etym F bataillon fr It battaglione See Battalia 1 A body of troops esp a body of troops or an army in battle array The whole battalion views Milton 2 Mil Defn A regiment or two or more companies of a regiment esp when assembled for drill or battle BATTALION Battalion v t Defn To form into battalions R BATTEL Battel n Etym Obs form of Battle Old Eng Law Defn A single combat as trial by battel See Wager of battel under Wager BATTEL Battel n Etym Of uncertain etymology Defn Provisions ordered from the buttery also the charges for them only in the pl except when used adjectively Univ of Oxford Eng BATTEL Battel v i Defn To be supplied with provisions from the buttery Univ of Oxford Eng BATTEL Battel v t Etym Cf Batful Batten v i Defn To make fertile Obs To battel barren land Ray BATTEL Battel a Defn Fertile fruitful productive Obs A battel soil for grain for pasture good Fairfax BATTELER BATTLER Batteler Battler n Etym See 2d Battel n Defn A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the buttery formerly one who paid for nothing but what he called for answering nearly to a sizar at Cambridge Wright BATTEN Batten v t imp p p Battened p pr vb n Battening Etym See Batful 1 To make fat by plenteous feeding to fatten Battening our flocks Milton 2 To fertilize or enrich as land BATTEN Batten v i Defn To grow fat to grow fat in ease and luxury to glut ones self Dryden The pampered monarch lay battening in ease Garth Skeptics with a taste for carrion who batten on the hideous facts in history persecutions inquisitions Emerson BATTEN Batten n Etym F b stick staff See Baton Defn A strip of sawed stuff or a scantling as a pl Com Arch Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 12 inches and not less than 6 feet long Brande C b Naut A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck also around masts to prevent chafing c A long thin strip used to strengthen a part to cover a crack etc Batten door Arch a door made of boards of the whole length of the door secured by battens nailed crosswise BATTEN Batten v t Defn To furnish or fasten with battens To batten down to fasten down with battens as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm BATTEN Batten n Etym F battant See Batter v t Defn The movable bar of a loom which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof BATTENING Battening n Arch Defn Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall BATTER Batter v t imp p p Battered p pr vb n Battering Etym OE bateren OF batre F battre fr LL battere for L batuere to strike beat of unknown origin Cf Abate Bate to abate 1 To beat with successive blows to beat repeatedly and with violence so as to bruise shatter or demolish as to batter a wall or rampart 2 To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage Each battered jade Pope 3 Metallurgy Defn To flatten metal by hammering so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly BATTER Batter n Etym OE batere batire cf OF bateure bature a beating See Batter v t 1 A semiliquid mixture of several ingredients as flour eggs milk etc beaten together and used in cookery King 2 Paste of clay or loam Holland 3 Printing Defn A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form BATTER Batter n Defn A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank receding slope Batter rule an instrument consisting of a rule or frame and a plumb line by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building BATTER Batter v i Arch Defn To slope gently backward BATTER Batter n Defn One who wields a bat a batsman BATTERER Batterer n Defn One who or that which batters BATTERINGRAM Batteringram n Defn 1 Mil An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places Note It was a large beam with a head of iron which was sometimes made to resemble the head of a ram It was suspended by ropes t a beam supported by posts and so balanced as to swing backward and forward and was impelled by men against the wall Grose 2 A blacksmiths hammer suspended and worked horizontally BATTERING TRAIN Battering train Mil Defn A train of artillery for siege operations BATTERY Battery n pl Batteries Etym F batterie fr battre See Batter v t 1 The act of battering or beating 2 Law Defn The unlawful beating of another It includes every willful angry and violent or negligent touching of anothers person or clothes or anything attached to his person or held by him 3 Mil a Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted for attack or defense b Two or more pieces of artillery in the field c A company or division of artillery including the gunners guns horses and all equipments In the United States a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns Barbette battery See Barbette Battery denfilade or Enfilading battery one that sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a work Battery en écharpe one that plays obliquely Battery gun a gun capable of firing a number of shots simultaneously or successively without stopping to load Battery wagon a wagon employed to transport the tools and materials for repair of the carriages etc of the battery In battery projecting as a gun into an embrasure or over a parapet in readiness for firing Masked battery a battery artificially concealed until required to open upon the enemy Out of battery or From battery withdrawn as a gun to a position for loading 4 Elec a A number of coated jars Leyden jars so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously b An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity Note In the trough battery copper and zinc plates connected in pairs divide the trough into cells which are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid the effect is exhibited when wires connected with the two endplates are brought together In Daniells battery the metals are zinc and copper the former in dilute sulphuric acid or a solution of sulphate of zinc the latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of copper A modification of this is the common gravity battery so called from the automatic action of the two fluids which are separated by their specific gravities In Groves battery platinum is the metal used with zinc two fluids are used one of them in a porous cell surrounded by the other In Bunsens or the carbon battery the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the platinum of Groves In Leclanchés battery the elements are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride and gas carbon surrounded with manganese dioxide in a porous cell A secondary battery is a battery which usually has the two plates of the same kind generally of lead in dilute sulphuric acid and which when traversed by an electric current becomes charged and is then capable of giving a current of itself for a time owing to chemical changes produced by the charging current A storage battery is a kind of secondary battery used for accumulating and storing the energy of electrical charges or currents usually by means of chemical work done by them an accumulator 5 A number of similar machines or devices in position an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts as a battery of boilers of retorts condensers etc 6 Metallurgy Defn A series of stamps operated by one motive power for crushing ores containing the precious metals Knight 7 The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down 8 Baseball Defn The pitcher and catcher together BATTING Batting n 1 The act of one who bats the management of a bat in playing games of ball Mason 2 Cotton in sheets prepared for use in making quilts etc as cotton batting BATTLE Battle a Defn Fertile See Battel a Obs BATTLE Battle n Etym OE bataille bataile F bataille battle OF battle battalion fr L battalia battualia the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators fr batuere to strike beat Cf Battalia 1st Battel and see Batter v t 1 A general action fight or encounter in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged an engagement a combat 2 A struggle a contest as the battle of life The whole intellectual battle that had at its center the best poem of the best poet of that day H Morley 3 A division of an army a battalion Obs The king divided his army into three battles Bacon The cavalry by way of distinction was called the battle and on it alone depended the fate of every action Robertson 4 The main body as distinct from the van and rear battalia Obs Hayward Note Battle is used adjectively or as the first part of a self explaining compound as battle brand a brand or sword used in battle battle cry battlefield battle ground battlearray battle song Battle piece a painting or a musical composition representing a battle Battle royal a A fight between several gamecocks where the one that stands longest is the victor Grose b A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two are engaged a mêlée Thackeray Drawn battle one in which neither party gains the victory To give battle to attack an enemy To join battle to meet the attack to engage in battle Pitched battle one in which the armies are previously drawn up in form with a regular disposition of the forces Wager of battle See under Wager n Syn Conflict encounter contest action Battle Combat Fight Engagement These words agree in denoting a close encounter between contending parties Fight is a word of less dignity than the others Except in poetry it is more naturally applied to the encounter of a few individuals and more commonly an accidental one as a street fight A combat is a close encounter whether between few or many and is usually premeditated A battle is commonly more general and prolonged An engagement supposes large numbers on each side engaged or intermingled in the conflict BATTLE Battle v i imp p p Battled p pr vb n Battling Etym F batailler fr bataille See Battle n Defn To join in battle to contend in fight as to battle over theories To meet in arms and battle in the plain Prior BATTLE Battle v t Defn To assail in battle to fight BATTLEAX BATTLEAXE Battleax Battleaxe n Mil Defn A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon BATTLED Battled p p Defn Embattled Poetic Tennyson BATTLEDOOR Battledoor n Etym OE batyldour A corrupted form of uncertain origin cf Sp batallador a great combatant he who has fought many battles Pg batalhador Pr batalhador warrior soldier fr L battalia or cf Pr batedor batlet fr batre to beat fr L batuere See Battle n 1 An instrument with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut used to strike a shuttlecock in play also the play of battledoor and shuttlecock 2 Etym OE battleder Defn A childs hornbook Obs Halliwell BATTLEMENT Battlement n Etym OE batelment cf OF bataillement combat fr batailler also OF bastillier bateillier to fortify Cf Battle n Bastile Bastion Arch a One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications b pl The whole parapet consisting of alternate solids and open spaces At first purely a military feature afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative features as for churches BATTLEMENTED Battlemented a Defn Having battlements A battlemented portal Sir W Scott BATTLE RANGE Battle range Mil Defn The range within which the fire of small arms is very destructive With the magazine rifle this is six hundred yards BATTLE SHIP Battle ship Nav Defn An armorplated manofwar built of steel and heavily armed generally having from ten thousand to fifteen thousand tons displacement and intended to be fit to meet the heaviest ships in line of battle BATTOLOGIST Battologist n Defn One who battologizes BATTOLOGIZE Battologize v t Defn To keep repeating needlessly to iterate Sir T Herbert BATTOLOGY Battology n Etym F battologie fr Gr a stammerer speech Defn A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing Milton BATTON Batton n Defn See Batten and Baton BATTUE Battue n Etym F battue fr battre to beat See Batter v t and cf Battuta Hunting a The act of beating the woods bushes etc for game b The game itself c The wanton slaughter of game Howitt BATTURE Batture n Etym F fr battre to beat Defn An elevated river bed or sea bed BATTUTA Battuta n Etym It battuta fr battere to beat Mus Defn The measuring of time by beating BATTY Batty a Defn Belonging to or resembling a bat Batty wings Shak BATULE Batule n Defn A springboard in a circus or gymnasium called also batule board BATZ Batz n pl Batzen Etym Ger batz batze batzen a coin bearing the image of a bear Ger bätz betz bear Defn A small copper coin with a mixture of silver formerly current in some parts of Germany and Switzerland It was worth about four cents BAUBEE Baubee n Defn Same as Bawbee BAUBLE Bauble n Etym Cf OF baubel a childs plaything F babiole It babbola LL baubellum gem jewel L babulusa baburrus foolish 1 A trifling piece of finery a gewgaw that which is gay and showy without real value a cheap showy plaything The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod Sheridan 2 The fools club Obs A fools bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with an asss ears fantastically carved upon it Nares BAUBLING Baubling Defn a See Bawbling Obs BAUDEKIN Baudekin n Etym OE bawdekin rich silk stuff OF baudequin See Baldachin Defn The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages the web being gold and the woof silk with embroidery made originally at Bagdad Spelt also baudkin baudkyn bawdekin and baldakin Nares BAUDRICK Baudrick n Defn A belt See Baldric BAUK BAULK Bauk Baulk n v Defn See Balk BAUME Baumé a Defn Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the French chemist Antoine Baumé in the graduation of his hydrometers of or relating to Baumés scales or hydrometers There are two Baumé hydrometers One which is used with liquids heavier than water sinks to 0º in pure water and to 15º in a 15 per cent salt solution the other for liquids lighter than water sinks to 0º in a 10 per cent salt solution and to 10º in pure water In both cases the graduation based on the distance between these fundamental points is continued along the stem as far as desired Since all the degrees on a Baumé scale are thus equal in length while those on a specific gravity scale grow smaller as the density increases there is no simple relation between degrees Bé and Sp gr However readings on Baumés scale may be approximately reduced to specific gravities by the following formulæ x in each case being the reading on Baumés scale a for liquids heavier than water sp gr 144 ÷ 144 x b for liquids lighter than water sp gr 144 ÷ 134 x BAUNSCHEIDTISM Baunscheidtism n Etym From the introducer a German named Baunscheidt Med Defn A form of acupuncture followed by the rubbing of the part with a stimulating fluid BAUXITE BEAUXITE Bauxite Beauxiten Etym F fr Baux or Beaux near Arles Min Defn A ferruginous hydrate of alumina It is largely used in the preparation of aluminium and alumina and for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to intense heat BAVARDAGE Bavardage n F Defn Much talking prattle chatter Byron BAVARIAN Bavarian a Defn Of or pertaining to Bavaria n Defn A native or an inhabitant of Bavaria Bavarian cream See under Cream BAVAROY Bavaroy n Etym F Bavarois Bavarian Defn A kind of cloak or surtout Obs Johnson Let the looped bavaroy the fop embrace Gay BAVIAN Bavian n Etym See Baboon Defn A baboon BAVIN Bavin n Etym Cf Gael Ir baban tuft tassel 1 A fagot of brushwood or other light combustible matter for kindling fires refuse of brushwood Obs or Dial Eng 2 Impure limestone Prov Eng Wright BAWBEE Bawbee n Etym Perh corrupt fr halfpenny Defn A halfpenny Spelt also baubee Scot Prov Eng BAWBLE Bawble n Defn A trinket See Bauble BAWBLING Bawbling a Defn Insignificant contemptible Obs BAWCOCK Bawcock n Etym From F beau fine E cock the bird or more prob fr OF baud bold gay E cock Cf Bawd Defn A fine fellow a term of endearment Obs How now my bawcock Shak BAWD Bawd n Etym OE baude OF balt baut baude bold merry perh fr OHG bald bold or fr Celtic cf W baw dirt Cf Bold Bawdry Defn A person who keeps a house of prostitution or procures women for a lewd purpose a procurer or procuress a lewd person usually applied to a woman BAWD Bawd v i Defn To procure women for lewd purposes BAWDILY Bawdily adv Defn Obscenely lewdly BAWDINESS Bawdiness n Defn Obscenity lewdness BAWDRICK Bawdrick n Defn A belt See Baldric BAWDRY Bawdry n Etym OE baudery OF bauderie balderie boldness joy See Bawd 1 The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust 2 Illicit intercourse fornication Shak 3 Obscenity filthy unchaste language The pert style of the pit bawdry Steele BAWDY Bawdy a 1 Dirty foul said of clothes Obs It a garment is al bawdy and totore also Chaucer 2 Obscene filthy unchaste A bawdy story Burke BAWDYHOUSE Bawdyhouse n Defn A house of prostitution a house of ill fame a brothel BAWHORSE Bawhorse n Defn Same as Bathorse BAWL Bawl v i imp p p Bawled p pr vb n Bawling Etym Icel baula to low bellow as a cow akin to Sw böla cf AS bellan G bellen to bark E bellow bull 1 To cry out with a loud full sound to cry with vehemence as in calling or exultation to shout to vociferate 2 To cry loudly as a child from pain or vexation BAWL Bawl v t Defn To proclaim with a loud voice or by outcry as a hawker or towncrier does Swift BAWL Bawl n Defn A loud prolonged cry an outcry BAWLER Bawler n Defn One who bawls BAWN Bawn n Etym Ir Gael babhun inclosure bulwark 1 An inclosure with mud or stone walls for keeping cattle a fortified inclosure Obs Spenser 2 A large house Obs Swift BAWREL Bawrel n Etym Cf It barletta a tree falcon or hobby Defn A kind of hawk Obs Halliwell BAWSIN BAWSON Bawsin Bawson n Etym OE bawson baucyne badger named from its color OF bauzan baucant bauchant spotted with white pied cf It balzano F balzan a whitefooted horse It balza border trimming fr L balteus belt border edge Cf Belt 1 A badger Obs B Jonson 2 A large unwieldy person Obs Nares BAXTER Baxter n Etym OE bakestre bakistre AS bæcestre prop fem of bæcere baker See Baker Defn A baker originally a female baker Old Eng Scotch BAY Bay a Etym F bai fr L badius brown chestnutcolored used only of horses Defn Reddish brown of the color of a chestnut applied to the color of horses Bay cat Zoöl a wild cat of Africa and the East Indies Felis aurata Bay lynx Zoöl the common American lynx Felis or Lynx rufa BAY Bay n Etym F baie fr LL baia Of uncertain origin cf Ir Gael badh or bagh bay harbor creek Bisc baia baiya harbor and F bayer to gape open the mouth 1 Geol Defn An inlet of the sea usually smaller than a gulf but of the same general character Note The name is not used with much precision and is often applied to large tracts of water around which the land forms a curve as Hudsons Bay The name is not restricted to tracts of water with a narrow entrance but is used foe any recess or inlet between capes or headlands as the Bay of Biscay 2 A small body of water set off from the main body as a compartment containing water for a wheel the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock etc 3 A recess or indentation shaped like a bay 4 A principal compartment of the walls roof or other part of a building or of the whole building as marked off by the buttresses vaulting mullions of a window etc one of the main divisions of any structure as the part of a bridge between two piers 5 A compartment in a barn for depositing hay or grain in the stalks 6 A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay Sick bay in vessels of war that part of a deck appropriated to the use of the sick Totten BAY Bay n Etym F baie a berry the fruit of the laurel and other trees fr L baca bacca a small round fruit a berry akin to Lith bapka laurel berry 1 A berry particularly of the laurel Obs 2 The laurel tree Laurus nobilis Hence in the plural an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel The patriots honors and the poets bays Trumbull 3 A tract covered with bay trees Local U S Bay leaf the leaf of the bay tree Laurus nobilis It has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste BAY Bay v i imp p p Bayed p pr vb n Baying Etym OE bayen abayen OF abaier F aboyer to bark of uncertain origin Defn To bark as a dog with a deep voice does at his game The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bayed Dryden BAY Bay v t Defn To bark at hence to follow with barking to bring or drive to bay as to bay the bear Shak BAY Bay n Etym See Bay v i 1 Deeptoned prolonged barking The bay of curs Cowper 2 Etym OE bay abay OF abai F aboi barking pl abois prop the extremity to which the stag is reduced when surrounded by the dogs barking aboyant aux abois at bay Defn A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty when escape has become impossible Emboldend by despair he stood at bay Dryden The most terrible evils are just kept at bay by incessant efforts I Taylor BAY Bay v t Etym Cf OE bæwen to bathe and G bähen to foment Defn To bathe Obs Spenser BAY Bay n Defn A bank or dam to keep back water BAY Bay v t Defn To dam as water with up or back BAYA Baya n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The East Indian weaver bird Ploceus Philippinus BAYAD BAYATTE Bayad Bayatte n Etym Ar bayad Zoöl Defn A large edible siluroid fish of the Nile of two species Bagrina bayad and B docmac BAYADERE Bayadere n Etym F from Pg bailadeira a female dancer bailar to dance Defn A female dancer in the East Indies Written also bajadere BAYAMO Bayamo n Meteor Defn A violent thunder squall occurring on the south coast of Cuba esp near Bayamo The gusts called bayamo winds are modified foehn winds BAYANTLER Bayantler n Etym See BezAntler Zoöl Defn The second tine of a stags horn See under Antler BAYARD Bayard n 1 Etym OF bayard baiart bay horse bai bay ard See Bay a and ard Defn Properly a bay horse but often any horse Commonly in the phrase blind bayard an old blind horse Blind bayard moves the mill Philips 2 Etym Cf F bayeur fr bayer to gape Defn A stupid clownish fellow Obs B Jonson BAYARDLY Bayardly a Defn Blind stupid Obs A formal and bayardly round of duties Goodman BAYBERRY Bayberry n Bot a The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis b A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle Pimenta acris c The fruit of Myrica cerifera wax myrtle the shrub itself called also candleberry tree Bayberry tallow a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle called also myrtle wax BAYBOLT Baybolt n Defn A bolt with a barbed shank BAYED Bayed a Defn Having a bay or bays The large bayed barn Drayton BAYEUX TAPESTRY Bayeux tapestry Defn A piece of linen about 1 ft 8 in wide by 213 ft long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of William the Conquerors expedition to England preserved in the town museum of Bayeux in Normandy It is probably of the 11th century and is attributed by tradition to Matilda the Conquerors wife BAY ICE Bay ice Defn See under Ice BAY LEAF Bay leaf Defn See under 3d Bay BAYMAN Bayman n Nav Defn In the United States navy a sickbay nurse now officially designated as hospital apprentice BAYONET Bayonet n Etym F bayonnette baïonnette so called it is said because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne 1 Mil Defn A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense Note Originally the bayonet was made with a handle which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired 2 Mach Defn A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery Bayonet clutch See Clutch Bayonet joint a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket Knight BAYONET Bayonet v t imp p p Bayoneted p pr vb n Bayoneting 1 To stab with a bayonet 2 To compel or drive by the bayonet To bayonet us into submission Burke BAYOU Bayou n pl Bayous Etym North Am Indian bayuk in F spelling bayouc bayouque Defn An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico from a lake or from a large river sometimes sluggish sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind Southern U S A dark slender thread of a bayou moves loiteringly northeastward into a swamp of huge cypresses G W Cable BAYOU STATE Bayou State Defn Mississippi a nickname from its numerous bayous BAY RUM Bay rum Defn A fragrant liquid used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes Note The original bay rum from the West Indies is prepared it is believed by distillation from the leaves of the bayberry Myrcia acris The bay rum of the Pharmacopoeia spirit of myrcia is prepared from oil of myrcia bayberry oil of orange peel oil of pimento alcohol and water BAYS BAYZE Bays Bayze n Defn See Baize Obs BAY SALT Bay salt Defn Salt which has been obtained from sea water by evaporation in shallow pits or basins by the heat of the sun the large crystalline salt of commerce Bacon Ure BAY STATE Bay State Defn Massachusetts which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay a nickname BAY TREE Bay tree Defn A species of laurel Laurus nobilis BAY WINDOW Bay window Arch Defn A window forming a bay or recess in a room and projecting outward from the wall either in a rectangular polygonal or semicircular form often corruptly called a bow window BAY YARN Bay yarn Defn Woolen yarn Prov Eng Wright BAZAAR BAZAR Bazaar Bazar n Etym Per bazar market 1 In the East an exchange marketplace or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale 2 A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods as at a fair 3 A fair for the sale of fancy wares toys etc commonly for a charitable objects Macaulay BDELLIUM Bdellium n Etym L fr Gr cf Heb bdolakh bdellium in sense 1 1 An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible Gen ii 12 and Num xi 7 variously taken to be a gum a precious stone or pearls or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia 2 A gum resin of reddish brown color brought from India Persia and Africa Note Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from Balsamodendron Roxb Other kinds are known as African Sicilian etc BDELLOIDEA Bdelloidea n pl Etym NL fr Gr leech oid Zoöl Defn The order of Annulata which includes the leeches See Hirudinea BDELLOMETER Bdellometer n Etym Gr leech meter Med Defn A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe Dunglison BDELLOMORPHA Bdellomorphan Etym NL fr Gr leech form Zoöl Defn An order of Nemertina including the large leechlike worms Malacobdella often parasitic in clams BE Be v i imp Was p p Been p pr vb n Being Etym OE been beon AS beón to be beóm I am akin to OHG bim pim G bin I am Gael Ir bu was W bod to be Lith buti O Slav byti to be L fui I have been futurus about to be fore to be about to be and perh to fieri to become Gr to be born to be Skr bh to be This verb is defective and the parts lacking are supplied by verbs from other roots is was which have no radical connection with be The various forms am are is was were etc are considered grammatically as parts of the verb to be which with its conjugational forms is often called the substantive verb Future Physic 1 To exist actually or in the world of fact to have ex To be contents his natural desire Pope To be or not to be that is the question Shak 2 To exist in a certain manner or relation whether as a reality or as a product of thought to exist as the subject of a certain predicate that is as having a certain attribute or as belonging to a certain sort or as identical with what is specified a word or words for the predicate being annexed as to be happy to be here to be large or strong to be an animal to be a hero to be a nonentity three and two are five annihilation is the cessation of existence that is the man 3 To take place to happen as the meeting was on Thursday 4 To signify to represent or symbolize to answer to The field is the world Matt xiii 38 The seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches Rev i 20 Note The verb to be including the forms is was etc is used in forming the passive voice of other verbs as John has been struck by James It is also used with the past participle of many intransitive verbs to express a state of the subject But have is now more commonly used as the auxiliary though expressing a different sense as Ye have come too late but ye are come The minstrel boy to the war is gone The present and imperfect tenses form with the infinitive a particular future tense which expresses necessity duty or purpose as government is to be supported we are to pay our just debts the deed is to be signed tomorrow Note Have or had been followed by to implies movement I have been to Paris Sydney Smith Have you been to Franchard R L Stevenson Note Been or ben was anciently the plural of the indicative present Ye ben light of the world Wyclif Matt v 14 Afterwards be was used as in our Bible They that be with us are more than they that be with them 2 Kings vi 16 Ben was also the old infinitive To ben of such power R of Gloucester Be is used as a form of the present subjunctive But if it be a question of words and names Acts xviii 15 But the indicative forms is and are with if are more commonly used Be it so a phrase of supposition equivalent to suppose it to be so or of permission signifying let it be so Shak If so be in case To be from to have come from as from what place are you I am from Chicago To let be to omit or leave untouched to let alone Let be therefore my vengeance to dissuade Spenser Syn To be Exist The verb to be except in a few rare case like that of Shakespeares To be or not to be is used simply as a copula to connect a subject with its predicate as man is mortal the soul is immortal The verb to exist is never properly used as a mere copula but points to things that stand forth or have a substantive being as when the soul is freed from all corporeal alliance then it truly exists It is not therefore properly synonymous with to be when used as a copula though occasionally made so by some writers for the sake of variety as in the phrase there exists is no reason for laying new taxes We may indeed say a friendship has long existed between them instead of saying there has long been a friendship between them but in this case exist is not a mere copula It is used in its appropriate sense to mark the friendship as having been long in existence BE Be Etym AS be and in accented form bi akin to OS be and bi OHG bi pi and pi MHG be and bi G be and bei Goth bi and perh Gr about cf AS beseón to look about By Amb Defn A prefix originally the same word as by joined with verbs it serves a To intensify the meaning as bespatter bestir b To render an intransitive verb transitive as befall to fall upon bespeak to speak for c To make the action of a verb particular or definite as beget to get as offspring beset to set around Note It is joined with certain substantives and a few adjectives to form verbs as bedew befriend benight besot belate to make late belittle to make little It also occurs in certain nouns adverbs and prepositions often with something of the force of the preposition by or about as belief believe behalf bequest bequeath because before beneath beside between In some words the original force of be is obscured or lost as in become begin behave behoove belong BEACH Beach n pl Beaches Etym Cf Sw backe hill Dan bakke Icel bakki hill bank Cf Bank 1 Pebbles collectively shingle 2 The shore of the sea or of a lake which is washed by the waves especially a sandy or pebbly shore the strand Beach flea Zoöl the common name of many species of amphipod Crustacea of the family Orchestidæ living on the sea beaches and leaping like fleas Beach grass Bot a coarse grass Ammophila arundinacea growing on the sandy shores of lakes and seas which by its interlaced running rootstocks binds the sand together and resists the encroachment of the waves Beach wagon a light open wagon with two or more seats Raised beach an accumulation of waterworn stones gravel sand and other shore deposits above the present level of wave action whether actually raised by elevation of the coast as in Norway or left by the receding waters as in many lake and river regions BEACH Beach v t imp p p Beached p pr vb n Beaching Defn To run or drive as a vessel or a boat upon a beach to strand as to beach a ship BEACH COMBER Beach comber Defn A long curling wave rolling in from the ocean See Comber Amer BEACHED Beached p p a 1 Bordered by a beach The beached verge of the salt flood Shak 2 Driven on a beach stranded drawn up on a beach as the ship is beached BEACHY Beachy a Defn Having a beach or beaches formed by a beach or beaches shingly The beachy girdle of the ocean Shak BEACON Beacon n Etym OE bekene AS beácen b akin to OS b Fries baken beken sign signal D baak OHG bouhhan G bake of unknown origin Cf Beckon 1 A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy or to give any notice commonly of warning No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar Gay 2 A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore or moored in shoal water as a guide to mariners 3 A high hill near the shore Prov Eng 4 That which gives notice of danger Modest doubt is called The beacon of the wise Shak Beacon fire a signal fire BEACON Beacon v t imp p p Beaconed p pr vb n Beaconing 1 To give light to as a beacon to light up to illumine That beacons the darkness of heaven Campbell 2 To furnish with a beacon or beacons BEACONAGE Beaconage n Defn Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon also beacons collectively BEACONLESS Beaconless a Defn Having no beacon BEAD Bead n Etym OE bede prayer prayer bead AS bed gebed prayer akin to D bede G bitte AS biddan to ask bid G bitten to ask and perh to Gr to persuade L fidere to trust Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to count their prayers one bead being dropped down a string every time a prayer is said Cf Sp cuenta bead fr contar to count See Bid in to bid beads and Bide 1 A prayer Obs 2 A little perforated ball to be strung on a thread and worn for ornament or used in a rosary for counting prayers as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans whence the phrases to tell beads to at ones beads to bid beads etc meaning to be at prayer 3 Any small globular body as a A bubble in spirits b A drop of sweat or other liquid Cold beads of midnight dew Wordsworth c A small knob of metal on a firearm used for taking aim whence the expression to draw a bead for to take aim d Arch A small molding of rounded surface the section being usually an arc of a circle It may be continuous or broken into short embossments e Chem A glassy drop of molten flux as borax or microcosmic salt used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides as of iron manganese etc before the blowpipe as the borax bead the iron bead etc Bead and butt Carp framing in which the panels are flush having beads stuck or run upon the two edges Knight Beat mold a species of fungus or mold the stems of which consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to resemble a string of beads Written also bead mould Bead tool a cutting tool having an edge curved so as to make beads or beading Bead tree Bot a tree of the genus Melia the best known species of which M azedarach has blue flowers which are very fragrant and berries which are poisonous BEAD Bead v t imp p p Beaded p pr vb n Beading Defn To ornament with beads or beading BEAD Bead v i Defn To form beadlike bubbles BEADHOUSE BEDEHOUSE Beadhouse Bedehouse n Etym OE bede prayer E house See Bead n Defn An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors BEADING Beading n 1 Arch Defn Molding in imitation of beads 2 The beads or beadforming quality of certain liquors as the beading of a brand of whisky BEADLE Beadle n Etym OE bedel bidel budel OF bedel F bedeau fr OHG butil putil G büttel fr OHG biotan G bieten to bid confused with AS bydel the same word as OHG butil See Bid v 1 A messenger or crier of a court a servitor one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer called also an apparitor or summoner 2 An officer in a university who precedes public processions of officers and students Eng Note In this sense the archaic spellings bedel Oxford and bedell Cambridge are preserved 3 An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties as the preservation of order in church service the chastisement of petty offenders etc BEADLERY Beadlery n Defn Office or jurisdiction of a beadle BEADLESHIP Beadleship n Defn The state of being or the personality of a beadle A Wood BEAD PROOF Bead proof 1 Among distillers a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it now ascertained by more accurate meters 2 A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface or at the side of the glass when shaken BEADROLL Beadroll n R C Ch Defn A catalogue of persons for the rest of whose souls a certain number of prayers are to be said or counted off on the beads of a chaplet hence a catalogue in general On Fames eternal beadroll worthy to be field Spenser It is quite startling on going over the beadroll of English worthies to find how few are directly represented in the male line Quart Rev BEADSMAN BEDESMAN Beadsman Bedesman n pl men Defn A poor man supported in a beadhouse and required to pray for the soul of its founder an almsman Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God Fuller BEADSNAKE Beadsnake n Zoöl Defn A small poisonous snake of North America Elaps fulvius banded with yellow red and black BEADSWOMAN BEDESWOMAN Beadswoman Bedeswoman n pl women Defn Fem of Beadsman BEADWORK Beadwork n Defn Ornamental work in beads BEADY Beady a 1 Resembling beads small round and glistening Beady eyes Thackeray 2 Covered or ornamented with or as with beads 3 Characterized by beads as beady liquor BEAGLE Beagle n Etym OE begele perh of Celtic origin cf Ir Gael beag small little W bach F bigle is from English 1 A small hound or hunting dog twelve to fifteen inches high used in hunting hares and other small game See Illustration in Appendix 2 Fig A spy or detective a constable BEAK Beak n Etym OE bek F bec fr Celtic cf Gael Ir bac bacc hook W bach Defn 1 Zoöl a The bill or nib of a bird consisting of a horny sheath covering the jaws The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird and is largely used in the classification of birds b A similar bill in other animals as the turtles c The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates as in the Hemiptera d The upper or projecting part of the shell near the hinge of a bivalve e The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal 2 Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak as a promontory of land Carew 3 Antiq Defn A beam shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy a beakhead 4 Naut Defn That part of a ship before the forecastle which is fastened to the stem and supported by the main knee 5 Arch Defn A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off 6 Bot Defn Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant 7 Far Defn A toe clip See Clip n Far 8 A magistrate or policeman Slang Eng BEAKED Beaked a 1 Having a beak or a beaklike point beakshaped Each beaked promontory Milton 2 Biol Defn Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak rostrate Beaked whale Zoöl a cetacean of the genus Hyperoodon the bottlehead whale BEAKER Beaker n Etym OE biker akin to Icel bikarr Sw bägare Dan baeger G becher It bicchiere all fr LL bicarium prob fr Gr wine jar or perh L bacar wine vessel Cf Pitcher a jug 1 A large drinking cup with a wide mouth supported on a foot or standard 2 An openmouthed thin glass vessel having a projecting lip for pouring used for holding solutions requiring heat Knight BEAKHEAD Beakhead n 1 Arch Defn An ornament used in rich Norman doorways resembling a head with a beak Parker 2 Naut a A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel which contains the water closets of the crew b Antiq Same as Beak 3 BEAKIRON Beakiron n Etym From Bickern Defn A bickern a bench anvil with a long beak adapted to reach the interior surface of sheet metal ware the horn of an anvil BEAL Beal n Etym See Boil a tumor Med Defn A small inflammatory tumor a pustule Prov Eng BEAL Beal v i imp p p Bealed p pr vb n Bealing Defn To gather matter to swell and come to a head as a pimple Prov Eng BEALL Beall n Defn The whole all that is to be Poetic Shak BEAM Beam n Etym AS beám beam post tree ray of light akin to OFries bam tree OS b D boom OHG boum poum G baum Icel ba Goth bahms and Gr a growth to become to be Cf L radius staff rod spoke of a wheel beam or ray and G strahl arrow spoke of a wheel ray or beam flash of lightning Be cf Boom a spar 1 Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness and prepared for use 2 One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber stretching across from side to side to support the decks Totten 3 The width of a vessel as one vessel is said to have more beam than another 4 The bar of a balance from the ends of which the scales are suspended The doubtful beam long nods from side to side Pope 5 The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer which bears the antlers or branches 6 The pole of a carriage Poetic Dryden 7 A cylinder of wood making part of a loom on which weavers wind the warp before weaving also the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled as it is woven one being called the fore beam the other the back beam 8 The straight part or shank of an anchor 9 The main part of a plow to which the handles and colter are secured and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it 10 Steam Engine Defn A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft called also working beam or walking beam 11 A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body as a beam of light or of heat How far that little candle throws his beams Shak 12 Fig A ray a gleam as a beam of comfort Mercy with her genial beam Keble 13 One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk called also beam feather Abaft the beam Naut in an arc of the horizon between a line that crosses the ship at right angles or in the direction of her beams and that point of the compass toward which her stern is directed Beam center Mach the fulcrum or pin on which the working beam of an engine vibrates Beam compass an instrument consisting of a rod or beam having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points used for drawing or describing large circles Beam engine a steam engine having a working beam to transmit power in distinction from one which has its piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel shaft Before the beam Naut in an arc of the horizon included between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and that point of the compass toward which the ship steers On the beam in a line with the beams or at right angled with the keel On the weather beam on the side of a ship which faces the wind To be on her beam ends to incline as a vessel so much on one side that her beams approach a vertical position BEAM Beam v t imp p p Beamed p pr vb n Beaming Defn To send forth to emit followed ordinarily by forth as to beam forth light BEAM Beam v i Defn To emit beams of light He beamed the daystar of the rising age Trumbull BEAMBIRD Beambird n Zoöl Defn A small European flycatcher Muscicapa gricola so called because it often nests on a beam in a building BEAMED Beamed a Defn Furnished with beams as the head of a stag Tost his beamed frontlet to the sky Sir W Scott BEAMFUL Beamful a Defn Beamy radiant BEAMILY Beamily adv Defn In a beaming manner BEAMINESS Beaminess n Defn The state of being beamy BEAMING Beaming a Defn Emitting beams radiant BEAMINGLY Beamingly adv Defn In a beaming manner radiantly BEAMLESS Beamless a 1 Not having a beam 2 Not emitting light BEAMLET Beamlet n Defn A small beam of light BEAM TREE Beam tree Etym AS beám a tree See Beam Bot Defn A tree Pyrus aria related to the apple BEAMY Beamy a 1 Emitting beams of light radiant shining Beamy gold Tickell 2 Resembling a beam in size and weight massy His doublebiting ax and beamy spear Dryden 3 Having horns or antlers Beamy stags in toils engage Dryden BEAN Bean n Etym OE bene ASbeán akin to D boon G bohne OHG p Icel baun Dan bönne Sw böna and perh to Russ bob L faba 1 Bot Defn A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs chiefly of the genera Faba Phaseolus and Dolichos also to the herbs Note The origin and classification of many kinds are still doubtful Among true beans are the blackeyed bean and China bean included in Dolichos Sinensis black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean D Lablab the common haricot beans kidney beans string beans and pole beans all included in Phaseolus vulgaris the lower bush bean Ph vulgaris variety nanus Lima bean Ph lunatus Spanish bean and scarlet runner Ph maltiflorus Windsor bean the common bean of England Faba vulgaris As an article of food beans are classed with vegetables 2 The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits more or less resembling true beans Bean aphis Zoöl a plant louse Aphis fabæ which infests the bean plant Bean fly Zoöl a fly found on bean flowers Bean goose Zoöl a species of goose Anser segetum Bean weevil Zoöl a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans The American species in Bruchus fabæ Florida bean Bot the seed of Mucuna urens a West Indian plant The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore and are often polished and made into ornaments Ignatius bean or St Ignatiuss bean Bot a species of Strychnos Navy bean the common dried white bean of commerce probably so called because an important article of food in the navy Pea bean a very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean so called from its size Sacred bean See under Sacred Screw bean See under Screw Sea bean a Same as Florida bean b A red bean of unknown species used for ornament Tonquin bean or Tonka bean the fragrant seed of Dipteryx odorata a leguminous tree Vanilla bean See under Vanilla BEAN CAPER Bean caper Bot Defn A deciduous plant of warm climates generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color of the genus Zygophyllum BEAN TREFOIL Bean trefoil Bot Defn A leguminous shrub of southern Europe with trifoliate leaves Anagyris foetida BEAR Bear v t imp Bore formerly Bare p p Born Borne p pr vb n Bearing Etym OE beren AS beran beoran to bear carry produce akin to D baren to bring forth G gebären Goth baíran to bear or carry Icel bera Sw bära Dan bære OHG beran peran L ferre to bear carry produce Gr OSlav brati to take carry OIr berim I bear Skr bh to bear sq root92 Cf Fertile 1 To support or sustain to hold up 2 To support and remove or carry to convey I ll bear your logs the while Shak 3 To conduct to bring said of persons Obs Bear them to my house Shak 4 To possess and use as power to exercise Every man should bear rule in his own house Esther i 22 5 To sustain to have on written or inscribed or as a mark as the tablet bears this inscription 6 To possess or carry as a mark of authority or distinction to wear as to bear a sword badge or name 7 To possess mentally to carry or hold in the mind to entertain to harbor Dryden The ancient grudge I bear him Shak 8 To endure to tolerate to undergo to suffer Should such a man too fond to rule alone Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne Pope I cannot bear The murmur of this lake to hear Shelley My punishment is greater than I can bear Gen iv 13 9 To gain or win Obs Some think to bear it by speaking a great word Bacon She was found not guilty through bearing of friends and bribing of the judge Latimer 10 To sustain or be answerable for as blame expense responsibility etc He shall bear their iniquities Is liii 11 Somewhat that will bear your charges Dryden 11 To render or give to bring forward Your testimony bear Dryden 12 To carry on or maintain to have The credit of bearing a part in the conversation Locke 13 To admit or be capable of that is to suffer or sustain without violence injury or change In all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly bear Swift 14 To manage wield or direct Thus must thou thy body bear Shak Hence To behave to conduct Hath he borne himself penitently in prison Shak 15 To afford to be to to supply with bear him company Pope 16 To bring forth or produce to yield as to bear apples to bear children to bear interest Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore Dryden Note In the passive form of this verb the best modern usage restricts the past participle born to the sense of brought forth while borne is used in the other senses of the word In the active form borne alone is used as the past participle To bear down a To force into a lower place to carry down to depress or sink His nose large as were the others bore them down into insignificance Marryat b To overthrow or crush by force as to bear down an enemy To bear a hand a To help to give assistance b Naut To make haste to be quick To bear in hand to keep one up in expectation usually by promises never to be realized to amuse by false pretenses to delude Obs How you were borne in hand how crossed Shak To bear in mind to remember To bear off a To restrain to keep from approach b Naut To remove to a distance to keep clear from rubbing against anything as to bear off a blow to bear off a boat c To gain to carry off as a prize To bear one hard to owe one a grudge Obs Cæsar doth bear me hard Shak To bear out a To maintain and support to the end to defend to the last Company only can bear a man out in an ill thing South b To corroborate to confirm To bear up to support to keep from falling or sinking Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings Addison Syn To uphold sustain maintain support undergo suffer endure tolerate carry convey transport waft BEAR Bear v i 1 To produce as fruit to be fruitful in opposition to barrenness This age to blossom and the next to bear Dryden 2 To suffer as in carrying a burden But man is born to bear Pope 3 To endure with patience to be patient I can not can not bear Dryden 4 To press with on or upon or against These men bear hard on the suspected party Addison 5 To take effect to have influence or force as to bring matters to bear 6 To relate or refer with on or upon as how does this bear on the question 7 To have a certain meaning intent or effect Her sentence bore that she should stand a certain time upon the platform Hawthorne 8 To be situated as to the point of compass with respect to something else as the land bears N by E To bear against to approach for attack or seizure as a lion bears against his prey Obs To bear away Naut to change the course of a ship and make her run before the wind To bear back to retreat Bearing back from the blows of their sable antagonist Sir W Scott To bear down upon Naut to approach from the windward side as the fleet bore down upon the enemy To bear in with Naut to run or tend toward as a ship bears in with the land To bear off Naut to steer away as from land To bear up a To be supported to have fortitude to be firm not to sink as to bear up under afflictions b Naut To put the helm up or to windward and so put the ship before the wind to bear away Hamersly To bear upon Mil to be pointed or situated so as to affect to be pointed directly against or so as to hit the object as to bring or plant guns so as to bear upon a fort or a ship the artillery bore upon the center To bear up to to tend or move toward as to bear up to one another To bear with to endure to be indulgent to to forbear to resent oppose or punish BEAR Bear n Defn A bier Obs Spenser BEAR Bear n Etym OE bere AS bera akin to D beer OHG bero pero G bär Icel Sw björn and possibly to L fera wild beast Gr beast Skr bhalla bear 1 Zoöl Defn Any species of the genus Ursus and of the closely allied genera Bears are plantigrade Carnivora but they live largely on fruit and insects Note The European brown bear U arctos the white polar bear U maritimus the grizzly bear U horribilis the American black bear and its variety the cinnamon bear U Americanus the Syrian bear Ursus Syriacus and the sloth bear are among the notable species 2 Zoöl Defn An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits but no real affinity as the woolly bear ant bear water bear sea bear 3 Astron Defn One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor 4 Metaphorically A brutal coarse or morose person 5 Stock Exchange Defn A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market Note The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange whose interest it is the one to depress and the other to raise stocks are said to be so called in allusion to the bears habit of pulling down and the bulls of tossing up 6 Mach Defn A portable punching machine 7 Naut Defn A block covered with coarse matting used to scour the deck Australian bear Zoöl See Koala Bear baiting the sport of baiting bears with dogs Bear caterpillar Zoöl the hairy larva of a moth esp of the genus Euprepia Bear garden a A place where bears are kept for diversion or fighting b Any place where riotous conduct is common or permitted M Arnold Bear leader one who leads about a performing bear for money hence a facetious term for one who takes charge of a young man on his travels BEAR Bear v t Stock Exchange Defn To endeavor to depress the price of or prices in as to bear a railroad stock to bear the market BEAR BERE Bear Bere n Etym AS bere See Barley Bot Defn Barley the sixrowed barley or the fourrowed barley commonly the former Hord vulgare Obs except in North of Eng and Scot BEARABLE Bearable a Defn Capable of being borne or endured tolerable Bearably adv BEARBERRY Bearberry n Bot Defn A trailing plant of the heath family Arctostaphylos uvaursi having leaves which are tonic and astringent and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond BEARBIND Bearbind n Bot Defn The bindweed Convolvulus arvensis BEARD Beard n Etym OE berd AS beard akin to Fries berd D baard G bart Lith barzda OSlav brada Pol broda Russ boroda L barba W barf Cf 1st Barb 1 The hair that grows on the chin lips and adjacent parts of the human face chiefly of male adults 2 Zoöl a The long hairs about the face in animals as in the goat b The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds c The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes d The byssus of certain shellfish as the muscle e The gills of some bivalves as the oyster f In insects the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies 3 Bot Defn Long or stiff hairs on a plant the awn as the beard of grain 4 A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out 5 That part of the under side of a horses lower jaw which is above the chin and bears the curb of a bridle 6 Print Defn That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face 7 An imposition a trick Obs Chaucer Beard grass Bot a coarse perennial grass of different species of the genus Andropogon To ones beard to ones face in open defiance BEARD Beard v t imp p p Bearded p pr vb n Bearding 1 To take by the beard to seize pluck or pull the beard of a man in anger or contempt 2 To oppose to the gills to set at defiance No admiral bearded by three corrupt and dissolute minions of the palace dared to do more than mutter something about a court martial Macaulay 3 To deprive of the gills used only of oysters and similar shellfish BEARDED Bearded a Defn Having a beard Bearded fellow Shak Bearded grain Dryden Bearded vulture Bearded eagle Zoöl See Lammergeir Bearded tortoise Zoöl See Matamata BEARDIE Beardie n Etym From Beard n Zoöl Defn The bearded loach Nemachilus barbatus of Europe Scot BEARDLESS Beardless a 1 Without a beard Hence Not having arrived at puberty or manhood youthful 2 Destitute of an awn as beardless wheat BEARDLESSNESS Beardlessness n Defn The state or quality of being destitute of beard BEARER Bearer n 1 One who or that which bears sustains or carries Bearers of burdens 2 Chron ii 18 The bearer of unhappy news Dryden 2 Specifically One who assists in carrying a body to the grave a pallbearer Milton 3 A palanquin carrier also a house servant India 4 A tree or plant yielding fruit as a good bearer 5 Com Defn One who holds a check note draft or other order for the payment of money as pay to bearer 6 Print Defn A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page also a type or typehigh piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved BEARHERD Bearherd n Defn A man who tends a bear BEARHOUND Bearhound n Defn A hound for baiting or hunting bears Car BEARING Bearing n 1 The manner in which one bears or conducts ones self mien behavior carriage I know him by his bearing Shak 2 Patient endurance suffering without complaint 3 The situation of one object with respect to another such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object or influence upon it or to be influenced by it hence relation connection But of this frame the bearings and the ties The strong connections nice dependencies Pope 4 Purport meaning intended significance aspect 5 The act power or time of producing or giving birth as a tree in full bearing a tree past bearing His mother in travail of his bearing R of Gloucester 6 Arch a That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports as a lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall b The portion of a support on which anything rests c Improperly the unsupported span as the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports 7 Mach a The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support collar or boxing the journal b The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates 8 Her Defn Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms commonly in the pl A carriage covered with armorial bearings Thackeray 9 Naut a The situation of a distant object with regard to a ships position as on the bow on the lee quarter etc the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen as the bearing of the cape was W N W b pl Defn The widest part of a vessel below the planksheer c pl Defn The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast Ball bearings See under Ball To bring one to his bearings to bring one to his senses To lose ones bearings to become bewildered To take bearings to ascertain by the compass the position of an object to ascertain the relation of one object or place to another to ascertain ones position by reference to landmarks or to the compass hence Fig to ascertain the condition of things when one is in trouble or perplexity Syn Deportment gesture mien behavior manner carriage demeanor port conduct direction relation tendency influence BEARING CLOTH Bearing cloth Defn A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized Shak BEARING REIN Bearing rein Defn A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horses head up called in the United States a checkrein BEARING RING Bearing ring Defn In a balloon the braced wooden ring attached to the suspension ropes at the bottom functionally analogous to the keel of a ship BEARISH Bearish a Defn Partaking of the qualities of a bear resembling a bear in temper or manners Harris BEARISHNESS Bearishness n Defn Behavior like that of a bear BEARN Bearn n Defn See Bairn Obs BEARSBREECH Bearsbreech n Bot a See Acanthus n 1 b The English cow parsnip Heracleum sphondylium Dr Prior BEARSEAR Bearsear n Bot Defn A kind of primrose Primula auricula so called from the shape of the leaf BEARSFOOT Bearsfoot n Bot Defn A species of hellebore Helleborus foetidus with digitate leaves It has an offensive smell and acrid taste and is a powerful emetic cathartic and anthelmintic BEARSKIN Bearskin n 1 The skin of a bear 2 A coarse shaggy woolen cloth for overcoats 3 A cap made of bearskin esp one worn by soldiers BEARSPAW Bearspaw n Zoöl Defn A large bivalve shell of the East Indies Hippopus maculatus often used as an ornament BEAR STATE Bear State Defn Arkansas a nickname from the many bears once inhabiting its forests BEARTRAP DAM Beartrap dam Engin Defn A kind of movable dam in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when lowered for deepening shallow parts in a river BEARWARD Bearward n Etym Bear ward a keeper Defn A keeper of bears See Bearherd R Shak BEAST Beast n Etym OE best beste OF beste F bête fr L bestia 1 Any living creature an animal including man insects etc Obs Chaucer 2 Any fourfooted animal that may be used for labor food or sport as a beast of burden A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast Prov xii 10 3 As opposed to man Any irrational animal 4 Fig A coarse brutal filthy or degraded fellow 5 A game at cards similar to loo Obs Wright 6 A penalty at beast omber etc Hence To be beasted to be beaten at beast omber etc Beast royal the lion Obs Chaucer Syn Beast Brute When we use these words in a figurative sense as applicable to human beings we think of beasts as mere animals governed by animal appetite and of brutes as being destitute of reason or moral feeling and governed by unrestrained passion Hence we speak of beastly appetites beastly indulgences etc and of brutal manners brutal inhumanity brutal ferocity So also we say of a drunkard that he first made himself a beast and then treated his family like a brute BEASTHOOD Beasthood n Defn State or nature of a beast BEASTINGS Beastings n pl Defn See Biestings BEASTLIHEAD Beastlihead n Etym Beastly head state Defn Beastliness Obs Spenser BEASTLIKE Beastlike a Defn Like a beast BEASTLINESS Beastliness n Defn The state or quality of being beastly BEASTLY Beastly a 1 Pertaining to or having the form nature or habits of a beast Beastly divinities and droves of gods Prior 2 Characterizing the nature of a beast contrary to the nature and dignity of man brutal filthy The beastly vice of drinking to excess Swift 3 Abominable as beastly weather Colloq Eng Syn Bestial brutish irrational sensual degrading BEAT Beat v t imp Beat p p Beat Beaten p pr vb n Beating Etym OE beaten beten AS beátan akin to Icel bauta OHG b Cf 1st Butt Button 1 To strike repeatedly to lay repeated blows upon as to beat ones breast to beat iron so as to shape it to beat grain in order to force out the seeds to beat eggs and sugar to beat a drum Thou shalt beat some of it spices very small Ex xxx 36 They did beat the gold into thin plates Ex xxxix 3 2 To punish by blows to thrash 3 To scour or range over in hunting accompanied with the noise made by striking bushes etc for the purpose of rousing game To beat the woods and rouse the bounding prey Prior 4 To dash against or strike as with water or wind A frozen continent beat with perpetual storms Milton 5 To tread as a path Pass awful gulfs and beat my painful way Blackmore 6 To overcome in a battle contest strife race game etc to vanquish or conquer to surpass He beat them in a bloody battle Prescott For loveliness it would be hard to beat that M Arnold 7 To cheat to chouse to swindle to defraud often with out Colloq 8 To exercise severely to perplex to trouble Why should any one beat his head about the Latin grammar who does not intend to be a critic Locke 9 Mil Defn To give the signal for by beat of drum to sound by beat of drum as to beat an alarm a charge a parley a retreat to beat the general the reveille the tattoo See Alarm Charge Parley etc To beat down to haggle with any one to secure a lower price to force down Colloq To beat into to teach or instill by repetition To beat off to repel or drive back To beat out to extend by hammering To beat out of a thing to cause to relinquish it or give it up Nor can anything beat their posterity out of it to this day South To beat the dust Man a To take in too little ground with the fore legs as a horse b To perform curvets too precipitately or too low To beat the hoof to walk to go on foot To beat the wing to flutter to move with fluttering agitation To beat time to measure or regulate time in music by the motion of the hand or foot To beat up to attack suddenly to alarm or disturb as to beat up an enemys quarters Syn To strike pound bang buffet maul drub thump baste thwack thrash pommel cudgel belabor conquer defeat vanquish overcome BEAT Beat v i 1 To strike repeatedly to inflict repeated blaows to knock vigorously or loudly The men of the city beat at the door Judges xix 22 2 To move with pulsation or throbbing A thousand hearts beat happily Byron 3 To come or act with violence to dash or fall with force to strike anything as rain wind and waves do Sees rolling tempests vainly beat below Dryden They winds beat at the crazy casement Longfellow The sun beat upon the head of Jonah that he fainted and wisbed in himself to die Jonah iv 8 Public envy seemeth to beat chiefly upon ministers Bacon 4 To be in agitation or doubt Poetic To still my beating mind Shak 5 Naut Defn To make progress against the wind by sailing in a zigzag line or traverse 6 To make a sound when struck as the drums beat 7 Mil Defn To make a succession of strokes on a drum as the drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters 8 Acoustics Mus Defn To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity so as to produce a pulsating effect said of instruments tones or vibrations not perfectly in unison A beating wind Naut a wind which necessitates tacking in order to make progress To beat about to try to find to search by various means or ways Addison To beat about the bush to approach a subject circuitously To beat up and down Hunting to run first one way and then another said of a stag To beat up for recruits to go diligently about in order to get helpers or participators in an enterprise BEAT Beat n 1 A stroke a blow He with a careless beat Struck out the mute creation at a heat Dryden 2 A recurring stroke a throb a pulsation as a beat of the heart the beat of the pulse 3 Mus a The rise or fall of the hand or foot marking the divisions of time a division of the measure so marked In the rhythm of music the beat is the unit b A transient grace note struck immediately before the one it is intended to ornament 4 Acoustics Mus Defn A sudden swelling or reënforcement of a sound recurring at regular intervals and produced by the interference of sound waves of slightly different periods of vibrations applied also by analogy to other kinds of wave motions the pulsation or throbbing produced by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison See Beat v i 8 5 A round or course which is frequently gone over as a watchmans beat 6 A place of habitual or frequent resort 7 A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade often emphasized by dead as a dead beat Low Beat of drum Mil a succession of strokes varied in different ways for particular purposes as to regulate a march to call soldiers to their arms or quarters to direct an attack or retreat etc Beat of a watch or clock the stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement A clock is in beat or out of beat according as the strokes is at equal or unequal intervals BEAT Beat a Defn Weary tired fatigued exhausted Colloq Quite beat and very much vexed and disappointed Dickens BEATEN Beaten a 1 Made smooth by beating or treading worn by use A broad and beaten way Milton Beaten gold Shak 2 Vanquished conquered baffled 3 Exhausted tired out 4 Become common or trite as a beaten phrase Obs 5 Tried practiced Obs Beau Fl BEATER Beater n 1 One who or that which beats 2 A person who beats up game for the hunters Black BEATH Beath v t Etym AS be to foment Defn To bathe also to dry or heat as unseasoned wood Obs Spenser BEATIFIC BEATIFICAL Beatific Beatifical a Etym Cf F béatifique L beatificus See Beatify Defn Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment blissful The beatific vision South Beatifically adv BEATIFICATE Beatificate v t Defn To beatify Obs Fuller BEATIFICATION Beatification n Etym Cf F béatification Defn The act of beatifying or the state of being beatified esp in the R C Church the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of the blessed or has attained the second degree of sanctity usually a stage in the process of canonization The beatification of his spirit Jer Taylor BEATIFY Beatify v t imp p p Beatified p pr vb n Beatifying Etym L beatificare beatus happy fr beare to bless akin to bonus good facere to make cf F béatifier See Bounty 1 To pronounce or regard as happy or supremely blessed or as conferring happiness The common conceits and phrases that beatify wealth Barrow 2 To make happy to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment Beatified spirits Dryden 3 R C Ch Defn To ascertain and declare by a public process and decree that a deceased person is one of the blessed and is to be reverenced as such though not canonized BEATING Beating n 1 The act of striking or giving blows punishment or chastisement by blows 2 Pulsation throbbing as the beating of the heart 3 Acoustics Mus Defn Pulsative sounds See Beat n 4 Naut Defn The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction BEATITUDE Beatitude n Etym L beatitudo cf F béatitude See Beatify 1 Felicity of the highest kind consummate bliss 2 Any one of the nine declarations called the Beatitudes made in the Sermon on the Mount Matt v 312 with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues 3 R C Ch Defn Beatification Milman Syn Blessedness felicity happiness BEAU Beau n pl F Beaux E pron b E Beaus Etym F a fop fr beau fine beautiful fr L bellus pretty fine for bonulus dim of bonus good See Bounty and cf Belle Beauty 1 A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion a dandy 2 A man who escorts or pays attentions to a lady an escort a lover BEAUCATCHER Beaucatcher n Defn A small flat curl worn on the temple by women Humorous BEAUFET Beaufet n Etym See Buffet Defn A niche cupboard or sideboard for plate china glass etc a buffet A beaufet filled with gold and silver vessels Prescott BEAUFIN Beaufin n Defn See Biffin Wright BEAUFORTS SCALE Beauforts scale Meteor Defn A scale of wind force devised by Sir F Beaufort R N in 1805 in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12 The full scale is as follows 0 calm 1 light air 2 light breeze 3 gentle breeze 4 moderate breeze 5 fresh breeze 6 strong breeze 7 moderate gale 8 fresh gale 9 strong gale 10 whole gale 11 storm 12 hurricane BEAU IDEAL Beau ideal Etym F beau beautiful idéal ideal Defn A conception or image of consummate beauty moral or physical formed in the mind free from all the deformities defects and blemishes seen in actual existence an ideal or faultless standard or model BEAUISH Beauish n Defn Like a beau characteristic of a beau foppish fine A beauish young spark Byrom BEAU MONDE Beau monde Etym F beau fine monde world Defn The fashionable world people of fashion and gayety Prior BEAUMONTAGUE Beaumontague n Defn A cement used in making joints filling cracks etc For iron the principal constituents are iron borings and sal ammoniac for wood white lead or litharge whiting and linseed oil BEAUPERE Beaupere n Etym F beau pére beau fair pére father 1 A father Obs Wyclif 2 A companion Obs Spenser BEAUSEANT Beauseant n Etym F beaucéant Defn The black and white standard of the Knights Templars BEAUSHIP Beauship n Defn The state of being a beau the personality of a beau Jocular Dryden BEAUTEOUS Beauteous a Defn Full of beauty beautiful very handsome Mostly poetic Beauteously adv Defn Beauteousness n BEAUTIED Beautied p a Defn Beautiful embellished Poetic Shak BEAUTIFIER Beautifier n Defn One who or that which beautifies or makes beautiful BEAUTIFUL Beautiful a Defn Having the qualities which constitute beauty pleasing to the sight or the mind A circle is more beautiful than a square a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram Lord Kames Syn Handsome elegant lovely fair charming graceful pretty delightful See Fine Beautifully adv Beautifulness n BEAUTIFY Beautify v t imp p p Beautified p pr vb n Beautifying Etym Beauty fy Defn To make or render beautiful to add beauty to to adorn to deck to grace to embellish The arts that beautify and polish life Burke Syn To adorn grace ornament deck decorate BEAUTIFY Beautify v i Defn To become beautiful to advance in beauty Addison BEAUTILESS Beautiless a Defn Destitute of beauty Hammond BEAUTY Beauty n pl Beauties Etym OE beaute beute OF beauté biauté Pr beltat F beauté fr an assumed LL bellitas from L bellus pretty See Beau 1 An assemblage or graces or properties pleasing to the eye the ear the intellect the æsthetic faculty or the moral sense Beauty consists of a certain composition of color and figure causing delight in the beholder Locke The production of beauty by a multiplicity of symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole Wordsworth The old definition of beauty in the Roman school was multitude in unity and there is no doubt that such is the principle of beauty Coleridge 2 A particular grace feature ornament or excellence anything beautiful as the beauties of nature 3 A beautiful person esp a beautiful woman All the admired beauties of Verona Shak 4 Prevailing style or taste rage fashion Obs She stained her hair yellow which was then the beauty Jer Taylor Beauty spot a patch or spot placed on the face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast BEAUX Beaux n Defn pl of Beau BEAUXITE Beauxite n Min Defn See Bauxite BEAVER Beaver n Etym OE bever AS beofer befer akin to D bever OHG bibar G biber Sw bäfver Dan bæver Lith bebru Russ bobr Gael beabhar Corn befer L fiber and Skr babhrus large ichneumon also as an adj brown the animal being probably named from its color Brown 1 Zoöl Defn An amphibious rodent of the genus Castor Note It has palmated hind feet and a broad flat tail It is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its valued for its fur and for the material called castor obtained from two small bags in the groin of the animal The European species is Castor fiber and the American is generally considered a variety of this although sometimes called Castor Canadensis 2 The fur of the beaver 3 A hat formerly made of the fur of the beaver but now usually of silk A brown beaver slouched over his eyes Prescott 4 Beaver cloth a heavy felted woolen cloth used chiefly for making overcoats Beaver rat Zoöl an aquatic ratlike quadruped of Tasmania Hydromys chrysogaster Beaver skin the furry skin of the beaver Bank beaver See under 1st Bank BEAVER Beaver n Etym OE baviere bauier beavoir bever fr F bavière fr bave slaver drivel foam OF prattle drivel perh orig an imitative word Bavière according to Cotgrave is the bib put before a slavering child Defn That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate It was so constructed with joints or otherwise that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink BEAVERED Beavered a Defn Covered with or wearing a beaver or hat His beavered brow Pope BEAVER STATE Beaver State Defn Oregon a nickname BEAVERTEEN Beaverteen n Defn A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton shorn after dyeing Simmonds BEBEERINE BEBIRINE Bebeerine or Bebirine n Chem Defn An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru or green heart of Guiana Nectandra Rodioei It is a tonic antiperiodic and febrifuge and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine Written also bibirine BEBEERU Bebeeru n Written also bibiru Native name Bot Defn A tropical South American tree Nectandra Rodioi the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine and the wood of which is known as green heart BEBLEED Bebleed v t Defn To make bloody to stain with blood Obs Chaucer BEBLOOD BEBLOODY Beblood Bebloody v t Defn To make bloody to stain with blood Obs Sheldon BEBLOT Beblot v t Defn To blot to stain Chaucer BEBLUBBER Beblubber v t Defn To make swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping as her eyes or cheeks were beblubbered BEBUNG Bebung n G lit a trembling Music Defn A tremolo effect such as that produced on the piano by vibratory repetition of a note with sustained use of the pedal BECALM Becalm v t imp p p Becalmed p pr vb n Becalming 1 To render calm or quiet to calm to still to appease Soft whispering airs becalm the mind Philips 2 To keep from motion or stop the progress of by the stilling of the wind as the fleet was becalmed BECAME Became imp Defn of Become BECARD Becard n Zoöl Defn A South American bird of the flycatcher family Tityra inquisetor BECAUSE Because conj Etym OE bycause by cause 1 By or for the cause that on this account that for the reason that Milton 2 In order that that Obs And the multitude rebuked them because they should hold their peace Matt xx 31 Because of by reason of on account of Prep phrase Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience Eph v 6 Syn Because For Since As Inasmuch As These particles are used in certain connections to assign the reason of a thing or that on account of which it is or takes place Because by cause is the strongest and most emphatic as I hid myself because I was afraid For is not quite so strong as in Shakespeare I hate him for he is a Christian Since is less formal and more incidental than because as I will do it since you request me It more commonly begins a sentence as Since your decision is made I will say no more As is still more incidental than since and points to some existing fact by way of assigning a reason Thus we say as I knew him to be out of town I did not call Inasmuch as seems to carry with it a kind of qualification which does not belong to the rest Thus if we say I am ready to accept your proposal inasmuch as I believe it is the best you can offer we mean it is only with this understanding that we can accept it BECCABUNGA Beccabunga n Etym NL cf It beccabunga G bachbunge fr G bach brook bunge OHG bungo bulb See Beck a brook Defn See Brooklime BECCAFICO Beccafico n pl Beccaficos Etym It fr beccare to peck fico fig Zoöl Defn A small bird Silvia hortensis which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn when it has fed on figs grapes etc BECCHIS TEST Becchis test After E Becchi Italian chemist Chem Defn A qualitative test for cottonseed oil based on the fact this oil imparts a maroon color to an alcoholic solution of silver nitrate BECHAMEL Bechamel n Etym F béchamel named from its inventor Louis de Béchamel Cookery Defn A rich white sauce prepared with butter and cream BECHANCE Bechance adv Etym Pref be for by chance Defn By chance by accident Obs Grafton BECHANCE Bechance v t i Defn To befall to chance to happen to God knows what hath bechanced them Shak BECHARM Becharm v t Defn To charm to captivate BECHE DE MER Bêche de mer Etym F lit a sea spade Zoöl Defn The trepang BECHIC Bechic a Etym L bechicus adj for a cough Gr fr cough cf F béchique Med Defn Pertaining to or relieving a cough Thomas n Defn A medicine for relieving coughs Quincy BECHUANAS Bechuanas n pl Defn A division of the Bantus dwelling between the Orange and Zambezi rivers supposed to be the most ancient Bantu population of South Africa They are divided into totemic clans they are intelligent and progressive BECK Beck n Defn See Beak Obs Spenser BECK Beck n Etym OE bek AS becc akin to Icel bekkr brook OHG pah G bach Defn A small brook The brooks the becks the rills Drayton BECK Beck n Defn A vat See Back BECK Beck v i imp p p Becked p pr vb n Becking Etym Contr of beckon Defn To nod or make a sign with the head or hand Archaic Drayton BECK Beck v t Defn To notify or call by a nod or a motion of the head or hand to intimate a command to Archaic When gold and silver becks me to come on Shak BECK Beck n Defn A significant nod or motion of the head or hand esp as a call or command They have troops of soldiers at their beck Shak BECKER Becker n Zoöl Defn A European fish Pagellus centrodontus the sea bream or braise BECKET Becket n Etym Cf D bek beak and E beak 1 Naut Defn A small grommet or a ring or loop of rope 2 A spade for digging turf Prov Eng Wright BECKON Beckon v t imp p p Beckoned p pr vb n Beckoning Defn To make a significant sign to hence to summon as by a motion of the hand His distant friends he beckons near Dryden It beckons you to go away with it Shak BECKON Beckon n Defn A sign made without words a beck At the first beckon Bolingbroke BECKS SCALE Becks scale Defn A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp gr 100 and the 30ºpoint to sp gr 085 From these points the scale is extended both ways all the degrees being of equal length BECLAP Beclap v t Etym OE biclappen Defn To catch to grasp to insnare Obs Chaucer BECLIP Beclip v t imp p p Beclipped Etym AS beclyppan pref be clyppan to embrace Defn To embrace to surround Obs Wyclif BECLOUD Becloud v t imp p p Beclouded p pr vb n Beclouding Defn To cause obscurity or dimness to to dim to cloud If thou becloud the sunshine of thine eye Quarles BECOME Become v i imp Became p p Become p pr vb n Becoming Etym OE bicumen becumen AS becuman to come to to happen akin to D bekomen OHGa piquëman Goth biquiman to come upon G bekommen to get suit See Be and Come 1 To pass from one state to another to enter into some state or condition by a change from another state or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities additional matter or a new character The Lord God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul Gen ii 7 That error now which is become my crime Milton 2 To come to get Obs But madam where is Warwick then become Shak To become of to be the present state or place of to be the fate of to be the end of to be the final or subsequent condition of What is then become of so huge a multitude Sir W Raleigh BECOME Become v t Defn To suit or be suitable to to be congruous with to befit to accord with in character or circumstances to be worthy of or proper for to cause to appear well said of persons and things It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet Dryden I have known persons so anxious to have their dress become them as to convert it at length into their proper self and thus actually to become the dress Coleridge BECOMED Becomed a Defn Proper decorous Obs And gave him what becomed love I might Shak BECOMING Becoming a Defn Appropriate or fit congruous suitable graceful befitting A low and becoming tone Thackeray Note Formerly sometimes followed by of Such discourses as are becoming of them Dryden Syn Seemly comely decorous decent proper BECOMING Becoming n Defn That which is becoming or appropriate Obs BECOMINGLY Becomingly adv Defn In a becoming manner BECOMINGNESS Becomingness n Defn The quality of being becoming appropriate or fit congruity fitness The becomingness of human nature Grew BECQUEREL RAYS Becquerel rays Physics Defn Radiations first observed by the French physicist Henri Becquerel in working with uranium and its compounds They consist of a mixture of alpha beta and gamma rays BECRIPPLE Becripple v t Defn To make a cripple of to cripple to lame R Dr H More BECUIBA BECUIBA NUT Becuiba n Becuiba nut Native name Bot Defn The nut of the Brazilian tree Myristica Bicuhyba which yields a medicinal balsam used for rheumatism BECUNA Becuna n Etym Sp Zoöl Defn A fish of the Mediterranean Sphyræna spet See Barracuda BECURL Becurl v t Defn To curl to adorn with curls BED Bed n Etym AS bed bedd akin to OS bed D bed bedde Icel be Dan bed Sw bädd Goth badi OHG betti G bett bette bed beet a plat of ground all of uncertain origin 1 An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on a couch Specifically A sack or mattress filled with some soft material in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed as a feather bed or this with the bedclothes added In a general sense any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in as a quantity of hay straw leaves or twigs And made for him a horse a leafy bed Byron I wash wring brew bake make the beds Shak In bed he slept not for my urging it Shak 2 Used as the symbol of matrimony Marriage George the eldest son of his second bed Clarendon 3 A plat or level piece of ground in a garden usually a little raised above the adjoining ground Beds of hyacinth and roses Milton 4 A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed as a bed of ashes or coals 5 The bottom of a watercourse or of any body of water as the bed of a river So sinks the daystar in the ocean bed Milton 6 Geol Defn A layer or seam or a horizontal stratum between layers as a bed of coal iron etc 7 Gun Defn See Gun carriage and Mortar bed 8 Masonry a The horizontal surface of a building stone as the upper and lower beds b A course of stone or brick in a wall c The place or material in which a block or brick is laid d The lower surface of a brick slate or tile Knight 9 Mech Defn The foundation or the more solid and fixed part or framing of a machine or a part on which something is laid or supported as the bed of an engine 10 The superficial earthwork or ballast of a railroad 11 Printing Defn The flat part of the press on which the form is laid Note Bed is much used adjectively or in combination as bed key or bedkey bed wrench or bedwrench bedchamber bedmaker etc Bed of justice French Hist the throne F lit bed occupied by the king when sitting in one of his parliaments judicial courts hence a session of a refractory parliament at which the king was present for the purpose of causing his decrees to be registered To be brought to bed to be delivered of a child often followed by of as to be brought to bed of a son To make a bed to prepare a bed to arrange or put in order a bed and its bedding From bed and board Law a phrase applied to a separation by partial divorce of man and wife without dissolving the bonds of matrimony If such a divorce now commonly called a judicial separation be granted at the instance of the wife she may have alimony BED Bed v t imp p p Bedded p pr vb n Bedding 1 To place in a bed Obs Bacon 2 To make partaker of ones bed to cohabit with Ill to the Tuscan wars and never bed her Shak 3 To furnish with a bed or bedding 4 To plant or arrange in beds to set or cover as in a bed of soft earth as to bed the roots of a plant in mold 5 To lay or put in any hollow place or place of rest and security surrounded or inclosed to embed to furnish with or place upon a bed or foundation as to bed a stone it was bedded on a rock Among all chains or clusters of mountains where large bodies of still water are bedded Wordsworth 6 Masonry Defn To dress or prepare the surface of stone so as to serve as a bed 7 To lay flat to lay in order to place in a horizontal or recumbent position Bedded hair Shak BED Bed v i Defn To go to bed to cohabit If he be married and bed with his wife Wiseman BEDABBLE Bedabble v t imp p p Bedabbled p pr vb n Bedabbling Defn To dabble to sprinkle or wet Shak BEDAFF Bedaff v t Defn To make a daff or fool of Obs Chaucer BEDAGAT Bedagat n Defn The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah Malcom BEDAGGLE Bedaggle v t Defn To daggle BEDASH Bedash v t imp p p Bedashed p pr vb n Bedashing Defn To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon to bespatter Trees bedashed with rain Shak BEDAUB Bedaub v t imp p p Bedaubed p pr vb n Bedaubing Defn To daub over to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty Bedaub foul designs with a fair varnish Barrow BEDAZZLE Bedazzle v t imp p p Bedazzled p pr vb n Bedazzling Defn To dazzle or make dim by a strong light Bedazzled with the sun Shak BEDBUG Bedbug n Zoöl Defn A wingless bloodsucking hemipterous insect Cimex Lectularius sometimes infesting houses and especially beds See Illustration in Appendix BEDCHAIR Bedchair n Defn A chair with adjustable back for the sick to support them while sitting up in bed BEDCHAMBER Bedchamber n Defn A chamber for a bed an apartment form sleeping in Shak Lords of the bedchamber eight officers of the royal household all of noble families who wait in turn a week each Eng Ladies of the bedchamber eight ladies all titled holding a similar official position in the royal household during the reign of a queen Eng BEDCLOTHES Bedclothes n pl Defn Blankets sheets coverlets etc for a bed Shak BEDCORD Bedcord n Defn A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed BEDDED Bedded a Defn Provided with a bed as doublebedded room placed or arranged in a bed or beds BEDDING Bedding n Etym AS bedding beding See Bed 1 A bed and its furniture the materials of a bed whether for man or beast bedclothes litter 2 Geol Defn The state or position of beds and layers BEDE Bede v t Etym See Bid v t Defn To pray also to offer to proffer Obs R of Gloucester Chaucer BEDE Bede n Mining Defn A kind of pickax BEDECK Bedeck v t imp p p Bedecked p pr vb n Bedecking Defn To deck ornament or adorn to grace Bedecked with boughs flowers and garlands Pennant BEDEGUAR BEDEGAR Bedeguar Bedegar n Etym F fr Per badaward or bad awardag prop a kind of white thorn or thistle Defn A gall produced on rosebushes esp on the sweetbrier or eglantine by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly Rhodites rosæ It was once supposed to have medicinal properties BEDEHOUSE Bedehouse Defn nSame as Beadhouse BEDEL BEDELL Bedel Bedell Defn nSame as Beadle BEDELRY Bedelry n Defn Beadleship Obs Blount BEDEN Beden n Zoöl Defn The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex Capra Nubiana It is probably the wild goat of the Bible BEDESMAN Bedesman n Defn Same as Beadsman Obs BEDEVIL Bedevil v t imp p p Bedevilled p pr vb n Bedeviling or Bedevilling 1 To throw into utter disorder and confusion as if by the agency of evil spirits to bring under diabolical influence to torment Bedeviled and used worse than St Bartholomew Sterne 2 To spoil to corrupt Wright BEDEVILMENT Bedevilment n Defn The state of being bedeviled bewildering confusion vexatious trouble Colloq BEDEW Bedew v t imp p p Bedewed p pr vb n Bedewing Defn To moisten with dew or as with dew Falling tears his face bedew Dryden BEDEWER Bedewer n Defn One who or that which bedews BEDEWY Bedewy a Defn Moist with dew dewy Obs Night with her bedewy wings A Brewer BEDFELLOW Bedfellow n Defn One who lies with another in the same bed a person who shares ones couch BEDFERE BEDPHERE Bedfere Bedphere n Etym Bed AS fera a companion Defn A bedfellow Obs Chapman BEDGOWN Bedgown n Defn A nightgown BEDIGHT Bedight v t p p Bedight Bedighted Defn To bedeck to array or equip to adorn Archaic Milton BEDIM Bedim v t imp p p Bedimmed p pr vb n Bedimming Defn To make dim to obscure or darken Shak BEDIZEN Bedizen v t Defn To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste Remnants of tapestried hangings and shreds of pictures with which he had bedizened his tatters Sir W Scott BEDIZENMENT Bedizenment n Defn That which bedizens the act of dressing or the state of being dressed tawdrily BEDKEY Bedkey n Defn An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead BEDLAM Bedlam n Etym See Bethlehem 1 A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane a madhouse Abp Tillotson 2 An insane person a lunatic a madman Obs Lets get the bedlam to lead him Shak 3 Any place where uproar and confusion prevail BEDLAM Bedlam a Defn Belonging to or fit for a madhouse The bedlam brainsick duchess Shak BEDLAMITE Bedlamite n Defn An inhabitant of a madhouse a madman Raving bedlamites Beattie BEDMAKER Bedmaker n Defn One who makes beds BEDMOLDING BEDMOULDING Bedmolding Bedmoulding n Arch Defn The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona Oxf Gloss BEDOTE Bedote v t Defn To cause to dote to deceive Obs Chaucer BEDOUIN Bedouin n Etym F bédouin OF béduin fr Ar bedawi rural living in the desert fr badw desert fr bada to live in the desert to lead a nomadic life Defn One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents and are scattered over Arabia Syria and northern Africa esp in the deserts Bedouinism n BEDOUIN Bedouin a Defn Pertaining to the Bedouins nomad BEDPAN Bedpan n 1 A pan for warming beds Nares 2 A shallow chamber vessel so constructed that it can be used by a sick person in bed BEDPHERE Bedphere n Defn See Bedfere Obs B Jonson BEDPIECE BEDPLATE Bedpiece Bedplate n Mach Defn The foundation framing or piece by which the other parts are supported and held in place the bed called also baseplate and soleplate BEDPOST Bedpost n 1 One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead 2 Anciently a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off See Bedstaff Brewer BEDQUILT Bedquilt n Defn A quilt for a bed a coverlet BEDRABBLE Bedrabble v t Defn To befoul with rain and mud to drabble BEDRAGGLE Bedraggle v t imp p p Bedraggled p pr vb n Bedraggling Defn To draggle to soil as garments which in walking are suffered to drag in dust mud etc Swift BEDRENCH Bedrench v t imp p p Bedrenched p pr vb n Bedrenching Defn To drench to saturate with moisture to soak Shak BEDRIBBLE Bedribble v t Defn To dribble upon BEDRID BEDRIDDEN Bedrid Bedridden a Etym OE bedrede AS bedreda bedrida from bed bedd a bed or couch ridda a rider cf OHG pettiriso G bettrise See Bed n and Ride v i Defn Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity Her decrepit sick and bedrid father Shak The estate of a bedridden old gentleman Macaulay BEDRIGHT BEDRITE Bedright Bedrite n Etym Bed right rite Defn The duty or privilege of the marriage bed Shak BEDRIZZLE Bedrizzle v t Defn To drizzle upon BED ROCK Bed rock Mining Defn The solid rock underlying superficial formations Also Fig BEDROOM Bedroom n 1 A room or apartment intended or used for a bed a lodging room 2 Room in a bed Note In this sense preferably bed room Then by your side no bed room me deny Shak BEDROP Bedrop v t Defn To sprinkle as with drops The yellow carp in scales bedropped with gold Pope BEDRUG Bedrug v t Defn To drug abundantly or excessively BED SCREW Bed screw 1 Naut A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies and assisting in launching 2 A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent side pieces BEDSIDE Bedside n Defn The side of a bed BEDSITE Bedsite n Defn A recess in a room for a bed Of the three bedrooms two have fireplaces and all are of fair size with windows and bedsite well placed Quart Rev BEDSORE Bedsore n Med Defn A sore on the back or hips caused by lying for a long time in bed BEDSPREAD Bedspread n Defn A bedquilt a counterpane a coverlet U S BEDSTAFF Bedstaff n pl Bedstaves Defn A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead to hold the clothes from slipping on either side Johnson Hostess accommodate us with a bedstaff B Jonson Say there is no virtue in cudgels and bedstaves Brome BEDSTEAD Bedstead n Etym Bed stead a frame Defn A framework for supporting a bed BED STEPS Bed steps Defn Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height BEDSTOCK Bedstock n Defn The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead Obs or Dial Eng BEDSTRAW Bedstraw n 1 Straw put into a bed Bacon 2 Bot Defn A genus of slender herbs usually with square stems whorled leaves and small white flowers Our Ladys bedstraw which has yellow flowers is Galium verum White bedstraw is G mollugo BEDSWERVER Bedswerver n Defn One who swerves from and is unfaithful to the marriage vow Poetic Shak BEDTICK Bedtick n Defn A tick or bag made of cloth used for inclosing the materials of a bed BEDTIME Bedtime n Defn The time to go to bed Shak BEDUCK Beduck v t imp p p Beducked Defn To duck to put the head under water to immerse Deep himself beducked Spenser BEDUIN Beduin n Defn See Bedouin BEDUNG Bedung v t imp p p Bedunged Defn To cover with dung as for manuring to bedaub or defile literally or figuratively Bp Hall BEDUST Bedust v t Defn To sprinkle soil or cover with dust Sherwood BEDWARD Bedward adv Defn Towards bed BEDWARF Bedwarf v t imp p p Bedwarfed Defn To make a dwarf of to stunt or hinder the growth of to dwarf Donne BEDYE Bedye v t imp p p Bedyed p pr vb n Bedyeing Defn To dye or stain Briton fields with Sarazin blood bedyed Spenser BEE Bee Defn p p of Be used for been Obs Spenser BEE Bee n Etym AS beó akin to D bij and bije Icel b Sw Dan bi OHG pini G biene and perh Ir beach Lith bitis Skr bha sq root97 1 Zoöl Defn An insect of the order Hymenoptera and family Apidæ the honeybees or family Andrenidæ the solitary bees See Honeybee Note There are many genera and species The common honeybee Apis mellifica lives in swarms each of which has its own queen its males or drones and its very numerous workers which are barren females Besides the A mellifica there are other species and varieties of honeybees as the A ligustica of Spain and Italy the A Indica of India the A fasciata of Egypt The bumblebee is a species of Bombus The tropical honeybees belong mostly to Melipoma and Trigona 2 A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family as a quilting bee a husking bee a raising bee U S The cellar was dug by a bee in a single day S G Goodrich 3 pl Etym Prob fr AS beáh ring fr b to bend See 1st Bow Naut Defn Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit to reeve the foretopmast stays through called also bee blocks Bee beetle Zoöl a beetle Trichodes apiarius parasitic in beehives Bee bird Zoöl a bird that eats the honeybee as the European flycatcher and the American kingbird Bee flower Bot an orchidaceous plant of the genus Ophrys O apifera whose flowers have some resemblance to bees flies and other insects Bee fly Zoöl a two winged fly of the family Bombyliidæ Some species in the larval state are parasitic upon bees Bee garden a garden or inclosure to set beehives in an apiary Mortimer Bee glue a soft unctuous matter with which bees cement the combs to the hives and close up the cells called also propolis Bee hawk Zoöl the honey buzzard Bee killer Zoöl a large twowinged fly of the family Asilidæ esp Trupanea apivora which feeds upon the honeybee See Robber fly Bee louse Zoöl a minute wingless dipterous insect Braula cæca parasitic on hive bees Bee martin Zoöl the kingbird Tyrannus Carolinensis which occasionally feeds on bees Bee moth Zoöl a moth Galleria cereana whose larvæ feed on honeycomb occasioning great damage in beehives Bee wolf Zoöl the larva of the bee beetle See Illust of Bee beetle To have a bee in the head or in the bonnet a To be choleric Obs b To be restless or uneasy B Jonson c To be full of fancies to be a little crazy Shes whiles crackbrained and has a bee in her head Sir W Scott BEEBREAD Beebread n Defn A brown bitter substance found in some of the cells of honeycomb It is made chiefly from the pollen of flowers which is collected by bees as food for their young BEECH Beech n pl Beeches Etym OE beche AS b akin to D beuk OHG buocha G buche Icel beyki Dan bög Sw bok Russ buk L fagus Gr oak to eat Skr bhaksh the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit See Book and cf 7th Buck Buckwheat Bot Defn A tree of the genus Fagus Note It grows to a large size having a smooth bark and thick foliage and bears an edible triangular nut of which swine are fond The Fagus sylvatica is the European species and the F ferruginea that of America Beech drops Bot a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beeches Epiphegus Americana Beech marten Zoöl the stone marten of Europe Mustela foina Beech mast the nuts of the beech esp as they lie under the trees in autumn Beech oil oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech tree Cooper beech a variety of the European beech with copper colored shining leaves BEECHEN Beechen a Etym AS b Defn Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech belonging to the beech Plain beechen vessels Dryden BEECHNUT Beechnut n Defn The nut of the beech tree BEECH TREE Beech tree Defn The beech BEECHY Beechy a Defn Of or relating to beeches BEEEATER Beeeater n Zoöl a A bird of the genus Merops that feeds on bees The European species M apiaster is remarkable for its brilliant colors b An African bird of the genus Rhinopomastes BEEF Beef n Etym OE boef befe beef OF boef buef F b fr L bos bovis ox akin to Gr Skr g cow and E cow See 2d Cow 1 An animal of the genus Bos especially the common species B taurus including the bull cow and ox in their full grown state esp an ox or cow fattened for food Note In this which is the original sense the word has a plural beeves A herd of beeves fair oxen and fair kine Milton 2 The flesh of an ox or cow or of any adult bovine animal when slaughtered for food Note In this sense the word has no plural Great meals of beef Shak 3 Applied colloquially to human flesh BEEF Beef a Defn Of pertaining to or resembling beef Beef tea essence of beef or strong beef broth BEEFEATER Beefeater n Etym Beef eater prob one who eats anothers beef as his servant Cf AS hlaf servant properly a loaf eater 1 One who eats beef hence a large fleshy person 2 One of the yeomen of the guard in England 3 Zoöl Defn An African bird of the genus Buphaga which feeds on the larvæ of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen antelopes etc Two species are known BEEFSTEAK Beefsteak n Defn A steak of beef a slice of beef broiled or suitable for broiling BEEFWITTED Beefwitted n Defn Stupid dull Shak BEEFWOOD Beefwood n Defn An Australian tree Casuarina and its red wood used for cabinetwork also the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales and Banksia compar of Queensland BEEFY Beefy a Defn Having much beef of the nature of beef resembling beef fleshy BEEHIVE Beehive n Defn A hive for a swarm of bees Also used figuratively Note A common and typical form of beehive was a domeshaped inverted basket whence certain ancient Irish and Scotch architectural remains are called beehive houses BEEHOUSE Beehouse n Defn A house for bees an apiary BEE LARKSPUR Bee larkspur Defn Bot See Larkspur BEELD Beeld n Defn Same as Beild Fairfax BEE LINE Bee line Defn The shortest line from one place to another like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey an air line A bee line for the brig Kane BEELZEBUB Beelzebub n Defn The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits hence the Devil or a devil See Baal BEEM Beem n Etym AS b b Defn A trumpet Obs BEEMASTER Beemaster n Defn One who keeps bees BEEN Been Etym OE beon ben bin p p of been beon to be See Be Defn The past participle of Be In old authors it is also the pr tense plural of Be See 1st Bee Assembled been a senate grave and stout Fairfax BEER Beer n Etym OE beor ber AS beór akin to Fries biar Icel bj OHG bior D G bier and possibly E brew 93 See Brew 1 A fermented liquor made from any malted grain but commonly from barley malt with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor Note Beer has different names as small beer ale porter brown stout lager beer according to its strength or other qualities See Ale 2 A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants as spruce ginger sassafras etc Small beer weak beer fig insignificant matters To suckle fools and chronicle small beer Shak BEEREGAR Beeregar n Etym Beer eager Defn Sour beer Obs BEERHOUSE Beerhouse n Defn A house where malt liquors are sold an alehouse BEERINESS Beeriness n Defn Beery condition BEERY Beery a Defn Of or resembling beer affected by beer maudlin BEESTINGS Beestings n Defn Same as Biestings BEESWAX Beeswax n Defn The wax secreted by bees and of which their cells are constructed BEESWING Beeswing n Defn The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping It consists of pure shining scales of tartar supposed to resemble the wing of a bee BEET Beet n Etym AS bete from L beta 1 Bot Defn A biennial plant of the genus Beta which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year 2 The root of plants of the genus Beta different species and varieties of which are used for the table for feeding stock or in making sugar Note There are many varieties of the common beet Beta vulgaris The Old white beet cultivated for its edible leafstalks is a distinct species Beta Cicla BEETE BETE Beete Bete v t Etym AS b to mend See Better 1 To mend to repair Obs Chaucer 2 To renew or enkindle a fire Obs Chaucer BEETLE Beetle n Etym OE betel AS bitl b mallet hammer fr beátan to beat See Beat v t 1 A heavy mallet used to drive wedges beat pavements etc 2 A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers as in cotton mills called also beetling machine Knight BEETLE Beetle v t imp p p Beetled p pr vb n Beetling 1 To beat with a heavy mallet 2 To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine as to beetle cotton goods BEETLE Beetle n Etym OE bityl bittle AS b fr b to bite See Bite v t Defn Any insect of the order Coleoptera having four wings the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up See Coleoptera Beetle mite Zoöl one of many species of mites of the family Oribatidæ parasitic on beetles Black beetle the common large black cockroach Blatta orientalis BEETLE Beetle v i Etym See Beetlebrowed Defn To extend over and beyond the base or support to overhang to jut To the dreadful summit of the cliff That beetles oer his base into the sea Shak Each beetling rampart and each tower sublime Wordsworth BEETLE BROW Beetle brow Defn An overhanging brow BEETLEBROWED Beetlebrowed a Etym OE bitelbrowed cf OE bitel adj sharp projecting n a beetle See Beetle an insect Defn Having prominent overhanging brows hence lowering or sullen Note The earlier meaning was Having bushy or overhanging eyebrows BEETLEHEAD Beetlehead n Etym Beetle a mallet head 1 A stupid fellow a blockhead Sir W Scott 2 Zoöl Defn The blackbellied plover or bullhead Squatarola helvetica See Plover BEETLEHEADED Beetleheaded a Defn Dull stupid Shak BEETLESTOCK Beetlestock n Defn The handle of a beetle BEET RADISH Beet radish Defn Same as Beetrave BEETRAVE Beetrave n Etym F betterave bette beet rave radish Defn The common beet Beta vulgaris BEEVE Beeve n Etym Formed from beeves pl of beef Defn A beef a beef creature They would knock down the first beeve they met with W Irving BEEVES Beeves n Defn plural of Beef the animal BEFALL Befall v t imp Befell p p Befallen p pr vb n Befalling Etym AS befeallan pref be feallan to fall Defn To happen to I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me Shak BEFALL Befall v i Defn To come to pass to happen I have revealed the discord which befell Milton BEFIT Befit v t imp p p Befitted p pr vb n Befitting Defn To be suitable to to suit to become That name best befits thee Milton BEFITTING Befitting a Defn Suitable proper becoming fitting BEFITTINGLY Befittingly adv Defn In a befitting manner suitably BEFLATTER Beflatter v t Defn To flatter excessively BEFLOWER Beflower v t Defn To besprinkle or scatter over with or as with flowers Hobbes BEFOG Befog v t imp p p Befogged p pr vb n Befogging 1 To involve in a fog mostly as a participle or part adj 2 Hence To confuse to mystify BEFOOL Befool v t imp p p Befooled p pr vb n Befooling Etym OE befolen pref be fol fool 1 To fool to delude or lead into error to infatuate to deceive This story contrived to befool credulous men Fuller 2 To cause to behave like a fool to make foolish Some befooling drug G Eliot BEFORE Before prep Etym OE beforen biforen before AS beforan pref be foran fore before See Be and Fore 1 In front of preceding in space ahead of as to stand before the fire before the house His angel who shall go Before them in a cloud and pillar of fire Milton 2 Preceding in time earlier than previously to anterior to the time when sometimes with the additional idea of purpose in order that Before Abraham was I am John viii 58 Before this treatise can become of use two points are necessary Swift Note Formerly before in this sense was followed by that Before that Philip called thee I saw thee John i 48 3 An advance of farther onward in place or time The golden age is before us Carlyle 4 Prior or preceding in dignity order rank right or worth rather than He that cometh after me is preferred before me John i 15 The eldest son is before the younger in succession Johnson 5 In presence or sight of face to face with facing Abraham bowed down himself before the people Gen xxiii 12 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord Micah vi 6 6 Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of If a suit be begun before an archdeacon Ayliffe 7 Open for free of access to in the power of The world was all before them where to choose Milton Before the mast Naut as a common sailor because the sailors live in the forecastle forward of the foremast Before the wind Naut in the direction of the wind and by its impulse having the wind aft BEFORE Before adv 1 On the fore part in front or in the direction of the front opposed to in the rear The battle was before and behind 2 Chron xiii 14 2 In advance I come before to tell you Shak 3 In time past previously already You tell me mother what I knew before Dryden 4 Earlier sooner than until then When the butt is out we will drink water not a drop before Shak Note Before is often used in selfexplaining compounds as before cited beforementioned beforesaid BEFOREHAND Beforehand adv Etym Before hand 1 In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation in advance often followed by with Agricola resolves to be beforehand with the danger Milton The last cited author has been beforehand with me Addison 2 By way of preparation or preliminary previously aforetime They may be taught beforehand the skill of speaking Hooker BEFOREHAND Beforehand a Defn In comfortable circumstances as regards property forehanded Rich and much beforehand Bacon BEFORETIME Beforetime adv Defn Formerly aforetime They dwelt in their tents as beforetime 2 Kings xiii 5 BEFORTUNE Befortune v t Defn To befall Poetic I wish all good befortune you Shak BEFOUL Befoul v t imp p p Befouled p pr vb n Befouling Etym Cf AS bef pref be f to foul See Foul a 1 To make foul to soil 2 To entangle or run against so as to impede motion BEFRIEND Befriend v t imp p p Befriended p pr vb n Befriending Defn To act as a friend to to favor to aid benefit or countenance By the darkness befriended Longfellow BEFRIENDMENT Befriendment n Defn Act of befriending R BEFRILL Befrill v t Defn To furnish or deck with a frill BEFRINGE Befringe v t Defn To furnish with a fringe to form a fringe upon to adorn as with fringe Fuller BEFUDDLE Befuddle v t imp p p Befuddled Defn To becloud and confuse as with liquor BEG Beg n Etym Turk beg pronounced bay Cf Bey Begum Defn A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the East a bey BEG Beg v t imp p p Begged p pr vb n Begging Etym OE beggen perh fr AS bedecian akin to Goth bedagwa beggar biddan to ask Cf Bid v t or cf beghard beguin 1 To ask earnestly for to entreat or supplicate for to beseech I do beg your good will in this case Shak Joseph begged the body of Jesus Matt xxvii 58 Note Sometimes implying deferential and respectful rather than earnest asking as I beg your pardon I beg leave to disagree with you 2 To ask for as a charity esp to ask for habitually or from house to house Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread Ps xxxvii 25 3 To make petition to to entreat as to beg a person to grant a favor 4 To take for granted to assume without proof 5 Old Law Defn To ask to be appointed guardian for or to ask to have a guardian appointed for Else some will beg thee in the court of wards Harrington Hence To beg one for a fool to take him for a fool I beg to is an elliptical expression for I beg leave to as I beg to inform you To bag the question to assume that which was to be proved in a discussion instead of adducing the proof or sustaining the point by argument To go abegging a figurative phrase to express the absence of demand for something which elsewhere brings a price as grapes are so plentiful there that they go abegging Syn To Beg Ask Request To ask not in the sense of inquiring is the generic term which embraces all these words To request is only a polite mode of asking To beg in its original sense was to ask with earnestness and implied submission or at least deference At present however in polite life beg has dropped its original meaning and has taken the place of both ask and request on the ground of its expressing more of deference and respect Thus we beg a persons acceptance of a present we beg him to favor us with his company a tradesman begs to announce the arrival of new goods etc Crabb remarks that according to present usage we can never talk of asking a persons acceptance of a thing or of asking him to do us a favor This can be more truly said of usage in England than in America BEG Beg v i Defn To ask alms or charity especially to ask habitually by the wayside or from house to house to live by asking alms I can not dig to beg I am ashamed Luke xvi 3 BEGA Bega n Defn See Bigha BEGEM Begem v t imp p p Begemmed p pr vb n Begemming Defn To adorn with gems or as with gems Begemmed with dewdrops Sir W Scott Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem Shelley BEGET Beget v t imp Begot Archaic Begat p p Begot Begotten p pr vb n Begetting Etym OE bigiten bigeten to get beget AS begitan to get pref be gitan See Get v t 1 To procreate as a father or sire to generate commonly said of the father Yet they a beauteous offspring shall beget Milton 2 To get with child Obs Shak 3 To produce as an effect to cause to exist Love is begot by fancy Granville BEGETTER Begetter n Defn One who begets a father BEGGABLE Beggable a Defn Capable of being begged BEGGAR Beggar n Etym OE beggere fr beg 1 One who begs one who asks or entreats earnestly or with humility a petitioner 2 One who makes it his business to ask alms 3 One who is dependent upon others for support a contemptuous or sarcastic use 4 One who assumes in argument what he does not prove Abp Tillotson BEGGAR Beggar v t imp p p Beggared p pr vb n Beggaring 1 To reduce to beggary to impoverish as he had beggared himself Milton 2 To cause to seem very poor and inadequate It beggared all description Shak BEGGARHOOD Beggarhood n Defn The condition of being a beggar also the class of beggars BEGGARISM Beggarism n Defn Beggary R BEGGARLINESS Beggarliness n Defn The quality or state of being beggarly meanness BEGGARLY Beggarly a 1 In the condition of or like a beggar suitable for a beggar extremely indigent povertystricken mean poor contemptible A bankrupt beggarly fellow South A beggarly fellowship Swift Beggarly elements Gal iv 9 2 Produced or occasioned by beggary Obs Beggarly sins that is those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to such as lying flattery stealing and dissimulation Jer Taylor BEGGARLY Beggarly adv Defn In an indigent mean or despicable manner in the manner of a beggar BEGGARS LICE Beggars lice Bot Defn The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants as some species of Echinospermum and Cynoglossum which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them BEGGARS TICKS Beggars ticks Defn The bur marigold Bidens and its achenes which are armed with barbed awns and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity BEGGARY Beggary n Etym OE beggerie See Beggar n 1 The act of begging the state of being a beggar mendicancy extreme poverty 2 Beggarly appearance R The freedom and the beggary of the old studio Thackeray Syn Indigence want penury mendicancy BEGGARY Beggary a Defn Beggarly Obs B Jonson BEGGESTERE Beggestere n Etym Beg ster Defn A beggar Obs Chaucer BEGHARD BEGUARD Beghard Beguard n Etym F bégard béguard cf G beghard LL Beghardus Begihardus Begardus Prob from the root of beguine ard or hard See Beguine Eccl Hist Defn One of an association of religious laymen living in imitation of the Beguines They arose in the thirteenth century were afterward subjected to much persecution and were suppressed by Innocent X in 1650 Called also Beguins BEGILD Begild v t imp p p Begilded or Begilt Defn To gild B Jonson BEGIN Begin v i imp p p Began Begun p pr vb n Beginning Etym AS beginnan akin to OS biginnan D G beginnen OHG biginnan Goth duginnan Sw begynna Dan begynde pref be an assumed ginnan sq root31 See Gin to begin 1 To have or commence an independent or first existence to take rise to commence Vast chain of being which from God began Pope 2 To do the first act or the first part of an action to enter upon or commence something new as a new form or state of being or course of action to take the first step to start Tears began to flow Dryden When I begin I will also make an end 1 Sam iii 12 BEGIN Begin v t 1 To enter on to commence Ye nymphs of Solyma begin the song Pope 2 To trace or lay the foundation of to make or place a beginning of The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures which leads us to the knowledge of God Locke Syn To commence originate set about start BEGIN Begin n Defn Beginning Poetic Obs Spenser BEGINNER Beginner n Defn One who begins or originates anything Specifically A young or inexperienced practitioner or student a tyro A sermon of a new beginner Swift BEGINNING Beginning n 1 The act of doing that which begins anything commencement of an action state or space of time entrance into being or upon a course the first act effort or state of a succession of acts or states In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth Gen i 1 2 That which begins or originates something the first cause origin source I am the beginning and the ending Rev i 8 3 That which is begun a rudiment or element Mighty things from small beginnings grow Dryden 4 Enterprise To hinder our beginnings Shak Syn Inception prelude opening threshold origin outset foundation BEGIRD Begird v t imp Begirt Begirded p p Begirt p pr vb n Begirding Etym AS begyrdan akin to Goth bigairdan pref be gyrdan to gird 1 To bind with a band or girdle to gird 2 To surround as with a band to encompass BEGIRDLE Begirdle v t Defn To surround as with a girdle BEGIRT Begirt v t Defn To encompass to begird Milton BEGLERBEG Beglerbeg n Etym Turk beglerbeg fr beg pl begler See Beg n Defn The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire next in dignity to the grand vizier BEGNAW Begnaw v t p p Begnawed R Begnawn Etym AS begnagan pref be gnagan to gnaw Defn To gnaw to eat away to corrode The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul Shak BEGOD Begod v t imp p p Begodded Defn To exalt to the dignity of a god to deify Obs Begodded saints South BEGOHM Begohm n Elec Defn A unit of resistance equal to one billion ohms or one thousand megohms BEGONE Begone interj Etym Be v i gone p p Defn Go away depart get you gone BEGONE Begone p p Etym OE begon AS bigan pref be gan to go Defn Surrounded furnished beset environed as in woebegone Obs Gower Chaucer BEGONIA Begonia n Etym From Michel Begon a promoter of botany Bot Defn A genus of plants mostly of tropical America many species of which are grown as ornamental plants The leaves are curiously one sided and often exhibit brilliant colors BEGORE Begore v t Defn To besmear with gore BEGOT Begot Defn imp p p of Beget BEGOTTEN Begotten Defn p p of Beget BEGRAVE Begrave v t Etym Pref be grave akin to G begraben Goth bigraban to dig a ditch around Defn To bury also to engrave Obs Gower BEGREASE Begrease v t Defn To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter BEGRIME Begrime v t imp p p Begrimed p pr vb n Begriming Defn To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust Macaulay BEGRIMER Begrimer n Defn One who or that which begrimes BEGRUDGE Begrudge v t imp p p Begrudged p pr vb n Begrudging Defn To grudge to envy the possession of BEGUILE Beguile v t imp p p Beguiled p pr vb n Beguiling 1 To delude by guile artifice or craft to deceive or impose on as by a false statement to lure The serpent beguiled me and I did eat Gen iii 13 2 To elude or evade by craft to foil Obs When misery could beguile the tyrants rage Shak 3 To cause the time of to pass without notice to relieve the tedium or weariness of to while away to divert Ballads to beguile his incessant wayfaring W Irving Syn To delude deceive cheat insnare mislead amuse divert entertain BEGUILEMENT Beguilement n Defn The act of beguiling or the state of being beguiled BEGUILER Beguiler n Defn One who or that which beguiles BEGUILING Beguiling a Defn Alluring by guile deluding misleading diverting Beguilingly adv BEGUIN Beguin n Etym F Defn See Beghard BEGUINAGE Beguinage n Etym F Defn A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines BEGUINE Beguine n Etym F béguine LL beguina beghina fr Lambert le Bègue the Stammerer the founder of the order Du Cange Defn A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands and elsewhere whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows BEGUM Begum n Etym Per fr Turk perh properly queen mother fr Turk beg see Beg n Ar umm mother Defn In the East Indies a princess or lady of high rank Malcom BEGUN Begun p p Defn of Begin BEHALF Behalf n Etym OE onbehalve in the name of bihalven by the side of fr AS healf half also side part akin to G halb half halber on account of See Be and Half n Defn Advantage favor stead benefit interest profit support defense vindication In behalf of his mistresss beauty Sir P Sidney Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in behalf of his nation Clarendon In behalf of in the interest of On behalf of on account of on the part of BEHAPPEN Behappen v t Defn To happen to Obs BEHAVE Behave v t imp p p Behaved p pr vb n Behaving Etym AS behabban to surround restrain detain akin to G gehaben obs to have sich gehaben to behave or carry ones self pref be habban to have See Have v t 1 To manage or govern in point of behavior to discipline to handle to restrain Obs He did behave his anger ere t was spent Shak 2 To carry to conduct to comport to manage to bear used reflexively Those that behaved themselves manfully 2 Macc ii 21 BEHAVE Behave v i Defn To act to conduct to bear or carry ones self as to behave well or ill Note This verb is often used colloquially without an adverb of manner as if he does not behave he will be punished It is also often applied to inanimate objects as the ship behaved splendidly BEHAVIOR Behavior n Defn Manner of behaving whether good or bad mode of conducting ones self conduct deportment carriage used also of inanimate objects as the behavior of a ship in a storm the behavior of the magnetic needle A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior Steele To be upon ones good behavior To be put upon ones good behavior to be in a state of trial in which something important depends on propriety of conduct During good behavior while or so long as one conducts ones self with integrity and fidelity or with propriety Syn Bearing demeanor manner Behavior Conduct Behavior is the mode in which we have or bear ourselves in the presence of others or toward them conduct is the mode of our carrying ourselves forward in the concerns of life Behavior respects our manner of acting in particular cases conduct refers to the general tenor of our actions We may say of soldiers that their conduct had been praiseworthy during the whole campaign and their behavior admirable in every instance when they met the enemy BEHEAD Behead v t imp p p Beheaded p pr vb n Beheading Etym OE bihefden AS beheáfdian pref be heáfod head See Head Defn To sever the head from to take off the head of BEHEADAL Beheadal Defn nBeheading Modern BEHELD Beheld Defn imp p p of Behold BEHEMOTH Behemoth n Etym Heb behem fr Egyptian Pehemaut hippopotamus Defn An animal probably the hippopotamus described in Job xl 15 24 BEHEN BEHN Behen Behn n Etym Per Ar bahman behmen an herb whose leaves resemble ears of corn saffron Bot a The Centaurea behen or sawleaved centaury b The Cucubalus behen or bladder campion now called Silene inflata c The Statice limonium or sea lavender BEHEST Behest n Etym OE biheste promise command AS beh promise pref be h command See Hest Hight 1 That which is willed or ordered a command a mandate an injunction To do his masters high behest Sir W Scott 2 A vow a promise Obs The time is come that I should send it her if I keep the behest that I have made Paston BEHEST Behest v t Defn To vow Obs Paston BEHETE Behete v t Defn See Behight Obs Chaucer BEHIGHT Behight v t imp Behight p p Behight Behoten Etym OE bihaten AS behatan to vow promise pref be hatan to call command See Hight v Obs in all its senses 1 To promise to vow Behight by vow unto the chaste Minerve Surrey 2 To give in trust to commit to intrust The keys are to thy hand behight Spenser 3 To adjudge to assign by authority The second was to Triamond behight Spenser 4 To mean or intend More than heart behighteth Mir for Mag 5 To consider or esteem to be to declare to be All the lookerson him dead behight Spenser 6 To call to name to address Whom he knew and thus behight Spenser 7 To command to order He behight those gates to be unbarred Spenser BEHIGHT Behight n Defn A vow a promise Obs Surrey BEHIND Behind prep Etym AS behindan pref be hindan See Hind a 1 On the side opposite the front or nearest part on the back side of at the back of on the other side of as behind a door behind a hill A tall Brabanter behind whom I stood Bp Hall 2 Left after the departure of whether this be by removing to a distance or by death A small part of what he left behind him Pope 3 Left a distance by in progress of improvement Hence Inferior to in dignity rank knowledge or excellence or in any achievement I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles 2 Cor xi 5 BEHIND Behind adv 1 At the back part in the rear I shall not lag behind Milton 2 Toward the back part or rear backward as to look behind 3 Not yet brought forward produced or exhibited to view out of sight remaining We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind Locke 4 Backward in time or order of succession past Forgetting those things which are behind Phil ii 13 5 After the departure of another as to stay behind Leave not a rack behind Shak BEHIND Behind n Defn The backside the rump Low BEHINDHAND Behindhand adv a Etym Behind hand 1 In arrears financially in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds 2 In a state of backwardness in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate or as to what should have been accomplished not equally forward with some other person or thing dilatory backward late tardy as behindhand in studies or in work In this also dress the country are very much behindhand Addison BEHITHER Behither prep Defn On this side of Obs Two miles behither Clifden Evelyn BEHOLD Behold v t imp p p Beheld p p formerly Beholden now used only as a p a p pr vb n Beholding Etym OE bihalden biholden AS behealdan to hold have in sight pref be healdan to hold keep akin to G behalten to hold keep See Hold Defn To have in sight to see clearly to look at to regard with the eyes When he beheld the serpent of brass he lived Num xxi 9 Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world John i 29 Syn To scan gaze regard descry view discern BEHOLD Behold v i Defn To direct the eyes to or fix them upon an object to look to see And I beheld and lo in the midst of the throne a lamb as it had been slain Rev v 6 BEHOLDEN Beholden p a Etym Old p p of behold used in the primitive sense of the simple verb hold Defn Obliged bound in gratitude indebted But being so beholden to the Prince Tennyson BEHOLDER Beholder n Defn One who beholds a spectator BEHOLDING Beholding a Defn Obliged beholden Obs I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father Robynson Mores Utopia So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews or sisters children Fuller BEHOLDING Beholding n Defn The act of seeing sight also that which is beheld Shak BEHOLDINGNESS Beholdingness n Defn The state of being obliged or beholden Obs Sir P Sidney BEHOOF Behoof n Etym OE to bihove for the use of AS beh advantage a word implied in beh necessary akin to Sw behof Dan behov G behuf and E heave the root meaning to seize hence the meanings to hold make use of See Heave v t Defn Advantage profit benefit interest use No mean recompense it brings To your behoof Milton BEHOOVABLE Behoovable a Defn Supplying need profitable advantageous Obs Udall BEHOOVE Behoove v t imp p p Behooved p pr vb n Behooving Etym OE bihoven behoven AS beh to have need of fr beh See Behoof Defn To be necessary for to be fit for to be meet for with respect to necessity duty or convenience mostly used impersonally And thus it behooved Christ to suffer Luke xxiv 46 Also written behove BEHOOVE Behoove v i Defn To be necessary fit or suitable to befit to belong as due Chaucer BEHOOVE Behoove n Defn Advantage behoof Obs It shall not be to his behoove Gower BEHOOVEFUL Behooveful a Defn Advantageous useful profitable Archaic Behoovefully adv Behoovefulness n Archaic BEHOVE Behove v Defn and derivatives See Behoove c BEHOVELY Behovely a adv Defn Useful or usefully Obs BEHOWL Behowl v t Defn To howl at Obs The wolf behowls the moon Shak BEIGE Beige n Etym F Defn Debeige BEILD Beild n Etym Prob from the same root as build v t Defn A place of shelter protection refuge Scot Prov Eng Also written bield and beeld The random beild o clod or stane Burns BEING Being p pr from Be Defn Existing Note Being was formerly used where we now use having Being to go to a ball in a few days Miss Edgeworth Note In modern usage is are was or were being with a past participle following as built made etc indicates the process toward the completed result expressed by the participle The form is or was building in this passive signification is idiomatic and if free from ambiguity is commonly preferable to the modern is or was being built The last form of speech is however sufficiently authorized by approved writers The older expression was is or was abuilding or in building A man who is being strangled Lamb While the article on Burns was being written Froude Fresh experience is always being gained Jowett Thucyd BEING Being n 1 Existence as opposed to nonexistence state or sphere of existence In Him we live and move and have our being Acts xvii 28 2 That which exists in any form whether it be material or spiritual actual or ideal living existence as distinguished from a thing without life as a human being spiritual beings What a sweet being is an honest mind Beau Fl A Being of infinite benevolence and power Wordsworth 3 Lifetime mortal existence Obs Claudius thou Wast follower of his fortunes in his being Webster 1654 4 An abode a cottage Prov Eng Wright It was a relief to dismiss them Sir Rogers servants into little beings within my manor Steele BEING Being adv Defn Since inasmuch as Obs or Colloq And being you have Declined his means you have increased his malice Beau Fl BEJADE Bejade v t Defn To jade or tire Obs Milton BEJAPE Bejape v t Defn To jape to laugh at to deceive Obs Chaucer BEJAUNDICE Bejaundice v t Defn To infect with jaundice BEJEWEL Bejewel v t imp p p Bejeweled or Bejewelled p pr vb n Bejeweling or Bejewelling Defn To ornament with a jewel or with jewels to spangle Bejeweled hands Thackeray BEJUCO Bejuco n Sp a reed or woody vine Defn Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a liane in the Philippines esp any of various species of Calamus the cane or rattan palm BEJUMBLE Bejumble v t Defn To jumble together BEKAH Bekah n Etym Heb Defn Half a shekel BEKNAVE Beknave v t Defn To call knave Obs Pope BEKNOW Beknow v t Defn To confess to acknowledge Obs Chaucer BEL Bel n Defn The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal See Baal Baruch vi 41 BELABOR Belabor v t imp p p Belabored p pr vb n Belaboring 1 To ply diligently to work carefully upon If the earth is belabored with culture it yieldeth corn Barrow 2 To beat soundly to cudgel Ajax belabors there a harmless ox Dryden BELACCOYLE Belaccoyle n Etym F bel beautiful accueil reception Defn A kind or favorable reception or salutation Obs BELACE Belace v t imp p p Belaced 1 To fasten as with a lace or cord Obs 2 To cover or adorn with lace Obs Beaumont 3 To beat with a strap See Lace Obs Wright BELAM Belam v t Etym See Lam Defn To beat or bang Prov Low Eng Todd BELAMOUR Belamour n Etym F bel amour fair love 1 A lover Obs Spenser 2 A flower but of what kind is unknown Obs Her snowy brows like budded belamours Spenser BELAMY Belamy n Etym F bel ami fair friend Defn Good friend dear friend Obs Chaucer BELATE Belate v t imp p p Belated p pr vb n Belating Defn To retard or make too late Davenant BELATED Belated a Defn Delayed beyond the usual time too late overtaken by night benighted Some belated peasant Milton Belatedness n Milton BELAUD Belaud v t Defn To laud or praise greatly BELAY Belay v t imp p p Belaid Belayed p pr vb n Belaying Etym For senses 1 2 D beleggen to cover belay akin to E pref be and lay to place for sense 3 OE beleggen AS belecgan See pref Be and Lay to place 1 To lay on or cover to adorn Obs Jacket belayed with silver lace Spenser 2 Naut Defn To make fast as a rope by taking several turns with it round a pin cleat or kevel Totten 3 To lie in wait for with a view to assault Hence to block up or obstruct Obs Dryden Belay thee Stop BELAYING PIN Belaying pin Naut Defn A strong pin in the side of a vessel or by the mast round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed BELCH Belch v t imp p p Belched p pr vb n Belching Etym OE belken AS bealcan akin to E bellow See Bellow v i 1 To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence to eruct I belched a hurricane of wind Swift 2 To eject violently from within to cast forth to emit to give vent to to vent Within the gates that now Stood open wide belching outrageous flame Milton BELCH Belch v i 1 To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth to eructate 2 To issue with spasmodic force or noise Dryden BELCH Belch n 1 The act of belching also that which is belched an eructation 2 Malt liquor vulgarly so called as causing eructation Obs Dennis BELCHER Belcher n Defn One who or that which belches BELDAM BELDAME Beldam Beldame n Etym Pref bel denoting relationship dame mother cf F belledame fair lady It belladonna See Belle and Dame 1 Grandmother corresponding to belsire To show the beldam daughters of her daughter Shak 2 An old woman in general especially an ugly old woman a hag Around the beldam all erect they hang Akenside BELEAGUER Beleaguer v t imp p p Beleaguered p pr vb n Beleaguering Etym D belegeren akin to G belagern Sw belägra Dan beleire pref be E be leger bed camp army akin to E lair See Lair Defn To surround with an army so as to preclude escape to besiege to blockade The wail of famine in beleaguered towns Longfellow Syn To block up environ invest encompass BELEAGUERER Beleaguerer n Defn One who beleaguers BELEAVE Beleave v t i imp p p Beleft Defn To leave or to be left Obs May BELECTURE Belecture v t imp p p Belectured p pr vb n Belecturing Defn To vex with lectures to lecture frequently BELEE Belee v t Defn To place under the lee or unfavorably to the wind Shak BELEMNITE Belemnite n Etym Gr dart fr dart fr to throw cf F bélemnite Paleon Defn A conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at the lower extremity with a conical cavity at the other end where it is ordinarily broken but when perfect it contains a small chambered cone called the phragmocone prolonged on one side into a delicate concave blade the thunderstone It is the internal shell of a cephalopod related to the sepia and belonging to an extinct family The belemnites are found in rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages Belemnitic a BELEPER Beleper v t imp p p Belepered Defn To infect with leprosy Obs Beau Fl BELESPRIT Belesprit n pl Beauxesprits Etym F fine wit Defn A fine genius or man of wit A man of letters and a bel esprit W Irving BELFRY Belfry n Etym OE berfray movable tower used in sieges OF berfreit berfroit F beffroi fr MHG bervrit bercvrit G bergfriede fr MHG bergen to protect G bergen to conceal vride peace protection G friede peace in compounds often taken in the sense of security or place of security orig therefore a place affording security G friede is akin to E free See Burg and Free 1 Mil Antiq Defn A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense 2 A bell tower usually attached to a church or other building but sometimes separate a campanile 3 A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung or a cupola or turret for the same purpose 4 Naut Defn The framing on which a bell is suspended BELGARD Belgard n Etym It bel guardo Defn A sweet or loving look Obs Spenser BELGIAN Belgian a Defn Of or pertaining to Belgium n Defn A native or inhabitant of Belgium BELGIAN BLOCK Belgian block Defn A nearly cubical block of some tough stone esp granite used as a material for street pavements Its usual diameter is 5 to 7 inches BELGIC Belgic a Etym L Belgicus fr Belgae the Belgians 1 Of or pertaining to the Belgæ a German tribe who anciently possessed the country between the Rhine the Seine and the ocean How unlike their Belgic sires of old Goldsmith 2 Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to Belgium BELGRAVIAN Belgravian a Defn Belonging to Belgravia a fashionable quarter of London around Pimlico or to fashionable life aristocratic BELIAL Belial n Etym Heb beli yaal beli without yaal profit Defn An evil spirit a wicked and unprincipled person the personification of evil What concord hath Christ with Belia 2 Cor vi 15 A son or man of Belial a worthless wicked or thoroughly depraved person 1 Sam ii 12 BELIBEL Belibel v t Etym See Libel v t Defn To libel or traduce to calumniate Fuller BELIE Belie v t imp p p Belied p pr vb n Belying Etym OE bilien bili AS beleógan pref be leógan to lie See Lie n 1 To show to be false to convict of or charge with falsehood Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues Dryden 2 To give a false representation or account of Should I do so I should belie my thoughts Shak 3 To tell lie about to calumniate to slander Thou dost belie him Percy thou dost belie him Shak 4 To mimic to counterfeit Obs Dryden 5 To fill with lies Obs The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world Shak BELIEF Belief n Etym OE bileafe bileve cf AS geleáfa See Believe 1 Assent to a proposition or affirmation or the acceptance of a fact opinion or assertion as real or true without immediate personal knowledge reliance upon word or testimony partial or full assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty persuasion conviction confidence as belief of a witness the belief of our senses Belief admits of all degrees from the slightest suspicion to the fullest assurance Reid 2 Theol Defn A persuasion of the truths of religion faith No man can attain to belief by the bare contemplation of heaven and earth Hooker 3 The thing believed the object of belief Superstitious prophecies are not only the belief of fools but the talk sometimes of wise men Bacon 4 A tenet or the body of tenets held by the advocates of any class of views doctrine creed In the heat of persecution to which Christian belief was subject upon its first promulgation Hooker Ultimate belief a first principle incapable of proof an intuitive truth an intuition Sir W Hamilton Syn Credence trust reliance assurance opinion BELIEFFUL Beliefful a Defn Having belief or faith BELIEVABLE Believable a Defn Capable of being believed credible Believableness n Believability n BELIEVE Believe v t imp p p Believed p pr vb n Believing Etym OE bileven with pref be for AS ge fr AS gel gel akin to D gelooven OHG gilouban G glauben OS gil Goth galaubjan and Goth liubs dear See Lief a Leave n Defn To exercise belief in to credit upon the authority or testimony of another to be persuaded of the truth of upon evidence furnished by reasons arguments and deductions of the mind or by circumstances other than personal knowledge to regard or accept as true to place confidence in to think to consider as to believe a person a statement or a doctrine Our conqueror whom I now Of force believe almighty Milton King Agrippa believest thou the prophets Acts xxvi Often followed by a dependent clause I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God Acts viii 37 Syn See Expect BELIEVE Believe v i 1 To have a firm persuasion esp of the truths of religion to have a persuasion approaching to certainty to exercise belief or faith Lord I believe help thou mine unbelief Mark ix 24 With the heart man believeth unto righteousness Rom x 10 2 To think to suppose I will not believe so meanly of you Fielding To believe in a To believe that the subject of the thought if a person or thing exists or if an event that it has occurred or will occur as to believe in the resurrection of the dead She does not believe in Jupiter J H Newman b To believe that the character abilities and purposes of a person are worthy of entire confidence especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy Let not your heart be troubled ye believe in God believe also in me John xiv 1 c To believe that the qualities or effects of an action or state are beneficial as to believe in sea bathing or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages To believe on to accept implicitly as an object of religious trust or obedience to have faith in BELIEVER Believer n 1 One who believes one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine person or thing 2 Theol Defn One who gives credit to the truth of the Scriptures as a revelation from God a Christian in a more restricted sense one who receives Christ as his Savior and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the gospel Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers Book of Com Prayer 3 Eccl Hist Defn One who was admitted to all the rights of divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the Christian religion in distinction from a catechumen or one yet under instruction BELIEVING Believing a Defn That believes having belief Believingly adv BELIGHT Belight v t Defn To illuminate Obs Cowley BELIKE Belike adv Etym Pref be for by like Defn It is likely or probably perhaps Obs or Archaic Belikely adv Belike boy then you are in love Shak BELIME Belime v t imp p p Belimed Defn To besmear or insnare with birdlime BELITTLE Belittle v t imp p p Belittled p pr vb n Belittling Defn To make little or less in a moral sense to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way T Jefferson BELIVE Belive adv Etym Cf Live a Defn Forthwith speedily quickly Obs Chaucer BELK Belk v t Etym See Belch Defn To vomit Obs BELL Bell n Etym AS belle fr bellan to bellow See Bellow 1 A hollow metallic vessel usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth containing a clapper or tongue and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck Note Bells have been made of various metals but the best have always been as now of an alloy of copper and tin The Liberty Bell the famous bell of the Philadelphia State House which rang when the Continental Congress declared the Independence of the United States in 1776 It had been cast in 1753 and upon it were the words Proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all the inhabitants thereof 2 A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved 3 Anything in the form of a bell as the cup or corol of a flower In a cowslips bell I lie Shak 4 Arch Defn That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital 5 pl Naut Defn The strikes of the bell which mark the time or the time so designated Note On shipboard time is marked by a bell which is struck eight times at 4 8 and 12 oclock Half an hour after it has struck eight bells it is struck once and at every succeeding half hour the number of strokes is increased by one till at the end of the four hours which constitute a watch it is struck eight times To bear away the bell to win the prize at a race where the prize was a bell hence to be superior in something Fuller To bear the bell to be the first or leader in allusion to the bellwether or a flock or the leading animal of a team or drove when wearing a bell To curse by bell book and candle a solemn form of excommunication used in the Roman Catholic church the bell being tolled the book of offices for the purpose being used and three candles being extinguished with certain ceremonies Nares To lose the bell to be worsted in a contest In single fight he lost the bell Fairfax To shake the bells to move give notice or alarm Shak Note Bell is much used adjectively or in combinations as bell clapper bell foundry bell hanger bellmouthed bell tower etc which for the most part are selfexplaining Bell arch Arch an arch of unusual form following the curve of an ogee Bell cage or Bell carriage Arch a timber frame constructed to carry one or more large bells Bell cot Arch a small or subsidiary construction frequently corbeled out from the walls of a structure and used to contain and support one or more bells Bell deck Arch the floor of a belfry made to serve as a roof to the rooms below Bell founder one whose occupation it is to found or cast bells Bell foundry or Bell foundery a place where bells are founded or cast Bell gable Arch a small gableshaped construction pierced with one or more openings and used to contain bells Bell glass See Bell jar Bell hanger a man who hangs or puts up bells Bell pull a cord handle or knob connecting with a bell or bell wire and which will ring the bell when pulled Aytoun Bell punch a kind of conductors punch which rings a bell when used Bell ringer one who rings a bell or bells esp one whose business it is to ring a church bell or chime or a set of musical bells for public entertainment Bell roof Arch a roof shaped according to the general lines of a bell Bell rope a rope by which a church or other bell is rung Bell tent a circular conicaltopped tent Bell trap a kind of bell shaped stench trap BELL Bell v t imp p p Belled p pr vb n Belling Defn To put a bell upon as to bell the cat 2 To make bellmouthed as to bell a tube BELL Bell v i Defn To develop bells or corollas to take the form of a bell to blossom as hops bell BELL Bell v t Etym AS bellan See Bellow Defn To utter by bellowing Obs BELL Bell v i Defn To call or bellow as the deer in rutting time to make a bellowing sound to roar As loud as belleth wind in hell Chaucer The wild buck bells from ferny brake Sir W Scott BELLADONNA Belladonna n Etym It literally fine lady bella beautiful donna lady Bot a An herbaceous European plant Atropa belladonna with reddish bellshaped flowers and shining black berries The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains Called also deadly nightshade b A species of Amaryllis A belladonna the belladonna lily BELL ANIMALCULE Bell animalcule Zoöl Defn An infusorian of the family Vorticellidæ common in freshwater ponds BELLARMINE Bellarmine n Defn A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne Germany in the 16th century It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation following the Reformation called also graybeard longbeard BELL BEARER Bell bearer Zoöl Defn A Brazilian leaf hopper Bocydium tintinnabuliferum remarkable for the four bellshaped appendages of its thorax BELLBIRD Bellbird n Etym So called from their notes Zoöl a A South American bird of the genus Casmarhincos and family Cotingidæ of several species the campanero b The Myzantha melanophrys of Australia BELL CRANK Bell crank Defn A lever whose two arms form a right angle or nearly a right angle having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms etc and also in machinery BELLE Belle n Etym F belle fem of bel beau beautiful fine See Beau Defn A young lady of superior beauty and attractions a handsome lady or one who attracts notice in society a fair lady BELLED Belled a Defn Hung with a bell or bells BELLEEK WARE Belleek ware Defn A porcelainlike kind of decorative pottery with a high gloss which is sometimes iridescent A very fine kind is made at Belleek in Ireland BELLELETTRIST Bellelettrist n Defn One versed in belleslettres BELLEROPHON Bellerophon n Paleon Defn A genus of fossil univalve shells believed to belong to the Heteropoda peculiar to the Paleozoic age BELLESLETTRES Belleslettres n pl Etym F Defn Polite or elegant literature the humanities used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant BELLETRISTIC BELLETRISTICAL Belletristic Belletristical a Defn Occupied with or pertaining to belleslettres An unlearned belletristic trifler M Arnold BELLFACED Bellfaced a Defn Having the striking surface convex said of hammers BELLFLOWER Bellflower n Bot Defn A plant of the genus Campanula so named from its bell shaped flowers BELLFLOWER Bellflower n Etym F bellefleur lit beautiful flower Defn A kind of apple The yellow bellflower is a large yellow winter apple Written also bellefleur BELLIBONE Bellibone n Etym F belle et bonne beautiful and good Defn A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness a fair maid Obs Spenser BELLIC BELLICAL Bellic Bellical a Etym L bellicus See Bellicose Defn Of or pertaining to war warlike martial Obs Bellic Cæsar Feltham BELLICOSE Bellicose a Etym L bellicosus fr bellicus of war fr bellum war See Duel Defn Inclined to war or contention warlike pugnacious Arnold was in fact in a bellicose vein W Irving BELLICOSELY Bellicosely adv Defn In a bellicose manner BELLICOUS Bellicous a Defn Bellicose Obs BELLIED Bellied Defn a Having such a belly puffed out used in composition as potbellied shadbellied BELLIGERENCE BELLIGERENCY Belligerence Belligerency n Defn The quality of being belligerent act or state of making war warfare BELLIGERENT Belligerent a Etym L bellum war gerens entis waging p pr of gerere to wage cf F belligérant See Bellicose Jest 1 Waging war carrying on war Belligerent powers E Everett 2 Pertaining or tending to war of or relating to belligerents as a belligerent tone belligerent rights BELLIGERENT Belligerent n Defn A nation or state recognized as carrying on war a person engaged in warfare BELLIGERENTLY Belligerently adv Defn In a belligerent manner hostilely BELLING Belling n Etym From Bell to bellow Defn A bellowing as of a deer in rutting time Johnson BELLIPOTENT Bellipotent a Etym L bellipotens bellum war potens powerful p pr of posse to be able Defn Mighty in war armipotent R Blount BELL JAR Bell jar Phys Defn A glass vessel varying in size open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it It is used for a great variety of purposes as with the air pump and for holding gases also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view BELLMAN Bellman n Defn A man who rings a bell especially to give notice of anything in the streets Formerly also a night watchman who called the hours Milton BELL METAL Bell metal Defn A hard alloy or bronze consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin used for making bells Bell metal ore a sulphide of tin copper and iron the mineral stannite BELLMOUTHED Bellmouthed a Defn Expanding at the mouth as a bellmouthed gun Byron BELLON Bellon n Defn Lead colic BELLONA Bellona n Etym L from bellum war Rom Myth Defn The goddess of war BELLOW Bellow v i imp p p Bellowed p pr vb n Bellowing Etym OE belwen belowen AS bylgean fr bellan akin to G bellen and perh to L flere to weep OSlav bleja to bleat Lith balsas voice Cf Bell n v Bawl Bull 1 To make a hollow loud noise as an enraged bull 2 To bowl to vociferate to clamor Dryden 3 To roar as the sea in a tempest or as the wind when violent to make a loud hollow continued sound The bellowing voice of boiling seas Dryden BELLOW Bellow v t Defn To emit with a loud voice to shout used with out Would bellow out a laugh Dryden BELLOW Bellow n Defn A loud resounding outcry or noise as of an enraged bull a roar BELLOWER Bellower n Defn One who or that which bellows BELLOWS Bellows n sing pl Etym OE bely below belly bellows AS bælg bælig bag bellows belly Bellows is prop a pl and the orig sense is bag See Belly Defn An instrument utensil or machine which by alternate expansion and contraction or by rise and fall of the top draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for various purposes as blowing fires ventilating mines or filling the pipes of an organ with wind Bellows camera in photography a form of camera which can be drawn out like an accordion or bellows Hydrostatic bellows See Hydrostatic A pair of bellows the ordinary household instrument for blowing fires consisting of two nearly heartshaped boards with handles connected by leather and having a valve and tube BELLOWS FISH Bellows fish Zoöl Defn A European fish Centriscus scolopax distinguished by a long tubular snout like the pipe of a bellows called also trumpet fish and snipe fish BELL PEPPER Bell pepper Bot Defn A species of Capsicum or Guinea pepper C annuum It is the red pepper of the gardens BELL PROCESS Bell process Iron Metal Defn The process of washing molten pig iron by adding iron oxide proposed by I Lowthian Bell of England about 1875 BELLSHAPED Bellshaped a Defn Having the shape of a widemouthed bell campanulate BELLS PALSY Bells palsy Defn Paralysis of the facial nerve producing distortion of one side of the face BELL SYSTEM OF CONTROL Bell system of control Aëronautics Defn See Cloche BELLUINE Belluine a Etym L belluinus fr bellua beast Defn Pertaining to or like a beast brutal R Animal and belluine life Atterbury BELLWETHER Bellwether n 1 A wether or sheep which leads the flock with a bell on his neck 2 Hence A leader Contemptuous Swift BELLWORT Bellwort n Bot Defn A genus of plants Uvularia with yellowish bellshaped flowers BELLY Belly n pl Bellies Etym OE bali bely AS belg bælg bælig bag bellows belly akin to Icel belgr bag bellows Sw bälg Dan bælg D G balg cf W bol the paunch or belly dim boly Ir bolg Cf Bellows Follicle Fool Bilge 1 That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs and contains the bowels or intestines the abdomen Note Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were called bellies the lower belly being the abdomen the middle belly the thorax and the upper belly the head Dunglison 2 The under part of the body of animals corresponding to the human belly Underneath the belly of their steeds Shak 3 The womb Obs Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee Jer i 5 4 The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity the innermost part as the belly of a flask muscle sail ship Out of the belly of hell cried I Jonah ii 2 5 Arch Defn The hollow part of a curved or bent timber the convex part of which is the back Belly doublet a doublet of the 16th century hanging down so as to cover the belly Shak Belly fretting the chafing of a horses belly with a girth Johnson Belly timber food Ludicrous Prior Belly worm a worm that breeds or lives in the belly stomach or intestines Johnson BELLY Belly v t imp p p Bellied p pr vb n Bellying Defn To cause to swell out to fill R Your breath of full consent bellied his sails Shak BELLY Belly v i Defn To swell and become protuberant like the belly to bulge The bellying canvas strutted with the gale Dryden BELLYACHE Bellyache n Defn Pain in the bowels colic BELLYBAND Bellyband n 1 A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place a girth 2 A band of flannel or other cloth about the belly 3 Naut Defn A band of canvas to strengthen a sail BELLYBOUND Bellybound a Defn Costive constipated BELLYCHEAT Bellycheat n Defn An apron or covering for the front of the person Obs Beau Fl BELLYCHEER Bellycheer n Etym Perh from F belle chère Defn Good cheer viands Obs Bellycheer and banquets Rowlands Loaves and bellycheer Milton BELLYCHEER Bellycheer v i Defn To revel to feast Obs A pack of clergymen assembled by themselves to bellycheer in their presumptuous Sion Milton BELLYFUL Bellyful n Defn As much as satisfies the appetite Hence A great abundance more than enough Lloyd King James told his son that he would have his bellyful of parliamentary impeachments Johnson BELLYGOD Bellygod n Defn One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite a glutton an epicure BELLYPINCHED Bellypinched a Defn Pinched with hunger starved The bellypinched wolf Shak BELOCK Belock v t imp p p Belocked Etym Pref be lock cf AS bel Defn To lock or fasten as with a lock Obs Shak BELOMANCY Belomancy n Etym Gr arrow a diviner cf F bélomancie Defn A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future Encyc Brit BELONG Belong v i imp p p Belonged p pr vb n Belonging Etym OE belongen akin to D belangen to concern G belangen to attain to to concern pref be longen to desire See Long v i Note Usually construed with to 1 To be the property of as Jamaica belongs to Great Britain 2 To be a part of or connected with to be appendant or related to owe allegiance or service A desert place belonging to Bethsaids Luke ix 10 The mighty men which belonged to David 1 Kings i 8 3 To be the concern or proper business or function of to appertain to Do not interpretations belong to God Gen xl 8 4 To be suitable for to be due to Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age Heb v 14 No blame belongs to thee Shak 5 To be native to or an inhabitant of esp to have a legal residence settlement or inhabitancy whether by birth or operation of law so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers belong Blackstone BELONG Belong v t Defn To be deserved by Obs More evils belong us than happen to us B Jonson BELONGING Belonging n Etym Commonly in the pl 1 That which belongs to one that which pertains to one hence goods or effects Thyself and thy belongings Shak 2 That which is connected with a principal or greater thing an appendage an appurtenance 3 Family relations household Colloq Few persons of her ladyships belongings stopped before they did her bidding to ask her reasons Thackeray BELONITE Belonite n Etym Gr a needle Min Defn Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks BELOOCHE BELOOCHEE Belooche Beloochee a Defn Of or pertaining to Beloochistan or to its inhabitants n Defn A native or an inhabitant of Beloochistan BELORD Belord v t 1 To act the lord over 2 To address by the title of lord BELOVE Belove v t imp p p Beloved Etym OE bilufien See pref Be and Love v t Defn To love Obs Wodroephe BELOVED Beloved p p a Defn Greatly loved dear to the heart Antony so well beloved of Cæsar Shak This is my beloved Son Matt iii 17 BELOVED Beloved n Defn One greatly loved My beloved is mine and I am his Cant ii 16 BELOW Below prep Etym Pref be by low 1 Under or lower in place beneath not so high as below the moon below the knee Shak 2 Inferior to in rank excellence dignity value amount price etc lower in quality One degree below kings Addison 3 Unworthy of unbefitting beneath They beheld with a just loathing and disdain how below all history the persons and their actions were Milton Who thinks no fact below his regard Hallam Syn Underneath under beneath BELOW Below adv 1 In a lower place with respect to any object in a lower room beneath Lord Marmion waits below Sir W Scott 2 On the earth as opposed to the heavens The fairest child of Jove below Prior 3 In hell or the regions of the dead What businesss brought him to the realms below Dryden 4 In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction as at the trial below Wheaton 5 In some part or page following BELOWT Belowt v t Defn To treat as a lout to talk abusively to Obs Camden BELSIRE Belsire n Etym Pref bel sire Cf Beldam Defn A grandfather or ancestor His great belsire Brute Obs Drayton BELSWAGGER Belswagger n Etym Contr from bellyswagger Defn A lewd man also a bully Obs Dryden BELT Belt n Etym AS belt akin to Icel belti Sw bälte Dan bælte OHG balz L balteus Ir Gael balt bo 1 That which engirdles a person or thing a band or girdle as a ladys belt a sword belt The shining belt with gold inlaid Dryden 2 That which restrains or confines as a girdle He cannot buckle his distempered cause Within the belt of rule Shak 3 Anything that resembles a belt or that encircles or crosses like a belt a strip or stripe as a belt of trees a belt of sand 4 Arch Defn Same as Band n 2 A very broad band is more properly termed a belt 5 Astron Defn One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn supposed to be of the nature of clouds 6 Geog Defn A narrow passage or strait as the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt leading to the Baltic Sea 7 Her Defn A token or badge of knightly rank 8 Mech Defn A band of leather or other flexible substance passing around two wheels and communicating motion from one to the other Note See Illust of Pulley 9 Nat Hist Defn A band or stripe as of color round any organ or any circular ridge or series of ridges Belt lacing thongs used for lacing together the ends of machine belting BELT Belt v t imp p p Belted p pr vb n Belting Defn To encircle with or as with a belt to encompass to surround A coarse black robe belted round the waist C Reade They belt him round with hearts undaunted Wordsworth 2 To shear as the buttocks and tails of sheep Prov Eng Halliwell BELTANE Beltane n Etym Gael bealltainn bealltuinn 1 The first day of May Old Style The quarterdays anciently in Scotland were Hallowmas Candlemas Beltane and Lammas New English Dict 2 A festival of the heathen Celts on the first day of May in the observance of which great bonfires were kindled It still exists in a modified form in some parts of Scotland and Ireland BELTED Belted a 1 Encircled by or secured with a belt as a belted plaid girt with a belt as an honorary distinction as a belted knight a belted earl 2 Marked with a band or circle as a belted stalk 3 Worn in or suspended from the belt Three men with belted brands Sir W Scott Belted cattle cattle originally from Dutch stock having a broad band of white round the middle while the rest of the body is black called also blanketed cattle BELTEIN BELTIN Beltein Beltin n Defn See Beltane BELTING Belting n Defn The material of which belts for machinery are made also belts taken collectively BELUGA Beluga n Etym Russ bieluga a sort of large sturgeon prop white fish fr bieluii white Zoöl Defn A cetacean allied to the dolphins Note The northern beluga Delphinapterus catodon is the white whale and white fish of the whalers It grows to be from twelve to eighteen feet long BELUTE Belute v t imp p p Beluted p pr vb n Beluting Etym Pref be L lutum mud Defn To bespatter as with mud R Sterne BELVEDERE Belvedere n Etym It fr bello bel beautiful vedere to see Arch Defn A small building or a part of a building more or less open constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect BELZEBUTH Belzebuth n Etym From Beelzebub Zoöl Defn A spider monkey Ateles belzebuth of Brazil BEMA Bema n Etym Gr step platform 1 Gr Antiq Defn A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly Mitford 2 Arch a That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy the inner or eastern part of the chancel b Erroneously A pulpit BEMAD Bemad v t Defn To make mad Obs Fuller BEMANGLE Bemangle v t Defn To mangle to tear asunder R Beaumont BEMASK Bemask v t Defn To mask to conceal BEMASTER Bemaster v t Defn To master thoroughly BEMAUL Bemaul v t Defn To maul or beat severely to bruise In order to bemaul Yorick Sterne BEMAZE Bemaze v t Etym OE bimasen pref be masen to maze Defn To bewilder Intellects bemazed in endless doubt Cowper BEMEAN Bemean v t Defn To make mean to lower C Reade BEMEET Bemeet v t imp p p Bemet p pr vb n Bemeeting Defn To meet Obs Our very loving sister well bemet Shak BEMETE Bemete v t Defn To mete Obs Shak BEMINGLE Bemingle v t Defn To mingle to mix BEMIRE Bemire v t imp p p Bemired p pr vb n Bemiring Defn To drag through encumber with or fix in the mire to soil by passing through mud or dirt Bemired and benighted in the dog Burke BEMIST Bemist v t Defn To envelop in mist Obs BEMOAN Bemoan v t imp p p Bemoaned p pr vb n Bemoaning Etym OE bimenen AS bem pref be m to moan See Moan Defn To express deep grief for by moaning to express sorrow for to lament to bewail to pity or sympathize with Implores their pity and his pain bemoans Dryden Syn See Deplore BEMOANER Bemoaner n Defn One who bemoans BEMOCK Bemock v t Defn To mock to ridicule Bemock the modest moon Shak BEMOIL Bemoil v t Etym Pref be moil fr F mouiller to wet but cf also OE bimolen to soil fr AS mal spot cf E mole Defn To soil or encumber with mire and dirt Obs Shak BEMOL Bemol n Etym F bémol fr bé soft Mus Defn The sign Obs BEMONSTER Bemonster v t Defn To make monstrous or like a monster Obs Shak BEMOURN Bemourn v t Defn To mourn over Wyclif BEMUDDLE Bemuddle v t Defn To muddle to stupefy or bewilder to confuse BEMUFFLE Bemuffle v t Defn To cover as with a muffler to wrap up Bemuffled with the externals of religion Sterne BEMUSE Bemuse v t Defn To muddle daze or partially stupefy as with liquor A parson much bemused in beer Pope BEN BEN NUT Ben Ben nut Etym Ar ban name of the tree Bot Defn The seed of one or more species of moringa as oil of ben See Moringa BEN Ben adv prep Etym AS binnan pref be by innan within in in Defn Within in in or into the interior toward the inner apartment Scot BEN Ben n Etym See Ben adv Defn The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms opposed to but the outer apartment Scot BEN Ben Defn An old form of the pl indic pr of Be Obs BENAME Bename v t p p Benamed Benempt Defn To promise to name Obs BENCH Bench n pl Benches Etym OE bench benk AS benc akin to Sw bänk Dan bænk Icel bekkr OS D G bank Cf Bank Beach 1 A long seat differing from a stool in its greater length Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs Sir W Scott 2 A long table at which mechanics and other work as a carpenters bench 3 The seat where judges sit in court To pluck down justice from your awful bench Shak 4 The persons who sit as judges the court as the opinion of the full bench See Kings Bench 5 A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms 6 A conformation like a bench a long stretch of flat ground or a kind of natural terrace near a lake or river Bench mark Leveling one of a number of marks along a line of survey affixed to permanent objects to show where leveling staffs were placed Bench of bishops the whole body of English prelates assembled in council Bench plane any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface as jack planes long planes Bench show an exhibition of dogs Bench table Arch a projecting course at the base of a building or round a pillar sufficient to form a seat BENCH Bench v t imp p p Benched p pr vb n Benching 1 To furnish with benches T was benched with turf Dryden Stately theaters benched crescentwise Tennyson 2 To place on a bench or seat of honor Whom I have benched and reared to worship Shak BENCH Bench v i Defn To sit on a seat of justice R Shak BENCHER Bencher n 1 Eng Law Defn One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court 2 An alderman of a corporation Eng Ashmole 3 A member of a court or council Obs Shak 4 One who frequents the benches of a tavern an idler Obs BENCH MARK Bench mark Leveling Defn Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred Specif A horizontal mark at the waters edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured BENCH WARRANT Bench warrant Law Defn A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt or indicted for some crime so called in distinction from a justices warrant BEND Bend v t imp p p Bended or Bent p pr vb n Bending Etym AS bendan to bend fr bend a band bond fr bindan to bind See Bind v t and cf 3d 4th Bend 1 To strain or move out of a straight line to crook by straining to make crooked to curve to make ready for use by drawing into a curve as to bend a bow to bend the knee 2 To turn toward some certain point to direct to incline Bend thine ear to supplication Milton Towards Coventry bend we our course Shak Bending her eyes upon her parent Sir W Scott 3 To apply closely or with interest to direct To bend his mind to any public business Temple But when to mischief mortals bend their will Pope 4 To cause to yield to render submissive to subdue Except she bend her humor Shak 5 Naut Defn To fasten as one rope to another or as a sail to its yard or stay or as a cable to the ring of an anchor Totten To bend the brow to knit the brow as in deep thought or in anger to scowl to frown Camden Syn To lean stoop deflect bow yield BEND Bend v i 1 To be moved or strained out of a straight line to crook or be curving to bow The green earths end Where the bowed welkin slow doth bend Milton 2 To jut over to overhang There is a cliff whose high and bending head Looks fearfully in the confined deep Shak 3 To be inclined to be directed To whom our vows and wished bend Milton 4 To bow in prayer or in token of submission While each to his great Father bends Coleridge BEND Bend n Etym See Bend v t and cf Bent n 1 A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position a curve a crook as a slight bend of the body a bend in a road 2 Turn purpose inclination ends Obs Farewell poor swain thou art not for my bend Fletcher 3 Naut Defn A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor spar or post Totten 4 Leather Trade Defn The best quality of sole leather a butt See Butt 5 Mining Defn Hard indurated clay bind Bends of a ship the thickest and strongest planks in her sides more generally called wales They have the beams knees and foothooks bolted to them Also the frames or ribs that form the ships body from the keel to the top of the sides as the midship bend BEND Bend n Etym AS bend See Band and cf the preceding noun 1 A band Obs Spenser 2 Etym OF bende bande F bande See Band Her Defn One of the honorable ordinaries containing a third or a fifth part of the field It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base Bend sinister Her an honorable ordinary drawn from the sinister chief to the dexter base BENDABLE Bendable a Defn Capable of being bent BENDER Bender n 1 One who or that which bends 2 An instrument used for bending 3 A drunken spree Low U S Bartlett 4 A sixpence Slang Eng BENDING Bending n Defn The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands Obs Chaucer BENDLET Bendlet n Etym Bend let cf E bandlet Her Defn A narrow bend esp one half the width of the bend BENDWISE Bendwise adv Her Defn Diagonally BENDY Bendy a Etym From Bend a band Her Defn Divided into an even number of bends said of a shield or its charge Cussans BENE Bene n Bot Defn See Benne BENE Bene n Etym AS b Defn A prayer boon Archaic What is good for a bootless bene Wordsworth BENE BEN Bene Ben n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A hoglike mammal of New Guinea Porcula papuensis BENEAPED Beneaped a Naut Defn See Neaped BENEATH Beneath prep Etym OE benethe bineo AS beneo beny pref be neo ny downward beneath akin to E nether See Nether 1 Lower in place with something directly over or on under underneath hence at the foot of Beneath the mount Ex xxxii 19 Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies Pope 2 Under in relation to something that is superior or that oppresses or burdens Our country sinks beneath the yoke Shak 3 Lower in rank dignity or excellence than as brutes are beneath man man is beneath angels in the scale of beings Hence Unworthy of unbecoming He will do nothing that is beneath his high station Atterbury BENEATH Beneath adv 1 In a lower place underneath The earth you take from beneath will be barren Mortimer 2 Below as opposed to heaven or to any superior region or position as in earth beneath BENEDICITE Benedicite n Etym L imperative pl bless ye praise ye Defn A canticle the Latin version of which begins with this word which may be used in the order for morning prayer in the Church of England It is taken from an apocryphal addition to the third chapter of Daniel BENEDICITE Benedicite interj Etym See Benedicite n Defn An exclamation corresponding to Bless you BENEDICT BENEDICK Benedict Benedick n Etym From Benedick one of the characters in Shakespeares play of Much Ado about Nothing Defn A married man or a man newly married BENEDICT Benedict a Etym L benedictus p p of benedicere to bless See Benison and cf Bennet Defn Having mild and salubrious qualities Obs Bacon BENEDICTINE Benedictine a Defn Pertaining to the monks of St Benedict or St Benet BENEDICTINE Benedictine n Eccl Hist Defn One of a famous order of monks established by St Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century This order was introduced into the United States in 1846 Note The Benedictines wear black clothing and are sometimes called Black Monks The name Black Fr which belongs to the Dominicans is also sometimes applied to the Benedictines BENEDICTION Benediction n Etym L benedictio cf F bénédiction See Benison 1 The act of blessing 2 A blessing an expression of blessing prayer or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness So saying he arose whom Adam thus Followed with benediction Milton Homeward serenely she walked with Gods benediction upon her Longfellow Specifically Defn The short prayer which closes public worship as to give the benediction 3 Eccl Defn The form of instituting an abbot answering to the consecration of a bishop Ayliffe 4 R C Ch Defn A solemn rite by which bells banners candles etc are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God BENEDICTIONAL Benedictional n Defn A book of benedictions BENEDICTIONARY Benedictionary n Defn A collected series of benedictions The benedictionary of Bishop Athelwold G Gurtons Needle BENEDICTIVE Benedictive a Defn Tending to bless Gauden BENEDICTORY Benedictory a Defn Expressing wishes for good as a benedictory prayer Thackeray BENEDICTUS Benedictus n Etym L blessed See Benedict a Defn The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist Luke i 68 so named from the first word of the Latin version BENEDIGHT Benedight a Defn Blessed R Longfellow BENEFACTION Benefaction n Etym L benefactio fr benefacere to do good to one bene well facere to do See Benefit 1 The act of conferring a benefit Johnson 2 A benefit conferred esp a charitable donation Syn Gift present gratuity boon alms BENEFACTOR Benefactorn Etym L Defn One who confers a benefit or benefits Bacon BENEFACTRESS Benefactress n Defn A woman who confers a benefit His benefactress blushes at the deed Cowper BENEFIC Benefic a Etym L beneficus See Benefice Defn Favorable beneficent Milton BENEFICE Benefice n Etym F bénéfice L beneficium a kindness in LL a grant of an estate fr L beneficus beneficent bene well facere to do See Benefit 1 A favor or benefit Obs Baxter 2 Feudal Law Defn An estate in lands a fief Note Such an estate was granted at first for life only and held on the mere good pleasure of the donor but afterward becoming hereditary it received the appellation of fief and the term benefice became appropriated to church livings 3 An ecclesiastical living and church preferment as in the Church of England a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service See Advowson Note All church preferments are called benefices except bishoprics which are called dignities But ordinarily the term dignity is applied to bishoprics deaneries archdeaconries and prebendaryships benefice to parsonages vicarages and donatives BENEFICE Benefice v t imp p p Beneficed Defn To endow with a benefice Note Commonly in the past participle BENEFICED Beneficed a Defn Possessed of a benefice o Beneficed clergymen Burke BENEFICELESS Beneficeless a Defn Having no benefice Beneficeless precisians Sheldon BENEFICENCE Beneficence n Etym L beneficentia fr beneficus cf F bénéficence See Benefice Defn The practice of doing good active goodness kindness or charity bounty springing from purity and goodness And whose beneficence no charge exhausts Cowper Syn See Benevolence BENEFICENT Beneficent Defn a Doing or producing good performing acts of kindness and charity characterized by beneficence The beneficent fruits of Christianity Prescott Syn See Benevolent BENEFICENTIAL Beneficential a Defn Relating to beneficence BENEFICENTLY Beneficently adv Defn In a beneficent manner with beneficence BENEFICIAL Beneficial a Etym Cf F bénéficial LL beneficialis 1 Conferring benefits useful profito The war which would have been most beneficial to us Swift 2 Law Defn Receiving or entitled to have or receive advantage use or benefit as the beneficial owner of an estate Kent 3 King Obs A beneficial foe B Jonson Syn See Advantage BENEFICIALLY Beneficially adv Defn In a beneficial or advantageous manner profitably helpfully BENEFICIALNESS Beneficialness n Defn The quality of being beneficial profitableness BENEFICIARY Beneficiary a Etym Cf F bénéficiaire LL beneficiarius 1 Holding some office or valuable possession in subordination to another holding under a feudal or other superior having a dependent and secondary possession A feudatory or beneficiary king of England Bacon 2 Bestowed as a gratuity as beneficiary gifts BENEFICIARY Beneficiary n pl Beneficiaries 1 A feudatory or vassal hence one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds Ayliffe 2 One who receives anything as a gift one who receives a benefit or advantage esp one who receives help or income from an educational fund or a trust estate The rich men will be offering sacrifice to their Deity whose beneficiaries they are Jer Taylor BENEFICIATE Beneficiate v t Etym Sp beneficiar to benefit to work mines Mining Defn To reduce ores Beneficiation n BENEFICIENT Beneficient a Defn Beneficent Obs BENEFIT Benefit n Etym OE benefet benfeet bienfet F bienfait fr L benefactum bene well adv of bonus good factum p p of facere to do See Bounty and Fact 1 An act of kindness a favor conferred Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits Ps ciii 2 2 Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness or adds value to property advantage profit Men have no right to what is not for their benefit Burke 3 A theatrical performance a concert or the like the proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater or to the company but to some individual actor or to some charitable use 4 Beneficence liberality Obs Webster 1623 5 pl Defn Natural advantaged endowments accomplishments R The benefits of your own country Shak Benefit of clergy Law See under Clergy Syn Profit service use avail See Advantage BENEFIT Benefit v t imp p p Benefited p pr vb n Benefitting Defn To be beneficial to to do good to to advantage to advance in health or prosperity to be useful to to profit I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them Jer xviii 10 BENEFIT Benefit v i Defn To gain advantage to make improvement to profit as he will benefit by the change BENEFITER Benefiter n Defn One who confers a benefit also one who receives a benefit BENEFIT SOCIETY Benefit society Defn A society or association formed for mutual insurance as among tradesmen or in labor unions to provide for relief in sickness old age and for the expenses of burial Usually called friendly society in Great Britain BENEME Beneme v t Etym AS ben Cf Benim Defn To deprive of or take away from Obs BENEMPT Benempt p p Defn of Bename 1 Promised vowed Obs Spenser 2 Named styled Archaic Sir W Scott BENE PLACITO Bene placito Etym It beneplacito pleasure fr L bene well placitus pleasing 1 At or during pleasure For our English judges there never was any bene placito as their tenure F Harrison 2 Mus Defn At pleasure ad libitum BENET Benet v t imp p p Benetted Defn To catch in a net to insnare Shak BENEVOLENCE Benevolence n Etym OF benevolence L benevolentia See Benevolent 1 The disposition to do good good will charitableness love of mankind accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness The wakeful benevolence of the gospel Chalmers 2 An act of kindness good done charity given 3 A species of compulsory contribution or tax which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England and falsely represented as a gratuity Syn Benevolence Beneficence Munificence Benevolence marks a disposition made up of a choice and desire for the happiness of others Beneficence marks the working of this disposition in dispensing good on a somewhat broad scale Munificence shows the same disposition but acting on a still broader scale in conferring gifts and favors These are not necessarily confined to objects of immediate utility One may show his munificence in presents of pictures or jewelry but this would not be beneficence Benevolence of heart beneficence of life munificence in the encouragement of letters BENEVOLENT Benevolent a Etym L benevolens entis bene well adv of bonus good volens p pr of volo I will I wish See Bounty and Voluntary Defn Having a disposition to do good possessing or manifesting love to mankind and a desire to promote their prosperity and happiness disposed to give to good objects kind charitable Benevolently adv Syn Benevolent Beneficent Etymologically considered benevolent implies wishing well to others and beneficent doing well But by degrees the word benevolent has been widened to include not only feelings but actions thus we speak of benevolent operations benevolent labors for the public good benevolent societies In like manner beneficent is now often applied to feelings thus we speak of the beneficent intentions of a donor This extension of the terms enables us to mark nicer shades of meaning Thus the phrase benevolent labors turns attention to the source of these labors viz benevolent feeling while beneficent would simply mark them as productive of good So beneficent intentions point to the feelings of the donor as bent upon some specific good act while benevolent intentions would only denote a general wish and design to do good BENEVOLOUS Benevolous a Etym L benevolus Defn Kind benevolent Obs T Puller BENGAL Bengal n 1 A province in India giving its name to various stuffs animals etc 2 A thin stuff made of silk and hair originally brought from Bengal 3 Striped gingham originally brought from Bengal Bengal stripes Bengal light a firework containing niter sulphur and antimony and producing a sustained and vivid colored light used in making signals and in pyrotechnics called also blue light Bengal stripes a kind of cotton cloth woven with colored stripes See Bengal 3 Bengal tiger Zoöl See Tiger BENGALEE BENGALI Bengalee Bengali n Defn The language spoken in Bengal BENGALESE Bengalese a Defn Of or pertaining to Bengal n sing pl A native or natives of Bengal BENGOLA Bengola n Defn A Bengal light BENIGHT Benight v t imp p p Benighted p pr vb n Benighting 1 To involve in darkness to shroud with the shades of night to obscure Archaic The clouds benight the sky Garth 2 To overtake with night or darkness especially before the end of a days journey or task Some virgin sure benighted in these woods Milton 3 To involve in moral darkness or ignorance to debar from intellectual light Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny Heber BENIGHTMENT Benightment n Defn The condition of being benighted BENIGN Benign a Etym OE benigne bening OF benigne F bénin fem bénigne fr L benignus contr from benigenus bonus good root of genus kind See Bounty and Genus 1 Of a kind or gentle disposition gracious generous favorable benignant Creator bounteous and benign Milton 2 Exhibiting or manifesting kindness gentleness favor etc mild kindly salutary wholesome Kind influences and benign aspects South 3 Of a mild type or character as a benign disease Syn Kind propitious bland genial salubrious favorable salutary gracious liberal BENIGNANCY Benignancy n Defn Benignant quality kindliness BENIGNANT Benignant a Etym LL benignans p pr of benignare from L benignus See Benign Defn Kind gracious favorable Benignantly adv BENIGNITY Benignity n Etym OE benignite F bénignité OF bénigneté fr L benignitas See Benign 1 The quality of being benign goodness kindness graciousness Benignity of aspect Sir W Scott 2 Mildness gentleness The benignity or inclemency of the season Spectator 3 Salubrity wholesome quality Wiseman BENIGNLY Benignly adv Defn In a benign manner BENIM Benim v t Etym AS beniman See Benumb and cf Nim Defn To take away Obs Ire benimeth the man fro God Chaucer BENISON Benison n Etym OE beneysun benesoun OF beneï beneïson fr L benedictio fr benedicere to bless bene adv of bonus good dicere to say See Bounty and Diction and cf Benediction Defn Blessing beatitude benediction Shak More precious than the benison of friends Talfourd BENITIER Bénitier n Etym F fr bénir to bless R C Ch Defn A holywater stoup Shipley BENJAMIN Benjamin n Etym Corrupted from benzoin Defn See Benzoin BENJAMIN Benjamin n Defn A kind of upper coat for men Colloq Eng BENJAMITE Benjamite n Defn A descendant of Benjamin one of the tribe of Benjamin Judg iii 15 BENNE Benne n Etym Malay bijen Bot Defn The name of two plants Sesamum orientale and S indicum originally Asiatic also called oil plant From their seeds an oil is expressed called benne oil used mostly for making soap In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy BENNET Bennet n Etym F benoîte fr L benedicta fem of benedictus p p blessed See Benedict a Bot Defn The common yellowflowered avens of Europe Geum urbanum herb bennet The name is sometimes given to other plants as the hemlock valerian etc BENSHEE Benshee n Defn See Banshee BENT Bent Defn imp p p of Bend BENT Bent a p p 1 Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight crooked as a bent pin a bent lever 2 Strongly inclined toward something so as to be resolved determined set etc said of the mind character disposition desires etc and used with on as to be bent on going to college he is bent on mischief BENT Bent n Etym See Bend n v 1 The state of being curved crooked or inclined from a straight line flexure curvity as the bent of a bow Obs Wilkins 2 A declivity or slope as of a hill R Dryden 3 A leaning or bias proclivity tendency of mind inclination disposition purpose aim Shak With a native bent did good pursue Dryden 4 Particular direction or tendency flexion course Bents and turns of the matter Locke 5 Carp Defn A transverse frame of a framed structure 6 Tension force of acting energy impetus Archaic The full bent and stress of the soul Norris Syn Predilection turn Bent Bias Inclination Prepossession These words agree in describing a permanent influence upon the mind which tends to decide its actions Bent denotes a fixed tendency of the mind in a given direction It is the widest of these terms and applies to the will the intellect and the affections taken conjointly as the whole bent of his character was toward evil practices Bias is literally a weight fixed on one side of a ball used in bowling and causing it to swerve from a straight course Used figuratively bias applies particularly to the judgment and denotes something which acts with a permanent force on the character through that faculty as the bias of early education early habits etc Inclination is an excited state of desire or appetency as a strong inclination to the study of the law Prepossession is a mingled state of feeling and opinion in respect to some person or subject which has laid hold of and occupied the mind previous to inquiry The word is commonly used in a good sense an unfavorable impression of this kind being denominated a prejudice Strong minds will be strongly bent and usually labor under a strong bias but there is no mind so weak and powerless as not to have its inclinations and none so guarded as to be without its prepossessions Crabb BENT Bent n Etym AS beonet akin to OHG pinuz G binse rush bent grass of unknown origin 1 A reedlike grass a stalk of stiff coarse grass His spear a bent both stiff and strong Drayton 2 Bot Defn A grass of the genus Agrostis esp Agrostis vulgaris or redtop The name is also used of many other grasses esp in America 3 Any neglected field or broken ground a common a moor Obs Wright Bowmen bickered upon the bent Chevy Chase BENT GRASS Bent grass Bot Defn Same as Bent a kind of grass BENTHAL Benthal a Etym Gr the depth of the sea Defn Relating to the deepest zone or region of the ocean BENTHAMIC Benthamic a Defn Of or pertaining to Bentham or Benthamism BENTHAMISM Benthamism n Defn That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and determined by their utility also the theory that the sensibility to pleasure and the recoil from pain are the only motives which influence human desires and actions and that these are the sufficient explanation of ethical and jural conceptions BENTHAMITE Benthamite n Defn One who believes in Benthamism BENTHOS Benthos n NL fr Gr depth of the sea Defn The bottom of the sea esp of the deep oceans hence Bot Zoöl the fauna and flora of the sea bottom opposed to plankton BENTING TIME Benting time Defn The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents before peas are ripe Bare benting times may come Dryden BENTY Benty a 1 A bounding in bents or the stalks of coarse stiff withered grass as benty fields 2 Resembling bent Holland BENUMB Benumb v t imp p p Benumbed p pr vb n Benumbing Etym OE binomen p p of binimen to take away AS beniman pref be niman to take See Numb a and cf Benim Defn To make torpid to deprive of sensation or sensibility to stupefy as a hand or foot benumbed by cold The creeping death benumbed her senses first Dryden BENUMBED Benumbed a Defn Made torpid numbed stupefied deadened as a benumbed body and mind Benumbedness n BENUMBMENT Benumbment n Defn Act of benumbing or state of being benumbed torpor Kirby BENZAL Benzal n Etym Benzoic aldehyde Chem Defn A transparent crystalline substance BENZAMIDE Benzamide n Etym Benzoin amide Chem Defn A transparent crystalline substance C6H5CONH2 obtained by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl as also by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds BENZENE Benzene n Etym From Benzoin Chem Defn A volatile very inflammable liquid C6H6 contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal from which it is separated by fractional distillation The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole and also but rarely to a similar mixed product of petroleum Benzene nucleus Benzene ring Chem a closed chain or ring consisting of six carbon atoms each with one hydrogen atom attached regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived This ring formula is provisionally accepted as representing the probable constitution of the benzene molecule C6H6 and as the type on which its derivatives are formed BENZILE Benzile n Etym From Benzoin Chem Defn A yellowish crystalline substance C6H5COCOC6H5 formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical BENZINE Benzine n Etym From Benzoin Chem 1 A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics called also petroleum spirit petroleum benzine Varieties or similar products are gasoline naphtha rhigolene ligroin etc 2 Same as Benzene R Note The hydrocarbons of benzine proper are essentially of the marsh gas series while benzene proper is the typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series BENZOATE Benzoate n Etym Cf F benzoate Chem Defn A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base BENZOIC Benzoic a Etym Cf F benzoïque Defn Pertaining to or obtained from benzoin Benzoic acid or flowers of benzoin a peculiar vegetable acid C6H5CO2H obtained from benzoin and some other balsams by sublimation or decoction It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals It crystallizes in the form of white satiny flakes its odor is aromatic its taste is pungent and somewhat acidulous Benzoic aldehyde oil of bitter almonds the aldehyde C6H5CHO intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol and benzoic acid It is a thin colorless liquid BENZOIN Benzoin n Etym Cf F benjoin Sp benjui Pg beijoin all fr Ar lubanjawi incense form Sumatra named Java in Arabic the first syllable being lost Cf Benjamin Note Called also benjamin 1 A resinous substance dry and brittle obtained from the Styrax benzoin a tree of Sumatra Java etc having a fragrant odor and slightly aromatic taste It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid in medicine and as a perfume 2 A white crystalline substance C14H12O2 obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources 3 Bot Defn The spicebush Lindera benzoin Flowers of benzoin benzoic acid See under Benzoic BENZOINATED Benzoinated a Med Defn Containing or impregnated with benzoin as benzoinated lard BENZOLE BENZOL Benzole Benzol n Etym Benzoin L oleum oil Chem Defn An impure benzene used in the arts as a solvent and for various other purposes See Benzene Note It has great solvent powers and is used by manufacturers of India rubber and gutta percha also for cleaning soiled kid gloves and for other purposes BENZOLINE Benzoline n Chem a Same as Benzole b Same as Amarine R Watts BENZONAPHTHOL BENZONAPHTOL Benzonaphthol n Also Benzonaphtol Benzoin naphthol Chem Defn A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic betanaphthol benzoate BENZOSOL Benzosol n Pharm Defn Guaiacol benzoate used as an intestinal antiseptic and as a substitute for creosote in phthisis It is a colorless crystalline pewder BENZOYL Benzoyl n Etym Benzoic Gr yl Chem Defn A compound radical C6H5CO the base of benzoic acid of the oil of bitter almonds and of an extensive series of compounds Formerly written also benzule BENZYL Benzyl n Etym Benzoic yl Chem Defn A compound radical C6H5CH2 related to toluene and benzoic acid commonly used adjectively BEPAINT Bepaint v t Defn To paint to cover or color with or as with paint Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek Shak BEPELT Bepelt v t Defn To pelt roundly BEPINCH Bepinch v t imp p p Bepinched Defn To pinch or mark with pinches Chapman BEPLASTER Beplaster v t imp p p Beplastered p pr vb n Beplastering Defn To plaster over to cover or smear thickly to bedaub Beplastered with rouge Goldsmith BEPLUMED Beplumed a Defn Decked with feathers BEPOMMEL Bepommel v t imp p p Bepommeled p pr vb n Bepommeling Defn To pommel to beat as with a stick figuratively to assail or criticise in conversation or in writing Thackeray BEPOWDER Bepowder v t Defn To sprinkle or cover with powder to powder BEPRAISE Bepraise v t Defn To praise greatly or extravagantly Goldsmith BEPROSE Beprose v t Defn To reduce to prose R To beprose all rhyme Mallet BEPUFFED Bepuffed a Defn Puffed praised Carlyle BEPURPLE Bepurple v t Defn To tinge or dye with a purple color BEQUEATH Bequeath v t imp p p Bequeathed p pr vb n Bequeathing Etym OE biquethen AS becwe to say affirm bequeath pref be cwe to say speak See Quoth 1 To give or leave by will to give by testament said especially of personal property My heritage which my dead father did bequeath to me Shak 2 To hand down to transmit To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it Glanvill 3 To give to offer to commit Obs To whom with all submission on my knee I do bequeath my faithful services And true subjection everlastingly Shak Syn To Bequeath Devise Both these words denote the giving or disposing of property by will Devise in legal usage is property used to denote a gift by will of real property and he to whom it is given is called the devisee Bequeath is properly applied to a gift by will or legacy i e of personal property the gift is called a legacy and he who receives it is called a legatee In popular usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to embrace devise and it is sometimes so construed by courts BEQUEATHABLE Bequeathable a Defn Capable of being bequeathed BEQUEATHAL Bequeathal n Defn The act of bequeathing bequeathment bequest Fuller BEQUEATHMENT Bequeathment n Defn The act of bequeathing or the state of being bequeathed a bequest BEQUEST Bequest n Etym OE biquest corrupted fr bequide pref be AS cwide a saying becwe to bequeath The ending est is probably due to confusion with quest See Bequeath Quest 1 The act of bequeathing or leaving by will as a bequest of property by A to B 2 That which is left by will esp personal property a legacy also a gift BEQUEST Bequest v t Defn To bequeath or leave as a legacy Obs All I have to bequest Gascoigne BEQUETHEN Bequethen Defn old p p of Bequeath Obs Chaucer BEQUOTE Bequote v t Defn To quote constantly or with great frequency BERAIN Berain v t imp p p Berained p pr vb n Beraining Defn To rain upon to wet with rain Obs Chaucer BERATE Berate v t imp p p Berated p pr vb n Berating Defn To rate or chide vehemently to scold Holland Motley BERATTLE Berattle v t Defn To make rattle to scold vociferously to cry down Obs Shak BERAY Beray vt Etym Pref be ray to defile Defn TO make foul to soil to defile Obs Milton BERBE Berbe n Etym Cf Berber Barb a Barbary horse Zoöl Defn An African genet Genetta pardina See Genet BERBER Berber n Etym See Barbary Defn A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs but often classed as Hamitic who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into the Sahara and who still occupy a large part of that region called also Kabyles Also the language spoken by this people BERBERINE Berberine n Chem Defn An alkaloid obtained as a bitter yellow substance from the root of the barberry gold thread and other plants BERBERRY Berberryn Defn See Barberry BERCEUSE Berceuse n F Mus Defn A vocal or instrumental composition of a soft tranquil character having a lulling effect a cradle song BERDASH Berdash Defn nA kind of neckcloth Obs A treatise against the cravat and berdash Steele BERE Bere Defn v t Etym Cf OIcel berja to strike To pierce Obs Chaucer BERE Bere Defn nSee Bear barley Scot BEREAVE Bereave v t imp p p Bereaved Bereft p pr vb n Bereaving Etym OE bireven AS bereáfian See Be and Reave 1 To make destitute to deprive to strip with of before the person or thing taken away Madam you have bereft me of all words Shak Bereft of him who taught me how to sing Tickell 2 To take away from Obs All your interest in those territories Is utterly bereft you all is lost Shak 3 To take away Obs Shall move you to bereave my life Marlowe Note The imp and past pple form bereaved is not used in reference to immaterial objects We say bereaved or bereft by death of a relative bereft of hope and strength Syn To dispossess to divest BEREAVEMENT Bereavement n Defn The state of being bereaved deprivation esp the loss of a relative by death BEREAVER Bereaver n Defn One who bereaves BEREFT Bereft imp p p Defn of Bereave BERENICES HAIR Berenices Hair See Berenices Locks in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction Astron Defn See Coma Berenices under Coma BERETTA Beretta n Defn Same as Berretta BERG Berg n Etym sq root95 See Barrow hill and cf Iceberg Defn A large mass or hill as of ice Glittering bergs of ice Tennyson BERGAMOT Bergamot n Etym F bergamote fr It bergamotta prob a corruption of Turk beg arm 1 Bot a A tree of the Orange family Citrus bergamia having a roundish or pearshaped fruit from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted much prized as a perfume Also the fruit b A variety of mint Mentha aquatica var glabrata 2 The essence or perfume made from the fruit 3 A variety of pear Johnson 4 A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot The better hand gives the nose its bergamot Cowper 5 A coarse tapestry manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp mixed with oxs or goats hair said to have been invented at Bergamo Italy Encyc Brit Wild bergamot Bot an American herb of the Mint family Monarda fistulosa BERGANDER Bergander n Etym Berg for burrow gander a male goose Cf G bergente Dan gravgaas Zoöl Defn A European duck Anas tadorna See Sheldrake BERGERET Bergeret n Etym OF bergerete F berger a shepherd Defn A pastoral song Obs BERGH Bergh n Etym AS beorg Defn A hill Obs BERGMASTER Bergmaster n Defn See Barmaster BERGMEAL Bergmeal n Etym G berg mountain mehl meal Defn Min An earthy substance resembling fine flour It is composed of the shells of infusoria and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten mixed with flour or ground birch bark in times of scarcity This name is also given to a white powdery variety of calcite BERGMOTE Bergmote n Defn See Barmote BERGOMASK Bergomask n Defn A rustic dance so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo in Italy once noted for their clownishness BERGSCHRUND Bergschrund n G lit mountain gap Phys Geog Defn The crevasse or series of crevasses usually deep and often broad frequently occurring near the head of a mountain glacier about where the névé field joins the valley portion of the glacier BERGSTOCK Bergstock n G lit mountain stick Defn A long pole with a spike at the end used in climbing mountains an alpenstock BERGYLT Bergylt n Etym Etymol uncertain Zoöl Defn The Norway haddock See Rosefish BERHYME Berhyme v t imp p p Berhymed p pr vb n Berhyming Defn To mention in rhyme or verse to rhyme about Note Sometimes use depreciatively Shak BERIBERI Beriberi n Etym Singhalese beri weakness Defn An acute disease occurring in India characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves producing great muscular debility a painful rigidity of the limbs and cachexy BERIME Berime v t Defn To berhyme Note The earlier and etymologically preferable spelling BERING SEA CONTROVERSY Bering Sea Controversy Defn A controversy 1886 93 between Great Britain and the United States as to the right of Canadians not licensed by the United States to carry on seal fishing in the Bering Sea over which the United States claimed jurisdiction as a mare clausum A court of arbitration meeting in Paris in 1893 decided against the claim of the United States but established regulations for the preservation of the fur seal BERKELEIAN Berkeleian Defn aOf or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism as Berkeleian philosophy Berkeleyism n BERLIN Berlin n Etym The capital of Prussia 1 A fourwheeled carriage having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it invented in the 17th century at Berlin 2 Fine worsted for fancywork zephyr worsted called also Berlin wool Berlin black a black varnish drying with almost a dead surface used for coating the better kinds of ironware Ure Berlin blue Prussian blue Ure Berlin green a complex cyanide of iron used as a green dye and similar to Prussian blue Berlin iron a very fusible variety of cast iron from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze Berlin shop a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work Berlin work worsted embroidery BERM BERME Berm Berme n Etym F berme of German origin cf G brame bräme border akin to E brim 1 Fort Defn A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch 2 Engineering Defn A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting to catch earth that may roll down the slope or to strengthen the bank BERMUDA GRASS Bermuda grass Bot Defn A kind of grass Cynodon Dactylon esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States It is a native of Southern Europe but is now widespread in warm countries called also scutch grass and in Bermuda devil grass BERMUDA LILY Bermuda lily Bot Defn The large white lily Lilium longiflorum eximium syn L Harrisii which is extensively cultivated in Bermuda BERNACLE Bernacle n Defn See Barnacle BERNA FLY Berna fly Zoöl Defn A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus Trypeta which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast where the larvæ do great injury BERNARDINE Bernardine a Defn Of or pertaining to St Bernard of Clairvaux or to the Cistercian monks n Defn A Cistercian monk BERNESE Bernese a Defn Pertaining to the city o n sing pl Defn A native or natives of Bern BERNICLE Bernicle n Etym OE bernak bernacle cf OF bernac prob fr LL bernacula for hibernicula bernicula fr Hibernia the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland Cf 1st Barnacle Defn A bernicle goose Written also barnacle Bernicle goose Zoöl a goose Branta leucopsis of Arctic Europe and America It was formerly believed that it hatched from the cirripeds of the sea Lepas which were therefore called barnacles goose barnacles or Anatifers The name is also applied to other related species See Anatifa and Cirripedia BERNOUSE Bernouse n Defn Some as Burnoose BEROB Berob v t Defn To rob to plunder Obs BEROE Beroe n Etym L Beroe one of the Oceanidæ Gr cf F beroé Zoöl Defn A small oval transparent jellyfish belonging to the Ctenophora BERRETTA Berretta n Etym It fr LL birrettum berretum a cap dim of L birrus birrum a cloak to keep off rain cf Gr tawny red cf Sp birreta Pg barrete and E Barret Defn A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church A cardinals berretta is scarlet that worn by other clerics is black except that a bishops is lined with green Also spelt beretta biretta etc BERRIED Berried a Defn Furnished with berries consisting of a berry baccate as a berried shrub BERRY Berry n pl Berries Etym OE berie AS berie berige akin to D bes G beere OS and OHG beri Icel ber Sw bär Goth basi and perh Skr bhas to eat 1 Any small fleshy fruit as the strawberry mulberry huckleberry etc 2 Bot Defn A small fruit that is pulpy or succulent throughout having seeds loosely imbedded in the pulp as the currant grape blueberry 3 The coffee bean 4 One of the ova or eggs of a fish Travis In berry containing ova or spawn BERRY Berry v i imp p p Berried p pr vb n Berrying Defn To bear or produce berries BERRY Berry n Etym AS beorh See Barrow a hill Defn A mound a hillock W Browne BERRYING Berrying n Defn A seeking for or gathering of berries esp of such as grow wild BERSEEM Berseem n Ar bershim clover Defn An Egyptian clover Trifolium alexandrinum extensively cultivated as a forage plant and soilrenewing crop in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley and now introduced into the southwestern United States It is more succulent than other clovers or than alfalfa Called also Egyptian clover BERSERK BERSERKER Berserk Berserker n Etym Icel berserkr 1 Scand Myth Defn One of a class of legendary heroes who fought frenzied by intoxicating liquors and naked regardless of wounds Longfellow 2 One who fights as if frenzied like a Berserker BERSTLE Berstle n Defn See Bristle Obs Chaucer BERTH Berth n Etym From the root of bear to produce like birth nativity See Birth Also written birth 1 Naut a Convenient sea room b A room in which a number of the officers or ships company mess and reside c The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor or at a wharf 2 An allotted place an appointment situation or employment He has a good berth Totten 3 A place in a ship to sleep in a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom or of a railway car for sleeping in Berth deck the deck next below the lower gun deck Ham Nav Encyc To give the land or any object a wide berth to keep at a distance from it BERTH Berth v t imp p p Berthed p pr vb n Berthing 1 To give an anchorage to or a place to lie at to place in a berth as she was berthed stem to stern with the Adelaide 2 To allot or furnish berths to on shipboard as to berth a ships company Totten BERTHA Bertha n Etym F berthe fr Berthe a womans name Defn A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies BERTHAGE Berthage n Defn A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor BERTHIERITE Berthierite n Etym From Berthier a French naturalist Min Defn A double sulphide of antimony and iron of a dark steelgray color BERTHING Berthing n Naut Defn The planking outside of a vessel above the sheer strake Smyth BERTILLON SYSTEM Bertillon system After Alphonse Bertillon French anthropologist Defn A system for the identification of persons by a physical description based upon anthropometric measurements notes of markings deformities color impression of thumb lines etc BERTRAM Bertram n Etym Corrupted fr L pyrethrum Gr a hot spicy plant fr fire Bot Defn Pellitory of Spain Anacyclus pyrethrum BERYCOID Berycoid a Etym NL beryx the name of the typical genus oid Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Berycidæ a family of marine fishes BERYL Beryl n Etym F béryl OF beril L beryllus Gr prob fr Skr vaid Cf Brilliant Min Defn A mineral of great hardness and when transparent of much beauty It occurs in hexagonal prisms commonly of a green or bluish green color but also yellow pink and white It is a silicate of aluminium and glucinum beryllium The aquamarine is a transparent seagreen variety used as a gem The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry and distinguished by its deep color which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium BERYLLINE Berylline a Defn Like a beryl of a light or bluish green color BERYLLIUM Beryllium n Etym NL Chem Defn A metallic element found in the beryl See Glucinum BERYLLOID Berylloid n Etym Beryl oid Crystallog Defn A solid consisting of a double twelvesided pyramid so called because the planes of this form occur on crystals of beryl BESAIEL BESAILE BESAYLE Besaiel Besaile Besayle n Etym OF beseel F bisaïeul fr L bis twice LL avolus dim of L avus grandfather 1 A greatgrandfather Obs 2 Law Defn A kind of writ which formerly lay where a greatgrandfather died seized of lands in fee simple and on the day of his death a stranger abated or entered and kept the heir out This is now abolished Blackstone BESAINT Besaint v t Defn To make a saint of BESANT Besant n Defn See Bezant BESANTLER Besantler n Defn Same as Bezantler BESCATTER Bescatter v t 1 To scatter over 2 To cover sparsely by scattering something to strew With flowers bescattered Spenser BESCORN Bescorn v t Defn To treat with scorn Then was he bescorned Chaucer BESCRATCH Bescratch v t Defn To tear with the nails to cover with scratches BESCRAWL Bescrawl v t Defn To cover with scrawls to scribble over Milton BESCREEN Bescreen v t Defn To cover with a screen or as with a screen to shelter to conceal Shak BESCRIBBLE Bescribble v t Defn To scribble over Bescribbled with impertinences Milton BESCUMBER BESCUMMER Bescumber Bescummer v t Etym Pref be scumber scummer Defn To discharge ordure or dung upon Obs B Jonson BESEE Besee v t i Etym AS beseón pref be to see Defn To see to look to mind Obs Wyclif BESEECH Beseech v t imp p p Besought p pr vb n Beseeching Etym OE bisechen biseken akin to G besuchen to visit pref be sechen seken to seek See Seek 1 To ask or entreat with urgency to supplicate to implore I beseech you punish me not with your hard thoughts Shak But Eve besought his peace Milton Syn To beg to crave To Beseech Entreat Solicit Implore Supplicate These words agree in marking that sense of want which leads men to beg some favor To solicit is to make a request with some degree of earnestness and repetition of one whom we address as a superior To entreat implies greater urgency usually enforced by adducing reasons or arguments To beseech is still stronger and belongs rather to the language of poetry and imagination To implore denotes increased fervor of entreaty as addressed either to equals or superiors To supplicate expresses the extreme of entreaty and usually implies a state of deep humiliation Thus a captive supplicates a conqueror to spare his life Men solicit by virtue of their interest with another they entreat in the use of reasoning and strong representations they beseech with importunate earnestness they implore from a sense of overwhelming distress they supplicate with a feeling of the most absolute inferiority and dependence BESEECH Beseech n Defn Solicitation supplication Obs or Poetic Shak BESEECHER Beseecher n Defn One who beseeches BESEECHING Beseeching a Defn Entreating urgently imploring as a beseeching look Beseechingly adv Beseechingness n BESEECHMENT Beseechment n Defn The act of beseeching or entreating earnestly R Goodwin BESEEK Beseek v t Defn To beseech Obs Chaucer BESEEM Beseem v t imp p p Beseemed p pr vb n Beseeming Etym Pref be seem Defn Literally To appear or seem well ill best etc for one to do or to have Hence To be fit suitable or proper for or worthy of to become to befit A duty well beseeming the preachers Clarendon What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us in our prayers to God Hocker BESEEM Beseem v i Defn To seem to appear to be fitting Obs As beseemed best Spenser BESEEMING Beseeming n 1 Appearance look garb Obs I did company these three in poor beseeming Shak 2 Comeliness Baret BESEEMING Beseeming a Defn Becoming suitable Archaic Beseemingly adv Beseemingness n BESEEMLY Beseemly a Defn Fit suitable becoming Archaic In beseemly order sitten there Shenstone BESEEN Beseen a Etym Properly the p p of besee 1 Seen appearing Obs or Archaic 2 Decked or adorned clad Archaic Chaucer 3 Accomplished versed Archaic Spenser BESET Beset v t imp p p Beset p pr vb n Besetting Etym AS besettan akin to OHG bisazjan G besetzen D bezetten pref be settan to set See Set 1 To set or stud anything with ornaments or prominent objects A robe of azure beset with drops of gold Spectator The garden is so beset with all manner of sweet shrubs that it perfumes the air Evelyn 2 To hem in to waylay to surround to besiege to blockade Beset with foes Milton Let thy troops beset our gates Addison 3 To set upon on all sides to perplex to harass said of dangers obstacles etc Adam sore beset replied Milton Beset with ills Addison Incommodities which beset old age Burke 4 To occupy to employ to use up Obs Chaucer Syn To surround inclose environ hem in besiege encircle encompass embarrass urge press BESETMENT Besetment n Defn The act of besetting or the state of being beset also that which besets one as a sin Fearing a besetment Kane BESETTER Besetter n Defn One who or that which besets BESETTING Besetting a Defn Habitually attacking harassing or pressing upon or about as a besetting sin BESHINE Beshine v t imp p p Beshone p pr vb n Beshining Defn To shine upon to ullumine BESHOW Beshow n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A large food fish Anoplopoma fimbria of the north Pacific coast called also candlefish BESHREW Beshrew v t Defn To curse to execrate Beshrew me but I love her heartily Shak Note Often a very mild form of imprecation sometimes so far from implying a curse as to be uttered coaxingly nay even with some tenderness Schmidt BESHROUD Beshroud v t Defn To cover with or as with a shroud to screen BESHUT Beshut v t Defn To shut up or out Obs BESIDE Beside prep Etym OE biside bisiden bisides prep and adv beside besides pref be by side Cf Besides and see Side n 1 At the side of on one side of Beside him hung his bow Milton 2 Aside from out of the regular course or order of in a state of deviation from out of You have done enough To put him quite beside his patience Shak 3 Over and above distinct from in addition to Note In this use besides is now commoner Wise and learned men beside those whose names are in the Christian records Addison To be beside ones self to be out ob ones wits or senses Paul thou art beside thyself Acts xxvi 24 Syn Beside Besides These words whether used as prepositions or adverbs have been considered strictly synonymous from an early period of our literature and have been freely interchanged by our best writers There is however a tendency in present usage to make the following distinction between them 1 That beside be used only and always as a preposition with the original meaning by the side of as to sit beside a fountain or with the closely allied meaning aside from apart from or out of as this is beside our present purpose to be beside ones self with joy The adverbial sense to be wholly transferred to the cognate word 2 That besides as a preposition take the remaining sense in addition to as besides all this besides the considerations here offered There was a famine in the land besides the first famine Gen xxvi 1 And that it also take the adverbial sense of moreover beyond etc which had been divided between the words as besides there are other considerations which belong to this case The following passages may serve to illustrate this use of the words Lovely Thais sits beside thee Dryden Only be patient till we have appeased The multitude beside themselves with fear Shak It is beside my present business to enlarge on this speculation Locke Besides this there are persons in certain situations who are expected to be charitable Bp Porteus And besides the Moor May unfold me to him there stand I in much peril Shak That man that does not know those things which are of necessity for him to know is but an ignorant man whatever he may know besides Tillotson Note See Moreover BESIDES BESIDE Besides Beside adv Etym OE Same as beside prep the ending s is an adverbial one prop a genitive sign 1 On one side Obs Chaucer Shak 2 More than that over and above not included in the number or in what has been mentioned moreover in addition The men said unto Lot Hast thou here any besides Gen xix 12 To all beside as much an empty shade An Eugene living as a Cæsar dead Pope Note These sentences may be considered as elliptical BESIDES Besides prep Defn Over and above separate or distinct from in addition to other than else than See Beside prep 3 and Syn under Beside Besides your cheer you shall have sport Shak BESIEGE Besiege v t imp p p Besieged p pr vb n Besieging Etym OE bisegen pref be segen to siege See Siege Defn To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender to lay siege to to beleaguer to beset Till Paris was besieged famished and lost Shak Syn To environ hem in invest encompass BESIEGEMENT Besiegement n Defn The act of besieging or the state of being besieged Golding BESIEGER Besieger n Defn One who besieges opposed to the besieged BESIEGING Besieging a Defn That besieges laying siege to Besiegingly adv BESIT Besit v t Etym Pref be sit Defn To suit to fit to become Obs BESLABBER Beslabber v t Defn To beslobber BESLAVE Beslave v t Defn To enslave Obs Bp Hall BESLAVER Beslaver v t imp p p Beslavered p pr vb n Beslavering Defn To defile with slaver to beslobber BESLIME Beslime v t Defn To daub with slime to soil Obs B Jonson BESLOBBER Beslobber v t Defn To slobber on to smear with spittle running from the mouth Also Fig as to beslobber with praise BESLUBBER Beslubber v t Defn To beslobber BESMEAR Besmear v t imp p p Besmeared p pr vb n Besmearing Defn To smear with any viscous glutinous matter to bedaub to soil Besmeared with precious balm Spenser BESMEARER Besmearer n Defn One that besmears BESMIRCH Besmirch v t imp p p Besmirched p pr vb n Besmirching Defn To smirch or soil to discolor to obscure Hence To dishonor to sully Shak BESMOKE Besmoke v t 1 To foul with smoke 2 To harden or dry in smoke Johnson BESMUT Besmut v t imp p p Besmutted p pr vb n Besmutting Etym Pref be smut cf AS besmitan and also OE besmotren Defn To blacken with smut to foul with soot BESNOW Besnow v t imp p p Besnowed Etym OE bisnewen AS besniwan pref be sniwan to snow 1 To scatter like snow to cover thick as with snow flakes R Gower 2 To cover with snow to whiten with snow or as with snow BESNUFF Besnuff v t Defn To befoul with snuff Young BESOGNE Besogne n Etym F bisogne Defn A worthless fellow a bezonian Obs BESOM Besom n Etym OE besme besum AS besma akin to D bezem OHG pesamo G besen of uncertain origin Defn A brush of twigs for sweeping a broom anything which sweeps away or destroys Archaic or Fig I will sweep it with the besom of destruction Isa xiv 23 The housemaid with her besom W Irving BESOM Besom v t imp p p Besomed Defn To sweep as with a besom Archaic or Poetic Cowper Rolls back all Greece and besoms wide the plain Barlow BESOMER Besomer n Defn One who uses a besom Archaic BESORT Besort v t Defn To assort or be congruous with to fit or become Obs Such men as may besort your age Shak BESORT Besort n Defn Befitting associates or attendants Obs With such accommodation and besort As levels with her breeding Shak BESOT Besot v t imp p p Besotted p pr vb n Besotting Defn To make sottish to make dull or stupid to stupefy to infatuate Fools besotted with their crimes Hudibras BESOTTED Besotted a Defn Made sottish senseless or infatuated characterized by drunken stupidity or by infatuation stupefied Besotted devotion Sir W Scott Besottedly adv Besottedness n Milton BESOTTINGLY Besottingly adv Defn In a besotting manner BESOUGHT Besought p p Defn of Beseech BESPANGLE Bespangle v t imp p p Bespangled p pr vb n Bespangling Defn To adorn with spangles to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering The grass is all bespangled with dewdrops Cowper BESPATTER Bespatter v t imp p p Bespattered p pr vb n Bespattering 1 To soil by spattering to sprinkle esp with dirty water mud or anything which will leave foul spots or stains 2 To asperse with calumny or reproach Whom never faction could bespatter Swift BESPAWL Bespawl v t Defn To daub soil or make foul with spawl or spittle Obs Milton BESPEAK Bespeak v t imp Bespoke Bespake Archaic p p Bespoke Bespoken p pr vb n Bespeaking Etym OE bispeken AS besprecan to speak to accuse pref be sprecan to speak See Speak 1 To speak or arrange for beforehand to order or engage against a future time as to bespeak goods a right or a favor Concluding naturally that to gratify his avarice was to bespeak his favor Sir W Scott 2 To show beforehand to foretell to indicate They bespoke dangers in order to scare the allies Swift 3 To betoken to show to indicate by external marks or appearances When the abbot of St Martin was born he had so little the figure of a man that it bespoke him rather a monster Locke 4 To speak to to address Poetic He thus the queen bespoke Dryden BESPEAK Bespeak v i Defn To speak Obs Milton BESPEAK Bespeak n Defn A bespeaking Among actors a benefit when a particular play is bespoken The night of her bespeak Dickens BESPEAKER Bespeaker n Defn One who bespeaks BESPECKLE Bespeckle v t imp p p Bespeckled p pr vb n Bespeckling Defn To mark with speckles or spots Milton BESPEW Bespew v t Defn To soil or daub with spew to vomit on BESPICE Bespice v t Defn To season with spice or with some spicy drug Shak BESPIRT Bespirt v t Defn Same as Bespurt BESPIT Bespit v t imp Bespit p p Bespit Bespitten p pr vb n Bespitting Defn To daub or soil with spittle Johnson BESPOKE Bespoke Defn imp p p of Bespeak BESPOT Bespot v t imp p p Bespotted p pr vb n Bespotting Defn To mark with spots or as with spots BESPREAD Bespread v t imp p p Bespread p pr vb n Bespreading Defn To spread or cover over The carpet which bespread His rich pavilions floor Glover BESPRENT Besprent p p Etym OE bespreynt p p of besprengen bisprengen to besprinkle AS besprengan akin to D G besprengen pref be sprengan to sprinkle See Sprinkle Defn Sprinkled over strewed His face besprent with liquid crystal shines Shenstone The floor with tassels of fir was besprent Longfellow BESPRINKLE Besprinkle v t imp p p Besprinkled p pr vb n Besprinkling Defn To sprinkle over to scatter over The bed besprinkles and bedews the ground Dryden BESPRINKLER Besprinkler n Defn One who or that which besprinkles BESPRINKLING Besprinkling n Defn The act of sprinkling anything a sprinkling over BESPURT Bespurt v t Defn To spurt on or over to asperse Obs Milton BESSEMER STEEL Bessemer steel Defn Steel made directly from cast iron by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal so called from Sir Henry Bessemer an English engineer the inventor of the process BEST Best a superl of Good Etym AS besta best contr from betest betst betsta akin to Goth batists OHG pezzisto G best beste D best Icel beztr Dan best Sw bäst This word has no connection in origin with good See Better 1 Having good qualities in the highest degree most good kind desirable suitable etc most excellent as the best man the best road the best cloth the best abilities When he is best he is a little worse than a man Shak Heavens last best gift my ever new delight Milton 2 Most advanced most correct or complete as the best scholar the best view of a subject 3 Most largest as the best part of a week Best man the only or principal groomsman at a wedding ceremony BEST Best n Defn Utmost highest endeavor or state most nearly perfect thing or being or action as to do ones best to the best of our ability At best in the utmost degree or extent applicable to the case under the most favorable circumstances as life is at best very short For best finally Obs Those constitutions are now established for best and not to be mended Milton To get the best of to gain an advantage over whether fairly or unfairly To make the best of a To improve to the utmost to use or dispose of to the greatest advantage Let there be freedom to carry their commodities where they can make the best of them Bacon b To reduce to the least possible inconvenience as to make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain BEST Best adv superl of Well 1 In the highest degree beyond all others Thou serpent That name best befits thee Milton He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small Coleridge 2 To the most advantage with the most success case profit benefit or propriety Had we best retire I see a storm Milton Had I not best go to her Thackeray 3 Most intimately most thoroughly or correctly as what is expedient is best known to himself BEST Best v t Defn To get the better of Colloq BESTAD Bestad imp p p of Bestead Defn Beset put in peril Obs Chaucer BESTAIN Bestain v t Defn To stain BESTAR Bestar v t imp p p Bestarred Defn To sprinkle with or as with stars to decorate with or as with stars to bestud Bestarred with anemones W Black BESTEAD Bestead v t imp p p Bestead or Bested also Obs Bestad In sense 3 imp also Besteaded Etym Pref be stead a place 1 To put in a certain situation or condition to circumstance to place Only in p p They shall pass through it hardly bestead and hungry and curse their king and their God Is viii 21 Many far worse bestead than ourselves Barrow 2 To put in peril to beset Note Only in p p Chaucer 3 To serve to assist to profit to avail Milton BESTIAL Bestial a Etym F bestial L bestialis fr bestia beast See Beast 1 Belonging to a beast or to the class of beasts Among the bestial herds to range Milton 2 Having the qualities of a beast brutal below the dignity of reason or humanity irrational carnal beastly sensual Shak Syn Brutish beastly brutal carnal vile low depraved sensual filthy BESTIAL Bestial n Defn A domestic animal also collectively cattle as other kinds of bestial Scot BESTIALITY Bestiality n Etym F bestialité 1 The state or quality of being bestial 2 Unnatural connection with a beast BESTIALIZE Bestialize v t imp p p Bestialized p pr vb n Bestializing Defn To make bestial or like a beast to degrade to brutalize The process of bestializing humanity Hare BESTIALLY Bestially adv Defn In a bestial manner BESTIARY Bestiary n LL bestiarium fr L bestiarius pert to beasts fr bestia beast cf F bestiaire Defn A treatise on beasts esp one of the moralizing or allegorical beast tales written in the Middle Ages A bestiary in itself one of the numerous mediæval renderings of the fantastic mystical zoölogy Saintsbury BESTICK Bestick v t imp p p Bestuck p pr vb n Besticking Defn To stick over as with sharp points pressed in to mark by infixing points or spots here and there to pierce Truth shall retire Bestuck with slanderous darts Milton BESTILL Bestill v t Defn To make still BESTIR Bestir v t imp p p Bestirred p pr vb n Bestirring Defn To put into brisk or vigorous action to move with life and vigor usually with the reciprocal pronoun You have so bestirred your valor Shak Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake Milton BESTORM Bestorm v i t Defn To storm Young BESTOW Bestow v t imp p p Bestowed p pr vb n Bestowing Etym OE bestowen pref be stow a place See Stow 1 To lay up in store to deposit for safe keeping to stow to place to put He bestowed it in a pouch Sir W Scott See that the women are bestowed in safety Byron 2 To use to apply to devote as time or strength in some occupation 3 To expend as money Obs 4 To give or confer to impart with on or upon Empire is on us bestowed Cowper Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor 1 Cor xiii 3 5 To give in marriage I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman Tatler 6 To demean to conduct to behave followed by a reflexive pronoun Obs How might we see Falstaff bestow himself tonight in his true colors and not ourselves be seen Shak Syn To give grant present confer accord BESTOWAL Bestowal n Defn The act of bestowing disposal BESTOWER Bestower n Defn One that bestows BESTOWMENT Bestowment n 1 The act of giving or bestowing a conferring or bestowal If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this view Chauncy 2 That which is given or bestowed They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to Gods own bestowments I Taylor BESTRADDLE Bestraddle v t Defn To bestride BESTRAUGHT Bestraught a Etym Pref be straught prob here used for distraught Defn Out of ones senses distracted mad Obs Shak BESTREAK Bestreak v t Defn To streak BESTREW Bestrew v t imp Bestrewed p p Bestrewed Bestrown p pr vb n Bestrewing Defn To strew or scatter over to besprinkle Spelt also bestrow Milton BESTRIDE Bestride v t imp Bestrode Obs or R Bestrid p p Bestridden Bestrid Bestrode p pr vb n Bestriding Etym AS bestridan pref be stridan to stride 1 To stand or sit with anything between the legs or with the legs astride to stand over That horse that thou so often hast bestrid Shak Why man he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus Shak 2 To step over to stride over or across as to bestride a threshold BESTRODE Bestrode Defn imp p p of Bestride BESTROWN Bestrown Defn p p of Bestrew BESTUCK Bestuck Defn imp p p Bestick BESTUD Bestud v t imp p p Bestudded p pr vb n Bestudding Defn To set or adorn as with studs or bosses to set thickly to stud as to bestud with stars Milton BESWIKE Beswike v t Etym AS beswican be swican to deceive entice akin to OS swikan OHG swihhan Icel svikja Defn To lure to cheat Obs Gower BET Bet n Etym Prob from OE abet abetting OF abet fr abeter to excite incite See Abet Defn That which is laid staked or pledged as between two parties upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue the act of giving such a pledge a wager Having made his bets Goldsmith BET Bet v t imp p p Bet Betted p pr vb n Betting Defn To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue to wager John a Gaunt loved him well and betted much money on his head Shak Ill bet you two to one Ill make him do it O W Holmes BET Bet Defn imp p p of Beat Obs BET Bet a adv Defn An early form of Better Obs To go bet to go fast to hurry Obs Chaucer BETA Beta n Gr bh a Defn The second letter of the Greek alphabet B b See B and cf etymology of Alphabet Beta B b is used variously for classifying as a Astron To designate some bright star usually the second brightest of a constellation as b Aurigæ b Chem To distinguish one of two or more isomers also to indicate the position of substituting atoms or groups in certain compounds as bnaphthol With acids it commonly indicates that the substituent is in union with the carbon atom next to that to which the carboxyl group is attached BETACISM BETACISMUS Betacism Betacismus n Defn Excessive or extended use of the b sound in speech due to conversion of other sounds into it as through inability to distinguish them from b or because of difficulty in pronouncing them BETAINE Betaine n Etym From beta generic name of the beet Chem Defn A nitrogenous base C5H11NO2 produced artificially and also occurring naturally in beetroot molasses and its residues from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance called also lycine and oxyneurine It has a sweetish taste BETAKE Betake v t imp Betook p p Betaken p pr vb n Betaking Etym Pref be take 1 To take or seize Obs Spenser 2 To have recourse to to apply to resort to go with a reflexive pronoun They betook themselves to treaty and submission Burke The rest in imitation to like arms Betook them Milton Whither shall I betake me where subsist Milton 3 To commend or intrust to to commit to Obs BETA RAYS Beta rays Physics Defn Penetrating rays readily deflected by a magnetic or electric field emitted by radioactive substances as radium They consist of negatively charged particles or electrons apparently the same in kind as those of the cathode rays but having much higher velocities about 35000 to 180000 miles per second BETAUGHT Betaughta Etym p p of OE bitechen AS bet to assign deliver See Teach Defn Delivered committed in trust Obs BETE Bete v t Defn To better to mend See Beete Obs Chaucer BETEELA Beteela n Etym Pg beatilha Defn An East India muslin formerly used for cravats veils etc Obs BETEEM Beteem v t Etym Pref be an old verb teem to be fitting cf D betamen to beseem G ziemen Goth gatiman and E tame See Tame a 1 To give to bestow to grant to accord to consent Obs Spenser Milton 2 To allow to permit to suffer Obs So loving to my mother That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly Shak BETEL Betel n Etym Pg fr Tamil vettilei prop meaning a mere leaf Bot Defn A species of pepper Piper betle the leaves of which are chewed with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime by the inhabitants of the East Indies I is a woody climber with ovate manynerved leaves BETELGUESE Betelguese n Etym F Bételgeuse of Arabic origin Astron Defn A bright star of the first magnitude near one shoulder of Orion Written also Betelgeux and Betelgeuse BETEL NUT Betel nut Defn The nutlike seed of the areca palm chewed in the East with betel leaves whence its name and shell lime BETE NOIRE Bête noire Etym Fr lit black beast Defn Something especially hated or dreaded a bugbear BETHABARA WOOD Bethabara wood Bot Defn A highly elastic wood used for fishing rods etc The tree is unknown but it is thought to be East Indian BETHEL Bethel n Etym Heb b house of God 1 A place of worship a hallowed spot S F Adams 2 A chapel for dissenters Eng 3 A house of worship for seamen BETHINK Bethink v t imp p p Bethought p pr vb n Bethinking Etym AS be pref be to think See Think Defn To call to mind to recall or bring to recollection reflection or consideration to think to consider generally followed by a reflexive pronoun often with of or that before the subject of thought I have bethought me of another fault Shak The rest may bethink themselves and recover Milton We bethink a means to break it off Shak Syn To recollect remember reflect BETHINK Bethink v i Defn To think to recollect to consider Bethink ere thou dismiss us Byron BETHLEHEM Bethlehem n Etym Heb b house of food b house lekhem food lakham to eat Formerly the name of a hospital for the insane in London which had been the priory of St Mary of Bethlehem Cf Bedlam 1 A hospital for lunatics corrupted into bedlam 2 Arch Defn In the Ethiopic church a small building attached to a church edifice in which the bread for the eucharist is made Audsley BETHLEHEMITE BETHLEMITE Bethlehemite Bethlemite n 1 An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea 2 An insane person a madman a bedlamite 3 One of an extinct English order of monks BETHOUGHT Bethought Defn imp p p of Bethink BETHRALL Bethrall v t Defn To reduce to thralldom to inthrall Obs Spenser BETHUMB Bethumb v t Defn To handle to wear or soil by handling as books Poe BETHUMP Bethump v t imp p p Bethumped or Bethumpt p pr vb n Bethumping Defn To beat or thump soundly Shak BETIDE Betide v t imp p p Betided Obs Betid p pr vb n Betiding Etym OE bitiden pref bi be tiden fr AS tidan to happen fr tid time See Tide Defn To happen to to befall to come to as woe betide the wanderer What will betide the few Milton BETIDE Betide v i Defn To come to pass to happen to occur A salve for any sore that may betide Shak Note Shakespeare has used it with of What would betide of me BETIME BETIMES Betime Betimes adv Etym Pref be for by time that is by the proper time The s is an adverbial ending 1 In good season or time before it is late seasonably early To measure life learn thou betimes Milton To rise betimes is often harder than to do all the days work Barrow 2 In a short time soon speedily forth with He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes Shak BETITLE Betitle v t Defn To furnish with a title or titles to entitle Obs Carlyle BETOKEN Betoken v t imp p p Betokened p pr vb n Betokening 1 To signify by some visible object to show by signs or tokens A dewy cloud and in the cloud a bow Betokening peace from God and covenant new Milton 2 To foreshow by present signs to indicate something future by that which is seen or known as a dark cloud often betokens a storm Syn To presage portend indicate mark note BETON Béton n Etym F béton fr L bitumen bitumen Masonry Defn The French name for concrete hence concrete made after the French fashion BETONGUE Betongue v t Defn To attack with the tongue to abuse to insult BETONY Betony n pl Betonies Etym OE betony betany F betoine fr L betonica vettonica Bot Defn A plant of the genus Betonica Linn Note The purple or wood betony B officinalis Linn is common in Europe being formerly used in medicine and according to Loudon in dyeing wool a yellow color BETOOK Betook imp Defn of Betake BETORN Betorn a Defn Torn in pieces tattered BETOSS Betoss v t imp p p Betossed Defn To put in violent motion to agitate to disturb to toss My betossed soul Shak BETRAP Betrap v t imp p p Betrapped 1 To draw into or catch in a trap to insnare to circumvent Gower 2 To put trappings on to clothe to deck After them followed two other chariots covered with red satin and the horses betrapped with the same Stow BETRAY Betray v t imp p p Betrayed p pr vb n Betraying Etym OE betraien bitraien pref be OF traïr to bertray F trahir fr L tradere See Traitor 1 To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud in violation of trust to give up treacherously or faithlessly as an officer betrayed the city Jesus said unto them The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men Matt xvii 22 2 To prove faithless or treacherous to as to a trust or one who trusts to be false to to deceive as to betray a person or a cause But when I rise I shall find my legs betraying me Johnson 3 To violate the confidence of by disclosing a secret or that which one is bound in honor not to make known Willing to serve or betray any government for hire Macaulay 4 To disclose or discover as something which prudence would conceal to reveal unintentionally Be swift to hear but cautious of your tongue lest you betray your ignorance T Watts 5 To mislead to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin Genius often betrays itself into great errors T Watts 6 To lead astray as a maiden to seduce as under promise of marriage and then abandon 7 To show or to indicate said of what is not obvious at first or would otherwise be concealed All the names in the country betray great antiquity Bryant BETRAYAL Betrayal n Defn The act or the result of betraying BETRAYER Betrayer n Defn One who or that which betrays BETRAYMENT Betrayment n Defn Betrayal R Udall BETRIM Betrim v t imp p p Betrimmed p pr vb n Betrimming Defn To set in order to adorn to deck to embellish to trim Shak BETROTH Betroth v t imp p p Betrothed p pr vb n Betrothing Etym Pref be troth i e truth See Truth 1 To contract to any one for a marriage to engage or promise in order to marriage to affiance used esp of a woman He in the first flower of my freshest age Betrothed me unto the only heir Spenser Ay and we are betrothed Shak 2 To promise to take as a future spouse to plight ones troth to What man is there that hath betrothed a wife and hath not taken her Deut xx 7 3 To nominate to a bishopric in order to consecration Ayliffe BETROTHAL Betrothal n Defn The act of betrothing or the fact of being betrothed a mutual promise engagement or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed betrothment affiance The feast of betrothal Longfellow BETROTHMENT Betrothment n Defn The act of betrothing or the state of being betrothed betrothal BETRUST Betrust v t Defn To trust or intrust Obs BETRUSTMENT Betrustment n Defn The act of intrusting or the thing intrusted Obs Chipman BETSO Betso n Etym It bezzo Defn A small brass Venetian coin Obs BETTER Better a compar of Good Etym OE betere bettre and as adv bet AS betera adj and bet adv akin to Icel betri adj betr adv Goth batiza adj OHG bezziro adj baz adv G besser adj and adv bass adv E boot and prob to Skr bhadra excellent See Boot advantage and cf Best Batful 1 Having good qualities in a greater degree than another as a better man a better physician a better house a better air Could make the worse appear The better reason Milton 2 Preferable in regard to rank value use fitness acceptableness safety or in any other respect To obey is better than sacrifice 1 Sam xv 22 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes Ps cxviii 9 3 Greater in amount larger more 4 Improved in health less affected with disease as the patient is better 5 More advanced more perfect as upon better acquaintance a better knowledge of the subject All the better See under All adv Better half an expression used to designate ones wife My dear my better half said he I find I must now leave thee Sir P Sidney To be better off to be in a better condition Had better See under Had Note The phrase had better followed by an infinitive without to is idiomatic The earliest form of construction was were better with a dative as Him were better go beside Gower i e It would be better for him etc At length the nominative I he they etc supplanted the dative and had took the place of were Thus we have the construction now used By all thats holy he had better starve Than but once think this place becomes thee not Shak BETTER Better n 1 Advantage superiority or victory usually with of as to get the better of an enemy 2 One who has a claim to precedence a superior as in merit social standing etc usually in the plural Their betters would hardly be found Hooker For the better in the way of improvement so as to produce improvement If I have altered him anywhere for the better Dryden BETTER Better adv compar of Well 1 In a superior or more excellent manner with more skill and wisdom courage virtue advantage or success as Henry writes better than John veterans fight better than recruits I could have better spared a better man Shak 2 More correctly or thoroughly The better to understand the extent of our knowledge Locke 3 In a higher or greater degree more as to love one better than another Never was monarch better feared and loved Shak 4 More in reference to value distance time etc as ten miles and better Colloq To think better of any one to have a more favorable opinion of any one To think better of an opinion resolution etc to reconsider and alter ones decision BETTER Better v t imp p p Bettered p pr vb n Bettering Etym AS beterian betrian fr betera better See Better a 1 To improve or ameliorate to increase the good qualities of Love betters what is best Wordsworth He thought to better his circumstances Thackeray 2 To improve the condition of morally physically financially socially or otherwise The constant effort of every man to better himself Macaulay 3 To surpass in excellence to exceed to excel The works of nature do always aim at that which can not be bettered Hooker 4 To give advantage to to support to advance the interest of Obs Weapons more violent when next we meet May serve to better us and worse our foes Milton Syn To improve meliorate ameliorate mend amend correct emend reform advance promote BETTER Better v i Defn To become better to improve Carlyle BETTER Better n Defn One who bets or lays a wager BETTERMENT Betterment n 1 A making better amendment improvement W Montagu 2 Law Defn An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do generally used in the plural U S Bouvier BETTERMOST Bettermost a Defn Best R The bettermost classes Brougham BETTERNESS Betterness n 1 The quality of being better or superior superiority R Sir P Sidney 2 The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard BETTONG Bettong n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A small leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia the jerboa kangaroo BETTOR Bettor n Defn One who bets a better Addison BETTY Betty n 1 Etym Supposed to be a cant word from Betty for Elizabeth as such an instrument is also called Bess i e Elizabeth in the Canting Dictionary of 1725 and Jenny i e Jane Defn A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open Written also bettee The powerful betty or the artful picklock Arbuthnot 2 Etym Betty nickname for Elizabeth Defn A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household or who occupies himself with womanish matters 3 A pearshaped bottle covered round with straw in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy called by chemists a Florence flask U S Bartlett BETULIN Betulin n Etym L betula birch tree Chem Defn A substance of a resinous nature obtained from the outer bark of the common European birch Betula alba or from the tar prepared therefrom called also birch camphor Watts BETUMBLE Betumble v t imp p p Betumbled Defn To throw into disorder to tumble R From her betumbled couch she starteth Shak BETUTOR Betutor v t imp p p Betutored Defn To tutor to instruct Coleridge BETWEEN Between prep Etym OE bytwene bitweonen AS betweónan betweónum prefix be by a form fr AS twa two akin to Goth tweihnai two apiece See Twain and cf Atween Betwixt 1 In the space which separates betwixt as New York is between Boston and Philadelphia 2 Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another from one to another of two If things should go so between them Bacon 3 Belonging in common to two shared by both Castor and Pollux with only one soul between them Locke 4 Belonging to or participated in by two and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation as opposition between science and religion An intestine struggle open or secret between authority and liberty Hume 5 With relation to two as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject as to judge between or to choose between courses to distinguish between you and me to mediate between nations 6 In intermediate relation to in respect to time quantity or degree as between nine and ten oclock Between decks the space or in the space between the decks of a vessel Between ourselves Between you and me Between themselves in confidence with the understanding that the matter is not to be communicated to others Syn Between Among Between etymologically indicates only two as a quarrel between two men or two nations to be between two fires etc It is however extended to more than two in expressing a certain relation I hope that between public business improving studies and domestic pleasures neither melancholy nor caprice will find any place for entrance Johnson Among implies a mass or collection of things or persons and always supposes more than two as the prize money was equally divided among the ships crew BETWEEN Between n Defn Intermediate time or space interval Poetic R Shak BETWIXT Betwixt prep Etym OE betwix bitwix rarely bitwixt AS betweox betweohs betweoh betwih pref be by a form fr AS twa two See Between 1 In the space which separates between From betwixt two aged oaks Milton 2 From one to another of mutually affecting There was some speech of marriage Betwixt myself and her Shak Betwixt and between in a midway position soso neither one thing nor the other Colloq BEURRE Beurré n Etym F fr beurre butter Bot Defn A beurré or buttery pear one with the meas Beurré dAnjou Beurré Clairgeau BEVEL Bevel n Etym C F biveau earlier buveau Sp baivel of unknown origin Cf Bevile 1 Any angle other than a right angle the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles the slant or inclination of such surface as to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab the bevel of a piece of timber 2 An instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed together at one end and opening to any angle for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination called also a bevel square Gwilt BEVEL Bevel a 1 Having the slant of a bevel slanting 2 Hence Morally distorted not upright Poetic I may be straight though they themselves be bevel Shak A bevel angle any angle other than one of 90º Bevel wheel a cogwheel whose working face is oblique to the axis Knight BEVEL Bevel v t imp p p Beveled Bevelled p pr vb n Beveling or Bevelling Defn To cut to a bevel angle to slope the edge or surface of BEVEL Bevel v i Defn To deviate or incline from an angle of 90 Their houses are very ill built the walls bevel Swift BEVELED BEVELLED Beveled Bevelled a 1 Formed to a bevel angle sloping as the beveled edge of a table 2 Min Replaced by two planes inclining equally upon the adjacent planes as an edge having its edges replaces by sloping planes as a cube or other solid BEVEL GEAR Bevel gear Mech Defn A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would meet BEVELMENT Bevelment n Min Defn The replacement of an edge by two similar planes equally inclined to the including faces or adjacent planes BEVER Bever n Etym OE bever a drink drinking time OF beivre boivre to drink fr L bibere Defn A light repast between meals a lunch Obs Beau Fl BEVER Bever v i imp p p Bevered Defn To take a light repast between meals Obs BEVERAGE Beverage n Etym OF bevrage F breuvage fr beivre to drink fr L bibere Cf Bib v t Poison Potable 1 Liquid for drinking drink usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor as an intoxicating beverage He knew no beverage but the flowing stream Thomson 2 Specifically a name applied to various kinds of drink 3 A treat or drink money Slang BEVILE Bevile n Etym See Bevel Her Defn A chief broken or opening like a carpenters bevel Encyc Brit BEVILED BEVILLED Beviled Bevilled a Her Defn Notched with an angle like that inclosed by a carpenters bevel said of a partition line of a shield BEVY Bevy n pl Bevies Etym Perhaps orig a drinking company fr OF bevée cf It beva a drink beverage then perh a company in general esp of ladies and last applied by sportsmen to larks quails etc See Beverage 1 A company an assembly or collection of persons especially of ladies What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here Beau Fl 2 A flock of birds especially quails or larks also a herd of roes BEWAIL Bewail v t imp p p Bewailed p pr vb n Bewailing Defn To express deep sorrow for as by wailing to lament to wail over Hath widowed and unchilded many a one Which to this hour bewail the injury Shak Syn To bemoan grieve See Deplore BEWAIL Bewail v i Defn To express grief to lament Shak BEWAILABLE Bewailable a Defn Such as may or ought to be bewailed lamentable BEWAILER Bewailer n Defn One who bewails or laments BEWAILING Bewailing a Defn Wailing over lamenting Bewailingly adv BEWAILMENT Bewailment n Defn The act of bewailing BEWAKE Bewake v t i Defn To keep watch over to keep awake Obs Gower BEWARE Beware v i Etym Be imperative of verb to be ware See Ware Wary 1 To be on ones guard to be cautious to take care commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided Beware of all but most beware of man Pope Beware the awful avalanche Longfellow 2 To have a special regard to heed Obs Behold I send an Angel before thee Beware of him and obey his voice Ex xxiii 20 21 Note This word is a compound from be and the Old English ware now wary which is an adjective Be ye war of false prophetis Wyclif Matt vii 15 It is used commonly in the imperative and infinitive modes and with such auxiliaries shall should must etc as go with the infinitive BEWARE Beware v t Defn To avoid to take care of to have a care for Obs Priest beware your beard Shak To wish them beware the son Milton BEWASH Bewash v t Defn To drench or souse with water Let the maids bewash the men Herrick BEWEEP Beweep v t imp p p Bewept p pr vb n Beweeping Etym AS bew pref be weep Defn To weep over to deplore to bedew with tears His timeless death beweeping Drayton BEWEEP Beweep v i Defn To weep Obs Chaucer BEWET Bewet v t imp p p Bewet Bewetted Defn To wet or moisten Gay BEWHORE Bewhore v t 1 To corrupt with regard to chastity to make a whore of J Fletcher 2 To pronounce or characterize as a whore Shak BEWIG Bewig v t imp p p Bewigged Defn To cover the head with a wig Hawthorne BEWILDER Bewilder v t imp p p Bewildered p pr vb n Bewildering Etym Pref be wilder Defn To lead into perplexity or confusion as for want of a plain path to perplex with mazes or in general to perplex or confuse greatly Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search Addison Syn To perplex puzzle entangle confuse confound mystify embarrass lead astray BEWILDERED Bewildered a Defn Greatly perplexed as a bewildered mind BEWILDEREDNESS Bewilderedness n Defn The state of being bewildered bewilderment R BEWILDERING Bewildering a Defn Causing bewilderment or great perplexity as bewildering difficulties Bewilderingly adv BEWILDERMENT Bewilderment n 1 The state of being bewildered 2 A bewildering tangle or confusion He soon lost all traces of it amid bewilderment of tree trunks and underbrush Hawthorne BEWINTER Bewinter v t Defn To make wintry Obs BEWIT Bewit n Etym Cf OF buie bond chain fr L boja neck collar fetter Cf Buoy Defn A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawks legs BEWITCH Bewitch v t imp p p Bewitched p pr vb n Bewitching 1 To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations to affect esp to injure by witchcraft or sorcery See how I am bewitched behold mine arm Is like a blasted sapling withered up Shak 2 To charm to fascinate to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance to enchant The charms of poetry our souls bewitch Dryden Syn To enchant captivate charm entrance BEWITCHEDNESS Bewitchedness n Defn The state of being bewitched Gauden BEWITCHER Bewitcher n Defn One who bewitches BEWITCHERY Bewitchery n Defn The power of bewitching or fascinating bewitchment charm fascination There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words South BEWITCHING Bewitching a Defn Having power to bewitch or fascinate enchanting captivating charming Bewitchingly adv Bewitchingness n BEWITCHMENT Bewitchment n 1 The act of bewitching or the state of being bewitched Tylor 2 The power of bewitching or charming Shak BEWONDER Bewonder v t imp p p Bewondered 1 To fill with wonder Obs 2 To wonder at to admire Obs BEWRAP Bewrap v t imp p p Bewrapped Defn To wrap up to cover Fairfax BEWRAY Bewray v t Defn To soil See Beray BEWRAY Bewray v t imp p p Bewrayed p pr vb n Bewraying Etym OE bewraien biwreyen pref be AS wr to accuse betray akin to OS wr OHG ruog G rügen Icel rægja Goth wr to accuse Defn To expose to reveal to disclose to betray Obs or Archaic The murder being once done he is in less fear and in more hope that the deed shall not be bewrayed or known Robynson Mores Utopia Thy speech bewrayeth thee Matt xxvi 73 BEWRAYER Bewrayer n Defn One who or that which bewrays a revealer Obs or Archaic Addison BEWRAYMENT Bewrayment n Defn Betrayal R BEWRECK Bewreck v t Defn To wreck Obs BEWREKE Bewreke v t Etym Pref be wreak Defn To wreak to avenge Obs Ld Berners BEWROUGHT Bewrought a Etym Pref be wrought p p of work v t Defn Embroidered Obs B Jonson BEY Bey n Etym See Beg a bey Defn A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions also in some places a prince or nobleman a beg as the bey of Tunis BEYLIC Beylic n Etym Turk Defn The territory ruled by a bey BEYOND Beyond prep Etym OE biyonde bi AS begeondan prep and adv pref be geond yond yonder See Yon Yonder 1 On the further side of in the same direction as and further on or away than Beyond that flaming hill G Fletcher 2 At a place or time not yet reached before A thing beyond us even before our death Pope 3 Past out of the reach or sphere of further than greater than as the patient was beyond medical aid beyond ones strength 4 In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing proceeding to a greater degree than above as in dignity excellence or quality of any kind Beyond expectation Barrow Beyond any of the great men of my country Sir P Sidney Beyond sea Law See under Sea To go beyond to exceed in ingenuity in research or in anything else hence in a bed sense to deceive or circumvent That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter 1 Thess iv 6 BEYOND Beyond adv Defn Further away at a distance yonder Lo where beyond he lyeth languishing Spenser BEZANT Bezant n Etym See Byzant 1 A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople varying in weight and value usually those current in England between a sovereign and a half sovereign There were also white or silver bezants Written also besant byzant etc 2 Her Defn A circle in or i e gold representing the gold coin called bezant Burke 3 A decoration of a flat surface as of a band or belt representing circular disks lapping one upon another BEZANTLER Bezantler n Etym L bis twice OF bes E antler Defn The second branch of a stags horn BEZEL Bezel n Etym From an old form of F biseau sloping edge prob fr L bis double See Bi Defn The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object as the crystal of a watch in the cavity in which it is set BEZIQUE Bézique n Etym F bésigue Defn A game at cards in which various combinations of cards in the hand when declared score points BEZOAR Bezoar n Etym F bézoard fr Ar bazahr badizahr fr Per padzahr bezoar pad protecting zahr poison cf Pg Sp bezoar Defn A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals as the wild goat the gazelle and the Peruvian llama formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison and a certain remedy for eruptive pestilential or putrid diseases Hence Any antidote or panacea Note Two kinds were particularly esteemed the Bezoar orientale of India and the Bezoar occidentale of Peru Bezoar antelope See Antelope Bezoar goat Zoöl the wild goat Capra ægagrus Bezoar mineral an old preparation of oxide of antimony Ure BEZOARDIC Bezoardic a Etym Cf F bézoardique bézoartique Defn Pertaining to or compounded with bezoar n Defn A medicine containing bezoar BEZOARTIC BEZOARTICAL Bezoartic Bezoartical a Etym See Bezoardic Defn Having the qualities of an antidote or of bezoar healing Obs BEZONIAN Bezonian n Etym Cf F besoin need want It bisogno Defn A low fellow or scoundrel a beggar Great men oft die by vile bezonians Shak BEZPOPOVTSY Bezpopovtsy n Russ bez without popovtsy a derivative of pop priest Defn A Russian sect See Raskolnik BEZZLE Bezzle v t imp p p Bezzled p pr vb n Bezzling Etym OF besillier besiler to maltreat pillage or shortened fr embezzle Cf Embezzle Defn To plunder to waste in riot Obs BEZZLE Bezzle v i Defn To drink to excess to revel Obs BHANG Bhang n Etym Per bang cf Skr bhanga hemp Defn An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp Cannabis Indica and chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication See Hasheesh BHEESTY BHEESTIE Bheesty Bheestie n Written also bhistee bhisti etc Per bihishti lit heavenly Defn A water carrier as to a household or a regiment India BHISTEE BHISTI Bhistee Bhisti n Defn Same as Bheesty India BHUNDER Bhunder n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn An Indian monkey Macacus Rhesus protected by the Hindoos as sacred See Rhesus BI BI Bi Etym L bis twice which in composition drops the s akin to E two See Bis Two and cf Di Dis 1 In most branches of science bi in composition denotes two twice or doubly as bidentate twotoothed biternate doubly ternate etc 2 Chem Defn In the composition of chemical names bi denotes two atoms parts or equivalents of that constituent to the name of which it is prefixed to one of the other component or that such constituent is present in double the ordinary proportion as bichromate bisulphide Be and di are often used interchangeably BIACID Biacid a Etym Pref bi acid Chem Defn Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts said of bases See Diacid BIACUMINATE Biacuminate a Etym Pref bi acuminate Bot Defn Having points in two directions BIANGULAR Biangular a Etym Pref bi angular Defn Having two angles or corners BIANGULATE BIANGULATED Biangulate Biangulated a Etym Pref bi angulate angulated Defn Biangular BIANGULOUS Biangulousa Etym Pref bi angulous Defn Biangular R BIANNUAL Biannual a Pref bi annual Defn Occurring twice a year halfyearly semiannual BIANTHERIFEROUS Biantheriferous a Etym Pref bi antherigerous Bot Defn Having two anthers BIARTICULATE Biarticulate a Etym Pref bi articulate Zoöl Defn Having or consisting of tow joints BIAS Bias n pl Biases Etym F biasis perh fr LL bifax two faced L bis facies face See Bi and cf Face 1 A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls or a tendency imparted to the ball which turns it from a straight line Being ignorant that there is a concealed bias within the spheroid which will swerve away Sir W Scott 2 A learning of the mind propensity or prepossession toward an object or view not leaving the mind indifferent bent inclination Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts South Morality influences mens lives and gives a bias to all their actions Locke 3 A wedgeshaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment as the waist of a dress to diminish its circumference 4 A slant a diagonal as to cut cloth on the bias Syn Prepossession prejudice partiality inclination See Bent BIAS Bias a 1 Inclined to one side swelled on one side Obs Shak 2 Cut slanting or diagonally as cloth BIAS Bias adv Defn In a slanting manner crosswise obliquely diagonally as to cut cloth bias BIAS Bias v t imp p p Biased p pr vb n Biasing Defn To incline to one side to give a particular direction to to influence to prejudice to prepossess Me it had not biased in the one direction nor should it have biased any just critic in the counter direction De Quincey BIAURICULATE Biauriculate a Etym Pref bi au riculate 1 Anat Defn Having two auricles as the heart of mammals birds and reptiles 2 Bot Zoöl Defn Having two earlike projections at its base as a leaf BIAXAL BIAXIAL Biaxal Biaxial a Etym Pref bi axal axial Opt Defn Having two axes as biaxial polarization Brewster Biaxially adv BIB Bib n Etym From Bib v because the bib receives the drink that the child slavers from the mouth 1 A small piece of cloth worn by children over the breast to protect the clothes 2 Zoöl Defn An arctic fish Gadus luscus allied to the cod called also pout and whiting pout 3 A bibcock BIB BIBBE Bib Bibbe v t Etym L bibere See Beverage and cf Imbibe Defn To drink to tipple Obs This miller hath bibbed ale Chaucer BIB Bib v i Defn To drink to sip to tipple He was constantly bibbing Locke BIBACIOUS Bibacious a Etym L bibax bibacis fr bibere See Bib Defn Addicted to drinking BIBACITY Bibacity n Defn The practice or habit of drinking too much tippling Blount BIBASIC Bibasic a Etym Pref bi basic Chem Defn Having to hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by positive or basic atoms or radicals to form salts said of acids See Dibasic BIBB Bibb n Defn A bibcock See Bib n 3 BIBBER Bibber n Defn One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely a tippler chiefly used in composition as winebibber BIBBLEBABBLE Bibblebabble n Etym A reduplication of babble Defn Idle talk babble Shak BIBBS Bibbs n pl Naut Defn Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast tp support the trestletrees BIBCOCK Bibcock n Defn A cock or faucet having a bent down nozzle Knight BIBELOT Bibelot n F Defn A small decorative object without practical utility Her pictures her furniture and her bibelots M Crawford BIBIRINE Bibirine n Chem Defn See Bebeerine BIBITORY Bibitory a Defn Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling BIBLE Bible n Etym F bible L biblia pl fr Gr pl of dim of book prop Egyptian papyrus 1 A book Obs Chaucer 2 The Book by way of eminence that is the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority whether such writings be in the original language or translated the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments sometimes in a restricted sense the Old Testament as King Jamess Bible Douay Bible Luthers Bible Also the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews as a rabbinical Bible 3 A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion as the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible Fig Defn A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic respected by many experts on the field Bible Society an association for securing the multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible Douay Bible See Douay Bible Geneva Bible See under Geneva BIBLER Bibler n Etym See Bib v t Defn A great drinker a tippler Written also bibbler and bibbeler BIBLICAL Biblical a Defn Pertaining to or derived from the Bible as biblical learning biblical authority BIBLICALITY Biblicality n Defn The quality of being biblical a biblical subject R BIBLICALLY Biblically adv Defn According to the Bible BIBLICISM Biblicism n Etym Cf F biblicisme Defn Learning or literature relating to the Bible R BIBLICIST Biblicist n Defn One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible a demonstrator of religious truth by the Scriptures BIBLIOGRAPH Bibliograph n Defn Bibliographer BIBLIOGRAPHER Bibliographer n Etym Gr fr book to write cf F bibliographe Defn One who writes or is versed in bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHIC BIBLIOGRAPHICAL Bibliographic Bibliographical a Etym Cf F bibliographique Defn Pertaining to bibliography or the history of books Bibliographically adv BIBLIOGRAPHY Bibliography n pl Bibliographies Etym Gr cf F bibliographie Defn A history or description of books and manuscripts with notices of the different editions the times when they were printed etc BIBLIOLATER BIBLIOLATRIST Bibliolater Bibliolatrist n Etym See Bibliolatry Defn A worshiper of books especially a worshiper of the Bible a believer in its verbal inspiration De Quincey BIBLIOLATRY Bibliolatry n Etym Gr book service worship to serve Defn Book worship esp of the Bible applied by Roman Catholic divine Coleridge F W Newman BIBLIOLOGICAL Bibliological a Defn Relating to bibliology BIBLIOLOGY Bibliology n Etym Gr book logy 1 An account of books book lore bibliography 2 The literature or doctrine of the Bible BIBLIOMANCY Bibliomancy n Etym Gr book mancy cf F bibliomancie Defn A kind of divination performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard and drawing from them indications concerning future events BIBLIOMANIA Bibliomania n Etym Gr book madness cf F bibliomanie Defn A mania for acquiring books BIBLIOMANIAC Bibliomaniac n Defn One who has a mania for books a Defn Relating to a bibliomaniac BIBLIOMANIACAL Bibliomaniacal a Defn Pertaining to a passion for books relating to a bibliomaniac BIBLIOPEGIC Bibliopegic a Etym Gr book to make fast Defn Relating to the binding of books R BIBLIOPEGIST Bibliopegist n Defn A bookbinder BIBLIOPEGISTIC Bibliopegistic a Defn Pertaining to the art of binding books R Dibdin BIBLIOPEGY Bibliopegy n Etym See Bibliopegic Defn The art of binding books R BIBLIOPHILE Bibliophile n Etym Gr book to love cf F bibliophile Defn A lover of books BIBLIOPHILISM Bibliophilism n Defn Love of books BIBLIOPHILIST Bibliophilist n Defn A lover of books BIBLIOPHOBIA Bibliophobia n Etym Gr book to fear Defn A dread of books R BIBLIOPOLE Bibliopole n Etym L bibliopola Gr book to sell cf F bibliopole Defn One who sells books BIBLIOPOLIC BIBLIOPOLAR Bibliopolic Bibliopolar a Etym See Bibliopole Defn Of or pertaining to the sale of books Bibliopolic difficulties Carlyle BIBLIOPOLISM Bibliopolism n Defn The trade or business of selling books BIBLIOPOLIST Bibliopolist n Defn Same as Bibliopole BIBLIOPOLISTIC Bibliopolistic a Defn Of or pertaining to bibliopolism Dibdin BIBLIOTAPH BIBLIOTAPHIST Bibliotaph Bibliotaphist n Etym Gr book a burial Defn One who hides away books as in a tomb R Crabb BIBLIOTHEC Bibliothec n Defn A librarian BIBLIOTHECA Bibliotheca n Etym L See Bibliotheke Defn A library BIBLIOTHECAL Bibliothecal a Etym L bibliothecalis See Bibliotheke Defn Belonging to a library Byrom BIBLIOTHECARY Bibliothecary n Etym L bibliothecarius cf F bibliothécaire Defn A librarian Obs Evelin BIBLIOTHEKE Bibliotheke n Etym L bibliotheca Gr book a case box fr to place cf F bibliothèque Defn A library Obs Bale BIBLIST Biblist n Etym Cf F bibliste See Bible 1 One who makes the Bible the sole rule of faith 2 A biblical scholar a biblicist I Taylor BIBRACTEATE Bibracteate a Etym Pref bi bracteate Bot Defn Furnished with or having two bracts BIBULOUS Bibulous a Etym L bibulus fr bibere to drink See Bib v t 1 Readily imbibing fluids or moisture spongy as bibulous blotting paper 2 Inclined to drink addicted to tippling BIBULOUSLY Bibulously adv Defn In a bibulous manner with profuse imbibition or absorption De Quincey BICALCARATE Bicalcarate a Etym Pref bi calcarate Defn Having two spurs as the wing or leg of a bird BICALLOSE BICALLOUS Bicallose Bicallous a Etym Pref bi callose callous Bot Defn Having two callosities or hard spots Gray BICAMERAL Bicameral a Etym Pref bi camera Defn Consisting of or including two chambers or legislative branches Bentham BICAPSULAR Bicapsular a Etym Pref bi capsular cf F bicapsulaire Bot Defn Having two capsules as a bicapsular pericarp BICARBONATE Bicarbonate n Etym Pref bi carbonate Chem Defn A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates an acid carbonate sometimes called supercarbonate BICARBURETED BICARBURETTED Bicarbureted or retted a Etym Pref bi carbureted Chem Defn Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule Obs or R BICARINATE Bicarinate a Etym Pref bi carinate Biol Defn Having two keellike projections as the upper palea of grasses BICAUDAL Bicaudal a Etym Pref bi caudal Defn Having or terminating in two tails BICAUDATE Bicaudate a Etym Pref bi caudate Defn Twotailed bicaudal BICCHED Bicched a Etym Of unknown origin Defn Pecked pitted notched Obs Chaucer Bicched bones pecked or notched bones dice BICE BISE Bice Bise n Etym F bis akin to It bigio light gray tawny Paint Defn A pale blue pigment prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper or from smalt called also blue bice Green bice is prepared from the blue by adding yellow orpiment or by grinding down the green carbonate of copper Cooley Brande C BICENTENARY Bicentenary a Etym Pref bi centenary Defn Of or pertaining to two hundred esp to two hundred years as a bicentenary celebration n Defn The two hundredth anniversary or its celebration BICENTENNIAL Bicentennial a Etym Pref bi centennial 1 Consisting of two hundred years 2 Occurring every two hundred years BICENTENNIAL Bicentennial n Defn The two hundredth year or anniversary or its celebration BICEPHALOUS Bicephalous a Etym Pref bi cephalous cf F bicéphale Defn Having two heads BICEPS Biceps n Etym L twoheaded bis twice caput head See Capital Anat Defn A muscle having two heads or origins applied particularly to a flexor in the arm and to another in the thigh BICHIR Bichir n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A remarkable ganoid fish Polypterus bichir found in the Nile and other African rivers See Brachioganoidei BICHLORIDE Bichloride n Etym Pref bi chloride Chem Defn A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element called also dichloride Bichloride of mercury mercuric chloride sometimes called corrosive sublimate BICHO Bicho n Etym Sp Zoöl Defn See Jigger BICHROMATE Bichromate n Etym Pref bi chromate Chem Defn A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients as potassium bichromate called also dichromate BICHROMATIZE Bichromatize v t Defn To combine or treat with a bichromate esp with bichromate of potassium as bichromatized gelatine BICIPITAL Bicipital a Etym L biceps bicipitis cf F bicipital See Biceps 1 Anat a Having two heads or origins as a muscle b Pertaining to a biceps muscle as bicipital furrows the depressions on either side of the biceps of the arm 2 Bot Defn Dividing into two parts at one extremity having two heads or two supports as a bicipital tree BICIPITOUS Bicipitous a Defn Having two heads bicipital Bicipitous serpents Sir T Browne BICKER Bicker n Etym See Beaker Defn A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops like a tub Prov Eng BICKER Bicker v i imp p p Bickered p pr vb n Bickering Etym OE bikeren perh fr Celtic cf W bicra to fight bicker bicre conflict skirmish perh akin to E beak 1 To skirmish to exchange blows to fight Obs Two eagles had a conflict and bickered together Holland 2 To contend in petulant altercation to wrangle Petty things about which men cark and bicker Barrow 3 To move quickly and unsteadily or with a pattering noise to quiver to be tremulous like flame They streamlets bickered through the sunny shade Thomson BICKER Bicker n 1 A skirmish an encounter Obs 2 A fight with stones between two parties of boys Scot Jamieson 3 A wrangle also a noise as in angry contention BICKERER Bickerer n Defn One who bickers BICKERING Bickering n 1 A skirmishing Frays and bickerings Milton 2 Altercation wrangling BICKERMENT Bickerment n Defn Contention Obs Spenser BICKERN Bickern n Etym F bigorne See Bicorn Defn An anvil ending in a beak or point orig in two beaks also the beak or horn itself BICKFORD FUSE BICKFORD FUZE BICKFORD MATCH Bickford fuse Bickford fuze Bickford match Defn A fuse used in blasting consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope or hose It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute BICOLLIGATE Bicolligate a Etym L bis twice colligatus p p See Colligate v t Zoöl Defn Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web BICOLOR BICOLORED Bicolor Bicolored a Etym L bicolor bis twice color color Defn Of two colors BICONCAVE Biconcave a Etym Pref bi concave Defn Concave on both sides as biconcave vertebræ BICONJUGATE Biconjugate a Etym Pref bi conjugate a Bot Defn Twice paired as when a petiole forks twice Gray BICONVEX Biconvex a Etym Pref bi convex Defn Convex on both sides as a biconvex lens BICORN BICORNED BICORNOUS Bicorn Bicorned Bicornous a Etym L bicornis bis twice cornu horn cf F bicorne Cf Bickern Defn Having two horns twohorned crescentlike BICORPORAL Bicorporal a Etym Pref bi corporal Defn Having two bodies BICORPORATE Bicorporate a Etym Pref bi corporate Her Defn Doublebodied as a lion having one head and two bodies BICOSTATE Bicostate a Etym Pref bi costate Bot Defn Having two principal ribs running longitudinally as a leaf BICRENATE Bicrenate a Etym Pref bi crenate Bot Defn Twice crenated as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are themselves crenate BICRESCENTIC Bicrescentic a Etym Pref bi crescent Defn Having the form of a double crescent BICRURAL Bicrural a Etym Pref bi crural Defn Having two legs Hooker BICUSPID BICUSPIDATE Bicuspid Bicuspidate a Etym See pref Bi and Cuspidate Defn Having two points or prominences ending in two points said of teeth leaves fruit etc BICUSPID Bicuspid n Anat Defn One of the two doublepointed teeth which intervene between the canines cuspids and the molars on each side of each jaw See Tooth n BICYANIDE Bicyanide n Defn See Dicyanide BICYCLE Bicycle n Etym Pref bi cycle Defn A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the riders feet acting on cranks or levers BICYCLER Bicycler n Defn One who rides a bicycle BICYCLIC Bicyclic a Defn Relating to bicycles BICYCLING Bicycling n Defn The use of a bicycle the act or practice of riding a bicycle BICYCLISM Bicyclism n Defn The art of riding a bicycle BICYCLIST Bicyclist n Defn A bicycler BICYCULAR Bicycular a Defn Relating to bicycling BID Bid v t imp Bade Bid Obs Bad p p Bidden Bid p pr vb n Bidding Etym OE bidden prop to ask beg AS biddan akin to OS biddian Icel bi OHG bittan G bitten to pray ask request and E bead also perh to Gr to persuade L fidere to trust E faith and bide But this word was early confused with OE beden beoden AS beódan to offer command akin to Icel bj Goth biudan in comp OHG biotan to command bid G bieten D bieden to offer also to Gr to learn by inquiry Skr budh to be awake to heed present OSlav bud to be awake E bode v The word now has the form of OE bidden to ask but the meaning of OE beden to command except in to bid beads sq root30 1 To make an offer of to propose Specifically To offer to pay a certain price as for a thing put up at auction or to take a certain price as for work to be done under a contract 2 To offer in words to declare as a wish a greeting a threat or defiance etc as to bid one welcome to bid good morning farewell etc Neither bid him God speed 2 John 10 He bids defiance to the gaping crowd Granrille 3 To proclaim to declare publicly to make known Mostly obs Our banns thrice bid Gay 4 To order to direct to enjoin to command That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow Pope Lord if it be thou bid me come unto thee Matt xiv 28 I was bid to pick up shells D Jerrold 5 To invite to call in to request to come As many as ye shall find bid to the marriage Matt xxii 9 To bid beads to pray with beads as the Roman Catholics to distinguish each bead by a prayer Obs To bid defiance to to defy openly to brave To bid fair to offer a good prospect to make fair promise to seem likely Syn To offer proffer tender propose order command direct charge enjoin BID Bid Defn imp p p of Bid BID Bid n Defn An offer of a price especially at auctions a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received or will take for something to be done or furnished that which is offered BID Bid v i Etym See Bid v t 1 To pray Obs Chaucer 2 To make a bid to state what one will pay or take BIDALE Bidale n Etym Bid ale Defn An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor mans house and there to contribute in charity for his relief Prov Eng BIDARKEE BIDARKA Bidarkee Bidarka n Russ baidarka dim Cf Baidar Defn A portable boat made of skins stretched on a frame Alaska The Century BIDDABLE Biddable a Defn Obedient docile Scot BIDDEN Bidden p p Defn of Bid BIDDER Bidder n Etym AS biddere Defn One who bids or offers a price Burke BIDDERY WARE Biddery ware Etym From Beder or Bidar a town in India Defn A kind of metallic ware made in India The material is a composition of zinc tin and lead in which ornaments of gold and silver are inlaid or damascened Spelt also bidry bidree bedery beder BIDDING Bidding n 1 Command order a proclamation or notifying Do thou thy masters bidding Shak 2 The act or process of making bids an offer a proposal of a price as at an auction BIDDING PRAYER Bidding prayer 1 R C Ch Defn The prayer for the souls of benefactors said before the sermon 2 Angl Ch Defn The prayer before the sermon with petitions for various specified classes of persons BIDDY Biddy n Etym Etymology uncertain Defn A name used in calling a hen or chicken Shak BIDDY Biddy n Etym A familiar form of Bridget Defn An Irish serving woman or girl Colloq BIDE Bide v i imp p p Bided p pr vb n Biding Etym OE biden AS bidan akin to OHG bitan Goth beidan Icel bi perh orig to wait with trust and akin to bid See Bid v t and cf Abide 1 To dwell to inhabit to abide to stay All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide In heaven or earth or under earth in hell Milton 2 To remain to continue or be permanent in a place or state to continue to be Shak BIDE Bide v t 1 To encounter to remain firm under a hardship to endure to suffer to undergo Poor naked wretches wheresoeer you are That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm Shak 2 To wait for as I bide my time See Abide BIDENT Bident n Etym L bidens entis having two prongs bis twice dens a tooth Defn An instrument or weapon with two prongs BIDENTAL Bidental a Defn Having two teeth Swift BIDENTATE Bidentate a Bot Zoöl Defn Having two teeth or two toothlike processes twotoothed BIDET Bidet n Etym F bidet perh fr Celtic cr Gael bideach very little diminutive bidein a diminutive animal W bidan a weakly or sorry wretch 1 A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage B Jonson 2 A kind of bath tub for sitting baths a sitz bath BIDIGITATE Bidigitate a Etym Pref bi digitate Defn Having two fingers or fingerlike projections BIDING Biding n Defn Residence habitation Rowe BIELAS COMET Bielas comet Astron Defn A periodic coment discovered by Biela in 1826 which revolves around the sun in 66 years The November meteors Andromedes or Bielids move in its orbit and may be fragments of the comet BIELD Bield n Defn A shelter Same as Beild Scot BIELD Bield v t Defn To shelter Scot BIELID Bielid n Astron Defn See Andromede BIENNIAL Biennial a Etym L biennalis and biennis fr biennium a space of two years bis twice annus year Cf Annual 1 Happening or taking place once in two years as a biennial election 2 Bot Defn Continuing for two years and then perishing as plants which form roots and leaves the first year and produce fruit the second BIENNIAL Biennial n 1 Something which takes place or appears once in two years esp a biennial examination 2 Bot Defn A plant which exists or lasts for two years BIENNIALLY Biennially adv Defn Once in two years BIER Bier n Etym OE bæe beere AS b b akin to D baar OHG bara G bahre Icel barar Dbaare L feretrum Gr from the same bear to produce See 1st Bear and cf Barrow 1 A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave 2 Weaving Defn A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth Knight BIERBALK Bierbalk n Etym See Bier and Balk n Defn A church road e g a path across fields for funerals Obs Homilies BIESTINGS BEESTINGS Biestings Beestings n pl Etym OE bestynge AS b fr b beost akin to D biest OHG biost G biest of unknown origin Defn The first milk given by a cow after calving B Jonson The thick and curdy milk commonly called biestings Newton 1574 BIFACIAL Bifacial a Etym Pref bi facial Defn Having the opposite surfaces alike BIFARIOUS Bifarious a Etym L bifarius bis twice fari to speak Cf Gr 1 Twofold arranged in two rows 2 Bot Defn Pointing two ways as leaves that grow only on opposite sides of a branch in two vertical rows BIFARIOUSLY Bifariously adv Defn In a bifarious manner BIFEROUS Biferous a Etym L bifer bis twice ferre to bear Defn Bearing fruit twice a year BIFFIN Biffin n Etym Cf Beaufin 1 A sort of apple peculiar to Norfolk Eng Note Sometimes called beaufin but properly beefin it is said from its resemblance to raw beef Wright 2 A baked apple pressed down into a flat round cake a dried apple Dickens BIFID Bifid a Etym L bifidus bis twice root of findere to cleave or split cf F bifide Defn Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle opening with a cleft divided by a linear sinus with straight margins BIFIDATE Bifidate a Etym L bifidatus Defn See Bifid BIFILAR Bifilar a Etym Pref bi filar Defn Twothreaded involving the use of two threads as bifilar suspension a bifilar balance Bifilar micrometer often called a bifilar an instrument form measuring minute distances or angles by means of two very minute threads usually spider lines one of which at least is movable more commonly called a filar micrometer BIFLABELLATE Biflabellate a Etym Pref bi flabellate Zoöl Defn Flabellate on both sides BIFLAGELLATE Biflagellate a Etym Pref bi flagellate Defn Having two long narrow whiplike appendages BIFLORATE BIFLOROUS Biflorate Biflorous a Etym L bis twice flos floris flower Bot Defn Bearing two flowers twoflowered BIFOCAL Bifocal a Pref bi focal Defn Having two foci as some spectacle lenses BIFOLD Bifold a Etym Pref bi fold Defn Twofold double of two kinds degrees etc Shak BIFOLIATE Bifoliate a Etym Pref bi foliate Bot Defn Having two leaves twoleaved BIFOLIOLATE Bifoliolate a Etym Pref bi foliolate Bot Defn Having two leaflets as some compound leaves BIFORATE Biforate a Etym L bis twice foratus p p of forare to bore or pierce Bot Defn Having two perforations BIFORINE Biforine n Etym L biforis biforus having two doors bis twice foris door Bot Defn An oval sac or cell found in the leaves of certain plants of the order Araceæ It has an opening at each end through which raphides generated inside are discharged BIFORKED Biforked a Defn Bifurcate BIFORM Biform a Etym L biformis bis twice forma shape cf F biforme Defn Having two forms bodies or shapes Croxall BIFORMED Biformed a Etym Pref bi form Defn Having two forms Johnson BIFORMITY Biformity n Defn A double form BIFORN Biforn prep adv Defn Before Obs BIFOROUS Biforous a Etym L biforis having two doors bis twice two foris door Defn See Biforate BIFRONTED Bifronted a Etym Pref bi front Defn Having two fronts Bifronted Janus Massinger BIFURCATE BIFURCATED Bifurcate Bifurcated a Etym Pref bi furcate Defn Twopronged forked BIFURCATE Bifurcate v i Defn To divide into two branches BIFURCATION Bifurcation n Etym Cf F bifurcation Defn A forking or division into two branches BIFURCOUS Bifurcous a Etym L bifurcus bis twice furca fork Defn See Bifurcate a R Coles BIG Big a compar Bigger superl Biggest Etym Perh from Celtic cf W beichiog beichiawg pregnant with child fr baich burden Arm beach or cf OE bygly Icel biggiligr properly habitable then magnigicent excellent fr OE biggen Icel byggja to dwell build akin to E be 1 Having largeness of size of much bulk or magnitude of great size large Hes too big to go in there Shak 2 Great with young pregnant swelling ready to give birth or produce often figuratively Day big with the fate of Cato and of Rome Addison 3 Having greatness fullness importance inflation distention etc whether in a good or a bad sense as a big heart a big voice big looks to look big As applied to looks it indicates haughtiness or pride God hath not in heaven a bigger argument Jer Taylor Note Big is often used in selfexplaining compounds as bigboned bigsounding bignamed bigvoiced To talk big to talk loudly arrogantly or pretentiously I talked big to them at first De Foe Syn Bulky large great massive gross BIG BIGG Big Bigg n Etym OE bif bigge akin to Icel bygg Dan byg Sw bjugg Bot Defn Barley especially the hardy fourrowed kind Bear interchanges in local use now with barley now with bigg New English Dict BIG BIGG Big Bigg v t Etym OE biggen fr Icel byggja to inhabit to build b neut to dwell active to make ready See Boor and Bound Defn To build Scot North of Eng Dial Sir W Scott BIGA Biga n Etym L Antiq Defn A twohorse chariot BIGAM Bigam n Etym L bigamus twice married cf F bigame See Bigamy Defn A bigamist Obs BIGAMIST Bigamist n Etym Cf Digamist Defn One who is guilty of bigamy Ayliffe BIGAMOUS Bigamous a Defn Guilty of bigamy involving bigamy as a bigamous marriage BIGAMY Bigamy n Etym OE bigamie fr L bigamus twice married bis twice Gr marriage prob akin to Skt jamis related and L gemini twins the root meaning to bind join cf F bigamie Cf Digamy Law Defn The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another Wharton Note It is not strictly correct to call this offense bigamy it more properly denominated polygamy i e having a plurality of wives or husbands at once and in several statutes in the United States the offense is classed under the head of polygamy In the canon law bigamy was the marrying of two virgins successively or one after the death of the other or once marrying a widow This disqualified a man for orders and for holding ecclesiastical offices Shakespeare uses the word in the latter sense Blackstone Bouvier Base declension and loathed bigamy Shak BIGARREAU BIGAROON Bigarreau Bigaroon n Etym F bigarreau fr bigarré variegated Bot Defn The large whiteheart cherry BIGBELLIED Bigbellied a Defn Having a great belly as a bigbellied man or flagon advanced in pregnancy BIG BEND STATE Big Bend State Defn Tennessee a nickname BIGEMINATE Bigeminate a Etym Pref bi geminate Bot Defn Having a forked petiole and a pair of leaflets at the end of each division biconjugate twice paired said of a decompound leaf BIGENTIAL Bigential a Etym Pref bi L gens gentis tribe Zoöl Defn Including two tribes or races of men BIGEYE Bigeye n Zoöl Defn A fish of the genus Priacanthus remarkable for the large size of the eye BIGG Bigg n v Defn See Big n v BIGGEN Biggen v t i Defn To make or become big to enlarge Obs or Dial Steele BIGGER Bigger a Defn compar of Big BIGGEST Biggest a Defn superl of Big BIGGIN Biggin n Etym F béguin prob from the cap worn by the Béguines Cf Beguine Biggon Defn A childs cap a hood or something worn on the head An old womans biggin for a nightcap Massinger BIGGIN Biggin n Defn A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee through which boiling water is poured so called from Mr Biggin the inventor BIGGIN BIGGING Biggin Bigging n Etym OE bigging See Big Bigg v t Defn A building Obs BIGGON BIGGONNET Biggon Biggonnet n Etym F béguin and OF beguinet dim of béguin See Biggin a cap Defn A cap or hood with pieces covering the ears BIGHA Bigha n Defn A measure of land in India varying from a third of an acre to an acre BIGHORN Bighorn n Zoöl Defn The Rocky Mountain sheep Ovis or Caprovis montana BIGHT Bight n Etym OE bi a bending cf Sw Dan bugt bend bay fr AS byht fr b sq root88 Cf Bout Bought a bend and see Bow v 1 A corner bend or angle a hollow as the bight of a horses knee the bight of an elbow 2 Geog Defn A bend in a coast forming an open bay as the Bight of Benin 3 Naut Defn The double part of a rope when folded in distinction from the ends that is a round bend or coil not including the ends a loop BIGLANDULAR Biglandular a Etym Pref bi glandular Defn Having two glands as a plant BIGLY Bigly adv Etym From Big a Defn In a tumid swelling blustering manner haughtily violently He brawleth bigly Robynson Mores Utopia BIGNESS Bigness n Defn The state or quality of being big largeness size bulk BIGNONIA Bignonia n Etym Named from the Abbé Bignon Bot Defn A large genus of American mostly tropical climbing shrubs having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers B capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of this genus BIGNONIACEOUS Bignoniaceous a Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the family of plants of which the trumpet flower is an example BIGOT Bigot n Etym F bigot a bigot or hypocrite a name once given to the Normans in France Of unknown origin possibly akin to Sp bigote a whisker hombre de bigote a man of spirit and vigor cf It s bigottire to terrify to appall Wedgwood and others maintain that bigot is from the same source as Beguine Beghard 1 A hypocrite esp a superstitious hypocrite Obs 2 A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right and any belief or opinion opposed to or differing from them as unreasonable or wicked In an extended sense a person who is intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own as in politics or morals one obstinately and blindly devoted to his own church party belief or opinion To doubt where bigots had been content to wonder and believe Macaulay BIGOT Bigot a Defn Bigoted Obs In a country more bigot than ours Dryden BIGOTED Bigoted a Defn Obstinately and blindly attached to some creed opinion practice or ritual unreasonably devoted to a system or party and illiberal toward the opinions of others Bigoted to strife Byron Syn Prejudiced intolerant narrowminded BIGOTEDLY Bigotedly adv Defn In the manner of a bigot BIGOTRY Bigotry n Etym Cf F bigoterie 1 The state of mind of a bigot obstinate and unreasoning attachment of ones own belief and opinions with narrowminded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them 2 The practice or tenets of a bigot BIGWIG Bigwig n Etym Biga wig Defn A person of consequence as the bigwigs of society Jocose In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extreme condescension Dickens BIGWIGGED Bigwigged a Defn characterized by pomposity of manner Eng BIHYDROGURET Bihydroguret n Etym Pref bi hydroguret Chem Defn A compound of two atoms of hydrogen with some other substance Obs BIJOU Bijou n pl Bijoux Etym F of uncertain origin Defn A trinket a jewel a word applied to anything small and of elegant workmanship BIJOUTRY Bijoutry n Etym F bijouterie See Bijou Defn Small articles of virtu as jewelry trinkets etc BIJUGATE Bijugate a Etym L bis twice jugatus p p of jugare to join Bot Defn Having two pairs as of leaflets BIJUGOUS Bijugous a Etym L bijugus yoked two together bis twice jugum yoke pair Bot Defn Bijugate BIKE Bike n Etym Ethymol unknown Defn A nest of wild bees wasps or ants a swarm Scot Sir W Scott BIKH Bikh n Etym Hind fr Skr visha poison Bot Defn The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or other species of aconite also the plant itself BILABIATE Bilabiate a Etym Pref bi labiate Bot Defn Having two lips as the corols of certain flowers BILACINIATE Bilaciniate a Etym Pref bi laciniate Defn Doubly fringed BILALO Bilalo n Defn A twomasted passenger boat or small vessel used in the bay of Manila BILAMELLATE BILAMELLATED Bilamellate Bilamellated a Etym Pref bi lamellate Bot Defn Formed of two plates as the stigma of the Mimulus also having two elevated ridges as in the lip of certain flowers BILAMINAR BILAMINATE Bilaminar Bilaminate a Etym Pref bi laminar laminate Defn Formed of or having two laminæ or thin plates BILAND Biland n Defn A byland Obs Holland BILANDER Bilander n Etym D bijlander bij by land land country Naut Defn A small twomasted merchant vessel fitted only for coasting or for use in canals as in Holland Why choose we then like bilanders to creep Along the coast and land in view to keep Dryden BILATERAL Bilateral a Etym Pref bi lateral cf F bilatéral 1 Having two sides arranged upon two sides affecting two sides or two parties 2 Biol Defn Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central area or organ or of a central axis as bilateral symmetry in animals where there is a similarity of parts on the right and left sides of the body BILATERALITY Bilaterality n Defn State of being bilateral BILBERRY Bilberry n pl Bilberries Etym Cf Dan böllebær bilberry where bölle is perh akin to E ball 1 Bot Defn The European whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus also its edible bluish black fruit There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry Shak 2 Bot Any similar plant or its fruit esp in America the species Vaccinium myrtilloides V cæspitosum and V uliginosum BILBO Bilbo n pl Bilboes 1 A rapier a sword so named from Bilbao in Spain Shak 2 pl Defn A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles and a lock at the end to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders esp on board of ships Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes Shak BILBOQUET Bilboquet n Etym F Defn The toy called cup and ball BILCOCK Bilcock n Zoöl Defn The European water rail BILDSTEIN Bildstein n Etym G fr bild image likeness stein stone Defn Same as Agalmatolite BILE Bile n Etym L bilis cf F bile 1 Physiol Defn A yellow or greenish viscid fluid usually alkaline in reaction secreted by the liver It passes into the intestines where it aids in the digestive process Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts and coloring matters 2 Bitterness of feeling choler anger ill humor as to stir ones bile Prescott Note The ancients considered the bile to be the humor which caused irascibility BILE Bile n Etym OE byle bule bele AS b b skin to D buil G beule and Goth ufbauljan to puff up Cf Boil a tumor Bulge Defn A boil Obs or Archaic BILECTION Bilection n Arch Defn That portion of a group of moldings which projects beyond the general surface of a panel a bolection BILESTONE Bilestone n Etym Bile stone Defn A gallstone or biliary calculus See Biliary E Darwin BILGE Bilge n Etym A different orthography of bulge of same origin as belly Cf Belly Bulge 1 The protuberant part of a cask which is usually in the middle 2 Naut Defn That part of a ships hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat and on which she would rest if aground 3 Bilge water Bilge free Naut stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything said of a cask Bilge pump a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship Bilge water Naut water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive Bilge ways the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel BILGE Bilge v i imp p p Bilged p pr vb n Bilging 1 Naut Defn To suffer a fracture in the bilge to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge 2 To bulge BILGE Bilge v t 1 Naut Defn To fracture the bilge of or stave in the bottom of a ship or other vessel 2 To cause to bulge BILGY Bilgy a Defn Having the smell of bilge water BILIARY Biliary a Etym L bilis bile cf F biliaire Physiol Defn Relating or belonging to bile conveying bile as biliary acids biliary ducts Biliary calculus Med a gallstone or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its duct BILIATION Biliation n Physiol Defn The production and excretion of bile BILIFEROUS Biliferous a Defn Generating bile BILIFUSCIN Bilifuscin n Etym L bilis bile fuscus dark Physiol Defn A brownish green pigment found in human gallstones and in old bile It is a derivative of bilirubin BILIMBI BILIMBING Bilimbi Bilimbing n Etym Malay Defn The berries of two East Indian species of Averrhoa of the Oxalideæ or Sorrel family They are very acid and highly esteemed when preserved or pickled The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases Written also blimbi and blimbing BILIMENT Biliment n Defn A womans ornament habiliment Obs BILIN Bilin n Etym Cf F biline from L bilis bile Physiol Chem Defn A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids BILINEAR Bilinear a Math Defn Of pertaining to or included by two lines as bilinear coördinates BILINGUAL Bilingual a Etym L bilinguis bis twice lingua tongue language Defn Containing or consisting of two languages expressed in two languages as a bilingual inscription a bilingual dictionary Bilingually adv BILINGUALISM Bilingualism n Defn Quality of being bilingual The bilingualism of Kings English Earle BILINGUAR Bilinguar a Defn See Bilingual BILINGUIST Bilinguist n Defn One versed in two languages BILINGUOUS Bilinguous a Etym L bilinguis Defn Having two tongues or speaking two languages Obs BILIOUS Bilious a Etym L biliosus fr bilis bile 1 Of or pertaining to the bile 2 Disordered in respect to the bile troubled with and excess of bile as a bilious patient dependent on or characterized by an excess of bile as bilious symptoms 3 Choleric passionate ill tempered A bilious old nabob Macaulay Bilious temperament See Temperament BILIOUSNESS Biliousness n Defn The state of being bilious BILIPRASIN Biliprasin n Etym L bilis bile prasinus green Physiol Defn A dark green pigment found in small quantity in human gallstones BILIRUBIN Bilirubin n Etym L bilis biel ruber red Physiol Defn A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals the normal biliary pigment BILITERAL Biliteral a Etym L bis twice littera letter Defn Consisting of two letters as a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb Sir W Jones n Defn A word syllable or root consisting of two letters BILITERALISM Biliteralism n Defn The property or state of being biliteral BILIVERDIN Biliverdin n Etym L bilis bile viridis green Cf Verdure Physiol Defn A green pigment present in the bile formed from bilirubin by oxidation BILK Bilk v t imp p p Bilked p pr vb n Bilking Etym Origin unknown Cf Balk Defn To frustrate or disappoint to deceive or defraud by nonfulfillment of engagement to leave in the lurch to give the slip to as to bilk a creditor Thackeray BILK Bilk n 1 A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score a balk 2 A cheat a trick a hoax Hudibras 3 Nonsense vain words B Jonson 4 A person who tricks a creditor an untrustworthy tricky person Marryat BILL Bill n Etym OE bile bille AS bile beak of a bird proboscis cf Ir Gael bil bile mouth lip birds bill Cf Bill a weapon Defn A beak as of a bird or sometimes of a turtle or other animal Milton BILL Bill v i imp p p Billed p pr vb n Billing 1 To strike to peck Obs 2 To join bills as doves to caress in fondness As pigeons bill Shak To bill and coo to interchange caresses said of doves also of demonstrative lovers Thackeray BILL Bill n Defn The bell or boom of the bittern The bitterns hollow bill was heard Wordsworth BILL Bill n Etym OE bil AS bill bil akin to OS bil sword OHG bill pickax G bille Cf Bill bea 1 A cutting instrument with hookshaped point and fitted with a handle used in pruning etc a billhook When short called a hand bill when long a hedge bill 2 A weapon of infantry in the 14th and 15th centuries A common form of bill consisted of a broad heavy doubleedged hookshaped blade having a short pike at the back and another at the top and attached to the end of a long staff France had no infantry that dared to face the English bows end bills Macaulay 3 One who wields a bill a billman Strype 4 A pickax or mattock Obs 5 Naut Defn The extremity of the arm of an anchor the point of or beyond the fluke BILL Bill v t Defn To work upon as to dig hoe hack or chop anything with a bill BILL Bill n Etym OE bill bille fr LL billa or OF bille for L bulla anything rounded LL seal stamp letter edict roll cf F bille a ball prob fr Ger cf MHG bickel D bikkel dice Cf Bull papal edict Billet a paper 1 Law Defn A declaration made in writing stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant or a fault committed by some person against a law 2 A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand with or without interest as may be stated in the document Eng Note In the United States it is usually called a note a note of hand or a promissory note 3 A form or draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment a proposed or projected law 4 A paper written or printed and posted up or given away to advertise something as a lecture a play or the sale of goods a placard a poster a handbill She put up the bill in her parlor window Dickens 5 An account of goods sold services rendered or work done with the price or charge a statement of a creditors claim in gross or by items as a grocers bill 6 Any paper containing a statement of particulars as a bill of charges or expenditures a weekly bill of mortality a bill of fare etc Bill of adventure See under Adventure Bill of costs a statement of the items which form the total amount of the costs of a party to a suit or action Bill of credit a Within the constitution of the United States a paper issued by a State on the mere faith and credit of the State and designed to circulate as money No State shall emit bills of credit U S Const Peters Wharton Bouvier b Among merchants a letter sent by an agent or other person to a merchant desiring him to give credit to the bearer for goods or money Bill of divorce in the Jewish law a writing given by the husband to the wife by which the marriage relation was dissolved Jer iii 8 Bill of entry a written account of goods entered at the customhouse whether imported or intended for exportation Bill of exceptions See under Exception Bill of exchange Com a written order or request from one person or house to another desiring the latter to pay to some person designated a certain sum of money therein generally is and to be negotiable must be made payable to order or to bearer So also the order generally expresses a specified time of payment and that it is drawn for value The person who draws the bil is called the drawer the person on whom it is drawn is before acceptance called the drawee after acceptance the acceptor the person to whom the money is directed to be paid is called the payee The person making the order may himself be the payee The bill itself is frequently called a draft See Exchange Chitty Bill of fare a written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a public table or of the dishes with prices annexed which may be ordered at a restaurant etc Bill of health a certificate from the proper authorities as to the state of health of a ships company at the time of her leaving port Bill of indictment a written accusation lawfully presented to a grand jury If the jury consider the evidence sufficient to support the accusation they indorse it A true bill or Not found or Ignoramus or Ignored Bill of lading a written account of goods shipped by any person signed by the agent of the owner of the vessel or by its master acknowledging the receipt of the goods and promising to deliver them safe at the place directed dangers of the sea excepted It is usual for the master to sign two three or four copies of the bill one of which he keeps in possession one is kept by the shipper and one is sent to the consignee of the goods Bill of mortality an official statement of the number of deaths in a place or district within a given time also a district required to be covered by such statement as a place within the bills of mortality of London Bill of pains and penalties a special act of a legislature which inflicts a punishment less than death upon persons supposed to be guilty of treason or felony without any conviction in the ordinary course of judicial proceedings Bouvier Wharton Bill of parcels an account given by the seller to the buyer of the several articles purchased with the price of each Bill of particulars Law a detailed statement of the items of a plaintiffs demand in an action or of the defendants setoff Bill of rights a summary of rights and privileges claimed by a people Such was the declaration presented by the Lords and Commons of England to the Prince and Princess of Orange in 1688 and enacted in Parliament after they became king and queen In America a bill or declaration of rights is prefixed to most of the constitutions of the several States Bill of sale a formal instrument for the conveyance or transfer of goods and chattels Bill of sight a form of entry at the customhouse by which goods respecting which the importer is not possessed of full information may be provisionally landed for examination Bill of store a license granted at the customhouse to merchants to carry such stores and provisions as are necessary for a voyage custom free Wharton Bills payable pl the outstanding unpaid notes or acceptances made and issued by an individual or firm Bills receivable pl the unpaid promissory notes or acceptances held by an individual or firm McElrath A true bill a bill of indictment sanctioned by a grand jury BILL Bill v t 1 To advertise by a bill or public notice 2 To charge or enter in a bill as to bill goods BILLABONG Billabong n Native name Defn In Australia a blind channel leading out from a river sometimes called an anabranch This is the sense of the word as used in the Public Works Department but the term has also been locally applied to mere backwaters forming stagnant pools and to certain water channels arising from a source BILLAGE Billage n Defn and v t i Same as Bilge BILLARD Billard n Zoöl Defn An English fish allied to the cod the coalfish Written also billet and billit BILLBEETLE BILLBUG Billbeetle or Billbug n Zoöl Defn A weevil or curculio of various species as the corn weevil See Curculio BILLBOARD Billboard n 1 Naut Defn A piece of thick plank armed with iron plates and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on Totten 2 A flat surface as of a panel or of a fence on which bills are posted a bulletin board BILL BOOK Bill book Com Defn A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes bills bills of exchange etc thus showing all that he issues and receives BILL BROKER Bill broker Defn One who negotiates the discount of bills BILLED Billed a Defn Furnished with or having a bill as a bird used in composition as broadbilled BILLET Billet n Etym F billet dim of an OF bille bill See Bill a writing 1 A small paper a note a short letter I got your melancholy billet Sterne 2 A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge as a billet of residence BILLET Billet v t imp p p Billeted p pr vb n Billeting Etym From Billet a ticket Mil Defn To direct by a ticket or note where to lodge Hence To quarter or place in lodgings as soldiers in private houses Billeted in so antiquated a mansion W Irving BILLET Billet n Etym F billette bille log of unknown origin a different word from bille ball Cf Billiards Billot 1 A small stick of wood as for firewood They shall beat out my brains with billets Shak 2 Metal Defn A short bar of metal as of gold or iron 3 Arch Defn An ornament in Norman work resembling a billet of wood either square or round 4 Saddlery a A strap which enters a buckle b A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap Knight 5 Her Defn A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle BILLETDOUX Billetdoux n pl Billetsdoux Etym F billet note doux sweet L dulcis Defn A love letter or note A lover chanting out a billetdoux Spectator BILLETHEAD Billethead n Naut Defn A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat around which the harpoon lone is run out when the whale darts off BILLFISH Billfish n Zoöl Defn A name applied to several distinct fishes a The garfish Tylosurus or Belone longirostris and allied species b The saury a slender fish of the Atlantic coast Scomberesox saurus c The Tetrapturus albidus a large oceanic species related to the swordfish the spearfish d The American freshwater garpike Lepidosteus osseus BILLHEAD Billhead n Defn A printed form used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts BILL HOLDER Bill holder 1 A person who holds a bill or acceptance 2 A device by means of which bills etc are held BILLHOOK Billhook n Etym Bill hook Defn A thick heavy knife with a hooked point used in pruning hedges etc When it has a short handle it is sometimes called a hand bill when the handle is long a hedge bill or scimiter BILLIARD Billiard a Defn Of or pertaining to the game of billiards Smooth as is a billiard ball B Jonson BILLIARDS Billiards n Etym F billiard billiards OF billart staff cue form playing fr bille log See Billet a stick Defn A game played with ivory balls o a clothcovered rectangular table bounded by elastic cushions The player seeks to impel his ball with his cue so that it shall either strike carom upon two other balls or drive another ball into one of the pockets with which the table sometimes is furnished BILLING Billing a n Defn Caressing kissing BILLINGSGATE Billingsgate n 1 A market near the Billings gate in London celebrated for fish and foul language 2 Coarsely abusive foul or profane language vituperation ribaldry BILLION Billion n Etym F billion arbitrarily formed fr L bis twice in imitation of million a million See Million Defn According to the French and American method of numeration a thousand millions or 1000000000 according to the English method a million millions or 1000000000000 See Numeration BILLMAN Billman n pl Billmen Defn One who uses or is armed with a bill or hooked ax A billman of the guard Savile BILLON Billon n Etym F Cf Billet a stick Defn An alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper or other base metal used in coinage BILLOT Billot n Etym F billot dim of bille See Billet a stick Defn Bullion in the bar or mass BILLOW Billow n Etym Cf Icel bylgja billow Dan bölge Sw bölja akin to MHG bulge billow bag and to E bulge See Bulge 1 A great wave or surge of the sea or other water caused usually by violent wind Whom the winds waft whereer the billows roll Cowper 2 A great wave or flood of anything Milton BILLOW Billow v i imp p p Billowed p pr vb n Billowing Defn To surge to rise and roll in waves or surges to undulate The billowing snow Prior BILLOWY Billowy a Defn Of or pertaining to billows swelling or swollen into large waves full of billows or surges resembling billows And whitening down the manytinctured stream Descends the billowy foam Thomson BILLPOSTER BILLSTICKER Billposter Billsticker n Defn One whose occupation is to post handbills or posters in public places BILLY Billy n 1 A club esp a policemans club 2 Wool Manuf Defn A slubbing or roving machine BILLYBOY Billyboy n Defn A flatbottomed river barge or coasting vessel Eng BILLYCOCK BILLYCOCK HAT Billycock n or Billycock hat Perh from bully cock that is cocked like the hats of the bullies Defn A round lowcrowned felt hat a wideawake The undignified billycocks and pantaloons of the West B H Chamberlain Little acquiesced and Ransome disguised him in a beard and a loose set of clothes and a billicock hat Charles Reade BILLY GOAT Billy goat Defn A male goat Colloq BILOBATE Bilobate a Etym Pref bi lobate Defn Divided into two lobes or segments BILOBED Bilobed a Etym Pref bi lobe Defn Bilobate BILOCATION Bilocation n Etym Pref bi location Defn Double location the state or power of being in two places at the same instant a miraculous power attributed to some of the saints Tylor BILOCULAR Bilocular a Etym Pref bi locular cf F biloculaire Defn Divided into two cells or compartments as a bilocular pericarp Gray BILSTED Bilsted n Bot Defn See Sweet gum BILTONG Biltong n Etym S African Defn Lean meat cut into strips and sundried H R Haggard BIMACULATE Bimaculate a Etym Pref bi maculate a Defn Having or marked with two spots BIMANA Bimana n pl Etym NL See Bimanous Zoöl Defn Animals having two hands a term applied by Cuvier to man as a special order of Mammalia BIMANOUS Bimanous a Etym L bis twice manus hand Zoöl Defn Having two hands twohanded BIMARGINATE Bimarginate a Etym Pref bi marginate Defn Having a double margin as certain shells BIMASTISM Bimastism n Etym Pref bi Gr breast Anat Defn The condition of having two mammæ or teats BIMEDIAL Bimedial a Etym Pref bi medial Geom Defn Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power as the side and diagonal of a square BIMEMBRAL Bimembral a Etym L bis twice membrum member Gram Defn Having two members as a bimembral sentence J W Gibbs BIMENSAL Bimensal a Etym Pref bi mensal Defn See Bimonthly a Obs or R BIMESTRIAL Bimestrial a Etym L bimestris bis twice mensis month Defn Continuing two months R BIMETALLIC Bimetallic a Etym Pref bi metallic cf F bimétallique Defn Of or relating to or using a double metallic standard as gold and silver for a system of coins or currency BIMETALLISM Bimetallism n Etym F bimétalisme Defn The legalized use of two metals as gold and silver in the currency of a country at a fixed relative value in opposition to monometallism Note The words bimétallisme and monométallisme are due to M Cernuschi 1869 Littré BIMETALLIST Bimetallist n Defn An advocate of bimetallism BIMOLECULAR Bimolecular a Pref bi molecular Chem Defn Pertaining to or formed from two molecules as a bimolecular reaction a reaction between two molecules BIMONTHLY Bimonthly a Etym Pref bi monthly Defn Occurring done or coming once in two months as bimonthly visits bimonthly publications n Defn A bimonthly publication BIMONTHLY Bimonthly adv Defn Once in two months BIMUSCULAR Bimuscular a Etym Pref bi muscular Zoöl Defn Having two adductor muscles as a bivalve mollusk BIN Bin n Etym OE binne AS binn manager crib perh akin to D ben benne basket and to L benna a kind of carriage a Gallic word W benn men wain cart Defn A box frame crib or inclosed place used as a receptacle for any commodity as a corn bin a wine bin a coal bin BIN Bin v t imp p p Binned p pr vb n Binning Defn To put into a bin as to bin wine BIN Bin Defn An old form of Be and Been Obs BIN BIN Bin Defn A euphonic form of the prefix Bi BINAL Binal a Etym See Binary Defn Twofold double R Binal revenge all this Ford BINARSENIATE Binarseniate n Etym Pref bin arseniate Chem Defn A salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the base Graham BINARY Binary a Etym L binarius fr bini two by two two at a time fr root of bis twice akin to E two cf F binaire Defn Compounded or consisting of two things or parts characterized by two things Binary arithmetic that in which numbers are expressed according to the binary scale or in which two figures only 0 and 1 are used in lieu of ten the cipher multiplying everything by two as in common arithmetic by ten Thus 1 is one 10 is two 11 is three 100 is four etc Davies Peck Binary compound Chem a compound of two elements or of an element and a compound performing the function of an element or of two compounds performing the function of elements Binary logarithms a system of logarithms devised by Euler for facilitating musical calculations in which 1 is logarithm of 2 instead of 10 as in the common logarithms and the modulus 1442695 instead of 43429448 Binary measure Mus measure divisible by two or four common time Binary nomenclature Nat Hist nomenclature in which the names designate both genus and species Binary scale Arith a uniform scale of notation whose ratio is two Binary star Astron a double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of gravity Binary theory Chem the theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike qualities BINARY Binary n Defn That which is constituted of two figures things or parts two duality Fotherby BINATE Binate a Etym L bini two and two Bot Defn Double growing in pairs or couples Gray BINAURAL Binaural a Etym Pref bin aural Defn Of or pertaining to or used by both ears BINBASHI Binbashi n Turk prop chief of a thousand bin thousand bash head Mil Defn A major in the Turkish army BIND Bind v t imp Bound p p Bound formerly Bounden p pr vb n Binding Etym AS bindan perfect tense band bundon p p bunden akin to D G binden Dan binde Sw Icel binda Goth bindan Skr bandh for bhandh to bind cf Gr for cable and L offendix sq root90 1 To tie or confine with a cord band ligature chain etc to fetter to make fast as to bind grain in bundles to bind a prisoner 2 To confine restrain or hold by physical force or influence of any kind as attraction binds the planets to the sun frost binds the earth or the streams He bindeth the floods from overflowing Job xxviii 11 Whom Satan hath bound lo these eighteen years Luke xiii 16 3 To cover as with a bandage to bandage or dress sometimes with up as to bind up a wound 4 To make fast a thing about or upon something as by tying to encircle with something as to bind a belt about one to bind a compress upon a part 5 To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action as certain drugs bind the bowels 6 To protect or strengthen by a band or binding as the edge of a carpet or garment 7 To sew or fasten together and inclose in a cover as to bind a book 8 Fig To oblige restrain or hold by authority law duty promise vow affection or other moral tie as to bind the conscience to bind by kindness bound by affection commerce binds nations to each other Who made our laws to bind us not himself Milton 9 Law a To bring any one under definite legal obligations esp under the obligation of a bond or covenant Abbott b To place under legal obligation to serve to indenture as to bind an apprentice sometimes with out as bound out to service To bind over to put under bonds to do something as to appear at court to keep the peace etc To bind to to contract as to bind ones self to a wife To bind up in to cause to be wholly engrossed with to absorb in Syn To fetter tie fasten restrain restrict oblige BIND Bind v i 1 To tie to confine by any ligature They that reap must sheaf and bind Shak 2 To contract to grow hard or stiff to cohere or stick together in a mass as clay binds by heat Mortimer 3 To be restrained from motion or from customary or natural action as by friction 4 To exert a binding or restraining influence Locke BIND Bind n 1 That which binds or ties 2 Any twining or climbing plant or stem esp a hop vine a bine 3 Metal Defn Indurated clay when much mixed with the oxide of iron Kirwan 4 Mus Defn A ligature or tie for grouping notes BINDER Binder n 1 One who binds as a binder of sheaves one whose trade is to bind as a binder of books 2 Anything that binds as a fillet cord rope or band a bandage esp the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building BINDERY Bindery n Defn A place where books or other articles are bound a bookbinders establishment BINDHEIMITE Bindheimite n Etym From Bindheim a German who analyzed it Min Defn An amorphous antimonate of lead produced from the alteration of other ores as from jamesonite BINDING Binding a Defn That binds obligatory Binding beam Arch the main timber in double flooring Binding joist Arch the secondary timber in doubleframed flooring Syn Obligatory restraining restrictive stringent astringent costive styptic BINDING Binding n 1 The act or process of one who or that which binds 2 Anything that binds a bandage the cover of a book or the cover with the sewing etc something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling 3 pl Naut Defn The transoms knees beams keelson and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel BINDINGLY Bindingly adv Defn So as to bind BINDINGNESS Bindingness n Defn The condition or property of being binding obligatory quality Coleridge BINDING POST Binding post Elec Defn A metallic post attached to electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections BINDING SCREW Binding screw Defn A set screw used to bind parts together esp one for making a connection in an electrical circuit BINDWEED Bindweed n Bot Defn A plant of the genus Convolvulus as greater bindweed C Sepium lesser bindweed C arvensis the white the blue the Syrian bindweed The black bryony or Tamus is called black bindweed and the Smilax aspera rough bindweed The fragile bindweed bells and bryony rings Tennyson BINE Bine n Etym Bind cf Woodbine Defn The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing plant BINERVATE Binervate a Etym L bis twice nervus sinew nerve 1 Bot Defn Twonerved applied to leaves which have two longitudinal ribs or nerves 2 Zoöl Defn Having only two nerves as the wings of some insects BING Bing n Etym Cf Icel bingr Sw binge G beige beuge Cf Prov E bink bench and bench coal the uppermost stratum of coal Defn A heap or pile as a bing of wood Potato bings Burns A bing of corn Surrey Obs or Dial Eng Scot BINIODIDE Biniodide n Defn Same as Diiodide BINK Bink n Defn A bench North of Eng Scot BINNACLE Binnacle n Etym For bittacle corrupted perh by influence of bin fr Pg bitacola binnacle fr L habitaculum dwelling place fr habitare to dwell See Habit and cf Bittacle Naut Defn A case or box placed near the helmsman containing the compass of a ship and a light to show it at night Totten BINNY Binny n Zoöl Defn A large species of barbel Barbus bynni found in the Nile and much esteemed for food BINOCLE Binocle n Etym F binocle L bini two at a time oculus eye Opt Defn A dioptric telescope fitted with two tubes joining so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once a double barreled field glass or an opera glass BINOCULAR Binocular a Etym Cf F binoculaire See Binocle 1 Having two eyes Most animals are binocular Derham 2 Pertaining to both eyes employing both eyes at once as binocular vision 3 Adapted to the use of both eyes as a binocular microscope or telescope Brewster BINOCULAR Binocular n Defn A binocular glass whether opera glass telescope or microscope BINOCULARLY Binocularly adv Defn In a binocular manner BINOCULATE Binoculate a Defn Having two eyes BINOMIAL Binomial n Etym L bis twice nomen name cf F binome LL binomius or fr bi Gr distribution Cf Monomial Alg Defn An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus or minus as ab or 73 BINOMIAL Binomial a 1 Consisting of two terms pertaining to binomials as a binomial root 2 Nat Hist Defn Having two names used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names the one indicating the genus the other the species to which it belongs Binomial theorem Alg the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial BINOMINAL Binominal a Etym See Binomial Defn Of or pertaining to two names binomial BINOMINOUS Binominous a Defn Binominal Obs BINOTONOUS Binotonous a Etym L bini two at a time tonus fr Gr tone Defn Consisting of two notes as a binotonous cry BINOUS Binous a Defn Same as Binate BINOXALATE Binoxalate n Etym Pref bin oxalate Chem Defn A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base an acid oxalate BINOXIDE Binoxide n Etym Pref bin oxide Chem Defn Same as Dioxide BINTURONG Binturong n Zoöl Defn A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis BINUCLEAR BINUCLEATE Binuclear Binucleate a Etym Pref bi nuclear nucleate Biol Defn Having two nuclei as binucleate cells BINUCLEOLATE Binucleolate a Etym Pref bi nucleolus Biol Defn Having two nucleoli BIOBLAST Bioblast n Etym Gr life blast Biol Defn Same as Bioplast BIOCELLATE Biocellate a Etym L bis twice ocellatus See Ocellated Zoöl Defn Having two ocelli eyelike spots said of a wing etc BIOCHEMISTRY Biochemistry n Etym Gr life E chemistry Biol Defn The chemistry of living organisms the chemistry of the processes incidental to and characteristic of life BIODYNAMIC BIODYNAMICAL Biodynamic Biodynamical a Biol Defn Of or pertaining to biodynamics or the doctrine of vital forces or energy BIODYNAMICS Biodynamics n Etym Gr life E dynamics Biol Defn The doctrine of vital forces or energy BIOGEN Biogen n Etym Gr life gen Biol Defn Bioplasm BIOGENESIS BIOGENY Biogenesis Biogeny n Etym Gr life birth Biol a A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents opposed to abiogenesis b Life development generally BIOGENETIC Biogenetic a Biol Defn Pertaining to biogenesis BIOGENIST Biogenist n Defn A believer in the theory of biogenesis BIOGEOGRAPHY Biogeography n Gr bios life E geography Defn The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants It includes both zoögeography and phytogeography Biogeographic a Biogeographically adv BIOGNOSIS Biognosis n Etym Gr life investigation Biol Defn The investigation of life BIOGRAPH Biograph n Gr bios life graph 1 Defn An animated picture machine for screen projection a cinematograph 2 Cf Biography A biographical sketch Rare BIOGRAPHER Biographer n Defn One who writes an account or history of the life of a particular person a writer of lives as Plutarch BIOGRAPHIC BIOGRAPHICAL Biographic Biographical a Defn Of or pertaining to biography containing biography Biographically adv BIOGRAPHIZE Biographize v t Defn To write a history of the life of Southey BIOGRAPHY Biography n pl Biographies Etym Gr life to write cf F biographie See Graphic 1 The written history of a persons life 2 Biographical writings in general BIOLOGIC BIOLOGICAL Biologic Biological a Defn Of or relating to biology Biologically adv BIOLOGIST Biologist n Defn A student of biology one versed in the science of biology BIOLOGY Biology n Etym Gr life logy cf F biologie Defn The science of life that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living the study of living tissue It has to do with the origin structure development function and distribution of animals and plants BIOLYSIS Biolysis n Etym Gr life a dissolving Biol Defn The destruction of life BIOLYTIC Biolytic a Etym Gr life to destroy Defn Relating to the destruction of life BIOMAGNETIC Biomagnetic a Defn Relating to biomagnetism BIOMAGNETISM Biomagnetism n Etym Gr life E magnetism Defn Animal magnetism BIOMETRY Biometry n Etym Gr life metry Defn Measurement of life calculation of the probable duration of human life BION Bion n Etym Gr living p pr of to live Biol Defn The physiological individual characterized by definiteness and independence of function in distinction from the morphological individual or morphon BIONOMY Bionomy n Etym Gr life law Defn Physiology R Dunglison BIOPHOR BIOPHORE Biophor Biophore n Etym Gr life bearing fr to bear Biol Defn One of the smaller vital units of a cell the bearer of vitality and heredity See Pangen in Supplement BIOPHOTOPHONE Biophotophone n Gr bios life photo fwnh sound voice Defn An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds BIOPLASM Bioplasm n Etym Gr life form mold fr to mold Biol Defn A name suggested by Dr Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings the material through which every form of life manifests itself unaltered protoplasm BIOPLASMIC Bioplasmic a Defn Pertaining to or consisting of bioplasm BIOPLAST Bioplast n Etym Gr life to form Biol Defn A tiny mass of bioplasm in itself a living unit and having formative power as a living white blood corpuscle bioblast BIOPLASTIC Bioplastic a Biol Defn Bioplasmic BIOPSYCHIC BIOPSYCHICAL Biopsychic Biopsychical a Gr bios life psychic cal Defn Pertaining to psychical phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life BIORGAN Biorgan n Etym Gr life E organ Biol Defn A physiological organ a living organ an organ endowed with function distinguished from idorgan BIOSCOPE Bioscope n Gr bios life scope 1 Defn A view of life that which gives such a view Bagmans Bioscope Various Views of Men and Manners Book Title W Bayley 1824 2 An animated picture machine for screen projection a cinematograph which see BIOSTATICS Biostatics n Etym Gr life See Statics Biol Defn The physical phenomena of organized bodies in opposition to their organic or vital phenomena BIOSTATISTICS Biostatistics n Etym Gr life E statistics Biol Defn Vital statistics BIOTAXY Biotaxy n Etym Gr life arrangement Biol Defn The classification of living organisms according to their structural character taxonomy BIOTIC Biotic a Etym Gr pert to life Biol Defn Relating to life as the biotic principle BIOTITE Biotite n Etym From Biot a French naturalist Min Defn Mica containing iron and magnesia generally of a black or dark green color a common constituent of crystalline rocks See Mica BIPALMATE Bipalmate a Etym Pref bi palmate Bot Defn Palmately branched with the branches again palmated BIPARIETAL Biparietal a Etym Pref bi parietal Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the diameter of the cranium from one parietal fossa to the other BIPAROUS Biparous a Etym L bis twice parere to bring forth Defn Bringing forth two at a birth BIPARTIBLE Bipartible a Etym Cf F bipartible See Bipartite Defn Capable of being divided into two parts BIPARTIENT Bipartient a Etym L bis twice partiens p pr of partire to divide Defn Dividing into two parts n Defn A number that divides another into two equal parts without a remainder BIPARTILE Bipartile a Defn Divisible into two parts BIPARTITE Bipartite a Etym L bipartitus p p of bipartire bis twice partire See Partite 1 Being in two parts having two correspondent parts as a legal contract or writing one for each party shared by two as a bipartite treaty 2 Divided into two parts almost to the base as a leaf consisting of two parts or subdivisions Gray BIPARTITION Bipartition n Defn The act of dividing into two parts or of making two correspondent parts or the state of being so divided BIPECTINATE BIPECTINATED Bipectinate Bipectinated a Etym Pref bi pectinate Biol Defn Having two margins toothed like a comb BIPED Biped n Etym L bipes bis twice pes pedis bipède Defn A twofooted animal as man BIPED Biped a Defn Having two feet twofooted By which the man when heavenly life was ceased Became a helpless naked biped beast Byrom BIPEDAL Bipedal a Etym L bipedalis cf F bipédal See Biped n 1 Having two feet biped 2 Pertaining to a biped BIPELTATE Bipeltate a Etym Pref bi peltate Defn Having a shell or covering like a double shield BIPENNATE BIPENNATED Bipennate Bipennated a Etym Pref bi pennate cf L bipennis Cf Bipinnate Defn Having two wings Bipennated insects Derham BIPENNIS Bipennis n Etym L Defn An ax with an edge or blade on each side of the handle BIPETALOUS Bipetalous a Etym Pref bi petalous Bot Defn Having two petals BIPINNARIA Bipinnaria n Etym NL fr L bis twice pinna feather Zoöl Defn The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free swimming stage BIPINNATE BIPINNATED Bipinnate Bipinnated a Etym Pref bi pinnate cf F bipinné Cf Bipennate Defn Twice pinnate BIPINNATIFID Bipinnatifid a Etym Pref bi pinnatifid Bot Defn Doubly pinnatifid Note A bipinnatifid leaf is a pinnatifid leaf having its segments or divisions also pinnatifid The primary divisions are pinnæ and the secondary pinnules BIPLANE Biplane n Pref bi plane Aëronautics Defn An aëroplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the other BIPLANE Biplane a Aëronautics Defn Having or consisting of two superposed planes aërocurves or the like of or pertaining to a biplane as a biplane rudder BIPLICATE Biplicate a Etym Pref bi plicate Defn Twice folded together Henslow BIPLICITY Biplicity n Defn The state of being twice folded reduplication R Bailey BIPOLAR Bipolar a Etym Pref bi polar Cf Dipolar Defn Doubly polar having two poles as a bipolar cell or corpuscle BIPOLARITY Bipolarity n Defn Bipolar quality BIPONT BIPONTINE Bipont Bipontine a Bibliog Defn Relating to books printed at Deuxponts or Bipontium Zweibrücken in Bavaria BIPRISM Biprism n Pref bi prism 1 Defn A prism whose refracting angle is very nearly 180 degrees 2 A combination of two short rectangular glass prisms cemented together at their diagonal faces so as to form a cube called also optical cube It is used in one form of photometer BIPUNCTATE Bipunctate a Etym Pref bi punctate Defn Having two punctures or spots BIPUNCTUAL Bipunctual a Defn Having two points BIPUPILLATE Bipupillate a Etym Pref bi pupil of the eye Zoöl Defn Having an eyelike spot on the wing with two dots within it of a different color as in some butterflies BIPYRAMIDAL Bipyramidal a Etym Pref bi pyramidal Defn Consisting of two pyramids placed base to base having a pyramid at each of the extremities of a prism as in quartz crystals BIQUADRATE Biquadrate n Etym Pref bi quadrate Math Defn The fourth power or the square of the square Thus 4x416 the square of 4 and 16x16256 the biquadrate of 4 BIQUADRATIC Biquadratic a Etym Pref bi quadratic cf F biquadratique Math Defn Of or pertaining to the biquadrate or fourth power Biquadratic equation Alg an equation of the fourth degree or an equation in some term of which the unknown quantity is raised to the fourth power Biquadratic root of a number the square root of the square root of that number Thus the square root of 81 is 9 and the square root of 9 is 3 which is the biquadratic root of 81 Hutton BIQUADRATIC Biquadratic n Math a A biquadrate b A biquadratic equation BIQUINTILE Biquintile n Etym Pref bi quintile cf F biquintile Astron Defn An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other by twice the fifth part of a great circle that is twice 72 degrees BIRADIATE BIRADIATED Biradiate Biradiated a Etym Pref bi radiate Defn Having two rays as a biradiate fin BIRAMOUS Biramous a Etym Pref bi ramous Biol Defn Having or consisting of two branches BIRCH Birch n pl Birches Etym OE birche birk AS birce beorc akin to Icel björk Sw björk Dan birk D berk OHG piricha MHG birche birke G birke Russ bereza Pol brzoza Serv breza Skr bh sq root254 Cf 1st Birk 1 A tree of several species constituting the genus Betula as the white or common birch B alba also called silver birch and lady birch the dwarf birch B glandulosa the paper or canoe birch B papyracea the yellow birch B lutea the black or cherry birch B lenta 2 The wood or timber of the birch 3 A birch twig or birch twigs used for flogging Note The twigs of the common European birch B alba being tough and slender were formerly much used for rods in schools They were also made into brooms The threatening twigs of birch Shak 4 A birchbark canoe Birch of Jamaica a species Bursera gummifera of turpentine tree Birch partridge Zoöl See Ruffed grouse Birch wine wine made of the spring sap of the birch Oil of birch a An oil obtained from the bark of the common European birch Betula alba and used in the preparation of genuine and sometimes of the imitation Russia leather to which it gives its peculiar odor b An oil prepared from the black birch B lenta said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen for which it is largely sold BIRCH Birch a Defn Of or pertaining to the birch birchen BIRCH Birch v t imp p p Birched p pr vb n Birching Defn To whip with a birch rod or twig to flog BIRCHEN Birchen a Defn Of or relating to birch He passed where Newarks stately tower Looks out from Yarrows birchen bower Sir W Scott BIRD Bird n Etym OE brid bred bird young bird bird AS bridd young bird 1 Orig a chicken the young of a fowl a young eaglet a nestling and hence a feathered flying animal see 2 That ungentle gull the cuckoos bird Shak The brydds birds of the aier have nestes Tyndale Matt viii 20 2 Zoöl Defn A warmblooded feathered vertebrate provided with wings See Aves 3 Specifically among sportsmen a game bird 4 Fig A girl a maiden And by my word the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry Campbell Arabian bird the phenix Bird of Jove the eagle Bird of Juno the peacock Bird louse Zoöl a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds Bird mite Zoöl a small mite genera Dermanyssus Dermaleichus and allies parasitic upon birds The species are numerous Bird of passage a migratory bird Bird spider Zoöl a very large South American spider Mygale avicularia It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds Bird tick Zoöl a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds genus Ornithomyia and allies usually winged BIRD Bird v i 1 To catch or shoot birds 2 Hence To seek for game or plunder to thieve R B Jonson BIRDBOLT Birdbolt n Defn A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them Hence Anything which smites without penetrating Shak BIRD CAGE BIRDCAGE Bird cage or Birdcage n Defn A cage for confining birds BIRDCALL Birdcall n 1 A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate 2 An instrument of any kind as a whistle used in making the sound of a birdcall BIRDCATCHER Birdcatcher n Defn One whose employment it is to catch birds a fowler BIRDCATCHING Birdcatching n Defn The art act or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls BIRD CHERRY Bird cherry Bot Defn A shrub Prunus Padus found in Northern and Central Europe It bears small black cherries BIRDER Birder n Defn A birdcatcher BIRDEYED Birdeyed a Defn Quicksighted catching a glance as one goes BIRD FANCIER Bird fancier 1 One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds 2 One who has for sale the various kinds of birds which are kept in cages BIRDIE Birdie n Defn A pretty or dear little bird a pet name Tennyson BIRDIKIN Birdikin n Defn A young bird Thackeray BIRDING Birding n Defn Birdcatching or fowling Shak Birding piece a fowling piece Shak BIRDLET Birdlet n Defn A little bird a nestling BIRDLIKE Birdlike a Defn Resembling a bird BIRDLIME Birdlime n Etym Bird lime viscous substance Defn An extremely adhesive viscid substance usually made of the middle bark of the holly by boiling fermenting and cleansing it When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it Hence Anything which insnares Not birdlime or Idean pitch produce A more tenacious mass of clammy juice Dryden Note Birdlime is also made from mistletoe elder etc BIRDLIME Birdlime v t T Defn o smear with birdlime to catch with birdlime to insnare When the heart is thus birdlimed then it cleaves to everything it meets with Coodwin BIRDLING Birdling n Defn A little bird a nestling BIRDMAN Birdman n Defn A fowler or birdcatcher BIRD OF PARADISE Bird of paradise Zoöl Defn The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands The males have brilliant colors elegant plumes and often remarkable tail feathers Note The Great emerald Paradisea apoda and the Lesser emerald P minor furnish many of the plumes used as ornaments by ladies the Red is P rubra or sanguinea the Golden is Parotia aurea or sexsetacea the King is Cincinnurus regius The name is also applied to the longerbilled birds of another related group Epimachinæ from the same region The Twelvewired Seleucides alba is one of these See Paradise bird and Note under Apod BIRD PEPPER Bird pepper Defn A species of capsicum Capsicum baccatum whose small conical coralred fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers BIRDSBEAK Birdsbeak n Arch Defn A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak BIRDSEED Birdseed n Defn Canary seed hemp millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged birds BIRDSEYE Birdseye a 1 Seen from above as if by a flying bird embraced at a glance hence generalas a birdseye view 2 Marked with spots resembling birds eyes as birdseye diaper birdseye maple BIRDSEYE Birdseye n Bot Defn A plant with a small bright flower as the Adonis or pheasants eye the mealy primrose Primula farinosa and species of Veronica Geranium etc BIRDSEYE MAPLE Birdseye maple Defn See under Maple BIRDSFOOT Birdsfoot n Bot Defn A papilionaceous plant the Ornithopus having a curved cylindrical pod tipped with a short clawlike point Birdsfoot trefoil Bot a A genus of plants Lotus with clawlike pods L corniculatas with yellow flowers is very common in Great Britain b the related plant Trigonella ornithopodioides is also European BIRDSMOUTH Birdsmouth n Arch Defn An interior acrowsfoot in the United States BIRDS NEST BIRDSNEST Birds nest or Birdsnest n 1 The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young 2 Cookery Defn The nest of a small swallow Collocalia nidifica and several allied species of China and the neighboring countries which is mixed with soups Note The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs on rocky coasts and are composed in part of algæ They are of the size of a goose egg and in substance resemble isinglass See Illust under Edible 3 Bot Defn An orchideous plant with matted roots of the genus Neottia N nidusavis Birdsnest pudding a pudding containing apples whose cores have been replaces by sugar Yellow birds nest a plant the Monotropa hypopitys BIRDSNESTING Birdsnesting n Defn Hunting for or taking birds nests or their contents BIRDSTONGUE Birdstongue n Bot Defn The knotgrass Polygonum aviculare BIRDWITTED Birdwitted a Defn Flighty passing rapidly from one subject to another not having the faculty of attention Bacon BIRDWOMAN Birdwoman n Defn An airwoman an aviatress Colloq BIRECTANGULAR Birectangular a Etym Pref bi rectangular Defn Containing or having two right angles as a birectangular spherical triangle BIREME Bireme n Etym L biremis bis twice remus oar cf F birème Defn An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars BIRETTA Biretta n Defn Same as Berretta BIRGANDER Birgander n Defn See Bergander BIRK Birk n Etym See Birch n Defn A birch tree Prov Eng The silver birk Tennyson BIRK Birk n Zoöl Defn A small European minnow Leuciscus phoxinus BIRKEN Birken v t Etym From 1st Birk Defn To whip with a birch or rod Obs BIRKEN Birken a Defn Birchen as birken groves Burns BIRKIE Birkie n Defn A lively or mettlesome fellow Jocular Scot Burns BIRL Birl v t i Defn To revolve or cause to revolve to spin Scot Sir W Scott BIRL Birl v t i Etym AS byrlian Defn To pour beer or wine to ply with drink to drink to carouse Obs or Dial Skelton BIRLAW Birlaw n Etym See Bylaw Law Defn A law made by husbandmen respecting rural affairs a rustic or local law or bylaw Written also byrlaw birlie birley BIROSTRATE BIROSTRATED Birostrate Birostrated a Etym Pref bi rostrate Defn Having a double beak or two processes resembling beaks The capsule is bilocular and birostrated Ed Encyc BIRR Birr v i imp p p Birred p pr vb n Birring Etym Cf OE bur bir wind storm wind fr Icel byrr wind Perh imitative Defn To make or move with a whirring noise as of wheels in motion BIRR Birr n 1 A whirring sound as of a spinning wheel 2 A rush or impetus force BIRRUS Birrus n Etym LL fr L birrus a kind of cloak See Berretta Defn A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth worn by the poor in the Middle Ages also a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over the head BIRSE Birse n Defn A bristle or bristles Scot BIRT Birt n Etym OE byrte cf F bertonneau Cf Bret Burt Zoöl Defn A fish of the turbot kind the brill Written also burt bret or brut Prov Eng BIRTH Birth n Etym OE burth birth AS beor gebyrd fr beran to bear bring forth akin to D geboorate OHG burt giburt G geburt Icel bur Skr bhrti bearing supporting cf Ir Gael beirthe born brought forth Bear and cf Berth 1 The act or fact of coming into life or of being born generally applied to human beings as the birth of a son 2 Lineage extraction descent sometimes high birth noble extraction Elected without reference to birth but solely for qualifications Prescott 3 The condition to which a person is born natural state or position inherited disposition or tendency A foe by birth to Troys unhappy name Dryden 4 The act of bringing forth as she had two children at a birth At her next birth Milton 5 That which is born that which is produced whether animal or vegetable Poets are far rarer births that kings B Jonson Others hatch their eggs and tend the birth till it is able to shift for itself Addison 6 Origin beginning as the birth of an empire New birth Theol regeneration or the commencement of a religious life Syn Parentage extraction lineage race family BIRTH Birth n Defn See Berth Obs De Foe BIRTHDAY Birthday n 1 The day in which any person is born day of origin or commencement Those barbarous ages past succeeded next The birthday of invention Cowper 2 The day of the month in which a person was born in whatever succeeding year it may recur the anniversary of ones birth This is my birthday as this very day Was Cassius born Shak BIRTHDAY Birthday a Defn Of or pertaining to the day of birth or its anniversary as birthday gifts or festivities BIRTHDOM Birthdom n Etym Birth dom Defn The land of ones birth ones inheritance R Shak BIRTHING Birthing n Naut Defn Anything added to raise the sides of a ship Bailey BIRTHLESS Birthless a Defn Of mean extraction R Sir W Scott BIRTHMARK Birthmark n Defn Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a natural birthmark a snake Sir T North BIRTHNIGHT Birthnight n Defn The night in which a person is born the anniversary of that night in succeeding years The angelic song in Bethlehem field On thy birthnight that sung thee Savior born Milton BIRTHPLACE Birthplace n Defn The town city or country where a person is born place of origin or birth in its more general sense The birthplace of valor Burns BIRTHRIGHT Birthright n Defn Any right privilege or possession to which a person is entitled by birth such as an estate descendible by law to an heir or civil liberty under a free constitution esp the rights or inheritance of the first born Lest there be any profane person as Esau who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright Heb xii 16 BIRTHROOT Birthroot n Bot Defn An herbaceous plant Trillium erectum and its astringent rootstock which is said to have medicinal properties BIRTHWORT Birthwort n Defn A genus of herbs and shrubs Aristolochia reputed to have medicinal properties BIS Bis adv Etym L bis twice for duis fr root of duo two See Two and cf Bi Defn Twice a word showing that something is or is to be repeated as a passage of music or an item in accounts BIS BIS Bis pref Defn A form of Bi sometimes used before s c or a vowel BISA ANTELOPE Bisa antelope Zoöl Defn See Oryx BISACCATE Bisaccate a Etym Pref bi saccate Bot Defn Having two little bags sacs or pouches BISCAYAN Biscayan a Defn Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain n Defn A native or inhabitant of Biscay BISCOTIN Biscotin n Etym F biscotin See Biscuit Defn A confection made of flour sugar marmalade and eggs a sweet biscuit BISCUIT Biscuit n Etym F biscuit cf It biscotto Sp bizcocho Pg biscouto fr L bis twice coctus p p of coquere to cook bake See Cook and cf Bisque a kind of porcelain 1 A kind of unraised bread of many varieties plain sweet or fancy formed into flat cakes and bakes hard as ship biscuit According to military practice the bread or biscuit of the Romans was twice prepared in the oven Gibbon 2 A small loaf or cake of bread raised and shortened or made light with soda or baking powder Usually a number are baked in the same pan forming a sheet or card 3 Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone the first baking before it is subjected to the glazing 4 Sculp Defn A species of white unglazed porcelain in which vases figures and groups are formed in miniature Meat biscuit an alimentary preparation consisting of matters extracted from meat by boiling or of meat ground fine and combined with flour so as to form biscuits BISCUTATE Biscutate a Etym Pref bi scutate Bot Defn Resembling two bucklers placed side by side BISE Bise n Etym F Defn A cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of the Mediterranean and in Switzerland etc nearly the same as the mistral BISE Bise n Paint Defn See Bice BISECT Bisect v t imp p p Bisected p pr vb n Bisecting Etym L bis twice secare sectum to cut 1 To cut or divide into two parts 2 Geom Defn To divide into two equal parts BISECTION Bisection n Etym Cf F bissection Defn Division into two parts esp two equal parts BISECTOR Bisector n Defn One who or that which bisects esp Geom a straight line which bisects an angle BISECTRIX Bisectrix n Defn The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal BISEGMENT Bisegment n Etym Pref bi segment Defn One of tow equal parts of a line or other magnitude BISEPTATE Biseptate a Etym Pref bi septate Defn With two partitions or septa Gray BISERIAL BISERIATE Biserial Biseriate a Etym Pref bi serial seriate Defn In two rows or series BISERRATE Biserrate a Etym Pref bi serrate 1 Bot Defn Doubly serrate or having the serratures serrate as in some leaves 2 Zoöl Defn Serrate on both sides as some antennæ BISETOSE BISETOUS Bisetose Bisetous a Etym Pref bi setose setous Defn Having two bristles BISEXOUS Bisexous a Etym L bis twice sexus sex cf F bissexe Defn Bisexual Obs Sir T Browne BISEXUAL Bisexual a Etym Pref bi sexual Biol Defn Of both sexes hermaphrodite as a flower with stamens and pistil or an animal having ovaries and testes BISEXUOUS Bisexuous a Defn Bisexual BISEYE Biseye p p Defn of Besee Obs Chaucer Evil biseye ill looking Obs BISH Bish n Defn Same as Bikh BISHOP Bishop n Etym OE bischop biscop bisceop AS bisceop biscop L episcopus overseer superintendent bishop fr Gr over inspector fr root of to look to perh akin to L specere to look at See Spy and cf Episcopal 1 A spiritual overseer superintendent or director Ye were as sheep going astray but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls 1 Pet ii 25 It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians of all shades of opinion that in the language of the New Testament the same officer in the church is called indifferently bishop J B Lightfoot 2 In the Roman Catholic Greek and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches one ordained to the highest order of the ministry superior to the priesthood and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese bishopric or see Bishop in partibus infidelium R C Ch a bishop of a see which does not actually exist one who has the office of bishop without especial jurisdiction Shipley Titular bishop R C Ch a term officially substituted in 1882 for bishop in partibus Bench of Bishops See under Bench 3 In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches one of the highest church officers or superintendents 4 A piece used in the game of chess bearing a representation of a bishops miter formerly called archer 5 A beverage being a mixture of wine oranges or lemons and sugar Swift 6 An old name for a womans bustle U S If by her bishop or her grace alone A genuine lady or a church is known Saxe BISHOP Bishop v t imp p p Bishoped p pr vb n Bishoping Defn To admit into the church by confirmation to confirm hence to receive formally to favor BISHOP Bishop v t imp p p Bishoped p pr vb n Bishoping Etym From the name of the scoundrel who first practiced it Youatt Far Defn To make seem younger by operating on the teeth as to bishop an old horse or his teeth Note The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a saw to the proper length and then with a cutting instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in the corner nippers which is afterwards burnt with a hot iron until it is black J H Walsh BISHOPDOM Bishopdom n Defn Jurisdiction of a bishop episcopate Divine right of bishopdom Milton BISHOPLIKE Bishoplike a Defn Resembling a bishop belonging to a bishop Fulke BISHOPLY Bishoply a Defn Bishoplike episcopal Obs BISHOPLY Bishoply adv Defn In the manner of a bishop Obs BISHOPRIC Bishopric n Etym AS bisceoprice bisceop bishop rice dominion See ric 1 A diocese the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends 2 The office of a spiritual overseer as of an apostle bishop or presbyter Acts i 20 BISHOPS CAP Bishops cap Bot Defn A plant of the genus Mitella miterwort Longfellow BISHOP SLEEVE Bishop sleeve Defn A wide sleeve once worn by women BISHOPS LENGTH Bishops length Defn A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches The half bishop measures 45 of 56 BISHOPSTOOL Bishopstool n Defn A bishops seat or see BISHOPSWEED Bishopsweed n Bot a An umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi b Goutweed Ægopodium podagraria BISHOPSWORT Bishopswort n Bot Defn Wood betony Stachys betonica also the plant called fennel flower Nigella Damascena or devilinabush BISIE Bisie v t Defn To busy to employ Obs BISILICATE Bisilicate n Min Chem Defn A salt of metasilicic acid so called because the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is as two to one The bisilicates include many of the most common and important minerals BISK Bisk n Etym F bisque Defn Soup or broth made by boiling several sorts of flesh together King BISK Bisk n Etym F bisque Tennis Defn See Bisque BISKARA BOIL BISKARA BUTTON Biskara boil Biskara button Named after the town Biskara in Algeria Med Defn Same as Aleppo boil BISMARE BISMER Bismare Bismer n Etym AS bismer Defn Shame abuse Obs Chaucer BISMER Bismer n 1 A rule steelyard Scot 2 Zoöl Defn The fifteenspined Gasterosteus spinachia BISMILLAH Bismillah interj Etym Arabic in the name of God Defn An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans Written also Bizmillah BISMITE Bismite n Min Defn Bismuth trioxide or bismuth ocher BISMUTH Bismuth n Etym Ger bismuth wismuth cf F bismuth Chem Defn One of the elements a metal of a reddish white color crystallizing in rhombohedrons It is somewhat harder than lead and rather brittle masses show broad cleavage surfaces when broken across It melts at 507º Fahr being easily fused in the flame of a candle It is found in a native state and as a constituent of some minerals Specific gravity 98 Atomic weight 2075 Symbol Bi Note Chemically bismuth with arsenic and antimony is intermediate between the metals and nonmetals it is used in thermoelectric piles and as an alloy with lead and tin in the fusible alloy or metal Bismuth is the most diamagnetic substance known Bismuth glance bismuth sulphide bismuthinite Bismuth ocher a native bismuth oxide bismite BISMUTHAL Bismuthal a Defn Containing bismuth BISMUTHIC Bismuthic a Chem Defn Of or pertaining to bismuth containing bismuth when this element has its higher valence as bismuthic oxide BISMUTHIFEROUS Bismuthiferous a Etym Bismuth ferous Defn Containing bismuth BISMUTHINE BISMUTHINITE Bismuthine Bismuthinite n Defn Native bismuth sulphide sometimes called bismuthite BISMUTHOUS Bismuthous a Defn Of or containing bismuth when this element has its lower valence BISMUTHYL Bismuthyl n Min Defn Hydrous carbonate of bismuth an earthy mineral of a dull white or yellowish color Written also bismuthite BISON Bison n Etym L bison Gr a wild ox akin to OHG wisunt wisant G wisent AS wesend Icel visundr cf F bison Zoöl a The aurochs or European bison b The American bison buffalo Bison Americanus a large gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns which formerly roamed in herds over most of the temperate portion of North America but is now restricted to very limited districts in the region of the Rocky Mountains and is rapidly decreasing in numbers BISPINOSE Bispinose a Etym Pref bi spinose Zoöl Defn Having two spines BISQUE Bisque n Etym A corruption of biscuit Defn Unglazed white porcelain BISQUE Bisque n Etym F Defn A point taken by the receiver of odds in the game of tennis also an extra innings allowed to a weaker player in croquet BISQUE Bisque n Etym F Defn A white soup made of crayfish BISSELL TRUCK Bissell truck Defn A truck for railroad rolling stock consisting of two ordinary axle boxes sliding in guides attached to a triangular frame called also pony truck BISSEXTILE Bissextile n Etym L bissextilis annus fr bissextus bis sextus sixth fr sex six the sixth of the calends of March or twentyfourth day of February which was reckoned twice every fourth year by the intercalation of a day Defn Leap year every fourth year in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year 365 d 5 h 48 m 46 s above 365 days But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year which is 11 m 14 s more than the excess of the real year Hence it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400 while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400 BISSEXTILE Bissextile a Defn Pertaining to leap year BISSON Bisson a Etym OE bisen bisne AS bisen prob for bis bi by s clear akin to seón to see clear when near hence shortsighted See See Defn Purblind blinding Obs Bisson rheum Shak BISTER BISTRE Bister Bistre n Etym F bistre a color made of soot of unknown origin Cf however LG biester frowning dark ugly Paint Defn A dark brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood BISTIPULED Bistipuled a Etym Pref bi stipule Bot Defn Having two stipules BISTORT Bistort n Etym L bis tortus p p of torquere to twist cf F bistorte Bot Defn An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum section Bistorta snakeweed adderwort Its root is used in medicine as an astringent BISTOURY Bistoury n pl Bistouries Etym F bistouri Defn A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife either straight or curved generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided and cutting towards the surface BISTRE Bistre n Defn See Bister BISULCATE Bisulcate a Etym Pref bi sulcate 1 Having two grooves or furrows 2 Zoöl Defn Cloven said of a foot or hoof BISULCOUS Bisulcous a Etym L bisulcus bis twice sulcus furrow Defn Bisulcate Sir T Browne BISULPHATE Bisulphate n Etym Pref bi sulphate Chem Defn A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal sulphates an acid sulphate BISULPHIDE Bisulphide n Etym Pref bi sulphide Chem Defn A sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule a disulphide as in iron pyrites FeS2 less frequently called bisulphuret BISULPHITE Bisulphite n Chem Defn A salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half the hydrogen of the acid an acid sulphite BISULPHURET Bisulphuret n Etym Pref bi sulphuret Chem Defn See Bisulphide BIT Bit n Etym OE bitt bite AS bite bite fr bitan to bite See Bite n v and cf Bit a morsel 1 The part of a bridle usually of iron which is inserted in the mouth of a horse and having appendages to which the reins are fastened Shak The foamy bridle with the bit of gold Chaucer 2 Fig Anything which curbs or restrains BIT Bit v t imp p p Bitted p pr vb n Bitting Defn To put a bridle upon to put the bit in the mouth of BIT Bit Defn imp p p of Bite BIT Bit n Etym OE bite AS bita fr bitan to bite akin to D beet G bissen bit morsel Icel biti See Bite v and cf Bit part of a bridle 1 A part of anything such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth a morsel a bite Hence A small piece of anything a little a mite 2 Somewhat something but not very great My young companion was a bit of a poet T Hook Note This word is used also like jot and whit to express the smallest degree as he is not a bit wiser 3 A tool for boring of various forms and sizes usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock See Bitstock 4 The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers Knight 5 The cutting iron of a plane Knight 6 In the Southern and Southwestern States a small silver coin as the real formerly current commonly one worth about 12 12 cents also the sum of 12 12 cents Bit my bit piecemeal Pope BIT Bit 3d sing pr Defn of Bid for biddeth Obs Chaucer BITAKE Bitake v t Etym See Betake Betaught Defn To commend to commit Obs Chaucer BITANGENT Bitangent a Etym Pref bi tangent Geom Defn Possessing the property of touching at two points n Defn A line that touches a curve in two points BITARTRATE Bitartrate n Chem Defn A salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half the acid hydrogen an acid tartrate as cream of tartar BITCH Bitch n Etym OE biche bicche AS bicce cf Icel bikkja G betze peize 1 The female of the canine kind as of the dog wolf and fox 2 An opprobrious name for a woman especially a lewd woman Pope BITE Bite v t imp Bit p p Bitten Bit p pr vb n Biting Etym OE biten AS bitan akin to D bijten OS bitan OHG bizan G beissen Goth beitan Icel bita Sw bita Dan bide L findere to cleave Skr bhid to cleave sq root87 Cf Fissure 1 To seize with the teeth so that they enter or nip the thing seized to lacerate crush or wound with the teeth as to bite an apple to bite a crust the dog bit a man Such smiling rogues as these Like rats oft bite the holy cords atwain Shak 2 To puncture abrade or sting with an organ of some insects used in taking food 3 To cause sharp pain or smarting to to hurt or injure in a literal or a figurative sense as pepper bites the mouth Frosts do bite the meads Shak 4 To cheat to trick to take in Colloq Pope 5 To take hold of to hold fast to adhere to as the anchor bites the ground The last screw of the rack having been turned so often that its purchase crumbled it turned and turned with nothing to bite Dickens To bite the dust To bite the ground to fall in the agonies of death as he made his enemy bite the dust To bite in Etching to corrode or eat into metallic plates by means of an acid To bite the thumb at any one formerly a mark of contempt designed to provoke a quarrel to defy Do you bite your thumb at us Shak To bite the tongue to keep silence Shak BITE Bite v i 1 To seize something forcibly with the teeth to wound with the teeth to have the habit of so doing as does the dog bite 2 To cause a smarting sensation to have a property which causes such a sensation to be pungent as it bites like pepper or mustard 3 To cause sharp pain to produce anguish to hurt or injure to have the property of so doing At the last it wine biteth like serpent and stingeth like an adder Prov xxiii 32 4 To take a bait into the mouth as a fish does hence to take a tempting offer 5 To take or keep a firm hold as the anchor bites BITE Bite n Etym OE bite bit bitt AS bite bite fr bitan to bite akin to Icel bit OS biti G biss See Bite v and cf Bit 1 The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth a seizure with the teeth or mouth as of a bait as to give anything a hard bite I have known a very good fisher angle diligently four or six hours for a river carp and not have a bite Walton 2 The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food as is done by some insects 3 The wound made by biting as the pain of a dogs or snakes bite the bite of a mosquito 4 A morsel as much as is taken at once by biting 5 The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another 6 A cheat a trick a fraud Colloq The baser methods of getting money by fraud and bite by deceiving and overreaching Humorist 7 A sharper one who cheats Slang Johnson 8 Print Defn A blank on the edge or corner of a page owing to a portion of the frisket or something else intervening between the type and paper BITER Biter n 1 One who or that which bites that which bites often or is inclined to bite as a dog or fish Great barkers are no biters Camden 2 One who cheats a sharper Colloq Spectator BITERNATE Biternate a Etym Pref bi ternate Bot Defn Doubly ternate as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets Biternately adv Gray BITHEISM Bitheism n Etym Pref bi theism Defn Belief in the existence of two gods dualism BITING Biting a Defn That bites sharp cutting sarcastic caustic A biting affliction A biting jest Shak BITING IN Biting in Etching Defn The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates by means of an acid See Etch G Francis BITINGLY Bitingly adv Defn In a biting manner BITLESS Bitless a Defn Not having a bit or bridle BITO BITO TREE Bito n Bito tree Etym uncertain Bot Defn A small scrubby tree Balanites Ægyptiaca growing in dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in Abyssinia the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy fish the ripe fruit is edible when green it is an anthelmintic the fermented juice is used as a beverage the seeds yield a medicinal oil called zachun The African name of the tree is hajilij BITSTOCK Bitstock n Defn A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit a brace BITT Bitt n Naut Defn See Bitts BITT Bitt v t Etym See Bitts Naut Defn To put round the bitts as to bitt the cable in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually which is called veering away Totten BITTACLE Bittacle n Defn A binnacle Obs BITTEN Bitten p p Defn of Bite BITTEN Bitten a Bot Defn Terminating abruptly as if bitten off premorse BITTER Bitter n Etym See Bitts Naut Defn AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts Bitter end that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts and so within board when the ship rides at anchor BITTER Bitter a Etym AS biter akin to Goth baitrs Icel bitr Dan Sw D G bitter OS bittar fr root of E bite See Bite v t 1 Having a peculiar acrid biting taste like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops as a bitter medicine bitter as aloes 2 Causing pain or smart piercing painful sharp severe as a bitter cold day 3 Causing or fitted to cause pain or distress to the mind calamitous poignant It is an evil thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God Jer ii 19 4 Characterized by sharpness severity or cruelty harsh stern virulent as bitter reproach Husbands love your wives and be not bitter against them Col iii 19 5 Mournful sad distressing painful pitiable The Egyptians made their lives bitter with hard bondage Ex i 14 Bitter apple Bitter cucumber Bitter gourd Bot See Colocynth Bitter cress Bot a plant of the genus Cardamine esp C amara Bitter earth Min tale earth calcined magnesia Bitter principles Chem a class of substances extracted from vegetable products having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics Bitter salt Epsom salts magnesium sulphate Bitter vetch Bot a name given to two European leguminous herbs Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia To the bitter end to the last extremity however calamitous Syn Acrid sharp harsh pungent stinging cutting severe acrimonious BITTER Bitter n Defn Any substance that is bitter See Bitters BITTER Bitter v t Defn To make bitter Wolcott BITTERBUMP Bitterbump n Zoöl Defn the butterbump or bittern BITTERFUL Bitterful a Defn Full of bitterness Obs BITTERING Bittering n Defn A bitter compound used in adulterating beer bittern BITTERISH Bitterish a Defn Somewhat bitter Goldsmith BITTERLING Bitterling n Etym G Zoöl Defn A roachlike European fish Rhodima amarus BITTERLY Bitterly adv Defn In a bitter manner BITTERN Bittern n Etym OE bitoure betore bitter fr F butor of unknown origin Zoöl Defn A wading bird of the genus Botaurus allied to the herons of various species Note The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris It makes during the brooding season a noise called by Dryden bumping and by Goldsmith booming The American bittern is B lentiginosus and is also called stakedriver and meadow hen See Stakedriver Note The name is applied to other related birds as the least bittern Ardetta exilis and the sun bittern BITTERN Bittern n Etym From Bitter a 1 The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains 2 A very bitter compound of quassia cocculus Indicus etc used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer Cooley BITTERNESS Bitterness n Etym AS biternys biter better nys ness 1 The quality or state of being bitter sharp or acrid in either a literal or figurative sense implacableness resentfulness severity keenness of reproach or sarcasm deep distress grief or vexation of mind The lip that curls with bitterness Percival I will complain in the bitterness of my soul Job vii 11 2 A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God Thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity Acts viii 23 3 Dangerous error or schism tending to draw persons to apostasy Looking diligently lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you Heb xii 15 BITTERNUT Bitternut n Bot Defn The swamp hickory Carya amara Its thinshelled nuts are bitter BITTERROOT Bitterroot n Bot Defn A plant Lewisia rediviva allied to the purslane but with fleshy farinaceous roots growing in the mountains of Idaho Montana etc It gives the name to the Bitter Root mountains and river The Indians call both the plant and the river Spætlum BITTERS Bitters n pl Defn A liquor generally spirituous in which a bitter herb leaf or root is steeped BITTER SPAR Bitter spar Defn A common name of dolomite so called because it contains magnesia the soluble salts of which are bitter See Dolomite BITTERSWEET Bittersweet a Defn Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet esp sweet with a bitter after taste hence Fig pleasant but painful BITTERSWEET Bittersweet n 1 Anything which is bittersweet 2 A kind of apple so called Gower 3 Bot a A climbing shrub with oval coralred berries Solanum dulcamara woody nightshade The whole plant is poisonous and has a taste at first sweetish and then bitter The branches are the officinal dulcamara b An American woody climber Celastrus scandens whose yellow capsules open late in autumn and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds also called Roxbury waxwork BITTERWEED Bitterweed n Bot Defn A species of Ambrosia A artemisiæfolia Roman worm wood Gray BITTERWOOD Bitterwood n Defn A West Indian tree Picræna excelsa from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained BITTERWORT Bitterwort n Bot Defn The yellow gentian Gentiana lutea which has a very bitter taste BITTOCK Bittock n Etym See Bit a morsel Defn A small bit of anything of indefinite size or quantity a short distance Scot Sir W Scott BITTOR BITTOUR Bittor Bittour n Etym See Bittern Zoöl Defn The bittern Dryden BITTS Bitts n pl Etym Cf F bitte Icel biti a beam Naut Defn A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship on which to fasten the cables as the ship rides at anchor or in warping Other bitts are used for belaying belaying bitts for sustaining the windlass carrick bitts winch bitts or windlass bitts to hold the pawls of the windlass pawl bitts etc BITUME Bitume n Etym F See Bitumen Defn Bitumen Poetic May BITUMED Bitumed a Defn Smeared with bitumen R The hatches caulked and bitumed Shak BITUMEN Bitumen n Etym L bitumen cf F bitume Cf Béton 1 Mineral pitch a black tarry substance burning with a bright flame Jews pitch It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas It is used in cements in the construction of pavements etc See Asphalt 2 By extension any one of the natural hydrocarbons including the hard solid brittle varieties called asphalt the semisolid maltha and mineral tars the oily petroleums and even the light volatile naphthas BITUMEN PROCESS Bitumen process Photog Defn Any process in which advantage is taken of the fact that prepared bitumen is rendered insoluble by exposure to light as in photolithography BITUMINATE Bituminate v t imp p p Bituminated p pr vb n Bituminating Etym L bituminatus p p of bituminare to bituminate See Bitumen Defn To treat or impregnate with bitumen to cement with bitumen Bituminated walls of Babylon Feltham BITUMINIFEROUS Bituminiferous a Etym Bitumen ferous Defn Producing bitumen Kirwan BITUMINIZATION Bituminization n Etym Cf F bituminisation Defn The process of bituminizing Mantell BITUMINIZE Bituminize v t imp p p Bituminized p pr vb n Bituminizing Etym Cf F bituminiser Defn To prepare treat impregnate or coat with bitumen BITUMINOUS Bituminous a Etym L bituminosus cf F bitumineux Defn Having the qualities of bitumen compounded with bitumen containing bitumen Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed Milton Bituminous coal a kind of coal which yields when heated a considerable amount of volatile bituminous matter It burns with a yellow smoky flame Bituminous limestone a mineral of a brown or black color emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed That of Dalmatia is so charged with bitumen that it may be cut like soap Bituminous shale an argillaceous shale impregnated with bitumen often accompanying coal BIURET Biuret n Etym Pref bi urea Chem Defn A white crystalline nitrogenous substance C2O2N3H5 formed by heating urea It is intermediate between urea and cyanuric acid BIVALENCY Bivalency n Chem Defn The quality of being bivalent BIVALENT Bivalent a Etym L bis twice valens p pr See Valence Chem Defn Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen dyad BIVALVE Bivalve n Etym F bivalve bi L bis valve valve 1 Zoöl Defn A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface as in the clam or by one as in the oyster See Mollusca 2 Bot Defn A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves BIVALVE Bivalve a Etym Pref bi valve Zoöl Bot Defn Having two shells or valves which open and shut as the oyster and certain seed vessels BIVALVED Bivalved a Defn Having two valves as the oyster and some seed pods bivalve BIVALVOUS Bivalvous a Defn Bivalvular BIVALVULAR Bivalvular a Defn Having two valves BIVAULTED Bivaulted a Etym Pref bi vault Defn Having two vaults or arches BIVECTOR Bivector n Etym Pref bi vector Math Defn A term made up of the two parts BIVENTRAL Biventral a Etym Pref bi ventral Defn Anat Having two bellies or protuberances as a biventral or digastric muscle or the biventral lobe of the cerebellum BIVIAL Bivial a Defn Of or relating to the bivium BIVIOUS Bivious a Etym L bivius bis twice via way Defn Having or leading two ways Bivious theorems and Janusfaced doctrines Sir T Browne BIVIUM Bivium n Etym L a place with two ways See Bivious Zoöl Defn One side of an echinoderm including a pair of ambulacra in distinction from the opposite side trivium which includes three ambulacra BIVOUAC Bivouac n Etym F bivouac bivac prab fr G beiwache or beiwacht bei by near wachen to watch wache watch guard See By and Watch Mil a The watch of a whole army by night when in danger of surprise or attack b An encampment for the night without tents or covering BIVOUAC Bivouac v i imp p p Bivouacked p pr vb n Bivouacking Mil a To watch at night or be on guard as a whole army b To encamp for the night without tents or covering BIWEEKLY Biweekly a Etym Pref bi weekly Defn Occurring or appearing once every two weeks fortnightly n Defn A publication issued every two weeks Biweekly adv BIWREYE Biwreye v t Defn To bewray to reveal Obs BIZANTINE Bizantine Defn See Byzantine BIZARRE Bizarre a Etym F bizarre odd fr Sp bizarro gallant brave liberal prob of Basque origin cf Basque bizarra beard whence the meaning manly brave Defn Odd in manner or appearance fantastic whimsical extravagant grotesque C Kingsley BIZET Bizet n Etym Cf Bezel Defn The upper faceted portion of a brilliantcut diamond which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table See Brilliant n BLAB Blab v t imp p p Blabbed p pr vb n Blabbing Etym Cf OE blaberen or Dan blabbre G plappern Gael blabaran a stammerer prob of imitative origin Cf also Blubber v Defn To utter or tell unnecessarily or in a thoughtless manner to publish secrets or trifles without reserve or discretion Udall And yonder a vile physician blabbing The case of his patient Tennyson BLAB Blab v i Defn To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion to tattle to tell tales She must burst or blab Dryden BLAB Blab n Etym OE blabbe Defn One who blabs a babbler a telltale Avoided as a blab Milton For who will open himself to a blab or a babbler Bacon BLABBER Blabber n Defn A tattler a telltale BLACK Black a Etym OE blak AS blæc akin to Icel blakkr dark swarthy Sw bläck ink Dan blæk OHG blach LG D blaken to burn with a black smoke Not akin to AS blac E bleak pallid 1 Destitute of light or incapable of reflecting it of the color of soot or coal of the darkest or a very dark color the opposite of white characterized by such a color as black cloth black hair or eyes O night with hue so black Shak 2 In a less literal sense Enveloped or shrouded in darkness very dark or gloomy as a black night the heavens black with clouds I spy a black suspicious threatening cloud Shak 3 Fig Dismal gloomy or forbidding like darkness destitute of moral light or goodness atrociously wicked cruel mournful calamitous horrible This days black fate Black villainy Arise black vengeance Black day Black despair Shak 4 Expressing menace or discontent threatening sullen foreboding as to regard one with black looks Note Black is often used in selfexplaining compound words as blackeyed blackfaced blackhaired blackvisaged Black act the English statute 9 George I which makes it a felony to appear armed in any park or warren etc or to hunt or steal deer etc with the face blackened or disguised Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been called black acts Black angel Zoöl a fish of the West Indies and Florida Holacanthus tricolor with the head and tail yellow and the middle of the body black Black antimony Chem the black sulphide of antimony Sb2S3 used in pyrotechnics etc Black bear Zoöl the common American bear Ursus Americanus Black beast See Bête noire Black beetle Zoöl the common large cockroach Blatta orientalis Black and blue the dark color of a bruise in the flesh which is accompanied with a mixture of blue To pinch the slatterns black and blue Hudibras Black bonnet Zoöl the blackheaded bunting Embriza Schoeniclus of Europe Black canker a disease in turnips and other crops produced by a species of caterpillar Black cat Zoöl the fisher a quadruped of North America allied to the sable but larger See Fisher Black cattle any bovine cattle reared for slaughter in distinction from dairy cattle Eng Black cherry See under Cherry Black cockatoo Zoöl the palm cockatoo See Cockatoo Black copper Same as Melaconite Black currant Bot See Currant Black diamond Min See Carbonado Black draught Med a cathartic medicine composed of senna and magnesia Black drop Med vinegar of opium a narcotic preparation consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar Black earth mold earth of a dark color Woodward Black flag the flag of a pirate often bearing in white a skull and crossbones a signal of defiance Black flea Zoöl a flea beetle Haltica nemorum injurious to turnips Black flux a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of niter Brande C Black fly Zoöl a In the United States a small venomous twowinged fly of the genus Simulium of several species exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern forests The larvæ are aquatic b A black plant louse as the bean aphis A fabæ Black Forest Etym a translation of G Schwarzwald a forest in Baden and Würtemburg in Germany a part of the ancient Hercynian forest Black game or Black grouse Zoöl See Blackcock Grouse and Heath grouse Black grass Bot a grasslike rush of the species Juncus Gerardi growing on salt marshes and making good hay Black gum Bot an American tree the tupelo or pepperidge See Tupelo Black Hamburg grape Bot a sweet and juicy variety of dark purple or black grape Black horse Zoöl a fish of the Mississippi valley Cycleptus elongatus of the sucker family the Missouri sucker Black lemur Zoöl the Lemurniger of Madagascar the acoumbo of the natives Black list a list of persons who are for some reason thought deserving of censure or punishment esp a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy made for the protection of tradesmen or employers See Blacklist v t Black manganese Chem the black oxide of manganese MnO2 Black Maria the close wagon in which prisoners are carried to or from jail Black martin Zoöl the chimney swift See Swift Black moss Bot the common socalled long moss of the southern United States See Tillandsia Black oak See under Oak Black ocher See Wad Black pigment a very fine light carbonaceous substance or lampblack prepared chiefly for the manufacture of printers ink It is obtained by burning common coal tar Black plate sheet iron before it is tinned Knight Black quarter malignant anthrax with engorgement of a shoulder or quarter etc as of an ox Black rat Zoöl one of the species of rats Mus rattus commonly infesting houses Black rent See Blackmail n 3 Black rust a disease of wheat in which a black moist matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain Black sheep one in a family or company who is unlike the rest and makes trouble Black silver Min See under Silver Black and tan black mixed or spotted with tan color or reddish brown used in describing certain breeds of dogs Black tea See under Tea Black tin Mining tin ore cassiterite when dressed stamped and washed ready for smelting It is in the form of a black powder like fine sand Knight Black walnut See under Walnut Black warrior Zoöl an American hawk Buteo Harlani Syn Dark murky pitchy inky somber dusky gloomy swart Cimmerian ebon atrocious BLACK Black adv Defn Sullenly threateningly maliciously so as to produce blackness BLACK Black n 1 That which is destitute of light or whiteness the darkest color or rather a destitution of all color as a cloth has a good black Black is the badge of hell The hue of dungeons and the suit of night Shak 2 A black pigment or dye 3 A negro a person whose skin is of a black color or shaded with black esp a member or descendant of certain African races 4 A black garment or dress as she wears black pl Obs Defn Mourning garments of a black color funereal drapery Friends weeping and blacks and obsequies and the like show death terrible Bacon That was the full time they used to wear blacks for the death of their fathers Sir T North 5 The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black The black or sight of the eye Sir K Digby 6 A stain a spot a smooch Defiling her white lawn of chastity with ugly blacks of lust Rowley Black and white writing or print as I must have that statement in black and white Blue black a pigment of a blue black color Ivory black a fine kind of animal charcoal prepared by calcining ivory or bones When ground it is the chief ingredient of the ink used in copperplate printing Berlin black See under Berlin BLACK Black v t imp p p Blacked p pr vb n Blacking Etym See Black a and cf Blacken 1 To make black to blacken to soil to sully They have their teeth blacked both men and women for they say a dog hath his teeth white therefore they will black theirs Hakluyt Sins which black thy soul J Fletcher 2 To make black and shining as boots or a stove by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush BLACKAMOOR Blackamoor n Etym Black Moor Defn A negro or negress Shak BLACK ART Black art Defn The art practiced by conjurers and witches necromancy conjuration magic Note This name was given in the Middle Ages to necromancy under the idea that the latter term was derived from niger black instead of nekros a dead person and manteia divination Wright BLACKAVISED Blackavised a Defn Darkvisaged swart BLACKBALL Blackball n 1 A composition for blacking shoes boots etc also one for taking impressions of engraved work 2 A ball of black color esp one used as a negative in voting in this sense usually two words BLACKBALL Blackball v t imp p p Blackballed p pr vb n Blackballing 1 To vote against by putting a black ball into a ballot box to reject or exclude as by voting against with black balls to ostracize He was blackballed at two clubs in succession Thackeray 2 To blacken leather shoes etc with blacking BLACKBAND Blackband n Min Defn An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter valuable as an iron ore BLACK BASS Black bass Zoöl 1 An edible freshwater fish of the United States of the genus Micropterus the smallmouthed kind is M dolomiei the largemouthed is M salmoides 2 The sea bass See Blackfish 3 BLACKBERRY Blackberry n Etym OE blakberye AS blæcerie blæc black berie berry Defn The fruit of several species of bramble Rubus also the plant itself Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of England R villosus and R Canadensis are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States There are also other kinds BLACKBIRD Blackbird n Zoöl Defn In England a species of thrush Turdus merula a singing bird with a fin note the merle In America the name is given to several birds as the Quiscalus versicolor or crow blackbird the Agelæus phoeniceus or redwinged blackbird the cowbird the rusty grackle etc See Redwing BLACKBIRDER Blackbirder n Defn A slave ship a slaver Colloq F T Bullen BLACKBIRDING Blackbirding n 1 The kidnaping of negroes or Polynesians to be sold as slaves 2 The act or practice of collecting natives of the islands near Queensland for service on the Queensland sugar plantations Australia BLACKBOARD Blackboard n Defn A broad board painted black or any black surface on which writing drawing or the working of mathematical problems can be done with chalk or crayons It is much used in schools BLACK BOOK Black book 1 One of several books of a political character published at different times and for different purposes so called either from the color of the binding or from the character of the contents 2 A book compiled in the twelfth century containing a description of the court of exchequer of England an official statement of the revenues of the crown etc 3 A book containing details of the enormities practiced in the English monasteries and religious houses compiled by order of their visitors under Henry VIII to hasten their dissolution 4 A book of admiralty law of the highest authority compiled in the reign of Edw III Bouvier Wharton 5 A book kept for the purpose of registering the names of persons liable to censure or punishment as in the English universities or the English armies 6 Any book which treats of necromancy BLACKBROWED Blackbrowed a Defn Having black eyebrows Hence Gloomy dismal threatening forbidding Shak Dryden BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER Blackburnian warbler Etym Named from Mrs Blackburn an English lady Zoöl Defn A beautiful warbler of the United States Dendroica Blackburniæ The male is strongly marked with orange yellow and black on the head and neck and has an orangeyellow breast BLACKCAP Blackcap n 1 Zoöl a A small European song bird Sylvia atricapilla with a black crown the mock nightingale b An American titmouse Parus atricapillus the chickadee 2 Cookery Defn An apple roasted till black to be served in a dish of boiled custard 3 The black raspberry BLACKCOAT Blackcoat n Defn A clergyman familiarly so called as a soldier is sometimes called a redcoat or a bluecoat BLACKCOCK Blackcock n Zoöl Defn The male of the European black grouse Tetrao tetrix Linn so called by sportsmen The female is called gray hen See Heath grouse BLACK DEATH Black death Defn A pestilence which ravaged Europe and Asia in the fourteenth century BLACKEN Blacken v t imp p p Blackened p pr vb n Blackening Etym See Black a and cf Black v t 1 To make or render black While the long funerals blacken all the way Pope 2 To make dark to darken to cloud Blackened the whole heavens South 3 To defame to sully as reputation to make infamous as vice blackens the character Syn To denigrate defame vilify slander calumniate traduce malign asperse BLACKEN Blacken v i Defn To grow black or dark BLACKENER Blackener n Defn One who blackens BLACKEYED Blackeyed a Defn Having black eyes Dryden BLACKEYED SUSAN Blackeyed Susan Bot a The coneflower or yellow daisy Rudbeckia hirta b The bladder ketmie BLACKFACED Blackfaced a Defn Having a black dark or gloomy face or aspect BLACKFEET Blackfeet n pl Ethn Defn A tribe of North American Indians formerly inhabiting the country from the upper Missouri River to the Saskatchewan but now much reduced in numbers BLACKFIN Blackfin n Zoöl Defn See Bluefin BLACKFISH Blackfish n 1 Zoöl Defn A small kind of whale of the genus Globicephalus of several species The most common is G melas Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size 2 Zoöl Defn The tautog of New England Tautoga 3 Zoöl Defn The black sea bass Centropristis atrarius of the Atlantic coast It is excellent food fish locally called also black Harry 4 Zoöl Defn A fish of southern Europe Centrolophus pompilus of the Mackerel family 5 Zoöl Defn The female salmon in the spawning season Note The name is locally applied to other fishes BLACK FLAGS Black Flags Defn An organization composed originally of Chinese rebels that had been driven into Tonkin by the suppression of the Taiping rebellion but later increased by bands of pirates and adventurers It took a prominent part in fighting the French during their hostilities with Anam 187385 BLACKFOOT Blackfoot a Defn Of or pertaining to the Blackfeet as a Blackfoot Indian n Defn A Blackfoot Indian BLACK FRIAR Black friar Eccl Defn A friar of the Dominican order called also predicant and preaching friar in France Jacobin Also sometimes a Benedictine BLACK FRIDAY Black Friday Defn Any Friday on which a public disaster has occurred as In England December 6 1745 when the news of the landing of the Pretender reached London or May 11 1866 when a financial panic commenced In the United States September 24 1869 and September 18 1873 on which financial panics began BLACKGUARD Blackguard n Etym Black guard 1 The scullions and lower menials of a court or of a noblemans household who in a removal from one residence to another had charge of the kitchen utensils and being smutted by them were jocularly called the black guard also the servants and hangerson of an army Obs A lousy slave that rode with the black guard in the dukes carriage mongst spits and dripping pans Webster 1612 2 The criminals and vagrants or vagabonds of a town or community collectively Obs 3 A person of stained or low character esp one who uses scurrilous language or treats others with foul abuse a scoundrel a rough A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of his class deserves to be called a blackguard Macaulay 4 A vagrant a bootblack a gamin Obs BLACKGUARD Blackguard v t imp p p Blackguarded p pr vb n Blackguarding Defn To revile or abuse in scurrilous language Southey BLACKGUARD Blackguard a Defn Scurrilous abusive low worthless vicious as blackguard language BLACKGUARDISM Blackguardism n Defn The conduct or language of a blackguard rufflanism BLACKGUARDLY Blackguardly adv a Defn In the manner of or resembling a blackguard abusive scurrilous ruffianly BLACK HAMBURG Black Hamburg Defn A sweet and juicy variety of European grape of a dark purplish black color much grown under glass in northern latitudes BLACK HAND Black Hand A trans of Sp mano negra 1 Defn A Spanish anarchistic society many of the members of which were imprisoned in 1883 2 A lawless or blackmailing secret society esp among Italians U S BLACKHEAD Blackhead n Zoöl Defn The scaup duck BLACKHEART Blackheart n Defn A heartshaped cherry with a very darkcolored skin BLACKHEARTED Blackhearted a Defn Having a wicked malignant disposition morally bad BLACK HOLE Black hole Defn A dungeon or dark cell in a prison a military lockup or guardroom now commonly with allusion to the cell the Black Hole in a fort at Calcutta into which 146 English prisoners were thrust by the nabob Suraja Dowla on the night of June 20 17656 and in which 123 of the prisoners died before morning from lack of air A discipline of unlimited autocracy upheld by rods and ferules and the black hole H Spencer BLACKING Blacking n 1 Any preparation for making things black esp one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes or to stoves 2 The act or process of making black BLACKISH Blackish a Defn Somewhat black BLACKJACK Blackjack n 1 Min Defn A name given by English miners to sphalerite or zinc blende called also false galena See Blende 2 Caramel or burnt sugar used to color wines spirits ground coffee etc 3 A large leather vessel for beer etc Obs 4 Bot Defn The Quercus nigra or barren oak 5 The ensign of a pirate BLACK LEAD Black lead Defn Plumbago graphiteIt leaves a blackish mark somewhat like lead See Graphite BLACKLEAD Blacklead v t Defn To coat or to polish with black lead BLACKLEG Blackleg n 1 A notorious gambler Colloq 2 A disease among calves and sheep characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs and sometimes in the neck Eng BLACK LETTER Black letter Defn The old English or Gothic letter in which the Early English manuscripts were written and the first English books were printed It was conspicuous for its blackness See Type BLACKLETTER Blackletter a 1 Written or printed in black letter as a blackletter manuscript or book 2 Given to the study of books in black letter that is of old books out of date Kemble a blackletter man J Boaden 3 Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints days Hence Unlucky inauspicious BLACKLIST Blacklist v t Defn To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion censure or punishment esp to put in a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy as tradesmen and employers do for mutual protection as to blacklist a workman who has been discharged See Black list under Black a If you blacklist us we will boycott you John Swinton BLACKLY Blackly adv Defn In a black manner darkly in color gloomily threateningly atrociously Deeds so blackly grim and horrid Feltham BLACKMAIL Blackmail n Etym Black mail a piece of money 1 A certain rate of money corn cattle or other thing anciently paid in the north of England and south of Scotland to certain men who were allied to robbers or moss troopers to be by them protected from pillage Sir W Scott 2 Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation also extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation exposure or censure 3 Eng Law Defn Black rent or rent paid in corn flesh or the lowest coin a opposed to white rent which paid in silver To levy blackmail to extort money by threats as of injury to ones reputation BLACKMAIL Blackmail v t imp p p Blackmailed p pr vb n Blackmailing Defn To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm as injury to reputation distress of mind etc as to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud U S BLACKMAILER Blackmailer n Defn One who extorts or endeavors to extort money by black mailing BLACKMAILING Blackmailing n Defn The act or practice of extorting money by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm as injury to reputation BLACK MONDAY Black Monday 1 Easter Monday so called from the severity of that day in 1360 which was so unusual that many of Edward IIIs soldiers then before Paris died from the cold Stow Then it was not for nothing that may nose fell a bleeding on Black Monday last Shak 2 The first Monday after the holidays so called by English schoolboys Halliwell BLACK MONK Black monk Defn A Benedictine monk BLACKMOOR Blackmoor n Defn See Blackamoor BLACKMOUTHED Blackmouthed a Defn Using foul or scurrilous language slanderous BLACKNESS Blackness n Defn The quality or state of being black black color atrociousness or enormity in wickedness Theyre darker now than blackness Donne BLACKPOLL Blackpoll n Etym Black poll head Zoöl Defn A warbler of the United States Dendroica striata BLACK PUDDING Black pudding Defn A kind of sausage made of blood suet etc thickened with meal And fat black puddings proper food For warriors that delight in blood Hudibras BLACK ROD Black Rod a the usher to the Chapter of the Garter so called from the black rod which he carries He is of the kings chamber and also usher to the House of Lords Eng b An usher in the legislature of British colonies Cowell Committed to the custody of the Black Rod Macaulay BLACKROOT Blackroot n Bot Defn See Colicroot BLACKS Blacks n pl 1 The name of a kind of in used in copperplate printing prepared from the charred husks of the grape and residue of the wine press 2 Soot flying in the air Eng 3 Black garments etc See Black n 4 BLACKSALTER Blacksalter n Defn One whomakes crude potash or black salts BLACK SALTS Black salts Defn Crude potash De Colange BLACKSMITH Blacksmith n Etym Black in allusion to the color of the metal smith Cf Whitesmith 1 A smith who works in iron with a forge and makes iron utensils horseshoes etc The blacksmith may forge what he pleases Howell 2 Zoöl Defn A fish of the Pacific coast Chromis or Heliastes punctipinnis of a blackish color BLACK SNAKE BLACKSNAKE Black snake or Blacksnake n Zoöl Defn A snake of a black color of which two species are common in the United States the Bascanium constrictor or racer sometimes six feet long and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis seven or eight feet long Note The name is also applied to various other black serpents as Natrix atra of Jamaica BLACK SPANISH Black Spanish Defn One of an old and wellknown Mediterranean breed of domestic fowls with glossy black plumage blue legs and feet bright red comb and wattles and white face They are remarkable as egg layers BLACKSTRAP Blackstrap n 1 A mixture of spirituous liquor usually rum and molasses No blackstrap tonight switchel or ginger pop Judd 2 Bad port wine any commo wine of the Mediterranean so called by sailors BLACKTAIL Blacktail n Etym Black tail 1 Zoöl Defn A fish the ruff or pope 2 Zoöl Defn The blacktailed deer Cervus or Cariacus Columbianus of California and Oregon also the mule deer of the Rocky Mountains See Mule deer BLACKTHORN Blackthorn n Bot a A spreading thorny shrub or small tree Prunus spinosa with blackish bark and bearing little black plums which are called sloes the sloe b A species of Cratægus or hawthorn C tomentosa Both are used for hedges BLACK VOMIT Black vomit Med Defn A copious vomiting of darkcolored matter or the substance so discharged one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever BLACK WASH BLACKWASH Black wash or Blackwash n 1 Med Defn A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water 2 A wash that blackens as opposed to whitewash hence figuratively calumny To remove as far as he can the modern layers of black wash and let the man himself fair or foul be seen C Kingsley BLACKWATER STATE Blackwater State Defn Nebraska a nickname alluding to the dark color of the water of its rivers due to the presence of a black vegetable mold in the soil BLACKWOOD Blackwood n Defn A name given to several darkcolored timbers The East Indian black wood is from the tree Dalbergia latifolia Balfour BLACKWORK Blackwork n Defn Work wrought by blacksmiths so called in distinction from that wrought by whitesmiths Knight BLADDER Bladder n Etym OE bladder bleddre AS bl bl akin to Icel bla SW bläddra Dan blære D blaar OHG blatara the bladder in the body of animals G blatter blister bustule all fr the same root as AS blawan E blow to puff See Blow to puff 1 Anat Defn A bag or sac in animals which serves as the receptacle of some fluid as the urinary bladder the gall bladder applied especially to the urinary bladder either within the animal or when taken out and inflated with air 2 Any vesicle or blister especially if filled with air or a thin watery fluid 3 Bot Defn A distended membranaceous pericarp 4 Anything inflated empty or unsound To swim with bladders of philosophy Rochester Bladder nut or Bladder tree Bot a genus of plants Staphylea with bladderlike seed pods Bladder pod Bot a genus of low herbs Vesicaria with inflated seed pods Bladdor senna Bot a genus of shrubs Colutea with membranaceous inflated pods Bladder worm Zoöl the larva of any species of tapeworm Tænia found in the flesh or other parts of animals See Measle Cysticercus Bladder wrack Bot the common black rock weed of the seacoast Fucus nodosus and F vesiculosus called also bladder tangle See Wrack BLADDER Bladder v t imp p p Bladdered p pr vb n Bladdering 1 To swell out like a bladder with air to inflate Obs G Fletcher 2 To put up in bladders as bladdered lard BLADDERWORT Bladderwort n Bot Defn A genus Utricularia of aquatic or marshy plants which usually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the leaves These serve as traps for minute animals See Ascidium BLADDERY Bladdery a Defn Having bladders also resembling a bladder BLADE Blade n Etym OE blade blad AS blæd leaf akin to OS D Dan Sw blad Icel bla OHG blat G blatt and perh to L folium Gr The root is prob the same as that of AS bl E blow to blossom See Blow to blossom and cf Foil leaf of metal 1 Properly the leaf or flat part of the leaf of any plant especially of gramineous plants The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses The crimson dulse with its waving blade Percival First the blade then ear after that the full corn in the ear Mark iv 28 2 The cutting part of an instrument as the blade of a knife or a sword 3 The broad part of an oar also one of the projecting arms of a screw propeller 4 The scapula or shoulder blade 5 pl Arch Defn The principal rafters of a roof Weale 6 pl Com Defn The four large shell plates on the sides and the five large ones of the middle of the carapace of the sea turtle which yield the best tortoise shell De Colange 7 A sharpwitted dashing wild or reckless fellow a word of somewhat indefinite meaning He saw a turnkey in a trice Fetter a troublesome blade Coleridge BLADE Blade v t Defn To furnish with a blade BLADE Blade v i Defn To put forth or have a blade As sweet a plant as fair a flower is faded As ever in the Muses garden bladed P Fletcher BLADEBONE Bladebone n Defn The scapula See Blade 4 BLADED Bladed a 1 Having a blade or blades as a twobladed knife Decking with liquid pearl the bladed grass Shak 2 Divested of blades as bladed corn 3 Min Defn Composed of long and narrow plates shaped like the blade of a knife BLADEFISH Bladefish n Zoöl Defn A long thin marine fish of Europe Trichiurus lepturus the ribbon fish BLADESMITH Bladesmith n Defn A sword cutler Obs BLADY Blady a Defn Consisting of blades R Blady grass Drayton BLAE Blæ a Etym See Blue Defn Dark blue or bluish gray leadcolored Scot BLAEBERRY Blæberry n Etym Blæ berry akin to Icel blaber Sw bl D blaabær Cf Blueberry Defn The bilberry North of Eng Scot BLAGUE Blague n Etym F Defn Mendacious boasting falcefood humbug BLAIN Blain n Etym OE blein bleyn AS bl akin to Dan blegn D blein perh fr the same root as E bladder See Bladder 1 An inflammatory swelling or sore a bulla pustule or blister Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss Milton 2 Far Defn A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse against the windpipe and stopping the breath BLAMABLE Blamable a Etym Cf F blâmable Defn Deserving of censure faulty culpable reprehensible censurable blameworthy Blamableness n Blamably adv BLAME Blame v t imp p p Blamed p pr vb n Blaming Etym OE blamen F blâr OF blasmer fr L blasphemare to blaspheme LL also to blame fr Gr to speak ill to slander to blaspheme fr evil speaking perh for injury fr to injure a saying fr to say Cf Blaspheme and see Fame 1 To censure to express disapprobation of to find fault with to reproach We have none to blame but ourselves Tillotson 2 To bring reproach upon to blemish Obs She blamed her noble blood Spenser To blame to be blamed or deserving blame in fault as the conductor was to blame for the accident You were to blame I must be plain with you Shak BLAME Blame n Etym OE blame fr F blâme OF blasme fr blâmer OF blasmer to blame See Blame v 1 An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong imputation of fault censure Let me bear the blame forever Gen xiiii 9 2 That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation culpability fault crime sin Holy and without blame before him in love Eph i 4 3 Hurt injury Obs Spenser Syn Censure reprehension condemnation reproach fault sin crime wrongdoing BLAMEFUL Blameful a 1 Faulty meriting blame Shak 2 Attributing blame or fault implying or conveying censure faultfinding censorious Chaucer Blamefully adv Blamefulness n BLAMELESS Blameless a Defn Free from blame without fault innocent guiltless sometimes followed by of A bishop then must be blameless 1 Tim iii 2 Blameless still of arts that polish to deprave Mallet We will be blameless of this thine oath Josh ii 17 Syn Irreproachable sinless unblemished inculpable Blameless Spotless Faultless Stainless We speak of a thing as blameless when it is free from blame or the just imputation of fault as a blameless life or character The others are stronger We speak of a thing as faultless stainless or spotless only when we mean that it is absolutely without fault or blemish as a spotless or stainless reputation a faultless course of conduct The last three words apply only to the general character while blameless may be used in reverence to particular points as in this transaction he was wholly blameless We also apply faultless to personal appearance as a faultless figure which can not be done in respect to any of the other words BLAMELESSLY Blamelessly adv Defn In a blameless manner BLAMELESSNESS Blamelessness n Defn The quality or state of being blameless innocence BLAMER Blamer n Defn One who blames Wyclif BLAMEWORTHY Blameworthy a Defn Deserving blame culpable reprehensible Blameworthiness n BLANC Blanc n F white 1 A white cosmetic 2 A white sauce of fat broth and vegetables used esp for braised meat BLANCARD Blancard n Etym F fr blanc white Defn A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy the thread of which is partly blanches before it is woven BLANCH Blanch v t imp p p Blanched p pr vb n Blanching Etym OE blanchen blaunchen F blanchir fr blanc white See Blank a 1 To take the color out of and make white to bleach as to blanch linen age has blanched his hair 2 Gardening Defn To bleach by excluding the light as the stalks or leaves of plants by earthing them up or tying them together 3 Confectionery Cookery a To make white by removing the skin of as by scalding as to blanch almonds b To whiten as the surface of meat by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold so as to harden the surface and retain the juices 4 To give a white luster to silver before stamping in the process of coining 5 To cover sheet iron with a coating of tin 6 Fig To whiten to give a favorable appearance to to whitewash to palliate Blanch over the blackest and most absurd things Tillotson Syn To Blanch Whiten To whiten is the generic term denoting to render white as to whiten the walls of a room Usually though not of necessity this is supposed to be done by placing some white coloring matter in or upon the surface of the object in question To blanch is to whiten by the removal of coloring matter as to blanch linen So the cheek is blanched by fear i e by the withdrawal of the blood which leaves it white BLANCH Blanch v i Defn To grow or become white as his cheek blanched with fear the rose blanches in the sun Bones blanching on the grass Tennyson BLANCH Blanch v t Etym See Blench 1 To avoid as from fear to evade to leave unnoticed Obs Ifs and ands to qualify the words of treason whereby every man might express his malice and blanch his danger Bacon I suppose you will not blanch Paris in your way Reliq Wot 2 To cause to turn aside or back as to blanch a deer BLANCH Blanch v i Defn To use evasion Obs Books will speak plain when counselors blanch Bacon BLANCH Blanch n Mining Defn Ore not in masses but mixed with other minerals BLANCHARD LATHE Blanchard lathe After Thomas Blanchard American inventor Mach Defn A kind of woodturning lathe for making noncircular and irregular forms as felloes gun stocks lasts spokes etc after a given pattern The pattern and work rotate on parallel spindles in the same direction with the same speed and the work is shaped by a rapidly rotating cutter whose position is varied by the pattern acting as a cam upon a follower wheel traversing slowly along the pattern BLANCHER Blancher n Defn One who or that which blanches or whitens esp one who anneals and cleanses money also a chemical preparation for this purpose BLANCHER Blancher n Defn One who or that which frightens away or turns aside Obs And Gynecia a blancher which kept the dearest deer from her Sir P Sidney And so even now hath he divers blanchers belonging to the market to let and stop the light of the gospel Latimer BLANCH HOLDING Blanch holding Scots Law Defn A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent silver or otherwise BLANCHIMETER Blanchimeter n Etym 1st blanch meter Defn An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash a chlorometer Ure BLANCMANGE Blancmange n Etym F blancmanger lit white food blanc white manger to eat Cookery Defn A preparation for desserts etc made from isinglass sea moss cornstarch or other gelatinous or starchy substance with mild usually sweetened and flavored and shaped in a mold BLANCMANGER Blancmanger n Etym F See Blancmange Defn A sort of fricassee with white sauce variously made of capon fish etc Obs Chaucer BLAND Bland a Etym L blandus of unknown origin 1 Mild soft gentle smooth and soothing in manner suave as a bland temper bland persuasion a bland sycophant Exhilarating vapor bland Milton 2 Having soft and soothing qualities not drastic or irritating not stimulating as a bland oil a bland diet BLANDATION Blandation n Etym Cf L blanditia blandities fr blandus See Bland Defn Flattery Obs BLANDILOQUENCE Blandiloquence n Etym L blandiloquentia blandus mild loqui to speak Defn Mild flattering speech BLANDILOQUOUS BLANDILOQUIOUS Blandiloquous Blandiloquious a Defn Fairspoken flattering BLANDISE Blandise v i Etym Same word as Blandish Defn To blandish any one Obs Chaucer BLANDISH Blandish v t imp p p Blandished p pr vb n Blandishing Etym OE blaundisen F blandir fr L blandiri fr blandus mild flattering 1 To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions to caress to cajole 2 To make agreeable and enticing Mustering all her wiles With blandished parleys Milton BLANDISHER Blandisher n Defn One who uses blandishments BLANDISHMENT Blandishment n Etym Cf OF blandissement Defn The act of blandishing a word or act expressive of affection or kindness and tending to win the heart soft words and artful caresses cajolery allurement Cowering low with blandishment Milton Attacked by royal smiles by female blandishments Macaulay BLANDLY Blandly adv Defn In a bland manner mildly suavely BLANDNESS Blandness n Defn The state or quality of being bland BLANK Blank a Etym OE blank blonc blaunc blaunche fr F blanc fem blanche fr OHG blanch shining bright white G blank akin to E blink cf also AS blanc white Blink and cf 1st Blanch 1 Of a white or pale color without color To the blank moon Her office they prescribed Milton 2 Free from writing printing or marks having an empty space to be filled in with some special writing said of checks official documents etc as blank paper a blank check a blank ballot 3 Utterly confounded or discomfited Adam astonied stood and blank Milton 4 Empty void without result fruitless as a blank space a blank day 5 Lacking characteristics which give variety as a blank desert a blank wall destitute of interests affections hopes etc as to live a blank existence destitute of sensations as blank unconsciousness 6 Lacking animation and intelligence or their associated characteristics as expression of face look etc expressionless vacant Blank and horrorstricken faces C Kingsley The blank glance of a half returned consciousness G Eliot 7 Absolute downright unmixed as blank terror Blank bar Law a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in an action of trespass to assign the certain place where the trespass was committed called also common bar Blank cartridge a cartridge containing no ball Blank deed See Deed Blank door or Blank window Arch a depression in a wall of the size of a door or window either for symmetrical effect or for the more convenient insertion of a door or window at a future time should it be needed Blank indorsement Law an indorsement which omits the name of the person in whose favor it is made it is usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on the back of the bill Blank line Print a vacant space of the breadth of a line on a printed page a line of quadrats Blank tire Mech a tire without a flange Blank tooling See Blind tooling under Blind Blank verse See under Verse Blank wall a wall in which there is no opening a dead wall BLANK Blank n 1 Any void space a void space on paper or in any written instrument an interval void of consciousness action result etc a void I can not write a paper full I used to do and yet I will not forgive a blank of half an inch from you Swift From this time there ensues a long blank in the history of French legislation Hallam I was ill I cant tell how long it was a blank G Eliot 2 A lot by which nothing is gained a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated In Fortunes lottery lies A heap of blanks like this for one small prize Dryden 3 A paper unwritten a paper without marks or characters a blank ballot especially a paper on which are to be inserted designated items of information for which spaces are left vacant a bland form The freemen signified their approbation by an inscribed vote and their dissent by a blank Palfrey 4 A paper containing the substance of a legal instrument as a deed release writ or execution with spaces left to be filled with names date descriptions etc 5 The point aimed at in a target marked with a white spot hence the object to which anything is directed Let me still remain The true blank of thine eye Shak 6 Aim shot range Obs I have stood within the blank of his displeasure For my free speech Shak 7 A kind of base silver money first coined in England by Henry V and worth about 8 pence also a French coin of the seventeenth century worth about 4 pence Nares 8 Mech Defn A piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation as a coin screw nuts 9 Dominoes Defn A piece or division of a piece without spots as the double blank the six blank In blank with an essential portion to be supplied by another as to make out a check in blank BLANK Blank v t imp p p Blanked p pr vb n Blanking Etym Cf 3d Blanch 1 To make void to annul Obs Spenser 2 To blanch to make blank to damp the spirits of to dispirit or confuse Obs Each opposite that blanks the face of joy Shak BLANKET Blanket n Etym F blanchet OF also blanket a woolen waistcoat or shirt the blanket of a printing press prop white woolen stuff dim of blanc white blanquette a kind of white pear fr blanc white See Blank a 1 A heavy loosely woven fabric usually of wool and having a nap used in bed clothing also a similar fabric used as a robe or any fabric used as a cover for a horse 2 Print Defn A piece of rubber felt or woolen cloth used in the tympan to make it soft and elastic 3 A streak or layer of blubber in whales Note The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters explains the following figure of Shakespeare Nares Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark To cry Hold hold Shak Blanket sheet a newspaper of folio size A wet blanket anything which damps chills dispirits or discour BLANKET Blanket v t imp p p Blanketed p pr vb n Blanketing 1 To cover with a blanket Ill blanket my loins Shak 2 To toss in a blanket by way of punishment Well have our men blanket em i the hall B Jonson 3 To take the wind out of the sails of another vessel by sailing to windward of her Blanket cattle See Belted cattle under Belted BLANKET CLAUSE Blanket clause Law Defn A clause as in a blanket mortgage or policy that includes a group or class of things rather than a number mentioned individually and having the burden loss or the like apportioned among them BLANKETING Blanketing n 1 Cloth for blankets 2 The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket That affair of the blanketing happened to thee for the fault thou wast guilty of Smollett BLANKET MORTGAGE BLANKET POLICY Blanket mortgage or Blanket policy Defn One that covers a group or class of things or properties instead of one or more things mentioned individually as where a mortgage secures various debts as a group or subjects a group or class of different pieces of property to one general lien BLANKET STITCH Blanket stitch Defn A buttonhole stitch worked wide apart on the edge of material as blankets too thick to hem BLANKLY Blankly adv 1 In a blank manner without expression vacuously as to stare blankly G Eliot 2 Directly flatly point blank De Quincey BLANKNESS Blankness n Defn The state of being blank BLANQUETTE Blanquette n Etym F blanquette from blanc white Cookery Defn A white fricassee BLANQUILLO Blanquillo n Etym Sp blanquillo whitish Zoöl Defn A large fish of Florida and the W Indies Caulolatilus chrysops It is red marked with yellow BLARE Blare v i imp p p Blared p pr vb n Blaring Etym OE blaren bloren to cry woop cf G plärren to bleat D blaren to bleat cry weep Prob an imitative word but cf also E blast Cf Blore Defn To sound loudly and somewhat harshly The trumpet blared Tennyson BLARE Blare v t Defn To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet to proclaim loudly To blare its own interpretation Tennyson BLARE Blare n Defn The harsh noise of a trumpet a loud and somewhat harsh noise like the blast of a trumpet a roar or bellowing With blare of bugle clamor of men Tennyson His ears are stunned with the thunders blare J R Drake BLARNEY Blarney n Etym Blarney a village and castle near Cork Defn Smooth wheedling talk flattery Colloq Blarney stone a stone in Blarney castle Ireland said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney BLARNEY Blarney v t imp p p Blarneyed p pr vb n Blarneying Defn To influence by blarney to wheedle with smooth talk to make or accomplish by blarney Blarneyed the landlord Irving Had blarneyed his way from Long Island S G Goodrich BLASE Blasé a Etym F p p of blaser Defn Having the sensibilities deadened by excess or frequency of enjoyment sated or surfeited with pleasure used up BLASPHEME Blaspheme v t imp p p Blasphemed p pr vb n Blaspheming Etym OE blasfem L blasphemare fr Gr cf F blasphémer See Blame v 1 To speak of or address with impious irreverence to revile impiously anything sacred as to blaspheme the Holy Spirit So Dagon shall be magnified and God Besides whom is no god compared with idols Disglorified blasphemed and had in scorn Milton How long O Lord holy and true dost thou not judge and avenge thyself on all those who thus continually blaspheme thy great and allglorious name Dr W Beveridge 2 Figuratively of persons and things not religiously sacred but held in high honor To calumniate to revile to abuse You do blaspheme the good in mocking me Shak Those who from our labors heap their board Blaspheme their feeder and forget their lord Pope BLASPHEME Blaspheme v i Defn To utter blasphemy He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness Mark iii 29 BLASPHEMER Blasphemer n Defn One who blasphemes And each blasphemer quite escape the rod Because the insults not on man but God Pope BLASPHEMOUS Blasphemous a Etym L blasphemus Gr Defn Speaking or writing blasphemy uttering or exhibiting anything impiously irreverent profane as a blasphemous person containing blasphemy as a blasphemous book a blasphemous caricature Blasphemous publications Porteus Nor from the Holy One of Heaven Refrained his tongue blasphemous Milton Note Formerly this word was accented on the second syllable as in the above example BLASPHEMOUSLY Blasphemously adv Defn In a blasphemous manner BLASPHEMY Blasphemy n Etym L blasphemia Gr cf OF blasphemie 1 An indignity offered to God in words writing or signs impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to or used in reference to God speaking evil of God also the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity Note When used generally in statutes or at common law blasphemy is the use of irreverent words or signs in reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to produce scandal or provoke violence 2 Figuratively of things held in high honor Calumny abuse vilification Punished for his blasphemy against learning Bacon BLAST blast Etym Gr sprout shoot Defn A suffix or terminal formative used principally in biological terms and signifying growth formation as bioblast epiblast mesoblast etc BLAST Blast n Etym AS bl a puff of wind a blowing akin to Icel blastr OHG blast and fr a verb akin to Icel blasa to blow OHG blâsan Goth bl in comp all prob from the same root as E blow See Blow to eject air 1 A violent gust of wind And see where surly Winter passes off Far to the north and calls his ruffian blasts His blasts obey and quit the howling hill Thomson 2 A forcible stream of air from an orifice as from a bellows the mouth etc Hence The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace as to melt so many tons of iron at a blast Note The terms hot blast and cold blast are employed to designate whether the current is heated or not heated before entering the furnace A blast furnace is said to be in blast while it is in operation and out of blast when not in use 3 The exhaust steam from and engine driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney and thus creating an intense draught through the fire also any draught produced by the blast 4 The sound made by blowing a wind instrument strictly the sound produces at one breath One blast upon his bugle horn Were worth a thousand men Sir W Scott The blast of triumph oer thy grave Bryant 5 A sudden pernicious effect as if by a noxious wind especially on animals and plants a blight By the blast of God they perish Job iv 9 Virtue preserved from fell destructions blast Shak 6 The act of rending or attempting to rend heavy masses of rock earth etc by the explosion of gunpowder dynamite etc also the charge used for this purpose Large blasts are often used Tomlinson 7 A flatulent disease of sheep Blast furnace a furnace usually a shaft furnace for smelting ores into which air is forced by pressure Blast hole a hole in the bottom of a pump stock through which water enters Blast nozzle a fixed or variable orifice in the delivery end of a blast pipe called also blast orifice In full blast in complete operation in a state of great activity See Blast n 2 Colloq BLAST Blast v t imp p p Blasted p pr vb n Blasting 1 To injure as by a noxious wind to cause to wither to stop or check the growth of and prevent from fruitbearing by some pernicious influence to blight to shrivel Seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind Gen xii 6 2 Hence to affect with some sudden violence plague calamity or blighting influence which destroys or causes to fail to visit with a curse to curse to ruin as to blast pride hopes or character Ill cross it though it blast me Shak Blasted with excess of light T Gray 3 To confound by a loud blast or din Trumpeters With brazen din blast you the citys ear Shak 4 To rend open by any explosive agent as gunpowder dynamite etc to shatter as to blast rocks BLAST Blast v i 1 To be blighted or withered as the bud blasted in the blossom 2 To blow to blow on a trumpet Obs Toke his blake trumpe faste And gan to puffen and to blaste Chaucer BLASTED Blasted a 1 Blighted withered Upon this blasted heath Shak 2 Confounded accursed detestable Some of her own blasted gypsies Sir W Scott 3 Rent open by an explosive The blasted quarry thunders heard remote Wordsworth BLASTEMA Blastema n pl Blastemata Etym Gr bud sprout Biol Defn The structureless protoplasmic tissue of the embryo the primitive basis of an organ yet unformed from which it grows BLASTEMAL Blastemal a Biol Defn Relating to the blastema rudimentary BLASTEMATIC Blastematic a Biol Defn Connected with or proceeding from the blastema blastemal BLASTER Blaster n Defn One who or that which blasts or destroys BLASTIDE Blastide n Etym Gr sprout fr to grow Biol Defn A small clear space in the segments of the ovum the precursor of the nucleus BLASTING Blasting n 1 A blast destruction by a blast or by some pernicious cause I have smitten you with blasting and mildew Amos iv 9 2 The act or process of one who or that which blasts the business of one who blasts BLAST LAMP Blast lamp Defn A lamp provided with some arrangement for intensifying combustion by means of a blast BLASTMENT Blastment n Defn A sudden stroke or injury produced by some destructive cause Obs Shak BLASTOCARPOUS Blastocarpous a Etym Gr sprout germ fruit Bot Defn Germinating inside the pericarp as the mangrove Brande C BLASTOCOELE Blastocoele n Etym Gr sprout hollow Biol Defn The cavity of the blastosphere or segmentation cavity BLASTOCYST Blastocyst n Etym Gr sprout E cyst Biol Defn The germinal vesicle BLASTODERM Blastoderm n Etym Gr sprout E derm Biol Defn The germinal membrane in an ovum from which the embryo is developed BLASTODERMATIC BLASTODERMIC Blastodermatic Blastodermic a Defn Of or pertaining to the blastoderm BLASTOGENESIS Blastogenesis n Etym Gr sprout E genesis Biol Defn Multiplication or increase by gemmation or budding BLASTOID Blastoid n Zoöl Defn One of the Blastoidea BLASTOIDEA Blastoidea n pl Etym NL fr Gr sprout oid Zoöl Defn One of the divisions of Crinoidea found fossil in paleozoic rocks pentremites They are so named on account of their budlike form BLASTOMERE Blastomere n Etym Gr sprout mere Biol Defn One of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum Balfour BLASTOPHORAL BLASTOPHORIC Blastophoral Blastophoric a Defn Relating to the blastophore BLASTOPHORE Blastophore n Etym Gr sprout to bear Biol Defn That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts but carries them BLASTOPORE Blastopore n Etym Gr sprout E pore Biol Defn The pore or opening leading into the cavity of invagination or archenteron Note See Illust of Invagination Balfour BLASTOSPHERE Blastosphere n Etym Gr sprout E sphere Biol Defn The hollow globe or sphere formed by the arrangement of the blastomeres on the periphery of an impregnated ovum Note See Illust of Invagination BLASTOSTYLE Blastostyle n Etym Gr sprout bud a pillar Zoöl Defn In certain hydroids an imperfect zooid whose special function is to produce medusoid buds See Hydroidea and Athecata BLAST PIPE Blast pipe Defn The exhaust pipe of a steam engine or any pipe delivering steam or air when so constructed as to cause a blast BLASTULA Blastula n Etym NL dim of Gr a sprout Biol Defn That stage in the development of the ovum in which the outer cells of the morula become more defined and form the blastoderm BLASTULE Blastule n Biol Defn Same as Blastula BLASTY Blasty a 1 Affected by blasts gusty 2 Causing blast or injury Obs Boyle BLAT Blat v i Defn To cry as a calf or sheep to bleat to make a senseless noise to talk inconsiderately Low BLAT Blat v t Defn To utter inconsiderately Low If I have anything on my mind I have to blat it right out W D Howells BLATANCY Blatancy n Defn Blatant quality BLATANT Blatant a Etym Cf Bleat Defn Bellowing as a calf bawling brawling clamoring disagreeably clamorous sounding loudly and harshly Harsh and blatant tone R H Dana A monster which the blatant beast men call Spenser Glory that blatant word which haunts some military minds like the bray of the trumpet W Irving BLATANTLY Blatantly adv Defn In a blatant manner BLATHER Blather blather v i t imp p p Blathered p pr vb n Blathering Written also blether Icel blaðra Cf Blatherskite Defn To talk foolishly or nonsensically G Eliot BLATHER Blather n Written also blether Defn Voluble foolish or nonsensical talk often in the pl Hall Caine BLATHERSKITE Blatherskite n Defn A blustering talkative fellow Local slang U S Barllett BLATTER Blatter v i imp p p Blattered Etym L blaterare to babble cf F blatérer to bleat Defn To prate to babble to rail to make a senseless noise to patter Archaic The rain blattered Jeffrey They procured preachers to blatter against me so that they had place and time to belie me shamefully Latimer BLATTERATION Blatteration n Etym L blateratio a babbling Defn Blattering BLATTERER Blatterer n Defn One who blatters a babbler a noisy blustering boaster BLATTERING Blattering n Defn Senseless babble or boasting BLATTEROON Blatteroon n Etym L blatero onis Defn A senseless babbler or boaster Obs I hate such blatteroons Howell BLAUBOK Blaubok n Etym D blauwbok Zoöl Defn The blue buck See Blue buck under Blue BLAY Blay n Etym AS bl fr bl bleak white akin to Icel bleikja OHG bleicha G bleihe See Bleak n a Zoöl Defn A fish See Bleak n BLAZE Blaze blaz n Etym OE blase AS blæse blase akin to OHG blass whitish G blass pale MHG blas torch Icel blys torch perh fr the same root as E blast Cf Blast Blush Blink 1 A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion a bright flame To heaven the blaze uprolled Croly 2 Intense direct light accompanied with heat as to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun O dark dark dark amid the blaze of noon Milton 3 A bursting out or active display of any quality an outburst a brilliant display Fierce blaze of riot His blaze of wrath Shak For what is glory but the blaze of fame Milton 4 Cf D bles akin to E blaze light Defn A white spot on the forehead of a horse 5 A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark usually as a surveyors mark Three blazes in a perpendicular line on the same tree indicating a legislative road the single blaze a settlement or neighborhood road Carlton In a blaze on fire burning with a flame filled with giving or reflecting light excited or exasperated Like blazes furiously rapidly Low The horses did along like blazes tear Poem in Essex dialect Note In low language in the U S blazes is frequently used of something extreme or excessive especially of something very bad as blue as blazes Neal Syn Blaze Flame A blaze and a flame are both produced by burning gas In blaze the idea of light rapidly evolved is prominent with or without heat as the blaze of the sun or of a meteor Flame includes a stronger notion of heat as he perished in the flames BLAZE Blaze v i imp p p Blazed p pr vb n Blazing 1 To shine with flame to glow with flame as the fire blazes 2 To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light to show a blaze And far and wide the icy summit blazed Wordsworth 3 To be resplendent Macaulay To blaze away to discharge a firearm or to continue firing said esp of a number of persons as a line of soldiers Also used fig of speech or action Colloq BLAZE Blaze v t 1 To mark a tree by chipping off a piece of the bark I found my way by the blazed trees Hoffman 2 To designate by blazing to mark out as by blazed trees as to blaze a line or path Champollion died in 1832 having done little more than blaze out the road to be traveled by others Nott BLAZE Blaze v t Etym OE blasen to blow perh confused with blast and blaze a flame OE blase Cf Blaze v i and see Blast 1 To make public far and wide to make known to render conspicuous On charitable lists he blazed his name Pollok To blaze those virtues which the good would hide Pope 2 Her Defn To blazon Obs Peacham BLAZER Blazer n Defn One who spreads reports or blazes matters abroad Blazers of crime Spenser BLAZING Blazing a Defn Burning with a blaze as a blazing fire blazing torches Sir W Scott Blazing star a A comet Obs b A brilliant center of attraction c Bot A name given to several plants as to Chamælirium luteum of the Lily family Liatris squarrosa and Aletris farinosa called also colicroot and star grass BLAZON Blazon n Etym OE blason blasoun shield fr F blason coat of arms OF shield from the root of AS blæse blaze i e luster splendor MHG blas torch See Blaze n 1 A shield Obs 2 An heraldic shield a coat of arms or a bearing on a coat of arms armorial bearings Their blazon oer his towers displayed Sir W Scott 3 The art or act of describing or depicting heraldic bearings in the proper language or manner Peacham 4 Ostentatious display either by words or other means publication show description record Obtrude the blazon of their exploits upon the company Collier Thy tongue thy face thy limbs actions and spirit Do give thee fivefold blazon Shak BLAZON Blazon v t imp p p Blazoned p pr vb n Blazoning Etym From blazon n confused with 4th blaze cf F blasonner 1 To depict in colors to display to exhibit conspicuously to publish or make public far and wide Thyself thou blazonst Shak There pride sits blazoned on th unmeaning brow Trumbull To blazon his own worthless name Cowper 2 To deck to embellish to adorn She blazons in dread smiles her hideous form Garth 3 Her Defn To describe in proper terms the figures of heraldic devices also to delineate armorial bearings to emblazon The coat of arms which I am not herald enough to blazon into English Addison BLAZON Blazon v i Defn To shine to be conspicuous R BLAZONER Blazoner n Defn One who gives publicity proclaims or blazons esp one who blazons coats of arms a herald Burke BLAZONMENT Blazonment n Defn The act or blazoning blazoning emblazonment BLAZONRY Blazonry n 1 Same as Blazon 3 The principles of blazonry Peacham 2 A coat of arms an armorial bearing or bearings The blazonry of Argyle Lord Dufferin 3 Artistic representation or display BLEA Blea n Defn The part of a tree which lies immediately under the bark the alburnum or sapwood BLEABERRY Bleaberry n Bot Defn See Blaeberry BLEACH Bleach v t imp p p Bleached p pr vb n Bleaching Etym OE blakien blechen v t v i AS blacian bl to grow pale akin to Icel bleikja Sw bleka Dan blege D bleeken G bleichen AS blac pale See Bleak a Defn To make white or whiter to remove the color or stains from to blanch to whiten The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action of the air and light of chlorine or of sulphurous acid Ure Immortal liberty whose look sublime Hath bleached the tyrants cheek in every varying clime Smollett BLEACH Bleach v i Defn To grow white or lose color to whiten BLEACHED Bleached a Defn Whitened make white Let their bleached bones and bloods unbleaching stain Long mark the battlefield with hideous awe Byron BLEACHER Bleacher n Defn One who whitens or whose occupation is to whiten by bleaching BLEACHERY Bleachery n pl Bleacheries Defn A place or an establishment where bleaching is done BLEACHING Bleaching n Defn The act or process of whitening by removing color or stains esp the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents Ure Bleaching powder a powder for bleaching consisting of chloride of lime or some other chemical or chemicals BLEAK Bleak a Etym OE blac bleyke bleche AS blac bl pale wan akin to Icel bleikr Sw blek Dan bleg OS bl D bleek OHG pleih G bleich all from the root of AS blican to shine akin to OHG blichen to shine cf L flagrare to burn Gr to burn shine Skr bhraj to shine and E flame Bleach Blink Flame 1 Without color pale pallid Obs When she came out she looked as pale and as bleak as one that were laid out dead Foxe 2 Desolate and exposed swept by cold winds Wastes too bleak to rear The common growth of earth the foodful ear Wordsworth At daybreak on the bleak sea beach Longfellow 3 Cold and cutting cheerless as a bleak blast Bleakish a Bleakly adv Bleakness n BLEAK Bleak n Etym From Bleak a cf Blay Zoöl Defn A small European river fish Leuciscus alburnus of the family Cyprinidæ the blay Written also blick Note The silvery pigment lining the scales of the bleak is used in the manufacture of artificial pearls Baird BLEAKY Bleaky a Defn Bleak Obs Dryden BLEAR Blear a Etym See Blear v 1 Dim or sore with water or rheum said of the eyes His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin Dryden 2 Causing or caused by dimness of sight dim Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion Milton BLEAR Blear v t imp p p Bleared p pr vb n Blearing Etym OE bleren cf Dan plire to blink Sw plira to twinkle wink LG plieren perh from the same root as E blink See Blink and cf Blur Defn To make somewhat sore or watery as the eyes to dim or blur as the sight Figuratively To obscure mental or moral perception to blind to hoodwink That tickling rheums Should ever tease the lungs and blear the sight Cowper To blear the eye of to deceive to impose upon Obs Chaucer BLEARED Bleared a Defn Dimmed as by a watery humor affected with rheum Blearedness n Dardanian wives With bleared visages come forth to view The issue of the exploit Shak BLEAREYE Bleareye n Med Defn A disease of the eyelids consisting in chronic inflammation of the margins with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter Dunglison BLEAREYED Bleareyed a 1 Having sore eyes having the eyes dim with rheum dimsighted The bleareyed Crispin Drant 2 Lacking in perception or penetration shortsighted as a blear eyed bigot BLEAREYEDNESS Bleareyedness n Defn The state of being bleareyed BLEARY Bleary a Defn Somewhat blear BLEAT Bleat v i imp p p Bleated p pr vb n Bleating Etym OE bleten AS bl akin to D blaten bleeten OHG blazan plazan prob of imitative origin Defn To make the noise of or one like that of a sheep to cry like a sheep or calf Then suddenly was heard along the main To low the ox to bleat the woolly train Pope The ewe that will not hear her lamb when it baas will never answer a calf when he bleats Shak BLEAT Bleat n Defn A plaintive cry of or like that of a sheep The bleat of fleecy sheep Chapmans Homer BLEATER Bleater n Defn One who bleats a sheep In cold stiff soils the bleaters oft complain Of gouty ails Dyer BLEATING Bleating a Defn Crying as a sheep does Then came the shepherd back with his bleating flocks from the seaside Longfellow BLEATING Bleating n Defn The cry of or as of a sheep Chapman BLEB Bleb n Etym Prov E bleb bleib blob bubble blister This word belongs to the root of blub blubber blabber and perh blow to puff Defn A large vesicle or bulla usually containing a serous fluid a blister a bubble as in water glass etc Arsenic abounds with air blebs Kirwan BLEBBY Blebby a Defn Containing blebs or characterized by blebs as blebby glass BLECK BLEK Bleck Blek v t Defn To blacken also to defile Obs or Dial Wyclif BLED Bled Defn imp p p of Bleed BLEE Blee n Etym AS bleó bleóh Defn Complexion color hue likeness form Archaic For him which is so bright of blee Lament of Mary Magd That boy has a strong blee of his father Forby BLEED Bleed v i imp p p Bled p pr vb n Bleeding Etym OE bleden AS bl fr bl blood akin to Sw blöda Dan blöde D bloeden G bluten See Blood 1 To emit blood to lose blood to run with blood by whatever means as the arm bleeds the wound bled freely to bleed at the nose 2 To withdraw blood from the body to let blood as Dr A bleeds in fevers 3 To lose or shed ones blood as in case of a violent death or severe wounds to die by violence Cæsar must bleed Shak The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today Pope 4 To issue forth or drop as blood from an incision For me the balm shall bleed Pope 5 To lose sap gum or juice as a tree or a vine bleeds when tapped or wounded 6 To pay or lose money to have money drawn or extorted as to bleed freely for a cause Colloq To make the heart bleed to cause extreme pain as from sympathy or pity BLEED Bleed v t 1 To let blood from to take or draw blood from as by opening a vein 2 To lose as blood to emit or let drop as sap A decaying pine of stately size bleeding amber H Miller 3 To draw money from one to induce to pay as they bled him freely for this fund Colloq BLEEDER Bleeder n Med a One who or that which draws blood b One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or uncontrollable bleeding BLEEDING Bleeding a Defn Emitting or appearing to emit blood or sap etc also expressing anguish or compassion BLEEDING Bleeding n Defn A running or issuing of blood as from the nose or a wound a hemorrhage the operation of letting blood as in surgery a drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant BLEMISH Blemish v t imp p p Blemished p pr vb n Blemishing Etym OE blemissen blemishen OF blemir blesmir to strike injure soil F blêmir to grow pale fr OF bleme blesme pale wan F blême prob fr Icel blaman the livid color of a wound fr blar blue akin to E blue OF blemir properly signifies to beat one black and blue and to render blue or dirty See Blue 1 To mark with deformity to injure or impair as anything which is well formed or excellent to mar or make defective either the body or mind Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy soul Brathwait 2 To tarnish as reputation or character to defame There had nothing passed between us that might blemish reputation Oldys BLEMISH Blemish n pl Blemishes Defn Any mark of deformity or injury whether physical or moral anything that diminishes beauty or renders imperfect that which is otherwise well formed that which impairs reputation He shall take two he lambs without blemish and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish Lev xiv 10 The reliefs of an envious man are those little blemishes and imperfections that discover themselves in an illustrious character Spectator Syn Spot speck flaw deformity stain defect fault taint reproach dishonor imputation disgrace BLEMISHLESS Blemishless a Defn Without blemish spotless A life in all so blemishless Feltham BLEMISHMENT Blemishment n Defn The state of being blemished blemish disgrace damage impairment For dread of blame and honors blemishment Spenser BLENCH Blench v i imp p p Blenched p pr vb n Blenching Etym OE blenchen to blench elude deceive AS blencan to deceive akin to Icel blekkja to impose upon Prop a causative of blink to make to wink to deceive See Blink and cf 3d Blanch 1 To shrink to start back to draw back from lack of courage or resolution to flinch to quail Blench not at thy chosen lot Bryant This painful heroic task he undertook and never blenched from its fulfillment Jeffrey 2 To fly off to turn aside Obs Though sometimes you do blench from this to that Shak BLENCH Blench v t 1 To baffle to disconcert to turn away also to obstruct to hinder Obs Ye should have somewhat blenched him therewith yet he might and would of likelihood have gone further Sir T More 2 To draw back from to deny from fear Obs He now blenched what before he affirmed Evelyn BLENCH Blench n Defn A looking aside or askance Obs These blenches gave my heart another youth Shak BLENCH Blench v i t Etym See 1st Blanch Defn To grow or make pale Barbour BLENCHER Blencher n 1 One who or that which scares another specifically a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer at a hunt See Blancher Obs 2 One who blenches flinches or shrinks back BLENCH HOLDING Blench holding Law Defn See Blanch holding BLEND Blend v t imp p p Blended or Blent p pr vb n Blending Etym OE blenden blanden AS blandan to blend mix akin to Goth blandan to mix Icel blanda Sw blanda Dan blande OHG blantan to mis to unknown origin 1 To mix or mingle together esp to mingle combine or associate so that the separate things mixed or the line of demarcation can not be distinguished Hence To confuse to confound Blending the grand the beautiful the gay Percival 2 To pollute by mixture or association to spoil or corrupt to blot to stain Obs Spenser Syn To commingle combine fuse merge amalgamate harmonize BLEND Blend v i Defn To mingle to mix to unite intimately to pass or shade insensibly into each other as colors There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality Irving BLEND Blend n Defn A thorough mixture of one thing with another as color tint etc into another so that it cannot be known where one ends or the other begins BLEND Blend v t Etym AS blendan from blind blind See Blind a Defn To make blind literally or figuratively to dazzle to deceive Obs Chaucer BLENDE Blende n Etym G fr blenden to blind dazzle deceive fr blind blind So called either in allusion to its dazzling luster or Dana because though often resembling galena it yields no lead Cf Sphalerite Min a A mineral called also sphalerite and by miners mock lead false galena and blackjack It is a zinc sulphide but often contains some iron Its color is usually yellow brown or black and its luster resinous b A general term for some minerals chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic luster BLENDER Blender n Defn One who or that which blends an instrument as a brush used in blending BLENDING Blending n 1 The act of mingling 2 Paint Defn The method of laying on different tints so that they may mingle together while wet and shade into each other insensibly Weale BLENDOUS Blendous a Defn Pertaining to consisting of or containing blende BLENDWATER Blendwater n Defn A distemper incident to cattle in which their livers are affected Crabb BLENHEIM SPANIEL Blenheim spaniel Etym So called from Blenheim House the seat of the duke of Marlborough in England Defn A small variety of spaniel kept as a pet BLENK Blenk v i Defn To blink to shine to look Obs BLENNIOID BLENNIID Blennioid Blenniid a Etym Blenny oid Zoöl Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the blennies BLENNOGENOUS Blennogenous a Etym Gr mucus genous Defn Generating mucus BLENNORRHEA Blennorrhea n Etym Gr mucus to flow Med a An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus b Gonorrhea Dunglison BLENNY Blenny n pl Blennies Etym L blennius blendius blendea Gr fr slime mucus Zoöl Defn A marine fish of the genus Blennius or family Blenniidæ so called from its coating of mucus The species are numerous BLENT Blent imp p p of Blend to mingle Defn Mingled mixed blended also polluted stained Rider and horse friend foe in one red burial blent Byron BLENT Blent imp p p of Blend to blind Defn Blinded Also Chaucer 3d sing pres Blindeth Obs BLEPHARITIS Blepharitis n NL fr Gr eyelid ilis Med Defn Inflammation of the eyelids Blepharitic a BLESBOK Blesbok n Etym D fr bles a white spot on the forehead bok buck Zoöl Defn A South African antelope Alcelaphus albifrons having a large white spot on the forehead BLESS Bless v t imp p p Blessed or Blest p pr vb n Blessing Etym OE blessien bletsen AS bletsian bledsian bloedsian fr bl blood prob originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood See Blood 1 To make or pronounce holy to consecrate And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it Gen ii 3 2 To make happy blithesome or joyous to confer prosperity or happiness upon to grant divine favor to The quality of mercy is twice blest It blesseth him that gives and him that takes Shak It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant that it may continue forever before thee 1 Chron xvii 27 R V 3 To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of to invoke a blessing upon applied to persons Bless them which persecute you Rom xii 14 4 To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon to invoke or confer a blessing on as on food Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes and looking up to heaven he blessed them Luke ix 16 5 To make the sign of the cross upon to cross ones self Archaic Holinshed 6 To guard to keep to protect Obs 7 To praise or glorify to extol for excellences Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me bless his holy name Ps ciii 1 8 To esteem or account happy to felicitate The nations shall bless themselves in him Jer iv 3 9 To wave to brandish Obs And burning blades about their heads do bless Spenser Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest Fairfax Note This is an old sense of the word supposed by Johnson Nares and others to have been derived from the old rite of blessing a field by directing the hands to all parts of it In drawing their bow some fetch such a compass as though they would turn about and bless all the field Ascham Bless me Bless us an exclamation of surprise Milton To bless from to secure defend or preserve from Bless me from marrying a usurer Shak To bless the doors from nightly harm Milton To bless with To be blessed with to favor or endow with to be favored or endowed with as God blesses us with health we are blessed with happiness BLESSED Blessed a 1 Hallowed consecrated worthy of blessing or adoration heavenly holy O run prevent them with thy humble ode And lay it lowly at his blessed feet Milton 2 Enjoying happiness or bliss favored with blessings happy highly favored All generations shall call me blessed Luke i 48 Towards Englands blessed shore Shak 3 Imparting happiness or bliss fraught with happiness blissful joyful Then was a blessed time So blessed a disposition Shak 4 Enjoying or pertaining to spiritual happiness or heavenly felicity as the blessed in heaven Reverenced like a blessed saint Shak Cast out from God and blessed vision Milton 5 R C Ch Defn Beatified 6 Used euphemistically ironically or intensively Not a blessed man came to set her a boat free R D Blackmore BLESSEDLY Blessedly adv Defn Happily fortunately joyfully We shall blessedly meet again never to depart Sir P Sidney BLESSEDNESS Blessedness n Defn The state of being blessed happiness felicity bliss heavenly joys the favor of God The assurance of a future blessedness Tillotson Single blessedness the unmarried state Grows lives and dies in single blessedness Shak Syn Delight beatitude ecstasy See Happiness BLESSED THISTLE Blessed thistle Defn See under Thistle BLESSER Blesser n Defn One who blesses one who bestows or invokes a blessing BLESSING Blessing n Etym AS bletsung See Bless v t 1 The act of one who blesses 2 A declaration of divine favor or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something a benediction a wish of happiness pronounces This is the blessing where with Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel Deut xxxiii 1 3 A means of happiness that which promotes prosperity and welfare a beneficent gift Natures full blessings would be well dispensed Milton 4 Bib Defn A gift A Hebraism Gen xxxiii 11 5 Grateful praise or worship BLEST Blest a Defn Blessed This patriarch blest Milton White these blest sounds my ravished ear assail Trumbull BLET Blet n Etym F blet blette a soft from over ripeness Defn A form of decay in fruit which is overripe BLETONISM Bletonism n Defn The supposed faculty of perceiving subterraneous springs and currents by sensation so called from one Bleton of France BLETTING Bletting n Defn A form of decay seen in fleshy overripe fruit Lindley BLEW Blew imp Defn of Blow BLEYME Bleyme n Etym F bleime Far Defn An inflammation in the foot of a horse between the sole and the bone Obs BLEYNTE Bleynte imp Defn of Blench Obs Chaucer BLICKEY Blickey n Etym D blik tin Defn A tin dinner pail Local U S Bartlett BLIGHT Blight v t imp p p Blighted p pr vb n Blighting Etym Perh contr from AS blicettan to glitter fr the same root as E bleak The meaning to blight comes in that case from to glitter hence to be white or pale grow pale make pale bleach Cf Bleach Bleak 1 To affect with blight to blast to prevent the growth and fertility of This vapor blasts vegetables blights corn and fruit and is sometimes injurious even to man Woodward 2 Hence To destroy the happiness of to ruin to mar essentially to frustrate as to blight ones prospects Seared in heart and lone and blighted Byron BLIGHT Blight v i Defn To be affected by blight to blast as this vine never blights BLIGHT Blight n 1 Mildew decay anything nipping or blasting applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants causing the whole or a part to wither whether occasioned by insects fungi or atmospheric influences 2 The act of blighting or the state of being blighted a withering or mildewing or a stoppage of growth in the whole or a part of a plant etc 3 That which frustrates ones plans or withers ones hopes that which impairs or destroys A blight seemed to have fallen over our fortunes Disraeli 4 Zoöl Defn A downy species of aphis or plant louse destructive to fruit trees infesting both the roots and branches also applied to several other injurious insects 5 pl Defn A rashlike eruption on the human skin U S BLIGHTING Blighting a Defn Causing blight BLIGHTINGLY Blightingly adv Defn So as to cause blight BLIMBI BLIMBING Blimbi Blimbing n Defn See Bilimbi etc BLIN Blin v t i Etym OE blinnen AS blinnan pref be linnan to cease Defn To stop to cease to desist Obs Spenser BLIN Blin n Etym AS blinn Defn Cessation end Obs BLIND Blind a Etym AS akin to D G OS Sw Dan blind Icel blindr Goth blinds of uncertain origin 1 Destitute of the sense of seeing either by natural defect or by deprivation without sight He that is strucken blind can not forget The precious treasure of his eyesight lost Shak 2 Not having the faculty of discernment destitute of intellectual light unable or unwilling to understand or judge as authors are blind to their own defects But hard be hardened blind be blinded more That they may stumble on and deeper fall Milton 3 Undiscerning undiscriminating inconsiderate This plan is recommended neither to blind approbation nor to blind reprobation Jay 4 Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to a person who is blind not well marked or easily discernible hidden unseen concealed as a blind path a blind ditch 5 Involved intricate not easily followed or traced The blind mazes of this tangled wood Milton 6 Having no openings for light or passage as a blind wall open only at one end as a blind alley a blind gut 7 Unintelligible or not easily intelligible as a blind passage in a book illegible as blind writing 8 Hort Defn Abortive failing to produce flowers or fruit as blind buds blind flowers Blind alley an alley closed at one end a culdesac Blind axle an axle which turns but does not communicate motion Knight Blind beetle one of the insects apt to fly against people esp at night Blind cat Zoöl a species of catfish Gronias nigrolabris nearly destitute of eyes living in caverns in Pennsylvania Blind coal coal that burns without flame anthracite coal Simmonds Blind door Blind window an imitation of a door or window without an opening for passage or light See Blank door or window under Blank a Blind level Mining a level or drainage gallery which has a vertical shaft at each end and acts as an inverted siphon Knight Blind nettle Bot dead nettle See Dead nettle under Dead Blind shell Gunnery a shell containing no charge or one that does not explode Blind side the side which is most easily assailed a weak or unguarded side the side on which one is least able or disposed to see danger Swift Blind snake Zoöl a small harmless burrowing snake of the family Typhlopidæ with rudimentary eyes Blind spot Anat the point in the retina of the eye where the optic nerve enters and which is insensible to light Blind tooling in bookbinding and leather work the indented impression of heated tools without gilding called also blank tooling and blind blocking Blind wall a wall without an opening a blank wall BLIND Blind v t imp p p Blinded p pr vb n Blinding 1 To make blind to deprive of sight or discernment To blind the truth and me Tennyson A blind guide is certainly a great mischief but a guide that blinds those whom he should lead is a much greater South 2 To deprive partially of vision to make vision difficult for and painful to to dazzle Her beauty all the rest did blind P Fletcher 3 To darken to obscure to the eye or understanding to conceal to deceive Such darkness blinds the sky Dryden The state of the controversy between us he endeavored with all his art to blind and confound Stillingfleet 4 To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel as a road newly paved in order that the joints between the stones may be filled BLIND Blind n 1 Something to hinder sight or keep out light a screen a cover esp a hinged screen or shutter for a window a blinder for a horse 2 Something to mislead the eye or the understanding or to conceal some covert deed or design a subterfuge 3 Etym Cf F blindes pblende fr blenden to blind fr blind blind Mil Defn A blindage See Blindage 4 A halting place Obs Dryden BLIND BLINDE Blind Blinde n Defn See Blende BLINDAGE Blindage n Etym Cf F blindage Mil Defn A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework BLINDER Blinder n 1 One who or that which blinds 2 Saddlery Defn One of the leather screens on a bridle to hinder a horse from seeing objects at the side a blinker BLINDFISH Blindfish n Defn A small fish Amblyopsis spelæus destitute of eyes found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky Related fishes from other caves take the same name BLINDFOLD Blindfold v t imp p p Blindfolded p pr vb n Blindfolding Etym OE blindfolden blindfelden blindfellen AS blind blind prob fellan fyllan to fell strike down Defn To cover the eyes of as with a bandage to hinder from seeing And when they had blindfolded him they struck him on the face Luke xxii 64 BLINDFOLD Blindfold a Defn Having the eyes covered blinded having the mental eye darkened Hence Heedless reckless as blindfold zeal blindfold fury Fates blindfold reign the atheist loudly owns Dryden BLINDING Blinding a Defn Making blind or as if blind depriving of sight or of understanding obscuring as blinding tears blinding snow BLINDING Blinding n Defn A thin coating of sand and fine gravel over a newly paved road See Blind v t 4 BLINDLY Blindly adv Defn Without sight discernment or understanding without thought investigation knowledge or purpose of ones own By his imperious mistress blindly led Dryden BLINDMANS BUFF Blindmans buff Etym See Buff a buffet Defn A play in which one person is blindfolded and tries to catch some one of the company and tell who it is Surely he fancies I play at blindmans buff with him for he thinks I never have my eyes open Stillingfleet BLINDMANS HOLIDAY Blindmans holiday Defn The time between daylight and candle light Humorous BLINDNESS Blindness n Defn State or condition of being blind literally or figuratively Darwin Color blindness inability to distinguish certain color See Daltonism BLIND READER Blind reader Defn A postoffice clerk whose duty is to decipher obscure addresses BLINDSTORY Blindstory n Arch Defn The triforium as opposed to the clearstory BLINDWORM Blindworm n Zoöl Defn A small burrowing snakelike limbless lizard Anguis fragilis with minute eyes popularly believed to be blind the slowworm formerly a name for the adder Newts and blindworms do no wrong Shak BLINK Blink v i imp p p Blinked p pr vb n Blinking Etym OE blenken akin to dan blinke Sw blinka G blinken to shine glance wink twinkle D blinken to shine and prob to D blikken to glance twinkle G blicken to look glance AS blican to shine E bleak sq root98 See Bleak cf 1st Blench 1 To wink to twinkle with or as with the eye One eye was blinking and one leg was lame Pope 2 To see with the eyes half shut or indistinctly and with frequent winking as a person with weak eyes Show me thy chink to blink through with mine eyne Shak 3 To shine esp with intermittent light to twinkle to flicker to glimmer as a lamp The dew was falling fast the stars began to blink Wordsworth The sun blinked fair on pool and stream Sir W Scott 4 To turn slightly sour as beer mild etc BLINK Blink v t 1 To shut out of sight to avoid or purposely evade to shirk as to blink the question 2 To trick to deceive Scot Jamieson BLINK Blink n Etym OE blink See Blink v i 1 A glimpse or glance This is the first blink that ever I had of him Bp Hall 2 Gleam glimmer sparkle Sir W Scott Not a blink of light was there Wordsworth 3 Naut Defn The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea ice blink 4 pl Etym Cf Blencher Sporting Defn Boughs cast where deer are to pass to turn or check them Prov Eng BLINKARD Blinkard n Etym Blind ard 1 One who blinks with or as with weak eyes Among the blind the oneeyed blinkard reigns Marvell 2 That which twinkles or glances as a dim star which appears and disappears Hakewill BLINK BEER Blink beer Defn Beer kept unbroached until it is sharp Crabb BLINKER Blinker n 1 One who or that which blinks 2 A blinder for horses a flap of leather on a horses bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence whatever obstructs sight or discernment Nor bigots who but one way see through blinkers of authority M Green 3 pl Defn A kind of goggles used to protect the eyes form glare etc BLINKEYED Blinkeyed a Defn Habitually winking Marlowe BLIRT Blirt n Naut Defn A gust of wind and rain Ham Nav Encyc BLISS Bliss n pl Blisses Etym OE blis blisse AS blis bli fr bli blithe See Blithe Defn Orig blithesomeness gladness now the highest degree of happiness blessedness exalted felicity heavenly joy An then at last our bliss Full and perfect is Milton Syn Blessedness felicity beatitude happiness joy enjoyment See Happiness BLISSFUL Blissful a Defn Full of characterized by or causing joy and felicity happy in the highest degree Blissful solitude Milton Blissfully adv Blissfulness n BLISSLESS Blissless a Defn Destitute of bliss Sir P Sidney BLISSOM Blissom v i Etym For blithesome but cf also Icel bl of a goat at heat Defn To be lustful to be lascivious Obs BLISSOM Blissom a Defn Lascivious also in heat said of ewes BLISTER Blister n Etym OE akin to OD bluyster fr the same root as blast bladder blow See Blow to eject wind 1 A vesicle of the skin containing watery matter or serum whether occasioned by a burn or other injury or by a vesicatory a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle And painful blisters swelled my tender hands Grainger 2 Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin as on plants or by the swelling of the substance at the surface as on steel 3 A vesicatory a plaster of Spanish flies or other matter applied to raise a blister Dunglison Blister beetle a beetle used to raise blisters esp the Lytta or Cantharis vesicatoria called Cantharis or Spanish fly by druggists See Cantharis Blister fly a blister beetle Blister plaster a plaster designed to raise a blister usually made of Spanish flies Blister steel crude steel formed from wrought iron by cementation so called because of its blistered surface Called also blistered steel Blood blister See under Blood BLISTER Blister v i imp p p Blistered p pr vb n Blistering Defn To be affected with a blister or blisters to have a blister form on Let my tongue blister Shak BLISTER Blister v t 1 To raise a blister or blisters upon My hands were blistered Franklin 2 To give pain to or to injure as if by a blister This tyrant whose sole name blisters our tongue Shak BLISTERY Blistery a Defn Full of blisters Hooker BLITE Blite n Etym L blitum Gr Bot Defn A genus of herbs Blitum with a fleshy calyx Blitum capitatum is the strawberry blite BLITHE Blithe a Etym AS bli blithe kind akin to Goth blei kind Icel bli mild gentle Dan Sw blid gentle D blijd blithe OHG blidi kind blithe Defn Gay merry sprightly joyous glad cheerful as a blithe spirit The blithe sounds of festal music Prescott A daughter fair So buxom blithe and debonair Milton BLITHEFUL Blitheful a Defn Gay full of gayety joyous BLITHELY Blithely adv Defn In a blithe manner BLITHENESS Blitheness n Defn The state of being blithe Chaucer BLITHESOME Blithesome a Defn Cheery gay merry The blithesome sounds of wassail gay Sir W Scott Blithesomely adv Blithesomeness n BLIVE Blive adv Etym A contraction of Belive Defn Quickly forthwith Obs Chaucer BLIZZARD Blizzard n Etym Cf Blaze to flash Formerly in local use a rattling volley cf to blaze away to fire away Defn A gale of piercingly cold wind usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow a furious blast U S BLOAT Bloat v t imp p p Bloated p pr vb n Bloating Etym Cf Icel blotna to become soft blautr soft wet Sw blöt soft blöta to soak akin to G bloss bare and AS bleát wretched or perh fr root of Eng 5th blow Cf Blote 1 To make turgid as with water or air to cause a swelling of the surface of from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue producing a morbid enlargement often accompanied with softness 2 To inflate to puff up to make vain Dryden BLOAT Bloat v i Defn To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue to puff out to swell Arbuthnot BLOAT Bloat a Defn Bloated R Shak BLOAT Bloat n Defn A term of contempt for a worthless dissipated fellow Slang BLOAT Bloat v t Defn To dry herrings in smoke See Blote BLOATED Bloated p a Defn Distended beyond the natural or usual size as by the presence of water serum etc turgid swollen as a bloated face Also puffed up with pride pompous BLOATEDNESS Bloatedness n Defn The state of being bloated BLOATER Bloater n Etym See Bloat Blote Defn The common herring esp when of large size smoked and half dried called also bloat herring BLOB Blob n Etym See Bleb 1 Something blunt and round a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick a drop a bubble a blister Wright 2 Zoöl Defn A small freshwater fish Uranidea Richardsoni the millers thumb BLOBBER Blobber n Etym See Blubber Blub Defn A bubble blubber Low T Carew Blobber lip a thick protruding lip His blobber lips and beetle brows commend Dryden BLOBBERLIPPED Blobberlipped a Defn Having thick lips A blobberlipped shell Grew BLOCAGE Blocage n Etym F Arch Defn The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework in masonry BLOCK Block n Etym OE blok cf F bloc fr OHG D Dan blok Sw G block OHG bloch There is also an OHG bloch biloh bi by the same root as that of E lock Cf Block v t Blockade and see Lock 1 A piece of wood more or less bulky a solid mass of wood stone etc usually with one or more plane or approximately plane faces as a block on which a butcher chops his meat a block by which to mount a horse childrens playing blocks etc Now all our neighbors chimneys smoke And Christmas blocks are burning Wither All her labor was but as a block Left in the quarry Tennyson 2 The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded Noble heads which have been brought to the block E Everett 3 The wooden mold on which hats bonnets etc are shaped Hence The pattern on shape of a hat He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat it ever changes with the next block Shak 4 A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building a row of houses or shops 5 A square or portion of a city inclosed by streets whether occupied by buildings or not The new city was laid out in rectangular blocks each block containing thirty building lots Such an average block comprising 282 houses and covering nine acres of ground exists in Oxford Street Lond Quart Rev 6 A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook eye or strap by which it may be attached to an object It is used to change the direction of motion as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached and also when two or more such sheaves are compounded to change the rate of motion or to exert increased force used especially in the rigging of ships and in tackles 7 Falconry Defn The perch on which a bird of prey is kept 8 Any obstruction or cause of obstruction a stop a hindrance an obstacle as a block in the way 9 A piece of box or other wood for engravers work 10 Print Defn A piece of hard wood as mahogany or cherry on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high 11 A blockhead a stupid fellow a dolt Obs What a block art thou Shak 12 A section of a railroad where the block system is used See Block system below A block of shares Stock Exchange a large number of shares in a stock company sold in a lump Bartlett Block printing a A mode of printing common in China and Japan from engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on the linked surface and rubbed with a brush S W Williams b A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings with colors by pressing them upon an engraved surface coated with coloring matter Block system on railways a system by which the track is divided into sections of three or four miles and trains are so run by the guidance of electric signals that no train enters a section or block before the preceding train has left it BLOCK Block v t imp p p Blocked p pr vb n Blocking Etym Cf F bloquer fr bloc block See Block n 1 To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress to prevent passage from through or into by obstructing the way used both of persons and things often followed by up as to block up a road or harbor With moles would block the port Rowe A city besieged and blocked about Milton 2 To secure or support by means of blocks to secure as two boards at their angles of intersection by pieces of wood glued to each 3 To shape on or stamp with a block as to block a hat To block out to begin to reduce to shape to mark out roughly to lay out as to block out a plan BLOCKADE Blockade n Etym Cf It bloccata See Block v t 1 The shutting up of a place by troops or ships with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress or the reception of supplies as the blockade of the ports of an enemy Note Blockade is now usually applied to an investment with ships or vessels while siege is used of an investment by land forces To constitute a blockade the investing power must be able to apply its force to every point of practicable access so as to render it dangerous to attempt to enter and there is no blockade of that port where its force can not be brought to bear Kent 2 An obstruction to passage To raise a blockade See under Raise BLOCKADE Blockade v t imp p p Blockaded p pr vb n Blockading 1 To shut up as a town or fortress by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress or the introduction of supplies See note under Blockade n Blockaded the place by sea Gilpin 2 Hence to shut in so as to prevent egress Till storm and driving ice blockade him there Wordsworth 3 To obstruct entrance to or egress from Huge bales of British cloth blockade the door Pope BLOCKADER Blockader n 1 One who blockades 2 Naut Defn A vessel employed in blockading BLOCKAGE Blockage n Defn The act of blocking up the state of being blocked up BLOCK BOOK Block book Defn A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types BLOCK CHAIN Block chain Mach Defn A chain in which the alternate links are broad blocks connected by thin side links pivoted to the ends of the blocks used with sprocket wheels to transmit power as in a bicycle BLOCKHEAD Blockhead n Etym Block head Defn A stupid fellow a dolt a person deficient in understanding The bookful blockhead ignorantly read With loads of learned lumber in his head Pope BLOCKHEADED Blockheaded a Defn Stupid dull BLOCKHEADISM Blockheadism n Defn That which characterizes a blockhead stupidity Carlyle BLOCKHOUSE Blockhouse n Etym Block house cf G blockhaus 1 Mil Defn An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs for military defense having its sides loopholed for musketry and often an upper story projecting over the lower or so placed upon it as to have its sides make an angle wit the sides of the lower story thus enabling the defenders to fire downward and in all directions formerly much used in America and Germany 2 A house of squared logs West South U S BLOCKING Blocking n 1 The act of obstructing supporting shaping or stamping with a block or blocks 2 Blocks used to support a building etc temporarily BLOCKING COURSE Blocking course Arch Defn The finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice BLOCKISH Blockish a Defn Like a block deficient in understanding stupid dull Blockish Ajax Shak Blockishly adv Blockishness n BLOCKLIKE Blocklike a Defn Like a block stupid BLOCK SIGNAL Block signal Railroads Defn One of the danger signals or safety signals which guide the movement of trains in a block system The signal is often so coupled with a switch that act of opening or closing the switch operates the signal also BLOCK SYSTEM Block system Railroads Defn A system by which the track is divided into short sections as of three or four miles and trains are so run by the guidance of electric or combined electric and pneumatic signals that no train enters a section or block until the preceding train has left it as in absolute blocking or that a train may be allowed to follow another into a block as long as it proceeds with excessive caution as in permissive blocking BLOCK TIN Block tin Defn See under Tin BLOEDITE Bloedite n Etym From the chemist Blöde Min Defn A hydrous sulphate of magnesium and sodium BLOLLY Blolly n Bot a A shrub or small tree of southern Florida and the West Indies Pisonia obtusata with smooth oval leaves and a hard 10ribbed fruit b The rubiaceous shrub Chicocca racemosa of the same region BLOMARY Blomary n Defn See Bloomery BLONCKET BLONKET Bloncket Blonket a Etym OF blanquet whitish dim of blanc white Cf Blanket Defn Gray bluish gray Obs Our bloncket liveries been all too sad Spenser BLOND BLONDE Blond Blonde a Etym F fair light of uncertain origin cf AS blondenfeax grayhaired old prop blendedhaired as a mixture of white and brown or black See Blend v t Defn Of a fair color lightcolored as blond hair a blond complexion BLONDE Blonde n Etym F 1 A person of very fair complexion with light hair and light blue eyes Written also blond 2 Etym So called from its color Defn A kind of silk lace originally of the color of raw silk now sometimes dyed called also blond lace BLOND METAL Blond metal Defn A variety of clay ironstone in Staffordshire England used for making tools BLONDNESS Blondness n Defn The state of being blond G Eliot BLOOD Blood n Etym OE blod blood AS bl akin to D bloed OHG bluot G blut Goth bl Sw Dan blod prob fr the same root as E blow to bloom See Blow to bloom 1 The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals carrying nourishment to all parts of the body and bringing away waste products to be excreted See under Arterial Note The blood consists of a liquid the plasma containing minute particles the blood corpuscles In the invertebrate animals it is usually nearly colorless and contains only one kind of corpuscles but in all vertebrates except Amphioxus it contains some colorless corpuscles with many more which are red and give the blood its uniformly red color See Corpuscle Plasma 2 Relationship by descent from a common ancestor consanguinity kinship To share the blood of Saxon royalty Sir W Scott A friend of our own blood Waller Half blood Law relationship through only one parent Whole blood relationship through both father and mother In American Law blood includes both half blood and whole blood Bouvier Peters 3 Descent lineage especially honorable birth the highest royal lineage Give us a prince of blood a son of Priam Shak I am a gentleman of blood and breeding Shak 4 Stock Breeding Defn Descent from parents of recognized breed excellence or purity of breed Note In stock breeding half blood is descent showing one half only of pure breed Blue blood full blood or warm blood is the same as blood 5 The fleshy nature of man Nor gives it satisfaction to our blood Shak 6 The shedding of blood the taking of life murder manslaughter destruction So wills the fierce avenging sprite Till blood for blood atones Hood 7 A bloodthirsty or murderous disposition R He was a thing of blood whose every motion Was timed with dying cries Shak 8 Temper of mind disposition state of the passions as if the blood were the seat of emotions When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth Shak Note Often in this sense accompanied with bad cold warm or other qualifying word Thus to commit an act in cold blood is to do it deliberately and without sudden passion to do it in bad blood is to do it in anger Warm blood denotes a temper inflamed or irritated To warm or heat the blood is to excite the passions Qualified by up excited feeling or passion is signified as my blood was up 9 A man of fire or spirit a fiery spark a gay showy man a rake Seest thou not how giddily a turns about all the hot bloods between fourteen and five and thirty Shak It was the morning costume of a dandy or blood Thackeray 10 The juice of anything especially if red He washed his clothes in the blood of grapes Gen xiix 11 Note Blood is often used as an adjective and as the first part of selfexplaining compound words as bloodbespotted bloodbought bloodcurdling blooddyed bloodred bloodspilling bloodstained bloodwarm bloodwon Blood baptism Eccl Hist the martyrdom of those who had not been baptized They were considered as baptized in blood and this was regarded as a full substitute for literal baptism Blood blister a blister or bleb containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury Blood brother brother by blood or birth Blood clam Zoöl a bivalve mollusk of the genus Arca and allied genera esp Argina pexata of the American coast So named from the color of its flesh Blood corpuscle See Corpuscle Blood crystal Physiol one of the crystals formed by the separation in a crystalline form of the hæmoglobin of the red blood corpuscles hæmatocrystallin All blood does not yield blood crystals Blood heat heat equal to the temperature of human blood or about 98½ º Fahr Blood horse a horse whose blood or lineage is derived from the purest and most highly prized origin or stock Blood money See in the Vocabulary Blood orange an orange with dark red pulp Blood poisoning Med a morbid state of the blood caused by the introduction of poisonous or infective matters from without or the absorption or retention of such as are produced in the body itself toxæmia Blood pudding a pudding made of blood and other materials Blood relation one connected by blood or descent Blood spavin See under Spavin Blood vessel See in the Vocabulary Blue blood the blood of noble or aristocratic families which according to a Spanish prover has in it a tinge of blue hence a member of an old and aristocratic family Flesh and blood a A blood relation esp a child b Human nature In blood Hunting in a state of perfect health and vigor Shak To let blood See under Let Prince of the blood the son of a sovereign or the issue of a royal family The sons brothers and uncles of the sovereign are styled princes of the blood royal and the daughters sisters and aunts are princesses of the blood royal BLOOD Blood v t imp p p Blooded p pr vb n Blooding 1 To bleed Obs Cowper 2 To stain smear or wet with blood Archaic Reach out their spears afar And blood their points Dryden 3 To give hounds or soldiers a first taste or sight of blood as in hunting or war It was most important too that his troops should be blooded Macaulay 4 To heat the blood of to exasperate Obs The auxiliary forces of the French and English were much blooded one against another Bacon BLOODBIRD Bloodbird n Zoöl Defn An Australian honeysucker Myzomela sanguineolata so called from the bright red color of the male bird BLOODBOLTERED Bloodboltered a Etym Blood Prov E bolter to mat in tufts Cf Balter Defn Having the hair matted with clotted blood Obs R The bloodboltered Banquo smiles upon me Shak BLOODED Blooded a Defn Having pure blood or a large admixture or pure blood of approved breed of the best stock Note Used also in composition in phrases indicating a particular condition or quality of blood as coldblooded warmblooded BLOODFLOWER Bloodflower n Etym From the color of the flower Bot Defn A genus of bulbous plants natives of Southern Africa named Hæmanthus of the Amaryllis family The juice of H toxicarius is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows BLOODGUILTY Bloodguilty a Defn Guilty of murder or bloodshed A bloodguilty life Fairfax Bloodguiltiness n Bloodguiltless a BLOODHOUND Bloodhound n Defn A breed of large and powerful dogs with long smooth and pendulous ears and remarkable for acuteness of smell It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter and for tracking criminals Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff BLOODILY Bloodily adv Defn In a bloody manner cruelly with a disposition to shed blood BLOODINESS Bloodiness n 1 The state of being bloody 2 Disposition to shed blood bloodthirstiness All that bloodiness and savage cruelty which was in our nature Holland BLOODLESS Bloodless a Etym AS bl 1 Destitute of blood or apparently so as bloodless cheeks lifeless dead The bloodless carcass of my Hector sold Dryden 2 Not attended with shedding of blood or slaughter as a bloodless victory Froude 3 Without spirit or activity Thou bloodless remnant of that royal blood Shak Bloodlessly adv Bloodlessness n BLOODLET Bloodlet v t Etym AS bl bl blood l to let Defn bleed to let blood Arbuthnot BLOODLETTER Bloodletter n Defn One who or that which lets blood a phlebotomist BLOODLETTING Bloodletting n Med Defn The act or process of letting blood or bleeding as by opening a vein or artery or by cupping or leeches esp applied to venesection BLOOD MONEY Blood money 1 Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another 2 Money obtained as the price or at the cost of anothers life said of a reward for supporting a capital charge of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser BLOODROOT Bloodroot n Bot Defn A plant Sanguinaria Canadensis with a red root and red sap and bearing a pretty white flower in early spring called also puccoon redroot bloodwort tetterwort turmeric and Indian paint It has acrid emetic properties and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant See Sanguinaria Note In England the name is given to the tormentil once used as a remedy for dysentery BLOODSHED Bloodshed n Etym Blood shed Defn The shedding or spilling of blood slaughter the act of shedding human blood or taking life as in war riot or murder BLOODSHEDDER Bloodshedder n Defn One who sheds blood a manslayer a murderer BLOODSHEDDING Bloodshedding n Defn Bloodshed Shak BLOODSHOT Bloodshot a Etym Blood shot p p of shoot to variegate Defn Red and inflamed suffused with blood or having the vessels turgid with blood as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated His eyes were bloodshot and his hair disheveled Dickens BLOODSHOTTEN Bloodshotten a Defn Bloodshot Obs BLOODSTICK Bloodstick n Far Defn A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead and used to strike the fleam into the vein Youatt BLOODSTONE Bloodstone n Min a A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper as if with blood hence the name called also heliotrope b Hematite an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or streak BLOODSTROKE Bloodstroke n Etym Cf F coup de sang Defn Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in the brain Dunglison BLOODSUCKER Bloodsucker n 1 Zoöl Defn Any animal that sucks blood esp the leech Hirudo medicinalis and related species 2 One who sheds blood a cruel bloodthirsty man one guilty of bloodshed a murderer Obs Shak 3 A hard and exacting master landlord or money lender an extortioner BLOODTHIRSTY Bloodthirsty a Defn Eager to shed blood cruel sanguinary murderous Bloodthirstiness n BLOODULF Bloodulf n Zoöl Defn The European bullfinch BLOOD VESSEL Blood vessel Anat Defn Any vessel or canal in which blood circulates in an animal as an artery or vein BLOODWITE BLOODWIT Bloodwite Bloodwit n Etym AS bl bl blood wite wite fine Anc Law Defn A fine or amercement paid as a composition for the shedding of blood also a riot wherein blood was spilled BLOODWOOD Bloodwood n Bot Defn A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood Note Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree Baloghia lucida from which the sap is collected for use as a plant Various other trees have the name chiefly on account of the color of the wood as Gordonia Hæmatoxylon of Jamaica and several species of Australian Eucalyptus also the true logwood Hæmatoxylon campechianum BLOODWORT Bloodwort n Bot Defn A plant Rumex sanguineus or bloodyveined dock The name is applied also to bloodroot Sanguinaria Canadensis and to an extensive order of plants Hæmodoraceæ the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing BLOODY Bloody a Etym AS bl 1 Containing or resembling blood of the nature of blood as bloody excretions bloody sweat 2 Smeared or stained with blood as bloody hands a bloody handkerchief 3 Given or tending to the shedding of blood having a cruel savage disposition murderous cruel Some bloody passion shakes your very frame Shak 4 Attended with or involving bloodshed sanguinary esp marked by great slaughter or cruelty as a bloody battle 5 Infamous contemptible variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet Vulgar Thackeray BLOODY Bloody v t imp p p Bloodied p pr vb n Bloodying Defn To stain with blood Overbury BLOODYBONES Bloodybones n Defn A terrible bugbear BLOODY FLUX Bloody flux Defn The dysentery a disease in which the flux or discharge from the bowels has a mixture of blood Arbuthnot BLOODY HAND Bloody hand 1 A hand stained with the blood of a deer which in the old forest laws of England was sufficient evidence of a mans trespass in the forest against venison Jacob 2 Her Defn A red hand as in the arms of Ulster which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom BLOODYMINDED Bloodyminded a Defn Having a cruel ferocious disposition bloodthirsty Dryden BLOODY SWEAT Bloody sweat Defn A sweat accompanied by a discharge of blood a disease called sweating sickness formerly prevalent in England and other countries BLOOM Bloom n Etym OE blome fr Icel bl bl akin to Sw blom Goth bl OS bl D bloem OHG bluomo bluoma G blume fr the same root as AS bl to blow blossom See Blow to bloom and cf Blossom 1 A blossom the flower of a plant an expanded bud flowers collectively The rich blooms of the tropics Prescott 2 The opening of flowers in general the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open as the cherry trees are in bloom Sight of vernal bloom Milton 3 A state or time of beauty freshness and vigor an opening to higher perfection analogous to that of buds into blossoms as the bloom of youth Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter bloom a more delicate and briefer beauty Hawthorne 4 The delicate powdery coating upon certain growing or newly gathered fruits or leaves as on grapes plums etc Hence Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness a flush a glow A new fresh brilliant world with all the bloom upon it Thackeray 5 The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture 6 A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well tanned leather Knight 7 Min Defn A popular term for a brighthued variety of some minerals as the rosered cobalt bloom BLOOM Bloom v i imp p p Bloomed p pr vb n Blooming 1 To produce or yield blossoms to blossom to flower or be in flower A flower which once In Paradise fast by the tree of life Began to bloom Milton 2 To be in a state of healthful growing youth and vigor to show beauty and freshness as of flowers to give promise as by or with flowers A better country blooms to view Beneath a brighter sky Logan BLOOM Bloom v t 1 To cause to blossom to make flourish R Charitable affection bloomed them Hooker 2 To bestow a bloom upon to make blooming or radiant R Milton While barred clouds bloom the softdying day Keats BLOOM Bloom n Etym AS bl a mass or lump isenes bl a lump or wedge of iron Metal a A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from the puddling furnace deprived of its dross and shaped usually in the form of an oblong block by shingling b A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling being a preliminary shape for further working BLOOMARY Bloomary n Defn See Bloomery BLOOMER Bloomer n Etym From Mrs Bloomer an American who sought to introduce this style of dress 1 A costume for women consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered round ankles and commonly a broadbrimmed hat 2 A woman who wears a Bloomer costume BLOOMERY Bloomery n Manuf Defn A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore or more rarely from cast iron BLOOMING Blooming n Metal Defn The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron BLOOMING Blooming a 1 Opening in blossoms flowering 2 Thriving in health beauty and vigor indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health BLOOMINGLY Bloomingly adv Defn In a blooming manner BLOOMINGNESS Bloomingness n Defn A blooming condition BLOOMLESS Bloomless a Defn Without bloom or flowers Shelley BLOOMY Bloomy a 1 Full of bloom flowery flourishing with the vigor of youth as a bloomy spray But all the bloomy flush of life is fled Goldsmith 2 Covered with bloom as fruit Dryden BLOOTH Blooth n Defn Bloom a blossoming Prov Eng All that blooth means heavy autumn work for him and his hands T Hardy BLORE Blore n Etym Perh a variant of blare v i or cf Gael Ir blor a loud noise Defn The act of blowing a roaring wind a blast Obs A most tempestuous blore Chapman BLOSMY Blosmy a Defn Blossomy Obs Chaucer BLOSSOM Blossom n Etym OE blosme blostme AS bl bl blossom akin to D bloesem L fios and E flower from the root of E blow to blossom See Blow to blossom and cf Bloom a blossom 1 The flower of a plant or the essential organs of reproduction with their appendages florescence bloom the flowers of a plant collectively as the blossoms and fruit of a tree an apple tree in blossom Note The term has been applied by some botanists and is also applied in common usage to the corolla It is more commonly used than flower or bloom when we have reference to the fruit which is to succeed Thus we use flowers when we speak of plants cultivated for ornament and bloom in a more general sense as of flowers in general or in reference to the beauty of flowers Blossoms flaunting in the eye of day Longfellow 2 A blooming period or stage of development something lovely that gives rich promise In the blossom of my youth Massinger 3 The color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs otherwise called peach color In blossom having the blossoms open in bloom BLOSSOM Blossom v i imp p p Blossomed p pr vb n Blossoming Etym AS bl See Blossom n 1 To put forth blossoms or flowers to bloom to blow to flower The moving whisper of huge trees that branched And blossomed Tennyson 2 To flourish and prosper Israel shall blossom and bud and full the face of the world with fruit Isa xxvii 6 BLOSSOMLESS Blossomless a Defn Without blossoms BLOSSOMY Blossomy a Defn Full of blossoms flowery BLOT Blot v t imp p p Blotted p pr vb n Blotting Etym Cf Dan plette See 3d Blot 1 To spot stain or bespatter as with ink The brief was writ and blotted all with gore Gascoigne 2 To impair to damage to mar to soil It blots thy beauty as frosts do bite the meads Shak 3 To stain with infamy to disgrace Blot not thy innocence with guiltless blood Rowe 4 To obliterate as writing with ink to cancel to efface generally with out as to blot out a word or a sentence Often figuratively as to blot out offenses One act like this blots out a thousand crimes Dryden 5 To obscure to eclipse to shadow He sung how earth blots the moons gilded wane Cowley 6 To dry as writing with blotting paper Syn To obliterate expunge erase efface cancel tarnish disgrace blur sully smear smutch BLOT Blot v i Defn To take a blot as this paper blots easily BLOT Blot n Etym Cf Icel blettr Dan plet 1 A spot or stain as of ink on paper a blur Inky blots and rotten parchment bonds Shak 2 An obliteration of something written or printed an erasure Dryden 3 A spot on reputation a stain a disgrace a reproach a blemish This deadly blot in thy digressing son Shak BLOT Blot n Etym Cf Dan blot bare naked Sw blott d bloot G bloss and perh E bloat 1 Backgammon a An exposure of a single man to be taken up b A single man left on a point exposed to be taken up He is too great a master of his art to make a blot which may be so easily hit Dryden 2 A weak point a failing an exposed point or mark BLOTCH Blotch n Etym Cf OE blacche in blacchepot blacking pot akin to black as bleach is akin to bleak See Black a or cf Blot a spot 1 A blot or spot as of color or of ink especially a large or irregular spot Also Fig as a moral blotch Spots and blotches some red others yellow Harvey 2 Med Defn A large pustule or a coarse eruption Foul scurf and blotches him defile Thomson BLOTCHED Blotched a Defn Marked or covered with blotches To give their blotched and blistered bodies ease Drayton BLOTCHY Blotchy a Defn Having blotches BLOTE Blote v t imp p p Bloted p pr vb n Bloting Etym Cf Sw blötfisk soaked fish fr blöta to soak See 1st Bloat Defn To cure as herrings by salting and smoking them to bloat Obs BLOTLESS Blotless a Defn Without blot BLOTTER Blotter n 1 One who or that which blots esp a device for absorbing superfluous ink 2 Com Defn A wastebook in which entries of transactions are made as they take place BLOTTESQUE Blottesque a Painting Defn Characterized by blots or heavy touches coarsely depicted wanting in delineation Ruskin BLOTTING PAPER Blotting paper Defn A kind of thick bibulous unsized paper used to absorb superfluous ink from freshly written manuscript and thus prevent blots BLOUSE Blouse n Etym F blouse Of unknown origin Defn A light loose overgarment like a smock frock worn especially by workingmen in France also a loose coat of any material as the undress uniform coat of the United States army BLOW Blow v i imp Blew p p Blown p pr vb n Blowing Etym OE blowen AS bl to blossom akin to OS bl D bloeijen OHG pluojan MHG bl G blühen L florere to flourish OIr blath blossom Cf Blow to puff Flourish Defn To flower to blossom to bloom How blows the citron grove Milton BLOW Blow v t Defn To cause to blossom to put forth blossoms or flowers The odorous banks that blow Flowers of more mingled hue Milton BLOW Blow n Bot Defn A blossom a flower also a state of blossoming a mass of blossoms Such a blow of tulips Tatler BLOW Blow n Etym OE blaw blowe cf OHG bliuwan pliuwan to beat G bläuen Goth bliggwan 1 A forcible stroke with the hand fist or some instrument as a rod a club an ax or a sword Well struck there was blow for blow Shak 2 A sudden or forcible act or effort an assault A vigorous blow might win Hannos camp T Arnold 3 The infliction of evil a sudden calamity something which produces mental physical or financial suffering or loss esp when sudden a buffet A most poor man made tame to fortunes blows Shak At a blow suddenly at one effort by a single vigorous act They lose a province at a blow Dryden To come to blows to engage in combat to fight said of individuals armies and nations Syn Stroke knock shock misfortune BLOW Blow v i imp Blew p p Blown p pr vb n Blowing Etym OE blawen blowen AS bl to blow as wind akin to OHG pl G blähen to blow up swell L flare to blow Gr to spout out and to E bladder blast inflate etc and perh blow to bloom 1 To produce a current of air to move as air esp to move rapidly or with power as the wind blows Hark how it rains and blows Walton 2 To send forth a forcible current of air as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows 3 To breathe hard or quick to pant to puff Here is Mistress Page at the door sweating and blowing Shak 4 To sound on being blown into as a trumpet There let the pealing organ blow Milton 5 To spout water etc from the blowholes as a whale 6 To be carried or moved by the wind as the dust blows in from the street The grass blows from their graves to thy own M Arnold 7 To talk loudly to boast to storm Colloq You blow behind my back but dare not say anything to my face Bartlett To blow hot and cold Etym a saying derived from a fable of to favor a thing at one time and treat it coldly at another or to appear both to favor and to oppose To blow off to let steam escape through a passage provided for the purpose as the engine or steamer is blowing off To blow out a To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapor as a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out b To talk violently or abusively Low To blow over to pass away without effect to cease or be dissipated as the storm and the clouds have blown over To blow up to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of steam to burst to explode as a powder mill or steam boiler blows up The enemys magazines blew up Tatler BLOW Blow v t 1 To force a current of air upon with the mouth or by other means as to blow the fire 2 To drive by a current air to impel as the tempest blew the ship ashore Off at sea northeast winds blow Sabean odors from the spicy shore Milton 3 To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth or otherwise to cause to sound as a wind instrument as to blow a trumpet to blow an organ Hath she no husband That will take pains to blow a horn before her Shak Boy blow the pipe until the bubble rise Then cast it off to float upon the skies Parnell 4 To clear of contents by forcing air through as to blow an egg to blow ones nose 5 To burst shatter or destroy by an explosion usually with up down open or similar adverb as to blow up a building 6 To spread by report to publish to disclose Through the court his courtesy was blown Dryden His language does his knowledge blow Whiting 7 To form by inflation to swell by injecting air as to blow bubbles to blow glass 8 To inflate as with pride to puff up Look how imagination blows him Shak 9 To put out of breath to cause to blow from fatigue as to blow a horse Sir W Scott 10 To deposit eggs or larvæ upon or in meat etc To suffer The flesh fly blow my mouth Shak To blow great guns to blow furiously and with roaring blasts said of the wind at sea or along the coast To blow off to empty a boiler of water through the blowoff pipe while under steam pressure also to eject steam water sediment etc from a boiler To blow ones own trumpet to vaunt ones own exploits or sound ones own praises To blow out to extinguish by a current of air as a candle To blow up a To fill with air to swell as to blow up a bladder or bubble b To inflate as with pride selfconceit etc to puff up as to blow one up with flattery Blown up with high conceits engendering pride Milton c To excite as to blow up a contentiond To burst to raise into the air or to scatter by an explosion as to blow up a fort e To scold violently as to blow up a person for some offense Colloq I have blown him up well nobody can say I wink at what he does G Eliot To blow upon a To blast to taint to bring into discredit to render stale unsavory or worthless b To inform against Colloq How far the very custom of hearing anything spouted withers and blows upon a fine passage may be seen in those speeches from Shakespeares Henry V which are current in the mouths of schoolboys C Lamb A ladys maid whose character had been blown upon Macaulay BLOW Blow n 1 A blowing esp a violent blowing of the wind a gale as a heavy blow came on and the ship put back to port 2 The act of forcing air from the mouth or through or from some instrument as to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn to give the fire a blow with the bellows 3 The spouting of a whale 4 Metal Defn A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter Raymond 5 An egg or a larva deposited by a fly on or in flesh or the act of depositing it Chapman BLOWBALL Blowball n Defn The downy seed head of a dandelion which children delight to blow away B Jonson BLOWEN BLOWESS Blowen Blowess n Defn A prostitute a courtesan a strumpet Low Smart BLOWER Blower n 1 One who or that which blows 2 Mech Defn A device for producing a current of air as a A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire b A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure as for increasing the draft of a furnace ventilating a building or shaft cleansing gram etc 3 A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine 4 The whale so called by seamen from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water 5 Zoöl Defn A small fish of the Atlantic coast Tetrodon turgidus the puffer 6 A braggart or loud talker Slang Bartlett BLOWFLY Blowfly n Zoöl Defn Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvæ called flyblows and maggots upon meat or other animal products BLOWGUN Blowgun n Defn A tube as of cane or reed sometimes twelve feet long through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies called also blowpipe and blowtube See Sumpitan BLOWHOLE Blowhole n 1 A cavern in a cliff at the water level opening to the air at its farther extremity so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity 2 A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean Note There are two spiracles or blowholes in the common whales but only one in sperm whales porpoises etc 3 A hole in the ice to which whales seals etc come to breathe 4 Founding Defn An air hole in a casting BLOWN Blown p p a 1 Swollen inflated distended puffed up as cattle when gorged with green food which develops gas 2 Stale worthless 3 Out of breath tired exhausted Their horses much blown Sir W Scott 4 Covered with the eggs and larvæ of flies fly blown BLOWN Blown p p a Defn Opened in blossom or having blossomed as a flower Shak BLOWOFF Blowoff n 1 A blowing off steam water etc Also adj Defn as a blowoff cock or pipe 2 An outburst of temper or excitement Colloq BLOWOUT Blowout n Defn The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale etc by a blast of steam BLOWPIPE Blowpipe n 1 A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle so as to concentrate the heat on some object Note It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth but for both chemical and industrial purposes it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance The common mouth blowpipe is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame The oxyhydrogen blowpipe invented by Dr Hare in 1801 is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen taken from separate reservoirs in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen are burned in a jet under pressure It gives a heat that will consume the diamond fuse platinum and dissipate in vapor or in gaseous forms most known substances 2 A blowgun a blowtube Blowpipe analysis Chem analysis by means of the blowpipe Blowpipe reaction Chem the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe BLOWPOINT Blowpoint n Defn A childs game Obs BLOWSE Blowse n Defn See Blowze BLOWTH Blowth n Etym From Blow to blossom cf Growth Defn A blossoming a bloom Obs or Archaic In the blowth and bud Sir W Raleigh BLOWTUBE Blowtube n 1 A blowgun Tylor 2 A similar instrument commonly of tin used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles 3 Glassmaking Defn A long wrought iron tube on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of metal melted glass and through which he blows to expand or shape it called also blowing tube and blowpipe BLOW VALVE Blow valve Mach Defn See Snifting valve BLOWY Blowy a Defn Windy as blowy weather a blowy upland BLOWZE Blowze n Etym Prob from the same root as blush Defn A ruddy fatfaced woman a wench Obs Shak BLOWZED Blowzed a Defn Having high color from exposure to the weather ruddyfaced blowzy disordered Huge women blowzed with health and wind Tennyson BLOWZY Blowzy a Defn Coarse and ruddyfaced fat and ruddy high colored frowzy BLUB Blub v t i Etym Cf Bleb Blob Defn To swell to puff out as with weeping Obs BLUBBER Blubber n Etym See Blobber Blob Bleb 1 A bubble At his mouth a blubber stood of foam Henryson 2 The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh 3 Zoöl Defn A large sea nettle or medusa BLUBBER Blubber v i imp p p Blubbered p pr vb n Blubbering Defn To weep noisily or so as to disfigure the face to cry in a childish manner She wept she blubbered and she tore her hair Swift BLUBBER Blubber v t 1 To swell or disfigure the face with weeping to wet with tears Dear Cloe how blubbered is that pretty face Prior 2 To give vent to tears or utter broken words or cries with forth or out BLUBBERED Blubbered p p a Defn Swollen turgid as a blubbered lip Spenser BLUBBERING Blubbering n Defn The act of weeping noisily He spake well save that his blubbering interrupted him Winthrop BLUBBERY Blubbery a 1 Swollen protuberant 2 Like blubber gelatinous and quivering as a blubbery mass BLUCHER Blucher n Defn A kind of half boot named from the Prussian general Blücher Thackeray BLUDGEON Bludgeon n Etym Cf Ir blocan a little block Gael plocan a mallet W plocyn dim of ploc block or perh connected with E blow a stroke Cf Block Blow a stroke Defn A short stick with one end loaded or thicker and heavier that the other used as an offensive weapon BLUE Blue a Compar Bluer superl Bluest Etym OE bla blo blew blue Sw bl D blauw OHG bl G blau but influenced in form by F bleu from OHG blao 1 Having the color of the clear sky or a hue resembling it whether lighter or darker as the deep blue sea as blue as a sapphire blue violets The blue firmament Milton 2 Pale without redness or glare said of a flame hence of the color of burning brimstone betokening the presence of ghosts or devils as the candle burns blue the air was blue with oaths 3 Low in spirits melancholy as to feel blue 4 Suited to produce low spirits gloomy in prospect as thongs looked blue Colloq 5 Severe or over strict in morals gloom as blue and sour religionists suiting one who is over strict in morals inculcating an impracticable severe or gloomy mortality as blue laws 6 Literary applied to women an abbreviation of bluestocking Colloq The ladies were very blue and well informed Thackeray Blue asbestus See Crocidolite Blue black of or having a very dark blue color almost black Blue blood See under Blood Blue buck Zoöl a small South African antelope Cephalophus pygmæus also applied to a larger species Ægoceras leucophæus the blaubok Blue cod Zoöl the buffalo cod Blue crab Zoöl the common edible crab of the Atlantic coast of the United States Callinectes hastatus Blue curls Bot a common plant Trichostema dichotomum resembling pennyroyal and hence called also bastard pennyroyal Blue devils apparitions supposed to be seen by persons suffering with delirium tremens hence very low spirits Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils or lay them all in a red sea of claret Thackeray Blue gage See under Gage a plum Blue gum an Australian myrtaceous tree Eucalyptus globulus of the loftiest proportions now cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions for its timber and as a protection against malaria The essential oil is beginning to be used in medicine The timber is very useful See Eucalyptus Blue jack Blue stone blue vitriol sulphate of copper Blue jacket a manof wars man a sailor wearing a naval uniform Blue jaundice See under Jaundice Blue laws a name first used in the eighteenth century to describe certain supposititious laws of extreme rigor reported to have been enacted in New Haven hence any puritanical laws U S Blue light a composition which burns with a brilliant blue flame used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at sea and in military operations Blue mantle Her one of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms so called from the color of his official robes Blue mass a preparation of mercury from which is formed the blue pill McElrath Blue mold or mould the blue fungus Aspergillus glaucus which grows on cheese Brande C Blue Monday a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation or itself given to dissipation as the Monday before Lent Blue ointment Med mercurial ointment Blue Peter British Marine a blue flag with a white square in the center used as a signal for sailing to recall boats etc It is a corruption of blue repeater one of the British signal flags Blue pill Med a A pill of prepared mercury used as an aperient etc b Blue mass Blue ribbon a The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter hence a member of that order b Anything the attainment of which is an object of great ambition a distinction a prize These scholarships were the blue ribbon of the college Farrar c The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total abstinence organizations as of the Blue ribbon Army Blue ruin utter ruin also gin Eng Slang Carlyle Blue spar Min azure spar lazulite See Lazulite Blue thrush Zoöl a European and Asiatic thrush Petrocossyphus cyaneas Blue verditer See Verditer Blue vitriol Chem sulphate of copper a violet blue crystallized salt used in electric batteries calico printing etc Blue water the open ocean To look blue to look disheartened or dejected True blue genuine and thorough not modified nor mixed not spurious specifically of uncompromising Presbyterianism blue being the color adopted by the Covenanters For his religion T was Presbyterian true blue Hudibras BLUE Blue n 1 One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves when refracted through a glass prism the color of the clear sky or a color resembling that whether lighter or darker a pigment having such color Sometimes poetically the sky 2 A pedantic woman a bluestocking Colloq 3 pl Etym Short for blue devils Defn Low spirits a fit of despondency melancholy Colloq Berlin blue Prussian blue Mineral blue See under Mineral Prussian blue See under Prussian BLUE Blue v t imp p p Blued p pr vb n Bluing Defn To make blue to dye of a blue color to make blue by heating as metals etc BLUEBACK Blueback n Zoöl a A trout Salmo oquassa inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine b A salmon Oncorhynchus nerka of the Columbia River and northward c An American river herring Clupea æstivalis closely allied to the alewife BLUEBEARD Bluebeard n Defn The hero of a mediæval French nursery legend who leaving home enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle She entered it and found the murdered bodies of his former wives Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate The Bluebeard chamber of his mind into which no eye but his own must look Carlyle BLUEBELL Bluebell n Bot a A plant of the genus Campanula especially the Campanula rotundifolia which bears blue bellshaped flowers the harebell b A plant of the genus Scilla Scilla nutans BLUEBERRY Blueberry n Etym Cf Blaeberry Bot Defn The berry of several species of Vaccinium and ericaceous genus differing from the American huckleberries in containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets The commonest species are V Pennsylvanicum and V vacillans V corymbosum is the tall blueberry BLUEBILL Bluebill n Zoöl Defn A duck of the genus Fuligula Two American species F marila and F affinis are common See Scaup duck BLUEBIRD Bluebird n Zoöl Defn A small song bird Sialia sialis very common in the United States and in the north one of the earliest to arrive in spring The male is blue with the breast reddish It is related to the European robin Pairy bluebird Zoöl a brilliant Indian or East Indian bird of the genus Irena of several species BLUE BONNET BLUEBONNET Blue bonnet or Bluebonnet n 1 A broad flat Scottish cap of blue woolen or one waring such cap a Scotchman 2 Bot Defn A plant Same as Bluebottle 3 Zoöl Defn The European blue titmouse Parus coeruleus the bluecap BLUE BOOK Blue book 1 A parliamentary publication so called from its blue paper covers Eng 2 The United States official Biennial Register BLUEBOTTLE Bluebottle n 1 Bot Defn A plant Centaurea cyanus which grows in grain fields It receives its name from its blue bottleshaped flowers 2 Zoöl Defn A large and troublesome species of blowfly Musca vomitoria Its body is steel blue BLUEBREAST Bluebreast n Zoöl Defn A small European bird the bluethroated warbler BLUECAP Bluecap n 1 Zoöl a The bluepoll b The blue bonnet or blue titmouse 2 A Scot a Scotchman so named from wearing a blue bonnet Poetic Shak BLUECOAT Bluecoat n Defn One dressed in blue as a soldier a sailor a beadle etc BLUEEYE Blueeye n Zoöl Defn The bluecheeked honeysucker of Australia BLUEEYED Blueeyed a Defn Having blue eyes BLUEEYED GRASS Blueeyed grass Bot Defn a grasslike plant Sisyrinchium anceps with small flowers of a delicate blue color BLUEFIN Bluefin n Zoöl Defn A species of whitefish Coregonus nigripinnis found in Lake Michigan BLUEFISH Bluefish n Zoöl 1 A large voracious fish Pomatomus saitatrix of the family Carangidæ valued as a food fish and widely distributed on the American coast On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel in Virginia saltwater tailor or skipjack 2 A West Indian fish Platyglossus radiatus of the family Labridæ Note The name is applied locally to other species of fishes as the cunner sea bass squeteague etc BLUEGOWN Bluegown n Defn One of a class of paupers or pensioners or licensed beggars in Scotland to whim annually on the kings birthday were distributed certain alms including a blue gown a beadsman BLUE GRASS Blue grass Bot Defn A species of grass Poa compressa with bluish green stems valuable in thin gravelly soils wire grass Kentucky blue grass a species of grass Poa pratensis which has running rootstocks and spreads rapidly It is valuable as a pasture grass as it endures both winter and drought better than other kinds and is very nutritious BLUEGRASS STATE Bluegrass State Defn The Sate of Kentucky a nickname alluding to the bluegrass region where fine horses are bred BLUE HEN STATE Blue Hen State Defn The State of Delaware a popular sobriquet It is said though the story lacks proof to have taken its origin from the insistence of a Delaware Revolutionary captain named Caldwell that no cock could be truly game unless the mother was a blue hen whence Blue Hens Chickens came to be a nickname for the people of Delaware BLUE JAY Blue jay Zoöl Defn The common jay of the United States Cyanocitta or Cyanura cristata The predominant color is bright blue BLUEJOHN Bluejohn n Defn A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire where it is used for ornamental purposes BLUELY Bluely adv Defn With a blue color Swift BLUENESS Blueness n Defn The quality of being blue a blue color Boyle BLUENOSE Bluenose n Defn A nickname for a Nova Scotian BLUENOSE BLUENOSER Bluenose Bluenoser n Defn A Nova Scotian also a Nova Scotian ship called also Bluenoser a Nova Scotian potato etc BLUEPOLL Bluepoll n Etym Blue poll head Zoöl Defn A kind of salmon Salmo Cambricus found in Wales BLUEPRINT Blueprint Defn See under Print BLUESKYLAW Blueskylaw Defn A law enacted to provide for the regulation and supervision of investment companies in order to protect the public against companies that do not intend to do a fair and honest business and that offer investments that do not promise a fair return so called because the promises made by some investment companies are as boundless or alluring as the blue sky or perhaps because designed to clear away the clouds and fogs from the simple investors horizon Colloq BLUESTOCKING Bluestocking n 1 A literary lady a female pedant Colloq Note As explained in Boswells Life of Dr Johnson this term is derived from the name given to certain meetings held by ladies in Johnsons time for conversation with distinguished literary men An eminent attendant of these assemblies was a Mr Stillingfleet who always wore blue stockings He was so much distinguished for his conversational powers that his absence at any time was felt to be a great loss so that the remark became common We can do nothing without the blue stockings Hence these meetings were sportively called bluestocking clubs and the ladies who attended them bluestockings 2 Zoöl Defn The American avocet Recurvirostra Americana BLUESTOCKINGISM Bluestockingism n Defn The character or manner of a bluestocking female pedantry Colloq BLUESTONE Bluestone n 1 Blue vitriol Dunglison 2 A grayish blue building stone as that commonly used in the eastern United States BLUETHROAT Bluethroat n Zoöl Defn A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia Cyanecula Suecica related to the nightingales called also bluethroated robin and bluethroated warbler BLUETS Bluets n Etym F bluet bleuet dim of bleu blue See Blue a Bot Defn A name given to several different species of plants having blue flowers as the Houstonia coerulea the Centaurea cyanus or bluebottle and the Vaccinium angustifolium BLUEVEINED Blueveined a Defn Having blue veins or blue streaks BLUEWING Bluewing n Zoöl Defn The bluewinged teal See Teal BLUEY Bluey Defn aBluish Southey BLUFF Bluff a Etym Cf OD blaf flat broad blaffaert one with a broad face also a boaster or G verblüffen to confuse LG bluffen to frighten to unknown origin 1 Having a broad flattened front as the bluff bows of a ship Bluff visages Irving 2 Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front A bluff or bold shore Falconer Its banks if not really steep had a bluff and precipitous aspect Judd 3 Surly churlish gruff rough 4 Abrupt roughly frank unceremonious blunt brusque as a bluff answer a bluff manner of talking a bluff sea captain Bluff King Hal Sir W Scott There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defense in a moment of surprise I Taylor BLUFF Bluff n 1 A high steep bank as by a river or the sea or beside a ravine or plain a cliff with a broad face Beach bluff and wave adieu Whittier 2 An act of bluffing an expression of selfconfidence for the purpose of intimidation braggadocio as that is only bluff or a bluff 3 A game at cards poker US Bartlett BLUFF Bluff v t imp p p Bluffed p pr vb n Bluffing 1 Poker Defn To deter an opponent from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value U S 2 To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in ones strength or resources as he bluffed me off Colloq BLUFF Bluff v i Defn To act as in the game of bluff BLUFFBOWED Bluffbowed a Naut Defn Built with the stem nearly straight up and down BLUFFER Bluffer n Defn One who bluffs BLUFFHEADED Bluffheaded a Naut Defn Built with the stem nearly straight up and down BLUFFNESS Bluffness n Defn The quality or state of being bluff BLUFFY Bluffy a 1 Having bluffs or bold steep banks 2 Inclined to bo bluff brusque BLUING Bluing n 1 The act of rendering blue as the bluing of steel Tomlinson 2 Something to give a bluish tint as indigo or preparations used by washerwomen BLUISH Bluish a Defn Somewhat blue as bluish veins Bluish mists Dryden Bluishly adv Bluishness n BLUNDER Blunder v i imp p p Blundered p pr vb n Blundering Etym OE blunderen blondren to stir confuse blunder perh allied to blend to mix to confound by mixture 1 To make a gross error or mistake as to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription Swift 2 To move in an awkward clumsy manner to flounder and stumble I was never distinguished for address and have often even blundered in making my bow Goldsmith Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place And blunders on and staggers every pace Dryden To blunder on a To continue blundering b To find or reach as if by an accident involving more or less stupidity applied to something desirable as to blunder on a useful discovery BLUNDER Blunder v t 1 To cause to blunder Obs To blunder an adversary Ditton 2 To do or treat in a blundering manner to confuse He blunders and confounds all these together Stillingfleet BLUNDER Blunder n 1 Confusion disturbance Obs 2 A gross error or mistake resulting from carelessness stupidity or culpable ignorance Syn Blunder Error Mistake Bull An error is a departure or deviation from that which is right or correct as an error of the press an error of judgment A mistake is the interchange or taking of one thing for another through haste inadvertence etc as a careless mistake A blunder is a mistake or error of a gross kind It supposes a person to flounder on in his course from carelessness ignorance or stupidity A bull is a verbal blunder containing a laughable incongruity of ideas BLUNDERBUSS Blunderbuss n Etym Either fr blunder D bus tube box akin to G büchse box gun E box or corrupted fr D donderbus literally thunder box gun musket 1 A short gun or firearm with a large bore capable of holding a number of balls and intended to do execution without exact aim 2 A stupid blundering fellow BLUNDERER Blunderer n Defn One who is apt to blunder BLUNDERHEAD Blunderhead n Blunder head Defn A stupid blundering fellow BLUNDERING Blundering a Defn Characterized by blunders BLUNDERINGLY Blunderingly adv Defn In a blundering manner BLUNGE Blunge v t Defn To amalgamate and blend to beat up or mix in water as clay BLUNGER Blunger n Etym Corrupted from plunger Defn A wooden blade with a cross handle used for mi Tomlinson BLUNGING Blunging n Defn The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger Tomlinson BLUNT Blunt a Etym Cf Prov G bludde a dull or blunt knife Dan blunde to sleep Sw Icel blunda or perh akin to E blind 1 Having a thick edge or point as an instrument dull not sharp The murderous knife was dull and blunt Shak 2 Dull in understanding slow of discernment stupid opposed to acute His wits are not so blunt Shak 3 Abrupt in address plain unceremonious wanting the forms of civility rough in manners or speech Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior A plain blunt man Shak 4 Hard to impress or penetrate R I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions Pope Note Blunt is much used in composition as bluntedged blunt sighted bluntspoken Syn Obtuse dull pointless curt short coarse rude brusque impolite uncivil BLUNT Blunt v t imp p p Blunted p pr vb n Blunting 1 To dull the edge or point of by making it thicker to make blunt Shak 2 To repress or weaken as any appetite desire or power of the mind to impair the force keenness or susceptibility of as to blunt the feelings BLUNT Blunt n 1 A fencers foil Obs 2 A short needle with a strong point See Needle 3 Money Cant Beaconsfield BLUNTISH Bluntish a Defn Somewhat blunt Bluntishness n BLUNTLY Bluntly adv Defn In a blunt manner coarsely plainly abruptly without delicacy or the usual forms of civility Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions he would quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their deliberations Jeffrey BLUNTNESS Bluntness n 1 Want of edge or point dullness obtuseness want of sharpness The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles Holland 2 A bruptness of address rude plainness Bluntness of speech Boyle BLUNTWITTED Bluntwitted n Defn Dull stupid Bluntwitted lord ignoble in demeanor Shak BLUR Blur v t imp p p Blurred p pr vb n Blurring Etym Prob of same origin as blear See Blear 1 To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain as by soiling to smear to make indistinct and confused as to blur manuscript by handling it while damp to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor Which then he wore Shak 2 To cause imperfection of vision in to dim to darken Her eyes are blurred with the lightnings glare J R Drake 3 To sully to stain to blemish as reputation Sarcasms may eclipse thine own But can not blur my lost renown Hudibras Syn To spot blot disfigure stain sully BLUR Blur n 1 That which obscures without effacing a stain a blot as upon paper or other substance As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers they make it worse Fuller 2 A dim confused appearance indistinctness of vision as to see things with a blur it was all blur 3 A moral stain or blot Lest she will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name Udall BLURRY Blurry a Defn Full of blurs blurred BLURT Blurt v t imp p p Blurted p pr vb n Blurting Etym Cf Blare Defn To utter suddenly and unadvisedly to divulge inconsiderately to ejaculate commonly with out Others can not hold but blurt out those words which afterward they forced to eat Hakewill To blurt at to speak contemptuously of Obs Shak BLUSH Blush v i imp p p Blushed p pr vb n Blushing Etym OE bluschen to shine look turn red AS blyscan to glow akin to blysa a torch abl to blush D blozen Dan blusse to blaze blush 1 To become suffused with red in the cheeks as from a sense of shame modesty or confusion to become red from such cause as the cheeks or face To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the morn Milton In the presence of the shameless and unblushing the young offender is ashamed to blush Buckminster He would stroke The head of modest and ingenuous worth That blushed at its own praise Cowper 2 To grow red to have a red or rosy color The sun of heaven methought was loth to set But stayed and made the western welkin blush Shak 3 To have a warm and delicate color as some roses and other flowers Full many a flower is born to blush unseen T Gray BLUSH Blush v t 1 To suffuse with a blush to redden to make roseate Obs To blush and beautify the cheek again Shak 2 To express or make known by blushing Ill blush you thanks Shak BLUSH Blush n 1 A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red as from a sense of shame confusion or modesty The rosy blush of love Trumbull 2 A red or reddish color a rosy tint Lights last blushes tinged the distant hills Lyttleton At first blush or At the first blush at the first appearance or view At the first blush we thought they had been ships come from France Hakluyt Note This phrase is used now more of ideas opinions etc than of material things All purely identical propositions obviously and at first blush appear etc Locke To put to the blush to cause to blush with shame to put to shame BLUSHER Blusher n Defn One that blushes BLUSHET Blushet n Defn A modest girl Obs B Jonson BLUSHFUL Blushful a Defn Full of blushes While from his ardent look the turning Spring Averts her blushful face Thomson BLUSHING Blushing a Defn Showing blushes rosy red having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers blooming ruddy roseate The dappled pink and blushing rose Prior BLUSHING Blushing n Defn The act of turning red the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks BLUSHINGLY Blushingly adv Defn In a blushing manner with a blush or blushes as to answer or confess blushingly BLUSHLESS Blushless a Defn Free from blushes incapable of blushing shameless impudent Vice now secure her blushless front shall raise Dodsley BLUSHY Blushy a Defn Like a blush having the color of a blush rosy R A blushy color Harvey BLUSTER Bluster v i imp p p Blustered p pr vb n Blustering Etym Allied to blast 1 To blow fitfully with violence and noise as wind to be windy and boisterous as the weather And everthreatening storms Of Chaos blustering round Milton 2 To talk with noisy violence to swagger as a turbulent or boasting person to act in a noisy tumultuous way to play the bully to storm to rage Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic tyrants Burke BLUSTER Bluster v t Defn To utter or do with noisy violence to force by blustering to bully He bloweth and blustereth out his abominable blasphemy Sir T More As if therewith he meant to bluster all princes into a perfect obedience to his commands Fuller BLUSTER Bluster n 1 Fitful noise and violence as of a storm violent winds boisterousness To the winds they set Their corners when with bluster to confound Sea air and shore Milton 2 Noisy and violent or threatening talk noisy and boastful language LEstrange Syn Noise boisterousness tumult turbulence confusion boasting swaggering bullying BLUSTERER Blusterer n Defn One who or that which blusters a noisy swaggerer BLUSTERING Blustering a 1 Exhibiting noisy violence as the wind stormy tumultuous A tempest and a blustering day Shak 2 Uttering noisy threats noisy and swaggering boisterous A blustering fellow LEstrange BLUSTERINGLY Blusteringly adv Defn In a blustering manner BLUSTEROUS Blusterous a Defn Inclined to bluster given to blustering blustering Motley BLUSTROUS Blustrous a Defn Blusterous Shak BO Bo interj Etym Cf W bw an interj of threatening or frightening n terror fear dread Defn An exclamation used to startle or frighten Spelt also boh and boo BOA Boa n pl Boas Etym L boa a kind of water serpent Perh fr bos an ox 1 Zoöl Defn A genus of large American serpents including the boa constrictor the emperor boa of Mexico B imperator and the chevalier boa of Peru B eques Note The name is also applied to related genera as the dogheaded boa Xiphosoma caninum 2 A long round fur tippet so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor BOA CONSTRICTOR Boa constrictor Etym NL See Boa and Constrictor Zoöl Defn A large and powerful serpent of tropical America sometimes twenty or thirty feet long See Illustration in Appendix Note It has a succession of spots alternately black and yellow extending along the back It kills its prey by constriction The name is also loosely applied to other large serpents which crush their prey particularly to those of the genus Python found in Asia and Africa BOANERGES Boanerges Etym Gr fr Heb bn sons of thunder an appellation given by Christ to two of his disciples James and John See Mark iii 17 Defn Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator BOAR Boar n Etym OE bar bor bore AS bar akin to OHG p MHG b G bär boar but not bär bear and perh Russ borov boar Zoöl Defn The uncastrated male of swine specifically the wild hog BOARD Board n Etym OE bord AS bord board shipboard akin to bred plank Icel bor board side of a ship Goth f footstool D bord board G brett bort See def 8 sq root92 1 A piece of timber sawed thin and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness used for building etc Note When sawed thick as over one and a half or two inches it is usually called a plank 2 A table to put food upon Note The term board answers to the modern table but it was often movable and placed on trestles Halliwell Fruit of all kinds She gathers tribute large and on the board Heaps with unsparing hand Milton 3 Hence What is served on a table as food stated meals provision entertainment usually as furnished for pay as to work for ones board the price of board 4 A table at which a council or court is held Hence A council convened for business or any authorized assembly or meeting public or private a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust as the Board of Admiralty a board of trade a board of directors trustees commissioners etc Both better acquainted with affairs than any other who sat then at that board Clarendon We may judge from their letters to the board Porteus 5 A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose as a molding board a board or surface painted or arranged for a game as a chessboard a backgammon board 6 Paper made thick and stiff like a board for book covers etc pasteboard as to bind a book in boards 7 pl Defn The stage in a theater as to go upon the boards to enter upon the theatrical profession 8 Etym In this use originally perh a different word meaning border margin cf D boord G bord shipboard and G borte trimming also F bord fr G the side of a ship Cf Border Defn The border or side of anything Naut a The side of a ship Now board to board the rival vessels row Dryden See On board below b The stretch which a ship makes in one tack Note Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a compound as fir board clapboard floor board shipboard sideboard ironing board chessboard cardboard pasteboard seaboard board measure The American Board a shortened form of The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions the foreign missionary society of the American Congregational churches Bed and board See under Bed Board and board Naut side by side Board of control six privy councilors formerly appointed to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies Stormonth Board rule a figured scale for finding without calculation the number of square feet in a board Haldeman Board of trade in England a committee of the privy council appointed to superintend matters relating to trade In the United States a body of men appointed for the advancement and protection of their business interests a chamber of commerce Board wages a Food and lodging supplied as compensation for services as to work hard and get only board wages b Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food and lodging c A separate or special allowance of wages for the procurement of food or food and lodging Dryden By the board over the board or side The mast went by the board Totten Hence Fig To go by the board to suffer complete destruction or overthrow To enter on the boards to have ones name inscribed on a board or tablet in a college as a student Cambridge England Having been entered on the boards of Trinity college Hallam To make a good board Naut to sail in a straight line when closehauled to lose little to leeward To make short boards to tack frequently On board a On shipboard in a ship or a boat on board of as I came on board early to be on board ship b In or into a railway car or train Colloq U S Returning board a board empowered to canvass and make an official statement of the votes cast at an election US BOARD Board v t imp p p Boarded p pr vb n Boarding 1 To cover with boards or boarding as to board a house The boarded hovel Cowper 2 Etym Cf Board to accost and see Board n Defn To go on board of or enter as a ship whether in a hostile or a friendly way You board an enemy to capture her and a stranger to receive news or make a communication Totten 3 To enter as a railway car Colloq U S 4 To furnish with regular meals or with meals and lodgings for compensation to supply with daily meals 5 To place at board for compensation as to board ones horse at a livery stable BOARD Board v i Defn To obtain meals or meals and lodgings statedly for compensation as he boards at the hotel We are several of us gentlemen and ladies who board in the same house Spectator BOARD Board v t Etym F aborder See Abord v t Defn To approach to accost to address hence to woo Obs I will board her though she chide as loud As thunder when the clouds in autumn crack Shak BOARDABLE Boardable a Defn That can be boarded as a ship BOARDER Boarder n 1 One who has food statedly at anothers table or meals and lodgings in his house for pay or compensation of any kind 2 Naut Defn One who boards a ship one selected to board an enemys ship Totten BOARDING Boarding n 1 Naut Defn The act of entering a ship whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose Both slain at one time as they attempted the boarding of a frigate Sir F Drake 2 The act of covering with boards also boards collectively or a covering made of boards 3 The act of supplying or the state of being supplied with regular or specified meals or with meals and lodgings for pay Boarding house a house in which boarders are kept Boarding nettings Naut a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it Boarding pike Naut a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel or in repelling an attempt to board it Totten Boarding school a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction BOARFISH Boarfish n Zoöl a A Mediterranean fish Capros aper of the family Caproidæ so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hogs snout b An Australian percoid fish Histiopterus recurvirostris valued as a food fish BOARISH Boarish a Defn Swinish brutal cruel In his anointed flesh stick boarish fangs Shak BOAST Boast v i imp p p Boasted p pr vb n Boasting Etym OE bosten boosten v bost boost n noise boasting cf G bausen bauschen to swell pusten Dan puste Sw pusta to blow Sw pösa to swell or W bostio to boast bost boast Gael bosd But these last may be from English 1 To vaunt ones self to brag to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of ones self or of things belonging to ones self as to boast of ones exploits courage descent wealth By grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves not of works lest any man should boast Eph ii 8 9 2 To speak in exulting language of another to glory to exult In God we boast all the day long Ps xiiv 8 Syn To brag bluster vapor crow talk big BOAST Boast v t 1 To display in ostentatious language to speak of with pride vanity or exultation with a view to selfcommendation to extol Lest bad men should boast Their specious deeds Milton 2 To display vaingloriously 3 To possess or have as to boast a name To boast ones self to speak with unbecoming confidence in and approval of ones self followed by of and the thing to which the boasting relates Archaic Boast not thyself of tomorrow Prov xxvii BOAST Boast v t Etym Of uncertain etymology 1 Masonry Defn To dress as a stone with a broad chisel Weale 2 Sculp Defn To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow to cut to the general form required BOAST Boast n 1 Act of boasting vaunting or bragging Reason and morals and where live they most In Christian comfort or in Stoic boast Byron 2 The cause of boasting occasion of pride or exultation sometimes of laudable pride or exultation The boast of historians Macaulay BOASTANCE Boastance n Defn Boasting Obs Chaucer BOASTER Boaster n Defn One who boasts a braggart BOASTER Boaster n Defn A stone masons broadfaced chisel BOASTFUL Boastful a Defn Given to or full of boasting inclined to boast vaunting vainglorious selfpraising Boastfully adv Boastfulness n BOASTING Boasting n Defn The act of glorying or vaunting vainglorious speaking ostentatious display When boasting ends then dignity begins Young BOASTINGLY Boastingly adv Defn Boastfully with boasting He boastingly tells you Burke BOASTIVE Boastive a Defn Presumptuous R BOASTLESS Boastless a Defn Without boasting or ostentation BOAT Boat n Etym OE boot bat AS bat akin to Icel batr Sw båt Dan baad D G boot Cf Bateau 1 A small open vessel or water craft usually moved by cars or paddles but often by a sail Note Different kinds of boats have different names as canoe yawl wherry pinnace punt etc 2 Hence any vessel usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion as pilot boat packet boat passage boat advice boat etc The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels even of the largest class as the Cunard boats 3 A vehicle utensil or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape as a stone boat a gravy boat Note Boat is much used either adjectively or in combination as boat builder or boatbuilder boat building or boatbuilding boat hook or boathook boathouse boat keeper or boatkeeper boat load boat race boat racing boat rowing boat song boatlike boatshaped Advice boat See under Advice Boat hook Naut an iron hook with a point on the back fixed to a long pole to pull or push a boat raft log etc Totten Boat rope a rope for fastening a boat usually called a painter In the same boat in the same situation or predicament Colloq F W Newman BOAT Boat v t imp p p Boated p pr vb n Boating 1 To transport in a boat as to boat goods 2 To place in a boat as to boat oars To boat the oars See under Oar BOAT Boat v i Defn To go or row in a boat I boated over ran my craft aground Tennyson BOATABLE Boatable a 1 Such as can be transported in a boat 2 Navigable for boats or small river craft The boatable waters of the Alleghany J Morse BOATAGE Boatage n Defn Conveyance by boat also a charge for such conveyance BOATBILL Boatbill n Zoöl 1 A wading bird Cancroma cochlearia of the tropical parts of South America Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost 2 A perching bird of India of the genus Eurylaimus BOAT BUG Boat bug Zoöl Defn An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta so called from swimming on its back which gives it the appearance of a little boat Called also boat fly boat insect boatman and water boatman BOATFUL Boatful n pl Boatfuls Defn The quantity or amount that fills a boat BOATHOUSE Boathouse n Defn A house for sheltering boats Half the latticed boathouse hides Wordsworth BOATING Boating n 1 The act or practice of rowing or sailing esp as an amusement carriage in boats 2 In Persia a punishment of capital offenders by laying them on the back in a covered boat where they are left to perish BOATION Boation n Etym L boatus fr boare to roar Defn A crying out a roaring a bellowing reverberation Obs The guns were heard about a hundred Italian miles in long boations Derham BOATMAN Boatman n pl Boatmen 1 A man who manages a boat a rower of a boat As late the boatman hies him home Percival 2 Zoöl Defn A boat bug See Boat bug BOATMANSHIP Boatmanship n Defn The art of managing a boat BOATSHAPED Boatshaped a Bot Defn See Cymbiform BOAT SHELL Boat shell Zoöl a A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula The species are numerous It is so named from its form and interior deck b A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymba BOATSMAN Boatsman n Defn A boatman Archaic BOATSWAIN Boatswain n Etym Boat swain 1 Naut Defn An officer who has charge of the boats sails rigging colors anchors cables cordage etc of a ship and who also summons the crew and performs other duties 2 Zoöl a The jager gull b The tropic bird Boatswains mate an assistant of the boatswain Totten BOATTAIL Boattail n Zoöl Defn A large grackle or blackbird Quiscalus major found in the Southern United States BOATWOMAN Boatwoman n pl Boatwomen Defn A woman who manages a boat BOB Bob n Etym An onomatopoetic word expressing quick jerky motion OE bob bunch bobben to strike mock deceive Cf Prov Eng bob n a ball an engine beam bunch blast trick taunt scoff as a v to dance to courtesy to disappoint OF bober to mock 1 Anything that hangs so as to play loosely or with a short abrupt motion as at the end of a string a pendant as the bob at the end of a kites tail In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob Dryden 2 A knot of worms or of rags on a string used in angling as for eels formerly a worm suitable for bait Or yellow bobs turned up before the plow Are chiefest baits with cork and lead enow Lauson 3 A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting a float 4 The ball or heavy part of a pendulum also the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line 5 A small wheel made of leather with rounded edges used in polishing spoons etc 6 A short jerking motion act of bobbing as a bob of the head 7 Steam Engine Defn A working beam 8 A knot or short curl of hair also a bob wig A plain brown bob he wore Shenstone 9 A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells 10 The refrain of a song To bed to bed will be the bob of the song LEstrange 11 A blow a shake or jog a rap as with the fist 12 A jeer or flout a sharp jest or taunt a trick He that a fool doth very wisely hit Doth very foolishly although he smart Not to seem senseless of the bob Shak 13 A shilling Slang Eng Dickens BOB Bob v t imp p p Bobbed p pr vb n Bobbing Etym OE bobben See Bob n 1 To cause to move in a short jerking manner to move a thing with a bob He bobbed his head W Irving 2 To strike with a quick light blow to tap If any man happened by long sitting to sleep he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants Elyot 3 To cheat to gain by fraud or cheating to filch Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him Shak 4 To mock or delude to cheat To play her pranks and bob the fool The shrewish wife began Turbervile 5 To cut short as to bob the hair or a horses tail BOB Bob v i 1 To have a short jerking motion to play to and fro or up and down to play loosely against anything Bobbing and courtesying Thackeray 2 To angle with a bob See Bob n 2 3 He neer had learned the art to bob For anything but eels Saxe To bob at an apple cherry etc to attempt to bite or seize with the mouth an apple cherry or other round fruit while it is swinging from a string or floating in a tug of water BOBAC Bobac n Zoöl Defn The Poland marmot Arctomys bobac BOBANCE Bobance n Etym OF bobance F bombance boasting pageantry fr L bombus a humming buzzing Defn A boasting Obs Chaucer BOBBER Bobber n Defn One who or that which bobs BOBBERY Bobbery n Etym Prob an AngloIndian form of Hindi bap re O thou father a very disrespectful address Defn A squabble a tumult a noisy disturbance as to raise a bobbery Low Halliwell BOBBIN Bobbin n Etym F bobine of uncertain origin cf L bombus a humming from the noise it makes or Ir Gael baban tassel or E bob 1 A small pin or cylinder formerly of bone now most commonly of wood used in the making of pillow lace Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension 2 A spool or reel of various material and construction with a head at one or both ends and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot It is used to hold yarn or thread as in spinning or warping machines looms sewing machines etc 3 The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string which is pulled to raise the latch 4 Haberdashery Defn A fine cord or narrow braid 5 Elec Defn A cylindrical or spoolshaped coil or insulated wire usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current Bobbin and fly frame a roving machine Bobbin lace lace made on a pillow with bobbins pillow lace BOBBINET Bobbinet n Etym Bobbin net Defn A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines and not by hand Sometimes written bobbin netThe English machinemade net is now confined to point net warp net and bobbin net so called from the peculiar construction of the machines by which they are produced Tomlinsom BOBBINWORK Bobbinwork n Defn Work woven with bobbins BOBBISH Bobbish a Defn Hearty in good spirits Low Eng Dickens BOBBY Bobby n Defn A nickname for a policeman from Sir Robert Peel who remodeled the police force See Peeler Slang Eng Dickens BOBCHERRY Bobcherry n Defn A play among children in which a cherry hung so as to bob against the mouth is to be caught with the teeth BOBFLY Bobfly n Fishing Defn The fly at the end of the leader an end fly BOBOLINK Bobolink n Zoöl Defn An American singing bird Dolichonyx oryzivorus The male is black and white the female is brown called also ricebird reedbird and Boblincoln The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink W Irving BOBSLED BOBSLEIGH Bobsled Bobsleigh n Defn A short sled mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling also the compound sled so formed U S The long wagon body set on bobsleds W D Howells BOBSTAY Bobstay n Etym Bob stay Naut Defn A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater usually in the pl BOBTAIL Bobtail n Etym Bob tail Defn An animal as a horse or dog with a short tail Rag tag and bobtail the rabble BOBTAIL Bobtail a Defn Bobtailed Bobtail cur Marryat BOBTAILED Bobtailed a Defn Having the tail cut short or naturally short curtailed as a bobtailed horse or dog a bobtailed coat BOBWHITE Bobwhite n Zoöl Defn The common quaColinus or Ortyx Virginianus so called from its note BOB WIG Bob wig Defn A short wig with bobs or short curls called also bobtail wig Spectator BOCAL Bocal n Etym F Defn A cylindrical glass vessel with a large and short neck BOCARDO Bocardo n Etym A mnemonic word 1 Logic Defn A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives and the middle term a universal affirmative Baroko and Bocardo have been stumbling blocks to the logicians Bowen 2 A prison originally the name of the old north gate in Oxford which was used as a prison Eng Latimer BOCASINE Bocasine n Etym F bocassin boucassin Defn A sort of fine buckram BOCCA Bocca n Etym It mouth Defn The round hole in the furnace of a glass manufactory through which the fused glass is taken out Craig BOCE Boce n Etym L box bocis Gr Zoöl Defn A European fish Box vulgaris having a compressed body and bright colors called also box and bogue BOCK BEER Bock beer Etym G bockbier bock a buck bier beer said to be so named from its tendency to cause the drinker to caper like a goat Defn A strong beer originally made in Bavaria Also written buck beer BOCKELET Bockelet n Zoöl Defn A kind of longwinged hawk called also bockerel and bockeret Obs BOCKEY Bockey n Etym D bokaal Defn A bowl or vessel made from a gourd Local New York Bartlett BOCKING Bocking n Defn A coarse woolen fabric used for floor cloths to cover carpets etc so called from the town of Bocking in England where it was first made BOCKLAND Bockland n Defn See Bookland BODDICE Boddice n Defn See Bodick BODE Bode v t imp p p Boded p pr vb n Boding Etym OE bodien AS bodian to announce tell from bod command akin to Icel bo to announce Sw båda to announce portend sq root89 See Bid Defn To indicate by signs as future events to be the omen of to portend to presage to foreshow A raven that bodes nothing but mischief Goldsmith Good onset bodes good end Spenser BODE Bode v i Defn To foreshow something to augur Whatever now The omen proved it boded well to you Dryden Syn To forebode foreshadow augur betoken BODE Bode n 1 An omen a foreshadowing Obs The owl eke that of death the bode bringeth Chaucer 2 A bid an offer Obs or Dial Sir W Scott BODE Bode n Etym AS boda akin to OFries boda AS bodo OHG boto See Bode v t Defn A messenger a herald Robertson BODE Bode n Etym See Abide Defn A stop a halting delay Obs BODE Bode imp p p from Bide Defn Abode There that night they bode Tennyson BODE Bode p p Defn of Bid Bid or bidden Obs Chaucer BODEFUL Bodeful a Defn Portentous ominous Carlyle BODEMENT Bodement n Defn An omen a prognostic Obs This foolish dreaming superstitious girl Makes all these bodements Shak BODGE Bodge n Defn A botch a patch Dial Whitlock BODGE Bodge v t imp p p Bodged Defn To botch to mend clumsily to patch Obs or Dial BODGE Bodge v i Defn See Budge BODHISAT BODHISATTVA BODHISATTWA Bodhisat Bodhisattva Bodhisattwa n Skr bodhisattva perh through Pali bodhisatto fr bodhi knowledge enlightenment sattva being essence Buddhism Defn One who has reached the highest degree of saintship so that in his next incarnation he will be a Buddha or savior of the world Bodhisatship n BODIAN Bodian n Zoöl Defn A large food fish Diagramma lineatum native of the East Indies BODICE Bodice n Etym This is properly the plural of body Oe bodise a pair of bodies equiv to a bodice Cf Corset and see Body 1 A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone etc worn esp by women a corset stays 2 A closefitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a womans dress or a portion of it Her bodice half way she unlaced Prior BODICED Bodiced a Defn Wearing a bodice Thackeray BODIED Bodied a Defn Having a body usually in composition as ablebodied A doe not altogether so fat but very good flesh and good bodied Hakluyt BODILESS Bodiless a 1 Having no body 2 Without material form incorporeal Phantoms bodiless and vain Swift BODILINESS Bodiliness n Defn Corporeality Minsheu BODILY Bodily a 1 Having a body or material form physical corporeal consisting of matter You are a mere spirit and have no knowledge of the bodily part of us Tatler 2 Of or pertaining to the body in distinction from the mind Bodily defects LEstrange 3 Real actual put in execution Obs Be brought to bodily act Shak Bodily fear apprehension of physical injury Syn See Corporal BODILY Bodily adv 1 Corporeally in bodily form united with a body or matter in the body For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily Col ii 9 2 In respect to or so as to affect the entire body or mass entirely all at once completely as to carry away bodily Leapt bodily below Lowell BODING Boding a Defn Foreshowing presaging ominous Bodingly adv BODING Boding n Defn A prognostic an omen a foreboding BODKIN Bodkin n Etym OE boydekyn dagger of uncertain origin cf W bidog hanger short sword Ir bideog Gael biodag 1 A dagger Obs When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin Shak 2 Needlework Defn An implement of steel bone ivory etc with a sharp point for making holes by piercing a 3 Print Defn A sharp tool like an awl used for picking 4 A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point for drawing tape ribbon etc through a loop or a hem a tape needle Wedged whole ages in a bodkins eye Pope 5 A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair To sit ride or travel bodkin to sit closely wedged between two persons Colloq Thackeray BODKIN Bodkin n Defn See Baudekin Obs Shirley BODLE Bodle n Defn A small Scotch coin worth about one sixth of an English penny Sir W Scott BODLEIAN Bodleian a Defn Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley or to the celebrated library at Oxford founded by him in the sixteenth century BODOCK Bodock n Etym Corrupt fr bois darc Defn The Osage orange Southwestern US BODRAGE Bodrage n Etym Prob of Celtic origin cf Bordrage Defn A raid Obs BOD VEAL Bod veal Defn Veal too immature to be suitable for food BODY Body n pl Bodies Etym OE bodi AS bodig akin to OHG botah sq root257 Cf Bodice 1 The material organized substance of an animal whether living or dead as distinguished from the spirit or vital principle the physical person Absent in body but present in spirit 1 Cor v 3 For of the soul the body form doth take For soul is form and doth the body make Spenser 2 The trunk or main part of a person or animal as distinguished from the limbs and head the main central or principal part as of a tree army country etc Who set the body and the limbs Of this great sport together Shak The van of the kings army was led by the general in the body was the king and the prince Clarendon Rivers that run up into the body of Italy Addison 3 The real as opposed to the symbolical the substance as opposed to the shadow Which are a shadow of things to come but the body is of Christ Col ii 17 4 A person a human being frequently in composition as anybody nobody A dry shrewd kind of a body W Irving 5 A number of individuals spoken of collectively usually as united by some common tie or as organized for some purpose a collective whole or totality a corporation as a legislative body a clerical body A numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter Prescott 6 A number of things or particulars embodied in a system a general collection as a great body of facts a body of laws or of divinity 7 Any mass or portion of matter any substance distinct from others as a metallic body a moving body an aëriform body A body of cold air Huxley By collision of two bodies grind The air attrite to fire Milton 8 Amount quantity extent 9 That part of a garment covering the body as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs 10 The bed or box of a vehicle on or in which the load is placed as a wagon body a cart body 11 Print Defn The shank of a type or the depth of the shank by which the size is indicated as a nonpareil face on an agate body 12 Geom Defn A figure that has length breadth and thickness any solid figure 13 Consistency thickness substance strength as this color has body wine of a good body Note Colors bear a body when they are capable of being ground so fine and of being mixed so entirely with oil as to seem only a very thick oil of the same color After body Naut the part of a ship abaft the dead flat Body cavity Anat the space between the walls of the body and the inclosed viscera the cælum in mammals divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and abdominal cavities Body of a church the nave Body cloth pl Body cloths a cloth or blanket for covering horses Body clothes pl 1 Clothing for the body esp underclothing 2 Body cloths for horses Obs Addison Body coat a gentlemans dress coat Body color Paint a pigment that has consistency thickness or body in distinction from a tint or wash Body of a law Law the main and operative part Body louse Zoöl a species of louse Pediculus vestimenti which sometimes infests the human body and clothes See Grayback Body plan Shipbuilding an end elevation showing the conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her length Body politic the collective body of a nation or state as politically organized or as exercising political functions also a corporation Wharton As to the persons who compose the body politic or associate themselves they take collectively the name of people or nation Bouvier Body servant a valet The bodies seven Alchemy the metals corresponding to the planets Obs Sol gold is and Luna silver we threpe call Mars yren iron Mercurie quicksilver we clepe Saturnus lead and Jupiter is tin and Venus coper Chaucer Body snatcher one who secretly removes without right or authority a dead body from a grave vault etc a resurrectionist Body snatching Law the unauthorized removal of a dead body from the grave usually for the purpose of dissection BODY Body v t imp p p Bodied p pr vb n Bodying Defn To furnish with or as with a body to produce in definite shape to embody To body forth to give from or shape to mentally Imagination bodies forth The forms of things unknown Shak BODYGUARD Bodyguard n 1 A guard to protect or defend the person a lifeguard 2 Retinue attendance following Bp Porteus BOEOTIAN Boeotian a Etym L Boeotia Gr noted for its moist thick atmosphere and the dullness and stupidity of its inhabitants Defn Of or pertaining to Boeotia hence stupid dull obtuse n Defn A native of Boeotia also one who is dull and ignorant BOER Boer n Etym D a farmer See Boor Defn A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent BOES Boes 3d sing pr of Behove Defn Behoves or behooves Obs Chaucer BOG Bog n Etym Ir Gael bog soft tender moist cf Ir bogach bog moor marsh Gael bogan quagmire 1 A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink a marsh a morass Appalled with thoughts of bog or caverned pit Of treacherous earth subsiding where they tread R Jago 2 A little elevated spot or clump of earth roots and grass in a marsh or swamp Local U S Bog bean See Buck bean Bog bumper bump to make a loud noise Bog blitter Bog bluiter Bog jumper the bittern Prov Bog butter a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found in the peat bogs of Ireland Bog earth Min a soil composed for the most part of silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber P Cyc Bog moss Bot Same as Sphagnum Bog myrtle Bot the sweet gale Bog ore Min a An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land a variety of brown iron ore or limonite b Bog manganese the hydrated peroxide of manganese Bog rush Bot any rush growing in bogs saw grass Bog spavin See under Spavin BOG Bog v t imp p p Bogged p pr vb n Bogging Defn To sink as into a bog to submerge in a bog to cause to sink and stick as in mud and mire At another time he was bogged up to the middle in the slough of Lochend Sir W Scott BOGBERRY Bogberry n Bot Defn The small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccus which grows in boggy places BOGEY Bogey n Defn A goblin a bugbear See Bogy BOGGARD Boggard n Defn A bogey Local Eng BOGGLE Boggle v i imp p p Boggled p pr vb n Boggling Etym See Bogle n 1 To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened or in doubt or impeded by unforeseen difficulties to take alarm to exhibit hesitancy and indecision We start and boggle at every unusual appearance Glanvill Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose Barrow 2 To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully 3 To play fast and loose to dissemble Howell Syn To doubt hesitate shrink stickle demur BOGGLE Boggle v t Defn To embarrass with difficulties to make a bungle or botch of Local U S BOGGLER Boggler n Defn One who boggles BOGGLISH Bogglish a Defn Doubtful skittish Obs BOGGY Boggy a Defn Consisting of or containing a bog or bogs of the nature of a bog swampy as boggy land BOGIE Bogie n A dialectic word N of Eng Scot Defn A fourwheeled truck having a certain amount of play around a vertical axis used to support in part a locomotive on a railway track BOGIE ENGINE Bogie engine Railroads Defn A switching engine the running gear and driving gear of which are on a bogie or truck BOGLE Bogle n Etym Scot and North Eng bogle bogill bugill specter as a verb to terrify fr W bwgwl threatening fear bwg bwgan specter hobgoblin Cf Bug Defn A goblin a specter a frightful phantom a bogy a bugbear Written also boggle BOGSUCKER Bogsucker n Zoöl Defn The American woodcock so called from its feeding among the bogs BOGTROTTER Bogtrotter n Defn One who lives in a boggy country applied in derision to the lowest class of Irish Halliwell BOGTROTTING Bogtrotting a Defn Living among bogs BOGUE Bogue v i Naut Defn To fall off from the wind to edge away to leeward said only of inferior craft BOGUE Bogue n Zoöl Defn The boce called also bogue bream See Boce BOGUS Bogus a Etym Etymol uncertain Defn Spurious fictitious sham a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin and hence denoting anything counterfeit Colloq U S BOGUS Bogus n Defn A liquor made of rum and molasses Local U S Bartlett BOGWOOD Bogwood n Defn The wood of trees esp of oaks dug up from peat bogs It is of a shining black or ebony color and is largely used for making ornaments BOGY Bogy n pl Bogies Etym See Bogle Defn A specter a hobgoblin a bugbear Deaths heads and bogies J H Newman Written also bogey There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing bogy in the history of savages C Kingsley BOHEA Bohea n Etym From Wui pronounced by the Chinese bui the name of the hills where this kind of tea is grown Defn Bohea tea an inferior kind of black tea See under Tea Note The name was formerly applied to superior kinds of black tea or to black tea in general BOHEMIA Bohemia n 1 A country of central Europe 2 Fig The region or community of social Bohemians See Bohemian n 3 She knew every one who was any one in the land of Bohemia Compton Reade BOHEMIAN Bohemian a 1 Of or pertaining to Bohemia or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants See Bohemian n 2 2 Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or Bohemian see Bohemian n 3 vagabond unconventional free and easy Modern Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five and thirty Blackw Mag Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and customs nowadays W Black Bohemian chatterer or Bohemian waxwing Zoöl a small bird of Europe and America Ampelis garrulus the waxwing Bohemian glass a variety of hard glass of fine quality made in Bohemia It is of variable composition containing usually silica lime and potash rarely soda but no lead It is often remarkable for beauty of color BOHEMIAN Bohemian n 1 A native of Bohemia 2 The language of the Czechs the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family 3 A restless vagabond originally an idle stroller or gypsy as in France thought to have come from Bohemia in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature of irregular unconventional habits questionable tastes or free morals Modern Note In this sense from the French bohémien a gypsy also a person of irregular habits She was of a wild roving nature inherited from father and mother who were both Bohemians by taste and circumstances Thackeray BOHEMIANISM Bohemianism n Defn The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian Modern BOHUN UPAS Bohun upas Defn See Upas BOIAR Boiar n Defn See Boyar BOIL Boil v i imp p p Boiled p pr vb n Boiling Etym OE boilen OF boilir builir F bouillir fr L bullire to be in a bubbling motion from bulla bubble akin to Gr Lith bumbuls Cf Bull an edict Budge v and Ebullition 1 To be agitated or tumultuously moved as a liquid by the generation and rising of bubbles of steam or vapor or of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point to be in a state of ebullition as the water boils 2 To be agitated like boiling water by any other cause than heat to bubble to effervesce as the boiling waves He maketh the deep to boil like a pot Job xii 31 3 To pass from a liquid to an aëriform state or vapor when heated as the water boils away 4 To be moved or excited with passion to be hot or fervid as his blood boils with anger Then boiled my breast with flame and burning wrath Surrey 5 To be in boiling water as in cooking as the potatoes are boiling To boil away to vaporize to evaporate or be evaporated by the action of heat To boil over to run over the top of a vessel as liquid when thrown into violent agitation by heat or other cause of effervescence to be excited with ardor or passion so as to lose selfcontrol BOIL Boil v t 1 To heat to the boiling point or so as to cause ebullition as to boil water 2 To form or separate by boiling or evaporation as to boil sugar or salt 3 To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as to produce some specific effect as cooking cleansing etc as to boil meat to boil clothes The stomach cook is for the hall And boileth meate for them all Gower 4 To steep or soak in warm water Obs To try whether seeds be old or new the sense can not inform but if you boil them in water the new seeds will sprout sooner Bacon To boil down to reduce in bulk by boiling as to boil down sap or sirup BOIL Boil n Defn Act or state of boiling Colloq BOIL Boil n Etym Influenced by boil v See Beal Bile Defn A hard painful inflamed tumor which on suppuration discharges pus mixed with blood and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue called the core A blind boil one that suppurates imperfectly or fails to come to a head Delhi boil Med a peculiar affection of the skin probably parasitic in origin prevailing in India as among the British troops and especially at Delhi BOILARY Boilary n Defn See Boilery BOILED Boiled a Defn Dressed or cooked by boiling subjected to the action of a boiling liquid as boiled meat a boiled dinner boiled clothes BOILER Boiler n 1 One who boils 2 A vessel in which any thing is boiled Note The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles saucepans clothes boilers evaporators coppers retorts etc 3 Mech Defn A strong metallic vessel usually of wrought iron plates riveted together or a composite structure variously formed in which steam is generated for driving engines or for heating cooking or other purposes Note The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or sections of spheres heated wholly from the outside Watt used the wagon boiler shaped like the top of a covered wagon which is still used with low pressures Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as plain cylinder boilers flue boilers sectional and tubular boilers Barrel of a boiler the cylindrical part containing the flues Boiler plate Boiler iron plate or rolled iron of about a quarter to a half inch in thickness used for making boilers and tanks for covering ships etc Cylinder boiler one which consists of a single iron cylinder Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small number of large flues through which the heat either passes from the fire or returns to the chimney and sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water Locomotive boiler a boiler which contains an inclosed fire box and a large number of small flues leading to the chimney Multiflue boiler Same as Tubular boiler below Sectional boiler a boiler composed of a number of sections which are usually of small capacity and similar to and connected with each other By multiplication of the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built up Tubular boiler a boiler containing tubes which form flues and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler See Illust of Steam boiler under Steam Tubulous boiler See under Tubulous See Tube n 6 and 1st Flue BOILERY Boilery n Etym Cf F bouillerie Defn A place and apparatus for boiling as for evaporating brine in salt making BOILING Boiling a Defn Heated to the point of bubbling heaving with bubbles in tumultuous agitation as boiling liquid surging seething swelling with heat ardor or passion Boiling point the temperature at which a fluid is converted into vapor with the phenomena of ebullition This is different for different liquids and for the same liquid under different pressures For water at the level of the sea barometer 30 in it is 212 º Fahrenheit for alcohol 17296º for ether 948º for mercury about 675º The boiling point of water is lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent above the level of the sea Boiling spring a spring which gives out very hot water or water and steam often ejecting it with much force a geyser To be at the boiling point to be very angry To keep the pot boiling to keep going on actively as in certain games Colloq BOILING Boiling n 1 The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation 2 Exposure to the action of a hot liquid BOILINGLY Boilingly adv Defn With boiling or ebullition And lakes of bitumen rise boiling higher Byron BOIS DARC Bois darc Etym F bow wood So called because used for bows by the Western Indians Bot Defn The Osage orange Maclura aurantiaca The bois darc seems to be the characteristic growth of the black prairies U S Census 1880 BOIS DURCI Bois durci Etym F hardened wood Defn A hard highly polishable composition made of fine sawdust from hard wood as rosewood mixed with blood and pressed BOIST Boist n Etym OF boiste F boîte from the same root as E box Defn A box Obs BOISTEROUS Boisterous a Etym OE boistous of uncertain origin cf W bwyst wild savage wildness ferocity bwystus ferocious 1 Rough or rude unbending unyielding strong powerful Obs Boisterous sword Boisterous hand Shak 2 Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury acting with noisy turbulence violent rough stormy The waters swell before a boisterous storm Shak The brute and boisterous force of violent men Milton 3 Noisy rough turbulent as boisterous mirth boisterous behavior I like not that loud boisterous man Addison 4 Vehement excessive R The heat becomes too powerful and boisterous for them Woodward Syn Loud roaring violent stormy turbulent furious tumultuous noisy impetuous vehement BOISTEROUSLY Boisterously adv Defn In a boisterous manner BOISTEROUSNESS Boisterousness n Defn The state or quality of being boisterous turbulence disorder tumultuousness BOISTOUS Boistous a Defn Rough or rude coarse strong violent boisterous noisy Obs Chaucer Boistously adv Boistousness n Obs Chaucer BOJANUS ORGAN Bojanus organ Etym From Bojanus the discoverer Zoöl Defn A glandular organ of bivalve mollusca serving in part as a kidney BOKADAM Bokadam n Zoöl Defn See Cerberus BOKE Boke v t i Defn To poke to thrust Obs or Dial BOLAR Bolar a Etym See Bole clay Defn Of or pertaining to bole or clay partaking of the nature and qualities of bole clayey BOLAS Bolas n sing pl Etym Sp Defn A kind of missile weapon consisting of one two or more balls of stone iron or other material attached to the ends of a leather cord used by the Gauchos of South America and others for hurling at and entangling an animal BOLD Bold a Etym OE bald bold AS bald beald akin to Icel ballr OHG bald MHG balt D boud Goth bal boldness It baldo In Ger there remains only bald adv soon Cf Bawd n 1 Forward to meet danger venturesome daring not timorous or shrinking from risk brave courageous Throngs of knights and barons bold Milton 2 Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger planned with courage daring vigorous The bold design leased highly Milton 3 In a bad sense too forward taking undue liberties over assuming or confident lacking proper modesty or restraint rude impudent Thou art too wild too rude and bold of voice Shak 4 Somewhat overstepping usual bounds or conventional rules as in art literature etc taking liberties in o composition or expression as the figures of an author are bold Bold tales Waller The cathedral church is a very bold work Addison 5 Standing prominently out to view markedly conspicuous striking the eye in high relief Shadows in painting make the figure bolder Dryden 6 Steep abrupt prominent Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears Trumbull BOLD Bold v t Defn To make bold or daring Obs Shak BOLD Bold v i Defn To be or become bold Obs BOLD EAGLE Bold eagle Zoöl Defn an Australian eagle Aquila audax which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo To make bold to take liberties or the liberty to venture Syn Courageous daring brave intrepid fearless dauntless valiant manful audacious stouthearted highspirited adventurous confident strenuous forward impudent BOLDEN Bolden v t imp p p Boldened Defn To make bold to encourage to embolden Ready speakers being boldened with their present abilities to say more use less help of diligence and study Ascham BOLDFACED Boldfaced a 1 Somewhat impudent lacking modesty as a boldfaced woman I have seen enough to confute all the boldfaced atheists of this age Bramhall 2 Print Defn Having a conspicuous or heavy face Note This line is boldfaced nonpareil BOLDLY Boldly adv Etym AS bealdlice Defn In a bold manner BOLDNESS Boldness n Defn The state or quality of being bold Syn Courage bravery intrepidity dauntlessness hardihood assurance BOLDO BOLDU Boldo Boldu n Bot Defn A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili Peumus Boldus The bark is used in tanning the wood for making charcoal the leaves in medicine and the drupes are eaten BOLE Bole n Etym OE bole fr Icel bolr akin to Sw bål Dan bul trunk stem of a tree G bohle a thick plank or board cf LG boll round Cf Bulge Defn The trunk or stem of a tree or that which is like it Enormous elmtree boles did stoop and lean Tennyson BOLE Bole n Etym Etym doubtful Defn An aperture with a wooden shutter in the wall of a house for giving occasionally air or light also a small closet Scot Open the bole wispeed that I may see if this be the right Lord Geraldin Sir W Scott BOLE Bole n Defn A measure See Boll n 2 Mortimer BOLE Bole n Etym Gr a clod or lump of earth cf F bol and also L bolus morsel Cf Bolus 1 Any one of several varieties of friable earthy clay usually colored more or less strongly red by oxide of iron and used to color and adulterate various substances It was formerly used in medicine It is composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina or more rarely of magnesia See Clay and Terra alba 2 A bolus a dose Coleridge Armenian bole See under Armenian Bole Armoniac or Armoniak Armenian bole Obs Chaucer BOLECTION Bolection n Arch Defn A projecting molding round a panel Same as Bilection Gwilt BOLERO Bolero n Etym Sp Mus Defn A Spanish dance or the lively music which accompanies it BOLETE bolete n Defn any fungus of the family Boletaceae WordNet 15 BOLETIC Boletic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or obtained from the Boletus Boletic acid an acid obtained from the Boletus fomentarius variety pseudoigniarius Same as Fumaric acid BOLETUS Boletus n Etym L boletus Gr Bot Defn A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes A few are edible and others very poisonous BOLEY BOLYE Boley Bolye n Defn Same as Booly BOLIDE Bolide n Etym F See Bolis Defn A kind of meteor a bolis BOLIS Bolis n Etym L fr Gr missile arrow fr to throw Defn A meteor or brilliant shooting star followed by a train of light or sparks esp one which explodes BOLIVIAN Bolivian a Defn Of or pertaining to Bolivia n Defn A native of Bolivia BOLL Boll n Etym OE bolle boll bowl AS bolla See Bowl a vessel 1 The pod or capsule of a plant as of flax or cotton a pericarp of a globular form 2 A Scotch measure formerly in use for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels for oats barley and potatoes six bushels A boll of meal is 140 lbs avoirdupois Also a measure for salt of two bushels Sometimes spelled bole BOLL Boll v i imp p p Bolled Defn To form a boll or seed vessel to go to seed The barley was in the ear and the flax was bolled Ex ix 31 BOLLANDISTS Bollandists n pl Defn The Jesuit editors of the Acta Sanctorum or Lives of the Saints named from John Bolland who began the work BOLLARD Bollard n Etym Cf Bole the stem of a tree and Pollard Defn An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock used in veering or fastening ropes Bollard timber Naut a timber also called a knighthead rising just within the stem in a ship on either side of the bowsprit to secure its end BOLLEN Bollen a Defn See Boln a BOLLING Bolling n Etym Cf Bole stem of a tree and Poll v t Defn A tree from which the branches have been cut a pollard BOLLWORM Bollworm n Zoöl Defn The larva of a moth Heliothis armigera which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant often doing great damage to the crops BOLN Boln v i Etym OE bolnen bollen cf Dan bulne Cf Bulge Defn To swell to puff Holland BOLN BOLLEN Boln Bollen a Defn Swollen puffed out Thin and boln out like a sail B Jonson BOLO Bolo n Sp Defn A kind of large knife resembling a machete Phil Islands BOLOGNA Bologna n 1 A city of Italy which has given its name to various objects 2 A Bologna sausage Bologna sausage Etym It salsiccia di Bologna a large sausage made of bacon or ham veal and pork chopped fine and inclosed in a skin Bologna stone Min radiated barite or barium sulphate found in roundish masses composed of radiating fibers first discovered near Bologna It is phosphorescent when calcined Bologna vial a vial of unannealed glass which will fly into pieces when its surface is scratched by a hard body as by dropping into it a fragment of flint whereas a bullet may be dropped into it without injury BOLOGNESE Bolognese a Defn Of or pertaining to Bologna n Defn A native of Bologna Bolognese school Paint a school of painting founded by the Carracci otherwise called the Lombard or Eclectic school the object of which was to unite the excellences of the preceding schools BOLOGNIAN Bolognian a n Defn Bolognese Bolognian stone See Bologna stone under Bologna BOLOMETER Bolometer n Etym Gr a stroke ray meter Physics Defn An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat especially in different parts of the spectrum called also actinic balance thermic balance S P Langley BOLSA Bolsa n Sp lit purse See Bourse Defn An exchange for the transaction of business Sp Amer Phil Islands BOLSTER Bolster n Etym AS bolster akin to Icel b Sw Dan bolster OHG bolstar polstar G polster from the same root as E bole stem bowl hollow vessel Cf Bulge Poltroon 1 A long pillow or cushion used to support the head of a person lying on a bed generally laid under the pillows And here Ill fling the pillow there the bolster This way the coverlet another way the sheets Shak 2 A pad quilt or anything used to hinder pressure support any part of the body or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part a compress This arm shall be a bolster for thy head Gay 3 Anything arranged to act as a support as in various forms of mechanism etc 4 Saddlery Defn A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle 5 Naut a A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas placed on the trestletrees and against the mast for the collars of the shrouds to rest on to prevent chafing b Anything used to prevent chafing 6 A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a bridge girder to keep the girder from resting directly on the abutment 7 A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon on which the bed or body rests 8 The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a railway car the central and principal cross beam of a car truck 9 Mech Defn the perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched 10 Cutlery a That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle b The metallic end of a pocketknife handle G Francis 11 Arch Defn The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital G Francis 12 Mil Defn A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation Note See Illust of Gun carriage Bolster work Arch members which are bellied or curved outward like cushions as in friezes of certain classical styles BOLSTER Bolster v t imp p p Bolstered p pr vb n Bolstering 1 To support with a bolster or pillow S Sharp 2 To support hold up or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort often with up To bolster baseness Drayton Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a factitious pride Compton Reade BOLSTERED Bolstered a 1 Supported upheld 2 Swelled out BOLSTERER Bolsterer n Defn A supporter BOLT Bolt n Etym AS bolt akin to Icel bolti Dan bolt D bout OHG bolz G bolz bolzen of uncertain origin 1 A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult esp a short stout bluntheaded arrow a quarrel an arrow or that which resembles an arrow a dart Look that the crossbowmen lack not bolts Sir W Scott A fools bolt is soon shot Shak 2 Lightning a thunderbolt 3 A strong pin of iron or other material used to fasten or hold something in place often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end 4 A sliding catch or fastening as for a door or gate the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key 5 An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner a shackle a fetter Obs Away with him to prison lay bolts enough upon him Shak 6 A compact package or roll of cloth as of canvas or silk often containing about forty yards 7 A bundle as of oziers Bolt auger an auger of large size an auger to make holes for the bolts used by shipwrights Bolt and nut a metallic pin with a head formed upon one end and a movable piece the nut screwed upon a thread cut upon the other end See B C and D in illust above Note See Tap bolt Screw bolt and Stud bolt BOLT Bolt v t imp p p Bolted p pr vb n Bolting 1 To shoot to discharge or drive forth 2 To utter precipitately to blurt or throw out I hate when Vice can bolt her arguments Milton 3 To swallow without chewing as to bolt food 4 U S Politics Defn To refuse to support as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part 5 Sporting Defn To cause to start or spring forth to dislodge as conies rabbits etc 6 To fasten or secure with or as with a bolt or bolts as a door a timber fetters to shackle to restrain Let tenfold iron bolt my door Langhorn Which shackles accidents and bolts up change Shak BOLT Bolt v i 1 To start forth like a bolt or arrow to spring abruptly to come or go suddenly to dart as to bolt out of the room This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt And oft out of a bush doth bolt Drayton 2 To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt His cloudless thunder bolted on their heads Milton 3 To spring suddenly aside or out of the regular path as the horse bolted 4 US Politics Defn To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected to break away from a party BOLT Bolt adv Defn In the manner of a bolt suddenly straight unbendingly He came bolt up against the heavy dragoon Thackeray Bolt upright a Perfectly upright perpendicular straight up unbendingly erect Addison b On the back at full length Obs Chaucer BOLT Bolt n Etym From Bolt v i 1 A sudden spring or start a sudden spring aside as the horse made a bolt 2 A sudden flight as to escape creditors This gentleman was so hopelessly involved that he contemplated a bolt to America or anywhere Compton Reade 3 U S Politics Defn A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected a breaking away from ones party BOLT Bolt v t imp p p Bolted p pr vb n Bolting Etym OE bolten boulten OF buleter F bluter fr Ll buletare buratare cf F bure coarse woolen stuff fr L burrus red See Borrel and cf Bultel 1 To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of as bran from flour by means of a bolter to separate assort refine or purify by other means He now had bolted all the flour Spenser Ill schooled in bolted language Shak 2 To separate as if by sifting or bolting with out Time and nature will bolt out the truth of things LEstrange 3 Law Defn To discuss or argue privately and for practice as cases at law Jacob To bolt to the bran to examine thoroughly so as to separate or discover everything important Chaucer This bolts the matter fairly to the bran Harte The report of the committee was examined and sifted and bolted to the bran Burke BOLT Bolt n Defn A sieve esp a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal a bolter B Jonson BOLTEL Boltel n Defn See Boultel BOLTER Bolter n Defn One who bolts esp a A horse which starts suddenly aside b A man who breaks away from his party BOLTER Bolter n 1 One who sifts flour or meal 2 An instrument or machine for separating bran from flour or the coarser part of meal from the finer a sieve BOLTER Bolter n Defn A kind of fishing line See Boulter BOLTHEAD Bolthead n 1 Chem Defn A long straightnecked glass vessel for chemical distillations called also a matrass or receiver 2 The head of a bolt BOLTING Bolting n Defn A darting away a starting off or aside BOLTING Bolting n 1 A sifting as of flour or meal 2 Law Defn A private arguing of cases for practice by students as in the Inns of Court Obs Bolting cloth wire hair silk or other sieve cloth of different degrees of fineness used by millers for sifting flour McElrath Bolting hutch a bin or tub for the bolted flour or meal fig a receptacle BOLTONITE Boltonite n Min Defn A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color found in Bolton Massachusetts It is a silicate of magnesium belonging to the chrysolite family BOLTROPE Boltrope n Naut Defn A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the sail BOLTSPRIT Boltsprit n Etym A corruption of bowsprit Naut Defn See Bowsprit BOLTY Bolty n Zoöl Defn An edible fish of the Nile genus Chromis Written also bulti BOLUS Bolus n pl Boluses Etym L bolus bit morsel cf G lump of earth See Bole n clay Defn A rounded mass of anything esp a large pill BOM Bom n Zoöl Defn A large American serpent so called from the sound it makes BOMB Bomb n Etym F bombe bombshell fr L bombus a humming or buzzing noise Gr 1 A great noise a hollow sound Obs A pillar of iron which if you had struck would make a great bomb in the chamber beneath Bacon 2 Mil Defn A shell esp a spherical shell like those fired from mortars See Shell 3 A bomb ketch Bomb chest Mil a chest filled with bombs or only with gunpowder placed under ground to cause destruction by its explosion Bomb ketch Bomb vessel Naut a small ketch or vessel very strongly built on which mortars are mounted to be used in naval bombardments called also mortar vessel Bomb lance a lance or harpoon with an explosive head used in whale fishing Volcanic bomb a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape I noticed volcanic bombs Darwin BOMB Bomb v t Defn To bombard Obs Prior BOMB Bomb v i Etym Cf Boom Defn To sound to boom to make a humming or buzzing sound Obs B Jonson BOMBACE Bombace n Etym OF Defn Cotton padding Obs BOMBARD Bombard n Etym F bombarde LL bombarda fr L bombus ard Cf Bumper and see Bomb 1 Gun Defn A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles It was the earliest kind of cannon They planted in divers places twelve great bombards wherewith they threw huge stones into the air which falling down into the city might break down the houses Knolles 2 A bombardment Poetic R J Barlow 3 A large drinking vessel or can or a leather bottle for carrying liquor or beer Obs Yond same black cloud yond huge one looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor Shak 4 pl Defn Padded breeches Obs Bombard phrase inflated language bombast Obs B Jonson BOMBARD Bombard n Etym OE bombarde fr F bombarde Mus Defn See Bombardo Obs BOMBARD Bombard v t imp p p Bombarded p pr vb n Bombarding Defn To attack with bombards or with artillery especially to throw shells hot shot etc at or into Next she means to bombard Naples Burke His fleet bombarded and burnt down Dieppe Wood BOMBARDIER Bombardier n Etym F bombardier Mil a One who used or managed a bombard an artilleryman a gunner Archaic b A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery Bombardier beetle Zoöl a kind of beetle Brachinus crepitans so called because when disturbed it makes an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from its anal glands The name is applied to other related species as the B displosor which can produce ten or twelve explosions successively The common American species is B fumans BOMBARDMAN Bombardman n Defn One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard Obs They made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady B Jonson BOMBARDMENT Bombardment n Etym F bombardement Defn An attack upon a fortress or fortified town with shells hot shot rockets etc the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or fortified place BOMBARDO BOMBARDON Bombardo Bombardon n Etym It bombardo Mus Defn Originally a deeptoned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family thence a bass reed stop on the organ The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument the lowest of the saxhorns in tone resembling the ophicleide Grove BOMBASINE Bombasine n Defn Same as Bombazine BOMBAST Bombast n Etym OF bombace cotton LL bombax cotton bombasium a doublet of cotton hence padding wadding fustian See Bombazine 1 Originally cotton or cotton wool Obs A candle with a wick of bombast Lupton 2 Cotton or any soft fibrous material used as stuffing for garments stuffing padding Obs How now my sweet creature of bombast Shak Doublets stuffed with four five or six pounds of bombast at least Stubbes 3 Fig Highsounding words an inflated style language above the dignity of the occasion fustian Yet noisy bombast carefully avoid Dryden BOMBAST Bombast a Defn Highsounding inflated big without meaning magniloquent bombastic He evades them with a bombast circumstance Horribly stuffed with epithets of war Shak Nor a tall metaphor in bombast way Cowley BOMBAST Bombast v t Defn To swell or fill out to pad to inflate Obs Not bombasted with words vain ticklish ears to feed Drayton BOMBASTIC BOMBASTICAL Bombastic Bombastical a Defn Characterized by bombast highsounding inflated Bombastically adv A theatrical bombastic windy phraseology Burke Syn Turgid tumid pompous grandiloquent BOMBASTRY Bombastry n Defn Swelling words without much meaning bombastic language fustian Bombastry and buffoonery by nature lofty and light soar highest of all Swift BOMBAX Bombax n Etym LL cotton See Bombast n Bot Defn A genus of trees called also the silkcotton tree also a tree of the genus Bombax BOMBAZET BOMBAZETTE Bombazet Bombazette n Etym Cf Bombazine Defn A sort of thin woolen cloth It is of various colors and may be plain or twilled BOMBAZINE Bombazine n Etym F bombasin LL bombacinium bambacinium L bombycinus silken bombycinum a silk or cotton texture fr bombyx silk silkworm Gr Cf Bombast Bombycinous Defn A twilled fabric for dresses of which the warp is silk and the weft worsted Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments Sometimes spelt bombasin and bombasine Tomlinson BOMBIC Bombic a Etym L bombyx silk silkworm cf F bombique Defn Pertaining to or obtained from the silkworm as bombic acid BOMBILATE Bombilate v i Etym LL bombilare for L bombitare See Bomb n Defn To hum to buzz R BOMBILATION Bombilation n Defn A humming sound a booming To silence the bombilation of guns Sir T Browne BOMBINATE Bombinate v i Defn To hum to boom BOMBINATION Bombination n Defn A humming or buzzing BOMBOLO Bombolo n pl Bomboloes Etym Cf It bombola a pitcher Defn A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask used in the sublimation of camphor Written also bumbelo and bumbolo BOMBPROOF Bombproof a Defn Secure against the explosive force of bombs n Defn A structure which heavy shot and shell will not penetrate BOMBSHELL Bombshell n Defn A bomb See Bomb n BOMBYCID Bombycid a Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx or the family Bombycidæ BOMBYCINOUS Bombycinous a Etym L bombycinus See Bombazine 1 Silken made of silk Obs Coles 2 Being of the color of the silkworm transparent with a yellow tint E Darwin BOMBYLIOUS Bombylious a Etym L bombylius a bumblebee Gr Defn Buzzing like a bumblebee as the bombylious noise of the horse fly Obs Derham BOMBYX Bombyx n Etym L silkworm See Bombazine Zoöl Defn A genus of moths which includes the silkworm moth See Silkworm BON Bon a Etym F fr L bonus Defn Good valid as security for something BONACCORD Bonaccord n Defn Good will good fellowship agreement Scot BONACI Bonaci n Amer Sp bonasí prob from native name Zoöl a A large grouper Mycteroperca bonaci of Florida and the West Indies valuable as a food fish called also aguaji and in Florida black grouper b Also any one of several other similar fishes BONA FIDE Bona fide Etym L Defn In or with good faith without fraud or deceit real or really actual or actually genuine or genuinely as you must proceed bona fide a bona fide purchaser or transaction BONA FIDES Bona fides bona fidez L Defn Good faith honesty freedom from fraud or deception BONAIR Bonair a Etym OE also bonere OF bonnaire Cotgr abbrev of debonnaire See Debonair Defn Gentle courteous complaisant yielding Obs BONANZA Bonanza n Etym Sp prop calm fair weather prosperity fr L bonus good Defn In mining a rich mine or vein of silver or gold hence anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income Colloq U S BONAPARTEAN Bonapartean a Defn Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family BONAPARTISM Bonapartism n Defn The policy of Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes BONAPARTIST Bonapartist n Defn One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes BONA PERITURA Bona peritura Etym L Law Defn Perishable goods Bouvier BONA ROBA Bona roba Etym It prop good stuff Defn A showy wanton a courtesan Shak BONASUS BONASSUS Bonasus Bonassus n Etym L bonasus Gr Zoöl Defn The aurochs or European bison See Aurochs BONBON Bonbon n Etym F bonbon fr bon bon very good a superlative by reduplication fr bon good Defn Sugar confectionery a sugarplum hence any dainty BONBONNIERE Bonbonnière n pl nières F Defn A small fancy box or dish for bonbons BONCE Bonce n Etym Etymol unknown Defn A boys game played with large marbles BONCHRETIEN Bonchrétien n Etym F good Christian Defn A name given to several kinds of pears See Bartlett BONCILATE Boncilate n Etym Empirical trade name Defn A substance composed of ground bone mineral matters etc hardened by pressure and used for making billiard balls boxes etc BOND Bond n Etym The same word as band Cf Band Bend 1 That which binds ties fastensor confines or by which anything is fastened or bound as a cord chain etc a band a ligament a shackle or a manacle Gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder I gained my freedom Shak 2 pl Defn The state of being bound imprisonment captivity restraint This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds Acts xxvi 3 A binding force or influence a cause of union a uniting tie as the bonds of fellowship A people with whom I have no tie but the common bond of mankind Burke 4 Moral or political duty or obligation I love your majesty According to my bond nor more nor less Shak 5 Law Defn A writing under seal by which a person binds himself his heirs executors and administrators to pay a certain sum on or before a future day appointed This is a single bond But usually a condition is added that if the obligor shall do a certain act appear at a certain place conform to certain rules faithfully perform certain duties or pay a certain sum of money on or before a time specified the obligation shall be void otherwise it shall remain in full force If the condition is not performed the bond becomes forfeited and the obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the whole sum Bouvier Wharton 6 An instrument of the nature of the ordinary legal bond made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money as a government city or railway bond 7 The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid as merchandise in bond 8 Arch Defn The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways as in English or block bond Fig 1 where one course consists of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall called headers and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of the wall called stretchers Flemish bond Fig2 where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately so laid as always to break joints Cross bond which differs from the English by the change of the second stretcher line so that its joints come in the middle of the first and the same position of stretchers comes back every fifth line Combined cross and English bond where the inner part of the wall is laid in the one method the outer in the other 9 Chem Defn A unit of chemical attraction as oxygen has two bonds of affinity It is often represented in graphic formulæ by a short line or dash See Diagram of Benzene nucleus and Valence Arbitration bond See under Arbitration Bond crediter Law a creditor whose debt is secured by a bond Blackstone Bond debt Law a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond Burrows Bond or lap of a slate the distance between the top of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second slate above i e the space which is covered with three thicknesses also the distance between the nail of the under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate Bond timber timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally Syn Chains fetters captivity imprisonment BOND Bond v t imp p p Bonded p pr vb n Bonding 1 To place under the conditions of a bond to mortgage to secure the payment of the duties on goods or merchandise by giving a bond 2 Arch Defn To dispose in building as the materials of a wall so as to secure solidity BOND Bond n Etym OE bond bonde peasant serf AS bondaC bunda husband bouseholder from Icel b husbandman for b fr b to dwell See Boor Husband Defn A xassal or serf a slave Obs or Archaic BOND Bond a Defn In a state of servitude or slavery captive By one Spirit are we all baptized whether we be Jews or Bentiles whether we be bond or free 1 Cor xii 13 BONDAGE Bondage n Etym LL bondagium See Bond a 1 The state of being bound condition of being under restraint restraint of personal liberty by compulsion involuntary servitude slavery captivity The King when he designed you for my guard Resolved he would not make my bondage hard Dryden 2 Obligation tie of duty He must resolve by no means to be brought under the bondage of onserving oaths South 3 Old Eng Law Defn Villenage tenure of land on condition of doing the meanest services for the owner Syn Thralldom bond service imprisonment BONDAGER Bondager n Defn A field worker esp a woman who works in the field Scot BONDAR Bondar n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A small quadruped of Bengal Paradoxurus bondar allied to the genet called also musk cat BONDED Bonded a Defn Placed under or covered by a bond as for the payment of duties or for conformity to coertain regulations Bonded goods goods placed in a bonded warehouse goods for the duties on which bonds are given at the customhouse Bonded warehouse a warehouse in which goods on which the duties are unpaid are stored under bond and in the joint custody of the importer or his agent and the customs officers BONDER Bonder n 1 One who places goods under bond or in a bonded warehouse 2 Masonry Defn A bonding stone or brick a bondstone BONDER Bonder n Etym Norwegian bonde Defn A freeholder on a small scale Norway Emerson BONDHOLDER Bondholder n Defn A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time BONDMAID Bondmaid n Etym Bondaorn maid Defn A female slave or one bound to service without wages as distinguished from a hired servant BONDMAN Bondman n pl Bondmen Etym Bondaorn man 1 A man slave or one bound to service without wages To enfranchise bondmen Macaulay 2 Old Eng Law Defn A villain or tenant in villenage BOND SERVANT Bond servant Defn A slave one who is bound to service without wages If thy brother be waxen poor and be sold unto thee thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond servant but as an hired servant Lev xxv 39 40 BOND SERVICE Bond service Defn The condition of a bond servant sevice without wages slavery Their children upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond service 1 Kings ix 21 BONDSLAVE Bondslave n Defn A person in a state of slavery one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority of a master BONDSMAN Bondsman n pl Bondsmen Etym Bondaorn man 1 A slave a villain a serf a bondman Carnal greedy people without such a precept would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen Derham 2 Law Defn A surety one who is bound or who gives security for another BONDSTONE Bondstone n Etym Bondn stone Masonry Defn A stone running through a wall from one face to another to bind it together a binding stone BONDSWOMAN Bondswoman n Defn See Bondwoman BONDUC Bonduc n Etym F bonduc fr Ar bunduq hazel nut filbert nut Bot Defn See Nicker tree BONDWOMAN Bondwoman n pl Bondwomen Etym Bondaorn woman Defn A woman who is a slave or in bondage He who was of the bondwoman Gal iv 23 BONE Bone n Etym OE bon ban AS ban akin to Icel bein Sw ben Dan D been G bein bone leg cf Icel beinn straight 1 Anat Defn The hard calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals consisting very largely of calcic carbonate calcic phosphate and gelatine as blood and bone Note Even in the hardest parts of bone there are many minute cavities containing living matter and connected by minute canals some of which connect with larger canals through which blood vessels ramify 2 One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton as a rib or a thigh bone a bone of the arm or leg also any fragment of bony substance pl The frame or skeleton of the body 3 Anything made of bone as a bobbin for weaving bone lace 4 pl Defn Two or four pieces of bone held between the fingers and struck together to make a kind of music 5 pl Defn Dice 6 Whalebone hence a piece of whalebone or of steel for a corset 7 Fig The framework of anything A bone of contention a subject of contention or dispute A bone to pick something to investigate or to busy ones self about a dispute to be settled with some one Bone ash the residue from calcined bones used for making cupels and for cleaning jewelry Bone black Chem the black carbonaceous substance into which bones are converted by calcination in close vessels called also animal charcoal It is used as a decolorizing material in filtering sirups extracts etc and as a black pigment See Ivory black under Black Bone cave a cave in which are found bones of extinct or recent animals mingled sometimes with the works and bones of man Am Cyc Bone dust ground or pulverized bones used as a fertilizer Bone earth Chem the earthy residuum after the calcination of bone consisting chiefly of phosphate of calcium Bone lace a lace made of linen thread so called because woven with bobbins of bone Bone oil an oil obtained by heating bones as in the manufacture of bone black and remarkable for containing the nitrogenous bases pyridine and quinoline and their derivatives also called Dippels oil Bone setter Same as Bonesetter See in the Vocabulary Bone shark Zoöl the basking shark Bone spavin See under Spavin Bone turquoise fossil bone or tooth of a delicate blue color sometimes used as an imitation of true turquoise Bone whale Zoöl a right whale To be upon the bones of to attack Obs To make no bones to make no scruple not to hesitate Low To pick a bone with to quarrel with as dogs quarrel over a bone to settle a disagreement Colloq BONE Bone v t imp p p Boned p pr vb n Boning 1 To withdraw bones from the flesh of as in cookery To bone a turkey Soyer 2 To put whalebone into as to bone stays Ash 3 To fertilize with bone 4 To steal to take possession of Slang BONE Bone v t Etym F bornoyer to look at with one eye to sight fr borgne oneeyed Defn To sight along an object or set of objects to see if it or they be level or in line as in carpentry masonry and surveying Knight Joiners etc bone their work with two straight edges W M Buchanan BONEACHE Boneache n Defn Pain in the bones Shak BONEBLACK Boneblack n Defn See Bone black under Bone n BONED Boned a 1 Having such bones used in composition as bigboned strongboned No bigboned men framed of the Cyclops size Shak 2 Deprived of bones as boned turkey or codfish 3 Manured with bone as boned land BONEDOG Bonedog n Zoöl Defn The spiny dogfish BONEFISH Bonefish n Zoöl Defn See Ladyfish BONELESS Boneless a Defn Without bones Boneless gums Shak BONESET Boneset n Bot Defn A medicinal plant the thoroughwort Eupatorium perfoliatum Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic BONESETTER Bonesetter n Defn One who sets broken or dislocated bones commonly applied to one not a regular surgeon who makes an occupation of setting bones Bonesetting n BONESHAW Boneshaw n Med Defn Sciatica Obs BONETTA Bonetta n Defn See Bonito Sir T Herbert BONFIRE Bonfire n Etym OE bonefire banefire orig a fire of bones bone fire but cf also Prov E bun a dry stalk Defn A large fire built in the open air as an expression of public joy and exultation or for amusement Full soon by bonfire and by bell We learnt our liege was passing well Gay BONGO Bongo bongo n Defn Either of two large antelopes Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa and B isaaci of East Africa of a reddish or chestnutbrown color with narrow white stripes on the body Their flesh is especially esteemed as food BONGRACE Bongrace n Etym F bon good grâce grace charm Defn A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion also a widebrimmed hat Obs BONHOMIE BONHOMMIE Bonhomie Bonhommie n Etym F Defn good nature pleasant and easy manner BONIBELL Bonibell n Defn See Bonnibel Obs Spenser BONIFACE Boniface n Etym From the sleek jolly landlord in Farquhars comedy of The Beaux Stratagem Defn An innkeeper BONIFORM Boniform a Etym L bonus good form Defn Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence Dr H More BONIFY Bonify v t Etym L bonus good fy cf F bonifier Defn To convert into or make good To bonify evils or tincture them with good Cudworth BONINESS Boniness n Defn The condition or quality of being bony BONING Boning n Etym Senses 1 and 2 fr 1st Bone sense 3 fr 3d Bone 1 The clearing of bones from fish or meat 2 The manuring of land with bones 3 A method of leveling a line or surface by sighting along the tops of two or more straight edges or a range of properly spaced poles See 3d Bone v t BONITARY Bonitary a Defn Beneficial as opposed to statutory or civil as bonitary dominion of land BONITO Bonito n pl Bonitoes Etym Sp Pg bonito fr Ar bainit and bainith Often incorrectly written bonita Zoöl 1 A large tropical fish Orcynus pelamys allied to the tunny It is about three feet long blue above with four brown stripes on the sides It is sometimes found on the American coast 2 The skipjack Sarda Mediterranea of the Atlantic an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States and S Chilensis of the Pacific and other related species They are large and active fishes of a blue color with black oblique stripes 3 The medregal Seriola fasciata an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies 4 The cobia or crab eater Elacate canada an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States BONMOT Bonmot n pl Bonsmots Etym F bon good mot word Defn A witty repartee a jest BONNAZ Bonnaz n Defn A kind of embroidery made with a complicated sewing machine said to have been originally invented by a Frenchman of the name of Bonnaz The work is done either in freehand or by following a perforated design BONNE Bonne n Defn F prop good woman A female servant charged with the care of a young child BONNE BOUCHE Bonne bouche pl Bonnes bouches Etym F bon fem bonne good bouche mouth Defn A delicious morsel or mouthful a tidbit BONNET Bonnet n Etym OE bonet OF bonet bonete F bonnet fr LL bonneta bonetum orig the name of a stuff and of unknown origin 1 A headdress for men and boys a cap Obs Milton Shak 2 A soft elastic very durable cap made of thick seamless woolen stuff and worn by men in Scotland And pbonnets waving high Sir W Scott 3 A covering for the head worn by women usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head but no part of the forehead The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times formerly the front part projected and spread outward like the mouth of a funnel 4 Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use as a Fort A small defense work at a salient angle or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire b A metallic canopy or projection over an opening as a fireplace or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney etc c A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney to prevent escape of sparks d A roofing over the cage of a mine to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft e In pumps a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers 5 Naut Defn An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds Hakluyt 6 The second stomach of a ruminating animal 7 An accomplice of a gambler auctioneer etc who entices others to bet or to bid a decoy Cant Bonnet head Zoöl a shark Sphyrna tiburio of the southern United States and West Indies Bonnet limpet Zoöl a name given from their shape to various species of shells family Calyptræidæ Bonnet monkey Zoöl an East Indian monkey Macacus sinicus with a tuft of hair on its head the munga Bonnet piece a gold coin of the time of James V of Scotland the kings head on which wears a bonnet Sir W Scott To have a bee in the bonnet See under Bee Black bonnet See under Black Blue bonnet See in the Vocabulary BONNET Bonnet v i Defn To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect to uncover Obs Shak BONNETED Bonneted a 1 Wearing a bonnet Bonneted and shawled Howitt 2 Fort Defn Protected by a bonnet See Bonnet 4 a BONNETLESS Bonnetless a Defn Without a bonnet BONNET ROUGE Bonnet rouge F Defn The red cap adopted by the extremists in the French Revolution which became a sign of patriotism at that epoch hence a revolutionist a Red Republican BONNIBEL Bonnibel n Etym F bonne et belle good and beautiful Cf Bellibone Defn A handsome girl Obs BONNIE Bonnie a Etym Scot Defn See Bonny a BONNILASS Bonnilass n Etym Bonny lass Defn A bonny lass a beautiful girl Obs Spenser BONNILY Bonnily adv Defn Gayly handsomely BONNINESS Bonniness n Defn The quality of being bonny gayety R BONNY Bonny a Spelled bonnie by the Scotch Etym OE boni prob fr F bon fem bonne good fr L bonus good See Bounty and cf Bonus Boon 1 Handsome beautiful pretty attractively lively and graceful Till bonny Susan sped across the plain Gay Far from the bonnie banks of Ayr Burns 2 Gay merry frolicsome cheerful blithe Be you blithe and bonny Shak Report speaks you a bonny monk that would hear the matiSir W Scott BONNY Bonny n Mining Defn A round and compact bed of ore or a distinct bed not communicating with a vein BONNYCLABBER Bonnyclabber n Etym Ir bainne baine milk clabar mud mire Defn Coagulated sour milk loppered milk curdled milk sometimes called simply clabber B Jonson BON SILENE Bon Silène Etym F Bot Defn A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of pink BONSPIEL Bonspiel n Etym Scot of uncertain origin Defn A cur Scot BONTEBOK Bontebok n Etym D bont a sort of skin or fur prop variegated bok buck Zoöl Defn The pied antelope of South Africa Alcelaphus pygarga Its face and rump are white Called also nunni BON TON Bon ton Etym F good tone manner Defn The height of the fashion fashionable society BONUS Bonus n pl Bonuses Etym L bonus good Cf Bonny 1 Law Defn A premium given for a loan or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company as the bank paid a bonus for its charter Bouvier 2 An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company out of accumulated profits 3 Money paid in addition to a stated compensation BON VIVANT Bon vivant pl Bons vivants Etym F bon good vivant p pr of vivre to live Defn A good fellow a jovial companion a free liver BONY Bony a 1 Consisting of bone or of bones full of bones pertaining to bones 2 Having large or prominent bones Bony fish Zoöl the menhaden Bony pike Zoöl the gar pike Lepidosteus BONZE Bonze n Etym Pg bonzo fr Japan bozu a Buddhist priest cf F bonze Defn A Buddhist or Fohist priest monk or nun Note The name was given by the Portuguese to the priests of Japan and has since been applied to the priests of China Cochin China and the neighboring countries BOOBY Booby n pl Boobies Etym Sp bobe dunce idiot cf L balbus stammering E barbarous 1 A dunce a stupid fellow 2 Zoöl a A swimming bird Sula fiber or S sula related to the common gannet and found in the West Indies nesting on the bare rocks It is so called on account of its apparent stupidity The name is also sometimes applied to other species of gannets as S piscator the redfooted booby b A species of penguin of the antarctic seas Booby hatch Naut a kind of wooden hood over a hatch readily removable Booby hut a carriage body put upon sleigh runners Local U S Bartlett Booby hutch a clumsy covered carriage or seat used in the eastern part of England Forby Booby trap a schoolboys practical joke as a shower bath when a door is opened BOOBY Booby a Defn Having the characteristics of a booby stupid BOOBYISH Boobyish a Defn Stupid dull BOODH Boodh n Defn Same as Buddha Malcom BOODHISM Boodhism n Defn Same as Buddhism BOODHIST Boodhist n Defn Same as Buddhist BOODLE Boodle n Etym Origin uncertain 1 The whole collection or lot caboodle Low U S Bartlett 2 Money given in payment for votes or political influence bribe money swag Polit slang U S BOOHOE Boohoe v i imp p p Boohooed p pr vb n Boohooing Etym An imitative word Defn To bawl to cry loudly Low Bartlett BOOHOO Boohoo n Zoöl Defn The sailfish called also woohoo BOOK Book n Etym OE book bok AS b akin to Goth b a letter in pl book writing Icel b Sw bok Dan bog OS b D boek OHG puoh G buch and fr AS b b beech because the ancient Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes on pieces of beechen board Cf Beech 1 A collection of sheets of paper or similar material blank written or printed bound together commonly many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing Note When blank it is called a blank book When printed the term often distinguishes a bound volume or a volume of some size from a pamphlet Note It has been held that under the copyright law a book is not necessarily a volume made of many sheets bound together it may be printed on a single sheet as music or a diagram of patterns Abbott 2 A composition written or printed a treatise A good book is the precious life blood of a master spirit embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life Milton 3 A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work as the tenth book of Paradise Lost 4 A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept a register of debts and credits receipts and expenditures etc 5 Six tricks taken by one side in the game of whist in certain other games two or more corresponding cards forming a set Note Book is used adjectively or as a part of many compounds as book buyer bookrack book club book lore book sale book trade memorandum book cashbook Book account an account or register of debt or credit in a book Book debt a debt for items charged to the debtor by the creditor in his book of accounts Book learning learning acquired from books as distinguished from practical knowledge Neither does it so much require book learning and scholarship as good natural sense to distinguish true and false Burnet Book louse Zoöl one of several species of minute wingless insects injurious to books and papers They belong to the Pseudoneuroptera Book moth Zoöl the name of several species of moths the larvæ of which eat books Book oath an oath made on The Book or Bible The Book of Books the Bible Book post a system under which books bulky manuscripts etc may be transmitted by mail Book scorpion Zoöl one of the false scorpions Chelifer cancroides found among books and papers It can run sidewise and backward and feeds on small insects Book stall a stand or stall often in the open air for retailing books Canonical books See Canonical In ones books in ones favor I was so much in his books that at his decease he left me his lamp Addison To bring to book a To compel to give an account b To compare with an admitted authority To bring it manifestly to book is impossible M Arnold To course by bell book and candle See under Bell To make a book Horse Racing to lay bets recorded in a pocket book against the success of every horse so that the bookmaker wins on all the unsuccessful horses and loses only on the winning horse or horses To speak by the book to speak with minute exactness Without book a By memory b Without authority BOOK Book v t imp p p Booked p pr vb n Booking 1 To enter write or register in a book or list Let it be booked with the rest of this days deeds Shak 2 To enter the name of any one in a book for the purpose of securing a passage conveyance or seat as to be booked for Southampton to book a seat in a theater 3 To mark out for to destine or assign for as he is booked for the valedictory Colloq Here I am booked for three days more in Paris Charles Reade BOOKBINDER Bookbinder n Defn One whose occupation is to bind books BOOKBINDERY Bookbindery n Defn A bookbinders shop a place or establishment for binding books BOOKBINDING Bookbinding n Defn The art process or business of binding books BOOKCASE Bookcase n Defn A case with shelves for holding books esp one with glazed doors BOOKCRAFT Bookcraft n Defn Authorship literary skill BOOKED Booked a 1 Registered 2 On the way destined Colloq BOOKER Booker n Defn One who enters accounts or names etc in a book a bookkeeper BOOKFUL Bookful n Defn As much as will fill a book a book full Shak a Defn Filled with book learning R The bookful blockhead Pope BOOKHOLDER Bookholder n 1 A prompter at a theater Obs Beau Fl 2 A support for a book holding it open while one reads or copies from it BOOKING CLERK Booking clerk Defn A clerk who registers passengers baggage etc for conveyance as by railway or steamship or who sells passage tickets at a booking office BOOKING OFFICE Booking office 1 An office where passengers baggage etc are registered for conveyance as by railway or steamship 2 An office where passage tickets are sold Eng BOOKISH Bookish a 1 Given to reading fond of study better acquainted with books than with men learned from books A bookish man Addison Bookish skill Bp Hall 2 Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books formal labored pedantic as a bookish way of talking bookish sentences Bookishly adv Bookishness n BOOKKEEPER Bookkeeper n Defn One who keeps accounts one who has the charge of keeping the books and accounts in an office BOOKKEEPING Bookkeeping n Defn The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner so as to show their relation to each other and the state of the business in which they occur the art of keeping accounts The books commonly used are a daybook cashbook journal and ledger See Daybook Cashbook Journal and Ledger Bookkeeping by single entry the method of keeping books by carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or credit of a single account Bookkeeping by double entry a mode of bookkeeping in which two entries of every transaction are carried to the ledger one to the Dr or left hand side of one account and the other to the Cr or right hand side of a corresponding account in order thaItalian method BOOKLAND BOCKLAND Bookland Bockland n Etym AS b b book land land O Eng Law Defn Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services which differed in nothing from free socage lands This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds BOOKLEARNED Booklearned a Defn Versed in books having knowledge derived from books Often in a disparaging sense Whateer these booklearned blockheads say Solons the veriest fool in all the play Dryden BOOKLESS Bookless a Defn Without books unlearned Shenstone BOOKLET Booklet n Defn A little book T Arnold BOOKMAKER Bookmaker n 1 One who writes and publishes books especially one who gathers his materials from other books a compiler 2 Horse Racing Defn A betting man who makes a book See To make a book under Book n BOOKMAN Bookman n pl Bookmen Defn A studious man a scholar Shak BOOKMARK Bookmark n Defn Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular page or passage also a label in a book to designate the owner a bookplate BOOKMATE Bookmate n Etym Book mate Defn A schoolfellow an associate in study BOOKMONGER Bookmonger n Defn A dealer in books BOOK MUSLIN Book muslin 1 A kind of muslin used for the covers of books 2 A kind of thin white muslin for ladies dresses BOOKPLATE Bookplate n Defn A label placed upon or in a book showing its ownership or its position in a library BOOKSELLER Bookseller n Defn One who sells books BOOKSELLING Bookselling n Defn The employment of selling books BOOKSHELF Bookshelf n pl Bookshelves Defn A shelf to hold books BOOKSHOP Bookshop n Defn A booksellers shop Eng BOOKSTALL Bookstall n Defn A stall or stand where books are sold BOOKSTAND Bookstand n 1 A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets a bookstall 2 A stand to hold books for reading or reference BOOKSTORE Bookstore n Defn A store where books are kept for sale called in England a booksellers shop BOOKWORK Bookwork n 1 Work done upon a book or books as in a printing office in distinction from newspaper or job work 2 Study application to books BOOKWORM Bookworm n 1 Zoöl Defn Any larva of a beetle or moth which is injurious to books Many species are known 2 A student closely attached to books or addicted to study a reader without appreciation I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there Pope BOOKY Booky a Defn Bookish BOOLY Booly n pl Boolies Etym Ir buachail cowherd bo cow giolla boy Defn A company of Irish herdsmen or a single herdsman wandering from place to place with flocks and herds and living on their milk like the Tartars also a place in the mountain pastures inclosed for the shelter of cattle or their keepers Obs Written also boley bolye bouillie Spenser BOOM Boom boom n Etym D boom tree pole beam bar See Beam 1 Naut Defn A long pole or spar run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail as the jib boom the studdingsail boom etc 2 Mech Defn A long spar or beam projecting from the mast of a derrick from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended 3 A pole with a conspicuous top set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor Obs 4 Mil Naval Defn A strong chain cable or line of spars bound together extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor to obstruct navigation or passage 5 Lumbering Defn A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river or inclosing an area of water to keep saw logs etc from floating away Boom iron one of the iron rings on the yards through which the studdingsail booms traverse The booms that space on the upper deck of a ship between the foremast and mainmast where the boats spare spars etc are stowed Totten BOOM Boom boom v t Naut Defn To extend or push with a boom or pole as to boom out a sail to boom off a boat BOOM Boom boom v i imp p p Boomed p pr vb n Booming Etym Of imitative origin cf OE bommen to hum D bommen to drum sound as an empty barrel also W bwmp a hollow sound aderyn y bwmp the bird of the hollow sound i e the bittern Cf Bum Bump v i Bomb v i 1 To cry with a hollow note to make a hollow sound as the bittern and some insects At eve the beetle boometh Athwart the thicket lone Tennyson 2 To make a hollow sound as of waves or cannon Alarm guns booming through the night air W Irving 3 To rush with violence and noise as a ship under a press of sail before a free wind She comes booming down before it Totten 4 To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor to go on rushingly BOOM Boom n 1 A hollow roar as of waves or cannon also the hollow cry of the bittern a booming 2 A strong and extensive advance with more or less noisy excitement applied colloquially or humorously to market prices the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office as a boom in the stock market a boom in coffee Colloq U S BOOM Boom v t Defn To cause to advance rapidly in price as to boom railroad or mining shares to create a boom for as to boom Mr C for senator Colloq U S BOOMDAS Boomdas n Etym D boom tree das badger Zoöl Defn A small African hyracoid mammal Dendrohyrax arboreus resembling the daman BOOMER Boomer n 1 One who or that which booms 2 Zoöl Defn A North American rodent so named because it is said to make a booming noise See Sewellel 3 Zoöl Defn A large male kangaroo 4 One who works up a boom Slang U S BOOMERANG Boomerang n Defn A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India It is usually a curved stick of hard wood from twenty to thirty inches in length from two to three inches wide and half or three quarters of an inch thick When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion it describes very remarkable curves according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it often moving nearly horizontally a long distance then curving upward to a considerable height and finally taking a retrograde direction so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown or even far in the rear of it BOOMING Booming a 1 Rushing with violence swelling with a hollow sound making a hollow sound or note roaring resounding Oer the seabeat ships the booming waters roar Falcone 2 Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement as booming prices booming popularity Colloq U S BOOMING Booming n Defn The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound a violent rushing with heavy roar as the booming of the sea a deep hollow sound as the booming of bitterns Howitt BOOMKIN Boomkin n Naut Defn Same as Bumkin BOOMORAH Boomorah n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A small West African chevrotain Hyæmoschus aquaticus resembling the musk deer BOOMSLANGE Boomslange n Etym D boom tree slang snake Zoöl Defn A large South African tree snake Bucephalus Capensis Although considered venomous by natives it has no poison fangs BOON Boon n Etym OE bone boin a petition fr Icel b akin to Sw Dan b AS b and perh to E ban but influenced by F bon good fr L bonus Ban Bounty 1 A prayer or petition Obs For which to God he made so many an idle boon Spenser 2 That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor a gift a benefaction a grant a present Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above James i 17 Rev Ver BOON Boon a Etym F bon See Boon n 1 Good prosperous as boon voyage Obs 2 Kind bountiful benign Which Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill and dale and plain Milton 3 Gay merry jovial convivial A boon companion loving his bottle Arbuthnot BOON Boon n Etym Scot boon bune been Gael Ir bunach coarse tow fr bun root stubble Defn The woody portion flax which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting braking and scutching BOOR Boor n Etym D boer farmer boor akin to AS geb countryman G bauer fr the root of AS b to inhabit and akin to E bower be Cf Neighbor Boer and Big to build 1 A husbandman a peasant a rustic esp a clownish or unrefined countryman 2 A Dutch German or Russian peasant esp a Dutch colonist in South Africa Guiana etc a boer 3 A rude illbred person one who is clownish in manners BOORISH Boorish a Defn Like a boor clownish uncultured unmannerly Boorishly adv Boorishness n Which is in truth a gross and boorish opinion Milton BOORT Boort n Defn See Bort BOOSE Boose n Etym AS bos bosig akin to Icel bass Sw bås Dan baas stall G banse Goth bansts barn Skr bhasas stall 252 Defn A stall or a crib for an ox cow or other animal Prov Eng Halliwell BOOSE Boose v i Defn To drink excessively See Booze BOOSER Booser n Defn A toper a guzzler See Boozer BOOST Boost v t imp p p Boosted p pr vb n Boosting Etym Cf Boast v i Defn To lift or push from behind one who is endeavoring to climb to push up hence to assist in overcoming obstacles or in making advancement Colloq U S BOOST Boost n Defn A push from behind as to one who is endeavoring to climb help Colloq U S BOOSTER Booster n Elec Defn An instrument for regulating the electromotive force in an alternatingcurrent circuit so called because used to boost or raise the pressure in the circuit BOOT Boot n Etym OE bot bote adbantage amends cure AS b akin to Icel b Sw bot Dan bod Goth b D boete G busse prop a making good or better from the root of E better adj 1 Remedy relief amends reparation hence one who brings relief He gaf the sike man his boote Chaucer Thou art boot for many a bruise And healest many a wound Sir W Scott Next her Son our souls best boot Wordsworth 2 That which is given to make an exchange equal or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged Ill give you boot Ill give you three for one Shak 3 Profit gain advantage use Obs Then talk no more of flight it is no boot Shak To boot in addition over and above besides as a compensation for the difference of value between things bartered Helen to change would give an eye to boot Shak A mans heaviness is refreshed long before he comes to drunkenness for when he arrives thither he hath but changed his heaviness and taken a crime to boot Jer Taylor BOOT Boot v t imp p p Booted p pr vb n Booting 1 To profit to advantage to avail generally followed by it as what boots it What booteth it to others that we wish them well and do nothing for them Hooker What subdued To change like this a mind so far imbued With scorn of man it little boots to know Byron What boots to us your victories Southey 2 To enrich to benefit to give in addition Obs And I will boot thee with what gift beside Thy modesty can beg Shak BOOT Boot n Etym OE bote OF bote F botte LL botta of uncertain origin 1 A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg ordinarily made of leather 2 An instrument of torture for the leg formerly used to extort confessions particularly in Scotland So he was put to the torture which in Scotland they call the boots for they put a pair of iron boots close on the leg and drive wedges between them and the leg Bp Burnet 3 A place at the side of a coach where attendants rode also a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach Obs 4 A place for baggage at either end of an oldfashioned stagecoach 5 An apron or cover of leather or rubber cloth for the driving seat of a vehicle to protect from rain and mud 6 Plumbing Defn The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof Boot catcher the person at an inn whose business it was to pull off boots and clean them Obs Swift Boot closer one who or that which sews the uppers of boots Boot crimp a frame or device used by bootmakers for drawing and shaping the body of a boot Boot hook a hook with a handle used for pulling on boots Boots and saddles Cavalry Tactics the trumpet call which is the first signal for mounted drill Sly boots See Slyboots in the Vocabulary BOOT Boot v t imp p p Booted p pr vb n Booting 1 To put boots on esp for riding Coated and booted for it B Jonson 2 To punish by kicking with a booted foot U S BOOT Boot v i Defn To boot ones self to put on ones boots BOOT Boot n Defn Booty spoil Obs or R Shak BOOTBLACK Bootblack n Defn One who blacks boots BOOTED Booted a 1 Wearing boots especially boots with long tops as for riding as a booted squire 2 Zoöl Defn Having an undivided horny bootlike covering said of the tarsus of some birds BOOTEE Bootee n Defn A half boot or short boot BOOTES BOOETES Boötes n Etym L Bootes Gr herdsman fr gen ox cow Astron Defn A northern constellation containing the bright star Arcturus BOOTH Booth n Etym OE bothe cf Icel b Dan Sw bod MHG buode G bude baude from the same root as AS b to dwell E boor bower be cf Bohem bauda Pol buda Russ budka Lith buda W bwth pl bythod Gael buth Ir both 1 A house or shed built of boards boughs or other slight materials for temporary occupation Camden 2 A covered stall or temporary structure in a fair or market or at a polling place BOOTHALE Boothale v t i Etym Boot for booty hale Defn To forage for booty to plunder Obs Beau Fl BOOTHOSE Boothose n 1 Stocking hose or spatterdashes in lieu of boots Shak 2 Hose made to be worn with boots as by travelers on horseback Sir W Scott BOOTHY Boothy n Defn See Bothy BOOTIKIN Bootikin n Etym Boot kin 1 A little boot legging or gaiter 2 A covering for the foot or hand worn as a cure for the gout H Walpole BOOTING Booting n Defn Advantage gain gain by plunder booty Obs Sir J Harrington BOOTING Booting n 1 A kind of torture See Boot n 2 2 A kicking as with a booted foot U S BOOTJACK Bootjack n Defn A device for pulling off boots BOOTLESS Bootless a Etym From Boot profit Defn Unavailing unprofitable useless without advantage or success Chaucer Ill follow him no more with bootless prayers Shak Bootlessly adv Bootlessness n BOOTLICK Bootlick n Defn A toady Low U S Bartlett BOOTMAKER Bootmaker n Defn One who makes boots Bootmaking n BOOTS Boots n Defn A servant at a hotel or elsewhere who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes BOOTTOPPING Boottopping n 1 Naut Defn The act or process of daubing a vessels bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow sulphur and resin as a temporary protection against worms after the slime shells etc have been scraped off 2 Naut Defn Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt BOOTTREE Boottree n Etym Boot tree wood timber Defn An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot consisting of two pieces together shaped like a leg between which when put into the boot a wedge is driven The pretty boots trimly stretched on boottrees Thackeray BOOTY Booty n Etym Cf Icel b exchange barter Sw byte barter booty Dan bytte akin to D buit booty G beute and fr Icel byta Sw byta Dan bytte to distribute exchange The Scandinavian word was influenced in English by boot profit Defn That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery especially collective spoil taken in war plunder pillage Milton To play booty to play dishonestly with an intent to lose to allow ones adversary to win at cards at first in order to induce him to continue playing and victimize him afterwards Obs LEstrange BOOZE Booze v i imp p p Boozed p pr vb n Boozing Etym D buizen akin to G bausen and perh fr D buis tube channel bus box jar Defn To drink greedily or immoderately esp alcoholic liquor to tipple Written also bouse and boose Landor This is better than boozing in public houses H R Haweis BOOZE Booze n Defn A carouse a drinking Sir W Scott BOOZER Boozer n Defn One who boozes a toper a guzzler of alcoholic liquors a bouser BOOZY Boozy a Defn A little intoxicated fuddled stupid with liquor bousy Colloq C Kingsley BOPEEP Bopeep n Etym Bo peep Defn The act of looking out suddenly as from behind a screen so as to startle some one as by children in play or of looking out and drawing suddenly back as if frightened I for sorrow sung That such a king should play bopeep And go the fools among Shak BORABLE Borable a Defn Capable of being bored R BORACHTE Borachte n Etym Sp borracha a leather bottle for wine borracho drunk fr borra a lamb Defn A large leather bottle for liquors etc made of the skin of a goat or other animal Hence A drunkard Obs Youre an absolute borachio Congreve BORACIC Boracic a Etym Cf F boracique See Borax Defn Pertaining to or produced from borax containing boron boric as boracic acid BORACITE Boracite n Min Defn A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium chloride BORACOUS Boracous a Chem Defn Relating to or obtained from borax containing borax BORAGE Borage n Etym OE borage cf F bourrache It borraggine borrace LL borago borrago LGr fr LL borra F bourre hair of beasts flock so called from its hairy leaves Bot Defn A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago B officinalis which is used esp in France as a demulcent and diaphoretic BORAGEWORT Boragewort n Defn Plant of the Borage family BORAGINACEOUS Boraginaceous a Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling a family of plants Boraginaceæ which includes the borage heliotrope beggars lice and many pestiferous plants BORAGINEOUS Boragineous a Bot Defn Relating to the Borage tribe boraginaceous BORAMEZ Boramez n Defn See Barometz BORATE Borate n Etym From Boric Chem Defn A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical BORAX Borax n Etym OE boras fr F borax earlier spelt borras cf LL borax Sp borraj all fr Ar b fr Pers b Defn A white or gray crystalline salt with a slight alkaline taste used as a flux in soldering metals making enamels fixing colors on porcelain and as a soap It occurs native in certain mineral springs and is made from the boric acid of hot springs in Tuscany It was originally obtained from a lake in Thibet and was sent to Europe under the name of tincal Borax is a pyroborate or tetraborate of sodium Na2B4O710H2O Borax bead Chem See Bead n 3 BORBORYGM Borborygm n Etym F borborygme fr Gr fr to rumble in the bowels Med Defn A rumbling or gurgling noise produced by wind in the bowels Dunglison BORD Bord n Etym See Board n 1 A board a table Obs Chaucer 2 Mining Defn The face of coal parallel to the natural fissures BORD Bord n Defn See Bourd Obs Spenser BORDAGE Bordage n Etym LL bordagium Defn The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his cottage BORDAR Bordar n Etym LL bordarius fr borda a cottage of uncertain origin Defn A villein who rendered menial service for his cottage a cottier The cottar the bordar and the laborer were bound to aid in the work of the home farm J R Green BORDEAUX Bordeaux a Defn Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France n Defn A claret wine from Bordeaux BORDEAUX MIXTURE Bordeaux mixture Hort Defn A fungicidal mixture composed of blue vitriol lime and water The formula in common use is blue vitriol 6 lbs lime 4 lbs water 35 50 gallons BORDEL BORDELLO Bordel Bordello n Etym F bordel orig a little hut OF borde hut cabin of German origin and akin to E boardnSee Board n Defn A brothel a bawdyhouse a house devoted to prostitution Obs B Jonson BORDELAIS Bordelais a Etym F Defn Of or pertaining to Bordeaux in France or to the district around Bordeaux BORDELLER Bordeller n Defn A keeper or a frequenter of a brothel Obs Gower BORDER Border n Etym OE bordure F bordure fr border to border fr bord a border of German origin cf MHG borte border trimming G borte trimming ribbon akin to E board in sense 8 See Board n and cf Bordure 1 The outer part or edge of anything as of a garment a garden etc margin verge brink Upon the borders of these solitudes Bentham In the borders of death Barrow 2 A boundary a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country a frontier district 3 A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something as an ornament or finish 4 A narrow flower bed Border land land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries debatable land often used figuratively as the border land of science The Border The Borders specifically the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent Over the border across the boundary line or frontier Syn Edge verge brink margin brim rim boundary confine BORDER Border v i imp p p Bordered p pr vb n Bordering 1 To touch at the edge or boundary to be contiguous or adjacent with on or upon as Connecticut borders on Massachusetts 2 To approach to come near to to verge Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly Abp Tillotson BORDER Border v t 1 To make a border for to furnish with a border as for ornament as to border a garment or a garden 2 To be or to have contiguous to to touch or be touched as by a border to be or to have near the limits or boundary as the region borders a forest or is bordered on the north by a forest The country is bordered by a broad tract called the hot region Prescott Shebah and Raamah border the sea called the Persian gulf Sir W Raleigh 3 To confine within bounds to limit Obs That nature which contemns its origin Can not be bordered certain in itself Shak BORDEREAU Bordereau n pl Bordereaux F Defn A note or memorandum esp one containing an enumeration of documents BORDERER Borderer n Defn One who dwells on a border or at the extreme part or confines of a country region or tract of land one who dwells near to a place or region Borderers of the Caspian Dyer BORDLAND Bordland n Etym Bordar or perh bord a board land O Eng Law Defn Either land held by a bordar or the land which a lord kept for the maintenance of his board or table Spelman BORDLODE Bordlode n Etym Bordar or perh bord a board lode leading O Eng Law Defn The service formerly required of a tenant to carry timber from the woods to the lords house Bailey Mozley W BORDMAN Bordman n Etym Bordar or perh bord a board man Defn A bordar a tenant in bordage BORDRAG BORDRAGING Bordrag Bordraging n Etym Perh from OE bord for border raging Cf Bodrage Defn An incursion upon the borders of a country a raid Obs Spenser BORD SERVICE Bord service Etym Bordar or perh bord a board service O Eng Law Defn Service due from a bordar bordage BORDURE Bordure n Etym F bordure See Border n Her Defn A border one fifth the width of the shield surrounding the field It is usually plain but may be charged BORE Bore v t imp p p Bored p pr vb n Boring Etym OE borien AS borian akin to Icel bora Dan bore D boren OHG por G bohren L forare Gr to plow Zend bar sq root91 1 To perforate or penetrate as a solid body by turning an auger gimlet drill or other instrument to make a round hole in or through to pierce as to bore a plank Ill believe as soon this whole earth may be bored Shak 2 To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or apparatus as to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel to bore a hole Short but very powerful jaws by means whereof the insect can bore as with a centerbit a cylindrical passage through the most solid wood T W Harris 3 To make a passage by laborious effort as in boring as to bore ones way through a crowd to force a narrow and difficult passage through What bustling crowds I bored Gay 4 To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness to tire to trouble to vex to annoy to pester He bores me with some trick Shak Used to come and bore me at rare intervals Carlyle 5 To befool to trick Obs I am abused betrayed I am laughed at scorned Baffled and bored it seems Beau Fl BORE Bore v i 1 To make a hole or perforation with or as with a boring instrument to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool as to bore for water or oil i e to sink a well by boring for water or oil to bore with a gimlet to bore into a tree as insects 2 To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns as this timber does not bore well or is hard to bore 3 To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort They take their flight boring to the west Dryden 4 Ma Defn To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air Crabb BORE Bore n 1 A hole made by boring a perforation 2 The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun cannon pistol or other firearm or of a pipe or tube The bores of wind instruments Bacon Loves counselor should fill the bores of hearing Shak 3 The size of a hole the interior diameter of a tube or gun barrel the caliber 4 A tool for making a hole by boring as an auger 5 Caliber importance Obs Yet are they much too light for the bore of the matter Shak 6 A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness a tiresome person or affair any person or thing which causes ennui It is as great a bore as to hear a poet read his own verses Hawthorne BORE Bore n Etym Icel bara wave cf G empor upwards OHG bor height burren to lift perh allied to AS beran E 1st bear sq root92 Physical Geog a A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or location in one or more waves which present a very abrupt front of considerable height dangerous to shipping as at the mouth of the Amazon in South America the Hoogly and Indus in India and the Tsientang in China b Less properly a very high and rapid tidal flow when not so abrupt such as occurs at the Bay of Fundy and in the British Channel BORE Bore Defn imp of 1st 2d Bear BOREAL Boreal a Etym L borealis cf F boréal See Boreas Defn Northern pertaining to the north or to the north wind as a boreal bird a boreal blast So from their own clear north in radiant streams Bright over Europe bursts the boreal morn Thomson BOREAS Boreas n Etym L boreas Gr Defn The north wind usually a personification BORECOLE Borecole n Etym Cf D boerenkool lit husbandmans cabbage Defn A brassicaceous plant of many varieties cultivated for its leaves which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage but are loose and are generally curled or wrinkled kale BOREDOM Boredom n 1 The state of being bored or pestered a state of ennui Dickens 2 The realm of bores bores collectively BOREE Boree n Defn Same as BourrÉ82 Obs Swift BOREL Borel n Defn See Borrel BORELE Borele n Zoöl Defn The smaller twohorned rhinoceros of South Africa Atelodus bicornis BORER Borer n 1 One that bores an instrument for boring 2 Zoöl a A marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Teredo and allies which burrows in wood See Teredo b Any bivalve mollusk Saxicava Lithodomus etc which bores into limestone and similar substances c One of the larvæ of many species of insects which penetrate trees as the apple peach pine etc See Apple borer under Apple d The hagfish Myxine BORIC Boric a Chem Defn Of pertaining to or containing boron Boric acid a white crystalline substance BOH3 easily obtained from its salts and occurring in solution in the hot lagoons of Tuscany BORIDE Boride n Chem Defn A binary compound of boron with a more positive or basic element or radical formerly called boruret BORING Boring n 1 The act or process of one who or that which bores as the boring of cannon the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks One of the most important applications of boring is in the formation of artesian wells Tomlinson 2 A hole made by boring 3 pl Defn The chips or fragments made by boring Boring bar a revolving or stationary bar carrying one or more cutting tools for dressing round holes Boring tool Metal Working a cutting tool placed in a cutter head to dress round holes Knight BORN Born p p a Etym See Bear v t 1 Brought forth as an animal brought into life introduced by birth No one could be born into slavery in Mexico Prescott 2 Having from birth a certain character by or from birth by nature innate as a born liar A born matchmaker W D Howells Born again Theol regenerated renewed having received spiritual life Except a man be born again he can not see the kingdom of God John iii 3 Born days days since one was born lifetime Colloq BORNE Borne p p of Bear Defn Carried conveyed supported defrayed See Bear v t BORNEOL Borneol n Etym Borneo ol Chem Defn A rare variety of camphor C10H17OH resembling ordinary camphor from which it can be produced by reduction It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra Dryobalanops camphora but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce being in great request by the Chinese Called also Borneo camphor Malay camphor and camphol BORNITE Bornite n Etym Named after Von Born a mineralogist Min Defn A valuable ore of copper containing copper iron and sulphur also called purple copper ore or erubescite in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface BOROFLUORIDE Borofluoride n Etym Boron fluoride Chem Defn A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen or some other positive element or radical called also fluoboride and formerly fluoborate BOROGLYCERIDE Boroglyceride n Etym Boron glyceride Chem Defn A compound of boric acid and glycerin used as an antiseptic BORON Boron n Etym See Borax Chem Defn A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax It is reduced with difficulty to the free state when it can be obtained in several different forms viz as a substance of a deep olive color in a semimetallic form and in colorless quadratic crystals similar to the diamond in hardness and other properties It occurs in nature also in boracite datolite tourmaline and some other minerals Atomic weight 109 Symbol B BOROSILICATE Borosilicate n Etym Boron silicate Chem Defn A double salt of boric and silicic acids as in the natural minerals tourmaline datolite etc BOROUGH Borough n Etym OE burgh burw boru port town burrow AS burh burg akin to Icel Sw Dan borg OS D burg OHG puruc purc MHG burc G burg Goth baúrgs and from the root of AS beorgan to hide save defend G bergen or perh from that of AS beorg hill mountain Bury v t and cf Burrow Burg Bury n Burgess Iceberg Borrow Harbor Hauberk 1 In England an incorporated town that is not a city also a town that sends members to parliament in Scotland a body corporate consisting of the inhabitants of a certain district erected by the sovereign with a certain jurisdiction in America an incorporated town or village as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut Burrill Erskine 2 The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough as the borough voted to lay a tax Close borough or Pocket borough a borough having the right of sending a member to Parliament whose nomination is in the hands of a single person Rotten borough a name given to any borough which at the time of the passage of the Reform Bill of 1832 contained but few voters yet retained the privilege of sending a member to Parliament BOROUGH Borough n Etym See Borrow O Eng Law a An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behavior of each other b The pledge or surety thus given Blackstone Tomlins BOROUGHENGLISH BoroughEnglish n Eng Law Defn A custom as in some ancient boroughs by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son instead of the eldest or if the owner have no issue to the youngest brother Blackstone BOROUGHHEAD Boroughhead n Defn See Headborough Obs BOROUGHHOLDER Boroughholder n Defn A headborough a borsholder BOROUGHMASTER Boroughmaster n Etym Cf Burgomaster Defn The mayor governor or bailiff of a borough BOROUGHMONGER Boroughmonger n Defn One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs BOROUGHMONGERING BOROUGHMONGERY Boroughmongering Boroughmongery n Defn The practices of a boroughmonger BORRACHO Borracho n Defn See Borachio Obs BORRAGE BORRAGINACEOUS Borrage n Borraginaceous a etc Defn See Borage n etc BORREL Borrel n Etym OF burel a kind of coarse woolen cloth fr F bure drugget See Bureau Rustic and common people dressed in this cloth which was prob so called from its color 1 Coarse woolen cloth hence coarse clothing a garment Obs Chaucer 2 A kind of light stuff of silk and wool BORREL Borrel a Etym Prob from Borrel n Defn Ignorant unlearned belonging to the laity Obs Chaucer BORROW Borrow v t imp p p Borrowed p pr vb n Borrowing Etym OE borwen AS borgian fr borg borh pledge akin to D borg G borg prob fr root of AS beorgan to protect Borough 1 To receive from another as a loan with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind the opposite of lend 2 Arith Defn To take one or more from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend 3 To copy or imitate to adopt as to borrow the style manner or opinions of another Rites borrowed from the ancients Macaulay It is not hard for any man who hath a Bible in his hands to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above Milton 4 To feign or counterfeit Borrowed hair Spenser The borrowed majesty of England Shak 5 To receive to take to derive Any drop thou borrowedst from thy mother Shak To borrow trouble to be needlessly troubled to be overapprehensive BORROW Borrow n 1 Something deposited as security a pledge a surety a hostage Obs Ye may retain as borrows my two priests Sir W Scott 2 The act of borrowing Obs Of your royal presence Ill adventure The borrow of a week Shak BORROWER Borrower n Defn One who borrows Neither a borrower nor a lender be Shak BORSHOLDER Borsholder n Etym OE borsolder prob fr AS borg gen borges pledge ealdor elder See Borrow and Elder a Eng Law Defn The head or chief of a tithing or borough see 2d Borough the headborough a parish constable Spelman BORT Bort n Defn Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work BORURET Boruret n Chem Defn A boride Obs BORWE Borwe n Defn Pledge borrow Obs Chaucer BOS Bos n Etym L ox cow Zoöl Defn A genus of ruminant quadrupeds including the wild and domestic cattle distinguished by a stout body hollow horns and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck BOSA Bosa n Etym Ar b Pers b cf F bosan Defn A drink used in the East See Boza BOSCAGE Boscage n Etym OF boscage grove F bocage fr LL boscus buscus thicket wood See 1st Bush 1 A growth of trees or shrubs underwood a thicket thick foliage a wooded landscape 2 O Eng Law Defn Food or sustenance for cattle obtained from bushes and trees also a tax on wood BOSH Bosh n Etym Cf G posse joke trifle It bozzo a rough stone bozzetto a rough sketch sbozzo a rough draught sketch Defn Figure outline show Obs BOSH Bosh n Etym Turk Defn Empty talk contemptible nonsense trash humbug Colloq BOSH Bosh n pl Boshes Etym Cf G böschung a slope 1 One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast furnace also one of the hollow iron or brick sides of the bed of a puddling or boiling furnace 2 pl Defn The lower part of a blast furnace which slopes inward or the widest space at the top of this part 3 In forging and smelting a trough in which tools and ingots are cooled BOSHBOK Boshbok n Etym D bosch wood bok buck Zoöl Defn A kind of antelope See Bush buck BOSHVARK Boshvark n Etym D bosch wood varken pig Zoöl Defn The bush hog See under Bush a thicket BOSJESMAN Bosjesman n Defn pl Bosjesmans D boschjesman Defn See Bushman BOSK Bosk n Etym See Bosket Defn A thicket a small wood Through bosk and dell Sir W Scott BOSKAGE Boskage n Defn Same as Boscage Thridding the somber boskage of the wood Tennyson BOSKET BOSQUET Bosket Bosquet n Etym F bosquet a little wood dim fr LL boscus See Boscage and cf Bouquet Gardening Defn A grove a thicket shrubbery an inclosure formed by branches of trees regularly or irregularly disposed BOSKINESS Boskiness n Defn Boscage also the state or quality of being bosky BOSKY Bosky a Etym Cf Bushy 1 Woody or bushy covered with boscage or thickets Milton 2 Caused by boscage Darkened over by long bosky shadows H James BOSOM Bosom n Etym AS b akin to D bozem Fries b OHG puosum G busen and prob E bough 1 The breast of a human being the part between the arms to which anything is pressed when embraced by them You must prepare your bosom for his knife Shak 2 The breast considered as the seat of the passions affections and operations of the mind consciousness se Tut I am in their bosoms and I know Wherefore they do it Shak If I covered my transgressions as Adam by hiding my iniquity in my bosom Job xxxi 33 3 Embrace loving or affectionate inclosure fold Within the bosom of that church Hooker 4 Any thing or place resembling the breast a supporting surface an inner recess the interior as the bosom of the earth The bosom of the ocean Addison 5 The part of the dress worn upon the breast an article or a portion of an article of dress to be worn upon the breast as the bosom of a shirt a linen bosom He put his hand into his bosom and when he took it out behold his hand was leprous as snow Ex iv 6 6 Inclination desire Obs Shak 7 A depression round the eye of a millstone Knight BOSOM Bosom a 1 Of or pertaining to the bosom 2 Intimate confidential familiar trusted cherished beloved as a bosom friend BOSOM Bosom v t p p p Bosomed p pr vb n Bosoming 1 To inclose or carry in the bosom to keep with care to take to heart to cherish Bosom up my counsel Youll find it wholesome Shak 2 To conceal to hide from view to embosom To happy convents bosomed deep in vines Pope BOSOMED Bosomed a Defn Having or resembling bosom kept in the bosom hidden BOSOMY Bosomy a Defn Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows BOSON Boson n Defn See Boatswain Obs Dryden BOSPORIAN Bosporian a Etym L Bosporus G lit oxford the oxs or heifers ford on account of Ios passage here as a heifer fr ox heifer ford Defn Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus The Alans forced the Bosporian kings to pay them tribute and exterminated the Taurians Tooke BOSPORUS Bosporus n Etym L Defn A strait or narrow sea between two seas or a lake and a seas as the Bosporus formerly the Thracian Bosporus or Strait of Constantinople between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora the Cimmerian Bosporus between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof Written also Bosphorus BOSQUET Bosquet n Defn See Bosket BOSS Boss n pl Bosses Etym OE boce bose boche OF boce boche bosse F bosse of G origin cf OHG bozo tuft bunch OHG bozan MHG bôzen to beat See Beat and cf Botch a swelling 1 Any protuberant part a round swelling part or body a knoblike process as a boss of wood 2 A protuberant ornament on any work either of different material from that of the work or of the same as upon a buckler or bridle a stud a knob the central projection of a shield See Umbilicus 3 Arch Defn A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings whether vaulted or flat and in other situations 4 Etym Cf D bus box Dan bösse Defn A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry hung by a hook from the laths or from the rounds of a ladder Gwilt 5 Mech a The enlarged part of a shaft on which a wheel is keyed or at the end where it is coupled to another b A swage or die used for shaping metals 6 A head or reservoir of water Obs BOSS Boss v t imp p p Bossed p pr vb n Bossing Etym OE bocen fr OF bocier See the preceding word Defn To ornament with bosses to stud BOSS Boss n Etym D baas master Defn A master workman or superintendent a director or manager a political dictator Slang U S BOSSAGE Bossage n Etym F bossage fr bosse See Boss a stud 1 Arch Defn A stone in a building left rough and projecting to be afterward carved into shape Gwilt 2 Arch Defn Rustic work consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the level of the building by reason of indentures or channels left in the joinings Gwilt BOSSED Bossed a Defn Embossed also bossy BOSSET Bosset n Etym Cf Boss a stud Zoöl Defn A rudimental antler of a young male of the red deer BOSSISM Bossism n Defn The rule or practices of bosses esp political bosses Slang U S BOSSY Bossy a Defn Ornamented with bosses studded BOSSY Bossy n Etym Dim fr Prov E boss in bosscalf busscalf for boosecalf prop a calf kept in the stall See 1st Boose Defn A cow or calf familiarly so called U S BOSTON Boston n Defn A game at cards played by four persons with two packs of fiftytwo cards each said to be so called from Boston Massachusetts and to have been invented by officers of the French army in America during the Revolutionary war BOSTRYX Bostryx n NL irreg fr Gr a curl Bot Defn A form of cymose inflorescence with all the flowers on one side of the rachis usually causing it to curl called also a uniparous helicoid cyme BOSWELLIAN Boswellian a Defn Relating to or characteristic of Boswell the biographer of Dr Johnson BOSWELLISM Boswellism n Defn The style of Boswell BOT Bot n Zoöl Defn See Bots BOTANIC BOTANICAL Botanic Botanical a Etym Cf F botanique See Botany Defn Of or pertaining to botany relating to the study of plants as a botanical system arrangement textbook expedition Botanically adv Botanic garden a garden devoted to the culture of plants collected for the purpose of illustrating the science of botany Botanic physician a physician whose medicines consist chiefly of herbs and roots BOTANIST Botanist n Etym Cf F botaniste Defn One skilled in botany one versed in the knowledge of plants BOTANIZE Botanize v i imp p p Botanized p pr vb n Botanizing Etym Cf F botaniser Defn To seek after plants for botanical investigation to study plants BOTANIZE Botanize v t Defn To explore for botanical purposes BOTANIZER Botanizer n Defn One who botanizes BOTANOLOGER Botanologer n Defn A botanist Obs BOTANOLOGY Botanology n Etym Botany logy cf F botanologie Defn The science of botany Obs Bailey BOTANOMANCY Botanomancy n Etym Botany mancy cf F botanomantie Defn An ancient species of divination by means of plants esp sage and fig leaves BOTANY Botany n pl Botanies Etym F botanique a n fr Gr botanic fr herb plant fr to feed graze 1 The science which treats of the structure of plants the functions of their parts their places of growth their classification and the terms which are employed in their description and denomination See Plant 2 A book which treats of the science of botany Note Botany is divided into various departments as Structural Botany which investigates the structure and organic composition of plants Physiological Botany the study of their functions and life and Systematic Botany which has to do with their classification description nomenclature etc BOTANY BAY Botany Bay Defn A harbor on the east coast of Australia and an English convict settlement there so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770 Note Hence any place to which desperadoes resort Botany Bay kino Med an astringent reddish substance consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian species of Eucalyptus Botany Bay resin Med a resin of reddish yellow color resembling gamboge the product of different Australian species of Xanthorrhæa esp the grass three X hastilis BOTARGO Botargo n Etym It bottarga bottarica or Sp botarga a kind of large sausages a sort of wide breeches cf F boutargue Defn A sort of cake or sausage made of the salted roes of the mullet much used on the coast of the Mediterranean as an incentive to drink BOTCH Botch n pl Botches Etym Same as Boss a stud For senses 2 3 cf D botsen to beat akin to E beat 1 A swelling on the skin a large ulcerous affection a boil an eruptive disease Obs or Dial Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss Milton 2 A patch put on or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner 3 Work done in a bungling manner a clumsy performance a piece of work or a place in work marred in the doing or not properly finished a bungle To leave no rubs nor botches in the work Shak BOTCH Botch v t imp p p Botched p pr vb n Botching Etym See Botch n 1 To mark with or as with botches Young Hylas botched with stains Garth 2 To repair to mend esp to patch in a clumsy or imperfect manner as a garment sometimes with up Sick bodies to be kept and botched up for a time Robynson Mores Utopia 3 To put together unsuitably or unskillfully to express or perform in a bungling manner to spoil or mar as by unskillful work For treason botched in rhyme will be thy bane Dryden BOTCHEDLY Botchedly adv Defn In a clumsy manner BOTCHER Botcher n 1 One who mends or patches esp a tailor or cobbler Shak 2 A clumsy or careless workman a bungler 3 Zoöl Defn A young salmon a grilse BOTCHERLY Botcherly a Defn Bungling awkward R BOTCHERY Botchery n Defn A botching or that which is done by botching clumsy or careless workmanship BOTCHY Botchy a Defn Marked with botches full of botches poorly done This botchy business Bp Watson BOTE Bote n Etym Old form of boot used in composition See 1st Boot Law a Compensation amends satisfaction expiation as man bote a compensation or a man slain b Payment of any kind Bouvier c A privilege or allowance of necessaries Note This word is still used in composition as equivalent to the French estovers supplies necessaries as housebote a sufficiency of wood to repair a house or for fuel sometimes called firebote so plowbote cartbote wood for making or repairing instruments of husbandry haybote or hedgebote wood for hedges fences etc These were privileges enjoyed by tenants under the feudal system Burrill Bouvier Blackstone BOTELESS Boteless a Defn Unavailing in vain See Bootless BOTFLY Botfly n Zoöl Defn A dipterous insect of the family Estridæ of many different species some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals as the horse ox and sheep on which they deposit their eggs A common species is one of the botflies of the horse Gastrophilus equi the larvæ of which bots are taken into the stomach of the animal where they live several months and pass through their larval states In tropical America one species sometimes lives under the human skin and another in the stomach See Gadfly BOTH Both a or pron Etym OE bothe ba fr Icel ba akin to Dan baade Sw båda Goth baj OHG beid b G D beide also AS begen ba b Goth bai and Gr L ambo Lith abà OSlav oba Skr ubha sq root310 Cf Amb Defn The one and the other the two the pair without exception of either Note It is generally used adjectively with nouns as both horses ran away but with pronouns and often with nous it is used substantively and followed by of Note It frequently stands as a pronoun She alone is heir to both of us Shak Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them unto Abimelech and both of them made a covenant Gen xxi 27 He will not bear the loss of his rank because he can bear the loss of his estate but he will bear both because he is prepared for both Bolingbroke Note It is often used in apposition with nouns or pronouns Thy weal and woe are both of them extremes Shak This said they both betook them several ways Milton Note Both now always precedes any other attributive words as both their armies both our eyes Note Both of is used before pronouns in the objective case as both of us them whom etc but before substantives its used is colloquial both without of being the preferred form as both the brothers BOTH Both conj Defn As well not only equally Note Both precedes the first of two coördinate words or phrases and is followed by and before the other both and as well the one as the other not only this but also that equally the former and the latter It is also sometimes followed by more than two coördinate words connected by and expressed or understood To judge both quick and dead Milton A masterpiece both for argument and style Goldsmith To whom bothe heven and erthe and see is sene Chaucer Both mongrel puppy whelp and hound Goldsmith He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast Coleridge BOTHER Bother v t imp p p Bothered p pr vb n Bothering Etym Cf Ir buaidhirt trouble buaidhrim I vex Defn To annoy to trouble to worry to perplex See Pother Note The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation mildly imprecatory BOTHER Bother v i Defn To feel care or anxiety to make or take trouble to be troublesome Without bothering about it H James BOTHER Bother n Defn One who or that which bothers state of perplexity or annoyance embarrassment worry disturbance petty trouble as to be in a bother BOTHERATION Botheration n Defn The act of bothering or state of being bothered cause of trouble perplexity annoyance vexation Colloq BOTHERER Botherer n Defn One who bothers BOTHERSOME Bothersome a Defn Vexatious causing bother causing trouble or perplexity troublesome BOTHHANDS Bothhands n Defn A factotum R He is his masters bothhands I assure you B Jonson BOTHIE Bothie n Defn Same as Bothy Scot BOTHNIAN BOTHNIC Bothnian Bothnic a Defn Of or pertaining to Bothnia a country of northern Europe or to a gulf of the same name which forms the northern part of the Baltic sea BOTHRENCHYMA Bothrenchyma n Etym Gr pit something poured in Formed like parenchyma Bot Defn Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood BOTHY BOOTHY Bothy Boothy n pl ies Etym Scottish Cf Booth Defn A wooden hut or humble cot esp a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants a shepherds or hunters hut a booth Scot BOTOCUDOS Botocudos n pl Etym Pg botoque stopple So called because they wear a wooden plug in the pierced lower lip Defn A Brazilian tribe of Indians noted for their use of poisons also called Aymborés BO TREE Bo tree Bot Defn The peepul tree esp the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha The sacred bo tree of the Buddhists Ficus religiosa which is planted close to every temple and attracts almost as much veneration as the status of the god himself It differs from the banyan Ficus Indica by sending down no roots from its branches Tennent BOTRYOGEN Botryogen n Etym Gr cluster of grapes gen Min Defn A hydrous sulphate of iron of a deep red color It often occurs in botryoidal form BOTRYOID BOTRYOIDAL Botryoid Botryoidal a Etym Gr cluster of grapes oid Defn Having the form of a bunch of grapes like a cluster of grapes as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences BOTRYOLITE Botryolite n Etym Gr cluster of grapes lite Min Defn A variety of datolite usually having a botryoidal structure BOTRYOSE Botryose a Bot a Having the form of a cluster of grapes b Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence Gray BOTS Bots n pl Etym Cf Gael botus belly worm boiteag maggot Zoöl Defn The larvæ of several species of botfly especially those larvæ which infest the stomach throat or intestines of the horse and are supposed to be the cause of various ailments Written also botts Note See Illust of Botfly BOTTINE Bottine n Etym F See Boot for the foot 1 A small boot a ladys boot 2 An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps buckles etc used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children Dunglison BOTTLE Bottle n Etym OE bote botelle OF botel bouteille F bouteille fr LL buticula dim of butis buttis butta flask Cf Butt a cask 1 A hollow vessel usually of glass or earthenware but formerly of leather with a narrow neck or mouth for holding liquids 2 The contents of a bottle as much as a bottle contains as to drink a bottle of wine 3 Fig Intoxicating liquor as to drown ones reason in the bottle Note Bottle is much used adjectively or as the first part of a compound Bottle ale bottled ale Obs Shak Bottle brush a cylindrical brush for cleansing the interior of bottles Bottle fish Zoöl a kind of deepsea eel Saccopharynx ampullaceus remarkable for its baglike gullet which enables it to swallow fishes two or three times its won size Bottle flower Bot Same as Bluebottle Bottle glass a coarse green glass used in the manufacture of bottles Ure Bottle gourd Bot the common gourd or calabash Lagenaria Vulgaris whose shell is used for bottles dippers etc Bottle grass Bot a nutritious fodder grass Setaria glauca and S viridis called also foxtail and green foxtail Bottle tit Zoöl the European longtailed titmouse so called from the shape of its nest Bottle tree Bot an Australian tree Sterculia rupestris with a bottleshaped or greatly swollen trunk Feeding bottle Nursing bottle a bottle with a rubber nipple generally with an intervening tubve used in feeding infants BOTTLE Bottle v t imp p p Bottled p pr vb n Bottling Defn To put into bottles to inclose in or as in a bottle or bottles to keep or restrain as in a bottle as to bottle wine or porter to bottle up ones wrath BOTTLE Bottle n Etym OE botel OF botel dim of F botte cf OHG bozo bunch See Boss stud Defn A bundle esp of hay Obs or Prov Eng Chaucer Shak BOTTLED Bottled a 1 Put into bottles inclosed in bottles pent up in or as in a bottle 2 Having the shape of a bottle protuberant Shak BOTTLE GREEN Bottle green Defn A dark shade of green like that of bottle glass Bottlegreen a BOTTLEHEAD Bottlehead n Zoöl Defn A cetacean allied to the grampus called also bottlenosed whale Note There are several species so named as the pilot whales of the genus Globicephalus and one or more species of Hyperoödon H bidens etc found on the European coast See Blackfish 1 BOTTLEHOLDER Bottleholder n 1 One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge 2 One who assists or supports another in a contest an abettor a backer Colloq Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder of oppressed states The London Times BOTTLENECK FRAME Bottleneck frame Automobiles Defn An inswept frame Colloq BOTTLENOSE Bottlenose n Zoöl 1 A cetacean of the Dolphin family of several species as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus of Europe 2 The puffin BOTTLENOSED Bottlenosed a Defn Having the nose bottleshaped or large at the end Dickens BOTTLER Bottler n Defn One who bottles wine beer soda water etc BOTTLESCREW Bottlescrew n Defn A corkscrew Swift BOTTLING Bottling n Defn The act or the process of putting anything into bottles as beer mineral water etc and corking the bottles BOTTOM Bottom n Etym OE botum botme AS botm akin to OS bodom D bodem OHG podam G boden Icel botn Sw botten Dan bund for budn L fundus for fudnus Grbudhna for bhudhna and Ir bonn sole of the foot W bon stem base Cf 4th Found Fund n 1 The lowest part of anything the foot as the bottom of a tree or well the bottom of a hill a lane or a page Or dive into the bottom of the deep Shak 2 The part of anything which is beneath the contents and supports them as the part of a chair on which a person sits the circular base or lower head of a cask or tub or the plank floor of a ships hold the under surface Barrels with the bottom knocked out Macaulay No two chairs were alike such high backs and low backs and leather bottoms and worsted bottoms W Irving 3 That upon which anything rests or is founded in a literal or a figurative sense foundation groundwork 4 The bed of a body of water as of a river lake sea 5 The fundament the buttocks 6 An abyss Obs Dryden 7 Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a river lowlying ground a dale a valley The bottoms and the high grounds Stoddard 8 Naut Defn The part of a ship which is ordinarily under water hence the vessel itself a ship My ventures are not in one bottom trusted Shak Not to sell the teas but to return them to London in the same bottoms in which they were shipped Bancroft Full bottom a hull of such shape as permits carrying a large amount of merchandise 9 Power of endurance as a horse of a good bottom 10 Dregs or grounds lees sediment Johnson At bottom At the bottom at the foundation or basis in reality He was at the bottom a good man J F Cooper To be at the bottom of to be the cause or originator of to be the source of Usually in an opprobrious sense J H Newman He was at the bottom of many excellent counsels Addison To go to the bottom to sink esp to be wrecked To touch bottom to reach the lowest point to find something on which to rest BOTTOM Bottom a Defn Of or pertaining to the bottom fundamental lowest under as bottom rock the bottom board of a wagon box bottom prices Bottom glade a low glade or open place a valley a dale Milton Bottom grass grass growing on bottom lands Bottom land See 1st Bottom n 7 BOTTOM Bottom v t imp p p Bottomed p pr vb n Bottoming 1 To found or build upon to fix upon as a support followed by on or upon Action is supposed to be bottomed upon principle Atterbury Those false and deceiving grounds upon which many bottom their eternal state South 2 To furnish with a bottom as to bottom a chair 3 To reach or get to the bottom of Smiles BOTTOM Bottom v i 1 To rest as upon an ultimate support to be based or grounded usually with on or upon Find on what foundation any proposition bottoms Locke 2 To reach or impinge against the bottom so as to impede free action as when the point of a cog strikes the bottom of a space between two other cogs or a piston the end of a cylinder BOTTOM Bottom n Etym OE botme perh corrupt for button See Button Defn A ball or skein of thread a cocoon Obs Silkworms finish their bottoms in fifteen days Mortimer BOTTOM Bottom v t Defn To wind round something as in making a ball of thread Obs As you unwind her love from him Lest it should ravel and be good to none You must provide to bottom it on me Shak BOTTOMED Bottomed a Defn Having at the bottom or as a bottom resting upon a bottom grounded mostly in composition as sharpbottomed well bottomed BOTTOM FERMENTATION Bottom fermentation Defn A slow alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells collect at the bottom of the fermenting liquid It takes place at a temperature of 4º 10º C 39º 50ºF It is used in making lager beer and wines of low alcohol content but fine bouquet BOTTOMLESS Bottomless a Defn Without a bottom hence fathomless baseless as a bottomless abyss Bottomless speculations Burke BOTTOMRY Bottomry n Etym From 1st Bottom in sense 8 cfD bodemerij Cf Bummery MarLaw Defn A contract in the nature of a mortgage by which the owner of a ship or the master as his agent hypothecates and binds the ship and sometimes the accruing freight as security for the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the ship if she terminates her voyage successfully If the ship is lost by perils of the sea the lender loses the money but if the ship arrives safe he is to receive the money lent with the interest or premium stipulated although it may and usually does exceed the legal rate of interest See Hypothecation BOTTONY BOTTONE Bottony Bottoné a Etym F boutonné fr boutonner to bud button Her Defn Having a bud or button or a kind of trefoil at the end furnished with knobs or buttons Cross bottony Her a cross having each arm terminating in three rounded lobes forming a sort of trefoil BOTTS Botts n pl Zoöl Defn See Bots BOTULIFORM Botuliform a Etym L botulus sausage form Bot Defn Having the shape of a sausage Henslow BOUCHE Bouche n Etym F Defn Same as Bush a lining BOUCHE Bouche v t Defn Same as Bush to line BOUCHE BOUCH Bouche Bouch n Etym F bouche mouth victuals 1 A mouth Obs 2 An allowance of meat and drink for the tables of inferior officers or servants in a noblemans palace or at court Obs BOUCHEES Bouchées n pl Etym F morsels mouthfuls fr bouche mouth Cookery Defn Small patties BOUCHERIZE Boucherize v t After Dr Auguste Boucherie a French chemist who invented the process Defn To impregnate with a preservative solution of copper sulphate as timber railroad ties etc BOUD Boud n Defn A weevil a worm that breeds in malt biscuit etc Obs Tusser n Etym F fr bouder to pout be sulky Defn A small room esp if pleasant or elegantly furnished to which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends a ladys or sometimes a gentlemans private room Cowper BOUDOIR Boudoir n F fr bouder to pout be sulky Defn A small room esp if pleasant or elegantly furnished to which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends a ladys or sometimes a gentlemans private room Cowper BOUFFE Bouffe n Etym F buffoon Defn Comic opera See Opera Bouffe BOUGAINVILLAEA Bougainvillæa n Etym Named from Bougainville the French navigator Bot Defn A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginaceæ from tropical South America having the flowers surrounded by large bracts BOUGE Bouge v i imp p p Bouged Etym Variant of bulge Cf Bowge 1 To swell out Obs 2 To bilge Obs Their ship bouged Hakluyt BOUGE Bouge v t Defn To stave in to bilge Obs Holland BOUGE Bouge n Etym F bouche mouth victuals Defn Bouche see Bouche 2 food and drink provisions Obs They made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady or two that fainted with fasting B Jonson BOUGET Bouget n Etym Cf F bougette sack bag Cf Budget Her Defn A charge representing a leather vessel for carrying water also called water bouget BOUGH Bough n Etym OE bogh AS bog boh bough shoulder akin to Icel bogr shoulder bow of a ship Sw bog Dan bov OHG buog G bug and to Grbahu for bhaghu arm sq root88 251 Cf Bow of a ship 1 An arm or branch of a tree esp a large arm or main branch 2 A gallows Archaic Spenser BOUGHT Bought n Etym Cf Dan bugt bend turning Icel bug Cf Bight Bout and see Bow to bend 1 A flexure a bend a twist a turn a coil as in a rope as the boughts of a serpent Obs Spenser The boughts of the fore legs Sir T Browne 2 The part of a sling that contains the stone Obs BOUGHT Bought Defn imp p p of Buy BOUGHT Bought p a Defn Purchased bribed BOUGHTEN Boughten a Defn Purchased not obtained or produced at home Coleridge BOUGHTY Boughty a Defn Bending Obs Sherwood BOUGIE Bougie n Etym F bougie wax candle bougie fr Bougie Bugia a town of North Africa from which these candles were first imported into Europe 1 Surg Defn A long flexible instrument that is Note introduced into the urethra esophagus etc to remove obstructions or for the other purposes It was originally made of waxed linen rolled into cylindrical form 2 Pharm Defn A long slender rod consisting of gelatin or some other substance that melts at the temperature of the body It is impregnated with medicine and designed for introduction into urethra etc BOUGIE DECIMALE Bougie décimale F lit decimal candle Defn A photometric standard used in France having the value of one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard or slightly less than a British standard candle Called also decimal candle BOUILLI Bouilli n Etym F fr bouillir to boil Cookery Defn Boiled or stewed meat beef boiled with vegetables in water from which its gravy is to be made beef from which bouillon or soup has been made BOUILLON Bouillon n Etym F fr bouillir to boil 1 A nutritious liquid food made by boiling beef or other meat in water a clear soup or broth 2 Far Defn An excrescence on a horses frush or frog BOUK Bouk n Etym AS bücbauch Icel bü body 1 The body Obs Chaucer 2 Bulk volume Scot BOUL Boul n Defn A curved handle Sir W Scott BOULANGERITE Boulangerite n Etym From Boulanger a French mineralogist Min Defn A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster usually in plumose masses also compact It is sulphide of antimony and lead BOULANGISM Boulangism n F boulangisme Defn The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with Gen Georges Boulanger d 1891 whose militarism and advocacy of revenge on Germany attracted to him a miscellaneous party of monarchists and Republican malcontents Boulangist n BOULDER Boulder n Defn Same as Bowlder BOULDERY Bouldery a Defn Characterized by bowlders BOULE BOULEWORK Boule Boulework n Defn Same as Buhl Buhlwork BOULEVARD Boulevard n Etym F boulevard boulevart fr G bollwerk See Bulwark 1 Originally a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town 2 A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications Hence A broad avenue in or around a city BOULEVARDIER Boulevardier n F Defn A frequenter of a city boulevard esp in Paris F Harrison BOULEVERSEMENT Bouleversement n Etym F fr bouleverser to overthrow Defn Complete overthrow disorder a turning upside down BOULT Boult n Defn Corrupted form Bolt BOULT Boult bolt n Defn Corrupted form Bolt BOULTEL BOULTIN Boultel Boultin n Arch a A molding the convexity of which is one fourth of a circle being a member just below the abacus in the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital a torus an ovolo b One of the shafts of a clustered column Written also bowtel boltel boultell etc BOULTER Boulter n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn A long stout fishing line to which many hooks are attached BOUN Boun a Etym See Bound ready Defn Ready prepared destined tending Obs Chaucer BOUN Boun v t Defn To make or get ready Sir W Scott BOUNCE Bounce v i imp p p Bounced p pr vb n Bouncing Etym OE bunsen cf D bonzen to strike bounce bons blow LG bunsen to knock all prob of imitative origin 1 To strike or thump so as to rebound or to make a sudden noise a knock loudly Another bounces as hard as he can knock Swift Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart Dryden 2 To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously to bound as she bounced into the room Out bounced the mastiff Swift Bounced off his armchair Thackeray 3 To boast to talk big to bluster Obs BOUNCE Bounce v t 1 To drive against anything suddenly and violently to bump to thump Swift 2 To cause to bound or rebound sometimes to toss 3 To eject violently as from a room to discharge unceremoniously as from employment Collog U S 4 To bully to scold Collog J Fletcher BOUNCE Bounce n 1 A sudden leap or bound a rebound 2 A heavy sudden and often noisy blow or thump The bounce burst open the door Dryden 3 An explosion or the noise of one Obs 4 Bluster brag untruthful boasting audacious exaggeration an impudent lie a bouncer Johnson De Quincey 5 Zoöl Defn A dogfish of Europe Scyllium catulus BOUNCE Bounce adv Defn With a sudden leap suddenly This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me Bickerstaff BOUNCER Bouncer n 1 One who bounces a large heavy person who makes much noise in moving 2 A boaster a bully Collog Johnson 3 A bold lie also a liar Collog Marryat 4 Something big a good stout example of the kind The stone must be a bouncer De Quincey BOUNCING Bouncing a 1 Stout plump and healthy lusty buxom Many tall and bouncing young ladies Thackeray 2 Excessive big A bouncing reckoning B Fl Bouncing Bet Bot the common soapwort Saponaria officinalis Harpers Mag BOUNCINGLY Bouncingly adv Defn With a bounce BOUND Bound n Etym OE bounde bunne OF bonne bonde bodne F borne fr LL bodina bodena bonna prob of Celtic origin cf Arm bonn boundary limit and boden bod a tuft or cluster of trees by which a boundary or limit could be marked Cf Bourne Defn The external or limiting line either real or imaginary of any object or space that which limits or restrains or within which something is limited or restrained limit confine extent boundary He hath compassed the waters with bounds Job xxvi 10 On earths remotest bounds Campbell And mete the bounds of hate and love Tennyson To keep within bounds not to exceed or pass beyond assigned limits to act with propriety or discretion Syn See Boundary BOUND Bound v t imp p p Bounded p pr vb n Bounding 1 To limit to terminate to fix the furthest point of extension of said of natural or of moral objects to lie along or form a boundary of to inclose to circumscribe to restrain to confine Where full measure only bounds excess Milton Phlegethon Whose fiery flood the burning empire bounds Dryden 2 To name the boundaries of as to bound France BOUND Bound v i Etym F bondir to leap OF bondir bundir to leap resound fr L bombitare to buzz hum fr bombus a humming buzzing See Bomb 1 To move with a sudden spring or leap or with a succession of springs or leaps as the beast bounded from his den the herd bounded across the plain Before his lord the ready spaniel bounds Pope And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider Byron 2 To rebound as an elastic ball BOUND Bound v t 1 To make to bound or leap as to bound a horse R Shak 2 To cause to rebound to throw so that it will rebound as to bound a ball on the floor Collog BOUND Bound n 1 A leap an elastic spring a jump A bound of graceful hardihood Wordsworth 2 Rebound as the bound of a ball Johnson 3 Dancing Defn Spring from one foot to the other BOUND Bound Defn imp p p of Bind BOUND Bound p p a 1 Restrained by a hand rope chain fetters or the like 2 Inclosed in a binding or cover as a bound volume 3 Under legal or moral restraint or obligation 4 Constrained or compelled destined certain followed by the infinitive as he is bound to succeed he is bound to fail 5 Resolved as I am bound to do it Collog U S 6 Constipated costive Note Used also in composition as icebound windbound hidebound etc Bound bailiff Eng Law a sheriffs officer who serves writs makes arrests etc The sheriff being answerable for the bailiffs misdemeanors the bailiff is usually under bond for the faithful discharge of his trust Bound up in entirely devoted to inseparable from BOUND Bound a Etym Past p of OE bounen to prepare fr boun ready prepared fr Icel bü p p of büaboor and bower See Bond a and cf Busk v Defn Ready or intending to go on the way toward going with to or for or with an adverb of motion as a ship is bound to Cadiz or for Cadiz The mariner bound homeward Cowper BOUNDARY Boundary n pl Boundaries Etym From Bound a limit cf LL bonnarium piece of land with fixed limits Defn That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent or marks a bound as of a territory a bounding or separating line a real or imaginary limit But still his native country lies Beyond the boundaries of the skies N Cotton That bright and tranquil stream the boundary of Louth and Meath Macaulay Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our thoughts Locke Syn Limit bound border term termination barrier verge confines precinct Bound Boundary Boundary in its original and strictest sense is a visible object or mark indicating a limit Bound is the limit itself But in ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable BOUNDEN Bounden pp a Etym Old p p of bind 1 Bound fastened by bonds Obs 2 Under obligation bound by some favor rendered obliged beholden This holy word that teacheth us truly our bounden duty toward our Lord God in every point Ridley 3 Made obligatory imposed as a duty binding I am much bounden to your majesty Shak BOUNDER Bounder n Defn One who or that which limits a boundary Sir T Herbert BOUNDING Bounding a Defn Moving with a bound or bounds The bounding pulse the languid limb Montgomery BOUNDLESS Boundless a Defn Without bounds or confines illimitable vast unlimited The boundless sky Bryant The boundless ocean Dryden Boundless rapacity Boundless prospect of gain Macaulay Syn Unlimited unconfined immeasurable illimitable infinite Boundlessly adv Boundlessness n BOUNTEOUS Bounteous a Etym OE bountevous fr bounte bounty Defn Liberal in charity disposed to give freely generously liberal munificent beneficent free in bestowing gifts as bounteous production But O thou bounteous Giver of all good Cowper Bounteously adv Bounteousness n BOUNTIFUL Bountiful a 1 Free in giving liberal in bestowing gifts and favors God the bountiful Author of our being Locke 2 Plentiful abundant as a bountiful supply of food Syn Liberal munificent generous bounteous Bountifully adv Bountifulness n BOUNTIHEAD BOUNTYHOOD Bountihead Bountyhood n Defn Goodness generosity Obs Spenser BOUNTY Bounty n pl Bounties Etym OE bounte goodness kindness F bonté fr L bonitas fr bonus good for older duonus cf Skr duvas honor respect 1 Goodness kindness virtue worth Obs Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty Gower 2 Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors gracious or liberal giving generosity munificence My bounty is as boundless as the sea Shak 3 That which is given generously or liberally Thy morning bounties Cowper 4 A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service or to encourage any branch of industry as husbandry or manufactures Bounty jumper one who during the latter part of the Civil War enlisted in the United States service and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty Collog Queen Annes bounty Eng Hist a provision made in Queen Annes reign for augmenting poor clerical livings Syn Munificence generosity beneficence BOUQUET Bouquet n Etym F bouquet bunch bunch of flowers trees feathers for bousquet bosquet thicket a little wood dim of LL boscus See Bush thicket and cf Bosket Busket 1 A nosegay a bunch of flowers 2 A perfume an aroma as the bouquet of wine BOUQUETIN Bouquetin n Etym F Zoöl Defn The ibex BOUR Bour n Etym See Bower a chamber Defn A chamber or a cottage Obs Chaucer BOURBON Bourbon n Etym From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon in central France 1 A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones and whose descendants still claim the throne of France 2 A politician who is behind the age a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything an obstinate conservative BOURBONISM Bourbonism n Defn The principles of those adhering to the house of Bourbon obstinate conservatism BOURBONIST Bourbonist n Defn One who adheres to the house of Bourbon a legitimist BOURBON WHISKY Bourbon whisky Defn See under Whisky BOURD Bourd n Etym F bourde fib lie OF borde bourde jest joke Defn A jest Obs Chaucer BOURD Bourd v i Defn To jest Obs Chaucer BOURDER Bourder n Defn A jester Obs BOURDON Bourdon n Etym F fr L burdo mule esp one used for carrying litters Cf Sp muleta a young she mule also crutch prop Defn A pilgrims staff BOURDON Bourdon n Etym F See Burden a refrain Mus a A drone bass as in a bagpipe or a hurdygurdy See Burden of a song b A kind of organ stop BOURGEOIS Bourgeois n Etym From a French type founder named Bourgeois or fr F bourgeois of the middle class hence applied to an intermediate size of type between brevier and long primer cf G bourgeois borgis Cf Burgess Print Defn A size of type between long primer and brevier See Type Note This line is printed in bourgeois type BOURGEOIS Bourgeois n Etym F fr bourg town of German origin See Burgess Defn A man of middle rank in society one of the shopkeeping class France a Defn Characteristic of the middle class as in France BOURGEOISIE Bourgeoisie n Etym F Defn The French middle class particularly such as are concerned in or dependent on trade BOURGEON Bourgeon v i Etym OE burjoun a bud burjounen to bud F bourgeon a bud bourgeonner to bud cf OHG burjan to raise Defn To sprout to put forth buds to shoot forth as a branch Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow Sir W Scott BOURI Bouri n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A mullet Mugil capito found in the rivers of Southern Europe and in Africa BOURN BOURNE Bourn Bourne n Etym OE burne borne AS burna akin to OS brunno spring G born brunnen OHG prunno Goth brunna Icel brunnr and perh to Gr burn v because the source of a stream seems to issue forth bubbling and boiling from the earth Cf Torrent and see Burn v Defn A stream or rivulet a burn My little boat can safely pass this perilous bourn Spenser BOURN BOURNE Bourn Bourne n Etym F borne See Bound a limit Defn A bound a boundary a limit Hence Point aimed at goal Where the land slopes to its watery bourn Cowper The undiscovered country from whose bourn No traveler returns Shak Sole bourn sole wish sole object of my song Wordsworth To make the doctrine their intellectual bourne Tyndall BOURNLESS Bournless a Defn Without a bourn or limit BOURNONITE Bournonite n Etym Named after Count Bournon a minerologist Min Defn A mineral of a steelgray to black color and metallic luster occurring crystallized often in twin crystals shaped like cogwheels wheel ore also massive It is a sulphide of antimony lead and copper BOURNOUS Bournous n Defn See Burnoose BOURREE Bourrée n Etym F Mus Defn An old French dance tune in common time BOURSE Bourse n Etym F bourse purse exchange LL bursa fr GrPurse Burse Defn An exchange or place where merchants bankers etc meet for business at certain hours esp the Stock Exchange of Paris BOUSE Bouse v i Defn To drink immoderately to carouse to booze See Booze BOUSE Bouse n Defn Drink esp alcoholic drink also a carouse a booze A good bouse of liquor Carlyle BOUSER Bouser n Defn A toper a boozer BOUSTROPHEDON Boustrophedon n Etym Gr Defn An ancient mode of writing in alternate directions one line from left to right and the next from right to left as fields are plowed as in early Greek and Hittite BOUSTROPHEDONIC Boustrophedonic a Defn Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing BOUSTROPHIC Boustrophic a Etym Gr Defn Boustrophedonic BOUSY Bousy a Defn Drunken sotted boozy In his cups the bousy poet songs Dryden BOUT Bout n Etym A different spelling and application of bought bend 1 As much of an action as is performed at one time a going and returning as of workmen in reaping mowing etc a turn a round In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out Milton The prince has taken me in his train so that I am in no danger of starving for this bout Goldsmith 2 A conflict contest attempt trial a setto at anything as a fencing bout a drinking bout The gentleman will for his honors sake have one bout with you he can not by the duello avoid it Shak BOUTADE Boutade n Etym F fr bouter to thrust See Butt Defn An outbreak a caprice a whim Obs BOUTEFEU Boutefeu n Etym F bouter to thrust put feu fire Defn An incendiary an inciter of quarrels Obs Animated by John à Chamber a very boutefeu they entered into open rebellion Bacon BOUTONNIERE Boutonnière n Etym F buttonhole Defn A bouquet worn in a buttonhole BOUTSRIMES Boutsrimés n pl Etym F bout end rimé rhymed Defn Words that rhyme proposed as the ends of verses to be filled out by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are offered BOVATE Bovate n Etym LL bovata fr bos bovis ox OEngLaw Defn An oxgang or as much land as an ox can plow in a year an ancient measure of land of indefinite quantity but usually estimated at fifteen acres BOVEY COAL Bovey coal Min Defn A kind of mineral coal or brown lignite burning with a weak flame and generally a disagreeable odor found at Bovey Tracey Devonshire England It is of geological age of the oölite and not of the true coal era BOVID Bovid a Etym L bos bovis ox cow Zoöl Defn Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus Bos is the type BOVIFORM Boviform a Etym L bos bovis ox form Defn Resembling an ox in form oxshaped R BOVINE Bovine a Etym LL bovinus frL bos bovis ox cow cf F bovine See Cow 1 Zoöl Defn of or pertaining to the genus Bos relating to or resembling the ox or cow oxlike as the bovine genus a bovine antelope 2 Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows sluggish and patient dull as a bovine temperament The bovine gaze of gaping rustics W Black BOW Bow bou v t imp p p Bowed p pr vb n Bowing Etym OE bowen bogen bugen AS bugan generally vi akin to D buigen OHG biogan G biegen beugen Icel boginn bent beygja to bend Sw böja Dan böie bugne Coth biugan also to L fugere to flee Gr bhuj to bend sq root88 Cf Fugitive 1 To cause to deviate from straightness to bend to inflect to make crooked or curved We bow things the contrary way to make them come to their natural straightness Milton The whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind of tyranny Prescott 2 To exercise powerful or controlling influence over to bend figuratively to turn to incline Adversities do more bow mens minds to religion Bacon Not to bow and bias their opinions Fuller 3 To bend or incline as the head or body in token of respect gratitude assent homage or condescension They came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him 2 Kings ii 15 4 To cause to bend down to prostrate to depress Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave Shak 5 To express by bowing as to bow ones thanks BOW Bow bou v i 1 To bend to curve Obs 2 To stop Archaic They stoop they bow down together Is xlvi 2 3 To bend the head knee or body in token of reverence or submission often with down O come let us worship and bow down let us kneel before the Lord our maker Ps xcv 6 4 To incline the head in token of salutation civility or assent to make bow Admired adored by all circling crowd For wheresoeer she turned her face they bowed Dryden BOW Bow bou n Defn An inclination of the head or a bending of the body in token of reverence respect civility or submission an obeisance as a bow of deep humility BOW Bow bo n Etym OE bowe boge AS boga fr AS bü to bend akin to D boog G bogen Icel bogi See Bow v t 1 Anything bent or in the form of a curve as the rainbow I do set my bow in the cloud Gen ix 13 2 A weapon made of a strip of wood or other elastic material with a cord connecting the two ends by means of which an arrow is propelled 3 An ornamental knot with projecting lops formed by doubling a ribbon or string 4 The Ushaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke 5 Mus Defn An appliance consisting of an elastic rod with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it used in playing on a stringed instrument 6 An acrograph 7 Mech Manuf Defn Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod with ends connected by a string employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill or for preparing and arranging the hair fur etc used by hatters 8 Naut Defn A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the suns altitude at sea 9 Saddlery sing or pl Defn Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree Bow bearer O Eng Law an under officer of the forest who looked after trespassers Bow drill a drill worked by a bow and string Bow instrument Mus any stringed instrument from which the tones are produced by the bow Bow window Arch See Bay window To draw a long bow to lie to exaggerate Colloq BOW Bow bo v i imp p p Bowed p pr vb n Bowing Defn To play music with a bow v i Defn To manage the bow BOW Bow bo n Etym Icel bogr shoulder bow of a ship See Bough 1 Naut Defn The bending or rounded part of a ship forward the stream or prow 2 Naut Defn One who rows in the forward part of a boat the bow oar Bow chaser Naut a gun in the bow for firing while chasing another vessel Totten Bow piece a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a ship On the bow Naut on that part of the horizon within 45º on either side of the line ahead Totten BOWABLE Bowable a Defn Capable of being bowed or bent flexible easily influenced yielding Obs BOWBELL Bowbell n Defn One born within hearing distance of Bowbells a cockney Halliwell BOWBELLS Bowbells n pl Defn The bells of Bow Church in London cockneydom People born within the sound of Bowbells are usually called cockneys Murrays Handbook of London BOWBENT Bowbent a Defn Bent like a bow Milton BOWCOMPASS Bowcompass n pl Bowcompasses 1 An arcograph 2 A small pair of compasses one leg of which carries a pencil or a pen for drawing circles Its legs are often connected by a bow shaped spring instead of by a joint 3 A pair of compasses with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs and passing through the other BOWDLERIZE Bowdlerize v t imp p p Bowdlerized p pr vb n Bowdlerizing After Dr Thomas Bowdler an English physician who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818 Defn To expurgate as a book by omitting or modifying the parts considered offensive It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones that a Bowlderized version of it would be hardly intelligible as a tale F Harrison Bowdlerization n Bowdlerism n BOWEL Bowel n Etym OE bouel bouele OF boel boele F boyau fr L botellus a small sausage in LL also intestine dim of L botulus sausage 1 One of the intestines of an animal an entrail especially of man a gut generally used in the plural He burst asunder in the midst and all his bowels gushed out Acts i 18 2 pl Defn Hence figuratively The interior part of anything as the bowels of the earth His soldiers cried out amain And rushed into the bowels of the battle Shak 3 pl Defn The seat of pity or kindness Hence Tenderness compassion Thou thing of no bowels Shak Bloody Bonner that corpulent tyrant full as one said of guts and empty of bowels Fuller 4 pl Defn Offspring Obs Shak BOWEL Bowel v t imp p p Boweled or Bowelled p pr vb n Boweling or Bowelling Defn To take out the bowels of to eviscerate to disembowel BOWELED Boweled a Written also bowelled Defn Having bowels hollow The boweled cavern Thomson BOWELLESS Bowelless a Defn Without pity Sir T Browne BOWENITE Bowenite n Etym From GTBowen who analyzed it in 1822 Min Defn A hard compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island It is of a light green color and resembles jade BOWER Bower n Etym From Bow v n 1 One who bows or bends 2 Naut Defn An anchor carried at the bow of a ship 3 A muscle that bends a limb esp the arm Obs His rawbone arms whose mighty brawned bowers Were wont to rive steel plates and helmets hew Spenser Best bower Small bower See the Note under Anchor BOWER Bower n Etym G bauer a peasant So called from the figure sometimes used for the knave in cards See Boor Defn One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre Right bower the knave of the trump suit the highest card except the Joker in the game Left bower the knave of the other suit of the same color as the trump being the next to the right bower in value Best bower or Joker in some forms of euchre and some other games an extra card sometimes added to the pack which takes precedence of all others as the highest card BOWER Bower n Etym OE bour bur room dwelling AS bur fr the root of AS buan to dwell akin to Icel bur chamber storehouse Sw bur cage Dan buur OHG pur room G bauer cage bauer a peasant 97 CfBoor Byre 1 Anciently a chamber a lodging room esp a ladys private apartment Give me my lute in bed now as I lie And lock the doors of mine unlucky bower Gascoigne 2 A rustic cottage or abode poetically an attractive abode or retreat Shenstone B Johnson 3 A shelter or covered place in a garden made with boughs of trees or vines etc twined together an arbor a shady recess BOWER Bower v t Defn To embower to inclose Shak BOWER Bower v i Defn To lodge Obs Spenser BOWER Bower n Etym From Bough cf Brancher Falconry Defn A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest Obs BOWERBARFF PROCESS BowerBarff process Metal Defn A certain process for producing upon articles of iron or steel an adherent coating of the magnetic oxide of iron which is not liable to corrosion by air moisture or ordinary acids This is accomplished by producing by oxidation at about 1600º F in a closed space a coating containing more or less of the ferric oxide Fe2O3 and the subsequent change of this in a reduced atmosphere to the magnetic oxide Fe2O4 BOWER BIRD Bower bird Zoöl Defn An Australian bird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or holosericeus allied to the starling which constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with brightcolored objects the satin bird Note The name is also applied to other related birds of the same region having similar habits as the spotted bower bird Chalmydodera maculata and the regent bird Sericulus melinus BOWERY Bowery a Defn Shading like a bower full of bowers A bowery maze that shades the purple streams Trumbull BOWERY Bowery n pl Boweries Etym D bouwerij Defn A farm or plantation with its buildings USHist The emigrants in New York were scattered on boweries or plantations and seeing the evils of this mode of living widely apart they were advised in 1643 and 1646 by the Dutch authorities to gather into villages towns and hamlets as the English were in the habit of doing Bancroft BOWERY Bowery a Defn Characteristic of the street called the Bowery in New York city swaggering flashy BOWESS Bowess n Falconry Defn Same as Bower Obs BOWFIN Bowfin n Zoöl Defn A voracious ganoid fish Amia calva found in the fresh waters of the United States the mudfish called also Johnny Grindle and dogfish BOWGE Bowge v i Defn To swell out See Bouge Obs BOWGE Bowge v t Defn To cause to leak Obs See Bouge BOWGRACE Bowgrace n Naut Defn A frame or fender of rope or junk laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from injury by floating ice BOW HAND Bow hand 1 Archery Defn The hand that holds the bow i e the left hand Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand Spenser 2 Mus Defn The hand that draws the bow i e the right hand BOWHEAD Bowhead n Zoöl Defn The great Arctic or Greenland whale Balæna mysticetus See Baleen and Whale BOWIE KNIFE Bowie knife Defn A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long and doubleedged near the point used as a hunting knife and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States It was named from its inventor Colonel James Bowie Also by extension any large sheath knife BOWING Bowing n Mus 1 The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments Bowing constitutes a principal part of the art of the violinist the violist etc J W Moore 2 In hatmaking the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow to prepare it for felting BOWINGLY Bowingly adv Defn In a bending manner BOWKNOT Bowknot n Defn A knot in which a portion of the string is drawn through in the form of a loop or bow so as to be readily untied BOWL Bowl n Etym OE bolle AS bolla akin to Icel bolli Dan bolle G bolle and perh to E boil a tumor Cf Boll 1 A concave vessel of various forms often approximately hemisherical to hold liquids etc Brought them food in bowls of basswood Longfellow 2 Specifically a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors hence convival drinking 3 The contents of a full bowl what a bowl will hold 4 The bollow part of a thing as the bowl of a spoon BOWL Bowl n Etym F boule fr L bulla bubble stud Cf Bull an edict Bill a writing 1 A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other so as to give it a bias when rolled 2 pl Defn An ancient game popular in Great Britain played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it Sir W Scott 3 pl Defn The game of tenpins or bowling US BOWL Bowl v t imp p p Bowled p pr vb n Bowling 1 To roll as a bowl or cricket ball Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven Shak 2 To roll or carry smoothly on or as on wheels as we were bowled rapidly along the road 3 To pelt or strike with anything rolled Alas I had rather be set quick i the earth And bowled to death with turnipsShak To bowl a player out in cricket to put out a striker by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling BOWL Bowl v i 1 To play with bowls 2 To roll a ball on a plane as at cricket bowls etc 3 To move rapidly smoothly and like a ball as the carriage bowled along BOWLDER BOULDER Bowlder Boulder n Etym Cf Sw bullra to roar rattle Dan buldre dial Sw bullersteen larger kind of pebbles perh akin to E bellow 1 A large stone worn smooth or rounded by the action of water a large pebble 2 Geol Defn A mass of any rock whether rounded or not that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed See Drift Bowlder clay the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial or Drift epoch often containing large numbers of bowlders Bowlder wall a wall constructed of large stones or bowlders BOWLDERY Bowldery a Defn Characterized by bowlders BOWLEG Bowleg n Defn A crooked leg Jer Taylor BOWLEGGED Bowlegged a Defn Having crooked legs esp with the knees bent outward Johnson BOWLER Bowler n Defn One who plays at bowls or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game BOWLESS Bowless a Defn Destitute of a bow BOWLINE Bowline n Etym Cf D boelijn Icel böglïnabovline properly the line attached to the shoulder or side of the sail See Bow of a ship and Line Naut Defn A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails by subordinate ropes called bridles and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward when the ship is closehauled Bowline bridles the ropes by which the bowline is fastened to the leech of the sail Bowline knot See Illust under Knot On a bowline closehauled or sailing close to the wind said of a ship BOWLING Bowling n Defn The act of playing at or rolling bowls or of rolling the ball at cricket the game of bowls or of tenpins Bowling alley a covered place for playing at bowls or tenpins Bowling green a level piece of greensward or smooth ground for bowling as the small park in lower Broadway New York where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game BOWLS Bowls n pl Defn See Bowl a ball a game BOWMAN Bowman n pl Bowmen Defn A man who uses a bow an archer The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen Jer iv 29 Bowmans root Bot See Indian physic under Indian BOWMAN Bowman n Naut Defn The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat the bow oar BOWNE Bowne v t Etym See Boun Defn To make ready to prepare to dress Obs We will all bowne ourselves for the banquet Sir W Scott BOW NET Bow net Defn 1 A trap for lobsters being a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel shaped entrance at one end 2 A net for catching birds J H Walsh BOW OAR Bow oar Defn 1 The oar used by the bowman 2 One who rows at the bow of a boat BOWPEN Bowpen n Defn Bowcompasses carrying a drawing pen See Bowcompass BOWPENCIL Bowpencil n Defn Bowcompasses one leg of which carries a pencil BOWSAW Bowsaw n Defn A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame BOWSE Bowse v i Etym See Booze and Bouse 1 To carouse to bouse to booze De Quincey 2 Naut Defn To pull or haul as to bowse upon a tack to bowse away i e to pull all together BOWSE Bowse n Defn A carouse a drinking bout a booze BOWSHOT Bowshot n Defn The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow BOWSPRIT Bowsprit n Etym Bow sprit akin to Dboegspriet boeg bow of a ship spriet E sprit also Sw bogspröt G bugspriet Naut Defn A large boom or spar which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel to carry sail forward BOWSSEN Bowssen v t Defn To drench to soak especially to immerse in water believed to have curative properties Obs There were many bowssening places for curing of mad men If there appeared small amendment he was bowssened again and again Carew BOWSTRING Bowstring n 1 The string of a bow 2 A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders Bowstring bridge a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron often braced the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming a chord of the arch Bowstring girder an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting its two ends Bowstring hemp Bot the tenacious fiber of the Sanseviera Zeylanica growing in India and Africa from which bowstrings are made Balfour BOWSTRING Bowstring v t imp p p Bowstringed or Bowstrung p pr vb n Bowstringing Defn To strangle with a bowstring BOWSTRINGED Bowstringed pa 1 Furnished with bowstring 2 Put to death with a bowstring strangled BOWTEL Bowtel n Defn See Boultel BOWWOW Bowwow n Defn An onomatopoetic name for a dog or its bark a Defn Onomatopoetic as the bowwow theory of language a bowwow word Jocose BOWYER Bowyer n Etym From Bow like lawyer from law 1 An archer one who uses bow 2 One who makes or sells bows BOX Box n Etym As box L buxus fr Gr Box a case Bot Defn A tree or shrub flourishing in different parts of the world The common box Buxus sempervirens has two varieties one of which the dwaft box Bsuffruticosa is much used for borders in gardens The wood of the tree varieties being very hard and smooth is extensively used in the arts as by turners engravers mathematical instrument makers etc Box elder the ashleaved maple Negundo aceroides of North America Box holly the butchers broom Russus aculeatus Box thorn a shrub Lycium barbarum Box tree the tree variety of the common box BOX Box n pl Boxes Etym As box a small case or vessel with a cover akin to OHG buhsa box G büchse fr L buxus boxwood anything made of boxwood See Pyx and cf Box a tree Bushel 1 A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes 2 The quantity that a box contain 3 A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater or other place of public amusement Laughed at by the pit box galleries nay stage Dorset The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges Dryden 4 A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money as a poor box a contribution box Yet since his neighbors give the churl unlocks Damning the poor his tripplebolted box J Warton 5 A small country house A shooting box Wilson Tight boxes neatly sashed Cowper 6 A boxlike shed for shelter as a sentry box 7 Mach a An axle box journal box journal bearing or bushing b A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works the bucket of a lifting pump 8 The drivers seat on a carriage or coach 9 A present in a box a present esp a Christmas box or gift A Christmas box Dickens 10 Baseball Defn The square in which the pitcher stands 11 Zoöl Defn A Mediterranean food fish the bogue Note Box is much used adjectively or in composition as box lid box maker box circle etc also with modifying substantives as money box letter box bandbox hatbox or hat box snuff box or snuffbox Box beam Arch a beam made of metal plates so as to have the form of a long box Box car Railroads a freight car covered with a roof and inclosed on the sides to protect its contents Box chronometer a ships chronometer mounted in gimbals to preserve its proper position Box coat a thick overcoat for driving sometimes with a heavy cape to carry off the rain Box coupling a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or other parts in machinery Box crab Zoöl a crab of the genus Calappa which when at rest with the legs retracted resembles a box Box drain Arch a drain constructed with upright sides and with flat top and bottom Box girder Arch a box beam Box groove Metal Working a closed groove between two rolls formed by a collar on one roll fitting between collars on another R W Raymond Box metal an alloy of copper and tin or of zinc lead and antimony for the bearings of journals etc Box plait a plait that doubles both to the rigth and the left Box turtle or Box tortoise Zoöl a land tortoise or turtle of the genera Cistudo and Emys so named because it can withdraw entirely within its shell which can be closed by hinged joints in the lower shell Also humorously an exceedingly reticent person Emerson In a box in a perplexity or an embarrassing position in difficulty Colloq In the wrong box out of ones place out of ones element awkwardly situated Colloq Ridley 1554 BOX Box v t imp p p Boxed p pr vb n Boxing 1 To inclose in a box 2 To furnish with boxes as a wheel 3 Arch Defn To inclose with boarding lathing etc so as to bring to a required form To box a tree to make an incision or hole in a tree for the purpose of procuring the sap To box off to divide into tight compartments To box up a To put into a box in order to save as he had boxed up twelve score pounds b To confine as to be boxed up in narrow quarters BOX Box n Etym CfDan baske to slap bask slap blow Cf Pash Defn A blow on the head or ear with the hand A goodhumored box on the ear W Irving BOX Box v i Defn To fight with the fist to combat with or as with the hand or fist to spar BOX Box v t Defn To strike with the hand or fist especially to strike on the ear or on the side of the head BOX Box v t Etym CfSp boxar now spelt bojar Defn To boxhaul To box off Naut to turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback To box the compass Naut to name the thirtytwo points of the compass in their order BOXBERRY Boxberry n Bot Defn The wintergreern Gaultheria procumbens Local US BOXEN Boxen a Defn Made of boxwood pertaining to or resembling the box Buxus R The faded hue of sapless boxen leaves Dryden BOXER Boxer n Defn One who packs boxes BOXER Boxer n Defn One who boxes a pugilist BOXFISH Boxfish n Zoöl Defn The trunkfish BOXHAUL Boxhaul v t imp p p Boxhauled Naut Defn To put a vessel on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox i e sharp aback on the wind Totten BOXHAULING Boxhauling n Naut Defn A method of going from one tack to another See Boxhaul BOXING Boxing n 1 The act of inclosing anything in a box as for storage or transportation 2 Material used in making boxes or casings 3 Any boxlike inclosure or recess a casing 4 Arch Defn The external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form BOXING Boxing n Defn The act of fighting with the fist a combat with the fist sparring Blackstone Boxing glove a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement BOXING DAY Boxing day Defn The first week day after Christmas a legal holiday on which Christmas boxes are given to postmen errand boys employees etc The night of this day is boxing night Eng BOXIRON Boxiron n Defn A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within BOXKEEPER Boxkeeper n Defn An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes BOX KITE Box kite Defn A kite invented by Lawrence Hargrave of Sydney Australia which consist of two light rectangular boxes or cells open on two sides and fastened together horizontally Called also Hargrave or cellular kite BOX TAIL Box tail Aëronautics Defn In a flying machine a tail or rudder usually fixed resembling a box kite BOXTHORN Boxthorn n Bot Defn A plant of the genus Lycium esp Lycium barbarum BOXWOOD Boxwood n Defn The wood of the box Buxus BOY Boy n Etym Cf D boef Fries boi boy akin to G bube Icel bofi rouge Defn A male child from birth to the age of puberty a lad hence a son My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee Sir W Scott Note Boy is often used as a term of comradeship as in college or in the army or navy In the plural used colloquially of members of an assosiaton fraternity or party Boy bishop a boy usually a chorister elected bishop in old Christian sports and invested with robes and other insignia He practiced a kind of mimicry of the ceremonies in which the bishop usually officiated The Old Boy the Devil Slang Yellow boys guineas Slang Eng Boys love a popular English name of Southernwood Artemisia abrotonum called also lads love Boys play childish amusements anything trifling BOY Boy v t Defn To act as a boy in allusion to the former practice of boys acting womens parts on the stage I shall see Some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness Shak BOYAR BOYARD Boyar Boyard n Etym Russ boiárin Defn A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great Also one of a privileged class in Roumania Note English writers sometimes call Russian landed proprietors boyars BOYAU Boyau n pl Boyaux or Boyaus Etym F boyau gut a long and narrow place and of trenches a branch See Bowel Fort Defn A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another to a magazine etc BOYCOTT Boycott v t imp p p Boycotted p pr vb n Boycotting Etym From Captain Boycott a land agent in Mayo Ireland so treated in 1880 Defn To combine against a landlord tradesman employer or other person to withhold social or business relations from him and to deter others from holding such relations to subject to a boycott BOYCOTT Boycott n Defn The process fact or pressure of boycotting a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman employer etc social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion BOYCOTTER Boycotter n Defn A participant in boycotting BOYCOTTISM Boycottism n Defn Methods of boycotters BOYDEKIN Boydekin n Defn A dagger a bodkin Obs BOYER Boyer n Etym D boeijer so called because these vessels were employed for laying the boeijen or buoys cf F boyer See Buoy Naut Defn A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end Sir W Raleigh BOYHOOD Boyhood n Etym Boy hood Defn The state of being a boy the time during which one is a boy Hood BOYISH Boyish a Defn Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions belonging to a boy childish trifling puerile A boyish odd conceit Baillie BOYISHLY Boyishly adv Defn In a boyish manner like a boy BOYISHNESS Boyishness n Defn The manners or behavior of a boy BOYISM Boyism n 1 Boyhood Obs T Warton 2 The nature of a boy childishness Dryden BOYLES LAW Boyles law Defn See under Law BOY SCOUT Boy scout Defn Orig a member of the Boy Scouts an organization of boys founded in 1908 by Sir R S S BadenPowell to promote good citizenship by creating in them a spirit of civic duty and of usefulness to others by stimulating their interest in wholesome mental moral industrial and physical activities etc Hence a member of any of the other similar organizations which are now worldwide In The Boy Scouts of America the local councils are generally under a scout commissioner under whose supervision are scout masters each in charge of a troop of two or more patrols of eight scouts each who are of three classes tenderfoot secondclass scout and firstclass scout BOZA Boza n Etym See Bosa Defn An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians made from millet seed and various astringent substances also an intoxicating beverage made from hemp seed darnel meal and water Written also bosa bozah bouza BRABANTINE Brabantine a Defn Pertaining to Brabant an ancient province of the Netherlands BRABBLE Brabble v i Etym D brabbelen to talk confusedly Blab Babble Defn To clamor to contest noisily R BRABBLE Brabble n Defn A broil a noisy contest a wrangle This petty brabble will undo us all Shak BRABBLEMENT Brabblement n Defn A brabble R Holland BRABBLER Brabbler n Defn A clamorous quarrelsome noisy fellow a wrangler R Shak BRACCATE Braccate aEtym L bracatus wearing breeches fr bracae breeches Zoöl Defn Furnished with feathers which conceal the feet BRACE Brace n Etym OF brace brasse the two arms embrace fathom F brasse fathom fr L bracchia the arms stretched out pl of bracchium arm cf Gr 1 That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly a bandage or a prop 2 A cord ligament or rod for producing or maintaining tension as a cord on the side of a drum The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in that Derham 3 The state of being braced or tight tension The laxness of the tympanum when it has lost its brace or tension Holder 4 Arch Engin Defn A piece of material used to transmit or change the direction of weight or pressure any one of the pieces in a frame or truss which divide the structure into triangular parts It may act as a tie or as a strut and serves to prevent distortion of the structure and transverse strains in its members A boiler brace is a diagonal stay connecting the head with the shell 5 Print Defn A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines which are to be taken together thus boll bowl or in music used to connect staves 6 Naut Defn A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard by which the yard is moved horizontally also a rudder gudgeon 7 Mech Defn A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood for holding and turning bits etc a bitstock 8 A pair a couple as a brace of ducks now rarely applied to persons except familiarly or with some contempt A brace of greyhounds Shak He is said to have shot fifty brace of pheasants Addison A brace of brethren both bishops both eminent for learning and religion now appeared in the church Fuller But you my brace of lords Shak 9 pl Defn Straps or bands to sustain trousers suspenders I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces Thackeray 10 Harness warlike preparation Obs For that it stands not in such warlike brace Shak 11 Armor for the arm vantbrace 12 Mining Defn The mouth of a shaft Cornwall Angle brace See under Angle BRACE Brace v t imp p p Braced p pr vb n Bracing 1 To furnish with braces to support to prop as to brace a beam in a building 2 To draw tight to tighten to put in a state of tension to strain to strengthen as to brace the nerves And welcome war to brace her drums Campbell 3 To bind or tie closely to fasten tightly The women of China by bracing and binding them from their infancy have very little feet Locke Some who spurs had first braced on Sir W Scott 4 To place in a position for resisting pressure to hold firmly as he braced himself against the crowd A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced Fairfax 5 Naut Defn To move around by means of braces as to brace the yards To brace about Naut to turn a yard round for the contrary tack To brace a yard Naut to move it horizontally by means of a brace To brace in Naut to turn a yard by hauling in the weather brace To brace ones self to call up ones energies He braced himself for an effort which he was little able to make J D Forbes To brace to Naut to turn a yard by checking or easing off the lee brace and hauling in the weather one to assist in tacking To brace up Naut to bring a yard nearer the direction of the keel by hauling in the lee brace To brace up sharp Naut to turn a yard as far forward as the rigging will permit BRACE Brace v i Defn To get tone or vigor to rouse ones energies with up Colloq BRACELET Bracelet n Etym F bracelet dim of OF bracel armlet prop little arm dim of bras arm fr L bracchium See Bracen 1 An ornamental band or ring for the wrist or the arm in modern times an ornament encircling the wrist worn by women or girls 2 A piece of defensive armor for the arm Johnson BRACER Bracer n 1 That which braces binds or makes firm a band or bandage 2 A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string also a brassart Chaucer 3 A medicine as an astringent or a tonic which gives tension or tone to any part of the body Johnson BRACH Brach n Etym OE brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog OF brache braque fr OHG braccho G bracke possibly akin to E fragrant fr L fragrare to smell Defn A bitch of the hound kind Shak BRACHELYTRA Brachelytra n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of beetles having short elytra as the rove beetles BRACHIA Brachia n pl Defn See Brachium BRACHIAL Brachial or a Etym L brachialis bracch from bracchium bracch arm cf F brachial 1 Anat Defn Pertaining or belonging to the arm as the brachial artery the brachial nerve 2 Of the nature of an arm resembling an arm BRACHIATA Brachiata n pl Etym See Brachiate Zoöl Defn A division of the Crinoidea including those furnished with long jointed arms See Crinoidea BRACHIATE Brachiate a Etym L brachiatus bracch with boughs or branches like arms from brackium bracch arm Bot Defn Having branches in pairs decussated all nearly horizontal and each pair at right angles with the next as in the maple and lilac BRACHIOGANOID Brachioganoid n Defn One of the Brachioganoidei BRACHIOGANOIDEI Brachioganoidei n plEtym NL from L brachium bracch arm NL ganoidei Zoöl Defn An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example See Crossopterygii BRACHIOLARIA Brachiolaria n pl Etym NL fr L brachiolum bracch dim of brachium bracch arm Defn Zoöl A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes having a bilateral structure and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia BRACHIOPOD Brachiopod n Etym CfF brachiopode Zoöl Defn One of the Brachiopoda or its shell BRACHIOPODA Brachiopoda n Etym NL from Gr poda Zoöl Defn A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell often attached by a fleshy peduncle Note Within the shell is a pair of arms often long and spirally coiled bearing rows of ciliated tentacles by which a current of water is made to flow into the mantle cavity bringing the microscopic food to the mouth between the bases of the arms The shell is both opened and closed by special muscles They form two orders Lyopoma in which the shell is thin and without a distinct hinge as in Lingula and Arthropoma in which the firm calcareous shell has a regular hinge as in Rhynchonella See Arthropomata BRACHIUM Brachium n pl Bracchia Etym L brachium or bracchium arm Anat Defn The upper arm the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow BRACHMAN Brachman n Etym L Brachmanae pl Gr Defn See Brahman Obs BRACHYCATALECTIC Brachycatalectic n Etym Gr Gr Last Pros Defn A verse wanting two syllables at its termination BRACHYCEPHALIC BRACHYCEPHALOUS Brachycephalic Brachycephalous a Etym Gr Anat Defn Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth shortheaded in distinction from dolichocephalic BRACHYCEPHALY BRACHYCEPHALISM Brachycephaly Brachycephalism n Etym Cf F Brachycéphalie Anat Defn The state or condition of being brachycephalic shortness of head BRACHYCERAL Brachyceral a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having short antennæ as certain insects BRACHYDIAGONAL Brachydiagonal a Etym Gr diagonal Defn Pertaining to the shorter diagonal as of a rhombic prism Brachydiagonal axis the shorter lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal BRACHYDIAGONAL Brachydiagonal n Defn The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism BRACHYDOME Brachydome n Etym Gr dome Crystallog Defn A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis See Dome BRACHYGRAPHER Brachygrapher n Defn A writer in short hand a stenographer He asked the brachygrapher whether he wrote the notes of the sermon Gayton BRACHYGRAPHY Brachygraphy n Etym Gr graphy cf F brachygraphie Defn Stenograhy B Jonson BRACHYLOGY Brachylogy n Etym Gr brachylogie Rhet Defn Conciseness of expression brevity BRACHYPINACOID Brachypinacoid n Etym Gr pinacoid Crytallog Defn A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral brachydiagonal axis BRACHYPTERA Brachyptera n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of Coleoptera having short wings the rove beetles BRACHYPTERES Brachypteres npl Etym NL See Brachyptera Zoöl Defn A group of birds including auks divers and penguins BRACHYPTEROUS Brachypterous a Etym Gr brachyptère Zoöl Defn Having short wings BRACHYSTOCHRONE Brachystochrone n Etym Incorrect for brachistochrone fr Gr brachistochrone Math Defn A curve in which a body starting from a given point and descending solely by the force of gravity will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path This curve of quickest descent as it is sometimes called is in a vacuum the same as the cycloid BRACHYTYPOUS Brachytypous a Etym Gr Min Defn Of a short form BRACHYURA Brachyura n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of decapod Crustacea including the common crabs characterized by a small and short abdomen which is bent up beneath the large cephalothorax Also spelt Brachyoura See Crab and Illustration in Appendix BRACHYURAL BRACHYUROUS Brachyural Brachyurous a Etym Cf F brachyure Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Brachyura BRACHYURAN Brachyuran n Defn One of the Brachyura BRACING Bracing a Defn Imparting strength or tone strengthening invigorating as a bracing north wind BRACING Bracing n 1 The act of strengthening supporting or propping with a brace or braces the state of being braced 2 Engin Defn Any system of braces braces collectively as the bracing of a truss BRACK Brack n Etym CfD braak Dan bræk a breaking Sw Isel brak a crackling creaking Cf Breach Defn An opening caused by the parting of any solid body a crack or breach a flaw Stain or brack in her sweet reputation J Fletcher BRACK Brack n Etym D brak adj salt cf LG wrak refuse G brack Defn Salt or brackish water Obs Drayton BRACKEN Bracken n Etym OE braken AS bracce See 2d Brake n Defn A brake or fern Sir W Scott BRACKET Bracket n Etym CfOF braguette codpiece F brayette Sp bragueta also a projecting mold in architecture dim frL bracae breeches cf also OF bracon beam prop support of unknown origin Cf Breeches 1 Arch Defn An architectural member plain or ornamental projecting from a wall or pier to support weight falling outside of the same also a decorative feature seeming to discharge such an office Note This is the more general word See Brace Cantalever Console Corbel Strut 2 Engin Mech Defn A piece or combination of pieces usually triangular in general shape projecting from or fastened to a wall or other surface to support heavy bodies or to strengthen angles 3 Naut Defn A shot crooked timber resembling a knee used as a support 4 Mil Defn The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage 5 Print Defn One of two characters used to inclose a reference explanation or note or a part to be excluded from a sentence to indicate an interpolation to rectify a mistake or to supply an omission and for certain other purposes called also crotchet 6 A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a wall column or the like Bracket light a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall column etc BRACKET Bracket v t imp p p Bracketed p pr vb n Bracketing Defn To place within brackets to connect by brackets to furnish with brackets BRACKETING Bracketing n Arch Defn A series or group of brackets brackets collectively BRACKISH Brackish a Etym See Brack salt water Defn Saltish or salt in a moderate degree as water in saline soil Springs in deserts found seem sweet all brackish though they be Byron BRACKISHNESS Brackishness n Defn The quality or state of being brackish or somewhat salt BRACKY Bracky a Defn Brackish Drayton BRACT Bract n Etym See Bractea Bot a A leaf usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant from the axil of which a flower stalk arises b Any modified leaf or scale on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower Note Bracts are often inconspicuous but sometimes large and showy or highly colored as in many cactaceous plants The spathes of aroid plants are conspicuous forms of bracts BRACTEA Bractea n Etym L a thin plate of metal or wood gold foil Bot Defn A bract BRACTEAL Bracteal a Etym CfF bractéal Defn Having the nature or appearance of a bract BRACTEATE Bracteate a Etym CfL bracteatus covered with gold plate Bot Defn Having a bract or bracts BRACTED Bracted a Bot Defn Furnished with bracts BRACTEOLATE Bracteolate a Bot Defn Furnished with bracteoles or bractlets BRACTEOLE Bracteole n Etym L bracteola dim of bractea See Bractea Bot Defn Same as Bractlet BRACTLESS Bractless a Bot Defn Destitute of bracts BRACTLET Bractlet n Etym Bract let Bot Defn A bract on the stalk of a single flower which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers Gray BRAD Brad n Etym CfOE brod Dan braad prick sting brodde ice spur frost nail Sw brodd frost nail Icel broddr any pointed piece of iron or stell akin to AS brord point spire of grass and perh to E bristle See Bristle n Defn A thin nail usually small with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head also a small wire nail with a flat circular head sometimes a small tapering squarebodied finishing nail with a countersunk head BRAD AWL Brad awl Defn A straight awl with chisel edge used to make holes for brads etc Weale BRADOON Bradoon n Defn Same as Bridoon BRAE Brae n Etym See Bray a hill Defn A hillside a slope a bank a hill Scot Burns BRAG Brag v i imp p p Bragged p pr vb n Bragging Etym OE braggen to resound blow boast cf F braguer to lead a merry life flaunt boast OF brague merriment from Icel braka to creak brak noise fr the same root as E break properly then to make a noise boast 95 Defn To talk about ones self or things pertaining to ones self in a manner intended to excite admiration envy or wonder to talk boastfully to boast often followed by of as to brag of ones exploits courage or money or of the great things one intends to do Conceit more rich in matter than in words Brags of his substance not of ornament Shak Syn To swagger boast vapor bluster vaunt flourish talk big BRAG Brag v t Defn To boast of Obs Shak BRAG Brag n 1 A boast or boasting bragging ostentatious pretense or self glorification Cæsar made not here his brag Of came and saw and overcame Shak 2 The thing which is boasted of Beauty is Natures brag Milton 3 A game at cards similar to bluff Chesterfield BRAG Brag a Etym See Brag v i Defn Brisk full of spirits boasting pretentious conceited Arhaic A brag young fellow B Jonson BRAG Brag adv Defn Proudly boastfully Obs Fuller BRAGGADOCIO Braggadocio n Etym From Braggadocchio a boastful character in Spensers Faërie Queene 1 A braggart a boaster a swaggerer Dryden 2 Empty boasting mere brag pretension BRAGGARDISM Braggardism n Etym See Braggart Defn Boastfulness act of bragging Shak BRAGGART Braggart n Etym OF bragard flaunting vain bragging See Brag v i Defn A boaster O I could play the woman with mine eyes And braggart with my tongue Shak BRAGGART Braggart a Defn Boastful Braggartly adv BRAGGER Bragger n Defn One who brags a boaster BRAGGET Bragget n Etym OE braket bragot fr W bragawd bragod fr brag malt Defn A liquor made of ale and honey fermented with spices etc Obs B Jonson BRAGGINGLY Braggingly adv Defn Boastingly BRAGLESS Bragless a Defn Without bragging R Shak BRAGLY Bragly adv Defn In a manner to be bragged of finely proudly Obs Spenser BRAHMA Brahma n Etym See Brahman 1 Hindoo Myth Defn The One First Cause also one of the triad of Hindoo gods The triad consists of Brahma the Creator Vishnu the Preserver and Siva the Destroyer Note According to the Hindoo religious books Brahma with the final a short or Brahm is the Divine Essence the One First Cause the All in All while the personal gods Brahmá with the final a long Vishnu and Siva are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the Divine Essence 2 Zoöl Defn A valuable variety of large domestic fowl peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts and the legs well feathered There are two breeds the dark or penciled and the light called also Brahmapootra BRAHMAN BRAHMIN Brahman Brahmin n pl Brahmans Brahmins Etym Skr Brahmana cf Brahman worship holiness the God Brahma also Brahman cf F Brahmane Brachmane Bramine L Brachmanae manes mani pl Gr Defn A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos Brahman bull Zoöl the male of a variety of the zebu or Indian ox considered sacred by the Hindoos BRAHMANESS Brahmaness n Defn A Brahmani BRAHMANI Brahmani n Etym Fem of Brahman Defn Any Brahman woman Written also Brahmanee BRAHMANIC BRAHMANICAL BRAHMANICAL BRAHMINIC BRAHMINICAL BRAHMINICAL Brahmanic ical Brahminic ical a Defn Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship BRAHMANISM BRAHMINISM Brahmanism Brahminism n Defn The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans the religion of Brahma BRAHMANIST BRAHMINIST Brahmanist Brahminist n Defn An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans BRAHMOISM Brahmoism n Defn The religious system of Brahmosomaj Balfour BRAHMOSOMAJ Brahmosomaj n Etym Bengalese a wor Defn A modern reforming theistic sect among the Hindos Written also Brahmasamaj BRAID Braid v t imp p p Braided p pr vb n Braiding Etym OE braiden breiden to pull reach braid AS bregdan to move to and fro to weave akin to Icel breg D breiden to knit OS bregdan to weave OHG brettan to brandish Cf Broid 1 To weave interlace or entwine together as three or more strands or threads to form into a braid to plait Braid your locks with rosy twine Milton 2 To mingle or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence by beating rubbing or straining as in some culinary operations 3 To reproach Obs See Upbraid Shak BRAID Braid n 1 A plait band or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together Scott 2 A narrow fabric as of wool silk or linen used for binding trimming or ornamenting dresses etc BRAID Braid n Etym CfIcel breg to move quickly 1 A quick motion a start Obs Sackville 2 A fancy freak caprice Obs R Hyrde BRAID Braid v i Defn To start to awake Obs Chaucer BRAID Braid a Etym AS bræd bred deceit akin to Icel brag trick AS bredan bregdan to braid knit hence to knit a net to draw into a net ie to deceive See Braid v t Defn Deceitful Obs Since Frenchmen are so braid Marry that will I live and die a maid Shak BRAIDING Braiding n 1 The act of making or using braids 2 Braids collectively trimming A gentleman enveloped in mustachios whiskers fur collars and braiding Thackeray BRAIL Brail n Etym OE brayle furling rope OF braiol a band placed around the breeches frF braies pl breeches frL braca bracae breeches a Gallic word cf Arm bragez Cf Breeches 1 Falconry Defn A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawks wing 2 pl Naut Defn Ropes passing through pulleys and used to haul in or up the leeches bottoms or corners of sails preparatory to furling 3 A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched BRAIL Brail v t Naut Defn To haul up by the brails used with up as to brail up a sail BRAILLE Braille n Defn A system of printing or writing for the blind in which the characters are represented by tangible points or dots It was invented by Louis Braille a French teacher of the blind BRAIN Brain n Etym OE brain brein AS bragen brægen akin to LG brägen bregen D brein and perh to Gr 95 1 Anat Defn The whitish mass of soft matter the center of the nervous system and the seat of consciousness and volition which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord and is developed from three embryonic vesicles whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities or ventricles and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments the fore mid and hindbrain Note In the brain of man the cerebral lobes or largest part of the forebrain are enormously developed so as to overhang the cerebellum the great lobe of the hindbrain and completely cover the lobes of the midbrain The surface of the cerebrum is divided into irregular ridges or convolutions separated by grooves the socalled fissures and sulci and the two hemispheres are connected at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure by a great transverse band of nervous matter the corpus callosum while the two halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under side of the brain by the bridge or pons Varolii 2 Zoöl Defn The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates 3 The organ or seat of intellect hence the understanding My brain is too dull Sir W Scott Note In this sense often used in the plural 4 The affections fancy imagination R Shak To have on the brain to have constantly in ones thoughts as a sort of monomania Low Brain box or case the bony on cartilaginous case inclosing the brain Brain coral Brain stone coral Zoöl a massive reefbuilding coral having the surface covered by ridges separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the surface of the brain esp such corals of the genera Mæandrina and Diploria Brain fag Med brain weariness See Cerebropathy Brain fever Med fever in which the brain is specially affected any acute cerebral affection attended by fever Brain sand calcareous matter found in the pineal gland BRAIN Brain v t imp p p Brained p pr vb n Braining 1 To dash out the brains of to kill by beating out the brains Hence Fig To destroy to put an end to to defeat There thou mayst brain him Shak It was the swift celerity of the death That brained my purpose Shak 2 To conceive to understand Obs brain not Shak BRAINED Brained pa Defn Supplied with brains If th other two be brained like us Shak BRAINISH Brainish a Defn Hotheaded furious R Shak BRAINLESS Brainless a Defn Without understanding silly thougthless witless Brainlessness n BRAINPAN Brainpan n Etym Brain pan Defn The bones which inclose the brain the skull the cranium BRAINSICK Brainsick a Defn Disordered in the understanding giddy thoughtless Brainsickness n BRAINSICKLY Brainsickly adv Defn In a brainsick manner BRAINY Brainy a Defn Having an active or vigorous mind Colloq BRAISE BRAIZE Braise Braize n Etym So called from its iridescent colors Zoöl Defn A European marine fish Pagrus vulgaris allied to the American scup the becker The name is sometimes applied to the related species Also written brazier BRAISE BRAIZE Braise Braize n Etym F 1 Charcoal powder breeze 2 Cookery Defn Braised meat BRAISE Braise v t Etym F braiser fr braise coals Cookery Defn To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan A braising kettle has a deep cover which holds coals consequently the cooking is done from above as well as below Mrs Henderson BRAISER Braiser n Defn A kettle or pan for braising BRAIT Brait n Etym CfW braith variegated Ir breath breagh fine comely Defn A rough diamond BRAIZE Braize n Defn See Braise BRAKE Brake imp Defn of Break Arhaic Tennyson BRAKE Brake n Etym OE brake fern cf AS bracce fern LG brake willow bush Da bregne fern G brach fallow prob orig the growth on rough broken ground fr the root of E break See Break v t cf Bracken and 2d Brake n 1 Bot Defn A fern of the genus Pteris esp the P aquilina common in almost all countries It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches Less properly Any fern 2 A thicket a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles with undergrowth and ferns or with canes Rounds rising hillocks brakes obscure and rough To shelter thee from tempest and from rain Shak He stayed not for brake and he stopped not for stone Sir W Scott Cane brake a thicket of canes See Canebrake BRAKE Brake n Etym OE brake cf LG brake an instrument for breaking flax G breche fr the root of E break See Break v t and cf Breach 1 An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber 2 An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump as in a fire engine 3 A bakers kneading though Johnson 4 A sharp bit or snaffle Pampered jades which need nor break nor bit Gascoigne 5 A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him also an inclosure to restrain cattle horses etc A horse which Philip had bought and because of his fierceness kept him within a brake of iron bars J Brende 6 That part of a carriage as of a movable battery or engine which enables it to turn 7 Mil Defn An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista 8 Agric Defn A large heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing a drag 9 A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction as of a carriage or railway car by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine 10 Engin Defn An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome a friction brake 11 A cart or carriage without a body used in breaking in horses 12 An ancient instrument of torture Holinshed Air brake See Air brake in the Vocabulary Brake beam or Brake bar the beam that connects the brake blocks of opposite wheels Brake block a The part of a brake holding the brake shoe b A brake shoe Brake shoe or Brake rubber the part of a brake against which the wheel rubs Brake wheel a wheel on the platform or top of a car by which brakes are operated Continuous brake See under Continuous BRAKEMAN Brakeman n pl Brakemen 1 Railroads Defn A man in charge of a brake or brakes 2 Mining Defn The man in charge of the winding or hoisting engine for a mine BRAKY Braky a Defn Full of brakes abounding with brambles shrubs or ferns rough thorny In the woods and braky glens W Browne BRAMA Brama n Defn See Brahma BRAMAH PRESS Bramah press Defn A hydrostatic press of immense power invented by Joseph Bramah of London See under Hydrostatic BRAMBLE Bramble n Etym OE brembil ASbrbramal fr the same root as E broom As br See Broom 1 Bot Defn Any plant of the genus Rubus including the raspberry and blackberry Hence Any rough prickly shrub The thorny brambles and embracing bushes Shak 2 Zoöl Defn The brambling or bramble finch BRAMBLE BUSH Bramble bush Bot Defn The bramble or a collection of brambles growing together He jumped into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes Mother Goose BRAMBLED Brambled a Defn Overgrown with brambles Forlorn she sits upon the brambled floor T Warton BRAMBLE NET Bramble net Defn A net to catch birds BRAMBLING Brambling n Etym OE bramline See Bramble n Zoöl Defn The European mountain finch Fringilla montifringilla called also bramble finch and bramble BRAMBLY Brambly a Defn Pertaining to resembling or full of brambles In brambly wildernesses Tennyson BRAME Brame n Etym Cf Breme Defn Sharp passion vexation Obs Heartburning brame Spenser BRAMIN BRAMINIC Bramin Braminic Defn etc See Brahman Brachmanic etc BRAN Bran n Etym OE bren bran OF bren F bran from Celtic cf Armor brenn Ir bran bran chaff 1 The broken coat of the seed of wheat rye or other cereal grain separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting the coarse chaffy part of ground grain 2 Zoöl Defn The European carrion crow BRANCARD Brancard n Etym F Defn A litter on which a person may be carried Obs Coigrave BRANCH Branch n pl Branches Etym OE braunche F branche fr LL branca claw of a bird or beast of prey cf Armor brank branch bough 1 Bot Defn A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant 2 Any division extending like a branch any arm or part connected with the main body of thing ramification as the branch of an antler the branch of a chandelier a branch of a river a branch of a railway Most of the branches or streams were dried up W Irving 3 Any member or part of a body or system a distinct article a section or subdivision a department Branches of knowledge Prescott It is a branch and parcel of mine oath Shak 4 Geom Defn One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance as the branches of an hyperbola 5 A line of family descent in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock any descendant in such a line as the English branch of a family His father a younger branch of the ancient stock Carew 6 Naut Defn A warrant or commission given to a pilot authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters Branches of a bridle two pieces of bent iron which bear the bit the cross chains and the curb Branch herring See Alewife Root and branch totally wholly Syn Bough limb shoot offshoot twig sprig BRANCH Branch a Defn Diverging from or tributary to a main stock line way theme etc as a branch vein a branch road or line a branch topic a branch store BRANCH Branch v i imp p p Branched p pr vb n Branching 1 To shoot or spread in branches to separate into branches to ramify 2 To divide into separate parts or subdivision To branch off to form a branch or a separate part to diverge To branch out to speak diffusively to extend ones discourse to other topics than the main one also to enlarge the scope of ones business etc To branch out into a long disputation Spectator BRANCH Branch v t 1 To divide as into branches to make subordinate division in 2 To adorn with needlework representing branches flowers or twigs The train whereof loose far behind her strayed Branched with gold and pearl most richly wrought Spenser BRANCHER Brancher n 1 That which shoots forth branches one who shows growth in various directions 2 Falconry Defn A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches BRANCHERY Branchery n Defn A system of branches BRANCHIA Branchia n pl Branchiæ Etym L fr Gr Anat Defn A gill a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have BRANCHIAL Branchial a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to branchiæ or gills Branchial arches the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians See Illustration in Appendix Branchial clefts the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes BRANCHIATE Branchiate a Anat Defn Furnished with branchiæ as branchiate segments BRANCHIFEROUS Branchiferous a Anat Defn Having gills branchiate as branchiferous gastropods BRANCHINESS Branchiness n Defn Fullness of branches BRANCHING Branching a Defn Furnished with branches shooting our branches extending in a branch or branches Shaded with branching palm Milton BRANCHING Branching n Defn The act or state of separation into branches division into branches a division or branch The sciences with their numerous branchings L Watts BRANCHIOGASTROPODA Branchiogastropoda n pl Etym NL from Gr gastropoda Zoöl Defn Those Gastropoda that breathe by branchiæ including the Prosobranchiata and Opisthobranchiata BRANCHIOMERISM Branchiomerism n Etym Gr mere Anat Defn The state of being made up of branchiate segments R Wiedersheim BRANCHIOPOD Branchiopod n Defn One of the Branchiopoda BRANCHIOPODA Branchiopoda n pl Etym Gr poda cf F branchiopode Zoöl Defn An order of Entomostraca so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills It includes the freshwater genera Branchipus Apus and Limnadia and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes It is also called Phyllopoda See Phyllopoda Cladocera It is sometimes used in a broader sense BRANCHIOSTEGAL Branchiostegal a Etym Gr branchiostège Anat Defn Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes n Anat Defn A branchiostegal ray See Illustration of Branchial arches in Appendix Note This term was formerly applied to a group of fishes having boneless branchiæ But the arrangement was artificial and has been rejected BRANCHIOSTEGE Branchiostege Anat Defn The branchiostegal membrane See Illustration in Appendix BRANCHIOSTEGOUS Branchiostegous a Anat Defn Branchiostegal BRANCHIOSTOMA Branchiostoma n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The lancelet See Amphioxus BRANCHIURA Branchiura n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of Entomostraca with suctorial mouths including species parasitic on fishes as the carp lice Argulus BRANCHLESS Branchless a Defn Destitude of branches or shoots without any valuable product barren naked BRANCHLET Branchlet n Etym Branch let Defn A little branch a twig BRANCH PILOT Branch pilot Defn A pilot who has a branch or commission as from Trinity House England for special navigation BRANCHY Branchy a Defn Full of branches having widespreading branches consisting of branches Beneath thy branchy bowers of thickest gloom J Scott BRAND Brand n Etym OE brand brond AS brand brond brand sword from byrnan beornan to burn akin to D Dan Sw G brand brand Icel brandr a brand blade of a sword sq root32 See Burn v t and cf Brandish 1 A burning piece of wood or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt whether burning or after the fire is extinct Snatching a live brand from a wigwam Mason threw it on a matted roof Palfrey 2 A sword so called from its glittering or flashing brightness Poetic Tennyson Paradise so late their happy seat Waved over by that flaming brand Milton 3 A mark made by burning with a hot iron as upon a cask to designate the quality manufacturer etc of the contents or upon an animal to designate ownership also a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way as with a stencil Hence figurately Quality kind grade as a good brand of flour 4 A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron Hence Any mark of infamy or vice a stigma The brand of private vice Channing 5 An instrument to brand with a branding iron 6 Bot Defn Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniæi BRAND Brand vt imp p p Branded p pr vb n Branding 1 To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron to indicate quality ownership etc or to mark as infamous as a convict 2 To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way as with a stencil to show quality of contents name of manufacture etc 3 Fig To fix a mark of infamy or a stigma upon The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy Prescott There were the enormities branded and condemned by the first and most natural verdict of common humanity South 4 To mark or impress indelibly as with a hot iron As if it were branded on my mind Geo Eliot Brander n 1 One who or that which brands a branding iron 2 A gridiron Scot BRANDENBURG Brandenburg n So named after Brandenburg a province and a town of Prussia Defn A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat sometimes only a frog with a loop but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe He wore a coat trimmed with Brandenburgs Smollett BRANDER Brander n 1 One who or that which brands a branding iron 2 A gridiron Scot BRAND GOOSE Brand goose Etym Prob fr 1st brand goose cf Sw brandgås Cf Brant Zoöl Defn A species of wild goose Branta bernicla usually called in America brant See Brant BRANDIED Brandied a Defn Mingled with brandy made stronger by the addition of brandy flavored or treated with brandy as brandied peaches BRANDING IRON Branding iron Defn An iron to brand with BRAND IRON Brand iron 1 A branding iron 2 A trivet to set a pot on Huloet 3 The horizontal bar of an andiron BRANDISH Brandish v t imp p p Brandished p pr vb n Brandishing Etym OE braundisen F brandir fr brand a sword fr OHG brant brand See Brand n 1 To move or wave as a weapon to raise and move in various directions to shake or flourish The quivering lance which he brandished bright Drake 2 To play with to flourish as to brandish syllogisms BRANDISH Brandish n Defn A flourish as with a weapon whip etc Brandishes of the fan Tailer BRANDISHER Brandisher n Defn One who brandishes BRANDLE Brandle v t i Etym F brandiller Defn To shake to totter Obs BRANDLING BRANDLIN Brandling Brandlin n Zoöl Defn Same as Branlin fish and worm BRANDNEW Brandnew a Etym See Brand and cf Brannew Defn Quite new bright as if fresh from the forge BRAND SPORE Brand spore Bot Defn One of several spores growing in a series or chain and produced by one of the fungi called brand BRANDY Brandy n pl Brandies Etym From older brandywine brandwine fr D brandewijn fr p p of branden to burn distill wijn wine akin to G branntwein See Brand Defn A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches In northern Europe it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain Brandy fruit fruit preserved in brandy and sugar BRANDYWINE Brandywine n Defn Brandy Obs Wiseman BRANGLE Brangle n Etym Prov E brangled confused entangled Scot brangle to shake menace probably a variant of wrangle confused with brawl Defn A wrangle a squabble a noisy contest or dispute R A brangle between him and his neighbor Swift BRANGLE Brangle vi imp p p Brangled p pr vb n Brangling Defn To wrangle to dispute contentiously to squabble R BRANGLEMENT Branglement n Defn Wrangle brangle Obs BRANGLER Brangler n Defn A quarrelsome person BRANGLING Brangling n Defn A quarrel R Whitlock BRANK Brank n Etym Prov of Celtic origin cf L brance brace the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn Defn Buckwheat Local Eng Halliwell BRANK BRANKS Brank Branks n Etym Cf Gael brangus brangas a sort of pillory Ir brancas halter or D pranger fetter 1 A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces Scot Prov Eng Jamieson 2 A scolding bridle an instrument formerly used for correcting scolding women It was an iron frame surrounding the head and having a triangular piece entering the mouth of the scold BRANK Brank v i 1 To hold up and toss the head applied to horses as spurning the bit Scot Prov Eng 2 To prance to caper Scot Jamieson BRANKURSINE Brankursine n Etym F brancursine branchursine fr LL branca claw L ursinus belonging to a bear fr ursus bear i e bears claw because its leaves resemble the claws of a bear Cf Branch Bot Defn Bearsbreech or Acanthus BRANLIN Branlin n Etym Scot branlie fr brand Zoöl Defn A young salmon or parr in the stage in which it has transverse black bands as if burned by a gridiron BRANLIN Branlin n Etym See Brand Defn A small red worm or larva used as bait for small freshwater fish so called from its red color BRANNEW Brannew a Defn See Brandnew BRANNY Branny a Defn Having the appearance of bran consisting of or containing bran Wiseman BRANSLE Bransle n Etym See Brawl a dance Defn A brawl or dance Obs Spenser BRANT Brant n Etym CfBrand goose Brent Brenicle Zoöl Defn A species of wild goose Branta bernicla called also brent and brand goose The name is also applied to other related species BRANT Brant a Etym See Brent Defn Steep Prov Eng BRANTAIL Brantail n Zoöl Defn The European redstart so called from the red color of its tail BRANTFOX Brantfox n Etym For brandfox cf G brandfuchs Sw bradräf So called from its yellowish brown and somewhat black color See Brand Zoöl Defn A kind of fox found in Sweden Vulpes alopex smaller than the common fox V vulgaris but probably a variety of it BRANULAR Branular a Defn Relating to the brain cerebral I Taylor BRASEN Brasen a Defn Same as Brazen BRASH Brash a Etym Cf Gael bras or G barsch harsh sharp tart impetuous D barsch Sw Dan barsk Defn Hasty in temper impetuous Grose BRASH Brash a Etym Cf Amer bresk brusk fragile brittle Defn Brittle as wood or vegetables Colloq U S Bartlett BRASH Brash n Etym See Brash brittle 1 A rash or eruption a sudden or transient fit of sickness 2 Refuse boughs of trees also the clippings of hedges Prov Eng Wright 3 Geol Defn Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits Lyell 4 Broken fragments of ice Kane Water brash Med an affection characterized by a spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a rising of watery liquid into the mouth pyrosis Weaning brash Med a severe form of diarrhea which sometimes attacks children just weaned BRASHY Brashy a 1 Resembling or of the nature of brash or broken fragments broken crumbly Our progress was not at all impeded by the few soft brashy floes that we encountered F T Bullen 2 Showery characterized by brashes or showers BRASIER BRAZIER Brasier Brazier n Etym OE brasiere F braise live coals See Brass Defn An artificer who works in brass Franklin BRASIER BRAZIER Brasier Brazier n Etym F brasier braisíer fr braise live coals See Brass Defn A pan for holding burning coals BRASILIN BRASILEIN Brasilin Brasilein n Cf F brésiline See 2d Brazil Chem Defn A substance C16H14O5 extracted from brazilwood as a yellow crystalline powder which is white when pure It is colored intensely red by alkalies on exposure to the air being oxidized to brasilein C16H12O5 to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties BRASQUE Brasque n F Metal Defn A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal coal or coke with clay molasses tar or other suitable substance It is used for lining hearths crucibles etc Called also steep BRASS Brass n pl Brasses Etym OE bras bres AS bræs akin to Icel bras cement solder brasa to harden by fire and to E braze brazen Cf 1st 2d Braze 1 An alloy usually yellow of copper and zinc in variable proportion but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc It sometimes contains tin and rarely other metals 2 Mach Defn A journal bearing so called because frequently made of brass A brass is often lined with a softer metal when the latter is generally called a white metal lining See Axle box Journal Box and Bearing 3 Coin made of copper brass or bronze Obs Provide neither gold nor silver nor brass in your purses nor scrip for your journey Matt x 9 4 Impudence a brazen face Colloq 5 pl Defn Utensils ornaments or other articles of brass The very scullion who cleans the brasses Hopkinson 6 A brass plate engraved with a figure or device Specifically one used as a memorial to the dead and generally having the portrait coat of arms etc 7 pl Mining Defn Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron the color of which is near to that of brass Note The word brass as used in Sculpture language is a translation for copper or some kind of bronze Note Brass is often used adjectively or in selfexplaining compounds as brass button brass kettle brass founder brass foundry or brassfoundry Brass band Mus a band of musicians who play upon wind instruments made of brass as trumpets cornets etc Brass foil Brass leaf brass made into very thin sheets called also Dutch gold BRASSAGE Brassage n Etym F Defn A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage now called seigniorage BRASSART Brassart n Etym F brassard fr bras arm See Brace n Defn Armor for the arm generally used for the whole arm from the shoulder to the wrist and consisting in the 15th and 16th centuries of many parts BRASSE Brasse n Etym Perh a transposition of barse but cf LG brasse the bream G brassen Cf Bream Zoöl Defn A spotted European fish of the genus Lucioperca resembling a perch BRASSETS Brassets n Defn See Brassart BRASSICA Brassica n Etym L cabbage Bot Defn A genus of plants embracing several species ad varieties differing much in appearance and qualities such as the common cabbage B oleracea broccoli cauliflowers etc the wild turnip B campestris the common turnip B rapa the rape of coleseed B napus etc BRASSICACEOUS Brassicaceous a Etym L brassica cabbage Bot Defn Related to or resembling the cabbage or plants of the Cabbage family BRASSIERE Brassière n F Defn A form of womans underwaist stiffened with whalebones or the like and worn to support the breasts BRASSINESS Brassiness n Defn The state conditions or quality of being brassy Colloq BRASSVISAGED Brassvisaged a Defn Impudent bold BRASSY Brassy a 1 Of or pertaining to brass having the nature appearance or hardness of brass 2 Impudent impudently bold Colloq BRAST Brast v t i Etym See Burst Defn To burst Obs And both his yën braste out of his face Chaucer Dreadfull furies which their chains have brast Spenser BRAT Brat n Etym OE bratt coarse garnment AS bratt cloak fr the Celtic cf W brat clout rag Gael brat cloak apron raf Ir brat cloak properly then a childs bib or clout hence a child 1 A coarse garnment or cloak also coarse clothing in general Obs Chaucer 2 A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean a bib Prov Eng Scot Wright 3 A child an offspring formerly used in a good sense but now usually in a contemptuous sense This brat is none of mine Shak A beggars brat Swift O Israel O household of the Lord O Abrahams brats O brood of blessed seed Gascoigne 4 The young of an animal Obs LEstrange BRAT Brat n Mining Defn A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime BRATSCHE Bratsche n Etym G fr It viola da braccio viola held on the arm Defn The tenor viola or viola BRATTICE Brattice n Etym See Brettice Mining a A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation b Planking to support a roof or wall BRATTISHING Brattishing n 1 See Brattice n 2 Arch Defn Carved openwork as of a shrine battlement or parapet BRAUNITE Braunite n Min Defn A native oxide of manganese of dark brownish black color It was named from a Mr Braun of Gotha BRAVADE Bravade n Defn Bravado Obs Fanshawe BRAVADO Bravado n pl Bravadoes Etym Sp bravada bravata boast brag cf F bravade See Brave Defn Boastful and threatening behavior a boastful menace In spite of our hosts bravado Irving BRAVE Brave a Compar Braver superl Bravest Etym F brave It or Sp bravo orig fierce wild savage prob from L barbarus See Barbarous and cf Bravo 1 Bold courageous daring intrepid opposed to cowardly as a brave man a brave act 2 Having any sort of superiority or excellence especially such as in conspicuous Obs or Archaic as applied to material things Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth Bacon It being a brave day I walked to Whitehall Pepys 3 Making a fine show or display Archaic Wear my dagger with the braver grace Shak For I have gold and therefore will be brave In silks Ill rattle it of every color Robert Greene Frog and lizard in holiday coats And turtle brave in his golden spots Emerson Syn Courageous gallant daring valiant valorous bold heroic intrepid fearless dauntless magnanimous highspirited stout hearted See Gallant BRAVE Brave n 1 A brave person one who is daring The starspangled banner Olong may it wave Oer the land of the free and the home of the brave F S Key 2 Specifically an Indian warrior 3 A man daring beyond discretion a bully Hot braves like thee may fight Dryden 4 A challenge a defiance bravado Obs Demetrius thou dost overween in all And so in this to bear me down with braves Shak BRAVE Brave v t imp p p Braved p pr vb n Braving 1 To encounter with courage and fortitude to set at defiance to defy to dare These I can brave but those I can not bear Dryden 2 To adorn to make fine or showy Obs Thou a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating hast braved meny men brave not me Ill neither be faced or braved Shak BRAVELY Bravely adv 1 In a brave manner courageously gallantly valiantly splendidly nobly 2 Finely gaudily gayly showily And she decked herself bravely to allure the eyes of all men that should see her Judith x 4 3 Well thrivingly prosperously Colloq BRAVENESS Braveness n Defn The quality of state or being brave BRAVERY Bravery n Etym Cf F braverie 1 The quality of being brave fearless intrepidity Remember sir my liege The natural bravery of your isle Shak 2 The act of braving defiance bravado Obs Reform then without bravery or scandal of former times and persons 3 Splendor magnificence showy appearance ostentation fine dress With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery Shak Like a stately ship With all her bravery on and tackle trim Milton 4 A showy person a fine gentleman a beau Obs A man that is the bravery of his age Beau Fl Syn Courage heroism interpidity gallantry valor fearlessness dauntlessness hardihood manfulness See Courage and Heroism BRAVING Braving n Defn A bravado a boast With so proud a strain Of threats and bravings Chapman BRAVINGLY Bravingly adv Defn In a defiant manner BRAVO Bravo n pl Bravoes Etym I See Brave a Defn A daring villain a bandit one who sets law at defiance a professional assassin or murderer Safe from detection seize the unwary prey And stab like bravoes all who come this way Churchill BRAVO Bravo interj Etym It See Brave Defn Well done excellent an exclamation expressive of applause BRAVURA Bravura n Etym It properly bravery spirit from bravo See Brave Mus Defn A florid brilliant style of music written for effect to show the range and flexibility of a singers voice or the technical force and skill of a performer virtuoso music Aria di bravura Etym It a florid air demanding brilliant execution BRAW Braw a See Brave a Scot Prov Eng 1 Welldressed handsome smart brave used of persons or their clothing etc as a braw lad A braw new gown Burns 2 Good fine A braw night Sir W Scott BRAWL Brawl v i imp p p Brawled p pr vb n Brawling Etym OE braulen to quarrel boast brallen to cry make a noise cf LG brallen to brag MHG prulen G prahlen F brailler to cry shout Pr brailar braillar W bragal to vociferate brag Armor bragal to romp to strut W broliaw to brag brawl boast 1 To quarrel noisily and outrageously Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that brawleth openly with his wife Golden Boke 2 To complain loudly to scold 3 To make a loud confused noise as the water of a rapid stream running over stones Where the brook brawls along the painful road Wordsworth Syn To wrangle squabble contend BRAWL Brawl n Defn A noisy quarrel loud angry contention a wrangle a tumult as a drunken brawl His sports were hindered by the brawls Shak Syn Noise quarrel uproar row tumult BRAWLER Brawler n Defn One that brawls wrangler Common brawler Law one who disturbs a neighborhood by brawling and is therefore indictable at common law as a nuisance Wharton BRAWLING Brawling a 1 Quarreling quarrelsome noisy She is an irksome brawling scold Shak 2 Making a loud confused noise See Brawl v i 3 A brawling stream J S Shairp BRAWLINGLY Brawlingly adv Defn In a brawling manner BRAWN Brawn n Etym OF braon fleshy part muscle fr HG br flesh G braten roast meat akin to Icel br flesh food of beasts AS brbr to roast G braten and possibly to E breed 1 A muscle flesh Obs Formed well of brawns and of bones Chaucer 2 Full strong muscles esp of the arm or leg muscular strength a protuberant muscular part of the body sometimes the arm Brawn without brains is thine Dryden It was ordained that murderers should be brent on the brawn of the left hand E Hall And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn Shak 3 The flesh of a boar also the salted and prepared flesh of a boar The best age for the boar is from two to five years at which time it is best to geld him or sell him for brawn Mortimer 4 A boar Obs Beau Fl BRAWNED Brawned a Defn Brawny strong muscular Obs Spenser BRAWNER Brawner n Defn A boor killed for the table BRAWNINESS Brawniness n Defn The quality or state of being brawny BRAWNY Brawny a Defn Having large strong muscles muscular fleshy strong Brawny limbs W Irving Syn Muscular fleshy strong bulky sinewy athletic stalwart powerful robust BRAXY Braxy n Etym Cf AS breac rheum broc sickness Ir bracha corruption Jamieson 1 A disease of sheep The term is variously applied in different localities Scot 2 A diseased sheep or its mutton BRAY Bray v t imp p p Brayed p pr vb n Braying Etym OE brayen OF breier F broyer to pound grind fr OHG brehhan to break See Break Defn To pound beat rub or grind small or fine Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar yet will not his foolishness depart from him Prov xxvii 22 BRAY Bray v i Etym OE brayen F braire to bray OF braire to cry fr LL bragire to whinny perh fr the Celtic and akin to E break or perh of imitative origin 1 To utter a loud harsh cry as an ass Laugh and they Return it louder than an ass can bray Dryden 2 To make a harsh grating or discordant noise Heard ye the din of battle bray Gray BRAY Bray v t Defn To make or utter with a loud discordant or harsh and grating sound Arms on armor clashing brayed Horrible discord MIlton And varying notes the war pipes brayed Sir W Scott BRAY Bray n Defn The harsh cry of an ass also any harsh grating or discordant sound The bray and roar of multitudinous London Jerrold BRAY Bray n Etym OE braye brey brew eyebrow brow of a hill hill bank Scot bra brae bray fr AS br eyebrow influenced by the allied Icel br eyebrow bank also akin to AS brBrow Defn A bank the slope of a hill a hill See Brae which is now the usual spelling North of Eng Scot Fairfax BRAYER Brayer n Defn An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing BRAYER Brayer n Defn One that brays like an ass Pope BRAYING Braying a Defn Making a harsh noise blaring Braying trumpets Shak BRAZE Braze v i imp p p Brazed p pr vb n Brazing Etym F braser to solder fr Icel brasa to harden by fire Cf Brass 1 To solder with hard solder esp with an alloy of copper and zinc as to braze the seams of a copper pipe 2 To harden Now I am brazes to it Shak BRAZE Braze v t Etym AS bræsian fr bræs brass See Brass Defn To cover or ornament with brass Chapman BRAZEN Brazen aEtym OE brasen AS bræsen See Brass 1 Pertaining to made of or resembling brass 2 Sounding harsh and loud like resounding brass 3 Impudent immodest shameless having a front like brass as a brazen countenance Brazen age a Myth The age of war and lawlessness which succeeded the silver age b Archæol See under Bronze Brazen sea Jewish Antiq a large laver of brass placed in Solomons temple for the use of the priests BRAZEN Brazen v t imp p p Brazened p pr vb n Brazening Defn To carry through impudently or shamelessly as to brazen the matter through Sabina brazened it out before Mrs Wygram but inwardly she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect W Black BRAZENBROWED Brazenbrowed a Defn Shamelessly impudent Sir T Browne BRAZENFACE Brazenface n Defn An impudent of shameless person Well said brazenface hold it out Shak BRAZENFACED Brazenfaced a Defn Impudent shameless BRAZENLY Brazenly adv Defn In a bold impudent manner BRAZENNESS Brazenness n Defn The quality or state of being brazen Johnson BRAZIER Brazier n Defn Same as Brasier BRAZILETTO Braziletto n Etym Cf Pg Sp brasilete It brasiletto Defn See Brazil wood BRAZILIAN Brazilian a Defn Of or pertaining to Brasil n Defn A native or an inhabitant of Brazil Brazilian pebble See Pebble n 2 BRAZILIN Brazilin n Etym Cf F brésiline See Brazil Chem Defn A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance which is white when pure It is colored intensely red by alkalies Written also brezilin BRAZIL NUT Brazil nut Bot Defn An oily threesided nut the seed of the Bertholletia excelsa the cream nut Note From eighteen to twentyfour of the seed or nuts grow in a hard and nearly globular shell BRAZIL WOOD Brazil wood Etym OE brasil LL brasile cf Pg Sp brasil Pr bresil Pr bresil perh from Sp or Pg brasa a live coal cf Braze Brasier or Ar vars plant for dyeing red or yellow This name was given to the wood from its color and it is said that King Emanuel of Portugal gave the name Brazil to the country in South America on account of its producing this wood 1 The wood of the oriental Cæsalpinia Sapan so called before the discovery of America 2 A very heavy wood of a reddish color imported from Brazil and other tropical countries for cabinetwork and for dyeing The best is the heartwood of Cæsalpinia echinata a leguminous tree but other trees also yield it An interior sort comes from Jamaica the timber of C Braziliensis and C crista This is often distinguished as Braziletto but the better kind is also frequently so named BREACH Breach n Etym OE breke breche AS brice gebrice gebrece in comp fr brecan to break akin to Dan bræk MHG breche gap breach See Break and cf Brake the instrument Brack a break 1 The act of breaking in a figurative sense 2 Specifically A breaking or infraction of a law or of any obligation or tie violation nonfulfillment as a breach of contract a breach of promise 3 A gap or opening made made by breaking or battering as in a wall or fortification the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence a break a rupture Once more unto the breach dear friends once more Or close the wall up with our English dead Shak 4 A breaking of waters as over a vessel the waters themselves surge surf The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me as the breach of waters 2 Sam v 20 A clear breach implies that the waves roll over the vessel without breaking A clean breach implies that everything on deck is swept away Ham Nav Encyc 5 A breaking up of amicable relations rupture Theres fallen between him and my lord An unkind breach Shak 6 A bruise a wound Breach for breach eye for eye Lev xxiv 20 7 Med Defn A hernia a rupture 8 A breaking out upon an assault The Lord had made a breach upon Uzza 1 Chron xiii 11 Breach of falth a breaking or a failure to keep an expressed or implied promise a betrayal of confidence or trust Breach of peace disorderly conduct disturbing the public peace Breach of privilege an act or default in violation of the privilege or either house of Parliament of Congress or of a State legislature as for instance by false swearing before a committee Mozley Abbott Breach of promise violation of ones plighted word esp of a promise to marry Breach of trust violation of ones duty or faith in a matter entrusted to one Syn Rent cleft chasm rift aperture gap break disruption fracture rupture infraction infringement violation quarrel dispute contention difference misunderstanding BREACH Breach v t imp p p Breached p pr vb n Breaching Defn To make a breach or opening in as to breach the walls of a city BREACH Breach v i Defn To break the water as by leaping out said of a whale BREACHY Breachy a Defn Apt to break fences or to break out of pasture unruly as breachy cattle BREAD Bread v t Etym AS brædan to make broad to spread See Broad a Defn To spread Obs Ray BREAD Bread n Etym AS breád akin to OFries brad OS br D brood G brod brot Icel brau Sw Dan bröd The root is probably that of E brew Brew 1 An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening kneading and baking Note Raised bread is made with yeast salt and sometimes a little butter or lard and is mixed with warm milk or water to form the dough which after kneading is given time to rise before baking Cream of tartar bread is raised by the action of an alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate as saleratus or ammonium bicarbonate and cream of tartar acid tartrate of potassium or some acid Unleavened bread is usually mixed with water and salt only Aërated bread See under Aërated Bread and butter fig means of living Brown bread Indian bread Graham bread Rye and Indian bread See Brown bread under Brown Bread tree See Breadfruit 2 Food sustenance support of life in general Give us this day our daily bread Matt vi 11 BREAD Bread v t Cookery Defn To cover with bread crumbs preparatory to cooking as breaded cutlets BREADBASKET Breadbasket n Defn The stomach Humorous S Foote BREADCORN Breadcorn Defn Corn of grain of which bread is made as wheat rye etc BREADED Breaded a Defn Braided Obs Spenser BREADEN Breaden a Defn Made of bread R BREADFRUIT Breadfruit n Bot 1 The fruit of a tree Artocarpus incisa found in the islands of the Pacific esp the South Sea islands It is of a roundish form from four to six or seven inches in diameter and when baked somewhat resembles bread and is eaten as food whence the name 2 Bot Defn The tree itself which is one of considerable size with large lobed leaves Cloth is made from the bark and the timber is used for many purposes Called also breadfruit tree and bread tree BREADLESS Breadless a Defn Without bread destitude of food Plump peers and breadless bards alike are dull P Whitehead BREADROOT Breadroot n Bot Defn The root of a leguminous plant Psoralea esculenta found near the Rocky Mountains It is usually oval in form and abounds in farinaceous matter affording sweet and palatable food Note It is the Pomme blanche of Canadian voyageurs BREADSTUFF Breadstuff n Defn Grain flour or meal of which bread is made BREADTH Breadth n Etym OE brede breede whence later bredette AS brbrad broad See Broad a 1 Distance from side to side of any surface or thing measure across or at right angles to the length width 2 Fine Arts The quality of having the colors and shadows broad and massive and the arrangement of objects such as to avoid to great multiplicity of details producing an impression of largeness and simple grandeur called also breadth of effect Breadth of coloring is a prominent character in the painting of all great masters Weale BREADTHLESS Breadthless a Defn Without breadth BREADTHWAYS Breadthways ads Defn Breadthwise Whewell BREADTHWISE Breadthwise ads Defn In the direction of the breadth BREADWINNER Breadwinner n Defn The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family one who works for his living H Spencer BREAK Break v t imp broke Obs Brake p p Broken Obs Broke p pr vb n Breaking Etym OE breken AS brecan akin to OS brekan D breken OHG brehhan G brechen Icelbraka to creak Sw braka bräkka to crack Dan brække to break Goth brikan to break L frangere Cf Bray to pound Breach Fragile 1 To strain apart to sever by fracture to divide with violence as to break a rope or chain to break a seal to break an axle to break rocks or coal to break a lock Shak 2 To lay open as by breaking to divide as to break a package of goods 3 To lay open as a purpose to disclose divulge or communicate Katharine break thy mind to me Shak 4 To infringe or violate as an obligation law or promise Out out hyena these are thy wonted arts To break all faith all vows deceive betray Milton 5 To interrupt to destroy the continuity of to dissolve or terminate as to break silence to break ones sleep to break ones journey Go release them Ariel My charms Ill break their senses Ill restore Shak 6 To destroy the completeness of to remove a part from as to break a set 7 To destroy the arrangement of to throw into disorder to pierce as the cavalry were not able to break the British squares 8 To shatter to pieces to reduce to fragments The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments with which he had solaced the hours of captivity Prescott 9 To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination as to break a five dollar bill 10 To destroy the strength firmness or consistency of as to break flax 11 To weaken or impair as health spirit or mind An old man broken with the storms of state Shak 12 To diminish the force of to lessen the shock of as a fall or blow Ill rather leap down first and break your fall Dryden 13 To impart as news or information to broach with to and often with a modified word implying some reserve as to break the news gently to the widow to break a purpose cautiously to a friend 14 To tame to reduce to subjection to make tractable to discipline as to break a horse to the harness or saddle To break a colt Spenser Why then thou canst not break her to the lute Shak 15 To destroy the financial credit of to make bankrupt to ruin With arts like these rich Matho when he speaks Attracts all fees and little lawyers breaks Dryden 16 To destroy the official character and standing of to cashier to dismiss I see a great officer broken Swift Note With prepositions or adverbs To break down a To crush to overwhelm as to break down ones strength to break down opposition b To remove or open a way through by breaking as to break down a door or wall To break in a To force in as to break in a door b To train to discipline as a horse well broken in To break of to rid of to cause to abandon as to break one of a habit To break off a To separate by breaking as to break off a twig b To stop suddenly to abandon Break off thy sins by righteousness Dan iv 27 To break open to open by breaking Open the door or I will break it open Shak To break out to take or force out by breaking as to break out a pane of glass To break out a cargo to unstow a cargo so as to unload it easily To break through a To make an opening through as as by violence or the force of gravity to pass violently through as to break through the enemys lines to break through the ice b To disregard as to break through the ceremony To break up a To separate into parts to plow new or fallow ground Break up this capon Shak Break up your fallow ground Jer iv 3 b To dissolve to put an end to Break up the court Shak To break one all up to unsettle or disconcert completely to upset Colloq Note With an immediate object To break the back a To dislocate the backbone hence to disable totally b To get through the worst part of as to break the back of a difficult undertaking To break bulk to destroy the entirety of a load by removing a portion of it to begin to unload also to transfer in detail as from boats to cars To break cover to burst forth from a protecting concealment as game when hunted To break a deer or stag to cut it up and apportion the parts among those entitled to a share To break fast to partake of food after abstinence See Breakfast To break ground a To open the earth as for planting to commence excavation as for building siege operations and the like as to break ground for a foundation a canal or a railroad b Fig To begin to execute any plan c Naut To release the anchor from the bottom To break the heart to crush or overwhelm one with grief To break a house Law to remove or set aside with violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of the fastenings provided to secure it To break the ice to get through first difficulties to overcome obstacles and make a beginning to introduce a subject To break jail to escape from confinement in jail usually by forcible means To break a jest to utter a jest Patroclus the livelong day break scurril jests Shak To break joints to lay or arrange bricks shingles etc so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with those in the preceding course To break a lance to engage in a tilt or contest To break the neck to dislocate the joints of the neck To break no squares to create no trouble Obs To break a path road etc to open a way through obstacles by force or labor To break upon a wheel to execute or torture as a criminal by stretching him upon a wheel and breaking his limbs with an iron bar a mode of punishment formerly employed in some countries To break wind to give vent to wind from the anus Syn To dispart rend tear shatter batter violate infringe demolish destroy burst dislocate BREAK Break v i 1 To come apart or divide into two or more pieces usually with suddenness and violence to part to burst asunder 2 To open spontaneously or by pressure from within as a bubble a tumor a seed vessel a bag Else the bottle break and the wine runneth out Math ix 17 3 To burst forth to make its way to come to view to appear to dawn The day begins to break and night is fied Shak And from the turf a fountain broke and gurgled at our feet Wordswoorth 4 To burst forth violently as a storm The clouds are still above and while I speak A second deluge oer our head may break Shak 5 To open up to be scattered t be dissipated as the clouds are breaking At length the darkness begins to break Macawlay 6 To become weakened in constitution or faculties to lose health or strength See how the dean begins to break Poor gentleman Swift 7 To be crushed or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief as my heart is breaking 8 To fall in business to become bankrupt He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes break and come to poverty Bacn 9 To make an abrupt or sudden change to change the gait as to break into a run or gallop 10 To fail in musical quality as a singers voice breaks when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note is not completed but degenerates into an unmusical sound instead Also to change in tone as a boys voice at puberty 11 To fall out to terminate friendship To break upon the score of danger or expense is to be mean and narrowspirited Collier Note With prepositions or adverbs To break away to disengage ones self abruptly to come or go away against resistance Fear me not man I will not break away Shak To break down a To come down by breaking as the coach broke down b To fail in any undertaking He had broken down almost at the outset Thackeray To break forth to issue to come out suddenly as sound light etc Then shall thy light break forth as the morning Isa lviii 8 Note often with into in expressing or giving vent to ones feelings Break forth into singing ye mountains Isa xliv 23 To break from to go away from abruptly This radiant from the circling crowd he broke Dryden To break into to enter by breaking as a house To break in upon to enter or approach violently or unexpectedly This this is he softly awhile let us not break in upon him Milton To break loose a To extricate ones self forcibly Who would not finding way break loose from hell Milton b To cast off restraint as of morals or propriety To break off a To become separated by rupture or with suddenness and violence b To desist or cease suddenly Nay forward old man do not break off so Shak To break off from to desist from to abandon as a habit To break out a To burst forth to escape from restraint to appear suddenly as a fire or an epidemic For in the wilderness shall waters break out and stream in the desert Isa xxxv 6 b To show itself in cutaneous eruptions said of a disease c To have a rash or eruption on the akin said of a patient To break over to overflow to go beyond limits To break up a To become separated into parts or fragments as the ice break up in the rivers the wreck will break up in the next storm b To disperse The company breaks up I Watts To break upon to discover itself suddenly to to dawn upon To break with a To fall out to sever ones relations with to part friendship It can not be the Volsces dare break with us Shak If she did not intend to marry Clive she should have broken with him altogether Thackeray b To come to an explanation to enter into conference to speak Obs I will break with her and with her father Shak BREAK Break n Etym See Break v t and cf Brake the instrument Breach Brack a crack 1 An opening made by fracture or disruption 2 An interruption of continuity change of direction as a break in a wall a break in the deck of a ship Specifically a Arch A projection or recess from the face of a displacement in the circuit interrupting the electrical current 3 An interruption a pause as a break in friendship a break in the conversation 4 An interruption in continuity in writing or printing as where there is an omission an unfilled line etc All modern trash is Set forth with numerous breaks and dashes Swift 5 The first appearing as of light in the morning the dawn as the break of day the break of dawn 6 A large fourwheeled carriage having a straight body and calash top with the drivers seat in front and the footmans behind 7 A device for checking motion or for measuring friction See Brake n 9 10 8 Teleg Defn See Commutator BREAKABLE Breakable a Defn Capable of being broken BREAKAGE Breakage n 1 The act of breaking a break a breaking also articles broken 2 An allowance or compensation for things broken accidentally as in transportation or use BREAKAWAY Breakaway n Break away Australasia 1 Defn A wild rush of sheep cattle horses or camels especially at the smell or the sight of water a stampede 2 An animal that breaks away from a herd BREAKBONE FEVER Breakbone fever Med Defn See Dengue BREAKCIRCUIT Breakcircuit n Elec Defn A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit BREAKDOWN Breakdown n 1 The act or result of breaking down as of a carriage downfall 2 a A noisy rapid shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession as among the colored people of the Southern United States and so called perhaps because the exercise is continued until most of those who take part in it break down b Any rude noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet usually by one person at a time US Dont clear out when the quadrilles are over for we are going to have a breakdown to wind up with New Eng Tales BREAKER Breaker n 1 One who or that which breaks Ill be no breaker of the law Shak 2 Specifically A machine for breaking rocks or for breaking coal at the mines also the building in which such a machine is placed 3 Naut Defn A small water cask Totten 4 A wave breaking into foam against the shore or against a sand bank or a rock or reef near the surface The breakers were right beneath her bows Longfellow BREAKFAST Breakfast n Etym Break fast 1 The first meal in the day or that which is eaten at the first meal A sorry breakfast for my lord protector Shak 2 A meal after fasting or food in general The wolves will get a breakfast by my death Dryden BREAKFAST Breakfast v i imp p p breakfasted p pr vb n Breakfasting Defn To break ones fast in the morning too eat the first meal in the day First sir I read and then I breakfast Prior BREAKFAST Breakfast v t Defn To furnish with breakfast Milton BREAKMAN Breakman n Defn See Brakeman BREAKNECK Breakneck n 1 A fall that breaks the neck 2 A steep place endangering the neck BREAKNECK Breakneck a Defn Producing danger of a broken neck as breakneck speed BREAKUP Breakup n Defn Disruption a separation and dispersion of the parts or members as a breakup of an assembly or dinner party a breakup of the government BREAKWATER Breakwater n Defn Any structure or contrivance as a mole or a wall at the mouth of a harbor to break the force of waves and afford protection from their violence BREAM Bream n Etym OE breme brem F brême OF bresme of German origin cf OHG brahsema brahsina OLG bressemo G brassen Cf Brasse 1 Zoöl Defn A European freshwater cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis little valued as food Several species are known 2 Zoöl Defn An American freshwater fish of various species of Pomotis and allied genera which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes See Pondfish 3 Zoöl Defn A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus and allied genera See Sea Bream BREAM Bream v t imp p p Breamed p pr vb n Breaming Etym Cf Broom and G ein schiff brennen Naut Defn To clean as a ships bottom of adherent shells seaweed etc by the application of fire and scraping BREAST Breast n Etym OE brest breost As breóst akin to Icel brj Sw bröst Dan bryst Goth brusts OS briost D borst G brust 1 The fore part of the body between the neck and the belly the chest as the breast of a man or of a horse 2 Either one of the protuberant glands situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia in which milk is secreted for the nourishment of the young a mammma a teat My brother that sucked the breasts of my mother Cant viii 1 3 Anything resembling the human breast or bosom the front or forward part of anything as a chimney breast a plow breast the breast of a hill Mountains on whose barren breast The laboring clouds do often rest Milton 4 Mining a The face of a coal working b The front of a furnace 5 The seat of consciousness the repository of thought and self consciousness or of secrets the seat of the affections and passions the heart He has a loyal breast Shak 6 The power of singing a musical voice so called probably from the connection of the voice with the lungs which lie within the breast Obs By my troth the fool has an excellent breast Shak Breast drill a portable drilling machine provided with a breastplate for forcing the drill against the work Breast pang See Angina pectoris under Angina To make a clean breast to disclose the secrets which weigh upon one to make full confession BREAST Breast v t imp p pBreasted p pr vb n Breasted Defn To meet with the breast to struggle with or oppose manfully as to breast the storm or waves The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer Wirt To breast up a hedge to cut the face of it on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants BREASTBAND Breastband n Defn A band for the breast Specifically Naut A band of canvas or a rope fastened at both ends to the rigging to support the man who heaves the lead in sounding BREASTBEAM Breastbeam n Mach Defn The front transverse beam of a locomotive BREASTBONE Breastbone n Defn The bone of the breast the sternum BREASTDEEP Breastdeep a Defn Deep as from the breast to the feet as high as the breast See him breastdeep in earth and famish him Shak BREASTED Breasted a Defn Having a breast used in composition with qualifying words in either a literal or a metaphorical sense as a singlebreasted coat The close minister is buttoned up and the brave officer open breasted on these occasions Spectator BREASTFAST Breastfast n Naut Defn A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf or to another vessel BREASTHEIGHT Breastheight n Defn The interior slope of a fortification against which the garnison lean in firing BREASTHIGH Breasthigh a Defn High as the breast BREASTHOOK Breasthook n Naut Defn A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side Totten BREASTING Breasting n Mach Defn The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns It is closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circumference and prevents the escape of the water until it has spent its force upon the wheel See Breast wheel BREASTKNOT Breastknot n Defn A pin worn of the breast for a fastening or for ornament a brooch BREASTPIN Breastpin brestpin n Defn A pin worn on the breast for a fastening or for ornament a brooch BREASTPLATE Breastplate n 1 A plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor Before his old rusty breastplate could be scoured and his cracked headpiece mended Swift 2 A piece against which the workman presses his breast in operating a breast drill or other similar tool 3 A strap that runs across a horses breast Ash 4 Jewish Antiq Defn A part of the vestment of the high priest worn upon the front of the ephod It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff a span square set with twelve precious stones on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel See Ephod BREASTPLOW BREASTPLOUGH Breastplow Breastplough n Defn A kind of plow driven by the breast of the workman used to cut or pare turf BREASTRAIL Breastrail n Defn The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height as of a balcony the railing of a quarterdeck etc BREASTROPE Breastrope n Defn See Breastband BREASTSUMMER Breastsummer n Arch Defn A summer or girder extending across a building flush with and supporting the upper part of a front or external wall a long lintel a girder used principally above shop windows Written also brestsummer and bressummer BREASTWHEEL Breastwheel n Defn A water wheel on which the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel nor so low as in the undershot but generally at about half the height of the wheel being kept in contact with it by the breasting The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse partly by its weight BREASTWORK Breastwork n 1 Fort Defn A defensive work of moderate height hastily thrown up of earth or other material 2 Naut Defn A railing on the quarterdeck and forecastle BREATH Breath n Etym OE breth breeth AS br odor scent breath cf OHG bradam steam vapor breath G brodem and possibly E Brawn and Breed 1 The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration air which in the process of respiration has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid aqueous vapor warmth etc Melted as breath into the wind Shak 2 The act of breathing naturally or freely the power or capacity to breathe freely as I am out of breath 3 The power of respiration and hence life Hood Thou takest away their breath they die Ps civ 29 4 Time to breathe respite pause Give me some breath some little pause Shak 5 A single respiration or the time of making it a single act an instant He smiles and he frowns in a breath Dryden 6 Fig That which gives or strengthens life The earthquake voice of victory To thee the breath of life Byron 7 A single word the slightest effort a triffle A breath can make them as a breath has made Goldsmith 8 A very slight breeze air in gentle motion Calm and unruffled as a summers sea when not a breath of wind flies oer its surface Addison 9 Fragrance exhalation odor perfume Tennison The breath of flowers Bacon 10 Gentle exercise causing a quicker respiration An after dinners breath Shak Out of breath breathless exhausted breathing with difficulty Under ones breath in low tones BREATHABLE Breathable a Defn Such as can be breathed BREATHABLENESS Breathableness n Defn State of being breathable BREATHE Breathe v i imp p p Breathed p pr vb n Breathing Etym From Breath 1 To respire to inhale and exhale air hence to live I am in health I breathe Shak Breathes there a man with soul so dead Sir W Scott 2 To take breath to rest from action Well breathe awhile and then to it again Shak 3 To pass like breath noiselessly or gently to exhale to emanate to blow gently The air breathes upon us here most sweetly Shak There breathes a living fragrance from the shore Byron BREATHE Breathe v t 1 To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration to respire To view the light of heaven and breathe the vital air Dryden 2 To inject by breathing to infuse with into Able to breathe life into a stone Shak And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life Gen ii 7 3 To emit or utter by the breath to utter softly to whisper as to breathe a vow He softly breathed thy name Dryden Or let the church our mother breathe her curse A mothers curse on her revolting son Shak 4 To exhale to emit as breath as the flowers breathe odors or perfumes 5 To express to manifest to give forth Others articles breathe the same severe spirit Milner 6 To act upon by the breath to cause to sound by breathing They breathe the flute Prior 7 To promote free respiration in to exercise And every man should beat thee I think thou wast created for men to breathe themselves upon thee Shak 8 To suffer to take breath or recover the natural breathing to rest as to breathe a horse A moment breathed his panting steed Sir W Scott 9 To put out of breath to exhaust Mr Tulkinghorn arrives in his turret room a little breathed by the journey up Dickens 10 Phonetics Defn To utter without vocality as the nonvocal consonants The same sound may be pronounces either breathed voiced or whispered H Sweet Breathed elements being already voiceless remain unchanged Note in whispering H Sweet To breathe again to take breath to feel a sense of relief as from danger responsibility or press of business To breathe ones last to die to expire To breathe a vein to open a vein to let blood Dryden BREATHER Breather n 1 One who breathes Hence a One who livesb One who utters c One who animates or inspires 2 That which puts one out of breath as violent exercise Colloq BREATHFUL Breathful a Defn Full of breath full of odor fragrant Obs BREATHING Breathing n 1 Respiration the act of inhaling and exhaling air Subject to a difficulty of breathing Melmoth 2 Air in gentle motion 3 Any gentle influence or operation inspiration as the breathings of the Spirit 4 Aspiration secret prayer Earnest desires and breathings after that blessed state Tillotson 5 Exercising promotion of respiration Here is a lady that wants breathing too And I have heard you knights of Tyre Are excellent in making ladies trip Shak 6 Utterance communication or publicity by words I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose Shak 7 Breathing place vent Dryden 8 Stop pause delay You shake the head at so long a breathing Shak 9 Also in a wider sense the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat mouth etc when the glottis is wide open aspiration the sound expressed by the letter h 10 Gr Gram Defn A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence See Rough breathing Smooth breathing below Breathing place a A pause That cæsura or breathing place in the midst of the verse Sir P Sidney b A vent Breathing time pause relaxation Bp Hall Breathing while time sufficient for drawing breath a short time Shak Rough breathing spiritus asper See 2d Asper n Smooth breathing spiritus lenis a mark indicating the absence of the sound of h as in ienai ienai BREATHLESS Breathless a 1 Spent with labor or violent action out of breath 2 Not breathing holding the breath on account of fear expectation or intense interest attended with a holding of the breath as breathless attention But breathless as we grow when feeling most Byron 3 Dead as a breathless body BREATHLESSLY Breathlessly adv Defn In a breathless manner BREATHLESSNESS Breathlessness n Defn The state of being breathless or out of breath BRECCIA Breccia n Etym It breach pebble fragments of stone fr F brèche of German origin See Breach Geol Defn A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals etc united by a cement and commonly presenting a variety of colors Bone breccia a breccia containing bones usually fragmentary Coin breccia a breccia containing coins BRECCIATED Brecciated a Defn Consisting of angular fragments cemented together resembling breccia in appearance The brecciated appearance of many specimens of meteorites H A Newton BRED Bred Defn imp p p of Breed Bred out degenerated The strain of mans bred out into baboon and monkey Shak Bred to arms See under Arms Well bred a Of a good family having a good pedigree A gentleman well bred and of good name Shak Obs except as applied to domestic animals b Well brought up as shown in having good manners cultivated refined polite BREDE BREEDE Brede or Breede n Defn Breadth Obs Chaucer BREDE Brede n Etym See Braid woven cord Defn A braid R Half lapped in glowing gauze and golden brede Tennyson BREECH Breech n Etym See Breeches 1 The lower part of the body behind the buttocks 2 Breeches Obs Shak 3 The hinder part of anything esp the part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber 4 Naut Defn The external angle of knee timber the inside of which is called the throat BREECH Breech v t imp p p Breeched p pr vb n Breeching 1 To put into or clothe with breeches A great man anxious to know whether the blacksmiths youngest boy was breeched Macaulay 2 To cover as with breeches Poetic Their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore Shak 3 To fit or furnish with a breech as to breech a gun 4 To whip on the breech Obs Had not a courteous serving man conveyed me away whilst he went to fetch whips I think in my conscience he would have breeched me Old Play 5 To fasten with breeching BREECH ACTION Breech action Defn The breech mechanism in breechloading small arms and certain special guns as automatic and machine guns used frequently in referring to the method by which the movable barrels of breech loading shotguns are locked unlocked or rotated to loading position BREECHBLOCK Breechblock n Defn The movable piece which closes the breech of a breechloading firearm and resists the backward force of the discharge It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge and closed again before the gun is fired BREECHCLOTH Breechcloth n Defn A cloth worn around the breech BREECHES Breeches n pl Etym OE brech brek AS brek pl of broc breech breeches akin to Icel brok breeches ODan brog D broek G bruch cf L bracae braccae which is of Celtic origin Cf Brail 1 A garment worn by men covering the hips and thighs smallclothes His jacket was red and his breeches were blue Coleridge 2 Trousers pantaloons Colloq Breeches buoy in the lifesaving service a pair of canvas breeches depending from an annular or beltlike life buoy which is usually of cork This contrivance inclosing the person to be rescued is hung by short ropes from a block which runs upon the hawser stretched from the ship to the shore and is drawn to land by hauling lines Breeches pipe a forked pipe forming two branches united at one end Knee breeches breeches coming to the knee and buckled or fastened there smallclothes To wear the breeches to usurp the authority of the husband said of a wife Colloq BREECHING Breeching n 1 A whipping on the breech or the act of whipping on the breech I view the prince with Aristarchus eyes Whose looks were as a breeching to a boy Marlowe 2 That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse enabling him to hold back a vehicle 3 Naut Defn A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ships side to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged 4 The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack BREECHLOADER Breechloader n Defn A firearm which receives its load at the breech For cavalry the revolver and breechloader will supersede the saber Rep Sec War 1860 BREECHLOADING Breechloading a Defn Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle BREECH PIN BREECH SCREW Breech pin Breech screw Defn A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm to close the bottom of the bore BREECH SIGHT Breech sight Defn A device attached to the breech of a firearm to guide the eye in conjunction with the front sight in taking aim BREED Breed v t imp p p Bred p pr vb n Breeding Etym OE breden AS bredan to nourish cherish keep warm from brod brood akin to D broeden to brood OHG bruoten G brüten See Brood 1 To produce as offspring to bring forth to bear to procreate to generate to beget to hatch Yet every mother breeds not sons alike Shak If the sun breed maggots in a dead dog Shak 2 To take care of in infancy and through the age of youth to bring up to nurse and foster To bring thee forth with pain with care to breed Dryden Born and bred on the verge of the wilderness Everett 3 To educate to instruct to form by education to train sometimes followed by up But no care was taken to breed him a Protestant Bp Burnet His farm may not remove his children too far from him or the trade he breeds them up in Locke 4 To engender to cause to occasion to originate to produce as to breed a storm to breed disease Lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment Milton 5 To give birth to to be the native place of as a pond breeds fish a northern country breeds stout men 6 To raise as any kind of stock 7 To produce or obtain by any natural process Obs Children would breed their teeth with less danger Locke Syn To engender generate beget produce hatch originate bring up nourish train instruct BREED Breed v i 1 To bear and nourish young to reproduce or multiply itself to be pregnant That they breed abundantly in the earth Gen viii 17 The mother had never bred before Carpenter Ant Is your gold and silver ewes and rams Shy I can not tell I make it breed as fast Shak 2 To be formed in the parent or dam to be generated or to grow as young before birth 3 To have birth to be produced or multiplied Heavens rain grace On that which breeds between them Shak 4 To raise a breed to get progeny The kind of animal which you wish to breed from Gardner To breed in and in to breed from animals of the same stock that are closely related BREED Breed n 1 A race or variety of men or other animals or of plants perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by inheritance Twice fifteen thousand hearts of Englands breed Shak Greyhounds of the best breed Carpenter 2 Class sort kind of men things or qualities Are these the breed of wits so wondered at Shak This courtesy is not of the right breed Shak 3 A number produced at once a brood Obs Note Breed is usually applied to domestic animals species or variety to wild animals and to plants and race to men BREEDBATE Breedbate n Defn One who breeds or originates quarrels Obs No telltale nor no breedbate Shak BREEDER Breeder n 1 One who or that which breeds produces brings up etc She was a great breeder Dr A Carlyle Italy and Rome have been the best breeders of worthy men Ascham 2 A cause The breeder of my sorrow Shak BREEDING Breeding n 1 The act or process of generating or bearing 2 The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals as farmers should pay attention to breeding 3 Nurture education formation of manners She had her breeding at my fathers charge Shak 4 Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life manners knowledge of or training in the ceremonies or polite observances of society Delicacy of breeding or that polite deference and respect which civility obliges us either to express or counterfeit towards the persons with whom we converse Hume 5 Descent pedigree extraction Obs Honest gentlemen I know not your breeding Shak Close breeding In and in breeding breeding from a male and female from the same parentage Cross breeding breeding from a male and female of different lineage Good breeding politeness genteel deportment Syn Education instruction nurture training manners See Education BREEZE BREEZE FLY Breeze Breeze fly n Etym OE brese AS briósa perh akin to OHG brimissa G breme bremse D brems which are akin to G brummen to growl buzz grumble L fremere to murmur cf G brausen Sw brusa Dan bruse to roar rush Zoöl Defn A fly of various species of the family Tabanidæ noted for buzzing about animals and tormenting them by sucking their blood called also horsefly and gadfly They are among the largest of two winged or dipterous insects The name is also given to different species of botflies Written also breese and brize BREEZE Breeze n Etym F brise akin to It brezza breeze Sp briza brisa a breeze from northeast Pg briza northeast wind of uncertain origin cf F bise Pr bisa OHG bisa north wind Arm biz northeast wind 1 A light gentle wind a fresh softblowing wind Into a gradual calm the breezes sink Wordsworth 2 An excited or ruffed state of feeling a flurry of excitement a disturbance a quarrel as the discovery produced a breeze Colloq Land breeze a wind blowing from the land generally at night Sea breeze a breeze or wind blowing generally in the daytime from the sea BREEZE Breeze n Etym F braise cinders live coals See Brasier 1 Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal 2 Brickmaking Defn Refuse coal coal ashes and cinders used in the burning of bricks BREEZE Breeze v i Defn To blow gently R J Barlow To breeze up Naut to blow with increasing freshness BREEZELESS Breezeless a Defn Motionless destitute of breezes A stagnant breezeless air becalms my soul Shenstone BREEZINESS Breeziness n Defn State of being breezy BREEZY Breezy a 1 Characterized by or having breezes airy A breezy day in May Coleridge Mid lawns and shades by breezy rivulets fanned Wordsworth 2 Fresh brisk full of life Colloq BREGMA Bregma n Etym Gr bregma Anat Defn The point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull BREGMATIC Bregmatic a Anat Defn Pertaining to the bregma BREHON Brehon n Etym Ir breitheamh judge Defn An ancient Irish or Scotch judge Brehon laws the ancient Irish laws unwritten like the common law of England They were abolished by statute of Edward III BRELAN Brelan n F Card Playing a A French gambling game somewhat like poker b In French games a pair royal or triplet BRELAN CARRE Brelan carre F carré square Card Playing Defn In French games a double pair royal BRELAN FAVORI Brelan favori F favori favorite Card Playing Defn In French games a pair royal composed of 2 cards in the hand and the card turned BRELOQUE Breloque n F Defn A seal or charm for a watch chain His chains and breloques Thackeray BREME Breme a Etym OE breme brime fierce impetuous glorious AS breme br famous Cf Brim a 1 Fierce sharp severe cruel Obs Spenser From the septentrion cold in the breme freezing air Drayton 2 Famous renowned well known Wright Written also brim and brimme BREN BRENNE Bren Brenne v t i imp p p Brent p pr vb n Brenning Etym See Burn Defn To burn Obs Chaucer Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall W Browne BREN Bren n Defn Bran Obs Chaucer BRENNAGE Brennage n Etym OF brenage cf LL brennagium brenagium See Bran Old Eng Law Defn A tribute which tenants paid to their lord in lieu of bran which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds BRENNINGLY Brenningly adv Defn Burningly ardently Obs BRENT BRANT Brent Brant a Etym AS brant akin to Dan brat Icel brattr steep 1 Steep high Obs Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them Ascham 2 Smooth unwrinkled Scot Your bonnie brow was brent Burns BRENT Brent imp pp Defn of Bren Burnt Obs BRENT Brent n Etym Cf Brant Defn A brant See Brant BREQUET CHAIN Brequet chain Defn A watchguard BRERE Brere n Defn A brier Archaic Chaucer BREST Brest 3d singpr Defn for Bursteth Obs BREST BREAST Brest Breast n Arch Defn A torus Obs BRESTE Breste v t i imp Brast p p Brusten Borsten Bursten Defn To burst Obs Chaucer BRESTSUMMER Brestsummer n Defn See Breastsummer BRET Bret n Zoöl Defn See Birt BRETFUL Bretful a Etym OE also brerdful fr brerd top brim AS brerd Defn Brimful Obs Chaucer BRETHREN Brethren n Defn pl of Brother Note This form of the plural is used for the most part in solemn address and in speaking of religious sects or fraternities or their members BRETON Breton a Etym F breton Defn Of or relating to Brittany or Bretagne in France n Defn A native or inhabitant of Brittany or Bretagne in France also the ancient language of Brittany Armorican BRETT Brett n Defn Same as Britzska BRETTICE Brettice n pl Brettices Etym OE bretasce bretage parapet OF bretesche wooden tower F bretèche LL breteschia bertresca prob fr OHG bret G brett board akin to E board See Board n and cf Bartizan Defn The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines See Brattice BRETWALDA Bretwalda n Etym AS Bretwalda br a powerful ruler Eng Hist Defn The official title applied to that one of the AngloSaxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes Brande C BRETZEL Bretzel n Etym G Defn See Pretzel BREVE Breve n Etym It in sense 2 LL breve fr L brevis short See Brief 1 Mus Defn A note or character of time equivalent to two semibreves or four minims When dotted it is equal to three semibreves It was formerly of a square figure as thus Moore 2 Law Defn Any writ or precept under seal issued out of any court 3 Print Defn A curved mark breve used commonly to indicate the short quantity of a vowel 4 Zoöl Defn The great ant thrush of Sumatra Pitta gigas which has a very short tail BREVET Brevet n Etym F brevet LL brevetum fr L brevis short See Brief 1 A warrant from the government granting a privilege title or dignity French usage 2 Mil Defn A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay an honorary promotion of an officer Note In the United States army rank by brevet is conferred by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for gallant actions or meritorious services A brevet rank gives no right of command in the particular corps to which the officer brevetted belongs and can be exercised only by special assignment of the President or on court martial and detachments composed of different corps with pay of the brevet rank when on such duty BREVET Brevet v t imp p p Brevetted p pr vb n Brevetting Mil Defn To confer rank upon by brevet BREVET Brevet a Mil Defn Taking or conferring rank by brevet as a brevet colonel a brevet commission BREVETCY Brevetcy n pl Brevetcies Mil Defn The rank or condition of a brevet officer BREVIARY Breviary n pl Breviaries Etym F bréviarie L breviarium summary abridgment neut noun fr breviarius abridged fr brevis short See Brief and cf Brevier 1 An abridgment a compend an epitome a brief account or summary A book entitled the abridgment or breviary of those roots that are to be cut up or gathered Holland 2 A book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the seven canonical hours namely matins and lauds the first third sixth and ninth hours vespers and compline distinguished from the missal BREVIATE Breviate n Etym L breviatus pp of breviare to shorten brevis short 1 A short compend a summary a brief statement I omit in this breviate to rehearse Hakluyt The same little breviates of infidelity have been published and dispersed with great activity Bp Porteus 2 A lawyers brief R Hudibras BREVIATE Breviate v t Defn To abbreviate Obs BREVIATURE Breviature n Defn An abbreviature an abbreviation Obs Johnson BREVIER Brevier n Etym Prob from being originally used in printing a breviary See Breviary Print Defn A size of type between bourgeous and minion Note This line is printed in brevier type BREVILOQUENCE Breviloquence n Etym L breviloquentia Defn A brief and pertinent mode of speaking R BREVIPED Breviped a Etym L brevis short pes pedis foot cf F brévipède Zoöl Defn Having short legs n Defn A breviped bird BREVIPEN Brevipen n Etym L brevis short penna wing cf F brévipenne Zoöl Defn A brevipennate bird BREVIPENNATE Brevipennate a Etym L brevis short E pennate Zoöl Defn Shortwinged applied to birds which can not fly owing to their short wings as the ostrich cassowary and emu BREVIROSTRAL BREVIROSTRATE Brevirostral Brevirostrate a Etym L brevis short E rostral rostrate Zoöl Defn Shortbilled having a short beak BREVITY Brevity n pl Brevities Etym L brevitas fr brevis short cf F brièvité See Brief 1 Shortness of duration briefness of time as the brevity of human life 2 Contraction into few words conciseness Brevity is the soul of wit Shak This argument is stated by St John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity Bp Porteus Syn Shortness conciseness succinctness terseness BREW Brew v t imp p p Brewed p pr vb n Brewing Etym OE brewen AS breówan akin to D brouwen OHG priuwan MHG briuwen br G brauen Icel brugga Sw brygga Dan brygge and perh to L defrutum must boiled down Gr to prepare by heat sq root93 Cf Broth Bread 1 To boil or seethe to cook Obs 2 To prepare as beer or other liquor from malt and hops or from other materials by steeping boiling and fermentation She brews good ale Shak 3 To prepare by steeping and mingling to concoct Go brew me a pottle of sack finely Shak 4 To foment or prepare as by brewing to contrive to plot to concoct to hatch as to brew mischief Hence with thy brewed enchantments foul deceiver Milton BREW Brew v i 1 To attend to the business or go through the processes of brewing or making beer I wash wring brew bake scour Shak 2 To be in a state of preparation to be mixing forming or gathering as a storm brews in the west There is some ill abrewing towards my rest Shak BREW Brew n Defn The mixture formed by brewing that which is brewed Bacon BREWAGE Brewage n Defn Malt liquor drink brewed Some wellspiced brewage Milton A rich brewage made of the best Spanish wine Macaulay BREWER Brewer n Defn One who brews one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors BREWERY Brewery n Defn A brewhouse the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on BREWHOUSE Brewhouse n Defn A house or building appropriated to brewing a brewery BREWING Brewing n 1 The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed as beer and ale 2 The quantity brewed at once A brewing of new beer set by old beer Bacon 3 A mixing together I am not able to avouch anything for certainty such a brewing and sophistication of them they make Holland 4 Naut Defn A gathering or forming of a storm or squall indicated by thick dark clouds BREWIS Brewis n Etym OE brewis brouwys browesse brewet OF brouet s being the OF ending of the nom sing and acc pl dim of OHG brod sq root93 See Broth and cf Brose 1 Broth or pottage Obs Let them of their Bonners beef and broth make what brewis they please for their credulous guests Bp Hall 2 Bread soaked in broth drippings of roast meat milk or water and butter BREWSTERITE Brewsterite n Etym Named after Sir David Brewster Defn A rare zeolitic mineral occurring in white monoclinic crystals with pearly luster It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia baryta and strontia BREZILIN Brezilin n Defn See Brazilin BRIAR Briar n Defn Same as Brier BRIAREAN Briarean a Etym L Briareius fr Briareus a mythological hundredhanded giant Gr Defn Pertaining to or resembling Briareus a giant fabled to have a hundred hands hence hundredhanded or manyhanded BRIBABLE Bribable a Defn Capable of being bribed A more bribable class of electors S Edwards BRIBE Bribe n Etym F bribe a lump of bread scraps leavings of meals that are generally given to a beggar LL briba scrap of bread cf OF briber brifer to eat gluttonously to beg and OHG bilibi food 1 A gift begged a present Obs Chaucer 2 A price reward gift or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge witness voter or other person in a position of trust Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe Hobart 3 That which seduces seduction allurement Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everAkenside BRIBE Bribe v t imp p p Bribed p pr vb n Bribing 1 To rob or steal Obs Chaucer 2 To give or promise a reward or consideration to a judge juror legislator voter or other person in a position of trust with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct to induce or influence by a bribe to give a bribe to Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience F W Robertson 3 To gain by a bribe of induce as by a bribe BRIBE Bribe v i 1 To commit robbery or theft Obs 2 To give a bribe to a person to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust by some gift or promise An attempt to bribe though unsuccessful has been holden to be criminal and the offender may be indicted Bouvier The bard may supplicate but cannot bribe Goldsmith BRIBELESS Bribeless a Defn Incapable of being bribed free from bribes From thence to heavens bribeless hall Sir W Raleigh BRIBER Briber n 1 A thief Obs Lydgate 2 One who bribes or pays for corrupt practices 3 That which bribes a bribe His service were a sufficient briber for his life Shak BRIBERY Bribery n pl Briberies Etym OE brybery rascality OF briberie See Bribe n 1 Robbery extortion Obs 2 The act or practice of giving or taking bribes the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements Bribery oath an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting Eng BRICA BRAC BRICABRAC BRIC A BRAC Brica brac n Etym F Defn Miscellaneous curiosities and works of decorative art considered collectively A piece of bricabrac any curious or antique article of virtu as a piece of antiquated furniture or metal work or an odd knickknack BRICK Brick n Etym OE brik F brique of Ger origin cf AS brice a breaking fragment Prov E brique piece brique de pain equiv to AS hlafes brice fr the root of E break See Break 1 A block or clay tempered with water sand etc molded into a regular form usually rectangular and sundried or burnt in a kiln or in a heap or stack called a clamp The Assyrians appear to have made much less use of bricks baked in the furnace than the Babylonians Layard 2 Bricks collectively as designating that kind of material as a load of brick a thousand of brick Some of Palladios finest examples are of brick Weale 3 Any oblong rectangular mass as a brick of maple sugar a penny brick of bread 4 A good fellow a merry person as you re a brick Slang He s a dear little brick Thackeray To have a brick in ones hat to be drunk Slang Note Brick is used adjectively or in combination as brick wall brick clay brick color brick red Brick clay clay suitable for or used in making bricks Brick dust dust of pounded or broken bricks Brick earth clay or earth suitable for or used in making bricks Brick loaf a loaf of bread somewhat resembling a brick in shape Brick nogging Arch rough brickwork used to fill in the spaces between the uprights of a wooden partition brick filling Brick tea tea leaves and young shoots or refuse tea steamed or mixed with fat etc and pressed into the form of bricks It is used in Northern and Central Asia S W Williams Brick trimmer Arch a brick arch under a hearth usually within the thickness of a wooden floor to guard against accidents by fire Brick trowel See Trowel Brick works a place where bricks are made Bath brick See under Bath a city Pressed brick bricks which before burning have been subjected to pressure to free them from the imperfections of shape and texture which are common in molded bricks BRICK Brick v t imp p p Bricked p pr vb n Bricking 1 To lay or pave with bricks to surround line or construct with bricks 2 To imitate or counterfeit a brick wall on as by smearing plaster with red ocher making the joints with an edge tool and pointing them To brick up to fill up inclose or line with brick BRICKBAT Brickbat n Defn A piece or fragment of a brick See Bat 4 Bacon BRICKFIELDER Brickfielder n Australia 1 Defn Orig at Sydney a cold and violent south or southwest wind rising suddenly and regularly preceded by a hot wind from the north now usually called southerly buster It blew across the Brickfields formerly so called a district of Sydney and carried clouds of dust into the city 2 By confusion a midsummer hot wind from the north BRICKKILN Brickkiln n Defn A kiln or furnace in which bricks are baked or burnt or a pile of green bricks laid loose with arches underneath to receive the wood or fuel for burning them BRICKLAYER Bricklayer n Etym Brick lay Defn One whose pccupation is to build with bricks Bricklayers itch See under Itch BRICKLAYING Bricklaying n Defn The art of building with bricks or of uniting them by cement or mortar into various forms the act or occupation of laying bricks BRICKLE Brickle a Etym OE brekil brokel bruchel fr AS brecan E break Cf Brittle Defn Brittle easily broken Obs or Prov Spenser As stubborn steel excels the brickle glass Turbervile BRICKLENESS Brickleness n Defn Brittleness Obs BRICKMAKER Brickmaker n Defn One whose occupation is to make bricks Brickmaking n BRICKWORK Brickwork n 1 Anything made of bricks Niches in brickwork form the most difficult part of the bricklayers art Tomlinson 2 The act of building with or laying bricks BRICKY Bricky a Defn Full of bricks formed of bricks resembling bricks or brick dust R Spenser BRICKYARD Brickyard n Defn A place where bricks are made especially an inclosed place BRICOLE Bricole n Etym F Mil Defn A kind of traces with hooks and rings with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used BRID Brid n Defn A bird Obs Chaucer BRIDAL Bridal a Etym From Bride Cf Bridal n Defn Of or pertaining to a bride or to wedding nuptial as bridal ornaments a bridal outfit a bridal chamber BRIDAL Bridal n Etym OE bridale brudale AS br brideale bridal feast See Bride and Ale 2 Defn A nuptia festival or ceremony a marriage Sweet day so cool so calm so bright The bridal of the earth and sky Herbert BRIDALTY Bridalty n Defn Celebration of the nuptial feast Obs In honor of this bridalty B Jonson BRIDE Bride n Etym OE bride brid brude brud burd AS br akin to OFries breid OSax br D bruid OHG pr br G braut Icel br Sw Dan brud Goth br33s cf Armor pried spouse W priawd a married person 1 A woman newly married or about to be married Has by his own experience tried How much the wife is dearer than the bride Lyttleton I will show thee the bride the Lambs wife Rev xxi 9 2 Fig An object ardently loved Bride of the sea the city of Venice BRIDE Bride v t Defn To make a bride of Obs BRIDEALE Brideale n Etym See Bridal Defn A rustic wedding feast a bridal See Ale The man that s bid to brideale if he ha cake And drink enough he need not fear his stake B Jonson BRIDEBED Bridebed n Defn The marriage bed Poetic BRIDECAKE Bridecake n Defn Rich or highly ornamented cake to be distributed to the guests at a wedding or sent to friends after the wedding BRIDECHAMBER Bridechamber n Defn The nuptial appartment Matt ix 15 BRIDEGROOM Bridegroom n Etym OE bridegome brudgume AS br akin to OS br D bruidegom bruigom OHG pr MHG briutegome G bräutigam AS br bride guma man akin to Goth guma Icel gumi OHG gomo L homo the insertion of r being caused by confusion with groom See Bride and cf Groom Homage Defn A man newly married or just about to be married BRIDEKNOT Brideknot n Defn A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding a wedding favor Obs BRIDEMAID BRIDEMAN Bridemaid n Brideman n Defn See Bridesmaid Bridesman BRIDESMAID Bridesmaid n Defn A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding BRIDESMAN Bridesman n pl Bridesmen Defn A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage the best man Sir W Scott BRIDESTAKE Bridestake n Defn A stake or post set in the ground for guests at a wedding to dance round Divide the broad bridecake Round about the bridestake B Jonson BRIDEWELL Bridewell n Defn A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St Brides or Bridgets well in London which was subsequently a penal workhouse BRIDGE Bridge n Etym OE brig brigge brug brugge AS brycg bricg akin to Fries bregge D brug OHG bruccu G brücke Icel bryggja pier bridge Sw brygga Dan brygge and prob Icel br bridge Sw Dan bro bridge pavement and possibly to E brow 1 A structure usually of wood stone brick or iron erected over a river or other water course or over a chasm railroad etc to make a passageway from one bank to the other 2 Anything supported at the ends which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned as in engraving watchmaking etc or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed 3 Mus Defn The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin guitar etc serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument 4 Elec Defn A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit 5 A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace for deflecting flame etc usually called a bridge wall Aqueduct bridge See Aqueduct Asses bridge Bascule bridge Bateau bridge See under Ass Bascule Bateau Bridge of a steamer Naut a narrow platform across the deck above the rail for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship in paddlewheel vessels it connects the paddle boxes Bridge of the nose the upper bony part of the nose Cantalever bridge See under Cantalever Draw bridge See Drawbridge Flying bridge a temporary bridge suspended or floating as for the passage of armies also a floating structure connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream and made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the current or other means Girder bridge or Truss bridge a bridge formed by girders or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers Lattice bridge a bridge formed by lattice girders Pontoon bridge Ponton bridge See under Pontoon Skew bridge a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank as sometimes required in railway engineering Suspension bridge See under Suspension Trestle bridge a bridge formed of a series of short simple girders resting on trestles Tubular bridge a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or rectangular tube with cellular walls made of iron plates riveted together as the Britannia bridge over the Menai Strait and the Victoria bridge at Montreal Wheatstones bridge Elec a device for the measurement of resistances so called because the balance between the resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone BRIDGE Bridge v t imp p p Bridged p pr vb n Bridging 1 To build a bridge or bridges on or over as to bridge a river Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees the streams which could not be forded Palfrey 2 To open or make a passage as by a bridge Xerxes over Hellespont Bridging his way Europe with Asia joined Milton 3 To find a way of getting over as a difficulty generally with over BRIDGEBOARD Bridgeboard n 1 Arch Defn A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened 2 A board or plank used as a bridge BRIDGEHEAD Bridgehead n Defn A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge and prevent the enemy from crossing a têtedepont BRIDGEING BRIDGING Bridgeing Bridging n Arch Defn The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight Bridging joist Same as Binding joist BRIDGELESS Bridgeless a Defn Having no bridge not bridged BRIDGEPOT Bridgepot n Mining Defn The adjustable socket or step of a millstone spindle Knight BRIDGETREE Bridgetree n Etym Bridge tree a beam Mining Defn The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill Knight BRIDGEWARD Bridgeward n 1 A bridge keeper a warden or a guard for a bridge Obs Sir W Scott 2 The principal ward of a key Knight BRIDGEY Bridgey a Defn Full of bridges R Sherwood BRIDLE Bridle n Etym OE bridel AS bridel akin to OHG britil brittil D breidel and possibly to E braid Cf Bridoon 1 The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained consisting of a headstall a bit and reins with other appendages 2 A restraint a curb a check I Watts 3 Gun Defn The piece in the interior of a gun lock which holds in place the timbler sear etc 4 Naut a A span of rope line or chain made fast as both ends so that another rope line or chain may be attached to its middle b A mooring hawser Bowline bridle See under Bowline Branches of a bridle See under Branch Bridle cable Naut a cable which is bent to a bridle See 4 above Bridle hand the hand which holds the bridle in riding the left hand Bridle path Bridle way a path or way for saddle horses and pack horses as distinguished from a road for vehicles Bridle port Naut a porthole or opening in the bow through which hawsers mooring or bridle cables etc are passed Bridle rein a rein attached to the bit Bridle road a Same as Bridle path Lowell b A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback exercise Bridle track a bridle path Scolding bridle See Branks 2 Syn A check restrain BRIDLE Bridle v t imp p p Bridled p pr vb n Bridling 1 To put a bridle upon to equip with a bridle as to bridle a horse He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist Drake 2 To restrain guide or govern with or as with a bridle to check curb or control as to bridle the passions to bridle a muse Addison Savoy and Nice the keys of Italy and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland are in that consolidation Burke Syn To check restrain curb govern control repress master subdue BRIDLE Bridle v i Defn To hold up the head and draw in the chin as an expression of pride scorn or resentment to assume a lofty manner usually with up His bridling neck Wordsworth By her bridling up I perceived she expected to be treated hereafter not as Jenny Distaff but Mrs Tranquillus Tatler BRIDLE IRON Bridle iron Arch Defn A strong flat bar of iron so bent as to support as in a stirrup one end of a floor timber etc where no sufficient bearing can be had called also stirrup and hanger BRIDLER Bridler n Defn One who bridles one who restrains and governs as with a bridle Milton BRIDOON Bridoon n Etym F bridon from bride of German origin See Bridle n Mil Defn The snaffle and rein of a military bridle which acts independently of the bit at the pleasure of the rider It is used in connection with a curb bit which has its own rein Campbell BRIE CHEESE Brie cheese Defn A kind of soft French cream cheese so called from the district in France where it is made called also fromage de Brie BRIEF Brief a Etym OE bref F brief bref fr L brevis akin to Gr barh to tear Cf Breve 1 Short in duration How brief the life of man Shak 2 Concise terse succinct The brief style is that which expresseth much in little B Jonson 3 Rife common prevalent Prov Eng In brief See under Brief n Syn Short concise succinct summary compendious condensed terse curt transistory shortlived BRIEF Brief adv 1 Briefly Obs or Poetic Adam faltering long thus answered brief Milton 2 Soon quickly Obs Shak BRIEF Brief n Etym See Brief a and cf Breve 1 A short concise writing or letter a statement in few words Bear this sealed brief With winged hastle to the lord marshal Shak And she told me In a sweet verbal brief Shak 2 An epitome Each woman is a brief of womankind Overbury 3 Law Defn An abridgment or concise statement of a clients case made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a brief Sir J Stephen Note In England the brief is prepared by the attorney in the United States counsel generally make up their own briefs 4 Law Defn A writ a breve See Breve n 2 5 Scots Law Defn A writ issuing from the chancery directed to any judge ordinary commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence 6 A letter patent from proper authority authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches for any public or private purpose Eng Apostolical brief a letter of the pope written on fine parchment in modern characters subscribed by the secretary of briefs dated a die Nativitatis i e from the day of the Nativity and sealed with the ring of the fisherman It differs from a bull in its parchment written character date and seal See Bull Brief of title an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds and other papers constituting the chain of title to any real estate In brief in a few words in short briefly Open the matter in brief Shak BRIEF Brief v t Defn To make an abstract or abridgment of to shorten as to brief pleadings BRIEFLESS Briefless a Defn Having no brief without clients as a briefless barrister BRIEFLY Briefly adv Defn Concisely in few words BRIEFMAN Briefman n 1 One who makes a brief 2 A copier of a manuscript BRIEFNESS Briefness n Defn The quality of being brief brevity conciseness in discourse or writing BRIER BRIAR Brier Briar n Etym OE brere brer AS brer brær cf Ir briar prickle thorn brier pin Gael preas bush brier W prys prysg 1 A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles especially species of Rosa Rubus and Smilax 2 Fig Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings The thorns and briers of reproof Cowper Brier root the root of the southern Smilax laurifolia and S Walleri used for tobacco pipes Cat brier Green brier several species of Smilax S rotundifolia etc Sweet brier Rosa rubiginosa See Sweetbrier Yellow brier the Rosa Eglantina BRIERED Briered a Defn Set with briers Chatterton BRIERY Briery a Defn Full of briers thorny BRIERY Briery n Defn A place where briers grow Huloet BRIG Brig n Defn A bridge Scot Burns BRIG Brig n Etym Shortened from Brigantine Naut Defn A twomasted squarerigged vessel Hermaphrodite brig a two masted vessel squarerigged forward and schoonerrigged aft See Illustration in Appendix BRIGADE Brigade n Etym F brigade fr It brigata troop crew brigade originally a contending troop fr briga trouble quarrel See Brigand 1 Mil Defn A body of troops whether cavalry artillery infantry or mixed consisting of two or more regiments under the command of a brigadier general Note Two or more brigades constitute a division commanded by a major general two or more divisions constitute an army corps or corps darmée US 2 Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority as a fire brigade Brigade inspector an officer whose duty is to inspect troops in companies before they are mustered into service Brigade major an officer who may be attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in his duties BRIGADE Brigade v t imp p p Brigaded p pr vb n Brigading Mil Defn To form into a brigade or into brigades BRIGADIER GENERAL Brigadier general Etym F brigadier fr brigade Mil Defn An officer in rank next above a colonel and below a major general He commands a brigade and is sometimes called by a shortening of his title simple a brigadier BRIGAND Brigand n Etym F brigand OF brigant lightarmed soldier fr LL brigans lightarmed soldier cf It brigante fr brigare to strive contend fr briga quarrel prob of German origin and akin to E break cf Goth brikan to break brakja strife Cf Brigue 1 A lightarmed irregular foot soldier Obs 2 A lawless fellow who lives by plunder one of a band of robbers especially one of a gang living in mountain retreats a highwayman a freebooter Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti Jeffery BRIGANDAGE Brigandage n Etym F brigandage Defn Life and practice of brigands highway robbery plunder BRIGANDINE Brigandine n Etym F brigandine cf It brigantina fr OF brigant See Brigand Defn A coast of armor for the body consisting of scales or plates sometimes overlapping each other generally of metal and sewed to linen or other material It was worn in the Middle Ages Written also brigantine Jer xlvi 4 Then put on all thy gorgeous arms thy helmet And brigandine of brass Milton BRIGANDISH Brigandish a Defn Like a brigand or freebooter robberlike BRIGANDISM Brigandism n Defn Brigandage BRIGANTINE Brigantine n Etym F brigantin fr It brigantino originally a practical vessel See Brigand and cf Brig 1 A practical vessel Obs 2 A twomasted squarerigged vessel differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail 3 See Brigandine BRIGGE Brigge n Defn A bridge Obs Chaucer BRIGHT Bright v i Defn See Brite v i BRIGHT Bright a Etym OE briht AS beorht briht akin to OS berht OHG beraht Icel bjartr Goth baírhts sq root94 1 Radiating or reflecting light shedding or having much light shining luminous not dark The sun was bright oerhead Longfellow The earth was dark but the heavens were bright Drake The public places were as bright as at noonday Macaulay 2 Transmitting light clear transparent From the brightest wines He d turn abhorrent Thomson 3 Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive or that affect the mind as light does the eye resplendent with charms as bright beauty Bright as an angel newdropped from the sky Parnell 4 Having a clear quick intellect intelligent 5 Sparkling with wit lively vivacious shedding cheerfulness and joy around cheerful cheery Be bright and jovial among your guests Shak 6 Illustrious glorious In the brightest annals of a female reign Cotton 7 Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes clear evident plain That he may with more ease with brighter evidence and with surer success draw the bearner on I Watts 8 Of brilliant color of lively hue or appearance Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew Pope Note Bright is used in composition in the sense of brilliant clear sunny etc as brighteyed brighthaired brighthued Syn Shining splending luminous lustrous brilliant resplendent effulgent refulgent radiant sparkling glittering lucid beamy clear transparent illustrious witty clear vivacious sunny BRIGHT Bright n Defn Splendor brightness Poetic Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear Milton BRIGHT Bright adv Defn Brightly Chaucer I say it is the moon that shines so bright Shak BRIGHTEN Brighten v t imp p p Brightened p pr vb n Brightening Note From Bright a 1 To make bright or brighter to make to shine to increase the luster of to give a brighter hue to 2 To make illustrious or more distinguished to add luster or splendor to The present queen would brighten her character if she would exert her authority to instill virtues into her people Swift 3 To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens to shed light upon to make cheerful as to brighten ones prospects An ecstasy which mothers only feel Plays round my heart and brightens all my sorrow Philips 4 To make acute or witty to enliven Johnson BRIGHTEN Brighten v i Etym AS beorhtan Defn To grow bright or more bright to become less dark or gloomy to clear up to become bright or cheerful And night shall brighten into day N Cotton And all his prospects brightening to the last His heaven commences ere world be past Goldsmith BRIGHTHARNESSED Brightharnessed a Defn Having glittering armor Poetic Milton BRIGHTLY Brightly adv 1 Brilliantly splendidly with luster as brightly shining armor 2 With lively intelligence intelligently Looking brightly into the mothers face Hawthorne BRIGHTNESS Brightness n Etym AS beorhines See Bright 1 The quality or state of being bright splendor luster brilliancy clearness A sudden brightness in his face appear Crabbe 2 Acuteness of the faculties sharpness 9wit The brightness of his parts distinguished him Prior Syn Splendor luster radiance resplendence brilliancy effulgence glory clearness BRIGHTS DISEASE Brights disease Etym From Dr Bright of London who first described it Med Defn An affection of the kidneys usually inflammatory in character and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine Several varieties of Brights disease are now recognized differing in the part of the kidney involved and in the intensity and course of the morbid process BRIGHTSOME Brightsome a Defn Bright clear luminous brilliant R Marlowe BRIGOSE Brigose a Etym LL brigosus It brigoso See Brigue n Defn Contentious quarrelsome Obs Puller BRIGUE Brigue n Etym F brigue fr LL briga quarrel See Brigand Defn A cabal intrigue faction contention strife or quarrel Obs Chesterfield BRIGUE Brigue v i Etym F briguer See Brigue n Defn To contend for to canvass to solicit Obs Bp Hurd BRIKE Brike n Etym AS brice Defn A breach ruin downfall peril Obs Chaucer BRILL Brill n Etym Cf Corn brilli mackerel fr brith streaked speckled Zoöl Defn A fish allied to the turbot Rhombus levis much esteemed in England for food called also bret pearl prill See Bret BRILLANTE Brillante adv Etym It See Brilliant a Mus Defn In a gay showy and sparkling style BRILLIANCE Brilliance n Defn Brilliancy Tennyson BRILLIANCY Brilliancy n Etym See Brilliant Defn The quality of being brilliant splendor glitter great brighness whether in a literal or figurative sense With many readers brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought Longfellow BRILLIANT Brilliant a Etym F brillant p pr of briller to shine or sparkle cf Pr Sp brillar It brillare fr L beryllus a precious stone of seagreen color Prov It brill See Beryl 1 Sparkling with luster glittering very bright as a brilliant star 2 Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration splended shining as brilliant talents Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits Fisher Ames Syn See Shining BRILLIANT Brilliant n Etym F brillant See Brilliant a 1 A diamond or other gem of the finest cut formed into faces and facets so as to reflect and refract the light by which it is rendered nore brilliant It has at the middle or top a principal face called the table which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet below it has a small face or collet parallel to the table connected with the gridle by a pavilion of elongated facets It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond which is entirely covered with facets on the surface and is flat below This snuffbox on the hinge see brilliants shine Pope 2 Print Defn The small size of type used in England printing Note This line is printed in the type called Brilliant 3 A kind of kotton goods figured on the weaving BRILLIANTINE Brilliantine n F brillantine See lst Brilliant 1 An oily composition used to make the hair glossy 2 A dress fabric having a glossy finish on both sides resembling alpaca but of superior quality BRILLIANTLY Brilliantly adv Defn In a brilliant manner BRILLIANTNESS Brilliantness n Defn Brilliancy splendor glitter BRILLS Brills n pl Etym CF G brille spectacles D bril fr L berillus See Brilliant Defn The hair on the eyelids of a horse Bailey BRIM Brim n Etym OE brim brimme AS brymme edge border akin to Icel barmr Sw bräm Dan bræmme G brame bräme Possibly the same word as AS brim surge sea and properly meaning the line of surf at the border of the sea and akin to L fremere to roar murmur Cf Breeze a fly 1 The rim border or upper sdge of a cup dish or any hollow vessel used for holding anything Saw I that insect on this goblets brim I would remove it with an anxious pity Coleridge 2 The edge or margin as of a fountain or of the water contained in it the brink border The feet of the priest that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water Josh iii 15 3 The rim of a hat Wordsworth BRIM Brim v i imp p p Brimmed p pr vb n Brimming Defn To be full to the brim The brimming stream Milton To brim over literally or figuratively to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim as cup brimming over with wine a man brimming over with fun BRIM Brim v t Defn To fill to the brim upper edge or top Arrange the board and brim the glass Tennyson BRIM Brim a Defn Fierce sharp cold See Breme Obs BRIMFUL Brimful a Defn Full to the brim completely full ready to overflow Her brimful eyes Dryden BRIMLESS Brimless a Defn Having no brim as brimless caps BRIMMED Brimmed a 1 Having a brim usually in composition Broadbrimmed hat Spectator 2 Full to or level with the brim Milton BRIMMER Brimmer n Defn A brimful bowl a bumper BRIMMING Brimming a Defn Full to the brim overflowing BRIMSTONE Brimstone n Etym OE brimston bremston bernston brenston cf Icel brennistein See Burn v t and Stone Defn Sulphur See Sulphur BRIMSTONE Brimstone a Defn Made of or pertaining to brimstone as brimstone matches From his brimstone bed at break of day Awalking the devil has gone Coleridge BRIMSTONY Brimstony a Defn Containing or resembling brimstone sulphurous B Jonson BRIN Brin n Etym F Defn One of the radiating sticks of a fan The outermost are larger and longer and are called panaches Knight BRINDED Brinded a Etym Cf Icel bröndottr brindled fr brandr brand and OE bernen brinnen to burn See Brand Burn Defn Of a gray or tawny color with streaks of darker hue streaked brindled Three brinded cows Dryden The brinded cat Shak BRINDLE Brindle n Etym See Brindled 1 The state of being brindled 2 A brindled color also that which is brindled BRINDLE Brindle a Defn Brindled BRINDLED Brindled a Etym A dim form of brinded Defn Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground brinded With a brindled lion played Churchill BRINE Brine n Etym AS bryne a burning salt liquor brine fr brinnan brynnan to burn See Burn 1 Water saturated or strongly inpregnated with salt pickle hence any strong saline solution also the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters 2 The ocean the water of an ocean sea or salt lake Not long beneath the whelming brine he lay Cowper 3 Tears so called from their saltness What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for Rosaline Shak Brine fly Zoöl a fly of the genus Ephydra the larvæ of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes Brine gauge an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid Brine pan a pit or pan of salt water where salt is formed by cristallization Brine pit a salt spring or well from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt Brine pump Marine Engin a pump for changing the water in the boilers so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom Brine shrimp Brine worm Zoöl a phyllopod crustacean of the genus Artemia inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes See Artemia Brine spring a spring of salt water Leach brine Saltmaking brine which drops from granulated salt in drying and is preserved to be boiled again BRINE Brine v t 1 To steep or saturate in brine 2 To sprinkle with salt or brine as to brine hay BRING Bring v t imp p p Brought p pr vb n Bringing Etym OE bringen AS bringan akin to OS brengian D brengen Fries brenga OHG bringan G bringen Goth briggan 1 To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be to bear from a more distant to a nearer place to fetch And as she was going to fetch it he called to her and said Bring me I pray thee a morsel of bread 1 Kings xvii 11 To France shall we convey you safe And bring you back Shak 2 To cause the accession or obtaining of to procure to make to come to produce to draw to There is nothing will bring you more honor than to do what right in justice you may Bacon 3 To convey to move to carry or conduct In distillation the water brings over with it some part of the oil of vitriol Sir I Newton 4 To persuade to induce to draw to lead to guide It seems so preposterous a thing that they do not easily bring themselves to it Locke The nature of the things would not suffer him to think otherwise how or whensoever he is brought to reflect on them Locke 5 To produce in exchange to sell for to fetch as what does coal bring per ton To bring about to bring to pass to effect to accomplish To bring back a To recall b To restore as something borrowed to its owner To bring by the lee Naut to incline so rapidly to leeward of the course when a ship sails large as to bring the lee side suddenly to the windward any by laying the sails aback expose her to danger of upsetting To bring down a To cause to come down b To humble or abase as to bring down high looks To bring down the house to cause tremendous applause Colloq To bring forth a To produce as young fruit b To bring to light to make manifest To bring forward a To exhibit to introduce to produce to view b To hasten to promote to forward c To propose to adduce as to bring forward arguments To bring home a To bring to ones house b To prove conclusively as to bring home a charge of treason c To cause one to feel or appreciate by personal experience d Naut To lift of its place as an anchor To bring in a To fetch from without to import b To introduce as a bill in a deliberative assembly c To return or repot to or lay before a court or other body to render as to bring in a verdict or a report d To take to an appointed place of deposit or collection as to bring in provisions or money for a specified object e To produce as income f To induce to join To bring off to bear or convey away to clear from condemnation to cause to escape To bring on a To cause to begin b To originate or cause to exist as to bring on a disease To bring one on ones way to accompany guide or attend one To bring out to expose to detect to bring to light from concealment To bring over a To fetch or bear across b To convert by persuasion or other means to cause to change sides or an opinion To bring to a To resuscitate to bring back to consciousness or life as a fainting person b Naut To check the course of as of a ship by dropping the anchor or by counterbracing the sails so as to keep her nearly stationary she is then said to lie to c To cause a vessel to lie to as by firing across her course d To apply a rope to the capstan To bring to light to disclose to discover to make clear to reveal To bring a sail to Naut to bend it to the yard To bring to pass to accomplish to effect Trust also in Him and He shall bring it to pass Ps xxxvii 5 To bring under to subdue to restrain to reduce to obedience To bring up a To carry upward to nurse to rear to educate b To cause to stop suddenly c Note v i by dropping the reflexive pronoun To stop suddenly to come to a standstill Colloq To bring up any one with a round turn to cause any one to stop abruptly Colloq To be brought to bed See under Bed Syn To fetch bear carry convey transport import procure produce cause adduce induce BRINGER Bringer n Defn One who brings Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news Hath but a losing office Shak Bringer in one who or that which introduces BRININESS Brininess n Defn The state or quality of being briny saltness brinishness BRINISH Brinish a Defn Like brine somewhat salt saltish Brinish tears Shak BRINISHNESS Brinishness n Defn State or quality of being brinish BRINJAREE Brinjaree n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A roughhaired East Indian variety of the greyhound BRINK Brink n Etym Dan brink edge verge akin to Sw brink declivity hill Icel brekka cf LG brink a grassy hill W bryn hill bryncyn hillock Defn The edge margin or border of a steep place as of a precipice a bank or edge as of a river or pit a verge a border as the brink of a chasm Also Fig The brink of vice Bp Porteus The brink of ruin Burke The plashy brink of weedy lake Bryant BRINY Briny a Etym From Brine Defn Of or pertaining to brine or to the sea partaking of the nature of brine salt as a briny taste the briny flood BRIOCHE Brioche n F 1 A light cake made with flour butter yeast and eggs 2 A knitted foot cushion BRIOLETTE Briolette n F Defn An oval or pearshaped diamond having its entire surface cut in triangular facets BRIONY Briony n Defn See Bryony Tennyson BRIQUETTE Briquette n Also briquet F dim of brique brick 1 A block of compacted coal dust or peat etc for fuel 2 A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick used for paving also a molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material BRISK Brisk a Etym Cf W brysg fr brys haste Gael briosg quick lively Ir broisg a start leap jerk 1 Full of liveliness and activity characterized by quickness of motion or action lively spirited quick Cheerily boys be brick awhile Shak Brick toil alternating with ready ease Wordworth 2 Full of spirit of life effervescas brick cider Syn Active lively agile alert nimble quick sprightly vivacious gay spirited animated BRISK Brisk v t i imp p p Bricked p pr vb n Bricking Defn To make or become lively to enliven to animate to take or cause to take an erect or bold attitude usually with up BRISKET Brisket n Etym OE bruskette OF bruschet F bréchet brichet prob of Celtic origin cf W brysced the breast of a slain animal brisket Corn vrys breast Armor brusk bruched the front of the chest Gael brisgein the cartilaginous part of a bone Defn That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs also applied to the fore part of a horse from the shoulders to the bottom of the chest Note See Illust of Beef BRISKLY Briskly adv Defn In a brisk manner nimbly BRISKNESS Briskness n Defn Liveliness vigor in action quickness gayety vivacity effervescence BRISTLE Bristle n Etym OE bristel brustel AS bristl byrst akin to D borstel OHG burst G borste Icel burst Sw borst and to Skr bh edge point and prob L fastigium extremity Gr brush burr perh to brad sq root96 1 A short stiff coarse hair as on the back of swine 2 Bot Defn A stiff sharp roundish hair Gray BRISTLE Bristle v t imp p p Bristled p pr vb n Bristling 1 To erect the bristles of to cause to stand up as the bristles of an angry hog sometimes with up Now for the barepicked bone of majesty Doth dogged war bristle his angry crest Shak Boy bristle thy courage up Shak 2 To fix a bristle to as to bristle a thread BRISTLE Bristle v i 1 To rise or stand erect like bristles His hair did bristle upon his head Sir W Scott 2 To appear as if covered with bristles to have standing thick and erect like bristles The hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten thousand bayonets Thackeray Ports bristling with thousands of masts Macaulay 3 To show deflance or indignation To bristle up to show anger or deflance BRISTLEPOINTED Bristlepointed a Bot Defn Terminating in a very fine sharp point as some leaves BRISTLESHAPED Bristleshaped a Defn Resembling a bristle in form as a bristleshaped leaf BRISTLETAIL Bristletail n Zoöl Defn An insect of the genera Lepisma Campodea etc belonging to the Thysanura BRISTLINESS Bristliness n Defn The quality or state of having bristles BRISTLY Bristly a Defn THick set with bristles or with hairs resembling bristles rough The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat bristly Bacon BRISTOL Bristol n Defn A seaport city in the west of England Bristol board a kind of fine pasteboard made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface Bristol brick a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery originally manufactured at Bristol Bristol stone rock crystal or brilliant crystals of quartz found in the mountain limestone near Bristol and used in making ornaments vases etc When polished it is called Bristol diamond BRISURE Brisure n Etym F 1 Fort Defn Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction 2 Her Defn A mark of cadency or difference BRIT BRITT Brit Britt n Zoöl a The young of the common herring also a small species of herring the sprat b The minute marine animals chiefly Entomostraca upon which the right whales feed BRITANNIA Britannia n Etym From L Britannia Great Britain Defn A whitemetal alloy of tin antimony bismuth copper etc It somewhat resembles silver and isused for table ware Called also Britannia metal BRITANNIC Britannic a Etym L Britannicus fr Britannia Great Britain Defn Of or pertaining to Great Britain British as her Britannic Majesty BRITE BRIGHT Brite Bright v t Defn To be or become overripe as wheat barley or hops Prov Eng BRITICISM Briticism n Defn A word phrase or idiom peculiar to Great Britain any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain BRITISH British a Etym AS Brittisc Bryttisc Defn Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants British gum a brownish substance very soluble in cold water formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of about 600° Fahr It corresponds in its properties to dextrin and is used in solution as a substitute for gum in stiffering goods British lion the national emblem of Great Britain British seas the four seas which surround Great Britain BRITISH British n pl Defn People of Great Britain BRITISHER Britisher n Defn An Englishman a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain esp one in the British military or naval service Now used jocosely BRITON Briton a Etym AS bryten Britain Defn British Obs Spenser n Defn A native of Great Britain BRITTLE Brittle a Etym OE britel brutel AS bryttian to dispense fr breótan to break akin to Icel brytja Sw bryta Dan bryde Cf Brickle Defn Easily broken apt to break fragile not tough or tenacious Farewell thou pretty brittle piece Of finecut crystal Cotton Brittle silver ore the mineral stephanite BRITTLELY Brittlely adv Defn In a brittle manner Sherwood BRITTLENESS Brittleness n Defn Aptness to break fragility BRITTLE STAR Brittle star Defn Any species of ophiuran starfishes See Ophiuroidea BRITZSKA Britzska n Etym Russ britshka cf Pol bryczka dim of bryka freight wagon Defn A long carriage with a calash top so constructed as to give space for reclining at night when used on a journey BRIZE Brize n Defn The breeze fly See Breeze Shak BROACH Broach n Etym OE broche F broche fr LL brocca prob of Celtic origin cf W proc thrust stab Gael brog awl Cf Brooch 1 A spit Obs He turned a broach that had worn a crown Bacon 2 An awl a bodkin also a wooden rod or pin sharpened at each end used by thatchers Prov Eng Forby 3 Mech a A tool of steel generally tapering and of a polygonal form with from four to eight cutting edges for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal sometimes made smooth or without edges as for burnishing pivot holes in watches a reamer The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper b A straight tool with file teeth made of steel to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools a drift 4 Masonry Defn A broad chisel for stonecutting 5 Arch Defn A spire rising from a tower Local Eng 6 A clasp for fastening a garment See Brooch 7 A spitlike start on the head of a young stag 8 The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping Knight 9 The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key BROACH Broach v t imp p p Broached p pr vb n Broaching Etym F brocher fr broche See Broach n 1 To spit to pierce as with a spit Ill broach the tadpole on my rapiers point Shak 2 To tap to pierce as a cask in order to draw the liquor Hence To let out to shed as blood Whereat with blade with bloody blameful blade He bravely broached his boiling bloody breast Shak 3 To open for the first time as stores You shall want neither weapons victuals nor aid I will open the old armories I will broach my store and will bring forth my stores Knolles 4 To make public to utter to publish first to put forth to introduce as a topic of conversation Those very opinions themselves had broached Swift 5 To cause to begin or break out Obs Shak 6 Masonry Defn To shape roughly as a block of stone by chiseling with a coarse tool Scot North of Eng 7 To enlarge or dress a hole by using a broach To broach to Naut to incline suddenly to windward so as to lay the sails aback and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting BROACHER Broacher n 1 A spit a broach On five sharp broachers ranked the roast they turned Dryden 2 One who broaches opens or utters a first publisher or promoter Some such broacher of heresy Atterbury BROAD Broad a Compar Broader superl Broadest Etym OE brod brad AS brad akin to OS bred D breed G breit Icel brei Sw Dan bred Goth braids Cf Breadth 1 Wide extend in breadth or from side to side opposed to narrow as a broad street a broad table an inch broad 2 Extending far and wide extensive vast as the broad expanse of ocean 3 Extended in the sense of diffused open clear full Broad and open day Bp Porteus 4 Fig Having a large measure of any thing or quality not limited not restrained applied to any subject and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive A broad mixture of falsehood Locke Note Hence 5 Comprehensive liberal enlarged The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case D Daggett In a broad statesmanlike and masterly way E Everett 6 Plain evident as a broad hint 7 Free unrestrained unconfined As broad and general as the casing air Shak 8 Fine Arts Defn Characterized by breadth See Breadth 9 Cross coarse indelicate as a broad compliment a broad joke broad humor 10 Strongly marked as a broad Scotch accent Note Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide large etc as broadchested broadshouldered broadspreading broadwinged Broad acres See under Acre Broad arrow originally a pheon See Pheon and Broad arrow under Arrow As broad as long having the length equal to the breadth hence the same one way as another coming to the same result by different ways or processes It is as broad as long whether they rise to others or bring others down to them LEstrange Broad pennant See under Pennant Syn Wide large ample expanded spacious roomy extensive vast comprehensive liberal BROAD Broad n 1 The broad part of anything as the broad of an oar 2 The spread of a river into a sheet of water a flooded fen Local Eng Southey 3 A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders Knight BROADAX BROADAXE Broadax Broadaxe n 1 An ancient military weapon a battleax 2 An ax with a broad edge for hewing timber BROADBILL Broadbill n 1 Zoöl Defn A wild duck Aythya or Fuligula marila which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States in autumn called also bluebill blackhead raft duck and scaup duck See Scaup duck 2 Zoöl Defn The shoveler See Shoveler BROADBRIM Broadbrim n 1 A hat with a very broad brim like those worn by men of the society of Friends 2 A member of the society of Friends a Quaker Sportive BROADBRIMMED Broadbrimmed a Defn Having a broad brim A broadbrimmed flat silver plate Tatler BROADCAST Broadcast n Agric Defn A casting or throwing seed in all directions as from the hand in sowing BROADCAST Broadcast a 1 Cast or dispersed in all directions as seed from the hand in sowing widely diffused 2 Scattering in all directions as a method of sowing opposed to planting in hills or rows BROADCAST Broadcast adv Defn So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions so as to spread widely as seed from the hand in sowing or news from the press BROAD CHURCH Broad Church Eccl Defn A portion of the Church of England consisting of persons who claim to hold a position in respect to doctrine and fellowship intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church or evangelical party The term has been applied to otherbodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship Side by side with these various shades of High and Low Church another party of a different character has always existed in the Church of England It is called by different names Moderate Catholic or Broad Church by its friends Latitudinarian or Indifferent by its enemies Its distinctive character is the desire of comprehension Its watch words are charity and toleration Conybeare BROADCLOTH Broadcloth n Defn A fine smoothfaced woolen cloth for mens garments usually of double width ie a yard and a half so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide BROADEN Broaden v t p p p Broadened p pr vbn Broadening Etym From Broad a Defn To grow broad to become broader or wider The broadening sun appears Wordsworth BROADEN Broaden v t Defn To make broad or broader to render more broad or comprehensive BROAD GAUGE Broad gauge Railroad Defn A wider distance between the rails than the standard gauge of four feet eight inches and a half See Gauge BROADHORNED Broadhorned a Defn Having horns spreading widely BROADISH Broadish a Defn Rather broad moderately broad BROADLEAF Broadleaf n Bot Defn A tree Terminalia latifolia of Jamaica the wood of which is used for boards scantling shingles etc sometimes called the almond tree from the shape of its fruit BROADLEAVED BROADLEAFED Broadleaved Broadleafed a Defn Having broad or relatively broad leaves Keats BROADLY Broadly adv Defn In a broad manner BROADMOUTH Broadmouth n Zoöl Defn One of the Eurylaimidæ a family of East Indian passerine birds BROADNESS Broadness n Etym AS bradnes Defn The condition or quality of being broad breadth coarseness grossness BROADPIECE Broadpiece n Defn An old English gold coin broader than a guinea as a Carolus or Jacobus BROAD SEAL Broad seal Defn The great seal of England the public seal of a country or state BROADSEAL Broadseal v t Defn To stamp with the broad seal to make sure to guarantee or warrant Obs Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure B Jonson BROADSIDE Broadside n 1 Naut Defn The side of a ship above the water line from the bow to the quarter 2 A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship at the same time 3 A volley of abuse or denunciation Colloq 4 Print Defn A sheet of paper containing one large page or printed on one side only called also broadsheet BROADSPREAD Broadspread a Defn Widespread BROADSPREADING Broadspreading a Defn Spreading widely BROADSWORD Broadsword n Defn A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge a claymore I heard the broadswords deadly clang Sir W Scott BROADWISE Broadwise adv Defn Breadthwise Archaic BROB Brob n Etym Cf Gael brog E brog n Carp Defn A peculiar bradshaped spike to be driven alongside the end of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping BROBDINGNAGIAN Brobdingnagian a Etym From Brobdingnag a country of giants in Gullivers Travels Defn Colossal of extraordinary height gigantic n Defn A giant Spelt often Brobdignagian BROCADE Brocade n Etym Sp brocado cf It broccato F brocart fr LL brocare prick to figure textile fabrics to emboss linen to stitch See Broach Defn Silk stuff woven with gold and silver threads or ornamented with raised flowers foliage etc also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched A gala suit of faded brocade W Irving BROCADED Brocaded a 1 Woven or worked as brocade with gold and silver or with raised flowers etc Brocaded flowers oer the gay mantua shine Gay 2 Dressed in brocade BROCAGE Brocage n Defn See Brokkerage BROCARD Brocard n Etym Perh fr Brocardica Brocardicorum opus a collection of ecclesiastical canons by Burkhard Bishop of Worms called by the Italians and French Brocard Defn An elementary principle or maximum a short proverbial rule in law ethics or metaphysics The legal brocard Falsus in uno falsus in omnibus is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness Sir W Hamilton BROCATEL Brocatel n Etym F brocatelle fr It brocatello cf Sp brocatel See Brocade 1 A kind of coarse brocade or figured fabric used chiefly for tapestry linings for carriages etc 2 A marble clouded and veined with white gray yellow and red in which the yellow usually prevails It is also called Siena marble from its locality BROCATELLO Brocatello n Defn Same as Brocatel BROCCOLI Broccoli n Etym It broccoli pl of broccolo sprout cabbage sprout dim of brocco splinter See Broach n Bot Defn A plant of the Cabbage species Brassica oleracea of many varieties resembling the cauliflower The curd or flowering head is the part used for food BROCHANTITE Brochantite n Etym From Brochant de Villiers a French mineralogist Min Defn A basic sulphate of copper occurring in emeraldgreen crystals BROCHE Broché a Etym F Defn Woven with a figure as broché goods BROCHE Broche n Etym F Defn See Broach n BROCHETTE Brochette broshet n F dim of broche See Broach n Cookery Defn A small spit or skewer En brochette än F on a brochette skewered BROCHURE Brochure n Etym F fr brocher to stitch See Broach v t Defn A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves a pamphlet BROCK Brock n Etym AS broc fr W broch akin to Ir Gael broc Corn Armor broch cf Ir Gael breac speckled Zoöl Defn A badger Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock B Jonson BROCK Brock n Etym See Brocket Zoöl Defn A brocket Bailey BROCKEN SPECTER BROCKEN SPECTRE Brocken specter or Brocken spectre Trans of G Brockengespenst Defn A mountain specter which see esp that observed on the Brocken in the Harz Mountains BROCKET Brocket n Etym OE broket F broquart fallow deer a year old fr the same root as E broach meaning point hence tine of a horn 1 Zoöl Defn A male red deer two years old sometimes called brock 2 Zoöl Defn A small South American deer of several species Coassus superciliaris C rufus and C auritus BROCKISH Brockish a Defn Beastly brutal Obs Bale BRODEKIN Brodekin n Etym F brodequin OE brossequin fr OD broseken brosekin dim of broos buskin prob fr LL byrsa leather Gr Buskin Defn A buskin or halfboot Written also brodequin Obs BROG Brog n Etym Gael Cf Brob Defn A pointed instrument as a joiners awl a brad awl a needle or a small ship stick BROG Brog v t Defn To prod with a pointed instrument as a lance also to broggle Scot Prov Sir W Scott BROGAN Brogan n Defn A stout coarse shoe a brogue BROGGLE Broggle v i Etym Dim of Prov E brog to broggle Cf Brog n Defn To sniggle or fish with a brog Prov Eng Wright BROGUE Brogue n Etym Ir Gael brog shoe hoof 1 A stout coarse shoe a brogan Note In the Highlands of Scotland the ancient brogue was made of horsehide or deerskin untanned or tenned with the hair on gathered round the ankle with a thong The name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of the Highland costume Clouted brogues patched brogues also brogues studded with nails See under Clout v t 2 A dialectic pronunciation esp the Irish manner of pronouncing English Or take Hibernis thy still ranker brogue Lloyd BROGUES Brogues n pl Etym Cf Breeches Defn Breeches Obs Shenstone BROID Broid v t Defn To braid Obs Chaucer BROIDER Broider v t imp p p Broidered Etym OE broiden brouden F broder confused with E braid F broder is either the same word as border to border see Border or perh of Celtic origin cf W brathu to sting stab Ir Gael brod goad prickle OE brod a goad and also Icel broddr a spike a sting AS brord a point Defn To embroider Archaic They shall make a broidered coat Ex xxviii 4 BROIDERER Broiderer n Defn One who embroiders Archaic BROIDERY Broidery n Defn Embroidery Archaic The golden broidery tender Milkah wove Tickell BROIL Broil n Etym F brouiller to disorder from LL brogilus broilus brolium thicket wood park of uncertain origin cf W brog a swelling out OHG proil marsh G brühl MHG brogen to rise The meaning tumult confusion comes apparently from tangled undergrowth thicket and this possibly from the meaning to grow rise sprout Defn A tumult a noisy quarrel a disturbance a brawl contention discord either between individuals or in the state I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will which will cause innumerable broils place men in what situation you please Burke Syn Contention fray affray tumult altercation dissension discord contest conflict brawl uproar BROIL Broil v t imp p p Broiled p pr vb n Broiling Etym OE broilen OF bruillir fr bruir to broil burn of Ger origin cf MHG brüejen G brühen to scald akin to E brood 1 To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire esp upon a gridiron over coals 2 To subject to great commonly direct heat BROIL Broil v i Defn To be subjected to the action of heat as meat over the fire to be greatly heated or to be made uncomfortable with heat The planets and comets had been broiling in the sun Cheyne BROILER Broiler n Defn One who excites broils one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels What doth he but turn broiler make new libels against the church Hammond BROILER Broiler n 1 One who broils or cooks by broiling 2 A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling 3 A chicken or other bird fit for broiling Colloq BROILING Broiling a Defn Excessively hot as a broiling sun n Defn The act of causing anything to broil BROKAGE Brokage n Defn See Brokerage BROKE Broke v i Etym See Broker and cf Brook 1 To transact business for another R Brome 2 To act as procurer in love matters to pimp Obs We do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them Cupid said Fanshawe And brokes with all that can in such a suit Corrupt the tender honor of a maid Shak BROKE Broke brok Defn imp p p of Break BROKEN Broken brokn a Etym From Break v t 1 Separated into parts or pieces by violence divided into fragments as a broken chain or rope a broken dish 2 Disconnected not continuous also rough uneven as a broken surface 3 Fractured cracked disunited sundered strained apart as a broken reed broken friendship 4 Made infirm or weak by disease age or hardships The one being who remembered him as he been before his mind was broken G Eliot The broken soldier kindly bade to stay Sat by his fire and talked the night away Goldsmith 5 Subdued humbled contrite The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit Ps li 17 6 Subjugated trained for use as a horse 7 Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope blighted Her broken love and life G Eliot 8 Not carried into effect not adhered to violated as a broken promise vow or contract a broken law 9 Ruined financially incapable of redeeming promises made or of paying debts incurred as a broken bank a broken tradesman 10 Imperfectly spoken as by a foreigner as broken English imperfectly spoken on account of emotion as to say a few broken words at parting Amidst the broken words and loud weeping of those grave senators Macaulay Broken ground a Mil Rough or uneven ground as the troops were retarded in their advance by broken ground b Ground recently opened with the plow Broken line Geom the straight lines which join a number of given points taken in some specified order Broken meat fragments of meat or other food Broken number a fraction Broken weather unsettled weather BROKENBACKED Brokenbacked a 1 Having a broken back as a brokenbacked chair 2 Naut Defn Hogged so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end said of a ship Totten BROKENBELLIED Brokenbellied a Defn Having a ruptured belly R BROKEN BREAST Broken breast Defn Abscess of the mammary gland BROKENHEARTED Brokenhearted a Defn Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair She left her husband almost brokenhearted Macaulay Syn Disconsolable heartbroken inconsolable comfortless woe begone forlorn BROKENLY Brokenly adv Defn In a broken interrupted manner in a broken state in broken language The pagans worship God as it were brokenly and by piecemeal Cudworth BROKENNESS Brokenness n 1 The state or quality of being broken unevenness Macaulay 2 Contrition as brokenness of heart BROKEN WIND Broken wind Far Defn The heaves BROKENWINDED Brokenwinded a Far Defn Having short breath or disordered respiration as a horse BROKER Broker n Etym OE brocour from a word akin to broken bruken to use enjoy possess digest fr AS br to use enjoy cf Fries broker F brocanteur See Brook v t 1 One who transacts business for another an agent 2 Law Defn An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts as a middleman or negotiator between other persons for a compensation commonly called brokerage He takes no possession as broker of the subject matter of the negotiation He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him and not in his own Story 3 A dealer in money notes bills of exchange etc 4 A dealer in secondhand goods Eng 5 A pimp or procurer Obs Shak Bill broker one who buys and sells notes and bills of exchange Curbstone broker or Street broker an operator in stocks not a member of the Stock Exchange who executes orders by running from office to office or by transactions on the street US Exchange broker one who buys and sells uncurrent money and deals in exchanges relating to money Insurance broker one who is agent in procuring insurance on vessels or against fire Pawn broker See Pawnbroker Real estate broker one who buys and sells lands and negotiates loans etc upon mortgage Ship broker one who acts as agent in buying and selling ships procuring freight etc Stock broker See Stockbroker BROKERAGE Brokerage n 1 The business or employment of a broker Burke 2 The fee reward or commission given or changed for transacting business as a broker BROKERLY Brokerly a Defn Mean servile Obs B Jonson BROKERY Brokery n Defn The business of a broker Obs And with extorting cozening forfeiting And tricks belonging unto brokery Marlowe BROKING Broking a Defn Of or pertaining to a broker or brokers or to brokerage Obs Redeem from broking pawn the blemished crown Shak BROMA Broma n Etym NL fr Gr 1 Med Defn Aliment food Dunglison 2 A light form of prepared cocoa or cacao or the drink made from it BROMAL Bromal n Etym Bromine aldehyde Chem Defn An oily colorless fluid CBr BROMALIN Bromalin n From Bromine Pharm Defn A colorless or white crystalline compound CH26N4C2H5Br used as a sedative in epilepsy BROMANIL Bromanil n Bromine aniline Chem Defn A substance analogous to chloranil but containing bromine in place of chlorine BROMATE Bromate n Chem Defn A salt of bromic acid BROMATE Bromate vt Med Defn To combine or impregnate with bromine as bromated camphor BROMATOLOGIST Bromatologist n Defn One versed in the science of foods BROMATOLOGY Bromatology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science of aliments Dunglison BROME Brome n Etym F Chem Defn See Bromine BROME GRASS Brome grass Etym L bromos a kind of oats Gr Bot Defn A genus Bromus of grasses one species of which is the chess or cheat BROMELIACEOUS Bromeliaceous a Etym Named after Olaf Bromel a Swedish botanist Bot Defn Pertaining to or resembling a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples The pineapple though terrestrial is also of this family BROMIC Bromic a Chem Defn Of pertaining to or containing bromine said of those compounds of bromine in which this element has a valence of five or the next to its highest as bromic acid BROMIDE Bromide n Chem Defn A compound of bromine with a positive radical BROMIDE PAPER BROMID PAPER Bromide paper or Bromid paper Photog Defn A sensitized paper coated with gelatin impregnated with bromide of silver used in contact printing and in enlarging BROMIDIOM Bromidiom n Bromide idiom Defn A conventional comment or saying such as those characteristic of bromides Slang BROMINATE Brominate v t Defn See Bromate v t BROMINE Bromine n Etym Gr Brome Chem Defn One of the elements related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine Atomic weight 798 Symbol Br It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odor emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water and in many saline springs It occurs also in the mineral bromyrite BROMISM Bromism n Med Defn A diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine or one of its compounds It is characterized by mental dullness and muscular weakness BROMIZE Bromize v t Photog Defn To prepare or treat with bromine as to bromize a silvered plate BROMLIFE Bromlife n Etym From Bromley Hill near Alston Cumberland England Min Defn A carbonate of baryta and lime intermediate between witherite and strontianite called also alstonite BROMOFORM Bromoform n Etym Bromine formyl Chem Defn A colorless liquid CHBr3 having an agreeable odor and sweetish taste It is produced by the simultaneous action of bromine and caustic potash upon wood spirit alcohol or acetone as also by certain other reactions In composition it is the same as chloroform with the substitution of bromine for chlorine It is somewhat similar to chloroform in its effects Watts BROMOGELATIN Bromogelatin a Bromine gelatin Photog Defn Designating or pertaining to a process of preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin BROMOIODISM Bromoiodism n Bromine iodine ism Med Defn Poisoning induced by large doses of bromine and iodine or of their compounds BROMOIODIZED Bromoiodized a Photog Defn Treated with bromides and iodides BROMOL Bromol n Abbr fr tribromophenol Pharm Defn A crystalline substance chemically tribromophenol C6H2Br3OH used as an antiseptic and disinfectant BROMPICRIN Brompicrin n Etym G brompikrin brom bromine pikrinsäure picric acid Chem Defn A pungent colorless explosive liquid CNO2Br3 analogous to and resembling chlorpicrin Spelt also brompikrin BROMURET Bromuret n Defn See Bromide Obs BROMYRITE Bromyrite n Etym Bromine Gr Min Defn Silver bromide a rare mineral called also bromargyrite BRONCHI Bronchi n pl Anat Defn See Bronchus BRONCHIA Bronchia n pl Etym L pl Cf Bronchus Anat Defn The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the trachea esp the subdivision of the bronchi Dunglison BRONCHIAL Bronchial a Etym Cf F bronchial See Bronchia Anat Defn Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs Bronchial arteries branches of the descending aorta accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications Bronchial cells the air cells terminating the bronchia Bronchial glands glands whose functions are unknown seated along the bronchia Bronchial membrane the mucous membrane lining the bronchia Bronchial tube the bronchi or the bronchia BRONCHIC Bronchic a Anat Defn Bronchial BRONCHIOLE Bronchiole n Anat Defn A minute bronchial tube BRONCHITIC Bronchitic a Defn Of or pertaining to bronchitis as bronchitic inflammation BRONCHITIS Bronchitis n Etym Bronchus itis Med Defn Inflammation acute or chronic of the bronchial tubes or any part of them BRONCHO Broncho n Etym Sp bronco rough wild Defn A native or a Mexican horse of small size Western US BRONCHOCELE Bronchocele n Etym Gr Med Defn See Goiter BRONCHOPHONY Bronchophony n Etym Gr Defn A modification of the voice sounds by which they are intensified and heightened in pitch observed in auscultation of the chest in certain cases of introthoracic disease BRONCHOPNEUMONIA Bronchopneumonia n Etym Bronchus pneumonia Med Defn Inflammation of the bronchi and lungs catarrhal pneumonia BRONCHOTOME Bronchotome n Etym Gr Surg Defn An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes BRONCHOTOMY Bronchotomy n Surg Defn An incision into the windpipe or larynx including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy BRONCHUS Bronchus n pl Bronchi Etym NL fr Gr Bronchia Anat Defn One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe esp one of the two primary divisions BRONCO Bronco n Defn Same as Broncho BROND Brond n Etym See Brand Defn A sword Obs BRONTOGRAPH Brontograph n Gr thunder graph Meteor a A tracing or chart showing the phenomena attendant on thunderstorms b An instrument for making such tracings as a recording brontometer BRONTOLITE BRONTOLITH Brontolite Brontolith n Etym Gr lite lith Defn An aërolite R BRONTOLOGY Brontology n Etym Gr logy Defn A treatise upon thunder BRONTOMETER Brontometer n Gr thunder meter Meteor Defn An instrument for noting or recording phenomena attendant on thunderstorms BRONTOSAURUS Brontosaurus n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of American jurassic dinosaurs A length of sixty feet is believed to have been attained by these reptiles BRONTOTHERIUM Brontotherium n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of western North America They were allied to the rhinoceros but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits and the fore feet were fourtoed See Illustration in Appendix BRONTOZOUM Brontozoum n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn An extinct animal of large size known from its threetoed footprints in Mesozoic sandstone Note The tracks made by these reptiles are found eighteen inches in length and were formerly referred to gigantic birds but the discovery of large bipedal threetoed dinosaurs has suggested that they were made by those reptiles BRONZE Bronze n Etym F bronze fr It bronzo brown fr OHG br G braun See Brown a 1 An alloy of copper and tin to which small proportions of other metals especially zinc are sometimes added It is hard and sonorous and is used for statues bells cannon etc the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle as in bell metal and speculum metal 2 A statue bust etc cast in bronze A print a bronze a flower a root Prior 3 A yellowish or reddish brown the color of bronze also a pigment or powder for imitating bronze 4 Boldness impudence brass Imbrowned with native bronze lo Henley stands Pope Aluminium bronze See under Aluminium Bronze age an age of the world which followed the stone age and was characterized by the use of implements and ornaments of copper or bronze Bronze powder a metallic powder used with size or in combination with painting to give the appearance of bronze gold or other metal to any surface Phosphor bronze and Silicious or Silicium bronze are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to ordinary bronze and are characterized by great tenacity BRONZE Bronze v t imp p p Bronzed p pr vb n Bronzing Etym Cf F bronzer See Bronze n 1 To give an appearance of bronze to by a coating of bronze powder or by other means to make of the color of bronze as to bronze plaster casts to bronze coins or medals The tall bronzed blackeyed stranger W Black 2 To make hard or unfeeling to brazen The lawer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead Sir W Scott Bronzed skin disease Pathol See Addisons disease BRONZE STEEL Bronze steel Defn A hard tough alloy of tin copper and iron which can be used for guns BRONZEWING Bronzewing n Zoöl Defn An Australian pigeon of the genus Phaps of several species so called from its bronze plumage BRONZINE Bronzine n Defn A metal so prepared as to have the appearance of bronze a Defn Made of bronzine resembling bronze bronzelike BRONZING Bronzing n 1 The act or art of communicating to articles in metal wood clay plaster etc the appearance of bronze by means of bronze powders or imitative painting or by chemical processes Tomlinson 2 A material for bronzing BRONZIST Bronzist n Defn One who makes imitates collects or deals in bronzes BRONZITE Bronzite n Etym Cf F bronzite Min Defn A variety of enstatite often having a bronzelike luster It is a silicate of magnesia and iron of the pyroxene family BRONZY Bronzy a Defn Like bronze BROOCH Brooch n Etym See Broach n 1 An ornament in various forms with a tongue pin or loop for attaching it to a garment now worn at the breast by women a breastpin Formerly worn by men on the hat Honor s a good brooch to wear in a mans hat B Jonson 2 Paint Defn A painting all of one color as a sepia painting or an India painting BROOCH Brooch v t Etym imp p p Brooched Defn To adorn as with a brooch R BROOD Brood n Etym OE brod AS brod akin to D broed OHG bruot G brut and also to G brühe broth MHG brüeje and perh to E brawn breath Cf Breed v t 1 The young birds hatched at one time a hatch as a brood of chicken As a hen doth gather her brood under her wings Luke xiii 34 A hen followed by a brood of ducks Spectator 2 The young from the same dam whether produced at the same time or not young children of the same mother especially if nearly of the same age offspring progeny as a woman with a brood of children The lion roars and gluts his tawny brood Wordsworth 3 That which is bred or produced breed species Flocks of the airy brood Cranes geese or longnecked swans Chapman 4 Mining Defn Heavy waste in tin and copper ores To sit on brood to ponder Poetic Shak BROOD Brood a 1 Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs 2 Kept for breeding from as a brood mare brood stock having young as a brood sow BROOD Brood v i imp p p Brooded p pr vb n Brooding 1 To sit on and cover eggs as a fowl for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young or to sit over and cover young as a hen her chickens in order to warm and protect them hence to sit quietly as if brooding Birds of calm sir brooding on the charmed wave Milton 2 To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject to think long and anxiously to be in a state of gloomy serious thought usually followed by over or on as to brood over misfortunes Brooding on unprofitable gold Dryden Brooding over all these matters the mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit Hawthorne When with downcast eyes we muse and brood Tennyson BROOD Brood v t 1 To sit over cover and cherish as a hen broods her chickens 2 To cherish with care R 3 To think anxiously or moodily upon Youll sit and brood your sorrows on a throne Dryden BROODY Broody a Defn Inclined to brood Ray BROOK Brook n Etym OE brok broke brook AS broc akin to D broek LG brok marshy ground OHG pruoh G bruch marsh prob fr the root of E break so as that it signifies water breaking through the earth a spring or brook as well as a marsh See Break v t Defn A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land a land of brooks of water Deut viii 7 Empires itself as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters Shak BROOK Brook v t imp p p Brooked p pr vb n Brooking Etym OE broken bruken to use enjoy digest AS br akin to D gebruiken to use OHG pr G brauchen gebrauchen Icel br Goth br and L frui to enjoy Cf Fruit Broker 1 To use to enjoy Obs Chaucer 2 To bear to endure to put up with to tolerate as young men can not brook restraint Spenser Shall we who could not brook one lord Crouch to the wicked ten Macaulay 3 To deserve to earn Obs Sir J Hawkins BROOKITE Brookite n Etym Named from the English mineralogist HJBrooke Min Defn A mineral consisting of titanic oxide and hence identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system BROOKLET Brooklet n Defn A small brook BROOKLIME Brooklime n Bot Defn A plant Veronica Beccabunga with flowers usually blue in axillary racemes The American species is V Americana Formerly written broklempe or broklympe BROOK MINT Brook mint Bot Defn See Water mint BROOKSIDE Brookside n Defn The bank of a brook BROOKWEED Brookweed n Bot Defn A small whiteflowered herb Samolus Valerandi found usually in wet places water pimpernel BROOM Broom n Etym OE brom brome AS brom akin to LG bram D brem OHG bramo broom thornbrombeere blackberry Cf Bramble n 1 Bot Defn A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together esp the Cytisus scoparius of Western Europe which is a low shrub with long straight green angular branches mintue leaves and large yellow flowers No gypsy cowered oer fires of furze and broom Wordsworth 2 An implement for sweeping floors etc commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn bound together or attached to a long wooden handle so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom Butchers broom a plant Ruscus aculeatus of the Smilax family used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks called also knee holly See Cladophyll Dyers broom a species of mignonette Reseda luteola used for dyeing yellow dyers weed dyers rocket Spanish broom See under Spanish BROOM Broom v t Naut Defn See Bream BROOM CORN Broom corn Bot Defn A variety of Sorghum vulgare having a joined stem like maize rising to the height of eight or ten feet and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long branches of which brooms are made BROOM RAPE Broom rape Bot Defn A genus Orobanche of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia They are destitute of chlorophyll have scales instead of leaves and spiked flowers and grow attached to the roots of other plants as furze clover flax wild carrot etc The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus as Aphyllon uniflorumand A Ludovicianum BROOMSTAFF Broomstaff n Defn A broomstick Obs Shak BROOMSTICK Broomstick n Defn A stick used as a handle of a broom BROOMY Broomy a Defn Of or pertaining to broom overgrowing with broom resembling broom or a broom If land grow mossy or broomy Mortimer BROSE Brose n Etym CF Gael brothas Cf Brewis Broth Defn Pottage made by pouring some boiling liquid on meal esp oatmeal and stirring it It is called beef brose water brose etc according to the name of the liquid beef broth hot water etc used Scot BROTEL Brotel a Defn Brittle Obs Chaucer BROTELNESS Brotelness n Defn Brittleness Obs Chaucer BROTH Broth n Etym AS bro akin to OHG brod brot cf Ir broth Gael brot 93 Cf Brewis Brew Defn Liquid in which flesh and sometimes other substances as barley or rice has been boiled thin or simple soup I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love broth better than soup Addison BROTHEL Brothel n Etym OE brothel brodel brethel a prostitute a worthless fellow fr AS beró to ruin destroy cf AS breótan to break and E brittle The term brothel house was confused with bordel brothel CF Bordel Defn A house of lewdness or ill fame a house frequented by prostitutes a bawdyhouse BROTHELER Brotheler n Defn One who frequents brothels BROTHELRY Brothelry n Defn Lewdness obscenity a brothel B Jonson BROTHER Brother n pl Brothers or Brethren See Brethren Etym OE brother AS bro akin to OS brothar D broeder OHG pruodar G bruder Icel bro Sw Dan broder Goth bro Ir brathair W brawd pl brodyr Lith brolis Lett brahlis Russ brat Pol Serv brat OSlav brat L frater Skr bhrat Zend bratar brother Gr Brothers in the solemn style Brethren OE pl brether bretheren AS dat sing bre nom pl bro bro sq root258 Cf Frair Fraternal 1 A male person who has the same father and mother with another person or who has one of them only In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother or brother of the half blood Two of us in the churchyard lie My sister and my brother Wordsworth 2 One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest as of rank profession membership in a society toil suffering etc used among judges clergymen monks physicians lawers professors of religion etc A brother of your order Shak We few we happy few we band of brothers For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother Shak 3 One who or that which resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster Prov xviii 9 That April morn Of this the very brother Wordsworth Note In Scripture the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents as in the case of Abraham and Lot Jacob and Laban In a more general sense brother or brethren is used for fellowman or fellowmen For of whom such massacre Make they but of their brethren men of men Milton Brother Jonathan a humorous designation for the people of the United States collectively The phrase is said to have originated from Washingtons referring to the patriotic Jonathan Trumbull governor of Connecticut as Brother Jonathan Blood brother See under Blood BROTHER Brother v t imp p p Brothered Defn To make a brother of to call or treat as a brother to admit to a brotherhood Sir W Scott BROTHER GERMAN Brother german Law Defn A brother by both the fathers and mothers side in contradistinction to a uterine brother one by the mother only Bouvier BROTHERHOOD Brotherhood n Etym Brother hood 1 The state of being brothers or a brother 2 An association for any purpose as a society of monks a fraternity 3 The whole body of persons engaged in the same business especially those of the same profession as the legal or medical brotherhood 4 Persons and poetically things of a like kind A brotherhood of venerable trees Wordsworth Syn Fraternity association fellowship sodality BROTHERINLAW Brotherinlaw n pl Brothersinlaw Defn The brother of ones husband or wife also the husband of ones sister sometimes the husband of ones wifes sister BROTHERLINESS Brotherliness n Defn The state or quality of being brotherly BROTHERLY Brotherly a Defn Of or pertaining to brothers such as is natural for brothers becoming to brothers kind affectionate as brotherly love Syn Fraternal kind affectionate tender BROTHERLY Brotherly adv Defn Like a brother affectionately kindly I speak but brotherly of him Shak BROUDED Brouded pa Defn Braided broidered Obs Alle his clothes brouded up and down Chaucer BROUGHAM Brougham n Defn A light close carriage with seats inside for two or four and the fore wheels so arranged as to turn short BROW Brow n Etym OE browe bruwe AS br akin to AS br breáw eyelid OFries bre D braauw Icel bra br OHG prawa G braue OSlav br Russ brove Ir brai Ir Gael abhra Armor abrant Gr bhr Cf Bray a bank Bridge 1 The prominent ridge over the eye with the hair that covers it forming an arch above the orbit And his arched brow pulled oer his eyes With solemn proof proclaims him wise Churchill 2 The hair that covers the brow ridge over the eyes the eyebrow T is not your inky brows your brack silk hair Shak 3 The forehead as a feverish brow Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow Shak 4 The general air of the countenance To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow Milton He told them with a masterly brow Milton 5 The edge or projecting upper aprt of a steep place as the brow of a precipice the brow of a hill To bend the brow To knit the brows to frown to scowl BROW Brow v t Defn To bound to limit to be at or form the edge of R Tending my flocks hard by i the hilly crofts That brow this bottom glade Milton BROWBEAT Browbeat v t imp Browbeat p p Browbeaten p pr vb n Browbeating Defn To depress or bear down with haughty stern looks or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks to bully as to browbeat witnesses My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten W Irving BROWBEATING Browbeating n Defn The act of bearing down abashing or disconcerting with stern looks suspercilious manners or confident assertions The imperious browbeating and scorn of great men LEstrange BROWBOUND Browbound a Defn Crowned having the head encircled as with a diadem Shak BROWDYNG Browdyng n Defn Embroidery Obs Of goldsmithrye of browdying and of steel Chaucer BROWED Browed a Defn Having such a brow used in composition as darkbrowed sternbrowed BROWLESS Browless a Defn Without shame L Addison BROWN Brown a Compar Browner superl Brownest Etym OE brun broun AS br akin to D bruin OHG br Icel br Sw brun Dan bruun G braun Lith brunas Skr babhru 93 253 Cf Bruin Beaver Burnish Brunette Defn Of a dark color of various shades between black and red or yellow Cheeks brown as the oak leaves Longfellow Brown Bess the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket with bronzed barrel formerly used in the British army Brown bread a Dark colored bread esp a kind made of unbolted wheat flour sometimes called in the United States Graham bread He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic Shak b Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal or of wheat and rye or Indian rye and Indian bread US Brown coal wood coal See Lignite Brown hematite or Brown iron ore Min the hydrous iron oxide limonite which has a brown streak See Limonite Brown holland See under Holland Brown paper dark colored paper esp coarse wrapping paper made of unbleached materials Brown spar Min a ferruginous variety of dolomite in part identical with ankerite Brown stone See Brownstone Brown stout a strong kind of proter or malt liquor Brown study a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie W Irving BROWN Brown n Defn A dark color inclining to red or yellow resulting from the mixture of red and black or of red black and yellow a tawny dusky hue BROWN Brown v t imp p p Browned p pr vb n Browning 1 To make brown or dusky A trembling twilight oer welkin movesBrowns the dim void and darkens deep the groves Barlow 2 To make brown by scorching slightly as to brown meat or flour 3 To give a bright brown color to as to gun barrels by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface Ure BROWN Brown v i Defn To become brown BROWNBACK Brownback n Zoöl Defn The dowitcher or redbreasted snipe See Dowitcher BROWN BILL Brown bill Etym Brown bill cutting tool Defn A bill or halberd of the 16th and 17th centuries See 4th Bill Many time but for a sallet my brainpan had been cleft with a brown bill Shak Note The black or as it is sometimes called the brown bill was a kind of halberd the cutting part hooked like a woodmans bill from the back of which projected a spike and another from the head Grose BROWNIAN Brownian a Defn Pertaining to Dr Robert Brown who first demonstrated about 1827 the commonness of the motion described below Brownian movement the peculiar rapid vibratory movement exhibited by the microscopic particles of substances when suspended in water or other fluids BROWNIE Brownie n Etym So called from its supposed tawny or swarthy color Defn An imaginary goodnatured spirit who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night such as thrashing churning sweeping Scot BROWNING Browning n 1 The act or operation of giving a brown color as to gun barrels etc 2 Masonry Defn A smooth coat of brown mortar usually the second coat and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster BROWNISH Brownish a Defn Somewhat brown BROWNISM Brownism n Eccl Hist Defn The views or teachings of Robert Brown of the Brownists Milton BROWNISM Brownism n Med Defn The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine See Brunonian BROWNIST Brownist n Eccl Hist Defn A follower of Robert Brown of England in the 16th century who taught that every church is complete and independent in itself when organized and consists of members meeting in one place having full power to elect and depose its officers BROWNIST Brownist n Med Defn One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine BROWNNESS Brownness n Defn The quality or state of being brown Now like I brown O lovely brown thy hair Only in brownness beauty dwelleth there Drayton BROWN RACE Brown race Defn The Malay or Polynesian race loosely so called BROWNSTONE Brownstone n Defn A dark variety of sandstone much used for building purposes BROWN THRUSH Brown thrush Zoöl Defn A common American singing bird Harporhynchus rufus allied to the mocking bird also called brown thrasher BROWNWORT Brownwort n Bot Defn A species of figwort or Scrophularia S vernalis and other species of the same genus mostly perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers BROWNY Browny a Defn Brown or somewhat brown Browny locks Shak BROWPOST Browpost n Carp Defn A beam that goes across a building BROWSE Browse n Etym OF brost broust sprout shoot F brout browse browsewood prob fr OHG burst G borste bristle cf also Armor brousta to browse See Bristle n Brush n Defn The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs fit for the food of cattle and other animals green food Spenser Sheep goats and oxen and the nobler steed On browse and corn and flowery meadows feed Dryden BROWSE Browse v t imp p p Browsed p pr vb n Browsing Etym For broust OF brouster bruster F brouter See Browse n and cf Brut 1 To eat or nibble off as the tender branches of trees shrubs etc said of cattle sheep deer and some other animals Yes like the stag when snow the plasture sheets The barks of trees thou browsedst Shak 2 To feed on as pasture to pasture on to graze Fields browsed by deepuddered kine Tennyson BROWSE Browse v i 1 To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees as do cattle sheep and deer 2 To pasture to feed to nibble Shak BROWSER Browser n Defn An animal that browses BROWSEWOOD Browsewood n Defn Srubs and bushes upon which animals browse BROWSING Browsing n Defn Browse also a place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse Browsings for the deer Howell BROWSPOT Browspot n Zoöl Defn A rounded organ between the eyes of the frog the interocular gland BRUANG Bruang n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The Malayan sun bear BRUCINE Brucine n Etym Cf F brucine fr James Bruce a Scottish traveler Chem Defn A poweful vegetable alkaloid found associated with strychnine in the seeds of different species of Strychnos especially in the Nux vomica It is less powerful than strychnine Called also brucia and brucina BRUCITE Brucite n Etym Named after Dr ABruce of New York Min a A white pearly mineral occurring thin and foliated like talc and also fibrous a native magnesium hydrate b The mineral chondrodite R BRUCKELED Bruckeled a Defn Wet and dirty begrimed Obs or Dial Herrick BRUH Bruh n Zoöl Etym Native name Defn The rhesus monkey See Rhesus BRUIN Bruin n Etym D bruin brown In the epic poem of Reynard the Fox the bear is so called from his color See Brown a Defn A bear so called in popular tales and fables BRUISE Bruise v t imp p p Bruised p pr vb n Bruising Etym OE brusen brisen brosen bresen AS br or fr OF bruiser bruisier bruser to break shiver perh from OHG brochison Cf Break v t 1 To injure as by a blow or collision without laceration to contuse as to bruise ones finger with a hammer to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone to bruise an apple by letting it fall 2 To break as in a mortar to bray as minerals roots etc to crush Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs Shak Syn To pulverize bray triturate pound contuse BRUISE Bruise v i Defn To fight with the fists to box Bruising was considered a fine manly old English custom Thackeray BRUISE Bruise n Defn An injury to the flesh of animals or to plants fruit etc with a blunt or heavy instrument or by collision with some other body a contusion as a bruise on the head bruises on fruit From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it but wounds and bruises Isa i 6 BRUISER Bruiser n 1 One who or that which bruises 2 A boxer a pugilist R Browning Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic aand Amid the lists our hero takes his stand T Warton 3 A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes Knight BRUISEWORT Bruisewort n Defn A plant supposed to heal bruises as the true daisy the soapwort and the comfrey BRUIT Bruit n Etym OE bruit brut noise bruit F bruit fr LL brugitus cf L rugire to roar perh influenced by the source of E bray to make a harsh noise Armor brud bruit 1 Report rumor fame The bruit thereof will bring you many friends Shak 2 French pron Med Defn An abnormal sound of several kinds heard on auscultation BRUIT Bruit v t imp p p Bruited p pr vb n Bruiting Defn To report to noise abroad I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited Shak BRUMAIRE Brumaire n Etym F fr L bruma winter Defn The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox See Vendemiaire BRUMAL Brumal a Etym L brumalis fr bruma winter cf F brumal Defn Of or pertaining to winter The brumal solstice Sir T Browne BRUME Brume n Etym F brume winter season mist L bruma winter Defn Mist fog vapors The drifting brume Longfellow BRUMMAGEM Brummagem a Etym Birmingham formerly Bromwycham Eng the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys cheap jewelry etc Defn Counterfeit gaudy but worthless sham Slang These Brummagem gentry Lady D Hardy BRUMOUS Brumous a Defn Foggy misty BRUN Brun n Etym See Broun a brook Defn Same as Brun a brook Scot BRUNETTE Brunette n Etym F brunet brunette brownish dim of brun brune brown fr OHG br See Brown a Defn A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion a Defn Having a dark tint BRUNION Brunion n Etym F brugnon cf It brugna prugna fr L prunum See Prune n Defn A nectarine BRUNONIAN Brunonian a Defn Pertaining to or invented by Brown a term applied to a system of medicine promulgated in the 18th century by John Brown of Scotland the fundamental doctrine of which was that life is a state of excitation produced by the normal action of external agents upon the body and that disease consists in excess or deficiency of excitation BRUNSWICK BLACK Brunswick black Defn See Japan black BRUNSWICK GREEN Brunswick green Etym G Braunschweiger grün first made at Brunswick in Germany Defn An oxychloride of copper used as a green pigment also a carbonate of copper similarly employed BRUNT Brunt n Etym OE brunt bront fr Icel bruna to rush cf Icel brenna to burn Cf Burn v t 1 The heat or utmost violence of an onset the strength or greatest fury of any contention as the brunt of a battle 2 The force of a blow shock collision And heavy brunt of cannon ball Hudibras It is instantly and irrecoverably scattered by our first brunt with some real affair of common life I Taylor BRUSH Brush n Etym OE brusche OF broche broce brosse brushwood F brosse brush LL brustia bruscia fr OHG brusta brust bristle G borste bristle bürste brush See Bristle n and cf Browse 1 An instrument composed of bristles or other like material set in a suitable back or handle as of wood bone or ivory and used for various purposes as in removing dust from clothes laying on colors etc Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use as clothes brush paint brush tooth brush etc 2 The bushy tail of a fox 3 Zoöl Defn A tuft of hair on the mandibles 4 Branches of trees lopped off brushwood 5 A thicket of shrubs or small trees the shrubs and small trees in a wood underbrush 6 Elec Defn A bundle of flexible wires or thin plates of metal used to conduct an electrical current to or from the commutator of a dynamo electric motor or similar apparatus 7 The act of brushing as to give ones clothes a brush a rubbing or grazing with a quick motion a light touch as we got a brush from the wheel as it passed As leaves have with one winters brush Fell from their boughts Shak 8 A skirmish a slight encounter a shock or collision as to have a brush with an enemy Let grow thy sinews till their knots be strong And tempt not yet the brushes of the war Shak 9 A short contest or trial of speed Let us enjoy a brush across the country Cornhill Mag Electrical brush a form of the electric discharge characterized by a brushlike appearance of luminous rays diverging from an electrified body BRUSH Brush v t imp p p Brushed p pr vb n Brushing Etym OE bruschen cf F brosser See Brush n 1 To apply a brush to according to its particular use to rub smooth clean paint etc with a brush A brushes his hat o mornings Shak 2 To touch in passing or to pass lightly over as with a brush Some spread their sailes some with strong oars sweep The waters smooth and brush the buxom wave Fairfax Brushed with the kiss of rustling wings Milton 3 To remove or gather by brushing or by an act like that of brushing or by passing lightly over as wind commonly with off As wicked dew as eer my mother brushed With ravens feather from unwholesome fen Shak And from the boughts brush off the evil dew Milton To brush aside to remove from ones way as with a brush To brush away to remove as with a brush or brushing motion To brush up to paint or make clean or bright with a brush to cleanse or improve to renew You have commissioned me to paint your shop and I have done my best to brush you up like your neighbors Pope BRUSH Brush v i Defn To move nimbly in haste to move so lightly as scarcely to be perceived as to brush by Snatching his hat he brushed off like the wind Goldsmith BRUSHER Brusher n Defn One who or that which brushes BRUSHINESS Brushiness n Defn The quality of resembling a brush brushlike condition shagginess Dr H More BRUSHING Brushing a 1 Constructed or used to brush with as a brushing machine 2 Brisk light as a brushing gallop BRUSHITE Brushite n Etym From George JBrush an American mineralogist Min Defn A white or gray crystalline mineral consisting of the acid phosphate of calcium BRUSH TURKEY Brush turkey Zoöl Defn A large edible gregarious bird of Australia Talegalla Lathami of the family Megapodidæ Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea Note The brush turkeys live in the brush and construct a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying vegetable matter which generates heat sufficient to hatch the numerous eggs sometimes half a bushel deposited in it by the females of the flock BRUSH WHEEL Brush wheel 1 A wheel without teeth used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference 2 A circular revolving brush used by turners lapidaries silversmiths etc for polishing BRUSHWOOD Brushwood n 1 Brush a thicket or coppice of small trees and shrubs 2 Small branches of trees cut off BRUSHY Brushy a Defn Resembling a brush shaggy rough BRUSK Brusk a Defn Same as Brusque BRUSQUE Brusque a Etym F brusque from It brusco brusque tart sour perh fr L vitis labrusca wild vine or cf OHG bruttisc grim fr brutti terror Defn Rough and prompt in manner blunt abrupt hluff as a brusque man a brusque style BRUSQUENESS Brusqueness n Defn Quality of being brusque roughness joined with promptness blutness Brit Quar BRUSSELS Brussels n Defn A city of Belgium giving its name to a kind of carpet a kind of lace etc Brussels carpet a kind of carpet made of worsted yarn fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread The worsted which alone shows on the upper surface in drawn up in loops to form the pattern Brussels ground a name given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace It is very costly because of the extreme fineness of the threads Brussels lace an expensive kind of lace of several varieties originally made in Brussels as Brussels point Brussels ground Brussels wire ground Brussels net an imitation of Brussels ground made by machinery Brussels point See Point lace Brussels sprouts Bot a plant of the Cabbage family which produces in the axils of the upright stem numerous small green heads or sprouts each a cabbage in miniature of one or two inches in diameter the thousandheaded cabbage Brussels wire ground a ground for lace made of silk with meshes partly straight and partly arched BRUSTLE Brustle v i imp p p Brustled p pr vb n Brustling Etym OE brustlien and brastlien AS brastlian fr berstan to burst akin to G prasseln to crackle See Burst v i 1 To crackle to rustle as a silk garment Obs Gower 2 To make a show of fireceness or defiance to bristle Obs To brustle up to bristle up Obs Otway BRUSTLE Brustle n Defn A bristle Obs or Prov Chaucer BRUT Brut v i Etym F brouter OF brouster See Browse n Defn To browse Obs Evelyn BRUT Brut n Zoöl Defn See Birt BRUTA Bruta n Etym NL neuter pl fr L brutus heavy stupid Zoöl Defn See Edentata BRUTAL Brutal a Etym Cf F brutal See Brute a 1 Of or pertaining to a brute as brutal nature Above the rest of brutal kind Milton 2 Like a brute savage cruel inhuman brutish unfeeling merciless gross as brutal manners Brutal intemperance Macaulay BRUTALISM Brutalism n Defn Brutish quality brutality BRUTALITY Brutality n pl Brutalities Etym Cf F brutalité 1 The quality of being brutal inhumanity savageness pitilessness 2 An inhuman act The brutalities exercised in war Brougham BRUTALIZATION Brutalization n Defn The act or process of making brutal state of being brutalized BRUTALIZE Brutalize v t imp p p Brutalized p pr vb n Brutalizing Etym Cf F brutaliser Defn To make brutal beasty unfeeling or inhuman BRUTALIZE Brutalize v i Defn To become brutal inhuman barbarous or coarse and beasty R He mixed with his countrymen brutalized with them in their habits and manners Addison BRUTALLY Brutally adv Defn In a brutal manner cruelly BRUTE Brute a Etym F brut nasc brute fem raw rough rude brutish L brutus stupid irrational cf It Sp bruto 1 Not having sensation senseless inanimate unconscious without intelligence or volition as the brute earth the brute powers of nature 2 Not possessing reason irrational unthinking as a brute beast the brute creation A creature not prone And brute as other creatures but endued With sanctity of reason Milton 3 Of pertaining to or characteristic of a brute beast Hence Brutal cruel fierce ferocious savage pitiless as brute violence Macaulay The influence of capital and mere brute labor Playfair 4 Having the physical powers predominating over the mental coarse unpolished unintelligent A great brute farmer from Liddesdale Sir W Scott 5 Rough uncivilized unfeeling R BRUTE Brute n 1 An animal destitute of human reason any animal not human esp a quadruped a beast Brutes may be considered as either aëral terrestrial aquatic or amphibious Locke 2 A brutal person a savage in heart or manners as unfeeling or coarse person An illnatured brute of a husband Franklin Syn See Beast BRUTE Brute v t Etym For bruit Defn To report to bruit Obs BRUTELY Brutely adv Defn In a rude or violent manner BRUTENESS Bruteness n 1 Brutality Obs Spenser 2 Insensibility The bruteness of nature Emerson BRUTIFY Brutify v t imp p p Brutified p pr vb n Brutifying Etym Brute fy cf F brutifier Defn To make like a brute to make senseless stupid or unfeeling to brutalize Any man not quite brutified and void of sense Barrow BRUTING Bruting n Defn Browsing Obs Evelyn BRUTISH Brutish a Defn Pertaining to or resembling a brute or brutes of a cruel gross and stupid nature coarse unfeeling unintelligent O let all provocation Take every brutish shape it can devise Leigh Hunt Man may render himself brutish but it is in vain that he would seek to take the rank and density of the brute I Taylor Syn Insensible stupid unfeeling savage cruel brutal barbarous inhuman ferocious gross carnal sensual bestial Brutishly adv Brutishness n BRUTISM Brutism n Defn The nature or characteristic qualities or actions of a brute extreme stupidity or beastly vulgarity BRYOLOGICAL Bryological a Defn Relating to bryology as bryological studies BRYOLOGIST Bryologist n Defn One versed in bryology BRYOLOGY Bryology n Etym Gr logy Defn That part of botany which relates to mosses BRYONIN Bryonin n Chem Defn A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony Bryonia alba and B dioica It is a white or slightly colored substance and is emetic and cathartic BRYONY Bryony n Etym L bryonia Gr Bot Defn The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia The root of B alba rough or white bryony and of B dioica is a strong irritating cathartic Black bryony a plant Tamus communis so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root black bindweed BRYOPHYTA Bryophyta n pl Defn See Cryptogamia BRYOZOA Bryozoa n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A class of Molluscoidea including minute animals which by budding form compound colonies called also Polyzoa Note They are often coralike in form and appearance each small cell containing an individual zooid Other species grow in delicate flexible branched forms resembling moss whence the name Some are found in fresh water but most are marine The three principal divisions are Ectoprocta Entoprocta and Pterobranchia See Cyclostoma Chilostoma and Phylactolema BRYOZOAN Bryozoan a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa n Defn One of the Bryozoa BRYOZOUM Bryozoum n Etym NL See Bryozoa Zoöl Defn An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline of which there may be two or more kinds in a single colony The zooecia usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth and a well developed stomach and intestinal canal but these parts are lacking in the other zooids Avicularia Ooecia etc BUANSUAH Buansuah n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The wild dog of northern India Cuon primævus supposed by some to be an ancestral species of the domestic dog BUAT Buat n Etym Scot of uncertain origin Defn A lantern also the moon Scot Sir W Scott BUB Bub n Defn Strong malt liquor Cant Prior BUB Bub n Etym Cf 2d Bubby Defn A young brother a little boy a familiar term of address of a small boy BUB Bub v t Etym Abbrev from Bubble Defn To throw out in bubbles to bubble Obs Sackville BUBALE Bubale n Etym Cf F bubale See Buffalo n Zoöl Defn A large antelope Alcelaphus bubalis of Egypt and the Desert of Sahara supposed by some to be the fallow deer of the Bible BUBALINE Bubaline a Zoöl Defn Resembling a buffalo Bubaline antelope Zoöl the bubale BUBBLE Bubble n Etym Cf D bobbel Dan boble Sw bubbla Cf Blob n 1 A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas as a soap bubble bubbles on the surface of a river Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow Like bubbles in a late disturbed stream Shak 2 A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body as bubbles rising in champagne or aërated waters 3 A globule of air or globular vacuum in a transparent solid as bubbles in window glass or in a lens 4 A small hollow floating bead or globe formerly used for testing the strength of spirits 5 The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level 6 Anything that wants firmness or solidity that which is more specious than real a false show a cheat or fraud a delusive scheme an empty project a dishonest speculation as the South Sea bubble Then a soldier Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannons mouth Shak 7 A person deceived by an empty project a gull Obs Gannys a cheat and Im a bubble Prior BUBBLE Bubble v i imp p p Bubbled p pr vb n Bubbling Etym Cf D bobbelen Dan boble See Bubble n 1 To rise in bubbles as liquids when boiling or agitated to contain bubbles The milk that bubbled in the pail Tennyson 2 To run with a gurdling noise as if forming bubbles as a bubbling stream Pope 3 To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound At mine ear Bubbled the nightingale and heeded not Tennyson BUBBLER Bubbler v t Defn To cheat to deceive She has bubbled him out of his youth Addison The great Locke who was seldom outwitted by false sounds was nevertheless bubbled here Sterne BUBBLER Bubbler n 1 One who cheats All the Jews jobbers bubblers subscribers projectors etc Pope 2 Zoöl Defn A fish of the Ohio river so called from the noise it makes BUBBLE SHELL Bubble shell Zoöl Defn A marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla and allied genera belonging to the Tectibranchiata BUBBLING JOCK Bubbling Jock Zoöl Defn The male wild turkey the gobbler so called in allusion to its notes BUBBLY Bubbly a Defn Abounding in bubbles bubbling Nash BUBBY Bubby bûbby n Etym Cf Prov G bübbi or It poppa Pr popa OF poupe a womans breast Defn A womans breast Low BUBBY Bubby n Etym A corruption of brother Defn Bub a term of familiar or affectionate address to a small boy BUBO Bubo n pl Buboes Etym LL bubo the groin a swelling in the groin Gr Med Defn An inflammation with enlargement of a limphatic gland esp in the groin as in syphilis BUBONIC Bubonic a Defn Of or pertaining to a bubo or buboes characterized by buboes BUBONOCELE Bubonocele n Etym Gr bubonocèle Med Defn An inguinal hernia esp that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin forming a swelling there like a bubo BUBUKLE Bubukle n Defn A red pimple R Shak BUCCAL Buccal a Etym L bucca cheek cf F buccal Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the mouth or cheeks BUCCAN Buccan n F boucan See Buccaneer 1 Defn A wooden frame or grid for roasting smoking or drying meat over fire 2 A place where meat is smoked 3 Buccaned meat BUCCAN Buccan v t F boucaner See Buccaneer Defn To expose meat in strips to fire and smoke upon a buccan BUCCANEER Buccaneer n Etym F boucanier fr boucaner to smoke or broil meat and fish to hunt wild beasts for their skins boucan a smoking place for meat or fish gridiron for smoking a word of American origin Defn A robber upon the sea a pirate a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries Written also bucanier Note Primarily one who dries and smokes flesh or fish after the manner of the Indians The name was first given to the French settlers in Hayti or Hispaniola whose business was to hunt wild cattle and swine BUCCANEER Buccaneer v i Defn To act the part of a buccaneer to live as a piratical adventurer or sea robber BUCCANEERISH Buccaneerish a Defn Like a buccaneer piratical BUCCINAL Buccinal a Etym L bucina a crooked horn or trumpet Defn Shaped or sounding like a trumpet trumpetlike BUCCINATOR Buccinator n Etym L a trumpeter fr bucinare to sound the trumpet Anat Defn A muscle of the cheek so called from its use in blowing wind instruments BUCCINOID Buccinoid a Etym Buccinum oid Zoöl Defn Resembling the genus Buccinum or pertaining to the Buccinidæ a family of marine univalve shells See Whelk and Prosobranchiata BUCCINUM Buccinum n Etym L a trumpet a trumpet shell Zoöl Defn A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas It includes the common whelk B undatum BUCENTAUR Bucentaur n Etym Gr 1 A fabulous monster half ox half man 2 Etym It bucentoro Defn The state barge of Venice used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic BUCEPHALUS Bucephalus n L fr Gr lit oxheaded ox head 1 Defn The celebrated war horse of Alexander the Great 2 Hence any riding horse Jocose Sir W Scott BUCEROS Buceros n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of large perching birds the hornbills BUCHOLZITE Bucholzite n Etym So called from Bucholz a German chemist Min Defn Same as Fibrolite BUCHU Buchu n Bot Defn A South African shrub Barosma with small leaves that are dotted with oil dlands also the leaves themselves which are used in medicine for diseases of the urinary organs etc Several species furnish the leaves BUCK Buck n Etym Akin to LG büke Dan byg Sw byk G bauche cf It bucato Prov Sp bugada F buée 1 Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching or in which clothes are washed 2 The cloth or clothes soaked or washed Obs Shak BUCK Buck v t imp p p Bucked p pr vb n Bucking Etym OE bouken akin to LG büken Dan byge Sw byka G bauchen beuchen cf OF buer Cf the preceding noun 1 To soak steep or boil in lye or suds a process in bleaching 2 To wash clothes in lye or suds or in later usage by beating them on stones in running water 3 Mining Defn To break up or pulverize as ores BUCK Buck n Etym OE buk bucke AS bucca bua hegoat akin to D bok OHG pocch G bock Ir boc W bwch Corn byk cf Zend b Skr bukka 256 Cf Butcher n 1 The male of deer especially fallow deer and antelopes or of goats sheep hares and rabbits Note A male fallow deer is called a fawn in his first year a pricket in his second a sorel in his third a sore in his fourth a buck of the first head in his fifth and a great buck in his sixth The female of the fallow deer is termed a doe The male of the red deer is termed a stag or hart and not a buck and the female is called a hind Brande C 2 A gay dashing young fellow a fop a dandy The leading bucks of the day Thackeray 3 A male Indian or negro Colloq US Note The word buck is much used in composition for the names of antelopes as bush buck spring buck Blue buck See under Blue Water buck a South African variety of antelope Kobus ellipsiprymnus See Illust of Antelope BUCK Buck v i 1 To copulate as bucks and does 2 To spring with quick plunging leaps descending with the fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible said of a vicious horse or mule BUCK Buck v t 1 Mil Defn To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together passing the arms over the bent knees and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees 2 To throw by bucking See Buck v i 2 The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him out of the saddle W E Norris BUCK Buck n Defn A frame on which firewood is sawed a sawhorse a sawbuck Buck saw a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on a sawhorse BUCK Buck n Etym See Beech n Defn The beech tree Scot Buck mast the mast or fruit of the beech tree Johnson BUCKBASKET Buckbasket n Etym See 1st Buck Defn A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash Shak BUCK BEAN Buck bean Bot Defn A plant Menyanthes trifoliata which grows in moist and boggy places having racems of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves sometimes used in medicine marsh trefoil called also bog bean BUCKBOARD Buckboard n Defn A fourwheeled vehicle having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it called also buck wagon BUCKER Bucker n Mining 1 One who bucks ore 2 A broadheaded hammer used in bucking ore BUCKER Bucker n Defn A horse or mule that bucks BUCKET Bucket n Etym OE boket cf AS buc pitcher or Corn buket tub 1 A vessel for drawing up water from a well or for catching holding or carrying water sap or other liquids The old oaken bucket the ironbound bucket The mosscovered bucket which hung in the well Wordsworth 2 A vessel as a tub or scoop for hoisting and conveying coal ore grain etc 3 Mach Defn One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes causing the wheel to revolve also a float of a paddle wheel 4 The valved piston of a lifting pump Fire bucket a bucket for carrying water to put out fires To kick the bucket to die Low BUCKET SHOP Bucket shop Defn An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks petroleum etc Slang US BUCKETY Buckety n Etym A corruption of buckwheat Defn Paste used by weavers to dress their webs Buchanan BUCKEYE Buckeye n 1 Bot Defn A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus Æsculus as the horse chestnut The Ohio buckeye or Fetid buckeye is Æsculus glabra Red buckeye is Æ Pavia Small buckeye is Æ paviflora Sweet buckeye or Yellow buckeye is Æ flava 2 A cant name for a native in Ohio US Buckeye State Ohio so called because buckeye trees abound there BUCKEYED Buckeyed a Defn Having bad or speckled eyes A buckeyed horse James White BUCK FEVER Buck fever Defn Intense excitement at the sight of deer or other game such as often unnerves a novice in hunting Colloq BUCKHOUND Buckhound n Defn A hound for hunting deer Master of the buckhounds an officer in the royal household Eng BUCKIE Buckie n Zoöl Defn A large spiral marine shell esp the common whelk See Buccinum Scot Deils buckie a perverse refractory youngster Slang BUCKING Bucking n 1 The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching also the liquid used Tomlinson 2 A washing 3 The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores Bucking iron Mining a broadfaced hammer used in bucking or breaking up ores Bucking kier Manuf a large circular boiler or kier used in bleaching Bucking stool a washing block BUCKISH Buckish a Defn Dandified foppish BUCKLE Buckle n Etym OE bocle buckle boss of a shield OF bocle F boucle boss of a shield ring fr L buccula a little cheek or mouth dim of bucca cheek this boss or knob resembling a cheek 1 A device usually of metal consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches used for fastening things together as parts of dress or harness by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue 2 A distortion bulge bend or kink as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal Knight 3 A curl of hair esp a kind of crisp curl formerly worn also the state of being curled Earlocks in tight buckles on each side of a lantern face W Irving Lets his wig lie in buckle for a whole half year Addison 4 A contorted expression as of the face R Gainst nature armed by gravity His features too in buckle see Churchill BUCKLE Buckle v t imp p p Buckled p pr vb n Buckling Etym OE boclen F boucler See Buckle n 1 To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles as to buckle a harness 2 To bend to cause to kink or to become distorted 3 To prepare for action to apply with vigor and earnestness generally used reflexively Cartwright buckled himself to the employment Fuller 4 To join in marriage Scot Sir W Scott BUCKLE Buckle v i 1 To bend permanently to become distorted to bow to curl to kink Buckled with the heat of the fire like parchment Pepys 2 To bend out of a true vertical plane as a wall 3 To yield to give way to cease opposing Obs The Dutch as high as they seem do begin to buckle Pepys 4 To enter upon some labor or contest to join in close fight to struggle to contend The bishop was as able and ready to buckle with the Lord Protector as he was with him Latimer In single combat thou shalt buckle with me Shak To buckle to to bend to to engage with zeal To make our sturdy humor buckle thereto Barrow Before buckling to my winters work J D Forbes BUCKLER Buckler n Etym OE bocler OF bocler F bouclier a shield with a boss from OF bocle boucle boss See Buckle n 1 A kind of shield of various shapes and sizes worn on one of the arms usually the left for protecting the front of the body Note In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England the buckler was a small shield used not to cover the body but to stop or parry blows 2 Zoöl a One of the large bony external plates found on many ganoid fishes b The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites 3 Naut Defn A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole or the circular opening in a halfport to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches Blind buckler Naut a solid buckler Buckler mustard Bot a genus of plants Biscutella with small bright yellow flowers The seed vessel on bursting resembles two bucklers or shields Buckler thorn a plant with seed vessels shaped like a buckler See Christs thorn Riding buckler Naut a buckler with a hole for the passage of a cable BUCKLER Buckler v t Defn To shield to defend Obs Can Oxford that did ever fence the right Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree Shak BUCKLERHEADED Bucklerheaded a Defn Having a head like a buckler BUCKLING Buckling a Defn Wavy curling as hair Latham BUCKRA Buckra n Etym In the language of the Calabar coast buckra means demon a powerful and superior being JLWilson Defn A white man a term used by negroes of the African coast West Indies etc BUCKRA Buckra a Defn White white mans strong good as buckra yam a white yam BUCKRAM Buckram n Etym OE bokeram bougeren OF boqueran F bougran MHG buckeram LL buchiranus boquerannus fr MHG boc G bock goat as being made of goats hair or fr F bouracan by transposing the letter r See Buck Barracan 1 A coarse cloth of linen or hemp stiffened with size or glue used in garments to keep them in the form intended and for wrappers to cover merchandise Note Buckram was formerly a very different material from that now known by the name It was used for wearing apparel etc Beck Drapers Dict 2 Bot Defn A plant See Ramson Dr Prior BUCKRAM Buckram a 1 Made of buckram as a buckram suit 2 Stiff precise Buckram dames Brooke BUCKRAM Buckram v t Defn To strengthen with buckram to make stiff Cowper BUCKSHORN Buckshorn n Bot Defn A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a bucks horn Plantago Coronopus also Lobelia coronopifolia BUCKSHOT Buckshot n Defn A coarse leaden shot larger than swan shot used in hunting deer and large game BUCKSKIN Buckskin n 1 The skin of a buck 2 A soft strong leather usually yellowish or grayish in color made of deerskin 3 A person clothed in buckskin particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war Cornwallis fought as langs he dought An did the buckskins claw man Burns 4 pl Defn Breeches made of buckskin I have alluded to his buckskin Thackeray BUCKSTALL Buckstall n Defn A toil or net to take deer BUCKTHORN Buckthorn n Bot Defn A genus Rhamnus of shrubs or trees The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns See Rhamnus Sea buckthorn a plant of the genus Hippophaë BUCKTOOTH Bucktooth n Defn Any tooth that juts out When he laughed two white buckteeth protruded Thackeray BUCKWHEAT Buckwheat n Etym Buck a beech tree wheat akin to D boekweit G buchweizen 1 Bot Defn A plant Fagopyrum esculentum of the Polygonum family the seed of which is used for food 2 The triangular seed used when ground for griddle cakes etc BUCOLIC Bucolic a Etym L bucolicus Gr kal to drive cf F bucolique See Cow the animal Defn Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd pastoral rustic BUCOLIC Bucolic n Etym L Bucolicôn poëma Defn A pastoral poem representing rural affairs and the life manners and occupation of shepherds as the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil Dryden BUCOLICAL Bucolical a Defn Bucolic BUCRANIUM Bucranium n pl L Bucrania Etym L fr Gr Defn A sculptured ornament representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths etc BUD Bud n Etym OE budde cf D bot G butze butz the core of a fruit bud LG butte in hagebutte hainbutte a hip of the dogrose or OF boton F bouton bud button OF boter to bud push all akin to E beat See Button 1 Bot Defn A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant containing the rudiments of future leaves flowers or stems an undeveloped branch or flower 2 Biol Defn A small protuberance on certain low forms of animals and vegetables which develops into a new organism either free or attached See Hydra Bud moth Zoöl a lepidopterous insect of several species which destroys the buds of fruit trees esp Tmetocera ocellana and Eccopsis malana on the apple tree BUD Bud v i imp p p Budded p pr vb n Budding 1 To put forth or produce buds as a plant to grow as a bud does into a flower or shoot 2 To begin to grow or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud as a horn 3 To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness or growth and promise as a budding virgin Shak Syn To sprout germinate blossom BUD Bud v t Defn To graft as a plant with another or into another by inserting a bud from the one into an opening in the bark of the other in order to raise upon the budded stock fruit different from that which it would naturally bear The apricot and the nectarine may be and usually are budded upon the peach the plum and the peach are budded on each other Farm Dict BUDDHA Buddha n Etym Skr buddha wise sage fr budh to know Defn The title of an incarnation of selfabnegation virtue and wisdom or a deified religious teacher of the Buddhists esp Gautama Siddartha or Sakya Sinha or Muni the founder of Buddhism BUDDHISM Buddhism n Defn The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha surnamed Buddha the awakened or enlightened in the sixth century bc and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands Buddhas teaching is believed to have been atheistic yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality It presents release from existence a beatific enfranchisement Nirvâna as the greatest good Buddhists believe in transmigration of souls through all phases and forms of life Their number was estimated in 1881 at 470000000 BUDDHIST Buddhist n Defn One who accepts the teachings of Buddhism BUDDHIST Buddhist a Defn Of or pertaining to Buddha Buddhism or the Buddhists BUDDHISTIC Buddhistic a Defn Same as Buddhist a BUDDING Budding n 1 The act or process of producing buds 2 Biol Defn A process of asexual reproduction in which a new organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of the animal or vegetable organism the bud thus formed sometimes remaining attached to the parent stalk or cell at other times becoming free gemmation See Hydroidea 3 The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon another stock by inserting a bud under the bark BUDDLE Buddle n Etym Prov E to cleanse ore also a vessel for this purpose cf G butteln to shake Mining Defn An apparatus especially an inclined trough or vat in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of rynning water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions BUDDLE Buddle v i Mining Defn To wash ore in a buddle BUDE BURNER Bude burner Etym See Bude light Defn A burner consisting of two or more concentric Argand burners the inner rising above the outer and a central tube by which oxygen gas or common air is supplied BUDE LIGHT Bude light Etym From Bude in Cornwall the residence of Sir GGurney the inventor Defn A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil BUDGE Budge v i imp p p Budged p pr vb n Budging Etym F bouger to stir move akin to Pr bojar bolegar to stir move It bulicare to boil bubble fr L bullire See Boil v i Defn To move off to stir to walk away Ill not budge an inch boy Shak The mouse neer shunned the cat as they did budge From rascals worse than they Shak BUDGE Budge a Etym See Budge v Defn Brisk stirring jocund Obs South BUDGE Budge n Etym OE bouge bag OF boge bouge fr L bulga a leathern bag or knapsack a Gallic word cf OIr bolc Gael bolg Cf Budge n Defn A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on used formerly as an edging and ornament esp of scholastic habits BUDGE Budge a 1 Lined with budge hence scholastic Budge gowns Milton 2 Austere or stiff like scholastics Those budge doctors of the stoic fur Milton Budge bachelor one of a company of men clothed in long gowns lined with budge who formerly accompanied the lord mayor of London in his inaugural procession Budge barrel Mil a small copperhooped barrel with only one head the other end being closed by a piece of leather which is drawn together with strings like a purse It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the battery in siege or seacoast service BUDGENESS Budgeness n Defn Sternness severity Obs A Sara for goodness a great Bellona for budgeness Stanyhurst BUDGER Budger n Defn One who budges Shak BUDGEROW budgerow n Etym Hindi bajra Defn A large and commodious but generally cumbrous and sluggish boat used for journeys on the Ganges BUDGET Budget n Etym OE bogett bouget F bougette bag wallet dim of OF boge bouge leather bag See Budge n and cf Bouget 1 A bag or sack with its contents hence a stock or store an accumulation as a budget of inventions 2 The annual financial statement which the British chancellor of the exchequer makes in the House of Commons It comprehends a general view of the finances of the country with the proposed plan of taxation for the ensuing year The term is sometimes applied to a similar statement in other countries To open the budget to lay before a legislative body the financial estimates and plans of the executive government BUDGY Budgy a Etym From Budge n Defn Consisting of fur Obs BUDLET Budlet n Etym Bud let Defn A little bud springing from a parent bud We have a criterion to distinguish one bud from another or the parent bud from the numerous budlets which are its offspring E Darwin BUFF Buff n Etym OE buff buffe buff buffalo F buffle buffalo See Buffalo 1 A sort of leather prepared from the skin of the buffalo dressed with oil like chamois also the skins of oxen elks and other animals dressed in like manner A suit of buff Shak 2 The color to buff a light yellow shading toward pink gray or brown A visage rough Deformed unfeatured and a skin of buff Dryden 3 A military coat made of buff leather Shak 4 Med Defn The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat See Buffy coat under Buffy a 5 Mech Defn A wheel covered with buff leather and used in polishing cutlery spoons etc 6 The bare skin as to strip to the buff Colloq To be in buff is equivalent to being naked Wright BUFF Buff a 1 Made of buff leather Goldsmith 2 Of the color of buff Buff coat a close military outer garment with short sleeves and laced tightly over the chest made of buffalo skin or other thick and elastic material worn by soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering Buff jerkin originally a leather waistcoat afterward one of cloth of a buff color Obs Nares Buff stick Mech a strip of wood covered with buff leather used in polishing BUFF Buff v t Defn To polish with a buff See Buff n 5 BUFF Buff v t Etym OF bufer to cuff buffet See Buffet a blow Defn To strike Obs B Jonson BUFF Buff n Etym See Buffet Defn A buffet a blow obsolete except in the phrase Blindmans buff Nathless so sore a buff to him it lent That made him reel Spenser BUFF Buff a Etym Of uncertain etymol Defn Firm sturdy And for the good old cause stood buff Gainst many a bitter kick and cuff Hudibras BUFFA Buffa n fem Mus Etym It See Buffoon Defn The comic actress in an opera a Defn Comic farcical Aria buffa a droll or comic air Opera buffa a comic opera See Opera bouffe BUFFALO Buffalo n pl Buffaloes Etym Sp bufalo cf It bufalo F buffle fr L bubalus bufalus a kind of African stag or gazelle also the buffalo or wild ox fr Gr Cow the animal and cf Buff the color and Bubale 1 Zoöl Defn A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus B bubalus originally from India but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent It is larger and less docile than the common ox and is fond of marshy places and rivers 2 Zoöl Defn A very large and savage species of the same genus B Caffer found in South Africa called also Cape buffalo 3 Zoöl Defn Any species of wild ox 4 Zoöl Defn The bison of North America 5 A buffalo robe See Buffalo robe below 6 Zoöl Defn The buffalo fish See Buffalo fish below Buffalo berry Bot a shrub of the Upper Missouri Sherherdia argentea with acid edible red berries Buffalo bird Zoöl an African bird of the genus Buphaga of two species These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle in search of parasites Buffalo bug the carpet beetle See under Carpet Buffalo chips dry dung of the buffalo or bison used for fuel US Buffalo clover Bot a kind of clover Trifolium reflexum and Tsoloniferum found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison Buffalo cod Zoöl a large edible marine fish Ophiodon elongatus of the northern Pacific coast called also blue cod and cultus cod Buffalo fish Zoöl one of several large freshwater fishes of the family Catostomidæ of the Mississippi valley The redmouthed or brown Ictiobus bubalus the bigmouthed or black Bubalichthys urus and the smallmouthed B altus are among the more important species used as food Buffalo fly or Buffalo gnat Zoöl a small dipterous insect of the genus Simulium allied to the black fly of the North It is often extremely abundant in the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to domestic animals often killing large numbers of cattle and horses In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with similar habits Buffalo grass Bot a species of short sweet grass Buchloë dactyloides from two to four inches high covering the prairies on which the buffaloes or bisons feed US Buffalo nut Bot the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub Pyrularia oleifera also the shrub itself oilnut Buffalo robe the skin of the bison of North America prepared with the hair on much used as a lap robe in sleighs BUFFEL DUCK Buffel duck Etym See Buffalo Zoöl Defn A small duck Charitonetta albeola the spirit duck or butterball The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers and thus appears large Called also bufflehead BUFFER Buffer n Etym Prop a striker See Buffet a blow 1 Mech a An elastic apparatus or fender for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies as a buffer at the end of a railroad car b A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender which recieves the blow sometimes called buffing apparatus 2 One who polishes with a buff 3 A wheel for buffing a buff 4 A goodhumored slowwitted fellow usually said of an elderly man Colloq Dickens BUFFERHEAD Bufferhead n Defn The head of a buffer which recieves the concussion in railroad carriages BUFFET Buffet n Etym F buffet LL bufetum of uncertain origin perh fr the same source as E buffet a blow the root meaning to puff hence cf puffed up the idea of ostentation or display 1 A cupboard or set of shelves either movable or fixed at one side of a room for the display of plate china etc a sideboard Not when a gilt buffets reflected pride Turns you from sound philosophy aside Pope 2 A counter for refreshments a restaurant at a railroad station or place of public gathering BUFFET Buffet n Etym OE buffet boffet OF buffet a slap in the face a pair of bellows fr buffe blow cf F bouffer to blow puff prob akin to E puff For the meaning slap blow cf F soufflet a slap souffler to blow See Puff v i and cf Buffet sidebroad Buffoon 1 A blow with the hand a slap on the face a cuff When on his cheek a buffet fell Sir W Scott 2 A blow from any source or that which affects like a blow as the violence of winds or waves a stroke an adverse action an affliction a trial adversity Those planks of tough and hardy oak that used for yeas to brave the buffets of the Bay of Biscay Burke Fortunes buffets and rewards Shak 3 A small stool a stool for a buffet or counter Go fetch us a light buffet Townely Myst BUFFET Buffet v t imp p p Buffeted p pr vb n Buffeting Etym OE buffeten OF buffeter See the preceding noun 1 To strike with the hand or fist to box to beat to cuff to slap They spit in his face and buffeted him Matt xxvi 67 2 To affect as with blows to strike repeatedly to strive with or contend against as to buffet the billows The sudden hurricane in thunder roars Buffets the bark and whirls it from the shores Broome You are lucky fellows who can live in a dreamland of your own instead of being buffeted about the world W Black 3 Etym Cf Buffer Defn To deaden the sound of bells by muffling the clapper BUFFET Buffet v i 1 To exercise or play at boxing to strike to smite to strive to contend If I might buffet for my love or bound my horse for her favors I could lay on like a butcher Shak 2 To make ones way by blows or struggling Strove to buffet to land in vain Tennyson BUFFETER Buffeter n Defn One who buffets a boxer Jonson BUFFETING Buffeting n 1 A striking with the hand 2 A succession of blows continued violence as of winds or waves afflictions adversity He seems to have been a plant of slow growth but fitted to endure the buffeting on the rudest storm Wirt BUFFIN Buffin n Etym So called from resembling buff Defn A sort of coarse stuff as buffin gowns Obs BUFFING APPARATUS Buffing apparatus Defn See Buffer 1 BUFFLE Buffle n Etym OE from F buffle See Buffalo Defn The buffalo Obs Sir T Herbert BUFFLE Buffle v i Defn To puzzle to be at a loss Obs Swift BUFFLEHEAD Bufflehead n Etym Buffle head 1 One who has a large head a heavy stupid fellow Obs What makes you stare so bufflehead Plautus trans 1694 2 Zoöl Defn The buffel duck See Buffel duck BUFFLEHEADED Buffleheaded a Defn Having a large head like a buffalo dull stupid blundering Obs So fell this buffleheaded giant Gayton BUFFO Buffo nmasc Etym It See Buffoon Mus Defn The comic actor in an opera BUFFOON Buffoon n Etym F bouffon cf It buffone buffo buffa puff of wind vanity nonsense trick fr bouffer to puff out because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for the amusement of the spectators See Buffet a blow Defn A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks antic gestures etc a droll a mimic a harlequin a clown a merryandrew BUFFOON Buffoon a Defn Characteristic of or like a buffoon Buffoon stories Macaulay To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances Melmoth BUFFOON Buffoon v i Defn To act the part of a buffoon R BUFFOON Buffoon v t Defn To treat with buffoonery Glanvill BUFFOONERY Buffoonery n pl Buffooneries Etym F bouffonnerie Defn The arts and practices of a buffoon as low jests ridiculous pranks vulgar tricks and postures Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of buffoonery with a What makes you blush Spectator BUFFOONISH Buffoonish a Defn Like a buffoon consisting in low jests or gestures Blair BUFFOONISM Buffoonism n Defn The practices of a buffoon buffoonery BUFFOONLY Buffoonly a Defn Low vulgar R Apish tricks and buffoonly discourse Goodman BUFFY Buffy a Med Defn Resembling or characterized by buff Buffy coat the coagulated plasma of blood when the red corpuscles have so settled out that the coagulum appears nearly colorless This is common in diseased conditions where the corpuscles run together more rapidly and in denser masses than usual Huxley BUFO Bufo n Etym L bufo a toad Zoöl Defn A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads BUFONITE Bufonite n Etym L bufo toad cf F bufonite Paleon Defn An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of Pycnodonts thick teeth whose remains occur in the oölite and chalk formations toadstone so named from a notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad BUG Bug n Etym OE bugge fr W bwg bwgan hobgoblin scarecrow bugbear Cf Bogey Boggle 1 A bugbear anything which terrifies Obs Sir spare your threats The bug which you would fright me with I seek Shak 2 Zoöl Defn A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera as the squash bug the chinch bug etc 3 Zoöl Defn An insect of the genus Cimex especially the bedbug C lectularius See Bedbug 4 Zoöl Defn One of various species of Coleoptera as the ladybug potato bug etc loosely any beetle 5 Zoöl Defn One of certain kinds of Crustacea as the sow bug pill bug bait bug salve bug etc Note According to present popular usage in England and among housekeepers in America bug when not joined with some qualifying word is used specifically for bedbug As a general term it is used very loosely in America and was formerly used still more loosely in England Gods rare workmanship in the ant the poorest bug that creeps Rogers Naaman This bug with gilded wings Pope Bait bug See under Bait Bug word swaggering or threatening language Obs Beau Fl BUGABOO BUGBEAR Bugaboo Bugbear n Etym See Bug Defn Something frightful as a specter anything imaginary that causes needless fright something used to excite needless fear also something really dangerous used to frighten children etc Bugaboos to fright ye Lloyd But to the world no bugbear is so great As want of figure and a small estate Pope The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray S B Griffin The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl J Burroughs Syn Hobgoblin goblin specter ogre scarecrow BUGBANE Bugbane n Bot Defn A perennial whiteflowered herb of the order Ranunculaceæ and genus Cimiciguga bugwort There are several species BUGBEAR Bugbear n Defn Same as Bugaboo a Defn Causing needless fright Locke BUGBEAR Bugbear v t Defn To alarm with idle phantoms BUGFISH Bugfish n Zoöl Defn The menhaden US BUGGER Bugger n Etym F bougre fr LL Bulgarus a Bulgarian and also a heretic because the inhabitants of Bulgaria were infected with heresy Those guilty of the crime of buggery were called heretics because in the eyes of their adversaries there was nothing more heinous than heresy and it was therefore thought that the origin of such a vice could only be owing to heretics 1 One guilty of buggery or unnatural vice a sodomite 2 A wretch sometimes used humorously or in playful disparagement Low BUGGERY Buggery n Etym OF bougrerie bogrerie heresy See Bugger Defn Unnatural sexual intercourse sodomy BUGGINESS Bugginess n Etym From Buggy a Defn The state of being infested with bugs BUGGY Buggy a Etym From Bug Defn Infested or abounding with bugs BUGGY Buggy n pl Buggies 1 A light one horse twowheeled vehicle Eng Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a buggy Beaconsfield 2 A light fourwheeled vehicle usually with one seat and with or without a calash top US Buggy cultivator a cultivator with a seat for the driver Buggy plow a plow or set of plows having a seat for the driver called also sulky plow BUGLE Bugle n Etym OE bugle buffalo buffalos horn OF bugle fr L buculus a young bullock steer dim of bos ox See Cow the animal Defn A sort of wild ox a buffalo E Phillips BUGLE Bugle n Etym See Bugle a wild ox 1 A horn used by hunters 2 Mus Defn A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone shorter and more conical that the trumpet sometimes keyed formerly much used in military bands very rarely in the orchestra now superseded by the cornet called also the Kent bugle BUGLE Bugle n Etym LL bugulus a womans ornament cf G bügel a bent piece of metal or wood fr the same root as G biegen to bend E bow to bend Defn An elingated glass bead of various colors though commonly black BUGLE Bugle a Etym From Bugle a bead Defn Jet black Bugle eyeballs Shak BUGLE Bugle n Etym F bugle cf It bugola L bugillo Bot Defn A plant of the genus Ajuga of the Mint family a native of the Old World Yellow bugle the Ajuga chamæpitys BUGLED Bugled a Defn Ornamented with bugles BUGLE HORN Bugle horn 1 A bugle One blast upon his bugle horn Were worth a thousand men Sir W Scott 2 A drinking vessel made of horn Obs And drinketh of his bugle horn the wine Chaucer BUGLER Bugler n Defn One who plays on a bugle BUGLEWEED Bugleweed n Bot Defn A plant of the Mint family and genus Lycopus esp L Virginicus which has mild narcotic and astringent properties and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage BUGLOSS Bugloss n pl Buglosses Etym F buglosse L buglossa buglossus fr Gr Bot Defn A plant of the genus Anchusa and especially the A officinalis sometimes called alkanet oxtongue Small wild bugloss the Asperugo procumbens and the Lycopsis arvensis Vipers bugloss a species of Echium BUGWORT Bugwort n Bot Defn Bugbane BUHL BUHLWORK Buhl Buhlwork n Etym From AChBoule a French carver in wood Defn Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell yellow metal white metal etc are inlaid forming scrolls cartouches etc Written also boule boulework BUHLBUHL Buhlbuhl n Zoöl Defn See Bulbul BUHRSTONE Buhrstone n Etym OE bur a whetstone for scythes Min Defn A cellular flinty rock used for mill stones Written also burrstone BUILD Build v t imp p p Built p pr vb n Building The regular imp p p Builded is antiquated Etym OE bulden bilden AS byldan to build fr bold house cf Icel bol farm abode Dan bol small farm OSw bol böle house dwelling fr root of Icel b to dwell akin to E be bower boor sq root97 1 To erect or construct as an edifice or fabric of any kind to form by uniting materials into a regular structure to fabricate to make to raise Nor aught availed him now To have built in heaven high towers Milton 2 To raise or place on a foundation to form establish or produce by using appropriate means Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks Shak 3 To increase and strengthen to increase the power and stability of to settle or establish and preserve frequently with up as to build up ones constitution I commend you to God and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up Acts xx 32 Syn To erect construct raise found frame BUILD Build v i 1 To exercise the art or practice the business of building 2 To rest or depend as on a foundation to ground ones self or ones hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable to rely as to build on the opinions or advice of others BUILD Build n Defn Form or mode of construction general figure make as the build of a ship BUILDER Builder n Defn One who builds one whose occupation is to build as a carpenter a shipwright or a mason In the practice of civil architecture the builder comes between the architect who designs the work and the artisans who execute it Eng Cyc BUILDING Building n 1 The act of constructing erecting or establishing Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster Bp Hall 2 The art of constructing edifices or the practice of civil architecture The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes building but building is frequently employed when the result is not architectural Hosking 3 That which is built a fabric or edifice constructed as a house a church etc Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wifes attire Have cost a mass of public treasury Shak BUILT Built n Defn Shape build form of structure as the built of a ship Obs Dryden BUILT Built a Defn Formed shaped constructed made often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form as frigatebuilt clipperbuilt etc Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen strongly built Landor BUKE MUSLIN Buke muslin Defn See Book muslin BUKSHISH Bukshish n Defn See Backsheesh BULAU Bulau n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn An East Indian insectivorous mammal Gymnura Rafflesii somewhat like a rat in appearance but allied to the hedgehog BULB Bulb n Etym L bulbus Gr bulbe 1 Bot Defn A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground usually below which is strictly a bud consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves and producing as it grows a stem above and roots below as in the onion tulip etc It differs from a corm in not being solid 2 Anat Defn A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots as the bulb of the aorta Bulb of the eye the eyeball Bulb of a hair the root or part whence the hair originates Bulb of the spinal cord the medulla oblongata often called simply bulb Bulb of a tooth the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth 3 An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube as the bulb of a thermometer which may be of any form as spherical cylindrical curved etc Tomlinson BULB Bulb v i Defn To take the shape of a bulb to swell BULBACEOUS Bulbaceous a Etym L bulbaceus See Bulb n Defn Bulbous Jonson BULBAR Bulbar a Defn Of or pertaining to bulb especially in medicine pertaining to the bulb of the spinal cord or medulla oblongata as bulbar paralysis BULBED Bulbed a Defn Having a bulb roundheaded BULBEL Bulbel n Etym Dim fr bulb n Bot Defn A separable bulb formed on some flowering plants BULBIFEROUS Bulbiferous a Etym Bulbn ferous cf F bulbifère Bot Defn Producing bulbs BULBIL Bulbil n Dim fr bulb 1 Bot Defn A small or secondary bulb hence now almost exclusively An aërial bulb or deciduous bud produced in the leaf axils as in the tiger lily or relpacing the flowers as in some onions and capable when separated of propagating the plant called also bulblet and brood bud 2 Anat A small hollow bulb such as an enlargement in a small vessel or tube BULBLET Bulblet n Etym Bulbn let Bot Defn A small bulb either produced on a larger bulb or on some aërial part of a plant as in the axils of leaves in the tiger lily or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion BULBOSE Bulbose a Defn Bulbous BULBOTUBER Bulbotuber n Etym Bulbn tuber Bot Defn A corm BULBOUS Bulbous a Etym L bulbosus cf F bulbeux See Bulb n Defn Having or containing bulbs or a bulb growing from bulbs bulblike in shape or structure BULBUL Bulbul n Etym Per Zoöl Defn The Persian nightingale Pycnonotus jocosus The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds of the family Timaliidæ The green bulbuls belong to the Chloropsis and allied genera Written also buhlbuhl BULBULE Bulbule n Etym L bulbulus dim of bulbus See Bulb n Defn A small bulb a bulblet BULCHIN Bulchin n Etym Dim of bull Defn A little bull BULGE Bulge n Etym OE bulge a swelling cf AS belgan to swell OSw bulgja Icel bolginn swollen OHG belgan to swell G bulge leathern sack Skr b to be large strong the root meaning to swell Cf Bilge Belly Billow Bouge n 1 The bilge or protuberant part of a cask 2 A swelling protuberant part a bending outward esp when caused by pressure as a bulge in a wall 3 Naut Defn The bilge of a vessel See Bilge 2 Bulge ways Naut See Bilge ways BULGE Bulge v i imp p p Bulged p pr vbn Bulging 1 To swell or jut out to bend outward as a wall when it yields to pressure to be protuberant as the wall bulges 2 To bilge as a ship to founder And scattered navies bulge on distant shores Broome BULGER Bulger n From Bulge Golf Defn A driver or a brassy with a convex face BULGY Bulgy a Defn Bulged bulging bending or tending to bend outward Colloq BULIMIA BULIMY Bulimia Bulimy n Etym NL bulimia fr Gr boulimie Med Defn A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food a diseased and voracious appetite BULIMUS Bulimus n Etym L bulimus hunger See Bulimy Zoöl Defn A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell often of large size The species are numerous ingabundant in tropical America BULK Bulk n Etym OE bulke bolke heap cf Dan bulk lump clod OSw bolk crowd mass Icel b to be bulky Cf Boll n Bile a boil Bulge n 1 Magnitude of material substance dimensions mass size as an ox or ship of great bulk Against these forces there were prepared near one hundred ships not so great of bulk indeed but of a more nimble motion and more serviceable Bacon 2 The main mass or body the largest or principal portion the majority as the bulk of a debt The bulk of the people must labor Burke told them to obtain what by labor can be obtained J Morley 3 Naut Defn The cargo of a vessel when stowed 4 The body Obs Shak My liver leaped within my bulk Turbervile Barrel bulk See under Barrel To break bulk Naut to begin to unload or more the cargo In bulk in a mass loose not inclosed in separate packages or divided into separate parts in such shape that any desired quantity may be taken or sold Laden in bulk Stowed in bulk having the cargo loose in the hold or not inclosed in boxes bales or casks Sale by bulk a sale of goods as they are without weight or measure Syn Size magnitude dimension volume bigness largeness massiveness BULK Bulk v i imp p p Bulked p pr vb n Bulking Defn To appear or seem to be as to bulk or extent to swell The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the moment Leslie Stephen BULK Bulk n Etym Icel balkr a beam partition Cf Balk n v Defn A projecting part of a building Obs Here stand behind this bulk Shak BULKER Bulker n Naut Defn A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods in order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them BULKHEAD Bulkhead n Etym See Bulk part of a building 1 Naut Defn A partition in a vessel to separate apartments on the same deck 2 A structure of wood or stone to resist the pressure of earth or water a partition wall or structure as in a mine the limiting wall along a water front Bulked line a line beyond which a wharf must not project usually the harbor line BULKINESS Bulkiness n Defn Greatness in bulk size BULKY Bulky a Defn Of great bulk or dimensions of great size large thick massive as bulky volumes A bulky digest of the revenue laws Hawthorne BULL Bull n Etym OE bule bul bole akin to D bul G bulle Icel boli Lith bullus Lett bollis Russ vol prob fr the root of AS bellan E bellow 1 Zoöl Defn The male of any species of cattle Bovidæ hence the male of any large quadruped as the elephant also the male of the whale Note The wild bull of the Old Testament is thought to be the oryx a large species of antelope 2 One who or that which resembles a bull in character or action Ps xxii 12 3 Astron a Taurus the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac b A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and Gemini It contains the Pleiades At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun And the bright Bull receives him Thomson 4 Stock Exchange Defn One who operates in expectation of a rise in the price of stocks or in order to effect such a rise See 4th Bear n 5 Bull baiting the practice of baiting bulls or rendering them furious as by setting dogs to attack them John Bull a humorous name for the English collectively also an Englishman Goodlooking young John Bull W DHowells To take the bull by the horns to grapple with a difficulty instead of avoiding it BULL Bull a Defn Of or pertaining to a bull resembling a bull male large fierce Bull bat Zoöl the night hawk so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing in the evening Bull calf a A stupid fellow Bull mackerel Zoöl the chub mackerel Bull pump Mining a direct singleacting pumping engine in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump Bull snake Zoöl the pine snake of the United States Bull stag a castrated bull See Stag Bull wheel a wheel or drum on which a rope is wound for lifting heavy articles as logs the tools in well boring etc BULL Bull v i Defn To be in heat to manifest sexual desire as cows do Colloq BULL Bull v t Stock Exchange Defn To endeavor to raise the market price of as to bull railroad bonds to bull stocks to bull Lake Shore to endeavor to raise prices in as to bull the market See 1st Bull n 4 BULL Bull n Etym OE bulle fr L bulla bubble stud knob LL a seal or stamp cf F bulle Cf Bull a writing Bowl a ball Boil v i 1 A seal See Bulla 2 A letter edict or respect of the pope written in Gothic characters on rough parchment sealed with a bulla and dated a die Incarnationis i e from the day of the Incarnation See Apostolical brief under Brief A fresh bull of Leos had declared how inflexible the court of Rome was in the point of abuses Atterbury 3 A grotesque blunder in language an apparent congruity but real incongruity of ideas contained in a form of expression so called perhaps from the apparent incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the popes bulls and his professions of humility And whereas the papist boasts himself to be a Roman Catholic it is a mere contradiction one of the popes bulls as if he should say universal particular a Catholic schimatic Milton The Golden Bull an edict or imperial constitution made by the emperor Charles IV 1356 containing what became the fundamental law of the German empire so called from its golden seal Syn See Blunder BULLA Bulla n pl Bullæ Etym L bulla bubble See Bull an edict 1 Med Defn A bleb a vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle containing a transparent watery fluid 2 Anat Defn The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals as the tympanic or auditory bulla 3 A leaden seal for a document esp the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls which has on one side a representation of St Peter and St Paul and on the other the name of the pope who uses it 4 Zoöl Defn A genus of marine shells See Bubble shell BULLACE Bullace n Etym OE bolas bolace OF beloce of Celtic origin cf Arm bolos polos Gael bulaistear Bot a A small European plum Prunus communis var insitita See Plum b The bully tree BULLANTIC Bullantic a Etym See Bull an edict Defn Pertaining to or used in papal bulls Fry Bullantic letters Gothic letters used in papal bulls BULLARY Bullary n Etym LL bullarium cf F bullairie See Bull an edict Defn A collection of papal bulls BULLARY Bullary n pl Bullaries Etym Cf Boilary Defn A place for boiling or preparating salt a boilery Crabb And certain salt fats or bullaries Bills in Chancery BULLATE Bullate a Etym L bullatus fr bulla bubble Biol Defn Appearing as if blistered inflated puckered Bullate leaf Bot a leaf the membranous part of which rises between the veins puckered elevations convex on one side and concave on the other BULLBEGGAR Bullbeggar n Defn Something used or suggested to produce terror as in children or persons of weak mind a bugbear And being an illlooked fellow he has a pension from the church wardens for being bullbeggar to all the forward children in the parish Mountfort 1691 BULL BRIER Bull brier Bot Defn A species of Smilax S PseudoChina growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer called also bamboo brier and China brier BULLCOMBER Bullcomber n Zoöl Defn A scaraboid beetle esp the Typhæus vulgaris of Europe BULLDOG Bulldog n 1 Zoöl Defn A variety of dog of remarkable ferocity courage and tenacity of grip so named probably from being formerly employed in baiting bulls 2 Metal Defn A refractory material used as a furnace lining obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill BULLDOG Bulldog a Defn Characteristic of or like a bulldog stubborn as bulldog courage bulldog tenacity Bulldog bat zo94l a bat of the genus Nyctinomus so called from the shape of its face BULLDOZE Bulldoze v t imp p p Bulldozed p pr vbn Bulldozing Defn To intimidate to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence used originally of the intimidation of negro voters in Louisiana Slang US BULLDOZER Bulldozer n Defn One who bulldozes Slang BULLED Bulled a Etym Cf Boln Defn Swollen Obs BULLENBULLEN Bullenbullen n Etym Native Australian name from its cry Zoöl Defn The lyre bird BULLENNAIL Bullennail n Etym Bull large having a large head nail Defn A nail with a round head and short shank tinned and lacquered BULLET Bullet n Etym F boulet dim of boule ball See Bull an edict and cf Boulet 1 A small ball 2 A missile usually of lead and round or elongated in form to be discharged from a rifle musket pistol or other small firearm 3 A cannon ball Obs A ship before Greenwich shot off her ordnance one piece being charged with a bullet of stone Stow 4 The fetlock of a horse Note See Illust under Horse BULLETIN Bulletin n Etym F bulletin fr It bullettino dim of bulletta dim of bulla bolla an edict of the pope from L bulla bubble See Bull an edict 1 A brief statement of facts respecting some passing event as military operations or the health of some distinguished personage issued by authority for the information of the public 2 Any public notice or announcement especially of news recently received 3 A periodical publication especially one containing the proceeding of a society Bulletin board a board on which announcements are put particularly at newsrooms newspaper offices etc BULLETPROOF Bulletproof a Defn Capable of resisting the force of a bullet Bullet tree See Bully tree Bullet wood the wood of the bullet tree BULLFACED Bullfaced a Defn Having a large face BULLFEAST Bullfeast n Defn See Bullfight Obs BULLFIGHT BULLFIGHTING Bullfight Bullfighting n Defn A barbarous sport of great antiquity in which men torment and fight with a bull or bulls in an arena for public amusement still popular in Spain Bullfighter n BULLFINCH Bullfinch n Zoöl Defn A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera especially the P vulgaris or rubicilla a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak having the breast cheeks and neck red Note As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs Crimsonfronted bullfinch Zoöl See Burion Pine bullfinch the pine finch BULLFIST BULLFICE Bullfist Bullfice n Etym Cf G bofist AS wulfes fist puffball E fizz foist Bot Defn A kind of fungus See Puffball BULL FLY BULLFLY Bull fly or Bullfly n Zoöl Defn Any large fly troublesome to cattle as the gadflies and breeze flies BULLFROG Bullfrog n Zoöl Defn A very large species of frog Rana Catesbiana found in North America so named from its loud bellowing in spring BULLHEAD Bullhead n 1 Zoöl a A freshwater fish of many species of the genus Uranidea esp U gobio of Europe and U Richardsoni of the United States called also millers thumb b In America several species of Amiurus called also catfish horned pout and bullpout c A marine fish of the genus Cottus the sculpin 2 Zoöl a The blackbellied plover Squatarola helvetica called also beetlehead b The golden plover 3 A stupid fellow a lubber Colloq Jonson 4 Zoöl Defn A small black water insect E Phillips Bullhead whiting Zoöl the kingfish of Florida Menticirrus alburnus BULLHEADED Bullheaded a Defn Having a head like that of a bull Fig Headstrong obstinate dogged BULLION Bullion n Etym Cf OE bullyon a hook used for fastening the dress a button stud an embossed ornament of various kinds eg on the cover of a book on bridles or poitrels for purses for breeches and doublets LL bullio the swelling of boiling water a mass of gold or silver fr L bulla boss stud bubble see Bull an edict or perh corrupted fr billon base coin LL billio bullion Cf Billon Billet a stick 1 Uncoined gold or silver in the mass Note Properly the precious metals are called bullion when smelted and not perfectly refined or when refined but in bars ingots or in any form uncoined as in plate The word is often often used to denote gold and silver both coined and uncoined when reckoned by weight and in mass including especially foreign or uncurrent coin 2 Base or uncurrent coin Obs And those which elds strict doom did disallow And damm for bullion go for current now Sylvester 3 Showy metallic ornament as of gold silver or copper on bridles saddles etc Obs The clasps and bullions were worth a thousand pound Skelton 4 Heavy twisted fringe made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets also any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent BULLIONIST Bullionist n Defn An advocate for a metallic currency or a paper currency always convertible into gold BULLIRAG Bullirag v t Etym Cf bullyn v and rag to scold rail Cf Ballarag Defn To intimidate by bullying to rally contemptuously to badger Low BULLISH Bullish a Defn Partaking of the nature of a bull or a blunder Let me inform you a toothless satire is as improper as a toothed sleek stone and as bullish Milton BULLIST Bullist n Etym F bulliste See Bull an edict Defn A writer or drawer up of papal bulls R Harmar BULLITION Bullition n Etym L bullire bullitum to boil See Boil v i Defn The action of boiling boiling Obs See Ebullition Bacon BULL MOOSE Bull Moose U S Politics a A follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912 a sense said to have originated from a remark made by Roosevelt on a certain occasion that he felt like a bull moose Cant b The figure of a bull moose used as the party symbol of the Progressive party in the presidential campaign of 1912 Bull Mooser Cant BULLNECKED Bullnecked a Defn Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull Sir W Scott BULLOCK Bullock n Etym AS bulluc a young bull See Bull 1 A young bull or any male of the ox kind Take thy fathers young bullock even the second bullock of seven years old Judges vi 25 2 An ox steer or stag BULLOCK Bullock v t Defn To bully Obs She shant think to bullock and domineer over me Foote BULLOCKSEYE Bullockseye n Defn See Bullseye 3 BULLON Bullon n Zoöl Defn A West Indian fish Scarus Croicensis BULLPOUT Bullpout n Zoöl Defn See Bullhead 1 b BULLROARER Bullroarer n Defn A contrivance consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise It is used as a toy and among some races in certain religious rites BULLSEYE Bullseye n 1 Naut Defn A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves having a groove around it and a hole through it used for connecting rigging 2 A small round cloud with a ruddy center supposed by sailors to portend a storm 3 A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck roof floor ships side etc to let in light 4 A circular or oval opening for air or light 5 A lantern with a thick glass lens on one side for concentrating the light on any object also the lens itself Dickens 6 Astron Defn Aldebaran a bright star in the eye of Taurus or the Bull 7 Archery Gun Defn The center of a target 8 A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of the pipe through which it was blown 9 A small and thick oldfashioned watch Colloq BULLSNOSE Bullsnose n Arch Defn An external angle when obtuse or rounded BULL TERRIER Bull terrier Zoöl Defn A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier BULL TROUT Bull trout Zoöl a In England a large salmon trout of several species as Salmo trutta and S Cambricus which ascend rivers called also sea trout b Salvelinus malma of California and Oregon called also Dolly Varden trout and redspotted trout c The huso or salmon of the Danube BULLWEED Bullweed n Etym Bole a stem weed Bot Defn Knapweed Prior BULLWORT Bullwort n Bot Defn See Bishopsweed BULLY Bully n pl Bullies Etym Cf LG bullerjaan bullerbäk bullerbrook a blusterer D bulderaar a bluster bulderen to bluster prob of imitative origin or cf MHG buole lover G buhle 1 A noisy blustering fellow more insolent than courageous one who is threatening and quarrelsome an insolent tyrannical fellow Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in Palmerston 2 A brisk dashing fellow Slang Obs Shak BULLY Bully a 1 Jovial and blustering dashing Slang Bless thee bully doctor Shak 2 Fine excellent as a bully horse Slang US BULLY Bully v t imp p p Bullied p pr vb n Bullying Defn To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing swaggering demeanor to act the part of a bully toward For the last fortnight there have been prodigious shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French upon hearing the peace was just signing Tatler Syn To bluster swagger hector domineer BULLY Bully v i Defn To act as a bully BULLY BULLY BEEF Bully n Bully beef F bouilli boiled meat fr bouillir to boil See Boil v The word bouilli was formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef Defn Pickled or canned beef BULLYRAG Bullyrag v t Defn Same as Bullirag BULLYROCK Bullyrock n Defn A bully Slang Obs Shak BULLY TREE Bully tree Bot Defn The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceæ as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops Most of them yield a substance closely resembling guttapercha BULRUSH Bulrush n Etym OE bulrysche bolroysche of uncertain origin perh fr bole stem rush Bot Defn A kind of large rush growing in wet land or in water Note The name bulrush is applied in England especially to the cat tail Typha latifolia and T angustifolia and to the lake clubrush Scirpus lacustris in America to the Juncus effusus and also to species of Scirpus or clubrush BULSE Bulse n Defn A purse or bag in which to carry or measure diamonds etc India Macaulay BULTEL Bultel n Etym LL bultellus See Bolt to sift Defn A bolter or bolting cloth also bran Obs BULTI Bulti n Zoöl Defn Same as Bolty BULTONG Bultong n Defn Biltong BULTOW Bultow n Defn A trawl a boulter the mod BULWARK Bulwark n Etym Akin to D bolwerk G bollwerk Sw bolwerk Dan bolvärk bulvärk rampart akin to G bohle plank and werk work defense See Bole stem and Work n and cf Boulevard 1 Fort Defn A rampart a fortification a bastion or outwork 2 That which secures against an enemy or defends from attack any means of defense or protection The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense the floating bulwark of our island Blackstone 3 pl Naut Defn The sides of a ship above the upper deck Syn See Rampart BULWARK Bulwark v t imp p p Bulwarked p pr vbn Bulwarking Defn To fortify with or as with a rampart or wall to secure by fortification to protect Of some proud city bulwarked round and armed With rising towers Glover BUM Bum n Etym Contr fr bottom in this sense Defn The buttock Low Shak BUM Bum v i imp p p Bummed p pr vbn Bumming Etym See Boom v i to roar Defn To make murmuring or humming sound Jamieson BUM Bum n Defn A humming noise Halliwell BUMBAILIFF Bumbailiff n Etym A corruption of bound bailiff Low Eng Defn See Bound bailiff under Bound a BUMBARD Bumbard Defn See Bombard Obs BUMBARGE Bumbarge n Defn See Bumboat Carlyle BUMBAST Bumbast Defn See Bombast Obs BUMBELO Bumbelo n pl Bumbeloes Etym It bombola Defn A glass used in subliming camphor Spelled also bombolo and bumbolo BUMBLE Bumble n Etym See Bump to boom Zoöl Defn The bittern Local Eng BUMBLE Bumble v i Defn To make a hollow or humming noise like that of a bumblebee to cry as a bittern As a bittern bumbleth in the mire Chaucer BUMBLEBEE Bumblebee n Etym OE bumblen to make a humming noise dim of bum vi bee Cf Humblebee Zoöl Defn A large bee of the genus Bombus sometimes called humblebee so named from its sound Note There are many species All gather honey and store it in the empty cocoons after the young have come out BUMBLEPUPPY Bumblepuppy n Origin unknown cf Bumble n 1 Defn The old game of nineholes 2 Card Playing Whist played in an unscientific way BUMBOAT Bumboat n Etym From bum the buttocks on account of its clumsy form or fr D bun a box for holding fish in a boat Naut Defn A clumsy boat used for conveying provisions fruit etc for sale to vessels lying in port or off shore BUMKIN Bumkin n Etym Boom a beam kin See Bumpkin Naut Defn A projecting beam or boom as a One projecting from each bow of a vessel to haul the fore tack to called a tack bumpkin b Onr from each quarter for the mainbrace blocks and called brace bumpkin c A small outrigger over the stern of a boat to extend the mizzen Written also boomkin BUMMALO Bummalo n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A small marine Asiatic fish Saurus ophidon used in India as a relish called also Bombay duck BUMMER Bummer n Defn An idle worthless fellow who is without any visible means of support a dissipated sponger Slang US BUMMERY Bummery n Defn See Bottomery Obs There was a scivener of Wapping brought to hearing for relief against a bummery bond R North BUMP Bump v t imp p p Bumped p pr vb n Bumping Etym Cf W pwmp round mass pwmpiaw to thump bang and E bum vi boom to roar Defn To strike as with or against anything large or solid to thump as to bump the head against a wall BUMP Bump v i Defn To come in violent contact with something to thump Bumping and jumping Southey BUMP Bump n Etym From Bump to strike to thump 1 A thump a heavy blow 2 A swelling or prominence resulting from a bump or blow a protuberance It had upon its brow A bump as big as a young cockerels stone Shak 3 Phren Defn One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind as the bump of veneration the bump of acquisitiveness Colloq 4 The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following Eng BUMP Bump v i Etym See Boom to roar Defn To make a loud heavy or hollow noise as the bittern to boom As a bittern bumps within a reed Dryden BUMP Bump n Defn The noise made by the bittern BUMPER Bumper n Etym A corruption of bumbard bombard a large drinking vessel 1 A cup or glass filled to the brim or till the liquor runs over particularly in drinking a health or toast He frothed his bumpers to the brim Tennyson 2 A covered house at a theater etc in honor of some favorite performer Cant BUMPER Bumper n 1 That which bumps or causes a bump 2 Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock a buffer BUMPKIN Bumpkin n Etym The same word as bumkin which Cotgrave defines thus Bumkin Fr chicambault the luffeblock a long and thick piece of wood whereunto the foresayle and spritsayle are fastened when a ship goes by the winde Hence a clumsy man may easily have been compared to such a block of wood cf OD boomken a little tree See Boom a pole Defn An awkward heavy country fellow a clown a country lout Bashful country bumpkins W Irving BUMPTIOUS Bumptious a Defn Selfconceited forward pushing Colloq Halliwell BUMPTIOUSNESS Bumptiousness n Defn Conceitedness Colloq BUN BUNN Bun Bunn n Etym Scot bun bunn OE bunne bonne fr Celtic cf Ir bunna Gael bonnach or OF bugne tumor Prov F bugne a kind of pancake akin to OHG bungo bulb MHG bunge Prov E bung heap cluster bunny a small swelling Defn A slightly sweetened raised cake or bisquit with a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust BUNCH Bunch n Etym Akin to OSw Dan bunke heap Icel bunki heap pile bunga tumor protuberance cf W pwng cluster Cf Bunk 1 A protuberance a hunch a knob or lump a hump They will carry their treasures upon the bunches of camels Isa xxx 6 2 A collection cluster or tuft properly of things of the same kind growing or fastened together as a bunch of grapes a bunch of keys 3 Mining Defn A small isolated mass of ore as distinguished from a continuous vein Page BUNCH Bunch v i imp p p Buncheder p pr vbn Bunchinger Defn To swell out into a bunch or protuberance to be protuberant or round Bunching out into a large round knob at one end Woodward BUNCH Bunch v t Defn To form into a bunch or bunches BUNCHBACKED Bunchbacked a Defn Having a bunch on the back crooked Bunchbacked toad Shak BUNCHBERRY Bunchberry n Bot Defn The dwarf cornel Cornus Canadensis which bears a dense cluster of bright red edible berries BUNCH GRASS Bunch grass Bot Defn A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture In California Atropis tenuifolia Festuca scabrella and several kinds of Stipa are favorite bunch grasses In Utah Eriocoma cuspidata is a good bunch grass BUNCHINESS Bunchiness n Defn The quality or condition of being bunchy knobbiness BUNCHY Bunchy a 1 Swelling out in bunches An unshapen bunchy spear with bark unpiled Phaer 2 Growing in bunches or resembling a bunch having tufts as the birds bunchy tail 3 Mining Defn Yielding irregularly sometimes rich sometimes poor as a bunchy mine Page BUNCOMBE BUNKUM Buncombe Bunkum n Etym Buncombe a country of North Carolina Defn Speechmaking for the gratification of constituents or to gain public applause flattering talk for a selfish purpose anything said for mere show Cant or Slang US All that flourish about right of search was bunkum all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was bunkum slavery speeches are all bunkum Haliburton To speak for Buncombe to speak for mere show or popularly Note The phrase originated near the close of the debate on the famous Missouri Question in the 16th Congress It was then used by Felix Walker a naïve old mountaineer who resided at Waynesville in Haywood the most western country of North Carolina near the border of the adjacent country of Buncombe which formed part of his district The old man rose to speak while the house was impatiently calling for the Question and several members gathered round him begging him to desist He preserved however for a while declaring that the people of his district expected it and that he was bound to make a speech for Buncombe W Darlington BUND Bund n Etym G Defn League confederacy esp the confederation of German states BUND Bund n Etym Hindi band Defn An embankment against inundation India S Wells Williams BUNDER Bunder n Etym Pers bandar a landing place pier Defn A boat or raft used in the East Indies in the landing of passengers and goods BUNDESRATH Bundesrath n Etym G from bund akin to E bond confederacy rath council prob akin to E read Defn The federal council of the German Empire In the Bundesrath and the Reichstag are vested the legislative functions The federal council of Switzerland is also so called Note The Bundesrath of the German empire is presided over by a chancellor and is composed of sixtytwo members who represent the different states of the empire being appointed for each session by their respective governments By this united congress the highest tribunal of Switzerland the Bundesrath is chosen and the head of this is a president J P Peters Trans Müllers Pol Hist BUNDESVERSAMMLUNG BundesVersammlung n G bund confederacy versammlung assembly Defn See Legislature Switzerland BUNDLE Bundle n Etym OE bundel AS byndel akin to D bondel bundel G bündel dim of bund bundle fr the root of E bind See Bind Defn A number of things bound together as by a cord or envelope into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance a loose package a roll as a bundle of straw or of paper a bundle of old clothes The fable of the rods which when united in a bundle no strength could bend Goldsmith Bundle pillar Arch a column or pier with others of small dimensions attached to it Weale BUNDLE Bundle v t imp p p Bundled p pr vbn Bundling 1 To tie or bind in a bundle or roll 2 To send off abruptly or without ceremony They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach T Hook To bundle off to send off in a hurry or without ceremony To bundle ones self up to wrap ones self up warmly or cumbrously BUNDLE Bundle v i 1 To prepare for departure to set off in a hurry or without ceremony 2 To sleep on the same bed without undressing applied to the custom of a man and woman especially lovers thus sleeping Bartlett Van Corlear stopped occasionally in the villages to eat pumpkin pies dance at country frolics and bundle with the Yankee lasses W Irving BUNDOBUST Bundobust n Hind Per bandobast tying and binding Defn System discipline India He has more bundobust than most men Kipling BUNG Bung n Etym Cf W bwng orfice bunghole Ir buinne tap spout OGael buine 1 The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask 2 The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled bunghole 3 A sharper or pickpocket Obs Low You filthy bung away Shak BUNG Bung v t imp p p Bunged p pr vb n Bunging Defn To stop as the orifice in the bilge of a cask with a bung to close with up To bung up to use up as by bruising or over exertion to exhaust or incapacitate for action Low He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have spoken these three years Shelton Trans Don Quixote BUNGALOW Bungalow n Etym Bengalee bangla Defn A thatched or tiled house or cottage of a single story usually surrounded by a veranda India BUNGARUM Bungarum n Etym Bungar the native name Zoöl Defn A venomous snake of India of the genus Bungarus allied to the cobras but without a hood BUNGHOLE Bunghole n Defn See Bung n 2 Shak BUNGLE Bungle v i imp p p Bungled p pr vb n Bungling Etym Prob a diminutive from akin to bang cf Prov G bungen to beat bang OSw bunga See Bang Defn To act or work in a clumsy awkward manner BUNGLE Bungle v t Defn To make or mend clumsily to manage awkwardly to botch sometimes with up I always had an idea that it would be bungled Byron BUNGLE Bungle n Defn A clumsy or awkward performance a botch a gross blunder Those errors and bungles which are committed Cudworth BUNGLER Bungler n Defn A clumsy awkward workman one who bungles If to be a dunce or a bungler in any profession be shameful how much more ignominious and infamous to a scholar to be such Barrow BUNGLING Bungling a Defn Unskillful awkward clumsy as a bungling workman Swift They make but bungling work Dryden BUNGLINGLY Bunglingly adv Defn Clumsily awkwardly BUNGO Bungo n Naut Defn A kind of canoe used in Central and South America also a kind of boat used in the Southern United States Bartlett BUNION Bunion n Med Defn Same as Bunyon BUNK Bunk n Etym Cf OSw bunke heap also boaring flooring Cf Bunch 1 A wooden case or box which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night US 2 One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers 3 A piece of wood placed on a lumbermans sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers Local US BUNK Bunk v i imp p p Bunked p pr vb n Bunking Defn To go to bed in a bunk sometimes with in Colloq US Bartlett BUNKER Bunker n Etym Scot bunker bunkart a bench or low chest serving for a seat Cf Bunk Bank Bench 1 A sort of chest or box as in a window the lid of which serves for a seat Scot Jamieson 2 A large bin or similar receptacle as a coal bunker BUNKO Bunko n Etym Sf Sp banco bank banca a sort of game at cards Cf Bank in the commercial sense Defn A kind of swindling game or scheme by means of cards or by a sham lottery Written also bunco Bunko steerer a person employed as a decoy in bunko Slang US BUNKUM Bunkum n Defn See Buncombe BUNN Bunn n Defn See Bun BUNNIAN Bunnian n Defn See Bunyon BUNNY Bunny n Mining Defn A great collection of ore without any vein coming into it or going out from it BUNNY Bunny n Defn A pet name for a rabbit or a squirrel BUNODONTA BUNODONTS Bunodonta Bunodonts n pl Etym NL bunodonta fr Gr Zoöl Defn A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and hippopotami so called because the teeth are tuberculated BUNSEN CELL Bunsen cell Elec Defn A zinccarbon cell in which the zinc amalgamated is surrounded by dilute sulphuric acid and the carbon by nitric acid or a chromic acid mixture the two plates being separated by a porous cup BUNSENS BATTERY BUNSENS BURNER Bunsens battery Bunsens burner Defn See under Battery and Burner BUNT Bunt n Bot Defn A fungus Ustilago foetida which affects the ear of cereals filling the grains with a fetid dust also called pepperbrand BUNT Bunt n Etym Cf Sw bunt bundle Dan bundt G bund E bundle Naut Defn The middle part cavity or belly of a sail the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard Totten BUNT Bunt v i Naut Defn To swell out as the sail bunts BUNT Bunt v t i Defn To strike or push with the horns or head to butt as the ram bunted the boy BUNTER Bunter n Defn A woman who picks up rags in the streets hence a low vulgar woman Cant Her daughters like bunters in stuff gowns Goldsmith BUNTING Bunting n Etym Scot buntlin cornbuntlin OE bunting buntyle of unknown origin Zoöl Defn A bird of the genus Emberiza or of an allied genus related to the finches and sparrows family Fringillidæ Note Among European species are the common or corn bunting Emberiza miliaria the ortolan E hortulana the cirl E cirlus and the blackheaded Granitivora melanocephala American species are the baywinged or grass Poöcætes or Pooecetes gramineus the black throated Spiza Americana the towhee bunting or chewink Pipilo the snow bunting Plectrophanax nivalis the rice bunting or bobolink and others See Ortolan Chewick Snow bunting Lark bunting BUNTING BUNTINE Bunting Buntine n Etym Prov E bunting sifting flour OE bonten to sift hence prob the material used for that purpose Defn A thin woolen stuff used chiefly for flags colors and ships signals BUNTLINE Buntline n Etym 2d bunt line Naut Defn One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in Totten BUNYON BUNION Bunyon Bunion n Etym Cf Prov E bunny a small swelling fr OF bugne It bugna bugnone See Bun Med Defn An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac one of the bursæ muscosæ usually occurring on the first joint of the great toe BUOY Buoy n Etym D boei buoy fetter fr OF boie buie chain fetter F bouée a buoy from L boia Boiae genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae Festus So called because chained to its place Naut Defn A float esp a floating object moored to the bottom to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water as an anchor shoal rock etc Anchor buoy a buoy attached to or marking the position of an anchor Bell buoy a large buoy on which a bell is mounted to be rung by the motion of the waves Breeches buoy See under Breeches Cable buoy an empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage Can buoy a hollow buoy made of sheet or boiler iron usually conical or pearshaped Life buoy a float intended to support persons who have fallen into the water until a boat can be dispatched to save them Nut or Nun buoy a buoy large in the middle and tapering nearly to a point at each end To stream the buoy to let the anchor buoy fall by the ships side into the water before letting go the anchor Whistling buoy a buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves BUOY Buoy v t imp p p Buoyed p pr vb n Buoying 1 To keep from sinking in a fluid as in water or air to keep afloat with up 2 To support or sustain to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency Those old prejudices which buoy up the ponderous mass of his nobility wealth and title Burke 3 To fix buoys to to mark by a buoy or by buoys as to buoy an anchor to buoy or buoy off a channel Not one rock near the surface was discovered which was not buoyed by this floating weed Darwin BUOY Buoy v i Defn To float to rise like a buoy Rising merit will buoy up at last Pope BUOYAGE Buoyage n Defn Buoys taken collectively a series of buoys as for the guidance of vessels into or out of port the providing of buoys BUOYANCE Buoyance n Defn Buoyancy R BUOYANCY Buoyancy n pl Buoyancies 1 The property of floating on the surface of a liquid or in a fluid as in the atmosphere specific lightness which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water 2 Physics Defn The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid which is equal to the weight of the body hence also the weight of a floating body as measured by the volume of fluid displaced Such are buoyancies or displacements of the different classes of her majestys ships Eng Cyc 3 Cheerfulness vivacity liveliness sprightliness the opposite of Ant heaviness as buoyancy of spirits BUOYANT Buoyant a Etym From Buoy v t i 1 Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid tending to rise or float as iron is buoyant in mercury Buoyant on the flood Pope 2 Bearing up as a fluid sustaining another body by being specifically heavier The water under me was buoyant Dryden 3 Lighthearted vivacious cheerful as a buoyant disposition buoyant spirits Buoyantly adv BUPRESTIDAN Buprestidan n Etym L buprestis Gr Zoöl Defn One of a tribe of beetles of the genus Buprestis and allied genera usually with brilliant metallic colors The larvæ are usually bores in timber or beneath bark and are often very destructive to trees BUR BURR Bur Burr n Etym OE burre burdock cf Dan borre OSw borra burdock thistle perh akin to E bristle burr for burz or perh to F bourre hair wool stuff also according to Cotgrave the downe or hairie coat wherewith divers herbes fruits and flowers are covered fr L burrae trifles LL reburrus rough 1 Bot Defn Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants whether a pericarp a persistent calyx or an involucre as of the chestnut and burdock Also any weed which bears burs Amongst rude burs and thistles Milton Bur and brake and brier Tennyson 2 The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal See Burr n 2 3 A ring of iron on a lance or spear See Burr n 4 4 The lobe of the ear See Burr n 5 5 The sweetbread 6 A clinker a partially vitrified brick 7 Mech a A small circular saw b A triangular chisel c A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank used by dentists 8 Etym Cf Gael borr borra a knob bunch Zoöl Defn The round knob of an antler next to a deers head Commonly written burr Bur oak Bot a useful and ornamental species of oak Quercus macrocarpa with ovoid acorns inclosed in deep cups imbricated with pointed scales It grows in the Middle and Western United States and its wood is tough closegrained and durable Bur reed Bot a plant of the genus Sparganium having long ribbonlike leaves BURBOLT Burbolt n Defn A birdbolt Obs Ford BURBOT Burbot n Etym F barbote fr barbe beard See 1st Barb Zoöl Defn A freshwater fish of the genus Lota having on the nose two very small barbels and a larger one on the chin Written also burbolt Note The fish is also called an eelpout or ling and is allied to the codfish The Lota vulgaris is a common European species An American species L maculosa is found in New England the Great Lakes and farther north BURDELAIS Burdelais n Etym F bourdelais prob fr bordelais See Bordelais Defn A sort of grape Jonson BURDEN Burden n Written also burthen Etym OE burden burthen birthen birden AS byredhen akin to Icel byredhi Dan byrde Sw börda G bürde OHG burdi Goth baúr fr the root of E bear AS beran Goth bairan 92 See 1st Bear 1 That which is borne or carried a load Plants with goodly burden bowing Shak 2 That which is borne with labor or difficulty that which is grievous wearisome or oppressive Deaf giddy helpless left alone To all my friends a burden grown Swift 3 The capacity of a vessel or the weight of cargo that she will carry as a ship of a hundred tons burden 4 Mining Defn The tops or heads of streamwork which lie over the stream of tin 5 Metal Defn The proportion of ore and flux to fuel in the charge of a blast furnace Raymond 6 A fixed quantity of certain commodities as a burden of gad steel 120 pounds 7 A birth Obs R Shak Beast of burden an animal employed in carrying burdens Burden of proof Etym L onus probandi Law the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed Syn Burden Load A burden is in the literal sense a weight to be borne a load is something laid upon us to be carried Hence when used figuratively there is usually a difference between the two words Our burdens may be of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them cheerfully or without complaint They may arise from the nature of our situation they may be allotments of Providence they may be the consequences of our errors What is upon us as a load we commonly carry with greater reluctance or sense of oppression Men often find the charge of their own families to be a burden but if to this be added a load of care for others the pressure is usually serve and irksome BURDEN Burden v t imp p p Burdened p pr vb n Burdening 1 To encumber with weight literal or figurative to lay a heavy load upon to load I mean not that other men be eased and ye burdened 2 Cor viii 13 2 To oppress with anything grievous or trying to overload as to burden a nation with taxes My burdened heart would break Shak 3 To impose as a load or burden to lay or place as a burden something heavy or objectionable R It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell Coleridge Syn To load encumber overload oppress BURDEN Burden n Etym OE burdoun the bass in music F bourdon cf LL burdo drone a long organ pipe a staff a mule Prob of imitative origin Cf Bourdon 1 The verse repeated in a song or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza the chorus refrain Hence That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon the main topic as the burden of a prayer I would sing my song without a burden Shak 2 The drone of a bagpipe Ruddiman BURDEN Burden n Etym See Burdon Defn A club Obs Spenser BURDENER Burdener n Defn One who loads a oppressor BURDENOUS Burdenous a Defn Burdensome Obs Burdenous taxations Shak BURDENSOME Burdensome a Defn Grievous to be borne causing uneasiness or fatigue oppressive The debt immense of endless gratitude So burdensome Milton Syn Heavy weighty cumbersome onerous grievous oppressive troublesome Burdensomely adv Burdensomeness n BURDOCK Burdock n Etym Bur dock the plant Bot Defn A genus of coarse biennial herbs Lappa bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes or to the fur or wool of animals Note The common burdock is the Lappa officinalis BURDON Burdon n Etym See Bourdon Defn A pilgrims staff Written also burden Rom of R BUREAU Bureau n pl E Bureaus F Bureaux Etym F bureau a writing table desk office OF drugget with which a writing table was often covered equiv to F bure and fr OF buire dark brown the stuff being named from its color fr L burrus red fr Gr Fire n and cf Borel n 1 Originally a desk or writing table with drawers for papers Swift 2 The place where such a bureau is used an office where business requiring writing is transacted 3 Hence A department of public business requiring a force of clerks the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief Note On the continent of Europe the highest departments in most countries have the name of bureaux as the Bureau of the Minister of Foreign Affairs In England and America the term is confined to inferior and subordinate departments as the Pension Bureau a subdepartment of the Department of the Interior Obs In Spanish bureo denotes a court of justice for the trial of persons belonging to the kings household 4 A chest of drawers for clothes especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture US Bureau system See Bureaucracy Bureau Veritas an institution in the interest of maritime underwriters for the survey and rating of vessels all over the world It was founded in Belgium in 1828 removed to Paris in 1830 and reëstablished in Brussels in 1870 BUREAUCRACY Bureaucracy n Etym Bureau Gr bureaucratie 1 A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus each under the control of a chief in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility also government conducted on this system 2 Government officials collectively BUREAUCRAT Bureaucrat n Defn An official of a bureau esp an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary routine C Kingsley BUREAUCRATIC BUREAUCRATICAL Bureaucratic Bureaucratical a Etym Cf F bureaucratique Defn Of relating to or resembling a bureaucracy BUREAUCRATIST Bureaucratist n Defn An advocate for or supporter of bureaucracy BUREL Burel n a Defn Same as Borrel BURETTE Burette n Etym F can cruet dim of buire flagon Chem Defn An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock BUR FISH Bur fish Zoöl Defn A spinose plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States esp Chilo mycterus geometricus having the power of distending its body with water or air so as to resemble a chestnut bur called also ball fish balloon fish and swellfish BURG Burg n Etym AS burh burg cf LL burgus See 1st Borough 1 A fortified town Obs 2 A borough Eng See 1st Borough BURGAGE Burgage n Etym From Burg cf F bourgage LL burgagium Eng Law Defn A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city at a certain yearly rent or by services relating to trade or handicraft Burrill BURGALL Burgall n Zoöl Defn A small marine fish also called cunner BURGAMOT Burgamot n Defn See Bergamot BURGANET Burganet n Defn See Burgonet BURGEE Burgee n 1 A kind of small coat 2 Naut Defn A swallowtailed flag a distinguishing pen BURGEOIS Burgeois n Print Defn See 1st Bourgeous BURGEOIS Burgeois n Defn A burgess a citizen See 2d Bourgeois R Addison BURGEON Burgeon v i Defn To bud See Bourgeon BURGESS Burgess n Etym OE burgeis OF burgeis fr burcfortified town town F bourg village fr LL burgus fort city from the German cf MHG burc G burg See 1st Borough and cf 2d Bourgeois 1 An inhabitant of a borough or walled town or one who possesses a tenement therein a citizen or freeman of a borough Blackstone Note A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a city Burrill 2 One who represents a borough in Parliament 3 A magistrate of a borough 4 An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for municipal officers Note Before the Revolution the representatives in the popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were called burgesses they are now called delegates Burgess oath See Burgher 2 BURGESSSHIP Burgessship n Defn The state of privilege of a burgess South BURGGRAVE Burggrave n Etym G burggraf burg fortress graf count cf D burggraaf F burgrave See Margrave Gremany Defn Originally one appointed to the command of a burg fortress or castle but the title afterward became hereditary with a domain attached BURGH Burgh n Etym OE See Burg Defn A borough or incorporated town especially one in Scotland See Borough BURGHAL Burghal a Defn Belonging of a burgh BURGHBOTE Burghbote n Etym Burgh bote Old Law Defn A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town BURGHBRECH Burghbrech n Etym Burgh F brèche equiv to E breach AS Law Defn The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace breach of the peace Burrill BURGHER Burgher n Etym From burgh akin to D burger G bürger Dan borger Sw borgare See Burgh 1 A freeman of a burgh or borough entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place any inhabitant of a borough 2 Eccl Hist Defn A member of that party among the Scotch seceders which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath in which burgesses profess the true religion professed within the realm the opposite party being called antiburghers Note These parties arose among the Presbyterians of Scotland in 1747 and in 1820 reunited under the name of the United Associate Synod of the Secession Church BURGHERMASTER Burghermaster n Defn See Burgomaster BURGHERSHIP Burghership n Defn The state or privileges of a burgher BURGHMASTER Burghmaster n 1 A burgomaster 2 Mining Defn An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen called also bailiff and barmaster Eng BURGHMOTE Burghmote n AS Law Etym Burgh mote meeting Defn A court or meeting of a burgh or borough a borough court held three times yearly BURGLAR Burglar n Etym OE burg town F bourg fr LL burgus of German origin OF lere thief fr L latro See Borough and Larceny Law Defn One guilty of the crime of burglary Burglar alarm a device for giving alarm if a door or window is opened from without BURGLARER Burglarer n Defn A burglar Obs BURGLARIOUS Burglarious a Defn Pertaining to burglary constituting the crime of burglary To come down a chimney is held a burglarious entry Blackstone BURGLARIOUSLY Burglariously adv Defn With an intent to commit burglary in the manner of a burglar Blackstone BURGLARY Burglary n pl Burglaries Etym Fr Burglar cf LL burglaria Law Defn Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony therein whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not Wharton Burrill Note By statute law in some of the United States burglary includes the breaking with felonious intent into a house by day as well as by night and into other buildings than dwelling houses Various degrees of the crime are established BURGOMASTER Burgomaster n Etym D burgemeester burg borough meester master akin to G burgemeister bürgermeister See 1st Borough and Master 1 A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland Flanders and Germany corresponding to mayor in England and the United States a burghmaster 2 Zoöl Defn An aquatic bird the glaucous gull Larus glaucus common in arctic regions BURGONET Burgonet n Etym F bouruignotte because the Burgundians F Bouruignons first used it Defn A kind of helmet Written also burganet Shak BURGOO Burgoo n Etym Prov E burgood yeast perh fr W burym yeast cawl cabbage gruel Defn A kind of oatmeal pudding or thick gruel used by seamen Written also burgout BURGRASS Burgrass n Bot Defn Grass of the genus Cenchrus growing in sand and having burs for fruit BURGRAVE Burgrave n Etym F Defn See Burggrave BURGUNDY Burgundy n 1 An old province of France in the eastern central part 2 A richly flavored wine mostly red made in Burgundy France Burgundy pitch a resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce Abies excelsa by melting in hot water and straining through cloth The genuine Burgundy pitch supposed to have been first prepared in Burgundy is rare but there are many imitations It has a yellowish brown color is translucent and hard but viscous It is used in medicinal plasters BURH Burh n Defn See Burg Obs BURHEL BURRHEL Burhel Burrhel n Zoöl Defn The wild Himalayan or blue sheep Ovis burrhel BURIAL Burial n Etym OE buriel buriels grave tomb AS byrgels fr byrgan to bury and akin to OS burgisli sepulcher 1 A grave a tomb a place of sepulture Obs The erthe schook and stoones weren cloven and biriels weren opened Wycliff Matt xxvii 51 52 2 The act of burying depositing a dead body in the earth in a tomb or vault or in the water usually with attendant ceremonies sepulture interment To give a public burial Shak Now to glorious burial slowly borne Tennyson Burial case a form of coffin usually of iron made to close air tight for the preservation of a dead body Burial ground a piece of ground selected and set apart for a place of buriials and consecrated to such use by religious ceremonies Burial place any place where burials are made Burial service a The religious service performed at the interment of the dead a funeral service b That portion of a liturgy which is read at an interment as the English burial service Syn Sepulture interment inhumation BURIER Burier n Defn One who or that which buries Till the buriers have buried it Ezek xxxix 15 And darkness be the burier of the dead Shak BURIN Burin n Etym F burin cf It burino bulino prob from OHG bora borer boron to bore G bohren See 1st Bore 1 The cutting tool of an engraver on metal used in line engraving It is made of tempered steel one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point and the other end inserted in a handle a graver also the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble 2 The manner or style of execution of an engraver as a soft burin a brilliant burin BURINIST Burinist n Defn One who works with the burin For Quart Rev BURION Burion n Zoöl Defn The redbreasted house sparrow of California Carpodacus frontalis called also crimsonfronted bullfinch Written also burrion BURKE Burke v t imp p p Burkeder p pr vbn Burkinger Etym From one Burke of Edinburgh who committed the crime in 1829 1 To murder by suffocation or so as to produce few marks of violence for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection 2 To dispose of quietly or indirectly to suppress to smother to shelve as to burke a parliamentary question The court could not burke an inquiry supported by such a mass of a affidavits C Reade BURKISM Burkism n Defn The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling their bodies for dissection BURL Burl v t imp p p Burled p pr vb n Burling Etym OE burle stuffing or a knot in cloth cf F bourlet bourrelet OF bourel a wreath or a roll of cloth linen or leather stuffed with flocks etc dim of bourre 92 See Bur Defn To dress or finish up cloth to pick knots burs loose threads etc from as in finishing cloth Burling iron a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used in burling woolen cloth BURL Burl n 1 A knot or lump in thread or cloth 2 An overgrown knot or an excrescence on a tree also veneer made from such excrescences BURLAP Burlap n Defn A coarse fabric made of jute or hemp used for bagging also a finer variety of similar material used for curtains etc Written also burlaps BURLER Burler n Defn One who burls or dresses cloth BURLESQUE Burlesque a Etym F burlesque fr It burlesco fr burla jest mockery perh for burrula dim of L burrae trifles See Bur Defn Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity jocular ironical It is a dispute among the critics whether burlesque poetry runs best in heroic verse like that of the Dispensary or in doggerel like that of Hudibras Addison BURLESQUE Burlesque n 1 Ludicrous representation exaggerated parody grotesque satire Burlesque is therefore of two kinds the first represents mean persons in the accouterments of heroes the other describes great persons acting and speaking like the basest among the people Addison 2 An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter or to ridicule anything The dull burlesque appeared with impudence And pleased by novelty in spite of sense Dryden 3 A ludicrous imitation a caricature a travesty a gross perversion Who is it that admires and from the heart is attached to national representative assemblies but must turn with horror and disgust from such a profane burlesque and abominable perversion of that sacred institute Burke Syn Mockery farce travesty mimicry BURLESQUE Burlesque v t imp p p Burlesqued p pr vb n Burlesquing Defn To ridicule or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiahs words and turned the expression he used into ridicule Stillingfleet BURLESQUE Burlesque v i Defn To employ burlesque BURLESQUER Burlesquer n Defn One who burlesques BURLETTA Burletta n Etym It dim of burla mockery See Burlesque a Mus Defn A comic operetta a music farce Byron BURLINESS Burliness n Defn Quality of being burly BURLY Burly a Etym OE burlich strong excellent perh orig fit for a ladys bower hence handsome manly stout Cf Bower 1 Having a large strong or gross body stout lusty now used chiefly of human beings but formerly of animals in the sense of stately or beautiful and of inanimate things that were huge and bulky Burly sacks Drayton In his latter days with overliberal diet he was somewhat corpulent and burly Sir T More Burly and big and studious of his ease Cowper 2 Coarse and rough boisterous It was the orators own burly way of nonsense Cowley BURMAN Burman n pl Burmans Etym The softened modern Myanma Myanma native name is the source of the European corruption Burma Balfour Ethnol Defn A member of the Burman family one of the four great families Burmah also sometimes any inhabitant of Burmah a Burmese a Defn Of or pertaining to the Burmans or to Burmah BUR MARIGOLD Bur marigold Defn See Beggars ticks BURMESE Burmese a Defn Of or pertaining to Burmah or its inhabitants n sing pl Defn A native or the natives of Burmah Also sing the language of the Burmans BURN Burn v t imp p p Burned Burnt p pr vb n Burning Etym OE bernen brennen vt early confused with beornen birnen vi AS bærnan bernan vt birnan vi akin to OS brinnan OFries barna berna OHG brinnan brennan G brennen OD bernen D branden Dan brænde Sw bränna brinna Icel brenna Goth brinnan brannjan in comp and possibly to E fervent 1 To consume with fire to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire frequently intensified by up as to burn up wood Well burn his body in the holy place Shak 2 To injure by fire or heat to change destructively some property or properties of by undue exposure to fire or heat to scorch to scald to blister to singe to char to sear as to burn steel in forging to burn ones face in the sun the sun burns the grass 3 To perfect or improve by fire or heat to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose to destroy or change some property or properties of by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum product or effect to bake as to burn clay in making bricks or pottery to burn wood so as to produce charcoal to burn limestone for the lime 4 To make or produce as an effect or result by the application of fire or heat as to burn a hole to burn charcoal to burn letters into a block 5 To consume injure or change the condition of as if by action of fire or heat to affect as fire or heat does as to burn the mouth with pepper This tyrant fever burns me up Shak This dry sorrow burns up all my tears Dryden When the cold north wind bloweth it devoureth the mountains and burneth the wilderness and consumeth the Ecclus xliii 20 21 6 Surg Defn To apply a cautery to to cauterize 7 Chem Defn To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent with evolution of heat to consume to oxidize as a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration to burn iron in oxygen To burn To burn together as two surfaces of metal Engin to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a quantity of the same metal in a liquid state To burn a bowl Game of Bowls to displace it accidentally the bowl so displaced being said to be burned To burn daylight to light candles before it is dark to waste time to perform superfluous actions Shak To burn ones fingers to get ones self into unexpected trouble as by interfering the concerns of others speculation etc To burn out to destroy or obliterate by burning Must you with hot irons burn out mine eyes Shak To be burned out to suffer loss by fire as the burning of ones house store or shop with the contents To burn up To burn down to burn entirely BURN Burn v i 1 To be of fire to flame The mount burned with fire Deut ix 15 2 To suffer from or be scorched by an excess of heat Your meat doth burn quoth I Shak 3 To have a condition quality appearance sensation or emotion as if on fire or excessively heated to act or rage with destructive violence to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire as the face burns to burn with fever Did not our heart burn within us while he talked with us by the way Luke xxiv 32 The barge she sat in like a burnished throne Burned on the water Shak Burning with high hope Byron The groan still deepens and the combat burns Pope The parching air Burns frore and cold performs the effect of fire Milton 4 Chem Defn To combine energetically with evolution of heat as copper burns in chlorine 5 In certain games to approach near to a concealed object which is sought Colloq To burn out to burn till the fuel is exhausted To burn up To burn down to be entirely consumed BURN Burn n 1 A hurt injury or effect caused by fire or excessive or intense heat 2 The operation or result of burning or baking as in brickmaking as they have a good burn 3 A disease in vegetables See Brand n 6 BURN Burn n Etym See 1st Bourn Defn A small stream Scot BURNABLE Burnable a Defn Combustible Cotgrave BURNED Burned p p a Defn See Burnt BURNED Burned p p Defn Burnished Obs Chaucer BURNER Burner n 1 One who or that which burns or sets fire to anything 2 The part of a lamp gas fixture etc where the flame is produced Bunsens burner Chem a kind of burner invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg consisting of a straight tube four or five inches in length having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame Argand burner Rose burner etc See under Argand Rose etc BURNET Burnet n Etym OE burnet burnet also brownish the plant perh being named from its color fr F brunet dim of brun brown cf OF brunete a sort of flower See Brunette Bot Defn A genus of perennial herbs Poterium especially PSanguisorba the common or garden burnet Burnet moth Zoöl in England a handsome moth Zygæna filipendula with crimson spots on the wings Burnet saxifrage Bot See Saxifrage Canadian burnet a marsh plant Poterium Canadensis Great burnet Wild burnet Poterium or Sanguisorba oficinalis BURNETTIZE Burnettize v t imp p p Burnettized p pr vb n Burnettizing Manuf Defn To subject wood fabrics etc to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc to prevent decay a process invented by Sir William Burnett BURNIE Burnie n Etym See 4th Burn Defn A small brook Scot Burns BURNIEBEE Burniebee n Defn The ladybird Prov Eng BURNING Burning a 1 That burns being on fire excessively hot fiery 2 Consuming intense inflaming exciting vehement powerful as burning zeal Like a young hound upon a burning scent Dryden Burning bush Bot an ornamental shrub Euonymus atropurpureus bearing a crimson berry BURNING Burning n Defn The act of consuming by fire or heat or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat the state of being on fire or excessively heated Burning fluid any volatile illuminating oil as the lighter petroleums naphtha benzine or oil of turpentine camphine but esp a mixture of the latter with alcohol Burning glass a conxex lens of considerable size used for producing an intense heat by converging the suns rays to a focus Burning house Metal the furnace in which tin ores are calcined to sublime the sulphur and arsenic from the pyrites Weale Burning mirror a concave mirror or a combination of plane mirrors used for the same purpose as a burning glass Syn Combustion fire conflagration flame blaze BURNISH Burnish v t imp p p Burnished p pr vb n Burnishing Etym OE burnischen burnissen burnen OF burnir brunir to make brown polish F brunir fr F brun brown fr OHG br cf MHG briunen to make brown polish See Brown a Defn To cause to shine to make smooth and bright to polish specifically to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth as to burnish brass or paper The frame of burnished steel that east a glare From far and seemed to thaw the freezing air Dryden Now the village windows blaze Burnished by the setting sun Cunningham Burnishing machine a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression as in making paper collars BURNISH Burnish v i Defn To shine forth to brighten to become smooth and glossy as from swelling or filling out hence to grow large A slender poet must have time to grow And spread and burnish as his brothers do Dryden My thoughts began to burnish sprout and swell Herbert BURNISH Burnish n Defn The effect of burnishing gloss brightness luster Crashaw BURNISHER Burnisher n 1 One who burnishes 2 A tool with a hard smooth rounded end or surface as of steel ivory or agate used in smoothing or polishing by rubbing It has a variety of forms adapted to special uses BURNOOSE BURNOUS Burnoose Burnous n Etym Ar burnus a kind of highcrowned cap cf F bournous burnous Sp albornoz a sort of upper garment with a hood attached 1 A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece worn by Arabs 2 A combination cloak and hood worn by women Variously written bournous bernouse bornous etc BURNSTICKLE Burnstickle n Zoöl Defn A stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus BURNT Burnt p p a Defn Consumed with or as with fire scorched or dried as with fire or heat baked or hardened in the fire or the sun Burnt ear a black powdery fungus which destroys grain See Smut Burnt offering something offered and burnt on an altar as an atonement for sin a sacrifice The offerings of the Jews were a clean animal as an ox a calf a goat or a sheep or some vegetable substance as bread or ears of wheat or barley Called also burnt sacrifice 2 Sam xxiv 22 BURR Burr n Etym See Bur Bot 1 A prickly seed vessel See Bur 1 2 The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal as in turning engraving pressing etc also the rough neck left on a bullet in casting The graver in plowing furrows in the surface of the copper raises corresponding ridges or burrs Tomlinson 3 A thin flat piece of metal formed from a sheet by punching a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down 4 A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe to prevent the hand from slipping 5 The lobe or lap of the ear 6 Etym Probably of imitative origin Defn A guttural pronounciation of the letter r produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue rotacism often called the Newcastle Northumberland or Tweedside burr 7 The knot at the bottom of an antler See Bur n 8 BURR Burr v i imp p p Burred p pr vb n Burring Defn To speak with burr to make a hoarse or guttural murmur Mrs Browning BURREL Burrel n Etym Cf OF burel reddish cf Borel n or F beurré butter pear fr beurre butter Cf Butter Defn A sort of pear called also the red butter pear from its smooth delicious soft pulp BURREL Burrel n Defn Same as Borrel BURREL FLY Burrel fly Etym From its reddish color See 1st Burrel Zoöl Defn The botfly or gadfly of cattle Hypoderma bovis See Gadfly BURREL SHOT Burrel shot Etym Either from annoying the enemy like a burrel fly or less probably fr F bourreler to sting torture Gun Defn A mixture of shot nails stones pieces of old iron etc fired from a cannon at short range in an emergency R BURRING MACHINE Burring machine Defn A machine for cleansing wool of burs seeds and other substances BURR MILLSTONE Burr millstone Defn See Buhrstone BURRO Burro n Etym Sp an ass Zoöl Defn A donkey Southern US BURROCK Burrock n Etym Perh from AS burg burh hill ock Defn A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed Knight BURROW Burrow n Etym See 1st Borough 1 An incorporated town See 1st Borough 2 A shelter esp a hole in the ground made by certain animals as rabbits for shelter and habitation 3 Mining Defn A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse 4 A mound See 3d Barrow and Camp n 5 BURROW Burrow v i imp p p Burrowed p pr vb n Burrowing 1 To excavate a hole to lodge in as in the earth to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth as conies or rabbits 2 To lodge or take refuge in any deep or concealed place to hide Sir this vermin of court reporters when they are forced into day upon one point are sure to burrow in another Burke Burrowing owl Zoöl a small owl of the western part of North America Speotyto cunicularia which lives in holes often in company with the prairie dog BURROWER Burrower n Defn One who or that which burrows an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it BURRSTONE Burrstone n Defn See Buhrstone BURRY Burry a Defn Abounding in burs or containing burs resembling burs as burry wool BURSA Bursa n pl Bursæ Etym L See Burse Anat Defn Any sac or saclike cavity especially one of the synovial sacs or small spaces often lined with synovial membrane interposed between tendons and bony prominences BURSAL Bursal a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to a bursa or to bursæ BURSAR Bursar n Etym LL bursarius fr bursa purse See Burse and cf Purser 1 A treasurer or cash keeper a purser as the bursar of a college or of a monastery 2 A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support BURSARSHIP Bursarship n Defn The office of a bursar BURSARY Bursary n pl ries Etym LL bursaria See Bursar 1 The treasury of a college or monastery 2 A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university as in scotland a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies No woman of rank or fortune but would have a bursary in her gift Southey BURSCH Bursch n pl Burschen Etym G ultimately fr LL bursa See Burse Defn A youth especially a student in a german university BURSCHENSCHAFT Burschenschaft n pl schaften G Defn In Germany any of various associations of university students formed the original one at Jena in 1815 to support liberal ideas or the organization formed by the affiliation of the local bodies The organization was suppressed by the government in 1819 but was secretly revived and is now openly maintained as a social organization the restrictive laws having been repealed prior to 1849 Burschenschaftler schafter n BURSE Burse n Etym LL bursa or F bourse See Bourse and cf Bursch Purse 1 A purse also a vesicle a pod a hull Obs Holland 2 A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies also the sum given to the beneficiaries Scot 3 Eccl Defn An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use Shipley 4 An exchange for merchants and bankers in the cities of continental Europe Same as Bourse 5 A kind of bazaar Obs She says she went to the burse for patterns Old Play BURSICULATE Bursiculate a Etym See Burse Bot Defn Bursiform BURSIFORM Bursiform a Etym LL bursa purse form Defn Shaped like a purse BURSITIS Bursitis n Etym NL fr E bursa itis Med Defn Inflammation of a bursa BURST Burst v i imp p p Burst p pr vb n Bursting The past participle bursten is obsolete Etym OE bersten bresten AS berstan pers sing berste imp sing bærst imp pl burston pp borsten akin to D bersten G bersten OHG brestan OS brestan Icel bresta Sw brista Dan briste Cf Brast Break 1 To fly apart or in pieces of break open to yield to force or pressure especially to a sudden and violent exertion of force or to pressure from within to explode as the boiler had burst the buds will burst in spring From the egg that soon Bursting with kindly rupture forth disclosed Their callow young Milton Note Often used figuratively as of the heart in reference to a surcharge of passion grief desire etc No no my heart will burst an if I speak And I will speak that so my heart may burst Shak 2 To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way to break through obstacles or limitations hence to appear suddenly and unexpecedly or unaccountably or to depart in such manner usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition as forth out away into upon through etc Tears such as angels weep burst forth Milton And now you burst ah cruel from my arms Pope A resolved villain Whose bowels suddenly burst out Shak We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea Coleridge To burst upon him like an earthquake Goldsmith BURST Burst v t 1 To break or rend by violence as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure esp from within to force open suddenly as to burst a cannon to burst a blood vessel to burst open the doors My breast Ill burst with straining of my courage Shak 2 To break Obs You will not pay for the glasses you have burst Shak He burst his lance against the sand below Fairfax Tasso 3 To produce as an effect of bursting as to burst a hole through the wall Bursting charge See under Charge BURST Burst n 1 A sudden breaking forth a violent rending an explosion as a burst of thunder a burst of applause a burst of passion a burst of inspiration Bursts of foxhunting melody W Irving 2 Any brief violent evertion or effort a spurt as a burst of speed 3 A sudden opening as of landscape a stretch an expanse R A fine burst of country Jane Austen 4 A rupture of hernia a breach BURSTEN Bursten Defn p p of Burst v i Obs BURSTER Burster n Defn One that bursts BURSTWORT Burstwort n Bot Defn A plant Herniaria glabra supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture BURT Burt n Zoöl Defn See Birt Prov Eng BURTHEN Burthen n v t Defn See Burden Archaic BURTON Burton n Etym Cf OE Prov E bort to press or indent anything Naut Defn A peculiar tackle formed of two or more blocks or pulleys the weight being suspended of a hook block in the bight of the running part BURY Bury n Etym See 1st Borough 1 A borough a manor as the Bury of St Edmonds Note used as a termination of names of places as Canterbury Shrewsbury 2 A manor house a castle Prov Eng To this very day the chief house of a manor or the lords seat is called bury in some parts of England Miege BURY Bury v t imp p p Buried p pr vb n Burying Etym OE burien birien berien AS byrgan akin to beorgan to protect OHG bergan G bergen Icel bjarga Sw berga Dan bierge Goth baírgan sq root95 Cf Burrow 1 To cover out of sight either by heaping something over or by placing within something as earth etc to conceal by covering to hide as to bury coals in ashes to bury the face in the hands And all their confidence Under the weight of mountains buried deep Milton 2 Specifically To cover out of sight as the body of a deceased person in a grave a tomb or the ocean to deposit a corpse in its resting place with funeral ceremonies to inter to inhume Lord suffer me first to go and bury my father Matt viii 21 Ill bury thee in a triumphant grave Shak 3 To hide in oblivion to put away finally to abandon as to bury strife Give me a bowl of wine In this I bury all unkindness Cassius Shak Burying beetle Zoöl the general name of many species of beetles of the tribe Necrophaga the sexton beetle so called from their habit of burying small dead animals by digging away the earth beneath them The larvæ feed upon decaying flesh and are useful scavengers To bury the hatchet to lay aside the instruments of war and make peace a phrase used in allusion to the custom observed by the North American Indians of burying a tomahawk when they conclude a peace Syn To intomb inter inhume inurn hide cover conceal overwhelm repress BURYING GROUND BURYING PLACE Burying ground Burying place Defn The ground or place for burying the dead burial place BUS Bus n Etym Abbreviated from omnibus Defn An omnibus Colloq BUSBY Busby n pl Busbies Mil Defn A military headdress or cap used in the British army It is of fur with a bag of the same color as the facings of the regiment hanging from the top over the right shoulder BUSCON Buscon n Etym Sp a searcher fr buscar to search Defn One who searches for ores a prospector US BUSH Bush n Etym OE bosch busch buysch bosk busk akin to D bosch OHG busc G busch Icel b b Dan busk Sw buske and also to LL boscus buscus Pr bosc It bosco Sp Pg bosque F bois OF bos Whether the LL or G form ibox a case Cf Ambush Boscage Bouquet Box a case 1 A thicket or place abounding in trees or shrubs a wild forest Note This was the original sense of the word as in the Dutch bosch a wood and was so used by Chaucer In this sense it is extensively used in the British colonies especially at the Cape of Good Hope and also in Australia and Canada as to live or settle in the bush 2 A shrub esp a shrub with branches rising from or near the root a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs To bind a bush of thorns among sweetsmelling flowers Gascoigne 3 A shrub cut off or a shrublike branch of a tree as bushes to support pea vines 4 A shrub or branch properly a branch of ivy as sacred to Bacchus hung out at vintners doors or as a tavern sign hence a tavern sign and symbolically the tavern itself If it be true that good wine needs no bush t is true that a good play needs no epilogue Shak 5 Hunting Defn The tail or brush of a fox To beat about the bush to approach anything in a roundabout manner instead of coming directly to it a metaphor taken from hunting Bush bean Bot a variety of bean which is low and requires no support Phaseolus vulgaris variety nanus See Bean 1 Bush buck or Bush goat Zoöl a beautiful South African antelope Tragelaphus sylvaticus so called because found mainly in wooden localities The name is also applied to other species Bush cat Zoöl the serval See Serval Bush chat Zoöl a bird of the genus Pratincola of the Thrush family Bush dog Zoöl See Potto Bush hammer See Bushhammer in the Vocabulary Bush harrow Agric See under Harrow Bush hog Zoöl a South African wild hog Potamochoerus Africanus called also bush pig and water hog Bush master Zoöl a venomous snake Lachesis mutus of Guinea called also surucucu Bush pea Bot a variety of pea that needs to be bushed Bush shrike Zoöl a bird of the genus Thamnophilus and allied genera called also batarg Many species inhabit tropical America Bush tit Zoöl a small bird of the genus Psaltriparus allied to the titmouse P minimus inhabits California BUSH Bush v i Defn To branch thickly in the manner of a bush The bushing alders Pope BUSH Bush v t imp p p Bushed p pr vbn Bushing 1 To set bushes for to support with bushes as to bush peas 2 To use a bush harrow on land for covering seeds sown to harrow with a bush as to bush a piece of land to bush seeds into the ground BUSH Bush n Etym D bus a box akin to E box or F boucher to plug 1 Mech Defn A lining for a hole to make it smaller a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor Knight Note In the larger machines such a piece is called a box particularly in the United States 2 Gun Defn A piece of copper screwed into a gun through which the venthole is bored Farrow BUSH Bush v t Defn To furnish with a bush or lining as to bush a pivot hole BUSHBOY Bushboy n Defn See Bushman BUSHEL Bushel n Etym OE buschel boischel OF boissel bussel boistel F boisseau LL bustellus dim of bustia buxida OF boiste fr pyxida acc of L pyxis box Gr Box 1 A dry measure containing four pecks eight gallons or thirtytwo quarts Note The Winchester bushel formerly used in England contained 215042 cubic inches being the volume of a cylinder 18 2 A vessel of the capacity of a bushel used in measuring a bushel measure Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick Mark iv 21 3 A quantity that fills a bushel measure as a heap containing ten bushels of apples Note In the United States a large number of articles bought and sold by the bushel are measured by weighing the number of pounds that make a bushel being determined by State law or by local custom For some articles as apples potatoes etc heaped measure is required in measuring a bushel 4 A large indefinite quantity Colloq The worthies of antiquity bought the rarest pictures with bushels of gold without counting the weight or the number of the pieces Dryden 5 The iron lining in the nave of a wheel Eng In the United States it is called a box See 4th Bush BUSHELAGE Bushelage n Defn A duty payable on commodities by the bushel Eng BUSHELMAN Bushelman n Defn A tailors assistant for repairing garments called also busheler Local US BUSHET Bushet n Etym See Bosket Defn A small bush BUSHFIGHTER Bushfighter n Defn One accustomed to bushfighting Parkman BUSHFIGHTING Bushfighting n Defn Fighting in the bush or from behind bushes trees or thickets BUSHHAMMER Bushhammer n Defn A hammer with a head formed of a bundle of square bars with pyramidal points arranged in rows or a solid head with a face cut into a number of rows of such points used for dressing stone BUSHHAMMER Bushhammer v t Defn To dress with bushhammer as to bushhammer a block of granite BUSHIDO Bushido booshedo n Jap bu military shi knight do way doctrine principle Defn The unwritten code of moral principles regulating the actions of the Japanese knighthood or Samurai the chivalry of Japan Unformulated Bushido was and still is the animating spirit the motor force of our country Inazo Nitobé BUSHINESS Bushiness n Defn The condition or quality of being bushy BUSHING Bushing n Etym See 4th Bush 1 The operation of fitting bushes or linings into holes or places where wear is to be received or friction diminished as pivot holes etc 2 Mech Defn A bush or lining sometimes called See 4th Bush BUSHLESS Bushless a Defn Free from bushes bare Oer the long backs of the bushless downs Tennyson BUSHMAN Bushman n pl Bushmen Etym Cf D boschman boschjesman See 1st Bush 1 A woodsman a settler in the bush 2 Ethnol Defn One of a race of South African nomads living principally in the deserts and not classified as allied in race or language to any other people BUSHMENT Bushment n Etym OE busshement ambush fr bush 1 A thicket a cluster of bushes Obs Raleigh 2 An ambuscade Obs Sir T More BUSHRANGER Bushranger n Defn One who roams or hides among the bushes especially in Australia an escaped criminal living in the bush BUSHWHACKER Bushwhacker n 1 One accustomed to beat about or travel through bushes US They were gallant bushwhackers and hunters of raccoons by moonlight W Irving 2 A guerrilla a marauding assassin one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers US Farrow BUSHWHACKING Bushwhacking n 1 Traveling or working a way through bushes pulling by the bushes as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream US T Flint 2 The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers US BUSHY Bushy a Etym From 1st Bush 1 Thick and spreading like a bush Bushy eyebrows Irving 2 Full of bushes overgrowing with shrubs Dingle or bushy dell of this wild wood Milton BUSILY Busily adv Defn In a busy manner BUSINESS Business n pl Businesses Etym From Busy 1 That which busies one or that which engages the time attention or labor of any one as his principal concern or interest whether for a longer or shorter time constant employment regular occupation as the business of life business before pleasure Wist ye not that I must be about my Fathers business Luke ii 49 2 Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain as agriculture trade art or a profession The business of instruction Prescott 3 Financial dealings buying and selling traffic in general mercantile transactions It seldom happens that men of a studious turn acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge of business Bp Popteus 4 That which one has to do or should do special service duty or mission The daughter of the King of France On serious business craving quick despatch Importunes personal conference Shak What business has the tortoise among the clouds LEstrange 5 Affair concern matter used in an indefinite sense and modified by the connected words It was a gentle business and becoming The action of good women Shak Bestow Your needful counsel to our business Shak 6 Drama Defn The position distribution and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal 7 Care anxiety diligence Obs Chaucer To do ones business to ruin one Colloq Wycherley To make a thing ones business to occupy ones self with a thing as a special charge or duty Colloq To mean business to be earnest Colloq Syn Affairs concern transaction matter engagement employment calling occupation trade profession vocation office duty BUSINESSLIKE Businesslike a Defn In the manner of one transacting business wisely and by right methods BUSK Busk n Etym F busc perh fr the hypothetical older form of E bois wood because the first busks were made of wood See Bush and cf OF busche F bûche a piece or log of wood fr the same root Defn A thin elastic strip of metal whalebone wood or other material worn in the front of a corset Her long slit sleeves stiff busk puff verdingall Is all that makes her thus angelical Marston BUSK Busk v t i imp p p Busked Etym OE busken fr Icel b to make ones self ready rexlexive of b to prepare dwell Cf 8th Bound 1 To prepare to make ready to array to dress Scot Old Eng Busk you busk you my bonny bonny bride Hamilton 2 To go to direct ones course Obs Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks Skelton BUSKED Busked a Defn Wearing a busk Pollok BUSKET Busket n Etym See Bosket Bouquet 1 A small bush also a sprig or bouquet Obs Spenser 2 A part of a garden devoted to shrubs R BUSKIN Buskin n Etym Prob from OF brossequin or D broosken See Brodekin 1 A strong protecting covering for the foot coming some distance up the leg The hunted red deers undressed hide Their hairy buskins well supplied Sir W Scott 2 A similar covering for the foot and leg made with very thick soles to give an appearance of elevation to the stature worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome Used as a symbol of tragedy or the tragic drama as distinguished from comedy Great Fletcher never treads in buskins here No greater Jonson dares in socks appear Dryden BUSKINED Buskined a 1 Wearing buskins Her buskined virgins traced the dewy lawn Pope 2 Trodden by buskins pertaining to tragedy The buskined stage Milton BUSKY Busky a Defn See Bosky and 1st Bush n Shak BUSS Buss n Etym OE basse fr L basium cf G bus Luther Prov G busserl dim of bus kiss bussen to kiss Sw puss kiss pussa to kiss W Gael bus lip mouth Defn A kiss a rude or playful kiss a smack Shak BUSS Buss v t imp p p Bussed p pr vb n Bussing Defn To kiss esp to kiss with a smack or rudely Nor bussed the milking maid Tennyson Kissing and bussing differ both in this We buss our wantons but our wives we kiss Herrick BUSS Buss n Etym Cf OF busse Pr bus LL bussa busa G büse D buis Naut Defn A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins used in the herring fishery The Dutch whalers and herring busses Macaulay BUST Bust n Etym F buste fr It busto cf LL busta bustula box of the same origin as E box a case cf for the change of meaning E chest See Bushel 1 A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure including the head shoulders and breast Ambition sighed she found it vain to trust The faithless column and the crumbling bust Pope 2 The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist whether in statuary or in the person the chest or thorax the upper part of the trunk of the body BUSTARD Bustard n Etym OF Prov F bistarde F outarde from L avis tarda lit slow bird Plin 10 22 proximæ iis sunt quas Hispania aves tardas appellat Græcia Zoöl Defn A bird of the genus Otis Note The great or bearded bustard Otis tarda is the largest game bird in Europe It inhabits the temperate regions of Europe and Asia and was formerly common in Great Britain The little bustard O tetrax inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco Many other species are known in Asia and Africa BUSTER Buster n Defn Something huge a roistering blade also a spree Slang US Bartlett BUSTLE Bustle v i imp p p Bustled p pr vbn Bustling Etym Cf OE buskle perh fr AS bysig busy bysgian to busy the verbal termination le or Icel bustla to splash bustle Defn To move noisily to be rudely active to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance as to bustle through a crowd And leave the world for me to bustle in Shak BUSTLE Bustle n Defn Great stir agitation tumult from stirring or excitement A strange bustle and disturbance in the world South BUSTLE Bustle n Defn A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist by women to give fullness to the skirts called also bishop and tournure BUSTLER Bustler n Defn An active stirring person BUSTLING Bustling a Defn Agitated noisy tumultuous characterized by confused activity as a bustling crowd A bustling wharf Hawthorne BUSTO Busto n pl Bustoes plu Etym It Defn A bust a statue With some antick bustoes in the niches Ashmole BUSY Busy a Etym OE busi bisi AS bysig akin to D bezig LG besig cf Skr bh to be active busy 1 Engaged in some business hard at work either habitually or only for the time being occupied with serious affairs not idle nor at leisure as a busy merchant Sir my mistress sends you word THat she is busy and she can not come Shak 2 Constantly at work diligent active Busy hammers closing rivets up Shak Religious motives are so busy in the heart Addison 3 Crowded with business or activities said of places and times as a busy street Tomorrow is a busy day Shak 4 Officious meddling foolish active On meddling monkey or on busy ape Shak 5 Careful anxious Obs Chaucer Syn Diligent industrious assiduous active occupied engaged BUSY Busy v t imp p p Busied p pr vb n Busying Etym AS bysgian Defn To make or keep busy to employ to engage or keep engaged to occupy as to busy ones self with books Be it thy course to busy giddy minds With foreign quarrels Shak BUSYBODY Busybody n pl Busybodies Defn One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others a meddling person And not only idle but tattlers also and busybodies speaking things which they ought not 1 Tim v 13 BUT But prep adv conj Etym OE bute buten AS b without on the outside except besides pref be outward without fr out Primarily b as well as is an adverb sq root198 See By Out cf About 1 Except with unless with without Obs So insolent that he could not go but either spurning equals or trampling on his inferiors Fuller Touch not the cat but a glove Motto of the Mackintoshes 2 Except besides save Who can it be ye gods but perjured Lycon E Smith Note In this sense but is often used with other particles as but for without had it not been for Uncreated but for love divine Young 3 Excepting or excluding the fact that save that were it not that unless elliptical for but that And but my noble Moor is true of mind it were enough to put him to ill thinking Shak 4 Otherwise than that that not commonly after a negative with that It cannot be but nature hath some director of infinite power to guide her in all her ways Hooker There is no question but the king of Spain will reform most of the abuses Addison 5 Only solely merely Observe but how their own principles combat one another Milton If they kill us we shall but die 2 Kings vii 4 A formidable man but to his friends Dryden 6 On the contrary on the other hand only yet still however nevertheless more further as connective of sentences or clauses of a sentence in a sense more or less exceptive or adversative as the House of Representatives passed the bill but the Senate dissented our wants are many but quite of another kind Now abideth faith hope charity these three but the greatest of these is charity 1 Cor xiii 13 When pride cometh then cometh shame but with the lowly is wisdom Prov xi 2 All but See under All But and if but if an attempt on the part of King Jamess translators of the Bible to express the conjunctive and adversative force of the Greek But and if that servant say in his heart My lord delayeth his coming the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him Luke xii 45 46 But if unless Obs Chaucer But this I read that but if remedy Thou her afford full shortly I her dead shall see Spenser Syn But However Still These conjunctions mark opposition in passing from one thought or topic to another But marks the opposition with a medium degree of strength as this is not winter but it is almost as cold he requested my assistance but I shall not aid him at present However is weaker and throws the opposition as it were into the background as this is not winter it is however almost as cold he required my assistance at present however I shall not afford him aid The plan however is still under consideration and may yet be adopted Still is stronger than but and marks the opposition more emphatically as your arguments are weighty still they do not convince me See Except However Note The chief error with but is to use it where and is enough an error springing from the tendency to use strong words without sufficient occasio Bain BUT But n Etym Cf But prep adv conj Defn The outer apartment or kitchen of a tworoomed house opposed to ben the inner room Scot BUT But n Etym See 1st But 1 A limit a boundary 2 The end esp the larger or thicker end or the blunt in distinction from the sharp end See 1st Butt But end the larger or thicker end as the but end of a log the but end of a musket See Butt n BUT But v i imp p p Butted p pr vb n Butting Defn See Butt v and Abut v BUTANE Butane n Etym L butyrum butter See Butter Chem Defn An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon C4H10 of the marsh gas or paraffin series BUTCHER Butcher n Etym OE bochere bochier OF bochier F boucher orig slaughterer of buck goats fr OF boc F bouc a buck goat of German or Celtic origin See Buck the animal 1 One who slaughters animals or dresses their flesh for market one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food 2 A slaughterer one who kills in large numbers or with unusual cruelty one who causes needless loss of life as in battle Butcher of an innocent child Shak Butcher bird Zoöl a species of shrike of the genus Lanius Note The Lanius excubitor is the common butcher bird of Europe In England the bearded tit is sometimes called the lesser butcher bird The American species are Lborealis or northernbutcher bird and L Ludovicianus or loggerhead shrike The name butcher birdis derived from its habit of suspending its prey impaled upon thorns after killing it Butchers meat such flesh of animals slaughtered for food as is sold for that purpose by butchers as beef mutton lamb and pork BUTCHER Butcher v t imp p p Butchered p pr vbn Butchering 1 To kill or slaughter animals for food or for market as to butcher hogs 2 To murder or kill especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner Macaulay Ithocles was murdered rather butchered Ford BUTCHERING Butchering n 1 The business of a butcher 2 The act of slaughtering the act of killing cruelly and needlessly That dreadful butchering of one another Addison BUTCHERLINESS Butcherliness n Defn Butchery quality BUTCHERLY Butcherly a Defn Like a butcher without compunction savage bloody inhuman fell The victim of a butcherly murder D Webster What stratagems how fell how butcherly This deadly quarrel daily doth beget Shak BUTCHERS BROOM Butchers broom Bot Defn A genus of plants Ruscus esp R aculeatus which has large red berries and leaflike branches See Cladophyll BUTCHERY Butchery n Etym OE bocherie shambles fr F boucherie See Butcher n 1 The business of a butcher Obs 2 Murder or manslaughter esp when committed with unusual barbarity great or cruel slaughter Shak The perpetration of human butchery Prescott 3 A slaughterhouse the shambles a place where blood is shed Obs Like as an ox is hanged in the butchery Fabyan Syn Murder slaughter carnage See Massacre BUTLER Butler n Etym OE boteler F bouteillier a bottlebearer a cupbearer fr LL buticularius fr buticula bottle See Bottle a hollow vessel Defn An officer in a kings or a noblemans household whose principal business it is to take charge of the liquors plate etc the head servant in a large house The butler and the baker of the king of Egypt Gen xl 5 Your wine locked up your butler strolled abroad Pope BUTLERAGE Butlerage n O Eng Law Defn A duty of two shillings on every tun of wine imported into England by merchant strangers so called because paid to the kings butler for the king Blackstone BUTLERSHIP Butlership n Defn The office of a butler BUTMENT Butment n Etym Abbreviation of Abutment 1 Arch Defn A buttress of an arch the supporter or that part which joins it to the upright pier 2 Masonry Defn The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge by which the extreme arches are sustained or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported Butment cheek Carp the part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear Knight BUTT BUT Butt But n Etym F but butt aim cf butte knoll or bout OF bot end extremity fr boter buter to push butt strike F bouter of German origin cf OHG bozan akin to E beat See Beat v t 1 A limit a bound a goal the extreme bound the end Here is my journeys end here my butt And very sea mark of my utmost sail Shak Note As applied to land the word is nearly synonymous with mete and signifies properly the end line or boundary the abuttal 2 The thicker end of anything See But 3 A mark to be shot at a target Sir W Scott The groom his fellow groom at butts defies And bends his bow and levels with his eyes Dryden 4 A person at whom ridicule jest or contempt is directed as the butt of the company I played a sentence or two at my butt which I thought very smart Addison 5 A push thrust or sudden blow given by the head of an animal as the butt of a ram 6 A thrust in fencing To prove who gave the fairer butt John shows the chalk on Roberts coat Prior 7 A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field The hay was growing upon headlands and butts in cornfields Burrill 8 Mech a A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scrafing or chamfering also called butt joint b The end of a connecting rod or other like piece to which the boxing is attached by the strap cotter and gib c The portion of a halfcoupling fastened to the end of a hose 9 Shipbuilding Defn The joint where two planks in a strake meet 10 Carp Defn A kind of hinge used in hanging doors etc so named because fastened on the edge of the door which butts against the casing instead of on its face like the strap hinge also called butt hinge 11 Leather Trade Defn The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides used for soles of boots harness trunks 12 The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice Butt chain Saddlery a short chain attached to the end of a tug Butt end The thicker end of anything See But end under 2d But Amen and make me die a good old man Thats the butt end of a mothers blessing Shak A butts length the ordinary distance from the place of shooting to the butt or mark Butts and bounds Conveyancing abuttals and boundaries In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape butts are the lines at the ends F bouts and bounds are those on the sides or sidings as they were formerly termed Burrill Bead and butt See under Bead Butt and butt joining end to end without overlapping as planks Butt weld Mech a butt joint made by welding together the flat ends or edges of a piece of iron or steel or of separate pieces without having them overlap See Weld Full butt headfirst with full force Colloq The corporal ran full butt at the lieutenant Marryat BUTT Butt v i imp p p Butted p pr vb n Butting Etym OE butten OF boter to push F bouter See Butt an end and cf Boutade 1 To join at the butt end or outward extremity to terminate to be bounded to abut Written also but And Barnsdale there doth butt on Dons wellwatered ground Drayton 2 To thrust the head forward to strike by thrusting the head forward as an ox or a ram See Butt n A snowwhite steer before thine altar led Butts with his threatening brows Dryden BUTT Butt v t Defn To strike by thrusting the head against to strike with the head Two harmless lambs are butting one the other Sir H Wotton BUTT Butt n Etym F botte boute LL butta Cf Bottle a hollow vessel Defn A large cask or vessel for wine or beer It contains two hogsheads Note A wine butt contains 126 wine gallons 105 imperial gallons nearly a beer butt 108 ale gallons about 110 imperial gallons BUTT Butt n Zoöl Defn The common English flounder BUTTE Butte n Etym F See Butt a bound Defn A detached low mountain or high rising abruptly from the general level of the surrounding plain applied to peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region The creek passes by two remarkable buttes of red conglomerate Ruxton BUTTER Butter n Etym OE botere butter AS butere fr L butyrum Gr Cow 1 An oily unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning 2 Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence or other qualities especially in old chemistry the chloridess as butter of antimony sesquichloride of antimony also certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures as butter of cacao vegetable butter shea butter Butter and eggs Bot a name given to several plants having flowers of two shades of yellow as Narcissus incomparabilis and in the United States to the toadflax Linaria vulgaris Butter boat a small vessel for holding melted butter at table Butter flower the buttercup a yellow flower Butter print a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter called also butter stamp Locke Butter tooth either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw Butter tree Bot a tree of the genus Bassia the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter The butter tree of India is the B butyracea that of Africa is the Shea tree B Parkii See Shea tree Butter trier a tool used in sampling butter Butter wife a woman who makes or sells butter called also butter woman Obs or Archaic BUTTER Butter v t imp p p Buttered p pr vb n Buttering 1 To cover or spread with butter I know whats what I know on which side My bread is buttered Ford 2 To increase as stakes at every throw or every game Cant Johnson BUTTER Butter n Defn One who or that which butts BUTTERBALL Butterball n Zoöl Defn The buffel duck BUTTERBIRD Butterbird n Zoöl Defn The rice bunting or bobolink so called in the island of Jamaica BUTTERBUMP Butterbump n Etym OE buttur the bittern 5th bump Zoöl Defn The European bittern Johnson BUTTERBUR Butterbur n Bot Defn A broadleaved plant Petasites vulgaris of the Composite family said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter BUTTERCUP Buttercup n Bot Defn A plant of the genus Ranunculus or crowfoot particularly R bulbosus with bright yellow flowers called also butterflower golden cup and kingcup It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare BUTTERFINGERED Butterfingered a Defn Apt to let things fall or to let them slip away slippery careless BUTTERFISH Butterfish n Zoöl Defn A name given to several different fishes in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast the rock eel and the kelpfish of New Zealand BUTTERFLY Butterfly n pl Butterflies Etym Perh from the color of a yellow species AS buterflege buttorfleóge cf G butterfliege D botervlieg See Butter and Fly Zoöl Defn A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera Note See Illust under Aphrodite Asclepias butterfly See under Asclepias Butterfly fish Zoöl the ocellated blenny Blennius ocellaris of Europe See Blenny The term is also applied to the flying gurnard Butterfly shell Zoöl a shell of the genus Voluta Butterfly valve Mech a kind of double clack valve consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to a cross rib in the pump bucket When open it somewhat resembles a butterfly in shape BUTTERINE Butterine n Defn A substance prepared from animal fat with some other ingredients intermixed as an imitation of butter The manufacturers ship large quantities of oleomargarine to England Holland and other countries to be manufactured into butter which is sold as butterine or suine Johnsons Cyc BUTTERIS Butteris n Etym The same word as buttress noun in a different application F bouter to push Far Defn A steel cutting instrument with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator It is operated by a thrust movement and used in paring the hoofs of horses BUTTERMAN Butterman n pl Buttermen Defn A man who makes or sells butter BUTTERMILK Buttermilk n Defn The milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream BUTTERNUT Butternut n 1 Bot Defn An American tree Juglans cinerea of the Walnut family and its edible fruit so called from the oil contained in the latter Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut 2 Bot Defn The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C nuciferum of S America called also Souari nut BUTTERSCOTCH Butterscotch n Defn A kind of candy mainly composed of sugar and butter Colloq Dickens BUTTERWEED Butterweed n Bot Defn An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley Senecio lobatus BUTTERWEIGHT Butterweight n Defn Over weight Swift Note Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter for a pound BUTTERWORT Butterwort n Bot Defn A genus of low herbs Pinguicula having simple leaves which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid fluid to which insects adhere after which the margin infolds and the insects are digested by the plant The species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone BUTTERY Buttery a Defn Having the qualities consistence or appearance of butter BUTTERY Buttery n pl Buttplwies Etym OE botery botry cf LL botaria wine vessel also OE botelerie fr F bouteillerie fr boutellie bottle Not derived from butter See Bottle a hollow vessel Butt a cask 1 An apartment in a house where butter milk and other provisions are kept All that need a cool and fresh temper as cellars pantries and butteries to the north Sir H Wotton 2 A room in some English colleges where liquors fruit and refreshments are kept for sale to the students And the major Oxford kept the buttery bar E Hall 3 A cellar in which butts of wine are kept Weale Buttery hatch a half door between the buttery or kitchen and the hall in old mansions over which provisions were passed Wright BUTT HINGE Butt hinge Defn See 1st Butt 10 BUTTHORN Butthorn n Zoöl Defn The common European starfish Asterias rubens BUTTING Butting n Defn An abuttal a boundary Without buttings or boundings on any side Bp Beveridge BUTTING JOINT Butting joint Defn A joint between two pieces of timber or wood at the end of one or both and either at right angles or oblique to the grain as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts sometimes called abutting joint BUTT JOINT Butt joint Defn A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping See 1st Butt 8 BUTTOCK Buttock n Etym From Butt an end 1 The part at the back of the hip which in man forms one of the rounded protuberances on which he sits the rump 2 Naut Defn The convexity of a ship behind under the stern Mar Dict BUTTON Button n Etym OE boton botoun F bouton button bud prop something pushing out fr bouter to push See Butt an end 1 A knob a small ball a small roundish mass 2 A catch of various forms and materials used to fasten together the different parts of dress by being attached to one part and passing through a slit called a buttonhole in the other used also for ornament 3 A bud a germ of a plant Shak 4 A piece of wood or metal usually flat and elongated turning on a nail or screw to fasten something as a door 5 A globule of metal remaining onan assay cupel or in a crucible after fusion Button hook a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole as in buttoning boots and gloves Button shell Zoöl a small univalve marine shell of the genus Rotella Button snakeroot Bot a The American composite genus Liatris having rounded buttonlike heads of flowers b An American umbelliferous plant with rigid narrow leaves and flowers in dense heads Button tree Bot a genus of trees Conocarpus furnishing durable timber mostly natives of the West Indies To hold by the button to detain in conversation to weariness to bore to buttonhole BUTTON Button v t imp p p Buttoned p pr vb n Buttoning Etym OE botonen OF botoner F boutonner See Button n 1 To fasten with a button or buttons to inclose or make secure with buttons often followed by up He was a tall fat longbodied man buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat Dickens 2 To dress or clothe Obs Shak BUTTON Button v i Defn To be fastened by a button or buttons as the coat will not button BUTTONBALL Buttonball n Bot Defn See Buttonwood BUTTONBUSH Buttonbush n Bot Defn A shrub Cephalanthus occidentalis growing by the waterside so called from its globular head of flowers See Capitulum BUTTONHOLE Buttonhole n Defn The hole or loop in which a button is caught BUTTONHOLE Buttonhole v t Defn To hold at the button or buttonhole to detain in conversation to weariness to bore as he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour BUTTONMOLD Buttonmold n Defn A disk of bone wood or other material which is made into a button by covering it with cloth Written also buttonmould Fossil buttonmolds joints of encrinites See Encrinite BUTTONS Buttons n Defn A boy servant or page in allusion to the buttons on his livry Colloq Dickens BUTTONWEED Buttonweed n Bot Defn The name of several plants of the genera Spermacoce and Diodia of the Madder family BUTTONWOOD Buttonwood n Bot Defn The Platanus occidentalis or American plane tree a large tree producing rough balls from which it is named called also buttonball tree and in some parts of the United States sycamore The California buttonwood is P racemosa BUTTONY Buttony a Defn Ornamented with a large number of buttons The buttony boy Thackeray My coat so blue and buttony W S Gilbert BUTTRESS Buttress n Etym OE butrasse boterace fr F bouter to push cf OF bouteret nom sing and acc pl bouterez buttress See Butt an end and cf Butteris 1 Arch Defn A projecting mass of masonry used for resisting the thrust of an arch or for ornament and symmetry Note When an external projection is used merely to stiffen a wall it is a pier 2 Anything which supports or strengthens The ground pillar and buttress of the good old cause of nonconformity South Flying buttress See Flying buttress BUTTRESS Buttress v t imp p p Buttressed p pr vb n Buttressing Defn To support with a buttress to prop to brace firmly To set it upright again and to prop and buttress it up for duration Burke BUTT SHAFT Butt shaft Defn An arrow without a barb for shooting at butts an arrow Also but shaft Shak BUTT WELD Butt weld Defn See Butt weld under Butt BUTTWELD Buttweld v t Defn To unite by a butt weld BUTTY Butty n Mining Defn One who mines by contract at so much per ton of coal or ore BUTYL Butyl n Etym L butyrum butter yl See Butter Chem Defn A compound radical regarded as butane less one atom of hydrogen BUTYLAMINE Butylamine n Butyric yl amine Org Chem Defn A colorless liquid base C4H9NH2 of which there are four isomeric varieties BUTYLENE Butylene n Etym From Butyl Chem Defn Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons C4H8 of the ethylene series They are gaseous or easily liquefiable BUTYRACEOUS Butyraceous a Etym L butyrum butter See Butter Defn Having the qualities of butter resembling butter BUTYRATE Butyrate n Chem Defn A salt of butyric acid BUTYRIC Butyric a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from butter Butyric acid C3H7CO2H an acid found in butter an oily limpid fluid having the smell of rancid butter and an acrid taste with a sweetish aftertaste like that of ether There are two metameric butyric acids called in distinction the normal and isobutyric acid The normal butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter BUTYRIN Butyrin n Physiol Chem Defn A butyrate of glycerin a fat contained in small quantity in milk which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor BUTYROMETER Butyrometer n Etym L butyrum butter meter Defn An instrument for determining the amount of fatty matter or butter contained in a sample of milk BUTYRONE Butyrone n Etym Butyric one Chem Defn A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate BUTYROUS Butyrous a Defn Butyraceous BUTYRYL Butyryl n Butyric yl Chem Defn The radical C4H7O of butyric acid BUXEOUS Buxeous a Etym L buxeus fr buxus the box tree Defn Belonging to the box tree BUXINE Buxine n Chem Defn An alkaloid obtained from the Buxus sempervirens or common box tree It is identical with bebeerine called also buxina BUXOM Buxom a Etym OE buxum boxom buhsum pliable obedient AS bocsum buhsum akin to D buigzaam blexible G biegsam bugan to bow bend sum E some See Bow to bend and some 1 Yielding pliable or compliant ready to obey obedient tractable docile meek humble Obs So wild a beast so tame ytaught to be And buxom to his bands is joy to see Spenser I submit myself unto this holy church of Christ to be ever buxom and obedient to the ordinance of it Foxe 2 Having the characteristics of health vigor and comeliness combined with a gay lively manner stout and rosy jolly frolicsome A daughter fair So buxom blithe and debonair Milton A parcel of buxom bonny dames that were laughing singing dancing and as merry as the day was long Tatler Buxomly adv Buxomness n BUY Buy v t imp p p Bought p pr vb n Buying Etym OE buggen buggen bien AS bycgan akin to OS buggean Goth bugjan 1 To acquire the ownership of property by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor or by agreeing to do so to acquire by the payment of a price or value to purchase opposed to sell Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou wilt sell thy necessaries B Franklin 2 To acquire or procure by something given or done in exchange literally or figuratively to get at a cost or sacrifice to buy pleasure with pain Buy the truth and sell it not also wisdom and instruction and understanding Prov xxiii 23 To buy again See Againbuy Obs Chaucer To buy off a To influence to compliance to cause to bend or yield by some consideration as to buy off conscience b To detach by a consideration given as to buy off one from a party To buy out a To buy off or detach from Shak b To purchase the share or shares of in a stock fund or partnership by which the seller is separated from the company and the purchaser takes his place as A buys out B c To purchase the entire stock in trade and the good will of a business To buy in to purchase stock in any fund or partnership To buy on credit to purchase on a promise in fact or in law to make payment at a future day To buy the refusal of anything to give a consideration for the right of purchasing at a fixed price at a future time BUY Buy v i Defn To negotiate or treat about a purchase I will buy with you sell with you Shak BUYER Buyer n Defn One who buys a purchaser BUZ Buz v n Defn See Buzz Obs BUZZ Buzz v i imp p p Buzzed p pr vb n Buzzing Etym An onomatopoeia Defn To make a low continuous humming or sibilant sound like that made by bees with their wings Hence To utter a murmuring sound to speak with a low humming voice Like a wasp is buzzed and stung him Longfellow However these disturbers of our peace Buzz in the peoples ears Shak BUZZ Buzz v t 1 To sound forth by buzzing Shak 2 To whisper to communicate as tales in an under tone to spread as report by whispers or secretly I will buzz abroad such prophecies That Edward shall be fearful of his life Shak 3 To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice Colloq 4 Phonetics Defn To sound with a buzz H Sweet BUZZ Buzz n 1 A continuous humming noise as of bees a confused murmur as of general conversation in low tones or of a general expression of surprise or approbation The constant buzz of a fly Macaulay I found the whole room in a buzz of politics Addison There is a buzz all around regarding the sermon Thackeray 2 A whisper a report spread secretly or cautiously Theres a certain buzz Of a stolen marriage Massinger 3 Phonetics Defn The audible friction of voice consonants H Sweet BUZZARD Buzzard nEtym OE busard bosard F busard fr buse L buteo a kind of falcon or hawk 1 Zoöl Defn A bird of prey of the Hawk family belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera Note The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe The American species of which the most common are B borealis B Pennsylvanicus and B lineatus are usually called hen hawks The roughlegged buzzard or bee hawk of Europe Pernis apivorus feeds on bees and their larvæ with other insects and reptiles The moor buzzard of Europe is Circus æruginosus See Turkey buzzard and Carrion buzzard Bald buzzard the fishhawk or osprey See Fishhawk 2 A blockhead a dunce It is common to a proverb to call one who can not be taught or who continues obstinately ignorant a buzzard Goldsmith BUZZARD Buzzard a Defn Senseless stupid R Obs Milton BUZZARDET Buzzardet n Zoöl Defn A hawk resembling the buzzard but with legs relatively longer BUZZER Buzzer n Defn One who or that which buzzes a whisperer a talebearer And wants not buzzers to infect his ear With pestilent speeches of his fathers death Shak BUZZINGLY Buzzingly adv Defn In a buzzing manner with a buzzing sound BUZZSAW Buzzsaw Defn A circular saw so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed BY By prep Etym OE bi AS bi big near to by of from after according to akin to OS OFries bi be D bij OHG bi G bie Goth bi and perh Gr E prefix be is origthe same word pref Be 1 In the neighborhood of near or next to not far from close to along with as come and sit by me By foundation or by shady rivulet He sought them both Milton 2 On along in traversing Compare 5 Long labors both by sea and land he bore Dryden By land by water they renew the charge Pope 3 Near to while passing hence from one to the other side of past as to go by a church 4 Used in specifying adjacent dimensions as a cabin twenty feet by forty 5 Against Obs Tyndale 1 Cor iv 4 6 With as means way process etc through means of with aid of through through the act or agency of as a city is destroyed by fire profit is made by commerce to take by force Note To the meaning of by as denoting means or agency belong more or less closely most of the following uses of the word a It points out the author and producer as Waverley a novel by Sir WScott a statue by Canova a sonata by Beethoven b In an oath or adjuration it indicates the being or thing appealed to as sanction as I affirm to you by all that is sacred he swears by his faith as a Christian no by Heaven c According to by direction authority or example of after in such phrases as it appears by his account ten oclock by my watch to live by rule a model to build by d At the rate of according to the ratio or proportion of in the measure or quantity of as to sell cloth by the yard milk by the quart eggs by the dozen meat by the pound to board by the year e In comparison it denotes the measure of excess or deficiency when anything is increased or diminished it indicates the measure of increase or diminution as larger by a half older by five years to lessen by a third f It expresses continuance or duration during the course of within the period of as by day by night g As soon as not later than near or at used in expressions of time as by this time the sun had risen he will be here by two oclock Note In boxing the compass by indicates a pint nearer to or towards the next cardinal point as north by east ie a point towards the east from the north northeast by east ie on point nearer the east than northeast is Note With is used instead of by before the instrument with which anything is done as to beat one with a stick the board was fastened by the carpenter with nails But there are many words which may be regarded as means or processes or figuratively as instruments and whether with or by shall be used with them is a matter of arbitrary and often of unsettled usage as to a reduce a town by famine to consume stubble with fire he gained his purpose by flattery he entertained them with a story he distressed us with or by a recital of his sufferings see With By all means most assuredly without fail certainly By and by a Close together of place Obs Two yonge knightes liggyng lying by and by Chaucer b Immediately at once Obs When persecution ariseth because of the word by and by he is offended Matt xiii 21 c Presently pretty soon before long Note In this phrase by seems to be used in the sense of nearness in time and to be repeated for the sake of emphasis and thus to be equivalent to soon and soon that is instantly hence less emphatically pretty soon presently By ones self with only ones self near alone solitary By the bye See under Bye By the head Naut having the bows lower than the stern said of a vessel when her head is lower in the water than her stern If her stern is lower she is by the stern By the lee the situation of a vessel going free when she has fallen off so much as to bring the wind round her stern and to take her sails aback on the other side By the run to let go by the run to let go altogether instead of slacking off By the way by the bye used to introduce an incidental or secondary remark or subject Day by day One by one Piece by piece etc each day each one each piece etc by itself singly or separately each severally To come by to get possession of to obtain To do by to treat to behave toward To set by to value to esteem To stand by to aid to support Note The common phrase goodby is equivalent to farewell and would be better written goodbye as it is a corruption of God be with you bwye BY By adv 1 Near in the neighborhood present as there was no person by at the time 2 Passing near going past past beyond as the procession has gone by a bird flew by 3 Aside as to lay by to put by BY By a Defn Out of the common path aside used in composition giving the meaning of something aside secondary or incidental or collateral matter a thing private or avoiding notice as byline byplace byplay bystreet It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now as bybusiness byconcernment by design byinterest etc BYARD Byard n Defn A piece of leather crossing the breast used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines BYBIDDER Bybidder n Defn One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or owner for the purpose of running up the price of articles US BYBLOW Byblow n 1 A side or incidental blow an accidental blow With their byblows they did split the very stones in pieces Bunyan 2 An illegitimate child a bastard The Aga speedily brought her his disgraced slave to court together with her pretty byblow the present Padre Ottomano Evelyn BYCORNER Bycorner n Defn A private corner Britain being a bycorner out of the road of the world Fuller BYDEPENDENCE Bydependence n Defn An appendage that which depends on something else or is distinct from the main dependence an accessory Shak BYDRINKING Bydrinking n Defn A drinking between meals Obs BYE Bye n 1 A thing not directly aimed at something which is a secondary object of regard an object by the way etc as in on or upon the bye ie in passing indirectly by implication Obs except in the phrase by the bye The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England Fuller 2 Cricket Defn A run made upon a missed ball as to steal a bye T Hughes By the bye in passing by way of digression apropos to the matter in hand Written also by the by BYE Bye n Etym ASbbygbyggia b to dwell sq root97 1 A dwelling Gibson 2 In certain games a station or place of an individual player Emerson BYELECTION Byelection n Defn An election held by itself not at the time of a general election BYEND Byend n Defn Private end or interest secret purpose selfish advantage Written also byeend Profit or some other byend LEstrange BYGONE Bygone a Defn Past gone by Bygone fooleries Shak BYGONE Bygone n Defn Something gone by or past a past event Let old bygones be Tennyson Let bygones be bygones let the past be forgotten BYINTEREST Byinterest n Defn Selfinterest private advantage Atterbury BYLAND Byland n Defn A peninsula Obs BYLANDER Bylander n Defn See BilanderObs BYLANE Bylane n Defn A private lane or one opening out of the usual road BYLAW Bylaw n Etym CfSwbylag Dbylov Icelb frSw Dan by town Icel bær byr fr bûa to dwell the word for law hence a law for one town a special law CfBirlaw and see Law 1 A local or subordinate law a private law or regulation made by a corporation for its own government There was likewise a law to restrain the bylaws or ordinances of corporations Bacon The law or institution to which are added two bylaws as a comment upon the general law Addison 2 A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional provision and subsidiary to it a rule relating to a matter of detail as civic societies often adopt a constitution and bylaws for the government of their members In this sense the word has probably been influenced by by meaning secondary or aside BYNAME Byname n Defn A nickname Camden BYNAME Byname v t Defn To give a nickname to Camden BYPASS Bypass n Mech Defn A bypassage for a pipe or other channel to divert circulation from the usual course BYPASSAGE Bypassage n Defn A passage different from the usual one a byway BYPAST Bypast a Defn Past gone by Bypast perils Shak BYPATH Bypath n pl Bypaths Defn A private path an obscure way indirect means God known my son By what bypaths and indirect crooked ways I met this crown Shak BYPLACE Byplace n Defn A retired or private place BYPLAY Byplay n Defn Action carried on aside and commonly in dumb show while the main action proceeds BYPRODUCT Byproduct n Defn A secondary or additional product something produced as in the course of a manufacture in addition to the principal product BYRE Byre n Etym Cf Icel bür pantry Sw bur cageDan buur Ebower Defn A cow house N of Eng Scot BYRESPECT Byrespect n Defn Private end or view byinterest Obs Dryden BYROAD Byroad n Defn A private or obscure road Through slippery byroads Swift BYRONIC Byronic a Defn Pertaining to or in the style of Lord Byron With despair and Byronic misanthropy Thackeray BYROOM Byroom n Defn A private room or apartment Stand in some byroom Shak BYSMOTTERED Bysmottered pa Etym See Besmut Defn Bespotted with mud or dirt Obs Chaucer BYSPEECH Byspeech n Defn An incidental or casual speech not directly relating to the point To quote byspeeches Hooker BYSPELL Byspell n Etym AS bigspell Defn A proverb Obs BYSS Byss n Defn See Byssus n 1 BYSSACEOUS Byssaceous a Etym From Byssus Bot Defn Byssuslike consisting of fine fibers or threads as some very delicate filamentous algæ BYSSIFEROUS Byssiferous a Etym Byssus ferous Defn Bearing a byssus or tuft BYSSIN Byssin n Defn See Byssus n 1 BYSSINE Byssine a Etym L byssinus made of byssus GrByssus Defn Made of silk having a silky or flaxlike appearance Coles BYSSOID Byssoid a Etym Byssus oid Defn Byssaceous BYSSOLITE Byssolite n Etym Grlite Min Defn An olivegreen fibrous variety of hornblende BYSSUS Byssus n pl E Byssuses L Byssi Etym L byssus fine flax fine linen or cotton Gr 1 A cloth of exceedingly fine texture used by the ancients It is disputed whether it was of cotton linen or silk Written also byss and byssin 2 Zoöl Defn A tuft of long tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks as the Pinna and Mytilus by which they attach themselves to rocks etc 3 Bot Defn An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads 4 Asbestus BYSTANDER Bystander n Etym By stander equiv to standerby cf AS bigstandan to stand by or near Defn One who stands near a spectator one who has no concern with the business transacting He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them Palfrey Syn Looker on spectator beholder observer BYSTREET Bystreet n Defn A separate private or obscure street an out of the way or cross street He seeks bystreets and saves the expensive coach Gay BYSTROKE Bystroke n Defn An accidental or a slyly given stroke BYTURNING Byturning n Defn An obscure road a way turning from the main road Sir P Sidney BYVIEW Byview n Defn A private or selfish view selfinterested aim or purpose No byviews of his own shall mislead him Atterbury BYWALK Bywalk n Defn secluded or private walk He moves afterward in bywalks Dryden BYWASH Bywash n Defn The outlet from a dam or reservoir also a cut to divert the flow of water BYWAY Byway n Defn A secluded private or obscure way a path or road aside from the main one Take no byways Herbert BYWIPE Bywipe n Defn A secret or side stroke as of raillery or sarcasm Milton BYWORD Byword n Etym ASbïword bï Ebyword 1 A common saying a proverb a saying that has a general currency I knew a wise man that had it for a byword Bacon 2 The object of a contemptuous saying Thou makest us a byword among the heathen Ps xliv 14 BYWORK Bywork n Defn Work aside from regular work subordinate or secondary business BYZANT BYZANTINE Byzant Byzantine nEtym OE besant besaunt F besant fr LL Byzantius Byzantinus fr Byzantium Numis Defn A gold coin so called from being coined at Byzantium See Bezant BYZANTIAN Byzantian a n Defn See Byzantine BYZANTINE Byzantine a Defn Of or pertaining to Byzantium n Defn A native or inhabitant of Byzantium now Constantinople sometimes applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople Written also Bizantine Byzantine church the Eastern or Greek church as distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin churchSee under Greek Byzantine empire the Eastern Roman or Greek empire from AD 364 or AD 395 to the capture of Constantinople by the Turks AD 1453 Byzantine historians historians and writers Zonaras Procopius etc who lived in the Byzantine empire P Cyc Byzantine style Arch a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine empire Note Its leading forms are the round arch the dome the pillar the circle and the cross The capitals of the pillars are the endless variety and full of invention The mosque of St Sophia Constantinople and the church of St Mark Venice are prominent examples of Byzantine architecture C 1 C is the third letter of the English alphabet It is from the Latin letter C which in old Latin represented the sounds of k and g in go its original value being the latter In AngloSaxon words or Old English before the Norman Conquest it always has the sound of k The Latin C was the same letter as the Greek got it from the Phoenicians The English name of C is from the Latin name ce and was derived probably through the French Etymologically C is related to g h k q s and other sibilant sounds Examples of these relations are in L acutus E acute ague E acrid eagar L cornu E horn E cat kitten E coy quiet L circare OF cerchier E search Note See Guide to Pronunciation tc5 221228 2 Mus Defn a The keynote of the normal or natural scale which has neither flats nor sharps in its signature also the third note of the relative minor scale of the same b C after the clef is the mark of common time in which each measure is a semibreve four fourths or crotchets for alla breve time it is written c The C clef a modification of the letter C placed on any line of the staff abows that line to be middle C 3 As a numeral C stands for Latin centum or 100 CC for 200 etc C spring a spring in the form of the letter C CAABA Caaba n Etym Ar kaban let a square building fr kab cube Defn The small and nearly cubical stone building toward which all Mohammedans must pray Written also kaaba Note The Caaba is situated in Mecca a city of Arabia and contains a famous black stone said to have been brought from heaven Before the time of Mohammed the Caaba was an idolatrous temple but it has since been the chief sanctuary and object of pilgrimage of the Mohammedan world CAADA Cañada n Sp Defn A small cañon a narrow valley or glen also but less frequently an open valley Local Western U S CAAS Caas n sing pl Defn Case Obs Chaucer CAATINGA Caatinga n Tupi caatinga white forest Phytogeography Defn A forest composed of stunted trees and thorny bushes found in areas of small rainfall in Brazil CAB Cab n Etym Abbrev fr cabriolet 1 A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels usually a public vehicle A cab came clattering up Thackeray Note A cab may have two seats at right to the drivers seat and a door behind or one seat parallel to the drivers with the entrance from the side or front Hansom cab See Hansom 2 The covered part of a locomotive in which the engineer has his station Knight CAB Cab n Etym Heb gab fr qabab to hollow Defn A Hebrew dry measure containing a little over two 237 pints W H Ward 2 Kings vi 25 CABAL Cabal n Etym F cabale cabal cabala LL cabala cabala fr Heb qabbaleh reception tradition mysterious doctrine fr qabal to take or receive in Piël qibbel to abopt a doctrine 1 Tradition occult doctrine See Cabala Obs Hakewill 2 A secret Obs The measuring of the temple a cabal found out but lately B Jonson 3 A number of persons united in some close design usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue a secret association composed of a few designing persons a junto Note It so happend by a whimsical coincidence that in 1671 the cabinet consisted of five persons the initial letters of whose names made up the word cabal Clifford Arlington Buckingham Ashley and Lauderdale Macaulay 4 The secret artifices or machinations of a few persons united in a close design in intrigue By cursed cabals of women Dryden Syn Junto intrigue plot combination conspiracy Cabal Combination Faction An association for some purpose considered to be bad is the idea common to these terms A combination is an organized union of individuals for mutual support in urging their demands or resisting the claims of others and may be good or bad according to circumstances as a combiniation of workmen or of employers to effect or to prevent a chang in prices A cabal is a secret association of a few individuals who seek by cunning practices to obtain office and power A faction is a larger body than a cabal employed for selfish purposes in agitating the community and working up an excitement with a view to change the existing order of things Selfishness insubordination and laxity of morals give rise to combinations which belong particularly to the lower orders of society Restless jealous ambitious and little minds are ever forming cabals Factions belong especially to free governments and are raised by busy and turbulent spirits for selfish porposes Crabb CABAL Cabal v i int p p Caballed p pr vb n Caballing Etym Cf F cabaler Defn To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue to intrigue to plot Caballing still against it with the great Dryden CABALA Cabala n Etym LL See Cabal n 1 A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediæval Christians which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence It assumed that every letter word number and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means 2 Secret science in general mystic art mystery CABALISM Cabalism n Etym Cf F cabalisme 1 The secret science of the cabalists 2 A superstitious devotion to the mysteries of the religion which one professes R Emerson CABALIST Cabalist n Etym CfF cabaliste Defn One versed in the cabala or the mysteries of Jewish traditions Studious cabalists Swift CABALISTIC CABALISTICAL Cabalistic Cabalistical a Defn Of or pertaining to the cabala containing or conveying an occult meaning mystic The Heptarchus is a cabalistic of the first chapter of Genesis Hallam CABALISTICALLY Cabalistically adv Defn In a cabalistic manner CABALIZE Cabalize v i Etym CfF cabaliser Defn To use cabalistic language R Dr H More CABALLER Caballer n Defn One who cabals A close caballer and tonguevaliant lord Dryden CABALLERIA Caballeria n Sp See Caballero Defn An ancient Spanish land tenure similar to the English knights fee hence in Spain and countries settled by the Spanish a land measure of varying size In Cuba it is about 33 acres in Porto Rico about 194 acres in the Southwestern United States about 108 acres CABALLERO Caballero n Sp Cf Cavalier Defn A knight or cavalier hence a gentleman CABALLINE Caballine a Etym Lcaballinus fr caballus a nag Cf Cavalier Defn Of or pertaining to a horse n Defn Caballine aloes Caballine aloes an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary practice called also horse aloes Caballine spring the fountain of Hippocrene on Mount Helicon fabled to have been formed by a stroke from the foot of the winged horse Pegasus CABALLO Caballo kavälyo 220 n Written also cavallo Sp fr L caballus a nag See Cavalcade Defn A horse Sp Amer CABARET Cabaret n Etym F Defn A tavern a house where liquors are retailed Obs as an English word CABAS Cabas n Etym F Defn A flat basket or frail for figs etc Hence a ladys flat workbasket reticule or hand bag often written caba C Bronté CABASSOU Cabassou n Zoöl Defn A speciec of armadillo of the genus Xenurus X unicinctus and X hispidus the tatouay Written also Kabassou CABBAGE Cabbage n Etym OE cabage fr F cabus headed of cabbages chou cobus headed cabbage cabbage head cf It capuccio a little head cappuccio cowl hood cabbage fr capo head L caput or fr It cappa cape See Chiff Cape Bot 1 An esculent vegetable of many varieties derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves The cauliflower Brussels sprouts etc are sometimes classed as cabbages 2 The terminal bud of certain palm trees used like cabbage for food See Cabbage tree below 3 The cabbage palmetto See below Cabbage aphis Zoöl a green plantlouse Aphis brassicæ which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage Cabbage Beetle Zoöl a small striped fleabeetle Phyllotreta vittata which lives in the larval state on the roots and when adult on the leaves of cabbage and other cruciferous plants Cabbage butterfly Zoöl a white butterfly Pieris rapæ of both Europe and America and the Allied P oleracea a native American species which in the larval state devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip See Cabbage worm below Cabbage Fly Zoöl a small twowinged fly Anthomyia brassicæ which feeds in the larval or maggot state on the roots of the cabbage often doing much damage to the crop Cabbage head the compact head formed by the leaves of a cabbage contemptuously or humorously and colloquially a very stupid and silly person a numskull Cabbage palmetto a species of palm tree Sabal Palmetto found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida Cabbage rose Bot a species of rose Rosa centifolia having large and heavy blossoms Cabbage tree Cabbage palm a name given to palms having a terminal bud called a cabbage as the Sabal Palmetto of the United States and the Euterpe oleracea and Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies Cabbage worm Zoöl the larva of several species of moths and butterfies which attacks cabbages The most common is usully the larva of a white butterfly See Cabbage Butterfly above The cabbage cutworms which eat off the stalks or young plants during the night are the larvæ of several species of moths of the genus Agrotis See Cutworm Sea cabbageBot a Sea kale b The original Plant Brassica oleracea from which the cabbage cauliflower broccoli etc have been derived by cultivation Thousandheaded cabbage See Brussels sprouts CABBAGE Cabbage v i Defn To form a head like that the cabbage as to make lettuce cabbage Johnson CABBAGE Cabbage v i imp pp Cabbaged p pr vb n Cabbaging Etym Fcabasser fr OF cabas theft cf F cabas basket and OF cabuser to cheat Defn To purloin or embezzle as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment to pilfer Your tailor cabbages whole yards of cloth Arbuthnot CABBAGE Cabbage n Defn Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments CABBLER Cabbler n Defn One who works at cabbling CABBLING Cabbling n Metal Defn The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought iron is first hammered in order that the pieces may be reheated and wrought into bar iron CABECA CABESSE Cabeça Cabesse n Etym Pg cabeça F cabesse Defn The finest kind of silk received from India CABER Caber n Etym Gael Defn A pole or beam used in Scottish games for tossing as a trial of strength CABEZON Cabezon n Etym Sp properly big head Cf Cavesson Zoöl Defn A California fish Hemilepidotus spinosus allied to the sculpin CABIAI Cabiai n Etym Native South American name Zoöl Defn The capybara See Capybara CABIN Cabin n Etym OF caban fr W caban booth cabin dim of cab cot tent or fr F cabane cabine LL cabanna perh from the Celtic 1 A cottage or small house a hut Swift A hunting cabin in the west E Everett 2 A small room an inclosed place So long in secret cabin there he held Her captive Spenser 3 A room in ship for officers or passengers Cabin boy a boy whose duty is wait on the officers and passengers in the cabin of a ship CABIN Cabin v i imp p p Cabined nd p pr vb n Cabining Defn To live in or as in a cabin to lodge Ill make you cabin in a cave Shak CABIN Cabin v t Defn To confine in or as in a cabin I am cabined cribbed confined bound in To saucy doubts and fears Shak CABINET Cabinet n Etym F dim of cabine or cabane See Cabin n 1 A hut a cottage a small house Obs Hearken a while from thy green cabinet The rural song of careful Colinet Spenser 2 A small room or retired apartment a closet 3 A private room in which consultations are held Philip passed some hours every day in his fathers cabinet Prescott 4 The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation a cabinet council Note In England the cabinet or cabinet council consists of those privy coucilors who actually transact the immediate business of the government Mozley W In the United States the cabinet is composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government namely the Secretary of State of the Treasury of War of the Navy of the Interior and of Agiculture the Postmastergeneral and the Attorneygeneral 5 a A set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain articles of value Hence b A decorative piece of furniture whether open like an étagère or closed with doors See Etagere 6 Any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and exhibition of works of art etc also the collection itself Cabinet council a Same as Cabinet n 4 of which body it was formerly the full title b A meeting of the cabinet Cabinet councilor a member of a cabinet council Cabinet photograph a photograph of a size smaller than an imperial though larger than a carte de visite Cabinet picture a small and generally highly finished picture suitable for a small room and for close inspection CABINET Cabinet a Defn Suitable for a cabinet small He Varnhagen von Ense is a walking cabinet edition of Goethe For Quar Rev CABINET Cabinet v i imp p p Cabineted p pr vb n Cabineting Defn To inclose R Hewyt CABINETMAKER Cabinetmaker n Defn One whose occupation is to make cabinets or other choice articles of household furniture as tables bedsteads bureaus etc CABINETMAKING Cabinetmaking n Defn The art or occupation of making the finer articles of household furniture CABINETWORK Cabinetwork n Defn The art or occupation of working upon wooden furniture requiring nice workmanship also such furniture CABIREAN Cabirean Defn nOne of the Cabiri CABIRI Cabiri n pl Etym NL fr Gr Kabeiroi Myth Defn Certain deities originally worshiped with mystical rites by the Pelasgians in Lemnos and Samothrace and afterwards throughout Greece also called sons of Hephæstus or Vulcan as being masters of the art of working metals Written also Cabeiri Liddell Scott CABIRIAN Cabirian a Defn Same as Cabiric CABIRIC Cabiric a Etym Cf F Cabirique Defn Of or pertaining to the Cabiri or to their mystical worship Written also Cabiritic CABLE Cable n Etym F Câblem LL capulum caplum a rope fr L capere to take cf D Dan G rabel from the French See Capable 1 A large strong rope or chain of considerable length used to retain a vessel at anchor and for other purposes It is made of hemp of steel wire or of iron links 2 A rope of steel wire or copper wire usually covered with some protecting or insulating substance as the cable of a suspension bridge a telegraphic cable 3 Arch Defn A molding shaft of a column or any other member of convex rounded section made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope called also cable molding Bower cable the cable belonging to the bower anchor Cable road a railway on which the cars are moved by a continuously running endless rope operated by a stationary motor Cables length the length of a ships cable Cables in the merchant service vary in length from 100 to 140 fathoms or more but as a maritime measure a cables length is either 120 fathoms 720 feet or about 100 fathoms 600 feet an approximation to one tenth of a nautical mile Cable tier a That part of a vessel where the cables are stowed b A coil of a cable Sheet cable the cable belonging to the sheet anchor Stream cable a hawser or rope smaller than the bower cables to moor a ship in a place sheltered from wind and heavy seas Submarine cable See Telegraph To pay out the cable To veer out the cable to slacken it that it may run out of the ship to let more cable run out of the hawse hole To serve the cable to bind it round with ropes canvas etc to prevent its being worn or galled in the hawse et To slip the cable to let go the end on board and let it all run out and go overboard as when there is not time to weigh anchor Hence in sailors use to die CABLE Cable v t 1 To fasten with a cable 2 Arch Defn To ornament with cabling See Cabling CABLE Cable v t i imp p p Cabled bld p pr vb n Cabling blòng Defn To telegraph by a submarine cable Recent CABLED Cabled a 1 Fastened with or attached to a cable or rope The cabled stone Dyer 2 Arch Defn Adorned with cabling CABLEGRAM Cablegram n Etym Cable n Gr Defn A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable Note A recent hybrid sometimes found in the newspapers CABLELAID Cablelaid a 1 Naut Defn Composed of three threestranded ropes or hawsers twisted together to form a cable 2 Twisted after the manner of a cable as a cablelaid gold chain Simmonds CABLET Cablet n Etym Dim of cable cf F câblot Defn A little cable less than ten inches in circumference CABLING Cabling n Arch Defn The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds or rounded moldings which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting These are limited in length to about one third of the height of the shaft CABMAN Cabman n pl Cabmen Defn The driver of a cab CABOB Cabob n Etym Hindi kabab 1 A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer so called in Turkey and Persia 2 A leg of mutton roasted stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs Wright CABOB Cabob v t Defn To roast as a cabob Sir T Herbert CABOCHED Caboched a Etym F caboche head Cf lst Cabbage Her Defn Showing the full face but nothing of the neck said of the head of a beast in armorial bearing Written also caboshed CABOCHON Cabochon kaboshôN n F Jewelry Defn A stone of convex form highly polished but not faceted also the style of cutting itself Such stones are said to be cut en cabochon CABOODLE Caboodle n Defn The whole collection the entire quantity or number usually in the phrase the whole caboodle Slang US Bartlett CABOOSE Caboose n Etym Cf D kabuis kombuis Dan kabys Sw kabysa G kabuse a little room or hut The First part of the word seems to be allied to W cab cabin booth Cf Cabin Written also camboose 1 Naut Defn A house on deck where the cooking is done commonly called the galley 2 Railroad Defn A car used on freight or construction trains for brakemen workmen etc a tool car U S CABOTAGE Cabotage n Etym F cabotage fr caboter to sail along the coast cf Sp cabo cape Naut Defn Navigation along the coast the details of coast pilotage CABREE Cabrée n Etym French Canadian Zoöl Defn The pronghorn antelope Also written cabrit cabret CABRERITE Cabrerite n Min Defn An applegreen mineral a hydrous arseniate of nickel cobalt and magnesia so named from the Sierra Cabrera Spain CABRILLA Cabrilla n Etym Sp prawn Zoöl Defn A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus and related genera inhabiting the Meditarranean the coast of California etc In California some of them are also called rock bass and kelp salmon CABRIOLE Cabriole n Etym F See Cabriolet and cf Capriole Man Defn A curvet a leap See Capriole The cabrioles which his charger exhibited Sir W Scott CABRIOLET Cabriolet nEtym F dim of cabriole a leap caper from It capriola fr dim of L caper hegoat capra shegoat This carriage is so called from its skipping lightness Cf Cab Caper a leap Defn A onehorse carriage with two seats and a calash top CABRIT Cabrit n Defn Same as Cabrée CABURN Caburn n Etym Cf Cable n Naut Defn A small line made of spun yarn to bind or worm cables seize tackles etc CACAEMIA CACHAEMIA Cacæmia Cachæmia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood CACAINE Cacaine n Chem Defn The essential principle of cacao now called theobromine CACAJAO Cacajão n Etym Pg Zoöl Defn A South American shorttailed monkey Pithecia or Brachyurus melanocephala Written also cacajo CACAO Cacao n Etym Sp fr Mex kakahuatl Cf Cocoa Chocolate Bot Defn A small evergreen tree Theobroma Cacao of South America and the West Indies Its fruit contains an edible pulp inclosing seeds about the size of an almond from which cocoa chocolate and broma are prepared CACHAEMIA CACHEMIA Cachæmia Cachemia n NL fr Gr bad blood Med Defn A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood Cachæmic Cachemic a CACHALOT Cachalot n Etym F cachalot Zoöl Defn The sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus It has in the top of its head a large cavity containing an oily fluid which after death concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called spermaceti See Sperm whale CACHE Cache n Etym F a hiding place fr cacher to conceal to hide Defn A hole in the ground or hiding place for concealing and preserving provisions which it is inconvenient to carry Kane CACHECTIC CACHECTICAL Cachectic Cachectical a Etym L cachecticus Gr cachectique Defn Having or pertaining to cachexia as cachectic remedies cachectical blood Arbuthnot CACHEPOT Cachepot kashpo n Etym F fr cacher to hide pot a pot Defn An ornamental casing for a flowerpot of porcelain metal paper etc CACHET Cachet n Etym F fr cacher to hide Defn A seal as of a letter Lettre de cachet Etym F a sealed letter especially a letter or missive emanating from the sovereign much used in France before the Revolution as an arbitrary order of imprisonment CACHEXIA CACHEXY Cachexia Cachexy n Etym L cachexia Gr Defn A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood esp when caused by a specific morbid process as cancer or tubercle CACHINNATION Cachinnation n Etym L cachinnatio fr cachinnare to laugh aloud cf Gr Defn Loud or immoderate laughter often a symptom of hysterical or maniacal affections Hideous grimaces attended this unusual cachinnation Sir W Scott CACHINNATORY Cachinnatory a Defn Consisting of or accompanied by immoderate laughter Cachinnatory buzzes of approval Carlyle CACHIRI Cachiri n Defn A fermented liquor made in Cayenne from the grated root of the manioc and resembling perry Dunglison CACHOLONG Cacholong n Etym F cacholong said to be from Cach the name of a river in Bucharia cholon a Calmuck word for stone or fr a Calmuck word meaning beautiful stone Min Defn An opaque or milkwhite chalcedony a variety of quartz also a similar variety of opal CACHOU Cachou n Etym F See Cashoo Defn A silvered aromatic pill used to correct the odor of the breath CACHUCHA Cachucha n Etym Sp Defn An Andalusian dance in threefour time resembing the bolero Sometimes in English spelled cachuca The orchestra plays the cachucha Logfellow CACHUNDE Cachunde n Etym Sp Med Defn A pastil or troche composed of various aromatic and other ingredients highly celebrated in India as an antidote and as a stomachic and antispasmodic CACIQUE Cacique n Etym Sp Defn See Cazique CACK Cack v i Etym OE cakken fr L cacare akin to Gr cac Defn To ease the body by stool to go to stool Pope CACKEREL Cackerel n Etym OF caquerel cagarel Cotgr from the root of E cack Zoöl Defn The mendole a small worthless Mediterranean fish considered poisonous by the ancients See Mendole CACKLE Cackle v i imp p p Cackled kld p pr vb n Cackling Etym OE cakelen cf LG kakeln D kakelen G gackeln gackern all of imitative origin Cf Gagle Cake to cackle 1 To make a sharp broken noise or cry as a hen or goose does When every goose is cackling Shak 2 To laugh with a broken noise like the cackling of a hen or a goose to giggle Arbuthnot 3 To talk in a silly manner to prattle Johnson CACKLE Cackle n 1 The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg By her cackle saved the state Dryden 2 Idle talk silly prattle There is a buzz and cackle all around regarding the sermon Thackeray CACKLER Cackler n 1 A fowl that cackles 2 One who prattles or tells tales a tattler CACKLING Cackling n Defn The broken noise of a goose or a hen CACOCHYMIA CACOCHYMY Cacochymia Cacochymy n Etym NL cacochymia fr Gr cacochymie Med Defn A vitiated state of the humors or fluids of the body especially of the blood Dunglison CACOCHYMIC CACOCHYMICAL Cacochymic Cacochymical a Defn Having the fluids of the body vitiated especially the blood Wiseman CACODEMON Cacodemon n Etym Gr cacodémon 1 An evil spirit a devil or demon Shak 2 Med Defn The nightmare Dunaglison CACODOXICAL Cacodoxical a Defn Heretical CACODOXY Cacodoxy n Etym Gr Defn Erroneous doctrine heresy heterodoxy R Heterodoxy or what Luther calls cacodoxy R Turnbull CACODYL Cacodyl n Etym Gr yl Chem Defn Alkarsin a colorless poisonous arsenical liquid As2CH34 spontaneously inflammable and possessing an intensely disagreeable odor It is the type of a series of compounds analogous to the nitrogen compounds called hydrazines Written also cacodyle and kakodyl CACODYLIC Cacodylic a Chem Defn Of pertaining to or derived from cacodyl Cacodylic acid a white crystalline deliquescent substance CH32AsOOH obtained by the oxidation of cacodyl and having the properties of an exceedingly stable acid also called alkargen CACOETHES Cacoëthes n Etym L fr Gr 1 A bad custom or habit an insatiable desire as cacoëthes scribendi The itch for writing Addison 2 Med Defn A bad quality or disposition in a disease an incurable ulcer CACOGASTRIC Cacogastric a Etym Gr Defn Troubled with bad digestion R Carlyle CACOGRAPHIC Cacographic a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by cacography badly written or spelled CACOGRAPHY Cacography n Etym Gr graphy cf F cacographie Defn Incorrect or bad writing or spelling Walpole CACOLET Cacolet n Etym F Defn A chair litter or other contrivance fitted to the back or pack saddle of a mule for carrying travelers in mountainous districts or for the transportation of the sick and wounded of an army CACOLOGY Cacology n Etym Gr logy cf F cacologie Defn Bad speaking bad choice or use of words Buchanan CACOMIXLE CACOMIXTLE CACOMIXL Cacomixle Cacomixtle Cacomixl n Etym Mexican name Defn A North American carnivore Bassaris astuta about the size of a cat related to the raccoons It inhabits Mexico Texas and California CACOON Cacoon n Defn One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine Entada scandens used for making purses scent bottles etc CACOPHONIC CACOPHONICAL CACOPHONOUS CACOPHONIOUS Cacophonic Cacophonical Cacophonous Cacophonious a Defn Harshsounding CACOPHONY Cacophony n pl Cacophonies Etym Gr Cacophonie 1 Rhet Defn An uncouth or disagreable sound of words owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables Cacophonies of all kinds Pope 2 Mus Defn A combination of discordant sounds 3 Med Defn An unhealthy state of the voice CACOSTOMIA Cacostomia n NL fr Gr bad mouth Med Defn Diseased or gangrenous condition of the mouth CACOTECHNY Cacotechny n Etym Gr Defn A corruption or corrupt state of art R CACOXENE CACOXENITE Cacoxene Cacoxenite n Etym Gr Min Defn A hydrous phosphate of iron occurring in yellow radiated tufts The phosphorus seriously injures it as an iron ore CACTACEOUS Cactaceous a Bot Defn Belonging to or like the family of plants of which the prickly pear is a common example CACTUS Cactus n pl E Cactuses Cacti ti Etym L a kind of cactus Gr Bot Defn Any plant of the order Cactacæ as the prickly pear and the nightblooming cereus See Cereus They usually have leafless stems and branches often beset with clustered thorns and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America Cactus wren Zoöl an American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus of several species CACUMINAL Cacuminal a Etym L cacumen cacuminis the top point Philol Defn Pertaining to the top of the palate cerebral applied to certain consonants as cacuminal or cerebral letters CACUMINATE Cacuminate v i Etym L cacuminatus p p of cacuminare to point fr cacumen point Defn To make sharp or pointed Obs CAD Cad n Etym Abbrev fr cadet 1 A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it and to receive fares an idle hangeron about innyards Eng Dickens 2 A lowbred presuming person a mean vulgar fellow Cant Thackeray CADASTRAL Cadastral a Etym F Defn Of or pertaining to landed property Cadastral survey or Cadastral map a survey map or plan on a large scale Usually topographical map which exaggerates the dimensions of houses and the breadth of roads and streams for the sake of distinctness Brande C CADASTRE CADASTER Cadastre Cadaster n Etym f cadastre Law Defn An official statement of the quantity and value of real estate for the purpose of apportioning the taxes payable on such property CADAVER Cadaver n Etym L fr cadere to fall Defn A dead human body a corpse CADAVERIC Cadaveric a Defn Of pertaining to or resembling a corpse or the changes produced by death cadaverous as cadaveric rigidity Dunglison Cadaveric alkaloid an alkaloid generated by the processes of decomposition in dead animal bodies and thought by some to be the cause of the poisonous effects produced by the bodies See Ptomaine CADAVERINE CADAVERIN Cadaverine Cadaverin n From Cadaver Chem Defn A sirupy nontoxic ptomaine C5H14N2 chemically pentamethylene diamine formed in putrefaction of flesh etc CADAVEROUS Cadaverous a Etym L cadaverosus 1 Having the appearance or color of a dead human body pale ghastly as a cadaverous look 2 Of or pertaining to or having the qualities of a dead body The scent cadaverous Cadaverously adv Cadaverousness n CADBAIT Cadbait n Etym Prov E codbait cadbote fly Zoöl Defn See Caddice CADDICE CADDIS Caddice Caddis n Etym Prov E caddy cadew cf G köder bait Zoöl Defn The larva of a caddice fly These larvæ generally live in cylindrical cases open at each end and covered externally with pieces of broken shells gravel bits of wood etc They are a favorite bait with anglers Called also caddice worm or caddis worm Caddice fly Zoöl a species of trichopterous insect whose larva is the caddice CADDIS Caddis n Etym OE caddas Scot caddis lint caddes a kind of woolen cloth cf Gael cada cadadh a kind of cloth cotton fustian W cadas F cadis Defn A kind of worsted lace or ribbon Caddises cambrics lawns Shak CADDISH Caddish a Defn Like a cad lowbred and presuming CADDOW Caddow n Etym OE cadawe prob fr ca chough daw jackdaw cf Gael cadhag cathag Cf Chough Daw n Zoöl Defn A jackdaw Prov Eng CADDY Caddy n pl Caddies Etym Earlier spelt catty fr Malay kati a weight of 113 pounds Cf Catty Defn A small box can or chest to keep tea in CADE Cade a Etym Cf OE cad kod lamb also Cosset Coddle Defn Bred by hand domesticated petted He brought his cade lamb with him Sheldon CADE Cade v t Defn To bring up or nourish by hand or with tenderness to coddle to tame Obs Johnson CADE Cade n Etym L cadus jar Gr Defn A barrel or cask as of fish A cade of herrings Shak A cade of herrings is 500 of sprats 1000 Jacob Law Dict CADE Cade n Etym F Pr LL cada Defn A species of juniper Juniperus Oxycedrus of Mediterranean countries Oil of cade a thick black tarry liquid obtained by destructive distillation of the inner wood of the cade It is used as a local application in skin diseases CADENCE Cadence n Etym OE cadence cadens LL cadentia a falling fr L cadere to fall cf F cadence It cadenza See Chance 1 The act or state of declining or sinking Obs Now was the sun in western cadence low Milton 2 A fall of the voice in reading or speaking especially at the end of a sentence 3 A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound as music of bells in cadence sweet Blustering winds which all night long Had roused the sea now with hoarse cadence lull Seafaring men oerwatched Milton The accents were in passions tenderest cadence Sir W Scott 4 Rhythmical flow of language in prose or verse Golden cadence of poesy Shak If in any composition much attention was paid to the flow of the rhythm it was said at least in the 14th and 15th centuries to be prosed in faire cadence Dr Guest 5 Her Defn See Cadency 6 Man Defn Harmony and proportion in motions as of a wellmanaged horse 7 Mil Defn A uniform time and place in marching 8 Mus a The close or fall of a strain the point of rest commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord b A cadenza or closing embellishment a pause before the end of a strain which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy Imperfect cadence Mus See under Imperfect CADENCE Cadence v t Defn To regulate by musical measure These parting numbers cadenced by my grief Philips CADENCY Cadency n Defn Descent of related families distinction between the members of a family according to their ages Marks of cadency Her bearings indicating the position of the bearer as older or younger son or as a descendant of an older or younger son See Difference Her CADENE Cadene n Etym Cf F cadène Defn A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant McElrath CADENT Cadent a Etym L cadens entis p pr of cadere to fall Defn Falling R Cadent tears Shak CADENZA Cadenza n Etym It Mus Defn A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece commonly just before the final cadence CADER Cader n Defn See Cadre CADET Cadet n Etym F cadet a younger or the youngest son or brother dim fr L caput head i e a smaller head of the family after the first or eldest See Chief and cf Cad 1 The younger of two brothers a younger brother or son the youngest son The cadet of an ancient and noble family Wood 2 Mil a A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment as a volunteer with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission b A young man in training for military or naval service esp a pupil in a military or naval school as at West Point Annapolis or Woolwich Note All the undergraduates at Annapolis are Naval cadets The distinction between Cadet midshipmen and Cadet engineers was abolished by Act of Congress in 1882 CADETSHIP Cadetship n Defn The position rank or commission of a cadet as to get a cadetship CADEW CADEWORM Cadew Cadeworm n Defn A caddice See Caddice CADGE Cadge v t i imp p p Cadged p pr vb n Cadging Etym Cf Scot cache caich cadge to toss drive OE cachen to drive catch caggen to bind or perh E cage Cf Cadger 1 To carry as a burden Prov Eng Scot Halliwell 2 To hawk or peddle as fish poultry etc Prov 3 To intrude or live on another meanly to beg Prov or Slang Eng Wright CADGE Cadge n Etym Cf 2d Cadger Hawking Defn A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale CADGER Cadger n Etym From Cadge v t cf Codger 1 A packman or itinerant huckster 2 One who gets his living by trickery or begging Prov or Slang The gentleman cadger Dickens CADGER Cadger n Etym OF cagier one who catches hawks Cf Cage Hawking Defn One who carries hawks on a cadge CADGY Cadgy a Defn Cheerful or mirthful as after good eating or drinking also wanton Scot Prov Eng CADI Cadi n Etym Turk See Alcalde Defn An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans usually the judge of a town or village CADIE CADDIE Cadie Caddie n Defn A Scotch errand boy porter or messenger Written also cady Every Scotchman from the peer to the cadie Macaulay CADILESKER Cadilesker n Etym Ar qac8i judge alsker the army Per leshker Defn A chief judge in the Turkish empire so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers who are now tried only by their own officers CADILLAC Cadillac n Etym Prob from Cadillac a French town Defn A large pear shaped like a flattened top used chiefly for cooking Johnson CADIS Cadis n Etym F Defn A kind of coarse serge CADMEAN Cadmean a Etym L Cadmeus Gr Cadmus which name perhaps means lit a man from the East cf Heb qedem east Defn Of or pertaining to Cadmus a fabulous prince of Thebes who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet Cadmean letters Cadmean victory a victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragons teeth sown by Cadmus slew each other CADMIA Cadmia n Etym L cadmia calamine Gr Calamine Min Defn An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc is sublimed Formerly applied to the mineral calamine CADMIAN Cadmian a R Defn See Cadmean CADMIC Cadmic a Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or containing cadmium as cadmic sulphide CADMIUM Cadmium n Etym NL See Cadmia Chem Defn A comparatively rare element related to zinc and occurring in some zinc ores It is a white metal both ductile and malleable Symbol Cd Atomic weight 1118 It was discovered by Stromeyer in 1817 who named it from its association with zinc or zinc ore Cadmium yellow a compound of cadmium and sulphur of an intense yellow color used as a pigment CADRANS Cadrans n Etym Cf F cadran Cf Quadrant Defn An instrument with a graduated disk by means of which the angles of gems are measured in the process of cutting and polishing CADRE Cadre n Etym F cadre It quadro square from L quadrum fr quatuor four Mil Defn The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed the officers of a regiment forming the staff Written also cader CADUCARY Caducary a Etym See Caducous Law Defn Relating to escheat forfeiture or confiscation CADUCEAN Caducean a Defn Of or belonging to Mercurys caduceus or wand CADUCEUS Caduceus n Etym L caduceum caduceus akin to Gr Myth Defn The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury the messenger of the gods It was originally said to be a heralds staff of olive wood but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled about it and two wings at the top CADUCIBRANCHIATE Caducibranchiate a Etym L caducus falling fr cadere to fall E branchiate Zoöl Defn With temporary gills applied to those Amphibia in which the gills do not remain in adult life CADUCITY Caducity n Etym LL caducitas cf F caducité See Caducous Defn Tendency to fall the feebleness of old age senility R A jumble of youth and caducity Chesterfield CADUCOUS Caducous Etym L caducus falling inclined to fall fr cadere to fall See Cadence Bot Zoöl Defn Dropping off or disappearing early as the calyx of a poppy or the gills of a tadpole CADUKE Caduke a Etym Cf F caduc See Caducous Defn Perishable frail transitory Obs Hickes The caduke pleasures of his world Bp Fisher CADY Cady n Defn See Cadie CAECA Cæca n pl Defn See Cæcum CAECAL Cæcal a Anat 1 Of or pertaining to the cæcum or blind gut 2 Having the form of a cæcum or bag with one opening baglike as the cæcal extremity of a duct CAECIAS Cæcias n Etym L caecias Gr Defn A wind from the northeast Milton CAECILIAN Cæcilian n Etym L caecus blind So named from the supposed blindness of the species the eyes being very minute Zoöl Defn A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Cæciliæ or Ophimorpha See Ophiomorpha Written also coecilian CAECUM Cæcum n pl Cæcums L Cæca Etym L caecus blind invisible concealed Anat a A cavity open at one end as the blind end of a canal or duct b The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine called also the blind gut Note The cæcum is comparatively small in man and ends in a slender portion the vermiform appendix but in herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of the large intestine In fishes there are often numerous intestinal cæca CAELATURA Cælatura n L fr caelare to engrave in relief Defn Art of producing metal decorative work other than statuary as reliefs intaglios engraving chasing etc CAENOZOIC Cænozoic a Geol Defn See Cenozoic CAEN STONE Caen stone Defn A creamcolored limestone for building found near Caen France CAESAR Cæsar n Etym L Defn A Roman emperor as being the successor of Augustus Cæsar Hence a kaiser or emperor of Germany or any emperor or powerful ruler See Kaiser Kesar Malborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by Cæsar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other Macaulay CAESAREAN CAESARIAN Cæsarean Cæsarian a Etym L Caesareus Caesarianus Defn Of or pertaining to Cæsar or the Cæsars imperial Cæsarean section Surg the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus so called because Julius Cæsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation CAESARISM Cæsarism n Etym Cf F Césarisme Defn A system of government in which unrestricted power is exercised by a single person to whom as Cæsar or emperor it has been committed by the popular will imperialism also advocacy or support of such a system of government Note This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon III as an expression of the claims and political views of that emperor and of the politicians of his court CAESIOUS Cæsious a Etym L caesius bluish gray Nat Hist Defn Of the color of lavender pale blue with a slight mixture of gray Lindley CAESIUM Cæsium n Etym NL from L caesius bluish gray Chem Defn A rare alkaline metal found in mineral water so called from the two characteristic blue lines in its spectrum It was the first element discovered by spectrum analysis and is the most strongly basic and electropositive substance known Symbol Cs Atomic weight 1326 CAESPITOSE Cæspitose a Defn Same as Cespitose CAESURA Cæsura n pl E Cæsuras L Cæsuræ Etym L caesura a cutting off a division stop fr caedere caesum to cut off See Concise Defn A metrical break in a verse occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse a sense pause in the middle of a foot Also a long syllable on which the cæsural accent rests or which is used as a foot Note In the following line the cæsura is between study and of The prop er stud y of mankind is man CAESURAL Cæsural a Defn Of or pertaining to a cæsura Cæsural pause a pause made at a cæsura CAFE Café n Etym F See Coffee Defn A coffeehouse a restaurant also a room in a hotel or restaurant where coffee and liquors are served CAFENET CAFENEH Cafenet Cafeneh n Etym Turk qahveh khaneh coffeehouse Defn A humble inn or house of rest for travelers where coffee is sold Turkey CAFETERIA Cafeteria n Cf F cafetière Defn A restaurant or café at which the patrons serve themselves with food kept at a counter taking the food to small tables to eat U S CAFFEIC Caffeic a Etym See Coffee Chem Defn Pertaining to or obtained from coffee Caffeic acid an acid obtained from coffee tannin as a yellow crystalline substance C9H8O4 CAFFEINE Caffeine n Etym Cf F caféine See Coffee Chem Defn A white bitter crystallizable substance obtained from coffee It is identical with the alkaloid theine from tea leaves and with guaranine from guarana CAFFETANNIC Caffetannic a Etym Caffeic tannic Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from the tannin of coffee Caffetannic acid a variety of tannin obtained from coffee berries regarded as a glucoside CAFFILA Caffila n Etym Ar Defn See Cafila CAFFRE Caffre n Defn See Kaffir CAFILA CAFILEH Cafila Cafileh n Etym Ar Defn A caravan of travelers a military supply train or government caravan a string of pack horses CAFTAN Caftan n Etym Turk qaftan cf F cafetan Defn A garment worn throughout the Levant consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands It is generally fastened by a belt or sash CAFTAN Caftan v t Defn To clothe with a caftan R The turbaned and caftaned damsel Sir W Scott CAG Cag n Defn See Keg Obs CAGE Cage n Etym F cage fr L cavea cavity cage fr cavus hollow Cf Cave n Cajole Gabion 1 A box or inclosure wholly or partly of openwork in wood or metal used for confining birds or other animals In his cage like parrot fine and gay Cowper 2 A place of confinement for malefactors Shak Stone walls do not a prison make Nor iron bars a cage Lovelace 3 Carp Defn An outer framework of timber inclosing something within it as the cage of a staircase Gwilt 4 Mach a A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece as a ball valve b A wirework strainer used in connection with pumps and pipes 5 The box bucket or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator a cagelike structure moving in a shaft 6 Mining Defn The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim 7 Baseball Defn The catchers wire mask CAGE Cage v i imp p p Caged p pr vb n Caging Defn To confine in or as in a cage to shut up or confine Caged and starved to death Cowper CAGED Caged a Defn Confined in or as in a cage like a cage or prison The caged cloister Shak CAGELING Cageling n Etym Cage ling Defn A bird confined in a cage esp a young bird Poetic Tennyson CAGIT Cagit n Zoöl Defn A king of parrot of a beautiful green color found in the Philippine Islands CAGMAG Cagmag n Defn A tough old goose hence coarse bad food of any kind Prov Eng Halliwell CAGOT Cagot n Etym F Defn One of a race inhabiting the valleys of the Pyrenees who until 1793 were political and social outcasts Christian Pariahs They are supposed to be a remnant of the Visigoths CAHENSLYISM Cahenslyism n R C Ch Defn A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P P Cahensly a member of the German parliament to divide the foreignborn population of the United States for ecclesiastical purposes according to European nationalities and to appoint bishops and priests of like race and speaking the same language as the majority of the members of a diocese or congregation This plan was successfully opposed by the American party in the Church CAHIER Cahier n Etym F fr OF cayer fr LL quaternum See Quire of paper The sheets of manuscript were folded into parts 1 A namber of sheets of paper put loosely together esp one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers 2 A memorial of a body a report of legislative proceedings etc CAHINCA ROOT Cahinca root Written also cainca root See Cahincic Bot Defn The root of an American shrub Chiococca racemosa found as far north as Florida Keys from which cahincic acid is obtained also the root of the South American Chiococca anguifuga a celebrated antidote for snake poison CAHINCIC Cahincic a Defn Pertaining to or derived from cahinca the native name of a species of Brazilian Chiococca perhaps C recemosa as cahincic acid CAHOOT Cahoot n Etym Perhaps fr f cohorte a a company or band Defn Partnership as to go in cahoot with a person Slang southwestern U S Bartlett CAIMACAM Caimacam n Etym Turk Defn The governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey CAIMAN Caiman n Zoöl Defn See Cayman CAINOZOIC Cainozoic a Defn Geol See Cenozic CAIQUE Caïque n Etym F fr Turk qac6q boat Naut Defn A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus also a Levantine vessel of larger size CA IRA Çaira Etym F ça ira ça ira les aristocrates à la lanterne it shall go on it shall go on hangthe arictocrats to the lantern lamppost Defn The refrain of a famous song of the French Revolution CAIRD Caird n Etym Ir ceard a tinker Defn A traveling tinker also a tramp or sturdy beggar Prov Eng CAIRN Cairn n Etym Gael carn gen cairn a heap cf Ir W carn 1 A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles apparently as a sepulchral monument Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn Campbell 2 A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark or to arrest attention as in surveying or in leaving traces of an exploring party etc C Kingsley Kane CAIRNGORMSTONE Cairngormstone Etym Gael carn a cairn gorm azure Min Defn A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal or crystallized quartz found esp in the mountain of Cairngorm in Scotland CAISSON Caisson n Etym F fr caisse case chest See 1st Case 1 Mil a A chest to hold ammunition b A fourwheeled carriage for conveying ammunition consisting of two parts a body and a limber In light field batteries there is one caisson to each piece having two ammunition boxes on the body and one on the limber Farrow c A chest filled with explosive materials to be laid in the way of an enemy and exploded on his appoach 2 a A watertight box of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level b A hollow floating box usually of iron which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins c A structure usually with an air chamber placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it 3 Arch Defn A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits Pneumatic caisson Engin a caisson closed at the top but open at the bottom and resting upon the ground under water The pressure of air forced into the caisson keeps the water out Men and materials are admitted to the interior through an air lock See Lock CAISSON DISEASE Caisson disease Med Defn A disease frequently induced by remaining for some time in an atmosphere of high pressure as in caissons diving bells etc It is characterized by neuralgic pains and paralytic symptoms It is variously explained most probably as due to congestion of internal organs with subsequent stasis of the blood CAITIFF Caitiff a Etym OE caitif cheitif captive miserable OF caitif chaitif captive mean wretched F chétif fr L captivus captive fr capere to take akin to E heave See Heave and cf Captive 1 Captive wretched unfortunate Obs Chaucer 2 Base wicked and mean cowardly despicable Arnold had sped his caitiff flight W Irving CAITIFF Caitiff n Defn A captive a prisoner Obs Avarice doth tyrannize over her caitiff and slave Holland 2 A wretched or unfortunate man Obs Chaucer 3 A mean despicable person one whose character meanness and wickedness meet Note The deepfelt conviction of men that slavery breaks down the moral character speaks out with distinctness in the change of meaning which caitiff has undergone signifying as it now does one of a base abject disposition while there was a time when it had nothing of this in it Trench CAJEPUT Cajeput n Defn See Cajuput CAJOLE Cajole v i imp p p Cajoled p pr vb n Cajoling Etym F cajoler orig to chatter like a bird in a cage to sing hence to amuse with idle talk to flatter from the source of OF goale jaiole F geôle dim of cage a cage See Cage Jail Defn To deceive with flattery or fair words to wheedle I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a reception of my views F W Robertson Syn To flatter wheedle delude coax entrap CAJOLEMENT Cajolement n Defn The act of cajoling the state of being cajoled cajolery Coleridge CAJOLER Cajoler n Defn A flatterer a wheedler CAJOLERY Cajolery n pl Cajoleries Defn A wheedling to delude words used in cajoling flattery Infamous cajoleries Evelyn CAJUN Cajun n A corruption of Acadian Ethnol Defn In Louisiana a person reputed to be Acadian French descent CAJUPUT Cajuput n Etym Of Malayan origin kayu tree putih white Med Defn A highly stimulating volatile infammable oil distilled from the leaves of an East Indian tree Melaleuca cajuputi etc It is greenish in color and has a camphoraceous odor and pungent taste CAJUPUTENE Cajuputene n Chem Defn A colorlees or greenish oil extracted from cajuput CAKE Cake n Etym OE cake kaak akin to Dan kage Sw Icel kaka D koek Gkuchem OHG chuocho 1 A small mass of dough baked especially a thin loaf from unleavened dough as an oatmeal cake johnnycake 2 A sweetened composition of flour and other ingredients leavened or unleavened baked in a loaf or mass of any size or shape 3 A thin wafershaped mass of fried batter a griddlecake or pancake as buckwheat cakes 4 A mass of matter concreted congealed or molded into a solid mass of any form esp into a form rather flat than high as a cake of soap an ague cake Cakes of rusting ice come rolling down the flood Dryden Cake urchin Zoöl any species of flat sea urchins belonging to the Clypeastroidea Oil cake the refuse of flax seed cotton seed or other vegetable substance from which oil has been expressed compacted into a solid mass and used as food for cattle for manure or for other purposes To have ones cake dough to fail or be disappointed in what one has undertaken or expected Shak CAKE Cake v i Defn To form into a cake or mass CAKE Cake v i imp p p Caked p pr vb n Caking Defn To concrete or consolidate into a hard mass as dough in an oven to coagulate Clotted blood that caked within Addison CAKE Cake v i Defn To cackle as a goose Prov Eng CAKING COAL Caking coal Defn See Coal CAL Cal n Cornish Mines Defn Wolfram an ore of tungsten Simmonds CALABAR Calabar n Defn A district on the west coast of Africa Calabar bean The of a climbing legumious plant Physostigma venenosum a native of tropical Africa It is highly poisonous It is used to produce contraction of the pupil of the eye also in tetanus neuralgia and rheumatic diseases called also ordeal bean being used by the negroes in trials for witchcraft CALABARINE Calabarine n Chem Defn An alkaloid resembing physostigmine and occurring with it in the calabar bean CALABASH Calabash n Etym Sp calabaza or Pg calaba caba cf F Calebasse lit a dry gourd fr Ar qar fem a kind of gourd aibas dry 1 The common gourd plant or fruit 2 The fruit of the calabash tree 3 A water dipper bottle backet or other utensil made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd Calabash tree Bot a tree of tropical America Crescentia cujete producing a large gourdike fruit containing a purgative pulp Its hard shell after the removal of the pulp is used for cups bottles etc The African calabash tree is the baobab CALABOOSE Calaboose n Etym A corruption of Sp calabozo dungeon Defn A prison a jail Local U S CALABOZO Calabozo n Sp Defn A jail See Calaboose CALADE Calade n Etym F Defn A slope or declivity in a manege ground down which a horse is made to gallop to give suppleness to his haunches CALADIUM Caladium n Etym NL Defn A genus of aroideous plants of which some species are cultivated for their immense leaves which are often curiously blotched with white and red and others in Polynesia for food CALAITE Calaite n Etym L calaïs Gr calaïte Defn A mineral See Turquoise CALAMANCO Calamanco n Etym LL calamancus calamacus cf camelaucum a head covering made of camels hair NGr calmande a woolen stuff Defn A glossy woolen stuff plain striped or checked a gay calamanco waistcoat Tatler CALAMANDER WOOD Calamander wood Defn A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon of a hazel brown color with black stripes very hard in texture It is a species of ebony and is obtained from the Diospyros qusesita Called also Coromandel wood CALAMAR CALAMARY Calamar Calamary n Etym LL calamarium inkstand fr L calamus a reed pen cf F calmar calemar pen case calamar Zoöl Defn A cephalopod belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera There are many species They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube when pursued or alarmed in order to confuse their enemies Their shell is a thin horny plate within the flesh of back shaped very much like a quill pen In America they are called squids See Squid CALAMBAC Calambac n Etym F calambac calambour from Malay Kalambaq a king of fragrant wood Bot Defn A fragrant wood agalloch CALAMBOUR Calambour n Etym See Calambac Defn A species of agalloch or aloes wood of a dusky or mottled color of a light friable texture and less fragrant than calambac used by cabinetmakers CALAMIFEROUS Calamiferous a Etym L calamus reed ferous Defn Producing reeds reedy CALAMINE Calamine n Etym F calamine LL calamina fr L Cabmia See Cadmia min Defn A mineral the hydrous silicate of zinc Note The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and silicate of zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore but it is now usually restricted to the latter the former being called smithsonite CALAMINT Calamint n Etym OE calamint calemente cf F calament fr L calamintha Gr Mint Bot Defn A genus of perennial plants Calamintha of the Mint family esp the C Nepela and C Acinos which are called also basil thyme CALAMIST Calamist n Etym L calamus a reed Defn One who plays upon a reed or pipe Obs Blount CALAMISTRATE Calamistrate v i Etym L calamistratus curied with the curling iron fr calamistrum curling iron fr calamus a reed Defn To curl or friz as the hair Obs Cotgrave CALAMISTRATION Calamistration n Defn The act or process of curling the hair Obs burton CALAMISTRUM Calamistrum n Etym L a curling iron Zoöl Defn A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders Ciniflonidæ used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their webs CALAMITE Calamite n Etym L calamus a reed cf F calamite Paleon Defn A fossil plant of the coal formation having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta the Horsetail or Scouring Rush family but sometimes attaining the height of trees and having the stem more or less woody within See Acrogen and Asterophyllite CALAMITOUS Calamitous a Etym L Calamitosus cf F calamiteux 1 Suffering calamity wretched miserable Obs Ten thousands of calamitous persons South 2 Producing or attended with distress and misery making wretched wretched unhappy This sad and calamitous condition South A calamitous prison Milton Syn Miserable deplorable distressful afflictive grievous baleful disastrous adverse unhappy severe sad unfortunate Calamitously adv Calamitousness n CALAMITY Calamity n pl Calamities Etym L calamitas akin to in columis unharmed cf F calamité 1 Any great misfortune or cause of misery generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil either to communities or individuals Note The word calamity was first derived from calamus when the corn could not get out of the stalk Bacon Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul W Irving 2 A state or time of distress or misfortune misery The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise Burke Whereer I came I brought calamity Tennyson Syn Disaster distress afflicition adversity misfortune unhappiness infelicity mishap mischance misery evil extremity exigency downfall Calamity Disaster Misfortune Mishap Mischance Of these words calamity is the strongest It supposes a somewhat continuous state produced not usually by the direct agency of man but by natural causes such as fire flood tempest disease etc Disaster denotes literally illstarred and is some unforeseen and distressing event which comes suddenly upon us as if from hostile planet Misfortune is often due to no specific cause it is simply the bad fortune of an individual a link in the chain of events an evil independent of his own conduct and not to be charged as a fault Mischance and mishap are misfortunes of a trivial nature occurring usually to individuals A calamity is either public or private but more frequently the former a disaster is rather particular than private it affects things rather than persons journey expedition and military movements are often attended with disasters misfortunes are usually personal they immediately affect the interests of the individual Crabb CALAMUS Calamus n pl Calami Etym L a reed See Halm 1 Bot Defn The indian cane a plant of the Palm family It furnishes the common rattan See Rattan and Dragons blood 2 Bot Defn A species of Acorus A calamus commonly called calamus or sweet flag The root has a pungent aromatic taste and is used in medicine as a stomachic the leaves have an aromatic odor and were formerly used instead of rushes to strew on floors 3 Zoöl Defn The horny basal portion of a feather the barrel or quill CALANDO Calando a Etym It Defn Mus Gradually diminishing in rapidity and loudness CALASH Calash n Etym F calèche of Slavonic origin cf Bohem kolesa Russ koliaska calash koleso kolo wheel 1 A light carriage with low wheels having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered seats for inside a separate seat for the driver and often a movable front so that it can be used as either an open or a close carriage The baroness in a calash capable of holding herself her two children and her servants W Irving 2 In Canada a twowheeled oneseated vehicle with a calash top and the drivers seat elevated in front 3 A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at pleasure 4 A hood formerly worn by ladies which could be drawn forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage CALAVERAS SKULL Calaveras skull Defn A human skull reported by Prof J D Whitney as found in 1886 in a Tertiary auriferous gravel deposit lying below a bed of black lava in Calaveras County California It is regarded as very doubtful whether the skull really belonged to the deposit in which it was found If it did it indicates an unprecedented antiquity for human beings of an advanced type CALAVERITE Calaverite n Min Defn A bronzeyellow massive mineral with metallic luster a telluride of gold first found in Calaveras County California CALCANEAL Calcaneal a Anal Defn Pertaining to the calcaneum as calcaneal arteries CALCANEUM Calcaneum n pl E neums L nea Etym L the heel fr calx calcis the heel Anal Defn One of the bones of the tarsus which in man forms the great bone of the heel called also fibulare CALCAR Calcar n Etym L calcaria lime kiln fr calx calcis lime See Calx Glass manuf Defn A kind of oven or reverberatory furnace used for the calcination of sand and potash and converting them into frit Ure CALCAR Calcar n L pl Calcaria Etym L a pur as worn on the heel also the spur of a cock fr calx calcis the heel 1 Bot Defn A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or corolla 2 Zoöl Defn A slender bony process from the ankle joint of bats which helps to support the posterior part of the web in flight 3 Anat a A spur or spurlike prominence b A curved ridge in the floor of the leteral ventricle of the brain the calcar avis hippocampus minor or ergot CALCARATE CALCARATED Calcarate Calcarated a Etym LL calcaratus fr L calcar See 2d Calcar 1 Bot Defn Having a spur as the flower of the toadflax and larkspur spurred Gray 2 Zoöl Defn Armed with a spur CALCAREOARGILLACEOUS Calcareoargillaceous a Defn consisting of or containing calcareous and argillaceous earths CALCAREOBITUMINOUS Calcareobituminous a Defn Consisting of or containing lime and bitumen Lyell CALCAREOSILICEOUS Calcareosiliceous a Defn Consisting of or containing calcareous and siliceous earths CALCAREOUS Calcareous a Etym L calcarius pertaining to lime See Calx Defn Partaking of the nature ofcalcite or calcium carbonate consisting of or containg calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime Clcareous spar See as Calcite CALCAREOUSNESS Calcareousness n Defn Quality of being calcareous CALCARIFEROUS Calcariferous a Etym L calcarius of lime ferous Defn Limeyielding calciferous CALCARINE Calcarine a Anat Defn Pertaining to or situated near the calcar of the brain CALCAVELLA Calcavella n Defn A sweet wine from Portugal so called from the district of Carcavelhos Written also Calcavellos or Carcavelhos CALCEATED Calceated a Etym L calceatus p p of pelceare to ahoe fr catceus shoe fr calx calcic heel Defn Fitted with or wearing shoes Johnson CALCED Calced a Etym See Calceated Defn Wearing shoes calceated in distintion from discalced or barefooted as the calced Carmelites CALCEDON Calcedon n Etym See Chalcedony Defn A foul vein like chalcedony in some precious stones CALCEDONIC CALCEDONIAN Calcedonic Calcedonian a Defn See Chalcedonic CALCEIFORM Calceiform a Etym L calceus shoe form Bot Defn Shaped like a plipper as one petal of the ladysslipper calceolate CALCEOLARIA calceolaria n Etym NL fr L calceolarius shoemaker fr calceolus a dim of calceus shoe Bot Defn A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plant biought from South America slipperwort It has a yellow or purple flower often spotted or striped the shape of which suggests its name CALCEOLATE Calceolate a Etym See Calceolaria Defn Slipperahaped See Calceiform CALCES Calces n pl Defn See Calx CALCIC Calcic a Etym L calx calcis lime cf F calcique Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or containing calcium or lime CALCIFEROUS Calciferous a Etym L calx calcis lime ferous Defn Bearing producing or containing calcite or carbonate of lime Calciferouse epoch Geol and epoch in the American lower Silurian system immediately succeeding the Cambrian period The name alludes to the peculiar mixture of calcareous and siliceous characteristics in many of the beds See the Diagram under Grology CALCIFIC Calcific a Defn Calciferous Specifically Zoöl of or pertaining to hte portion of the which forms the eggshell in birds and reptiles Huxley CALCIFICATION Calcification n Physiol Defn The process of chenge into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt normally as in the formation of bone and teeth abnormally as in calcareous degeneration of tissue CALCIFIED Calcified a Defn Consisting of or containing calcareous matter or lime salts calcareous CALCIFORM Calciform a Etym L calx calcis lime form Defn In the form of chalk or lime CALCIFY Calcify v t imp p p Calcified p pr vb n Calcifying Etym L calx calcis lime fy Defn To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime CALCIFY Calcify v i Defn To become changed into a stony or calcareous condition in lime is a principal ingredient as in the formation of teeth CALCIGENOUS Calcigenous a Etym L calx calcis lime genouse Chem Defn Tending to form or to become a calx or earthlike substance on being oxidized or burnt as magnesium calcium etc CALCIGEROUS Calcigerous a Etym L calx calcis lime gerouse Defn Holding lime or other earthy salts as the calcigerous cells of the teeth CALCIMINE Calcimine n Etym L calx calcis lime Defn A white or colored wash for the ceiling or other plastering of a room consisting of a mixture of clear glue Paris white or zinc white and water Also spelt kalsomine CALCIMINE Calcimine v t imp p p Calcimined p pr vb n Calcimining Defn To wash or cover with calcimine as to calcimine walls CALCIMINER Calciminer n Defn One who calcimines CALCINABLE Calcinable a Defn That may be calcined as a calcinable fossil CALCINATE Calcinate v i Defn To calcine R CALCINATION Calcination n Etym F calcination 1 Chem Defn The act or process of disintegrating a substance or rendering it friable by the action of heat esp by the expulsion of some volatile matter as when carbonic and acid is expelled from carbonate of calcium in the burning of limestone in order to make lime 2 The act or process of reducing a metal to an oxide or metallic calx oxidation CALCINATORY Calcinatory n Defn A vessel used in calcination CALCINE Calcine v i imp p p Calciden p pr vb n Calcining Etym F calciner fr L calx calcis lime See Calx 1 To reduce to a powder or to a friable state by the action of heat to expel volatile matter from by means of heat as carbonic acid from limestone and thus usually to produce disintegration as to calcine bones 2 To oxidize as a metal by the action of heat to reduce to a metallic calx CALCINE Calcine v i Defn To be convereted into a powder or friable substance or into a calx by the action of heat Calcining without fusion Newton CALCINER Calciner n Defn One who or that which calcines CALCISPONGIAE Calcispongiæ n pl Etym NL fr L calx calcis lime spongia a sponge Zoöl Defn An order of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules See Porifera CALCITE Calcite n Etym L calx calcis lime Min Defn Calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime It is rhombohedral in its crystallization and thus distinguished from aragonite It includes common limestone chalk and marble Called also calcspar and calcareous spar Note Argentine is a pearly lamellar variety aphrite is foliated or chalklike dogtooth spar a form in acute rhombohedral or scalenohedral crystals calcsinter and calctufa are lose or porous varieties formed in caverns or wet grounds from calcareous deposits agaric mineral is a soft white friable variety of similar origin stalaclite and stalagmite are varieties formed from the drillings in caverns Iceland spar is a transparent variety exhibiting the strong double refraction of the species and hence is called doubly refracting spar CALCITRANT Calcitrant a Etym L calcitrans p pr of calcitrare to kick fr calx calcis heel Defn Kicking Hence Stubborn refractory CALCITRATE Calcitrate v i i Etym L calcitratus p p of calcitrare See Calcitrant Defn To kick CALCITRATION Calcitration n Defn Act of kicking CALCIUM Calcium n Etym NL from L calx calcis lime cf F calcium See Calx Chem Defn An elementary substance a metal which combined with oxygen forms lime It is of a pale yellow color tenacious and malleable It is a member of the alkaline earth group of elements Atomic weight 40 Symbol Ca Note Calcium is widely and abundantly disseminated as in its compounds calcium carbonate or limestone calcium sulphate or gypsum calcium fluoride or fluor spar calcium phosphate or apatite Calcium light an intense light produced by the incandescence of a stick or ball of lime in the flame of a combination of oxygen and hydrogen gases or of oxygen and coal gas called also Drummond light CALCIVOROUS Calcivorous a Etym L calx lime vorare to devour Defn Eroding or eating into limestone CALCOGRAPHER Calcographer n Defn One who practices calcography CALCOGRAPHIC CALCOGRAPHICAL Calcographic Calcographical a Defn Relating to or in the style of calcography CALCOGRAPHY Calcography n Etym L calx calcis lime chalk graphy Defn The art of drawing with chalk CALCSINTER Calcsinter n Etym G kalk L calx calcis lime E sinter Defn See under Calcite CALCSPAR Calcspar n Etym G kalk L calx lime E spar Defn Same as Calcite CALCTUFA Calctufa n Etym G kalk l calx lime E tufa Defn See under Calcite CALCULABLE Calculable a Etym Cf F calculable Defn That may be calculated or ascertained by calculation CALCULARY Calculary a Etym L calculus a pebble a calculus cf calcularius pertaining to calculation Med Defn Of or pertaining to calculi CALCULARY Calculary n Defn A congeries of little stony knots found in the pulp of the pear and other fruits CALCULATE Calculate v i imp p p Calculater p pr vb n Calculating Etym L calculatus p p of calculate fr calculus a pebble a stone used in reckoning hence a reckoning fr calx calcis a stone used in gaming limestone See Calx 1 To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic to reckon up to estimate to compute A calencar exacity calculated than any othe North 2 To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time circumstances or other conditions of to forecast or compute the character or consequences of as to calculate or cast ones nativity A cunning man did calculate my birth Shak 3 To adjust for purpose to adapt by forethought or calculation to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end as to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people Religion is calculated for our benefit Abp Tillotson 4 To plan to expect to think Local U S Syn To compute reckon count estimate rate To Calculate Compute Reckon Count These words indicate the means by which we arrive at a given result in regard to quantity We calculate with a view to obtain a certain point of knowledge as to calculate an eclipse We compute by combining given numbers in order to learn the grand result We reckon and count in carrying out the details of a computation These words are also used in a secondary and figurative sense Calculate is rather a conjection from what is as to what may be computation is a rational estimate of what has been from what is reckoning is a conclusive conviction a pleasing assurance that a thing will happen counting indicates an expectation We calculate on a gain we compute any loss sustained or the amount of any mischief done we reckon on a promised pleasure we count the hours and minutes until the time of enjoyment arrives Crabb CALCULATE Calculate v i Defn To make a calculation to forecast caonsequences to estimate to compute The strong passions whether good or bad never calculate F W Robertson CALCULATED Calculated p p a 1 Worked out by calculation as calculated tables for computing interest ascertained or conjectured as a result of calculation as the calculated place of a planet the calculated velocity of a cannon ball 2 Adapted by calculation contrivance or forethought to accomplish a purpose as to use arts calculated to deceive the people 3 Likely to produce a certain effect whether intended or not fitted adapted suited The only danger that attends multiplicity of publication is that some of them may be calculated to injure rather than benefit society Goldsmith The minister on the other hand had never gone through an experience calculated to lead him beyond the scope of generally received laws Hawthorne CALCULATING Calculating a 1 Of or pertaining to mathematical calculations performing or able to perform mathematical calculations 2 Given to contrivance or forethought forecasting scheming as a cool calculating disposition Calculating machine a machine for the mechanical performance of mathematical operations for the most part invented by Charles Babbage and G and E Scheutz It computes logarithmic and other mathematical tables of a high degree of intricacy imprinting the results on a leaden plate from which a stereotype plate is then directly made CALCULATING Calculating n Defn The act or process of making mathematical computations or of estimating results CALCULATION Calculation n Etym OE calculation fr L calculatio cf OF calcucation 1 The act or process or the result of calculating computation reckoning estimate The calculation of eclipses Nichol The mountain is not so his calculation makes it Boyle 2 An expectation based on cirumstances The lazy gossips of the port Abborrent of a calculation crost Began to chafe as at a personal wrong Tennyson CALCULATIVE Calculative a Defn Of or pertaining to calculation involving calculation Long habits of calculative dealings Burke CALCULATOR Calculator n Etym L cf F calculateur Defn One who computes or reckons one who estimates or considers the force and effect of causes with a view to form a correct estimate of the effects Ambition is no exact calculator Burke CALCULATORY Calculatory a Etym L calculatorius Defn Belonging to calculation Sherwood CALCULE Calcule n Etym F calcul fr L calculus See Calculus Defn Reckoning computation Obs Howell CALCULE Calcule v i Defn To calculate Obs Chaucer CALCULI Calculi n pl Defn See Calculus CALCULOUS Calculous a Etym L calculosus 1 Of the nature of a calculus like stone gritty as a calculous concretion Sir T Browne 2 Caused or characterized by the presence of a calculus or calculi a a calculous disorder affected with gravel or stone as a calculous person CALCULUS Calculus n pl Calculi Etym L calculus See Calculate and Calcule 1 Med Defn Any solid concretion formed in any part of the body but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs and in the passages connected with them as biliary calculi urinary calculi etc 2 Math Defn A method of computation any process of reasoning by the use of symbols any branch of mathematics that may involve calculation Barycentric calculus a method of treating geometry by defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other points to which coëfficients or weights are ascribed Calculus of functions that branch of mathematics which treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given conditions Calculus of operations that branch of mathematical logic that treats of all operations that satisfy given conditions Calculus of probabilities the science that treats of the computation of the probabilities of events or the application of numbers to chance Calculus of variations a branch of mathematics in which the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities together are themselves subject to change Differential calculus a method of investigating mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain indefinitely small quantities called differentials The problems are primarily of this form to find how the change in some variable quantity alters at each instant the value of a quantity dependent upon it Exponential calculus that part of algebra which treats of exponents Imaginary calculus a method of investigating the relations of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra Integral calculus a method which in the reverse of the differential the primary object of which is to learn from the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two or more magnitudes the relation of the magnitudes themselves or in other words from having the differential of an algebraic expression to find the expression itself CALDRON Caldron n Etym OE caldron caudron caudroun OF caudron chauderon F chaudron an aug of F chaudière LL caldaria fr L caldarius suitable for warming fr caldus calidus warm fr calere to be warm cf Skr çra to boil Cf Chaldron Calaric Caudle Defn A large kettle or boiler of copper brass or iron Written also cauldron Caldrons of boiling oil Prescott CALECHE Calèche n Etym F calèche Defn See Calash CALEDONIA Caledonia n Defn The ancient Latin name of Scotland still used in poetry CALEDONIAN Caledonian a Defn Of or pertaining to Caledonia or Scotland Scottish Scotch n Defn A native or inhabitant of Caledonia or Scotland CALEDONITE Caledonite n Min Defn A hydrous sulphate of copper and lead found in some parts of Caledonia or Scotland CALEFACIENT Calefacient a Etym L calefaciens p pr of calefacere to make warm calere to be warm facere to make Defn Making warm heating R CALEFACIENT Calefacient n Defn A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is applied as mustard CALEFACTION Calefaction n Etym L calefactio cf F caléfaction 1 The act of warming or heating the production of heat in a body by the action of fire or by communication of heat from other bodies 2 The state of being heated CALEFACTIVE Calefactive a Defn See Calefactory R CALEFACTOR Calefactor n Defn A heater one who or that which makes hot as a stove etc CALEFACTORY Calefactory a Etym L calefactorius Defn Making hot producing or communicating heat CALEFACTORY Calefactory n 1 Eccl Defn An apartment in a monastery warmed and used as a sitting room 2 A hollow sphere of metal filled with hot water or a chafing dish placed on the altar in cold weather for the priest to warm his hands with CALEFY Calefy v i imp p p Calefied p pr vb n Calefying Etym L calere to be warm fy Defn To make warm or hot CALEFY Calefy v i Defn To grow hot or warm Sir T Browne CALEMBOUR Calembour n Etym F Defn A pun CALENDAR Calendar n Etym OE kalender calender fr L kalendarium an interest or account book cf F calendrier OF calendier fr L calendue kalendae calends See Calends 1 An orderly arrangement of the division of time adapted to the purposes of civil life as years months weeks and days also a register of the year with its divisions an almanac 2 Eccl Defn A tabular statement of the dates of feasts offices saints days etc esp of those which are liable to change yearly according to the varying date of Easter 3 An orderly list or enumeration of persons things or events a schedule as a calendar of state papers a calendar of bills presented in a legislative assemblly a calendar of causes arranged for trial in court a calendar of a college or an academy Note Shepherds of people had need know the calendars of tempests of state Bacon Calendar clock one that shows the days of the week and month Calendar month See under Month French Republican calendar See under Vendémiaire Gregorian calendar Julian calendar Perpetual calendar See under Gregorian Julian and Perpetual CALENDAR Calendar v t Imp p p Calendared p pr vb n Calendaring Defn To enter or write in a calendar to register Waterhouse CALENDARIAL Calendarial a Defn Of or pertaining to the calendar or a calendar CALENDARY Calendary a Defn Calendarial Obs CALENDER Calender n Etym F calandre LL calendra corrupted fr L cylindrus a cylinder Gr Cylinider 1 A machine used for the purpose of giving cloth paper etc a smooth even and glossy or glazed surface by cold or hot pressure or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance It consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating 2 One who pursues the business of calendering My good friend the calender Cawper CALENDER Calender v i imp p p Calendered p pr vb n Calendering Etym Cf F calandrer See Calender n Defn To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy or wavy as woolen and silk stuffs linens paper etc Ure CALENDER Calender n Etym Per qalender Defn One of a sect or order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes CALENDOGRAPHER Calendographer n Etym Calendar graph er Defn One who makes calendars R CALENDRER Calendrer n Defn A person who calenders cloth a calender CALENDRIC CALENDRICAL Calendric Calendrical a Defn Of or pertaining to a calendar CALENDS Calends n pl Etym OE kalendes month calends AS calend month fr L calendae akin to calare to call proclaim Gr Claim Defn The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar Written also kalends The Greek calends a time that will never come as the Greeks had no calends CALENDULA Calendula n Etym NL fr L calendae calends Bot Defn A genus of composite herbaceous plants One species Calendula officinalis is the common marigold and was supposed to blossom on the calends of every month whence the name CALENDULIN Calendulin n Chem Defn A gummy or mucilaginous tasteless substance obtained from the marigold or calendula and analogous to bassorin CALENTURE Calenture n Etym F calenture fr Sp calenture heat fever fr calentar to heat fr p pr of L calere to be warm Med Defn A name formerly given to various fevers occuring in tropics esp to a form of furious delirium accompanied by fever among sailors which sometimes led the affected person to imagine the sea to be a green field and to throw himself into it CALENTURE Calenture v i Defn To see as in the delirium of one affected with calenture Poetic Hath fed on pageants floating through the air Or calentures in depths of limpid flood Wordsworth CALESCENCE Calescence n Etym L calescens ppr of calescere incho of calere to be warm Defn Growing warmth increasing heat CALF Calf n pl Calves Etym OE calf kelf AS cealf akin to D kalf G kalb Icel kalfr Sw kalf Dan kalv Goth kalbo cf Skr garbha fetus young Gr grabh to seize conceive Ir colpa colpach a calf 222 1 The young of the cow or of the Bovine family of quadrupeds Also the young of some other mammals as of the elephant rhinoceros hippopotamus and whale 2 Leather made of the skin of the calf especially a fine light colored leather used in bookbinding as to bind books in calf 3 An awkward or silly boy or young man any silly person a dolt Colloq Some silly doting brainless calf Drayton 4 A small island near a larger as the Calf of Man 5 A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg and rising to the surface Kane 6 Etym Cf Icel kalfi Defn The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee Calfsfoot jelly jelly made from the feet of calves The gelatinous matter of the feet is extracted by boiling and is flavored with sugar essences etc CALFSKIN Calfskin n Defn The hide or skin of a calf or leather made of the skin CALI Cali n Hindoo Myth Defn The tenth avatar or incarnation of the god Vishnu Written also Kali CALIBER CALIBRE Caliber Calibre n Etym F calibre perh fr L qualibra of what pound of what weight hence of what size applied first to a ball or bullet cf also Ar qalib model mold Cf Calipers Calivere 1 Gunnery Defn The diameter of the bore as a cannon or other firearm or of any tube or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry as an 8 inch gun a 12pounder a 44 caliber The caliber of empty tubes Reid A battery composed of three guns of small caliber Prescott Note The caliber of firearms is expressed in various ways Cannon are often designated by the weight of a solid spherical shot that will fit the bore as a 12pounder pieces of ordnance that project shell or hollow shot are designated by the diameter of their bore as a 12 inch mortar or a 14 inch shell gun small arms are designated by hundredths of an inch expressed decimally as a rifle of 44 inch caliber 2 The diameter of round or cylindrical body as of a bullet or column 3 Fig Capacity or compass of mind Burke Caliber compasses See Calipers Caliber rule a gunners calipers an instrument having two scales arranged to determine a balls weight from its diameter and conversely A ships caliber the weight of her armament CALIBRATE Calibrate v i Defn To ascertain the caliber of as of a thermometer tube also more generally to determine or rectify the graduation of as of the various standards or graduated instruments CALIBRATION Calibration n Defn The process of estimating the caliber a tube as of a thermometer tube in order to graduate it to a scale of degrees also more generally the determination of the true value of the spaces in any graduated instrument CALICE Calice n Etym See Calice Defn See Chalice CALICLE Calicle n Etym L caliculus a small cup dim of calicis a cup Cf Calycle Zoöl a One of the small cuplike cavities often with elevated borders covering the surface of most corals Each is formed by a polyp b One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of certain hydroids See Campanularian Written also calycle See Calycle CALICO Calico n pl Calicoes Etym So called because first imported from Calicut in the East Indies cf F calicot 1 Plain white cloth made from cotton but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use as super calicoes shirting calicoes unbleached calicoes etc Eng The importation of printed or stained colicoes appears to have been coeval with the establishment of the East India Company Beck Drapers Dict 2 Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern Note In the United States the term calico is applied only to the printed fabric Calico bass Zoöl an edible freshwater fish Pomoxys sparaides of the rivers and lake of the Western United States esp of the Misissippi valley allied to the sunfishes and so called from its variegated colors called also calicoback grass bass strawberry bass barfish and bitterhead Calico printing the art or process of impressing the figured patterns on calico CALICO Calico a Defn Made of or having the apperance of calico often applied to an animal as a horse or cat on whose body are large patches of a color strikingly different from its main color Colloq U S CALICOBACK Calicoback n Zoöl a The calico bass b An hemipterous insect Murgantia histrionica which injures the cabbage and other garden plants called also calico bug and harlequin cabbage bug CALICULAR CALICULATE Calicular a Caliculate a Defn Relating to or resembling a cup also improperly used for calycular calyculate CALID Calid a Etym L calidus fr calere to be hot Defn Hot burning ardent Obs Bailey CALIDITY Calidity n Defn Heat Obs CALIDUCT Caliduct n Etym See Caloriduct Defn A pipe or duct used to convey hot air or steam Subterranean caliducts have been introduced Evelyn CALIF CALIFATE Calif n Califate n etc Defn Same as Caliph Caliphate etc CALIFORNIA JACK California jack Defn A game at cards a modification of sevenup or all fours CALIFORNIAN Californian a Defn Of or pertaining to California n Defn A native or inhabitant of California CALIGATION Caligation n Etym L caligatio fr caligare to emit vapor to be dark from caligo mist darkness Defn Dimness cloudiness R Sir T Browne CALIGINOSITY Caliginosity n Etym L caliginosus dark See Caligation Defn Darkness R G Eliot CALIGINOUS Caliginous a Etym L caliginosus cf F caligineux Defn Affected with darkness or dimness dark obscure R Blount The caliginous regions of the air Hallywell Caliginously adv Caliginousness n CALIGO Caligo n Etym L darkness Med Defn Dimness or obscurity of sight dependent upon a speck on the cornea also the speck itself CALIGRAPHIC Caligraphic a Defn See Calligraphic CALIGRAPHY Caligraphy n Defn See Caligraphy CALIN Calin n Etym F fr Malay kelany tin or fr Kalaa a town in India fr which it came Defn An alloy of lead and tin of which the Chinese make tea canisters CALIPASH Calipash n Etym F carapace Sp carapacho Cf Calarash Carapace Defn A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle CALIPEE Calipee n Etym See Calipash Defn A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light yellowish color much esteemed as a delicacy Thackeray CALIPERS Calipers n pl Etym Corrupted from caliber Defn An instrument usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies as of work shaped in a lathe or planer timber masts shot etc or the bore of firearms tubes etc called also caliper compasses or caliber compasses Caliper square a draughtsmans or mechanics square having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws Knight Vernier calipers See Vernier CALIPH Caliph n Etym OE caliphe califfe F calife cf Sp califa fr Ar khalifan successor fr khalafa to succed Defn Successor or vicar a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers now used by the sultans of Turkey Writting also calif CALIPHATE Caliphate n Etym Cf F califat Defn The office dignity or government of a caliph or of the caliphs CALIPPIC Calippic a Defn Of or pertaining to Calippus an Athenian astronomer Calippic period a period of seventysix years proposed by Calippus as an improvement on the Metonic cycle since the 6940 days of the Metonic cycle exceeded 19 years by about a quarter of a day and exceeded 235 lunations by something more CALISAYA BARK Calisaya bark Defn A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the Cinchona Calisaya and other closely related species CALISTHENEUM Calistheneum n Etym NL Defn A gymnasium esp one for light physical exercise by women and children CALISTHENIC Calisthenic a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to calisthenics CALISTHENICS Calisthenics n Defn The science art or practice of healthful exercise of the body and limbs to promote strength and gracefulness light gymnastics CALIVER Caliver n Etym Corrupted fr caliber Defn An early form of hand gun variety of the arquebus originally a gun having a regular size of bore Obs Shak CALIX Calix n Etym L Defn A cup See Calyx CALK Calk v t imp p p Calked p pr vb n Calking Etym Either corrupted fr F calfater cf Pg calafetar Sp calafetear fr Ar qalafa to fill up crevices with the fibers of palm tree or moss or fr OE cauken to tred through the French fr L calcare fr calx heel Cf Calk to copy Inculcate 1 To drive tarred oakum into the seams between the planks of a ship boat etc to prevent leaking The calking is completed by smearing the seams with melted pitch 2 To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice CALK Calk v t Etym Ecalquer to trace It caicare to trace to trample fr L calcare to trample fr calx heel Cf Calcarate Defn To copy as a drawing by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk and then passing a blunt style or needle over the lines so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other thing against which it is laid or held Writting also calque CALK Calk n Etym Cf AS calc shoe hoof L calx calcis hel cälcar spur 1 A sharppointed piece or iron or steel projecting downward on the shoe of a nore or an ox to prevent the animal from slipping called also calker calkin 2 An instrument with sharp points worn on the sole of a shoe or boot to prevent slipping CALK Calk v i 1 To furnish with calks to prevent slipping on ice as to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox 2 To wound with a calk as when a horse injures a leg or a foot with a calk on one of the other feet CALKER Calker n 1 One who calks 2 A calk on a shoe See Calk n 1 CALKIN Calkin n Defn A calk on a shoe See Calk n 1 CALKING Calking n Defn The act or process of making seems tight as in ships or of furnishing with calks as a shoe or copying as a drawing Calking iron a tool like a chisel used in calking ships tightening seams in ironwork etc Their left hand does the calking iron guide Dryden CALL Call v i imp p p Called p r vb n Calling Etym OE callen AS ceallin akin to Icel Sw kalla Dan kalde D kallen to talk prate Gr gar to praise Cf Garrulous 1 To command or request to come or be present to summon as to call a servant Call hither Clifford bid him come amain Shak 2 To summon to the discharge of a particular duty to designate for an office or employment especially of a religious character often used of a divine summons as to be called to the ministry sometimes to invite as to call a minister to be the pastor of a church Paul called to be an apostle Rom i 1 The Holy Ghost said Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them Acts xiii 2 3 To invite or command to meet to convoke often with together as the President called Congress together to appoint and summon as to call a meeting of the Board of Aldermen Now call we our high court of Parliament Shak 4 To give name to to name to address or speak of by a specifed name If you would but call me Rosalind Shak And God called the light Day and the darkness he called Night Gen i 5 5 To regard or characterize as of a certain kind to denominate to designate What God hath cleansed that call not thou common Acts x 15 6 To state or estimate approximately or loosely to characterize without strict regard to fact as they call the distance ten miles he called it a full days work The army is called seven hundred thousand men Brougham 7 To show or disclose the class character or nationality of Obs This speech calls him Spaniard Beau Fl 8 To utter in a loud or distinct voice often with off as to call or call off the items of an account to call the roll of a military company No parish clerk who calls the psalm so clear Gay 9 To invoke to appeal to I call God for a witness 2 Cor i 23 Rev Ver 10 To rouse from sleep to awaken If thou canst awake by four o the clock I prithee call me Sleep hath seized me wholly Shak To call a bond to give notice that the amount of the bond will be paid To call a party Law to cry aloud his name in open court and command him to come in and perform some duty requiring his presence at the time on pain of what may befall him To call back to revoke or retract to recall to summon back To call down to pray for as blessing or curses To call forth to bring or summon to action as to call forth all the faculties of the mind To call in a To collect as to call in debts or money ar to withdraw from cirulation as to call in uncurrent coin b To summon to ones side to invite to come together as to call in neighbors To call any one names to apply contemptuous names to any one To call off to summon away to divert as to call off the attention to call off workmen from their employment To call out a To summon to fight to challenge b To summon into service as to call out the militia To call over to recite separate particulars in order as a roll of names To call to account to demand explanation of To call to mind to recollect to revive in memory To call to order to request to come to order as a A public meeting when opening it for business b A person when he is transgressing the rules of debate To call to the bar to admit to practice in courts of law To call up a To bring into view or recollection as to call up the image of deceased friend b To bring into action or discussion to demand the consideration of as to call up a bill before a legislative body Syn To name denominate invite bid summon convoke assemble collect exhort warn proclaim invoke appeal to designate To Call Convoke Summon Call is the generic term as to call a public meeting To convoke is to require the assembling of some organized body of men by an act of authority as the king convoked Parliament To summon is to require attendance by an act more or less stringent anthority as to summon a witness CALL Call v i 1 To speak in loud voice to cry out to address by name sometimes with to You must call to the nurse Shak The angel of God called to Hagar Gen xxi 17 2 To make a demand requirement or request They called for rooms and he showed them one Bunyan 3 To make a brief visit also to stop at some place designated as for orders He ordered her to call at the house once a week Temple To call for a To demand to require as a crime calls for punishment a survey grant or deed calls for the metes and bounds or the quantity of land etc which it describes b To give an order for to request Whenever the coach stopped the sailor called for more ale Marryat To call on To call upon a To make a short visit to as call on a friend b To appeal to to invite to request earnestly as to call upon a person to make a speech c To solicit payment or make a demand of a debt d To invoke or play to to worship as to call upon God To call out To call or utter loudly to brawl CALL Call n 1 The act of calling usually with the voice but often otherwise as by signs the sound of some instrument or by writing a summons an entreaty an invitation as a call for help the bugles call Call of the trumpet Shak I rose as at thy call but found thee not Milton 2 A signal as on a drum bugle trumpet or pipe to summon soldiers or sailors to duty 3 Eccl Defn An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor 4 A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case a moral requirement or appeal Dependence is a perpetual call upon hummanity Addison Running into danger without any call of duty Macaulay 5 A divine vocation or summons St Paul himself believed he did well and that he had a call to it when he persecuted the Christians Locke 6 Vocation employment Note In this sense calling is generally used 7 A short visit as to make a call on a neighbor also the daily coming of a tradesman to solicit orders The bakers punctual call Cowper 8 Hunting Defn A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds 9 Naut Defn A whistle or pipe used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty 10 Fowling Defn The cry of a bird also a noise or cry in imitation of a bird or a pipe to call birds by imitating their note or cry 11 Amer Land Law Defn A reference to or statement of an object course distance or other matter of description in a survey or grant reguiring or calling for a carresponding object etc on the land 12 The privilege to demand the delivery of stock grain or any commodity at a fixed price at or within a certain time agreed on Brokers Cant 13 See Assessment 4 At call or On call liable to be demanded at any moment without previous notice as money on deposit Call bird a bird taught to allure others into a snare Call boy a A boy who calls the actors in a theater a boy who transmits the orders of the captain of a vessel to the engineer helmsman etc b A waiting boy who answers a cal or cames at the ringing of a bell a bell boy Call note the note naturally used by the male bird to call the female It is artifically applied by birdcatchers as a decoy Latham Call of the house Legislative Bodies a calling over the names of members to discover who is absent or for other purposes a calling of names with a view to obtaining the ayes and noes from the persons named Call to the bar admission to practice in the courts CALLA Calla n Etym Linnæus derived Calla fr Gr calla calsa name of an unknown plant and Gr Bot Defn A genus of plants of the order Araceæ Note The common Calla of cultivation is Richardia Africana belonging to another genus of the same order Its large spathe is pure white surrounding a fleshy spike which is covered with minute apetalous flowers CALLAT Callat n Defn Same as Callet Obs A callat of boundless tongue Shak CALLE Calle n Etym See Caul Defn A kind of head covering a caul Obs Chaucer CALLER Caller n Defn One who calls CALLER Caller a Scot 1 Cool refreshing fresh as a caller day the caller air Jamieson 2 Fresh in good condition as caller berrings CALLET Callet n Etym Cf Ir Gael caile a country woman strumpet Defn A trull or prostitute a scold or gossip Obs Written also callat CALLET Callet v i Defn To rail or scold Obs Brathwait CALLID Callid a Etym L callidus fr callere to be thickskinned to be hardened to be practiced fr callum callus callous skin callosity callousness Defn Characterized by cunning or shrewdness crafty R CALLIDITY Callidity n Etym L calliditas Defn Acuteness of discernment cunningness shrewdness R Her eaglyeyed callidity C Smart CALLIGRAPHER Calligrapher n Defn One skilled in calligraphy a good penman CALLIGRAPHIC CALLIGRAPHICAL Calligraphic Calligraphical a Etym Gr calligraphique Defn Of or pertaining to calligraphy Excellence in the calligraphic act T Warton CALLIGRAPHIST Calligraphist n Defn A calligrapher CALLIGRAPHY Calligraphy n Etym Gr calligraphie Defn Fair or elegant penmanship CALLING Calling n 1 The act of one who calls a crying aloud esp in order to summon or to attact the attention of some one 2 A summoning or convocation as of Parliament The frequent calling and meeting of Parlaiment Macaulay 3 A divine summons or invitation also the state of being divinely called Who hath called us with an holy calling 2 Tim i 9 Give diligence to make yior calling sure 2 Pet i 10 4 A naming or inviting a reading over or reciting in order or a call of names with a view to obtaining an answer as in legislative bodies 5 Ones usual occupation or employment vocation business trade The humble calling of ter female parent Thackeray 6 The persons collectively engaged in any particular professions or employment To impose celibacy on wholy callings Hammond 7 Title appellation name Obs I am more proud to be Sir Rowlands son His youngest son and would not change that calling Shak Syn Occupation employment business trade profession office engagement vocation CALLIOPE Calliope n Etym L Calliope Gr kalli from kallos beautiful 1 Class Myth Defn The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry mother of Orpheus and chief of the nine Muses 2 Astron Defn One of the astreids See Solar 3 A musical instrument consisting of series of steam whistles toned to the notes of the scale and played by keys arranged like those of an organ It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers 4 Zoöl Defn A beautuful species of humming bird Stellula Calliope of California and adjacent regions CALLIOPSIS Calliopsis n Etym NL fr Gr pref Bot Defn A popular name given to a few species of the genus Careopsis especially to C tinctoria of Arkansas CALLIPASH Callipash n Defn See Calipash CALLIPEE Callipee n Defn See Calipee CALLIPERS Callipers n pl Defn See Calipers CALLISECTION Callisection n Etym L callere to be insensible E section Defn Painless vivisection opposed to sentisection B G Wilder CALLISTHENIC CALLISTHENICS Callisthenic a Callisthenics n Defn See Calisthenic Calisthenics CALLITHUMP Callithump n Defn A somewhat riotous parade accompanied with the blowing of tin horus and other discordant noises also a burlesque serenade a charivari U S CALLITHUMPIAN Callithumpian a Defn Of pertaining to or resembling a callithump U S CALLOSAN Callosan a Anat Defn Of the callosum CALLOSE Callose a Etym See Callous Bot Defn Furnished with protuberant or hardened spots CALLOSITY Callosity n pl Callosities Etym L callasitas cf F calosté Defn A hard or thickened spot or protuberance a hardening and thickening of the skin or bark of a part eps as a result of continued pressure or friction CALLOSUM Callosum n Etym NL fr callosus callous hard Anat Defn The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres See corpus callosum under Carpus CALLOT Callot n Defn A plant coif or skullcap Same as Calotte B Jonson CALLOUS Callous a Etym L callosus callous hard fr callum callus callous skin cf F calleux 1 Hardenes indurated A callous hand Goldsmith A callous ulcer Dunglison 2 Hardened in mind insensible unfeeling unsusceptible The callous diplomatist Macaulay It is an immense blessing to be perfectly callous to ridicule T Arnold Syn Obdurate hard hardened indurated insensible unfeeling unsusceptible See Obdurate Callously adv Callousness n A callousness and numbness of soul Bentley CALLOW Callow a Etym OE calewe calu bald AS calu akin to D kaal OHG chalo G Kuhl cf L calvus 1 Destitute of feathers naked unfledged An in the leafy summit spied a nest Which oer the callow young a sparrow pressed Dryden 2 Immature boyish green as a callow youth I perceive by this thou art but a callow maid Old Play 1675 CALLOW Callow n Zoöl Etym Named from its note Defn A kind of duck See Old squaw CALLUS Callus n Etym L See Callous 1 Med a Same as Callosity b Defn The material of repair in fractures of bone a substance exuded at the site of fracture which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece 2 Hort Defn The new formation over the end of a cutting before it puts out rootlets CALM Calm n Etym OE calme F calme fr It or Sp calma cf Pg calma heat prob fr LL cauma heat fr Gr Caustic Defn Freodom from motion agitation or disturbance a cessation or abeence of that which causes motion or disturbance as of winds or waves tranquility stilness quiet serenity The wind ceased and there was a great calm Mark iv 39 A calm before a storm is commonly a peace of a mans own making South CALM Calm v i imp p p Calmed p pr vb n Calming Etym Cf F calmer See Calm n 1 To make calm to render still or quet as elements as to calm the winds To calm the tempest raised by Eolus Dryden 2 To deliver from agitation or excitement to still or soothe as the mind or passions Passions which seem somewhat calmed Syn To still quiet appease ally pacigy tranquilize soothe compose assuage check restrain CALM Calm a compar Calmer super Calmest 1 Not stormy without motion as of winds or waves still quiet serene undisturbed Calm was the day Spenser Now all is calm and fresh and still Bryant 2 Undisturbed by passion or emotion not agitated or excited tranquil quiet in act or speech Calm and sinless peace Milton With calm attention Pope Such calm old age as conscience pure And selfcommanding hearts ensure Keble Syn Still quiet undisturbed tranquil peaceful serene composed unruffled sedate collected placid CALMER Calmer n Defn One who or that which makes calm CALMLY Calmly adv Defn In a calm manner The gentle stream which calmly flows Denham CALMNESS Calmness n Defn The state of quality of being calm quietness tranquillity selfrepose The gentle calmness of the flood Denham Hes calmness was the repose of conscious power E Everett Syn Quietness quietude stillness tranquillity serenity repose composure sedateness placidity CALMUCKS Calmucks n pl Defn sing Calmuck A branch of the Mongolian race inbabiting parts of the Russian and Chinese empires also sing the language of the Calmucks Written also Kalmucks CALMY Calmy a Etym Fr Calm n Defn Tranquil peaceful calm Poet A still and calmy day Spenser CALOMEL Calomel n Etym Gr calomélas Chem Defn Mild chloride of mercury Hg CALORESCENCE Calorescence n Etym L calor heat Physics Defn The conversion of obscure radiant heat info kight the transmutation of rays of heat into others of higher refrangibility Tyndall CALORIC Caloric n Etym L calor heat cf F calorique Physics Defn The principle of heat or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed not now used in scientific nomenclature but sometimes used as a general term for heat Caloric expands all bodies Henry CALORIC Caloric a Defn Of or pertaining to caloric Caloric engine a kind of engine operated air CALORICITY Caloricity n Physiol Defn A faculty in animals of developing and preserving the heat nesessary to life that is the animal heat CALORIDUCT Caloriduct n Etym L calor heat fr calere to warm E duct Defn A tube or duct for conducting heat a caliduct CALORIE Calorie n Etym F fr L calor heat Physics Defn The unit of heat according to the Frensc standard the amount of heat requires to raise the temperature of one kilogram sometimes one gram of water one degree centigrade or from 0Foot pound CALORIFACIENT Calorifacient a Physiol Defn See Calorificient CALORIFERE Calorifere n Etym F calorifère fr L calor heat ferre to bear Defn An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes CALORIFIANT Calorifiant a Physiol Defn See Calorificient CALORIFIC Calorific a Etym L calorificus calor heat facere to make cf F calorifique Defn Possessing the quality of producing heat heating Calorific rays the invisible heating rays which emanate from the sum and burning and heated bodies CALORIFICATION Calorification n Etym Cf F calorification Defn Production of heat esp animal heat CALORIFICIENT Calorificient a Physiol Defn Having or relating to the power of producing heat applied to foods which being rich in carbon as the fats are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation CALORIMETER Calorimeter n Etym L calor heat meter cf F calorimètre 1 Physiol Defn An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat contained in bodies or developed by some mechanical or chemical process as friction chemical combination combustion etc 2 Engineering Defn An apparatus for measuring the proportion of unevaporated water contained in steam CALORIMETRIC Calorimetric a Defn Of or pertaining to process of using the calorimeter Satisfactory calorimetric results Nichol CALORIMETRY Calorimetry n Physics Defn Measurement of the quantities of heat in bodies CALORIMOTOR Calorimotor n Etym L calor heat E motor Physics Defn A voltaic battery having a large surface of plate and producing powerful heating effects CALORISATOR Calorisator n NL heater fr L calor heat Defn An apparatus used in beetsugar factories to heat the juice in order to aid the diffusion CALOTTE CALLOT Calotte Callot n Etym F calotte dim of cale a sort of flat cap Cf Caul Defn A close cap without visor or brim Especially a Such a cap worn by English serjeants at law b Such a cap worn by the French cavalry under their helmets c Such a cap worn by the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church To assume the calotte to become a priest CALOTYPE Calotype n Etym Gr Photog Defn A method of taking photographic pictures on paper sensitized with iodide of silver also called Talbotype from the inventor Mr Fox Talbot CALOYER Caloyer n Etym F fr NGr Defn A monk of the Greek Church a cenobite anchoret or recluse of the rule of St Basil especially one on or near Mt Athos CALQUE Calque v t Defn See 2d Calk v t CALTROP CALTRAP Caltrop Caltrap n Etym OE calketrappe calletrappe caltor in both senses fr AS collræppe calcetreppe sort of thistle cf F chaussetrape star thistle trap It calcatreppo calcatreppolo star thistle Perh from L calx heel the same word as E trap See 1st Trap 1 Bot Defn A genus of herbaceous plants Tribulus of the order Zygophylleæ having a hard severalcelled fruit armed with stout spines and resembling the military instrument of the same name The species grow in warm countries and are often very annoying to cattle 2 Mil Defn An instrument with four iron points so disposed that any three of them being on the ground the other projects upward They are scattered on the ground where an enemys cavalry are to pass to impede their progress by endangering the horses feet CALUMBA Calumba n Etym from kalumb its native name in Mozambique Med Defn The root of a plant Jateorrhiza Calumba and probably Cocculus palmatus indigenous in Mozambique It has an unpleasantly bitter taste and is used as a tonic and antiseptic Written also colombo columbo and calombo American calumba the Frasera Carolinensis also called American gentian Its root has been used in medicine as bitter tonic in place of calumba CALUMBIN Calumbin n Chem Defn A bitter principle extracted as a white crystalline substance from the calumba root Written also colombin and columbin CALUMET Calumet n Etym F calumet fr L calamus reed See Halm and cf Shawm Defn A kind of pipe used by the North American Indians for smoking tobacco The bowl is usually made of soft red stone and the tube is a long reed often ornamented with feathers Smoked the calumet the Peace pipe As a signal to the nations Lowgfellow Note The calumet is used as a symbol of peace To accept the calumet is to agree to terms of peace and to refuse it is to reject them The calumet of peace is used to seal or ratify contracts and alliances and as an evidence to strangers that they are welcome CALUMNIATE Calumniate v i Imp p p Calumniated p pr vb n calumniating Etym L calumniatus p p of calumniari See Calumny and cf Challenge v t Defn To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense or of something disreputable to slander to libel Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and calumniate all godly mens doings Strype Syn To asperse slander defame vilify traduce belie bespatter blacken libel See Asperse CALUMNIATE Calumniate v i Defn To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the reputation of another to make purposely false charges of some offense or crime CALUMNIATION Calumniation n Defn False accusation of crime or offense or a malicious and false representation of the words or actions of another with a view to injure his good name The calumniation of her principal counselors Bacon CALUMNIATOR Calumniator n Etym L Defn One who calumniates Syn Slanderer defamer libeler traducer CALUMNIATORY Calumniatory a Defn Containing calumny slanderous Montagu CALUMNIOUS Calumnious a Etym L calumniosus Defn Containing or implying calumny false malicious and injurious to reputation slanderous as calumnious reports Virtue itself scapes not calumnious strokes Shak Syn Slanderous defamatory scurrilous opprobrious derogatory libelous abusive Syn Calumniously adv Calumniousness n CALUMNY Calumny n pl Calumnies Etym L calumnia fr calvi to devise tricks deceive cf F calomnie Cf Challenge n Defn False accusation of a crime or offense maliciously made or reported to the injury of another malicious misrepresentation slander detraction Infamouse calumnies Motley Be thou as chaste as ice as pure as snow thou shalt not escape calumny Shak CALVARIA Calvaria n Etym L See Calvary Anat Defn The bones of the cranium more especially the bones of the domelike upper portion CALVARY Calvary n Etym L calvaria a bare skull fr calva the scalp without hair fr calvus bald cf F calvaire 1 The place where Christ was crucified on a small hill outside of Jerusalem Luke xxiii 33 Note The Latin calvaria is a translation of the Greek Golgotha Dr W Smith 2 A representation of the crucifixion consisting of three crosses with the figures of Christ and the thieves often as large as life and sometimes surrounded by figures of other personages who were present at the crucifixion 3 Her Defn A cross set upon three steps more properly called cross calvary CALVE Calve v i imp p p Calved 3 p pr vb n Calving Etym AS cealfian See Calf 1 To bring forth a calf Their cow calveth Job xxi 10 2 To bring forth young to produce offspring Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve Job xxxix 1 The grassy clods now calved Molton CALVER Calver v i 1 To cut in slices and pickle as salmon Obs For a change leave calvered salmon and eat sprats Massinger 2 To crimp as calvered salmon Nares CALVER Calver v i Defn To bear or be susceptible of being calvered as graylings flesh will calver Catton CALVESSNOUT Calvessnout n Bot Defn Snapdragon CALVINISM Calvinism n Etym Cf F Calvinisme Defn The theological tenets or doctrines of John Calvin a French theologian and reformer of the 16th century and his followers or of the socalled calvinistic churches Note The distinguishing doctrines of this system usually termed the five points of Calvinism are original sin or total depravity election or predestination particular redemption effectual calling and the perseverance of the saints It has been subject to many variations and modifications in different churches and at various times CALVINIST Calvinist n Etym Cf F Calviniste Defn A follower of Calvin a believer in Calvinism CALVINISTIC CALVINISTICAL Calvinistic Calvinistical a Defn Of or pertaining to Calvin or Calvinism following Calvin accepting or Teaching Calvinism Calvinistic training Lowell CALVINIZE Calvinize v t Defn To convert to Calvinism CALVISH Calvish a Defn Like a calf stupid Sheldon CALX Calx n pl E Calxes L Calces Etym L Calx calcis limestone cf Gr carraic rock Gael carraig W careg stone Cf Chalk 1 Chem a Quicklime Obs b The substance which remains when a metal or mineral has been subjected to calcination or combustion by heat and which is or may be reduced to a fine powder Note Metallic calxes are now called oxides 2 Broken and refuse glass returned to the post CALYCIFLORAL CALLYCIFLOROUS Calycifloral callyciflorous a Etym L calyx ycis calyx flos floris flower Bot Defn Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx applied to a subclass of dicotyledonous plants in the system of the French botanist Candolle CALYCIFORM Calyciform a Etym L calyx calycis calyx form Bot Defn Having the form or appearance of a calyx CALYCINAL CALYCINE Calycinal Calycine a Bot Defn Pertaining to a calyx having the nature of a calyx CALYCLE Calycle n Etym Lcalyculus small flower bud calyx dim of calyx See Calyx and cf Calicle Bot Defn A row of small bracts at the base of the calyx on the outside CALYCLED Calycled a Bot Defn Calyculate CALYCOZOA Calycozoa n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of acalephs of which Lucernaria is the type The body is cupshaped with eight marginal lobes bearing clavate tentacles An aboral sucker serves for attachment The interior is divided into four large compartments See Lucernarida CALYCULAR Calycular a Bot Defn Pertaining to or resembling the bracts of a calycle CALYCULATE CALYCULATED Calyculate Calyculated a Bot Defn Having a set of bracts resembling a calyx CALYMENE Calymene n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of trilobites characteristic of the Silurian age CALYON Calyon n Defn Flint or pebble stone used in building walls etc Haliwell CALYPSO Calypso n Etym The Latinized Greek name of a beautiful nymph Bot Defn A small and beautiful species of orchid having a flower variegated with purple pink and yellow It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States The Calypso borealis is the only orchid which reaches 68º N CALYPTRA Calyptra n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A little hood or veil resembling an extinguisher in form and position covering each of the small flaskike capsules which contain the spores of mosses also any similar covering body CALYPTRIFORM Calyptriform a Etym Calyptra form Defn Having the form a calyptra or extinguisher CALYX Calyx n pl E Calyxes L Calyces Etym L calyx ycis fr Gr Chalice Helmet 1 Bot Defn The covering of a flower See Flower Note The calyx is usually green and foliaceous but becomes delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone and the fouroclock Each leaf of the calyx is called a sepal 2 Anat Defn A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney which surrounds one or more of the renal papilæ CALZOONS Calzoons n pl Etym F caleçons cf It calzoni breeches fr L calceus shoe Defn Drawers Obs CAM Cam n Etym Dan kam comb ridge or cf W Gael and Ir cam bet See 1st Come 1 Med a A turning or sliding piece which by the shape of its periphery or face or a groove in its surface imparts variable or intermittent motion to or receives such motion from a rod lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it b A curved wedge movable about an axis used for forcing or clamping two pieces together c A projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece so shaped as to give alternate or variable motion to another piece against which its acts Note Cams are much used in machinery involving complicated and irregular movements as in the sewing machine pin machine etc 2 A ridge or mound of earth Prow Eng Wright Cam wheel Mach a wheel with one or more projections cams or depressions upon its periphery or upon its face one which is set or shaped eccentrically so that its revolutions impart a varied reciprocating or intermittent motion CAM Cam a Etym See Kam Defn Crooked Obs CAMAIEU Camaieu n Etym F of unknown origin Cf Cameo 1 A cameo Obs Crabb 2 Fine Arts Defn Painting in shades of one color monochrome Mollett CAMAIL Camail n Etym F camail cf It camaglio fr L caput head source of E mail 1 Ancient Armor Defn A neck guard of chain mall hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece 2 A hood of other material than mail esp Eccl a hood worn in church services the amice or the like CAMARA CAMARA DOS PARES CAMARADOS DEPUTADOS Camara Camara dos pares Camarados deputados n Pg Defn Chamber house used in Camara dos Pares and Camara dos Deputados See Legislature CAMARADERIE Camaraderie n F See Comrade Defn Comradeship and loyalty The spirit of camaraderie is strong among these riders of the plains W A Fraser CAMARASAURUS Camarasaurus n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs having large cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebræ CAMARILLA Camarilla n Etym Sp a small room 1 The private audience chamber of a king 2 A company of secret and irresponsible advisers as of a king a cabal or clique CAMASS Camass n Etym American Indian name Bot Defn A blueflowered liliaceous plant Camassia esculenta of northwestern America the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians Written also camas cammas and quamash Note The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri CAMBER Camber n Etym Of cambre bent curved akin to F cambrer to vault to bend fr L camerare to arch over fr camera vault arch See Chamber and cf Camerate 1 Shipbuilding Defn An upward convexity of a deck or other surface as she has a high camber said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck 2 Arch Defn An upward concavity in the under side of a beam girder or lintel also a slight upward concavity in a straight arch See Hogback Camber arch Arch an arch whose intrados though apparently straight has a slightly concave curve upward Camber beam Arch a beam whose under side has a concave curve upward CAMBER Camber v t imp p p Cambered p pr vb n Cambering Defn To cut bend to an upward curve to construct as a deck with an upward curve CAMBER Camber v i Defn To curve upward CAMBERKEELED Camberkeeled a Naut Defn Having the keel arched upwards but not actually hogged said of a ship CAMBIAL Cambial a Etym LL cambialis fr cambiars See Change Defn Belonging to exchanges in commerce of exchange R CAMBIST Cambist n Etym F cambiste It cambista fr L cambire to exchange See Change Defn A banker a money changer or broker one who deals in bills of exchange or who is skilled in the science of exchange CAMBISTRY Cambistry n Defn The science of exchange weight measures etc CAMBIUM Cambium n Etym LL cambium exchange fr L cambire to exchange It was supposed that cambium was sap changing into wood 1 Bot Defn A series of formative cells lying outside of the wood proper and inside of the inner bark The growth of new wood takes place in the cambium which is very soft 2 Med Defn A fancied nutritive juice formerly supposed to orgiginate in the blood to repair losses of the system and to promote its increase Dunglison CAMBLET Camblet n Defn See Camlet CAMBOGE Camboge n Defn See Gamboge CAMBOOSE Camboose n Naut Defn See Caboose CAMBRASINE Cambrasine n Defn A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt and so named from its resemblance to cambric CAMBREL Cambrel n Defn See Gambrel n 2 Wright CAMBRIA Cambria n Defn The ancient Latin name of Wales It is used by modern poets CAMBRIAN Cambrian a 1 Geog Defn Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales 2 Geol Defn Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian It is named from its development in Cambria or Wales See the Diagram under Geology CAMBRIAN Cambrian n 1 A native of Cambria or Wales 2 Geol Defn The Cambrian formation CAMBRIC Cambric n Etym OE camerike fr Cambrai Flemish Kamerik a city of France formerly of Flanders where it was first made 1 A fine thin and white fabric made of flax or linen He hath ribbons of all the colors i the rainbow inkles caddises cambrics lawns Shak 2 A fabric made in imitation of linen cambric of fine hardspun cotton often with figures of various colors also called cotton cambric and cambric muslin CAMBROBRITON CAMBROBRITON CambroBriton n Defn A Welshman CAME Came Defn imp of Come CAME Came n Etym Cf Scot came caim comb and OE camet silver Defn A slender rod of cast lead with or without grooves used in casements and stainedglass windows to hold together the panes or pieces of glass CAMEL Camel n Etym Oe camel chamel OF camel chamel F chameau L camelus fr Gr gamal Ar jamal Cf As camel fr L camelus 1 Zoöl Defn A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking Its hoofs are small and situated at the extremities of the toes and the weight of the animal rests on the callous The dromedary Camelus dromedarius has one bunch on the back while the Bactrian camel C Bactrianus has two The llama alpaca and vicuña of South America belong to a related genus Auchenia 2 Naut Defn A watertight structure as a large box or boxes used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water By admitting water the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted Camel bird Zoöl the ostrich Camel locust Zoöl the mantis Camels thorn Bot a low leguminous shrub Alhagi maurorum of the Arabian desert from which exudes a sweetish gum which is one of the substances called manna CAMELBACKED CAMELBACKED Camelbacked a Defn Having a back like a camel humpbacked Fuller CAMELEON Cameleon n Defn See Chaceleon Obs CAMELLIA Camellia n Etym NL named after Kamel a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the East Bot Defn An Asiatic genus of small shrubs often with shining leaves and showy flowers Camelia Japonica is much cultivated for ornament and C Sassanqua and C Oleifera are grown in China for the oil which is pressed from their seeds The tea plant is now referred to this genus under the name of Camellia Thea CAMELOPARD Camelopard n Etym LL camelopardus L camelopardalus camelopardalis fr Gr camélopard The camelopard has a neck and head like a camel and is spotted like a pard See Camel and Pard Zoöl Defn An African ruminant the giraffe See Giraffe CAMELOT Camelot n Defn See Camelet Obs CAMELRY Camelry n Defn Troops that are mounted on camels CAMELSHAIR Camelshair a Defn Of camels hair Camelshair pencil a small brush used by painters in water colors made of camels hair or similar materials Camelshair shawl A name often given to a cashmere shawl See Cashmere shawl under Cashmere CAMEMBERT CAMEMBERT CHEESE Camembert n or Camembert cheese Defn A kind of soft unpressed cream cheese made in the vicinity of Camembert near Argentan France also any cheese of the same type wherever made CAMEO Cameo n pl Cameos Etym It cammeo akin to F camée camaïeu Sp camafeo LL camaeus camahutus of unknown origin Defn A carving in relief esp one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment or like Note Most cameos are carved in a material which has layers of different colors such stones as the onyx and sardonyx and various kinds of shells being used Cameo conch Zoöl a large marine univalve shell esp Cassis cameo C rua and allied species used for cutting cameos See Quern conch CAMERA Camera n pl E Cameras L Camerae Etym L vault arch LL chamber See Chamber Defn A chamber or instrument having a chamber Specifically The camera obscura when used in photography See Camera and Camera obscura Bellows camera See under Bellows In camera Law in a judges chamber that is privately as a judge hears testimony which is not fit for the open court in camera Panoramic or Pantascopic camera a photographic camera in which the lens and sensitized plate revolve so as to expose adjacent parts of the plate successively to the light which reaches it through a narrow vertical slit used in photographing broad landscapes Abney CAMERADE Camerade n Defn See Comrade Obs CAMERALISTIC Cameralistic a Defn Of or pertaining to finance and public revenue CAMERALISTICS Cameralistics n Etym Cf F caméralistique G kameralistik fr L camera vault LL chamber treasury Defn The science of finance or public revenue CAMERA LUCIDA Camera lucida Etym L camera chamber L lucidus lucida lucid light Opt Defn An instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form or an arrangement of mirrors causes an apparent image of an external object or objects to appear as if projected upon a plane surface as of paper or canvas so that the outlines may conveniently traced It is generally used with the microscope CAMERA OBSCURA Camera obscura Etym LL camera chamber L obscurus obscura dark Opt 1 An apparatus in which the images of extermal objects formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror are thrown on a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the lens or mirror within a darkened chamber or box so that the oulines may be traced 2 Photog Defn An apparatus in which the image of an external object or objects is by means of lenses thrown upon a sensitized plate or surface placed at the back or an extensible darkened box or chamber variously modifled commonly called simply the camera CAMERATE Camerate v i imp p p Camerated p pr vb n Camerzting Etym L cameratus p p of camerare See Camber 1 To build in the form of a vault to arch over 2 To divide into chambers CAMERATION Cameration n Etym L cameratio Defn A vaulting or arching over R CAMERLINGO Camerlingo n Etym It Defn The papal chamberlain the cardinal who presides over the popes household He has at times possessed great power Written also camerlengo and camarlengo CAMERONIAN Cameronian n Defn A follower of the Rev Richard Cameron a Scotch Covenanter of the time of Charies II Cameron and others refused to accept the indulgence offered the Presbyterian clergy insisted on the Solemn league and Covenant and in 1680 declared Charles II deposed for tyranny breach of faith etc Cameron was killed at the battle of Airdmoss but his followers became a denomination afterwards called Reformed Presbyterians who refused to recognize laws or institutions which they believed contrary to the kingdom of Christ but who now avail themselves of political rights CAMIS Camis n Etym See Chemise Defn A light loose dress or robe Also written camus Obs All in a camis light of purple silk Spenser CAMISADE CAMISADO Camisade Camisado n Etym F camisade a night attack cf It camiciata See Camis Obs Mil a A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform in order to be able to recognize one another in a night attack b An attack by surprise by soldiers wearing the camisado Give them a camisado in night season Holinshed CAMISARD Camisard n Etym F Defn One of the French Protestant insurgents who rebelled against Louis XIV after the revocation of the edict of Nates so called from the peasants smock camise which they wore CAMISATED Camisated a Defn Dressed with a shirt over the other garments CAMISOLE Camisole n Etym F See chemise 1 A short dressing jacket for women 2 A kind of straitjacket CAMLET Camlet n Etym F camelot akin to Sp camelote chamelote It cambellbito ciambellotto LL camelotum camelinum fr Ar khamlat camlet fr kaml pile plush The word was early confused with camel camels hair also being used in making it Cf Calamanco Defn A woven fabric originally made of camels hair now chiefly of goats hair and silk or of wool and cotton Sometimes written camelot and camblet Note They have been made plain and twilled of sigle warp and weft of double warp and sometimes with double weft also with thicker yarn Beck Drapers Dict CAMLETED Camleted a Defn Wavy or undulating like camlet veined Sir T Herbert CAMMAS Cammas n Bot Defn See Camass CAMMOCK Cammock n Etym AS cammoc Bot Defn A plant having long hard crooked roots the Ononis spinosa called also restharrow The Scandix PectenVeneris is also called cammock CAMOMILE CHAMOMILE Camomile Chamomile nEtym LL camonilla corrupted fr Gr Humble and Melon Bot Defn A genus of herbs Anthemis of the Composite family The common camomile A nobilis is used as a popular remedy Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter aromatic taste They are tonic febrifugal and in large doses emetic and the volatile oil is carminative CAMONFLET Camonflet n Etym F Mil Defn A small mine sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemys gallery to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners Farrow CAMORRA Camorra n It Defn A secret organization formed at Naples Italy early in the 19th century and used partly for political ends and partly for practicing extortion violence etc Camorrist n CAMOUS CAMOYS Camous Camoys a Etym F camus equiv to camard flatnosed fr Celtic Cam croked suff us akin to L camur camurus croked Defn Flat depressed crooked said only of the nose Obs CAMOUSED Camoused a Etym From Camouse Defn Depressed flattened Obs Though my nose be cammoused B Jonson CAMOUSLY Camously adv Defn Awry Obs Skelton CAMP Camp n Etym F camp It campo fr L campus plant fleld akin to Gr Campaing Champ n 1 The ground or spot on which tents huts etc are erected for shelter as for an army or for lumbermen etc Shzk 2 A collection of tents huts etc for shelter commonly arranged in an orderly manner Forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston W Irving 3 A single hut or shelter as a hunters camp 4 The company or body of persons encamped as of soldiers of surveyors of lumbermen etc The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight Macaulay 5 Agric Defn A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost called also burrow and pie Prov Eng 6 Etym Cf OE AS camp contest battle See champion Defn An ancient game of football played in some parts of England Halliwell Camp bedstead a light bedstead that can be folded up onto a small space for easy transportation camp ceiling Arch a kind ceiling often used in attics or garrets in which the side walls are inclined inward at the top following the slope of the rafters to meet the plane surface of the upper ceiling Camp chair a light chair that can be folded up compactly for easy transportation the seat and back are often made of strips or pieces of carpet Camp fever typhus fever Camp follower a civilian accompanying an army as a sutler servant etc Camp meeting a religious gathering for openair preaching held in some retired spot chiefty by Methodists It usualy last for several days during which those present lodge in tents temporary houses or cottages Camp stool the same as camp chair except that the stool has no back Flying camp Mil a camp or body of troops formed for rapid motion from one place to another Farrow To pitch a camp to set up the tents or huts of a camp To strike camp to take down the tents or huts of a camp CAMP Camp v t imp p p Camped p pr vb n Camping Defn To afford rest or lodging for as an army or travelers Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host we all would sup together Shak CAMP Camp v i 1 To pitch or prepare a camp to encamp to lodge in a camp often with out They camped out at night under the stars W Irving 2 Etym See Camp n 6 Defn To play the game called camp Prov Eng Tusser CAMPAGNA Campagna n Etym It See Campaing Defn An open level tract of country especially Campagna di Roma The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome Note Its length is commonly stated to be about ninety miles and its breadth from twentyseven to forty miles The ground is almost entirely volcanic and vapors which arise from the district produce malaria CAMPAGNOL Campagnol n Etym F fr campagne field Zoöl Defn A mouse Arvicala agrestis called also meadow mouse which often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds CAMPAIGN Campaign n Etym F campagne It campagna fr L Campania the level country about Naples fr campus field See Camp and cf Champaign Champagne 1 An open field a large open plain without considerable hills SeeChampaign Grath 2 Mil Defn A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war the time during which an army keeps the field Wilhelm 3 Political operations preceding an election a canvass Cant U S 4 Metal Defn The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation CAMPAIGN Campaign v i Defn To serve in a campaign CAMPAIGNER Campaigner n Defn One who has served in an army in several campaigns an old soldier a veteran CAMPANA Campana n Etym LL campana bell Cf Campanle 1 Eccl Defn A church bell 2 Bot Defn The pasque flower Drayton 3 Doric Arch Defn Same as Gutta CAMPANED Campaned a Her Defn Furnished with or bearing campanes or bells CAMPANERO Campanero n Etym Sp a bellman Zoöl Defn The bellbird of South America See Bellbird CAMPANES Campanes n pl Etym See Campana Her Defn Bells R CAMPANIA Campania n Etym See Campaig Defn Open country Sir W Temple CAMPANIFORM Campaniform a Etym LL campana bell form cf F companiforme Defn Bellshaped CAMPANILE Campanile n Etym It campanile bell tower steeple fr It LL campana bell Arch Defn A bell tower esp one built separate from a church Many of the campaniles od Italy are lofty and magnificent atructures Swift CAMPANILIFORM Campaniliform a Etym See Campaniform Defn Bellshaped campanulate campaniform CAMPANOLOGIST Campanologist n Defn One skilled in campanology a bell ringer CAMPANOLOGY Campanology n Etym LL campana bell logy Defn The art of ringing bells or a treatise on the art CAMPANULA Campanula n Etym LL campanula a little bell dim of campana bell Bot Defn A large genus of plants bearing bellshaped flowers often of great beauty also called bellflower CAMPANULACEOUS Campanulaceous a Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the family of plants Camponulaceæ of which Campanula is the type and which includes the Canterbury bell the harebell and the Venuss lookingglass CAMPANULARIAN Campanularian n Etym L campanula a bell Zoöl Defn A hydroid of the family ampanularidæ characterized by having the polyps or zooids inclosed in bellshaped calicles or hydrothecæ CAMPANULATE Campanulate a Bot Defn Bellshaped CAMPBELLITE Campbellite n Etym From Alexander Campbell of Virginia Eccl Defn A member of the denomination called Christians or Disciples of Christ They themselves repudiate the term Campbellite as a nickname See Christian 3 CAMPEACHY WOOD Campeachy Wood Etym From the bay of Campeachy in Mexico Defn Logwood CAMPER Camper n Defn One who lodges temporarily in a hut or camp CAMPESTRAL CAMPESTRIAN Campestral Campestrian a Etym L campester fr campus field Defn Relating to an open fields drowing in a field growing in a field or open ground CAMPFIGHT Campfight n Etym Cf Camp n 6 O Eng Law Defn A duel the decision of a case by a duel CAMPHENE Camphene n Chem Defn One of a series of substances C10H16 resembling camphor regarded as modified terpenes CAMPHINE Camphine n Etym From Camphor Defn Rectified oil of turpentine used for burning in lamps and as a common solvent in varnishes Note The name is also applied to a mixture of this substance with three times its volume of alcohol and sometimes a little ether used as an illuminant CAMPHIRE Camphire n Defn An old spelling of Camphor CAMPHOGEN Camphogen n Etym Camphor gen formerly so called as derived from camphor cf F camphogène Chem Defn See Cymene CAMPHOL Camphol n Etym Camphol ol Chem Defn See Borneol CAMPHOR Camphor n Etym OE camfere F camphre cf It camfara Sp camfara alcanfor LL camfora camphara NGr kafur prob fr Skr karpura 1 A tough white aromatic resin or gum obtained from different species of the Laurus family esp from Cinnamomum camphara the Laurus camphara of Linnæus Camphor C10H16O is volatile and fragrant and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic a stimulant or sedative 2 A gum resembing ordinary camphor obtained from a tree Dryobalanops camphora growing in Sumatra and Borneo called also Malay camphor camphor of Borneo or borneol See Borneol Note The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies of similar appearance and properties as cedar camphor obtained from the red or pencil cedar Juniperus Virginiana and peppermint camphor or menthol obtained from the oil of peppermint Camphor oil Chem name variously given to certain oillike products obtained especially from the camphor tree Camphor tree a large evergreen tree Cinnamomum Camphora with lax smooth branches and shining triplenerved lanceolate leaves probably native in China but now cultivated in most warm countries Camphor is collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood and subliming the product CAMPHOR Camphor v t Defn To impregnate or wash with camphor to camphorate R Tatler CAMPHORACEOUS Camphoraceous a Defn Of the nature of camphor containing camphor Dunglison CAMPHORATE Camphorate v t Defn To impregnate or treat with camphor CAMPHORATE Camphorate n Etym Cf F camphorate Chem Defn A salt of camphoric acid CAMPHORATE CAMPORATED Camphorate Camporated Defn Combined or impregnated with camphor Camphorated oil an oleaginous preparation containing camphor much used as an embrocation CAMPHORIC Camphoric a Etym Cf F camphorique Chem Defn Of pertaining to or derived from camphor Camphoric acid a white crystallizable substance C10H16O4 obtained from the oxidation of camphor Note Other acid of camphor are campholic acid C10H18O2 and camphoronic acid C9H12O5 white crystallizable substances CAMPHRETIC Camphretic a Etym rom Camphor Defn Pertaining to or derived from camphor R CAMPING Camping n 1 Lodging in a camp 2 Etym See Camp n 6 Defn A game of football Prov Eng CAMPION Campion n Etym Prob fr L campus field Bot Defn A plant of the Pink family Cucubalus bacciferus bearing berries regarded as poisonous Bladder campion a plant of the Pink family Cucubalus Behen or Silene inflata having a much inflated calyx See Behen Rose campion a garden plant Lychnis coronaria with handsome crimsome crimson flowers CAMPUS Campus n Etym L a field Defn The principal grounds of a college or school between the buildings or within the main inclosure as the college campus CAMPYLOSPERMOUS Campylospermous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face as in sweet cicely CAMPYLOTROPOUS Campylotropous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having the ovules and seeds so curved or bent down upon themselves that the ends of the embryo are brought close together CAMUS Camus n Defn See Camis Obs CAMWOOD Camwood n Defn See Barwood CAN Can Defn an obs form of began imp p p of Begin sometimes used in old poetry Note See Gan With gentle words he can faile gree Spenser CAN Can n Etym OE AS canne akin to D Kan G Kanne OHG channa Sw Kanna Dan kande 1 A drinking cup a vessel for holding liquids Shak Fill the cup and fill can Have a rouse before the morn Tennyson 2 A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal of various forms but usually cylindrical as a can of tomatoes an oil can a milk can Note A can may be a cylinder open at the top as for receiving the sliver from a carding machine or with a removable cover or stopper as for holding tea spices milk oysters etc or with handle and spout as for holding oil or hermetically sealed in canning meats fruits etc The name is also sometimes given to the small glass or earthenware jar used in canning CAN Can v t imp p p Canned p pr vb n Canning Defn To preserve by putting in sealed cans U S Canned meats W D Howells Canned goods a general name for fruit vegetables meat or fish preserved in hermetically sealed cans CAN Can v t i Note The transitive use is obsolete imp Could Etym OE cunnen cannen 1st sing pres I can to know know how be able AS cunnan 1st sing pres ic cann or can pl cunnon 1st sing imp cuebe for cunthe p p cueb for cunth akin to OS Kunnan D Kunnen OHG chunnan G können Icel kunna Goth Kunnan and E ken to know The present tense I can AS ic cann was originally a preterit meaning I have known or Learned and hence I know know how 45 See Ken Know cf Con Cunning Uncouth 1 To know to understand Obs I can rimes of Rodin Hood Piers Plowman I can no Latin quod she Piers Plowman Let the priest in surplice white That defunctive music can Shak 2 To be able to do to have power or influence Obs The will of Him who all things can Milton For what alas can these my single arms Shak Mæcænas and Agrippa who can most with Cæsar Beau Fl 3 To be able followed by an infinitive without to as I can go but do not wish to Syn Can but Can not but It is an error to use the former of these phrases where the sens requires the latter If we say I can but perish if I go But means only and denotes that this is all or the worst that can happen When the apostle Peter said We can not but speak of the things which we have seen and heard he referred to a moral constraint or necessety which rested upon him and his associates and the meaning was We cannot help speaking We cannot refrain from speaking This idea of a moral necessity or constraint is of frequent occurrence and is also expressed in the phrase I can not help it Thus we say I can not but hope I can not but believe I can not but think I can not but remark etc in cases in which it would be an error to use the phrase can but Yet he could not but acknowledge to himself that there was something calculated to impress awe in the sudden appearances and vanishings of the masque De Quincey Tom felt that this was a rebuff for him and could not but understand it as a lefthanded hit at his employer Dickens CANAANITE Canaanite n 1 A descendant of Canaan the son of Ham and grandson of Noah 2 A Native or inbabitant of the land of Canaan esp a member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt CANAANITE Canaanite n Etym From an Aramaic word signifying zeal Defn A zealot Simon the Canaanite Matt x 4 Note This was the Simon called Zelotes Luke vi 15 ie Simon the zealot Kitto CANAANITISH Canaanitish a Defn Of or pertaining to Canaan or the Canaanites CANADA CANYADA Cañada n Etym Sp Defn A small cañon a narrow valley or glen also but less frequently an open valley Local Western U S CANADA Canada n Defn A British province in North America giving its name to various plants and animals Canada balsam See under Balsam Canada goose Zoöl See Whisky Jack Canada lynx Zoöl See Lynx Canada porcupine Zoöl See Porcupine and Urson Canada rice Bot See under Rick Canada robin Zoöl the cedar bird CANADIAN Canadian a Defn Of or pertaining to Canada n Defn A native or inhabitant of Canada Canadian period Geol A subdivision of the American Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous Quebec and Chazy epochs This period immediately follows the primordial or Cambrian period and is by many geologists regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age See the Diagram under Geology CANAILLE Canaille n Etym F canaille cf It canaglia prop and orig a pack of dogs fr L Canis dog 1 The lowest class of people the rabble the vulgar 2 Shorts or inferior flour Canadian CANAKIN Canakin n Etym Dim of can Defn A little can or cup And let me the canakin clink Shak CANAL Canal n Etym F canal from L canalis canal channel prob from a root signifying to cut cf D kanaal fr the French Cf Channel Kennel gutter 1 An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation or for irrigating land etc 2 Anat Defn A tube or duct as the alimentary canal the semicircular canals of the ear Canal boat a boat for use on a canal esp one of peculiar shape carrying freight and drawn by horses walking on the towpath beside the canal Canal lock See Lock CANAL COAL Canal coal Defn See Cannel coal CANALICULATE CANALICULATED Canaliculate Canaliculated a Etym L canaliculatus channeled fr canaliculus dim of canalis See Canal Defn Having a channel or groove as in the leafstalks of most palms CANALICULUS Canaliculus n pl Canaliculi Etym L Anat Defn A minute canal CANALIZATION Canalization n Defn Construction of or furnishing with a canal or canals R CANAPE Canapé n F orig a couch with mosquito curtains See Canopy 1 A sofa or divan 2 Cookery A slice or piece of bread fried in butter or oil on which anchovies mushrooms etc are served CANAPE CONFIDENT Canapé confident Defn A sofa having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats CANARD Canard n Etym F properly a duck Defn An extravagant or absurd report or story a fabricated sensational report or statement esp one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public CANARESE Canarese a Defn Pertaining to Canara a district of British India CANARY Canary a Etym F Canarie L Canaria insula one of the Canary islands said to be so called from its large dogs fr canis dog 1 Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands as canary wine canary birds 2 Of a pale yellowish color as Canary stone Canary grass a grass of the genus Phalaris P Canariensis producing the seed used as food for canary birds Canary stone Min a yellow species of carnelian named from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary bird Canary wood the beautiful wood of the trees Persea Indica and P Canariensis natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands Canary vine See Canary bird flower under Canary bird CANARY Canary n pl Canaries 1 Wine made in the Canary Islands sack A cup of canary Shak 2 A canary bird 3 A pale yellow color like that of a canary bird 4 A quick and lively dance Obs Make you dance canary With sprightly fire and motion Shak CANARY Canary v i Defn To perform the canary dance to move nimbly to caper Obs But to jig of a tune at the tongues end canary to it with your feet Shak CANARY BIRD Canary bird Zoöl Defn A small singing bird of the Finch family Serinus Canarius a native of the Canary Islands It was brought to Europe in the 16th century and made a household pet It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail greenish but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color It is sometimes called canary finchcanary Canary bird flower Bot a climbing plant Tropæolum peregrinum with canarycolored flowers of peculiar form called also canary vine CANASTER Canaster n Etym Sp canasta canastro basket fr L canistrum See Canister Defn A kind of tobacco for smoking made of the dried leaves coarsely broken so called from the rush baskets in which it is packed in South America McElrath CAN BUOY Can buoy Defn See under Buoy n CANCAN Cancan n Etym F Defn A rollicking French dance accompanied by indecorous or extravagant postures and gestures CANCEL Cancel v i Imp p p Canceled or Cancelled p pr vb n Canceling or Cancelling Etym L cancellare to make like a lattice to strike or cross out cf Fr canceller OF canceler fr cancelli lattice crossbars dim of cancer lattice cf Gr Chancel 1 To inclose or surround as with a railing or with latticework Obs A little obscure place canceled in with iron work is the pillar or stump at which our Savior was scourged Evelyn 2 To shut out as with a railing or with latticework to exclude Obs Canceled from heaven Milton 3 To cross and deface as the lines of a writing or as a word or figure to mark out by a cross line to blot out or obliterate A deed may be avoided by delivering it up to be cancelled that is to have lines drawn over it in the form of latticework or cancelli the phrase is now used figuratively for any manner of obliterating or defacing it Blackstone 4 To annul or destroy to revoke or recall The indentures were canceled Thackeray He was unwilling to cancel the interest created through former secret services by being refractory on this occasion Sir W Scott 5 Print Defn To suppress or omit to strike out as matter in type Canceled figures Print figures cast with a line across the face as for use in arithmetics Syn To blot out Obliterate deface erase efface expunge annul abolish revoke abrogate repeal destroy do away set aside See Abolish CANCEL Cancel n Etym See Cancel v i and cf Chancel 1 An inclosure a boundary a limit Obs A prison is but a retirement and opportunity of serious thoughts to a person whose spirit desires no enlargement beyond the cancels of the body Jer Taylor 2 Print a The suppression on striking out of matter in type or of a printed page or pages b The part thus suppressed CANCELIER Cancelier v i Etym F chanceler OF canseler to waver orig to cross the legs so as not to fall from the same word as E cancel Falconry Defn To turn in flight said of a hawk Obs Nares He makes his stoop but wanting breath is forced To cancelier Massinger CANCELIER CANCELEER Cancelier Canceleer n Falconry Defn The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself when she misses her aim in the stoop Obs The fierce and eager hawks down thrilling from the skies Make sundry canceliers are they the fowl can reach Drayton CANCELLAREAN Cancellarean a Defn Cancellarean R CANCELLATE Cancellate a Etym L cancellatus p p of cancellare See Cancel v t 1 Bot Defn Consisting of a network of veins without intermediate parenchyma as the leaves of certain plant latticelike 2 Zoöl Defn Having the surface coveres with raised lines crossing at right angles CANCELLATED Cancellated a 1 Crossbarres marked with cross lines Grew 2 Anat Defn Open or spongy as some porous bones CANCELLATION Cancellation n Etym L cancellatio cf F cancellation 1 The act process or result of canceling as the cansellation of certain words in a contract or of the contract itself 2 Math Defn The operation of striking out common factora in both the dividend and divisor CANCELLI Cancelli n pl Etym L a lattice See Cancel v t 1 An interwoven or latticed wall or inclosure latticework rails or crossbars as around the bar of a court of justice between the chancel and the have of a church or in a window 2 Anat Defn The interlacing osseous plates constituting the elastic porous tissue of certain parts of the bones esp in their articular extremities CANCELLOUS Cancellous a Etym Cf L cancellosus covered with bars Anat Defn Having a spongy or porous stracture made up of cancelli cancellated as the cancellous texture of parts of many bones CANCER Cancer n Etym L cancer cancri crab ulcer a sign of the zodiac akin to Gr karka crab and prob Skr karkara hard the crab being named from its hard shell Cf Canner Chancre 1 Zoöl Defn A genus of decapod Crustacea including some of the most common shore crabs of Europe and North America as the rock crab Jonah crab etc See Crab 2 Astron a The fourth of the twelve signs of the zodiac The first point is the northern limit of the suns course in summer hence the sign of the summer solstice See Tropic b A northern constellation between Gemini and Leo 3 Med Defn Formerly any malignant growth esp one attended with great pain and ulceration with cachexia and progressive emaciation It was so called perhaps from the great veins which surround it compared by the ancients to the claws of a crab The term it now restricted to such a growth made up of aggregations of epithelial cells either without support or embedded in the meshes of a trabecular framework Note Four kinds of cancers are recognized 1 Epithelial cancer or Epithelioma in which there is no trabecular framework See Epithelioma 2 Scirrhous cancer or Hard cancer in which the framework predominates and the tumor is of hard consistence and slow growth 3 Encephaloid Medullary or Soft cancer in which the cellular element predominates and the tumor is soft grows rapidy and often ulcerates 4 Colloid cancer in which the cancerous structure becomes gelatinous The last three varieties are also called carcinoma Cancer cells cells once believed to be peculiar to cancers but now know to be epithelial cells differing in no respect from those found elsewhere in the body and distinguished only by peculiarity of location and grouping Cancer root Bot the name of several low plants mostly parasitic on roots as the beech drops the squawroot etc Tropic of Cancer See Tropic CANCERATE Cancerate v i imp p p Cancerated Etym LL canceratus eaten by a cancer See Cancer Defn To grow into a canser to become cancerous Boyle CANCERATION Canceration n Defn The act or state of becoming cancerous or growing into a cancer CANCERITE Cancerite n Etym Cf F cancéreux Defn Like a cancer having the qualities or virulence of a cancer affected with cancer Cancerous vices G Eliot Cancerously adv Cancerousness n CANCEROUS Cancerous a Cf F cancéreux Defn Like a cancer having the qualities or virulence of a cancer affected with cancer cancerous vices G Eliot 1913 Webster Cancerously adv Cancerousness n CANCRIFORM Cancriform a Etym Cancer form cf F cancriforme 1 Having the form of or resembling a crab crabshaped 2 Like a cancer cancerous CANCRINE Cancrine a Etym From Cancer Defn Having the qualities of a crab crablike CANCRINITE Cancrinite n Etym Named after Count Cancrin a minister of finance in Russia Min Defn A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals also massive generally of a yellow color containing silica alumina lime soda and carbon dioxide CANCROID Cancroid a Etym Cancer oid 1 Zoöl Defn Resembling a crab pertaining to the Cancroidea one of the families of crabs including the genus Cancer 2 Like a cancer as a cancroid tumor CAND Cand n Defn Fluor spar See Kand CANDELABRUM Candelabrum n pl L Candelabra E Candelabrums Etym L fr candela candle See candle 1 Antiq a A lamp stand of any sort b A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material usually having three feet frequently a votive offering to a temple 2 A large candlestick having several branches CANDENT Candent a Etym L candens p pr of candëre to glitter See Candid Defn Heated to whiteness glowing with heat A candent vessel Boyle CANDEROS Canderos n Defn An East Indian resin of a pellucid white color from which small ornaments and toys are sometimes made CANDESCENCE Candescence n Defn See Inclandescence CANDESCENT Candescent a L candescens entis p pr of candescere v incho fr candere to shine Defn Glowing luminous incandescent CANDICANT Candicant a Etym L candicans p pr of candicare to be whitish Defn Growing white Obs CANDID Candid a Etym F candide cf It candido L candidus white fr candëre to be of a glowing white akin to accend incend to set on fire Skr chand to shane Cf Candle Incense 1 White Obs The box receives all black but poured from thence The stones came candid forth the hue of innocence Dryden 2 Free from undue bias disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice or without partiality or prejudice fair just impartial as a candid opinion Candid and dispassionate men W Irving 3 Open frank ingenuous outspoken Syn Fair open ingenuous impartial just frank artless unbiased equitable Candid Fair Open Frank Ingenuous A man is fair when he puts things on a just or equitable footing he is candid when be looks impartially on both sides of a subject doing justice especially to the motives and conduct of an opponent he is open and frank when he declares his sentiments without reserve he is ingenuous when he does this from a noble regard for truth Fair dealing candid investigation an open temper a frank disposition an ingenuous answer or declaration CANDIDACY Candidacy n Defn The position of a candidate state of being a candidate candidateship CANDIDATE Candidate n Etym L Candidatus n because candidates for office in Rome were clothed in a white toga fr candidatus clothed in white fr candiduslittering white cf F candidat Defn One who offers himself or is put forward by others as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office privilege or honor as a candidate for the office of governor a candidate for holy orders a candidate for scholastic honors CANDIDATESHIP Candidateship n Defn Candidacy CANDIDATING Candidating n Defn The taking of the position of a candidate specifically the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement Cant U S CANDIDATURE Candidature n Defn Candidacy CANDIDLY Candidly adv Defn In a candid manner CANDIDNESS Candidness n Defn The quality of being candid CANDIED Candied a Etym From 1st Candy 1 Preserved in or with sugar incrusted with a candylike substance as candied fruits 2 a Converted wholly or partially into sugar or candy as candied sirup b Conted or more or less with sugar as candidied raisins c Figuratively Honeyed sweet flattering Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp Shak 3 Covered or incrusted with that which resembles sugar or candy Will the cold brook Candiedwith ice caudle thy morning tast Shak CANDIFY Candify v t or v i Etym L candificare candëre to be white facere to make Defn To make or become white or candied R CANDIOT Candiot a Etym Cf F candiote Defn Of or pertaining to Candia Cretary CANDITE Candite n Min Defn A variety of spinel of a dark color found at Candy in Ceylon CANDLE Candle n Etym OE candel candel AS candel fr L candela a white light made of wax or tallow fr candëre to be white See Candid and cf Chandler Cannel Kindle 1 A slender cylindrical body of tallow containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads and used to furnish light How far that little candle throws his beams So shines a good deed in a naughty world Shak Note Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the wicks in the melted tallow etc dipped candles or by casting or running in a mold 2 That which gives light a luminary By these blessed candles of the night Shak Candle nut the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub Aleurites triloba a native of some of the Pacific islands socalled because when dry it will burn with a bright flame and is used by the natives as a candle The oil has many uses Candle power Photom illuminating power as of a lamp or gas flame reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle Electric candle A modification of the electric arc lamp in which the carbon rods instead of being placed end to end are arranged side by side and at a distance suitable for the formation of the arc at the tip called also from the name of the inventor Jablockoff candle Excommunication by inch of candle a form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns Not worth the candle not worth the cost or trouble Rush candle a candle made of the pith of certain rushes peeled except on one side and dipped in grease Sale by inch of candle an auction in which persons are allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns out Standard candle Photom a special form of candle employed as a standard in photometric measurements usually a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn at the rate of 120 grains or 78 grams per hour To curse by bell book and candle See under Bell CANDLEBERRY TREE Candleberry tree Bot Defn A shrub the Myrica cerifera or waxbearing myrtle common in North America the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax which was formerly used for hardening candles also called bayberry tree bayberry or candleberry CANDLEBOMB Candlebomb n 1 A small glass bubble filled with water which if placed in the flame of a candle bursts by expansion of steam 2 A pasteboard shell used in signaling It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes Farrow CANDLE COAL Candle coal Defn See Cannel coal CANDLEFISH Candlefish n Zoöl a A marine fish Thaleichthys Pacificus allied to the smelt found on the north Pacific coast called also eulachon It is so oily that when dried it may be used as a candle by drawing a wick through it b The beshow CANDLE FOOT Candle foot Photom Defn The illumination produced by a British standard candle at a distance of one foot used as a unit of illumination CANDLEHOLDER Candleholder n Defn One who or that which holds a candle also one who assists another but is otherwise not of importance Shak CANDLELIGHT Candlelight n Defn The light of a candle Never went by candlelight to bed Dryden CANDLEMAS Candlemas n Etym AS candelmæsse candel candle mæsse mass Defn The second day of February on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day CANDLE METER Candle meter Photom Defn The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of one meter used as a unit of illumination except in Great Britain CANDLENUT Candlenut n 1 The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub Aleurites moluccana native of some of the Pacific islands It is used by the natives as a candle The oil from the nut candlenut or kekune oil has many uses 2 The tree itself CANDLEPIN Candlepin n Tenpins a A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle b The game played with such pins in form candlepins used as a singular CANDLE POWER Candle power Photom Defn Illuminating power as of a lamp or gas flame reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle CANDLESTICK Candlestick n Etym AS candelsticca candel candle sticca stick Defn An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle CANDLEWASTER Candlewaster n Defn One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation A bookworm a candlewaster B Jonson CANDOCK Candock n Etym Prob fr can dock the plant Cf G kannenkraut horsetail lit canweed Bot Defn A plant or weed that grows in rivers a species of of Equisetum also the yellow frog lily Nuphar luteum CANDOR Candor n Written also candour Etym L candor fr candëre cf F candeur See candid 1 Whiteness brightness as applied to moral conditions usullied purity innocence Obs Nor yor unquestioned integrity Shall eer be sullied with one taint or spot That may take from your innocence and candor Massinger 2 A disposition to treat subjects with fairness freedom from prejudice or disguise frankness sincerity Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who held that side of the question Whewell CANDROY Candroy n Defn A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing CANDY Candy v t imp p p Candied p pr vb n Candying Etym F candir cf It candire Sp azúcar cande or candi fr Ar Pers qand fr Skr Khanc8da piece sugar in pieces or lumps fr khanc8 khad to break 1 To conserve or boil in sugar as to candy fruits to candy ginger 2 To make sugar crystals of or in to form into a mass resembling candy as to candy sirup 3 To incrust with sugar or with candy or with that which resembles sugar or candy Those frosts that winter brings Which candy every green Drayson CANDY Candy v i 1 To have sugar crystals form in or on as fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time 2 To be formed into candy to solidify in a candylike form or mass CANDY Candy n Etym F candi See Candy v t Defn A more or less solid article of confectionery made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired consistency and than crystallizing molding or working in the required shape It is often flavored or colored and sometimes contains fruit nuts etc CANDY Candy n Etym Mahratta khanc8i Tamil kanc8i Defn A weight at Madras 500 pounds at Bombay 560 pounds CANDYTUFT Candytuft n Bot Defn An annual plant of the genus Iberis cultivated in gardens The name was originally given to the I umbellata first discovered in the island of Candia CANE Cane n Etym OE cane canne OF cane F canne L canna fr Gr qaneh reed Cf Canister canon 1st Cannon 1 Bot a A name given to several peculiar palms species of Calamus and Dæmanorops having very long smooth flexible stems commonly called rattans b Any plant with long hard elastic stems as reeds and bamboos of many kinds also the sugar cane c Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes as the canes of a raspberry Like light canes that first rise big and brave B Jonson Note In the Southern United States great cane is the Arundinaria macrosperma and small cane is A tecta 2 A walking stick a staff so called because originally made of one the species of cane Stir the fire with your masters cane Swift 3 A lance or dart made of cane R Judgelike thou sittst to praise or to arraign The flying skirmish of the darted cane Dryden 4 A local European measure of length See Canna Cane borer Zoö A beetle Oberea bimaculata which in the larval state bores into pith and destroy the canes or stalks of the raspberry blackberry etc Cane mill a mill for grinding sugar canes for the manufacture of sugar Cane trash the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar cane used for fuel etc CANE Cane v t imp p p Caned p pr vb n Caning 1 To beat with a cane Macaulay 2 To make or furnish with cane or rattan as to cane chairs CANEBRAKE Canebrake n Defn A thicket of canes Ellicott CANED Caned a Etym Cf L canus white Defn Filled with white flakes mothery said vinegar when containing mother Prov Eng Halliwell CANELLA Canella n Etym LL OE canel canelle cinnamon fr F cannelle Dim of L canna a reed Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark See Cane Bot Defn A genus of trees of the order Canellaceæ growing in the West Indies Note The principal species is Canella alba and its bark is a spice and drug exported under the names of wild cinnamon and whitewood bark CANESCENT Canescent a Etym L canescens p pr of canescere v inchoative of canere to be white Defn Growing white or assuming a color approaching to white CANGUE Cangue kang n Written also cang F cangue fr Pg canga yoke Defn A very broad and heavy wooden collar which certain offenders in China are compelled to wear as a punishment CAN HOOK Can hook Defn A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves CANICULA CANNICULA Canicula Cannicula n Etym L canicula lit a little dog a dim of canis dog cf F canicule Astron Defn The Dog Star Sirius CANICULAR Canicular a Etym L canicularis cf F caniculaire Defn Pertaining to or measured by the rising of the Dog Star Canicular days the dog days See Dog days Canicular year the Egyptian year computed from one heliacal rising of the Dog Star to another CANICULE Canicule n Defn Canicula Addison CANINAL Caninal a Defn See Canine a CANINE Canine a Etym L caninus fr canis dog cf F canin See Hound 1 Of or pertaining to the family Canidæ or dogs and wolves having the nature or qualities of a dog like that or those of a dog 2 Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors Canine appetite a morbidly voracious appetite bulimia Canine letter the letter r See R Canine madness hydrophobia Canine toth a toth situated between the incisor and bicuspid teeth so called because well developen in dogs usually the third tooth from the front on each side of each jaw an eyetooth or the corresponding tooth in the lower jaw CANINE Canine n Anat Defn A canine tooth CANIS Canis n pl Canes 3 Etym L a dog Zoöl Defn A genus of carnivorous mammals of the family Canidæ including the dogs and wolves Canis major Etym L larger dog a constellation to the southeast of Orion containing Sirius or the Dog Star Canis minor Etym L smaller dog a constellation to the east of Orion containing Procyon a star of the first magnitude CANISTER Canister n Etym L canistrum a basket woven from reeds Gr canistre See Cane and Canaster 1 A small basket of rushes or wilow twigs etc 2 A small box or case for holding tea coffee etc 3 Mil Defn A kind of case shot for cannon in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun called also canister shot CANKER Canker n Etym OE canker cancre AS cancer akin to D kanker OHG chanchar fr L cancer a cancer or if a native word cf Gr cancre F chancere fr L cancer See cancer and cf Chancre 1 A corroding or sloughing ulcer esp a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth called also water canker canker of the mouth and noma 2 Anything which corrodes corrupts or destroy The cankers of envy and faction Temple 3 Hort Defn A disease incident to trees causing the bark to rot and fall off 4 Far Defn An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horses foot characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths usually resulting from neglected thrush 5 A kind of wild worthless rose the dogrose To put down Richard that sweet lovely rose And plant this thorm this canker Bolingbroke Shak Black canker See under Black CANKER Canker v t imp p p Cankered p pr vb n Cankering 1 To affect as a canker to eat away to corrode to consune No lapse of moons can canker Love Tennyson 2 To infect or pollute to corrupt Addison A tithe purloined canker the whole estate Herbert CANKER Canker v i 1 To waste away grow rusty or be oxidized as a mineral Obs Silvering will sully and canker more than gliding Bacom 2 To be or become diseased or as if diseased with canker to grow corrupt to become venomous Deceit and cankered malice Dryden As with age his body uglier grows So his mind cankers Shak CANKERBIT Cankerbit a Defn Eaten out by canker or as by canker Obs CANKER BLOOM Canker bloom Defn The bloom or blossom of the wild rose or dogrose CANKER BLOSSOM Canker blossom Defn That which blasts a blossom as a canker does Obs O me you juggler you canker blossom You thief of Love Shak CANKERED Cankered a 1 Affected with canker as a cankered mouth 2 Affected mentally or morally as with canker sore envenomed malignant fretful illnatured A cankered grandams will Shak CANKEREDLY Cankeredly adv Defn Fretfully spitefully CANKER FLY Canker fly Defn A fly that preys on fruit CANKEROUS Cankerous a Defn Affecting like a canker Canrerous shackles Thomson Misdeem it not a cankerous change Wordsworth CANKER RASH Canker rash Med Defn A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid sore throat CANKERWORM Cankerworm n Zoöl Defn The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating and often entirely destroying the foliage Other similar larvæ are also called cankerworms Note The autumnal species Anisopteryx pometaria becomes adult late in autumn after frosts and in winter The spring species A vernata remains in the ground through the winter and matures in early spring Both have winged males and wingless females The larvæ are similar in appearance and habits and beling to the family of measuring worms or spanworms These larvæ hatch from the eggs when the leaves being to expand in spring CANKERY Cankery a 1 Like a canker full of canker 2 Surly sore malignant CANNA Canna n Etym It Defn A measure of length in Italy varying from six to seven feet See Cane 4 CANNA Canna n Etym L a reed See Cane Bot Defn A genus of tropical plants with large leaves and often with showy flowers The Indian shot C Indica is found in gardens of the northern United States CANNABENE Cannabene n Etym From Cannabis Chem Defn A colorless oil obtained from hemp dy distillation and possessing its intoxicating properties CANNABIN Cannabin n Chem Defn A pisonous resin extracted from hemp Cannabis sativa variety Indica The narcotic effects of hasheesh are due to this resin CANNABINE Cannabine a Etym L cannabinus Defn Pertaining to hemp hempen R CANNABIS Cannabis n Etym L hemp See Canvas Bot Defn A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceæ hemp Cannabis Indica the Indian hemp a powerful narcotic now considered a variety of the common hemp CANNEL COAL Cannel coal Etym Corrupt fr ndle coal Defn A kind of mineral coal of a black color sufficiently hard and solid to be cut and polished It burns readily with a clear yellow flame and on this account has been used as a substitute for candles CANNELE Cannelé n F pop fluted Textiles Defn A style of interweaving giving to fabrics a channeled or fluted effect also a fabric woven so as to have this effect a rep CANNELURE Cannelure kannelur n F fr canneler to groove Mil Defn A groove in any cylinder specif a groove around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling Also a groove around the base of a cartridge where the extractor takes hold Cannelured a CANNERY Cannery n Defn A place where the business of canning fruit meat etc is carried on U S CANNIBAL Cannibal n Etym Cf F cannibale Columbus in a letter to the Spanish monarchs written in Oct 1498 mentions that the people of Hayti lived in great fear of the Caribales equivalent to E Caribbees the inhabitants of the smaller Antilles which form of the name was afterward changed into NL Canibales in order to express more forcibly their character by a word intelligible through a Latin root propter rabiem caninam anthropophagorum gentis The Caribbees call themselves in their own language Calinago Carinago Calliponam and abbreviated Calina signifying a brave from which Columbus formed his Caribales Defn A human being that eats human flesh hence any that devours its own kind Darwin CANNIBAL Cannibal a Defn Relating to cannibals or cannibalism Cannibal terror Burke CANNIBALISM Cannibalism n Etym Cf F cannibalisme Defn The act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind Hence Murderous cruelty barbarity Berke CANNIBALLY Cannibally adv Defn In the manner of cannibal An he had been cannibally given Shak CANNIKIN Cannikin n Etym Can kin Defn A small can or drinking vessel CANNILY Cannily adv Defn In a canny manner N of Eng Scot CANNINESS Canniness n Defn Caution crafty management N of Eng Scot CANNON Cannon n plCannons collectively Cannon Etym F cannon fr L canna reed pipe tube See Cane 1 A great gun a piece of ordnance or artillery a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force Note Cannons are made of various materials as iron brass bronze and steel and of various sizes and shapes with respect to the special service for which they are intended as intended as siege seacoast naval field or mountain guns They always aproach more or less nearly to a cylindrical from being usually thicker toward the breech than at the muzzle Formerly they were cast hollow afterwards they were cast solid and bored out The cannon now most in use for the armament of war vessels and for seacoast defense consists of a forged steel tube reinforced with massive steel rings shrunk upon it Howitzers and mortars are sometimes called cannon See Gun 2 Mech Defn A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft on which it may however revolve independently 3 Printing Defn A kind of type See Canon Cannon ball strictly a round solid missile of stone or iron made to be fired from a cannon but now often applied to a missile of any shape whether solid or hollow made for cannon Elongated and cylindrical missiles are sometimes called bolts hollow ones charged with explosives are properly called shells Cannon bullet a cannon ball Obs Cannon cracker a fire cracker of large size Cannon lock a device for firing a cannon by a percussion primer Cannon metal See Gun Metal Cannon pinion the pinion on the minute hand arbor of a watch or clock which drives the hand but permits it to be moved in setting Cannon proof impenetrable by cannon balls Cannon shot a A cannon ball b The range of a cannon CANNON Cannon n v Billiards Defn See Carom Eng CANNONADE Cannonade n Etym F Canonnade cf It cannanata 1 The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball shell etc for the purpose of destroying an army or battering a town ship or fort usually an attack of some continuance A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted towm Prescott 2 Fig A loud noise like a cannonade a booming Blue Walden rolls its cannonade Ewerson CANNONADE Cannonade v t imp p p Cannonade p pr vb n Cannonading Defn To attack with heavy artillery to batter with cannon shot CANNONADE Cannonade v i Defn To discharge cannon as the army cannonaded all day CANNON BONE Cannon bone Anat Defn See Canon Bone CANNONED Cannoned a Defn Furnished with cannon Poetic Gilbralters cannoned steep M Arnold CANNONEER CANNONIER Cannoneer Cannonier n Etym F canonnier Defn A man who manages or fires cannon CANNONERING Cannonering n Defn The use of cannon Burke CANNONRY Cannonry n Defn Cannon collectively artillery The ringing of bells and roaring of cannonry proclaimed his course through the country W Irving CANNOT Cannot Etym Can to be able not Defn Am is or are not able written either as one word or two CANNULA Cannula n Etym L cannula a small tube of dim of canna a reed tube Surg Defn A small tube of metal wood or India rubber used for various purposes esp for injecting or withdrawing fluids It is usually associated with a trocar Written also canula CANNULAR Cannular a Defn Having the form of a tube tubular Written also canular CANNULATED Cannulated a Defn Hollow affording a passage through its interior length for wire thread etc as a cannulated suture needle Written also canulated CANNY CANNEI Canny Cannei a Etym Cf Icel kenn skilled learned or E canny Cf Kenn North of Eng Scot 1 Artful cunning shrewd wary 2 Skillful knowing capable Sir W Scott 3 Cautious prudent safe Ramsay 4 Having pleasing of useful qualities gentle Burns 5 Reputed to have magical powers Sir W Scott No canny not safe not fortunate unpropitious Scot CANOE Canoe n pl Canoes Etym Sp canoa fr Caribbean canáoa 1 A boat used by rude nations formed of trunk of a tree excavated by cutting of burning into a suitable shape It is propelled by a paddle or paddles or sometimes by sail and has no rudder Others devised the boat of one tree called the canoe Raleigh 2 A boat made of bark or skins used by savages A birch canoe with paddles rising falling on the water Longfellow 3 A light pleasure boat especially designed for use by one who goes alone upon long excursions including portage It it propelled by a paddle or by a small sail attached to a temporary mast CANOE Canoe v i imp p p Canoed p pr vb n Canoeing Defn To manage a canoe or voyage in a canoe CANOEING Canoeing n Defn The act or art of using a canoe CANOEIST Canoeist n Defn A canoeman CANOEMAN Canoeman n pl Canoemen Defn One who uses a canoe one who travels in a canoe Cabins and clearing greeted the eye of the passing canoeman Parkman CANON Canon n Etym OE canon canoun AS canon rule cf F canon LL canon and for sense 7 F chanoine LL canonicus fr L canon a measuring line rule model fr Gr Cane and cf Canonical 1 A law or rule Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon gainst self slaughter Shak 2 Eccl Defn A law or rule of doctrine or discipline enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign a decision regulation code or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority Various canons which were made in councils held in the second centry Hock 3 The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures called the sacred canon or general rule of moral and religious duty given by inspiration the Bible also any one of the canonical Scriptures See Canonical books under Canonical a 4 In monasteries a book containing the rules of a religious order 5 A catalogue of saints sckowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church 6 A member of a cathedral chapter a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church 7 Mus Defn A musical composition in which the voice begin one after another at regular intervals succesively taking up the same subject It either winds up with a coda tailpiece or as each voice finishes commences anew thus forming a perpetual fugue or round It is the strictest form of imitation See Imitation 8 Print Defn The largest size of type having a specific name so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church 9 The part of a bell by which it is suspended called also ear and shank Note See Illust of Bell Knight 10 Billiards Defn See Carom Apostolical canons See under Apostolical Augustinian canons Black canons See under Augustinian Canon capitular Canon residentiary a resident member of a cathedral chapter during a part or the whole of the year Canon law See under Law Canon of the Mass R C Ch that part of the mass following the Sanctus which never changes Honorary canon a canon who neither lived in a monastery nor kept the canonical hours Minor canon Ch of Eng one who has been admitted to a chapter but has not yet received a prebend Regular canon R C Ch one who lived in a conventual community and follower the rule of St Austin a Black canon Secular canon R C Ch one who did not live in a monastery but kept the hours CANON CANYON Cañon n Etym Sp a tube or hollow fr caña reed fr L canna See Cane Defn A deep gorge ravine or gulch between high and steep banks worn by water courses Mexico Western U S CANON BIT Canon bit Etym F canon fr L canon a rule Defn That part of a bit which is put in a horses mouth CANON BONE Canon bone Etym F canon fr L canon a rule See canon Anat Defn The shank bone or great bone above the fetlock in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals See Horse CANONESS Canoness n Etym Cf LL canonissa Defn A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter Regular canoness one bound by the poverty and observing a strict rule of life Secular canoness one allowed to hold private property and bound only by vows of chastity and obedience so long as she chose to remain in the chapter CANONIC CANNONICAL Canonic Cannonical a Etym L cannonicus LL canonicalis fr L canon cf F canonique See canon Defn Of or pertaining to a canon established by or according to a canon or canons The oath of canonical obedience Hallam Canonical books or Canonical Scriptures those books which are declared by the canons of the church to be of divine inspiration called collectively the canon The Roman Catolic Church holds as canonical several books which Protestants reject as apocryphal Canonical epistles an appellation given to the epistles called also general or catholic See Catholic epistles under Canholic Canonical form Math the simples or most symmetrical form to which all functions of the same class can be reduced without lose of generality Canonical hours certain stated times of the day fixed by ecclesiastical laws and appropriated to the offices of prayer and devotion also certain portions of the Breviary to be used at stated hours of the day In England this name is also given to the hours from 8 a m to 3 p m formerly 8 a m to 12 m before and after which marriage can not be legally performed in any parish church Canonical letters letters of several kinds formerly given by a dishop to traveling clergymam or laymen to show that they were entitled to receive the cammunion and to distinguish them from heretics Canonical life the method or rule of living prescribed by the ancient cleargy who lived in community a course of living prescribed for the clergy less rigid that the monastic and more restrained that the secular Canonical obedience submission to the canons of a canons of a church especially the submission of the inferior cleargy to their bishops and of other religious orders to their supriors Canonical punishments such as the church may inflict as excommunication degradation penance etc Canonical sins Anc Church those for which capital punishment or puplic penance decreed by the canon was inflicted as idolatry murder adultery heresy CANONICALLY Canonically adv In a canonical manner Defn according to the canons CANONICALNESS Canonicalness n Defn The quality of being canonical canonicity Bp Burnet CANONICALS Canonicals n pl Defn The dress prescribed by canon to be worn by a clergyman when oficiating Sometimes any distinctive professional dress Full canonicals the complete costume of an officiating clergyman or ecclesiastic CANONICATE Canonicate n Etym LL canonucatus canonical cf F canonicat Defn The office of a canon a canonry CANONICITY Canonicity n Etym Cf F canonicité Defn The state or quality of being canonical agreement with the canon CANONIST Canonist n Etym Cf F canoniste Defn A professor of canon law one skilled in the knowledge and practice of ecclesiastical law South CANONISTIC Canonistic a Defn Of or pertaining to a canonist This canonistic exposition Milton CANONIZATION Canonization n Etym F canonisation 1 R C Ch Defn The final process or decree following beatifacation by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue canon of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation Canonization of saints was not known to the Christian church titl toward the middle of the tenth century Hoock 2 The state of being canonized or sainted CANONIZE Canonize v t imp p p Canonized p pr vb n Canonizing Etym F canoniser or LL canonizare fr L canon See Canon 1 Eccl Defn To declare a deceased person a saint to put in the catalogue of saints as Thomas a Becket was canonized 2 To glorify to exalt to the highest honor Fame in time to come canonize us Shak 2 To rate as inspired to include in the canonR CANONRY Canonry n pl Canonries Defn A benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church a right to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues the dignity or emoluments of a canon CANONSHIP Canonship a Defn Of pertaining to Canopus in egypt as the Canopic vases used in embalming CANOPUS Canopus n Etym L Canopus fr Gr Astron Defn A star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation Argo CANOPY Canopy n pl Canopies Etym Oe canopie F canopésofa Of canopée canopeu canopieu canopy vail pavilion cf It canepècanopy sofa LL canopeum a bed with mosquito curtains fr Gr Cone and Optic 1 A covering fixed over a bed dais or the like or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object etc chiefly as a mark of honor Golden canoniec and beds of state Dryden 2 Arch a An ornamental projection over a door window niche etc b Also a roofike covering supported on pilars over an altar a statue a fountain etc CANOPY Canopy v t imp p p Canopes p pr vb n Canopying Defn To cover with or as with a canopy A bank with ivy canopied Milton CANOROUS Canorous a Etym L canorus from nor melody fr canere to sing Defn Melodious musical Birds that are most canorous Sir T Browne A long lound and canorous peal of laughter De Quincey CANOROUSNESS Canorousness n Defn The quality of being musical He chooses his language for its rich canorousness Lowell CANSTICK Canstick n Defn Candlestick Obs Shak CANT Cant n Etym OF edge angle prof from L canthus the iron ring round a carriage wheel a wheel Gr cant the stake or tire of a wheel Cf Canthus Canton Cantle 1 A corner angle niche Obs The first and principal person in the temple was Irene or Peace she was placed aloft in a cant B Jonson 2 An outer or external angle 3 An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line a slope or bevel a titl Totten 4 A sudden thrust push kick or other impulse producing a bias or change of direction also the bias or turn so give as to give a ball a cant 5 Coopering Defn A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask Knight 6 Mech Defn A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel Knight 7 Naut Defn A piece of wood laid upon athe deck of a vessel to support the bulkneads Cant frames Cant timbers Naut timber at the two ends of a ship rising obliquely from the keel CANT Cant v t imp p p Canted p pr vb N Canting 1 To incline to set at an angle to titl over to tip upon the edge as to cant a cask to cant a ship 2 To give a sudden turn or new direction to as to cant round a stick of timber to cant a football 3 To cut off an angle from as from a square piece of timber or from the head of a bolt CANT Cant n Etym Prob from OF cant F chant singing in allusion to the singing or whining tine of voice used by beggars fr L cantus See Chant 1 An affected singsong mode of speaking 2 The idioms and peculiarities of speech in any sect class or occupation Goldsmith The cant of any profession Dryden 3 The use of religious phraseology without understanding or sincerity empty solemn speech implying what is not felt hypocrisy They shall hear no cant fromF W Robertson 4 Vulgar jargon slang the secret language spoker by gipsies thieves tramps or beggars CANT Cant a Defn Of the nature of cant affected vulgar To introduce and multiply cant words in the most ruinous corruption in any language Swift CANT Cant v i 1 To speak in a whining voice or an affected sinsong tone 2 To make whining pretensions to goodness to talk with an affectation of religion philanthropy etc to practice hypocrisy as a canting fanatic The rankest rogue that ever canted Beau Fl 3 To use pretentious language barbarous jargon or technical termes to talk with an affectation of learning The doctor here When he discqurseth of dissection Of vena cava and of vena porta The meseræum and the mesentericum What does he else but cant B Jonson That uncouth affected garb of speech or canting hanguage if I may so call it Bp Sanderson CANT Cant n Etym Prob from OF cant equiv to L quantum cf F encan fr L in quantum ie for how much Defn A all for bidders at a public sale an auction To sell their leases by cant Swift CANT Cant v t Defn to sell by auction or bid a price at a sale by auction Archaic Swift CANT Cant Defn A colloquial contraction for can not CANTAB Cantab n Etym Abbreviated from Cantabrigian Defn A Cantabrigian Colloq Sir W Scott CANTABILE Cantabile a Etym It cantare to sing Mus Defn In a melodious flowing style in a singing style as opposed to bravura recitativo or parlando CANTABILE Cantabile n Mus Defn A piece or pessage whether vocal or instrumental pecuilarly adapted to singing sometimes called cantilena CANTABRIAN Cantabrian a Defn Of or pertaining to Cantabria on the Bay of Biscay in Spain CANTABRIGIAN Cantabrigian n Defn A native or resident of Cambridge esp a student or graduate of the university of Cambridge England CANTALEVER Cantalever n Etym Can an extermal angle lever a supported of the roof timber of a house Etym Written also cantaliver and cantilever 1 Arch Defn A bracket to support a balcony a cornice or the like 2 Engin Defn A projecting beam truss or bridge unsupported at the outer end one which overhangs Cantalever bridge a bridge in which the principle of the cantalever is applied It is usually a trussed bridge composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks and supported near the middle of their own length on piers which they overhang thus forming cantalevers which meet over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion to complete the connection CANTALOUPE Cantaloupe n Etym F cantaloup It cantalupo so called from the caste of Cantalupo in the Marca dAncona in Italy where they were first grown in Europe from seed said to have been imported from Armenia Defn A muskmelon of several varieties having when mature a yellowish skin and flesh of a reddish orange color Written also cantaleup CANTANKEROUS Cantankerous a Defn Perverse contentious ugly malicious Colloq Cantankerously adv Cantankerousness n The cantankerous old maiden aunt Theckeray CANTAR CANTARRO Cantar Cantarro n Etym It cantaro in sense 1 Sp cantaro in sense 2 1 A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles It varies in different localities thus at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds in Cairo it is 95 pounds in Syria about 503 pounds 2 A liquid measure in Spain ranging from two and a half to four gallons Simmonds CANTATA Cantata n Etym It fr cantare to sing fr L cantare intens of canere to sing Mus Defn A poem set to music a musical composition comprising choruses solos interludes etc arranged in a somewhat dramatic manner originally a composition for a single noise consisting of both recitative and melody CANTATION Cantation n Etym L cantatio Defn A singing Obs Blount CANTATORY Cantatory a Defn Caontaining cant or affectation whining singing R CANTATRICE Cantatrice n Etym It Mus Defn A female professional singer CANTED Canted a Etym From 2d Cant 1 Having angles as a six canted bolt head a canted window Canted column Arch a column polygonal in plan 2 Inclined at an angle to something else tipped sloping CANTEEN Canteen n Etym F cantine bottle case canteen cf Sp It cantina cellar bottle case either contr fr It canovettina dim of canova cellar or more likely fr OF cant corner It Sp canto See 1st Cant Mil 1 A vessel used by soldiers for carrying water liquor or other drink Written also cantine Note In the English service the canteen is made of wood and holds three pints in the United States it is usually a tin flask 2 The sulters shop in a garrison also a chest containing culinary and other vessels for officers CANTEL Cantel n Defn See Cantle CANTER Canter n Etym An abbreviation of Caner bury See Canterbury gallop under Canterbury 1 A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding Note The canter is a thoroughly artificial pace at first extremely tiring to the horse and generally only to be produced in him by the restraint of a powerful bit which compels him to throw a great part of his weight on his haunches There is so great a variety in the mode adopted by different horses for performing the canter that no single description will suffice nor indeed is it easy to define any one of them J H Walsh 2 A rapid or easy passing over A rapid canter in the Times over all the topics Sir J Stephen CANTER Canter v i imp p p Cantered p pr vb n Cantering Defn To move in a canter CANTER Canter v t Defn To cause as a horse to go at a canter to ride a horse at a canter CANTER Canter n 1 One who cants or whines a beggar 2 One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness one who uses canting language The day when he was a canter and a rebel Macaulay CANTERBURY Canterbury n 1 A city in England giving its name various articles It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury primate of all England and contains the shrine of Thomas à Becket to which pilgrimages were formerly made 2 A stand with divisions in it for holding music loose papers etc Canterbury ball Bot a species of Campanula of several varietes cultivated for its handsome bellshaped flowers Canterbury gallop a gentle gallop such as was used by pilgrims riding to Canterbury a canter Canterbury table one of the tales which Chaucer puts into the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury Hence any tale told by travelers pass away the time CANTHARIDAL Cantharidal a Defn Of or pertaining to cantharides or made of cantharides as cantharidal plaster CANTHARIDES Cantharides n pl Defn See cantharis CANTHARIDIN Cantharidin n Chem Defn The active principe of the cantharis or Spanish fly a volatile acrid bitter solid crystallizing in foursided prisms CANTHARIS Cantharis n pl Cantharides Etym L a kind of beetle esp the Spanish fly Gr Zoöl Defn A beetle Lytta or Cantharis vesicatoria having an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color and a nauseous odor the blister fly or blister beetle of the apothecary also called Spanish fly Many other species of Lytta used for the same purpose take the same name See Blister beetle under Blister The plural form in usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine CANT HOOK Cant hook Defn A wooden lever with a movable iron hook hear the end used for canting or turning over heavy logs etc U S Bartlett CANTHOPLASTY Canthoplasty n Etym Gr Surg Defn The operation of forming a new canthus when one has been destroyed by injury or disease CANTHUS Canthus n pl Canthi Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye CANTICLE Canticle n pl Canticles Etym L canticulum a little song dim of canticum song fr cantus a singing fr coner to sing See Chant 1 A song esp a little song or hymn Obs Bacon 2 pl Defn The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon one of the books of the Old Testament 3 A canto or division of a poem Obs Spenser 4 A psalm hymn or passage from the Bible arranged for chanting in church service CANTICOY Canticoy n Etym Of American Indian origin Defn A social gathering usually one for dancing CANTILE Cantile v i Defn Same as Cantle v t CANTILENA Cantilena n Etym It L Mus Defn See Cantabile CANTILEVER Cantilever n Defn Same as Cantalever CANTILLATE Cantillate v i Etym L cantillatus p p of cantillare to sing low dim of cantare See Cantata Defn To chant to recite with musical tones M Stuart CANTILLATION Cantillation n Defn A chanting recitation or reading with musical modulations CANTINE Cantine n Defn See Canteen CANTING Canting a Defn Speaking in a whining tone of voice using technical or religious terms affectedly affectedly pious as a canting rogue a canting tone Cantingly adv Cantingness n Canting arms Canting heraldry Her bearings in the nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer Thus the Castletons bear three castles and Pope Adrian IV Nicholas Breakspeare bore a broken spear CANTING Canting n Defn The use of cant hypocrisy CANTINIERE Cantiniere n Etym F fr cantine a sutlers shop canteen Mil Defn A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers a vivandière CANTION Cantion n Etym L cantio from canere to sing Defn A song or verses Obs Spenser CANTLE Cantle n Etym OF cantel chantel corner side piece F chanteau a piece cut from a larger piece dim of OF cant edge corner See 1st Cant 1 A corner or edge of anything a piece a fragment a part In one cantle of his law Milton Cuts me from the best of all my land A huge half moon a monstrous cantle out Shak 2 The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle opposite to the pommel Written also cante CANTLE Cantle v t Defn To cut in pieces to cut out from Obs Written also cantile CANTLET Cantlet n Etym Dim of cantle Defn A piece a fragment a corner Dryden CANTO Canto n pl Cantos Etym It canto fr L cantus singing song See Chant 1 One of the chief divisions of a long poem a book 2 Mus Defn The highest vocal part the air or melody in choral music anciently the tenor now the soprano Canto fermo Etym It Mus the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service the plain song CANTON Canton n Defn A song or canto Obs Write loyal cantons of contemned love Shak CANTON Canton n Etym F canton augm of OF cant edge corner See 1st Cant 1 A small portion a division a compartment That little canton of land called the English pale Davies There is another piece of Holbeins in which in six several cantons the several parts of our Saviors passion are represented Bp Burnet 2 A small community or clan 3 A small territorial district esp one of the twentytwo independent states which form the Swiss federal republic in France a subdivision of an arrondissement See Arrondissement 4 Her Defn A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief usually on the dexter side formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield meeting a horizontal line from the side The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in a canton in our arms Evelyn CANTON Canton v i imp p p Cantoned p pr vb n Cantoning Etym Cf Fcantonner 1 To divide into small parts or districts to mark off or separate as a distinct portion or division They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the intellectual world Locke 2 Mil Defn To allot separate quarters to as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops CANTONAL Cantonal a Defn Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons of the nature of a canton CANTON CRAPE Canton crape Defn A soft white or colored silk fabric of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance used for ladies scarfs shawls bonnet trimmings etc called also Oriental crape De Colange CANTONED Cantoned a 1 Her Defn Having a charge in each of the four corners said of a cross on a shield and also of the shield itself 2 Arch Defn Having the angles marked by or decorated with projecting moldings or small columns as a cantoned pier or pilaster CANTON FLANNEL Canton flannel Defn See Cotton flannel CANTONIZE Cantonize v i Defn To divide into cantons or small districts CANTONMENT Cantonment n Etym Cf F cantonnement Defn A town or village or part of a town or village assigned to a body of troops for quarters temporary shelter or place of rest for an army quarters Note When troops are sheltered in huts or quartered in the houses of the people during any suspension of hostilities they are said to be in cantonment or to be cantoned In India permanent military stations or military towns are termed cantonments CANTOON Cantoon n Defn A cotton stuff showing a fine cord on one side and a satiny surface on the other CANTOR Cantor n Etym L a singer fr caner to sing Defn A singer esp the leader of a church choir a precentor The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum Milman CANTORAL Cantoral a Defn Of or belonging to a cantor Cantoral staff the official staff or baton of a cantor or precentor with which time is marked for the singers CANTORIS Cantoris a Etym L lit of the cantor gen of cantor Defn Of or pertaining to a cantor as the cantoris side of a choir a cantoris stall Shipley CANTRAP CANTRIP Cantrap Cantrip n Etym Cf Icel gandar ODan OSw gan witchcraft and E trap a snare tramp Defn A charm an incantation a shell a trick adroit mischief Written also cantraip Scot CANTRED CANTREF Cantred Cantref n Etym W cantref cant hundred tref dwelling place village Defn A district comprising a hundred villages as in Wales Written also kantry CANTY Canty a Defn Cheerful sprightly lively merry The canty dame Wordsworth Scot Prov Eng Contented with little and canty with mair Burns CANUCK Canuck n 1 A Canadian Slang 2 A small or mediumsized hardy horse common in Canada Colloq CANULA CANULAR CANULATED Canula n Canular a Canulated a Defn See Cannula Cannular and Cannulated CANVAS Canvas n Etym OE canvas canevas F canevas LL canabacius hempen cloth canvas L cannabis hemp fr G Hemp 1 A strong cloth made of hemp flax or cotton used for tents sails etc By glimmering lanes and walls of canvas led Tennyson 2 a A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle as in tapestry or worsted work b A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting commonly painting in oil History does not bring out clearly upon the canvas the details which were familiar J H Newman 3 Something for which canvas is used a A sail or a collection of sails b A tent or a collection of tents c A painting or a picture on canvas To suit his canvas to the roughness of the see Goldsmith Light rich as that which glows on the canvas of Claude Macaulay 4 A rough draft or model of a song air or other literary or musical composition esp one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make Grabb CANVAS Canvas a Defn Made of pertaining to or resembling canvas or coarse cloth as a canvas tent CANVASBACK Canvasback n Zoöl Defn A Species of duck Aythya vallisneria esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh It visits the United States in autumn particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters so named from the markings of the plumage on its back CANVASS Canvass v t imp p p canvassed p pr vb n Canvassing Etym OF Canabasser to examine curiously to search or sift out properly to sift through canvas See Canvas n 1 To sift to strain to examine thoroughly to scrutinize as to canvass the votes cast at an election to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote I have made careful search on all hands and canvassed the matter with all possible diligence Woodward 2 To examine by discussion to debate An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass Sir W Hamilton 3 To go trough with personal solicitation or public addresses as to canvass a district for votes to canvass a city for subscriptions CANVASS Canvass v i Defn To search thoroughly to engage in solicitation by traversing a district as to canvass for subscriptions or for votes to canvass for a book a publisher or in behalf of a charity commonly followed by for CANVASS Canvass n 1 Close inspection careful review for verification as a canvass of votes Bacon 2 Examination in the way of discussion or debate 3 Search exploration solicitation systematic effort to obtain votes subscribers etc No previous canvass was made for me Burke CANVASSER Canvasser n Defn One who canvasses CANY Cany a Etym From Cane Defn Of or pertaining to cane or canes abounding with canes Milton CANYON Canyon n Defn The English form of the Spanish word Cañon CANZONE Canzone n Etym It a song fr L cantio fr canere to sing Cf Chanson Chant Mus a A song or air for one or more voices of Provençal origin resembling though not strictly the madrigal b An instrumental piece in the madrigal style CANZONET Canzonet n Etym It canzonetta dim of canzone Mus Defn A short song in one or more parts CAONCITO Cañoncito n Amer Sp dim See Cañon Southwestern U S 1 A small cañon 2 A narrow passage or lane through chaparral or a forest CAOUTCHIN Caoutchin n Chem Defn An inflammable volatile oily liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc CAOUTCHOUC Caoutchouc n Etym F caoutchouc from the South American name Defn A tenacious elastic gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America esp the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea caoutchouc Asia and Africa Being impermeable to liquids and gases and not readly affected by exposure to air acids and alkalies it is used especially when vulcanized for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures Also called India rubber because it was first brought from India and was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks and gum elastic See Vulcanization Mineral caoutchouc See under Mineral CAOUTCHOUCIN Caoutchoucin n Defn See Caoutchin CAP Cap n Etym OE cappe AS cæppe cap cape hood fr LL cappa capa perhaps of Iberian origin as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first Capa quia quasi totum capiat hominem it capitis ornamentum See 3d Cape and cf 1st Cope 1 A covering for the head esp a One usually with a visor but without a brim for men and boys b One of lace muslin etc for women or infants c One used as the mark or ensign of some rank office or dignity as that of a cardinal 2 The top or uppermost part the chief Thou art the cap of all the fools alive Shak 3 A respectful uncovering of the head He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks Fuller 4 Zoöl Defn The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck 5 Anything resembling a cap in form position or use as a Arch The uppermost of any assemblage of parts as the cap of column door etc a capital coping cornice lintel or plate b Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament c Naut A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars as the mast and the topmast the bowsprit and the jib boom also a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope d A percussion cap See under Percussion e Mech The removable cover of a journal box f Geom A portion of a spherical or other convex surface 6 A large size of writing paper as flat cap foolscap legal cap Cap of a cannon a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry now called an apron Cap in hand obsequiously submissively Cap of liberty See Liberty cap under Liberty Cap of maintenance a cap of state carried before the kings of England at the coronation It is also carried before the mayors of some cities Cap money money collected in a cap for the huntsman at the death of the fox Cap paper a A kind of writing paper including flat cap foolsap and legal cap b A coarse wrapping paper used for making caps to hold commodities Cap rock Mining The layer of rock next overlying ore generally of barren vein material Flat cap cap See Foolscap Forage cap the cloth undress head covering of an officer of soldier Legal cap a kind of folio writing paper made for the use of lawyers in long narrow sheets which have the fold at the top or narrow edge To set ones cap to make a fool of one Obs Chaucer To set ones cap for to try to win the favor of a man with a view to marriage Colloq CAP Cap v t imp p p Capped p pr vb n Capping 1 To cover with a cap or as with a cap to provide with a cap or cover to cover the top or end of to place a cap upon the proper part of as to cap a post to cap a gun The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth cartilaginous substance Derham 2 To deprive of cap Obs Spenser 3 To complete to crown to bring to the highest point or consummation as to cap the climax of absurdity 4 To salute by removing the cap Slang Eng Tom capped the proctor with the profoundest of bows Thackeray 5 To match to mate in contest to furnish a complement to as to cap text to cap proverbs Shak Now I have him under girdle Ill cap verses with him to the end of the chapter Dryden Note In capping verses when one quotes a verse another must cap it by quoting one beginning with the last letter of the first letter or with the first letter of the last word or ending with a rhyming word or by applying any other arbitrary rule may be agreed upon CAP Cap v i Defn To uncover the head respectfully Shak CAPABILITY Capability n pl Capabilities 1 The quality of being capable capacity capableness esp intellectual power or ability A capability to take a thousand views of a subject H Taylor 2 Capacity of being used or improved CAPABLE Capable a Etym F capable LL capabilis capacious capable fr L caper to take contain See Heave 1 Possessing ability qualification or susceptibility having capacity of sufficient size or strength as a room capable of holding a large number a castle capable of resisting a long assault Concious of jou and capable of pain Prior 2 Possessing adequate power qualified able fully competent as a capable instructor a capable judge a mind capable of nice investigations More capable to discourse of battles than to give them Motley 3 Possessing legal power or capacity as a man capable of making a contract or a will 4 Capacious large comprehensive Obs Shak Note Capable is usually followed by of sometimes by an infinitive Syn Able competent qualified fitted efficient effective skillful CAPABLENESS Capableness n Defn The quality or state of being capable capability adequateness competency CAPACIFY Capacify v t imp p p Capacified Etym L capax acis capacious fy Defn To quality R The benefice he is capacified and designed for Barrow CAPACIOUS Capacious a Etym L capaz acis fr capere to take See Heave 1 Having capacity able to contain much large roomy spacious extended broad as a capacious vessel room bay or harbor In the capacious recesses of his mind Bancroft 2 Able or qualified to make large views of things as in obtaining knowledge or forming designs comprehensive liberal A capacious mind Watts CAPACIOUSLY Capaciously adv Defn In a capacious manner or degree comprehensively CAPACIOUSNESS Capaciousness n Defn The quality of being capacious as of a vessel a reservoir a bay the mind etc CAPACITATE Capacitate v t imp p p Capacitated p pr vb n Capacitating Defn To render capable to enable to qualify By thih instruction we may be capaciated to observe those errors Dryden CAPACITY Capacity n pl Capacities Etym L capacitus fr capax capacis fr F capacité See Capacious 1 The power of receiving or containing extent of room or space passive power used in reference to physical things Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host we all would sup together Shak The capacity of the exhausted cylinder Boyle 2 The power of receiving and holding ideas knowledge etc the comprehensiveness of the mind the receptive faculty capability of undestanding or feeling Capacity is now properly limited to these the mere passive operations of the mind its primary signification which is literally room for as well as its employment favars this although it can not be dented that there are examples of its usage in an active sense Sir W Hamilton 3 Ability power pertaining to or resulting from the possession of strength wealth or talent possibility of being or of doing The capacity of blessing the people Alex Hamilton A cause with such capacities endued Blackmore 4 Outward condition or circumstances occupation profession character position as to work in the capacity of a mason or a carpenter 5 Law Defn Legal or noral qualification as of age residence character etc necessary for certain purposes as for holding office for marrying for making contracts will etc legal power or right competency Capacity for heat the power of absorbing heat Substances differ in the amount of heat requisite to raise them a given number of thermometric degrees and this difference is the measure of or depends upon whzt is called their capacity for heat See Specific heat under Heat Syn Ability faculty talent capability skill efficiency cleverness See Ability CAPAPE Capape adv Defn See Capapie Shak CAPAPIE Capapie adv Etym OF capapie from head to foot now de pied en cap from foot to head L per foot caput head Defn From head to foot at all points He was armed capapie Prescott CAPARISON Caparison n Etym F capara fr Sp caparazon a cover for a saddle coach etc capa cloak cover fr LL capa cf LL caparo also fr capa the term azon See Cap 1 An ornamental covering or housing for a horse the harness or trappings of a horse taken collectively esp when decorative Their horses clothed with rich caparison Drylen 2 Gay or rich clothing My heart groans beneath the gay caparison Smollett CAPARISON Caparison v t imp p p Caparisoned p pr vb n Caparisoning Etym Cf F caparaçonner 1 To cover with housings as a horse to harness or fit out with decorative trappings as a horse The steeds caparisoned with purple stand Dryden 2 To aborn with rich dress to dress I am caparisoned like a man Shak CAPARRO Caparro n Etym Native Indian name Zoöl Defn A large South American monkey Lagothrix Humboldtii with prehensile tail CAPCASE Capcase n Defn A small traveling case or bandbox formerly a chest A capcase for your linen and your plate Beau Fl CAPE Cape n Etym F cap fr It capo head cape fr L caput heat end point See Chief Defn A piece or point of land extending beyind the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake a promonotory a headland Cape buffalo Zoöl a large and powerful buffalo of South Africa Bubalus Caffer It is said to be the most dangerous wild beast of Africa See Buffalo 2 Cape jasmine Cape jassamine See Jasmine Cape pigeon Zoöl a petrel Daptium Capense common off the Cape of Good Hope It is about the size of a pigeon Cape wine wine made in South Africa Eng The Cape the Cape of Good Hope in the general sense of southern extremity of Africa Also used of Cape Horn and in New England of Cape Cod CAPE Cape v i Naut Defn To head or point to keep a course as the ship capes southwest by south CAPE Cape n Etym OE Cape fr F cape cf LL cappa See Cap and cf 1st Cope Chape Defn A sleeveless garment or part of a garment hanging from the neck over the back arms and shoulders but not reaching below the hips See Cloak CAPE Cape v i Etym See Gape Defn To gape Obs Chaucer CAPEL CAPLE Capel Caple n Etym Icel kapall cf L caballus Defn A horse a nag Obs Chaucer Holland CAPEL Capel n Mining Defn A composite stone quartz schorl and hornlende in the walls of tin and copper lodes CAPELAN Capelan n Zoöl Defn See Capelin CAPELIN Capelin n Etym Cf F capelan caplan Zoöl Defn A small marine fish Mallotus villosus of the family Salmonidæ very abundant on the coasts of Greenland Iceland Newfoundland and Alaska It is used as a bait for the cod Written also capelan and caplin Note This fish which is like a smelt is called by the Spaniards anchova and by the Portuguese capelina Fisheries of U S 1884 CAPELINE Capeline n F fr LL capella See Chapel Med Defn A hoodshaped bandage for the head the shoulder or the stump of an amputated limb CAPELLA Capella n Etym L a little goet dim of caper a goat Asrton Defn A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga CAPELLANE Capellane n Etym See Chaplain Defn The curate of a chapel a chaplain Obs Fuller CAPELLE Capelle n Etym G Mus Defn The private orchestra or band of a prince or of a church CAPELLET Capellet n Etym F capelet Far Defn A swelling like a wen on the point of the elbow or the heel of the hock of a horse caused probably by bruises in lying dowm CAPELLMEISTER Capellmeister n Etym G fr capelle chapel private band of a prince meister a master Defn The musical director in royal or ducal chapel a choirmaster Written also kepellmeister CAPER Caper v i imp p p Capered p pr vb n capering Etym From older capreoll to caper cf F se cabrer to prance all ultimately fr L caper capra goat See Capriole Defn To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner to cut capers to skip to spring to prance to dance He capers he dances he has eyes of youth Shak CAPER Caper n Defn A frolicsome leap or spring a skip a jump as in mirth or dancing a prank To cut a caper to frolic to make a sportive spring to play a prank Shak CAPER Caper n Etym D kaper Defn A vessel formerly used by the Dutch privateer Wright CAPER Caper n Etym F câpre fr L capparis Gr alkabar 1 The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper Capparis spinosa much used for pickles 2 Bot Defn A plant of the genus Capparis called also caper bush caper tree Note The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the Mediterranean coasts with trailing branches and brilliant flowers cultivated in the south of Europe for its buds The C sodada is an almost leafless spiny shrub of central Africa Soudan Arabia and southern India with edible berries Bean caper See Bran caper in the Vocabulary Caper sauce a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers CAPERBERRY Caperberry n 1 The small oliveshaped berry of the European and Oriental caper said to be used in pickles and as a condiment 2 The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper Capparis sodado CAPER BUSH CAPER TREE Caper bush Caper tree Defn See Capper a plant 2 CAPERCAILZIE CAPERCALLY Capercailzie or Capercally n Etym Gael capulcoile Zoöl Defn A species of grouse Tetrao uragallus of large size and fine flavor found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland called also cock of the woods Written also capercaillie capercaili CAPERCLAW Caperclaw v t Defn To treat with cruel playfulness as a cat treats a mouse to abuse Obs Birch CAPERER Caperer n Defn One who capers leaps and skips about or dances The nimble capperer on the cord Dryden CAPFUL Capful n pl Capfuls Defn As much as will fill a cap A capful of wind Naut a light puff of wind CAPIAS Capias n Etym L thou mayst take Low Defn A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it that is to arrest him also called writ of capias Note One principal kind of capias is a writ by which actions at law are frequently commenced another is a writ of execution issued after judgment to satisfy damages recovered a capias in criminal law is the process to take a person charged on an indictment when he is not in custody Burrill Wharton CAPIBARA Capibara n Zoöl Defn See Capybara CAPILLACEOUS Capillaceous a Etym L capillaceus hairy fr capillus hair Defn Having long filaments resembling a hair slender See Capillary CAPILLAIRE Capillaire n Etym F capillaire maidenhair sirop de capillaire capillaire fr L herba capillaris the maidenhair 1 A sirup prepared from the maidenhair formerly supposed to have medicinal properties 2 Any simple sirup flavored with orange flowers CAPILLAMENT Capillament n Etym L capillamentum fr capillus hair cf F capillament 1 Bot Defn A filament R 2 Anat Defn Any villous or hairy covering a fine fiber or filament as of the nerves CAPILLARINESS Capillariness n Defn The quality of being capillary CAPILLARITY Capillarity n Etym Cf F capillarité 1 The quality or condition of being capillary 2 Physics Defn The peculiar action by which the surface of a liquid where it is in contact with a solid as in a capillary tube is elevated or depressed capillary attraction Note Capillarity depends upon the relative attaction of the modecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid and is especially observable in capillary tubes where it determines the ascent or descent of the liquid above or below the level of the liquid which the tube is dipped hence the name CAPILLARY Capillary a Etym L capillaris fr capillus hair Cf Capillaire 1 Resembling a hair fine minute very slender having minute tubes or interspaces having very small bore as the capillary vessels of animals and plants 2 Pertaining to capillary tubes or vessels as capillary action Capillary attraction Capillary repulsion the apparent attraction or repulsion between a soild and liquid caused bycapillarity See Capillarity and Attraction Capillarity tubes See the Note under Capillarity CAPILLARY Capillary n pl Capillaries 1 A tube or vessel extremely fine or minute 2 Anat Defn A minute thinwalled vessel particularly one of the smallest blood vessels connecting arteries and veins but used also for the smallest lymphatic and biliary vessels CAPILLATION Capillation n Etym L capillatie the hair Defn A capillary blood vessel Obs Sir T Browne CAPILLATURE Capillature n Etym L capillatura Defn A bush of hair frizzing of the hair Clarke CAPILLIFORM Capilliform a Etym L capillus hair form Defn In the shape or form of a hair or of hairs CAPILLOSE Capillose a Etym L capillosus Defn Having much hair hairy R CAPISTRATE Capistrate a Etym L capistratus p p of capistrare halter Zoöl Defn Hooded cowled CAPITAL Capital a Etym F capital L capitalis capital in senses 1 2 fr caput head See Chief and cf Capital n 1 Of or pertaining to the head Obs Needs must the Serpent now his capital bruise Expect with mortal pain Milton 2 Having reference to or involving the forfeiture of the head or life affecting life punishable with death as capital trials capital punishment Many crimes that are capital among us Swift To put to death a capital offender Milton 3 First in importance chief principal A capital article in religion Atterbury Whatever is capital and essential in Christianity I Taylor 4 Chief in a political sense as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation as Washington and Paris are capital cities 5 Of first rate quality excellent as a capital speech or song Colloq Capital letter Etym F lettre capitale Print a leading or heading letter used at the beginning of a sentence and as the first letter of certain words distinguished for the most part both by different form and larger size from the small lowercase letters which form the greater part of common print or writing Small capital letters have the form of capital letters and height of the body of the lowercase letters Capital stock money property or stock invested in any business or the enterprise of any corporation or institution Abbott Syn Chief leading controlling prominent CAPITAL Capital n Etym Cf L capitellum and Capitulum a small head the head top or capital of a column dim of caput head F chapiteau OF capitel See Chief and cf Cattle Chattel Chapiter Chapter 1 Arch Defn The head or uppermost member of a column pilaster etc It consists generally of three parts abacus bell or vase and necking See these terms and Column 2 Etym Cf F capilate fem sc ville Geog Defn The seat of government the chief city or town in a country a metropolis A busy and splendid capital Macauly 3 Etym Cf F capital Defn Money property or stock employed in trade manufactures etc the sum invested or lent as distinguished from the income or interest See Capital stock under Capital a 4 Polit Econ Defn That portion of the produce of industry which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production MCulloch Note When wealth is used to assist production it is called capital The capital of a civilized community includes fixed capital ie buildings machines and roads used in the course of production and exchange amd circulating capital ie food fuel money etc spent in the course of production and exchange T Raleing 5 Anything which can be used to increase ones power or influence He tried to make capital out of his rivals discomfiture London Times 6 Fort Defn An imaginary line dividing a bastion ravelin or other work into two equal parts 7 A chapter or section of a book Obs Holy St Bernard hath said in the 59th capital Sir W Scott 8 Print Defn See Capital letter under Capital a Active capital See under Active Small capital Print a small capital letter See under Capital a To live on ones capital to consume ones capital without producing or accumulating anything to replace it CAPITALIST Capitalist n Etym Cf F capitaliste Defn One who has capital one who has money for investment or money invested esp a person of large property which is employed in business The expenditure of the capitalist Burke CAPITALIZATION Capitalization n Defn The act or process of capitalizing CAPITALIZE Capitalize v t imp p p Capitalized p pr vb n Capitalizing 1 To convert into capital or to use as capital 2 To compute appraise or assess the capital value of a patent right an annuity etc 3 To print in capital letters or with an initial capital CAPITALLY Capitally adv 1 In a way involving the forfeiture of the head or life as to punish capitally 2 In a capital manner excellently Colloq CAPITALNESS Capitalness n Defn The quality of being capital preeminence R CAPITAN PASHA CAPITAN PACHA Capitan Pasha or Pacha Etym See capitan Defn The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet CAPITATE Capitate a Etym L capitatus fr caput head 1 Headlike in form also having the distal end enlarged and rounded as the stigmas of certain flowers 2 Bot Defn Having the flowers gathered into a head CAPITATIM Capitatim a Etym NL Defn Of so much per head as a capitatim tax a capitatim grant CAPITATION Capitation n Etym L capitatio a poll tax fr caput head cf F capitation 1 A numbering of heads or individuals Obs Sir T Browne 2 A tax upon each head or person without reference to property a poll tax CAPITE Capite n Etym L abl of caput head Defn See under Tenant CAPITELLATE Capitellate a Etym L capitellum dim of caput head Bot Defn Having a very small knoblike termination or collected into minute capitula CAPITIBRANCHIATA Capitibranchiata n pl Etym NL from L caput capitis head branchiae gills Zoöl Defn A division of annelids in which the gills arise from or near the head See Tubicola CAPITOL Capitol Etym L capitolium fr caput head cf F capitole See Chief 1 The temple of Jupiter at Rome on the Mona Capitolinus where the Senate met Comes Cæsar to the Capitol tomorrow Shak 2 The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States also the building in which the legislature of State holds its sessions a statehouse CAPITOLIAN CAPITOLINE Capitolian Capitoline a Etym L capitolinus cf F capitolin Defn Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome Capitolian Jove Macaulay Capitoline games Antiq annual games instituted at Rome by Camillus in honor of Jupter Capitolinus on account of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls when reinstituted by Domitian arter a period of neglect they were held every fifth year CAPITULA Capitula n pl Defn See Capitulum CAPITULAR Capitular n Etym LL capitulare capitularium fr L capitulum a small head a chapter dim of capit head chapter 1 An act passed in a chapter 2 A member of a chapter The chapter itself and all its members or capitulars Ayliffe 3 The head or prominent part CAPITULAR Capitular a 1 Eccl Defn Of or pertaining to a chapter capitulary From the pope to the member of the capitular body Milman 2 Bot Defn Growing in or pertaining to a capitulum 3 Anat Defn Pertaining to a capitulum as the capitular process of a vetebra the process which articulates with the capitulum of a rib CAPITULARLY Capitularly adv Defn In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter Sterne CAPITULARY Capitulary n pl Capitularies Etym See Capitular 1 A capitular 2 The body of laws or statutes of a chapter or of an ecclesiastical council 3 A collection of laws or statutes civil and ecclesiastical esp of the Frankish kings in chapters or sections Several of Charlemagnes capitularies Hallam CAPITULARY Capitulary a Defn Relating to the chapter of a cathedral capitular Capitulary acts Warton CAPITULATE Capitulate v i imp p p Capitulated p pr vb n Capitulating Etym LL capitulatus p p of capitulare to capitulate cf F capituler See Capitular n 1 To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement as in chapters or articles to agree Obs There capitulates with the king to take to wife his daughter Mary Heylin There is no reason why the reducing of any agreement to certain heads or capitula should not be called to capitulate Trench 2 To surrender on terms agreed upon usually drawn up under several heads as an army or a garrison capitulates The Irish after holding out a week capitulated Macaulay CAPITULATE Capitulate v t Defn To surrender or transfer as an army or a fortress on certain conditions R CAPITULATION Capitulation n Etym Cf F capitulation LL capitulatio 1 A reducing to heads or articles a formal agreement With special capitulation that neither the Scots nor the French shall refortify Bp Burnet 2 The act of capitulating or surrendering to an emeny upon stipulated terms 3 The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender CAPITULATOR Capitulator n Etym LL Defn One who capitulates CAPITULE Capitule n Etym L capitulum small head chapter Defn A summary Obs CAPITULUM Capitulum n pl Capitula Etym L a small head 1 A thick head of flowers on a very short axis as a clover top or a dandelion a composite flower A capitulum may be either globular or flat Gray 2 Anat Defn A knobike protuberance of any part esp at the end of a bone or cartilage Note See Illust of Artiodactyla CAPIVI Capivi n Etym Cf Copaiba Defn A balsam of the Spanish West Indies See Copaiba CAPLE Caple n Defn See Capel CAPLIN Caplin n Defn See Capelin CAPLIN CAPLING Caplin Capling n Defn The cap or coupling of a flail through which the thongs pass which connect the handle and swingel Wright CAPNOMANCY Capnomancy n Etym Gr mancy cf F capnomancie Defn Divination by means of the ascent or motion of smoke CAPNOMOR Capnomor n Etym Gr Chem Defn A limpid colorless oil with a peculiar odor obtained from beech tar Watts CAPOC Capoc n Etym Malay kapoq Defn A sort of cotton so short and fine thet it can not be spun used in the East Indies to line palanquins to make mattresses etc CAPOCH Capoch n pl Capoches Etym Cf Sp capucho It cappucio F Capuce capuchon LL caputium fr capa cloak See Cap Defn A hood especialy the hood attached to the gown of a monk CAPOCH Capoch v t imp p p Capoched Defn To cover with or as with a hood hence to hoodwink or blind Hudibras CAPON Capon n Etym OE capon chapoun AS cap cf F chapon L capo fr Gr skopiti to casrate CF Comma Defn A castrated cock esp when fattened a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table Shak The merry thought of a capon W Irving CAPON Capon v t Defn To castrate to make a capon of CAPONET Caponet n Defn A young capon R Chapman CAPONIERE Caponiere n Etym F caponnière fr Sp caponera orig a cage for fattening capons hence a place of refuge cf It capponiera See Capon Fort Defn A work made across or in the ditch to protect it from the enemy or to serve as a covered passageway CAPONIZE Caponize v t Defn To castrate as a fowl CAPORAL Caporal käporäl n Sp See Corporal n Defn One who directs work an overseer Sp Amer CAPOT Capot n Etym F Defn A winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet It counts for forty points Hoyle CAPOT Capot v t imp p p Capotted Defn To win all the tricks from in playing at piquet CAPO TASTO Capo tasto It capotasto Music Defn A sort of bar or movable nut attached to the finger board of a guitar or other fretted instrument for the purpose of raising uniformly the pitch of all the strings CAPOTE Capote n Etym Sp capote cf F capote fr LL capa cape cloak See Cap Defn A long cloak or overcoat especially one with a hood CAPOUCH Capouch n v t Defn Same as Capoch CAPPADINE Cappadine n Defn A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off used for shag CAPPAPER Cappaper Defn See cap n also Paper n CAPPEAK Cappeak n Defn The front piece of a cap now more commonly called visor CAPPELINE Cappeline n Etym F fr LL capella See Chapel Med Defn A hoodshaped bandage for the head the shoulder or the stump of an amputated limb CAPPELLA Cappella n Defn See A cappella CAPPER Capper n 1 One whose business is to make or sell caps 2 A bybidder a decoy for gamblers Slang U S 3 An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or cartridge CAPPING PLANE Capping plane Join Defn A plane used for working the upper surface of staircase rails CAPRA Capra n Etym L a she goat Zoöl Defn A genus of ruminants including the common goat CAPRATE Caprate n Chem Defn A salt of capric acid CAPREOLATE Capreolate a Etym L capreolus wild goat tendril frcaper goat cf F capréolé Bot Defn Having a tendril or tendrils CAPREOLINE Capreoline a Etym L capreolus wild goat fr caper goat Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the roebuck CAPRI Capri n Defn Wine produced on the island of Capri commonly a light dry white wine CAPRIC Capric a Etym L caper goat Chem Defn Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives Capric acid C9H9CO2H Caprylic acid C7H15CO2H and Caproic acid C5H11CO2H are fatty acids occurring in small quantities in butter cocoanut oil etc united with glycerin they are colorless oils or white crystalline solids of an unpleasant odor like that of goats or sweat CAPRICCIO Capriccio n Etym It See Caprice 1 Mus Defn A piece in a free form with frequent digressions from the theme a fantasia often called caprice 2 A caprice a freak a fancy Shak CAPRICE Caprice n Etym F caprice It capriccio caprice perh orig a fantastical goat leap fr L caper capra goat Cf Capriole Cab Caper v i 1 An abrupt change in feeling opinion or action proceeding from some whim or fancy a freak a notion Caprices of appetite W Irving 2 Mus Defn See Capriccio Syn Freak whim crotchet fancy vagary humor whimsey fickleness CAPRICIOSO CAPRICCIOSO Capricioso Capriccioso a Etym It Mus Defn In a free fantastic style CAPRICIOUS Capricious a Etym Cf F capricleux It capriccioso Defn Governed or characterized by caprice apt to change suddenly freakish whimsical changeable Capricious poet Shak Capricious humor Hugh Miller A capricious partiality to the Romish practices Hallam Syn Freakish whimsical fanciful fickle crotchety fitful wayward changeable unsteady uncertain inconstant arbitrary Capriciously adv Capriciousness n CAPRICORN Capricorn n Etym L capricornus caper goat cornu horn cf F capricorne 1 Astron Defn The tenth sign of zodiac into which the sun enters at the winter solstice about December 21 See Tropic The sun was entered into Capricorn Dryden 2 Astron Defn A southern constellation represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat or a figure with its fore part like a fish Capricorn beetle Zoöl any beetle of the family Carambucidæ one of the longhorned beetles The larvæ usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shurbs and are often destructive See Girdler Pruner CAPRID Caprid a Etym L caper capra goat Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the tribe of ruminants of which the goat or genus Capra is the type CAPRIFICATION Caprification n Etym L caprificatio fr caprificare to ripen figs by caprification fr caprificus the wild fig caper goat ficus fig Defn The practice of hanging upon the cultivated fig tree branches of the wild fig infested with minute hymenopterous insects Note It is supposed that the little insects insure fertilization by carrying the pollen from the male flowers near the opening of the fig down to the female flowers and also accelerate ripening the fruit by puncturing it The practice has existed since ancient times but its benefit has been disputed CAPRIFOLE Caprifole n Etym L caper goat folium leaf Defn The woodbine or honeysuckle Spenser CAPRIFOLIACEOUS Caprifoliaceous a Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the Honeysuckle family of plants Caprifoliacæ CAPRIFORM Capriform a Etym L caper goat form Defn Having the form of a goat CAPRIGENOUS Caprigenous a Etym L caprigenus caper goat gegnere to produce Defn Of the goat kind CAPRINE Caprine a Etym L caprinus Defn Of or pertaining to a goat as caprine gambols CAPRIOLE Capriole n Etym F capriole cabriole It capriola fr L caper goat Cf Caper v i Cabriole Caprice Cheveril 1 Man Defn A leap that a horse makes with all fours upwards only without advancing but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap 2 A leap or caper as in dancing With lofty turns and caprioles Sir J Davies CAPRIOLE Capriole v i Defn To perform a capriole Carlyle CAPRIPED Capriped a Etym L capripers caper goat pes pedis foot Defn Having feet like those of a goat CAPROATE Caproate n Chem Defn A salt of caproic acid CAPROIC Caproic a Chem Defn See under Capric CAPRYLATE Caprylate n Chem Defn A salt of caprylic acid CAPRYLIC Caprylic a Chem Defn See under Capric CAPSAICIN Capsaicin n Etym From Capsicum Chem Defn A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum and giving off vapors of intense acridity CAPSHEAF Capsheaf n Defn The top sheaf of a stack of grain fig the crowning or finishing part of a thing CAPSICIN Capsicin n Etym From Capsicum Chem Defn A red liquid or soft resin extracted from various species of capsicum CAPSICINE Capsicine n Etym From Capsicum Chem Defn A valatile alkaloid extracted from Capsicum annuum or from capsicin CAPSICUM Capsicum n Etym NL fr L capsa box chest Bot Defn A genus of plants of many species producing capsules or dry berries of various forms which have an exceedingly pungent biting taste and when ground form the red of Cayenne pepper of commerce Note The most important species are Capsicum baccatum or birs pepper C annuum or chili pepper C frutesens or spur pepper and C annuum or Guinea pepeer which includes the bell pepper and other common garden varieties The fruit is much used both in its green and ripe state in pickles and in cookery See Cayenne pepper CAPSIZE Capsize v t i imp p p Capsized p pr vb n Capsizing Etym Cf Sp cabecear to nod pitch capuzar chapuzar to sink a vessel by the head both fr L caput head Defn To upset or overturn as a vessel or other body But what if carrying sail capsize the boat Byron CAPSIZE Capsize n Defn An upset or overturn CAPSQUARE Capsquare n Gun Defn A metal covering plate which passes over the trunnions of a cannon and holds it in place CAPSTAN Capstan n Etym F cabestan fr Sp cabestrante cabrestante fr cabestrar to bind with a halter fr cabestrohalter fr L capistrum halter fr capere to hold see Capacious or perh the Spanish is fr L caper goat stans p pr of stare to stand cf F chèvre shegoat also a machine for raising heavy weights Defn A vertical cleated drum or cylinder revolving on an upright spindle and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers It is much used especially on shipboard for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable passing around the drum It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket Sometimes spelt Capstern but improperly Capstan bar one of the long bars or levers by which the capstan is worked a handspike To pawl the capstan to drop the pawls so that they will catch in the notches of the pawl ring and prevent the capstan from turning back To rig the capstan to prepare the for use by putting the bars in the sockets To surge the capstan to slack the tension of the rope or cable wound around it CAPSTONE Capstone n Paleon Defn A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap CAPSULAR CAPSULARY Capsular Capsulary a Etym Cf F capsulaire Defn Of or pertaining to a capsule having the nature of a capsula hollow and fibrous Capsular ligament Anat a ligamentous bag or capsule surrounding many movable joints in the skeleton CAPSULATE CAPSULATED Capsulate Capsulated a Defn Inclosed in a capsule or as in a chest or box CAPSULE Capsule n Etym L capsula a little box or chest fr capsa chest case fr capere to take contain cf F capsule 1 Bot Defn a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels and opens to discharge the seeds as the capsule of the poppy the flax the lily etc 2 Chem a A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores etc a scorifier b a small shallow evaporating dish usually of porcelain 3 Med Defn A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed 4 Anat Defn A membranous sac containing fluid or investing an organ or joint as the capsule of the lens of the eye Also a capsulelike organ 5 A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle 6 A small cup or shell as of metal for a percussion cap cartridge etc Atrabiliary capsule See under Atrabiliary Glissons capsule a membranous envelope entering the liver along with the portal vessels and insheathing the latter in their course through the organ Suprarenal capsule an organ of unknown function above or in front of each kidney CAPSULITIS Capsulitis n NL E capsule itis Med Defn Inflammation of a capsule as that of the crystalline lens CAPSULOTOMY Capsulotomy n Capsule Gr to cut Surg Defn The incision of a capsule esp of that of the crystalline lens as in a cataract operation CAPTAIN Captain n Etym OE capitain captain OF capitain F capitaine cf Sp capitan It capitano LL capitaneus capitanus fr L caput the head See under Chief and cf Chieftain 1 A head or chief officer as a The military officer who commands a company troop or battery or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service b An officer in the United States navy next above a commander and below a commodore and ranking with a colonel in the ermy c By courtesy an officer actually commanding a vessel although not having the rank of captain d The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel e One in charge of a portion of a ships company as a captain of a top captain of a gun etc f The foreman of a body of workmen g A person having authority over others acting in concert as the captain of a boats crew the captain of a football team A trainband captain eke was he Cowper The Rhodian captain relying on the lightness of his vessel passed in open day through all the guards Arbuthnot 2 A military leader a warrior Foremost captain of his time Tennyson Captain general a The commander in chief of an army or armies or of the militia b The Spanish governor of Cuba and its dependent islands Captain lieutenant a lieutenant with the rank and duties of captain but with a lieutenants pay as in the first company of an English regiment CAPTAIN Captain v t Defn To act as captain of to lead R Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms Lowell CAPTAIN Captain a Defn Chief superior R captain jewes in the carcanet Shak CAPTAINCY Captaincy n pl Captaincies Defn The rank post or commission of a captain Washington Captaincy general the office power teritory or jurisdiction of a captain general as the captaincy general of La Habana Cuba and its islands CAPTAINRY Captainry n Etym Cf F capitainerie Defn Power or command over a certain district chieftainship Obs CAPTAINSHIP Captainship n 1 The condition rank post or authority of a captain or chief commander To take the captainship Shak 2 Military skill as to show good captainship CAPTATION Captation n Etym L captatio fr captare to catch intens of caper to take cf F captation Defn A courting of favor or applause by flattery or address a captivating quality an attraction Obs Without any of those dresses or popular captations which some men use in their speeches Eikon Basilike CAPTION Caption n Etym L captio fr caper to take In senses 3 and 4 perhaps confounded in meaning with L caput a head See Capacious 1 A caviling a sophism Obs This doctrine is for caption and contradiction Bacon 2 The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process R Bouvier 3 Law Defn That part of a legal instrument as a commission indictment etc which shows where when and by what authority it taken found or executed Bouvier Wharton 4 The heading of a chapter section or page U S CAPTIOUS Captious a Etym F captieux L captiosus See Caption 1 Art to catch at faults disposed to find fault or to cavil eager to object difficult to please A captius and suspicious Stillingfleet I am sensible I have not disposed my materials to adbide the test of a captious controversy Bwike 2 Fitted to harass perplex or insnare insidious troublesome Captious restraints on navigation Bancroft Syn Caviling carping faultfinding censorious hypercritical peevish fretful perverse troublesome Captious caviling Carping A captious person is one who has a faultfinding habit or manner or is disposed to catch at faults errors etc with quarrelsome intent a caviling person is disposed to raise objections on frivolous grounds carping implies that one is given to illnatured persistent or unreasonable faultfinding or picking up of the words or actions of others Caviling is the carping of argument carping the caviling of ill temper C J Smith CAPTIOUSLY Captiously adv Defn In a captious manner CAPTIOUSNESS Captiousness n Defn Captious disposition or manner CAPTIVATE Captivate v t imp p p Captivated p pr vb n Captivating Etym L captivatus p p of captivare to capture fr captivus captive See Captive 1 To take prisoner to capture to subdue Obs Their woes whom fortune captivates Shak 2 To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction to fascinate to charm as Cleopatra captivated Antony the orator captivated all hearts Small landscapes of captivating loveliness W Irving Syn To enslave subdue overpower charm enchant bewitch facinate capture lead captive CAPTIVATE Captivate p a Etym L captivatus Defn Taken prisoner made captive insnared charmed Women have been captivate ere now Shak CAPTIVATING Captivating a Defn Having power to captivate or cham fascinating as captivating smiles Captivatingly adv CAPTIVATION Captivation n Etym L capticatio Defn The act of captivating R The captivation of our understanding Bp Hall CAPTIVE Captive n Etym L captivus fr capere to take cf F captif See Caitiff 1 A prisoner taken by force or stratagem esp by an enemy in war one kept in bondage or in the power of another Then when I am thy captive talk of chains Milton 2 One charmed or subdued by beaty excellence or affection one who is captivated CAPTIVE Captive a 1 Made prisoner especially in war held in bondage or in confinement A poor miserable captive thrall Milton 2 Subdued by love charmed captivated Even in so short a space my wonans heart Grossly grew captive to his honey words Shak 3 Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement serving to confine as captive chains captive hours CAPTIVE Captive v t imp p p Captived p pr vb n Captiving Defn To take prisoner to capture Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived Burke CAPTIVITY Captivity n Etym L captivitas cf F captivité 1 The state of being a captive or a prisoner More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs Dryden 2 A state of being under control subjection of the will or affections bondage Sink in the soft captivity together Addison Syn Imprisonment confinement bondage subjection servitude slavery thralldom serfdom CAPTOR Captor n Etym L a cather of animals fr caper to take Defn One who captures any person or thing as a prisoner or a prize CAPTURE Capture n Etym L capture fr caper to take cf F capture See Caitiff and cf aptive 1 The act of seizing by force or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem as the capture of an enemy a vessel or a criminal Even with regard to captures made at sea Bluckstone 2 The securing of an object of strife or desire as by the power of some attraction 3 The thing taken by force surprise or stratagem a prize prey Syn Seizure apprehension arrest detention CAPTURE Capture v t imp p p Captured p pr vb n Capturing Defn To seize or take possession of by force surprise or stratagem to overcome and hold to secure by effort Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured W Ivring CAPUCCIO Capuccio n Etym It cappucio See Capoch Defn A capoch or hood Obs Spenser CAPUCHED Capuched a Etym See Capoch Defn Cover with or as with a hood Obs Sir T Browne CAPUCHIN Capuchin n Etym F capucin a monk who wears a cowl fr It cappuccio hood See Capoch 1 Eccl Defn A Franciscan monk of the austere branch established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi distinguished by wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St Francis A barefooted and longbearded capuchin Sir W Scott 2 A garment for women consisting of a cloak and hood resembling or supposed to resemble that of capuchin monks 3 Zoöl a A longtailed South American monkey Cabus capucinus having the forehead naked and wrinkled with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monks cowl the rest being of a grayish white called also capucine monkey weeper sajou sapajou and sai b Other species of Cabus as C fatuellus the brown or horned capucine C albifrons the cararara and C apella c A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck Capuchin nun one of an austere order of Franciscan nuns which came under Capuchin rule in 1538 The order had recently been founded by Maria Longa CAPUCINE Capucine n Defn See Capuchin 3 CAPULET Capulet n Far Defn Same as Capellet CAPULIN Capulin n Etym Sp capuli Defn The Mexican chery Prunus Capollin CAPUT Caput n pl Capita Etym L the head 1 Anat Defn The head also a knoblike protuberance or capitulum 2 The top or superior part of a thing 3 Eng Defn The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856 Your caputs and heads of colleges Lamb Caput mortuum Etym L dead head Old Chem The residuum after distillation or sublimation hence worthless residue CAPYBARA Capybara n Etym Sp capibara fr the native name Zoöl Defn A large South American rodent Hydrochærus capybara Living on the margins of lakes and rivers It is the largest extant rodent being about three feet long and half that in height It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig to which it is related called also cabiai and water hog CAR Car n Etym OF car char F cahr fr L carrus Wagon a Celtic word cf W car Armor karr Ir Gael carr cf Chariot 1 A small vehicle moved on wheels usually one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse a cart 2 A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad U S Note In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway carriage a freight car a goods wagon a platform car a goods truck a baggage car a van But styles of car introduced into England from America are called cars as tram car Pullman car See Train 3 A chariot of war or of triumph a vehicle of splendor dignity or solemnity Poetic The gilded car of day Milton The towering car the sable steeds Tennyson 4 Astron Defn The stars also called Charless Wain the Great Bear or the Dipper The Pleiads Hyads and the Northern Car Dryden 5 The cage of a lift or elevator 6 The basket box or cage suspended from a ballon to contain passengers ballast etc 7 A floating perforated box for living fish U S Car coupling or Car coupler a shackle or other device for connecting the cars in a railway train U S Dummy car Railroad a car containing its own steam power or locomotive Freight car Railrood a car for the transportation of merchandise or other goods U S Hand car Railroad a small car propelled by hand used by railroad laborers etc U S Horse car or Street car an ommibus car draw by horses or other power upon rails laid in the streets U S Palace car Drawing room car Sleeping car Parior caretc Railroad cars especially designed and furnished for the comfort of travelers CARABAO Carabao n Native name Zoöl Defn The water buffalo Phil Islands CARABID Carabid a Zoöl Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the genus Carbus or family Carabidæ n Defn One of the Carabidæ a family of active insectivorous beetles CARABINE Carabine n Mil Defn A carbine CARABINEER Carabineer n Defn A carbineer CARABOID Caraboid a Etym Carabus oid Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the genus Carabus CARABUS Carabus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of ground beetles including numerous species They devour many injurious insects CARAC Carac n Defn See Carack CARACAL Caracal n Etym F caracal fr Turk garahgootag garah black goofag ear Zoöl Defn A lynx Felis or Lynx caracal It is a native of Africa and Asia Its ears are black externally and tipped with long black hairs CARACARA Caracara n Zoöl Defn A south American bird of several species and genera resembling both the eagles and the vultures The caracaras act as scavengers and are also called carrion buzzards Note The black caracara is Ibycter ater the chimango is Milvago chimango the Brazilian is Polyborus Braziliensis CARACK Carack n Etym F caraque cf Sp Pg carraca It caracca LL carraca fr L carrus wagon or perh fr Ar qorqur pl qaraqir a carack Naut Defn A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade a galleon Spelt also carrack The bigger whale like some huge carrack law Waller CARACOLE Caracole n Etym F caracole caracol fr Sp caracol snail winding staircase a wheeling about 1 Man Defn A half turn which a horseman makes either to the right or the left 2 Arch Defn A staircase in a spiral form En caracole Etym F spiral said of a staircase CARACOLE Caracole v i imp p p Caracoled Etym Cf F caracoler Man Defn To move in a caracole or in caracoles to wheel Prince John caracoled within the lists Sir W Scott CARACOLY Caracoly n Defn An alloy of gold silver and copper of which an inferior quality of jewerly is made CARACORE CARACORA Caracore Caracora n Etym Malay kurakura Defn A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo etc and by the Dutch in the East Indies CARACUL Caracul n Defn Var of Karakul a kind of fur CARAFE Carafe n Etym F Defn A glass water bottle for the table or toilet called also croft CARAGEEN CARAGHEEN Carageen or Caragheen n Defn See Carrageen CARAMBOLA Carambola n Bot Defn An East Indian tree Averrhoa Carambola and its acid juicy fruit called also Coromandel gooseberry CARAMEL Caramel n Etym F caramel cf Sp caramelo LL canna mellis cannamella canamella calamellus mellitus sugar cane from or confused with L canna reed mel mellis honey See Cane 1 Chem Defn Burnt sugar a brown or black porous substance obtained by heating sugar It is soluble in water and is used for coloring spirits gravies etc 2 A kind of confectionery usually a small cube or square of tenacious paste or candy of varying composition and flavor CARANGOID Carangoid a Etym Caranx oid Zoöl Defn Belonging to the Carangidæ a family of fishes allied to the mackerels and including the caranx American bluefish and the pilot fish CARANX Caranx n Zoöl Defn A genus of fishes common on the Atlantic coast including the yellow or goldon mackerel CARAPACE Carapace n Etym F Zoöl Defn The thick shell or sheild which cover the back of the tortoise or turtle the crab and other crustaceous animals CARAPATO Carapato n Etym Pg carrapato Zoöl Defn A south American tick of the genus Amblyamma There are several species very troublesome to man and beast CARAPAX Carapax n Zoöl Defn See Carapace CARAT Carat n Etym F carat cf It carato OPg quirate Pg Sp quilate Ar q bean or pea shell a weight of four grins a carat fr Gr Horn 1 The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed Note The carat equals three and one fifth grains Troy and is divided into four grains sometimes called carat grains Diamonds and other precious stones are estimated by carats and fractions of carats and pearls usually by carat grains Titfany 2 A twentyfourth part a term used in estimating the proportionate fineness of gold Note A mass of metal is said to be so many carats fine according to the number of twentyfourths of pure gold which it contains as 22 carats fine goldsmiths standard 22 parts of gold 1 of copper and 1 of silver CARAVAN Caravan n Etym F caravane cf Sp caravana fr Per karmwan a caravan in sense 1 Cf Van a wagon 1 A company of travelers pilgrims or merchants organized and equipped for a long journey or marching or traveling together esp through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes as in Asia or Africa 2 A large covered wagon or a train of such wagons for conveying wild beasts etc for exhibition an itinerant show as of wild beasts 3 A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture etc sometimes shorted into van CARAVANEER Caravaneer n Etym Cf F caravanier Defn The leader or driver of the camels in caravan CARAVANSARY Caravansary n pl Caravansaries Etym F caravansérai fr Per karwansara8b karwan caravan sara8b palace large house inn Defn A kind of inn in the East where caravans rest at night being a large rude unfurnished building surrounding a court Written also caravanserai and caravansera CARAVEL Caravel n Etym F caravelle cf It caravella Sp carabela fr Sp caraba a kind of vessel fr L carabus a kind of light boat fr Gr written also caravel and caravelle Naut Defn A name given to several kinds of vessels a The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows high narrow poop four masts and lateen sails Columbus commanded three caravels on his great voyage b A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden c A small fishing boat used on the French coast d A Turkish manofwar CARAWAY Caraway n Etym F carvi cf Sp carvi and alcaravea al carahueya Pg alcaravia fr Ar karawibefr Gr caraum 1 Bot Defn A biennial plant of the Parsley family Carum Carui The seeds have an aromatic smell and a warm pungent taste They are used in cookery and confectionery and also in medicine as a carminative 2 A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds Caraways or biscuits or some other comfits Cogan CARBAMIC Carbamic a Etym Carbon amido Chem Defn Pertaining to an acid so called Carbamic acid Chem an amido acid NH2CO2H not existing in the free state but occurring as a salt of ammonium in commercial ammonium carbonate called also amido formic acid CARBAMIDE Carbamide n Etym Carbonyl amide Chem Defn The technical name for urea CARBAMINE Carbamine n Chem Defn An isocyanide of a hydrocarbon radical The carbamines are liquids usually colorless and of unendurable odor CARBANIL Carbanil n Etym Carbonyl aniline Chem Defn A mobile liquid CONC6H5 of pungent odor It is the phenyl salt of isocyanic acid CARBAZOL Carbazol n Etym Carbon azo ol Chem Defn A white crystallized substance C12H8NH derived from aniline and other amines CARBAZOTATE Carbazotate n Chem Defn A salt of carbazotic or picric acid a picrate CARBAZOTIC Carbazotic a Etym Carbon azole Defn Containing or derived from carbon and nitrogen Carbazotic acid Chem picric acid See under Picric CARBIDE Carbide n Etym Carbon ide Chem Defn A binary compound of carbon with some other element or radical in which the carbon plays the part of a negative formerly termed carburet CARBIMIDE Carbimide n Etym Carbon imide Chem Defn The technical name for isocyanic acid See under Isocyanic CARBINE Carbine n Etym F carbine OF calabrin carabineer cf Ot calabrina a policeman fr OF Pr calabre OF cable chable an engine of war used in besieging fr LL chadabula cabulus a kind of projectile machine fr Gr Parable Mil Defn A short light musket or rifle esp one used by mounted soldiers or cavalry CARBINEER Carbineer n Etym F carabinier Mil Defn A soldier armed with a carbine CARBINOL Carbinol n Etym Carbin Kolbes name for the radical ol Chem Defn Methyl alcohol CH3OH also by extension any one in the homologous series of paraffine alcohols of which methyl alcohol is the type CARBOHYDRATE Carbohydrate n Etym Carbon hydrate Physiol Chem Defn One of a group of compounds including the sugars starches and gums which contain six or some multiple of six carbon atoms united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms but with the two latter always in proportion as to form water as dextrose C6H12O6 CARBOHYDRIDE Carbohydride n Etym Carbon hydrogen Chem Defn A hydrocarbon CARBOLIC Carbolic a Etym L carbo coal oleum oil Chem Defn Pertaining to or designating an acid derived from coal tar and other sources as carbolic acid called also phenic acid and phenol See Phenol CARBOLIZE Carbolize v t Med Defn To apply carbonic acid to to wash or treat with carbolic acid CARBON Carbon n Etym F carbone fr L carbo coal cf Skr Chem Defn An elementary substance not metallic in its nature which is present in all organic compounds Atomic weight 1197 Symbol C it is combustible and forms the base of lampblack and charcoal and enters largely into mineral coals In its pure crystallized state it constitutes the diamond the hardest of known substances occuring in monometric crystals like the octahedron etc Another modification is graphite or blacklead and in this it is soft and occurs in hexagonal prisms or tables When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide commonly called carbonic acid or carbonic oxide according to the proportions of the oxygen when united with hydrogen it forms various compounds called hydrocarbons Compare Diamond and Graphite Carbon compounds Compounds of carbon Chem those compounds consisting largely of carbon commonly produced by animals and plants and hence called organic compounds though their synthesis may be effected in many cases in the laboratory The formation of the compounds of carbon is not dependent upon the life process I Remsen Carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide Chem See under Carbonic Carbon light Elec an extremely brilliant electric light produced by passing a galvanic current through two carbon points kept constantly with their apexes neary in contact Carbon point Elec a small cylinder or bit of gas carbon moved forward by clockwork so that as it is burned away by the electric current it shall contantly maintain its proper relation to the opposing point Carbon tissue paper coated with gelatine and pigment used in the autotype process of photography Abney Gas carbon a compact variety of carbon obtained as an incrustation on the interior of gas retorts and used for the manufacture of the carbon rods of pencils for the voltaic arc and for the plates of voltaic batteries etc CARBONACEOUS Carbonaceous a Defn Pertaining to containing or composed of carbon CARBONADE CARBONADO Carbonade Carbonado n Etym Cf F carbonnade It carbonata Sp carbonada from L carbo coal Cookery Defn Flesh fowl etc cut across seasoned and broiled on coals a chop Obs CARBONADO CARBONADE Carbonado Carbonade v t imp p p Carbonadoed p pr vb n Carbonadoing 1 To cut meat across for frying or broiling to cut or slice and broil Obs A shortlegged hen daintily carbonadoed Bean Fl 2 To cut or hack as in fighting Obs Ill so carbonado your shanks Shak CARBONADO Carbonado n pl Carbonadoes Etym Pg carbonated Min Defn A black variety of diamond found in Brazil and used for diamond drills It occurs in irregular or rounded fragments rarely distinctly crystallized with a texture varying from compact to porous CARBONARISM Carbonarism n Defn The principles practices or organization of the Carbonari CARBONARO Carbonaro n pl Carbonari Etym It a coal man Defn A member of a secret political association in Italy organized in the early part of the nineteenth centry for the purpose of changing the government into a republic Note The origin of the Carbonari is uncertain but the society is said to have first met in 1808 among the charcoal burners of the mountains whose phraseology they adopted CARBONATATION Carbonatation n Etym From Carbonate Sugar Making Defn The saturation of defecated beet juice with carbonic acid gas Knight CARBONATE Carbonate n Etym Cf F carbonate Chem Defn A salt or carbonic acid as in limestone some forms of lead ore etc CARBONATED Carbonated a Defn Combined or impregnated with carbonic acid CARBONE Carbone v t Etym See Carbonado Defn To broil Obs We had a calfs head carboned Pepys CARBONIC Carbonic a Etym Cf F carbonique See Carbon Chem Defn Of pertaining to or obtained from carbon as carbonic oxide Carbonic acid Chem an acid H2CO3 not existing separately which combined with positive or basic atoms or radicals forms carbonates On common language the term is very generally applied to a compound of carbon and oxygen CO2 more correctly called carbon dioxide It is a colorless heavy irrespirable gas extinguishing flame and when breathed destroys life It can be reduced to a liquid and solid form by intense pressure It is produced in the fermentation of liquors and by the combustion and decomposition of organic substances or other substances containing carbon It is formed in the explosion of fire damp in mines and is hance called after damp it is also know as choke damp and mephilic air Water will absorb its own volume of it and more than this under pressure and in this state becomes the common soda water of the shops and the carbonated water of natural springs Combined with lime it constitutes limestone or common marble and chalk Plants imbibe it for their nutrition and growth the carbon being retained and the oxygen given out Carbonic oxide Chem a colorless gas CO of a light odor called more correctly carbon monoxide It is almost the only definitely known compound in which carbon seems to be divalent It is a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon and is an abundant constituent of water gas It is fatal to animal life extinguishes combustion and burns with a pale blue flame forming carbon dioxide CARBONIDE Carbonide n Defn A carbide R CARBONIFEROUS Carboniferous a Etym Carbon ferous Defn Producing or containing carbon or coal Carboniferous age Geol the age immediately following the Devonian or Age of fishes and characterized by the vegatation which formed the coal beds This age embraces three periods the Subcarboniferous the Carboniferous and Permian See Age of acrogens under Acrogen Carboniferous formation Geol the series of rocks including sandstones shales limestones and conglomerates with beds of coal which make up the strata of the Carboniferous age or period See the Diagram under Geology CARBONITE Carbonite n Carbon ite 1 Defn An explosive consisting essentially of nitroglycerin wood meal and some nitrate as that of sodium 2 An explosive composed of nitrobenzene saltpeter sulphur and kieselguhr CARBONIZATION Carbonization n Etym Cf F carbonisation Defn The act or process of carbonizing CARBONIZE Carbonize v t imp p p Carbonized p pr vb n Carbonizing Etym Cf F carboniser 1 To cover an animal or vegatable substance into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent to char 2 To impregnate or combine with carbon as in making steel by cementation CARBONOMETER Carbonometer n Etym Carbon meter Defn An instrument for detecting and measuring the amount of carbon which is present or more esp the amount of carbon dioxide by its action on limewater or by other means CARBON PROCESS Carbon process Photog Defn A printing process depending on the effect of light on bichromatized gelatin Paper coated with a mixture of the gelatin and a pigment is called carbon paper or carbon tissue This is exposed under a negative and the film is transferred from the paper to some other support and developed by washing the unexposed portions being dissolved away If the process stops here it is called single transfer if the image is afterward transferred in order to give an unreversed print the method is called double transfer CARBON STEEL Carbon steel Defn Steel deriving its qualities from carbon chiefly without the presence of other alloying elements opposed to alloy steel CARBON TRANSMITTER Carbon transmitter Defn A telephone transmitter in which a carbon contact is used CARBONYL Carbonyl n Etym Carbon yl Chem Defn The radical COb7 occuring always combined in many compounds as the aldehydes the ketones urea carbonyl chloride etc Note Though denoted by a formula identical with that of carbon monoxide it is chemically distinct as carbon seems to be divalent in carbon monoxide but tetravalent in carbonyl compounds Carbonyl chloride Chem a colorless gas COCl2 of offensive odor and easily condensable to liquid It is formed from chlorine and carbon monoxide under the influence of light and hence has been called phosgene gas called also carbon oxychloride CARBORUNDUM Carborundum Carbon corundum Defn A beautiful crystalline compound SiC consisting of carbon and silicon in combination carbon silicide It is made by heating carbon and sand together in an electric furnace The commercial article is darkcolored and iridescent It is harder than emery and is used as an abrasive CARBORUNDUM CLOTH CARBORUNDUM PAPER Carborundum cloth or paper Defn Cloth or paper covered with powdered carborundum CARBOSTYRIL Carbostyril n Etym Carbon styrene Defn A white crystalline substance C9H6NOH of acid properties derived from one of the amido cinnamic acids CARBOXIDE Carboxide n Etym Carbon oxide Chem Defn A compound of carbon and oxygen as carbonyl with some element or radical as potassium carboxide Potassium carboxide a grayish explosive crystalline compound C6O6K obtained by passing carbon monoxide over heated potassium CARBOXYL Carboxyl n Etym Carbon oxygen yl Chem Defn The complex radical COOH regarded as the essential and characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon as formic acetic benzoic acids etc have in common called also oxatyl CARBOY Carboy n Etym Cf Ir Gael carb basket or Pers qurabah a sort of bottle Defn A large globular glass bottle esp one of green glass inclosed in basket work or in a box for protection used commonly for carrying corrosive liquids as sulphuric acid etc CARBUNCLE Carbuncle n Etym L carbunculus a little coal a bright kind of precious stone a kind of tumor dim of carbo coal cf F carboncle See Carbon 1 Min Defn A beautiful gem of a deep red color with a mixture of scarlet called by the Greeks anthrax found in the East Indies When held up to the sun it loses its deep tinge and becomes of the color of burning coal The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet 2 Med Defn A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue esp of the trunk or back of the neck characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues and marked constitutional depression It differs from a boil in size tendency to spread and the absence of a central core and is frequently fatal It is also called anthrax 3 Her Defn A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone It has eight scepters or staves radiating from a common center Called also escarbuncle CARBUNCLED Carbuncled a 1 Set with carbuncles He has deserves it armor were it carbuncled Like holy Phabus car Shak 2 Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles marked with red sores pimpled and blotched A carbuncled face Brome CARBUNCULAR Carbuncular a Defn Belonging to a carbuncle resembling a carbuncle red inflamed CARBUNCULATION Carbunculation n Etym L carbunculatio Defn The blasting of the young buds of trees or plants by excessive heat or caold Harris CARBURET Carburet n Etym From Carbon Chem Defn A carbide See Carbide Archaic CARBURET Carburet v t imp p p Carbureted or Carburetted p pr vb n Carbureting or Carburetting Defn To combine or to impregnate with carbon as by passing through or over a liquid hydrocarbon to carbonize or carburize By carbureting the gas you may use poorer coal Knight CARBURETANT Carburetant n Defn Any volatile liquid used in charging illuminating gases CARBURETED Carbureted a 1 Chem Defn Combined with carbon in the manner of a carburet or carbide 2 Saturated or impregnated with some volatile carbon compound as water gas is carbureted to increase its illuminating power Written also carburetted Carbureted hydrogen gas any one of several gaseous compounds of carbon and hydrogen some of with make up illuminating gas Light carbureted hydrogen marsh gas CH4 fire damp CARBURETOR Carburetor n Chem Defn An apparatus in which coal gas hydrogen or air is passed through or over a volatile hydrocarbon in order to confer or increase illuminating power Written also carburettor CARBURETOR CARBURETTOR Carburetor Carburettor n Defn One that carburets specif an apparatus in which air or gas is carbureted as by passing it through a light petroleum oil The carburetor for a gasoline engine is usually either a surface carburetor or a float floatfeed or spray carburetor In the former air is charged by being passed over the surface of gasoline In the latter a fine spray of gasoline is drawn from an atomizing nozzle by a current of air induced by the suction of the engine piston the supply of gasoline being regulated by a float which actuates a needle valve controlling the outlet of the feed pipe Alcohol and other volatile inflammable liquids may be used instead of gasoline CARBURIZATION Carburization n Chem Defn The act process or result of carburizing CARBURIZE Carburize v t imp p p Carburized p pr vb N Carburizing Chem Defn To combine wtih carbon or a carbon compound said esp of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of valatile hydrocarbons CARCAJOU Carcajou n Etym Probably a Canadian French corruption of an Indian name of the wolverene Zoöl Defn The wolverence also applied but erroneously to the Canada lynx and sometimes to the American badger See Wolverene CARCANET Carcanet n Etym Dim fr F carcan the iron collar or chain of a criminal a chain of preciousstones LL carcannum fr Armor kerchen bosom neck kechen collar fr kelch circle or Icel kverk troat OHG querca throat Defn A jeweled chain necklace or collar Also written carkenet and carcant Shak CARCASE Carcase n Defn See Carcass CARCASS Carcass n pl Carcasses Written also carcase Etym F carcasse fr It carcassa fr L caro flesh capsa chest box case Cf Carnal Case a sheath 1 A dead body whether of man or beast a corpse now commonly the dead body of a beast He turned to see the carcass of the lion Judges xiv 8 This kept thousands in the town whose carcasses went into the great pits by cartloads De Foe 2 The living body now commonly used in contempt or ridicule To pamper his own carcass South Lovely her face was neer so fair a creature For earthly carcass had a heavenly feature Oldham 3 The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once comely thing as a ship the skeleton or the uncovered or unfinished frame of a thing A rotten carcass of a boat Shak 4 Mil Defn A hollow case or shell filled with combustibles to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer to set fire to buldings ships etc A discharge of carcasses and bombshells W Iving CARCAVELHOS Carcavelhos n Defn A sweet wine See Calcavella CARCELAGE Carcelage n Etym LL carcelladium carceragium fr L carcer prison Defn Prison fees Obs CARCEL LAMP Carcel lamp Etym Named after Carcel the inventor Defn A French mechanical lamp for lighthouses in which a superbundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork CARCERAL Carceral a Etym L carceralis fr carcer prison Defn Belonging a prison R Foxe CARCINOLOGICAL Carcinological a Defn Of or pertaining to carcinology CARCINOLOGY Carcinology n Etym Gr logy Zoöl Defn The depertment of zoölogy which treats of the Crustacea lobsters crabs etc called also malacostracology and crustaceology CARCINOMA Carcinoma n Etym L fr Gr oma Med Defn A cancer By some medical writers the term is applied to an indolent tumor See Cancer Dunglison CARCINOMATOUS Carcinomatous a Defn Of or pertaining to carcinoma CARCINOSYS Carcinosys n Etym NL fr Gr Defn The affection of the system with cancer CARD Card n Etym F carte fr L charta paper Gr Chart 1 A piece of pasteboard or thick paper blank or prepared for various uses as a playing card a visiting card a card of invitation pl a game played with cards Our first cards were to Carabas House Thackeray 2 A published note containing a brief statement explanation request expression of thanks or the like as to put a card in the newspapers Also a printed programme and fig an attraction or inducement as this will be a good card for the last day of the fair 3 A paper on which the points of the compass are marked the dial or face of the mariners compass All the quartere that they know I the shipmans card Shak 4 Weaving Defn A perforated pasteboard or sheetmetal plate for warp threads making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom See Jacquard 5 An indicator card See under Indicator Business card a card on which is printed an advertisement or business address Card basket a A basket to hold visiting cards left by callers b A basket made of cardboard Card catalogue See Catalogue Card rack a rack or frame for holding and displaying business or visiting card Card table a table for use inplaying cards esp one having a leaf which folds over On the cards likely to happen foretold and expected but not yet brought to pass a phrase of fortune tellers that has come into common use also according to the programme Playing card cards used in playing games specifically the cards cards used playing which and other games of chance and having each pack divided onto four kinds or suits called hearts diamonds clubs and spades The full or whist pack contains fiftytwo cards To have the cards in ones own hands to have the winning cards to have the means of success in an undertaking To play ones cards well to make no errors to act shrewdly To play snow ones cards to expose ones plants to rivals or foes To speak by the card to speak from information and definitely not by guess as in telling a ships bearing by the compass card Visiting card a small card bearing the name and sometimes the address of the person presenting it CARD Card v i imp p p Carded p pr vb n Carding Defn To play at cards to game Johnson CARD Card n Etym F carde teasel the head of a thistle card from L carduus cardus thistle fr carere to card 1 An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton wool flax etc or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back 2 A roll or sliver of fiber as of wool delivered from a carding machine Card clothing strips of wiretoothed card used for covering the cylinders of carding machines CARD Card v t 1 To comb with a card to cleanse or disentangle by carding as to card wool to card a horse These card the short comb the longer flakes Dyer 2 To clean or clear as if by using a card Obs This book must be carded and purged T Shelton 3 To mix or mingle as with an inferior or weaker article Obs You card your beer if you guests being to be drunk half small half strong Greene Note In the manufacture of wool cotton etc the process of carding disentangles and collects together all the fibers of whatever length and thus differs from combing in which the longer fibers only are collected while the short straple is combed away See Combing CARDAMINE Cardamine n Etym L cardamina Gr cardamine Bot Defn A genus of cruciferous plants containing the ladyssmock cuckooflower bitter cress meadow cress etc CARDAMOM Cardamom n Etym L cardamonun Gr 1 The aromatic fruit or capsule with its seeds of several plants of the Ginger family growing in the East Indies and elsewhere and much used as a condiment and in medicine 2 Bot Defn A plant which prduces cardamoms esp Elettaria Cardamomum and several of Amommum CARDBOARD Cardboard n Defn A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities for making cards etc often having a polished surface CARDCASE Cardcase n Defn A case for visiting cards CARDECU Cardecu n Etym Corrupt from F quart décu Defn A quarter of a crown Obs The bunch of them were not worth a cardecu Sir W Scott CARDER Carder n Defn One who or that which cards wool flax etc Shak CARDIA Cardia n Etym NL fr Gr Anat a The heart b The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach where the esophagus enters it CARDIAC Cardiac a Etym L cardiacus Gr fr cardiaque 1 Anat Defn Pertaining to resembling or hear the heart as the cardiac arteries the cardiac or left end of the stomach 2 Med Defn Exciting action in the heart through the medium of the stomach cordial stimulant Cardiac passion Med cardialgia heartburn Archaic Cardiac wheel Mach See Heart wheel CARDIAC Cardiac n Med Defn A medicine which excites action in the stomach a cardial CARDIACAL Cardiacal a Defn Cardiac CARDIACLE Cardiacle n Defn A pain about the heart Obs Chaucer CARDIAGRAPH Cardiagraph n Defn See Cardiograph CARDIALGLA CARDIALGY Cardialgla Cardialgy n Etym NL cardialgia fr Gr cardialgie Med Defn A burning or gnawing pain or feeling of distress referred to the region of the heart accompanied with cardisc palpitation heartburn It is usually a symptom of indigestion CARDIGAN JACKET Cardigan jacket Etym From the Earl of Cardigan who was famous in the Crimean campaign of 185455 Defn A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves CARDINAL Cardinal a Etym L cardinalis fr cardo the hing of a door that on which a thing turns or depends cf F cardinal Defn Of fundamental importance preëminet superior chief principal The cardinal intersections of the zodiac Sir T Browne Impudence is now a cardinal virtue Drayton But cardinal sins and hollow hearts I fear ye Shak Cardinal numbers the numbers one two three etc in distinction from first second third etc which are called ordinal numbers Cardinal points a Geol The four principal points of the compass or intersections of the horizon with the meridian and the prime vertical circle north south east and west b Astrol The rising and setting of the sun the zenith and nadir Cardinal signs Astron Aries Lidra Cancer and Capricorn Cardinal teeth Zoöl the central teeth of bivalve shell See Bivalve Cardinal veins Anat the veins in vertebrate embryos which run each side of the vertebral column and returm the blood to the heart They remain through life in some fishes Cardinal virtues preëminent virtues among the ancients prudence justice temperance and fortitude Cardinal winds winds which blow from the cardinal points due north south east or west CARDINAL Cardinal n Etym F carinal It cardinale LL cardimalis ecclesiæ Romanæ See Cardinal a Defn 1 RCCh One of the ecclesiastical prince who constitute the popes council or the sacred college The clerics of the supreme Chair are called Cardinals as undoubtedly adhering more nearly to the hinge by which all things are moved Pope Leo IX Note The cardinals are appointed by the pope Since the time of Sixtus V their number can never exceed seventy six of episcopal rank fifty priests fourteen deacons and the number of cardinal priests and deacons is seldom full When the papel chair is vacant a pope is elected by the college of cardinals from among themselves The cardinals take procedence of all dignitaries except the pope The principal parts of a cardinals costume are a red cassock a rochet a short purple mantle and a red hat with a small crown and broad brim with cards and tessels of a special pattern hanging from it 2 A womans short cloak with a hood Wheres your cardinal Make haste Lloyd 3 Mulled red wine Hotten Cardinal bird or Cardinal grosbeak Zoöl an American song bird Cardinalis cardinalis or C Virginianus of the family Fringillidæ or finches having a bright red plumage and a high pointed crest on its head The males have loud and musical notes resembling those of a fife Other related species are also called cardinal birds Cardinal flower Bot an herbaceous plant Lobelia cardinalis bearing brilliant red flowers of much beauty Cardinal red color like that of a cardinals cassock hat etc a bright red darket than scarlet and between scarlet and crimson CARDINALATE Cardinalate n Etym Cf F cardinalat LL cardinalatus Defn The office rank or dignity of a cardinal CARDINALIZE Cardinalize v t Defn To exalt to the office of a cardinal Sheldon CARDINALSHIP Cardinalship n Defn The condition dignity of office of a cardinal CARDING Carding a 1 The act or process of preparing staple for spinning etc bycarding it See the Note under Card v t 2 A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine Carding engine Carding machine a machine for carding cotton wool or other fiber by subjecting it to the action of cylinders or drum covered with wiretoothed cards revoling nearly in contact with each other at different rates of speed or in opposite directions The staple issues in soft sheets or in slender rolls called sivers CARDIOGRAM Cardiogram n Gr heart gram Physiol Defn The curve or tracing made by a cardiograph CARDIOGRAPH Cardiograph n Etym Gr graph Med Defn An instrument which when placed in contact with the chest will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the hearts movements CARDIOGRAPHIC Cardiographic a Physiol Defn Of or pertaining to or produced by a cardiograph CARDIOGRAPHY Cardiography n 1 Description of the heart 2 Physiol Examination by the cardiograph CARDIOID Cardioid n Etym Gr Math Defn An algebraic curve so called from its resemblance to a heart CARDIOINHIBITORY Cardioinhibitory a Physiol Defn Checking or arresting the hearts action CARDIOLGY Cardiolgy n Etym Gr ology Defn The science which treats of the heart and its functions CARDIOMETRY Cardiometry n Etym Gr metry Med Defn Measurement of the heart as by percussion or auscultation CARDIOSCLEROSIS Cardiosclerosis n NL fr Gr heart sclerosis Defn Induration of the heart caused by development of fibrous tissue in the cardiac muscle CARDIOSPHYGMOGRAPH Cardiosphygmograph n Defn A combination of cardiograph and shygmograph CARDITIS Carditis n Etym NL fr Gr itis cf F cardile Med Defn Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart See Endocardris and Pericarditis Dunglison CARDO Cardo n pl Cardies Etym L a hinge Zoöl a The basal joint of the maxilla in insects b The hinge of a bivalve shell CARDOL Cardol n Etym NL Anacardium generic name of the cashew L oleum oil Chem Defn A yellow oil liquid extracted from the shell of the cashew nut CARDOON Cardoon n Etym F cardon The same word as F cardon thistle fr L carduus cardus LL cardo See 3d Card Bot Defn A large herbaceos plant Cynara Cardunculus related to the artichoke used in cookery and as a sald CARE Care n Etym AS caru cearu akin to OS kara sorrow Goth kara lament and to Gr Not akin to cure Cf Chary 1 A burdensome sense of responsibility trouble caused by onerous duties anxiety concern solicitude Care keeps his wath in every old mans eye And where care lodges sleep will never lie Shak 2 Charge oversight or management implying responsibility for safety and prosperity The care of all the churches 2 Car xi 28 Him thy care must be to find Milton Perlexed with a thousand cares Shak 3 Attention or heed caution regard heedfulness watchfulness as take care have a care I thank thee for thy care and honest pains Shak 4 The object of watchful attention or anxiety Right sorrowfully mourning her bereaved cares Spenser Syn Anxiety solicitude concern caution regard management direction oversight Care Anxiety Solicitude Concern These words express mental pain in different degress Care belongs primarily to the intellect and becomes painful from overburdened thought Anxiety denotes a state of distressing uneasiness fron the dread of evil Solicitude expresses the same feeling in a diminished dagree Concern is opposed to indifference and implies exercise of anxious thought more or less intense We are careful about the means solicitous and anxious about the end we are solicitous to obtain a good axious to avoid an evil CARE Care v i imp p p Cared p pr vb n Caring Etym AS cearian See Care n Defn To be anxious or solictous to be concerned to have regard or interest sometimes followed by an objective of measure I would not care a pin if the other three were in Shak Master carest thou not that we perish Mark iv 38 To care for a To have under watchful attention to take care of b To have regard or affection for to like or love He cared not for the affection of the house Tennyson CAREEN Careen v t imp p p Careened p pr vb n Careening Etym OF cariner F caréner fr OF carène the bottom of a ship keel fr L carina Naut Defn To cause a vessel to lean over so that she floats on one side leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line to case to be off the keel CAREEN Careen v i Defn To incline to one side or lie over as a ship when sailing on a wind to be off the keel CAREENAGE Careenage n Etym Cf F carénage Naut a Expense of careening ships b A place for careening CAREER Career n Etym F carrière race course high road street fr L carrus wagon See Car 1 A race course the ground run over To go back again the same career Sir P Sidney 2 A running full speed a rapid course When a horse is running in his full career Wilkins 3 General course of action or conduct in life or in a particular part or calling in life or in some special undertaking usually applied to course or conduct which is of a pubic character as Washingtons career as a soldier An impartial view of his whole career Macaulay 4 Falconary Defn The fight of a hawk CAREER Career v i imp p p Careered 3 p pr vb n Careering Defn To move or run rapidly areering gayly over the curling waves W Irving CAREFUL Careful a Etym AS cearful 1 Full of care anxious solicitous Archaic Be careful Rev Ver anxious for nothing Phil iv 6 The careful plowman doubting stands Milton 2 Filling with care or colicitube exposing to concern anxiety or trouble painful The careful cold beinneth for to creep Spenser By Him that raised me to this careful height Shak 3 Taking care gicing good heed watchful cautious provident not indifferent heedless or reckless often follower byof for or the infinitive as careful of money careful to do right Thou hast been careful for us with all this care 2 Kings iv 13 What could a careful father more have done Dryden Syn Anxious solicitous provident thoughtful cautious circumspect heedful watchful vigilant CAREFULLY Carefully adv Defn In a careful manner CAREFULNESS Carefulness n Defn Quality or state of being careful CARELESS Careless a Etym AS cearleás 1 Free from care or anxiety hence cheerful lighthearted Spenser Sleep she as sound as careless infancy Shak 2 Having no care not taking ordinary or proper care negligent unconcerned heedless inattentive unmindful regardless My brother was too careless of his charge Shak He grew careless of himself Steele 3 Without thought or purpose without due care without attention to rule or system unstudied inconsiderate spontaneouse rash as a careless throw a careless expression He framed the careless rhyme Beatie 4 Not receiving care uncared for R Their many wounds and careless hatms Spemser Syn Negligent heedless thoughtless unthinking inattentive incautious remiss forgetful regardless inconsiderate listless CARELESSLY Carelessly adv Defn In a careless manner CARELESSNESS Carelessness n Defn The quality or state of being careless heedlessness negligenece inattention CARENE Carene n Etym LL carena corrupted fr quarentena See Quarantine Ecol Defn A fast of forty days on bread and water Obs CARESS Caress n Etym F caresse It carezza LL caritia dearness fr L carus dear See Charity Defn An act of endearment any act or expression of affection an embracing or touching with tenderness Wooed her with his soft caresses Langfellow He exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses the hearts of all who were under his command Macaulay CARESS Caress v t imp p p Caressed p pr vb n Caressing Etym F caresser fr It carezzare fr carezza caress See Caress n Defn To treat with tokens of fondness affection or kindness to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner to fondle The lady caresses the rough bloodhoun Sir W Scott Syn To foundle embrace pet coddle court flatter Caress Fondle We caress by words or actions we fondle by actions only Crabb CARESSINGLY Caressingly ad Defn In caressing manner CARET Caret n Etym L caret there is wanting fr carere to want Defn A mark used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above or inserted in the margin which belongs in the place marked by the caret CARET Caret n Etym F a species of tortoise Zoöl Defn The hawkbill turtle See Hawkbill CARETUNED Caretuned a Defn Weary mournful Shak CARETUNED Caretuned a Defn Weary mournful Shak CAREWORN Careworn a Defn Worn or burdened with care as careworn look or face CAREX Carex n Etym L sedge Bot Defn A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreaceæ the sedges CARF Carf Defn pret of Carve Obs Chaucer CARGASON Cargason n Etym F cargaison Sp cargazon LL cargare to load See rgo Defn A cargo Obs CARGO Cargo n pl Cargoes Etym Sp cargo carga burden load from cargar to load from cargar to load charge See Charge Defn The lading or freight of a ship or other vessel the goods merchandise or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat load freight Cargoes of food or clothing E Everett Note The term cargo in law is usually applied to goods only and not to live animals or persons Burill CARGOOSE Cargoose n Etym Perh fr Gael Ir cir cior pronounced kir kior crest comb E goose Cf Crebe Zoöl Defn A species of grebe Podiceps crisratus the crested grebe CARIAMA Çariama n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A large longlegged South American bird Dicholophus cristatus which preys upon snakes etc See Seriema CARIB Carib n pl Caries Etym See Cannibal Ethol Defn A native of the Caribbee islands or the coaste of the Caribbean sea esp one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a region of South America north of the Amazon and formerly most of the West India islands CARIBBEAN CARIBBEE Caribbean Caribbee a Defn Of or pertaining to the Caribs to their islands the eastern and southern West Indies or to the sea called the Caribbean sa lying between those islands and Central America CARIBBEE Caribbee n Defn A Carib CARIBE Caribe n Etym Sp a cannibal Zoöl Defn A south American fresh water fish of the genus Serrasalmo of many species remakable for its voracity When numerous they attack man or beast often with fatal results CARIBOU Caribou n Etym Canadian French Zoöl Defn The American reindeer especially the common or woodland species Rangifer Caribou Barren Ground caribou See under Barren Woodland caribou the common reindeer Rangifer Caribou of the northern forests of America CARICATURE Caricature n Etym It caricatura fr caricare to charge overload exaggerate See Charge v t 1 An exaggeration or distortion by exaggeration of parts or characteristics as in a picture 2 A picture or other figure or description in which the peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous a burlesque a parody Formerly written caricatura The truest likeness of the prince of French literature will be the one that has most of the look of a caricature I Taylor A grotesque caricature of virtue Macaulay CARICATURE Caricature v t imp p p Caricatured p pr vb n Caricaturing Defn To make or draw a caricature of to represent with ridiculous exaggeration to burlesque He could draw an ill face or caricature a good one with a masterly hand Lord Lyttelton CARICATURIST Caricaturist n Defn One who caricatures CARICOUS Caricous a Etym L carica a kind of dry fig Defn Of the shape of a fig as a caricous tumor Graig CARIES Caries nEtym L decay Med Defn Ulceration of bone a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal as distinguished from necrosis in which it dies in masses CARILLON Carillon n Etym F carillon a chime of bells originally consisting of four bells as if fr assumed L quadrilio fr quatuer four 1 Mus Defn A chime of bells diatonically tuned played by clockwork or by finger keys 2 A tune adapted to be played by musical bells CARINA Carina n Etym L keel 1 Bot Defn A keel a That part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals commonly united which incloses the organs of fructification b A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat 2 Zoöl Defn The keel of the breastbone of birds CARINARIA Carinaria n Etym NL fr L carina keel Zoöl Defn A genus of oceanic heteropod Mollusca having a thin glassy bonnetshaped shell which covers only the nucleus and gills CARINATAE Carinatæ n pl Etym NL Fem pl fr L carinatus See Carinate Defn A grand division of birds including all existing flying birds So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone CARINATE CARINATED Carinate Carinated a Etym L carinatus fr carina keel Defn Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship having a carina or keel as a carinate calyx or leaf a carinate sternum of a bird CARIOLE Cariole n Etym F carriole dim fr L carrus See Car and Carryall a A small light open onehorse carriage b A covered cart c A kind of calash See Carryall CARIOPSIS Cariopsis n Defn See Caryopsis CARIOSITY Cariosity n Med Defn Caries CARIOUS Carious a Etym L cariosus fr caries dacay Defn Affected with caries decaying as a carious tooth CARK Cark n Etym OE cark fr a dialectic form of F charge cf W carc anxiety care Arm karg charge burden See Charge and cf Cargo Defn A noxious or corroding care solicitude worry Archaic His heavy head devoid of careful cark Spenser Fling cark and care aside Motherwell Ereedom from the cares of money and the cark of fashion R D Blackmore CARK Cark v i Defn To be careful anxious solicitous or troubles in mind to worry or grieve R Beau fl CARK Cark v t Defn To vex to worry to make by anxious care or worry R Nor can a man independently of Gods blessing care and cark himself one penny richer South CARKANET Carkanet n Defn A carcanet Southey CARKING Carking a Defn Distressing worrying perplexing corroding as carking cares CARL Carl n Etym Icel karl a male a man akin to AS ceorl OHG charal G kerl fellow See Churl Written also carle 1 A rude rustic man a churl The miller was a stout carl Chaucer 2 Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed called also carl hemp 3 pl Defn A kind of food See citation below Caring or carl are gray steeped in water and fried the next day in butter or fat They are eaten on the second Sunday before Easter formerly called Carl Sunday Robinsons Whitby Glossary 1875 CARLIN Carlin n Etym Dim fr carl male Defn An old woman Scot Prov Eng CARLINE CAROLINE Carline Caroline n Etym F carin cf It carlino so called from Carlo Charles VI of Naples Defn A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy worth about seven cents Simmonds CARLINE CARLING Carline Carling n Etym Cf F carlingur Sp Pg It carlinga Naut Defn A short timber running lengthwise of a ship from one transverse desk beam to another also one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath usually in pl CARLINE THISTLE Carline thistle Etym F carline It Sp Pg carline Said to be so called from the Emperor Charlemagne whose army is reputed to have used it as a remedy for pestilence Bot Defn A prickly plant of the genus Carlina C vulgaris found in Europe and Asia CARLINGS Carlings n pl Defn Same as Carl 3 Carling Sunday a Sunday in Lent when carls are eaten In some parts of England Passion Sunday See Carl 4 CARLIST Carlist n Defn A parisan of Charles X Of France or of Dod Carlos of Spain CARLOCK Carlock n Etym F carlock fr Russ Karlúk Defn A sort of Russian isinglass made from the air bladder of the sturgeon and used in clarifying wine CARLOT Carlot n Etym From Carl Defn A churl a boor a peasant or countryman Obs Shak CARLOVINGIAN Carlovingian a Etym F Carlovingen Defn Pertaining to founded by of descended from Charlemagne as the Carlovingian race of kings CARMAGNOLE Carmagnole n Etym F 1 A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance of the time of the first French Revolution They danced and yelled the carmagnole Compton Reade 2 A bombastic report from the French armies CARMAN Carman n pl Carmen Defn A man whose employment is to drive or to convey goods in a car or car CARMELITE CARMELIN Carmelite Carmelin a Defn Of or pertaining to the order of Carmelites CARMELITE Carmelite n 1 Eccl Hist Defn A friar of a mendicant order the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel established on Mount Carmel in Syria in the twelfth century a White Friar 2 A nun of the Order of Our lady of Mount Carmel CAR MILE Car mile Railroads Defn A mile traveled by a single car taken as a unit of computation as in computing the average travel of each car of a system during a given period CAR MILEAGE Car mileage Railroads a Car miles collectively b The amount paid by one road the use of cars of another road CARMINATED Carminated a Defn Of relating to or mixed with carmine as carminated lake Tomlinson CARMINATIVE Carminative a Etym NL carminativus carminare to card hence to cleanse fr carmen a card for freeing wool or flax from the coarser parts and from extraneous matter cf F carminatif Defn Expelling wind from the body warning antispasmodic Carmenative hot seeds Dunglison CARMINATIVE Carminative n Defn A substance esp an aromatic which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal or to relieve colic griping or flatulence CARMINE Carmine n Etym F carmin cf Sp carmin It carminio contr from LL carmesinus purple color See Crimson 1 A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple 2 A beautiful pigment or a lake of this color prepared from cochineal and used in miniature painting 3 Chem Defn The essential coloring principle of cochineal extracted as a purplered amorphous mass It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties hence called also carminic acid Carmine red Chem a coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purplered substance and probably allied to the phthaleïns CARMINIC Carminic a Defn Of or pertaining to or derived from carmine Carminic acid Same as Carmine 3 CARMOT Carmot n Alchemy Defn The matter of which the philosophers stone was believed to be composed CARNAGE Carnage n Etym F carnage LL carnaticum tribute of animals flesh of animals fr L caro carnis flesh See Carnal 1 Flesh of slain animals or men A miltitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage Macaulay 2 Great destruction of life as in battle bloodshed slaughter massacre murder havoc The more fearful carnage of the Bloody Circuit Macaulay CARNAL Carnal a Etym L carnalis fr caro carnis flesh akin to Gr kravya cf F charnel Of also carnel Cf Charnel 1 Of or pertaining to the body or is appetites animal fleshly sensual given to sensual indulgence lustful human or worldly as opposed to spiritual For ye are yet carnal 1 Car iii 3 Not sunk in carnal pleasure Milton rnal desires after miracles Trench 2 Fleshdevouring cruel ravenous bloody Obs This carnal cur Preys on the issue of his mothers body Shak Carnal knowledge sexual intercourse used especially of an unlawful act on the part of the man CARNALISM Carnalism n Defn The state of being carnal carnality sensualism R CARNALIST Carnalist n Defn A sensualist Burton CARNALITY Carnality n Etym L carnalitas Defn The state of being carnal fleshly lust or the indulgence of lust grossness of mind Because of the carnality of their hearts Tillotson CARNALIZE Carnalize v t imp p p Carnalized p pr vb n Carnalizing Defn To make carnal to debase to carnality A sensual and carnalized spirit John Scott CARNALLITE Carnallite n Etym G carnallit fr Von Carnall a Prussian Min Defn A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt CARNALLY Carnally adv Defn According to the flesh to the world or to human nature in a manner to gratify animal appetites and lusts sensually For to be carnally minded is death but to be spiritually minded is life and peace Rom viii 6 CARNALMINDED Carnalminded a Defn Worldlyminded CARNALMINDEDNESS Carnalmindedness n Defn Grossness of mind CARNARY Carnary n Etym L carnarium fr caro carnis flesh Defn A vault or crypt in connection with a church used as a repository for human bones disintered from their original burial places a charnel house CARNASSIAL Carnassial a Etym Cf F carnassier carnivorous and L caro carnis flesh Anat Defn Adapted to eating flesh n Defn A carnassial tooth especially the last premolar in many carnivores CARNATE Carnate a Etym L carnatus fleshy Defn Invested with or embodied in flesh CARNATION Carnation n Etym F carnation the flesh tints in a painting It carnagione fr L carnatio fleshiness fr caro carnis flesh See Carnal 1 The natural color of flesh rosy pink Her complexion of the delicate carnation Ld Lytton 2 pl Paint Defn Those parts of a picture in which the human body or any part of it is represented in full color the flesh tints The flesh tints in painting are termed carnations Fairholt 3 Bot Defn A species of Dianthus D Caryophyllus or pink having very beautiful flowers of various colors esp white and usually a rich spicy scent CARNATIONED Carnationed a Defn Having a flesh color CARNAUBA Carnauba n Bot Defn The Brazilian wax palm See Wax palm CARNELIAN Carnelian n Etym For carnelian influenced by L carneus fleshy of flesh because of its flesh red color See Cornellan Min Defn A variety of chalcedony of a clear deep red flesh red or reddish white color It is moderately hard capable of a good polish and often used for seals CARNEOUS Carneous a Etym L carneus from caro carnis flesh Defn Consisting of or like flesh carnous fleshy Carneous fibers Ray CARNEY Carney n Etym Cf L carneus flesh Far Defn A disease of horses on which the mouth is so furred that the afflicted animal can not eat CARNIC Carnic a L caro carnis flesh Defn Of or pertaining to flesh specif Physiol Chem Defn pertaining to or designating a hydroscopic monobasic acid C10H15O5N3 obtained as a cleavage product from an acid of muscle tissue CARNIFEX Carnifex n Etym L fr caro carnis flesh facere to make Antiq Defn The public executioner at Rome who executed persons of the lowest rank hence an executioner or hangman CARNIFICATION Carnification n Etym Cf F carnification Defn The act or process of turning to flesh or to a substance resembling flesh CARNIFY Carnify v i Etym LL carnificare fr Lo carnis flesh facere to make cf F carnifier Defn To form flesh to become like flesh Sir M Hale CARNIN Carnin n Etym L caro canis flesh Chem Defn A white crystalline nitrogenous substance found in extract of meat and related to xanthin CARNIVAL Carnival n Etym It carnevale prob for older carnelevale prop the putting away of meat fr L caro carnis flesh levare to take away lift up fr levis light 1 A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent esp at Rome and Naples during a few days three to ten before Lent ending with Shrove Tuesday The carnival at Venice is everywhere talked of Addison 2 Any merrymaking feasting or masquerading especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum a time of riotous excess Tennyson He saw the lean dogs beneath the wall Hold oer the dead their carnival Byron CARNIVORA Carnivora n pl Etym NL neut pl from L carnivorus See Carnivorous Zoöl Defn An order of Mammallia including the lion tiger wolf bear seal etc They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh though some of them as the bears also eat vegetable food The teeth are large and sharp suitable for cutting flesh and the jaws powerful CARNIVORACITY Carnivoracity n Defn Greediness of appetite for flesh Sportive Pope CARNIVORE Carnivore n Etym Cf F carnivore Zoöl Defn One of the Carnivora CARNIVOROUS Carnivorous a Etym L carnivorus caro carnis flesh varare to devour Defn Eating or feeding on flesh The term is applied a to animals which naturally seek flesh for food as the tiger dog etc b to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food c to substances which destroy animal tissue as caustics CARNOSE CARNOUS Carnose Carnous a Etym L carnosus fr caro carnis flesh cf OF carneux F charneux 1 Of a pertaining to flesh fleshy A distinct carnose muscle Ray 2 Bot Defn Of a fleshy consistence applied to succulent leaves stems etc CARNOSITY Carnosity n Etym Cf F carnosité 1 Med Defn A fleshy excrescence esp a small excrescence or fungous growth Wiseman 2 Fleshy substance or quality fleshy covering Consciences overgrown with so hard a carnosity Spelman The olives indeed be very small there and bigger than capers yet commended they are for their carnosity Holland CARNOTS CYCLE Carnots cycle After N L S Carnot French physicist Thermodynamics Defn An ideal heatengine cycle in which the working fluid goes through the following four successive operations 1 Isothermal expansion to a desired point 2 adiabatic expansion to a desired point 3 isothermal compression to such a point that 4 adiabatic compression brings it back to its initial state CAROB Carob n Etym Cf F caroube fruit of the carob tree Sp garrobo algarrobo carob tree fr Ar kharrub Per Kharnub Cf Clgaroba 1 Bot Defn An evergreen leguminous tree Ceratania Siliqua found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean the St Johns bread called also carob tree 2 One of the long sweet succulent pods of the carob tree which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man called also St Johns bread carob bean and algaroba bean CAROCHE Caroche n Etym OF carrache F carrose from It carrocio carrozza fr carro L carus See Car Defn A kind of pleasure carriage a coach Obs To mount twowheeled caroches Butler CAROCHED Caroched a Defn Placed in a caroche Obs Beggary rides caroched Massenger CAROIGNE Caroigne n Etym See Carrion Defn Dead body carrion Obs Chaucer CAROL Carol n Etym OF carole a kind of dance wherein many dance together fr caroler to dance perh from Celtic cf Armor koroll n korolla korolli v Ir car music turn circular motion also L choraula a flute player charus a dance chorus choir 1 A round dance Obs Chaucer 2 A song of joy exultation or mirth a lay The costly feast the carol and the dance Dryden It was the carol of a bird Byron 3 A song of praise of devotion as a Christmas or Easter carol Heard a carol mournful holy Tennyson In the darkness sing your carol of high praise Keble 4 Joyful music as of a song I heard the bells on Christmans Day Their old familiar carol play Longfellow CAROL Carol v t imp p p Caroled or Carolled p pr vb n Caroling or Carolling 1 To praise or celebrate in song The Shepherds at their festivals Carol her goodness Milton 2 To sing especially with joyful notes Hovering awans carol sounds harmonious Prior CAROL Carol v i Defn To sing esp to sing joyfully to warble And carol of loves high praise Spenser The gray linnets carol from the hill Beattie CAROL CARROL Carol Carrol n Etym OF carole a sort of circular space or carol Arch Defn A small closet or inclosure built against a window on the inner side to sit in for study The word was used as late as the 16th century A bay window may thus be called a carol Parker CAROLIN Carolin n Etym L Carolus Charles Defn A former gold coin of Germany worth nearly five dollars also a gold coin of Sweden worth nearly five dollars CAROLINA PINK Carolina pink Bot Defn See Pinkboot CAROLINE Caroline n Defn A coin See Carline CAROLING Caroling n Defn A song of joy or devotion a singing as of carols Coleridge Such heavenly notes and carolings Spenser CAROLINIAN Carolinian n Defn A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina CAROLITIC Carolitic a Arch Defn Adorned with sculptured leaves and branches CAROLUS Carolus n pl E Caroluses L Caroli Etym L Charles Defn An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twentythree shillings It was first struck in the reign of Charles I Told down the crowns and Caroluses Macawlay CAROM Carom n Etym Prob corrupted fr F carumboler to carom carambolage a carom carambole the red ball in billiards Billiards Defn A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table a hitting of two or more balls with the players ball In England it is called cannon CAROM Carom v i Billiards Defn To make a carom CAROMEL Caromel n Defn See Caramel CAROTEEL Caroteel n Com Defn A tierce or cask for dried fruits etc usually about 700 lbs Simmonds CAROTIC Carotic a Etym Gr Carotid 1 Of or pertaining to stupor as a carotic state 2 Anat Defn Carotid as the carotic arteries CAROTID Carotid n Etym Gr carotide The early Greeks believed that these arteries in some way caused drowsiness Anat Defn One of the two main arteries of the neck by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head Note See Illust of Aorta CAROTID CAROTIDAL Carotid Carotidal a Anat Defn Pertaining to or near the carotids or one of them as the carotid gland CAROTIN Carotin n Chem Defn A red crystallizable tasteless substance extracted from the carrot CAROTTE Carotte n F prop carrot Defn A cylindrical roll of tobacco as a carotte of perique CAROUSAL Carousal n Etym See Carouse but also cf F carrousel tilt Defn A jovial feast or festival a drunken revel a carouse The swains were preparing for a carousal Sterne Syn Banquet revel orgie carouse See Feast CAROUSE Carouse n Etym F carrousse earlier carous fr G garaus finishing stroke the emptying of the cup in drinking a health gar entirely aus out See Yare and Out 1 A large draught of liguor Obs A full carouse of sack Sir J Davies Drink carouses to the next days fate Shak 2 A drinking match a carousal The early feast and late carouse Pope CAROUSE Carouse v i imp p p Caroused p pr vb n Carousing Defn To drink deeply or freely in compliment to take in a carousal to engage in drunken revels He had been aboard carousing to his mates Shak CAROUSE Carouse v t Defn To drink up to drain to drink freely or jovially Archaic Guests carouse the sparkling tears of the rich grape Denham Egypts wanton queen Carousing gems herself dissolved in love Young CAROUSER Carouser n Defn One who carouses a reveler CAROUSING Carousing a Defn That carouses relating to a carouse CAROUSINGLY Carousingly adv Defn In the manner of a carouser CARP Carp v i imp p p Carped p pr vb n Carping Etym OE carpen to say speak from Scand cf Icel karpa to boast but influenced later by L carpere to pluck calumniate 1 To talk to speak to prattle Obs Chaucer 2 To find fault to cavil to censure words or actions without reason or illnaturedly usually followed by at Carping and caviling at faults of manner Blackw Mag And at my actions carp or catch Herbert CARP Carp v t 1 To say to tell Obs 2 To find fault with to censure Obs Dryden CARP Carp n pl Carp formerly Carps Etym Cf Icel karfi Dan karpe Sw karp OHG charpho G karpfen F carpe LL carpa Zoöl Defn A freshwater herbivorous fish Cyprinus carpio Several other species of Cyprinus Catla and Carassius are called carp See Cruclan carp Note The carp was originally from Asia whence it was early introduced into Europe where it is extensively reared in artificial ponds Within a few years it has been introduced into America and widely distributed by the government Domestication has produced several varieties as the leather carp which is nearly or quite destitute of scales and the mirror carp which has only a few large scales Intermediate varieties occur Carp louse Zoöl a small crustacean of the genus Argulus parasitic on carp and allied fishes See Branchiura Carp mullet Zoöl a fish Moxostoma carpio of the Ohio River and Great Lakes allied to the suckers Carp sucker Zoöl a name given to several species of fresh water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States called also quillback CARPAL Carpal a Etym From Carpus Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the carpus or wrist n Defn One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus a carpale Carpal angle Zoöl the angle at the last joint of the folded wing of a bird CARPALE Carpale n pl Carpalia Etym NL fr E carpus Anat Defn One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus esp one of the series articulating with the metacarpals CARPATHIAN Carpathian a Defn Of or pertaining to a range of mountains in AustroHungary called the Carpathians which partially inclose Hungary on the north east and south CARPEL CARPELLUM Carpel Carpellum n Etym NL carpellum fr Gr Bot Defn A simple pistil or singlecelled ovary or seed vessel or one of the parts of a compound pistil ovary or seed vessel See Illust of Carpaphore CARPELLARY Carpellary a Bot Defn Belonging to forming or containing carpels CARPENTER Carpenter n Etym OF carpentier F charpentier LL carpentarius fr L carpentum wagon carriage Defn An artificer who works in timber a framer and builder of houses ships etc Syn Carpenter Joiner The carpenter frames and puts together roofs partitions floors and other structural parts of a building The joiner Supplies stairs doors shutters mantelpieces cupboards and other parts necessary to finishing the building In America the two trades are commonly united Carpenter ant Zoöl any species of ant which gnaws galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests therein They usually select dead or somewhat decayed wood The common large American species is Formica Pennsylvanica Carpenter bee Zoöl a large hymenopterous insect of the genus Xylocopa so called because it constructs its nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber The common American species is Xylocopa Virginica CARPENTERING Carpentering n Defn The occupation or work of a carpenter the act of workingin timber carpentry CARPENTRY Carpentry n Etym F charpenterie OF also carpenterie See Carpenter 1 The art of cutting framing and joining timber as in the construction of buildings 2 An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together as the pieces of a roof floor etc work done by a carpenter CARPER Carper n Defn One who carps a caviler Shak CARPET Carpet n Etym OF carpite rug soft of cloth F carpette coarse packing cloth rug cf It carpita rug blanket LL carpeta carpita woolly cloths fr L carpere to pluck to card wool cf Gr Harvest 1 A heavy woven or felted fabric usually of wool but also of cotton hemp straw etc esp a floor covering made in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor as distinguished from a rug or mat originally also a wrought cover for tables Tables and beds covered with copes instead of carpets and coverlets T Fuller 2 A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet The grassy carpet of this plain Shak Carpet beetle or Carpet bug Zoöl a small beetle Anthrenus scrophulariæ which in the larval state does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods also called buffalo bug Carpet knight a A knight who enjoys ease and security or luxury and has not known the hardships of the field a hero of the drawing room an effeminate person Shak b One made a knight for some other than military distinction or service Carpet moth Zoöl the larva of an insect which feeds on carpets and other woolen goods There are several kinds Some are the larvæ of species of Tinea as T tapetzella others of beetles esp Anthrenus Carpet snake Zoöl an Australian snake See Diamond snake under Diamond Carpet sweeper an apparatus or device for sweeping carpets To be on the carpet to be under consideration to be the subject of deliberation to be in sight an expression derived from the use of carpets as table cover Brussels carpet See under Brussels CARPET Carpet v t imp p p Carpeted p pr vb n Carpeting Defn To cover with or as with a carpet to spread with carpets to furnish with a carpet or carpets Carpeted temples in fashionable squares E Everett CARPETBAG Carpetbag n Defn A portable bag for travelers so called because originally made of carpet CARPETBAGGER Carpetbagger n Defn An adventurer a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War 1865 U S CARPETING Carpeting n Defn 1 The act of covering with carpets 2 Cloth or materials for carpets carpets in general The floor was covered with rich carpeting Prescott CARPETLESS Carpetless a Defn Without a carpet CARPETMONGER Carpetmonger n 1 One who deals in carpets a buyer and seller of carpets 2 One fond of pleasure a gallant Shak CARPETWAY Carpetway n Agric Defn A border of greensward left round the margin of a plowed field Ray CARPHOLOGY Carphology n Etym Gr logy cf F carphologie Med Defn See Flaccillation CARPING Carping a Defn Faultfinding censorious caviling See Captious Carpingly adv CARPINTERO Carpintero n Etym Sp a carpenter a woodpecker Defn A california woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees The acorns become infested by insect larvæ which when grown are extracted for food by the bird CARPOGENIC Carpogenic a Etym Gr gen Bot Defn Productive of fruit or causing fruit to be developed CARPOLITE Carpolite n Etym Gr lite cf F carpolithe Defn A general term for a fossil fruit nut or seed CARPOLOGICAL Carpological a Defn Of or pertaining to carpology CARPOLOGIST Carpologist n Defn One who describes fruits one versed in carpology CARPOLOGY Carpology n Etym Gr logy Defn That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds and fruit CARPOPHAGOUS Carpophagous a Etym Gr Defn Living on fruits fruitconsuming CARPOPHORE Carpophore n Etym Gr Bot Defn A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants CARPOPHYLL Carpophyll n Etym Gr Bot Defn A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a fruit a carpel Note See Illust of Gymnospermous CARPOPHYTE Carpophyte n Etym Gr Bot Defn A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization as the red seaweeds the Ascomycetes etc Note The division of alge and fungi into four classes called Carpophytes Oöphytes Protophytes and Zygophytes or Carposporeæ Oösporeæ Protophyta and Zygosporeæ was proposed by Sachs about 1875 CARPOSPORE Carpospore n Etym Gr spore Bot Defn A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algæ Carposporic a CARPUS Carpus n pl Carpi Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The wrist the bones or cartilages between the forearm or antibrachium and the hand or forefoot in man consisting of eight short bones disposed in two rows CARRACK Carrack n Defn See Carack CARRAGEEN CARRIGEEN Carrageen Carrigeen n Defn A small purplish branching cartilaginous seaweed Chondrus crispus which when bleached is the Irish moss of commerce Also written carragheen carageen CARRANCHA Carrancha n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The Brazilian kite Polyborus Brasiliensis so called in imitation of its notes CARRAWAY Carraway n Defn See Caraway CARREL Carrel n Defn See Quarrel an arrow CARREL Carrel n Arch Defn Same as 4th Carol CARRIABLE Carriable a Defn Capable of being carried CARRIAGE Carriage n Etym OF cariage luggage carriage chariage carriage cart baggage F charriage cartage wagoning fr OF carier charier F charrier to cart See Carry 1 That which is carried burden baggage Obs David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage 1 Sam xvii 22 And after those days we took up our carriages and went up to Jerusalem Acts xxi 15 2 The act of carrying transporting or conveying Nine days employed in carriage Chapman 3 The price or expense of carrying 4 That which carries of conveys as a A wheeled vehicle for persons esp one designed for elegance and comfort b A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden as a gun carriage c A part of a machine which moves and carries of supports some other moving object or part d A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported as a bell carriage 5 The manner of carrying ones self behavior bearing deportment personal manners His gallant carriage all the rest did grace Stirling 6 The act or manner of conducting measures or projects management The passage and whole carriage of this action Shak Carriage horse a horse kept for drawing a carriage Carriage porch Arch a canopy or roofed pavilion covering the driveway at the entrance to any building It is intended as a shelter for those who alight from vehicles at the door sometimes erroneously called in the United States portecochère CARRIAGEABLE Carriageable a Defn Passable by carriages that can be conveyed in carriages R Ruskin CARRIBOO Carriboo n Defn See Caribou CARRICK Carrick n Naut Defn A carack See Carack Carrick bend Naut a kind of knot used for bending together hawsers or other ropes Carrick bitts Naut the bitts which support the windlass Totten CARRIER Carrier n Etym From Carry 1 One who or that which carries or conveys a messenger The air which is but a carrier of the sounds Bacon 2 One who is employed or makes it his business to carry goods for others for hire a porter a teamster The roads are crowded with carriers laden with rich manufactures Swift 3 Mach Defn That which drives or carries as a A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the face plate a lathe dog b A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine c A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel Carrier pigeon Zoöl a variety of the domestic pigeon used to convey letters from a distant point to to its home Carrier shell Zoöl a univalve shell of the genus Phorus so called because it fastens bits of stones and broken shells to its own shell to such an extent as almost to conceal it Common carrier Law See under Common a CARRION Carrion n Etym OE caroyne OF caroigne F charogne LL caronia fr L caro flesh Cf Crone Crony 1 The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food They did eat the dead carrions Spenser 2 A contemptible or worthless person a term of reproach Obs Old feeble carrions Shak CARRION Carrion a Defn Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses feeding on carrion A prey for carrion kites Shak Carrion beetle Zoöl any beetle that feeds habitually on dead animals also called sexton beetle and burying beetle There are many kinds belonging mostly to the family Silphidæ Carrion buzzard Zoöl a South American bird of several species and genera as Ibycter Milvago and Polyborus which act as scavengers See Caracara Carrion crow the common European crow Corvus corone which feeds on carrion insects fruits and seeds CARROL Carrol n Arch Defn See 4th Carol CARROM Carrom n Billiards Defn See Carom CARROMATA Carromata n Sp in Phil I Defn In the Philippines a light twowheeled boxlike vehicle usually drawn by a single native pony and used to convey passengers within city limits or for traveling It is the common public carriage CARRONADE Carronade n Etym From Carron in Scotland where it was first made Med Defn A kind of short cannon formerly in use designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in rather than piercing the object aimed at as the side of a ship It has no trunnions but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side CARRON OIL Carron oil Defn A lotion of linseed oil and lime water used as an application to burns and scalds first used at the Carron iron works in Scotland CARROT Carrot n Etym F carotte fr L carota cf Gr 1 Bot Defn An umbelliferous biennial plant Daucus Carota of many varieties 2 The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant usually spindleshaped and of a reddish yellow color CARROTY Carroty a Defn Like a carrot in color or in taste an epithet given to reddish yellow hair etc CARROW Carrow n Etym Ir Gael carach cunning Defn A strolling gamester Ireland Spenser CARRY Carry v t imp p p Carried p pr vb n Carrying Etym OF carier charier F carrier to cart from OF car char F car car See Car 1 To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another to bear often with away or off When he dieth he small carry nothing away Ps xiix 17 Devout men carried Stephen to his burial Acts viii 2 Another carried the intelligence to Russell Macaulay The sound will be carried at the least twenty miles Bacon 2 To have or hold as a burden while moving from place to place to have upon or about ones person to bear as to carry a wound to carry an unborn child If the ideas were carried along with us in our minds Locke 3 To move to convey by force to impel to conduct to lead or guide Go carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet Shak He carried away all his cattle Gen xxxi 18 Passion and revenge will carry them too far Locke 4 To transfer from one place as a country book or column to another as to carry the war from Greece into Asia to carry an account to the ledger to carry a number in adding figures 5 To convey by extension or continuance to extend as to carry the chimney through the roof to carry a road ten miles farther 6 To bear or uphold successfully through conflict as a leader or principle hence to succeed in as in a contest to bring to a successful issue to win as to carry an election The greater part carries it Shak The carrying of our main point Addison 7 To get possession of by force to capture The town would have been carried in the end Bacon 8 To contain to comprise to bear the aspect of to show or exhibit to imply He thought it carried something of argument in it Watts It carries too great an imputation of ignorance Lacke 9 To bear ones self to behave to conduct or demean with the refexive pronouns He carried himself so insolently in the house and out of the house to all persons that he became odious Clarendon 10 To bear the charges or burden of holding or having as stocks merchandise etc from one time to another as a merchant is carrying a large stock a farm carries a mortgage a broker carries stock for a customer to carry a life insurance Carry arms Mil Drill a command of the Manual of Arms directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position In this position the soldier is said to stand and the musket to be held at carry To carry all before one to overcome all obstacles to have uninterrupted success To carry arms a To bear weapons b To serve as a soldier To carry away a Naut to break off to lose as to carry away a foretopmast b To take possession of the mind to charm to delude as to be carried by music or by temptation To carry coals to bear indignities tamely a phrase used by early dramatists perhaps from the mean nature of the occupation Halliwell To carry coals to Newcastle to take things to a place where they already abound to lose ones labor To carry off a To remove to a distance b To bear away as from the power or grasp of others c To remove from life as the plague carried off thousands To carry on a To carry farther to advance or help forward to continue as to carry on a design b To manage conduct or prosecute as to carry on husbandry or trade To carry out a To bear from within b To put into execution to bring to a successful issue c To sustain to the end to continue to the end To carry through a To convey through the midst of b To support to the end to sustain or keep from falling or being subdued Grace will carry us through all difficulties Hammond c To complete to bring to a succesful issue to succeed To carry up to convey or extend in an upward course or direction to build To carry weight a To be handicapped to have an extra burden as when one rides or runs He carries weight he rides a race Cowper b To have influence CARRY Carry v i 1 To act as a bearer to convey anything as to fetch and carry 2 To have propulsive power to propel as a gun or mortar carries well 3 To hold the head said of a horse as to carry well i e to hold the head high with arching neck 4 Hunting Defn To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running as a hare Johnson To carry on to behave in a wild rude or romping manner Colloq CARRY Carry n pl Carries Defn A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water a carrying place a portage Etym US CARRYALL Carryall n Etym Corrupted fr cariole Defn A light covered carriage having four wheels and seats for four or more persons usually drawn by one horse CARRYING Carrying n Defn The act or business of transporting from one place to another Carrying place a carry a portage Carrying trade the business of transporting goods etc from one place or country to another by water or land freighting We are rivals with them in the carrying trade Jay CARRYK Carryk n Defn A carack Obs Chaucer CARRYTALE Carrytale n Defn A talebearer R Shak CARSE Carse n Etym Of Celtic origin cf W cars bog fen carsen reed Armor kars korsen bog plant reed Defn Low fertile land a river valley Scot Jomieson CART Cart n Etym AS cræt cf W cart Ir Gael cairt or Icel kartr Cf Car 1 A common name for various kinds of vehicles as a Scythian dwelling on wheels or a chariot Phoebus cart Shak 2 A twowheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of husbandry or for transporting bulky and heavy articles Packing all his goods in one poor cart Dryden 3 A light business wagon used by bakers grocerymen butchers atc 4 An open twowheeled pleasure carriage Cart horse a horse which draws a cart a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads Cart load or Cartload as much as will fill or load a cart In excavating and carting sand gravel earth etc one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart load Cart rope a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart any strong rope To put or get or set the cart before the horse to invert the order of related facts or ideas as by putting an effect for a cause CART Cart v t imp p p Carted p pr vb n Carting 1 To carry or convey in a cart 2 To expose in a cart by way of punishment She chuckled when a bawd was carted Prior CART Cart v i Defn To carry burdens in a cart to follow the business of a carter CARTAGE Cartage n 1 The act of carrying in a cart 2 The price paid for carting CARTBOTE Cartbote n Etym Cart bote Old Eng Law Defn Wood to which a tenant is entitled for making and repairing carts and other instruments of husbandry CARTE Carte n Etym F See 1st Card 1 Bill of fare 2 Short for Carte de visite CARTE BLANCHE Carte blanche Etym F fr OF carte paper blanc blanche white See 1st Card Defn A blank paper with a persons signature etc at the bottom given to another person with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases Hence Unconditional terms unlimited authority CARTE DE VISITE Carte de visite pl Cartes de visite Etym F 1 A visiting card 2 A photographic picture of the size formerly in use for a visiting card CARTEL Cartel n Etym F fr LL cartellus a little paper dim fr L charta See 1st Card 1 Mil Defn An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners Wilhelm 2 A letter of defiance or challenge a challenge to single combat Obs He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel Sir W Scott Cartel or Cartel ship a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners or in carrying propositions to an enemy a ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture CARTEL Cartel v t Defn To defy or challenge Obs You shall cartel him B Jonson CARTE QUARTE Carte Quarte n Etym F quarte prop a fourth Cf Quart Fencing Defn A position in thrusting or parrying with the inside of the hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the adversarys right breast CARTER Carter n 1 A charioteer Obs Chaucer 2 A man who drives a cart a teamster 3 Zoöl a Any species of Phalangium also called harvestman b A British fish the whiff CARTESIAN Cartesian a Etym From Renatus Cartesius Latinized from of René Descartes cf F cartésien Defn Of or pertaining to the French philosopher René Descartes or his philosophy The Cartesion argument for reality of matter Sir W Hamilton Cartesian coördinates Geom distance of a point from lines or planes used in a system of representing geometric quantities invented by Descartes Cartesian devil a small hollow glass figure used in connection with a jar of water having an elastic top to illustrate the effect of the compression or expansion of air in changing the specific gravity of bodies Cartesion oval Geom a curve such that for any point of the curve mr mr c where r and r are the distances of the point from the two foci and m m and c are constant used by Descartes CARTESIAN Cartesian n Defn An adherent of Descartes CARTESIANISM Cartesianism n Defn The philosophy of Descartes CARTHAGINIAN Carthaginian a Defn Of a pertaining to ancient Carthage a city of northern Africa n Defn A native or inhabitant of Carthage CARTHAMIN Carthamin n Chem Defn A red coloring matter obtained from the safflower or Carthamus tinctorius CARTHUSIAN Carthusian n Etym LL Cartusianus Cartusiensis from the town of Chartreuse in France Eccl Hist Defn A member of an exceeding austere religious order founded at Chartreuse in France by St Bruno in the year 1086 CARTHUSIAN Carthusian a Defn Pertaining to the Carthusian CARTILAGE Cartilage n Etym L cartilago cf F cartilage Anat Defn A translucent elastic tissue gristle Note Cartilage contains no vessels and consists of a homogeneous intercellular matrix in which there are numerous minute cavities or capsules containing protoplasmic cells the cartilage corpuscul See Illust under Duplication Articular cartilage cartilage that lines the joints Cartilage bone Anat any bone formed by the ossification of cartilage Costal cartilage cartilage joining a rib with he sternum See Illust of Thorax CARTILAGINEOUS Cartilagineous a Etym L cartilageneus Defn See Cartilaginous Ray CARTILAGINIFICATION Cartilaginification n Etym L cartilago laginis cartilage facere to make Defn The act or process of forming cartilage Wright CARTILAGINOUS Cartilaginous a Etym L cartilaginosus cf F cartilagineux 1 Of or pertaining to cartilage gristly firm and tough like cartilage 2 Zoöl Defn Having the skeleton in the state of cartilage the bones containing little or no calcareous matter said of certain fishes as the sturgeon and the sharks CARTIST Cartist n Sp cartista fr carta paper document cf Pg carta See Charta cf Chartist Defn In Spain and Portugal one who supports the constitution CARTMAN Cartman n pl Cartmen Defn One who drives or uses a cart a teamster a carter CARTOGRAM Cartogram n F cartogramme Defn A map showing geographically by shades or curves statistics of various kinds a statistical map CARTOGRAPHER Cartographer n Defn One who make charts or maps CARTOGRAPHIC CARTOGRAPHICAL Cartographic Cartographical a Defn Of or pertaining to cartography CARTOGRAPHICALLY Cartographically adv Defn By cartography CARTOGRAPHY Cartography n Etym Cf F cartographie See Card and graphy Defn The act business of forming charts or maps CARTOMANCY Cartomancy n Etym Cf F cartomancie See Card and mancy Defn The act of telling fortunes with cards CARTON Carton n Etym F See Cartoon Defn Pasteboard for paper boxes also a pasteboard box Carton pierre a species of papiermaché imitating stone or bronze sculpture Knight CARTOON Cartoon n Etym F carton cf It cartons pasteboard cartoon fr L charta See 1st card 1 A design or study drawn of the full size to serve as a model for transferring or copying used in the making of mosaics tapestries fresco pantings and the like as the cartoons of Raphael 2 A large pictorial sketch as in a journal or magazine esp a pictorial caricature as the cartoons of Puck CARTOONIST Cartoonist n Defn One skilled in drawing cartoons CARTOUCH Cartouch n pl Cartouches Etym F cartouche It cartuccia cartoccio cornet cartouch fr L charta paper See 1st Card and cf Cartridge 1 Mil a A roll or case of paper etc holding a charge for a firearm a cartridge b A cartridge box c A wooden case filled with balls to be shot from a cannon d A gunners bag for ammunition e A military pass for a soldier on furlough 2 Arch a A cantalever console corbel or modillion which has the form of a scroll of paper b A tablet for ornament or for receiving an inscription formed like a sheet of paper with the edges rolled up hence any tablet of ornamental form 3 Egyptian Antiq Defn An oval figure on monuments and in papyri containing the name of a sovereign CARTRIDGE Cartridge n Etym Formerlly cartrage corrupted fr F cartouche See Cartouch Mil Defn A complete charge for a firearm contained in or held together by a case capsule or shell of metal pasteboard or other material Ball cartridge a cartridge containing a projectile Blank cartrige a cartridge without a projectile Centerfire cartridge a cartridge in which the fulminate occupies an axial position usually in the center of the base of the capsule instead of being contained in its rim In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied to the middle of the base of the bullet Rimfire cartridge a cartridge in which the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base Cartridge bag a bag of woolen cloth to hold a charge for a cannon Cartridge belt a belt having pocket for cartridges Cartridge box a case usually of leather attached to a belt or strap for holding cartridges Cartridge paper a A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges b A rough tinted paper used for covering walls and also for making drawings upon CARTULARY Cartulary n pl Cartularies Etym LL cartularium chartularium fr L charta paper cf F cartulaire See 1st Card 1 A register or record as of a monastery or church Defn 2 An ecclesiastical officer who had charge of records or other public papers CARTWAY Cartway n Defn A way or road for carts CARTWRIGHT Cartwright n Etym Cart wright Defn An artificer who makes carts a cart maker CARUCAGE Carucage n Etym LL carrucagium OF charuage fr LL carruca plow fr L carruca coach 1 Old Eng Law Defn A tax on every plow or plowland 2 The act of plowing R CARUCATE Carucate n Etym LL carucata carrucata See Carucage Defn A plowland as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day by some said to be about 100 acres Burrill CARUNCLE CARUNCULA Caruncle Caruncula n Etym L caruncula a little piece of flesh dim of caro flesh 1 Anat Defn A small fleshy prominence or excrescence especially the small reddish body the caruncula lacrymalis in the inner angle of the eye 2 Bot Defn An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed 3 Zoöl Defn A naked flesh appendage on the head of a bird as the wattles of a turkey etc CARUNCULAR CARUNCULOUS Caruncular Carunculous a Defn Of pertaining to or like a caruncle furnished with caruncles CARUNCULATE CARUNCULATED Carunculate Carunculated a Defn Having a caruncle or caruncles caruncular CARUS Carus n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Coma with complete insensibility deep lethargy CARVACROL Carvacrol n Chem Defn A thick oily liquid C10H13OH of a strong taste and disagreeable odor obtained from oil of caraway Carum carui CARVE Carve v t imp p p Carved p pr vb n Carving Etym AS ceorfan to cut carve akin to D kerven G kerben Dan karve Sw karfva and to Gr graphy Cf Graphic 1 To cut Obs Or they will carven the shepherds throat Spenser 2 To cut as wood stone or other material in an artistic or decorative manner to sculpture to engrave Carved with figures strange and sweet Coleridge 3 To make or shape by cutting sculpturing or engraving to form as to carve a name on a tree An angel carved in stone Tennyson We carved not a line and we raised not a stone C Wolfe 4 To cut into small pieces or slices as meat at table to divide for distribution or apportionment to apportion To carve a capon Shak 5 To cut to hew to mark as if by cutting My good blade carved the casques of men Tennyson A million wrinkles carved his skin Tennyson 6 To take or make as by cutting to provide Who could easily have carved themselves their own food South 7 To lay out to contrive to design to plan Lie ten nights awake carving the fashion of a new doublet Shak To carve out to make or get by cutting or as if by cutting to cut out Macbeth with his brandished steel carved out his passage Shak Fortunes were carved out of the property of the crown Macaulay CARVE Carve v i 1 To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver to engrave or cut figures 2 To cut up meat as to carve for all the guests CARVE Carve n Defn A carucate Obs Burrill CARVEL Carvel n Etym Contr fr caravel 1 Same as Caravel 2 A species of jellyfish sea blubber Sir T Herbert CARVELBUILT Carvelbuilt a Shipbuilding Defn Having the planks meet flush at the seams instead of lapping as in a clinkerbuilt vessel CARVEN Carven a Defn Wrought by carving ornamented by carvings carved Poetic A carven bowl well wrought of beechen tree Bp Hall The carven cedarn doors Tennyson A screen of carven ivory Mrs Browning CARVENE Carvene n Etym F carvi caraway Defn An oily substance C10H16 extracted from oil caraway CARVER Carver n 1 One who carves one who shapes or fashions by carving or as by carving esp one who carves decorative forms architectural adornments etc The carvers chisel Dodsley The carver of his fortunes Sharp Richardsons Dict 2 One who carves or divides meat at table 3 A large knife for carving CARVING Carving n 1 The act or art of one who carves 2 A piece of decorative work cut in stone wood or other material Carving in wood Sir W Temple 3 The whole body of decorative sculpture of any kind or epoch or in any material as the Italian carving of the 15th century CARVIST Carvist n Etym A corruption of carry fist Falconary Defn A hawk which is of proper age and training to be carried on the hand a hawk in its first year Booth CARVOL Carvol n Chem Defn One of a species of aromatic oils resembling carvacrol CAR WHEEL Car wheel Defn A flanged wheel of a railway car or truck CARYATIC CARYATID Caryatic Caryatid a Defn Of or pertaining to a caryatid CARYATID Caryatid n pl Caryatids Etym See Caryatides Defn Arch A draped female figure supporting an entablature in the place of a column or pilaster CARYATIDES Caryatides n pl Etym L fr Gr Arch Defn Caryatids Note Corresponding male figures were called Atlantes Telamones and Persians CARYOPHYLLACEOUS Caryophyllaceous a Etym Gr Bot a Having corollas of five petals with long claws inclosed in a tubular calyx as the pink b Belonging to the family of which the pink and the carnation are the types CARYOPHYLLIN Caryophyllin n Chem Defn A tasteless and odorless crystalline substance extracted from cloves polymeric with common camphor CARYOPHYLLOUS Caryophyllous a Defn Caryophyllaceous CARYOPSIS Caryopsis n pl Caryopses Etym NL fr gr Bot Defn A onecelled dry indehiscent fruit with a thin membranous pericarp adhering closely to the seed so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body forming a single grain as of wheat barley etc CASA Casa n Sp or It fr L casa cabin Defn A house or mansion Sp Amer Phil Islands I saw that Enriquez had made no attempt to modernize the old casa and that even the garden was left in its lawless native luxuriance Bret Harte CASAL Casal a Gram Defn Of or pertaining to case as a casal ending CASCABEL Cascabel n Etym Sp cascabel a little bell also fr the shape a knob at the breech end of a cannon Defn The projection in rear of the breech of a cannon usually a knob or breeching loop connected with the gun by a neck In old writers it included all in rear of the base ring Note See Illust of Cannon CASCADE Cascade n Etym F cascade fr It cascata fr cascare to ball Defn A fall of water over a precipice as in a river or brook a waterfall less than a cataract The silver brook pours the white cascade Longjellow Now murmring soft now roaring in cascade Cawper CASCADE Cascade v i 1 To fall in a cascade Lowell 2 To vomit Slang Smollett CASCADE METHOD Cascade method Physics Defn A method of attaining successively lower temperatures by utilizing the cooling effect of the expansion of one gas in condensing another less easily liquefiable and so on CASCADE SYSTEM Cascade system Elec Defn A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply also a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed The cascade system is also called tandem or concatenated system the connection a cascade tandem or concatenated connection or a concatenation and the control of the motors so obtained a tandem or concatenation control In the cascade system of traction the cascade connection is used for starting and for low speeds up to half speed For full speed the shortcircuited motor is cut loose from the other motor and is either left idle or commonly connected direct to the line CASCALHO Cascalho n Etym Pg a chip of stone gravel Defn A deposit of pebbles gravel and ferruginous sand in which the Brazilian diamond is usually found CASCARA BUCKTHORN Cascara buckthorn Bot Defn The buckthorn Rhamnus Purshiana of the Pacific coast of the United States which yields cascara sagrada CASCARA SAGRADA Cascara sagrada Etym Sp Defn Holy bark the bark of the California buckthorn Rhamnus Purshianus used as a mild cathartic or laxative CASCARILLA Cascarilla nEtym Sp small thin bark Peruvian bark dim of cáscara bark Bot Defn A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub Croton Eleutheria also its aromatic bark Cascarilla bark or Cascarila Med the bark of Croton Eleutheria It has an aromatic odor and a warm spicy bitter taste and when burnt emits a musky odor It is used as a gentle tonic and sometimes for the sake of its fragrance mixed with smoking tobacco when it is said to occasion vertigo and intoxication CASCARILLIN Cascarillin n Chem Defn A white crystallizable bitter substance extracted from oil of cascarilla CASCARON Cascaron n Sp cascarón Defn Lit an eggshell hence an eggshell filled with confetti to be thrown during balls carnivals etc Western U S CASE Case n Etym OF casse F caisse cf It cassa fr L capsa chest box case fr caper to take hold See Capacious and cf 4th Chase Cash Enchase 3d Sash 1 A box sheath or covering as a case for holding goods a case for spectacles the case of a watch the case capsule of a cartridge a case cover for a book 2 A box and its contents the quantity contained in a box as a case of goods a case of instruments 3 Print Defn A shallow tray divided into compartments or boxes for holding type Note Cases for type are usually arranged in sets of two called respectively the upper and the lower case The upper case contains capitals small capitals accented the lower case contains the small letters figures marks of punctuation quadrats and spaces 4 An inclosing frame a casing as a door case a window case 5 Mining Defn A small fissure which admits water to the workings Knight CASE Case v t imp p p Cased p pr vb n Casing 1 To cover or protect with or as with a case to inclose The man who cased in steel had passed whole days and nights in the saddle Prescott 2 To strip the skin from as to case a box Obs CASE Case n Etym F cas fr L casus fr cadere to fall to happen Cf Chance 1 Chance accident hap opportunity Obs By aventure or sort or cas Chaucer 2 That which befalls comes or happens an event an instance a circumstance or all the circumstamces condition state of things affair as a strange case a case of injustice the case of the Indian tribes In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge Deut xxiv 13 If the case of the man be so with his wife Matt xix 10 And when a ladys in the case You know all other things give place Gay You think this madness but a common case Pope I am in case to justle a constable Shak 3 Med Surg Defn A patient under treatment an instance of sickness or injury as ten cases of fever also the history of a disease or injury A proper remedy in hypochondriacal cases Arbuthnot 4 Law Defn The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit as distinguished from the questions of law a suit or action at law a cause Let us consider the reason of the case for nothing is law that is not reason Sir John Powell Not one case in the reports of our courts Steele 5 Gram Defn One of the forms or the inflections or changes of form of a noun pronoun or adjective which indicate its relation to other words and in the aggregate constitute its declension the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word Case is properly a falling off from the nominative or first state of word the name for which however is now by extension of its signification applied also to the nominative J W Gibbs Note Cases other than the nominative are oblique cases Case endings are terminations by which certain cases are distinguished In old English as in Latin nouns had several cases distinguished by case endings but in modern English only that of the possessive case is retained Action on the case Law according to the old classification now obsolete was an action for redress of wrongs or injuries to person or property not specially provided against by law in which the whole cause of complaint was set out in the writ called also trespass on the case or simply case All a case a matter of indifference Obs It is all a case to me LEstrange Case at bar See under Bar n Case divinity casuistry Case lawyer one versed in the reports of cases rather than in the science of the law Case stated or agreed on Law a statement in writing of facts agreed on and submitted to the court for a decision of the legal points arising on them A hard case an abandoned or incorrigible person Colloq In any case whatever may be the state of affairs anyhow In case or In case that if supposing that in the event or contingency if it should happen that In case we are surprised keep by me W Irving In good case in good condition health or state of body To put a case to suppose a hypothetical or illustrative case Syn Situation condition state circumstances plight predicament occurrence contingency accident event conjuncture cause action suit CASE Case v i Defn To propose hypothetical cases Obs Casing upon the matter LEstrange CASEATION Caseation n Etym Cf F caséation See Casein Med Defn A degeneration of animal tissue into a cheesy or curdy mass CASEBAY Casebay n Arch a The space between two principals or girders b One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in naked flooring CASEHARDEN Caseharden v t 1 To subject to a process which converts the surface of iron into steel 2 To render insensible to good influences CASEHARDENED Casehardened a 1 Having the surface hardened as iron tools 2 Hardened against or insusceptible to good influences rendered callous by persistence in wrongdoing or resistance of good influences said of persons CASEHARDENING Casehardening n Defn The act or process of converting the surface of iron into steel Ure Note Casehardening is now commonly effected by cementation with charcoal or other carbonizing material the depth and degree of hardening carbonization depending on the time during which the iron is exposed to the heat See Cementation CASEIC Caseic a Etym Cf F caséique fr L caseus cheese Defn OF or pertaining to cheese as caseic acid CASEIN Casein n Etym Cf F caséine fr L caseur cheese Cf Cheese Physiol Chem Defn A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom In the animal kindom it is chiefly found in milk and constitutes the main part of the curd separated by rennet in the vegetable kingdom it is found more or less abundantly in the seeds of leguminous plants Its reactions resemble those of alkali albumin Written also caseine CASE KNIFE Case knife 1 A knife carried in a sheath or case Addison 2 A large table knife so called from being formerly kept in a case CASEMATE Casemate n Etym F casemate fr It casamatta prob from casa house matto f matta mad weak feeble dim from the same source as E mate in checkmate 1 Fort Defn A bombproof chamber usually of masonry in which cannon may be placed to be fired through embrasures or one capable of being used as a magazine or for quartering troops 2 Arch Defn A hollow molding chiefly in cornices CASEMATED Casemated a Defn Furnished with protected by or built like a casemate Campbell CASEMENT Casement n Etym Shortened fr encasement See Incase 1st Case and cf Incasement Arch Defn A window sash opening on hinges affixed to the upright side of the frame into which it is fitted Poetically A window A casement of the great chamber window Shak CASEMENTED Casemented a Defn Having a casement or casements CASEOSE Caseose n Casein ose PhysiolChem Defn A soluble product proteose formed in the gastric and pancreatic digestion of casein and caseinogen CASEOUS Caseous a Etym L caseus Cf Casein Defn Of pertaining to or resembling cheese having the qualities of cheese cheesy Caseous degeneration a morbid process in scrofulous or consumptive persons in which the products of inflammation are converted into a cheesy substance which is neither absorbed nor organized CASERN Casern n Etym F caserne Defn A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns usually near the rampart barracks Bescherelle CASE SHOT Case shot Mil Defn A collection of small projectiles inclosed in a case or canister Note In the United States a case shot is a thin spherical or oblong castiron shell containing musket balls and a bursting charge with a time fuse called in Europe shrapnel In Europe the term case shot is applied to what in the United States is called canister Wilhelm CASE SYSTEM Case system Law Defn The system of teaching law in which the instruction is primarily a historical and inductive study of leading or selected cases with or without the use of textbooks for reference and collateral reading CASEUM Caseum n Etym L caseus cheese Defn Same as Casein CASEWORM Caseworm n Zoöl Defn A worm or grub that makes for itself a case See Caddice CASH Cash n Etym F caisse case box cash box cash See Case a box Defn A place where money is kept or where it is deposited and paid out a money box Obs This bank is properly a general cash where every man lodges his money Sir W Temple £20000 are known to be in her cash Sir R Winwood 2 Com a Ready money especially coin or specie but also applied to bank notes drafts bonds or any paper easily convertible into money b Immediate or prompt payment in current funds as to sell goods for cash to make a reduction in price for cash Cash account Bookkeeping an account of money received disbursed and on hand Cash boy in large retail stores a messenger who carries the money received by the salesman from customers to a cashier and returns the proper change Colloq Cash credit an account with a bank by which a person or house having given security for repayment draws at pleasure upon the bank to the extent of an amount agreed upon called also bank credit and cash account Cash sales sales made for ready money in distinction from those on which credit is given stocks sold to be delivered on the day of transaction Syn Money coin specie currency capital CASH Cash v t imp p p Cashed p pr vb n Casing Defn To pay or to receive cash for to exchange for money as cash a note or an order CASH Cash v t Etym See Cashier Defn To disband Obs Garges CASH Cash nsing pl Defn A Chinese coin Note The cash Chinese tsien is the only current coin made by the chinese government It is a thin circular disk of a very base alloy of copper with a square hole in the center 1000 to 1400 cash are equivalent to a dollar CASHBOOK Cashbook n Bookkeeping Defn A book in which is kept a register of money received or paid out CASHEW Cashew n Etym F acajou for cajou prob from Malay kayu tree cf Pg acaju cf Acajou Bot Defn A tree Anacardium occidentale of the same family which the sumac It is native in tropical America but is now naturalized in all tropical countries Its fruit a kidneyshaped nut grows at the extremity of an edible pearshaped hypocarp about three inches long Casbew nut the large kidneyshaped fruit of the cashew which is edible after the caustic oil has been expelled from the shell by roasting the nut CASHIER Cashier n Etym F caissier fr caisse See Cash Defn One who has charge of money a cash keeper the officer who has charge of the payments and receipts moneys checks notes of a bank or a mercantile company CASHIER Cashier v t imp p p Cahiered p pr vb n Cashiering Etym Earlier cash fr F casser to break annul cashier fr L cassare equiv to cassum reddere to annul cf G cassiren Cf Quash to annul Cass 1 To dismiss or discard to discharge to dismiss with ignominy from military service or from an office or place of frust They have cashiered several of their followers Addison He had insolence to cashier the captain of the lord lieutenants own body guard Macaulay 2 To put away or reject to disregard R Connections formed for interest and endeared By selfish views are censured and cashiered Cowper They absolutely cashier the literal express sense of the words Sowth CASHIERER Cashierer n Defn One who rejects discards or dismisses as a cashierer of monarchs R Burke CASHIERS CHECK Cashiers check Banking Defn A check drawn by a bank upon its own funds signed by the cashier CASHMERE Cashmere n 1 A rich stuff for shawls acaris etc originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere Thibet and the Himalayas Some cashmere of fine quality is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans 2 A dress fabric made of fine wool or of fine wool and cotton in imitation of the original cashmere Cashmere shawl a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere other called camelshair shawl CASHMERETTE Cashmerette n Defn A kind of dress goods made with a soft and glossy surface like cashmere CASHOO Cashoo n Etym F cachou NL catechu CochinChin cay cau from the tree called mimosa or areca catechu Cf Catechu Defn See Catechu CASH RAILWAY Cash railway Defn A form of cash carrier in which a small carrier or car travels upon a kind of track CASH REGISTER Cash register Defn A device for recording the amount of cash received usually having an automatic adding machine and a money drawer and exhibiting the amount of the sale CASING Casing n 1 The act or process of inclosing in or covering with a case or thin substance as plaster boards etc 2 An outside covering for protection or ornament or to precent the radiation of heat 3 An inclosing frame esp the framework around a door or a window See Case n 4 CASINGS Casings n pl Defn Dried dung of cattle used as fuel Prov Eng Waterland CASINO Casino n pl E Casinos It Casini Etym It casino dim of casa house fr L casa cottage Cf Cassing 1 A small country house 2 A building or room used for meetings or public amusements for dancing gaming etc 3 A game at cards See Cassino CASK Cask n Etym Sp casco potsherd skull helmet prob fr cascar to break fr L Quassure to break Cf Casque Cass 1 Same as Casque Obs 2 A barrelshaped vessel made of staves headings and hoops usually fitted together so as to hold liquids It may be larger or smaller than a barrel 3 The quantity contained in a cask 4 A casket a small box for jewels Obs Shak CASK Cask v t Defn To put into a cask CASKET Casket n Etym Cf F casquet dim of casque belmet fr Sp casco 1 A small chest or box esp of rich material or ornamental character as for jewels etc The little casket bring me hither Shak 2 A kind of burial case U S 3 Anything containing or intended to contain something highly esteemed as a The body Shak b The tomb Milton c A book of selections poetic They found him dead an empty casket Shak CASKET Casket n Naut Defn A gasket See Gasket CASKET Casket v t Defn To put into or preserve in a casket Poetic I have casketed my treasure Shak CASQUE Casque n Etym F casque fr Sp casco See Cask Defn A piece of defensive or ornamental armor with or without a vizor for the head and neck a helmet His casque overshadowed with brilliant plumes Prescott CASS Cass v t Etym F casser LL cassare fr L cassus empty hollow and perhaps influenced by L quassare to shake shatter v intens of quatere to shake Cf Cashier v t Quash Cask Defn To render useless or void to annul to reject to send away Obs Sir W Raleing CASSADA Cassada n Defn See Cassava CASSAREEP Cassareep n Defn A condiment made from the sap of the bitter cassava Manihot utilissima deprived of its poisonous qualities concentrated by boiling and flavored with aromatics See Pepper pot CASSATE Cassate v t Etym LL cassare See Cass Defn To render void or useless to vacate or annul Obs CASSATION Cassation n Etym F cassation See Cass Defn The act of annulling A general cassation of their constitutions Motley Court of cassation the highest court of appeal in France which has power to quash Casser or reverse the decisions of the inferior courts CASSAVA Cassava n Etym F cassave Sp cazabe fr kasabi in the language of Hayti 1 Bot Defn A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch called also manioc Note There are two species bitter and sweet from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies tropical America and Africa The bitter Manihot utilissima is the more important this has a poisonous sap but by grating pressing and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed The sweet M Aipi is used as a table vegetable 2 A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant used as food and in making tapioca CASSAVA WOOD Cassava wood Bot Defn A West Indian tree Turpinia occidentalis of the family Staphyleaceæ CASSEL BROWN CASSEL EARTH Cassel brown Cassel earth Defn A brown pigment of varying permanence consisting of impure lignite It was found originally near Cassel now Kassel Germany CASSE PAPER Casse Paper Etym F papier cassé See Cass Defn Broken paper the outside quires of a ream CASSEROLE Casserole n Etym F a saucepan dim from casse a basin 1 Chem Defn A small round dish with a handle usually of porcelain 2 Cookery Defn A mold in the shape of a hollow vessel or incasement of boiled rice mashed potato or paste baked and afterwards filled with vegetables or meat CASSETETE Cassetête n F fr casser to breal see 2d Quash tête head Defn A small war club esp of savages so called because of its supposed use in crushing the skull CASSETTE Cassette n F prop a casket dim of casse a case See lst Case Defn Same as Seggar CASSIA Cassia n Etym L cassia and casia Gr qetsibeh fr qatsa to cut off to peel off 1 Bot Defn A genus of leguminous plants herbs shrubs or trees of many species most of which have purgative qualities The leaves of several species furnish the senna used in medicine 2 The bark of several species of Cinnamommum grown in China etc Chinese cinnamon It is imported as cassia but commonly sold as cinnamon from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor and the amount of outer bark attached Note The medicinal cassia Cassia pulp is the laxative pulp of the pods of a leguminous tree Cassia fistula or Puddingpipe tree native in the East Indies but naturalized in various tropical countries Cassia bark the bark of Cinnamomum Cassia etc The coarser kinds are called Cassia lignea and are often used to adulterate true cinnamon Cassia buds the dried flower buds of several species of cinnamon Cinnamomum cassia atc Cassia oil oil extracted from cassia bark and cassia buds called also oil of cinnamon CASSICAN Cassican n Etym NL cassicus helmeted fr L cassis a belmet Zoöl Defn An American bird of the genus Cassicus allied to the starlings and orioles remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest the crested oriole The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow an Australian bird CASSIDEOUS Cassideous a Etym L Cassis helmet Bot Defn Helmetshaped applied to a corolla having a broad helmet shaped upper petal as in aconite CASSIDONY Cassidony n Etym Cf LL cassidonium F Cassidoine See Chalcedony Bot a The French lavender Lawandula Stachas b The goldilocks Chrysocoma linosyris and perhaps other plants related to the genus Gnaphalium or cudweed CASSIMERE Cassimere n Etym Cf F casimir prob of the same origin as E cashmere Cf Kerseymere Defn A thin twilled woolen cloth used for mens garments Written also kerseymere CASSINETTE Cassinette n Etym Cf Sp casinete G cassinet Defn A cloth with a cotton wart and a woof of very fine wool or wool and silk CASSINIAN OVALS Cassinian ovals Math Defn See under Oval CASSINO Cassino n Etym It casino a small house a gaming house See asing Defn A game at cards played by two or more persons usually for twentyone points Great cassino the ten of diamonds Little cassino the two of spades CASSIOBERRY Cassioberry n Etym NL cassine from the language of the Florida Indians Defn The fruit of the Viburnum obovatum a shrub which grows from Virginia to Florida CASSIOPEIA Cassiopeia n Etym NL fr Gr Astron Defn A constellation of the northern hemisphere situated between Capheus and Perseus so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus a fabuolous king of Ethiopia Cassiopeias Chair a group of six stars in Cassiopeia somewhat resembling a chair CASSITERITE Cassiterite n Etym Gr Min Defn Native tin dioxide tin stone a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color and brilliant adamantine luster also massive sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood wood tin also in rolled fragments or pebbly Stream tin It is the chief source of metallic tin See Black tin under Black CASSIUS Cassius n Etym From the name of the discoverer A Cassius a German physician of the 17th centry Defn A brownish purple pigment obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold It is used in painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful purple color Commonly called Purple of Cassius CASSOCK Cassock n Etym F casaque fr It casacca perh fr L casa cottage in It house or of Slavic origin 1 A long outer garment formerly worn by men and women as well as by soldiers as part of their uniform 2 Eccl Defn A garment resembling a long frock coat worn by the clergy of certain churches when officiating and by others as the usually outer garment CASSOCKED Cassocked a Defn Clothed with a cassock CASSOLETTE Cassolette n Etym F Defn a box or vase with a perforated cover to emit perfumes CASSONADE Cassonade n Etym F fr casson for caisson a large chest This sugar comes from Brazil in large chests Defn Raw sugar sugar not refined Mc Elrath CASSOWARY Cassowary n pl Cassowaries Etym Malay kasuari Zoöl Defn A large bird of the genus Casuarius found in the east Indies It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance consisting of plates overlapping each other and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs It is a shy bird and runs with great rapidity Other species inhabit New Guinea Australia etc CASSUMUNAR CASSUMUNIAR Cassumunar Cassumuniar n Etym Hind Med Defn A pungent bitter aromatic gingerlike root obtained from the East Indies CAST Cast v t imp p p Cast p pr vb n Casting Etym Cf Dan kastw Icel Sw kasta perh akin to L gerer to bear carry E Jest 1 To send or drive by force to throw to fling to hurl to impel Uzziash prepared slings to cast stones 2 Chron xxvi 14 Cast thy garment about thee and follow me Acts xii 8 We must be cast upon a certain island Acts xxvii 26 2 To direct or turn as the eyes How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me Shak 3 To drop to deposit as to cast a ballot 4 To throw down as in wrestling Shak 5 To throw up as a mound or rampart Thine enemies shall cast a trench bank about thee Luke xix 48 6 To throw off to eject to shed to lose His filth within being cast Shak Neither shall your vine cast her fruit Mal iii 11 The creatures that cast the skin are the snake the viper etc Bacon 7 To bring forth prematurely to slink Thy shegoats have not cast their young Gen xxi 38 8 To throw out or emit to exhale Obs This casts a sulphureous smell Woodward 9 To cause to fall to shed to reflect to throw as to cast a ray upon a screen to cast light upon a subject 10 To impose to bestow to rest The government I cast upon my brother Shak Cast thy burden upon the Lord Ps iv 22 11 To dismiss to discard to cashier Obs The state can not with safety casthim 12 To compute to reckon to calculate as to cast a horoscope Let it be cast and paid Shak You cast the event of war my noble lord Shak 13 To contrive to plan Archaic The cloister had I doubt not been cast for an orange house Sir W Temple 14 To defeat in a lawsuit to decide against to convict as to be cast in damages She was cast to be hanged Jeffrey Were the case referred to any competent judge they would inevitably be cast Dr H More 15 To turn the balance or scale to overbalance hence to make preponderate to decide as a casting voice How much interest casts the balance in cases dubious South 16 To form into a particular shape by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold to fashion to found as to cast bells stoves bullets 17 Print Defn To stereotype or electrotype 18 To fix distribute or allot as the parts of a play among actors also to assign an actor for a part Our parts in the other world will be new cast Addison To cast anchor Naut Se under Anchor To cast a horoscope to calculate it To cast a horse sheep or other animal to throw with the feet upwards in such a manner as to prevent its rising again To cast a shoe to throw off or lose a shoe said of a horse or ox To cast aside to throw or push aside to neglect to reject as useless or inconvenient To cast away a To throw away to lavish to waste Cast away a life Addison b To reject to let perish Cast away his people Rom xi 1 Cast one away Shak c To wreck Cast away and sunk Shak To cast by to reject to dismiss or discard to throw away To cast down to throw down to destroy to deject or depress as the mind Why art thou cast down O my soul Ps xiii 5 To cast forth to throw out or eject as from an inclosed place to emit to send out To cast in ones lot with to share the fortunes of To cast in ones teeth to upbraid or abuse one for to twin To cast lots See under Lot To cast off a To discard or reject to drive away to put off to free ones self from b Hunting To leave behind as dogs also to set loose or free as dogs Crabb c Naut To untie throw off or let go as a rope To cast off copy Print to estimate how much printed matter a given amount of copy will make or how large the page must be in order that the copy may make a given number of pages To cast ones self on or upon to yield or submit ones self unreservedly to as to the mercy of another To cast out to throy out to eject as from a house to cast forth to expel to utter To cast the lead Naut to sound by dropping the lead to the botton To cast the water Med to examine the urine for signs of disease Obs To cast up a To throw up to raise b To compute to reckon as the cost c To vomit d To twit with to throw in ones teeth CAST Cast v i 1 To throw as a line in angling esp with a fly hook 2 Naut Defn To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh Weigh anchor cast to starboard Totten 3 To consider to turn or revolve in the mind to plan as to cast about for reasons She cast in her mind what manner of salution this should be Luke i 29 4 To calculate to compute R Who would cast and balance at a desk Tennyson 5 To receive form or shape in a mold It will not run thin so as to cast and mold Woodward 6 To warp to become twisted out of shape Stuff is said to cast or warp when it alters its flatness or straightness Moxon 7 To vomit These verses make me ready to cast B Jonson CAST Cast Defn 3d pres of Cast for Casteth Obs Chaucer CAST Cast n Etym Cf Icel Dan Sw kast 1 The act of casting or throwing a throw 2 The thing thrown A cast of dreadful dust Dryden 3 The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown About a stones cast Luke xxii 41 4 A throw of dice hence a chance or venture An even cast whether the army should march this way or that way Sowth I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die Shak 5 That which is throw out or off shed or ejected as the skin of an insect the refuse from a hawks stomach the excrement of a earthworm 6 The act of casting in a mold And why such daily cast of brazen cannon Shak 7 An impression or mold taken from a thing or person amold a pattern 8 That which is formed in a mild esp a reproduction or copy as of a work of art in bronze or plaster etc a casting 9 Form appearence mien air style as a pecullar cast of countenance A neat cast of verse Pope An heroic poem but in another cast and figure Prior And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied oer with the pale cast of thought Shak 10 A tendency to any color a tinge a shade Gray with a cast of green Woodward 11 A chance opportunity privilege or advantage specifically an opportunity of riding a lift Scotch We bargained with the driver to give us a cast to the next stage Smollett If we had the cast o a cart to bring it Sir W Scott 12 The assignment of parts in a play to the actors 13 Falconary Defn A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand Grabb As when a cast of falcons make their flight Spenser 14 A stoke touch or trick Obs This was a cast of Woods politics for his information was wholly false Swift 15 A motion or turn as of the eye direction look glance squint The cast of the eye is a gesture of aversion Bacon And let you see with one cast of an eye Addison This freakish elvish cast came into the childs eye Hawthorne 16 A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold 17 Four that is as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings etc a warp 18 Contrivance plot design Obs Chaucer A cast of the eye a slight squint or strabismus Renal cast Med microscopic bodies found in the urine of persons affected with disease of the kidneys so called because they are formed of matter deposited in and preserving the outline of the renal tubes The last cast the last throw of the dice or last effort on which every thing is ventured the last chance CASTALIAN Castalian a Etym L Castalius Defn Of or pertaining to Castalia a mythical fountain of inspiration on Mt Parnassus sacred to the Muses Milton CASTANEA Castanea n Etym L a chestnut fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of nutbearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin CASTANET Castanet n Defn See Castanets CASTANETS Castanets n pl Etym F castagnettes Sp castañetas fr L castanea Sp castaña a chestnut So named from the resemblance to two chestnuts or because chestnuts were first used for castanets See Chestnut Defn Two small concave shells of ivory or hard wood shaped like spoons fastened to the thumb and beaten together with the middle finger used by the Spaniards and Moors as an accompaniment to their dance and guitars Note The singular castanet is used of one of the pair or sometimes of the pair forming the instrument The dancer holding a castanet in each hand rattles then to the motion of his feet Moore Encyc of Music CASTAWAY Castaway n 1 One who or that which is cast away or shipwrecked 2 One who is ruined one who has made moral shipwreck a reprobate Lest when I have preached to others I myself should be a castaway 1 Cor ix 27 CASTAWAY Castaway a Defn Of no value rejected useless CASTE Caste n Etym Pg casta race lineage fr L castus pure chaste cf F caste of same origin 1 One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism Note The members of the same caste are theoretically of equal rank and same profession or occupation and may not eat or intermarry with those not of their own caste The original are four viz the Brahmans or sacerdotal order the Kshatriyas or soldiers and rulers the Vaisyas or husbandmen and merchants and the Sudras or laborers and mechanics Men of no caste are Pariahs outcasts Numerous mixed classes or castes have sprung up in the progress of time 2 A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves The tinkers then formed an hereditary caste Macaulay To lose caste to be degraded from the caste to which one has belonged to lose social position or consideration CASTELLAN Castellan n Etym OF castelain F châtelain L castellanus pertaining to a castle an occupant of a caste LL a governor of a castle fr L catellum castle citadel dim of castrum fortifled place See Castle and cf Chatelaine Defn A goveror or warden of a castle CASTELLANY Castellany n pl Castellanies Etym LL castellania Defn The lordship of a castle the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle CASTELLATED Castellated a Etym LL castellatus fr castellare See Castle 1 Inclosed within a building as a fountain or cistern castellated Obs Johnson 2 Furnished with turrets and battlements like a castle built in the style of a castle CASTELLATION Castellation n Etym LL castellation fr castellare fr L castellum See Castle Defn The act of making into a castle CASTER Caster n 1 One who casts as caster of stones etc a caster of cannon a caster of accounts 2 A vial cruet or other small vessel used to contain condiments at the table as a set of casters 3 A stand to hold a set of cruets 4 A small wheel on a swivel on which furniture is supported and moved CASTIGATE Castigate v t imp p p Castigated p pr vb n Castigating Etym L castigatus p p of castigare to correct punish castus pure chaste agere to move drive See Caste and cf Chasten 1 To punish by stripes to chastise by blows to chasten also to chastise verbally to reprove to criticise severely 2 To emend to correct Obs CASTIGATION Castigation n Etym L catigatio 1 Corrective punishment chastisement reproof pungent criticism The keenest castigation of her slanderers W Irving 2 Emendation correction Obs CASTIGATOR Castigator n Etym L Defn One who castigates or corrects CASTIGATORY Castigatory a Etym L castigatorius Defn Punitive in order to amendment corrective CASTIGATORY Castigatory n Defn An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds called also a ducking stool or trebucket Blacktone CASTILE SOAP Castile soap Etym From Castile or Castilia a province in Spain from which it originally came Defn A kind of fine hard white or mottled soap made with olive and soda also a soap made in imitation of the abovedescribed soap CASTILIAN Castilian n Etym Sp castellano from Castila NL Castilia Castella Castile which received its name from the castles erected on the frontiers as a barrier against the Moors 1 An inhabitant or native of Castile in Spain 2 The Spanish language as spoken in Castile CASTILLAN Castillan a Defn Of or pertaining to Castile in Spain CASTING Casting n 1 The act of one who casts or throws as in fishing 2 The act or process of making cast or impressions or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold 3 That which is cast in a mold esp the mass of metal so cast as a casting in iron bronze casting 4 The warping of a board Brande C 5 The act of casting off or that which is cast off as skin feathers excrement etc Casting of draperies the proper distribution of the folds of garments in painting and sculpture Casting line Fishing the leader also sometimes applied to the long reel line Casting net a net which is cast and drawn in distinction from a net that is set and left Casting voice Casting vote the decisive vote of a presiding officer when the votes of the assembly or house are equally divided When there was an equal vote the governor had the casting voice B Trumbull Casting weight a weight that turns a balance when exactly poised CAST IRON Cast iron Defn Highly carbonized iron the direct product of the blast furnace used for making castings and for conversion into wrought iron and steel It can not be welded or forged is brittle and sometimes very hard Besides carbon it contains sulphur phosphorus silica etc CASTIRON Castiron a Defn Made of cast iron Hence Fig like cast iron hardy unyielding CASTLE Castle n Etym AS castel fr L castellum dim of castrum a fortified place castle 1 A fortified residence especially that of a prince or nobleman a fortress The house of every one is to him castle and fortress as well for his defense againts injury and violence as for his repose Coke Our castles strength Will laugh a siege to scorn Shak Note Originally the mediæval castle was a single strong tower or keep with a palisaded inclosure around it and inferior buidings such as stables and the like and surrounded by a moat then such a keep or donjon with courtyards or baileys and accessory buildings of greater elaboration a great hall and a chapel all surrounded by defensive walls and a moat with a drawbridge etc Afterwards the name was retained by large dwellings that had formerly been fortresses or by those which replaced ancient fortresses A Donjon or Keep an irregular building containing the dwelling of the lord and his family B C Large round towers ferming part of the donjon and of the exterior D Square tower separating the two inner courts and forming part of the donjon E Chapel whose apse forms a halfround tower F on the exterior walls G H Round towers on the exterior walls K Postern gate reached from outside by a removable fight of steps or inclined plane for hoisting in stores and leading to a court L see small digagram whose pavement is on a level with the sill of the postern but below the level of the larger court with which it communicates by a separately fortified gateway M Turret containing spiral stairway to all the stories of the great tower B and serving also as a station for signal fire banner etc N Turret with stairway for tower C O Echauguettes P P P Battlemants consisting of merlons and crenels alternately the merlons being pierced by loopholes Q Q Machicolations those at Q defend the postern K R Outwork defending the approach which is a road ascending the hill and passing under all four faces of the castle S S Wall of the outer bailey The road of approach enters the bailey at T and passes thence into the castle by the main entrance gateway which is in the wall between and defended by the towers C H and over two drawbridges and through fortified passages to the inner court 2 Any strong imposing and stately mansion 3 A small tower as on a ship or an elephants back 4 A piece made to represent a castle used in the game of chess a rook Castle in the air a visionary project a baseless scheme an air castle sometimes called a castle in Spain F Château en Espagne Syn Fortress fortification citadel stronghold See Fortress CASTLE Castle v i imp p p Castled p pr vb n Castling Chess Defn To move the castle to the square next to king and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it for the purpose of covering the king CASTLEBUILDER Castlebuilder n Defn Fig one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary schemes Castlebuilding n CASTLED Castled a Defn Having a castle or castles supporting a castle as a castled height or crag 2 Fortified turreted as castled walls CASTLEGUARD Castleguard n 1 The guard or defense of a castle 2 O Eng Law Defn A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it castleward 3 A feudal tenure obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm without limitation of time CASTLERY Castlery n Etym Cf OF castelerie See Castle Defn The government of a castle Blount CASTLET Castlet n Defn A small castle Leland CASTLEWARD Castleward n Defn Same as Castleguard CASTLING Castling n Defn That which is cast or brought forth prematurely an abortion Sir T Browne CASTLING Castling n Chess Defn A compound move of the king and castle See Castle v i CASTOFF Castoff a Defn Cast or laid aside as castoff clothes CASTOR Castor n Etym L castor the beaver Gr 1 Zoöl Defn A genus of rodents including the beaver See Beaver 2 Castoreum See Castoreum 3 A hat esp one made of beaver fur a beaver I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor Sir W Scott 4 A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats CASTOR Castor n Defn See Caster a small wheel CASTOR Castor n Etym L Astron Defn the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini the other being Pollux CASTOR CASTORITE Castor Castorite n Etym The minerals castor and pollux were so named because found together on the island of Elba See Castor and Pollux Min Defn A variety of the mineral called petalite from Elba CASTOR AND POLLUX Castor and Pollux Etym Castor and Pollux were twin sons of Jupiter and Leda Naut Defn See Saint Elmos fire under Saint CASTOR BEAN Castor bean Bot Defn The bean or seed of the castoroil plant Ricinus communis or Palma Christi CASTOREUM Castoreum n Etym L See Castor Defn A peculiar bitter orangebrown substance with strong penetrating odor found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver castor used in medicine as an antispasmodic and by perfumers CASTORIN Castorin n Etym From 1st Castor Chem Defn A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum CASTOR OIL Castor oil Defn A mild cathartic oil expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis or Palma Christi When fresh the oil is inodorus and insipid Castoroil plant Same as Palma Christi CASTRAMETATION Castrametation n Etym F castramétation fr L castra camp metari to measure off fr meta limit Mil Defn The art or act of encamping the making or laying out of a camp CASTRATE Castrate v t imp p p Castrated p pr vb n Castrating Etym L castrarus p p of castrare to castrate asin to Skr çastra knife 1 To deprive of the testicles to emasculate to geld to alter 2 To cut or take out esp to remove anything erroneous or objectionable from as the obscene parts of a writing to expurgate My correspondent has sent me the following letter which I have castrated in some places Spectator CASTRATION Castration n Etym L castratio cf F castration Defn The act of castrating CASTRATO Castrato n Etym L properly p p of castrare See Castrate Defn A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing an artificial or male soprano Swift CASTREL Castrel n Etym Cf F crécerelle cristel OF crecel cercele Cf Kestrel Zoöl Defn See Kestrel CASTRENSIAL Castrensial a Etym L castrensis fr castra camp Defn Belonging to a camp Sir T Browne CASTRENSIAN Castrensian a Defn Castrensial R CAST STEEL Cast steel Defn See Cast steel under Steel CASUAL Casual a Etym OE casuel F casuel fr L casualis fr casus fall accident fr cadere to fall See Case 1 Happening or coming to pass without design and without being foreseen or expected accidental fortuitous coming by chance Casual breaks in the general system W Irving 2 Coming without regularity occasional incidental as casual expenses A constant habit rather than a casual gesture Hawthorne Syn Accidental fortutious incidental occasional contingent unforeseen See Accidental CASUAL Casual n Defn One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong a vagrant CASUALISM Casualism n Defn The doctrine that all things exist or are controlled by chance CASUALIST Casualist n Defn One who believes in casualism CASUALLY Casually adv Defn Without design accidentally fortuitously by chance occasionally CASUALNESS Casualness n Defn The quality of being casual CASUALTY Casualty n pl Casualties Etym F casualité LL casualitas 1 That which comes without design or without being foreseen contingency Losses that befall them by mere casualty Sir W Raleigh 2 Any injury of the body from accident hence death or other misfortune occasioned by an accident as an unhappy casualty 3 pl Mil Naval Defn Numerical loss caused by death wounds discharge or desertion Casualty ward A ward in a hospital devoted to the treatment of injuries received by accident Syn Accident contingency fortuity misfortune CASUARINA Casuarina n Etym NL supposed to be named from the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the cassowary of the genus Casuarius Bot Defn A genus of leafles trees or shrubs with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance mostly natives of Australia Some of them are large producing hard and heavy timber of excellent quality called beefwood from its color CASUIST Casuist n Etym L casus fall case cf F casuiste See Casual Defn One who is skilled in or given to casuistry The judment of any casuist or learned divine concerning the state of a mans soul is not sufficient to give him confidence South CASUIST Casuist v i Defn To play the casuist Milton CASUISTIC CASUISTICAL Casuistic Casuistical a Defn Of or pertaining to casuists or casuistry CASUISTRY Casuistry a 1 The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct or determining the lawfulness or unlawfulness of what a man may do by rules and principles drawn from the Scriptures from the laws of society or the church or from equity and natural reason the application of general moral rules to particular cases The consideration of these nice and puzzling question in the science of ethics has given rise in modern times to a particular department of it distinguished by the title of casuistry Stewart Casuistry in the science of cases ie oblique deflections from the general rule De Quincey 2 Sophistical equivocal or false reasoning or teaching in regard to duties obligations and morals CASUS Casus n Etym L Defn An event an occurrence an occasion a combination of circumstances a case an act of God See the Note under Accident Casus belli an event or combination of events which is a cause war or may be alleged as a justification of war Casus fortuitus an accident against which due prudence could not have provided See Act of God under Act Casus omissus a case not provided for by the statute CAT Cat n Etym AS cat akin to D Dan kat Sw kett Icel köttr G katze kater Ir Cat W cath Armor kaz LL catus Bisc catua NGr cot Turk kedi Ar qitt of unknown origin CF Ketten 1 Zoöl Defn An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx The domestic cat is Felis domestica The European wild cat Felis catus is much larger than the domestic cat In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx Lynx rufus See Wild cat and Tiger cat Note The domestic cat includes many varieties named from their place of origin or from some peculiarity as the Angora cat the Maltese cat the Manx cat Note The word cat is also used to designate other animals from some fancied resemblance as civet cat fisher cat catbird catfish shark sea cat 2 Naut a A strong vessel with a narrow stern projecting quarters and deep waist It is employed in the coal and timber trade b A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship Totten 3 A double tripod for holding a plate etc having six feet of which three rest on the ground in whatever position in is placed 4 An old game a The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played See Tipcat c A game of ball called according to the number of batters one old cat two old cat etc 5 A cat o nine tails See below Angora cat blind cat See under Angora Blind Black cat the fisher See under Black Cat and dog like a cat and dog quarrelsome inharmonius I am sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it Coleridge Cat block Naut a heavy ironstrapped block with a large hook part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to the cathead Cat hook Naut a strong hook attached to a cat block Cat nap a very short sleep Colloq Cat o nine tails an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back Cats cradle game played esp by children with a string looped on the fingers so as to resemble small cradle The string is transferred from the fingers of one to those of another at each transfer with a change of form See Cratch Cratch cradle To let the cat out of the bag to tell a secret carelessly or willfully Colloq Bush cat the serval See Serval CAT Cat v t imp p p tted p pr vb n Catting Naut Defn To bring to the cathead as to cat an anchor See Anchor Totten CATA Cata Etym Gr kata Defn The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition used as a prefix to signify down downward under against contrary or opposed to wholly completely as in cataclysm catarrh It sometimes drops the final vowel as in catoptric and is sometimes changed to cath as in cathartic catholic CATABAPTIST Catabaptist n Etym Pref cata aptist See Baptist Eccl Defn One who opposes baptism especially of infants Obs Featley CATABASION Catabasion n Etym NL fr Gr Defn A vault under altar of a Greek church CATABIOTIC Catabiotic a Defn Aee under Force CATACAUSTIC Catacaustic a Etym Pref cata caustic Physics Defn Relating to or having the properties of a caustic curve formed by reflection See Caustic a Nichol CATACAUSTIC Catacaustic n Physics Defn A caustic curve formed by reflection of light Nichol CATACHRESIS Catachresis n Etym L fr Gr Rhel Defn A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another or by which a word is wrested from its true signification as To take arms against a sea of troubles Shak Her voice was but the shadow of a sound Young CATACHRESTIC CATACHRESTICAL Catachrestic Catachrestical a Defn Belonging to or in the manner of a catachresis wrested from its natural sense or form forced farfatched Catachrestically adv A catachrestical and improper way of speaking Jer Taylor CATACLASM Cataclasm n Gr down to break Defn A breaking asunder disruption CATACLYSM Cataclysm n Etym L cataclysmos Gr cataclysme 1 An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water a deluge 2 Geol Defn Any violent catastrophe involving sudden and extensive changes of the earths surface CATACLYSMAL CATACLYSMIC Cataclysmal Cataclysmic a Defn Of or pertaining to a cataclysm CATACLYSMIST Cataclysmist n Defn One who believes that the most important geological phenomena have been produced by cataclysms CATACOMB Catacomb n Etym It catacomba fr L catacumba perh from Gr Defn A cave grotto or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead commonly in the plural Note The terms is supposed to have been applied originally to the tombs under the church of St Sebastain in Rome The most celebrated catacombs are those near Rome on the Appian Way supposed to have been the place or refuge and interment of the early Chrictians those of Egypt extending for a wide distance in the vicinity of Cairo and those of Paris in abandoned stone quarries excavated under a large portion of the city CATACOUSTIC Catacoustic n Etym Pref cata acoustics cf F caraconstique Physics Defn That part of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds or echoes See Acoustics Hutton CATACROTIC Catacrotic a Cata Gr a beating Physiol Defn Designating pertaining to or characterized by that form of pulse tracing or sphygmogram in which the descending portion of the curve is marked by secondary elevations due to two or more expansions of the artery in the same beat Catacrotism n CATADICROTISM Catadicrotism n Cata dicrotism Physiol Defn Quality or state of being catacrotic Catadicrotic a CATADIOPTRIC CATADIOPTRICAL Catadioptric Catadioptrical a Etym Pref cata dioptric cf F catadioptrique Physics Defn Pertaining to produced by or involving both the reflection and refraction of light as a catadioptric light Hutton CATADIOPTRICS Catadioptrics n Defn The science which treats of catadioptric phenomena or of the used of catadioptric instruments CATADROME Catadrome n Etym Gr 1 A race course 2 Mach Defn A machine for raising or lowering heavy weights CATADROMOUS Catadromous a Etym Gr 1 Bot Defn Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one said of a mode of branching in ferns and opposed to anadromous 2 Zoöl Defn Living in fresh water and going to the sea to spawn opposed to anadromous and of the eel CATAFALCO Catafalco n Etym It Defn See Catafalque CATAFALQUE Catafalque n Etym F fr It catafalco scaffold funeral canopy of uncertain origin cf Sp catafalso cadahalso cadalso Pr casafalc OF chafaut Cf Scaffold Defn A temporary structure sometimes used in the funeral solemnities of eminent persons for the public exhibition of the remains or their conveyance to the place of burial CATAGMATIC Catagmatic a Etym Gr catagmatique Med Defn Having the quality of consolidating broken bones CATAIAN Cataian n Defn A native of Cathay or China a foreigner formerly a term of reproach Shak CATALAN Catalan a Defn Of or pertaining to Catalonia n Defn A native or inbabitant of Catalonia also the language of Catalonia Catalan furnace Catalan forge Metal a kind of furnace for producing wrought iron directly from the ore It was formerly much used esp in Catalonia and is still used in some parts of the United States and elsewhere CATALECTIC Catalectic a Etym L catalecticus Gr 1 Pros Defn Wanting a syllable at the end or terminating in an imperfect foot as a catalectic verse 2 Photog Chem Defn Incomplete partial not affecting the whole of a substance Abney CATALEPSY CATALEPSIS Catalepsy Catalepsis n Etym NL catalepsis fr Gr Med Defn A sudden suspension of sensation and volition the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them while the action of the heart and lungs continues CATALEPTIC Cataleptic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to or resembling catalepsy affected with catalepsy as a cataleptic fit CATALLACTA Catallacta n pl Etym NL fr Gr Catallactics Zoöl Defn A division of Protozoa of which Magosphæra is the type They exist both in a myxopod state with branched pseudopodia and in the form of ciliated bodies united in free spherical colonies CATALLACTICS Catallactics n Etym Gr Defn The science of exchanges a branch of political economy CATALOG Catalog n v Defn Catalogue CATALOGIZE Catalogize v t Defn To insert in a catalogue to register to catalogue R Coles CATALOGUE Catalogue n Etym F fr catalogus fr Gr Defn A list or enumeration of names or articles arranged methodically often in alphabetical order as a catalogue of the students of a college or of books or of the stars Card catalogue a catalogue as of books having each item entered on a separate card and the cards arranged in cases by subjects or authors or alphabetically Catalogue raisonné Etym F a catalogue of books etc classed according to their subjects Syn List roll index schedule enumeration inventory See List CATALOGUE Catalogue v t imp p p Catalogued p pr vb n Cataloguing Defn To make a list or catalogue to insert in a catalogue CATALOGUER Cataloguer n Defn A maker of catalogues esp one skilled in the making of catalogues CATALPA Catalpa n Etym From the language of the Indians of Carolina where Catesby discovered this tree in the year 1726 Bot Defn A genus of American and East Indian trees of which the best know species are the Catalpa bignonioides a large ornamental North American tree with spotted white flowers and long cylindrical pods and the C speciosa of the Mississipi valley called also Indian bean CATALYSIS Catalysis n pl Catalyse Etym ML fr Gr 1 Dissolution degeneration decay R Sad catalysis and declension of piety Evelyn 2 Chem a A process by which reaction occurs in the presence of certain agents which were formerly believed to exert an influence by mere contact It is now believed that such reactions are attended with the formation of an intermediate compound or compounds so that by alternate composition and decomposition the agent is apparenty left unchanged as the catalysis of making ether from alcohol by means of sulphuric acid or catalysis in the action of soluble ferments as diastase or ptyalin on starch b The catalytic force CATALYTIC Catalytic a Defn Relating to or causing catalysis The catalytic power is ill understood Ure Catalytic force that form of chemical energy formerly supposed to determine catalysis CATALYTIC Catalytic n Chem Defn An agent employed in catalysis as platinum black aluminium chloride etc CATAMARAN Catamaran n Etym The native East Indian name 1 A kind of raft or float consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together and moved by paddles or sail used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America and at lifesaving stations 2 Any vessel with twin hulls whether propelled by sails or by steam esp one of a class of doublehulled pleasure boats remarkable for speed 3 A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat The incendiary rafts prepared by Sir Sidney Smith for destroying the French flotilla at Boulogne 1804 were called catamarans Knight 4 A quarrelsome woman a scold Colloq CATAMENIA Catamenia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn The monthly courses of women menstrual discharges menses CATAMENIAL Catamenial a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to the catamenia or menstrual discharges CATAMITE Catamite n Etym L Catamitus an old form of Ganymedes Ganymede Gr Defn A boy kept for unnatural purposes CATAMOUNT Catamount n Etym Cat mount cf Sp gato mentes mountain cat Zoöl Defn The cougar Applied also in some parts of the United States to the lynx CATANADROMOUS Catanadromous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Ascending and descending fresh streams from and to the sea as the salmon anadromous R CATAPASM Catapasm n Etym Gr Med Defn A compound medicinal powder used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers to absorb perspiration etc Dunglison CATAPELTIC Catapeltic a Defn Of or pertaining to a catapult CATAPETALOUS Catapetalous a Etym Pref cata petalous Bot Defn Having the petals held together by stamens which grow to their bases as in the mallow CATAPHONIC Cataphonic a Defn Of or relating to cataphonics catacoustic CATAPHONICS Cataphonics n Etym Pref cata phonic cf F cataphonique Physics Defn That branch of acoustics which treats of reflested sounds catacoustics CATAPHRACT Cataphract n Etym L cataphractes Gr 1 Mil Antiq Defn Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse also esp the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations 2 A horseman covered with a cataphract Archers and slingers cataphracts and spears Milton 3 Zoöl Defn The armor or plate covering some fishes CATAPHRACTED Cataphracted a Zoöl Defn Covered with a cataphract or armor of plates scales etc or with that which corresponds to this as horny or bony plates hard callous skin etc CATAPHRACTIC Cataphractic a Defn Of pertaining to or resembling a cataphract CATAPHYSICAL Cataphysical a Etym Pref cata physical Defn Unnatural contrary to nature R Some artists have given to Sir Walter Scott a pile of forehead which is unpleassing and cataphysical De Quincey CATAPLASM Cataplasm n Etym L cataplasma Gr Med Defn A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body a poultice Dunglison CATAPLEXY Cataplexy n Gr amazement cf Apoplexy Med Defn A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles Cataplectic a CATAPUCE Catapuce n Etym F Bot Defn Spurge Obs CATAPULT Catapult n Etym L catapulta Gr 1 Mil Antiq Defn An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones arrows spears etc 2 A forked stick with elasti band for throwing small stones etc CATARACT Cataract n Etym L cataracta catarracles a waterfall Gr 1 A great fall of water over a precipice a large waterfall 2 Surg Defn An opacity of the crystalline lens or of its capsule which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight 3 Mach Defn A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines sometimes called dashpot CATARACTOUS Cataractous a Defn Of the nature of a cataract in the eye affected with cataract CATARRH Catarrh n Etym L catarrhus Gr Stream Med Defn An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane in which there are congestion swelling and an altertion in the quantity and quality of mucus secreted as catarrh of the stomach catarrh of the bladder Note In America the term catarrh is applied especially to a chronic inflammation of and hypersecretion fron the membranes of the nose or air passages in England to an acute influenza resulting a cold and attended with cough thirst lassitude and watery eyes also to the cold itself CATARRHAL Catarrhal a Defn Pertaining to produced by or attending catarrh of the nature of catarrh CATARRHINE Catarrhine n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn One of the Catarrhina a division of Quadrumana including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward See Monkey CATARRHOUS Catarrhous a Defn Catarrhal R CATASTALTIC Catastaltic a Etym Gr Med Defn Checking evacutions through astringent or styptic qualities CATASTASIS Catastasis n Etym NL fr Gr 1 Rhet Defn That part of a speech usually the exordium in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed 2 Med Defn The state or condition of anything constitution habit of body CATASTERISM Catasterism n Etym Gr Defn A placing among the stars a catalogue of stars The catasterisms of Eratosthenes Whewell CATASTROPHE Catastrophe n Etym L catastropha Gr 1 An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things a final event usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature hence sudden calamity great misfortune The strange catastrophe of affairs now at London Bp Buret The most horrible and portentous catastrophe that nature ever yet saw Woodward 2 The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece a denouement as a death in a tragedy or a marriage in a comedy 3 Geol Defn A violent and widely extended change in the surface of the earth as an elevation or subsidence of some part of it effected by internal causes Whewell CATASTROPHIC Catastrophic a Defn Of a pertaining to a catastrophe B Powell CATASTROPHISM Catastrophism n Geol Defn The doctrine that the geological changes in the earths crust have been caused by the sudden action of violent physical causes opposed to the doctrine of uniformism CATASTROPHIST Catastrophist n Geol Defn One who holds the theory or catastrophism CATAWBA Catawba n 1 A well known light red variety of American grape 2 A lightcolored sprightly American wine from the Catawba grape CATAWBAS Catawbas n pl Defn sing Catawba Ethnol An appalachian tribe of Indians which originally inhabited the regions near the Catawba river and the head waters of the Santee CATBIRD Catbird n Zoöl Defn An American bird Galeoscoptes Carolinensis allied to the mocking bird and like it capable of imitating the notes of other birds but less perfectly Its note resembles at times the mewing of a cat CATBOAT Catboat n Naut Defn A small sailboat with a single mast placed as far forward as possible carring a sail extended by a graff and long boom See Illustration in Appendix CATCALL Catcall n Defn A sound like the cry of a cat such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play also a small shrill instrument for making such a noise Upon the rising of the curtain I was very much surprised with the great consort of catcalls which was exhibited Addison CATCH Catch v t imp p p Caught or Catched p pr vb n Catching Catched is rarely used Etym OE cacchen OF cachier dialectic form of chacier to hunt F chasser fr assumend LL captiare for L capture V intens of capere to take catch See Capacious and cf Chase Case a box 1 To lay hold on to seize especially with the hand to grasp anything in motion with the effect of holding as to catch a ball 2 To seize after pursuing to arrest as to catch a thief They pursued and caught him Judg i 6 3 To take captive as in a snare or net or on a hook as to catch a bird or fish 4 Hence To insnare to entangle To catch him in his words Mark xii 13 5 To seize with the senses or the mind to apprehend as to catch a melody Fiery thoughts whereof I catch the issue Tennyson 6 To communicate to to fasten upon as the fire caught the adjoining building 7 To engage and attach to please to charm The soothing arts that catch the fair Dryden 8 To get possession of to attain Torment myself to catch the English throne Shak 9 To take or receive esp to take by sympathy contagion infection or exposure as to catch the spirit of an occasion to catch the measles or smallpox to catch cold the house caught fire 10 To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise to find as to catch one in the act of stealing 11 To reach in time to come up with as to catch a train To catch fire to become inflamed or ignited to catch it to get a scolding or beating to suffer punishment Colloq To catch ones eye to interrupt captiously while speaking Colloq You catch me up so very short Dickens To catch up to snatch to take up suddenly CATCH Catch v i 1 To attain possession Obs Have is have however men do catch Shak 2 To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction as a kite catches in a tree a door catches so as not to open 3 To take hold as the bolt does not catch 4 To spread by or as by infecting to communicate Does the sedition catch from man to man Addison To catch at to attempt to seize to be egger to get or use To catch at all opportunities of subverting the state Addison To catch up with to come up with to overtake CATCH Catch n 1 Act of seizing a grasp Sir P Sidney 2 That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened as the catch of a gate 3 The posture of seizing a state of preparation to lay hold of or of watching he opportunity to seize as to lie on the catch Archaic Addison The common and the canon law lie at catch and wait advantages one againt another T Fuller 4 That which is caught or taken profit gain especially the whole quantity caught or taken at one time as a good catch of fish Hector shall have a great catch if he knock out either of your brains Shak 5 Something desirable to be caught esp a husband or wife in matrimony Colloq Marryat 6 pl Defn Passing opportunities seized snatches It has been writ by catches with many intervals Locke 7 A slight remembrance a trace We retain a catch of those pretty stories Glanvill 8 Mus Defn A humorous canon or round so contrived that the singers catch up each others words CATCHABLE Catchable a Defn Capable of being caught R CATCHBASIN Catchbasin n Defn A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer to oatch bulky matters which would not pass readly throught the sewer Knight CATCH CROP Catch crop Defn Any crop grown between the rows of another crop or intermediate between two crops in ordinary rotation in point of time Catch cropping n Radishes are often grown as a catch crop with other vegetables L H Bailey CATCHDRAIN Catchdrain n Defn A dich or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water also a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water CATCHER Catcher n 1 One who or that which catches 2 Baseball Defn The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball CATCHFLY Catchfly n Bot Defn A plant with the joints of the stem and sometimes other parts covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly CATCHING Catching a 1 Infections contagious 2 Captavating alluring CATCHING Catching n Defn The act of seizing or taking hold of Catching bargain Law a bargain made with an heir expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at an inadequate price Bouvier CATCHMEADOW Catchmeadow n Defn meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of hill CATCHMENT Catchment n Defn A surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir CATCHPENNY Catchpenny a Defn Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary as a catchpenny book a catchpenny show n Defn Some worthless catchpenny thing CATCHPOLL Catchpoll n Etym OF chacepol chacipol Defn A bailiffs assistant CATCH TITLE Catch title Defn A short expressive title used for abbreviated book lists etc CATCHUP CATSUP Catchup Catsup n Etym Probably of East Indian origin because it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles Defn A table sauce made from mushrooms tomatoes walnuts etc Written also ketchup CATCHWATER Catchwater n Defn A ditch or drain for catching water See Catchdrain CATCHWEED Catchweed n Bot Defn See Cleavers CATCHWEIGHT Catchweight adv Horseracing Defn Without any additional weight without being handicapped as to ride catchweight CATCHWORD Catchword n 1 Among theatrical performers the last word of the preceding speaker which reminds one that he is to speak next cue 2 Print Defn The first word of any page of a book after the first inserted at the right hand bottom corner of the preceding page for the assistance of the reader It is seldom used in modern printing 3 A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect as the catchword of a political party etc CATCHWORK Catchwork n Defn A work or artificial watercourse for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills a catchdrain CATCHY Catchy a 1 Apt or tending to catch the fancy or attention catching taking as catchy music 2 Tending to catch or insnare entangling usually used fig as a catchy question 3 Consisting of or occuring in disconnected parts or snatches changeable as a catchy wind It the foxs scent is flighty or catchy if variable Encyc of Sport CATE Cate n Defn Food Obs See Cates CATECHETIC CATECHETICAL Catechetic Catechetical a Etym Gr Catechise Defn Relating to or consisting in asking questions and receiving answers according to the ancient manner of teaching Socrates introduced a catechetical method of arguing Addison CATECHETICALLY Catechetically adv Defn In a catechetical manner by question and answer CATECHETICS Catechetics n Defn The science or practice of instructing by questions and answers CATECHIN Catechin n Chem Defn One of the tannic acids extracted from catechu as a white crystaline substance called also catechuic acid and catechuin CATECHISATION Catechisation n Etym LL catechizatio Defn The act of catechising CATECHISE Catechise v t imp p p Catechised p pr vb n Catechising Etym L catechizare Gr 1 To instruct by asking questions receiving answeres and offering explanations and corrections esp in regard to points of religious faith 2 To question or interrogate to examine or try by questions sometimes with a view to reproof by eliciting from a person answers which condemn his own conduct Swift CATECHISER Catechiser n Defn One who catechises CATECHISM Catechism n Etym L catechismus fr Gr See Catechise 1 A form of instruction by means of questions answers 2 A book containing a summary of principles especially of religious doctrine reduced to the form of questions and answers The Jews even till this day have their catechisms Hooker The Larger Catechism The Shorter Catechism See Westminster Assembly under Assembly CATECHISMAL Catechismal a Defn Of or pertaining to a catechism having the form of questions and answers catechical CATECHIST Catechist n Etym L catechista fr Gr Defn One who instructs by question and answer especially in religions matters CATECHISTIC CATECHISTICAL Catechistic Catechistical a Defn Of or pertaining to a catechist or to a catechism Dr H More CATECHIZE Catechize v t Defn See Catechise CATECHU Catechu n Etym See Cashoo Chem Defn A dry brown astringent extract obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu and several other plants growing in India It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid and is used in medicine and in the arts It is also known by the names terra japonica cutch gambier etc Ure Dunglison CATECHUIC Catechuic a Defn Of or pertaining to catechu or its derivatives See catechin CATECHUMEN Catechumen n Etym L catechunenus Gr Catechise Eccl Defn One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity a neophyte in the primitive church one officially recognized as a Christian and admitted to instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in the church CATECHUMENATE Catechumenate n Defn The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during which one is a catechumen CATECHUMENICAL Catechumenical a Defn Of or pertaining to catechumens as catechumenical instructions CATECHUMENIST Catechumenist n Defn A catechumen Bp Morton CATEGOREMATIC Categorematic a Etym Gr Category Logic Defn Capable of being employed by itself as a term said of a word CATEGORICAL Categorical a 1 Of or pertaining to a category 2 Not hypothetical or relative admitting no conditions or exceptions declarative absolute positive express as a categorical proposition or answer The scriptures by a multitude of categorical and intelligible decisions distinguish between the things seen and temporal and those that are unseen and eternal I Taylor CATEGORICALLY Categorically adv Defn Absolutely directly expressly positively as to affirm categorically CATEGORICALNESS Categoricalness n Defn The quality of being categorical positive or absolute A Marvell CATEGORIST Categorist n Defn One who inserts in a category or list one who classifies Emerson CATEGORIZE Categorize v t Defn To insert in a category or list to class to catalogue CATEGORY Category n pl Categories Etym L categoria Gr 1 Logic Defn One of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced and by which they can be arranged in a system an ultimate or undecomposable conception a predicament The categories or predicaments the former a Greek word the latter its literal translation in the Latin language were intended by Aristotle and his followers as an enumeration of all things capable of being named an enumeration by the summa genera ie the most extensive classes into which things could be distributed J S Mill 2 Class also state condition or predicament as we are both in the same category There is in modern literature a whole class of writers standing within the same category De Quincey CATEL Catel n Etym See Chattel Defn Property often used by Chaucer in contrast with rent or income For loss of catel may recovered be But loss of tyme shendeth us quod he Chaucer CATELECTRODE Catelectrode n Etym Pref cata elecrode Physics Defn The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery Faraday CATELECTROTONIC Catelectrotonic a Physics Defn Relating to or characterized by catelectrotonus CATELECTROTONUS Catelectrotonus n Etym NL fr Gr Electro Physics Defn The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode on the passage of a current of electricity through it CATENA Catena n pl Catene Etym L a chain Defn A chain or series of things connected with each other I have in no case sought to construct those catenæ of games which it seems now the fashion of commentators to link together C J Ellicott CATENARY CATENARIAN Catenary Catenarian a Etym L catenarius fr catena a chain See Chain Defn Relating to a chain like a chain as a catenary curve CATENARY Catenary n pl Catenaries Geol Defn The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility hanging freely between two points of suspension not in the same vertical line CATENATE Catenate v t imp p p Catenated p pr vb n Catenating Etym L catenatus p p of catenare fr catena chain See Chain Defn To connect in a series of links or ties to chain E Darwin CATENATION Catenation n Etym L catenatio Defn Connection of links or union of parts as in a chain a regular or connected series See Concatenation Sir T Browne CATENULATE Catenulate a Etym L catenuia dim of catena chain 1 Consisting of little links or chains 2 Zoöl Defn Chainlike said both or color marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain as on shells etc CATER Cater n Etym OE catour purchaser caterer OF acator fr acater F acheter to buy provide fr LL accaptare L ad captare to strive to seize intens of capere to take seize Cf Acater Capacious Defn A provider a purveyor a caterer Obs Chaucer CATER Cater v i imp p p Catered p pr vb n Catering Etym From Cater n 1 To provide food to buy procure or prepare provisions He providently caters for the sparrow Shak 2 By extension To supply what is needed or desired at theatrical or musical entertainments followed by for or to CATER Cater n Etym F quatre four Defn The four of cards or dice CATER Cater v t Defn To cut diagonally Obs Halliwell CATERAN Cateran n Etym Gael ceatharnach Cf Kern Irish foot soldier Defn A Highland robber a kind of irregular soldier Scot Sir W Scott CATERCORNERED Catercornered a Etym Cf Cater to cut diagonally Defn Diagonal Colloq CATERCOUSIN Catercousin n Defn A remote relation See Quatercousin Shak CATERER Caterer n Defn One who caters The little fowls in the air have God for Their provider and caterer Shelton CATERESS Cateress n Defn A woman who caters Milton CATERPILLAR Caterpillar n Etym OE catyrpel corrupted fr OF chatepelouse or cate pelue fr chate F chatte shecat fem of chat L catus L pilosus hairy or F pelu hairy fr L pilus hair See Cat and Pile hair 1 Zoöl Defn The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect sometimes but less commonly the larval state of other insects as the sawflies which are also called false caterpillars The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs prolegs armed with hooks Some are hairy others naked They usually feed on leaves fruit and succulent vegetables being often very destructive Many of them are popularly called worms as the cutworm cankerworm army worm cotton worm silkworm 2 Bot Defn A plant of the genus Scorpiurus with pods resembling caterpillars Caterpillar catcher or Caterpillar eater Zoöl a bird belonging to the family of Shrikes which feeds on caterpillars The name is also given to several other birds Caterpillar hunter Zoöl any species of beetles of the genus Callosoma and other allied genera of the family Carabidæ which feed habitually upon caterpillars CATERWAUL Caterwaul v i imp p p Caterwauled p pr vb n Caterwauling Etym Cat waul wawl to cry as a cat Defn To cry as cats in rutting time to make a harsh offensive noise Coleridge CATERWAUL Caterwaul n Defn A caterwauling CATERWAULING Caterwauling n Defn The cry of cats a harsh disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats Shak CATERY Catery n Etym See Cater n Defn The place where provisions are deposited Obs CATES Cates n pl Etym Cf Acates and see Cater n Defn Provisions food viands especially luxurious food delicacies dainties Shak Cates for which Apicius could not pay Shurchill Choicest cates and the fiagons best spilth R Browning CATEYED Cateyed a Defn Having eyes like a cat hence able to see in the dark CATFALL Catfall n Naut Defn A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead Totten CATFISH Catfish n Zoöl Defn A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes as the yellow cat Amiurus natalis the bind cat Gronias nigrilabrus the mud cat Pilodictic oilwaris the stone cat Noturus flavus the sea cat Arius felis etc This name is also sometimes applied to the wolf fish See Bullhead CATGUT Catgut n Etym Cat gut 1 A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals esp of sheep used for strings of musical instruments etc 2 A sort of linen or canvas with wide interstices CATHARINE WHEEL Catharine wheel Defn See catherine wheel CATHARIST Catharist n Etym LL catharista fr Gr Defn One aiming at or pretending to a greater purity of like than others about him applied to persons of various sects See Albigenses CATHARPIN Catharpin n Defn See Catharping CATHARPING Catharping n Naut Defn One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards CATHARSIS Catharsis n Etym NL fr Gr Cathartic Med Defn A natural or artificial purgation of any passage as of the mouth bowels etc CATHARTIC CATHARICAL Cathartic Catharical a Etym Gr chaste 1 Med Defn Cleansing the bowels promoting evacuations by stool purgative 2 Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna as cathartic acid CATHARTIC Cathartic n Etym Gr Med Defn A medicine that promotes alvine discharges a purge a purgative of moderate activity Note The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives which simply increase the tendency to alvine evacuation and less powerful and irritaint that the drastic purges which cause profuse repeated and watery evacuations Cathartically adv Catharticalness n CATHARTIN cathartin n Chem Defn The bitter purgative principle of senna It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid called also cathartic acid and cathartina CATHAY Cathay n Defn China an old name for the Celestial Empire said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for North China Khitai the country of the Khitans Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay Tennyson CATHEAD Cathead n Naut Defn A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel to which the anchor is hoisted and secured CATHEDRA Cathedra n Etym L fr Gr Chair Defn The official chair or throne of a bishop or of any person in high authority Ex cathedra Etym L from the chair in the exercise of ones office with authority The Vatican Council declares that the Pope is infallible when he speaks ex cathedra Addis Arnolds Cath Dict CATHEDRAL Cathedral n Etym LL cathedralis sc ecclesia cf F cathédrale See Cathedra Defn The principal church in a diocese so called because in it the bishop has his official chair Cathedra or throne CATHEDRAL Cathedral a Etym LL cathedralis cf F cathédral 1 Pertaining to the head church of a diocese as a cathedral church cathedral service 2 Emanating from the chair of office as of a pope or bishop official authoritative Now what solemnity can be more required for the pope to make a cathedral determination of an article Jer Taylor 3 Resembling the aisles of a cathedral as cathedral walks Pope CATHEDRALIC Cathedralic a Defn Cathedral R CATHEDRATED Cathedrated a Etym From Cathedra Defn Relating to the chair or office of a teacher Obs CATHERETIC Catheretic n Etym Gr Med Defn A mild kind caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences Dunglison CATHERINE WHEEL Catherine wheel Etym So called from St Catherine of Alexandria who is represented with a wheel in allusion to her martyrdom 1 GeothArth Defn Same as Rose window and Wheel window Called also Catherine wheel window 2 Pyrotechny Defn A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name Written also Catharine wheel CATHETER Catheter n Etym L fr Gr Med Defn The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals esp applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine Eustachian catheter See under Eustachian Prostatic catheter one adapted for passing an enlarged prostate CATHETERISM CATHETERIZATION Catheterism Catheterization n Med Defn The operation of introducing a catheter CATHETERIZE Catheterize v t imp p p Catheterized p pr vb n Catheterizing Med Defn To operate on with a catheter Dunglison CATHETOMETER Cathetometer n Etym From Gr meter Defn An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height esp of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other fluid or of the same column at different times It consists of a telescopic leveling apparatus d which slides up or down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated bb The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight the objects or surfaces and the differences in vertical height are thus shown on the graduated standard Written also kathetometer CATHETUS Cathetus n pl catheti Etym L fr Gr Catheter Geom Defn One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another as the catheti of a rightangled triangle that is the two sides that include the right angle Barlow CATHODE Cathode n Etym Gr Physics Defn The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes or the surface at which the electric current passes out of the electrolyte the negative pole opposed to anode Faraday Cathode ray Phys a kind of ray generated at the cathode in a vacuum tube by the electrical discharge CATHODIC Cathodic a Physiol Defn A term applied to the centrifugal or efferent course of the nervous infuence Marshall Hall CATHODOGRAPH CATHODEGRAPH Cathodograph n Also Cathodegraph Cathode graph Physics Defn A picture produced by the Röntgen rays a radiograph CATHOLE Cathole n Naut Defn One of two small holes astern above the gunroom ports through which hawsers may be passed CATHOLIC Catholic a Etym L catholicus Gr solid cf F catholique 1 Universal or general as the catholic faith Men of other countries came to bear their part in so great and catholic a war Southey Note This epithet which is applicable to the whole Christian church or its faith is claimed by Roman Catholics to belong especially to their church and in popular usage is so limited 2 Not narrowminded partial or bigoted liberal as catholic tastes 3 Of or pertaining to or affecting the Roman Catholics as the Catholic emancipation act Catholic epistles the espistles of the apostles which are addressed to all the faithful and not to a particular church being those of James Peter Jude and John CATHOLIC Catholic n 1 A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church 2 An adherent of the Roman Catholic church a Roman Catholic Old Catholic the name assumed in 1870 by members of the Roman Catholic church who denied the ecumenical character of the Vatican Council and Rejected its decrees esp that concerning the infallibility of the pope as contrary to the ancient Catholic faith CATHOLICAL Catholical a Defn Catholic Obs CATHOLICISM Catholicism n Etym Cf F catholicisme 1 The state or quality of being catholic or universal catholicity Jer Taylor 2 Liberality of sentiment breadth of view 3 The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church or adherence thereto 4 The doctrines or faith of the Roman Catholic church or adherence thereto CATHOLICITY Catholicity n 1 The state or quality of being catholic universality 2 Liberality of sentiments catholicism 3 Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church the doctrine so held orthodoxy 4 Adherence to the doctrines of the church of Rome or the doctrines themselves CATHOLICIZE Catholicize v t i Defn To make or to become catholic or Roman Catholic CATHOLICLY Catholicly adv Defn In a catholic manner generally universally Sir L Cary CATHOLICNESS Catholicness n Defn The quality of being catholic universality catholicity CATHOLICON Catholicon n Etym Gr Catholic Med Defn A remedy for all diseases a panacea CATHOLICOS Catholicos n Etym NL See Catholic Eccl Defn The spiritual head of the Armenian church who resides at Etchmiadzin Russia and has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over and consecrates the holy oil for the Armenians of Russia Turkey and Persia including the Patriarchs of Constantinople Jerusalem and Sis Note The Patriarch of Constantinople is the civil head of the Armenians in Turkey CATILINARIAN Catilinarian a Etym L Catilinarius Defn Pertaining to Catiline the Roman conspirator resembling Catilines conspiracy CATION Cation n Etym Gr p pr of Chem Defn An electropositive substance which in electrodecomposition is evolved at the cathode opposed to anion Faraday CATKIN Catkin n Etym Cat kin Bot Defn An ament a species of inflorescence consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides as in the willow and poplar and as to the staminate flowers in the chestnut oak hickory etc so called from its resemblance to a cats tail See Illust of Ament CATLIKE Catlike a Defn Like a cat stealthily noiselessly CATLING Catling n Etym Cat ing 1 A little cat a kitten Cat nor catling Drummond 2 Catgut a catgut string R Shak 3 Surg Defn A doubleedged sharppointed dismembering knife Spelt also catlin Crobb CATLINITE Catlinite n Etym From George Catlin an American traveler Defn A red clay from the Upper Missouri region used by the Indians for their pipes CATNIP CATMINT Catnip Catmint n Bot Defn A wellknow plant of the genus Nepeta N Cataria somewhat like mint having a string scent and sometimes used in medicine It is so called because cats have a peculiar fondness for it CATOCATHARTIC Catocathartic n Etym Gr Cathartic Med Defn A remedy that purges by alvine discharges CATONIAN Catonian a Etym L Catonionus Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the stern old Roman Cato the Censor severe inflexible CAT O NINE TAILS Cat o nine tails Defn See under Cat CATOPRON Catopron n Obs Defn See Catopter CATOPTER CATOPTRON Catopter Catoptron n Etym Gr Defn A reflecting optical glass or instrument a mirror Obs CATOPTRIC CATOPTRICAL Catoptric Catoptrical a Etym Gr Catopter Defn Of or pertaining to catoptrics produced by reflection Catoptric light a light in which the rays are concentrated by reflectors into a beam visible at a distance CATOPTRICS Catoptrics n Etym Cf F catoptrique See Catropric Physics Defn That part of optics which explants the properties and phenomena of reflected light and particularly that which is reflected from mirrors or polished bodies formerly caled anacamptics CATOPTROMANCY Catoptromancy n Etym Gr mancy See Catopter Antiq Defn A species of divination which was perforned by letting down a mirror into water for a sick person to look at his face in it If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly it was an ill omen if fresh and healthy it was favorable CATPIPE Catpipe n Defn See Catcall CATRIGGED Catrigged a Defn Rigged like a catboat CATSALT Catsalt n Defn A sort of salt finely granulated formed out of the bittern or leach brine CATSEYE Catseye n Min Defn A variety of quartz or chalcedony exhibiting opalescent reflections from within like the eye of a cat The mane is given to other gems affording like effects esp the chrysoberyl CATSFOOT Catsfoot n Bot Defn A plant Nepeta Glechoma of the same genus with catnip ground ivy CATSILVER Catsilver n Defn Mica Archaic CATSKILL PERIOD Catskill period Geol Defn The closing subdivision of the Devonian age in America The rocks of this period are well developed in the Catskill mountains and extend south and west under the Carboniferous formation See the Diagram under Geology CATSO Catso n pl Catsos Etym It cazzo Defn A base fellow a rogue a cheat Obs B Jonson CATSPAW Catspaw n 1 Naut a A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm or the ripples made by such a puff of air b A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope into which a tackle may be hooked 2 A dupe a tool one who or that which is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes Note In this sense the term refers to the fable of the monkey using the cats paw to draw the roasting chestnuts out of the fire CATSTAIL Catstail n Defn See Timothy Cattail Cirrus CATSTICK Catstick n Defn A stick or club employed in the game of ball called cat or tipcat Massinger CATSTITCH Catstitch v t Needlework Defn To fold and sew down the edge of with a coarse zigzag stitch CATSUP Catsup n Defn Same as Catchup and Ketchup CATTAIL Cattail n Bot Defn A tall rush or flag Typha latifolia growing in marshes with long glat leaves and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the stem The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs making mats etc See Catkin Note The lesser cattail is Typha angustifolia CATTISH Cattish a Defn Catlike feline Drummond CATTLE Cattle n pl Etym OE calet chatel goods property OF catel chatel LL captale capitale goods property esp cattle fr L capitals relating to the head chief because in early ages beasts constituted the chief part of a mans property See Capital and cf Chattel Defn Quadrupeds of the Bovine family sometimes also including all domestic quadrupeds as sheep goats horses mules asses and swine Belted cattle Black cattle See under Belted Black Cattle guard a trench under a railroad track and alongside a crossing as of a public highway It is intended to prevent cattle from getting upon the track cattle louse Zoöl any species of louse infecting cattle There are several species The Hæmatatopinus eurysternus and H vituli are common species which suck blood Trichodectes scalaris eats the hair Cattle plague the rinderpest called also Russian cattle plague Cattle range or Cattle run an open space through which cattle may run or range U S Bartlett Cattle show an exhibition of domestic animals with prizes for the encouragement of stock breeding usually accompanied with the exhibition of other agricultural and domestic products and of implements CATTY Catty n Etym Malay kati See Caddy Defn An East Indian Weight of 113 pounds CAUCASIAN Caucasian a 1 Of or pertaining to the Caucasus a mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas 2 Of or pertaining to the white races of mankind of whom the people about Mount Caucasus were formerly taken as the type CAUCASIAN Caucasian n 1 A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus esp a Circassian or Georgian 2 A member of any of the white races of mankind CAUCUS Caucus n Etym Etymology uncertain Mr J H Trumbull finds the origin of caucus in the N A Indian word cawcawwassough or caú cau asu one who urges or pushes on a promoter See citation for an early use of the word caucus Defn A meeting especially a preliminary meeting of persons belonging to a party to nominate candidates for public office or to select delegates to a nominating convention or to confer regarding measures of party policy a political primary meeting This day learned that the caucus club meets at certain times in the garret of Tom Dawes the adjutant of the Boston regiment John Adamss Diary Feb 1763 CAUCUS Caucus v i imp p p Caucused p pr vb n Caucusing Defn To hold or meet in a caucus or caucuses CAUDAD Caudad adv Etym L cauda tail ad to Zoöl Defn Backwards toward the tail or posterior part CAUDA GALLI Cauda galli Etym L tail of a cock Paleon Defn A plumeshaped fossil supposed to be a seaweed characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks as the cauda galli grit Gauda galli epoch Geol an epoch at the begining of the Devonian age in eastern America so named from the characteristic gritty sandstone marked with impressions of cauda galli See the Diagram under Geology CAUDAL Caudal a Etym L Cauda tail Cf Coward Defn Of the nature of or pertaining to a tail having a taillike appendage The male widowbird remarkable for his caudal plumes Darwin Caudal fin Zoöl the terminal fin or tail of a fish CAUDATA Caudata n pl Etym NL fr L cauda tail Zoöl Defn See Urodela CAUDATE CAUDATED Caudate Caudated a Etym L cauda tail Defn Having a taill having a termination like a tail CAUDEX Caudex n pl L Caudices E Caudexes Etym L Bot Defn The sterm of a tree esp a sterm without a branch as of a palm or a tree fern also the pernnial rootstock of an herbaceous plant CAUDICLE CAUDICULA Caudicle Caudicula n Etym Dim of L cauda tail appendage Bot Defn A slender elastic process to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached CAUDLE Caudle n Etym OF caudel F chaudeau dim of LL calidum a sweet drink fr L caidus warm See Caldron Defn A kind of warm drink for sick persons being a mixture of wine with eggs bread sugar and spices CAUDLE Caudle v t imp p p Caudled p pr vb n Caudling 1 To make into caudle 2 Too serve as a caudle to to refresh R Shak CAUF Cauf n Etym Perh akin to Celtic caff cav cau L cavus hollow or to L caphinus Gr Defn A chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water Philips CAUFLE Caufle n Defn A gung of slaves Same as Coffle CAUGHT Caught imp p p Defn f Catch CAUK CAUKER Cauk n Cauker n Defn See Cawk Calker CAUL Caul n Etym OE calle kelle prob fr F cale cf Ir calla a veil 1 A covering of network for the head worn by women also a net Spenser 2 Anat Defn The fold of membrane loaded with fat which covers more or less of the intestines in mammals the great omentum See Omentum The caul serves for warming of the lower belly Ray 3 A part of the amnion one of the membranes enveloping the fetus which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth It is deemed lucky to be with a caul or membrane over the face This caul is esteemed an infallible preservative against drowning According to Chysostom the midwives frequently sold it for magic uses Grose I was born with a caul which was advertised for sale in the newspapers at the low price of fifteen guineas Dickens CAULESCENT Caulescent a Etym L caulis stalk stem cf F caulescent Bot Defn Having a leafy stem CAULICLE Caulicle n Bot Defn A short caulis or stem esp the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of seed otherwise called a radicle CAULICULUS Cauliculus n pl Cauliculi Etym L caulculus little stalk dim of caulis Arch Defn In the Corinthian capital one of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to suport the volutes See Illust of Corinthian order under Corinthian CAULIFLOWER Cauliflower n Etym F choufleur modified by E Cole L caulis and by E flower F chou cabbage is fr L caulis stalk cabbage and fleur flower is fr L flos flower See Cole and Flower 1 Bot Defn An annual variety of Brassica oleracea or cabbage of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable 2 The edible head or curd of a caulifower plant CAULIFORM Cauliform a Etym L caulis form Bot Defn Having the form of a caulis CAULINE Cauline a Bot Defn Growing immediately on a caulis of or pertaining to a caulis CAULIS Caulis n L pl Caules Etym L a stem Bot Defn An herbaceous or woody stem which bears leaves and may bear flowers CAULK Caulk v t n Defn See Calk CAULOCARPOUS Caulocarpous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having stems which bear flowers and fruit year after year as most trees and shrubs CAULOME Caulome n Gr kalos stem ome as in rhizome Bot Defn A stem structure or stem axis of a plant viewed as a whole Caulomic a CAUMA Cauma n Etym L fr Gr Med Defn Great heat as of the body in fever CAUPONIZE Cauponize v i Etym L cauponari fr caupo huckster innkeeper Defn To sell wine or victuals Obs Warburfon CAUSABLE Causable a Defn Capable of being caused CAUSAL Causal a Etym L causalis See Cause Defn Relating to a cause or causes inplying or containing a cause or causes expressing a cause causative Causal propositions are where two propositions are joined by causal words Watts CAUSAL Causal n Defn A causal word or form of speech AngloSaxon drencan to drench causal of AngloSaxon drincan to drink Skeat CAUSALITY Causality n pl Causalities 1 The agency of a cause the action or power of a cause in producing its effect The causality of the divine mind Whewell 2 Phren Defn The faculty of tracing effects to their causes G Combe CAUSALLY Causally adv Defn According to the order or series of causes by tracing effects to causes CAUSALLY Causally n Mining Defn The lighter earthy parts of ore carried off washing CAUSATION Causation n Defn The act of causing also the act or agency by which an effect is produced The kind of causation by which vision is produced Whewell Law of universal causation the theoretical or asserted law that every event or phenomenon results from or is the sequel of some previous event or phenomenon which being present the other is certain to take place CAUSATIONIST Causationist n Defn One who believes in the law of universal causation CAUSATIVE Causative a Etym L causativus pertaining to a lawsuit causa but in the English sense from E cause 1 Effective as a cause or agent causing Causative in nature of a number of effects Bacon 2 Expressing a cause or reason causal as the ablative is a causative case CAUSATIVE Causative n Defn A word which expresses or suggests a cause CAUSATIVELY Causatively adv Defn In a causative manner CAUSATOR Causator n Etym See Cause Defn One who causes R Sir T Browne CAUSE Cause n Etym F cause fr L causa Cf Cause v Kickshaw 1 That which produces or effects a result that from which anything proceeds and without which it would not exist Cause is substance exerting its power into act to make one thing begin to be Locke 2 That which is the occasion of an action or state ground reason motive as cause for rejoicing 3 Sake interest advantage Obs I did it not for his cause 2 Cor vii 12 4 Law Defn A suit or action in court any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim or what he regards as his right case ground of action 5 Any subject of discussion or debate matter question affair in general What counsel give you in this weighty cause Shak 6 The side of a question which is espoused advocated and upheld by a person or party a principle which is advocated that which a person or party seeks to attain God befriend us as our cause is just Shak The part they take against me is from zeal to the cause Burke Efficient cause the agent or force that produces a change or redult Final cause the end design or object for which anything is done Formal cause the elements of a conception which make the conception or the thing conceived to be what it is or the idea viewed as a formative principle and coöperating with the matter Material cause that of which anything is made Proximate cause See under Proximate To make common cause with to join with in purposes and aims Macaulay Syn Origin source mainspring motive reason incitement inducement purpose object suit action CAUSE Cause v t imp p p Caused p pr v n Causing Etym F causer fr cause fr L causa See Cause n and cf Acouse Defn To effect as an agent to produce to be the occasion of to bring about to bring into existence to make usually followed by an infinitive sometimes by that with a finite verb I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days Gen vii 4 Cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans Col iv 16 Syn To create produce beget effect occasion originate induce bring about CAUSE Cause v i Defn To assign or show cause to give a reason to make excuse Obs Spenser CAUSE Cause conj Defn Abbreviation of Because B Jonson CAUSEFUL Causeful n Defn Having a cause Obs CAUSELESS Causeless a Defn 1 Selforiginating uncreated 2 Without just or sufficient reason groundless My fears are causeless and ungrounded Denham CAUSELESS Causeless adv Defn Without cause or reason CAUSELESSNESS Causelessness n Defn The state of being causeless CAUSER Causer n Defn One who or that which causes CAUSERIE Causerie n F fr causer to chat Defn Informal talk or discussion as about literary matters light conversation chat CAUSEUSE Causeuse n Etym F fr causer to talk Defn A kind of sofa for two person A têteatête CAUSEWAY CAUSEY Causeway Causey n Etym OE cauci cauchie OF cauchie F chaussée from LL via calciata fr calciare to make a road either fr L calx lime hence to pave with limestone cf E chalk or from L calceus shoe from calx heel hence to shoe pave or wear by treading Defn A way or road rasid above the natural level of the ground serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground But that broad causeway will direct your way Dryden The other way Satan went down The causey to Hellgate Milton CAUSEWAYED CAUSEYED Causewayed Causeyed a Defn Having a raised way causeway or causey paved Sir W Scott C Bronté CAUSIDICAL Causidical a Etym L causidicakis causa a cause in law dicare to say Defn Pertaining to an advocate or to the maintenance and defense of suits CAUSTIC CAUSTICAL Caustic Caustical a Etym L caustucs Ge Calm Ink 1 Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action burning corrosive searing 2 Severe satirical sharp as a caustic remark Caustic curve Optics a curve to which the ray of light reflected or refracted by another curve are tangents the reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point being in one plane Caustic lime See under Lime Caustic potash Caustic soda Chem the solid hydroxides potash KOH and soda NaOH or solutions of the same Caustic silver nitrate of silver lunar caustic Caustic surface Optics a surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection and diacaustic when formed by refraction Syn Stinging cutting pungent searching CAUSTIC Caustic n Etym L causticum sc medicamentum See Caustic a 1 Any substance or means which applied to animal or other organic tissue burns corrodes or destroys it by chemical action an escharotic 2 Optics Defn A caustic curve or caustic surface CAUSTICALLY Caustically adv Defn In a caustic manner CAUSTICILY Causticily n 1 The quality of being caustic corrosiveness as the causticity of potash 2 Severity of language sarcasm as the causticity of a reply or remark CAUSTICNESS Causticness n Defn The quality of being caustic causticity CAUTEL Cautel n Etym F cautèle L cautela fr cavere to be on ones guard to take care 1 Caution prudence wariness Obs Fulke 2 Craft deceit falseness Obs Shak CAUTELOUS Cautelous a Etym F cauteleux LL cautelosus See Cautel 1 Caution prudent wary Obs Cautelous though young Drayton 2 Crafty deceitful false Obs Shak Cautelously adv Cautelousness n Obs CAUTER Cauter n Etym F cautère L cauterium fr Gr Caustic Cautery Defn A hot iron for searing or cauterizing Minsheu CAUTERANT Cauterant n Defn A cauterizing substance CAUTERISM Cauterism n Defn The use or application of a caustic cautery Ferrand CAUTERIZATION Cauterization n Etym Cf F cautèrisation Med Defn The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic also the effect of such application CAUTERIZE Cauterize v t imp p p Cauterized p pr vb n Cauterizing Etym L cauterizare Gr cautérised See cauter 1 To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic Dunglison 2 To sear as the conscience Jer Taylor CAUTERY Cautery n pl Cauteries Etym L cauterium Gr Cauter 1 Med Defn A burning or searing as of morbid flesh with a hot iron or by application of a caustic that will burn corrode or destroy animal tissue 2 The iron of other agent in cauterizing Actual cautery a substance or agent as a hot iron which cauterizes or sears by actual heat or the burning so effected Potential cautery a substance which cauterizes by chemical action as lunar caustic also the cauterizing produced by such substance CAUTION Caution n Etym F caution a security L cautio fr cavere For scavere to be on ones guard to take care orig to be on the watch see akin to E show 1 A careful attention to the probable effects of an act in order that failure or harm may be avoided prudence in regard to danger provident care wariness 2 Security guaranty bail R The Parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient caution that the war should be prosecuted Clarendon 3 Precept or warning against evil of any kind exhortation to wariness advice injunction In way of caution I must tell you Shak Caution money money deposited by way of security or guaranty as by a student at an English university Syn Care forethought forecast heed prudence watchfulness vigilance circumspection anxiety providence counsel advice warning admonition CAUTION Caution v t imp p p Cautioned p pr vb n Cautioning Defn To give notice of danger to to warn to exhort one to take heed You cautioned me against their charms Swift CAUTIONARY Cautionary a 1 Conveying a caution or warning to avoid danger as cautionary signals 2 Given as a pledge or as security He hated Barnevelt for his getting the cautionary towns out of his hands Bp Burnet 3 Wary cautious Obs Bacon CAUTIONARY BLOCK Cautionary block Railroads Defn A block in which two or more trains are permitted to travel under restrictions imposed by a caution card or the like CAUTIONER Cautioner n 1 One who cautions or advises 2 Scots Law Defn A surety or sponsor CAUTIONRY Cautionry n Scots Law Defn Suretyship CAUTIOUS Cautious a Etym Cf L cautus fr caver See Caution Defn Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune prudent circumspect wary watchful as a cautious general Cautious feeling for anothers pain Byron Be swift to hear but cautious of your tongue Watts Syn Wary watchful vigilant prudent circumspect discreet heedful thoughtful scrupulous anxious careful Cautious Wary Circumspect A man is cautious who realizes the constant possibility of danger one may be wary and yet bold and active a man who is circumspect habitually examines things on every side in order to weigh and deliberate It is necessary to be cautious at all times to be wary in cases of extraordinary danger to be circumspect in matters of peculiar delicacy and difficulty CAUTIOUSLY Cautiously adv Defn In a cautious manner CAUTIOUSNESS Cautiousness n Defn The quality of being cautious CAVALCADE Cavalcade n Etym F cavalcade fr It cavalcata fr cavalcare to go on horseback fr LL caballicare fr L caballus an inferior horse Gr Cavalier Cavalry Defn A procession of persons on horseback a formal pompous march of horsemen by way of parade He brought back warworn cavalcade to the city Prescott CAVALERO CAVALIERO Cavalero Cavaliero n Etym Sp caballero See Cavalier Defn A cavalier a gallant a libertine Shak CAVALIER Cavalier n Etym F cavalier It cavaliere LL caballarius fr L caballus See Cavalcade and cf Cavallier Caballine 1 A military man serving on horseback a knight 2 A gay sprightly military man hence a gallant 3 One of the court party in the time of king Charles L as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament Clarendon 4 Fort Defn A work of more that ordinary heigh rising from the level ground of a bastion etc and overlooking surrounding parts CAVALIER Cavalier a Defn Gay easy offhand frank The plodding persevering scupulous accuracy of the one and the easy cavalier verbal fluency of the other from a complete contrast Hazlitt 2 Highspirited Obs The people are naturally not valiant and not much cavalier Suckling 3 Supercilious haughty disdainful curt brusque 4 Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I An old Cavalier family Beaconsfleld CAVALIERISH Cavalierish a Defn Somewhat like a cavalier CAVALIERISM Cavalierism n Defn The practice or principles of cavaliers Sir W Scott CAVALIERLY Cavalierly adv Defn In a supercilious disdainful or haughty manner arroganty Junius CAVALIERNESS Cavalierness n Defn A disdanful manner CAVALLY Cavally n Etym Cf Pg cavalla a kind of fish Sp caballa prob fr Pg cavallo horse Sp caballa Zoöl Defn A carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast Caranx hippos called also horse crevallé Note See Illust under Carangoid CAVALRY Cavalry n Etym F cavalerie fr It cavalleria See Cavalier and cf chivalry Mil Defn That part of military force which serves on horseback Note Heavy cavalry and light cavalry are so distinguished by the character of their armament and by the size of the men and horses CAVALRYMAN Cavalryman n pl Cavalrymen Defn One of a body of cavalry CAVATINA Cavatina n Etym It Mus Defn Originally a melody of simpler form than the aria a song without a second part and a da capo a term now variously and vaguely used CAVE Cave n Etym F cave L cavus hollow whence cavea cavity Cf Cage 1 A hollow place in the earth either natural or artificial a subterraneous cavity a cavern a den 2 Any hollow place or part a cavity Obs The cave of the ear Bacon Cave bear Zoöl a very large fossil bear Ursus spelæus similar to the grizzly bear but large common in European caves Cave dweller a savage of prehistoric times whose dwelling place was a cave Tylor Cave hyena Zoöl a fossil hyena found abundanty in British caves now usually regarded as a large variety of the living African spotted hyena Cave lion Zoöl a fossil lion found in the caves of Europe believed to be a large variety of the African lion Bone cave See under Bone CAVE Cave v t imp p p Caved p pr vb n Caving Etym Cf F caver See Cave n Defn To make hollow to scoop out Obs The mouldred earth cavd the banke Spenser CAVE Cave v i 1 To dwell in a cave Obs Shak 2 Etym See To cave in below Defn To fall in or down as the sand bank caved Hence Slang to retreat from a position to give way to yield in a disputed matter To cave in Etym Flem inkalven a To fall in and leave a hollow as earth on the side of a well or pit b To submit to yield Slang H Kingsley CAVEAT Caveat n Etym L caved let him beware pres subj of cavere to be on ones guard to beware 1 Law Defn A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard in opposition as a caveat entered in a probate court to stop the proving of a will or the taking out of letters of administration etc Bouvier 2 U S Patent Laws Defn A description of some invention designed to be patented lodged in the patent office before the patent right is applied for and operating as a bar to the issue of letters patent to any other person respecting the same invention Note A caveat is operative for one year only but may be renewed 3 Intimation of caution warning protest We think it right to enter our caveat against a conclusion Jeffrey Caveat emptor Etym L Law let the purchaser beware i e let him examine the article he is buying and act on his own judgment CAVEATING Caveating n Fencing Defn Shifting the sword from one side of an adversarys sword to the other CAVEATOR Caveator n Defn One who enters a caveat CAVENDISH Cavendish n Defn Leaf tobacco softened sweetened and pressed into plugs or cakes Cut cavendish the plugs cut into long shreds for smoking CAVERN Cavern n Etym L caverna fr cavus hollow cf F caverne Defn A large deep hollow place in the earth a large cave CAVERNED Caverned a 1 Containing caverns The wolves yelled on the caverned hill Byron 2 Living in a cavern Caverned hermit Pope CAVERNOUS Cavernous a Etym L cavernosus cf F caverneux 1 Full of caverns resembling a cavern or large cavity hollow 2 Filled with small cavities or cells 3 Having a sound caused by a cavity Cavernous body a body of erectile tissue with large interspaces which may be distended with blood as in the penis or clitoris Cavernous respiration a peculiar respiratory sound andible on auscultation when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs CAVERNULOUS Cavernulous aEtym L cavernula dim of caverna cavern Defn Full of little cavities as cavernulous metal Black CAVESSON CAVEZON Cavesson Cavezon n Etym F caveçon augm fr LL capitium a head covering hood fr L caput head Cf Caberzon Man Defn A kind of noseband used in breaking and training horses Written also caveson causson White CAVETTO Cavetto n Etym It cavetto fr cavo hollow L cavus Arch Defn A concave molding used chiefly in classical architecture See Illust of Calumn CAVIARE CAVIAR Caviare Caviar n Etym F caviar fr It caviale fr Turk Haviber Defn The roes of the sturgeon prepared and salted used as a relish esp in Russia Note Caviare was considered a delicacy by some in Shakespeares time but was not relished by most Hence Hamlet says of a certain play T was caviare to the general i e above the taste of the common people CAVICORN Cavicorn a Etym L cavus hollow cornu horn Zoöl Defn Having hollow horns CAVICORNIA Cavicornia n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn A group of ruminants whose horns are hollow and planted on a bony process of the front as the ox CAVIL Cavil v i imp p p Caviled or Cavilled p pr vb n Caviling or Cavilling Etym L cavillari to practice jesting to censure fr cavilla bantering jests sophistry cf OF caviller Defn To raise captious and frivolous objections to find fault without good reason You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of this contract Shak CAVIL Cavil v t Defn To cavil at Obs Milton CAVIL Cavil n Defn A captious or frivolous objection All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief Shak CAVIL CAVILER CAVILLER Cavil or Caviler n Defn One who cavils Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures Boyle CAVILING Caviling a Defn Disposed to cavil finding fault without good reason See Captious His depreciatory and caviling criticism Lewis CAVILINGLY Cavilingly adb Defn In a caviling manner CAVILLATION Cavillation nEtym F cavillation L cavillatio Defn Frivolous or sophistical objection Obs Hooker CAVILOUS CAVILLOUS Cavilous or Cavillous a Etym L cavillosus Defn Characterized by caviling or disposed to cavil quibbing R Cavilously adv R Cavilousness n R CAVIN Cavin n Etym F See Cave Mil Defn A hollow way adapted to cover troops and facilitate their aproach to a place Farrow CAVITARY Cavitary a Zoöl Defn Containing a body cavity as the cavitary or nematoid worms CAVITY Cavity n pl Cavities Etym L cavus hollow cf F cavité 1 Hollowness Obs The cavity or hollowness of the place Goodwin 2 A hollow place a hollow as the abdominal cavity An instrument with a small cavity like a small spoon Arbuthot Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs which are designated cavities or vomicæ Quain Body cavity the coelum See under Body CAVORELIEVO Cavorelievo n Defn Cavorilievo CAVORILIEVO Cavorilievo n Etym It Sculp Defn Hollow relief sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around CAVORT Cavort v i imp p p Cavorted p pr vb n Cavorting Defn To prance ostentatiously said of a horse or his rider Local slang U S CAVY Cavy n pl Cavies Etym NL cavia fr Brazilian cabiai cf F cabiai Zoöl Defn A rodent of the genera cavia and Dolichotis as the guinea pig Cavia cabaya Cavies are natives of South America Water cavy Zoöl The capybara CAW Caw v i imp p p Cawed p pr vb n Cawing Etym Imitative 22 Cf Chough Defn To cry like a crow rook or raven Rising and cawing at the guns report Shak CAW Caw n Defn The cry made by the crow rook or raven CAWK Cawk n Etym Prov E cauk limestone A doublet of chalk Min Defn An opaque compact variety of barite or heavy spar Also written cauk CAWKER Cawker n Defn See Calker CAWKY Cawky a Defn Of or pertaining to cawk like cawk CAXON Caxon n Defn A kind of wig Obs Lamb CAXTON Caxton n Bibliog Defn Any book printed by William Caxton the first English printer Hansard CAY Cay n Defn See Key a ledge CAYENNE Cayenne n Etym From Cayenne a town and island in French Guiana South America Defn Cayenne pepper Cayenne pepper a Bot A species of capsicum C frutescens with small and intensely pungent fruit b A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum esp C annuum and C Frutescens Called also red pepper It is used chiefly as a condiment CAYMAN Cayman n Etym From the language of Guiana cf Sp caiman Zoöl Defn The south America alligator See Alligator Sometimes written caiman CAYO Cayo n pl yos Sp Defn A small island or ledge of rock in the water a key Sp Am CAYUGAS Cayugas n pl Defn sing Cayuga Ethnol A tribe of Indians formerly inbabiting western NewYork forming part of the confederacy called the Five Nations CAYUSE Cayuse n Defn An Indian pony Northw U S CAZIQUE CAZIC Cazique Cazic n Etym Sp Cacique fr the language of Hayti Defn A chief or petty king among some tribes of Indians in America CC IRA Ça ira F ça ira ça ira les aristocrates à la lanterne it shall go on it shall go on hangthe arictocrats to the lantern lamppost Defn The refrain of a famous song of the French Revolution CEASE Cease v i imp p p Ceased p pr vb n Ceasing Etym OE cessen cesen F cesser fr L cessare v intemsive fr cedere to withdraw See Cede and cf Cessation 1 To come to an end to stop to leave off or give over to desist as the noise ceased To cease from strife Prov xx 3 2 To be wanting to fail to pass away The poor shall never cease out of the land Deut xv 11 Syn To intermit desist stop abstain quit discontinue refrain leave off pause end CEASE Cease v t Defn To put a stop to to bring to an end But he her fears to cease Sent down the meekeyed peace Milton Cease then this impious rage Milton CEASE Cease n Defn Extinction Obs Shak CEASELESS Ceaseless a Defn Without pause or end incessant CEASELESS Ceaseless adv Defn Without intermission or end CECIDOMYIA Cecidomyia n Etym Nl fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of small dipterous files including several very injurious species as the Hessian fly See Hessian fly CECITY Cecity n Etym L caecitas fr caecus blind cf F cécité Defn Blindness R Sir T Browne CECUTIENCY Cecutiency n Etym L caecutire to be blind fr caecus blind Defn Partial blindness or a tendency to blindness R Sir T Browne CEDAR Cedar n Etym AS ceder fr L cedrus Gr Bot Defn The name of several evergreen trees The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor Note The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani the white cedar Cupressus thyoides is now called Chamoecyparis sphæroidea American red cedar is the Juniperus Virginiana Spanish cedar the West Indian Cedrela odorata Many other trees with odoriferous wood are locally called cedar Cedar bird Zoöl a species of chatterer Ampelis cedrarum so named from its frequenting cedar trees called also cherry bird Canada robin and American waxwing CEDAR Cedar a Defn Of or pertaining to cedar CEDARED Cedared a Defn Covered or furnished with cedars CEDARN Cedarn a Defn Of or pertaining to the cedar or its wood R CEDE Cede v t imp p p Ceded p pr vb n Ceding Etym L cedere to withdraw yield akin to cadere to fall and to E chance cf F céder Defn To yield or surrender to give up to resign as to cede a fortress a province or country to another nation by treaty The people must cede to the government some of their natural rights Jay CEDILLA Cedilla n Etym Sp cedilla cf F cédille dim of zeta the Gr name of the letter z because this letter was formerly written after the c to give it the sound of s Defn A mark placed under the letter c thus ç to show that it is to be sounded like s as in façade CEDRAT Cedrat n Etym Cf F cédrat See Cedar Bot Defn Properly the citron a variety of Citrus medica with large fruits not acid and having a high perfume CEDRENE Cedrene n Chem Defn A rich aromatic oil C15H24 extracted from oil of red cedar and regarded as a polymeric terpene also any one of a class of similar substances as the essential oils of cloves cubebs juniper etc of which cedrene proper is the type Written also cedren CEDRINE Cedrine a Etym L cedrinus Gr Cedar Defn Of or pertaining to cedar or the cedar tree CEDRIRET Cedriret n Defn Same as Coerulignone CEDRY Cedry a Defn Of the nature of cedar R CEDULE Cedule n Etym F cédule fr L shedula See Shedule Defn A scroll a writing a schedule Obs CEDUOUS Ceduous a Etym L caeduus fr caedere to cut down Defn Fit to be felled Obs Eyelyn CEIL Ceil v t imp p p Ceiled p pr vb n Ceiling Etym From an older noun fr F ciel heaven canopy fr L carlum heaven vault arch covering cf Gr 1 To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of to furnish with a ceiling as to ceil a room The greater house he ceiled with fir tree 2 Chron iii 5 2 To line or finish a surface as of a wall with plaster stucco thin boards or the like CEILING Ceiling n Etym See Cell v t 1 Arch a The inside lining of a room overhead the under side of the floor above the upper surface opposite to the floor b The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface with plaster thin boards etc also the work when done 2 Naut Defn The inner planking of a vessel Camp ceiling See under Camp Ceiling boards Thin narrow boards used to ceil with CEINT Ceint n Etym See Cincture Defn A girdle Obs CEINTURE Ceinture n F Defn A cincture girdle or belt chiefly used in English as a dressmaking term CELADON Celadon n Etym F Defn A pale seagreen color also porcelain or fine pottery of this tint CELANDINE CALANDINE Celandine Calandine n Etym OE celidoine OF celidoine F chélidoine fr L chelidonia sc herba fr chelidonius pertaining to the swallow Gr hirundo a swallow Bot Defn A perennial herbaceous plant Chelidonium majus of the poppy family with yellow flowers It is used as a medicine in jandice etc and its acrid saffroncolored juice is used to cure warts and the itch called also greater celandine and swallowwort Lasser celandine the pilewort Ranunculus Ficaria CELATURE Celature n Etym L caelatura fr caelare to engrave in relief 1 The act or art of engraving or embossing 2 That which is engraved Obs Hakewill CELEBRANT Celebrant n Etym L celebrans p pr of celebrare See Celebrate Defn One who performs a public religious rite applied particularly to an officiating priest in the Roman Catholic Church as distinguished from his assistants CELEBRATE Celebrate v t imp p p Celebrated p pr vb n Celebrating Etym L celebratus p p of celebrare to frequent to celebrate fr celeber famous 1 To extol or honor in a solemn manner as to celebrate the name of the Most High 2 To honor by solemn rites by ceremonies of joy and respect or by refraining from ordinary business to observe duly to keep as to celebrate a birthday Fron even unto shall ye celebrate your Sabbath Lev xxiii 32 3 To perforn or participate in as a sacrament or solemn rite to solemnize to perform with appropriate rites as to celebrate a marriage Syn To commemorate distinguish honor To Celebrate Commemorate We commemorate events which we desire to keep in remembrance when we recall them by some special observace as to commemorate the death of our Savior We celebrate by demonstrations of joy or solemnity or by appropriate ceremonies as to celebrate the birthday of our Independence We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its manner as happy in its consequences Atterbury Earth water air and fire with feeling glee Exult to celebrate thy festival Thomson CELEBRATED Celebrated a Defn Having celebrity distinguished renowned Celebrated for the politeness of his manners Macaulay Syn Distinguished famous noted famed renowned illustrious See Distinguished CELEBRATION Celebration n Etym L celebratio Defn The act process or time of celebrating His memory deserving a particular celebration Clarendok Celebration of Mass is equivalent to offering Mass Cath Dict To hasten the celebration of their marriage Sir P Sidney CELEBRATOR Celebrator n Etym L Defn One who celebrates a praiser Boyle CELEBRIOUS Celebrious a Defn Famous Obs Speed CELEBRITY Celebrity n pl Celebriries Etym L celebritas cf F célébrité 1 Celebration solemnization Obs The celebrity of the marriage Bacon 2 The state or condition of being celebrated fame renown as the celebrity of Washington An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy Whewell 3 A person of distinction or renown usually in the plural as he is one of the celebrities of the place CELERIAC Celeriac n Bot Defn Turniprooted celery a from of celery with a large globular root which is used for food CELERITY Celerity n Etym L celeritas from celer swiftm speedy sf F célérité Defn Rapidity of motion quickness swiftness Time with all its celerity moves slowly to him whose whole employment is to watch its flight Johnson CELERY Celery n Etym F céleri cf Prov It seleno seler fr Gr celery Cf Parsley Bot Defn A plant of the Parsley family Apium graveolens of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad CELESTIAL Celestial a Etym OF celestial celestied fr L caelestic fr caelum heaved See Cell 1 Belonging to the aërial regions or visible heavens The twelve celestial signs Shak 2 Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven heavenly divine Celestial spirits Celestial light Milton Celestial city heaven the heavenly Jerusalem Bunyan Celestial empire China so called from the Chinese words tien chan Heavenly Dynasty as being the kingdom ruled over by the dynasty appoined by heaven S W Williams CELESTIAL Celestial n 1 An inhabitant of heaven Pope 2 A native of China CELESTIALIZE Celestialize v t Defn To make celestial R CELESTIALLY Celestially adv Defn In a celestial manner CELESTIFY Celestify v t Etym L caelestis heavenly fly Defn To make like heaven Obs Sir T Browne CELESTINE CELESTITE Celestine Celestite n Etym LL caelestinus bine Min Defn Native strontium sulphate a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color It occurs crystallized also in compact massive and fibrous forms CELESTINE CELESTINIAN Celestine Celestinian n Eccl Hist Defn A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded by Celestine V in the 13th centry CELIAC Celiac a Anat Defn See Coellac CELIBACY Celibacy n Etym See Celibate n Defn The state of being unmarried single life esp that of a bachelor or of one bound by vows not to marry The celibacy of the clergy Hallom CELIBATE Celibate n Etym L aelibatus fr caelebs unmarried single 1 Celibate state celibacy Obs He preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marrige Jer Taylor 2 One who is unmarried esp a bachelor or one bound by vows not to marry CELIBATE Celibate a Defn Unmarried single as a celibate state CELIBATIST Celibatist n Defn One who lives unmarried R CELIDOGRAPHY Celidography n Etym Gr graphy cf F célidographie Defn A description of apparent spots on the disk of the sun or on planets CELL Cell n Etym OF celle fr L cella akin to celare to hide and E hell helm conceal Cf Hall 1 A very small and close apartment as in a prison or in a monastery or convent the hut of a hermit The heroic confessor in his cell Macaulay 2 A small religious house attached to a monastery or convent Cells or dependent priories Milman 3 Any small cavity or hollow place 4 Arch a The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof b Same as Cella 5 Elec Defn A jar of vessel or a division of a compound vessel for holding the exciting fluid of a battery 6 Biol Defn One of the minute elementary structures of which the greater part of the various tissues and organs of animals and plants are composed Note All cells have their origin in the primary cell from which the organism was developed In the lowest animal and vegetable forms one single cell constitutes the complete individual such being called unicelluter orgamisms A typical cell is composed of a semifluid mass of protoplasm more or less granular generally containing in its center a nucleus which in turn frequently contains one or more nucleoli the whole being surrounded by a thin membrane the cell wall In some cells as in those of blood in the amoeba and in embryonic cells both vegetable and animal there is no restricting cell wall while in some of the unicelluliar organisms the nucleus is wholly wanting See Illust of Bipolar Air cell See Air cell Cell development called also cell genesis cell formation and cytogenesis the multiplication of cells by a process of reproduction under the following common forms segmentation or fission gemmation or budding karyokinesis and endogenous multiplication See Segmentation Gemmation etc Cell theory Biol See Cellular theory under Cellular CELL Cell v t imp p p Celled Defn To place or inclosed in a cell Celled under ground R Warner CELLA Cella n Etym L Arch Defn The part inclosed within the walls of an ancient temple as distinguished from the open porticoes CELLAR Cellar n Etym OE celer OF celier F celier fr L cellarium a receptacle for food pantry fr cella storeroom See Cell Defn A room or rooms under a building and usually below the surface of the ground where provisions and other stores are kept CELLARAGE Cellarage n 1 The space or storerooms of a cellar a cellar Sir W Scott You hear this fellow in the cellarage Shak 2 Chare for storage in a cellar CELLARER Cellarer n Etym LL cellararius equiv to L cellarius steward cf F cellérier See Cellar Eccl Defn A steward or butler of a monastery or chapter one who has charge of procuring and keeping the provisions CELLARET Cellaret n Etym Dim of cellar Defn A receptacle as in a dining room for a few bottles of wine or liquor made in the form of a chest or coffer or a deep drawer in a sideboard and usually lined with metal CELLARIST Cellarist n Defn Same as Cellarer CELLED Celled a Defn Containing a cell or cells CELLEPORE Cellepore n Etym L cella cell porus Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of delicate branching corals made up of minute cells belonging to the Bryozoa CELLIFEROUS Celliferous a Etym Cell ferous Defn Bearing or producing cells CELLO Cello n pl E Cellos It Celli Defn A contraction for Violoncello CELLULAR Cellular a Etym L cellula a little cell cf F cellulaire See Cellule Defn Consisting of or containing cells of or pertaining to a cell or cells Cellular plants Cellular cryptogams Bot those flowerless plants which have no ducts or fiber in their tissue as mosses fungi lichens and algæ Cellular theory or Cell theory Biol a theory according to which the essential element of every tissue either vegetable or animal is a cell the whole series of cells having been formed from the development of the germ cell and by differentiation converted into tissues and organs which both in plants ans animals are to be considered as a mass of minute cells communicating with each other Cellular tissue a Anat See conjunctive tissue under Conjunctive b Bot Tissue composed entirely of parenchyma and having no woody fiber or ducts cellular telephone a portable radio telephone transmitting and receiving the radiotelephonic signals from one of a group of transmitterreceiver stations so arranged that they provide adequate signal contact for such telephones over a certain geographical area The area within which one transmitter may service such portable telephones is called its cell CELLULATED Cellulated a Defn Cellular Caldwell CELLULE Cellule n Etym L cellula a small apartment dim of cella cf F cellule See Cell Defn A small cell CELLULIFEROUS Celluliferous a Etym L cellula ferous Defn Bearing or producing little cells CELLULITIS Cellulitis n Etym NL fr L cellula itis Defn An inflammantion of the cellular or areolar tissue esp of that lying immediately beneath the skin CELLULOID Celluloid n Etym Cellulose oid Defn A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color but variously colored to imitate coral tortoise shell amber malachite etc It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles as combs brushes collars and cuffs originaly called xylonite CELLULOSE Cellulose a Defn Consisting of or containing cells CELLULOSE Cellulose n Chem Defn The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants of ordinary wood linen paper etc It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals as the tunicates It is a carbohydrate C6H10O5n isomeric with starch and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids When pure it is a white amorphous mass See Starch Granulose Lignin Unsized well bleached linen paper is merely pure cellulose Goodale Starch cellulose the delicate framework which remains when the soluble part granulose of starch is removed by saliva or pepsin Goodale CELOTOMY Celotomy n Etym Gr Med Defn The act or operation of cutting to relieve the structure in strangulated hernia Frequently written kelotomy CELSITURE Celsiture n Etym L celstudo from celsus high cf celsitude Defn Height altitude Obs CELSIUS Celsius n Defn The Celsius thermometer or scale so called from Anders Celsius a Swedish astronomer who invented it It is the same as the centigrade thermometer or scale CELT Celt n Etym L Celtae Gr Celtiad one that dwells in a covert an inhabitant of the wood a Celt fr celt covert shelter celu to hide Defn One of an ancient race of people who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe and whose descendants at the present day occupy Ireland Wales the Highlands of Scotland and the northern shores of France Written also Kelt The letter C was pronounced hard in Celtic languages CELT Celt n Etym LL celts a chisel Archæol Defn A weapon or implement of stone or metal found in the tumuli or barrows of the early Celtic nations CELTIBERIAN Celtiberian a Etym L Celtiber Celtibericus Defn Of or pertaining to the ancient Celtiberia a district in Spain lying between the Ebro and the Tagus or its inhabitants the Celtiberi Celts of the river Iberus n Defn An inhabitant of Celtiberia CELTIC Celtic a Etym L Celticus Gr Celt Defn Of or pertaining to the Celts as Celtic people tribes literature tongue Written also Keltic CELTIC Celtic n Defn The language of the Celts Note The remains of the old Celtic language are found in the Gaelic the Erse or Irish the Manx and the Welsh and its cognate dialects Cornish and Bas Breton CELTICISM Celticism n Defn A custom of the Celts or an idiom of their language Warton CELTICIZE Celticize v t Defn To render Celtic to assimilate to the Celts CELTIUM Celtium n NL Chem Defn A supposed new element of the rareearth group accompanying lutecium and scandium in the gadolinite earths Symbol Ct no period CEMBALO Cembalo n Etym It See Cymbal Defn An old mname for the harpsichord CEMENT Cement n Etym OF cement ciment F ciment fr L caementum a rough unhewn stone pieces or chips of marble from which mortar was made contr fr caedimentum fr caedere to cut prob akin to scindere to cleave and to E shed v t 1 Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other as mortar glue etc 2 A kind of calcined limestone or a calcined mixture of clay and lime for making mortar which will harden under water 3 The powder used in cementation See Cementation n 2 4 Bond of union that which unites firmly as persons in friendship or men in society The cement of our love 5 Anat Defn The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth called also cementum Hydraulic cement See under Hydraulic CEMENT Cement v t imp p p Cemented p pr vb n Cementing Etym Cf F cimenter See Cement n 1 To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement Bp Burnet 2 To unite firmly or closely Shak 3 To overlay or coat with cement as to cement a cellar bottom CEMENT Cement v i Defn To become cemented or firmly united to cohere S Sharp CEMENTAL Cemental a Defn Of or pertaining to cement as of a tooth as cemental tubes R Owen CEMENTATION Cementation n 1 The act or process of cementing 2 Chem Defn A process which consists in surrounding a solid body with the powder of other substances and heating the whole to a degree not sufficient to cause fusion the physical properties of the body being changed by chemical combination with powder thus iron becomes steel by cementation with charcoal and green glass becomes porcelain by cementation with sand CEMENTATORY Cementatory a Defn Having the quality of cementating or uniting firmly CEMENTER Cementer n Defn A person or thing that cements CEMENTITIOUS Cementitious a Etym L caementitius pertaining to quarry stones See Cement n Defn Of the nature of cement R Forsyth CEMENT STEEL Cement steel Defn Steel produced by cementation blister steel CEMETERIAL Cemeterial a Defn Of or pertaining to a cemetery Cemeterial cells R Sir T Browne CEMETERY Cemetery n pl Cemeteries Etym L cemeterium Gr Defn A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead a graveyard a churchyard a necropolis CENANTHY Cenanthy n Etym Gr Bot Defn The absence or suppression of the essential organs stamens and pistil in a flower CENATION Cenation n Etym L cenatio Defn Mealtaking dining or supping Obs Sir T Browne CENATORY Cenatory a Etym L cenatorius fr cenare to dine sup fr cena coena dinner supper Defn Of or pertaining to dinner or supper R The Romans washed were anointed and wore a cenatory garment Sir T Browne CENOBITE Cenobite n Etym L coenobita fr Gr cénobite Defn One of a religious order dwelling in a convent or a community in opposition to an anchoret or hermit who lives in solitude Gibbon CENOBITIC CENOBITICAL Cenobitic Cenobitical a Etym Cf F cénobitique Defn Of or pertaining to a cenobite CENOBITISM Cenobitism n Defn The state of being a cenobite the belief or practice of a cenobite Milman CENOGAMY Cenogamy n Etym Gr Defn The state of a communty which permits promiseuous sexual intercourse among its members as in certain societies practicing communism CENOTAPH Cenotaph n Etym Gr cénotaphe Defn An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere Dryden A cenotaph in Westminster Abbey Macaulay CENOTAPHY Cenotaphy n Defn A cenotaph R Lord Cobham honored him with a cenotaphy Macaulay CENOZOIC Cenozoic a Etym Gr Geol Defn Belonging to the most recent division of geological time including the tertiary or Age of mammals and the Quaternary or Age of man Written also cænozoic cainozoic kainozoic See Geology Note This word is used by many authors as synonymous with Tertiary the Quaternary Age not being included CENSE Cense n Etym OF cense F cens L census See Census 1 A census also a public rate or tax Obs Howell Bacon 2 Condition rank Obs B Jonson CENSE Cense v t imp p p Censed p pr vb n Censing Etym Abbrev from incense Defn To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices The Salii sing and cense his altars round Dryden CENSE Cense v i Defn To burn or scatter incense CENSER Censer n Etym For incenser fr OF encensier F encensoir fr LL incensarium incensorium fr L incensum incense See Incense and cf Incensory Defn A vessel for perfumes esp one in which incense is burned Note The ecclesiastical censer is usually cupshaped has a cover pierced with holes and is hung by chains The censer bearer swings it to quicken the combustion Her thoughts are like the fume of frankincense Which from a golden censer forth doth rise Spenser CENSOR Censor n Etym L censor fr censere to value tax 1 Antiq Defn One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct 2 One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious an official in some European countries 3 One given to faultfinding a censurer Nor can the most circumspect attention or steady rectitude escape blame from censors who have no inclination to approve Rambler 4 A critic a reviewer Received with caution by the censors of the press W Irving CENSORIAL Censorial a 1 Belonging to a censor or to the correction of public morals Junius 2 Full of censure censorious The censorial declamation of Juvenal T Warton CENSORIAN Censorian a Defn Censorial R Bacon CENSORIOUS Censorious a Etym L censorius pertaining to the censor See Censor 1 Addicted to censure apt to blame or condemn severe in making remarks on others or on their writings or manners A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious of his neighbors Watts 2 Implying or expressing censure as censorious remarks Syn Faultfinding carping caviling captious severe condemnatory hypercritical Censoriously adv Censoriousness n CENSORSHIP Censorship n Defn The office or power of a censor as to stand for a censorship Holland The press was not indeed at that moment under a general censorship Macaulay CENSUAL Censual a Etym L censualis fr census Defn Relating to or containing a census He caused the whole realm to be described in a censual roll Sir R Baker CENSURABLE Censurable a Defn Deserving of censure blamable culpable reprehensible as a censurable person or censurable conduct Censurableness n Censurably adv CENSURE Censure n Etym L censura fr censere cf F censure Cf Censor 1 Judgment either favorable or unfavorable opinion Obs Take each mans censure but reserve thy judgment Shak 2 The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong reprehension blame Both the censure and the praise were merited Macaulay 3 Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand condemnatory judgment Excommunication or other censure of the church Bp Burnet Syn Blame reproof condemnation reprobation disapproval disapprobation reprehension animadversion reprimand reflection dispraise abuse CENSURE Censure v i imp p p Censured p pr vb n Censuring Etym Cf F ensurer 1 To form or express a judgment in regard to to estimate to judge Obs Should I say more you might well censure me a flatterer Beau Fl 2 To find fault with and condemn as wrong to blame to express disapprobation of I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty Shak 3 To condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence Shak Syn To blame reprove rebuke condemn reprehend reprimand CENSURE Censure v i Defn To judge Obs Shak CENSURER Censurer n Defn One who censures Sha CENSUS Census n Etym L census fr censere See Censor 1 Bot Antiq Defn A numbering of the people and valuation of their estate for the purpose of imposing taxes etc usually made once in five years 2 An official registration of the number of the people the value of their estates and other general statistics of a country Note A general census of the United States was first taken in 1790 and one has been taken at the end of every ten years since CENT Cent n Etym F cent hundred L centum See Hundred 1 A hundred as ten per cent the proportion of ten parts in a hundred 2 A United States coin the hundredth part of a dollar formerly made of copper now of copper tin and zinc 3 An old game at cards supposed to be like piquet so called because 100 points won the game Nares CENTAGE Centage n Defn Rate by the hundred percentage CENTAL Cental n Etym L centum a hundred Defn A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois called in many parts of the United States a Hundredweight CENTAL Cental n Defn Relating to a hundred Cental system the method of buying and selling by the cental or hundredweight CENTARE Centare n Etym F centiare centi L centum are Defn A measure of area the hundredth part of an are one square meter or about 1 CENTAUR Centaur n Etym L centaurus Gr 1 Class Myth Defn A fabulous being represented as half man and half horse 2 Astron Defn A constellation in the southern heavens between Hydra and the Southern Cross CENTAUREA Centaurea n Etym NL See Centaury Bot Defn A large genus of composite plants related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle Centaurea Cyanus and the star thistle C Calcitrapa CENTAUROMACHY Centauromachy n Gr centaur battle Ancient Art Defn A fight in which centaurs take part a common theme for relief sculpture as in the Parthenon metopes CENTAURY Centaury n Etym L centaureum and centauria Gr Bot Defn A gentianaceous plant not fully identified The name is usually given to the Erytheræa Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia and even to the unrelated Centaurea CENTENARIAN Centenarian a Defn Of or relating to a hundred years n Defn A person a hundred years old CENTENARY Centenary a Etym L centenarius fr centum a hundred 1 Relating to or consisting of a hundred 2 Occurring once in every hundred years centennial Centenary solemnities Fuller CENTENARY Centenary n pl Centenaries 1 The aggregate of a hundred single things specifically a century Every centenary of years Hakewill 2 A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred a hudred years before CENTENNIAL Centennial a Etym L centum a hundred annus year 1 Relating to or associated with the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before as a centennial ode 2 Happening once in a hundred years as centennial jubilee a centennial celebration 3 Lasting or aged a hundred years Thet opened through long lines Of sacred ilex and centennial pines Longfellow CENTENNIAL Centennial n Defn The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event a centenary U S CENTENNIALLY Centennially adv Defn Once in a hundred years CENTENNIAL STATE Centennial State Defn Colorado a nickname alluding to the fact that it was admitted to the Union in the centennial year 1876 CENTER Center n Etym F centre fr L centrum fr round which a circle is described fr 1 A point equally distant from the extremities of a line figure or body or from all parts of the circumference of a circle the middle point or place 2 The middle or central portion of anything 3 A principal or important point of concentration the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend an object of attention action or force as a center of attaction 4 The earth Obs Shak 5 Those members of a legislative assembly as in France who support the existing government They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber opposite the presiding officer between the conservatives or monarchists who sit on the right of the speaker and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left See Right and Left 6 Arch Defn A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position util the work becomes selfsupporting 7 Mech a One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe etc upon which the work is held and about which it revolves b A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work to receive the point of a center on which the work can turn as in a lathe Note In a lathe the live center is in the spindle of the head stock the dead center is on the tail stock Planer centers are stocks carrying centers when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis Center of an army the body or troops ossupying the place in the line between the wings Center of a curve or surface Geom a A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point b The fixed point of reference in polar coördinates See Coördinates Center of curvature of a curve Geom the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever See Circle Center of a fleet the division or column between the van and rear or between the weather division and the lee Center of gravity Mech that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced or which being supported the whole body will remain at rest though acted upon by gravity Center of gyration Mech that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated theoretically without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardaton Center of inertia Mech the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies Center of motion the point which remains at rest while all the other parts of a body move round it Center of oscillation the point at which if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body Center of percussion that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis Center of pressure Hydros that point in a surface pressed by a fluid at which if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid CENTER CENTRE Center Centre v i imp p p Centered or Centred p pr vb n Centering or Centring 1 To be placed in a center to be central 2 To be collected to a point to be concentrated to rest on or gather about as a center Where there is no visible truth wherein to center error is as wide as mens fancies Dr H More Our hopes must center in ourselves alone Dryden CENTER CENTRE Center Centre v t 1 To place or fix in the center or on a central point Milton 2 To collect to a point to concentrate Thy joys are centered all in me alome Prior 3 Mech Defn To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center CENTERBIT CENTREBIT Centerbit Centrebit n Defn An instrument turning on a center for boring holes See Bit n 3 CENTERBOARD CENTREBOARD Centerboard Centreboard n Naut Defn A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a watertight case amidships when in shallow water or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States CENTERFIRE CARTRIDGE Centerfire cartridge Defn See under Cartridge CENTERING Centering n Arch Defn Same as Center n 6 Written also centring CENTERPIECE CENTREPIECE Centerpiece Centrepiece n Defn An ornament to be placed in the center as of a table ceiling atc a central article or figure CENTESIMAL Centesimal a Etym L centesimus the hundredth fr centum a hundred cf F centésimal Defn Hundredth n Defn A hundredth part The neglect of a few centesimals Arbuthnot CENTESIMATION Centesimation n Etym L centesimore to take out or select every hudredth fr centesimus hundredth Mil Defn The infliction of the death penalty upon one person in every hundred as in cases of mutiny CENTESIMO Centesimo n pl mi Etym It Sp Defn A copper coin of Italy and Spain equivalent to a centime CENTESM Centesm n Etym L centesima Defn Hundredth CENTIARE Centiare n Etym F See Centare Defn See centare CENTICIPITOUS Centicipitous a Etym L centiceps cipitis centum a hunder caput head Defn Hundredheaded CENTIFIDOUS Centifidous a Etym L centifidus centum findere to split Defn Divided into a hundred parts CENTIFOLIOUS Centifolious a Etym L centifolius centum folium leaf Defn Having a hundred leaves CENTIGRADE Centigrade a Etym L centum a hundred gradus degree cf F centigrade Defn Consisting of a hundred degrees graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts Spesifically of or pertaining the centigrade thermometer as 10° centigrade or 10° C Centigrade thermometer a thermometer having the zero or 0 at the point indicating the freezing state of water and the distance between that and the point indicating the boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees It is called also the Celsius thermometer from Anders Celsius the originator of this scale CENTIGRAM CENTIGRAMME Centigram Centigramme n Etym F centigramme centi L centum gramme See Gram Defn The hundredth part of a gram a weight equal to 15432 of a grain See Gram CENTILITER CENTILITRE Centiliter Centilitre n Etym F centilitre centi L centum litre See Liter Defn The hundredth part of a liter a measure of volume or capacity equal to a little more than six tenths 06102 of a cubic inch or one third 0338 of a fluid ounce CENTILOQUY Centiloquy n Etym L centum hundred logui to speak Defn A work divided into a hundred parts R Burton CENTIME Centime n Etym F fr L centesimus See Centesimal F Coinage Defn The hundredth part of a franc a small French copper coin and money of account CENTIMETER CENTIMETRE Centimeter Centimetre n Etym F centimètre centi L centum mètre See Meter Defn The hundredth part of a meter a measure of length equal to rather more than thirtynine hundredths 03937 of an inch See Meter CENTINEL Centinel n Defn Sentinel Obs Sackville CENTINODY Centinody n Etym L centum a hundred nodus knot cf F centinode Bot Defn A weed with a sterm of many joints Illecebrum verticillatum also the Polygonum aviculare or knotgrass CENTIPED Centiped n Etym L centipeda centum a hundred pes pedis foot cf F centipède Zoöl Defn A species of the Myriapoda esp the large flattened venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda found in tropical climates they are manyjointed and have a great number of feet Written also centipede CENTISTERE Centistere n Etym F centistère centi l centum stère Defn The hundredth part of a stere equal to 353 cubic feet CENTNER Centner n Etym Cf G centner a hundredweight fr L centenarius of a hundred fr centum a hundred 1 Metal Assaying Defn A weight divisible first into a hundred parts and then into smaller parts Note The metallurgists use a weight divided into a hundred equal parts each one pound the whole they call a centner the pound is divided into thirtytwo parts or half ounces the half ounce into two quarters and each of these into two drams But the assayers use different weights With them a centner is one dram to which the other parts are proportioned 2 The commercial hundredweight in several of the continental countries varying in different places from 100 to about 112 pounds CENTO Cento n pl Centos Etym L cento a garment of several pieces sewed together patchwork a poem made up of various verses of another poem Defn A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order CENTONISM Centonism n Defn The composition of a cento the act or practice of composing a cento or centos CENTRAL Central a Etym L centralis fr centrum cf F central See Center Defn Relating to the center situated in or near the center or middle containing the center of or pertaining to the parts near the center equidistant or equally accessible from certain points Central force Math a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center Center sun Astron a name given to a hypothetical body about which Mädler supposed the solar system together with all the stars in the Milky Way to be revolving A point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body CENTRAL CENTRALE Central Centrale n Etym NL centrale fr L centralis Anat Defn The central or one of the central bones of the carpus or or tarsus In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular CENTRALISM Centralism n 1 The state or condition of being central the combination of several parts into one whole centralization 2 The system by which power is centralized as in a government CENTRALITY Centrality n pl Centralities Defn The state of being central tendency towards a center Meantime there is a great centrality a centripetence equal to the centrifugence R W Emerson CENTRALIZATION Centralization n Etym Cf F centralisation Defn The act or process of centralizing or the state of being centralized the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole as the centralization of power in the general government the centralization of commerce in a city CENTRALIZE Centralize v t imp p p Centralized p pr vb n Centralizing Etym Cf F centraliser Defn To draw or bring to a center point to gather into or about a center to bring into one system or under one control To centralize the power of government Bancroft CENTRALLY Centrally adv Defn In a central manner or situation CENTRE Centre n v Defn See Center CENTRIC CENTRICAL Centric Centrical a Defn Placed in the center or middle central At York or some other centrical place Sir W Scott Centrically adv Centricalness n CENTRICITY Centricity n Defn The state or quality of being centric centricalness CENTRIFUGAL Centrifugal a Etym L centrum center fugere to flee 1 Tending or causing to recede from the center 2 Bot a Expanding first at the summit and later at the base as a flower cluster b Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit as some embryos Centrifugal force Mech a force whose direction is from a center Note When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity a force must act on the body to keep it in the circle without change of velocity The direction of this force is towards the center of the circle If this force is applied by means of a string to the body the string will be in a state of tension To a person holding the other end of the string this tension will appear to be directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency to move away from the center of the circle which it is describing Hence this latter force is often called centrifugal force The force which really acts on the body being directed towards the center of the circle is called centripetal force and in some popular treatises the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as opposing and balancing each other But they are merely the different aspects of the same stress Clerk Maxwell Centrifugal impression Physiol an impression motor sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles by which motion is produced Centrifugal machine A machine for expelling water or other fluids from moist substances or for separating liquids of different densities by centrifugal action a whirling table Centrifugal pump a machine in which water or other fluid is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this kind CENTRIFUGAL Centrifugal n Defn A centrifugal machine CENTRIFUGAL FILTER Centrifugal filter Defn A filter as for sugar in which a cylinder with a porous or foraminous periphery is rapidly rotated so as to drive off liquid by centrifugal action CENTRIFUGENCE Centrifugence n Defn The property or quality of being centrifugal R W Emerson CENTRING Centring n Defn See Centring CENTRIPETAL Centripetal a Etym L centrum center peter to more toward 1 Tending or causing to approach the center 2 Bot a Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence and proceeding in order towards the summit b Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit as some embryos 3 Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center as the centripetal calcification of a bone R Owen Centripetal force Mech a force whose direction is towards a center as in case of a planet revolving round the sun the center of the system See Centrifugal force under Centrifugal Centripetal impression Physiol an impression sensory transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the body inwards to the central organ CENTRIPETENCE Centripetence n Defn Centripetency CENTRIPETENCY Centripetency n Defn Tendency toward the center CENTRISCOID Centriscoid a Etym NL Centriscus r Gr oid Zoöl Defn Allied to or resembling the genus Centriscus of which the bellows fish is an example CENTROBARIC Centrobaric a Etym Gr Defn Relating to the center of gravity or to the process of finding it Centrobaric method Math a process invented for the purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis depending upon the principle that every figure formed by the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has for measure the product of the line or surface by the length of the path of its center of gravity sometimes called theorem of Pappus also incorrectly Guldinuss properties See Barycentric calculus under Calculus CENTRODE Centrode n Kinematics Defn In two figures having relative motion one of the two curves which are the loci of the instantaneous center CENTROID Centroid n Etym L centrum oid Defn The center of mass inertia or gravity of a body or system of bodies CENTROLECITHAL Centrolecithal a Etym Gr Biol Defn Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum segmentation being either regular or unequal Balfour CENTROLINEAD Centrolinead n Defn An instrument for drawing lines through a point or lines converging to a center CENTROLINEAL Centrolineal a Etym L centrum linea line Defn Converging to a center applied to lines drawn so as to meet in a point or center CENTROSOME Centrosome n Etym Gr Biol Defn A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell division is organized CENTROSPHERE Centrosphere n Gr centre sphere 1 Geol Defn The nucleus or central part of the earth forming most of its mass disting from lithosphere hydrosphere etc 2 Biol The central mass of an aster from which the rays extend and within which the centrosome lies when present the attraction sphere The name has been used both as excluding and including the centrosome and also to designate a modified mass of protoplasm about a centrosome whether aster rays are developed or not CENTROSTALTIC Centrostaltic a Etym Gr Physiol Defn A term applied to the action of nerve force in the spinal center Marshall Hall CENTRUM Centrum n pl E Centrums L Centra Etym L center Anat Defn The body or axis of a vertebra See Vertebra CENTRY Centry n Defn See Sentry Obs Gray CENTUMVIR Centumvir n pl Centumviri Etym L fr centum hundred Vir man Rom Hist Defn One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try civil suits Under the empire the court was increased to 180 and met usually in four sections CENTUMVIRAL Centumviral a Etym L centumvitalis Defn Of or pertaining to the centumviri or to a centumvir CENTUMVIRATE Centumvirate n Etym Cf F centumvirat Defn The office of a centumvir or of the centumviri CENTUPLE Centuple a Etym L centuplex centum plicare to fold cf F centuple Defn Hundredfold CENTUPLE Centuple v t Defn To increase a hundredfold CENTUPLICATE Centuplicate v t imp p p Centuplicated p pr vb n Centuplicating Etym L centuplicare See Centuple a Defn To make a hundredfold to repeat a hundred times R Howell CENTURIAL Centurial a Etym L See Century Defn Of or pertaining to a century as a centurial sermon R CENTURIATE Centuriate a Etym L centuriatus p p of centuriare to divide men into centuries Defn Pertaining to or divided into centuries or hundreds R Holland CENTURIATE Centuriate v t Etym See century Defn To divide into hundreds Obs CENTURIATOR CENTURIST Centuriator Centurist n Etym Cf F centuriateur Defn An historian who distinguishes time by centuries esp one of those who wrote the Magdeburg Centuries See under Century R CENTURION Centurion n Etym L centurio fr centuria cf F centurion See Century Rom Hist Defn A military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army a captain of a century A centurion of the hand called the Italian band Acts x 1 CENTURY Century n pl Centuries Etym L centuria in senses 1 3 fr centum a hundred cf F centurie See Cent 1 A hundred as a century of sonnets an aggregate of a hundred things Archaic And on it said a century of prayers Shak 2 A period of a hundred years as this event took place over two centuries ago Note Century in the reckoning of time although often used in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive years as a century of temperance work usually signifies a division of the Christian era consisting of a period of one hundred years ending with the hundredth year from which it is named as the first century a d 1100 inclusive the seventh century ad 601700 the eighteenth century ad 17011800 With words or phrases connecting it with some other system of chronology it is used of similar division of those eras as the first century of Rome AUC 1100 3 Rom Antiq a A division of the Roman people formed according to their property for the purpose of voting for civil officers b One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army was divided It was Commanded by a centurion Century plant Bot the Agave Americana formerly supposed to flower but once in a century hence the name See Agave The Magdeburg Centuries an ecclesiastical history of the first thirteen centuries arranged in thirteen volumes compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at Magdeburg CEORL Ceorl keôrl or cherl n AS See Churl n O Eng Hist Defn A freeman of the lowest class one not a thane or of the servile classes a churl CEPACEOUS Cepaceous a L cepa caepa onion Defn Of the nature of an onion as in odor alliaceous CEPEVOROUS Cepevorous a Etym L cepa an onion varare to devour Defn Feeding upon onions R Sterling CEPHALAD Cephalad adv Etym Gr ad toward Zoöl Defn Forwards towards the head or anterior extremity of the body opposed to caudad CEPHALALGIA CEPHALALGY Cephalalgia Cephalalgy n Etym L cephalalgia Gr céphalalgie Med Defn Pain in the head headache CEPHALALGIC Cephalalgic a Etym L cephalalgicus Gr Med Defn Relating to or affected with headache n Defn A remedy for the headache CEPHALANTHIUM Cephalanthium n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn Same as Anthodium CEPHALASPIS Cephalaspis n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red sandstone or Devonian formation The head is large and protected by a broad shieldshaped helmet prolonged behind into two lateral points CEPHALATA Cephalata n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A large division of Mollusca including all except the bivalves so called because the head is distinctly developed See Illustration in Appendix CEPHALATE Cephalate a Zoöl Defn Having a head CEPHALIC Cephalic a Etym L cephalicus Gr céphalique Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the head See the Note under Anterior Cephalic index Anat the ratio of the breadth of the cranium to the length which is taken as the standard and equal to 100 the breadth index Cephalic vein a large vein running from the back of the head alond the arm so named because the ancients used to open it for disorders of the head Dunglison CEPHALIC Cephalic n Defn A medicine for headache or other disorder in the head CEPHALISM Cephalism n Gr head Anthropol Defn Form or development of the skull as the races of man differ greatly in cephalism CEPHALITIS Cephalitis n Etym NL fr Gr itis Med Defn Same as Phrenitis CEPHALIZATION Cephalization n Defn Domination of the head in animal life as expressed in the physical structure localization of important organs or parts in or near the head in animal development Dana CEPHALO CEPHALO Cephalo Etym Gr Defn A combining form denoting the head of the head connected with the head as cephalosome cephalopod CEPHALOCERCAL Cephalocercal a Etym Cephalo Gr Zoöl Defn Relating to the long axis of the body CEPHALOID Cephaloid a Etym Cephalo oid Defn Shaped like the head Craing CEPHALOLOGY Cephalology n Etym Cephalo logy Defn The science which treats of the head CEPHALOMERE Cephalomere n Etym Cephalo mere Zoöl Defn One of the somites arthromeres which make up the head of arthropods Packard CEPHALOMETER Cephalometer n Etym Cephalo meter Med Defn An instrument measuring the dimensions of the head of a fetus during delivery CEPHALOMETRY Cephalometry n Anthropometry Defn The measurement of the heads of living persons Cephalometric a CEPHALON Cephalon n Zoöl Defn The head CEPHALOPHORA Cephalophora n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The cephalata CEPHALOPOD CEPHALOPODE Cephalopod Cephalopode n Zoöl Defn One of the Cephalopoda CEPHALOPODA Cephalopoda n pl Etym NL gr Gr poda cf F céphalopode Zoöl Defn The highest class of Mollusca Note They have around the front of the head a group of elongated muscular arms which are usually furnished with prehensile suckers or hooks The head is highly developed with large well organized eyes and ears and usually with a cartilaginous brain case The higher forms as the cuttlefishes squids and octopi swim rapidly by ejecting a jet of water from the tubular siphon beneath the head They have a pair of powerful horny jaws shaped like a parrots beak and a bag of inklike fluid which they can eject from the siphon thus clouding the water in order to escape from their enemies They are divided into two orders the Dibranchiata having two gills and eight or ten suckerbearing arms and the Tetrabranchiata with four gills and numerous arms without suckers The latter are all extinct except the Nautilus See Octopus Squid Nautilus CEPHALOPODIC CEPHALOPODOUS Cephalopodic Cephalopodous a Zoöl Defn Belonging to or resembling the cephalopods CEPHALOPTERA Cephaloptera n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the generic names of the gigantic ray Manta birostris known as devilfish and sea devil It is common on the coasts of South Carolina Florida and farther south Some of them grow to enormous size becoming twenty feet of more across the body and weighing more than a ton CEPHALOSOME Cephalosome n Etym Cephalo some body Zoöl Defn The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods Packard CEPHALOSTYLE Cephalostyle n Etym Cephalo Gr Anat Defn The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania CEPHALOTHORAX Cephalothorax n Etym Cephalo thorax Zoöl Defn The anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida and higher Crustacea consisting of the united head and thorax CEPHALOTOME Cephalotome n Etym Cephalo Gr Med Defn An instrument for cutting into the fetal head to facilitate delivery CEPHALOTOMY Cephalotomy n 1 Dissection or opening of the head 2 Med Defn Craniotomy usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw CEPHALOTRIBE Cephalotribe n Etym Cephalo Gr to rub grind Defn An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy CEPHALOTRIPSY Cephalotripsy n Etym See Cephalotribe Med Defn The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the womb in order to effect delivery CEPHALOTROCHA Cephalotrocha n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A kind of annelid larva with a circle of cilia around the head CEPHALOUS Cephalous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having a head applied chiefly to the Cephalata a division of mollusks CEPHEUS Cepheus n Defn Astron A northern constellation near the pole Its head which is in the Milky Way is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude See Cassiopeia CERACEOUS Ceraceous a Etym L cera wax Defn Having the texture and color of new wax like wax waxy CERAGO Cerago n Etym L cera wax Defn Beebread CERAMIC Ceramic a Etym Gr Keramic Defn Of or pertaining to pottery relating to the art of making earthenware as ceramic products ceramic ornaments for ceilings CERAMICS Ceramics n Etym See Ceramic 1 The art of making things of baked clay as pottery tiles etc 2 pl Defn Work formed of clay in whole or in part and baked as vases urns etc Knight CERARGYRITE Cerargyrite n Etym Gr Min Defn Native silver chloride a mineral of a white to pale yellow or gray color darkening on exposure to the light It may be cut by a knife like lead or horn hence called horn silver CERASIN Cerasin n Chem Defn A white amorphous substance the insoluble part of cherry gum called also metaarabinic acid 2 Chem Defn A gummy mucilaginous substance called also bassorin tragacanthin etc CERASINOUS Cerasinous a 1 Pertaining to or containing cerasin 2 Of a cherry color CERASTES Cerastes n Etym L a horned serpent fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of poisonous African serpents with a horny scale over each eye the horned viper CERATE Cerate n Etym L ceratum ceratm fr cera wax Med Defn An unctuous preparation for external application of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat but does not melt when applied to the skin Note Cerate consists essentially of wax for which resin or spermaceti is sometimes substituted mixed with oil lard and various medicinal ingredients The cerate formerly called simple cerate of the United States Pharmacopoeia is a mixture of three parts of white wax and seven parts of lard CERATED Cerated p a Etym L ceratus p p of cerare to wax fr cera wax Defn Covered with wax CERATINE Ceratine a Etym Gr Lagic Defn Sophistical CERATOBRANCHIA Ceratobranchia n pl Etym NL fr Gr n pl gills Zoöl Defn A group of nudibranchiate Mollusca having on the back papilliform or branched organs serving as gills CERATOBRANCHIAL Ceratobranchial a Anat Defn Pertaining to the bone or cartilage below the epibranchial in a branchial arch n Defn A ceratobranchial bone or cartilage CERATODUS Ceratodus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of ganoid fishes of the order Dipnoi first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes but recently two living species have been discovered in Australian rivers They have lungs so well developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air In Australia they are called salmon and baramunda See Dipnoi and Archipterygium CERATOHYAL Ceratohyal a Etym Gr Anat Defn Pertaining to the bone or carts large below the epihyal in the hyoid arch n Defn A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which in man forms one of the small horns of the hyoid CERATOSAURUS Ceratosaurus n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A carnivorous American Jurassic dinosaur allied to the European Megalosaurus The animal was nearly twenty feet in length and the skull bears a bony horn core on the united nasal bones See Illustration in Appendix CERATOSPONGIAE Ceratospongiæ n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of sponges in which the skeleton consists of horny fibers It includes all the commercial sponges CERAUNICS Ceraunics n Etym Gr Defn That branch of physics which treats of heat and electricity R Park CERAUNOSCOPE Ceraunoscope n Etym Gr scope Defn An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning T Moore CERBEREAN Cerberean a Defn Of or pertaining to or resembling Cerberus Written also Cerberian With wide Cerberean mouth Milton CERBERUS Cerberus n Etym L Cerberus in sense 1 gr 1 Class Myth Defn A monster in the shape of a threeheaded dog guarding the entrance into the infernal regions Hence Any vigilant custodian or guardian esp if surly 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of East Indian serpents allied to the pythons the bokadam CERCAL Cercal a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the tail CERCARIA Cercaria n pl Cercarle Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole with its body terminated by a taillike appendage CERCARIAN Cercarian a Zoöl Defn Of like or pertaining to the Cercariæ n Defn One of the Cercariæ CERCOPOD Cercopod n Etym Gr pod Zoöl Defn One of the jointed antenniform appendage of the posterior somites of cartain insects Packard CERCUS Cercus n pl Cerci Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn See Cercopod CERE Cere n Etym L cera wax cf F cire Zoöl Defn The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey parrots and some other birds See Beak CERE Cere v t imp p p Cered p pr vb n Cering Etym L cerare fr cera wax cf F cirer Defn To wax to cover or close with wax Wiseman CEREAL Cereal a Etym L Cerealis pert to Ceres and hence to agriculture See Ceres Defn Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds as wheat maize rice etc or to their seeds or grain CEREAL Cereal n Defn Any grass cultivated for its edible grain or the grain itself usually in the plural CEREALIA Cerealia n pl Etym L See Cereal 1 Antiq Defn Public festivals in honor of Ceres 2 The cereals Crabb CEREALIN Cerealin n Chem Defn A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase obtained from bran and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin sugar and lactic acid Watts CEREBEL Cerebel n Defn The cerebellum Derham CEREBELLAR CEREBELLOUS Cerebellar Cerebellous a Anat Defn Pertaining to the cerebellum CEREBELLUM Cerebellum n pl E Cerebellums L Cerebella Etym L dim of cerebrum brain Anat Defn The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla the little brain It controls combined muscular action See Brain CEREBRAL Cerebral a Etym L cerebrum brain akin to Gr cérébral See Cheer Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the cerebrum Cerebral apoplexy See under Apoplexy CEREBRAL Cerebral n Etym A false translation of the Skr murdhanya lit headsounds Defn One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages See Lingual n Note Prof W D Whitney calls these letters linguals and this is their usual designation in the United States CEREBRALISM Cerebralism n Philos Defn The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only CEREBRALIST Cerebralist n Defn One who accepts cerebralism CEREBRATE Cerebrate v i Physiol Defn To exhibit mental activity to have the brain in action CEREBRATION Cerebration n Defn Action of the brain whether conscious or unconscious CEREBRIC Cerebric a Defn Of pertaining to or derived from the brain Cerebric acid Physiol Chem a name formerly sometimes given to cerebrin CEREBRICITY Cerebricity n Defn Brain power R CEREBRIFORM Cerebriform a Etym Cerebrum form Defn Like the brain in form or substance CEREBRIFUGAL Cerebrifugal a Etym Cerebrum L fugere to flee Physiol Defn Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord and so transfer cerebral impulses centrifugal impressions outwards CEREBRIN Cerebrin n Etym From Cerebrum Physiol Chem Defn A nonphosphorized nitrogenous substance obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance CEREBRIPETAL Cerebripetal a Etym Cerebrum L petere to seek Physiol Defn Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations centripetal impressions from the exterior inwards CEREBRITIS Cerebritis n Etym NL fr E cerebrum itis Med Defn Inflammation of the cerebrum CEREBROID Cerebroid a Etym Cerebrum oid Defn Resembling or analogous to the cerebrum or brain CEREBROLOGY Cerebrology n Etym Cerebrum logy Defn The science which treats of the cerebrum or brain CEREBROPATHY Cerebropathy n Etym Cerebrum Gr Med Defn A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed called also brain fag CEREBROSCOPY Cerebroscopy n Etym Cerebrum scopy Med Defn Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of diseas esp the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination of the interior of the eye as with an ophthalmoscope Buck CEREBROSE Cerebrose n Etym From Cerebrum Physiol Chem Defn A sugarlike body obtained by the decomposition of the nitrogenous nonphosphorized principles of the brain CEREBROSPINAL Cerebrospinal a Etym Cerebrum spinal Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord Cerebrospinal fluid Physiol a serous fluid secreted by the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord Cerebrospinal meningitis Cerebrospinal fever Med a dangerous epidemic and endemic febrile disease characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord giving rise to severe headaches tenderness of the back of the neck paralysis of the ocular muscles etc It is sometimes marked by a cutaneous eruption when it is often called spotted fever It is not contagious CEREBRUM Cerebrum n pl E Cerebrums L Cerebra Etym L the brain Anat Defn The anterior and in man the larger division of the brain the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will See Brain CERECLOTH Cerecloth n Etym L cera wax E cloth Defn A cloth smeared with melted wax or with some gummy or glutinous matter Linen besmeared with gums in manner of cerecloth Bacon CEREMENT Cerement n Etym L cera wax cf F cirement a A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed b Any shroud or wrapping for the dead CEREMONIAL Ceremonial a Etym L caerimonialis cf F cérimonial See Ceremony 1 Relating to ceremony or external rite ritual according to the forms of established rites Ceremonial observances and outward show Hallam 2 Observant of forms ceremonious Note In this sense ceremonious is now preferred Donne He moves in the dull ceremonial track Druden CEREMONIAL Ceremonial n 1 A system of rules and ceremonies enjoined by law or established by custom in religious worship social intercourse or the courts of princes outward form The gorgeous ceremonial of the Burgundian court Prescott 2 The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church or the book containing the rules presribed to be observed on solemn occasions CEREMONIALISM Ceremonialism n Defn Adherence to external rites fondness for ceremony CEREMONIALLY Ceremonially adv Defn According to rites and ceremonies as a person ceremonially unclean CEREMONIALNESS Ceremonialness n Defn Quality of being ceremonial CEREMONIOUS Ceremonious a Etym Cf F cérémonieux L Caerimoniosus 1 Consisting of outward forms and rites ceremonial Note In this sense ceremonial is now preferred The ceremonious part of His worship South 2 According to prescribed or customary rules and forms devoted to forms and ceremonies formally respectful punctilious Ceremonious phrases Addison Too ceremonious and traditional Shak Syn Formal precise exact See Formal CEREMONIOUSLY Ceremoniously adv Defn In a ceremonious way CEREMONIOUSNESS Ceremoniousness n Defn The quality or practice of being ceremonious CEREMONY Ceremony n pl Ceremonies Etym F cérémonie L caerimonia perh akin to E create and from a root signifying to do or make 1 Ar act or series of acts often of a symbolical character prescribed by law custom or authority in the conduct of important matters as in the performance of religious duties the transaction of affairs of state and the celebration of notable events as the ceremony of crowning a sovereign the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church marriage and baptismal ceremonies According to all the rites of it and according to all the ceremonies thereof shall ye keep it the Passover Numb ix 3 Bring her up the high altar that she may The sacred ceremonies there partake Spenser The heralds with awful ceremony And trumpets sound throughout the host proclaim A solemn council Milton 2 Behavior regulated by strict etiquette a formal method of performing acts of civility forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority Ceremony was but devised at first To set a gloss on hollow welcomes But where there is true friendship there needs none Shak Al ceremonies are in themselves very silly things but yet a man of the world should know them Chesterfield 3 A ceremonial symbols an emblem as a crown scepter garland etc Obs Disrobe the images If you find them decked with ceremonies Let no images Be hung with Cæsars trophies Shak 4 A sign or prodigy a portent Obs Cæsar I never stood on ceremonies Yet now they fright me Shak Master of ceremonies an officer who determines the forms to be observed or superintends their observance on a public occasion Not to stand on ceremony not to be ceremonious to be familiar outspoken or bold CEREOUS Cereous a Etym L cereus fr cera was Defn Waxen like wax Obs Gayton CERES Ceres n Etym L Ceres also corn grain akin to E create 1 Class Myth Defn The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea the goddess of corn and tillage 2 Actron Defn The first discovered asteroid CERESIN Ceresin n Etym L cera wax Chem Defn A white wax made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite and used as a substitute for beeswax CEREUS Cereus n Etym L a wax candle fr cera wax So named from the resemblance of one species to the columnar shape of a wax candle Bot Defn A genus of plants of the Cactus family They are natives of America from California to Chili Note Although several species flower in the night the name Night blooming cereus is specially applied to the Cereus grandiflorus which is cultivated for its beautiful shortlived flowers The Cereus giganteus whose columnar trunk is sometimes sixty feet in height is a striking feature of the scenery of New Mexico Texas etc CEREVIS Cerevis serevis G tsereves n G fr L cerevisia cervisia beer Defn A small visorless cap worn by members of German student corps It is made in the corps colors and usually bears the insignia of the corps CERIA Ceria seria n Chem Defn Cerium oxide CeO2 a white infusible substance constituting about one per cent of the material of the common incandescent mantle CERIAL Cerial a Defn Same as Cerial Obs Chaucer CERIFEROUS Ceriferous a Etym L ra wax ferous Defn Producing wax CERIN Cerin n Etym L cera wax in cf L cerinus waxcolored 1 Chem Defn A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol Watts 2 Min Defn A variety of the mineral allanite CERINTHIAN Cerinthian n Eccl Hist Defn One of an ancient religious sect so called fron Cerinthus a Jew who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics Hook CERIPH Ceriph n Type Founding Defn One of the fine lines of a letter esp one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters Spelt also seriph Savage CERISE Cerise a Etym F a cherry See Cherry Defn Cherrycolored a light bright red applied to textile fabrics especially silk CERITE Cerite n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiïdæ so called from its hornlike form CERITE Cerite n Etym From Cherium Min Defn A mineral of a brownish of cherryred color commonly massive It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals CERIUM Cerium n Etym Named dy Berzelius in 1803 from the asteroid Ceres then just discovered 1801 Chem Defn A rare metallic element occurring in the minerals cerite allanite monazite etc Symbol Ce Atomic weight 1415 It resembles iron in color and luster but is soft and both malleable and ductile It tarnishes readily in the air CERNUOUS Cernuous a Etym L cernuus with the face turned toward the earth Bot Defn Inclining or nodding downward pendulous drooping said of a bud flower fruit or the capsule of a moss CERO Cero n Etym Corrupt fr Sp sierra saw sawfish cero Zoöl Defn A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family of the genus Scomberomorus Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States the common cero Scomberomorus caballa called also kingfish and spotted or king cero S regalis CEROGRAPH Cerograph n Etym Gr khros wax graph Defn A writing on wax Knight CEROGRAPHIC CEROGRAPHICAL Cerographic Cerographical a Defn Of or pertaining to cerography CEROGRAPHIST Cerographist n Defn One who practices cerography CEROGRAPHY Cerography n Etym Gr graphy 1 The art of making characters or designs in or with wax 2 A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax CEROLITE Cerolite n Etym Gr wax lite Min Defn A hydrous silicate of magnesium allied to serpentine occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color CEROMA Ceroma n Etym L fr Gr 1 The unguent a composition of oil and wax with which wrestles were anointed among the ancient Romans 2 Anc Arch Defn That part of the baths and gymnasia in which bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves 3 Zoöl Defn The cere of birds CEROMANCY Ceromancy n Etym Gr mancy Defn Divination by dropping melted wax in water CEROON Ceroon n Etym See Seroon Defn A bale or package covered with hide or with wood bound with hide as a ceroon of indigo cochineal etc CEROPLASTIC Ceroplastic a Etym Gr Fine arts a Relating to the art of modeling in wax b Modeled in wax as a ceroplastic figure CEROPLASTICS CEROPLASTY Ceroplastics Ceroplasty n Etym Gr céroplastique Defn The art of modeling in wax CEROSIN Cerosin n Etym L cera wax Chem Defn A waxy substance obtained from the bark of the sugar cane and crystallizing in delicate white laminæ CEROTE Cerote n Etym Obs Defn See Cerate CEROTENE Cerotene n Etym L cerotum a pomade See Cerate Chem Defn A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax and by the distillation of cerotin CEROTIC Cerotic a Etym See Cerotene Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from beeswax or Chinese wax as cerotic acid or alcohol CEROTIN Cerotin n Etym See Cerotene Chem Defn A white crystalline substance C27H55OH obtained from Chinese wax and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series called also cerotic alcohol ceryl alcohol CEROTYPE Cerotype n Gr wax type Defn A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate for electrotyping CERRIAL Cerrial a Etym L cerreus fr cerrus a kind of oak Bot Defn Of or pertaining to the cerris Chaplets green of cerrial oak Dryden CERRIS Cerris n Etym L cerrus Bot Defn A species of oak Quercus cerris native in the Orient and southern Europe called also bitter oak and Turkey oak CERTAIN Certain a Etym F certain fr assumed LL certanus fr L certus determined fixed certain orig p p of cernere to perceive decide determine akin to Gr concern critic crime riddle a sieve rinse v 1 Assured in mind having no doubts free from suspicions concerning To make her certain of the sad event Dryden I myself am certain of you Wyclif 2 Determined resolved used with an infinitive However I with thee have fixed my lot Certain to undergo like doom Milton 3 Not to be doubted or denied established as a fact The dream is certain and the interpretation thereof sure Dan ii 45 4 Actually existing sure to happen inevitable Virtue that directs our ways Through certain dangers to uncertain praise Dryden Death as the Psalmist saith is certain to all Shak 5 Unfailing infallible I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy for any other distemper Mead 6 Fixed or stated regular determinate The people go out and gather a certain rate every day Ex xvi 4 7 Not specifically named indeterminate indefinite one or some sometimes used independenty as a noun and meaning certain persons It came to pass when he was in a certain city Luke v 12 About everything he wrote there was a certain natural grace und decorum Macaulay For certain assuredly Of a certain certainly Syn Bound sure true undeniable unquestionable undoubted plain indubitable indisputable incontrovertible unhesitating undoubting fixed stated CERTAIN Certain n 1 Certainty Obs Gower 2 A certain number or quantity Obs Chaucer CERTAIN Certain adv Defn Certainly Obs Milton CERTAINLY Certainly adv Defn Without doubt or question unquestionably CERTAINNESS Certainness n Defn Certainty CERTAINTY Certainty n pl Certainties Etym OF certaineté 1 The quality state or condition of being certain The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes Fisher Ames 2 A fact or truth unquestionable established Certainties are uninteresting and sating Landor 3 Law Defn Clearness freedom from ambiguity lucidity Of a certainty certainly CERTES Certes adv Etym F certes for à certes fr L certus See Certain Defn Certainly in truth verily Archaic Certes it great pity was to see Him his nobility so foul deface Spenser CERTIFICATE Certificate n Etym F certificat fr LL certificatus made certain p p of certificare See tify 1 A written testimony to the truth of any fact as certificate of good behavior 2 A written declaration legally authenticated Trial by certificate a trial which the testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion of the point in dispute as when the issue is whether a person was absent in the army this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer in writing under his seal Blackstone CERTIFICATE Certificate v t imp p p Certificated p pr vb n Certificating Etym See Certify 1 To verify or vouch for by certificate 2 To furnish with a certificate as to certificate the captain of a vessel a certificated teacher CERTIFICATION Certification nEtym L certificatio cf F certification Defn The act of certifying CERTIFIER Certifier n Defn One who certifies or assures CERTIFY Certify v t imp p p Certified p pr vb n Certifying Etym F certifier LL certificare L certus certain facere to make See Certain and cf Certificate v t 1 To give cetain information to to assure to make certain We certify the king that thou shalt have no portion on this side the river Ezra iv 16 2 To give certain information of to make certain as a fact to verify Hammond The industry of science at once certifies and greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the creation I Taylor 3 To testify to in writing to make a declaration concerning in writing under hand or hand and seal The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor and upon such certificate the decree is usually founded Blackstone Certified check A bank check the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn CERTIORARI Certiorari n Etym So named from the emphatic word certiorari in the Latin form of the writ which read certiorar volumus we wish to be certified Law Defn A writ issuing out of chancery or a superior court to call up the records of a inferior court or remove a cause there depending in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice or that errors and irreguarities may be corrected It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court Note A certiorari is the correct process to remove the proceedings of a court in which cases are tried in a manner different from the course of the common law as of county commissioners It is also used as an auxiliary process in order to obtain a full return to some other process Bouvier CERTITUDE Certitude n Etym LL certitudo fr L certus cf F certitude See Certain Defn Freedom from doubt assurance certainty J H Newman CERULE Cerule a Etym L caerulus eguiv to caeruleus Defn Blue cerulean Obs Dyer CERULEAN Cerulean a Etym L caeruleus Defn Skycolored blue azure Cowper Blue blue as if that sky let fall A flower from its cerulean wall Bryant CERULEIN Cerulein n L caeruleus skyblue Chem Defn A fast dyestuff C20H8O6 made by heating gallein with strong sulphuric acid It dyes mordanted fabrics green CERULEOUS Ceruleous a Defn Cerulean Obs Dr H More CERULESCENT Cerulescent a L caeruleus skyblue escent Defn Tending to cerulean light bluish CERULEUM Ceruleum n NL Defn A greenish blue pigment prepared in various ways consisting essentially of cobalt stannate Unlike other cobalt blues it does not change color by gaslight CERULIFIC Cerulific a Etym Larulus dark blue facere to make Defn Producing a blue or sky color R CERUMEN Cerumen n Etym NL fr L cera wax Physiol Defn The yellow waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear the earwax CERUMINOUS Ceruminous a Physiol Defn Pertaining to or secreting cerumen as the ceruminous glands CERUSE Ceruse n Etym F céruse L cerussa 1 White lead used as a pigment See White lead under White 2 A cosmetic containing white lead To distinguish ceruse from natural bloom Macaulay 3 Min Defn The native carbonate of lead CERUSED Cerused a Defn Washed with a preparation of white lead as cerused face Beau Fl CERUSITE CERUSSITE Cerusite Cerussite n Min Defn Native lead carbonate a mineral occurring in colorless white or yellowish transparent crystals with an adamantine also massive and compact CERVANTITE Cervantite n Etym Named from Cervantes a town in Spain Min Defn See under Antimony CERVELAT Cervelat n Etym F Mus Defn An ancient wind instrument resembling the bassoon in tone CERVICAL Cervical a Etym L cervix icis neck cf F cervical Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the neck as the cervical vertebræ CERVICIDE Cervicide n Etym L cervus deer caedere to kill Defn The act of killing deer deerslaying R CERVINE Cervine a Etym L cervinus fr cervus deer cf F cervin Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the deer or to the family Cervidæ CERVIX Cervix n pl E Cervixes L Cervices Etym L Anat Defn The neck also the necklike portion of any part as of the womb See Illust of Bird CERVUS Cervus n Etym L a deer Zoöl Defn A genus of ruminants including the red deer and other allied species Note Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus Cervus CERYL Ceryl n Etym L cera wax yl Chem Defn A radical C27H55 supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from Chinese wax beeswax etc CESAREAN CESARIAN Cesarean Cesarian a Defn Same as Cæsarean Cæsarian CESARISM Cesarism n Defn See Cæsarism CESPITINE Cespitine n Etym L caespes caespitis a turf Defn An oil obtained by distillation of peat and containing various members of the pyridine series CESPITITIOUS Cespititious a Etym L caespiticius fr caespes turf Defn Same as Cespitious R Gough CESPITOSE Cespitose a Etym L caespes turf Bot Defn Having the form a piece of turf i e many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots Written also cæspitose CESPITOUS Cespitous a Etym See Cespitose Defn Pertaining to consisting of resembling turf turfy A cespitous or turfy plant has many stems from the same root usually forming a close thick carpet of matting Martyn CESS Cess n Etym For sess conts from Assess 1 A rate or tax Obs or Prof Eng Scot Spenser 2 Bound measure Obs The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess Shak CESS Cess v t imp p p Cessed p pr vb n Cessing Defn To rate to tax to assess Spenser CESS Cess v i Etym F cesser See Cease Defn To cease to neglect Obs Spenser CESSANT Cessant a Etym L cessans p pr of cessare See Cease Defn Inactive dormant Obs W Montagu CESSATION Cessation n Etym F cessation L cessatio fr cessare See Cease Defn A ceasing of discontinuance as of action whether termporary or final a stop as a cessation of the war The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities Motley The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labor Sir J Hayward Cessation of arms Mil an armistice or truce agreed to by the commanders of armies to give time for a capitulation or for other purposes Syn Stop rest stay pause discontinuance intermission interval respite interruption recess remission CESSAVIT Cessavit n Etym L he has ceased O Eng Law Defn A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure CESSER Cesser n Etym From Cess v i Law Defn a neglect of a tenant to perform services or make payment for two years CESSIBLE Cessible a Etym Cf F cessible See Cession Defn Giving way yielding Obs Cessibility n Obs Sir K Digby CESSION Cession n Etym L cessio fr cedere to give way cf F Cession See Cede 1 A yielding to physical force Obs Bacon 2 Concession compliance Obs 3 A yielding or surrender as of property or rights to another person the act of ceding A cession of the island of New Orleans Bancroft 4 Eccl Law Defn The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation 5 Civil Law Defn The voluntary surrender of a persons effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment CESSIONARY Cessionary a Etym LL cessionarius from cessionare to cede fr L cessio cf F cessionnaire See Cession Defn Having surrendered the effects as a cessionary bankrupt Martin CESSMENT Cessment n Etym From Cess v t Defn An assessment or tax Obs Johnson CESSOR Cessor n Etym From Cess v i Cf Cesser Law Defn One who neglects for two years to perform the service by which he holds lands so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit See Cessavit Cowell CESSOR Cessor n Etym From Cess v t Defn An assessor Obs CESSPIPE Cesspipe n Defn A pipe for carrying off waste water etc from a sink or cesspool Knight CESSPOOL Cesspool n Etym See Sesspol Defn A cistern in the course or the termination of a drain to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter a privy vault any receptace of filth Written also sesspool CEST Cest n Etym L cestus cf OF ceste Defn A womans girdle a cestus R Collins CESTODE Cestode a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea n Defn One of the Cestoidea CESTOID Cestoid a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea n Defn One of the Cestoidea CESTOIDEA Cestoidea n pl Etym NL gr Gr oid Zoöl Defn A class of parasitic worms Platelminthes of which the tapeworms are the most common examples The body is flattened and usually but not always long and composed of numerous joints or segments each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs They have neither mouth nor intestine See Tapeworm Written also Cestoda CESTOLDEAN Cestoldean n Zoöl Defn One of the Cestoidea CESTRACIONT Cestraciont n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A shark of the genus Cestracion and of related genera The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish Most of the species are extinct The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples CESTRACIONT Cestraciont a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to or characteristic of the genus Cestracion CESTUS Cestus n Etym L cestus girdle Gr 1 Antiq Defn A girdle particularly that of Aphrodite or Venus which gave the wearer the power of exciting love 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of Ctenophora The typical species Cestus Veneris is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors and its long girdlelike form CESTUS Cestus n Etym L caestus and cestus Antiq Defn A covering for the hands of boxers made of leather bands and often loaded with lead or iron CESTUY CESTUI Cestuy or Cestui pron Etym Norm F Law Defn He the one Cestuy que trust Etym norm F a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee Wharton Cestuy que use Etym Norm F a person for whose use land etc is granted to another CESURA Cesura n Defn See Cæsura CESURAL Cesural a Defn See Cæsural CETACEA Cetacea n pl Etym NL from L cetus whale Gr Zoöl Defn An order of marine mammals including the whales Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time The anterior limbs are changed to paddles the tail flukes are horizontal There are two living suborders a The Mysticete or whalebone whales having no true teeth after birth but with a series of plates of whalebone see Baleen hanging down from the upper jaw on each side thus making a strainer through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed b The Denticete including the dolphins and sperm whale which have teeth Another suborder Zeuglodontia is extinct The Sirenia were formerly included in the Cetacea but are now made a separate order CETACEAN Cetacean n Zoöl Defn One of the Cetacea CETACEOUS Cetaceous a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Cetacea CETE Cete n Etym L pl Zoöl Defn One of the Cetacea or collectively the Cetacea CETENE Cetene n Etym See Cete Chem Defn An oily hydrocarbon C16H32 of the ethylene series obtained from spermaceti CETERACH Ceterach n Etym F cétérac fr Ar shetrak Bot Defn A species of fern with fronds Asplenium Ceterach CETEWALE Cetewale n Etym OF citoal F zedoaire See Zedoary Defn Same as Zedoary Obs Chaucer CETIC Cetic a Defn Of or pertaining to a whale CETIN Cetin n Etym L cetus whale Chem Defn A white waxy substance forming the essential part of spermaceti CETOLOGICAL Cetological a Defn Of or pertaining to cetology CETOLOGIST Cetologist a Defn One versed in cetology CETOLOGY Cetology n Etym Gr logy cf F cétologie Defn The description or natural history of cetaceous animals CETRARIC Cetraric a Defn Pertaining to or derived from the lichen Iceland moss Cetaria Islandica Cetraric acid See Cetrarin CETRARIN Cetrarin n Etym From Cetraria Islandica the scientific name of Iceland moss Chem Defn A white substance extracted from the lichen Iceland moss Cetraria Islandica It consists of several ingredients among which is cetraric acid a white crystalline bitter substance CETYL Cetyl n Etym Gr yl Chem Defn A radical C16H33 not yet isolated but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds and derived from spermaceti CETYLIC Cetylic a Chem Defn Of pertaining to or derived from spermaceti Cetylic alcohol Chem a white waxy crystalline solid obtained from spermaceti and regarded as homologous with ordinary or ethyl alcohol ethal called also cetyl alcohol CEYLANITE Ceylanite n Etym F fr Ceylan Ceylon Min Defn A dingy blue or grayish black variety of spinel It is also called pleonaste Written also ceylonite CEYLONESE Ceylonese a Defn Of or pertaining to Ceylon n sing pl Defn A native or natives of Ceylon CGS CGS Defn An abbreviation for Centimeter Gram Second applied to a system of units much empoyed in physical science based upon the centimeter as the unit of length the gram as the unit of weight or mass and the second as the unit of time C G S C G S Defn An abbreviation for Centimeter Gram Second applied to a system of units much employed in physical science based upon the centimeter as the unit of length the gram as the unit of weight or mass and the second as the unit of time C G T C G T Defn An abbreviation for Confédération Générale du Travail the French syndicalist labor union CHA Cha chä n Chin cha Also chaa chais tsia etc Defn Tea the Chinese Mandarin name used generally in early works of travel and now for a kind of rolled tea used in Central Asia A pot with hot water made with the powder of a certain herb called chaa which is much esteemed Tr J Van Linschotens Voyages 1598 CHAB Chab n Zoöl Defn The redbellied wood pecker Melanerpes Carolinus CHABASITE CABAZITE Chabasite Cabazite n Etym Gr Min Defn A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals varying in color from white to yellow or red It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime Called also chabasie CHABLIS Chablis n Etym F Defn A white wine made near Chablis a town in France CHABOUK CHABUK Chabouk Chabuk n Etym Hind chabuk horsewhip Defn A long whip such as is used in the East in the infliction of punishment Balfour CHACE Chace n Defn See 3d Chase n 3 CHACE Chace v t Defn To pursue See Chase v t CHACHALACA Chachalaca n Etym Native name prob given in imitation of its cry Zoöl Defn The texan guan Ortalis vetula written also chiacalaca CHACMA Chacma n Etym Native name Defn A large species of African baboon Cynocephalus porcarius called also ursine baboon Note See Illust of Baboon CHACONNE Chaconne n Etym F fr Sp chacona Mus Defn An old Spanish dance in moderate threefour measure like the Passacaglia which is slower Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations CHAD Chad n Defn See Shad Obs CHAETETES Chætetes n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of fossil corals common in the lower Silurian limestones CHAETIFEROUS Chætiferous a Etym Gr ferous Zoöl Defn Bearing setæ CHAETODONT Chætodont n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A marine fish of the family Chætodontidæ The chætodonts have broad compressed bodies and usually bright colors CHAETODONT Chætodont a Defn Of or pertaining to the Chætodonts or the family Chætodontidæ CHAETOGNATH Chætognath a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Chætognatha CHAETOGNATHA Chætognatha n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn An order of freeswimming marine worms of which the genus Sagitta is the type They have groups of curved spines on each side of the head CHAETOPOD Chætopod a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Chætopoda n Defn One of the Chætopoda CHAETOPODA Chætopoda n pl Etym NL from Gr poda Zoöl Defn A very extensive order of Annelida characterized by the presence of lateral setæ or spines on most or all of the segments They are divided into two principal groups Oligochæta including the earthworms and allied forms and Polychæta including most of the marine species CHAETOTAXY Chætotaxy n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn The arrangement of bristles on an insect CHAFE Chafe v t imp p p Chafed p pr vb n Chafing Etym OE chaufen to warm OF chaufer F chauffer fr L calefacere calfacere to make warm calere to be warm facere to make See Caldron 1 To ecxite heat in by friction to rub in order to stimulate and make warm To rub her temples and to chafe her skin Spenser 2 To excite passion or anger in to fret to irritate Her intercession chafed him Shak 3 To fret and wear by rubbing as to chafe a cable Two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to prevent its being chafed Sir W Scott Syn To rub fret gall vex excite inflame CHAFE Chafe v i Defn To rub to come together so as to wear by rubbing to wear by friction Made its great boughs chafe together Longfellow The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores Shak 2 To be worn by rubbing as a cable chafes 3 To have a feeling of vexation to be vexed to fret to be irritated Spenser He will chafe at the doctors marrying my daughter Shak CHAFE Chafe n 1 Heat excited by friction 2 Injury or wear caused by friction 3 Vexation irritation of mind rage The cardinal in a chafe sent for him to Whitehall Camden CHAFER Chafer n 1 One who chafes 2 A vessel for heating water hence a dish or pan A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons Baker CHAFER Chafer n Etym AS ceafor akin to D kever G këfer Zoöl Defn A kind of beetle the cockchafer The name is also applied to other species as the rose chafer CHAFERY Chafery n Etym See Chafe v t Iron Works Defn An open furnace or forge in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars CHAFEWAX CHAFFWAX Chafewax or Chaffwax n Eng Law Defn Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents CHAFEWEED Chafeweed n Bot Defn The cudweed Gnaphalium used to prevent or cure chafing CHAFF Chaff n Etym AC ceaf akin to D kaf G kaff 1 The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing etc So take the corn and leave the chaff behind Dryden Old birds are not caught with caff Old Proverb 2 Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character the refuse part of anything The chaff and ruin of the times Shak 3 Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle By adding chaff to his corn the horse must take more time to eat it In this way chaff is very useful Ywatt 4 Light jesting talk banter raillery 5 Bot Defn The scales or bracts on the receptacle which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositæ as the sunflower Gray Chaff cutter a machine for cutting up straw etc into chaff for the use of cattle CHAFF Chaff v i imp p p Chaffed p pr vb n Chaffing Defn To use light idle lagnguage by way of fun or ridicule to banter CHAFF Chaff v t Defn To make fun of to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language to quiz Morgan saw that his master was chaffing him Thackeray A dozen honest fellows chaffed each other about their sweethearts C Kingsley CHAFFER Chaffer n Defn One who chaffs CHAFFER Chaffer n Etym OE chaffare cheapfare AS ceáp a bargain price faru a journey hence originally a going to barain to market See Cheap and Fare Defn Bargaining merchandise Obs Holished CHAFFER Chaffer v i imp p p Chaffered p pr vb n Chaffering Etym OE chaffaren fr chaffare chapfare cheapfare a bargaining See Chaffer n 1 To treat or dispute about a purchase to bargain to haggle or higgle to negotiate To chaffer for preferments with his gold Dryden 2 To talk much and idly to chatter Trench CHAFFER Chaffer v t 1 To buy or sell to trade in He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set Spenser 2 To exchange to bandy as words Spenser CHAFFERER Chafferer n Defn One who chaffers a bargainer CHAFFERN Chaffern n Etym See Chafe v t Defn A vessel for heating water Obs Johnson CHAFFERY Chaffery n Defn Traffic bargaining Obs Spenser CHAFFINCH Chaffinch n Etym Cf Chiffchaff Zoöl Defn A bird of Europe Fringilla coelebs having a variety of very sweet songs and highly valued as a cage bird called also copper finch CHAFFING Chaffing n Defn The use of light frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule raillery banter CHAFFLESS Chaffless a Defn Without chaff CHAFFY Chaffy a 1 Abounding in or resembling chaff Chaffy grain beneath the threshers flail Coleridge 2 Light or worthless as chaff Slight and chaffy opinion Glanvill 3 Bot a Resembling chaff composed of light dry scales b Bearing or covered with dry scales as the under surface of certain ferns or the disk of some composite flowers CHAFING Chafing n Etym See Chafe v t Defn The act of rubbing or wearing by friction making by rubbing Chafing dish a dish or vessel for cooking on the table or for keeping food warm either by coals by a lamp or by hot water a portable grate for coals Chafing gear Naut any material used to protect sails rigging or the like at points where they are exposed to friction CHAGREEN Chagreen n Defn See Shagreen CHAGRES FEVER Chagres fever Med Defn A form of malarial fever occurring along the Chagres River Panama CHAGRIN Chagrin n Etym F fr chagrin shagreen a particular kind of rough and grained leather also a rough fishskin used for graters and files hence Fig a gnawing corroding grief See Shagreen Defn Vexation mortification I must own that I felt rather vexation and chagrin than hope and satisfaction Richard Porson Hear me and touch Belinda with chagrin Pope Syn Vexation mortification peevishness fretfulness disgust disquiet Chagrin Vexation Mortification These words agree in the general sense of pain produced by untoward circumstances Vexation is a feeling of disquietude or irritating uneasiness from numerous causes such as losses disappointments etc Mortification is a stronger word and denotes that keen sense of pain which results fron wounded pride or humiliating occurrences Chagrin is literally the cutting pain produced by the friction of Shagreen leather in its figurative sense it varies in meaning denoting in its lower degrees simply a state of vexation and its higher degrees the keenest sense of mortification Vexation arises chiefly fron our wishes and views being crossed mortification from our selfimportance being hurt chagrin from a mixture of the two Crabb CHAGRIN Chagrin v t imp p p Chagrined p pr vb n Chargrining Etym Cf F chagriner See Chagrin n Defn To excite illhumor in to vex to mortify as he was not a little chagrined CHAGRIN Chagrin v i Defn To be vexed or annoyed Fielding CHAGRIN Chagrin a Defn Chagrined Dryden CHAIN Chain n Etym F chaîne fr L catena Cf Catenate 1 A series of links or rings usually of metal connected or fitted into one another used for various purposes as of support of restraint of ornament of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power etc They put a chain of gold about his neck Dan v 29 2 That which confines fetters or secures as a chain a bond as the chains of habit Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying worm Milton 3 A series of things linked together or a series of things connected and following each other in succession as a chain of mountains a chain of events or ideas 4 Surv Defn An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land Note One commonly in use is Gunters chain which consists of one hundred links each link being seven inches and ninetytwo one hundredths in length making up the total length of rods or sixty six feet hence a measure of that length hence also a unit for land measure equal to four rods square or one tenth of an acre 5 pl Naut Defn Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the deadeyes connected with the shrouds also the channels 6 Weaving Defn The warp threads of a web Knight Chain belt Mach a belt made of a chain used for transmitting power Chain boat a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables anchors etc Chain bolt a Naut The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate which fastens it to the vessels side b A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of position Chain bond See Chain timber Chain bridge a bridge supported by chain cables a suspension bridge Chain cable a cable made of iron links Chain coral Zoöl a fossil coral of the genus Halysites common in the middle and upper Silurian rocks The tubular corallites are united side by side in groups looking in an end view like links of a chain When perfect the calicles show twelve septa Chain coupling a A shackle for uniting lengths of chain or connecting a chain with an object b Railroad Supplementary coupling together of cars with a chain Chain gang a gang of convicts chained together Chain hook Naut a hook used for dragging cables about the deck Chain mail flexible defensive armor of hammered metal links wrought into the form of a garment Chain molding Arch a form of molding in imitation of a chain used in the Normal style Chain pier a pier suspended by chain Chain pipe Naut an opening in the deck lined with iron through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers Chain plate Shipbuilding one of the iron plates or bands on a vessels side to which the standing rigging is fastened Chain pulley a pulley with depressions in the periphery of its wheel or projections from it made to fit the links of a chain Chain pumps See in the Vocabulary Chain rule Arith a theorem for solving numerical problems by composition of ratios or compound proportion by which when several ratios of equality are given the consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the next the relation between the first antecedent and the last consequent is discovered Chain shot Mil two cannon balls united by a shot chain formerly used in naval warfare on account of their destructive effect on a ships rigging Chain stitch See in the Vocabulary Chain timber Arch See Bond timber under Bond Chain wales Naut Same as Channels Chain wheel See in the Vocabulary Closed chain Open chain Chem terms applied to the chemical structure of compounds whose rational formulæ are written respectively in the form of a closed ring see Benzene nucleus under Benzene or in an open extended form Endless chain a chain whose ends have been united by a link CHAIN Chain v t imp p p Chained chand p pr vb n Chaining 1 To fasten bind or connect with a chain to fasten or bind securely as with a chain as to chain a bulldog Chained behind the hostile car Prior 2 To keep in slavery to enslave And which more blest who chained his country say Or he whose virtue sighed to lose a day Pope 3 To unite closely and strongly And in this vow do chain my soul to thine Shak 4 Surveying Defn To measure with the chain 5 To protect by drawing a chain across as a harbor CHAINLESS Chainless a Defn Having no chain not restrained or fettered The chainless mind Byron CHAINLET Chainlet n Defn A small chain Sir W Scott CHAIN PUMP Chain pump Defn A pump consisting of an endless chain running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved and dipping below the water to be raised The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge CHAIN STITCH Chain stitch 1 An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain used in crocheting sewing and embroidery 2 Machine Sewing Defn A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work the loop stitch as distinguished from the lock stitch See Stitch CHAIN TIE Chain tie Arch Defn A tie consisting of a series of connected iron bars or rods CHAIN WHEEL Chain wheel 1 A chain pulley or sprocket wheel 2 An inversion of the chain pump by which it becomes a motor driven by water CHAINWORK Chainwork n Defn Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain chain stitch work CHAIR Chair n Etym OE chaiere chaere OF chaiere chaere F chaire pulpit fr L cathedra chair armchair a teachers or professors chair Gr sit See Sit and cf Cathedral chaise 1 A movable single seat with a back 2 An official seat as of a chief magistrate or a judge but esp that of a professor hence the office itself The chair of a philosophical school Whewell A chair of philology M Arnold 3 The presiding officer of an assembly a chairman as to address the chair 4 A vehicle for one person either a sedan borne upon poles or two wheeled carriage drawn by one horse a gig Shak Think what an equipage thou hast in air And view with scorn two pages and a chair Pope 5 An iron blok used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers Chair days days of repose and age To put into the chair to elect as president or as chairman of a meeting Macaulay To take the chair to assume the position of president or of chairman of a meeting CHAIR Chair v t imp p pr Chaired p pr vb n Chairing 1 To place in a chair 2 To carry publicly in a chair in triumph Eng CHAIRMAN Chairman n pl Chairmen 1 The presiding officer of a committee or of a public or private meeting or of any organized body 2 One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan Breaks watchmens heads and chairmens glasses Prior CHAIRMANSHIP Chairmanship n Defn The office of a chairman of a meeting or organized body CHAISE Chaise n Etym F chaise seat or chair chaise or carriage for chaire from a peculiar Parisian pronunciation See Chair 1 A twowheeled carriage for two persons with a calash top and the body hung on leather straps or thoroughbraces It is usually drawn by one horse 2 Loosely Defn a carriage in general Cowper CHAJA Chaja n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The crested screamer of Brazil Palamedea or Chauna chavaria so called in imitation of its notes called also chauna and faithful kamichi It is often domesticated and is useful in guarding other poultry See Kamichi CHAK Chak v i Defn To toss up the head frequently as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle CHALAZA Chalaza n pl E Chalazas L Chalazæ Etym NL fr Gr 1 Bot Defn The place on an ovule or seed where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus 2 Biol Defn A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the birds egg and serves to maintain the yolk in its position the treadle CHALAZAL Chalazal a Defn Of or pertaining to the chalaza CHALAZE Chalaze n Defn Same as Chalaza CHALAZIFEROUS Chalaziferous a Etym Chalaza ferous Defn Having or bearing chalazas CHALAZION Chalazion n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A small circumscribed tumor of the eyelid caused by retention of secretion and by inflammation of the Melbomian glands CHALAZOGAMY Chalazogamy n Chalaza gamy as in polygamy Bot Defn A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryosac through the tissue of the chalaza instead of entering through the micropyle It was originally discovered by Treub in Casuarina and has since been found to occur regularly in the families Betulaceæ and Juglandaceæ Partial chalazogamy is found in Ulmus the tube here penetrating the nucleus midway between the chalaza and micropyle Chalazogamic a CHALCANTHITE Chalcanthite n Etym L chalcanthum a solution of blue vitriol Gr Min Defn Native blue vitriol See Blue vitriol under Blue CHALCEDONIC Chalcedonic a Defn Of or pertaining to chalcedony CHALCEDONY Chalcedony n pl Chalcedonies Etym L chalcedonius fr Gr calcédoine OE calcidoine casidoyne Cf Cassidony Min Defn A cryptocrystalline translucent variety of quartz having usually a whitish color and a luster nearly like wax Written also calcedony Note When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures or arranged in differently colored layers it is called agate and if by reason of the thickness color and arrangement of the layers it is suitable for being carved into cameos it is called onyx Chrysoprase is green chalcedony carnelian a flesh red and sard a brownish red variety CHALCHIHUITL Chalchihuitl n Min Defn The Mexican name for turquoise See Turquoise CHALCID FLY Chalcid fly Etym From Gr Zoöl Defn One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects Chalcididæ Many are gallflies others are parasitic on insects CHALCIDIAN Chalcidian n Etym L chalcis a lizard Gr Zoöl Defn One of a tropical family of snakelike lizards Chalcidæ having four small or rudimentary legs CHALCOCITE Chalcocite n Etym Gr Min Defn Native copper sulphide called also copper glance and vitreous copper a mineral of a black color and metallic luster Formerly written chalcosine CHALCOGRAPHER CHALCOGRAPHIST Chalcographer Chalcographist n Defn An engraver on copper or brass hence an engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper CHALCOGRAPHY Chalcography n Etym Gr graphy Defn The act or art of engraving on copper or brass especially of engraving for printing CHALCOPYRITE Chalcopyrite n Etym Gr pyrite So named from its color Min Defn Copper pyrites or yellow copper ore a common ore of opper containing copper iron and sulphur It occurs massive and in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color CHALDAIC Chaldaic a Etym L Chaldaicus Defn Of or pertaining to Chaldes n Defn The language or dialect of the Chaldeans Chaldee CHALDAISM Chaldaism n Defn An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect CHALDEAN Chaldean a Etym L Chaldaeus Defn Of or pertaining to Chaldea n a A native or inhabitant of Chaldea b A learned man esp an astrologer so called among the Eastern nations because astrology and the kindred arts were much cultivated by the Chaldeans c Nestorian CHALDEE Chaldee a Defn Of or pertaining to Chaldea n Defn The language or dialect of the Chaldeans eastern Aramaic or the Aramaic used in Chaldea Chaldee Paraphrase A targum written in Aramaic CHALDRICH CHALDER Chaldrich Chalder n Etym Icel tjaldr Zoöl Defn A kind of bird the oyster catcher CHALDRON Chaldron n Etym OF chaldron F chaudron kettle The same word as caldron Defn An English dry measure being at London 36 bushels heaped up or its equivalent weight and more than twice as much at Newcastle Now used exlusively for coal and coke Note In the United States the chaldron is ordinarily 2940 lbs but at New York it is 2500 lbs De Colange CHALET Chalet n Etym F 1 A herdsmans hut in the mountains of Switzerland Chalets are summer huts for the Swiss herdsmen Wordsworth 2 A summer cottage or country house in the Swiss mountains any country house built in the style of the Swiss cottages CHALICE Chalice n Etym OR chalis calice OF chalice calice F calice fr L calix akin to Gr helmet Cf Calice Calyx Defn A cup or bowl especially the cup used in the sacrament of the Lords Supper CHALICED Chaliced a Defn Having a calyx or cup cupshaped Chaliced flowers Shak CHALK Chalk n Etym AS cealc lime from L calx limestone See Calz and Cawk 1 Min Defn A soft earthy substance of a white grayish or yellowish white color consisting of calcium carbonate and having the same composition as common limestone 2 Fine Arts Defn Finely prepared chalk used as a drawing implement also by extension a compound as of clay and black lead or the like used in the same manner See Crayon Black chalk a mineral of a bluish color of a slaty texture and soiling the fingers when handled a variety of argillaceous slate By a long chalk by a long way by many degrees Slang Lowell Chalk drawing Fine Arts a drawing made with crayons See Crayon Chalk formation See Cretaceous formation under Cretaceous Chalk line a cord rubbed with chalk used for making straight lines on boards or other material as a guide in cutting or in arranging work Chalk mixture a preparation of chalk cinnamon and sugar in gum water much used in diarrheal affection esp of infants Chalk period Geol See Cretaceous period under Cretaceous Chalk pit a pit in which chalk is dug Drawing chalk See Crayon n 1 French chalk steatite or soapstone a soft magnesian mineral Red chalk an indurated clayey ocher containing iron and used by painters and artificers reddle CHALK Chalk v t imp p p Chalked p pr vb n Chalking 1 To rub or mark with chalk 2 To manure with chalk as land Morimer 3 To make white as with chalk to make pale to bleach Tennyson Let a bleak paleness chalk the door Herbert To chalk out to sketch with or as with chalk to outline to indicate to plan Colloq I shall pursue the plan I have chalked out Burke CHALKCUTTER Chalkcutter n Defn A man who digs chalk CHALKINESS Chalkiness n Defn The state of being chalky CHALKSTONE Chalkstone n 1 A mass of chalk As chalkstones beaten in sunder Isa xxvii 9 2 Med Defn A chalklike concretion consisting mainly of urate of sodium found in and about the small joints in the external ear and in other situations in those affected with gout a tophus CHALKY Chalky a Defn Consisting of or resembling chalk containing chalk as a chalky cliff a chalky taste CHALLENGE Challenge n Etym OE chalenge claim accusation challenge OF chalenge chalonge claim accusation contest fr L calumnia false accusation chicanery See Calumny 1 An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind a defiance specifically a summons to fight a duel also the letter or message conveying the summons A challenge to controversy Goldsmith 2 The act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his post and demanding the countersign 3 A claim or demand Obs There must be no challenge of superiority Collier 4 Hunting Defn The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game 5 Law Defn An exception to a juror or to a member of a court martial coupled with a demand that he should be held incompetent to act the claim of a party that a certain person or persons shall not sit in trial upon him or his cause Blackstone 6 An exception to a person as not legally qualifed to vote The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered U S Challenge to the array Law an exception to the whole panel Challenge to the favor the alleging a special cause the sufficiency of which is to be left to those whose duty and office it is to decide upon it Challenge to the polls an exception taken to any one or more of the individual jurors returned Peremptory challenge a privilege sometimes allowed to defendants of challenging a certain number of jurors fixed by statute in different States without assigning any cause Principal challenge that which the law allows to be sufficient if found to be true CHALLENGE Challenge v t imp p p Challenged p pr vb n Challenging Etym OE chalengen to accuse claim OF chalengier chalongier to claim accuse dispute fr L calumniar to attack with false accusations See Challenge n and cf Calumniate 1 To call to a contest of any kind to call to answer to defy I challenge any man to make any pretense to power by right of fatherhood Locke 2 To call invite or summon to answer for an offense by personal combat By this I challenge him to single fight Shak 3 To claim as due to demand as a right Challenge better terms Addison 4 To censure to blame Obs He complained of the emperors and challenged them for that he had no greater revenues from them Holland 5 Mil Defn To question or demand the countersign from one who attempts to pass the lines as the sentinel challenged us with Who comes there 6 To take exception to question as to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation 7 Law Defn To object to or take exception to as to a juror or member of a court 8 To object to the reception of the vote of as on the ground that the person in not qualifed as a voter U S To challenge to the array favor polls See under Challenge n CHALLENGE Challenge v i Defn To assert a right to claim a place Where nature doth with merit challenge Shak CHALLENGEABLE Challengeable a Defn That may be challenged CHALLENGER Challenger n Defn One who challenges CHALLIS Challis n Etym F chaly challis a stuff made of goats hair Defn A soft and delicate woolen or woolen and silk fabric for ladies dresses Written also chally CHALON Chalon n Defn A bed blanket Obs Chaucer CHALYBEAN Chalybean a Etym L chalybeïus fr chalybs steel Gr 1 Of or pertaining to the Chalybes an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor celebrated for working in iron and steel 2 Of superior quality and temper applied to steel Obs Milton CHALYBEATE Chalybeate a Etym NL chalybeatus fr chalubeïus See Chalubean Defn Impregnated with salts of iron having a taste like iron as chalybeate springs CHALYBEATE Chalybeate n Defn Any water liquid or medicine into which iron enters as an ingredient CHALYBEOUS Chalybeous a Zoöl Defn Steel blue of the color of tempered steel CHALYBITE Chalybite n Min Defn Native iron carbonate usually called siderite CHAM Cham v t Etym See Chap Defn To chew Obs or Prov Eng Sir T More CHAM Cham n Etym See Khan Defn The sovereign prince of Tartary now usually written khan Shak CHAMADE Chamade n Etym F chamade fr Pg chamada fr chamar to call fr L clamare Mil Defn A signal made for a parley by beat of a drum They beat the chamade and sent us carte blanche Addison CHAMAL Chamal n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The Angora goat See Angora goat under Angora CHAMBER Chamber n Etym F chambre fr L camera vault arched roof in LL chamber fr Gr kmar to be crooked Cf Camber Camera Comrade 1 A retired room esp an upper room used for sleeping a bedroom as the house had four chambers 2 pl Defn Apartments in a lodging house A bachelors life in chambers Thackeray 3 A hall as where a king gives audience or a deliberative body or assembly meets as presence chamber senate chamber 4 A legislative or judicial body an assembly a society or association as the Chamber of Deputies the Chamber of Commerce 5 A compartment or cell an inclosed space or cavity as the chamber of a canal lock the chamber of a furnace the chamber of the eye 6 pl Law Defn A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court 7 A chamber pot Colloq 8 Mil a That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which holds the charge esp when of different diameter from the rest of the bore formerly in guns made smaller than the bore but now larger esp in breechloading guns b A cavity in a mine usually of a cubical form to contain the powder c A short piece of ornance or cannon which stood on its breech without any carriage formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades Air chamber See Air chamber in the Vocabulary Chamber of commerce a board or association to protect the interests of commerce chosen from among the merchants and traders of a city Chamber council a secret council Shak Chamber counsel or counselor a counselor who gives his opinion in private or at his chambers but does not advocate causes in court Chamber fellow a chamber companion a roommate a chum Chamber hangings tapestry or hangings for a chamber Chamber lye urine Shak Chamber music vocal or instrumental music adapted to performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience room instead of a theater concert hall or chuch Chamber practice Law the practice of counselors at law who give their opinions in private but do not appear in court To sit at chambers to do business in chambers as a judge CHAMBER Chamber v i imp p p Chambered p pr vb n Chambering 1 To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers 2 To be lascivious Obs CHAMBER Chamber v t 1 To shut up as inn a chamber Shak 2 To furnish with a chamber as to chamber a gun CHAMBERED Chambered a Defn Having a chamber or chambers as a chambered shell a chambered gun CHAMBERER Chamberer n 1 One who attends in a chamber a chambermaid Obs Chaucer 2 A civilian a carpetmonger Obs CHAMBERING Chambering n Defn Lewdness Obs Rom xiii 13 CHAMBERLAIN Chamberlain n Etym OF chamberlain chambrelencF chambellon OHG chamerling chamarlinc G kämmerling kammer chamber fr L camera ling See Chamber and ling Formerly written chamberlin 1 An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers 2 An upper servant of an inn Obs 3 An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch hence in Europe one of the high officers of a court 4 A treasurer or receiver of public money as the chamberlain of London of North Wales etc The lord chamberlain of England an officer of the crown who waits upon the sovereign on the day of coronation and provides requisites for the palace of Westminster and for the House of Lords during the session of Parliament Under him are the gentleman of the black rod and other officers His office is distinct from that of the lord chamberlain of the Household whose functions relate to the royal housekeeping CHAMBERLAINSHIP Chamberlainship n Defn Office if a chamberlain CHAMBERMAID Chambermaid n 1 A maidservant who has the care of chambers making the beds sweeping cleaning the rooms etc 2 A ladys maid Obs Johnson CHAMBERTIN Chambertin n Defn A red wine from Chambertin near Dijon in Burgundy CHAMBRANLE Chambranle n F Arch Defn An ornamental bordering or framelike decoration around the sides and top of a door window or fireplace The top piece is called the traverse and the side pieces the ascendants CHAMBRAY Chambray n From Cambrai France Cf Cambric Defn A gingham woven in plain colors with linen finish CHAMBREL Chambrel n Defn Same as Gambrel CHAMECK Chameck n Etym Native Brazilian name Zoöl Defn A kind of spider monkey Ateles chameck having the thumbs rudimentary and without a nail CHAMELEON Chameleon n Etym L Chamaeleon Gr Humble and Lion Zoöl Defn A lizardlike reptile of the genus Chamæleo of several species found in Africa Asia and Europe The skin is covered with fine granmulations the tail is prehensile and the body is much compressed laterally giving it a high back Note Its color changes more or less with the color of the objects about it or with its temper when disturbed In a cool dark place it is nearly white or grayish on admitting the light it changes to brown bottlegreen or blood red of various shades and more or less mottled in arrangment The American chameleons belong to Anolis and allied genera of the family Iguanidæ They are more slender in form than the true chameleons but have the same power of changing their colors Chameleon mineral Chem the compound called potassium permanganate a dark violet crystalline substance KMnO4 which in formation passes through a peculiar succession of color from green to blue purple red etc See Potassium permanganate under Potassium CHAMELEONIZE Chameleonize v t Defn To change into various colors R CHAMFER Chamfer n Etym See Chamfron Defn The surface formed by cutting away the arris or angle formed by two faces of a piece of timber stone etc CHAMFER Chamfer v t imp p p Chamfered p pr vb n Chamfering 1 Carp Defn To cut a furrow in as in a column to groove to channel to flute 2 To make a chamfer on CHAMFRET Chamfret n Etym See Chamfron 1 Carp Defn A small gutter a furrow a groove 2 A chamfer CHAMFRON Chamfron n Etym F chanfrein Anc Armor Defn The frontlet or head armor of a horse Written also champfrain and chamfrain CHAMISAL Chamisal n Amer Sp fr Sp chamiza a kind of wild cane 1 Bot Defn A California rosaceous shrub Adenostoma fasciculatum which often forms an impenetrable chaparral 2 A chaparral formed by dense growths of this shrub CHAMLET Chamlet n Defn See Camlet Obs CHAMOIS Chamois n Etym F chamois prob fr OG gamz G gemse 1 Zoöl Defn A small species of antelope Rupicapra tragus living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe as the Alps Pyrenees etc It possesses remarkable agility and is a favorite object of chase 2 A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois or from sheepskin etc called also chamois leather and chammy or shammy leather See Shammy CHAMOMILE Chamomile n Bot Defn See Camomile CHAMP Champ v t imp p p Champed p pr vb n Champing Etym Prob of Scand orgin cf dial Sw kämsa to chew with difficulty champ but cf also OF champier champeyer champoyer to graze in fields fr F champ field fr L campus Cf Camp 1 To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard Foamed and champed the golden bit Dryden 2 To bite into small pieces to crunch Steele CHAMP Champ v i Defn To bite or chew impatiently They began irefully to champ upon the bit Hooker CHAMP CHAMPE Champ Champe n Etym F champ L campus field Arch Defn The field or ground on which carving appears in relief CHAMPAGNE Champagne n Etym F See Champaign Defn A light wine of several kinds originally made in the province of Champagne in France Note Champagne properly includes several kinds not only of sparkling but off still wines but in America the term is usually restricted to wines which effervesce CHAMPAIGN Champaign n Etym OF champaigne same word as campagne Defn A flat open country Fair champaign with less rivers interveined Milton Through Apline vale or champaign wide Wordsworth CHAMPAIGN Champaign a Defn Flat open level A wide champaign country filled with herds Addison CHAMPER Champer n Defn One who champs or bites CHAMPERTOR Champertor n Etym F champarteur a divider of fields or field rent See Champerty Law Defn One guilty of champerty one who purchases a suit or the right of suing and carries it on at his own expense in order to obtain a share of the gain CHAMPERTY Champerty n Etym F champart field rent L campipars champ L campus field part L pars share 1 Partnership in power equal share of authority Obs Beauté ne sleighte strengthe ne hardyness Ne may with Venus holde champartye Chaucer 2 Law Defn The prosecution or defense of a suit whether by furnishing money or personal services by one who has no legitimate concern therein in consideration of an agreement that he shall receive in the event of success a share of the matter in suit maintenance with the addition of an agreement to divide the thing in suit See Maintenance Note By many authorities champerty is defined as an agreement of this nature From early times the offence of champerty has been forbidden and punishable CHAMPIGNON Champignon n Etym F a mushroom ultimately fr L campus field See Camp Bot Defn An edible species of mushroom Agaricus campestris Fairy ring champignon the Marasmius oreades which has a strong flavor but is edible CHAMPION Champion n Etym F champion fr LLcampio of German origin cf OHG chempho chemphio fighter champf G kampf contest perh influenced by L campus field taken in the sense of field of battle 1 One who engages in any contest esp one who in ancient times contended in single combat in behalf of anothers honor or rights or one who acts or speaks in behalf of a person or a cause a defender an advocate a hero A stouter champion never handled sword Shak Champions of law and liberty Fisher Ames 2 One who by defeating all rivals has obtained an acknowledged supremacy in any branch of athetics or game of skill and is ready to contend with any rival as the champion of England Note Champion is used attributively in the sense of surpassing all competitors overmastering as champion pugilist champion chess player Syn Leader chieftain combatant hero warrior defender protector CHAMPION Champion v t imp p p Championed p pr vb n Championing Obs Shak 2 To furnish with a champion to attend or defend as champion to support or maintain to protect Championed or unchampioned thou diest Sir W Scott CHAMPIONNESS Championness n Defn A female champion Fairfax CHAMPIONSHIP Championship n Defn State of being champion leadership supremancy CHAMPLAIN PERIOD Champlain period Geol Defn A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period so named from beds near Lake Champlain Note The earlier deposits of this period are diluvial in character as if formed in connection with floods attending the melting of the glaciers while the later deposits are of finer material in more quiet waters as the alluvium CHAMPLEVE Champlevé a F p p of champlever to engrave See 3d Champ Camp Lever a bar Art Defn Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be enameled inlaid in depressions made in the ground said of a kind of enamel work in which depressions made in the surface are filled with enamel pastes which are afterward fired also designating the process of making such enamel work n Defn A piece of champlevé enamel also the process or art of making such enamel work champlevé work CHAMSIN Chamsin n Etym F Defn See Kamsin CHANCE Chance n Etym F chance OF cheance fr LL cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice fr L cadere to fall akin to Skr çad to fall L cedere to yield E cede Cf Cadence 1 A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force law or purpose fortune fate in this sense often personifed It is strictly and philosophically true in nature and reason that there is no such thing as chance or accident it being evident that these words do not signify anything really existing anything that is truly an agent or the cause of any event but they signify merely mens ignorance of the real and immediate cause Samuel Clark Any society into which chance might throw him Macaulay That power Which erring men call Chance Milton 2 The operation or activity of such agent By chance a priest came down that way Luke x 31 3 The supposed effect of such an agent something that befalls as the result of unknown or unconsidered forces the issue of uncertain conditions an event not calculated upon an unexpected occurrence a happening accident fortuity casualty It was a chance that happened to us 1 Sam vi 9 The Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts And wins O shameful chance the Queen of Hearts Pope I spake of most disastrous chance Shak 4 A possibity a likelihood an opportunity with reference to a doubtful result as a chance result as a chance to escape a chance for life the chances are all against him So weary with disasters tugged with fortune That I would get my life on any chance To mend it or be rid ont Shak 5 Math Defn Probability Note The mathematical expression of a chance is the ratio of frequency with which an event happens in the long run If an event may happen in a ways and may fail in b ways and each of these a b ways is equally likely the chance or probability that the event will happen is measured by the fraction aa b and the chance or probability that it will fail is measured by ba b Chance comer one who comes unexpectedly The last chance the sole remaining ground of hope The main chance the chief opportunity that upon which reliance is had esp selfinterest Theory of chances Doctrine of chances Math that branch of mathematics which treats of the probability of the occurrence of particular events as the fall of dice in given positions To mind ones chances to take advantage of every circumstance to seize every opportunity CHANCE Chance v i imp p p Chanced p pr vb n Chancing Defn To happen come or arrive without design or expectation Things that chance daily Robynson Mores Utopia If a birds nest chance to be before thee Deut xxii 6 I chanced on this letter Shak Note Often used impersonally as how chances it How chance thou art returned so soon Shak CHANCE Chance v t 1 To take the chances of to venture upon usually with it as object Come what will I will chance it W D Howells 2 To befall to happen to Obs W Lambarde CHANCE Chance a Defn Happening by chance casual CHANCE Chance adv Defn By chance perchance Gray CHANCEABLE Chanceable a Defn Fortuitous casual Obs CHANCEABLY Chanceably adv Defn By chance Obs CHANCEFUL Chanceful a Defn Hazardous Obs Spenser CHANCEL Chancel n Etym OF chancel F chanceau cancel fr L cancelli lattices crossbars The chancel was formerly inclosed with lattices or crossbars See Cancel v t Arch a That part of a church reserved for the use of the clergy where the altar or communion table is placed Hence in modern use b All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front Chancel aisle Arch the aisle which passes on either side of or around the chancel Chancel arch Arch the arch which spans the main opening leading to the chancel Chancel casement the principal window in a chancel Tennyson Chancel table the communion table CHANCELLERY Chancellery n Etym Cf Chancery Defn Chancellorship Obs Gower CHANCELLOR Chancellor n Etym OE canceler chaunceler F chancelier LL cancellarius chancellor a director of chancery fr L cancelli lattices crossbars which surrounded the seat of judgment See Chancel Defn A judicial court of chancery which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction Note The chancellor was originally a chief scribe or secretary under the Roman emperors but afterward was invested with judicial powers and had superintendence over the other officers of the empire From the Roman empire this office passed to the church and every bishop has his chancellor the principal judge of his consistory In later times in most countries of Europe the chancellor was a high officer of state keeper of the great seal of the kingdom and having the supervision of all charters and like public instruments of the crown which were authenticated in the most solemn manner In France a secretary is in some cases called a chancellor In Scotland the appellation is given to the foreman of a jury or assize In the present German empire the chancellor is the president of the federal council and the head of the imperial administration In the United States the title is given to certain judges of courts of chancery or equity established by the statutes of separate States Blackstone Wharton Chancellor of a bishop or of a diocese R C Ch ch of Eng a law officer appointed to hold the bishops court in his diocese and to assist him in matter of ecclesiastical law Chancellor of a cathedral one of the four chief dignitaries of the cathedrals of the old foundation and an officer whose duties are chiefly educational with special reference to the cultivation of theology Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster an officer before whom or his deputy the court of the duchy chamber of Lancaster is held This is a special jurisdiction Chancellor of a university the chief officer of a collegiate body In Oxford he is elected for life in Cambridge for a term of years and his office is honorary the chief duties of it devolving on the vice chancellor Chancellor of the exchequer a member of the British cabinet upon whom devolves the charge of the public income and expenditure as the highest finance minister of the government Chancellor of the order of the Garter or other military orders an officer who seals the commissions and mandates of the chapter and assembly of the knights keeps the register of their proceedings and delivers their acts under the seal of their order Lord high chancellor of England the presiding judge in the court of chancery the highest judicial officer of the crown and the first lay person of the state after the blood royal He is created chancellor by the delivery into his custody of the great seal of which he becomes keeper He is privy counselor by his office and prolocutor of the House of Lords by prescription CHANCELLORSHIP Chancellorship n Defn The office of a chancellor the time during which one is chancellor CHANCEMEDLEY Chancemedley n Etym Chance medley 1 Law Defn The kiling of another in selfdefense upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter See ChaudMedley Note The term has been sometimes applied to any kind of homicide by misadventure or to any accidental killing of a person without premeditation or evil intent but in strictness is applicable to such killing as happens in defending ones self against assault Bouvier 2 Luck chance accident Milton Cowper CHANCERY Chancery n Etym F chancellerie LL cancellaria from L cancellarius See Chancellor and cf Chancellery 1 In England formerly the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament exercising jurisdiction at law but chiefly in equity but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity 2 In the Unites States a court of equity equity proceeding in equity Note A court of chancery so far as it is a court of equity in the English and American sense may be generally if not precisely described as one having jurisdiction in cases of rights recognized and protected by the municipal jurisprudence where a plain adequate and complete remedy can not be had in the courts of common law In some of the American States jurisdiction at law and in equity centers in the same tribunal The courts of the United States also have jurisdiction both at law and in equity and in all such cases they exercise their jurisdiction as courts of law or as courts of equity as the subject of adjudication may require In others of the American States the courts that administer equity are distinct tribunals having their appropriate judicial officers and it is to the latter that the appellation courts of chancery is usually applied but in American law the terms equity and court of equity are more frequently employed than the corresponding terms chancery and court of chancery Burrill Inns of chancery See under Inn To get or to hold In chancery Boxing to get the head of an antagonist under ones arm so that one can pommel it with the other fist at will hence to have wholly in Ones power The allusion is to the condition of a person involved in the chancery court where he was helpless while the lawyers lived upon his estate CHANCRE Chancre n Etym F chancere See Cancer Med Defn A venereal sore or ulcer specifically the initial lesion of true syphilis whether forming a distinct ulcer or not called also hard chancre indurated chancre and Hunterian chancre Soft chancre A chancroid See Chancroid CHANCROID Chancroid n Etym Chancre oil Med Defn A venereal sore resembling a chancre in its seat and some external characters but differing from it in being the starting point of a purely local process and never of a systemic disease called also soft chancre CHANCROUS Chancrous a Etym Cf F chancreux Med Defn Of the nature of a chancre having chancre CHANDELIER Chandelier n Etym F See Chandler 1 A candlestick lamp stand gas fixture or the like having several branches esp one hanging from the ceiling 2 Fort Defn A movable parapet serving to support fascines to cover pioneers Obs CHANDLER Chandler n Etym F chandelier a candlestick a maker or seller of candles LL candelarius chandler fr L candela candle See Candle and cf Chandelier 1 A maker or seller of candles The chandlers basket on his shoulder borne With tallow spots thy coat Gay 2 A dealer in other commodities which are indicated by a word prefixed as ship chandler corn chandler CHANDLERLY Chandlerly a Defn Like a chandler in a petty way Obs Milton CHANDLERY Chandlery n Defn Commodities sold by a chandler CHANDOO Chandoo n Defn An extract or preparation of opium used in China and India for smoking Balfour CHANDRY Chandry n Defn Chandlery Obs Torches from the chandry B Jonson CHANFRIN Chanfrin n Etym F chanfrein Cf Chamfron Defn The fore part of a horses head CHANGE Change v t Imp p p Changed p pr vb n Changing Etym F changer fr LL cambiare to exchange barter L cambire Cf Cambial 1 To alter to make different to cause to pass from one state to another as to change the position character or appearance of a thing to change the countenance Therefore will I change their glory into shame Hosea iv 7 2 To alter by substituting something else for or by giving up for something else as to change the clothes to change ones occupation to change ones intention They that do change old love for new Pray gods they change for worse Peele 3 To give and take reciprocally to exchange followed by with as to change place or hats or money with another Look upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst not for any interest change thy fortune and condition Jer Taylor 4 Specifically To give or receive smaller denominations of money technically called change for as to change a gold coin or a bank bill He pulled out a thirtypound note and bid me change it Goldsmith To change a horse or To change hand Man to turn or bear the horses head from one hand to the other from the left to right or from the right to the left To change hands to change owners To change ones tune to become less confident or boastful Colloq To change step to take a break in the regular succession of steps in marching or walking as by bringing the hollow of one foot against the heel of the other and then stepping off with the foot which is in advance Syn To alter vary deviate substitute innovate diversify shift veer turn See Alter CHANGE Change v i 1 To be altered to undergo variation as men sometimes change for the better For I am Lord I change not Mal iii 6 2 To pass from one phase to another as the moon changes tomorrow night CHANGE Change n Etym F change fr changer See Change v t 1 Any variation or alteration a passing from one state or form to another as a change of countenance a change of habits or principles Apprehensions of a change of dynasty Hallam All the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come Job xiv 14 2 A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another a difference novelty variety as a change of seasons Our fathers did for change to France repair Dryden The ringing grooves of change Tennyson 3 A passing from one phase to another as a change of the moon 4 Alteration in the order of a series permutation 5 That which makes a variety or may be substituted for another Thirty change RV changes of garments Judg xiv 12 6 Small money the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings hence the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due 7 Etym See Exchange Defn A place where merchants and others meet to transact business a building appropriated for mercantile transactions Colloq for Exchange 8 A public house an alehouse Scot They call an alehouse a change Burt 9 Mus Defn Any order in which a number of bells are struck other than that of the diatonic scale Four bells admit twentyfour changes in ringing Holder Change of life the period in the life of a woman when menstruation and the capacity for conception cease usually occurring between fortyfive and fifty years of age Change ringing the continual production without repetition of changes on bells See def 9 above Change wheel Mech one of a set of wheels of different sizes and number of teeth that may be changed or substituted one for another in machinery to produce a different but definite rate of angular velocity in an axis as in cutting screws gear etc To ring the changes on to present the same facts or arguments in variety of ways Syn Variety variation alteration mutation transition vicissitude innovation novelty transmutation revolution reverse CHANGEABILITY Changeability n Defn Changeableness CHANGEABLE Changeable a Etym Cf F changeable 1 Capable of change subject to alteration mutable variable fickle inconstant as a changeable humor 2 Appearing different as in color in different lights or under different circumstances as changeable silk Syn Mutable alterable variable inconstant fitful vacillating capricious fickle unstable unsteady unsettled wavering erratic giddy volatile CHANGEABLENESS Changeableness n Defn The quality of being changeable fickleness inconstancy mutability CHANGEABLY Changeably adv Defn In a changeable manner CHANGEFUL Changeful a Defn Full of change mutable inconstant fickle uncertain Pope His course had been changeful Motley Changefully adv Changefulness n CHANGE GEAR Change gear Mach Defn A gear by means of which the speed of machinery or of a vehicle may be changed while that of the propelling engine or motor remains constant called also changespeed gear CHANGE KEY Change key Defn A key adapted to open only one of a set of locks distinguished from a master key CHANGELESS Changeless a Defn That can not be changed constant as a changeless purpose Changelessness n CHANGELING Changeling n Etym Change ling 1 One who or that which is left or taken in the place of another as a child exchanged by fairies Such men do changelings call so changed by fairies theft Spenser The changeling a substituted writing never known Shak 2 A simpleton an idiot Macaulay Changelings and fools of heaven and thence shut out Wildly we roam in discontent about Dryden 3 One apt to change a waverer Fickle changelings Shak CHANGELING Changeling a 1 Taken or left in place of another changed A little changeling boy Shak 2 Given to change inconstant Obs Some are so studiously changeling Boyle CHANGER Changer n 1 One who changes or alters the form of anything 2 One who deals in or changes money John ii 14 3 One apt to change an inconstant person CHANK Chank n Etym Skr çankha See Conch Zoöl Defn The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles esp Turbinella pyrum Called also chank chell CHANNEL Channel n Etym OE chanel canel OF chanel F chenel fr L canalis See Canal 1 The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run 2 The deeper part of a river harbor strait etc where the main current flows or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels 3 Geog Defn A strait or narrow sea between two portions of lands as the British Channel 4 That through which anything passes means of passing conveying or transmitting as the news was conveyed to us by different channels The veins are converging channels Dalton At best he is but a channel to convey to the National assembly such matter as may import that body to know Burke 5 A gutter a groove as in a fluted column 6 pl Etym Cf Chain wales Naut Defn Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks Channel bar Channel iron Arch an iron bar or beam having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel Channel bill Zoöl a very large Australian cucko Scythrops Novæhollandiæ Channel goose Zoöl See Gannet CHANNEL Channel v t imp p p Channeled or Channelled p pr vb n Channeling or Channelling 1 To form a channel in to cut or wear a channel or channels in to groove No more shall trenching war channel her fields Shak 2 To course through or over as in a channel Cowper CHANNELING Channeling n 1 The act or process of forming a channel or channels 2 A channel or a system of channels a groove CHANSON Chanson n Etym F fr L cantion song See Cantion Canzone Defn A song Shak CHANSON DE GESTE Chanson de geste F prop song of history Defn Any Old French epic poem having for its subject events or exploits of early French history real or legendary and written originally in assonant verse of ten or twelve syllables The most famous one is the Chanson de Roland Langtoft had written in the ordinary measure of the later chansons de geste Saintsbury CHANSONNETTE Chansonnette n pl Chansonnettes Etym F dim of chanson Defn A little song These pretty little chansonnettes that he sung Black CHANT Chant v t imp p p Chanted p pr vb n Chanting Etym F chanter fr L cantare intens of canere to sing Cf Cant affected speaking and see Hen 1 To utter with a melodious voice to sing The cheerful birds do chant sweet music Spenser 2 To celebrate in song The poets chant in the theaters Bramhall 3 Mus Defn To sing or recite after the manner of a chant or to a tune called a chant CHANT Chant v i 1 To make melody with the voice to sing Chant to the sound of the viol Amos vi 5 2 Mus Defn To sing as in reciting a chant To chant or chaunt horses to sing their praise to overpraise to cheat in selling See Chaunter Thackeray CHANT Chant nEtym F chant fr L cantus singing song fr canere to sing See Chant v t 1 Song melody 2 Mus Defn A short and simple melody divided into two parts by double bars to which unmetrical psalms etc are sung or recited It is the most ancient form of choral music 3 A psalm etc arranged for chanting 4 Twang manner of speaking a canting tone R His strange face his strange chant Macaulay Ambrosian chant See under Ambrosian Chant royal Etym F in old French poetry a poem containing five strophes of eleven lines each and a concluding stanza each of these six parts ending with a common refrain Gregorian chant See under Gregorian CHANTANT Chantant a Etym F singing Mus Defn Composed in a melodious and singing style CHANTER Chanter n Etym Cf F chanteur 1 One who chants a singer or songster Pope 2 The chief singer of the chantry J Gregory 3 The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe See Bagpipe 4 Zoöl Defn The hedge sparrow CHANTERELLE Chanterelle n Etym F Bot Defn A name for several species of mushroom of which one Cantharellus cibrius is edible the others reputed poisonous CHANTEY Chantey n Cf F chanter to sing and Chant n Defn A sailors song May we lift a deepsea chantey such as seamen use at sea Kipling CHANTICLEER Chanticleer n Etym F Chanteclair name of the cock in the Roman du Renart Reynard the Fox chanter to chant clair clear See Chant and Clear Defn A cock so called from the clearness or loundness of his voice in crowing CHANTING Chanting n Defn Singing esp as a chant is sung Chanting falcon Zoöl an African falcon Melierax canorus or musicus The male has the habit remarkable in a bird of prey of singing to his mate while she is incubating CHANTOR Chantor n Defn A chanter CHANTRESS Chantress n Etym Cf OF chanteresse Defn A female chanter or singer Milton CHANTRY Chantry n pl Chantries Etym OF chanterie fr chanter to sing 1 An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers commonly for the founder 2 A chapel or altar so endowed Cowell CHAOMANCY Chaomancy n Etym Gr mancy Defn Divination by means of apperances in the air CHAOS Chaos n Etym L chaos chaos in senses 1 2 Gr Chasm 1 An empty immeasurable space a yawning chasm Archaic Between us and there is fixed a great chaos Luke xvi 26 Rhemish Trans 2 The confused unorganized condition or mass of matter before the creation of distinct and order forms 3 Any confused or disordered collection or state of things a confused mixture confusion disorder CHAOTIC Chaotic a Defn Resembling chaos confused CHAOTICALLY Chaotically adv Defn In a chaotic manner CHAP Chap v t imp p p Chapped p pr vb n Chapping Etym See Chop to cut 1 To cause to open in slits or chinks to split to cause the skin of to crack or become rough Then would unbalanced heat licentious reign Crack the dry hill and chap the russet plain Blackmore Nor winters blast chap her fair face Lyly 2 To strike to beat Scot CHAP Chap v i 1 To crack or open in slits as the earth chaps the hands chap 2 To strike to knock to rap Scot CHAP Chap n Etym From Chap v t i 1 A cleft crack or chink as in the surface of the earth or in the skin 2 A division a breach as in a party Obs Many clefts and chaps in our council board T Fuller 3 A blow a rap Scot CHAP Chap n Etym OE chaft of Scand origin cf Icel kjaptr jaw Sw Käft D kiæft akin to G kiefer and E jowl Cf Chops 1 One of the jaws or the fleshy covering of a jaw commonly in the plural and used of animals and colloquially of human beings His chaps were all besmeared with crimson blood Cowley He unseamed him Macdonald from the nave to the chaps Shak 2 One of the jaws or cheeks of a vise etc CHAP Chap n Etym Perh abbreviated fr chapman but used in a more general sense or cf Dan kiæft jaw person E chap jaw 1 A buyer a chapman Obs If you want to sell here is your chap Steele 2 A man or boy a youth a fellow Colloq CHAP Chap v i Etym See Cheapen Defn To bargain to buy Obs CHAPARAJOS Chaparajos n pl Mex Sp Defn Overalls of sheepskin or leather usually open at the back worn esp by cowboys to protect the legs from thorny bushes as in the chaparral called also chapareras or colloq chaps Sp Amer CHAPARERAS Chapareras n pl Mex Sp Defn Same as Chaparajos Sp Amer CHAPARRAL Chaparral n Etym Sp fr chaparro an evergeen oak 1 A thicket of low evergreen oaks 2 An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles Chaparral cock fem Chaparral hen Zoöl a bird of the cuckoo family Geococcyx Californianus noted for running with great speed It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas called also road runner ground cuckoo churea and snake killerit is the state bird of New Mexico CHAPBOOK Chapbook n Etym See Chap to cheapen Defn Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers Hence any small book a toy book CHAPE Chape n Etym F a churchmans cope a cover a chape fr L cappa See Cap 1 The piece by which an object is attached to something as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap 2 The transverse guard of a sword or dagger 3 The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a scabbard belt etc Knight CHAPEAU Chapeau n pl Chapeux Etym F fr OF chapel hat See Chaplet 1 hat or covering for the head 2 Her Defn A cap of maintenance See Maintenance Chapeau bras Etym F chapeau hat bras arm a hat so made that it can be compressed and carried under the arm without injury Such hats were particularly worn on dress occasions by gentlemen in the 18th century A chapeau bras is now worn in the United States army by general and staff officers CHAPED Chaped p p or a Defn Furnished with a chape or chapes Obs Chaucer CHAPEL Chapel n Etym OF chapele F chapelle fr LL capella orig a short cloak hood or cowl later a reliquary sacred vessel chapel dim of cappa capa cloak cape cope also a covering for the head The chapel where St Martins cloak was preserved as a precious relic itself came to be called capella whence the name was applied to similar paces of worship and the guardian of this cloak was called capellanus or chaplain See Cap and cf Chaplain Chaplet 1 A subordinate place of worship as a a small church often a private foundation as for a memorial b a small building attached to a church c a room or recess in a church containing an altar Note In Catholic churches and also in cathedrals and abbey churches chapels are usually annexed in the recesses on the sides of the aisles Gwilt 2 A place of worship not connected with a church as the chapel of a palace hospital or prison 3 In England a place of worship used by dissenters from the Established Church a meetinghouse 4 A choir of singers or an orchastra attached to the court of a prince or nobleman 5 Print a A printing office said to be so called because printing was first carried on in England in a chapel near Westminster Abbey b An association of workmen in a printing office Chapel of ease a A chapel or dependent church built for the ease or a accommodation of an increasing parish or for parishioners who live at a distance from the principal church b A privy Law Chapel master a director of music in a chapel the director of a court or orchestra To build a chapel Naut to chapel a ship See Chapel v t 2 To hold a chapel to have a meeting of the men employed in a printing office for the purpose of considering questions affecting their interests CHAPEL Chapel v t 1 To deposit or inter in a chapel to enshrine Obs Beau Fl 2 Naut Defn To cause a ship taken aback in a light breeze so to turn or make a circuit as to recover without bracing the yards the same tack on which she had been sailing CHAPELESS Chapeless a Defn Without a chape CHAPELET Chapelet n Etym F See Chaplet 1 A pair of Straps with stirrups joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider Written also chaplet 2 A kind of chain pump or dredging machine CHAPELLANY Chapellany n pl Chapellanies Etym Cf E chapellenie LL capellania See Chaplain Defn A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation CHAPELRY Chapelry n Etym Cf OF chapelerie Defn The territorial disrict legally assigned to a chapel CHAPERON Chaperon n Etym F chaperon See Chape Cape Cap 1 A hood especially an ornamental or an official hood His head and face covered with a chaperon out of which there are but two holes to look through Howell 2 A divice placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals 3 A matron who accompanies a young lady in public for propriety or as a guide and protector CHAPERON Chaperon v t imp p p Chaperoned p pr vb n Chaperoning Etym Cf F chaperonner fr chaperon Defn To attend in public places as a guide and protector to matronize Fortunately Lady Bell Finley whom I had promised to chaperon sent to excuse herself Hannah More CHAPERONAGE Chaperonage n Defn Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public protection afforded by a chaperon CHAPFALLEN Chapfallen a Defn Having the lower chap or jaw drooping an indication of humiliation and dejection crestfallen discouraged See Chopfallen CHAPITER Chapiter n Etym OF chapitel F chapiteau from L capitellum dim of caput head Cf Capital Chapter 1 Arch Defn A capital Obs See Chapital Ex xxxvi 38 2 Old Eng Law Defn A summary in writing of such matters as are to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre or justices of assize or of the peace in their sessions also called articles Jacob CHAPLAIN Chaplain n Etym F chapelain fr LL capellanus fr capella See Chapel 1 An ecclesiastic who has a chapel or who performs religious service in a chapel 2 A clergyman who is officially atteched to the army or navy to some public institution or to a family or court for the purpose of performing divine service 3 Any person clergyman or layman chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society etc as a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge CHAPLAINCY Chaplaincy n pl Chaplaincies Defn The office position or station of a chaplain Swift CHAPLAINSHIP Chaplainship n 1 The office or business of a chaplain The Bethesda of some knights chaplainship Milton 2 The possession or revenue of a chapel Johnson CHAPLESS Chapless a Defn Having no lower jaw hence fleshless R Yellow chapless skulls Shak CHAPLET Chaplet n Etym F chapelet dim of OF chapel hat garland dim fr LL cappa See Cap and cf Chapelet Chapeau 1 A garland or wreath to be worn on the head 2 A string of beads or part of a string used by Roman Catholic in praying a third of a rosary or fifty beads Her chaplet of beads and her missal Longfellow 3 Arch Defn A small molding carved into beads pearls olives etc 4 Man Defn A chapelet See Chapelet 1 5 Founding Defn A bent piece of sheet iron or a pin with thin plates on its ends for holding a core in place in the mold 6 A tuft of feathers on a peacocks head Johnson CHAPLET Chaplet n Defn A small chapel or shrine CHAPLET Chaplet v t imp p p Chapleted Defn To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers R Browning CHAPMAN Chapman n pl Chapmen Etym AS ceápman ceáp trade man man akin to D koopman Sw köpman Dan kiöpmand G kaufmannf Chap to cheapen and see Cheap 1 One who buys and sells a merchant a buyer or a seller Obs The word of life is a quick commodity and ought not as a drug to be obtruded on those chapmen who are unwilling to buy it T Fuller 2 A peddler a hawker CHAPPY Chappy Defn Full of chaps cleft gaping open CHAPS Chaps n pl Defn The jaws or the fleshy parts about them See Chap Open your chaps again Shak CHAPTER Chapter n Etym OF chapitre F chapitre fr L capitulum dim of caput head the chief person or thing the principal division of a writing chapter See Chief and cf Chapiter 1 A division of a book or treatise as Genesis has fifty chapters 2 Eccl a An assembly of monks or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral conventual or collegiate church or of a diocese usually presided over by the dean b A community of canons or canonesses c A bishops council d A business meeting of any religious community 3 An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons Robertson 4 A meeting of certain organized societies or orders 5 A chapter house R Burrill 6 A decretal epistle Ayliffe 7 A location or compartment In his bosom In what chapter of his bosom Shak Chapter head or Chapter heading that which stands at the head of a chapter as a title Chapter house a house or room where a chapter meets esp a cathedral chapter The chapter of accidents chance Marryat CHAPTER Chapter v t 1 To divide into chapters as a book Fuller 2 To correct to bring to book i e to demand chapter and verse Obs Dryden CHAPTREL Chaptrel n Etym See Chapiter Arch Defn An impost Obs CHAR CHARR Char Charr n Etym Ir cear Gael ceara lit red blood colored fr cear blood So named from its red belly Zoöl Defn One of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus allied to the spotted trout and salmon inhabiting deep lakes in mountainous regions in Europe In the United States the brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis is sometimes called a char CHAR Char n Etym F Defn A car a chariot Obs Chaucer CHAR Char n Etym OE cherr char a turning time work AS cerr cyrr turn occasion business fr cerran cyrran to turn akin to OS kërian OHG chëran G kehren Cf Chore Ajar Defn Work done by the day a single job or task a chore Written also chare Eng When thou hast done this chare I give thee leave To play till doomsday Shak CHAR CHARE Char Chare v t Etym See 3d Char 1 To perform to do to finish Obs Nores Thet char is chared as the good wife said when she had hanged her husband Old Proverb 2 To work or hew as stone Oxf Gloss CHAR CHARE Char Chare v i Defn To work by the day without being a regularly hired servant to do small jobs CHAR Char v t imp p p Charred p pr vb n Charring Etym Prob the same word as char to perform see Char n the modern use coming from charcoal prop coalturned turned to coal 1 To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat to reduce to charcoal to burn to a cinder 2 To burn slightly or partially as to char wood CHARA Chara n Etym NL of uncertain origin Bot Defn A genus of flowerless plants having articulated stems and whorled branches They flourish in wet places CHARABANC Charabanc n pl Charsabanc Etym F Defn A long light open vehicle with benches or seats running lengthwise CHARACT Charact n Defn A distinctive mark a character a letter or sign Obs See Character In all his dressings characts titles forms Shak CHARACTER Character n Etym L an instrument for marking character Gr caractère 1 A distinctive mark a letter figure or symbol It were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye Holder 2 Style of writing or printing handwriting the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people as an inscription in the Runic character You know the character to be your brothers Shak 3 The peculiar quality or the sum of qualities by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others the stamp impressed by nature education or habit that which a person or thing really is nature disposition The character or that dominion Milton Know well each Ancients proper character His fable subject scope in every page Religion Country genius of his Age Pope A man of thoroughly subservient character Motley 4 Strength of mind resolution independence individuality as he has a great deal of character 5 Moral quality the principles and motives that control the life as a man of character his character saves him from suspicion 6 Quality position rank or capacity quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty as in the miserable character of a slave in his character as a magistrate her character as a daughter 7 The estimate individual or general put upon a person or thing reputation as a mans character for truth and veracity to give one a bad character This subterraneous passage is much mended since Seneca gave so bad a character of it Addison 8 A written statement as to behavior competency etc given to a servant Colloq 9 A unique or extraordinary individuality a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits a person who illustrates certain phases of character as Randolph was a character Cæsar is a great historical character 10 One of the persons of a drama or novel Note It would be well if character and reputation were used distinctively In truth character is what a person is reputation is what he is supposed to be Character is in himself reputation is in the minds of others Character is injured by temptations and by wrongdoing reputation by slanders and libels Character endures throughout defamation in every form but perishes when there is a voluntary transgression reputation may last through numerous transgressions but be destroyed by a single and even an unfounded accusation or aspersion Abbott CHARACTER Character v t imp p p Charactered 1 To engrave to inscribe R These trees shall be my books And in their barks my thoughts I ll character Shak 2 To distinguish by particular marks or traits to describe to characterize R Mitford CHARACTERISM Characterism n Etym Gr Defn A distinction of character a characteristic Obs Bp Hall CHARACTERISTIC Characteristic a Etym Gr charactéristique Defn Pertaining to or serving to constitute the character showing the character or distinctive qualities or traits of a person or thing peculiar distinctive Characteristic clearness of temper Macaulay CHARACTERISTIC Characteristic n 1 A distinguishing trait quality or property an element of character that which characterized Pope The characteristics of a true critic Johnson 2 Math Defn The integral part whether positive or negative of a logarithm CHARACTERISTICAL Characteristical a Defn Characteristic CHARACTERISTICALLY Characteristically adv Defn In a characteristic manner in a way that characterizes CHARACTERIZATION Characterization n Defn The act or process of characterizing CHARACTERIZE Characterize v t imp p p Characterized p pr vb n Characterizing Etym LL characterizare Gr charactériser 1 To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits to make with distinctive features European Asiatic Chinese African and Grecian faces are Characterized Arbuthot 2 To engrave or imprint Obs Sir M Hale 3 To indicate the character of to describe Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William Johnson 4 To be a characteristic of to make or express the character of The softness and effeminacy which characterize the men of rank in most countries W Irving Syn To describe distinguish mark designate style particularize entitle CHARACTERLESS Characterless a Defn Destitute of any distinguishing quality without character or force CHARACTERY Charactery n 1 The art or means of characterizing a system of signs or characters symbolism distinctive mark Fairies use flowers for their charactery Shak 2 That which is charactered the meaning Obs I will construe to thee All the charactery of my sad brows Shak CHARADE Charade n Etym F charade cf Pr charrada long chat It ciarlare to chat whence E charlatan Defn A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts each of which as well as the word itself is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations CHARBOCLE Charbocle n Defn Carbuncle Written also Charboncle Obs Chaucer CHARBON Charbon n Etym F coal charbon 1 Far Defn A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated 2 A very contagious and fatal disease of sheep horses and cattle See Maligmant pustule CHARCOAL Charcoal n Etym See Char v t to burn or to reduce to coal and Coal 1 Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances esp coal made by charring wood in a kiln retort etc from which air is excluded It is used for fuel and in various mechanical artistic and chemical processes 2 Fine Arts Defn Finely prepared charcoal in small sticks used as a drawing implement Animal charcoal a fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones in a closed vessel used as a filtering agent in sugar refining and as an absorbent and disinfectant Charcoal blacks the black pigment consisting of burnt ivory bone cock peach stones and other substances Charcoal drawing Fine Arts a drawing made with charcoal See Charcoal 2 Until within a few years this material has been used almost exclusively for preliminary outline etc but at present many finished drawings are made with it Charcoal point a carbon pencil prepared for use un an electric light apparatus Mineral charcoal a term applied to silky fibrous layers of charcoal interlaminated in beds of ordinary bituminous coal known to miners as mother of coal CHARD Chard n Etym Cf F carde esclent thistle 1 The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke white beet etc blanched for table use 2 A variety of the white beet which produces large succulent leaves and leafstalks CHARE Chare n Defn A narrow street Prov Eng CHARE Chare n v Defn A chore to chore to do See Char CHARGE Charge v t imp p p Charged p pr vb n Charging Etym OF chargier F charger fr LL carricare fr L carrus wagon Cf Cargo Caricature Cark and see Car 1 To lay on or impose as a load tax or burden to load to fill A carte that charged was with hay Chaucer The charging of childrens memories with rules Locke 2 To lay on or impose as a task duty or trust to command instruct or exhort with authority to enjoin to urge earnestly as to charge a jury to charge the clergy of a diocese to charge an agent Moses charged you to love the Lord your God Josh xxii 5 Cromwell I charge thee fing away ambition Shak 3 To lay on impose or make subject to or liable for When land shal be charged by any lien Kent 4 To fix or demand as a prince as he charges two dollars a barrelk for apples 5 To place something to the account of as a debt to debit as to charge one with goods Also to enter upon the debit side of an account as to charge a sum to one 6 To impute or ascribe to lay to ones charge No more accuse thy pen but charge the crime On native loth and negligence of time Dryden 7 To accuse to make a charge or assertion against a person or thing to lay the responsibility for something said or done at the door of If the did that wrong you charge with Tennyson 8 To place within or upon any firearm piece of apparatus or machinery the quantity it is intended and fitted to hold or bear to load to fill as to charge a gun to charge an electrical machine etc Their battering cannon charged to the mouths Shak 9 To ornament with or cause to bear as to charge an architectural member with a molding 10 Her Defn To assume as a bearing as he charges three roses or to add to or represent on as he charges his shield with three roses or 11 To call to account to challenge Obs To charge me to an answer Shak 12 To bear down upon to rush upon to attack Charged our main battles front Shak Syn To intrust command exhort instruct accuse impeach arraign See Accuse CHARGE Charge v i 1 To make an onset or rush as to charge with fixed bayonets Like your heroes of antiquity he charges in iron Glanvill Charge for the guns he said Tennyson 2 To demand a price as to charge high for goods 3 To debit on an account as to charge for purchases 4 To squat on its belly and be still a command given by a sportsman to a dog CHARGE Charge n Etym F charge fr charger to load See Charge v t and cf Cargo Caricature 1 A load or burder laid upon a person or thing 2 A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care custody or management of another a trust Note The people of a parish or church are called the charge of the clergyman who is set over them 3 Custody or care of any person thing or place office responsibility oversight obigation duty Tis a great charge to come under one bodys hand Shak 4 Heed care anxiety trouble Obs Chaucer 5 Harm Obs Chaucer 6 An order a mandate or command an injunction The king gave cherge concerning Absalom 2 Sam xviii 5 7 An address esp an earnest or impressive address containing instruction or exhortation as the charge of a judge to a jury the charge of a bishop to his clergy 8 An accusation of a wrong of offense allegation indictment specification of something alleged The charge of confounding very different classes of phenomena Whewell 9 Whatever constitutes a burden on property as rents taxes lines etc costs expense incurred usually in the plural 10 The price demanded for a thing or service 11 An entry or a account of that which is due from one party to another that which is debited in a business transaction as a charge in an account book 12 That quantity as of ammunition electricity ore fuel etc which any apparatus as a gun battery furnace machine etc is intended to receive and fitted to hold or which is actually in it at one time 13 The act of rushing upon or towards an enemy a sudden onset or attack as of troops esp cavalry hence the signal for attack as to sound the charge Never in any other war afore gave the Romans a hotter charge upon the enemies Holland The charge of the light brigade Tennyson 14 A position of a weapon fitted for attack as to bring a weapon to the charge 15 Far Defn A soft of plaster or ointment 16 Her Defn A bearing See Bearing n 8 17 Etym Cf Charre Defn Thirtysix pigs of lead each pig weighing about seventy pounds called also charre 18 Weight import value Many suchlike ass of great charge Shak Back charge See under Back a Bursting charge a Mil The charge which bursts a shell etc b Mining A small quantity of fine powder to secure the ignition of a charge of coarse powder in blasting Charge and discharge Equity Practice the old mode or form of taking an account before a master in chancery Charge sheet the paper on which are entered at a police station all arrests and accusations To sound the charge to give the signal for an attack Syn Care custody trust management office expense cost price assault attack onset injunction command order mandate instruction accusation indictment CHARGEABLE Chargeable a 1 That may be charged laid imposed or imputes as a duty chargeable on iron a fault chargeable on a man 2 Subject to be charge or accused liable or responsible as revenues chargeable with a claim a man chargeable with murder 3 Serving to create expense costly burdensome That we might not be chargeable to any of you 2 Thess iii 8 For the sculptures which are elegant were very chargeable Evelyn CHARGEABLENESS Chargeableness n Defn The quality of being chargeable or expensive Obs Whitelocke CHARGEABLY Chargeably adv Defn At great cost expensively Obs CHARGEANT Chargeant a Etym F chargeant fr charger to load Defn Burdensome troublesome Obs Chaucer CHARGE DAFFAIRES Chargé daffaires n pl Chargés daffaires Etym F charged with affairs Defn A diplomatic representative or minister of an inferior grade accredited by the government of one state to the minister of foreign affairs of another also a substitute ad interim for an ambassador or minister plenipotentiary CHARGEFUL Chargeful a Defn Costly expensive Obs The fineness of the gold and chargeful fashion Shak CHARGEHOUSE Chargehouse n Defn A schoolhouse Obs CHARGELESS Chargeless a Defn Free from or with little charge CHARGEOUS Chargeous a Defn Burdensome Obs I was chargeous to no man Wyclif 2 Cor xi 9 CHARGER Charger n 1 One who or that which charges 2 An instrument for measuring or inserting a charge 3 A large dish Obs Give me here John Baptists head in a charger Matt xiv 8 4 A horse for battle or parade Macaulay And furious every charger neighed Campbell CHARGESHIP Chargeship n Defn The office of a chargé daffaires CHARILY Charily adv Defn In a chary manner carefully cautiously frugally CHARINESS Chariness n Defn The quality of being chary CHARIOT Chariot n Etym F Chariot from char car See Car 1 Antiq Defn A twowheeled car or vehicle for war racing state processions etc First moved the chariots after whom the foot Cowper 2 A fourwheeled pleasure or state carriage having one seat Shak CHARIOT Chariot v t imp p p Charioted p pr vb n Charioting Defn To convey in a chariot Milton CHARIOTEE Chariotee n Defn A light covered fourwheeled pleasure carriage with two seats CHARIOTEER Charioteer n 1 One who drives a chariot 2 Astron Defn A constellation See Auriga and Wagones CHARISM Charism n Etym Gr Eccl Defn A miraculously given power as of healing speaking foreign languages without instruction etc attributed to some of the early Christians CHARISMATIC Charismatic a Defn Of or pertaining to a charism CHARITABLE Charitable aEtym F See Charity 1 Full of love and good will benevolent kind Be thy intents wicked or charitable I will speak to thee Shak 2 Liberal in judging of others disposed to look on the best side and to avoid harsh judgment 3 Liberal in benefactions to the poor giving freely generous beneficent What charitable men afford to beggars Shak 4 Of or pertaining to charity springing from or intended for charity relating to almsgiving elemosynary as a charitable institution 5 Dictated by kindness favorable lenient By a charitable construction it may be a sermon L Andrews Syn Kind beneficent benevolent generous lenient forgiving helpful liberal favorable indulgent CHARITABLENESS Charitableness n Defn The quality of being charitable the exercise of charity CHARITABLY Charitably adv Defn In a charitable manner CHARITY Charity n pl Charities Etym F charité fr L caritas dearness high regard love from carus dear costly loved asin to Skr kam to wish love cf Ir cara a friend W caru to love Cf Caress 1 Love universal benevolence good will Defn Now abideth faith hope charity three but the greatest of these is charity 1 Cor xiii 13 They at least are little to be envied in whose hearts the great charities lie dead Ruskin With malice towards none with charity for all Lincoln 2 Liberality in judging of men and their actions a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others The highest exercise of charity is charity towards the uncharitable Buckminster 3 Liberality to the poor and the suffering to benevolent institutions or to worthy causes generosity The heathen poet in commending the charity of Dido to the Trojans spake like a Christian Dryden 4 Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief alms any act of kindness She did ill then to refuse her a charity LEstrange 5 A charitable institution or a gift to create and support such an institution as Lady Margarets charity 6 pl Law Defn Eleemosynary appointments grants or devises including relief of the poor or friendless education religious culture and public institutions The charities that soothe and heal and bless Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers Wordsworth Sisters of Charity R C Ch a sisterhood of religious women engaged in works of mercy esp in nursing the sick a popular designation There are various orders of the Sisters of Charity Syn Love benevolence good will affection tenderness beneficence liberality almsgiving CHARIVARI Charivari n Etym F Defn A mock serenade of discordant noises made with kettles tin horns etc designed to annoy and insult Note It was at first performed before the house of any person of advanced age who married a second time CHARK Chark n Etym Abbrev fr charcoal Defn Charcoal a cinder Obs DeFoe CHARK Chark v t imp p p Charked Defn To burn to a coal to char Obs CHARLATAN Charlatan n Etym F charlatan fr It ciarlatano fr ciarlare to chartter prate of imitative origin cf It zirlare to whistle like a thrush Defn One who prates much in his own favor and makes unwarrantable pretensions a quack an impostor an empiric a mountebank CHARLATANIC CHARLATANICAL Charlatanic Charlatanical a Defn Of or like a charlatan making undue pretension empirical pretentious quackish Charlatanically adv CHARLATANISM Charlatanism n Etym Cf F charlatanisme Defn Charlatanry CHARLATANRY Charlatanry n Etym F charlatanrie from It ciarlataneria See Charlatan Defn Undue pretensions to skill quackery wheedling empiricism CHARLESS WAIN Charless Wain Etym Charles wain cf AS Carles w for wægn Sw karlvagnen Dan karlsvogn See Churl and Wain Astron Defn The group of seven stars commonly called the Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major or Great Bear See Ursa major under Ursa Note The name is sometimes also applied to the Constellation CHARLIE Charlie n 1 A familiar nickname or substitute for Charles 2 A night watchman an old name 3 A short pointed beard like that worn by Charles I 4 As a proper name a fox so called in fables and familiar literature CHARLOCK Charlock n Etym AS cerlic the latter part perh fr AS leác leek Cf Hemlock Bot Defn A cruciferous plant Brassica sinapistrum with yellow flowers wild mustard It is troublesome in grain fields Called also chardock chardlock chedlock and kedlock Jointed charlock White charlock a troublesome weed Raphanus Raphanistrum with straw colored whitish or purplish flowers and jointed pods wild radish CHARLOTTE Charlotte n Etym F Defn A kind of pie or pudding made by lining a dish with slices of bread and filling it with bread soaked in milk and baked Charlotte Russe or Charlotte à la russe Etym F lit Russian charlotte Cookery a dish composed of custard or whipped cream inclosed in sponge cake CHARM Charm n Etym F charme fr L carmen song verse incantation for casmen akin to Skr çasman çasa a laudatory song from a root signifying to praise to sing 1 A melody a song Obs With charm of earliest birds Milton Free liberty to chant our charms at will Spenser 2 A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the practice of magic a magical combination of words characters etc an incantation My high charms work Shak 3 That which exerts an irresistible power to please and attract that which fascinates any alluring quality Charms strike the sight but merit wins the soul Pope The charm of beautys powerful glance Milton 4 Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in averting ill or securing good fortune 5 Any small decorative object worn on the person as a seal a key a silver whistle or the like Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain Syn Spell incantation conjuration enchantment fascination attraction CHARM Charm v t imp p p Charmed p pr vb n Charming Etym Cf F charmer See Charm n 1 To make music upon to tune Obs R Here we our slender pipes may safely charm Spenser 2 To subdue control or summon by incantation or supernatural influence to affect by magic No witchcraft charm thee Shak 3 To subdue or overcome by some secret power or by that which gives pleasure to allay to soothe Music the fiercest grief can charm Pope 4 To attract irresistibly to delight exceedingly to enchant to fascinate They on their mirth and dance Intent with jocund music charm his ear Milton 5 To protect with or make invulnerable by spells charms or supernatural influences as a charmed life I in my own woe charmed Could not find death Shak Syn To fascinate enchant enrapture captivate bewitch allure subdue delight entice transport CHARM Charm v i 1 To use magic arts or occult power to make use of charms The voice of charmers charming never so wisely Ps lviii 5 2 To act as or produce the effect of a charm to please greatly to be fascinating 3 To make a musical sound Obs Milton CHARMEL Charmel n Etym Heb Defn A fruitful field Libanus shall be turned into charmel and charmel shall be esteemed as a forest Isa xxix 17 Douay version CHARMER Charmer n 1 One who charms or has power to charm one who uses the power of enchantment a magician Deut xviii 11 2 One who delights and attracts the affections CHARMERESS Charmeress n Defn An enchantress Chaucer CHARMFUL Charmful a Defn Abounding with charms His charmful lyre Cowley CHARMING Charming a Defn Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree delighting fascinating attractive How charming is divine philosophy Milton Syn Enchanting bewitching captivating enrapturing alluring fascinating delightful pleasurable graceful lovely amiable pleasing winning Charmingly adv Charmingness n CHARMLESS Charmless a Defn Destitute of charms Swift CHARNECO CHARNICO Charneco Charnico n Defn A sort of sweet wine Obs Shak CHARNEL Charnel a Etym F charnel carnal fleshly fr L carnalis See Carnal Defn Containing the bodies of the dead Charnel vaults Milton Charnel house a tomb vault cemetery or other place where the bones of the dead are deposited originally a place for the bones thrown up when digging new graves in old burial grounds CHARNEL Charnel n Defn A charnel house a grave a cemetery In their proud charnel of Thermopylæ Byron CHARON Charon n Etym L fr Gr Cless Myth Defn The son of Erebus and Nox whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx a river of the infernal regions Shak CHARPIE Charpie n Etym F properly fem p p of OF charpir carpir to pluck fr L carpere Cf Carpet Med Defn Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth used for surgical dressings CHARQUI Charqui n Etym Sp A term used in South America Central America and the Western United States Defn Jerked beef beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun Darwin CHARR Charr n Defn See 1st Char CHARRAS Charras n Defn The gum resin of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa Same as Churrus Balfour CHARRE Charre n Etym LL charrus a certain weight Defn See Charge n 17 CHARRY Charry a Etym See 6th Char Defn Pertaining to charcoal or partaking of its qualities CHART Chart n Etym A doublet of card cf F charte charter carte card See Card and cf Charter 1 A sheet of paper pasteboard or the like on which information is exhibited esp when the information is arranged in tabular form as an historical chart 2 A map esp a hydrographic or marine map a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds or by which it is surrounded intended especially for the use of seamen as the United States Coast Survey charts the English Admiralty charts 3 A written deed a charter Globular chart a chart constructed on a globular projection See under Globular Heliographic chart a map of the sun with its spots Mercators chart a chart constructed on the principle of Mercators projection See Projection Plane chart a representation of some part of the superficies of the globe in which its spherical form is disregarded the meridians being drawn parallel to each other and the parallels of latitude at equal distances Selenographic chart a map representing the surface of the moon Topographic chart a minute delineation of a limited place or region CHART Chart v t imp p p Charted Defn To lay down in a chart to map to delineate as to chart a coast CHARTA Charta n Etym L leaf of paper See Chart Law a Material on which instruments books etc are written parchment or paper b A charter or deed a writing by which a grant is made See Magna Charta CHARTACEOUS Chartaceous a Etym L chartaceus See Charta Defn Resembling paper or parchment of paperlike texture papery CHARTE Charte n Etym F See Chart Defn The constitution or fundamental law of the French monarchy as established on the restoration of Louis XVIII in 1814 CHARTER Charter n Etym OF chartre F chartre charte fr L chartula a little paper dim of charta See Chart Card 1 A written evidence in due form of things done or granted contracts made etc between man and man a deed or conveyance Archaic 2 An instrument in writing from the sovereign power of a state or country executed in due form bestowing rights franchises or privileges The king John ad 1215 with a facility somewhat suspicious signed and sealed the charter which was required of him This famous deed commonly called the Great Charter either granted or secured very important liberties and privileges to every order of men in the kingdom Hume 3 An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges Also an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society as the Freemasons creating a lodge and defining its powers 4 A special privilege immunity or exemption My mother Who has a charter to extol her blood When she does praise me grieves me Shak 5 Com Defn The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let as a ship is offered for sale or charter See Charter party below Charter land O Eng Law land held by charter or in socage bookland Charter member one of the original members of a society or corporation esp one named in a charter or taking part in the first proceedings under it Charter party Etym F chartre partie or charte partie a divided charter from the practice of cutting the instrument of contract in two and giving one part to each of the contractors Com a mercantile lease of a vessel a specific contract by which the owners of a vessel let the entire vessel or some principal part of the vessel to another person to be used by the latter in transportation for his own account either under their charge or his Peoples Charter Eng Hist the document which embodied the demands made by the Chartists so called upon the English government in 1838 CHARTER Charter v t imp p p Chartered p pr vb n Chartering 1 To establish by charter 2 To hire or let by charter as a ship See Charter party under Charter n CHARTERED Chartered a 1 Granted or established by charter having or existing under a charter having a privilege by charter The sufficiency of chartered rights Palfrey The air a chartered libertine Shak 2 Hired or let by charter as a ship CHARTERER Charterer n Defn One who charters esp one who hires a ship for a voyage CHARTERHOUSE Charterhouse n Defn A well known public school and charitable foundation in the building once used as a Carthusian monastery Chartreuse in London CHARTERIST Charterist n Defn Same as Chartist CHARTISM Chartism n Etym F charte charter Cf Charte Chart Defn The principles of a political party in England 183848 which contended for universal suffrage the vote by ballot annual parliaments equal electoral districts and other radical reforms as set forth in a document called the Peoples Charter CHARTIST Chartist n Defn A supporter or partisan of chartism Eng CHARTLESS Chartless a 1 Without a chart having no guide 2 Not mapped uncharted vague Barlow CHARTOGRAPHER CHARTOGRAPHIC CHARTOGRAPHY Chartographer n Chartographic a Chartography n etc Defn Same as Cartographer Cartographic Cartography etc CHARTOMANCY Chartomancy n Etym L charta paper mancy Cf Cartomancy Defn Divination by written paper or by cards CHARTOMETER Chartometer n Etym Chart meter Defn An instrument for measuring charts or maps CHARTREUSE Chartreuse n Etym F 1 A Carthusian monastery esp La Grande Chartreuse mother house of the order in the mountains near Grenoble France 2 An alcoholic cordial distilled from aromatic herbs made at La Grande Chartreuse CHARTREUX Chartreux n Etym F Defn A Carthusian CHARTULARY Chartulary n Defn See Cartulary CHARWOMAN Charwoman n pl Charwomen Etym See Char a chore Defn A woman hired for odd work or for single days CHARY Chary a Etym AS cearig careful fr cearu care See Care Defn Careful wary cautious not rash reckless or spendthrift saving frugal His rising reputation made him more chary of his fame Jeffrey CHARYBDIS Charybdis n Etym L Gr Defn A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast It is personified as a female monster See Scylla CHASABLE Chasable a Defn Capable of being chased fit for hunting Gower CHASE Chase v t imp p p Chased p pr vb n Chasing Etym OF chacier F chasser fr assumed LL captiare fr L captare to strive to seize See Catch 1 To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking as an enemy or game to hunt We are those which chased you from the field Shak Philologists who chase A panting syllable through time and place Cowper 2 To follow as if to catch to pursue to compel to move on to drive by following to cause to fly often with away or off as to chase the hens away Chased by their brothers endless malice from prince to prince and from place to place Knolles 3 To pursue eagerly as hunters pursue game Chasing each other merrily Tennyson CHASE Chase v i Defn To give chase to hunt as to chase around after a doctor Colloq CHASE Chase n Etym Cf F chasse fr chasser See Chase v 1 Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing as of an enemy or game an earnest seeking after any object greatly desired the act or habit of hunting a hunt This mad chase of fame Dryden You see this chase is hotly followed Shak 2 That which is pursued or hunted Nay Warwick seek thee out some other chase For I myself must hunt this deer to death Shak 3 An open hunting ground to which game resorts and which is private properly thus differing from a forest which is not private property and from a park which is inclosed Sometimes written chace Eng 4 Court Tennis Defn A division of the floor of a gallery marked by a figure or otherwise the spot where a ball falls and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive his ball in order to gain a point Chase gun Naut a cannon placed at the bow or stern of an armed vessel and used when pursuing an enemy or in defending the vessel when pursued Chase port Naut a porthole from which a chase gun is fired Stern chase Naut a chase in which the pursuing vessel follows directly in the wake of the vessel pursued CHASE Chase n Etym F cháse fr L capsa box case See Case a box Print 1 A rectangular iron frame in which pages or columns of type are imposed 2 Mil Defn The part of a cannon from the reënforce or the trunnions to the swell of the muzzle See Cannon 3 A groove or channel as in the face of a wall a trench as for the reception of drain tile 4 Shipbuilding Defn A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet as at the ends of clinkerbuilt boats CHASE Chase v t Etym A contraction of enchase 1 To ornament a surface of metal by embossing cutting away parts and the like 2 To cut so as to make a screw thread CHASER Chaser n 1 One who or that which chases a pursuer a driver a hunter 2 Naut Defn Same as Chase gun esp in terms bow chaser and stern chaser See under Bow Stern CHASER Chaser n 1 One who chases or engraves See 5th Chase and Enchase 2 Mech Defn A tool with several points used for cutting or finishing screw threads either external or internal on work revolving in a lathe CHASIBLE Chasible n Defn See Chasuble CHASING Chasing n Defn The art of ornamenting metal by means of chasing tools also a piece of ornamental work produced in this way CHASM Chasm n Etym L chasma Gr Chaos 1 A deep opening made by disruption as a breach in the earth or a rock a yawning abyss a cleft a fissure That deep romantic chasm which slanted down the green hill Coleridge 2 A void space a gap or break as in ranks of men Memory fills up the chasms of thought Addison CHASMED Chasmed a Defn Having gaps or a chasm R CHASMY Chasmy a Defn Of or pertaining to a chasm abounding in chasms Carlyle They cross the chasmy torrents foamlit bed Wordsworth CHASSE Chasse n Etym F fr chassé p p of chasser to chase Defn A movement in dancing as across or to the right or left CHASSE Chasse v i Dancing Defn To make the movement called chassé as all chassé chassé to the right or left CHASSECAFE Chassecafé n F fr chasser to chase café coffee Defn See Chasse n above CHASSELAS Chasselas n Etym F from the village of Chasselas Defn A white grape esteemed for the table CHASSEMAREE Chassemarée n F fr chasser to chase marée tide Naut Defn A French coasting lugger CHASSEPOT Chassepot n Etym From the French inventor A A Chassepot Mil Defn A kind of breechloading centerfire rifle or improved needle gun CHASSEUR Chasseur n Etym F a huntsman See Chase to pursue 1 Mil Defn One of a body of light troops cavalry or infantry trained for rapid movements 2 An attendant upon persons of rank or wealth wearing a plume and sword The great chasseur who had announced her arrival W Irving CHASSIS Chassis n Etym F ch Mil Defn A traversing base frame or movable railway along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gum moves backward and forward See Gun carriage CHAST Chast v t Defn to chasten Obs Chaucer CHASTE Chaste a Etym F chaste from L castus pure chaste cf Gr to purify 1 Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse virtuous continent As chaste as Diana Shak Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced Milton 2 Pure in thought and act innocent free from lewdness and obscenity or indecency in act or speech modest as a chaste mind chaste eyes 3 Pure in design and expression correct free from barbarisms or vulgarisms refined simple as a chaste style in composition or art That great model of chaste lofty and eloquence the Book of Common Prayer Macaulay 4 Unmarried Obs Chaucer Syn Undefiled pure virtuous continent immaculate spotless Chaste tree Same as Agnus castus CHASTELY Chastely adv Defn In a chaste manner with purity CHASTEN Chasten v t imp p p Chastened p pr vb n Chastening Etym OE chastien OF Chastier F Ch fr L castigare to punish chastise castus pure agere to lead drive See Chaste Act and cf Castigate Chastise 1 To correct by punishment to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming to discipline as to chasten a son with a rod For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth Heb xii 6 2 To purify from errors or faults to refine They classics chasten and enlarge the mind and excite to noble actions Layard Syn To chastise punish correct discipline castigate afflict subdue purify To Chasten Punish Chastise To chasten is to subject to affliction or trouble in order to produce a general change for the better in life or character To punish is to inflict penalty for violation of law disobedience to authority or intentional wrongdoing To chastise is to punish a particular offense as with stripes especially with the hope that suffering or disgrace may prevent a repetition of faults CHASTENED Chastened a Defn Corrected disciplined refined purified toned down Sir W Scott Of such a finished chastened purity Tennyson CHASTENER Chastener n Defn One who chastens CHASTENESS Chasteness n 1 Chastity purity 2 Literature Art Defn Freedom from all that is meretricious gaundy or affected as chasteness of design CHASTISABLE Chastisable a Defn Capable or deserving of chastisement punishable Sherwood CHASTISE Chastise v t imp p p Chastised p pr vb n Chastising Etym OE chastisen chastien ending isen modern ise ize L izare G Chasten 1 To inflict pain upon by means of stripes or in any other manner for the purpose of punishment or reformation to punish as with stripes How fine my master is I am afraid He will chastise me Shak I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting chemists thus discovered and chastised Boyle 2 To reduce to order or obedience to correct or purify to free from faults or excesses The gay social sense by decency chastised Thomson Syn See Chasten CHASTISEMENT Chastisement n Etym From Chastise Defn The act of chastising pain inflicted for punishment and correction discipline punishment Shall I so much dishonor my fair stars On equal terms to give him chastesement Shak I have borne chastisement I will not offend any more Job xxxiv 31 CHASTISER Chastiser n Defn One who chastises a punisher a corrector Jer Taylor The chastiser of the rich Burke CHASTITY Chastity n Etym F chasteté fr L castitas fr castus See Chaste 1 The state of being chaste purity of body freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse She hath preserved her spotless chastity T Carew 2 Moral purity So dear to heaven is saintly chastity That when a soul is found sicerely so A thousand liveried angels lackey her Milton 3 The unmarried life celibacy Obs Chaucer 4 Literature Art Defn Chasteness CHASUBLE Chasuble n Etym F chasuble LL casubula cassibula casula a hooded garment covering the person like a little house cf It casupola casipola cottage dim of L casa cottage Eccl Defn The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass consisting in the Roman Catholic Church of a broad flat back piece and a narrower front piece the two connected over the shoulders only The back has usually a large cross the front an upright bar or pillar designed to be emblematical of Christs sufferings In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle Written also chasible and chesible CHAT Chat v i imp p p Chatted p pr vb n Chatting Etym From Chatter 22 Defn To talk in a light and familiar manner to converse without form or ceremony to gossip Shak To chat a while on their adventures Dryden Syn To talk chatter gossip converse CHAT Chat v t Defn To talk of Obs CHAT Chat n 1 Light familiar talk conversation gossip Snuff or fan supply each pause of chat With singing laughing ogling and all that Pope 2 Zoöl Defn A bird of the genus Icteria allied to the warblers in America The best known species are the yelowbreasted chat I viridis and the long chat I longicauda In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolidæ as the stonechat and whinchat Bush chat Zoöl See under Bush CHAT Chat n 1 A twig cone or little branch See Chit 2 pl Mining Defn Small stones with ore Chat potatoes small potatoes such as are given to swine Local CHATEAU Chateau n pl Chateux Etym F château a castle See Castle 1 A castle or a fortress in France 2 A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor a gentlemans country seat also particularly a royal residence as the chateau of the Louvre the chateau of the Luxembourg Note The distinctive French term for a fortified caste of the middle ages is châteaufort Chateau en Espagne Etym F a castle in Spain that is a castle in the air Spain being the region of romance CHATELAINE Chatelaine n Etym F châtelaine the wife of a castellan the mistress of a chateau a chatelaine chain Defn An ornamental hook or brooch worn by a lady at her waist and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch keys trinkets etc Also used adjectively as a chatelaine chain CHATELET Chatelet n Etym F châtelet dim of château See Castle Defn A little castle CHATELLANY Chatellany n Etym F châtellenie Defn Same as Castellany CHATI Chati n Etym Cf F chat cat Zoöl Defn A small South American species of tiger cat Felis mitis CHATOYANT Chatoyant a Etym F p pr of chatoyer to be chatoyant fr chat cat Min Defn Having a changeable varying luster or color like that of a changeable silk or oa a cats eye in the dark CHATOYANT Chatoyant n Min Defn A hard stone as the catseye which presents on a polished surface and in the interior an undulating or wary light CHATOYMENT Chatoyment n Etym F chatoiement See Chatoyant Defn Changeableness of color as in a mineral play of colors Cleaceland CHATTEL Chattel n Etym OF chatel another form of catel See Cattle Law Defn Any item of movable or immovable property except the freehold or the things which are parcel of it It is a more extensive term than goods or effects Note Chattels are personal or real personal are such as are movable as goods plate money real are such rights in land as are less than a freehold as leases mortgages growing corn etc Chattel mortgage Law a mortgage on personal property as distinguished from one on real property CHATTELISM Chattelism n Defn The act or condition of holding chattels the state of being a chattel CHATTER Chatter v i imp p p Chattered p pr vb n Chattering Etym Of imitative origin Cf Chat v i Chitter 1 To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language but are inarticulate and indistinct The jaw makes answer as the magpie chatters Wordsworth 2 To talk idly carelessly or with undue rapidity to jabber to prate To tame a shrew and charm her chattering tongue Shak 3 To make a noise by rapid collisions With chattering teeth and bristling hair upright Dryden CHATTER Chatter v t Defn To utter rapidly idly or indistinctly Begin his witless note apace to chatter Spenser CHATTER Chatter n 1 Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey idle talk rapid thoughtless talk jabber prattle Your words are but idle and empty chatter Longfellow 2 Noise made by collision of the teeth as in shivering CHATTERATION Chatteration n Defn The act or habit of chattering Colloq CHATTERER Chatterer n 1 A prater an idle talker 2 Zoöl Defn A bird of the family Ampelidæ so called from its monotonous note The Bohemion chatterer Ampelis garrulus inhabits the arctic regions of both continents In America the cedar bird is a more common species See Bohemian chatterer and Cedar bird CHATTERING Chattering n Defn The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly or of making inarticulate sounds the sounds so made noise made by the collision of the teeth chatter CHATTER MARK Chatter mark a Mach One of the fine undulations or ripples which are formed on the surface of work by a cutting tool which chatters b Geol A short crack on a rock surface planed smooth by a glacier CHATTINESS Chattiness n Defn The quality of being chatty or of talking easily and pleasantly CHATTY Chatty a Defn Given to light familiar talk talkative Lady M W Montagu CHATTY Chatty n Etym Tamil shati Defn A porous earthen pot used in India for cooling water etc CHATWOOD Chatwood n Etym Chat a little stick wood Defn Little sticks twigs for burning fuel Johnson CHAUDMEDLEY Chaudmedley n Etym F chaude mêlée chaud hot mêler Formerly sometimes spelt medler to mingle Law Defn The killing of a person in an affray in the heat of blood and while under the influence of passion thus distinguished from chance medley or killing in selfdefense or in a casual affray Burrill CHAUDRON Chaudron n Defn See Chawdron Obs CHAUFFER Chauffer n Etym Cf F chauffoir a kind of stone fr chauffer to heat See Chafe Chem Defn A table stove or small furnace usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron with a grate at the bottem and an open top CHAUFFEUR Chauffeur n F lit stoker 1 pl F Hist Defn Brigands in bands who about 1793 pillaged burned and killed in parts of France so called because they used to burn the feet of their victims to extort money 2 One who manages the running of an automobile esp the paid operator of a motor vehicle CHAUFFEUSE Chauffeuse n F fem of chauffeur Defn A woman chauffeur CHAULDRON Chauldron n Defn See Chawdron Obs CHAUN Chaun n Defn A gap Obs Colgrave CHAUN Chaun v t i Defn To open to yawn Obs O chaun thy breast Marston CHAUNT Chaunt n v Defn See Chant CHAUNTER Chaunter n 1 A street seller of ballads and other broadsides Slang Eng 2 A deceitful tricky dealer or horse jockey Colloq He was a horse chaunter hes a leg now Dickens 3 The flute of a bagpipe See Chanter n 3 CHAUNTERIE Chaunterie n Defn See Chantry Obs Chaucer CHAUS Chaus n Zoöl Defn a lynxlike animal of Asia and Africa Lynx Lybicus CHAUSSES Chausses n pl Etym F Defn The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages applied also to the armor for the same parts when fixible as of chain mail CHAUSSURE Chaussure n Etym F Defn A foot covering of any kind CHAUTAUQUA SYSTEM OF EDUCATION Chautauqua system of education Defn The system of home study established in connection with the summer schools assembled at Chautauqua N Y by the Methodist Episcopal bishop J H Vincent CHAUVINISM Chauvinism n Etym F chauvinisme from Chauvin a character represented as making grotesque and threatening displays of his attachment to his fallen chief Napoleon I in 1815 Defn Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause hence absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism Chauvinist n Chauvinistic a Note To have a generous belief in the greatness of ones country is not chauvinism It is the character of the latter quality to be wildly extravagant to be fretful and childish and silly to resent a doubt as an insult and to offend by its very frankness Prof H Tuttle CHAVENDER Chavender n Etym Cf Cheven Zoöl Defn The chub Walton CHAW Chaw v t imp p p Chawed p pr vb n Chawing Etym See Chew 1 To grind with the teeth to masticate as food in eating to chew as the cud to champ as the bit The trampling steed with gold and purple trapped Chawing the foamy bit there fiercely stood Surrey 2 To ruminate in thought to consider to keep the mind working upon to brood over Dryden Note A word formerly in good use but now regarded as vulgar CHAW Chaw n Etym See Chaw v t 1 As much as is put in the mouth at once a chew a quid Law 2 Etym Cf Jaw Defn The jaw Obs Spenser Chaw bacon a rustic a bumpkin a lout Law Chaw tooth a grinder Law CHAWDRON Chawdron n Etym OF chaudun caudun caldun cf G kaldaunen guts bowels LL calduna intestine W coluddyn gut dim of coludd bowels Defn Entrails Obs Written also chaudron chauldron Shak CHAY ROOT Chay root Etym Tamil shaya Defn The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata native in India which yieds a durable red dyestuff Written also choy root CHAZY EPOCH Chazy epoch Geol Defn An epoch at the close of the Canadian period of the American Lower Silurian system so named from a township in Clinton Co New York See the Diagram under Geology CHEAP Cheap n Etym AS ceáp bargain sale price akin to D Koop purchase G Kauf ICel kaup bargain Cf Cheapen Chapman Chaffer Cope v i Defn A bargain a purchase cheapness Obs The sack that thou hast drunk me would have bought me lights as good cheap at the dearest chandlers in Europe Shak CHEAP Cheap a Etym Abbrev fr good cheap a good purchase or bargain cf F bon marché à bon marché See Cheap n Cheapen 1 Having a low price in market of small cost or price as compared with the usual price or the real value Where there are a great sellers to a few buyers there the thing to be sold will be cheap Locke 2 Of comparatively small value common mean You grow cheap in every subjects eye Dryden Dog cheap very cheap a phrase formed probably by the catachrestical transposition of good cheap Colloq CHEAP Cheap adv Defn Cheaply Milton CHEAP Cheap v i Defn To buy to bargain Obs Chaucer CHEAPEN Cheapen v t imp p p Cheapened p pr vb n Cheapening Etym OE cheapien chepen to trade buy sell AS ceápian akin to D koopen to buy G kaufen Icel kaupa Goth kaupon to trade Cf Chap to bargain 1 To ask the price of to bid bargain or chaffer for Obsoles Pretend to cheapen goods but nothing buy Swift 2 Etym Cf Cheap a Defn To beat down the price of to lessen the value of to depreciate Pope My proffered love has cheapened me Dryden CHEAPENER Cheapener n Defn One who cheapens CHEAPJACK CHEAPJOHN Cheapjack Cheapjohn n Defn A seller of lowpriced or second goods a hawker CHEAPLY Cheaply adv Defn At a small price at a low value in a common or inferior manner CHEAPNESS Cheapness n Defn Lowness in price considering the usual price or real value CHEAR Chear n v Obs Defn See Cheer CHEAT Cheat n Etym rob an abbrevation of escheat lands or tenements that fall to a lord or to the state by forfeiture or by the death of the tenant without heirs the meaning being explained by the frauds real or supposed that were resorted to in procuring escheats See Escheat 1 An act of deception or fraud that which is the means of fraud or deception a fraud a trick imposition imposture When I consider life tis all a cheat Dryden 2 One who cheats or deceives an impostor a deceiver a cheater Airy wonders which cheats interpret Johnson 3 Bot Defn A troublesome grass growing as a weed in grain fields called also chess See Chess 4 Law Defn The obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth Note When cheats are effected by deceitful or illegal symbols or tokens which may affect the public at large and against which common prudence could not have guarded they are indictable at common law Wharton Syn Deception imposture fraud delusion artifice trick swindle deceit guile finesse stratagem CHEAT Cheat v t imp p p Cheated p pr vb n Cheating Etym See CHeat n Escheat 1 To deceive and defraud to impose upon to trick to swindle I am subject to a tyrant a sorcerer that by his cunning hath cheated me of this island Shak 2 To beguile Sir W Scott To cheat winter of its dreariness W Irving Syn To trick cozen gull chouse fool outwit circumvent beguile mislead dupe swindle defraud overreach delude hoodwink deceive bamboozle CHEAT Cheat v i Defn To practice fraud or trickery as to cheat at cards CHEAT Cheat n Etym Perh from OF cheté goods chattels Defn Wheat or bread made from wheat Obs Drayton Their purest cheat Thrice bolted kneaded and subdued in paste Chapman CHEATABLE Cheatable a Defn Capable of being cheated CHEATABLENESS Cheatableness n Defn Capability of being cheated CHEATER Cheater n 1 One who cheats 2 An escheator R Shak CHEBACCO Chebacco n Etym From Chebacco the former name of Essex a town in Massachusetts where such vessels were built Naut Defn A narrowsterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries called also pinkstern and chebec Bartlett CHEBEC Chebec n Naut Defn See Chebacco CHEBEC Chebec n Etym Named from its note Zoöl Defn A small American bird Empidonax minimus the least flycatcher CHECK Check n Etym OE chek OF eschec F échec a stop hindrance orig check in the game of chess pl échecs chess through AR fr Pers shah king See Shah and cf Checkmate Chess Checker 1 Chess Defn A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger such a menace of a players king by an adversarys move as would if it were any other piece expose it to immediate capture A king so menaced is said to be in check and must be made safe at the next move 2 A condition of interrupted or impeded progress arrest stop delay as to hold an enemy in check Which gave a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity Addison No check no stay this streamlet fears Wordsworth 3 Whatever arrests progress or limits action an obstacle guard restraint or rebuff Useful check upon the administration of government Washington A man whom no check could abash Macaulay 4 A mark certificate or token by which errors may be prevented or a thing or person may be identified as checks placed against items in an account a check given for baggage a return check on a railroad 5 A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated See Bank check below 6 A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard one of the squares of such a design also cloth having such a figure 7 Falconry Defn The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds 8 Small chick or crack Bank check a written order on a banker or broker to pay money in his keeping belonging to the signer Check book a book containing blank forms for checks upon a bank Check hook a hook on the saddle of a harness over which a checkrein is looped Check list a list or catalogue by which things may be verified or on which they may be checked Check nut Mech a secondary nut screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it Knight Check valve Mech a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler to prevent the return of the feed water To take check to take offense Obs Dryden Syn Hindrance setback interruption obstruction reprimand censure rebuke reproof repulse rebuff tally counterfoil counterbalance ticket draft CHECK Check v t imp p p Checked p pr vb n checking 1 Chess Defn To make a move which puts an adversarys piece esp his king in check to put in check 2 To put a sudden restraint upon to stop temporarily to hinder to repress to curb So many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression Burke 3 To verify to guard to make secure by means of a mark token or other check to distinguish by a check to put a mark against an item after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy as to check an account to check baggage 4 To chide rebuke or reprove The good king his master will check him for it Shak 5 Naut Defn To slack or ease off as a brace which is too stiffly extended 6 To make checks or chinks in to cause to crack as the sun checks timber Syn To restrain curb bridle repress control hinder impede obstruct interrupt tally rebuke reprove rebuff CHECK Check v i Defn To make a stop to pause with at The mind once jaded by an attempt above its power either is disabled for the future or else checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after Locke 2 To clash or interfere R Bacon 3 To act as a curb or restraint It his presence checks too strong upon me Dryden 4 To crack or gape open as wood in drying or to crack in small checks as varnish paint etc 5 Falconry Defn To turn when in pursuit of proper game and fly after other birds And like the haggard check at every feather That comes before his eye Shak CHECK Check a Defn Checkered designed in checks CHECKAGE Checkage n 1 The act of checking as the checkage of a name or of an item in a list 2 The items or the amount to which attention is called by a check or checks CHECKER Checker n Etym From Check v t Defn One who checks CHECKER Checker v t imp p p Checkered p pr vb n Checkering Etym From OF eschequier a chessboard F échiquier See Check n and cf 3d Checker 1 To mark with small squares like a checkerboard as by crossing stripes of different colors 2 To variegate or diversify with different qualities color scenes or events esp to subject to frequent alternations of prosterity and adversity Our minds are as it were checkered with truth and falsehood Addison CHECKER Checker n Etym OF eschequier See Checker v t 1 A piece in the game of draughts or checkers 2 A pattern in checks a single check 3 Checkerwork Note This word is also written chequer CHECKERBERRY Checkerberry n pl Checkerberries Bot Defn A spicy plant and its bright red berry the wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens Also incorrectly applied to the partridge berry Mitchella repens CHECKERBOARD Checkerboard n Defn A board with sixtyfour squares of alternate color used for playing checkers or draughts CHECKERED Checkered a 1 Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material Dancing in the checkered shade Milton 2 Diversified or variegated in a marked manner as in appearance character circumstances etc This checkered narrative Macaulay CHECKERS Checkers n pl Etym See Checher v Defn A game called also daughts played on a checkerboard by two persons each having twelve men counters or checkers which are moved diagonally The game is ended when either of the players has lost all his men or can not move them CHECKERWORK Checkerwork n 1 Work consisting of or showing checkers varied alternately as to colors or materials 2 Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes How strange a checkerwork of Providence is the life of man De Foe CHECKLATON Checklaton n 1 Ciclatoun Obs 2 Gilded leather Obs Spenser CHECKLESS Checkless a Defn That can not be checked or restrained CHECKMATE Checkmate n Etym F échec et mat fr Per shah mat ceckmate lit the king is dead fr Ar mata he died is dead The king when made prisoner or checkmated is assumed to be dead and the game is finished See Chess 1 The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released which ends the game 2 A complete check utter defeat or overthrow CHECKMATE Checkmate v t imp p p Checkmated p pr vb n Checkmating 1 Chess Defn To check an adversarys king in such a manner that escape in impossible to defeat an adversary by putting his king in check from which there is no escape 2 To defeat completely to terminate to thwart To checkmate and control my just demands Ford CHECKREIN Checkrein n 1 A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head called also a bearing rein 2 A branch rein connecting the driving rein of one horse of a span or pair with the bit of the other horse CHECKROLL Checkroll n Defn A list of servants in a household called also chequer roll CHECKSTRING Checkstring n Defn A cord by which a person in a carriage or horse car may signal to the driver CHECKWORK Checkwork n Defn Anything made so as to form alternate squares lke those of a checkerboard CHECKY Checky a Her Defn Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures said of the field or of an armorial bearing Written also checquy cheguy CHEDDAR Cheddar a Defn Of or pertaining to or made at Cheddar in England as Cheddar cheese CHEEK Cheek n Etym OE cheke cheoke AS céace céoce cf Goth kukjan to kiss D kaak cheek perh akin to E chew jaw 1 The side of the face below the eye 2 The cheek bone Obs Caucer 3 pl Mech Defn Those pieces of a machine or of any timber or stone work which form corresponding sides or which are similar and in pair as the cheeks jaws of a vise the cheeks of a gun carriage etc 4 pl Defn The branches of a bridle bit Knight 5 Founding Defn A section of a flask so made that it can be moved laterally to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold the middle part of a flask 6 Cool confidence assurance impudence Slang Cheek of beef See Illust of Beef Cheek bone Anat the bone of the side of the fase esp the malar bone Cheek by jowl side by side very intimate Cheek pouch Zoöl a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents used for holding food Cheeks of a block the two sides of the shell of a tackle block Cheeks of a mast the projection on each side of a mast upon which the trestletrees rest Cheek tooth Anat a hinder or molar tooth Butment cheek See under Butment CHEEK Cheek v t Defn To be impudent or saucy to Slang CHEEKED Cheeked a Defn Having a cheek used in composition Rosecheeked Adonis Shak CHEEKY Cheeky Defn a Brazenfaced impudent bold Slang CHEEP Cheep v i imp p p Cheeped Etym Cf Chirp Defn To chirp as a young bird CHEEP Cheep v t Defn To give expression to in a chirping tone Cheep and twitter twenty million loves Tennyson CHEEP Cheep n Defn A chirp peep or squeak as of a young bird or mousse CHEER Cheer n Etym OE chere face welcome cheer OF chiere F chère fr LL cara face Gr L cerebrum brain G hirn and E cranium 1 The face the countenance or its expression Obs Sweat of thy cheer Wyclif 2 Feeling spirit state of mind or heart Be of good cheer Matt ix 2 The parents fled away with heavy cheer Holland 3 Gayety mirth cheerfulness animation I have not that alacrity of spirit Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have Shak 1 That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness provisions prepared for a feast entertainment as a table loaded with good cheer 5 A shout hurrah or acclamation expressing joy enthusiasm applause favor etc Welcome her thundering cheer of the street Tennyson Whzt cheer Now do you fare What is there that is cheering CHEER Cheer v t imp p p Cheered p pr vb n cheering 1 To cause to rejoice to gladden to make cheerful often with up Cowpe 2 To infuse life courage animation or hope into to inspirit to solace or comfort The proud he tamed the penitent he cheered Dryden 3 To salute or applaud with cheers to urge on by cheers as to cheer hounds in a chase To cheer ship to salute a passing ship by cheers of sailors stationed in the rigging Syn To gladden encourage inspirit comfort console enliven refresh exhilarate animate applaud CHEER Cheer v i 1 To grow cheerful to become gladsome or joyous usually with up At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up A Philips 2 To be in any state or temper of mind Obs How cheerst thou Jessica Shak 3 To utter a shout or shouts of applause triumph etc And even the ranks of Tusculum Could scare forbear to cheer Macaulay CHEERER Cheerer n Defn One who cheers one who or that which gladdens Thou cheerer of our days Wotton Prime cheerer light Thomson CHEERFUL Cheerful a Defn Having or showing good spirits or joy cheering cheery contented happy joyful lively animated willing To entertain a cheerful disposition Shak The cheerful birds of sundry kind Do chant sweet music Spenser A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God Macaulay This general applause and cheerful shout Shak Syn Lively animated gay joyful lightsome gleeful blithe airy sprightly jocund jolly joyous vivacious buoyant sunny happy hopeful CHEERFULLY Cheerfully adv Defn In a cheerful manner gladly CHEERFULNESS Cheerfulness n Defn Good spirits a state of moderate joy or gayety alacrity CHEERILY Cheerily adv Defn In a cheery manner CHEERINESS Cheeriness n Defn The state of being cheery CHEERINGLY Cheeringly adv Defn In a manner to cheer or encourage CHEERISNESS Cheerisness n Defn Cheerfulness Obs There is no Christian duty that is not to be seasoned and set off with cheerishness Milton CHEERLESS Cheerless a Defn Without joy gladness or comfort Cheerlessly adv Cheerlessness n My cheerful day is turned to cheerles night Spenser Syn Gloomy sad comfortless dispiriting dicsconsolate dejected melancholy forlorn CHEERLY Cheerly a Defn Gay cheerful Obs Shak CHEERLY Cheerly adv Defn Cheerily Archaic Tennyson CHEERRY Cheerry a Defn Cheerful lively gay bright pleasant as a cheery person His cheery little study where the sunshine glimmered so pleasantly Hawthorne CHEESE Cheese n Etym OE chese AS cese fr L caseus LL casius Cf Casein 1 The curd of milk coagulated usually with rennet separated from the whey and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold 2 A mass of pomace or ground apples pressed togehter in the form of a cheese 3 The flat circuliar mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow Malva rotundifolia Colloq 4 A low courtesy so called on account of the cheese form assumed by a womans dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration De Quincey Thackeray Cheese cake a cake made of or filled with a composition of soft curds sugar and butter Prior Cheese fly Zoöl a black dipterous insect Piophila casei of which the larvæ or maggots called ckippers or hoppers live in cheese Cheese mite Zoöl a minute mite Tryoglyhus siro in cheese and other articles of food Cheese press a press used in making cheese to separate the whey from the curd and to press the curd into a mold Cheese rennet Bot a plant of the Madder family Golium verum or yellow bedstraw sometimes used to coagulate milk The roots are used as a substitute for madder Cheese vat a vat or tub in which the curd is formed and cut or broken in cheese making CHEESE CLOTH Cheese cloth Defn A thin loosewoven cotton cloth such as is used in pressing cheese curds CHEESELEP Cheeselep n Etym Cf Keslop Defn A bag in which rennet is kept CHEESEMONGER Cheesemonger n Defn One who deals incheese B Jonson CHEESEPARING Cheeseparing n Defn A thin portion of the rind of a cheese a Defn Scrimping mean as cheeseparing economy CHEESINESS Cheesiness n Defn The quality of being cheesy CHEESY Cheesy a Defn Having the nature qualities taste form consistency or appearance of cheese CHEETAH Cheetah n Etym Hind chita Zoöl Defn A species of leopard Cynælurus jubatus tamed and used for hunting in India The woolly cheetah of South Africa is C laneus Written also chetah CHEF Chef n Etym F 1 A chief of head person 2 The head cook of large establishment as a club a family etc 3 Her Defn Same as Chief CHEFDOEUVRE Chefdoeuvre n pl Chefsdoeuvre Etym F Defn A masterpiece a capital work in art literature etc CHEGOE CHEGRE Chegoe Chegre n Defn See Chigoe CHEILOPLASTY Cheiloplasty n Etym Gr plasty Surg Defn The process of forming an artificial tip or part of a lip by using for the purpose a piece of healthy tissue taken from some neighboring part CHEILOPODA Cheilopoda n Etym NL Zoöl Defn See Ch CHEIROPTER Cheiropter n Zoöl Defn One of the Cheiroptera CHEIROPTERA Cheiroptera n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of mammalia including the bats having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web so that they can be used like wings in flying See Bat CHEIROPTEROUS Cheiropterous a Zoöl Defn Belonging to the Cheiroptera or Bat family CHEIROPTERYGIUM Cheiropterygium n pl Cheiropterygia Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates CHEIROSOPHY Cheirosophy n Etym Gr Defn The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand Cheirosophist n CHEIROTHERIUM Cheirotherium n Etym NL fr Gr Poleon Defn A genus of extinct animals so named from fossil footprints rudely resembling impressions of the human hand and believed to have been made by labyrinthodont reptiles See Illustration in Appendix CHEKELATOUN Chekelatoun n Defn See Ciclatoun Obs Chaucer CHEKMAK Chekmak n Defn A turkish fabric of silk and cotton with gold thread interwoven CHELA Chela n pl Chelæ Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida CHELATE Chelate a Zoöl Defn Same as Cheliferous CHELERYTHRINE Chelerythrine n Etym Gr Chem Defn Am alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine and named from the red color of its salts It is a coloriess crystalline substance and acts as an acrid narcotic poison It is identical with sanguinarine CHELICERA Chelicera n pl Cheliceræ Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the anterior pair of mouth organs terminated by a pincherlike claw in scorpions and allied Arachnida They are homologous with the falcers of spiders and probably with the mandibles of insects CHELIDON Chelidon n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The hollow at the flexure of the arm CHELIDONIC Chelidonic a Etym See Celandine Chem Defn Of pertaining to or derived from the celandine Cheidonic acid a weak acid extracted fron the celandine Chelidonium majus as a white crystalline substance CHELIDONIUS Chelidonius n Etym L sc lapillus Defn A small stone taken from the gizzard of a young swallow anciently worn as a medicinal charm CHELIFER Chelifer n Etym Gr fer Zoöl Defn See Book scorpion under Book CHELIFEROUS Cheliferous a Etym Gr ferous Zoöl Defn Having cheliform claws like a crab CHELIFORM Cheliform a Etym Gr form Zoöl Defn Having a movable joint or finger closing againts a preceding joint or a projecting part of it so that the whole may be ised for grasping as the claw of a crab pincherlike CHELONE Chelone n Etym Gr Bot Defn A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants of the order Scrophulariaceaæ natives of North America called also snakehead turtlehead shellflower etc CHELONIA Chelonia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of reptiles including the tortoises and turtles perculiar in having a part of the vertebræ ribs and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell The jaws are covered by a horny beak See Reptilia also Illust in Appendix CHELONIAN Chelonian a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind n Defn One of the Chelonia CHELURA Chelura n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of marine amphipod crustacea which bore into and sometimes destroy timber CHELY Chely n Defn A claw See Chela Obs CHEMIC Chemic n Etym See Chenistry 1 A chemist an alchemist Obs 2 Bleaching Defn A solution of chloride of line CHEMIC Chemic a Defn Chemical Blackw Mag CHEMICAL Chemical a Defn Pertaining to chemistry characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry employed in the processes of chemistry as chemical changes chemical comnbinations Chemical attraction or affinity See under Attraction CHEMICAL Chemical n Defn A substance used for producing a chemical effect a reagent CHEMICALLY Chemically adv Defn According to chemical principles by chemical process or operation CHEMIGLYPHIC Chemiglyphic a Etym Chemical Defn Engraved by a voltaic battary CHEMIGRAPHY Chemigraphy n Chemical graphy Defn Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action specif a process of zinc etching not employing photography Chemigraphic a CHEMILOON Chemiloon n Defn A garment for women consisting of chemise and drawers united in one U S CHEMISE Chemise n Etym F shirt fr LL camisa camisia shirt thin dress cf G hemd or Olr coimumse sort of garment Cf Camis 1 A shift or undergarment worn by women 2 A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork CHEMISETTE Chemisette nEtym F dim of chemise Defn An undergarment worn by women usually covering the neck shoulders and breast CHEMISM Chemism n Etym Cf F chimisme See Chemistry Defn The force exerted between the atoms of elementary substance whereby they unite to form chemical compounds chemical attaction affinity sometimes used as a general expression for chemical activity or relationship CHEMIST Chemist n Etym Shortened from alchemist cf F chimiste Defn A person versed in chemistry or given to chemical investigation an analyst a maker or seller of chemicals or drugs CHEMISTRY Chemistry n Etym From Chemist See Alchemy 1 That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterations in the constitution of the molecules which depend upon variations of the number kind or mode of arrangement of the constituent atoms These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible but merely the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and constitution of molecules See Atom Molecule Note Historically chemistry is an outgrowth of alchemy or alchemistry with which it was anciently identified 2 An application of chemical theory and method to the consideration of some particular subject as the chemistry of iron the chemistry of indigo 3 A treatise on chemistry Note This word and its derivatives were formerly written with y and sometimes with i instead of e in the first syllable chymistry chymist chymical etc or chimistry chimist chimical etc and the pronunciation was conformed to the orthography Inorganic chemistry that which treats of inorganic or mineral substances Organic chemistry that which treats of the substances which from the structure of organized beings and their products whether animal or vegetable called also chemistry of the carbon compounds There is no fundamental difference between organic and inorganic chemistry Physiological chemistry the chemistry of the organs and tissues of the body and of the various physiological processes incident to life Practical chemistry or Applied chemistry that which treats of the modes of manufacturing the products of chemistry that are useful in the arts of their applications to economical purposes and of the conditions essential to their best use Pure chemistry the consideration of the facts and theories of chemistry in their purely scientific relations without necessary reference to their practical applications or mere utility CHEMITYPE Chemitype n Etym Chemical type Engraving Defn One of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press CHEMOLYSIS Chemolysis n Etym Chemical Gr Defn A term sometimes applied to the decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies by the use of chemical agents alone Thudichum CHEMOSIS Chemosis n NL fr Gr a swelling of the cornea resembling a cockleshell fr a gaping hence a cockleshell Med Defn Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding the cornea Chemotic a CHEMOSMOSIS Chemosmosis n Etym Chemical osmosis Defn Chemical action taking place through an intervening membrane CHEMOSMOTIC Chemosmotic a Defn Pertaining to or produced by chemosmosis R CHEMOSYNTHESIS Chemosynthesis n Chemical synthesis Plant Physiol Defn Synthesis of organic compounds by energy derived from chemical changes or reactions Chemosynthesis of carbohydrates occurs in the nitrite bacteria through the oxidation of ammonia to nitrous acid and in the nitrate bacteria through the conversion of nitrous into nitric acid Chemosynthetic a CHEMOTAXIS CHEMIOTAXIS Chemotaxis n Formerly also Chemiotaxis Chemical Gr arrangement fr to arrange Biol Defn The sensitiveness exhibited by small freeswimming organisms as bacteria zoöspores of algæ etc to chemical substances held in solution They may be attracted positive chemotaxis or repelled negative chemotaxis Chemotactic a Chemotactically adv CHEMUNG PERIOD Chemung period Geol Defn A subdivision in the upper part of the Devonian system in America so named from the Chemung River along which the rocks are well developed It includes the Portage and Chemung groups or epochs See the Diagram under Geology CHENG Cheng n Etym Chinese Defn A chinese reed instrument with tubes blown by the mouth CHENILLE Chenille n Etym F prop a caterpillar Defn Tufted cord of silk or worsted for the trimimg of ladies dresses for embroidery and fringes and for the weft of chenille rugs CHENOMORPHAE Chenomorphæ n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn An order of birds including the swans ducks geese flamingoes and screamers CHEPSTER Chepster n Zoöl Defn The European starling Local Eng CHEQUE Cheque n Defn See Check CHEQUER Chequer n v Defn Same as Checker CHEQUING Chequing n Defn A coin See Sequin Shak CHEQUY Chequy n Her Defn Same as Checky CHERIF Cherif n Defn See Cherif CHERIMOYER Cherimoyer n Etym F chérimolier Bot 1 A small downyleaved tree Anona Cherimolia with fragrant flowers It is a native of Peru 2 Its delicious fruit which is succulent dark purple and similar to the custard apple of the West Indies CHERISH Cherish v t imp p p Cherished p pr vb n Cherising Etym F chérir fr cher dear fr L carus See Caress Finish 1 To treat with tenderness and affection to nurture with care to protect and aid We were gentle among you even as a nurse cherisheth her children 1 Thess ii 7 2 To hold dear to embrace with interest to indulge to encourage to foster to promote as to cherish religious principle To cherish virtue and humanity Burke Syn To nourish foster nurse nurture entertain encourage comfort protect support See Nurture CHERISHER Cherisher n Defn One who cherishes The cherisher of my flesh and blood Shak CHERISHMENT Cherishment n Defn Encouragement comfort Obs Rich bounty and dear cherishment Spenser CHERMES Chermes n Defn See Kermes CHEROGRIL Cherogril n Etym L choerogryllus Gr Zoöl Defn See Cony CHEROKEES Cherokees n pl sing Cherokee Ethnol Defn An Appalachian tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River They are now mostly settled in the Indian Territory and have become one of the most civilized of the Indian Tribes CHEROOT Cheroot n Etym Tamil shuruttu prop a roll Defn A kind of cigar originally brought from Mania in the Philippine Islands now often made of inferior or adulterated tabacco CHERRY Cherry n Etym OE chery for cherys fr F cerise cf AS cyrs cherry fr LL ceresia fr L cerasus Cherry tree Gr 1 Bot Defn A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus Which also includes the plum bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone a The common garden cherry Prunus Cerasus of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit some of which are the begarreau blackheart black Tartarian oxheart morelle or morello Mayduke corrupted from Médoc in France b The wild cherry as prunus serotina wild black cherry valued for its timber P Virginiana choke cherry an American shrub which bears astringent fruit P avium and P Padus European trees bird cherry 2 The fruit of the cherry tree a drupe of various colors and flavors 3 The timber of the cherry tree esp of the black cherry used in cabinetmaking etc 4 A peculiar shade of red like that of a cherry Barbadoes cherry See under Barbadoes Cherry bird Zoöl an American bird the cedar bird so called from its fondness for cherries Cherry bounce cherry brandy and sugar Cherry brandy brandy in which cherries have been steeped Cherry laurel Bot an evergren shrub Prunus Laurocerasus common in shrubberies the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds Cherry pepper Bot a species of Capsicum C cerasiforme with small scarlet intensely piquant cherryshaped fruit Cherry pit a A childs play in which cherries are thrown into a hole Shak b A cherry stone Cherry rum rum in which cherries have been steeped Cherry sucker Zoöl the European spotted flycatcher Musicapa grisola called also cherry chopper cherry snipe Cherry tree a tree that bears cherries Ground cherry Winter cherry See Alkekengi CHERRY Cherry a Defn Like a red cherry in color ruddy blooming as a cherry lip cherry cheeks CHERSONESE Chersonese n Etym Gr Defn A peninsula a tract of land nearly surrounded by water but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus as the Cimbric Chersonese or Jutland the Tauric Chersonese or Crimea CHERT Chert n Etym Ir ceart stone perh akin to E crag Min Defn An impure massive flintlike quartz or hornstone of a dull color CHERTY Cherty a Defn Like chert containing chert flinty CHERUB Cherub n pl Cherubs but the Hebrew plural Cherubim is also used Etym Heb kerub 1 A mysterious composite being the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty described in Ezekiel i and x I knew that they were the cherubim Ezek x 20 He rode upon a cherub and did fly Ps xviii 10 2 A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple Ez xxv 18 3 One of a order of angels variously represented in art In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue to denote knowledge as distinguished from the seraphim see Seraph and in later art the childrens heads with wings are generally called cherubs 4 A beautiful child so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children CHERUBIC CHERUBICAL Cherubic Cherubical a Defn Of or pertaining to cherubs angelic The cherubic host Milton CHERUBIM Cherubim n Defn The Hebrew plural of Cherub Cf Seraphim Note Cherubims in the King James version of the bible is an incorrect form made by adding the English plural termination to the Hebrew plural cherubim instead of to the singular cherub CHERUBIN Cherubin a Defn Cherubic angelic Obs Shak CHERUBIN Cherubin n Defn A cherub Obs Dryden CHERUP Cherup v i Etym Prob fr chirp Defn To make a short shrill cheerful sound to chirp See Chirrup Cheruping birds Drayton CHERUP Cherup v t Defn To excite or urge on by making a short shrill cheerful sound to cherup to See Chirrup He cherups brisk earerecting steed Cowper CHERUP Cherup n Defn A short sharp cheerful noise a chirp a chirrup as the cherup of a cricket CHERVIL Chervil n Etym AS cerfille fr L caerefolium chaerephyllum Gr Bot Defn A plant Anthriscus cerefolium with pinnately divided aromatic leaves of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads CHES Ches Defn pret of Chese Obs Chaucer CHESE Chese v t Defn To choose Obs Chaucer CHESIBLE Chesible n Defn See Chasuble CHESLIP Cheslip n Zoöl Defn The wood louse Prov Eng CHESS Chess n Etym OE ches F échecs prop pl of échec check See 1st Check Defn A game played on a chessboard by two persons with two differently colored sets of men sixteen in each set Each player has a king a queen two bishops two knights two castles or rooks and eight pawns CHESS Chess n Bot Defn A species of brome grass Bromus secalinus which is a troublesome weed in wheat flelds and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat it bears a very slight resemblance to oats and if reaped and ground up with wheat so as to be used for food is said to produce narcotic effects called also cheat and Willards bromus U S Note Other species of brome grass are called upright chess soft chess etc CHESSAPPLE Chessapple n Defn The wild service of Europe Purus torminalis CHESSBOARD Chessboard n Defn The board used in the game of chess having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares eight in each row See Checkerboard Note The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike CHESSEL Chessel n Defn The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed Simmonds CHESSES Chesses n pl Etym Cf F chassis a framework of carpenty Mil Defn The platforms consisting of two or more planks doweled together for the flooring of a temporary military bridge Wilhelm A singular chess is sometimes used Each chess consists of three planks Farrow CHESSIL Chessil n Etym OE chesil AS ceosel gravel sand Defn Gravel or pebbles Halliwell CHESSMAN Chessman n pl Chessmen Defn A piece used in the game of chess CHESSOM Chessom n Etym Cf Chisley Defn Mellow earth mold Obs Bacon CHESSTREE Chesstree n Etym Cf F chassis a framework of carpentry Naut Defn A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail CHESSY COPPER Chessy copper Min Defn The mineral azurite found in fine crystallization at Chessy near Lyons called also chessylite CHEST Chest n Etym OE chest chist AS cest cist cyst L cista fr Gr Cist Cistern 1 A large box of wood or other material having like a trunk a lid but no covering of skin leather or cloth Heaps of money crowded in the chest Dryden 2 A coffin Obs He is now dead and mailed in his cheste Chaucer 3 The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone the thorax 4 Com Defn A case in which certain goods as tea opium etc are transported hence the quantity which such a case contains 5 Mech Defn A tight receptacle or box usually for holding gas steam liguids etc as the steam chest of an engine the wind chest of an organ Bomb chest See under Bomb Chest of drawers a case or movable frame containing drawers CHEST Chest v i imp p p Chested 1 To deposit in a chest to hoard 2 To place in a coffin Obs He dieth and is chested Gen 1 26 heading CHEST Chest n Etym AS ceást Defn Strife contention controversy Obs P Plowman CHESTED Chested a Defn Having such a chest in composition as broadchested narrowchested CHESTERLITE Chesterlite n Etym See lite Defn A variety of feldspar found in crystals in the county of Chester Pennsylvania CHESTEYN Chesteyn n Defn The chestnut tree Obs Wilwe elm plane assch box chesteyn Chaucer CHEST FOUNDER Chest founder Far Defn A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore legs of a horse affecting motion and respiration CHESTNUT Chestnut n Etym For chestennut OE chestein chesten chastein chestnut fr AS cisten in cistenbeám chestnut tree influenced by OF chastaigne F châtaigne both the AS and the F words coming from L castanea a chestnut Gr Castanets 1 Bot Defn The edible nut of a forest tree Castanea vesce of Europe and America Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur 2 The tree itself or its light coarsegrained timber used for ornamental work furniture etc 3 A bright brown color like that of the nut 4 The horse chestnut often so used in England 5 One of the round or oval horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse and allied animals 6 An old joke or story Slang Chestnut tree a tree that bears chestnuts CHESTNUT Chestnut a Defn Of or pertaining of a chestnut of a reddish brown color as chestnut curls CHETAH Chetah n Zoöl Defn See Cheetah CHETVERT Chetvert n Etym Russ chetverte Defn A measure of grain equal to 07218 of an imperial quarter or 595 Winchester bushels Russia CHEVACHIE Chevachie n Defn See Chivachie Obs CHEVAGE Chevage n Defn See Chiefage Obs CHEVAL Cheval n pl Chevaux Etym F See Cavalcade Defn A horse hence a support or frame Cheval glass a mirror swinging in a frame and large enough to reflect the full leght figure CHEVALDEFRISE Chevaldefrise n commonly used in the pl Chevauxdefrise Etym F cheval horse Frise Friesland where it was first used Mil Defn A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with ironpointed spikes or spears five or six feet long used to defend a passage stop a breach or impede the advance of cavalry etc Obstructions of chain boom and chevaldefrise W Irving CHEVALIER Chevalier n Etym F fr LL caballarius See Cavaller 1 A horseman a knight a gallant young man Mount chevaliers to arms Shak 2 A member of certain orders of knighthood Chevalier dindustrie Etym F one who lives by persevering fraud a pickpocket a sharper The Chevalier St George Eng Hist James Francis Edward Stuart son of James II called The Pretender The Young Chevalier Charles Edward Stuart son of the Chevalier St George CHEVAUX Chevaux n pl Defn See Cheval CHEVE Cheve v i Etym OF chevir See Chievance Defn To come to an issue to turn out to succed as to cheve well in a enterprise Prov or Obs Holland CHEVELURE Chevelure n Etym F head of hair Defn A hairlike envelope The nucleus and chevelure of nebulous star Sir W Hershel CHEVEN Cheven n Etym Cf F chevanne Cf Chavender Zoöl Defn A river fish the chub Sir T Browne CHEVENTEIN Cheventein n Defn A variant of Chieftain Obs Chaucer CHEVERIL Cheveril n Etym OF chevrel F chevreau kid dim of chevre goat fr L capra See Caper v i Defn Soft leather made of kid skin Fig Used as a symbol of flexibility Obs Heres wit of cheveril that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad Shak CHEVERIL Cheveril a Defn Made of cheveril pliant Obs A cheveril conscience and a searching wit Drayton CHEVERLIIZE Cheverliize v i Defn To make as pliable as kid leather Obs Br Montagu CHEVET Chevet n Etym F head of the bed dim fr chef head See Chief Arch Defn The extreme end of the chancel or choir properly the round or polygonal part CHEVIOT Cheviot n 1 A valuable breed of mountain sheep in Scotland which takes its name from the Cheviot hills 2 A woolen fabric for mens clothing CHEVISANCE Chevisance n Etym Of chevisance chevissance fr chevircome to an end perform fr chef head end from L caput head See Chieve Chief 1 Achievement deed performance Obs Fortune the foe of famous chevisance Spenser 2 A bargain profit gain Obs Piers Plowman 3 O Eng Law a A making of contracts b A bargain or contract an agreement about a matter in dispute such as a debt a business compact c An unlawful agreement or contract CHEVRETTE Chevrette n Etym F fr chévre goat fr L capra Cf Chevron Mil Defn A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages CHEVRON Chevron n Etym F rafter chevron from chévre goat OF chevre fr L capra shegoat See Cheveril 1 Her Defn One of the nine honorable ordinaries consisting of two broad bands of the width of the bar issuing respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the field and conjoined at its center 2 Mil Defn A distinguishing mark above the elow on the sleeve of a noncommisioned officers coat 3 Arch Defn A zigzag molding or group of moldings common in Norman architecture Chevron bones Anat The Vshaped subvertebral arches which inclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals CHEVRONED Chevroned p a Defn Having a chevron decorated with an ornamental figure of a zigzag from A garment whose nether parts with their bases were of watchet cloth of silver chevroned all over with lace B Jonson CHEVRONEL Chevronel n Her Defn A bearing like a chevron but of only half its width CHEVRONWISE Chevronwise adv Her Defn In the manner of a chevron as the field may be divided chevronwise CHEVROTAIN Chevrotain n Etym F chevrotin OF chevrot little goat roe dim of chevre goat See Chevron Zoöl Defn A small ruminant of the family Tragulidæ a allied to the musk deer It inhabits Africa and the East Indies See Kanchil CHEVY Chevy v t Defn See Chivy v t Slang Eng One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in the storm for ten minutes London Times CHEW Chew v t imp p p Chewed p pr vb n Chewing Etym As ceówan akin to D kauwen G kauen Cf Chaw Jaw 1 To bite and grind with the teeth to masticate 2 To ruminate mentally to meditate on He chews revenge abjuring his offense Prior To chew the cud to chew the food ocer again as a cow to ruminate hence to meditate Every beast the parteth the hoof and cleaveth the cleft into two claws and cheweth the cud among the beasts that ye shall eat Deut xxiv 6 CHEW Chew v i Defn To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth to ruminate to meditate old politicians chew wisdom past Pope CHEW Chew n Defn That which is chewed that which is held in the mouth at once a cud Law CHEWER Chewer n Defn One who chews CHEWET Chewet n Defn A kind of meat pie Obs CHEWINK Chewink n Zoöl Defn An american bird Pipilo erythrophthalmus of the Finch family so called from its note called also towhee bunting and ground robin CHEYENNES Cheyennes n pl sing cheyenne Ethnol Defn A warlike tribe of indians related to the blackfeet formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming but now mostly on reservations in the Indian Territory They are noted for their horsemanship CHIAN Chian a Etym L chius fr Chios the island Chios Gr Defn Of or pertaining to Chios an island in the Ægean Sea Chian earth a dense compact kind of earth from Chios used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic Chian turpentine a fragrant almost transparent turpentine obtained from the Pistacia Terebinthus CHIAROSCURIST Chiaroscurist n Defn A painter who cares for and studies light and shade rather than color CHIAROSCURO CHIAROOSCURO Chiaroscuro Chiarooscuro n Etym It clear dark a The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art such as a drawing or painting whether in monochrome or in color b The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect Cf Clairobscur CHIASM CHIASMA Chiasm Chiasma n Etym NL chiasma fr Gr Anat Defn A commissure especially the optic commissure or crucial union of the optic nerves Chiasmal a CHIASMUS Chiasmus n Etym NL fr Gr Chiasm Rhet Defn An inversion of the order of words or phrases when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence thus If eer to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny These hands let useful skill forsake This voice in silence die Dwight CHIASTOLITE Chiastolite n Etym Gr lite See Chiasm So called from the resemblance of the cross cuts of is crystals to the Greek letter x Min Defn A variety of andalusite called also macle The tesselated apperance of a cross section is due to the symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal CHIBBAL Chibbal n Bot Defn See Cibol CHIBOUQUE CHIBOUK Chibouque Chibouk n Etym F chibouque fr Turk Defn A Turkish pipe usually with a mouthpiece of amber a stem four or five feet long and not pliant of some valuable wood and a bowl of baked clay CHIC Chic n Etym F Defn Good form style Slang CHICA Chica n Etym Sp Defn A red coloring matter extracted from the Bignonia Chica used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin 2 A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize 3 A popular Moorish Spanish and South American dance said to be the original of the fandango etc CHICALOTE Chicalote n Sp prob of Mex origin Bot Defn A Mexican prickly poppy Argemone platyceras which has migrated into California CHICANE Chicane n Etym F prob earlier meaning a dispute orig in the game of mall F mail fr LGr chaugan club or bat or possibly ultimated fr L ciccus a trible Defn The use of artful subterfuge designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question specifically applied to legal proceedings trickery chicanery caviling sophistry Prior To shuffle from them by chicane Burke To cut short this I propound it fairly to your own canscience Berkeley CHICANE Chicane v i Etym Cf F chicaner See Chicane n Defn To use shifts cavils or artifices Burke CHICANER Chicaner n Etym Cf F chicaneur Defn One who uses chicanery Locke CHICANERY Chicanery n Etym F chicanerie Defn Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth stratagem sharp practice sophistry Irritated by perpetual chicanery Hallam Syn Trickery sophistry stratagem CHICCORY Chiccory n Defn See Chicory CHICH Chich n pl Chiches Etym F chiche pois chiche a dwarf pea from L cicer the chickpea Bot Defn The chickpea CHICHA Chicha n Etym Sp Defn See Chica CHICHEVACHE Chichevache n Etym F chiche lean vache cow Defn A fabulous cow of enormous size whose food was patient wives and which was therefore in very lean condition CHICHLING CHICHLING VETCH Chichling Chichling vetch n Etym Chich ling Bot Defn A leguminous plant Lathyrus sativus with broad flattened seeds which are sometimes used for food CHICK Chick v i Etym OE chykkyn chyke chicken Defn To sprout as seed in the ground to vegetate Chalmers CHICK Chick n 1 A chicken 2 A child or young person a term of endearment Shak CHICKABIDDY Chickabiddy n Defn A chicken a fowl also a trivial term of endearment for a child CHICKADEE Chickadee n Zoöl Defn A small bird the blackcap titmouse Parus atricapillus of North America named from its note CHICKAREE Chickaree n Zoöl Defn The American red squirrel Sciurus Hudsonius so called from its cry CHICKASAWS Chickasaws n pl sing Chickasaw Ethnol Defn A trible of North American Indians Southern Appalachian allied to the Choctaws They formerly occupied the northern part of Alabama and Mississippi but now live in the Indian Territory CHICKEN Chicken n Etym AS cicen cyceun dim of coc cock akin to LG kiken küken D Kieken kuiken G küchkein See Cock the animal 1 A young bird or fowl esp a young barnyard fowl 2 A young person a child esp a young woman a maiden Stella is no chicken Swift Chicken cholera a contagious disease of fowls so called because first studied during the prevalence of a cholera epidemic in France It has no resemblance to true cholera CHICKENBREASTED Chickenbreasted a Defn Having a narrow projecting chest caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column CHICKENHEARTED Chickenhearted a Defn Timid fearful cowardly Bunyan CHICKEN POX Chicken pox Med Defn A mild eruptive disease generally attacking children only varicella CHICKLING Chickling n Etym Chickling Defn A small chick or chicken CHICKPEA Chickpea n Etym See Chich 1 Bot Defn A Small leguminous plant Cicer arietinum of Asia Africa and the sounth of Europe the chick the dwarf pea the gram 2 Its nutritious seed used in cookery and especially when roasted parched pulse as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts CHICKWEED Chickweed n Bot Defn The name of several caryophyllaseous weeds especially Stellaria media the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds CHICKY Chicky n Defn A chicken used as a diminutive or pet name especially in calling fowls CHICLE CHICLE GUM Chicle n Chicle gum Amer Sp chicle Defn A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree Mimusops globosa and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla Sapota zapotilla It is more plastic than caoutchouc and more elastic than guttapercha as an adulterant of which it is used in England It is used largely in the United States in making chewing gum CHICO Chico n 1 Var of Chica 2 The common greasewood of the western United States Sarcobatus vermiculatus 3 In the Philippines the sapodilla or its fruit also the marmalade tree or its fruit CHICORY Chicory n Etym F chicorée earlier also cichorée L cichorium fr Gr Cf Succory 1 Bot Defn A branching perennial plant Cichorium Intybus with bright blue flowers growing wild in Europe Asia and America also cultivated for its roots and as a salad plant succory wild endive See Endive 2 The root which is roasted for mixing with coffe CHICORY Chicory n Defn See Chiccory CHIDE Chide v t Etym imp Chid or Chode Obs p p Chidden Chid p pr vb n Chiding Etym AS cidan of unknown origin 1 To rebuke to reprove to scold to find fault with Upbraided chid and rated at Shak 2 Fig To be noise about to chafe against The sea that chides the banks of England Shak To chide hither chide from or chide away to cause to come or to drive away by scolding or reproof Syn To blame rebuke reprove scold censure reproach reprehend reprimand CHIDE Chide v i 1 To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure to find fault to contend angrily Wherefore the people did chide with Moses Ex xvii 2 2 To make a clamorous noise to chafe As doth a rock againts the chiding flood Shak CHIDE Chide n Etym AS cid Defn A continuous noise or murmur The chide of streams Thomson CHIDER Chider n Defn One who chides or quarrels Shak CHIDERESS Chideress n Defn She who chides Obs CHIDESTER Chidester n Etym Chide ster Defn A female scold Obs CHIDINGLY Chidingly adv Defn In a chiding or reproving manner CHIEF Chief n Etym OE chief chef OF chief F chef fr L caput head possibly akin to E head Cf Captain Chapter 1 The head or leader of any body of men a commander as of an army a head man as of a tribe clan or family a person in authority who directs the work of others the pricipal actio or agent 2 The principal part the most valuable portion The chief of the things which should be utterly destroyed1 Sam xv 21 3 Her Defn The upper third part of the field It is supposed to be composed of the dexter sinister and middle chiefs In chief a At the head as a commander in chief b Eng Law From the king or sovereign as tenure in chief tenure directly from the king Syn Chieftain captain general commander leader head principal sachem sagamore sheik Chief chieftain Commander Leader These words fluctuate somewhat in their meaning according to circumstances but agree in the general idea of rule and authority The term chief is now more usually applied to one who is a head man leader or commander in civil or military affairs or holds a hereditary or acquired rank in a tribe or clan as the chief of police the chief of an Indian tribe A chieftain is the chief of a clan or tribe or a military leader A commander directs the movements of or has control over a body of men as a military or naval force A leader is one whom men follow as in a political party a legislative body a military or scientific expedition etc one who takes the command and gives direction in particular enterprises CHIEF Chief a 1 Highest in office or rank principal head Chief rulers John xii 42 2 Principal or most eminent in any quality or action most distinguished having most influence taking the lead most important as the chief topic of conversation the chief interest of man 3 Very intimate near or close Obs A whisperer separateth chief friends Prov xvi 28 Syn Principal head leading main paramount supreme prime vital especial great grand eminent master CHIEFAGE Chiefage n Etym OF chevage fr chief head See Chief Defn A tribute by the head a capitation tax Written also chevage and chivage Obs CHIEF BARON Chief baron Eng Law Defn The presiding judge of the court of exchequer CHIEFEST Chiefest a Etym Superl of Chief Defn First or foremost chief principal Archaic Our chiefest courtier Shak The chiefest among ten thousand Canticles v 10 CHIEF HARE Chief hare Zoöl Defn A small rodent Lagamys princeps inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains also called crying hare calling hare cony American pika and little chief hare Note It is not a true hare or rabbit but belongs to the curious family Lagomyidæ CHIEF JUSTICE Chief justice Defn The presiding justice or principal judge of a court Lord Chief Justice of England The presiding judge of the Queens Bench Division of the High Court of Justice The highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High Chancellor Chief Justice of the United States the presiding judge of the Supreme Court and Highest judicial officer of the republic CHIEFJUSTICESHIP Chiefjusticeship n Defn The office of chief justice Jay selected the chiefjusticeship as most in accordance with his tastes The Century CHIEFLESS Chiefless a Defn Without a chief or leader CHIEFLY Chiefly adv 1 In the first place principally preëminently above especially Search through this garden leave unsearched no nook But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge Milton 2 For the most part mostly Those parts of the kingdom where the estates of the dissenters chiefly lay Swift CHIEFRIE Chiefrie n Defn A small rent paid to the lord paramount Obs Swift CHIEFTAIN Chieftain n Etym OE cheftayn chevetayn OF chevetain F capitaine LL capitanus fr L caput head Cf Captain and see chief Defn A captain leader or commander a chief the head of a troop army or clan Syn Chief commander leader head See Chief CHIEFTAINCY CHIEFTAINSHIP Chieftaincy Chieftainship n Defn The rank dignity or office of a chieftain CHIERTE Chierte n Etym OF cherté See Charity Defn Love tender regard Obs Chaucer CHIEVANCE Chievance n Etym OF chevance property equiv To chevisance fr chevir to accomplish See Chevisance Defn An unlawful bargain traffic in which money is exported as discount Obs Bacon CHIEVE Chieve v i Defn See Cheve v i Obs CHIFFCHAFF Chiffchaff n Etym So called from its note Zoöl Defn A species of European warbler Sylvia hippolais called also chipchap and pettychaps CHIFFON Chiffon n F lit rag See Chiffonier 1 Defn Any merely ornamental adjunct of a womans dress as a bunch of ribbon lace etc 2 A kind of soft gauzy material used for ruches trimmings etc CHIFFONIER CHIFFONIERE Chiffonier fem Chiffonière n Etym F chiffonnier fem chiffonnière fr chiffon rag fr chiffe a rag fimsy cloth 1 One who gathers rags and odds and ends a ragpicker 2 A receptacle for rags or shreds 3 A movable and ornamental closet or piece of furniture with shelves or drawers G Eliot CHIGNON Chignon n Etym F prop equiv to chaînon link fr chaîne chain fr L catena Cf Chain Defn A knot boss or mass of hair natural or artificial worn by a woman at the back of the head A curl that had strayed from her chignon H James CHIGOE CHIGRE Chigoe Chigre n Etym Cf F chigue perh fr Catalan chic small Sp chico or of Peruvian origin Zoöl Defn A species of flea Pulex penetrans common in the West Indies and South America which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation When the female is allowed to remain and breed troublesome sores result which are sometimes dangerous See Jigger Written also chegre chegoe chique chigger jigger Note The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain mites or ticks having similar habits CHIH FU Chih fu Chin chih fu lit He who knows the prefecture Defn An official administering a prefecture of China a prefect supervising the civil business of the hsiens or districts comprised in his fu which see CHIH HSIEN Chih hsien Chin chih hsien lit He who knows the district Defn An official having charge of a hsien or administrative district in China a district magistrate responsible for good order in his hsien which see and having jurisdiction in its civil and criminal cases CHIH TAI Chih tai Chin chih to govern tai an honorary title Defn A Chinese governor general a tsung tu which see CHIKARA Chikara n Etym Hind Zoöl a The Ingoat antelope Tragops Bennettii Of India b The Indian fourhorned antelope Tetraceros quadricornis CHILBLAIN Chilblain n Etym Chill Blain Defn A blain sore or inflammatory swelling produced by exposure of the feet or hands to cold and attended by itching pain and sometimes ulceration CHILBLAIN Chilblain v t Defn To produce chilblains upon CHILD Child n pl Children Etym AS cild pl cildru cf Goth kilÞei womb inkilÞd3 with child 1 A son or a daughter a male or female descendant in the first degree the immediate progeny of human parents in law legitimate offspring Used also of animals and plants 2 A descendant however remote used esp in the plural as the children of Israel the children of Edom 3 One who by character of practice shows signs of relationship to or of the influence of another one closely connected with a place occupation character etc as a child of God a child of the devil a child of disobedience a child of toil a child of the people 4 A noble youth See Childe Obs Chaucer 5 A young person of either sex esp one between infancy and youth hence one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person as innocence obedience trustfulness limited understanding etc When I was child I spake as a child I understood as a child I thought as a child but when I became a man I put away childish things 1 Cor xii 11 6 A female infant Obs A boy or a child I wonder Shak To be with child to be pregnant Childs play light work a trifling contest CHILD Child v i imp p p Childed p pr vb n Childing Defn To give birth to produce young This queen Genissa childing died Warner It chanced within two days they childed both Latimer CHILDBEARING Childbearing n Defn The act of producing or bringing forth children parturition Milton Addison CHILDBED Childbed n Defn The state of a woman bringing forth a child or being in labor parturition CHILDBIRTH Childbirth n Defn The act of bringing forth a child travail labor Jer Taylor CHILDCROWING Childcrowing n Med Defn The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the laryngeal muscles false croup CHILDE Childe n Defn A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son until he succeeded to his ancestral titles or was knighted as Childe Roland CHILDED Childed a Defn Furnished with a child Obs CHILDERMAS DAY Childermas day Etym AS cildamæssedæg cild child dæg day Eccl Defn A day December 28 observed by mass or festival in commemoration of the children slain by Herod at Bethlehem called also Holy Innocents Day CHILDHOOD Childhood n Etym AS cildhad cild child had See Child and hood 1 The state of being a child the time in which persons are children the condition or time from infancy to puberty I have walked before you from my childhood 1 Sam xii 2 2 Children taken collectively R The wellgoverned childhood of this realm Sir W Scott 3 The commencement the first period The childhood of our joy Shak Second childhood the state of being feeble and incapable from old age CHILDING Childing a Etym See Child v i Defn Bearing Children Fig productive fruitful R Shak CHILDISH Childish a 1 Of pertaining to befitting or resembling a child Childish innocence Macaulay 2 Peurile trifling weak Methinks that simplicity in her countenance is rather childish than innocent Addison Note Childish as applied tc persons who are grown up is in a disparaging sense as a childish temper CHILDISHLY Childishly adv Defn In the manner of a child in a trifling way in a weak or foolish manner CHILDISHNESS Childishness n Defn The state or quality of being childish simplicity harmlessness weakness of intellect CHILDLESSNESS Childlessness n Defn The state of being childless CHILDLIKE Childlike a Defn Resembling a child or that which belongs to children becoming a child meek submissive dutiful Childlike obedience Hooker Note Childlike as applied to persons grown up is commonly in a good sense as childlike grace or simplicity childlike modesty CHILDLY Childly a Defn Having tthe character of a child belonging or appropriate to a child Gower CHILDLY Childly adv Defn Like a child Mrs Browning CHILDNESS Childness n Defn The manner characteristic of a child Obs Varying childness Shak CHILDREN Children n Defn pl of Child CHILDSHIP Childship n Defn The state or relation of being a child CHILD STUDY Child study Defn A scientific study of children undertaken for the purpose of discovering the laws of development of the body and the mind from birth to manhood CHILEAN Chilean a Defn Of or pertaining to Chile CHILEAN Chilean n Defn A native or resident of Chile Chilian CHILEAN PINE Chilean pine Bot Defn Same as Monkeypuzzle CHILI Chili n Etym Sp chili chile Defn A kind of red pepper See Capsicum Written also chilli and chile CHILIAD Chiliad n Etym Gr Defn A thousand the aggregate of a thousand things especially a period of a thousand years The world then in the seventh chiliad will be assumed up unto God Sir T More CHILIAGON Chiliagon n Etym Gr Defn A plane figure of a thousand angles and sides Barlow CHILIAHEDRON Chiliahedron n Etym Gr Defn A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces Spelt also chiliaëdron CHILIAN Chilian a Defn Of or pertaining to Chili n Defn A native or citizen of Chili CHILIAN CHILIARCH Chilian Chiliarch n Etym Gr Defn The commander or chief of a thousand men CHILIARCHY Chiliarchy n Etym Gr Defn A body consisting of a thousand men Mitford CHILIASM Chiliasm n Etym Gr 1 The millennium 2 The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth during the millennium CHILIAST Chiliast n Etym Gr Chiliasm Defn One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years a milllenarian CHILIASTIC Chiliastic a Defn Millenarian The obstruction offered by the chiliastic errors J A Alexander CHILL Chill n Etym AS cele cyle from the same root as celan calan to be cold akin to D kil cold coldness Sw kyla to chill and E cool See Cold and cf Cool 1 A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold a disagreeable sensation of coolness accompanied with shivering A wintry chill W Irving 2 Med Defn A sensation of cold with convulsive shaking of the body pinched face pale skin and blue lips caused by undue cooling of the body or by nervous excitement or forming the precursor of some constitutional disturbance as of a fever 3 A check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling discouragement as a chill comes over an assemblly 4 An iron mold or portion of a mold serving to cool rapidly and so to harden the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it Raymond 5 The hardened part of a casting as the tread of a car wheel Knight Chill and fever fever and ague CHILL Chill a 1 Moderately cold tending to cause shivering chilly raw Noisome winds and blasting vapors chill Milton 2 Affected by cold My veins are chill Shak 3 Characterized by coolness of manner feeling etc lacking enthusiasm or warmth formal distant as a chill reception 4 Discouraging depressing dispiriting CHILL Chill v t imp p p Chilled chìld p pr vb n Chilling 1 To strike with a chill to make chilly to cause to shiver to affect with cold When winter chilled the day Goldsmith 2 To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of to depress to discourage Every thought on God chills the gayety of his spirits Rogers 3 Metal Defn To produce by sudden cooling a change of crystallization at or near the surface of so as to increase the hardness said of cast iron CHILL Chill v i Metal Defn To become surfacehardened by sudden cooling while solidifying as some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater depth than others CHILLED Chilled a 1 Hardened on the surface or edge by chilling as chilled iron a chilled wheel 2 Paint Defn Having that cloudiness or dimness of surface that is called blooming CHILLI Chilli n Defn See Chili CHILLINESS Chilliness n 1 A state or sensation of being chilly a disagreeable sensation of coldness 2 A moderate degree of coldness disagreeable coldness or rawness as the chilliness of the air 3 Formality lack of warmth CHILLING Chilling a Defn Making chilly or cold depressing discouraging cold distant as a chilling breeze a chilling manner Chillingly adv CHILLNESS Chillness n Defn Coolness coldness a chill Death is the chillness that precedes the dawn Longfellow CHILLY Chilly a Defn Moderately cold cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold or a shivering CHILOGNATH Chilognath n Zoöl Defn A myriapod of the order Chilognatha CHILOGNATHA Chilognatha n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the two principal orders of myriapods They have numerous segments each bearing two pairs of small slender legs which are attached ventrallly near together CHILOMA Chiloma n Etym NL fr Gr oma Zoöl Defn The tumid upper lip of certain mammals as of a camel CHILOPOD Chilopod n Zoöl Defn A myriapod of the order Chilopoda CHILOPODA Chilopoda n pl Etym NL fr Gr poda Zoöl Defn One of the orders of myriapods including the centipeds They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment well developed jaws and a pair of thoracic legs converted into poison fangs They are insectivorous very active and some species grow to the length of a foot CHILOSTOMA CHILOSTOMATA Chilostoma Chilostomata n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa mostly with calcareous shells They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells Also written Chillostomata CHILOSTOMATOUS Chilostomatous a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma CHILTERN HUNDREDS Chiltern Hundreds Etym AS Chiltern the Chiltern high hills in Buckinghamshire perh Fr ceald cold ern ærn place Defn A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire England to which is attached the nominal office of steward As members of Parliament cannot resign when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship which legally vacates their seats CHIMAERA Chimæra n Etym NL See Chimera Zoöl Defn A cartilaginous fish of several species belonging to the order Holocephali The teeth are few and large The head is furnished with appendages and the tail terminates in a point CHIMAEROID Chimæroid a Etym Chimæra old Zoöl Defn Related to or like the chimæra CHIMANGO Chimango Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A south American carrion buzzard Milvago chimango See Caracara CHIMB Chimb chim n Etym AS cim in cimstan base of a pillar akin to D kim f Sw kim G kimme f Defn The edge of a cask etc a chine See Chine n 3 Written also hime CHIMB Chimb v i Defn Chime Obs Chaucer CHIME Chime n Etym See Chimb Defn See Chine n 3 CHIME Chime n Etym OE chimbe prop cymbal OF cymbe cymble in a dialectic form chymble F cymbale L cymbalum fr Gr Cymbal 1 The harmonious sound of bells or of musical instruments Instruments that made melodius chime Milton 2 A set of bells musically tuned to each other specif in the pl the music performed on such a set of bells by hand or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions We have heard the chimes at midnight Shak 3 Pleasing correspondence of proportion relation or sound Chimes of verse Cowley CHIME Chime v i imp p p Chimed p pr vb n Chiming Etym See Chime n 1 To sound in harmonious accord as bells 2 To be in harmony to agree to sut to harmonize to correspond to fall in with Everything chimed in with such a humor W irving 3 To join in a conversation to express assent followed by in or in with Colloq 4 To make a rude correspondence of sounds to jingle as in rhyming Cowley CHIME Chime v i 1 To cause to sound in harmony to play a tune as upon a set of bells to move or strike in harmony And chime their sounding hammers Dryden 2 To utter harmoniously to recite rhythmically Chime his childish verse Byron CHIMER Chimer n Defn One who chimes CHIMERA Chimera n pl Chimeras Etym L chimaera a chimera in sense 1 Gr qymbr a yearling ewe 1 Myth Defn A monster represented as vomiting flames and as having the head of a lion the body of a goat and the tail of a dragon Dire chimeras and enchanted isles Milton 2 A vain foolish or incongruous fancy or creature of the imagination as the chimera of an author Burke CHIMERE Chimere n Etym OF chamarre F simarre cf It zimarra fr Sp chamarra zamarra a coat made of sheepskins a sheepskin perh from Ar sammur the Scythian weasel or marten the sable Cf Simarre Defn The upper robe worn by a bishop to which lawn sleeves are usually attached Hook CHIMERIC Chimeric a Defn Chimerical CHIMERICAL Chimerical a Defn Merely imaginary fanciful fantastic wildly or vainly conceived having or capable of having no existence except in thought as chimerical projects Syn Imaginary fanciful fantastic wild unfounded vain deceitful delusive CHIMERICALLY Chimerically adv Defn Wildy vainly fancifully CHIMINAGE Chiminage n Etym OF cheminage fr chemin way road Old Law Defn A toll for passage through a forest Obs Cowell CHIMNEY Chimney n pl Chimneys Etym F cheminée LL caminata fr L caminus furnace fireplace Gr 1 A fireplace or hearth Obs Sir W Raleigh 2 That part of a building which contains the smoke flues esp an upright tube or flue of brick or stone in most cases extending through or above the roof of the building Often used instead of chimney shaft Hard by a cottage chimney smokes Milton 3 A tube usually of glass placed around a flame as of a lamp to create a draft and promote combustion 4 Min Defn A body of ore usually of elongated form extending downward in a vein Raymond Chimney board a board or screen used to close a fireplace a fireboard Chimney cap a device to improve the draught of a chimney by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward Chimney corner the space between the sides of the fireplace and the fire hence the fireside Chimney hook a hook for holding pats and kettles over a fire Chimney money hearth money a duty formerly paid in England for each chimney Chimney pot Arch a cylinder of earthenware or sheet metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the roof Chimney swallow Zoöl a An American swift Chæture pelasgica which lives in chimneys b In England the common swallow Hirundo rustica Chimney sweep Chimney sweeper one who cleans chimneys of soot esp a boy who climbs the flue and brushes off the soot CHIMNEYBREAST Chimneybreast n Arch Defn The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built commonly applied to its projection in the inside of a building only CHIMNEYPIECE Chimneypiece n Arch Defn A decorative construction around the opning of a fireplace CHIMPANZEE Chimpanzee n Etym From the native name cf F chimpanzé chimpansé chimpanzée Zoöl Defn An african ape Anthropithecus troglodytes or Troglodytes niger which approaches more nearly to man in most respects than any other ape When full grown it is from three to four feet high CHIN Chin n Etym AS cin akin to OS kin G kinn Icel kinn cheek Dan Sw kind L gena Gr hanu 232 1 The lower extremity of the face below the mouth the point of the under jaw 2 Zoöl Defn The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone in birds CHINA China n 1 A country in Eastern Asia 2 China ware which is the modern popular term for porcelain See Porcelain China aster Bot a wellknown garden flower and plant See Aster China bean See under Bean 1 China clay See Kaolin China grass Same as Ramie China ink See India ink China pink Bot an anual or biennial species of Dianthus D Chiensis having variously colored single or double flowers Indian pink China root Med the rootstock of a species of Smilax S China from the East Indies formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for Also the galanga root from Alpinia Gallanga and Alpinia officinarum China rose Bot a A popular name for several freeblooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica and perhaps other species b A flowering hothouse plant Hibiscus RosaSinensis of the Mallow family common in the gardens of China and the east Indies China shop a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery China ware porcelain so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East and differing from the pottery made in Europa at that time also loosely crockery in general Pride of China China tree Bot See Azedarach CHINALDINE Chinaldine n Etym NL chinium quinine aldehyde Chem Defn See Quinaldine CHINAMAN Chinaman n pl Chinamen Defn A native of China a Chinese CHINCAPIN Chincapin n Defn See Chinquapin CHINCH Chinch n Etym Cf Sp chinche fr L cimex 1 Zoöl Defn The bedbug Cimex lectularius 2 Zoöl Defn A bug Blissus leucopterus which in the United States is very destructive to grass wheat and other grains also called chiniz chinch bug chink bug It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting odor CHINCHA Chincha n Etym Cf Chinchilla Zoöl Defn A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis CHINCHE Chinche a Etym F chiche miserly Defn Parsimonious niggardly Obs Chaucer CHINCHERIE Chincherie n Defn Penuriousness Obs By cause of his skarsete and chincherie Caucer CHINCHILLA Chinchilla n Etym Sp 1 Zoöl Defn A small rodent Chinchilla lanigera of the size of a large squirrel remarkable for its fine fur which is very soft and of a pearly gray color It is a native of Peru and Chili 2 The fur of the chinchilla 3 A heavy longnapped tufted woolen cloth CHINCHONA CHINCONA Chinchona Chincona Defn See Cinchona CHIN COUGH Chin cough Etym For chink cough cf As cincung long laughter Scot kink a violent fit of coughing akin to MHG kichen to pant Cf Kinknaust Cough Defn Whooping cough CHINE Chine n Etym Cf Chink Defn A chink or cleft a narrow and deep ravine as Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep Prov Eng The cottage in a chine J Ingelow CHINE Chine nEtym OF eschine F échine fr OHG skina needle prickle shin G schiene splint schienbein shin For the meaning cf L spina thorn prickle or spine the backbone Cf Shin 1 The backbone or spine of an animal the back And chine with rising bristles roughly spread Dryden 2 A piece of the backbone of an animal with the adjoining parts cut for cooking Note See Illust of Beef 3 The edge or rim of a cask etc formed by the projecting ends of the staves the chamfered end of a stave CHINE Chine v t imp p p Chined 1 To cut through the backbone of to cut into chine pieces 2 Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine CHINED Chined a 1 Pertaining to or having a chine or backbone used in composition Beau Fl 2 Broken in the back Obs Hes chined goodman Beau Fl CHINESE Chinese a Defn Of or pertaining to China peculiar to China Chinese paper See India paper under India Chinese wax a snowywgite waxlike substance brought from China It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of the family Coccidæ especially Coccus Sinensis CHINESE Chinese n sing pl 1 A native or natives of China or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China 2 sing Defn The language of China which is monosyllabic Note Chineses was used as a plural by the contemporaries of Shakespeare and Milton CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT Chinese Exclusion Act Defn Any of several acts forbidding the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States originally from 1882 to 1892 by act of May 6 1882 then from 1892 to 1902 by act May 5 1892 By act of April 29 1902 all existing legislation on the subject was reënacted and continued and made applicable to the insular possessions of the United States CHINK Chink n Etym OE chine AS cine fissure chink fr cinan to gape akin to Goth Keinan to sprout G keimen Cf Chit Defn A small cleft rent or fissure of greater length than breadth a gap or crack as the chinks of wall Through one cloudless chink in a black stormy sky Shines out the dewy morning star Macaulay CHINK Chink v i imp p p Chinked p pr vb n Chinking Defn To crack to open CHINK Chink v t 1 To cause to open in cracks or fissures 2 To fill up the chinks of as to chink a wall CHINK Chink n Etym Of imitative origin Cf Jingle 1 A short sharp sound as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence Chink of bell Cowper 2 Money cash Cant To leave his chink to better hands Somerville CHINK Chink v t Defn To cause to make a sharp metallic sound as coins small pieces of metal etc by bringing them into collision with each other Pope CHINK Chink v i Defn To make a slight sharp metallic sound as by the collision of little pieces of money or other small sonorous bodies Arbuthnot CHINKY Chinky a Defn Full of chinks or fissures gaping opening in narrow clefts Dryden CHINNED Chinned a Defn Having a chin used chiefly in compounds as shortchinned CHINOIDINE Chinoidine n Etym NL chinium quinine cf G F china Peruvian bark oil ine Chem Defn See Quinodine CHINOISERIE Chinoiserie shenwazre n F Defn Chinese conduct art decoration or the like also a specimen of Chinese manners art decoration etc CHINOLINE Chinoline n Etym NL chinium quinine see Chinoldine L oleum oil ine Chem Defn See Quinoline CHINONE Chinone n Etym NL chinium quinine see Chinoidine one Chem Defn See Quinone CHINOOK Chinook n 1 Ethnol Defn One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington noted for the custom of flattening their skulls Chinooks also called Flathead Indians 2 A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains in Montana and the adjacent territory 3 A jargon of words from various languages the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States CHINOOK STATE Chinook State Defn Washington a nickname See Chinook n CHINQUAPIN Chinquapin n Bot Defn A branching nutbearing tree or shrub Castanea pumila of North America from six to twenty feet high allied to the chestnut Also its small sweet edible nat Written also chincapin and chinkapin Chinquapin oak a small shrubby oak Quercus prinoides of the Atlantic States with edible acorns Western Chinquapin an evergreen shrub or tree Castanopes chrysophylla of the Pacific coast In California it is a shrub in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high CHINSE Chinse v t i imp p p Chinsed p pr vb n Chinsing Naut Defn To thrust oakum into seams or chinks with a chisel the point of a knife or a chinsing iron to calk slightly Chinsing iron a light calking iron CHINTZ Chintz n pl Chintzes Etym Hindi chint spotted cotton clooth chinta spot Defn Cotton cloth printed with flowers and other devices in a number of different colors and often glazed Swift CHIOPPINE Chioppine n Defn Same as Chopine n CHIP Chip v t imp p p Chipped p pr vb n Chipping Etym Cf G kippen to cut off the edge to clip pare Cf Chop to cut 1 To cut small pieces from to diminsh or reduce to shape by cutting away a little at a time to hew Shak 2 To break or crack or crack off a portion of as of an eggshell in hatching or a piece of crockery 3 To bet as with chips in the game of poker To chip in to contribute as to a fund to share in the risks or expenses of Slang U S CHIP Chip v i Defn To break or fly off in small pieces CHIP Chip n 1 A piece of wood stone or other substance separated by an ax chisel or cutting instrument 2 A fragment or piece broken off a small piece 3 Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips or straw plaited in a special manner for making hats or bonnets 4 Anything dried up withered or without flavor used contemptuously 5 One of the counters used in poker and other games 6 Naut Defn The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line Buffalo chips See under Buffalo Chip ax a small ax for chipping timber into shape Chip bonnet Chip hat a bonnet or a hat made of Chip See Chip n 3 A chip off the old block a child who resembles either of his parents Colloq Milton Potato chips Saratoga chips thin slices of raw potato fried crisp CHIPMUNK Chipmunk n Etym Indian name Zoöl Defn A squirrellike animal of the genus Tamias sometimes called the striped squirrel chipping squirrel ground squirrel hackee The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus Written also chipmonk chipmuck and chipmuk CHIPPENDALE Chippendale a Defn Designating furniture designed or like that designed by Thomas Chippendale an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation sculptured either in the solid wood or in the cheaper specimens separately and glued on In the more elaborate pieces three types are recognized French Chippendale having much detail like Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze Chinese Chippendale marked by latticework and pagodalike pediments and Gothic Chippendale attempting to adapt medieval details The forms as of the cabriole and chairbacks often resemble Queen Anne In chairs the seat is widened at the front and the back toward the top widened and bent backward except in Chinese Chippendale in which the backs are usually rectangular Chippendalism n It must be clearly and unmistakably understood then that whenever painted that is to say decorated with painted enrichment or inlaid furniture is described as Chippendale no matter where or by whom it is a million chances to one that the description is incorrect R D Benn CHIPPER Chipper v i Etym Cf Cheep Chirp Defn To chirp or chirrup Prov Eng Forby CHIPPER Chipper a Defn Lively cheerful talkative U S CHIPPEWAYS Chippeways n pl sing Chippeway Ethnol Defn A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the northern and weastern shores of Lake Superior called also Objibways CHIPPING Chipping n 1 A chip a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument a fragment 2 The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces as in dressing iron with a chisel or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape 3 The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potters ware porcelain etc CHIPPING BIRD Chipping bird Zoöl Defn The chippy CHIPPING SQUIRREL Chipping squirrel Defn See Chipmunk CHIPPY Chippy a Defn Abounding in or resembling chips dry and tasteless CHIPPY Chippy n Zoöl Defn A small American sparrow Spizella socialis very common near dwelling also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow from its simple note CHIPS Chips n Naut Defn A ships carpenter Cant CHIRAGRA Chiragra n Etym L fr Gr Med Defn Gout in the hand CHIRAGRICAL Chiragrical a Defn Having the gout in the hand or subject to that disease Sir T Browne CHIRETTA Chiretta n Etym Hind chirac6ta Defn A plant Agathotes Chirayta found in Northern India having medicinal properties to the gentian and esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge CHIRK Chirk v i Etym Cf Chirp also Creak 1 To shriek to gnash to utter harsh or shrill cries Obs All full of chirkyng was that sorry place Cheucer 2 To chirp like a bird Obs Chaucer CHIRK Chirk v t Defn To cheer to enliven as to chirk one up Colloq New Eng CHIRK Chirk a Etym From Chirk v i Defn Lively cheerful in good spirits Colloq New Eng CHIRM Chirm v i Etym Cf AS cyrman cirman to cry out 24 Cf Chirp Defn To chirp or to make a mournful cry as a bird Obs Huloet CHIROGNOMY Chirognomy n Etym Gr Defn The art of judging character by the shape and apperance of the hand CHIROGRAPH Chirograph n Etym Gr Old Law a A writing which reguiring a counterpart was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment with a space between in which was written the word chirographum through which the parchment was cut and one part given to each party It answered to what is now called a charter party b The last part of a fine of land commonly called the foot of the fine Bouvier CHIROGRAPHER Chirographer n 1 One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing 2 See chirographist 2 Chirographer of fines Old Eng Law an officer in the court of common pleas who engrossed fines CHIROGRAPHIC CHIROGRAPHICAL Chirographic Chirographical a Defn Of or pertaining to chirography CHIROGRAPHIST Chirographist n 1 A chirographer a writer or engrosser 2 One who tells fortunes by examining the hand CHIROGRAPHY Chirography n 1 The art of writing or engrossing handwriting as skilled in chirography 2 The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand CHIROGYMNAST Chirogymnast n Etym Gr Defn A mechanocal contrivance for exercesing the fingers of a pianist CHIROLOGICAL Chirological a Defn Relating to chirology CHIROLOGIST Chirologist n Defn One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers CHIROLOGY Chirology n Etym Gr logy Defn The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb See Dactylalogy CHIROMANCER Chiromancer n Defn One who practices chiromancy Dryden CHIROMANCY Chiromancy n Etym Gr mancy Defn The art or practice of foretelling events or of telling the fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the hand palmistry CHIROMANIST CHIROMANTIST Chiromanist Chiromantist n Etym Gr Defn A chiromancer CHIROMANTIC CHIROMANTICAL Chiromantic Chiromantical a Defn Of or pertaining to chiromancy CHIROMONIC Chiromonic a Defn Relating to chironomy CHIRONOMY Chironomy n Etym Gr Defn The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime gesture Obs CHIROPLAST Chiroplast n Etym Gr Mus Defn An instrument to guid the hands and fingers of pupils in playing on the piano etc CHIROPODIST Chiropodist n Etym Gr Defn One who treats diseases of the hands and feet especially one who removes corns and bunions CHIROPODY Chiropody n Defn The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet CHIROSOPHIST Chirosophist n Etym Gr Sophist Defn A fortune teller CHIRP Chirp v i imp p p Chirped p pr vb n Chirping Etym Of imitative orgin Cf Chirk Chipper Cheep Chirm Chirrup Defn To make a shop sharp cheerful as of small birds or crickets CHIRP Chirp n Defn A short sharp note as of a bird or insect The chirp of flitting bird Bryant CHIRPER Chirper n Defn One who chirps or is cheerful CHIRPING Chirping a Defn Cheering enlivening He takes his chirping pint he cracks his jokes Pope CHIRPINGLY Chirpingly adv Defn In a chirping manner CHIRRE Chirre v i Etym Cf G girren AS corian to murmur complain 24 Defn To coo as a pigeon Obs CHIRRUP Chirrup v t imp p p Chirruped p pr vb n Chirruping Etym See Chirp Defn To quicken or animate by chirping to cherup CHIRRUP Chirrup v i Defn To chirp Tennyson The criket chirrups on the hearth Goldsmith CHIRRUP Chirrup n Defn The act of chirping a chirp The sparrows chirrup on the roof Tennyson CHIRRUPY Chirrupy a Defn Cheerful joyous chatty CHIRURGEON Chirurgeon n Etym F chirurgien from chirurgie surgery fr Gr Surgeon Work Defn A surgeon Obs CHIRURGEONLY Chirurgeonly adv Defn Surgically Obs Shak CHIRURGERY Chirurgery n Etym See Chirurgeon and cf Surgery Defn Surgery Obs CHIRURGIC CHIRURGICAL Chirurgic Chirurgical a Etym Cf F chirurgiquerurgical L Chirurgicus Gr Chirurgeon and cf Surgical Defn Surgical Obs Chirurgical lore Longfellow CHISEL Chisel n Etym OF chisel F ciseau fr LL cisellus prob for caesellus fr L caesus p p of caedere to cut Cf Scissors Defn A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade used in dressing shaping or working in timber stone metal etc usually driven by a mallet or hammer Cold chisel See under Cold a CHISEL Chisel v t imp p p Chiseled or Chiselled p pr vb n Chiseling or Chiselling Etym Cf F ciseler 1 To cut pare gouge or engrave with a chisel as to chisel a block of marble into a statue 2 To cut close as in a bargain to cheat Slang CHISLEU Chisleu n Etym Heb Defn The ninth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year answering to a part of November with a part of December CHISLEY Chisley a Etym AS ceosel gravel or sand Cf Chessom Defn Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel said of a soil Gardner CHIT Chit n Etym Cf AS ci shoot sprig from the same root as cinan to yawn See Chink a cleft 1 The embryo or the growing bud of a plant a shoot a sprout as the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes 2 A child or babe as a forward chit also a young small or insignificant person or animal A little chit of a woman Thackeray 3 An excrescence on the body as a wart Obs 4 A small tool used in cleaving laths Knight CHIT Chit v i Defn To shoot out to sprout I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth Mortimer CHIT Chit 3d sing of Chide Defn Chideth Obs Chaucer CHITCHAT Chitchat n Etym From Chat by way of reduplication Defn Familiar or trifling talk prattle CHITIN Chitin n Etym See Chiton Chem Defn A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects crustacea and various other invertebrates entomolin CHITINIZATION Chitinization n Defn The process of becoming chitinous CHITINOUS Chitinous a Defn Having the nature of chitin consisting of or containing chitin CHITON Chiton n Etym Gr 1 An under garment among the ancient Greeks nearly representing the modern shirt 2 Zoöl Defn One of a group of gastropod mollusks with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates See Polyplacophora CHITTER Chitter v i Etym Cf Chatter 1 To chirp in a tremulous manner as a bird Obs Chaucer 2 To shiver or chatter with cold Scot Burns CHITTERLING Chitterling n Defn The frill to the breast of a shirt which when ironed out resembled the small entrails See Chitterlings Obs Gascoigne CHITTERLINGS Chitterlings n pl Etym Cf AS cwiÞ womb Icel kvith Goth qiÞus belly womb stomach G kutteln chitterlings Cookery Defn The smaller intestines of swine etc fried for food CHITTRA Chittra n Etym Native Indian name Zoöl Defn The axis deer of India CHITTY Chitty a 1 Full of chits or sprouts 2 Childish like a babe Obs CHIVACHIE Chivachie n Etym OF chevauchie chevauchée of the same origin as E cavalcade Defn A cavalry raid hence a military expedition Obs Chaucer CHIVALRIC Chivalric a Etym See Chivalry Defn Relating to chivalry knightly chivalrous CHIVALROUS Chivalrous a Etym OF chevalerus chevalereus fr chevalier See Chivalry Defn Pertaining to chivalry or knighterrantry warlike heroic gallant highspirited highminded magnanimous In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise Spenser CHIVALROUSLY Chivalrously adv Defn In a chivalrous manner gallantly magnanimously CHIVALRY Chivalry n Etym F chevalerie fr chevalier knight OF horseman See Chevalier and cf Cavalry 1 A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback illustrious warriors collectively cavalry His Memphian chivalry Milton By his light Did all the chivalry of England move To do brave acts Shak 2 The dignity or system of knighthood the spirit usages or manners of knighthood the practice of knighterrantry Dryden 3 The qualifications or character of knights as valor dexterity in arms courtesy etc The glory of our Troy this day doth lie On his fair worth and single chivalry Shak 4 Eng Law Defn A tenure of lands by knights service that is by the condition of a knights performing service on horseback or of performing some noble or military service to his lord 5 Exploit Obs Sir P Sidney Court of chivalry a court formerly held before the lord high constable and earl marshal of England as judges having cognizance of contracts and other matters relating to deeds of arms and war Blackstone CHIVARRAS CHIVARROS Chivarras Chivarros n pl Mex Sp Defn Leggings Mex Southwestern U S CHIVE Chive n Bot Defn A filament of a stamen Obs CHIVE Chive n Etym F cive fr L cepa caepa onion Cf Cives Cibol Bot Defn A perennial plant Allium Schoenoprasum allied to the onion The young leaves are used in omelets etc Written also cive CHIVY Chivy v t imp p p Chivied p pr vb n Chivying Etym Cf Chevy Defn To goad drive hunt throw or pitch Slang Eng Dickens CHLAMYDATE Chlamydate a Etym L chlamydatus dressed in a military cloak See Chlamys Zoöl Defn Having a mantle applied to certain gastropods CHLAMYPHORE Chlamyphore n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A small South American edentate Chlamyphorus truncatus and C retusus allied to the armadillo It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail like a cloak attached along the spine CHLAMYS Chlamys n pl E Chlamyses L Chlamydes Etym L from Gr Defn A loose and flowing outer garment worn by the ancient Greeks a kind of cloak CHLOASMA Chloasma n Etym Gr Med Defn A cutaneous affection characterized by yellow or yellowish brown pigmented spots CHLORAL Chloral n Etym Chlorine alcohol 1 Chem Defn A colorless oily liquid CCl3CHO of a pungent odor and harsh taste obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol 2 Med Defn Chloral hydrate Chloral hydrate a white crystalline substance obtained by treating chloral with water It produces sleep when taken internally or hypodermically called also chloral CHLORALAMIDE Chloralamide n Etym Chloral amide Chem Defn A compound of chloral and formic amide used to produce sleep CHLORALISM Chloralism n Med Defn A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral CHLORALUM Chloralum n Etym Chlorine aluminium Defn An impure aqueous solution of chloride of aluminium used as an antiseptic and disinfectant CHLORANIL Chloranil n Etym Chlorine aniline Chem Defn A yellow crystalline substance C6Cl4O2 regarded as a derivative of quinone obtained by the action of chlorine on certain benzene derivatives as aniline CHLORATE Chlorate n Etym Cf F chlorate See Chlorine Chem Defn A salt of chloric acid as chlorate of potassium CHLORAURATE Chloraurate n Etym Chlorine aurate Chem Defn See Aurochloride CHLORHYDRIC Chlorhydric a Etym Chlorine hydrogen ic Chem Defn Same as Hydrochloric CHLORHYDRIN Chlorhydrin n Chem Defn One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic alcohols and especially glycerin by the substitution of chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups CHLORIC Chloric a Etym From Chlorine Defn Pertaining to or obtained from chlorine said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of five or the next to its highest as chloric acid HClO3 Chloric ether Chem ethylene dichloride See Dutch liquid under Dutch CHLORIDATE Chloridate vt Defn To treat or prepare with a chloride as a plate with chloride of silver for the purposes of photography R Hunt CHLORIDE Chloride n Chem Defn A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical as chloride of sodium common salt Chloride of ammonium sal ammoniac Chloride of lime bleaching powder a grayish white substance CaOClcalcium hypochlorite See Hypochlorous acid under Hypochlorous Mercuric chloride corrosive sublimate CHLORIDIC Chloridic a Defn Of or pertaining to a chloride containing a chloride CHLORIDIZE Chloridize v t Defn See Chloridate CHLORIMETRY Chlorimetry n Defn See Chlorometry CHLORINATE Chlorinate v t imp p p Chlorinated p pr vb n Chlorinating Chem Defn To treat or cause to combine with chlorine CHLORINATION Chlorination n Defn The act or process of subjecting anything to the action of chlorine especially a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas CHLORINE Chlorine n Etym Gr Yellow Chem Defn One of the elementary substances commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas two and one half times as heavy as air of an intensely disagreeable suffocating odor and exceedingly poisonous It is abundant in nature the most important compound being common salt It is powerful oxidizing bleaching and disinfecting agent Symbol Cl Atomic weight 354 Chlorine family the elements fluorine chlorine bromine and iodine called the halogens and classed together from their common peculiariries CHLORIODIC Chloriodic a Defn Compounded of chlorine and iodine containing chlorine and iodine CHLORIODINE Chloriodine n Defn A compound of chlorine and iodine R CHLORITE Chlorite n Etym Gr Min Defn The name of a group of minerals usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure They are hydrous silicates of alumina iron and magnesia Chlorite slate a schistose or slaty rock consisting of alumina iron and magnesia CHLORITE Chlorite n Etym Chlorous ite Chem Defn Any salt of chlorous acid as chlorite of sodium CHLORITIC Chloritic a Etym From 1st Chlorite Defn Pertaining to or containing chlorite as chloritic sand CHLORMETHANE Chlormethane n Chem Defn A colorless gas CH3Cl of a sweet odor easily condensed to a liquid called also methyl chloride CHLORO Chloro Chem Defn A prefix denoting that chlorine is an ingredient in the substance named CHLOROCRUORIN Chlorocruorin n Etym Gr cruorin Physiol Defn A green substance supposed to be the cause of the green color of the blood in some species of worms Ray Lankester CHLORODYNE Chlorodyne n Etym From chlorine in imitation of anodyne Med Defn A patent anodyne medicine containing opium chloroform Indian hemp etc CHLOROFORM Chloroform n Etym Chlorine formyl it having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical cf F chloroforme G chloroform Chem Defn A colorless volatile liquid CHCl3 having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali It is a powerful solvent of wax resin etc and is extensively used to produce anæsthesia in surgical operations also externally to alleviate pain CHLOROFORM Chloroform v t imp p p Chloroformed p pr vb n Chloroforming Defn To treat with chloroform or to place under its influence CHLOROLEUCITE Chloroleucite n Etym Gr leucite Bot Defn Same as Chloroplastid CHLOROMETER Chlorometer n Etym Cf F chloromètre See Chlorine and meter Defn An instrument to test the decoloring or bleaching power of chloride of lime CHLOROMETRY Chlorometry n Defn The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine CHLOROPAL Chloropal n Etym Gr opal Min Defn A massive mineral greenish in color and opallike in appearance It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron CHLOROPEPTIC Chloropeptic a Etym Chlorine peptic Physiol Chem Defn Of or pertaining to an acid more generally called pepsin hydrochloric acid CHLOROPHANE Chlorophane n Etym Gr chlorophane 1 Min Defn A variety of fluor spar which when heated gives a beautiful emerald green light 2 Physiol Defn The yellowish green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina See Chromophane CHLOROPHYLL Chlorophyll n Etym Gr chlorophylle Bot Defn Literally leaf green a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves and other parts exposed to light of plants to which they owe their green color and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals Written also chlorophyl CHLOROPLAST Chloroplast n Pref chloro Gr to mold form Biol Defn A plastid containing chlorophyll developed only in cells exposed to the light Chloroplasts are minute flattened granules usually occurring in great numbers in the cytoplasm near the cell wall and consist of a colorless ground substance saturated with chlorophyll pigments Under light of varying intensity they exhibit phototactic movements In animals chloroplasts occur only in certain low forms CHLOROPLASTID Chloroplastid n Etym Gr plastid Bot Defn A granule of chlorophyll also called chloroleucite CHLOROPLATINIC Chloroplatinic a Chem Defn See Platinichloric CHLOROSIS Chlorosis n Etym NL fr Gr chlorose 1 Med Defn The green sickness an anæmic disease of young women characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin weakness palpitation etc 2 Bot Defn A disease in plants causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color CHLOROTIC Chlorotic a Etym Cf F chlorotique Defn Pertaining to or affected by chlorosis CHLOROUS Chlorous a Etym See Chlorine 1 Of pertaining to or derived from chlorine said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three the next lower than in chloric compounds as chlorous acid HClO2 2 Chem Physics Defn Pertaining to or resembling the electronegative character of chlorine hence electronegative opposed to basylous or zincous Obs CHLORPICRIN Chlorpicrin n Chem Defn A heavy colorless liquid CCl3NO2 of a strong pungent odor obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of chlorine Written also chloropikrin CHLORURET Chloruret n Etym Cf F chlorure Chem Defn A chloride Obs CHOAK Choak v t i Defn See Choke CHOANOID Choanoid a Etym Gr oid Anat Defn Funnelshaped applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the ball of the eye in many reptiles and mammals CHOCARD Chocard n Zoöl Defn The chough CHOCK Chock v t imp p p Chocked p pr vb n Chocking Defn To stop or fasten as with a wedge or block to scotch as to chock a wheel or cask CHOCK Chock v i Defn To fill up as a cavity The woodwork exactly chocketh into joints Fuller CHOCK Chock n 1 A wedge or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill esp something to steady a cask or other body or prevent it from moving by fitting into the space around or beneath it 2 Naut Defn A heavy casting of metal usually fixed near the gunwale It has two short hornshaped arms curving inward between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing mooring etc CHOCK Chock adv Naut Defn Entirely quite as chock home chock aft CHOCK Chock v t Etym F choquer Cf Shock v t Defn To encounter Obs CHOCK Chock n Defn An encounter Obs CHOCKABLOCK Chockablock a Naut Defn Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit brought close together as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting CHOCKFULL Chockfull a Defn Quite full chokefull CHOCOLATE Chocolate n Etym Sp fr the Mexican name of the cacao Cf Cacao Cocoa 1 A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients usually sugar and cinnamon or vanilla 2 The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk Chocolate house a house in which customers may be served with chocolate Chocolate nut See Cacao CHOCTAWS Choctaws n pl Defn sing Choctaw Ethnol A tribe of North American Indians Southern Appalachian in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture and for living at peace with the white settlers They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory CHODE Chode Defn the old imp of chide See Chide CHOGSET Chogset n Zoöl Defn See Cunner CHOICE Choice n Etym OE chois OF chois F choix fr choisir to choose of German origin cf Goth kausjan to examine kiusan to choose examine G kiesen 46 Cf Choose 1 Act of choosing the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another election 2 The power or opportunity of choosing option Choice there is not unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it Hooker 3 Care in selecting judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred and in giving a preference discrimination I imagine they the apothegms of Cæsar were collected with judgment and choice Bacon 4 A sufficient number to choose among Shak 5 The thing or person chosen that which is approved and selected in preference to others selection The common wealth is sick of their own choice Shak 6 The best part that which is preferable The flower and choice Of many provinces from bound to bound Milton To make a choice of to choose to select to separate and take in preference Syn See Volition Option CHOICE Choice a Compar Choicer superl Choicest 1 Worthly of being chosen or preferred select superior precious valuable My choicest hours of life are lost Swift 2 Preserving or using with care as valuable frugal used with of as to be choice of time or of money 3 Selected with care and due attention to preference deliberately chosen Choice word measured phrase Wordsworth Syn Select precious exquisite uncommon rare chary careful CHOICEFUL Choiceful a Defn Making choices fickle Obs His choiceful sense with every change doth fit Spenser CHOICELY Choicely adv 1 With care in choosing with nice regard to preference A band of men collected choicely from each county some Shak 2 In a preferable or excellent manner excellently eminently Choicely good Walton CHOICENESS Choiceness n Defn The quality of being of particular value or worth nicely excellence CHOIR Choir n Etym OE quer OF cuer F choeur fr L chorus a choral dance chorus choir fr Gr hortus garden and E yard See Chorus 1 A band or organized company of singers especially in church service Formerly written also quire 2 That part of a church appropriated to the singers 3 Arch Defn The chancel Choir organ Mus one of the three or five distinct organs included in the full organ each separable from the rest but all controlled by one performer a portion of the full organ complete in itself and more practicable for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal choir Choir screen Choir wall Arch a screen or low wall separating the choir from the aisles Choir service the service of singing performed by the choir T Warton CHOKE Choke v t imp p p Choked p pr vb n Choking Etym OE cheken choken cf AS aceocian to suffocate Icel koka to gulp E chincough cough 1 To render unable to breathe by filling pressing upon or squeezing the windpipe to stifle to suffocate to strangle With eager feeding food doth choke the feeder Shak 2 To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage to block up Addison 3 To hinder or check as growth expansion progress etc to stifle Oats and darnel choke the rising corn Dryden 4 To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling I was choked at this word Swift 5 To make a choke as in a cartridge or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun To choke off to stop a person in the execution of a purpose as to choke off a speaker by uproar CHOKE Choke v i 1 To have the windpipe stopped to have a spasm of the throat caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe to be strangled 2 To be checked as if by choking to stick The words choked in his throat Sir W Scott CHOKE Choke n 1 A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe producing the feeling of strangulation 2 Gun a The tied end of a cartridge b A constriction in the bore of a shotgun case of a rocket etc CHOKEBERRY Chokeberry n Bot Defn The small appleshaped or pearshaped fruit of an American shrub Pyrus arbutifolia growing in damp thickets also the shrub CHOKEBORE Chokebore n 1 In a shotgun a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance usually 2½ to 3 inches to the rear of the muzzle in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot 2 A shotgun that is made with such a bore CHOKEBORE Chokebore v t imp p p Chokebored p pr vb n Chokeboring Defn To provide with a chokebore CHOKECHERRY Chokecherry n Bot Defn The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry Prunus Virginiana also the bush or tree which bears such fruit CHOKE DAMP Choke damp Defn See Carbonic acid under Carbonic CHOKEDAR Chokedar n Etym Hindi chaukidar Defn A watchman an officer of customs or police India CHOKEFULL Chokefull a Defn Full to the brim quite full chockfull CHOKE PEAR Choke pear 1 A kind of pear that has a rough astringent taste and is swallowed with difficulty or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth 2 A sarcasm by which one is put to silence anything that can not be answered Low S Richardson CHOKER Choker n 1 One who or that which chokes 2 A stiff wide cravat a stock Slang CHOKESTRAP Chokestrap n Saddlery Defn A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar to keep the collar in place CHOKING Choking a 1 That chokes producing the feeling of strangulation 2 Indistinct in utterance as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion CHOKING COIL Choking coil Elec Defn A coil of small resistance and large inductance used in an alternatingcurrent circuit to impede or throttle the current or to change its phase called also reactance coil or reactor these terms being now preferred in engineering usage CHOKY CHOKEY Choky Chokey a 1 Tending to choke or suffocate or having power to suffocate 2 Inclined to choke as a person affected with strong emotion A deep and choky voice Aytoun The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey T Hughes CHOLAEMAA Cholæmaa n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A disease characterized by severe nervous symptoms dependent upon the presence of the constituents of the bile in the blood CHOLAGOGUE Cholagogue a Etym Gr cholagogue Med Defn Promoting the discharge of bile from the system n Defn An agent which promotes the discharge of bile from the system CHOLATE Cholate n Etym Gr Chem Defn A salt of cholic acid as sodium cholate CHOLECYSTIS Cholecystis n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The gall bladder CHOLECYSTOTOMY Cholecystotomy n Etym Cholecystis Gr Surg Defn The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder as for the removal of a gallstone CHOLEDOLOGY Choledology n Etym Gr logy Cf F cholédologie Med Defn A treatise on the bile and bilary organs Dunglison Note Littré says that the word cholédologie is absolutely barbarous there being no Greek word cholology CHOLEIC Choleic a Physiol Chem Defn Pertaining to or obtained from bile as choleic acid CHOLER Choler n Etym OE coler F colère anger L cholera a bilious complaint fr Gr Gall and cf Cholera 1 The bile formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility Obs His Richard Hookers complexion was sanguine with a mixture of choler and yet his motion was slow I Warton 2 Irritation of the passions anger wrath He is rash and very sudden in choler Shak CHOLERA Cholera n Etym L a bilious disease See Choler Med Defn One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life esp the one commonly called Asiatic cholera Asiatic cholera a malignant and rapidly fatal disease originating in Asia and frequently epidemic in the more filthy sections of other lands to which the germ or specific poison may have been carried It is characterized by diarrhea rice water evacuations vomiting cramps pinched expression and lividity rapidly passing into a state of collapse followed by death or by a stage of reaction of fever Cholera bacillus See Comma bacillus Cholera infantum a dangerous summer disease of infants caused by hot weather bad air or poor milk and especially fatal in large cities Cholera morbus a disease characterized by vomiting and purging with gripings and cramps usually caused by imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance Chicken cholera See under Chicken Hog cholera See under Hog Sporadic cholera a disease somewhat resembling the Asiatic cholera but originating where it occurs and rarely becoming epidemic CHOLERAIC Choleraic a Defn Relating to or resulting from or resembling cholera CHOLERIC Choleric a Etym L cholericus Gr cholérique 1 Abounding with or producing choler or bile Dryden 2 Easily irritated irascible inclined to anger 3 Angry indicating anger excited by anger Choleric speech Sir W Raleigh Choleric temperament the bilious temperament CHOLERICLY Cholericly adv Defn In a choleric manner angrily CHOLERIFORM Choleriform a Etym Cholera form Defn Resembling cholera CHOLERINE Cholerine n Med a The precursory symptoms of cholera b The first stage of epidemic cholera c A mild form of cholera CHOLEROID Choleroid a Etym Cholera oid Defn Choleriform CHOLESTERIC Cholesteric a Etym Cf F cholestérique Defn Pertaining to cholesterin or obtained from it as cholesteric acid Ure CHOLESTERIN Cholesterin n Etym Gr cholestérine See Stearin Chem Defn A white fatty crystalline substance tasteless and odorless found in animal and plant products and tissue and especially in nerve tissue in the bile and in gallstones CHOLIAMB CHOLIAMBIC Choliamb Choliambic n Etym L choliambus Gr Pros Defn A verse having an iambus in the fifth place and a spondee in the sixth or last CHOLIC CHOLINIC Cholic Cholinic a Etym Gr Physiol Chem Defn Pertaining to or obtained from the bile Cholic acid Chem a complex organic acid found as a natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids in the bile and extracted as a resinous substance convertible under the influence of ether into white crystals CHOLINE Choline n Etym Gr Physiol Chem Defn See Neurine CHOLOCHROME Cholochrome n Etym Gr Physiol Defn See Bilirubin CHOLOPHAEIN Cholophæin n Etym Gr Physiol Defn See Bilirubin CHOLTRY Choltry n Defn A Hindoo caravansary CHOMAGE Chomage n F chomage 1 Defn Stoppage cessation of labor 2 A standing still or idle of mills factories etc CHOMP Chomp v i Defn To chew loudly and greedily to champ Prov Eng Colloq U S Halliwell CHONDRIFICATION Chondrification n Physiol Defn Formation of or conversion into cartilage CHONDRIFY Chondrify v t i Etym Gr fy Defn To convert or be converted into cartilage CHONDRIGEN Chondrigen n Etym Gr gen Physiol Chem Defn The chemical basis of cartilage converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous body called chondrin CHONDRIGENOUS Chondrigenous a Etym Gr genous Physiol Defn Affording chondrin CHONDRIN Chondrin n Etym Gr Physiol Chem Defn A colorless amorphous nitrogenous substance tasteless and odorless formed from cartilaginous tissue by longcontinued action of boiling water It is similar to gelatin and is a large ingredient of commercial gelatin CHONDRITE Chondrite n Etym Gr Min Defn A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules CHONDRITIC Chondritic a Min Defn Granular pertaining to or having the granular structure characteristic of the class of meteorites called chondrites CHONDRITIS Chondritis n Etym NL fr Gr itis Med Defn An inflammation of cartilage CHONDRO Chondro Etym Gr Defn A combining form meaning a grain granular granular cartilage cartilaginous as the chondrocranium the cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos CHONDRODITE Chondrodite n Etym Gr Min Defn A fluosilicate of magnesia and iron yellow to red in color often occurring in granular form in a crystalline limestone CHONDROGANOIDEA Chondroganoidea n Etym NL fr Gr ganoidei See Ganoid Zoöl Defn An order of ganoid fishes including the sturgeons so called on account of their cartilaginous skeleton CHONDROGEN Chondrogen n Etym Gr gen Physiol Chem Defn Same as Chondrigen CHONDROGENESIS Chondrogenesis n Etym Gr genesis Physiol Defn The development of cartilage CHONDROID Chondroid a Etym Gr oid Defn Resembling cartilage CHONDROLOGY Chondrology n Etym Gr logy cf F chondrologie Anat Defn The science which treats of cartilages Dunglison CHONDROMA Chondroma n pl Chondromata Etym NL fr Gr oma Defn A cartilaginous tumor or growth CHONDROMETER Chondrometer n Etym Gr meter Defn A steelyard for weighting grain CHONDROPTERYGIAN Chondropterygian a Etym Cf F chondropterygien Defn Having a cartilaginous skeleton n Defn One of the Chondropterygii CHONDROPTERYGII Chondropterygii n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of fishes characterized by cartilaginous fins and skeleton It includes both ganoids sturgeons etc and selachians sharks but is now often restricted to the latter Written also Chondropterygia CHONDROSTEI Chondrostei n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of fishes including the sturgeons so named because the skeleton is cartilaginous CHONDROTOMY Chondrotomy n Etym Gr Anat Defn The dissection of cartilages CHONDRULE Chondrule n Etym Dim from Gr Min Defn A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral usually enstatite or chrysolite found imdedded more or less aboundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones which are hence called chondrites CHOOSE Choose v t imp Chose p p Chosen Chose Obs p pr vb n Choosing Etym OE chesen cheosen AS ceósan akin to OS kiosan D kiezen G kiesen Icel kjosa Goth kiusan L gustare to taste Gr jush to enjoy 46 Cf Choice 2d Gust 1 To make choice of to select to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered to elect as to choose the least of two evils Choose me for a humble friend Pope 2 To wish to desire to prefer Colloq The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment Goldsmith To choose sides See under Side Syn To select prefer elect adopt follow To Choose Prefer Elect To choose is the generic term and denotes to take or fix upon by an act of the will especially in accordance with a decision of the judgment To prefer is to choose or favor one thing as compared with and more desirable than another or more in accordance with ones tastes and feelings To elect is to choose or select for some office employment use privilege etc especially by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number of electors To choose a profession to prefer private life to a public one to elect members of Congress CHOOSE Choose v i 1 To make a selection to decide They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion Prescott 2 To do otherwise Can I choose but smile Pope Can not choose but must necessarily Thou canst not choose but know who I am Shak CHOOSER Chooser n Defn One who chooses one who has the power or right of choosing an elector Burke CHOP Chop v t imp p p Chopped p pr vb n Chopping Etym Cf LG D kappen Dan kappe Sw kappa Cf Chap to crack 1 To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument to cut into pieces to mince often with up 2 To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument to divide usually with off or down Chop off your hand and it to the king Shak 3 To seize or devour greedily with up Obs Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his breakfast which the fox presently chopped up Lestrange CHOP Chop v i 1 To make a quick strike or repeated strokes with an ax or other sharp instrument 2 To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion to catch or attempt to seize Out of greediness to get both he chops at the shadow and loses the substance LEstrange 3 To interrupt with in or out This fellow interrupted the sermon even suddenly chopping in Latimer CHOP Chop v t Etym Cf D koopen to buy See Cheapen v t and cf Chap v i to buy 1 To barter or truck 2 To exchange substitute one thing for another We go on chopping and changing our friends LEstrange To chop logic to dispute with an affected use of logical terms to argue sophistically CHOP Chop v i 1 To purchase by way of truck 2 Naut Defn To vary or shift suddenly as the wind chops about 3 To wrangle to altercate to bandy words Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge Bacon CHOP Chop n Defn A change a vicissitude Marryat CHOP Chop v t i Defn To crack See Chap v t i CHOP Chop n 1 The act of chopping a stroke 2 A piece chopped off a slice or small piece especially of meat as a mutton chop 3 A crack or cleft See Chap CHOP Chop n Etym See Chap 1 A jaw of an animal commonly in the pl See Chops 2 A movable jaw or cheek as of a wooden vise 3 The land at each side of the mouth of a river harbor or channel as East Chop or West Chop See Chops CHOP Chop n Etym Chin Hind chap stamp brand 1 Quality brand as silk of the first chop 2 A permit or clearance Chop dollar a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity chop of tea a number of boxes of the same make and quality of leaf Chowchow chop See under Chowchow Grand chop a ships port clearance S W Williams CHOPBOAT Chopboat n Etym Chin chop sort quality Defn A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels China S W Williams CHOPCHURCH Chopchurch n Etym See Chop to barter Old Eng Law Defn An exchanger or an exchange of benefices Cant CHOPFALLEN Chopfallen a Defn Having the lower chop or jaw depressed hence crestfallen dejected dispiriteddowncast See Chapfallen CHOPHOUSE Chophouse n Defn A house where chops etc are sold an eating house The freedom of a chophouse W Irving CHOPHOUSE Chophouse n Etym See Chop quality Defn A customhouse where transit duties are levied China S W Williams CHOPIN Chopin n Etym F chopine fr G schoppen Defn A liquid measure formerly used in France and Great Britain varying from half a pint to a wine quart CHOPIN Chopin n Defn See Chopine CHOPINE Chopine n Etym Cf OF chapin escapin Sp chapin Pg chapim Defn A clog or patten having a very thick sole or in some cases raised upon a stilt to a height of a foot or more Variously spelt chioppine chopin etc Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last by the altitude of a chopine Shak CHOPLOGIC Choplogic n Defn One who bandies words or is very argunentative Jocular Shak CHOPNESS Chopness n Defn A kind of spade Eng CHOPPER Chopper n Defn One who or that which chops CHOPPING Chopping a Etym Cf Chubby Defn Stout or plump large Obs Fenton CHOPPING Chopping a Etym See Chop to barter Defn Shifting or changing suddenly as the wind also having tumbling waves dashing against each other as a chopping sea CHOPPING Chopping n Defn Act of cutting by strokes Chopping block a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat etc Chopping knife a knife for chopping or mincing meat vegetables etc usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end CHOPPY Choppy a Etym Cf Chappy 1 Full of cracks Choppy finger Shak 2 Etym Cf Chop a change Defn Rough with short tumultuous waves as a choppy sea CHOPS Chops n pl Etym See Chop a jaw 1 The jaws also the fleshy parts about the mouth 2 The sides or capes at the mouth of a river channel harbor or bay as the chops of the English Channel CHOPSTICK Chopstick n Defn One of two small sticks of wood ivory etc used by the Chinese and Japanese to convey food to the mouth CHOP SUEY CHOP SOOY Chop suey or Chop sooy Chin Cantonese shap sui odds and ends fr shap for sap to enter the mouth sui small bits pounded fine Defn A mélange served in Chinese restaurants to be eaten with rice noodles etc It consists typically of bean sprouts onions mushrooms etc and sliced meats fried and flavored with sesame oil U S CHORAGIC Choragic a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to a choragus Choragic monument a building or column built by a victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of the tripod which he received as a prize Those of Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens CHORAGUS Choragus n pl Choragi Etym L fr Gr Gr Antiq Defn A chorus leader esp one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contents at Athens CHORAL Choral a Etym LL choralis fr L chorus See Chorus Defn Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus singing sung or adapted to be sung in chorus or harmony Choral service a service of song CHORAL Choral n Mus Defn A hymn tune a simple sacred tune sung in unison by the congregation as the Lutheran chorals Sometimes written chorale CHORALIST Choralist n Defn A singer or composer of chorals CHORALLY Chorally adv Defn In the manner of a chorus adapted to be sung by a choir in harmony CHORD Chord n Etym L chorda a gut a string made of a gut Gr cord See Cord 1 The string of a musical instrument Milton 2 Mus Defn A combination of tones simultaneously performed producing more or less perfect harmony as the common chord 3 Geom Defn A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve 4 Anat Defn A cord See Cord n 4 5 Engin Defn The upper or lower part of a truss usually horizontal resisting compression or tension Waddell Accidental Common and Vocal chords See under Accidental Common and Vocal Chord of an arch See Illust of Arch Chord of curvature a chord drawn from any point of a curve in the circle of curvature for that point Scale of chords See Scale CHORD Chord v t imp p p Chorded p pr vb n Chording Defn To provide with musical chords or strings to string to tune When Jubal struck the chorded shell Dryden Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp Beecher CHORD Chord v i Mus Defn To accord to harmonize together as this note chords with that CHORDA Chorda n Etym NL fr L chorda See Chord Anat Defn A cord Chorda dorsalis Etym NL lit cord of the back Anat See Notochord CHORDAL Chordal a Defn Of or pertaining to a chord CHORDATA Chordata n pl Etym NL fr L chorda cord Zoöl Defn A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata together with the Tunicata or all those having a dorsal nervous cord CHORDEE Chordee n Etym F cordé cordée p p of corder to cord Med Defn A painful erection of the penis usually with downward curvature occurring in gonorrhea CHORE Chore n Etym The same word as char work done by the day Defn A small job in the pl the regular or daily light work of a household or farm either within or without doors U S CHORE Chore v i imp p p Chored p pr vb n Choring Defn To do chores U S CHORE Chore n Defn A choir or chorus Obs B Jonson CHOREA Chorea n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn St Vituss dance a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs CHOREE Choree n Etym F chorée Defn See Choreus CHOREGRAPHIC CHOREGRAPHICAL Choregraphic Choregraphical a Defn Pertaining to choregraphy CHOREGRAPHY Choregraphy n Etym GR graphy Defn The art of representing dancing by signs as music is represented by notes Craig CHOREIC Choreic a Defn Of the nature of or pertaining to chorea convulsive CHOREPISCOPAL Chorepiscopal a Defn Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his change or authority CHOREPISCOPUS Chorepiscopus n pl Chorepiscopi Etym L fr Gr Bishop Eccl Defn A country or suffragan bishop appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district CHOREUS CHOREE Choreus Choree n Etym L choreus Gr chorée Anc Pros a a trochee b A tribrach CHORIAMB Choriamb n pl Choriambs Defn Same as Choriambus CHORIAMBIC Choriambic a Etym L choriambicus gr Defn Pertaining to a choriamb n Defn A choriamb CHORIAMBUS Choriambus n pl L Choriambi E Choriambuses Etym L choriambus Gr Anc Pros Defn A foot consisting of four syllables of which the first and last are long and the other short that is a choreus or trochee and an iambus united CHORIC Choric a Etym L choricus Gr Defn Of or pertaining to a chorus I remember a choric ode in the Hecuba Coleridge CHORION Chorion n Etym NL fr Gr 1 Anat a The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb also the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development b The true skin or cutis 2 Bot Defn The outer membrane of seeds of plants CHORISIS Chorisis n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts Note In collateral chorisis the parts are side by side In parallel or median chorisis they are one in front of another CHORIST Chorist n Etym F choriste Defn A singer in a choir a chorister R CHORISTER Chorister n Etym See Chorus 1 One of a choir a singer in a chorus Dryden 2 One who leads a choir in church music U S CHORISTIC Choristic a Defn Choric choral R CHOROGRAPH Chorograph n Etym Gr graph Defn An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying etc CHOROGRAPHER Chorographer n 1 One who describes or makes a map of a district or region The chorographers of Italy Sir T Browne 2 A geographical antiquary one who investigates the locality of ancient places CHOROGRAPHICAL Chorographical a Defn Pertaining to chorography Chorographically adv CHOROGRAPHY Chorography n Etym L chorographia Gr Defn the mapping or description of a region or district The chorography of their provinces Sir T Browne CHOROID Choroid a Etym gr Anat Defn resembling the chorion as the choroid plexuses of the ventricles of the brain and the choroid coat of the eyeball n Defn The choroid coat of the eye See Eye Choroid plexus Anat one of the delicate fringelike processes consisting almost entirely of blood vessels which project into the ventricles of the brain CHOROIDAL Choroidal a Anat Defn Pertaining to the choroid coat CHOROLOGY Chorology n Etym Gr logy Biol Defn The science which treats of the laws of distribution of living organisms over the earths surface as to latitude altitude locality etc Its distribution or chorology Huxley CHOROMETRY Chorometry n Etym Gr metry Defn The art of surveying a region or district CHORTLE Chortle v t i imp p p Chortled p pr vb n Chortling Defn A word coined by Lewis Carroll Charles L Dodgson and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort Humorous O frabjous day Callooh Callay He chortled in his joy Lewis Carroll CHORUS Chorus n pl Choruses Etym L a dance in a ring a dance accompanied with song a chorus a band of dancers and singers Gr Choir 1 Antiq Defn A band of singers and dancers The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a chorus of singers Dryden 2 Gr Drama Defn A company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or verses between the acts also that which was thus sung by the chorus What the lofty grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic Milton 3 An interpreter in a dumb show or play Obs 4 Mus Defn A company of singers singing in concert 5 Mus Defn A composition of two or more parts each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices 6 Mus Defn Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals as at the end of stanzas also a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts 7 The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration as a Chorus of shouts and catcalls CHORUS Chorus v i imp p p Chorused p pr vb n Chorusing Defn To sing in chorus to exclaim simultaneously W D Howells CHOSE Chose n pl Choses Etym F fr L causa cause reason See Cause Law Defn A thing personal property Chose in action a thing of which one has not possession or actual enjoyment but only a right to it or a right to demand it by action at law and which does not exist at the time in specie a personal right to a thing not reduced to possession but recoverable by suit at law as a right to recover money due on a contract or damages for a tort which can not be enforced against a reluctant party without suit Chose in possession a thing in possession as distinguished from a thing in action Chose local a thing annexed to a place as a mill Chose transitory a thing which is movable Cowell Blount CHOSE Chose Defn imp p p of Choose CHOSEN Chosen p p of Choose Defn Selected from a number picked out choice Seven hundred chosen men lefthanded Judg xx 16 CHOSEN Chosen n Defn One who or that which is the object of choice or special favor CHOU Chou n pl Choux F fr L caulis stalk 1 A cabbage 2 A kind of light pastry usually in the form of a small round cake and with a filling as of jelly or cream 3 A bunch knot or rosette of ribbon or other material used as an ornament in womens dress CHOUAN Chouan n Etym F Defn One of the royalist insurgents in western France Brittany etc during and after the French revolution CHOUGH Chough n Etym OE choughe kowe and cf OE ca fr AS ceó cf also D kauw OHG chaha perh akin to E caw 22 Cf Caddow Zoöl Defn A bird of the Crow family Fregilus graculus of Europe It is of a black color with a long slender curved bill and red legs also called chauk chaukdaw chocard Cornish chough redlegged crow The name is also applied to several allied birds as the Alpine chough Cornish chough Her a bird represented black with red feet and beak called also aylet and sea swallow CHOUICHA Chouicha n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The salmon of the Columbia River or California See Quinnat CHOUKA Chouka n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The Indian fourhorned antelope the chikara CHOULE Choule n Obs Defn See Jowl Sir W Scott CHOULTRY Choultry n Defn See Choltry CHOUSE Chouse v t imp p p Choused p pr vb n Chousing Etym From Turk chad4sh a messenger or interpreter one of whom attached to the Turkish embassy in 1609 cheated the Turkish merchants resident in England out of £4000 Defn To cheat trick defraud followed by of or out of as to chouse one out of his money Colloq The undertaker of the aforecited poesy hath choused your highness Landor CHOUSE Chouse n 1 One who is easily cheated a tool a simpleton a gull Hudibras 2 A trick sham imposition Johnson 3 A swindler B Jonson CHOUT Chout n Etym Mahratta chauth one fourth part Defn An assessment equal to a fourth part of the revenue India J Mill CHOW Chow n Chin chou Defn A prefecture or district of the second rank in China or the chief city of such a district often part of the name of a city as in Foochow CHOWCHOW Chowchow a Etym Chin Defn Consisting of several kinds mingled together mixed as chowchow sweetmeats preserved fruits put together Chowchow chop the last lighter containing the small sundry packages sent off to fill up a ship S W Williams CHOWCHOW Chowchow n Com Defn A kind of mixed pickles CHOWDER Chowder n Etym F chaudière a kettle a pot Cf Caldron 1 Cookery Defn A dish made of fresh fish or clams biscuit onions etc stewed together 2 A seller of fish Prov Eng Halliwell Chowder beer a liquor made by boiling black spruce in water and mixing molasses with the decoction CHOWDER Chowder v t Defn To make a chowder of CHOWRY Chowry n Etym Hind chaunri Defn A whisk to keep off files used in the East Indies Malcom CHOWTER Chowter v t Etym Cf OE chowre and Prov E chow to grumble Defn To grumble or mutter like a froward child Obs E Phillips CHOY ROOT Choy root Defn See Chay root CHREMATISTICS Chrematistics n Etym Gr Defn The science of wealth the science or a branch of the science of political economy CHREOTECHNICS Chreotechnics n Etym Gr Defn The science of the useful arts esp agriculture manufactures and commerce R CHRESTOMATHIC Chrestomathic a Defn Teaching what is useful A chrestomathic school Southey CHRESTOMATHY Chrestomathy n Etym Gr Defn A selection of passages with notes etc to be used in acquiring a language as a Hebrew chrestomathy CHRISM Chrism n Etym OE crisme from AS crisma also OE creme fr OF cresme like the AS word fr LL chrisma fr Gr friare fricare to rub Skr gharsh E friable friction Cf Chrisom Gr R C Church 1 Olive oil mixed with balm and spices consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday and used in the administration of baptism confirmation ordination etc 2 The same as Chrisom CHRISMAL Chrismal a Etym LL chrismalis Defn Of or pertaining to or used in chrism CHRISMATION Chrismation n Etym LL chrismatio Defn The act of applying the chrism or consecrated oil Chrismation or crosssigning with ointment was used in baptism Jer Taylor CHRISMATORY Chrismatory n Etym LL chrismatorium Defn A cruet or vessel in which chrism is kept CHRISOM Chrisom n Etym See Chrism 1 A white cloth anointed with chrism or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened Obs 2 A child which died within a month after its baptism so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it Obs Blount CHRIST Christ n Etym L Christus Gr chriein to anoint See Chrism Defn The Anointed an appellation given to Jesus the Savior It is synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah CHRISTCROSS Christcross n 1 The mark of the cross as cut painted written or stamped on certain objects sometimes as the sign of 12 oclock on a dial The fescue of the dial is upon the christcross of noon Old Play Nares 2 The beginning and the ending Obs Quarles CHRISTCROSSROW Christcrossrow Defn The alphabet formerly so called either from the cross usually set before it or from a superstitious custom sometimes practiced of writing it in the form of a cross by way of a charm From infant conning of the Christcrossrow Wordsworth CHRISTEN Christen v t imp p p Christened p pr vb n Christening Etym AS cristnian to make a Christian fr cristen a Christian 1 To baptize and give a Christian name to 2 To give a name to denominate Christen the thing what you will Bp Burnet 3 To Christianize Obs Jer Taylor 4 To use for the first time Colloq CHRISTENDOM Christendom n Etym AS cristend cristen a Christian dom 1 The profession of faith in Christ by baptism hence the Christian religion or the adoption of it Obs Shak 2 The name received at baptism or more generally any name or appelation Obs Pretty fond adoptious christendoms Shak 3 That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails or which is governed under Christian institutions in distinction from heathen or Mohammedan lands The Arian doctrine which then divided Christendom Milton A wide and still widening Christendom Coleridge 4 The whole body of Christians Hooker CHRISTIAN Christian n Etym L christianus Gr cristen See Christ 1 One who believes or professes or is assumed to believe in Jesus Christ and the truth as taught by Him especially one whose inward and outward life is conformed to the doctrines of Christ The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch Acts xi 26 2 One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an opposing system 3 Eccl a One of a Christian denomination which rejects human creeds as bases of fellowship and sectarian names They are congregational in church government and baptize by immersion They are also called Disciples of Christ and Campbellites b One of a sect called Christian Connection of opencommunion immersionists The Bible is their only authoritative rule of faith and practice Note In this sense often pronounced but not by the members of the sects krischan CHRISTIAN Christian a 1 Pertaining to Christ or his religion as Christian people 3 Pertaining to the church ecclesiastical as a Christian court Blackstone 4 Characteristic of Christian people civilized kind kindly gentle beneficent The graceful tact the Christian art Tennyson Christian Commission See under Commission Christian court Same as Ecclesiastical court Christian era the present era commencing with the birth of Christ It is supposed that owing to an error of a monk Dionysius Exiguus d about 556 employed to calculate the era its commencement was fixed three or four years too late so that 1890 should be 1893 or 1894 Christian name the name given in baptism as distinct from the family name or surname CHRISTIAN ERA Christian Era Defn The era in use in all Christian countries which was intended to commence with the birth of Christ The era as now established was first used by Dionysius Exiguus died about 540 who placed the birth of Christ on the 25th of December in the year of Rome 754 which year he counted as 1 a d This date for Christs birth is now generally thought to be about four years too late CHRISTIANISM Christianism n Etym L christianismus Gr christianisme 1 The Christian religion Obs Milton 2 The Christian world Christendom Obs Johnson CHRISTIANITE Christianite n Etym In sense a named after Christian Frederic of Denmark in sense b after Christian VII of Denmark Min a Same as Anorthite R b See Phillipsite CHRISTIANITY Christianity n Etym OE cristiente OF cristienté F chrétienté fr L christianitas 1 The religion of Christians the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ 2 Practical conformity of ones inward and outward life to the spirit of the Christian religion 3 The body of Christian believers Obs To Walys fled the christianitee Of olde Britons Chaucer CHRISTIANIZATION Christianization n Defn The act or process of converting or being converted to a true Christianity CHRISTIANIZE Christianize v t imp p p Christianized p pr vb n Christianizing Etym Cf F christianiser L christianizare fr Gr 1 To make Christian to convert to Christianity as to Christianize pagans 2 To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles Christianized philosophers I Taylor CHRISTIANIZE Christianize v i Defn To adopt the character or belief of a Christian to become Christian The pagans began to Christianize Latham CHRISTIANLIKE Christianlike a Defn Becoming to a Christian A virtuous and a Christianlike conclusion Shak CHRISTIANLY Christianly adv Defn In a manner becoming the principles of the Christian religion Sufferings patiently and Christianly borne Sharp CHRISTIANLY Christianly a Defn Christianlike Longfellow CHRISTIANNESS Christianness n Defn Consonance with the doctrines of Christianity Obs Hammond CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Christian Science Defn A system of healing disease of mind and body which teaches that all cause and effect is mental and that sin sickness and death will be destroyed by a full understanding of the Divine Principle of Jesus teaching and healing The system was founded by Rev Mary Baker Glover Eddy of Concord N H in 1866 and bases its teaching on the Scriptures as understood by its adherents CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST Christian Scientist Defn A believer in Christian Science one who practices its teachings CHRISTIAN SENECA Christian Seneca Defn Joseph Hall 1574 1656 Bishop of Norwich a divine eminent as a moralist CHRISTIAN SOCIALISM Christian Socialism Defn Any theory or system that aims to combine the teachings of Christ with the teachings of socialism in their applications to life Christianized socialism esp the principles of this nature advocated by F D Maurice Charles Kingsley and others in England about 1850 Christian socialist CHRISTLESS Christless a Defn Without faith in Christ unchristian Tennyson CHRISTLIKE Christlike a Defn Resembling Christ in character actions etc Christlikeness n CHRISTLY Christly a Defn Christlike H Bushnell CHRISTMAS Christmas n Etym Christ mass Defn An annual church festival December 25 and in some States a legal holiday in memory of the birth of Christ often celebrated by a particular church service and also by special gifts greetings and hospitality Christmas box a A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas b A present or small gratuity given to young people and servants at Christmas a Christmas gift Christmas carol a carol sung at or suitable for Christmas Christmas day Same as Christmas Christmas eve the evening before Christmas Christmas fern Bot an evergreen North American fern Aspidium acrostichoides which is much used for decoration in winter Christmas flower Christmas rose the black hellebore a poisonous plant of the buttercup family which in Southern Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers midwinter Christmas tree a small evergreen tree set up indoors to be decorated with bonbons presents etc and illuminated on Christmas eve CHRISTMASTIDE Christmastide n Etym Christmas tide time Defn The season of Christmas CHRISTOCENTRIC Christocentric a Etym Christ centric Defn Making Christ the center about whom all things are grouped as in religion or history tending toward Christ as the central object of thought or emotion J W Chadwick CHRISTOLOGY Christology n Etym Crist logy Defn A treatise on Christ that department of theology which treats of the personality attributes or life of Christ CHRISTOM Christom n Defn See Chrisom Obs Shak CHRISTOPHANY Christophany n Etym Christ Gr Defn An appearance of Christ as to his disciples after the crucifixion CHRISTSTHORN Christsthorn n Bot Defn One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine especially the Paliurus aculeatus Zizyphus SpinaChristi and Z vulgaris The last bears the fruit called jujube and may be considered to have been the most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns CHROMASCOPE Chromascope n Etym Gr scope Defn An instrument for showing the optical effects of color CHROMATE Chromate n Etym Cf F chromate See Chrome Chem Defn A salt of chromic acid CHROMATIC Chromatic a Etym L chromaticus Gr 1 Relating to color or to colors 2 Mus Defn Proceeding by the smaller intervals half steps or semitones of the scale instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale Note The intermediate tones were formerly written and printed in colors Chromatic aberration Opt See Aberration 4 Chromatic printing printing from type or blocks covered with inks of various colors Chromatic scale Mus the scale consisting of thirteen tones including the eight scale tones and the five intermediate tones CHROMATICAL Chromatical a Defn Chromatic Obs CHROMATICALLY Chromatically adv Defn In a chromatic manner CHROMATICS Chromatics n Defn The science of colors that part of optics which treats of the properties of colors CHROMATIN Chromatin n Etym Gr Biol Defn Tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes CHROMATISM Chromatism n Etym Gr 1 Optics Defn The state of being colored as in the case of images formed by a lens 2 Bot Defn An abnormal coloring of plants CHROMATOGENOUS Chromatogenous a Etym Gr genous Defn Producing color CHROMATOGRAPHY Chromatography n Etym Gr graphy Defn A treatise on colors CHROMATOLOGY Chromatology n Etym Gr logy Defn A treatise on colors CHROMATOPHORE Chromatophore n Etym Gr 1 Zoöl Defn A contractile cell or vesicle containing liquid pigment and capable of changing its form or size thus causing changes of color in the translucent skin of such animals as possess them They are highly developed and numerous in the cephalopods 2 Bot Defn One of the granules of protoplasm which in mass give color to the part of the plant containing them CHROMATOSCOPE Chromatoscope n Etym Gr scope Astron Defn A reflecting telescope part of which is made to rotate eccentrically so as to produce a ringlike image of a star instead of a point used in studying the scintillation of the stars CHROMATOSPHERE Chromatosphere n Defn A chromosphere R CHROMATROPE Chromatrope n Etym Gr 1 Physics Defn An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light depending upon the persistence of vision and mixture of colors by means of rapidly rotating disks variously colored 2 A device in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce kaleidoscopic effects CHROMATYPE Chromatype n Etym Gr 1 Photog Defn A colored photographic picture taken upon paper made sensitive with potassium bichromate or some other salt of chromium 2 The process by which such picture is made CHROME Chrome n Defn Same as Chromium Chrome alum Chem a dark violet substance SO43Cr2K2SO424H2O analogous to and crystallizing like common alum It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium Chrome green a The green oxide of chromium Cr2O3 used in enamel painting and glass staining b A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian blue Chrome red a beautiful red pigment originally prepared from the basic chromate of lead but now made from red oxide of lead Chrome yellow a brilliant yellow pigment PbCrO4 used by painters CHROME STEEL Chrome steel Defn Same as Chromium steel under Steel CHROMIC Chromic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or obtained from chromium said of the compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence Chromic acid an acid H2CrO4 analogous to sulphuric acid not readily obtained in the free state but forming well known salts many of which are colored pigments as chrome yellow chrome red etc Chromic anhydride a brilliant red crystalline substance CrO3 regarded as the anhydride of chromic acid It is one of the most powerful oxidizers known CHROMID Chromid n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn One of the Chromidæ a family of freshwater fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa Some are valuable food fishes as the bulti of the Nile CHROMIDROSIS Chromidrosis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Secretion of abnormally colored perspiration CHROMISM Chromism n Defn Same as Chromatism CHROMITE Chromite n 1 Min Defn A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron called also chromic iron 2 Chem Defn A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded as an acid R CHROMIUM Chromium n Etym NL fr Gr Chem Defn A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite Atomic weight 525 Symbol Cr When isolated it is a hard brittle grayish white metal fusible with difficulty Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds as potassium chromate lead chromate etc which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing Called also chrome CHROMO Chromo n pl Chromos Etym Abbrev from chromolithograph Defn A chromolithograph CHROMOBLAST Chromoblast n Etym Gr blast Defn An embryonic cell which develops into a pigment cell CHROMOGEN Chromogen Etym Gr gen 1 Biol Defn Vegetable coloring matter other than green chromule 2 Chem Defn Any colored compound supposed to contain one or more chromophores CHROMOGENIC Chromogenic a Biol Defn Containing or capable of forming chromogen as chromogenic bacteria CHROMOGRAPH Chromograph n Etym Gr graph Defn An apparatus by which a number of copies of written matter maps plans etc can be made called also hectograph CHROMOLEUCITE Chromoleucite n Etym Gr leucite Bot Defn A chromoplastid CHROMOLITHOGRAPH Chromolithograph n Etym Gr lithograph Defn A picture printed in tints and colors by repeated impressions from a series of stones prepared by the lithographic process CHROMOLITHOGRAPHER Chromolithographer n Defn One who is engaged in chromolithography CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC Chromolithographic a Defn Pertaining to or made by chromolithography CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY Chromolithography n Defn Lithography adapted to printing in inks of various colors CHROMOPHANE Chromophane n Etym Gr Physiol Defn A general name for the several coloring matters red green yellow etc present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina held in solution by fats and slowly decolorized by light distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina CHROMOPHORE Chromophore n Etym Gr Chem Defn Any chemical group or residue as NO CHROMOPHOTOGRAPH Chromophotograph n Gr color photograph Defn A picture made by any of the processes for reproducing photographs in colors Chromophotographic a CHROMOPHOTOGRAPHY Chromophotography n Etym Gr photography Defn The art of producing photographs in colors CHROMOPHOTOLITHOGRAPH Chromophotolithograph n Defn A photolithograph printed in colors CHROMOPLASTID Chromoplastid n Etym Gr plastid Bot Defn A protoplasmic granule of some other color than green also called chromoleucite CHROMOSOME Chromosome n Etym Gr Biol Defn One of the minute bodies into which the chromatin of the nucleus is resolved during mitotic cell division the idant of Weismann CHROMOSPHERE Chromosphere n Etym Gr sphere Astron Defn An atmosphere of rare matter composed principally of incandescent hydrogen gas surrounding the sun and enveloping the photosphere Portions of the chromosphere are here and there thrown up into enormous tongues of flame CHROMOSPHERIC Chromospheric a Defn Of or pertaining to the chromosphere CHROMOTYPE Chromotype n Etym Gr type 1 A sheet printed in colors by any process as a chromolithograph See Chromolithograph 2 A photographic picture in the natural colors CHROMOUS Chromous a Defn Of pertaining to or derived from chromium when this element has a valence lower than that in chromic compounds Chromous acid a bluish gray powder CrOOH of weak acid properties and regard as an acid CHROMULE Chromule n Etym Gr Bot Defn A general name for coloring matter of plants other than chlorophyll especially that of petals CHRONIC Chronic a Etym L chronicus Gr chronique 1 Relating to time according to time 2 Continuing for a long time lingering habitual Chronic disease one which is inveterate of long continuance or progresses slowly in distinction from an acute disease which speedly terminates CHRONICAL Chronical a Defn Chronic Partly on a chronical and partly on a topical method J A Alexander CHRONICLE Chronicle n Etym OE cronicle fr cronique OF cronique F chronique L chronica fr Gr Chronic 1 An historical register or account of facts or events disposed in the order of time 2 A narrative of events a history a record 3 pl Defn The two canonical books of the Old Testament in which immediately follow 2 Kings Syn Register record annals See History CHRONICLE Chronicle v t imp p p Chronicled p pr vb n Chronicling Defn To record in a history or chronicle to record to register Shak CHRONICLER Chronicler n Defn A writer of a chronicle a recorder of events in the order of time an historian Such an honest chronicler as Griffith Shak CHRONIQUE Chronique n Etym F See Chronicle Defn A chronicle L Addison CHRONOGRAM Chronogram n Etym Gr chronogramme 1 An inscription in which certain numeral letters made to appear specially conspicuous on being added together express a particular date or epoch as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632 ChrIstVs DVX ergo trIVMphVs the capitals of which give when added as numerals the sum 1632 2 The record or inscription made by a chronograph CHRONOGRAMMATIC CHRONOGRAMMATICAL Chronogrammatic Chronogrammatical a Etym Cf F chronogrammatique Defn Belonging to a chronogram or containing one CHRONOGRAMMATIST Chronogrammatist n Defn A writer of chronograms CHRONOGRAPH Chronograph n Etym Gr graph cf F chronographe 1 An instrument for measuring or recording intervals of time upon a revolving drum or strip of paper moved by clockwork The action of the stylus or pen is controlled by electricity 2 Same as Chronogram 1 R 3 A chronoscope CHRONOGRAPHER Chronographer n Defn One who writes a chronography a chronologer Tooke CHRONOGRAPHIC Chronographic a Defn Of or pertaining to a chronograph CHRONOGRAPHY Chronography n Etym Gr Chronograph Defn A description or record of past time history Obs Bp Hall CHRONOLOGER Chronologer n Defn Same as Chronologist CHRONOLOGIC CHRONOLOGICAL Chronologic Chronological a Etym Gr Defn Relating to chronology containing an account of events in the order of time according to the order of time as chronological tables Raleigh Chronologically adv CHRONOLOGIST CHRONOLOGER Chronologist Chronologer n Etym Gr Defn A person who investigates dates of events and transactions one skilled in chronology That learned noise and dust of the chronologist is wholly to be avoided Locke THe most exact chronologers tell us that Christ was born in October and not in December John Knox CHRONOLOGY Chronology n pl Chronologies Etym Gr chronologie Defn The science which treats of measuring time by regular divisions or periods and which assigns to events or transactions their proper dates If history without chronology is dark and confused chronology without history is dry and insipid A Holmes CHRONOMETER Chronometer n Etym Gr meter cf F chronomètre 1 An instrument for measuring time a timekeeper 2 A portable timekeeper with a heavy compensation balance and usually beating half seconds intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations in determining longitude etc 3 Mus Defn A metronome Box chronometer See under Box Pocket chronometer a chronometer in the form of a large watch To rate a chronometer See Rate v t CHRONOMETRIC CHRONOMETRICAL Chronometric Chronometrical a Etym Cf F chronométrique Defn Pertaining to a chronometer measured by a chronometer CHRONOMETRY Chronometry n Etym Cf F chronométrie Defn The art of measuring time the measuring of time by periods or divisions CHRONOPHER Chronopher n Etym Gr Defn An instrument signaling the correct time to distant points by electricity CHRONOPHOTOGRAPH Chronophotograph n Gr time photograph Defn One of a set of photographs of a moving object taken for the purpose of recording and exhibiting successive phases of the motion Chronophotography n CHRONOSCOPE Chronoscope n Etym Gr scope Defn An instrument for measuring minute intervals of time used in determining the velocity of projectiles the duration of shortlived luminous phenomena etc CHRYSALID Chrysalid a Defn Pertaining to a chrysalis resembling a chrysalis CHRYSALID Chrysalid n pl Chrysalids Defn See Chrysalis CHRYSALIS Chrysalis n pl Chrysalides Etym L chrysallis the gold colored pupa of butterflies Gr Aurelia Zoöl Defn The pupa state of certain insects esp of butterflies from which the perfect insect emerges See Pupa and Aurelia a CHRYSANILINE Chrysaniline n Etym Gr anilene Chem Defn A yellow substance obtained as a byproduct in the manufacture of rosaniline It dyes silk a fine goldenyellow color CHRYSANTHEMUM Chrysanthemum n Etym L fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of composite plants mostly perennial and of many species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums annual and perennial and also the feverfew and the oxeye daisy CHRYSAROBIN Chrysarobin n Etym Gr araroba a foreign name of Goa powder in Chem Defn A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder and yielding chrysophanic acid proper hence formerly called also chrysphanic acid CHRYSAURIN Chrysaurin n Etym Gr aurum gold So called from its color Defn An orangecolored dyestuff of artificial production CHRYSELEPHANTINE Chryselephantine a Etym Gr Defn Composed of or adorned with gold and ivory Note The chryselephantine statues of the Greeks were built up with inferior materials veneered as it were with ivory for the flesh and gold decorated with color for the hair and garments CHRYSENE Chrysene n Etym Gr Chem Defn One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar allied to napthalene and anthracene It is a white crystalline substance C18H12 of strong blue fluorescence but generally colored yellow by impurities CHRYSOBERYL Chrysoberyl n Etym L chrysoberyllus Gr Min Defn A mineral found in crystals of a yellow to green or brown color and consisting of aluminia and glucina It is very hard and is often used as a gem CHRYSOCHLORE Chrysochlore n Etym Gr chrysochlore Zoöl Defn A South African mole of the genus Chrysochloris the golden mole the fur of which reflects brilliant metallic hues of green and gold CHRYSOCOLLA Chrysocolla n Etym L fr Gr Min Defn A hydrous silicate of copper occurring massive of a blue or greenish blue color CHRYSOGEN Chrysogen n Etym Gr gen Chem Defn A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene CHRYSOGRAPHY Chrysography n Etym Gr 1 The art of writing in letters of gold 2 A writing executed in letters of gold CHRYSOIDINE Chrysoïdine n Etym Gr oid ine Chem Defn An artificial yellow crystalline dye C6H5N2C6H3NH22 Also one of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoïdine proper CHRYSOLITE Chrysolite n Etym L chrysolithos Gr chrysolithe Min Defn A mineral composed of silica magnesia and iron of a yellow to green color It is common in certain volcanic rocks called also olivine and peridot Sometimes used as a gem The name was also early used for yellow varieties of tourmaline and topaz CHRYSOLOGY Chrysology n Etym Gr logy Defn That branch of political economy which relates to the production of wealth CHRYSOPA Chrysopa n Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of neuropterous insects See Lacewing CHRYSOPHANE Chrysophane n Etym Gr Chem Defn A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter yellow crystalline powder and yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition CHRYSOPHANIC Chrysophanic a Defn Pertaining to or derived from or resembling chrysophane Chrysophanic acid Chem a yellow crystalline substance extracted from rhubarb yellow dock sienna chrysarobin etc and shown to be a derivative of an anthracene It is used in the treatment of skin diseases called also rhein rheic acid rhubarbarin etc CHRYSOPRASE Chrysoprase n Etym OE crisopace OF crisoprace F chrysoprase L chrysoprasus fr Gr Min Defn An applegreen variety of chalcedony colored by nickel It has a dull flinty luster and is sometimes used in jewelry CHRYSOPRASUS Chrysoprasus n Etym L Defn See Chrysoprase Rev xxi 20 CHRYSOSPERM Chrysosperm n Etym Gr Defn The seed of gold a means of creating gold Obs B Jonson CHRYSOTYPE Chrysotype n Etym Gr type 1 A photographic picture taken upon paper prepared by the use of a sensitive salt of iron and developed by the application of chloride of gold Abney 2 2process invented by Sir JHerschel CHTHONIAN Chthonian a Gr in or under the earth fr earth Defn Designating or pertaining to gods or spirits of the underworld esp relating to the underworld gods of the Greeks whose worship is widely considered as more primitive in form than that of the Olympian gods The characteristics of chthonian worship are propitiatory and magical rites and generalized or euphemistic names of the deities which are supposed to have been primarily ghosts CHTHONIC Chthonic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to the earth earthy as chthonic religions The chthonic character of the wife of Zeus Max Müller CHTHONOPHAGIA CHTHONOPHAGY Chthonophagia Chthonophagy n Etym NL chthonophagia Gr Defn A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat earth observed in some parts of the southern United States the West Indies etc CHUB Chub n Etym This word seems to signify a large or thick fish Cf Sw kubb a short and thick piece of wood and perh F chabot chub Zoöl Defn A species to freshwater fish of the Cyprinidæ or Carp family The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus the cheven In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family of the genera Semotilus Squalius Ceratichthys etc and locally to several very different fishes as the tautog black bass etc Chub mackerel Zoöl a species of mackerel Scomber colias in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic coast but absent in others called also bull mackerel thimbleeye and bigeye mackerel Chub sucker Zoöl a freshwater fish of the United States Erimyzon sucetta called also creekfish CHUBBED Chubbed a Defn Chubby R H Brooke CHUBBEDNESS Chubbedness n Defn The state of being chubby CHUBBY Chubby a Defn Like a chub plump short and thick Chubby faces I Taylor CHUBFACED Chubfaced a Defn Having a plump short face CHUCK Chuck v i imp p p Chucked p pr vb n Chucking Etym Imitative of the sound 1 To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens to cluck 2 To chuckle to laugh R Marston CHUCK Chuck v t Defn To call as a hen her chickens Dryden CHUCK Chuck n 1 The chuck or call of a hen 2 A sudden small noise 3 A word of endearment corrupted from chick Pray chuck come hither Shak CHUCK Chuck v t imp p p Chucked p pr vb n Chucking Etym F choquer to strike Cf Shock v t 1 To strike gently to give a gentle blow to Chucked the barmaid under the chin W Irving 2 To toss or throw smartly out of the hand to pitch Colloq Mahomet Ali will just be chucked into the Nile Lord Palmerson 3 Mech Defn To place in a chuck or hold by means of a chuck as in turning to bore or turn a hole in a revolving piece held in a chuck CHUCK Chuck n 1 A slight blow or pat under the chin 2 A short throw a toss 3 Mach Defn A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon Chuck farthing a play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole pitch farthing Chuck hole a deep hole in a wagon rut Elliptic chuck a chuck having a silder and an eccentric circle which as the work turns round give it a sliding motion across the center which generates an ellipse Knight CHUCK Chuck n 1 A small pebble called also chuckstone and chuckiestone Scot 2 pl Defn A game played with chucks in which one or more are tossed up and caught jackstones Scot CHUCK Chuck n Defn A piece of the backbone of an animal from between the neck and the collar bone with the adjoining parts cut for cooking as a chuck steak a chuck roast Colloq CHUCKLE Chuckle v t imp p p Chuckled p pr vb n Chuckling Etym From lst Chuck 1 To call as a hen her chickens to cluck Obs Dryden 2 To fondle to cocker Obs Dryden CHUCKLE Chuckle n Defn A short suppressed laugh the expression of satisfaction exultation or derision CHUCKLE Chuckle v i Etym From lst Chuck Defn To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner as expressing inward satisfaction exultation or derision CHUCKLEHEAD Chucklehead n Defn A person with a large head a numskull a dunce Low Knowles CHUCKLEHEADED Chuckleheaded a Defn Having a large head thickheaded dull stupid Smart CHUCKWILLSWIDOW ChuckWillswidow n Zool Defn A species of goatsucker Antrostomus Carolinensis of the southern United States so called from its note CHUD Chud v t Etym Cf Chew Cud Defn To champ to bite Obs A Stafford CHUET Chuet n Etym From Chew v t Defn Minced meat Obs Bacon CHUFA Chufa n Etym Sp Bot Defn A sedgelike plant Cyperus esculentus producing edible tubers native about the Mediterranean now cultivated in many regions the earth almond CHUFF Chuff n Etym Perh a modification of chub cf W cyff stock stump Defn A coarse or stupid fellow Shak CHUFF Chuff a Defn Stupid churlish Prov Eng Wright CHUFFILY Chuffily adv Defn Clownishly surlily CHUFFINESS Chuffiness n Defn The quality of being chuffy CHUFFY Chuffy a 1 Fat or puffed out in the cheeks 2 Rough clownish surly CHULAN Chulan n Bot Defn The fragrant flowers of the Chloranthus inconspicuus used in China for perfuming tea CHUM Chum n Etym Perh a contraction fr comrade or chamber fellow cf also AS cuma a comer guest Defn A roommate especially in a college or university an old and intimate friend CHUM Chum v i imp p p Chummed p pr vb n Chumming Defn To occupy a chamber with another as to chum together at college U S CHUM Chum n Defn Chopped pieces of fish used as bait U S CHUMP Chump n Etym Cf Icel kumbr a chopping E chop Defn A short thick heavy piece of wood Morton Chump end the thick end as the chump end of a joint of meat Dickens CHUNAM Chunam n Etym Hind chuna from Skr curna powder dust or a Dravidian word Defn Quicklime also plaster or mortar India Whitworth CHUNK Chunk n Etym Cf Chump Defn A short thick piece of anything Colloq U S Prov Eng CHUNKY Chunky a Defn Short and thick U S Kane CHUPATTY Chupatty n pl ties Hind chapati Defn A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread used among the natives of India AngloIndian CHUPRASSY CHUPRASSIE Chuprassy Chuprassie n Hind chaprassi fr chapras badge Defn A messenger or servant wearing an official badge Anglo Indian CHURCH Church n Etym OE chirche chireche cherche Scot kirk from AS circe cyrice akin to D kerk Icel kirkja Sw kyrka Dan kirke G kirche OHG chirihha all fr Gr çd4ra hero Zend çura strong OIr caur cur hero Cf Kirk 1 A building set apart for Christian worship 2 A Jewish or heathen temple Obs Acts xix 37 3 A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together When they had ordained them elders in every church Acts xiv 23 4 A body of Christian believers holding the same creed observing the same rites and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority a denomination as the Roman Catholic church the Presbyterian church 5 The collective body of Christians 6 Any body of worshipers as the Jewish church the church of Brahm 7 The aggregate of religious influences in a community ecclesiastical influence authority etc as to array the power of the church against some moral evil Remember that both church and state are properly the rulers of the people only because they are their benefactors Bulwer Note Church is often used in composition to denote something belonging or relating to the church as church authority church history church member church music etc Apostolic church See under Apostolic Broad church See Broad Church Catholic or Universal church the whole body of believers in Christ throughout the world Church of England or English church the Episcopal church established and endowed in England by law Church living a benefice in an established church Church militant See under Militant Church owl Zoöl the white owl See Barn owl Church rate a tax levied on parishioners for the maintenance of the church and its services Church session See under Session Church triumphant See under Triumphant Church work work on or in behalf of a church the work of a particular church for the spread of religion Established church the church maintained by the civil authority a state church CHURCH Church v t imp p p Churched p pr vb n Churching Defn To bless according to a prescribed form or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth as the churching of women CHURCHALE Churchale n Defn A church or parish festival as in commemoration of the dedication of a church at which much ale was used Wright Nares CHURCHBENCH Churchbench n Defn A seat in the porch of a church Shak CHURCHDOM Churchdom n Defn The institution government or authority of a church R Bp Pearson CHURCHGOER Churchgoer n Defn One who attends church CHURCHGOING Churchgoing a 1 Habitually attending church 2 Summoning to church The sound of the churchgoing bell Cowper CHURCHHAW Churchhaw n Etym Church haw a yard Defn Churchyard Obs Chaucer CHURCHISM Churchism n Defn Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization sectarianism CHURCHLESS Churchless a Defn Without a church T Fuller CHURCHLIKE Churchlike a Defn Befitting a church or a churchman becoming to a clergyman Shak CHURCHLINESS Churchliness n Defn Regard for the church CHURCHLY Churchly a Defn Pertaining to or suitable for the church ecclesiastical CHURCHMAN Churchman n pl Churchmen 1 An ecclesiastic or clergyman 2 An Episcopalian or a member of the Established Church of England A zealous churchman Macaulay 3 One was is attached to or attends church CHURCHMANLY Churchmanly a Defn Pertaining to or becoming a churchman Milman CHURCHMANSHIP Churchmanship n Defn The state or quality of being a churchman attachment to the church CHURCH MODES Church modes Mus Defn The modes or scales used in ancient church music See Gregorian CHURCHSHIP Churchship n Defn State of being a church South CHURCHWARDEN Churchwarden n 1 One of the officers usually two in an Episcopal church whose duties vary in different dioceses but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service 2 A clay tobacco pipe with a long tube Slang Eng There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire with decanters a jar of tobacco and two long churchwardens W Black CHURCHWARDENSHIP Churchwardenship n Defn The office of a churchwarden CHURCHY Churchy a Defn Relating to a church unduly fond of church forms Colloq CHURCHYARD Churchyard n Defn The ground adjoining a church in which the dead are buried a cemetery Like graves in the holy churchyard Shak Syn Burial place burying ground graveyard necropolis cemetery Gods acre CHURL Churl n Etym AS ceorl a freeman of the lowest rank man husband akin to D karel kerel G kerl Dan Sw karl Icel karl and to the E proper name Charles orig man male and perh to Skr jara lover Cf Carl Charless Wain 1 A rustic a countryman or laborer A peasant or churl Spenser Your rank is all reversed let men of cloth Bow to the stalwart churls in overalls Emerson 2 A rough surly illbred man a boor A churls courtesy rarely comes but either for gain or falsehood Sir P Sidney 3 A selfish miser an illiberal person a niggard Like to some rich churl hoarding up his pelf Drayton CHURL Churl a Defn Churlish rough selfish Obs Ford CHURLISH Churlish a 1 Like a churl rude crossgrained ungracious surly illiberal niggardly Churlish benefits Ld Burleigh Half mankind maintain a churlish strife Cowper 2 Wanting pliancy unmanageable unyielding not easily wrought as a churlish soil the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals Boyle CHURLISHLY Churlishly adv Defn In a churlish manner CHURLISHNESS Churlishness n Defn Rudeness of manners or temper lack of kindness or courtesy CHURLY Churly a Defn Rude churlish violent Longfellow CHURME CHIRM Churme Chirm n Etym See Chirm Defn Clamor or confused noise buzzing Obs The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches Bacon CHURN Churn n Etym OE chirne cherne AS ceren cyrin akin to D karn Dan kierne See Churn v t Defn A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred beaten or otherwise agitated as by a plunging or revolving dasher in order to separete the oily globules from the other parts and obtain butter CHURN Churn v t imp p p Churned p pr vb n Churning Etym OE chernen AS cernan akin to LG karnen G kernen D karnen Dan kierne Sw kärna and also to E corn kernel the meaning coming from the idea of extracting the kernel or marrow See Kernel 1 To stir beat or agitate as milk or cream in a churn in order to make butter 2 To shake or agitate with violence Churned in his teeth the foamy venom rose Addison CHURN Churn v i Defn To perform the operation of churning CHURNING Churning n 1 The act of one who churns 2 The quantity of butter made at one operation CHURR Churr n Cf Chirr Defn A vibrant or whirring noise such as that made by some insects as the cockchafer or by some birds as the nightjar the partridge etc CHURR Churr v i imp p p Churred p pr vb n Churring Defn To make a churr as a cockchafer Thats the churring of the nightjar Hall Caine CHURR Churr v t Defn To utter by churring CHURRUS Churrus n Etym Hind charas Defn A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads seeds etc of Indian hemp CHURRWORM Churrworm n Etym AS cyrran cerran to turn Zoöl Defn An insect that turns about nimbly the mole cricket called also fan cricket Johnson CHUSE Chuse v t Defn See Choose Obs CHUTE Chute n Etym F chute prop a fall 1 A framework trough or tube upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level or through which water passes to a wheel 2 See Shoot CHUTNEY CHUTNEE Chutney Chutnee n Etym Hind chatni Defn A warm or spicy condiment or pickle made in India compounded of various vegetable substances sweets acids etc CHYLACEOUS Chylaceous a Physiol Defn Possessed of the properties of chyle consisting of chyle CHYLAQUEOUS Chylaqueous a Etym Chyle aqueous Zoöl Defn Consisting of chyle much diluted with water said of a liquid which forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals CHYLE Chyle n Etym NL chylus Gr chyle prob akin to E fuse to melt Physiol Defn A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a state of emulsion or fine mechanical division formed from chyme by the action of the intestinal juices It is absorbed by the lacteals and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic duct CHYLIFACTION Chylifaction n Etym Chyle L facere to make Physiol Defn The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies chylification a digestive process CHYLIFACTIVE Chylifactive a Physiol Defn Producing or converting into chyle having the power to form chyle CHYLIFEROUS Chyliferous a Defn Chyle ferous cf F chylifère Physiol Transmitting or conveying chyle as chyliferous vessels CHYLIFIC Chylific a Defn Chylifactive CHYLIFICATION Chylification n Physiol Defn The formation of chyle See Chylifaction CHYLIFICATORY Chylificatory or a Defn Chylifactive CHYLIFY Chylify v t i Etym Chyle ly Physiol Defn To make chyle of to be converted into chyle CHYLOPOETIC Chylopoetic a Etym Gr chylopoiein to make into juice chylos juice chyle poiein to make Physiol Defn Concerned in the formation of chyle as the chylopoetic organs CHYLOUS Chylous a Etym Cf F chyleux Physiol Defn Consisting of or similar to chyle CHYLURIA Chyluria n Etym NL from Gr Med Defn A morbid condition in which the urine contains chyle or fatty matter giving it a milky appearance CHYME Chyme n Etym L chymus chyle Gr chyme See Chyle Physiol Defn The pulpy mass of semidigested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach It is separated in the intestines into chyle and excrement See Chyle CHYMIC CHYMIST CHYMISTRY Chymic Chymist Chymistry Obs Defn See Chemic Chemist Chemistry CHYMIFEROUS Chymiferous a Etym Chyme ferous Physiol Defn Bearing or containing chyme CHYMIFICATION Chymification n Etym Chyme L facere to make cf F Chymification Physiol Defn The conversion of food into chyme by the digestive action of gastric juice CHYMIFY Chymify v t Etym Chyme fy cf F chymifier Physiol Defn To form into chyme CHYMOUS Chymous a Defn Of or pertaining to chyme CHYOMETER Chyometer n Etym Gr meter Chem Defn An instrument for measuring liquids It consists of a piston moving in a tube in which is contained the liquid the quantity expelled being indicated by the graduation upon the piston rod CIBARIOUS Cibarious a Etym L cibaruus fr cibus food Defn Pertaining to food edible Johnson CIBATION Cibation n Etym L cibatio fr cibare to feed 1 The act of taking food 2 Alchemy Defn The process or operation of feeding the contents of the crucilbe with fresh material B Jonson CIBOL Cibol n Etym F ciboule LL cepula cepola dim of L cepa caepa caepe an onion Cf Chibbal Cives Defn A perennial alliaceous plant Allium fistulosum sometimes called Welsh onion Its fistular leaves areused in cookery CIBORIUM Ciborium n pl Ciboria Etym LL fr L ciborium a cup fr Gr 1 Arch Defn A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns covering the high altar or very rarely a secondary altar 2 R C Ch Defn The coffer or case in which the host is kept the pyx CICADA Cicada n pl E Cicadas L Cicadæ Etym L Zoöl Defn Any species of the genus Cicada They are large hemipterous insects with nearly transparent wings The male makes a shrill sound by pecular organs in the under side of the abdomen consisting of a pair of stretched membranes acted upon by powerful muscles A noted American species C septendecim is called the seventeen year locust Another common species is the dogday cicada CICALA Cicala n Etym It fr L cicada Defn A cicada See Cicada At eve a dry cicala sung Tennison CICATRICE Cicatrice n Etym F fr L cicatrix Defn A cicatrix CICATRICIAL Cicatricial a Med Defn Relating to or having the character of a cicatrix Dunglison CICATRICLE Cicatricle n Etym Cf F cicatricule fr L cicatricula a small scar fr cicatrix a scar Biol Defn The germinating point in the embryo of a seed the point in the yolk of an egg at which development begins CICATRISIVE Cicatrisive a Defn Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrix good for healing of a wound CICATRIX Cicatrix n pl Cicatrices Etym L Med Defn The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter and which subsequently contracts and becomes white forming the scar CICATRIZANT Cicatrizant n Etym Cf F cicatrisant properly p pr of cicatriser Med Defn A medicine or application that promotes the healing of a sore or wound or the formation of a cicatrix CICATRIZATION Cicatrization n Etym Cf F cicatrisation Med Defn The process of forming a cicatrix or the state of being cicatrized CICATRIZE Cicatrize v t imp p p Cicatrized p pr vb n Cicatrizing Etym Cf F cicatriser fr cicatrice L cicatrix scar Med Defn To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in as in wounded or ulcerated flesh Wiseman CICATRIZE Cicatrize v i Med Defn To heal to have a new skin CICATROSE Cicatrose a Defn Full of scars Craig CICELY Cicely n Etym L seselis Gr Bot Defn Any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genera Myrrhis Osmorrhiza etc CICERO Cicero n Print Defn Pica type so called by French printers CICERONE Cicerone n pl It Ciceroni E Cicerones Etym It fr L Cicero the Roman orator So called from the ordinary talkativeness of such a guide Defn One who shows strangers the curiosities of a place a guide Every glib and loquacious hireling who shows strangers about their picture galleries palaces and ruins is termed by them the Italians a cicerone or a Cicero Trench CICERONIAN Ciceronian a Etym L Ciceronianus fr Cicero the orator Defn Resembling Cicero in style or action eloquent CICERONIANISM Ciceronianism n Defn Imitation of or resemblance to the style or action Cicero a Ciceronian phrase or expression Great study in Ciceronianism the chief abuse of Oxford Sir P Sidney CICHORACEOUS Cichoraceous a Etym See Chicory Defn Belonging to or resembling a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory Cichorium is the type CICHPEA Cichpea n Defn The chickpea Holland CICISBEISM Cicisbeism n Defn The state or conduct of a cicisbeo CICISBEO Cicisbeo n pl It Cicisbei Etym It 1 A professed admirer of a married woman a dangler about women 2 A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan walking stick etc Obs CICLATOUN Ciclatoun n Etym Of ciclaton Defn A costly cloth of uncertain material used in the Middle Ages Obs Written also checklaton chekelatoun His robe was of ciclatoun That coste many a Jane Chaucer CICURATE Cicurate v t Etym L cicurare to tame fr cicur tame Defn To tame Obs Sir T Browne CICURATION Cicuration n Etym Cf F cicuration Defn The act of taming Obs Ray CICUTA Cicuta n Etym L the poison hemlock Bot Defn a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known Note The name cicuta is sometimes erroneously applied to Conium maculatum or officinal hemlock CICUTOXIN Cicutoxin n Chem Defn The active principle of the water hemlock Cicuta extracted as a poisonous gummy substance CID Cid n Etym Sp fr Ar seid lord 1 Chief or commander in Spanish literature a title of Ruy Diaz Count of Bivar a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty in the 11th century 2 An epic poem which celebrates the exploits of the Spanish national hero Ruy Diaz CIDER Cider n Etym F cidre OF sidre fr L sicera a kind of strong drink Gr shakar to be intoxicated shekar strong drink Defn The expressed juice of apples It is used as a beverage for making vinegar and for other purposes Note Cider was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits and other kinds of strong liquor but was not applied to wine Cider brandy a kind of brandy distilled from cider Cider mill a mill in which cider is made Cider press the press of a cider mill CIDERIST Ciderist n Defn A maker of cider Obs Mortimer CIDERKIN Ciderkin n Etym Cider kin Defn A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in water Ciderkin is made for common drinking and supplies the place of small beer Mortimer CIDEVANT Cidevant a Etym F hitherto formerly Defn Former previous of times gone by as a cidevant governor CIERGE Cierge n Etym F fr L cera wax Defn A wax candle used in religous rites CIGAR Cigar n Etym Sp cigarro orig a kind of tobacco in the island of Cuba cf F cigare Defn A small roll of tobacco used for smoking Cigar fish Zoöl a fish Decapterus punctatus allied to the mackerel found on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico CIGARETTE Cigarette n Etym F cigarette Defn A little cigar a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking CILIA Cilia n pl Cilium the sing is rarely used Etym L cilium eyelid 1 Anat Defn The eyelashes 2 Biol Defn Small generally microscopic vibrating appendages lining certain organs as the air passages of the higher animals and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior They are also found on some vegetable organisms In the Infusoria and many larval forms they are locomotive organs 3 Bot Defn Hairlike processes commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash 4 Zoöl Defn Small vibratory swimming organs somewhat resembling true cilia as those of Ctenophora CILIARY Ciliary a Etym Cf F ciliaire 1 Anat Defn Pertaining to the cilia or eyelashes Also applied to special parts of the eye itself as the ciliary processes of the choroid coat the ciliary muscle etc 2 Biol Defn Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms as ciliary motion CILIATA Ciliata n pl Etym NL See Cilia Zoöl Defn One of the orders of Infusoria characterized by having cilia In some species the cilia cover the body generally in others they form a band around the mouth CILIATE CILIATED Ciliate Ciliated a Defn Provided with or surrounded by cilia as a ciliate leaf endowed with vibratory motion as the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe CILICE Cilice n Etym F See Cilicious Defn A kind of haircloth undergarment Southey CILICIAN Cilician a Defn Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor n Defn A native or inhabitant of Cilicia CILICIOUS Cilicious a Etym L cilicium a covering orig made of Cilician goats hair fr Cilicious Cilician fr Cilicia a province of Asia Minor Defn Made or consisting of hair Obs A Cilicious or sackcloth habit Sir T Browne CILIFORM CILIIFORM Ciliform Ciliiform a Etym Cilium form Defn Having the form of cilia very fine or slender CILIOGRADE Ciliograde a Etym Cilium L gradi to step cf F ciliograde Zoöl Defn Moving by means of cilia or cilialike organs as the ciliograde Medusæ CILIUM Cilium n Etym L eyelid Defn See Cilia CILL Cill n Defn See Sill n a foundation CILLOSIS Cillosis n Etym NL fr L cilium eyelid Med Defn A spasmodic trembling of the upper eyelid CIMA Cima n Arch Defn A kind of molding See Cyma CIMAR Cimar n Defn See Simar CIMBAL Cimbal n Etym It ciambella Defn A kind of confectionery or cake Obs Nares CIMBIA Cimbia n Arch Defn A fillet or band placed around the shaft of a column as if to strengthen it Written also cimia CIMBRIAN Cimbrian a Defn Of or pertaining to the Cimbri n Defn One of the Cimbri See Cimbric CIMBRIC Cimbric a Defn Pertaining to the Cimbri an ancient tribe inhabiting Northern Germany n Defn The language of the Cimbri CIMELIARCH Cimeliarch n Etym L cimeliarcha Gr Defn A superintendent or keeper of a churchs valuables a churchwarden Obs Bailey CIMETER Cimeter n Defn See Scimiter CIMEX Cimex n pl Cimices Etym L a bug Zoöl Defn A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example See Bedbug CIMIA Cimia n Arch Defn See Cimbia CIMISS Cimiss n Etym L cimex icis a bug Zoöl Defn The bedbug Obs Wright CIMMERIAN Cimmerian a Etym L Cimmerius Written also Kimmerian 1 Pertaining to the Cimmerii a fabulous people said to have lived in very ancient times in profound and perpetual darkness 2 Without any light intensely dark In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell Milton CIMOLITE Cimolite n Etym Gr Cimolus an island of the Cyclades Min Defn A soft earthy clayey mineral of whitish or grayish color CINCH Cinch n Etym Sp cincha fr L cingere to gird 1 A strong saddle girth as of canvas West U S 2 A tight grip Colloq CINCHONA Cinchona n Etym So named from the wife of Count Chinchon viceroy of Peru in the seventeenth century who by its use was freed from an intermittent fever and after her return to Spain contributed to the general propagation of this remedy 1 Bot Defn A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries but now cultivated in the East Indies producing a medicinal bark of great value 2 Med Defn The bark of any species of cinchona containing three per cent or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids Peruvian bark Jesuits bark CINCHONACEOUS Cinchonaceous a Defn Allied or pertaining to cinchona or to the plants that produce it CINCHONIC Cinchonic a Defn Belonging to or obtained from cinchona Mayne CINCHONIDINE Cinchonidine n Etym From Cinchona Chem Defn One of the quinine group of alkaloids found especially in red cinchona bark It is a white crystalline substance C19H22N2O with a bitter taste and qualities similar to but weaker than quinine sometimes called also cinchonidia CINCHONINE Cinchonine n Etym From Cinchona cf F cinchonine Chem Defn One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and resembling cinchonidine called also cinchonia CINCHONISM Cinchonism n Etym From Cinchona Med Defn A condition produced by the excessive or longcontinued use of quinine and marked by deafness roaring in the ears vertigo etc CINCHONIZE Cinchonize v t Defn To produce cinchonism in to poison with quinine or with cinchona CINCINNATI EPOCH Cincinnati epoch Geol Defn An epoch at the close of the American lower Silurian system The rocks are well developed near Cincinnati Ohio The group includes the Hudson River and Lorraine shales of New york CINCINNUS Cincinnus n pl ni Also cicinus cicinnus L a curl of hair Bot Defn A form of monochasium in which the lateral branches arise alternately on opposite sides of the false axis called also scorpioid cyme Cincinnal a CINCTURE Cincture n Etym L cinctura fr cingere cinctum to gird 1 A belt a girdle or something worn round the body as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb 2 That which encompasses or incloses an inclosure Within the cincture of one wall Bacon 3 Arch Defn The fillet listel or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column CINCTURED Cinctured n Defn Having or wearing a cincture or gridle CINDER Cinder n Etym AS sinder slag dross akin to Icel sindr dross Sw sinder G sinter D sintel perh influenced by F cendre ashes fr L cinis Cf Sinter 1 Partly burned or vitrified coal or other combustible in which fire is extinct 2 A hot coal without flame an ember Swift 3 A scale thrown off in forging metal 4 The slag of a furnace or scoriaceous lava from a volcano Cinder frame a framework of wire in front of the tubes of a locomotive to arrest the escape of cinders Cinder notch Metal the opening in a blast furnace through which melted cinder flows out CINDERY Cindery a Defn Resembling or composed of cinders full of cinders CINEFACTION Cinefaction n Etym LL cinefactio L cinis ashes facere to make cf F cinéfaction Defn Cineration reduction to ashes Obs CINEMATIC CINEMATICAL Cinematic Cinematical a Defn See Kinematic CINEMATICS Cinematics n sing Defn See Kinematics CINEMATOGRAPH Cinematograph n Gr motion graph 1 Defn A machine combining magic lantern and kinetoscope features for projecting on a screen a series of pictures moved rapidly 25 to 50 a second and intermittently before an objective lens and producing by persistence of vision the illusion of continuous motion a movingpicture machine also any of several other machines or devices producing moving pictorial effects Other common names for the cinematograph are animatograph biograph bioscope electrograph electroscope kinematograph kinetoscope veriscope vitagraph vitascope zoögyroscope zoöpraxiscope etc The cinematograph invented by Edison in 1894 is the result of the introduction of the flexible film into photography in place of glass Encyc Brit 2 A camera for taking chronophotographs for exhibition by the instrument described above CINEMATOGRAPHER Cinematographer n Defn One who exhibits moving pictures or who takes chronophotographs by the cinematograph Cinematographic a Cinematographically adv CINEMOGRAPH Cinemograph n Gr motion graph Defn An integrating anemometer CINERACEOUS Cineraceous a Etym L cineraceus fr cinis ashes Defn Like ashes ashcolored cinerous CINERARIA Cineraria n Etym NL fr LL cinerarius pert to ashes fr cinis ashes So called from the ashcolored down on the leaves Bot Defn A Linnæan genus of freeflowering composite plants mostly from South Africa Several species are cultivated for ornament CINERARY Cinerary a Etym L cinerarius fr cinis ashes Defn Pertaining to ashes containing ashes Cinerary urns vessels used by the ancients to preserve the ashes of the dead when burned CINERATION Cineration n Etym L cinis ashes cf F cinération Defn The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion cinefaction CINEREOUS Cinereous a Etym L cinereus fr cinis ashes Defn Like ashes ashcolored grayish CINERESCENT Cinerescent a Defn Somewhat cinereous of a color somewhat resembling that of wood ashes CINERITIOUS Cineritious a Etym L cineritius cinericius fr cinis ashes Defn Like ashes having the color of ashes as the cortical substance of the brain CINERULENT Cinerulent a Defn Full of ashes Obs CINGALESE Cingalese n sing pl Etym Cf F Cingalais Defn A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive inhabitants also sing Defn the language of the Cingalese a Defn Of or pertaining to the Cingalese Written also Singhalese Note Ceylonese is applied to the inhabitants of the island in general CINGLE Cingle n Etym L cingula cingulum fr cingere to gird Defn A girth R See Surcingle CINGULUM Cingulum n Etym L a girdle Zoöl a A distinct girdle or band of color a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells b The clitellus of earthworms c The base of the crown of a tooth CINNABAR Cinnabar n Etym L cinnabaris Gr qinbar Hind shangarf 1 Min Defn Red sulphide of mercury occurring in brilliant red crystals and also in red or brown amorphous masses It is used in medicine 2 The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment vermilion Cinnabar Græcorum Etym L Graecorum gen pl of the Greeks Med Same as Dragons blood Green cinnabar a green pigment consisting of the oxides of cobalt and zinc subjected to the action of fire Hepatic cinnabar Min an impure cinnabar of a liverbrown color and submetallic luster CINNABARINE Cinnabarine a Etym Cf F cinabarin Defn Pertaining to or resembling cinnabar consisting of cinnabar or containing it as cinnabarine sand CINNAMENE Cinnamene n Etym From Cinnamic Chem Defn Styrene which was formerly called cinnamene because obtained from cinnamic acid See Styrene CINNAMIC Cinnamic a Etym From Cinnamon Chem Defn Pertaining to or obtained from cinnamon Cinnamic acid Chem a white crystalline odorless substance C6H5C2H2C2H2CO2H formerly obtained from storax and oil of cinnamon now made from certain benzene derivatives in large quantities and used for the artificial production of indigo CINNAMOMIC Cinnamomic a Etym L cinnamomum cinnamon Chem Defn See Cinnamic CINNAMON Cinnamon n Etym Heb qinnamon cf Gr cinnamomum cinnamon The Heb word itself seems to have been borrowed from some other language cf Malay kaju manis sweet wood a The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum a tree growing in Ceylon It is aromatic of a moderately pungent taste and is one of the best cordial carminative and restorative spices b Cassia Cinnamon stone Min a variety of garnet of a cinnamon or hyacinth red color sometimes used in jewelry Oil of cinnamon a colorless aromatic oil obtained from cinnamon and cassia and consisting essentially of cinnamic aldehyde C6H5C2H2CHO Wild cinnamon See Canella CINNAMONE Cinnamone n Etym Cinnamic one Defn A yellow crystalline substance C6H5C2H22CO the ketone of cinnamic acid CINNAMYL Cinnamyl n Etym Cinnamic yl Chem Defn The hypothetical radical C6H5C2H22C of cinnamic compounds Formerly written also cinnamule CINNOLINE Cinnoline n Etym Cinnamic quinoline Defn A nitrogenous organic base C8H6N2 analogous to quinoline obtained from certain complex diazo compounds CINQUE Cinque n Etym F cinq fr L quinque five See Five Defn Five the number five in dice or cards CINQUECENTIST Cinquecentist n 1 An Italian of the sixteenth century esp a poet or artist 2 A student or imitator of the art or literature of the Cinquecento CINQUECENTO Cinquecento n a Etym It five hundred abbrev for fifteen hundred The Cinquecento style was so called because it arose after the year 1500 Defn The sixteenth century when applied to Italian art or literature as the sculpture of the Cinquecento Cinquecento style CINQUEFOIL Cinquefoil n Etym Cinque five foil F feuille leaf See Foil 1 Bot Defn The name of several different species of the genus Potentilla also called fivefinger because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand 2 Arch Defn An ornamental foliation having five points or cups used in windows panels etc Gwilt Marsh cinquefoil the Potentilla palustris a plant with purple flowers which grows in freshwater marshes CINQUEPACE Cinquepace n Etym Cinque pace Defn A lively dance called also galliard the steps of which were regulated by the number five Obs Nares Shak CINQUE PORTS Cinque Ports Etym Cinque port Eng Hist Defn Five English ports to which peculiar privileges were anciently accorded viz Hastings Romney Hythe Dover and Sandwich afterwards increased by the addition of Winchelsea Rye and some minor places Baron of the Cinque Ports See under Baron CINQUESPOTTED Cinquespotted a Defn Fivespotted R Shak CINTER Cinter n Etym F cintre Arch Defn See Center CINURA Cinura n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The group of Thysanura which includes Lepisma and allied forms the bristletails See Bristletail and Lepisma CION Cion n Etym OF cion See Scion Defn See Scion The cion overruleth the stock and the stock is but passive and giveth aliment but no motion to the graft Bacon CIPHER Cipher n Etym OF cifre zero F Chiffre figure cf Spcifra LL cifra fr Ar çifrun çafrun empty cipher zero fr çafira to be empty Cf Zero 1 Arith Defn A character 0 which standing by itself expresses nothing but when placed at the right hand of a whole number increases its value tenfold 2 One who or that which has no weight or influence Here he was a mere cipher W Irving 3 A character in general as a figure or letter Obs This wisdom began to be written in ciphers and characters and letters bearing the forms of creatures Sir W Raleigh 4 A combination or interweaving of letters as the initials of a name a device a monogram as a painters cipher an engravers cipher etc The cut represents the initials N W 5 A private alphabet system of characters or other mode of writing contrived for the safe transmission of secrets also a writing in such characters His father engaged him when he was very young to write all his letters to England in cipher Bp Burnet Cipher key a key to assist in reading writings in cipher CIPHER Cipher a Defn Of the nature of a cipher of no weight or influence Twelve cipher bishops Milton CIPHER Cipher v i imp p p Ciphered p pr vb n Ciphering Defn To use figures in a mathematical process to do sums in arithmetic T was certain he could write and cipher too Goldsmith CIPHER Cipher v t 1 To write in occult characters His notes he ciphered with Greek characters Hayward 2 To get by ciphering as to cipher out the answer 3 To decipher Obs Shak 4 To designate by characters Obs Shak CIPHERER Cipherer n Defn One who ciphers CIPHERHOOD Cipherhood n Defn Nothingness R Goodwin CIPOLIN Cipolin n Etym It cippollino prop a little onion fr cipolla onion cf E cibol So called because its veins consist like onions of different strata one lying upon another Min Defn A whitish marble from Rome containiing pale greenish zones It consists of calcium carbonate with zones and cloudings of talc CIPPUS Cippus n pl Cippi Etym L stake post Defn A small low pillar square or round commonly having an inscription used by the ancients for various purposes as for indicating the distances of places for a landmark for sepulchral inscriptions etc Gwilt CIRC Circ n Etym See Circus Defn An amphitheatrical circle for sports a circus R T Warton CIRCAR Circar n Etym See Sircar Defn A district or part of a province See Sircar India CIRCASSIAN Circassian a Defn Of or pertaining to Circassia in Asia n Defn A native or inhabitant of Circassia CIRCEAN Circean a Etym L Circaeus Defn Having the characteristics of Circe daughter of Sol and Perseis a mythological enchantress who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts pleasing but noxious as a Circean draught CIRCENSIAL CIRCENSIAN Circensial Circensian a Etym L Circensis ludi Circenses the games in the Circus Maximus Defn Of or pertaining to or held in the Circus In Rome The pleasure of the Circensian shows Holyday CIRCINAL Circinal a Etym Gr Bot Defn Circinate CIRCINATE Circinate a Etym L circinatus p p of circinare to make round fr circinus a pair of compasses from Gr Bot Defn Rolled together downward the tip occupying the center a term used in reference to foliation or leafing as in ferns Gray CIRCINATE Circinate v t Defn To make a circle around to encompass Obs Bailey CIRCINATION Circination n Etym L circinatio circle 1 An orbicular motion Obs bailey 2 A circle a concentric layer Obs The circinations and spherical rounds of onions Sir T Browne CIRCLE Circle n Etym OE cercle F cercle fr L circulus Whence also AS circul dim of circus circle akin to Gr Circus Circum 1 A plane figure bounded by a single curve line called its circumference every part of which is equally distant from a point within it called the center 2 The line that bounds sush a figure a circumference a ring 3 Astron Defn An instrument of observation the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle Note When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory it is called a mural circle when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Ys in the plane of the meridian a meridian or transit circle when involving the principle of reflection like the sextant a reflecting circle and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb a repeating circle 4 A round body a sphere an orb It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth Is xi 22 5 Compass circuit inclosure In the circle of this forest Shak 6 A company assembled or conceived to assemble about a central point of interest or bound by a common tie a class or division of society a coterie a set As his name gradually became known the circle of his acquaintance widened Macaulay 7 A circular group of persons a ring 8 A series ending where it begins and repeating itself Thus in a circle runs the peasants pain Dryden 9 Logic Defn A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other inconclusive reasoning That heavy bodies descend by gravity and again that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body descends is an impertinent circle and teaches nothing Glanvill 10 Indirect form of words circumlocution R Has he given the lie In circle or oblique or semicircle J Fletcher 11 A territorial division or district Note The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire ten in number were those principalities or provinces which had seats in the German Diet Azimuth circle See under Azimuth Circle of altitude Astron a circle parallel to the horizon having its pole in the zenith an almucantar Circle of curvature See Osculating circle of a curve Below Circle of declination See under Declination Circle of latitude a Astron A great circle perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic passing through its poles b Spherical Projection A small circle of the sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis Circles of longitude lesser circles parallel to the ecliptic diminishing as they recede from it Circle of perpetual apparition at any given place the boundary of that space around the elevated pole within which the stars never set Its distance from the pole is equal to the latitude of the place Circle of perpetual occultation at any given place the boundary of the space around the depressed pole within which the stars never rise Circle of the sphere a circle upon the surface of the sphere called a great circle when its plane passes through the center of the sphere in all other cases a small circle Diurnal circle See under Diurnal Dress circle a gallery in a theater generally the one containing the prominent and more expensive seats Druidical circles Eng Antiq a popular name for certain ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly arranged as at Stonehenge near Salisbury Family circle a gallery in a theater usually one containing inexpensive seats Horary circles Dialing the lines on dials which show the hours Osculating circle of a curve Geom the circle which touches the curve at some point in the curve and close to the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any other circle This circle is used as a measure of the curvature of the curve at the point and hence is called circle of curvature Pitch circle See under Pitch Vertical circle an azimuth circle Voltaic circle or circuit See under Circuit To square the circle See under Square Syn Ring circlet compass circuit inclosure CIRCLE Circle v t imp p p Circled p pr vb n Circling Etym OE cerclen F cercler fr L circulare to make round See Circle n and cf Circulate 1 To move around to revolve around Other planets circle other suns Pope 2 To encompass as by a circle to surround to inclose to encircle Prior Pope Their heads are circled with a short turban Dampier So he lies circled with evil Coleridge To circle in to confine to hem in to keep together as to circle bodies in Sir K Digby CIRCLE Circle v i Defn To move circularly to form a circle to circulate Thy name shall circle round the gaping through Byron CIRCLED Circled a Defn Having the form of a circle round Monthly changes in her circled orb Shak CIRCLER Circler n Defn A mean or inferior poet perhaps from his habit of wandering around as a stroller an itinerant poet Also a name given to the cyclic poets See under Cyclic a Obs B Jonson CIRCLET Circlet n 1 A little circle esp an ornament for the person having the form of a circle that which encircles as a ring a bracelet or a headband Her fair locks in circlet be enrolled Spenser 2 A round body an orb Pope Fairest of stars that crownst the smiling morn With thy bright circlet Milton 3 A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table Prov Eng Halliwell CIRCOCELE Circocele n Defn See Cirsocele CIRCUIT Circuit n Etym F circuit fr L circuitus fr circuire or circumire to go around circum around ire to go 1 The act of moving or revolving around or as in a circle or orbit a revolution as the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun Watts 2 The circumference of or distance round any space the measure of a line round an area The circuit or compass of Ireland is 1800 miles J Stow 3 That which encircles anything as a ring or crown The golden circuit on my head Shak 4 The space inclosed within a circle or within limits A circuit wide inclosed with goodliest trees Milton 5 A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in the exercise of ones calling as of a judge or a preacher 6 a Law A certain division of a state or country established by law for a judge or judges to visit for the administration of justice Bouvier b Methodist Church A district in which an itinerant preacher labors 7 Circumlocution Obs Thou hast used no circuit of words Huloet Circuit court Law a court which sits successively in different places in its circuit see Circuit 6 In the United States the federal circuit courts are commonly presided over by a judge of the supreme court or a special circuit judge together with the judge of the district court They have jurisdiction within statutory limits both in law and equity in matters of federal cognizance Some of the individual States also have circuit courts which have general statutory jurisdiction of the same class in matters of State cognizance Circuit or Circuity of action Law a longer course of proceedings than is necessary to attain the object in view To make a circuit to go around to go a roundabout way Voltaic or Galvanic circuit or circle a continous electrical communication between the two poles of a battery an arrangement of voltaic elements or couples with proper conductors by which a continuous current of electricity is established CIRCUIT Circuit v i Defn To move in a circle to go round to circulate Obs J Philips CIRCUIT Circuit v t Defn To travel around Obs Having circuited the air T Warton CIRCUITEER Circuiteer n Defn A circuiter Pope CIRCUITER Circuiter n Defn One who travels a circuit as a circuit judge R R Whitlock CIRCUITION Circuition n Etym L circuitio See Circuit Defn The act of going round circumlocution R CIRCUITOUS Circuitous a Etym LL circuitosus Defn Going round in a circuit roundabout indirect as a circuitous road a circuitous manner of accompalishing an end Circuitously adv Circuitousness n Syn Tortuous winding sinuous serpentine CIRCUITY Circuity n Defn A going round in a circle a course not direct a roundabout way of proceeding CIRCULABLE Circulable a Defn That may be circulated CIRCULAR Circular a Etym L circularis fr circulus circle cf F circulaire See Circle 1 In the form of or bounded by a circle round 2 repeating itself ending in itself reverting to the point of beginning hence illogical inconclusive as circular reasoning 3 Adhering to a fixed circle of legends cyclic hence mean inferior See Cyclic poets under Cyclic Had Virgil been a circular poet and closely adhered to history how could the Romans have had Dido Dennis 4 Addressed to a circle or to a number of persons having a common interest circulated or intended for circulation as a circular letter A proclamation of Henry III doubtless circular throughout England Hallam 5 Perfect complete Obs A man so absolute and circular In all those wishedfor rarities that may take A virgin captive Massinger Circular are any portion of the circumference of a circle Circular cubics Math curves of the third order which are imagined to pass through the two circular points at infinity Circular functions Math See under Function Circular instruments mathematical instruments employed for measuring angles in which the graduation extends round the whole circumference of a circle or 360º Circular lines straight lines pertaining to the circle as sines tangents secants etc Circular note or letter a Com See under Credit b Diplomacy A letter addressed in identical terms to a number of persons Circular numbers Arith those whose powers terminate in the same digits as the roots themselves as 5 and 6 whose squares are 25 and 36 Bailey Barlow Circular points at infinity Geom two imaginary points at infinite distance through which every circle in the plane is in the theory of curves imagined to pass Circular polarization Min See under Polarization Circular or Globular sailing Naut the method of sailing by the arc of a great circle Circular saw See under Saw CIRCULAR Circular n Etym Cf for sense 1 F circulaire lettre circulaire See Circular a 1 A circular letter or paper usually printed copies of which are addressed or given to various persons as a business circular 2 A sleeveless cloak cut in circular form CIRCULARISE circularise v 1 to canvass by distributing letters Syn circularize WordNet 15 2 to distribute circulars to Syn circularize WordNet 15 3 to to pass around as information Syn circulate circularize distribute disseminate propagate broadcast spread diffuse disperse WordNet 15 CIRCULARITY Circularity n Etym LL circularitas Defn The quality or state of being circular a circular form CIRCULARLY Circularly adv Defn In a circular manner CIRCULARY Circulary a Defn Circular illogical Obs Cross and circulary speeches Hooker CIRCULATE Circulate v i imp p p Ciorculated P pr vb n Circulating Etym L circulatus p p of circulare v t to surround make round circulari v i to gather into a circle See Circle 1 To move in a circle or circuitously to move round and return to the same point as the blood circulates in the body Boyle 2 To pass from place to place from person to person or from hand to hand to be diffused as money circulates a story circulates Circulating decimal See Decimal Circulating library a library whose books are loaned to the public usually at certain fixed rates Circulating medium See Medium CIRCULATE Circulate v t Defn To cause to pass from place to place or from person to person to spread as to circulate a report to circulate bills of credit Circulating pump See under Pump Syn To spread diffuse propagate disseminate CIRCULATION Circulation n Etym L circulatio cf F circulation 1 The act of moving in a circle or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began This continual circulation of human things Swift 2 The act of passing from place to place or person to person free diffusion transmission The true doctrines of astronomy appear to have had some popular circulation Whewell 3 Currency circulating coin notes bills etc current for coin 4 The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated the measure of diffusion as the circulation of a newspaper 5 Physiol Defn The movement of the blood in the bloodvascular system by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent Also the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants CIRCULATIVE Circulative a Defn Promoting circulation circulating R Coleridge CIRCULATOR Circulator n Etym Cf L circulator a peddler Defn One who or that which circulates CIRCULATORIOUS Circulatorious a Defn Travelling from house to house or from town to town itinerant Obs Circulatorious jugglers Barrow CIRCULATORY Circulatory a Etym L circulatorius pert to a mountebank cf F circulatoire 1 Circular as a circulatory letter Johnson 2 Circulating or going round T Warton 3 Anat Defn Subserving the purposes of circulation as circulatory organs of or pertaining to the organs of circulation as circulatory diseases CIRCULATORY Circulatory n Defn A chemical vessel consisting of two portions unequally exposed to the heat of the fire and with connecting pipes or passages through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion and descends from the relatively colder maintaining a circulation CIRCULET Circulet n Defn A circlet Obs Spenser CIRCULINE Circuline a Defn Proceeding in a circle circular Obs With motion circuline Dr H More CIRCUM Circum Etym Akin to circle circus Defn A Latin preposition used as a prefix in many English words and signifying around or about CIRCUMAGITATE Circumagitate v t Etym Pref circum agitate Defn To agitate on all sides Jer Taylor CIRCUMAMBAGE Circumambage n Etym Pref circum ambage obs sing of ambages Defn A roundabout or indirect course indirectness Obs S Richardson CIRCUMAMBIENCY Circumambiency n Defn The act of surrounding or encompassing Sir T Browne CIRCUMAMBIENT Circumambient a Etym Pref circum ambient Defn Surrounding inclosing or being on all sides encompassing The circumambient heaven J Armstrong CIRCUMAMBULATE Circumambulate v t Etym L circumambulatus p p of circumambulare to walk around circum ambulare See Ambulate Defn To walk round about Circumambulation n CIRCUMBENDIBUS Circumbendibus n Defn A roundabout or indirect way Jocular Goldsmith CIRCUMCENTER Circumcenter n Geom Defn The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle CIRCUMCISE Circumcise v t imp p p Circumcised p pr vb n Circumcising Etym L circumcisus p p of circumcidere to cut around to circumcise circum caedere to cut akin to E cæsura homicide concise and prob to shed v t 1 To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of in the case of males and the internal labia of in the case of females 2 Script Defn To purify spiritually CIRCUMCISER Circumciser n Defn One who performs circumcision Milton CIRCUMCISION Circumcision n Etym L circumcisio 1 The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males or the internal labia of females Note The circumcision of males is practiced as a religious rite by the Jews Mohammedans etc 2 Script a The Jews as a circumcised people b Rejection of the sins of the flesh spiritual purification and acceptance of the Christian faith CIRCUMCLUSION Circumclusion n Etym L circumcludere clusum to inclose Defn Act of inclosing on all sides R CIRCUMCURSATION Circumcursation n Etym L circumcursare satum to run round about Defn The act of running about also rambling language Obs Barrow CIRCUMDENUDATION Circumdenudation n Etym Pref circum denudation Geol Defn Denudation around or in the neighborhood of an object Hills of circumdenudation hills which have been produced by surface erosion the elevations which have been left after denudation of a mass of high ground Jukes CIRCUMDUCE Circumduce v t Etym See Circumduct Scots Law Defn To declare elapsed as the time allowed for introducing evidence Sir W Scott CIRCUMDUCT Circumduct v t Etym L circumductus p p of circumducere to lead around circum ducere to lead 1 To lead about to lead astray R 2 Law Defn To contravene to nullify as to circumduct acts of judicature Obs Ayliffe CIRCUMDUCTION Circumduction n Etym L circumductio 1 A leading about circumlocution R Hooker 2 An annulling cancellation R Ayliffe 3 Phisiol Defn The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis so as to describe a concial surface CIRCUMESOPHAGAL Circumesophagal a Etym Pref circum esophagal Anat Defn Surrounding the esophagus in Zool said of the nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks CIRCUMESOPHAGEAL Circumesophageal a Anat Defn Circumesophagal CIRCUMFER Circumfer v t Etym L circumferre circum ferre to bear See lst Bear Defn To bear or carry round Obs Bacon CIRCUMFERENCE Circumference n Etym L circumferentia 1 The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure a periphery Millon 2 A circle anything circular His ponderous shield Behind him cast The broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon Milton 3 The external surface of a sphere or of any orbicular body CIRCUMFERENCE Circumference v t Defn To include in a circular space to bound Obs Sir T Browne CIRCUMFERENTIAL Circumferential a Etym LL circumferentialis Defn Pertaining to the circumference encompassing encircling circuitous Parkhurst CIRCUMFERENTIALLY Circumferentially adv Defn So as to surround or encircle CIRCUMFERENTOR Circumferentor n Etym See Circumfer 1 A surveying instrument for taking horizontal angles and bearings a surveyors compass It consists of a compass whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360º and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are standards with narrow slits for sighting supported on a tripod by a ball and socket joint 2 A graduated wheel for measuring tires a tire circle CIRCUMFLANT Circumflant a Etym L circumflans p pr of circumflare Defn Blowing around Obs Evelyn CIRCUMFLECT Circumflect v t imp p p Circumflected p pr vb n Circumflecting Etym L circumflectere See Circumflex 1 To bend around 2 To mark with the circumflex accent as a vowel R CIRCUMFLECTION Circumflection n Defn See Circumflexion CIRCUMFLEX Circumflex n Etym L circumflexus a bending round fr circumflectere circumflexum to bend or turn about circum flectere to bend See Flexible 1 A wave of the voice embracing both a rise and fall or a fall and a rise on the same a syllable Walker 2 A character or accent denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable marked thus or Accent n 2 CIRCUMFLEX Circumflex v t imp p p Circumflexed p pr vb n Circumflexing Defn To mark or pronounce with a circumflex Walker CIRCUMFLEX Circumflex a Etym Cf L circumflexus p p 1 Moving or turning round circuitous R Swift 2 Anat Defn Curved circularly applied to several arteries of the hip and thigh to arteries veins and a nerve of the shoulder and to other parts CIRCUMFLEXION Circumflexion n 1 The act of bending or causing to assume a curved form 2 A winding about a turning a circuity a fold CIRCUMFLUENCE Circumfluence n Defn A flowing round on all sides an inclosing with a fluid CIRCUMFLUENT CIRCUMFLUOUS Circumfluent Circumfluous a Etym L circumfluere p pr of circumfluere circum fluere to flow also L circumfluus Defn Flowing round surrounding in the manner of a fluid The deep circumfluent waves Pope CIRCUMFORANEAN CIRCUMFORANEOUS Circumforanean Circumforaneous a Etym L circumforaneus found in markets circum forum a market place Defn Going about or abroad walking or wandering from house to house Addison CIRCUMFULGENT Circumfulgent a Etym Pref circum fulgent Defn Shining around or about CIRCUMFUSE Circumfuse v t Etym L circumfusus p p of circumfundere to pour around circum fundere to pour Defn To pour round to spread round His army circumfused on either wing Milton CIRCUMFUSILE Circumfusile a Etym Pref circum L fusilis fusil a Defn Capable of being poured or spread round Circumfusile gold Pope CIRCUMFUSION Circumfusion n Etym L circumfusio Defn The act of pouring or spreading round the state of being spread round Swift CIRCUMGESTATION Circumgestation n Etym L circumgestare to carry around circum gestare to carry Defn The act or process of carrying about Obs Circumgestation of the eucharist to be adored Jer Taylor CIRCUMGYRATE Circumgyrate v t i Etym Pref circum gyrate Defn To roll or turn round to cause to perform a rotary or circular motion Ray CIRCUMGYRATION Circumgyration n Defn The act of turning rolling or whirling round A certain turbulent and irregular circumgyration Holland CIRCUMGYRATORY Circumgyratory a Defn Moving in a circle turning round Hawthorne CIRCUMGYRE Circumgyre v i Defn To circumgyrate Obs CIRCUMINCESSION Circumincession n Etym Pref circum L incedere incessum to walk Theol Defn The reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons of the Trinity CIRCUMJACENCE Circumjacence n Defn Condition of being circumjacent or of bordering ou every side CIRCUMJACENT Circumjacent a Etym L circumjacens p pr of circumjacere circum jac to lie Defn Lying round borderong on every side T Fuller CIRCUMJOVIAL Circumjovial n Etym Pref circum L Jupiter gen Jovis Jove Defn One of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter Obs Derham CIRCUMLITTORAL Circumlittoral a Etym Pref circum littus littoris shore preferable form litus litoria Defn Adjointing the shore CIRCUMLOCUTION Circumlocution n Etym L circumlocutio fr circumloqui locutus to make use of circumlocution circum loqui to speak See Loquacious Defn The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few indirect or roundabout language a periphrese the plain Billingagate way of calling names would save abundance of time lost by circumlocution Swift Circumlocution office a term of riducle for a governmental office where business is delayed by passing through the hands of different officials CIRCUMLOCUTIONAL Circumlocutional a Defn Relating to or consisting of circumlocutions periphrastic circuitous CIRCUMLOCUTORY Circumlocutory a Defn Characterised by circumlocution periphrastic Shenstone The officials set to work in regular circumlocutory order Chamberss Journal CIRCUMMERIDIAN Circummeridian a Etym Pref circum meridian Defn About or near the meridian CIRCUMMURE Circummure v t Etym Pref circum mure v t Defn To encompass with a wall Shak CIRCUMNAVIGABLE Circumnavigable a Defn Capable of being sailed round Ray CIRCUMNAVIGATE Circumnavigate v t imp p p Circumnavigated p pr vb n Circumnavigating Etym L circumnavigatus p p of circumnavigare to sail round circum navigare to navigate Defn To sail completely round Having circumnavigated the whole earth T Fuller CIRCUMNAVIGATION Circumnavigation n Defn The act of circumnavigating or sailing round Arbuthnot CIRCUMNAVIGATOR Circumnavigator n Defn One who sails round W Guthrie CIRCUMNUTATE Circumnutate v i Etym Pref circum nutate Defn To pass through the stages of circumnutation CIRCUMNUTATION Circumnutation n Bot Defn The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stems of many plants especially seen in climbing plants CIRCUMPOLAR Circumpolar a Etym Pref circum polar Defn About the pole applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting as circumpolar stars CIRCUMPOSITION Circumposition n Etym L circumpositio fr circumponere positium to place around Defn The act of placing in a circle or round about or the state of being so placed Evelyn CIRCUMROTARY CIRCUMROTATORY Circumrotary Circumrotatory a Etym Pref circum rotary rotatory Defn turning rolling or whirling round CIRCUMROTATE Circumrotate v t i Etym L circumrotare circum rotare to turn round Defn To rotate about R CIRCUMROTATION Circumrotation n Defn The act of rolling or revolving round as a wheel circumvolution the state of being whirled round J Gregory CIRCUMSCISSILE Circumscissile a Etym Pref circum scissle Bot Defn Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around a capsule or pod See Illust of Pyxidium CIRCUMSCRIBABLE Circumscribable a Defn Capable of being circumscribed CIRCUMSCRIBE Circumscribe v t imp p p Circumscribed p pr vb n Circumscribing Etym L circumscribere scriptum circum scribere to write draw See Soribe 1 to write or engare around R Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph Ashmole 2 To inclose within a certain limit to hem in to surround to bound to confine to restrain To circumscribe royal power Bancroft 3 Geom Defn To draw a line around si as to touch at certain points without cutting See Inscribe 5 Syn To bound limit restrict confine abridge restrain environ encircle inclose encompass CIRCUMSCRIBER Circumscriber n Defn One who or that which circumscribes CIRCUMSCRIPTIBLE Circumscriptible a Defn Capable of being circumscribed or limited by bounds CIRCUMSCRIPTION Circumscription n Etym L circumscriptio See Circumscribe 1 An inscription written around anything R Ashmole 2 The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body outline periphery Ray 3 The act of limiting or the state of being limited by conditions or restraints bound confinement limit The circumscriptions of terrestrial nature Johnson I would not my unhoused free condition Put into circumscription and confine Shak CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE Circumscriptive a Defn Circumscribing or tending to circumscribe marcing the limits or form of CIRCUMSCRIPTIVELY Circumscriptively adv Defn In a limited manner CIRCUMSCRIPTLY Circumscriptly adv Defn In a literal limited or narrow manner R Milton CIRCUMSPECT Circumspect a Etym L circumspectus p p of circumspicere to look about ones self to observe circum spicere specere to look See Spy Defn Attentive to all the circustances of a case or the probable consequences of an action cautious prudent wary Syn See Cautious CIRCUMSPECTION Circumspection n Etym L circumspectio Defn Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case caution watchfulness With silent circumspection unespied Milton Syn Caution prudence watchfulness deliberation thoughtfulness wariness forecast CIRCUMSPECTIVE Circumspective a Defn Looking around everi way cautious careful of consequences watchful of danger Circumspective eyes Pope CIRCUMSPECTIVELY Circumspectively adv Defn Circumspectly CIRCUMSPECTLY Circumspectly adv Defn In a circumspect manner cautiously warily CIRCUMSPECTNESS Circumspectness n Defn Vigilance un guarding against evil from every quarter caution Travel forces circumspectness on those abroad who at home are nursed in security Sir H Wotton CIRCUMSTANCE Circumstance n Etym L circumstantia fr circumstans antis p pr of circumstare to stand around circum stare to stand See Stand 1 That which attends or relates to or in some way affects a fact or event an attendant thing or state of things The circumstances are well known in the country where they happened W Irving 2 An event a fact a particular incident The sculptor had in his thoughts the conqoeror weeping for new worlds or the like circumstances in histery Addison 3 Circumlocution detail Obs So without more circumstance at all I hold it fit that shake hands and part Shak 4 pl Defn Condition in regard to worldly estate state of property situation surroundings When men are easy in their circumstances they are naturally enemies to innovations Addison Not a circumstance of no account Colloq Under the circumstances taking all things into consideration Syn Event occurrence incident situation condition position fact detail item See Event CIRCUMSTANCE Circumstance v t Defn To place in a particular situation to suppy relative incidents The poet took the matters of fact as they came down to him and circumstanced them after his own manner Addison CIRCUMSTANCED Circumstanced p a 1 Placed in a particular position or condition situated The proposition is that two bodies so circumstanced will balance each other Whewell 2 Governed by events or circumstances Poetic R I must be circumstanced Shak CIRCUMSTANT Circumstant a Etym L circumstans See Circumstance Defn Standing or placed around surrounding R Circumstant bodies Sir K Digby CIRCUMSTANTIABLE Circumstantiable a Defn Capable of being circumstantiated Obs Jer Taylor CIRCUMSTANTIAL Circumstantial a Etym Cf F circonstanciel 1 Consisting in or pertaining to circumstances or particular incidents The usual character of human testimony is substantial truth under circumstantial variety Paley 2 Incidental relating to but not essential We must therefore distinguish between the essentials in religious worship and what is merely circumstantial Sharp 3 Abounding with circumstances detailing or exhibiting all the circumstances minute particular Tedious and circumstantial recitals Prior Circumstantial evidence Law evidence obtained from circumstances which necessarily or usually attend facts of a particular nature from which arises presumption According to some authorities circumstantial is distinguished from positive evidence in that the latter is the testimony of eyewitnesses to a fact or the admission of a party but the prevalent opinion now is that all such testimony is dependent on circumstances for its support All testimony is more or less circumstantial Wharton Syn See Minute CIRCUMSTANTIAL Circumstantial n Defn Something incidental to the main subject but of less importance opposed to an essential generally in the plural as the circumstantials of religion Addison CIRCUMSTANTIALITY Circumstantiality n Defn The state characteristic or quality of being circumstantial particularity or minuteness of detail I will endeavor to describe with sufficient circumstantiality De Quincey CIRCUMSTANTIALLY Circumstantially adv 1 In respect to circumstances not essentially accidentally Of the fancy and intellect the powers are only circumstantially different Glanvill 2 In every circumstance or particular minutely To set down somewhat circumstantially not only the events but the manner of my trials Boyle CIRCUMSTANTIATE Circumstantiate v t imp p p Circumstantiated p pr vb n Circumstantiating Etym See Circumstantiating 1 To place in particular circumstances to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts R If the act were otherwise circumstantiated it might will that freely which now it wills reluctantly Bramhall 2 To prove or confirm by circumstances to entr into details concerning Neither will time permint to circumstantiate these particulars which I have only touched in the general State Trials 1661 CIRCUMTERRANEOUS Circumterraneous a Etym Pref circum L terra earth Defn Being or dwelling around the earth Circumterraneous demouns H Hallywell CIRCUMUNDULATE Circumundulate v t Etym Pref circum undulate Defn To flow round as waves R CIRCUMVALLATE Circumvallate v t Etym L circumvallatus p p of circumvallare to surround with a wall circum vallare to wall fr vallum rampart Defn To surround with a rampart or wall Johnson CIRCUMVALLATE Circumvallate a 1 Surrounded with a wall inclosed with a rampart 2 Anat Defn Surrounded by a ridle or elevation as the circumvallate papillæ near the base of the tongue CIRCUMVALLATION Circumvallation n Mil a The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart b A line of field works made around a besieged place and the besieging army to protect the camp of the besiegers against the attack of an enemy from without CIRCUMVECTION Circumvection n Etym L circumvectio circum vehere to carry Defn The act of carrying anything around or the state of being so carried CIRCUMVENT Circumvent v t imp p p Circumvented p pr vb n Circumventing Etym L circumventis p p of circumvenire to come around encompass decieve circum venire to come akin to E come Defn To gain advantage over by arts stratagem or deception to decieve to delude to get around I circumvented whom I could not gain Dryden CIRCUMVENTION Circumvention n Etym L circumventio Defn The act of prevailing over another by arts address or fraud deception fraud imposture delusion A school in which he learns sly circumvention Cowper CIRCUMVENTIVE Circumventive a Defn Tending to circumvent deceiving by artifices deluding CIRCUMVENTOR Circumventor n Etym L Defn One who circumvents one who gains his purpose by cunning CIRCUMVEST Circumvest v t Etym L circumvestire circum vestire to clothe Defn To cover round as woth a garment to invest Obs Circumvested with much prejudice Sir H Wotton CIRCUMVOLANT Circumvolant a Etym L circumvolans p pr See Circumvolation Defn Flying around The circumvolant troubles of humanity G Macdonald CIRCUMVOLATION Circumvolation n Etym L circumvolate volatum to fly around circum volare to fly Defn The act of flying round R CIRCUMVOLUTION Circumvolution n Etym See Circumvolve 1 The act of rolling round the state of being rolled 2 A thing rolled round another Arbuthnot 3 A roundabout procedure a circumlocution He had neither time nor temper for sentimental circumvolutions Beaconsfield CIRCUMVOLVE Circumvolve v t imp p p Circumvolved p pr vb n Circumvolving Etym L circumvolvere volutum circum volvere to roll Defn To roll round to cause to revolve to put into a circular motion Herrick CIRCUMVOLVE Circumvolve v i Defn To roll round to revolve CIRCUS Circus n pl Circuses Etym L circus circle ring circus in sense 1 See Circle and cf Cirque 1 Roman Antiq Defn A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood earth or stone rising in tiers one above another and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out It was used for chariot races games and public shows Note The Circus Maximus at Rome could contain more than 100000 spectators Harpers Latin Dict 2 A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship acrobatic displays etc Also the company of performers with their equipage 3 Circuit space inclosure R The narrow circus of my dungeon wall Byron CIRL BUNTING Cirl bunting Etym Cf It cirlo Zoöl Defn A European bunting Emberiza cirlus CIRQUE Cirque n Etym F fr L circus 1 A circle a circus a circular erection or arrangement of objects A dismal cirque Of Druid stones upon a forlorn moor Keats 2 A kind of circular valley in the side of a mountain walled around by precipices of great height CIRRATE Cirrate a Etym L cirratus having ringlets fr cirrus a curl Zoöl Defn Having cirri along the margin of a part or organ CIRRHIFEROUS Cirrhiferous a Defn See Cirriferous CIRRHOSE Cirrhose a Defn Same as Cirrose CIRRHOSIS Cirrhosis n Etym NL fr Gr cirrhose So called from the yellowish appearance which the diseased liver often presents when cut Med Defn A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in size and more dense and fibrous in consistence hence sometimes applied to similar changes in other organs caused by increase in the fibrous framework and decrease in the proper substance of the organ CIRRHOTIC Cirrhotic a Defn Pertaining to caused by or affected with cirrhosis as cirrhotic degeneration a cirrhotic liver CIRRHOUS Cirrhous a Defn See Cirrose CIRRHUS Cirrhus n Defn Same as Cirrus CIRRI Cirri n pl Defn See Cirrus CIRRIFEROUS Cirriferous a Etym Cirrus ferous Defn Bearing cirri as many plants and animals CIRRIFORM Cirriform a Etym Cirrus form Biol Defn Formed like a cirrus or tendril said of appendages of both animals and plants CIRRIGEROUS Cirrigerous a Etym Cirrus gerous Biol Defn Having curled locks of hair supporting cirri or hairlike appendages CIRRIGRADE Cirrigrade a Etym Cirrus L gradi to walk Biol Defn Moving or moved by cirri or hairlike appendages CIRRIPED Cirriped n Zoöl Defn One of the Cirripedia CIRRIPEDIA Cirripedia n pl Etym NL fr L cirrus curl pes pedis foot Zoöl Defn An order of Crustacea including the barnacles When adult they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs looking like a delicate curl whence the name of the group See Anatifa CIRROBRANCHIATA Cirrobranchiata n pl Etym NL fr E cirrus L branchiae gills Zoöl Defn A division of Mollusca having slender cirriform appendages near the mouth the Scaphopoda CIRROCUMULUS Cirrocumulus n Etym Cirrus cumulus Meteor Defn See under Cloud CIRROSE Cirrose a Etym See Cirrus Bot a Bearing a tendril or tendrils as a cirrose leaf b Resembling a tendril or cirrus Spelt also cirrhose CIRROSTOMI Cirrostomi n pl Etym NL fr E cirrus Gr Zoöl Defn The lowest group of vertebrates so called from the cirri around the mouth the Leptocardia See Amphioxus CIRROSTRATUS Cirrostratus n Etym Cirrus stratus Meteor Defn See under Cloud CIRROUS Cirrous a 1 Bot Defn Cirrose 2 Zoöl Defn Tufted said of certain feathers of birds CIRRUS Cirrus n pl Cirri Etym L lock curl ringlet Also written cirrhus 1 Bot Defn A tendril or clasper 2 Zoöl a A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca and of the parapodia of Annelida Those near the head of annelids are Tentacular cirri those of the last segment are caudal cirri b The jointed leglike organs of Cirripedia See Annelida and Polychæta Note In some of the inferior animals the cirri aid in locomotion in others they are used in feeding in the Annelida they are mostly organs of touch Some cirri are branchial in function 3 Zoöl Defn The external male organ of trematodes and some other worms and of certain Mollusca 4 Meteor Defn See under Cloud CIRSOCELE Cirsocele n Etym Gr Med Defn The varicose dilatation of the spermatic vein CIRSOID Cirsoid a Etym Gr oid Med Defn Varicose Cirsoid aneurism a disease of an artery in which it becomes dilated and elongated like a varicose vein CIRSOTOMY Cirsotomy n Etym Gr Surg Defn Any operation for the removal of varices by incision Dunglison CIS Cis Defn A Latin preposition sometimes used as a prefix in English words and signifying on this side CISALPINE Cisalpine a Etym L Cisalpinus cis on this side Alpinus Alpine Defn On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome that is on the south side of the Alps opposed to transalpine CISATLANTIC Cisatlantic a Etym Pref cis Atlantic Defn On this side of the Atlantic Ocean used of the eastern or the western side according to the standpoint of the writer Story CISCO Cisco n Zoöl Defn The Lake herring Coregonus Artedi valuable food fish of the Great Lakes of North America The name is also applied to C Hoyi a related species of Lake Michigan CISELURE Ciselure n Etym F Defn The process of chasing on metals also the work thus chased Weale CISLEITHAN Cisleithan a Etym Pref cis Leitha Defn On the Austrian side of the river Leitha Austrian CISMONTANE Cismontane a Etym Pref cis L mons mountain Defn On this side of the mountains See under Ultramontane CISPADANE Cispadane a Etym Pref cis L Padanus pert to the Padus or Po Defn On the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome that is on the south side CISSOID Cissoid n Etym Gr Geom Defn A curve invented by Diocles for the purpose of solving two celebrated problems of the higher geometry viz to trisect a plane angle and to construct two geometrical means between two given straight lines CIST Cist n Etym L cista box chest Gr Chest 1 Antiq Defn A box or chest Specifically a A bronze receptacle round or oval frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover and with feet handles etc of decorative castings b A cinerary urn See Illustration in Appendix 2 See Cyst CISTED Cisted a Defn Inclosed in a cyst See Cysted CISTERCIAN Cistercian n Etym LL Cistercium F Cîteaux a convent not far from Dijon in France cf F cistercien Eccl Defn A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order established in 1098 at Cîteaux in France by Robert abbot of Molesme For two hundred years the Cistercians followed the rule of St Benedict in all its rigor a Defn Of or pertaining to the Cistercians CISTERN Cistern n Etym OE cisterne OF cisterne F cisterne fr L cisterna fr cista box chest See Cist and cf chest 1 An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water beer or other liquids 2 A natural reservoir a hollow place containing water The wide cisterns of the lakes Blackmore CISTIC Cistic a Defn See Cystic CIT Cit n Etym Contr fr citizen Defn A citizen an inhabitant of a city a pert townsman used contemptuously Insulted as a cit Johnson Which past endurance sting the tender cit Emerson CITABLE Citable a Defn Capable of being cited CITADEL Citadel n Etym F citadelle It citadella dicitt city fr L civitas See City Defn A fortress in or near a fortified city commanding the city and fortifications and intended as a final point of defense Syn Stronghold See Fortress CITAL Cital n Etym From Cite 1 Summons to appear as before a judge R Johnson 2 Citation quotation R Johnson CITATION Citation n Etym F citation LL citatio frL citare to cite See Cite 1 An official summons or notice given to a person to appear the paper containing such summons or notice 2 The act of citing a passage from a book or from another person in his own words also the passage or words quoted quotation This horse load of citations and fathers Milton 3 Enumeration mention as a citation of facts 4 Law Defn A reference to decided cases or books of authority to prove a point in law CITATOR Citator n Defn One who cites R CITATORY Citatory a Etym LL citatirius Defn Having the power or form of a citation as letters citatory CITE Cite v t imp p p Cited p pr vb n Citing Etym F citer fr L citare intens of cire ciere to put in motion to excite akin to Gr 1 To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear as before a court to summon The cited dead Of all past ages to the general doom Shall hasten Milton Cited by finger of God De Quincey 2 To urge to enjoin R Shak 3 To quote to repeat as a passage from a book or the words of another The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose Shak 4 To refer to or specify as for support proof illustration or confirmation The imperfections which you have cited Shak 5 To bespeak to indicate Obs Aged honor cites a virtuous youth Shak 6 Law Defn To notify of a proceeding in court Abbot Syn To quote mention name refer to adduce select call summon See Quote CITER Citer n Defn One who cites CITESS Citess n Etym From Cit Defn A city woman R CITHARA Cithara n Etym L Cf Cittern Guitar Mus Defn An ancient instrument resembling the harp CITHARISTIC Citharistic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining or adapted to the cithara CITHERN Cithern n Defn See Cittern CITICISM Citicism n Etym From cit Defn The manners of a cit or citizen CITIED Citied a 1 Belonging to or resembling a city Smoky citied towns R Drayton 2 Containing or covered with cities R The citied earth Keats CITIFIED Citified a Etym City fy Defn Aping or having the manners of a city CITIGRADAE Citigradæ n pl Etym NL fr L citus swift p p of cire ciere to move gradi to walk See Cite Zoöl Defn A suborder of Arachnoidea including the European tarantula and the wolf spiders Lycosidae and their allies which capture their prey by rapidly running and jumping See Wolf spider CITIGRADE Citigrade a Etym Cf F citigrade Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Citigradæ n Defn One of the Citigradæ CITINER Citiner n Defn One who is born or bred in a city a citizen Obs Champan CITIZEN Citizen n Etym OE citisein OF citeain F citoyen fr cité city See City and cf Cit 1 One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city a freeman of a city as distinguished from a foreigner or one not entitled to its franchises That large body of the working men who were not counted as citizens and had not so much as a vote to serve as an anodyne to their stomachs G Eliot 2 An inhabitant of a city a townsman Shak 3 A person native or naturalized of either sex who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to reciprocal protection from it Note This protection is national protection recognition of the individual in the face of foreign nations as a member of the state and assertion of his security and rights abroad as well as at home Abbot 4 One who is domiciled in a country and who is a citizen though neither native nor naturalized in such a sense that he takes his legal status from such country CITIZEN Citizen a 1 Having the condition or qualities of a citizen or of citizens as a citizen soldiery 2 Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a city characteristic of citizens effeminate luxurious Obs I am not well But not so citizen a wanton as To seem to die ere sick Shak CITIZENESS Citizeness n Defn A female citizen R CITIZENSHIP Citizenship n Defn The state of being a citizen the status of a citizen CITOLE Citole n Etym OF citole fr L cithara See Cittern Mus Defn A musical instrument a kind of dulcimer Obs CITRACONIC Citraconic a Etym Citric aconitic Defn Pertaining to derived from or having certain characteristics of citric and aconitic acids Citraconic acid Chem a white crystalline deliquescent substance C3H4CO2H2 obtained by distillation of citric acid It is a compound of the ethylene series CITRANGE Citrange n Citrus orange Defn A citrous fruit produced by a cross between the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange Citrus trifoliata It is more acid and has a more pronounced aroma than the orange the tree is hardier There are several varieties CITRATE Citrate n Etym From Citric Chem Defn A salt of citric acid CITRIC Citric a Etym Cf F citrique See Citron Chem Defn Of pertaining to or derived from the citron or lemon as citric acid Citric acid Chem an organic acid C3H4OHCO2H3 extracted from lemons currants gooseberies etc as a white crystalline substance having a pleasant sour taste CITRINATION Citrination n Etym See Citrine Defn The process by which anything becomes of the color of a lemon esp in alchemy the state of perfection in the philosophers stone indicated by its assuming a deep yellow color Thynne CITRINE Citrine a Etym F citrin See Citron Defn Like a citron or lemon of a lemon color greenish yellow Citrine ointment Med a yellowish mercurial ointment the unquentum hydrargyri nitratis CITRINE Citrine n Defn A yellow pellucid variety of quartz CITRON Citron n Etym F citron LL citro fr L citrus citron tree cf citreum sc malum a citron from Gr 1 Bot Defn A fruit resembling a lemon but larger and pleasantly aromatic The thick rind when candied is the citron of commerce 2 A citron tree 3 A citron melon Citron melon a A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish flesh b A small variety of watermelon whose solid white flesh is used in making sweetmeats and preserves Citron tree Bot the tree which bears citrons It was probably a native of northern India and is now understood to be the typical form of Citrus Medica CITRUS Citrus n Etym L a citron tree Bot Defn A genus of trees including the orange lemon citron etc originally natives of southern Asia CITTERN Cittern n Etym Lcithara Gr Cithara Gittern Mus Defn An instrument shaped like a lute but strung with wire and played with a quill or plectrum Written also cithern Shak Note Not to be confounded with zither CITTERNHEAD Citternhead n Defn Blockhead dunce so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head Marsion CITY City n pl Cities Etym OE cite F citcivitas citizenship state city fr civis citizen akin to Goth heiwa in heiwafrauja man of the house AS heirath marriage prop providing a house E hind a peasant 1 A large town 2 A corporate town in the United States a town or collective body of inhabitants incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a board of aldermen and a common council in Great Britain a town corporate which is or has been the seat of a bishop or the capital of his see A city is a town incorporated which is or has been the see of a bishop and though the bishopric has been dissolved as at Westminster it yet remaineth a city Blackstone When Gorges constituted York a city he of course meant it to be the seat of a bishop for the word city has no other meaning in English law Palfrey 3 The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a city What is the city but the people Shak Syn See Village CITY City a Defn Of or pertaining to a city Shak City council See under Council City court The municipal court of a city U S City ward a watchman or the collective watchmen of a city Obs Fairfax CIVE Cive n Bot Defn Same as Chive CIVET Civet n Etym F civette cf It zibetto civet civet cat fr LGr zub zab civet 1 A substance of the consistence of butter or honey taken from glands in the anal pouch of the civet Viverra civetta It is of clear yellowish or brownish color of a strong musky odor offensive when undiluted but agreeble when a small portion is mixed with another substance It is used as a perfume 2 Zoöl Defn The animal that produces civet Viverra civetta called also civet cat It is carnivorous from two to three feet long and of a brownish gray color with transverse black bands and spots on the body and tail It is a native of northern Africa and of Asia The name is also applied to other species CIVET Civet v t Defn To scent or perfume with civet Cowper CIVIC Civic a Etym Lcivicus fr civis citizen See City Defn Relating to or derived from a city or citizen relating to man as a member of society or to civil affairs Civic crown Rom Antiq a crown or garland of oak leaves and acorns bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life of a citizen in battle CIVICISM Civicism n Defn The principle of civil government CIVICS Civics n Defn The science of civil government CIVIL Civil a Etym L civilis fr civis citizen cf F civil See City 1 Pertaining to a city or state or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state within the city or state 2 Subject to government reduced to order civilized not barbarous said of the community England was very rude and barbarous for it is but even the other day since England grew civil Spenser 3 Performing the duties of a citizen obedient to government said of an individual Civil men come nearer the saints of God than others they come within a step or two of heaven Preston 4 Having the manners of one dwelling in a city as opposed to those of savages or rustics polite courteous complaisant affable Note A civil man now is one observant of slight external courtesies in the mutual intercourse between man and man a civil man once was one who fulfilled all the duties and obligations flowing from his position as a civis and his relations to the other members of that civitas Trench 5 Pertaining to civic life and affairs in distinction from military ecclesiastical or official state 6 Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings Civil action an action to enforce the rights or redress the wrongs of an individual not involving a criminal proceeding Civil architecture the architecture which is employed in constructing buildings for the purposes of civil life in distinction from military and naval architecture as private houses palaces churches etc Civil death Law See under Death Civil engineering See under Engineering Civil law See under Law Civil list See under List Civil remedy Law that given to a person injured by action as opposed to a criminal prosecution Civil service all service rendered to and paid for by the state or nation other than that pertaining to naval or military affairs Civil service reform the substitution of business principles and methods for the spoils system in the conduct of the civil service esp in the matter of appointments to office Civil state the whole body of the laity or citizens not included under the military maritime and ecclesiastical states Civil suit Same as Civil action CCivil war See under War Civil year See under Year CIVILIAN Civilian n Etym From Civil 1 One skilled in the civil law Ancient civilians and writers upon government Swift 2 A student of the civil law at a university or college R Graves 3 One whose pursuits are those of civil life not military or clerical CIVILIST Civilist n Defn A civilian R Warbur CIVILITY Civility n pl Civilities Etym L civilitas cf F civilité See Civil 1 The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed a state of civilization Obs Monarchies have risen from barbarrism to civility and fallen again to ruin Sir J Davies The gradual depature of all deeper signification from the word civility has obliged the creation of another word civilization Trench 2 A civil office or a civil process Obs To serve in a civility Latimer 3 Courtesy politeness kind attention good breeding a polite act or expression The insolent civility of a proud man is if possible more shocking than his rudeness could be Chesterfield The sweet civilities of life Dryden Syn Urbanity affability complaisance CIVILIZABLE Civilizable a Defn Capable of being civilized CIVILIZATION Civilization n Etym Cf F civilisation 1 The act of civilizing or the state of being civilized national culture refinement Our manners our civilization and all the good things connected with manners and with civilization have in this European world of ours depended for ages upon two principles the spirit of a gentleman and spirit of religion Burke 2 Law Defn Rendering a criminal process civil Obs CIVILIZE Civilize v t imp p p Civilized p pr vb n Civilizing Etym Cf F civilizer frL civilis civil See Civil 1 To reclaim from a savage state to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization to educate to refine Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose Her land to civilize as to subdue Dryden 2 To admit as suitable to a civilized state Obs or R Civilizing adultery Milton Syn To polish refine humanize CIVILIZED Civilized a Defn Reclaimed from savage life and manners instructed in arts learning and civil manners refined cultivated Sale of conscience and duty in open market is not reconcilable with the present state of civilized society J Quincy CIVILIZER Civilizer n Defn One who or that which civilizes or tends to civilize CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Civil Service Commission Defn In the United States a commission appointed by the President consisting of three members not more than two of whom may be adherents of the same party which has the control through examinations of appointments and promotions in the classified civil service It was created by act of Jan 16 1883 22 Stat 403 CIVIL SERVICE REFORM Civil Service Reform Defn The substitution of business principles and methods for political methods in the conduct of the civil service esp the merit system instead of the spoils system in making appointments to office CIVILY Civily adv Defn In a civil manner as regards civil rights and privileges politely courteously in a well bred manner CIVISM Civism n Etym CfF civisme frL civis citizen Defn State of citizenship R Dyer CIZAR Cizar v i Etym From Cizars Defn To clip with scissors Obs Beau Fl CIZARS Cizars n pl Defn Scissors Obs Swift CIZE Cize n Defn Bulk largeness Obs See Size CLABBER Clabber n Etym See Bonnyclabber Defn Milk curdled so as to become thick CLABBER Clabber v i Defn To become clabber to lopper CLACHAN Clachan n Etym Scot frGael Defn A small village containing a church Scot Sir W Scott Sitting at the clachon alehouse R L Stevenson CLACK Clack v i imp p p Clackedp pr vb n Clacking Etym Prob of imitative origin cf Fclaquer to clap crack D klakken MHG klac crack Ir clagaim I make a noise ring Cf Clack n Clatter Click 1 To make a sudden sharp noise or a succesion of such noises as by striking an object or by collision of parts to rattle to click We heard MrHodsons whip clacking on the ahoulders of the poor little wretches Thackeray 2 To utter words rapidly and continually or with abruptness to let the tongue run CLACK Clack v t 1 To cause to make a sudden sharp noise or succession of noises to click 2 To utter rapidly and inconsiderately Feltham To clack wool to cut off the sheeps mark in order to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty Eng CLACK Clack n Etym Cf F claque a slap or smack MHG klac crack W clec crack gossip See Clack v t 1 A sharp abrupt noise or succession of noises made by striking an object 2 Anything that causes a clacking noise as the clapper of a mill or a clack valve 3 Continual or importunate talk prattle prating Whose chief intent is to vaunt his spiritual clack South Clack box Mach the box or chamber in which a clack valve works Clack dish a dish with a movable lid formerly carried by beggars who clacked the lid to attract notice Shak Clack door Mining removable cover of the opening through which access is had to a pump valve Clack valve Mach a valve esp one hinged at one edge which when raised from its seat falls with a clacking sound CLACKER Clacker n 1 One who clacks that which clacks especially the clapper of a mill 2 A claqueur See Claqueur CLAD Clad vt Defn To clothe Obs Holland CLAD Clad Defn imp p p of Clothe CLADOCERA Cladocera n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of the Entomostraca Note They have a bivalve shell covering the body but not the head and from four to six pairs of legs and two pairs of antenæ for use in swimming They mostly inhabit fresh water CLADOPHYLL Cladophyll n Etym Gr Bot Defn A special branch resembling a leaf as in the apparent foliage of the broom Ruscus and of the common cultivated smilax Myrsiphillum CLAGGY Claggy a Etym Cf Clog Defn Adhesive said of a roof in a mine to which coal clings CLAIK Claik n Defn See Clake CLAIM Claim klam v imp p p Claimed klamd p pr vb n Claiming Etym OE clamen claimen OF clamer fr L clamare to cry out call akin to calare to proclaim Gr kal to sound G holen to fetch E hale haul 1 To ask for or seek to obtain by virtue of authority right or supposed right to challenge as a right to demand as due 2 To proclaim Obs Spenser 3 To call or name Obs Spenser 4 To assert to maintain Colloq CLAIM Claim v i Defn To be entitled to anything to deduce a right or title to have a claim We must know how the first ruler from whom any one claims came by his authority Locke CLAIM Claim n Etym Of claim cry complaint from clamer See Claim vt 1 A demand of a right or supposed right a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due an assertion of a right or fact 2 A right to claim or demand something a title to any debt privilege or other thing in possession of another also a title to anything which another should give or concede to or confer on the claimant A bar to all claims upon land Hallam 3 The thing claimed or demanded that as land to which any one intends to establish a right as a settlers claim a miners claim US Australia 4 A laoud call Obs Spenser To lay claim to to demand as a right Doth he lay claim to thine inheritance Shak CLAIMABLE Claimable a Defn Capable of being claimed CLAIMANT Claimant n Etym Cf OF clamant p pr of clamer CfClamant Defn One who claims one who asserts a right or title a claimer CLAIMER Claimer n Defn One who claims a claimant CLAIMLESS Claimless a Defn Having no claim CLAIRAUDIENCE Clairaudience n F clair clear F E audience a hearing See Clear Defn Act of hearing or the ability to hear sounds not normally audible usually claimed as a special faculty of spiritualistic mediums or the like CLAIRAUDIENT Clairaudient a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by clairaudience CLAIRAUDIENT Clairaudient n Defn One alleged to have the power of clairaudience CLAIRE Claire n F Defn A small inclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters CLAIROBSCUR Clairobscur n Etym F See Clareobscure Defn See Chiaroscuro CLAIRVOYANCE Clairvoyance n Etym F Defn A power attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state of discering objects not perceptible by the senses in their normal condition CLAIRVOYANT Clairvoyant a Etym F fr clair clear voyant p pr of voir to see See Clear and Vision Defn Pertaining to clairvoyance discerning objects while in a mesmeric state which are not present to the senses CLAIRVOYANT Clairvoyant n Defn One who is able when in a mesmeric state to discern objects not present to the senses CLAKE CLAIK Clake Claik n Zoöl Defn The bernicle goose called also clack goose CLAM Clam n Etym Cf Clamp Clam v t Clammy 1 Zoöl Defn A bivalve mollusk of many kinds especially those that are edible as the long clam Mya arenaria the quahog or round clam Venus mercenaria the sea clam or hen clam Spisula solidissima and other species of the United States The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas a huge East Indian bivalve You shall scarce find any bay or shallow shore or cove of sand where you may not take many clampes or lobsters or both at your pleasure Capt John Smith 1616 Clams or clamps is a shellfish not much unlike a coclke it lieth under the sand Wood 1634 2 Ship Carp Defn Strong pinchers or forceps 3 pl Mech Defn A kind of vise usually of wood Blood clam See under Blood CLAM Clam clam v t imp p p Clammed p pr vb n Clamming Etym Cf AS clæman to clam smear akin to Icel kleima to smear OHG kleimjan chleimen to defile or E clammy Defn To clog as with glutinous or viscous matter A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot and there they cloyed and clammed Themselves till there was no getting out again LEstrange CLAM Clam v i Defn To be moist or glutinous to stick to adhere R Dryden CLAM Clam n Defn Claminess moisture R The clam of death Carlyle CLAM Clam n Etym Abbrev fr clamor Defn A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once Nares CLAM Clam v t i Defn To produce in bell ringing a clam or clangor to cause to clang Nares CLAMANT Clamant a Etym L clamans p pr of clamare to call Cf Claimant Defn Crying earnestly beseeching clamorousky Clamant children Thomson CLAMATION Clamation n Etym LL clamatio fr L clamare to call Defn The act of crying out Sir T Browne CLAMATORES Clamatores n pl Etym L clamator pl clamatores a bawler Zoöl Defn A division of passerine birds in which the vocal muscles are but little developed so that they lack the power of singing CLAMATORIAL Clamatorial a Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the Clamatores CLAMBAKE Clambake n Defn The backing or steaming of clams on heated stones between layers of seaweed hence a picnic party gathered on such an occasion CLAMBER Clamber v i imp p p Clambered p pr vb n Clambering Etym OE clambren clameren to heap together climb akin to Icel klambra to clamp G klammern Cf Clamp Climb Defn To climb with difficulty or with hands and feet also used figuratively The narrow street that clambered toward the mill Tennyson CLAMBER Clamber n Defn The act of clambering T Moore CLAMBER Clamber v t Defn To ascend by climbing with difficulty Clambering the walls to eye him Shak CLAMJAMPHRIE Clamjamphrie n Defn Low worthless people the rabble Scot Jamieson CLAMMILY Clammily adv Defn In a clammy manner Oozing so clammily Hood CLAMMINESS Clamminess n Defn State of being clammy or viscous CLAMMY Clammy a Compar Clammier superl Clammiest Etym Cf AS clam clay See Clam to clog and cf Clay Defn Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive soft and sticky glutinous damp and adhesive as if covered with a cold perspiration CLAMOR Clamor n Etym OF clamour clamur F clameur fr L clamor fr clamare to cry out See Claim 1 A great outcry or vociferation loud and continued shouting or exclamation Shak 2 Any loud and continued noise Addison 3 A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent a popular outcry Macaulay Syn Outcry exclamation noise uproar CLAMOR Clamor v t imp p p Clamored p pr vb n Clamoring 1 To salute loudly R The people with a shout Rifted the air clamoring their god with praise Milton 2 To stun with noise R Bacon 3 To utter loudly or repeatedly to shout Clamored their piteous prayer incessantly Longfellow To clamor bells to repeat the strokes quickly so as to produce a loud clang Bp Warbur CLAMOR Clamor v i Defn To utter loud sounds or outcries to vociferate to complain to make importunate demands The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night Shak CLAMORER Clamorer n Defn One who clamors CLAMOROUS Clamorous a Etym LL clamorosus for L Clamosus cf OF clamoreux Defn Speaking and repeating loud words full of clamor calling or demanding loudly or urgently vociferous noisy bawling loud turbulent My young ones were clamorous for a mornings excursion Southey Clamorously adv Clamorousness n CLAMP Clamp n Etym Cf LG D klamp Dan klampe also D klampen to fasten clasp Cf Clam Cramp 1 Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together a piece of wood or metal used to hold two or more pieces together 2 a An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together b Joinery A piece of wood placed across another or inserted into another to bind or strengthen 3 One of a pair of movable pieces of lead or other soft material to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without bruising 4 Shipbuilding Defn A thick plank on the inner part of a ships side used to sustuan the ends of beams 5 A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned or of ore for roasting or of coal coking 6 A mollusk See Clam Obs Clamp nails nails used to fasten on clamps in ships CLAMP Clamp v t imp p p Clamped p pr vb n Clamping 1 To fasten with a clamp or clamps to apply a clamp to to place in a clamp 2 To cover as vegetables with earth Eng CLAMP Clamp n Etym Prob an imitative word CfClank Defn A heavy footstep a tramp CLAMP Clamp v i Defn To tread heavily or clumsily to clump The policeman with clamping feet Thackeray CLAMPER Clamper n Defn An instrument of iron with sharp prongs attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice a creeper Kane CLAN Clan n Etym Gael clann offspring descendants akin to Ir clann cland offspring tribe family perh from L plania scion slip cutting Cf Plant n 1 A tribe or collection of families united under a chieftain regarded as having the same common ancestor and bearing the same surname as the clan of Macdonald I have marshaled my clan Campbell 2 A clique a sect society or body of persons esp a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit sometimes used contemptuously Partidge and the rest of his clan may hoot me Smolett The whole clan of the enlightened among us Burke CLANCULAR Clancular a Etym L clancularius from clanculum secretly adv dim of clam secretly Defn Conducted with secrecy clandestine concealed Obs Not close and clancular but frank and open Barrow CLANCULARLY Clancularly adv Defn privately secretly Obs CLANDESTINE Clandestine a Etym L clandestinus fr clam secretly akin to celare E conceal cf F clandestin Defn Conducted with secrecy withdrawn from public notice usually for an evil purpose kept secret hidden private underhand as a clandestine marriage Locke Syn Hidden secret private concealed underhand sly stealthy surreptitious furtive fraudulent Clandestinely adv Clandestineness n CLANDESTINITY Clandestinity n Defn Privacy or secrecy R CLANG Clang v t imp p p Clanged p pr vb n Clanging Etym L clangere akin to Gr clank Defn To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound The fierce Caretes clanged their sounding arms Prior CLANG Clang v i Defn To give out a clang to resound Clanging hoofs Tennyson CLANG Clang n 1 A loud ringing sound like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together The broadswords deadly clang As if a thousand anvils rang Sir W Scott 2 Mus Defn Qualyty of tone CLANGOR Clangor n Etym L fr clangere See Clang v t Defn A sharp harsh ringing sound Dryden CLANGOROUS Clangorous a Etym LL clangorosus Defn Making a clangor having a ringing metallic sound CLANGOUS Clangous a Defn Making a clang or a ringing metallic sound Obs CLANJAMFRIE Clanjamfrie n Defn Same as Clamjamphrie Scot Sir W Scott CLANK Clank n Etym Akin to clink and of imitative origin cf G klang sound D klank Cf Clang Defn A sharp brief ringing sound made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang and a deeper and stronger sound than clink But not in chains to pine His spirit withered with tyeur clank Byron CLANK Clank v t imp p p Clanked p pr vb n Clanking Defn To cause to sound with a clank as the prisoners clank their chains CLANK Clank v i Defn To sound with a clank CLANKLESS Clankless a Defn Without a clank Byreon CLANNAGAEL ClannaGael n Ir clan of the Gaels Defn A secret society of Irish Fenians founded in Philadelphia in 1881 CLANNISH Clannish a Defn Of or pertaining to a clan closely united like a clan disposed to associate only with ones clan or clique actuated by the traditions prejudices habits etc of a clan Clannishly adv Clannishness n CLANSHIP Clanship n Defn A state of being united togheter as in a clan an association under a chieftain CLANSMAN Clansman n pl Clansmen Defn One belonging to the same clan with another CLAP Clap v t imp p p Clapped p pr vb n Clapping Etym AS clappan akin to Icel Sw klappa D klappen to clap prate G klaffen vi to split open yelp klopfen vt i to knock 1 To strike to slap to strike or strike together with a quick motion so as to make a sharp noise as to clap ones hands a clapping of wings Then like a bird it sits and sings And whets and claps its silver wings Marvell 2 To thrust drive put or close in a hasty or abrupt manner often followed by to into on or upon He had just time to get in and clap to the door Locke Clap an extinguaisher upon your irony Lamb 3 To manifest approbation of by striking the hands together to applaud as to clap a performance To clap hands a To pledge faith by joining hands Obs Shak b To express contempt or derision Obs Lam ii 15 To clap hold of to seize roughly or quickly To clap up a To imprison hastily or without due formality b To make or contrive hastily Obs Was ever match clapped up so suddenly Shak CLAP Clap v i 1 To knock as at a door Obs Chaucer 2 To strike the hands together in applause Their ladies bid them clap Shak 3 To come together suddenly with noise The doors around me clapped Dryden 4 To enter with alacrity and briskness with to or into Obs Shall we clap into it roundly without saying we are hoarse Shak 5 To talk noisily to chatter loudly Obs Chaucer CLAP Clap n 1 A loud noise made by sudden collision a bang Give the door such a clap as you go out as will shake the whole room Swift 2 A burst of sound a sudden explosion Horrible claps of thunder Hakewill 3 A single sudden act or motion a stroke a blow What fifty of my followers at a clap Shak 4 A striking of hands to express approbation Unextrected claps or hisses Addison 5 Noisy talk chatter Obs Chaucer 6 Falconry Defn The nether part of the beak of a hawk Clap dish See Clack dish under Clack n Clap net a net for taking birds made to close or clap together CLAP Clap n Etym Cf OF clapoir Defn Gonorrhea CLAPBOARD Clapboard n 1 A narrow board thicker at one edge than at the other used for weatherboarding the outside of houses U S 2 A stave for a cask Eng Halliwell CLAPBOARD Clapboard v t Defn To cover with clapboards as to clapboard the sides of a house U S Bartlett CLAPBREAD CLAPCAKE Clapbread Clapcake n Defn Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten till it is thin Obs Halliwell CLAPE Clape n Zoöl Defn A bird the flicker CLAPPER Clapper n 1 A person who claps 2 That which strikes or claps as the tongue of a bell or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper etc See Illust of Bell Clapper rail Zoöl an Americam species of rail Rallus scepitans CLAPPER Clapper n Etym F clapier Defn A rabbit burrow Obs CLAPPERCLAW Clapperclaw v t Etym Clap claw 1 To fight and scratch C Smart 2 To abuse with the tongue to revile to scold CLAPS Claps v t Defn Variant of Clasp Obs Chaucer CLAPTRAP Claptrap n 1 A contrivance for clapping in theaters Obs 2 A trick or device to gain applause humbug CLAPTRAP Claptrap a Defn Contrived for the purpose of making a show or gaining applause deceptive unreal CLAQUE Claque n Etym F Defn A collection of persons employed to applaud at a theatrical exhibition CLAQUEUR Claqueur n Etym F Defn One of the claque employed to applaud at a theater CLARE Clare n Defn A nun of the order of StClare CLARENCE Clarence n Defn A close fourwheeled carriage with one seat inside and a seat for the driver CLARENCEUX CLARENCIEUX Clarenceux Clarencieux n Her Defn See Kingatarms CLARENDON Clarendon n Defn A style of type having a narrow and heave face It is made in all sizes Note This line is in nonpareil Clarendon CLAREOBSCURE Clareobscure n Etym L clarus clear obscurus obscure cf F clairobscur Cf Chiaroscuro Painting Defn See Chiaroscuro CLARET Claret n Etym OE claret clare clarry OF claret clar fr cler F clair clear fr L clarus clear See Clear Defn The name firat given in England to the red wines of M CLARIBELLA Claribella n Etym NL from L clarus clear bellus fine Mus Defn A soft sweet stop or set of open wood pipes in an organ CLARICHORD Clarichord n Etym F clatocorde frL clarus clear chorda string See Chord Defn A musical instrument formerly in use in form of a spinet called also manichord and clavichord CLARIFICATION Clarification n Etym Cf F clarification L clarificatio glorification 1 The act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities as the clarification of wine 2 The act of freeing from obscurities The clarification of mens ideas Whewell CLARIFIER Clarifier n 1 That which clarifies 2 A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted as the clarifier in sugar works Ure CLARIFY Clarify v t imp p p Clarified p pr vb n Clarifying Etym F clarifier from L clarificare clarus clear facere to make See Clear and Fact 1 To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter to defecate to fine said of liquids as wine or sirup Boiled and clarified Ure 2 To make clear to free from obscurities to brighten or illuminate To clarify his reason and to rectify his will South 3 To glorify Obs Fadir clarifie thi name Wyclif John ii 28 CLARIFY Clarify v i 1 To grow or become clear or transparent to become free from feculent impurities as wine or other liquid under clarification 2 To grow clear or bright to clear up Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the discoursing with another Bacon CLARIGATE Clarigate v i Etym L clarigare Defn To declare war with certain ceremonies Obs Holland CLARINET Clarinet n Etym F clarinette dim of clarine from L clarus See Clear and cf Clarion Mus Defn A wind instrument blown by a single reed of richer and fuller tone than the oboe which has a double reed It is the leading instrument in a military band Note Often improperly called clarionet CLARINO Clarino n Etym It a trumpet Mus Defn A reed stop in an organ CLARION Clarion n Etym OE clarioun OF clarion F clairon LL clario claro so called from its clear tone fr L clarus clear See Clear Defn A kind of trumpet whose note is clear and shrill He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of battle E Everett CLARIONET Clarionet n Etym See Clarion Clarinet Mus Defn See Clarinet CLARISONUS Clarisonus a Etym L clarisonus clarus sonus Defn Having a clear sound Obs Ash CLARITUDE Claritude n Etym L claritudo fr clarus clear Defn Clearness splendor Obs Beau Fl CLARITY Clarity n Etym L claritas fr clarus clear cf F clarté Defn Clearness brightness splendor Floods in whose more than crystal clarity Innumerable virgin graces row Beaumont CLAROOBSCURO Claroobscuro n Defn See Chiaroscuro CLARRE Clarré n Etym See Claret Defn Wine with a mixture of honey and species Obs Chaucer CLART Clart v t Etym Cf Armor kalar mud mire kalara to dirt Sw lort mud Defn To daub smear or spread as with mud etc Prov Eng Halliwell CLARTY Clarty a Defn Sticky and foul muddy filthy dirty Prov Eng Halliwell CLARY Clary v i Etym Cf Clarion Defn To make a loud or shrill noise Obs Golding CLARY Clary n Etym Cf LL sclarea scarlea D G scharlei F sclarée Bot Defn A plant Salvia sclarea of the Sage family used in flavoring soups Clary water a composition of clary flowers with brandy etc formerly used as a cardiac CLASH Clash v i imp p p Clashed p pr vb n Clashing Etym Of imitative origin cf G klatschen Prov G kleschen D kletsen Dan klaske E clack 1 To make a noise by striking against something to dash noisily together 2 To meet in opposition to act in a contrary direction to come onto collision to interfere However some of his interests might clash with those of the chief adjacent colony Palfrey CLASH Clash v t Defn To strike noisily against or together CLASH Clash n 1 A loud noise resulting from collision a noisy collision of bodies a collision The roll of cannon and clash of arms Tennyson 2 Opposition contradiction as between differing or contending interests views purposes etc Clashes between popes and kings Denham CLASH GEAR Clash gear Mach Defn A changespeed gear in which the gears are changed by sliding endwise CLASHINGLY Clashingly adv Defn With clashing CLASP Clasp v t imp p p Clasped p pr vb n Clasping Etym OE claspen clapsen prob akin to E clap 1 To shut or fasten together with or as with a clasp to shut or fasten a clasp or that which fastens with a clasp 2 To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms to grasp to embrace 3 To surround and cling to to entwine about Clasping ivy Milton CLASP Clasp n 1 An adjustable catch bent plate or hook for holding together two objects or the parts of anything as the ends of a belt the covers of a book etc 2 A close embrace a throwing of the arms around a grasping as with the hand Clasp knife a large knife the blade of which folds or shuts into the handle Clasp lock a lock which closes or secures itself by means of a spring CLASPER Clasper n 1 One who or that which clasps as a tendril The claspers of vines Derham 2 Zoöl a One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea b One of a pair of male copulatory organs developed on the anterior side of the ventral fins of sharks and other elasmobranchs See Illust of Chimæra CLASPERED Claspered a Defn Furnished with tendrils CLASS Class n Etym F classe fr L classis class collection fleet akin to Gr claim haul 1 A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics as the different classes of society the educated class the lower classes 2 A number of students in a school or college of the same standing or pursuing the same studies 3 A comprehensive division of animate or inanimate objects grouped together on account of their common characteristics in any classification in natural science and subdivided into orders families tribes gemera etc 4 A set a kind or description species or variety She had lost one class energies Macaulay 5 Methodist Church Defn One of the sections into which a church or congregation is divided and which is under the supervision of a class leader Class of a curve Math the kind of a curve as expressed by the number of tangents that can be drawn from any point to the curve A circle is of the second class Class meeting Methodist Church a meeting of a class under the charge of a class leader for counsel and relegious instruction CLASS Class v t imp p p Classed p pr vb n Classing Etym Cf F classer See Class n 1 To arrange in classes to classify or refer to some class as to class words or passages Note In scientific arrangement to classify is used instead of to class Dana 2 To divide into classes as students to form into or place in a class or classes CLASS Class v i Defn To grouped or classed The genus or famiky under which it classes Tatham CLASS DAY Class day Defn In American colleges and universities a day of the commencement season on which the senior class celebrates the completion of its course by exercises conducted by the members such as the reading of the class histories and poem the delivery of the class oration the planting of the class ivy etc CLASSIBLE Classible a Defn Capable of being classed CLASSIC CLASSICAL Classic Classical a Etym L classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people and especially to the frist class hence of the first rank superior from classis class cf F classique See Class n 1 Of or relating to the first class or rank especially in literature or art Give as thy last memorial to the age One classic drama and reform the stage Byron Mr Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject Roman weights and coins Arbuthnot 2 Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans esp to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank or of the period when their best literature was produced of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans or rendered famous by their deeds Though throned midst Latiums classic plains Mrs Hemans The epithet classical as applied to ancient authors is determined less by the purity of their style than by the period at which they wrote Brande C He Atterbury directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college Macaulay 3 Conforming to the best authority in literature and art chaste pure refined as a classical style Classical provincial and national synods Macaulay Classicals orders Arch See under Order CLASSIC Classic n 1 A work of acknowledged excellence and authrity or its author originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language In is once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic Macaulay 2 One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome or a student of classical literature CLASSICALISM Classicalism n 1 A classical idiom style or expression a classicism 2 Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art CLASSICALIST Classicalist n Defn One who adheres to what he thinks the classical canons of art Ruskin CLASSICALITY CLASSICALNESS Classicality Classicalness n Defn The quality of being classical CLASSICALLY Classically adv 1 In a classical manner according to the manner of classical authors 2 In the manner of classes according to a regular order of classes or sets CLASSICISM Classicism n Defn A classic idiom or expression a classicalism C Kingsley CLASSICIST Classicist n Defn One learned in the classics an advocate for the classics CLASSIFIABLE Classifiable a Defn Capable of being classified CLASSIFIC Classific a Defn Characterizing a class or classes relating to classification CLASSIFICATION Classification n Etym Cf F classification Defn The act of forming into a class or classes a distibution into groups as classes orders families etc according to some common relations or affinities Artificial classification Science See under Artifitial CLASSIFICATORY Classificatory a Defn Pertaining to classification admitting of classification A classificatory system Earle CLASSIFIER Classifier n Defn One who classifies CLASSIFY Classify v t imp pp Classified p pr vb n Classifying Etym L classis class Defn To distribute into classes to arrange according to a system to arrnge in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters Syn To arrange distibute rank CLASSIS Classis n pl Classes Etym L See Class n 1 A class or order sort kind Obs His opinion of that classis of men Clarendon 2 Eccl Defn An ecclesiastical body or judicat CLASSMAN Classman n pl Classmen 1 A member of a class a classmate 2 A candidate for graduation in arts who is placed in an honor class as opposed to a passman who is not classified Oxford Eng CLASSMATE Classmate n Defn One who is in the same class with another as at school or college CLASTIC Clastic a Etym Gr 1 Pertaining to what may be taken apart as clastic anatomy of models 2 Min Defn Fragmental made up of brokas sandstone is a clastic rock CLATCH Clatch n Cf Scot clatch a slap the noise caused by the collision of soft bodies prob of imitative origin Scot Dial Eng 1 A soft or sloppy lump or mass as to throw a clatch of mud 2 Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod way hence a sluttish or slipshod woman CLATCH Clatch v t i Defn To daub or smear as with lime to make or finish in a slipshod way Scot CLATHRATE Clathrate a Etym L clathri latti 1 Bot Defn Shaped like a lattice cancellate Gray 2 Zoöl Defn Having the surface marked with raised lines resembling a lattice as many shells CLATTER Clatter v i imp p p Clattered p pr vb n Clattering Etym AS cla a rattle akin to D klateren to rattle Cf Clack 1 To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together to make a succession of abrupt rattling sounds Clattering loud with clamk Longfellow 2 To talk fast and noisily to rattle with the tongue I see thou dost but clatter Spenser CLATTER Clatter v t Defn To make a rattling noise with You clatter still your brazen kettle Swift CLATTER Clatter n 1 A rattling noise esp that made by the collision of hard bodies also any loud abrupt sound a repetition of abrupt sounds The goose let fall a golden egg With cackle and with clatter Tennyson 2 Commotion disturbance Those mighty feats which made such a clatter in story Barrow 3 Rapid noisy talk babble chatter Hold still thy clatter Towneley Myst 15 th Cent Throw by your clatter And handle the matter B Jonson CLATTERER Clatterer n Defn One who clatters CLATTERINGLY Clatteringly adv Defn With clattering CLAUDE LORRAINE GLASS Claude Lorraine glass Etym Its name is supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain often written Lorraine Defn A slightly convex mirror commonly of black glass used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape CLAUDENT Claudent a Etym L claudens p pr of claudere to shut Defn Shutting confining drawing together as a claudent muscle R Jonson CLAUDICANT Claudicant a Etym L claudicans p pr of claudicare to limp fr claudus lame Defn Limping R CLAUDICATION Claudication n Etym L claudicatio Defn A halting or limping R Tatler CLAUSE Clause n Etym F clause LL clausa equiv to L clausula clause prop close of claudere to shut to end See Close 1 A separate portion of a written paper paragraph or sentence an article stipulation or proviso in a legal document The usual attestation clause to a will Bouvier 2 Gram Defn A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate CLAUSE Clause n Obs Defn See Letters clause or close under Letter CLAUSTRAL Claustral a Etym F fr LL claustralis fr L claustrum See Cloister Defn Cloistral Ayliffe CLAUSTRUM Claustrum n pl Claustra Etym L a bolt or bar Anat Defn A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemiphere of the brain of man Claustral a CLAUSULAR Clausular a Etym From L clausula See Clause n Defn Consisting of or having clauses Smart CLAUSURE Clausure n Etym L clausura See Closure Defn The act of shutting up or confining confinement R Geddes CLAVATE CLAVATED Clavate Clavated a Etym L clava club Bot Zoöl Defn Clubshaped having the form of a club growing gradually thicker toward the top Note See Illust of Antennae CLAVE Clave Defn imp of Cleave Obs CLAVECIN Clavecin n Etym F Defn The harpsichord CLAVEL Clavel n Defn See Clevis CLAVELLATE Clavellate a Defn See Clavate CLAVELLATED Clavellated a Etym Cf LL cineres clavelatti ashes of burnt lees or dregs of wine F clavel an inferior sort of soda E clavate Old Chem Defn Said of potash probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning Obs CLAVER Claver n Obs Defn See Clover Holland CLAVER Claver n Defn Frivolous or nonsensical talk prattle chattering Scot North of Eng Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers Thackeray CLAVICHORD Clavichord n Etym F clavicorde fr L clavis key chorda string Mus Defn A keyed stringed instrument now superseded by the pianoforte See Clarichord CLAVICLE Clavicle n Etym F clavicule fr L clavicula a little key tendril dim of clavis key akin to claudere to shut See Close and cf Clef Anat Defn The collar bone which is joined at one end to the scapula or shoulder blade and at the other to the sternum or breastbone In man each clavicle is shaped like the letter CLAVICORN Clavicorn a Etym Cf F clavicorne Zoöl Defn Having clubshaped antennæ See Antennæ n Defn One of the Clavicornes CLAVICORNES Clavicornes n pl Etym NL Fr L clava club cornu horn Zoöl Defn A group of beetles having clubshaped antennæ CLAVICULAR Clavicular a Etym Cf F claviculaire See Clavicle Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the clavicle CLAVIER Clavier F n Etym F fr L clavis key Mus Defn The keyboard of an organ pianoforte or harmonium Note Clavier CLAVIFORM Claviform a Etym L clava club form Bot Defn Clubshaped clavate Craig CLAVIGER Claviger n Etym L fr clavis key gerere to carry Defn One who carries the keys of any place CLAVIGER Claviger n Etym L fr clava club gerere to carry Defn One who carries a club a club bearer CLAVIGEROUS Clavigerous a Defn Bearing a club or a key CLAVIS Clavis n pl L Claves E Clavises Etym L Defn A key a glossary CLAVUS Clavus n Etym L a nail Defn A callous growth esp one the foot a corn CLAVY Clavy n pl Clavies Etym Cf F claveau centerpiece of an arch Arch Defn A mantelpiece CLAW Claw n Etym AS clawu cla cleó akin to D klaauw G Klaue Icel klo SW Dan klo and perh to E clew 1 A sharp hooked nail as of a beast or bird 2 The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails the pinchers of a lobster crab etc 3 Anything resembling the claw of an animal as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails 4 Bot Defn A slender appendage or process formed like a claw as the base of petals of the pink Gray Claw hammer a hammer with one end of the metallic head cleft for use in extracting nails etc Claw hammer coat a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern Slang Claw sickness foot rot a disease affecting sheep CLAW Claw v t imp p p Clawed p pr vb n Clawing Etym AS clawan See Claw n 1 To pull tear or scratch with or as with claws or nails 2 To relieve from some uneasy sensation as by scratching to tickle hence to flatter to court Obs Rich men they claw soothe up and flatter the poor they contemn and despise Holland 3 To rail at to scold Obs In the aforesaid preamble the king fairly claweth the great monasteries wherein saith he religion thanks be to God is right well kept and observed though he claweth them soon after in another acceptation T Fuller Claw me claw thee stand by me and I will stand by you an old proverb Tyndale To claw away to scold or revile The jade Fortune is to be clawed away for it if you should lose it LEstrange To claw one on the back to tickle to express approbation Obs Chaucer To claw one on the gall to find falt with to vex Obs Chaucer CLAW Claw v i Defn To scrape scratch or dig with a claw or with the hand as a claw Clawing in ash barrels for bits of coal W D Howells To claw off Naut to turn to windward and beat to prevent falling on a lee shore CLAWBACK Clawback n Defn A flatterer or sycophant Obs Take heed of these clawbacks Latimer CLAWBACK Clawback a Defn Flattering sycophantic Obs Like a clawback parasite Bp Hall CLAWBACK Clawback v t Defn To flatter Obs Warner CLAWED Clawed a Defn Furnished with claws N Grew CLAWLESS Clawless a Defn Destitute of claws CLAY Clay n Etym AS clæg akin to LG klei D klei and perh to AS clam clay L glus gluten glue Gr glue Cf Clog 1 A soft earth which is plastuc or may be molded with the hands consisting of hydrous silicate of alumunium It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition in part of rocks containing aluminous minerals as granite Lime magnesia oxide of iron and other ingredients are often present as impurities 2 Poetry Script Defn Earth in general as representing the elementary particles of the human body hence the human body as formed from such particles I also am formed out of the clay Job xxxiii 6 The earth is covered thick with other clay Which her own clay shall cover Byron Bowlder clay See under Bowlder Brick clay the common clay containing some iron and therefore turning red when burned Clay cold cold as clay or earth lifeless inanimate Clay ironstone an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand Clay marl a whitish smooth chalky clay Clay mill a mill for mixing and tempering clay a pug mill Clay pit a pit where clay is dug Clay slate Min argillaceous schist argillite Fatty clays clays having a greasy feel they are chemical compounds of water silica and aluminia as halloysite bole etc Fire clay a variety of clay entirely free from lime iron or an alkali and therefore infusible and used for fire brick Porcelain clay a very pure variety formed directly from the decomposition of feldspar and often called kaolin Potters clay a tolerably pure kind free from iron CLAY Clay v t imp p p Clayed p pr vb n Claying 1 To cover or manure with clay 2 To clarify by filtering through clay as sugar CLAYBRAINED Claybrained a Defn Stupid Obs Shak CLAYES Clayes n pl Etym F claie hurdle Fort Defn Wattles or hurdles made with stakes interwoven with osiers to cover lodgments Obs CLAYEY Clayey a Defn Consisting of clay abounding with clay partaking of clay like clay CLAYISH Clayish a Defn Partaking of the nature of clay or containing particles of it CLAYMORE Claymore n Etym Gael claidheamhmor a broadsword Gael claidheamh sword mor great large Cf Claymore Defn A large twohanded sword used formerly by the Scottish Highlanders CLAYTONIA Claytonia n Etym Named after DrJohn Clayton an American botanist Bot Defn An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms sometimes called spring beauty CLEADING Cleading n Etym Scot clothing See Cloth 1 A jacket or outer covering of wood etc to prevent radiation of heat as from the boiler cylinder etc of a steam engine 2 The planking or boarding of a shaft cofferdam etc CLEAN Clean a Compar Cleaner superl Cleanest Etym OE clene AS cl akin to OHG chleini pure neat graceful small G klein small and perh to W glan clean pure bright all perh from a primitive meaning bright shining Cf Glair 1 Free from dirt or filth as clean clothes 2 Free from that which is useless or injurious without defects as clean land clean timber 3 Free from awkwardness not bungling adroit dexterous as aclean trick a clean leap over a fence 4 Free from errors and vulgarisms as a clean style 5 Free from restraint or neglect complete entire When ye reap the harvest of your land thou shalt not make clean riddance of corners of thy field Le 6 Free from moral defilement sinless pure Create in me a clean heart O God Ps li 10 That I am whole and clean and meet for Heaven Tennyson 7 Script Defn Free from ceremonial defilement 8 Free from that which is corrupting to the morals pure in tone healthy Lothair is clean F Harrison 9 Wellproportioned shapely as clean limbs A clean bill of health a certificate from the proper authrity that a ship is free from infection Clean breach See under Breach n 4 To make a clean breast See under Breast CLEAN Clean adv 1 Without limitation or remainder quite perfectly wholly entirely Domestic broils clean overblown Shak Clean contrary Milton All the people were passed clean over Jordan Josh iii 17 2 Without miscarriage not bunglingly dexterously Obs Pope came off clean with Homer Henley CLEAN Clean v t imp p p Cleaned p pr vb n Cleaning Etym See Clean a and cf Cleanse Defn To render clean to free from whatever is foul offensive or extraneous to purify to cleanse To clean out to exhaust to empty to get away from one all his money Colloq De Quincey CLEANCUT Cleancut a Defn See Clearcut CLEANER Cleaner n Defn One who or that which cleans CLEANING Cleaning n 1 The act of making clean 2 The afterbirth of cows ewes etc Gardner CLEANLILY Cleanlily adv Defn In a cleanly manner CLEANLIMBED Cleanlimbed a Defn With wellproportioned unblemished limbs as a cleanlimbed young fellow Dickens CLEANLINESS Cleanliness n Etym From Cleanly Defn State of being cleanly neatness of person or dress Cleanliness from head to heel Swift CLEANLY Cleanly a Compar Cleanlier superl Cleanliest Etym From Clean 1 Habitually clean pure innocent Cleanly joys Glanvill Some plain but cleanly country maid Dryden Displays her cleanly platter on the board Goldsmith 2 Cleansing fitted to remove moisture dirt etc Obs With cleanly powder dry their hair Prior 3 Adroit skillful dexterous artful Obs Through his fine handling and his cleanly play Spenser CLEANLY Cleanly adv 1 In a clean manner neatly He was very cleanly dressed Dickens 2 Innocently without stain Shak 3 Adroitly dexterously Middleton CLEANNESS Cleanness n Etym AS cl See Clean 1 The state or quality of being clean 2 Purity of life or language freedom from licentious courses Chaucer CLEANSABLE Cleansable a Defn Capable of being cleansed Sherwood CLEANSE Cleanse v t imp p p Cleansed p pr vb n Cleansing Etym AS clænsian fr clæne clean See Clean Defn To render clean to free from fith pollution infection guilt etc to clean If we walk in the light the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin 1 John i 7 Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the suffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart Shak CLEANSER Cleanser n Etym AS cl Defn One who or that which cleanses a detergent Arbuthnot CLEANTIMBERED Cleantimbered a Defn Wellpropotioned symmetrical Poetic Shak CLEAR Clear a Compar Clearer superl Clearest Etym OE cler cleer OF cler F clair frL clarus clear broght loud distinct renownwd perh akin to L clamare to call E claim Cf Chanticleer Clairvoyant Claret Clarufy 1 Free from opaqueness transparent bright light luminous unclouded The stream is so transparent pure and clear Denham Fair as the moon clear as the sun Canticles vi 10 2 Free from ambiquity or indistinctness lucid perspicuous plain evident manifest indubitable One truth is clear whatever is is right Pop 3 Able to perceive clearly keen acute penetrating discriminating as a clear intellect a clear head Mother of science now I feel thy power Within me clear not only to discern Things in their causes but to trace the ways Of highest agents Milton 4 Not clouded with passion serene cheerful With a countenance as clear As friendship wears at feasts Shak 5 Easily or distinctly heard audible canorous Hark the numbers soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear Pope 6 Without mixture entirely pure as clear sand 7 Without defect or blemish such as freckles or knots as a clear complexion clear lumber 8 Free from guilt or stain unblemished Statesman yet friend to truth in soul sincere In action faithful and in honor clear Pope 9 Without diminution in full net as clear profit I often wished that I had clear For life six hundred pounds ayear Swift 10 Free from impediment or obstruction unobstructed as a clear view to keep clear of debt My companion left the way clear for him Addison 11 Free from embarrassment detention etc The cruel corporal whispered in my ear Five pounds if rightly tipped would set me clear Gay Clear breach See under Breach n 4 Clear days Law days reckoned from one day to another excluding both the first and last day as from Sunday to Sunday there are six clear days Clear stuff boards planks etc free from knots Syn Manifest pure unmixed pellucid transparent luminous obvious visible plain evident apparent distinct perspicuous See Manifest CLEAR Clear n Carp Defn Full extent distance between extreme limits especially the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies or the space between walls as a room ten feet square in the clear CLEAR Clear adv 1 In a clear manner plainly Now clear I understand What oft thoughts have searched in vain Milton 2 Without limitation wholly quite entirely as to cut a piece clear off CLEAR Clear v t imp p p Cleared p pr vb n Clearing 1 To render bright transparent or undimmed to free from clouds He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north Dryden 2 To free from impurities to clarify to cleanse 3 To free from obscurity or ambiguity to relive of perplexity to make perspicuous Many knotty points there are Which all discuss but few can clear Prior 4 To render more quick or acute as the understanding to make perspicacious Our common prints would clear up their understandings Addison 5 To free from impediment or incumbrance from defilement or from anything injurious useless or offensive as to clear land of trees or brushwood or from stones to clear the sight or the voice to clear ones self from debt often used with of off away or out Clear your mind of cant Dr Johnson A statue lies hid in a block of marble and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter Addison 6 To free from the imputation of guilt to justify vindicate or acquit often used with from before the thing imputed I am sure he will clear me from partiality Dryden How wouldst thou clear rebellion Addison 7 To leap or pass by or over without touching or fallure as to clear a hedge to clear a reef 8 To gain without deduction to net The profit which she cleared on the cargo Macaulay To clear a ship at the customhouse to exhibit the documents required by law give bonds or perform other acts requisite and procure a permission to sail and such papers as the law requires To clear a ship for action or To clear for action Naut to remove incumbrances from the decks and prepare for an engagement To clear the land Naut to gain such a distance from shore as to have sea room and be out of danger from the land To clear hawse Naut to disentangle the cables when twisted To clear up to explain to dispel as doubts cares or fears CLEAR Clear v i 1 To become free from clouds or fog to become fair often fallowed by up off or away So foul a sky clears without a strom Shak Advise him to stay till the weather clears up Swift 2 To disengage ones self frpm incumbrances distress or entanglements to become free He that clears at once will relapse for finding himself out of straits he will revert to the customs but he that cleareth by degrees induceth a habit of frugality Bacon 3 Banking Defn To make exchanges of checks and bills and settle balances as is done in a clearing house 4 To obtain a clearance as the steamer cleared for Liverpool to day To clear out to go or run away to depart Colloq CLEARAGE Clearage n Defn The act of reforming anything clearance R CLEARANCE Clearance n 1 The act of clearing as to make a through clearance 2 A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse permission to sail Every ship was subject to seizure for want of stamped clearances Durke 3 Clear or net profit Trollope 4 Mach Defn The distance by which one object clears another as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a steam engine or the least distance between the point of a cogwell tooth and the bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it engages Clearance space Steam engine the space inclosed in one end of the cylinder between the valve or valves and the piston at the beginning of a stroke waste room It includes the space caused by the pistons clearance and the space in ports passageways etc Its volume is often expressed as a certain proportion of the volume swept by the piston in a single stroke CLEARCOLE Clearcole n F claire colle clear glue clair clear f claire colle glue Gr Defn A priming of size mixed with whiting or white lead used in house painting etc also a size upon which gold leaf is applied in gilding CLEARCOLE Clearcole v t imp p p Clearcoled p pr vb n Clearcoling Defn To coat or paint with clearcole CLEARCUT Clearcut a 1 Having a sharp distinct outline like that of a cameo She has a cold and clearcut face Tennyson 2 Concisely and distinctly expressed CLEAREDNESS Clearedness n Defn The quality of being cleared Imputed by his friends to the clearedness by his foes to the searedness of his conscience T Fuller CLEARER Clearer n 1 One who or that which clears Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding Addison 2 Naut Defn A tool of which the hemp for lines and twines used by sailmakers is finished CLEARHEADED Clearheaded a Defn Having a clear understanding quick of perception intelligent He was laborious and clearheaded Macaulay Clearheadedness n CLEARING Clearing n 1 The act or process of making clear The better clearing of this point South 2 A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation A lonely clearing on the shores of Moxie Lake J Burroughs 3 A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others and settling differences of accounts Note In England a similar method has been adopted by railroads for adjusting their accounts with each other 4 The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing house Clearing house the establishment where the business of clearing is carried on See above 3 CLEARLY Clearly adv Defn In a clear manner CLEARNESS Clearness n Defn The quality or state of being clear Syn Clearness Perspicuity Clearness has reference to our ideas and springs from a distinct conception of the subject under consideration Perspicuity has reference to the mode of expressing our ideas and belongs essentially to style Hence we speak of a writer as having clear ideas a clear arrangement and perspicuous phraseology We do at times speak of a persons having great clearness of style but in such cases we are usually thinking of the clearness of his ideas as manifested in language Whenever men think clearly and are thoroughly interested they express themselves with perspicuity and force Robertson CLEARSEEING Clearseeing a Defn Having a clear physical or mental vision having a clear understanding CLEARSHINING Clearshining a Defn Shining brightly Shak CLEARSIGHTED Clearsighted a Defn Seeing with clearness discerning as clearsighted reason CLEARSIGHTEDNESS Clearsightedness n Defn Acute discernment CLEARSTARCH Clearstarch v t imp p p Clearstarched p pr vb n Clearstraching Defn To stiffen with starch and then make clear by clapping with the hands as to clearstarch muslin CLEARSTARCHER Clearstarcher n Defn One who clearstarches CLEARSTORY CLERESTORY Clearstory Clerestory n Arch Defn The upper story of the nave of a church containing windows and rising above the aisle roofs CLEARWING Clearwing n Zoöl Defn A lepidop terous insect with partially transparent wings of the family Ægeriadæ of which the currant and peachtree borers are examples CLEAT Cleat klet n Etym OE clete wedge cfD kloot ball Ger kloss klotz lump clod MHG kloz lump ball wedge OHG chloz ball round mass 1 Carp Defn A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength prevent warping hold position etc 2 Naut Defn A device made of wood or metal having two arms around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be readily released It is bolted by the middle to a deck or mast etc or it may be lashed to a rope CLEAT Cleat v t Defn To strengthen with a cleat CLEAVABLE Cleavable a Defn Capable of cleaving or being divided CLEAVAGE Cleavage n 1 The act of cleaving or splitting 2 Crystallog Defn The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions in which the cohesive attraction is a minimum affording more or less smooth surfaces the direction of the dividing plane a fragment obtained by cleaving as of a diamond See Parting 3 Geol Defn Division into laminæ like slate with the lamination not necessarily parallel to the plane of deposition usually produced by pressure Basal cleavage cleavage parallel to the base of a crystal or to the plane of the lateral axes Cell cleavage Biol multiplication of cells by fission See Segmentation Cubuc cleavage cleavage parallel to the faces of a cube Diagonal cleavage cleavage parallel to ta diagonal plane Egg clavage Biol See Segmentation Lateral cleavage cleavage parallel to the lateral planes Octahedral Dodecahedral or Rhombohedral cleavage cleavage parallel to the faces of an octahedron dodecahedron or rhombohedron Prismatic cleavage cleavage parallel to a vertical prism CLEAVE Cleave v i Cleaved Clave Obs p p Cleaved p pr vb n Cleaving Etym OE cleovien clivien cliven AS cleofian clifian akin to OS klibon G kleben LG kliven D kleven Dan klæbe Sw klibba and also to G kleiben to cleve paste Icel klifa to climb Cf Climb 1 To adhere closely to stick to hold fast to cling My bones cleave to my skin Ps cii 5 The diseases of Egypt shall cleave unto thee Deut xxviii 60 Sophistry cleaves close to and protects Sins rotten trunk concealing its defects Cowper 2 To unite or be united closely in interest or affection to adhere with strong attachment Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife Gen ii 24 Cleave unto the Lord your God Josh xxiii 8 3 To fit to be adapted to assimilate Poetic New honors come upon him Like our strange garments cleave not to their mold But with the aid of use Shak CLEAVE Cleave v t imp Cleft Clave Clove Obsolescent p p Cleft Cleaved or Cloven p pr vb n Cleaving Etym OE cleoven cleven AS cleófan akin to OS klioban D klooven G klieben Icel kljufa Sw klyfva Dan klöve and prob to Gr glubere to peel Cf Cleft 1 To part or divide by force to split or rive to cut O Hamlet thou hast cleft my heart in twain Shak 2 To pert or open naturally to divide Every beast that parteth the hoof and cleaveth the cleft into two claws Deut xiv 6 CLEAVE Cleave v i Defn To part to open to crack to separate as parts of bodies as the ground cleaves by frost The Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst Zech xiv 4 CLEAVELANDITE Cleavelandite n Etym From Professor Parker Cleaveland Min Defn A variety of albite white and lamellar in structure CLEAVER Cleaver n Defn One who cleaves or that which cleaves especially a butchers instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces CLEAVERS Cleavers n Etym From Cleave to stick Bot Defn A species of Galium G Aparine having a fruit set with hooked bristles which adhere to whatever they come in contact with called also goose grass catchweed etc CLECHE Cléché a Etym F cléché Her Defn Charged with another bearing of the same figure and of the color of the field so large that only a narrow border of the first bearing remains visible said of any heraldic bearing Compare Voided CLECHY Clechy a Defn See Cléché CLEDGE Cledge n Etym Cf Clay Mining Defn The upper stratum of fullers earth CLEDGY Cledgy a Defn Stiff stubborn clayey or tenacious as a cledgy soil Halliwell CLEE Clee n Defn A claw Holland CLEE Clee n Zoöl Defn The redshank CLEEK Cleek n 1 A large hook or crook as for a pot over a fire specif an iron headed golf club with a straight narrow face and a long shaft 2 Act of cleeking a clutch Scot CLEEK Cleek v t pret Claught pret p p Cleeked p pr vb n Cleeking ME cleken clechen to seize clutch perh akin to E clutch Scot Dial Eng 1 Defn To seize clutch snatch catch pluck 2 To catch or draw out with a cleek as a fish to hook 3 To hook or link together hence to marry Scott CLEF Clef n Etym F clef key a key in music fr L clavis key See Clavicle Mus Defn A character used in musical notation to determine the position and pitch of the scale as represented on the staff Note The clefs are three in number called the C F and G clefs and are probably corruptions or modifications of these letters They indicate that the letters of absolute pitch belonging to the lines upon which they are placed are respectively C F and G The F or bass clef and the G or treble clef are fixed in their positions upon the staff The C clef may have three positions It may be placed upon the first or lower line of the staff in which case it is called soprano clef upon the third line in which case it called alto clef or upon the fourth line in which case tenor clef It rarely or never is placed upon the second line except in ancient music See other forms of C clef under C 2 Alto clef Bass clef See under Alto Bass CLEFT Cleft imp p p Defn from Cleave CLEFT Cleft a 1 Divided split partly divided or split 2 Bot Defn Incised nearly to the midrob as a cleft leaf CLEFT Cleft n Etym OE clift cf Sw klyft cave den Icel kluft cleft Dan klöft G kluft See Cleave to split and cf 2d Clift 1st Clough 1 A space or opening made by splitting a crack a crevice as the cleft of a rock Is ii 21 2 A piece made by splitting as a cleft of wood 3 Far Defn A disease in horses a crack on the band of the pastern Branchial clefts See under Branchial Syn Crack crevice fissure chink cranny CLEFTFOOTED Cleftfooted a Defn Having a cloven foot CLEFTGRAFT Cleftgraft v t Defn To ingraft by cleaving the stock and inserting a scion Mortimer CLEG Cleg n Etym Northern Eng Scot gleg cf Gael crethleag Zoöl Defn A small breeze or horsefly North of Eng Scot Jamieson CLEISTOGAMIC CLEISTOGAMOUS Cleistogamic Cleistogamous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having beside the usual flowers other minute closed flowers without petals or with minute petals said of certain species of plants which possess flowers of two or more kinds the closed ones being so constituted as to insure selffertilization Darwin CLEM Clem v t i Etym Cf clam to clog or G klemmen to pinch Icel kl E clamp Defn To starve to famish Obs B Jonson CLEMATIS Clematis n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of flowering plants of many species mostly climbers having feathery styles which greatly enlarge in the fruit called also virgins bower CLEMENCE Clemence n Defn Clemency Obs Spenser CLEMENCY Clemency n pl Clemencies Etym L clementia fr clemens mild calm 1 Disposition to forgive and spare as offenders mildness of temper gentleness tenderness mercy Great clemency and tender zeal toward their subjects Stowe They had applied for the royal clemency Macaulay 2 Mildness or softness of the elements as the clemency of the season Syn Mildness tenderness indulgence lenity mercy gentleness compassion kindness CLEMENT Clement a Etym L clemens entis cf F cl Defn Mild in temper and disposition merciful compassionate Shak Clemently adv CLEMENTINE Clementine a Defn Of or pertaining to Clement esp to StClement of Rome and the spurious homilies attributed to him or to Pope Clement V and his compilations of canon law CLENCH Clench n v t Defn See Clinch CLEOPATRAS NEEDLE Cleopatras needle So named after Cleopatra queen of Egypt Defn Either of two obelisks which were moved in ancient times from Heliopolis to Alexandria one of which is now on the Thames Embankment in London and the other in Central Park in the City of New York Some writers consider that only the obelisk now in Central Park is properly called Cleopatras needle CLEPE Clepe v t imp p p Cleped or p pr vb n Cleping Cf Ycleped Etym AS clepan cleopian clipian clypian to cry call Defn To call or name Obs That other son was cleped Cambalo Chaucer CLEPE Clepe v i Defn To make appeal to cry out Obs Wandering in woe and to the heavens on high Cleping for vengeance of this treachery Mir for Mag CLEPSINE Clepsine n Zoöl Defn A genus of freshwater leeches furnished with a proboscis They feed upon mollusks and worms CLEPSYDRA Clepsydra n Etym L from Gr Defn A water clock a contrivance for measuring time by the graduated flow of a liquid as of water through a small aperture See Illust in Appendix CLEPTOMANIA Cleptomania n Etym NL Defn See Kleptomania CLERESTORY Clerestory n Defn Same as Clearstory CLERGEON Clergeon n Etym F dim of clerc See Clerk Defn A chorister boy Obs Chaucer CLERGIAL Clergial a Defn Learned erudite clercial Obs Chaucer CLERGICAL Clergical a Defn Of or pertaining to the clergy clerical clerkily learned Obs Milton CLERGY Clergy n Etym OE clergie clergi clerge OF clergie F clergie fr clerc clerc fr L clericus priest confused with OF clergié F clergé fr LL clericatus office of priest monastic life fr L clericus priest LL scholar clerc Both the Old French words meant clergy in sense 1 the former having also sense 2 See Clerk 1 The body of men set apart by due ordination to the service of God in the Christian church in distinction from the laity in England usually restricted to the ministers of the Established Church Hooker 2 Learning also a learned profession Obs Sophictry rhetoric and other cleargy Guy of Warwick Put their second sons to learn some clergy State Papers 1515 3 The privilege or benefit of clergy If convicted of a clergyable felony he is entitled equally to his clergy after as before conviction Blackstone Benefit of clergy Eng Law the exemption of the persons of clergymen from criminal process before a secular judge a privilege which was extended to all who could read such persons being in the eye of the law clerici or clerks This privilege was abridged and modified by various statutes and finally abolished in the reign of George IV 1827 Regular clergy Secular clergy See Regular n and Secular a CLERGYABLE Clergyable a Defn Entitled to or admitting the benefit of clergy as a clergyable felony Blackstone CLERGYMAN Clergyman n pl Clergymen Defn An ordained minister a man regularly authorized to peach the gospel and administer its ordinances in England usually restricted to a minister of the Established Church CLERIC Cleric n Etym AS fr L clericus See Clerk Defn A clerk a clergyman R Bp Horsley CLERIC Cleric a Defn Same as Clerical CLERICAL Clerical a Etym LL clericalis See Clerk 1 Of or pertaining to the clergy suitable for the clergy A clerical education Burke 2 Of or relating to a clerk or copyist or to writing Clerical work E Everett A clerical error an error made in copying or writing CLERICALISM Clericalism n Defn An excessive devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order undue influence of the clergy sacerdotalism CLERICITY Clericity n Defn The state of being a clergyman CLERISY Clerisy n Etym LL clericia See Clergy 1 The literati or well educated class 2 The clergy or their opinions as opposed to the laity CLERK Clerk in Eng 277 n Etym Either OF clerc fr L clericus a priest or AS clerc cleric clerk priest fr L clericus fr Gr Clergy 1 A clergyman or ecclesiastic Obs All persons were styled clerks that served in the church of Christ Ayliffe 2 A man who could read a scholar a learned person a man of letters Obs Every one that could read being accounted a clerk Blackstone He was no great clerk but he was perfectly well versed in the interests of Europe Burke 3 A parish officer being a layman who leads in reading the responses of the Episcopal church service and otherwise assists in it Eng Hook And like unlettered clerk still cry Amen Shak 4 One employed to keep records or accounts a scribe an accountant as the clerk of a court a town clerk The clerk of the crown withdrew the bill Strype Note In some cases clerk is synonymous with secretary A clerk is always an officer subordinate to a higher officer board corporation or person whereas a secretary may be either a subordinate or the head of an office or department 5 An assistant in a shop or store U S CLERKALE Clerkale in Eng n Defn A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk Eng T Warton CLERKLESS Clerkless a Defn Unlearned Obs E Waterhouse CLERKLIKE Clerklike a Defn Scholarlike Obs Shak CLERKLINESS Clerkliness n Defn Scholarship Obs CLERKLY Clerkly a Defn Of or pertaining to a clerk Cranmer CLERKLY Clerkly adv Defn In a scholarly manner Obs Shak CLERKSHIP Clerkship n Defn State quality or business of a clerk CLEROMANCY Cleromancy n Etym Gr mancy cf F cléromancie Defn A divination by throwing dice or casting lots CLERONOMY Cleronomy n Etym Gr Defn Inheritance heritage CLERSTORY Clerstory n Defn See Clearstory CLEVER Clever a Etym Origin uncertain Cf OE cliver eager AS clyfer in comp cloven or clifer a claw perh connected with E cleave to divide split the meaning of E clever perh coming from the idea of grasping seizing with the mind 1 Possessing quickness of intellect skill dexterity talent or adroitness expert Though there were many clever men in England during the latter half of the seventeenth century there were only two great creative minds Macaulay Be good sweet maid and let who will be clever C Kingsley 2 Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former as a clever speech a clever trick Byron 3 Having fitness propriety or suitableness T would sound more clever To me and to my heirs forever Swift 4 Wellshaped handsome The girl was a tight clever wench as any was Arbuthnot 5 Goodnatured obliging U S Syn See Smart CLEVERISH Cleverish a Defn Somewhat clever R CLEVERLY Cleverly adv Defn In a clever manner Never was man so clever absurd C Smart CLEVERNESS Cleverness n Defn The quality of being clever skill dexterity adroitness Syn See Ingenuity CLEVIS Clevis n Etym Cf Cleave to adhere Clavel Defn A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow with the two ends perforated to receive a pin used on the end of the tongue of a plow wagen etc to attach it to a draft chain whiffletree etc called also clavel clevy CLEW CLUE Clew Clue n Etym OE clewe clowe clue AS cleowen cliwen clywe ball of thread akin to D kluwen OHG chliwa chliuwa G dim kleuel knäuel and perch to L gluma hull husk Skr glaus sort of ball or tumor Perch akin to E claw 26 Cf Knawel 1 A ball of thread yarn or cord also The thread itself Untwisting his deceitful clew Spenser 2 That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery The clew without which it was perilous to enter the vast and intricate maze of countinental politics was in his hands Macaulay 3 Naut a Defn A lower corner of a square sail or the after corner of a fore andaft sail b Defn A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail c Defn A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended Clew garnet Naut one of the ropes by which the clews of the courses of squarerigged vessels are drawn up to the lower yards Clew line Naut a rope by which a clew of one of the smaller square sails as topsail topgallant sail or royal is run up to its yard Clewline block Naut The block through which a clew line reeves See Illust of Block CLEW Clew v t imp p p vb n Clewing Etym Cf D kluwenen See Clew n 1 To direct to guide as by a thread Obs Direct and clew me out the way to happiness Beau Fl 2 Naut Defn To move of draw a sail or yard by means of the clew garnets clew lines etc esp to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard To clew down Naut to force a yard down by hauling on the clew lines To clew up Naut to draw a sail up to the yard as for furling CLICHE Cliché n Etym F cliché from clicher to stereotype Defn A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament or lettering in relief Cliché casting a mode of obtaining an impression from a die or woodcut or the like by striking it suddenly upon metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid also the casting so obtained CLICK Click v i imp p p Clicked p pr vb n Clicking Etym Prob an onomatopoetic word cf OF cliquier See Clack and cf Clink Clique Defn To make a slight sharp noise or a succession of such noises as by gentle striking to tick The varnished clock that clicked behind the door Goldsmith CLICK Click v t 1 To more with the sound of a click She clicked back the bolt which held the window sash Thackeray 2 To cause to make a clicking noise as by striking together or against something Jove clicked all his marble thumbs Ben Jonson When merry milkmaids click the latch Tennyson CLICK Click n 1 A slight sharp noise such as is made by the cocking of a pistol 2 A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact whereby a sharp clicking sound is produced The sounds are four in number and are called cerebral palatal dental and lateral clicks or clucks the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward CLICK Click v t Etym OE kleken clichen Cf Clutch Defn To snatch Prov Eng Halliwell CLICK Click n Etym Cf 4th Click and OF clique latch 1 A detent pawl or ratchet as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion See Illust of Ratched wheel 2 The latch of a door Prov Eng CLICK BEETLE Click beetle Zoöl Defn See Elater CLICKER Clicker n 1 One who stands before a shop door to invite people to buy Low Eng 2 Print Defn One who as has charge of the work of a companionship CLICKET Clicket n Etym OF cliquet the latch of a door See 5th Click 1 The knocker of a door Prov Eng 2 A latch key Eng Chaucer CLICKY Clicky a Defn Resembling a click abounding in clicks Their strange clicky language The Century CLIDASTES Clidastes n Etym NL prob from Gr Paleon Defn A genus of exinct marine reptiles allied to the Mosasaurus See Illust in Appendix CLIENCY Cliency n Defn State of being a client CLIENT Client n Etym L cliens emtis for cluens one who hears in relation to his protector a client fr L cluere to be named or called akin to Gr çry and E loud cf F client See Loud 1 Rom Antiq Defn A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence who was called his patron 2 A dependent one under the protection of another I do think they are your friends and clients And fearful to disturb you B Jonson 3 Law Defn One who consults a legal adviser or submits his cause to his management CLIENTAGE Clientage n 1 State of being client 2 A body of clients E Everett CLIENTAL Cliental a Defn Of or pertaining to a client A dependent and cliental relation Burke I sat down in the cliental chair Dickens CLIENTED Cliented a Defn Supplied with clients R The least cliented pettifiggers R Carew CLIENTELAGE Clientelage n Defn See Clientele n 2 CLIENTELE Clientele or n Etym L clientela cf F clientèle 1 The condition or position of a client clientship Obs Bp Hall 2 The clients or dependents of a nobleman of patron 3 The persons who make habitual use of the services of another person ones clients collectively as the clientele of a lawyer doctor notary etc CLIENTSHIP Clientship n Defn Condition of a client state of being under the protection of a patron Dryden CLIFF Cliff n Etym AS clif cloef akin to OS klif D klif klip Icel klif Dan G klippe Sw klippa perh orig a climbing place See Climb Defn A high steep rock a precipice Cliff swallow Zoöl a North American swallow Petrochelidon lunifrons which builds its nest against cliffs the eaves swallow CLIFF Cliff n Mus Defn See Clef Obs CLIFF LIMESTONE Cliff limestone Geol Defn A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys formerly supposed to be of one formation but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian CLIFFY Cliffy a Defn Having cliffs broken craggy CLIFT Clift n Etym See 1st Cliff n Defn A cliff Obs That gainst the craggy clifts did loudly roar Spenser CLIFT Clift n Etym See Cleft n 1 A cleft of crack a narrow opening Obs 2 The fork of the legs the crotch Obs Chaucer CLIFTED Clifted a Etym From Clift a cleft Defn Broken fissured Climb the Andeclifted side Grainger CLIMACTER Climacter n Etym L fr Gr climactère See Climax Defn See Climacteric n CLIMACTERIC Climacteric or 277 a Etym L climactericus Gr Climacter Defn Relating to a climacteric critical CLIMACTERIC Climacteric n 1 A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution The critical periods are thought by some to be the years produced by multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3 5 7 and 9 to which others add the 81st year 2 Any critical period It is your lot as it was mine to live during one of the grand climacterics of the world Southey Grand or Great climacteric the sixtythird year of human life I should hardly yield my rigid fibers to be regenerated by them nor begin in my grand climacteric to squall in their new accents or to stammer in my second cradle the elemental sounds of their barbarous metaphysics Burke CLIMACTERICAL Climacterical a n Defn See Climacteric Evelyn CLIMACTIC Climactic a Defn Of or pertaining to a climax forming or of the nature of a climax or ascending series A fourth kind of parallelism is still sufficiently marked to be noticed by the side of those described by Lowth viz climactic parallelism sometimes called ascending rhythm S R Driver CLIMATAL Climatal a Defn Climatic Dunglison CLIMATARCHIC Climatarchic a Etym Climate Gr Defn Presiding over or regulating climates CLIMATE Climate n Etym F climat L clima atis fr Gr lean v i See Lean v i and cf Clime 1 Anc Geog Defn One of thirty regions or zones parallel to the equator into which the surface of the earth from the equator to the pole was divided according to the successive increase of the length of the midsummer day 2 The condition of a place in relation to various phenomena of the atmosphere as temperature moisture etc especially as they affect animal or vegetable life CLIMATE Climate v i Defn To dwell Poetic Shak CLIMATIC Climatic a Defn Of or pertaining to a climate depending on or limited by a climate CLIMATICAL Climatical a Defn Climatic CLIMATIZE Climatize v t i imp p p Climatized p pr vb n Climatizing Defn To acclimate or become acclimated CLIMATOGRAPHY Climatography n Etym Climate graphy Defn A description of climates CLIMATOLOGICAL Climatological a Defn Of or pertaining to climatology CLIMATOLOGIST Climatologist n Defn One versed in or who studies climatology CLIMATOLOGY Climatology n Etym Climate logy cf F climatologie Defn The science which treats of climates and investigates their phenomena and causes Brande C CLIMATURE Climature n Etym Cf F climature Defn A climate Obs Shak CLIMAX Climax n Etym L from Gr Ladder Lean v i 1 Upward movement steady increase gradation ascent Glanvill 2 Rhet Defn A figure of which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each sicceeding one rise Tribulation worketh patience patience experience and experience hope a happy climax J D Forbes 3 The highest point the greatest degree We must look higher for the climax of earthly good I Taylor To cap the climax to surpass everything as in excellence or in absurdity Colloq CLIMB Climb v i imp p p Climbed Obs or Vulgar Clomb p pr vb n Climbing Etym AS climban akin to OHG chlimban G D klimmen Icel klifa and E cleave to adhere 1 To ascend or mount laboriously esp by use of the hands and feet 2 To ascend as if with effort to rise to a higher point Black vapors climb aloft and cloud the day Dryden 3 Bot Defn To ascend or creep upward by twining about a support or by attaching itself by tendrills rootlets etc to a support or upright surface CLIMB Climb v t Defn To ascend as by means of the hands and feet or laboriously or slowly to mount CLIMB Climb n Defn The act of one who climbs ascent by climbing Warburton CLIMBABLE Climbable a Defn Capable of being climbed CLIMBER Climber n Defn One who or that which climbs a Bot A plant that climbs b Zoöl A bird that climbs as a woodpecker or a parrot CLIMBER Climber v i Etym From Climb cf Clamber Defn To climb to mount with effort to clamber Obs Tusser CLIMBING Climbing Defn p pr vb n of Climb Climbing fern See under Fern Climbing perch Zoöl See Anabas and Labyrinthici CLIME Clime n Etym L clima See Climate Defn A climate a tract or region of the earth See Climate Turn we to sutvey Where rougher climes a nobler race display Goldsmith CLINANTHIUM Clinanthium n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant also called clinium CLINCH Clinch 224 v t imp p p Clinched p pr vb n Clinching Etym OE clenchen prop causative of clink to cause to clink to strike cf D klinken to tinkle rivet See Clink 1 To hold firmly to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly Clinch the pointed spear Dryden 2 To set closely together to close tightly as to clinch the teeth or the first Swift 3 The bend or turn over the point of something that has been driven trough an object so that it will hold fast as to clinch a nail 4 To make conclusive to confirm to establish as to clinch an argument South CLINCH Clinch v i Defn To hold fast to grasp something firmly to seize or grasp one another CLINCH Clinch n 1 The act or process of holding fast that which serves to hold fast a grip a grasp a clamp a holdfast as to get a good clinch of an antagonist or of a weapon to secure anything by a clinch 2 A pun Pope 3 Naut Defn A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor or the breeching of a ships gun to the ringbolts CLINCHER Clincher n 1 One who or that which clinches that which holds fast Pope 2 That which ends a dispute or controversy a decisive argument CLINCHERBUILT Clincherbuilt a Defn See Clinkerbuilt CLING Cling v i imp p p Clung Clong Obs p pr vb n Clinging Etym AS clingan to adhere to wither akin to Dan klynge to cluster crowd Cf Clump Defn To adhere closely to stick to hold fast especially by twining round or embracing as the tendril of a vine clings to its support usually followed by to or together And what hath life for thee That thou shouldst cling to it thus Mrs Hemans CLING Cling v t 1 To cause to adhere to especially by twining round or embraching Obs I clung legs as close to his side as I could Swift 2 To make to dry up or wither Obs If thou speakst false Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive Till famine cling thee Shak CLING Cling n Defn Adherence attachment devotion R A more tenacious cling to worldly respects Milton CLINGSTONE Clingstone a Defn Having the flesh attached closely to the stone as in some kinds of peaches n Defn A fruit as a peach whose flesh adheres to the stone CLINGY Clingy a Defn Apt to cling adhesive R CLINIC Clinic n Etym See Clinical 1 One confined to the bed by sickness 2 Eccl Defn One who receives baptism on a sick bed Obs Hook 3 Med Defn A school or a session of a school or class in which medicine or surgery is taught by the examination and treatment of patients in the presence of the pupils CLINICAL CLINIC Clinical Clinic a Etym Gr clinique See Lean v i 1 Of or pertaining to a bed especially a sick bed 2 Of or pertaining to a clinic or to the study of disease in the living subject Clinical baptism baptism administered to a person on a sick bed Clinical instruction instruction by means of clinics Clinical lecture Med a discourse upon medical topics illustrared by the exhibition and examination of living patients Clinical medicine Clinical surgery that part of medicine or surgery which is occupied with the investigation of disease in the living subject CLINICALLY Clinically adv Defn In a clinical manner CLINIQUE Clinique n Etym F Med Defn A clinic CLINIUM Clinium n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn See Clinanthium CLINK Clink v t imp p p Clinked p pr vb n Clinking Etym OE clinken akin to G klingen D klinken SW klinga Dan klinge prob of imitative origin Cf Clank Clench Click v i Defn To cause to give out a slight sharp tinkling sound as by striking metallic or other sonorous bodies together And let me the canakin clink Shak CLINK Clink v i 1 To give out a slight sharp thinkling sound The clinking latch Tennyson 2 To rhyme Humorous Cowper CLINK Clink n Defn A slight sharp tinkling sound made by the collision of sonorous bodies Clink and fall of swords Shak CLINKANT Clinkant a Defn See Clnquant CLINKER Clinker n Etym From clink cf D clinker a brick which is so hard that it makes a sonorous sound from clinken to clink Cf Clinkstone 1 A mass composed of several bricks run together by the action of the fire in the kiln 2 Scoria or vitrified incombustible matter formed in a grate or furnace where anthracite coal in used vitrified or burnt matter ejected from a volcano slag 3 A scale of oxide of iron formed in forging 4 A kind of brick See Dutch klinker under Dutch CLINKERBUILT Clinkerbuilt a Naut Defn Having the side planks af a boat so arranged that the lower edge of each overlaps the upper edge of the plank next below it like clapboards on a house See Lapstreak CLINKSTONE Clinkstone 110 n Etym Clink stone from its sonorousness Min Defn An igneous rock of feldspathic composition lamellar in structure and clinking under the hammer See Phonolite CLINODIAGONAL Clinodiagonal n Etym Gr diagonal Crystallog Defn That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle witch the vertical axis See Crystallization a Defn Pertaining to or the direction of the clinidiagonal CLINODOME Clinodome n Etym Gr dome Crystallog Defn See under Dome CLINOGRAPHIC Clinographic a Etym Gr graph Defn Pertaining to that mode of projection in drawing in which the rays of light are supposed to fall obliquely on the plane of projection CLINOID Clinoid a Etym Gr oid Anat Defn Like a bed applied to several processes on the inner side of the sphenoid bone CLINOMETER Clinometer n Etym Gr meter Geol Defn An instrument for determining the dip of beds or strata pr the slope of an embankment or cutting a kind of plumb level Dana CLINOMETRIC Clinometric a 1 Pertaining to or ascertained by the clinometer 2 Pertaining to the oblique crystalline forms or to solids which have oblique angles between the axes as the clinometric systems CLINOMETRY Clinometry n geol Defn That art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata CLINOPINACOID Clinopinacoid n Etym Gr pinacoid Crystallog Defn The plane in crystals of the monoclinic system which is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral clinidiagonal axes CLINORHOMBIC Clinorhombic a Etym Gr rhombic cf F clinorhombique Crystallog Defn Possessing the qualities of a prism obliquely inclined to a rhombic base monoclinic CLINOSTAT Clinostat n Gr to incline to make to stand Bot Defn An apparatus consisting of a slowly revolving disk usually regulated by clockwork by means of wich the action of external agents as light and gravity on growing plants may be regulated or eliminated CLINQUANT Clinquant a Etym F Defn Glittering dressed in or overlaid with tinsel finery Obs Shak CLINQUANT Clinquant n Defn Tinsel Dutch gold CLIO Clio n Etym L fr Gr Class Myth Defn The Muse who presided over history CLIONE Clione n Defn A genus of naked pteropods One species Clione papilonacea abundant in the Arctic Ocean constitutes a part of the food of the Greenland whale It is sometimes incorrectly called Clio CLIP Clip v t imp p p Clipped p pr vb n Clipping Etym OE cluppen clippen to embrace AS clyran to embrace clasp cf OHG kluft tongs shears Icel klypa to pinch squeeze also OE clippen to cut shear Dan klippe to clip cut SW Icel klippa 1 To embrace hence to encompass O that Neptunes arms who clippeth thee about Would bear thee from the knowledge of thyself Shak 2 To cut off as with shears or scissors as to clip the hair to clip coin Sentenced to have his ears clipped Macaulay 3 To curtail to cut short All my reports go with the modest truth No more nor clipped but so Shak In London they clip their words after one manner about the court another in the city and a third in the suburbs Swift CLIP Clip v i Defn To move swiftly usually with indefinite it Straight flies as chek and clips it down the wind Dryden CLIP Clip n 1 An embrace Sir P Sidney 2 A cutting a shearing 3 The product of a single shearing of sheep a seasons crop of wool 4 A clasp or holder for letters papers etc 5 An embracing strap for holding parts together the iron strap with loop at the ends of a whiffletree Knight 6 Far Defn A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof called also toe clip and beak Youatt 7 A blow or stroke with the hand as he hit him a clip Colloq U S CLIPPER Clipper n 1 One who clips specifically one who clips off the edges of coin The value is pared off from it into the clippers pocket Locke 2 A machine for clipping hair esp the hair of horses 3 Naut Defn A vessel with a sharp bow built and rigged for fast sailing Clipperbuilt a Note The name was first borne by Baltimore clippers famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States CLIPPING Clipping n 1 The act of embracing Obs 2 The act of cutting off curtailing or diminishing the practice of clipping the edges of coins clipping by Englishmen is robbing the honest man who receives clipped money Locke 3 That which is clipped off or out of something a piece separated by clipping as newspaper clippings CLIQUE Clique n Etym F fr OF cliquer to click See Click v i Defn A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose generally used in a bad sense CLIQUE Clique v i Defn To To associate together in a clannish way to act with others secretly to gain a desired end to plot used with together CLIQUISH Cliquish a Defn Of or pertaining to a clique disposed to from cliques exclusive in spirit Cliquishness n CLIQUISM Cliquism n Defn The tendency to associate in cliques the spirit of cliques CLITELLUS Clitellus n Etym NL prob fr L clitellae a packsadle Zoöl Defn A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes CLITORIS Clitoris or n Etym NL fr Gr labia pudendi Anat Defn A small organ at the upper part of the vulva homologous to the penis in the male CLIVERS Clivers or n Defn See Cleavers CLIVITY Clivity n pl Clivities Etym L clivus hill Defn Inclination ascent or descent a gradient R CLOACA Cloaca n pl Cloacæ Etym L 1 A sewer as the Cloaca Maxima of Rome 2 A privy 3 Anat Defn The common chamber into which the intestinal urinary and generative canals discharge in birds reptiles amphibians and many fishes CLOACAL Cloacal a Defn Of or pertaining to a cloaca CLOAK Cloak 110 n Etym Of cloque cloak from the belllike shape bell F cloche bell perh of Celtik origin and the same word as E clock See 1st Clock 1 A loose outer garment extending from the neck downwards and commonly without sleeves It is longer than a cape and is worn both by men and by women 2 That which conceals a disguise or pretext an excuse a fair pretense a mask a cover No man is esteemed any ways considerable for policy who wears religion otherwise than as a cloak South Cloak bag a bag in which a cloak or other clothes are carried a portmanteau Shak CLOAK Cloak v t imp p p Cloaked p pr vb n Cloaking Defn To cover with or as with a cloak hence to hide or conceal Now glooming sadly so to cloak her matter Spenser Syn See Palliate CLOAKEDLY Cloakedly adv Defn In a concealed manner CLOAKING Cloaking n 1 The act of covering with a cloak the act of concealing anything To take heed of their dissembings and cloakings Strype 2 The material of which of which cloaks are made CLOAKROOM Cloakroom n Defn A room attached to any place of public resort where cloaks overcoats etc may be deposited for a time CLOCHE Cloche n F prop bell Aëronautics Defn An apparatus used in controlling certain kinds of aëroplanes and consisting principally of a steering column mounted with a universal joint at the base which is bellshaped and has attached to it the cables for controlling the wingwarping devices elevator planes and the like CLOCK Clock n Etym AS clucge bell akin to D klok clock bell G glocke Dan klokke Sw klocka Icel klukka bell LL clocca cloca whence F cloche al perh of Celtic origin cf Ir Gael clog bell clock W cloch bell Cf Cloak 1 A machine for measuring time indicating the hour and other divisions by means of hands moving on a dial plate Its works are moved by a weight or a spring and it is often so constructed as to tell the hour by the stroke of a hammer on a bell It is not adapted like the watch to be carried on the person 2 A watcg esp one that strikes Obs Walton 3 The striking of a clock Obs Dryden 4 A figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a stocking Swift Note The phrases what oclock it is nine oclock etc are contracted from what of the clock it is nine of the clock etc Alarm clock See under Alarm Astronomical clock a A clock of superior construction with a compensating pendulum etc to measure time with great accuracy for use in astronomical observatories called a regulator when used by watchmakers as a standard for regulating timepieces b A clock with mechanism for indicating certain astronomical phenomena as the phases of the moon position of the sun in the ecliptic equation of time etc Electric clock a A clock moved or regulated by electricity or electromagnetism b A clock connected with an electromagnetic recording apparatus Ships clock Naut a clock arranged to strike from one to eight strokes at half hourly intervals marking the divisions of the ships watches Sidereal clock an astronomical clock regulated to keep sidereal time CLOCK Clock v t Defn To ornament with figured work as the side of a stocking CLOCK Clock v t i Defn To call as a hen See Cluck R CLOCK Clock n Zoöl Defn A large beetle esp the European dung beetle Scarabæus stercorarius CLOCKLIKE Clocklike a Defn Like a clock or like clockwork mechanical Their services are clocklike to be set Blackward and vorward at their lords command B Jonson CLOCKWISE Clockwise a adv Defn Like the motion of the hands of a clock said of that direction of a rotation about an axis or about a point in a plane which is ordinarily reckoned negative CLOCKWORK Clockwork n Defn The machinery of a clock or machinary resembling that of a clock machinery which produced regularity of movement CLOD Clod n Etym OE clodde latter form of clot See Clot 1 A lump or mass especially of earth turf or clay Clods of a slimy substance Carew Clods of iron and brass Milton Clods of blood E Fairfax The earth that casteth up from the plow a great clod is not so good as that which casteth up a smaller clod Bacon 2 The ground the earth a spot of earth or turf The clod Where once their sultans horse has trod Swift 3 That which is earthy and of little relative value as the body of man in comparison with the soul This cold clod of clay which we carry about with us T Burnet 4 A dull gross stupid fellow a dolt Dryden 5 A pert of the shoulder of a beef creature or of the neck piece near the shoulder See Illust of Beef CLOD Clod vi Defn To collect into clods or into a thick mass to coagulate to clot as clodded gore See Clot Clodded in lumps of clay G Fletcher CLOD Clod v t 1 To pelt with clods Jonson 2 To throw violently to hurl Scot Sir W Scott CLODDISH Cloddish a Defn Resembling clods gross low stupid boorish Hawthorne Cloddishness n CLODDY Cloddy a Defn Consisting of clods full of clods CLODHOPPER Clodhopper n Defn A rude rustic fellow CLODHOPPING Clodhopping a Defn Boorish rude C Bronté CLODPATE Clodpate n Defn A blockhead a dolt CLODPATED Clodpated a Defn Stupid dull doltish CLODPOLL Clodpoll n Etym Clod poll head Defn A stupid fellow a dolt Written also clodpole Shak CLOFF Cloff n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn Formerly an allowance of two pounds in every three hundred weight after the tare and tret are subtracted now used only in a general sense of small deductions from the original weight Written also clough McCulloch CLOG Clog n Etym OE clogge clog Scot clag n a clot v to to obstruct cover with mud or anything adhesive prob of the same origin as E clay 1 That which hinders or impedes motion hence an encumbrance restraint or impediment of any kind All the ancient honest juridical principles and institutions of England are so many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and opression Burke 2 A weight as a log or block of wood attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion As a dog but chance breaks loose And quits his clog Hudibras A clog of lead was round my feet Tennyson 3 A shoe or sandal intended to protect the feet from wet or to increase the apparent stature and having therefore a very thick sole Cf Chopine In France the peasantry goes barefoot and the middle sort makes use of wooden clogs Harvey Clog almanac a primitive kind of almanac or calendar formerly used in England made by cutting notches and figures on the four edges of a clog or square piece of wood brass or bone called also a Runic staff from the Runic characters used in the numerical notation Clog dance a dance performed by a person wearing clogs or thicksoled shoes Clog dancer CLOG Clog v t imp p p Clogged p pr vb n Clogging 1 To encumber or load especially with something that impedes motion to hamper The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow Dryden 2 To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through to choke up as to clog a tube or a channel 3 To burden to trammel to embarrass to perplex The commodities are clogged with impositions Addison You ll rue the time That clogs me with this answer Shak Syn Impede hinder obstruct embarrass burden restrain restrict CLOG Clog v i 1 To become clogged to become loaded or encumbered as with extraneous matter In working through the bone the teeth of the saw will begin to clog S Sharp 2 To coalesce or adhere to unite in a mass Move it sometimes with a broom that the seeds clog not together Evelyn CLOGGINESS Clogginess n Defn The state of being clogged CLOGGING Clogging n Defn Anything which clogs Dr H More CLOGGY Cloggy a Defn Clogging or having power to clog CLOISONNE Cloisonné a Etym F partitioned fr cloison a partition Defn Inlaid between partitions said of enamel when the lines which divide the different patches of fields are composed of a kind of metal wire secured to the ground as distinguished from champlevé enamel in which the ground is engraved or scooped out to receive the enamel S Wells Williams CLOISTER Cloister n Etym OF cloistre F cloître L claustrum pl claustra bar bolt bounds fr claudere clausum to close See Close v t and cf Claustral 1 An inclosed place Obs Chaucer 2 A covered passage or ambulatory on one side of a court pl the series of such passages on the different sides of any court esp that of a monastery or a college But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloisters pale Milton 3 A monastic establishment a place for retirement from the world for religious duties Fitter for a cloister than a crown Daniel Cloister garth Arch the garden or open part of a court inclosed by the cloisters Syn Cloister Monastery Nunnery Convent Abbey Priory Cloister and convent are generic terms and denote a place of seclusion from the world for persons who devote their lives to religious purposes They differ is that the distinctive idea of cloister is that of seclusion from the world that of convent community of living Both terms denote houses for recluses of either sex A cloister or convent for monks is called a monastery for nuns a nunnery An abbey is a convent or monastic institution governed by an abbot or an abbess a priory is one governed by a prior or a prioress and is usually affiliated to an abbey CLOISTER Cloister v t imp p p Cloistered p pr vb n Cloistering Defn To confine in or as in a cloister to seclude from the world to immure None among them are throught worthy to be styled religious persons but those that cloister themselves up in a monastery Sharp CLOISTERAL Cloisteral a Defn Cloistral Obs I Walton CLOISTERED Cloistered a 1 Dwelling in cloisters solitary Cloistered friars and vestal nuns Hudibras In cloistered state let selfish sages dwell Proud that their heart is narrow as their cell Shenstone 2 Furnished with cloisters Sir H Wotton CLOISTERER Cloisterer n Etym Cf OF cloistier Defn One belonging to or living in a cloister a recluse CLOISTRAL Cloistral a Defn Of pertaining to or confined in a cloister recluse Written also cloisteral Best become a cloistral exercise Daniel CLOISTRESS Cloistress n Defn A nun R Shak CLOKE Cloke n v Defn See Cloak Obs CLOMB CLOMBEN Clomb Clomben Defn imp p p of Climb for climbed Obs The sonne he sayde is clomben up on hevene Chaucer CLOMP Clomp n Defn See Clamp CLONG Clong Defn imp of Cling Obs CLONIC Clonic a Etym Gr clonique Med Defn Having an irregular convulsive motion Dunglison Clonic spasm Med See under Spasm CLONUS Clonus n NL fr Gr violent confused motion Med Defn A series of muscular contractions due to sudden stretching of the muscle a sign of certain neuropathies CLOOM Cloom v t Etym A variant of clam to clog Defn To close with glutinous matter Obs Mortimer CLOOP Cloop n Etym An onomatopoeia Defn The sound made when a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle The cloop of a cork wrenched from a bottle Thackeray CLOOT Cloot n Cf G dial kleuzen to split Scot Dial Eng 1 One of the divisions of a cleft hoof as in the ox also the whole hoof 2 The Devil Clootie usually in the pl Burns CLOOTIE Clootie n Scot Dial Eng 1 Defn A little hoof 2 The Devil Satan Nick or Clootie Burns CLOSE Close v t imp p p Closed p pr vb n Closing Etym From OF F clos p p of clore to close fr L claudere akin to G schliessen to shut and to E clot cloister clavicle conclude sluice Cf Clause n 1 To stop or fill up as an opening to shut as to close the eyes to close a door 2 To bring together the parts of to consolidate as to close the ranks of an army often used with up 3 To bring to an end or period to conclude to complete to finish to end to consummate as to close a bargain to close a course of instruction One frugal supper did our studies close Dryden 4 To come or gather around to inclose to encompass to confine The depth closed me round about Jonah ii 5 But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some one corner of a feeble heart Herbert A closed sea a sea within the jurisdiction of some particular nation which controls its navigation CLOSE Close v i 1 To come together to unite or coalesce as the parts of a wound or parts separated What deep wounds ever closed without a scar Byron 2 To end terminate or come to a period as the debate closed at six oclock 3 To grapple to engange in handtohand fight They boldly closed in a handtohand contest Prescott To close on or upon to come to a mutual agreement to agree on or join in Would induce France and Holland to close upon some measures between them to our disadvantage Sir W Temple To close with a To accede to to consent or agree to as to close with the terms proposed b To make an agreement with To close with the land Naut to approach the land CLOSE Close n 1 The manner of shutting the union of parts junction Obs The doors of plank were their close exquisite Chapman 2 Conclusion cessation ending end His long and troubled life was drawing to a close Macaulay 3 A grapple in wrestling Bacon 4 Mus a The conclusion of a strain of music cadence b A double bar marking the end At every close she made the attending throng Replied and bore the burden of the song Dryden Syn Conclusion termination cessation end ending extremity extreme CLOSE Close or n Etym OF F clos an inclosure fr clos p p of clore See Close v t 1 An inclosed place especially a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall hedge or fence of any kind specifically the precinct of a cathedral or abbey Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans and canons Macaulay 2 A narrow passage leading from a street to a court and the houses within Eng Halliwell 3 Law Defn The interest which one may have in a piece of ground even though it is not inclosed Bouvier CLOSE Close a Compar Closer superl Closest Etym Of F clos p p of clore See Close v t 1 Shut fast closed tight as a close box From a close bower this dainty music flowed Dryden 2 Narrow confined as a close alley close quarters A close prison Dickens 3 Oppressive without motion or ventilation causing a feeling of lassitude said of the air weather etc If the rooms be lowroofed or full of windows and doors the one maketh the air close and the other maketh it exceeding unequal Bacon 4 Strictly confined carefully quarded as a close prisoner 5 Out of the way observation secluded secret hidden He yet kept himself close because of Saul 1 Chron xii 1 Her close intent Spenser 6 Disposed to keep secrets secretive reticent For servecy no lady closer Shak 7 Having the parts near each other dense solid compact as applied to bodies viscous tenacious not volatile as applied to liquids The golden globe being put into a press the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal Locke 8 Concise to the point as close reasoning Where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass Dryden 9 Adjoining near either in space time or thought often followed by to Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall Mortimer The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very close thing not a faint hearsay G Eliot 10 Short as to cut grass or hair close 11 Intimate familiar confidential League with you I seek And mutual amity so strait so close That I with you must dwell or you with me Milton 12 Nearly equal almost evenly balanced as a close vote A close contest Prescott 13 Difficult to obtain as money is close Bartlett 14 Parsimonious stingy A crusty old fellow as close as a vise Hawthorne 15 Adhering strictly to a standard or original exact strict as a close translation Locke 16 Accurate careful precise also attentive undeviating strict not wandering as a close observer 17 Phon Defn Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth as certain sounds of e and o in French Italian and German opposed to open Close borough See under Borough Close breeding See under Breeding Close communion communion in the Lords supper restricted to those who have received baptism by immersion Close corporation a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies Close fertilization Bot See Fertilization Close harmony Mus compact harmony in which the tones composing each chord are not widely distributed over several octaves Close time a fixed period during which killing game or catching certain fish is prohibited by law Close vowel Pron a vowel which is pronounced with a diminished aperture of the lips or with contraction of the cavity of the mouth Close to the wind Naut directed as nearly to the point from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail closehauled said of a vessel CLOSE Close adv 1 In a close manner 2 Secretly darkly Obs A wondrous vision which did close imply The course of all her fortune and posterity Spenser CLOSEBANDED Closebanded a Defn Closely united CLOSEBARRED Closebarred a Defn Firmly barred or closed CLOSEBODIED Closebodied a Defn Fitting the body exactly setting close as a garment Ayliffe CLOSEFIGHTS Closefights n pl Naut Defn Barriers with loopholes formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemys boarders called also close quarters Obs CLOSEFISTED Closefisted a Defn Covetous niggardly Bp Berkeley Closefisted contractors Hawthorne CLOSEHANDED Closehanded a Defn Covetous penurious stingy closefisted Closehandedness n CLOSEHAULED Closehauled a Naut Defn Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows said of a sailing vessel CLOSELY Closely adv 1 In a close manner 2 Secretly privately Obs That nought she did but wayle and often steepe Her dainty couch with tears which closely she did weepe Spenser CLOSEMOUTHED Closemouthed a Defn Cautious in speaking secret wary uncommunicative CLOSEN Closen v t Defn To make close R CLOSENESS Closeness n Defn The state of being close Half stifled by the closeness of the room Swift We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius Bacon An affectation of closeness and covetousness Addison Syn Narrowness oppressiveness strictness secrecy compactness conciseness nearness intimacy tightness stinginess literalness CLOSER Closer n 1 One who or that which closes specifically a boot closer See under Boot 2 A finisher that which finishes or terminates 3 Masonry Defn The last stone in a horizontal course if of a less size than the others or a piece of brick finishing a course Gwilt CLOSEREEFED Closereefed a Naut Defn Having all the reefs taken in said of a sail CLOSESTOOL Closestool n Defn A utensil to hold a chamber vessel for the use of the sick and infirm It is usually in the form of a box with a seat and tight cover CLOSET Closet n Etym OF closet little inclosure dim of clos See Close an inclosure 1 A small room or apartment for retirement a room for privacy A chairlumbered closet just twelve feet by nine Goldsmith When thou prayest enter into thy closet Matt vi 6 2 A small apartment or recess in the side of a room for household utensils clothing etc Dryden Closet sin sin commited in privacy Bp Hall CLOSET Closet v t imp p pr vb n Closeting 1 To shut up in or as in a closet to conceal R Bedlams closeted and handcuffed charge Cowper 2 To make into a closet for a secret interview He was to call a new legislature to closet its members Bancroft He had been closeted with De Quadra Froude CLOSETONGUED Closetongued a Defn Closemouthed silent Closetongued treason Shak CLOSH Closh n Etym CF F clocher to limp halt Defn A disease in the feet of cattle laminitis Crabb CLOSH Closh n Etym CF D klossen to play at bowls Defn The game of ninepins Obs Halliwell CLOSURE Closure 135 n Etym Of closure L clausura fr clauedere to shut See Close v t 1 The act of shutting a closing as the closure of a chink 2 That which closes or shuts that by which separate parts are fastened or closed Without a seal wafer or any closure whatever Pope 3 That which incloses or confines an inclosure O thou bloody prison Within the guilty closure of thy walls Richard the Second here was hacked to death Shak 4 A conclusion an end Obs Shak 5 Parliamentary Practice Defn A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body It is similar in effect to the previous question It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882 The French word clôture was originally applied to this proceeding CLOT Clot n Etym OE clot clodde clod akin to D kloot ball G kloss clod dumpling klotz block Dan klods Sw klot bowl globe klots block cf AS clate bur Cf Clod n Clutter to clot Defn A concretion or coagulation esp a soft slimy coagulated mass as of blood a coagulum Clots of pory gore Addison Doth bake the egg into clots as if it began to poach Bacon Note Clod and clot appear to be radically the same word and are so used by early writers but in present use clod is applied to a mass of earth or the like and clot to a concretion or coagulation of soft matter CLOT Clot v i imp p p Clotted p pr vb n Clotting Defn To concrete coagulate or thicken as soft or fluid matter by evaporation to become a cot or clod CLOT Clot v t Defn To form into a slimy mass CLOTBUR Clotbur n Etym Cf Clote 1 The burdock Prov Engl Prior 2 Same as Cocklebur CLOTE Clote n Etym AS cl cf G klette Defn The common burdock the clotbur Obs Wyclif CLOTH Cloth n pl Cloths 115 except in the sense of garments when it is Clothes klothz or kloz Etym OE clath cloth AS claed cloth garment akin to D kleed Icel klæebi Dan klæde cloth Sw kläde G kleid garment dress 1 A fabric made of fibrous material or sometimes of wire as in wire cloth commonly a woven fabric of cotton woolen or linen adapted to be made into garments specifically woolen fabrics as distinguished from all others 2 The dress raiment Obs See Clothes Ill neer distust my God for cloth and bread Quarles 3 The distinctive dress of any profession especially of the clergy hence the clerical profession Appeals were made to the priesthood Would they tamely permit so gross an insult to be offered to their cloth Macaulay The cloth the clergy are constituted for administering and for giving the best possible effect to every axiom I Taylor Body cloth See under Body Cloth of gold a fabric woven wholly or partially of threads of gold Cloth measure the measure of length and surface by which cloth is measured and sold For this object the standard yard is usually divided into quarters and nails Cloth paper a coarse kind of paper used in pressing and finishing woolen cloth Cloth shearer one who shears cloth and frees it from superfluous nap CLOTHE Clothe v t imp p p Clothed or Clad p pr vb n Clothing Etym OE clathen clothen clethen AS claebian clæeban See Cloth 1 To put garments on to cover with clothing to dress Go with me to clothe you as becomes you Shak 2 To provide with clothes as to feed and clothe a family to clothe ones self extravagantly Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags Prov xxiii 21 The naked every day he clad When he put on his clothes Goldsmith 3 Fig To cover or invest as with a garment as to clothe one with authority or power Language in which they can clothe their thoughts Watts His sides are clothed with waving wood J Dyer Thus Belial with with words clothed in reasons garb Milton CLOTHE Clothe v i Defn To wear clothes Poetic Care no more to clothe eat Shak CLOTHES Clothes or 277 n pl Etym From Cloth 1 Covering for the human body dress vestments vesture a general term for whatever covering is worn or is made to be worn for decency or comfort She speaks well and has excellent good clothes Shak If I may touch but his clothes I shall be whole Mark v 28 2 The covering of a bed bedclothes She turned each way her frighted head Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes Prior Body clothes See under Body Clothes moth Zoöl a small moth of the genus Tinea The most common species T flavifrontellais yellowish white The larvæ eat woolen goods furs feathers etc They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which they feed fastened together with silk Syn Garments dress clothing apparel attire vesture raiment garb costume habit habiliments CLOTHESHORSE Clotheshorse n Defn A frame to hang clothes on CLOTHESLINE Clothesline n Defn A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry CLOTHESPIN Clothespin or n Defn A forked piece of wood or a small spring clamp used for fastening clothes on a line CLOTHESPRESS Clothespress n Defn A receptacle for clothes CLOTHIER Clothier n 1 One who makes cloths one who dresses or fulls cloth Hayward 2 One who sells cloth or clothes or who makes and sells clothes CLOTHING Clothing n 1 Garments in general clothes dress raiment covering From others he shall stand in need of nothing Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing Milton As for me my clothing was sackloth Ps xxxv 13 2 The art of process of making cloth R Instructing refugees in the art of clothing Ray 3 A covering of nonconducting material on the outside of a boiler or steam chamber to prevent radiation of heat Knight 4 Mach Defn See Card clothing under 3d Card CLOTHRED Clothred p p Defn Clottered Obs Chaucer CLOTPOLL Clotpoll n Defn See Clodpoll Obs Shak CLOTTED Clotted a Defn Composed of clots or clods having the quality or form of a clot sticky slimy foul The clotted glebe J Philips When lust Lets in defilement to the inward parts The soul grows clotted by contagion Milton CLOTTER Clotter v i Etym From Clot Defn To concrete into lumps to clot Obs Clottered blood Chapman CLOTTY Clotty a Etym From Clot n Defn Full of clots or clods Clotty matter Harvey CLOTURE Clôture n Etym F Parliamentary Practice Defn See Closure 5 CLOTWEED Clotweed n Etym See Clote Defn Cocklebur CLOUD Cloud n Etym Prob fr AS cld a rock or hillock the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air 1 A collection of visible vapor or watery particles susponded in the upper atmosphere I do set my bow in the cloud Gen ix 13 Note A classification of clouds according to their chief forms was first proposed by the meteorologist Howard and this is still substantially employed The following varieties and subvarieties are recognized a Cirrus This is the most elevated of all the forms of clouds is thin longdrawn sometimes looking like carded wool or hair sometimes like a brush or room sometimes in curllike or fleecelike patches It is the catstail of the sailor and the marestail of the landsman b Cumulus This form appears in large masses of a hemispherical form or nearly so above but flat below one often piled above another forming great clouds common in the summer and presenting the appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow It often affords rain and thunder gusts c Stratus This form appears in layers or bands extending horizontally d Nimbus This form is characterized by its uniform gray tint and ragged edges it covers the sky in seasons of continued rain as in easterly storms and is the proper rain cloud The name is sometimes used to denote a raining cumulus or cumulostratus e Cirrocumulus This form consists like the cirrus of thin broken fleecelice clouds but the parts are more or less rounded and regulary grouped It is popularly called mackerel sky f Cirrostratus In this form the patches of cirrus coalesce in long strata between cirrus and stratus g Cumulostratus A form between cumulus and stratus often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint Fog cloud motionless or nearly so lying near or in contact with the earths surface Storm scud cloud lying quite low without form and driven rapidly with the wind 2 A mass or volume of smoke or flying dust resembling vapor A thick cloud of incense Ezek viii 11 3 A dark vein or spot on a lighter material as in marble hence a blemish or defect as a cloud upon ones reputation a cloud on a title 4 That which has a dark lowering or threatening aspect that which temporarily overshadows obscures or depresses as a cloud of sorrow a cloud of war a cloud upon the intellect 5 A great crowd or multitude a vast collection So great a cloud of witnesses Heb xii 1 6 A large looselyknitted scarf worn by women about the head Cloud on a or the title Law a defect of title usually superficial and capable of removal by release decision in equity or legislation To be under a cloud to be under suspicion or in disgrace to be in disfavor In the clouds in the realm of facy and imagination beyond reason visionary CLOUD Cloud v t imp p p Clouded p pr vb n Clouding 1 To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds as the sky is clouded 2 To darken or obscure as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud hence to render gloomy or sullen One day too late I fear me noble lord Hath clouded all thy happy days on earth Shak Be not disheartened then nor cloud those looks Milton Nothing clouds mens minds and impairs their honesty like prejudice M Arnold 3 To blacken to sully to stain to tarnish to damage esp used of reputation or character I would not be a standerby to hear My sovereign mistress clouded so without My present vengeance taken Shak 4 To mark with or darken in veins or sports to variegate with colors as to cloud yarn And the nice conduct of a clouded cane Pope CLOUD Cloud v i Defn To grow cloudy to become obscure with clouds often used with up Worthies away The scene begins to cloud Shak CLOUDAGE Cloudage n Defn Mass of clouds cloudiness R A scudding cloudage of shapes Coleridge CLOUDBERRY Cloudberry n Bot Defn A species of raspberry Rubus Chamæmerous growing in the northern regions and bearing edible ambercolored fruit CLOUDBUILT Cloudbuilt a Defn Built of or in the clouds airy unsubstantial imaginary Cowper So vanished my cloudbuilt palace Goldsmith CLOUDBURST Cloudburst n Defn A sudden copious rainfall as the whole cloud had been precipitated at once CLOUDCAPPED Cloudcapped a Defn Having clouds resting on the top or head reaching to the clouds as cloudcapped mountains CLOUDCOMPELLER Cloudcompeller n Defn Cloudgatherer an epithet applied to Zeus Poetic Pope CLOUDILY Cloudily adv Defn In a cloudy manner darkly obscurely Dryden CLOUDINESS Cloudiness n Defn The state of being cloudy CLOUDING Clouding n 1 A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing 2 A diversity of colors in yarn recurring at regular intervals Knight CLOUDLAND Cloudland n Defn Dreamland CLOUDLESS Cloudless a Defn Without a cloud clear bright A cloudless winter sky Bankroft Cloudlessly adv Cloudlessness n CLOUDLET Cloudlet n Defn A little cloud R Browning Eves first star through fleecy cloudlet peeping Coleridge CLOUDY Cloudy a Compar Cloudier superl Cloudiest Etym From Cloud n 1 Overcast or obscured with clouds clouded as a cloudy sky 2 Consisting of a cloud or clouds As Moses entered into the tabernacle the cloudy pillar descended Ex xxxiii 9 3 Indicating gloom anxiety sullenness or illnature not open or cheerful A cloudy countenance Shak 4 Confused indistinct obscure dark Cloudy and confused notions of things Watts 5 Lacking clearness brightness or luster A cloudy diamond Boyle 6 Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues as marble CLOUGH Clough n Etym OE clough cloghe clou clewch AS assumed cloh akin to G klinge ravine 1 A cleft in a hill a ravine a narrow valley Nares 2 A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land Knight CLOUGH Clough n Com Defn An allowance in weighing See Cloff CLOUT Clout n Etym AS clut a little cloth piece of metal cf Sw klut Icel klutr a kerchief or W clwt a clout Gael clud 1 A cloth a piece of cloth or leather a patch a rag His garments nought but many ragged clouts With thorns together pinned and patched was Spenser A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood Shak 2 A swadding cloth 3 A piece a fragment Obs Chaucer 4 The center of the butt at which archers shoot probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head Amust shoot nearer or hell neer hit the clout Shak 5 An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing a washer 6 A blow with the hand Low Clout nail a kind of wroughtiron nail heaving a large flat head used for fastening clouts to axletrees plowshares etc also for studding timber and for various purposes CLOUT Clout v t imp p p Clouted p pr vb n Clouting Etym OE clutien clouten to patch See Clout n 1 To cover with cloth leather or other material to bandage patch or mend with a clout And old shoes and clouted upon their feet Josh ix 5 Paul yea and Peter too had more skill in clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers Latimer 2 To join or patch clumsily If fond Bavius vent his clouted song P Fletcher 3 To quard with an iron plate as an axletree 4 To give a blow to to strike Low The queen of Spain took off one of her chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with it Howell 5 To stud with nails as a timber or a boot sole Clouted cream clotted cream i e cream obtained by warming new milk A Philips Note Clouted brogues in Shakespeare and clouted shoon in Milton have been understood by some to mean shoes armed with nails by others patched shoes CLOUTERLY Clouterly a Etym From Clout n Defn Clumsy awkward Obs Roughhewn cloutery verses E Phillips CLOVE Clove Defn imp of Cleave Cleft Spenser Clove hitch Naut See under Hitch Clove hook Naut an iron twopart hook with jaws overlapping used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails called also clip hook Knight CLOVE Clove n Etym D kloof See Cleave v t Defn A cleft a gap a ravine rarely used except as part of a proper name as Kaaterskill Clove Stone Clove CLOVE Clove n Etym OE clow fr F clou nail clou de girofle a clove lit nail of clove fr L clavus nail perh akin to clavis key E clavicle The clove was so called from its resemblance to a nail So in D kruidnagel clove lit herbnail or spicenail Cf Cloy Defn A very pungent aromatic spice the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree Eugenia or Caryophullus aromatica a native of the Molucca Isles Clove camphor Chem See Eugenin Clove gillyflower Clove pink Bot any fragrant selfcolored carnation CLOVE Clove n Etym AS clufe an ear of corn a clove of garlic cf cleófan to split E cleave 1 Bot Defn One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb as in the case of garlic Developing in the axils of its skales new bulbs of what gardeners call cloves Lindley 2 A weight A clove of cheese is about eight pounds of wool about seven pounds Prov Eng Halliwell CLOVEN Cloven p p a Defn from Cleave v t To show the cloven foot or hoof to reveal a devilish character or betray an evil purpose notwithstanding disguises Satan being represented dramatically and symbolically as having cloven hoofs CLOVENFOOTED CLOVENHOOFED Clovenfooted Clovenhoofed a Defn Having the foot or hoof divided into two parts as the ox CLOVER Clover n Etym OE claver clover AS cl akin to LG Dan klever D klaver G klee Sw kl Bot Defn A plant of differend species of the genus Trifolium as the common red clover T pratense the white T repens and the hares foot T arvense Clover weevil Zoöl a small weevil Apion apricans that destroys the seeds of clover Clover worm Zoöl the larva of a small moth Asopia costalis often very destructive to clover hay In clover in very pleasant circumstances fortunate Colloq Sweet clover See Meliot CLOVERED Clovered a Defn Covered with growing clover Flocks thick nibbling through the clovered vale Thomson CLOWEGILOFRE Clowegilofre n Etym See 3d Clove and Gilliflower Defn Spice clove Obs Chaucer CLOWN Clown n Etym Cf Icel klunni a clumsy boorish fellow North Fries kl clown dial Sw klunn log Dan klunt log block and E clump n 1 A man of coarse nature and manners an awkward fellow an illbred person a boor Sir P Sidney 2 One who works upon the soil a rustic a churl The clown the child of nature without guile Cowper 3 The fool or buffoon in a play circus etc The clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickle othe sere Shak CLOWN Clown v i Defn To act as a clown with it Obs Beclowns it properly indeed B Jonson CLOWNAGE Clownage n Defn Behavior or manners of a clown clownery Obs B Jonson CLOWNERY Clownery n Defn Clownishness LEstrange CLOWNISH Clownish a Defn Of or resembling a clown or characteristic of a clown ungainly awkward Clownish hands Spenser Clownish mimic Prior Clownishly adv Syn Coarse rough clumsy awkward ungainly rude uncivil ill bred boorish rustic untutored CLOWNISHNESS Clownishness n Defn The manners of a clown coarseness or rudeness of behavior That plainness which the alamode people call clownishness Locke CLOY Cloy v t imp p p Cloyed kloid p pr vb n Cloying Etym OE cloer to nail up F clouer fr OF clo nail F clou fr L clavus nail Cf 3d Clove 1 To fill or choke up to stop up to clog Obs The dukes purpose was to have cloyed the harbor by sinking ships laden with stones Speed 2 To glut or satisfy as the appetite to satiate to fill to loathing to surfeit Who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast Shak He sometimes cloys his readers instead of satisfying Dryden 3 To penetrate or pierce to wound Which with his cruel tusk him deadly cloyed Spenser He never shod horse but he cloyed him Bacon 4 To spike as a cannon Obs Johnson 5 To stroke with a claw Obs Shak CLOYLESS Cloyless a Defn That does not cloy Shak CLOYMENT Cloyment n Defn Satiety Obs Shak CLUB Club n Etym CF Icel klubba klumba club klumbuf a clubfoot SW klubba club Dan klump lump klub a club G klumpen clump kolben club and E clump 1 A heavy staff of wood usually tapering and wielded the hand a weapon a cudgel But make you ready your stiff bats and clubs Rome and her rats are at the point of battle Shak 2 Etym Cf the Spanish name bastos and Sp baston staff club Defn Any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the trefoil or clover leaf pl The suit of cards having such figure 3 An association of persons for the promotion of some common object as literature science politics good fellowship etc esp an association supported by equal assessments or contributions of the members They talked At wine in clubs of art of politics Tennyson He Goldsmith was one of the nine original members of that celebrated fraternity which has sometimes been called the Literary Club but which has always disclaimed that epithet and still glories in the simple name of the Club Macaulay 4 A joint charge of expense or any persons share of it a contribution to a common fund They laid down the club LEstrange We dined at a French house but paid ten shillings for our part of the club Pepys Club law government by violence lynch law anarchy Addison Club moss Bot an evergreen mosslike plant much used in winter decoration The best know species is Lycopodium clavatum but other Lycopodia are often called by this name The spores form a highly inflammable powder Club root Bot a disease of cabbages by which the roots become distorted and the heads spoiled Club topsail Naut a kind of gaff topsail used mostly by yachts having a foreandaft rig It has a short club or jack yard to increase its spread CLUB Club v t imp p p Clubbed p pr vb n Clubbing 1 To beat with a club 2 Mil Defn To throw or allow to fall into confusion To club a battalion implies a temporary inability in the commanding officer to restore any given body of men to their natural front in line or column Farrow 3 To unite or contribute for the accomplishment of a common end as to club exertions 4 To raise or defray by a proportional assesment as to club the expense To club a musket Mil to turn the breach uppermost so as to use it as a club CLUB Club v i 1 To form a club to combine for the promotion of some common object to unite Till grosser atoms tumbling in the stream Of fancy madly met and clubbed into a dream Dryden 2 To pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense to pay for something by contribution The owl the raven and the bat Clubbed for a feather to his hat Swift 3 Naut Defn To drift in a current with an anchor out CLUBBABLE Clubbable a Defn Suitable for membership in a club sociable Humorous G W Curtis CLUBBED Clubbed a Defn Shaped like a club grasped like or used as a club Skelton CLUBBER Clubber n 1 One who clubs 2 A member of a club R Massinger CLUBBISH Clubbish a 1 Rude clownish Obs 2 Disposed to club together as a clubbish set CLUBBIST Clubbist n Defn A member of a club a frequenter of clubs R Burke CLUBFIST Clubfist n 1 A large heavy fist 2 A coarse brutal fellow Obs Mir for Mag CLUBFISTED Clubfisted a Defn Having a large fist Howell CLUBFOOT Clubfoot n Etym Club foot Med Defn A short variously distorted foot also the deformity usually congenital which such a foot exhibits talipes CLUBFOOTED Clubfooted a Defn Having a clubfoot CLUBHAND Clubhand n Med Defn A short distorted hand also the deformity of having such a hand CLUBHAUL Clubhaul v t Naut Defn To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails which brings the vessels head to the wind and by cutting the cable as soon as she pays off on the other tack Clubhauling is attempted only in an exigency CLUBHOUSE Clubhouse n Defn A house occupied by a club CLUBROOM Clubroom n Defn The apartment in which a club meets Addison CLUBRUSH Clubrush n Bot Defn A rushlike plant the reed mace or cattail or some species of the genus Scirpus See Bulrush CLUBSHAPED Clubshaped a Defn Enlarged gradually at the end as the antennæ of certain insects CLUCK Cluck v i imp p p Clucked p pr vb n Clucking Etym AS cloccian cf D klokken G glucken glucksen LG klukken Dan klukke all prob of imitative origin Defn To make the noise or utter the call of a brooding hen Ray CLUCK Cluck v t Defn To call together or call to follow as a hen does her chickens She poor hen fond of no second brood Has clucked three to the wars Shak CLUCK Cluck n 1 The call of a hen to her chickens 2 A click See 3d Click 2 CLUCKING Clucking n Defn The noise or call of a brooding hen CLUE Clue n Etym See Clew n Defn A ball of thread a thread or other means of guidance Same as Clew You have wound a goodly clue Shak This clue once found unravels all the rest Pope Serve as clues to guide us into further knowledge Locke CLUM Clum interj Defn Silence hush Obs Chaucer CLUMBER Clumber n Etym Named from the estate of the Duke of Newcastle Zoöl Defn A kind of field spaniel with short legs and stout body which unlike other spaniels hunts silently CLUMP Clump n Etym Cf D klomp lump G klump klumpen Dan klump Sw kllimp perh akin to L globus E globe Cf Club 1 An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance 2 A cluster a group a thicket A clump of shrubby trees Hawthorne 3 The compressed clay of coal strata Brande C CLUMP Clump v t Defn To arrange in a clump or clumps to cluster to group Blackmore CLUMP Clump v i Defn To tread clumsily to clamp Prov Eng Halliwell CLUMPER Clumper v t Etym Cf G klümpern to clod See Clump n Defn To form into clumps or masses Obs Vapors clumpered in balls of clouds Dr H More CLUMPS Clumps n Defn A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two persons who answer the questions so called because the players take sides in two clumps or groups the clump which guesses the word winning the game CLUMPY Clumpy a Etym From Clump n Defn Composed of clumps massive shapeless Leigh Hunt CLUMSILY Clumsily adv Defn In a clumsy manner awkwardly as to walk clumsily CLUMSINESS Clumsiness n Defn The quality of being clusy The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to clumsiness and ignorance Collier CLUMSY Clumsy a Compar Clumsier superl Clumsiest Etym OE clumsed benumbed fr clumsen to be benumbed cf Icel klumsa lockjaw dial Sw klummsen benumbed with cold Cf 1st Clam and 1st Clamp 1 Stiff or benumbed as with cold Obs 2 Without skill or grace wanting dexterity nimbleness or readiness stiff awkward as if benumbed unwieldy unhandy hence illmade misshapen or inappropriate as a clumsy person a clumsy workman clumsy fingers a clumsy gesture a clumsy excuse But thou in clumsy verse unlicked unpointed Hast shamefully defied the Lords anointed Dryden Syn See Awkward CLUNCH Clunch n Etym Perh fr clinch to make fast Defn 1 Mining Defn Indurated clay See Bind n 3 2 One of the hard beds of the lower chalk Dana CLUNG Clung Defn imp p p of Cling CLUNG Clung a Etym Prop p p fr OE clingen to wither See Cling v i Defn Wasted away shrunken Obs CLUNIAC Cluniac n Eccl Hist Defn A monk of the reformed branch of the Benedictine Order founded in 912 at Cluny or Clugny in France Also used as a CLUNIACENSIAN Cluniacensian a Defn Cluniac CLUPEOID Clupeoid a Etym Lclupea a kind of fish NL generic name of the herring oid Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Herring family CLUSTER Cluster n Etym AS cluster clyster cf LG kluster also Sw Dan klase a cluster of grapes D klissen to be entangled 1 A number of things of the same kind growing together a bunch Her deeds were like great clusters of ripe grapes Which load the bunches of the fruitful vine Spenser 2 A number of similar things collected together or lying contiguous a group as a cluster of islands Cluster of provinces Motley 3 A number of individuals grouped together or collected in one place a crowd a mob As bees Pour forth their populous youth about the hive In clusters Milton We loved him but like beasts And cowardly nobles gave way unto your clusters Who did hoot him out o the city Shak CLUSTER Cluster v i imp p p Clustered p pr vb n Clustering Defn To grow in clusters or assemble in groups to gather or unite in a cluster or clusters His sunny hair Clusterd about his temples like a gods Tennyson The princes of the country clustering together Foxe CLUSTER Cluster v t Defn To collect into a cluster or clusters to gather into a bunch or close body Not less the bee would range her cells The foxglove cluster dappled bells Tennyson Or from the forest falls the clustered snow Thomson Clustered column Arch a column which is composed or appears to be composed of several columns collected together CLUSTERINGLY Clusteringly adv Defn In clusters CLUSTERY Clustery a Etym From Cluster n Defn Growing in or full of clusters like clusters Johnson CLUTCH Clutch kluch 224 n Etym OE cloche cloke claw Scot clook cleuck also OE cleche claw clechen cleken to seize cf AS gelæccan where ge is a prefix to seize Cf Latch a catch 1 A gripe or clinching with or as with the fingers or claws seizure grasp The clutch of poverty Cowper An expiring clutch at popularity Carlyle But Age with his stealing steps Hath clawed me in his clutch Shak 2 pl Defn The hands claws or talons in the act of grasping firmly often figuratively for power rapacity or cruelty as to fall into the clutches of an adversary I must have little care of myself if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant Bp Stillingfleet 3 Mach Defn A device which is used for coupling shafting etc so as to transmit motion and which may be disengaged at pleasure 4 Any device for gripping an object as at the end of a chain or tackle 5 Zoöl Defn The nest complement of eggs of a bird Bayonet clutch Mach a clutch in which connection is made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a feathered shaft The bayonets slide through holes in a crosshead fastened on the shaft CLUTCH Clutch v t imp p p Clutched p pr vb n Clutching Etym OE clucchen See Clutch n 1 To seize clasp or gripe with the hand hands or claws often figuratively as to clutch power A man may set the poles together in his head and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp Collier Is this a dagger which I see before me Come let me clutch thee Shak 2 To close tightly to clinch Not that I have the power to clutch my hand Shak CLUTCH Clutch v i Defn To reach at something as if to grasp to catch or snatch often followed by at Clutching at the phantoms of the stock market Bankroft CLUTTER Clutter n Etym Cf W cludair heap pile cludeirio to heap 1 A confused collection hence confusion disorder as the room is in a clutter He saw what a clutter there was with huge overgrown pots pans and spits LEstrange 2 Clatter confused noise Swift CLUTTER Clutter v t imp p p Cluttered p pr vb n Cluttering Defn To crowd together in disorder to fill or cover with things in disorder to throw into disorder to disarrange as to clutter a room CLUTTER Clutter v i Defn To make a confused noise to bustle It the goose cluttered here it chuckled there Tennyson CLUTTER Clutter v t Etym From Clod n Defn To clot or coagulate as blood Obs Holland CLYDESDALE Clydesdale n Defn One of a breed of heavy draft horses originally from Clydesdale Scotland They are about sixteen hands high and usually brown or bay CLYDESDALE TERRIER Clydesdale terrier Defn One of a breed of small silkyhaired terriers related to but smaller than the Skye terrier having smaller and perfectly erect ears CLYPEASTROID Clypeastroid a Etym NL Clypeaster L clupeus shield aster star oid Zoöl Defn Like or related to the genus Clupeaster applied to a group of flattened sea urchins with a rosette of pores on the upper side CLYPEATE Clypeate a Etym L clupeatus p p of clupeare to arm with a shield fr clupeus clipeus shield 1 Bot Defn Shaped like a round buckler or shield scutate 2 Zoöl Defn Furnished with a shield or a protective plate or shell CLYPEIFORM Clypeiform a Etym L clupeus shield form Defn Shieldshaped clypeate CLYPEUS Clypeus n pl Clypei Etym L a shield Zoöl Defn The frontal plate of the head of an insect CLYSMIAN Clysmian a Etym Gr Clyster Defn Connected with or related to the deluge or to a cataclysm as clysmian changes Smart CLYSMIC Clysmic a Defn Washing cleansing CLYSTER Clyster n Etym L fr G hlutrs pure G lauter cf F clystère Med Defn A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe an injection an enema Clyster pipe a tube or pipe used for injections CLYTIE KNOT Clytie knot Defn In hair dressing a loose low coil at the back of the head like the knot on the head of the bust of Clytie by G F Watts CNEMIAL Cnemial a Etym Gr Anat Defn Pertaining to the shin bone Cnemial crest a crestlike prominence on the proximal end of the tibia of birds and some reptiles CNIDA Cnida n pl Cnidæ Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the peculiar stinging cells found in Coelenterata a nematocyst a lasso cell CNIDARIA Cnidaria n pl Etym NL See Cnida Zoöl Defn A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Coelenterata ie exclusive of the sponges They are so named from presence of stinging cells cnidae in the tissues See Coelenterata CNIDOBLAST Cnidoblast n Etym Cnida blast Zoöl Defn One of the cells which in the Coelenterata develop into cnidæ CNIDOCIL Cnidocil n Etym Cnida cilium eyelash Zoöl Defn The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast CO Co Defn A form of the prefix com signifying with together in conjunction joint It is used before vowels and some consonants See Com COACERVATE Coacervate a Etym L coacervatus p p of coacervare to heap up co acervare See Acervate Defn Raised into a pile collected into a crowd heaped R Bacon COACERVATE Coacervate v t Defn To heap up to pile R COACERVATION Coacervation n Etym L coacervatio Defn A heaping together R Bacon COACH Coach 224 n Etym F coche fr It cocchio dim of cocca little boat fr L concha mussel mussel shell Gr çankha Cf Conch Cockboat Cockle 1 A large closed fourwheeled carriage having doors in the sides and generally a front and back seat inside each for two persons and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver Note Coaches have a variety of forms and differ in respect to the number of persons they can carry Mail coaches and tallyho coaches often have three or more seats inside each for two or three persons and seats outside sometimes for twelve or more 2 A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination a trainer esp one who trains a boats crew for a race Colloq Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester coach G Eliot 3 Naut Defn A cabin on the after part of the quarterdeck usually occupied by the captain Written also couch Obs The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach Pepys 4 Railroad Defn A firstclass passenger car as distinguished from a drawing room car sleeping car etc It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car COACH Coach v t imp p p Coached p pr vb n Coaching 1 To convey in a coach Pope 2 To prepare for public examination by private instruction to train by special instruction Colloq I coached him before he got his scholarship G Eliot COACH Coach v i Defn To drive or to ride in a coach sometimes used with it Colloq Coaching it to all quarters E Waterhouse COACHBOX Coachbox Defn The seat of a coachman COACHDOG Coachdog Zoöl Defn One of a breed of dogs trained to accompany carriages the Dalmatian dog COACHEE Coachee n Defn A coachman Slang COACHER Coacher n 1 A coachman Obs 2 A coach horse 3 One who coaches specif Baseball Defn one of the side at the bat posted near first or third base to direct a base runner COACHFELLOW Coachfellow n Defn One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach hence Fig a comrade Shak COACHMAN Coachman n pl Coachmen 1 A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage 2 Zoöl Defn A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean Dutes auriga called also charioteer The name refers to a long lashlike spine of the dorsal fin COACHMANSHIP Coachmanship n Defn Skill in driving a coach COACHWHIP SNAKE Coachwhip snake Zoöl Defn A large slender harmless snake of the southern United States Masticophis flagelliformis Note Its long and tapering tail has the scales so arranged and colored as to give it a braided appearance whence the name COACT Coact v t Etym L coactare intens fr cogere coactum to force See Cogent Defn To force to compel to drive Obs The faith and service of Christ ought to be voluntary and not coacted Foxe COACT Coact v i Etym Pref co act vi Defn To act together to work in concert to unite Obs But if I tell you how these two did coact Shak COACTION Coaction n Etym L coactio Defn Force compulsion either in restraining or impelling Sojth COACTIVE Coactive a Etym In sense 1 fr 1st Coact in sense 2 fr 2d Coact 1 Serving to compel or constrain compulsory restrictive Any coactive power or the civil kind Bp Warburton 2 Acting in concurrence united in action With whats unreal thou coactive art Shak COACTIVELY Coactively adv Defn In a coactive manner COACTIVITY Coactivity n Defn Unity of action COADAPTATION Coadaptation n Defn Mutual adaption R Owen COADAPTED Coadapted a Defn Adapted one to another as coadapted pulp and tooth R Owen COADJUMENT Coadjument n Defn Mutual help coöperation R Johnson COADJUST Coadjust v t Defn To adjust by mutual adaptations R Owen COADJUSTMENT Coadjustment n Defn Mutual adjustment COADJUTANT Coadjutant a Defn Mutually assisting or operating helping J Philips COADJUTANT Coadjutant n Defn An assistant R North COADJUTING Coadjuting a Defn Mutually assisting Obs Drayton COADJUTIVE Coadjutive a Defn Rendering mutual aid coadjutant Feltham COADJUTOR Coadjutor n Etym L See Co and Aid 1 One who aids another an assistant a coworker Craftily outwitting her perjured coadjutor Sheridan 2 R C Ch Defn The assistant of a bishop or of a priest holding a benefice COADJUTORSHIP Coadjutorship n Defn The state or office of a coadjutor joint assistance Pope COADJUTRESS COADJUTRIX Coadjutress Coadjutrix n Defn A female coadjutor or assistant Holland Smollett COADJUVANCY Coadjuvancy n Defn Joint help coöperation Sir T Browne COADJUVANT Coadjuvant a Defn Coöperating COADJUVANT Coadjuvant n Med Defn An adjuvant COADUNATE Coadunate a Etym L coadunatus p p of coadunare to unite See Adunation Bot Defn United at the base as contiguous lobes of a leaf COADUNATION Coadunation n Etym L coadunatio Defn Union as in one body or mass unity Jer Taylor The coadunation of all the civilized provinces Coleridge COADUNITION Coadunition n Etym Pref co pref ad unition Defn Coadunation R Sir M Hale COADVENTURE Coadventure n Defn An adventure in which two or more persons are partakers COADVENTURE Coadventure v i Defn To share in a venture Howell COADVENTURER Coadventurer n Defn A fellow adventurer COAFFOREST Coafforest v t Defn To convert into or add to a forest Howell COAG Coag n Defn See Coak a kind of tenon COAGENCY Coagency n Defn Agency in common joint agency or agent Coleridge COAGENT Coagent n Defn An associate in an act a coworker Drayton COAGMENT Coagment v t Etym L coagmentare fr coagmentum a joining together fr cogere See Cogent Defn To join together Obs Glanvill COAGMENTATION Coagmentation n Etym L coagmentatio Defn The act of joining or the state of being joined together union Obs B Jonson COAGULABILITY Coagulability n Defn The quality of being coagulable capacity of being coagulated Ure COAGULABLE Coagulable a Defn Capable of being coagulated Boyle COAGULANT Coagulant n Etym L coagulans p pr Defn That which produces coagulation COAGULATE Coagulate a Etym L coagulatus p p of coagulare to coagulate fr coagulum means of coagulation fr cogere coactum to drive together coagulate See Cogent Defn Coagulated Obs Shak COAGULATE Coagulate v t imp p p Coagulated p pr vb n Coagulating Defn To cause a liquid to change into a curdlike or semisolid state not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical reaction to curdle as rennet coagulates milk heat coagulates the white of an egg COAGULATE Coagulate v i Defn To undergo coagulation Boyle Syn To thicken concrete curdle clot congeal COAGULATED Coagulated a Defn Changed into or contained in a coagulum or a curdlike mass curdled Coagulated proteid Physiol Chem one of a class of bodies formed in the coagulation of a albuminous substance by heat acids or other agents COAGULATION Coagulation n Etym L coagulatio 1 The change from a liquid to a thickened curdlike insoluble state not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical reaction as the spontaneous coagulation of freshly drawn blood the coagulation of milk by rennet or acid and the coagulation of egg albumin by heat Coagulation is generally the change of an albuminous body into an insoluble modification 2 The substance or body formed by coagulation COAGULATIVE Coagulative a Defn Having the power to cause coagulation as a coagulative agent Boyle COAGULATOR Coagulator n Defn That which causes coagulation Hixley COAGULATORY Coagulatory a Defn Serving to coagulate produced by coagulation as coagulatory effects Boyle COAGULUM Coagulum n pl Coagula Etym L See Coagulate a Defn The thick curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter any mass of coagulated matter as a clot of bloot COAITA Coaita n Zoöl Defn The native name of certain South American monkeys of the genus Ateles esp A paniscus The blackfaced coaita is Ateles ater See Illustration in Appendix COAK Coak n Defn See Coke n COAK Coak n 1 Carp Defn A kind of tenon connecting the face of a scarfed timber with the face of another timber or a dowel or pin of hard wood or iron uniting timbers Also spelt coag 2 A metallic bushing or strengthening piece in the center of a wooden block sheve COAK Coak v t Carp Defn To unite as timbers by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or face Totten COAL Coal n Etym AS col akin to D kool OHG chol cholo G kohle Icel kol pl Sw kol Dan kul cf Skr jval to burn Cf Kiln Collier 1 A thoroughly charred and extinguished or still ignited fragment from wood or other combustible substance charcoal 2 Min Defn A black or brownish black solid combustible substance dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used for fuel and consisting like charcoal mainly of carbon but more compact and often affording when heated a large amount of volatile matter Note This word is often used adjectively or as the first part of selfexplaining compounds as coalblack coal formation coal scuttle coal ship etc Note In England the plural coals is used for the broken mineral coal burned in grates etc as to put coals on the fire In the United States the singular in a collective sense is the customary usage as a hod of coal Age of coal plants See Age of Acrogens under Acrogen Anthracite or Glance coal See Anthracite Bituminous coal See under Bituminous Blind coal See under Blind Brown coal or Lignite See Lignite Caking coal a bituminous coal which softens and becomes pasty or semiviscid when heated On increasing the heat the volatile products are driven off and a coherent grayish black cellular mass of coke is left Cannel coal a very compact bituminous coal of fine texture and dull luster See Cannel coal Coal bed Geol a layer or stratum of mineral coal Coal breaker a structure including machines and machinery adapted for crushing cleansing and assorting coal Coal field Geol a region in which deposits of coal occur Such regions have often a basinlike structure and are hence called coal basins See Basin Coal gas a variety of carbureted hydrogen procured from bituminous coal used in lighting streets houses etc and for cooking and heating Coal heaver a man employed in carrying coal and esp in putting it in and discharging it from ships Coal measures Geol a Strata of coal with the attendant rocks b A subdivision of the carboniferous formation between the millstone grit below and the Permian formation above and including nearly all the workable coal beds of the world Coal oil a general name for mineral oils petroleum Coal plant Geol one of the remains or impressions of plants found in the strata of the coal formation Coal tar See in the Vocabulary To haul over the coals to call to account to scold or censure Colloq Wood coal See Lignite COAL Coal v t imp p p Coaled p pr vb n Coaling 1 To burn to charcoal to char R Charcoal of roots coaled into great pieces Bacon 2 To mark or delineate with charcoal Camden 3 To supply with coal as to coal a steamer COAL Coal v i Defn To take in coal as the steaer coaled at Southampton COALBLACK Coalblack a Defn As black as coal jet black very black Dryden COALERY Coalery n Obs Defn See Colliery COALESCE Coalesce v i imp p p Coalesced p pr vb n Coalescing Etym L coalescere coalitium co alescere to grow up incho fr alere to nourish See Aliment n 1 To grow together to unite by growth into one body as the parts separated by a wound coalesce 2 To unite in one body or product to combine into one body or community as vapors coalesce The Jews were incapable of coalescing with other nations Campbell Certain combinations of ideas that once coalescing could not be shaken loose De Quincey Syn See Add COALESCENCE Coalescence n Defn The act or state of growing together as similar parts the act of uniting by natural affinity or attraction the state of being united union concretion COALESCENT Coalescent a Etym L coalescens p pr Defn Growing together cohering as in the organic cohesion of similar parts uniting COALFISH Coalfish n Etym Named from the dark color of the back Zoöl a The pollock called also coalsey colemie colmey coal whiting etc See Pollock b The beshow or candlefish of Alaska c The cobia COALGOOSE Coalgoose n Zoöl Defn The cormorant so called from its black color COALITE Coalite v i Etym L coalitus p p of coalescere See Coalesce Defn To unite or coalesce Obs Let them continue to coalite Bolingbroke COALITE Coalite v t Defn To cause to unite or coalesce Obs Time has by degrees blended and coalited the conquered with the conquerors Burke COALITION Coalition n Etym LL coalitio cf F coalition See Coalesce 1 The act of coalescing union into a body or mass as of separate bodies or parts as a coalition of atoms Bentley 2 A combination for temporary purposes of persons parties or states having different interests A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg J Randolph The coalition between the religious and worldly enemies of popery Macaulay Syn Alliance confederation confederacy league combination conjunction conspiracy union COALITIONER Coalitioner n Defn A coalitionist COALITIONIST Coalitionist n Defn One who joins or promotes a coalition one who advocates coalition COALLY Coally n pl Coallies Defn A joint ally Kent COALMETER Coalmeter n Defn A licensed or official coal measurer in London See Meter Simmonds COALMOUSE Coalmouse n Zoöl Defn A small species of titmouse with a black head the coletit COALPIT Coalpit n 1 A pit where coal is dug 2 A place where charcoal is made U S COALSACK Coalsack n Coal 2d sack Astron Defn Any one of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black owing to the nearly complete absence of stars esp the large space near the Southern Cross sometimes called the Black Magellanic Cloud COAL TAR Coal tar Defn A thick black tarry liquid obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas used for making printers ink black varnish etc It is a complex mixture from which many substances have been obtained especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series Note Among its important ingredients are benzene aniline phenol naphtalene anthracene etc which are respectively typical of many dye stuffs as the aniline dyes the phthaleïns indigo alizarin and many flavoring extracts whose artificial production is a matter of great commercial importance COALWHIPPER Coalwhipper n Defn One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship Eng Dickens COAL WORKS Coal works Defn A place where coal is dug including the machinery for raising the coal COALY Coaly a Etym From Coal n Defn Pertaining to or resembling coal containing coal of the nature of coal COAMINGS Coamings n pl Etym Cf Comb a crest Naut Defn Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway skylight or other opening in the deck to prevent water from running bellow esp the foreandaft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges Written also combings COANNEX Coannex v t Defn To annex with something else COAPTATION Coaptation n Etym L coaptatio fr coaptare to fit together co aptare See Aptate Defn The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other as of a broken bone or dislocated joint COARCT COARCTATE Coarct Coarctate v t Etym See Coarctate a 1 To press together to crowd to straiten to confine closely Obs Bacon 2 To restrain to confine Obs Ayliffe COARCTATE Coarctate a Etym L coarctatus p p of coarctare to press together co arctare to press together from arctus p p See Arctation Zoöl Defn Pressed together closely connected applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a constriction Coarctate pupa Zoöl a pupa closely covered by the old larval skin as in most Diptera COARCTATION Coarctation n Etym L coarctatio 1 Confinement to a narrow space Obs Bacon 2 Pressure that which presses Obs Ray 3 Med Defn A stricture or narrowing as of a canal cavity or orifice COARSE Coarse a Compar Coarser superl Coarsest Etym As this word was anciently written course or cours it may be an abbreviation of of course in the common manner of proceeding common and hence homely made for common domestic use plain rude rough gross e g Though the threads be course Gascoigne See Course 1 Large in bulk or composed of large parts or particles of inferior quality or appearance not fine in material or close in texture gross thick rough opposed to fine as coarse sand coarse thread coarse cloth coarse bread 2 Not refined rough rude unpolished gross indelicate as coarse manners coarse language I feel Of what coarse metal ye are molded Shak To copy in my coarse English his beautiful expressions Dryden Syn Large thick rough gross blunt uncouth unpolished inelegant indelicate vulgar COARSEGRAINED Coarsegrained a Defn Having a coarse grain or texture as wood hence wanting in refinement COARSELY Coarsely adv Defn In a coarse manner roughly rudely inelegantly uncivilly meanly COARSEN Coarsen v t Defn To make coarse or vulgar as to coarsen ones character R Graham COARSENESS Coarseness n Defn The quality or state of being coarse roughness melegance vulgarity grossness as coarseness of food texture manners or language The coarseness of the sackcloth Dr H More Pardon the coarseness of the illustration LEstrange A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings Burke COARTICULATION Coarticulation n Anat Defn The unoin or articulation of bones to form a joint COASSESSOR Coassessor n Defn A joint assessor COAST Coast n Etym OF coste F côte rib hill shore coast L costa rib side Cf Accost v t Cutlet 1 The side of a thing Obs Sir I Newton 2 The exterior line limit or border of a country frontier border Obs From the river the river Euphrates even to the uttermost sea shall your coast be Deut xi 24 3 The seashore or land near it He sees in English ships the Holland coast Dryden We the Arabian coast do know At distance when the species blow Waller The coast is clear the danger is over no enemy in sight Dryden Fig There are no obstacles Seeing that the coast was clear Zelmane dismissed Musidorus Sir P Sidney Coast guard a A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling now under the control of the admiralty drilled as a naval reserve Eng b The force employed in lifesaving stations along the seacoast U S Coast rat Zoöl a South African mammal Bathyergus suillus about the size of a rabbit remarkable for its extensive burrows called also sand mole Coast waiter a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade Eng COAST Coast v i imp p p Coasted p pr vb n Coasting Etym OE costien costeien costen OF costier costoier F côtoyer fr Of coste coast F côte See Coast n 1 To draw or keep near to approach Obs Anon she hears them chant it lustily And all in haste she coasteth to the cry Shak 2 To sail by or near the shore The ancients coasted only in their navigation Arbuthnot 3 To sail from port to port in the same country 4 Etym Cf OF coste F côte hill hillside Defn To slide down hill to slide on a sled upon snow or ice Local U S COAST Coast v t 1 To draw near to to approach to keep near or by the side of Obs Hakluyt 2 To sail by or near to follow the coast line of Nearchus not knowing the compass was fain to coast that shore Sir T Browne 3 To conduct along a coast or river bank Obs The Indians coasted me along the river Hakluyt COASTAL Coastal a Defn Of or pertaining to a cast COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY Coast and Geodetic Survey Defn A bureau of the United States government charged with the topographic and hydrographic survey of the coast and the execution of belts of primary triangulation and lines of precise leveling in the interior It now belongs to the Department of Commerce and Labor COASTER Coaster n 1 A vessel employed in sailing along a coast or engaged in the coasting trade 2 One who sails near the shore COASTING Coasting a Defn Sailing along or near a coast or running between ports along a coast Coasting trade trade carried on by water between neighboring ports of the same country as distinguished fron foreign trade or trade involving long voyages Coasting vessel a vessel employed in coasting a coaster COASTING Coasting n 1 A sailing along a coast or from port to port a carrying on a coasting trade 2 Sliding down hill sliding on a sled upon snow or ice Local U S COASTWISE COASTWAYS Coastwise Coastways adv Defn By way of or along the coast COAT Coat 110 n Etym OF cote F cotte petticoat cotte darmes coat of arms cotte de mailles coat of mail LL cota cotta tunic prob of German origin cf OHG chozzo coarse mantle G klotze D kot hut E cot Cf Cot a hut 1 An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body especially such a garment worn by men Let each His adamantine coat gird well Milton 2 A petticoat Obs A child in coats Locke 3 The habit or vesture of an order of men indicating the order or office cloth Men of his coat should be minding their prayers Swift She was sought by spirits of richest coat Shak 4 An external covering like a garment as fur skin wool husk or bark as the horses coats were sleek Fruit of all kinds in coat Rough or smooth rined or bearded husk or shell Milton 5 A layer of any substance covering another a cover a tegument as the coats of the eye the coats of an onion a coat of tar or varnish 6 Same as Coat of arms See below Hark countrymen either renew the fight Or tear the lions out of Englands coat Shak 7 A coat card See below Obs Heres a trick of discarded cards of us We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived Massinger Coat armor See under Armor Coat of arms Her a translation of the French cotte darmes a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer Hence an heraldic achievement the bearings of any person taken together Coat card a card bearing a coated figure the king queen or knave of playing cards I am a coat card indeed Then thou must needs be a knave for thou art neither king nor queen Rowley Coat link a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link to hold together the lappels of a doublebreasted coat or a button with a loop for a singlebreasted coat Coat of mail a defensive garment of chain mail See Chain mail under Chain Mast coat Naut a piece of canvas nailed around a mast where it passes through the deck to prevent water from getting below Sail coat Naut a canvas cover laced over furled sails and the like to keep them dry and clean COAT Coat v t imp p p Coated p pr vb n Coating 1 To cover with a coat or outer garment 2 To cover with a layer of any substance as to coat a jar with tin foil to coat a ceiling COATEE Coatee n Defn A coat with short flaps COATI Coati or n Etym From the native name cf F coati Zoöl Defn A mammal of tropical America of the genus Nasua allied to the raccoon but with a longer body tail and nose Note The red coati N socialis called also coati mondi inhabits Mexico and Central America The brown coati N narica is found in Surinam and Brazil COATING Coating n 1 A coat or covering a layer of any substance as a cover or protection as the coating of a retort or vial 2 Cloth for coats as an assortment of coatings COATLESS Coatless a Defn Not wearing a coat also not possessing a coat COAX Coax 110 v t imp p p Coaxed p pr vb n Coaxing Etym Cf OE cokes fool a person easily imposed upon W coeg empty foolish F coquin knave rogue Defn To persuade by gentle insinuating courtesy flattering or fondling to wheedle to soothe Syn To wheedle cajole flatter persuade entice COAX Coax n Defn A simpleton a dupe Obs Beau Fl COAXATION Coaxation n Etym Gr Defn The act of croaking R Dr H More COAXER Coaxer n Defn One who coaxes COAXINGLY Coaxingly adv Defn In a coaxing manner by coaxing COB Cob n Etym Cf AS cop copp head top D kop G kopf kuppe LL cuppa cup cf E brainpan and also W cob tuft spider cop copa top summit cobio to thump Cf Cop top Cup n 1 The top or head of anything Obs W Gifford 2 A leader or chief a conspicuous person esp a rich covetous person Obs All cobbing country chuffs which make their bellies and their bags their god are called rich cobs Nash 3 The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow U S 4 Zoöl Defn A spider perhaps from its shape it being round like a head 5 Zoöl Defn A young herring B Jonson 6 Zoöl Defn A fish also called millers thumb 7 A shortlegged and stout horse esp one used for the saddle Eng 8 Zoöl Defn A sea mew or gull esp the blackbacked gull Larus marinus Written also cobb 9 A lump or piece of anything usually of a somewhat large size as of coal or stone 10 A cobnut as Kentish cobs See Cobnut Eng 11 Clay mixed with straw Prov Eng The poor cottager contenteth himself with cob for his walls and thatch for his covering R Carew 12 A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood Wright 13 A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland worth abiut 4s 6d Obs Wright Cob coal coal in rounded lumps from the size of an egg to that of a football called also cobbles Grose Cob loaf a crusty uneven loaf rounded at top Wright Cob money a kind of rudely coined gold and silver money of Spanish South America in the eighteenth century The coins were of the weight of the piece of eight or one of its aliquot parts COB Cob v t imp p p Cobbed p pr vb n Cobbing 1 To strike Prov Eng Halliwell 2 Mining Defn To break into small pieces as ore so as to sort out its better portions Raymond 3 Naut Defn To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap a flat piece of wood or the like COBAEA Cobæa n Etym Named after D Cobo a Spanish botanist Defn A genus of climbing plants native of Mexico and South America C scandens is a consrvatory climber with large bellshaped flowers COBALT Cobalt 277 74 n Etym G kobalt prob fr kobold kobel goblin MHG kobolt perh akin to G koben pigsty hut AS cofa room cofgodas household gods Icel kofi hut If so the ending old stands for older walt wald being the same as ald in E herald and the word would mean ruler or governor in a house house spirit the metal being so called by miners because it was poisonous and troublesome Cf Kobold Cove Goblin 1 Chem Defn A tough lustrous reddish white metal of the iron group not easily fusible and somewhat magnetic Atomic weight 591 Symbol Co Note It occurs in nature in combination with arsenic sulphur and oxygen and is obtained from its ores smaltite cobaltite asbolite etc Its oxide colors glass or any flux as borax a fine blue and is used in the manufacture of smalt It is frequently associated with nickel and both are characteristic ingredients of meteoric iron 2 A commercial name of a crude arsenic used as fly poison Cobalt bloom Same as Erythrite Cobalt blue a dark blue pigment consisting of some salt of cobalt as the phosphate ignited with alumina called also cobalt ultramarine and Thenards blue Cobalt crust earthy arseniate of cobalt Cobalt glance Min See Cobaltite Cobalt green a pigment consisting essentially of the oxides of cobalt and zinc called also Rinmans green Cobalt yellow Chem a yellow crystalline powder regarded as a double nitrite of cobalt and potassium COBALTIC Cobaltic 74 a Etym Cf F cobaltique Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or containing cobalt said especially of those compounds in which cobalt has higher valence as cobaltic oxide Luteocobaltic compounds Chem an extensive series of complex yellow compounds of ammonia and cobaltic salts Roseocobaltic compounds Chem an extensive series of complex red compounds of cobalt and ammonia Modifications of these are the purpureocobaltic compounds COBALTIFEROUS Cobaltiferous a Etym Cobalt ferous Min Defn Containing cobalt COBALTINE COBALTITE Cobaltine Cobaltite n Min Defn A mineral of a nearly silverwhite color composed of arsenic sulphur and cobalt COBALTOUS Cobaltous a Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or containing cobalt said esp of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower valence Cobaltous chloride a crystalline compound CoCl2 of a pale rose color when hydrous blue when dehydrated Its solution is used for a sympathetic ink the writing being nearly colorless when dried in the air owing to absorbed moisture and becoming bright blue when warmed COBBING Cobbing a Defn Haughty purseproud See Cob n 2 Obs Withals 1608 COBBLE Cobble n Defn A fishing boat See Coble COBBLE Cobble n Etym From Cob a lump See Cob n 9 and cf Copple Copplestone 1 A cobblestone Their slings held cobbles round Fairfax 2 pl Defn Cob coal See under Cob COBBLE Cobble v t imp p p Cobbled p pr vb n Cobbling Etym OF cobler copler to join or knit together couple F coupler L copulare to couple join Cf Couple n v t 1 To make or mend coarsely to patch to botch as to cobble shoes Shak A cobbled saddle Thackeray 2 To make clumsily Cobbled rhymes Dryden 3 To pave with cobblestones COBBLER Cobbler n 1 A mender of shoes Addison 2 A clumsy workman Shak 3 A beverage See Sherry cobbler under Sherry Cobbler fish Zoöl a marine fish Blepharis crinitus of the Atlantic The name alludes to its threadlike fin rays COBBLESTONE Cobblestone n Defn A large pebble a rounded stone not too large to be handled a small boulder used for paving streets and for other purposes COBBY Cobby a Etym From Cob n 1 Headstrong obstinate Obs Brockett 2 Stout hearty lively Obs COBELLIGERENT Cobelligerent a Defn Carryng on war in conjunction with another power COBELLIGERENT Cobelligerent n Defn A nation or state that carries on war in connection with another COBIA Cobia n Zoöl Defn An oceanic fish of large size Elacate canada the crabeater called also bonito cubbyyew coalfish and sergeant fish COBIRON Cobiron n Etym From Cob the top Defn An andiron with a knob at the top Bacon COBISHOP Cobishop n Defn A joint or coadjutant bishop Ayliffe COBLE Coble n Etym AS cuopel cf W ceubal skiff ferryboat Defn A flatfloored fishing boat with a lug sail and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire England COBNUT Cobnut n 1 Com Defn A large roundish variety of the cultivated hazelnut 2 A game played by children with nuts COBOOSE Coboose n Defn See Caboose COBOURG Cobourg n Etym Named from the town of Coburg in Germany Defn A thin worsted fabric for womens dresses COBRA Cobra n Defn See Copra COBRA Cobra n Defn The cobra de capello COBRA DE CAPELLO Cobra de capello Etym Pg serpent of the hood Zoöl Defn The hooded snake Naia tripudians a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India COBSTONE Cobstone n Defn Cobblestone Prov Eng COBSWAN Cobswan n Defn A large swan B Jonson COBWALL Cobwall n Etym Cob clay mixed with straw wall Defn A wall made of clay mixed with straw COBWEB Cobweb n Etym Cob a spider web 1 The network spread by a spider to catch its prey 2 A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary I can not but lament thy splendid wit Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools Cowper 3 That which is thin and unsubstantial or flimsy and worthless rubbish The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age Sir P Sidney 4 Zoöl Defn The European spotted flycatcher Cobweb lawn a fine linen mentioned in 1640 as being in pieces of fifteen yards Beck Drapers Dict Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn Beau Fl Cobweb micrometer a micrometer in which threads of cobwed are substituted for wires COBWEBBED Cobwebbed a Defn Abounding in cobwebs The cobwebbed cottage Young COBWEBBY Cobwebby a Defn Abounding in cobwebs or any fine web resembling a cobweb COBWORK Cobwork a Defn Built of logs etc laid horizontally with the ends dovetailed together at the corners as in a log house in marine work often surrounding a central space filled with stones as a cobwork dock or breakwater COCA Coca n Etym Sp fr native name Defn The dried leaf of a South American shrub Erythroxylon Coca In med called Erythroxylon Note Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size shape and odor and are chewed with an alkali by natives of Peru and Bolivia to impart vigor in prolonged exertion or to sustain strength in absence of food Mexican coca an American herb Richardsonia scabra yielding a nutritious fodder Its roots are used as a substitute for ipecacuanha COCAGNE Cocagne n Etym F cocagne pays de cocagne of uncertian origin cf Prov F couque cake Catal coca L coquere to cook as if the houses in this country were covered with cakes Cf Cook Cockney 1 An imaginary country of idleness and luxury 2 The land of cockneys cockneydom a term applied to London and its suburbs Smart COCAINE Cocaine n Chem Defn A powerful alkaloid C17H21NO4 obtained from the leaves of coca It is a bitter white crystalline substance and is remarkable for producing local insensibility to pain COCAINISM Cocainism n Med Defn A morbid condition produced by the habitual and excessive use of cocaine Cocainist n COCAINIZE Cocainize v t Defn To treat or anæsthetize with cocaine Cocainization n COCCIFEROUS Cocciferous a Etym L coccum a berry ferous See Coccus Defn Bearing or producing berries bacciferous as cocciferrous trees or plants COCCINELLA Coccinella n Etym NL fr L coccineus scarletcolored See Cochoneal Zoöl Defn A genus of small beetles of many species They and their larvæ feed on aphids or plant lice and hence are of great benefit to man Also called ladybirds and ladybugs COCCOBACTERIUM Coccobacterium n pl Coccobacteria Etym NL fr Gr bacterium So called from its round shape Biol Defn One of the round variety of bacteria a vegetable organism generally less than a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter COCCOLITE Coccolite n Etym Gr lite cf F coccalite Min Defn A granular variety of pyroxene green or white in color COCCOLITH Coccolith n Etym Gr lith Biol Defn One of a kind of minute calcareous bodies probably vegetable often abundant in deepsea mud COCCOSPHERE Coccosphere n Etym Gr sphere Biol Defn A small rounded marine organism capable of braking up into coccoliths COCCOSTEUS Coccosteus n Etym NL from Gr Paleon Defn An extinct genus of Devonian ganoid fishes having the broad plates about the head studded with berrylike tubercles COCCULUS INDICUS Cocculus Indicus n Etym NL cocculus dim of L coccum kermes berry L Indicus of India Bot Defn The fruit or berry of the Anamirta Cocculus a climbing plant of the East Indies It is a poisonous narcotic and stimulant COCCUS Coccus n pl Cocci Etym NL fr Gr Cochineal 1 Bot Defn One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of hemipterous insects including scale insects and the cochineal insect Coccus cacti 3 Biol Defn A form of bacteria shaped like a globule COCCYGEAL Coccygeal a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the coccyx as the coccygeal vertebræ Coccygeal glands Zoöl glands situated at the base of the tail of birds They secrete the oil with which the plumage is dressed COCCYGEOUS Coccygeous a Defn Coccygeal R COCCYX Coccyx n pl L Coccyges Etym L cuckoo Gr Anat Defn The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys It is composed of several vertebræ more or less consolidated COCHINEAL Cochineal Etym Sp cochinilla dim from L coccineus coccinus scarlet fr coccum the kermes berry G Quercus coccifera but cf also Sp cochinilla wood louse dim of cochina sow akin to F cochon pig Defn A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti an insect native in Mexico Central America etc and found on several species of cactus esp Opuntia cochinellifera Note These insects are gathered from the plant killed by the application of heat and exposed to the sun to dry When dried they resemble small rough berries or seeds of a brown or purple color and form the cochineal of the shops which is used for making carmine and also as a red dye Note Cochineal contains as its essential coloring matter carminic acid a purple red amorphous substance which yields carmine red COCHINEAL FIG Cochineal fig Bot Defn A plant of Central and Southern Anerica of the Cactus familly extensively cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect which lives on it COCHIN FOWL Cochin fowl Zoöl Defn A large variety of the domestic fowl originally from Cochin China Anam COCHLEA Cochlea n Etym L a snail or snail shell Gr Anat Defn An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals See Ear COCHLEAR Cochlear a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the cochlea COCHLEARE Cochleare n Etym L 1 A spoon Andrews 2 Med Defn A spoonful Dungleson COCHLEARIFORM Cochleariform a Etym Cochleare form Defn Spoonshaped COCHLEARY Cochleary a Etym L cochlearum penfor snails meaning formerly given snail shell See Cjchlea Defn Same as Cochleate COCHLEATE COCHLEATED Cochleate Cochleated a Etym L cochleatus spiral or screw formed See Cochlea Defn Having the form of a snail shell spiral turbinated COCK Cock n Etym AS coc of unkown origin perh in imitation of the cry of the cock Cf Chicken 1 The male of birds particulary of gallinaceous or domestic fowls 2 A vane in the shape of a cock a weathercock Drenched our steeples drowned the cocks Shak 3 A chief man a leader or master Humorous Sir Andrew is the cock of the club since he left us Addison 4 The crow of a cock esp the first crow in the morning cockcrow Obs He begins at curfew and walks till the first cock Shak 5 A faucet or valve Note Jonsons says The handly probably had a cock on the top things that were contrived to turn seem anciently to have had that form whatever was the reason Skinner says because it used to be constructed in forma critæ galli ie in the form of a cocks comb 6 The style of gnomon of a dial Chambers 7 The indicator of a balance Johnson 8 The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch Knight Ball cock See under Ball Chaparral cock See under Chaparral Cock and bull story an extravagant boastful story a canard Cock of the plains Zoöl See Sage cock Cock of the rock Zoöl a South American bird Rupicola aurantia having a beautiful crest Cock of the walk a chief or master the hero of the hour one who has overcrowed or got the better of rivals or competitors Cock of the woods See Capercailzie COCK Cock v t imp p p Cocked p pr vb n Cocking Etym Cf Gael coc to cock 1 To set erect to turn up Our Lightfoot barks and cocks his ears Gay Dick would cock his nose in scorn Swift 2 To shape as a hat by turning up the brim 3 To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner They cocked their hats in each others faces Macaulay 4 To turn the eye obliquely and partially close its lid as an expression of derision or insinuation Cocked hat a A hat with large stiff flaps turned up to a peaked crown thus making its form triangular called also threecornered hat b A game similar to ninepins except that only three pins are used which are set up at the angles of a triangle COCK Cock v i Defn To strut to swagger to look big pert or menacing Addison COCK Cock n Defn The act of cocking also the turn so given as a cock of the eyes to give a hat a saucy cock COCK Cock n Etym It cocca notch of an arrow 1 The notch of an arrow or crossbow 2 The hammer in the lock of a firearm At cock At full cock with the hammer raised and ready to fire said of firearms also jocularly of one prepared for instant action At half cock See under Half Cock feather Archery the feather of an arrow at right angles to the direction of the cock or notch Nares COCK Cock v t Defn To draw the hammer of a firearm fully back and set it for firing COCK Cock v i Defn To draw back the hammer of a firearm and set it for firing Cocked fired and missed his man Byron COCK Cock n Etym Cf Icel kökkr lump Dan kok heap or E cock to set erect Defn A small concial pile of hay COCK Cock v t Defn To put into cocks or heaps as hay Under the cocked hay Spenser COCK Cock n Etym Of coque F coche a small vessel L concha muscle shell a vessel See Coach and cfCog Defn A small boat Yond tall anchoring bark appears Diminished to her cock her cock a buoy Almost too small for sight Shak COCK Cock n Defn A corruption or disguise of the word God used in oaths Obs By cock and pie Shak COCKADE Cockade n Etym F cocarble fr coquard vain OF coquart fr coq cock prob of imitative origin The ornament is so named from its resemblance to the crest of a cock Cf Coquette Defn A badge usually in the form of a rosette or knot and generally worn upon the hat used as an indication of military or naval service or party allegiance and in England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer Seduced by military liveries and cockades Burke COCKADED Cockaded a Defn Wearing a cockade Young COCKAHOOP Cockahoop a Defn Boastful defiant exulting Also used adverbially COCKAL Cockal n Etym Etymol uncertain 1 A game played with sheeps bones instead of dice Obs 2 The bone used in playing the game called also huckle bone Obs Nares A little transverse bone Which boys and bruckeled children call Playing for points and pins cockal Herrick COCKALEEKIE Cockaleekie n Etym From cock leek Defn A favorite soup in Scotland made from a capon highly seasoned and boiled with leeks and prunes COCKAMAROO Cockamaroo n Defn The Russian variety of bagatelle COCKATEEL Cockateel n Zoöl Defn An Australian parrot Calopsitta NovæHollandiæ so called from its note COCKATOO Cockatoo n Etym Malayan kakatua Zoöl Defn A bird of the Parrot family of the subfamily Cacatuinæ having a short strong and much curved beak and the head ornamented with a crest which can be raised or depressed at will There are several genera and many species as the broadcrested Plictolophus or Cacatua cristatus the sulphurcrested P galeritus etc The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus Cockatrice n Etym OF cocatrice crocodile F cocatrix cocatrice The word is a corruption from the same source as E crocodile but was confused with cock the bird F coq whence arose the fable that the animal was produced from a cocks egg See Crocodile 1 A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal See Basilisk That bare vowel I shall poison more Than the deathdarting eye of cockatrice Shak 2 Her Defn A representation of this serpent It has the head wings and legs of a bird and tail of a serpent 3 Script Defn A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified The weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrices Note Rev Ver basilisks den Is xi 8 4 Any venomous or deadly thing This little cockatrice of a king Bacon COCKATRICE Cockatrice tris 277 n OF cocatrice crocodile F cocatrix cocatrice The word is a corruption from the same source as E crocodile but was confused with cock the bird F coq whence arose the fable that the animal was produced from a cocks egg See Crocodile 1 A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal See Basilisk That bare vowel I shall poison more Than the deathdarting eye of cockatrice Shak 2 Her A representation of this serpent It has the head wings and legs of a bird and tail of a serpent 3 Script A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified The weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrices Rev Ver basilisks den Is xi 8 4 Any venomous or deadly thing This little cockatrice of a king Bacon COCKBILL Cockbill v t Etym See Cock to set erect Naut Defn To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical as to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning To cockbill the anchor to suspend it from the cathead preparatory to letting it go See Acockbill COCKBOAT Cockboat n Etym See Cock a boat Defn A small boat esp one used on rivers or near the shore COCKBRAINED Cockbrained a Defn Giddy rash Milton COCKCHAFER Cockchafer n Etym See Chafer the beetle Zoöl Defn A beetle of the genus Melolontha esp M vulgaris and allied genera called also May bug chafer or dorbeetle COCKCROW COCKCROWING Cockcrow Cockcrowing n Defn The time at which cooks first crow the early morning COCKER Cocker v t imp p p Cockered p pr vb n Cockering Etym OE cokeren cf W cocru to indulge fondle E cock the bird F coqueliner to dandle Cotgrave to imitate the crow of a cock to run after the girls and E cockle v Defn Th treat with too great tenderness to fondle to indulge to pamper Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid Ecclesiasticus xxx 9 Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up J Ingelow COCKER Cocker n Etym From Cock the bird 1 One given to cockfighting Obs Steele 2 Zoöl Defn A small dog of the spaniel kind used for starting up woodcocks etc COCKER Cocker n Etym OE coker qyiver boot AS cocer quiver akin to G köcher quiver and perh originally meaning receptacle holder Cf Quiver for arrows Defn A rustic high shoe or halfboots Obs Drayton COCKEREL Cockerel n Etym Prob a double dim of cock Defn A young cock COCKER SPANIEL Cocker spaniel Defn One of a breed of small or mediumsized spaniels kept for hunting or retrieving game or for household pets They usually weigh from eighteen to twentyeight pounds They have the head of fair length with square muzzle the ears long and set low the legs short or of medium length and the coat fine and silky wavy but not curly Various colors are bred as black liver red black and white black and tan etc COCKET Cocket a Etym F coquet coquettish See Coquette n Defn Pert saucy Obs Halliwell COCKET Cocket n 1 Eng Law Defn A customhouse seal a certified document given to a shopper as a warrant that his goods have been duly enstered and have paid duty 2 An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered Eng 3 A measure for bread Obs Blount COCKEYE Cockeye n Etym From cock to turn up Defn A squinting eye Forby COCKEYE Cockeye n Mach Defn The socket in the ball of a millstone which sits on the cockhead COCKFIGHT Cockfight n Defn A match or contest of gamecocks COCKFIGHTING Cockfighting n Defn The act or practice of pitting gamecocks to fight COCKFIGHTING Cockfighting a Defn Addicted to cockfighting COCKHEAD Cockhead n Mach Defn The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced COCKHORSE Cockhorse n 1 A childs rockinghorse Ride a cockhorse to Banbury cross Mother Goose 2 A high or tall horse R COCKHORSE Cockhorse a 1 Lifted up as one is on a tall horse 2 Lofty in feeling exultant pround upstart Our painted fools and cockhorse peasantry Marlowe COCKIELEEKIE Cockieleekie n Defn Same as Cockaleekie COCKING Cocking n Defn Cockfighting Ben Jonson COCKLE Cockle n Etym OE cockes cockles AS s sea cockles prob from Celtic cf W cocs cockles Gael cochull husk Perh influenced by EF coquille shell a dim from the root of E conch Cf Coach 1 Zoöl Defn A bivalve mollusk with radiating ribs of the genus Cardium especially C edule used in Europe for food sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera 2 A cockleshell 3 The mineral black tourmaline or schorl so called by the Cornish miners Raymond 4 The fire chamber of a furnace Eng Knight 5 A hopdrying kiln an oast Knight 6 The dome of a heating furnace Knight Cockle hat a hat ornamented with a cockleshell the badge of a pilgrim Shak Cockle stairs winding or spiral stairs COCKLE Cockle v t imp p p Cockled p pr vb n Cockling Etym Of uncertian origin Defn To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges as some kinds of cloth after a wetting Cockling sea waves dashing against each other with a short and quick motion Ham Nav Encyc COCKLE Cockle n Etym AS coccel cocel cf Gael cogall tares husks cockle Bot a A plant or weed that grows among grain the corn rose Luchnis Githage b The Lotium or darnel COCKLEBUR Cocklebur n Bot Defn A coarse composite weed having a rough or prickly fruit one of several species of the genus Xanthium called also clotbur COCKLED Cockled a Defn Inclosed in a shell The tender horns of cockled snails Shak COCKLED Cockled a Defn Wrinkled puckered Showers soon drench the camlets cockled grain Gay COCKLER Cockler n Defn One who takes and sells cockles COCKLESHELL Cockleshell n 1 One of the shells or valves of a cockle 2 A light boat To board the cockleshell in those plunding waters W Black COCKLOFT Cockloft n Etym Prop a loft where cocks roost Defn An upper loft a garret the highest room in a building Dryden Swift COCKMASTER Cockmaster n Defn One who breeds gamecocks LEstrange COCKMATCH Cockmatch n Defn A cockfight COCKNEY Cockney n pl Cockneys Etym OE cocknay cokenay a spoiled child effeminate person an egg prob orig a cocks egg a small imperfect egg OE cok cock nay neye for ey egg cf Newt AS æg See 1st Cock Egg n 1 An effeminate person a spoilt child A young heir or cockney that is his mothers darling Nash 1592 This great lubber the world will prove a cockney Shak 2 A native or resident of the city of London used contemptuosly A cockney in a rural village was stared at as much as if he had entered a kraal of Hottentots Macaulay COCKNEY Cockney a Defn Of or relating to or like cockneys COCKNEYDOM Cockneydom n Defn The region or home of cockneys cockneys collectively Thackeray COCKNEYFY Cockneyfy v t Etym Cockney fy Defn To form with the manners or character of a cockney Colloq COCKNEYISH Cockneyish a Defn Characteristic of or resembling cockneys COCKNEYISM Cockneyism n Defn The charasteristics manners or dialect of a cockney COCKPADDLE Cockpaddle n Etymol uncertain Zoöl Defn See Lumpfish Scot COCKPADLE Cockpadle n Etym Etymol uncertain Zoöl Defn See Lumpfish Scot COCKPIT Cockpit n 1 A pit or inclosed area for cockfights Henry the Eight had built a cockpit Macaulay 2 The Privy Council room at Westminster so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace Brande C 3 Naut a That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement b In yachts and other small vessels a space lower than the rest of the deck which affords easy access to the cabin COCKROACH Cockroach n Etym Sp cucaracha Zoöl Defn An orthopterus insect of the genus Blatta and allied genera Note The species are numerous especially in hot countries Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and North America are Blatta orientalis a large species often called black beetle and the Croton bug Ectobia Germanica COCKSCOMB Cockscomb n Etym 1st cock n comb crest 1 See Coxcomb 2 Bot Defn A plant Celosia cristata of many varieties cultivated for its broad fantastic spikes of brilliant flowers sometimes called garden cockscomb Also the Pedicularis or lousewort the Rhinanthus Cristagalli and the Onobrychis Cristagalli COCKSHEAD Cockshead n Defn Bot A leguminous herb Onobrychis Caputgalli having small spinycrested pods COCKSHUT Cockshut n Defn A kind of net to catch woodcock Obs Nares Cockshut time or light evening twilight nightfall so called in allusion to the tome at which the cockshut used to be spread Obs Shak B Jonson COCKSHY Cockshy n 1 A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks to be thrown at by the players so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks 2 An object at which stones are flung Making a cockshy of him replied the hideous small boy Dickens COCKSPUR Cockspur n Bot Defn A variety of Cratægus or hawthorn C Crusgalli having long straight thorns called also Cockspur thorn COCKSURE Cocksure a 1 Perfectly safe Obs We steal as in a castle cocksure we walk invisible Shak 2 Quite certain Colloq I throught myself cocksure of the horse which he readily promised me Pope COCKSWAIN Cockswain colloq n Etym Cock a boat swain hence the master of a boat Defn The steersman of a boat a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew COCKTAIL Cocktail n 1 A beverage made of brandy whisky or gin iced flavored and sweetened U S 2 Stock Breeding Defn A horse not of pure breed but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in his veins Darwin 3 A mean halfhearted fellow a coward Slang Eng It was in the second affair that poor little Barney showed he was a cocktail Thackeray 4 Zoöl Defn A species of rove beetle so called from its habit of elevating the tail COCKUP Cockup n Zoöl Defn A large highly esteemed edible fish of India Lates calcarifer also called begti COCKWEED Cockweed n Bot Defn Peppergrass Johnson COCKY Cocky a Etym See Cocket Defn Pert Slang COCKYOLLY BIRD COCKYOLY BIRD Cockyolly bird or Cockyoly bird Cf Cock fowl Yellow Defn A pet name for any small bird COCO COCO PALM Coco n or Coco palm Defn See Cocoa COCOA COCOA PALM Cocoa n Cocoa palm Etym Sp Pg coco cocoanut in Sp also cocoa palm The Portuguese name is said to have been given from the monkeylike face at the base of the nut fr Pg coco a bugbear an ugly mask to frighten children Cf however Gr Bot Defn A palm tree producing the cocoanut Cocos nucifera It grows in nearly all tropical countries attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet The trunk is without branches and has a tuft of leaves at the top each being fifteen or twenty feet in length and at the base of these the nuts hang in clusters the cocoanut tree COCOA Cocoa n Etym Corrupted fr cacao Defn A preparation made from the seeds of the chocolate tree and used in making a beverage also the beverage made from cocoa or cocoa shells Cocoa shells the husks which separate from the cacao seeds in preparing them for use COCOANUT Cocoanut n Defn The large hardshelled nut of the cocoa palm It yields an agreeable milky liquid and a white meat or albumen much used as food and in making oil COCOBOLO COCOBOLAS Cocobolo Cocobolas n Etym Sp cocobolo Bot Defn A very beautiful and hard wood obtained in the West India Islands It is used in cabinetmaking for the handles of tools and for various fancy articles COCOON Cocoon n Etym F cocon dim of coque shell of egge and insects fr L concha mussel shell See Conch 1 An oblong case in which the silkworn lies in its chrysalis state It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state From these the silk of commerce is prepared 2 Zoöl a The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa b The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs c The egg cases of mucus etc made by leeches and other worms COCOONERY Cocoonery n Defn A building or apartment for silkworms when feeding and forming cocoons COCTIBLE Coctible a Etym See Coctile Defn Capable of being cooked Blount COCTILE Coctile a Etym L coctilis fr coguere See Cook Defn Made by baking or exposing to heat as a brick COCTION Coction n Etym L coctio 1 Act of boiling 2 Med a Digestion Obs b The change which the humorists believed morbific matter undergoes before elimination Obs Dunglison COCUS WOOD Cocus wood Defn A West Indian wood used for making flutes and other musical instruments COD Cod n Etym AS codd small bag akin to Icel koddi pillow Sw kudde cushion cf W cod ciod bag shell 1 A husk a pod as a peascod Eng Mortimer 2 A small bag or pouch Obs Halliwell 3 The scortum Dunglison 4 A pillow or cushion Prov Eng Halliwell COD Cod n Etym Cf G gadde and in Heligoland gadden L gadus merlangus Zoöl Defn An important edible fish Gadus morrhua Taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland It is salted and dried in large quantities Note There are several varieties as shore cod from shallow water bank cod from the distant banks and rock cod which is found among ledges and is often dark brown or mottled with red The tomcod is a distinct species of small size The bastard blue buffalo or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs to a distinct family See Buffalo cod under Buffalo Cod fishery the business of fishing for cod Cod line an eighteenthread line used in catching codfish McElrath CODA Coda n Etym It tail fr L cauda Mus Defn A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition CODDER Codder n Defn A gatherer of cods or peas Obs or Prov Johnson CODDING Codding a Defn Lustful Obs Shak CODDLE Coddle v t imp p p Coddled p pr vb n Coddling Etym Cf Prov E caddle to coax spoil fondle and Cade a v t Written also codle 1 To parboil or soften by boiling It the guava fruit may be coddled Dampier 2 To treat with excessive tenderness to pamper How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas Thackeray He Lord Byron never coddled his reputation Southey CODDYMODDY Coddymoddy n Zoöl Defn A gull in the plumage of its first year CODE Code n Etym F fr L codex caudex the stock or 1 A body of law sanctioned by legislation in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form a compilation of laws by public authority a digest Note The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called by way of eminence The Code Wharton 2 Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject as the medical code a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians the naval code a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals Code civil or Code Napoleon a code enacted in France in 1803 and 1804 embodying the law of rights of persons and of property generally Abbot CODEFENDANT Codefendant n Defn A joint defendant Blackstone CODEINE Codeine n Etym Gr cod Chem Defn One of the opium alkaloids a white crystalline substance C18H21NO3 similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine but much feebler in its action called also codeia CODETTA Codetta n Etym It dim of coda tail Mus Defn A short passage connecting two sections but not forming part of either a short coda CODEX Codex n pl Codices Etym L See Code 1 A book a manuscript 2 A collection or digest of laws a code Burrill 3 An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures or any part of them particularly the New Testament 4 A collection of canons Shipley CODFISH Codfish n Zoöl Defn A kind of fish Same as Cod CODGER Codger n Etym Cf Cadger 1 A miser or mean person 2 A singular or odd person a familiar humorous or depreciatory appellation Colloq A few of us old codgers met at the fireside Emerson CODICAL Codical a Defn Ralating to a codex or a code CODICIL Codicil n Etym L codicillus dim of codex cf F codicille See Code Law Defn A clause added to a will CODICILLARY Codicillary a Etym L codicillaris codicillarius Defn Of the nature of a codicil CODIFICATION Codification or n Etym Cf F codification Defn The act or process of codifying or reducing laws to a code CODIFIER Codifier or n Defn One who codifies CODIFY Codify or 277 v t imp p p Codified p pr vb n Codifying Etym Code fy cf F codifier Defn To reduce to a code as laws CODILLA Codilla n Etym Cf L codicula a little tail dim of cauda tail Com Defn The coarse tow of flax and hemp McElrath CODILLE Codille n Etym F codile Defn A term at omber signifying that the game is won Pope CODIST Codist n Defn A codifier a maker of codes R CODLE Codle v t Defn See Coddle CODLIN CODLING Codlin Codling n Etym Cf AS codæppel a quince a An apple fit to stew or coddle b An immature apple A codling when t is almost an apple Shak Codling moth Zoöl a small moth Carpocapsa Pomonella which in the larval state known as the apple worm lives in apples often doing great damage to the crop CODLING Codling n Etym Dim of cod the fish Zoöl Defn A young cod also a hake COD LIVER Cod liver n Defn The liver of the common cod and allied species Codliver oil an oil obtained fron the liver of the codfish and used extensively in medicine as a means of supplying the body with fat in cases of malnutrition CODPIECE Codpiece n Etym Cod n piece Defn A part of male dress in front of the breeches formerly made very conspicuous Shak Fosbroke COECILIAN Coecilian n Zoöl Defn See Cæcilian COEDUCATION Coeducation n Defn An educating together as of persons of different sexes or races Coeducational a COEFFICACY Coefficacy n Defn Joint efficacy COEFFICIENCY Coefficiency n Defn Joint efficiency coöperation Glanvill COEFFICIENT Coefficient a Defn Coöperating acting together to produce an effect Coefficiently adv COEFFICIENT Coefficient n 1 That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect 2 Etym Cf F coefficient Math Defn A number or letter put before a letter or quantity known or unknown to show how many times the latter is to be taken as 6x bx here 6 and b are coefficients of x 3 Physics Defn A number commonly used in computation as a factor expressing the amount of some change or effect under certain fixed conditions as to temperature length volume etc as the coefficient of expansion the coefficient of friction Arbitrary coefficient Math a literal coefficient placed arbitrarily in an algebraic expression the value of the coefficient being afterwards determined by the conditions of the problem COEHORN Coehorn n Etym From its inventor Baron Coehorn Mil Defn A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles and light enough to be carried short distances by two men COELACANTH Coelacanth or a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having hollow spines as some ganoid fishes COELECTRON Coelectron n Defn See Electron COELENTERA COELENTERATA Coelentera or Coelenterata n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A comprehensive group of Invertebrata mostly marine comprising the Anthozoa Hydrozoa and Ctenophora The name implies that the stomach and body cavities are one The group is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges COELENTERATE Coelenterate a Zoöl Defn Belonging to the Coelentra n Defn One of the Coelentera COELIA Coelia n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn A cavity Note The word is applied to the ventricles of the brain the different venticles being indicated by prefixes like those characterizing the parts of the brain in which the cavities are found as epicoelia mesocoelia metacoelia procoelia etc B G Wilder COELIAC CELIAC Coeliac Celiac a Etym L coeliacus Gr Defn Relating to the abdomen or to the cavity of the abdomen Coeliac artery Anat the artery which issues from the aorta just below the diaphragm called also coeliac axis Coeliac flux Coeliac passion Med a chronic flux or diarrhea of undigested food COELODONT Coelodont a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having hollow teeth said of a group lizards n Defn One of a group of lizards having hollow teeth COELOSPERMOUS Coelospermous or a Etym Gr Bot Defn Hollowseeded having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends as in coriander seed COELUM Coelum n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn See Body cavity under Body COEMPTION Coemption n Etym L coëmptio fr coëmere to buy up See Emption Defn The act of buying the whole quantity of any commodity R Bacon COENDOO Coendoo n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The Brazilian porcupine Cercolades or Sphingurus prehensiles remarkable for its prehensile tail COENENCHYM COENENCHYMA Coenenchym Coenenchyma n Etym NL coenenchyma fr Gr parenchyma Zoöl Defn The common tissue which unites the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral It may be soft or more or less ossified See Coral COENESTHESIS Coenesthesis or n Etym NL fr Gr Physiol Defn Common sensation or general sensibility as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in or ascribed to separate organs as the eye and ear It is supposed to depend on the ganglionic system COENOBITE Coenobite or n Defn See Cenobite COENOECIUM Coenoecium or n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The common tissue which unites the various zooids of a bryozoan COENOGAMY Coenogamy n Etym Gr Defn The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members as in certain primitive tribes or communistic societies Written also cenogamy COENOSARC Coenosarc or n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn The common soft tissue which unites the polyps of a compound hydroid See Hydroidea COENURUS Coenurus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The larval stage of a tapeworm Tænia coenurus which forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep causing the fatal disease known as water brain vertigo staggers or gid Note This bladder worm has on its surface numerous small heads each of which when swallowed by a dog becomes a mature tapeworm in the dogs intestine COEQUAL Coequal a Etym L coaequalis co aequalis equal Defn Being on an equality in rank or power n Defn One who is on an equality with another In once he come to be a cardinal Hell make his cap coequal with the crown Shak COEQUALITY Coequality n Defn The state of being on an equality as in rank or power COEQUALLY Coequally adv Defn With coequality COERCE Coerce v t imp p p Coerced p pr vb n Coercing Etym L coërcere co arcere to shut up to press together See Ark 1 To restrain by force especially by law or authority to repress to curb Burke Punishments are manifold that they may coerce this profligate sort Ayliffe 2 To compel or constrain to any action as to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate 3 To compel or enforce as to coerce obedience Syn To Coerce Compel To compel denotes to urge on by force which cannot be resisted The term aplies equally to physical and moral force as compelled by hunger compelled adverse circumstances compelled by parental affection Coerce had at first only the negative sense of checking or restraining by force as to coerce a bad man by punishments or a prisoner with fetters It has now gained a positive sense viz that of driving a person into the performance of some act which is required of him by another as to coerce a man to sign a contract to coerce obedience In this sense which is now the prevailing one coerce differs but little from compel and yet there is a distinction between them Coercion is usually acomplished by indirect means as threats and intimidation physical force being more rarely employed in coercing COERCIBLE Coercible a Defn Capable of being coerced Coercibleness n COERCION Coercion n Etym L coercio fr coercere See Coerce 1 The act or process of coercing 2 Law Defn The application to another of either physical or moral force When the force is physical and cannot be resisted then the act produced by it is a nullity so far as concerns the party coerced When the force is moral then the act though voidable is imputable to the party doing it unless he be so paralyzed by terror as to act convulsively At the same time coercion is not negatived by the fact of submission under force Coactus volui I consented under compulsion is the condition of mind which when there is volition forced by coercion annuls the result of such coercion Wharton COERCITIVE Coercitive a Defn Coercive Coercitive power in laws Jer Taylor COERCIVE Coercive a Defn Serving or intended to coerce having power to constrain Coercively adv Coerciveness n Coercive power can only influence us to outward practice Bp Warburton Coercive or Coercitive force Magnetism the power or force which in iron or steel produces a slowness or difficulty in imparting magnetism to it and also interposes an obstacle to the return of a bar to its natural state when active magnetism has ceased It plainly depends on the molecular constitution of the metal Nichol The power of resisting magnetization or demagnization is sometimes called coercive force S Thompson COERULIGNONE Coerulignone n Etym L coeruleus cerulean lignum wood E quinone Chem Defn A bluish violet crystalline substance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar It is regarded as a complex quinone derivative of diphenyl called also cedriret COESSENTIAL Coessential a Defn Partaking of the same essence Coessentially adv We bless and magnify that coessential Spirit eternally proceeding from both The Father and the Son Hooker COESSENTIALITY Coessentiality or 106 n Defn Participation of the same essence Johnson COESTABLISHMENT Coestablishment n Defn Joint establishment Bp Watson COESTATE Coestate n Defn Joint estate Smolett COETANEAN Coetanean n Defn A personcoetaneous with another a contemporary R A coetanean of the late earl of SouthamptoAubrey COETANEOUS Coetaneous a Etym L coaetaneus co aetas age Defn Of the same age beginning to exist at the same time contemporaneous Coetaneously adv And all members of the body are coetaneous Bentley COETERNAL Coeternal a Defn Equally eternal Coeternally adv Hail holy Light offspring of Heaven first born Or of the Eternal coeternal beam Milton COETERNITY Coeternity n Defn Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being equal eternity COEVAL Coeval a Etym L coaevus co aevum lifetime age See Age n Defn Of the same age existing during the same period of time especially time long and remote usually followed by with Silence coeval with eternity Pope Oaks coeval spread a mournful shade Cowper COEVAL Coeval n Defn One of the same age a contemporary As if it were not enough to have outdone all your coevals in wit Pope COEVOUS Coevous a Defn Coeaval Obs South COEXECUTOR Coexecutor n Defn A joint executor COEXECUTRIX Coexecutrix n Defn A joint executrix COEXIST Coexist v i imp p p Coexisted p pr vb n Coexisting Defn To exist at the same time sometimes followed by with Of substances no one has any clear idea farther than of certain simple ideas coexisting together Locke So much purity and integrity coexisting with so much decay and so many infirmities Warburton COEXISTENCE Coexistence n Defn Existence at the same time with another contemporary existence Without the help or so much as the coexistence of any condition Jer Taylor COEXISTENT Coexistent a Defn Existing at the same time with another n Defn That which coexists with another The law of coexistent vibrations Whewell COEXISTING Coexisting a Defn Coexistent Locke COEXTEND Coextend v t imp p p Coextended p pr vb n Coextending Defn To extend through the same space or time with another to extend to the same degree According to which the least body may be coextended with the greatest Boyle Has your English language one single word that is coextended through all these significations Bentley COEXTENSION Coextension n Defn The act of extending equally or the state of being equally extended COEXTENSIVE Coextensive a Defn Equally extensive having as consciousness and knowledge are coextensive Sir W Hamilton Coextensively adv Coextensiveness n COFFEE Coffee n Etym Turk qahveh Ar qahuah wine coffee a decoction of berries Cf Café 1 The beans or berries pyrenes obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea growing in Abyssinia Arabia Persia and other warm regions of Asia and Africa and also in tropical America 2 The coffee tree Note There are several species of the coffee tree as Coffea Arabica C occidentalis and C Liberica The white fragrant flowers grow in clusters at the root of the leaves and the fruit is a red or purple cherrylike drupe with sweet pulp usually containing two pyrenes commercially called beans or berries 3 The beverage made from the roasted and ground berry They have in Turkey a drink called coffee This drink comforteth the brain and heart and helpeth digestion Bacon Note The use of coffee is said to have been introduced into England about 1650 when coffeehouses were opened in Oxford and London Coffee bug Zoöl a species of scale insect Lecanium coffæa often very injurious to the coffee tree Coffee rat Zoöl See Musang COFFEEHOUSE Coffeehouse n Defn A house of entertainment where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments and where men meet for conversation The coffeehouse must not be dismissed with a cursory mention It might indeed at that time have been not improperly called a most important political institution The coffeehouses were the chief organs through which the public opinion of the metropolis vented itself Every man of the upper or middle class went daily to his coffeehouse to learn the news and discuss it Every coffeehouse had one or more orators to whose eloquence the crowd listened with admiration and who soon became what the journalists of our own time have been called a fourth estate of the realm Macaulay COFFEEMAN Coffeeman n Defn One who keeps a coffeehouse Addison COFFEEPOT Coffeepot n Defn A covered pot im which coffee is prepared COFFEEROOM Coffeeroom n Defn A public room where coffee and other refreshments may be obtained COFFER Coffer n Etym OF cofre F coffre L cophinus basket fr Gr Coffin n 1 A casket chest or trunk especially one used for keeping money or other valuables Chaucer In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns Shak 2 Fig Treasure or funds usually in the plural He would discharge it without any burden to the queens coffers for honor sake Bacon Hold here is half my coffer Shak 3 Arch Defn A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault dome or portico a caisson 4 Fort Defn A trench dug in the botton of a dry moat and extending across it to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire 5 The chamber of a canal lock also a caisson or a cofferdam Coffer dam Engin See Cofferdam in the Vocabulary Coffer fish Zoöl See Cowfish COFFER Coffer v t 1 To put into a coffer Bacon 2 Mining Defn To secure from leaking as a chaft by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering Raymond 3 To form with or in a coffer or coffers to turnish with a coffer or coffers COFFERDAM Cofferdam n Defn A watertight inclosure as of piles packed with clay from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom of a river etc and permit the laying of foundations building of piers etc COFFERER Cofferer n Defn One who keeps treasures in a coffer R COFFERWORK Cofferwork n Masonry Defn Rubblework faced with stone Knight COFFIN Coffin n Etym OE a basket receptacle OF cofin fr L cophinus See Coffer n 1 The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial They embalmed him Joseph and he was put in a coffin Gen 1 26 2 A basket Obs Wyclif matt xiv 20 3 A casing or crust or a mold of pastry as for a pie Of the paste a coffin I will rear Shak 4 A conical paper bag used by grocers Obs Nares 5 Far Defn The hollow crust or hoof of a horses foot below the coronet in which is the coffin bone Coffin bone the foot bone of the horse and allied animals inclosed within the hoof and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger or toe of most mammals Coffin joint the joint next above the coffin bone COFFIN Coffin v t imp p p Coffined p pr vb n Coffining Defn To inclose in or as in a coffin Wouldst thou have laughed had I come coffined home Shak Devotion is not coffined in a cell John Hall 1646 COFFINLESS Coffinless a Defn Having no coffin COFFLE Coffle n Etym Ar kafala caravan Defn A gang of negro slaves being driven to market COG Cog v t imp p p Cogged p pr vb n Cogging Etym Cf W coegio to make void to beceive from coeg empty vain foolish Cf Coax v t 1 To seduce or draw away by adulation artifice or falsehood to wheedle to cozen to cheat R Ill cog their hearts from them Shak 2 To obtrude or thrust in by falsehood or deception as to cog in a word to palm off R Fustian tragedies have by concerted applauses been cogged upon the town for masterpieces J Dennis To cog a die to load so as to direct its fall to cheat in playing dice Swift COG Cog v i Defn To deceive to cheat to play false to lie to wheedle to cajole For guineas in other mens breeches Your gamesters will palm and will cog Swift COG Cog n Defn A trick or deception a falsehood Wm Watson COG Cog n Etym Cf Sw kugge a cog or W cocos the cogs of a wheel 1 Mech Defn A tooth cam or catch for imparting or receiving motion as on a gear wheel or a lifter or wiper on a shaft originally a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel 2 Carp a A kind of tenon on the end of a joist received into a notch in a bearing timber and resting flush with its upper surface b A tenon in a scarf joint a coak Knight 3 Mining Defn One of the rough pillars of stone or coal left to support the roof of a mine COG Cog v t Defn To furnish with a cog or cogs Cogged breath sound Auscultation a form of interrupted respiration in which the interruptions are very even three or four to each inspiration Quain COG Cog n Etym OE cogge cf D kog Icel kuggr Cf Cock a boat Defn A small fishing boat Ham Nav Encyc COGENCY Cogency n Etym See Cogent Defn The quality of being cogent power of compelling conviction conclusiveness force An antecedent argument of extreme cogency J H Newman COGENIAL Cogenial a Defn Congenial Obs COGENT Cogent a Etym L cogens p pr of cogere to drive together to force co agere to drive See Agent a and cf Coact to force Coagulate p a 1 Compelling in a physical sense powerful Obs The cogent force of nature Prior 2 Having the power to compel conviction or move the will constraining conclusive forcible powerful not easily reasisted No better nor more cogent reason Dr H More Proofs of the most cogent description Tyndall The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands Revered at home and felt in foreign lands Cowper Syn Forcible powerful potent urgent strong persuasive convincing conclusive influential COGENTLY Cogently adv Defn In a cogent manner forcibly convincigly conclusively Locke COGGER Cogger n Etym From Cog to wheedle Defn A flatterer or deceiver a sharper COGGERY Coggery n Defn Trick deception Bp Watson COGGLE Coggle n Etym See Cog small boat Defn A small fishing boat Ham Nav Encyc COGGLE Coggle n Etym Cf Cobble a cobblestone Defn A cobblestone Prov Eng Halliwell COGITABILITY Cogitability n Defn The quality of being cogitable conceivableness COGITABLE Cogitable a Etym L cogitabilis fr cogitare to think Defn Capable of being brought before the mind as a throught or idea conceivable thinkable Creation is cogitable by us only as a putting forth of divine power Sir W Hamilton COGITABUND Cogitabund a Etym L cogitabundus Defn Full of thought thoughtful R Leigh Hunt COGITATE Cogitate v i imp p p Cogitated p pr vb n Cogitating Etym L cogitatus p p of cogitare to reflect upon prob fr co the root of aio I say hence prop to discuss with ones self Cf Adage Defn To engage in continuous thought to think He that calleth a thing into his mind whether by impression or recordation cogitateth and considereth and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also cogitateth Bacon COGITATE Cogitate v t Defn To think over to plan He is our witness how we both day and night revolving in our minds did cogitate nothing more than how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor Foxe COGITATION Cogitation n Etym L cogitatio cf F cogitation Defn The act of thinking thought meditation contemplation Fixed in cogitation deep Milton COGITATIVE Cogitative a Etym Cf LL cogitativus 1 Possessing or pertaining to the power of thinking or meditating Cogitative faculties Wollaston 2 Given to thought or contemplation Sir H Wotton COGMAN Cogman n Defn A dealer in cogware or coarse cloth Obs Wright COGNAC Cognac n Etym F Defn A kind of French brandy so called from the town of Cognac COGNATE Cognate a Etym L cognatus co gnatus natus p p of nasci anciently gnasci to be born See Nation and cf Connate 1 Allied by blood kindred by birth specifically Law related on the mothers side 2 Of the same or a similar nature of the same family proceeding from the same stock or root allied kindred as a cognate language COGNATE Cognate n 1 Law Defn One who is related to another on the female side Wharton 2 One of a number of things allied in origin or nature as certain letters are cognates COGNATENESS Cognateness n Defn The state of being cognate COGNATI Cognati n pl Etym L Law Defn Relatives by the mothers side Wharton COGNATION Cognation n Etym L cognatio 1 Relationship by blood descent from the same original kindred As by our cognation to the body of the first Adam Jer Taylor 2 Participation of the same nature Sir T Browne A like temper and cognation Sir K Digby 3 Law Defn That tie of consanguinity which exists between persons descended from the same mother used in distinction from agnation COGNATUS Cognatus n Etym L a kinsman Law Defn A person cinnected through cognation COGNISOR COGNISEE Cognisor or Cognisee n Defn See Cognizor Cognizee COGNITION Cognition n Etym L cognitio fr cognoscere cognitum to become acquainted with to know co noscere gnoscere to get a knowledge of See Know v t 1 The act of knowing knowledge perception I will not be myself nor have cognation Of what I feel I am all patience Shak 2 That which is known COGNITIVE Cognitive a Defn Knowing or apprehending by the understanding as cognitive power South COGNIZABLE Cognizable or a Etym F connaissable fr connaître to know L cognoscere See Cognition 1 Capable of being known or apprehended as cognizable causes 2 Fitted to be a subject of judicial investigation capable of being judicially heard and determined Cognizable both in the ecclesiastical and secular courts Ayliffe COGNIZABLY Cognizably adv Defn In a cognizable manner COGNIZANCE Cognizance or 277 n Etym OF conissance conoissance F conaissance LL cognoscentia fr L cognoscere to know See Cognition and cf Cognoscence Connoisseur 1 Apprehension by the understanding perception observation Within the cognizance and lying under the control of their divine Governor Bp Hurd 2 Recollection recognition Who soon as on that knight his eye did glance Eftsoones of him had perfect cognizance Spenser 3 Law a Jurisdiction or the power given by law to hear and decide controversies b The hearing a matter judicially c An acknowledgment of a fine of lands and tenements or confession of a thing done Eng d A form of defense in the action of replevin by which the defendant insists that the goods were lawfully taken as a distress by defendant acting as servant for another Eng Cowell Mozley W 4 The distinguishing mark worn by an armed knight usually upon the helmet and by his retainers and followers Hence in general a badge worn by a retainer or dependent to indicate the person or party to which he belonged a token by which a thing may be known Wearing the liveries and cognizance of their master Prescott This pale and angry rose As cognizance of my blooddrinking hate Shak COGNIZANT Cognizant or a Etym See Cognizance and cf Connusant Defn Having cognizance or knowledge of COGNIZE Cognize v t Etym Cf Cognizant Recognize Defn To know or perceive to recognize The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they are cognized by it H Spencer COGNIZEE Cognizee or n Law Defn One to whom a fine of land was ackowledged Blackstone COGNIZOR Cognizor n Etym See Cognizance Law Defn One who ackowledged the right of the plaintiff or cognizee in a fine the defendant Blackstone COGNOMEN Cognomen n Etym L co gnomen name 1 The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans denoting his house or family 2 Eng Law Defn A surname COGNOMINAL Cognominal a Defn Of or pertaining to a cognomen of the nature of a surname COGNOMINAL Cognominal n Defn One bearing the same name a namesake Obs Sir T Browne COGNOMINATION Cognomination n Etym L cognominatio Defn A cognomen or surname R Jer Taylor COGNOSCENCE Cognoscence n Etym LL cognoscentia See Cognizance Defn Cognizance R Dr H More COGNOSCENTE Cognoscente n pl Cognoscenti Etym OIt cognoscente p pr of cognoscere It conoscere to know Defn A conoisseur Mason COGNOSCIBILITY Cognoscibility n Defn The quality of being cognoscible Cudworth COGNOSCIBLE Cognoscible a 1 Capable of being known Matters intelligible and cognoscible Sir M Hale 2 Liable to judicial investigation Jer Taylor COGNOSCITIVE Cognoscitive a Defn Having the power of knowing Obs An innate cognoscitive power Cudworth COGNOVIT Cognovit n Etym L he has acknowledged Law Defn An instrument in writting whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiffs demand to be just Mozley W COGON Cogon n Sp prob fr a native name Defn A tall coarse grass Imperata arundinacea of the Philippine Islands and adjacent countries used for thatching COGUARDIAN Coguardian n Defn A joint guardian COGUE Cogue n Etym Cf Cog a small boat Defn A small wooden vessel a pail Scot Jamieson COGWARE Cogware n Defn A coarse narrow cloth like frieze used by the lower classes in the sixteenth century Halliwell COGWHEEL Cogwheel n Defn A wheel with cogs or teeth a gear wheel See Illust of Gearing COHABIT Cohabit v i imp p p Cohabited p pr vb n Cohabiting Etym L cohabitare co habitare to dwell to have possession of a place freg of habere to have See Habit n v 1 To inhabit or reside in company or in the same place or country The Philistines were worsted by the captived ark they were not able to cohabit with that holy thing South 2 To dwell or live together as husband and wife The law presumes that husband and wife cohabit together even after a voluntary separation has taken place between them Bouvier Note By the common law as existing in the United States marriage is presumed when a man and woman cohabit permanently together being reputed by those who know them to be husband and wife and admitting the relationship Wharton COHABITANT Cohabitant n Etym L cohabitans p pr Defn One who dwells with another or in the same place or country No small number of the Danes became peaceable cohabitants with the Saxons in England Sir W Raleigh COHABITATION Cohabitation n Etym L cohabitatio 1 The act or state of dwelling together or in the same place with another Feltham 2 Law Defn The living together of a man and woman in supposed sexual relationship That the duty of cohabitation is released by the cruelty of one of the parties is admitted Lord Stowell COHABITER Cohabiter n Defn A cohabitant Hobbes COHEIR Coheir n Defn A joint heir one of two or more heirs one of several entitled to an inheritance COHEIRESS Coheiress n Defn A female heir who inherits with other heiresses a joint heiress COHEIRSHIP Coheirship n Defn The state of being a coheir COHERALD Coherald n Defn A joint herald COHERE Cohere v i imp p p Cohered p pr vb n Cohering Etym L cohaerere cohaesum co haerere to stick adhere See Aghast a 1 To stick together to cleave to be united to hold fast as parts of the same mass Neither knows he how the solid parts of the body are united or cohere together Locke 2 To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose to follow naturally and logically as the parts of a discourse or as arguments in a train of reasoning to be logically consistent They have been inserted where they best seemed to cohere Burke 3 To suit to agree to fit Obs Had time cohered with place or place with wishing Shak Syn To cleave unite adhere stick suit agree fit be consistent COHERENCE COHERENCY Coherence Coherency n Etym L cohaerentia cf F cohérence 1 A sticking or cleaving together union of parts of the same body cohesion 2 Connection or dependence proceeding from the subordination of the parts of a thing to one principle or purpose as in the parts of a discourse or of a system of philosophy consecutiveness Coherence of discourse and a direct tendency of all the parts of it to the argument in hand are most eminently to be found in him Locke COHERENT Coherent a Etym L cohaerens p pr See Cohere 1 Sticking together cleaving as the parts of bodies solid or fluid Arbuthnot 2 Composed of mutually dependent parts making a logical whole consistent as a coherent plan argument or discourse 3 Logically consistent applied to persons as a coherent thinker Watts 4 Suitable or suited adapted accordant Obs Instruct my daughter how she shall persever That time and place with this deceit so lawful May prove coherent Shak COHERENTLY Coherently adv Defn In a coherent manner COHERER Coherer n Elec Defn Any device in which an imperfectly conducting contact between pieces of metal or other conductors loosely resting against each other is materially improved in conductivity by the influence of Hertzian waves so called by Sir O J Lodge in 1894 on the assumption that the impact of the electic waves caused the loosely connected parts to cohere or weld together a condition easily destroyed by tapping A common form of coherer as used in wireless telegraphy consists of a tube containing filings usually a pinch of nickel and silver filings in equal parts between terminal wires or plugs called conductor plugs COHESIBILITY Cohesibility or n Defn The state of being cohesible Good COHESIBLE Cohesible a Defn Capable of cohesion COHESION Cohesion n Etym Cf F cohésion See Cohere 1 The act or state of sticking together close union 2 Physics Defn That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass whether like or unlike distinguished from adhesion which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion which being increased turns a fluid into a solid Arbuthnot 3 Logical agreement and dependence as the cohesion of ideas Locke COHESIVE Cohesive a 1 Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together as cohesive attraction producing cohesion as a cohesive force 2 Cohering or sticking together as in a mass capable of cohering tending to cohere as cohesive clay Cohesive attraction See under Attraction Cohesively adv Cohesiveness n COHIBIT Cohibit v t imp p p Cohibited p pr vb n Cohibiting Etym L cohibitus p p of cohibere to confine co habere to hold Defn To restrain Obs Bailey COHIBITION Cohibition n Etym L cohibitio Defn Hindrance restraint Obs COHOBATE Cohobate v t imp p p Cohobated p pr vb n Cohobating Etym LL cohobare prob of Arabic origin cf F cohober Anc Chem Defn To repeat the distillation of pouring the liquor back upon the matter remaining in the vessel Arbuthnot COHOBATION Cohobation n Etym Cf F cohobation Anc Chem Defn The process of cohobating Grew COHORN Cohorn n Mil Defn See Coehorn COHORT Cohort n Etym L cohors prop an inclosure cf F cohorte See Court n 1 Rom Antiq Defn A body of about five or six hundred soldiers the tenth part of a legion 2 Any band or body of warriors With him the cohort bright Of watchful cherubim Milton 3 Bot Defn A natural group of orders of plants less comprehensive than a class COHOSH Cohosh n Bot Defn A perennial American herb Caulophyllum thalictroides whose roostock is used in medicine also called pappoose root The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa and to two species of Actæa plants of the Crowfoot family COHUNE COHUNE PALM Cohune n or Cohune palm Prob fr a native name in Honduras Defn A Central and South American pinnateleaved palm Attalea cohune the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to make fancy articles and also yield an oil used as a substitute for coconut oil COIF Coif koif n Etym OF coife F coiffe LL cofea cuphia fr OHG kuppa kuppha miter perh fr L cupa tub See Cup n but cf also Cop Cuff the article of dress Quoif n Defn A cap Specifically a A closefitting cap covering the sides of the head like a small hood without a cape b An official headdress such as that worn by certain judges in England Writting also quoif From point and saucy ermine down To the plain coif and russet gown H Brocke The judges althout they are not of the first magnitude nor need be of the degree of the coif yet are they considerable Bacon COIF Coif koif v t Etym Cf F coiffer Defn To cover or dress with or as with a coif And coif me where Im bald with flowers J G Cooper COIFED Coifed koift a Defn Wearing a coif COIFFEUR Coiffeur n F Defn A hairdresser COIFFURE Coiffure n Etym F fr coiffer See Coif Defn A headdress or manner of dressing the hair Addison COIGN Coign n Defn A var spelling of Coin Quoin a corner wedge chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage a position advantageous for action or observation From some shielded nook or coign of vantage The Century The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces the four projecting coigns would stand up as continents Nature COIGNE Coigne koin n Etym See Coin n Defn A quoin See you yound coigne of the Capitol yon corner stone Shak COIGNE COIGNY Coigne Coigny n Defn The practice of quartering ones self as landlord on a tenant a quartering of ones self on anybody Ireland Spenser COIL Coil koil vt imp p p Coiled koild p pr vb n Coiling Etym OF coillir F cueillir to collect gather together L coligere col legere to gather See Legend and cf Cull v t Collect 1 To wind cylindrically or spirally as to coil a rope when not in use the snake coiled itself before springing 2 To encircle and hold with or as with coils Obs or R T Edwards COIL Coil v i Defn To wind itself cylindrically or spirally to form a coil to wind often with about or around You can see his flery serpents Coiting playing in the water Longfellow COIL Coil n 1 A ring series of rings or spiral into which a rope or other like thing is wound The wild grapevines that twisted their coils from trec to tree W Irving 2 Fig Entanglement toil mesh perplexity 3 A series of connected pipes in rows or layers as in a steam heating apparatus Induction coil Elec See under Induction Ruhmkorffs coil Elec an induction coil sometimes so called from Ruhmkorff a prominent manufacturer of the apparatus COIL Coil n Etym Of Celtic origin cf Gael goil fume rage Defn A noise tumult bustle or confusion Obs Shak COILON Coilon n Etym F See Cullion Defn A testicle Obs Chaucer COIN Coin koin n Etym F coin formerly also coing wedge stamp corner fr L cuneus wedge prob akin to E cone hone See Hone n and cf Coigne Quoin Cuneiform 1 A quoin a corner or external angle a wegde See Coigne and Quoin 2 A piece of metal on which certain characters are stamped by government authority making it legally current as money much used in a collective sense It is alleged that it a subsidy exceeded all the current coin of the realm Hallam 3 That which serves for payment or recompense The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin Hammond Coin balance See Illust of Balance To pay one in his own coin to return to one the same kind of injury or ill treatment as has been received from him Colloq COIN Coin v t imp p p Coined koind p pr vb n Coining 1 To make of a definite fineness and convert into coins as a mass of metal to mint to manufacture as to coin silver dollars to coin a medal 2 To make or fabricate to invent to originate as to coin a word Some tale some new pretense he daily coined To soothe his sister and delude her mind Dryden 3 To acquire rapidly as money to make Tenants cannot coin rent just at quarter day Locke COIN Coin v i Defn To manufacture counterfeit money They cannot touch me for coining Shak COINAGE Coinage n Etym From Coin v t cf Cuinage 1 The act or process of converting metal into money The care of the coinage was committed to the inferior magistrates Arbuthnot 2 Coins the aggregate coin of a time or place 3 The cost or expense of coining money 4 The act or process of fabricating or inventing formation fabrication that which is fabricated or forged Unnecessary coinage of words Dryden This is the very coinage of your brain Shak COINCIDE Coincide v i imp p p Coincided p pr vb n Coinciding Etym L co incidere to fall on in cadere to fall cf F coïncider See Chance n 1 To occupy the same place in space as two equal triangles when placed one on the other If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided it would have rendered the annual revoluton of the earth useless Cheyne 2 To occur at the same time to be contemporaneous as the fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America 3 To correspond exactly to agree to concur as our aims coincide The rules of right jugdment and of good ratiocination often coincide with each other Watts COINCIDENCE Coincidence n Etym Cf F coïncidence 1 The condition of occupying the same place in space as the coincidence of circles surfaces etc Bentley 2 The condition or fact of happening at the same time as the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 3 Exact correspondence in nature character result circumstances etc concurrence agreement The very concurrence and coincidence of ao many evidences carries a great weight Sir M Hale Those who discourse of the nature of truth affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness South COINCIDENCY Coincidency n Defn Coincidence R COINCIDENT Coincident a Etym Cf F coïncident Defn Having coincidence occupying the same place contemporaneous concurrent followed by with Christianity teaches nothing but what is perfectly suitable to and coincident with the ruling principles of a virtuous and well inclined man South COINCIDENT Coincident n Defn One of two or more coincident events a coincidence R Coincidents and accidents Froude COINCIDENTAL Coincidental a Defn Coincident COINCIDENTLY Coincidently adv Defn With coincidence COINCIDER Coincider n Defn One who coincides with another in an opinion COINDICATION Coindication n Etym Cf F coïdication Defn One of several signs or sumptoms indicating the same fact as a coindication of disease COINER Coiner n 1 One who makes or stamps coin a maker of money usually a maker of counterfeit money Precautions such as are employed by coiners and receivers of stolen goods Macaulay 2 An inventor or maker as of words Camden COINHABITANT Coinhabitant n Defn One who dwells with another or with others Coinhabitants of the same element Dr H More COINHERE Coinhere v i Defn To inhere or exist together as in one substance Sir W Hamilton COINHERITANCE Coinheritance n Defn Joint inheritance COINHERITOR Coinheritor n Defn A coheir COINITIAL Coinitial a Math Defn Having a common beginning COINQUINATE Coinquinate v t Etym L coinquinatus p p of coinquinare to defile See Inquinate Defn Topollute Obs Skelton COINQUINATION Coinquination n Defn Defilement Obs COINSTANTANEOUS Coinstantaneous a Defn Happening at the same instant C Darwin COINSURANCE Coinsurance n Co insurance Defn Insurance jointly with another or others specif that system of fire insurance in which the insurer is treated as insuring himself to the extent of that part of the risk not covered by his policy so that any loss is apportioned between him and the insurance company on the principle of average as in marine insurance or between other insurers COINTENSE Cointense a Defn Equal in intensity or degree as the relations between 6 and 12 and 8 and 16 are cointense H Spencer COINTENSION Cointension n Defn The condition of being of equal in intensity applied to relations as 3 6 and 6 12 are relations of cointension Cointension is chosen indicate the equality of relations in respect of the contrast between their terms H Spencer COIR Coir koir n Etym Tamil kayiru 1 A material for cordage matting etc consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut Homans 2 Cordage or cables made of this material COISTRIL Coistril n Etym Prob from OF coustillier groom or lad Cf Custrel 1 An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knights arms and other necessaries Written also coistrel 2 A mean paltry fellow a coward Obs Shak COIT Coit koit n Etym See Quoit Defn A quoit Obs Carew COIT Coit v t Defn To throw as a stone Obs See Quoit COITION Coition n Etym L coitio fr coire to come together co ire to go Defn A coming together sexual intercourse copulation Grew COJOIN Cojoin v t Defn To join to conjoin R Shak COJUROR Cojuror n Defn One who swears to anothers credibility W Wotton COKE Coke n Etym Perh akin to cake n Defn Mineral coal charred or depriver of its bitumen sulphur or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven or by distillation as in gas works It is lagerly used where Written also coak Gas coke the coke formed in gas retorts as distinguished from that made in ovens COKE Coke v t Defn To convert into coke COKENAY Cokenay n Defn A cockney Obs Chaucer COKERNUT Cokernut n Com Defn The cocoanut Note A mode of spelling introduced by the London customhouse to distinguish more widely between this and other articles spelt much in the same manner COKES Cokes n Etym OE Cf Coax Defn A simpleton a gull a dupe Obs B Jonson COKEWOLD Cokewold n Defn Cuckold Obs Chaucer COL COL Col Defn with together See Com COL Col n Etym F neck fr L collum neck Defn A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains the pass over such a ridge COLA Cola n NL fr a native name Bot a A genus of sterculiaceous trees natives of tropical Africa esp Guinea but now naturalized in tropical America esp in the West Indies and Brazil b Same as Cola nut below COLA Cola n Defn L pl of Colon COLABORER Colaborer n Defn One who labors with another an associate in labor COLANDER Colander n Etym L colans antis p pr of colare to filter to strain fr colum a strainer Cf Cullis Culvert Defn A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids mashed vegetable pulp etc a strainer of wickerwork perfprated metal or the like COLA NUT COLA SEED Cola nut Cola seed Bot Defn The bitter fruit of Cola acuminata which is nearly as large as a chestnut and furnishes a stimulant which is used in medicine COLATION Colation n Etym See Colander Defn The act or process of straining or filtering R COLATITUDE Colatitude 134 n Etym Formed like cosine See Cosine Defn The complement of the latitude or the difference between any latitude and ninety degrees COLATURE Colature n Etym L colatura from colare cf F colature See Colander Defn The process of straining the matter strained a strainer R COLBERTINE Colbertine n Etym From Jean Baptiste Colbert a minister of Louis XIV who encouraged the lace manufacture in France Defn A kind of lace Obs Pinners edged with colbertine Swift Difference rose between Mechlin the queen of lace and colbertine Young COLCHICINE Colchicine or n Etym Cf F colchicine Chem Defn A powerful vegetable alkaloid C17H19NO5 extracted from the Colchicum autumnale or meadow saffron as a white or yellowish amorphous powder with a harsh bitter taste called also colchicia COLCHICUM Colchicum n Etym L a plant with a poisonous root fr Colchicus Colchian fr Colchis Gr Bot Defn A genus of bulbousrooted plants found in many parts of Europe including the meadow saffron Note Preparations made from the poisonous bulbs and seeds and perhaps from the flowers of the Colchicum autumnale meadow saffron are used as remedies for gout and rheumatism COLCOTHAR Colcothar n Etym NL colcothar vitrioli fr Ar qolqotar Chem Defn Polishing rouge a reddish brown oxide of iron used in polishing glass and also as a pigment called also crocus Martis COLD Cold a Compar Colder superl Coldest Etym OE cold cald AS cald ceald akin to OS kald D koud G kalt Icel kaldr Dan kold Sw kall Goth kalds L gelu frost gelare to freeze Orig p p of AS calan to be cold Icel kala to freeze Cf Cool a Chill n 1 Deprived of heat or having a low temperature not warm or hot gelid frigid The snowy top of cold Olympis Milton 2 Lacking the sensation of warmth suffering from the absence of heat chilly shivering as to be cold 3 Not pungent or acrid Cold plants Bacon 4 Wanting in ardor intensity warmth zeal or passion spiritless unconcerned reserved A cold and unconcerned spectator T Burnet No cold relation is a zealous citizen Burke 5 Unwelcome disagreeable unsatisfactory Cold news for me Cold comfort Shak 6 Wanting in power to excite dull uninteresting What a deal of cold business doth a man misspend the better part of life in B Jonson The jest grows cold when in comes on in a second scene Addison 7 Affecting the sense of smell as of hunting dogs but feebly having lost its odor as a cold scent 8 Not sensitive not acute Smell this business with a sense as cold As is a dead mans nose Shak 9 Distant said in the game of hunting for some object of a seeker remote from the thing concealed 10 Paint Defn Having a bluish effect Cf Warm 8 Cold abscess See under Abscess Cold blast See under Blast n 2 Cold blood See under Blood n 8 Cold chill an ague fit Wright Cold chisel a chisel of peculiar strength and hardness for cutting cold metal Weale Cold cream See under Cream Cold slaw See Cole slaw In cold blood without excitement or passion deliberately He was slain in cold blood after thefight was over Sir W Scott To give one the cold shoulder to treat one with neglect Syn Gelid bleak frigid chill indifferent unconcerned passionless reserved unfeeling stoical COLD Cold n 1 The relative absence of heat or warmth 2 The sensation produced by the escape of heat chilliness or chillness When she saw her lord prepared to part A deadly cold ran shivering to her heart Dryden 3 Med Defn A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness a catarrh Cold sore Med a vesicular eruption appearing about the mouth as the result of a cold or in the course of any disease attended with fever To leave one out in the cold to overlook or neglect him Colloq Cold v i Defn To become cold Obs Chaucer COLDBLOODED Coldblooded a 1 Having cold blood said of fish or animals whose blood is but little warmer than the water or air about them 2 Deficient in sensibility or feeling hardhearted 3 Not thoroughbred said of animals as horses which are derived from the common stock of a country COLDFINCH Coldfinch n Zoöl Defn A British wagtail COLDHEARTED Coldhearted a Defn Wanting passion or feeling indifferent Coldheartedness n COLDISH Coldish a Defn Somewhat cold cool chilly COLDLY Coldly adv Defn In a cold manner without warmth animation or feeling with indifference calmly Withdraw unto some private place And reason coldly of your grievances Shak COLDNESS Coldness n Defn The state or quality of being cold COLDSHORT Coldshort a Defn Brittle when cold as coldshort iron COLDSHUT Coldshut a Metal Defn Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded said of a forging or casting n Defn An imperfection caused by such insufficient welding COLD WAVE Cold wave Meteor Defn In the terminology of the United States Weather Bureau an unusual fall in temperature to or below the freezing point exceeding 16º in twentyfour hours or 20º in thirtysix hours independent of the diurnal range COLE Cole n Etym OE col caul AS cawl cawel fr L caulis the stalk or stem of a plant esp a cabbage stalk cabbage akin to Gr Cauliflower Kale Bot Defn A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus esp that form of B oleracea called rape and coleseed COLEGATEE Colegatee n Defn A joint legatee COLEGOOSE Colegoose n Zoöl Defn See Coalgoose COLEMANITE Colemanite n Etym From WT Coleman of San Francisco Min Defn A hydrous borate of lime occurring in transparent colorless or white crystals also massive in Southern California COLEMOUSE Colemouse n Zoöl Defn See Coletit COLEOPTER Coleopter n Zoöl Defn One of the Coleoptera COLEOPTERA Coleoptera n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings elytra hard and horny and serving as coverings for the posterior pair which are membranous and folded transversely under the others when not in use The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws mandibles and maxillæ adapted for chewing Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils COLEOPTERAL COLEOPTEROUS Coleopteral Coleopterous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having wings covered with a case or sheath belonging to the Coleoptera COLEOPTERAN Coleopteran n Zoöl Defn One of the order of Coleoptera COLEOPTERIST Coleopterist n Defn One versed in the study of the Coleoptera COLEORHIZA Coleorhiza n Etym NL fr Gr Defn A sheath in the embryo of grasses inclosing the caulicle Gray COLEPERCH Coleperch n Zoöl Defn A kind of small black perch COLERA Colera n Etym L cholera See Choler Defn Bile choler Obs Chaucer COLERIDGIAN Coleridgian a Defn Pertaining to Samuel Taylor Coleridge or to his poetry or metaphysics COLESEED Coleseed n Defn The common rape or cole COLESLAW Coleslaw n Etym D kool slaa cabbage salad Defn A salad made of sliced cabbage COLESSEE Colessee n Defn A partner in a lease taen COLESSOR Colessor n Defn A partner in giving a lease COLESTAFF Colestaff n Defn See Colstaff COLET COLLET Colet ColletEtym Corrupted fr acolyte Defn An inferior church servant Obs See Acolyte COLETIT COALTIT Coletit or Coaltit n Zoöl Defn A small European titmouse Parus ater so named from its black color called also coalmouse and colemouse COLEUS Coleus n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A plant of several species of the Mint family cultivated for its brightcolored or variegated leaves COLEWORT Colewort n Etym AS cawlwyrt cawl cole wyrt wort Cf Collards 1 A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head 2 Any white cabbage before the head has become firm COLFOX Colfox n Defn A crafty fox Obs Chaucer COLIC Colic n Etym F colique fr L colicus sick with the colic GR Colon Med Defn A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen due to spasm obstruction or distention of some one of the hollow viscera Hepatic colic the severe pain produced by the passage of a gallstone from the liver or gall bladder through the bile duct Intestinal colic or Ordinary colic pain due to distention of the intestines by gas Lead colic Painters colic a violent form of intestinal colic associated with obstinate constipation produced by chronic lead poisoning Renal colic the severe pain produced by the passage of a calculus from the kidney through the ureter Wind colic See Intestinal colic above COLIC Colic a 1 Of or pertaining to colic affecting the bowels Milton 2 Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the colon as the colic arteries COLICAL Colical a Defn Of pertaining to or of the nature of colic Swift COLICKY Colicky a Defn Pertaining to or troubled with colic as a colicky disorder COLICROOT Colicroot n Defn A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family with the leaves all radical and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike Aletris farinosa and A aurea Called sometimes star grass blackroot blazing star and unicorn root COLIN Colin n Etym F colin prop a dim of Colas contr fr Nicolas Nicholas Zoöl Defn The American quail or bobwhite The name is also applied to other related species See Bobwhite COLISEUM Coliseum n Etym NL cf It coliseo colosseo fr L colosseus colossal fr colossus a colossus See Colossus and cf Colosseum Defn The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome the largest in the world Written also Colosseum COLITIS Colitis n Etym NL fr Gr itis Med Defn An inflammation of the large intestine esp of its mucous membrane colonitis COLL Coll v t Etym OF coler fr L collum neck Defn To embrace Obs They coll and kiss him Latimer COLLABORATEUR Collaborateur n Etym F Defn See Collaborator COLLABORATION Collaboration n Defn The act ofworking together united labor COLLABORATOR Collaborator n Etym L collaborare to labor together col laborare to labor cf F collaborateur Defn An associate in labor especially in literary or scientific labor COLLAGEN Collagen n Etym Gr gen Physiol Chem Defn The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue as of tendons or sinews and of bone On being boiled in water it becomes gelatin or glue COLLAGENOUS Collagenous a Physiol Defn Containing or resembling collagen COLLAPSE Collapse v i imp p p Collapsed p pr vb n Collapsing Etym L collapsus p p of collabi to collapse col labi to fall slide See Lapse 1 To fall together suddenly as the sides of a hollow vessel to close by falling or shrinking together to have the sides or parts of a thing fall in together or be crushed in together as a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it Maunder 2 To fail suddenly and completely like something hollow when subject to too much pressure to undergo a collapse as Maximilians government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance COLLAPSE Collapse n 1 A falling together suddenly as of the sides of a hollow vessel 2 A sudden and complete failure an utter failure of any kind a breakdown Colloq 3 Med Defn Extreme depression or sudden failing o COLLAPSION Collapsion n Etym L collapsio Defn Collapse R Johnson COLLAR Collar n Etym OE coler coller OF colier F collier necklace collar fr OF col neck F cou fr L collum akin to AS heals G Goth hals Cf Hals n 1 Something worn round the neck whether for use ornament restraint or identification as the collar of a coat a ladys collar the collar of a dog 2 Arch a A ring or cinture b A collar beam 3 Bot Defn The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem Gray 4 An ornament worn round the neck by knights having on it devises to designate their rank or order 5 Zoöl a A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus b A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal 6 Mech Defn A ring or round flange upon surrounding or against an object and used for rastraining motion within given limits or for holding something to its place or for hibing an opening around an object as a collar on a shaft used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars 7 Naut Defn An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead also a rope to which certain parts of rigging as deadeyes are secured 8 Mining Defn A curb or a horizontal timbering around the mouth of a shaft Raymond Collar beam Arch a horizontal piece of timber connecting and tying together two opposite rafters also called simply collar Collar of brawn the quantity of brawn bound up in one parcel Eng Johnson Collar day a day of great ceremony at the English court when persons who are dignitaries of honorary orders wear the collars of those orders To slip the collar to get free to disentangle ones self from difficulty labor or engagement Spenser COLLAR Collar v t imp p p Collared p pr vb n Collaring 1 To seize by the collar 2 To put a collar on To collar beef or other meat to roll it up and bind it close with a string preparatory to cooking it COLLAR BONE Collar bone Anat Defn The clavicle COLLARDS Collards n pl Etym Corrupted fr colewort Defn Young cabbage used as greens esp a kind cultivated for that purpose colewort Colloq Souther U S COLLARED Collared a 1 Wearing a collar Collared with gold Chaucer 2 Her Defn Wearing a collar said of a man or beast used as a bearing when a collar is represented as worn around the neck or loins 3 Rolled up and bound close with a string as collared beef See To collar beef under Collar v t COLLARET COLLARETTE Collaret Collarette n F collerette dim of collier See Collar Defn A small collar specif a womans collar of lace fur or other fancy material COLLATABLE Collatable a Defn Capable of being collated Coleridge COLLATE Collate v t imp p p Collated p pr vb n Collating Etym From Collation 1 To compare critically as books or manuscripts in order to note the points of agreement or disagreement I must collage it word with the original Hebrew Coleridge 2 To gather and place in order as the sheets of a book for binding 3 Eccl Defn To present and institute in a benefice when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary followed by to 4 To bestow or confer Obs Jer Taylor COLLATE Collate v i Ecl Defn To place in a benefice when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary If the bishop neglets to collate within six months the right to do it devolves on the archbishop Encyc Brit COLLATERAL Collateral a Etym LL collateralis col lateralis lateral See Lateral 1 Coming from being on or directed toward the side as collateral pressure Collateral light Shak 2 Acting in an indirect way If by direct or by collateral hand They find us touched we will our kingdom give To you in satisfaction Shak 3 Related to but not strictly a part of the main thing or matter under consideration hence subordinate not chief or principal as collateral interest collateral issues That he Attebury was altogether in the wrong on the main question and on all the collateral questions springing out of it is true Macaulay 4 Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else additional as collateral evidence Yet the attempt may give Collateral interest to this homely tale Wordsworth 5 Genealogy Defn Descending from the same stock or ancestor but not in the same line or branch or one from the other opposed to lineal Note Lineal descendants proceed one from another in a direct line collateral relations spring from a common ancestor but from different branches of that common stirps or stock Thus the children of brothers are collateral relations having different fathers but a common grandfather Blackstone Collateral assurance that which is made over and above the deed itself Collateral circulation Med Physiol circulation established through indirect or subordinate branches when the supply through the main vessel is obstructed Collateral issue Law a An issue taken upon a matter aside from the merits of the case b An issue raised by a criminal convict who pleads any matter allowed by law in bar of execution as pardon diversity of person etc c A point raised on cross examination aside from the issue fixed by the pleadings as to which the answer of the witness when given cannot subsequently be contradicted by the party asking the question Collateral security security for the performance of covenants or the payment of money besides the principal security COLLATERAL Collateral n 1 A collateral relative Ayliffe 2 Collateral security that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security COLLATERALLY Collaterally adv 1 Side by side by the side These pulleys placed collaterally Bp Wilkins 2 In an indirect or subordinate manner indirectly The will hath force upon the conscience collaterally and indirectly Jer Taylor 3 In collateral relation not lineally COLLATERALNESS Collateralness n Defn The state of being collateral COLLATION Collation n Etym OE collacioun speech conference reflection OF collacion F collation fr L collatio a bringing together comparing fr collatum used as the supine of conferre col latium used as the supine of ferre to bear for tlatum See Tolerate v t 1 The act of collating or comparing a comparison of one copy er thing as of a book or manuscript with another of a like kind comparison in general Pope 2 Print Defn The gathering and examination of sheets preparatory to binding 3 The act of conferring or bestowing Obs Not by the collation of the king but by the people Bacon 4 A conference Obs Chaucer 5 Eccl Law Defn The presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop who has it in his own gift 6 Law a The act of comparing the copy of any paper with its original to ascertain its conformity b The report of the act made by the proper officers 7 Scots Law Defn The right which an heir has of throwing the whole heritable and movable estates of the deceased into one mass and sharing it equaly with others who are of the same degree of kindred Note This also obtains in the civil law and is found in the code of Louisiana Bouvier 8 Eccles Defn A collection of the Lives of the Fathers or other devout work read daily in monasteries 9 A light repast or luncheon as a cold collation first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries A collation of wine and sweetmeats Whiston Collation of seals Old Law a method of ascertaining the genuineness of a seal by comparing it with another known to be genuine Bouvier COLLATION Collation v i Defn To partake of a collation Obs May 20 1658 I collationed in Spring Garden Evelyn COLLATIONER Collationer n Print Defn One who examines the sheets of a book that has just been printed to ascertain whether they are correctly printed paged etc Eng COLLATITIOUS Collatitious a Etym L collatitius See Collation Defn Brought together contributed done by contributions Obs Bailey COLLATIVE Collative a Etym L collativus brought together Defn Passing or held by collation said of livings of which the bishop and the patron are the same person COLLATOR Collator n Etym L 1 One who collates manuscripts books etc Addison 2 Eccl Law Defn One who collates to a benefice 3 One who confers any benefit Obs Feltham COLLAUD Collaud v t Etym L collaudare col laudare to praise Defn To join in praising Obs Howell COLLEAGUE Colleague n Etym F collgue L collega one chosen at the same time with another a partner in office col legare to send or choose as deputy See Legate Defn A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures Syn Helper assistant coadjutor ally associate companion confederate COLLEAGUE Colleague vt i Defn To unite or associate with another or with others R Shak COLLEAGUESHIP Colleagueship n Defn Partnership in office Milton COLLECT Collect v t imp p p Collected p pr vb n Collecting Etym L collecrus p p of collerige to bind together col legere to gather cf OF collecter See Legend and cf Coil v t Cull v t 1 To gather into one body or place to assemble or bring together to obtain by gathering A band of men Collected choicely from each country Shak Tis memory alone that enriches the mind by preserving what our labor and industry daily collect Watts 2 To demand and obtain payment of as an account or other indebtedness as to collect taxes 3 To infer from observed facts to conclude from premises Archaic Shak Which sequence I conceive is very ill collected Locke To collect ones self to recover from surprise embarrassment or fear to regain selfcontrol Syn To gather assemble congregate muster accumulate garner aggregate amass infer deduce COLLECT Collect v i 1 To assemble together as the people collected in a crowd to accumulate as snow collects in banks 2 To infer to conclude Archaic Whence some collect that the former word imports a plurality of persons South COLLECT Collect n Etym LL collecta fr L collecta a collection in money an assemblage fr collerige cf F collecte See Collect v t Defn A short comprehensive prayer adapted to a particular day occasion or condition and forming part of a liturgy The noble poem on the massacres of Piedmont is strictly a collect in verse Macaulay COLLECTANEA Collectanea n pl Etym Neut pl from L collectaneus collected fr colligere See Collect v t Defn Passages selected from various authors usually for purposes of instruction miscellany anthology COLLECTED Collected a 1 Gathered together 2 Selfpossessed calm composed COLLECTEDLY Collectedly adv Defn Composedly coolly COLLECTEDNESS Collectedness n Defn A collected state of the mind selfpossession COLLECTIBLE Collectible a Defn Capable of being collected COLLECTION Collection n Etym L collectio cf F collection 1 The act or process of collecting or of gathering as the collection of specimens 2 That which is collected as a A gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons A collection of letters Macaulay b A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes as by passing a contribution box for freewill offerings The collection for the saints 1 Cor xvi 1 c Usually in pl That which is obtained in payment of demands d An accumulation of any substance Collections of moisture Whewell A purulent collection Dunglison 3 The act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts also that which is inferred Obs We may safely say thus that wrong collections have been hitherto made out of those words by modern divines Milton 4 The jurisdiction of a collector of excise Eng Syn Gathering assembly assemblage group crowd congregation mass heap compilation COLLECTIONAL Collectional al a Defn Of or pertaining to collecting The first twentyfive years must have been wasted for collectional purposes H A Merewether COLLECTIVE Collective a Etym L collectivus cf F collectif 1 Formed by gathering or collecting gathered into a mass sum or body congregated or aggregated as the collective body of a nation Bp Hoadley 2 Deducing consequences reasoning inferring Obs Critical and collective reason Sir T Browne 3 Gram Defn Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals by a singular form as a collective name or noun like assembly army juri etc 4 Tending to collect forming a collection Local is his throne to fix a point A central point collective of his sons Young 5 Having plurality of origin or authority as in diplomacy a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note Collective fruit Bot that which is formed from a mass of flowers as the mulberry pineapple and the like called also multiple fruit Gray COLLECTIVE Collective n Gram Defn A collective noun or name COLLECTIVELY Collectively adv Defn In a mass or body in a collected state in the aggregate unitedly COLLECTIVENESS Collectiveness n Defn A state of union mass COLLECTIVISM Collectivism n Etym Cf F collectivisme Polit Econ Defn The doctrine that land and capital should be owned by society collectively or as a whole communism W G Summer COLLECTIVIST Collectivist n Etym Cf F collectiviste Defn An advocate of collectivism a Defn Relating to or characteristic of collectivism COLLECTIVITY Collectivity n 1 Quality or state of being collective 2 The collective sum aggregate or mass of anything specif the people as a body the state The proposition to give work by the collectivity is supposed to be in contravention of the sacred principle of monopolistic competition W D Howells 3 Polit Econ Collectivism COLLECTOR Collector n Etym LL collector one who collects cf F collecteur 1 One who collects things which are separate esp one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art objects in natural history etc as a collector of coins I digress into Soho to explore a bookstall Methinks I have been thirty years a collector Lamb 2 A compiler of books one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book Volumes without the collectors own reflections Addison 3 Com Defn An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs duties taxes or toll A great part of this is now embezzled by collectors and other officers Sir W Temple 4 One authorized to collect debts 5 A bachelor of arts in Oxford formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent Todd COLLECTORATE Collectorate n Defn The district of a collector of customs a collectorship COLLECTORSHIP Collectorship n Defn The office of a collector of customs or of taxes COLLEEN Colleen n Ir cailin Defn A girl a maiden AngloIrish Of all the colleens in the land Sweet Mollie is the daisy The Century COLLEGATARY Collegatary n Etym L collegetarius See Legatary Law Defn A joint legatee COLLEGE College n Etym F collège L collegium fr collega colleague See Colleague 1 A collection body or society of persons engaged in common pursuits or having common duties and interests and sometimes by charter peculiar rights and privileges as a college of heralds a college of electors a college of bishops The college of the cardinals Shak Then they made colleges of sufferers persons who to secure their inheritance in the world to come did cut off all their portion in this Jer Taylor 2 A society of scholars or friends of learning incorporated for study or instruction esp in the higher branches of knowledge as the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge Universities and many American colleges Note In France and some other parts of continental Europe college is used to include schools occupied with rudimentary studies and receiving children as pupils 3 A building or number of buildings used by a college The gate of Trinity College Macaulay 4 Fig A community R Thick as the college of the bees in May Dryden College of justice a term applied in Scotland to the supreme civil courts and their principal officers The sacred college the college or cardinals at Rome COLLEGIAL Collegial n Etym LL collegialis Defn Collegiate R COLLEGIAN Collegian n Defn A member of a college particularly of a literary institution so called a student in a college COLLEGIATE Collegiate a Etym L collegiatus Defn Of or pertaining to a college as collegiate studies a collegiate society Johnson Collegiate church a A church which although not a bishops seat resembles a cathedral in having a college or chapter of canons and in the Church of England a dean as Westminster Abbey b An association of churches possessing common revenues and administered under the joint pastorate of several ministers as the Reformed Dutch Collegiate Church of New York COLLEGIATE Collegiate n Defn A member of a college Burton COLLEMBOLA Collembola n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The division of Thysanura which includes Podura and allied forms COLLENCHYMA Collenchyma n Etym NL fr Gr parenchyma Bot Defn A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles and usually elongated COLLET Collet n Etym F collet dim fr L collum neck See Collar 1 A small collar or neckband Foxe 2 Mech Defn A small metal ring a small collar fastened on an arbor as the collet on the balance arbor of a watch a small socket on a stem for holding a drill 3 Jewelry a The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the stone is set b The flat table at the base of a brilliant See Illust of Brilliant How full the collet with his jewel is Cowley COLLETERIAL Colleterial a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the colleterium of insects R Owen COLLETERIUM Colleterium n Etym NL See Colletic Zoöl Defn An organ of female insects containing a cement to unite the ejected ova COLLETIC Colletic a Etym L colleticus suitable for gluing Gr Defn Agglutinant n Defn An agglutinant COLLEY Colley n Defn See Collie COLLIDE Collide v i Etym L collidere collisum col laedere to strike See Lesion Defn To strike or dash against each other to come into collision to clash as the vessels collided their interests collided Across this space the attraction urges them They collide they recoil they oscillate Tyndall No longer rocking and swaying but clashing and colliding Carlyle COLLIDE Collide v t Defn To strike or dash against Obs Scintillations are inflammable effluencies from the bodies collided Sir T Browne COLLIDINE Collidine n Etym Gr Chem Defn One of a class of organic bases C8H11N usually pungent oily liquids belonging to the pyridine series and obtained from bone oil coal tar naphtha and certain alkaloids COLLIE Collie n Etym Gael cuilean whelp puppy dog Zoöl Defn The Scotch shepherd dog There are two breeds the roughhaired and smoothhaired It is remarkable for its intelligence displayed especially in caring for flocks Written also colly colley COLLIED Collied p a Defn Darkened See Colly v t COLLIER Collier n Etym OE colier See Coal 1 One engaged in the business of digging mineral coal or making charcoal or in transporting or dealing in coal 2 A vessel employed in the coal trade COLLIERY Colliery n pl Collieries Etym Cf Coalery Collier 1 The place where coal is dug a coal mine and the buildings etc belonging to it 2 The coal trade Obs Johnson COLLIFLOWER Colliflower n Defn See Cauliflower COLLIGATE Colligate v t imp p p Colligated p pr vb n Colligating Etym L colligatus p p of colligare to collect co ligare to bind 1 To tie or bind together The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows Nicholson 2 Logic Defn To bring together by colligation to sum up in a single proposition He had discovered and colligated a multitude of the most wonderful phenomena Tundall COLLIGATE Colligate a Defn Bound together COLLIGATION Colligation n Etym L colligatio 1 A binding together Sir T Browne 2 Logic Defn That process by which a number of isolated facts are brought under one conception or summed up in a general proposition as when Kepler discovered that the various observed positions of the planet Mars were points in an ellipse The colligation of facts Whewell Colligation is not always induction but induction is always colligation J S Mill COLLIMATE Collimate v t imp p p Collimated p p vb n Collimating Etym See Collimation Physics Astron Defn To render parallel to a certain line or direction to bring into the same line as the axes of telescopes etc to render parallel as rays of light Collimating eyepiece an eyepiece with a diagonal reflector for illumination used to determine the error of collimation in a transit instrument by observing the image of a cross wire reflected from mercury and comparing its position in the field with that of the same wire seen directly Collimating lens Optics a lens used for producing parallel rays of light COLLIMATION Collimation n Etym Cf F collimation fr a false reading collimare for L collineare to direct in a straight line col linea line Cf Collineation Defn The act of collimating the adjustment of the line of the sights as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument into its proper position relative to the other parts of the instrument Error of collimation the deviation of the line collimation of an astronomical instrument from the position it ought to have with respect to the axis of motion of the instrument Line of collimation the axial line of the telescope of an astronomical or geodetic instrument or the line which passes through the optical center of the object glass and the intersection of the cross wires at its focus COLLIMATOR Collimator n 1 Astron Defn A telescope arranged and used to determine errors of collimation both vertical and horizontal Nichol 2 Optics Defn A tube having a convex lens at one end and at the other a small opening or slit which is at the principal focus of the lens used for producing a beam of parallel rays also a lens so used COLLIN Collin n Etym Gr Defn A very pure form of gelatin COLLINE Colline n Etym F colline fr L collis a hill Defn A small hill or mount Obs And watered park full of fine collines and ponds Evelyn COLLINEATION Collineation n Etym L collineare to direct in a straight line See Collimation Defn The act of aiming at or directing in a line with a fixed object R Johnson COLLING Colling n Etym From Coll v t Defn An embrace dalliance Obs Halliwell COLLINGLY Collingly adv Defn With embraces Obs Gascoigne COLLINGUAL Collingual a Defn Having or pertaining to the same language COLLIQUABLE Colliquable a Defn Liable to melt grow soft or become fluid Obs Harvey COLLIQUAMENT Colliquament n Defn The first rudiments of an embryo in generation Dr H More COLLIQUATE Colliquate v t i imp p p Colliquated p pr vb n Colliquating Etym Pref col L liquare liquatum to melt Defn To change from solid to fluid to make or become liquid to melt Obs The ore of it is colliquated by the violence of the fire Boyle Ice will colliquate in water or warm oil Sir T Browne COLLIQUATION Colliquation n 1 A melting together the act of melting fusion When sand and ashes are well melted together and suffered to cool there is generated by the colliquation that sort of concretion we call glass Boyle 2 Med Defn A processive wasting or melting away of the solid parts of the animal system with copious excretions of liquids by one or more passages Obs COLLIQUATIVE Colliquative a Defn Causing rapid waste or exhaustion melting as collequative sweats COLLIQUEFACTION Colliquefaction n Etym L colliquefactus melted col liquefacere liquere to be liquid facere to make Defn A melting together the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion The incorporation of metals by simple colliquefaction Bacon COLLISH Collish n Shoemaking Defn A tool to polish the edge of a sole Knight COLLISION Collision n Etym L collisio fr collidere See Collide 1 The act of striking together a striking together as of two hard bodies a violent meeting as of railroad trains a clashing 2 A state of opposition antagonism interference The collision of contrary false principles Bp Warburton Sensitive to the most trifling collisions W Irving Syn Conflict clashing encounter opposition COLLISIVE Collisive a Defn Colliding clashing Obs COLLITIGANT Collitigant a Defn Disputing or wrangling Obs n Defn One who litigates or wrangles Obs COLLOCATE Collocate a Etym L collocatus p p of collocare See Couch Defn Set placed Obs Bacon COLLOCATE Collocate v t imp p p Collocated p pr vb n Collocating Defn To set or place to set to station To marshal and collocate in order his battalions E Hall COLLOCATION Collocation n Etym L collocatio Defn The act of placing the state of being placed with something else disposition in place arrangement The choice and collocation of words Sir W Jones COLLOCUTION Collocution n Etym L collocutio fr colloqui locutum to converse col loqui to speak See Loquacious Defn A speaking or conversing together conference mutual discourse Bailey COLLOCUTOR Collocutor n Etym L collocutor Defn One of the speakers in a dialogue Derham COLLODION Collodion n Etym Gr Colloid Chem Defn A solution of pyroxylin soluble gun cotton in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol It is strongly adhesive and is used by surgeons as a containing for wounds but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography Collodion process Photog a process in which a film of sensitized collodion is used in preparing the plate for taking a picture Styptic collodion collodion containing an astringent as tannin COLLODIONIZE Collodionize v t Defn To prepare or treat with collodion R Hunt COLLODIOTYPE Collodiotype n Defn A picture obtained by the collodion process a melanotype or ambrotype COLLODIUM Collodium n Defn See Collodion COLLOGUE Collogue v i Etym Cf L colloqui and E dialogue Cf Collocution Defn To talk or confer secretly and confidentially to converse especially with evil intentions to plot mischief Archaic or Colloq Pray go in and sister salve the matter Collogue with her again and all shall be well Greene He had been colloguing with my wife Thackeray COLLOID Colloid a Etym Gr oid Cf Collodion Defn Resembling glue or jelly characterized by a jellylike appearance gelatinous as colloid tumors COLLOID Colloid n 1 Physiol Chem Defn A substance as albumin gum gelatin etc which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do opposed to crystalloid 2 Med Defn A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer Styptic colloid Med a preparation of astringent and antiseptic substances with some colloid material as collodion for ready use COLLOIDAL Colloidal a Defn Pertaining to or of the nature of colloids COLLOIDALITY Colloidality n Defn The state or quality of being colloidal COLLOP Collop n Etym Of uncertain origin cf OF colp blow stroke piece F coup fr L colophus buffet cuff Gr Written also colp 1 A small slice of meat a piece of flesh God knows thou art a collop of my flesh Shak Sweetbread and collops were with skewers pricked Dryden 2 A part or piece of anything a portion Cut two good collops out of the crown land Fuller COLLOPED Colloped a Defn Having ridges or bunches of flesh like collops With that red gaunt and colloped neck astrain R Browning COLLOPHORE Collophore n Etym Gr Zoöl a A suckerlike organ at the base of the abdomen of insects belonging to the Collembola b An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae COLLOQUIAL Colloquial a Etym See Colloqui Defn Pertaining to or used in conversation esp common and familiar conversation conversational hence unstudied informal as colloquial intercourse colloquial phrases a colloquial style Colloquially adv His Johnsons colloquial talents were indeed of the highest order Macaulay COLLOQUIALISM Colloquialism n Defn A colloquial expression not employed in formal discourse or writing COLLOQUIALIZE Colloquialize v t Defn To make colloquial and familiar as to colloquialize ones style of writing COLLOQUIST Colloquist n Defn A speaker in a colloquy or dialogue Malone COLLOQUY Colloquy n pl Colloquies Etym L colloquium See Collocution 1 Mutual discourse of two or more persons conference conversation They went to Worms to the colloquy there about religion A Wood 2 In some American colleges a part in exhibitions assigned for a certain scholarship rank a designation of rank in collegiate scholarship COLLOTYPE Collotype n Gr glue type Defn A photomechanical print made directly from a hardened film of gelatin or other colloid also the process of making such prints According to one method the film is sensitized with potassium dichromate and exposed to light under a reversed negative After the dichromate has been washed out the film is soaked in glycerin and water As this treatment causes swelling in those parts of the film which have been acted on by light a plate results from which impressions can be taken with prepared ink The albertype phototype and heliotype are collotypes COLLOW Collow n Defn Soot smut See 1st Colly Obs COLLUCTANCY Colluctancy n Etym L colluctari to struggle with Defn A struggling to resist a striving against resistance opposition of nature Obs COLLUCTATION Colluctation n Etym L colluctatio fr colluctari to struggle with col luctari to struggle Defn A struggling a contention Obs Colluctation with old hags and hobgoblins Dr H More COLLUDE Collude v i imp p p Colluded p pr vb n Colluding Etym L colludere lusum col ludere to play See Ludicrous Defn To have secretly a joint part or share in an action to play into each others hands to conspire to act in concert If they let things take their course they will be represented as colluding with sedition Burke COLLUDER Colluder n Defn One who conspires in a fraud COLLUM Collum n pl Colla Etym L neck 1 Anat Defn A neck or cervix Dunglison 2 Bot Defn Same as Collar Gray COLLUSION Collusion n Etym L collusio cf F collusion See Collude 1 A secret agreement and cooperation for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose a playing into each others hands deceit fraud cunning The foxe maister of collusion Spenser That they miracles be done publicly in the face of the world that there may be no room to suspect artifice and collusion Atterbury By the ignorance of the merchants or dishonesty of the weavers or the collusion of both the ware was bad and the price excessive Swift 2 Law Defn An agreement between two or more persons to defraud a person of his rights by the forms of law or to obtain an object forbidden by law Bouvier Abbott Syn Collusion Connivance A person who is guilty of connivance intentionally overlooks and thus sanctions what he was bound to prevent A person who is guilty of collusion unites with others playing into their hands for fraudulent purposes COLLUSIVE Collusive a 1 Characterized by collusion done or planned in collusion Collusive and sophistical arguings J Trapp Collusive divorces Strype 2 Acting in collusion Collusive parties Burke Collusively adv Collusiveness n COLLUSORY Collusory a Etym L collusorius Defn Collusive COLLUTORY Collutory n Etym L colluere collutum to wash Med Defn A medicated wash for the mouth COLLUVIES Colluvies n L a collection of washings dregs offscourings fr colluere to wash col luere to wash 1 A collection or gathering as of pus or rubbish or odds and ends 2 A medley offscourings or rabble COLLY Colly n Etym From Coal Defn The black grime or soot of coal Obs Burton COLLY Colly v t imp p p Collied p pr vb n Collying Defn To render black or dark as of with coal smut to begrime Archaic Thou hast not collied thy face enough B Jonson Brief as the lighting in the collied night Shak COLLY Colly n Defn A kind of dog See Collie COLLYBIST Collybist n Etym Gr Defn A money changer Obs In the face of these guilty collybists Bp Hall COLLYRIUM Collyrium n pl E Collyriums L Collyria Etym L fr Gr Med Defn An application to the eye usually an eyewater COLOBOMA Coloboma n NL fr Gr the part taken away in mutilation fr to mutilate Anat Med Defn A defect or malformation esp a fissure of the iris supposed to be a persistent embryonic cleft COLOCOLO Colocolo n Zoöl Defn A South American wild cat Felis colocolo of the size of the ocelot COLOCYNTH Colocynth n Etym L colocynthis Gr Coloquintida Med Defn The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber Citrullus or Cucumis colocynthis an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon coloquintida It comes in white balls is intensely bitter and a powerful cathartic Called also bitter apple bitter cucumber bitter gourd COLOCYNTHIN Colocynthin n Etym Cf F colocynthine Chem Defn The active medicinal principle of colocynth a bitter yellow crystalline substance regarded as a glucoside COLOGNE Cologne n Etym Originally made in Cologne the French name of Köln a city in Germany Defn A perfumed liquid composed of alcohol and certain aromatic oils used in the toilet called also cologne water and eau de cologne COLOGNE EARTH Cologne earth Etym From Cologne the city Min Defn An earth of a deep brown color containing more vegetable than mineral matter an earthy variety of lignite or brown coal COLOMBIER Colombier n Etym F Defn A large size of paper for drawings See under Paper COLOMBIN Colombin n Chem Defn See Calumbin COLOMBO Colombo n Med Defn See Calumba COLON Colon n Etym L colon colum limb member the largest of the intestines fr Gr colon Cf Colic 1 Anat Defn That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcum to the rectum Note See Illust of Digestion 2 Gram Defn A point or character formed thus used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent often taking the place of a conjunction COLONEL Colonel n Etym F colonel It colonello prop the chief or commander of a column fr colonna column L columna See Column Mil Defn The chief officer of a regiment an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general COLONELCY Colonelcy n Mil Defn The office rank or commission of a colonel COLONELSHIP Colonelship n Defn Colonelcy Swift COLONER Coloner n Defn A colonist Obs Holland COLONIAL Colonial a Etym Cf F colonial Defn Of or pertaining to a colony as colonial rights traffic wars COLONIALISM Colonialism n 1 The state or quality of or the relationship involved in being colonial The last tie of colonialism which bound us to the mother country is broken Brander Matthews 2 A custom idea feature of government or the like characteristic of a colony 3 The colonial system or policy in political government or extension of territory COLONICAL Colonical a Etym L colonus husbandman Defn Of or pertaining to husbandmen Obs COLONIST Colonist n Defn A member or inhabitant of a colony COLONITIS Colonitis n Med Defn See Colitis COLONIZATION Colonization n Etym Cf F colonisation Defn Tha act of colonizing or the state of being colonized the formation of a colony or colonies The wide continent of America invited colonization Bancroft COLONIZATIONIST Colonizationist n Defn A friend to colonization esp U S Hist to the colonization of Africa by emigrants from the colored population of the United States COLONIZE Colonize v t imp p p Colonized p pr vb n Colonizing Etym Cf F coloniser Defn To plant or establish a colony or colonies in to people with colonists to migrate to and settle in Bacon They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants Howell COLONIZE Colonize v i Defn To remove to and settle in a distant country to make a colony C Buchanan COLONIZER Colonizer n Defn One who promotes or establishes a colony a colonist Bancroft COLONNADE Colonnade n Etym F colonnade It colonnata fr colonna column See Colonel Arch Defn A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with all the adjuncts as entablature stylobate roof etc Note When in front of a building it is called a portico when surrounding a building or an open court or square a peristyle COLONY Colony n pl Colonies Etym L colonia fr colonus farmer fr colere to cultivate dwell cf F colonie Cf Culture 1 A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state as the British colonies in America The first settlers of New England were the best of Englishmen well educated devout Christians and zealous lovers of liberty There was never a colony formed of better materials Ames 2 The district or country colonized a settlement 3 A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a foreign city or land as the American colony in Paris 4 Nat Hist Defn A number of animals or plants living or growing together beyond their usual range COLOPHANY Colophany or n Defn See Colophony COLOPHENE Colophene or n Chem Defn A colorless oily liquid formerly obtained by distillation of colophony It is regarded as a polymeric form of terebenthene Called also diterebene COLOPHON Colophon n Etym L colophon finishing stroke Gr culmen top collis hill Cf Holm Defn An inscription monogram or cipher containing the place and date of publication printers name etc formerly placed on the last page of a book The colophon or final description fell into disuse and the title page had become the principal direct means of identifying the book De Morgan The book was uninjured from title page to colophon Sir W Scott COLOPHONITE Colophonite or n Etym Cf F colophonite So named from its resemblance to the color of colophony Min Defn A coarsely granular variety of garnet COLOPHONY Colophony or 277 n Etym Gr Defn Rosin COLOQUINTIDA Coloquintida n Defn See Colocynth Shak COLOR Color n Written also colour Etym OF color colur colour F couleur L color prob akin to celare to conceal the color taken as that which covers See Helmet 1 A property depending on the relations of light to the eye by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehended in vision as gay colors sad colors etc Note The sensation of color depends upon a peculiar function of the retina or optic nerve in consequence of which rays of light produce different effects according to the length of their waves or undulations waves of a certain length producing the sensation of red shorter waves green and those still shorter blue etc White or ordinary light consists of waves of various lengths so blended as to produce no effect of color and the color of objects depends upon their power to absorb or reflect a greater or less proportion of the rays which fall upon them 2 Any hue distinguished from white or black 3 The hue or color characteristic of good health and spirits ruddy complexion Give color to my pale cheek Shak 4 That which is used to give color a paint a pigment as oil colors or water colors 5 That which covers or hides the real character of anything semblance excuse disguise appearance They had let down the boat into the sea under color as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship Acts xxvii 30 That he should die is worthy policy But yet we want a color for his death Shak 6 Shade or variety of character kind species Boys and women are for the most part cattle of this color Shak 7 A distinguishing badge as a flag or similar symbol usually in the plural as the colors or color of a ship or regiment the colors of a race horse that is of the cap and jacket worn by the jockey In the United States each regiment of infantry and artillery has two colors one national and one regimental Farrow 8 Law Defn An apparent right as where the defendant in trespass gave to the plaintiff an appearance of title by stating his title specially thus removing the cause from the jury to the court Blackstone Note Color is express when it is asverred in the pleading and implied when it is implied in the pleading Body color See under Body Color blindness total or partial inability to distinguish or recognize colors See Daltonism Complementary color one of two colors so related to each other that when blended together they produce white light so called because each color makes up to the other what it lacks to make it white Artificial or pigment colors when mixed produce effects differing from those of the primary colors in consequence of partial absorption Of color as persons races etc not of the white race commonly meaning esp in the United States of negro blood pure or mixed Primary colors those developed from the solar beam by the prism viz red orange yellow green blue indigo and violet which are reduced by some authors to three red green and violetblue These three are sometimes called fundamental colors Subjective or Accidental color a false or spurious color seen in some instances owing to the persistence of the luminous impression upon the retina and a gradual change of its character as where a wheel perfectly white and with a circumference regulary subdiveded is made to revolve rapidly over a dark object the teeth of the wheel appear to the eye of different shades of color varying with the rapidity of rotation See Accidental colors under Accidental COLOR Color v t imp p p Colored p pr vb n Coloring Etym F colorer 1 To change or alter the bue or tint of by dyeing staining painting etc to dye to tinge to aint to stain The rays to speak properly are not colored in them there is nothing else than a certain power and disposition to stir up a sensation of this or that color Sir I Newton 2 To change or alter as if by dyeing or painting to give a false appearance to usually to give a specious appearance to to cause to appear attractive to make plausible to palliate or excuse as the facts were colored by his prejudices He colors the falsehood of Æneas by an express command from Jupiter to forsake the queen Dryden 3 To hide Obs That by his fellowship he color might Both his estate and love from skill of any wight Spenser COLOR Color v i Defn To acquire color to turn red especially in the face to blush COLORABLE Colorable a Defn Specious plausible having an appearance of right or justice Colorable pretense for infidility Bp Stillingfleet Colorableness n Colorably adv Colorable and subtle crimes that seldom are taken within the walk of human justice Hooker COLORADO BEETLE Colorado beetle Zoöl Defn A yellowish beetle Doryphora decemlineata with ten longitudinal black dorsal stripes It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado and is very destructive to the potato plant called also potato beetle and potato bug See Potato beetle COLORADO GROUP Colorado group Geol Defn A subdivision of the cretaceous formation of western North America especially developed in Colorado and the upper Missouri region COLORADOITE Coloradoite n Min Defn Mercury telluride an ironblack metallic mineral found in Colorado COLORATE Colorate a Etym L coloratus p p of colorare to color Defn Colored Obs Ray COLORATION Coloration n Defn The act or art of coloring the state of being colored Bacon The females resemble each other in their general type of coloration Darwin COLORATURE Colorature n Etym Cf G coloratur fr LL coloratura Mus Defn Vocal music colored as it were by florid ornaments runs or rapid passages COLORBLIND Colorblind a Defn Affected with color blindness See Color blindness under Color n COLORED Colored a 1 Having color tinged dyed painted stained The lime rod colored as the glede Chaucer The colored rainbow arched wide Spenser 2 Specious plausible aborned so as to appear well as a highly colored description Sir G C Lewis His colored crime with craft to cloke Spenser 3 Of some other color than black or white 4 Ethnol Defn Of some other color than white specifically applied to negroes or persons having negro blood as a colored man the colored people 5 Bot Defn Of some other color than green Colored meaning as applied to foliage of some other color than green Gray Note In botany green is not regarded as a color but white is Wood COLORIFIC Colorific a Etym L color color facere to make cf F colorifique Defn Capable of communicating color or tint to other bodies COLORIMETER Colorimeter n Etym Color meter cf F colorimètre Defn An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything especially of a liquid by comparison with a standard liquid COLORIMETRY Colorimetry n See Colorimeter 1 Defn The quantitative determination of the depth of color of a substance 2 A method of quantitative chemical analysis based upon the comparison of the depth of color of a solution with that of a standard liquid COLORING Coloring n 1 The act of applying color to also that which produces color 2 Change of appearance as by addition of color appearance show disguise misrepresentation Tell the whole story without coloring or gloss Compton Reade Dead coloring See under Dead COLORIST Colorist n Etym Cf F coloriste Defn One who colors an artist who excels in the use of colors one to whom coloring is of prime importance Titian Paul Veronese Van Dyck and the rest of the good colorists Dryden COLORLESS Colorless a 1 Without color not distinguished by any hue transparent as colorless water 2 Free from any manifestation of partial or peculiar sentiment or feeling not disclosing likes dislikes prejudice etc as colorless music a colorless style definitions should be colorless COLORMAN Colorman n pl Colormen Defn A vender of paints etc Simmonds COLOR SERGEANT Color sergeant Defn See under Sergeant COLOSSAL Colossal a Etym Cf F cossal L colosseus See Colossus 1 Of enormous size gigantic huge as a colossal statue A colossal stride Motley 2 Sculpture Painting Defn Of a size larger than heroic See Heroic COLOSSEAN Colossean a Defn Colossal R COLOSSEUM Colosseum n Etym Neut fr L coloseus gigantic See Coliseum Defn The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome Also written Coliseum COLOSSUS Colossus n pl L Colossi E Colossuses Etym L fr Gr 1 A statue of gigantic size The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity as the Colossus of Nero in Rome the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus Shak Note There is no authority for the statement that the legs of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of the harbor Dr Wm Smith 2 Any man or beast of gigantic size COLOSTRUM Colostrum n Etym L biestings Med a The first milk secreted after delivery biestings b A mixture of turpentine and the yolk of an egg formerly used as an emulsion COLOTOMY Colotomy n Etym Gr Surg Defn An operation for opening the colon COLOUR Colour n Defn See Color COLP Colp n Defn See Collop COLPORTAGE Colportage n Etym F Defn The distribution of religious books tracts etc by colporteurs COLPORTER Colporter n Defn Same as Colporteur COLPORTEUR Colporteur n Etym F colporteur one who carries on his neck fr colporter to carry on ones neck col L collum neck porter L portare to carry Defn A hawker specifically one who travels about selling and distributing religious tracts and books COLSTAFF Colstaff n Etym F col neck E staff Cf Coll Defn A staff by means of which a burden is borne by two persons on their shoulders COLT Colt 110 n Etym OE colt a young horse ass or camel AS colt cf dial Sw kullt a boy lad 1 The young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals sometimes distinctively applied to the male filly being the female Cf Foal Note In sporting circles it is usual to reckon the age of colts from some arbitrary date as from January 1 or May 1 next preceding the birth of the animal 2 A young foolish fellow Shak 3 A short knotted rope formerly used as an instrument of punishment in the navy Ham Nav Encyc Colts tooth an imperfect or superfluous tooth in young horses To cast ones colts tooth to cease from youthful wantonness Your colts tooth is not cast yet Shak To have a colts tooth to be wanton Chaucer COLT Colt 110 v i Defn To frisk or frolic like a colt to act licentiously or wantonly Obs They shook off their bridles and began to colt Spenser COLT Colt v t 1 To horse to get with young Shak 2 To befool Obs Shak COLTER Colter n Etym AS culter fr L culter plowshare knife Cf Cutlass Defn A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward in advance of the plowshare and moldboard Written also coulter COLTISH Coltish a Defn Like a colt wanton frisky He was all coltish full of ragery Chaucer Coltishly adv Coltishness n COLT PISTOL Colt pistol Firearms Defn A selfloading or semiautomatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges The recoil extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case and reloads ready for another shot Called also Browning and ColtBrowning pistol COLT REVOLVER Colt revolver Firearms Defn A revolver made according to a system using a patented revolving cylinder holding six cartridges patented by Samuel Colt an American inventor in 1835 With various modifications it has for many years been the standard for the United States army COLTSFOOT Coltsfoot n Bot Defn A perennial herb Tussilago Farfara whose leaves and rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine Butterbur coltsfoot Bot a European plant Petasites vulgaris COLTS TOOTH Colts tooth Defn See under Colt COLUBER Coluber n Etym L a serpent Zoöl Defn A genus of harmless serpents Note Linnæus placed in this genus all serpents whether venomous or not whose scales beneath the tail are arranged in pairs but by modern writers it is greatly restricted COLUBRINE Colubrine a Etym L colubrinus 1 Zoöl Defn like or related to snakes of the genus Coluber 2 Like a snake cunning crafty Johnson COLUGO Colugo n Etym Prob an aboriginal name Zoöl Defn A peculiar East Indian mammal Galleopithecus volans having along the sides connecting the fore and hind limbs a parachutelike membrane by means of which it is able to make long leaps like the flying squirrel called also flying lemur COLUMBA Columba n Med Defn See Calumba COLUMBAE Columbæ n pl Etym L columba pigeon Zoöl Defn An order of birds including the pigeons COLUMBARIUM Columbarium n pl L Columbaria Etym L See Columbary Rom Antiq a A dovecote or pigeon house b A sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary urns COLUMBARY Columbary n pl Columbaries Etym L columbarium fr columba a dove Defn A dovecote a pigeon house Sir T Browne COLUMBATE Columbate n Etym Cf F colombate See Columbium Chem Defn A salt of columbic acid a niobate See Columbium COLUMBATZ FLY Columbatz fly Etym From Kolumbatz a mountain in Germany Zoöl Defn See Buffalo fly under Buffalo COLUMBELLA Columbella n Etym NL dim of L columba a dove So called from a fancied resemblance in color and form of some species Zoöl Defn A genus of univale shells abundant in tropical seas Some species as Columbella mercatoria were formerly used as shell money COLUMBIA Columbia n Defn America the United States a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus the discoverer Dr T Dwight COLUMBIAD Columbiad n Etym From Columbia the United States Mil Defn A form of seacoast cannon a long chambered gun designed for throwing shot or shells with heavy charges of powder at high angles of elevation Note Since the War of 1812 the Columbiad has been much modified form now used in seacoast defense is often called the Rodman gun COLUMBIAN Columbian a Etym From Columbia Defn Of or pertaining to the United States or to America COLUMBIC Columbic a Etym From Columbium Chem Defn Pertaining to or containing columbium or niobium niobic Columbic acid Chem a weak acid derived from columbic or niobic oxide Nb2O5 called also niobic acid COLUMBIC Columbic a Etym From Columbo Defn Pertaining to or derived from the columbo root Columbic acid Chem an organic acid extracted from the columbo root as a bitter yellow amorphous substance COLUMBIER Columbier n Defn See Colombier COLUMBIFEROUS Columbiferous a Etym Columbium ferous Defn Producing or containing columbium COLUMBIN Columbin n Chem Defn A white crystalline bitter substance See Calumbin COLUMBINE Columbine a Etym L columbinus fr columba dove Defn Of or pertaining to a dove dovelike dovecolored Columbine innocency Bacon COLUMBINE Columbine n Etym LL columbina L columbinus dovelike fr columba dove cf F colombine Perh so called from the beaklike spurs of its flowers 1 Bot Defn A plant of several species of the genus Aquilegia as A vulgaris or the common garden columbine A Canadensis the wild red columbine of North America 2 The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes Brewer COLUMBITE Columbite n Etym Cf F colombite See Columbium Min Defn A mineral of a black color submetallic luster and high specific specific gravity It is a niobate or columbate of iron and manganese containing tantalate of iron first found in New England COLUMBIUM Columbium n Etym NL fr Columbia America Chem Defn A rare element of the vanadium group first found in a variety of the mineral columbite occurring in Connecticut probably at Haddam Atomic weight 942 Symbol Cb or Nb Now more commonly called niobium COLUMBO Columbo n Med Defn See Calumba COLUMBUS DAY Columbus Day Defn The 12th day of October on which day in 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered America landing on one of the Bahama Islands probably the one now commonly called Watling Island and naming it San Salvador called also Discovery Day This day is made a legal holiday in many States of The United States COLUMELLA Columella n Etym L dim of columen column See Column 1 Bot a An axis to which a carpel of a compound pistil may be attached as in the case of the geranium or which is left when a pod opens b A columnlike axis in the capsule of mosses 2 Anat Defn A term applied to various columnlike parts as the columnella or epipterygoid bone in the skull of many lizards the columella of the ear the bony or cartilaginous rod connecting the tympanic membrane with the internal ear 3 Zoöl a The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells b The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals COLUMELLIFORM Columelliform a Etym Columella form Defn Shaped like a little column or columella COLUMN Column n Etym L columna fr columen culmen fr cellere used only in comp akin to E excel and prob to holm See Holm and cf Colonel 1 Arch Defn A kind of pillar a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof ceiling statue etc somewhat ornamented and usually composed of base shaft and capital See Order 2 Anything resembling in form or position a column an architecture an upright body or mass a shaft or obelisk as a column of air of water of mercury etc the Column Vendôme the spinal column 3 Mil a A body of troops formed in ranks one behind the other contradistinguished from line Compare Ploy and Deploy b A small army 4 Naut Defn A number of ships so arranged as to follow one another in single or double file or in squadrons in distinction from line where they are side by side 5 Print Defn A perpendicular set of lines not extending across the page and separated from other matter by a rule or blank space as a column in a newspaper 6 Arith Defn A perpendicular line of figures 7 Bot Defn The body formed by the union of the stamens in the Mallow family or of the stamens and pistil in the orchids Attached column See under Attach v t Clustered column See under Cluster v t Column rule a thin strip of brass separating columns of type in the form and making a line between them in printing COLUMNAR Columnar a Etym L columnaris fr columna Defn Formed in columns having the form of a column or columns like the shaft of a column Columnar epithelium Anat epithelium in which the cells are priismatic in form and set upright on the surface they cover Columnar structure Geol a structure consisting of more or less regular columns usually sixsided but sometimes with eight or more sides The columns are often fractured transversely with a cup joint showing a concave surface above This structure is characteristic of certain igneous rocks as basalt and is due to contraction in cooling COLUMNARITY Columnarity n Defn The state or quality of being columnar COLUMNATED Columnated a Defn Having columns as columnated temples COLUMNED Columned a Defn Having columns Troas and Ilions columned citadel Tennyson COLUMNIATION Columniation n Defn The employment or arrangement of columns in a structure Gwilt COLURE Colure n pl Colures Etym F colure L coluri pl fr Gr Astron Geog Defn One of two great circles intersecting at right angles in the poles of the equator One of them passes through the equinoctial points and hence is denominated the equinoctial colure the other intersects the equator at the distance of 90º from the former and is called the solstitial colure Thrice the equinoctial line He circled four times crossed the car of night From pole to pole traversing each colure Milton COLY Coly n pl Colies Etym NL colius prob fr Gr Defn Any bird of the genus Colius and allied genera They inhabit Africa COLZA Colza n Etym F fr D koolzaad prob cabbage seed kool akin to E cole zaad akin to E seed Bot Defn A variety of cabbage Brassica oleracea cultivated for its seeds which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes summer rape COM Com Defn A prefix from the Latin preposition cum signifying with together in conjunction very etc It is used in the form com before b m p and sometimes f and by assimilation becomes col before l cor before r and con before any consonant except b h l m p r and w Before a vowel com becomes co also before h w and sometimes before other consonants COMA Coma n Etym NL fr Gr Cemetery Defn A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person See Carus COMA Coma n Etym L hair fr Gr 1 Astron Defn The envelope of a comet a nebulous covering which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet 2 Bot Defn A tuft or bunch as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree or a cluster of brachts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds Coma Berenices Etym L Astron a small constellation north of Virgo called also Berenices Hair COMANCHES Comanches or n pl sing Comanche or Ethnol Defn A warlike savage and nomadic tribe of the Shoshone family of Indians inhabiting Mexico and the adjacent parts of the United States called also Paducahs They are noted for plundering and cruelty COMART Comart n Defn A covenant Obs Shak COMATE Comate a Etym L comatus fr comare to clothe with hair fr coma hair Defn Encompassed with a coma or bushy appearance like hair hairy COMATE Comate n Etym Pref co mate Defn A companion Shak COMATOSE Comatose or 277 a Etym From Coma lethargy Defn Relating to or resembling coma drowsy lethargic as comatose sleep comatose fever COMATOUS Comatous a Defn Comatose COMATULA Comatula n Etym NL fr L comatulus having hair neatly curled dim fr coma hair Zoöl Defn A crinoid of the genus Antedon and related genera When young they are fixed by a stem When adult they become detached and cling to seaweeds etc by their dorsal cirri called also feather stars COMATULID Comatulid n Zoöl Defn Any crinoid of the genus Antedon or allied genera COMB Comb 110 n Etym AS camb akin to Sw Dan D kam Icel kambr G kamm Gr jambha tooth 1 An instrument with teeth for straightening cleansing and adjusting the hair or for keeping it in place 2 An instrument for currying hairy animals or cleansing and smoothing their coats a currycomb 3 Manuf Mech a A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool flax hair etc b The serrated vibratory doffing knife of a carding machine c A former commonly coneshaped used in hat manufacturing for hardening the soft fiber into a bat d A tool with teeth used for chasing screws on work in a lathe a chaser e The notched scale of a wire micrometer f The collector of an electrical machine usually resembling a comb 4 Zoöl a The naked fleshy crest or caruncle on the upper part of the bill or hood of a cock or other bird It is usually red b One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen of scorpions 5 The curling crest of a wave 6 The waxen framework forming the walls of the cells in which bees store their honey eggs etc honeycomb A comb of honey Wyclif When the bee doth leave her comb Shak 7 The thumbpiece of the hammer of a gunlock by which it may be cocked COMB Comb v t imp p p Combed p pr vb n Combing Defn To disentangle cleanse or adjust with a comb to lay smooth and straight with or as with a comb as to comb hair or wool See under Combing Comb down his hair look look it stands upright Shak COMB Comb v i Etym See Comb n 5 Naut Defn To roll over as the top or crest of a wave to break with a white foam as waves COMB COMBE Comb Combe or n Etym AS comb prob of Celtic origin cf W cwm a dale valley Defn That unwatered portion of a valley which forms its continuation beyond and above the most elevated spring that issues into it Written also coombe Buckland A gradual rise the shelving combe Displayed Southey COMB Comb n Defn A dry measure See Coomb COMBAT Combat or 277 v i imp p p Combated p pr vb n Combating Etym F combattre pref com battre to beat fr L battuere to strike See Batter Defn To struggle or contend as with an opposing force to fight To combat with a blind man I disdain Milton After the fall of the republic the Romans combated only for the choice of masters Gibbon COMBAT Combat v t Defn To fight with to oppose by force argument etc to contend against to resist When he the ambitious Norway combated Shak And combated in silence all these reasons Milton Minds combat minds repelling and repelled Goldsmith Syn To fight against resist oppose withstand oppugn antagonize repel resent COMBAT Combat n Etym Cf F combat 1 A fight a contest of violence a struggle for supremacy My courage try by combat if thou darst Shak The noble combat that twixt joy and sorrow was fought in Paulina Shak 2 Mil Defn An engagement of no great magnitude or one in which the parties engaged are not armies Single combat one in which a single combatant meets a single opponent as in the case of David and Goliath also a duel Syn A battle engagement conflict contest contention struggle fight strife See Battle Contest COMBATABLE Combatable or a Etym Cf F combattable Defn Such as can be or is liable to be combated as combatable foes evils or arguments COMBATANT Combatant a Etym F combattant p pr Defn Contending disposed to contend B Jonson COMBATANT Combatant n Etym F combattant Defn One who engages in combat The mighty combatants Milton A controversy which long survived the original combatants Macaulay COMBATER Combater n Defn One who combats Sherwood COMBATIVE Combative or Defn COMBATIVENESS Combativeness n 1 The quality of being combative propensity to contend or to quarrel 2 Phren Defn A cranial development supposed to indicate a combative disposition COMBATTANT Combattant a Etym F Her Defn In the position of fighting said of two lions set face to face each rampant COMBBROACH Combbroach n Defn A tooth of a wool comb Written also combrouch COMBE Combe or n Defn See Comb COMBER Comber n 1 One who combs one whose occupation it is to comb wool flax etc Also a machine for combing wool flax etc 2 A long curling wave COMBER Comber v t Defn To cumber Obs Spenser COMBER Comber n Defn Encumbrance Obs COMBER Comber n Zoöl Defn The cabrilla Also a name applied to a species of wrasse Prov Eng COMBINABLE Combinable a Etym Cf F combinable Defn Capable of combinding consistent with R M Arnold Combinableness n COMBINATE Combinate a Etym LL combinatus p p Defn United joined betrothed R COMBINATION Combination n Etym LL combinatio See Combine 1 The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things Making new compounds by new combinations Boyle A solemn combination shall be made Of our dear souls Shak 2 The result of combining or uniting union of persons or things esp a union or alliance of persons or states to effect some purpose usually in a bad sense A combination of the most powerful men in Rome who had conspired my ruin Melmoth 3 Chem Defn The act or process of uniting by chemical affinity by which substances unite with each other in definite proportions by weight to form distinct compounds 4 pl Math Defn The different arrangements of a number of objects as letters into groups Note In combinations no regard is paid to the order in which the objects are arranged in each group while in variations and permutations this order is respected Brande C Combination car a railroad car containing two or more compartments used for different purposes U S Combination lock a lock in which the mechanism is controlled by means of a movable dial sometimes by several dials or rings inscribed with letters or other characters The bolt of the lock can not be operated until after the dial has been so turned as to combine the characters in a certain order or succession Combination room in the University of Cambridge Eng a room into which the fellows withdraw after dinner for wine dessert and conversation Combination by volume Chem the act process or ratio by which gaseous elements and compounds unite in definite proportions by volume to form distinct compounds Combination by weight Chem the act process or ratio in which substances unite in proportions by weight relatively fixed and exact to form distinct compounds See Law of definite proportions under Definite Syn Cabal alliance association league union confederacy coalition conspiracy See Cabal COMBINE Combine v t imp p p Combined p pr vb n Combining Etym LL combinare combinatum L com binus pl bini two and two double cf F combiner See Binary 1 To unite or join to link closely together to bring into harmonious union to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous as by chemical union So fitly them in pairs thou hast combined Milton Friendship is the which really combines mankind Dr H More And all combined save what thou must combine By holy marriage Shak Earthly sounds though sweet and well combined Cowper 2 To bind to hold by a moral tie Obs I am combined by a sacred vow Shak COMBINE Combine v i 1 To form a union to agree to coalesce to confederate You with your foes combine And seem your own destruction to design Dryden So sweet did harp and voice combine Sir W Scott 2 To unite by affinity or natural attraction as two substances which will not combine of themselves may be made to combine by the intervention of a third 3 Card Playing Defn In the game of casino to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played Combining weight Chem that proportional weight usually referred to hydrogen as a standard and for each element fixed and exact by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound The combining weights either are identical with or are multiples or multiples of the atomic weight See Atomic weight under Atomic a COMBINED Combined a Defn United closely confederated chemically united COMBINEDLY Combinedly adv In combination or coöperation Defn jointly COMBINER Combiner n Defn One who or that which combines COMBING Combing n 1 The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs as the combing of ones hair the combing of wool Note The process of combing is used in straightening wool of long staple short wool is carded 2 pl a That which is caught or collected with a comb as loose tangled hair b Hair arranged to be worn on the head The baldness thinness and deformity of their hair is supplied by borders and combings Jer Taylor c Naut Defn See Coamings Combing machine Textile Manuf a machine for combing wool flax cotton etc and separating the longer and more valuable fiber from the shorter See also Carding machine under Carding COMBLESS Combless a Defn Without a comb or crest as a combless ceck COMBOLOIO Comboloio n Defn A Mohammedan rosary consisting of ninetynine beads Byron COMBSHAPED Combshaped a Bot Defn Pectinate COMBUST Combust a Etym L combustus p p of comburere to burn up com burere only in comp of uncertian origin cf bustum fineral pyre prurire to itch pruna a live coal Gr plush to burn 1 Burnt consumed Obs Chaucer 2 Astron Defn So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun Obs Planets that are oft combust Milton COMBUSTIBILITY Combustibility n Defn The quality of being combustible COMBUSTIBLE Combustible a Etym Cf F combustble 1 Capable of taking fire and burning apt to catch fire inflammable Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter South 2 Ea Arnold was a combustible character W Irving COMBUSTIBLE Combustible n Defn A substance that may bee set on fire or which is liable to take fire and burn All such combustibles as are cheap enough for common use go under the name of fuel Ure COMBUSTIBLENESS Combustibleness n Defn Combustibility COMBUSTION Combustion n Etym L combustio cf F combustion 1 The state of burning 2 Chem Defn The combination of a combustible with a supporter of combustion producing heat and sometimes both light and heat Combustion results is common cases from the mutual chemical action and reaction of the combustible and the oxygen of the atmosphere whereby a new compound is formed Ure Supporter of combustion Chem a gas as oxygen the combination of which with a combustible as coal constitutes combustion 3 Violent agitation confusion tumult Obs There were great combustions and divisions among the heads of the university Mede But say from whence this new combustion springs Dryden COMBUSTION CHAMBER Combustion chamber Mech a A space over or in front of a boiler furnace where the gases from the fire become more thoroughly mixed and burnt b The clearance space in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine where the charge is compressed and ignited COMBUSTIOUS Combustious a Defn Inflammable Obs Shak COME Come v i imp Came p p Come p pr vb n Coming Etym OE cumen comen AS cuman akin to OSkuman D komen OHG queman G kommen Icel koma Sw komma Dan komme Goth giman L venire gvenire Gr gam 23 Cf Base n Convene Adventure 1 To move hitherward to draw near to approach the speaker or some place or person indicated opposed to go Look who comes yonder Shak I did not come to curse thee Tennyson 2 To complete a movement toward a place to arrive When we came to Rome Acts xxviii 16 Lately come from Italy Acts vviii 2 3 To approach or arrive as if by a journey or form a distance Thy kingdom come Matt vi 10 The hour is comming and now is John v 25 So quik bright things come to confusion Shak 4 To approach or arrive as the result of a cause or of the act of another From whence come wars James iv 1 Both riches and honor come of thee Chron xxix 12 5 To arrive in sight to be manifest to appear Then butter does refuse to come Hudibras 6 To get to be as the result of change or progress with a predicate as to come united How come you thus estranged Shak How come her eyes so bright Shak Note Am come is come etc are frequently used instead of have come has come etc esp in poetry The verb to be gives adjectival significance to the participle as expressing a state or condition of the subject while the auxiliary have expresses simply the completion of the action signified by the verb Think not that I am come to destroy Matt v 17 We are come off like Romans Shak The melancholy days are come the saddest of the year Bryant Note Come may properly be used instead of go in speaking of a movement hence or away when there is reference to an approach to the person addressed as I shall come home next week he will come to your house today It is used with other verbs almost as an auxiliary indicative of approach to the action or state expressed by the verb as how came you to do it Come is used colloquially with reference to a definite future time approaching without an auxilliary as it will be two years come next Christmas i e when Christmas shall come They were cried In meeting come next Sunday Lowell Come in the imperative is used to excite attention or to invite to motion or joint action come let us go This is the heir come let us kill him Matt xxi 38 When repeated it sometimes expresses haste or impatience and sometimes rebuke Come come no time for lamentation now Milton To come yet to arrive future In times to come Dryden Theres pippins and cheese to come Shak To come about a To come to pass to arrive to happen to result as how did these things come about b To change to come round as the ship comes about The wind is come about Shak On better thoughts and my urged reasons They are come about and won to the true side B Jonson To come abroad a To move or be away from ones home or country Am come abroad to see the world Shak b To become public or known Obs Neither was anything kept secret but that it should come abroad Mark iv 22 To come across to meet to find esp by chance or suddenly We come across more than one incidental mention of those wars E A Freeman Wagners was certainly one of the strongest and most independent natures I ever came across H R Heweis To come after a To follow b To come to take or to obtain as to come after a book To come again to return His spirit came again and he revived Judges xv 19 To come and go a To appear and disappear to change to alternate The color of the king doth come and go Shak b Mech To play backward and forward To come at a To reach to arrive within reach of to gain as to come at a true knowledge of ourselves b To come toward to attack as he came at me with fury To come away to part or depart To come between to interverne to separate hence to cause estrangement To come by a To obtain gain acquire Examine how you came by all your state Dryden b To pass near or by way of To come down a To descend b To be humbled To come down upon to call to account to reprimand Colloq Dickens To come home a To retuen to ones house or family b To come close to press closely to touch the feelings interest or reason b Naut To be loosened from the ground said of an anchor To come in a To enter as a town house etc The thief cometh in Hos vii 1 b To arrive as when my ship comes in c To assume official station or duties as when Lincoln came in d To comply to yield to surrender We need not fear his coming in Massinger e To be brought into use Silken garments did not come in till late Arbuthnot f To be added or inserted to be or become a part of g To accrue as gain from any business or investment h To mature and yield a harvest as the crops come in well i To have sexual intercourse with to or unto Gen xxxviii 16 j To have young to bring forth as the cow will come in next May U S To come in for to claim or receive The rest came in for subsidies Swift To come into to join with to take part in to agree to to comply with as to come into a party or scheme To come it ever to hoodwink to get the advantage of Colloq To come near or nigh to approach in place or quality to be equal to Nothing ancient or modern seems to come near it Sir W Temple To come of a To descend or spring from Of Priams royal race my mother came Dryden b To result or follow from This comes of judging by the eye LEstrange To come off a To depart or pass off from b To get free to get away to escape c To be carried through to pass off as it came off well d To acquit ones self to issue from a contest etc as he came off with honor hence substantively a come off an escape an excuse an evasion Colloq e To pay over to give Obs f To take place to happen as when does the race come off g To be or become after some delay as the weather came off very fine h To slip off or be taken off as a garment to separate i To hurry away to get through Chaucer To come off by to suffer Obs To come off by the worst Calamy To come off from to leave To come off from these grave disquisitions Felton To come on a To advance to make progress to thrive b To move forward to approach to supervene To come out a To pass out or depart as from a country room company etc They shall come out with great substance Gen xv 14 b To become public to appear to be published It is indeed come out at last Bp Stillingfleet c To end to result to turn out as how will this affair come out he has come out well at last d To be introduced into society as she came out two seasons ago e To appear to show itself as the sun came out f To take sides to take a stand as he came out against the tariffg To publicly admit oneself to be homosexual To come out with to give publicity to to disclose To come over a To pass from one side or place to another Perpetually teasing their friends to come over to them Addison b To rise and pass over in distillation To come over to to join To come round a To recur in regular course b To recover Colloq c To change as the wind d To relent J H Newman e To circumvent to wheedle Colloq To come short to be deficient to fail of attaining All have sinned and come short of the glory of God Rom iii 23 To come to a To consent or yield Swift b Naut with the accent on to To luff to brin the ships head nearer the wind to anchor c with the accent on to To recover as from a swoon d To arrive at to reach e To amount to as the taxes come to a large sum f To fall to to be received by as an inheritance Shak To come to blows See under Blow To come to grief See under Grief To come to a head a To suppurate as a boil b To mature to culminate as a plot To come to ones self to recover ones senses To come to pass to happen to fall out To come to the scratch a Prize Fighting To step up to the scratch or mark made in the ring to be toed by the combatants in beginning a contest hence b To meet an antagonist or a difficulty bravely Colloq To come to time a Prize Fighting To come forward in order to resume the contest when the interval allowed for rest is over and time is called hence b To keep an appointment to meet expectations Colloq To come together a To meet for business worship etc to assemble Acts i 6 b To live together as man and wife Matt i 18 To come true to happen as predicated or expected To come under to belong to as an individual to a class To come up a to ascend to rise b To be brought up to arise as a question c To spring to shoot or rise above the earth as a plant d To come into use as a fashion To come up the capstan Naut to turn it the contrary way so as to slacken the rope about it To come up the tackle fall Naut to slacken the tackle gently Totten To come up to to rise to to equal To come up with to overtake or reach by pursuit To come upon a To befall b To attack or invade c To have a claim upon to become dependent upon for support as to come upon the town d To light or chance upon to find as to come upon hid treasure COME Come v t Defn To carry through to succeed in as you cant come any tricks here Slang To come it to succeed in a trick of any sort Slang COME Come n Defn Coming Chaucer COMEALONG Comealong n Defn A gripping device as for stretching wire etc consisting of two jaws so attached to a ring that they are closed by pulling on the ring COMEDDLE Comeddle v t Defn To mix to mingle to temper Obs Shak COMEDIAN Comedian n Etym Cf F comédien 1 An actor or player in comedy The famous comedian Roscius Middleton 2 A writer of comedy Milton COMEDIENNE Comédienne n Etym F fem of com Defn A women who plays in comedy COMEDIETTA Comedietta n Etym It Defn A dramatic sketch a brief comedy COMEDO Comedo n pl Comedones Etym L a glutton See Comestible Med Defn A small nodule or cystic tumor common on the nose etc which on pressure allows the escape of a yellow wormlike mass of retained oily secretion with a black head dirt COMEDOWN Comedown n Defn A downfall an humillation Colloq COMEDY Comedy n pl Comedies Etym F comédie L comoedia fr Gr home Home and Ode Defn A dramatic composition or representation of a bright and amusing character based upon the foibles of individuals the manners of society or the ludicrous events or accidents of life a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy opposed to tragedy With all the vivacity if comedy Macaulay Are come to play a pleasant comedy Shak COMELILY Comelily adv Defn In a suitable or becoming manner R Sherwood COMELINESS Comeliness n Etym See Comely Defn The quality or state of being comely Comeliness is a disposing fair Of things and actions in fit time and place Sir J Davies Strength comeliness of shape or amplest merit Milton Comeliness signifies something less forcible than beauty less elegant than grace and less light than prettiness Johnson COMELY Comely a Compar Comelier superl Comeliest Etym OE comeliche AS cymlic cyme suitable fr cuman to come become lic like 1 Pleasing or agreeable to the sight wellproportioned good looking handsome He that is comely when old and decrepit surely was very beautiful when he was young South Not once perceive their foul disfigurement But boast themselves more comely than before Milton 2 Suitable or becoming proper agreeable This is a happier and more comely time Than when these fellows ran about the streets Crying confusion Shak It is good to sing praises unto our God for it is pleasant and praise is comely Ps cxlvii 1 COMELY Comely adv Defn In a becoming manner Ascham COMEOUTER Comeouter n Defn One who comes out or withdraws from a religious or other organization a radical reformer Colloq U S COMER Comer n Defn One who comes or who has come one who has arrived and is present All comers all who come or offer to take part in a matter especially in a contest or controversy To prove it against all comers Bp Stillingfleet COMES Comes n Etym L a companion Mus Defn The answer to the theme dux in a fugue COMESSATION Comessation n Etym L comissatio comessatio Defn A reveling a rioting Obs Bp Hall COMESTIBLE Comestible a Etym F comestible fr L comesus comestus p p pf comedere to eat com edere to eat Defn Suitable to be eaten eatable esculent Some herbs are most comestible Sir T Elyot COMESTIBLE Comestible n Defn Something suitable to be eaten commonly in the plural Thackeray COMET Comet n Etym L cometes cometa from Gr coma cf F comète Astron Defn A member of the solar system which usually moves in an elongated orbit approaching very near to the sun in its perihelion and receding to a very great distance from it at its aphelion A comet commonly consists of three parts the nucleus the envelope or coma and the tail but one or more of these parts is frequently wanting See Illustration in Appendix COMETARIUM Cometarium n Etym NL Astron Defn An instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet round the sun Hutton COMETARY Cometary a Etym Cf F cométaire Defn Pertaining to or resembling a comet Cheyne COMETFINDER COMETSEEKER Cometfinder or Cometseeker n Astron Defn A telescope of low power having a large field of view used for finding comets COMETHER Comether n Prob dial pron of come hither used in calling cows etc Dial or Colloq Brit 1 Defn Matter affair 2 Friendly communication or association To put the or ones comether on to exercise persuasion upon to get under ones influence to beguile to wheedle How does ut come about sorr that whin a man has put the comether on wan woman hes sure bound to put ut on another Kipling COMETIC Cometic a Defn Relating to a comet COMETOGRAPHER Cometographer n Defn One who describes or writes about comets COMETOGRAPHY Cometography n Etym Comet graphy cf F cométographie Defn A description of or a treatise concerning comets COMETOLOGY Cometology n Etym Comet logy Defn The department of astronomy relating to comets COMFIT Comfit n Etym F confit prop a p p fr confire to preserve pickle fr L conficere to prepare con facere to make See Fact and cf Confect Defn A dry sweetmeat any kind of fruit root or seed preserved with sugar and dried a confection COMFIT Comfit v t Defn To preserve dry with sugar The fruit which does so quickly waste Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last Cowley COMFITURE Comfiture n Etym F confiture cf LL confecturae sweetmeats confectura a preparing See Comfit and cf Confiture Defn See Comfit n COMFORT Comfort v t imp p p Comforted p pr vb n Comforting Etym F conforter fr L confortare to strengthen much con fortis strong See Fort 1 To make strong to invigorate to fortify to corroborate Obs Wyclif Gods own testimony doth not a little comfort and confirm the same Hooker 2 To assist or help to aid Obs I can not help the noble chevalier God comfort him in this necessity Shak 3 To impart strength and hope to to encourage to relieve to console to cheer Light excelleth in comforting the spirits of men Bacon That we may be adle to comfort them that are in any affliction 2 Cor i 4 Rev Ver A perfect woman nobly planned To warn to comfort and command Wordsworth Syn To cheer solace console revive encourage enliven invigorate inspirit gladden recreate exhilarate refresh animate confirm strengthen To Comfort Console Solace These verbs all suppose some antecedent state of suffering or sorrow Console in confined to the act giving sympathetic relief to the mind under affliction or sorrow and points to some definite source of that relief as the presence of his friend consoled him he was much consoled by this intelligence The act of consoling commonly implies the inculcation of resignation Comfort points to relief afforded by the communication of positive pleasure hope and strength as well as by the diminution of pain as They brought the young man alive and were not a little comforted Acts xx 12 Note Solace is from L solacium which means according to Dumesnil consolation inwardly felt or applied to the case of the sufferer Hence the verb to solace denotes the using of things for the purpose of affording relief under sorrow or suffering as to solace ones self with reflections with books or with active employments COMFORT Comfort n Etym OF confort fr conforter 1 Assistance relief support Obs except in the phrase aid and comfort See 5 below Shak 2 Encouragement solace consolation in trouble also that which affords consolation In comfort of her mothers fears Shak Cheer thy spirit with this comfort Shak Speaking words of endearment where words of comfort availed not Longfellow 3 A state of quiet enjoyment freedom from pain want or anxiety also whatever contributes to such a condition I had much joy and comfort in thy love Phil 7 Rev Ver He had the means of living in comfort Macaulay 4 A wadded bedquilt a comfortable U S 5 Law Defn Unlawful support countenance or encouragement as to give aid and comfort to the enemy Syn Comfort Consolation Comfort has two meanings 1 Strength and relief received under affliction 2 Positive enjoyment of a quiet permanent nature together with the sources thereof as the comfort of love surrounded with comforts but it is with the former only that the word consolation is brought into comparison As thus compared consolation points to some specific source of relief for the afflicted mind as the consolations of religion Comfort supposes the relief to be afforded by imparting positive enjoyment as well as a diminution of pain Consolation or comfort signifies some alleviation to that pain to which it is not in our power to afford the proper and adequate remedy they imply rather an augmentation of the power of bearing than a diminution of the burden Johnson COMFORTABLE Comfortable a Etym OF confortable 1 Strong vigorous valiant Obs Wyclif Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers For my sake be comfortable hold death a while at the arms end Shak 2 Serviceable helpful Obs Be comfortable to my mother your mistress and make much of her Shak 3 Affording or imparting comfort or consolation able to comfort cheering as a comfortable hope Kind words and comfortable Cowper A comfortable provision made for their subsistence Dryden 4 In a condition of comfort having comforts not suffering or anxious hence contented cheerful as to lead a comfortable life My lord leans wondrously to discontent His comfortable temper has forsook him He is much out of health Shak 5 Free or comparatively free from pain or distress used of a sick person U S COMFORTABLE Comfortable n Defn A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed a comforter a comfort U S COMFORTABLENESS Comfortableness n Defn State of being comfortable or comforting manner Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem Is xl 2 COMFORTABLY Comfortably adv Defn In a comfortable or comforting manner Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem Is xl 2 COMFORTER Comforter n 1 One who administers comfort or consolation Let no comforter delight mine ear But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine Shak 2 Script Defn The Holy Spirit reffering to his office of comforting believers But the Comforter which is the Holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name he shall teach you all things John xiv 26 3 A knit woolen tippet long and narrow U S The American schoolboy takes off his comforter and unbuttons his jacket before going in for a snowball fight Pop Sci Monthly 4 A wadded bedquilt a comfortable U S Jobs comforter a boil Colloq COMFORTLESS Comfortless a Defn Without comfort or comforts in want or distress cheerless Comfortless through turanny or might Spenser Syn Forlorn desolate cheerless inconsolable disconsolate wretched miserable Comfortlessly adv Comfortlessness n When all is coldly comfortlessly costly Milton COMFORTMENT Comfortment n Defn Act or process of administering comfort Obs The gentle comfortment and entertainment of the said embassador Hakluyt COMFORTRESS Comfortress n Defn A woman who comforts To be your comfortress and to preserve you B Jonson COMFREY Comfrey n Etym Prob from F conferve L conferva fr confervere to boil together in medical language to heal grow together So called on account of its healing power for which reason it was also called consolida Bot Defn A rough hairy perennial plant of several species of the genus Symphytum Note A decoction of the mucilaginous root of the common comfrey S officinale is used in cough mixtures etc and the gigantic prickly comfrey S asperrimum is somewhat cultivated as a forage plant COMIC Comic a Etym L comicus pertaining to comedy Gr comique See Comedy 1 Relating to comedy as distinct from tragedy I can not for the stage a drama lay Tragic or comic but thou writst the play B Jonson 2 Causing mirth ludicrous Comic shows Shak COMIC Comic n Defn A comedian Obs Steele COMICAL Comical a 1 Relating to comedy They deny it to be tragical because its catastrphe is a wedding which hath ever been accounted comical Gay 2 Exciting mirth droll laughable as a comical story Comical adventures Dryden Syn Humorous laughable funny See Droll Comically adv Comicalness n COMICALITY Comicality n pl Comicalities Defn The quality of being comical something comical COMICRY Comicry n Defn The power of exciting mirth comicalness R H Giles COMING Coming a 1 Approaching of the future especially the near future the next as the coming week or year the coming exhibition Welcome the coming speed the parting guest Pope Your coming days and years Byron 2 Ready to come complaisant fond Obs Pope COMING Coming n 1 Approach advent manifestation as the coming of the train 2 Specifically The Second Advent of Christ Coming in a Entrance entrance way manner of entering beginning The goings out thereof and the comings in thereof Ezek xliii 11 b Income or revenue What are thy comings in Shak COMITIA Comitia n pl Etym L Rom Antiq Defn A public assembly of the Roman people for electing officers or passing laws Note There were three kinds of comitia comitia curiata or assembly of the patricians who voted in curiæ comitia centuriata or assembly of the whole Roman people who voted by centuries and comitia tributa or assembly of the plebeians according to their division into tribes COMITIAL Comitial a Etym L comitialis Defn Relating to the comitia or popular assembles of the Romans for electing officers and passing laws Middleton COMITIVA Comitiva n It Defn A body of followers applied to the lawless or brigand bands in Italy and Sicily COMITY Comity n pl Comities Etym L comitas fr comis courteous kind Defn Mildness and suavity of manners courtesy between equals friendly equals friendly civility as comity of manners the comity of States Comity of nations International Law the courtesy by which nations recognize within their own territory or in their courts the peculiar institutions of another nation or the rights and privileges acquired by its citizens in their own land By some authorities private international law rests on this comity but the better opinion is that it is part of the common law of the land and hence is obligatory as law Syn Civility good breeding courtesy good will COMMA Comma n Etym L comma part of a sentence comma Gr Capon 1 A character or point marking the smallest divisions of a sentence written or printed 2 Mus Defn A small interval the difference beyween a major and minor half step seldom used except by tuners Comma bacillus Physiol a variety of bacillus shaped like a comma found in the intestines of patients suffering from cholera It is considered by some as having a special relation to the disease called also cholera bacillus Comma butterfly Zoöl an American butterfly Grapta comma having a white commashaped marking on the under side of the wings COMMAND Command 61 v t imp p p Commanded p pr vb n Commanding Etym OE comaunden commanden OF comander F commander fr L com mandare to commit to to command Cf Commend Mandate 1 To order with authority to lay injunction upon to direct to bid to charge We are commanded to forgive our enemies but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends Bacon Go to your mistress Say I command her come to me Shak 2 To exercise direct authority over to have control of to have at ones disposal to lead Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries Macaulay Such aid as I can spare you shall command Shak 3 To have within a sphere of control influence access or vision to dominate by position to guard to overlook Bridges commanded by a fortified house Motley Up to the eastern tower Whose height commands as subject all the vale Shak One side commands a view of the finest garden Addison 4 To have power or influence of the nature of authority over to obtain as if by ordering to reeceive as a due to challenge to claim as justice commands the respect and affections of the people the best goods command the best price Tis not in mortals to command success Addison 5 To direct to come to bestow Obs I will command my blessing upon you Lev xxv 21 Syn To bid order direct dictate charge govern rule overlook COMMAND Command v i 1 To have or to exercise direct authority to govern to sway to influence to give an order or orders And reigned commanding in his monarchy Shak For the king had so commanded concerning Haman Esth iii 2 2 To have a view as from a superior position Far and wide his eye commands Milton COMMAND Command n 1 An authoritative order requiring obedience a mandate an injunction A waiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose Milton 2 The possession or exercise of authority Command and force may often create but can never cure an aversion Locke 3 Authority power or right of control leadership as the forces under his command 4 Power to dominate command or overlook by means of position scope of vision survey Te steepy stand Which overlooks the vale with wide command Dryden 5 Control power over something sway influence as to have command over ones temper or voice the fort has command of the bridge He assumed an absolute command over his readers Druden 6 A body of troops or any naval or military force or post or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer Word of command Mil a word or phrase of definite and established meaning used in directing the movements of soldiers as aim fire shoulder arms etc Syn Control sway power authority rule dominion sovereignty mandate order injunction charge behest See Direction COMMANDABLE Commandable a Defn Capable of being commanded COMMANDANT Commandant n Etym F orig p pr of commander Defn A commander the commanding officer of a place or of a body of men as the commandant of a navyyard COMMANDATORY Commandatory a Defn Mandatory as commandatory authority Obs COMMANDEER Commandeer v t imp p p Commandeered p pr vb n Commandeering D kommandeeren to command in South Africa to commandeer fr F commander to command See Command 1 Mil Defn To compel to perform military service to seize for military purposes orig used of the Boers 2 To take arbitrary or forcible possession of Colloq COMMANDER Commander n Etym Cf F commandeur Cf Commodore Commender 1 A chief one who has supreme authority a leader the chief officer of an army or of any division of it A leader and commander to the people Is lv 4 2 Navy Defn An officer who ranks next below a captain ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army 3 The chief officer of a commandery 4 A heavy beetle or wooden mallet used in paving in sail lofts etc Commander in chief the military title of the officer who has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the united forces of a nation or state a generalissimo The President is commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States Syn See Chief COMMANDERSHIP Commandership n Defn The office of a commander COMMANDERY Commandery n pl Commanderies Etym F commanderie 1 The office or rank of a commander Obs 2 A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander called also a preceptory 3 An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars so called among the Freemasons U S 4 A district under the administration of a military commander or governor R Brougham COMMANDING Commanding a 1 Exercising authority actually in command as a commanding officer 2 Fitted to impress or control as a commanding look or presence 3 Exalted overlooking having superior strategic advantages as a commanding position Syn Authoritative imperative imperious COMMANDINGLY Commandingly adv Defn In a commanding manner COMMANDMENT Commandment n Etym OF commandement F commandement 1 An order or injunction given by authority a command a charge a precept a mandate A new commandment I give unto you that ye love one another John xiii 34 2 Script Defn One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai 3 The act of commanding exercise of authority And therefore put I on the countenance Of stern commandment Shak 4 Law Defn The offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law The Commandments The Ten Commandments the Decalogue or summary of Gods commands given to Moses at Mount Sinai Ex xx COMMANDO Commando n D See Command v t Defn In South Africa a military body or command also sometimes an expedition or raid as a commando of a hundred Boers The war bands called commandos have played a great part in the military history of the country James Bryce COMMANDRESS Commandress n Defn A woman invested with authority to command Hooker COMMANDRY Commandry n Defn See Commandery COMMARK Commark n Etym Of comarque or LL commarca commarcha com marcha boundary See March a confine Defn The frontier of a country confines Obs Shelton COMMATERIAL Commaterial a Defn Consisting of the same material Obs Bacon COMMATIC Commatic a Etym L commaticus Gr Comma Defn Having short clauses or sentences brief concise COMMATISM Commatism n Etym See Commatic Defn Conciseness in writing Bp Horsley COMMEASURABLE Commeasurable a Etym Cf Commensurable Defn Having the same measure commensurate proportional She being now removed by death a commeasurable grief took as full possession of him as joy had one I Walton COMMEASURE Commeasure v t Defn To be commensurate with to equal Tennyson COMMEMORABLE Commemorable a Etym L commemorabilis Defn Worthy to be commemorated COMMEMORATE Commemorate v t imp p p Commemorated p pr vb n Commemorating Etym L commemoratus p p of commemorare to remember com memorare to mention fr memor mindful See Memory Defn To call to remembrance by a special act or observance to celebrate with honor and solemnity to honor as a person or event by some act of respect of affection intended to preserve the remembrance of the person or event as to commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by the sacrament of the Lords Supper to commemorate the Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth of July We are called upon to commemorate a revolution Atterbury Syn See Celebrate COMMEMORATION Commemoration n Etym L commemoratio 1 The act of commemorating an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event This sacrament was designed to be a standing commemoration of the death and passion of our Lord Abp Tillotson The commonwealth which chooses the most flagrant act of murderous regicide treason for a feast of eternal commemoration Burke 2 Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating a memorial Commemoration day at the University of Oxford Eng an annual observance or ceremony in honor of the benefactors of the University at which time honorary degrees are conferred COMMEMORATIVE Commemorative a Defn Tending or intended to commemorate A sacrifice commemorative of Christs offering up his body for us Hammond An inscription commemorative of his victory Sir G C Lewis COMMEMORATOR Commemorator n Etym L Defn One who commemorates COMMEMORATORY Commemoratory a Defn Serving to commemorate commomerative Bp Hooper COMMENCE Commence v i imp p p Commenced p pr vb n Commencing Etym F commencer OF commencier fr L com initiare to begin See Initiate 1 To have a beginning or origin to originate to start to begin Here the anthem doth commence Shak His heaven commences ere the world be past Goldsmith 2 To begin to be or to act as Archaic We commence judges ourselves Coleridge 3 To take a degree at a university Eng I question whether the formality of commencing was used in that age Fuller COMMENCE Commence v t Defn To enter upon to begin to perform the first act of Many a wooer doth commence his suit Shak Note It is the practice of good writers to use the verbal noun instead of the infinitive with to after commence as he commenced studying not he commenced to study COMMENCEMENT Commencement n Etym F comencement 1 The first existence of anything act or fact of commencing rise origin beginnig start The time of Henry VII nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history 2 The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others COMMEND Commend v t imp p p Commended p pr vb n Commending Etym L commendare com mandare to intrust to ones charge enjoin command Cf Command Mandate 1 To commit intrust or give in charge for care or preservation His eye commends the leading to his hand Shak Father into thy hands I commend my spirit Luke xxiii 46 2 To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention Among the objects of knowlwdge two especially commend themselves to our contemplation Sir M Hale I commend unto you Phebe our sister Rom xvi 1 3 To mention with approbation to praise as to commend a person or an act Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he read the actions of Achilles Dryden 4 To mention by way of courtesy implying remembrance and good will Archaic Commend me to my brother Shak COMMEND Commend n 1 Commendation praise Obs Speak in his just commend Shak 2 pl Defn Compliments greetings Obs Hearty commends and much endeared love to you Howell COMMENDABLE Commendable a Note Formerly accented on the first syllable Etym L commendabilis Defn Worthy of being commended or praised laudable praiseworthy Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only comely but commendable Bacon Commendableness n Commendably adv COMMENDAM Commendam n Etym LL dare in commendam to give into trust Eng Eccl Law Defn A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric usually a bishop who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided A living so held was said to be held in commendam The practice was abolished by law in 1836 There was formerly some sense for commendams Selden Partnership in commendam See under Partnership COMMENDATARY Commendatary n Etym Cf F commendataire LL commendatarius Defn One who holds a living in commendam COMMENDATION Commendation n Etym L commendatio 1 The act of commending praise favorable representation in words recommendation Need we epistles of commendatiom 2 Cor iii 1 By the commendation of the great officers Bacon 2 That which is the ground of approbation or praise Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a man Dryden 3 pl Defn A message of affection or respect compliments greeting Obs Hark you Margaret No princely commendations to my king Shak COMMENDATOR Commendator or n Etym LL Defn One who holds a benefice in commendam a commendatary Chalmers COMMENDATORY Commendatory a Etym L commendatorius 1 Serving to commend containing praise or commendation commending praising Commendatory verses Pope 2 Holding a benefice in commendam as a commendatory bishop Burke Commendatory prayer Book of Common Prayer a prayer read over the dying The commendatory prayer was said for him and as it ended he William III died Bp Burnet COMMENDATORY Commendatory n Defn A commendation eulogy R Commendatories to our affection Sharp COMMENDER Commender n Defn One who commends or praises COMMENSAL Commensal n Etym LL commensalis L com mensa table cf F commensal Cf Mensal 1 One who eats at the same table Obs 2 Zoöl Defn An animal not truly parasitic which lives in with or on another partaking usually of the same food Both species may be benefited by the association COMMENSAL Commensal a Defn Having the character of a commensal COMMENSALISM Commensalism n Defn The act of eating together table fellowship COMMENSALITY Commensality n Defn Fellowship at table the act or practice of eating at the same table Obs Promiscuous commensality Sir T Browne COMMENSATION Commensation n Defn Commensality Obs Daniel declined pagan commensation Sir T Browne COMMENSURABILITY Commensurability n Etym Cf F commensurabilite Defn The quality of being commersurable Sir T Browne COMMENSURABLE Commensurable a Etym L commensurabilis pref com mensurable See Commensurate and cf Commeasurable Defn Having a common measure capable of being exactly measured by the same number quantity or measure Commensurableness n Commensurable numbers or quantities Math those that can be exactly expressed by some common unit thus a foot and yard are commensurable since both can be expressed in terms of an inch one being 12 inches the other 36 inches Numbers or Quantities commensurable in power those whose squares are commensurable COMMENSURABLY Commensurably adv Defn In a commensurable manner so as to be commensurable COMMENSURATE Commensurate v t imp p p Commensurated p pr vb n Commensurating Etym Pref com mensurate 1 To reduce to a common measure Sir T Browne 2 To proportionate to adjust T Puller COMMENSURATE Commensurate a 1 Having a common measure commensurable reducible to a common measure as commensurate quantities 2 Equal in measure or extent proportionate Those who are persuaded that they shall continue forever can not choose but aspire after a hapiness commensurate to their duration Tillotson COMMENSURATELY Commensurately adv 1 In a commensurate manner so as to be equal or proportionate adequately 2 With equal measure or extent Goodwin COMMENSURATENESS Commensurateness n Defn The state or quality of being commensurate Foster COMMENSURATION Commensuration n Etym Cf F commensuration Defn The act of commensurating the state of being commensurate All fitness lies in a particular commensuration or proportion of one thing to another South COMMENT Comment v i imp p p Commented p pr vb n Commenting Etym F commenter L commentary to meditate upon explain v intens of comminisci commentus to reflect upon invent com the root of meminisse to remember mens mind See Mind Defn To make remarks observations or criticism especially to write notes on the works of an author with a view to illustrate his meaning or to explain particular passages to write annotations often followed by on or upon A physician to comment on your malady Shak Critics proceed to comment on him Dryden I must translate and comment Pope COMMENT Comment v t Defn To comment on Archaic Fuller COMMENT Comment n Etym Cf OF comment 1 A remark observation or criticism gossip discourse talk Their lavish comment when her name was named Tennyson 2 A note or observation intended to explain illustrate or criticise the meaning of a writing book etc explanation annotation exposition All the volumes of philosophy With all their comments Prior COMMENTARY Commentary n pl Commentaries Etym L commentarius commentarium note book commentary cf F commentaire See Comment v i 1 A series of comments or annotations esp a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of the Scriptures or of some other work This letter was published by him with a severe commentary Hallam 2 A brief account of transactions or events written hastily as if for a memorandum usually in the plural as Caesars Commentaries on the Gallic War COMMENTATE Commentate v t i Etym L commentatus p p of commentari to meditate Defn To write comments or notes upon to make comments R Commentate upon it and return it enriched Lamb COMMENTATION Commentation n 1 The act or process of commenting or criticising exposition R The spirit of commentation Whewell 2 The result of the labors of a commentator COMMENTATOR Commentator n Etym L commentator cf F commentateur Defn One who writes a commentary or comments an expositor an annotator The commentators professed object is to explain to enforce to illustrate doctrines claimed as true Whewell COMMENTATORIAL Commentatorial or a Defn Pertaining to the making of commentaries Whewell COMMENTATORSHIP Commentatorship n Defn The office or occupation of a commentator COMMENTER Commenter n Defn One who makes or writes comments a commentator an annotator COMMENTITIOUS Commentitious a Etym L commentitius Defn Fictitious or imaginary unreal as a commentitious system of religion Obs Warburton COMMERCE Commerce n Note Formerly accented on the second syllable Etym F commerce L commercium com merx mercis merchadise See Merchant 1 The exchange or buying and selling of commodities esp the exchange of merchandise on a large scale between different places or communities extended trade or traffic The public becomes powerful in proportion to the opulence and extensive commerce of private men Hume 2 Social intercourse the dealings of one person or class in society with another familiarity Fifteen years of thought observation and commerce with the world had made him Bunyan wiser Macaulay 3 Sexual intercourse W Montagu 4 A round game at cards in which the cards are subject to exchange barter or trade Hoyle Chamber of commerce See Chamber Syn Trade traffic dealings intercourse interchange communion communication COMMERCE Commerce or v i imp p p Commerced p pr vb n Commercing Etym Cf F commercer fr LL commerciare 1 To carry on trade to traffic Obs Beware you commerce not with bankrupts B Jonson 2 To hold intercourse to commune Milton Commercing with himself Tennyson Musicians taught the people in angelic harmonies to commerce with heaven Prof Wilson COMMERCE DESTROYER Commerce destroyer Nav Defn A very fast unarmored lightly armed vessel designed to capture or destroy merchant vessels of an enemy Not being intended to fight they may be improvised from fast passenger steamers COMMERCIAL Commercial a Etym Cf F commercial Defn Of or pertaining to commerce carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade mercantile as commercial advantages commercial relations Princely commercial houses Macaulay Commercial college a school for giving instruction in commercial knowledge and business Commercial law See under Law Commercial note paper a small size of writing paper usually about 5 by 7½ or 8 inches Commercial paper negotiable paper given in due course of business It includes bills of exchange promissory notes bank cheks etc Commercial traveler an agent of a wholesale house who travels from town to town to solicit orders Syn See Mercantile COMMERCIALISM Commercialism n Defn The commercial spirit or method C Kingsley COMMERCIALLY Commercially adv Defn In a commercial manner COMMIGRATE Commigrate v i Etym L commigrare commigratum Defn To migrate together R COMMIGRATION Commigration n Etym L commigratio Defn Migration together R Woodward COMMINATION Commination n Etym L comminatio from comminary to threaten com minari to threaten cf F commination 1 A threat or threatening a denunciation of punishment or vengeance With terrible comminations to all them that did resist I Taylor 2 An office in the liturgy of the Church of England used on Ash Wednesday containing a recital of Gods anger and judgments against sinners COMMINATORY Comminatory a Etym Cf F comminatoire Defn Threatening or denouncing punishment as comminatory terms B Jonson COMMINGLE Commingle v t i imp p p Commingled p pr vb n Commingling Defn To mingle together to mix in one mass or intimately to blend Bacon COMMINGLER Commingler n Defn One that commingles specif a device for noiseless heating of water by steam in a vessel filled with a porous mass as of pebbles COMMINUTE Comminute v t imp p p Comminuted p pr vb n Comminuting Etym L comminutus p p of comminuere to comminute com minuere to lessen See Minute Defn To reduce to minute particles or to a fine powder to pulverize to triturate to grind as to comminute chalk or bones to comminute food with the teeth Pennant Comminuted fracture See under Fracture COMMINUTION Comminution n 1 The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles pulverization the state of being comminuted Bentley 2 Surg Defn Fracture of a bone into a number of pieces Dunglison 3 Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time a lessening a wearing away Natural and necessary comminution of our lives Johnson COMMISERABLE Commiserable a Defn Pitiable Obs Bacon COMMISERATE Commiserate v t imp p p Commiserated p pr vb n Commiserating Etym L commiseratus p p of commiserari to commiserate com miserari to pity See Miserable Defn To feel sorrow pain or regret for to pity Then must we those who groan beneath the weight Of age disease or want commiserate Denham We should commiserate our mutual ignorance Locke Syn To pity compassionate lament condole COMMISERATION Commiseration n Etym F commis fr L commiseratio a part of an oration intended to exite compassion Defn The act of commiserating sorrow for the wants afflictions or distresses of another pity compassion And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint Shak Syn See Sympathy COMMISERATIVE Commiserative a Defn Feeling or expressing commiseration Todd COMMISERATOR Commiserator n Defn One who pities COMMISSARIAL Commissarial a Defn Of or pertaining to a commissary COMMISSARIAT Commissariat n Etym F commissariat Mil a The organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries b The body of officers charged with such service COMMISSARY Commissary n pl Commissaries Etym LL commissarius fr L commissus p p of committere to commit intrust to See Commit 1 One to whom is committed some charge duty or office by a superior power a commissioner Great Destiny the Commissary of God Donne 2 Eccl Defn An officer on the bishop who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop Ayliffe 3 Mil a An officer having charge of a special sevice as the commissary of musters b An officer whose business is to provide food for a body of troops or a military post officially called commissary of subsistence U S Washington wrote to the President of Congress urging the appointment of a commissary general a quartermaster general a commissary of musters and a commissary of artillery W Irving Commissary general an officer in charge of some special department of army service as a The officer in charge of the commissariat and transport department or of the ordinace store department Eng b The commissary general of subsistence U S Commissary general of subsistence Mil U S the head of the subsistence department who has charge of the purchase and issue of provisions for the army COMMISSARYSHIP Commissaryship n Defn The office or employment of a commissary Ayliffe COMMISSION Commission n Etym F fr L commissio See Commit 1 The act of committing doing or performing the act of perpetrating Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness South 2 The act of intrusting a charge instructions as to how a trust shall be executed 3 The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons a trust a charge 4 A formal written warrant or authority granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain duties Let him see our commission Shak 5 A certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority as a colonels commission 6 A company of persons joined in the performance of some duty or the execution of some trust as the interstate commerce commission A commission was at once appointed to examine into the matter Prescott 7 Com a The acting under authority of or on account of another b The thing to be done as agent for another as I have three commissions for the city c The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent for transacting business for another as a commission of ten per cent on sales See Del credere Commission of array Eng Hist See under Array Commission of bankrupty a commission apointing and empowering certain persons to examine into the facts relative to an alleged bankrupty and to secure the bankrupts lands and effects for the creditors Commission of lunacy a commission authoring and inquiry whether a person is a lunatic or not Commission merchant one who buys or sells goods on commission as the agent of others receiving a rate per cent as his compensation Commission or Commissioned officer Mil one who has a commission in distingtion from a noncommossioned or warrant officer Commission of the peace a commission under the great seal constituting one or more persons justices of the peace Eng To put a vessel into commission Naut to equip and man a goverment vessel and send it out on service after it has been laid up esp the formal act of tacking command of a vessel for service hoisting the flag reading the orders etc To put a vessel out of commission Naut to detach the officers and crew and retire it from active service temporarily or permanently To put the great seal or the Treasury into commission to place it in the hands of a commissioner or commissioners during the abeyance of the ordinary administration as between the going out of one lord keeper and accession of another Eng The United States Christians Commission an organization among the people of the North during the Civil War which afforded material comforts to the Union soldiers and performed services of a religious character in the field and in hospitals The United States Sanitary Commission an organization formed by the people of the North to coöperate with and supplement the medical department of the Union armies during the Civil War Syn Charge warrant authority mandate office trust employment COMMISSION Commission v t imp p p Commissioned p pr vb n Commissioning 1 To give a commission to to furnish with a commission to empower or authorize as to commission persons to perform certain acts to commission an officer 2 To send out with a charge or commission A chosen band He first commissions to the Latian land Dryden Syn To appoint depute authorize empower delegate constitute ordain COMMISSIONAIRE Commissionaire n F commissionnaire Cf Commissioner 1 One intrusted with a commission now only a small commission as an errand esp an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office hotel or the like The commissionaire familiar to European travelers performs miscellaneous services as a light porter messenger solicitor for hotels etc 2 One of a corps of pensioned soldiers as in London employed as doorkeepers messengers etc COMMISSIONAL COMMISSIONARY Commissional Commissionary a Defn Of pertaining to or conferring a commission conferred by a commission or warrant R Delegate or commissionary authority Bp Hall COMMISSIONATE Commissionate v t Defn To commission Obs COMMISSIONER Commissioner n 1 A person who has a commission or warrant to perform some office or execute some bussiness for the goverment corporation or person employing him as a commissioner to take affidavits or to adjust claims To another adress which requisted that a commission might be sent to examine into the state of things in Ireland William returned a gracious answer and desired the Commons to name the commissioners Macaulay 2 An officer having charge of some department or bureau of the public service Herbert was first commissioner of the Admiralty Macaulay The commissioner of patents the commissioner of the land office the commissioner of Indian affairs are subotdinates of the secretary of the interior Bartlett Commissioner of deeds an officer having authority to take affidavits depositions acknowledgment of deeds etc for use in the State by which he is appointed U S County commissioners certain administrative officers in some of the States invested by local laws with various powers in reference to the roads courthouses financial matters etc of the county U S COMMISSIONNAIRE Commissionnaire F n Etym F fr L commissio 1 An agent or factor a commission merchant 2 One of a class of attendants in some European cities who perform miscellaneous services for travelers COMMISSIONSHIP Commissionship n Defn The office of commissioner Sir W Scott COMMISSIVE Commissive a Defn Relating to commission of the nature of or involving commission R COMMISSURAL Commissural or a Defn Of or pertaining to a commissure COMMISSURE Commissure or 1346 n Etym L commissura a joing together cf F commissure See Commit 1 A joint seam or closure the place where two bodies or parts of a body meet and unite an interstice cleft or juncture 2 Anat Zoöl a The point of union between two parts as the angles of the lips or eyelids the mandibles of a bird etc b A collection of fibers connecting parts of the brain or spinal marrow a chiasma 3 Bot Defn The line of junction or cohering face of two carpels as in the parsnip caraway etc COMMIT Commit v t imp p p Commited p pr vb n Commiting Etym L committere commissum to connect commit com mittere to send See Mission 1 To give in trust to put into charge or keeping to intrust to consign used with to unto Commit thy way unto the Lord Ps xxxvii 5 Bid him farewell commit him to the grave Shak 2 To put in charge of a jailor to imprison These two were commited Clarendon 3 To do to perperate as a crime sin or fault Thou shalt not commit adultery Ex xx 14 4 To join a contest to match followed by with R Dr H More 5 To pledge or bind to compromise expose or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step often used reflexively as to commit ones self to a certain course You might have satisfied every duty of political friendship without commiting the honor of your sovereign Junius Any sudden assent to the proposal might possibly be considered as committing the faith of the United States Marshall 6 To confound An obsolete Latinism Committing short and long quantities Milton To commit a bill Legislation to refer or intrust it to a committee or others to be considered and reported To commit to memory or To commit to learn by heart to memorize Syn To Commit Intrust Consign These words have in common the idea of transferring from ones self to the care and custody of another Commit is the widest term and may express only the general idea of delivering into the charge of another as to commit a lawsuit to the care of an attorney or it may have the special sense of intrusting with or without limitations as to a superior power or to a careful servant or of consigning as to writing or paper to the flames or to prison To intrust denotes the act of committing to the exercise of confidence or trust as to intrust a friend with the care of a child or with a secret To consign is a more formal act and regards the thing transferred as placed chiefly or wholly out of ones immediate control as to consign a pupil to the charge of his instructor to consign goods to an agent for sale to consign a work to the press COMMIT Commit v i Defn To sin esp to be incontinent Obs Commit not with mans sworn spouse Shak COMMITMENT Commitment n 1 The act of commiting or putting in charge keeping or trust consigment esp the act of commiting to prison They were glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower whence he was within few days enlarged Clarendon 2 A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person more frequently termed a mittimus 3 The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report as the commitment of a petition or a bill 4 A doing or preperation in a bad sense as of a crime or blunder commission 5 The act of pledging or engaging the act of exposing endangering or compromising also the state of being pledged or engaged Hamilton COMMITTABLE Committable a Defn Capable of being committed COMMITTAL Committal n Defn The act of commiting or the state of being committed commitment COMMITTEE Committee n Etym Cf OF comité company and LL comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count county assize army The word was apparently influenced by the verb commit but not directly formed from it Cf County Defn One or more persons elected or appointed to whom any matter or bussiness is referred either by a legislative body or by a court or by any collective body of men acting together Commitee of the whole house a committee embracing all the members present into which a legislative or deliberative body sometimes resolves itself for the purpose of considering a particular measure under the operation of different rules from those governing the general legislative proceedings The committee of the whole has its own chairman and reports its action in the form of recommendations Standing committee See under Standing COMMITTEE Committee n Etym From Commit v t Law Defn One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another as of a lunatic is committed by suitable authority a guardian COMMITTEEMAN Committeeman n Defn A member of a committee COMMITTER Committer n 1 One who commits one who does or perpetrates South 2 A fornicator Obs T Decker COMMITTIBLE Committible a Defn Capable of being committed liable to be committed R Sir T Browne COMMIX Commix v t i imp p p Commixed p pr vb n Commixing Etym Pref com mix cf L commixtus p pof commiscere See Mix Defn To mix or mingle together to blend The commixed impressions of all the colors do stir up and beget a sensation of white Sir I Newton To commix With winds that sailors rail at Shak COMMIXION Commixion n Etym See Commix Defn Commixture Shak COMMIXTION Commixtion n Etym L commixtio Defn Commixture mingling R An exact commixtion of the ingredients Boyle COMMIXTURE Commixture n Etym L commixtura 1 The act or process of mixing the state of being mingled the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound In the commixture of anything that is more oily or sweet such bodies are least apt to putrefy Bacon 2 The mass formed by mingling different things a compound a mixture Bacon COMMODATE Commodate n Etym L commodatum thing lent loan Scots Law Defn A gratuitous loan COMMODE Commode n Etym F commode fr commode convenient L commodus com modus measure mode See Mode 1 A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height Or under high commodes with looks erect Granville 2 A piece of furniture so named according to temporary fashion as a A cheat of drawers or a bureau b A night stand with a compartment for holding a chamber vessel c A kind of close stool d A movable sink for a wash bowl with closet COMMODIOUS Commodious a Etym LL commodiosus fr L commodum convenience fr commodus See Commode Defn Adapted to its use or purpose or to wants and necessities serviceable spacious and convenient roomy and comfortable as a commodious house A commodious drab Shak Commodious gold Pope The haven was not commodious to winter in Acts xxvii 12 Syn Convenient suitable fit proper advantageous serviceable useful spacious comfortable COMMODIOUSLY Commodiously adv Defn In a commodious manner To pass commodiously this life Milton COMMODIOUSNESS Commodiousness n Defn State of being commodious suitableness for its purpose convience roominess Of cities the greatness and riches increase according to the commodiousness of their situation Sir W Temple The commodiousness of the harbor Johnson COMMODITY Commodity n pl Commodities Etym F commodit fr L commoditas See Commode 1 Convenience accommodation profit benefit advantage interest commodiousness Obs Drawn by the commodity of a footpath B Jonson Men may seek their own commodity yet if this were done with injury to others it was not to be suffered Hooker 2 That which affords convenience advantage or profit especially in commerce including everything movable that is bought and sold except animals goods wares merchandise produce of land and manufactures etc 3 A parcel or quantity of goods Obs A commodity of brown paper and old ginger Shak COMMODORE Commodore n Etym Prob a corruption of commander or Sp comendador a knight of a military order who holds a commandery also a superior of a monastery fr LL commendare to command Cf Commend Command Commander 1 U S Navy Defn An officer who ranks next above a captain sometimes by courtesy the senior captain of a squadron The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army 2 Brititsh Navy Defn A captain commanding a squadron or a division of a fleet or having the temporary rank of rear admiral 3 A title given courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club 4 A familiar for the flagchip or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet COMMON Common a Compar Commoner superl Commonest Etym OE commun comon OF comun F commun fr L communis com munis ready to be of service cf Skr mi to make fast set up build Coth gamains common G gemein and E mean low common Cf Immunity Commune n v 1 Belonging or relating equally or similary to more than one as you and I have a common interest in the property Though life and sense be common to men and brutes Sir M Hale 2 Belonging to or shared by affecting or serving all the members of a class consired together general public as propertis common to all plants the common schools the Book of Common Prayer Such actions as the common good requereth Hocker The common enemy of man Shak 3 Often met with usual frequent customary Grief more than common grief Shak 4 Not distinguished or exceptional inconspicuous ordinary plebeian often in a depreciatory sense The honest heartfelt enjoyment of common life W Irving This fact was infamous And ill beseeming any common man Much more a knight a captain and a leader Shak Above the vulgar flight of common souls A Murpphy 5 Profane polluted Obs What God hath cleansed that call not thou common Acts x 15 6 Given to habits of lewdness prostitute A dame who herself was common LEstrange Common bar Law Same as Blank bar under Blank Common barrator Law one who makes a business of instigating litigation Common Bench a name sometimes given to the English Court of Common Pleas Common brawler Law one addicted to public brawling and quarreling See Brawler Common carrier Law one who undertakes the office of carrying goods or persons for hire Such a carrier is bound to carry in all cases when he has accommodation and when his fixed price is tendered and he is liable for all losses and injuries to the goods except those which happen in consequence of the act of God or of the enemies of the country or of the owner of the property himself Common chord Mus a chord consisting of the fundamental tone with its third and fifth Common council the representative legislative body or the lower branch of the representative body of a city or other munisipal corporation Common crier the crier of a town or city Common divisor Math a number or quantity that divides two or more numbers or quantities without a remainder a common measure Common gender Gram the gender comprising words that may be of either the masculine or the feminine gender Common law a system of jurisprudence developing under the guidance of the courts so as to apply a consistent and reasonable rule to each litigated case It may be superseded by statute but unless superseded it controls Wharton Note It is by others defined as the unwritten law especially of England the law that receives its binding force from immemorial usage and universal reception as ascertained and expressed in the judgments of the courts This term is often used in contradistinction from statute law Many use it to designate a law common to the whole country It is also used to designate the whole body of English or other law as distinguished from its subdivisions local civil admiralty equity etc See Law Common lawyer one versed in common law Common lewdness Law the habitual performance of lewd acts in public Common multiple Arith See under Multiple Common noun Gram the name of any one of a class of objects as distinguished from a proper noun the name of a particular person or thing Common nuisance Law that which is deleterious to the health or comfort or sense of decency of the community at large Common pleas one of the three superior courts of common law at Westminster presided over by a chief justice and four puisne judges Its jurisdiction is confined to civil matters Courts bearing this title exist in several of the United States having however in some cases botth civil and criminal jurisdiction extending over the whole State In other States the jurisdiction of the common pleas is limited to a county and it is sometimes called a county court Its powers are generally defined by statute Common prayer the liturgy of the Church of England or of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States which all its clergy are enjoined use It is contained in the Book of Common Prayer Common school a school maintained at the public expense and open to all Common scold Law a woman addicted to scolding indiscriminately in public Common seal a seal adopted and used by a corporation Common sense a A supposed sense which was held to be the common bond of all the others Obs Trench b Sound judgment See under Sense Common time Mus that variety of time in which the measure consists of two or of four equal portions In common equally with another or with others owned shared or used in community with others affecting or affected equally Out of the common uncommon extraordinary Tenant in common one holding real or personal property in common with others having distinct but undivided interests See Joint tenant under Joint To make common cause with to join or ally ones self with Syn General public popular universal frequent ordinary customary usual familiar habitual vulgar mean trite stale threadbare commonplace See Mutual Ordinary General COMMON Common n 1 The people the community Obs The weal o the common Shak 2 An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure for pasturage etc the use of which belongs to the public or to a number of persons 3 Law Defn The right of taking a profit in the land of another in common either with the owner or with other persons so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right Common appendant a right belonging to the owners or occupiers of arable land to put commonable beasts upon the waste land in the manor where they dwell Common appurtenant a similar right applying to lands in other manors or extending to other beasts besides those which are generally commonable as hogs Common because of vicinage or neighborhood the right of the inhabitants of each of two townships lying contiguous to each other which have usually intercommoned with one another to let their beasts stray into the others fields Common in gross or at large a common annexed to a mans person being granted to him and his heirs by deed or it may be claimed by prescriptive right as by a parson of a church or other corporation sole Blackstone Common of estovers the right of taking wood from anothers estate Common of pasture the right of feeding beasts on the land of another Burill Common of piscary the right of fishing in waters belonging to another Common of turbary the right of digging turf upon the ground of another COMMON Common v i 1 To converse together to discourse to confer Obs Embassadors were sent upon both parts and divers means of entreaty were commoned of Grafton 2 To participate Obs Sir T More 3 To have a joint right with others in common ground Johnson 4 To board together to eat at a table in common COMMONABLE Commonable a 1 Held in common Forests and other commonable places Bacon 2 Allowed to pasture on public commons Commonable beasts are either beasts of the plow or such as manure the ground Blackstone COMMONAGE Commonage n Etym Cf OF communage Defn The right of pasturing on a common the right of using anything in common with others The claim of comonage in most of the forests Burke COMMONALTY Commonalty n pl Commonalties Etym Of communalté F communauté fr communal See Communal 1 The common people those classes and conditions of people who are below the rank of nobility the commons The commonalty like the nobility are divided into several degrees Blackstone The ancient fare of our kings differed from that of the commonalty in plenteousness only Landon 2 The majority or bulk of mankind Obs Hooker COMMONER Commoner n 1 One of the common people one having no rank of nobility All below them the peers even their children were commoners and in the eye law equal to each other Hallam 2 A member of the House of Commons 3 One who has a joint right in common ground Much good land might be gained from forests and from other commonable places so as always there be a due care taken that the poor commoners have no injury Bacon 4 One sharing with another in anything Obs Fuller 5 A student in the university of Oxford Eng who is not dependent on any foundation for support but pays all university charges at Cambrige called a pensioner 6 A prostitute Obs Shak COMMONISH Commonish a Defn Somewhat common commonplace vulgar COMMONITION Commonition n Etym L commonitio See Monition Defn Advice warning instruction Obs Bailey COMMONITIVE Commonitive a Defn Monitory Obs Only commemorative and commonitive Bp Hall COMMONITORY Commonitory a Etym L commonitorius Defn Calling to mind giving admonition Obs Foxe COMMONLY Commonly adv 1 Usually generally ordinarily frequently for the most part as confirmed habits commonly continue trough life 2 In common familiary Obs Spenser COMMONNESS Commonness n 1 State or quality of being common or usual as the commonness of sunlight 2 Triteness meanness COMMONPLACE Commonplace a Defn Common ordinary trite as a commonplace person or observation COMMONPLACE Commonplace n 1 An idea or expression wanting originality or interest a trite or customary remark a platitude 2 A memorandum something to be frequently consulted or referred to Whatever in my reading occurs concerning this our fellow creature I do never fail to set it down by way of commonplace Swift Commonplace book a book in which records are made of things to be remembered COMMONPLACE Commonplace v t Defn To enter in a commonplace book or to reduce to general heads Felton COMMONPLACE Commonplace v i Defn To utter commonplaces to indulge in platitudes Obs Bacon COMMONPLACENESS Commonplaceness n Defn The quality of being commonplace commonness COMMONS Commons n pl 1 The mass of the people as distinguished from the titled chasses or nobility the commonalty the common people Eng T is like the commons rude unpolished hinds Could send such message to their sovereign Shak The word commons in its present ordinary signification comprises all the people who are under the rank of peers Blackstone 2 The House of Commons or lower house of the British Parliament consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties boroughs and universities It is agreed that the Commons were no part of the great council till some ages after the Conquest Hume 3 Provisions food fare as that provided at a common table in colleges and universities Their commons though but coarse were nothing scant Dryden 4 A club or association for boarding at a common table as in a college the members sharing the expenses equally as to board in commons 5 A common public pasture ground To shake his ears and graze in commons Shak Doctors Commons a place near St Pauls Chuchyard in London where the doctors of civil law used to common together and where were the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts and offices having jurisdiction of marriage licenses divorces registration of wills etc To be on short commons to have small allowance of food Colloq COMMON SENSE Common sense Defn See Common sense under Sense COMMONTY Commonty n Scots Law Defn A common a piece of land in which two or more persons have a common right Bell COMMONWEAL Commonweal n Common weal Defn Commonwealth Such a prince So kind a father of the commonweal Shak COMMONWEALTH Commonwealth n Etym Common wealth wellbeing 1 A state a body politic consisting of a certain number of men united by compact or tacit agreement under one form of government and system of laws The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary commonwealth Milton Note This term is applied to governments which are considered as free or popular but rarely or improperly to an absolute government The word signifies strictly the common wellbeing or happiness and hence a form of government in which the general welfare is regarded rather than the welfare of any class 2 The whole body of people in a state the public 3 Eng Hist Defn Specifically the form of government established on the death of Charles I in 1649 which existed under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard ending with the abdication of the latter in 1659 Syn State realm republic COMMORANCE Commorance n Defn See Commorancy COMMORANCY Commorancy n 1 Law Defn A dwelling or ordinary residence in a place habitation Commorancy consists in usually lying there Blackstone 2 Am Law Defn Residence temporarily or for a short time COMMORANT Commorant n Etym L commorans p pr of commorari to abide com morari to delay 1 Law Defn Ordinarily residing inhabiting All freeholders within the precinct and all persons commorant therein Blackstone 2 Am Law Defn Inhabiting or occupying temporarily COMMORANT Commorant n Defn A resident Bp Hacket COMMORATION Commoration n Etym L commoratio Defn The act of staying or residing in a place Obs Bp Hall COMMORIENT Commorient a Etym L commoriens p pr of commoriri Defn Dying together or at the same time R Sir G Buck COMMORSE Commorse n Etym L commorsus p p of commordere to bite sharply Defn Remorse Obs With sad commorse Daniel COMMOTE Commote v t Etym See Commove Defn To commove to disturb to stir up R Society being more or less commoted and made uncomfortable Hawthorne COMMOTION Commotion n Etym L commotio cf F commotion See Motion 1 Disturbed or violent motion agitation What commotion in the winds Shak 2 A popular tumult public disturbance riot When ye shall hear of wars and commotions Luke xxi 9 3 Agitation perturbation or disorder of mind heat excitement He could not debate anything without some commotion Clarendon Syn Excitement agitation perturbation disturbance tumult disorder violence COMMOVE Commove v t inp p p Commoved p pr vb n Commoving Etym L commovere commotum com movere to move 1 To urge to persuade to incite Obs Chaucer 2 To put in motion to disturb to unsettle R Straight the sands Commoved around in gathering eddies play Thomson COMMUNAL Communal or a Etym Cf F communal Defn Pertaining to a commune COMMUNALISM Communalism n Defn A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state and the national government a confederation of such states having only limited powers It is advocated by advanced French republicans but it should not be confounded with communism COMMUNALIST Communalist n Etym Cf F communaliste Defn An advocate of communalism COMMUNALISTIC Communalistic a Defn Pertaining to communalism COMMUNE Commune v i imp p p Communed p pr vb n Communing Etym OF communier fr L communicare to communicate fr communis common See Common and cf Communicate 1 To converse together with sympathy and confidence to interchange sentiments or feelings to take counsel I would commune with you of such things That want no ear but yours Shak 2 To receive the communion to partake of the eucharist or Lords supper To commune under both kinds Bp Burnet To commune with ones self or ones heart to think to reflect to meditate COMMUNE Commune n Defn Communion sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends For days of happy commune dead Tennyson COMMUNE Commune n Etym F fr commun See Common 1 The commonalty the common people Obs Chaucer In this struggle to use the technical words of the time of the commune the general mass of the inhabitants against the prudhommes or wiser few J R Green 2 A small terrotorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council also the inhabitants or the government of such a district See Arrondissement 3 Absolute municipal selfgovernment The Commune of Paris or The Commune a The government established in Paris 179294 by a usurpation of supreme power on the part of representatives chosen by the communes the period of its continuance is known as the Reign of Terror b The revolutionary government modeled on the commune of 1792 which the communists so called attempted to establish in 1871 COMMUNICABILITY Communicability n Etym Cf F communicabilité Defn The quality of being communicable capability of being imparted COMMUNICABLE Communicable a Etym Cf F communicable LL communicabilis 1 Capable of being communicated or imparted as a communicable disease communicable knowledge 2 Communicative freespeaking Obs B Jonson Communicableness n Communicably adv COMMUNICANT Communicant n Etym L communicans p pr 1 One who partakes of or is entitled to partake of the sacrament of the Lords supper a church member A neverfailing monthly communicant Atterbury 2 One who communicates Foxe COMMUNICANT Communicant a Defn Communicating R Coleridge COMMUNICATE Communicate v t imp p p Communicated p pr vb n Communicating Etym L communicatus p p of communicare to communicate fr communis common See Commune v i 1 To share in common to participate in Obs To thousands that communicate our loss B Jonson 2 To impart to convey as to communicate a disease or a sensation to communicate motion by means of a crank Where God is worshiped there he communicates his blessings and holy influences Jer Taylor 3 To make known to recount to give to impart as to communicate information to any one 4 To administer the communion to R She the church may communicate him Jer Taylor Note This verb was formerly followed by with before the person receiving but now usually takes to after it He communicated those thoughts only with the Lord Digby Clarendon Syn To impart bestow confer reveal disclose tell announce recount make known To Communicate Impart Reveal Communicate is the more general term and denotes the allowing of others to partake or enjoy in common with ourselves Impart is more specific It is giving to others a part of what we had held as our own or making them our partners as to impart our feelings to impart of our property etc Hence there is something more intimate in imparting intelligence than in communicating it To reveal is to disclose something hidden or concealed as to reveal a secret COMMUNICATE Communicate v i 1 To share or participate to possess or enjoy in common to have sympathy Ye did communicate with my affliction Philip iv 4 2 To give alms sympathy or aid To do good and to communicate forget not Heb xiii 16 3 To have intercourse or to be the means of intercourse as to communicate with another on business to be connected as a communicating artery Subjects suffered to communicate and to have intercourse of traffic Hakluyt The whole body is nothing but a system of such canals which all communicate with one another Arbutnot 4 To partake of the Lords supper to commune The primitive Christians communicated every day Jer Taylor COMMUNICATION Communication n Etym L communicatio 1 The act or fact of communicating as communication of smallpox communication of a secret 2 Intercourse by words letters or messages interchange of thoughts or opinions by conference or other means conference correspondence Argument and friendly communication Shak 3 Association company Evil communications corrupt manners 1 Cor xv 33 4 Means of communicating means of passing from place to place a connecting passage connection The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe Arbuthnot 5 That which is communicated or imparted intelligence news a verbal or written message 6 Participation in the Lords supper Bp Pearson 7 Rhet Defn A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments and says we instead of I or you Beattie Syn Correspondence conference intercourse COMMUNICATIVE Communicative a Etym Cf F Communicatif LL communicativus Defn Inclined to communicate ready to impart to others Determine for the future to be less communicative Swift COMMUNICATIVENESS Communicativeness n Defn The quality of being communicative Norris COMMUNICATOR Communicator n Etym L Defn One who communicates Boyle COMMUNICATORY Communicatory a Etym LL communicatorius Defn Imparting knowledge or information Canonical and communicatory letters Barrow COMMUNION Communion n Etym L communio cf F communion See Common 1 The act of sharing community participation This communion of goods Blackstone 2 Intercourse between two or more persons esp intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence interchange of thoughts purposes etc agreement fellowship as the communion of saints We are naturally induced to seek communion and fellowship with others Hooker What communion hath light with darkness 2 Cor vi 14 Bare communion with a good church can never alone make a good man South 3 A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline as the Presbyterian communion 4 The sacrament of the eucharist the celebration of the Lords supper the act of partaking of the sacrament as to go to communion to partake of the communion Close communion See under Close a Communion elements the bread and wine used in the celebration of the Lords supper Communion service the celebration of the Lords supper or the office or service therefor Communion table the table upon which the elements are placed at the celebration of the Lords supper Communion in both kinds participation in both the bread and wine by all communicants Communion in one kind participation in but one element as in the Roman Catholic Church where the laity partake of the bread only Syn Share participation fellowship converse intercourse unity concord agreement COMMUNISM Communism n Etym F communisme fr commun common Defn A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life specifically a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of property as by distributing all wealth equally to all or by holding all wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all Note At different times and in different countries various schemes pertaining to socialism in government and the conditions of domestic life as well as in the distribution of wealth have been called communism COMMUNIST Communist n Etym F communiste 1 An advocate for the theory or practice of communism 2 A supporter of the commune of Paris COMMUNISTIC Communistic a 1 Of or pertaining to communism or communists as communistic theories 2 Zoöl Defn Living or having their nests in common as certain birds COMMUNITY Community n pl Communities Etym L communitas cf OF communité Cf Commonalty and see Common 1 Common possession or enjoyment participation as a community of goods The original community of all things Locke An unreserved community of thought and feeling W Irwing 2 A body of people having common rights privileges or interests or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations as a community of monks Hence a number of animals living in a common home or with some apparent association of interests Creatures that in communities exist Wordsworth 3 Society at large a commonwealth or state a body politic the public or people in general Burdens upon the poorer classes of the community Hallam Note In this sense the term should be used with the definite article as the interests of the community 4 Common character likeness R The essential community of nature between organic growth and inorganic growth H Spencer 5 Commonness frequency Obs Eyes sick and blunted with community Shak COMMUTABILITY Commutability n Defn The quality of being commutable COMMUTABLE Commutable a Etym L commutabilis Defn Capable of being commuted or interchanged The predicate and subject are not commutable Whately COMMUTABLENESS Commutableness n Defn The quality of being commutable interchangeableness COMMUTATION Commutation n Etym L commutatio cf F commutation 1 A passing from one state to another change alteration mutation R So great is the commutation that the soul then hated only that which now only it loves South 2 The act of giving one thing for another barter exchange Obs The use of money is that of saving the commutation of more bulky commodities Arbuthnot 3 Law Defn The change of a penalty or punishment by the pardoning power of the State as the commutation of a sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment Suits are allowable in the spiritual courts for money agreed to be given as a commutation for penance Blackstone 4 A substitution as of a less thing for a greater esp a substitution of one form of payment for another or one payment for many or a specific sum of money for conditional payments or allowances as commutation of tithes commutation of fares commutation of copyright commutation of rations Angle of commutation Astron the difference of the geocentric longitudes of the sun and a planet Commutation of tithes the substitution of a regular payment chargeable to the land for the annual tithes in kind Commutation ticket a ticket as for transportation which is the evidence of a contract for service at a reduced rate See 2d Commute 2 COMMUTATION TICKET Commutation ticket Defn A ticket for transportation at a reduced rate in consideration of some special circumstance as increase of travel specif a ticket for a certain number of or for daily trips between neighboring places at a reduced rate such as are commonly used by those doing business in a city and living in a suburb Commutation tickets are excepted from the prohibition against special rates contained in the Interstate Commerce Act of Feb 4 1887 24 Stat 379 and in 145 U S 263 it was held that party tickets were also excepted as being obviously within the commuting principle COMMUTATIVE Commutative a Etym CF F commutatif Defn Relative to exchange interchangeable reciprocal Commutatively adv Rich traders from their success are presumed to have cultivated an habitual regard to commutative justice Burke COMMUTATOR Commutator n Elec Defn A piece of apparatus used for reversing the direction of an electrical current an attachment to certain electrical machines by means of which alternating currents are made to be continuous or to have the same direction COMMUTE Commute v t imp p p Commuted p pr vb n Commuting Etym L commutare mutatum com mutare to change See Mutation Defn To exchange to put or substitute something else in place of as a smaller penalty obligation or payment for a greater or a single thing for an aggregate hence to lessen to diminish as to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life to commute tithes to commute charges for fares The sounds water and fire being once annexed to those two elements it was certainly more natural to call beings participating of the first watery and the last fiery than to commute the terms and call them by the reverse J Harris The utmost that could be obtained was that her sentence should be commuted from burning to beheading Macaulay COMMUTE Commute v i 1 To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution to effect a commutation He thinks it unlawful to commute and that he is bound to pay his vow in kind Jer Taylor 2 To pay or arrange to pay in gross instead of part by part as to commute for a years travel over a route COMMUTER Commuter n Defn One who commutes especially one who commutes in traveling COMMUTUAL Commutual a Etym Pref com mutual Defn Mutual reciprocal united R There with commutual zeal we both had strove Pope COMOSE Comose or a Etym L comosus hairy from coma hair Bot Defn Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down as the seeds of milkweed Gray COMPACT Compact p p a Etym L compactus p p of compingere to join or unite com pangere to fasten fix cf F compacte See Pact 1 Joined or held together leagued confederated Obs Compact with her thats gone Shak A pipe of seven reeds compact with wax together Peacham 2 Composed or made with of Poetic A wandering fire Compact of unctuous vapor Milton 3 Closely or firmly united as the particles of solid bodies firm close solid dense Glass crystal gems and other compact bodies Sir I Newton 4 Brief close pithy not diffuse not verbose as a compact discourse Syn Firm close solid dense pithy sententious COMPACT Compact v t imp p p Compacted p pr vb n Compacting 1 To thrust drive or press closely together to join firmly to consolidate to make close as the parts which compose a body Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone Blackstone 2 To unite or connect firmly as in a system The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth Eph iv 16 COMPACT Compact n Etym L compactum fr compacisci p p compactus to make an agreement with com pacisci to make an agreement See Pact Defn An agreement between parties a covenant or contract The law of nations depends on mutual compacts treaties leagues etc Blackstone Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact Macaulay The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified Wharton Syn See Covenant COMPACTED Compacted a Defn Compact pressed close concentrated firmly united COMPACTEDLY Compactedly adv Defn In a compact manner COMPACTEDNESS Compactedness n Defn A state of being compact COMPACTER Compacter n Defn One who makes a compact COMPACTIBLE Compactible a Defn That may be compacted COMPACTION Compaction n Etym L compactio Defn The act of making compact or the state of being compact Obs Bacon COMPACTLY Compactly adv Defn In a compact manner with close union of parts densely tersely COMPACTNESS Compactness n Defn The state or quality of being compact close union of parts density COMPACTURE Compacture n Etym L compactura Defn Close union or connection of parts manner of joining construction Obs With comely compass and compacture strong Spenser COMPAGES Compages n sing pl Etym L fr compingere See Compact v t Defn A system or structure of many parts united A regular compages of pipes and vessels Ray COMPAGINATE Compaginate v t Etym L compaginare compaginatum Defn To unite or hold together as the side pieces compaginate the frame Obs W Montagu COMPAGINATION Compagination n Etym L compaginatio Defn Union of parts structure Obs Jer Taylor COMPANABLE Companable a Etym OF compaignable Defn Companionable sociable Obs Chaucer COMPANATOR Companator n Etym LL companatores pl Eccl Defn Same as Impanator COMPANIABLE Companiable a Defn Companionable sociable Obs Bacon COMPANION Companion n Etym F compagnon OF compaing fr as assumed LL companio cf companium fellowship a mess fr L com panis bread See Pantry 1 One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period either from choice or casually one who is much in the company of or is associated with another or others an associate a comrade a consort a partner The companions of his fall Milton The companion of fools shall smart for it Prov xiii 20 Rev Ver Here are your sons again and I must lose Two of the sweetest companions in the world Shak A companion is one with whom we share our bread a messmate Trench 2 A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders as a companion of the Bath 3 A fellow in contempt Obs Shak 4 Etym Cf OSp compaña an outhouse office Naut a A skylight on an upper deck with frames and sashes of various shapes to admit light to a cabin or lower deck b A wooden hood or penthouse covering the companion way a companion hatch Companion hatch Naut a wooden porch over the entrance or staircase of the cabin Companion ladder Naut the ladder by which officers ascend to or descend from the quarterdeck Totten Companion way Naut a staircase leading to the cabin Knights companions in certain honorary orders the members of the lowest grades as distinguished from knights commanders knights grand cross and the like Syn Associate comrade mate compeer partner ally confederate coadjutor accomplice COMPANION Companion v t 1 To be a companion to to attend on to accompany R Ruskin 2 To qualify as a companion to make equal Obs Companion me with my mistress Shak COMPANIONABLE Companionable a Defn Fitted to be a companion fit for good fellowship agreeable sociable Each companionable guest Mallett Companionable wit Clarendon Companionableness n Companionably adv COMPANIONLESS Companionless a Defn Without a companion COMPANIONSHIP Companionship n Defn Fellowship association the act or fact of keeping company with any one Shak He never seemed to avail himself of my sympathy other than by mere companionship W Irwing COMPANY Company n pl Companies Etym F compagnie fr OF compaing See Companion 1 The state of being a companion or companions the act of accompaying fellowship companionship society friendly intercourse Shak Evil company doth corrupt good manners 1 Cor xv 33 Rev Ver Brethren farewell your company along I will not wish Milton 2 A companion or companions To thee and thy company I bid A hearty welcome Shak 3 An assemblage or association of persons either permanent or transient Thou shalt meet a company of prophets 1 Sam x 5 4 Guests or visitors in distinction from the members of a family as to invite company to dine 5 Society in general people assembled for social intercourse Nature has left every man a capacity of being agreeable though not of shining in company Swift 6 An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business a corporation a firm as the East India Company an insurance company a jointstock company 7 Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title often abbreviated in writing as Hottinguer Co 8 Mil Defn A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain numbering in the United States full strength 100 men 9 Naut Defn The crew of a ship including the officers as a whole ships company 10 The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play To keep company with See under Keep v t Syn Assemblage assembly society group assembly society group circle crowd troop crew gang corporation association fraternity guild partnership copartnery union club party gathering COMPANY Company v t imp p p Companied p pr vb n Companying Defn To accompany or go with to be companion to Obs COMPANY Company v i 1 To associate Men which have companied with us all the time Acts i 21 2 To be a gay companion Obs Spenser 3 To have sexual commerce Obs Bp Hall COMPARABLE Comparable a Etym L comparabilis cf F comparable Defn Capable of being compared worthy of comparison There is no blessing of life comparable to the enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend Addison Comparableness n Comparably adv COMPARATE Comparate n Etym L comparatum fr comparatus p p of comparare See 1st Compare Logic Defn One of two things compared together COMPARATION Comparation n Etym L comparatio See Compare to get Defn A making ready provision Obs COMPARATIVE Comparative a Etym L comparativus cf F comparatif 1 Of or pertaining to comparison The comparative faculty Granvill 2 Proceeding from or by the method of comparison as the comparative anatomy 3 Estimated by comparison relative not positive or absolute as compared with another thing or state The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold Whewell The bubble by reason of its comparative levity to the fluid that incloses it would necessarily ascend to the top Bentley 4 Gram Defn Expressing a degree greater or less than the positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or adverb The comparative degree is formed from the positive by the use of er more or less as brighter more bright or less bright Comparative sciences those which are based on a comprehensive comparison of the range of objects or facts in any branch or department and which aim to study out and treat of the fundamental laws or systems of relation pervading them as comparative anatomy comparative physiology comparative philology COMPARATIVE Comparative n Gram Defn The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs also the form by which the comparative degree is expressed as stronger wiser weaker wore stormy less windy are all comparatives In comparatives is expressed a relation of two as in superlatives there is a relation of many 2 An equal a rival a compeer Obs Gerard ever was His full comparative Beau Fl 3 One who makes comparisons one who affects wit Obs Every beardless vain comparative Shak COMPARATIVELY Comparatively adv Defn According to estimate made by comparison relatively not positively or absolutely With but comparatively few exceptions Prescott COMPARATOR Comparator or n Etym L a comparater Physics Defn An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure applied especially to a machine for comparing standards of length COMPARE Compare v t imp p p Compared p pr vb n Comparing Etym Lcomparare fr compar like or equal to another com par equal cf F comparer See Pair Peer an equal and cf Compeer 1 To examine the character or qualities of as of two or more persons or things for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences to bring into comparison to regard with discriminating attention Compare dead happiness with living woe Shak The place he found beyond expression bright Compared with aught on earth Milton Compare our faces and be judge yourself Shak To compare great things with small Milton 2 To represent as similar for the purpose of illustration to liken Solon compared the people unto the sea and orators and counselors to the winds for that the sea would be calm and quiet if the winds did not trouble it Bacon 3 Gram Defn To inflect according to the degrees of comparison to state positive comparative and superlative forms of as most adjectives of one syllable are compared by affixing er and est to the positive form as black blacker blackest those of more than one syllable are usually compared by prefixing more and most or less and least to the positive as beautiful more beautiful most beautiful Syn To Compare Compare with Compare to Things are compared with each other in order to learn their relative value or excellence Thus we compare Cicero with Demosthenes for the sake of deciding which was the greater orator One thing is compared to another because of a real or fanciful likeness or similarity which exists between them Thus it has been common to compare the eloquence of Demosthenes to a thunderbolt on account of its force and the eloquence of Cicero to a conflagration on account of its splendor Burke compares the parks of London to the lungs of the human body COMPARE Compare v i 1 To be like or equal to admit or be worthy of comparison as his later work does not compare with his earlier I should compare with him in excellence Shak 2 To vie to assume a likeness or equality Shall pack horses compare with Cæsars Shak COMPARE Compare n 1 Comparison Archaic His mighty champion strong beyond compare Milton Their small galleys may not hold compare With our tall ships Waller 2 Illustration by comprison simile Obs Rhymes full of protest of oath and big compare Shak Beyond compare See Beyond comparison under Comparison COMPARE Compare v t Etym L comparare to prepare procure com parare See Prepare Parade Defn To get to procure to obtain to acquire Obs To fill his bags and richesse to compare Spenser COMPARER Comparer n Defn One who compares COMPARISON Comparison or n Etym F comparaison L comparatio See 1st Compare 1 The act of comparing an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences relative estimate As sharp legal practitioners no class of human beings can bear comparison with them Macaulay The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old Testament afford many interesting points of comparison Trench 2 The state of being compared a relative estimate also a state quality or relation admitting of being compared as to bring a thing into comparison with another there is no comparison between them 3 That to which or with which a thing is compared as being equal or like illustration similitude Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God Or with what comparison shall we compare it Mark iv 30 4 Gram Defn The modification by inflection or otherwise which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity as little less least are examples of comparison 5 Rhet Defn A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality which is common to them both eg the lake sparkled like a jewel 6 Phren Defn The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts Beyond comparison so far superior as to have no likeness or so as to make comparison needless In comparison of In comparison with as compared with in proportion to Archaic So miserably unpeopled in comparison of what it once was Addison Comparison of hands Law a mode of proving or disproving the genuineness of a signature or writing by comparing it with another proved or admitted to be genuine in order to ascertain whether both were written by the same person Bouvier Burrill COMPARISON Comparison v t Defn To compare Obs Wyclif COMPART Compart v t imp p p Comparted p pr vb n Comparting Etym L compartiri com partiri partire to share pars partis part share cf OF compartir See Part v t Defn To divide to mark out into parts or subdivisions R The crystal surface is comparted all In niches verged with rubies Glover COMPARTITION Compartition n Etym LL compartitio Defn The act of dividing into parts or compartments division also a division or compartment Obs Their temples needed no compartitions Sir H Wotton COMPARTMENT Compartment n Etym F compartiment OF compartir to divide See Compart 1 One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space is divided as by partitions or lines as the compartments of a cabinet a house or a garden In the midst was placed a large compartment composed of grotesque work Carew 2 Shipbuilding Defn One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by watertight bulkheads COMPARTNER Compartner n Defn See Copartner Obs COMPASS Compass n Etym F compas fr LL compassus circle prop a stepping together com passus pace step See Pace Pass 1 A passing round circuit circuitous course They fetched a compass of seven days journey 2 Kings iii 9 This day I breathed first time is come round And where I did begin there shall I end My life is run his compass Shak 2 An inclosing limit boundary circumference as within the compass of an encircling wall 3 An inclosed space an area extent Their wisdom lies in a very narrow compass Addison 4 Extent reach sweep capacity sphere as the compass of his eye the compass of imagination The compass of his argument Wodsworth 5 Moderate bounds limits of truth moderation due limits used with within In two hundred years before I speak within compass no such commission had been executed Sir J Davies 6 Mus Defn The range of notes or tones within the capacity of a voice or instument You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass Shak 7 An instrument for determining directions upon the carths surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pinting in a northerly and southerly direction He that firat discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses Locke 8 A pair of compasses R To fix one foot of their compass wherever they please Swift 9 A circle a continent Obs The tryne compas the threefold world containing earth sea and heaven Skeat Chaucer Azimuth compass See under Azimuth Beam compass See under Beam Compass card the eircular card attached to the needles of a mariners compass on which are marked the thirtytwo points or rhumbs Compass dial a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day Compass plane Carp a plane convex in the direction of its length on the under side for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork Compass plant Compass flower Bot a plant of the American prairies Silphium laciniatum not unlike a small sunflower rosinweed Its lower and root leaves are vertical and on the prairies are disposed to present their edges north and south Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the magnet This is the compass flower Longefellow Compass saw a saw with a narrow blade which will cut in a curve called also fret saw and keyhole saw Compass timber Shipbuilding curved or crooked timber Compass window Arch a circular bay window or oriel window It has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a card which moves freely upon a pivot and is read with reference to a mark on the box representing the ships head The card is divided into thirtytwo points called also rhumbs and the glasscovered box or bowl containing it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle in order to preserve its horizontal position Surveyors compass an instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles See Circumferentor Variation compass a compass of delicate construction used in observations on the variations of the needle To fetch a compass to make a circuit COMPASS Compass v t imp p p Compassed p pr vb n Compassing Etym F compasser LL compassare 1 To go about or entirely round to make the circuit of Ye shall compass the city seven times Josh vi 4 We the globe can compass soon Shak 2 To inclose on all sides to surround to encircle to envior to invest to besiege used with about round around and round about With terrors and with clamors compassed round Milton Now all the blessings Of a glad cast a trench about thee and compass thee rounduke xix 43 3 To reach round to circumvent to get within ones power to obtain to accomplish If I can chek my erring love I will If not to compass her Ill use my skill Shak How can you to compass your designs Denham 4 To curve to bend into a circular form Obs except in carpentry and shipbuilding Shak 5 Law Defn To purpose to intend to imagine to plot Compassing and imagining the death of the king are synonymous terms compassing signifying the purpose or design of the mind or will and not as in common speech the carrying such design to effect Blackstone COMPASSABLE Compassable a Defn Capable of being compassed or accomplished Burke COMPASSED Compassed a Defn Rounded arched Obs She came into the compassed window Shak COMPASSES Compasses n pl Defn An instrument for describing circles measuring figures etc consisting of two or rarely more pointed branches or legs usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move Note The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen points pencil points etc those used for measuring without adjustable points are generally called dividers See Dividers Bow compasses See Bowcompass Caliber compasses Caliper compasses See Calipers Proportional Triangular etc compasses See under Proportional etc COMPASSING Compassing a Shipbuilding Defn Curved bent as compassing timbers COMPASSION Compassion n Etym F fr L compassio fr compati to have compassion com pati to bear suffer See Patient Defn Literally suffering with another a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another pity commiseration Womanly igenuity set to work by womanly compassion Macaulay Syn Pity sympathy commiseration fellowfeeling mercy condolence See Pity COMPASSION Compassion v t Defn To pity Obs Shak COMPASSIONABLE Compassionable a Defn Deserving compassion or pity pitiable R Barrow COMPASSIONATE Compassionate a 1 Having a temper or disposition to pity sympathetic merciful There never was any heart truly great and generous that was not also tender and compassionate South 2 Complaining inviting pity pitiable R Shak Syn Sympathizing tender merciful pitiful COMPASSIONATE Compassionate v t imp p p Compassionated p pr vb n Compassionating Defn To have compassion for to pity to commiserate to sympathize with Compassionates my pains and pities me Addison COMPASSIONATELY Compassionately adv Defn In a compassionate manner mercifully Clarendon COMPASSIONATENESS Compassionateness n Defn The quality or state of being compassionate COMPASSLESS Compassless a Defn Having no compass Knowles COMPATERNITY Compaternity n Etym LL compaternitas fr compater godfather com pater father Defn The relation of a godfather to a person Obs The relation of gossipred or compaternity by the cannon law is a spiritual affinity Sir J Da COMPATIBILITY Compatibility n Etym Cf F compatibilit Defn The quality or power of being compatible or congruous congruity as a compatibility of tempers a compatibility of properties COMPATIBLE Compatible a Etym F fr LLcompatibilis fr L compati See Compassion Defn Capable of existing in harmony congruous suitable not repugnant usually followed by with Our poets have joined together such qualities as are by nature the most compatible Broome Syn Consistent suitable agreeable accordant COMPATIBLENESS Compatibleness n Defn Compatibility consistency fitness agreement COMPATIBLY Compatibly adv Defn In a compatible manner COMPATIENT Compatient a Etym L compatients p pr of compati See Compassion Defn Suffering or enduring together Obs Sir G Buck COMPATRIOT Compatriot n Etym F compatriote LL compatriotus com patriota a native See Patriot and cf Copatriot Defn One of the same country and having like interests and feeling The distrust with which they felt themselves to be regarded by their compatriots in America Palfrey COMPATRIOT Compatriot a Defn Of the same country having a common sentiment of patriotism She Britain rears to freedom an undaunted race Compatriot zealous hospitable kind Thomson COMPATRIOTISM Compatriotism n Defn The condition of being compatriots COMPEAR Compear v i Etym F comparior L compar com par to appear 1 To appear Obs 2 Law Defn To appear in court personally or by attorney Scot COMPEER Compeer Etym OE comper through French fr L compar com par equal See Peer an equal and cf 1st Compare Defn An equal as in rank age prowess etc a companion a comrade a mate And him thus answer d soon his bold compeer Milton COMPEER Compeer v t Defn To be equal with to match R In my rights By me invested he compeers the best Shak COMPEER COMPEIR Compeer Compeir v i Defn See Conpear COMPEL Compel v t imp p p Compelled p pr vb n Compelling Etym L compellere compilstum to drive together to compel urge com pellere to drive cf OF compellir See Pulse 1 To drive or urge with force or irresistibly to force to constrain to oblige to necessitate either by physical or moral force Wolsey compelled the people to pay up the whole subsidy at once Hallam And they compel one Simon to bear his cross Mark xv 21 2 To take by force or violence to seize to exact to extort R Commissions which compel from each The sixth part of his substance Shak 3 To force to yield to overpower to subjugate Easy sleep their weary limbs compelled Dryden I compel all creatures to my will Tennyson 4 To gather or unite in a crowd or company A Latinism In one troop compelled Dryden 5 To call forth to summon Obs Chapman She had this knight from far compelled Spenser Syn To force constrain oblige necessitate coerce See Coerce COMPEL Compel v i Defn To make one yield or submit If she can not entreat I can not compel Shak COMPELLABLE Compellable a Defn Capable of being compelled or constrained Blackstone COMPELLABLY Compellably adv Defn By compulsion COMPELLATION Compellation n Etym L compellatio fr compellare to accost fr compellere See Compel Defn Style of address or salutation an appellation Metaphorical compellations Milton He useth this endearing compellation My little children Bp Beveridge The peculiar compellation of the kings in France is by Sire which is nothing else but father Sir W Temple COMPELLATIVE Compellative n Gram Defn The name by which a person is addressed an appellative COMPELLATORY Compellatory a Defn Serving to compel compulsory R COMPELLER Compeller n Defn One who compels or constrains COMPEND Compend n Defn A compendium an epitome a summary A compend and recapitulation of the Mosaical law Bp Burnet COMPENDIARIOUS Compendiarious a Etym L compendiarius Defn Short compendious Obs Bailey COMPENDIATE Compendiate v t Etym L compendiatus p p of compendiare to shorten fr compendium Defn To sum or collect together Obs Bp King COMPENDIOUS Compendious a Etym L compendiosus Defn Containing the substance oe general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass abridged summarized More compendious and exeditious ways Woodward Three things be required in the oration of a man having authority that it be compendious sententious and delectable Sir T Elyot Syn Short summary abridged condensed comprehensive succinct brief concise COMPENDIOUSLY Compendiously dv Defn In a compendious manner Compendiously exressed by the word chaos Bentley COMPENDIOUSNESS Compendiousness n Defn The state or quality of being compendious COMPENDIUM Compendium n pl E Compendiums L Compendia Etym L compendium that which is wieghed saved or shortened a short way fr compendere to weigh com pendere to weigh See Pension and cf Compend Defn A brief compilation or composition containing the principal heads or general principles of a larger work or system an abridgment an epitome a compend a condensed summary A short system or compendium of a sience I Watts Syn See Abridgment COMPENSATE Compensate or 277 v t imp p p Compensated p pr vb n Compensating Etym L compensatus p p of compensare prop to weigh several things with one another to balance with one another verb intens fr compendere See Compendum 1 To make equal return to to remunerate to recompence to give an equivalent to to requite suitably as to compensate a laborer for his work or a merchant for his losses 2 To be equivalent in value or effect to to counterbalance to make up for to make amends for The length of the night and the dews thereof do compensate the heat of the day Bacon The pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries Prior Syn To recompense remunerate indemnify reward requite counterbalance COMPENSATE Compensate v i Defn To make amends to supply an equivalent followed by for as nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation COMPENSATION Compensation n Etym L compensatio a weighing a balancing of accounts 1 The act or principle of compensating Emerson 2 That which constitutes or is regarded as an equivalent that which makes good the lack or variation of something else that which compensates for loss or privation amends remuneration recompense The parliament which dissolved the monastic foundations vouchsafed not a word toward securing the slightest compensation to the dispossessed owners Hallam No pecuniary compensation can possibly reward them Burke 3 Law a The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount a setoff Bouvier Wharton b A recompense or reward for some loss or service c An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real eatate in which it is customary to privide that errors in description etc shall not avoid but shall be the subject of compensation Compensation balance or Compensated balance a kind of balance wheel for a timepiece The rim is usually made of two different expansibility under changes of temperature so arranged as to counteract each other and preserve uniformity of movement Compensation pendulum See Pendulum Syn Recompense reward indemnification consideration requital satisfaction setoff COMPENSATIVE Compensative a Etym LL compensativus Defn Affording compensation COMPENSATIVE Compensative n Defn Compensation R Lamb COMPENSATOR Compensator n 1 One who or that which compensates a name applied to various mechanical devices 2 Naut Defn An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on iron vessels to neutralize the effect of the ships attraction on the needle COMPENSATORY Compensatory a Defn Serving for compensation making amends Jer Taylor COMPENSE Compense v t Etym F compenser See Compensate Defn To compensate Obs Bacon COMPERENDINATE Comperendinate v t Etym L comperendinatus p p of comperendinare to defer the time of trial Defn To delay Bailey COMPESCE Compesce v t Etym L compescere Defn To hold in check to restrain R Carlyle COMPETE Compete v i imp p p Competed p pr vb n Competing Etym L completere competitum com petere to seek See Petition Defn To contend emulously to seek or strive for the same thing position or reward for which another is striving to contend in rivalry as for a prize or in business as tradesmen compete with one another The rival statesmen with eyes fixed on America were all the while competing for European alliances Bancroft COMPETENCE COMPETENCY Competence Competency n Etym Cf F compétence from L competentia agreement 1 The state of being competent fitness ability adequacy power The loan demonstrates in regard to instrumental resources the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause Burke To make them act zealously is not in the competence of law Burke 2 Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life sifficiency without excess Reasons whole pleasure all the joys of sense Lie in three words health peace and competence Pope Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs but competency lives longer Shak 3 Law a Legal capacity or qualifications fitness as the competency of a witness or of a evidence b Right or authority legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause as the competence of a judge or court Kent COMPETENT Competent 94 a Etym F compétent p pr of compéter to be in the competency of LL competere to strive after together to agree with hence to be fit See Compete 1 Answering to all requirements adeqouate sufficient suitable capable legally qualified fit A competent knowledge of the world Arrerbury Competent age Grafton Competent statesmen Palfrey A competent witness Bouvier 2 Rightfully or properly belonging incident followed by to Rare except in legal usage That is the privillege of the infinite Author of things but is not competent to any finite being Locke Syn See Qualified COMPETENTLY Competently adv Defn In a competent manner adequately suitably COMPETIBLE Competible a Defn Compatible suitable consistent Obs Sir M Hale COMPETITION Competition n Etym L competitio See Conpete Defn The act of seeking or endevearing to gain what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time common strife for the same objects strife for superiority emulous contest rivalry as for approbation for a prize or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage followed by for before the object sought and with before the person or thing competed with Competition to the crown there is none nor can be Bacon A portrait with which one of Titians could not come in competititon Dryden There is no competition but for the second place Dryden Where competition does not act at all there is complete monopoly A T Hadley Syn Emulation rivalry rivalship contest struggle contention opposition jealousy See Emulation COMPETITIVE Competitive a Defn Of or pertaining to competition producing competition competitory as a competitive examination COMPETITOR Competitor n Etym L cf F compétiteur 1 One who seeks what another seeks or claims what another claims one who competes a rival And can not brook competitors in love Shak 2 An associate a confederate Obs Every hour more competitors Flock to their aid and still their power increaseth Shak COMPETITORY Competitory a Defn Acting in competition competing rival COMPETITRESS Competitress n Defn A woman who competes COMPETITRIX Competitrix n Etym L Defn A competitress COMPILATION Compilation n Etym L compilatio cf F compilation 1 The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources 2 That which is compiled especially a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents His Goldsmiths compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers Macaulay COMPILATOR Compilator n Etym L Defn Compiler Obs COMPILE Compile v t imp p p Compiled p pr vb n Compiling Etym F compiler frL compilare to plunder pillage com pilare to plunder See Pill v t Pillage 1 To put together to construct to build Obs Before that Merlin died he did intend A brazen wall in compass to compile Spenser 2 To contain or comprise Obs Which these six books compile Spenser 3 To put together in a new form out of materials already existing esp to put together or compose out of materials from other books or documents He Goldsmith compiled for the use of schools a History of Rome Macaulay 4 To write to compose Obs Sir W Temple COMPILEMENT Compilement n Defn Compilation R COMPILER Compiler n Etym OE compiluor cf OF compileor fr L compilator Defn One who compiles esp one who makes books by compilation COMPINGE Compinge v t Etym L compingere Defn To compress to shut up Obs Burton COMPLACENCE COMPLACENCY Complacence Complacency n Etym LL complacentia cf F complaisance See Complacent and cf Complaisance 1 Calm contentment satisfaction gratification The inward complacence we find in acting reasonably and virtuously Atterbury Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacency if they discover none of the like in themselves Addison 2 The cause of pleasure or joy O thou my sole complacence Milton 3 The manifestation of contentment or satisfaction good nature kindness civility affability Complacency and truth and manly sweetness Dwell ever on his tongue and smooth his thoughts Addison With mean complacence neer betray your trust Pope COMPLACENT Complacent a Etym L complacens very pleasing p pr of complacere com placere to please cf F complaisant See Please and cf Complaisant Defn Selfsatisfied contented kindly as a complacent temper a complacent smile They look up with a sort of complacent awe to kings Burke COMPLACENTIAL Complacential a Defn Marked by or causing complacence Obs Complacential love Baxter COMPLACENTLY Complacently adv Defn In a complacent manner COMPLAIN Complain v i imp p p Complained p pr vb n Complaining Etym F complaindre LL complangere com L plangere to strike beat to beat the breast or head as a sign of grief to lament See Plaint 1 To give utterance to expression of grief pain censure regret etc to lament to murmur to find fault commonly used with of Also to creak or squeak as a timber or wheel O lose of sight of three I most complain Milton 2 To make a formal accusation to make a charge Now Master Shallow youll complain of me to the king Shak Syn To repine grumble deplore bewail grieve mourn regret murmur COMPLAIN Complain v t Defn To lament to bewail Obs They might the grievance inwardly complain Daniel By chaste Lucreces soul that late complaind Her wrongs to us Shak COMPLAINABLE Complainable a Defn That may be complained of R Feltham COMPLAINANT Complainant n Etym F complaignant p pr of complaindre 1 One who makes complaint Eager complainants of the dispute Collier 2 Law a One who commences a legal process by a complaint b The party suing in equity answering to the plaintiff at common law He shall forfeit one moiety to the use of the town and the other moiety to the use of the complainant Statutes of Mass COMPLAINER Complainer n Defn One who complains or laments one who finds fault a murmurer Beattie Speechless complainer I will learn thy thought Shak COMPLAINT Complaint n Etym F complainte See Complain 1 Expression of grief regret pain censure or resentment lamentation murmuring accusation faultfinding I poured out my complaint before him Ps cxlii 2 Grievous complaints of you Shak 2 Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring The poverty of the clergy in England hath been the complaint of all who wish well to the church Swift 3 An ailment or disease of the body One in a complaint of his bowels Arbuthnot 4 Law Defn A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer as for a wrong done or a crime committed in the latter case generally under oath an information accusation the initial bill in proceedings in equity Syn Lamentation murmuring sorrow grief disease illness disorder malady ailment COMPLAINTFUL Complaintful a Defn Full of complaint Obs COMPLAISANCE Complaisance n Etym F complaisance See Complaisant and cf Complacence Defn Disposition to please or oblige obliging compliance with the wishes of others a deportment indicative of a desire to please courtesy civility These ladies are by the just complaisance and gallantry of our nation the most powerful part of our people Addison They strive with their own hearts and keep them down In complaisance to all the fools in town Young Syn Civility courtesy urbanity suavity affability good breeding COMPLAISANT Complaisant a Etym F complaisant p pr of complaire to acquiesce as a favor fr L complacere See Complacent Defn Desirous to please courteous obliging compliant as a complaisant gentleman There are to whom my satire seems too bold Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough Pope Syn Obliging courteous affable gracious civil polite wellbred See Obliging Complaisantly adv Complaisantness n COMPLANAR Complanar a Defn See Coplanar COMPLANATE Complanate or a Etym L complanatus p p of complanare to make plane See Plane v t Defn Flattened to a level surface R COMPLANATE Complanate v t Defn To make level R COMPLECTED Complected a Defn Complexioned Low New Eng COMPLEMENT Complement n Etym L complementun cf F complément See Complete v t and cf Compliment 1 That which fills up or completes the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete 2 That which is required to supply a deficiency or to complete a symmetrical whole History is the complement of poetry Sir J Stephen 3 Full quantity number or amount a complete set completeness To exceed his complement and number appointed him which was one hundred and twenty persons Hakluyt 4 Math Defn A second quantity added to a given quantity to make equal to a third given quantity 5 Something added for ornamentation an accessory Obs Without vain art or curious complements Spenser 6 Naut Defn The whole working force of a vessel 7 Mus Defn The interval wanting to complete the octave the fourth is the complement of the fifth the sixth of the third 8 A compliment Obs Shak Arithmetical compliment of a logarithm See under Logarithm Arithmetical complement of a number Math the difference between that number and the next higher power of 10 as 4 is the complement of 6 and 16 of 84 Complement of an arc or angle Geom the difference between that arc or angle and 90º Complement of a parallelogram Math See Gnomon In her complement Her said of the moon when represented as full COMPLEMENT Complement v t 1 To supply a lack to supplement R 2 To compliment Obs Jer Taylor COMPLEMENTAL Complemental a 1 Supplying or tending to supply a deficiency fully completing Complemental ceremony Prynne 2 Complimentary courteous Obs Shak Complemental air Physiol the air averaging 100 cubic inches which can be drawn into the lungs in addition to the tidal air by the deepest possible inspiration Complemental males Zoöl peculiar small males living parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of certain barnacles COMPLEMENTARY Complementary a Defn Serving to fill out or to complete as complementary numbers Complementary colors See under Color Complementary angles Math two angles whose sum is 90° COMPLEMENTARY Complementary n Etym See Complimentary Defn One skilled in compliments Obs B Jonson COMPLETE Complete a Etym L completus p p of complere to fill See Full a and cf Comply Compline 1 Filled up with no part or element lacking free from deficienty entire perfect consummate Complete perfections Milton Ye are complete in him Col ii 10 That thou dead corse again in complete steel Revesitst thus the glimpses of the moon Shak 2 Finished ended concluded completed as the edifice is complete This course of vanity almost complete Prior 3 Bot Defn Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form having calyx corolla stamens and pistil Syn See Whole COMPLETE Complete v t imp p p Completed p pr vb n Completing Defn To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency to perfect to consummate to accomplish to fulfill to finish as to complete a task or a poem to complete a course of education Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence Milton And to complete her bliss a fool for mate Pope Syn To perform execute terminate conclude finish end fill up achieve realize effect consummate accomplish effectuate fulfill bring to pass COMPLETELY Completely adv Defn In a complete manner fully COMPLETEMENT Completement n Defn Act of completing or perfecting completion Obs Dryden COMPLETENESS Completeness n Defn The state of being complete COMPLETION Completion n Etym L completio a filling a fulfillment 1 The act or process of making complete the getting through to the end as the completion of an undertaking an education a service The completion of some repairs Prescott 2 State of being complete fulfillment accomplishment realization Predictions receiving their completion in Christ South COMPLETIVE Completive a Etym L completivus cf F compl Defn Making complete R J Harris COMPLETORY Completory a Defn Serving to fulfill Completory of ancient presignifications Barrow COMPLETORY Completory or n Etym L completorium Eccl Defn Same as Compline COMPLEX Complex a Etym L complexus p p of complecti to entwine around comprise com plectere to twist akin to plicare to fold See Plait n 1 Composed of two or more parts composite not simple as a complex being a complex idea Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together I call complex such as beauty gratitude a man an army the universe Locke 2 Involving many parts complicated intricate When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way the process is difficult and complex Whewell Complex fraction See Fraction Complex number Math in the theory of numbers an expression of the form a bsq root1 when a and b are ordinary integers Syn See Intricate COMPLEX Complex n Etym L complexus Defn Assemblage of related things colletion complication This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel South Complex of lines Geom all the possible straight lines in space being considered the entire system of lines which satisfy a single relation constitute a complex as all the lines which meet a given curve make up a complex The lines which satisfy two relations constitute a congruency of lines as the entire system of lines each one of which meets two given surfaces is a congruency COMPLEXED Complexed a Defn Complex complicated Obs Complexed significations Sir T Browne COMPLEXEDNESS Complexedness n Defn The quality or state of being complex or involved complication The complexedness of these moral ideas Locke COMPLEXION Complexion n Etym F complexion fr L complexio See Complex a 1 The state of being complex complexity Obs Though the terms of propositions may be complex yet it is proprly called a simple syllogism since the complexion does not belong to the syllogistic form of it I Watts 2 A combination a complex Archaic This paragraph is a complexion of sophisms Coleridge 3 The bodily constitution the temperament habitude or natural disposition character nature Obs If his complexion incline him to melancholy Milton It is the complexion of them all to leave the dam Shak 4 The color or hue of the skin esp of the face Tall was her stature her complexion dark Wordswoorth Between the pale complexion of true love And the red glow of scron and proud disdain Shak 5 The general appearance or aspect as the complexion of the sky the complexion of the news COMPLEXIONAL Complexional a Defn Of or pertaining to constitutional complexion A moral rather than a complexional timidity Burke COMPLEXIONALLY Complexionally adv Defn Constitutionally R Though corruptible not complexionally vicious Burke COMPLEXIONARY Complexionary a Defn Pertaining to the complexion or to the care of it Jer Taylor COMPLEXIONED Complexioned a Defn Having such a complexion used in composition as a dark complexioned or a ruddycomplexioned person A flower is the bestcomplexioned grass as a pearl is the best colored clay Fuller COMPLEXITY Complexity n pl Complexities Etym Cf F complexité 1 The state of being complex intricacy entanglement The objects of society are of the greatest possible complexity Burke 2 That which is complex intricacy complication Manycorridored complexities Of Arthurs palace Tennyson COMPLEXLY Complexly adv Defn In a complex manner not simply COMPLEXNESS Complexness n Defn The state of being complex complexity A Smith COMPLEXUS Complexus n Etym L an embracing Defn A complex an aggregate of parts a complication COMPLIABLE Compliable a Defn Capable of bending or yielding apt to yield compliant Another compliable mind Milton The Jews had made their religion compliable and accemodated to their passions Jortin COMPLIANCE Compliance n Etym See Comply 1 The act of complying a yielding as to a desire demand or proposal concession submission What compliances will remove dissension Swift Ready compliance with the wishes of his people Macaulay 2 A disposition to yield to others complaisance A man of few words and of great compliance Clarendon Syn Concession submission consent obedience performance execution acqquiescence assent COMPLIANCY Compliancy n Defn Compliance disposition to yield to others Goldsmith COMPLIANT Compliant a Defn Yielding bending pliant submissive The compliant boughs Milton COMPLIANTLY Compliantly adv Defn In a compliant manner COMPLICACY Complicacy n Defn A state of being complicate or intricate Mitford COMPLICANT Complicant a Etym L complicans p pr Zoöl Defn Overlapping as the elytra of certain beetles COMPLICATE Complicate a Etym L complicatus p p of complicare to fold together See Complex 1 Composed of two or more parts united complex complicated involved How poor how rich how abject how august How complicate how wonderful is man Young 2 Bot Defn Folded together or upon itself with the fold running lengthwise COMPLICATE Complicate v t imp p p Complicated p pr vb n Complicating Defn To fold or twist together to combine intricately to make complex to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult Nor can his complicated sinews fail Young Avarice and luxury very often become one complicated principle of action Addison When the disease is complicated with other diseases Arbuthnot COMPLICATELY Complicately adv Defn In a complex manner COMPLICATENESS Complicateness n Defn Complexity Sir M Hale COMPLICATION Complication n Etym L compliasion cf F complication 1 The act or process of complicating the state of being complicated intricate or confused relation of parts entaglement complexity A complication of diseases Macaulay Through and beyond these dark complications of the present the New England founders looked to the great necessities of future times Palfrey 2 Med Defn A disease or diseases or adventitious circumstances or conditions coexistent with and modifying a primary disease but not necessarily connected with it COMPLICE Complice n pl Complices Etym F fr L complex plicis closely connected with one confederate See Complicate and cf Accomplice Defn An accomplice Obs To quell the rebels and their complices Shak COMPLICITY Complicity n pl Complicities Etym F complicité Defn The state of being an accomplice participation in guilt COMPLIER Complier n Defn One who complies yields or obeys one of an easy yieldy temper Swift COMPLIMENT Compliment n Etym F compliment It complimento fr comlire to compliment finish suit fr L complere to fill up See Complete and cf Complement Defn An expression by word or act of approbation regard confidence civility or admiration a flattering speech or attention a ceremonious greeting as to send ones compliments to a friend Tedious waste of time to sit and hear So many hollow compliments and lies Milton Many a compliment politely penned Cowper To make one a compliment to show one respect to praise one in a flattering wayLocke To make ones compliments to to offer formal courtesias to To stand on compliment to treat with ceremony Syn See Adulation COMPLIMENT Compliment v t Defn To praise flatter or gratify by expressions of approbation respect or congratulation to make or pay a compliment to Monarchs should their inward soul disguise Should compliment their foes and shun their friends Prior Syn To praise flatter adulate commend COMPLIMENT Compliment v i Defn To pass compliments to use conventional expressions of respect I make the interlocutors upon occasion compliment with one another Boyle COMPLIMENTAL Complimental a Defn Complimentary Obs Languages grow rich and abundant in complimental phrases and such froth Sir H Wotton Complimentally adv Obs Boyle Complimentalness n Obs Hammond COMPLIMENTARY Complimentary a Defn Expressive of regard or praise of the nature of or containing a compliment as a complimentary remark a complimentary ticket Complimentary addresses Prescott COMPLIMENTATIVE Complimentative a Defn Complimentary R Boswell COMPLIMENTER Complimenter n Defn One who compliments one given to complimenting a flatterer COMPLINE COMPLIN Compline Complin n Etym From OE complie OF complie F complies pl fr LL completa prop fem of L completus the religious exercise which completes and closes the service of the day See Complete Eccl Defn The last division of the Roman Catholic breviary the seventh and last of the canonical hours of the Western church the last prayer of the day to be said after sunset The custom of godly man been to shut up the evening with a compline of prayer at nine of the night Hammond COMPLOT Complot n Etym F complot prob for comploit frL complicitum prop p p of complicare but equiv to complicatio complication entangling See Complicate and cf Plot Defn A plotting together a confederacy in some evil design a conspiracy I know their complot is to have my life Shak COMPLOT Complot v t i imp p p Complotted p pr vb n Complotting Etym Cf F comploter fr complot Defn To plot or plan together to conspire to join in a secret design We find them complotting together and contriving a new scence of miseries to the Trojans Pope COMPLOTMENT Complotment n Defn A plotting together R COMPLOTTER Complotter n Defn One joined in a plot Dryden COMPLUTENSIAN Complutensian a Defn Of or pertaining to Complutum now Alcala de Henares a city near Madrid as the Complutensian Bible COMPLUVIUM Compluvium n Etym L Arch Defn A space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern COMPLY Comply v i imp p p Complied p pr vb n Complying Etym Perh formed fr compliment influenced by ply pliant which are of different origin cf It complire to compliment finish suit See Compliment Complete 1 To yield assent to accord agree or acquiesce to adapt ones self to consent or conform usually followed by with Yet this be sure in nothing to comply Scandalous or forbidden in our law Milton They did servilely comply with the people in worshiping God by sensible images Tillotson He that complies against his will Is of his own opinion still Hudibras 2 To be ceremoniously courteous to make ones compliments Obs Shak COMPLY Comply v t Etym See comply v i 1 To fulfill to accomplish Obs Chapman 2 Etym Cf L complicare to fold up See Ply Defn To infold to embrace Obs Seemed to comply Cloudlike the daintie deitie Herrick COMPO Compo n pl pos Defn Short for Composition used esp in England colloq in various trade applications as a A mortar made of sand and cement b A carvers mixture of resin whiting and glue used instead of plaster of Paris for ornamenting walls and cornices c A composition for billiard balls d A preparation of which printers rollers are made e A preparation used in currying leather f Composition paid by a debtor COMPONE Compone v t Etym L componere See Compound Defn To compose to settle to arrange Obs A good pretense for componing peace Strype COMPONE Compone a Etym F Defn See Compony COMPONENT Component a Etym L componens p pr of componere See Compound v t Defn Serving or helping to form composing constituting constituent The component parts of natural bodies Sir I Newton COMPONENT Component n Defn A constituent part an ingredient Component of force Mech a force which acting conjointly with one or more forces produces the effect of a single force or resultant one of a number of forces into which a single force may be resolved COMPONY COMPONE Compony Componé a Etym F componé Her Defn Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row said of any bearing or in the case of a bearing having curved lines divided into patches of alternate colors following the curve If there are two rows it is called countercompony COMPORT Comport v i imp p p Comported p pr vb n Comporting Etym F comporter LL comportare frL comportare to bring together com portare to carry See Port demeanor 1 To bear or endure to put up with as to comport with an injury Obs Barrow 2 To agree to accord to suit sometimes followed by with How ill this dullness doth comport with greatness Beau Fl How their behavior herein comported with the institution Locke COMPORT Comport v t 1 To bear to endure to brook to put with Obs The malcontented sort That never can the present state comport Daniel 2 To carry to conduct with a reflexive pronoun Observe how Lord Somers comported himself Burke COMPORT Comport formerly n Etym CfOF comport Defn Manner of acting behavior conduct deportment Obs I knew them well and marked their rude comport Dryden COMPORTABLE Comportable a Defn Suitable consistent Obs Some comportable method Wotton COMPORTANCE Comportance n Defn Behavior comport Obs Goodly comportance each to other bear Spenser COMPORTATION Comportation n Etym L comportatio Defn A bringing together Obs Bp Richardson COMPORTMENT Comportment n Etym F comportement Defn Manner of acting behavior bearing A graceful comportment of their bodies Cowley Her serious and devout comportment Addison COMPOSE Compose v t imp p p Composed p pr vb n Composing Etym F composer com poser to place The sense is that of L componere but the prigin is different See Pose v t 1 To form by putting together two or more things or parts to put together to make up to fashion Zeal ought to be composed of the hidhest degrees of all pious affection Bp Sprat 2 To form the substance of or part of the substance of to constitute Their borrowed gold composed The calf in Oreb Milton A few useful things compose their intellectual possessions I Watts 3 To construct by mental labor to design and execute or put together in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas or to the laws of harmony or proportion as to compose a sentence a sermon a symphony or a picture Let me compose Something in verse as well as prose Pope The genius that composed such works as the Standard and Last Supper B R Haydon 4 To dispose in proper form to reduce to order to put in proper state or condition to adjust to regulate In a peaceful grave my corpse compose Dryden How in safety best we may Compose our present evils Milton 5 To free from agitation or disturbance to tranquilize to soothe to calm to quiet Compose thy mind Nor frauds are here contrived nor force designed Dryden 6 Print Defn To arrange types in a composing stick in order for printing to set type COMPOSE Compose v i Defn To come to terms Obs Shak COMPOSED Composed a Defn Free from agitation calm sedate quiet tranquil self possessed The Mantuan there in sober triumph sate Composed his posture and his look sedate Pope Composedly adv Composedness n COMPOSER Composer n 1 One who composes an author Specifically an author of a piece of music If the thoughts of such authors have nothing in them they at least show an honest industry and a good intention in the composer Addison His Mozarts most brilliant and solid glory is founded upon his talents as a composer Moore Encyc of Mus 2 One who or that which quits or calms one who adjust a difference Sweet composes of the pensive sGay COMPOSING Composing a 1 Tending to compose or soothe 2 Pertaining to or used in composition Composing frame Print a stand for holding cases of type when in use Composing rule Print a thin slip of brass or steel against which the type is arranged in a composing stick or by the aid of which stickfuls or handfuls or type are lifted called also setting rule Composing stick Print an instrument usually of metal which the compositor holds in his left hand and in which he arranges the type in words and lines It has one open side and one adjustable end by means of which the length of the lines and consequently the width of the page or column may be determined COMPOSITAE Compositæ n pl Etym NL from L compositus made up of parts See Composite Bot Defn A large family of dicotyledonous plants having their flowers arranged in dense heads of many small florets and their anthers united in a tube The daisy dandelion and asters are examples COMPOSITE Composite a Etym L compositus made up of parts p p of componere See Compound v t and cf Compost 1 Made up of distinct parts or elements compounded as a composite language Happiness like air and water is composite Landor 2 Arch Defn Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian It is called also the Roman or the Italic order and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century See Capital 3 Bot Defn Belonging to the order Compositæ bearing involucrate heads of many small florets as the daisy thistle and dandelion Composite carriage a railroad car having compartments of different classes Eng Composite number Math one which can be divided exactly by a number exceeding unity as 6 by 2 or 3prime number Composite photograph or portrait one made by a combination or blending of several distinct photographs F Galton Composite sailing Naut a combination of parallel and great circle sailing Composite ship one with a wooden casing and iron frame COMPOSITE Composite n Defn That which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements composition combination compound R COMPOSITION Composition n Etym F composition fr L compositio See Composite 1 The act or art of composing or forming a whole or integral by placing together and uniting different things parts or ingredients In specific uses a The invention or combination of the parts of any literary work or discourse or of a work of art as the composition of a poem or a piece of music The constant habit of elaborate composition Macaulay b Fine Arts The art or practice of so combining the different parts of a work of art as to produce a harmonious whole also a work of art considered as such See 4 below c The act of writing for practice in a language as English Latin German etc d Print The setting up of type and arranging it for printing 2 The state of being put together or composed conjunction combination adjustment View them in composition with other things I Watts The elementary composition of bodies Whewell 3 A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances as a chemical composition A omposition that looks like marble Addison 4 A literary musical or artistic production especially one showing study and care in arrangement often used of an elementary essay or translation done as an educational exercise 5 Consistency accord congruity Obs There is no composition in these news That gives them credit Shak 6 Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy also the terms or conditions of settlement agreement Thus we are agreed I crave our composition may be written Shak 7 Law Defn The adjustment of a debt or avoidance of an obligation by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties also the sum or amount of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment Compositions for not taking the order of knighthood Hallam Cleared by composition with their creditors Blackstone 8 Synthesis as opposed to analysis The investigation of difficult things by the method of analysis ought ever to precede the method of composition Sir I Newton Composition cloth a kind of clotch covered with a preparation making it waterproof Composition deed an agreement for composition between a debtor and several creditors Composition plane Crystallog the plane by which the two individuals of a twin crystal are united in their reserved positions Composition of forces Mech the finding of a single force called the resultant which shall be equal in effect to two or more given forces called the components when acting in given directions Herbert Composition metal an alloy resembling brass which is sometimes used instead of copper for sheathing vessels also called Muntz metal and yellow metal Composition of proportion Math an arrangement of four proportionals so that the sum of the arrangement of four proportionals so that the sum of the third and fourth to the fourthCOMPOSITIVE Compositive a Etym L compositivus Defn Having the quality of entering into composition compounded R COMPOSITIVE Compositive a L compositivus Defn Having the quality of entering into composition compounded R COMPOSITOR Compositor n Etym L an arranger 1 One who composes or sets in order 2 Print Defn One who sets type and arranges it for use COMPOSITOUS Compositous a Bot Defn Belonging to the Compositæ composite R Darwin COMPOSMENTIS Composmentis n Defn One who is compos mentis Colloq COMPOSSIBLE Compossible a Etym Pref com possible Defn Able to exist with another thing consistent R Chillingworth COMPOST Compost nEtym OF compost fr L compositus p p See Composite 1 A mixture a compound R A sad compost of more bitter than sweet Hammond 2 Agric Defn A mixture for fertilizing land esp a composition of various substances as muck mold lime and stable manure thoroughly mingled and decomposed as in a compost heap And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker Shak COMPOST Compost v t 1 To manure with compost 2 To mingle as different fertilizing substances in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost COMPOSTURE Composture n Etym L compositura postura a joining Defn Manure compost Obs Shak COMPOSURE Composure n Etym From Compose 1 The act of composing or that which is composed a composition Obs Signor Pietro who had an admirable way both of composure in music and teaching Evelyn 2 Orderly adjustment disposition Obs Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles Woodward 3 Frame make temperament Obs His composure must be rare indeed Whom these things can not blemish Shak 4 A settled state calmness sedateness tranquillity repose We seek peace and composure Milton When the passions are all silent the mind enjoys its most perfect composure I Watts 5 A combination a union a bond Obs Shak COMPOTATION Compotation n Etym L compotatio com potare to drink Defn The act of drinking or tippling together R The fashion of compotation Sir W Scott COMPOTATOR Compotator n Etym L Defn One who drinks with another R Pope COMPOTE Compote n Etym F See Compost Defn A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form either whole halved or quartered as a compote of pears Littr COMPOTIER Compotier kôNpotya n pl Compotiers F tya F Defn A dish for holding compotes fruit etc COMPOUND Compound n Etym Malay kompund a village Defn In the East Indies an inclosure containing a house outbuildings etc COMPOUND Compound v t imp p p Compounded p pr vb n Compounding Etym OE componen compounen L componere compositum com ponere to put set The d is excrescent See Position and cf Componé 1 To form or make by combining different elements ingredients or parts as to compound a medicine Incapacitating him from successfully compounding a tale of this sort Sir W Scott 2 To put together as elements ingredients or parts in order to form a whole to combine mix or unite We have the power of altering and compounding those images into all the varieties of picture Addison 3 To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part to mingle with something else Only compound me with forgotten dust Shak 4 To compose to constitute Obs His pomp and all what state compounds Shak 5 To settle amicably to adjust by agreement to compromise to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated as to compound a debt I pray my lords let me compound this strife Shak To compound a felony to accept of a consideration for forbearing to prosecute such compounding being an indictable offense See Theftbote COMPOUND Compound v i Defn To effect a composition to come to terms of agreement to agree to settle by a compromise usually followed by with before the person participating and for before the thing compounded or the consideration Heres a fellow will help you tomorrow compound with him by the year Shak They were at last glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower Clarendon Cornwall compounded to furnish ten oxen after Michaelmas for thirty pounds R Carew Compound for sins they are inclined to By damning those they have no mind to Hudibras COMPOUND Compound a Etym OE compouned p p of compounen See Compound v t Defn Composed of two or more elements ingredients parts produced by the union of several ingredients parts or things composite as a compound word Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances I Watts Compound addition substraction multiplication division Arith the addition substraction etc of compound numbers Compound crystal Crystallog a twin crystal or one seeming to be made up of two or more crystals combined according to regular laws of composition Compound engine Mech a form of steam engine in which the steam that has been used in a highpressure cylinder is made to do further service in a larger lowpressure cylinder sometimes in several larger cylinders successively Compound ether Chem See under Ether Compound flower Bot a flower head resembling a single flower but really composed of several florets inclosed in a common calyxlike involucre as the sunflower or dandelion Compound fraction Math See Fraction Compound fracture See Fracture Compound householder a householder who compounds or arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be included in his rents Eng Compound interest See Interest Compound larceny Law See Larceny Compound leaf Bot a leaf having two or more separate blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk Compound microscope See Microscope Compound motion See Motion Compound number Math one constructed according to a varying scale of denomination as 3 cwt 1 qr 5 lb called also denominate number Compound pier Arch a clustered column Compound quantity Alg a quantity composed of two or more simple quantities or terms connected by the sign plus or minus Thus a b c and bb b are compound quantities Compound radical Chem See Radical Compound ratio Math the product of two or more ratios thus abcd is a ratio compounded of the simple ratios ac and bd Compound rest Mech the tool carriage of an engine lathe Compound screw Mech a screw having on the same axis two or more screws with different pitch a differential screw or running in different directions a right and left screw Compound time Mus that in which two or more simple measures are combined in one as 68 time is the joining of two measures of 38 time Compound word a word composed of two or more words specifically two or more words joined together by a hyphen COMPOUND Compound n 1 That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients or parts a combination of simples a compound word the result of composition Shak Rare compound of oddity frolic and fun Goldsmith When the word bishopric was first made it was made as a compound Earle 2 Chem Defn A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight so combined as to form a distinct substance as water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen Note Every definite chemical compound always contains the same elements united in the same proportions by weight and with the same internal arrangement Binary compound Chem See under Binary Carbon compounds Chem See under Carbon COMPOUNDABLE Compoundable a Defn That may be compounded COMPOUND CONTROL Compound control Aëronautics Defn A system of control in which a separate manipulation as of a rudder may be effected by either of two movements in different directions of a single lever etc COMPOUNDER Compounder n 1 One who or that which compounds or mixes as a compounder of medicines 2 One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement or to accomplish ends by compromises Compounder in politics Burke 3 One who compounds a debt obligation or crime Religious houses made compounders For the horrid actions of their founders Hudibras 4 One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take Eng A Wood 5 Eng Hist Defn A Jacobite who favored the restoration of James II on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm COMPRADOR Comprador n Etym Pg a buyer Defn A kind of steward or agent China S W Williams COMPRECATION Comprecation n Etym L comprecatio fr comprecari to pray to See Precarious Defn A praying together Obs Bp Wilkins COMPREHEND Comprehend v t imp p p Comprehended p pr vb n Comprehending Etym L comprehendere comprehensum com prehendere to grasp seize prae before hendere used only in comp See Get and cf Comprise 1 To contain to embrace to include as the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire Who hath comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure Is xl 12 2 To take in or include by construction or implication to comprise to imply Comprehended all in this one word Discretion Hobbes And if there be any other commandment it is briefly comprehended in this saying Rom xiii 9 3 To take into the mind to grasp with the understanding to apprehend the meaning of to understand At a loss to comprehend the question W Irwing Great things doeth he which we can not comprehend Job xxxvii 5 Syn To contain include embrace comprise inclose grasp embody involve imply apprehend imagine conceive understand See Apprehend COMPREHENSIBILITY Comprehensibility n Defn The quality or state of being comprehensible capability of being understood COMPREHENSIBLE Comprehensible a Etym L comprehensibilis cf F compreéhensible 1 Capable of being comprehended included or comprised Lest this part of knowledge should seem to any not comprehensible by axiom we will set down some heads of it Bacon 2 Capable of being understood intelligible conceivable by the mind The horizon sets the bounds between what is and what is not comprehensible by us Locke COMPREHENSIBLENESS Comprehensibleness n Defn The quality of being comprehensible comprehensibility COMPREHENSIBLY Comprehensibly adv 1 With great extent of signification comprehensively Tillotson 2 Intelligibly in a manner to be comprehended or understood COMPREHENSION Comprehension n Etym L comprehensio cf F compréhension 1 The act of comprehending containing or comprising inclusion In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New in the New an open discovery of the Old Hooker 2 That which is comrehended or inclosed within narrow limits a summary an epitome Obs Though not a catalogue of fundamentals yet a comprehension of them Chillingworth 3 The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand the power act or process of grasping with the intellect perception understanding as a comprehension of abstract principles 4 Logic Defn The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term 5 Rhet Defn A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part or that of a part for a whole or a definite number for an indefinite COMPREHENSIVE Comprehensive a Etym Cf F compréhensif 1 Including much comprising many things having a wide scope or a full view A very comprehensive definition Bentley Large and comprehensive idea Channing 2 Having the power to comprehend or understand many things His comprehensive head Pope 3 Zoöl Defn Possessing peculiarities that are characteristic of several diverse groups Note The term is applied chiefly to early fossil groups which have a combination of structures that appear in more fully developed or specialized forms in later groups Synthetic as used by Agssiz is nearly synonymous Syn Extensive wide large full compendious COMPREHENSIVELY Comprehensively adv Defn In a comprehensive manner with great extent of scope COMPREHENSIVENESS Comprehensiveness n Defn The quality of being comprehensive extensiveness of scope Compare the beauty and comprehensiveness of legends on ancient coins Addison COMPREHENSOR Comprehensor n Defn One who comprehends one who has attained to a full knowledge Obs When I shall have dispatched this weary pilgrimage and from a traveler shall come to be a comprehensor farewell faith and welcome vision Bp Hall COMPRESS Compress v t imp p p Compressed p pr vb n Compressing Etym L compressus p p of comprimere to compress com premere to press See Press 1 To press or squeeze together to force into a narrower compass to reduce the volume of by pressure to compact to condense as to compress air or water Events of centuries compressed within the compass of a single life D Webster The same strength of expression though more compressed runs through his historical harangues Melmoth 2 To embrace sexually Obs Pope Syn To crowd squeeze condense reduce abridge COMPRESS Compress n Etym F compresse Surg Defn A folded piece of cloth pledget of lint etc used to cover the dressing of wounds and so placed as by the aid of a bandage to make due pressure on any part COMPRESSED Compressed a 1 Pressed together compacted reduced in volume by pressure 2 Bot Defn Flattened lengthwise Compessed air engine an engine operated by the elastic force of compressed air COMPRESSED YEAST Compressed yeast Defn A cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in which they are grown subjecting to heavy pressure and mixing with starch or flour COMPRESSIBILITY Compressibility n Etym Cf F compressibilité Defn The quality of being compressible of being compressible as the compressibility of elastic fluids COMPRESSIBLE Compressible a Etym Cf F compressible Defn Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass as an elastic or spongy substance COMPRESSIBLENESS Compressibleness n Defn The quality of being compressible compressibility COMPRESSION Compression n Etym L compressio cf F compression Defn The act of compressing or state of being compressed Compression of thought Johnson COMPRESSION PROJECTILE Compression projectile Defn A projectile constructed so as to take the grooves of a rifle by means of a soft copper band firmly attached near its base or formerly by means of an envelope of soft metal In small arms the modern projectile having a soft core and harder jacket is subjected to compression throughout the entire cylindrical part COMPRESSIVE Compressive a Etym Cf F compressif Defn Compressing or having power or tendency to compress as a compressive force COMPRESSOR Compressor n Etym L Defn Anything which serves to compress as a Anat A muscle that compresses certain parts b Surg An instrument for compressing an artery esp the femoral artery or other part c An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope called also compressorium d Mach A machine for compressing gases especially an air compressor COMPRESSURE Compressure n Defn Compression COMPRINT Comprint v t i 1 To print together 2 O Eng Law Defn To print surreptitiously a work belonging to another E Phillips COMPRINT Comprint n O Eng Law Defn The surreptitious printing of anothers copy or book a work thus printed COMPRISAL Comprisal n Defn The act of comprising or comprehending a compendium or epitome A comprisal and sum of all wickedness Barrow COMPRISE Comprise v t imp p p Comprised p pr vb n Comprising Etym From F compris comprise p p of comprendre L comprehendere See Comprehend Defn To comprehend to include Comprise much matter in few words Hocker Friendship does two souls in one comprise Roscommon Syn To embrace include comprehend contain encircle inclose involve imply COMPROBATE Comprobate v i Etym L comprobatus p p of comprobare to approve wholly Defn To agree to concur Obs Sir T Elyot COMPROBATION Comprobation n Etym L comprobatio 1 Joint attestation proof Obs Sir T Browne 2 Approbation Obs Foxe COMPROMISE Compromise n Etym F compromis fr L compromissum a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter fr compromittere to make such a promise com promittere to promise See Promise 1 A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators Obs Burrill 2 A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both sides a reciprocal abatement of extreme demands or rights resulting in an agreement But basely yielded upon compromise That which his noble ancestors achieved with blows Shak All government indeed every human benefit and enjoyment every virtue and every prudent act is founded on compromise and barter Burke An abhorrence of concession and compromise is a never failing characteristic of religious factions Hallam 3 A committal to something derogatory or objectionable a prejudicial concession a surrender as a compromise of character or right I was determined not to accept any fine speeches to the compromise of that sex the belonging to which was after all my strongest claim and title to them Lamb COMPROMISE Compromise v t imp p p Compromised p pr vb n Compromising Etym From Compromise n cf Compromit 1 To bind by mutual agreement to agree Obs Laban and himself were compromised That all the eanlings which were streaked and pied Should fall as Jacobs hire Shak 2 To adjust and settle by mutual concessions to compound The controversy may easily be compromised Fuller 3 To pledge by some act or declaration to endanger the life reputation etc of by some act which can not be recalled to expose to suspicion To pardon all who had been compromised in the late disturbances Motley COMPROMISE Compromise v i 1 To agree to accord Obs 2 To make concession for concilation and peace COMPROMISER Compromiser n Defn One who compromises COMPROMISSORIAL Compromissorial a Defn Relating to compromise R Chalmers COMPROMIT Compromit v t imp p p Compromitted p pr vb n Compromitting Etym L compromittere See Compromise n 1 To pledge by some act or declaration to promise State Trials 1529 2 To put to hazard by some indiscretion to endanger to compromise as to compromit the honor or the safety of a nation COMPROVINCIAL Comprovincial a Defn Belonging to or associated in the same province Obs n Defn One who belongs to the same province Obs The six islands comprovincial In ancient times unto Great Britain Spenser COMPSOGNATHUS Compsognathus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation and remarkable for having several birdlike features COMPT Compt kount formerly kòmt 215 n Etym F compte See Count an account Defn Account reckoning computation Obs Shak COMPT Compt v t Etym F compter See Count v t Defn To compute to count Obs See Count COMPT Compt a Etym L comptus p p of comere to care for comb arrange adorn Defn Neat spruce Obs Cotgrave COMPTER Compter n Defn A counter Obs Shak COMPTE RENDU Compte rendu Etym F Defn A report of an officer or agent COMPTIBLE Comptible a Etym See Compt v t Defn Accountable responsible sensitive Obs I am very comptible even to the least sinister usage Shak COMPTLY Comptly adv Defn Neatly Obs Sherwood COMPTOGRAPH Comptograph n F compter to count graph Defn A machine for adding numbers and making a printed record of the sum COMPTOMETER Comptometer n See Count meter Defn A calculating machine an arithmometer COMPTROL Comptrol n v Defn See Control COMPTROLER Comptroler n Defn A controller a public officer whose duty it is to examine certify accounts COMPULSATIVE Compulsative a Etym From L compulsare v intens of compellere See Compel Defn Compulsatory R Shak COMPULSATIVELY Compulsatively adv Defn By compulsion R COMPULSATORY Compulsatory a Defn Operating with force compelling forcing constraininig resulting from or enforced by compulsion R To recover of us by strong hand And terms compulsatory those foresaid lands Shak COMPULSION Compulsion n Etym L compulsio See Compel Defn The act of compelling or the state of being compelled the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint subjection to force If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries I would give no man a reason upon compulsion Shak With what complusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low Milton Syn See Constraint COMPULSIVE Compulsive a Defn Having power to compel exercising or applying compulsion Religion is inconsistent with all compulsive motives Sharp COMPULSIVELY Compulsively adv Defn By compulsion by force COMPULSORILY Compulsorily adv In a compulsory manner Defn by force or constraint COMPULSORY Compulsory a Etym LL compulsorius 1 Having the power of compulsion constraining 2 Obligatory enjoined by authority necessary due to complusion This contribution therestening fall infinitely short of their hopes they soon made it compulsory Burke COMPUNCT Compunct a Etym LL compunctus p p Defn Affected with compunction consciencestricken Obs COMPUNCTION Compunction n Etym OF compunction F componction L compunctio fr compungere compunctum to prick com pungere to prick sting See Pungent 1 A pricking stimulation Obs That acid piecering spirit which with such activity and compunction invadeth the brains and nostrils Sir T Browne 2 A picking of heart poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain the sting of conscience He acknowledged his disloyalty to the king with expressions of great compunction Clarendon Syn Compunction Remorse Contrition Remorse is anguish of soul under a sense of guilt or consciousness of having offened God or brought evil upon ones self or others Compunction is the pain occasioned by a wounded and awakened conscience Neither of them implies true contrition which denotes selfcondemnation humiliation and repentance We speak of the gnawings of remorse of compunction for a specific act of transgression of deep contrition in view of our past lives See Regret COMPUNCTIONLESS Compunctionless a Defn Without compunction COMPUNCTIOUS Compunctious a Defn Of the nature of compunction caused by conscience attended with or causing compunction That no compunctious vistings of nature Shake my fell purpose Shak COMPUNCTIOUSLY Compunctiously adv Defn With compunction COMPUNCTIVE Compunctive a Defn Sensitive in respect of wrongdoing conscientious Obs Jer Taylor COMPURGATION Compurgation n Etym L compurgatio fr compurgare to purify wholly com purgare to make pure See Purge v t 1 Law Defn The act or practice of justifying or confirming a mans veracity by the oath of others called also wager of law See Purgation also Wager of law under Wager 2 Exculpation by testimony to ones veracity or innocence He was privileged from his childhood from suspicion of incontinency and needed no compurgation Bp Hacket COMPURGATOR Compurgator n Etym LL Defn One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another See Purgation also Wager of law under Wager All they who know me will say they have reason in this matter to be my compurgators Chillingworth COMPURGATORIAL Compurgatorial a Defn Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation Their compurgatorial oath Milman COMPUTABLE Computable a Etym L computabilis Defn Capable of being computed numbered or reckoned Not easily computable by arithmetic Sir M Hale COMPUTATION Computation n Etym L computatio cf F computation 1 The act or process of computing calculation reckoning By just computation of the time Shak By a computation backward from ourselves Bacon 2 The result of computation the amount computed Syn Reckoning calculation estimate account COMPUTE Compute v t imp p p Computed p pr vb n Computing Etym L computare See Count v t Defn To determine calculation to reckon to count Two days as we compute the days of heaven Milton Whats done we partly may compute But know not whats resisted Burns Syn To calculate number count recken estimate enumerate rate See Calculate COMPUTE Compute n Etym L computus cf F comput Defn Computation R Sir T Browne COMPUTER Computer n Defn One who computes COMPUTIST Computist n Defn A computer COMRADE Comrade or 277 n Etym Sp camarada fr L camara a chamber hence a chamberfellowship and then a chamberfellow cf F camarade Cf Chamber Defn A mate companion or associate And turned my flying comrades to the charge J Baillie I abjure all roofs and choose To be a comrade with the wolf and owl Shak COMRADERY Comradery n Etym Cf F camarederie Defn The spirit of comradeship comradeship R Certainly said Dunham with the comradery of the smoker W D Howells COMRADESHIP Comradeship n Defn The state of being a comrade intimate fellowship COMROGUE Comrogue n Defn A fellow rogue Obs COMTISM Comtism or n Etym Named after the French philosopher Auguste Comte Defn Positivism the positive philosophy See Positivism COMTIST Comtist n Defn A disciple of Comte a positivist CON CON Con Defn cum signifying with together etc See Com CON Con adv Etym Abbrev from L contra against Defn Against the affirmative side in opposition on the negative side The antithesis of pro and usually in connection with it See Pro CON Con v t imp p p Conned p pr vb n Conning Etym AS cunnan to know be able and derived from this cunnian to try test See Can v t i 1 To know to understand to acknowledge Obs Of muses Hobbinol I con no skill Spenser They say they con to heaven the highway Spenser 2 To study in order to know to peruse to learn to commit to memory to regard studiously Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he conned As if he had been reading in a book Wodsworth I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson Burke To con answer to be able to answer Obs To con thanks to thank to acknowledge obligation Obs Shak CON Con v t Etym See Cond Naut Defn To conduct or superintend the steering of a vessel to watch the course of a vessel and direct the helmsman how to steer CONACRE Conacre v t Defn To underlet a proportion of for a single crop said of a farm Ireland CONACRE Conacre n Defn A system of letting a proportion of a farm for a single crop Ireland Also used adjectively as the conacre system or principle Mozley W CONARIUM Conarium n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The pineal gland CONATION Conation n Etym L conatio Philos Defn The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind whether muscular or psychical Of conation in other words of desire and will J S Mill CONATIVE Conative or a Etym See Conatus Defn Of or pertaining to conation This division of mind into the three great classes of the cognitive faculties the feelings and the exertive or conative powers was first promulgated by Kant Sir W Hamilton CONATUS Conatus n Etym L fr conatus p p of conari to attempt Defn A natural tendency inherent in a body to develop itself an attempt an effort What conatus could give prickles to the porcupine or hedgehog or to the sheep its fleece Paley CONCAMERATE Concamerate v t Etym L concameratus p p of concamerare to arch over See Camber 1 To arch over to vault Of the upper beak an inch and a half consisteth of one concamerated bone Grew 2 To divide into chambers or cells Woodward CONCAMERATION Concameration n Etym L concameratio 1 An arch or vault 2 A chamber of a multilocular shell Glanvill CONCATENATE Concatenate v t imp p p Concatenated p pr vb n Concatenating Etym L concatenatus p p of concatenare to concatenate See Catenate Defn To link together to unite in a series or chain as things depending on one another This all things friendly will concatenate Dr H More CONCATENATION Concatenation n Etym L concatenatio Defn A series of links united a series or order of things depending on each other as if linked together a chain a succession The stoics affirmed a fatal unchangeable concatenation of causes reaching even to the illicit acts of mans will South A concatenation of explosions W Irving CONCAUSE Concause n Defn A joint cause Fotherby CONCAVATION Concavation n Defn The act of making concave CONCAVE Concave or 277 a Etym L concavus con cavus hollow cf F concave See Cave a hollow 1 Hollow and curved or rounded vaulted said of the interior of a curved surface or line as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell in opposition to convex as a concave mirror the concave arch of the sky 2 Hollow void of contents R As concave as a wormeaten nut Shak CONCAVE Concave n Etym L concavum 1 A hollow an arched vault a cavity a recess Up to the fiery concave towering hight Milton 2 Mech Defn A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll CONCAVE Concave v t imp p p concaved p pr vb n Concaving Defn To make hollow or concave CONCAVED Concaved a Her Defn Bowed in the form of an arch called also arched CONCAVENESS Concaveness n Defn Hollowness concavity CONCAVITY Concavity n pl Concavities Etym L concavitas cf F concavité See Concave Defn A concave surface or the space bounded by it the state of being concave CONCAVOCONCAVE Concavoconcave a Defn Concave or hollow on both sides double concave CONCAVOCONVEX Concavoconvex a 1 Concave on one side and convex on the other as an eggshell or a crescent 2 Optics Defn Specifically having such a combination of concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between them See Illust under Lens CONCAVOUS Concavous a Etym L concavus Defn Concave Abp potter Concavously adv CONCEAL Conceal v t imp p p Concealed p pr vb n Concealing Etym OF conceler L concelare con celareto hide akin to AS helan G hehlen E hele to cover helmet See Hell Helmet Defn To hide or withdraw from observation to cover to cover or keep from sight to prevent the discovery of to withhold knowledge of It is the glory of God to conceal a thing Prov xxv 2 Declare ye among the nations publish and conceal not Jer 1 2 He which finds him shall deserve our thanks He that conceals him death Shak Syn To hide secrete screen cover disguise dissemble mask veil cloak screen To Conceal Hide Disguise Dissemble Secrete To hide is the generic term which embraces all the rest To conceal is simply not make known what we wish to keep secret In the Bible hide often has the specific meaning of conceal See 1 Sam iii 17 18 To disguise or dissemble is to conceal by assuming some false appearance To secrete is to hide in some place of secrecy A man may conceal facts disguise his sentiments dissemble his feelings secrete stolen goods Bur double griefs afflict concealing hearts Spenser Both dissemble deeply their affections Shak We have in these words a primary sense which reveals a future state and a secondary sense which hides and secretes it Warburton CONCEALABLE Concealable a Defn Capable of being concealed CONCEALED Concealed a Defn Hidden kept from sight secreted Concealedly adv Concealedness n Concealed weapons Law dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight a practice forbidden by statute CONCEALER Concealer n Defn One who conceals CONCEALMENT Concealment n Etym OF concelement 1 The act of concealing the state of being concealed But let concealment like a worm i the bud Feed on her damask cheek Shak Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile Shak 2 A place of hiding a secret place a retreat frem observation The cleft tree Offers its kind concealment to a few Thomson 3 A secret out of the way knowledge Obs Well read in strange concealments Shak 4 Law Defn Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known Wharton CONCEDE Concede v t imp p p Conceded p pr vb n Conceding Etym L concedere concessum con cedere to go along give way yield cf F concéder See Cede 1 To yield or suffer to surrender to grant as to concede the point in question Boyle 2 To grant as a right or privilege to make concession of 3 To admit to be true to acknowledge We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms Burke Syn To grant allow admit yield surrender CONCEDE Concede v i Defn To yield or make concession I wished you to concede to America at a time when she prayed concession at our feet Burke CONCEIT Conceit n Etym Through French fr L conceptus a conceiving conception fr concipere to conceive cf OF p p nom conciez conceived See Conceive and cf Concept Deceit 1 That which is conceived imagined or formed in the mind idea thought image conception In laughing there ever procedeth a conceit of somewhat ridiculous Bacon A man wise in his own conceit Prov xxvi 12 2 Faculty of conceiving ideas mental faculty apprehension as a man of quick conceit Obs How often alas did her eyes say unto me that they loved and yet I not looking for such a matter had not my conceit open to understand them Sir P Sidney 3 Quickness of apprehension active imagination lively fancy His wits as thick as Tewksbury mustard theres more conceit in him than is in a mallet Shak 4 A fanciful odd or extravagant notion a quant fancy an unnatural or affected conception a witty thought or turn of expression a fanciful device a whim a quip On his way to the gibbet a freak took him in the head to go off with a conceit LEstrange Some to conceit alone their works confine And glittering thoughts struck out at every line Pope Tasso is full of conceits which are not only below the dignity of heroic verse but contrary to its nature Dryden 5 An overweening idea of ones self vanity Plumed with conceit he calls aloud Cotton 6 Design pattern Obs Shak In conceit with in accord with agreeing or conforming Out of conceit with not having a favorable opinion of not pleased with as a man is out of conceit with his dress To put one out conceit with to make one indifferent to a thing or in a degree displeased with it CONCEIT Conceit v t Defn To conceive to imagine Archaic The strong by conceiting themselves weak are therebly rendered as inactive as if they really were so South One of two bad ways you must conceit me Either a coward or a flatterer Shak CONCEIT Conceit v i Defn To form an idea to think Obs Those whose vulgar apprehensions conceit but low of matrimonial purposes Milton CONCEITED Conceited a 1 Endowed with fancy or imagination Obs He was pleasantly conceited and sharp of wit Knolles 2 Entertaining a flattering opinion of ones self vain If you think me too conceited Or to passion quickly heated Swift Conceited of their own wit science and politeness Bentley 3 Curiously contrived or designed fanciful Obs A conceited chair to sleep in Evelyn Syn Vain proud opinionated egotistical CONCEITEDLY Conceitedly adv 1 In an egotistical manner 2 Fancifully whimsically CONCEITEDNESS Conceitedness n Defn The state of being conceited conceit vanity Addison CONCEITLESS Conceitless a Defn Without wit stupid Obs Thinkst thou I am so shallow so conceitless To be seduced by thy flattery Shak CONCEIVABLE Conceivable a Etym Cf F concevable Defn Capable of being conceived imagined or understood Any conceivable weight Bp Wilkins It is not conceivable that it should be indeed that very person whose shape and voice it assumed Atterbury Conceivableness n Conceivably adv CONCEIVE Conceive v t imp p p Conceived p pr vb n Conceiving Etym OF conzoivre concever conceveir F concevoir fr L oncipere to take to conceive con capere to seize or take See Capable and cf Conception 1 To receive into the womb and begin to breed to begin the formation of the embryo of She hath also conceived a son in her old age Luke i 36 2 To form in the mind to plan to devise to generate to originate as to conceive a purpose plan hope It was among the ruins of the Capitol that I first conceived the idea of a work which has amused and exercised near twenty years of my life Gibbon Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood Is lix 13 3 To apprehend by reason or imagination to take into the mind to know to imagine to comprehend to understand I conceive you Hawthorne O horror horror horror Tongue nor heart Cannot conceive nor name thee Shak You will hardly conceive him to have been bred in the same climate Swift Syn To apprehend imagine suppose understand comprehend believe think CONCEIVE Conceive v i 1 To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb to breed to become pregnant A virgin shall conceive and bear a son Isa vii 14 2 To have a conception idea or opinion think with of Conceive of things clearly and distinctly in their own natures I Watts CONCEIVER Conceiver n Defn One who conceives CONCELEBRATE Concelebrate v t Etym L concelebratus p p of concelebrare to concelebrate Defn To celebrate together Obs Holland CONCENT Concent n Etym L concentus fr concinere to sing together con canere to sing 1 Concert of voices concord of sounds harmony as a concent of notes Archaic Bacon That undisturbed song of pure concent Milton 2 Consistency accordance Obs In concent to his own principles Atterbury CONCENTER CONCENTRE Concenter Concentre v i imp p p Concentered or Concentred p pr vb n Concentering or Concentring Etym F concentrer fr L con centrum center See Center and cf Concentrate Defn To come to one point to meet in or converge toward a common center to have a common center God in whom all perfections concenter Bp Beveridge CONCENTER CONCENTRE Concenter Concentre v t Defn To draw or direct to a common center to bring together at a focus or point as two or more lines to concentrate In thee concentering all their precious beams Milton All is concentered in a life intense Byren CONCENTRATE Concentrate or v t imp p p Concentrated p pr vb n Concentrating Etym Pref con L centrum center Cf Concenter 1 To bring to or direct toward a common center to unite more closely to gather into one body mass or force to fix as to concentrate rays of light into a focus to concentrate the attention He concentrated whole force at his own camp Motley 2 To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of as of a liquid or an ore to intensify by getting rid of useless material to condense as to concentrate acid by evaporation to concentrate by washing opposed to Ant dilute Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength Arbuthnot Syn To combine to condense to consolidate CONCENTRATE Concentrate or v i Defn To approach or meet in a common center to consolidate as population tends to concentrate in cities CONCENTRATION Concentration n Etym Cf F concentration 1 The act or process of concentrating the process of becoming concentrated or the state of being concentrated concentration Concentration of the lunar beams Boyle Intense concetration of thought Sir J Herschel 2 The act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid as by evaporation The acid acquires a higher degree of concentration Knight 3 Metal Defn The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass as by currents of air or water CONCENTRATIVE Concentrative a Defn Serving or tending to concentrate characterized by concentration A discrimination is only possible by a concentrative act or act of attention Sir W Hamilton CONCENTRATIVENESS Concentrativeness n 1 The quality of concentrating 2 Phren Defn The faculty or propensity which has to do with concentrating the intellectual the intellectual powers Combe CONCENTRATOR Concentrator n Mining Defn An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air Knight CONCENTRIC CONCENTRICAL Concentric Concentrical a Etym F concentrique See Concenter Defn Having a common center as circles of different size one within another Concentric circles upon the surface of the water Sir I Newton Concentrical rings like those of an onion Arbuthnot CONCENTRIC Concentric n Defn That which has a common center with something else Its pecular relations to its concentrics Coleridge CONCENTRICALLY Concentrically adv Defn In a concentric manner CONCENTRICITY Concentricity n Defn The state of being concentric CONCENTUAL Concentual a From Concent Defn Possesing harmony accordant R Warton CONCEPT Concept n Etym L conceptus cf neut conceptum fetus p p of concipere to conceive cf F concept See Conceit Defn An abstract general conception a notion a universal The words conception concept notion should be limited to the thought of what can not be represented in the imagination as the thought suggested by a general term Sir W Hamilton CONCEPTACLE Conceptacle n Etym L conceptaculum fr concipere to receive See Conceive 1 That in which anything is contained a vessel a receiver or receptacle Obs Woodward 2 Bot a A pericarp opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it a follicle a double follicle or pair of follicles b One of the cases containing the spores etc of flowerless plants especially of algae CONCEPTIBILITY Conceptibility n Defn The quality of being conceivable conceivableness Cudworth CONCEPTIBLE Conceptible a Etym See Conceive Defn Capable of being conceived conceivable Sir M Hale CONCEPTION Conception n Etym F conception L conceptio fr concipere to conceive See Conceive 1 The act of conceiving in the womb the initiation of an embryonic animal life I will greaty multiply thy sorrow and thy conception Gen iii 16 2 The state of being conceived beginning Joy had the like conception in our eyes Shak 3 The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind the power of recalling a past sensation or perception Under the article of conception I shall confine myself to that faculty whose province it is to enable us to form a notion of our past sensations or of the objects of sense that we have formerly perceived Stewart 4 The formation in the mind of an image idea or notion apprehension Conception consists in a conscious act of the understanding bringing any given object or impression into the same class with any number of other objects or impression by means of some character or characters common to them all Coleridge 5 The image idea or notion of any action or thing which is formed in the mind a concept a notion a universal the product of a rational belief or judgment See Concept He Herodotus says that the sun draws or attracts the water a metaphorical term obviously intended to denote some more general and abstract conception than that of the visible operation which the word primarily signifies Whewell 6 Idea purpose design Note this dangerous conception Shak 7 Conceit affected sentiment or thought Obs He is full of conceptions points of epigram and witticism Dryden Syn Idea notion perception apprehemsion comprehension CONCEPTIONAL Conceptional a Defn Pertaining to conception CONCEPTIONALIST Conceptionalist n Defn A conceptualist CONCEPTIOUS Conceptious a Defn Apt to conceive fruitful Obs Shak CONCEPTIVE Conceptive a Etym Cf F conceptif L conceptivus Defn Capable of conceiving Sir T Browne CONCEPTUAL Conceptual a Defn Pertaining to conception CONCEPTUALISM Conceptualism n Metaph Defn A theory intermediate between realism and nominalism that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects Stewart CONCEPTUALIST Conceptualist n Metaph Defn One who maintains the theory of conceptualism Stewart CONCERN Concern v t imp p p Concerned p pr vb n Concerning Etym F concerner LL concernere to regard concern fr L concernere to mix or mingle together as in a sieve for separating con cernere to separate sift distinguish by the senses and especially by the eyes to perceive see See Certain 1 To relate or belong to to have reference to or connection with to affect the interest of to be of importance to Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ Acts xxviii 31 Our wars with France have affected us in our most tender interests and concerned us more than those with any other nation Addison It much concerns a preacher first to learn The genius of his audience and their turn Dodsley Ignorant so far as the usual instruction is concerned J F Cooper 2 To engage by feeling or sentiment to interest as a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects They think themselves out the reach of Providence and no longer concerned to solicit his favor Rogers CONCERN Concern v i Defn To be of importance Obs Which to deny concerns more than avails Shak CONCERN Concern n 1 That which relates or belongs to one business affair The private concerns of fanilies Addison 2 That which affects the welfare or happiness interest moment Mysterious secrets of a high concern Roscommon 3 Interest in or care for any person or thing regard solicitude anxiety O Marcia let me hope thy kind concerns And gentle wishes follow me to battleAddison 4 Com Defn Persons connected in business a firm and its business as a banking concern The whole concern all connected with a particular affair or business Syn Care anxiety solicitude interest regard business affair matter moment See Care CONCERNED Concerned a Etym See Concern v t 2 Defn Disturbed troubled solicitous as to be much concerned for the safety of a friend CONCERNEDLY Concernedly adv Defn In a concerned manner solicitously sympathetically CONCERNING Concerning prep Defn Pertaining to regarding having relation to respecting as regards I have accepted thee concerning this thing Gen xix 21 The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel Num x 29 CONCERNING Concerning a Defn Important Archaic So great and so concerning truth South CONCERNING Concerning n 1 That in which one is concerned or interested concern affair interest Our everlasting concernments I Watts To mix with thy concernments I desist Milton 2 Importance moment consequence Let every action of concernment to begun with prayer Jer Taylor 3 Concern participation interposition He married a daughter to the earl without any other approbation of her father or concernment in it than suffering him and her come into his presence Clarendon 4 Emotion of mind solicitude anxiety While they are so eager to destory the fame of others their ambition is manifest in their concernment Dryden CONCERT Concert v t imp p p Concerted p pr vb n Concerting Etym F concerter It concertare conertare prob from L consertus p p of conserere to join together con serere to join together influenced by concertare to contend con centare to strive properly to try to decide fr cernere to distinguish See Series and cf Concern 1 To plan together to settle or adjust by conference agreement or consultation It was concerted to begin the siege in March Bp Burnet 2 To plan to devise to arrange A commander had more trouble to concert his defense before the people than to plan the compaign Burke CONCERT Concert v i Defn To act in harmony or conjunction to form combined plans The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with Talbot Bp Burnet CONCERT Concert n Etym F concert It concerto conserto fr concertare See Concert v t 1 Agreement in a design or plan union formed by mutual communication of opions and viewa accordance in a scheme harmony simultaneous action All these discontens how ruinous soever have arisen from the want of a due communication and concert Swift 2 Musical accordance or harmony concord Let us in concert to the season sing Cowper 3 A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part Visit by night your ladys chamber window With some sweet concert Shak And boding screech owls make the concert full Shak Concert pitch See under Pitch CONCERTANTE Concertante It n Etym It orig p pr of concertare to form or perform a concert See Concert Mus Defn A concert for two or more principal instruments with orchestral accompaniment Also adjectively as concertante parts CONCERTATION Concertation n Etym L concertatio Defn Strife contention Obs Bailey CONCERTATIVE Concertative a Etym L concertativus Defn Contentious quarrelsome Obs Bailey CONCERTED Concerted a Defn Mutually contrived or planned agreed on as concerted schemes signals Concerted piece Mus a composition in parts for several voices or instrument as a trio a quartet etc CONCERTINA Concertina n Etym From It concerto a concert Defn A small musical imstrument on the principle of the accordion It is a small elastic box or bellows having free reeds on the inside and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads CONCERTINO Concertino n Etym See Concertina Mus Defn A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra more concise than the concerto CONCERTION Concertion n Defn Act of concerting adjustment R Young CONCERTMEISTER Concertmeister n Etym G Mus Defn The head violinist or leader of the strings in an orchestra the subleader of the orchestra concert master CONCERTO Concerto It n pl Concertos Etym It See Concert n Mus Defn A composition usually in symphonic form with three movements in which one instrument or two or three stands out in bold relief against the orchestra or accompaniment so as to display its qualities or the performers skill CONCERT OF EUROPE EUROPEAN CONCERT Concert of Europe or European concert Defn An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers to take only joint action in the European Eastern Question CONCERT OF THE POWERS Concert of the powers Defn An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers the United States and Japan in 1900 to take only joint action in the Chinese aspect of the Eastern Question CONCESSION Concession n Etym L concessio fr concedere cf F concession See Concede 1 The act of conceding or yielding usually implying a demand claim or request and thus distinguished from giving which is voluntary or spontaneous By mutual concession the business was adjusted Hallam 2 A thing yielded an acknowledgment or admission a boon a grant esp a grant by government of a privilege or right to do something as a concession to build a canal This is therefore a concession that he doth believe the Scriptures to be sufficiently plain Sharp When a lover becomes satisfied by small compliances without further pursuits then expect to find popular assemblies content with small concessions Swift CONCESSIONAIRE CONCESSIONNAIRE Concessionaire Concessionnaire n F concessionnaire Defn The beneficiary of a concession or grant CONCESSIONARY Concessionary a Defn Of or pertaining to a concession n pl ries Defn A concessionaire CONCESSIONIST Concessionist n Defn One who favors concession CONCESSIVE Concessive a Etym L concessivus Defn Implying concession as a concessive conjunction Lowth CONCESSIVELY Concessively adv Defn By way of concession CONCESSORY Concessory a Defn Conceding permissive CONCETTISM Concettism n Defn The use of concetti or affected conceits R C Kingsley CONCETTO Concetto It n pl Concetti Etym It fr L conceptus See Conceit Defn Affected wit a conceit Chesterfield CONCH Conch n Etym L concha Gr Coach n 1 Zoöl Defn A name applied to various marine univalve shells esp to those of the genus Strombus which are of large size S gigas is the large pink West Indian conch The large king queen and cameo conchs are of the genus Cassis See Cameo Note The conch is sometimes used as a horn or trumpet as in fogs at sea or to call laborers from work 2 In works of art the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet 3 One of the white natives of the Bahama Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys so called from the commonness of the conch there or because they use it for food 4 Arch Defn See Concha n 5 The external ear See Concha n 2 CONCHA Concha n Etym LL in sense 1 fr concha See Conch 1 Arch Defn The plain semidome of an apse sometimes used for the entire apse 2 Anat Defn The external ear esp the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear surrounding the entrance to the auditory canal CONCHAL Conchal a Anat Defn Pertaining to the concha or external ear as the conchal cartilage CONCHIFER Conchifer n Etym Cf F conchofère Zoöl Defn One of the Conchifera CONCHIFERA Conchifera n pl Etym NL fr L concha ferre to bear Zoöl Defn That class of Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells the Lamellibranchiata See Mollusca CONCHIFEROUS Conchiferous a Defn Producing or having shells CONCHIFORM Conchiform a Etym Conch form Defn Shaped like one half of a bivalve shell shellshaped CONCHININE Conchinine or n Etym Formed by transposition fr cinchonine Defn See Quinidine CONCHITE Conchite n Etym Cf F conchite See Conch Paleon Defn A fossil or petrified conch or shell CONCHITIC Conchitic a Defn Composed of shells containing many shells CONCHOID Conchoid n Etym Gr conchoïde Geom Defn A curve of the fourth degree first made use of by the Greek geometer Nicomedes who invented it for the purpose of trisecting an angle and duplicating the cube CONCHOIDAL Conchoidal a Etym Cf F conchoïdal Min Defn Having elevations or depressions in form like one half of a bivalve shell applied principally to a surface produced by fracture CONCHOLOGICAL Conchological a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to or connected with conchology CONCHOLOGIST Conchologist n Zoöl Defn One who studies or is versed in conchology CONCHOLOGY Conchology n Etym Conch logy Zoöl Defn The science of Mollusca and of the shells which they form malacology CONCHOMETER Conchometer n Etym Conch meter Zoöl Defn An instrument for measuring shells or the angle of their spire CONCHOMETRY Conchometry n Zoöl Defn The art of measuring shells or their curves conchyliometry CONCHOSPIRAL Conchospiral n Defn A kind of spiral curve found in certain univalve shells Agassiz CONCHYLACEOUS CONCHYLIACEOUS Conchylaceous Conchyliaceous a Etym L conchylium shell Gr Conch Defn Of or pertaining to shells resembling a shell as conchyliaceous impressions Kirwan CONCHYLIOLOGIST CONCHYLIOLOGY Conchyliologist n Conchyliology n Defn See Conchologist and Conchology CONCHYLIOMETRY Conchyliometry n Etym Gr metry Defn Same as Conchometry CONCHYLIOUS Conchylious a Defn Conchylaceous CONCIATOR Conciator n Etym It conciatore fr conciare to adjust dress fr L comtus p p See Compt a Glass Works Defn The person who weighs and proportions the materials to be made into glass and who works and tempers them CONCIERGE Concierge n Etym F Defn One who keeps the entrance to an edifice public or private a doorkeeper a janitor male or female CONCIERGERIE Conciergerie n F 1 The office or lodge of a concierge or janitor 2 A celebrated prison attached to the Palais de Justice in Paris CONCILIABLE Conciliable n Etym L conciliabulum fr concitium assembly cf F conciliabule See Council Defn A small or private assembly especially of an ecclesiastical nature Obs Bacon CONCILIABLE Conciliable a Etym Cf F conciliable Defn Capable of being conciliated or reconciled Milton CONCILIABULE Conciliabule n Etym See Conciliable n Defn An obscure ecclesiastical council a conciliable Milman CONCILIAR CONCILIARY Conciliar Conciliary a Etym Cf F conciliare Defn Of or pertaining to or issued by a council Jer Taylor CONCILIATE Conciliate v t imp p p Conciliated p pr vb n Conciliating Etym L conciliatus p p of conciliare to draw or bring together unite from concilium council See Council Defn To win ower to gain from a state of hostility to gain the good will or favor of to make friendly to mollify to propitiate to appease The rapacity of his fathers administration had excited such universal discontent that it was found expedient to conciliate the nation Hallam Syn To reconcile propitiate appease pacify CONCILIATION Conciliation n Etym L conciliatio Defn The act or process of conciliating the state of being conciliated The house has gone further it has declared conciliation admissible previous to any submission on the part of America Burke CONCILIATIVE Conciliative a Defn Conciliatory Coleridge CONCILIATOR Conciliator n Etym L Defn One who conciliates CONCILIATORY Conciliatory a Defn Tending to conciliate pacific mollifying propitiating The only alternative therefore was to have recourse to the conciliatory policy Prescott CONCINNATE Concinnate v t Etym L concinnatus p p of concinnare to concinnate See Concinnity Defn To place fitly together to adapt to clear Obs Holland CONCINNITY Concinnity n Etym L concinnitas fr concinnus skillfully put together beautiful Of uncertain origin Defn Internal harmony or fitness mutual adaptation of parts elegance used chiefly of style of discourse R An exact concinnity and eveness of fancy Howell CONCINNOUS Concinnous a Etym L concinnus Defn Characterized by concinnity neat elegant R The most concinnous and most rotund of proffessors M Heyne De Quiency CONCIONATE Concionate v i Etym L concionatus p p of concionari to adress Defn To preach Obs Lithgow CONCIONATOR Concionator n Etym L 1 An haranguer of the people a preacher 2 Old Law Defn A common councilman Obs CONCIONATORY Concionatory a Defn Of or pertaining to preaching or public addresses Obs Howell CONCISE Concise a Etym L concisus cut off short p p of concidere to cut to pieces con caedere to cut perh akin to scindere to cleave and to E shed vt cf F concis Defn Expressing much in a few words condensed brief and compacted used of style in writing or speaking The concise style which expresseth not enough but leaves somewhat to be understood B Jonson Where the author is too brief and concise amplify a little I Watts Syn Laconic terse brief short compendious summary succinct See Laconic and Terse CONCISELY Concisely adv Defn In a concise manner briefly CONCISENESS Conciseness n Defn The quality of being concise CONCISION Concision n Etym L concisio cf F concision See Concise Defn A cutting off a division a schism a faction South CONCITATION Concitation n Etym L concitatio See Concite Defn The act of stirring up exciting or agitating Obs The concitation of humors Sir T Browne CONCITE Concite v t Etym L concitare con citare See Cite Defn To excite or stir up Obs Cotgrave CONCLAMATION Conclamation n Etym L conclamatio Defn An outcry or shout of many together R Before his funeral conclamation May Lucan CONCLAVE Conclave or 277 n Etym F fr L conclave a room that may locked up con clavis key See Clavicle 1 The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope 2 The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope hence the body of cardinals It was said a cardinal by reason of his apparent likelihood to step into St Peters chair that in two conclaves he went in pope and came out again cardinal South 3 A private meeting a close or secret assembly The verdicts pronounced by this conclave Johnsons Club on new books were speedily known over all London Macaulay To be in conclave to be engaged in a secret meeting said of several or a considerable number of persons CONCLAVIST Conclavist n Etym Cf F conclaviste It conclavista Defn One of the two ecclesiastics allowed to attend a cardinal in the conclave CONCLUDE Conclude v t imp p p Concluded p pr vb n Concluding Etym L concludere conclusum con claudere to shut See Close v t 1 To shut up to inclose Obs The very person of Christ was concluded within the grave Hooker 2 To include to comprehend to shut up together to embrace Obs For God hath concluded all in unbelief Rom xi 32 The Scripture hath concluded all under sin Gal iii 22 3 To reach as an end of reasoning to infer as from premises to close as an argument by inferring sometimes followed by a dependent clause No man can conclude Gods love or hatred to any person by anything that befalls him Tillotson Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith Rom iii 28 4 To make a final determination or judgment concerning to judge to decide But no frail man however great or high Can be concluded blest before he die Addison Is it concluded he shall be protector Shak 5 To bring to an end to close to finish I will conclude this part with the speech of a counselor of state Bacon 6 To bring about as a result to effect to make as to conclude a bargain If we conclude a peace Shak 7 To shut off to restrain to limit to estop to bar generally in the passive as the defendant is concluded by his own plea a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument If therefore they will appeal to revelation for their creation they must be concluded by it Sir M Hale Syn To infer decide determine settle close finish terminate end CONCLUDE Conclude v i 1 To come to a termination to make an end to close to end to terminate A train of lies That made in lust conclude in perjuries Dryden And to conclude The victory fell on us Shak 2 To form a final judgment to reach a decision Can we conclude upon Luthers instability Bp Atterbury Conclude and be agreed Shak CONCLUDENCY Concludency n Defn Deduction from premises inference conclusion Obs Sir M Hale CONCLUDENT Concludent a Etym L concludens p pr Defn Bringing to a close decisive conclusive Obs Arguments highly consequential and concludent to my purpose Sir M Hale CONCLUDER Concluder n Defn One who concludes CONCLUDINGLY Concludingly adv Defn Conclusively R Digby CONCLUSIBLE Conclusible a Defn Demonstrable determinable Obs Hammond CONCLUSION Conclusion n Etym F fr L conclusio See Conclude 1 The last part of anything close termination end A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest Prescott 2 Final decision determination result And the conclusion is she shall be thine Shak 3 Any inference or result of reasoning 4 Logic Defn The inferred proposition of a syllogism the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises See Syllogism He granted him both the major and minor but denied him the conclusion Addison 5 Drawing of inferences Poetic Your wife Octavia with her modest eyes And still conclusion Shak 6 An experiment or something from which a conclusion may be drawn Obs We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating Bacon 7 Law a The end or close of a pleading eg the formal ending of an indictment against the peace etc b An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position Wharton Conclusion to the country Law the conclusion of a pleading by which a party puts himself upon the country ie appeals to the verdict of a jury Mozley W In conclusion a Finally b In short To try conclusions to make a trial or an experiment Like the famous ape To try conclusions in the basket creep Shak Syn Inference deduction result consequence end decision See Inference CONCLUSIVE Conclusive a Etym Cf F conclusif Defn Belonging to a close or termination decisive convincing putting an end to debate or question leading to or involving a conclusion or decision Secret reasons equally conclusive for us as they were for them Rogers Conclusive evidence Law that of which from its nature the law allows no contradiction or explanation Conclusive presumption Law an inference which the law makes so peremptorily that it will not allow it to be overthrown by any contrary proof however strong Syn Final ultimate unanswerable See Final CONCLUSIVELY Conclusively adv Defn In the way of conclusion decisively positively Burke CONCLUSIVENESS Conclusiveness n Defn The quality of being conclusive decisiveness CONCLUSORY Conclusory a Defn Conclusive R CONCOCT Concoct v t imp p p Concocted p pr vb n Concocting Etym L concoctus p p of concoquere to cook together to digest mature con coquere to cook See Cook 1 To digest to convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition Obs Food is concocted the heart beats the blood circulates Cheyne 2 To purify or refine chemically Obs Thomson 3 To prepare from crude materials as food to invent or prepare by combining different ingredients as to concoct a new dish or beverage 4 To digest in the mind to devise to make up to contrive to plan to plot He was a man of a feeble stomach unable to concoct any great fortune Hayward 5 To mature or perfect to ripen Obs Bacon CONCOCTER Concocter n Defn One who concocts CONCOCTION Concoction n Etym L concoctio 1 A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition digestion Obs 2 The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients also the food or compound thus prepared 3 The act of digesting in the mind planning or devising rumination Donne 4 Med Defn Abatement of a morbid process as a fever and return to a normal condition Obs 5 The act of perfecting or maturing Obs Bacon CONCOCTIVE Concoctive a Defn Having the power of digesting or ripening digestive Hence the concoctive powers with various art Subdue the cruder aliments to chyle J Armstrong CONCOLOR Concolor a Etym L concolor con color color Defn Of the same color of uniform color R Concolor animals Sir T Browne CONCOLOROUS Concolorous a Zoöl Defn Of the same color throughout CONCOMITANCE CONCOMITANCY Concomitance Concomitancy n Etym Cf F concomitance fr LL concomitantia 1 The state of accompanying accompaniment The secondary action subsisteth not alone but in concomitancy with the other Sir T Browne 2 RCCh Defn The doctrine of the existence of the entire body of Christ in the eucharist under each element so that the body and blood are both received by comunication in one kind only CONCOMITANT Concomitant a Etym F fr L con comitari to accompany comes companion See Count a nobleman Defn Accompanying conjoined attending It has pleased our wise Creator to annex to several objects as also to several of our thoughts a concomitant pleasure Locke CONCOMITANT Concomitant n Defn One who or that which accompanies or is collaterally connected with another a companion an associate an accompaniment Reproach is a concomitant to greatness Addison The other concomitant of ingratitude is hardheartedness South CONCOMITANTLY Concomitantly adv Defn In company with others unitedly concurrently Bp pearson CONCORD Concord n Etym F concorde L concordia fr concors of the same mind agreeing con cor cordis heart See Heart and cf Accord 1 A state of agreement harmony union Love quarrels oft in pleasing concord end Milton 2 Agreement by stipulation compact covenant treaty or league Obs The concord made between Henry and Roderick Davies 3 Gram Defn Agreement of words with one another in gender number person or case 4 Old Law Defn An agreement between the parties to a fine of land in reference to the manner in which it should pass being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged to the complainant See Fine Burril 5 Etym Prob influenced by chord Mus Defn An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard a consonant chord consonance harmony CONCORD Concord n Defn A variety of American grape with large dark blue almost black grapes in compact clusters CONCORD Concord v i Etym F concorder L concordare Defn To agree to act together Obs Clarendon CONCORDABLE Concordable a Etym L concordabilis Defn Capable of according agreeing harmonious CONCORDANCE Concordance n Etym F fr LL concordantia 1 Agreement accordance Contrasts and yet concordances Carlyle 2 Gram Defn Concord agreement Obs Aschlam 3 An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the text of a book where each principal word may be found with its immediate context in each place His knowledge of the Bible was such that he might have been called a living concordance Macaulay 4 A topical index or orderly analysis of the contents of a book CONCORDANCY Concordancy n Defn Agreement W Montagu CONCORDANT Concordant a Etym L concordans p pr of concordare cf F concordant See Concord Defn Agreeing correspondent harmonious consonant Were every one employed in points concordant to their natures professions and arts commonwealths would rise up of themselves Sir T Browne CONCORDANTLY Concordantly adv Defn In a concordant manner CONCORDAT Concordat n Etym F concordat L concordato prop p p of concordare See Concord 1 A compact covenant or agreement concerning anything 2 An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters with which both are concerned as the concordat between Pope Pius VIL and Bonaparte in 1801 Hook CONCORD BUGGY Concord buggy konkerd From Concord New Hampshire where first made Defn A kind of buggy having a body with low sides and side springs CONCORDIST Concordist n Defn The compiler of a concordance CONCORPORATE Concorporate v t i Etym L concorporatus p p of concorporare Defn To unite in one mass or body to incorporate Archaic Jer Taylor CONCORPORATE Concorporate a Defn United in one body incorporated Archaic B Jonson CONCORPORATION Concorporation n Etym L concorporatio Defn Union of things in one mass or body R Dr H More CONCOURSE Concourse n Etym F concours L concursus fr concurrere to run together See Concur 1 A moving flowing or running together confluence The good frame of the universe was not the product of chance or fortuitous concourse of particles of matter Sir M Hale 2 An assembly a gathering formed by a voluntary or spontaneous moving and meeting in one place Amidst the concourse were to be seen the noble ladies of Milan in gay fantastic cars shining in silk brocade Prescott 3 The place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies Obs The drop will begin to move toward the concourse of the glasses Sir I Newton 4 An open space where several roads or paths meet esp an open space in a park where several roads meet 5 Concurrence coöperation Obs The divine providence is wont to afford its concourse to such proceeding Barrow CONCREATE Concreate or v t Defn To create at the same time If God did concreate grace with Adam Jer Taylor CONCREMATION Concremation or n Etym L concrematio fr concremare See Cremate Defn The act of burning different things together Obs CONCREMENT Concrement n Etym L concrementum fr concrescere See Concrete Defn A growing together the collection or mass formed by concretion or natural union Obs The concrement of a pebble or flint Sir M Hale CONCRESCENCE Concrescence n Etym L concrescentia Defn Coalescence of particles growth increase by the addition of particles R Sir W Raleigh CONCRESCIBLE Concrescible a Etym F Defn Capable of being changed from a liquid to a solid state Obs They formed a fixed concrescible oil Fourcroy Trans CONCRESCIVE Concrescive a Defn Growing together or into union uniting R Eclec Rev CONCRETE Concrete or a Etym L concretus p p of concrescere to grow together con crescere to grow cf F concret See Crescent 1 United in growth hence formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass united in a solid form The first concrete state or consistent surface of the chaos must be of the same figure as the last liquid state Bp Burnet 2 Logic a Standing for an object as it exists in nature invested with all its qualities as distingushed from standing for an attribute of an object opposed to abstract Hence b Applied to a specific object special particular opposed to general See Abstract 3 Concrete is opposed to a abstract The names of individuals are concrete those of classes abstract J S Mill Concrete terms while they express the quality do also express or imply or refer to some subject to which it belongs I Watts Concrete number a number associated with or applied to a particular object as three men five days etc as distinguished from an abstract number or one used without reference to a particular object Concrete quantity a physical object or a collection of such objects Davies Peck Concrete science a physical science one having as its subject of knowledge concrete things instead of abstract laws Concrete sound or movement of the voice one which slides continuously up or down as distinguished from a discrete movement in which the voice leaps at once from one line of pitch to another Rush CONCRETE Concrete n 1 A compound or mass formed by concretion spontaneous union or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body To divide all concretes minerals and others into the same number of distinct substances Boyle 2 A mixture of gravel pebbles or broken stone with cement or with tar etc used for sidewalks roadways foundations etc and esp for submarine structures 3 Logic Defn A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists a concrete term The concretes father and son have or might have the abstracts paternity and filiety J S Mill 4 Sugar Making Defn Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass CONCRETE Concrete v i imp p p Concreted p pr vb n Concreting Defn To unite or coalesce as separate particles into a mass or solid body Note Applied to some substances it is equivalent to indurate as metallic matter concretes into a hard body applied to others it is equivalent to congeal thicken inspissate coagulate as in the concretion of blood The blood of some who died of the plague could not be made to concrete Arbuthnot CONCRETE Concrete v t 1 To form into a mass as by the cohesion or coalescence of separate particles There are in our inferior world divers bodies that are concreted out of others Sir M Hale 2 To cover with or form of concrete as a pavement CONCRETELY Concretely adv Defn In a concrete manner CONCRETENESS Concreteness n Defn The quality of being concrete CONCRETION Concretion n Etym L concretio 1 The process of concreting the process of uniting or of becoming united as particles of matter into a mass solidification 2 A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together by congelation condensation coagulation induration etc a clot a lump a calculus Accidental ossifications or deposits of phosphates of lime in certain organs are called osseous concretions Dunglison 3 Geol Defn A rounded mass or nodule produced by an aggregation of the material around a center as the calcareous concretions common in beds of clay CONCRETIONAL Concretional a Defn Concretionary CONCRETIONARY Concretionary a Defn Pertaining to or formed by concretion or aggregation producing or containing concretions CONCRETIVE Concretive a Defn Promoting concretion Sir T Browne CONCRETIVELY Concretively adv Defn In a concrete manner CONCRETURE Concreture n Defn A mass formed by concretion Obs Johnson CONCREW Concrew v i Etym See Concrete a and Accrue Defn To grow together Obs Spenser CONCRIMINATION Concrimination n Defn A joint accusation CONCUBINACY Concubinacy n Defn The practice of concubinage Obs Strype CONCUBINAGE Concubinage n 1 The cohabiting of a man and a woman who are not legally married the state of being a concubine Note In some countries concubinage is marriage of an inferior kind or performed with less solemnity than a true or formal marriage or marriage with a woman of inferior condition to whom the husband does not convey his rank or quality Under Roman law it was the living of a man and woman in sexual relations without marriage but in conformity with local law 2 Law Defn A plea in which it is alleged that the woman suing for dower was not lawfully married to the man in whose lands she seeks to be endowed but that she was his concubine CONCUBINAL Concubinal a Etym L concubinalis Defn Of or pertaining to concubinage CONCUBINARIAN Concubinarian a n Defn Concubinary The married and concubinarian as well as looser clergy Milman CONCUBINARY Concubinary a Etym LL concubinarius Defn Relating to concubinage living in concubinage CONCUBINARY Concubinary n pl Concubinaries Defn One who lives in concubinage Jer Taylor CONCUBINATE Concubinate n Etym L concubinatus Defn Concubinage Obs Johnson CONCUBINE Concubine n Etym F fr L concubina con cubare to lie down concumbere to lie together akin to E cubit 1 A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife a paramour Note Concubine has been sometimes but rarely used of a male paramour as well as of a female Trench 2 A wife of inferior condition a lawful wife but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies and of inferior condition Such were Hagar and Keturah the concubines of Abraham and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws Their children were not heirs of their father CONCULCATE Conculcate v t imp p p Concultated p pr vb n Conculcating Etym L conculcatus p p of conculcare to conculcate fr calx heel Defn To tread or trample under foot Obs Bp Montagu Conculcation n Obs CONCUPISCENCE Concupiscence n Etym F fr L concupiscentia Defn Sexual lust morbid carnal passion Concupiscence like a pestilence walketh in darkness Horne CONCUPISCENT Concupiscent a Etym L concupiscens p pr of concupiscere v incho of concupere to long for con cupere See Covet Defn Having sexual lust libidinous lustful lecherous salacious Johnson CONCUPISCENTIAL Concupiscential a Defn Relating to concupiscence Obs Johnson CONCUPISCENTIOUS Concupiscentious a Defn Concupiscent Obs CONCUPISCIBLE Concupiscible a Etym Cf F concupiscible 1 Exciting to or liable to be affected by concupiscence provoking lustful desires Shak 2 Exciting desire good or evil The schools reduce all the passions to these two heads the concupiscible and irascible appetite South CONCUPISCIBLENESS Concupiscibleness n Defn The state of being concupiscible Obs CONCUPY Concupy n Defn Concupiscence Note Used only in Troilus and Cressida Shak CONCUR Concur v i imp p p Concurred p pr vb n Concurring Etym L concurrere to run together agree con currere to run See Current 1 To run together to meet Obs Anon they fierce encountering both concurred With grisly looks and faces like their fates J Hughes 2 To meet in the same point to combine or conjoin to contribute or help toward a common object or effect When outward causes concur Jer Colier 3 To unite or agree in action or opinion to join to act jointly to agree to coincide to correspond Mr Burke concurred with Lord Chatham in opinion Fox Tories and Whigs had concurred in paying honor to Walker Makaulay This concurs directly with the letter Shak 4 To assent to consent Obs Milton Syn To agree unite combine conspire coincide approve acquiesce assent CONCURRENCE Concurrence n Etym F competition equality of rights fr LL concurrentia competition 1 The act of concurring a meeting or coming together union conjunction combination We have no other measure but our own ideas with the concurence of other probable reasons to persuade us Locke 2 A meeting of minds agreement in opinion union in design or act implying joint approbation Tarquin the Proud was expelled by the universal concurrence of nobles and people Swift 3 Agreement or consent implying aid or contribution of power or influence coöperation We collect the greatness of the work and the necessity of the divine concurrence to it Rogers An instinct that works us to its own purposes without our concurrence Burke 4 A common right coincidence of equal powers as a concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts CONCURRENCY Concurrency n Defn Concurrence CONCURRENT Concurrent a Etym F concurrent L concurrens p pr of concurrere 1 Acting in conjunction agreeing in the same act or opinion contibuting to the same event of effect coöperating I join with these laws the personal presence of the kings son as a concurrent cause of this reformation Sir J Davies The concurrent testimony of antiquity Bp Warburton 2 Conjoined associate concomitant existing or happening at the same time There is no difference the concurrent echo and the iterant but the quickness or slowness of the return Bacon Changes concurrent with the visual changes in the eye Tyndall 3 Joint and equal in authority taking cognizance of similar questions operating on the same objects as the concurrent jurisdiction of courts 4 Geom Defn Meeting in one point Syn Meeting uniting accompanying conjoined associated coincident united CONCURRENT Concurrent n 1 One who or that which concurs a joint or contributory cause To all affairs of importance there are three necessary concurrents time industry and faculties Dr H More 2 One pursuing the same course or seeking the same objects hence a rival an opponent Menander had no concurrent in his time that came near unto him Holland 3 Chron Defn One of the supernumerary days of the year over fiftytwo complete weeks so called because they concur with the solar cycle the course of which they follow CONCURRENTLY Concurrently adv Defn With concurrence unitedly CONCURRENTNESS Concurrentness n Defn The state or quality of being concurrent concurrence CONCURRING Concurring a Defn Agreeing Concurring figure Geom one which being laid on another exactly meets every part of it or one which correspondends with another in all its parts CONCUSS Concuss v t Etym L concussus p p of concutere See Concussion 1 To shake or agitate Concussed with uncertainty Daniel 2 Law Defn To force a person to do something or give up something by intimidation to coerce Wharton CONCUSSATION Concussation n Defn A violent shock or agitation Obs Bp Hall CONCUSSION Concussion n Etym L concussio fr concutere concussum to shake violenty con quatere to shake See Cashier Quash 1 A shaking or agitation a shock caused by the collision of two bodies It is believed that great ringing of bells in populous cities hath dissipated pestilent air which may be from the concussion of the air Bacon 2 Med Defn A condition of lowered functional activity without visible structural change produced in an organ by a shock as by fall or blow as a concussion of the brain 3 Civil Law Defn The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value Then concussion rapine pilleries Their catalogue of accusations fill Daniel Concussion fuse Mil one that is ignited by the concussion of the shell when it strikes Syn See Shock CONCUSSIVE Concussive a Defn Having the power or quality of shaking or agitating Johnson COND Cond v t Etym OE conduen condien F conduire to conduct fr L conducere See Conduct and cf Con Naut Conn Cun Naut Defn To con as a ship CONDEMN Condemn v t imp p p Condemned p pr vb n Condemning or Etym L condemnare con damnare to condemn cf F condamner See Damn 1 To pronounce to be wrong to disapprove of to censure Condemn the fault and not the actor of it Why every faults condemned ere it be done Shak Wilt thou condemn him that is most just Job xxxiv 17 2 To declare the guilt of to make manifest the faults or unworthiness of to convict of guilt The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it Matt xii 42 3 To pronounce a judicial sentence against to sentence to punishment suffering or loss to doom with to before the penalty Driven out from bliss condemned In this abhorred deep to utter woe Milton To each his sufferings all are men Condemned alike to groan Gray And they shall condemn him to death Matt xx 18 The thief condemned in law already dead Pope No flocks that range the valley free To slaughter I condemn Goldsmith 4 To amerce or fine with in before the penalty The king of Egypt condemned the land in a hundred talents of silver 2 Cron xxxvi 3 5 To adjudge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service to adjudge or pronounce to be forfeited as the ship and her cargo were condemned 6 Law Defn To doom to be taken for public use under the right of eminent domain Syn To blame censure reprove reproach upbraid reprobate convict doom sentence adjudge CONDEMNABLE Condemnable a Etym L condemnabilis Defn Worthy of condemnation blamable culpable CONDEMNATION Condemnation n Etym L condemnatio 1 The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong censure blame disapprobation In every other sense of condemnation as blame censure reproof private judgment and the like Paley 2 The act of judicially condemning or adjudging guilty unfit for use or forfeited the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture A legal and judicial condemnation Paley Whose condemnation is pronounced Shak 3 The state of being condemned His pathetic appeal to posterity in the hopeless hour of condemnation W Irving 4 The ground or reason of condemning This is the condemnation that light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather light because their deeds were evil John iii 19 CONDEMNATORY Condemnatory a Defn Condemning containing or imposing condemnation or censure as a condemnatory sentence or decree CONDEMNED Condemned a 1 Pronounced to be wrong guilty worthless or forfeited adjudged or sentenced to punishment destruction or confiscation 2 Used for condemned persons Richard Savage had lain with fifty pounds weight of irons on his legs in the condemned ward of Newgate Macaulay CONDEMNER Condemner or n Defn One who condemns or censures CONDENSABILITY Condensability n Defn Capability of being condensed CONDENSABLE Condensable a Etym Cf F condensable Defn Capable of being condensed as vapor is condensable CONDENSATE Condensate a Etym L condensatus p p of condensare See Condense v t Defn Made dense condensed Water thickened or condensate Peacham CONDENSATE Condensate v t imp p p Condensated p pr vb n Condensating Defn To condense R Hammond CONDENSATION Condensation n Etym L condensatio cf F condensation 1 The act or process of condensing or of being condensed the state of being condensed He Goldsmith was a great and perhaps an unequaled master of the arts of selection and condensation Macaulay 2 Physics Defn The act or process of reducing by depression of temperature or increase of pressure etc to another and denser form as gas to the condition of a liquid or steam to water 3 Chem Defn A rearrangement or concentration of the different constituents of one or more substances into a distinct and definite compound of greater complexity and molecular weight often resulting in an increase of density as the condensation of oxygen into ozone or of acetone into mesitylene Condensation product Chem a substance obtained by the polymerization of one substance or by the union of two or more with or without separation of some unimportant side products Surface condensation the system of condensing steam by contact with cold metallic surfaces in distinction from condensation by the injection of cold water CONDENSATIVE Condensative a Etym Cf F condensatif Defn Having the property of condensing CONDENSE Condense v t imp p p Condensed p pr vb n Condensing Etym L condensare con densare to make thick or dense densus thick dense cf F condenser See Dense and cf Condensate 1 To make more close compact or dense to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass to consolidate to abridge to epitomize In what shape they choose Dilated or condensed bright or obscure Milton The secret course pursued at Brussels and at Madrid may be condensed into the usual formula dissimulation procrastination and again dissimulation Motley 2 Chem Physics Defn To reduce into another and denser form as by cold or pressure as to condense gas into a liquid form or steam into water Condensed milk milk reduced to the consistence of very thick cream by evaporation usually with addition of sugar for preservation and transportation Condensing engine a steam engine in which the steam is condensed after having exerted its force on the piston Syn To compress contract crowd thicken concentrate abridge epitomize reduce CONDENSE Condense v i 1 To become more compact to be reduced into a denser form Nitrous acid is gaseous at ordinary temperatures but condenses into a very volatile liquid at the zero of Fahrenheit H Spencer 2 Chem a To combine or unite as two chemical substances with or without separation of some unimportant side products b To undergo polymerization CONDENSE Condense a Etym L condensus Defn Condensed compact dense R The huge condense bodies of planets Bentley CONDENSER Condenser n 1 One who or that which condenses 2 Physic a An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver and a valve to prevent its escape b An instrument for concentrating electricity by the effect of induction between conducting plates separated by a nonconducting plate c A lens or mirror usually of short focal distance used to concentrate light upon an object 3 Chem Defn An apparatus for receiving and condensing the volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid form by cooling 4 Steam Engine Defn An apparatus separate from the cylinder in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of cold water or air See Illust of Steam engine Achromatic condenser Optics an achromatic lens used as a condenser Bullseye condenser or Bullseye Optics a lens of short focal distance used for concentrating rays of light Injection condenser a vessel in which steam is condensed by the direct contact of water Surface condenser an apparatus for condensing steam especially the exhaust of a steam engine by bringing it into contact with metallic surface cooled by water or air CONDENSIBLE Condensible a Defn Capable of being condensed as a gas condensible to a liquid by cold CONDER Conder n Etym From Cond Defn One who watches shoals of fish a balker See Balker CONDESCEND Condescend v i imp p p Condescended p pr vb n Condescending Etym F condescendre LL condescendere fr L con descendere See Descend 1 To stoop or descend to let ones self down to submit to waive the privilege of rank or dignity to accommodate ones self to an inferior Condescend to men of low estate Rom xii 16 Can they think me so broken so debased With corporal servitude that my mind ever Will condescend to such absurd commands Milton Spains mighty monarch In gracious clemency does condescend On these conditions to become your friend Dryden Note Often used ironically implying an assumption of superiority Those who thought they were honoring me by condescending to address a few words to me F W Robinson 2 To consent Obs All parties willingly condescended heruento R Carew Syn To yield stoop descend deign vouchsafe CONDESCENDENCE CONDESCENDENCY Condescendence Condescendency n Etym Cf F condescendance Defn Condescension Obs CONDESCENDINGLY Condescendingly adv Defn In a condescending manner Atterbury CONDESCENSION Condescension n Etym L condescensio Defn The act of condescending voluntary descent from ones rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior courtesy toward inferiors It forbids pride and commands humility modesty and condescension to others Tillotson Such a dignity and condescension as are suitable to a superior nature Addison Syn Complaisance courtesy affability CONDESCENT Condescent n Etym Cf Condescend Descent Defn An act of condescension Obs Dr H More CONDIGN Condign a Etym F condigne L condignus very worthy con dignus worthy See Deign and cf Digne 1 Worthy suitable deserving fit Obs Condign and worthy praise Udall Herself of all that rule she deemend most condign Spenser 2 Deserved adequate suitable to the fault or crime Condign censure Milman Unless it were a bloody murderer I never gave them condign punishment Shak CONDIGNITY Condignity n Etym Cf F condignité Scholastic Theol Defn Merit acguired by works which can claim reward on the score of general benevolence Such a worthiness of condignity and proper merit of the heavenly glory cannot be found in any the best most perfect and excellent of created beings Bp Bull CONDIGNLY Condignly adv Defn According to merit CONDIGNNESS Condignness n Defn Agreeableness to deserts suitableness CONDIMENT Condiment n Etym L condimentum fr condire See Condite Defn Something used to give relish to food and to gratify the taste a pungment and appetizing substance as pepper or mustard seasoning As for radish and the like they are for condiments and not for nourishment Bacon CONDISCIPLE Condisciple n Etym L condiscipulus See Disciple Defn A schoolfellow a fellowstudent R CONDITE Condite a Etym L conditus p p of condire to preserve pickle season See Recondite Defn Preserved pickled Obs Burton CONDITE Condite v t Defn To pickle to preserve as to condite pears quinces etc Obs Jer Taylor CONDITION Condition n Etym F fr L conditio better condicio agreement compact condition con a root signifying to show point out akin to dicere to say dicare to proclaim dedicate See Teach Token 1 Mode or state of being state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences or to physical or mental integrity health strength etc predicament rank position estate I am in my condition A prince Miranda I do think a king Shak And O what mans condition can be worse Than his whom plenty starves and blessings curse Cowley The new conditions of life Darwin 2 Essential quality property attribute It seemed to us a condition and property of divine powers and beings to be hidden and unseen to others Bacon 3 Temperament disposition character Obs The condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil Shak 4 That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect an essential qualification stipulation terms specified I had as lief take her dowry with this condition to be whipped at the high cross every morning Shak Many are apt to believe remission of sins but they believe it without the condition of repentance Jer Taylor 5 Law Defn A clause in a contract or agreement which has for its object to suspend to defeat or in some way to modify the principal obligation or in case of a will to suspend revoke or modify a devise or bequest It is also the case of a future uncertain event which may or may not happen and on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of which the accomplishment recission or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend Blount Tomlins Bouvier Wharton Equation of condition Math See under Equation On or Upon condition that used for if in introducing conditional sentences Upon condition thou wilt swear to pay him tribute thou shalt be placed as viceroy under him Shak Conditions of sale the terms on which it is proposed to sell property by auction also the instrument containing or expressing these terms Syn State situation circumstances station case mode plight predicament stipulation qualification requisite article provision arrangement See State CONDITION Condition v i imp p p Conditioned p pr vb n Conditioning 1 To make terms to stipulate Pay me back my credit And Ill condition with ye Beau Fl 2 Metaph Defn To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible To think of a thing is to condition Sir W Hamilton CONDITION Condition v t Etym Cf LL conditionare See Condition n 1 To invest with or limit by conditions to burden or qualify by a condition to impose or be imposed as the condition of Seas that daily gain upon the shore Have ebb and flow conditioning their march Tennyson 2 To contract to stipulate to agree It was conditioned between Saturn and Titan that Saturn should put to death all his male children Sir W Raleigh 3 U S Colleges Defn To put under conditions to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study as a condition of remaining in ones class or in college as to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study 4 To test or assay as silk to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains McElrath Defn train acclimate CONDITIONAL Conditional a Etym L conditionalis 1 Containing implying or depending on a condition or conditions not absolute made or granted on certain terms as a conditional promise Every covenant of God with man may justly be made as in fact it is made with this conditional punishment annexed and declared Bp Warburton 2 Gram Logic Defn Expressing a condition or supposition as a conditional word mode or tense A conditional proposition is one which asserts the dependence of one categorical proposition on another Whately The words hypothetical and conditional may be used synonymously J S Mill CONDITIONAL Conditional n 1 A limitation Obs Bacon 2 A conditional word mode or proposition Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals L H Atwater CONDITIONALITY Conditionality n Defn The quality of being conditional or limited limitation by certain terms CONDITIONALLY Conditionally adv Defn In a conditional manner subject to a condition or conditions not absolutely or positively Shak CONDITIONATE Conditionate a Etym LL conditionatus p p See Condition v t Defn Conditional Obs Baraks answer is faithful though conditionate Bp Hall CONDITIONATE Conditionate v t 1 To qualify by conditions to regulate Obs 2 To put under conditions to render conditional CONDITIONED Conditioned a 1 Surrounded circumstanced in a certain state or condition as of property or health as a well conditioned man The best conditioned and unwearied spirit Shak 2 Having or known under or by conditions or relations not independent not absolute Under these thought is possible only in the conditioned interval Sir W Hamilton CONDITIONLY Conditionly adv Defn Conditionally Obs CONDITORY Conditory n pl Conditories Etym L conditorium fr condere to hide See Recondite Defn A repository for holding things a hinding place CONDOG Condog v i Etym A punning corruption of concur Defn To concur to agree Burlesque Note This word appears in early dictionaries as a synonym for the word agree thus Agree concurre cohere condog condescend Cockeram CONDOLATORY Condolatory a Defn Expressing condolence Smart CONDOLE Condole v i imp p p Condoled p pr vb n Condoling Etym L condolere con dolere to feel pain grieve See Doleful Defn To express sympathetic sorrow to grieve in sympathy followed by with Your friends would have cause to rejoice rather than condole with you Sir W Temple CONDOLE Condole v t Defn To lament or grieve over R I come not Samson to condole thy chance Milton CONDOLEMENT Condolement n 1 Condolence A pitiful condolement Milton 2 Sorrow mourning lamentation Shak CONDOLENCE Condolence n Etym Cf F condoléance Defn Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief Their congratulations and their condolences Steele A special mission of condolence Macaulay CONDOLER Condoler n Defn One who condoles CONDONATION Condonation n Etym L condonatio a giving away 1 The act of condoning or pardoning 2 Law Defn Forgiveness either express or implied by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband for a breach of marital duty as adultery with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated Bouvier Wharton CONDONE Condone v t imp p p Condoned p pr vb n Condoning Etym L condonare donatum to give up remit forgive con donare to give See Donate 1 To pardon to forgive A fraud which he had either concocted or condoned W Black It would have been magnanimous in the men then in power to have overlooked all these things and condoning the politics to have rewarded the poetry of Burns J C Shairp 2 Law Defn To pardon to overlook the offense of esp to forgive for a violation of the marriage law said of either the husband or the wife CONDOR Condor n Etym Sp condor fr Peruvian cuntur Zoöl Defn A very large bird of the Vulture family Sarcorhamphus gryphus found in the most elevated parts of the Andes CONDOTTIERE Condottiere n pl Condottieri Etym It captain Defn A military adventurer of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries who sold his services and those of his followers to any party in any contest CONDUCE Conduce v i imp p p Conduced p pr vb n Conducing Etym L conducere to bring together conduce hire con ducere to lead See Duke and cf Conduct n Cond Defn To lead or tend esp with reference to a favorable or desirable result to contribute usually followed by to or toward He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both Macaulay The reasons you allege do more conduce To the hot passion of distemperd blood Shak Syn To contribute aid assist tend subserve CONDUCE Conduce v t Defn To conduct to lead to guide Obs He was sent to conduce hither the princess Sir H Wotton CONDUCENT Conducent a Etym L conducens p pr Defn Conducive tending Conducent to the good success of this business Abp Laud CONDUCIBILITY Conducibility n Defn The state or quality of being conducible conducibleness Bp Wilkins CONDUCIBLE Conducible a Etym L conducibilis Defn Conducive tending contributing Bacon All his laws are in themselves conducible to the temporal interest of them that observe them Bentley CONDUCIBLENESS Conducibleness n Defn Quality of being conducible CONDUCIBLY Conducibly adv Defn In a manner to promote R CONDUCIVE Conducive a Defn Loading or tending helpful contributive tending to promote However conducive to the good or our country Addison CONDUCIVENESS Conduciveness n Defn The quality of conducing CONDUCT Conduct n Etym LL conductus defense escort fr L conductus p p of conducere See Conduce and cf Conduit 1 The act or method of conducting guidance management Christianity has humanized the conduct of war Paley The conduct of the state the administration of its affairs Ld Brougham 2 Skillful guidance or management generalship Conduct of armies is a princes art Waller Attacked the Spaniards with great impetuosity but with so little conduct that his forces were totally routed Robertson 3 Convoy escort guard guide Archaic I will be your conduct B Jonson In my conduct shall your ladies come Shak 4 That which carries or conveys anything a channel a conduit an instrument Obs Although thou been conduct of my chame Shak 5 The manner of guiding or carrying ones self personal deportment mode of action behavior All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury Macaulay What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed so luckily begun But when we have our wish we wish undone Dryden 6 Plot action construction manner of development The book of Job in conduct and diction Macaulay Conduct money Naut a portion of a seamans wages retained till the end of his engagement and paid over only if his conduct has been satisfactory Syn Behavior deportment demeanor bearing management guidance See Behavior CONDUCT Conduct v t imp p p Conducted p pr vb n Conducting Etym See Conduct n 1 To lead or guide to escort to attend I can conduct you lady to a low But loyal cottage where you may be safe Milton 2 To lead as a commander to direct to manage to carry on as to conduct the affairs of a kingdom Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege Prescott 3 To behave with the reflexive as he conducted himself well 4 Physics Defn To serve as a medium for conveying to transmit as heat light electricity etc 5 Mus Defn To direct as the leader in the performance of a musical composition CONDUCT Conduct v i 1 To act as a conductor as of heat electricity etc to carry 2 To conduct ones self to behave U S CONDUCTANCE Conductance konduktans n Conduct v ance Elec Defn Conducting power the reciprocal of resistance A suggested unit is the mho the reciprocal of the ohm Conductance is an attribute of any specified conductor and refers to its shape length and other factors Conductivity is an attribute of any specified material without direct reference to its shape or other factors Sloanes Elec Dict CONDUCTIBILITY Conductibility n Etym Cf F conductibilité 1 Capability of being conducted as the conductibility of heat or electricity 2 Conductivity capacity for receiving and transmitting CONDUCTIBLE Conductible a Defn Capable of being conducted CONDUCTION Conduction n Etym L conductio a bringing together cf F conduction 1 The act of leading or guiding Sir W Raleigh 2 The act of training up Obs B Jonson 3 Physics Defn Transmission through or by means of a conductor also conductivity The communication of heat from one body to another when they are in contact or through a homogenous body from particle to particle constitutes conduction Amer Cyc CONDUCTIVE Conductive a Defn Having the quality or power of conducting as the conductive tissue of a pistil The ovarian walls are seen to be distinctly conductive Goodale Grays Bot CONDUCTIVITY Conductivity n Defn The quality or power of conducting or of receiving and transmitting as the conductivity of a nerve Thermal conductivity Physics the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through unit area of plate whose thickness is unity when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one degree J D Everett Thermometic conductivity Physics the thermal conductivity when the unit of heat employed is the heat required to raise unit volume of the substance one degree CONDUCTOR Conductor n Etym LL a carrier transporter L a lessee 1 One who or that which conducts a leader a commander a guide a manager a director Zeal the blind conductor of the will Dryden 2 One in charge of a public conveyance as of a railroad train or a street car U S 3 Mus Defn The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus 4 Physics Defn A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces esp heat or electricity specifically a lightning rod 5 Surg Defn A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments as lithontriptic forceps etc a director 6 Arch Defn Same as Leader Prime conductor Elec the largest conductor of an electrical machine serving to collect accumulate or retain the electricity CONDUCTORY Conductory a Etym LL conductorius Defn Having the property of conducting R CONDUCTRESS Conductress n Defn A woman who leads or directs a directress CONDUIT Conduit or 277 n Etym F fr LL conductus escort conduit See Conduct 1 A pipe canal channel or passage for conveying water or fluid All the conduits of my blood froze up Shak This is the fountain of all those bitter waters of which through a hundred different conduits we have drunk Burke 2 Arch a A structure forming a reservoir for water Oxf Gloss b A narrow passage for private communication CONDUIT SYSTEM CONDUIT RAILWAY Conduit system Elec Defn A system of electric traction esp for light railways in which the actuating current passes along a wire or rail laid in an underground conduit from which the current is picked up by a plow or other device fixed to the car or electric locomotive Hence Conduit railway CONDUPLICATE Conduplicate a Etym L conduplicatus p p of conduplicare See Duplicate Bot Defn Folded lengthwise along the midrib the upper face being within said of leaves or petals in vernation or æstivation CONDUPLICATION Conduplication n Etym L conduplicatio Defn A doubling together or folding a duplication R CONDURANGO Condurango n Med Defn See Cundurango CONDURRITE Condurrite n Min Defn A variety of the mineral domeykite or copper arsenide from the Condurra mine in Cornwall England CONDYLAR Condylar a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to a condyle Condylar foramen Anat a formen in front of each condyle of the occipital bone sometimes called the anterior condylar foramen when a second or posterior foramen is present behind the condyle as often happens in man CONDYLE Condyle or n Etym L condylus knuckle joint Gr condyle Anat Defn A bony prominence particularly an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface CONDYLOID Condyloid a Etym Condyle oid cf F condyloïde Anat Defn Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle CONDYLOMA CONDYLOME Condyloma Condylome n pl Condylomata or E Condylomes Etym NL condyloma fr Gr oma Med Defn A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrance Note There are two kinds of condylomata the pointed and the broad the latter being of syphilitic origin CONDYLOPOD Condylopod n Etym Gr pod Zoöl Defn An arthropod CONE Cone n Etym L conus cone in sense 1 Gr çana whetstone L cuneus wedge and prob to E hone See Hone n 1 Geom Defn A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle called also a right cone More generally any solid having a vertical point and bounded by a surface which is described by a straight line always passing through that vertical point a solid having a circle for its base and tapering to a point or vertex 2 Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone as a volcanic cone a collection of scoriæ around the crater of a volcano usually heaped up in a conical form Now had Night measured with her shadowy cone Half way up hill this vast sublunar vault Milton 3 Bot Defn The fruit or strobile of the Coniferæ as of the pine fir cedar and cypress It is composed of woody scales each one of which has one or two seeds at its base 4 Zoöl Defn A shell of the genus Conus having a conical form Cone of rays Opt the pencil of rays of light which proceed from a radiant point to a given surface as that of a lens or conversely Cone pulley See in the Vocabulary Oblique or Scalene cone a cone of which the axis is inclined to the plane of its base Eight cone See Cone 1 CONE Cone v t Defn To render coneshaped to bevel like the circular segment of a cone as to cone the tires of car wheels CONE CLUTCH Cone clutch Mach Defn A friction clutch with conical bearing surfaces CONEFLOWER Coneflower n Defn Any plant of the genus Rudbeckia so called from the cone shaped disk of the flower head Also any plant of the related genera Ratibida and Brauneria the latter usually known as purple coneflower CONEINCONE Coneincone a Geol Defn Consisting of a series of parallel cones each made up of many concentric cones closely packed together said of a kind of structure sometimes observed in sedimentary rocks CONEINE Coneine or 104 n Chem Defn See Conine CONENOSE Conenose n Defn A large hemipterous insect of the family Reduviidæ often found in houses esp in the southern and western United States It bites severely and is one of the species called kissing bugs It is also called big bedbug CONEPATE CONEPATL Conepate Conepatl n Etym Mexican conepatl and epatl Zoöl Defn The skunk CONE PULLEY Cone pulley Defn A pulley for driving machines etc having two or more parts or steps of different diameters a pulley having a conical shape CONESTOGA WAGON CONESTOGA WAIN Conestoga wagon Conestoga wain From Conestoga Pennsylvania Defn A kind of large broadwheeled wagon usually covered for traveling in soft soil and on prairies CONEY Coney or n 1 Zoöl Defn A rabbit See Cony 2 Zoöl Defn A fish See Cony CONFAB Confab n Etym Contr from confabulation Defn Familiar talk or conversation Colloq CONFABULATE Confabulate v i imp p p Confabulated p pr vb n Confabulating Etym L confabulatus p p of confabulary to converse together con fabulary to speak fr fabula See Fable Defn To talk familiarly together to chat to prattle I shall not ask Jean Jaques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no Cowper CONFABULATION Confabulation n Etym L confabulatio Defn Familiar talk easy unrestrained unceremonious conversation Friends confabulations are comfortable at all times as fire in winter Burton CONFABULATORY Confabulatory a Defn Of the nature of familiar talk in the form of a dialogue Weever CONFALON Confalon n Etym F See Confalon R C Ch Defn One of a fraternity of seculars also called Penitents CONFARREATION Confarreation n Etym L confarreatio fr confarreare to marry con farreum sc libum cake a spelt cake fr farreus made of spelt fr far a sort of grain Antiq Defn A form of marriage among the Romans in which an offering of bread was made in presence of the high priest and at least ten witnesses CONFATED Confated pa Defn Fated or decreed with something else R A Tucker CONFECT Confect v t imp p p Confected p pr vb n Confecting Etym L confectus p p of conficere to prepare See Comfit 1 To prepare as sweetmeats to make a confection of Obs Saffron confected in Cilicia W Browne 2 To construct to form to mingle or mix Obs Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps and tapers Sir T Herbert My joys are still confected with some fears Stirling CONFECT Confect n Defn A comfit a confection Obs At supper eat a pippin roasted and sweetened with sugar of roses and caraway confects Harvey CONFECTION Confection n Etym F fr L confectio 1 A composition of different materials Obs A new confection of mold Bacon 2 A preparation of fruits or roots etc with sugar a sweetmeat Certain confections are like to candied conserves and are made of sugar and lemons Bacon 3 A composition of drugs Shak 4 Med Defn A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar sirup or honey Note The pharmacopoeias formerly made a distinction between conserves made of fresh vegetable substances and sugar and electuaries medicinal substances combined with sirup or honey but the distinction is now abandoned and all are called confections CONFECTIONARY Confectionary n Etym Cf LL confectionaris a pharmacist Defn A confectioner Obs He will take your daughters to be confectionaries and to be cooks 1 Sam viii 13 CONFECTIONARY Confectionary a Defn Prepared as a confection The biscuit or confectionary plum Cowper CONFECTIONER Confectioner n 1 A compounder Obs Canidia Neapolitana was confectioner of unguents Haywood 2 One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections candies etc CONFECTIONERS SUGAR Confectioners sugar Defn A highly refined sugar in impalpable powder esp suited to confectioners uses CONFECTIONERY Confectionery n 1 Sweetmeats in general things prepared and sold by a confectioner confections candies 2 A place where candies sweetmeats and similar things are made or sold CONFECTORY Confectory a Defn Pertaining to the art of making sweetmeats Obs Beaumont CONFECTURE Confecture n Defn Same as Confiture Obs CONFEDER Confeder v i Etym Cf F conf See Confederate Defn To confederate Obs Sir T North CONFEDERACY Confederacy n pl Confederacies Etym From Confederate a 1 A league or compact between two or more persons bodies of men or states for mutual support or common action alliance The friendships of the world are oft Confederacies in vice or leagues of pleasure Addison He hath heard of our confederacy Shak Virginia promoted a confederacy Bancroft 2 The persons bodies states or nations united by a league a confederation The Grecian common wealth the most heroic confederacy that ever existed Harris Virgil has a whole confederacy against him Dryden 3 Law Defn A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act or to do a lawful act by unlawful means See Conspiracy Syn League compact alliance association union combination confederation CONFEDERATE Confederate a Etym L confoederatus p p of confoederare to join by a league con foederare to establish by treaty or league fr foedus league compact See Federal 1 United in a league allied by treaty engaged in a confederacy banded together allied All the swords In Italy and her confederate arms Could not have made this peace Shak 2 Amer Hist Defn Of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which 18601865 attempted to establish an independent nation styled the Confederate States of America as the Confederate congress Confederate money CONFEDERATE Confederate n 1 One who is united with others in a league a person or a nation engaged in a confederacy an ally also an accomplice in a bad sense He found some of his confederates in gaol Macaulay 2 Amer Hist Defn A name designating an adherent to the cause of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union 18601865 CONFEDERATE Confederate v t imp p p Confederated p pr vb n Confederating Defn To unite in a legue or confederacy to ally With these the Piercies them confederate Daniel CONFEDERATE Confederate v i Defn To unite in a league to join in a mutual contract or covenant to band together By words men covenant and confederate South CONFEDERATER Confederater n Defn A confederate CONFEDERATION Confederation n Etym L confoederatio cf F confédération 1 The act of confederating a league a compact for mutual support alliance particulary of princes nations or states The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves Bacon This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England Palfrey 2 The parties that are confederated considered as a unit a confederacy Articles of confederation See under Article CONFEDERATIVE Confederative or a Defn Of or pertaining to a confederation CONFEDERATOR Confederator n Defn A confederate Grafton CONFER Confer vt imp p p Conferred p pr vb n Conferring Etym L conferre to bring together contribute consult con ferre to bear cf F conférer See 1st Bear 1 To bring together for comparison to compare Obs If we confer these observations with others of the like nature we may find cause to rectify the general opinion Boyle 2 To grant as a possession to bestow The public marks of honor and reward Conferred upon me Milton 3 To contribute to conduce Obs The closeness and compactness of the parts resting together doth much confer to the strength of the union Glanvill CONFER Confer v i Defn To have discourse to consult to compare views to deliberate Festus when he had conferred with the council answered Acts xxv 12 You shall hear us confer of this Shak Syn To counsel advise discourse converse CONFEREE Conferee n Etym Cf Referee 1 One who is conferred with or who takes part in a conference as the conferees on the part of the Senate 2 One upon whom something is conferred CONFERENCE Conference n Etym F conférence See Confer 1 The act of comparing two or more things together comparison Obs Helps and furtherances which the mutual conference of all mens collections and observations may afford Hocker 2 The act of consulting together formally serious conversation or discussion interchange of views Nor with such free and friendly conference As he hath used of old Shak 3 A meeting for consultation discussion or an interchange of opinions 4 A meeting of the two branches of a legislature by their committees to adjust between them 5 Methodist Church Defn A stated meeting of preachers and others invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters 6 A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district the district in which such churches are Conference meeting a meeting for conference Specifically a meeting conducted usually by laymen for conference and prayer U S Conference room a room for conference and prayer and for the pastors less formal addresses U S CONFERENTIAL Conferential a Defn Relating to conference R Clarke CONFERRABLE Conferrable a Defn Capable of being conferred CONFERREE Conferree n Defn Same as Conferee CONFERRER Conferrer n 1 One who confers one who converses Johnson 2 One who bestows a giver CONFERRUMINATE CONFERRUMINATED Conferruminate Conferruminated a Etym L conferruminare to cement See Ferruminate Bot Defn Closely united by the coalescence or sticking together of contiguous faces as in the case of the cotyledons of the liveoak acorn CONFERVA Conferva n pl Confervæ Etym L a kind of water plant See Comfrey Bot Defn Any unbranched slender green plant of the freshwater algae The word is frequently used in a wider sense CONFERVACEOUS Confervaceous a Defn Belonging to the confervae CONFERVOID Confervoid a Etym Conferva oid Defn Like or related to the confervae Loudon CONFERVOUS Confervous a Defn Pertaining to confervae consisting of or resembling the confervae Yon exiguous pools confervous scum O W Holmes CONFESS Confess v t imp pp Confessed ppr vbn Confessing Etym F confesser fr L confessus pp of confiteri to confess con fateri to confess akin to fari to speak See 2d Ban Fame 1 To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to ones self to acknowledge own or admit as a crime a fault a debt And there confess Humbly our faults and pardon beg Milton I must confess I was most pleased with a beautiful prospect that none of them have mentioned Addison 2 To acknowledge faith in to profess belief in Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven Matt x 32 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection neither angel nor spirit but the Pharisees confess both Acts xxiii 8 3 To admit as true to assent to to acknowledge as after a previous doubt denial or concealment I never gave it him Send for him hither And let him confess a truth Shak As I confess it needs must be Tennyson As an actor confessed without rival to shine Goldsmith 4 Eccl a To make known or acknowledge as ones sins to a priest in order to receive absolution sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun Our beautiful votary took an opportunity of confessing herself to this celebrated father Addison b To hear or receive such confession said of a priest He heard mass and the prince his son with him and the most part of his company were confessed Ld Berners 5 To disclose or reveal as an effect discloses its cause to prove to attest Tall thriving trees confessed the fruitful mold Pope Syn Admit grant concede avow own assent recognize prove exhibit attest To Confess Acknowledge Avow Acknowledge is opposed to conceal We acknowledge what we feel must or ought to be made known See Acknowledge Avow is opposed to withhold We avow when we make an open and public declaration as against obloquy or opposition as to avow ones principles to avow ones participation in some act Confess is opposed to deny We confess in the ordinary sense of the word what we feel to have been wrong as to confess ones errors or faults We sometimes use confess and acknowledge when there is no admission of our being in the wrong as this I confess is my opinion I acknowledge I have always thought so but in these cases we mean simply to imply that others may perhaps think us in the wrong and hence we use the words by way of deference to their opinions It was in this way that the early Christians were led to use the Latin confiteor and confessio fidei to denote the public declaration of their faith in Christianity and hence the corresponding use in English of the verb confess and the noun confession CONFESS Confess v i 1 To make confession to disclose sins or faults or the state of the conscience Every tongue shall confess to God Rom xiv 11 2 To acknowledge to admit to concede But since And I confess with right you think me bound Tennyson CONFESSANT Confessant n Etym F confessant Defn One who confesses to a priest Obs Bacon CONFESSARY Confessary n Etym LL confessarius Defn One who makes a confession Obs Bp Hall CONFESSEDLY Confessedly adv Defn By confession without denial Written also confessly CONFESSER Confesser n Defn One who makes a confession CONFESSION Confession n Etym F confession L confessio 1 Acknowledgment avowal especially in a matter pertaining to ones self the admission of a debt obligation or crime With a crafty madness keeps aloof When we would bring him on to some confession Of his true state Shak 2 Acknowledgment of belief profession of ones faith With the mouth confession is made unto salvation Rom x 10 3 Eccl Defn The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest in order to obtain sacramental absolution Auricular confession or the private and special confession of sins to a priest for the purpose of obtaining his absolution Hallam 4 A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised a creed to be assented to or signed as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church a confession of faith 5 Law Defn An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed in relation to such act A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted Wharton Confession and avoidance Law a mode of pleading in which the party confesses the facts as stated by his adversary but alleges some new matter by way of avoiding the legal effect claimed for them Mozley W Confession of faith a formulary containing the articles of faith a creed General confession the confession of sins made by a number of persons in common as in public prayer Westminster Confession See Westminster Assembly under Assembly CONFESSIONAL Confessional n Etym F confessional Defn The recess seat or inclosed place where a priest sits to hear confessions often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priests ear without being seen by him or heard by others CONFESSIONAL Confessional a Defn Pertaining to a confession of faith Confessional equality equality before the law of persons confessing different creeds CONFESSIONALISM Confessionalism n Eccl Defn An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith Shaff CONFESSIONALIST Confessionalist n Defn A priest hearing or sitting to hear confession R Boucher CONFESSIONARY Confessionary n Etym LL confessionarium Defn A confessional Obs Johnson CONFESSIONARY Confessionary a Defn Pertaining to auricular confession as a confessionary litany CONFESSIONIST Confessionist n Etym Cf F confessioniste Defn One professing a certain faith Bp Montagu CONFESSOR Confessor n Etym OF confessor F confesseur fr L LL confessor 1 One who confesses one who acknowledges a fault or the truth of a charge at the risk of suffering specifically one who confesses himself a follower of Christ and endures persecution for his faith He who dies for religion is a martyr he who suffers for it is a confessor Latham Our religion which hath been sealed with the blood of so many martyrs and confessors Bacon 2 A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution CONFESSORSHIP Confessorship n Defn The act or state of suffering persecution for religious faith Our duty to contend even to confessorship J H Newman CONFESTLY Confestly adv Defn See Cofessedly CONFETTI Confetti n pl sing fetto It Cf Comfit Defn Bonbons sweetmeats confections also plaster or paper imitations of or substitutes for bonbons often used by carnival revelers at weddings etc CONFIDANT CONFIDANTE Confidant 277 n masc Confidante n femEtym F confident confidente formerly also spelt confidant confidante See Confide and cf Confident Defn One to whom secrets especially those relating to affairs of love are confided or intrusted a confidential or bosom friend You love me for no other end Than to become my confidant and friend As such I keep no secret from your sight Dryden CONFIDE Confide v i imp pp Confided ppr vbn Confiding Etym L confidere con fidere to trust See Faith and cf Affiance Defn To put faith in to repose confidence to trust usually followed by in as the prince confides in his ministers By thy command I rise or fall In thy protection I confide Byron Judge before friendships then confide till death Young CONFIDE Confide v t Defn To intrust to give in charge to commit to ones keeping followed by to Congress may confide to the Circuit jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States Story CONFIDENCE Confidence n Etym L confidentia firm trust in self confidence cf F confidence 1 The act of confiding trusting or putting faith in trust reliance belief formerly followed by of now commonly by in Society is built upon trust and trust upon confidence of one anothers integrity South A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God Macaulay 2 That in which faith is put or reliance had The Lord shall be thy confidence Prov iii 26 3 The state of mind characterized by ones reliance on himself or his circumstamces a feeling of selfsufficiency such assurance as leads to a feeling of security selfreliance often with self prefixed Your wisdom is consumed in confidence Do not go forth today Shak But confidence then bore thee on secure Either to meet no danger or to find Matter of glorious trial Milton 4 Private conversation pl secrets shared as there were confidences between them Sir I desire some confidence with you Shak Confidence game any swindling operation in which advantage is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the swindler Confidence man a swindler To take into ones confidence to admit to a knowledge of ones feelings purposes or affairs Syn Trust assurance expectation hope I am confident that very much be done Boyle 2 Trustful without fear or suspicion frank unreserved Be confident to speak Northumberland We three are but thyself Shak 3 Having selfreliance bold undaunted As confident as is the falcons flight Against a bird do I with Mowbray fight Shak 4 Having an excess of assurance bold to a fault dogmatical impudent presumptuous The fool rageth and is confident Prov xiv 16 5 Giving occasion for confidence R The cause was more confident than the event was prosperious Jer Taylor CONFIDENT Confident n Defn See Confidant South Dryden CONFIDENTIAL Confidential a Etym Cf F confidentiel 1 Enjoying or treated with confidence trusted in trustworthy as a confidential servant or clerk 2 Communicated in confidence secret Confidential messages Burke Confidential communication Law See Privileged communication under Privileged Confidential creditors those whose claims are of such a character that they are entitled to be paid before other creditors Confidential debts debts incurred for borrowed money and regarded as having a claim to be paid before other debts McElrath CONFIDENTIALLY Confidentially adv Defn In confidence in reliance on secrecy CONFIDENTLY Confidently adv Defn With confidence with strong assurance positively CONFIDENTNESS Confidentness n Defn The quality of being confident CONFIDER Confider n Defn One who confides CONFIDING Confiding a Defn That confides trustful unsuspicious Confidingly adv Confidingness n CONFIGURATE Configurate v i Etym L configuratus pp of configurare to form or after con figurare to form figura form See Figure Defn To take form or position as the parts of a complex structure to agree with a pattern Known by the name of uniformity Where pyramids to pyramids relate And the whole fabric doth configurate Jordan CONFIGURATION Configuration n Etym L configuratio 1 Form as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing shape figure It is the variety of configurations of the mouth which gives birth and origin to the several vowels Harris 2 Astrol Defn Relative position or aspect of the planets the face of the horoscope according to the relative positions of the planets at any time They astrologers undertook to determine the course of a mans character and life from the configuration of the stars at the moment of his birth Whewell CONFIGURE Configure v t imp pp Configured ppr vbn Configuring Etym L configurare cf F configurer See Configurate Defn To arrange or dispose in a certain form figure or shape Bentley CONFINABLE Confinable a Defn Capable of being confined restricted or limited Not confinable to any limits Bp Hall CONFINE Confine v t imp pp Confined ppr vbn Confining Etym F confiner to border upon LL confinare to set bounds to con finis boundary end See Final Finish Defn To restrain within limits to restrict to limit to bound to shut up to inclose to keep close Now let not natures hand Keep the wild flood confined let order die Shak He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme Dryden To be confined to be in childbed Syn To bound limit restrain imprison immure inclose circumscribe restrict CONFINE Confine or Defn v i To have a common boundary to border to lie contiguous to touch followed by on or with Obs Where your goomy bounds Confine with heaven Milton Beywixt hezven and earth and skies there stands a place Confuining on all three Dryden CONFINE Confine n 1 Common boundary border limit used chiefly in the plural Events that came to pass within the confines of Judea Locke And now in little space The confines met of emryrean heaven And of this world Milton On the confines of the city and the Temple Macaulay 2 Apartment place of restraint prison Obs Confines wards and dungeons Shak The extravagant and erring spirit hies To his confine Shak CONFINELESS Confineless or a Defn Without limitation or end boundless Shak CONFINEMENT Confinement n 1 Restraint within limits imprisonment any restraint of liberty seclusion The mind hates restraint and is apt to fancy itself under confinement when the sight is pent up Addison 2 Restraint within doors by sickness esp that caused by childbirth lyingin CONFINER Confiner n Defn One who or that which limits or restrains CONFINER Confiner or n Defn One who lives on confines or near the border of a country a borderer a near neighbor Obs Bacon Happy confiners you of other lands That shift your soil and oft scape tyrants hands Daniel CONFINITY Confinity n Etym Cf F confinité Defn Community of limits contiguity R Bailey CONFIRM Confirm v t imp pp Confrmed ppr vbn Confirming Etym OE confermen confirmen OF confermer F confirmer fr L confirmare con firmare to make firm fr firmus firm See Firm 1 To make firm or firmer to add strength to to establish as health is confirmed by exercise Confirm the crown to me and to mine heirs Shak Annd confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law Ps cv 10 2 To strengthen in judgment or purpose Confirmed then I resolve Adam shall share with me in bliss or woe Milton 3 To give new assurance of the truth of to render certain to verify to corroborate as to confirm a rumor Your eyes shall witness and confirm my tale Pope These likelihoods confirm her flight Shak 4 To render valid by formal assent to complete by a necessary sanction to ratify as to confirm the appoinment of an official the Senate confirms a treaty That treaty so prejudicial ought to have been remitted rather than confimed Swift 5 Eccl Defn To administer the rite of confirmation to See Confirmation 3 Those which are thus confirmed are thereby supposed to be fit for admission to the sacrament Hammond Syn To strengthen corroborate substantiate establish fix ratify settle verify assure CONFIRMABLE Confirmable a Defn That may be confirmed CONFIRMANCE Confirmance n Defn Confirmation Obs CONFIRMATION Confirmation n Etym F confirmation L confirmatio 1 The act of confirming or strengthening the act of establishing ratifying or sanctioning as the confirmation of an appointment Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim Cowper 2 That which confirms that which gives new strength or assurance as to a statement or belief additional evidence proof convincing testimony Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of holy writ Shak 3 Eccl Defn A rite supplemental to baptism by which a person is admitted through the laying on of the hands of a bishop to the full privileges of the church as in the Roman Catholic the Episcopal Church etc This ordinance is called confirmation because they who duly receive it are confirmed or strengthened for the fulfillment of their Christian duties by the grace therein bestowed upon them Hook 4 Law Defn A conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure and not voliable or by which a particular estate is increased a contract express or implied by which a person makes that firm and binding which was before voidable CONFIRMATIVE Confirmative a Etym L confirmativus cf F confirmatif Defn Tending confirm or establish Sherwood Confirmatively adv CONFIRMATOR Confirmator n Etym L Defn One who or that which confirms a confirmer Sir T Browne CONFIRMATORY Confirmatory a Defn Serving to confirm corroborative A fact confirmatory of the conclusion I Taylor 2 Pertaining to the rite of confirmation Compton CONFIRMEDLY Confirmedly adv Defn With confirmation CONFIRMEDNESS Confirmedness n Defn A fixed state CONFIRMEE Confirmee n Etym F confirm pp of confirmer Law Defn One to whom anuthing is confirmed CONFIRMER Confirmer n Defn One who or that which confirms establishes or ratifies one who corroborates Shak CONFIRMINGLY Confirmingly adv Defn In a confirming manner CONFISCABLE Confiscable a Etym Cf F confiscable Defn Capable of being confiscated liable to forfeiture CONFISCATE Confiscate or a Etym L confiscatus pp of confiscare to confiscate prop to lay up in a chest con fiscus basket purse treasury See Fiscal Defn Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use forfeited Lest that your goods too soon be confiscate Shak CONFISCATE Confiscate or v t imp p p Confiscated ppr vb n Confiscating Defn To seize as forfeited to the public treasury to appropriate to the public use It was judged that he should be banished and his whole estate confiscated and seized Bacon CONFISCATION Confiscation n Etym L confiscatio Defn The act or process of taking property or condemning it to be taken as forfeited to the public use The confiscations following a subdued rebellion Hallam CONFISCATOR Confiscator n Etym L a treasurer Defn One who confiscates Burke CONFISCATORY Confiscatory a Defn Effecting confiscation characterized by confiscations Confiscatory and exterminatory periods Burke CONFIT Confit n Defn Same as Comfit Obs CONFITENT Confitent n Etym L confitens ppr Defn One who confesses his sins and faults Obs CONFITEOR Confiteor n Etym L I confess See Confess RCCh Defn A form of prayer in which public confession of sins is made CONFITURE Confiture or n Defn The state or quality of being congenial natural affinity adaptation suitableness Sir J Reynolds If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy that union should have been thrice blessed Motley CONFIX Confix v t imp p p Confixed p pr vb n Confixing L confixus p p of configere to fasten together Defn To fix to fasten Obs Shak CONFIXURE Confixure 135 n Defn Act of fastening Obs CONFLAGRANT Conflagrant a L conflagrans p pr of conflagrare con flagrare to blaze See Flagrant Defn Burning together in a common flame R The conflagrant mass Milton CONFLAGRATION Conflagration n L conflagratio cf F conflagration Defn A fire extending to many objects or over a large space a general burning Till one wide conflagration swallows all Pope CONFLATE Conflate v t imp p p Conflated p pr vb n Conflating L conflatus p p of conflare to blow together con flare to blow Defn To blow together to bring together to collect to fuse together to join or weld to consolidate The StateGeneral created and conflated by the passionate effort of the whole nation Carlyle CONFLATION Conflation n L conflatio Defn A blowing together as of many instruments in a concert or of many fires in a foundry R Bacon CONFLICT Conflict n L conflictus a striking together fr confligere flictum to strike together to fight cf F conflit formerly also conflict See Conflict v 1 A striking or dashing together violent collision as a conflict of elements or waves 2 A strife for the mastery hostile contest battle struggle fighting As soon as he Atterbury was himself again he became eager for action and conflict Macaulay An irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces W H Seward Conflict of laws that branch of jurisprudence which deals with individual litigation claimed to be subject to the conflicting laws of two or more states or nations often used as synonymous with Private international law Syn Contest collision struggle combat strife contention battle fight encounter See Contest CONFLICT Conflict v i imp p p Conflicted p pr vb n Conflicting L conflictus p p of confligere to conflict cf conflictare con fligere to strike cf Gr flibein qlibein to press L flagrum whip 1 To strike or dash together to meet in violent collision to collide Shak Fire and water conflicting together Bacon 2 To maintain a conflict to contend to engage in strife or opposition to struggle A man would be content to conflict with great difficulties in hopes of a mighty reward Abp Tillotson 3 To be in opposition to be contradictory The laws of the United States and of the individual States may in some cases conflict with each other Wheaton Syn To fight contend contest resist struggle combat strive battle CONFLICTING Conflicting a Defn Being in conflict or collision or in opposition contending contradictory incompatible contrary opposing Torn with sundry conflicting passions Bp Hurd CONFLICTIVE Conflictive a Defn Tending to conflict conflicting Sir W Hamilton CONFLUENCE Confluence n L confluentia 1 The act of flowing together the meeting or junction of two or more streams the place of meeting New York stood at the confluence of two rivers Bancroft 2 Any running together of separate streams or currents the act of meeting and crowding in a place hence a crowd a concourse an assemblage You see this confluence this great flood of vistors Shak The confluence of all true joys Boyle CONFLUENT Confluent a L confluens entis p pr of confluere fluxum con fluere to flow See Fluent 1 Flowing together meeting in their course running one into another These confluent steams make some great rivers head Blackmore 2 Bot Blended into one growing together so as to obliterate all distinction 3 Med a Running together or uniting as pimples or pustules b Characterized by having the pustules etc run together or unite so as to cover the surface as confluent smallpox Dunglison CONFLUENT Confluent n 1 A small steam which flows into a large one 2 The place of meeting of steams currents etc Obs Holland CONFLUX Conflux n From L confluxus p p See Confluent 1 A flowing together a meeting of currents The conflux of meeting sap Shak The general conflux and concourse of the whole people Clarendon 2 A large assemblage a passing multitude To the gates cast round thine eye and see What conflux issuing forth or entering in Milton CONFLUXIBILITY Confluxibility n Defn The tendency of fluids to run together R Boyle CONFLUXIBLE Confluxible a Defn Inclined to flow or run together Confluxibleness n CONFOCAL Confocal a Math Defn Having the same foci as confocal quadrics CONFORM Conform a L conformis con forma form cf F conforme Defn Of the same form similar in import conformable Bacon Care must be taken that the interpretation be every way conform to the analogy of faith BpHall CONFORM Conform v i 1 To be in accord or harmony to comply to be obedient to submit with to or with A rule to which experience must conform Whewell 2 Eng Eccl Hist To comply with the usages of the Established Church to be a conformist About two thousand ministers whose consciences did not suffer them to conform were driven from their benefices in a day Macaulay CONFORM Conform v t imp p p Conformed p pr vb n Conforming F conformer L conformare formatum con formare to form forma form See Form Defn To shape in accordance with to make like to bring into harmony or agreement with usually with to or unto Demand of them wherefore they conform not themselves unto the order of the church Hooker CONFORMABILITY Conformability n 1 The state of being conformable 2 Geol The parallelism of two sets of strata which are in contact CONFORMABLE Conformable a 1 Corresponding in form character opinions etc similar like consistent proper or suitable usually followed by to The fragments of Sappho give us a taste of her way of writing perfectly conformable with that character Addison Conformable to Scripture as well as to philosophy Whewell To make matters somewhat conformable for the old knight Sir W Scott 2 Disposed to compliance or obedience ready to follow directions submissive compliant I have been to you a true and humble wife At all times to your will conformable Shak 3 Geol Parallel or nearly so said of strata in contact CONFORMABLENESS Conformableness n Defn The quality of being conformable conformability CONFORMABLY Conformably adv Defn With conformity or in conformity suitably agreeably Conformably to the law and nature of God Bp Beveridge CONFORMANCE Conformance n Defn Conformity R Marston CONFORMATE Conformate a L conformatus p p See Conform Defn Having the same form R CONFORMATION Conformation n L conformatio cf F conformation 1 The act of conforming the act of producing conformity The conformation of our hearts and lives to the duties of true religion and morality I Watts 2 The state of being conformed agreement hence structure as depending on the arrangement of parts form arrangement In Hebrew poetry there may be observed a certain conformation of the sentences Lowth A structure and conformation of the earth Woodward CONFORMATOR Conformator n L a framer Defn An apparatus for taking the conformation of anything as of the head for fitting a hat or in craniometry finding the largest horizontal area of the head CONFORMER Conformer n Defn One who conforms one who complies with established forms or doctrines CONFORMIST Conformist n Defn One who conforms or complies esp one who conforms to the Church of England or to the Established Church as distinguished from a dissenter or nonconformist A cheeful conformist to your judgment JerTaylor CONFORMITY Conformity n pl Conformities Cf F conformité 1 Correspondence in form manner or character resemblance agreement congruity followed by to with or between By our conformity to God Tillotson The end of all religion is but to draw us to a conformity with God Dr HMore A conformity between the mental taste and the sensitive taste Addison 2 Eng Eccl Hist Compliance with the usages of the Established Church The king James I soon afterward put forth a proclamation requiring all ecclesiastical and civil officers to do their duty by enforcing conformity Hallam CONFORTATION Confortation n Cf F confortation LL confortatio Cf Comfort Defn The act of strengthening Obs Bacon CONFOUND Confound konfound v t imp p p Confounded p pr vb n Confounding F confondre fr L confundere fusum to pour together con fundere to pour See Fuse to melt and cf Confuse 1 To mingle and blend so that different elements can not be distinguished to confuse They who strip not ideas from the marks men use for them but confound them with words must have endless dispute Locke Let us go down and there confound their language Gen xi 7 2 To mistake for another to identify falsely They the tinkers were generally vagrants and pilferers and were often confounded with the gypsies Macaulay 3 To throw into confusion or disorder to perplex to strike with amazement to dismay The gods confound The Athenians both within and out that wall Shak They trusted in thee and were not confounded Ps xxii 5 So spake the Son of God and Satan stood A while as mute confounded what to say Milton 4 To destroy to ruin to waste Obs One mans lust these many lives confounds Shak How couldst thou in a mile confound an hour Shak Syn To abash confuse baffle dismay astonish defeat terrify mix blend intermingle See Abash CONFOUNDED Confounded a 1 Confused perplexed A cloudy and confounded philosopher Cudworth 2 Excessive extreme abominable Colloq He was a most confounded tory Swift The tongue of that confounded woman Sir W Scott CONFOUNDEDLY Confoundedly adv Defn Extremely odiously detestably Colloq Confoundedly sick Goldsmith CONFOUNDEDNESS Confoundedness n Defn The state of being confounded Their witty descant of my confoundedness Milton CONFOUNDER Confounder n Defn One who confounds CONFRACT Confract a L confractus p p of confringere Defn Broken in pieces severed Obs CONFRAGOSE Confragose a L confragosus con fragosus fr frangere See Fragile Defn Broken uneven Obs Confragose cataracts Evelyn CONFRATERNITY Confraternity n pl Confraternities LL confraternitas cf F confraternité See Fraternity Defn A society or body of men united for some purpose or in some profession a brotherhood These live in one society and confraternity Stow CONFRERE Confrere n F Defn Fellow member of a fraternity intimate associate CONFRICATION Confrication n L confricatio fr confricare to rub vigorously Defn A rubbing together friction Obs Bacon CONFRIER Confrier n Cf F confrère See Friar Defn A confrère Obs Weever CONFRONT Confront v t imp p p Confronted p pr vb n Confronting F confronter L con frons the forehead or front See Front 1 To stand facing or in front of to face esp to face hostilely to oppose with firmness We four indeed confronted were with four In Russian habit Shak He spoke and then confronts the bull Dryden Hester caught hold of Pearl and drew her forcibly into her arms confronting the old Puritan magistrate with almost a fierce expression Hawthorne It was impossible at once to confront the might of France and to trample on the liberties of England Macaulay 2 To put face to face to cause to face or to meet as to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing 3 To set in opposition for examination to put in contrast to compare When I confront a medal with a verse I only show you the same design executed by different hands Addison CONFRONTATION Confrontation n LL confrontatio Defn Act of confronting H Swinburne CONFRONTE Confronté a F p p confronter Her Defn Same as Affronté CONFRONTER Confronter n Defn One who confronts A confronter in authority Speed CONFRONTING confronting n Defn dealing with a person or problem directly taking the bull by the horns Syn braving coping with grappling tackling WordNet 15 PJC CONFRONTMENT Confrontment n Defn The act of confronting the state of being face to face CONFRONTMENT Confrontment n Defn The act of confronting the state of being face to face CONFUCIAN Confucian a Defn Of or relating to Confucius the great Chinese philosopher and teacher n Defn A Confucianist CONFUCIANISM Confucianism n Defn The political morality taught by Confucius and his disciples which forms the basis of the Chinese jurisprudence and education It can hardly be called a religion as it does not inculcate the worship of any god S W Williams CONFUCIANIST Confucianist n Defn A follower of Confucius a Confucian S W Williams CONFUS Confus a F See Confuse a Defn Confused disturbed Obs Chaucer CONFUSABILITY Confusability n Defn Capability of being confused CONFUSABLE Confusable a Defn Capable of being confused CONFUSE Confuse a F confus L confusus p p of confundere See Confound Defn Mixed confounded Obs Baret CONFUSE Confuse v t imp p p Confused p pr vb n Confusing 1 To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished to jumble together to confound to render indistinct or obscure as to confuse accounts to confuse ones vision A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused Milton 2 To perplex to disconcert to abash to cause to lose self possession Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that leads melodious days Tennyson Confused and sadly she at length replied Pope Syn To abash disorder disarrange disconcert confound obscure distract See Abash CONFUSEDLY Confusedly adv Defn In a confused manner CONFUSEDNESS Confusedness n Defn A state of confusion Norris CONFUSELY Confusely adv Defn Confusedly obscurely Obs CONFUSION Confusion n F confusion L confusio 1 The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error indistinct combination disorder tumult The confusion of thought to which the Aristotelians were liable Whewell Moody beggars starving for a time Of pellmell havoc and confusion Shak 2 The state of being abashed or disconcerted loss selfpossession perturbation shame Confusion dwelt in every face And fear in every heart Spectator 3 Overthrow defeat ruin Ruin seize thee ruthless king Confusion on thy banners wait Gray 4 One who confuses a confounder Obs Chapmen Confusion of goods Law the intermixture of the goods of two or more persons so that their respective portions can no longer be distinguished Blackstone Bouvier CONFUSIVE Confusive a Defn Confusing having a tendency to confusion Bp Hall CONFUTABLE Confutable a Defn That may be confuted A conceit confutable by daily experience Sir TBrowne CONFUTANT Confutant n L confutans p pr of confutare Defn One who undertakes to confute Milton CONFUTATION Confutation n L confutatio cf F confutation Defn The act or process of confuting refutation For the edification of some and the confutation of others Bp Horne CONFUTATIVE Confutative a Defn Adapted or designed to confute Bp Warburton CONFUTE Confute v t imp p p Confuted p pr vb n Confuting L confutare to chek a boiling liquid to repress confute con a root seen in futis a water vessel prob akin to fundere to pour cf F confuter See Fuse to melt Defn To overwhelm by argument to refute conclusively to prove or show to be false or defective to overcome to silence Satan stood confuted and convinced Of his weak arguing fallacious drift Milton No mans error can be confuted who doth not grant some true principle that contradicts his error Chillingworth I confute a good profession with a bad conversation Fuller Syn To disprove overthrow sed aside refute oppugn To Confute Refute Refute is literally to and decisive evidence as to refute a calumny charge etc Confute is literally to check boiling as when cold water is poured into hot thus serving to allay bring down or neutralize completely Hence as applied to arguments and the word is never applied like refute to charges it denotes to overwhelm by evidence which puts an end to the case and leaves an opponent nothing to say to silence as the atheist is confuted by the whole structure of things around him CONFUTEMENT Confutement n Defn Confutation Obs Milton CONFUTER Confuter n Defn One who confutes or disproves CONG Cong n Med Defn An abbreviation of Congius CONGE Conge v i Imp p p Congeed p pr vb n Congeing OF congier congeer F congédier fr congé See Congé n Defn To take leave with the customary civilities to bow or courtesy I have congeed with the duke done my adieu with his nearest Shak CONGE Congé kôNzhay E konje 277 n F leave permission fr L commeatus a going back and forth a leave of absence furlough fr commeare meatum to go and come com meare to go Cf Permeate Formerly written congie 1 The act of taking leave parting ceremony farewell also dismissal Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her congé Thackeray 2 The customary act of civility on any occasion a bow or a courtesy The captain salutes you with congé profound Swift 3 Arch An apophyge Gwilt Congé délire F leave to choose Eccl the sovereigns license or permission to a dean and chapter to choose as bishop the person nominated in the missive CONGEABLE Congeable a O Eng Law Defn Permissible done lawfully as entry congeable CONGEAL Congeal v t imp p p Congealed p pr vb n Congealing F congeler L congelare gelatumn con gelare to freeze gelu frost See Gelid 1 To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold to freeze A vapory deluge lies to snow congealed Thomson 2 To affect as if by freezing to check the flow of or cause to run cold to chill As if with horror to congeal his blood Stirling CONGEAL Congeal v i Defn To grow hard stiff or thick from cold or other causes to become solid to freeze to cease to flow to run cold to be chilled Lest zeal now melted Cool and congeal again to what it was Shak CONGEALABLE Congealable a Cf F congelable Defn Capable of being congealed Congealableness n CONGEALEDNESS Congealedness n Defn The state of being congealed Dr HMore CONGEALMENT Congealment n 1 The act or the process of congealing congeliation 2 That which is formed by congelation a clot Obs Wash the congealment from your wounds Shak CONGEE Congee n v Defn See Congé Conge Obs And unto her his congee came to take Spenser CONGEE Congee n 1 Tamil kashi boilings Defn Boiled rice rice gruel India 2 A jail a lockup India Congee discharges rice water discharges Dunglison Congee water water in which rice has been boiled CONGELATION Congelation n F congélation L congelatio 1 The act or process of passing or causing to pass from a fluid to a solid state as by the abstraction of heat the act or process of freezing The capillary tubes are obstructed either by outward compression or congelation of the fluid Arbuthnot 2 The state of being congealed 3 That which is congealed Sugar plums with a multitude of congelations in jellies of various colors Taller CONGENER Congener 277 n From L congener See Congenerous Defn A thing of the same genus species or kind a thing allied in nature character or action The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel to which it is a congener P Miller Our elk is more polygamous in his habits than any other deer except his congener the red deer of Europe Caton CONGENERACY Congeneracy n Defn Similarity of origin affinity Obs Dr H More CONGENERIC CONGENERICAL Congeneric Congenerical a Defn Belonging to the same genus allied in origin nature or action R Owen CONGENEROUS Congenerous a L congener con genus generis birth kind race See Genus and cf Congener Defn Allied in origin or cause congeneric as congenerous diseases Obs Sir T Browne Congenerousness n Obs Hallywell CONGENIAL Congenial 106 a Pref con genial 1 Partaking of the same nature allied by natural characteristics kindred sympathetic Congenial souls whose life one avarice joins Pope 2 Naturally adapted suited to the disposition Congenial clime C J Fox To defame the excellence with which it has no sympathy is its congenial work I Taylor CONGENIALITY Congeniality or 106 n Defn The state or quality of being congenial natural affinity adaptation suitableness Sir J Reynolds If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy that union should have been thrice blessed Motley CONGENIALIZE Congenialize v t Defn To make congenial R CONGENIALLY Congenially adv Defn In a congenial manner as congenially married or employed CONGENIALNESS Congenialness n Defn Congeniality CONGENIOUS Congenious a Defn Congeneric Obs CONGENITAL Congenital a Etym From Congenite Defn Existing at or dating from birth pertaining to one from birth born with one connate constitutinal natural as a congenital deformity See Connate CONGENITALLY Congenitally dv Defn In a congenital manner CONGENITE Congenite a Etym L congenitus con genitus pp of gignere to beget See Generate Defn Congenital connate inborn See Congenital Obs Many conclusions of moral and intellectual truths seem to be congenite with us Sir M Hale CONGER Conger n Etym L conger congrus akin to Gr congre Zoöl Defn The conger eel called also congeree Conger sea Zoöl the sea eel a large species of eel Conger vulgaris which sometimes grows to the length of ten feet CONGERIES Congeries n sing pl Etym L fr congerere See Congest Defn A collection of particles or bodies into one mass a heap an aggregation CONGEST Congest v t Etym L congestus p p of congere to bring together con gerere See Gerund 1 To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate to bring together to accumulate To what will thy congested guilt amount Blackmore 2 Med Defn To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels esp the capillaries of an organ or part CONGESTED Congested a 1 Bot Defn Crowded together Gray 2 Med Defn Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood hyperæmic said of any part of the body CONGESTION Congestion n Etym L congestio cf F congestion 1 The act of gathering into a heap or mass accumulation Obs The congestion of dead bodies one upon another Evelyn 2 Med Defn Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels etc in any locality or organ often producing other morbid symptoms local hyperas arterial congestion venous congestion congestion of the lungs CONGESTIVE Congestive a Med Defn Pertaining to indicating or attended with congestion in some part of the body as a congestive fever CONGIARY Congiary n pl Congiaries Etym L congiarium fr congius a liquid measure Defn A present as of corn wine or oil made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people so called because measured to each in a congius Addison Note In later years when gifts of money were distributed the name congius was retained CONGIUS Congius n Etym L 1 Roman Antiq Defn A liquid measure containing about three quarts 2 Med Defn A gallon or four quarts Often abbreviated to cong CONGLACIATE Conglaciate 221 v t i Etym L conglaciatus pp of conglaciare See Glaciate Defn To turn to ice to freeze Obs Sir T Browne CONGLACIATION Conglaciation n Etym Cf F conglaciation Defn The act or process of changing into ice or the state of being converted to ice a freezing congelation also a frost Bacon CONGLOBATE Conglobate a Etym L conglobatus pp of conglobare to conglobate See Globate Defn Collected into or forming a rounded mass or ball as the conglobate lymphatic glands conglobate flowers CONGLOBATE Conglobate v t imp pp Conglobated ppr vbn Conglobating Etym Cf Conglore Defn To collect or form into a ball or rounded mass to gather or mass together Conglobated bubbles undissolved Wordsworth CONGLOBATION Conglobation n Etym L conglobatio cf F conglobation 1 The act or process of forming into a ball Sir T Browne 2 A round body CONGLOBE Conglobe v t imp p p Conglobed p pr vb n Conglobing Etym L conglobare cf F conglober Cf Conglobate Defn To gather into a ball to collect into a round mass Then founded then conglobed Like things to like Milton CONGLOBE Conglobe v i Defn To collect unite or coalesce in a round mass Milton CONGLOBULATE Conglobulate v i Etym Pref con globule Defn To gather into a small round mass CONGLOMERATE Conglomerate a Etym L conglomeratus pp of conglomerare to roll together con glomerare to wind into a ball See Glomerate 1 Gathered into a ball or a mass collected together concentrated as conglomerate rays of light Beams of light when they are multiplied and conglomerate Bacon Fluids are separated in the liver and the other conglobate and conglomerate glands Cheyne 2 Bot Defn Closely crowded together densly clustered as conglomerate flowers Gray 3 Geol Defn Composed of stones pebbles or fragments of rocks cemented together CONGLOMERATE Conglomerate n 1 That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources a mass formed of fragments collection accumulation A conglomerate of marvelous anecdotes marvelously heaped together Trench 2 Geol Defn A rock composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance either calcareous siliceous or argillaceous pudding stone opposed to agglomerate See Breccia A conglomerate therefore is simply gravel bound together by a cement Lyell CONGLOMERATE Conglomerate v t imp pp Conglomerated ppr vbn Conglomerating Defn To gather into a ball or round body to collect into a mass CONGLOMERATION Conglomeration n Etym L conglomeratio cf F conglomeration Defn The act or process of gathering into a mass the state of being thus collected collection accumulation that which is conglomerated a mixed mass Bacon CONGLUTIN Conglutin n Etym From Conglutinate Chem Defn A variety of vegetable casein resembling legumin and found in almonds rye wheat etc CONGLUTINANT Conglutinant a Etym L conglutinans ppr Defn Cementing together uniting closely causing to adhere promoting healing as of a wound or a broken bone by adhesion of the parts CONGLUTINATE Conglutinate a Etym L conglutinatus pp of conglutinare to glue con glutinare to glue gluten glue Defn Glued together united as by some adhesive substance CONGLUTINATE Conglutinate v t imp pp Conglutinated ppr vbn Conglutinating Defn To glue together to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance to cause to adhere or to grow together Bones have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days Boyle CONGLUTINATE Conglutinate v i Defn To unite by the intervention of some glutinous substance to coalesce CONGLUTINATION Conglutination n Etym L conglutinatio cf F conglutination Defn A gluing together a joining by means of some tenacious substance junction union Conglutination of parts separated by a wound Arbuthnot CONGLUTINATIVE Conglutinative a Etym Cf F conglutinatif Defn Conglutinant CONGO CONGOU Congo Congou n Etym Chin kungfoo labor Defn Black tea of higher grade finer leaf and less dusty than the present bohea See Tea Of black teas the great mass is called Congou or the well worked a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago and is now itself giving way to the term English breakfast tea S W Williams CONGO GROUP Congo group From Congo red Defn A group of artificial dyes with an affinity for vegetable fibers so that no mordant is required Most of them are azo compounds derived from benzidine or tolidine Called also benzidine dyes CONGO RED Congo red Chem Defn An artificial red dye from which the Congo group received its name It is also widely used either in aqueous solution or as test paper Congo paper for the detection of free acid which turns it blue CONGO SNAKE Congo snake Zoöl Defn An amphibian Amphiuma means of the order Urodela found in the southern United States See Amphiuma CONGRATULANT Congratulant a Etym L congratulans p pr Defn Rejoicing together congratulatory With like joy Congratulant approached him Milton CONGRATULATE Congratulate v t imp pp Congratulated ppr vbn Congratulating Etym L congratulatus pp of congratulari to wish joy abundantly con gratulari to wish joy from gratus pleasing See Grateful Defn To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed to wish joy to It is the kings most sweet pleasure and affection to congratulate the princess at her pavilion Shak To congratulate ones self to rejoice to feel satisfaction to consider ones self happy or fortunate Syn To Congratulate Felicitate To felicitate is simply to wish a person joy To congratulate has the additional signification of uniting in the joy of him whom we congratulate Hence they are by no means synonymous One who has lost the object of his affections by her marriage to a rival might perhaps felicitate that rival on his success but could never be expected to congratulate him on such an event Felicitations are little better than compliments congratulations are the expression of a genuine sympathy and joy Trench CONGRATULATE Congratulate v i Defn To express of feel sympathetic joy as to congratulate with ones country R Swift The subjects of England may congratulate to themselves Dryden CONGRATULATION Congratulation n Etym L congratulatio cf F congratulation Defn The act of congratulating an expression of sympathetic pleasure With infinite congratulations for our safe arrival Dr J Scott CONGRATULATOR Congratulator n Defn One who offers congratulation Milton CONGRATULATORY Congratulatory a Defn Expressive of sympathetic joy as a congratulatory letter CONGREE Congree v i Etym Prefon L gratus pleasing Cf Agree Defn To agree bs Shak CONGREET Congreet v t Defn To salute mutually Obs CONGREGATE Congregate a Etym L congregatus pp of congregare to congregate on gregare to collect into a flock fr grex flock herd See Gregarious Defn Collected compact close R Bacon CONGREGATE Congregate v t imp pp Congregated ppr vbn Congregating Defn To collect into an assembly or assemblage to assemble to bring into one place or into a united body to gather together to mass to compact Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church Hooker Cold congregates all bodies Coleridge The great receptacle Of congregated waters he called Seas Milton CONGREGATE Congregate v i Defn To come together to assemble to meet Even there where merchants most do congregate Shak CONGREGATION Congregation n Etym L congregatio cf F congrégation 1 The act of congregating or bringing together or of collecting into one aggregate or mass The means of reduction in the fire is but by the congregation of homogeneal parts Bacon 2 A collection or mass of separate things A foul and pestilent congregation of vapors Shak 3 An assembly of persons a gathering esp an assembly of persons met for the worship of God and for religious instruction a body of people who habitually so meet He Bunyan rode every year to London and preached there to large and attentive congregations Macaulay 4 Anc Jewish Hist Defn The whole body of the Jewish people called also Congregation of the Lord It is a sin offering for the congregation Lev iv 21 5 R C Ch a A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as intrusted some departament of the church business as the Congregation of the Propaganda which has charge of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church b A company of religious persons forming a subdivision of a monastic order 6 The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or Cambrige University mainly for the granting of degrees Eng 7 Scotch Church Hist Defn the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox The leaders called themselves 1557 Lords of the Congregation CONGREGATIONAL Congregational a 1 Of or pertaining to a congregation conducted or participated in by a congregation as congregational singing 2 Belonging to the system of Congregationalism or to Congregationalist holding to the faith and polity of Congregationalism as a Congregational church CONGREGATIONALISM Congregationalism n 1 That system of church organization which vests all ecclesiastical power in the assembled brotherhood of each local church 2 The faith and polity of the Congregational churches taken collectively Note In this sense which is its usual signification Congregationalism is the system of faith and practice common to a large body of evangelical Trinitarian churches which recognize the local brotherhood of each church as independent of all dictation in ecclesiastical matters but are united in fellowship and joint action as in councils for mutual advice and in consociations conferences missionary organizations etc and to whose membership the designation Congregationalists is generally restricted but Unitarian and other churches are Congregational in their polity CONGREGATIONALIST Congregationalist n Defn One who belongs to a Congregational church or society one who holds to Congregationalism CONGRESS Congress n pl Congresses Etym L congressus fr congredi pp gressus to go or come together con grati to go or step gradus step cf F congr See Grade 1 A meeting of individuals whether friendly or hostile an encounter Obs Here Pallas urges on and Lausus therecongress in the field great Jove withstands Dryden 2 A sudden encounter a collision a shock said of things Obs From these laws may be deduced the rules of the congresses and reflections of two bodies Cheyne 3 The coming together of a male and female in sexual commerce the act of coition Pennant 4 A gathering or assembly a conference 5 A formal assembly as of princes deputies representatives envoys or commissioners esp a meeting of the representatives of several governments or societies to consider and determine matters of common interest The European powers strove to accommodate their differences at the congress of Vienna Alison 6 The collective body of senators and representatives of the people of a nation esp of a republic constituting the chief legislative body of the nation Note In the Congress of the United States which took the place of the Federal Congress March 4 1789 the Senate consists of two Senators from each State chosen by the State legislature for a term of six years in such a way that the terms of one third of the whole number expire every year the House of Representatives consists of members elected by the people of the several Congressional districts for a term of two years the term of all ending at the same time The united body of Senators and Representatives for any term of two years for which the whole body of Representatives is chosen is called one Congress Thus the session which began in December 1887 was the first or long session and that which began in December 1888 was the second or short session of the Fiftieth Congress When an extra session is had before the date of the first regular meeting of a Congress that is called the first session and the following regular session is called the second session 7 The lower house of the Spanish Cortes the members of which are elected for three years The Continental Congress an assembly of deputies from the thirteen British colonies in America appointed to deliberate in respect to their common interests They first met in 1774 and from time thereafter until near the close of the Revolution The Federal Congress the assembly of representatives of the original States of the American Union who met under the Articles of Confederation from 1781 till 1789 Congress boot or gaiter a high shoe or halfboot coming above the ankle and having the sides made in part of some elastic material which stretches to allow the boot to be drawn on and off US Congress water a saline mineral water from the Congress spring at Saratoga in the State of New York Syn Assembly meeting convention convocation council diet conclave parliament legislature CONGRESSION Congression or n Etym L congressio Defn A coming or bringing together as in a public meeting in a dispute in the act of comparing or in sexual intercourse R Jer Taylor CONGRESSIONAL Congressional a Defn Of or pertaining to a congress especially to the Congress of the United States as congressional debates Congressional and official labor E Everett Congressional District one of the divisions into which a State is periodically divided according to population each of which is entitled to elect a Representative to the Congress of the United States CONGRESSIVE Congressive a Defn Encountering or coming together Sir T Browne CONGRESSMAN Congressman n pl Congressmen Defn A member of the Congress of the United States esp of the House of Representatives CONGREVE ROCKET Congreve rocket Defn See under Rocket CONGRUE Congrue v i Etym L congruere See Congruous Defn To agree to be suitable Obs Shak CONGRUENCE Congruence n Etym L congruentia cf OF cornguence Defn Suitableness of one thing to another agreement consistency Holland CONGRUENCY Congruency or n Defn Congruence Congruency of lines Geom See Complex of lines under Complex n CONGRUENT Congruent a Etym L congruens ppr of congruere cf F congruent Defn Possessing congruity suitable agreeing corresponding The congruent and harmonious fitting of parts in a sentence B Jonson Congruent figures Geom concurring figures CONGRUISM Congruism n Etym Cf F congruisme Scholastic Theol Defn See Congruity CONGRUITY Congruity or n pl Congruities Etym Cf F congruit 1 The state or quality of being congruous the relation or agreement between things fitness harmony correspondence consistency With what congruity doth the church of Rome deny that her enemies do at all appertain to the church of Christ Hooker A whole sentence may fail of its congruity by wanting one particle Sir P Sidney 2 Geom Defn Coincidence as that of lines or figures laid over one another 3 Scholastic Theol Defn That in an imperfectly good persons which renders it suitable for God to bestow on him gifts of grace CONGRUOUS Congruous a Etym L congruus fr congruere to come together to coincide to agree Of uncertain origin Defn Suitable or concordant accordant fit harmonious correspondent consistent Not congruous to the nature of epic poetry Blair It is no ways congruous that God should be always frightening men into an acknowledgment of the truth Atterbury CONGRUOUSLY Congruously adv Defn In a congruous manner CONHYDRINE Conhydrine or n Etym Conium hydrate Chem Defn A vegetable alkaloid found with conine in the poison hemlock Conium maculatum It is a white crystalline substance C8H17NO easily convertible into conine CONIA Conia or n Etym NL See Conium Chem Defn Same as Conine CONIC CONICAL Conic Conical a Etym Gr conique See Cone 1 Having the form of or resembling a geometrical cone round and tapering to a point or gradually lessening in circumference as a conic or conical figure a conical vessel 2 Of or pertaining to a cone as conic sections Conic section Geom a curved line formed by the intersection of the surface of a right cone and a plane The conic sections are the parabola ellipse and hyperbola The right lines and the circle which result from certain positions of the plane are sometimes though not generally included Conic sections that branch of geometry which treats of the parabola ellipse and hyperbola Conical pendulum See Pendulum Conical projection a method of delineating the surface of a sphere upon a plane surface as if projected upon the surface of a cone much used by makers of maps in Europe Conical surface Geom a surface described by a right line moving along any curve and always passing through a fixed point that is not in the plane of that curve CONIC Conic n Math Defn A conic section CONICALITY Conicality n Defn Conicalness CONICALLY Conically adv Defn In the form of a cone CONICALNESS Conicalness n Defn State or quality of being conical CONICO Conico a Etym See Conic Defn A combining form meaning somewhat resembling a cone as conicocylindrical resembling a cone and a cylinder conico hemispherical conicosubulate CONICOID Conicoid a Etym Conic oid Math Defn Same as Conoidal CONICS Conics n 1 That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections 2 Conic sections CONIDIUM Conidium n pl Conida Etym NL Bot Defn A peculiar kind of reproductive cell found in certain fungi and often containing zoöspores CONIFER Conifer n Etym L conifer conus cone ferre to bear cf F conifère Bot Defn A tree or shrub bearing cones one of the order Coniferae which includes the pine cypress and according to some the yew CONIFERIN Coniferin n Chem Defn A glucoside extracted from the cambium layer of coniferous trees as a white crystalline substance CONIFEROUS Coniferous a a Bearing cones as the pine and cypress b Pertaining to the order Coniferae of which the pine tree is the type CONIFORM Coniform a Etym Cone form cf F coniforme Defn Coneshaped conical CONIINE Coniine or n Defn See Conine CONIMENE Conimene n Etym Etymol uncertain Chem Defn Same as Olibene CONINE Conine or n Etym From Conium Chem Defn A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the hemlock Conium maculatum and extracted as a colorless oil C8H17N of strong repulsive odor and acrid taste It is regarded as a derivative of piperidine and likewise of one of the collidines It occasions a gradual paralysis of the motor nerves Called also coniine coneine conia etc See Conium 2 CONIROSTER Coniroster n Etym NL Zoöl Defn One of the Conirostres CONIROSTRAL Conirostral a Zoöl Defn Belonging to the Conirostres CONIROSTRES Conirostres n pl Etym NL fr L conus cone rostrum beak cf F conirostre Zoöl Defn A tribe of perching birds including those which have a strong conical bill as the finches CONISOR Conisor n Etym Obs Defn See Cognizor CONISTRA Conistra n Etym NL fr Gr Greek Antiq Defn Originally a part of the palestra or gymnasium among the Greeks either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers or the wrestling ground itself Hence a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater CONITE Conite n Etym Gr conite So called on account of its gray color Min Defn A magnesian variety of dolomite CONIUM Conium or n Etym NL fr Gr 1 Bot Defn A genus of biennial poisonous whiteflowered umbelliferous plants bearing ribbed fruit seeds and decompound leaves 2 Med Defn The common hemlock Conium maculatum poison hemlock spotted hemlock poison parsley a roadside weed of Europe Asia and America cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose It is an active poison The leaves and fruit are used in medicine CONJECT Conject v t Etym L conjectus pp of conjicere See Conjecture n Defn To throw together or to throw Obs Bp Montagu CONJECT Conject v t Defn To conjecture also to plan Obs CONJECTOR Conjector n Etym L Defn One who guesses or conjectures Obs A great conjector at other men by their writings Milton CONJECTURABLE Conjecturable a Defn Capable of being conjectured or guessed CONJECTURAL Conjectural a Etym L conjecturalis cf F conjectural Defn Dependent on conjecture fancied imagined guessed at undetermined doubtful And makst conjectural fears to come into me Shak A slight expense of conjectural analogy Hugh Miller Who or what such editor may be must remain conjectural Carlyle CONJECTURALIST Conjecturalist n Defn A conjecturer R Month rev CONJECTURALLY Conjecturally n Defn That which depends upon guess guesswork R Sir T Browne CONJECTURALLY Conjecturally adv Defn In a conjectural manner by way of conjecture Boyle CONJECTURE Conjecture n Etym L conjectura fr conjicere conjectum to throw together infer conjecture con jacere to throw cf F conjecturer See Jet a shooting forth Defn An opinion or judgment formed on defective or presumptive evidence probable inference surmise guess suspicion He Herodotus would thus have corrected his first loose conjecture by a real study of nature Whewell Conjectures fancies built on nothing firm Milton CONJECTURE Conjecture v t imp pp Conjectured ppr vbn Conjecturing Etym Cf F conjecturer Cf Conject Defn To arrive at by conjecture to infer on slight evidence to surmise to guess to form at random opinions concerning Human reason can then at the best but conjecture what will be South CONJECTURE Conjecture v i Defn To make conjectures to surmise to guess to infer to form an opinion to imagine CONJECTURER Conjecturer n Defn One who conjectures Hobbes CONJOIN Conjoin v t imp pp Conjoined ppr vbn Conjoining Etym F conjoindre fr L conjungere junctum con jungere to join See Join and cf Conjugate Conjunction Defn To join together to unite The English army that divided was Into two parties is now conjoined in one Shak If either of you know any inward impediment why you should not be conjoined Shak Let that which he learns next be nearly conjoined with what he knows already Locke CONJOIN Conjoin v i Defn To unite to join to league Shak CONJOINED Conjoined a Her Defn Joined together or touching CONJOINT Conjoint a Etym F conjoint pp of conjoindre See Conjoin and cf Conjunct Defn United connected associated Influence conjoint Glover Conjoint degrees Mus two notes which follow each other immediately in the order of the scale as ut and re Johnson Conjoint tetrachords Mus two tetrachords or fourths where the same note is the highest of one and the lowest of the other also written conjunct CONJOINTLY Conjointly adv Defn In a conjoint manner untitedly jointly together Sir T Browne CONJOINTNESS Conjointness n Defn The qquality of being conjoint CONJUBILANT Conjubilant a Defn Shouting together for joy rejoicing together R Neale CONJUGAL Conjugal a Etym L conjugalis fr conjux husband wife consort fr conjungere to unite join in marriage See Conjoin Defn Belonging to marriage suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons matrimonial connubial Conjugal affection Milton CONJUGALITY Conjugality n Defn The conjugal state sexual intercourse R Milton CONJUGALLY Conjugally adv Defn In a conjugal manner matrimonially connubially CONJUGATE Conjugate a Etym L conjugatus pp or conjugare to unite con jugare to join yoke marry jugum yoke akin to jungere to join See Join 1 United in pairs yoked together coupled 2 Bot Defn In single pairs coupled 3 Chem Defn Containing two or more radicals supposed to act the part of a single one R 4 Gram Defn Agreeing in derivation and radical signification said of words 5 Math Defn Presenting themselves simultaneously and having reciprocal properties frequently used in pure and applied mathematics with reference to two quantities points lines axes curves etc Conjugate axis of a hyperbola Math the line through the center of the curve perpendicular to the line through the two foci Conjugate diameters Conic Sections two diameters of an ellipse or hyperbola such that each bisects all chords drawn parallel to the other Conjugate focus Opt See under Focus Conjugate mirrors Optics two mirrors so placed that rays from the focus of one are received at the focus of the other especially two concave mirrors so placed that rays proceeding from the principal focus of one and reflected in a parallel beam are received upon the other and brought to the principal focus Conjugate point Geom an acnode See Acnode and Double point Selfconjugate triangle Conic Sections a triangle each of whose vertices is the pole of the opposite side with reference to a conic CONJUGATE Conjugate n Etym L conjugatum a combining etymological relationship 1 A word agreeing in derivation with another word and therefore generally resembling it in signification We have learned in logic that conjugates are sometimes in name only and not in deed Abp Bramhall 2 Chem Defn A complex radical supposed to act the part of a single radical R CONJUGATE Conjugate v t imp pp Conjugated ppr vbn Conjugating 1 To unite in marriage to join Obs Sir H Wotton 2 Gram Defn To inflect a verb or give in order the forms which it assumed in its several voices moods tenses numbers and persons CONJUGATE Conjugate v i Biol Defn To unite in a kind of sexual union as two or more cells or individuals among the more simple plants and animals CONJUGATION Conjugation n Etym L conjugatio conjugation in senses 1 3 1 the act of uniting or combining union assemblage Obs Mixtures and conjugations of atoms Bentley 2 Two things conjoined a pair a couple Obs The sixth conjugations or pair of nerves Sir T Browne 3 Gram a The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts and inflections b A scheme in which are arranged all the parts of a verb c A class of verbs conjugated in the same manner 4 Biol Defn A kind of sexual union applied to a blending of the contents of two or more cells or individuals in some plants and lower animals by which new spores or germs are developed CONJUGATIONAL Conjugational a Defn relating to conjugation Ellis CONJUGIAL Conjugial a Etym L conjugialis fr conjugium Cf Conjugal Defn Conjugal R Swedenborg CONJUGIUM Conjugium n Etym L Rom Law Defn The marriage tie CONJUNCT Conjunct a Etym L conjunctus pp See Conjoin 1 United conjoined concurrent Archaic 2 Her Defn Same as Conjoined CONJUNCTION Conjunction n Etym L conjunctio cf F conjunction See Conjoin 1 The act of conjoining or the state of being conjoined united or associated union association league He will unite the white rose and the red Smille heaven upon his fair conjunction Shak Man can effect no great matter by his personal strength but as he acts in society and conjunction with others South 2 Astron Defn The meeting of two or more stars or planets in the same degree of the zodiac as the conjunction of the moon with the sun or of Jupiter and Saturn See the Note under Aspect n 6 Note Heavenly bodies are said to be in conjunction when they are seen in the same part of the heavens or have the same longitude or right ascension The inferior conjunction of an inferior planet is its position when in conjunction on the same side of the sun with the earth the superior conjunction of a planet is its position when on the side of the sun most distant from the earth 3 Gram Defn A connective or connecting word an indeclinable word which serves to join together sentences clauses of a sentence or words as and but if Though all conjunctions conjoin sentences yet with respect to the sense some are conjunctive and some disjunctive Harris CONJUNCTIONAL Conjunctional a Defn Relating to a conjunction CONJUNCTIVA Conjunctiva n Etym NL from L conjunctivus connective Anat Defn The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids the conjunctival membrance CONJUNCTIVAL Conjunctival a 1 Joining connecting 2 Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the conjunctiva CONJUNCTIVE Conjunctive a Etym L conjunctivus 1 Serving to unite connecting together 2 Closely united Obs Shak Conjunctive mood Gram the mood which follows a conjunction or expresses contingency the subjunctive mood Conjunctive tissue Anat the tissue found in nearly all parts of most animals It yields gelatin on boiling and consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded protoplasmic cells or corpuscles called also cellular tissue and connective tissue Adipose or fatty tissue is one of its many forms and cartilage and bone are sometimes included by the phrase CONJUNCTIVELY Conjunctively adv Defn In conjunction or union together Sir T Browne CONJUNCTIVENESS Conjunctiveness n Defn The state or quality of being conjunctive Johnson CONJUNCTIVITIS Conjunctivitis or n Med Defn Inflammation of the conjunctiva CONJUNCTLY Conjunctly adv Defn In union conjointly unitedly together Sir W Hamilton CONJUNCTURE Conjuncture n Etym Cf F conjoncture LL conjunctura 1 The act of joining or state of being joined union connection combination The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity Hobbes A fit conjuncture or circumstances Addison 2 A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances complication or combination of events or circumstances plight resulting from various conditions He Chesterfield had recently governed Ireland at a momentous conjuncture with eminent firmness wisdom and humanity Macaulay CONJURATION Conjuration n Etym L conjuratio cf F conjuration 1 The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name or in solemn manner the act of binding by an oath an earnest entreaty adjuration We charge you in the name of God take heed Under this conjuration speak my lord Shak 2 The act or process of invoking supernatural aid by the use of a magical form of words the practice of magic arts incantation enchantment Pretended conjurations and prophecies of that event Hallam 3 A league for a criminal purpose conspiracy Obs The conjuration of Catiline Sir T Elyot CONJURATOR Conjurator n Etym LL O Eng Law Defn One who swears or is sworn with others one bound by oath with others a compurgator Burrill CONJURE Conjure v t imp pp Conjured ppr vbn Conjuring Etym F conjurer fr L conjurare to swear together to conspire con jurare to swear See Jury Defn To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner to implore earnestly to adjure I conjure you let him know Whateer was done against him Cato did it Addison CONJURE Conjure v i Defn To combine together by an eath to conspire to confederate A Latinism Drew after him the third part of Heavens sons Conjured against the Highest Milton CONJURE Conjure v t Defn To affect or effect by conjuration to call forth or send away by magic arts to excite or alter as if by magic or by the aid of supernatural powers The habitation which your prophet conjured the devil into Shak To conjure up or make visible as a spirit by magic arts hence to invent as to conjure up a story to conjure up alarms CONJURE Conjure v i Defn To practice magical arts to use the tricks of a conjurer to juggle to charm She conjures away with her Shak CONJUREMENT Conjurement n Defn Serious injunction solemn demand or entreaty Obs Milton CONJURER Conjurer n Defn One who conjures one who calls entreats or charges in a solemn manner CONJURER Conjurer n 1 One who practices magic arts one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power also one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand Dealing with witches and with conjurers Shak From the account the loser brings The conjurer knows who stole the things Prior 2 One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely a man of sagacity Obs Addison CONJUROR Conjuror n Law Defn One bound by a common cath with others Obs CONJURY Conjury n Defn The practice of magic enchantment Motley CONN Conn v t Defn See Con to direct a ship CONNASCENCE CONNASCENCY Connascence Connascency n Etym L con nascentia birth fr nascens ppr of nasci to be born 1 The common birth of two or more at the same tome production of two or more together Johnson 2 That which is born or produced with another 3 The act of growing together Obs Wiseman CONNASCENT Connascent a Defn Born together produced at the same time Craig CONNATE Connate a Etym L connatus con natus born pp of nasci See Cognate 1 Born with another being of the same birth 2 Congenital existing from birth Connate notions South A difference has been made by some those diseases or conditions which are dependent on original conformation being called congenital while the diseases of affections that may have supervened during gestation or delivery are called connate Dunglison 3 Bot Defn Congenitally united growing from one base or united at their bases united into one body as connate leaves or athers See Illust of Connateperfoliate CONNATEPERFOLIATE Connateperfoliate a Bot Defn Connate or coalescent at the base so as to produce a broad foliaceous body through the center of which the stem passes applied to leaves as the leaves of the boneset CONNATION Connation n Defn Connection by birth natural union Obs Dr H More CONNATURAL Connatural a Etym Pref con natural 1 Connected by nature united in nature inborn inherent natural These affections are connatural to us LEstrange 2 Partaking of the same nature And mix with our connatural dust Milton CONNATURALITY Connaturality n Defn Participation of the same nature natural union or connection R A congruity and connaturality between them Sir M Hale CONNATURALIZE Connaturalize v t Defn To bring to the same nature as something else to adapt Obs Dr J Scott CONNATURALLY Connaturally adv Defn By the act of nature originally from birth Sir M Hale CONNATURALNESS Connaturalness n Defn Participation of the same nature natural union I Walton CONNATURE Connature n Defn Participation in a common nature or character R Connature was defined as likeness in kind between either two changes in consciousness or two states of consciousness H Spencer CONNECT Connect v t imp pp Connected ppr vbn Connecting Etym L connectere nexum con nectere to bind See Annex 1 To join or fasten together as by something intervening to associate to combine to unite or link together to establish a bond or relation between He fills he bounds connect and equals all Pope A man must the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism Locke 2 To associate a person or thing or ones self with another person thing business or affair Connecting rod Mach a rod or bar joined to and connecting two or more moving parts esp a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam crosshead piston rod or piston as in a steam engine CONNECT Connect v i Defn To join unite or cohere to have a close relation as one line of railroad connects with another one argument connect with another CONNECTEDLY Connectedly adv Defn In a connected manner CONNECTION Connection n Etym Cf Connexion 1 The act of connecting or the state of being connected junction union alliance relationship He Algazel denied the possibility of a known connection between cause and effect Whewell The eternal and inserable connection between virtue and hapiness Atterbury 2 That which connects or joins together bond tie Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things I Taylor 3 A relation esp a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood used in a loose and indefinite and sometimes a comprehensive sense 4 The persons or things that are connected as a business connection the Methodist connection Men elevated by powerful connection Motley At the head of a strong parliamentary connection Macaulay Whose names forces connections and characters were perfectly known to him Macaulay In this connection in connection with this subject Note A phrase objected to by some writers Note This word was formerly written as by Milton with x instead of t in the termination connexion and the same thing is true of the kindred words inflexion reflexion and the like But the general usage at present is to spell them connection inflection reflection etc Syn Union coherence continuity junction association dependence intercourse commerce communication affinity relationship CONNECTIVE Connective a Defn Connecting or adapted to connect involving connection Connection tissue Anat See Conjunctive tissue under Conjunctive CONNECTIVE Connective n Defn That which connects Specifically a Gram A word that connect words or sentences a conjunction or preposition b Bot That part of an anther which connects its thecæ lobes or cells CONNECTIVELY Connectively adv Defn In connjunction jointly CONNECTOR Connector n Defn One who or that which connects as a A flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in pneumatic experiments b A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor in contact CONNER Conner n Etym Cf Cunner Zoöl Defn A marine European fish Crenilabrus melops also the related American cunner See Cunner CONNEX Connex v t Etym L connexus pp See Connect Defn To connect Sir M Hale CONNEXION Connexion n Etym L connexio cf F connexion Defn Connection See Connection CONNEXIVE Connexive a Defn See Connective CONNING TOWER Conning tower n Defn The shotproof pilot house of a war vessel CONNIVANCE Connivance n Etym Cf F connivence L conniventia 1 Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing voluntary oversight passive consent or co 2 Law Defn Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing not involving actual participation in but knowledge of and failure to prevent or oppose it Syn See Collusion CONNIVE Connive v i imp pp Connived ppr vbn Conniving Etym L connivere to shut the eues connive fr con perh a word akin to nicere to beckon nictare to wink 1 To open and close the eyes rapidly to wink Obs The artist is to teach them how to nod judiciously and to connive with either eye Spectator 2 To close the eyes upon a fault to wink at to fail or forbear by intention to discover an act to permit a proceeding as if not aware of it usually followed by at To connive at what it does not approve Jer Taylor In many of these the directors were heartily concurring in most of them they were encouraging and sometimes commanding in all they were conniving Burke The government thought it expedient occasionally to connive at the violation of this rule Macaulay CONNIVE Connive v t Defn To shut the eyes to to overlook to pretend not to see R Obs Divorces were not connived only but with eye open allowed Milton CONNIVENCY Connivency n Defn Connivance Obs CONNIVENT Connivent a Etym L connivens p pr 1 Forbearing to see designedly inattentive as connivent justice R Milton 2 Biol Defn Brought close together arched inward so that the points meet converging in close contact as the connivent petals of a flower wings of an insect or folds of membrane in the human system etc CONNIVER Conniver n Defn One who connives CONNOISSEUR Connoisseur n Etym F connaisseur formerly connoisseur fr connaître to know fr L cognoscere to become acquainted with co noscere gnoscere to learn to know See Know amd cf Cognizor Defn One well versed in any subject a skillful or knowing person a critical judge of any art particulary of one of the fine arts The connoisseur is one who knows as opposed to the dilettant who only thinks he knows Fairholt CONNOISSEURSHIP Connoisseurship n Defn State of being a connoisseur CONNOTATE Connotate v t Etym L con notatus ppof notare to mark Cf Connote Defn To connote to suggest or designate something as additional to include to imply Hammond CONNOTATION Connotation n Etym Cf F connotation Defn The act of connoting a making known or designating something additional implication of something more than is asserted CONNOTATIVE Connotative or a 1 Implying something additional illative 2 Log Defn Implying an attribute See Connote Connotative term one which denotes a subject and implies an attribute J S Mill CONNOTATIVELY Connotatively adv Defn In a connotative manner expressing connotation CONNOTE Connote v t imp pp Connoted ppr vbn Connoting Etym See Connotate and Note 1 To mark along with to suggest or indicate as additional to designate by implication to include in the meaning to imply Good in the general notion of it connotes also a certain suitableness of it to some other thing South 2 Logic Defn To imply as an attribute The word white denotes all white things as snow paper the foam of the sea etc and ipmlies or as it was termed by the schoolmen connotes the attribute whiteness J S Mill CONNUBIAL Connubial a Etym L connubialis fr connubium marriage con nubere to veil to marry See Nupital Defn Of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage state conjugal nuptial Nor Eve the rites Mysterious of connubial love refused Milton Kind connubial tenderness Goldsmith CONNUBIALITY Connubiality n Defn The quality of being connubial something characteristics of the conjugal state an expression of connubial tenderness Some connubialities which had begun to pass between Mr and Mrs B Dickens CONNUMERATION Connumeration n Etym LL connumeratio fr L connumerare numeratum to number with Defn A reckoning together R Porson CONNUSANCE Connusance n Law Defn See Cognizance Obs CONNUSANT Connusant a Law Defn See Cognizant Obs CONNUSOR Connusor n Law Defn See Cognizor Obs CONNUTRITIOUS Connutritious a Defn Nutritious by force of habit said of certain kinds of food Obs Crabb CONNY Conny a Canny Gunning Defn Brave fine canny Prov Eng Grose CONODONT Conodont n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms found especially in carboniferous rocks Such fossils are supposed by some to be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes but they are probably the jaws of annelids CONOID Conoid n Etym Gr conoïde 1 Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone 2 Geom a A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis as a parabolic conoid elliptic conoid etc more commonly called paraboloid ellipsoid etc b A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve and continue parallel to a given plane Math Dict CONOID Conoid Defn Resembling a cone conoidal CONOIDAL Conoidal a Etym Cf F conoïdal Defn Nearly but not exactly conical Lindley CONOIDIC CONOIDICAL Conoidic Conoidical a Defn Pertaining to a conoid having the form of a conoid CONOMINEE Conominee n Defn One nominated in conjunction with another a joint nominee Kirby CONQUADRATE Conquadrate v t Etym L conquadratus pp of conquadrare Defn To bring into a square R Ash CONQUASSATE Conquassate v t Etym L conquassatus pp of conquassare Defn To shake to agitate Obs Harvey Conquassation n Obs CONQUER Conquer v t imp pp Conquered ppr vbn Conquering Etym OF conquerre F conquérir fr L conquirere quisitum to seek or search for to bring together LL to conquer con quaerere to seek See Quest 1 To gain or acquire by force to take possession of by violent means to gain dominion over to subdue by physical means to reduce to overcome by force of arms to cause to yield to vanquish If thou conquer Rome Shak If we be conquerd let men conquer us Shak We conquered France but felt our captives charms Pope 2 To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power to surmount as to conquer difficulties temptatin etc By winning words to conquer hearts And make persuasion do the work of fear Milton 3 To gain or obtain overcoming obstacles in the way to win as to conquer freedom to conquer a peace Syn To subdue vanquish overcome overpower overthrow defeat rout discomfit subjugate reduce humble crush surmount subject master To Conquer Vanquish Subdue Subjugate Overcome These words agree in the general idea expressed by overcome that of bringing under ones power by the exertion of force Conquer is wider and more general than vanquish denoting usually a succession of conflicts Vanquish is more individual and refers usually to a single conflict Thus Alexander conquered Asia in a succession of battles and vanquished Darius in one decisive engagement Subdue implies a more gradual and continual pressure but a surer and more final subjection We speak of a nation as subdued when its spirit is at last broken so that no further resistance is offered Subjugate is to bring completely under the yoke of bondage The ancient Gauls were never finally subdued by the Romans until they were completely subjugated These words when used figuratively have correspondent meanings We conquer our prejudices or aversions by a succesion of conflicts but we sometimes vanquish our reluctance to duty by one decided effort we endeavor to subdue our evil propensities by watchful and persevering exertions Subjugate is more commonly taken in its primary meaning and when used figuratively has generally a bad sense as his reason was completely subjugated to the sway of his passions CONQUER Conquer v i Defn To gain the victory to overcome to prevail He went forth conquering and to conquer Rev vi 2 The champions resolved to conquer or to die Waller CONQUERABLE Conquerable a Defn Capable of being conquered or subdued South Conquerableness n CONQUERESS Conqueress n Defn A woman who conquers Fairfax CONQUEROR Conqueror n Etym OF conquereor fr conquerre Defn One who conquers The Conqueror Eng Hist William the Norman 10271067 who invaded England defeated Harold in the battle of Hastings and was crowned king in 1066 CONQUEST Conquest n Etym OF conquest conqueste F conquête LL conquistum conquista prop pp from L conquirere See Conquer 1 The act or process of conquering or acquiring by force the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force whether physical or moral subjection subjugation victory In joys of conquest he resigns his breath Addison Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country Prescott 2 That which is conquered possession gained by force physical or moral Wherefore rejoice What conquest brings he home Shak 3 Feudal Law Defn The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance acquisition Blackstone 4 The act of gaining or regaining by successful strugle as the conquest of liberty or peace The Conquest Eng Hist the subjugation of England by William of Normandy in 1066 Syn Victory triumph mastery reduction subjugation subjection CONQUIAN Conquian n Card Playing Defn A game for two played with 40 cards in which each player tries to form three or four of a kind or sequences CONSANGUINEAL Consanguineal a Defn Of the same blood related by birth Sir T Browne CONSANGUINED Consanguined a Defn Of kin blood related R Johnson CONSANGUINEOUS Consanguineous a Etym L conguineus con sanguis blood cf F consanguin See Sanquine Defn Of the same blood related by birth descended from the same parent or ancestor Shak CONSANGUINITY Consanguinity n Etym L consanguinitas cf F consanguintit Defn The relation of person by blood is distinction from affinity or relation by marriage blood relationship as lineal consanguinity collateral consanguinity Invoking aid by the ties of consanguinity Prescott CONSARCINATION Consarcination n Etym L consarcinare natum to patch together Defn A patching together patchwork Obs Bailey CONSCIENCE Conscience n Etym F conscience fr L conscientia fr consciens ppr of conscire to know to be conscious con scire to know See Science 1 Knowledge of ones own thoughts or actions consciousness Obs The sweetest cordial we receive at last Is conscience of our virtuous actions past Denham 2 The faculty power or inward principle which decides as to the character of ones own actions purposes and affections warning against and condemning that which is wrong and approving and prompting to that which is right the moral faculty passing judgment on ones self the moral sense My conscience hath a thousand several tongues And every tongue brings in a several tale And every tale condemns me for a villain Shak As science means knowledge conscience etymologically means self knowledge But the English word implies a moral standard of action in the mind as well as a consciousness of our own actions Conscience is the reason employed about questions of right and wrong and accompanied with the sentiments of approbation and condemnation Whewell 3 The estimate or determination of conscience conviction or right or duty Conscience supposes the existence of some such ie moral faculty and properly signifies our consciousness of having acted agreeably or contrary to its directions Adam Smith 4 Tenderness of feeling pity Obs Chaucer Conscience clause a clause in a general law exempting persons whose religious scruples forbid compliance therewith as from taking judicial oaths rendering military service etc Conscience money stolen or wrongfully acquired money that is voluntarily restored to the rightful possessor Such money paid into the United States treasury by unknown debtors is called the Conscience fund Court of Conscience a court established for the recovery of small debts in London and other trading cities and districts Eng Blackstone In conscience In all conscience in deference or obedience to conscience or reason in reason reasonably This is enough in conscience Howell Half a dozen fools are in all conscience as many as you should require Swift To make conscience of To make a matter of conscience to act according to the dictates of conscience concerning any matter or to scruple to act contrary to its dictates CONSCIENCED Conscienced a Defn Having a conscience R Softconscienced men Shak CONSCIENCELESS Conscienceless a Defn Without conscience indifferent to conscience unscrupulous Conscienceless and wicked patrons Hookre CONSCIENT Conscient a Etym L consciens entis ppr Defn Conscious R Bacon CONSCIENTIOUS Conscientious a Etym Cf F consciencieux LL conscientiosus 1 Influenced by conscience governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong said of a person The advice of wise and conscientious men Prescott 2 Characterized by a regard to conscience conformed to the dictates of conscience said of actions A holy and conscientious course Abp Tillotson Syn Scrupulous exact faithful just upright CONSCIENTIOUSLY Conscientiously adv Defn In a conscientious manner as a matter of conscience hence faithfully accurately completely CONSCIENTIOUSNESS Conscientiousness n Defn The quality of being conscientious a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience CONSCIONABLE Conscionable a Etym Irregularly formed fr conscience Defn Governed by or according to conscience reasonable just Let my debtors have conscionable satisfaction Sir H Wotton CONSCIONABLENESS Conscionableness n Defn The quality of being conscionable reasonableness Johnson CONSCIONABLY Conscionably adv Defn Reasonably justly CONSCIOUS Conscious a Etym L conscius con scire to know See Conscience 1 Possessing the faculty of knowing ones own thoughts or mental operations Some are thinking or conscious beings or have a power of thought I Watts 2 Possessing knowledge whether by internal conscious experience or by external observation cognizant aware sensible Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none could have been felt Hawthorne The man who breathes most healthilly is least conscious of his own breathing De Quincey 3 Made the object of consciousness known to ones self as conscious guilt With conscious terrors vex me round Milton Syn Aware apprised sensible felt known CONSCIOUSLY Consciously adv Defn In a conscious manner with knowledge of ones own mental operations or actions CONSCIOUSNESS Consciousness n 1 The state of being conscious knowledge of ones own existence condition sensations mental operations acts etc Consciousness is thus on the one hand the recognition by the mind or ego of its acts and affections in other words the self affirmation that certain modifications are known by me and that these modifications are mine Sir W Hamilton 2 Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object state or sensation See the Note under Attention Annihilate the consciousness of the object you annihilate the consciousness of the operation Sir W Hamilton And when the steam Which overflowed the soul had passed away A consciousness remained that it had left images and precious thoughts That shall not die and can not be destroyed Wordsworth The consciousness of wrong brought with it the consciousness of weakness Froude 3 Feeling persuasion or expectation esp inward sense of guilt or innocence R An honest mind is not in the power of a dishonest to break its peace there must be some guilt or consciousness Pope CONSCRIBE Conscribe v t Etym L conscribere See Conscript Defn To enroll to enlist Obs E Hall CONSCRIPT Conscript a Etym L conscriptus pp of conscribere to write together to enroll con scribere to write See Scribe Defn Enrolled written registered Conscript fathers Rom Antiq the senators of ancient Rome When certain new senators were first enrolled with the fathers the body was called Patres et Conscripti afterward all were called Patres conscripti CONSCRIPT Conscript n Defn One taken by lot or compulsorily enrolled to serve as a soldier or sailor CONSCRIPT Conscript v t Defn To enroll by compulsion for military service CONSCRIPTION Conscription n Etym L conscriptio cf F conscription 1 An enrolling or registering The conscription of men of war Bp Burnet 2 A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service a draft CONSCRIPTION Conscription a Defn Belonging to or of the nature of a conspiration CONSECRATE Consecrate a Etym L consceratus pp of conscerare to conscerate con sacrare to consecrate sacer sacred See Sacred Defn Consecrated devoted dedicated sacred They were assembled in that consecrate place Bacon CONSECRATE Consecrate v t imp pp Consecrated ppr vbn Consecrating 1 To make or declare to be sacred to appropriate to sacred uses to set apart dedicate or devote to the service or worship of God as to consecrate a church to give ones self unreservedly as to the service of God One day in the week is consecrated to a holy rest Sharp 2 To set apart to a sacred office as to consecrate a bishop Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons Ex xxix 9 3 To canonize to exalt to the rank of a saint to enroll among the gods as a Roman emperor 4 To render venerable or revered to hallow to dignify as rules or principles consecrated by time Burke Syn See Addict CONSECRATER Consecrater n Defn Consecrator CONSECRATION Consecration n Etym L consecratio cf F consécration Defn The act or ceremony of consecrating the state of being consecrated dedication Until the days of your consecration be at an end Lev viii 33 Consecration makes not a place sacred but only solemny declares it so South CONSECRATOR Consecrator n Etym L Defn One who consecrates one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes Written also consecrater CONSECRATORY Consecratory or a Defn Of or pertaining to the act of consecration dedicatory The consecratory prayer Bp Burnet CONSECTANEOUS Consectaneous a Etym L consectaneus Defn Following as a matter of course Blount CONSECTARY Consectary a Etym L consectarius fr consectari to follow after eagerly con sectari to follow eagerly fr sequi to follow Defn Following by consequence consequent deducible R Consectary impieties Sir T Browne CONSECTARY Consectary n Defn That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible deduction from premises corollary R Milton CONSECUTE Consecute v t Defn To follow closely to endeavor to overtake to pursue Obs Bp Burnet CONSECUTION Consecution n Etym L consecutio See Consequent 1 A following or sequel actual or logical dependence Sir M Hale 2 A succession or series of any kind Obs Sir I Newton Month of consecution Astron a month as reckoned from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another CONSECUTIVE Consecutive a Etym Cf F consécutif See Consequent 1 Following in a train suceeding one another in a regular order successive uninterrupted in course or succession with no interval or break as fifty consecutive years 2 Following as a consequence or result actually or logically dependent consequential succeeding The actions of a man consecutive to volition Locke 3 Mus Defn Having similarity of sequence said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony as consecutive fifths or consecutive octaves which are forbidden Consecutive chords Mus chords of the same kind suceeding one another without interruption CONSECUTIVELY Consecutively adv Defn In a consecutive manner by way of sequence successively CONSECUTIVENESS Consecutiveness n Defn The state or quality of being consecutive CONSENSION Consension n Etym L consensio Defn Agreement accord Bentley CONSENSUAL Consensual a Etym See Consent v i and cf Sensual 1 Law Defn Existing or made by the mutual consent of two or more parties 2 Physiol Defn Excited or caused by sensation sympathy or reflex action and not by conscious volition as consensual motions Consensual contract Law a contract formed merely by consent as a marriage contract CONSENSUS Consensus n Etym L See Consent Defn Agreement accord consent That traditional consensus of society which we call public opinion Tylor CONSENT Consent v i imp pp Consented ppr vbn Consenting Etym F consentir fr L consentire sensum to feel together agree con sentire to feel See Sense 1 To agree in opinion or sentiment to be of the same mind to accord to concur And Saul was consenting unto his death Acts viii 1 Flourishing many years before Wyclif and much consenting with him in jugdment Fuller 2 To indicate or express a willingness to yield to guidance persuasion or necessity to give assent or approval to comply My poverty but not my will consents Shak And whispering I will neer consent consented Byron Syn To accede yield assent comply agree allow concede permit admit concur acquiesce CONSENT Consent v t Defn To grant to allow to assent to to admit Obs Interpreters will not consent it to be a true story Milton CONSENT Consent n Etym Cf OF consent 1 Agreement in opinion or sentiment the being of one mind accord All with one consent began to make exuse Luke xiv 18 They feil together all as by consent Shak 2 Correspondence in parts qualities or operations agreement harmony coherence The melodious consent of the birds Holland Such is the worlds great harmony that springs From union order full consent of things Pope 3 Voluntary accordance with or concurrence in what is done or proposed by another acquiescence compliance approval permission Thou wert possessed of Davids throne By free consent of all Milton 4 Law Defn Capable deliberate and voluntary assent or agreement to or concurrence in some act or purpose implying physical and mental power and free action 5 Physiol Defn Sympathy See Sympathy 4 Syn Assent acquiescence concurrence agreement approval permission See Assent Age of consent Law an age fixed by statute and varying in different jurisdictions at which one is competent to give consent Sexual intercourse with a female child under the age of consent is punishable as rape CONSENTANEITY Consentaneity n Defn Mutual agreement R CONSENTANEOUS Consentaneous a Etym L consentaneus Defn Consistent agreeable suitable accordant to harmonious concurrent A good law and consentaneous to reason Howell Consentaneously adv Consentaneousness n CONSENTANT Consentant a Etym F p pr of consentir Defn Consenting Obs Chaucer CONSENTER Consenter a Defn One who consents CONSENTIENT Consentient a Etym L consentients p pr See Consent Defn Agreeing in mind accordant The consentient judgment of the church Bp Pearson CONSENTINGLY Consentingly adv Defn With consent in a compliant manner Jer Taylor CONSEQUENCE Consequence n Etym L consequentia cf F conséquence See Consequent 1 That which follows something on which it depends that which is produced by a cause a result Shun to taste And shun the bitter consequence Milton 2 Logic Defn A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions any conclusion which results from reason or argument inference 3 Chain of causes and effects consecution Such fatal consequence unites us three Milton Link follows link by necessary consequence Coleridge 4 Importance with respect to what comes after power to influence or produce an effect value moment rank distinction It is a matter of small consequence Shak A sense of your own worth and consequence Cowper In consequence hence for this cause In consequence of by reason of as the effect of Syn Effect result end See Effect CONSEQUENCING Consequencing n Defn Drawing inference R Milton CONSEQUENT Consequent a Etym L consequens entis p pr of consequi to follow con sequi to follow cf F conséquent See Second and cf Consecution 1 Following as a result inference or natural effect The right was consequent to and built on an act perfectly personal Locke 2 Logic Defn Following by necessary inference or rational deduction as a proposition consequent to other propositions Consequent points Consequent poles Magnetism a number of poles distributed under certain conditions along the axis of a magnetized steel bar which regularly has but the two poles at the extremities CONSEQUENT Consequent n 1 That which follows or results from a cause a result or natural effect They were illgoverned which is always a consequent of ill payment Sir J Davies 2 Logic Defn That which follows from propositions by rational deduction that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation a conclusion or inference 3 Math Defn The second term of a ratio as the term b in the ratio ab the first a being the antecedent CONSEQUENTIAL Consequential a 1 Following as a consequence result or logical inference consequenment All that is revealed in Scripture has a consequential necessity of being believed because it is of divine authority Locke These kind of arguments are highly consequential and concludent to my purpose Sir M Hale 2 Assuming or exhibiting an air of consequence pretending to importance pompous selfimportant as a consequential man See Consequence n 4 His stately and consequential pace Sir W Scott Consequential damage Law a Damage so remote as not to be actionable b Damage which although remote is actionable c Actionable damage but not following as an immediate result of an act CONSEQUENTIALLY Consequentially adv 1 With just deduction of consequence with right connection of ideas logically The faculty of writing consequentially Addison 2 By remote consequence not immediately eventually as to do a thing consequentially South 3 In a regular series in the order of cause and effect with logical concatenation consecutively continuously 4 With assumed importance pompously CONSEQUENTIALNESS Consequentialness n Defn The quality of being consequential CONSEQUENTLY Consequently adv Defn By consequence by natural or logical sequence or connection Syn See Accordingly CONSERTION Consertion n Etym L consertio fr conserere sertum to connect con serere to join Defn Junction adaptation R Consertion of design how exquisite Young CONSERVABLE Conservable a Etym L conservabilitis Defn Capable of being preserved from decay or injury CONSERVANCY Conservancy n Defn Conservation as from injury defilement or irregular use An act was passed in 1866 for vesting in the Conservators of the River Thames the conservancy of the Thames and Isis Mozley W CONSERVANT Conservant a Etym L conservans ppr Defn Having the power or quality of conservation CONSERVATION Conservation n Etym L conservatio cf F conservation Defn The act of preserving guarding or protecting the keeping of a thing in a safe or entire state preservation A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism Hallam A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation Burke Conservation of areas Astron the principle that the radius vector drawn from a planet to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal times Conservation of energy or Conservation of force Mech the principle that the total energy of any material system is a quantity which can neither be increased nor diminished by any action between the parts of the system though it may be transformed into any of the forms of which energy is susceptible Clerk Maxwell CONSERVATIONAL Conservational a Defn Tending to conserve preservative CONSERVATISM Conservatism n Etym For conservatism Defn The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established opposition to change the habit of mind or conduct of a conservative CONSERVATIVE Conservative a Etym Cf F conservatif 1 Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state or from loss waste or injury preservative 2 Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions opposed to change or innovation 3 Of or pertaining to a political party which favors the conservation of existing institutions and forms of government as the Conservative party in england contradistinguished from Liberal and Radical We have always been conscientuously attached to what is called the Tory and which might with more propierty be called the Conservative party Quart Rev 1830 Conservative system Mech a material sustem of such a nature that after the system has undergone any series of changes and been brought back in any manner to its original state the whole work done by external agents on the system is equal to the whole work done by the system overcoming external forces Clerk Maxwell CONSERVATIVE Conservative n 1 One who or that which preserves from ruin injury innovation or radical change a preserver a conserver The Holy Spirit is the great conservative of the new life Jer Taylor 2 One who desires to maintain existing institutions and customs also one who holds moderate opinions in politics opposed to revolutionary or radical 3 Eng Hist Defn A member of the Conservative party CONSERVATIVENESS Conservativeness a Defn The quality of being conservative CONSERVATOIRE Conservatoire n Etym F Defn A public place of instruction in any special branch esp music and the arts See Conservatory 3 CONSERVATOR Conservator n Etym L cf F conservateur 1 One who preserves from injury or violation a protector a preserver The great Creator and Conservator of the world Derham 2 Law a An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace as a justice or sheriff b One who has an official charge of preserving the rights and privileges of a city corporation community or estate The lords of the secret council were likewise made conservators of the peace of the two kingdoms Clarendon The conservator of the estate of an idiot Bouvier Conservators of the River Thames a board of comissioners instituted by Parliament to have the conservancy of the Thames CONSERVATORY Conservatory a Etym Cf F conservatoire LL conservatorius Defn Having the quality of preserving from loss decay or injury CONSERVATORY Conservatory n Etym Cf F conservatoire LL conservatorium 1 That which preserves from injury Obs A conservatory of life Jer Taylor 2 A place for preserving anything from loss decay waste or injury particulary a greenhouse for preserving exotic or tender plants 3 A public place of instruction designed to preserve and perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art esp music CONSERVATRIX Conservatrix n Etym L Defn A woman who preserves from loss injury etc CONSERVE Conserve v t imp pp Conserved ppr vbn Conserving Etym F conserver L conservare con servare to keep guard See Serve 1 To keep in a safe or sound state to save to preserve to protect The amity which they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor Strype 2 To prepare with sugar etc for the purpose of preservation as fruits etc to make a conserve of CONSERVE Conserve n Etym F conserve fr conserver 1 Anything which is conserved especially a sweetmeat prepared with sugar a confection I shall study broths plasters and conserves till from a fine lady I become a notable woman Tatler 2 Med Defn A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar See Confection 3 A conservatory Obs Evelyn CONSERVER Conserver n Defn One who conserves CONSIDER Consider v t imp pp Considered ppr vbn Considering Etym F considérer L considerare sideratum to consider view attentively prob fr con sidus sideris star constellation orig therefore to look at the stars See Sidereal and cf Desire 1 To fix the mind on with a view to a careful examination to thank on with care to ponder to study to meditate on I will consider thy testimonies Ps cxix 95 Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my thoughts and with capacious mind Considered all things visible Milton 2 To look at attentively to observe to examine She considereth a field and buyeth it Prov xxxi 16 3 To have regard to to take into view or account to pay due attention to to respect Consider sir the chance of war the day Was yours by accident Shak England could grow into a posture of being more united at home and more considered abroad Sir W Temple 4 To estamate to think to regard to view Considered as plays his works are absurd Macaulay Note The proper sense of consider is often blended with an idea of the result of considering as Blessed is he that considereth the poor Ps xli 1 ie considers with sympathy and pity Which services if I have not enough considered Shak ie requited as the sufficient considering of them would suggest Consider him liberally J Hooker Syn To ponder weigh revolve study reflect or meditate on contemplate examine See Ponder CONSIDER Consider v i 1 To think seriously to make examination to reflect to deliberate We will consider of your suit Shak T were to consider too curiously to consider so Shak She wished she had taken a moment to consider before rushing down stairs W Black 2 To hesitate Poetic R Dryden CONSIDERABLE Considerable a Etym Cf F considérable 1 Worthy of consideration borne in mind or attended to It is considerable that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning Bp Wilkins Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration Tillotson 2 Of some distinction noteworthy influential respectable said of persons You are indeed a very considerable man Junius 3 Of importance or value In painting not every action nor every person is considerable enough to enter into the cloth Dryden A considerable sum of money Prescott CONSIDERABLENESS Considerableness n Defn Worthiness of consideration dignity value size amount CONSIDERABLY Considerably adv Defn In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant greatly much The breeds differ considerably from each other Darwin CONSIDERANCE Considerance n Etym L considerantia Defn Act of considering consideration Obs Shak CONSIDERATE Considerate a Etym L consideratus pp 1 Given to consideration or to sober reflection regardful of consequences or circumstances circumspect careful esp careful of the rights claims and feelings of other Of dauntless courage and considerate pride Milton considerate and careful of his people Dryden The wisest and most considerate men in the world Sharp 2 Having respect to regardful R They may be more considerate of praise Dr H More Syn Thoughtful reflective careful discreet prudent deliberate serious See Thoughtful Considerately adv Considerateness n CONSIDERATION Consideration n Etym L consideratio cf F consid 1 The act or process of considering continuous careful thought examination contemplation deliberation attention Let us think with consideration Sir P Sidney Consideration like an angel came Shak 2 Attentive respect appreciative regard used especially in diplomatic or stately correspondence The undersigned has the honor to repeat to Mr Hulseman the assurance of his high consideration D Webster The consideration with which he was treated Whewell 3 Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice Consideration for the poor is a doctrine of the church Newman 4 Claim to notice or regard some degree of importance or consequence Lucan is the only author of consideration among the Latin poets who was not explained for the Dauphin Addison 5 The result of delibration or of attention and examonation matured opinion a reflection as considerations on the choice of a profession 6 That which is or should be taken into account as a ground of opinion or action motive reason He was obliged antecedent to all other considerations to search an asylum Dryden Some considerations which are necessary to the forming of a correct judgment Macaulay 7 Law Defn The cause which moves a contracting party to enter into an agreement the material cause of a contract the price of a stripulation compensation equivalent Bouvier Note Consideration is what is done or promised to be done in exchange for a promise and as a mere advantage to the promisor without detriment to the promisee would not avail the proper test is detriment to the promisee Wharton CONSIDERATIVE Considerative a Defn Considerate careful thoughtful Archaic I love to be considerative B Jonson CONSIDERATOR Considerator n Defn One who considers Obs Sir T Browne CONSIDERER Considerer n Defn One who considers a man of reflection a thinker Milton CONSIDERINGLY Consideringly adv Defn With consideration or deliberation CONSIGN Consign v t imp pp Consigned 3 ppr vbn Consigning Etym F consigner L consignare signatu to seal or sign con signare fr signum mark See Sign 1 To give transfer or deliver in a formal manner as if by signing over into the possession of another or into a different state with the sense of fixedness in that state or permanence of possession as to consign the body to the grave At the day of general account good men are to be consigned over to another state Atterbury 2 To give in charge to commit to intrust Atrides parting for the Trojan war Consigned the youthful consort to his care Pope The four evangelists consigned to writing that history Addison 3 Com Defn To send or address by bill of lading or otherwise to an agent or correspondent in another place to be cared for or sold or for the use of such correspondent as to cosign a cargo or a ship to set apart 4 To assign to devote to set apart The French commander consigned it to the use for which it was intended by the donor Dryden 5 To stamp or impress to affect Obs Consign my spirit with great fear Jer Taylor Syn To commit deliver intrust resign See Commit CONSIGN Consign v i 1 To submit to surrender or yield ones self Obs All lovers young all lovers must Consign to thee and come to dust Shak 2 To yield consent to agree to acquiesce Obs Augment or alter And well consign thereto Shak CONSIGNATARY Consignatary n Etym Cf Consignitary Defn A consignee Obs Jenkins CONSIGNATION Consignation n Etym L consignatio written proof document cf F consignation comsignation 1 The act of consigning the act of delivering or committing to another person place or state Obs So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin Jer Taylor 2 The act of ratifying or establishing as if signing confirmation ratuficator A direct consignation of pardon Jer Taylor 3 A stamp an indication a sign Obs The most certain consignations of an excellent virtue Jer Taylor CONSIGNATORY Consignatory n Etym Cf Consignitary Defn One of several that jointly sign a written instrument as a treaty Fallows CONSIGNATURE Consignature 135 n Defn Joint signature R Colgrave CONSIGNE Consigne n Etym F Mil a A countersign a watchword b One who is orders to keep within certain limits CONSIGNEE Consignee n Etym F consign pp of consigner Defn The person to whom goods or other things are consigned a factor correlative to consignor Consigner and consignee are used by merchants to express generally the shipper of merchandise and the person to whom it is addressed by bill of lading or otherwise De Colange CONSIGNER Consigner n Defn One who consigns See Consignor CONSIGNIFICANT Consignificant a Defn Having joint or equal signification synonymous R Spelman CONSIGNIFICATION Consignification n Defn Joint signification R CONSIGNIFICATIVE Consignificative a Defn Consignificant jointly significate R CONSIGNIFY Consignify v t Etym Pref con sognify Defn To signify or denote in combination with something else The cipher only serves to connote and consignify and to change the value or the figures Horne Tooke CONSIGNMENT Consignment n 1 The act of consigning consignation 2 Com Defn The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place as for care sale etc 3 Com Defn That which is consigned the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance To increase your consignments of this valuable branch of national commerce Burke 4 The writing by which anything is consigned CONSIGNOR Consignor or n Defn One who consigns something to another opposed to consignee Written also consigner CONSILIENCE Consilience n Etym con salire to leap Defn Act of concurring coincidence concurrence The consilience of inductions takes place when one class of facts coincides with an induction obtained from another different class Whewell CONSIMILITUDE CONSIMILITY Consimilitude Consimility n Etym Cf F consimilitude See Similitude Defn Common resemblance Obs Aubrey CONSIST Consist v i imp pp Consisted ppr vbn Consisting Etym L consistere to stand still or firm con sistere to stand cause to stand stare to stand cf F consister See Stand 1 To stand firm to be in a fixed or permanent state as a body composed of parts in union or connection to hold together to be to exist to subsist to be supported and maintained He is before all things and by him all things consist Col i 17 2 To be composed or made up followed by of The land would consist of plains and valleys T Burnet 3 To have as its substance or character or as its foundation to be followed by in If their purgation did consist in words Shak A mans life consisteth not in the abudance of the things which he possesseth Luke xii 15 4 To be cosistent or harmonious to be in accordance formerly used absolutely now followed by with This was a consisting story Bp Burnet Health consists with temperance alone Pope For orders and degrees Jar not with liberty but well consist Milton 5 To insist followed by on Obs Shak Syn To Consist Consist of Consist in The verb consist is employed chiefly for two purposes which are marked and distinguished by the prepositions used When we wish to indicate the parts which unite to compose a thing we use of as when we say Macaulays Miscellanies consist chiefly of articles which were first published in the Edinburgh Review When we wish to indicate the true nature of a thing or that on which it depends we use in as There are some artists whose skill consists in a certain manner which they have affected Our safety consists in a strict adherence to duty CONSISTENCE CONSISTENCY Consistence Consistency n Etym Cf F consistance 1 The condition of standing or adhering together or being fixed in union as the parts of a body existence firmness coherence solidity Water being divided maketh many circles till it restore itself to the natural consistence Bacon We are as water weak and of no consistence Jer Taylor The same form substance and consistency T Burned 2 A degree of firmness density or spissitude Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup Arbuthnot 3 That which stands together as a united whole a combination The church of God as meaning whole consistence of orders and members Milton 4 Firmness of constitution or character substantiality durability persistency His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency South 5 Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves or of the same thing with itself at different times the harmony of conduct with profession congruity correspondence as the consistency of laws regulations or judicial decisions consistency of opinions consistency of conduct or of character That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just Addison Consistency thou art a jewel Popular Saying CONSISTENT Consistent a Etym L consistens ppr cf F consistant 1 Possessing firmness or fixedness firm hard solid The humoral and consistent parts of the body Harvey 2 Having agreement with itself or with something else having harmony among its parts possesing unity accordant harmonious congruous compatible uniform not contradictory Show me one that has it in his power To act consistent with himself an hour Pope With reference to such a lord to serve and to be free are terms not consistent only but equivalent South 3 Living or acting in conformity with ones belief or professions It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and a conspirator Macaulay CONSISTENTLY Consistently adv Defn In a consistent manner CONSISTORIAL Consistorial a Etym Cf F consistorial Defn Of or pertaining to a consistory Consistorial laws Hooker Consistorial courts Bp Hoadley CONSISTORIAN Consistorian a Defn Pertaining to a Presbyterian consistory a contemptuous term of 17th century controversy You fall next on the consistorian schismatics for so you call Presbyterians Milton CONSISTORY Consistory or 277 n pl Consistories Etym L consistorium a place of assembly the place where the emperors council met fr consistere cf F consistoire It consistorio See Consist 1 Primarily a place of standing or staying together hence any solemn assembly or council To council summons all his mighty peers Within thick clouds and dark tenfold involved A gloomy consistory Milton 2 Eng Ch Defn The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere Hook 3 R C Ch Defn An assembly of prelates a session of the college of cardinals at Rome Pius was then hearing of causes in consistory Bacon 4 A church tribunal or governing body Note In some churches as the Dutch Reformed in America a consistory is composed of the minister and elders of an individual church corresponding to a Presbyterian church session and in others as the Reformed church in France it is composed of ministers and elders corresponding to a presbytery In some Lutheran countries it is a body of clerical and lay officers appointed by the sovereign to superintend ecclesiastical affairs 5 A civil court of justice Obs Chaucer CONSISTORY Consistory a Defn Of the nature of or pertaining to a consistory To hold consistory session Strype CONSOCIATE Consociate n Etym L nsociatus pp of consociare to associate unite con sociare to join unite See Social Defn An associate an accomplice Archaic Wicked consociates Bp Hall CONSOCIATE Consociate v t imp pp Consociated ppr vbn Consociating 1 To bring into alliance confederacy or relationship to bring together to join to unite R Join pole to pole consociate severed worlds Mallet 2 To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation US CONSOCIATE Consociate v i 1 To be allied confederated or associated to coalescence R Bentley 2 To form an ecclesiastical consociation US CONSOCIATION Consociation n Etym L consociatio 1 Intimate union fellowship alliance companionship confederation association intimacy A friendly consociation with your kindred elements Warburton 2 A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches for mutual advice and co Note In Connecticut some of the Congregational churhes are associated in consociations and the others in conferences CONSOCIATIONAL Consociational a Defn Of or pertaining to a consociation US CONSOL Consol n Defn A consolidated annuity see Consols chiefly in combination or attributively CONSOLABLE Consolable a Etym L consolabilis cf F consolable Defn Capable of receiving consolation CONSOLATE Consolate v t Etym L consolatus pp See Console v t Defn To console to comfort Obs Shak CONSOLATION Consolation n Etym L consolatio cf F consolation Defn The act of consoling the state of being consoled allevation of misery or distress of mind refreshment of spirit comfort that which consoles or comforts the spirit Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompensed Milton Are the consolations of God small with thee Job xv 11 Syn Comfort solace allevation See Comfort CONSOLATION GAME CONSOLATION MATCH CONSOLATION POT CONSOLATION RACE Consolation game match pot race etc Defn A game match etc open only to losers in early stages of contests CONSOLATO DEL MARE Consolato del mare Etym It the consulate of the sea Defn A collection of maritime laws of disputed origin supposed to have been first published at Barcelona early in the 14th century It has formed the basis of most of the subsequent collections of maritime laws Kent Bouvier CONSOLATOR Consolator n Etym L Defn One who consoles or comforts Johnson CONSOLATORY Consolatory a Etym L consolatorius Defn Of a consoling or comforting nature The punishment of tyrants is a noble and awful act of justice and it has with truth been said to be consolatory to the human mind Burke CONSOLATORY Consolatory n Defn That which consoles a speech or writing intended for consolation R Milton CONSOLE Console v t imp pp Consoled ppr vbn Consoling Etym L consolari pp consolatus con solari to console comfort cf F consoler See Solace Defn To cheer in distress or depression to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of to relieve to comfort to soothe And empty heads console with empty sound Pope I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and philosophers and its triumph has been complete P Henry Syn To comfort solace soothe cheer sustain encourage support See Comfort CONSOLE Console n Etym F Arch a A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height b Any small bracket also a console table Console table a table whose top is supported by two or more consoles instead of legs CONSOLER Consoler n Defn One who gives consolation CONSOLIDANT Consolidant a Etym L consolidans ppr of consolidare cf F consolidant Defn Serving to unite or consolidate having the quality of consolidating or making firm CONSOLIDATE Consolidate a Etym L consolidatus ppr of consolidare to make firm con solidare to make firm solidus solid See Solid and cf Consound Defn Formed into a solid mass made firm consolidated R A gentleman should learn to ride while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate Elyot CONSOLIDATE Consolidate v t imp pp Consolidated ppr vbn Consolidating 1 To make solid to unite or press together into a compact mass to harden or make dense and firm He fixed and consolidated the earth T Burnet 2 To unite as various particulars into one mass or body to bring together in close union to combine as to consolidate the armies of the republic Consolidating numbers into unity Wordsworth 3 Surg Defn To unite by means of applications as the parts of a broken bone or the lips of a wound R Syn To unite combine harden compact condense compress CONSOLIDATE Consolidate v i Defn To grow firm and hard to unite and become solid as moist clay consolidates by drying In hurts and ulcers of the head dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate Bacon CONSOLIDATED Consolidated pp a 1 Made solid hard or compact united joined solidified The Aggregate Fund consisted of a great variety of taxes and surpluses of taxes and duties which were in 1715 consolidated Rees A mass of partially consolidated mud Tyndall 2 Bot Defn Having a small surface in proportion to bulk as in the cactus Consolidated plants are evidently adapted and designed for very dry regions in such only they are found Gray The Consolidated Fund a British fund formed by consolidating in 1787 three public funds the Aggregate Fund the General Fund and the South Sea Fund In 1816 the larger part of the revenues of Great Britian and Ireland was assigned to what has been known as the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom out of which are paid the interest of the national debt the salaries of the civil list etc CONSOLIDATION Consolidation n Etym L consolidatio a confirming cf F consolidation 1 The act or process of consolidating making firm or uniting the state of being consolidated solidification combination The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did not fall out at random Woodward The consolidation of the great European monarchies Hallam 2 Bot Defn To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower adnation 3 Law Defn The combination of several actions into one CONSOLIDATIVE Consolidative a Etym Cf F consolidatif Defn Tending or having power to consolidate healing CONSOLING Consoling a Defn Adapted to console or comfort cheering as this is consoling news CONSOLS Consols or n pl Etym A contraction of consolidated annuities Defn The leading British funded government security Note A considerable part of the public debt of Great Britian which had been contracted in the form of annuities yielding various rates of interest was in 1757 consolidated into one fund at 3 per cent interest the account of which is kept at the Bank of England This debt has been diminished and increased at different times and now constitutes somewhat more than half of the entire national debt The stocks are transferable and Their value in the market constantly fluctuates the price at any time being regarded as a gauge of the national prosperity and public confidence CONSOMME Consomme n Etym F lit pp of consommer to finish Cookery Defn A clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich CONSONANCE CONSONANCY Consonance Consonancy n Etym L consonantia cf F consonnance 1 Mus Defn Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously as a note with its third fifth and eighth 2 Agreement or congruity harmony accord consistency suitableness The perfect consonancy of our persecuted church to the doctrines of Scripture and antiquity Hammond The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance Tyndall 3 Friendship concord Obs By the consonancy of our youth Shak Syn Agreement accord consistency unison harmony congruity suitableness agreeableness CONSONANT Consonant a Etym L consonans antis ppr of consonare to sound at the same time agree con sonare to sound cf F consonnant See Sound to make a noise 1 Having agreement congruous consistent according usually followed by with or to Each one pretends that his opinion is consonant to the words there used Bp Beveridge That where much is given shall be much required is a thing consonant with natural equity Dr H More 2 Having like sounds Consonant words and syllables Howell 3 Mus Defn harmonizing together accordant as consonant tones consonant chords 4 Of or pertaining to consonants made up of or containing many consonants No Russian whose dissonant consonant name Almost shatters to fragments the trumpet of fame T Moore CONSONANT Consonant n Etym L consonans antis Defn An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel also a letter or character representing such a sound Note Consonants are divided into various classes as mutes spirants sibilants nasals semivowels etc All of them are sounds uttered through a closer position of the organs than that of a vowel proper although the most open of them as the semivowels and nasals are capable of being used as if vowels and forming syllables with other closer consonants as in the English feeble taken Note A consonant is the result of audible friction squeezing or stopping of the breath in some part of the mouth or occasionally of the throath The main distinction between vowels and consonants is that while in the former the mouth configuration merely modifies the vocalized breath which is therefore an essential element of the vowels in consonants the narrowing or stopping of the oral passage is the foundation of the sound and the state of the glottis is something secondary H Sweet CONSONANTAL Consonantal Defn CONSONANTIZE Consonantize v t Defn To change into or use as a consonant The vowel is consonantized that is made closer in position Peile CONSONANTLY Consonantly adv Defn In a consonant consistent or congruous manner agreeably CONSONANTNESS Consonantness n Defn The quality or condition of being consonant agreeable or consistent CONSONOUS Consonous a Etym L consonus See Consonant Defn Agreeing in sound symphonious CONSOPIATION Consopiation n Defn The act of sleeping or of lulling to sleep Obs Pope CONSOPITE Consopite a Etym L consopitus pp of consopire Defn Lulled to sleep Obs Dr H More CONSOPITE Consopite v t Defn To lull to sleep to quiet to compose Obs The operation of the masculine faculties of the soul were for a while well slacked and consopited Dr H More CONSORT Consort n Etym L consore sortis con sors lot fate share See Sort 1 One who shares the lot of another a companion a partner especially a wife or husband Milton He single chose to live and shunned to wed Well pleased to want a consort of his bed Dryden The consort of the queen has passed from this troubled sphere Thakeray The snowwhite gander invariably accompanied by his darker consort Darwin 2 Naut Defn A ship keeping company with another 3 Concurrence conjunction combination association union By Heavens consort Fuller Working in consort Hare Take it singly and is carries an air of levity but in consort with the rest has a meaning quite different Atterbury 4 Etym LL consortium Defn An assembly or association of persons a company a group a combination Obs In one consort there sat Cruel revenge and rancorious despite Disloyal treason and heartburning hate Spenser Lord place me in thy consort Herbert 5 Etym Perh confused with concert Defn Harmony of sounds concert as of musical instruments Obs Milton To make a sad consort Come let us join our mournful song with theirs Spenser Prince consort the husband of a queen regnant Queen consort the wife of a king as distinguished from a queen regnant who rules alone and a queen dowager the window of a king CONSORT Consort v i imp pp Consorted ppr vbn Consorting Defn To unite or to keep company to associate used with with Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts with thee Dryden CONSORT Consort v t 1 To unite or join as in affection harmony company marriage etc to associate He with his consorted Eve Milton For all that pleasing is to living ears Was there consorted in one harmony Spenser He begins to consort himself with men Locke 2 To attend to accompany Obs Thou wretched boy that didst consort him here Shalt with him hence Shak CONSORTABLE Consortable a Defn Suitable for association or companionship Obs Sir H Wotton CONSORTION Consortion n Etym L consortio Defn Fellowship association companionship Obs Sir T Browne CONSORTSHIP Consortship n Defn The condition of a consort fellowship partnership Hammond CONSOUND Consound n Etym Corrupted fr F consoude fr L consolida comfrey so called because supposed to have healing power con solidus solid consolidare to make solid Cf Comfrey Consolidate Bot Defn A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera esp the comfrey CONSPECIFIC Conspecific a Defn Of the same species CONSPECTUITY Conspectuity n pl Conspectuities Defn The faculty of seeing sight eye Note A word of Meneniuss making Coriolanus ii 1 Shak CONSPECTUS Conspectus n Defn A general sketch or outline of a subject a synopsis an epitome CONSPERSION Conspersion n Etym L conspersio fr conspergere to sprinkle Defn The act of sprinkling Obs The conspersion washing the doorposts Jer Taylor CONSPICUITY Conspicuity n Defn The state or quality of being clear or bright brightness conspicuosness R Chapman CONSPICUOUS Conspicuous a Etym L conspicuus fr conspicere to get sight of to perceive con spicere specere to look See Spy 1 Open to the view obvious to the eye easy to be seen plainly visible manifest attracting the eye It was a rock Of alabaster piled up to the clouds Conspicious far Milton Conspicious by her veil and hood Signing the cross the abbess stood Sir W Scott 2 Obvious to the mental eye easily recognized clearly defined notable prominent eminent distinguished as a conspicuous exellence or fault A man who holds a conspicuous place in the political eccesiastical and literary history of England Macaulay Syn Distinguished eminent famous illustrious prominent celebrated See Distinguished Conspicuously adv Conspicuousness n CONSPIRACY Conspiracy n pl Conspiracies Etym See Conspiration 1 A combination of men for an evil purpose as agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime in concert as treason a plot When shapen was all his conspiracy From point to point Chaucer They made a conspiracy against Amaziah 2 Kings xiv 19 I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban and his confederates Shak 2 A concurence or general tendency as of circumstances to one event as if by agreement A conspiracy in all heavenly and earthly things Sir P Sidney 3 Law Defn An agreement manifesting itself in words or deeds by which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act or to use unlawful to do an act which is lawful confederacy Syn Combination plot cabal CONSPIRANT Conspirant a Etym L conspirans ppr of conspirare cf F conspirant Defn Engaging in a plot to commit a crime conspiring Obs Shak CONSPIRATION Conspiration n Etym F conspiration L conspiratio Defn Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose conspiracy R As soon as it was day certain Jews made a conspiration Udall In our natural body every part has a nacassary sympathy with every other and all together form by their harmonious onspiration a healthy whole Sir W Hamilton CONSPIRATOR Conspirator n Defn One who engages in a conspiracy a plotter 2 Sam xv 31 CONSPIRE Conspire v i imp pp Conspired ppr vbn Conspiring Etym F conspirer L onspirare to blow together harmonize agree plot con spirare to breathe blow See Spirit 1 To make an agreement esp a secret agreement to do some act as to commit treason or a crime or to do some unlawful deed to plot together They conspired against Joseph to slay him Gen xxxvii 18 You have conspired against our royal person Joined with an enemy proclaimed Shak 2 To concur to one end to agree The press the pulpit and the stage Conspire to censure and expose our age Roscommon Syn To unite concur complot confederate league CONSPIRE Conspire v t Defn To plot to plan to combine for Angry clouds conspire your overthrow Bp Hall CONSPIRER Conspirer n Defn One who conspires a conspirator CONSPIRINGLY Conspiringly adv Defn In the manner of a conspirator by conspiracy Milton CONSPISSATION Conspissation n Etym L conspissatio fr onspissare to make thick Defn A making thick or viscous thickness inspissation R Dr H More CONSPURCATE Conspurcate v t Etym L conspurcatus pp of conspurcare Defn To pollute to defile Obs Cockeram CONSPURCATION Conspurcation n Etym L conspurcare spuratum to defile Defn This act of defiling defilement pollution Bp Hall CONSTABLE Constable n Etym OE conestable constable a constable in sense 1 OF conestable F conn LL conestabulus constabularius comes stabuli orig count of the stable master of the horse equerry comes ount L ompanion L stabulum stable See Count a nobleman and Stable 1 A high officer in the monarhical establishments of the Middle Ages Note The constable of France was the first officer of the crown and had the chief ommand of the army It was also his duty to regulate all matters of chivalry The office was suppressed in 1627 The constable or lord high constable of England was one of the highest officers of the crown commander in chief of the forces and keeper of the peace of the nation He also judicial cognizance of many important matters The office was as early as the Conquest but has been disused except on great and solemn occasions since the attainder of Stafford duke of Buckingham in the reign of Henry VIII 2 Law Defn An officer of the peace having power as a conservator of the public peace and bound to exeute the warrants of judicial offiers Bouvier Note In England at the present time the constable is a conservator of the peace within his district and is also charged by various statutes with other duties such as serving summons precepts warrants etc In the United States constables are town or its officers of the peace with powers similar to those of the constables of England In addition to their duties as conservators of the peace they are invested with others by statute such as to execute civil as well as criminal process in certain cases to attend courts keep juries etc In some cities there are officers called high constables who act as shiefs of the constabulary or police force In other cities the title of constable as well as the office is merged in that of the polie officer High constable a constable having certain duties and powers within a hundred Eng Petty constable a conservator of the peace within a parish or tithing a tithingman Eng Special constable a person appointed to act as constable of special occasions To overrun or outrun the constable the spend more than ones income to get into debt Colloq Smollett CONSTABLERY Constablery or n Etym OF conestablerie Cf Constabulary 1 The constabulary Obs 2 The distrit or jurisdiction of a constable Obs CONSTABLESHIP Constableship n Defn The office or functions of a constable CONSTABLESS Constabless n Defn The wife of a constable Obs CONSTABLEWICK Constablewick n Etym Constable wick a village Defn The district to which a constables power is limited Obs Sir M Hale CONSTABULARY Constabulary a Etym LL constabularius an equerry See Constable Defn Of or pertaining to constables consisting of constables CONSTABULARY Constabulary n Defn The collective body of constables in any town district or country CONSTABULATORY Constabulatory n Defn A constabulary Obs Bp Burnet CONSTANCY Constancy n Etym L constantia cf F constance See Constant 1 The state or quality of being constant or steadfast freedom from hange stability fixedness immutabilitu asm the constancy of God in his nature and attributes 2 Fixedness or firmness of mind persevering resolution especially firmness of mind under sufferings steadiness in attashments or perseverance in enterprise stability fidelity A fellow of plain unoined constancy Shak Constancy and contempt of danger Prescott Syn Fixedness stability firmness steadiness permanence steadfastness resolution See Firmness CONSTANT Constant a Etym L onstans antis ppr of constare to stand firm to be consistent con stare to stand cfF constant See Stand and f Cost v t 1 Firm solid fixed immovable opposed to fluid Obs If you mix them you may turn these two fluid liquors into a constant body Boyle 2 Not liable or given to change permanent regular continuous continually recurring steadfast faithful not fickle Both loving one fair maid they yet remained constant friends Sir P Sidney I am constant to my purposes Shak His gifts his constant ourtship nothing gained Dryden Onward the constant current sweeps Longfellow 3 Math Physics Defn Remaining unchanged or invariable as a quantity forc law etc 4 Consistent logical Obs Shak Syn Fixed steadfast unchanging permanent unalterable immutable perpetual continual resolute firm unshaken determined Constant Continual Perpetual These words are sometimes used in an absolute and sometimes in a qualified sense Constant denotes in its absolute sense unchangeably fixed as a constant mind or purpose In its qualified sense it marks something as a standing fact or occurence as liable to constant interruptions constantly called for Continual in its absolute sense coincides with continuous See Continuous In its qualified sense it describes a thing as occuring in steady and rapid succession as a round of continual calls continually changing Perpetual denotes in its absolute sense what literally never ceases or comes to an end as perpetual motion In its qualified sense it is used hyperbolically and denotes that which rarely ceases as perpetual disturbance perpetual noise perpetual intermeddling CONSTANT Constant n 1 That which is not subject to change that which is invariable 2 Math Defn A quantity that does not change its value used in countradistinction variable Absolute costant Math one whose value is absolutely the same under all cirumstanes as the number 10 or any numeral Arbitrary constant an undetermined constant in a differential equation having the same value during all changes in the values of the variables CONSTANTIA Constantia or n Defn A superior wine white and red from Constantia in Cape Colony CONSTANTLY Constantly adv Defn With constancy steadily continually perseveringly without cessation uniformly But she constantly affirmed that it was even so Acts xii 15 CONSTAT Constat n Etym L it is evident Law Defn A certificate showing what appears upon record touching a matter in question CONSTATE Constate v t Etym F constater L con stare to stand Defn To ascertain to verify to establish to prove F P Cobbe CONSTELLATE Constellate or v i Etym Pref con L stellatus pp of stellare to cover with stars stella star See Stellate Defn To join luster to shine with united radiance or one general light R The several things which engage our affections shine forth and constellate in God Boule CONSTELLATE Constellate v t 1 To unite in one luster or radiane as stars R Whe know how to constellate these lights Boyle 2 To set or adorn with stars or constellations as constellated heavens J Barlow CONSTELLATION Constellation n Etym F constellation L constellatio 1 A cluster or group of fixed stars or dvision of the heavens designated in most cases by the name of some animal or of some mythologial personage within whose imaginary outline as traced upon the heavens the group is included The constellations seem to have been almost purposely named and delineated to cause as much confusion and inconvenience as possible Sir J Herschel Note In each of the constellations now recognized by astronomers about 90 in number the brightest stars both named and unnamed are designated nearly in the order of brilliancy by the letters of the Greek alphabet as 2 An assemblage of splendors or excellences The constellations of genius had already begun to show itself which was to shed a glory over the meridian and close of Philips reign Prescott 3 Fortune fate destiny Obs It is constellation which causeth all that a man doeth Gower CONSTERNATION Consternation n Etym L consternatio fr consternare to overome perplex an accessory form of consternere to trow down prostrate con sternere to spread out throw down cf F consternation See Straum Defn Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties and incapacitates for refletion terror combined with amaxement dismay The chiefs around In silence wrapped in onsternation downed Attend the stern reply Pope Syn Alarm fright amazement astonishment surprise panic returbation See Alarm CONSTIPATE Constipate v t imp pp Constipated ppr vbn Constipating Etym L constipatus pp of constipare con stipare to crowd together See Costive 1 To crowd or cram into a narrow compass to press together or condense Obs Of cold the property is to condense and constipate Bacon 2 To stop a channel by filling it and preventing passage through it as to constipate the capillary vessels 3 Med Defn To render costive to cause constipation in CONSTIPATION Constipation n Etym L constipatio a crowding together cfF constipation 1 Act of crowding anything into a less compass or the state of being crowded or pressed together condensation Obs Fullness of matter or a pretty close constipation of its particles Boyle 2 A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult or the intestines become filled with hardened faces costiveness CONSTITUENCY Constituency n pl Constituencies Defn A body of constituents as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district CONSTITUENT Constituent a Etym L constituens entis ppr See Constitute 1 Serving to form compose or make up elemental component Body soul and reason are the three parts necessarily constituent of a man Dryden 2 Having the power of electing or appointing A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body Junius CONSTITUENT Constituent n 1 The person or thing which constitutes determines or constructs Their first composure and origination require a higher and nobler constituent than chance Sir M Hale 2 That which constitutes or composes as a part or an essential part a component an element We know how to bring these constituents together and to cause them to form water Tyndall 3 One for whom another acts especially one who is represented by another in a legislative assembly correlative to representative The electors in the district of a representative in Congress or in the legislature of a State are termed his constituents Abbot To appeal from the representatives to the constituents Macaulay 4 Law Defn A person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact Burrill CONSTITUTE Constitute v t imp pp Constituted ppr vbn Constituting Etym L constitutus pp of constiture to constitute con statuere to place set fr status station fr stare to stand See Stand 1 To cause to stand to establish to enact Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority Jer Taylor 2 To make up to compose to form Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction Johnson 3 To appoint depute or elect to an offie to make and empower Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine Wordsworth Constituted authorities the officers of government collectively as of a nation city town etc Bartlett CONSTITUTE Constitute n Defn An established law Obs T Preston CONSTITUTER Constituter n Defn One who constitutes or appoints CONSTITUTION Constitution n Etym F constitution L constitute 1 The act or process of constituting the action of enacting establishing or appointing enactment establishment formation 2 The state of being that form of being or structure and connection of parts which constitutes and characterizes a system or body natural condition structure texture conformation The physical constitution of the sun Sir J Herschel 3 The agregate of all ones inherited physical qualities the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual with refernce to ability to endure hardship resist disease etc as a robust constitution Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the oid world Story 4 The aggregate of mental qualities temperament He defended himself with less passion than was expected from his constitution Clarendon 5 The fundamental organic law or principles of government of men embodied in written documents or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society also a written instrument embodying such organic law and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions Macaulay Note In England the constitution is unwritten and may be modified from time to time by act of Parliament In the United States a constitution cannot ordinarily be modified exept through such processes as the constitution itself ordains 6 An authoritative ordinance regulation or enactment especially one made by a Roman emperor or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or disipline as the constitutions of Justinian The positive constutions of our own churches Hooker A constitution of Valentinian addressed to Olybrius then prefect of Rome for the regulation of the conduct of advocates George Long Apostolic constitutions See under Apostolic CONSTITUTIONAL Constitutional a Etym f F constitutionnel 1 Belonging to or inherent in the constitution or in the structure of body or mind as a constitutional infirmity constitutional ardor or dullness 2 In accordance with or authorized by the constitution of a state or a society as constitutional reforms 3 Regulated by dependent on or secured by a constitution as constitutional government constitutional rights Hallam 4 Relating to a constitution or establishment form of government as a constitutional risis The anient constitutional traditions of the state Macaulay 5 For the benefit or ones constitution or health as a constitutional walk Colloq Constitutional law law that relates to the constitution as a permanent system of political and juridical government as distinguished from statutory and common law which relate to matters subordinate to such constitution CONSTITUTIONAL Constitutional n Defn A walk or other exercise taken for ones health or constitution Colloq Thackeray The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the different roads Compton Reade CONSTITUTIONALISM Constitutionalism n Defn The theory principles or authority of constitutional government attachment or adherene to a constitution or constitutional government Carlyle CONSTITUTIONALIST Constitutionalist n Defn One who advocates a constitutional form of government a constitutionalist CONSTITUTIONALITY Constitutionality n pl ties Etym f F constitutionalité 1 The quality or state of being constitutional or inherent in the natural frame 2 The state of being consistent with the constitution or frame of government or of being authorized by its provisions Burke Constitutionalities bottomless cavilings and questionings about written laws Carlyle CONSTITUTIONALLY Constitutionally adv 1 In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition of the mind or body naturally as he was constitutionally timid The English were constitutionally humane Hallam 2 In accordance with the constitution or fundamental law legally as he was not constitutionally appointed Nothing would indue them to acknowledge that such an assembly was constitutionally a Parliament Macaulay CONSTITUTIONIST Constitutionist n Defn One who adheres to the constitution of the country Bolingbroke CONSTITUTIVE Constitutive a 1 Tending or assisting to constitute or compose elemental essential An ingredient and constitutive part of every virtue Barrow 2 Having power to enact establish or create instituting determining Sir W Hamilton CONSTITUTIVELY Constitutively adv Defn In a constitutive manner CONSTRAIN Constrain v t imp pp Constrained ppr vbn Constraining Etym OF constraindre F contrainde L constringere con stringere to draw tight See Strain and cf Constrict Conbstringere 1 To secure by bonds to chain to bond or con He binds in hains The droway prophet and his limbs constrains Dryden When winter frosts constrain the fields with old Dryden 2 To bring into a narrow compass to compress How the strait stays the slender waist constrain Gay 3 To hold back by force to restrain to repress My sire in caves constrains the winds Dryden 4 To compel to force to necessiate to oblige The love of Christ constraineth us 2 Cor v 14 I was constrained to appeal unto CActs xxviii 19 5 To violate to ravish Obs Shak 6 To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effet as a constrained voice Syn To compel force drive impel urge press CONSTRAINABLE Constrainable a Etym Cf OF constraignable F contraignable Defn Capable of being constrained liable to constraint or to restraint Hooker CONSTRAINED Constrained a Defn Marked by constraint not free not voluntary embarrassed as a constrained manner a constrained tone CONSTRAINEDLY Constrainedly adv Defn By constraint or compulsion in a constrained manner Hooker CONSTRAINER Constrainer n Defn One who constrains CONSTRAINT Constraint n Etym OF constrainte F constrainte Defn The act of constraining or the state of being constrained that which compels to or restrains from action compulsion restraint necessity Long imprisonment and hard constraint Spenser Not by constraint but bDryden Syn Compulsion violence necessity urgency Constraint Compulsion Constraint implies strong binding force as the constraint of necessity the constraint of fear Compulsion implies the exertion of some urgent impelling force as driven by compulsion The former prevents us from acting agreeably to our wishes the latter forces us to act contrary to our will Compulsion is always produced by some active agent a constraint may be laid upon us by the forms of civil society or by other outward circumstances Crabb CONSTRAINTIVE Constraintive a Defn Constraining compulsory R Any constraintive vow R Carew CONSTRICT Constrict v t imp pp Constricted ppr vbn Constricting Etym L constrictus pp of constringere See Constrain Defn To draw together to render narrower or smaller to bind to cramp to contract or ause to shrink Such things as constrict the fibers Arbuthnot Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction constrict Todd Bowman CONSTRICTED Constricted a 1 Drawn together bound contracted cramped 2 Bot Defn Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others CONSTRICTION Constriction n Etym L constrictio cf F constriction 1 The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself as distinguished from compression 2 The state of being constricted the point where a thing is constricted a narrowing or binding A constriction of the parts inservient to speech Grew CONSTRICTIVE Constrictive a Defn Serving or tending to bind or constrict CONSTRICTOR Constrictor n 1 That which constricts draws together or contracts 2 Anat Defn A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice or which compresses an organ a sphincter 3 Zoöl Defn A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds as the boa constrictor CONSTRINGE Constringe v t imp pp Constringed ppr vbn Constringing Etym L constringere See onstrain Defn To dawn together to contract to force to contract itself to constrict to cause to shrink R Strong liquors intoxicate constringe harden the fibers and coagulate the fluids Arbuthnot CONSTRINGENT Constringent a Etym L constringens ppr Defn Having the quality of contracting binding or compressing Thomson CONSTRUCT Construct v t imp pp Constructed ppr vbn Constructing Etym L constructus pp of construere to bring together to construct con struere to pile up set in order See Structure and cf Construe 1 To put together the constituent parts of something in their proper place and order to build to form to make as to construct an edlifice 2 To devise to invent to set in order to arrange as to construct a theory of ethics Syn To build erect form compile make fabricate originate invent CONSTRUCT Construct a Defn Formed by or relating to construction interpretation or inference Construct form or state Heb Gram that of a noun used before another which has the genitive relation to it CONSTRUCTER Constructer n Defn One who or that which constructs or frames CONSTRUCTION Construction n Etym L constructio cf F construction 1 The process or art of constructing the act of building erection the act of devising and forming fabrication composition 2 The form or manner of building or putting together the parts of anything structure arrangement An astrolabe of peculiar construction Whewell 3 Gram Defn The arrangement and connection of words in a sentence syntactical arrangement Some particles in certain constructions have the sense of a whole sentence contained in them Locke 4 The method of construing interpreting or explaining a declaration or fact an attributed sense or meaning understanding explanation interpretation sense Any person might by the sort of construction that would be put on this act become liable to the penalties of treason Hallam Strictly the term construction signifies determining the meaning and proper effect of language by a consideration of the subject matter and attendant circumstances in connection with the words employed Abbott Interpretation properly precedes construction but it does not go beyond the written text Parsons Construction of an equation Math the drawing of such lines and figures as will represent geometrically the quantities in the equation and their relations to each other Construction train Railroad a train for transporting men and materials for construction or repairs CONSTRUCTIONAL Constructional a Defn Pertaining to or deduced from construction or interpretation CONSTRUCTIONIST Constructionist n Defn One who puts a certain construction upon some writing or instrument as the Constitutions of the United States as a strict constructionist a broad constructionist CONSTRUCTIVE Constructive a Etym Cf F constructif 1 Having ability to construct or form employed in construction as to exhibit constructive power The constructive fingers of Watts Emerson 2 Derived from or depending on construction or interpretation not directly expressed but inferred Constructive crimes Law acts having effects analogous to those of some statutory or common law crimes as constructive treason Constructive crimes are no longer recognized by the courts Constructive notice notice imputed by construction of law Constructive trust a trust which may be assumed to exist though no actual mention of it be made CONSTRUCTIVELY Constructively adv Defn In a constructive manner by construction or inference A neutral must have notice of a blockade either actually by a formal information or constructively by notice to his government Kent CONSTRUCTIVENESS Constructiveness n 1 Tendency or ability to form or construct 2 Phren Defn The faculty which enables one to construct as in mechanical artistic or literary matters CONSTRUCTOR Constructor n Etym Cf LL constructor Defn A constructer CONSTRUCTURE Constructure n Defn That which is constructed or formed an edifice a fabric Obs CONSTRUE Construe Archaic v t imp p p Construed p pr vb n Construing Etym L construere cf F construire See Construct 1 To apply the rules of syntax to a sentence or clause so as to exhibit the structure arrangement or connection of or to discover the sense to explain the construction of to interpret to translate 2 To put a construction upon to explain the sense or intention of to interpret to understand Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or malice of our enemies Bp Stilingfleet And to be dull was construed to be good Pope CONSTUPRATE Constuprate v t imp pp Construprated pp vbn Constuprating Etym L constupratus pp of constuprare to ravish con stuprare to ravish stuprum rape Defn To ravish to debauch Burton CONSTUPRATION Constupration n Defn The act of ravishing violation defilement Bp Hall CONSUBSTANTIAL Consubstantial a Etym L consubstantialis con substantialis cf F consubstantiel See Substantial Defn Of the same kind or nature having the same substance or essence coessential Christ Jesus coeternal and consubstantial with the Father and with the Holy Ghost Foxe CONSUBSTANTIALISM Consubstantialism n Defn The doctrine of consubstantiation CONSUBSTANTIALIST Consubstantialist n Defn One who believes in consubstantiation Barrow CONSUBSTANTIALITY Consubstantiality n Etym Cf F consubstantialité Defn Participation of the same nature coexistence in the same substance His the Sons consubstantiality with the Father Hammend CONSUBSTANTIALLY Consubstantially adv Defn In a consubstantial manner with identity of substance or nature CONSUBSTANTIATE Consubstantiate v t imp p p Consubstantiated ppr vb n Consubstantiating Defn To cause to unite or to regard as united in one common substance or nature R His soul must be consubstantiated with reason Jer Taylor CONSUBSTANTIATE Consubstantiate v i Defn To profess or belive the doctrine of consubstantion The consubstantiating church and priest Dryden CONSUBSTANTIATE Consubstantiate a Defn Partaking of the same substance united consubstantial We must love her the wife that is thus consubstantiate with us Feltham CONSUBSTANTIATION Consubstantiation n 1 An identity or union of substance 2 Theol Defn The actual substantial presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the Lords Supper impanation opposed to transubstantiation Note This view held by Luther himself was called consubstantiation by non Lutheran writers in contradistinction to transsubstantiation the Catholic view CONSUETUDE Consuetude 144 n Etym L consuetudo See Custom Defn Custom habit usage R To observe this consuetude or law Barnes CONSUETUDINAL Consuetudinal a Etym LL consuetudinalis Defn According to custom customary usual R CONSUETUDINARY Consuetudinary a Etym LL consuetudinarius Defn Customary CONSUETUDINARY Consuetudinary n pl Consuetudinaries Defn A manual or ritual of customary devotional exercises CONSUL Consul n Etym L prob fr consulere to deliberate See Consult 1 Rom Antiq Defn One of the two chief magistrates of the republic Note They were chosen annually originally from the patricians only but later from the plebeians also 2 A senator a counselor Obs Many of the consuls raised and met Are at the dukes already Shak With kings and consuls of the earth Job iii 14 Douay Ver 3 Fr Hist Defn One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804 who were called respectively first second and third consul 4 An official comissioned to reside in some foreign country to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government and to protect its seamen Consul general a consul of the first rank stationed in an important place or having jurisdiction in several places or over several consula Vice consul a consular officer holding the place of a consul during the consuls absence or after he has been relieved CONSULAGE Consulage n Com Defn A duty or tax paid by merchants for the protection of their connerce by means of a consul in a foreign place CONSULAR Consular a Etym L consularis cf F consulaire Defn Of or pertaining to a consul performing the duties of a consul as consular power consular dignity consular officers CONSULARY Consulary a Defn Consular Obs Holland CONSULATE Consulate n Etym L consulatus cf F consulat 1 The office of a consul Addison 2 The jurisdiction or residence of a consul Kent 3 Consular government term of office of a consul CONSULSHIP Consulship n 1 The office of a consul consulate 2 The term of office of a consul CONSULT Consult v i imp pp Consulted ppr vbn Consulting Etym L consultare fr consulere to consult cf f consulter Cf Counsel Defn To seek the opinion or advice of another to take consel to deliberate together to confer Let us consult upon tomorrows business Shak All the laws of England have been made by the kings England consulting with the nobility and commons Hobbes CONSULT Consult v t 1 To ask advice of to seek the opinion of to apply to for information or instruction to refer to as to consult a physician to consult a dictionary Men fergot or feared to consult they were content to consult liberaries Whewell 2 To have reference to in judging or acting to have regard to to consider as to consult ones wishes We are to consult the necessities of life rather than matters of ornament and delight LEstrange 3 To deliberate upon to take for Obs Manythings were there consulted for the future yet nothing was positively resolved Clarendon 4 To bring about by counsel or contrivance to devise to contrive Obs Thou hast consulted shame to thy Hab ii 10 CONSULT Consult or n 1 The act of consulting or deliberating consultation also the result of consulation determination decision Obs The council broke And all grave consults dissolved in smoke Dryden 2 A council a meeting for consultation Obs A consult of coquettes Swift 3 Agreement concert Obs Dryden CONSULTARY Consultary a Defn Formed by consultation resulting from conference Consultary response Law the opinion of a court on a special case Wharton CONSULTATION Consultation n Etym L consultatio cf F consultation 1 The act of consulting or conferring deliberation of two or more persons on some matter with a view to a decision Thus they doubtful consultations dark Ended Milton 2 A council or conference as of physicians held to consider a special case or of lawyers restained in a cause Writ of consultation Law a writ by which a cause improperly removed by prohibition from one court to another is returned to the court from which it came so called because the judges on consultation find the prohibition illfounded CONSULTATIVE Consultative a Defn Pertaining to consultation having the privilege or right of conference A consultative power Abp Bramhall CONSULTATORY Consultatory a Defn Formed by or resulting from consultation advisory Bancroft CONSULTER Consulter n Defn One who consults or asks counsel or information CONSULTING Consulting a Defn That consults Consulting physician Med a physician who consults with the attending practitioner regarding any case of disease CONSULTIVE Consultive a Defn Determined by or pertaining to consultation deliberate consultative He that remains in the grace of God sins not by any deliberative consultive knowing act Jer Taylor CONSUMABLE Consumable a Defn Capable of being consumed that may be destroyed dissipated wasted or spent Consumable commodities Locke CONSUME Consume v t imp pp Consumed ppr vbn Consuming Etym L consumere to take wholly or complectely to consume con sumere to take sub emere to buv See Redeem Defn To destroy as by decomposition dissipation waste or fire to use up to expend to waste to burn up to eat up to devour If he were putting to my house the brand That shall consume it Shak Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust doth consume Matt vi 20 Rev Ver Let me alone that I may consume them Ex xxxii 10 Syn To destroy swallow up ingulf absorb waste exhaust spend expend squander lavish dissipate CONSUME Consume v i Defn To waste away slowly Therefore let Renedick like covered fire Consume away in sighs Shak CONSUMEDLY Consumedly adv Defn Excessively Low Hes so consumedly pround of it Thackeray CONSUMER Consumer n Defn One who or that which consumes as the consumer of food CONSUMERS GOODS Consumers goods Polit Econ Defn Economic goods that directly satisfy human wants or desires such as food clothes pictures etc called also consumption goods or goods of the first order and opposed to producers goods CONSUMERS SURPLUS Consumers surplus Polit econ Defn The excess that a purchaser would be willing to pay for a commodity over that he does pay rather than go without the commodity called also consumers rent The price which a person pays for a thing can never exceed and seldom comes up to that which he would be willing to pay rather than go without it The excess of the price which he would be willing to pay rather than go without it over that which he actually does pay is the economic measure of this surplus satisfaction It has some analogies to a rent but is perhaps best called simply consumers surplus Alfred Marshall CONSUMINGLY Consumingly adv Defn In a consuming manner CONSUMMATE Consummate a Etym L consummatus pp or consummare to accomplish sum up con summa sum See Sum Defn Carried to the utmost extent or degree of the highest quality complete perfect A man of perfect and consummate virtue Addison The little band held the post with consummate tenacity Motley CONSUMMATE Consummate v t imp p p Consummated p pr vb n Consummating Defn To bring to completion to raise to the highest point or degree to complete to finish to perfect to achieve To consummate this business happily Shak CONSUMMATELY Consummately adv Defn In a consummate manner completely T Warton CONSUMMATION Consummation n Etym L consummatio Defn The act of consummating or the state of being consummated completed completion perfection termination end as of the world or of life Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished Shak From its original to its consummation Addison Quiet consummation have And renownShak Consummation of marrige completion of the connubial relation by actual cohabition CONSUMMATIVE Consummative a Defn Serving to consummate completing The final the consummative procedure of philosophy Sir W Hamilton CONSUMPTION Consumption n Etym L consumptio cf F consomption 1 The act or process of consuming by use waste etc decay destruction Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a new incentive to him to retrench the quality of his consumption Burke 2 The state or process of being consumed wasted or diminished waste diminution loss decay 3 Med Defn A progressive wasting away of the body esp that form of wasting attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with cough spitting of blood hectic fever etc pulmonary phthisis called also pulmonary consumption Consumption of the bowels Med inflammation and ulceration of the intestines from tubercular disease Syn Decline waste decay See Decline CONSUMPTIVE Consumptive a Etym Cf F consomptif 1 Of or pertaining to consumption having the quality of consuming or dissipating destructive wasting It prayer is not consumptive or our time Sharp A long consumptive war Addison 2 Med Defn Affected with or inclined to consumption The lean consumptive wench with coughs decayed Dryden CONSUMPTIVE Consumptive n Defn One affected with consumption as a resort for consumptives CONSUMPTIVELY Consumptively adv Defn In a way tending to or indication consumption Beddoes CONSUMPTIVENESS Consumptiveness n Defn A state of being consumptive or a tendency to a consumption CONTABESCENT Contabescent a Etym L contabescenc ppr of contabescere Defn Wasting away gradually Darwin Contabescence n CONTACT Contact n Etym L contactus fr contingere tactum to touch on all sides See Contingent 1 A close union or junction of bodies a touching or meeting 2 Geom Defn The property of two curves or surfaces which meet and at the point of meeting have a common direction 3 Mining Defn The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock Raymond Contact level a delicate level so pivoted as to tilt when two parts of a measuring apparatus come into contact with each other used in precise determinations of lengths and in the accurate graduation of instruments CONTACTION Contaction n Defn Act of touching Obs CONTAGION Contagion n Etym L contagio cf F contagion See Contact 1 Med Defn The transmission of a disease from one person to another by direct or indirect contact Note The term has been applied by some to the action of miasmata arising from dead animal or vegetable matter bogs fens etc but in this sense it is now abandoned Dunglison And will he steal out of his wholesome bed To dare the vile contagion of the night Shak 2 That which serves as a medium or agency to transmit disease a virus produced by or exhalation proceeding from a diseased person and capable of reproducing the disease 3 The act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart as the contagion of enthusiasm The contagion of example Eikon Basilike When lust Lets in defilement to the inward parts The soul grows clotted by contagion Milton 4 Venom poison Obs Ill touch my point with this contagion Shak Syn See Infection CONTAGIONED Contagioned a Defn Affected by contagion CONTAGIONIST Contagionist n Defn One who believes in the contagious character of certain diseases as of yellow fever CONTAGIOUS Contagious a Etym L contagiosus cf F contagieux 1 Med Defn Communicable by contact by a virus or by a bodily exhalation catching as a contagious disease 2 Conveying or generating disease pestilential poisonous as contagious air 3 Spreading or communicable from one to another exciting similar emotions or conduct in others His genius rendered his courage more contagious Wirt The spirit of imitation is contagious Ames Syn Contagious Infectious These words have been used in very diverse senses but in general a contagious disease has considered as one which is caught from another by contact by the breath by bodily effluvia etc while an infectious disease supposes some entirely different cause acting by a hidden influence like the miasma of prison ships of marshes etc infecting the system with disease This distinction though not universally admitted by medical men as to the literal meaning of the words certainly applies to them in their figurative use Thus we speak of the contagious influence of evil associates their contagion of bad example the contagion of fear etc when we refer to transmission by proximity or contact On the other hand we speak of infection by bad principles etc when we consider anything as diffused by some hidden influence CONTAGIOUS DISEASE Contagious disease Med Defn A disease communicable by contact with a patient suffering from it or with some secretion of or object touched by such a patient Most such diseases have already been proved to be germ diseases and their communicability depends on the transmission of the living germs Many germ diseases are not contagious some special method of transmission or inoculation of the germs being required CONTAGIOUSLY Contagiously adv Defn In a contagious manner CONTAGIOUSNESS Contagiousness n Defn Quality of being contagious CONTAGIUM Contagium n Etym L Defn Contagion contagious matter Contagium of measles Tyndall CONTAIN Contain v t imp pp Contained ppr vbn Containing Etym OE contenen conteinen F contenir fr L continere tentum con tenere to hold See Tenable and cf Countenance 1 To hold within fixed limits to comprise to include to inclose to hold Behold heaven and the heaven of heavens can not contain thee how much less this house 2 Chron vi 18 When that this body did contain a spirit Shak What thy stores contain bring forth Milton 2 To have capacity for to be able to hold to hold to be equivalent to as a bushel contains four pecks 3 To put constraint upon to restrain to confine to keep within bounds Obs exept as used reflexively The kings person contains the unruly people from evil occasions Spenser Fear not my lord we can contain ourselves Shak CONTAIN Contain v i Defn To restrain desire to live in continence or chastity But if they can not contain let them marry 1 Cor vii 9 CONTAINABLE Containable a Defn Capable of being contained or comprised Boyle CONTAINANT Containant n Defn A container CONTAINER Container n Defn One who or that which contains CONTAINMENT Containment n Defn That which is contained the extent the substance Obs The containment of a rich mans estate Fuller CONTAMINABLE Contaminable a Defn Capable of being contaminated CONTAMINATE Contaminate v t imp pp Contaminated ppr vbn Contaminating Etym L contaminatus pp of contaminare to bring into contact to contaminate fr contamen contagion for contagmen con root of tangere to touch See Contact Defn To soil stain or corrupt by contact to tarnish to sully to taint to pollute to defile Shall we now Contaminate our figures with base bribes Shak I would neither have simplicity imposed upon nor virtue contaminated Goldsmith Syn To pollute defile sully taint tarnish soil stain corrupt CONTAMINATE Contaminate a Defn Contaminated defiled polluted tainted Contaminate drink Daniel CONTAMINATION Contamination n Etym L contaminatio Defn The act or process of contaminating pollution defilement taint also that which contaminates CONTAMITIVE Contamitive a Defn Tending or liable to contaminate CONTANGO Contango n pl Contangoes Etym Prob a corruption of contingent 1 Stock Exchange Defn The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next fortnightly settlement day Eng 2 Law Defn The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on the payment of a premium to the seller See Backwardation N Biddle CONTE Conte n pl Contes F Defn A short narrative or tale esp one dealing with surprising or marvelous events The conte sic is a tale something more than a sketch it may be and something less than a short story The Canterbury Tales are contes most of them if not all and so are some of the Tales of a Wayside Inn Brander Matthews CONTECTION Contection n Etym L contegere tectum to cover up Defn A covering Obs Sir T Browne CONTEK Contek n Etym OE conteck conteke contake perh a corruption either of contact or contest 1 Quarrel contention contest Obs Contek with bloody knife Chaucer 2 2 Defn Contumely reproach Obs Wyclif CONTEMN Contemn v t imp pp Contemned ppr vbn Contemning or Etym L contemnere temptum con temnere to slight despise cf OF contemner Defn To view or treat with contempt as mean and despicable to reject with disdain to despise to scorn Thy pompous delicacies I contemn Milton One who contemned divine and human laws Dryden Syn To despise scorn disdain spurn slight neglect underrate overlook To Contemn Despise Scorn Disdain Contemn is the generic term and is applied especially to objects qualities etc which are deemed contemptible and but rarely to individuals to despise is to regard or treat as mean unbecoming or worthless to scorn is stronger expressing a quick indignant contempt disdain is still stronger denoting either unwarrantable pride and haughtiness or an abhorrence of what is base CONTEMNER Contemner or n Defn One who contemns a despiser a scorner Contemners of the gods South CONTEMNINGLY Contemningly adv Defn Contemptuously R CONTEMPER Contemper v t Etym L contemperare temperatum con temperare to temper Cf Contemperate Defn To modify or temper to allay to qualify to moderate to soften Obs The antidotes have allayed its bitterness and contempered its malignancy Johnson CONTEMPERATE Contemperate v t Etym See Contemper Defn To temper to moderate Obs Moisten and contemperate the air Sir T Browne CONTEMPERATION Contemperation n 1 The act of tempering or moderating Obs Sir T Browne 2 Proportionate mixture or combination Contemperation of light and shade Boyle CONTEMPERATURE Contemperature n Defn The condition of being tempered proportionate mixture temperature Obs The different contemperature of the elements SDouth CONTEMPLANCE Contemplance n Defn Contemplation Obs Chaucer CONTEMPLANT Contemplant a Etym L contemplans ppr Defn Given to contemplation meditative R Coleridge CONTEMPLATE Contemplate v t imp p p Contemplated or ppr vb n Contemplating Etym L contemplatus pp of contemplari to contemplate con templum a space for observation marked out by the augur See Temple 1 To look at on all sides or in all its bearings to view or consider with continued attention to regard with deliberate care to meditate on to study To love at least contemplate and admire What I see excellent Milton We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they contemplate Byron 2 To consider or have in view as contingent or probable to look forward to to purpose to intend There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions A Hamilton If a treaty contains any stipulations which contemplate a state of future war Kent Syn To view behold study ponder muse meditate on reflect on consider intend design plan propose purpose See Meditate CONTEMPLATE Contemplate v i Defn To consider or think studiously to ponder to reflect to muse to meditate So many hours must I contemplate Shak CONTEMPLATION Contemplation n Etym F contemplation L contemplatio 1 The act of the mind in considering with attention continued attention of the mind to a particular subject meditation musing study In contemplation of created things By steps we may ascend to God Milton Contemplation is keeping the idea which is brought into the mind for some time actually in view Locke 2 Holy meditation Obs To live in prayer and contemplation Shak 3 The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen expectation the act of intending or purposing In contemplation of returning at an early date he left Reid To have in contemplation to inted or purpose or to have under consideration CONTEMPLATIST Contemplatist n Defn A contemplator R I Taylor CONTEMPLATIVE Contemplative a Etym F contemplatif L contemplativus 1 Pertaining to contemplation addicted to or employed in contemplation meditative Fixed and contemplative their looks Denham 2 Having the power of contemplation as contemplative faculties Ray CONTEMPLATIVE Contemplative n R C Ch Defn A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation rather than to active works of charity CONTEMPLATIVELY Contemplatively adv Defn With contemplation in a contemplative manner CONTEMPLATIVENESS Contemplativeness n Defn The state of being contemplative thoughtfulness CONTEMPLATOR Contemplator n Etym L Defn One who contemplates Sir T Browne CONTEMPORANEITY Contemporaneity n Defn The state of being contemporaneous The lines of contemporaneity in the oölitic system J Philips CONTEMPORANEOUS Contemporaneous a Etym L contemporaneus con tempus time See Temporal and cf Contemporaneous Defn Living existing or occurring at the same time contemporary The great age of Jewish philosophy that of Aben Esra Maimonides and Kimchi had been contemporaneous with the later Spanish school of Arabic philosophy Milman Contemporaneousness n CONTEMPORANEOUSLY Contemporaneously adv Defn At the same time with some other event CONTEMPORARINESS Contemporariness n Defn Existence at the same time contemporaneousness Howell CONTEMPORARY Contemporary a Etym Pref con L temporarius of belonging to time tempus time See Temporal and cf Contemporaneous 1 Living occuring or existing at the same time done in or belonging to the same times contemporaneous This king Henry VIII was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe Strype 2 Of the same age coeval A grove born with himself he sees And loves his old contemporary trees Cowley CONTEMPORARY Contemporary n pl Contemporaries Defn One who lives at the same time with another as Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries CONTEMPT Contempt n Etym L contemptus fr contemnere cf OF contempt See Contemn 1 The act of contemning or despising the feeling with which one regards that which is esteement mean vile or worthless disdain scorn Criminal contempt of public feeling Macaulay Nothing says Longinus can be great the contempt of which is great Addison 2 The state of being despised disgrace shame Contempt and begarry hangs upon thy back Shaks 3 An act or expression denoting contempt Little insults and contempts Spectator The contempt and anger of his lip Shak 4 Law Defn Disobedience of the rules orders or process of a court of justice or of rules or orders of a legislative body disorderly contemptuous or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court tending to disturb its proceedings or impair the respect due to its authority Note Contempt is in some jurisdictions extended so as to include publications reflecting injuriously on a court of justice or commenting unfairly on pending proceedings in other jurisdictions the courts are prohibited by statute or by the constitution from thus exercising this process Syn Disdain scorn derision mockery contumely neglect disregard slight CONTEMPTIBILITY Contemptibility n Defn The quality of being contemptible contemptibleness Speed CONTEMPTIBLE Contemptible a 1 Worthy of contempt deserving of scorn or disdain mean vile despicable Milton The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful Burke 2 Despised scorned neglected abject Locke 3 Insolent scornful contemptuous Obs If she should make tender of her love t is very possible he ll scorn it for the man hath a contemptible spirit Shak Syn Despicable abject vile mean base paltry worthless sorry pitiful scurrile See Contemptuous Contemptible Despicable Pitiful Paltry Despicable is stronger than contemptible as despise is stronger than contemn It implies keen disapprobation with a mixture of anger A man is despicable chiefly for low actions which mark his life such as servility baseness or mean adulation A man is contemptible for mean qualities which distinguish his character especially those which show him to be weak foolish or worthless Treachery is despicable egotism is contemptible Pitiful and paltry are applied to cases which are beneath anger and are simply contemptible in a high degree CONTEMPTIBLENESS Contemptibleness n Defn The state or quality of being contemptible or of being despised CONTEMPTIBLY Contemptibly adv Defn In a contemptible manner CONTEMPTUOUS Contemptuous a Defn Manifecting or expressing contempt or disdain scornful haughty insolent disdainful A proud contemptious behavior Hammond Savage invectiveand contemptuous sarcasm Macaulay Rome entertained the most contemptuous opinion of the Jews Atterbury Syn Scornful insolent haughty disdainful supercilious insulting contumelious Contemptuous Contemptible These words from their similarity of sound are sometimes erroneously interchanged as when a person speaks of having a very contemptible opinion of another Contemptible is applied to that which is the object of contempt as contemptible conduct acontemptible fellow Contemptuous is applied to that which indicates contempts as a contemptuous look a contemptuous remark contemptuous treatment A person or whatever is personal as an action an expression a feeling an opinion may be either contemptuous or contemptible a thing may be contemptible but can not be contemptuous CONTEMPTUOUSLY Contemptuously adv Defn In a contemptuous manner with scorn or disdain despitefully The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor and used contemptuously Jer Taylor CONTEMPTUOUSNESS Contemptuousness n Defn Disposition to or manifestion of contempt insolence haughtiness CONTEND Contend v i imp pp Contended ppr vbn Contending Etym OF contendre L contendere tentum con tendere to strech See Tend 1 To strive in opposition to contest to dispute to vie to quarrel to fight For never two such kingdoms did content Without much fall of blood Shak The Lord said unto me Distress not the Moabites neither contend with them in battle Deut ii 9 In ambitious strength I did Contend against thy valor Shak 2 To struggle or exert ones self to obtain or retain possession of or to defend You sit above and see vain men below Contend for what you only can bestow Dryden 3 To strive in debate to engage in discussion to dispute to argue The question which our author would contend for Locke Many things he fiercely contended about were trivial Dr H More Syn To struggle fight combat vie strive oppose emulate contest litigate dispute debate CONTEND Contend v t Defn To struggle for to contest R Carthage shall contend the world with RomeDryden CONTENDENT Contendent n Etym L contendens ppr Defn n antagonist a contestant Obs In all notable changes and revolutions the contendents have been still made a prey to the third party LEstrange CONTENDER Contender n Defn One who contends a contestant CONTENDRESS Contendress n Defn A female contestant R CONTENEMENT Contenement n Etym Pref con tenemnt Law Defn That which is held together with another thing that which is connected with a tenetment or thing holden as a certin quantity of land a Burrill CONTENT Content a Etym F content fr L contentus pp of contenire to hold together restrain See Contain Defn Contained within limits hence having the desires limited by that which one has not disposed to repine or grumble satisfied contented at rest Having food rainment let us be therewith content 1 Tim vi 8 CONTENT Content or 277 n usually in pl Contents 1 That which is contained the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits as the contents of a cask or bale or of a room the contents of a book I shall prove these writings authentic and the contents true and worthy of a divine original Grew 2 Power of containing capacity extent size Obs Strong ships of great content Bacon 3 Geom Defn Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits as solid contents superficial contents The geometrical content figure and situation of all the lands of a kingdom Graunt Table of contents or Contents a table or list of topics in a book showing their order and the place where they may be found a summary CONTENT Content v t Etym F contenter LL contentare fr L contentus pp See Content a 1 To satisfy the desires of to make easy in any situation to appease or quiet to gratify to please Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas where clearer are to be attained I Watts Pilate willing to content the people released Barabbas unto them Mark xv 15 2 To satisfy the expectations of to pay to requite Come the next Sabbath and I will content you Shak Syn To satisfy appease plese See Satiate CONTENT Content n 1 Rest or quietness of the mind in ones present condition freedom from discontent satisfaction contentment moderate happiness Such is the fullness of my hearts content Shak 2 Acquiescence without examination Obs The sense they humbly take upon content Pope 3 That which contents or satisfies that which if attained would make one happy So will I in England work your graces full content Shak 4 Eng House of Lords Defn An expression of assent to a bill or motion an affirmate vote also a member who votes Content Supposing the number of Contents and Not contents strictly equal in number and consequenceBurke CONTENTATION Contentation n Etym LL contentatio Defn Content satisfaction Obs Bacon CONTENTED Contented a Defn Content easy in mind satisfied quiet willing Contentedly adv Contentedness n CONTENTFUL Contentful a Defn Full of content Obs Barrow CONTENTION Contention n Etym F contention L contentio See Contend 1 A violent effort or struggle to obtain or to resist something contest strife I would my arcontenion Shak 2 Strife in words controversy altercation quarrel dispute as a bone of contention Contentions and strivings about the law Titus iii 9 3 Vehemence of endeavor eagerness ardor zeal An end worthy our utmost contenion to obtain Rogers 4 A point maintained in an argument or a line of argument taken in its support the subject matter of discussion of strife a position taken or contended for All men seem agreed what is to be done the contention is how the subject is to be divided and defined Bagehot This was my original contention and I still maintain that you should abide by your former decision Jowett Syn Struggle strife contest quarrel combat conflict feud litigation controversy dissension variance disagreement debate competition emulation Contention Strife A struggle between two parties is the idea common to these two words Strife is a struggle for mastery contention is a struggle for the possession of some desired object or the accomplishment of some favorite end Neither of the words is necessairly used in a bad sense since there may be a generous strife or contention between two friends as to which shall incur danger or submit to sacrifices Ordinarily however these words denote a struggle arising from bad passions In that case strife usually springs from a quarrelsome temper and contention from a selfish spirit which seeks its own aggrandizement or is fearful lest others should obtain too such Strife has more reference to the manner than to the object of a struggle while contention takes more account of the end to be gained CONTENTIOUS Contentious a Etym L contentiosus cf F contentieux 1 Fond of contention given to angry debate provoking dispute or contention quarrelsome Despotic and contentious temper Macaulay 2 Relating to contention or strife involving or characterized by contention Spenser More cheerfull though not less contentious regions Brougham 3 Law Defn Contested litigated litigious having power to decide controversy Contentious jurisdiction Eng Eccl Law jurisdiction over matters in controversy between parties in contradistinction to voluntary jurisdiction or that exercised upon matters not opposed or controverted Syn Quarrelsome pugnacious dissentious wrangling litigious perverse peevish Contentiously adv Contentiousness n CONTENTLESS Contentless a Etym Content less Defn Discontented dissatisfied R Shak CONTENTLY Contently adv Defn In a contented manner Obs CONTENTMENT Contentment n Etym Cf F contentement See Content v t 1 The state of being contented or satisfied content Contentment without external honor is humility Grew Godliness with contentment is great gain 1 Tim vi 6 2 The act or process of contenting or satisfying as the contentment of avarice is impossible 3 Gratification pleasure satisfaction Obs At Paris the prince spent one whole day to give his mind some contentment in viewing of a famous city Sir H Wotton CONTENTS Contents or 277 n pl Defn See Content n CONTERMINABLE Conterminable a Defn Having the same bounds terminating at the same time or place conterminous Love and life not conterminable Sir H Wotton CONTERMINAL Conterminal a Etym LL conterminalis Defn Conterminous CONTERMINANT Conterminant a Defn Having the same limits ending at the same time conterminous Lamb CONTERMINATE Conterminate a Etym L conterminare to border upon fr conterminus conterminous con terminus border Defn Having the same bounds conterminous Obs B Jonson CONTERMINOUS Conterminous a Etym L conterminus Cf Conterminous Defn Having the same bounds or limits bordering upon contiguous This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to the colonies and garrisons to the Roman laws Sir M Hale CONTERRANEAN CONTERRANEOUS Conterranean Conterraneous a Etym L conterraneus con terra country Defn Of or belonging to the same country Howell CONTESSERATION Contesseration n Etym L contesseratio from contesserare to contract friendship by means of the tesserae friendship tokens Defn An assemblage a collection harmonious union Obs That person of his George Herbert which afforded so unusual a contesseration of elegancies Oley CONTEST Contest v t imp pp Contested ppr vbn Contesting Etym F contester fr L contestari to call to witness contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses to bring an action con testari to be a witness testic witness See Testify 1 To make a subject of dispute contention litigation or emulation to contend for to call in question to controvert to oppose to dispute The people contested not what was done Locke Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty repeated few more contested than this J D Morell 2 To strive earnestly to hold or maintain to struggle to defend as the troops contested every inch of ground 3 Law Defn To make a subject of litigation to defend as a suit to dispute or resist as a claim by course of law to controvert To contest an election Polit a To strive to be elected b To dispute the declared result of an election Syn To dispute controvert debate litigate oppose argue contend CONTEST Contest v i Defn To engage in contention or emulation to contend to strive to vie to emulate followed usually by with The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of contesting with in when there are hopes of victory Bp Burnet Of man who dares in pomp with Jove contest Pope CONTEST Contest n 1 Earnest dispute strife in argument controversy debate altercation Leave all noisy contests all immodest clamors and brawling language I Watts 2 Earnest struggle for superiority victory defense etc competition emulation strife in arms conflict combat encounter The late battle had in effect been a contest between one usurper and another Hallam It was fully expected that the contest there would be long and fierce Macaulay Syn Conflict combat battle encounter shock struggle dispute altercation debate controvesy difference disagreement strife Contest Conflict Combat Encounter Contest is the broadest term and had originally no reference to actual fighting It was on the contrary a legal term signifying to call witnesses and hence came to denote first a struggle in argument and then a struggle for some common object between opposing parties usually one of considerable duration and implying successive stages or acts Conflict denotes literally a close personal engagement in which sense it is applied to actual fighting It is however more commonly used in a figurative sense to denote strenuous or direct opposition as a mental conflict conflicting interests or passions a conflict of laws An encounter is a direct meeting face to face Usually it is a hostile meeting and is then very nearly coincident with conflict as an encounter of opposing hosts Sometimes it is used in a looser sense as this keen encounter of our wits Shak Combat is commonly applied to actual fighting but may be used figuratively in reference to a strife or words or a struggle of feeling CONTESTABLE Contestable a Etym Cf F contestable Defn Capable of being contested debatable CONTESTANT Contestant n Etym Cf F contestant Defn One who contests an opponent a litigant a disputant one who claims that which has been awarded to another CONTESTATION Contestation n Etym L contestatio testimony cf F contestation a contesting 1 The act of contesting emulation rivalry strife dispute Loverlike contestation Milton After years spent in domestic unsociable contestations she found means to withdraw Clarendon 2 Proof by witness attestation testimony Obs A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God Barrow CONTESTINGLY Contestingly adv Defn In a contending manner CONTEX Contex v t Defn To context Obs Boyle CONTEXT Context a Etym L contextus pp of contexere to weave to unite con texere to weave See Text Defn Knit or woven together close firm Obs The coats without are context and callous Derham CONTEXT Context n Etym L contextus cf F contexte Defn The part or parts of something written or printed as of Scripture which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning According to all the light that the contexts afford Sharp CONTEXT Context v t Defn To knit or bind together to unite closely Obs Feltham The whole worlds frame which is contexted only by commerce and contracts R Junius CONTEXTURAL Contextural a Defn Pertaining to contexture or arrangement of parts producing contexture interwoven Dr John Smith 1666 CONTEXTURE Contexture n Etym Cf F contexture Defn The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing a weaving together of parts structural character of a thing system constitution texture That wonderful contexture of all created beings Dryden He was not of any delicate contexture his limbs rather sturdy than dainty Sir H Wotton CONTEXTURED Contextured a Defn Formed into texture woven together arranged composed R Carlyle CONTICENT Conticent a Etym L conticens ppr of conticere con tacere to be silent Defn Silent R The guests sit conticent Thackeray CONTIGNATION Contignation n Etym L contignatio fr contignare to join with beams con tignum beam 1 The act or process of framing together or uniting as beams in a fabric Burke 2 A framework or fabric as of beams Sir H Wotton CONTIGUATE Contiguate a Etym LL contiguatus Defn Contiguous touching Obs Holland CONTIGUITY Contiguity n Etym Cf F contiguit LL contiguitas Defn The state of being contiguous intimate association nearness proximity The convicinity and contiguity of the two parishes T Warton CONTIGUOUS Contiguous a Etym L contiguus akin to contigere to touch on all sides See Contingent Defn In actual contact touching also adjacent near neighboring adjoining The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided but seemed contiguous at one of their angles Sir I Newton Sees no contiguous palace rear its head Goldsmith Contiguous angles See Adjacent angles under Angle Syn Adjoining adjacent See Adjacent Contiguously adv Contiguousness n CONTINENCE CONTINENCY Continence Continency n Etym F continence L continentia See Continent and cf Countenance 1 Selfrestraint selfcommand He knew what to say he knew also when to leave off a continence which is practiced by few writers Dryden 2 The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite esp from unlawful indulgence sometimes moderation in sexual indulgence If they the unmarried and widows have not continency let them marry 1 Cor vii 9 Rev Ver Chastity is either abstinence or continence abstinence is that of virgins or widows continence that of married persons Jer Taylor 3 Uninterrupted course continuity Obs Ayliffe CONTINENT Continent a Etym L continens entis prop p pr of continere to hold together to repress cf F continent See Contain 1 Serving to restrain or limit restraining opposing Obs Shak 2 Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions temperate moderate Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goes slower Shak 3 Abstaining from sexual intercourse exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite esp abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse chaste My past life Hath been as continent as chaste as true As I am now unhappy Shak 4 Not interrupted connected continuous as a continent fever Obs The northeast part of Asia is if not continent with the west side of America yet certainly it is the least disoined by sea of all that coast Berrewood CONTINENT Continent n Etym L continens prop a holding together cf F continent See Continent a 1 That which contains anything a receptacle Obs The smaller continent which we call a pipkin Bp Kennet 2 One of the grand divisions of land on the globe the main land specifically Phys Geog a large body of land differing from an island not merely in its size but in its structure which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains as the continent of North America Note The continents are now usually regarded as six in number North America South America Europe Asia Africa and Australia But other large bodies of land are also reffered to as continents as the Antarctic continent the continent of Greenland Europe Asia and Africa are often grouped together as the Eastern Continent and North and South America as the Western Continent The Continent the main land of Europe as distinguished from the islands especially from England CONTINENTAL Continental a 1 Of or pertaining to a continent 2 Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe in distinction from the adjacent islands especially England as a continental tour a continental coalition Macaulay No former king had involved himself so frequently in the labyrinth of continental alliances Hallam 3 Amer Hist Defn Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively in the time of the Revolutionary War as Continental money The army before Boston was designated as the Continental army in contradistinction to that under General Gage which was called the Ministerial army W Irving Continental Congress See under Congress Continental system Hist the blockade of Great Britain ordered by Napoleon by the decree of Berlin Nov 21 1806 the object being to strike a blow at the maritime and commercial supremacy of Great Britain by cutting her off from all intercourse with the continent of Europe CONTINENTAL Continental n Amer Hist Defn A soldier in the Continental army or a piece of the Continental currency See Continental a 3 CONTINENTAL DRIVE Continental drive Automobiles Defn A transmission arrangement in which the longitudinal crank shaft drives the rear wheels through a clutch changespeed gear countershaft and two parallel side chains in order CONTINENTAL GLACIER Continental glacier Defn A broad ice sheet resting on a plain or plateau and spreading outward from a central névé or region of accumulation CONTINENTAL PRONUNCIATION Continental pronunciation of Latin and Greek Defn A method of pronouncing Latin and Greek in which the vowels have their more familiar Continental values as in German and Italian the consonants being pronounced mostly as in English The stricter form of this method of pronouncing Latin approaches the Roman the modified form the English pronunciation The Continental method of Greek pronunciation is often called Erasmian CONTINENTAL SYSTEM Continental system Hist Defn The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the Berlin decree which Napoleon I issued from Berlin Nov 21 1806 declaring the British Isles to be in a state of blockade and British subjects property and merchandise subject to capture and excluding British ships from all parts of Europe under French dominion The retaliatory measures of England were followed by the Milan decree issued by Napoleon from Milan Dec 17 1807 imposing further restrictions and declaring every ship going to or from a port of England or her colonies to be lawful prize CONTINENTLY Continently adv Defn In a continent manner chastely moderately temperately CONTINGENCE Contingence n Defn See Contingency CONTINGENCY Contingency n pl Contingencies Etym Cf F contingence 1 Union or connection the state of touching or contact Point of contingency J Gregory 2 The quality or state of being contingent or casual the possibility of coming to pass Aristotle says we are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions South 3 An event which may or may not occur that which is possible or probable a fortuitous event a chance The remarkable position of the queen rendering her death a most important contingency Hallam 4 An adjunct or accessory Wordsworth 5 Law Defn A certain possible event that may or may not happen by which when happening some particular title may be affected Syn Casualty accident chance CONTINGENT Contingent a Etym L contingens entis ppr of contingere to touch on all sides to happen con tangere to touch cf F contingent See Tangent Tact 1 Possible or liable but not certain to occur incidental casual Weighing so much actual crime against so much contingent advantage Burke 2 Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown as the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control Uncertain and contingent causes Tillotson 3 Law Defn Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur as a contingent estate If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he attains or if he attains the age of twentyone Blackstone CONTINGENT Contingent n 1 An event which may or may not happen that which is unforeseen undetermined or dependent on something future a contingency His understanding could almost pierce into future contingets South 2 That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number a suitable share proportion esp a quota of troops From the Alps to the border of Flanders contingents were required 200000 men were in arms Milman CONTINGENTLY Contingently adv Defn In a contingent manner without design or foresight accidentally CONTINGENTNESS Contingentness n Defn The state of being contingent fortuitousness CONTINUABLE Continuable a Defn Capable of being continued R CONTINUAL Continual a Etym OE continuel F continuel See Continue 1 Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion continuous unceasing lasting abiding He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast Prov xv 15 2 Occuring in steady and rapid succession very frequent often repeated The eye is deligh by a continental succession of small landscapes W Irwing Continual proportionals Math quantities in continued proportion Brande C Syn Constant prepetual incessant unceasing uninterrupted unintermitted continuous See Constant and Continuous CONTINUALLY Continually adv 1 Without cessation unceasingly continuously as the current flows continually Why do not all animals continually increase in bigness Bentley 2 In regular or repeated succession very often Thou shalt eat bread at my table continually 2 Sam ix 7 CONTINUANCE Continuance n Etym OF continuance 1 A holding on or remaining in a particular state permanence as of condition habits abode etc perseverance constancy duration stay Great plagues and of long continuence Deut xxviii 59 Patient continuance i welldoing Rom ii 7 2 Uninterrupted succession continuation constant renewell perpetuation propagation The brute immedistely regards his own preservation or the continuance of his species Addison 3 A holding together continuity Obs Bacon 4 Law a The adjournment of the proceedings in a cause from one day or from one stated term of a court to another b The entry of such adjuornment and the grounds thereof on the record CONTINUANT Continuant a Defn Continuing prolonged sustained as a continuant sound n Defn A continuant sound a letter whose sound may be prolonged CONTINUATE Continuate a Etym L continuatus pp See Continue 1 Immediately united together intimately connocted R We are of Him and in Him even as though our very flesh and bones should be made continuate with his Hooker 2 Uninterrupted unbroken continual continued An untirable and continuate goodness Shak CONTINUATION Continuation n Etym L continuatio cf F connuation 1 That act or state of continuing the state of being continued uninterrupted extension or succession prolongation propagation Preventing the continuation of the royal line Macaulay 2 That which extends increases supplements or carries on as the continuation of a story My continuation of the version of Statius Pope CONTINUATIVE Continuative n Etym Cf F continuatif 1 Logic Defn A term or expression denoting continuance R To these may be added continuatives as Rome remains to this day which includes at least two propositions viz Rome was and Rome is I Watts 2 Gram Defn A word that continues the connection of sentences or subjects a connective a conjunction Continuatives consolidate sentences into one continuous whole Harris CONTINUATOR Continuator n Etym Cf F continuateur Defn One who or that which continues esp one who continues a series or a work a continuer Sir T Browne CONTINUE Continue v i imp pp Continued ppr vbn Continuing Etym F continuer L continuare tinuatum to connect continue fr continuus See Continuous and cf Continuate 1 To remain ina given place or condition to remain in connection with to abide to stay Here to continue and build up here A growing empire Milton They continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat Matt xv 32 2 To be permanent or durable to endure to last But now thy kingdom shall not continue 1 Sam xiii 14 3 To be steadfast or constant in any course to persevere to abide to endure to persist to keep up or maintain a particular condition course or series of actions as the army continued to advance If ye continue in my word then are ye my disciples indeed John viii 31 Syn To persevere persist See Persevere CONTINUE Continue v t 1 To unite to connect Obs the use of the navel is to continue the infant unto the mother Sir T browne 2 To protract or extend in duration to preserve or persist in to cease not O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee Ps xxxvi 10 You know how to make yourself happy by only continuing such a life as you have been long acustomed to lead Pope 3 To carry onward or extend to prolong or produce to add to or draw out in length A bridge of wondrous length From hell continued reaching th utmost orb of this frall world Milton 4 To retain to suffer or cause to remain as the trustees were continued also to suffer to live And how shall we continue Claudio Shak CONTINUED Continued pp a Defn Having extension of time space order of events exertion of energy etc extended protacted uninterrupted also resumed after interruption extending through a succession of issues session etc as a continued story Continued woe Jenyns Continued succession Locke Continued bass Mus a bass continued through an entire piece of music while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures beneath the bass the same as thorough bass or figured bass basso continuo It Continued fever Med a fever which presents no interruption in its course Continued fraction Math a fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a whole number plus a fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a whole number plus a fraction and so on Continued proportion Math a proportion composed of two or more equal ratios in which the consequent of each preceding ratio is the same with the antecedent of the folowing one as 4 8 8 16 16 32 CONTINUEDLY Continuedly or adv Defn Continuously CONTINUER Continuer n Defn One who continues one who has the power of perseverance or persistence Indulgent continuers in sin Hammond I would my horse had the speed of your tongue and so good a continuer Shak CONTINUITY Continuity n pl Continuities Etym L continuitas cf F continuit See Continuous Defn the state of being continuous uninterupted connection or succession close union of parts cohesion as the continuity of fibers Grew The sight would be tired if it were attracted by a continuity of glittering objects Dryden Law of continuity Math Physics the principle that nothing passes from one state to another without passing through all the intermediate states Solution of continuity Math See under Solution CONTINUO Continuo or n Etym It Mus Defn Basso continuo or continued bass CONTINUOUS Continuous a Etym L continuus fr continere to hold together See Continent 1 Without break cessation or interruption without intervening space or time uninterrupted unbroken continual unceasing constant continued protracted extended as a continuous line of railroad a continuous current of electricity he can hear its continuous murmur Longfellow 2 Bot Defn Not deviating or varying from uninformity not interrupted not joined or articulated Continuous brake Railroad a brake which is attached to each car a train and can be caused to operate in all the cars simultaneously from a point on any car or on the engine Continuous impost See Impost Syn Continuous Continual Continuous is the stronger word and denotes that the continuity or union of parts is absolute and uninterrupted as a continuous sheet of ice a continuous flow of water or of argument So Daniel Webster speaks of a continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England Continual in most cases marks a close and unbroken succession of things rather than absolute continuity Thus we speak of continual showers implying a repetition with occasional interruptions we speak of a person as liable to continual calls or as subject to continual applications for aid etc See Constant CONTINUOUSLY Continuously adv Defn In a continuous maner without interruption Continuousness n CONTLINE Contline n 1 Ropemaking Defn The space between the strands on the outside of a rope Knight 2 Naut Defn The space between the bilges of two casks stowed side by side CONTORNIATE CONTORNIATE Contorniate Contorniate n Etym It contorniato ppr of contorniare to make a circuit or outline fr contorno circuit outline See Contour Numis Defn A species of medal or medallion of bronze having a deep furrow on the contour or edge supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors R S Poole CONTORSION Contorsion n Defn See Contortion CONTORT Contort v t Etym L contortus pp of contorquere to twist con torquere to twist See Torture Defn To twist or twist together to turn awry to bend to distort to wrest The vertebral arteries are variously contorted Ray Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed Sir W Hamilton CONTORTED Contorted a 1 Twisted or twisted together A contorted chain of icicles Massinger 2 Bot a Twisted back upon itself as some parts of plants b Arranged so as to overlap each other as petals in contorted or convolute æstivation CONTORTION Contortion n Etym L contortio cf F contorsion See Contort and cf Torsion Defn A twisting a writhing wry motion a twist as the contortion of the muscles of the face Swift All the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration Burke CONTORTIONIST Contortionist n Defn One who makes or practices contortions CONTORTIVE Contortive a Defn Expressing contortion CONTORTUPLICATE Contortuplicate a Etym L contortuplicatus contortus contorted plicare to fold Bot Defn Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition as the bud of the morningglory Gray CONTOUR Contour n Etym F contour fr contourner to mark the outlines con tourner to turn See Turn 1 The outline of a figure or body or the line or lines representing such an outline the line that bounds periphery Titians coloring and contours A Drummond 2 Mil Defn The outline of a horizontal section of the ground or of works of fortification Contour feathers Zoöl those feathers that form the general covering of a bird Contour of ground Surv the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation etc Contour line Topographical Suv the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground or the corresponding line in a map or chart CONTOURNE Contourne a Etym F pp of contourner to twist Her Defn Turned in a direction which is not the usual one said of an animal turned to the sinister which is usually turned to the dexter or the like CONTOURNIATED Contourniated a Etym Cf Contorniate Numis Defn Having furrowed edges as if turned in a lathe CONTRA Contra Defn A Latin adverb and preposition signifying against contrary in opposition etc entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words Cf Counter adv pref CONTRABAND Contraband n Etym It contrabando contra bando ban proclamation cf F contrebande See Ban an edict 1 Illegal or prohobited traffic Persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband and the most interested in the seizures Burke 2 Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of which is forbidden 3 A negro slave during the Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines Such slave was considered contraband of war US Contraband of war that which according to international law cannot be supplied to a hostile belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the aggrieved belligerent Wharton CONTRABAND Contraband a Defn Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty forbidden as contraband goods or trade The contraband will always keep pace in some measure with the fair trade Burke CONTRABAND Contraband v t 1 To import illegaly as prohibited goods to smuggle Obs Johnson 2 To declare prohibited to forbid Obs The law severly contrabands Our taking business of mens hands Hudibras CONTRABANDISM Contrabandism n Defn Traffic in contraband gods smuggling CONTRABANDIST Contrabandist n Defn One who traffic illegaly a smuggler CONTRABASS Contrabass Defn n Mus Double bass applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass as the contrabass ophicleide the cotrabass tuba or bombardon CONTRABASSO Contrabasso n Etym It contrabasso Mus Defn The largest kind of bass viol See Violone CONTRACT Contract v t imp pp Contracted ppr vbn Contracting Etym L contractus pp of contrahere to contract con trahere to draw cf F contracter See Trace and cf Contract n 1 To draw together or nearer to reduce to a less compass to shorten narrow or lesen as to contract ones shpere of action In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our faculties Dr H More 2 To draw together so as to wrinkle to knit Thou didst contract and purse thy brow Shak 3 To bring on to incur to acquire as to contract a habit to contract a debt to contract a disease Each from each contract new strength and light Pope Such behavior we contract by having much conversed with persons of high statiSwift 4 To enter into with mutual obligations to make a bargain or covenant for We have contracted an inviolable amity peace and lague with the aforesaid queen Hakluyt Many persons had contracted marriage within the degrees of consanguinity prohibited by law Strype 5 To betroth to affiance The truth is she and I long since contracted Are now so sure that nothing can dissolve us Shak 6 Gram Defn To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one Syn To shorten abridge epitomize narrow lessen condense reduce confine incur assume CONTRACT Contract v i 1 To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent to shrink to be reduced in compass or in duration as iron contracts in cooling a rope contracts when wet Years contracting to a moment Wordsworth 2 To make an agreement to covenant to agree to bargain as to contract for carrying the mail CONTRACT Contract a Defn Contracted as a contract verb Goodwin CONTRACT Contract a Etym L contractus pp Defn Contracted affianced betrothed Obs Shak CONTRACT Contract n Etym L contractus fr contrahere cf F contrat formerly also contract 1 Law Defn The agreement of two or more persons upon a sufficient consideration or cause to do or to abstain from doing some act an agreement in which a party undertakes to do or not to do a particular thing a formal bargain a compact an interchange of legal rights Wharton 2 A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties with the terms and conditions and which serves as a proof of the obligation 3 The act of formally betrothing a man and woman This is the the night of the contract Longwellow Syn Covenant agreement compact stipulation bargain arrangement obligation See Covenant CONTRACTED Contracted a 1 Drawn together shrunken wrinkled narrow as a contracted brow a contracted noun 2 Narrow illiberal selfish as a contracted mind contracted views 3 Bargained for betrothed as a contracted peace Inquire me out contracted bachelors Shak CONTRACTEDNESS Contractedness n Defn The state of being contracted narrowness meannes selfishness CONTRACTIBILITY Contractibility n Defn Capability of being contracted quality of being contractible as the contractibiliy and dilatability of air Arbuthnot CONTRACTIBLE Contractible a Defn Capable of contraction Small air bladders distable and contractible Arbuthnot CONTRACTIBLENESS Contractibleness n Defn Contractibility CONTRACTILE Contractile a Etym Cf F contractile Defn tending to contract having the power or property of contracting or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions as the contractile tissues The hearts contractile force H Brooke Each cilium seems to be composed of contractile substance Hixley Contractile vacuole Zoöl a pulsating cavity in the interior of a protozoan supposed to be excretory in function There may be one two or more CONTRACTILITY Contractility n 1 The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract 2 Physiol Defn The power possessed by the fibers of living muscle of contracting or shortening Note When subject to the will as in the muscles of locomotion such power is called voluntary contractility when not controlled by the will as in the muscles of the heart it is involuntary contractility CONTRACTION Contraction n Etym L contractio cf F contraction 1 The act or process of contracting shortening or shrinking the state of being contracted as contraction of the heart of the pupil of the eye or of a tendion the contraction produced by cold 2 Math Defn The process of shortening an operation 3 The act of incurring or becoming subject to as liabilities obligation debts etc the process of becoming subject to as the contraction of a disease 4 Something contracted or abbreviated as a word or phrase as plenipo for plenipotentiary crim con for criminal conversation etc 5 Gram Defn The shortening of a word or of two words by the omission of a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one as neer for never cant for can not dont for do not its for it is 6 A marriage contract Obs Shak CONTRACTIVE Contractive a Defn Tending to contract having the property or power or power of contracting CONTRACTOR Contractor n Etym L Defn One who contracts one of the parties to a bargain one who covenants to do anything for another specifically one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale at a certain price or rate as in building houses or making a railroad CONTRACT SYSTEM Contract system 1 The sweating system 2 The system of employing convicts by selling their labor to be performed inside the prison at a fixed price per day to contractors who are allowed to have agents in the prison to superintend the work CONTRACT TABLET Contract tablet Babylonian Assyrian Antiq Defn A clay tablet on which was inscribed a contract for safe keeping Such tablets were inclosed in an outer case often called the envelope on which was inscribed a duplicate of the inscription on the inclosed tablet CONTRACTURE Contracture n Etym L contractura a drawing together Med Defn A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles generally of the flexor muscles CONTRADANCE Contradance n Etym Pref contra dance cf F contrdance Cf Countrydance Defn A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face or in opposite lines CONTRADICT Contradict v t imp pp Contradicted ppr vbn Contradicting Etym L contradictus pp of contradicere to speak against contra dicere to speak See Diction 1 To assert the contrary of to oppose in words to take issue with to gainsay to deny the truth of as of a statement or a speaker to impugn Dear Duff I prithee contradict thyself And say it is not so Shak The future can not contradict the past Wordsworth 2 To be contrary to to oppose to resist Obs No truth can contradict another truth Hooker A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents Shak CONTRADICT Contradict v i Defn To oppose in words to gainsay to deny or assert the contrary of something They spake against those things which were spoken by Paul contradicting and blaspheming Acts xiii 45 CONTRADICTABLE Contradictable a Defn Capable of being contradicting CONTRADICTER Contradicter n Defn one who contradicts Swift CONTRADICTION Contradiction n Etym L contradictio answer objection cf F contradiction 1 An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed denial of the truth of a statement or assertion contrary declaration gainsaying His fair demands Shall be accomplished without contradiction Shak 2 Direct opposition or repugnancy inconsistency incongruity or contrariety one who or that which is inconsistent can be make deathless death That were to make Strange contradiction Milton We state our experience and then we come to a manly resolution of acting in contradiction to it Burke Both parts of a contradiction can not possibly be true Hobbes Of contradictions infinite the slave Wordsworth Principle of contradiction Logic the axiom or law of thought that a thing cannot be and not be at the same time or a thing must either be or not be or the same attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and denied of the same subject It develops itself in three specific forms which have been called the Three Logical Axioms First A is A Second A is not NotA Third Everything is either A or NotA CONTRADICTIONAL Contradictional a Defn Contradictory inconsistent opposing R Milton CONTRADICTIOUS Contradictious a 1 Filled with contradictions inconsistent Obs 2 Inclined to contradict or cavil Obs Sharp Contradictiousness n Norris CONTRADICTIVE Contradictive a Defn Contradictory inconsistent Contradictively adv CONTRADICTOR Contradictor n Etym L Defn A contradicter CONTRADICTORILY Contradictorily adv Defn In a contradictory manner Sharp CONTRADICTORINESS Contradictoriness n Defn The quality of being contradictory opposition inconsistency J Whitaker CONTRADICTORY Contradictory a Etym LL contradictorius cf F contradictoire 1 Affirming the contrary implying a denial of what has been asserted also mutually contradicting inconsistent Contradictory assertions South 2 Opposing or opposed repugnant Schemes contradictory to common sense Addisn CONTRADICTORY Contradictory n pl Contradictories 1 A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another contrariety It is common with princes to will contradictories Bacon 2 pl Logic Defn propositions with the same terms but opposed to each other both in quality and quantity CONTRADISTINCT Contradistinct a Defn Distinguished by opposite qualities J Goodwin CONTRADISTINCTION Contradistinction n Defn Distinction by contrast That there are such things as sins of infirmity in contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be questioned South CONTRADISTINCTIVE Contradistinctive a Defn having the quality of contradistinction distinguishing by contrast Contradistinctive n CONTRADISTINGUISH Contradistinguish 144 v t imp p p Contradistinguished p pr vb n Contradistinguishing Defn To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities These are our complex ideas of soul and body as contradistinguished Locke CONTRAFAGETTO Contrafagetto n Etym It Mus Defn The double bassoon an octave deeper than the bassoon CONTRAFISSURE Contrafissure n Med Defn A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow or at some distance from it Coxe CONTRAHENT Contrahent a Etym L contrahens ppr See Contract Defn Entering into covenant contracting as contrahent parties Obs Mede CONTRAINDICANT Contraindicant n Med Defn Something as a symptom indicating that the usual mode of treatment is not to be followed Burke CONTRAINDICATE Contraindicate v t imp pp Contraindicated ppr vbn Contraindicating Med Defn To indicate as by a symptom some method of treatment contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would seem to require Contraindicating symptoms must be observed Harvey CONTRAINDICATION Contraindication n med Defn An indication or symptom which forbids the method of treatment usual in such cases CONTRALTO Contralto or n Etym It fr contra alto See Alto Mus a The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices the alto or counter tenor b the voice or singer performing this part as her voice is a contralto she is a contralto Note The usual range of the contralto voice is from G below middle C to the C above that though exceptionally it embraces two octaves CONTRALTO Contralto or a Mus Defn Of or pertaining to a contralto or to the part in music called contralto as a contralto voice CONTRAMURE Contramure n Etym Cf Countermure fort Defn An outer wall Obs Chambers CONTRANATURAL Contranatural a Etym Cf Counternatural Defn Opposed to or against nature unnatural R Bp Rust CONTRAPLEX Contraplex a Contra plex as in duplex Teleg Defn Pertaining to the sending of two messages in opposite directions at the same time CONTRAPOSITION Contraposition n Etym Pref contra position cf f conterposition 1 A placing over against opposite position Obs F Potter 2 Logic Defn A socalled immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate eg Every S is P therefore no NotP is S CONTRAPTION Contraption n Defn A contrivance a newfangled device used scornfully Colloq or Dial Contraptious a We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market F M Ware CONTRAPUNTAL Contrapuntal a Etym It contrappunto counterpoint See Counterpoint Mus Defn Pertaining to or according to the rules of counterpoint CONTRAPUNTIST Contrapuntist n Etym It contrappuntista Mus Defn One skilled in counterpoint L Mason CONTRAREMONSTRANT Contraremonstrant n Defn One who remonstrates in opposition or answer to a remonstraint R They did the synod wrong to make this distinction of contraremonstrants and remonstrants Hales CONTRARIANT Contrariant a Etym LL contrarians ppr of contrariare to oppose fr L contrarius cf F contrariant ppr of contrarier to contradict See Contrary Defn Contrary opposed antagonistic inconsistent contradictory R The struggles of contrariant factions Coleridge CONTRARIANTLY Contrariantly adv Defn Contrarily Obs CONTRARIES Contraries or n pl Etym Pl of Contrary n Logic Defn Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other If two universals differ in quality they are contraries as every vine is a tree no vine is a tree These can never be both true together but they may be both false I Watts CONTRARIETY Contrariety n pl Contrarieties Etym L contrarietas cf F contrariété 1 The state or quality of being contrary opposition repugnance disagreement antagonism There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to and those that entertain the senses South 2 Something which is contrary to or inconsistent with something else an inconsistency How can these contrarieties agree Shak Syn Inconsistency discrepancy repugnance CONTRARILY Contrarily or Defn adv In a contrary manner in opposition on the other side in opposite ways CONTRARINESS Contrariness n Defn state or quality of being contrary opposition inconsistency contrariety perverseness obstinancy CONTRARIOUS Contrarious a Etym LL contrariosus cf OF contrarios contralius Defn Showing contrariety repugnant perverse Archaic Milton She flew contrarious in the face of God Mrs Browning CONTRARIOUSLY Contrariously adv Defn Contrarily oppositely Shak CONTRARIWISE Contrariwise or adv 1 On the contrary oppositely on the other hand Not rendering evil for evil or railing for railing but contrariwise blessing 1 Pet iii 9 2 In a contrary order conversely Everything that acts upon the fluids must at the same time act upon the solids and contrariwise Arbuthnot CONTRAROTATION Contrarotation n Defn Circular motion in a direction contrary to some other circular motion CONTRARY Contrary or 48 a Etym OE contrarie contraire F contraire fr L contrarius fr contra See Contra 1 Opposite in an opposite direction in opposition adverse as contrary winds And if ye walk contrary unto me and will not hearken unto me Lev xxvi 21 We have lost our labor they are gone a contrary way Shak 2 Opposed contradictory repugnant inconsistent Fame if not doublefaced is double mouthed And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds Milton The doctrine of the earths motion appeared to be contrary to the sacred Scripture Whewell 3 Given to opposition perverse forward wayward as a contrary disposition a contrary child 4 Logic Defn Affirming the opposite so opposed as to destroy each other as contrary propositions Contrary motion Mus the progression of parts in opposite directions one ascending the other descending Syn Adverse repugnant hostile inimical discordant inconsistent CONTRARY Contrary n pl Contraries 1 A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave Shak 2 An opponent an enemy Obs Chaucer 3 the opposite a proposition fact or condition incompatible with another as slender proofs which rather show the contrary See Converse n 1 Locke 4 Logic Defn See Contraries On the contrary in opposition on the other hand Swift To the contrary to an opposite purpose or intent on the other side They did it not for want of instruction to the contrary Bp Stillingfleet CONTRARY Contrary v t Etym F contrarier See Contrary a Defn To contradict or oppose to thwart Obs I was advised not to contrary the king Bp Latimer CONTRAST Contrast v i imp pp Contrasted ppr vbn Contrasting Etym F contraster LL contrastare to resist withstand fr L contra stare to stand See Stand Defn To stand in opposition to exhibit difference unlikeness or opposition of qualities The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars Lyell CONTRAST Contrast v t 1 To set in opposition or over against in order to show the differences between or the comparative excellences and defects of to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities as to contrast the present with the past 2 Fine Arts Defn To give greater effect to as to a figure or other object by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object the figures of the groups must not be all on side but must contrast each other by their several position Dryden CONTRAST Contrast n Etym F contraste cf It contrasto 1 The act of contrasting or the state of being contrasted comparison by contrariety of qualities place the prospect of the soul In sober contrast with reality Wordsworth 2 Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities unlikeness esp as shown by juxtaposition or comparison The contrasts and resemblances of the seasons Whewell 3 Fine Arts Defn The opposition of varied forms colors etc which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each others pecularities Fairholt CONTRASTIMULANT Contrastimulant a Defn Counteracting the effects of stimulants relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants n Med Defn An agent which counteracts the effect of a stimulant CONTRATE Contrate a Etym See Contra Defn Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis instead of radiating from it R Contrate wheel See Crown wheel CONTRATENOR Contratenor n Etym Cf Counter tenor Mus Defn Counter tenor contralto CONTRAVALLATION Contravallation n Etym Pref contra vallation cf F contrevallation Cf Countervallation Fort Defn A trench guarded with a parapet constructed by besiegers to secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged CONTRAVENE Contravene v t imp pp Contravened ppr vbn Contravening Etym LL contravenire L contra venire to come cf F contrevenir See Come 1 To meet in the way of opposition to come into conflict with to oppose to contradict to obstruct the operation of to defeat So plain a proposition was not likely to be contravened Southey 2 To violate to nullify to be inconsistent with as to contravene a law Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority Johnson Syn To contradict set aside nullify defeat cross obstruct baffle thwart CONTRAVENER Contravener n Defn One who contravenes CONTRAVENTION Contravention n Etym CfF contravention Defn The act of contravening opposition obstruction transgression violation Warrants in contravention of the acts of Parliament Macaulay In contravention of all his marriage stipulations Motley CONTRAVERSION Contraversion n Defn A turning to the opposite side antistrophe Congreve CONTRAYERVA Contrayerva n Etym Sp contrayerba literally a counter herb hence an antidote for poison fr l contra herba herb Bot Defn A species of Dorstenia D Contrayerva a South American plant the aromatic root of which is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic CONTRECOUP Contrecoup n Etym F fr contre L contra coup a blow med Defn A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected CONTREDANSE Contredanse n Cf F contredanse fr E Countrydance 1 a A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face or in opposite lines b The quadrille Obs 2 Music A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance CONTRETEMPS Contretemps n Etym F fr contre L conta temps time fr L tempus Defn An unexpected and untoward accident something inopportune or embarassing a hitch In this unhappy contretemps De Quincey CONTRIBUTABLE Contributable a Defn Capable of being contributed CONTRIBUTARY Contributary a 1 Contributory R 2 Tributary contributing R It was situated on the Ganges at the place where this river received a contributary stream DAnville Trans CONTRIBUTE Contribute v t imp pp Contributed ppr vbn Contributing Etym L contributus pp of contribuere to bring together to add con tribuere to grant impart See Tribute Defn To give or grant i common with others to give to a common stock or for a common purpose to furnish or suply in part to give money or other aid for a specified object as to contribute food or fuel for the poor England contributes much more than any other of the allies Addison CONTRIBUTE Contribute v i 1 To give a part to a common stock to lend assistance or aid or give something to a common purpose to have a share in any act or effect We are engaged in war the secretary of state calls upon the colonies to contribute Burke 2 To give or use ones power or influence for any object to assist These men also contributed to obstruct the progress of wisdom Goldsmith CONTRIBUTION Contribution n Etym L contributio cf F contribution 1 The act of contributing 2 That which is contributed either the portion which an individual furnishes to the common stock or the whole which is formed by the gifts of individuals A certain contribution for the poor saints which are at jerusalem Rom xv 26 Aristotles actual contributions to the physical sciences Whewell 3 Mil Defn An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country These sums and the forced contributions paid by luckless peasants enabled him to keep his straggling troops together Motley 4 Law Defn Payment by each of several jointly liable of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit CONTRIBUTIONAL Contributional a Defn Pertaining to or furnishing a contribution CONTRIBUTION PLAN Contribution plan Life Insurance Defn A plan of distributing surplus by giving to each policy the excess of premiums and interest earned thereon over the expenses of management cost of insurance and the policy value at the date of computation This excess is called the contribution of the policy CONTRIBUTIVE Contributive a Defn Contributing or tending to contribute Fuller CONTRIBUTOR Contributor n Defn One who or that which contributes specifically one who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine CONTRIBUTORY Contributory a Defn Contributing to the same stock or purpose promoting the same end bringing assistance to some joint design or increase to some common stock contributive Milton Bonfires of contributory wood Chapman Contributory negligence Law negligence by an injured party which combines with the negligence of the injurer in producing the injury and which bars recovery when it is the proximate cause of the injury Wharton CONTRIBUTORY Contributory n pl Contributories Defn One who contributes or is liable to be called upon to contribute as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness Abbott CONTRIST Contrist v t Etym Cf F contrister See Contristate Defn To make sad Obs To deject and contrist myself Sterne CONTRISTATE Contristate v t i Etym L contristatus pp of contristare to sadden con tristis sad Defn To make sorrowful Obs Bacon CONTRITE Contrite a Etym L contritus bruised p p of contrere to grind bruise con terere to rub grind cf F contrit See Trite 1 Thoroughly bruised or broken Obs 2 Broken down with grief and penitence deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God humbly and thoroughly penitent A contrite heart O God thou wilt not despise Ps li 17 Be penitent and for thy fault contrite Milton Syn Penitent repentant humble sorrowful CONTRITE Contrite n Defn A contrite person Hooker CONTRITE Contrite v Defn In a contrite manner CONTRITENESS Contriteness n Defn Deep sorrow and penitence for sin contrition CONTRITION Contrition n Etym F contrition L contritio 1 The act of grinding or ribbing to powder attrition friction rubbing Obs The breaking of their parts into less parts by contrition Sir I Newton 2 The state of being contrite deep sorrow and repentance for sin because sin is displeasing to God humble penitence through repentance My future days shall be one whole contrition Dryden Syn repentance penitence humiliation compunction selfreproach remorse Contrition Attrition repentance Contrition is deep sorrow and selfcondemnation with through repetance for sin because it is displeasing to God and implies a feeling of love toward God Attrition is sorrow for sin or imperfect repentance produced by fear of punishment or a sense of the baseness of sin Repentance is a penitent renunciation of and turning from sin thorough repentance produces a new life Repentance is often used as synonymous with contrition See Compunction CONTRITURATE Contriturate v t Defn To triturate to pulverize R CONTRIVABLE Contrivable a Defn Capable of being contrived planned invented or devised A perpetual motion may seem easily contrivable Bp Wilkins CONTRIVANCE Contrivance n 1 The act or faculty of contriving inventing devising or planning The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates by its construction contrivance and design Contrivance must have had a contriver Paley 2 The thing contrived invented or planned disposition of parts or causes by design a scheme plan atrifice arrangement Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants Burke Syn Device plan scheme invention machine project design artifice shift See Device CONTRIVE Contrive v t imp pp Contrived ppr vbn Contriving Etym OE contriven contreven controven to invent OF controver contruver con trouver to find See Troubadour trover Defn To form by an exercise of ingenuity to devise to invent to design to plan What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom Tillotson neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life Hawthorne Syn To invent discover plan design project plot concert hatch CONTRIVE Contrive v i Defn To make devices to form designs to plan to scheme to plot The Fates with traitors do contrive Shak Thou hast contrived against th very life Of the defendant Shak CONTRIVEMENT Contrivement n Defn Contrivance invention arrangement design plan Obs Consider the admirable contrivement and artifice of this great fabric Glanvill Active to meet their contrivements Sir G Buck CONTRIVER Contriver n Defn One who contrives devises plans or schemas Swift CONTROL Control n Etym F contrôle a counter register contr fr contrrôle contre L contra rôle roll catalogue See Counter and Roll and cf Counterroll 1 A duplicate book register or account kept to correct or check another account or register a counter register Obs Johnson 2 That which serves to check restrain or hinder restraint Speak without control Dryden 3 Power or authority to check or restrain restraining or regulating influence superintendence government as children should be under parental control The House of Commons should exercise a control over all the departments of the executive administration Macaulay Board of control See under Board CONTROL Control v t imp pp Controlled ppr vbn Controlling Etym F contrôler fr contrôle Formerly written comptrol and controul 1 To check by a counter register or duplicate account to prove by counter statements to confute Obs This report was controlled to be false Fuller 2 To exercise restraining or governing influence over to check to counteract to restrain to regulate to govern to overpower Give me a staff of honor for mine age But not a scepter to control the world Shak I feel my virtue struggling in my soul But stronger passion does its power control Dryden Syn To restrain rule govern manage guide regulate hinder direct check curb counteract subdue CONTROLLABILITY Controllability n Defn Capability of being controlled controllableness CONTROLLABLE Controllable a Defn Capable of being controlled checked or restrained amenable to command Passion is the drunkeness of the mind and therefore not always controllable by reason South CONTROLLABLENESS Controllableness n Defn Capability of being controlled CONTROLLER Controller n Etym From control vt cf F contrôleur 1 One who or that which controls or restraines one who has power or authority to regulate or control one who governs The great controller of our fate Deigned to be man and lived in low estate Dryden 2 An officer appointed to keep a counter register of accounts or to examine rectify or verify accounts More commonly written controller 3 Naut Defn An iron block usually bolted to a ships deck for controlling the running out of a chain cable The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block and thus hold fast until disengaged CONTROLLERSHIP Controllership n Defn The office of a controller CONTROLMENT Controlment n 1 The power or act of controlling the state of being rstrained control restraint regulation superintendence You may do it without controlment Shak 2 Opposition resistance hostility Obs Here have we war for war and blood for blood Controlment for controlment Shak CONTROVERSAL Controversal a 1 Turning or looking opposite ways Obs The temple of Janus with his two controversal faces Milton 2 Controversal Obs Boyle CONTROVERSARY Controversary a Defn Controversial Obs Bp Hall CONTROVERSE Controverse n Etym Cf F controverse Defn Controversy Obs Spenser CONTROVERSE Controverse v t Etym L controversari fr controversus turned against disputed Defn To dispute to controvert Obs Controversed causes Hooker CONTROVERSER Controverser n Defn A disputant Obs CONTROVERSIAL Controversial a Etym Cf LL controversialis Defn Relating to or consisting of controversy disputatious polemical as controversial divinity Whole libraries of controversial books Macaulay CONTROVERSIALIST Controversialist n Defn One who carries on a controversy a disputant He Johnson was both intellectually and morally of the stuff of which controversialists are made Macaulay CONTROVERSIALLY Controversially adv Defn In a controversial manner CONTROVERSION Controversion n Defn Act of controverting controversy Obs Hooker CONTROVERSOR Controversor n Defn A controverser Obs CONTROVERSY Controversy n pl Controversies Etym L controversia fr controversus turned against disputed contro contra versus pp of vertere to turn See Verse 1 Contention dispute debate discussion agitation of contrary opinions This left no room for controversy about the title Locke A dispute is commonly oral and a controversy in writing Johnson 2 Quarrel strife cause of variance difference The Lord hath a controversy with the nations Jer xxv 31 3 A suit in law or equity a question of right Obs When any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment 2 Sam xv 2 Syn Dispute debate disputation disagreement altercation contention wrangle strife quarrel CONTROVERT Controvert v t imp pp Controverted ppr vbn Controverting Etym See Controversy Defn To make matter of controversy to dispute or oppose by reasoning to contend against in words or writings to contest to debate Some controverted points had decided according to the sense of the best jurists Macaulay CONTROVERTER Controverter n Defn One who controverts a controversial writer a controversialist Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a tavern B Jonson CONTROVERTIBLE Controvertible a Defn Capable of being controverted disputable admitting of question Controvertibly adv CONTROVERTIST Controvertist n Defn One skilled in or given to controversy a controversialist How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment of the critic Campbell CONTUBERNAL CONTUBERNIAL Contubernal Contubernial a Etym L contubernalis a tent companion fr contubernium tent companionship Defn Living or messing together familiar in companionship Humble folk ben Christes friends they ben contubernial with the Lord thy King Chaucer CONTUMACIOUS Contumacious a Etym L contumax acis See Contumacy 1 Exhibiting contumacy contemning authority obstinate perverse stubborn disobedient There is another very efficacious method for subding the most obstinate contumacious sinner Hammond 2 Law Defn Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court Blackstone Syn Stubborn obstinate obdurate disobedient perverse unyielding headstrong Contumaciously adv Contumaciousness n CONTUMACY Contumacy n pl Contumacies Etym L contumacia fr contumax acis insolent prob akin to contemnere to despise cf F contumace Cf Contemn 1 Stubborn perverseness pertinacious resistance to authority The bishop commanded him to be thrust into the stocks for his manifest and manifold contumacy Strype 2 Law Defn A willful contempt of and disobedience to any lawful summons or to the rules and orders of court as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned Syn Stubbornness perverseness obstinacy CONTUMELIOUS Contumelious or 106 a Etym L contumeliosus 1 Exhibiting contumely rudely contemptuous insolent disdainful Scoffs and scorns and contumelious taunts Shak Curving a contumelious lip Tennyson 2 Shameful disgraceful Obs Dr H More Contumeliously adv Contumeliousness n CONTUMELY Contumely n Etym L contumelia prob akin to contemnere to despise cf OF contumelie Cf Contumacy Defn Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt scornful insolence despiteful treatment disdain contemptuousness in act or speech disgrace The oppressors wrong the proud mans contumely Shak Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely Burke CONTUSE Contuse v t imp pp Contused ppr vbn Contusing Etym L contusus pp of contundere to beat crush con tundere to beat akin to Skr tud for stud to strike Goth stautan See Stutter 1 To beat pound or together Roots barks and seeds contused together Bacon 2 To bruise to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin Contused wound a wound attended with bruising CONTUSION Contusion n Etym L contusio cf F contusion 1 The act or process of beating bruising or pounding the state of being beaten or bruised 2 Med Defn A bruise an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin but without apparent wound CONUNDRUM Conundrum n Etym Origin unknown 1 A kind of riddle based upon some fanciful or fantastic resemblance between things quite unlike a puzzling question of which the answer is or involves a pun Or pun ambiguous or conundrum quaint J Philips 2 A question to which only a conjectural answer can be made Do you think life is long enough to let me speculate on conundrums like that W Black CONURE Conure n Etym NL conurus fr Gr Zoöl Defn An American parrakeet of the genus Conurus Many species are known See Parrakeet CONUS Conus n Etym L a cone 1 A cone 2 Zoöl Defn A Linnean genus of mollusks having a conical shell See Cone n 4 CONUSABLE Conusable a Defn Cognizable liable to be tried or judged Obs Bp Barlow CONUSANT Conusant a Law Defn See Cognizant CONUSOR Conusor n Law Defn See Cognizor CONVALESCE Convalesce v i imp pp Convalesced ppr vbn Convalescing Etym L convalscere con valescere to grow strong v incho of valere to be strong See Vallant Defn To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness as a patient begins to convalesce CONVALESCED Convalesced a Defn Convalescent R He found the queen somewhat convalesced J Knox CONVALESCENCE CONVALESCENCY Convalescence Convalescency n Etym L convalescentia cf F convalescence Defn The recovery of heath and strength after disease the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health CONVALESCENT Convalescent a Etym L convalescens entis ppr cf F convalescent 1 Recovering from siclness or debility partially restored to health or strength 2 Of or pertaining to convalescence CONVALESCENT Convalescent n Defn One recovering from sickness CONVALESCENTLY Convalescently adv Defn In the manner of a convalescent with increasing strength or vigor CONVALLAMARIN Convallamarin n Etym Convalaria L amarus bitter Chem Defn A white crystalline poisonous substance regarded as a glucoside extracted from the lily of the valley Convallaria Majalis Its taste is first bitter then sweet CONVALLARIA Convallaria n Etym NL from L convallis a valley con vallis valley Bot Med Defn The lily of the valley CONVALLARIN Convallarin n Chem Defn A white crystalline glucoside of an irritating taste extracted from the convallaria or lily of the valley CONVECTION Convection n Etym L convectio fr convehere to bring together con vehere to carry 1 The act or process of conveying or transmitting 2 Physics Defn A process of transfer or transmission as of heat or electricity by means of currents in liquids or gases resulting from changes of temperature and other causes Liquids are generally heated by convection when heat is applied from bellow Nichol CONVECTIVE Convective a Defn Caused or accomplished by convection as a convective discharge of electricity Faraday CONVECTIVELY Convectively adv Defn In a convective manner Hare CONVELLENT Convellent a Etym L convellens ppr of convellere See Convulse Defn Tending to tear or pull up Obs The ends of the fragment will not yield to the convellent force Todd Bowman CONVENABLE Convenable a Defn Capable of being convened or assembled CONVENABLE Convenable a Etym F convenable fr convenir See Convene Defn Consistent accordant suitable proper as convenable remedies Obs With his wod his work is convenable Spenser CONVENANCE Convenance n Etym F fitness suitableness Defn That which is suitable agreeable or convenient And they missed Their wonted convenance cheerly hid the loss Emerson CONVENE Convene v i imp pp Convened ppr vbn Convenong Etym L convenire con venire to come cf F convenir to agree to be fitting OF also to assemble See Come and cf Covenant 1 To come together to meet to unite R In shortsighted men the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom Sir I Newton 2 To come together as in one body or for a public purpose to meet to assemble Locke The Parliament of Scotland now convened Sir R Baker Faint underneath the household fowls convene Thomson Syn To meet to assemble to congregate to collect to unite CONVENE Convene v t 1 To cause to assemble to call together to convoke And now the almighty father of the gods Convenes a council in the blest abodes Pope 2 To summon judicially to meet or appear By the papal canon law clerks can not be convened before any but an ecclesiastical judge Ayliffe CONVENER Convener n 1 One who convenes or meets with others Obs 2 One who calls an assembly together or convenes a meeting hence the chairman of a committee or other organized body Scot CONVENIENCE CONVENIENCY Convenience Conveniency n Etym L convenientia agreement fitness See Convenient 1 The state or quality of being convenient fitness or suitableness as of place time etc propriety Lets futher think of this Weigh what convenience both of time and means May fit us to our shape Shak With all brief and plain conveniency Let me have judgment Shak 2 Freedom from discomfort difficulty or trouble commodiousness ease accommodation Thus necessity invented stools Convenience next suggested elbow chairs Cowper We are rather intent upon the end of Gods glory than our own conveniency Jer Taylor 3 That which is convenient that which promotes comfort or advantage that which is suited to ones wants an accommodation A pair of spectacles and several other little conveniences Swift 4 A convenient or fit time opportunity as to do something at ones convenience CONVENIENT Convenient a Etym L conveniens entis suitable ppr of convenire to be suitable to come See Convene v i 1 Fit or adapted suitable proper becoming appropriate Archaic Feed me with food convenient for me Prov xxx 8 Neither filthiness nor foolish talking nor jesting which are not convenient Eph v 4 2 Affording accommodation or advantage well adapted to use handly as a convenient house convenient implements or tools 3 Seasonable timely opportune as a convenient occasion a convenient season Acts xxiv 25 4 Near at hand easy of access Colloq Hereties used to be brought thither convenient for burning Thackeray Syn Fit suitable proper adapted fitted suited handly commodious CONVENIENTLY Conveniently adv Defn In a convenient manner form or situation without difficulty CONVENT Convent n Etym L conventus a meeting LL also a convent See Convene v i 1 A coming together a meeting Obs A usual ceremony at their the witches convents or meetings B Jonson 2 An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life a body of monks or nuns One of our convent and his the dukes confessor Shak 3 A house occupied by a community of religious recluses a monastery or nunnery One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent Addison Syn Nunnery monastery abbey See Cloister CONVENT Convent v i Etym L conventus pp of convenire See Convene v i 1 To meet together to concur obs Beau Fl 2 To be convenient to serve Obs When that is known and golden time convents Shak CONVENT Convent v t Defn To call before a judge or judicature to summon to convene Obs Shak CONVENTICAL Conventical a Defn Of or from or pertaining to a convent Conventical wages Sterne Conventical prior See Prior CONVENTICLE Conventicle n Etym L conventiculum dim of conventus cf F conventicule See Convent n 1 A small assembly or gathering esp a secret assembly They are commanded to abstain from all conventicles of men whatsoever Ayliffe 2 An assembly for religious worship esp such an assembly held privately as in times of persecution by Nonconformists or Dissenters in England or by Covenanters in Scotland often used opprobriously as if those assembled were heretics or schismatics The first Christians could never have had recourse to nocturnal or clandestine conventicles till driven to them by the violence of persecution Hammond A sort of men who attend its the curch of Englands service in the morning and go with their wives to a conventicle in the afternoon Swift CONVENTICLER Conventicler n Defn One who supports or frequents conventicles Dryden CONVENTICLING Conventicling a Defn Belonging or going to or resembling a conventicle Obs Conventicling schools set up and taught secretly by fanatics South CONVENTION Convention n Etym L conventio cf F convention See Convene v i 1 The act of coming together the state of being together union coalition The conventions or associations of several particles of matter into bodies of any certain denomination Boyle 2 General agreement or concurrence arbitrary custom usage conventionality There are thousands now Such women but convention beats them down Tennyson 3 A meeting or an assembly of persons esp of delegates or representatives to accomplish some specific object civil social political or ecclesiastical He set himself to the making of good laws in a grand convention of his nobles Sir R Baker A convention of delegates from all the States to meet in Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of reserving the federal system and correcting its defects W Irving 4 Eng Hist Defn An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm held without the kings writ as the assembly which restored Charles II to the throne and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II Our gratitude is due to the Long Parliament to the Convention and to William of Orange Macaulay 5 An agreement or contract less formal than or preliminary to a traety an informal compact as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities or between states also a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers as a postal convetion between two governments This convention I think from my soul is nothing but a stipulation for national ignominy a truce without a suspension of hostilities Ld Chatham The convention with the State of georgia has been ratified by their Legislature T Jefferson CONVENTIONAL Conventional a Etym L conventionalis cf F conventionnel 1 Formed by agreement or compact stipulated Conventional services reserved by tenures upon grants made out of the crown or knights service Sir M Hale 2 Growing out of or depending on custom or tacit agreement sanctioned by general concurrence or usage formal Conventional decorum Whewell The conventional language appropriated to monarchs Motley The ordinary salutations and other points of social behavior are conventional Latham 3 Fine Arts a Based upon tradition whether religious and historical or of artistic rules b Abstracted removed from close representation of nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be represented and what is to be rejected as a conventional flower a conventional shell Cf Conventionalize v t CONVENTIONALISM Conventionalism n 1 That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement that which is in accordance with the fashion tradition or usage All the artifice and conventionalism of life Hawthorne They gaze on all with dead dim eyes wrapped in conventionalisms simulating feelings according to a received standart F W Robertson 2 Fine Arts Defn The principles or practice of conventionalizing See Conventionalize v t CONVENTIONALIST Conventionalist n 1 One who adheres to a convention or treaty 2 One who is governed by conventionalism CONVENTIONALITY Conventionality n pl Conventionalities Defn The state of being conventional adherence to social formalities or usages that which is established by conventional use one of the customary usages of social life CONVENTIONALIZATION Conventionalization n Fine Arts a The act of making conventional b The state of being conventional CONVENTIONALIZE Conventionalize v t imp pp Conventionalized ppr vbn Conventionalizing 1 To make conventional to bring under the influence of or cause to conform to conventional rules to establish by usage 2 Fine Arts a To represent by selecting the important features and those which are expressible in the medium employed and omitting the others b To represent according to an established principle whether religious or traditional or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed importance CONVENTIONALIZE Conventionalize v i Fine Arts Defn To make designs in art according to conventional principles Cf Conventionalize v t 2 CONVENTIONALLY Conventionally adv Defn In a conventional manner CONVENTIONARY Conventionary a Defn Acting under contract settled by express agreement as conventionary tenants Obs R Carew CONVENTIONER Conventioner n Defn One who belongs to a convention or assembly CONVENTIONIST Conventionist n Defn One who enters into a convention covenant or contract CONVENTUAL Conventual a Etym LL conventualis cf F conventuel Defn Of or pertaining to a convent monastic A conventual garb Macaulay Conventual church a church attached or belonging to a convent or monastery Wordsworth CONVENTUAL Conventual n Defn One who lives in a convent a monk or num a recluse Addison CONVERGE Converge v i imp pp Converged ppr vbn Converging Etym Pref con L vergere to turn incline cf F converger See Verge v i Defn To tend to one point to incline and approach nearer together as lines converge The mountains converge into a single ridge Jefferson CONVERGE Converge v t Defn To cause to tend to one point to cause to incline and approach nearer together I converge its rays to a focus of dazzling brilliancy Tyndall CONVERGENCE CONVERGENCY Convergence Convergency n Etym Cf F convergence Defn The condition or quality of converging tendency to one point The convergence or divergence of the rays falling on the pupil Berkeley CONVERGENT Convergent a Etym Cf F convergent Defn tending to one point of focus tending to approach each other converging As many rays of light as conveniently can be let in and made convergent Boyle The vast dome of its cathedral directing its convergent curves to heaven Hallam CONVERGING Converging a Defn Tending to one point approaching each other convergent as converging lines Whewell Converging raysOpt rays of light which proceeding from different points of an object tend toward a single point Converging series Math a series in which if an indefinitely great number of terms be taken their sum will become indefinitely near in value to a fixed quantity which is called the sum of the series opposed to a diverging series CONVERSABLE Conversable a Etym Cf F conversable Defn Qualified for conversation disposed to converse sociable free in discourse While young humane conversable and kind Cowper CONVERSABLENESS Conversableness n Defn The quality of being conversable disposition to converse sociability CONVERSABLY Conversably adv Defn In a conversable manner CONVERSANCE Conversance n Defn The state or quality of being conversant habit of familiarity familiar acquaintance intimacy R CONVERSANCY Conversancy n Defn Conversance R CONVERSANT Conversant a Etym L conversans ppr of conversari cf F conversant 1 Having frequent or customary intercourse familiary associated intimately acquainted I have been conversant with the first persons of the age Dryden 2 Familiar or acquainted by use or study wellinformed versed generally used with with sometimes with in Deeply conversant in the Platonic philosophy Dryden he uses the different dialects as one who had been conversant with them all Pope Conversant only with the ways of men Cowper 3 Concerned occupied Education is conversant about children W Wotton CONVERSANT Conversant n Defn One who converses with another a convenser R CONVERSANTLY Conversantly adv Defn In a familiar manner CONVERSATION Conversation n Etym OE conversacio in senses 1 2 OF conversacion F conversation fr L conversatio frequent abode in a place intercourse LL also manner of life 1 General course of conduct behavior Archaic Let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel Philip i 27 2 Familiar intercourse intimate fellowship or association close acquaintance Conversation with the best company Dryden I set down out of long experience in business and much conversation in books what I thought pertinent to this business Bacon 3 Commerce intercourse traffic Obs All traffic and mutual conversation Hakluyt 4 Colloqual discourse oral interchange of sentiments and observations informal dialogue The influence exercised by his Johnsons conversation was altogether without a parallel Macaulay 5 Sexual intercourse as criminal conversation Syn Intercourse communion commerce familiarity discourse dialogue colloque talk chat Conversation Talk There is a looser sense of these words in which they are synonymous there is a stricter sense in which they differ Talk is usually broken familiar and versatile Conversation is more continuous and sustained and turns ordinarily upon topics or higher interest Children talk to their parents or to their companions men converse together in mixed assemblies Dr Johnson once remarked of an evening spent in society that there had been a great deal of talk but no conversation CONVERSATIONAL Conversational a Defn Pertaining to conversation in the manner of one conversing as a conversational style Thackeray CONVERSATIONALIST Conversationalist n Defn A conversationist CONVERSATIONED Conversationed a Defn Acquainted with manners and deportment behaved Obs Till she be better conversationed Ill keep As far from her as the gallows Beau Fl CONVERSATIONISM Conversationism n Defn A word or phrase used in conversation a colloqualism CONVERSATIONIST Conversationist n Defn One who converses much or who excels in conversation Byron CONVERSATIVE Conversative a Defn Relating to intercourse with men social opposed to contemplative She chose to endue him with the conversative qualities of youth Sir H Wotton CONVERSAZIONE Conversazione or n pl Conversazioni Etym It See Conversation Defn A meeting or assembly for conversation particularly on literary or scientific subjects Gray These conversazioni at Florence resemble our card assemblies A Drummond CONVERSE Converse v i imp pp Conversed ppr vbn Conversing Etym F converser L conversari to associate with con versari to be turned to live remain fr versare to turn often v intens of vertere to turn See Convert 1 To keep company to hold intimate intercourse to commune followed by with To seek the distant hills and there converse With nature Thomson Conversing with the world we use the worlds fashions Sir W Scott But to converse with heaven This is not easy Wordsworth 2 To engage in familiar colloqui to interchange thoughts and opinions in a free informal manner to chat followed by with before a person by on about concerning etc before a thing Companions That do converse and waste the time together Shak We had conversed so often on that subject Dryden 3 To have knowledge of from long intercourse or study said of things According as the objects they converse with afford greater or less variety Locke Syn To associate commune discourse talk chat CONVERSE Converse n 1 Frequent intercourse familiar communion intimate association Glanvill T is but to hold Converse with Natures charms and view her stores unrolled Byron 2 Familiar discourse free interchange of thoughts or views conversation chat Formed by thy converse happily to steer From grave to gay from lively to severe Pope CONVERSE Converse Defn a Etym L conversus pp of convertere See Convert Turned about reversed in order or relation reciprocal as a converse proposition CONVERSE Converse n 1 Logic Defn A proposition which arises from interchanging the terms of another as by putting the predicate for the subject and the subject for the predicate as no virtue is vice no vice is virtue Note It should not as is often done be confounded with the contrary or opposite of a proposition which is formed by introducing the negative not or no 2 Math Defn A proposition in which after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn the order is inverted making the conclusion the supposition or premises what was first supposed becoming now the conclusion or inference Thus if two sides of a sides of a triangle are equal the angles opposite the sides are equal and the converse is true ie if these angles are equal the two sides are equal CONVERSELY Conversely or adv Defn In a converse manner with change of order or relation reciprocally J S Mill CONVERSER Converser n Defn One who engages in conversation CONVERSIBLE Conversible a Defn Capable of being converted or reversed Hammond CONVERSION Conversion n Etym L conversio cf F conversion See Convert 1 The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another or the state of being changed transmutation change Artificial conversion of water into ice Bacon The conversion of the aliment into fat Arbuthnot 2 The act of changing ones views or course as in passing from one side party or from of religion to another also the state of being so changed Conversion to Christianity Prescott 3 Law Defn An appropriation of and dealing with the property of another as if it were ones own without right as the conversion of a horse Or bring my action of conversion And trover for my goods Hudibras 4 Logic Defn The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate or the contrary 5 Math Defn A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition as the conversion of equations the conversion of proportions 6 Mil a A change of front as a body of troops attacked in the flank b A change of character or use as of smoothbore guns into rifles 7 Theol Defn A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction a change of heart a change from the service of the world to the service of God a change of the ruling disposition of the soul involving a transformation of the outward life He oft Frequented their assemblies and to them preached Conversion and repentance as to souls In prison under judgments imminent Milton CONVERSIVE Conversive a 1 Capable of being converted or changed 2 Ready to converse social Archaic Feltham CONVERT Convert v t imp pp Converted ppr vbn Converting Etym L convertere versum con vertere to turn cf F convertir See Verse 1 To cause to turn to turn Obs O which way shall I first convert myself B Jonson 2 To change or turn from one state or condition to another to alter in form substance or quality to transform to transmute as to convert water into ice If the whole atmosphere were converted into water T Burnet That still lessens The sorrow and converts it nigh to joy Milton 3 To change or turn from one belief or course to another as from one religion to another or from one party or sect to another No attempt was made to convert the Moslems Prescott 4 To produce the spiritual change called conversion in any one to turn from a bad life to a good one to change the heart and moral character of any one from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness He which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death Lames v 20 5 To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use to appropriate dishonestly or illegally When a bystander took a coin to get it changed and converted it it was held no larceny Cooley 6 To exchange for some specified equivalent as to convert goods into money 7 Logic Defn To change one proposition into another so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second 8 To turn into another language to translate Obs Which story Catullus more elegantly converted B Jonson Converted guns castiron guns lined with wroughtiron or steel tubes Farrow Converting furnace Steel Manuf a furnace in which wrought iron is converted into steel by cementation Syn To change turn transmute appropriate CONVERT Convert v i Defn To be turned or changed in character or direction to undergo a change physically or morally If Nebo had had the preaching that thou hast they the Neboites would have converted Latimer A red dust which converth into worms Sandys The public hope And eye to thee converting Thomson CONVERT Convert n 1 A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to another a person who is won over to or heartily embraces a creed religious system or party in which he has not previously believed especially one who turns from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness or from unbelief to Christianity The Jesuits did not persuade the converts to lay aside the use of images Bp Stillingfleet 2 A lay friar or brother permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house but without orders and not allowed to sing in the choir Syn Proselyte neophyte Convert Proselyte Pervert A convert is one who turns from what he believes to have been a decided error of faith or practice Such a change may relate to religion politics or other subjects properly considered it is not confined to speculation alone but affects the whole current of ones feelings and the tenor of his actions As such a change carries with it the appearance of sincerity the term convert is usually taken in a good sense Proselyte is a term of more ambiguous use and application It was first applied to an adherent of one religious system who had transferred himself externally to some other religious system and is also applied to one who makes a similar transfer in respect to systems of philosophy or speculation The term has little or no reference to the state of the heart Pervert is a term of recent origin designed to express the contrary of convert and to stigmatize a person as drawn off perverted from the true faith It has been more particulary applied by members of the Church of England to those who have joined the Roman Catholic Church CONVERTEND Convertend n Etym L convertenus to be converted Logic Defn Any proposition which is subject to the process of conversion so called in its relation to itself as converted after which process it is termed the conversae See Converse n Logic CONVERTER Converter n 1 One who converts one who makes converts 2 Steel Manuf Defn A retort used in the Bessemer process in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal CONVERTIBILITY Convertibility n Defn The condition or quality of being convertible capability of being exchanged convertibleness The mutual convertibility of land into money and of money into land Burke CONVERTIBLE Convertible a Etym L convertibilis cf F convertible 1 Capable of being converted susceptible of change transmutable transformable Minerals are not convertible into another species though of the same genus Harvey 2 Capable of being exchanged or interchanged reciprocal interchangeable So long as we are in the regions of nature miraculous and improbable miraculous and incredible may be allowed to remain convertible terms Trench CONVERTIBLENESS Convertibleness n Defn The state of being convertible convertibility CONVERTIBLY Convertibly adv Defn In a convertible manner CONVERTITE Convertite n Etym Cf It convertito pp of convertire to convert Defn A convert Obs Shak CONVEX Convex a Etym L convexus vaulted arched convex concave fr convehere to bring together cf F convexe See Vehicle Defn Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form regularly protuberant or bulging said of a spherical surface or curved line when viewed from without in opposition to concave Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures with a convex surface Whewell Double convex convex on both sides convexoconvex CONVEX Convex n Defn A convex body or surface Half heavens convex glitters with the flame Tickell Note This word was often pronounced convex by early writers as by Milton and occasionallyby later poets CONVEXED Convexed or a Defn Made convex protuberant in a spherical form Sir T Browne CONVEXEDLY Convexedly dv Defn In a convex form convexly Sir T Browne CONVEXEDNESS Convexedness n Defn Convexity CONVEXITY Convexity n pl Convexities Etym L convexitas cf F convexité Defn The state of being convex the exterior surface of a convex body roundness A smooth uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe Bentley CONVEXLY Convexly adv Defn In a convex form as a body convexly shaped CONVEXNESS Convexness n Defn The state of being convex convexity CONVEXOCONCAVE Convexoconcave or a Defn Convex on one side and concave on the other The curves of the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be different See Meniscus CONVEXOCONVEX Convexoconvex a Defn Convex on botConvex a CONVEXOPLANE Convexoplane a Defn Convex on one side and flat on the other planoconvex CONVEY Convey v t imp pp Conveyed ppr vbn Conveying Etym OF conveir convoier to escort convoy F convoyer LL conviare fr L con via way See Viaduct Voyage and cf Convoy 1 To carry from one place to another to bear or transport I will convey them by sea in fleats 1 Kings v 9 Convey me to my bed then to my grave Shak 2 To cause to pass from one place or person to another to serve as a medium in carrying anything from one place or person to another to transmit as air conveys sound words convey ideas 3 To transfer or deliver to another to make over as property more strictly Law to transfer real estate or pass a title to real estate by a sealed writing The Earl of Desmond secretly conveyed all his lands to feoffees in trust Spenser 4 To impart or communicate as to convey an impression to convey information Men fill one anothers heads with noise and sound but convey not thereby their thoughts Locke 5 To manage with privacy to carry out Obs I will convey the business as I shall find means Shak 6 To carry or take away secretly to steal to thieve Obs 7 To accompany to convoy Obs Chaucer Syn To carry transport bear transmit trnsfer CONVEY Convey v i Defn To play the thief to steal Cant But as I am Crack I will convey crossbite and cheat upon Simplicius Marston CONVEYABLE Conveyable a Defn Capable of being conveyed or transferred Burke CONVEYANCE Conveyance n 1 The act of conveying carrying or transporting carriage The long joirney was to be performed on horseback the only sure mode of conveyamce Prescott Following th river downward there is conveyance into the countries named in the text Sir W Raleigh 2 The instrument or means of carrying or transporting anything from place to place the vehicle in which or means by which anything is carried from one place to another as stagecoaches omnibuses etc are conveyances a canal or aqueduct is a conveyance for water There pipes and these conveyances of our blood Shak 3 The act or process of transferring transmitting handing down or communicating transmission Tradition is no infallible way of conveyance Stillingfleet 4 Law Defn The act by which the title to property esp real estate is transferred transfer of ownership an instrument in writing as a deed or mortgage by which the title to property is conveyed from one person to another He found the conveyances in law to be so firm that in justice he must decree the land to the earl Clarendon 5 Dishonest management or artifice Obs the very jesuits themselves can not possibly devise any juggling conveyance how to shift it off Hakewill CONVEYANCER Conveyancer n Law Defn One whose business is to draw up conveyances of property as deeds mortgages leases etc Burrill CONVEYANCING Conveyancing n Law Defn The business of a conveyancer the act or business of drawing deeds leases or other writings for transferring the title to property from one person to another CONVEYER Conveyer n 1 One who or that which conveys or carries transmits or transfers 2 One given to artifices or secret practices a juggler a cheat a thief Obs Shak CONVEYOR Conveyor n Mach Defn A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place esp one for conveying grain coal etc as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or trough an endless belt with buckets or a truck running along a rope CONVICIATE Conviciate v i Etym L conviciatus pp of conviciari to revile fr convicium loud reproach Defn To utter reproaches to raise a clamor to rail Obs To conviciate instead of accusing Laud CONVICINITY Convicinity n pl Convicinities Defn Immediate vicinity neighborhood The convicinity and contiguity of the two parishes T Warton CONVICIOUS Convicious a Defn Expressing reproach abusive railing taunting Obs Convicious words Queen Elizabeth 1559 CONVICT Convict pa Etym L convictus pp of convincere to convict prove See Convice Defn Proved or found guilty convicted Obs Shak Convict by flight and rebel to all law Milton CONVICT Convict n 1 A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime 2 A criminal sentenced to penal servitude Syn Malefactor culprit felon criminal CONVICT Convict v t imp pp Convicted ppr vbn Convicting 1 To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged to pronounce guilty as by legal decision or by ones conscience He Baxter had been convicted by a jury Macaulay They which heard it being convicted by their own conscience went out one by one John viii 9 2 To prove or show to be false to confute to refute Obs Sir T Browne 3 To demonstrate by proof or evidence to prove Imagining that these proofs will convict a testament to have that in it which other men can nowhere by reading find Hooker 4 To defeat to doom to destruction Obs A whole armado of convicted sail Shak Syn To confute defect convince confound CONVICTIBLE Convictible a Defn Capable of being convicted R Ash CONVICTION Conviction n Etym L convictio proof cf F conviction conviction in sense 3 4 See Convict Convince 1 The act of convicting the act of proving finding or adjudging guilty of an offense The greater certainty of conviction and the greater certainty of punishment Hallam 2 Law Defn A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction the act or process of finding guilty or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal Conviction may accrue two ways Blackstone 3 The act of convincing of error or of compelling the admission of a truth confutation For all his tedious talk is but vain boast Or subtle shifts conviction to evade Milton 4 The state of being convinced or convicted strong persuasion or belief especially the state of being convicted of sin or by ones conscience To call good evil and evil good against the conviction of their own consciences Swift And did you presently fall under the power of this conviction Bunyan Syn Conviction persuasion Conviction respects soley matters of belief or faith persuasion respects matters of belief or practice Conviction respects our most important duties persuasion is frequently applied to matters of indifference Crabb Conviction is the result of the operation of the understanding persuasion of the will Conviction is a necessity of the mind persuasion an acquiescence of the inclination C J Smith Persuasion often induces men to act in opposition to their conviction of duty CONVICTISM Convictism n Defn The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements The evils of convictism W Howitt CONVICTIVE Convictive a Defn Convincing R The best and most convictive argument Glanwill Convictively adv Convictiveness n CONVINCE Convince v t imp pp Convinced ppr vbn Convincing Etym L convincere victum to refute prove con vincere to conquer See Victor and cf Convict 1 To overpower to overcome to subdue or master Obs His two chamberlains Will I with wine and wassail so convince That memory the warder of the brain Shall be a fume Shak 2 To overcome by argument to force to yield assent to truth to satisfy by proof Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might enable them to convince others Atterbury 3 To confute to prove the fallacy of Obs God never wrought miracle to convince atheism because his ordinary works convince it Bacon 4 To prove guilty to convinct Obs Which of you convinceth me of sin John viii 46 Seek not to convince me of a crime Which I can neer repent nor you can pardon Dryden Syn To persuade satisfy convict To Convince persuade To convince is an act of the understanding to persuade of the will or feelings The one is effected by argument the other by motives There are cases however in which persuade may seem to be used in reference only to the assent of the understanding as when we say I am persuaded it is so I can not persuade myself of the fact But in such instances there is usually or always a degree of awakened feeling which has had its share in producing the assent of the understanding CONVINCEMENT Convincement n Defn Act of convincing or state of being convinced conviction R The fear of a convincement Milton CONVINCER Convincer n Defn One who or that which convinces one who wins over by proof CONVINCIBLE Convincible a 1 Capable of being convinced or won over 2 Capable of being confuted and disproved by argument refutable Obs Sir T Browne CONVINCINGLY Convincingly adv Defn in a convincing manner in a manner to compel assent CONVINCINGNESS Convincingness n Defn The power of convincing or the quality of being convincing CONVIVAL Convival a Etym L convivalis See Convive Defn pertaining to a feast or to festivity convivial Obs A convival dish Sir T Browne CONVIVE Convive v i Etym L convivari akin to convivium a feast convivere to live or feast together con vivere to live Defn To feast together to be convivial Obs There in the full convive we Shak CONVIVE Convive n Etym L conviva cf F convive Defn A quest at a banquet R Beaumont CONVIVIAL Convivial a Etym From L convivium a feast con vivere to live See Victuals and cf Convive Defn Of or relating to a feast or entertainment or to eating and drinking with accompanying festivity festive social gay jovial Which feasts convivial meetings we did name Denham CONVIVIALIST Convivialist n Defn A person of convivial habits CONVIVIALITY Conviviality n pl Convivialities Defn The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions a convivial spirit or humor festivity CONVIVIALLY Convivially adv Defn In a convivial manner CONVOCATE Convocate v t imp pp Convocated ppr vbn Convocating Etym L convocatus pp of convocare to convocate con vocare to call See Vocal and cf Convoce Defn To convoke to call together Obs May Lucan CONVOCATION Convocation n Etym L convocatio cf F convocation See Convoke 1 The act of calling or assembling by summons 2 An assembly or meeting In the first day there shall be a holy convocation Ex xii 16 3 Ch of Eng Defn An assembly of the clergy by their representatives to consult on ecclesiastical affairs Note In England the provinces of Canterbury and York have each their convocation but no session for business were allowed from 1717 to 1861 The Convocation of Canterbury consists of two houses In the Convocation of York the business has been generally conducted in one assembly 4 Oxf University Defn An academical assembly in which the business of the university is transacted Syn meeting assembly congregation congress diet convention synod council CONVOCATIONAL Convocational a Defn Of or pertaining to a convocation CONVOCATIONIST Convocationist n Defn An advocate or defender of convocation CONVOKE Convoke v t imp pp Convoked ppr vbn Convoking Etym L convocare cf F convoquer See Convocate Defn To call together to summon to meet to assemble by summons There remained no resource but the dreadful one of convoking a parliament palfrey Syn To summon assemble convene See Call CONVOLUTE Convolute a Etym L convolutus pp of convolvere See Convolve Bot Defn Rolled or wound together one part upon another said of the leaves of plants in æstivation CONVOLUTED Convoluted a 1 Having convolutions beaks recurved and convoluted like a rams horn Pennant 2 Folded in tortuous windings A highly convoluted brain North Amer Rev CONVOLUTION Convolution n 1 The act of rolling anything upon itself or one thing upon another a winding motion Oer the calm sea in convolution swift The feathered eddy floats Thomson 2 The state of being rolled upon itself or rolled or doubled together a tortuous or sinuous winding or fold as of something rolled or folded upon itself Blackmore 3 Anat Defn An irregular tortuous folding of an organ or part as the convolutions of the intestines the cerebral convolutions See Brain CONVOLVE Convolve v t imp pp Convolved ppr vbn Convolving Etym L convolvere volutum con volvere to roll See Voluble Defn To roll or wind together to roll or twist one part on another Then Satan first knew pain And writhed him to and fro convolved Milton CONVOLVULACEOUS Convolvulaceous a Etym From Convolvus Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the family of plants of which the bindweed and the morningglory are common examples CONVOLVULIN Convolvulin n Chem Defn A glucoside occurring in jalap the root of a convolvulaceous plant and extracted as a colorless tasteless gummy mass of powerful purgative properties CONVOLVULUS Convolvulus n pl LConvolvuli E Convoluluses Etym L bindweed fr convolvere to roll around So named from its twining stems Bot Defn A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers including the common bindweed C arwensis and formerly the morningglory but this is now transferred to the genus Ipomæa The luster of the long convolvuluses That coiled around the stately stems Tennyson CONVOY Convoy v t imp pp Convoyed ppr vbn Convoying Etym F convoyer OF conveier convoier See Convey Defn To accompany for protection either by sea or land to attend for protection to escort as a frigate convoys a merchantman I know ye skillful to convoy The total freight of hope and joy Emerson CONVOY Convoy n Etym F convoi 1 The act of attending for defense the state of being so attended protection escort To obtain the convoy of a manofwar Macaulay 2 A vessel or fleet or a train or trains of wagons employed in the transportation of munitions of war money subsistence clothing etc and having an armed escort 3 A protection force accompanying ships etc on their way from place to place by sea or land an escort for protection or guidance When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy on the road Emerson 4 Conveyance means of transportation Obs Shak 5 A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage to check their velocity in going down a hill Knight CONVOY PENNANT Convoy pennant A white pennant with red border carried a Forward on all vessels on convoy duty b Alone by a senior officer present during evolutions or drills when it commands Silence c Over a signal number when it refers to the signal number of an officer in the Annual Navy Register CONVULSE Convulse v t imp pp Convulsed ppr vbn Convulsing Etym L convulsus pp of convellere to tear up to shake con vellere to pluck pull 1 To contract violently and irregulary as the muscular parts of an animal body to shake with irregular spasms as in excessive laughter or in agony from grief or pain With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed his powerful frame Macaulay 2 To agitate greatly to shake violently The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations Macaulay Syn To agitate disturb shake tear rend CONVULSION Convulsion n Etym L convulsio cf F convulsion 1 Med Defn An unnatural violent and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body 2 Any violent and irregular motion or agitation a violent shaking a tumult a commotion Those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugged he shook till down they came Milton Times of violence and convulsion Ames Syn Agitation commotion tumult disturbance CONVULSIONAL Convulsional a Defn Pertaining to or having convulsions convulsionary R Lamb CONVULSIONARY Convulsionary a Etym Cf F convulsionnaire Defn Pertaining to convulsion convulsive Convulsionary struggles Sir W Scott CONVULSIONARY Convulsionary n Defn A convulsionist CONVULSIONIST Convulsionist n Defn One who has convulsions esp one of a body of fanatics in France early in the eighteenth century who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion as the Convulsionists of St Médard CONVULSIVE Convulsive a Etym Cf F convulsif Defn Producing or attended with convulsions or spasms characterized by convulsions convulsionary An irregular convulsive movement may be necessary to throw off an irregular convulsive disease Burke CONVULSIVELY Convulsively adv Defn in a convulsive manner CONY Cony or 277 n Etym OE coning conig coni OF connin conin connil fr L cuniculus a rabbit cony prob an Hispanic word Written also coney 1 Zoöl a A rabbit esp the European rabbit Lepus cuniculus b The chief hare Note The cony of Scripture is thought to be Hyrax Syriacus called also daman and cherogril See Daman 2 A simpleton Obs It is a most simple animal whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher Diets Dry Dinner 1599 3 Zoöl a An important edible West Indian fish Epinephelus apua the hind of Bermuda b A local name of the burbot Eng CONYCATCH Conycatch v t Defn To deceive to cheat to trick Obs Take heed Signor Baptista lest you be conycatched in the this business Shak CONYCATCHER Conycatcher n Defn A cheat a sharper a deceiver Obs Minsheu CONYLENE Conylene n Etym Conine acetylene Defn An oily substance C8H14 obtained from several derivatives of conine CONYRINE Conyrine n Etym From Conine Chem Defn A blue fluorescent oily base regarded as a derivative of pyridine obtained from conine COO Coo v i imp pp Cooed ppr vbn Cooing 1 To make a low repeated cry or sound like the characteristic note of pigeons or doves The stockdove only through the forest cooes Mournfully hoarse Thomson 2 To show affection to act in a loving way See under Bill v i Billing or cooing Byron COOEY COOEE Cooey Cooee n Etym Of imitative origin Defn A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes as a call or signal Written also cooie COOK Cook v i Etym Of imitative origin Defn To make the noise of the cuckoo Obs or R Constant cuckoos cook on every side The Silkworms 1599 COOK Cook v t Etym Etymol unknown Defn To throw ProvEng Cook me that ball Grose COOK Cook n Etym AS coc fr l cocus coquus coquus fr coquere to cook akin to Gr pac and to E apricot biscuit concoct dyspepsia precocious Cf Pumpkin 1 One whose occupation is to prepare food for the table one who dresses or cooks meat or vegetables for eating 2 Zoöl Defn A fish the European striped wrasse COOK Cook v t imp pp Cooked ppr vbn Cooking 1 To prepare as food by boiling roasting baking broiling etc to make suitable for eating by the agency of fire or heat 2 To concoct or prepare hence to tamper with or alter to garble often with up as to cook up a story to cook an account Colloq They all of them receive the same advices from abroad and very often in the same words but their way of cooking it is so different Addison COOK Cook v i Defn To prepare food for the table COOKBOOK Cookbook n Defn A book of directions and receipts for cooking a cookery book US Just How a key to the cookbooks Mrs A D T Whitney COOKEE Cookee n Defn A female cook R COOKERY Cookery n 1 The art or process of preparing food for the table by dressing compounding and the application of heat 2 A delicacy a dainty Obs R North COOKEY COOKIE Cookey Cookie n Defn See Cooky COOKMAID Cookmaid n Defn A female servant or maid who dresses provisions and assists the cook COOKROOM Cookroom n Defn A room for cookery a kitchen the galley or caboose of a ship Sir W Raleigh COOKSHOP Cookshop n Defn An eating house A subterranean cookshop Macaulay COOKY Cooky n pl Cookies Etym Cf D koek cake dim koekje akin to G kuchen E cake or cf OE coket prob a sort of cake and prob of French origin Defn A small flat sweetened cake of various kinds COOL Cool a Compar Cooler superl Coolest Etym AS col akin to D koel G kühl OHG chouli Dan kölig Sw kylig also to AS calan to be cold Icel kala See Cold and cf Chill 1 Moderately cold between warm and cold lacking in warmth producing or promoting coolness Fanned with cool winds Milton 2 Not ardent warm fond or passionate not hasty deliberate exercising selfcontrol selfpossessed dispassionate indifferent as a cool lover a cool debater For a patriot too cool Goldsmith 3 Not retaining heat light as a cool dress 4 Manifesting coldness or dislike chilling apathetic as a cool manner 5 Quietly impudent negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance either ignorantly or willfully presuming and selfish audacious as cool behavior Its cool stare of familiarity was intolerable Hawthorne 6 Applied facetiously in a vague sense to a sum of money commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount He had lost a cool hundred Fielding Leaving a cool thousand to MrMatthew Pocket Dickens Syn Calm dispassionate selfpossessed composed repulsive frigid alienated impudent COOL Cool n Defn A moderate state of cold coolness said of the temperature of the air between hot and cold as the cool of the day the cool of the morning or evening COOL Cool v t imp pp Cooled ppr vbn Cooling 1 To make cool or cold to reduce the temperature of as ice cools water Send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue Luke xvi 24 2 To moderate the heat or excitement of to allay as passion of any kind to calm to moderate We have reason to cool our raging motions our carnal stings our unbitted lusts Shak To cool the heels to dance attendance to wait as for admission to a patrons house Colloq Dryden COOL Cool v i 1 To become less hot to lose heat I saw a smith stand with his hammer thus the whilst his iron did on the anvil cool Shak 2 To lose the heat of excitement or passion to become more moderate I will not give myself liberty to think lest I should cool Congreve COOLER Cooler n Defn That which cools or abates heat or excitement if acid things were used only as coolers they would not be so proper in this case Arbuthnot 2 Anything in or by which liquids or other things are cooled as an ice chest a vessel for ice water etc COOLHEADED Coolheaded a Defn Having a temper not easily excited free from passion Coolheadedness n COOLIE Coolie n Defn Same as Cooly COOLING Cooling pa Defn Adapted to cool and refresh allaying heat The cooling brook Goldsmith Cooling card something that dashes hopes Obs Cooling time Law such a lapse of time as ought taking all the circumstances of the case in view to produce a subsiding of passion previously provoked Wharton COOLISH Coolish a Defn Somewhat cool The nights began to grow a little coolish Goldsmith COOLLY Coolly a Defn Coolish cool Obs Spenser COOLLY Coolly adv Defn In a cool manner without heat or excessive cold without passion or ardor calmly deliberately with indifference impudently COOLNESS Coolness n 1 The state of being cool a moderate degree of cold a moderate degree or a want of passion want of ardor zeal or affection calmness 2 Calm impudence selfpossession Colloq COOLUNG Coolung n Etym From the native name Zoöl Defn The great gray crane of India Grus cinerea Also written coolen and cullum COOLY COOLIE Cooly Coolie n pl Coolies Etym Hind k a laborer porter cf Turk k ky slave Defn An East Indian porter or carrier a laborer transported from the East Indies China or Japan for service in some other country COOM Coom n Etym Cf G kahm mold gathered on liquids D kam Sw kimrök pine soot smoke black Icel kam grime film of dirt Defn Soot coal dust refuse matter as the dirty grease which comes from axle boxes or the refuse at the mouth of an oven Phillips Bailey COOMB Coomb n Etym AS cumb a liquid measure perh from LL cumba boat tomb of stone fr Gr kumpf bowl Defn A dry measure of four bushels or half a quarter Written also comb COOMB COOMBE Coomb Coombe n Etym See Comb Combe in this sense Defn A hollow in a hillside Prov Eng See Comb Combe COON Coon n Zoöl Defn A raccoon See Raccoon COONCAN Cooncan n Corrupt of conquian Defn A game of cards derived from conquian played by two or more players with one or two full packs of cards COONTIE Coontie n Bot Defn A cycadaceous plant of Florida and the West Indies the Zamia integrifolia from the stems of which a kind of sago is prepared COOP Coop n Etym Cf AS cypa a measure D kuip tub Icel kupa bowl G kufe coop tub all fr L cupa vat tub LL cupa copa cup See Cup and cf Keeve 1 A barrel or cask for liquor Obs Johnson 2 An inclosure for keeping small animals a pen especially a grated box for confining poultry 3 A cart made close with boarde a tumbrel Scotch COOP Coop v t imp pp Cooped ppr vbn Cooping Defn To confine in a coop hence to shut up or confine in a narrow compass to cramp usually followed by up sometimes by in The Trojans coopet within their walls so long Dryden The contempt of all other knowledge coops the understanding up within narrow bounds Locke 2 To work upon in the manner of a cooper Obs Shaken tubs be new cooped Holland Syn To crowd confine imprison COOPEE Coopee n Defn See Coupe Obs Johnson COOPER Cooper n Etym From Coop Defn One who makes barrels hogsheads casks etc COOPER Cooper v t imp pp Coopered ppr vbn Coopering Defn To do the work of a cooper upon as to cooper a cask or barrel COOPERAGE Cooperage n 1 Work done by a cooper 2 The price paid for coopers work 3 A place where coopers work is done COOPERANT Coöperant a Etym Cf F coopérant Defn Operating together as coöperant forces COOPERATE Coöperate v i imp pp Coöperated ppr vbn Coöperating Etym L coöperatus pp of coöperari to coöperate co operari to work opus work See Operate Defn To act or operate jointly with another or others to concur in action effort or effect Whateer coöperates to the common mirth Crashaw COOPERATION Coöperation n Etym L coöperatio cf F coopération 1 The act of coöperating or of operating together to one end joint operation concurrent effort or labor Not holpen by the coöperation of angels Bacon 2 Polit Econ Defn The association of a number of persons for their benefit COOPERATIVE Coöperative a Defn Operating jointly to the same end Coöperative society a society established on the principle of a jointstock association for the production of commodities or their purchase and distribution for consumption or for the borrowing and lending of capital among its members Coöperative store a store established by a coöperative society where the members make their purchases and share in the profits or losses COOPERATOR Coöperator n Etym L cf F coopérateur Defn One who labors jointly with others to promote the same end Coöperators with the truth Boyle COOPERING Coopering n Defn Work done by a cooper in making or repairing barrels casks etc the business of a cooper COOPERY Coopery a Defn Relating to a cooper coopered Obs Coopery vessels made of wood Holland COOPERY Coopery n Defn The occupation of a cooper Crabb COOPT Coöpt v t Etym See Coöptate Cf F coopter Defn To choose or elect in concert with another R Each of the hundred was to coöpt three others Jowett Thysyd COOPTATE Coöptate v t Etym L coöptatus pp of coötare to elect to something co optare to choose Defn To choose to elect to coöpt Obs Cockeram COOPTATION Coöptation n Etym L coöptatio Defn The act of choosing selection choice Obs The first election and coöptation of a friend Howell COORDAIN Coördain v t Defn To ordain or appoint for some purpose along with another COORDINANCE Coördinance n Defn Joint ordinance COORDINATE Coördinate a Etym Pref co L ordinatus pp of ordinare to regulate See Ordain Defn Equal in rank or order not subordinate Whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world or many coördinate powers presiding over each country Law Conjunctions joint sentences and coördinate terms Rev R Morris Coördinate adjectives adjectives disconnected as regards ane another but referring equally to the same subject Coördinate conjunctions conjunctions joining independent propositions Rev R Morris COORDINATE Coördinate v t imp pp Coördinated ppr vbn Coördinating 1 To make coördinate to put in the same order or rank as to coördinate ideas in classification 2 To give a common action movement or condition to to regulate and combine so as to produce harmonious action to adjust to harmonize as to coördinate muscular movements COORDINATE Coördinate n 1 A thing of the same rank with another thing one two or more persons or things of equal rank authority or importance It has neither coördinate nor analogon it is absolutely one Coleridge 2 pl Math Defn Lines or other elements of reference by means of which the position of any point as of a curve is defined with respect to certain fixed lines or planes called coördinate axes and coördinate planes See Abscissa Note Coördinates are of several kinds consisting in some of the different cases of the following elements namely a Geom of Two Dimensions The abscissa and ordinate of any point taken together as the abscissa PY and ordinate PX of the point P Fig 2 referred to the coördinate axes AY and AX b Any radius vector PA Fig 1 together with its angle of inclination to a fixed line APX by which any point A in the same plane is referred to that fixed line and a fixed point in it called the pole P c Geom of Three Dimensions Any three lines or distances PB PC PD Fig 3 taken parallel to three coördinate axes AX AY AZ and measured from the corresponding coördinate fixed planes YAZ XAZ XAY to any point in space P whose position is thereby determined with respect to these planes and axes d A radius vector the angle which it makes with a fixed plane and the angle which its projection on the plane makes with a fixed line line in the plane by which means any point in space at the free extremity of the radius vector is referred to that fixed plane and fixed line and a fixed point in that line the pole of the radius vector Cartesian coördinates See under Cartesian Geographical coördinates the latitude and longitude of a place by which its relative situation on the globe is known The height of the above the sea level constitutes a third coördinate Polar coördinates coördinates made up of a radius vector and its angle of inclination to another line or a line and plane as those defined in b and d above Rectangular coördinates coördinates the axes of which intersect at right angles Rectilinear coördinates coördinates made up of right lines Those defined in a and c above are called also Cartesian coördinates Trigonometrical or Spherical coördinates elements of reference by means of which the position of a point on the surface of a sphere may be determined with respect to two great circles of the sphere Trilinear coördinates coördinates of a point in a plane consisting of the three ratios which the three distances of the point from three fixed lines have one to another COORDINATELY Coördinately adv Defn In a coördinate manner COORDINATENESS Coördinateness n Defn The state of being coördinate equality of rank or authority COORDINATION Coördination n 1 The act of coördinating the act of putting in the same order class rank dignity etc as the coördination of the executive the legislative and the judicial authority in forming a government the act of regulating and combining so as to produce harmonious results harmonious adjustment as a coördination of functions Coördination of muscular movement by the cerebellum Carpenter 2 The state of being coördinate or of equal rank dignity power etc In this high court of parliament there is a rare coördination of power Howell COORDINATIVE Coördinative a Gram Defn Expressing coördination J W Gibbs COOT Coot n Etym Cf D koet W cwtair cwta short bodtailed iar hen cf cwtau ro dock Cf Cut 1 Zoöl a A wading bird with lobate toes of the genus Fulica The common European or bald coot is F atra see under bald the American is F Americana b The surf duck or scoter In the United States all the species of Edemia are called coots See Scoter As simple as a coot Halliwell 2 A stupid fellow a simpleton as a silly coot Colloq COOTER Cooter n Zoöl a A freshwater tortoise Pseudemus concinna of Florida b The box tortoise COOTFOOT Cootfoot n Zoöl Defn The pharalope so called because its toes are like the coots COOTHAY Coothay n Defn A striped satin made in India McElrath COP Cop n Etym AS cop cf G kopf head Cf Cup Cob 1 The top of a thing the head a crest Obs Cop they used to call The tops of many hills Dra 2 A conical or conicalended mass of coiled thread yarn or roving wound upon a spindle etc 3 A tube or quill upon which silk is wound 4 Mil Arch Defn same as Merlon 5 A policeman Slang Cop waste a kind of cotton waste composed chiefly COPAIBA COPAIVA Copaiba Copaiva n Etym Sp Pg fr Brazil cupaúba Med Defn A more or less viscid vellowish liquid the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera a genus of trees growing in South America and the West Indies It is stimulant and diuretic and is much used in affections of the mucous membranes called also balsam of copaiba Written also capivi COPAL Copal Etym Sp fr Mexican copalli Clavigero Defn A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar Madagascar and South America Trachylobium Hornemannianum T verrocosum and Hymenæa Courbaril and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa used chiefly in making varnishes Ur COPALM Copalm n Defn The yellowish fragrant balsam yielded by the sweet gum also the tree itself COPARCENARY Coparcenary n pl Coparcenaries Etym Pref co parcenary Law Defn Partnership in inheritance joint heirship joint right of sucession to an inheritance COPARCENER Coparcener n Etym Pref co parcener Law Defn One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance All the coparceners together make but one heir and have but one estate among them blackstone COPARCENY Coparceny n Etym Abbrev of Coparcenary Law Defn An equal share of an inheritance COPART Copart v t Etym Cf Compart Defn To share Obs For of all miserias I hold that chief Wretched to be when none coparts our grief Webster 1661 COPARTMENT Copartment n Defn A compartment Obs T Warton COPARTNER Copartner n Defn One who is jointly concerned with one or more persons in business etc a partner an associate a partaker a sharer the associates and copartners of our loss Milton COPARTNERSHIP Copartnership n 1 The state of being a copartner or of having a joint interest in any matter 2 A partnership or firm as A and B have this day formed a copartnership COPARTNERY Copartnery n pl Copartneries Defn the state of being copartners in any undertaking R COPATAIN Copatain a Etym Formed fr cop in imitation of captain See Cop Captain Defn Having a high crown or a point or peak at top Obs A copatain hat made on a Flemish block Gascoigne COPATRIOT Copatriot n Defn A joint patriot COPE Cope n Etym A doublet of cape See Cape Cap 1 A covering for the head Obs Johnson 2 Anything regarded as extended over the head as the arch or concave of the sky the roof of a house the arch over a door The starry cope of heaven Milton 3 An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak semicircular in form reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet and open in front except at the top whereit is united by a band or clasp It is worn in processions and on some other occasions Piers plowman A hundred and sixty priests all in their copes Bp Burnet 4 An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil out of the lead mines in derbyshire England 5 Founding Defn The top part of a flask or mold the outer part of a loam mold Knight De Colange COPE Cope v i Defn To form a cope or arch to bend or arch to bow Obs Some bending down and coping to ward the earth Holland COPE Cope v t Falconry Defn To pare the beak or talons of a hawk J H Walsh COPE Cope v i imp pp Coped ppr vbn Coping Etym OE copen coupen to buy bargain prob from D koopen to buy orig to bargain See Chear 1 To exchange or barter Obs Spenser 2 To encounter to meet to have to do with Horatio thou art een as just a man As eer my conversation coped withal Shak 3 To enter into or maintain a hostile contest to struggle to combat especially to strive or contend on equal terms or with success to match to equal usually followed by with Host coped with host dire was the din of war Philips Their generals have not been able to cope with the troops of Athens Addison COPE Cope v t 1 To bargain for to buy Obs 2 To make return for to requite to repay Obs three thousand ducats due unto the Jew We freely cope your courteous pains withal Shak 3 To match ones self against to meet to encounter I love to cope him in these sullen fits Shak They say he yesterday coped Hector in the battle and struck him down Shak COPECHISEL Copechisel n Defn A narrow chisel adapted for cutting a groove Knight COPECK Copeck n Etym Russ kopeika Defn A Russian copper coin See Kopeck COPED Coped a Defn Clad in a cope COPELATA Copelata n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn See Larvalla COPEMAN Copeman n Etym D koopman fr koopen to buy See Cope v i Chapman Defn A chapman a dealer a merchant Obs He would have sold his part of paradise For ready money had he met a copeman B Jonson COPENHAGEN Copenhagen n From Copenhagen Denmark 1 Defn A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs 2 A childrens game in which one player is inclosed by a circle of others holding a rope COPEPOD Copepod a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Copepoda n Defn One of the Copepoda COPEPODA Copepoda n pl Etym NL from Gr poda Zoöl Defn An order of Entomastraca including many minute Crustacea both freshwater and marine Note They have a distinct carapace The eggs are carried in a pair of external pouches Some are parasites of fishes COPERNICAN Copernican a Defn Pertaining to Copernicus a Prussian by birth b 1473 d 1543 who taught the world the solar system now received called the Copernican system COPESMATE Copesmate n Defn An associate or companion a friend a partner Obs Misshapen time copesmate of ugly Night Shak COPESTONE Copestone n Arch Defn A stone for coping See Coping COPIER Copier n Etym From Copy 1 One who copies one who writes or transcribes from an original a transcriber 2 An imitator one who imitates an example hence a plagiarist COPING Coping n Etym See Cope n Arch Defn The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall often with sloping edges to carry off water sometimes called capping Gwill COPIOUS Copious a Etym L copiosus fr copia abundance cf F copieux See Copy Opulent Defn Large in quantity or amount plentiful abundant fruitful Kindly pours its copious treasures forth Thomson Hail Son of God Savior of men thy name Shall be the copious matter of my song Milton Syn Ample abundant plentiful plenteous rich full exuberant overflowing full See Ample COPIOUSLY Copiously adv Defn In a copious manner COPIOUSNESS Copiousness n Defn The state or quality of being copious abudance plenty also diffuseness in style To imitatethe copiousness of Homer Dryden Syn Abudance plenty richness exuberance COPIST Copist n Etym F copiste See Copy Defn A copier Obs A copist after nature Shaftesbury COPLANAR Coplanar a Etym Pref co plane Math Defn Situated in one plane COPLAND Copland n Etym Cop land Defn A piece of ground terminating in a point or acute angle Obs COPORTION Coportion n Defn Equal share Obs Myself will bear coportion of your pack Spenser COPPED Copped a Etym From Cop Defn Rising to a point or head conical pointed crested Wiseman COPPEL Coppel n v Defn See Cupel COPPER Copper n Etym OE coper cf D koper Sw koppar Dan kobber G kupfer LL cuper fr L cuprum for earlier Cyprium Cyprium aes ie Cyprian brass fr Gr Cypreous 1 A common metal of a reddish color both ductile and malleable and very tenacious It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity Symbol Cu Atomic weight 633 It is one of the most useful metals in itself and also in its alloys brass and bronze Note Copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly in large masses it is found also in various ores of which the most important are chalcopyrite chalcocite cuprite and malachite Copper mixed with tin forms bell metal with a smaller proportion bronze and with zinc it forms brass pinchbeck and other alloys 2 A coin made of copper a penny cent or other minor coin of copper Colloq My friends filled my pockets with coppers Franklin 3 A vessel especially a large boiler made of copper 4 pl Specifically Naut Defn the boilers in the galley for cooking as a ships coppers Note Copper is often used adjectively commonly in the sense of made or consisting of copper or resembling copper as a copper boiler tube etc All in a hot and copper sky Coleridge Note It is sometimes written in combination as copperplate coppersmith coppercolored Copper finch Zoöl See Chaffinch Copper glance or Vitreous copper Min See Chalcocite Indigo copper Min See Covelline COPPER Copper v t imp pp Coppered ppr vbn Coppering Defn To cover or coat with copper to sheathe with sheets of copper as to copper a ship COPPERAS Copperas n Etym OE coperose F couperose fr assumed L cuprirosa equiv to G chalkanqos i e copper flower vitriol See Copper and Rose Defn Green vitriol or sulphate of iron a green crystalline substance of an astringent taste used in making ink in dyeing black as a tonic in medicine etc It is made on a large scale by the oxidation of iron pyrites Called also ferrous sulphate Note The term copperas was formerly synonymous with vitriol and included the green blue and white vitriols or the sulphates of iron copper and zinc COPPERBOTTOMED Copperbottomed a Defn Having a bottom made of copper as a tin boiler or other vessel or sheathed with copper as a ship COPPERFACED Copperfaced a Defn Faced or covered with copper as copperfaced type COPPERFASTENED Copperfastened a Defn Fastened with copper bolts as the planks of ships etc as a copperfastened ship COPPERHEAD Copperhead n Etym From its color 1 Zoöl Defn A poisonous American serpent Ancistrodon conotortrix closely allied to the rattlesnake but without rattles called also copperbelly and red viper 2 A nickname applied to a person in the Northern States who sympathized with the South during the Civil War US COPPERING Coppering n 1 The act of covering with copper 2 An envelope or covering of copper COPPERISH Copperish a Defn Containing or partaking of the nature of copper like copper as a copperish taste COPPERNICKEL Coppernickel n Min Defn Nicolite COPPERNOSE Coppernose n Defn A red nose Shak COPPERPLATE Copperplate n a A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved b An impression on paper taken from such a plate Note In printing from a copper or steel plate the lines are filled with ink the surface of the plate is wiped clean the paper laid upon it and the impression taken by pressing it under the roller of a plate press Copperplate press See Plate press under Plate COPPERSMITH Coppersmith n Defn One whose occupation is to manufacture copper utensils a worker in copper COPPER WORKS Copper works Defn A place where copper is wrought or manufactured Woodward COPPERWORM Copperworm n Zoöl a The teredo so called because it injures the bottoms of vessels where not protected by copper b The ringworm COPPERY Coppery a Defn Mixed with copper containing copper or made of copper like copper COPPICE Coppice n Etym OF copeiz fr coper couper to cut F couper fr cop coup colp a blow F coup L colaphus fr G Copse and cf Coup Coupee Defn A grove of small growth a thicket of brushwood a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes See Copse The rate of coppice lands will fall upon the discovery of coal mines Locke COPPIN Coppin nEtym See Cop Defn A cop of thread COPPLE Copple n Etym A dim of Cop Defn Something rising in a conical shape specifically a hill rising to a point A low cape and upon it a copple not very high Hakluyt COPPLECROWN Copplecrown n Defn A created or hightopped crown or head Like the copplecrown the lapwing has T Randolph Copplecrowned a COPPLED Coppled a Etym From Copple Defn Rising to a point conical copped Obs Woodward COPPLE DUST Copple dust Defn Cupel dust Obs Powder of steel or copple dust Bacon COPPLESTONE Copplestone n Defn A cobblestone Obs COPPS Copps n Defn See Copse Obs COPRA Copra n Etym Malayálam koppara or Hind khopra Com Defn The dried meat of the cocoanut from which cocoanut oil is expressed Written also cobra copperah coppra COPROLITE Coprolite n Etym Gr kopros dung lite Paleon Defn A piece of petrified dung a fossil excrement COPROLITIC Coprolitic a Defn Containing pertaining to or of the nature of coprolites COPROPHAGAN Coprophagan n Etym See Coprophagous Zoöl Defn A kind of beetle which feeds upon dung COPROPHAGOUS Coprophagous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Feeding upon dung as certain insects COPROSE Coprose n Etym F coprose of uncertain origin cf D klaproos klapperroos Defn The red or corn poppy Written also cuprose COPS Cops n Etym AS cops cosp fetter Defn The connecting crook of a harrow Prov Eng COPSE Copse n Etym Contr from coppice Defn A wood of small growth a thicket of brushwood See Coppice Near yonder copse where once the garden smiled Goldsmith COPSE Copse v t 1 To trim or cut said of small trees brushwood tufts of grass etc Halliwell 2 To plant and preserve as a copse Swift COPSEWOOD Copsewood n Defn Brushwood coppice Macaulay COPSY Copsy a Defn Characterized by copses Copsy villages Copsy banks J Dyer COPTIC Coptic a Etym Abbrev from L Aegyptius an Egyprian Gr kibti pl kibt Defn Of or pertaining to the Copts n Defn The language of the Copts COPTIC CHURCH Coptic Church Defn The native church of Egypt or church of Alexandria which in general organization and doctrines resembles the Roman Catholic Church except that it holds to the Monophysitic doctrine which was condemned a d 451 by the council of Chalcedon and allows its priests to marry The pope and patriarch has jurisdiction over the Abyssinian Church Since the 7th century the Coptic Church has been so isolated from modifying influences that in many respects it is the most ancient monument of primitive Christian rites and ceremonies But centuries of subjection to Moslem rule have weakened and degraded it COPTS Copts n pl sing Copt Etym See Coptic Etnol 1 An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient Egyptians 2 The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley of the Nile Note they belong to the Jacobite sect of Monophysite Christians and for eleven centuries have had possession of the patriarchal chair of Alexandria COPULA Copula n Etym L bond band See Couple 1 Logic Gram Defn The word which unites the subject and predicate 2 Mus Defn The stop which connects the manuals or the manuals with the pedals called also coupler COPULATE Copulate a Etym L copulatus pp of copulare to couple fr copula See Copula 1 Joined associated coupled Obs Bacon 2 Gram Defn Joining subject and predicate copulative F A March COPULATE Copulate v i imp pp Copulated ppr vbn Copulating Defn To unite in sexual intercourse to come together in the act of generation COPULATION Copulation n Etym L copulatio cf F copulation 1 The act of coupling or joining union conjunction Wit you know is the unexpected copulation of ideas Johnson 2 The coming together of male and female in the act of generation sexual union coition COPULATIVE Copulative a Etym L copulativus cf F copulatif Defn Serving to couple unite or connect as a copulative conjunction like and COPULATIVE Copulative n 1 Connection Obs Rycaut 2 Gram Defn A copulative conjunction COPULATIVELY Copulatively adv Defn In a copulative manner COPULATORY Copulatory a 1 Pertaining to copulation tending or serving to unite copulative 2 Zoöl Defn Used in sexual union as the copulatory organs of insects COPY Copy n pl Copies Etym F copie fr L copia abundance number LL also a transcript co the root of opes riches See Opulent and cf Copious 1 An abundance or plenty of anything Obs She was blessed with no more copy of wit but to serve his humor thus B Jonson 2 An imitation transcript or reproduction of an original work as a copy of a letter an engraving a painting or a statue I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original Denham 3 An individual book or a single set of books containing the works of an author as a copy of the Bible a copy of the works of Addison 4 That which is to be imitated transcribed or reproduced a pattern model or example as his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation Let him first learn to write after a copy all the letters Holder 5 print Defn Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type as the printers are calling for more copy 6 A writing paper Bastard See under Paper 7 Copyhold tenure lease Obs Shak Copy book a book in which copies are written or printed for learners to imitate Examined copies Law those which have been compared with the originals Exemplified copies those which are attested under seal of a court Certified or Office copies those which are made or attested by officers having charge of the originals and authorized to give copies officially Abbot Syn Imitation transcript duplicate counterfeit COPY Copy v t imp pp Copied ppr vbn Copying Etym Cf F copir fr LL copiare See Copy n 1 To make a copy or copies of to write print engrave or paint after an original to duplicate to reproduce to transcribe as to copy a manuscript inscription design painting etc often with out sometimes with off I like the work well ere it be demanded As like enough it will Id have it copied Shak Let this be copied out And keep it safe for our remembrance Shak 2 To imitate to attempt to resemble as in manners or course of life We copy instinctively the voices of our companions their accents and their modes of pronunciation Stewart COPY Copy v i 1 To make a copy or copies to imitate 2 To yield a duplicate or transcript as the letter did not copy well Some never fail when they copy to follow the bad as well as the good things Dryden COPYER Copyer n Defn See Copier COPYGRAPH Copygraph n Defn A contrivance for producing manifold copies of a writing or drawing Note The writing or drawing is made with aniline ink on paper and a reverse copy transferred by pressure to a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin A large number of transcripts can be taken while the ink is fresh Various names have been given to the process the gelatin copying process some of them acceptable and others absurd hectograph polygraph copygraph lithogram etc Knight COPYHOLD Copyhold n Eng Law a A tenure of estate by copy of court roll or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show except the rolls made by the steward of the lords court Blackstone b Land held in copyhold Milton Note Copyholds do not exist in the United States COPYHOLDER Copyholder n 1 Eng Law Defn One possessed of land in copyhold 2 print a A device for holding copy for a compositor b One who reads copy to a proof reader COPYING Copying a n Defn From Copy v Copying ink See under Ink Copying paper thin unsized paper used for taking copies of letters etc in a copying press Copying press a machine for taking by pressure an exact copy of letters etc written in copying ink COPYIST Copyist n Defn A copier a transcriber an imitator a plagiarist COPYRIGHT Copyright n Defn The right of an author or his assignee under statute to print and publish his literary or artistic work exclusively of all other persons This right may be had in maps charts engravings plays and musical compositions as well as in books Note In the United States a copyright runs for the term of twenty eight years with right of renewal for fourteen years on certain conditions International copyright an authors right in his productions as secured by treaty between nations COPYRIGHT Copyright v t Defn To secure a copyright on COQUE Coque n F prop a shell Defn A small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats boas etc COQUELICOT Coquelicot n Etym F 1 Bot Defn The wild poppy or red corn rose 2 The color of the wild poppy a color nearly red like orange mixed with scarlet COQUET Coquet v t imp pp Coquetted ppr vbn Coquetting Defn To attempt to attract the notice admiration or love of to treat with a show of tenderness or regard with a view to deceive and disappoint You are coquetting a maid of honor Swift COQUET Coquet v i Defn To trifle in love to stimulate affection or interest to play the coquette to deal playfully instead of seriously to play with as we have coquetted with political crime COQUETRY Coquetry n pl Coquetries Etym F coquetterie Defn Attempts to attract admoration notice or love for the mere gratification of vanity trifling in love Little affectations of coquetry Addison COQUETTE Coquette n Etym F fr coquet coquette coquettish orig cocklike strutting like a cock fr coq a cock Cf Cock Cocket Cocky Cockade 1 A vain trifling woman who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to grafity vanity a flirt formerly sometimes applied also to men 2 Zoöl Defn A tropical humming bird of the genus Lophornis with very elegant neck plumes Several species are known See Illustration under Spangle v t COQUETTISH Coquettish a Defn Practicing or exhibiting coquetry alluring enticing A pretty coquettish housemaid W Irving COQUETTISHLY Coquettishly adv Defn In a coquettish manner COQUILLA NUT Coquilla nut Etym Pg coquilho Sp coquillo dim of coco a cocoanut Bot Defn The fruit of a Brazilian tree Attalea funifera of Martius Note Its shell is hazelbrown in color very hard and close in texture and much used by turners in forming ornamental articles such as knobs for umbrella handles COQUILLE Coquille kokel F kokey n F Lit a shell hence a A shell or shelllike dish or mold in which viands are served b The expansion of the guard of a sword dagger etc c A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for neckwear and named from the manner in which it is gathered or fulled Webster 1913 Suppl COQUIMBITE Coquimbite n Defn A mineral consisting principally of sulphate of iron white copperas so called because found in the province of Coquimbo Chili COQUINA Coquina n Etym Sp shellfish cockle Defn A soft whitish corallike stone formed of broken shells and corals found in the southern United States and used for roadbeds and for building material as in the fort at St Augustine Florida COR Cor Defn A prefix signifying with together etc See Com COR Cor n Etym Heb k Defn A Hebrew measure of capacity a homer Written also core CORA Cora n Zoöl Defn The Arabian gazelle Gazella Arabica found from persia to North Africa CORACLE Coracle n Etym W corwgl cwrwgl fr corwg cwrwg any round body or vessel the trunk of the body carcass Defn A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth It was used by the ancient Britons and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland Also a similar boat used in Thibet and in Egypt CORACOID Coracoid aEtym Gr korax crow eidos form 1 Shaped like a crows beak 2 Anat Defn Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds reptiles and amphibians which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals CORACOID Coracoid n Defn The coracoid bone or process CORAGE Corage OF n Defn See Courage Obs To Canterbury with full devout corage Chaucer CORAH Corah n Hind kora virgin plain Defn Plain undyed applied to Indian silk n Defn Corah silk CORAL Coral n Etym Of coral F corail L corallum coralium fr Gr korallion 1 Zoöl Defn The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa and of a few Hydrozoa Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa Note The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to various genera of Madreporaria and to the hydroid genus Millepora The red coral used in jewelry is the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian Corallium rubrum found chiefly in the Mediterranean The fan corals plume corals and sea feathers are species of Gorgoniacea in which the axis is horny Organpipe coral is formed by the genus Tubipora an Alcyonarian and black coral is in part the axis of species of the genus Antipathes See Anthozoa Madrepora 2 The ovaries of a cooked lobster so called from their color 3 A piece of coral usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances used by children as a plaything Brain coral or Brain stone coral See under Brain Chain coral See under Chain Coral animal Zoöl one of the polyps by which corals are formed They are often very erroneously called coral insects Coral fish See in the Vocabulary Coral reefs Phys Geog reefs often of great extent made up chiefly of fragments of corals coral sands and the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation They are classed as fringing reefs when they border the land barrier reefs when separated from the shore by a broad belt of water atolls when they constitute separate islands usually inclosing a lagoon See Atoll Coral root Bot a genus Corallorhiza of orchideous plants of a yellowish or brownish red color parasitic on roots of other plants and having curious jointed or knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral See Illust under Coralloid Coral snake Zo a A small venomous Brazilian snake Elaps corallinus coralred with black bands b A small harmless South American snake Tortrix scytale Coral tree Bot a tropical leguminous plant of several species with showy scarlet blossoms and coralred seeds The best known is Erythrina Corallodendron Coral wood a hard red cabinet wood McElrath CORALED Coraled a Defn Having coral covered with coral CORAL FISH Coral fish Zoöl Defn Any brightcolored fish of the genera Chætodon Pomacentrus Apogon and related genera which live among reef corals CORALLACEOUS Corallaceous a Defn Like coral or partaking of its qualities CORALLIAN Corallian n Geol Defn A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oölite called also coralrag CORALLIFEROUS Coralliferous a Etym L corallum coral ferous Defn Containing or producing coral CORALLIFORM Coralliform a Etym L corallum coral form Defn resembling coral in form CORALLIGENA Coralligena n pl Etym NL fr L corallum coral root of gignere to produce Zoöl Defn Same as Anthozoa CORALLIGENOUS Coralligenous a Defn producing coral coraligerous coralliferous Humble CORALLIGEROUS Coralligerous a Etym L corallum coral gerous Defn Producing coral coraliferous CORALLIN Corallin n Etym So named in allusion to the color of red corallin fr L corallum coral Chem Defn A yellow coaltar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of rosolic acid See Aurin and Rosolic acid under Rosolic Red corallin a red dyestuff which is obtained by treating aurin or rosolic acid with ammonia called also pæonin Yellow corallin See Aurin CORALLINE Coralline or a Etym Cf L corallinus coralred Defn Composed of corallines as coralline limestone CORALLINE Coralline n Etym Cf F coralline 1 Bot Defn A submarine semicalcareous or calcareous plant consisting of many jointed branches 2 Zoöl Defn Formerly any slender corallike animal sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals CORALLINITE Corallinite n Paleon Defn A fossil coralline CORALLITE Corallite n Etym L corallum coral 1 Min Defn A mineral substance or petrifaction in the form of coral 2 Zoöl Defn One of the individual members of a compound coral or that part formed by a single coral animal Written also corallet CORALLOID Coralloid a Etym L corallum coral oid cf F coralloïde Defn Having the form of coral branching like coral CORALLOIDAL Coralloidal a Defn resembling coral coralloid Sir T browne CORALLUM Corallum n Etym L Zoöl Defn The coral or skeleton of a zoöphyte whether calcareous of horny simple or compound See Coral CORALRAG Coralrag n geol Defn Same as Corallian CORALWORT Coralwort n Bot Defn A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria called also toothwort tooth violet or pepper root CORANACH Coranach n Etym Gael coranach or corranach a crying the Irish funeral cry the keen a dirge comh with ranaich a roaring ran to roar shriek Defn A lamentation for the dead a dirge Written also coranich corrinoch coronach cronach etc Scot CORANT CORANTO Corant Coranto n Etym See Courant Defn A sprightly but somewhat stately dance now out of fashion It is harder to dance a corant well than a jig Sir W temple Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath Macaulay CORB Corb n Etym L corbis basket Cf Corbeil Corp 1 A basket used in coal mines etc see Corf 2 Arch Defn An ornament in a building a corbel CORBAN Corban n Etym Heb qorban akin to Ar qurban 1 Jewish Antiq An offering of any kind devoted to God and therefore not be appropriated to any other use esp an offering in fulfillment of a vow Note In the old Testament the hebrew word is usually translated oblation as in Numb xviii 9 xxxi 50 Note The traditionists laid down that a man might interdict himself by vow not only from using for himself but from giving to another or receiving from him some particular object whether of food or any other kind A person might thus exempt himself from assisting parents in distress under plea of corban Dr W Smith 2 An alms basket a vessel to receive gifts of charity a treasury of the church where offerings are deposited CORBE Corbe a Etym OF corbe fr L curvus See Cuve Defn Crooked Obs Corbe shoulder Spenser CORBEIL Corbeil n Etym F corbeile fr L corbicula a little basket dim of corbis basket Cf Corbel Corb Corvette 1 Arch Defn A sculptured basket of flowers a corbel Obs 2 pl Fort Defn Small gabions Brande C CORBEL Corbel n Etym F corbeau for older corbel dim of L corbis basket Corbels were often in the form of a basket See Corbeil Arch Defn A bracket supporting a superincumbent object or receiving the spring of an arch Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture Note A common form of corbel consists of courses of stones or bricks each projecting slightly beyond the next below it CORBEL Corbel v t Defn To furnish with a corbel or corbels to support by a corbel to make in the form of a corbel To corbel out to furnish with a corbel of courses each projecting beyond the one next below it CORBELING CORBELLING Corbeling Corbelling n Defn Corbel work or the construction of corbels a series of corbels or piece of continuous corbeled masonry sometimes of decorative purpose as in the stalactite ornament of the Moslems CORBELTABLE Corbeltable n Arch Defn A horizontal row of corbels with the panels or filling between them also less properly used to include the stringcourse on them CORBIE CORBY Corbie or Corby n pl Corbies Etym F corbeau OF corbel dim fr L corvus raven 1 Zoöl Defn The raven Scot 2 her Defn A raven crow or chough used as a charge Corbie crow the carrion crow Scot CORBIESTEP Corbiestep n Arch Defn One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in place of a continuous slope also called crowstep CORCHORUS Corchorus n Etym Nl fr L corchorus a poor kind of pulse Gr korchoros a wild plant of bitter taste Bot Defn The common name of the kerria Japonica or Japan globeflower a yellowflowered perennial rosaceous plant seen in oldfashioned gardens CORCLE CORCULE Corcle Corcule n Etym L corculum a little heart dim of cor heart Bot Defn The heart of the seed the embryo or germ Obs CORD Cord n Etym F corde L chorda catgut chord cord fr Gr haruspex soothsayer inspector of entrails Icel görn pl garnir gut and E yarn Cf Chord Yarn 1 A string or small rope composed of several strands twisted together 2 A solid measure equivalent to 128 cubic feet a pile of wood or other coarse material eight feet long four feet high and four feet broad originally measured with a cord or line 3 Fig Any moral influence by which persons are caught held or drawn as if by a cord an enticement as the cords of the wicked the cords of sin the cords of vanity The knots that tangle human creeds The wounding cords that bind and strain The heart until it bleeds Tennyson 4 Anat Defn Any structure having the appearance of a cord esp a tendon or a nerve See under Spermatic Spinal Umbilical Vocal 5 Mus Defn See Chord Obs Cord wood wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet when of full measure CORD Cord krd v t imp pp Corded p pr vb n Cording 1 To bind with a cord to fasten with cords to connect with cords to ornament or finish with a cord or cords as a garment 2 To arrange wood etc in a pile for measurement by the cord CORDAGE Cordage krdj n Etym F cordage See Cord Defn Ropes or cords collectively hence anything made of rope or cord as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes CORDAL Cordal krdal n Defn Same as Cordelle CORDATE Cordate krdt a Etym L cor cordis heart Bot Defn Heartshaped as a cordate leaf CORDATELY Cordately adv Defn In a cordate form CORDED Corded krdd a 1 Bound or fastened with cords 2 Piled in a form for measurement by the cord 3 Made of cords Obs A corded ladder Shak 4 Striped or ribbed with cords as cloth with a corded surface 5 Her Defn Bound about or wound with cords CORDELIER Cordelier krdlr n Etym F fr OF cordel F cordeau dim fr corde string rope See Cord 1 Eccl Hist Defn A Franciscan so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans 2 Fr Hist Defn A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution of which Danton and Marat were members and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris CORDELING Cordeling krdlng a Etym F cordeler to twist fr OF cordel See Cordelier Defn Twisting CORDELLE Cordelle krdl n Etym F dim of corde cord Defn A twisted cord a tassel Halliwell CORDIAL Cordial krjal formally krdyal 106 277 a Etym LL cordialis fr L cor heart cf F cordial See Heart 1 Proceeding from the heart Obs A rib with cordial spirits warm Milton 2 Hearty sincere warm affectionate He with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored Milton 3 Tending to revive cheer or invigorate giving strength or spirits Behold this cordial julep here That flames and dances in his crystal bounds Milton Syn Hearty sincere heartfelt warm affectionate cheering invigorating See Hearty CORDIAL Cordial n 1 Anything that comforts gladdens and exhilarates Charms to my sight and cordials to my mind Dryden 2 Med Defn Any invigorating and stimulating preparation as a peppermint cordial 3 Com Defn Aromatized and sweetened spirit used as a beverage a liqueur CORDIALITY Cordiality k n pl Cordialities t Etym LL cordialitas fr cordialis sincere cf F cordialité 1 Relation to the heart Obs That the ancients had any respect of cordiality or reference unto the heart will much be doubted Sir T Browne 2 Sincere affection and kindness warmth of regard heartiness Motley CORDIALIZE Cordialize krjalz or krdyalz 106 v t 1 To make into a cordial 2 To render cordial to reconcile CORDIALIZE Cordialize v i Defn To grow cordial to feel or express cordiality R CORDIALLY Cordially adv Defn In a cordial manner Dr H More CORDIALNESS Cordialness n Defn Cordiality Cotgrave CORDIERITE Cordierite k n Etym Named after the geologist Cordier Min Defn See Iolite CORDIFORM Cordiform krdfrm a Etym L cor cordis heart form cf F cordiforme Defn Heartshaped Gray CORDILLERA Cordillera krdllr Sp krdlyr n Etym Sp fr OSp cordilla cordiella dim of cuerda a rope string See Cord Geol Defn A mountain ridge or chain Note Cordillera is sometimes applied in geology to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent thus the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains Sierra Nevada Coast and Cascade ranges CORDINER Cordiner krdnr n Defn A cordwainer Obs CORDITE Cordite n From Cord n Mil Defn A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin guncotton and mineral jelly and used by the British army and in other services In making it the ingredients are mixed into a paste with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords of various diameters resembling brown twine which are dried and cut to length A variety containing less nitroglycerin than the original is known as cordite M D CORDON Cordon krdn F krdn n Etym F fr corde See Cord 1 A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor a broad ribbon usually worn after the manner of a baldric constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order Cf Grand cordon 2 The cord worn by a Franciscan friar Sir E Sandys 3 Fort Defn The coping of the scarp wall which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches 4 Mil Defn A line or series of sentinels or of military posts inclosing or guarding any place or thing 5 A rich and ornamental lace or string used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state Cordon bleu kd bl Etym F blue cordon a firstrate cook or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus or Knights of the Holy Ghost famous for their good dinners Cordon sanitaire kd s Etym F sanitary cordon a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease to cut off communication and thus prevent the disease from spreading CORDONNET Cordonnet krdnn n Etym F dim of cordon See Cardon Defn Doubled and twisted thread made of coarse silk and used for tassels fringes etc McElrath CORDOVAN Cordovan krdvn n Etym Sp cordoban fr Cordova or Cordoba in Spain Cf Cordwain Defn Same as Cordwain in England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide CORDUROY Corduroy krdroi or krdroi n Etym Prob for F corde du roi kings cord 1 A sort of cotton velveteen having the surface raised in ridges 2 pl Defn Trousers or breeches of corduroy Corduroy road a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it as in marshy places so called from its rough or ribbed surface resembling corduroy US CORDUROY Corduroy v t Defn To form of logs laid side by side Roads were corduroyed Gemn WT Sherman CORDWAIN Cordwain krdwn n Etym OE cordewan cordian OF cordoan cordouan fr Sp cordoban See Cordovan Defn A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather goatskin tanned and dressed and hence any leather handsomely finished colored gilded or the like Buskins he wore of costliest cordwain Spenser CORDWAINER Cordwainer r n Etym OE cordwaner cordiner fr OF cordoanier cordouanier F cordonnier Defn A worker in cordwain or cordovan leather a shoemaker Archaic CORDY Cordy kôrdy a Compar Cordier superl Cordiest Defn Of or like cord having cords or cordlike parts CORE Core kr n Etym F corps See Corps Defn A body of individuals an assemblage Obs He was in a core of people Bacon CORE Core n Etym Cf Chore Mining Defn A miners underground working time or shift Raymond Note The twentyfour hours are divided into three or four cores CORE Core n Etym Heb k cf Gr Defn A Hebrew dry measure a cor or homer Num xi 32 Douay version CORE Core n Etym OF cor coer cuer F c fr L cor heart See Heart 1 The heart or inner part of a thing as of a column wall rope of a boil etc especially the central part of fruit containing the kernels or seeds as the core of an apple or quince A fever at the core Fatal to him who bears to all who ever bore Byron 2 The center or inner part as of an open space as the core of a ssquare Obs Sir W Raleigh 3 The most important part of a thing the essence as the core of a subject 4 Founding Defn The prtion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder tube or other hollow casting or which makes a hole in or through a casting a part of the mold made separate from and inserted in it for shaping some part of the casting the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern 5 A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver Prov Eng Halliwell 6 Anat Defn The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals Core box Founding a box or mold usually divisible in which cores are molded Core print Founding a projecting piece on a pattern which forms in the mold an impression for holding in place or steadying a core CORE Core v t imp p p Cord krd p pr vb n Coring 1 To take out the core or inward parts of as to core an apple Hes likee a corn upon my great toe he must be cored out Marston 2 To form by means of a core as a hole in a casting COREGENT Coregent krjent n Defn A joint regent or ruler CORELATION Corelation krlshn n Defn Corresponding relation CORELIGIONIST Coreligionist ljnst n Defn One of the same religion with another CORE LOSS Core loss Elec Defn Energy wasted by hysteresis or eddy currents in the core of an armature transformer etc COREOPSIS Coreopsis krpss n Etym NL fr GR Bot Defn A genus of herbaceous composite plants having the achenes two horned and remotely resembling some insect tickseed C tinctoria of the Western plains the commonest plant of the genus has been used in dyeing COREPLASTY Coreplasty koreplasty n Gr korh pupil plasty Med Defn A plastic operation on the pupil as for forming an artificial pupil Coreplastic plastik a CORER Corer krrrr n Defn That which cores an instrument for coring fruit as an apple corer CORESPONDENT Corespondent krrspndent n Law Defn One who is called upon to answer a summons or other proceeding jointly with another CORF Corf krrf n pl Corves k Etym CfLG D korf basket G korb fr L corbis 1 A basket 2 Mining a A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or ore b A wooden frame sled or lowwheeled wagon to convey coal or ore in the mines CORFIOTE CORFUTE Corfiote krft Corfute krft n Defn A native or inhabitant of Corfu an island in the Mediterranean Sea CORIACEOUS Coriaceous krshs a Etym L coriaceous fr corium leather See Cuirass 1 Consisting of or resembling leather leatherlike tough 2 Bot Defn Stiff like leather or parchment CORIANDER Coriander krndr n Etym L coriandrum fr Gr coriandre Bot Defn An umbelliferous plant the Coriandrum sativum the fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative CORIDINE Coridine krdn 104 n Etym From L cortium leather Defn A colorless or yellowish oil C10H15N of a leathery odor occuring in coal tar Dippels oil tobacco smoke etc regarded as an organic base homologous with pyridine Also one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type Written also corindine CORINDON Corindon krndn n Min Defn See Corrundum CORINNE Corinne krn n Zoöl Defn The common gazelle Gazella dorcas See Gazelle Written also korin CORINTH Corinth krnth n Etym L Corinthus Gr Currant 1 A city of Greece famed for its luxury and extravagance 2 A small fruit a currant Obs Broome CORINTHIAC Corinthiac krnthk a Etym L Corinthiacus Defn Pertaining to Corinth CORINTHIAN Corinthian an a 1 Of or relating to Corinth 2 Arch Defn Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture invented by the Greeks but more commonly used by the Romans This is the lightest and most ornamental of the three orders used by the Greeks Parker 3 Debauched in character or practice impure Milton 4 Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman as a corinthian race one in which the contesting yachts must be manned by amateurs CORINTHIAN Corinthian n 1 A native or inhabitant of Corinth 2 A gay licentious person Obs CORIUM Corium krm n Etym L corium leather 1 Armor made of leather particularly that used by the Romans used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I Fosbroke 2 Anat a Same as Dermis b The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium CORIVAL Corival krval n Defn A rival a corrival CORIVAL Corival v t Defn To rival to pretend to equal Shak CORIVALRY CORIVALSHIP Corivalry Corivalship n Defn Joint rivalry CORK Cork krk n Etym Cf G Dan Sw kork D kurk all fr Sp corcho fr L cortex corticis bark rind Cf Cortex 1 The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree Quercus Suber of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made See Cutose 2 A stopper for a bottle or cask cut out of cork 3 A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark in greater or less abundance Note Cork is sometimes used wrongly for calk calker calkin a sharp piece of iron on the shoe of a horse or ox Cork jackets a jacket having thin pieces of cork inclosed within canvas and used to aid in swimming Cork tree Bot the species of oak Quercus Suber of Southern Europe whose bark furnishes the cork of commerce CORK Cork v t imp p p Corked krkt p pr vb n Corking 1 To stop with a cork as a bottle 2 To furnish or fit with cork to raise on cork Tread on corked stilts a prisoners pace Bp Hall Note To cork is sometimes used erroneously for to calk to furnish the shoe of a horse or ox with sharp points and also in the meaning of cutting with a calk CORKAGE Corkage j n Defn The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest CORKED Corked krkt a Defn having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork as a bottle of wine is corked CORK FOSSIL Cork fossil krk fssl Min Defn A variety of amianthus which is very light like cork CORKINESS Corkiness ns n Defn The quality of being corky CORKING PIN Corking pin krkng pn Defn A pin of a large size formerly used attaching a womans headdress to a cork mold Obs Swift CORKSCREW Corkscrew skr n Defn An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles Corkscrew starts a spiral staircase around a solid newel CORKSCREW Corkscrew v t Defn To press forward in a winding way as to corksrew ones way through a crowd Colloq Dickens CORKWING Corkwing wng n Zoöl Defn A fish the goldsinny CORKWOOD Corkwood kôrkwood n 1 The wood of the cork oak Obs 2 Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood esp a In the United States the tree Leitneria floridana b In the West Indies 1 Either of the cotton trees Ochroma lagopus and Pariti tiliaceum 2 Defn The tree producing the aligator apple 3 Defn The blolly CORKY Corky a 1 Consisting of or like cork dry shriveled up Bind fast hiss corky arms Shak 2 Tasting of cork CORM Corm krm n Etym See Cormus 1 Bot Defn A solid bulbshaped root as of the crocus See Bulb 2 Biol Defn Same as Cormus 2 CORMOGENY Cormogeny krmjn n Etym Gr Biol Defn The embryological history of groups or families of individuals CORMOPHYLOGENY Cormophylogeny krmfljn n Etym Gr phylogeny Biol Defn The phylogeny of groups or families of individuals Haeckel CORMOPHYTES CORMOPHYTA Cormophytes krmfts Cormophyta krmft n pl Etym NL cormophyta fr Gr trunk of a tree Bot Defn A term proposed by Endlicher to include all plants with an axis containing vascular tissue and with foliage CORMORANT Cormorant krmrant n Etym F cormoran fr Armor m a sea raven m sea bran raven with cor equiv to L corvus raven pleonastically prefixed or perh fr L corvus marinus sea raven 1 Zoöl Defn Any species of Phalacrocorax a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak the shag Cormorants devour fish voraciously and have become the emblem of gluttony They are generally black and hence are called sea ravens and coalgeese Written also corvorant 2 A voracious eater a glutton or gluttonous servant B Jonson CORMORAUT Cormoraut a Defn Ravenous voracious Cormorant devouring time Shak CORMUS Cormus krms n Etym NL fr Gr 1 Bot Defn See Corm 2 Biol Defn A vegetable or animal made up of a number of individuals such as for example would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds remain attached CORN Corn krn n Etym L cornu horn cf F corne horn hornlike excrescence See Horn Defn A thickening of the epidermis at some point esp on the toees by friction or pressure It is usually painful and troublesome Welkome gentlemen Ladies that have their toes Unplagued with corns will have a bout with you Shak Note The substance of a corn usually resembles horn but where moisture is present as between the toes it is white and sodden and is called a soft corn CORN Corn n Etym AS corn akin to OS korn D koren G Dan Sw Icel korn Goth ka L granum Russ zerno Cf Grain Kernel 1 A single seed of certain plants as wheat rye barley and maize a grain 2 The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food as wheat rye barley maize oats Note In Scotland corn is generally restricted to oats in the United States to maize or Indian corn of which there are several kinds as yellow corn which grows chiefly in the Northern States and is yellow when ripe white or southern corn which grows to a great height and has long white kernels sweet corn comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties grown chiefly at the North some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry pop corn any small variety used for popping 3 The plants which produce corn when growing in the field the stalks and ears or the stalks ears and seeds after reaping and before thrashing In one night ere glimpse of morn His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn Milton 4 A small hard particle a grain Corn of sand Bp Hall A corn of powder Beau Fl Corn ball a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar Corn bread bread made of Indian meal Corn cake a kind of corn bread johnny cake hoecake Corn cockle Bot a weed Agrostemma or Lychnis Githago having bright flowers common in grain fields Corn flag Bot a plant of the genus Gladiolus called also sword lily Corn fly Zoöl a A small fly which in the larval state is injurious to grain living in the stalk and causing the disease called gout on account of the swelled joints The common European species is Chlorops tæniopus b A small fly Anthomyia ze whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted Corn fritter a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter U S Corn laws laws regulating trade in corn especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846 prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption except when the price rose above a certain rate Corn marigold Bot See under Marigold Corn oyster a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter the combined taste resembling that of oysters US Corn parsley Bot a plant of the parsley genus Petroselinum ssegetum a weed in parts of Europe and Asia Corn popper a utensil used in popping corn Corn poppy Bot the red poppy Papaver Rhoeas common in European cornfields also called corn rose Corn rent rent paid in corn Corn rose See Corn poppy Corn salad Bot a name given to several species of Valerianella annual herbs sometimes used for salad V olitoria is also called lambs lettuce Corn stone red limestone Prov Eng Corn violet Bot a species of Campanula Corn weevil Zoöl a A small weevil which causes great injury to grain b In America a weevil Sphenophorus zeæ which attacks the stalk of maize near the root often doing great damage See Grain weevil under Weevil CORN Corn v t imp p p Corned krnd p pr vb n Corning 1 To preserve and season with salt in grains to sprinkle with salt to cure by salting now specifically to salt slightly in brine or otherwise as to corn beef to corn a tongue 2 To form into small grains to granulate as to corn gunpowder 3 To feed with corn or in Sctland oats as to corn horses Jamieson 4 To render intoxicated as ale strong enough to corn one Colloq Corning house a house or place where powder is corned or granulated CORNAGE Cornage krnj n Etym OF hornblowing tax on horned cattle fr F corne a horn L cornu Law Defn Anancient tenure of land which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn CORNAMUTE Cornamute krnmt n Defn A cornemuse Obs CORNBIND Cornbind krnbnd n Bot Defn A weed that binds stalks of corn as Convolvulus arvensis Polygonum Convolvulus Prov Eng CORNCOB Corncob krnkb n Defn The cob or axis on which the kernels of Indian corn grow US CORNCRAKE Corncrake krk n Zoöl Defn A bird Crex crex or C pratensis which frequents grain fields the European crake or land rail called also corn bird CORNCRIB Corncrib krnkrb n Defn A crib for storing corn CORNCUTTER Corncutter kttr n 1 A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for food of cattle 2 An implement consisting of a long blade attached to a handle at nearly a right angle used for cutting down the stalks of Indian corn CORNDODGER Corndodger djr n Defn A cake made of the meal of Indian corn wrapped in a covering of husks or paper and baked under the embers US Bartlett CORNEA Cornea krn n pl Corneas Etym Fem sing fr L corneus horny fr cornu a horn See Horn Anat Defn The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior See Eye CORNEAL Corneal al a Anat Defn Pertaining to the cornea CORNEL Cornel nl n Etym OF cornille cornoille F cornouille cornel berry LL cornolium cornel tree fr L cornus fr cornu horn in allusion to the hardness of the wood See Horn 1 Bot Defn The cornelian cherry Cornus Mas a European shrub with clusters of small greenish flowers followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries 2 Any species of the genus Cornus as C florida the flowering cornel C stolonifera the osier cornel C Canadensis the dwarf cornel or bunchberry CORNELIAN Cornelian krnlyan n Etym F cornaline OF corneline fr L cornu horn So called from its horny appearance when broken See Horn and cf Carnelian Min Defn Same as Carnelian CORNEMUSE Cornemuse krnmz n Etym F Defn A wind instrument nearly identical with the bagpipe Drayton CORNEOCALCAREOUS Corneocalcareous krnklkrs a 1 Zoöl Defn Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials as some shells and corals 2 Horny on one side and calcareous on the other CORNEOUS Corneous a Etym L corneus fr cornu horn Defn Of a texture resembling horn horny hard Sir T Browne CORNER Corner krnr n Etym OF corniere cornier LL cornerium corneria fr L cornu horn end point See Horn 1 The point where two converging lines meet an angle either external or internal 2 The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point as the chimney corner 3 An edge or extremity the part farthest from the center hence any quarter or part From the four corners of the earth they come Shak 4 A secret or secluded place a remote or out of the way place a nook This thing was not done in a corner Acts xxvi 26 5 Direction quarter Sits the wind in that corner Shak 6 The state of things produced by a combination of persons who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price as a corner in a railway stock Brokers Cant Corner stone the stone which lies at the corner of two walls and unites them the principal stone especially the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an edifice hence that which is fundamental importance or indispensable A prince who regarded uniformity of faith as the corner stone of his government Prescott Corner tooth one of the four teeth which come in a horses mouth at the age of four years and a half one on each side of the upper and of the lower jaw between the middle teeth and the tushes CORNER Corner v t imp p p Cornered nrdp pr vb n Cornering 1 To drive into a corner 2 To drive into a position of great difficaulty or hopeless embarrassment as to corner a person in argument 3 To get command of a stock commodity etc so as to be able to put ones own price on it as to corner the shares of a railroad stock to corner petroleum CORNERCAP Cornercap kp n Defn The chief ornament Obs Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society Shak CORNERED Cornered nrd p a Defn 1 Having corners or angles 2 In a possition of great difficulty brought to bay CORNERWISE Cornerwise wz adv Defn With the corner in front diagonally not square CORNET Cornet krnt n Etym F cornet m for senses 1 2 cornette f m for senses 3 4 dim of corne horn L cornu See Horn 1 Mus a An obsolete rude reed instrument Ger Zinken of the oboe family b A brass instrument with cupped mouthpiece and furnished with valves or pistons now used in bands and in place of the trumpet in orchestras See Cornetàpiston c A certain organ stop or register 2 A cap of paper twisted at the end used by retailers to inclose small wares Cotgrave 3 Mil a A troop of cavalry so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player Obs A body of five cornets of horse Clarendon b The standard of such a troop Obs c The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop who carried the standard The office was abolished in 1871 4 A headdress a A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions b A part of a womans headdress in the 16th century 5 Etym Cf Coronet Far Defn See Coronet 2 CORNETAPISTON Cornetàpiston krntpstn F krnpstn n pl Cornetsà piston Etym F Mus Defn A brass wind instrument like the trumpet furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods a cornopean a cornet CORNETCY Cornetcy krnts n Defn The commission or rank of a cornet CORNETER Corneter krntr n Defn One who blows a cornet CORNEULE Corneule krnl n Etym F dim of corn the cornea Zoöl Defn One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates Carpenter CORNFIELD Cornfield krnfld n Defn A field where corn is or has been growing in England a field of wheat rye barley or oats in America a field of Indian corn CORNFLOOR Cornfloor flr n Defn A thrashing floor Hos ix 1 CORNFLOWER Cornflower flour n Bot Defn A conspicuous wild flower Centaurea Cyanus growing in grainfields CORNIC Cornic krnk a Defn Pertaining to derived from or resembling the dogwood Cornus florida CORNICE Cornice krns n Etym F corniche It cornice LL coronix cornix fr L coronis a curved line a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter Gr corona crown sEE Crown and cf Coronis Arch Defn Any horizontal molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed as the cornice of an order pedestal door window or house Gwilt Cornice ring the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle ring CORNICED Corniced krnst a Defn Having a cornice CORNICLE Cornicle krnkl n Etym L corniculum dim of cornu horn Defn A little horn Obs Sir T Browne CORNICULAR Cornicular lr n Etym L cornicularius Defn A secretary or clerk Obs Chaucer CORNICULATE Corniculate krnklt a Etym L corniculatus 1 Horned having horns Dr H More 2 Bot Defn Having processes resembling small horns CORNICULUM Corniculum krnklm n pl Cornicula l Etym L corniculum little horn Anat Defn A small hornlike part or process CORNIFEROUS Corniferous krnfrs a Etym L cornu horn ferous Geol Defn Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian ageSee the Diagram under Geology The Corniferous period has been so called from the numerous seams of hornstone which characterize the later part of the period as developed in the State of New York CORNIFIC Cornific krnfk a Etym L cornu horn facere to make Defn Producing horns forming horn CORNIFICATION Cornification krnfkshn n Defn Conversion into or formation of horn a becoming like horn CORNIFIED Cornified krnfd a Etym L cornu horn fy Anat Defn Converted into horn horny CORNIFORM Corniform frm a Etym L cornu horn form Defn Having the shape of a horn hornshaped CORNIGEROUS Cornigerous krnjrs a Etym L corniger cornu horn gerere to bear Defn Horned having horns as cornigerous animals Obs Sir T Browne CORNIN Cornin krnn n Chem a A bitter principle obtained from dogwood Cornus florida as a white crystalline substance called also cornic acid b An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge CORNIPLUME Corniplume krnplm n Etym L cornu horn pluma feather Zoöl Defn A hornlike tuft of feathers on the head of some birds CORNISH Cornish krnsh a Defn Of or pertaining to Cornwall in England Cornish chough See Chough Cornish engine a singleacting pumping engine used in mines in Cornwall and elsewhere and for water works A heavy pump rod or plunger raised by the steam forces up the water by its weight in descending CORNISH Cornish n Defn The dialect or the people of Cornwall CORNIST Cornist n Defn A performer on the cornet or horn CORNLOFT Cornloft krnlft n Defn A loft for corn a granary CORNMUSE Cornmuse mz n Defn A cornemuse CORNO DI BASSETTO Corno di bassetto krn d bsstt or bsstt pl Corni n di basseto Etym It Mus Defn A tenor clarinet called also basset horn and sometimes confounded with the English horn which is a tenor oboe CORNO INGLESE Corno Inglese nglz pl Corni Inglesi z Etym It Mus Defn A reed instrument related to the oboe but deeper in pitch the English horn CORNOPEAN Cornopean krnpan n Mus Defn An obsolete name for the cornetàpiston CORNSHELLER Cornsheller krnshlr n Defn A machine that separates the kernels of corn from the cob CORNSHUCK Cornshuck shk n Defn The husk covering an ear of Indian corn Colloq US CORNSTALK Cornstalk stk n Defn A stalk of Indian corn CORNSTARCH Cornstarch strch n Defn Starch made from Indian corn esp a fine white flour used for puddings etc CORNU Cornu krn n pl Cornua n Etym L Defn A horn or anything shaped like or resembling a horn CORNU AMMONIS Cornu Ammonis mmns pl Cornua Ammonis Etym L horn of Ammon See Ammonite Paleon Defn A fossil shell curved like a rams horn an obsolete name for an ammonite CORNUCOPIA Cornucopia krnkp n pl Cornucopias Etym L cornu copiae horn of plenty See Horn and Copious 1 The horn of plenty from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing It is an emblem of abundance 2 pl Bot Defn A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form Note Some writers maintain that this word should be written in the singular cornu copiæ and in the plural cornua copiæ CORNUTE CORNUTED Cornute krnt or krnt Cornuted krntd a Etym L cornutus horned from cornu horn 1 Bearing horns horned hornshaped 2 Cuckolded R My being cornuted LEstrange CORNUTE Cornute krnt v t Defn To bestow horns upon to make a cuckold of to cuckold Obs Burton CORNUTO Cornuto krnt n Etym It fr L cornutus horned Defn A man that wears the horns a cuckold R Shak CORNUTOR Cornutor tr n Defn A cuckold maker R Jordan CORNY Corny krn a Etym L cornu horn Defn Strong stiff or hard like a horn resembling horn Up stood the cornu reed Milton CORNY Corny a 1 Producing corn or grain furnished with grains of corn R The corny ear Prior 2 Containing corn tasting well of malt R A draught of moist and corny ale Chaucer 3 Tipsy Vulgar Eng Forby COROCORE Corocore krkr n Defn A kind of boat of various forms used in the Indian Archipelago CORODY Corody krd n Etym LL corrodium corredium conredium furniture provision cf OF conroi See Curry Old Law Defn An allowance of meat drink or clothing due from an abbey or other religious house for the sustenance of such of the kings servants as he may designate to receive it Written also corrody COROL Corol krl n Bot Defn A corolla COROLLA Corolla krll n Etym L corolla a little crown or garland dim of corona See Crown Bot Defn The inner envelope of a flower the part which surrounds the organs of fructification consisting of one or more leaves called petals It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors See the Note under Blossom COROLLACEOUS Corollaceous krllshs a Defn Pertaining to or resembling a corolla having the form or texture of a corolla COROLLARY Corollary krllr 277 n pl Corollaries r Etym L corollarium gift corollary fr corolla See Corolla 1 That which is given beyond what is actually due as a garland of flowers in addition to wages surplus something added or superfluous Obs Now come my Ariel bring a corollary Rather than want a spirit Shak 2 Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition a consequence COROLLATE COROLLATED Corollate krllt Corollated ltd a Defn Having a corolla or corollas like a corolla COROLLET Corollet krllt n Etym Dim fr corolla Bot Defn A floret in an aggregate flower Obs Martyn COROLLIFLORAL COROLLIFLOROUS Corollifloral krllflral Corolliflorous flrs a Etym Corolla L flos floris flower Bot Defn Having the stamens borne on the petals and the latter free from the calyx Compare Calycifloral and Thalamifloral COROLLINE Corolline ln a Defn Of or pertaining to a corolla COROMANDEL Coromandel krmndel n Geol Defn The west coast or a portion of the west coast of the Bay of Bengal Coromandel gooseberry See Carambola Coromandel wood Calamander wood CORONA Corona krn n pl L Coronæ nCoronas n Etym L corona crown See Crown 1 A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services 2 Arch Defn The projecting part of a Classic cornice the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip See Illust of Column 3 Anat Defn The upper surface of some part as of a tooth or the skull a crown 4 Zoöl Defn The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin 5 Astrol Defn A peculiar luminous apearance or aureola which surrounds the sun and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon 6 Bot a An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla often forming a special cup as in the daffodil and jonquil b Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ 7 Meteorol a A circle usually colored seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body as the sun or moon b A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle 8 A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets arranged pyramidically Called also corona lucis Fairholt 9 Mus Defn A character called the pause or hold CORONACH Coronach krnk n Defn See Coranach CORONAL Coronal krnal or esp in science krnal 277 a Etym L coronalis cf F coronal 1 Of or pertaining to a corona in any of the senses The coronal light during the eclipse is faint Abney 2 Of or pertaining to a kings crown or coronation The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon Milton 3 Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull 4 Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin Coronal suture Anat a suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones the frontoparietal suture CORONAL Coronal n 1 A crown wreath garland Spenser 2 The frontal bone over which the ancients wore their coronæ or garlands Hooper CORONAMEN Coronamen krnmn n Etym L a crowning Zoöl Defn The upper margin of a hoof a coronet CORONARY Coronary krnr a Etym L coronarius cf F coronaire 1 Of or pertaining to a crown ferming or adapted to form a crown or garland Coronary thorns Bp Pearson The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus Sir T Browne 2 Anat Defn Resembling or situated like a crown or circlet as the coronary arteries and veins of the heart CORONARY Coronary n Defn A small bone in the foot of a horse CORONARY BONE Coronary bone Defn The small pastern bone of the horse and allied animals CORONARY CUSHION Coronary cushion Defn A cushionlike band of vascular tissue at the upper border of the wall of the hoof of the horse and allied animals It takes an important part in the secretion of the horny walls CORONATE CORONATED Coronate krnt Coronated nted a Etym L coronatus p p of coronare to crown fr corona See Crown 1 Having or wearing a crown 2 Zoöl a Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished said of birds b Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines said of spiral shells 3 Biol Defn Having a crest or a crownlike appendage CORONATION Coronation krnshn n Etym See Coronate 1 The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty on his succeeding to the sovereignty 2 The pomp or assembly at a coronation Pope CORONEL Coronel krnel n Etym See Colonel Defn A colonel Obs Spenser CORONEL Coronel krnl or krnl n Etym Cf Cronel Crown Anc Armor Defn The iron head of a tilting spear divided into two three or four blunt points Written also cronel Grose CORONER Coroner krnr n Etym From OE coronen to crown OF coroner fr L coronare fr corona crown Formed as a translation of LL coronator coroner fr L corona crown the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of the crown See Crown Defn An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire with the help of a jury into the cause of any violent sudden or mysterious death or death in prison usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred In England formerly also written and pronounced crowner Note In some of the United States the office of coroner is abolished that of medical examiner taking its place Coroners inquest See under Inquest CORONET Coronet krnt n Etym Dim of OE corone crown cf OF coronete See Crown and cf Crownet Cronet 1 An ornamental or honorary headdress having the shape and character of a crown particularly a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovereignty The word is used by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown Without a star a coronet or garter Goldsmith Note The coronet of the Prince of Wales consist of a circlet of gold with four crosses pattée around the edge between as many fleursde lis The center crosses are connected by an arch which is surmounted by a globe or cross The coronet of a British duke is adorned with strawberry leaves that of a marquis has leaves with pearls interposed that of an earl raises the pearls above the leaves that of a viscount is surrounded with pearls only that of a baron has only four pearls 2 Far Defn The upper part of a horses hoof where the horn terminates in skin James White 3 Anc Armor Defn The iron head of a tilting spear a coronel Crose CORONETED Coroneted ntd a Defn Wearing or entitled to wear a coronet of noble birth or rank CORONIFORM Coroniform krnfrm or krn a Etym L corona crown form Defn Having the form of a crown or coronet resembling a crown CORONILLA Coronilla krnll n Etym NL fr L corona crown cf F coronille Bot Defn A genus of plants related to the clover having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets CORONIS Coronis krns n Etym Gr Cornice 1 In Greek grammar a sign sometimes placed over a contracted syllable W W Goodwin 2 The curved line or flourish at the end of a book or chapter hence the end R Bp Hacket CORONIUM Coronium n NL See Corona Chem Astron Defn The principal gaseous substance forming the solar corona characterized by a green line in the coronal spectrum CORONOID Coronoid krnoid a Etym Gr oid cf F corono Anat Defn Resembling the beak of a crow as the coronoid process of the jaw or of the ulna CORONULE Coronule krnl n Etym L coronula dim of corona crown Bot Defn A coronet or little crown of a seed the downy tuft on seeds See Pappus Martyn COROUN Coroun kroun v n Defn Crown Obs Chaucer COROZO COROSSO Corozo Corosso krth or s n Etym Cf Sp cerozo a kind of palm tree Defn The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm also a commercial name for the true ivory nut See Ivory nut CORPORACE Corporace krprs n Defn See Corporas CORPORAL Corporal krpral n Etym Corrupted fr F caporal It caporale fr capo head chief L caput See Chief and cf Caporal Mil Defn A noncommissioned officer next below a sergeant In the United States army he is the lowest noncomissioned officer in a company of infantry He places and relieves sentinels Corporals guard a detachment such as would be in charge of a corporal for guard duty etc hence derisively a very small number of persons Lance corporal an assistant corporal on privates pay Farrow Ships corporal Naut a petty officer who assists the master at arms in his various duties CORPORAL Corporal a Etym L corporalis fr corpus body See Corpse 1 Belonging or relating to the body bodily Past corporal toil Shak Pillories and other corporal infections Milton Corporal punishment law punishment applied to the body of the offender including the death penalty whipping and imprisonment 2 Having a body or substance not spiritual material In this sense now usually written corporeal Milton A corporal heaven where the stare are Latimer What seemed corporal melted As breath into the wind Shak Syn Corporal Bodily Corporeal Bodily is opposed to mental as bodily affections Corporeal refers to the whole physical structure or nature of the body as corporeal substance or frame Corporal as now used refers more to punishment or some infliction as corporal punishment To speak of corporeal punishment is an error Bodily austerities the corporeal mold CORPORAL CORPORALE Corporal krpral Corporale rl n Etym LL corporale cfF corporal See Corporala Defn A fine linen cloth on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist or with which they are covered a communion cloth Corporal oath a solemn oath so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it to touch the corporal or cloth that covered the consecrated elements CORPORALITY Corporality krprllt n pl Corporalities t Etym L corporalitas cf Fcorporalit 1 The state of being or having a body bodily existence corporeality opposed to spirituality Dr H More 2 A confraternity a guild Obs Milton CORPORALLY Corporally krprally adv Defn In or with the body bodily as to be corporally present Sharp CORPORALSHIP Corporalship n Mil Defn A corporals office CORPORAS Corporas krprs n Etym Prop pl of corporal Defn The corporal or communion cloth Obs Fuller CORPORATE Corporate krprt a Etym L corporatus p p of corporare to shape into a body fr corpus body See Corpse 1 Formed into a body by legal enactment united in an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual incorporated as a corporate town 2 Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body Corporate property Hallam 3 United general collectively one They answer in a joint and corporate voice Shak Corporate member an actual or voting member of a corporation as distinguished from an associate or an honorary member as a corporate member of the American Board CORPORATE Corporate rt v t Defn To incorporate Obs Stow CORPORATE Corporate v i Defn To become incorporated Obs CORPORATELY Corporately rtl adv 1 In a corporate capacity acting as a coprporate body 2 In or as regarda the body Fabyan CORPORATION Corporation krprshn n Etym L corporatio incarnation cf F corporation corporation Defn A body politic or corporate formed and authorized by law to act as a single person and endowed by law with the capacity of succession a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual Note Corporations are aggregate or sole Corporations aggregate consist of two or more persons united in a society which is preserved by a succession of members either forever or till the corporation is dissolved by the power that formed it by the death of all its members by surrender of its charter or franchises or by forfeiture Such corporations are the mayor and aldermen of cities the head and fellows of a college the dean and chapter of a cathedral church the stockholders of a bank or insurance company etc A corporation sole consists of a single person who is made a body corporate and politic in order to give him some legal capacities and especially that of succession which as a natural person he can not have Kings bishops deans parsons and vicars are in England sole corporations A fee will not pass to a corporation sole without the word successors in the grant There are instances in the United States of a minister of a parish seized of parsonage lands in the right of his parish being a corporation sole as in Massachusetts Corporations are sometimes classified as public and private public being convertible with municipal and private corporations being all corporations not municipal Close corporation See under Close CORPORATOR Corporator krprtr n Defn A member of a corporation esp one of the original members CORPORATURE Corporature krprtr n Defn The state of being embodied bodily existence Obs Dr H More CORPOREAL Corporeal krpral a Etym L corporeus fr corpus body Defn Having a body consisting of or pertaining to a material body or substance material opposed to spiritual or immaterial His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual Milton Corporeal property such as may be seen and handled as opposed to incorporeal which can not be seen or handled and exists only in contemplation Mozley W Syn Corporal bodily See Corporal CORPOREALISM Corporealism zm n Defn Materialism Cudworth CORPOREALIST Corporealist krpralst n Defn One who denies the reality of spiritual existences a materialist Some corporealists pretended to make a world without a God Bp Berkeley CORPOREALITY Corporeality lt n pl Corporealities t Defn The state of being corporeal corporeal existence CORPOREALLY Corporeally krprall adv Defn In the body in a bodily form or manner CORPOREALNESS Corporealness ns n Defn Corporeality corporeity CORPOREITY Corporeity krprt n Etym LL corporeitas cf F corpor Defn The state of having a body the state of being corporeal materiality The one attributed corporeity to God Bp Stillingfleet Those who deny light to be matter do not therefore deny its corporeity Coleridge CORPORIFY Corporify krprf v t Etym L corpus body fy cf F corporifier Defn To embody to form into a body Obs Boyle CORPOSANT Corposant krpznt n Etym It corpo santo holy body Defn St Elmos fire See under Saint CORPS Corps kr pl krz n sing pl Etym F fr L corpus body See Corpse 1 The human body whether living or dead Obs See Corpse 1 By what craft in my corps it cometh commences and where Piers Plowman 2 A body of men esp an organized division of the military establishment as the marine corps the corps of topographical engineers specifically an army corps A corps operating with an army should consist of three divisions of the line a brigade of artillery and a regiment of cavalry Gen Upton U S Tactics 3 A body or code of laws Obs The whole corps of the law Bacon 4 Eccl Defn The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed Obs The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a corps Bacon Army corps or French Corps darmée k a body containing two or more divisions of a large army organized as a complete army in itself Corps de logis ke l Etym F body of the house the principal mass of a building considered apart from its wings Corps diplomatique k Etym F diplomatic body the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government CORPSE Corpse krps n Etym OF cors sometimes written corps F corps L corpus akin to AS hrif womb See Midriff and cf Corse Corselet Corps Cuerpo 1 A human body in general whether living or dead sometimes contemptuosly Obs Note Formerly written after the French form corps See Corps n 1 2 The dead body of a human being used also Fig He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit and it sprung upon its feet D Webster Corpse candle a A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment b A luminous appearance resembling the flame of a candle sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places superstitiously regarded as portending death Corpse gate the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried often having a covered porch called also lich gate CORPULENCE CORPULENCY Corpulence krplens Corpulency krplens n Etym L corpulentia cf F corpulence 1 Excessive fatness fleshiness obesity 2 Thickness density compactness Obs The heaviness and corpulency of water requiring a great force to divide it Ray CORPULENT Corpulent plent a Etym L corpulentus fr corpus cf F corpulent See Corpse 1 Very fat obese 2 Solid gross opaque Obs Holland Syn Stout fleshy bulky obese See Stout CORPULENTLY Corpulently adv Defn In a corpulent manner CORPUS Corpus ps n pl Corpora p Etym L Defn A body living or dead the corporeal substance of a thing Corpus callosum k pl Corpora callosa s Etym NL callous body Anat the great band of commissural fibers uniting the cerebral hemispheries See Brain Corpus Christi kr Etym L body of Christ R C Ch a festival in honor of the eucharist observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday Corpus Christi cloth Same as Pyx cloth under Pyx Corpus delicti d Etym L the body of the crime Law the substantial and fundamental fact of the comission of a crime the proofs essential to establish a crime Corpus luteum l pl Corpora lutea Etym NL luteous body Anat the reddish yellow mass which fills a ruptured Grafian follicle in the mammalian ovary Corpus striatum str pl Corpora striata t Etym NL striate body Anat a ridge in the wall of each lateral ventricle of the brain CORPUSCLE Corpuscle pssl n Etym L corpusculum dim of corpus 1 A minute particle an atom a molecule 2 Anat Defn A protoplasmic animal cell esp such as float free like blood lymph and pus corpuscles or such as are imbedded in an intercellular matrix like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles See Blood Virchow showed that the corpuscles of bone are homologous with those of connective tissue Quains Anat Red blood corpuscles Physiol in man yellowish biconcave circular discs varying from 13500 to 13200 of an inch in diameter and about 112400 of an inch thick They are composed of a colorless stroma filled in with semifluid hæmoglobin and other matters In most mammals the red corpuscles are circular but in the camels birds reptiles and the lower vertebrates generally they are oval and sometimes more or less spherical in form In Amphioxus and most invertebrates the blood corpuscles are all white or colorless White blood corpuscles Physiol rounded slightly flattened nucleated cells mainly protoplasmic in composition and possessed of contractile power In man the average size is about 12500 of an inch and they are present in blood in much smaller numbers than the red corpuscles CORPUSCULAR Corpuscular krpsklr a Etym Cf F corpusculaire Defn Pertaining to or composed of corpuscles or small particles Corpuscular philosophy that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature by the motion figure rest position etc of the minute particles of matter Corpuscular theory Opt the theory enunciated by Sir Isaac Newton that light consists in the emission and rapid progression of minute particles or corpuscles The theory is now generally rejected and supplanted by the undulatory theory CORPUSCULARIAN Corpuscularian lran a Defn Corpuscular Obs CORPUSCULARIAN Corpuscularian n Defn An adherent of the corpuscular philosophy Bentley CORPUSCULE Corpuscule krpskl n Defn A corpuscle Obs CORPUSCULOUS Corpusculous kls a Defn Corpuscular Tyndall CORRADE Corrade krrd v t Etym L corradere rasum cor radere to rub 1 To gnaw into to wear away to fret to consume Obs Dr R Clerke 2 Geol Defn To erode as the bed of a stream See Corrosion CORRADIAL Corradial krrdal a Defn Radiating to or from the same point R Coleridge CORRADIATE Corradiate krrdt v t Defn To converge to one point or focus as light or rays CORRADIATION Corradiation krrdshn n Defn A conjunction or concentration of rays in one point Bacom CORRAL Corral krrl Sp krrl n Etym Sp a yard a yard for cattle fr corro a circle or ring fr L currere to run Cf Kraal Defn A pen for animals esp an inclosure made with wagons by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians as a place of security for horses cattle etc CORRAL Corral v t imp p p Corraled rld or rld p pr vb n Corralling Defn To surround and inclose to coop up to put into an inclosed space primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing securing or penning of anything Bartlett CORRASION Corrasion krrzhn n Etym See Corrade Geol Defn The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream but also by the solvent action of the water CORRASIVE Corrasive sv a Defn Corrosive Obs Corrasive sores which eat into the flesh Holland CORRECT Correct krrkt a Etym L correctus p p of corrigere to make straight to correct cor regere to lead straight cf F correct See Regular Right and cf Escort Defn Set right or made straight hence conformable to truth rectitude or propriety or to a just standard nnot faulty or imperfect free from error as correct behavior correct views Always use the most correct editions Felton Syn Accurate right exact precise regular faultless See Accurate CORRECT Correct v t imp p p Corrected p pr vb n Correcting 1 To make right to bring to the standard of truth justice or propriety to rectify as to correct manners or principles This is a defect in the first make of same mens minds which can scarce ever be corrected afterwards T Burnet 2 To remove or retrench the faults or errors of to amend to set right as to correct the proof that is to mark upon the margin the changes to be made or to make in the type the changes so marked 3 To bring back or attempt to bring back to propriety in morals to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude to chastise to discipline as a child should be corrected for lying My accuser is my prentice and when I did correct him for his fault the other day he did vow upon his knees he would be even with me Shak 4 To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another said of whatever is wrong or injurious as to correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline preparations Syn To amend rectify emend reform improve chastise punish discipline chasten See Amend CORRECTIBLE CORRECTABLE Correctible rktbl Correctable rktbl a Defn Capable of being corrected CORRECTIFY Correctify krrktf v t Defn To correct Obs When your worships plassed to correctify a lady Beau Fl CORRECTION Correction krrkshn n Etym L correctio cf F correction 1 The act of correcting or making that right which was wrong change for the better amendment rectification as of an erroneous statement The due correction of swearing rioting neglect of Gods word and other scandalouss vices Strype 2 The act of reproving or punishing or that which is intended to rectify or to cure faults punishment discipline chastisement Correction and instruction must both work Ere this rude beast will profit Shak 3 That which is substituted in the place of what is wrong an emendation as the corrections on a proof sheet should be set in the margin 4 Abatement of noxious qualities the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects as the correction of acidity in the stomach 5 An allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument as chronometer correction compass correction Correction line Surv a parallel used as a new base line in laying out township in the government lands of the United States The adoption at certain intervals of a correction line is necessitated by the convergence of of meridians and the statute requirement that the townships must be squares House of correction a house where disorderly persons are confined a bridewell Under correction subject to correction admitting the possibility of error CORRECTIONAL Correctional krrkshnal a Etym Cf F correctionnel Defn Tending to or intended for correction used for correction as a correctional institution CORRECTIONER Correctioner r n Defn One who is or who has been in the house of correction Obs Shak CORRECTIVE Corrective krrrktv a Etym Cf F correctif 1 Having the power to correct tending to rectify as corrective penalties Mulberries are pectoral corrective of billious alkali Arbuthnot 2 Qualifying limiting The Psalmist interposeth this corrective particle Holdsworth CORRECTIVE Corrective n 1 That which has the power of correcting altering or counteracting what is wrong or injurious as alkalies are correctives of acids penalties are correctives of immoral conduct Burke 2 Limitation restriction Obs Sir M Hale CORRECTLY Correctly krrktl adv Defn In a correct manner exactly acurately without fault or error CORRECTNESS Correctness n Defn The state or quality of being correct as the correctness of opinions or of manners correctness of taste correctness in writing or speaking the correctness of a text or copy Syn Accuracy exactness precision propriety CORRECTOR Corrector krrktr n Etym L Defn One who or that which corrects as a corrector of abuses a corrector of the press an alkali is a corrector of acids CORRECTORY Correctory r a Defn Containing or making correction corrective CORRECTRESS Correctress rs n Defn A woman who corrects CORREGIDOR Corregidor krrjdr Sp krrhdr n Etym Sp orig a corrector Defn The chief magistrate of a Spanish town CORREI Correi krr n Etym Scot perh fr Celt cor a corner Defn A hollow in the side of a hill where game usually lies Fleet foot on the correi Sir W Scott CORRELATABLE Correlatable k3rrltbl a Defn Such as can be correlated as correlatable phenomena CORRELATE Correlate krrlt or krrlt v i imp p p Correlated p pr vb n Correlating Etym Pref cor relate Defn To have reciprocal or mutual relations to be mutually related Doctrine and worship correlate as theory and practice Tylor CORRELATE Correlate v t Defn To put in relation with each other to connect together by the disclosure of a mutual relation as to correlate natural phenomens Darwin CORRELATE Correlate krrlt n Defn One who or that which stands in a reciprocal relation to something else as father to son a correlative South CORRELATION Correlation lshn n Etym LL correlatio L cor relatio cf F corrélation Cf Correlation Defn Reciprocal relation corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law capacity of being converted into or of giving place to one another under certain conditions as the correlation of forces or of zymotic diseases Correlation of energy the relation to one another of different forms of energy usually having some reference to the principle of conservation of energy See Conservation of energy under Conservation Correlation of forces the relation between the forces which matter endowed with various forms of energy may exert CORRELATIVE Correlative krrltv a Etym Cf F corrélatif Defn Having or indicating a reciprocal relation Father and son prince and subject stranger and citizen are correlative terms Hume CORRELATIVE Correlative n 1 One who or that which stands in a reciprocal relation or is correlated to some other person or thing Locke Spiritual things and spiritual men are correlatives Spelman 2 Gram Defn The antecedent of a pronoun CORRELATIVELY Correlatively adv Defn In a correlative relation CORRELATIVENESS Correlativeness n Defn Quality of being correlative CORRELIGIONIST Correligionist krrljnst n Defn A coreligion CORREPTION Correption krrpshn n Etym L correptio fr corripere to seize Defn Chiding reproof reproach Obs Angry passionate correption being rather apt to provoke than to amend Hammond CORRESPOND Correspond krrspnd v i imp p p Corresponded p pr vb n Corresponding Etym Pref cor respond cf f correspondre 1 To be like something else in the dimensions and arrangement of its parts followed by with or to as concurring figures correspond with each other throughout None of them the forms of Sidneys sonnets correspond to the Shakespearean type J A Symonds 2 To be adapted to be congruous to suit to agree to fit to answer followed by to Words being but empty sounds any farther than they are signs of our ideas we can not but assent to them as they correspond to those ideas we have but no farther Locke 3 To have intercourse or communion especially to hold intercourse or to communicate by sending and receiving letters followed by with After having been long in indirect communication with the exiled family he Atterbury began to correspond directly with the Pretender Macualay Syn To agree fit answer suit write address CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence spndens n Etym Cf F correspondance 1 Friendly intercourse reciprocal exchange of civilities especially intercourse between persons by means of letters Holding also good correspondence with the other great men in the state Bacon To facilitate correspondence between one part of London and another was not originally one of the objects of the post office Macualay 2 The letters which pass between correspondents 3 Mutual adaptation relation or agreement of one thing to another agreement congruity fitness relation CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL Correspondence school Defn A school that teaches by correspondence the instruction being based on printed instruction sheets and the recitation papers written by the student in answer to the questions or requirements of these sheets In the broadest sense of the term correspondence school may be used to include any educational institution or department for instruction by correspondence as in a university or other educational bodies but the term is commonly applied to various educational institutions organized on a commercial basis some of which offer a large variety of courses in general and technical subjects conducted by specialists CORRESPONDENCY Correspondency krrspndens n pl Correspondencies s Defn Same as Correspondence 3 The correspondencies of types and antitypes may be very reasonable confirmations S Clarke CORRESPONDENT Correspondent ent a Etym Cf F correspondant Defn Suitable adapted fit corresponding congruous conformable in accord or agreement obedient willing Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law Hooker As fast the correspondent passions rise Thomson I will be correspondent to command Shak CORRESPONDENT Correspondent n 1 One with whom intercourse is carried on by letter Macualay 2 One who communicates information etc by letter or telegram to a newspaper or periodical 3 Com Defn One who carries on commercial intercourse by letter or telegram with a person or firm at a distance CORRESPONDENTLY Correspondently adv Defn In a a corresponding manner conformably suitably CORRESPONDING Corresponding a 1 Answering conformable agreeing suiting as corresponding numbers 2 Carrying on intercourse by letters Corresponding member of a society one residing at a distance who has been invited to correspond with the society and aid in carrying out its designs without taking part in its management CORRESPONDINGLY Correspondingly adv Defn In a corresponding manner conformably CORRESPONSIVE Corresponsive rspnsv a Defn Corresponding conformable adapted Shak Corresponsively adv CORRIDOR Corridor krrdr or dr n Etym F fr Itt corridpore or Sp corredor prop a runner hence a running or long line a gallery fr L currere to run See Course 1 Arch Defn A gallery or passageway leading to several apartments of a house 2 Fort Defn The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place R CORRIDOR TRAIN Corridor train Defn A train whose coaches are connected so as to have through its entire length a continuous corridor into which the compartments open Eng CORRIE Corrie krr n Defn Same as Correi Scot Geikie CORRIGENDUM Corrigendum krrjndm n pl Corrigenda d Etym L Defn A fault or error to be corrected CORRIGENT Corrigent krrjent n Etym L corrigens p pr of corrigere to correct Med Defn A substance added to a medicine to mollify or modify its action Dunglison CORRIGIBILITY Corrigibility jblt n Defn Quality of being corrigible capability of being corrected corrigibleness CORRIGIBLE Corrigible krrjbl a Etym LL corribilis fr L corrigere to correct cf F corrigible See Correrct 1 Capable of being set right amended or reformed as a corrigible fault 2 Submissive to correction docile Bending down his corrigible neck Shak 3 Deserving chastisement punishable Obs He was taken up very short and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language Howell 4 Having power to correct corrective Obs The corrigible authority of this lies in our wills Shak CORRIGIBLENESS Corrigibleness n Defn The state or quality of being corrigible corrigibility CORRIVAL Corrival krrval n Defn A fellow rival a competitor a rival also a companion R Shak CORRIVAL Corrival a Defn Having rivaling claims emulous in rivalry R Bp Fleetwood CORRIVAL Corrival v i t Defn To compete with to rival R CORRIVALRY Corrivalry krrvalr n Defn Corivalry R CORRIVALSHIP Corrivalship n Defn Corivalry R By the corrivalship of Shager his false friend Sir T Herbert CORRIVATE Corrivate krrvt v t Etym L corrivatus p p of corrivare to corrivate Defn To cause to flow together as water drawn from several streams Obs Burton CORRIVATION Corrivation vshn n Etym L corrivatio Defn The flowing of different streams into one Obs Burton CORROBORANT Corroborant krrbrant a Etym L corroborans p pr See Corroborate Defn Strengthening supporting corroborating Bacon n Defn Anything which gives strength or support a tonic The brain with its proper corroborants especially with sweet odors and with music Southey CORROBORATE Corroborate krrbrt v t imp p p Corroborated rtd p pr vb n Corroborating rtng Etym L corroboratus p p of corroborare to corroborate cor roborare to strengthen robur strength See Robust 1 To make strong or to give additional strength to to strengthen Obs As any limb well and duly exercised grows stronger the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby I Watts 2 To make more certain to confirm to establish The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth I Taylor CORROBORATE Corroborate rt a Defn Corroborated Obs Bacon CORROBORATION Corroboration krrbrshn n Etym Cf F corroboration 1 The act of corroborating strengthening or confirming addition of strength confirmation as the corroboration of an argument or of information 2 That which corroborates CORROBORATIVE Corroborative krrbrtv a Etym Cf F corroboratif Defn Tending to strengthen of confirm CORROBORATIVE Corroborative n Defn A medicine that strengthens a corroborant Wiseman CORROBORATORY Corroboratory tr a Defn Tending to strengthen corroborative as corroboratory facts CORROBOREE Corroboree n Also corrobboree corrobori etc Native name 1 A nocturnal festivity with which the Australian aborigines celebrate tribal events of importance Symbolic dances are given by the young men of the tribe while the women act as musicians 2 A song or chant made for such a festivity 3 A festivity or social gathering esp one of a noisy or uproarious character hence tumult uproar Australia CORROBORY Corrobory n v Defn See Corroboree CORRODE Corrode krrd v t imp p p Corroded p pr vb n Corroding Etym L corrodere rosum cor rodere to gnaw cf F corroder See Rodent 1 To eat away by degrees to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali Aqua fortis corroding copper is wont to reduce it to a green blue solution Boyle 2 To consume to wear away to prey upon to impair CORRODE Corrode v i Defn To have corrosive action to be subject to corrosion Corroding lead lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding Syn To canker gnaw rust waste wear away CORRODENT Corrodent krrdent a Etym L corrodens p pr of corrodere Defn Corrosive R Bp King CORRODENT Corrodent n Defn Anything that corrodes Bp King CORRODIATE Corrodiate krrdt v t Etym See Corrode Defn To eat away by degrees to corrode Obs Sandys CORRODIBILITY Corrodibility krrdblt n Defn The qualityof being corrodible R Johnson CORRODIBLE Corrodible krrdbl a Defn Capable of being corroded corrosible Sir T Browne CORROSIBILITY Corrosibility krrsblt n Defn Corrodibility Corrosibility answers corrosiveness Boyle CORROSIBLE Corrosible krrsbl a Defn Corrodible Bailey CORROSIBLENESS Corrosibleness n Defn The quality or state of being corrosible Bailey CORROSION Corrosion krrzhn n Etym LL corrosio cf F corrosion See Corrode Defn The action or effect of corrosive agents or the process of corrosive change as the rusting of iron is a variety of corrosion Corrosion is a particular species of dissolution of bodies either by an acid or a saline menstruum John Quincy CORROSIVE Corrosive krrsv a Etym Cf F corrosif 1 Eating away having the power of gradually wearing changing or destroying the texture or substance of a body as the corrosive action of an acid Corrosive liquors Grew Corrosive famineThomson 2 Having the quality of fretting or vexing Care is no cure but corrosive Shak Corrosive sublimate Chem mercuric chloride HgCl2 so called because obtained by sublimation and because of its harsh irritating action on the body tissue Usually it is in the form of a heavy transparent crystalline substance easily soluble and of an acrid burning taste It is a virulent poison a powerful antiseptic and an exellent antisyphilitic called also mercuric bichloride It is to be carefully distinguished from calomel the mild chloride of mercury CORROSIVE Corrosive n 1 That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually Corrosives act either directly by chemically destroying the part or indirectly by causing inflammation and gangrene Dunglison 2 That which has the power of fretting or irritating Such speeches are grievous corrosives Hooker Corrosively adv Corrosiveness n CORROVAL Corroval krrval n Defn A dark brown substance of vegetable origin allied to curare and used by the natives of New Granada as an arrow poison CORROVALINE Corrovaline vln or ln n Chem Defn A poisonous alkaloid extracted from corroval and characterized by its immediate action in paralyzing the heart CORRUGANT Corrugant krrgant a Etym L corrugans p pr See Corrugate Defn Having the power of contracting into wrinkles Johnson CORRUGATE Corrugate krrgt a Etym L corrugatus p p of corrugare cor rugare to wrinkle ruga wrinkle of uncertain origin Defn Wrinkled crumpled furrowed contracted into ridges and furrows CORRUGATE Corrugate gt v t imp pp Corrugated gtd p pr vb n Corrugating gtng Defn To form or shape into wrinkles or folds or alternate ridges and grooves as by drawing contraction pressure bending or otherwise to wrinkle to purse up as to corrugate plates of iron to corrugate the forehead Corrugated iron sheet iron bent into a series of alternate ridges and grooves in parallel lines giving it greater stiffness Corrugated paper a thick coarse paper corrugated in order to give it elasticity It is used as a wrapping material for fragile articles as bottles CORRUGATION Corrugation krrgshn n Etym Cf F corrugation Defn The act corrugating contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves CORRUGATOR Corrugator krrgtr n Etym NL cf F corrugateur Anat Defn A muscle which contracts the skin of the forehead into wrinkles CORRUGENT Corrugent krrjent a Anat Defn Drawing together contracting said of the corrugator Obs CORRUMP Corrump krrmp v t Etym L corrumpere Defn To corrupt See Corrupt Obs Chauser CORRUMPABLE Corrumpable bl a Defn Corruptible Obs CORRUPT Corrupt krrpt a Etym L corruptus p p of corrumpere to corrupt cor rumpere to break See Rupture 1 Changed from a sound to a putrid state spoiled tainted vitiated unsound Who with such corrupt and pestilent bread would feed them Knolles 2 Changed from a state of uprightness correctness truth etc to a worse state vitiated depraved debased perverted as corrupt language corrupt judges At what ease Might corrupt minds procure knaves as corrupt To swear against you Shak 3 Abounding in errors not genuine or correct as the text of the manuscript is corrupt CORRUPT Corrupt v t imp p p Corrupted p pr vb n Corrupting 1 To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state to make putrid to putrefy 2 To change from good to bad to vitiate to deprave to pervert to debase to defile Evil communications corrupt good manners 1 Cor xv 33 3 To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty as to corrupt a judge by a bribe Heaven is above all yet there sits a Judge That no king can corrupt Shak 4 To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations to falsify as to corrupt language to corrupt the sacred text He that makes an ill use of it language though he does not corrupt the fountains of knowledge yet he stops the pines Locke 5 To waste spoil or consume to make worthless Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth where moth and rust doth corrupt Matt vi 19 CORRUPT Corrupt krrpt v i 1 To become putrid or tainted to putrefy to rot Bacon 2 To become vitiated to lose putity or goodness CORRUPTER Corrupter krrptr n Defn One who corrupts one who vitiates or taints as a corrupter of morals CORRUPTFUL Corruptful fl a Defn Tending to corrupt full of corruption Obs Corruptful bribes Spenser CORRUPTIBILITY Corruptibility krrptblt n Etym L corruptibilitas cf F corruptibilité Defn The quality of being corruptible the possibility or liability of being corrupted corruptibleness Burke CORRUPTIBLE Corruptible krrptbl a Etym L corruptibilis cf F corruptible 1 Capable of being made corrupt subject to decay Our corruptible bodies Hooker Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things as silver and gold 1 Pet i 18 2 Capable of being corrupted or morally vitiated susceptible of depravation They systematically corrupt very corruptible race Burke Corruptibleness n Corruptibly adv CORRUPTIBLE Corruptible n Defn That which may decay and perish the human body Archaic 1 Cor xv 53 CORRUPTINGLY Corruptingly adv Defn In a manner that corrupts CORRUPTION Corruption krrpshn n Etym F corruption L corruptio 1 The act of corrupting or making putrid or state of being corrupt or putrid decomposition or disorganization in the process of putrefaction putrefaction deterioration The inducing and accelerating of putrefaction is a subject of very universal inquiry for corruption is a reciprocal to generation Bacon 2 The product of corruption putrid matter 3 The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity virtue or moral principle the state of being corrupted or debased loss of purity or integrity depravity wickedness impurity bribery It was necessary by exposing the gross corruptions of monasteries to exite popular indignation against them Hallam They abstained from some of the worst methods of corruption usual to their party in its earlier days Bancroft Note Corruption when applied to officers trustees etc signifies the inducing a violation of duty by means of pecuniary considerations Abbott 4 The act of changing or of being changed for the worse departure from what is pure simple or correct as a corruption of style corruption in language Corruption of blood Law taint or impurity of blood in consequence of an act of attainder of treason or felony by which a person is disabled from inheriting any estate or from transmitting it to others Corruption of blood can be removed only by act of Parliament Blackstone Syn Putrescence putrefaction defilement contamination deprivation debasement adulteration depravity taint See Depravity CORRUPTIONIST Corruptionist n Defn One who corrupts or who upholds corruption Sydney Smith CORRUPTIVE Corruptive krrptv a Etym L corruptivus cf F corruptif Defn Having the quality of taining or vitiating tending to produce corruption It should be endued with some corruptive quality for so speedy a dissolution of the meat Ray CORRUPTLESS Corruptless krrptls a Defn Not susceptible of corruption or decay incorruptible Dryden CORRUPTLY Corruptly adv Defn In a corrupt manner by means of corruption or corrupting influences wronfully CORRUPTNESS Corruptness n Defn The quality of being corrupt CORRUPTRESS Corruptress rs n Defn A woman who corrupts Thou studied old corruptress Beau Fl CORSAC Corsac krsk n Zoöl Defn The corsak CORSAGE Corsage krsj n Etym F See Corset Defn The waist or bodice of a ladys dress as a low corsage CORSAIR Corsair krsr n Etym F corsaire cf It corsare corsale Pr corsari LL corsarius fr L cursus a running course whence Sp corso cruise corsa cruise coasting voyage corsear to cruise against the enemy to pirate corsario cruising a privateer authorized to cruise against the enemy See Course 1 A pirate one who cruises about without authorization from any government to seize booty on sea or land 2 A piratical vessel Barbary corsairs infested the coast of the Mediterranean Prescott CORSAK Corsak krsk n Zoöl Defn A small foxlike mammal Cynalopex corsac found in Central Asia Written also corsac CORSE Corse krs or krs 277 n Etym OF cors F corps See Corpse 1 A living body or its bulk Obs For he was strong and of so mighty corse As ever wielded spear in warlike hand Spenser 2 A corpse the dead body of a human being Archaic or Poetic Set down the corse or by Saint Paul Ill make a corse of him that disobeys Shak CORSELET Corselet krslt n Etym F dim of OF cors F corps body See Corse 1 Armor for the body as the body breastplate and backpiece taken together also used for the entire suit of the day including breastplate and backpiece tasset and headpiece 2 Zoöl Defn The thorax of an insect CORSEPRESENT Corsepresent krsprzent or krs n EnglLaw Defn An offering made to the church at the interment of a dead body Blackstone CORSET Corset krst n Etym F dim of OF cors F corps body See Corse 1 In the Middle Ages a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting worn by both men and women 2 An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn chiefly by women to support the body or to modify its shape stays CORSET Corset krst v t imp p p Corseted p pr vb n Corseting Defn To inclose in corsets CORSLET Corslet krslt n Defn A corselet Obs Hakluyt CORSNED Corsned krsnd n Etym AS corsn AS Laws Defn The morsel of execration a species of ordeal consisting in the eating of a piece of bread consecrated by imprecation If the suspected person ate it freely he was pronounced innocent but if it stuck in his throat it was considered as a proof of his guilt Burril CORTEGE Cortége krtzh n Etym F fr It corteggio train fr corte court See Court Defn A train of attendants a procession CORTES Cortes krts n pl Etym Sp Pg fr corte court Defn The legislative assembly composed of nobility clergy and representatives of cities which in Spain and in Portugal answers in some measure to the Parliament of Great Britain CORTES GERAES Cortes Geraes Pg Defn See Legislature Portugal CORTEX Cortex krtks n pl Cortices t Etym L bark Cf Cork 1 Bark as of a tree hence an outer covering 2 Med Defn Bark rind specifically cinchona bark 3 Anat Defn The outer or superficial part of an organ as the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain CORTICAL Cortical krtkal a Etym L cortex bark cf F cortical Defn Belonging to or consisting of bark or rind resembling bark or rind external outer superficial as the cortical substance of the kidney CORTICATE CORTICATED Corticate krtkt Corticated ktd a Etym L corticatus Defn Having a special outer covering of a nature unlike the interior part CORTICIFER Corticifer krtsfr n Zoöl Defn One of the Gorgoniacea so called because the fleshy part surrounds a solid axis like a bark CORTICIFEROUS Corticiferous krtsfrs a Etym L cortex corticis bark ferous cf F corticif 1 Producing bark or something that resembling that resembles bark 2 Zoöl Defn Having a barklike c CORTICIFORM Corticiform krtsfrm a Etym L cortex corticis bark form cf F corticiforme Defn Resembling or having the form of bark or rind CORTICINE Corticine krtsn n Etym F fr L cortex corticis bark Defn A material for carpeting or floor covering made of ground cork and caoutchouc or India rubber CORTICOSE Corticose ks a Etym L corticosus Defn Abounding in bark resembling bark barky CORTICOUS Corticous ks a Defn Relating to or resembling bark corticose CORTILE Cortile krtl It krtl n Etym It fr corte court Defn An open internal courtyard inclosed by the walls of a large dwelling house or other large and stately building CORUNDUM Corundum krndm n pl Corundums d Also corindon Etym From Hind kurand corundum stone Min Defn The earth alumina as found native in a crystalline state including sapphire which is the fine blue variety the oriental ruby or red sapphire the oriental amethyst or purple sapphire and adamantine spar the hairbrown variety It is the hardest substance found native next to the diamond Note The name corundum is sometimes restricted to the non transparent or coarser kinds Emery is a darkcolored granular variety usually admixed with magnetic iron ore CORUSCANT Coruscant krskant a Etym L coruscans p pr See Coruscate Defn Glittering in flashes flashing Howell CORUSCATE Coruscate krskt or krskr v i Etym L coruscare to flash vibrate Defn To glitter in flashes to flash Syn To glisten gleam sparkle radiate CORUSCATION Coruscation krskshn n Etym L coruscatio cf F coruscattion 1 A sudden flash or play of light A very vivid but exceeding shortlived splender not to call coruscation Boyle 2 A flash of intellectual brilliancy He might have illuminated his times with the incessant cor of his genius I Taylor Syn Flash glitter blaze gleam sparkle CORVE Corve krv n Defn See Corf CORVEE Corvee krv or v n Etym F corvée fr LL corvada corrogata fr L corrogare to entreat togetther cor rogare to ask Feudal Law Defn An obligation to perform certain services as the repair of roads for the lord or sovereign CORVEN Corven krven obs Defn p p of Carve Chaucer CORVET CORVETTE Corvet krvt Corvette krvr n Etym F corvette fr Pg corveta or Sp corbeta fr L corbita a slowsailing ship of burden fr corbis basket Cf Corbeil Naut Defn A war vessel ranking next below a frigate and having usually only one tier of guns called in the United States navy a sloop of war CORVETTO Corvetto vtt n Min Defn A curvet Peacham CORVINE Corvine krvn a Etym L corvinus fr corvus crow Defn Of or pertaining to the crow crowlike CORVORANT Corvorant krvrant n Defn See Cormorant CORYBANT Corybant krbnt n pl E Corybants bCorybantes b Etym L Corybas Gr Defn One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia The rites of the Corybants were accompanied by wild music dancing etc CORYBANTIASM Corybantiasm bntzm n Etym Gr Med Defn A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and want of sleep Dunglison CORYBANTIC Corybantic krbntk a Etym Gr Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the Corybantes or their rites frantic frenzied as a corybantic dance CORYMB Corymb krmb or m 220 n Etym L corymbus cluster of flowers Gr Bot a A flattopped or convex cluster of flowers each on its own footstalk and arising from different points of a common axis the outermost blossoms expanding first as in the hawthorn b Any flattish flower cluster whatever be the order of blooming or a similar shaped cluster of fruit CORYMBED Corymbed krmbd a Bot Defn Corymbose CORYMBIFEROUS Corymbiferous krmbfrs a Etym L corymbifer corymbus a cluster of flowers ferre to bearcorimbif Bot Defn Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit CORYMBOSE Corymbose krmbs or krmbs a Bot Defn Consisting of corymbs or resembling them in form Written also corymbous CORYMBOSELY Corymbosely adv Defn In corymbs CORYPHAENOID Coryphænoid krfnoid a Etym NL coruphaena oid Zoöl Defn Belonging to or like the genus Coryphæna See Dolphin CORYPHEE Coryphee krf n Etym F Drama Defn A ballet dancer CORYPHENE Coryphene krfn n Etym NL coryphena fr Gr coryph Zoöl Defn A fish of the genus Coryphæna See Dolphin 2 CORYPHEUS Corypheus krfs n pl E Corypheuses Coryphei f Etym L coryphaeus fr Gr Gr Antiq Defn The conductor chief or leader of the dramatic chorus hence the chief or leader of a party or interest That noted corypheus Dr John Owen of the Independent faction South CORYPHODON Coryphodon krfdn n Etym Gr Palen Defn A genus of extinct mammals from the eocene tertiary of Europe and America Its species varied in size between the tapir and rhinoceros and were allied to those animals but had short plantigrade fivetoed feet like the elephant CORYPHODONT Coryphodont dnt a Paleon Defn Pertaining to or resembling the genus Coryphodon CORYZA Coryza krz n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Nasal catarrh COSCINOMANCY Coscinomancy kssnmns or kssn n Etym Gr mancy Defn Divination by means of a suspended sieve COSCOROBA Coscoroba kskrb n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A large white South American duck of the genus Cascoroba resembling a swan COSECANT Cosecant ksknt n Etym For co secans an abbrev of L complementi secans Trig Defn The secant of the complement of an arc or angle See Illust of Functions COSEN Cosen kzn v t Defn See Cozen COSENAGE Cosenage kznj n Defn See Cozenage COSENING Cosening n O Eng Law Defn Anything done deceitfully and which could not be properly designated by any special name whether belonging to contracts or not Burrill COSENTIENT Cosentient ksnshent a Defn Perceiving together COSEY Cosey kz a Defn See Cozy Dickens COSHER Cosher kshr v t Etym Ir cosair a feast a banquet or cf F coucher to lie Cf Couch Coshering 1 Old Law Defn To levy certain exactions or tribute upon to lodge and eat at the expense of See Coshering 2 To treat with hospitality to pet Ireland COSHERER Cosherer kshrr n Defn One who coshers COSHERING Coshering n Old Law Defn A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to lodging and food at his tenants house Burrill Sometimes he contrived in deflance of the law to live by coshering that is to say by quartering himself on the old tentants of his family who wretched as was their own condition could not refuse a portion of their pittance to one whom they still regarded as their rightful lord Macaulay COSIER Cosier kzhr n Etym Cf OF coussier maker of mattresses or couseor tailor fr OF F coudre p p cousu to sew fr L consuere to sew together con seure to sew See Sew to stitch Defn A tailor who botches his work Obs Shak COSIGNIFICATIVE Cosignificative ks a Defn Having the same signification Cockerham COSIGNITARY Cosignitary ksgntr a Etym Pref co sign Cf Signatory Defn Signing some important public document with another or with others as a treaty violated by one of the cosignitary powers COSIGNITARY Cosignitary n pl Cosignitaries r Defn One who signs a treaty or public document along with others or another as the cosignitaries of the treaty of Berlin COSILY Cosily kzl adv Defn See Cozily COSINAGE Cosinage ksnj n Etym See Cousinage Law a Collateral relationship or kindred by blood consanguinity Burrill b A writ to recover possession of an estate in lands when a stranger has entered after the death of the grandfathers grandfather or other distant collateral relation Blackstone COSINE Cosine ksn n Etym For co sinus an abbrev of L complementi sinus Trig Defn The sine of the complement of an arc or angle See Illust of Functions COSMETIC COSMETICAL Cosmetic kzmtk Cosmetical kal a Etym Gr kosmitikos skilled in decorating fr kosmos order ornament cf F cosmétique See Cosmos Defn Imparting or improving beauty particularly the beauty of the complexion as a cosmetical preparation First robed in white the nymph intent adores With head uncovered the cosmetic powers Pope COSMETIC Cosmetic n Defn Any external application intended to beautify and improve the complexion COSMIC COSMICAL Cosmic kzmk Cosmical mkal a Etym Gr kosmikos of the world fr kosmos cf F cosmique See Cosmos 1 Pertaining to the universe and having special reference to universal law or order or to the one grand harmonious system of things hence harmonious orderly 2 Pertaining to the solar system as a whole and not to the earth alone 3 Characteristic of the cosmos or universe inconceivably great vast as cosmic speed Cosmic ranges of time Tyndall 4 Astron Defn Rising or setting with the sun the opposite of acronycal COSMICALLY Cosmically adv 1 With the sun at rising or setting as a star is said to rise or set cosmically when it rises or sets with the sun 2 Universally R Emerson COSMOGONAL COSMOGONIC COSMOGONICAL Cosmogonal kzmgnal Cosmogonic kzmgnk Cosmogonical gnkal a Defn Belonging to cosmogony B Powell Gladstone COSMOGONIST Cosmogonist kzmgnst n Defn One who treats of the origin of the universe one versed in cosmogony COSMOGONY Cosmogony n n pl Cosmogonies n Etym Gr kosmogonia kosmos the world root of gignesthai to be born cf F cosmogonie Defn The creation of the world or universe a theory or account of such creation as the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid the cosmogonies of Thales Anaxagoras and Plato The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled philosophers of all ages Goldsmith COSMOGRAPHER Cosmographer rfr n Defn One who describes the world or universe including the heavens and the earth The name of this island is nowhere found among the old and ancient cosmographers Robynson Mores Utopia COSMOGRAPHIC COSMOGRAPHICAL Cosmographic kzmgrfk Cosmographical kal a Etym Cf F cosmographique Defn Of or pertaining to cosmography COSMOGRAPHICALLY Cosmographically adv Defn In a cosmographic manner in accordance with cosmography COSMOGRAPHY Cosmography kzmgrf n pl Cosmographies f Etym Gr cosmographie Defn A description of the world or of the universe or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds or the figure disposition and relation of all its parts COSMOLABE Cosmolabe kzmlb n Etym Gr cosmolade Defn An instrument resembling the astrolabe formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies called also pantacosm COSMOLATRY Cosmolatry kzmltr n Etym Gr Defn Worship paid to the world Cudworth COSMOLINE Cosmoline kzmln n Etym Prob fr cosmetic L oleum oil Chem Defn A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum essentially the same as vaseline but of somewhat stiffer consistency and consisting of a mixture of the higher paraffines a kind of petroleum jelly COSMOLOGICAL Cosmological kzmljkal a Defn Of or pertaining to cosmology COSMOLOGIST Cosmologist kzmljst n Defn One who describes the universe one skilled in cosmology COSMOLOGY Cosmology kzmlj n Etym Gr kosmos the world logy cf F cosmologie Defn The science of the world or universe or a treatise relating to the structure and parts of the system of creation the elements of bodies the modifications of material things the laws of motion and the order and course of nature COSMOMETRY Cosmometry kzmmtr n Etym Gr kosmos the world metry Defn The art of measuring the world or the universe Blount COSMOPLASTIC Cosmoplastic kzmplstk a Etym Gr kosmos the world plassein to form Defn Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God worldforming Cosmoplastic and hylozoic atheisms Gudworth COSMOPOLITAN COSMOPOLITE Cosmopolitan pltan Cosmopolite kzmplt n Etym Gr cosmopolitain cosmopolite Defn One who has no fixed residence or who is at home in every place a citizen of the world COSMOPOLITAN COSMOPOLITE Cosmopolitan Cosmopolite a 1 Having no fixed residence at home in any place free from local attachments or prejudices not provincial liberal In other countries taste is perphaps too exclusively national in Germany it is certainly too cosmopolite Sir W Hamilton 2 Common everywhere widely spread found in all parts of the world The Cheiroptera are cosmopolitan R Owen COSMOPOLITANISM Cosmopolitanism kzmpltanzm n Defn The quality of being cosmopolitan cosmopolitism COSMOPOLITE Cosmopolite mplt a n Defn See Cosmopolitan COSMOPOLITICAL Cosmopolitical kzmpltkal a Defn Having the character of a cosmopolite R Hackluyt COSMOPOLITISM Cosmopolitism kzmpltzm n Defn The condition or character of a cosmopolite disregard of national or local peculiarities and prejudices COSMORAMA Cosmorama kzmrm or rm n Etym NL fr Gr Defn An exhibition in which a series of views in various parts of the world is seen reflected by mirrors through a series of lenses with such illumination etc as will make the views most closely represent reality COSMORAMIC Cosmoramic kzmrmk a Defn Of or pertaining to a cosmorama COSMOS Cosmos kzms n Etym NL fr Gr kosmos order harmony the world from its perfect order and arrangement akin to Skr to distinguish ones self 1 The universe or universality of created things so called from the order and harmony displayed in it 2 The theory or description of the universe as a system displaying order and harmony Humboldt COSMOSPHERE Cosmosphere kzmsfr n Etym Gr sphere Defn An apparattus for showing the position of the earth at any given time with respect to the fixed stars It consist of a hollow glass globe on which are depicted the stars and constellations and within which is a terrestrial globe COSMOTHEISM Cosmotheism kzmthzm n Etym Gr Defn Same as Pantheism R COSMOTHETIC Cosmothetic kzmthtk a Etym Gr Metaph Defn Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world Cosmothetic idealists Metaph those who assume without attempting to prove the reality of external objects as corresponding to and being the ground of the ideas of which only the mind has direct cognizance The cosmothetic idealists deny that mind is immediately conscious of matter Sir W Hamilton COSOVEREIGN Cosovereign ksvrn or ksv n Defn A joint sovereign COSS Coss ks n Etym Cf Pers k a road measure of about two miles or Skr kr Defn A Hindoo measure of distance varying from one and a half to two English miles Whitworth COSS Coss n Etym It cosa Defn A thing only in phrase below Rule of Coss an old name for Algebra Etym It regola di cosa rule of thing the unknown quantity being called the cosa or the thing COSSACK Cossack kssk n Etym Russ kozak kazak cf Turk kaz Defn One of a warlike pastoral people skillful as horsemen inhabiting different parts of the Russian empire and furnishing valuable contingents of irregular cavalry to its armies those of Little Russia and those of the Don forming the principal divisions COSSACK POST Cossack post Mil Defn An outpost consisting of four men forming one of a single line of posts substituted for the more formal line of sentinels and line of pickets COSSAS Cossas ksss n Etym F Defn Plain India muslin of various qualities and widths COSSET Cosset ksst n Etym Cf AS cotsetla cottager G kossat kothsasse fr kot koth E cot hut and cf also E cade a cot a cade lamb Defn A lamb reared without the aid of the dam Hence A pet in general COSSET Cosset v t Defn To treat as a pet to fondle She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of O W Holmes COSSETTE Cossette n F Defn One of the small chips or slices into which beets are cut in sugar making COSSIC COSSICAL Cossic kssk Cossical skal a Etym It cossico See 2d Coss Defn Of or relating to algebra as cossic numbers or the cossic art Obs Art of numbers cossical Digges 1579 COST Cost kst 115 n Etym L costa rib See Coast 1 A rib a side a region or coast Obs Piers Plowman Betwixt the costs of a ship B Jonson 2 Her Defn See Cottise COST Cost kst 115 v t imp p p Cost p pr vb n Costing Etym OF coster couster F co fr L constare to stand at to cost con stare to stand See Stand and cf Constant 1 To require to be given expended or laid out therefor as in barter purchase acquisition etc to cause the cost expenditure relinquishment or loss of as the ticket cost a dollar the effort cost his life A damond gone cost me two thousand ducats Shak Though it cost me ten nights watchings Shak 2 To require to be borne or suffered to cause To do him wanton rites whichcost them woe Milton To cost dear to require or occasion a large outlay of money or much labor selfdenial suffering etc COST Cost n Etym OF cost F co See Cost v t 1 The amount paid charged or engaged to be paid for anything bought or taken in barter charge expense hence whatever as labor selfdenial suffering etc is requisite to secure benefitt One day shall crown the alliance on t so please you Here at my house and at my proper cost Shak At less cost of life than is often expended in a skirmish Charles V saved Europe from invasion Prescott 2 Loss of any kind detriment pain suffering I know thy trains Though dearly to my cost thy gins and toils Milton 3 pl Law Defn Expenses incurred in litigation Note Costs in actions or suits are either between attorney and client being what are payable in every case to the attorney or counsel by his client whether he ultimately succeed or not or between party and party being those which the law gives or the court in its discretion decrees to the prevailing against the losing party Bill of costs See under Bill Cost free without outlay or expense Her duties being to talk French and her privileges to live cost free and to gather scraps of knowledge Thackeray COSTA Costa kst n Etym L rib See Coast 1 Anat Defn A rib of an animal or a human being 2 Bot Defn A rib or vein of a leaf especially the midrib 3 Zoöl a The anterior rib in the wing of an insect b One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals COSTAGE Costage kstj 115 n Etym OF coustage Defn Expense cost Obs Chaucer COSTAL Costal kstal a Etym Cf F costal See Costa 1 Anat Defn Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body as costal nerves 2 Bot Zoöl Defn Relating to a costa or rib Costal cartilage See Cartilage and Illust of Thorax COSTALNERVED Costalnerved kstalnrvd a Bot Defn Having the nerves spring from the midrib COSTARD Costard kstrd n Etym Prob fr OF coste rib side F côte and meaning orig a ribbed apple from the ribs or angles on its sides See Coast 1 An apple large and round like the head Some apples consist more of air than water others more of water than wind as your costards and pomewaters Muffett 2 The head used contemptuously Try whether your costard or my bat be the harder Shak COSTARDMONGER Costardmonger mngr n Defn A costermonger COSTATE COSTATED Costate kstt Costated ttd a Etym L costatus fr costa rib Defn Having ribs or the appearance of ribs Bot having one or more longitudinal ribs COSTEAN Costean kstn v i Etym Cornish cothas dropped stean tin Defn To search after lodes See Costeaning COSTEANING Costeaning n Defn The process by which miners seek to discover metallic lodes It consist in sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the vein in such manner as to cross all the veins between the two pits COSTELLATE Costellate kstllt a Etym L costa rib Defn Finely ribbed or costated COSTER Coster kstr nEtym Abbrev of costermonger Defn One who hawks about fruit green vegetables fish etc COSTERMONGER Costermonger kstrmngr n Etym See Costard Defn An apple seller a hawker of or dealer in any kind of fruit or vegetables a fruiterer Written also costardmonger COSTIFEROUS Costiferous kstfrs a Etym Costa ferous Anat Defn Ribbearing as the dorsal vertebræ COSTIVE Costive kstv a Etym OF costev p p of costever F constiper L constipare to press closely together to cram con stipare to press together cram See Stipulate Stiff and cf Constipate 1 Retaining fecal matter in the bowels having too slow a motion of the bowels constipated 2 Reserved formal close cold Obs A costive brain Prior Costive of laughter B Jonson You must be frank but without indiscretion and close but without being costive Lord Chesterfield 3 Dry and hard impermeable unyielding Obs Clay in dry seasons is costive hardening with the sun and wind Mortimer COSTIVELY Costively adv Defn In a costive manner COSTIVENESS Costiveness n 1 An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels constipation 2 Inability to express ones self stiffness Obs A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself Wakefield COSTLESS Costless kstls 115 a Defn Costing nothing COSTLEWE Costlewe l a Defn Costly Obs Chaucer COSTLINESS Costliness lns n Defn The quality of being costy expensiveness sumptuousness COSTLY Costly kstl 115 a Etym From Cost expense 1 Of great cost expensive dear He had fitted up his palace in the most costly and sumptuous style for the accomodation of the princess Prescott 2 Gorgeous sumptuous Poetic To show how costly summer was at hand Shak COSTMARY Costmary kstmr n Etym L costum an Oriental aromatic plant Gr kost kust Maria Mary CfAlecost Bot Defn A garden plant Chrysanthemum Balsamita having a strong balsamic smell and nearly allied to tansy It is used as a pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer Called also alecost COSTON LIGHTS Coston lights Defn Signals made by burning lights of different colors and used by vessels at sea and in the lifesaving service named after their inventor COSTOTOME Costotome ksttm n Etym Costa Gr Defn An instrument chisel or shears to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity in postmortem examinations and dissections Knight COSTREL Costrel kstrl n Etym CFW costrel OF costrel LL costrellum a liquid measure costrellus a wine cup Defn A bottle of leather earthenware or wood having ears by which it was suspended at the side Archaic A youth that following with a costrel bore The means of goodly welcome flesh and wine Tennyson COSTUME Costume kstm or kstm n Etym F costume It costume custom dress fr L consuetumen not found for consuetudo custom See Custom and cf Consuetude 1 Dress in general esp the distinctive style of dress of a people class or period 2 Such an arrangement of accessories as in a picture statue poem or play as is appropriate to the time place or other circumstances represented or described I began last night to read Walter Scotts Lay of the Last Minstrel I was extremely delighted with the poetical beauty of some parts The costume too is admirable Sir J Mackintosh 3 A character dress used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes COSTUMER Costumer tmr n Defn One who makes or deals in costumes as for theaters fancy balls etc COSUFFERER Cosufferer ksffrr n Defn One who suffers with another Wycherley COSUPREME Cosupreme ksprm n Defn A partaker of supremacy one jointly supreme Shak COSURETY Cosurety kshrt 136 n pl Cosureties t Defn One who is surety with another COSY Cosy kz a Defn See Cozy COT Cot kt n Etym OE cot cote AS cot cote cottage akin to D Icel kot G koth kot kothe Cf Coat 1 A small house a cottage or hut The sheltered cot the cultivated farm Goldsmith 2 A pen coop or like shelter for small domestic animals as for sheep or pigeons a cote 3 A cover or sheath as a roller cot the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame a cot for a sore finger 4 Etym Cf Ir cot Defn A small rudelyformed boat Bell cot Arch See under Bell COT Cot kt n Etym AS cot cottage bedchamber or cf OF coite F couette E quilt LL cottum cottus mattress See Cot a cottage Defn A sleeping place of limited size a little bed a cradle a piece of canvas extended by a frame used as a bed Written also cott COTANGENT Cotangent ktnjent n Etym For co tangens an abbrev of L complementi tangens See Tangent Trig Defn The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle See Illust of Functions COTARNINE Cotarnine ktrnn or nn n Etym F fr narcotine by transposition of letters Chem Defn A white crystalline substance C12H13NO3 obtained as a product of the decomposition of narcotine It has weak basic properties and is usually regarded as an alkaloid COTE Cote kt n Etym See 1st Cot 1 A cottage or hut Obs 2 A shed shelter or inclosure for small domestic animals as for sheep or doves Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve In hurdled cotes Milton COTE Cote v t Etym Prob from F c sode OF costet LL costatus costatum fr L costu rib side cf F c to go or keep at the side of See Coast Defn To go side by side with hence to pass by to outrun and get before as a dog cotes a hare Obs Drayton We coted them on the way and hither are they coming Shak COTE Cote v t Etym See Quote Defn To quote Obs Udall COTEAU Coteau n pl Coteaux F a hill Canada U S 1 A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys a divide 2 The side of a valley COTEMPORANEOUS Cotemporaneous ktmprns a Etym See Contemporaneous Defn Living or being at the same time contemporaneous Cotemporaneously adv Cotemporaneousness n COTEMPORARY Cotemporary ktmprr a Defn Living or being at the same time contemporary COTEMPORARY Cotemporary n pl Cotemporaries r Defn One who lives at the same time with another a contemporary COTENANT Cotenant ktnant n Defn A tenant in common or a joint tenant COTERIE Coterie kTer 277 n Etym F prob from OF coterie servile tenure fr colier cotter of German origin See 1st Cot Defn A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly as for social literary or other purposes a clique The queen of your coterie Thackeray COTERMINOUS Coterminous ktrmns a Etym Cf Conterminous Defn Bordering conterminous followed by with COTGARE Cotgare ktgr n Defn Refuse wool Obs or Prov COTHURN Cothurn kthrn n Etym L cothurnus Gr Cothurnus Defn A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage hence tragedy in general The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect Motley COTHURNATE COTHURNATED Cothurnate kthrnt Cothurnated ntd a 1 Wearing a cothurn 2 Relating to tragedy solemn grave COTHURNUS Cothurnus ns n Etym L Defn Same as Cothurn COTICULAR Coticular ktklr a Etym L coticula a small touchstone dim cos cotis whetstone Defn Pertaining to whetstones like or suitable for whetstones COTIDAL Cotidal ktdal a Defn Marking an equality in the tides having high tide at the same time Cotidal lines Phys Geog lines on a map passing through places that have high tide at the same time COTILLON COTILLION Cotillon ktyn or ktl277 Cotillion ktlyn n Etym F cotillon fr OF cote coat LL cotta tunic See Coat 1 A brisk dance performed by eight persons a quadrille 2 A tune which regulates the dance 3 A kind of woolen material for womens skrits COTINGA Cotinga ktng n Etym Native South American name Zoöl Defn A bird of the family Cotingidæ including numerous bright colored South American species called also chatterers COTISE Cotise kts n Her Defn See Cottise COTISED Cotised st a Her Defn See Cottised COTLAND Cotland ktlnd n Defn Land appendant to a cot or cottage or held by a cottager or cotter COTQUEAN Cotquean ktkwn n Etym Cot a cottage quean 1 A man who busies himself with affairs which properly belong to women Addison 2 A shecuckold a cucquean a henhussy Obs What shall a husband be afraid of his wifes face We are a king cotquean and we will reign in our pleasures B Jonson COTQUEANITY Cotqueanity ktkwnt n Defn The condition character or conduct of a cotquean Obs B Jonson COTRUSTEE Cotrustee ktrst n Defn A joint trustee COTSWOLD Cotswold ktswld n Etym Cot a cottage or hut wold an open country Defn An open country abounding in sheepcotes as in the Cotswold hills in Gloucestershire England Cotswold sheep a longwooled breed of sheep formerly common in the counties of Gloucester Hereford and Worcester Eng so called from the Cotswold Hills The breed is now chiefly amalgamated with others COTTA Cotta n LL See Coat 1 Eccl Defn A surplice in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves or sometimes none 2 A kind of very coarse woolen blanket COTTAGE Cottage kttj 48 n Etym From Cot a cotttage Defn A small house a cot a hut Note The term was formerly limited to a habitation for the poor but is now applied to any small tasteful dwelling and at places of summer resort to any residence or lodging house of rustic architecture irrespective of size Cottage allotment See under Alloment Eng Cottage cheese the thick part of clabbered milk strained salted and pressed into a ball COTTAGED Cottaged tjd a Defn Set or covered with cottages Even humble Hartings cottaged vale Collins COTTAGELY Cottagely tjl a Defn Cottagelike suitable for a cottage rustic Obs Jer Taylor COTTAGER Cottager kttjr n 1 One who lives in a cottage 2 Law Defn One who lives on the common without paying any rent or having land of his own COTTER COTTAR Cotter Cottar kttr n Etym LL cotarius cottarius coterius See Cot Defn A cottager a cottier Burns Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang Good morrow to the cotter Whittier COTTER Cotter kttr n 1 A piece of wood or metal commonly wedgeshaped used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure It is driven into an opening through one or all of the parts Note See Illust In the United States a cotter is commonly called a key 2 A toggle COTTER Cotter v t Defn To fasten with a cotter COTTIER Cottier tr n Etym OF cotier See Coterie and cf Cotter Defn In Great Britain and Ireland a person who hires a small cottage with or without a plot of land Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlords farm Written also cottar and cotter COTTISE Cottise ktts n Etym Cf F c side L costa rib Her Defn A diminutive of the bendlet containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend When a single cottise is used alone it is often called a cost See also Coupleclose COTTISED Cottised tst a Her Defn Set between two cottises said of a bend or between two barrulets said of a bar or fess COTTOID Cottoid kttoid a Etym NL cottus sculpin oid Zoöl Defn Like a fish of the genus Cottus n Defn A fish belonging to or resembling the genus Cottus See Sculpin COTTOLENE Cottolene n Defn A product from cottonseed used as lard COTTON Cotton kttn n Etym F coton Sp algodon the cotton plant and its wool coton printed cotton cloth fr Ar qutun alqutun cotton wool Cf Acton Hacqueton 1 A soft downy substance resembling fine wool consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant Longstaple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long shortstaple from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half 2 The cotton plant See Cotten plant below 3 Cloth made of cotton Note Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a sense which commonly needs no explanation as cottton bagging cotton clotch cotton goods cotton industry cotton mill cotton spinning cotton tick Cotton cambric See Cambric n 2 Cotton flannel the manufactures name for a heavy cotton fabric twilled and with a long plush nap In England it is called swans down cotton or Canton flannel Cotton gin a machine to separate the seeds from cotton invented by Eli Whitney Cotton grass Bot a genus of plants Eriphorum of the Sedge family having delicate capillary bristles surrounding the fruit seedlike achenia which elongate at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton Cotton mouse Zool a field mouse Hesperomys gossypinus injurious to cotton crops Cotton plant Bot a plant of the genus Gossypium of several species all growing in warm climates and bearing the cotton of commerce The common species originally Asiatic is G herbaceum Cotton press a building and machinery in which cotton bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment a press for baling cotton Cotton rose Bot a genus of composite herbs Filago covered with a white substance resembling cotton Cotton scale Zoöl a species of bark louse Pulvinaria innumerabilis which does great damage to the cotton plant Cotton shrub Same as Cotton plant Cotton stainer Zoöl a species of hemipterous insect Dysdercus suturellus which seriously damages growing cotton by staining it called also redbug Cotton thistle Bot the Scotch thistle See under Thistle Cotton velvet velvet in which the warp and woof are both of cotton and the pile is of silk also velvet made wholly of cotton Cotton waste the refuse of cotton mills Cotton wool cotton in its raw or woolly state Cotton worm Zool a lepidopterous insect Aletia argillacea which in the larval state does great damage to the cotton plant by eating the leaves It also feeds on corn etc and hence is often called corn worm and Southern army worm COTTON Cotton v i 1 To rise with a regular nap as cloth does Obs It cottons well it can not choose but bear A pretty nap Family of Love 2 To go on prosperously to succeed Obs New Hephestion does not this matter cotton as I would Lyly 3 To unite to agree to make friends usually followed by with Colloq A quarrel will end in one of you being turned off in which case it will not be easy to cotton with another Swift Didst see Frank how the old goldsmith cottoned in with his beggarly companion Sir W Scott 4 To take a liking to to stick to one as cotton used with to Slang COTTONADE Cottonade kttnd n Etym F cottonade Defn A somewhat stoun and thick fabric of cotton COTTONARY Cottonary r a Defn Relating to or composed of cotton cottony Obs Cottomary and woolly pillows Sir T Browne COTTON BATTING Cotton batting Defn Cotton prepared in sheets or rolls for quilting upholstering and similar purposes COTTONOUS Cottonous s a Defn Resembling cotton R Evelyn COTTON SEED COTTONSEED Cotton seed or usually collectively Cottonseed n Defn The seed of the cotton plant COTTONSEED MEAL Cottonseed meal Defn A meal made from hulled cotton seeds after the oil has been expressed COTTONSEED OIL Cottonseed oil Defn A fixed semidrying oil extracted from cottonseed It is pale yellow when pure sp gr 9293 and is extensively used in soap making in cookery and as an adulterant of other oils COTTON STATE Cotton State Defn Alabama a nickname COTTONTAIL Cottontail kttntl n Zoöl Defn The American wood rabbit Lepus sylvaticus also called Molly cottontail COTTONWEED Cottonweed wd n Bot Defn See Cudweed COTTONWOOD Cottonwood wd n Bot Defn An American tree of the genus Populus or polar having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs esp the P monilifera and P angustifolia of the Western United States COTTONY Cottony a 1 Covered with hairs or pubescence like cotton downy nappy woolly 2 Of or pertaining to cotton resembling cotton in appearance or character soft like cotton COTTREL Cottrel kttrl n Defn A trammel or hook to support a pot over a fire Knight COTYLA COTYLE Cotyla ktl Cotyle ktl n Etym Gr cotyla a measure Anat Defn A cuplike cavity or organ Same as Acetabulum COTYLEDON Cotyledon ktldn n Etym GrCotyle 1 Anat Defn One of the patches of villi found in some forms of placenta 2 Bot Defn A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an embryo a seed leaf Note Many plants as the bean and the maple have two cotyledons the grasses only one and pines have several In one African plant Welwitschia the cotyledons are permanent and grow to immense proportions COTYLEDONAL Cotyledonal ktldnal a Defn Of pertaining to or resembling a cotyledon COTYLEDONARY Cotyledonary r a Defn Having a cotyledon tufted as the cotyledonary placenta of the cow COTYLEDONOUS Cotyledonous s 277 a Defn Of or pertaining to a cotyledon or cotyledons having a seed lobe COTYLIFORM Cotyliform ktlfrm a Etym Cotyle form Zoöl Defn Shaped like a cotyle or a cup COTYLIGEROUS Cotyligerous ktljrs a Etym Cotyle gerous Zoöl Defn Having cotyles COTYLOID Cotyloid ktloid a Etym Cotyle oid Anat a Shaped like a cup as the cotyloid cavity which receives the head of the thigh bone b Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity as the cotyloid ligament or notch COUCAL Coucal kkl n Etym Prob native name Zoöl Defn A large Old World ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus of several species COUCH Couch kouch v t imp p p Couched koucht p pr vb n Couching Etym F coucher to lay down lie down OF colchier fr L collocare to lay put place col locare to place fr locus place See Locus 1 To lay upon a bed or other resting place Where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain Does couch his limbs there golden sleep doth reign Shak 2 To arrauge or dispose as in a bed sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun The waters couch themselves as may be to the center of this globe in a spherical convexity T Burnet 3 To lay or deposit in a bed or layer to bed It is at this day in use at Gaza to couch potsherds or vessels of earth in their walls Bacon 4 Paper Making Defn To transfer as sheets of partly dried pulp from the wire clotch mold to a felt blanket for further drying 5 To conceal to include or involve darkly There is all this and more that lies naturally couched under this allegory LEstrange 6 To arrange to place to inlay Obs Chaucer 7 To put into some form of language to express to phrase used with in and under A wellcouched invective Milton I had received a letter from Flora couched in rather cool terms Blackw Mag 8 Med Defn To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle as to couch a cataract To couch a spear or lance to lower to the position of attack to place in rest He stooped his head and couched his spear And spurred his steed to full career Sir W Scott To couch malt to spread malt on a floor Mortimer COUCH Couch v i 1 To lie down or recline as on a bed or other place of rest to repose to lie Where souls do couch on flowers we ll hand in hand Shak If I court moe women you ll couch with moe men Shak 2 To lie down for concealment to hide to be concealed to be included or involved darkly We ll couch in the castle ditch till we see the light of our fairies Shak The halfhidden hallfrevealed wonders that yet couch beneath the words of the Scripture I Taylor 3 To bend the body as in reverence pain labor etc to stoop to crouch Obs An aged squire That seemed to couch under his shield threesquare Spenser COUCH Couch n Etym F couche OF colche culche fr colchier See Couch v t 1 A bed or place for repose or sleep particularly in the United States a lounge Gentle sleep why liest thou with the vile In loathsome beds and leavest the kingly couch Shak Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him and lies down to pleasant dreams Bryant 2 Any place for repose as the lair of a beast etc 3 A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate in malting or the floor occupied by the barley as couch of malt 4 Painting Gilding Defn A preliminary layer as of color size etc COUCHANCY Couchancy kouchans n Defn State of lying down for repose R COUCHANT Couchant kouchant a Etym F p pr of coucher See Couch v t 1 Lying down with head erect squatting 2 Her Defn Lying down with the head raised which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant or sleeping said of a lion or other beast Couchant and levant Law rising up and lying down said of beasts and indicating that they have been long enough on land not belonging to their owner to lie down and rise up to feed such time being held to include a day and night at the least Blackstone COUCHE Couché ksh a Etym F p p of coucher See Couch v t Her a Not erect inclined said of anything that is usually erect as an escutcheon b Lying on its side thus a chevron couché is one which emerges from one side of the escutcheon and has its apex on the opposite side or at the fess point COUCHED Couched koucht a Her Defn Same as Couch COUCHEE Couchee ksh F ksh n Etym F couch a sleeping place from coucher See Couch v t Defn A reception held at the time of going to bed as by a sovereign or great prince Obs Dryden The dukes levees and couchees were so crowded that the antechambers were full Bp Burnet COUCHER Coucher kouchr n 1 One who couches 2 Paper Manuf Defn One who couches paper 3 Etym Cf L collectarius O Eng Law a A factor or agent resident in a country for traffic Blount b The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts Obs Cowell COUCH GRASS Couch grass grs Bot Defn See Quitch grass COUCHING Couching n 1 Med Defn The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract 2 Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation instead of drawing them through COUCHLESS Couchless kouchls a Defn Having no couch or bed COUDEE Coudee kd F kd n Etym F coud from coude elbow Defn A measure of length the distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger a cubit COUGAR Cougar kgr n Etym F couguar from the native name in the South American dialects cuguacuara cuguacuarana Zoöl Defn An American feline quadruped Felis concolor resembling the African panther in size and habits Its color is tawny without spots hence writers often called it the American lion Called also puma panther mountain lion and catamount See Puma COUGH Cough kf v i imp p p Coughed kft p pr vb n Coughing Etym Cf D kuchen MHG k to breathe G keuchen to pant and E chincough the first part of which is prob akin to cough cf also E choke Defn To expel air or obstructing or irritating matter from the lungs or air passages in a noisy and violent manner COUGH Cough v t 1 To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing followed by up as to cough up phlegm 2 To bring to a specified state by coughing as he coughed himself hoarse To cough down to silence or put down an objectionable speaker by simulated coughing COUGH Cough n Etym Cg D kuch See Cough v i 1 A sudden noisy and violent expulsion of air from the chest caused by irritation in the air passages or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder etc 2 The more or less frequent repetition of coughing constituting a symptom of disease Stomach cough Ear cough cough due to irritation in the stomach or ear COUGHER Cougher kfr n Defn One who coughs COUHAGE Couhage kouj n Bot Defn See Cowhage COULD Could kd imp of Can Etym OF coude The l was inserted by mistake under the influence of should and would Defn Was should be or would be able capable or susceptible Used as an auxiliary in the past tense or in the conditional present COULEE Coulee kl n Etym F coulée fr couler to run or flow Defn A stream Geol Defn a stream of lava Also in the Western United States the bed of a stream even if dry when deep and having inclined sides distinguished from a cañon which has precipitous sides COULEUR Couleur n F 1 Color chiefly used in a few French phrases as couler de rose color of rose and hence adjectively rosecolored roseate 2 A suit of cards as hearts or clubs used in some French games COULISSE Coulisse kls F kls n Etym F fr couler to flow glide 1 A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides 2 One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater or the space included between the side scenes COULOIR Couloir klwr n Etym F a strainer 1 A deep gorge a gully 2 Hydraul Engin Defn A dredging machine for excavating canals etc COULOMB Coulomb kln n Etym From Coulomb a French physicist and electrican Physics Defn The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current produced by an electromotive force of one volt acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm or the quantitty transferred by one ampère in one second Formerly called weber COULOMB METER Coulomb meter Elec Defn Any instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs COULOMBS LAW Coulombs law Physics Defn The law that the force exerted between two electric or magnetic charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely to the square of the distance between them COULTER Coulter kltr n Defn Same as Colter COULTERNEB Coulterneb nb n Zoöl Defn The puffin COULURE Coulure n F prop a dropping Hort Defn A disease affecting grapes esp in California manifested by the premature dropping of the fruit COUMARIC Coumaric kmrk a Defn Relating to derived from or like the Dipterix odorata a tree of Guiana Coumaric acid Chem one of a series of aromatic acids related to cinnamic acid the most important of which is a white crystalline substance HOC6H4C2H2CO2H obtained from the tonka bean sweet clover etc and also produced artifically COUMARIN Coumarin kmrn n Etym F fr coumarou a tree of Guiana Chem Defn The concrete essence of the tonka bean the fruit of Dipterix formerly Coumarouna odorata and consisting essentially of coumarin proper which is a white crystalline substance C9H6O2 of vanilla like odor regarded as an anhydride of coumaric acid and used in flavoring Coumarin in also made artificially COUMAROU Coumarou n See Coumarin Bot Defn The tree Dipteryx odorata which bears the tonka bean also the bean itself COUNCIL Council kounsl n Etym F concile fr L concilium con calare to call akin to Gr hale v haul Cf Conciliate This word is often confounded with counsel with which it has no connection 1 An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation deliberation or advice as a council of physicians for consultation in a critical case 2 A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an advisory or a legislative assembly as a governors council a city council An old lord of the council rated me the other day Shak 3 Act of deliberating deliberation consultation Satan void of rest His potentates to council called by night Milton O great in action and in council wise Pope Aulic council See under Aulic Cabinet council See under Cabinet City council the legislative branch of a city government usually consisting of a board of aldermen and common council but sometimes otherwise constituted Common council See under Common Council board Council table the table round which a council holds consultation also the council itself in deliberation Council chamber the room or apartment in which a council meets Council fire the ceremonial fire kept burning while the Indians hold their councils US Barilett Council of war an assembly of officers of high rank called to consult with the commander in chief in regard to measures or importance or nesessity Ecumenical council Eccl an assembly of prelates or divines convened from the whole body of the church to regulate matters of doctrine or discipline Executive council a body of men elected as advisers of the chief magistrate whether of a State or the nation US Legislative council the upper house of a legislature usually called the senate Privy council See under Privy Eng Syn Assembly meeting congress diet parliament convention convocation synod COUNCILIST Councilist kounslst n Defn One who belong to a council one who gives an opinion Obs I will in three months be an expert counsilist Milton COUNCILMAN Councilman kounslman n pl Councilmen men Defn A member of a council especially of the common council of a city a councilor COUNCILOR Councilor kounslr n Defn A member of a council Written also councillor Note The distinction between councilor a member of a council and counselor one who gives councel was not formerly made but is now very generally recognized and observed COUNE Coune kn v t Etym L co unus one Defn To combine or unite Obs Couned together Feltham COUNITE Counite knt v t Defn To unite Obs COUNITE Counite a Defn United closely with another Obs COUNSEL Counsel kounsl n Etym OE conc F conseil fr L consilium fr the root of consulere to consult of uncertain origin Cf Consult Consul 1 Interchange of opinions mutual advising consultation All the chief priest and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death Matt xxvii 1 2 Examination of consequences exercise of deliberate judgment prudence They all confess therefore in the working of that first cause that counsel is used Hooker 3 Result of consultation advice instruction I like thy counsel well hast thou advised Shak It was ill counsel had misled the girl Tennyson 4 Deliberate purpose design intent scheme plan The counsel of the Lord standeth forever Ps xxxiii 11 The counsels of the wicked are deceit Prov xii 5 5 A secret opinion or purpose a private matter Thilke lord to whom no counsel may be hid Gower 6 One who gives advice especially in legal matters one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court also collectively the legal advocates united in the management of a case as the defendant has able counsel The King found his counsel as refractory as his judges Macaulay Note The some courts a distinction is observed between the attorney and the counsel in a cause the former being employed in the management iof the more mechanical parts of the suit the latter in attending to the pleadings managing the cause at the trial and in applying the law to the exigencies of the case during the whole progress of the suit In other courts the same person can exercise the powers of each See Attorney Kent In counsel in secret Obs Chaucer To keep counsel or To keep ones own counsel to keep ones thoughts purposes etc undisclosed The players can not keep counsel they ll tell all Shak Syn Advice consideration consultation purpose scheme opinion COUNSEL Counsel v t imp p p Counseled sld or Counselled p pr vb n Counseling or Counselling Etym OE conseilen counseilen F conseiller fr L consiliari fr consilium counsel 1 To give advice to to advice admonish or instruct as a person Good sir I do in friendship counsel you To leave this place Shak 2 To advise or recommend as an act or course They who counsel war Milton Thus Belial with words clothed in resons garb Counseled ignoble ease and peaceful sloth Milton COUNSELABLE Counselable bl a Etym Written also counsellable 1 Willing to receive counsel or follow advice R Few men of so great parts were upon all occasions more counselable than he Clarendon 2 Suitable to be advised advisable wise Obs He did not believe it counselable Clarendon COUNSELOR Counselor kounslr n Written also counsellor Etym OE conseiler F conseiller fr L consiliarius fr consilium counsel 1 One who counsels an adviser Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a good counselor or no Shak 2 A member of council one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate Note See under Consilor 3 One whose profession is to give advice in law and manage causes for clients in court a barrister Good counselors lack no clients Shak COUNSELORSHIP Counselorship kounslrshp n Defn The function and rank or office of a counselor Bacon COUNT Count kount v t imp p p Counted p pr vb n Counting Etym OF conter and later etymological spelling compter in modern French thus distinguished conter to relate cf Recount Account compter to count fr L computuare to reckon compute com putare to reckon settle order prune orig to clean See Pure and cf Compute 1 To tell or name one by one or by groups for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection to number to enumerate to compute to reckon Who can count the dust of Jacob Num xxiii 10 In a journey of forty miles Avaux counted only three miserable cabins Macaulay 2 To place to an account to ascribe or impute to consider or esteem as belonging Abracham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness Rom iv 3 3 To esteem to account to reckon to think judge or consider I count myself in nothing else so happy As in a soul remembering my good friends Shak To count out a To exclude one will not particapate or cannot be depended upon b House of Commons To declare adjourned as a sitting of the House when it is ascertained that a quorum is not present c To prevent the accession of a person to office by a fraudulent return or count of the votes cast said of a candidate really elected Colloq Syn To calculate number reckon compute enumerate See Calculate COUNT Count v i 1 To number or be counted to possess value or carry weight hence to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest as every vote counts accidents count for nothing This excellent man counted among the best and wisest of English statesmen J A Symonds 2 To reckon to rely to depend with on or upon He was brewer to the palace and it was apprehended that the government counted on his voice Macaulay I think it a great error to count upon the genius of a nation as a standing argument in all ages Swift 3 To take account or note with of Obs No man counts of her beauty Shak 4 Eng Law Defn To plead orally to argue a matter in court to recite a count Burrill COUNT Count n Etym F conte and compte with different meanings fr L computus a computation fr computare See Count v t 1 The act of numbering reckoning also the number ascertained by counting Of blessed saints for to increase the count Spenser By this count I shall be much in years Shak 2 An object of interest or account value estimation Obs All his care and count Spenser 3 Law Defn A formal statement of the plaintiffs case in court in a more technical and correct sense a particular allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment separately setting forth the cause of action or prosecution Wharton Note In the old law books count was used synonymously with declaration When the plaintiff has but a single cause of action and makes but one statement of it that statement is called indifferently count or declaration most generally however the latter But where the suit embraces several causes or the plaintiff makes several different statements of the same cause of action each statement is called a count and all of them combined a declaration Bouvier Wharton COUNT Count n Etym F conte fr L comes comitis associate companion one of the imperial court or train properly one who goes with another com ire to go akin to Skr i to go Defn A nobleman on the continent of Europe equal in rank to an English earl Note Though the tittle Count has never been introduced into Britain the wives of Earls have from the earliest period of its history been designated as Countesses Brande C Count palatine a Formerly the proprietor of a county who possessed royal prerogatives within his county as did the Earl of Chester the Bishop of Durham and the Duke of Lancaster Eng See County palatine under County b Originally a high judicial officer of the German emperors afterward the holder of a fief to whom was granted the right to exercise certain imperial powers within his own domains Germany COUNTABLE Countable bl a Defn Capable of being numbered COUNTENANCE Countenance kountnans n Etym OE contenance countenaunce demeanor composure F contenance demeanor fr L continentia continence LL also demeanor fr L continere to hold together repress contain See Contain and cf Continence 1 Appearance or expression of the face look aspect mien So spake the Son and into terror changed His countenance Milton 2 The face the features In countenance somewhat doth resemble you Shak 3 Approving or encouraging aspect of face hence favor good will support aid encouragement Thou hast made him glad with thy countenance Ps xxi 6 This is the magistrates peculiar province to give countenance to piety and virtue and to rebuke vice Atterbury 4 Superficial appearance show pretense Obs The election being done he made countenance of great discontent thereat Ascham In countenance in an assured condition or aspect free from shame or dismay It puts the learned in countenance and gives them a place among the fashionable part of mankind Addison Out of countenance not bold or assured confounded abashed Their best friends were out of countenance because they found that the imputations were well grounded Clarendon To keep the countenance to preserve a composed or natural look undisturbed by passion or emotion Swift COUNTENANCE Countenance kountnans v t imp p p Countenanced nanst p pr vb n Countenancing 1 To encourage to favor to approve to aid to abet This conceit though countenanced by learned men is not made out either by experience or reason Sir T Browne Error supports custom custom countenances error Milton 2 To make a show of to pretend Obs Which to these ladies love did countenance Spenser COUNTENANCER Countenancer nansr n Defn One who countenances favors or supports COUNTER Counter kountr Note See Counter adv Defn A prefix meaning contrary opposite in opposition as counteract counterbalance countercheck See Counter adv a COUNTER Counter kountr n Etym OE countere countour a counter in sense 1 OF contere conteor fr conter to count See Count v t 1 One who counts or reckons up a calculator a reckoner 2 A piece of metal ivory wood or bone used in reckoning in keeping account of games etc The old gods of our own race whose names serve as counters reckon the days of the week E B Tylor What comes the wool to I can not do it witthout counters Shak 3 Money coin used in contempt Obs To lock such rascal counters from his friends Shak 4 A prison either of two prisons formerly in London Anne Aysavugh imprisoned in the Counter Fuller 5 A telltale a contrivance attached to an engine printing press or other machine for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations Knight COUNTER Counter n Etym OE countour OF contouer comptouer F comptoir LL computatorium prop a computing place place of accounts fr L computare See Count v t Defn A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted a long narrow table or bench on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers or on which they are weighed or measured COUNTER Counter adv Etym F contre fr L contra against Cf Contra 1 Contrary in opposition in an opposite direction contrariwise used chiefly with run or go Running counter to all the rules of virtue Locks 2 In the wrong way contrary to the right course as a hound that runs counter This is counter you false Danish dogs Shak 3 At or against the front or face R Which darts they never throw counter but at the back of the flier Sandys COUNTER Counter a Defn Contrary opposite contrasted opposed adverse antagonistic as a counter current a counter revolution a counter poison a counter agent counter fugue Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle I Taylor Counter approach Fort a trench or work pushed forward from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers See Approach Counter bond Law in old practice a bond to secure one who has given bond for another Counter brace See Counter brace in Vocabulary Counter deed Law a secret writing which destroys invalidates or alters a public deed Counter distinction contradistinction Obs Counter drain a drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse for carrying off the water that may soak through Counter extension Surg the fixation of the upper part of a limb while extension is practiced on the lower part as in cases of luxation or fracture Counter fissure Surg Same as Contrafissure Counter indication Med Same as Contraindication Counter irritant Med an irritant to produce a blister a pustular eruption or other irritation in some part of the body in order to relieve an existing irritation in some other part Counter irritants are of as great use in moral as in physical diseases Macaulay Counter irritation Med the act or the result of applying a counter irritant Counter opening an aperture or vent on the opposite side or in a different place Counter parole Mil a word in addition to the password given in time of alarm as a signal Counter plea Law a replication to a plea Cowell Counter pressure force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction to some other opposing pressure Counter project a project scheme or proposal brought forward in opposition to another as in the negotiation of a treaty Swift Counter proof in engraving a print taken off from another just printed which by being passed through the press gives a copy in reverse and of course in the same position as that of plate from which the first was printed the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate Counter revolution a revolution opposed to a former one and restoring a former state of things Counter revolutionist one engaged in or befriending a counter revolution Counter round Mil a body of officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels Counter sea Naut a sea running in an opposite direction from the wind Counter sense opposite meaning Counter signal a signal to answer or correspond to another Counter signature the name of a secretary or other officer countersigned to a writing Tooke Counter slope an overhanging slope as a wall with a counter slope Mahan Counter statement a statement made in opposition to or denial of another statement Counter surety a counter bond or a surety to secure one who has given security Counter tally a tally corresponding to another Counter tide contrary tide COUNTER Counter n Etym See Counter adv Contra 1 Naut Defn The after part of a vessels body from the water line to the stern below and somewhat forward of the stern proper 2 Mus Defn Same as Contra Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part but now used as equivalent to counter tenor 3 Far Defn The breast or thet part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck 4 The back leather or heel part of a boot COUNTER Counter kountr n Defn An encounter Obs With kindly counter under mimic shade Spenser COUNTER Counter v i Boxing Defn To return a blow while receiving one as in boxing His left hand countered provokingly C Kingsley COUNTERACT Counteract kountrkt v t imp p p Counteracted p pr vb n Counteracting Defn To act in opposition to to hinder defeat or frustrate by contrary agency or influence as to counteract the effect of medicines to counteract good advice COUNTERACTION Counteraction kountrkshn n Defn Action in opposition hindrance resistance They do not overcome the counteraction of a false principle or of stubborn partiality Johnson COUNTERACTIVE Counteractive ktv a Defn Tending to counteract COUNTERACTIVE Counteractive n Defn One who or that which counteracts COUNTERACTIVELY Counteractively adv Defn By counteraction COUNTERBALANCE Counterbalance blans v t imp p p Counterbalanced anst p pr vb n Counterbalancing Defn To oppose with an equal weight or power to counteract the power or effect of to countervail to equiponderate to balance The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurial cylinder Boyle The cstudy of mind is necessary to counterbalance and correct the influence of the study of nature Sir W Hamilton COUNTERBALANCE Counterbalance kountrblans n Defn A weight power or agency acting against or balancing another as a A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly wheel to balance the weight of a crank pin etc on the opposite side of the wheel b A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything as of a drawbridge or a scale beam Money is the counterbalance to all other things purchasable by it Locke COUNTERBORE Counterbore br n 1 A flatbottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole usually of slight depth as for receiving a cylindrical screw head 2 A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal to the axis used for enlarging a hole or for forming a flatbottomed recess at its mouth COUNTERBORE Counterbore kountrbr v t Defn To form a counterbore in by boring turning or drilling to enlarge as a hole by means of a counterbore COUNTER BRACE Counter brace brs 1 Naut Defn The brace of the foretopsail on the leeward side of a vessel 2 Engin Defn A brace in a framed structure which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive Note In a quadrilateral system of bracing the main brace is usually in the direction of one diagonal and the counter brace in the direction of the other Strains in counter braces are occasioned by the live load only as in a roof by the wind or in a bridge by a moving train COUNTERBRACE Counterbrace v t 1 Naut Defn To brace in opposite directions as to counterbrace the yards i e to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another 2 Engin Defn To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted to apply counter braces to COUNTERBUFF Counterbuff kountrbf v t Defn To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction to stop by a blow or impulse in front Dryden COUNTERBUFF Counterbuff kountrbf n Defn A blow in an opposite direction a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil COUNTERCAST Countercast kountrkst n Defn A trick a delusive contrivance Obs Spenser COUNTERCASTER Countercaster r n Defn A caster of accounts a reckoner a bookkeeper used conteptuously COUNTERCHANGE Counterchange kountrchnj v t imp p p Counterchanged chnjd p pr vb n Counterchanging 1 To give and receive to cause to change places to exchange 2 To checker to diversify as in heraldic counterchanging See Counterchaged a 2 Withelms that counterchange the floor Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright Tennyson COUNTERCHANGE Counterchange kountrchnj n Defn Exchange reciprocation COUNTERCHANGED Counterchanged chnjd a 1 Exchanged 2 Her Defn Having the tinctures exchanged mutually thus if the field is divided palewise or and azure and cross is borne counterchanged that part of the cross which comes on the azure side will be or and that on the or side will be azure COUNTERCHARGE Countercharge kountrchrj n Defn An opposing charge COUNTERCHARM Countercharm kountrchrm v t imp p p Countercharmed chrmd p pr vb n Countercharming Defn To destroy the effect of a charm upon COUNTERCHARM Countercharm kountrchrm n Defn That which has the power of destroying the effect of a charm COUNTERCHECK Countercheck kountrchk v t imp p p Counterchecked chckt p pr vb n Counterchecking Defn To oppose or check by some obstacle to check by a return check COUNTERCHECK Countercheck kountrchk n 1 A check a stop a rebuke or censure to check a reprover 2 Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force a check upon a check The system of checks and counterchecks J H Newton COUNTERCLAIM Counterclaim klm n Law Defn A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him COUNTERCOMPONY Countercompony kmpn a Her Defn See Compony COUNTERCOUCHANT Countercouchant kountrkouchant a Her Defn Lying down with their heads in opposite directions said of animals borne in a coat of arms COUNTERCOURANT Countercourant krnt a Her Defn Running in opposite directions said of animals borne in a coast of arms COUNTERCURRENT Countercurrent kountrkrrent a Defn Running in an opposite direction COUNTERCURRENT Countercurrent n Defn A current running in an opposite direction to the main current COUNTERDRAW Counterdraw kountrdr v t imp Counterdrew dr p p Counterdrawn drn p pr vb n Counterdrawing Defn To copy as a design or painting by tracing with a pencil on oiled paper or other transparent substance COUNTERFAISANCE Counterfaisance kountrfzans n Defn See Counterfesance Obs COUNTERFEIT Counterfeit kountrft a Etym F contrefait p p of contrefaire to counterfeit contre L contra faire to make fr L facere See Counter adv and Fact 1 Representing by imitation or likeness having a resemblance to something else portrayed Look here upon this picture and on thisThe counterfeit presentment of two brothers Shak 2 Fabricated in imitation of something else with a view to defraud by passing the false copy for genuine or original as counterfeit antiques counterfeit coin No counterfeit gem Robinson Mores Utopia 3 Assuming the appearance of something false spurious deceitful hypocritical as a counterfeit philanthropist An arrant counterfeit rascal Shak Syn Forged fictitious spurious false COUNTERFEIT Counterfeit n 1 That which resembles or is like another thing a likeness a portrait a counterpart Thou drawest a counterfeit Best in all Athens Shak Even Natures self envied the same And grudged to see the counterfeit should shame The thing itself Spenser 2 That which is made in imitation of something with a view to deceive by passing the false for the true as the bank note was a counterfeit Never call a true piece of gold a counterfeit Shak Some of these counterfeits are fabricated with such exquisite taste and skill that it is the achievement of criticism to distinguish them from originals Macaulay 3 One who pretends to be what he is not one who personates another an impostor a cheat I fear thou art another counterfeit And yet in faith thou bearsst thee like a king Shak COUNTERFEIT Counterfeit v t imp p p Counterfeited p pr vb n Counterfeiting 1 To imitate or put on a semblance of to mimic as to counterfeit the voice of another person Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes for many a joke had he Goldsmith 2 To imitate with a view to deceiving by passing the copy for that which is original or genuine to forge as to counterfeit the signature of another coins notes etc COUNTERFEIT Counterfeit v i 1 To carry on a deception to dissemble to feign to pretend The knave counterfeits well a good knave Shak 2 To make counterfeits COUNTERFEITER Counterfeiter ftr n 1 One who counterfeits one who copies or imitates especially one who copies or forges bank notes or coin a forger The coin which was corrupted by counterfeiters Camden 2 One who assumes a false appearance or semblance one who makes false pretenses Counterfeiters of devotion Sherwood COUNTERFEITLY Counterfeitly adv Defn By forgery falsely COUNTERFESANCE Counterfesance fzans n Etym OF contrefaisance fr contrefaire See Counterfeit a Defn The act of forging forgery Obs Written also counterfaisance COUNTERFLEURY Counterfleury kountrflr a Etym F contrefleuri Her Defn Counterflory COUNTERFLORY Counterflory flr a Etym See Counterfleury Her Defn Adorned with flowers usually fleursdelis so divided that the tops appear on one side and the bottoms on the others said of any ordinary COUNTERFOIL Counterfoil foil n Etym Counter foil a leaf 1 That part of a tally formerly in the exchequer which was kept by an officer in that court the other called the stock being delivered to the person who had lent the king money on the account called also counterstock Eng 2 The part of a writing as the stub of a bank check in which are noted the main particulars contained in the corresponding part which has been issued COUNTERFORCE Counterforce frs n Defn An opposing force COUNTERFORT Counterfort frt n 1 Fort Defn A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall 2 A spur or projection of a mountain Imp Dict COUNTERGAGE Countergage gj n Carp Defn An adjustable gage with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made Knight COUNTERGLOW Counterglow n Astron Defn An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun best seen during September and October when in the constellations Sagittarius and Pisces Its cause is not yet understood Called also Gegenschein COUNTERGUARD Counterguard kountrgrd n Fort Defn A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion and protecting them from a breaching fire COUNTERIRRITANT COUNTERIRRITATION Counterirritant rrtant n Counterirritation n Defn See Counter irritant etc under Counter a COUNTERIRRITATE Counterirritate kountrrrtt v t Med Defn To produce counter irritation in to treat with one morbid process for the purpose of curing another COUNTERJUMPER Counterjumper kountrjmpr n Defn A salesman in a shop a shopman used contemtuously Slang COUNTERLATH Counterlath n Building a A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a bearing for laths laid crosswise b Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths c Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for plastering d One of many laths used in preparing one side of a partition or framed wall when the other side has been covered in and finished COUNTERMAN Counterman kountrman n pl Countermen men Defn A man who attends at the counter of a shop to sell goods Eng COUNTERMAND Countermand kountrmnd v t imp p p Countermanded p pr vb n Countermanding Etym F contremander contre L contra mander to command fr L mandare Cf Mandate 1 To revoke a former command to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given as to countermand an order for goods 2 To prohibit to forbid Obs Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles Harvey 3 To oppose to revoke the command of For us to alter anuthing is to lift ourselves against God and as it were to countermand him Hooker COUNTERMAND Countermand kountrmnd n Defn A contrary order revocation of a former order or command Have you no countermand for Claudio yet But he must die tomorrow Shak COUNTERMANDABLE Countermandable mndbl a Defn Capable of being countermanded revocable Bacon COUNTERMARCH Countermarch kountrmrch v i imp p p Countermarched mrcht p pr vb n Countermarching Mil Defn To march back or to march in reversed order The two armies marched and countermarched drew near and receded Macaulay COUNTERMARCH Countermarch kountrmrch n 1 A marching back retrocession 2 Mil Defn An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same men in the front rank also a movement by which the rear rank becomes the front one either with or without changing the right to the left 3 A change of measures alteration of conduct Such countermarches and retractions as we do not willingly impute to wisdom T Burnet COUNTERMARK Countermark mrk n 1 A mark or token added to those already existing in order to afford security or proof as an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons that it may not be opened except in the presence of all a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths Company of London to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver a mark added to an ancient coin or medal to show either its change of value or that it was taken from an enemy 2 Far Defn An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark to disguise their age COUNTERMARK Countermark kountrmrk v t Defn To apply a countenmark to as to countermark silverware to countermark a horses teeth COUNTERMINE Countermine kountrmn n Etym Counter mine underground gallery cf F contermine 1 Mil Defn An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy 2 A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated Thinking himself contemned knowing no countermine against contempt but terror Sir P Sidney COUNTERMINE Countermine kountrmn v t Etym Cf F contreminer imp p p Countermined p pr vb n Countermining 1 Mil Defn To oppose by means or a countermine to intercept with a countermine 2 To frustrate or counteract by secret measures COUNTERMINE Countermine v i Defn To make a countermine or counterplot to plot secretly Tis hard for man to countermine with God Chapman COUNTERMOVE Countermove kountrmv v t i Defn To move in a contrary direction to COUNTERMOVE COUNTERMOVEMENT Countermove mv n Countermovement ment Defn A movement in opposition to another COUNTERMURE Countermure mr n Etym Counter mure cf F contremur Fort Defn A wall raised behind another to supply its place when breached or destroyed R Cf Contramure Knolles COUNTERMURE Countermure kountrmr v t imp p p Countermured mrd p pr vb n Countermuring Etym Cf F contremurer Defn To fortify with a wall behind another wall R Kyd COUNTERNATURAL Counternatural kountrntral 135 a Defn Contrary to nature R Harvey COUNTERPALY Counterpaly pl a Etym F contrepalé Her Defn Paly and then divided fesswise so that each vertical piece is cut into two having the colors used alternately or counterchanged Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent and azure COUNTERPANE Counterpane kountrpn n Etym See Counterpoint corrupted into counterpane from the employment of paneshaped figures in these coverlets Defn A coverlet for a bed originally stitched or woven in squares or figures On which a tissue counterpane was cast Drayton COUNTERPANE Counterpane n Etym OF contrepan a pledge security contre pan a skirt also a pawn or gage F pan a skirt See Pane and cf Pawn O Law Defn A duplicate part or copy of an indenture deed etc corresponding with the original now called counterpart Read scribe give me the counterpane B Jonson COUNTERPART Counterpart kountrprt n 1 A part corresponding to another part anything which answers or corresponds to another a copy a duplicate a facsimile In same things the laws of Normandy agreed with the laws of England so that they seem to be as it were copies or counterparts one of another Sir M Hale 2 Law Defn One of two corresponding copies of an instrument a duplicate 3 A person who closely resembles another 4 A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly as a seal to its impression hence a thing which is adapted to another thing or which suplements it that which serves to complete or complement anything hence a person or thing having qualities lacking in another an opposite O counterpart Of our soft sex well are you made our lords Dryden COUNTERPASSANT Counterpassant pssant a Etym Counter passantcf F contrepassant Her Defn Passant in opposite directions said of two animals COUNTERPLEAD Counterplead kountrpld v t Defn To plead the contrary of to plead against to deny COUNTERPLOT Counterplot kountrplt v t imp p p Counterplottedp pr vb n Counterplotting Defn To oppose as another plot by plotting to attempt to frustrate as a stratagem by stratagem Every wile had proved abortive every plot had been counterplotted De Quinsey COUNTERPLOT Counterplot kountrplt n Defn A plot or artifice opposed to another LEstrange COUNTERPOINT Counterpoint kountrpoint n Etym Counter point Defn An opposite point Obs Sir E Sandys COUNTERPOINT Counterpoint n Etym F contrepoint cf It contrappunto Cf Contrapuntal Mus a The setting of note against note in harmony the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody b The art of polyphony or composite melody i e melody not single but moving attended by one or more related melodies c Music in parts part writing harmony polyphonic music See Polyphony Counterpoint an invention equivalent to a new creation of music Whewell COUNTERPOINT Counterpoint n Etym OF contrepoincte corruption of earlier counstepointe countepointe F courtepointe fr L culcita cushion mattress see Quilt and cf Cushion puncta fem p p of pungere to prick see Point The word properly meant a stitched quilt with the colors broken one into another Defn A coverlet a cover for a bed often stitched or broken into squares a counterpane See 1st Counterpane Embroidered coverlets or counterpoints of purple silk Sir T North COUNTERPOISE Counterpoise kountrpoiz 277 v t imp p p Counterpoised poizd p pr vb n Counterpoising Etym OE countrepesen counterpeisen F contrepeser See Counter adv and Poise v t 1 To act against with equal weight to equal in weght to balance the weight of to counterbalance Weigts counterpoising one another Sir K Digby 2 To act against with equal power to balance So many freeholders of English will be able to beard and counterpoise the rest Spenser COUNTERPOISE Counterpoise kountrpoiz n Etym OE countrepese OF contrepois F contrepods See Counter adv and Poise n 1 A weight sufficient to balance another as in the opposite scale of a balance an equal weight Fastening that to our exact balance we put a metalline counterpoise into the opposite scale Boyle 2 An equal power or force acting in opposition a force sufficient to balance another force The second nobles are a counterpoise to the higher nobility that they grow not too potent Bacon 3 The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other equilibrum equiponderance The pendulous round eart with balanced air In counterpoise Milton COUNTERPOLE Counterpole pl n Defn The exact opposite The German prose offers the counterpole to the French style De Quincey COUNTERPONDERATE Counterponderate pndrt v t Defn TO equal in weight to counterpoise to equiponderate COUNTERPROVE Counterprove kountrprv v t imp p p Counterproved prvd p pr vb n Counterproving Defn To take a counter proof of or a copy in reverse by taking an impression directly from the face of an original See Counter proof under Counter COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY counterrevolutionary counterrevolutionary adj Defn marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution as ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies Opposite of revolutionary WordNet 15 COUNTERROLL Counterroll rl n Etym Cf Control O Eng Law Defn A duplicate roll record or account kept by an officer as a check upon another officers roll Burrill Note As a verb this word is contracted into control See Control COUNTERROLMENT Counterrolment kountrrlment n Defn A counter account See Control Obs Bacon COUNTERSALIENT Countersalient slent or slyent 106 a Her Defn Leaping from each other said of two figures on a coast of arms COUNTERSCALE Counterscale kountrskl n Defn Counterbalance balance as of one scale against another Obs Howell COUNTERSCARF Counterscarf skrf n Etym Counter scarp cf F contrescarpe Fort Defn The exterior slope or wall of the ditch sometimes the whole covered way beyond the ditch with its parapet and glacis as the enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp COUNTERSEAL Counterseal kountrsl v t imp p p Countersealed sld p pr vb n Countersealing Defn To seal or ratify with another or others Shak COUNTERSECURE Countersecure skr v t Defn To give additional security to or for Burke COUNTERSHAFT Countershaft kountrshft n Mach Defn An intermediate shaft esp one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine COUNTERSIGN Countersign sn 277 v t imp p p Countersigned snd p pr vb n Countersigning Etym Counter sign cf F contresigner Defn To sign on the opposite side of an instrument or writing hence to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior in order to attest the authenticity of a writing COUNTERSIGN Countersign a 1 The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior to attest its authenticity 2 Mil Defn A private signal word or phrase which must be given in order to pass a sentry a watchword COUNTERSINK Countersink kountrsk 277 v t imp p p Countersunk s p pr vb n Countersinking 1 To chamfer or form a depression around the top of a hole in wood metal etc for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface either wholly or in part as to countersink a hole for a screw 2 To cause to sink even with or below the surface as to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork COUNTERSINK Countersink n 1 An enlargement of the upper part of a hole forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt Note In the United States a flaring cavity formed by chamfering the edges of a round hole is called a countersink while a cylindrical flatbottomed enlargement of the mouth of the hole is usually called a conterbore 2 A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes COUNTERSTAND Counterstand st n Defn Resistance opposition a stand against Making counterstand to Robert Guiscard Longfellow COUNTERSTEP Counterstep kountrstp n Defn A contrary method of procedure opposite course of action COUNTERSTOCK Counterstock stk n Defn See Counterfoil COUNTERSTROKE Counterstroke strk n Defn A stroke or blow in return Spenser COUNTERSUNK Countersunk snk p p a from Countersink 1 Chamfered at the top said of a hole 2 Sunk into a chamfer as a countersunk bolt 3 Beveled on the lower side so as to fit a chamfered countersink as a countersunk nailhead COUNTERSWAY Countersway sw n Defn A swaying in a contrary direction an opposing influence Obs A countersway of restraint curbing their wild exorbitance Milton COUNTER TENOR Counter tenor tnr Etym OF contreteneur Cf Contratenor and see Tenor a part in music Mus Defn One of the middle parts in music between the tenor and the treble high tenor Countertenor clef Mus the C clef when placed on the third line also called alto clef COUNTERTERM Counterterm trm n Defn A term or word which is the opposite of or antithesis to another an antonym the opposite of synonym as foe is the counterterm of friend C J Smith COUNTERTIME Countertime tm n 1 Man Defn The resistance of a horse that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege occasioned by a bad horseman or the bad temper of the horse 2 Resistance opposition Obs Give not shus the countertime to fate Dryden COUNTERTRIPPANT Countertrippant trppant a Her Defn Trippant in opposite directions See Trippant COUNTERTRIPPING Countertripping trppng a Her Defn Same as Countertrippant COUNTERTURN Counterturn t n Defn The critical moment in a play when contrary to expectation the action is embroiled in new difficulties Dryden COUNTERVAIL Countervail kountrvl v t imp p p Countervailed vld p pr vb n Countervailing Etym OF contrevaloir contre L contra valoir to avail fr L valere to be strong avail See Vallant Defn To act against with equal force power or effect to thwart or overcome by such action to furnish an equivalent to or for to counterbalance to compensate Upon balancing the account the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it LEstrange COUNTERVAIL Countervail kountrvl n Defn Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect equal weight strength or value equivalent compensation requital Obs Surely the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor countervail for the bitterness of the review South COUNTERVALLATION Countervallation vllsn n Fort Defn See Contravallation COUNTERVIEW Counterview kountrv n 1 An opposite or opposing view opposition a posture in which two persons front each other Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin In counterview Milton M Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendixx Sir W Hamilton 2 A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition contrast I have drawn some lines of Lingers character on purpose to place it in counterview or contrast with that of the other company Swift COUNTERVOTE Countervote kountrvt v t Defn To vote in opposition ti to balance or overcome by viting to outvote Dr J Scott COUNTERWAIT Counterwait v t Defn To wait or watch for to be on guard against Obs Chaucer COUNTERWEIGH Counterweigh w v t Defn To weigh against to counterbalance COUNTER WEIGHT Counter weight wt n Defn A counterpoise COUNTERWHEEL Counterwheel hwl v t Mil Defn To cause to wheel or turn in an opposite direction COUNTERWORK Counterwork wrk v t Defn To work in oppositeion to to counteract That counterworksh folly and caprice Pope COUNTESS Countess kounts n pl Countesses Etym F comtesse See Count a nobleman Defn The wife of an earl in the British peerage or of a count in the Continental nobility also a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right See the Note under Count COUNTINGHOUSE COUNTINGROOM Countinghouse kountnghous Countingroom kountngrm n Etym See Count v Defn The house or room in which a merchant trader or manufacturer keeps his books and transacts business COUNTLESS Countless ls a Defn Incapable of being counted not ascertainable innumerable COUNTOR Countor kountr n Etym From Count v t in sense 4 O Eng Law Defn An advocate or professional pleader one who counted for his client that is orally pleaded his cause Obs Burrill COUNTOUR COUNTOURHOUSE Countour kntr Countourhouse hous n Etym See 2d Counter Defn A merchants office a countinghouse Obs Chaucer COUNTRE Countre kounter Defn Same as prefix Counter Obs COUNTREPLETE Countreplete plt v t Etym Countre plete to plead Defn To counterplead Obs Chaucer COUNTRETAILLE Countretaille kountrtl n Etym F contretaille contre L contra taille cut See Tally Defn A counter tally correspondence in sound Obs At the countretaille in return Chaucer COUNTRIFIED Countrified kntrfld p a Defn Having the appearance and manners of a rustic rude As being one who took no pride And was a deal too countrified Lloyd COUNTRIFY Countrify kntrf v t Defn To give a rural appearance to to cause to appear rustic Lamb COUNTRY Country kntr n pl Countries tr Etym F contr LL contrata fr L contra over against on the opposite side Cf Counter adv Contra 1 A tract of land a region the territory of an independent nation as distinguished from any other region and with a personal pronoun the region of ones birth permanent residence or citizenship Return unto thy country and to thy kindred Gen xxxxii 9 I might have learned this by my last exile that change of countries cannot change my state Stirling Many a famous realm And country whereof here needs no account Milton 2 Rural regions as opposed to a city or town As they walked on their way into the country Mark xvi 12 Rev Ver God made the covatry and man made the town Cowper Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and country Macualay 3 The inhabitants or people of a state or a region the populace the public Hence a Ones constituents b The whole body of the electors of state as to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country All the country in a general voice Cried hate upon him Shak 4 Law a A jury as representing the citizens of a country b The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn 5 Mining Defn The rock through which a vein runs Conclusion to the country See under Conclusion To put or throw ones self upon the country to appeal to ones constituents to stand trial before a jury COUNTRY Country a 1 Pertaining to the regions remote from a city rural rustic as a country life a country town the country party as opposed to city 2 Destitute of refinement rude unpolished rustic not urbane as country manners 3 Pertaining or peculiar to ones own country She bowing herself towards him laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn spake in her country language 2 Macc vii 27 COUNTRY BANK Country bank Banking Defn A national bank not in a reserve city Colloq U S COUNTRYBASE Countrybase bs n Defn Same as Prison base COUNTRY CLUB Country club Defn A club usually located in the suburbs or vicinity of a city or town and devoted mainly to outdoor sports COUNTRY COUSIN Country cousin Defn A relative from the country visiting the city and unfamiliar with city manners and sights COUNTRYDANCE Countrydance dns n Etym Prob an adaptation of contradance Defn See Contradance He had introduced the English countrydance to the knowledge of the Dutch ladies Macualay COUNTRYMAN Countryman kntrman n pl Countrymen men 1 An inhabitant or native of a region Shak 2 One born in the same country with another a compatriot used with a possessive pronoun In perils of waters in perils of robbers in perils by mine own countrymen 2 Cor xi 26 3 One who dwells in the country as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city a rustic a husbandman or farmer A simple countryman that brought her figs Shak COUNTRY SEAT Country seat kntr st Defn A dwelling in the country used as a place of retirement from the city COUNTRYSIDE Countryside sd n Defn A particular rural district a country neighborhood Eng W Black Blackmore COUNTRYWOMAN Countrywoman wman n pl Countrywomen w Defn A woman born or dwelling in the country as opposed to the city a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant Shak COUNTWHEEL Countwheel kounthwl n Defn The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes COUNTY County kount n pl Counties t Etym F comt fr LL comitatus See Count 1 An earldom the domain of a count or earl Obs 2 A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom separated from the rest of the territory for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs called also a shire See Shire Every county every town every family was in agitation Macaulay 3 A count an earl or lord Obs Shak County commissioners See Commissioner County corporate a city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated as London York Bristol etc Eng Mozley W County court a court whose jurisdiction is limited to county County palatine a county distingushed by particular privileges so called a palatio from the palace because the owner had originally royal powers or the same powers in the administration of justice as the king had in his palace but these powers are now abridged The counties palatine in England are Lancaster Chester and Durham County rates rates levied upon the county and collected by the boards of guardians for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable such as repairing bridges jails etc Eng County seat a county town US County sessions the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county held four times a year Eng County town the town of a county where the county business is transacted a shire town COUP Coup k n Etym F frL colaphus a cuff Gr Defn A sudden stroke an unexpected device or stratagem a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force Coup de grace ke gr Etym F the stroke of mercy with which an executioner ends by death the sufferings of the condemned hence a decisive finishing stroke Coup de main ke m Etym F Mil a sudden and unexpected movement or attack Coup de soleil k Etym F Med a sunstroke See Sunstroke Coup détat k Etym F Politics a sudden decisive exercise of power whereby the existing government is subverted without the consent of the people an unexpected measure of state more or less violent a stroke of policy Coup doeil k Etym F a A single view a rapid glance of the eye a comprehensive view of a scene as much as can be seen at one view b The general effect of a picture c Mil The faculty or the act of comprehending at a glance the weakness or strength of a military position of a certain arrangement of troops the most advantageous position for a battlefield etc COUPABLE Cou kpbl a Etym F Defn Culpable Obs COUPE Coupé kp n Etym F fr coupé p p of couper to cut See Coppice 1 The front compartment of a French diligence also the front compartment usually for three persons of a car or carriage on British railways 2 A fourwheeled close carriage for two persons inside with an outside seat for the driver so called because giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off COUPED Couped kpt a Etym F couper to cut Her Defn Cut off smoothly as distinguished from erased used especially for the head or limb of an animal See Erased COUPEE Coupee kp F kp n Etym F coupé n properly p p of couper to cut Cf Coupé Coopee Defn A motion in dancing when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor and with the other a forward motion is made Chambers COUPEGORGE Coupegorge kpgrzh n Etym F cut throat Mil Defn Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces Farrow COUPLE Couple kpl n Etym F couple fr L copula a bond band co apere aptum ti join See Art a and cfCopula 1 That which joins or links two things together a bond or tie a coupler Obs It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs in couples they should be of the same size and humor LEstrange Ill go in couples with her Shak 2 Two of the same kind connected or considered together a pair a brace A couple of shepherds Sir P Sidney A couple of drops Adduson A couple of miles Dickens A couple of weeks Carlyle Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a couple Locke Ziba met him with a couple of asses saddled 2 Sam xvi 1 3 A male and female associated together esp a man and woman who are married or betrothed Such were our couple man and wife Lloyd Fair couple linked in happy nuptial league Milton 4 Arch Defn See Coupleclose 5 Elec Defn One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple 6 Mech Defn Two rotations movements etc which are equal in amount but opposite in direction and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes Note The effect of a couple of forces is to produce a rotation A couple of rotations is equivalent to a motion of translation COUPLE Couple v t imp p p Coupled kpld p pr vb n Coupling lng Etym F coupler fr L copulare See Couple n and cf Copulate Cobble v 1 To link or tie as one thing to another to connect or fasten together to join Huntsman I charge thee tender well my hounds And couple Clowder with the deepmouthed brach Shak 2 To join in wedlock to marry Colloq A parson who couples all our beggars Swift COUPLE Couple v i Defn To come together as male and female to copulate Obs Milton Bacon COUPLEBEGGAR Couplebeggar bggr n Defn One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other Swift COUPLECLOSE Coupleclose kpkls n pl Couplecloses kl 1 Her Defn A diminutive of the chevron containing one fourth of its surface Couplecloses are generally borne one on each side of a chevron and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couplecloses or chevron cottised 2 Arch Defn A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet or with a collar beam Engl COUPLEMENT Couplement kplment n Etym Cf OF couplement Defn Union combination a coupling a pair Obs Shak And forth together rode a goodly couplement Spenser COUPLER Coupler kplr n Defn One who couples that which couples as a link ring or shackle to connect cars Coupler of an organ a contrivance by which any two or more of the ranks of keys or keys and pedals are connected so as to act together when the organ is played COUPLET Couplet lt n Etym F couplet dim of couple See Couple n Defn Two taken together a pair or couple especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other A sudden couplet rushes on your mind Crabbe COUPLING Coupling lng n 1 The act of bringing or coming together connection sexual union 2 Mach Defn A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects as a belt coupling which connects the ends of a belt a car coupling which connects the cars in a train a shaft coupling which connects the ends of shafts Box coupling Chain coupling See under Box Chain Coupling box a coupling shaped like a journal box for clamping together the ends of two shafts so that they may revolve together Coupling pin a pin or bolt used in coupling or joining together railroad cars etc COUPON Coupon kpn F kpn n Etym F fr couper to cut cut off See Coppice 1 Com Defn A certificate of interest due printed at the bottom of transferable bonds state railroad etc given for a term of years designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due an interest warrant 2 A section of a ticket showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accomodation or service as to a passage over a designated line of travel a particular seat in a theater or the like COUPSTICK Coupstick koostik n Coup stick Defn A stick or switch used among some American Indians in making or counting a coup COUPURE Coupure kpr n Etym F fr couper to cut Fort Defn A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged Wilhelm COURAGE Courage krj48 n Etym OE corage heart mind will courage OF corage F courage fr a LL derivative of L cor heart See Heart 1 The heart spirit temper disposition Obs So priketh hem nature in here corages Chaucer My lord cheer up your spirits our foes are nigh and this soft courage makes your followers faint Shak 2 Heart inclination desire will Obs Chaucer Id such a courage to do him good Shak 3 That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness or without fear or fainting of heart valor boldness resolution The kingbecoming graces Devotion patience courage fortitude I have no relish of them Shak Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it Addison Syn Heroism bravery intrepidity valor gallantry daring firmness hardihood boldness dauntlessness resolution See Heroism Courage Bravery Fortitude Intrepidity Gallantry Valor Courage is that firmness of spirit and swell of soul which meets danger without fear Bravery is daring and impetuous courage like that of one who has the reward continually in view and displays his courage in daring acts Fortitude has often been styled passive courage and consist in the habit of encountering danger and enduring pain with a steadfast and unbroken spirit Valor is courage exhibited in war and can not be applied to single combats it is never used figuratively Intrepidity is firm unshaken courage Gallantry is adventurous courage which courts danger with a high and cheerful spirit A man may show courage fortitude or intrepidity in the common pursuits of life as well as in war Valor bravery and gallantry are displayed in the contest of arms Valor belongs only to battle bravery may be shown in single combat gallantry may be manifested either in attack or defense but in the latter ease the defense is usually turned into an attack COURAGE Courage v t Defn To inspire with courage Obs Paul writeth unto Timothy to courage him Tyndale COURAGEOUS Courageous krjs a Etym F courageux Defn Possessing or characterized by courage brave bold With this victory the women became most courageous and proud and the men waxed fearful and desperate Stow Syn Gallant brave bold daring valiant valorous heroic intrepid fearless hardy stout adventurous enterprising See Gallant COURAGEOUSLY Courageously adv Defn In a courageous manner COURAGEOUSNESS Courageousness n Defn The quality of being courageous courage COURANT Courant krnt a Etym F p pr of courir to run L currere Cf Current Her Defn Represented as running said of a beast borne in a coat of arms COURANT Courant krnt n Etym F courante fr courant p pr 1 A piece of music in triple time also a lively dance a coranto 2 A circulating gazette of news a newspaper COURANTO Couranto rnt n Defn A sprightly dance a coranto a courant COURAP Courap krp n Med Defn A skin disease common in India in which there is perpetual itching and eruption esp of the groin breast armpits and face COURB Courb krb a Etym F courbe fr L curvus See Curve a Defn Curved rounded Obs Her neck is short her shoulders courb Gower COURB Courb krb v i Etym F courber See Curs Defn To bend to stop to bow Obs Then I courbed on my knees Piers Plowman COURBARIL Courbaril krbrl n Etym F courbaril from a South American word Defn See Animé n COURCHE Courche krsh n Etym Cf Kerchief Defn A square piece of linen used formerly by women instead of a cap a kerchief Scot Written also curch Jamieson COURIER Courier krr n Etym F courrier fr courre courir to run L currere See Course Current 1 A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches usually on public busuness The wary Bassa by speedy couriers advertised Solyman of the enemys purpose Knolles 2 An attendant on travelers whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way COURLAN Courlan krln n Zoöl Defn A South American bird of the genus Aramus allied to the rails COURSE Course krs n Etym F cours course L cursus fr currere to run See Current 1 The act of moving from one point to another progress passage And when we had finished our course from Tyre we came to Ptolemais Acts xxi 7 2 THe ground or path traversed track way The same horse also run the round course at Newmarket Pennant 3 Motion considered as to its general or resultant direction or to its goal line progress or advance A light by which the Argive squadron steers Their silent course to Iliums well known shore Dennham Westward the course of empire takes its way Berkeley 4 Progress from point to point without change of direction any part of a progress from one place to another which is in a straight line or on one direction as a ship in a long voyage makes many courses a course measured by a surveyor between two stations also a progress without interruption or rest a heat as one course of a race 5 Motion considered with reference to manner or derly progress procedure in a certain line of thought or action as the course of an argument The course of true love never did run smooth Shak 6 Customary or established sequence of evants re currence of events according to natural laws By course of nature and of law Davies Day and night Seedtime and harvest heat and hoary frost Shall hold their course Milton 7 Method of procedure manner or way of conducting conduct behavior My lord of York commends the plot and the general course of the action Shak By perseverance in the course prescribed Wodsworth You hold your course without remorse Tennyson 8 A series of motions or acts arranged in order a succession of acts or practices connectedly followed as a course of medicine a course of lectures on chemistry 9 The succession of one to another in office or duty order turn He appointed the courses of the priests 2 Chron viii 14 10 That part of a meal served at one time with its accompaniments He Goldsmith wore fine clothes gave dinners of several courses paid court to venal beauties Macualay 11 Arch Defn A continuous level range of brick or stones of the same height throughout the face or faces of a building Gwilt 12 Naut Defn The lowest sail on any mast of a squarerigged vessel as the fore course main course etc 13 pl Physiol Defn The menses In course in regular succession Of course by consequence as a matter of course in regular or natural order In the course of at same time or times during In the course of human events T Jefferson Syn Way road route passage race series succession manner method mode career progress COURSE Course v t imp p p Coursed krst p pr vb n Coursing 1 To run hunt or chase after to follow hard upon to pursue We coursed him at the heels Shak 2 To cause to chase after or pursue game as to course greyhounds after deer 3 To run through or over The bounding steed courses the dusty plain Pope COURSE Course v i 1 To run as in a race or in hunting to pursue the sport of coursing as the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire 2 To move with speed to race as the blood courses through the veins Shak COURSED Coursed krst a 1 Hunted as a coursed hare 2 Arranged in courses as coursed masonry COURSER Courser krsr n Etym F coursier 1 One who courses or hunts leash is a leathern thong by which a courser leads his greyhound Hanmer 2 A swift or spirited horse a racer or a war horse a charger Poetic Pope 3 Zoöl Defn A grallatorial bird of Europe Cursorius cursor remarkable for its speed in running Sometimes in a wider sense applied to running birds of the Ostrich family COURSEY Coursey krs n Etym Cf OF corsie coursie passage way to the stern See Course n Naut Defn A space in the galley a part of the hatches Ham Nav Encyc COURSING Coursing krsng n Defn The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent In coursing of a deer or hart with greyhounds Bacon COURT Court krt n Etym OF court curt cort F co LL cortis fr L cohors cors chors gen cohortis cortis chortis an inclosure court thing inclosed crowd throng co a root akin to Gr garden yard orchard See Yard and cf Cohort Curtain 1 An inclosed space a courtyard an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building or by different building also a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses a blind alley The courts the house of our God Ps cxxxv 2 And round the cool green courts there ran a row Cf cloisters Tennyson Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court Macualay 2 The residence of a sovereign prince nobleman or ether dignitary a palace Attends the emperor in his royal court Shak This our court infected with their manners Shows like a riotous inn Shak 3 The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in aithority all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state My lord there is a nobleman of the court at door would speak with you Shak Love rules the court the camp the grove Sir W Scott 4 Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign as to hold a court The princesses held their court within the fortres Macualay 5 Attention directed to a person in power conduct or address designed to gain favor courtliness of manners civility compliment flattery No solace could her paramour intreat Her once to show ne court nor dalliance Spenser I went to make my court to the Dike and Duches of Newcastle Evelyn 6 Law a The hall chamber or place where justice is administered b The persons officially assembled under authority of law at the appropriate time and place for the administration of justice an official assembly legally met together for the transaction of judicial business a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes c A tribunal established for the administration of justice d The judge or judges as distinguished from the counsel or jury or both Most heartily I do beseech the court To give the judgment Shak 7 The session of a judicial assembly 8 Any jurisdiction civil military or ecclesiastical 9 A place arranged for playing the game of tennis also one of the divisions of a tennis court Christian court the English ecclesiastical courts in the aggregate or any one of them Court breeding education acquired at court Court card Same as Coat card Court circular one or more paragraphs of news respecting the sovereign and the royal family together with the proceedings or movements of the court generally supplied to the newspapers by an officer specially charged with such duty Eng Edwards Court day a day on which a court sits to administer justice Court dress the dress prescribed for appearance at the court of a sovereign Court fool a buffoon or jester formerly kept by princes and nobles for their amusement Court guide a directory of the names and adresses of the nobility and gentry in a town Court hand the hand or manner of writing used in records and judicial proceedings Shak Court lands Eng Law lands kept in demesne that is for the use of the lord and his family Court marshal one who acts as marshal for a court Court party a party attached to the court Court rolls the records of a court SeeRoll Court in banc or Court in bank The full court sitting at its regular terms for the hearing of arguments upon questions of law as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius Court of Arches audience etc See under Arches Audience etc Court of Chancery See Chancery n Court of Common pleas Law See Common pleas under Common Court of Equity See under Equity and Chancery Court of Inquiry Mil a court appointed to inquire into and report on some military matter as the conduct of an officer Court of St James the usual designation of the British Court so called from the old palace of St James which is used for the royal receptions levees and drawingrooms The court of the Lord the temple at Jerusalem hence a church or Christian house of worship General Court the legislature of a State so called from having had in the colonial days judical power as the General Court of Massachusetts US To pay ones court to seek to gain favor by attentions Alcibiades was assiduous in paying his court to Tissaphernes Jowett To put out of court to refuse further judicial hearing COURT Court v t imp p p Courted p pr vb n Courting 1 To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery to try to ingratiate ones self with By one person hovever Portland was still assiduously courted Macualay 2 To endeavor to gain the affections of to seek in marriage to woo If either of you both love Katharina leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure Shak 3 To attempt to gain to solicit to seek They might almost seem to have courted the crown of martyrdem Prescott Guilt and misery court privacy and silitude De Quincey 4 To invite by attractions to allure to attract A wellworn pathway courted us To one green wicket in a privet hedge Tennyson COURT Court v i 1 To play the lover to woo as to go courting COURTBARON Courtbaron brn n Law Defn An inferior court of civil jurisdiction attached to a manor and held by the steward a barons court now fallen into disuse COURTBRED Courtbred brd a Defn Bred or educated at court polished courtly COURTCRAFT Courtcraft krtkrft n Defn The artifices intrigues and plottings at courts COURTCUPBOARD Courtcupboard kbbrd n Defn A movable sideboard or buffet on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special ocasions Obs A way with the joint stools remove the courtcupboard look to the plate Shak COURTELLE Courtelle n Defn a woollike fabric WordNet 15 COURTEOUS Courteous krts 277 a Etym OE cortais corteis cortois rarely corteous OF corties corteis F courtois See Court Defn Of courtlike manners pertaining to or exxpressive of courtesy characterized by courtesy civil obliging well bred polite affable complaisant A patient and courteous bearing Prescott His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous Fuller COURTEOUSLY Courteously adv Defn In a courteous manner COURTEOUSNESS Courteousness n Defn The quality of being courteous politeness courtesy COURTEPY Courtepy krtp n Etym D kort short pije a coarse cloth Defn A short coat of coarse cloth Obs Full threadbare was his overeste courtepy Chaucer COURTER Courter krtr n Defn One who courts one who plays the lover or who solicits in marriage one who flatters and cajoles Sherwood COURTESAN Courtesan krtzn 277 n Etym F courtisane fr courtisan courtier It cortigiano or directly fr It cortigiana or Sp cortesana See Court Defn A woman who prostitutes herself for hire a prostitute a harlot Lasciviously decked like a courtesan Sir H Wotton COURTESANSHIP Courtesanship n Defn Harlotry COURTESY Courtesy krts n pl Courtesies s Etym OE cortaisie corteisie courtesie OF curteisie cortoisie OF curteisie cortoisie F courtoisie fr curteis corteis See Courteous 1 Politeness civility urbanity courtliness And trust thy honestoffered courtesy With oft is sooner found in lowly sheds With smoky rafters than in tapestry walls And courts of princes where it first was named And yet is most pretended Milton Pardon me Messer Claudio if once more I use the ancient courtesies of speech Longfellow 2 An act of civility or respect an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness My lord for your many courtesies I thank you Shak 3 Favor or indulgence as distinguished from right as a title given one by courtesy Courtesy title a title assumed by a person or popularly conceded to him to which he has no valid claim as the courtesy title of Lord prefixed to the names of the younger sons of noblemen Syn Politiness urbanity civility complaisance affability courteousness elegance refinement courtliness good breeding See Politeness COURTESY Courtesy krts n Etym See the preceding word Defn An act of civility respect or reverence made by women consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body with bending of the kness Written also curtsy The lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience and the ceremony proceeds as usual Golgsmith COURTESY Courtesy v i imp p p Courtesied sd p pr vb n Courtesyng Defn To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect esp with reference to women to bow the body slightly with bending of the knes COURTESY Courtesy v t Defn To treat with civility Obs COURTHOUSE Courthouse n 1 A house in which established courts are held or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings US 2 A county town so called in Virginia and some others of the Southern States Providence the county town of Fairfax is unknown by that name and passes as Fairfax Court House Barlett COURTIER Courtier krtyr n Etym From Court 1 One who is in attendance at the court of a prince one who has an appointment at court You know I am no courtier nor versed in state affairs Bacon This courtier got a frigate and that a company Macualay 2 One who courts or solicits favor one who flatters There was not among all our princes a greater courtier of the people than Richard III Suckling COURTIERY Courtiery n Defn The manners of a courtier courtliness Obs B Jonson COURTLEET Courtleet lt n Eng Law Defn A court of record held once a year in a particular hundred lordship or manor before the steward of the leet Blackstone COURTLIKE Courtlike lk a Defn After the manner of a court elegant polite courtly COURTLINESS Courtliness lns n Etym From Courtly Defn The quality of being courtly elegance or dignity of manners COURTLING Courtling lng n Etym Court ling Defn A sycophantic courtier B Jonson COURTLY Courtly l a Etym From Court 1 Relating or belonging to a court 2 Elegant polite courtlike flattering In courtly company or at my beads Shak 3 Disposed to favor the great favoring the policy or party of the court obsequious Macualay COURTLY Courtly adv Defn In the manner of courts politely gracefully elegantly They can produce nothing so courtly writ Dryden COURTMARTIAL Courtmartial krtmrshal n pl Courtsmartial k Defn A court consisting of military or naval officers for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy or of offenses against military or naval law COURTMARTIAL Courtmartial v t imp p p Courtmartialed shald p pr vb n Courtmartialing Defn To subject to trial by a courtmartial COURTPLASTER Courtplaster krtplstr n Defn Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin COURTSHIP Courtship krtshp n 1 The act of paying court with the intent to solicit a favor Swift 2 The act of wooing in love solicitation of woman to marriage This method of courtship by which both sides are prepared for all the matrimonial adventures that are to follow Goldsmith 3 Courtliness elegance of manners courtesy Obs Trim gallants full of courtship and of state Shak 4 Court policy the character of a courtier artifice of a court courtcraft finesse Obs She the Queen being composed of courtship and Popery Fuller COURT TENNIS Court tennis krt tnns Defn See under Tennis COURTYARD Courtyard krtyrd n Defn A court or inclosure attached to a house COUSCOUS Couscous ksks n Defn A kind of food used by the natives of Western Africa made of millet flour with flesh and leaves of the baobab called also lalo COUSCOUSOU Couscousou ksks n Defn A favorite dish in Barbary See Couscous COUSIN Cousin kzn n Etym F cousin LL cosinus cusinus contr from L consobrinus the child of a mothers sister cousin con sobrinus a cousin by the mothers side a form derived fr soror forsosor sister See Sister and cf Cozen Coz 1 One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister especially the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt Note The children of brothers and sisters are usually denominated first cousins or cousinsgerman In the second generation they are called second cousins See Catercousin and Quatercousin Thou art great lord my fathers sisters son A cousingerman to great Priams seed Shak 2 A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman particularly to those of the council In English writs etc issued by the crown it signifies any earl My noble lords and cousins all good morrow Shak COUSIN Cousin n Defn Allied akin Obs Chaucer COUSINAGE Cousinage j n Etym F cousinage OF also cosinage Cf Cosinage Cozenage Defn Relationship kinship Obs Wyclif COUSINGERMAN Cousingerman jrman n Etym Cousin german closely akin Defn A first cousin See Note under Cousin 1 COUSINHOOD Cousinhood hd n Defn The state or condition of a cousin also the collective body of cousins kinsfolk COUSINLY Cousinly a Defn Like or becoming a cousin COUSINRY Cousinry kznr n Defn A body or collection of cousins the whole number of persons who stand in the relation of cousins to a given person or persons COUSINSHIP Cousinship n Defn The relationship of cousins state of being cousins cousinhood G Eliot COUSSINET Coussinet kssnt n Etym F dim of coussin cushion See Cushionet Arch a A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch b That part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round which forms the volute Gwilt COUTEAU Couteau kt n Etym F Defn A knife a dagger COUTH Couth kth imp p p of Can Etym See Can and cf Uncouth Defn Could was able knew or known understood Obs Above all other one Daniel He loveth for he couth well Divine that none other couth To him were all thing couth As he had it of Gods grace Gower COUVADE Couvade kvd n Etym F fr couver See Covey Defn A custom among certain barbarous tribes that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed as if ill The worldwide custom of the couvade where at childbirth the husband undergoes medical treatment in many cases being put to bed for days Tylor COUVEUSE Couveuse n F Med Defn An incubator for sickly infants esp those prematurely born COVARIANT Covariant kvrant n Higher Alg Defn A function involving the coefficients and the variables of a quantic and such that when the quantic is lineally transformed the same function of the new variables and coefficients shall be equal to the old function multiplied by a factor An invariant is a like function involving only the coefficients of the quantic COVE Cove kv n Etym AS cofa room akin to G koben pigsty orig hut Icel kofi hut and perh to E cobalt 1 A retired nook especially a small sheltered inlet creek or bay a recess in the shore Vessels which were in readiness for him within secret coves and nooks Holland 2 A strip of prairie extending into woodland also a recess in the side of a mountain US 3 Arch a A concave molding b A member whose section is a concave curve used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling as around a skylight COVE Cove v t imp p p Coved kvd p pr vb n Coving Arch Defn To arch over to build in a hollow concave form to make in the form of a cove The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are rounded into domes and coved roofs H Swinburne Coved ceiling a ceiling the part of which next the wail is constructed in a cove Coved vault a vault composed of four coves meeting in a central point and therefore the reverse of a groined vault COVE Cove v t Etym CF F couver It covare See Covey Defn To brood cover over or sit over as birds their eggs Obs Not being able to cove or sit upon them eggs she the female tortoise bestoweth them in the gravel Holland COVE Cove n Etym A gypsy word covo that man covi that woman Defn A boy or man of any age or station Slang Theres a gentry cove here Wits Recreations 1654 Now look to it coves that all the beef and drink Be not filched from us Mrs Browning COVELLINE COVELLITE Covelline kvlln Covellite lt n Etym After Covelli the discoverer Min Defn A native sulphide of copper occuring in masses of a dark blue color hence called indigo copper COVENABLE Covenable kvnbl a Etym OF covenable F convenable See Covenant Defn Fit proper suitable Obs A covenable day Wyclif Mark vi 21 COVENABLY Covenably kvnbly adv Defn Fitly suitably Obs Well and covenably Chaucer COVENANT Covenant kvnant n Etym OF covenant fr F OF convenir to agree L convenire See Convene 1 A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties or one of the stipulations in such an agreement Then Jonathan and David made a covenant 1 Sam xviiii 3 Let there be covenants drawn between us Shak If we conclude a peace It shall be with such strict and severe covenants As little shall the Frenchmen gain thereby Shak 2 Eccl Hist Defn An agreement made by the Scottish Parliament in 1638 and by the English Parliament in 1643 to preserve the reformed religion in Scotland and to extirpate popery and prelacy usually called the Solemn League and Covenant He Wharton was born in the days of the Covenant and was the heir of a covenanted house Macualay 3 Theol Defn The promises of God as revealed in the Scriptures conditioned on certain terms on the part of man as obedience repentance faith etc I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee Gen xvii 7 4 A solemn compact between members of a church to maintain its faith discipline etc 5 Law a An undertaking on sufficient consideration in writing and under seal to do or to refrain from some act or thing a contract a stipulation also the document or writing containing the terms of agreement b A form of action for the violation of a promise or contract under seal Syn Agreement contract compact bargain arrangement stipulation Covenant Contract Compact Stipulation These words all denote a mutual agreement between two parties Covenant is frequently used in a religious sense as the covenant of works or of grace a church covenant the Solemn League and Covenant Contract is the word most used in the business of life Crabb and Taylor are wrong in saying that a contract must always be in writing There are oral and implied contracts as well as written ones and these are equally enforced by law In legal usage the word covenant has an important place as connected with contracts A compact is only a stronger and more solemn contract The term is chiefly applied to political alliances Thus the old Confederation was a compact between the States Under the present Federal Constitution no individual State can without consent of Congress enter into a compact with any other State or foreign power A stipulation is one of the articles or provisions of a contract COVENANT Covenant kvnnt v i imp p p Covenanted p pr vb n Covenanting Defn To agree with to enter into a formal agreement to bind ones self by contract to make a stipulation Jupiter covenanted with him that it should be hot or cold wet or dry as the tenant should direct LEstrange And they covenanted with him for thyrty pieces of silver Matt xxvi 15 Syn To agree contract bargain stipulate COVENANT Covenant v t Defn To grant or promise by covenant My covenant of peace that I covenanted with you Wyclif COVENANTEE Covenantee kvnant n Law Defn The person in whose favor a covenant is made COVENANTER Covenanter kvnntr n 1 One who makes a covenant 2 Eccl Hist Defn One who subscribed and defended the Solemn League and Covenant See Covenant COVENANTING Covenanting a Defn Belonging to a covenant Specifically belonging to the Scotch Covenanters Be they covenanting traitors Or the brood of false Argyle Aytoun COVENANTOR Covenantor r n Law Defn The party who makes a covenant Burrill COVENOUS Covenous kvns a Defn See Covinous and Covin COVENT Covent kvent n Etym OF covent F couvent See Convent Defn A convent or monastery Obs Bale Covent Garden a large square in London so called because originally it was the garden of a monastery COVENTRY Coventry kventr n Defn A town in the county of Warwick England To send to Coventry to exclude from society to shut out from social intercourse as for ungentlemanly conduct Coventry blue blue thread of a superior dye made at Coventry England and used for embroidery COVER Cover kvr v t imp p p Covered rd p pr vb n Covering Etym OF covrir F couvrir fr L cooperire co operire to cover probably fr ob towards over the root appearing in aperire to open Cf Aperient Overt Curfew 1 To overspread the surface of one thing with another as to cover wood with paint or lacquer to cover a table with a cloth 2 To envelop to clothe as with a mantle or cloak And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his throune Milton All that beauty than doth cover thee Shak 3 To invest ones self with something to bring upon ones self as he covered himself with glory The powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland Brougham 4 To hide sight to conceal to cloak as the snemy were covered from our sight by the woods A cloud covered the mount Exod xxiv 15 In vain shou strivst to cover shame with shame Milton 5 To brood or sit on to incubate While the hen is covering her eggs the male diverts her with his songs Addison 6 To overwhelm to spread over The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen Ex xiv 28 7 To shelter as from evil or danger to protect to defend as the cavalry covered the retreat His calm and blameless life Does with substantial blessedness abound And the soft wings of peace cover him round Cowley 8 To remove from remembrance to put away to remitBlessed is he whose is covered Ps xxxii 1 9 To extend over to be sufficient for to comprehend include or embrace to account for or solve to counterbalance as a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it a law which covers all possible cases of a crime receipts than do not cover expenses 10 To put the usual covering or headdress on Cover thy head nay prithee be covered Shak 11 To copulate with a female to serve as a horse covers a mare said of the male To cover ground or distance to pass over as the rider covered the ground in an hour To cover ones short contracts Stock Exchange to buy stock when the market rises as a dealer who has sold short does in order to protect himself Covering party Mil a detachment of troops sent for the protection of another detachment as of men working in the trenches To cover into to transfer to as to cover into the treasury Syn To shelter screen shield hide overspread COVER Cover kvr n 1 Anything which is laid set or spread upon about or over another thing an envelope a lid as the cover of a book 2 Anything which weils or conceals a screen disguise a cloack Under cover of the night Macualay A hendsome cover for imperfections Collier 3 Shelter protection as the troops fought under cover of the batteries the woods afforded a good cover Being compelled to lodge in the field whilst his army was under cover they might be forced to retire Clarendon 4 Huntig Defn The woods underbrush etc which shelter and conceal game covert as to beat a cover to ride to cover 5 That portion of a slate tile or shingle which is hidden by the overlap of the course above Knight 6 Steam Engine Defn The lap of a slide valve 7 Etym Cf F couvert Defn A tablecloth and the other table furniture esp the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal as covers were laid for fifty guests To break cover to start from a covert or lair said of game Under cover in an envelope or within a letter said of a written message Letters dispatched under cover to her ladyship Thackeray COVER Cover v i Defn To spread a table for a meal to prepare a banquet Obs Shak COVERAGE Coverage n Defn The aggregate of risks covered by the terms of a contract of insurance COVERCHIEF Coverchief chf n Etym See Kerchef Defn A covering for the head Obs Chaucer COVERCLE Covercle kvrkl n Etym OF covercle F couvercle fr L coöperculum fr coöperire See cover Defn A small cover a lid Obs Sir T Browne COVER CROP Cover crop Defn A catch crop planted esp in orchards as a protection to the soil in winter as well as for the benefit of the soil when plowed under in spring COVERED Covered kvrd a Defn Under cover screened sheltered not exposed hidden Covered way Fort a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis It gives the garrisonn an open line of communication around the works and a standing place beyond the ditch See Illust of Ravelin COVERER Coverer r n Defn One who or that which covers COVERING Covering n Defn Anything which covers or conceals as a roof a screen a wrapper clothing etc Noah removed the covering of the ark Gen viii 13 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing that they have no covering in the cold Job xxiv 7 A covering over the wells mouth 2 Sam xvii 19 COVERLET Coverlet kvrlt n Etym F couvrelit couvrir to cover lit bed fr L lectus bed See Cover Defn The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture Lay her in lilies and in violets And odored sheets and arras coverlets Spenser COVERLID Coverlid ld n Defn A coverlet All the coverlid was clocth of gold Tennyson COVERPOINT Coverpoint point n Defn The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports point COVERSED SINE Coversed sine kvrst sn Etym Co co in co sine versed sine Geom Defn The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle See Illust of Functions COVERSHAME Covershame shm n Defn Something used to conceal infamy Obs Dryden COVERSIDE Coverside n Defn A region of country having covers a hunting country COVERT Covert kvrt a Etym OF covert F couvert p p of couvrir See Cover v t 1 Covered over private hid secret disguised How covert matters may be best disclosed Shak Whether of open war or covert guile Milton 2 Sheltered not open or exposed retired protected as a covert nook Wordsworth Of either side the green to plant a covert alley Bacon 3 Law Defn Under cover authority or protection as a feme covert a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband Covert way Fort See Covered way under Covered Syn Hidden secret private covered disguised insidious concealed See Hidden COVERT Covert n Etym OF See Covert a 1 A place that covers and protects a shelter a defense A tabernacle for a covert from storm Is iv 6 The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside Prescott 2 Etym Cf F couverte Zoöl Defn One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird See Illust of Bird COVERT BARON Covert baron brn Law Defn Under the protection of a husband married Burrill COVERTLY Covertly adv Defn Secretly in private insidiously COVERTNESS Covertness kvrtns n Defn Secrecy privacy R COVERTURE Coverture kvrtr 135 n Etym OF covertureFcouverture 1 Covering shelter defence hiding Protected by walls or other like coverture Woodward Beatrice who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture Shak 2 Law Defn The condition of a woman during marriage because she is considered under the cover influence power and protection of her husband and therefore called a feme covert or femme couverte COVET Covet kvt v t imp p p Covered p pr vb n Coveting Etym OF coveitier covoitier F convoiter from a derivative fr L cupere to desire cf Skr kup to become excited Cf Cupidity 1 To wish for with eagerness to desire possession of used in a good sen Covet earnestly the best gifts 1 Cor xxii 31 If it be a sin to covet honor I am the most offending soul alive Shak 2 To long for inordinately or unlawfully to hanker after something forbidden Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors house Ex xx 17 Syn To long for desire hanker after crave COVET Covet v i Defn To have or indulge inordinate desire Which money while some coveted after they have erred from the faith 1 Tim vi 10 COVETABLE Covetable kvtbl a Defn That may be coveted desirable COVETER Coveter r n Defn One who covets COVETISE Covetise s n Etym OF coveitise F convoitise See Covet v t Defn Avarice Obs Spenser COVETIVENESS Covetiveness v n Phren Defn Acquisitiveness COVETOUS Covetous kvts a Etym OF coveitos F convoiteux See Covet v t 1 Very desirous eager to obtain used in a good sense Archaic Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue Shak Covetous death bereaved us all To aggrandize one funeral Emerson 2 Inordinately desirous excessively eager to obtain and possess esp money avaricious in a bad sense The covetous person lives as if the world were madealtogether for him and not he for the world South Syn Avaricious parsimonious penurious misrely niggardly See Avaricious COVETOUSLY Covetously adv Defn In a covetous manner COVETOUSNESS Covetousness n 1 Strong desire R When workmen strive to do better than well They do confound their skill in covetousness Shak 2 A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good excessive desire for riches or money in a bad sense Covetousness by a greed of getting more deprivess itself of the true end of getting Sprat Syn Avarice cupidity eagerness COVEY Covey kv n Etym OF cov F couv fr cover F couver to sit or brood on fr L cubare to lie down cf E incubate See Cubit and cf Cove to brood 1 A brood or hatch of birds an old bird with her brood of young hence a small flock or number of birds together said of game as a covey of partridges Darwin 2 A company a bevy as a covey of girls Addison COVEY Covey v i Defn To brood to incubate Obs Tortoises covey a whole year before they hatch Holland COVEY Covey n Defn A pantry Prov Eng Parker COVIN Covin kvn n Etym OF covine covaine fr covenir to agree See Covenant 1 Law Defn A collusive agreement between two or more persons to prejudice a third 2 Deceit fraud artifice Obs Chaucer COVING Coving n Arch a A cove or series of coves as the concaved surface under the overhang of a projecting upper story b The splayed jambs of a flaring fireplace COVINOUS Covinous kvns a Law Defn Deceitful collusive fraudulent dishonest COW Cow kou n Etym See Cowl a hood Defn A chimney cap a cowl COW Cow n pl Cows kouz old pl Kine k Etym OE cu cou AS c akin to D koe G kuh OHG kuo Icel k Dan Sw ko L bos ox cow Gr g sq root223 Cf Beef Bovine Bucolic Butter Nylghau 1 The mature female of bovine animals 2 The female of certain large mammals as whales seals etc COW Cow v t imp p p Cowed koud p pr vb n Cowing Etym Cf Icel kuga Sw kufva to check subdue Dan kue Cf Cuff v t Defn To depress with fear to daunt the spirits or courage of to overawe To vanquish a people already cowed Shak THe French king was cowed J R Green COW Cow n Etym Prob from same root as cow vt Mining Defn A wedge or brake to check the motion of a machine or car a chock Knight COWAGE Cowage kou1j n Bot Defn See Cowhage COWALKER Cowalker n Defn A phantasmic or astral body deemed to be separable from the physical body and capable of acting independently a doppelgänger COWAN Cowan kouan n Etym Cf OF couillon a coward a cullion Defn One who works as a mason without having served a regular apprenticeship Scot Note Among Freemasons it is a cant term for pretender interloper COWARD Coward kourd a Etym OF couard coard coart n and adj F couard fr OF coe coue tail F queue fr L coda a form of cauda tail ard orig shorttailed as an epithet of the hare or perh turning tail like a scared dog Cf Cue Queue Caudal 1 Her Defn Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs said of a lion 2 Destitute of courage timid cowardly Fie coward woman and softhearted wretch Shak 3 Belonging to a coward proceeding from or expressive of base fear or timidity He raised the house with loud and coward cries Shak Invading fears repel my coward joy Proir COWARD Coward n Defn A person who lacks courage a timid or pusillanimous person a poltroon A fool is nauseous but a coward worse Dryden Syn Craven poltroon dastard COWARD Coward v t Defn To make timoroys to frighten Obs That which cowardeth a mans heart Foxe COWARDICE Cowardice s n Etym F couardise fr couard See Coward Defn Want of courage to face danger extreme timidity pusillanimity base fear of danger or hurt lack of spirit The cowardice of doing wrong Milton Moderation was despised as cowardice Macualay COWARDIE Cowardie kourd n Etym OF couardie Defn Cowardice Obs COWARDISH Cowardish a Defn Cowardly Obs A base and a cowardish mind Robynson Mores Utopia COWARDIZE Cowardize v t Defn To render cowardly Obs God cowardizeth insolent spirits Bp Hall COWARDLINESS Cowardliness lns n Defn Cowardice COWARDLY Cowardly a 1 Wanting courage basely or weakly timid or fearful pusillanimous spiritless The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle Shak 2 Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences befitting a coward dastardly base as cowardly malignity Macualay The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look danger in the face Burke Syn Timid fearful timorous dastardly pusillanimous recreant craven fainthearted chickenhearted whitelivered COWARDLY Cowardly adv Defn In the manner of a coward Spenser COWARDSHIP Cowardship n Defn Cowardice Obs Shak COWBANE Cowbane koubn n Bot Defn A poisonous umbelliferous plant in England the Cicuta virosa in the United States the Cicuta maculata and the Archemora rigida See Water hemlock COWBERRY Cowberry brr n pl Cowberries r Bot Defn A species of Vaccinium V Vitisid which bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery locally called mountain cranberry COWBIRD Cowbird brd n Zoöl Defn The cow blackbird Molothrus ater an American starling Like the European cuckoo it builds no nest but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds so called because frequently associated with cattle COWBLAKES Cowblakes blks n pl Defn Dried cow dung used as fuelProv Eng Simmonds COWBOY Cowboy boi n 1 A cattle herder a drover specifically one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United States 2 One of the marauders who in the Revolutionary War infested the neutral ground between the American and British lines and committed depredations on the Americans COWCATCHER Cowcatcher kchr n Defn A strong inclined frame usually of wroughtiron bars in front of a locomotive engine for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway as cattle the pilot US COWDIE Cowdie koud n Bot Defn See Kauri COWER Cower r v i imp p p Cowered rdp pr vb n Cowering Etym Cf Icel kera to doze liequiet Sw kura Dan kure G kauern to cower W cwrian Defn To stoop by bending the knees to crouch to squat hence to quail to sink through fear Our dame sits cowering oer a kitchen fire Dryden Like falcons cowering on the nest Goldsmith COWER Cower kour v t Defn To cherish with care Obs COWFISH Cowfish fch n Zoöl a The grampus b A California dolphin Tursiops Gillii c A marine plectognath fish Ostracoin quadricorne and allied species having two projections like horns in front called also cuckold coffer fish trunkfish COWHAGE Cowhage kouhj n Etym Cf Hind kaw ko Bot Defn A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs which stick to the fingers causing intolerable itching The spiculæ are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge Written also couhage cowage and cowitch COWHEARTED Cowhearted hrtd a Defn Cowardly The Lady Powis patted him with her fan and called him a cowhearted fellow R North COWHERD Cowherd hrd n Etym AS c c cow hyrde a herder Defn One whose occupation is to tend cows COWHIDE Cowhide hd n 1 The hide of a cow 2 Leather made of the hide of a cow 3 A coarse whip made of untanned leather COWHIDE Cowhide v t imp p p Cowhided p pr vb n Cowhiding Defn To flog with a cowhide COWISH Cowish koush a Etym From Cow v t Defn Timorous fearful cowardly R Shak COWISH Cowish n Bot Defn An umbelliferous plant Peucedanum Cous with edible tuberous roots found in Oregon Written also cous COWITCH Cowitch kouch 224 n Bot Defn See Cowhage COWL Cowl koul n Etym AS cuhle cugle cugele cf dial G kogel gugel OF coule goule all fr LL cuculla cucullus fr L cucullus cap hood perh akin to celare to conceal cella cell Cf Cucullate 1 A monks hood usually attached to the gown The nname was also applied to the hood and garment together What differ more you cry than crown and cowl Pope 2 A cowlshaped cap commonly turning with the wind used to improve the draft of a chimney ventilatingshaft etc 3 A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive COWL Cowl n Etym Cf OF cuvele cuvel dim of F cuve tub vat fr L cupa See Cup Defn A vessel carried on a pole between two persons for conveyance of water Johnson COWLED Cowled kould a Defn Wearing a cowl hooded as a cowled monk That cowled churchman Emerson COWLEECH Cowleech koulch n Etym 2d cow leech a physician Defn One who heals disease of cows a cow doctor COWLEECHING Cowleeching n Defn Healing the distemper of cows COWLICK Cowlick lk n Defn A tuft of hair turned up or awry usually over the forehead as if licked by a cow COWLIKE Cowlike lk a Defn Resembling a cow With cowlike udders and with oxlike eyes Pope COWLSTAFF Cowlstaff koulstf n Etym Cowl a vessel staff Defn A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons Suckling COWORKER Coworker kwrkr n Defn One who works with another a co COW PARSLEY Cow parsley kou prsl Bot Defn An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chærophyllum C temulum and C sylvestre COW PARSNIP Cow parsnip np Bot Defn A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum H sphondylium in England and H lanatum in America COWPEA Cowpea p n Defn The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus Dolichos also the plant itself Many varieties are cultivated in the southern part of the United States COWPERS GLANDS Cowpers glands kouprz glndz Etym After the discoverer William Cowper an English surgeon Anat Defn Two small glands discharging into the male urethra COWPILOT Cowpilot kouplt n Zoöl Defn A handsomely banded coralreef fish of Florida and the West Indies Pomacentrus saxatilis called also mojarra COWPOCK Cowpock pk n Defn See Cowpox Dunglison COWPOX Cowpox pks n Med Defn A pustular eruptive disease of the cow which when communicated to the human system as by vaccination protects from the smallpox vaccinia called also kinepox cowpock and kinepock Dunglison COWQUAKE Cowquake kwk n Bot Defn A genus of plants Briza quaking grass COWRIE Cowrie r n Bot Defn Same as Kauri COWRIE COWRY Cowrie Cowry kour n pl Cowries r Etym Hind kaur Zoöl Defn A marine shell of the genus Cypræa Note There are numerous species many of them ornamental Formerly C moneta and several other species were largely used as money in Africa and some other countries and they are still so used to some extent The value is always trifling and varies at different places COWSLIP Cowslip slp n Etym AS c c prob orig cows droppings Cf Slop n Bot 1 A common flower in England Primula veris having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring It is often cultivated in the United States 2 In the United States the marsh marigold Caltha palustris appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip See Illust of Marsh marigold American cowslip Bot a pretty flower of the West Dodecatheon Meadia belonging to the same order Primulaceæ with the English cowslip French cowslip Bot bearsear Primula Auricula COWSLIPPED Cowslipped slpt a Defn Adorned with cowslips Cowslipped lawns Keats COWS LUNGWORT Cows lungwort kouz lngwrt Defn Mullein COW TREE Cow tree kou tr Etym Cf SP palo de vaca Bot Defn A tree Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron of South America which yields on incision a nourishing fluid resembling milk COWWEED Cowweed wEd n Bot Defn Same as Cow parsley COWWHEAT Cowwheat hwt n Bot Defn A weed of the genus Melampyrum with black seeds found on European wheatfields COX Cox kks n Etym OE cokes Cf Coax Defn A coxcomb a simpleton a gull Obs Go youre a brainless cox a toy a fop Beau Fl COXA Coxa kks n Etym L the hip Zoöl Defn The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean COXALGIA COXALGY Coxalgia lj Coxalgy kkslj n Etym NL coxalgia fr L coxa hip Gr coxalgie Med Defn Pain in the hip COXCOMB Coxcomb kkskm n Etym A corrupted spelling of cocks comb 1 a A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps b The cap itself 2 The top of the head or the head itself We will belabor you a little better And beat a little more care into your coxcombs Beau Fl 3 A vain showy fellow a conceited silly man fond of display a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments a fop Fond to be seen she kept a bevy Of powdered coxcombs at her levee Goldsmith Some are bewildered in the maze of schools And some made coxcombs nature meant but fools Pope 4 Bot Defn A name given to several plants of different genera but particularly to Celosia cristata or garden cockscomb Same as Cockscomb COXCOMBICAL Coxcombical kkskmkal a Defn Befitting or indicating a coxcomb like a coxcomb foppish conceited Coxcombically adv Studded all over in coxcombical fashion with little brass nails W Irving COXCOMBLY Coxcombly kkskml a Defn like a coxcomb Obs You coxcombly ass you Beau Fl COXCOMBRY Coxcombry r n Defn The manners of a coxcomb foppishness COXCOMICAL Coxcomical kkskmkal a Defn Coxcombical R COXCOMICALLY Coxcomically adv Defn Conceitedly R COXSWAIN Coxswain kkswn Colloq kksn n Defn See Cockswain COY Coy koi a Etym OE coi quiet still OF coi coit frL quietus quiet p p of quiescere to rest quie rest prob akin to E while See While and cf Quiet Quit Quite 1 Quiet still Obs Chaucer 2 Shrinking from approach or familiarity reserved bashful shy modest usually applied to women sometimes with an implication of coquetry Coy and difficult to win Cowper Coy and furtive graces W Irving Nor the coy maid half willings to be pressed Shall kiss the cup to pass it to the rest Goldsmith 3 Soft gentle hesitating Enforced hate Instead of loves coy touch shall rudely tear thee Shak Syn Shy shriking reserved modest bashful backward distant COY Coy v t imp p p Coyed koid p pr vb n Coying 1 To allure to entice to decoy Obs A wiser generation who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets Bp Rainbow 2 To caress with the hand to stroke Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed While I thy amiable cheeks do coy Shak COY Coy v i 1 To behave with reserve or coyness to shrink from approach or familiarity Obs Thus to coy it With one who knows you too Rowe 2 To make difficulty to be unwilling Obs If he coyed To hear Cominius speak I ll keep at home Shak COYISH Coyish a Defn Somewhat coy or reserved Warner COYLY Coyly adv Defn In a coy manner with reserve COYNESS Coyness n Defn The quality of being coy feigned o When the kind nymph would coyness feign And hides but to be found again Dryden Syn Reserve shrinking shyness backwardness modesty bashfulness COYOTE Coyote kt or kt n Etym Spanish Amer fr Mexican coyotl Zoöl Defn A carnivorous animal Canis latrans allied to the dog found in the western part of North America called also prairie wolf Its voice is a snapping bark followed by a prolonged shrill howl COYOTE STATE Coyote State Defn South Dakota a nickname COYOTILLO Coyotillo n Mex Sp dim See Coyote Defn A low rhamnaceous shrub Karwinskia humboldtiana of the southwestern United States and Mexico Its berries are said to be poisonous to the coyote COYPU Coypu koip n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A South American rodent Myopotamus coypus allied to the beaver It produces a valuable fur called nutria Written also coypou COYSTREL Coystrel koistrl n Defn Same as Coistril COZ Coz kz n Defn A contraction of cousin Shak COZEN Cozen kzn v t imp p p Cozened nd p pr vb n Cozening nng Etym From cousin hence literally to deceive through pretext of relationship F cousiner Defn To cheat to defrand to beguile to deceive usually by small arts or in a pitiful way He had cozened the world by fine phrases Macualay Children may be cozened into a knowledge of the letters Locke Goring loved no man so well but that he would cozen him and expose him to public mirth for having been cozened Clarendon COZEN Cozen v i Defn To deceive to cheat to act deceitfully Some coggingcozening slave Shak COZENAGE Cozenage j n Etym See Cozen and cf Cousinage Defn The art or practice of cozening artifice fraud Shak COZENER Cozener kznr n Defn One who cheats or defrauds COZIER Cozier kzhr n Defn See Cosier COZILY Cozily kzl adv Defn Snugly comfortably COZINESS Coziness n Defn The state or quality of being cozy COZY Cozy kz a Compar Cozier zr superl Coziest Etym Cf Scot cosie cozie prob from Gael cosach abounding in hollows or cosagach full of holes or crevices snug sheltered from cos a hollow a crevice 1 Snug comfortable easy contented Written also cosey and cosy 2 Etym Cf F causer to chat talk Defn Chatty talkative sociable familiar Eng COZY Cozy n Etym See Cozya Defn A wadded covering for a teakettle or other vessel to keep the contents hot CRAB Crab krb n Etym AS crabba akin to D krab G krabbe krebs Icel krabbi Sw krabba Dan krabbe and perh to E cramp Cf Crawfish 1 Zoöl Defn One of the brachyuran Crustacea They are mostly marine and usually have a broad short body covered with a strong shell or carapace The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body Note The name is applied to all the Brachyura and to certain Anomura as the hermit crabs Formerly it was sometimes applied to Crustacea in general Many species are edible the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being one of the most esteemed The large European edible crab is Cancer padurus Softshelled crabs are blue crabs that have recently cast their shells See Cancer also Box crab Fiddler crab Hermit crab Spider crab etc under Box Fiddler etc 2 The zodiacal constellation Cancer 3 Etym See Crab a Bot Defn A crab apple so named from its harsh taste When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl Then nightly sings the staring owl Shak 4 A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree a crabstick Obs Garrick 5 Mech a A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing used with derricks etc b A form of windlass or geared capstan for hauling ships into dock etc c A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn d A claw for anchoring a portable machine Calling crab Zoöl See Fiddler n 2 Crab apple a small sour apple of several kinds also the tree which bears it as the European crab apple Pyrus Malus varsylvestris the Siberian crab apple Pyrus baccata and the American Pyrus coronaria Crab grass Bot a A grass Digitaria or Panicum sanguinalis called also finger grass b A grass of the genus Eleusine E Indica called also dogstail grass wire grass etc Crab louse Zoöl a species of louse Phthirius pubis sometimes infesting the human body Crab plover Zoöl an Asiatic plover Dromas ardeola Crabs eyes or Crabs stones masses of calcareous matter found at certain seasons of the year on either side of the stomach of the European crawfishes and formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid purposes the gastroliths Crab spider Zoöl one of a group of spiders Laterigradæ called because they can run backwards or sideways like a crab Crab tree the tree that bears crab applies Crab wood a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana which takes a high polish McElrath To catch a crab Naut a phrase used of a rower a when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water b when he misses the water altogether in making a stroke CRAB Crab krb v t 1 To make sour or morose to embitter Obs Sickness sours or crabs our nature Glanvill 2 To beat with a crabstick Obs J Fletcher CRAB Crab v i Naut Defn To drift sidewise or to leeward as a vessel Ham Nav Encyc CRAB Crab a Etym Prob from the same root as crab n Defn Sour rough austere The crab vintage of the neighbring coast Dryden CRABBED Crabbed krbbd a Etym See Crabn 1 Characterized by or manifesting sourness peevishness or moroseness harsh cross cynical applied to feelings disposition or manners Crabbed age and youth can not live together Shak 2 Characterized by harshness or roughness unpleasant applied to things as a crabbed taste 3 Obscure difficult perplexing trying as a crabbed author Crabbed eloquence Chaucer How charming is divine philosophy Not harsh and crabbed as dull fools suppose Milton 4 Cramped irregular as crabbed handwriting Crabbedly adv Crabbedness n CRABBER Crabber krbbr n Defn One who catches crabs CRABBING Crabbing n 1 The act or art of catching crabs 2 Falconry Defn The foghting of hawks with each other 3 Woolem Manuf Defn A process of scouring clocth be CRABBISH Crabbish krbbsh a Defn Somewhat sour or cross The wips of the most crabbish Satyristes Decker CRABBY Crabby b a Defn Crabbed difficult or perplexing Persius is crabby because ancient Marston CRABEATER Crabeater krbtr n Zoöl a The cobia b An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States Hadropterus nigrofasciatus c A small European heron Ardea minuta and other allied species CRABER Craber krbr n Zoöl Defn The water rat Walton CRABFACED Crabfaced krbfst a Defn Having a sour disagreeable countenance Beau Fl CRABSIDLE Crabsidle sdl v i Defn To move sidewise as a crab Jocular Southey CRABSTICK Crabstick stk n Defn A stick cane or cudgel made of the wood of the carb tree CRAB TREE Crab tree tr Defn See under Crab CRABYAWS Crabyaws krbyz n Med Defn A disease in the West Indies It is a kind of ulcer on the soles of the feet with very hard edges See Yaws Dunglison CRACHE Crache krch v Defn To scratch Obs Chaucer CRACK Crack krk v t imp p p Cracked krkt p pr vb n Cracking Etym OE cracken craken to crack break boast AS cracian cearcian to crack akin to D kraken G krachen cf Skr garj to rattle or perh of imitative origin Cf Crake Cracknel Creak 1 To break or burst with or without entire separation of the parts as to crack glass to crack nuts 2 To rend with grief or pain to affect deeply with sorrow hence to disorder to distract to craze O madam my old hear is cracked Shak He thought none poets till their brains were cracked Roscommon 3 To cause to sound suddenly and sharply to snap as to crack a whip 4 To utter smartly and sententiously as to crack a joke B Jonson 5 To cry up to extol followed by up Low To crack a bottle to open the bottle and drink its contents To crack a crib to commit burglary Slang To crack on to put on as to crack on more sail or more steam Colloq CRACK Crack v i 1 To burst or open in chinks to break with or without quite separating into parts By misfortune it cracked in the coling Boyle The mirror cracked from side to side Tennyson 2 To be ruined or impaired to fail Collog The credit of exchequers cracks when little comes in and much goes out Dryden 3 To utter a loud or sharp sudden sound As thunder when the clouds in autumn crack Shak 4 To utter vain pompous words to brag to boast with of Archaic Ethoipes of their sweet complexion crack Shak CRACK Crack n 1 A partial separation of parts with or without a perceptible opening a chink or fissure a narrow breach a crevice as a crack in timber or in a wall or in glass 2 Ropture flaw breach in a moral sense My love to thee is sound sans crack or flaw Shak 3 A sharp sudden sound or report the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken as the crack of a falling house the crack of thunder the crack of a whip Will the stretch out to the crack of doom Shak 4 The tone of voice when changed at puberty Though now our voices Have got the mannish crack Shak 5 Mental flaw a touch of craziness partial insanity as he has a crack 6 A crazy or crackbrained person Obs I can not get the Parliament to listen to me who look upon me as a crack and a projector Addison 7 A boast boasting Obs Crack and brags Burton Vainglorius cracks Spenser 8 Breach of chastity Obs Shak 9 A boy generally a pert lively boy Obs Val Tis a noble child Vir A crack madam Shak 10 A brief time an instant as to be with one in a crack Eng Scot Colloq 11 Free conversation friendly chat Scot What is crack in English Acrack a chat with a good kindly human heart in it P P Alexander CRACK Crack a Defn Of superior excellence having qualities to be boasted of Colloq One of our crack speakers in the Commons Dickens CRACKAJACK Crackajack n 1 An individual of marked ability or excellence esp in some sport as he is a crackajack at tennis Slang 2 A preparation of popped corn candied and pressed into small cakes U S CRACKAJACK Crackajack a Defn Of marked ability or excellence Slang CRACKBRAINED Crackbrained brnd a Defn Having an impaired intellect whimsical crazy Pope CRACKED Cracked krkt a 1 Coarsely ground or broken as cracked wheat 2 Crackbrained Colloq CRACKER Cracker krkr n 1 One who or that which cracks 2 A noisy boaster a swaggering fellow Obs What cracker is this same that deafs our ears Shak 3 A small firework consisting of a little powder inclossed in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse and exploding with a sharp noise often called firecracker 4 A thin dry biscuit often hard or crisp as a Boston cracker a Graham cracker a soda cracker an oyster cracker 5 A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States Bartlett 6 Zoöl Defn The pintail duck 7 pl Mach Defn A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc Knight CRACKER STATE Cracker State Defn Georgia a nickname See Cracker n 5 CRACKLE Crackle krkkl v i Etym Dim of crack Defn To make slight cracks to make small sharp sudden noises rapidly or frequently repeated to crepitate as burning thorns crackle The unknown ice that crackles underneath them Dryden CRACKLE Crackle n 1 The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports a crackling The crackle of fireworks Carlyle 2 Med Defn A kind of crackling sound or râle heard in some abnormal states of the lungs as dry crackle moist crackle Quain 3 Fine Arts Defn A condition produced in certain porcelain fine earthenware or glass in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions making a sort of reticulated surface as Chinese crackle Bohemian crackle CRACKLED Crackled kld a Fine Arts Defn Covered with minute cracks in the glaze said of some kinds of porcelain and fine earthenware CRACKLEWARE Crackleware wr n Defn See Crackle n 3 CRACKLING Crackling krkklng n 1 The making of small sharp cracks or reports frequently repeated As the crackling of thorns under a pot so is the laughter of the fool Eccl vii 6 2 The wellbrowned crisp rind of roasted pork For the first time in his life he tested crackling Lamb 3 pl Defn Food for dogs made from the refuse of tallow melting CRACKLOO CRACKALOO Crackloo n Also Crackaloo Defn A kind of gambling game consisting in pitching coins to or towards the ceiling of a room so that they shall fall as near as possible to a certain crack in the floor Gamblers Cant U S CRACKNEL Cracknel krknl n Etym F craquelin fr D krakeling fr krakken to crack See Crack v t Defn A hard brittle cake or biscuit Spenser CRACKSMAN Cracksman krksman n pl Cracksmen men Defn A burglar Slang CRACOVIAN Cracovian krkvan a Defn Of or pertaining to Cracow in Poland CRACOVIENNE Cracovienne krkvn n Etym F fr Cracow the city Mus Defn A lively Polish dance in 24 time CRACOWES Cracowes krkz n pl Defn Longtoed boots or shoes formerly worn in many parts of Europe so called from Cracow in Poland where they were first worn in the fourteenth century Fairholt CRADLE Cradle krdl n Etym AS cradel cradol prob from Celtic cf Gael creathall Ir craidhal W cryd a shaking or rocking a cradle perh akin to E crate 1 A bed or cot for a baby oscillating on rockers or swinginng on pivots hence the place of origin or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence as a cradle of crime the cradle of liberty The cradle that received thee at thy birth Cowper No sooner was I crept out of my cradle But I was made a king at nine months old Shak 2 Infancy or very early life From their cradles bred together Shak A form of worship in which they had been educated from their cradles Clarendon 3 Agric Defn An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe designed to receive the grain and to lay it eventlyin a swath 4 Engraving Defn A tool used in mezzotint engraving which by a rocking motion raises burrs on the surface of the plate so preparing the ground 5 A framework of timbers or iron bars moving upon ways or rollers used to support lift or carry ships or other vessels heavy guns etc as up an inclined plane or across a strip of land or in launching a ship 6 Med a A case for a broken or dislocated limb b A frame to keep the bedclothes from conntact with the person 7 Mining a A machine on rockers used in washing out auriferous earth also called a rocker US b A suspended scaffold used in shafts 8 Carp Defn The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster Knight 9 Naut Defn The basket or apparatus in which when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore the people are brought off from the wreck Cats cradle See under Cat Cradle hole a sunken place in a road caused by thawing or by travel over a soft spot Cradle scythe a broad scythe used in a cradle for cutting grain CRADLE Cradle v t imp p p Cradled dld p pr vb n Cradling dlng 1 To lay to rest or rock as in a cradle to lull or quiet as by rocking It cradles their fears to sleep D A Clark 2 To nurse or train in infancy He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave the throne to play with beggars Glanvill 3 To cut and lay with a cradle as grain 4 To transport a vessel by means of a cradle In Lombardy boats are cradled and transported over the grade Knight To cradle a picture to put ribs across the back of a picture to prevent the panels from warping CRADLE Cradle v i Defn To lie or lodge as in a cradle Withered roots and husks wherein the acorn cradled Shak CRADLELAND Cradleland kradlland n Defn Land or region where one was cradled hence land of origin CRADLING Cradling dlng n 1 The act of using a cradle 2 Coopering Defn Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise to enable it to pass a narrow place the two parts being afterward united and rehooped 3 Carp Defn The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed Knight CRAFT Craft krft n Etym AS cr strength skill art cunning akin to OS G Sw Dan kraft strength D kracht Icel kraptr perh originally a drawing together stretching from the root of E cramp 1 Strength might secret power Obs Chaucer 2 Art or skill dexterity in particular manual employment hence the occupation or employment itself manual art a trade Ye know that by this craft we have our wealth Acts xix 25 A poem is the work of the poet poesy is his skill or craft of making B Jonson Since the birth of time throughout all ages and nations Has the craft of the smith been held in repute Longfellow 3 Those engaged in any trade taken collectively a guild as the craft of ironmongers The control of trade passed from the merchant guilds to the new craft guilds J R Green 4 Cunning art or skill in a bad sense or applied to bad purposes artifice guile skill or dexterity employed to effect purposes by deceit or shrewd devices You have that crooked wisdom which is called craft Hobbes The chief priets and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft and put him to death Mark xiv 1 5 Naut Defn A vessel vessels of any kind generally used in a collective sense The evolutions of the numerous tiny craft moving over the lake Prof Wilson Small crafts small vessels as sloops schooners ets CRAFT Craft vt Defn To play tricks to practice artifice Obs You have crafted fair Shak CRAFTER crafter n Defn a creator of great skill in the manual arts Syn craftsman WordNet 15 CRAFTILY Craftily l adv Etym See Crafty Defn With craft artfully cunningly CRAFTINESS Craftiness krftns n Defn Dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose cunning artifice stratagem He taketh the wise in their own craftiness Job v 13 CRAFTLESS Craftless ls a Defn Without craft or cunning Helpless craftless and innocent people Jer Taylor CRAFTSMAN Craftsman krftsman n pl Craftsmen men Defn One skilled in some trade or manual occupation an artificer a mechanic CRAFTSMANSHIP Craftsmanship n Defn The work of a craftsman CRAFTSMASTER Craftsmaster mstr n Defn One skilled in his craft or trade one of superior cunning In cunning persuasion his craftsmaster Holland CRAFTY Crafty krft a Etym AS cr 1 Relating to or characterized by craft or skill dexterous Obs Crafty work Piers Plowman 2 Possessing dexterity skilled skillful A noble crafty man of trees Wyclif 3 Skillful at deceiving others characterized by craft cunning wily A pair of crafty knaves Shak With anxious care and crafty wiles J Baillie Syn Skillful dexterous cunning artful wily Cunning CRAG Crag krg n Etym W craig akin to Gael creag Corn karak Armor karrek 1 A steep rugged rock a cough broken cliff or point of a rock on a ledge From crag to crag the signal fiew Sir W Scott 2 Geol Defn A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells of the Tertiary age CRAG Crag n Etym A form of craw cf D kraag neck collar G kragen See Craw 1 The neck or throat Obs And bear the crag so stiff and so state Spenser 2 The neck piece or scrag of mutton Johnson CRAGGED Cragged gd a Defn Full of crags or steep broken Into its cragged rents descend J Baillie CRAGGEDNESS Craggedness n Defn The quality or state of being cragged cragginess CRAGGINESS Cragginess gns n Defn The state of being craggy CRAGGY Craggy krgg a Defn Full of crags rugged with projecting points of rocks as the craggy side of a mountain The craggy ledge Tennyson CRAGSMAN Cragsman krgzman n pl Cragsmen men Defn One accustomed to climb rocks or crags esp one who makes a business of climbing the cliffs overhanging the sea to get the eggs of sea birds or the birds themselves CRAIE Craie kr n Defn See Crare Obs CRAIG FLOUNDER Craig flounder krg floundr Etym Scot craig a rock See 1st Crag Zoöl Defn The pole flounder CRAIL Crail krl n Etym See Creel Defn A creel or osier basket CRAKE Crake krk v t i Etym See Crack 1 To cry out harshly and loudly like the bird called crake 2 To boast to speak loudly and boastfully Obs Each man may crake of that which was his own Mir for Mag CRAKE Crake n Defn A boast See Crack n Obs Spenser CRAKE Crake n Etym Cf Icel kr crow kr raven Sw kr Dan krage perh of imitative origin Cf Crow Zoöl Defn Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana so called from its singular cry See Corncrake CRAKEBERRY Crakeberry brr n Bot Defn See Crowberry CRAKER Craker krkr n Defn One who boasts a braggart Obs Old Play CRAM Cram krm v t imp p p Crammed krmd p pr vb n Cramming Etym AS crammian to cram akin to Icel kremia to squeeze bruise Sw krama to press Cf Cramp 1 To press force or drive particularly in filling or in thrustung one thing into another to stuff to crowd to fill to superfluity as to cram anything into a basket to cram a room with people Their storehouses crammed with grain Shak He will cram his brass down our throats Swift 2 To fill with food to satiety to stuff Children would be freer from disease if they were not crammed so much as they are by fond mothers Locke Cram us with praise and make us As fat as tame things Shak 3 To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study as in preparation for an examination as a pupil is crammed by his tutor CRAM Cram v i 1 To eat greedly and to satiety to stuff Gluttony Cr and blasphemes his feeder Milton 2 To make crude preparation for a special occasion as an examination by a hasty and extensive course of memorizing or study Colloq CRAM Cram n 1 The act of cramming 2 Innformation hastily memorized as a cram from an examination Colloq 3 Weaving Defn A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed CRAMBO Crambo n Etym Cf Cramp a difficult 1 A game in which one person gives a word to which another finds a rhyme I saw in one corner a cluster of men and womendiverting themselves with a game at crambo I heard several double rhymes which raised a great deal of mirth Addison 2 A werd rhyming with another word His similes in order set And every crambo he could get Swift Dumb crambo a game in which one party of players give a word which rhymes with another which last to be guessed by the opposing party who represent in dumb show what they think it to be CRAMMER Crammer krmmr n Defn One who crams esp one who prepares a pupil hastily for an exxamination or a pupil who is thus prepared Dickens CRAMOISIE CRAMOISY Cramoisie Cramoisy krmoiz a Etym F cramoisi crimson See Crimson Defn Crimson Obs A splendid seignior magnificent in cramoisy velevet Motley CRAMP Cramp krmp n Etym OE crampe craumpe akin to D Sw kramp Dan krampe G krampf whence F crampe Icel krappr strait narrow and to E crimp crumple cf cram See Grape 1 That which confines or contracts a restraint a shakle a hindrance A narrow fortune is a cramp to a great mind LEstrange Crippling his pleasures with the cramp of fear Cowper 2 Masonry Defn A device usually of iron bent at the ends used to hold together blocks of stone timbers etc a cramp iron 3 Carp Defn A rectangular frame with a tightening screw used for compressing the jionts of framework etc 4 A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape 5 Med Defn A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles as of the leg The cramp divers nights gripeth him in his legs Sir T More Cramp bone the patella of a sheep formerly used as a charm for the cramp Halliwell He could turn cramp bones into chess men Dickens Cramp ring a ring formerly supposed to have virtue in averting or curing cramp as having been consecrated by one of the kings of England on Good Friday CRAMP Cramp v t imp p p Cramped krp pr vb n Cramping 1 To compress to restrain from free action to confine and contract to hinder The mind my be as much cramped by too much knowledge as by ignorance Layard 2 To fasten or hold with or as with a cramp 3 Hence to bind together to unite The fabric of universal justic is well cramped and bolted together in all its parts Burke 4 To form on a cramp as to cramp boot legs 5 To afflict with cramp When the gout cramps my joints Ford To cramp the wheels of wagon to turn the front wheels out of line with the hind wheels so that one of them shall be against the body of the wagon CRAMP Cramp a Etym See Cramp n Defn Knotty difficult R Care being taken not to add any of the cramp reasons for this opinion Coleridge CRAMPET Crampet krmpt n Etym See Crampn Mil Defn A cramp iron or cramp ring a chape as of a scabbard Written also crampit and crampette CRAMPFISH Crampfish krmpfsh n Zoöl Defn The torpedo or electric ray the touch of which gives an electric shock See Electric fish and Torpedo CRAMP IRON Cramp iron rn Defn See Cramp n 2 CRAMPIT Crampit krmpt n Mil Defn See Crampet CRAMPON Crampon krmpn n Etym F See Crampoons Bot Defn An a CRAMPONEE Cramponee krmpn a Etym F cramponn See Crampoons Her Defn Having a cramp or square piece at the end said of a cross so furnished CRAMPOONS Crampoons krmpnz n pl Etym F crampon fr OHG chramph crooked akin to G krampf cramp See Crampn and cf Crampon 1 A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron like double calipers for raising stones lumber blocks of ice etc 2 Iron insruments with sharp points worn on the shoes to assist in gaining or keeping a foothold CRAMPY Crampy krmp 1 Affected with cramp 2 Productive of or abounding in cramps This crampy country Howitt CRAN CRANE Cran krn Crane krn n Etym Scot fr Gael crann Defn A measure for fresh herrings as many as will fill a barrel Scot H Miller CRANAGE Cranage krnj n Etym See Crane 1 The liberty of using a crane as for loading and unloading vessels 2 The money or price paid for the use of a crane CRANBERRY Cranberry krnbrr n pl Cranberries r Etym So named from its fruit being ripe in the spring when the cranes return Dr Prior Bot Defn A red acid berry much used for making sauce etc also the plant producing it several species of Vaccinum or Oxycoccus The high cranberry or cranberry tree is a species of Viburnum V Opulus and the other is sometimes called low cranberry or marsh cranberry to distinguish it CRANCH Cranch krnch v t Defn See Craunch CRANDALL Crandall krandal n Prob from Crandall a proper name Stonecutting Defn A kind of hammer having a head formed of a group of pointed steel bars used for dressing ashlar etc v t Defn To dress with a crandall CRANE Crane krn n Etym AS cran akin to D LG craan G kranich krahn this in sense 2 Gr grus W Armor garan OSlav zerav Lith gerve Icel trani Sw trana Dan trane Geranium 1 Zoöl Defn A wading bird of the genus Grus and allied genera of various species having a long straight bill and long legs and neck Note The common European crane is Grus cinerea The sandhill crane G Mexicana and the whooping crane G Americana are large American species The Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and cormorants 2 A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights and while holding them suspended transporting them through a limited lateral distance In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron a rotating post or base and the necessary tackle windlass etc so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust Of Derrick 3 An iron arm with horizontal motion attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc over a fire 4 A siphon or bent pipe for drawing liquors out of a cask 5 Naut Defn A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars etc generally used in pairs See Crotch 2 Crane fly Zoöl a dipterous insect with long legs of the genus Tipula Derrick crane See Derrick Gigantic crane Zoöl See Adjutant n 3 Traveling crane Traveler crane Traversing crane Mach a crane mounted on wheels esp an overhead crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead as in a machine shop or foundry Water crane a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout for filling locomotive tenders water carts etc with water CRANE Crane krn v t imp p p Craned krnd p pr vb n Craning 1 To cause to rise to raise or lift as by a crane with up R What engines what instruments are used in craning up a soul sunk below the center to the highest heavens Bates An upstart craned up to the height he has Massinger 2 To stretch as a crane stretches its neck as to crane the neck disdainfully G Eliot CRANE crane v i Defn to reach forward with head and neck in order to see better as a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap Beaconsfield Thackeray The passengers eagerly craning forward over the bulwarks Howells CRANESBILL Cranesbill krnzbl n 1 Bot Defn The geranium so named from the long axis of the fruit which resembles the beak of a crane Dr Prior 2 Surg Defn A pair of longbeaked forceps CRANG Crang krng n Defn See Krang CRANIA Crania krn n Etym NL Zoöl Defn A genus of living Brachiopoda so called from its fancied resemblance to the cranium or skull CRANIAL Cranial krnal a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the cranium CRANIOCLASM Cranioclasm krnklzm n Etym Cranium Gr Med Defn The crushing of a childs head as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery Dunglison CRANIOCLAST Cranioclast klst n Med Defn An instrument for crushing the head of a fetus to facilitate delivery in difficult eases CRANIOFACIAL Craniofacial fshal a Defn Of or pertaining to the cranium and face as the craniofacial angle CRANIOGNOMY Craniognomy gnm n Etym Cranium Gr Defn The science of the form and characteristics of the skull R CRANIOLOGICAL Craniological ljkal a Defn Of or pertaining to craniology CRANIOLOGIST Craniologist ljst n Defn One proficient in craniology a phrenologist CRANIOLOGY Craniology j n Etym Cranium logy Defn The department of science as of ethnology or archæology which deals with the shape size proportions indications etc of skulls the study of skulls CRANIOMETER Craniometer krnmtr n Etym Cranium meter Defn An instrument for measuring the size of skulls CRANIOMETRIC CRANIOMETRICAL Craniometric mtrk Craniometrical rkal a Defn Pertaining to craniometry CRANIOMETRY Craniometry krnmtr n Defn The art or act of measuring skulls CRANIOSCOPIST Cranioscopist krnskpst n Defn One skilled in or who practices cranioscopy It was found of equal dimension in a literary man whose skull puzzied the cranioscopists Coleridge CRANIOSCOPY Cranioscopy p n Etym Cranium scopy Defn Scientific examination of the cranium CRANIOTA Craniota krnt n pl Etym NL fr cranium Zoöl Defn A comprehensive division of the Vertebrata including all those that have a skull CRANIOTOMY Craniotomy krntm n Etym Cranium Gr Med Defn The operation of opening the fetal head in order to effect delivery CRANIUM Cranium krnm n pl E Craniums Crania Etym NL fr Gr Defn The skull of an animal especially that part of the skull either cartilaginous or bony which immediately incloses the brain the brain case or brainpan See Skull CRANK Crank krnk n Etym OE cranke akin to E cringe cringle crinkle and to crank a the root meaning probably to turn twist See Cringe 1 Mach Defn A bent portion of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which motion is imparted to or received from it also used to change circular into reciprocating motion or reciprocating into circular motion See Bell crank 2 Any bend turn or winding as of a passage So many turning cranks these have so many crooks Spenser 3 A twist or turn in speech a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word Quips and cranks and wanton wiles Milton 4 A twist or turn of the mind caprice whim crotchet also a fit of temper or passion Prov Eng Violent of temper subject to sudden cranks Carlyle 5 A person full of crotchets one given to fantastic or impracticable projects one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter Colloq 6 A sick person an invalid Obs Thou art a counterfeit crank a cheater Burton Crank axle Mach a driving axle formed with a crank or cranks as in some kinds of locomotives Crank pin Mach the cylindrical piece which forms the handle or to which the connecting rod is attached at the end of a crank or between the arms of a double crank Crank shaft a shaft bent into a crank or having a crank fastened to it by which it drives or is driven Crank wheel a wheel acting as a crank or having a wrist to which a connecting rod is attached CRANK Crank krnk a Etym AS cranc weak akin to Icel krangr D G krank sick weak cfD krengen to careen Cf Crank n 1 Sick infirm Prov Eng 2 Naut Defn Liable to careen or be overest as a ship when she is too narrow or has not sufficient ballast or is loaded too high to carry full sail 3 Full of spirit brisk lively sprightly overconfident opinionated He who was a little before bedrid was now crank and lusty Udall If you strong electioners did not think you were among the elect you would not be so crank about it Mrs Stowe CRANK Crank v i Etym See Crank n Defn To run with a winding course to double to crook to wind and turn See how this river comes me cranking in Shak CRANKBIRD Crankbird brd n Zoöl Defn A small European woodpecker Picus minor CRANKED Cranked krnkt a Defn Formed with or having a bend or crank as a cranked axle CRANKINESS Crankiness krnkns n Defn Crankness Lowell CRANKLE Crankle krnkl v t Etym Cf Crinkle Defn To break into bends turns or angles to crinkle Old Vegs stream drew her humid train aslope Crankling her banks J Philips CRANKLE Crankle v i Defn To bend turn or wind Along the crankling path Drayton CRANKLE Crankle n Defn A bend or turn a twist a crinkle CRANKNESS Crankness krnkns n 1 Naut Defn Liability to be overset said of a ship or other vessel 2 Sprightliness vigor health CRANKY Cranky a 1 Full of spirit crank 2 Addicted to crotchets and whims unreasonable in opinions crotchety Colloq 3 Unsteady easy to upset crank CRANNIED Crannied krnnd a Defn Having crannies chinks or fissures as a crannied wall Tennyson CRANNOG CRANNOGE Crannog krnng Crannoge krnnj n Etym From Celtic cf Gael crann a tree Defn One of the stockaded islands in Scotland and Ireland which in ancient times were numerous in the lakes of both countries They may be regarded as the very latest class of prehistoric strongholds reaching their greatest development in early historic times and surviving through the Middle Ages See also Lake dwellings under Lake Encyc Brit CRANNY Cranny krnn n pl Crannies n Etym F cran notch prob from L crena a doubful word 1 A small narrow opening fissure crevice or chink as in a wall or other substance In a firm building the cavities ought not to be filled with rubbish but with brick or stone fitted to the crannies Dryden He peeped into every cranny Arbuthnot 2 Glass Making Defn A tool for forming the necks of bottles etc CRANNY Cranny v i imp p p Crannied nd p pr vb n Crannying 1 To crack into or become full of crannies R The ground did cranny everywhere Golding 2 To haunt or enter by crannies All tenantless save to the cranning wind Byron CRANNY Cranny a Etym Perh for cranky See Crank a Defn Quick giddy thoughtless Prov Eng Halliwell CRANTARA Crantara krntr or tr n Etym Gael cranntara Defn The fiery cross used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland CRANTS Crants krnts n Etym Cf D krans G kranz Defn A garland carried before the bier of a maiden Obs Yet here she is allowed her virgin crants Her maaiden strewments Shak CRAP Crap krap n Defn In the game of craps a first throw of the dice in which the total is two three or twelve in which case the caster loses CRAPAUD Crapaud n Written also crapawd crapald crepaud etc F crapaud 1 Defn A toad Obs 2 Pronounced krapo As a proper name Johnny Crapaud or Crapaud a nickname for a Frenchman CRAPAUDINE Crapaudine krpdn a Etym F n Arch Defn Turning on pivots at the top and bottom said of a door CRAPAUDINE Crapaudine n Etym F Far Defn An ulcer on the coronet of a horse Bailey CRAPE Crape krp n Etym F cr fr L crispus curled crisped See Crisp Defn A thin crimped stuff made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill Black crape is much used for mourning garments also for the dress of some clergymen A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn Pope Crape myrtle Bot a very ornamental shrub Lagerströmia Indica from the East Indies often planted in the Southern United States Its foliage is like that of the myrtle and the flower has wavy crisped petals Oriental crape See Canton crape CRAPE Crape v t imp p p Craped krpt p pr vbn Craping Etym F cr fr L crispare to curl crisp fr crispus See Crape n Defn To form into ringlets to curl to crimp to friz as to crape the hair to crape silk The hour for curling and craping the hair Mad DArblay CRAPEFISH Crapefish krpfsh n Defn Salted codfish hardened by pressure Kane CRAPNEL Crapnel krpnel n Defn A hook or drag a grapnel CRAPPIE Crappie krpp n Zoöl Defn A kind of freshwater bass of the genus Pomoxys found in the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi valley There are several species Written also croppie CRAPPLE Crapple krppl n Etym See Graple Defn A claw Obs CRAPS Craps krps n Defn A gambling game with dice Local US CRAP SHOOTING Crap shooting Defn Same as Craps CRAPULA CRAPULE Crapula krpl Crapule krpl n Etym L crapula intoxication Defn Same as Crapulence CRAPULENCE Crapulence lens n Defn The sickness occasioned by intemperance surfeit Bailey CRAPULENT CRAPULOUS Crapulent lent Crapulous ls a Etym L crapulentus crapulosus cf F crapuleux Defn Surcharged with liquor sick from excessive indulgence in liquor drunk given to excesses R CRAPY Crapy krp a Defn Resembling crape CRARE Crare krr n Etym OF craier creer croyer ship of war LL craiera creyera perh from G krieger warrior or D krijger Defn A slow unwieldy trading vessel Obs Written also crayer cray and craie Shak CRASE Crase krz v t Etym See Craze Defn To break in pieces to crack Obs The pot was crased Chaucer CRASH Crash kr v t imp p p Crashed kr p pr vb n Crashing Etym OE crashen the same word as crasen to break E craze See Craze Defn To break in pieces violently to dash together with noise and violence R He shakt his head and crasht his teeth for ire Fairfax CRASH Crash v i 1 To make a loud clattering sound as of many things falling and breaking at once to break in pieces with a harsh noise Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part of the city Macualay 2 To break with violence and noise as the chimney in falling crashed through the roof CRASH Crash n 1 A loud sudden confused sound as of manu things falling and breaking at once The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds Addison 2 Ruin failure sudden breaking down as of a business house or a commercial enterprise CRASH Crash n Etym L crassus coarse See Crass Defn Coarse heavy narrow linen cloth used esp for towels CRASHING Crashing n Defn The noise of many things falling and breaking at once There shall be a great crashing from the hills Zeph i 10 CRASIS Crasis krss n Etym LL temperament fr Gr 1 Med Defn A mixture of constituents as of the blood constitution temperament 2 Gram Defn A contraction of two vowels as the final and initial vowels of united words into one long vowel or into a dipthong synæresis as cogo for coago CRASPEDOTA Craspedota krspdt n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The hydroid or nakedeyed medusæ See Hydroidea CRASPEDOTE Craspedote krspdt a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Craspedota CRASS Crass krs a Etym L crassus thick fat gross prob orig closely woven See Crease animal fat and cf Crate Hurdle Defn Cross thick dense coarse not elaborated or refined Crass and fumid exhalations Sir T Browne Crass ignorance Cudworth CRASSAMENT CRASSAMENTUM Crassament krssment Crassamentum mntm n Etym L crassamentum fr crassare to make thick See Crass a Defn A semisolid mass or clot especially that formed in coagulation of the blood CRASSIMENT Crassiment krssment n Defn See Crassament CRASSITUDE Crassitude td n Etym L crassitudo Defn Crossness coarseness thickness density Bacon CRASSNESS Crassness krsns n Defn Grossness Obs Glanvill CRASTINATION Crastination krstnshn n Etym L crastinus of tomorrow from cras tomorrow Defn Procrastination a putting off till tomorrow Obs CRATAEGUS Cratægus krtgs n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of small hardy trees including the hawthorn much used for ornamental purposes CRATCH Cratch krch 224 n Etym OE crache creche F cr crib manger fr OHG krippa krippeaG krippe crib See Crib Defn A manger or open frame for hay a crib a rack Obs Begin from first where He encradled was In simple cratch wrapt in a wad of hay Spenser Cratch cradle a representation of the figure of the cratch made upon the fingers with a string cats cradle called also scratch cradle CRATE Crate krt n Etym L cratis hurdle perh akin to E cradle See Hurdle and cf Crate a framework 1 A large basket or hamper of wickerwork used for the transportation of china crockery and similar wares 2 A box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces used especially for transporting fruit CRATE Crate v t imp p p Crated p pr vb n Crating Defn To pack in a crate or case for transportation as to crate a sewing machine to crate peaches CRATER Crater krtr n Etym L crater cratera a mixing vessel the mouth of a volcano Gr ir to cook Crail in Holy Grail 1 The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano through which the chief eruption comes similarly the mouth of a gevser about which a cone of silica is often built up 2 Mil Defn The pit left by the explosion of a mine 3 Astron Defn A constellation of the southen hemisphere called also the Cup CRATERIFORM Crateriform krtrfrm a Etym L cratera form Bot Defn Having the form of a shallow bowl said of a corolla CRATEROUS CRaterous krtrs a Defn Pertaining to or resembling a crater R R Browning CRAUNCH Craunch krnch v t i imp p p Craunched krnchtp pr vb n Craunching Etym See Crunch Defn To crush with the teeth to chew with violence and noise to crunch Swift CRAVAT Cravat krvt n Etym F cravate fr Cravate a Croat an inhabitant of Croatia one of a body of Austrian troops from whom in 1636 this article of dress was adopted in France Defn A neckcloth a piece of silk fine muslin or other cloth worn by men about the neck While his wig was combed and his cravat tied Macualay CRAVATTED Cravatted krvttd a Defn Wearing a cravat The young men faultlessly appointed handsomely cravatted Thackeray CRAVE Crave krv v t imp p p Craved kr p pr vb n Craving Etym AS crafian akin to Icel krefia Sw kr Dan kr 1 To ask with earnestness or importunity to ask with submission or humility to beg to entreat to beseech to implore I crave your honors pardon Shak Joseph went in boldly unto Pilate and craved the body of Jesus Mark xv 43 2 To call for as a gratification to long for hence to require or demand as the stomach craves food His path is one that eminently craves weary walking Edmund Gurney Syn To ask seek beg beseech implore entreat solicit request supplicate adjure CRAVE Crave v i Defn To desire strongly to feel an insatiable longing as a craving appetite Once one may crave for love Suckling CRAVEN Craven krvn a Etym OE cravant cravaunde OF cravant struck down p p of cravanter crevanter to break crush strike down fr an assumed LL crepantare fr L crepans p pr of crepare to break crack rattle Cf Crevice Crepitate Defn Cowardly fainthearted spiritless His craven heart Shak The poor craven bridegroom said never a word Sir W Scott In craven fear of the sarcasm of Dorset Macualay CRAVEN Craven n Etym Formerly written also cravant and cravent Defn A recreant a coward a weakhearted spiritless fellow See Recreant n King Henry Is it fit this soldier keep his oath FluellenHe is a craven and a villain else Shak Syn Coward poltroon dastard CRAVEN Craven v t imp p p Cravened vndp pr vb n Cravening Defn To make recreant weak spiritless or cowardly Obs There is a prohibition so divine That cravens my weak hand Shak CRAVER Craver krvr n Defn One who craves or begs CRAVING Craving ng n Defn Vehement or urgent desire longing for beseeching A succession of cravings and satiety LEstrange Cravingly adv Cravingness n CRAW Craw kr n Etym Akin to D kraag neck collar G kragen Sw kr craw Dan kro and possibly to Grbronchus or Crag neck Zoöl a The crop of a bird b The stomach of an animal CRAWFISH CRAYFISH Crawfish krfsh Crayfish krfsh n pl fishes or fish Etym Corrupted fr OE crevis creves OF crevice F fr OHG krebiz crab G krebs See Crab The ending fish arose from confusion with E fish Zoöl Defn Any crustacean of the family Astacidæ resembling the lobster but smaller and found in fresh waters Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus The blind crawfish of the Mamoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis CRAWFORD Crawford krfrd n Defn A Crawford peach a wellknown freestone peach wich yellow flesh first raised by Mr William Crawford of New Jersey CRAWL Crawl krl v i imp p p Crawled krld p pr vb n Crawling Etym Dan kravle or Icel krafla to paw scrabble with the hands akin to Sw kr to crawl cf LG krabbeln D krabbelen to scratch 1 To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground as a worm to move slowly on hands and kness to creep A worm finds what it searches after only by feeling as it crawls from one thing to another Grew 2 Hence to move or advance in a feeble slow or timorous manner He was hardly able to crawl about the room Arbuthnot The meanest thing that crawld beneath my eyes Byron 3 To advance slowly and furtively to insinuate ones self to advance or gain influence by servile or obsequious conduct Secretly crawling up the battered walls Knolles Hath crawled into the favor of the king Shak Absurd opinions crawl about the world South 4 To have a sensation as of insect creeping over the body as the flesh crawls See Creep v i 7 CRAWL Crawl krl n Defn The act or motion of crawling CRAWL Crawl n Etym Cf Kraal Defn A pen or inclosure of stakes and hurdles on the seacoast for holding fish CRAWLER Crawler krlr n Defn One who or that which crawls a creeper a reptile CRAWL STROKE Crawl stroke Swimming Defn A racing stroke in which the swimmer lying flat on the water with face submerged takes alternate overhand arm strokes while moving his legs up and down alternately from the knee CRAWLY Crawly krl a Defn Creepy Colloq CRAY CRAYER Cray kr Crayer r n Defn See Crare Obs CRAYFISH Crayfish krfsh n Zoöl Defn See Crawfish CRAYON Crayon krn n Etym F a crayon a lead pencil crayon Conté Contés pencil i e one made a black compound invented by Conté fr craie chalk L creta said to be properly Cretan earth fr Creta the island Crete Cf Cretaceous 1 An implement for drawing made of clay and plumbago or of some preparation of chalk usually sold in small prisms or cylinders Let no day pass over you without giving some strokes of the pencil or the crayon Dryden Note The black crayon gives a deeper black than the lead pencil This and the colored crayons are often called chalks The red crayon is also called sanguine See Chalk and Sanguine 2 A crayon drawing 3 Electricity Defn A pencil of carbon used in producing electric light Crayon board cardboard with a surface prepared for crayon drawing Crayon drawing the act or art of drawing with crayons a drawing made with crayons CRAYON Crayon v t imp p p Crayoned nd p pr vb n Crayoning Etym Cf F crayonner Defn To sketch as with a crayon to sketch or plan He soon afterwards composed that discourse conformably to the plan which he had crayoned out Malone CRAZE Craze krz v t imp p p Crazed krzd p pr vb n Crazing Etym OE crasen to break fr Scand perh through OF cf Sw krasa to crackle sl to break to pieces F to crush fr the Scand Cf Crash 1 To break into pieces to crush to grind to powder See Crase God looking forth will trouble all his host And craze their chariot wheels Milton 2 To weaken to impair to render decrepit Obs Till length of years And sedentary numbness craze my limbs Milton 3 To derange the intellect of to render insane Any man that is crazed and out of his wits Tilloston Grief hath crazed my wits Shak CRAZE Craze v i 1 To be crazed or to act or appear as She would weep and he would craze Keats 2 To crack as the glazing of porcelain or pottery CRAZE Craze n 1 Craziness insanity 2 A strong habitual desire or fancy a crotchet It was quite a craze with him Burns to have his Jean dressed genteelly Prof Wilson 3 A temporary passion or infatuation as for same new amusement pursuit or fashion as the bricabrac craze the æsthetic craze Various crazes concerning health and disease W Pater CRAZEDNESS Crazedness dns n Defn A broken state decrepitude an impaired state of the intellect CRAZEMILL CRAZINGMILL Crazemill krzml Crazingmill krzng n Etym See 1st Craze Defn A mill for grinding tin ore CRAZILY Crazily krzl adv Defn In a crazy manner CRAZINESS Craziness n 1 The state of being broken down or weakened as the craziness of a ship or of the limbs 2 The state of being broken in mind imbecility or weakness of intellect derangement CRAZY Crazy krz a Etym From Craze 1 Characterized by weakness or feeblness decrepit broken falling to decay shaky unsafe Piles of mean andcrazy houses Macualay One of great riches but a crazy constitution Addison They got a crazy boat to carry them to the island Jeffrey 2 Broken weakened or dissordered in intellect shattered demented deranged Over moist and crazy brains Hudibras 3 Inordinately desirous foolishly eager Colloq The girls were crazy to be introduced to him R B Kimball Crazy bone the bony projection at the end of the elbow olecranon behind which passes the ulnar nerve so called on account of the curiously painful tingling felt when in a particular position it receives a blow called also funny bone Crazy quilt a bedquilt made of pieces of silk or other material of various sizes shapes and colors fancifully stitched together without definite plan or arrangement CREABLE Creable krbl a Etym L creabilis from creare to create See Create Defn Capable of being created Obs I Watts CREAGHT Creaght krt n Etym Ir Gael graidh graigh Defn A drove or herd Obs Haliwell CREAGHT Creaght v i Defn To graze Obs Sir L Davies CREAK Creak krk v i imp p p Creaked krkt p pr vb n Creaking Etym OE creken prob of imitative origin cf E crack and D kreiken to crackle chirp Defn To make a prolonged sharp grating or ssqueaking sound as by the friction of hard substances as shoes creak The creaking locusts with my voice conspire Dryden Doors upon their hinges creaked Tennyson CREAK Creak v t Defn To produce a creaking sound with Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry Shak CREAK Creak krk n Defn Thew sound produced by anuthing that creaks a creaking Roget CREAKING CReaking n Defn A harsh grating or squeaking sound or the act of making such a sound Start not at the creaking of the door Longfellow CREAM Cream krm n Etym F cr perh fr LL crema cteam of milk cf L cremor thick juice or broth perh akin to cremare to burn 1 The rich oily and yellowish part of milk which when the milk stands unagitated rises and collects on the surface It is the part of milk from which butter is obtained 2 The part of any liquor that rises and collects on the surface R 3 A delicacy of several kinds prepared for the table from cream etc or so as to resemble cream 4 A cosmetic a creamlike medicinal preparation In vain she tries her paste and creams To smooth her skin or hide its seams Goldsmith 5 The best or choicest part of a thing the quintessence as the cream of a jest or story the cream of a collection of books or pictures Welcome O flower and cream of knights errant Shelton Bavarian cream a preparation of gelatin cream sugar and eggs whipped to be eaten cold Cold cream an ointment made of white wax almond oil rose water and borax and used as a salve for the hands and lips Cream cheese a kind of cheese made from curd from which the cream has not been taken off or to which cream has been added Cream gauge an instrument to test milk being usually a graduated glass tube in which the milk is placed for the cream to rise Cream nut the Brazil nut Cream of lime a A scum of calcium carbonate which forms on a solution of milk of lime from the carbon dioxide of the air b A thick creamy emulsion of lime in water Cream of tartar Chem purified tartar or argol so called because of the crust of crystals which forms on the surface of the liquor in the process of purification by recrystallization It is a white crystalline substance with a gritty acid taste and is used very largely as an ingredient of baking powders called also potassium bitartrate acid potassium tartrate etc CREAM Cream v t imp p p Creamed krmd p pr vb n Creaming 1 To skim or take off by skimming as cream 2 To take off the best or choicest part of 3 To furnish with or as with cream Creaming the fragrant cups Mrs Whitney To cream butter Cooking to rub stir or beat butter till it is of a light creamy consistency CREAM Cream v i Defn To form or become covered with cream to become thick like cream to assume the appearance of cream hence to grow stiff or formal to mantle There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pool Shak CREAMCAKE Creamcake kk n Cookery Defn A kind of cake filled with custard made of cream eggs etc CREAMCOLORED Creamcolored klrd a Defn Of the color of cream light yellow Creamcolored horses Hazlitt CREAMERY Creamery r n pl Creameries Etym CF F cr 1 A place where butter and cheese are made or where milk and cream are put up in cans for market 2 A place or apparatus in which milk is set for raising cream 3 An establishment where cream is sold CREAMFACED Creamfaced krmfst a Defn White or pale as the effect of fear or as the natural complexion Thou creamfaced loon Shak CREAMFRUIT Creamfruit krmfrt n Bot Defn A plant of Sierra Leone which yields a wholesome creamy juice CREAMINESS Creaminess ns n Defn The quality of being creamy CREAM LAID Cream laid krm ld Defn See under Laid CREAMSLICE Creamslice sls n Defn A wooden knife with a long thin blade used in handling cream or ice cream CREAMWHITE Creamwhite hwt a Defn As white as cream CREAMY Creamy krm a Defn Full of or containing cream resembling cream in nature appearance or taste creamlike unctuous Creamy bowis Collins Lines of creamy spray Tennyson Your creamy words but cozen Beau Fl CREANCE Creance krans n Etym F créance lit credence fr L credere to trust See Credence 1 Faith belief creed Obs Chaucer 2 Falconry Defn A fine small line fastened to a hawks leash when it is first lured CREANCE Creance krans v i t Defn To get on credit to borrow Obs Chaucer CREANT Creant krant a Etym L creans p pr of creare to create Defn Creative formative R Mrs Browning CREASE Crease krs n Defn See Creese Tennison CREASE Crease n Etym Cf LG krus G krause crispness krausen kr to crisp curl lay on folds or perh of Celtic origin cf Armorkriz a wrinkle crease kriza to wrinkle fold W crych a wrinkle crychu to rumple ripple crease 1 A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance hence a similar mark howewer produced 2 Cricket Defn One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker Bowling crease Cricket a line extending three feet four inches on each side of the central strings at right angles to the line between the wickets Return crease Cricket a short line at each end of the bowling crease and at right angles to it extending toward the bowler Popping crease Cricket a line drawn in front of the wicket four feet distant from it parallel to the bowling crease and at least as long as the latter J H Walsh Encyc of Rural Sports CREASE Crease v t imp p p Creased krst p pr vb n Creasing Defn To make a crease or mark in as by folding or doubling Creased like dogs ears in a folio Gray CREASER Creaser krsr n 1 A tool or a sewingmashine attachment for making lines or creases on leather or cloth as guides to sew by 2 A tool for making creases or beads as in sheet iron or for rounding small tubes 3 Bookbinding Defn A tool for making the band impression distinct on the back Knight CREASING Creasing krsng n Arch Defn A layer of tiles forming a corona for a wall CREASOTE Creasote krst n Defn See Creosote CREASY Creasy krs a Defn Full of creases Tennyson CREAT Creat krt n Etym F cr ultimateli fr L creatus created begotten cf It creato pupil servant Sp criado a servant client Man Defn An usher to a riding master CREATABLE Creatable krtbl a Defn That may be created CREATE Create krt aEtym L creatus p p of creare to create akin to Gr k to make and to E ending cracy in aristocracy also to crescent cereal Defn Created composed begotte Obs Hearts create of duty and zeal Shak CREATE Create v t imp p p Createdp pr vb n Creating 1 To bring into being to form out of nothing to cause to exist In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth Gen i 1 2 To effect by the agency and under the laws of causation to be the occasion of to cause to produce to form or fashion to renew Your eye in Scotland Would create soldiers Shak Create in me a clean heart Ps li 10 3 To invest with a new form office or character to constitute to appoint to make as to create one a peer I create you companions to our person Shak CREATIC Creatic krtk a Etym Gr Defn Relating to or produced by flesh or animal food as creatic nausea Written also kreatic CREATIN Creatin krtn n Etym Gr Physiol Chem Defn A white crystalline nitrogenous substance found abundantly in muscle tissue Written also kreatine CREATININ Creatinin krtnn n Physiol Chem Defn A white crystalline nitrogenous body closely related to creatin but more basic in its properties formed from the latter by the action of acids and occurring naturally in muscle tissue and in urine Written also kretinine CREATION Creation krAshn n Etym L creatio cf F cr See Create 1 The act of creating or causing to exist Specifically the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence From the creation to the general doom Shak As when a new particle of matter dotn begin to exist in rerum natura which had before no being and this we call creation Locke 2 That which is created that which is produced or caused to exist as the world or some original work of art or of the imagination nature We know that the whole creation groaneth Rom viii 22 A dagger of the mind a false creation Shak Choice pictures and creations of curious art Beaconsfield 3 The act of constituting or investing with a new character appointment formation An Irish peer of recent creation Landor CREATIONAL Creational al a Defn Of or pertaining to creation CREATIONISM Creationism zm n Defn The doctrine that a soul is specially created for each human being as soon as it is formed in the womb opposed to traducianism CREATIVE Creative tv a Defn Having the power to create exerting the act of creation Creative talent W Irving The creative force exists in the germ Whewell CREATIVENESS Creativeness n Defn The qualiyu of being creative CREATOR Creator krtr n Etym L creator cf F cr Defn One who creates produces or constitutes Specifically the Supreme Being To sins rebuke and my Creaters praise Shak The poets and artists of Greece who are at the same time its prophets the creators of its divinities and the revealers of its theological beliefs Caird CREATORSHIP Creatorship n Defn State or condition of a creator CREATRESS Creatress n Etym L creatrix cf F cr Defn She who creates Spenser CREATRIX Creatrix trks n Etym L Defn A creatress R CREATURAL Creatural krtral 135 a Defn Belonging to a creature having the qualities of a creature R CREATURE Creature krtr 135 n Etym F cr L creatura See Create 1 Anything created anything not selfexistent especially any being created with life an animal a man He asked water a creature so common and needful that it was against the law of nature to deny him Fuller Gods first creature was light Bacon On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first him last him midst and without end Milton And most attractive is the fair result Of thought the creature of a polished mind Cowper 2 A human being in pity contempt or endearment as a poor creature a pretty creature The world hath not a sweeter creature Shak 3 A person who owes his rise and fortune to another a servile dependent an instrument a tool A creature of the queens Lady Anne Bullen Shak Both Charles himself and his creature Laud Macualay 4 A general term among farmers for horses oxen etc Creature comforts those which minister to the comfort of the body CREATURELESS Creatureless a Defn Without created beings alone God was alone And creatureless at first Donne CREATURELY Creaturely a Defn Creatural characteristic of a creature R Creaturely faculties Cheyne CREATURESHIP Creatureship n Defn The condition of being a creature CREATURIZE Creaturize z v t Defn To make like a creature to degrade Obs Degrade and creaturize that mundane soul Cudworth CREAZE Creaze krz n Mining Defn The tin ore which collects in the central part of the washing pit or buddle CREBRICOSTATE Crebricostate krbrkstt a Etym L creber close costa rib Zoöl Defn Marked with closely set ribs or ridges CREBRISULCATE Crebrisulcate krbrslkt a Etym L creber close sulcus furrow Zoöl Defn Marked with closely set transverse furrows CREBRITUDE Crebritude krbrtd n Etym L crebritudo fr creber close Defn Frequency Obs Bailey CREBROUS Crebrous krbrs a Etym L creber close set frequent Defn Frequent numerous Obs Goodwin CRECHE Creche krsh n Etym F Defn A public nursery where the young children of poor women are cared for during the day while their mothers are at work CREDENCE Credence krdens n Etym LL credentia fr L credens entis p pr of credere to trust believe cf OF credence See Creed and cf Credent Creance 1 Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge belief credit confidence To give credence to the Scripture miracles Trench An assertion which might easily find credence Macualay 2 That which gives a claim to credit belief or confidence as a letter of credence 3 Eccl Defn The small table by the side of the altar or communion table on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated 4 A cupboard sideboard or cabinet particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate and consisting chiefly of open shelves for that purpose CREDENCE Credence v t Defn To give credence to to believe Obs CREDENDUM Credendum krdndm npl Credenda d Etym L fr credere to belive Theol Defn A thing to be believed an article of faith distinguished from agendum a practical duty The great articles and credenda of Christianity South CREDENT Credent krdent a Etym credens entis p pr of credere to trust believe See Creed 1 Believing giving credence credulous R If with too credent esr you list songs Shak 2 Having credit or authority credible Obs For my authority bears of a credent bulk Shak CREDENTIAL Credential krdnshal a Etym Cf It credenziale fr LL credentia See Credence Defn Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence accrediting Their credential letters on both sides Camden CREDENTIAL Credential n Etym Cf It credenziale 1 That which gives a title to credit or confidence 2 pl Defn Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit or has right to exercise official power as the letters given by a government to an ambassador or envoy or a certificate that one is a duly elected delegate The committee of estates excepted against the credentials of the English commissioners Whitelocke Had they not shown undoubted credentials from the Divine Person who sent them on such a message Addison CREDIBILITY Credibility krdblt n Etym Cf F cr Defn The quality of being credible credibleness as the credibility of facts the credibility of witnesses CREDIBLE Credible krdbl a Etym L credibilis fr credere See Creed Defn Capable of being credited or believed worthy of belief entiled to confidence trustworthy Things are made credible either by the known condition and quality of the utterer or by the manifest likelihood of truth in themselves Hooker A very diligent and observing person and likewise very sober and credible Dampier CREDIBLENESS Credibleness n Defn The quality or state of being credible worthness of belief credibility R Boyle CREDIBLY Credibly adv Defn In a manner inducing belief as I have been credibly informed of the event CREDIT Credit krdt n Etym F cr cf It credito L creditum loan prop neut of creditus p p of credere to trust loan believe See Creed 1 Reliance on the truth of something said or done belief faith trust confidence When Jonathan and the people heard these words they gave no credit into them nor received them 1 Macc x 46 2 Reputation derived from the confidence of others esteem honor good name estimation John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown Cowper 3 A ground of or title to belief or confidence authority derived from character or reputation The things which we properly believe be only such as are received on the credit of divine testimony Hooker 4 That which tends to procure or add to reputation or esteem an honor I published because I was told I might please such as it was a credit to please Pope 5 Influence derived from the good opinion confidence or favor of others interest Having credit enough with his master to provide for his own interest Clarendon 6 Com Defn Trust given or received expectation of future playment for property transferred or of fulfillment or promises given mercantile reputation entitling one to be trusted applied to individuals corporations communities or nations as to buy goods on credit Credit is nothing but the expectation of money within some limited time Locke 7 The time given for payment for lands or goods sold on trust as a long credit or a short credit 8 Bookkeeping Defn The side of an account on which are entered all items reckoned as values received from the party or the category named at the head of the account also any one or the sum of these items the opposite of debit as this sum is carried to ones credit and that to his debit A has several credits on the books of B Bank credit or Cash credit See under Cash Bill of credit See under Bill Letter of credit a letter or notification addressed by a banker to his correspondent informing him that the person named therein is entitled to draw a certain sum of money when addressed to several different correspondents or when the money can be drawn in fractional sums in several different places it is called a circular letter of credit Public credit a The reputation of or general confidence in the ability or readiness of a government to fulfull its pecuniary engagements b The ability and fidelity of merchants or others who owe largely in a community He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit and it sprung upon its feet D Webster CREDIT Credit krdt v t imp p p Credited p pr vb n Crediting 1 To confide in the truth of to give credence to to put trust in to believe How shall they credit A poor unlearned virgin Shak 2 To bring honor or repute upon to do credit to to raise the estimation of You credit the church as much by your government as you did the school formerly by your wit South 3 Bookkeeping Defn To enter upon the credit side of an account to give credit for as to credit the amount paid to set to the credit of as to credit a man with the interest paid on a bond To credit with to give credit for to assign as justly due to any one Crove Helmholtz and Meyer are more than any others to be credited with the clear enunciation of this doctrine Newman CREDITABLE Creditable bl a 1 Worthy of belief Obs Divers creditable witnesses deposed Ludlow 2 Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem reputable estimable This gentleman was born of creditable parents Goldsmith 3 Bringing credit reputation or honor honorable as such conduct is highly creditable to him Macualay He settled him in a good creditable way of living Arbuthnot CREDITABLENESS Creditableness n Defn The quality of being creditable CREDITABLY Creditably bl adv Defn In a creditable manner reputably with credit CREDIT FONCIER Credit foncier krd fns Etym F cr credit foncier relating to land landed Defn A company licensed for the purpose of carrying out improvements by means of loans and advances upon real securities CREDIT MOBILIER Credit mobilier mbly Etym F cr credit mobilier personal pertaining to personal property Defn A joint stock company formed for general banking business or for the construction of public works by means of loans on personal estate after the manner of the crédit foncier on real estate In practice however this distinction has not been strictly observed CREDITOR Creditor krdtr n Etym L cf F cr See Credit 1 One who credits believes or trusts The easy creditors of novelties Daniel 2 One who gives credit in business matters hence one to whom money is due correlative to debtor Creditors have better memories than debtors Franklin CREDITRESS CREDITRIX Creditress krdtrs Creditrix krdtrks n Etym L creditrix Defn A female creditor CREDO Credo krd n Etym L See Creed Defn The creed as sung or read in the Roman Catholic church He repeated Aves and Credos Macualay CREDULITY Credulity krdlt n Etym L credulitas fr credulus cf F cr See Credulous Defn Readiness of belief a disposition to believe on slight evidence That implict credulity is the mark of a feeble mind will not be disputed Sir W Hamilton CREDULOUS Credulous krdls 135 a Etym L credulus fr credere See Creed 1 Apt to believe on slight evidence easly imposed upon unsuspecting Landor Eve our credulous mother Milton 2 Believed too readily Obs Beau Fl CREDULOUSLY Credulously adv Defn With credulity CREDULOUSNESS Credulousness n Defn Readiness to believe on slight evidence credulity Beyond all credulity is the credulousness of atheists S Clarke CREED Creed krd n Etym OE credo crede AS creda fr L credo I believe at the beginning of the Apostles creed fr credere to believe akin to OIr cretin I believe and Skr crat trust dh to put See Do v t and cf Credo Grant 1 A definite summary of what is believed esp a summary of the articles of Christian faith a confession of faith for public use esp one which is brief and comprehensive In the Protestant system the creed is not coördinate with but always subordinate to the Bible SchaffHerzog Encyc 2 Any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to I love him not nor fear him theres my creed Shak Apostles creed Athanasian creed Nicene creed See under Apostle Athanasian Nicene CREED Creed v t Defn To believe to credit Obs That part which is so creeded by the people Milton CREEDLESS Creedless a Defn Without a creed Carlyle CREEK Creek krk n Etym AS crecca akin to D kreek Icel kriki crack nook cf W crig crack crigyll ravine creek Cf Crick Crook 1 A small inlet or bay narrower and extending further into the land than a cove a recess in the shore of the sea or of a river Each creek and cavern of the dangerous shore Cowper They discovered a certain creek with a shore Acts xxvii 39 2 A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook Lesser streams and rivulets are denominated creeks Goldsmith 3 Any turn or winding The passages of alleys creeks and narrow lands Shak CREEKFISH Creekfish krkfsh n Zoöl Defn The chub sucker CREEKS Creeks krks n pl sing Creek Ethnol Defn A tribe or confederacy of North American Indians including the Muskogees Seminoles Uchees and other subordinate tribes They formerly inhabited Georgia Florida and Alabama CREEKY Creeky krk a Defn Containing or abounding in creeks characterized by creeks like a creek winding The creeky shore Spenser CREEL Creel krl n Etym Gael craidhleag basket creel 1 An osier basket such as anglers use Sir W Scott 2 Spinning Defn A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding payingoff bobbins as in the roving machine throstle and mule CREEP Creep krp v t imp Crept krpt Crope kr Obs p p Crept p pr vb n Creeping Etym OE crepen creopen AS cre akin to D kruipen G kriechen Icel krjupa Sw krypa Dan krybe Cf Cripple Crouch 1 To move along the ground or on any other surface on the belly as a worm or reptile to move as a child on the hands and knees to crawl Ye that walk The earth and stately tread or lowly creep Milton 2 To move slowly feebly or timorously as from unwillingness fear or weakness The whining schoolboy creeping like snail Unwillingly to school Shak Like guilty thing Icreep Tennyson 3 To move in a stealthy or secret manner to move imperceptibly or clandestinely to steal in to insinuate itself or ones self as age creeps upon us The sothistry which creeps into most of the books of argument Locke Of this sort are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women 2 Tim iii 6 4 To slip or to become slightly displaced as the collodion on a negative or a coat of varnish may creep in drying the quicksilver on a mirror may creep 5 To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility to fawn as a creeping sycophant To come as humbly as they used to creep Shak 6 To grow as a vine clinging to the ground or to some other support by means of roots or rootlets or by tendrils along its length Creeping vines Dryden 7 To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body to crawl as the sight made my flesh creep See Crawl v i4 8 To drag in deep water with creepers as for recovering a submarine cable CREEP Creep n 1 The act or process of creeping 2 A distressing sensation or sound like that occasioned by the creeping of insects A creep of undefinable horror Blackwoods Mag Out of the stillness with gathering creep Like rising wind in leaves Lowell 3 Mining Defn A slow rising of the floor of a gallery occasioned by the pressure of incumbent strata upon the pillars or sides a gradual movement of mining ground CREEPER Creeper krpr n 1 One who or that which creeps any creeping thing Standing waters are most unwholesome full of mitescreepers slimy muddy unclean Burton 2 Bot Defn A plant that clings by rootlets or by tendrils to the ground or to trees etc as the Virginia creeper Ampelopsis quinquefolia 3 Zoöl Defn A small bird of the genus Certhia allied to the wrens The brown or common European creeper is C familiaris a variety of which var Americana inhabits America called also tree creeper and creeptree The American black and white creeper is Mniotilta varia 4 A kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead of rings also a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe to prevent one from slipping 5 pl Defn A spurlike device strapped to the boot which enables one to climb a tree or pole called often telegraph creepers 6 A small low iron or dog between the andirons 7 pl Defn An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dragging at the bottom of a well or any other body of water and bringing up what may lie there 8 Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another as an apron in a carding machine or an inner spiral in a grain screen 9 pl Arch Defn Crockets See Crocket CREEPHOLE Creephole hl n 1 A hole or retreat onto which an animal may creep to escape notice or danger 2 A subterfuge an excuse CREEPIE Creepie n Defn A low stool Scot CREEPINESS Creepiness ns n Defn An uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on the skin She felt a curious uneasy creepiness Mrs Alexander CREEPING Creeping a 1 Crawling or moving close to the ground Every creeping thing Gen vi 20 2 Growing along and clinging to the ground or to a wall etc by means of rootlets or tendrils Casements lined with creeping herbs Cowper Ceeping crowfoot Bot a plant the Ranunculus repens Creeping snowberry an American plant Chiogenes hispidula with white berries and very small round leaves having the flavor of wintergreen CREEPING CHARLIE Creeping Charlie Defn The stonecrop Sedum acre CREEPINGLY Creepingly adv Defn by creeping slowly in the manner of a reptile insidiously cunningly How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents South CREEPLE Creeple krpl n Etym See Cripple 1 A creeping creature a reptile Obs There is one creeping beast or long creeple as the name is in Devonshire that hath a rattle at his tail that doth discover his age Morton 1632 2 One who is lame a cripple Obs Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is Donne CREEPY Creepy krp a Defn Crawly having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin Colloq Ones whole blood grew curdling and creepy R Browning CREES Crees krz n pl sing Cree Ethnol Defn An Algonquin tribe of Indians inhabiting a large part of British America east of the Rocky Mountains and south of Hudsons Bay CREESE Creese krs n Etym Malay kris Defn A dagger or short sword used by the Malays commonly having a serpentine blade Written also crease and kris From a Malayan creese to a sailors jackknife Julian Hawthorne CREMAILLERE Crémaillère krmlyr or myr n Etym F Fort Defn An indented or zigzaged line of intrenchment CREMASTER Cremaster krmstr n Etym NL from Gr 1 Anat Defn A thin muscle which serves to draw up the testicle 2 Zoöl Defn The apex of the last abdominal segment of an insect CREMASTERIC Cremasteric krm3strk a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the cremaster as the cremasteric artery CREMATE Cremate krmt or krmt v t Etym L crematus p p of cremare to burn cf Skr cr to cook Defn To burn to reduce to ashes by the action of fire either directly or in an oven or retort to incremate or incinerate as to cremate a corpse instead of burying it CREMATION Cremation krmshn n Etym L crematio Defn A burning esp the act or practice of cremating the dead Without cremation of their bodies Sir T Browne CREMATIONIST Cremationist n Defn One who advocates the practice of cremation CREMATOR Cremator tr n Etym L Defn One who or that which cremmates or consumes to ashes CREMATORIUM CREMATORY Crematorium krmtrm Crematory krmtr n pl Crematoriums Crematories r Etym NL crematorium fr L cremator Defn A furnace for cremating corpses a building containing such a furnace CREMATORY Crematory a Defn Pertaining to or employed in cremation CREME Crême n F Defn Cream a term used esp in cookery names of liqueurs etc CREMOCARP Cremocarp krmkrp or krm n Etym Gr Bot Defn The peculiar fruit of fennel carrott parsnip and the like consisting of a pair of carpels pendent from a supporting axis CREMONA Cremona krmn n Defn A superior kind of violin formerly made at Cremona in Italy CREMOR Cremor krmr n Etym L CF Cream Defn Cream a substance resembling cream yeast scum CREMOSIN Cremosin krmsn n Defn See Crimson Obs CREMS Crems krmz n Defn See Krems CRENATE CRENATED Crenate krnt Crenated krntd a Etym L crena notch See Cranny Bot Defn Having the margin cut into rounded teeth notches or scallops CRENATION Crenation krnshn n 1 Bot Defn A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf 2 The condition of being crenate CRENATURE Crenature krntr or krn 135 n 1 Bot Defn A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf or any part that is crenate called also crenelle 2 The state of being crenated or notched CRENEL Crenel krnl n Defn See Crenelle CRENELATE Crenelate krnlt or krnlt v t imp p p Crenelated td p pr vb n Crenelating tng Etym LL crenellare kernellare cf F cr to indent See Crenelle Written also crenellate 1 To furnish with crenelles 2 To indent to notch as a crenelated leaf Crenelated molding Arch a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings CRENELATION Crenelation shn n Defn The act of crenelating or the state of being crenelated an indentation or an embrasure Written also crenellation CRENELLE CRENEL Crenelle Crenel krnl n Etym OF crenel F cr LL crenellus kernellus dim prob fr L crena notch See Crenny 1 An embrasure or indentation in a battlement a loophole in a fortress an indentation a notch See Merlon and Illust of Battlement 2 Bot Defn Same as Crenature CRENELLED Crenelled kr a Bot Defn Same as Crenate CRENGLE CRENKLE Crengle krngl Crenkle kl n Defn See Cringle CRENULATE CRENULATED Crenulate krnlt Crenulated ltd a Etym Dim of crenate Bot Defn Minutely crenate CRENULATION Crenulation lshn n 1 A minute crenation 2 The state of being minutely scalloped CREOLE Creole krl n Etym F cr Sp criollo from an American negro word perh a corruption of a Sp criadillo dim of criado servant formerly also child fr L creatus p p of creare to create Cf Create Defn One born of European parents in the American colonies of France or Spain or in the States which were once such colonies esp a person of French or Spanish descent who is a native inhabitant of Louisiana or one of the States adjoining bordering on the Gulf of of Mexico Note The term creole negro is employed in the English West Indies to distinguish the negroes born there from the Africans imported during the time of the slave trade The application of this term to the colored people has led to an idea common in some parts of the United States though wholly unfounded that it implies an admixture greater or less of African blood R Hildreth Note The title Creole did not first belong to the descendants of Spanish but of French settlers But such a meaning implied a certain excellence of origin and so came early to include any native of French or Spanish descent by either parent whose nonalliance with the slave race entitled him to social rank Later the term was adopted by not conceded to the natives of mixed blood and is still so used among themselves Besides French and Spanish there are even for convenience of speech colored Creoles but there are no Italian or Sicilian nor any English Scotch Irish or Yankee Creoles unless of parentage married into and themselves thoroughly proselyted in Creole society G W Cable CREOLE Creole krl a Defn Of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creoles Note In New Orleans the word Creole is applied to any product or variety of manufacture peculiar to Louisiana as Creole ponies chickens cows shoes eggs wagons baskets etc CREOLEAN CREOLIAN Creolean krlan Creolian a Defn Pertaining to or characteristic of the Creoles n Defn A Creole CREOLE STATE Creole State Defn Louisiana a nickname See Creole n a CREOSOL Creosol krsl n Etym Cresote phenol Chem Defn A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid homologous with pyrocatechin and obtained from beechwood tar and gum guaiacum Written also creasol CREOSOTE Creosote krst n Etym Gr Chem Defn Woodtar oil an oily antiseptic liquid of a burning smoky taste colorless when pure but usually colored yellow or brown by impurity or exposure It is a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar especially that of beechwood Note It is remarkable as an antiseptic and deodorizer in the preservation of wood flesh etc and in the prevention of putrefaction but it is a poor germicide and in this respect has been overrated Smoked meat as ham owes its preservation and taste to a small quantity of creosote absorbed from the smoke to which it is exposed Carbolic acid is phenol proper while creosote is a mixture of several phenols Coaltar creosote Chem a colorless or yellow oily liquid obtained in the distillation of coal tar and resembling woodtar oil or creosote proper in composition and properties CREOSOTE Creosote v t imp p p Creosoted std p pr vb n Creosoting Defn To saturate or impregnate with creosote as timber for the prevention of decay CREOSOTE BUSH Creosote bush Defn A shrub Covillea mexicana found in desert regions from Colorado to California and southward through Mexico It has yellow flowers and very resinous foliage with a strong odor of creosote CREPANCE CREPANE Crepance krpans Crepane krpn n Etym Cf L crepare to crack Far Defn An injury in a horses leg caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg It sometimes forms an ulcer CREPE Crêpe krp n Defn Same as Crape CREPITANT Crepitant krptant a Etym See Crepitate Defn Having a crackling sound crackling rattling Crepitant rale Med a peculiar crackling sound audible with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung disease CREPITATE Crepitate kr v i imp p p Crepitated t p pr vb n Crepitating t Etym L crepitatus p p of crepitare to crackle v intensive of crepare to crack Cf Crevice Defn To make a series of small sharp rapidly repeated explosions or sounds as salt in fire to crackle to snap CREPITATION Crepitation krptshn n Etym Cf F crépitation 1 The act of crepitating or crackling 2 Med a A grating or crackling sensation or sound as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air b A crepitant râle CREPITUS Crepitus krpts n Etym L fr crepare to crack Med a The noise produced bu a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels b Same as Crepitation 2 CREPON Crepon krpn F krpn n Etym F Defn A thin stuff made of the finest wool or silk or of wool and silk CREPT Crept krpt Defn imp p p of Creep CREPUSCLE CREPUSCULE Crepuscle krpssl Crepuscule krpskl n Etym L crepusculum fr creper dusky dark cf F cr Defn Twilight Bailey CREPUSCULAR CREPUSCULOUS Crepuscular klr Crepusculous ls a Etym Cf F cr 1 Pertaining to twilight glimmering hence imperfectly clear or luminous This semihistorical and crepuscular period Sir G C Lewis 2 Zoöl Defn Flying in the twilight or evening or before sunrise said certain birds and insects Others feed only in the twilight as bats and owls and are called crepuscular Whewell CREPUSCULINE Crepusculine a Defn Crepuscular Obs Sprat CRESCENCE Crescence krssens n Etym See Crescent Defn Increase enlargement Obs And toward the moons attractive crescence bend H Brooke CRESCENDO Crescendo krssnd It krshnd a adv Etym It from crescere to increase See Crescent Mus Defn With a constantly increasing volume of voice with gradually increasing strength and fullness of tone a direction for the performance of music indicated by the mark or by writing the word on the score CRESCENDO Crescendo n Mus a A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone with which a passage is performed b A pssage to be performed with constantly increasing volume of tone CRESCENT Crescent krssent n Etym OE cressent cressaunt crescent in sense 1 OF creissant increasing F croissant p pr of cro OF creistre fr L crescere to increase v incho akin to creare to create See Create and cf Accrue Increase Crescendo 1 The increasing moon the moon in her first quarter or when defined by a concave and a convex edge also applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state 2 Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon 3 A representation of the increasing moon often used as an emblem or badge as a A symbol of Artemis or Diana b The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople Hence c The emblem of the Turkish Empire adopted after the taking of Constantinople The cross of our faith is replanted The pale dying crescent is daunted Campbell 4 Any one of three orders of knighthood the first instituted by Charles I king of Naples and Sicily in 1268 the second by René of Anjou in 1448 and the third by the Sultan Selim III in 1801 to be conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services Brande C 5 Her Defn The emblem of the increasing moon with horns directed upward when used in a coat of arms often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants CRESCENT Crescent krssent a 1 Shaped like a crescent Astarte queen of heaven with crescent horns Milton 2 Increasing growing O I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set Tennyson CRESCENT Crescent v t 1 To form into a crescent or something resembling a crescent R Anna Seward 2 To adorn with crescents CRESCENTIC Crescentic krssntk a Defn Crescentshaped Crescentic lobes R Owen CRESCENTWISE Crescentwise krssentwz adv Defn In the form of a crescent like a crescent Tennyson CRESCIVE Crescive krssv a Etym L crescere to increase Defn Increasing growing R Unseen yet crescive in his faculty Shak CRESOL Cresol krsl n Etym From Creosote Chem Defn Any one of three metameric substances CH3C6H4OH homologous with and resembling phenol They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar and are colorless oily liquids or solids Note Called also cresylic acid CRESORCIN Cresorcin krsrsn n Chem Defn Same as Isorcin CRESS Cress krs n pl Cresses kr Etym OE ces cresse kers kerse AS cresse cerse akin to D kers G kresse Dan karse Sw krasse and possibly also to OHG chresan to creep Bot Defn A plant of various species chiefly cruciferous The leaves have a moderately pungent taste and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic Note The garden cress called also peppergrass is the Lepidium sativum the water cress is the Nasturtium officinale Various other plants are sometimes called cresses To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread Goldsmith Bitter cress See under Bitter Not worth a cress or not worth a kers a common old proverb now turned into the meaningless not worth a curse Skeat CRESSELLE Cresselle krssl n Etym F crécelle rattle Eccl Defn A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell in the Roman Catholic church during the latter part of Holy Week or the last week of Lent CRESSET Cresset krsst n Etym OF crasset cresset sort of lamp or torch perh of Dutch or German origin and akin to E cruse F creuset crucible E crucible 1 An open frame or basket of iron filled with combustible material to be burned as a beacon an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions Starry lamps and blazing cressets fed With naphtha and asphaltus Milton As a cresset true that darts its length Of beamy luster from a tower of strength Wordsworth 2 Coopering Defn A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask and making the staves flexible Knight CRESSY Cressy krs a Defn Abounding in cresses The cressy islets white in flower Tennyson CREST Crest krst n Etym OF creste F cr L crista 1 A tuft or other excrescence or natural ornament growing on animals head the comb of a cock the swelling on the head of a serpent the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird etc Darwin Attack his rising crest and drive the serpent back C Pitt 2 The plume of feathers or other decoration worn on a helmet the distinctive ornament of a helmet indicating the rank of the weare hence also the helmet Stooping low his lofty crest Sir W Scott And on his head there stood upright A crest in token of a knight Gower 3 Her Defn A bearing worn not upon the shield but usually above it or separately as an ornament for plate liveries and the like It is a relic of the ancient cognizance See Cognizance 4 4 The upper curve of a horses neck Throwing the base thong from his bending crest Shak 5 The ridge or top of wave Like wave with crest of sparkling foam Sir W Scott 6 The summit of a hill or mountain ridge 7 The helm or head as typical of a high spirit pride courage Now the time is come That France must vail her lofty plumed crest Shak 8 Arch Defn The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof canopy etc The finials of gables and pinnacles are sometimes called crest Parker 9 Engin Defn The top line of a slope or embankment Crest tile a tile made to cover the ridge of a roof fitting upon it like a saddle Interior crest Fort the highest line of the parapet CREST Crest v t imp p p Crested p pr vb n Cresting 1 To furnish with or surmount as a crest to serve as a crest for His legs bestrid the ocean his reared arm Crested the world Shak Mid groves of clouds that crest the mountains brow Wordsworth 2 To mark with lines or streaks like or regarded as like waving plumes Like as the shining sky in summers night Is crested with lines of fiery light Spenser CREST Crest krst v i Defn To form a crest CRESTED Crested krstd a 1 Having a crest But laced crested helm Dryden 2 Zoöl Defn Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head The crested bird Dryden 3 Bott Defn Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest as an elevated line or ridge or a tuft Gray CRESTFALLEN Crestfallen fln a 1 With hanging head hence dispirited dejected cowed Let it make thee crestfullen Ay and allay this thy abortive pride Shak 2 Having the crest or upper part of the neck hanging to one side said of a horse CRESTING Cresting n Arch Defn An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof CRESTLESS Crestless a Defn Without a crest or escutcheon of low birth Crestless yeomen Shak CRESYLIC Cresylic krslk a Etym From Creosote Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from cresol creosote etc Cresylic acid Chem See Cresol CRETACEOUS Cretaceous krtshs a Etym L cretaceus fr creta chalk See Crayon Defn Having the qualities of chalkabounding with chalk chalky as cretaceous rocks and formations See Chalk Cretaceous acid an old name for carbonic acid Cretaceous formation Geol the series of strata of various kinds including beds of chalk green sand etc formed in the Cretaceous period called also the chalk formation See the Diagram under Geology Cretaceous period Geol the time in the latter part of the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was deposited CRETACEOUS CRETACIC Cretaceous a Also Cretacic Geol Defn Of pertaining to or designating the period of time following the Jurassic and preceding the Eocene CRETACEOUSLY Cretaceously adv Defn In a chalky manner as chalk CRETAN Cretan krtan a Defn Pertaining to Crete or Candia n Defn A native or inhabitant of Crete or Candia CRETE Crete krt n Etym L Cres Cretis Defn A Cretan CRETIAN Cretian krshan a n Defn See Cretan CRETIC Cretic krtk n Etym L Creticus sc pes foot Gr Gr Lat Pros Defn A poetic foot composed of one short syllable between two long ones Bentley CRETICISM Creticism tszm n Defn Falsehood lying cretism CRETIN Cretin krtn n Etym F crétin of uncertain origin Defn One afflicted with cretinism CRETINISM Cretinism krtnzm n Etym F cr Defn A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy accompanied by physical degeneracy and deformity usually with goiter frequent in certain mountain valleys esp of the Alps CRETINOUS Cretinous s a Defn Having the characteristics of a cretin Cretinous stupefaction Ruskin CRETISM Cretism krtzm n Etym Gr Titus i 12 Defn A Cretan practice iying a falsehood CRETONNE Cretonne krtn n Etym F gr Creton its first manufacturer 1 A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and welt of flax 2 A fabric with cotton warp and woolen weft 3 A kind of chintz with a glossy surface CRETOSE Cretose krts a Etym L cretosus fr creta chalk Defn Chalky cretaceous Obs Ash CREUTZER Creutzer Defn kroitn See Kreutzer CREUX Creux kr n Etym F adj hollow n a hollow Defn Used in English only in the expression en creux Thus engraving en creux is engraving in intaglio or by sinking or hollowing out the design CREVALLE Crevalle krvll n Etym Prob of same origin as cavally See Cavally Zoöl a The cavally or jurel See Cavally and Jurel b The pompano Trachynotus Carolinus CREVASSE Crevasse krvs n Etym F See Crevice 1 A deep crevice or fissure as in embankment one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided 2 A breach in the levee or embankment of a river caused by the pressure of the water as on the lower Mississippi US CREVET Crevet krvt n Etym Cf Creut Defn A crucible or melting pot a cruset Crabb CREVICE Crevice krvs n Etym OE crevace crevice F crevasse fr crever to break burst fr L crepare to crackbreak Cf Craven Crepitate Crevasse Defn A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction a cleft a fissure a rent The mouse Behind the moldering wainscot shrieked Or from the crevice peered about Tennyson CREVICE Crevice v t Defn To crack to flaw R Sir H Wotton CREVICED Creviced st a Defn Having a crevice or crevices as a creviced structure for storing ears of corn Trickling through the creviced rock J Cunningham CREVIS Crevis s n Zoöl Defn The crawfish Prov Eng CREW Crew kr n Zoöl Defn The Manx shearwater CREW Crew kr n Etym From older accrue accession reAccrue Crescent 1 A company of people associated together an assemblage a throng There a noble crew Of lords and ladies stood on every side Spenser Faithful to whom to thy rebellious crew Milton 2 The company of seamen who man a ship vessel or at the company belonging to a vessel or a boat Note The word crew in law is ordinarily used as equivalent to ships company including master and other officers When the master and other officers are excluded the context always shows it Story Burrill 3 In an extended sense any small body of men associated for a purpose a gang as Naut the carpenters crew the boatswains crew Syn Company band gang horde mob herd throng party CREW Crew kr Defn imp of Crow CREWEL Crewel krl n Etym Perh for clewel dim of clew a ball of thread or cf D krul curl E curl sq root26 Defn Worsted yarn slackly twisted used for embroidery CREWELWORK Crewelwork wrk n Defn Embroidery in crewels commonly done upon some plain material such as linen CREWET Crewet krt n Defn See Cruet CRIB Crib krb n Etym AS crybb akin to OS kribbja D krib kribbe Dan krybbe G krippe and perh to MHG krebe basket G korb and E rip a sort of wicker basket 1 A manger or rack a feeding place for animals The steer lion at one crib shall meet Pope 2 A stall for oxen or other cattle Where no oxen are the crib is clean Prov xiv 4 3 A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a child 4 A box or bin or similar wooden structure for storing grain salt etc as a crib for corn or oats 5 A hovel a hut a cottage Why rather Sleep liest thou in smoky cribs Than in the perfumed chambers of the great Shak 6 Mining Defn A structure or frame of timber for a foundation or for supporting a roof or for lining a shaft 7 A structure of logs to be anchored with stones used for docks pier dams etc 8 A small raft of timber Canada 9 A small theft anything purloined a plagiaris Colloq The Latin version technically called a crib Ld Lytton Occasional perusal of the Pagan writers assisted by a crib Wilkie Collins 10 A miners luncheon Cant Raymond 11 Card Playing Defn The discarded cards which the dealer can use in scoring points in cribbage CRIB Crib v t imp pp Cribbed krbd ppr vb n Cribbing 1 To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation to cage to cramp If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped I Taylor Now I am cabind cribbed confined Shak 2 To pilfer or purloin hence to steal from an author to appropriate to plagiarize as to crib a line from Milton Colloq Child being fond of toys cribbed the necklace Dickens CRIB Crib v i 1 To crowd together or to be confined as in a crib or in narrow accommodations R Who sought to make bishops to crib in a Presbyterian trundle bed Gauden 2 To make notes for dishonest use in recitation or examination College Cant 3 To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind said of a horse CRIBBAGE Cribbage krbj n Etym From Crib v t 2 Defn A game of cards played by two or four persons in which there is a crib See Crib 11 It is characterized by a great variety of chances A mans fancy would be summed up in cribbage John Hall Cribbage board a board with holes and pegs used by cribbage players to score their game CRIBBER CRIBBITER Cribber krbr Cribbiter btr n Defn A horse that has the habit of cribbing CRIBBING Cribbing krbbng n 1 The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close quarters 2 Purloining stealing plagiarizing Colloq 3 Mining Defn A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining to prevent caving percolation of water etc 4 A vicious habit of a horse cribbiting The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air into the stomach with a grunting sound CRIBBITING Cribbiting krbbtng n Defn Same as Cribbing 4 CRIBBLE Cribble krbbl n Etym F crible LL criblus sieve fr L cribrum 1 A coarse sieve or screen 2 Coarse flour or meal Obs Johnson CRIBBLE Cribble v t imp p p Cribbled bld p pr vb n Cribbling blng Etym Cf F cribler Defn To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle to sift CRIBBLE Cribble a Defn Coarse as cribble bread Obs Huloet CRIBELLUM Cribellum krbllm n Etym L a small sieve dim of cribrum sieve Zoöl Defn A peculiar perforated organ of certain spiders Ciniflonidæ used for spinning a special kind of silk CRIBRATE Cribrate krbrt a Etym L cribratus pp of cribrare to sift fr cribrum a sieve Defn Cribriform CRIBRATION Cribration krbrshn n Etym Cf F cribration fr L cribrare to sift See Cribble n Pharmacy Defn The act or process of separating the finer parts of drugs from the coarser by sifting CRIBRIFORM Cribriform krbrfrm a Etym L cribrum sieve form cf F cribriforme Defn Resembling or having the form of a sieve pierced with hokes as the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone a cribriform compress Cribriform cells Bot those which have here and there oblique or transverse sieve plates or places perforated with many holes CRIBROSE Cribrose krbrs a Etym L cribrum sieve Defn Perforated like a sieve cribriform CRIC Cric krk n Etym prob fr F cric a jackscrew Defn The ring which turns inward and condenses the flame of a lamp Knight CRICK Crick krk n Etym See Creak Defn The creaking of a door or a noise resembling it Obs Johnson CRICK Crick n Etym The same as creek a bending twisting See Creek Crook 1 A painful spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body as of the neck or back rendering it difficult to move the part To those also that with a crick or cramp have thei necks drawn backward Holland 2 Etym Cf F cric Defn A small jackscrew Knight CRICKET Cricket krkt n Etym OE criket OF crequet criquet prob of German origin and akin to E creak cf D kriek a cricket See Creak Zoöl Defn An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus and allied genera The males make chirping musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings Note The common European cricket is Gryllus domesticus the common large black crickets of America are G niger G neglectus and others Balm cricket See under Balm Cricket bird a small European bird Silvia locustella called also grasshopper warbler Cricket frog a small American tree frog Acris gryllus so called from its chirping CRICKET Cricket n Etym AS cricc crycc crooked staff crutch Perh first used in sense 1 a stool prob having been first used as a wicket See Crutch 1 A low stool 2 A game much played in England and sometimes in America with a ball bats and wickets the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides 3 Arch Defn A small false roof or the raising of a portion of a roof so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle such as a chimney CRICKET Cricket v i Defn To play at cricket Tennyson CRICKETER Cricketer krktr n Defn One who plays at cricket CRICOID Cricoid krkoid a Etym Gr oid Anat Defn Resembling a ring said esp of the cartilage at the larynx and the adjoining parts CRICOTHYROID Cricothyroid kthroid a Anat Defn Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages CRIED Cried krd Defn imp p p of Cry CRIER Crier krr n Etym Cf F crieur See Cry Defn One who cries one who makes proclamation Specifically an officer who proclams the orders or directions of a court or who gives public notice by loud proclamation as a towncrier He openeth his mouth like a crier Ecclus xx 15 CRIME Crime krm nEtym F crime fr L crimen judicial decision that which is subjected to such a decision charge fault crime fr the root of cernere to decide judicially See Certain 1 Any violation of law either divine or human an omission of a duty commanded or the commission of an act forbidden by law 2 Gross violation of human law in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass or other slight offense Hence also any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare any outrage or great wrong To part error from crime Tennyson Note Crimes in the English common law are grave offenses which were originally capitally punished murder rape robbery arson burglary and larceny as distinguished from misdemeanors which are offenses of a lighter grade See Misdemeanors 3 Any great wickedness or sin iniguity Nocrime was thine if tis no crime to love Pope 4 That which occasion crime Obs The tree of life the crime of our first fathers fall Spenser Capital crime a crime punishable with death Syn Sin vice iniquity wrong Crime SinVice Sin is the generic term embracing wickedness of every kind but specifically denoting an offense as committed against God Crime is strictly a violation of law either human or divine but in present usage the term is commonly applied to actions contrary to the laws of the State Vice is more distinctively that which springs from the inordinate indulgence of the natural appetites which are in themselves innocent Thus intemperance unchastity duplicity etc are vices while murder forgery etc which spring from the indulgence of selfish passions are crimes CRIMEFUL Crimeful krmfl a Defn Criminal wicked contrary to law right or dury Obs Shak CRIMELESS Crimeless a Defn Free from crime innocent Shak CRIMINAL Criminal krmnal a Etym L criminalis fr crimen cf F criminel See Crime 1 Guilty of crime or sin The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God Rogers 2 Involving a crime of the nature of a crime said of an act or of conduct as criminal carelessness Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice not criminal in themselves Addison 3 Relating to crime opposed to civil as the criminal code The officers and servants of the crown violating the personal liberty or other right of the subject were in some cases liable to criminal process Hallam Criminal action Law an action or suit instituted to secure conviction and punishment for a crime Criminal conversation Law unlawful intercourse with a married woman adultery usually abbreviated crim con Criminal law the law which relates to crimes CRIMINAL Criminal n Defn One who has commited a crime especially one who is found guilty by verdict confession or proof a malefactor a felon CRIMINALIST Criminalist n Defn One versed in criminal law R CRIMINALITY Criminality krmnlt n Etym LL criminalitas fr L criminalis See Criminal Defn The quality or state of being criminal that which constitutes a crime guiltiness guilt This is by no means the only criterion of criminality Blackstone CRIMINALLY Criminally krmnall adv Defn In violation of law wickedly CRIMINALNESS Criminalness n Defn Criminality R CRIMINATE Criminate kr v t imp p p Criminated n p pr vb n Criminating n Etym L criminatus p p of criminare criminari to criminate fr crimen See Crime 1 To accuse of or charge with a crime To criminate with the heavy and ungrounded charge of disloyalty and disaffection an uncorrupt independent and reforming parliament Burke 2 To involve in a crime or in its consequences to render liable to a criminal charge Impelled by the strongest pressure of hope and fear to criminate him Macaulay CRIMINATION Crimination krmnshn n Etym L criminatio Defn The act of accusing accusation charge complaint The criminations and recriminations of the adverse parties Macaulay CRIMINATIVE Criminative krmntv a Defn Charging with crime accusing criminatory R North CRIMINATORY Criminatory tr a Defn Relating to or involving crimination accusing as a criminatory conscience CRIMINOLOGY Criminology nlj n Etym L crimen crimenis crime logy Defn A treatise on crime or the criminal population Criminologist j n CRIMINOUS Criminous krmns a Etym L criminosus fr crimen See Crime Defn Criminal involving great crime or grave charges very wicked heinous Obs Holland Criminously adv Criminousnessn Obs CRIMOSIN Crimosin krmzn n Obs Defn See Crimson CRIMP Crimp v t imp p p Crimped krmt 215 p pr vb n Crimping Etym Akin to D krimpen to shrink shrivel Sw krympa Dan krympe and to E cramp See Cramp 1 To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended to give a wavy apperance to as to crimp the border of a cap to crimp a ruffle Cf Crisp The comely hostess in a crimped cap W Irving 2 To pinch and hold to seize 3 Hence to entrap into the military or naval service as to crimp seamen Coaxing and courting with intent to crimp him Carlyle 4 Cookery Defn To cause to contract or to render more crisp as the flesh of a fish by gashing it when living with a knife as to crimp skate etc Crimping house a low lodging house into which men are decoyed and plied with drink to induce them to ship or enlist as sailors or soldiers Crimping iron a An iron instrument for crimping and curling the hair b A crimping machine Crimping machine a machine with fluted rollers or with dies for crimping ruffles leather iron etc Crimping pin an instrument for crimping or puckering the border of a ladys cap CRIMP Crimp a 1 Easily crumbled friable brittle R Now the fowler treads the crimp earth J Philips 2 Weak inconsistent contradictory R The evidance is crimp the witnesses swear backward and forward and contradict themselves Arbuthnot CRIMP Crimp n 1 A coal broker Prov Eng De Foe 2 One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service Marryat 3 A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced 4 Hair which has been crimped usually in pl 5 A game at cards Obs B Jonson Boot crimp See under Boot CRIMPAGE Crimpage j n Defn The act or practice of crimping money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men CRIMPER Crimper r n Defn One who or that which crimps as a A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape b A device for giving hair a wavy apperance c A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics CRIMPLE Crimple krmpl v t imp p p Crimpled pld p pr vb n Crimpling plng Etym Dim of crimp v t Defn To cause to shrink or draw together to contract to curl R Wiseman CRIMPY Crimpy krmp a Defn Having a crimped appearance frizzly as the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep CRIMSON Crimson krmzn n Etym OE crimson OF crimoisin F cramoisi cf Sp carmesi LL carmesinus fr Ar qermazi fr qermez crimson kermes fr Skr k produced by a worm k worm or insect jan to generate akin to E kin CF Carmine Kermes Defn A deep red color tinged with blue also red color in general Theugh jour be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow though they be red like crimson they shall be as wool Is i 18 A maid jet rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty Shak CRIMSON Crimson a Defn Of a deep red color tinged with blue deep red A crimson tide Mrs Hemans The blushing poppy with a crimson hue Prior CRIMSON Crimson v t imp p p Crimsoned znd p pr vb n Crimsoning Defn To dye with crimson or deep red to redden Signed in thy spoil and crimsoned in thy lethe Shak CRIMSON Crimson b t Defn To become crimson to blush Ancient towers beginning to crimson with the radiant luster of a cloudless July morning De Quincey CRINAL Crinal krnal a Etym L crinalis fr crinis the hair Defn Of or pertaining to the hair R Blount CRINATED Crinated krntd a Defn Having hair hairy CRINATORY Crinatory krntr a Defn Crinitory Craig CRINCUM Crincum krnkm n Etym Cf Crinkle Defn A twist or bend a turn a whimsey Colloq Hudibras CRINCUMCRANCUM Crincumcrancum krnkmkrnkm n Defn A twist a whimsey or whim Colloq CRINED Crined krnd a Etym L crinis hair Her Defn Having the hair of a different tincture from the rest of the body as a charge crined of a red tincture CRINEL CRINET Crinel krnEl Crinet krnt n Etym L crinis hair Defn A very fine hairlike feather Booth CRINGE Cringe krnj v t imp p p Crnged krnjd p pr vb n Cringing Etym As crincgang cringan crincan to jield fall akin to E crank Defn To draw ones self together as in fear or servility to bend or crouch with base humility to wince hence to make court in a degrading manner to fawn When they were come up to the place where the lions were the boys that went before were glad to cringe behind for they were afraid of the lions Bunyan Sly hypocrite who more than thou Once fawned and cringed and servilely adored Heavens awful monarch Milton Flatterers are always bowing and cringing Arbuthnot CRINGE Cringe v t Defn To contract to draw together to cause to shrink or wrinkle to distort Obs Till like a boy you see him cringe his face And whine aloud for mercy Shak CRINGE Cringe n Defn Servile civility fawning a shrinking or bowing as in fear or servility With cringe and shrug and bow obsequious Cowper CRINGELING Cringeling n Defn One who cringes meanly a fawner CRINGER Cringer krnjr n Defn One who cringes CRINGINGLY Cringingly adv Defn In a cringing manner CRINGLE Cringle krngl n Etym Icel kringla orb akin to kring around and to D kring circle and to E cringe crank 1 A withe for fastening a gate 2 Naut Defn An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail usually in the plural The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles earings etc CRINICULTURAL Crinicultural krnkltral 135 a Etym L crinis hair cultura Defn Relating to the growth of hair R CRINIGEROUS Crinigerous krnjrs a Etym L criniger crinis hair gerere to bear Defn Bearing hair hairy R CRINITAL Crinital krntal a Defn Same as Crinite 1 He the star crinital adoreth Stanyhurst CRINITE Crinite krnt a Etym L crinitus p p of crinire to provide or cover with hair fr crinis hair 1 Having the appearance of a tuft of hair having a hairlike tail or train Comate crinite caudate stars 2 Bot Defn Bearded or tufted with hairs Gray CRINITORY Crinitory krntr a Defn Of or relating to hair as a crinitory covering T Hook CRINKLE Crinkle krnkl v t imp p p Crinkled kld p pr vb n Crinkling klng Etym A dim fr the root of cringe akin to D krinkelen to wind or twist Cf Cringle Cringe Defn To form with short turns bends or wrinkles to mold into inequalites or sinuosities to cause to wrinkle or curl The houscrinkled to and fro Chaucer Her face all bowsy Comely crinkled Wondrously wrinkled Skelton The flames through all the casements pushing forth Like rednot devils crinkled into snakes Mrs Browning CRINKLE Crinkle v i Defn To turn or wind ti run in and out in many short bends or turns to curl to run in wavws to wrinkle also to rustle as stiff cloth when moved The green wheat crinkles like a lake L T Trowbridge And all the rooms Were full of crinkling silks Mrs Browning CRINKLE Crinkle n Defn A winding or turn wrinkle sinuosity The crinkles in this glass making objects appear double A Tucker CRINKLED Crinkled krnkld a Defn Having short bends turns or wrinkles wrinkled wavy zigzag The crinkled lightning Lowell CRINKLY Crinkly kl a Defn Having crinkles wavy wrinkly CRINOID Crinoid krnoid a See Crinoidea Zoöl Defn Crinoidal n Defn One of the Crinoidea CRINOIDAL Crinoidal krnoidal a Zoöl Defn Of pertaining to crinoids consisting of or containing crinoids CRINOIDEA Crinoidea krnoid n pl Etym NL from Gr oid cf F crino Zoöl Defn A large class of Echinodermata including numerous extinct families and genera but comparatively few living ones Most of the fossil species like some that are recent were attached by a jointed stem See Blastoidea Cystoidea Comatula CRINOIDEAN Crinoidean an n Zoöl Defn One of the Crinoidea CRINOLINE Crinoline krnln n Etym F fr crin hairL crinis 1 A kind of stiff cloth used chiefly by women for underskirts to expand the gown worn over it so called because originally made of hair 2 A ladys skirt made of any stiff material latterly a hoop skirt CRINOSE Crinose krns a Etym L crinis hair Defn Hairy R CRINOSITY Crinosity krnst n Defn Hairiness R CRINUM Crinum krnm n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of bulbous plants of the order Amaryllidace cultivated as greenhouse plants on account of their beauty CRIOSPHINX Criosphinx krsfnks n Etym Gr Defn A sphinx with the head of a ram CRIPPLE Cripple krppl n Etym OE cripel crepel crupel AS crypel akin to D kreuple G kr Dan kr Icel kryppill prop one that can not walk but must creep fr AS cre to creep See Creep Defn One who creeps halts or limps one who has lost or never had the use of a limb or limbs a lame person hence one who is partially disabled I am a cripple in my limbs but what decays are in my mind the reader must determine Dryden CRIPPLE Cripple krppl a Defn Lame halting R The cripple tardygaited night Shak CRIPPLE Cripple v t imp p p Crippled pld p pr vb n Crippling plng 1 To deprive of the use of a limb particularly of a leg or foot to lame He had crippled the joints of the noble child Sir W Scott 2 To deprive of strength activity or capability for service or use to disable to deprive of resources as to be financially crippled More serious embarrassments were crippling the energy of the settlement in the Bay Palfrey An incumbrance which would permanently cripple the body politic Macaulay CRIPPLED Crippled krppld a Defn Lamed lame disabled impeded The crippled crone Longfellow CRIPPLENESS Crippleness n Defn Lameness R Johnson CRIPPLER Crippler plr n Defn A wooden tool used in graining leather Knight CRIPPLING Crippling plng n Defn Spars or timbers set up as a support against the side of a building CRIPPLY Cripply pl a Defn Lame disabled in a crippled condition R Mrs Trollope CRISIS Crisis krss n pl Crises s Etym L crisis Gr Certain 1 The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on or be modified or terminate the decisive moment the turning point This hours the very crisis of your fate Dryden The very times of crisis for the fate of the country Brougham 2 Med Defn That change in a disease which indicates whether the result is to be recovery or death sometimes also a striking change of symptoms attended by an outward manifestation as by an eruption or sweat Till some safe crisis authorize their skill Dryden CRISP Crisp krsp a Etym AS crisp fr L crispus cf carpere to pluck card wool and E harvest Cf Crape 1 Curling in stiff curls or ringlets as crisp hair 2 Curled with the ripple of the water Poetic You numphs called Naiads of the winding brooks Leave jour crisp channels Shak 3 Brittle friable in a condition to break with a short sharp fracture as crisp snow The cakes at tea ate short and crisp Goldsmith 4 Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness in a fresh unwilted condition It laurel has been plucked nine months and yet looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety years Leigh Hunt 5 Lively sparking effervescing Your neat crisp claret Beau Fl 6 Brisk crackling cheerful lively The snug small room and the crisp fire Dickens CRISP Crisp v t imp p p Crisped krspt p pr vb n Crisping Etym L crispare fr crispus See Crisp a 1 To curl to form into ringlets as hair or the nap of cloth to interweave as the branches of trees 2 To cause to undulate irregularly as crape or water to wrinkle to cause to ripple Cf Crimp The lover with the myrtle sprays Adorns his crisped tresses Drayton Along the crisped shades and bowers Milton The crisped brooks Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold Milton 3 To make crisp or brittle as in cooking Crisping iron an instrument by which hair or any textile fabric is crisped Crisping pin the simplest form of crisping iron Is iii 22 CRISP Crisp v i Defn To undulate or ripple Cf Crisp v t To watch the crisping ripples on the beach Tennuson CRISP Crisp n Defn That which is crisp or brittle the state of being crisp or brittle as burned to a crisp specifically the rind of roasted pork crackling CRISPATE CRISPATED Crispate krspt Crispated ptd a Etym L crispatus p p of crispare Defn Having a crisped appearance irregularly curled or twisted CRISPATION Crispation krspshn n Etym CF F crispation 1 The act or process of curling or the state of being curled Bacon 2 A very slight convulsive or spasmodic contraction of certain muscles external or internal Few men can look down from a great height without creepings and crispations O W Holmes CRISPATURE Crispature krsptr 135 n Defn The state of being crispate CRISPER Crisper krspr n Defn One who or that which crisps or curls an instrument for making little curls in the nap of cloth as in chinchilla CRISPIN Crispin krspn n 1 A shoemaker jocularly so called from the patron sant of the craft 2 A member of a union or association of shoemakers CRISPLY Crisply krspl adv Defn In a crisp manner CRISPNESS Crispness n Defn The state or quality of being crisp CRISPY Crispy a 1 Formed into short close ringlets frizzed crisp as crispy locks 2 Crisp brittle as a crispy pie crust CRISSAL Crissal krssal a Zoöl 1 Pertaining to the crissum as crissal feathers 2 Having highly colored under tail coverts as the crissal thrasher CRISSCROSS Crisscross krskrs 115 n Etym A corruption of Christcross 1 A mark or cross as the signature of a person who is unable to write 2 A childs game played on paper or on a slate consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross CRISSCROSS Crisscross v t Defn To mark or cover with cross lines as a paper was crisscrossed with red marks CRISSCROSS Crisscross krskrs115 adv 1 In opposite directions in a way to cross something else crossing one another at various angles and in various ways Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion W E Boardman 2 With opposition or hindrance at cross purposes contrarily as things go crisscross CRISSCROSSROW Crisscrossrow r n Defn See Christcrossrow CRISSUM Crissum krssm n pl Crissa s Etym NL cf L crisso to move the haunches Zoöl Defn That part of a bird or the feathers surrounding the cloacal opening the under tail coverts CRISTATE Cristate krstt a Etym L ctistatus fr crista crest Bot Zoöl Defn Crested CRITERION Criterion krtrn n pl Criteria Criterions Etym Gr Certain Defn A standard of judging any approved or established rule or test by which facts principles opinions and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion Donne Inferences founded on such enduring criteria Sir G C Lewis Syn Standard measure rule CRITH Crith krth n Etym Gr Chem Defn The unit for estimating the weight of a CRITHOMANCY Crithomancy n Etym Gr mancy cf F crithomancie Defn A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes offered in the ancient sacrifices and the meal strewed over the victims CRITIC Critic krtk n Etym L criticus Gr able to discuss from Certain and cf Critique 1 One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works a connoisseur an adept hence one who examines literary or artistic works etc and passes judgment upon them a reviewer The opininon of the most skillful critics was that nothing finer than Goldsmiths Traveler had appeared in verse since the fourth book of the Dunciad Macaulay 2 One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment one who censures or finds fault a harsh examiner or judge a caviler a carper When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue piety and truth let not little critics exalt themselves and shower down their ill nature I Watts You know who the critics are the men who have failed in literature and art Beaconsfield 3 The art of criticism Obs Locke 4 An act of criticism a critique Obs And make each day a critic on the last Pope CRITIC Critic a Defn Of or pertaining to critics or criticism critical Obs Critic learning Pope CRITIC Critic v i Etym Cf F critiquer Defn To criticise to play the critic Obs Nay if you begin to critic once we shall never have done A Brewer CRITICAL Critical krtkal a Etym See Critic n Crisis 1 Qualified to criticise or pass judgment upon literary or artistic productions It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to direct and determine what is graceful and what is not Holder 2 Pertaining to criticism or the critics art of the nature of a criticism accurate as critical knowledge a critical dissertation 3 Inclined to make nice distinctions or to exercise careful judgment and selection exact nicely judicious Virgil was so critical in the rites of religion that he would never have brought in such prayers as these if they had not been agreeable to the Roman customs Bp Stillingfleet 4 Inclined to criticise or find fault fastidious captious censorious exacting O gentle lady do not put me to t For I am nothing if not critical Shak 5 Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles as becomes a critic as a critical analysis of a subject 6 Etym See Crisis Defn Pertaining to or indicating a crisis turning point or specially important juncture important as regards consequences hence of doubtful issue attended with risk dangerous as the critical stage of a fever a critical situation Our circumstances are indeed critical Burke The small moment the exact point the critical minute on which every good work so much depends South Critical angle Optics that angle of incidence of a luminous ray at which it is wholly reflected and no portion of it transmitted The sine of this angle is the reciprocal of the refractive index of the medium Critical philosophy the metaphysical system of Kant so called from his most important work the Critique of Pure Reason Critical point Physics a certain temperature different for different gases but always the same for each gas regarded as the limit above which no amount of pressure can produce condensation to a liquid CRITICALLY Critically adv 1 In a critical manner with nice discernment accurately exactly Critically to discern good writers from bad Dryden 2 At a crisis at a critical time in a situation place or condition of decisive consequence as a fortification critically situated Coming critically the night before the session Bp Burnet CRITICALNESS Criticalness n 1 The state or quality of being critical or of occurring at a critical time 2 Accuracy in examination or decision exactness CRITICASTER Criticaster krtkstr n Defn A contemptible or vicious critic The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules who decompose into criticasters Swinburne CRITICISABLE Criticisable krtszbl a Defn Capable of being criticised CRITICISE Criticise krtsz v t imp p p Criticised szd p pr vb n Criticising Etym Written also more analogically but less commonly criticize Etym Cf G kritisiren See Critic 1 To examine and judge as a critic to pass literary or artistic judgment upon as to criticise an author to criticise a picture 2 To express ones views as to the merit or demerit of esp to animadvert upon to find fault with as to criticise conduct Blackwoods Mag CRITICISE Criticise v i 1 To act as a critic to pass literary or artistic judgment to play the critic formerly used with on or upon Several of these ladies indeed criticised upon the form of the association Addison 2 To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person esp to find fault Cavil you may but never criticise Pope CRITICISER Criticiser szr n Defn One who criticises a critic CRITICISM Criticism krtszm n 1 The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance or of a production in the fine arts as dramatic criticism The elements ofcriticism depend on the two principles of Beauty and Truth one of which is the final end or object of study in every one of its pursuits Beauty in letters and the arts Truth in history and sciences Brande C By criticism as it was first instituted by Aristotle was meant a standard of judging well Dryden 2 The act of criticising a critical judgment passed or expressed a critical observation or detailed examination and review a critique animadversion censure About the plan of Rasselas little was said by the critics and yet the faults of the plan might seem to invite severe criticism Macaulay CRITIQUE Critique krtk n Etym F critique f fr Gr Critic 1 The art of criticism Written also critic R 2 A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art a critical dissertation or essay a careful and through analysis of any subject a criticism as Kants Critique of Pure Reason I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal Addison 3 A critic one who criticises Obs A question among critiques in the ages to come Bp Lincoln CRITIQUE Critique v t Etym Cf Critic v Defn To criticise or pass judgment upon Obs Pope CRIZZEL Crizzel krzzl n Etym Cf grizzle darkish gray or G griselig gravelly granular speckled Defn A kind of roughness on the surface of glass which clouds its transparency Written also crizzeling and crizzle CROAK Croak krk v i imp p p Croaked krp pr vb n Croaking Etym From the primitive of AS cracettan to croak as a raven akin to G kr to croak and to E creak crake 1 To make a low hoarse noise in the throat as a frog a raven or a crow hence to make any hoarse dismal sound Loud thunder to its bottom shook the bog And the hoarse nation croaked Pope 2 To complain especially to grumble to forebode evil to utter complaints or forebodings habitually Marat croaks with reasonableness Carlyle CROAK Croak v t Defn To utter in a low hoarse voice to announce by croaking to forebode as to croak disaster The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Shak Two ravens now began to croak Their nuptial song Wordsworth CROAK Croak n Defn The coarse harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven or a like sound CROAKER Croaker r n 1 One who croaks murmurs grumbles or complains unreasonably one who habitually forebodes evil 2 Zoöl a A small American fish Micropogon undulatus of the Atlantic coast a An American freshwater fish Aplodinotus grunniens called also drum c The surf fish of California Note When caught these fishes make a croaking sound whence the name which is often corrupted into crocus CROAT Croat krt n Etym Cf Cravat 1 A native of Croatia in Austria esp one of the native Slavic race 2 An irregular soldier generally from Croatia CROATIAN Croatian krshan a Defn Of or pertaining to Croatia n Defn A Croat CROCEIN Crocein krsn n Etym See Croceous Chem Defn A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure In general they are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol CROCEOUS Croceous krshs a Etym L croceus fr crocus saffron See Crocus Defn Of pertaining to or like saffron deep reddish yellow R CROCETIN Crocetin krstn n Chem Defn A dyestuff obtained from the Chinese croicin which produces a brilliant yellow CROCHE Croche krch n Etym OF croche equiv to F crochet croc hook See Crotchet Crook Defn A little bud or knob at the top of a deers antler CROCHET Crochet krsh n Etym F crochet small hook See Croche Defn A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle with worsted silk or cotton crochet work Commonly used adjectively Crochet hook Crochet needle a small hook or a hooked needle often of bone used in crochet work CROCHET Crochet v t i imp pp Crocheted shd p pr vb n Crocheting shng Defn To knit with a crochet needle or hook as to rochett a shawl CROCIARY Crociary krshr n Etym See Crosier Eccl Defn One who carries the cross before an archbishop Obs CROCIDOLITE Crocidolite krsdlt n Etym Gr krokys nap on cloth lite Min Defn A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda called also blue asbestus A silicified form in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron is the yellow brown tigereye of the jewelers CROCIN Crocin krsn n Etym Gr Chem a The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods the fruit of Gardenia grandiflora Watts b A red powder called also polychroite which is made from the saffron Crocus sativus See Polychroite CROCK Crock krk n Etym Cf W croeg cover Scot crochit covered Defn The loose black particles collected from combustion as on pots and kettles or in a chimney soot smut also coloring matter which rubs off from cloth CROCK Crock v t imp pp Crocked krkt p pr vb n Crocking Defn To soil by contact as with soot or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth CROCK Crock v i Defn To give off crock or smut CROCK Crock n Defn A low stool I seated her upon a little crock Tatler CROCK Crock krk n Etym AS croc croca crog croh akin to D kruik G krug Icel krukka Dan krukke Sw kruka but cf W crwc bucket pail crochan pot cregen earthen vessel jar Cf Cruet Defn Any piece of crockery especially of coarse earthenware an earthen pot or pitcher Like foolish flies about an honey crock Spenser CROCK Crock v t Defn To lay up in a crock as to crock butter Halliwell CROCKER Crocker r n Defn A potter Obs Wyclif CROCKERY Crockery krkr n Etym From Crock an earthen vessel Defn Earthenware vessels formed of baked clay especially the coarser kinds CROCKET Crocket krkt n Etym OF croquet F crochet dim of croc hook See Crook and cf Crotchet 1 Arch Defn An ornament often resembling curved and bent foliage projecting from the sloping edge of a gable spire etc 2 A croche or knob on the top of a stags antler The antlers and the crockets W Black CROCKETED Crocketed a Arch Defn Ornamented with crockets CROCKETING Crocketing n Arch Defn Ornamentation with crockets Ruskin CROCKY Crocky a Etym From Crock soot Defn Smutty CROCODILE Crocodile krkdl 277 n Etym L crocodilus Gr crocodile Cf Cookatrice 1 Zoöl Defn A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus of several species They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet and inhabit the large rivers of Africa Asia and America The eggs laid in the sand are hatched by the suns heat The best known species is that of the Nile C vulgaris or C Niloticus The Florida crocodile C Americanus is much less common than the alligator and has longer jaws The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other related genera as the gavial and the alligator 2 Logic Defn A fallacious dilemma mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile Crocodile bird Zoöl an African plover Pluvianus ægypticus which alights upon the crocodile and devours its insect parasites even entering its open mouth according to reliable writers in pursuit of files etc called also Nile bird It is the trochilos of ancient writers Crocodile tears false or affected tears hypocritical sorrow derived from the fiction of old travelers that crocodiles shed tears over their prey CROCODILIA Crocodilia dl n pl Etym NL fr L crocodilus crocodile Zoöl Defn An order of reptiles including the crocodiles gavials alligators and many extinct kinds CROCODILIAN Crocodilian krkdlan a Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the crocodile characteristic of the crocodile n Defn One of the Crocodilia CROCODILITY Crocodility t n Logic Defn A caption or sophistical mode of arguing R CROCOISITE Crocoisite krkoist n Etym Cf F croco Min Defn Same as Crocoite CROCOITE Crocoite krkt n Etym Gr Min Defn Lead chromate occuring in crystals of a bright hyacinth red color called also red lead ore CROCONATE Croconate krknt n Chem Defn A salt formed by the union of croconic acid with a base CROCONIC Croconic krknk a Etym Gr 1 Of pertaining to or resembling saffron having the color of saffron as croconic acid 2 Pertaining to or derived from croconic acid Croconic acid Chem a yellow crystalline substance C5O3OH2 obtained from potassium carboxide rhodizonic acid and various phenol and quinone derivatives of benzene and forming yellow or orange colored salts CROCOSE Crocose krks n Etym Gr Chem Defn A white crystalline sugar metameric with glucose obtained from the coloring matter of saffron Written also crokose CROCUS Crocus krks n Etym L saffron fr Gr kark Ar kurkum Skr ku 1 Bot Defn A genus of iridaceous plants with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm C vernus is one of the earliest of springblooming flowers C sativus produces the saffron and blossoms in the autumn 2 Chem Defn A deep yellow powder the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color esp the oxide of iron Crocus of Mars or colcothar thus produced from salts of irron and used as a polishing powder Crocus of Venus Old Chem oxide of copper CROESUS Croesus krss n Etym L fr G Defn A king of Lydia who flourished in the 6th century b c and was renowned for his vast wealth hence a common appellation for a very rich man as he is veritable Croesus CROFT Croft krft 115 n Etym AS croft akin to D kroft hillock cf Gael croit hump croft Defn A small inclosed field adjoining a house a small farm A few small crofts of stoneencumbered ground Wordsworth CROFTER Crofter r n Defn One who rents and tills a small farm or helding as the crofters of Scotland CROFTING Crofting n 1 Croftland Scot Jamieson 2 Textile Manuf Defn Exposing linen to the sun on the grass in the process of bleaching CROFTLAND Croftland lnd n Defn Land of superior quality on which successive crops are raised Scot Jamieson CROFTON SYSTEM Crofton system After Sir Walter Crofton Irish penologist Penology Defn A system of prison discipline employing for consecutive periods cellular confinement associated imprisonment under the mark system restraint intermediate between imprisonment and freedom and liberation on ticket of leave CROIS Crois krois n Etym OF Defn See Cross n Obs CROISADE CROISADO Croisade kroisd Croisado sd n Etym F criosade See Crusade Defn A holy war a crusade Obs Bacon CROISE Croise krois n Etym F crois crusader fr OF crois F croix cross See Cross 1 A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross Obs 2 A crusader Obs The conquesta of the croises extending over Palestine Burke CROISSANTE Croissante krwsnt a Etym F croissant adj n crescent Her Defn Terminated with crescent said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated CROKER Croker krkr n Etym Gr Defn A cultivator of saffron a dealer in saffron Obs Holinshed CROMA Croma krm n Etym It Mus Defn A quaver Obs CROMLECH Cromlech krmlk n Etym W cromlech crom bending or bent concave llech a flat stone akin to Ir cromleac Arch Defn A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others They are found chiefly in countris inhabited by the ancient Celts and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries CROMORNA Cromorna krmrn n Etym F cromorne cf It cromorno0 fr G krummhorn crooked horn cornet an organ pipe turned like a trumpet krumm crooked horn horn Mus Defn A certain reed stop in the organ of a quality of tone resembling that of the oboe Corruptly written cromona CRONE Crone krn n Etym OD kronie karonie an old sheep OF carogne F charogne carrion also F carogne illnatured woman See Carrion and Crony 1 An old ewe Obs Tusser 2 An old woman usually in contempt But still the crone was constant to her note Dryden 3 An old man especially a man who talks and acts like an old woman R The old crone a negro man lived in a hovel which his master had given him W Irving A few old battered crones of office Beaconsfield CRONEL Cronel krnl n Etym Cf Coronel spearhead Crown Defn The iron head of a tilting spear CRONET Cronet krnt n Etym Cf Coronet Crownet Defn The coronet of a horse CRONIAN Cronian krnan a Etym Gr Defn Saturnian applied to the North Polar Sea R Milton CRONSTEDTITE Cronstedtite krnsttt n Min Defn A mineral consisting principally of silicate of iron and crystallizing in hexagonal prisms with perfect basal cleavage so named from the Swedish mineralogist Cronstedt CRONY Crony krn n pl Cronies n Etym Orig an old woman See Crone 1 A crone Obs Marry not an old crony Burton 2 An intimate companion a familiar frend Colloq He soon found his former cronies though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time W Irving CROODLE Croodle krdl v i Etym Cf Cruddle Crudle 1 To cower or cuddle together as from fear or cold to lie close and snug together as pigs in straw Prov Eng Wright Forby A dove to fly home her nest and croodle there C Kingsley 2 To fawn or coax Obs 3 To coo Scot CROOK Crook krk n Etym OE crok akin to Icel kr hookbend SW krok Dan krog OD krooke or cf Gael crecan crook hook W crwca crooked Cf Crosier Crotchet Crutch Encroach 1 A bend turn or curve curvature flexure Through lanes and crooks and darkness Phaer 2 Any implement having a bent or crooked end Especially a The staff used by a shepherd the hook of which serves to hold a runaway sheep b A bishops staff of office Cf Pastoral stafu He left his crook he left his flocks Prior 3 A pothook As black as the crook Sir W Scott 4 An artifice trick tricky device subterfuge For all yuor brags hooks and crooks Cranmer 5 Mus Defn A small tube usually curved applied to a trumpet horn etc to change its pitch or key 6 A person given to fraudulent practices an accomplice of thieves forgers etc Cant US By hook or by crook in some way or other by fair means or foul CROOK Crook krk v t imp p p Crooked krkt p pr vb n Crooking Etym OE croken cf Sw kr Dan kr See Crook n 1 To turn from a straight line to bend to curve Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Shak 2 To turn from the path of rectitude to pervert to misapply to twist Archaic There is no one thing that crooks youth more than such unlawfull games Ascham What soever affairs pass such a mans hands he crooketh them to his own ends Bacon CROOK Crook v i Defn To bend to curve to wind to have a curvature The port crooketh like a bow Phaer Their shoes and pattens are snouted and piked more than a finger long crooking upwards Camden CROOKBACK Crookback krkbk n Defn A crooked back one who has a crooked or deformed back a hunchback CROOKBACK Crookback a Defn Hunched Shak CROOKBILL Crookbill bl n Zoöl Defn A New Zealand plover Anarhynchus frontalis remarkable for having the end of the beak abruptly bent to the right CROOKED Crooked krkd a 1 Characterized by a crook or curve not straight turning bent twisted deformed Crooked paths Locke he is deformed crooked old and sere Shak 2 Not straightforward deviating from rectitude distorted from the right They are a perverse and crooked generation Deut xxxii 5 3 False dishonest fraudulent as crooked dealings Crooked whisky whisky on wich the paiment of duty has been fraudulently evaded Slang US Barlett CROOKEDLY Crookedly adv Defn In a curved or crooked manner in a perverse or untoward manner CROOKEDNESS Crookedness n Defn The condition or quality of being crooked hence deformity of body or of mind deviation from moral rectitude perverseness CROOKEN Crooken krkn v t Defn To make crooked Obs CROOKES SPACE Crookes space krooks After Sir William Crookes English chemist who first described it Physics Defn The dark space within the negativepole glow at the cathode of a vacuum tube observed only when the pressure is low enough to give a striated discharge called also Crookes layer CROOKES TUBE Crookes tube krks tb Phys Defn A vacuum tube in which the exhaustion is carried to a very high degree with the production of a distinct class of effects so called from W Crookes who introduced it CROOKNECK Crookneck n Defn Either of two varieties of squash distinguished by their tapering recurved necks The summer crookneck is botanically a variety of the pumpkin Cucurbita pepo and matures early in the season It is pale yellow in color with warty excrescences The winter crookneck belongs to a distinct species C moschata and is smooth and often striped U S CROON Croon krn v i Etym OE croinen cf D kreunen to moan 1 To make a continuous hollow moan as cattle do when in pain Scot Jamieson 2 To hum or sing in a low tone to murmur softly Here an old grandmother was crooning over a sick child and rocking it to and fro Dickens CROON Croon v t imp p p Crooned krnd p pr vb n Crooning 1 To sing in a low tone as if to ones self to hum Hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise C Bront 2 To soothe by singing softly The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung and crooned himself asleep Dickens CROON Croon n 1 A low continued moan a murmur 2 A low singing a plain artless melody CROP Crop krp n Etym OE crop croppe craw top of a plant harvest AS crop cropp craw top bunch ear of corn akin to D krop craw G kropf Icel kroppr hump or bunch on the body body but cf also W cropa croppa crop or craw of a bird Ir Gael sgroban Cf Croup Crupper Croup 1 The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds serving as a receptacle for food the craw 2 The top end or highest part of anything especially of a plant or tree Obs Crop and root Chaucer 3 That which is cropped cut or gathered from a single felld or of a single kind of grain or fruit or in a single season especially the product of what is planted in the earth fruit harvest Labring the soil and reaping plenteous crop Corn wine and oil Milton 4 Grain or other product of the field while standing 5 Anything cut off or gathered Guiltless of steel and from the razor free It falls a plenteous crop reserved for thee Dryden 6 Hair cut close or short or the act or style of so cutting as a convicts crop 7 Arch Defn A projecting ornament in carved stone Specifically a finial Obs 8 Mining a Tin ore prepared for smelting b Outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface Knight 9 A riding whip with a loop instead of a lash Neck and crop altogether roughly and at once Colloq CROP Crop v t imp p p Cropped krpt p pr vb n Cropping 1 To cut off the tops or tips of to bite or pull off to browse to pluck to mow to reap I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one Ezek xvii 22 2 Fig To cut off as if in harvest Death crops the growing boys Creech 3 To cause to bear a crop as to crop a field CROP Crop v i Defn To yield harvest To crop out a Geol To appear above the surface as a seam or vein or inclined bed as of coal b To come to light to be manifest to appear as the peculiarities of an author crop out To crop up to sprout to spring up Cares crop up in villas Beaconsfield CROPEAR Cropear krpr n Defn A person or animal whose ears are cropped CROPEARED Cropeared krprd a Defn Having the ears cropped CROPFUL Cropful fl a Defn Having a full crop or belly satiated Milton CROPPER Cropper krppr n 1 One that crops 2 A variety of pigeon with a large crop a pouter 3 Mech Defn A machine for cropping as for shearing off bolts or rod iron or for facing cloth 4 A fall on ones head when riding at full speed as in hunting hence a sudden failure or collapse Slang CROPSICK Cropsick krsk a Defn Sick from excess in eating or drinking Obs Cropsick drunkards Tate Cropsickness n Obs Whitlock CROPTAILED Croptailed tld a Defn Having the tail cropped CROQUANTE Croquante n F Defn A brittle cake or other crisp pastry CROQUET Croquet krk n Etym From French cf Walloon croque blow fillip F croquet a crisp biscuit croquer to crunch fr croc a crackling sound of imitative origin Croquet then properly meant a smart tap on the ball 1 An openair game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls by means of mallets through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern 2 The act of croqueting CROQUET Croquet v t imp p p Croqueted kd p pr vb n Croqueting kng Defn In the game of croquet to drive away an opponents ball after putting ones own in contact with it by striking ones own ball with the mallet CROQUETTE Croquette n Etym F fr croquer to crunch Cookery Defn A ball of minced meat fowl rice or other ingredients highly seasoned and fried CRORE Crore krr n Etym Hind karor Skr koTi Defn Ten millions as a crore of rupees which is nearly 5000000 East Indies Malcolm CROSIER Crosier krzhr n Etym OE rocer croser croyser fr croce crosier OF croce croche F crosse fr LL crocea crocia from the same German or Celtic sourse as F croc hook akin to E crook Defn The pastoral staff of a bishop also of an archbishop being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God Note The true shape of the crosier was with a hooked or curved top the archbishops staff alone bore a cross instead of a crook and was of exceptional not of regular form Skeat CROSIERED Crosiered zhrd a Defn Bearing a crosier CROSLET Croslet krslt 115 n Defn See Crosslet CROSS Cross krs 115 n Etym OE crois croys cros the former fr OF crois croiz F croix fr L crux the second is perh directly fr Prov cros crotz fr the same L crux cf Icel kross Cf Crucial Crusade Cruise Crux 1 A gibbet cosisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another in various forms as a T or with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright or as an X It was anciently used in the execution of criminals Nailed to the cross By his own nation Milton 2 The sign or mark of the cross made with the finger or in ink etc or actually represented in some material the symbol of Christs death the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity of a Christian people and of Christendom The custom of making the sign of the cross with the hand or finger as a means of conferring blessing or preserving from evil is very old SchaffHerzog Encyc Before the cross has waned the crescents ray Sir W Scott Tis where the cross is preached Cowper 3 Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue trial disappointment opposition misfortune Heaven prepares a good man with crosses B Jonson 4 A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross also that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped hence money in general I should bear no cross if I did bear you for I think you have no money in your purse Shak 5 An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross a badge or ornamental device of the general shape of a cross hence such an ornament even when varying considerably from that form thus the Cross of the British Order of St George and St Michael consist of a central medallion with seven arms radiating from it 6 Arch Defn A monument in the form of a cross or surmounted bu a cross set up in a public place as a market cross a boundary cross Charing Cross in London DunEdins Cross a pillared stone Rose on a turret octagon Sir W Scott 7 Her Defn A common heraldic bearing of which there are many varieties See the Illustration above 8 The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write Five Kentish abbesses subscribed their names and crosses Fuller 9 Church lands Ireland Obs Sir J Davies 10 A line drawn across or through another line 11 Hence A mixing of breeds or stock especially in cattle breeding or the product of such intermixture a hybrid of any kind Toning down the ancient Viking into a sort of a cross between Paul Jones and Jeremy Diddler Lord Dufferin 12 Surveying Defn An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course 13 Mech Defn A pipefitting with four branches the axes of which usually forms right angle Cross and pile a game with money at which it is put to chance whether a coin shall fall with that side up which bears the cross or the other which is called pile or reverse the game called heads or tails Cross bottony or bottoné See under Bottony Cross estoilé Her a cross each of whose arms is pointed like the ray of a star that is a star having four long points only Cross of Calvary See Calvary 3 Southern cross Astron See under Southern To do a thing on the cross to act dishonestly opposed to acting on the square Slang To take up the cross to bear troubles and afflictions with patience from love to Christ CROSS Cross krs a 1 Not parallel lying or falling athwart transverse oblique intersecting The cross refraction of the second prism Sir I Newton 2 Not accordant with what is wished or expected interrupting adverse contrary thwarting perverse A cross fortune Jer Taylor The cross and unlucky issue of my design Glanvill The article of the resurrection seems to lie marvelously cross to the common experience of mankind South We are both loves captives but with fates so cross One must be happy by the others loss Dryden 3 Characterized by or in a state of peevishness fretfullness or ill humor as a cross man or woman He had received a cross answer from his mistress Jer Taylor 4 Made in an opposite direction or an inverse relation mutually inverse interchanged as cross interrogatories cross marriages as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other Cross action Law an action brought by a party who is sued against the person who has sued him upon the same subject matter as upon the same contract Burrill Cross aisle Arch a transept the lateral divisions of a cruciform church Cross axie a Mach A shaft windlass or roller worked by levers at opposite ends as in the copperplate printing press b A driving axle with cranks set at an angle of 90º with each other Cross bedding Geol oblique lamination of horizontal beds Cross bill See in the Vocabulary Cross bitt Same as Crosspiece Cross bond a form of bricklaying in which the joints of one stretcher course come midway between those of the stretcher courses above and below a course of headers and stretchers intervening See Bond n 8 Cross breed See in the Vocabulary Cross breeding See under Breeding Cross buttock a particular throw in wrestling hence an unexpected defeat or repulse Smollet Cross country across the country not by the road The cross country ride Cowper Cross fertilization the fertilization of the female products of one physiological individual by the male products of another as the fertilization of the ovules of one plant by pollen from another See Fertilization Cross file a double convex file used in dressing out the arms or crosses of fine wheells Cross fire Mil lines of fire from two or more points or places crossing each other Cross forked Her See under Forked Cross frog See under Frog Cross furrow a furrow or trench cut across other furrows to receive the water running in them and conduct it to the side of the field Cross handle a handle attached transversely to the axis of a tool as in the augur Knight Cross lode Mining a vein intersecting the true or principal lode Cross purpose See Crosspurpose in the Vocabulary Cross reference a reference made from one part of a book or register to another part where the same or an allied subject is treated of Cross sea Naut a chopping sea in which the waves run in contrary directions Cross stroke a line or stroke across something as across the letter t Cross wind a side wind an unfavorable wind Cross wires fine wires made to traverse the field of view in a telescope and moved by a screw with a graduated head used for delicate astronomical observations spider lines Fixed cross wires are also used in microscopes etc Syn Fretful peevish See Fretful CROSS Cross prep Defn Athwart across Archaic or Colloq A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village LEstrange To go cross lots to go across the fields totake a short cut Colloq CROSS Cross v t imp p p Crossed krst 115 p pr vb n Crossing 1 To put across or athwart to cause to intersect as to cross the arms 2 To lay or draw something as a line across as to cross the letter t 3 To pass from one side to the other of to pass or move over to traverse as to cross a stream A hunted hare crosses and confounds her former track I Watts 4 To pass as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time Your kind letter crossed mine J D Forbes 5 To run counter to to thwart to obstruct to hinder to clash or interfere with In each thing give him way cross him in nothing Shak An oyster may be crossed onlove Sheridan 6 To interfere and cut off to debar Obs To cross me from the golden time I look for Shak 7 To make the sign of the cross upon followed by the reflexive pronoun as he crossed himself 8 To cancel by marking crosses on or over or drawing a line across to erase usually with out off or over as to cross out a name 9 To cause to interbreed said of different stoocks or races to mix the breed of To cross ones path to oppose ones plans Macualay CROSS Cross v i 1 To lie or be athwart 2 To move or pass from one side to the other or from place to place to make a transit as to cross from New York to Liverpool 3 To be inconsistent Obs Mens actions do not always cross with reason Sir P Sidney 4 To interbreed as races to mix distinct breeds If two individuals of distinct races cross a third is invariably produced different from either Coleridge CROSSARMED Crossarmed krsrmd a Defn With arms crossed CROSSBANDED Crossbanded bndd a Defn A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surfase of any piece of furniture wainscoting etc so that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface CROSSBAR Crossbar br n Defn A transverse bar or piece as a bar across a door or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down Russell Crossbar shot a projectile which folds into a sphere for loading but on leaving the gun expands to a cross with a quarter ball at the end of each arm used in naval actions for cutting the enemys rigging CROSSBARRED Crossbarred brd a 1 Secured by or furnished with crossbars Milton 2 Made or patterned in lines crossing each other as crossbarred muslin CROSSBEAK Crossbeak bk n Zoöl Defn Same as Crossbill CROSSBEAM Crossbeam bm n 1 Arch Defn A girder 2 Naut Defn A beam laid across the bitts to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor CROSSBEARER Crossbearer brr n RCCh Defn A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate on solemn occasions CROSSBILL Crossbill bl Law Defn A bill brought by a defendant in an equity or chancery suit against the plaintiff respecting the matter in question in that suit Bouvier Note In criminal practice cross bills of indictment for assault in which the prosecutor in once case is the defendant in another may be tried together CROSSBILL Crossbill n Zoöl Defn A bird of the genus Loxia allied to the finches Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other the crossbeak CROSSBIRTH Crossbirth brth n Med Defn Any preternatural labor in whiche the boly of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother so that the shoulder arm or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus CROSSBITE Crossbite bt n Defn A deeption a cheat Obs CROSSBITE Crossbite b t Defn To deceive to trick to gull Obs CROSSBONES Crossbones bnz n pl Defn A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton laid crosswise often surmounted with a skull and serving as a symbol of death Crossbones scythes hourglasses and other lugubrios emblems of mortality Hawthorne CROSSBOW Crossbow b n Archery Defn A weapon used in discharging arrows formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock CROSSBOWER Crossbower br n Defn A crossbowmanObs CROSSBOWMAN Crossbowman man n Defn One who shoots with a crossbow See Arbalest CROSSBRED Crossbred brd a Stock Breeding Defn Produced by mixing distinct breeds mongrel CROSSBREED Crossbreed brd n 1 A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds a new variety as of plants combining the qualites of two parent varieties or stocks 2 Anything partaking of the natures of two different things a hybrid CROSSBUN Crossbun bn n Defn A bun or cake marked with a cross and intended to be eaten on Good Friday CROSSBUTTOCK Crossbuttock n Wrestling Defn A throw in which the wrestler turns his left side to his opponent places his left leg across both legs of his opponent and pulls him forward over his hip hence an unexpected defeat or repulse CROSSCROSSLET Crosscrosslet krslt 115 n Her Defn A cross having the three upper ends crossed so as to from three small crosses CROSSCUT Crosscut kt Defn v t To cut across or through to intersect CROSSCUT Crosscut n 1 A short cut across a path shorter than by the high road 2 Mining Defn A level driven across the course of a vein or across the main workings as from one gangway to another Crosscut saw a A saw the teeth of which are so set as to adapt it for sawing wood crosswise of the grain rather than lengthwise b A saw managed by two men one at each end for cutting large logs crosswise CROSSDAYS Crossdays dz n pl Eccl Defn The three days preceding the Feast of the Ascension CROSSE Crosse n F crosier hooked stick Defn The implement with which the ball is thrown and caught in the game of lacrosse CROSSETTE Crossette krsst n Etym F dim of crosse See Crosier Arch a A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window called also ancon ear elbow b The shoulder of a joggled keystone CROSSEXAMINATION Crossexamination krsgzmnshn 115 n Low Defn The interrogating or questioning of a witness by the party against whom he has been called and examined See Examination CROSSEXAMINE Crossexamine mn v t imp p p Crossexamined nd p pr vb n Crossexamining Low Defn To examine or question as a witness who has been called and examined by the opposite party The opportunity to crossexamine the witnesses Kent CROSSEXAMINER Crossexaminer r n Defn One who crossexamines or conducts a crosseexamination CROSSEYE Crosseye n Defn See Strabismus CROSSEYED Crosseyed d a Defn Affected with strabismus squinteyed squinting CROSSFERTILIZE Crossfertilize v t imp p p Crossfertilized p pr vb n Crossfertilizing Bot Defn To fertilize as the stigmas of a flower or plant with the pollen from another individual of the same species CROSSFISH Crossfish fsh n Zoöl Defn A starfish CROSSFLOW Crossflow fl v i Defn To flow across or in a contrary direction His crossflowing course Milton CROSSGARNET Crossgarnet krsgrnt n Defn A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap horizontal giving it the form of an Egyptian or T cross CROSSGRAINED Crossgrained grnd a 1 Having the grain or fibers run diagonally or more or less transversely an irregularly so as to interfere with splitting or planing If the stuff proves crossgrained then you must turn your stuff to plane it the contrary way Moxon 2 Perverse untractable contrary She was none of your crossgrained termagant scolding jades Arbuthnot CROSSHATCH Crosshatch hch 224 v t Defn To shade by means of crosshatching CROSSHATCHING Crosshatching n Defn In drawing and line engraving shading with lines that cross one another at an angle CROSSHEAD Crosshead hd n Mach Defn A beam or bar across the head or end of a rod etc or a block attached to it and carrying a knuckle pin as the solid crosspiece running between parallel slides which receives motion from the piston of a steam engine and imparts it to the connecting rod which is hinged to the crosshead CROSSING Crossing n Etym See Cross v t 1 The act by which anything is crossed as the crossing of the ocean 2 The act of making the sign of the cross Bp Hall 3 The act of interbreeding a mixing of breeds 4 Intersection as of two paths or roads 5 A place where anything as a stream is crossed a paved walk across a street 6 Contradiction thwarting obstruction I do not bear these crossings Shak CROSSJACK Crossjack krsjk or krjk n Naut Defn The lowest square sail or the lower yard of the mizzenmast CROSSLEGGED CRosslegged lgd a Defn Having the legs crossed CROSSLET Crosslet lEt n Etym Dim of cross 1 A small cross Spenser 2 Etym Cf OF croisel crucible and E Cresset Defn A crucible Obs Chaucer CROSSLET Crosslet a Her Defn Crossed again said of a cross the arms of which are crossed SeeCrosscrosslet CROSSLY Crossly adv Defn Athwart adversely unfortunately peevishly fretfully with ill humor CROSSNESS Crossness n Defn The quality or state of being cross peevishness fretfulness ill humor CROSSOPTERYGIAN Crossopterygian krssptrjan a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii n Defn One of the Crossopterygii CROSSOPTERYGII Crossopterygii krssptrj n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir Polypterus See Brachioganoidei CROSSPATCH Crosspatch pch 224 n Defn An illnatured person Colloq Crosspatch draw the latch Mother Goose CROSSPAWL Crosspawl pl n Shipbuilding Defn Same as Crossspale CROSSPIECE Crosspiece krsps 115 n 1 A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise 2 Naut Defn A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts CROSSPURPOSE Crosspurpose prps n 1 A counter or opposing purpose hence that which is inconsistent or contradictory Shaftesbury 2 pl Defn A conversational game in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas Pepys To be at crosspurposes to misunderstand or to act counter to one another without intending it said of persons CROSSQUESTION Crossquestion kwschn v t imp p p Crossquestioned chnd p pr vb n Crossquestioning Defn To crossexamine to subject to close questioning CROSSREADING Crossreading rdng n Defn The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page instead of down the columns thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas CROSSROAD Crossroad rd n Defn A road that crosses another an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road CROSSROW Crossrow r n 1 The alphabet called also Christcrossrow And from the crossrow plucks the letter G Shak 2 A row that crosses others CROSSRUFF Crossruff rf n Whist Defn The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit and lead to each other for that purpose called also seesaw CROSSSPALE CROSSSPALL Crossspale spl Crossspall spl n Etym See Spale Spall Shipbuilding Defn One of the temporary wooden braces placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in a cross pawl CROSSSPRINGER Crossspringer sprngr n Arch Defn One of the ribs in a groined arch springing from the corners in a diagonal direction Note See Illustr of Groined vault CROSSSTAFF Crossstaff stf n 1 An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of celestial bodies 2 A surveyors instrument for measuring offsets CROSSSTITCH Crossstitch stch 224 n Defn A form of stitch where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other Tent and cross stitch Sir W Scott Crossstitch v t i CROSSSTONE Crossstone stn n Min Defn See Harmotome and Staurotide CROSSTAIL Crosstail tl n Steam Engine Defn A bar connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or sidelever engine CROSSTIE Crosstie t n Railroad Defn A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails and holding them in place CROSSTINING Crosstining krstnng n Agric Defn A mode of harrowing crosswise or transversely to the ridges Crabb CROSSTREES Crosstrees trz n pl Naut Defn Pieces of timber at a masthead to which are attached the upper shrouds At the head of lower masts in large vessels they support a semicircular platform called the top CROSSVAULTING Crossvaulting vltng n Arch Defn Vaulting formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults CROSSWAY Crossway w n Defn See Crossroad CROSSWEEK Crossweek wk n Defn Rogation week when the cross was borne in processions CROSSWISE Crosswise wz adv Defn In the form of a cross across transversely Longfellow CROSSWORT Crosswort wrt n Bot Defn A name given to several inconspicuous plants having leaves in whorls of four as species of Crucianella Valantia etc CROTALARIA Crotalaria krtlr or krtlrA n Etym NL See Crotalum Bot Defn A genus of leguminous plants rattlebox Note Crotalaria juncea furnishes the fiber called sunn or Bombay hemp CROTALINE Crotaline krtln or krt a Etym See Crotalus Zoöl Defn Resembling or pertaining to the Crotalidae or Rattlesnake family CROTALO Crotalo l n Defn A Turkish musical instrument CROTALUM Crotalum lm n Etym L fr Gr Mus Defn A kind of castanet used by the Corybantes CROTALUS Crotalus ls n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of poisonous serpents including the rattlesnakes CROTAPHITE Crotaphite krtft n Etym Gr Anat Defn The temple or temporal fossa Also used adjectively CROTAPHITIC Crotaphitic krtftk n Anat Defn Pertaining to the temple temporal CROTCH Crotch krch 224 n pl Crotches Etym Cf Crotchet Crutch 1 The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches a fork the point where a trunk divides as the crotch of a tree 2 Naut Defn A stanchion or post of wood or iron with two arms for supporting a boom spare yards etc called also crane and crutch Totten CROTCH CHAIN Crotch chain Logging Defn A form of tackle for loading a log sideways on a sled skidway etc CROTCHED Crotched krcht a 1 Having a crotch forked 2 Cross peevish Prov Eng Halliwell CROTCHET Crotchet krcht 224 n Etym F crochet prop a little hook a dim from the same source as croc hook See Crook and cf Crochet Crocket Crosier 1 A forked support a crotch The crotchets of their cot in columns rise Dryden 2 Mus Defn A time note with a stem having one fourth the value of a semibreve one half that of a minim and twice that of a quaver a quarter note 3 Fort Defn An indentation in the glacis of the covered way at a point where a traverse is placed 4 Mil Defn The arrangement of a body of troops either forward or rearward so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle 5 Print Defn A bracket See Bracket 6 Med Defn An instrument of a hooked form used in certain cases in the extraction of a fetus Dunglison 7 A perverse fancy a whim which takes possession of the mind a conceit He ruined himself and all that trusted in him by crotchets that he could never explain to any rational man De Quincey CROTCHET Crotchet v i Defn To play music in measured time Obs Donne CROTCHETED Crotcheted a Defn Marked or measured by crotchets having musical notation Harmar 1587 CROTCHETINESS Crotchetiness krchtns n Defn The state or character of being crotchety or whimsical This belief in rightness is a kind of conscientiousness and when it degenerates it becomes crotchetiness J Grote CROTCHETY Crotchety krcht a Defn Given to crotchets subject to whims as a crotchety man CROTON Croton krtn n Etym Gr Bot Defn A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries Croton oil Med a viscid acrid brownish yellow oil obtained from the seeds of Croton Tiglium a small tree of the East Indies It is a most powerful drastic cathartic and is used externally as a pustulant CROTON BUG Croton bug bg Etym From the Croton water of New York Zoöl Defn A small active winged species of cockroach Ectobia Germanica the water bug It is common aboard ships and in houses in cities esp in those with hotwater pipes CROTONIC Crotonic krtnk a Defn Of or pertaining to or derived from a plant of the genus Croton or from croton oil Crotonic acid Chem a white crystalline organic acid C3H5CO2H of the ethylene or acrylic acid series It was so named because formerly supposed to exist in croton oil Also any acid metameric with crotonic acid proper Note The acid characteristic of croton oil is tiglic or tiglinic acid a derivative of crotonic acid CROTONINE Crotonine krtnn n Chem Defn A supposed alkaloid obtained from croton oil by boiling it with water and magnesia since found to be merely a magnesia soap of the oil Watts CROTONYLENE Crotonylene krtnln n Etym Crotonic acetylene Chem Defn A colorless volatile pungent liquid C4H6 produced artificially and regarded as an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the acetylene series and analogous to crotonic acid CROTTLES Crottles krttlz n pl Etym Gael crotal Defn A name given to various lichens gathered for dyeing Scot CROUCH Crouch krouch 129 v i imp p p Crouched kroucht p pr vb n Crouching Etym OE cruchen crouchen crouken cf E creep G krauchen kriechen or E crook to bend also crouch to cross 1 To bend down to stoop low to lie close to the ground with the logs bent as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear Now crouch like a cur Beau Fl 2 To bend servilely to stoop meanly to fawn to cringe A crouching purpose Wordsworth Must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor Shak CROUCH Crouch v t Etym OE cruchen crouchen from cruche crouche cross Cf Crosier Crook 1 To sign with the cross to bless Obs Chaucer 2 To bend or cause to bend as in humility or fear She folded her arms across her chest And crouched her head upon her breast Colerige CROUCHED Crouched kroucht a Defn Marked with the sign of the cross Obs Crouched friar See Crutched friar under Crutched CROUD Croud kroud n Mus Defn See Crowd a violin CROUKE Crouke krouk n Defn A crock a jar Obs Chauser CROUP Croup krp n Etym F croupe hind quarters croup rump of German or Icel origin cf Icel kryppa hump akin to Icel kroppr Cf Crop Defn The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds especially of a horse hence the place behind the saddle So light to the croup the fair lady he swung So light to the saddle before her he sprung Sir W Scott CROUP Croup krp n Etym Scot croup cf croup crowp to croak to cry or speak with a hoarse voice cf also LG kropp G kropf the crop or craw of a bird and tumor on the anterior part of the neck a wen etc Cf Crop Med Defn An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea accompanied by a hoarse ringing cough and stridulous difficult breathing esp such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages also called membranous croup See False croup under False and Diphtheria CROUPADE Croupade krpd n Etym F fr croupe hind quarters Man Defn A leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs toward his belly CROUPAL Croupal krpal a Defn Croupy CROUPER Crouper krpr n Defn See Crupper CROUPIER Croupier kr n Etym F prop one who sits on the croup and hence in the second place an assistant See 1st Croup 1 One who presides at a gaming table and collects the stakes 2 One who at a public dinner party sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman CROUPOUS Croupous krps a Med Defn Relating to or resembling croup especially attended with the formation of a deposit or membrance like that found in membranous croup as croupous laryngitis Croupous pneumonia pneumonia attended with deposition of fibrinous matter in the air vesicles of the lungs ordinary acute pneumonia CROUPY Croupy krp a Defn Of or pertaining to croup resembling or indicating croup as a croupy cough CROUSE Crouse krs a Etym Etymol uncertain Defn Brisk lively bold selfcomplacent Scot Burns CROUSTADE Croustade krstd n Etym F fr cro a crust OF crouste Cookery Defn Bread baked in a mold and scooped out to serve minces upon Bishop CROUT Crout krout n Etym G kraut Defn See Sourkrout CROUTON Crouton krtn n Etym F cro fr cro a crust Cookery Defn Bread cut in various forms and fried lightly in butter or oil to garnish hashes etc CROW Crow kr v i imp Crew kr or Crowed kr p p Crowed Crown krn Obs p pr vb n Crowing Etym AS cr akin to D kraijen G kr cf Lith groti to croak sq root24 Cf Crake 1 To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock either in joy gayety or defiance The cock had crown Bayron The morning cock crew loud Shak 2 To shout in exultation or defiance to brag 3 To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure The sweetest little maid That ever crowed for kisses Tennyson To crow over to exult over a vanquished antagonist Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem Bp Hall CROW Crow n Etym AS cr a crow in sense 1 akin to D kraai G kr cf Icel kr crow So named from its cry from AS cr to crow See Crow v i 1 Zoöl Defn A bird usually black of the genus Corvus having a strong conical beak with projecting bristles It has a harsh croaking note See Caw Note The common crow of Europe or carrion crow is C corone The common American crow is C Americanus See Carrion crow and Illustr under Carrion 2 A bar of iron with a beak crook or claw a bar of iron used as a lever a crowbar Get me an iron crow and bring it straight Unto my cell Shak 3 The cry of the cock See Crow v i 1 4 The mesentery of a beast so called by butchers Carrion crow See under Carrion Crow blackbird Zoöl an American bird Quiscalus quiscula called also purple grackle Crow pheasant Zoöl an Indian cuckoo the common coucal It is believed by the natives to give omens See Coucal Crow shrike Zoöl any bird of the genera Gymnorhina Craticus or Strepera mostly from Australia Redlegged crow See Crough As the crow flies in a direct line To pick a crow To pluck a crow to state and adjust a difference or grievance with any one CROWBAR Crowbar krbr n Defn A bar of iron sharpened at one end and used as a lever CROWBERRY Crowberry krbrr n Bot Defn A heathlike plant of the genus Empetrum and its fruit a black scarcely edible berry also called crakeberry CROWD Crowd kroud v t imp p p Crowded p pr vb n Crowding Etym OE crouden cruden AS cr cf D kruijen to push in a wheelbarrow 1 To push to press to shove Chaucer 2 To press or drive together to mass together Crowd us and crush us Shak 3 To fill by pressing or thronging together hence to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity The balconies and verandas were crowded with spectators anxious to behold their future sovereign Prescott 4 To press by solicitation to urge to dun hence to treat discourteously or unreasonably Colloq To crowd out to press out specifically to prevent the publication of as the press of other matter crowded out the article To crowd sail Naut to carry an extraordinary amount of sail with a view to accelerate the speed of a vessel to carry a press of sail CROWD Crowd v i 1 To press together or collect in numbers to swarm to throng The whole company crowded about the fire Addison Images came crowding on his mind faster than he could put them into words Macaulay 2 To urge or press forward to force ones self as a man crowds into a room CROWD Crowd n Etym AS croda See Crowd v t 1 A number of things collected or closely pressed together also a number of things adjacent to each other A crowd of islands Pope 2 A number of persons congregated or collected into a close body without order a throng The crowd of Vanity Fair Macualay Crowds that stream from yawning doorsTennyson 3 The lower orders of people the populace the vulgar the rabble the mob To fool the crowd with glorious lies Tennyson He went not with the crowd to see a shrine Dryden Syn Throng multitude See Throng CROWD Crowd n Etym W crwth akin to Gael cruit Perh named from its shape and akin to Gr curve Cf Rote Defn An ancient instrument of music with six strings a kind of violin being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow Written also croud crowth cruth and crwth A lackey that can warble upon a crowd a little B Jonson CROWD Crowd v t Defn To play on a crowd to fiddle Obs Fiddlers crowd on Massinger CROWDER Crowder kroudr n Defn One who plays on a crowd a fiddler Obs Some blind crowder Sir P Sidney CROWDER Crowder n Defn One who crowds or pushes CROWDY Crowdy kroud n Defn A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water food of the porridge kind Scot CROWFLOWER Crowflower krflour n Bot Defn A kind of campion according to Gerarde the Lychnis Flos cuculi CROWFOOT Crowfoot krft n 1 Bot Defn The genus Ranunculus of many species some are common weeds others are flowering plants of considerable beauty 2 Naut Defn A number of small cords rove through a long block or euphroe to suspend an awning by 3 Mil Defn A caltrop Written also crowsfoot 4 Well Boring Defn A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods etc Raymond CROWKEEPER Crowkeeper kpr n Defn A person employed to scare off crows hence a scarecrow Obs Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper Shak CROWN Crown krn Defn p p of Crow Obs CROWN Crown kroun n Etym OE corone coroun crune croun OF corone corune F couronne fr L corona crown wreath akin to Gr curvus curved E curve curb Gael cruinn round W crwn Cf Cornice Corona Coroner Coronet 1 A wreath or garland or any ornamental fillet encircling the head especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction hence anything given on account of or obtained by faithful or successful effort a reward An olive branch and laurel crown Shak They do it to obtain a corruptible crown but we an incorruptiblle 1 Cor ix 25 Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life Rev ii 10 2 A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty worn by emperors kings princes etc Note Nobles wear coronets the triple crown of the pope is usually called a tiara The crown of England is a circle of gold with crosses fleursdelis and imperial arches inclosing a crimson velvet cap and ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious stones 3 The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown the sovereign with the definite article Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the crown Blackstone Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown Macaulay 4 Imperial or regal power or dominion sovereignty There is a power behind the crown greater than the crown itself Junius 5 Anything which imparts beauty splendor honor dignity or finish The hoary head is a crown of glory if it be found in the way of righteousness Prov xvi 31 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband Prov xvi 4 6 Highest state acme consummation perfection Mutual love the crown of all our bliss Milton 7 The topmost part of anything the summit The steepy crown of the bare mountains Dryden 8 The topmost part of the head see Illust of Bird that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back also the head or brain From toe to crown hell fill our skin with pinches Shak Twenty things which I set down This done I twenty morehad in my crown Bunyan 9 The part of a hat above the brim 10 Anat Defn The part of a tooth which projects above the gum also the top or grinding surface of a tooth 11 Arch Defn The vertex or top of an arch applied generally to about one third of the curve but in a pointed arch to the apex only 12 Bot Defn Same as Corona 13 Naut a That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank b The rounding or rounded part of the deck from a level line c pl Defn The bights formed by the several turns of a cable Totten 14 The upper range of facets in a rose diamond 15 The dome of a furnace 16 Geom Defn The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters 17 Eccl Defn A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head as a mark of the clerical state the tonsure 18 A size of writing paper See under Paper 19 A coin stamped with the image of a crown hencea denomination of money as the English crown a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling or a little more than 120 the Danish or Norwegian crown a money of account etc worth nearly twentyseven cents 20 An ornaments or decoration representing a crown as the paper is stamped with a crown Crown of aberration Astron a spurious circle around the true circle of the sun Crown antler Zoöl the topmost branch or tine of an antler also an antler having a cuplike top with tines springing from the rim Crown bar one of the bars which support the crown sheet of steamboiler furnace Crown glass See under Glass Crown imperial Bot See in the Vocabulary Crown jewels the jewels appertaining to the sovereign while wearing the crown Eng She pawned and set to sale the crown jewels Milton Crown land land belonging to the crown that is to the sovereign Crown law the law which governs criminal prosecutions Eng Crown lawyer one employed by the crown as in criminal cases Eng Crown octavo See under Paper Crown office See in the Vocabulary Crown paper See under Paper Crown piece See in the Vocabulary Crown Prince the heir apparent to a crown or throne Crown saw See in the Vocabulary Crown scab Far a cancerous sore formed round the corners of a horses hoof Crown sheet the flat plate which forms the top of the furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler Crown shell Zoöl See Acornshell Crown side See Crown office Crown tax Eccl Hist a golden crown or its value which was required annually from the Jews by the king of Syria in the time of the Maccabees 1 Macc x 20 Crown wheel See in the Vocabulary Crown work See in the Vocabulary Pleas of the crown Engl law criminal actions CROWN Crown kroun v t imp p p Crowned kround p pr vb n Crowning Etym OE coronen corunen crunien crounien OF coroner F couronner fr L coronare fr corona a crown See Crown n 1 To cover decorate or invest with a crown hence to invest with royal dignity and power Her who fairest does appear Crown her queen of all the year Dryden Crown him and say Long live our emperor Shak 2 To bestow something upon as a mark of honor dignity or recompense to adorn to dignify Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor Ps viii 5 3 To form the topmost or finishing part of to complete to consummate to perfect Amidst the grove that crowns yon tufted hill Byron One day shall crown the alliance Shak To crown the whole came a proposition Motley 4 Mech Defn To cause to round upward to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges as the face of a machine pulley 5 Mil Defn To effect a lodgment upon as upon the crest of the glacis or the summit of the breach To crown a knot Naut to lay the ends of the strands over and under each other CROWN COLONY Crown colony Defn A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament but governed by a chief magistrate called Governor appointed by the Crown with executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the people CROWNED Crowned kround p p a 1 Having or wearing a crown surmounted invested or adorned with a crown wreath garland etc honored rewarded completed consummated perfected Crowned with one crest Shak Crowned with conquest Milton With surpassing glory crowned Milton 2 Great excessive supreme Obs Chaucer CROWNER Crowner krounr n 1 One who or that which crowns Beau FL 2 Etym Cf Coroner Defn A coroner Prov Eng or Scot CROWNET Crownet krount n Etym See Crown Coronet 1 A coronet R P Whitehead 2 The ultimate end and result of an undertaking a chief end Obs O this false soul of Egypt this grave charm Whose bosom was my crownet my chief end Shak CROWNIMPERIAL Crownimperial mpral n Bot Defn A springblooming plant Fritillaria imperialis of the Lily family having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves CROWNLAND Crownland n G kronland Defn In AustriaHungary one of the provinces or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy as the crownland of Lower Austria CROWNLESS Crownless a Defn Without a crown CROWNLET Crownlet lt n Defn A coronet Poetic Sir W Scott CROWN OFFICE Crown office ffs 115 Eng Law Defn The criminal branch of the Court of Kings or Queens Bench commonly called the crown side of the court which takes cognizance of all criminal cases Burrill CROWNPIECE Crownpiece ps n a A piece or part which passes over the head as in a bridle b A coin In sense b properly crown piece See Crown 19 CROWNPOST Crownpost krounpst n Defn Same as Kingpost CROWNSAW Crownsaw s n Etym From its supposed resemblance to a crown Mech Defn A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge and operated by a rotative motion Note The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws Knight CROWN SIDE Crown side sd Defn See Crown office CROWN WHEEL Crown wheel hwl Etym Named from its resemblance to a crown Mach Defn A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane called also a contrate wheel or face wheel CROWNWORK Crownwork wrk n Fort Defn A work consisting of two or more bastioned fronts with their outworks covering an enceinte a bridgehead etc and connected by wings with the main work or the river bank CROWQUILL Crowquill krkwl n Defn A quill of the crow or a very fine pen made from such a quill CROWS Crows krz n pl sing Crow Ethnol Defn A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock living in Montana also called Upsarokas CROWSFOOT Crowsfoot krzft n pl Crowsfeet f 1 pl Defn The wrinkles that appear as the effect of age or dissipation under and around the outer corners of the eyes Tennyson 2 Mil Defn A caltrop Written also crowfoot 3 Arch Defn Same as Birdsmouth US CROWSILK Crowsilk krslk n Bot Defn A filamentous freshwater alga Conferva rivularis of Linnaeus Rhizoclonium rivulare of Kutzing CROWSNEST Crowsnest krznst n Naut Defn A box or perch near the top of a mast esp in whalers to shelter the man on the lookout CROWSTEP Crowstep krstp n Arch Defn See Corriestep CROWSTONE Crowstone krstn n Arch Defn The top stone of the gable end of a house Halliwell CROWTH Crowth krouth n Defn An ancient musical instrument See 4th Crowd CROWTOE Crowtoe krt n Bot 1 The Lotus corniculatus Dr Prior 2 An unidentified plant probably the crowfoot The tufted crowtoe Milton CROWTRODDEN Crowtrodden krtrddn a Defn Marked with crowsfeet or wrinkles about the eyes Poetic Do I look as if I were crowtrodden Beau FL CROYDON Croydon n From Croydon England 1 Defn A kind of carriage like a gig orig of wickerwork 2 A kind of cotton sheeting also a calico CROYLSTONE Croylstone kroilstn n Min Defn Crystallized cawk in which the crystals are small CROYS Croys krois n Defn See Cross n Obs Chaucer CROZE Croze krz n Etym Cf Cross and Crosier Defn A coopers tool for making the grooves for the heads of casks etc also the groove itself CROZIER Crozier krzhr n Defn See Crosier CROZIERED Croziered zhrd a Defn Crosiered CRUCIAL Crucial krshal a Etym F crucial fr L crux crucis cross torture See Cross 1 Having the form of a cross appertaining to a cross cruciform intersecting as crucial ligaments a crucial incision 2 Severe trying or searching as if bringing to the cross decisive as a crucial test CRUCIAN CARP Crucian carp shan krp Etym Cf Sw karussa G karausche F carousse assin corassin LL coracinus Gr Zoöl Defn A kind of European carp Carasius vulgaris inferior to the common carp called also German carp Note The gibel or Prussian carp is now generally considered a variety of the crucian carp or perhaps a hybrid between it and the common carp CRUCIATE Cruciate krsht or sht 106 a Etym L cruciatus p p of cruciare to crucify torture fr crux crucis a cross See Cross 1 Tormented Obs Bale 2 Bot Defn Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross cruciform CRUCIATE Cruciate krsht v t Defn To torture to torment Obs See Excruciate Bale CRUCIATION Cruciation krshshn n Etym LL cruciatio Defn The act of torturing torture torment Obs Bp Hall CRUCIBLE Crucible krsbl n Etym LL crucubulum a hanging lamp an earthen pot for melting metals cf OF croisel creuseul sort of lamp crucible F creuset crucible prob of German origin cf OHG kr LG kr hanging lamp kroos kruus mug jug jar D kroes cup crucible Dan kruus Sw krus E cruse It was confused with derivatives of L crux cross cf Crosslet and crucibles were said to have been marked with a cross to prevent the devil from marring the chemical operation See Cruse and cf Cresset 1 A vessel or melting pot composed of some very refractory substance as clay graphite platinum and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat as metals ores etc 2 A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace to receive the melted metal 3 A test of the most decisive kind a severe trial as the crucible of affliction Hessian crucible Chem a cheap brittle and fragile but very refractory crucible composed of the finest fire clay and sand and commonly used for a single heating named from the place of manufacture CRUCIBLE STEEL Crucible steel Defn Cast steel made by fusing in crucibles crude or scrap steel wrought iron and other ingredients and fluxes CRUCIFER Crucifer fr n Etym See Cruciferous Bot Defn Any plant of the order Cruciferæ CRUCIFEROUS Cruciferous krsfrs a Etym L crux crucis cross ferous cf F crucif 1 Bearing a cross 2 Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling a family of plants which have four petals arranged like the arms of a cross as the mustard radish turnip etc CRUCIFIER Crucifier krsfr n Defn One who crucifies one who subjects himself or another to a painful trial CRUCIFIX Crucifix krsfks n pl Crucifixes Etym F crucifix or LL crucifixum fr L crux crucis cross figere fixum to fix See Cross and Fix and cf Crucify 1 A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross esp the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood ivory metal or the like used by the Roman Catholics in their devotions The cross too by degrees become the crucifix Milman And kissing oft her crucifix Unto the block she drew Warner 2 The cross or religion of Christ R Jer Taylor CRUCIFIXION Crucifixion krsfkshn n 1 The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross for the purpose of putting him to death the use of the cross as a method of capital punishment 2 The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross death upon a cross 3 Intense suffering or affliction painful trial Do ye prove What crucifixions are in love Herrick CRUCIFORM Cruciform krsfrm a Etym L crux crucis cress form cf F cruciforme Defn Crossshaped Bot having four parts arranged in the form of a cross CRUCIFY Crucify f v t imp p p Crucified fd p pr vbn Crucifying Etym F crucifier fr assumed LL crucificare for crucifigere fr L crux crucis cross figere to fix the ending figere being changed to ficare F fier in compounds as if fr L facere to do make See Cross and Fix and cf Crucifix 1 To fasten to a cross to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet They cried saying Crucify him cricify him Luke xxiii 21 2 To destroy the power or ruling influence of to subdue completely to mortify They that are Christs have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts Gal v 24 3 To vex or torment Beau FL CRUCIGEROUS Crucigerous krsjrs a Etym L crux cricis cross gerous Defn Bearing the cross marked with the figure of a cross Sir T Browne CRUD Crud krd n Defn See Curd Obs CRUDDLE Cruddle dl v i Defn To curdle Obs See how thy blood cruddles at this Bea CRUDE Crude krd a Compar Cruder r superl Crudest Etym L crudus raw akin to cruor blood which flows from a wound See Raw and cf Cruel 1 In its natural state not cooked or prepared by fire or heat undressed not altered refined or prepared for use by any artificial process raw as crude flesh Common crude salt Boyle Molding to its will each successive deposit of the crude materials I Taylor 2 Unripe not mature or perfect immature I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude Milton 3 Not reduced to order or formunfinished not arranged or prepared illconsidered immature Crudeprojects Macualay Crude undigested masses of suggestion furnishing rather raw materials for composition De Quincey The originals of Nature in their crude Conception Milton 4 Undigested unconcocted not brought into a form to give nourishment Crude and inconcoct Bacon 5 Having or displaying superficial and undigested knowledge without culture or profudity as a crude reasoner 6 Paint Defn Harsh and offensive as a color tawdry or in bad taste as a combination of colors or any design or work of art CRUDELY Crudely adv Defn In a crude immature manner CRUDENESS Crudeness n Defn A crude undigested or unprepared state rawness unripeness immatureness unfitness for a destined use or purpose as the crudeness of iron ore crudeness of theories or plans CRUDITY Crudity krdt n pl Crudities t Etym L cruditas fr crudus cf F crudit See Crude 1 The condition of being crude rawness 2 That which is in a crude or undigested state hence superficial undigested views not reduced to order or form Cridities in the stomach Arbuthnot CRUDLE Crudle dl v i Defn See Cruddle CRUDY Crudy krd a Etym From Crud Defn Coagulated Obs His cruel wounds with crudy blood congealed Spenser CRUDY Crudy krd a Etym From Crude Defn Characterized by crudeness raw Obs The foolish and dull and crudy vapors Shak CRUEL Cruel krl n Defn See Crewel CRUEL Cruel krl a Etym F cruel fr L crudelis fr crudus See Crude 1 Disposed to give pain to others willing or pleased to hurt torment or afflict destitute of sympathetic kindness and pity savage inhuman hardhearted merciless Behold a people cometh from the north country they are cruel and have no mercy Jer vi 2223 2 Causing or fitted to cause pain grief or misery Cruel wars wasting the earth Milton Cursed be their anger for it was fierce and their wrath for it was cruel Gen xlix 7 3 Attended with cruetly painful harsh You have seen cruel proof of this mans strength Shak CRUELLY Cruelly adv 1 In a cruel manner 2 Extremly very Colloq Spectator CRUELNESS Cruelness n Defn Cruelty Obs Spenser CRUELS Cruels krlz n pl Etym Corrupt fr F scrofula Defn Glandular scrofulous swellings in the neck CRUELTY Cruelty t n pl Cruelties t Etym OF cruelt F cruaut fr L crudelitas fr crudelis See Cruel 1 The attribute or quality of being cruel a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others inhumanity barbarity Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty Shak 2 A cruel and barbarous deed inhuman treatment the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition Macualay CRUENTATE Cruentate krntt a Etym L cruentatus p p of cruentare to make bloody fr cruentus bloody fr cruor See Crude Defn Smeared with blood Obs Glanwill CRUENTOUS Cruentous krnts a Etym L cruentus Defn Bloody cruentate Obs CRUET Cruet n Etym AngloFrench cruet a dim from OF crue cruie of German or Celtic origin and akin to E crock an earthen vessel 1 A bottle or vessel esp aviai or small glass bottle for holding vinegar oil pepper or the like for the table a caster Swift 2 Eccl Defn A vessel used to hold wine oil or water for the service of the altar Cruet stand a frame for holding cruets a caster CRUISE Cruise krs n Defn See Cruse a small bottle CRUISE Cruise krz v i imp p p Cruised krzd p pr vb n Cruising Etym D kruisen to move crosswise or in a zigzag to cruise fr kruis cross fr OF crois croiz F croix or directly fr OF croisier F croiser to cross cruise fr crois a cross See Cross 1 To sail back and forth on the ocean to sail as for the potection of commerce in search of an enemy for plunder or for pleasure Note A ship cruises in any particular sea or ocean as in the Baltic or in the Atlantic She cruises off any cape as off the Lizard off Ushant She cruises on a coast as on the coast of Africa A priate cruises to seize vessels a yacht cruises for the pleasure of the owner Ships of war were aent to cruise near the isle of Bute Macualay Mid sands and rocks and storms to cruise for pleasure Young 2 To wander hither and thither on land Colloq CRUISE Cruise n Defn A voyage made in various directions as of an armed vessel for the protection of other vessels or in search of an enemy a sailing to and fro as for exploration or for pleasure He feigned a compliance with some of his men who were bent upon going a cruise to Manilla Dampier CRUISER Cruiser krzr n Defn One who or a vessel that cruises usually an armed vessel CRUIVE Cruive krv n Defn A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon also a hovel Scot CRULL Crull krl a Etym SeeCurl Defn Curly curled Obs CRULLER Cruller krllr n Etym Cf Curl Defn A kind of sweet cake cut in strips and curled or twisted and fried crisp in boiling fat Also written kruller CRUMB Crumb krm n Etym AS cruma akin to D kruim G krume cf G krauen to scratch claw Written also crum 1 A small fragment or piece especially a small piece of bread or other food broken or cut off Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich mans table Luke xvi 21 2 Fig A little a bit as a crumb of comfort 3 The soft part of bread Dust unto dust what must be must If you cant get crumb youd best eat crust Old Song Crumb brush a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table To a crum with great exactness completely CRUMB Crumb v t imp p p Crumbed krmd p pr vbn Crumbing krmng Defn To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers as to crumb bread Written also crum CRUMBCLOTH Crumbcloth kl n Defn A cloth to be laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean Written also crumcloth CRUMBLE Crumble krmbl v t imp p p Crumbled bld p pr vb n Crumbling blng Etym Dim of crumb v t akin to D krimelen G kr Defn To break into small pieces to cause to fall in pieces He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints And crumble all thy sinews Milton CRUMBLE Crumble v i Defn To fall into small pieces to break or part into small fragments hence to fall to decay or ruin to become disintegrated to perish If the stone is brittle it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel Arbuthnot The league deprived of its principal supports must soon crumble to pieces Prescott CRUMBLY Crumbly bl a Defn EAsily crumbled friable brittle The crumbly soil Hawthorne CRUMENAL Crumenal krmnal n Etym L crumena purse Defn A purse Obs Dr H More CRUMMABLE Crummable krmmAbl a Defn Capable of being crumbed or broken into small pieces CRUMMY Crummy krmm a 1 Full of crumb or crumbs 2 Soft as the crumb of bread is not crusty CRUMP Crump krmp a Etym AS crumb stooping bent down akin to OHG chrumb G krumm Dan krum D krom and E cramp 1 Crooked bent Obs Crooked backs and crump shoulders Jer Taylor 2 Hard or crusty dry baked as a crump loaf Prov Eng Scot Hallivell CRUMPET Crumpet krmpt n Etym Prob from W crempog crammwgth a pancake or fritter Defn A kind of large thin muffin or cake light and spongy and cooked on a griddle or spider CRUMPLE Crumple krmpl v t imp p p Crumpled pld p pr vb n Crumpling plng Etym Dim fr crump a Defn To draw or press into wrinkles or folds to crush together to rumple as to crumple paper They crumpled it into all shapes and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made Addison CRUMPLE Crumple v i Defn To contract irregularly to show wrinkless after being crushed together as leaves crumple CRUMPY Crumpy krmpY a Defn Brittle crisp Wright CRUNCH Crunch krnch v i imp p p Crunched krncht p pr vb n Crunching Etym Prob of imitative origin or cf D schransen to eat heartily or E scrunch 1 To chew with force and noise to craunch And their white tusks crunched oer the whiter skull Byron 2 To grind or press with violence and noise The ship crunched through the ice Kane 3 To emit a grinding or craunching noise The crunching and ratting of the loose stones H James CRUNCH Crunch v t Defn To crush with the teeth to chew with a grinding noise to craunch as to crunch a biscuit CRUNK CRUNKLE Crunk krnk Crunkle krnkl v i Etym Cf Icel kr to croak Defn To cry like a crane Obs The crane crunketh Withals 1608 CRUNODAL Crunodal krndal a Geom Defn Possessing or characterized by a crunode used of curves CRUNODE Crunode krnd n Etym Prob fr L crux a cross E node Geom Defn A point where one branch of a curve crosses another branch See Double point under Double a CRUOR Cruor krr n Etym L blood See Crude Defn The coloring matter of the blood the clotted portion of coagulated blood containing the coloring matter gore CRUORIN Cruorin rn n Physiol Defn The coloring matter of the blood in the living animal hæmoglobin CRUP Crup krp a Etym Cf OHG grop G grob coarse Defn Short brittle as crup cake Todd CRUP Crup krp n Defn See Croup the rump of a horse CRUPPER Crupper krppr in US krpr in Eng n Etym F croupi fr croupe See Croup the rump of a horse Written also crouper 1 The buttocks or rump of a horse 2 A leather loop passing under a horses tail and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards CRUPPER Crupper v t Defn To fit with a crupper to place a crupper upon as to crupper a horse CRURA Crura krr n pl Anat Defn See Crus CRURAL Crural ral a Etym L cruralis fr crus cruris leg cf F crural Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the thigh or leg or to any of the parts called crura as the crural arteries crural arch crural canal crural ring CRUS Crus krs n pl Crura kr Etym L the leg Anat a That part of the hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus the shank b Often applied especially in the plural to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs as the crura of the diaphragm a pair of muscles attached to it crura cerebri two bundles of nerve fibers in the base of the brain connecting the medulla and the forebrain CRUSADE Crusade krsd n Etym F croisade fr Pr crozada or Sp cruzada or It crociata from a verb signifying to take the cross mark ones self with a cross fr L crux cross or possibly taken into English directly fr Pr Cf Croisade Crosado and see Cross 1 Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th 12th and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans 2 Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm as a crusade against intemperance 3 A Portuguese coin See Crusado CRUSADE Crusade v i imp p p Crusaded p pr vb n Crusading Defn To engage in a crusade to attack in a zealous or hotheaded manner Cease crusading against sense M Green CRUSADER Crusader sdr n Defn One engaged in a crusade as the crusaders of the Middle Ages Azureeyed and goldenhaired Forth the young crusaders fared Longfellow CRUSADING Crusading a Defn Of or pertaining to a crusade as a crusading spirit CRUSADO Crusado sd n Etym Pg cruzado fr cruz fr L crux See Crusade 3 Defn An old Portuguese coin worth about seventy cents Written also cruade Shak CRUSE Cruse krs n Etym Akin to LG kruus kroos mug jug jar D kroes G krause Icel krus Sw krus Dan kruus Cf Crucible Cresset 1 A cup or dish Take with thee a cruse of honey 1 Kings xiv 3 2 A bottle for holding water oil honey etc So David took the cruse of water 1 Sam xxvi 12 CRUSET Cruset krst n Etym Cf F creuset See Cruse Crucible Defn A goldsmiths crucible or melting pot CRUSH Crush krsh v t imp p p Crushed krsht p pr vb n Crushing Etym OE cruschen crousshen Of cruisir croissir fr LL cruscire prob of Ger origin from a derivative of the word seen in Goth kruistan to gnash akin to Sw krysta to squeeze Dan kryste Icel kreysta 1 To press or bruise between two hard bodies to squeeze so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts or to force together into a mass as to crush grapes Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised or crushed or broken or cut Lev xxii 24 The ass thrust herself unto the wall and crushed Balaams foot against the wall Num xxii 25 2 To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding to comminute as to crush quartz 3 To overwhelm by pressure or weight to beat or force down as by an incumbent weight To crush the pillars which the pile sustain Dryden Truth crushed to earth shall rise again Bryant 4 To oppress or burden grievously Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway Deut xxviii 33 5 To overcome completely to subdue totally Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels Sir W Scott To crush a cup to drink Obs To crush out a To force out or separate by pressure as juice from grapes b To overcome or destroy completely to suppress CRUSH Crush krsh v i Defn To be or become broken down or in or pressed into a smaller compass by external weight or force as an eggshell crushes easily CRUSH Crush n 1 A violent collision or compression a crash destruction ruin The wreck of matter and the crush of worlds Addison 2 Violent pressure as of a crowd a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure as a crush at a peception Crush hat a hat which collapses and can be carried under the arm and when expanded is held in shape by springs hence any hat not injured by compressing Crush room a large room in a theater opera house etc where the audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions a foyer Politics leave very little time for the bow window at Whites in the day or for the crush room of the opera at night Macualay CRUSHER Crusher r n Defn One who or that which crushes Crusher gauge an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder etc by its effect in compressing a piece of metal CRUSHING Crushing a Defn That crushes overwhelming The blow must be quick and crushing Macualay CRUST Crust krst n Etym L crusta cf OF crouste F cro prob akin to Gr crystal from the same root as E crude raw See Raw and cf Custard 1 The hard external coat or covering of anything the hard exterior surface or outer shell an incrustation as a crust of snow I have known the statute of an emperor quite hid under a crust of dross Addison Below this icy crust of conformity the waters of infidelity lay dark and deep as ever Prescott 2 Cookery a The hard exterior or surface of bread in distinction from the soft part or crumb or a piece of bread grown dry or hard b The cover or case of a pie in distinction from the soft contents c The dough or mass of doughy paste cooked with a potpie also called dumpling Th impenetrable crust thy teeth defies Dryden He that keeps nor crust nor crumb Shak They made the crust for the venison pasty Macualay 3 Geol Defn The exterior portion of the earth formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior 4 Zoöl Defn The shell of crabs lobsters etc 5 Med Defn A hard mass made up of dried secretions blood or pus occurring upon the surface of the body 6 An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles the result of the ripening of the wine a deposit of tartar etc See Beeswing CRUST Crust v t imp pp Crusted p pr vb n Crusting Etym Cf OF crouster L crustare See Crust n Defn To cover with a crust to cover or line with an incrustation to incrust The whole body is crusted over with ice Boyle And now their legs and breast and bodies stood Crusted with bark Addison Very foul and crusted bottles Swift Their minds are crusted over like diamonds in the rock Felton CRUST Crust v i Defn To gather or contract into a hard crust to become incrusted The place that was burnt crusted and healed Temple CRUSTA Crusta krst n Etym L shell crust inlaid work 1 A crust or shell 2 A gem engraved or a plate embossed in low relief for inlaying a vase or other object CRUSTACEA Crustacea krstsh n pl Etym Neut pl of NL crustaceus pert to the crust or shell from L crusta the hard surfsce of a body rind shell Zoöl Defn One of the classes of the arthropods including lobsters and crabs so called from the crustlike shell with which they are covered Note The body usually consists of an anterior part made up of the head and thorax combined called the cephalothorax and of a posterior jointed part called the abdomen postabdomen and improperly tail They breathe by means of gills variously attached to some of the limbs or to the sides the body according to the group They are divisible into two subclasses Entomostraca and Malacostraca each of which includes several orders CRUSTACEAN Crustacean krstshan 97 a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Crustacea crustaceous n Defn An animal belonging to the class Crustacea CRUSTACEOLOGICAL Crustaceological shljkal a Defn Pertaining to crustaceology CRUSTACEOLOGIST Crustaceologist lljst n Defn One versed in crustaceology a crustalogist CRUSTACEOLOGY Crustaceology j n Etym Crustacea logy Defn That branch of Zoölogy which treats of the Crustacea malacostracology carcinology CRUSTACEOUS Crustaceous krstshs 97 a Etym NL crustaceous See crustacea 1 Pertaining to or of the nature of crust or shell having a crustlike shell 2 Zoöl Defn Belonging to the Crustacea crustacean CRUSTACEOUSNESS Crustaceousness n Defn The state or quality of being crustaceous or having a crustlike shell CRUSTAL Crustal krstal a Defn Relating to a crust CRUSTALOGICAL Crustalogical krstljkal a Defn Pertaining to crustalogy CRUSTALOGIST Crustalogist t n Defn One versed in crustalogy CRUSTALOGY Crustalogy krstlj n Etym L crusta shell logy Defn Crustaceology CRUSTATED Crustated krsttd a Etym L crustatus p p of crustare fr crusta See Crust Defn Covered with a crust as crustated basalt CRUSTATION Crustation krstshn n Defn An adherent crust an incrustation Pepys CRUSTED Crusted krstd a Defn Incrusted covered with or containing crust as old crusted port wine CRUSTIFIC Crustific krstfk a Etym L crusta crust facere to make Defn Producing or forming a crust or skin R CRUSTILY Crustily krstl adv Defn In a crusty or surly manner morosely CRUSTINESS Crustiness ns n 1 The state or quality of having crust or being like crust hardness 2 The quality of being crusty or surly Old Christy forgot his usual crustiness W Irving CRUSTY Crusty a 1 Having the nature of crust pertaining to a hard covering as a crusty coat a crusty surface or substance 2 Etym Possibly a corruption of cursty Cf Curst Curstness Defn Having a hard exterior or a short rough manner though kind at heart snappish peevish surly Thou crusty batch of nature whats the news Shak CRUT Crut krt n Etym Cf F cro crust Defn The rough shaggy part of oak bark CRUTCH Crutch krch 224 n pl Crutches Etym OE cruche AS crycc cricc akin to D kruk G kr Dan krykke Sw krycka and to E crook See Crook and cf Cricket a low stool 1 A staff with a crosspiece at the head to be placed under the arm or shoulder to support the lame or infirm in walking Ill lean upon one crutch and fight with the other Shak Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone H Smith 2 A form of pommel for a womans saddle consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider 3 Naut a A knee or piece of knee timber b A forked stanchion or post a crotch See Crotch CRUTCH Crutch v t Defn To support on crutches to prop up R Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse Dryden CRUTCHED Crutched krcht a 1 Supported upon crutches 2 Etym See Crouch v t and Crouched a Defn Marked with the sign of the cross crouched Crutched friar Eccl one of a religious order so called because its members bore the sign of the cross on their staves and habits called also crossed friar and crouched friar CRUTH Cruth krth n Etym W crwth Mus Defn See 4th Crowd CRUX Crux krks n pl E Cruxes L Cruces kr Etym L cross torture trouble Defn Anything that is very puzzling or difficult to explain Dr Sheridan The perpetual crux of New Testament chronologists Strauss CRUX ANSATA Crux ansata L cross with a handle Defn A cross in the shape of the ankh CRUZADO Cruzado krzd n Defn A coin See Crusado CRWTH Crwth krth n Etym W Mus Defn See 4th Crowd CRY Cry kr v i imp p p Cried krd p pr vb n Crying Etym F crier cf L quiritare to raise a plaintive cry scream shriek perh fr queri to complain cf Skr cvas to pant hiss sigh Cf Quarrel a brawl Querulous 1 To make a loud call or cry to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly to shout to vociferate to proclaim to pray to implore And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice Matt xxvii 46 Clapping their hands and crying with loud voice Shak Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto thee Ps xxviii 2 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness Prepare ye the way of the Lord Is xl 3 Some cried after him to return Bunyan 2 To utter lamentations to lament audibly to express pain grief or distress by weeping and sobbing to shed tears to bawl as a child Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart Is lxv 14 I could find it in my heart to disgrace my mans apparel and to cry like a woman Shak 3 To utter inarticulate sounds as animals The young ravens which cry Ps cxlvii 9 In a cowslips bell I lie There I couch when owls do cry Shak To cry on or upon to call upon the name of to beseechNo longer on Saint Denis will we cry Shak To cry out a To exclaim to vociferate to scream to clamor b To complain loudly to lament To cry out against to complain loudly of to censure to blame To cry out on or upon to denounce to censure Cries out upon abuses Shak To cry to to call on in prayer to implore To cry you mercy to beg your pardon I cry you mercy madam was it you Shak CRY Cry v t 1 To utter loudly to call out to shout to sound abroad to declare publicly All all cry shame against ye yet I ll speak Shak The man ran oncrying Life life Eternal life Bunyan 2 To cause to do something or bring to some state by crying or weeping as to cry ones self to sleep 3 To make oral and public proclamation of to declare publicly to notify or advertise by outcry especially things lost or found goods to be sold ets as to cry goods etc Love is lost and thus she cries him Crashaw 4 Hence to publish the banns of as for marriage I should not be surprised if they were cried in church next Sabbath Judd To cry aim See under Aim To cry down to decry to depreciate to dispraise to condemn Men of dissolute lives cry down religion because they would not be under the restraints of it Tillotson To cry out to proclaim to shoutYour gesture cries it out Shak To cry quits to propose or declare the abandonment of a contest To cry up to enhance the value or reputation of by public and noisy praise to extol to laud publicly or urgently CRY Cry kr n pl Cries kr Etym F cri fr crier to cry See Cry v i 1 A loud utterance especially the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals as the cry of hounds the cry of wolves Milton 2 Outcry clamor tumult popular demand Again that cry was found to have been as unreasonable as ever Macaulay 3 Any expression of grief distress etc accompanied with tears or sobs a loud sound uttered in lamentation There shall be a great cry throughout all the land Ex xi 6 An infant crying in the night An infant crying for the light And with no language but a cry Tennyson 4 Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor Swift The cry went once on thee Shak 5 Importunate supplication O the most piteous cry of the poor souls Shak 6 Public advertisement by outcry proclamation as by hawkers of their wares The street cries of London Mayhew 7 Common report fame The cry goes that you shall marry her Shak 8 A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect as the party cry of the Tories All now depends upon a good cry Beaconsfield 9 A pack of hounds Milton A cry more tunable Was never hollaed to nor cheered with horn Shak 10 A pack or company of persons in contempt Would not this get me a fellowship in a cry of players Shak 11 The cracklling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth A far cry a long distance in allusion to the sending of criers or messengers through the territory of a Scottish clan with an announcement or summons CRYAL Cryal kral n Etym Cf W creyr cryr crychydd Cf Cruer a hawk Defn The heron Obs Ainsworth CRYER Cryer r n Etym F faucon gruyer a falcon trained to fly at the crane fr crye crane fr L crus crane Cf Cryal Defn The female of the hawk a falcongentil CRYING Crying a Defn Calling for notice compelling attention notorious heinous as a crying evil Too much fondness for meditative retirement is not the crying sin of our modern Christianity I Taylor CRYOHYDRATE Cryohydrate krhdrt n Etym Gr hydrate Chem Defn A substance as salt ammonium chloride etc which crystallizes with water of crystallization only at low temperatures or below the freezing point of water F Guthrie CRYOLITE Cryolite krlt n Etym Gr lite cf F cryolithe Min Defn A fluoride of sodium and aluminum found in Greenland in white cleavable masses used as a source of soda and alumina CRYOMETER Cryometer n Gr cold frost meter Physics Defn A thermometer for the measurement of low temperatures esp such an instrument containing alcohol or some other liquid of a lower freezing point than mercury CRYOPHORUS Cryophorus krfrs n Etym NL fr Gr Chem Defn An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation The ordinary form consist of two glass bulbs connected by a tube of the same material and containing only a quantity of water and its vapor devoid of air The water is in one of the bulbs and freezes when the other is cooled below 32º Fahr CRYPT Crypt krpt n Etym L crypta vault crypt Gr Crot Crotto 1 A vault wholly or partly under ground especially a vault under a church whether used for burial purposes or for a subterranean chapel or oratory Priesthood works out its task age after age treasuring in convents and crypts the few fossils of antique learning Motley My knees are bowed in crypt and shrine Tennyson 2 Anat Defn A simple gland glandular cavity or tube a follicle as the cryps of Lieberk CRYPTAL Cryptal al a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to crypts CRYPTIC CRYPTICAL Cryptic krptk Cryptical tkal a Etym L crypticus Gr Defn Hidden secret occult Her natures more cryptic ways of working Glanvill CRYPTICALLY Cryptically adv Defn Secretly occultly CRYPTIDINE Cryptidine krptdn 104 n Etym Gr kryptos hidden Chem Defn One of the quinoline bases obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid C11H11N also any one of several substances metameric with and resembling cryptidine proper CRYPTOBRANCHIATA Cryptobranchiata krptbrakt n pl Etym NL fr Gr kryptos hidden L branchia a gill Zoöl a A division of the Amphibia the Derotremata b A group of nudibranch mollusks CRYPTOBRANCHIATE Cryptobranchiate brkt a Zoöl Defn Having concealed or rudimentary gills CRYPTOCRYSTALLINE Cryptocrystalline krstalln a Etym Gr kryptos hidden E crystalline Geol Defn Indistinctly crystalline applied to rocks and minerals whose state of aggregation is so fine that no distinct particles are visible even under the microscope CRYPTOGAM Cryptogam krptgm n Etym Cf F cryptogame See Cryptogamia Bot Defn A plant belonging to the Cryptogamia Henslow CRYPTOGAMIA Cryptogamia krptgm n pl Cryptogamiæ Etym NL fr Gr kryptos hidden secret gamos marriage Bot Defn The series or division of flowerless plants or those never having true stamens and pistils but propagated by spores of various kinds Note The subdivisions have been variously arranged The following arrangement recognizes four classes I Pteridophyta or Vascular Acrogens These include Ferns Equiseta or Scouring rushes Lycopodiaceæ or Club mosses Selaginelleæ and several other smaller orders Here belonged also the extinct coal plants called Lepidodendron Sigillaria and Calamites II Bryophita or Cellular Acrogens These include Musci or Mosses Hepaticæ or Scale mosses and Liverworts and possibly Characeæ the Stoneworts III Algæ which are divided into Florideæ the Red Seaweeds and the orders Dictyoteæ Oösporeæ Zoösporeæ Conjugatæ Diatomaceæ and Cryptophyceæ IV Fungi The molds mildews mushrooms puffballs etc which are variously grouped into several subclasses and many orders The Lichenes or Lichens are now considered to be of a mixed nature each plant partly a Fungus and partly an Alga CRYPTOGAMIAN CRYPTOGAMIC CRYPTOGAMOUS Cryptogamian krptgman Cryptogamic krptgmk Cryptogamous a Defn Of or pertaining to the series Cryptogamia or to plants of that series CRYPTOGAMIST Cryptogamist mst n Defn One skilled in cryptogamic botany CRYPTOGRAM Cryptogram krptgrm n Defn A cipher writing Same as Cryptograph CRYPTOGRAPH Cryptograph grf n Etym Gr kryptos hidden graph cf F cryptographe Defn Cipher something written in cipher Decipherers of cryptograph J Earle CRYPTOGRAPHAL Cryptographal krptgrfal a Defn Pertaining to cryptography cryptographical Boyle CRYPTOGRAPHER Cryptographer krptgrfr n Defn One who writes in cipher or secret characters CRYPTOGRAPHIC CRYPTOGRAPHICAL Cryptographic krptgrfk Cryptographical krptgrfkal a Defn Relating to cryptography written in secret characters or in cipher or with sympathetic ink CRYPTOGRAPHIST Cryptographist krptgrfst n Defn Same as Cryptographer CRYPTOGRAPHY Cryptography f n Etym Cf F cryptographie Defn The act or art of writing in secret characters also secret characters or cipher CRYPTOLOGY Cryptology n Etym Gr kryptos hidden logy Defn Secret or enigmatical language Johnson CRYPTONYM Cryptonym krptnm n Etym Gr Defn A secret name a name by which a person is known only to the initiated CRYPTOPINE Cryptopine krptpn 104 n Etym Gr kryptos hidden E opium Chem Defn A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium CRYPTURI Crypturi krptr n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of flying dromTinamou CRYSTAL Crystal krstal n Etym OE cristal F cristal L crystallum crystal ice fr Gr crystalla fr L crystallum prob akin to E crust See Crust Raw 1 Chem Min Defn The regular form which a substance tends to assume in solidifying through the inherent power of cohesive attraction It is bounded by plane surfaces symmetrically arranged and each species of crystal has fixed axial ratios See Crystallization 2 The material of quartz in crystallization transparent or nearly so and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray or the like called also rock crystal Ornamental vessels are made of it Cf Smoky quartz Pebble also Brazilian pebble under Brazilian 3 A species of glass more perfect in its composition and manufacture than common glass and often cut into ornamental forms See Flint glass 4 The glass over the dial of a watch case 5 Anything resembling crystal as clear water etc The blue crystal of the seas Byron Blood crystal See under Blood Compound crystal See under Compound Iceland crystal a transparent variety of calcite or crystallized calcium carbonate brought from Iceland and used in certain optical instruments as the polariscope Rock crystal or Mountain crystal any transparent crystal of quartz particularly of limpid or colorless quartz CRYSTAL Crystal a Defn Consisting of or like crystal clear transparent lucid pellucid crystalline Through crystal walls each little mote will peep Shak By crystal streams that murmur through the meads Dryden The crystal pellets at the touch congeal And from the ground rebounds the ratting hail H Brooks CRYSTALLIN Crystallin ln n Physiol Chem Defn See Gobulin CRYSTALLINE Crystalline krstalln or ln 277 a Etym L crystallinus from Gr cristallin See Crystal 1 Consisting or made of crystal Mount eagle to my palace crystalline Shak 2 Formed by crystallization like crystal in texture Their crystalline structure Whewell 3 Imperfectly crystallized as granite is only crystalline while quartz crystal is perfectlly crystallized 4 Fig Resembling crystal pure transparent pellucid The crystalline sky Milton Crystalline heavens or Crystalline spheres in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy two transparent spheres imagined to exist between the region of the fixed stars and the primum mobile or outer circle of the heavens which by its motion was supposed to carry round all those within it in order to explain certain movements of the heavently bodies Crystalline lens Anat the capsular lenslike body in the eye serving to focus the rays of light It consists of rodlike cells derived from the external embryonic epithelium CRYSTALLINE Crystalline n 1 A crystalline substance 2 See Aniline Obs CRYSTALLITE Crystallite krstallt n Etym See Crystal Min Defn A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags not having a definite crystalline outline and not referable to any mineral species but marking the first step in the crystallization process According to their form crystallites are called trichites belonites globulites etc CRYSTALLIZABLE Crystallizable krstallzbl a Defn Capable of being crystallized that may be formed into crystals CRYSTALLIZATION Crystallization krstallzshn n Etym Cf F cristallization 1 Chem Min Defn The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and sructure of a crystal or becomes crystallized 2 The body formed by crystallizing as silver on precipitation forms arborescent crystallizations Note The systems of crystallization are the several classes to which the forms are mathematically referable They are most simply described according to the relative lengths and inclinations of certain assumed lines called axes but the real distinction is the degree of symmetry characterizing them 1 The Isometric or Monometric system has the axes all equal as in the cube octahedron etc 2 The Tetragonal or Dimetric system has a varying vertical axis while the lateral are equal as in the right square prism 3 The Orthorhombic or Trimetric system has the three axes unequal as in the rectangular and rhombic prism In this system the lateral axes are called respectively macrodiagonal and brachydiagonal The preceding are erect forms the axes intersecting at right angles The following are oblique 4 The Monoclinic system having one of the intersections oblique as in the oblique rhombic prism In this system the lateral axes are called respectively clinodiagonal and orthodiagonal 5 The Triclinic system having all the three intersections oblique as in the oblique rhomboidal prism There is also 6 The Hexagonal system one division of which is called Rhombohedral in which there are three equal lateral axes and a vertical axis of variable length as in the hexagonal prism and the rhombohedron Note The Diclinic system sometimes recognized with two oblique intersections is only a variety of the Triclinic CRYSTALLIZE Crystallize krstallz v t imp p p Crystallized lzd p pr vb n Crystallizing Etym Cf F cristalliser See Crystal Defn To cause to form crystals or to assume the crystalline form CRYSTALLIZE Crystallize v i Defn To be converted into a crystal to take on a crystalline form through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction CRYSTALLOGENIC CRYSTALLOGENICAL Crystallogenic ljnk Crystallogenical kal a Defn Pertaining to the production of crystals crystalproducing as crystallogenic attraction CRYSTALLOGENY Crystallogeny krstalljn n Etym Gr Defn The science which pertains to the production of crystals CRYSTALLOGRAPHER Crystallographer krstallgrfr n Defn One who describes crystals or the manner of their formation one versed in crystallography CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC CRYSTALLOGRAPHICAL Crystallographic lgrfk Crystallographical kal a Etym Cf F crystallographique Defn Pertaining to crystallography CRYSTALLOGRAPHICALLY Crystallographically adv Defn In the manner of crystallography CRYSTALLOGRAPHY Crystallography krstallgrf n Etym Gr graphy cf F cristallographie See Crystal 1 The doctrine or science of crystallization teaching the system of forms among crystals their structure and their methods of formation 2 A discourse or treatise on crystallization CRYSTALLOID Crystalloid krstalloid a Etym Gr oid Defn Crystallike transparent like crystal CRYSTALLOID Crystalloid n 1 Chem Defn A body which in solution diffuses readily through animal membranes and generally is capable of being crystallized opposed to colloid 2 Bot Defn One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals consisting of protein matter which occur in certain plant cells called also protein crystal CRYSTALLOLOGY CRISTALLOLOGY Crystallology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science of the crystalline structure of inorganic bodies CRYSTALLOMANCY Crystallomancy lmns n Etym Gr mancy Defn Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body especially a beryl CRYSTALLOMETRY Crystallometry lmtr n Etym Gr metry Defn The art of measuring crystals CRYSTALLURGY Crystallurgy lrj n Etym Gr Defn Crystallizaton CTENOCYST Ctenocyst tnsst n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn An organ of the Ctenophora supposed to be sensory CTENOID Ctenoid tnoid or tnoid a Zoöl a Having a comblike margin as a ctenoid scale b Pertaining to the Ctenoidei n Defn A ctenoidean CTENOIDEAN Ctenoidean tnoidan a Zoöl Defn Relating to the Ctenoidei n Defn One of the Ctenoidei CTENOIDEI Ctenoidei n pl Etym NL fr Gr oid Zoöl Defn A group of fishes established by Agassiz characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin as in the perch The group is now generally regarded as artificial CTENOPHORA Ctenophora tnfr n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A class of Coelenterata commonly ellipsoidal in shape swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles The separate paddles somewhat resemble combs CTENOPHORE Ctenophore tnfr n Defn Zoöl One of the Ctenophora CTENOPHORIC CTENOPHOROUS Ctenophoric tnfrk Ctenophorous tnfrs a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora CTENOSTOMATA Ctenostomata tnstmt n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A suborder of Bryozoa usually having a circle of bristles below the tentacles CUB Cub kb n Etym Cf Ir cuib cub whelp young dog Ir Gael cu dog akin to E hound 1 A young animal esp the young of the bear 2 Jocosely or in contempt a boy or girl esp an awkward rude illmannered boy O thuo dissembling cub what wilt thou be When time hath sowed a drizzle on thy case Shak CUB Cub v t i imp p p Cubbed kp pr vb n Cubbing Defn To bring forth said of animals or in contempt of persons Cubbd in a cabin Dryden CUB Cub n Etym Cf Cub a young animal 1 A stall for cattle Obs I would rather have such in cubor kennel than in my closet or at my table Landor 2 A cupboard Obs Laud CUB Cub v t Defn To shut up or confine Obs Burton CUBAN Cuban kban a Defn Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants n Defn A native or an inhabitant of Cuba CUBATION Cubation kbshn n Etym L cubatio fr cubare to lie down Defn The act of lying down a reclining Obs CUBATORY Cubatory kbtr a Etym L cubator he who lies down fr cubare Defn Lying down recumbent R CUBATURE Cubature kbtr 135 n Etym L cubus cube cf F cubature See Cube Defn The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body CUBBRIDGEHEAD Cubbridgehead kbrjjhd n Naut Defn A bulkhead on the forecastle and half deck of a ship CUBBY CUBBYHOLE Cubby kbb Cubbyhole hl n Etym See Cub a stall Defn A snug or confined place CUBDRAWN Cubdrawn kbdrn a Defn Sucked by cubs R This night wherein the cubdrawn bear would couch Shak CUBE Cube kb n Etym F cube L cubus fr Gr 1 Geom Defn A regular solid body with six equal square sides 2 Math Defn The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor as 4x416 and 16x464 the cube of 4 Cube ore Min pharmacosiderite It commonly crystallizes in cubes of a green color Cube root Math the number or quantity which multiplied into itself and then into the product produces the given cube thus 3 is the cube root of 27 for 3x3x3 27 Cube spar Min anhydrite anhydrous calcium sulphate CUBE Cube v t imp p p Cubed kbd p pr vb n Cubing Defn To raise to the third power to obtain the cube of CUBEB Cubeb kbb n Etym F cub cf It cubebe Pr Sp Pg NL cubeba fr Ar kab Defn The small spicy berry of a species of pepper Piper Cubeba in med Cubeba officinalis native in Java and Borneo but now cultivated in various tropical countries The dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant and purgative CUBEBIC Cubebic kbbk a Defn Pertaining to or derived from cubebs as cubebic acid a soft olivegreen resin extracted from cubebs CUBHOOD Cubhood kbhd n Defn The state of being a cub Jocose From cubhood to old age W B Dawkins CUBIC CUBICAL Cubic kbk Cubical bkal a Etym L cubicus Gr cubique See Cube 1 Having the form or properties of a cube contained or capable of being contained in a cube 2 Crystallog Defn Isometric or monometric as cubic cleavage See Crystallization Cubic equation an equation in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a cube Cubic foot a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which measures a foot in each of its dimensions Cubic number a number produced by multiplying a number into itself and that product again by the same number See Cube Cubical parabola Geom two curves of the third degree one plane and one on space of three dimensions CUBIC Cubic n Geom Defn A curve of the third degree Circular cubic See under Circular CUBICALLY Cubically adv Defn In a cubical method CUBICALNESS Cubicalness n Defn The quality of being cubical CUBICLE Cubicle kbkl n Etym L cubiculum Defn A loding room esp a sleeping place partitioned off from a large dormitory CUBICULAR Cubicular kklr a Etym L cubicularis fr cubiculum a sleeping room fr cubare to lie down Defn Belonging to a chamber or bedroom Obs Howell CUBIFORM Cubiform kbfrm a Defn Of the form of a cube CUBILE Cubile kbl n Etym L bed Defn The lowest course of stones in a building CUBILOSE Cubilose kbls n Etym L cubile bed nest Defn A mucilagenous secretion of certain birds found as the characteristic ingredient of edible birdsnests CUBISM Cubism kubizm n Painting Defn A movement or phase in postimpressionism which see below Cubist n CUBIT Cubit kbt n Etym L cubitum cubitus elbow ell cubit fr because the elbow serves focubare to lie down recline cf Gr Incumbent Covey 1 Anat Defn The forearm the ulna a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist Obs 2 A measure of length being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger Note The cubit varies in length in different countries the Roman cubit being 1747 inches the Greek 1820 the Hebrew somewhat longer and the English 18 inches CUBITAL Cubital kbtal a Etym L cubitalis 1 Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna as the cubital nerve the cubital artery the cubital muscle 2 Of the length of a cubit Sir T Browne CUBITAL Cubital n Defn A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand Crabb CUBITED Cubited a Defn Having the measure of a cubit CUBLESS Cubless kbls a Defn Having no cubs Byron CUBOID Cuboid kboid a Etym Cube oid cf Gr Anat Defn Cubeshaped or nearly so as the cuboid bone of the foot n Anat Defn The bone of the tarsus which in man and most mammals supports the metatarsals of the fourth and fifth toes CUBOIDAL Cuboidal kboidal a Anat Defn Cuboid CUBOOCTAHEDRAL Cubooctahedral kbkthdral a Defn Presenting a combination of a cube and an octahedron CUBOOCTAHEDRON Cubooctahedron drn n Crystallog Defn A combination of a cube and octahedron esp one in which the octahedral faces meet at the middle of the cubic edges CUCA Cuca kk n Etym Sp fr native name Defn See Coca CUCKING STOOL Cucking stool k Etym Cf AS scealfingstol a word of similar meaning allied to scealfor a diver mergus avis or possibly from F coquine a hussy slut jade f of coquin OE cokin a rascal or cf Icel k to dung k dung the name being given as to a disgracing or infamous punishment Defn A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds and also dishonest tradesmen by fastening them in it usually in front of their doors to be pelted and hooted at by the mob but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked called also a castigatory a tumbrel and a trebuchet and often but not so correctly a ducking stool Sir W Scott CUCKOLD Cuckold kkld n Etym OE kukeweld cokewold cokold fr OF coucoul cucuault the last syllable being modified by the OE suffix wold see Herald cf F cocu a cuckold formerly also a cuckoo and L cuculus a cuckoo The word alludes to the habit of the female cuckoo who lays her eggs in the nests of other birds to be hatched by them 1 A man whose wife is unfaithful the husband of an adulteress Shak 2 Zoöl a A West Indian plectognath fish Ostracion triqueter b The cowfish CUCKOLD Cuckold v t imp p p Cuckoldedp pr vb n Cuckolding Defn To make a cuckold of as a husband by seducing his wife or by her becoming an adulteress Shak CUCKOLDIZE Cuckoldize z v t Defn To cuckold Dryden CUCKOLDLY Cuckoldly a Defn Having the qualities of a cuckold meanspirited sneaking Shak CUCKOLDOM Cuckoldom ldm n Defn The state of a cuckold cuckolds collectively Addison CUCKOLDRY Cuckoldry ldr n Defn The state of being a cuckold the practice of making cuckolds CUCKOLDS KNOT Cuckolds knot kkldz nt Naut Defn A hitch or knot by which a rope is secured to a spar the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together called also cuckolds neck Ham Nav Encyc CUCKOO Cuckoo kk n Etym OE coccou cukkow F coucou prob of imitative origin cf L cuculus Gr k G kuckuk D koekoek Zoöl Defn A bird belonging to Cuculus Coccyzus and several allied genera of many species Note The European cuckoo Cuculus canorus builds no nest of its own but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds to be hatched by them The American yellowbilled cuckoo Coccyzus Americanus and the blackbilled cuckoo C erythrophthalmus build their own nests Cuckoo bee Zool a bee parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other bees feeding either upon their food or larvae They belong to the genera Nomada Melecta Epeolus and others Cuckoo clock a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo Cuckoo dove Zoöl a longtailed pigeon of the genus Macropygia Many species inhabit the East Indies Cuckoo fish Zoöl the European red gurnard Trigla cuculus The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters Cuckoo falcon Zoöl any falcon of the genus Baza The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies Cuckoo maid Zoöl the wryneck called also cuckoo mate Cuckoo ray Zoöl a British ray Raia miraletus Cuckoo spit or Cuckoo spittle a A frothy secretion found upon plants exuded by the larvae of certain insects for concealment called also toad spittle and frog spit b Zoöl A small hemipterous insect the larva of which living on grass and the leaves of plants exudes this secretion The insects belong to Aphrophora Helochara and allied genera Ground cuckoo the chaparral cock CUCKOOBUD Cuckoobud kkbd n Bot Defn A species of Ranunculus R bulbosus called also butterflower buttercup kingcup goldcup Shak CUCKOOFLOWER Cuckooflower flour n Bot Defn A species of Cardamine C pratensis or ladys smock Its leaves are used in salads Also the ragged robin Lychnis Flos cuculi CUCKOOPINT Cuckoopint pnt n Bot Defn A plant of the genus Arum A maculatum the European wake robin CUCQUEAN Cucquean kkkwn n Etym Cuckold quean Defn A woman whose husband is unfaithful to her Obs CUCUJO Cucujo kkh n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn The fire beetle of Mexico and the West Indies CUCULLATE CUCULLATED Cucullate kkllt or kkllt Cucullated ltd or ltd a Etym LL cullatus fr L cucullus a cap hood See Cowl a hood 1 Hooded cowled covered as with a hood Sir T Browne 2 Bot Defn Having the edges toward the base rolled inward as the leaf of the commonest American blue violet 3 Zoöl a Having the prothorax elevated so as to form a sort of hood receiving the head as in certain insects b Having a hoodlike crest on the head as certain birds mammals and reptiles CUCULLUS Cucullus n pl Cuculli L a hood 1 Bot Defn A hoodshaped organ resembling a cowl or monks hood as certain concave and arched sepals or petals 2 Zoöl A color marking or structure on the head somewhat resembling a hood CUCULOID Cuculoid kkloid a Etym Lcuculus a cuckoo oid Zoöl Defn Like or belonging to the cuckoos Cuculidæ CUCUMBER Cucumber kkmbr formerly koukmbr nEtym OE cucumer cocumber cucumber fr L cucmis gencucumeris cf OF cocombreF concombre Bot Defn A creeping plant and its fruit of several species of the genus Cucumis esp Cucumis sativus the unripe fruit of which is eaten either fresh or picked Also similar plants or fruits of several other genera See below Bitter cucumber Bot the Citrullus or Cucumis Colocynthis SeeColocynth Cucumber beetle Zoöl a A small black fleabeetle Crepidodera cucumeris which destroys the leaves of cucumber squash and melon vines b The squash beetle Cucumber treea A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus Magnolia M acuminata so called from a slight resemblance of its young fruit to a small cucumber b An East Indian plant Averrhoa Bilimbi which produces the fruit known as bilimbi Jamaica cucumber Jerusalem cucumber the pricklyfruited gherkin Cucumis Anguria Snake cucumber a species Cucumis flexuosus remarkable for its long curiouslyshaped fruit Squirting cucumber a plant Ecbalium Elaterium whose small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force through the opening thus made See Elaterium Star cucumbera climbing weed Sicyos angulatus with prickly fruit CUCUMIFORM Cucumiform kkmfrm a Etym L cucumis cucumber form Defn Having the form of a cucumber having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends and either straight or curved CUCUMIS Cucumis kkms n Etym L cucumber Bot Defn A genus of plants including the cucumber melon and same kinds of gourds CUCURBIT CUCURBITE Cucurbit Cucurbite kkrbt n Etym L cucurbita a gourd cf F cucurbite See Gourd Chem Defn A vessel of flask for distillation used with or forming part of an alembic a matrass originally in the shape of a gourd with a wide mouth See Alembic CUCURBITACEOUS Cucurbitaceous btshs a Etym Cf F cucurbitac Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling a family of plants of which the cucumber melon and gourd are common examples CUCURBITIVE Cucurbitive kkrbtv a Defn Having the shape of a gourd seed said of certain small worms CUD Cud kd n Etym AS cudu cwuducwiducweodo of uncertain origin cf G k bait Icel kvi womb Goth qipus Cf Quid 1 That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach to be cheved a second time Whatsoever parteth the hoof and is clovenfooted and cheweth the cud among the beasts that shall ye eat Levit xi 3 2 A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed a quid Low 3 The first stomach of ruminating beasts Crabb To chew the cud to ruminate to meditate used with of as to chew the cud of bitter memories Chewed the thrice turned cudof wrath Tennyson CUDBEAR Cudbear kdbr n Etym Also cudbeard corrupted fr the name of Dr Cuthbert Gordon a Scotchman who first brought it into notice 1 A powder of a violet red color difficult to moisten with water used for making violet or purple dye It is prepared from certain species of lichen especially Lecanora tartarea Ure 2 Bot Defn A lichen Lecanora tartarea from which the powder is obtained CUDDEN Cudden kddn n Etym For sense 1 cf Scotcuddy an ass for sense 2 see 3d Cuddy 1 A clown a low rustic a dolt Obs The slavering cudden propped upon his staff Dryden 2 Zoöl Defn The coalfish See 3d Cuddy CUDDLE Cuddle kddl v i imp pp Cuddled dld ppr vb n Cuddling dlng Etym Prob for couthle fr couth known cf OE kuppen to cuddle or cu to make friends with SeeCouth Uncouth Can Defn To She cuddles low beneath the brake Nor would she stay nor dares she fly Prior CUDDLE Cuddle v t Defn To embrace closely to foundle Forby CUDDLE Cuddle n Defn A close embrace CUDDY Cuddy d n Etym See Cudden 1 An ass esp one driven by a huckster or greengrocer Scot 2 Hence A blockhead a lout Hood 3 Mech Defn A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones leveling up railroad ties etc Knight CUDDY Cuddy kdd n Etym Prob a contraction fr D kajuit cabin cf Fcahute hut Naut Defn A small cabin also the galley or kitchen of a vessel CUDDY Cuddy n Etym Scot cf Gael cudaig cudainn or Ecuttlefish or cod codfish Zoöl Defn The coalfish Pollachius carbonarius Written also cudden CUDGEL Cudgel kjl n Etym OE kuggel cf G keule club with a round end kugel ball or perh W cogyl cudgel or D cudse kuds cudgel Defn A staff used in cudgel play shorter than the quarterstaff and wielded with one hand hence any heavy stick used as a weapon He getteth him a grievous crabtree cudgel and falls to rating of them as if they were dogs Bunyan Cudgel play a fight or sportive contest with cudgels To cross the cudgels to forbear or give up the contest a phrase borrowed from the practice of cudgel players who lay one cudgel over another when the contest is ended To take up cudgels for to engage in a contest in behalf of some one or something CUDGEL Cudgel v t imp p p Cudgeled or Cudgelled p pr vb n Cudgeling or cudgelling Defn To beat with a cudgel An he here I would cudgel him like a dog Shak To cudgel ones brains to exercise ones wits CUDGELER Cudgeler r n Defn One who beats with a cudgel Written also cudgeller CUDWEED Cudweed kdwd n Etym Apparently fr cud weed but perh a corruption of cottonweed or of cut weed so called from its use as an application to cuts and chafings Bot Defn A small composite plant with cottony or silky stem and leaves primarily a species of Gnaphalium but the name is now given to many plants of different genera as Filago Antennaria etc cottonweed CUE Cue k n Etym OF coue coe F queue fr L coda cauda tail Cf Caudal Coward Queue 1 The tail the end of a thing especially a taillike twist of hair worn at the back of the head a queue 2 The last words of a play actors speech serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something a catchword When my cue comes call me and I will answer Shak 3 A hint or intimation Give them the servants their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house Swift 4 The part one has to perform in or as in a play Were it my cueto fight I should have known it Without a prompter Shak 5 Humor temper of mind Colloq Dickens 6 A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards CUE Cue v t Defn To form into a cue to braid to twist CUE Cue n Etym From q an abbreviation for quadrans a farthing Defn A small portion of bread or beer the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing Obs Note The term was formerly current in the English universities the letter q being the mark in the buttery books to denote such a portion Nares Hast thou worn Gowns in the university tossed logic Sucked philosophy eat cues Old Play CUERPO Cuerpo kwrp n Etym Sp cuerpo fr L corpus body See Corpse Defn The body In cuerpo without full dress so that the shape of the Body is exposed hence naked or uncovered Exposed in cuerpo to their rage Hudibras CUESTA Cuesta n Sp Defn A sloping plain esp one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff a hill or ridge with one face steep and the opposite face gently sloping Southwestern U S CUFF Cuff kf v t imp p p Cuffed k p pr vb n Cuffing Etym Cf Sw kuffa to knock pushkufva to check subdue and E cow v t 1 To strike esp to smite with the palm or flat of the hand to slap I swear Ill cuff you if you strike again Shak They with their quills did all the hurt they could And cuffed the tender chickens from their food Dryden 2 To buffet Cuffed by the gale Tennyson CUFF Cuff v i Defn To fight to scuffle to box While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport Dryden CUFF Cuff n Defn A blow esp a blow with the open hand a box a slap Snatcheth his sword and fiercely to him flies Who well it wards and quitten cuff with cuff Spenser Many a bitter kick and cuff Hudibras CUFF Cuff n Etym Perh from F coiffe headdress hood or coif as if the cuff were a cap for the hand Cf Coif 1 The fold at the end of a sleeve the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand He would visit his mistress in a morning gown bandshort cuffs and a peaked beard Arbuthnot 2 Any ornamental appendage at the wrist whether attached to the sleeve of the garment or separateespecially in modern times such an appendage of starched linen or a substitute for it of paper or the like CUFFY Cuffy k n Defn A name for a negro Slang CUFIC Cufic kfk a Etym So called from the town of Cufa in the province of Bagdad Defn Of or pertaining to the older characters of the Arabic language Written also Kufic CUI BONO Cui bono L Defn Lit for whose benefit incorrectly understood it came to be used in the sense of what good or use and hence what purpose object specif the ultimate object of life CUINAGE Cuinage kwnj nEtym Corrupted fr coinage Defn The stamping of pigs of tin by the proper officer with the arms of the duchy of Cornwall CUIRASS Cuirass kwrs or kwrs 277 n pl Cuirasses Etym Fcuirasse orig a breascuir cuirie influenced by It corazza or Sp cora fr an assumed LL coriacea fr L coriacevs adj of leather fr corium leather hide akin to Gr skora hide Lith skura hide leather Cf Coriaceous 1 a A piece of defensive armor covering the body from the neck to the girdle b The breastplate taken by itself Note The cuirass covered the body before and behind It consisted of two parts a breast and backpiece of iron fastened together by means of straps and buckles or other like contrivances It was originally as the name imports made of leather but afterward of metal Crose 2 Zoöl Defn An armor of bony plates somewhat resembling a cuirass CUIRASSED Cuirassed kwrst or kwrst a 1 Wearing a cuirass 2 Zoöl Defn Having a covering of bony plates resembling a cuirass said of certain fishes CUIRASSIER Cuirassier kwrssr n Etym F cuirassier See Curass Defn A soldier armed with a cuirass Milton CUIR BOUILLI Cuir bouilli F Defn In decorative art boiled leather fitted by the process to receive impressed patterns like those produced by chasing metal and to retain the impression permanently CUISH Cuish kws n Etym F cuisse thigh fr L coxa hip cf F cuissard OF cuissot armor for the thigh cuish Cf Hough Defn Defensive armor for the thighs Written also cuisse and quish CUISINE Cuisine kwzn n Etym F fr L coquina kitchen fr coquere to cook See Kitchen 1 The kitchen or cooking department 2 Manner or style of cooking CULASSE Culasse kuls n Etym F fr cul back Defn The lower faceted portion of a brilliantcut diamond CULDEE Culdee k n Etym Prob fr Gaelcuilteach cf Ir ceilede Defn One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland Ireland and Wales The pure Culdees Were Albyns earliest priests of God Campbell CULDESAC Culdesac kudesk or kuldesk n pl Culsdesac ku or kulz Etym F lit bottom of a bag 1 A passage with only one outlet as a street closed at one end a blind alley hence a trap 2 Mil Defn a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exit but to the front 3 Anat Defn Any bagshaped or tubular cavity vessel or organ open only at one end CULERAGE Culerage klrj n Bot Defn See Culrage CULEX Culex klks n Etym L a gnat Zoöl Defn A genus of dipterous insects including the gnat and mosquito CULICID Culicid a L culex icis gnat Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the Mosquito family Culicidæ n Defn A culicid insect CULICIFORM Culiciform klsifrm a Etym L culex a gnat formcf F culiciforme Zoöl Defn Gnatshaped CULINARILY Culinarily klnrl adv Defn In the manner of a kitchen in connection with a kitchen or cooking CULINARY Culinary klnr a Etym L culinarius fr culina kitchen perh akin to carbo coal cf F culinare Defn Relating to the kitchen or to the art of cookery used in kitchens as a culinary vessel the culinary art CULL Cull kl v t imp pp Culled kld p pr Culling Etym OE OF cuillir coillir Fcueillir to gather pluck pick fr L colligere See Coil v t and cf Collect Defn To separate select or pick out to choose and gather or collect as to cuil flowers From his herd he culls For slaughter from the fairest of his bulls Dryden Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled Tennyson CULL Cull n Defn A cully a dupe a gull See Gully CULLENDER Cullender kllndr n Defn A strainer See Colander CULLER Culler klr n Defn One who piks or chooses esp an inspector who select wares suitable for market CULLET Cullet kllt n Etym From Cull v t Defn Broken glass for remelting CULLET Cullet n Etym A dim from F cul back Defn A small central plane in the back of a cut gem See Collet 3 b CULLIBILITY Cullibility lblty n Etym From cully to trick cheat Defn Gullibility R Swift CULLIBLE Cullible kllbl a Defn Easily deceived gullible CULLING Culling klng n 1 The act of one who culls 2 pl Defn Anything separated or selected from a mass CULLION Cullion klyn n Etym OF couillon coillon F co a vile fellow coward dupe from OF couillon coillon testicle fr il the scrotum fr L coleus a leather bag the scrotum Defn A mean wretch a base fellow a poltroon a scullion Away base cullions Shak CULLIONLY Cullionly a Defn Mean base Shak CULLIS Cullis k n Etym OF coleïs F coulis fr OF F couler to strain to flow fr L colare to filter strain cf LL coladicium Cf Colander Defn A strong broth of meat strained and made clear for invalids also a savory jelly Obs When I am exellent at caudles And cullises you shall be welcome to me Beau Fl CULLIS Cullis n pl Cullises Etym Fcoulisse groove fr the same source as E cullis broth Arch Defn A gutter in a roof a channel or groove CULLS Culls klz n pl Etym From Cull v t 1 Refuse timber from which the best part has been culled out 2 Any refuse stuff as rolls not properly baked CULLY Cully kll n pl Cullies l Etym Abbrev fr cullion Defn A person easily deceived tricked or imposed on a mean dupe a gull I have learned that I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess Addison CULLY Cully v t Etym See Cullyn and cf D kullen to cheat gull Defn To trick cheat or impose on to deceive Tricks to cully fools Pomfret CULLYISM Cullyism zm n Defn The state of being a cully Less frequent instances of eminent cullyism Spectator CULM Culm klm n Etym L culmus stark stem akin to colasmus SeeHalm Bot Defn The stalk or stem of grain and grasses including the bamboo jointed and usually hollow CULM Culm n Etym Perh from W cwlm knot or tie applied to this species of coal which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales cf OE culme smoke soot Min a Mineral coal that is not bituminous anthracite especially when found in small masses b The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines consisting of fine coal dust etc and used as fuel Raymond CULMEN Culmen klmn n Etym L fr cellere in comp to impel cf celsus pushed upward lofty 1 Top summit acme R North 2 Zoöl Defn The dorsal ridge of a birds bill CULMIFEROUS Culmiferous klmfrs a Etym L culmus stalk or stem ferous cf F culmif Defn Having jointed stems or culms CULMIFEROUS Culmiferous klmfrs aEtym 2d culm ferous Min Defn Containing or abounding in culm or glance coal CULMINAL Culminal klmnal a Defn Pertaining to a culmen CULMINANT Culminant nant a Defn Being vertical or at the highest point of altitude hence predominant R CULMINATE Culminate klmnt v i imp pp Culminated ntd p pr vb n Culminating n Etym L cuimen top or ridge See Column 1 To reach its highest point of altitude to come to the meridian to be vertical or directly overhead As when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator Milton 2 To reach the highest point as of rank size power numbers etc The reptile race culminated in the secondary era Dana The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating Motley CULMINATE Culminate klmnt a Defn Growing upward as distinguished from a laterral growth applied to the growth of corals Dana CULMINATION Culmination klmnshn n Etym Cf Fculmination 1 The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body passage across the meridian transit 2 Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory power etc CULPA Culpa klp n Etym L Law Defn Negligence or fault as distinguishable from dolus deceit fraud which implies intent culpa being imputable to defect of intellect dolus to defect of heart Wharton CULPABILITY Culpability klpblt n pl Culpabilities t Etym Cf F culpabilité Defn The state of being culpable CULPABLE Culpable klpbl a Etym OE culpable coulpable coupable F coupable formerly also coupable formerly also coulpable culpable fr L culpabilis fr culpare to blame fr culpa fault 1 Deserving censure worthy of blame faulty immoral criminal State Trials 1413 If he acts according to the best reason he hath he is not culpable though he be mistaken in his measures Sharp 2 Guilty as clpable of a crime Obs Spenser Culpableness n Culpably adv CULPATORY Culpatory tr a Defn Expressing blame censuring reprehensory inculpating Adjectives commonly used by Latian authors in a culpatory sense Walpole CULPE Culpe klp n Etym F coulpe frLculpa Defn Blameworthiness Obs Banished out of the realme without culpe E Hall CULPON Culpon klpn n Etym See Coupon Defn A shered a fragment a strip of wood Obs Chaucer CULPRIT Culprit klprt n Etym Prob corrupted for culpate fr Law Latin culpatus the accused p p of L culpare to blame See Culpable 1 One accused of or ar An author is in the condition of a culprit the public are his judges Prior 2 One quilty of a fault a criminal CULRAGE Culrage klrj n Etym OE culrage culrache prob fr F cul the buttok F E rage F curage Bot Defn Smartweed Polygonum Hydropiper CULT Cult klt n Etym F culte L cultus care culture fr colere to cultivate Cf Cultus 1 Attentive care homage worship Every one is convinced of the reality of a better self and of thecult or homage which is due to it Shaftesbury 2 A system of religious belief and worship That which was the religion of Moses is the ceremonial or cult of the religion of Christ Coleridge CULTCH Cultch klch224 n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster Also written cutch CULTER Culter kltr n Etym L Defn A colter See Colter CULTIROSTRAL Cultirostral trstral a Etym See Cultirostres Zoöl Defn Having a bill shaped like the colter of a plow or like a knife as the heron stork etc CULTIROSTRES Cultirostres trz n pl Etym NL fr L culter colter of a plow knife rostrum bill Zoöl Defn A tribe of wading birds including the stork heron crane etc CULTIVABLE Cultivable kltvbl a Etym Cf F cultivable Defn Capable of being cultivated or tilled Todd CULTIVATABLE Cultivatable kltvtbl a Defn Cultivable CULTIVATE Cultivate kltvt v t imp pp Cultivated vtd ppr vb n Cultivating vtng Etym LL cultivatus pp of cultivare to cultivate fr cultivus cultivated fr L cultus pp of colere to till cultivate Cf Colony 1 To bestow attention care and labor upon with a view to valuable returns to till to fertilize as to cultivate soil 2 To direct special attention to to devote time and thought to to foster to cherish Leisure to cultivate general literature Wordsworth 3 To seek the society of to court intimacy with I ever looked on Lord Keppel as one of the greatest and best men of his age and I loved and cultivated him accordingly Burke 4 To improve by labor care or study to impart culture to to civilize to refine To cultivate the wild licentious savage Addison The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety and virtue it must be cultivated to the end Tillotson 5 To raise or produce by tillage to care for while growing as to cultivate corn or grass CULTIVATION Cultivation kltvshn n Etym Cf F cultivation 1 The art or act of cultivating improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes tillage production by tillage 2 Bestowal of time or attention for selfimprovement or for the benefit of others fostering care 3 The state of being cultivated advancement in physical intellectual or moral condition refinement culture Italy was but imperfectly reduced to cultivation before the irruption of the barbarians Hallam CULTIVATOR Cultivator kltvtr n Etym Cf F cultivateur 1 One who cultivates as a cultivator of the soil a cultivator of literature Whewell 2 An agricultural implement used in the tillage of growing crops to loosen the surface of the earth and kill the weeds esp a triangular frame set with small shares drawn by a horse and by handles Note In a broader signification it includes any complex implement for pulverizing or stirring the surface of the soil as harrows grubbers horse hoes etc CULTRATE CULTRATED Cultrate kltrt Cultrated trtd a Etym L cultratus knifeshaped fromculter cultri knife Bot Zoöl Defn Sharpedged and pointed shaped like a pruning knife as the beak of certain birds CULTRIFORM Cultriform trfrm a Etym L culter cultri knife form Bot Zoöl Defn Shaped like a pruning knife cultrate CULTRIVOROUS Cultrivorous kltrbrs a Etym L culter cultri knife vorare to devour Defn Devouring knives swallowing or pretending to swallow knives applied to persons who have swallowed or have seemed to swallow knives with impunity Dunglison CULTURABLE Culturable kltrbl 135 a Defn Capable of or fit for being cultivated capable or becoming cultured London Spectator CULTURAL Cultural kltral a Defn Of or pertaining to culture CULTURE Culture kltr 135 n Etym F culture L cultura fr colere to till cultivate of uncertain origin Cf Colony 1 The act or practice of cultivating or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage as the culture of the soil 2 The act of or any labor or means employed for training disciplining or refining the moral and intellectual nature of man as the culture of the mind If vain our toil We ought to blame theculture not the soil Pepe 3 The state of being cultivated result of cultivation physical improvement enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training civilization refinement in manners and taste What the Greeks expressed by their humanitas we less happily try to express by the more artificial word culture J C Shairp The list of all the items of the general life of a people represents that whole which we call its culture Tylor Culture fluid a fluid in which the germs of microscopic organisms are made to develop either for purposes of study or as a means of modifying their virulence CULTURE Culture v t imp pp Cultured trd 135 p pr vb n Culturing Defn To cultivate to educate They came into places well inhabited and cultured Usher CULTURED Cultured kltrd a 1 Under culture cultivated Cultured vales Shenstone 2 Characterized by mental and moral training disciplined refined welleducated The sense of beauty in nature even among cultured people is less often met with than other mental endowments I Taylor The cunning hand and cultured brain Whittier CULTURE FEATURES Culture features Surv Defn The artificial features of a district as distinguished from the natural CULTURELESS Cultureless a Defn Having no culture CULTURE MYTH Culture myth Defn A myth accounting for the discovery of arts and sciences or the advent of a higher civilization as in the Prometheus myth CULTURIST Culturist n 1 A cultivator 2 One who is an advocate of culture The culturists by which term I mean not those who esteem culture as what intelligent man does notJ C Shairp CULTUS Cultus klts n sing pl E plCultuses Etym L cultivation culture See Cult Defn Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship state of religious development CfCult 2 CULTUS COD Cultus cod kd Etym Chinook cultus of little worth Zoöl Defn See Cod and Buffalo cod under Buffalo CULVER Culver kvr n Etym AS culfre perh fr L columba Defn A dove Culver in the falcons fist Spenser CULVER Culver n Etym Abbrev fr Culverin Defn A culverin Falcon and culver on each tower Stood prompt their deadly hail to shower Sir W Scott CULVERHOUSE Culverhouse hous n Defn A dovecote CULVERIN Culverin klvrn nEtym F coulevrine prop fem of couleuvrin like a serpent fr couleuvre adder fr L coluber colubra Defn A long cannon of the 16th century usually an 18pounder with serpentshaped handles Trump and drum and roaring culverin Mac CULVERKEY Culverkey k n 1 A bunch of the keys or samaras of the ash tree Wright 2 An English meadow plant perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill Scilla nutans Obs A girl cropping culverkeys and cowslips to make garlands Walton CULVERS PHYSIC CULVERS ROOT Culvers physic or Culvers root So called after a Dr Culver who used it Bot Defn The root of a handsome erect herb Leptandra syn Veronica Virginica common in most moist woods of North America used as an active cathartic and emetic also the plant itself CULVERT Culvert klvrt n Etym Prob from OF coulouere F couloir channel gutter gallery fr couler to flow See Cullis Defn A transverse drain or waterway of masonry under a road railroad canal etc a small bridge CULVERTAIL Culvertail klvrtl n Carp Defn Dovetail CULVERTAILED Culvertailed tld a Defn United or fastened by a dovetailed joint CUMACEA Cumacea kmsh or s n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn An order of marine Crustacea mostly of small size CUMBENT Cumbent kmbent a Etym Cf Recumbent Covey Defn Lying down recumbent J Dyer CUMBER Cumber kmbr v t imp pp Cumbered brd p pr vb n Cumbering Etym OE combren cumbrenOF combrer to hinder from LL cumbrus a heap fr L cumulus cf Skr to increase grow strong Cf Cumulate Defn To rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load to be burdensome or oppressive to to hinder or embarrass in attaining an object to obstruct or occupy uselessly to embarrass to trouble Why asks he what avails him not in fight And would but cumber and retard his flight Dryden Martha was cumbered about much serving Luke x 40 Cut it down why cumbereth it the ground Luke xiii 7 The multiplying variety of arguments especially frivolous ones but cumbers the memory Locke CUMBER Cumber kmbr n Etym Cf encombre hindrance impediment See Cuberv Defn Trouble embarrassment distress Obs Written also comber A place of much distraction and cumber Sir H Wotton Sage counsel in cumber Sir W Scott CUMBERSOME Cumbersome k a 1 Burdensome or hindering as a weight or drag embarrassing vexatious cumbrous To perform a cumbersome obedience Sir P Sidney 2 Not easily managed as a cumbersome contrivance or machine He holds them in utter contempt as lumbering cumbersome circuitous I Taylor Cumbersomely adv Cumbersomenessn CUMBRANCE Cumbrance kmbrans n Defn Encumbrance Obs Extol not riches then the toil of fools The wise mans cumbrance if not snare Milton CUMBRIAN Cumbrian kmbran a Defn Pertaining to Cumberland England or to a system of rocks found there Cumbrian system Geol the slate or graywacke system of rocks now included in the Cambrian or Silurian system so called because most prominent at Cumberland CUMBROUS Cumbrous kmbrs a 1 Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome serving to obstruct or hinder burdensome clogging He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight Swift That cumbrousand unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively De Quincey 2 Giving trouble vexatious Obs A clud of cumbrous gnats Spenser Cumbrously adv Cumbrousness n CUMENE Cumene kmn n Etym From Cumin Chem Defn A colorless oily hydrocarbon C6H5C3H7 obtained by the distillation of cuminic acid called also cumol CUMFREY Cumfrey kmfr n Bot Defn See Comfrey CUMIC Cumic kmk a Chem Defn See Cuming CUMIDINE Cumidine kmdn or dn n Etym From Cumin Chem Defn A strong liquid organic base C3H7C6H4NH2 homologous with aniline CUMIN Cumin kmn n Etym OEcomin AS cymen fr L cuminum Grkamm Heb kamm cf OF comin F cumin Cf Kummel Bot Defn A dwarf umbelliferous plant somewhat resembling fennel Cuminum Cyminum cultivated for its seeds which have a bitterish warm taste with an aromatic flavor and are used like those of anise and caraway Written also cummin Ranksmelling rue and cumin good for eyes Spenser Black cumin Bot a plant Nigella sativa with pungent seeds used by the Afghans etc CUMINIC Cuminic kmnk a Defn Pertaining to or derived from cumin or from oil of caraway as cuminic acid Cuminic acid Chem white crystalline substance C3H7C6H4CO2H obtained from oil of caraway CUMINIL Cuminil kmnl n Defn A substance analogous to benzil obtained from oil of caraway CUMINOL Cuminol nl n Etym Cuminic L oleum Defn A liquid C3H7C6H4CHO obtained from oil of caraway called also cuminic aldehyde CUMMERBUND Cummerbund n Written also kummerbund cummerband etc Hind kamarband fr Per Kamar loins band fastening Defn A sash for the waist a girdle India CUMMIN Cummin kmmn n Defn Same as Cumin Ye pay tithe of mint and cummin Matt xxiii 23 CUMQUAT Cumquat n Bot Defn See Kumquat CUMSHAW Cumshaw kmsha n Etym Chin komtsie Defn A present or bonus originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton S Wells Williams CUMSHAW Cumshaw v t Defn To give or make a present to CUMUCIRROSTRATUS Cumucirrostratus kmsrrstrts n Meteor Defn Nimbus or rain cloud See Nimbus and Cloud CUMULATE Cumulate kmlt v t imp p p Cumulated ltd p pr vb n Cumulating ltng Etym L cumulatus p p of cumulare to heap up fr cumulus a heap See Cumber Defn To gather or throw into a heap to heap together to accumulate Shoals of shells bedded and cumulated heap upon heap Woodward CUMULATION Cumulation kmlshn n Etym Cf F cumulation Defn The act of heaping together a heap See Accumulation CUMULATIST Cumulatist kmltst n Defn One who accumulates one who collects R CUMULATIVE Cumulative kmltv a Etym Cf F cumulatif 1 Composed of parts in a heap forming a mass agregated As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching it is cumulative njt original Bacon 2 Augmenting gaining or giving force by successive additions as a cumulative argument i e one whose force increases as the statement proceeds The argument is in very truth not logical and single but moral and cumulative Trench 3 Law a Tending to prove the same point to which other evidence has been offered said of evidence b Given by same testator to the same legatee said of a legacy Bouvier Wharton Cumulative action Med that action of certain drugs by virtue of which they produce when administered in small doses repeated at considerable intervals the same effect as if given in a single large dose Cumulative poison a poison the action of which is cumulative Cumulative vote or system of voting Politics that system which allows to each voter as many votes as there are persons to be voted for and permits him to accumulate these votes upon one person or to distribute them among the candidates as he pleases CUMULOSE Cumulose kmls a Etym From Cumulus Defn Full of heaps CUMULOSTRATUS Cumulostratus kmlstrts n Meteor Defn A form of cloud See Cloud CUMULUS Cumulus kmls n pl Cumuli l Etym L a heap See Cumber Meteor Defn One of the four principal forms of clouds SeeCloud CUN Cun kn v t Etym See Cond Defn To con a ship Obs CUN Cun v t Etym See 1st Con Defn To know See Con Obs CUNABULA Cunabula knbl n pl Etym L a cradle earliest abode fr cunae cradle 1 The earliest abode original dwelling place originals as the cunabula of the human race 2 Bibliography Defn The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books or of such as were printed in the 15th century CUNCTATION Cunctation knktshn n Etym L cunctatio fr cunctari pp cunctatus to delay Defn Delay procrastination R Carlyle CUNCTATIVE Cunctative knkttv a Defn Slow tardy dilatory causing delay CUNCTATOR Cunctator knkttr n Etym L lit a delayer applied as a surname to Q Fabius Maximus Defn One who delays or lingers R CUNCTIPOTENT Cunctipotent knktptent a Etym L cunctipotens cunctus all potens powerful Defn Allpowerful omnipotent R God cunctipotent Neale Trans Rhythm of St Bernard CUND Cund knd v t Etym See Cond Defn To con a ship Obs CUNDURANGO Cundurango kndrng n Med Defn The bark of a South American vine Gonolobus Condurango of the Milkweed family It has been supposed but erroneously to be a cure for cancer Written also condurango CUNEAL Cuneal knal Etym L cuneus a wege See Coin Defn Relating to a wedge wedgeshaped CUNEATE CUNEATED Cuneate knt Cuneated tEd a Etym Lcuneatus fr cuneus a wege SeeCoin Defn Wedgeshaped Bot wedgeshaped with the point at the base as a cuneate leaf CUNEATIC Cuneatic kntk a Defn Cuneiform Cuneatic decipherment Sayce CUNEIFORM CUNIFORM Cuneiform knfrm Cuniform knfrm a Etym L cuneus a wedge form cf F cuneiforme See Coin 1 Wedgeshaped as a cuneiform bone especially applied to the wedgeshaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions See Arrowheaded 2 Pertaining to or versed in the ancient wedgeshaped characters or the inscriptions in them A cuneiform scholar Rawlinson CUNEIFORM CUNIFORM Cuneiform Cuniform n 1 The wedgeshaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions I Taylor The Alphabet 2 Anat a One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first second third metatarsals They are usually designated as external middle and internal or ectocuniform mesocuniform and entocuniform respectively b One of the carpal bones usually articulating wich the ulna called also pyramidal and ulnare CUNETTE Cunette knt n Etym F Fort Defn A drain trench in a ditch or moat called also cuvette CUNNER Cunner knnr n Etym Cf Conner Zoöl a A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast Ctenolabrus adspersus called also chogset burgall blue perch and bait stealer Written also conner b A small shellfish the limpet or patella CUNNING Cunning knnng a Etym AS cunnan to know to be able See 1st Con Can 1 Knowing skillfull dexterous A cunning workman Ex xxxviii 23 Tis beauty truly blent whose red and white Natures own sweet and cunning hand laid on Shak Esau was a cunning hunter Gen xxv 27 2 Wrought with or exibiting skill or ingenuity ingenious curious as cunning work Over them Arachne high did lift Her cunning web Spenser 3 Crafty sly artful designid deceitful They are resolved to be cunning let others run the hazard of being sincere South 4 Pretty or pleasing as a cunning little boy Colloq US Barlett Syn Cunning Artful Sly Wily Crafty These epithets agree in expressing an aptitude for attaining some end by peculiar and secret means Cunning is usually low as a cunning trick Artful is more ingenious and inventive as an artful device Sly implies a turn for what is double or concealed as sly humor a sly evasion Crafty denotes a talent for dexterously deceiving as a crafty manager Wily describes a talent for the use of stratagems as a wily politician Acunning man often shows his dexterity in simply concealing An artful man goes further and exerts his ingenuity in misleading A crafty man mingles cunning with art and so shapes his actions as to lull suspicions The young may be cunning but the experienced only can be crafty Slyness is a vulgar kind of cunning the sly man goes cautiously and silently to work Wiliness is a species of cunning or craft applicable only to cases of attack and defence Crabb CUNNING Cunning n Etym AS cunnung trial or Icel kunnandi knowledge See Cunning a 1 Knowledge art skill dexterity Archaic Let my right hand forget her cunning Ps cxxxvii 5 A carpenters desert Stands more in cunning than in power Chapman 2 The faculty or act of using stratagem to accomplish a purpose fraudulent skill or dexterity deceit craft Discourage cunning in a child cunning is the ape of wisdom Locke We take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom Bacon CUNNINGLY Cunningly knnngl adv Defn In a cunning manner with cunning CUNNINGMAN Cunningman mn n Defn A fortune teller one who pretends to reveal mysteries Obs Hudibras CUNNINGNESS Cunningness n Defn Quality of being cunning craft CUP Cup kp n Etym AS cuppe LL cuppa cup cf L cupa tub cask cf also Gr k pit hollow OSlav kupa cup Cf Coop Cupola Cowl a water vessel and Cob Coif Cop 1 A small vessel used commonly to drink from as a tin cup a silver cup a wine cup especially in modern times the pottery or porcelain vessel commonly with a handle used with a saucer in drinking tea coffee and the like 2 The contents of such a vessel a cupful Give me a cup of sack boy Shak 3 pl Defn Repeated potations social or exessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks revelry Thence from cups to civil broils Milton 4 That which is to be received or indured that which is allotted to one a portion O my Father if it be possible let this cup pass from me Matt xxvi 39 5 Anything shaped like a cup as the cup of an acorn or of a flower The cowslips golden cup no more I see Shenstone 6 Med Defn A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping Cup and ball a familiar toy of children having a cup on the top of a piece of wood to which a ball is attached by a cord the ball being thrown up is to be caught in the cup bilboquet Milman Cup and can familiar companions Dry cup Wet cup Med a cup used for dry or wet cupping See under Cupping To be in ones cups to be drunk CUP Cup v t imp p p Cupped kpt p pr vb n Cupping 1 To supply with cups of wine R Cup us till the world go round Shak 2 Surg Defn To apply a cupping apparatus to to subject to the operation of cupping See Cupping 3 Mech Defn To make concave or in the form of a cup as to cup the end of a screw CUPBEARER Cupbearer brr n 1 One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an enterainment 2 Antiq Defn One of the attendants of a prince or noble permanently charged with the performance of this office for his master I was the kings cupbearer Neh i 11 CUPBOARD Cupboard kbbrd n Etym Cup board 1 A board or shelf for cups and dishes Obs Bacon 2 A small closet in a room with shelves to receive cups dishes food etc hence any small closet Cupboard love interested love or that which has an eye to the cupboard A cupboard love is seldom true Poor Robin Colloq To cry cupboard to call for food to express hunger Colloq My stomach cries cupboard W Irving CUPBOARD Cupboard v t Defn To collect as into a cupboard to hoard R Shak CUPEL Cupel kpl n Etym LL cupella cup cf L cupella small cask dim of cupa cf F coupelle See Cup and cf Coblet Defn A shallow porus cup used in refining precious metals commonly made of bone ashes phosphate of lime Written also coppel Cupel dust powder used in purifying metals CUPEL Cupel kpl v t imp p p Cupelled pld p pr vb n Cupelling Defn To refine by means of a cupel CUPELLATION Cupellation kpllshn n Etym See Cupel Defn The act or process of refining gold or silver etc in a cupel Note The process consist in exposing the cupel containing the metal to be assayed or refined to a hot blast by which the lead copper tin etc are oxidized dissolved and carried down into the porous cupel leaving the unoxidizable precious metal If lead is not already present in the alloy it must be added before cupellation CUPFUL Cupful kpfl n pl Cupfuls f Defn As much as a cup will hold CUPGALL Cupgall gl n Defn A kind of oakleaf gall See Gall CUPID Cupid kpd n Etym LCupido fr cupido desire desire of love fr cupidus See Cupidity Rom Myth Defn The god of love son of Venus usually represented as a naked winged boy with bow and arrow Pretty dimpled boys like smiling cupids Shak CUPIDITY Cupidity kpdt n Etym F cupidite L cupiditas fr cupidus longing desiring fr cupere to long for desire See Covet 1 A passionate desire love Obs 2 Eager or inordinate desire especially for wealth greed of gain avarice covetousness With the feelings of political distrust were mingled those of cupidity and envy as the Spaniard saw the fairest provinces of the south still in the hands of the accursed race of Ishmael Prescott CUPMOSS Cupmoss kpms 115 n Bot Defn A kind of lichen of the genus Cladonia CUPOLA Cupola kpl n pl Cupolas l Etym It cupola LL cupula cuppula cf L cupula little tub fr cupa cuppa cup cf L cupa tub So called on account of its resemblance to a cup turned over See Cup and cfCupule 1 Arch Defn A roof having a rounded form hemispherical or nearly so also a celing having the same form When on a large scale it is usually called dome 2 A small structure standing on the top of a dome a lantern 3 A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity used chiefly in foundries and steel works 4 A revoling shotproof turret for heavy ordnance 5 Anat Defn The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear CUPPER Cupper kppr n Etym Fropm cup Defn One who performs the operation of cupping CUPPING Cupping kppng n Med Defn The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot Also sometimes a similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess Cupping glass a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is produced by heat in the process of cupping Dry cupping the application of a cupping instrument without scarification to draw blood to the surface produce counter irritation etc Wet cupping the operation of drawing blood by the application of a cupping instrument after scarification CUPPY Cuppy a 1 Hollow cuplike also full of cups or small depressions 2 Characterized by cup shakes said of timber CUPREOUS Cupreous kprs a Etym L cupreus fr cuprum Defn Consisting of copper or resembling copper coppery CUPRIC Cupric kprk a Etym From Cuprum Chem Defn Of pertaining to or derived from copper containing copper said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its lowest proportion CUPRIFEROUS Cupriferous kprfrs a Etym Cuprum ferous Defn Containing copper as cupriferous silver CUPRITE Cuprite kprt n Min Defn The red oxide of copper red copper an important ore of copper occurring massive and in isometric crystals CUPROID Cuproid kproid n Etym Cuprum oid Defn Crystalloq A solid related to a tetrahedron and contained under twelve equal triangles CUPROSE Cuprose kprz n Defn Red poppy See Coprose CUPROUS Cuprous kprs a Etym From Cuprum Chem Defn Of pertaining to or derived from copper containing copper said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its highest proportion CUPRUM Cuprum kprm n Etym L Chem Defn Copper CUP SHAKE Cup shake Forestry Defn A shake or fissure between the annual rings of a tree found oftenest near the roots CUPULATE Cupulate kplt a Defn Having or bearing cupeles cupuliferous CUPULE Cupule kpl n Etym See Cupola 1 Bot Defn A cuplet or little cup as the acorn the husk or bur of the filbert chestnut etc 2 Zoöl Defn A sucker or acetabulum CUPULIFEROUS Cupuliferous kplfrs a Etym Cupule ferous cf F cupulif Defn Of pertaining to or resembling the family of plants ot which the oak and the chestnut are examples trees bearing a smooth solid nut inclosed in some kind of cup or bur bearing or furnished with a cupule CUR Cur kr n Etym OE curre kur cf dial Sw kurre dog OD korre watchdog and Icel kurra to murmur grumble Sw kurra to rumble croak Dan kurre to coo whirr prob of imitative origin 1 A mongrel or inferior dog They like to village curs Bark when their fellows do Shak 2 A worthless snarling fellow used in contempt What would you have you curs That like nor peace nor war Shak CURABILITY Curability krblt n Defn The state of being curable curableness CURABLE Curable krbl a Etym Cf F curable See Cure v t Defn Capable of being cured admitting remedy Curable diseases Harvey Curableness n Curably adv CURACAO CURACOA Curaçao Curaçoa krs n Defn A liqueur or cordial flavored with orange peel cinnamon and mace first made at the island of Curaçcao CURACY Curacy krs n pl Curacies s Etym See Cure Curate Defn The office or employment of a curate CURARE CURARI Curare Curari krr n Etym Native name Cf Wourall Defn A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American Indians from the bark of several species of Strychnos S toxifera etc It sometimes has little effect when taken internally but is quickly fatal when introduced into the blood and used by the Indians as an arrow poison Written also urari woorali woorari etc CURARINE Curarine krrn or krrn 104 n Chem Defn A deadly alkaloid extracted from the curare poison and from the Strychnos toxifera It is obtained in crystalline colorless salts CURARIZE Curarize rz v t Defn To poison with curare CURASSOW Curassow krss n Etym Native name in Brazil Zool Defn A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera Crax Ourax etc of the family Cracidæ Note The crested curassow Crax alector is black and about the size of a small henturkey with an erectile crest of curled feathers It ranges from Mexico to Brazil The galeated curassow or cushew bird Ourax Pauxi is similar in size and has a large hollow blue pearshaped protuberance on the head CURAT Curat krt n Etym SeeCuirass Defn A cuirass or breastplate Obs Spenser CURATE Curate krt n Etym LL curatus prop one who is charged with the care L cura of souls See Cure n and cf Cur Defn One who has the cure souls originally any clergyman but now usually limited to one who assist a rector or vicar Hook All this the good old man performed alone He spared no pains for curate he had none Dryden CURATESHIP Curateship n Defn A curacy CURATION Curation krshn n Etym Cf OFcuracion Defn Cure healing Obs Chaucer CURATIVE Curative krtv a Etym Cf Fcuratif See Cure v t Defn Relating to or employed in the cure of diseases tending to cure Arbuthnot CURATOR Curator krtr n Etym L fr curare to take care of fr cura care 1 One who has the care and superintendence of anything as of a museum a custodian a keeper 2 One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it or of an absentee a trustee a guardian CURATORSHIP Curatorship n Defn The office of a curator CURATRIX Curatrix trks n Etym L 1 A woman who cures 2 A woman who is a guardian or custodian Burrill CURB Curb krb v t imp pp Curbed krbd p pr vb n Curbing Etym F courber to bend curve Lcurvare fr curvus bent curved cf Gr Curve 1 To bend or curve Obs Crooked and curbed lines Holland 2 To guide and manage or restrain as with a curb to bend to ones will to subject to subdue to restrain to confine to keep in check Part wield their arms part curb the foaming steed Milton Where pinching want must curbthy warm desires Prior 3 To furnish wich a curb as a well also to restrain by a curb as a bank of earth CURB Curb v i Defn To bend to crouch to cringe Obs Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg Yea curb and woo for leave to do him good Shak CURB Curb n 1 That which curbs restrains or subdues a check or hindbrance esp a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse He that before ran in the pastures wild Felt the stiff curb control his angry jaws Drayton By these men religionthat should be The curb is made the spur of tyranny Denham 2 Arch Defn An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber or a metal member forming a frame around an opening and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening also a ring of stone serving a similar purpose as at the eye of a dome 3 A frame or wall round the mouth of a well also a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in 4 A curbstone 5 Far Defn A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse just behind the lowest part of the hock joint generally causing lameness James Law Curb bit a stiff bit having branches by which a leverage is obtained upon the jaws of horse Knight Curb pins Horology the pins on the regulator which restrain the hairspring Curb plate Arch a plate serving the purpose of a curb Deck curb See under Deck CURBLESS Curbless a Defn Having no curb or restraint CURB ROOF Curb roof rf Defn A roof having a double slope or composed on each side of two parts which have unequal inclination a gambrel roof CURBSTONE Curbstone krbstn n Defn A stone Curbstone brokerSee under Broker CURCH Curch krch n Defn See Courche CURCULIO Curculio krrl n pl Curculios Etym L a grain weevil Zoöl Defn One of a large group of beetles Rhynchophora of many genera called also weevils snout beetles billbeetles and billbugs Many of the species are very destructive as the plum curculio the corn grain and rice weevils etc CURCULIONIDOUS Curculionidous krklnds a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Curculionideæ or weevil tribe CURCUMA Curcuma krkm n Etym Cf F It Sp curcuma all fr Ar kurkum Cf Turmeric Bot Defn A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ including the turmeric plant Curcuma longa Curcuma paper Chem See Turmeric paper under Turmeric CURCUMIN Curcumin mn n Chem Defn The coloring principle of turmeric or curcuma root extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance C14H14O4 with a green fluorescence Note It possesses acid properties and with alkalies forms brownish salts This change in color from yellow to brown is the characteristic reaction of tumeric paper See Turmeric paper under Turmeric CURD Curd krd n Etym Of Celtic origin cf Gael gruth Ir gruth cruth curd cruthaim I milk Sometimes written crud 1 The coagulated or thickened part of milk as distingushed from the whey or watery part It is eaten as food especially when made into cheese Curds and cream the flower of country fare Dryden 2 The coagulated part of any liquid 3 The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants as the broccoli and cauliflower Broccoli should be cut while the curd as the flowering mass is termed is entire R Thompson Cauliflowers should be cut for use while the head or curd is still close and compact F Burr CURD Curd krd v t imp pp Curdedp pr vb n Curding Defn To cause to coagulate or thicken to cause to congeal to curdle Does it curd thy blood To say I am thy mother Shak CURD Curd v i Defn To become coagulated or thickened to separate into curds and whey Shak CURDINESS Curdiness ns n Defn The state of being curdy CURDLE Curdle krdl v i Etym From Curd Sometimes written crudle and cruddle 1 To change into curd to coagulate as rennet causes milk to curdle Thomson 2 To thicken to congeal Then Mary could feel her hearts blood curdle cold Southey CURDLE Curdle v t imp pp Curdled dld ppr vb n Curdling dlng 1 To change into curd to cause to coagulate To curdle whites of eggs Boyle 2 To congeal or thicken My chill blood is curdled in my veins Dryden CURDLESS Curdless krdls a Defn Destitute of curd CURDY Curdy krd a Defn Like curd full of curd coagulated A curdy mass Arbuthnot CURE Cure k n Etym OF cure care F also cure healing cure of souls L cura care medical attendance cure perh akin to cavere to pay heed E cution Cure is not related to care 1 Care heed or attention Obs Of study took he most cure and most heed Chaucer Vicarages of greatcure but small value Fuller 2 Spiritual charge care of soul the office of a parish priest or of a curate hence that which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate a curacy as to resign a cure to obtain a cure The appropriator was the incumbent parson and had the cure of the souls of the parishioners Spelman 3 Medical or hygienic care remedial treatment of disease a method of medical treatment as to use the water cure 4 Act of healing or state of being healed restoration to health from disease or to soundness after injury Past hope pastcure past help Shak I do cures today and tomorrow Luke xii 32 5 Means of the removal of disease or evil that which heals a remedy a restorative Cold hunger prisons ills without a cure Dryden The proper cure of such prejudices Bp Hurd CURE Cure v t imp pp Cured krd p pr vb n Curing Etym OF curer to take care to heal F only to cleanse L curare to take care to heal fr cura See Cure 1 To heal to restore to health soundness or sanity to make well said of a patient The child was cured from that very hour Matt xvii 18 2 To subdue or remove by remedial means to remedy to remove to heal said of a malady To cure this deadly grief Shak Then he called his twelve disciples together and gave them power to cure diseases Luke ix 1 3 To set free from something injurious or blameworthy as from a bad habit I never knew any man cured of inattention Swift 4 To prepare for preservation or permanent keeping to preserve as by drying salting etc as to cure beef or fish to cure hay CURE Cure v i 1 To pay heed to care to give attention Obs 2 To restore health to effect a cure Whose smile and frown like to Achilles spear Is able with the change to kill and cure Shak 3 To become healed One desperate grief cures with anothers languish Shak CURE Curé kr n Etym F fr LL curatus See Curate Defn A curate a pardon CUREALL Cureall krl n Defn A remedy for all diseases o CURELESS Cureless a Defn Incapable of cure incurable With patience undergo A cureless ill since fate will have it so Dryden CURER Curer r n 1 One who cures a healer a physician 2 One who prepares beef fish etc for preservation by drying salting smoking etc CURETTE Curette krt nEtym F fr curer to cleanse Med Defn A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge for removing substances from the walls of a cavity as from the eye ear or womb CURFEW Curfew krf n Etym OE courfew curfu fr OF cuevrefu covrefeu F couvrefeu covrir to cover feu fire fr L focus fireplace hearth See Cover and Focus 1 The ringing of an evening bell originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires extinguish lights and retire to rest instituted by William the Conqueror also the bell itself He begins at curfew and walks till the first cock Shak The village curfew as it tolled profound Campbell 2 A utensil for covering the fire Obs For pans pots curfews counters and the like Bacon CURIA Curia kr n pl Curle Etym L 1 Rom Antiq a One of the thirty parts into which the Roman people were divided by Romulus b The place of assembly of one of these divisions c The place where the meetings of the senate were held the senate house 2 Middle Ages Defn The court of a sovereign or of a feudal lord also his residence or his household Burrill 3 Law Defn Any court of justice 4 The Roman See in its temporal aspects including all the machinery of administration called also curia Romana CURIAL Curial a Defn Of or pertaining to the papal curia as the curial etiquette of the Vatican n Defn A member of a curia esp of that of Rome or the later Italian sovereignties CURIALISM Curialism krlzm n Defn The wiew or doctrins of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church Gladstone CURIALIST Curialist krlst n Defn One who belongs to the ultramontane party in the Latin Church Shipley CURIALISTIC Curialistic lstk a Etym Lcurialis belonging to the imperial court fr curia LL also counselors and retinue of a king 1 Pertaining to a court 2 Relating or belonging to the ultramonate party in the Latin Church CURIALITY Curiality lt n Etym Cf LL curialitas courtesy fr curialis Defn The privileges prerogatives or retinue of a court Obs Bacon CURIET Curiet krt n Defn A cuirass Obs Spenser CURING Curing krng Defn p a vb n of Cure Curing house a building in which anything is cured especially in the West Indies a building in which sugar is drained and dried CURIO Curio kr n plCurios Etym Abbreviation of curiosity Defn Any curiosity or article of virtu The busy world which does not hunt poets as collectors hunt for curios F Harrison CURIOLOGIC Curiologic ljk a Etym Gr Cyriologic Defn Pertaining to a rude kind of hieroglyphics in which a thing is represented by its picture instead of by a symbol CURIOSITY Curiosity krst n pl Curiosities t Etym OE curiouste curiosite OF curioseté curiosité F curiosit fr L curiositas fr curiosus See Currious and cf Curio 1 The state or quality or being curious nicety accuracy exactness elaboration Obs Bacon When thou wast in thy gilt and thy perfume they mocked thee for too much curiosity Shak A screen accurately cut in tapiary work with great curiosity Evelin 2 Disposition to inquire investigate or seek after knowledge a desire to gratify the mind with new information or objects of interest inquisitiveness Milton 3 That which is curious or fitted to excite or reward attention We took a ramble together to see the curiosities of this great town Addison There hath been practiced also a curiosity to set a tree upon the north side of a wall and at a little hieght to draw it through the wall etc Bacon CURIOSO Curioso krz or krs n pl Curiosos zor s Etym It See Curious Defn A virtuoso CURIOUS Curious krs a Etym OF curios curius F curieux L curiosus careful inquisitive fr cura care See Cure 1 Difficult to please or satisfy solicitous to be correct careful scrupulous nice exact Obs Little curious in her clothes Fuller How shall we If he be curious work upon his faith Bean 2 Exhibiting care or nicety artfully constructed elaborate wrought with elegance or skill To devise curious works Ex xxxv 32 His body couched in a curious bed Shak 3 Careful or anxious to learn eager for knowledge given to research or inquiry habitually inquisitive prying sometimes with after or of It is a picurious after things that were elegant and beatiful should not have been as curious as to their origin their uses and their natural history Woodward 4 Exciting attention or inquiry awakening surprise inviting and rewarding inquisitiveness not simple or plain strange rare Acurious tale Shak A multitude of curious analogies Mocaulay Many a quaint and curiousvolume of forgotten lore E A Poe Abstruse investigations in recondite branches of learning or sciense often bring to light curious results C J Smith Curious arts magic Obs Many which used curious arts brought their books together and burned them Acts xix 19 Syn Inquisitive prying See Inquisitive CURIOUSLY Curiously adv Defn In a curious manner CURIOUSNESS Curiousness n 1 Carefulness painstaking Obs My fathers care With curiousness and cost did train me up Massinger 2 The state of being curious exactness of workmanship ingenuity of contrivance 3 Inquisitiveness curiosity CURL Curl krl v t imp p p Curled krld p pr vb n Curling Etym Akin to D krullen Dan kr dial Sw krulla to curl crisp possibly akin to E crook Cf Curl n Cruller 1 To twist or form into ringlets to crisp as the hair But curl their locks with bodkins and with braid Cascoigne 2 To twist or make onto coils as a serpents body Of his tortuous train Curled many a wanton wreath in sight of Eve Milton 3 To deck with or as with curls to ornament Thicker than the snaky locks That curledMegæra Milton Curling with metaphors a plain intention Herbert 4 To raise in waves or undulations to ripple Seas would be pools without the brushing air To curl the waves Dryden 5 Hat Making Defn To shape the brim into a curve CURL Curl v i 1 To contract or bend into curis or ringlets as hair to grow in curls or spirals as a vine to be crinkled or contorted to have a curly appearance as leaves lie curled on the ground Thou seest it hair will not curl by nature Shak 2 To move in curves spirals or undulations to contract in curving outlines to bend in a curved form to make a curl or curls Cirling billows Dryden Then round her slender waist he curled Dryden Curling smokes from village tops are seen Pope Gayly curl the waves before each dashing prow Byron He smiled a king of sickly smile and curled up on the floor Bret Harte 358 3 To play at the game called curling Scot CURL Curl krl n Etym Akin to D krul Dan kr See Curl v 1 A ringlet especially of hair anything of a spiral or winding form Under a coronet his flowing hair In curls on either cheek played Milton 2 An undulating or waving line or streak in any substance as wood glass etc flexure sinuosity If the glass of the prisms be without those numberless waves or curls which usually arise from the sand holes Sir I Newton 3 A disease in potatoes in which the leaves at their first appearance seem curled and shrunken Blue curls Bot See under Blue CURLED Curled lrld a Defn Having curls curly sinuous wavy as curled maple maple having fibers which take a sinnuous course Curled hair Com the hair of the manes and tails of horses prepared for upholstery purposes McElrath CURLEDNESS Curledness n Defn State of being curled curliness CURLER Curler r n 1 One who or that which curls 2 A player at the game called curling Burns CURLEW Curlew krl n Etym F courlieu corlieu courlis perh of imitative origin but cf OF corlieus courier L currere to run levis light Zoöl Defn A wading bird of the genus Numenius remarkable for its long slender curved bill Note The common European curlew is N arquatus The longbilled N longirostris the Hudsonian N Hudsonicus and the Eskimo curlew N borealis are American species The name is said to imitate the note of the European species Curlew Jack Zoöl the whimbrel or lesser curlew Curlew sandpiper Zoöl a sandpiper Tringa ferruginea or subarquata common in Europe rare in America resembling a curlew in having a long curved bill See Illustation in Appendix CURLINESS Curliness krlns n Defn State of being curly CURLING Curling n 1 The act or state of that which curls as the curling of smoke when it rises the curling of a ringlet also the act or process of one who curls something as hair or the brim of hats 2 A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark Curling is an amusement of the winter and played on the ice by sliding from one mark to another great stones of 40 to 70 pounds weight of a hemispherical form with an iron or wooden handle at top The object of the player is to lay his stone as near to the mark as possible to guard that of his partner which has been well laid before or to strike off that of his antagonist Pennant Tour in Scotland 1772 Curling irons Curling tong an instrument for curling the hair commonly heated when used CURLINGLY Curlingly adv Defn With a curl or curls CURLY Curly krl a Defn Curling or tending to curl having curls full of ripples crinkled CURLYCUE Curlycue krlk n Etym Cf F caracole Defn Some thing curled or spiral as a flourish made with a pen on paper or with skates on the ice a trick a frolicsome caper Sometimes written carlicue Colloq US To cut a curlycue to make a flourish to cut a caper I gave a flourishing about the room and cut a curlycue with my right foot McClintock CURMUDGEON Curmudgeon krmjn n Etym OE cornmudgin where mudgin is prob from OF muchier mucier F musser to hide of uncertain origin cf OE muchares skulking thieves E miche micher Defn An avaricious grasping fellow a miser a niggard a churl A grayheaded curmudgeon of a negro W Irving CURMUDGEONLY Curmudgeonly a Defn Like a curmudgeon niggardly churlish as a curmudgeonly fellow CURMURRING Curmurring krmrrng n Defn Murmuring grumbling sometimes applied to the rumbling produced by a slight attack of the gripes Scot Burns CURR Curr kr v i Etym Prob imitative Defn To coo Scot The owlets hoot the owlets curr Wordsworth CURRANT Currant krrant n Etym F corinthe raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth currant in sense 1 from the city of Corinth in Greece whence probably the small dried grape 1 was first imported the Ribes fruit 2 receiving the name from its resemblance to that grape 1 A small kind of seedless raisin imported from the Levant chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia used in cookery 2 The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common red currant or of its variety the white currant 3 Bot Defn A shrub or bush of several species of the genus Ribes a genus also including the gooseberry esp the Ribes rubrum Black curranta shrub or bush Ribes nigrum and R floridum and its black strongflavored tonic fruit Cherry currant a variety of the red currant having a strong symmetrical bush and a very large berry Currant borer Zoöl the larva of an insect that bores into the pith and kills currant bushes specif the larvae of a small clearwing moth Ægeria tipuliformis and a longicorn beetle Psenocerus supernotatus Currant worm Zoöl an insect larva which eats the leaves or fruit of the currant The most injurious are the currant sawfly Nematus ventricosus introduced from Europe and the spanworm Eufitchia ribearia The fruit worms are the larva of a fly Epochra Canadensis and a spanworm Eupithecia Flowering currant Missouri currant a species of Ribes R aureum having showy yellow flowers CURRENCY Currency krrnc n pl Currencies s Etym Cf LL currentia a current fr L currens p pr of currere to run See Current 1 A continued or uninterrupted course or flow like that of a sream as the currency of time Obs Ayliffe 2 The state or quality of being current general acceptance or reception a passing from person to person or from hand to hand circulation as a report has had a long or general currency the currency of bank notes 3 That which is in circulation or is given and taken as having or representing value as the currency of a country a specie currency esp government or bank notes circulating as a substitute for metallic money 4 Fluency readiness of utterance Obs 5 Current value general estimation the rate at which anything is generally valued He takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency and not after intrinsic value Bacon The bare name of Englishman too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful W Irving CURRENT Current krrent a Etym OE currant OF curant corant p pr of curre corre F courre courir to run from L currere perh akin to E horse Cf Course Concur Courant Coranto 1 Running or moving rapidly Archaic Like the current fire that renneth Upon a cord Gower To chase a creature that was current then In these wild woods the hart with golden horns Tennyson 2 Now passing as time as the current month 3 Passing from person to person or from hand to hand circulating through the community generally received common as a current coin a current report current history That there was current money in Abrahams time is past doubt Arbuthnot Your firenew stamp of honor is scarce current Shak His current value which is less or more as men have occasion for him Grew 4 Commonly estimated or acknowledged 5 Fitted for general acceptance or circulation authentic passable O Buckingham now do I play the touch To try if thou be current gold indeed Shak Account current See under Account Current money lawful money Abbott CURRENT Current n Etym Cf F courant See Current a 1 A flowing or passing onward motion Hence A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction a stream esp the swiftest part of it as a current of water or of air that which resembles a stream in motion as a current of electricity Two such silver currents when they join Do glorify the banks that bound them in Shak The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents whose direction the navigator should know Nichol 2 General course ordinary procedure progressive and connected movement as the current of time of events of opinion etc Current meter an instrument for measuring the velocity force etc of currents Current mill a mill driven by a current wheel Current wheel a wheel dipping into the water and driven by the current of a stream or by the ebb and flow of the tide Syn Stream course See Stream CURRENTLY Currently adv Defn In a current manner generally commonly as it is currently believed CURRENTNESS Currentness n 1 The quality of being current currency circulation general reception 2 Easiness of pronunciation fluency Obs When currentness combineth with staidness how can the language sound other than most full of sweetness Camden CURRICLE Curricle krrkl n Etym Lcurriculum a running a race course fr currere to run See Current and cf Curriculum 1 A small or short course Upon a curricle in this world depends a long course of the next Sir T Browne 2 A twowheeled chaise drawn by two horses abreast CURRICULUM Curriculum krrklm n pl E Curriculums lCurricula l Etym L See Curricle 1 A race course a place for running 2 A course particularly a specified fixed course of study as in a university CURRIE Currie krr n v Defn See 2d 3d Curry CURRIED Curried r pa Etym See Curry v t and Curry n 1 Dressed by currying cleaned prepared 2 Prepared with curry as curried rice fowl etc CURRIER Currier krr n Etym From 1st Curry Defn One who curries and dresses leather after it is tanned CURRISH Currish krrsh a Etym From Cur Defn Having the qualities or exhibiting the characteristics of a cur snarling quarrelsome snappish churlish hence also malicious malignant brutal Thy currish spirit Governed a wolf Shak Some currish plot some trick Lockhart Currishly adv Currishness n CURRY Curry krr v t imp pp Curried rd ppr vb n Currying Etym OE curraien curreien OF cunreer correier to prepare arrange furnish curry a horse F corroyer to curry leather cf OF conrei conroi order arrangement LL conredium cor Lcom roi rei arrangement order prob of German origin and akin to E ready See Ready Greith and cf Corody Array 1 To dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping cleansing beating smoothing and coloring said of leather 2 To dress the hair or coat of a horse ox or the like with a currycomb and brush to comb as a horse in order to make clean Your short horse is soon curried Beau FL 3 To beat or bruise to drub said of persons I have seen him curry a fellows carcass handsomely Beau FL To curry favor to seek to gain favor by flattery or attentions See Favor n CURRY Curry n Etym Tamil kari Written also currie 1 Cookery Defn A kind of sauce much used in India containing garlic pepper ginger and other strong spices 2 A stew of fowl fish or game cooked with curry Curry powder Cookery a condiment used for making curry formed of various materials including strong spices as pepper ginger garlic coriander seed etc CURRY Curry krr v t Defn To flavor or cook with curry CURRYCOMB Currycomb krrkm n Defn A kind of card or comb having rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges used in curryng a horse CURRYCOMB Currycomb v t Defn To comb with a currycomb CURSE Curse krs v t imp pp Cursed krst or Curst p pr vb n Cursing Etym AS cursian corsian perh of Scand origin cf Dan korse to make the sign of the cross Sw korsa fr Dan Sw kors cross Icel kross all these Scand words coming fr OF crois croiz fr L crux cross Cf Cross 1 To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon to imprecate evil upon to execrate Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people Ex xxii 28 Ere sunset Ill make thee curse the deed Shak 2 To bring great evil upon to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble to afflict or injure grievously to harass or torment On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy plagues and curse em with such sons as those Pope To curse by bell book and candle See under Bell CURSE Curse v i Defn To utter imprecations or curses to affirm or deny with imprecations to swear Then began he to curse and to swear Matt xxi 74 His spirits hear me And yet I need must curse Shak CURSE Curse n Etym AS curs See Curse v t 1 An invocation of or prayer for harm or injury malediction Lady you know no rules of charity Which renders good for bad blessings for curses Shak 2 Evil pronounced or invoked upon another solemnly or in passion subjection to or sentence of divine condemnation The priest shall write these curses in a book Num v 23 Curses like chickens come home to roost Old Proverb 3 The cause of great harm evil or misfortune that which brings evil or severe affliction torment The common curse of mankind folly and ignorance Shak All that I eat or drink or shall beget Is propagated curse Milton The curse of Scotland Card Playing the nine of diamonds Not worth a curse See under Cress Syn Malediction imprecation execration See Malediction CURSED Cursed krsd a Defn Deserving a curse execrable hateful detestable abominable Let us fly this cursed place Milton This cursed quarrel be no more renewed Dryden CURSEDLY Cursedly adv Defn In a cursed manner miserably in a manner to be detested enormously Low CURSEDNESS Cursedness n 1 The state of being under a curse or of being doomed to execration or to evil 2 Wickedness sin cursing Chaucer 3 Shrewishness My wifes cursedness Chaucer CURSER Curser krsr n Defn One who curses CURSHIP Curship krshp n Etym Cur ship Defn The state of being a cur one who is currish Jocose How durst he I say oppose thy curship Hudibras CURSITATING Cursitating krsttng a Etym See Cursitor Defn Moving about slightly R H Bushnell CURSITOR Cursitor krstr n Etym LL cursitor equiv to L cursor fr cursare to run hither and thither fr currere to run See Current and cf Cursor 1 A courier or runner Obs Cursitors to and fro Holland 2 EngLaw Defn An officer in the Court of Chancery whose business is to make out original writs CURSIVE Cursive krsv a Etym LL cursivus cf F cursif See Cursitor Defn Running flowing Cursive handa running handwriting CURSIVE Cursive n 1 A character used in cursive writing 2 A manuscript especially of the New Testament written in small connected characters or in a running hand opposed to uncial Shipley CURSOR Cursor krsr n Etym L a runner See Cursitor Defn Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part CURSORARY Cursorary srr a Defn Cursory hasty Obs With a cursorary eye oerglanced the articles Shak CURSORES Cursores krsrEz n pl Etym L cursor pl cursores a runner Zoöl a An order of running birds including the ostrich emu and allies the Ratitaæ b A group of running spiders the wolf spiders CURSORIAL Cursorial krsral a Zoöl a Adapted to running or walking and not to prehension as the limbs of the horse are cursorial See Illust of Aves b Of or pertaining to the Cursores CURSORILY Cursorily krsrl adv Defn In a running or hasty manner carelessly CURSORINESS Cursoriness n Defn The quality of being cursory superficial performance as cursoriness of view CURSORY Cursory krsr a Etym L cursorius fr cursor See Cursor 1 Running about not stationary Obs 2 Characterized by haste hastily or superficially performed slight superficial careless Events far too important to be treated in a cursory manner Hallam CURST Curst krst Defn imp pp of Curse CURST Curst a Etym SeeCurse Defn Froward malignant mischievous malicious snarling Obs Though his mind Be neer so curst his tonque is kind Crashaw CURSTFULLY Curstfully fll adv Defn Peevishly vexatiously detestably Obs Curstfully mad Marston CURSTNESS Curstness krstns n Defn Peevishness malignity frowardness crabbedness surliness Obs Shak CURT Curt krt a Etym L curtus cf Skr kart to cut Cf Curtail Defn Characterized by exessive brevity short rudely concise as curt limits a curt answer The curt yet comprehensive reply W Irving CURTAIL Curtail krtl v t imp pp Curtailed tld ppr vbn Curtailing Etym See Curtal Defn To cut off the end or tail or any part of to shorten to abridge to diminish to reduce I that am curtailed of this fair proportion Shak Our incomes have been curtailed his salary has been doubled Macualay CURTAIL Curtail krtl n Defn The scroll termination of any architectural member as of a step etc CURTAIL DOG Curtail dog d Defn A dog with a docked tail formerly the dog of a person not qualified to course which by the forest laws must have its tail cut short partly as a mark and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog in running hence a dog not fit for sporting Hope is a curtail dog in some affairs Shak CURTAILER Curtailer krtlr n Defn One who curtails CURTAILMENT Curtailment krtlment n Defn The act or result of curtailing or cutting off Bancroft CURTAIN Curtain krtn 48 n Etym OEcortin curtinfr OF cortine curtine F courtine LL cortina curtian in senses 1 and 2 also small court small inclosure surrounded by walls from cortis court See Court 1 A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal and admitting of being drawn back or up and reclosed at pleasure esp drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window in theaters and like places a movable screen for concealing the stage 2 Fort Defn That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion 3 Arch Defn That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions towers etc 4 A flag an ensign in contempt Obs Shak Behind the curtain in concealment in secret Curtain lecture a querulous lecture given by a wife to her husband within the bed curtains or in bed Jerrold A curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the world for teaching the virtues of patience and longsuffering W Irving The curtain falls the performance closes The curtain rises the performance begins To draw the curtain to close ot over an object or to remove it hence a To hide or to disclose an object b To commence or close a performance To drop the curtain to end the tale or close the performance CURTAIN Curtain v t imp pp Curtained tnd 48 p pr vb n Curtaining Defn To inclose as with curtains to furnish with curtains So when the sun in bed Curtained with cloudy red Milton CURTAL Curtal krtal a Etym OF courtault F courtaud having a docked tail cf It cortaldo fr court short L curtus See Curt and Curtail Defn Curt brief laconic Essays and curtal aphorisms Milton Curtal dog See Curtail dog CURTAL Curtal n Defn A horse with a docked tail hence anything cut short Obs Nares CURTAL AX CURTLE AX CURTELASSE Curtal ax Curtle ax Curtelasse krtlas Defn A corruption of Cutlass CURTAL FRIAR Curtal friar frr Defn A friar who acted as porter at the gate of a monastery Sir W Scott CURTANA Curtana krtn n Defn The pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their coronation and emblematically considered as the sword of mercy also called the sword of Edward the Confessor CURTATE Curtate krtt a Etym L curtatus pp of curtare to shorten fr curtus See Curt Astron Defn Shortened or reduced said of the distance of a planet from the sun or earth as measured in the plane of the ecliptic or the distance from the sun or earth to that point where a perpendicular let fall from the planet upon the plane of the ecliptic meets the ecliptic Curtate cycloid Math See Cycloid CURTATION Curtation krtshn n Astron Defn The interval by which the curtate distance of a planet is less than the true distance CURTEIN Curtein krtn n Defn Same as Curtana CURTES Curtes krts a Defn Courteous Obs Chaucer CURTESY Curtesy krts n pl Curtesies s Etym Either fr courlesy the lands being held as it were by favor or fr court LL curtis the husband being regarded as holding the lands as a vassal of the court See Court Courtesy Law Defn the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his deceased wife which by the common law takes effect where he has had issue by her born alive and capable of inheriting the lands Mozley W CURTILAGE Curtilage k n Etym OF cortillage curtillage fr cortil court courtyard LL cortis court See Court Law Defn A yard courtyard or piece of ground included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house Burrill CURTLY Curtly krtl adv Defn In a curt manner CURTNESS Curtness n Defn The quality of bing curt CURTSY Curtsy krts n Defn Same as Courtesy an act of respect CURULE Curule krl a Etym L curulis fr currus a charoit cf F curule 1 Of or pertaining to a charoit 2 Rom Antiq Defn Of or pertaining to a kind of chair appropriated to Roman magistrates and dignitaries pertaining to having or conferring the right to sit in the curule chair hence official Note The curule chair was usually shaped like a camp stool and provided with curved legs It was at first ornamented with ivory and later sometimes made of ivory and inlaid with gold Curule dignity right of sitting in the curule chair CURURO Cururo krr n Etym Chilian name Zoöl Defn A Chilian burrowing rodent of the genus Spalacopus CURVAL CURVANT Curval krval Curvant vant a Etym L curvans p pr Her Defn Bowed bent curved CURVATE CURVATED Curvate krvt Curvated vtd a Etym L curvatus p p of curvare to curve fr curvus See Curve Defn Bent in a regular form curved CURVATION Curvation krvshn n Etym L curvatio Defn The act of bending or crooking CURVATIVE Curvative krvtv a Bot Defn Having the margins only a little curved said of leaves Henslow CURVATURE Curvature krvtr 135 n Etym L curvatura See Curvate 1 The act of curving or the state of being bent or curved a curving or bending normal or abnormal as of a line or surface from a rectilinear direction a bend a curve Cowper The elegant curvature of their fronds Darwin 2 Math Defn The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical curve or the tendency at any point to depart from a tangent drawn to the curve at that point Aberrancy of curvature Geom the deviation of a curve from a curcular form Absolute curvature See under Absolute Angle of curvature Geom one that expresses the amount of curvature of a curve Chord of curvature See under Chord Circle of curvature See Osculating circle of a curve under Circle Curvature of the spine Med an abnormal curving of the spine especially in a lateral direction Radius of curvature the radius of the circle of curvature or osculatory circle at any point of a curve CURVE Curve krv a Etym L curvus bent curved See Cirb Defn Bent without angles crooked curved as a curve line a curve surface CURVE Curve n Etym See Curve a Cirb 1 A bending without angles that wcich is bent a flexure as a curve in a railway or canal 2 Geom Defn A line described according to some low and having no finite portion of it a straight line Axis of a curve See under Axis Curve of quickest descent See Brachystochrone Curve tracing Math the process of determining the shape location singular points and other perculiarities of a curve from its equation Plane curve Geom a curve such that when a plane passes through three points of the curve it passes through all the other points of the curve Any other curve is called a curve of double curvature or a twisted curve CURVE Curve v t imp pp Curved krvd p pr vb n Curving Etym L curvare fr curvus See Curve a Curb Defn To bend to crook as to curve a line to curve a pipe to cause to swerve from a straight course as to curve a ball in pitching it CURVE Curve v i Defn To bend or turn gradually from a given direction as the road curves to the right CURVEDNESS Curvedness dns n Defn The state of being curved CURVET Curvet krvt or krvt 277 n Etym OE corvet Itcorvetta cf F courbette See Curve and cf Corvetto 1 Man Defn A particular leap of a horse when he raises both his fore legs at once equally advanced and as his fore legs are falling raises his hind legs so that all his legs are in the air at once 2 A prank a frolic CURVET Curvet v i imp pp Curveted or vetted ppr vb n Curveting or vetting Etym Cf It corvettare See Curvet n 1 To make a curvet to leap to bound Oft and high he did curvet Drayton 2 To leap and frisk to frolic Shak CURVET Curvet v t Defn To cause to curvet Landor CURVICAUDATE Curvicaudate krvkdt a Etym L curvus bent E caudate Zoöl Defn Having a curved or crooked tail CURVICOSTATE Curvicostate krvkstt a Etym L curvus E costate Bot Defn Having bent ribs CURVIDENTATE Curvidentate krvdntt a Etym L curvus E dentate Defn Having curved teeth CURVIFORM Curviform krvfrm a Etym L curvus form Defn Having a curved form CURVILINEAD Curvilinead krvlnd n Geom Defn An instrument for drawing curved lines CURVILINEAL CURVILINEAR Curvilineal al Curvilinear r a Etym L curvus bent E lineal linear Defn Consisting of or bounded by curved lines as a curvilinear figure CURVILINEARITY Curvilinearity rt n Defn The state of being curvilinear or of being bounded by curved lines CURVILINEARLY Curvilinearly rl adv Defn In a curvilinear manner CURVINERVED Curvinerved nrvd a Etym L curvus bent E nerve Bot Defn Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved called also curvinervate and curveveined CURVIROSTRAL Curvirostral rstral a Etym L curvus E rostral Zoöl Defn Having a crooked beak as the crossbill CURVIROSTRES Curvirostres rstrz n pl Etym NL fr L curvus curved rostrum beak rostrum Zoöl Defn A group of passerine birds including the creepers and nuthatches CURVISERIAL Curviserial sral a Etym L curvus bent E serial Bot Defn Distributed in a curved line as leaves along a stem CURVITY Curvity krvy n Etym L curvitas from curvus bent cf F curvité Defn The state of being curved a bending in a regular form crookedness Holder CURVOGRAPH Curvograph krvgrf n Etym L curvus bent graph Geom Defn An arcograph CUSCUS Cuscus n The same word as Couscous fr F couscous couscous Ar kuskus Bot Defn A soft grass Pennisetum typhoideum found in all tropical regions used as food for men and cattle in Central Africa CUSCUS OIL Cuscus oil Defn Same as Vetiver oil CUSHAT Cushat ksht n Etym AS cusceote Zoöl Defn The ringdove or wood pigeon Scarce with cushats homely song can vie Sir W Scott CUSHEWBIRD Cushewbird kshbrd n Zoöl Defn The galeated curassow See Curassow CUSHION Cushion kshn n Etym OE cuischun quisshen OF coissin cuissin F coussin fr assumed LL culcitinum dim of L culcita cushion mattress pillow See Quilt and cf Counterpoint a coverlet 1 A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material and used to sit or recline upon a soft pillow or pad Two cushions stuffed with straw the seat to raise Dryden 2 Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use as a a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf b a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston c the elastic edge of a billiard table 3 A riotous kind of dance formerly common at weddings called also cushion dance Halliwell Cushion capitalArch A capital so sculptured as to appear like a cushion pressed down by the weight of its entablature b A name given to a form of capital much used in the Romanesque style modeled like a bowl the upper part of which is cut away on four sides leaving vertical faces Cushion star Zoöl a pentagonal starfish belonging to Goniaster Astrogonium and other allied genera so called from its form CUSHION Cushion kshn v t imp pp Cushioned nd p pr vb Cushioning 1 To seat or place on or as on a cushion Many who are cushioned on thrones would have remained in obscurity Bolingbroke 2 To furnish with cushions as to cushion a chaise 3 To conceal or cover up as under a cushion Cushioned hammer a deadstroke hammer See under Deadstroke CUSHIONET Cushionet kshnt n Etym OF coissinet F coussinet See Cushion and cf Coussinet Defn A little cushion CUSHIONLESS Cushionless a Defn Hot furnished with a cushion Rows of long cushionless benches supplying the place of pews Hawthorne CUSHION TIRE Cushion tire Defn A thick solidrubber tire as for a bicycle with a hollow groove running lengthwise on the inside CUSHIONY Cushiony a Defn Like a cushion soft pliable A flat and cushiony noce Dickens CUSHITE Cushite ksht n Defn A descendant of Cush the son of Ham and grandson of Noah CUSK Cusk ksk n Zoöl Defn A large edible marine fish Brosmius brosme allied to the cod common on the northern coasts of Europe and America called also tusk and torsk CUSKIN Cuskin kskn n Defn A kind of drinking cup Obs CUSP Cusp ksp n Etym L cuspis idis point pointed end 1 Arch Defn A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch or from an inner curve of tracery 2 Astrol Defn The beginning or first entrance of any house in the calculations of nativities etc 3 Astron Defn The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescentshaped luminary 4 Math Defn A multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent 5 Anat Defn A prominence or point especially on the crown of a tooth 6 Bot Defn A sharp and rigid point CUSP Cusp v t imp pp Cusped kspt ppr vb n Cusping Defn To furnish with a cusp or cusps CUSPATED Cuspated ksptd a Defn Ending in a point CUSPID Cuspid kspd n Etym See Cusp Anat Defn One of the canine teeth so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown See Tooth CUSPIDAL Cuspidal pdal a Etym From L cuspis cuspidis See Cusp Defn Ending in a point CUSPIDATE Cuspidate dt v t Defn To make pointed or sharp CUSPIDATE CUSPIDATED Cuspidate kspdt Cuspidated dtd a Etym L cuspidatus pp of cuspidare to make pointed fr cuspis See Cusp Defn Having a sharp end like the point of a spear terminating in a hard point as a cuspidate leaf CUSPIDOR Cuspidor dr n Etym Pg cuspideria fr cuspir to spit Defn Any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon hence to avoid the common term a spittoon of any sort CUSPIS Cuspis ksps n Etym L Defn A point a sharp end CUSSEDNESS Cussedness n Cussed for cursed ness Defn Disposition to willful wrongdoing malignity perversity cantankerousness obstinacy Slang or Colloq U S In her opinion it was all pure cussedness Mrs Humphry Ward Disputatiousness and perversity what the Americans call cussedness James Bryce CUSTARD Custard kstrd n Etym Prob the same word as OE crustade crustate a pie made with a crust fr L crustatus covered with a crust p p of crustare fr crusta crust cf OF croustade pasty It crostata or F coutarde See Crust and cf Crustated Defn A mixture of milk and eggs sweetened and baked or boiled Custard apple Bot a low tree or shrub of tropical America including several species of Anona A squamosa reticulata etc having a roundish or ovate fruit the size of a small orange containing a soft yellowish edible pulp Custard coffin pastry or crust which covers or coffins a custard Obs Shak CUSTODE Custode kstd n Etym F or It custode fr L custos odis Defn See Custodian CUSTODIAL Custodial kstdal a Etym Cf F custodial fr L custodia See Custody Defn Relating to custody or guardianship CUSTODIAN Custodian kstdan n Etym From Custody Defn One who has care or custody as of some public building a keeper or superintendent CUSTODIANSHIP Custodianship n Defn Office or duty of a custodian CUSTODIER Custodier r n Etym Cf LL custodiarus Defn A custodian Scot Sir W Scott CUSTODY Custody kstd n Etym L custodia fr custos guard prob akin to Gr hide Seee Hide to cover 1 A keeping or guarding care watch inspection for keeping preservation or security A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas Bacon 2 Judicial or penal safekeeping Jailer take him to thy custody Shak 3 State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape restraint of liberty confinement imprisonment What pease will be given To us enslaved but custody severe And stripes and arbitrary punishment Milton CUSTOM Custom kstm n Etym OF custume costume AngloNorman coustome F coutume fr assumed LL consuetumen custom habit fr L consuetudo dinis fr consuescere to accustom verb inchoative fr consuere to be accustomed con suere to be accustomed prosuus ones own akin to E so adv Cf Consuetude Costume 1 Frequent repetition of the same act way of acting common to many ordinary manner habitual practice usage method of doing or living And teach customs which are not lawful Acts xvi 21 Moved beyong his custom Gama said Tennyson A custom More honored in the breach than the observance Shak 2 Habitual buying of goods practice of frequenting as a shop manufactory etc for making purchases or giving orders business support Let him have your custom but not your votes Addison 3 Law Defn Longestablished practice considered as unwritten law and resting for authority on long consent usage See Usage and Prescription Note Usage is a fact Custom is a law There can be no custom without usage though there may be usage without custom Wharton 4 Familiar aquaintance familiarity Obs Age can not wither her nor custom stale Her infinite variety Shak Custom of merchants a system or code of customs by which affairs of commerce are regulated General customs those which extend over a state or kingdom Particular customs those which are limited to a city or district as the customs of London Syn Practice fashion See Habit and Usage CUSTOM Custom v t Etym Cf OF costumer Cf Accustom 1 To make familiar to accustom Obs Gray 2 To supply with customers Obs Bacon CUSTOM Custom v i Defn To have a custom Obs On a bridge he custometh to fight Spenser CUSTOM Custom n Etym OF coustume F coutume tax i e the usual tax See 1st Custom Defn 1 the customary tolltax or tribute Render therefore to all their dues tribute to whom tribute is due custom to whom custom Rom xiii 7 2 pl Defn Duties or tolls imposed by law on commodities imported or exported CUSTOM Custom v t Defn To pay the customs of Obs Marlowe CUSTOMABLE Customable bl a Etym Cf OF coustumable 1 Customary Obs Sir T More 2 Subject to the payment of customs dutiable CUSTOMABLENESS Customableness n Defn Quality of being customable conformity to custom Obs CUSTOMABLY Customably adv Defn Usually Obs Milton CUSTOMARILY Customarily rl adv Defn In a customary manner habitually CUSTOMARINESS Customariness n Defn Quality of being customary CUSTOMARY Customary kstmr a Etym CF OF coustumier F coutumier See Custom and cf Customer 1 Agreeing with or established by custom established by common usage conventional habitual Even now I met him With customary compliment Shak A formal customary attendance upon the offices South 2 Law Defn Holding or held by custom as customary tenants customary service or estate CUSTOMARY Customary n Etym OF coustumier F coutumier Defn A book containing laws and usages or customs as the Customary of the Normans Cowell CUSTOMER Customer kstmr n Etym A doublet of customary a cf LL custumarius toll gatherer See Custom 1 One who collect customs a toll gatherer Obs The customers of the small or petty custom and of the subsidy do demand of them custom for kersey cloths Hakluyt 2 One who regularly or repeatedly makes purchases of a trader a purchaser a buyer He has got at last the character of a good customer by this means he gets credit for something considerable and then never pays for it Goldsmith 3 A person with whom a business house has dealings as the customers of a bank J A H Murray 4 A peculiar person in an indefinite sense as a queer customer an ugly customer Colloq Dickens 5 A lewd woman Obs Shak CUSTOMHOUSE Customhouse hous n Defn The building where customs and duties are paid and where vessels are entered or cleared Customhouse broker an agent who acts for merchants in the business of entering and clearing goods and vessels CUSTOS Custos ksts n pl Custodes k Etym L Defn A keeper a custodian a superintendent Obs Custos rotulorum r Etym LL keeper of the rolls Eng Law the principal justice of the peace in a county who is also keeper of the rolls and records of the sessions of the peace CUSTREL Custrel kstrel n Etym OF coustillier See Coistril Defn An armorbearer to a knight Obs CUSTREL Custrel n Defn See Costrel Obs Ainsworth CUSTUMARY Custumary tmr a Defn See Customary Obs CUT Cut kt v t imp pp Cut ppr vb n Cutting Etym OE cutten kitten ketten prob of Celtic origin cf W cwtau to shorten curtail dock cwta bobtailed cwt tail skirt Gael cutaich to shorten curtail dock cutach short docked cut a bobtail piece Ir cut a short tail cutach bobtailed Cf Coot 1 To sparate the parts of with or as with a sharp instrument to make an incision in to gash to sever to divide You must cut this flesh from off his breast Shak Before the whistling winds the vessels fly With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way Pope 2 To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering to hew to mow or reap Thy servants can skill to cut timer 2 Chron ii 8 3 To sever and remove by cutting to cut off to dock as to cut the hair to cut the nails 4 To castrate or geld as to cut a horse 5 To form or shape by cutting to make by incision hewing etc to carve to hew out Why should a man whose blood is warm within Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster Shak Loopholes cut through thickest shade Milton 6 To wound or hurt deeply the snsibilities of to pierce to lacerate as sarcasm cuts to the quick The man was cut to the heart Addison 7 To intersect to cross as one line cuts another at right angles 8 To refuse to recognize to ignorre as to cut a person in the street to cut ones acquaintance Colloq 9 To absent ones self from as to cut an appointment a recitation etc Colloq An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the shop whenever he can do so with impunity Thomas Hamilton To cut a caper See under Caper To cut the cards to divide a pack of cards into portions in order to determine the deal or the trump or to change the cards to be dealt To cut a dash or a figure to make a display Colloq To cut down a To sever and cause to fall to fell to prostrate Timber cut down in the mountains of Cilicia Knolles b To put down to abash to humble Obs So great is his natural eloquence that he cuts doun the finest orator Addison c To lessen to retrench to curtail as to cut down expenses d Naut To raze as to cut down a frigate into a sloop To cut the knot or the Gordian knot to dispose of a difficulty summarily to solve it by prompt arbitrary action rather than by skill or patience To cut lots to determine lots by cuttings cards to draw lots To cut off a To sever to separate I would to God The king had cut off my brothers Shak b To put an untimely death to put an end to to destroy Irencut off by martyrdom Addison c To interrupt as to cut off communication to cut off the flow of steam from the boiler to a steam engine d To intercept as to cut off an enemys retreat e To end to finish as to cut off further debate To cut out a To remove by cutting or carving as to cut out a piece from a board b To shape or form by cutting as to cut out a garment A large forest cut out into walks Addison c To scheme to contrive to prepare as to cut out work for another day Every man had cut out a place for himself Addison d To step in and take the place of to supplant as to cut out a rival Colloq e To debar I am cut out from anything but common acknowledgments Pope f To seize and carry off a vessel from a harbor or from under the guns of an enemy To cut to pieces a To cut into pieces as to cut cloth to pieces b To slaughter as to cut an army to pieces To cut a play Drama to shorten it by leaving out passages to adapt it for the stage To cut rates Railroads etc to reduce the charges for transportation below the rates established between competing lines To cut short to arrest or check abruptly to bring to a sudden termination Achilles cut him short and thus replied Dryden To cut stick to make off clandestinely or precipitately Slang To cut teeth to put forth teeth to have the teeth pierce through the gum and appear To have cut ones eyeteeth to be sharp and knowing Colloq To cut ones wisdom teeth to come to years of discretion To cut under to undersell as to cut under a competitor in trade To cut up a To cut to pieces as to cut up an animal or bushes b To damage or destroy to injure to wound as to cut up a book or its author by severe criticism This doctrine cuts up all government by the roots Locke c To afflict to discourage to demoralize as the death of his friend cut him up terribly Colloq Thackeray CUT Cut kt v i 1 To do the work of an edged tool to serve in dividing or gashing as a knife cuts well 2 To admit of incision or severance to yield to a cutting instrument Panels of white wood that cuts like cheese Holmes 3 To perform the operation of dividing severing incising intersecting etc to use a cutting instrument He saved the lives of thousands by manner of cutting for the stone Pope 4 To make a stroke with a whip 5 To interfere as a horse 6 To move or make off quickly Colloq 7 To divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the deal or trump or to schange the order of the cards to be dealt To cut across to pass over or through in the most direct way as to cut across a field To cut and run to make off suddenly and quickly from the cutting of a ships cable when there is not time to raise the anchor Colloq To cut in or into to interrupt to jont an anything suddenly To cut up a To play pranks Colloq b To divide into portions well or ill to have the property left at ones death turn out well or poorly when divided among heirs legatees etc Slang When I die may I cut up as well as Morgan Pendennis Thackeray CUT Cut n 1 An opening made with an edged instrument a cleft a gash a slash a wound made by cutting as a sword cut 2 A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument a stroke or blow with a whip 3 That which wounds the feelings as a harsh remark or criticism or a sarcasm personal discourtesy as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him a slight Rip called him by name but the cur snarled snapped his teeth and passed on This was an unkind cut indeed W Irving 4 A notch passage or channel made by cutting or digging a furrow a groove as a cut for a railroad This great cut or ditch Secostris purposed to have made a great deal wider and deeper Knolles 5 The surface left by a cut as a smooth or clear cut 6 A portion severed or cut off a division as a cut of beef a cut of timber It should be understood moreover that the group are not arbitrary cuts but natural groups or types Dana 7 An engraved block or plate the impression from such an engraving as a book illustrated with fine cuts 8 a The act of dividing a pack cards b The right to divide as whose cut is it 9 Manner in which a thing is cut or formed shape style fashion as the cut of a garment With eyes severe and beard of formal cut Shak 10 A common work horse a gelding Obs Hell buy me a cut forth for to ride Beau Fl 11 The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise College Cant 12 A skein of yarn Wright A cut in rates Railroad a reduction in fare freight charges etc below the established rates A short cut a cross route which shortens the way and cuts off a circuitous passage The cut of ones jib the general appearance of a person Colloq To draw cuts to draw lots as of paper etc cut unequal lengths Now draweth cut The which that hath the shortest shall begin Chaucer CUT Cut kt a 1 Gashed or divided as by a cutting instrument 2 Formed or shaped as by cuttting carved 3 Overcome by liquor tipsy Slang Cut and dried prepered beforehand not spontaneous Cut glass glass having a surface ground and polished in facets or figures Cut nail a nail cut by machinery from a rolled plate of iron in distinction from a wrought nail Cut stone stone hewn or chiseled to shape after having been split from the quarry CUTANEOUS Cutaneous ktns a Etym Cf F cutan fr L cutis skin See Cuticle Defn Of pertaining to the skin existing on or affecting the skin as a cutaneous disease cutaneous absorption cutaneous respiration CUTAWAY Cutaway ktw a Defn Having a part cut off or away having the corners rounded or cut away Cutaway coat a coat whose skirts are cut away in front so as not to meet at the bottom CUTCH Cutch kch 224 n Defn See Catechu CUTCH Cutch n Zoöl Defn See Cultch CUTCHERY Cutchery kchr n Etym Hind kachahri Defn A hindoo hall of justice Malcom CUTE Cute kt a Etym An abbrev of acute Defn Clever sharp shrewd ingenious cunning Colloq CUTENESS Cuteness n Defn Acuteness cunning Colloq CUTGRASS Cutgrass ktgrs Defn A grass with leaves having edges furnished with very minute hooked prickles which form a cutting edge one or more species of Leersia CUTICLE Cuticle ktkl n Etym L cuticula dim of cuttis skin akin to E hide skin of an animal 1 Anat Defn The scarfskin or epidermis See Skin 2 Bot Defn The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant found especially in leaves and young stems 3 A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid CUTICULAR Cuticular ktklr a Defn Pertaining to the cuticle or external coat of the skin epidermal CUTIN Cutin ktn n Etym L cutis skin outside Bot Defn The substance which added to the material of a cell wall makes it waterproof as in cork CUTINIZATION Cutinization ktnzshn n Bot Defn The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water as in cork CUTINIZE Cutinize ktnz v t i Defn To change into cutin CUTIS Cutis kts n Etym L See Cuticle Anat Defn See Dermis CUTLASS Cutlass ktlass n pl Cutlasses Ez Etym F coutelas cf It coltellaccio augm fr L cuttellus a smallknife dim of culter knife See Colter and cf Curtal ax Defn A short heavy curving sword used in the navy See Curtal ax Cutlass fish Zoöl a peculiar long thin marine fish Trichirus lepturus of the southern United States and West Indies called also saber fish silver eel and improperly swordfish CUTLER Cutler kUtlEr n Etym OE coteler F coutelier LL cultellarius fr L cultellus See Cutlass Defn One who makes or deals in cutlery or knives and other cutting instruments CUTLERY Cutlery ktlr n 1 The business of a cutler 2 Edged or cutting instruments collectively CUTLET Cutlet ktlt n Etym F c prop little rib dim of c rib fr L costa See Coast Defn A piece of meat especially of veal or mutton cut for broiling CUTLING Cutling ktlng n Etym Cf Cuttle a knife Defn The art of making edged tools or cutlery Obs Milton CUTOFF Cutoff ktf 115 n 1 That which cuts off or shortens as a nearer passage or road 2 Mach a The valve gearing or mechanism by which steam is cut off from entering the cylinder of a steam engine after a definite point in a stroke so as to allow the remainder of the stroke to be made by the expansive force of the steam already let in See Expansion gear under Expansion b Any device for stopping or changing a current as of grain or water in a spout CUTOSE Cutose kts n Etym L cutis skin Chem Defn A variety of cellulose occuring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants and forming an essential ingredient of cork by oxidation it passes to suberic acid CUTOUT Cutout ktout n a Telegraphy A species of switch for changing the current from one circuit to another or for shortening a circuit b Elec A divice for breaking or separating a portion of circuit CUTPURSE Cutpurse ktprs n Defn One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles one who steals from the person a pickpocket To have an open ear a quick eye and a nimble hand is necessary for a cutpurse Shak CUTTER Cutter kttr n 1 One who cuts as a stone cutter a die cutter esp one who cuts out garments 2 That which cuts a machine or part of a machine or a tool or instrument used for cutting as that part of a mower which severs the stalk or as a paper cutter 3 A fore tooth an incisor Ray 4 Naut a A boat used by ships of war b A fast sailing vessel with one mast rigged in most essentials like a sloop A cutter is narrower end deeper than a sloop of the same length and depends for stability on a deep keel often heavily weighted with lead c A small armed vessel usually a steamer in the revenue marine service also called revenue cutter 5 A small light onehorse sleigh 6 An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid 7 A ruffian a bravo a destroyer Obs 8 A kind of soft yellow brick used for facework so called from the facility with which it can be cut Cutter barMach a A bar which carries a cutter or cutting tool as in a boring machine b The bar to which the triangular knives of a harvester are attached Cutter head Mach a rotating head which itself forms a cutter or a rotating stock to which cutters may be attached as in a planing or matching machine Knight CUTTHROAT Cutthroat ktthrt n Defn One who cuts throats a murderer an assassin CUTTHROAT Cutthroat a Defn Murderous cruel barbarous CUTTING Cutting kttng n 1 The act or process of making an incision or of severing felling shaping etc 2 Something cut cut off or cut out as a twig or CUTTING Cutting a 1 Adapted to cut as a cutting tool 2 Chilling penetratinn sharp as a cutting wind 3 Severe sarcastic biting as a cutting reply CUTTINGLY Cuttingly adv Defn In a cutting manner CUTTLE Cuttle kttl n Etym OF cultel coltel coutel fr L cultellus See Cutlass Defn A knife Obs Bale CUTTLE CUTTLEFISH Cuttle kttl Cuttlefish fsh n Etym OE codule AS cudele akin to G kuttelfish cf G k D keutel dirt from the guts G kuttel bowels entrails AS cwip womb Gith qipus belly womb 1 Zoöl Defn A cephalopod of the genus Sepia having an internal shell large eyes and ten arms furnished with denticulated suckers by means of which it secures its prey The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate cephalopods generally Note It has an ink bag opening into the siphon from which when pursued it throws out a dark liquid that clouds the water enabling it to escape observation 2 A foulmouthed fellow An you play the saucy cuttle me Shak CUTTLE BONE Cuttle bone bn Defn The shell or bone of cuttlefishes used for various purposes as for making polishing powder etc CUTTOO PLATE Cuttoo plate ktt plt Defn A hood over the end of a wagon wheel hub to keep dirt away from the axle CUTTY Cutty a Etym Cf Ir Gael cut a short tail cutach bobtailed See Cut Defn Short as a cutty knife a cutty sark Scot CUTTY Cutty ktt n Etym Scotch 1 A short spoon 2 A short tobacco pipe Ramsay 3 A light or unchaste woman Sir W Scott CUTTYSTOOL Cuttystool stl n 1 A low stool Scot 2 A seat in old Scottish churches where offenders were made to sit for public rebuke by the minister CUTWAL Cutwal ktwl n Etym Per kotw Defn The chief police officer of a large city East Indies CUTWATER Cutwater ktwatr n Naut 1 The fore part of a ships prow which cuts the water 2 A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a birdge with an angle or edge directed up stream in order better to resist the action of water ice etc the sharpened upper end of the pier itself 3 Zoöl Defn A sea bird of the Atlantic Rhynchops nigra called also black skimmer scissorsbill and razorbill See Skimmer CUTWORK Cutwork ktwrk n Fine Arts Defn An ancient term for embroidery esp applied to the earliest form of lace or to that early embroidery on linen and the like from which the manufacture of lace was developed CUTWORM Cutworm wrm n Zoöl Defn A caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of cabbage corn etc usually at the ground Some kinds ascend fruit trees and eat off the flower buds During the day they conceal themselves in the earth The common cutworms are the larvæ of various species of Agrotis and related genera of noctuid moths CUVETTE Cuvette kwt n Etym F dim of cuve a tub 1 A pot bucket or basin in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table 2 Fort Defn A cunette 3 Spectrometry Analytical chemistry Defn A small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer Note The shape and materials vary for ultraviolet spectrometry quartz is typically used For visiblelight spectrometry plastic cuvettes may be employed Occasionally small vessels used for other laboratory purposes are called cuvettes cuvette holder Spectrometry A small device used to hold one or more cuvettes3 shaped specifically to fit in the sample chamber of a particular type of spectrometer with openings to permit light to pass through the holder and the cuvettes and designed so as to hold the cuvette accurately and reproducibly within the light path of the spectrometer For cuvettes with a square horizontal crosssection the compartments will have a corresponding square crosssection usu slightly larger than the cuvette CYAMELIDE Cyamelide smld or ld 104 n Chem Defn A white amorphous substance regarded as a polymeric modification of isocyanic acid CYAMELLONE Cyamellone smlln n Chem Defn A complex derivative of cyanogen regarded as an acid and known chiefly in its salts called also hydromellonic acid CYANATE Cyanate snt n Etym Cf F cuanate See Cyanic Chem Defn A salt of cyanic acid Ammonium cyanate Chem a remarkable white crystalline substance NH4OCN which passes on standing to the organic compound urea CONH2 CYANAURATE Cyanaurate snrt n Defn See Aurocyanide CYANEAN Cyanean snan a Etym Gr kyaneos dark blue Defn Having an azure color Pennant CYANIC Cyanic snk a Etym Gr cyanique Cf Kyanite 1 Pertaining to or containing cyanogen 2 Of or pertaining to a blue color Cyanic acid Chem an acid HOCN derived from cyanogen well known in its salts but never isolated in the free state Cyanic colors Bot those colors of flowers having some tinge of blue opposed to xanthic colors A color of either series may pass into red or white but not into the opposing color Red and pure white are more common among flowers of cyanic tendency than in those of the other class CYANIDE Cyanide snd or nd 104 n Etym Cf F cyanide See Cyanic Chem Defn A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical CYANIN Cyanin snn n Etym See Cyanic Chem Defn The blue coloring matter of flowers called also anthokyan and anthocyanin CYANINE Cyanine snn or nn 104 n Chem Defn One of a series of artificial blue or red dyes obtained from quinoline and lepidine and used in calico printing CYANITE Cyanite nt n Etym See Cyanic Min Defn A mineral occuring in thinbladed crystals and crystalline aggregates of a skyblue color It is a silicate of aluminium Written also kyanite CYANOGEN Cyanogen snjn n Etym Gr gen cf F cyanogène So called because it produced blue dyes Chem Defn A colorless inflammable poisonous gas C2N2 with a peach blossom odor so called from its tendency to form blue compounds obtained by heating ammonium oxalate mercuric cyanide etc It is obtained in combination forming an alkaline cyanide when nitrogen or a nitrogenous compound is strongly ignited with carbon and soda or potash It conducts itself like a member of the halogen group of elements and shows a tendency to form complex compounds The name is also applied to the univalent radical CN the half molecule of cyanogen proper which was one of the first compound radicals recognized Note Cyanogen is found in the commercial substances potassium cyanide or prussiate of potash yellow prussiate of potash Prussian blue Turnbulls blue prussic acid etc CYANOMETER Cyanometer snmtr n Etym Gr meter cf F cyanomètre Defn An instrument for measuring degress of blueness CYANOPATHY Cyanopathy npth n Etym Gr Med Defn A disease in which the body is colored blue in its surface arising usually from a malformation of the heart which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood blue jaundice CYANOPHYLL Cyanophyll snfl n Etym Gr Bot Defn A blue coloring matter supposed by some to be one of the component parts ofchlorophyll CYANOSED Cyanosed snst a Etym See Cyanic Defn Rendered blue as the surface of the body from cyanosis or deficient a CYANOSIS Cyanosis snss n Etym NL See Cyanic Med Defn A condition in which from insufficient aCyanopathy CYANOSITE Cyanosite snst n Etym See Cyanic Min Defn Native sulphate of copper Cf Blue vitriol under Blue CYANOTIC Cyanotic sntk a Med Defn Relating to cyanosis affected with cyanosis as a cyanotic patient having the hue caused by cyanosis as a cyanitic skin CYANOTYPE Cyanotype sntp n Etym Cyanide type Defn A photographic picture obtained by the use of a cyanide CYANURATE Cyanurate snrt n Chem Defn A salt of cyanuric acid CYANURET Cyanuret rt n Chem Defn A cyanide Obs CYANURIC Cyanuric snrk a Etym Cyanic uric Cf F cyanurique Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from cyanic and uric acids CYANURIC ACID Cyanuric acid Chem Defn an organic acid C3O3N3H3 first obtained by heating uric acid or urea and called pyrouric acid afterwards obtained from isocyanic acid It is a white crystalline substance odorless and almost tasteless called also tricarbimide CYATHIFORM Cyathiform sthfrm a Etym L cyathus a cup Gr kyaqos formcf F cyathiforme Defn In the form of a cup a little widened at the top CYATHOLITH Cyatholith sthlth n Etym Gr kyaqos a cup lith Biol Defn A kind of coccolith which in shape resembles a minute cup widened at the top and varies in size from CYATHOPHYLLOID Cyathophylloid sthflloid a Etym NL cyathophyllum fr Gr kyaqos a cup fyllon a leaf Pale Defn Like or pertaining to the family Cyathophyllidæ CYATHOPHYLLOID Cyathophylloid n Paleon Defn A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllidæ sometimes extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging to the group Rugosa also called cup corals Thay are found in paleozoic rocks CYCAD Cycad skd n Bot Defn Any plant of the natural order Cycadeceæ as the sago palm etc CYCADACEOUS Cycadaceous skdshs or sk a Bot Defn Pertaining to or resembling an order of plants like the palms but having exogenous wood The sago palm is an example CYCAS Cycas sks n Etym Of uncertain origin Linnæus derives it from one of the obscure Greek words Bot Defn A genus of trees intermediate in character between the palms and the pines The pith of the trunk of some species furnishes a valuable kind of sago CYCLAMEN Cyclamen sklmn n Etym NL fr Gr kyklaminos kyklamis Bot Defn A genus of plants of the Primrose family having depressed rounded corms and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so reflexed as to point upwards whence it is called rabbits ears It is also called sow bread because hogs are said to eat the corms CYCLAMIN Cyclamin mn n Defn A white amorphous substance regarded as a glucoside extracted from the corm of Cyclamen Europæum CYCLAS Cyclas skls n Etym CfCiclatoun Defn A long gown or surcoat cut off in front worn in the Middle Ages It was sometimes embroidered or interwoven with gold Also a rich stuff from which the gown was made CYCLE Cycle skl n Etym F ycle LL cyclus fr Gr cakra wheel circle See Wheel 1 An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens one of the celestial spheres Milton 2 An interval of time in which a certain succession of events or phenomena is completed and then returns again and again uniformly and continually in the same order a periodical space of time marked by the recurrence of something peculiar as the cucle of the seasons or of the year Wages bear a full proportion to the medium of provision during the last bad cycle of twenty years Burke 3 An age a long period of time Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay Tennyson 4 An orderly list for a given time a calendar Obs We present our gardeners with a complete cycle of what is requisite to be done throughout every month of the year Evelyn 5 The circle of subjects connected with the exploits of the hero or heroes of some particular period which have severed as a popular theme for poetry as the legend aof Arthur and the knights of the Round Table and that of Charlemagne and his paladins 6 Bot Defn One entire round in a circle or a spire as a cycle or set of leaves Gray 7 A bicycle or tricycle or other light velocipede Calippic cycle a period of 76 years or four Metonic cycles so called from Calippus who proposed it as an improvement on the Metonic cycle Cycle of eclipses a priod of about 6586 days the time of revolution of the moons node called Saros by the Chaldeans Cycle of indiction a period of 15 years employed in Roman and ecclesiastical chronology not founded on any astronomical period but having reference to certain judicial acts which took place at stated epochs under the Greek emperors Cycle of the moon or Metonic cycle a period of 19 years after the lapse of which the new and full moon returns to the same day of the year so called from Meton who first proposed it Cycle of the sun Solar cycle a period of 28 years at the end of which time the days of the month return to the same days of the week The dominical or Sunday letter follows the same order hence the solar cycle is also called the cycle of the Sunday letter In the Gregorian calendar the solar cycle is in general interrupted at the end of the century CYCLE Cycle skl v i imp pp Cycled kld ppr vb n Cycling kl 1 To pass through a cycle of changes to recur in cycles Tennyson Darwin 2 To ride a bicycle tricycle or other form of cycle CYCLIC CYCLICAL Cyclic sklk or sklk Cyclical sklkal a Etym Cf F cycluque GrCycle Defn Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle moving in cycles as cyclical time Coleridge Cyclic chorus the chorus which performed the songs and dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens dancing round the altar of Bacchus in a circle Cyclic poets certain epic poets who followed Homer and wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes so called because keeping within the circle of a singe subject Also any series or coterie of poets writing on one subject Milman CYCLIDE Cyclide skld n Etym Gr Geom Defn A surface of the fourth degree having certain special relations to spherical surfaces The tore or anchor ring is one of the cyclides CYCLING Cycling sklng n Defn The act art or practice of riding a cycle esp a bicycle or tricycle CYCLIST Cyclist sklst n Defn A cycler CYCLO Cyclo skl Etym Gr Defn A combining form meaning circular of a circle or wheel CYCLOBRANCHIATE Cyclobranchiate sklbrnkt a Etym Cyclo branchiate Zoöl Defn Having the gills around the margin of the body as certain limpets CYCLOGANOID Cycloganoid sklgnoid or gnoid a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Cycloganoidei CYCLOGANOID Cycloganoid n Zoöl Defn One of the Cycloganoidei CYCLOGANOIDEI Cycloganoidei sklgnoid n pl Etym NL fr Gr ganoidei See Ganoid Zoöl Defn An order of ganoid fishes having cycloid scales The bowfin Amia calva is a living example CYCLOGRAPH Cyclograph sklgrf n Etym Cyclo graph Defn See Arcograph CYCLOID Cycloid skloid n Etym Cyclo oid cf F cycloïde Geom Defn A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line keeping always in the same plane Note The common cycloid is the curve described when the generating point p is on the circumference of the generating circle the curtate cycloid when that point lies without the circumference the prolate or inflected cycloid when the generating point p lies within that circumference CYCLOID Cycloid a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei Cycloid scale Zoöl a fish scale which is thin and shows concentric lines of growth without serrations on the margin CYCLOID Cycloid n Zoöl Defn One of the Cycloidei CYCLOIDAL Cycloidal al a Defn Pertaining to or resembling a cycloid as the cycloidal space is the space contained between a cycloid and its base Cycloidal engine See Geometric lathe CYCLOIDEI Cycloidei skloid n pl Etym NL fr Gr oid Zoöl Defn An order of fishes formerly proposed by Agassiz for those with thin smooth scales destitute of marginal spines as the herring and salmon The group is now regarded as artificial CYCLOIDIAN Cycloidian skloidan a n Zoöl Defn Same as 2d and 3d Cycloid CYCLOMETER Cyclometer sklmtr n Etym Cyclo meter Defn A contrivance for recording the revolutions of a wheel as of a bicycle CYCLOMETRY Cyclometry tr n Etym Cyclo metry cf F cyclom Geom Defn The art of measuring circles CYCLONE Cyclone skln n Etym Gr Meteor Defn A violent storm often of vast extent characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure This center moves onward often with a velocity of twenty or thirty miles an hour Note The atmospheric disturbance usually accompanying a cyclone marked by an onward moving area of high pressure is called an anticyclone CYCLONE CELLAR CYCLONE PIT Cyclone cellar or pit Defn A cellar or excavation used for refuge from a cyclone or tornado Middle U S CYCLONIC Cyclonic sklnk a Defn Pertaining to a cyclone CYCLONOSCOPE Cyclonoscope n Cyclone scope Defn An apparatus to assist in locating the center of a cyclone CYCLOP Cyclop sklp n Defn See Note under Cyclops 1 CYCLOPEAN Cyclopean sklpan a Etym L Cyclopeus Gr cyclopeen Defn Pertaining to the Cyclops characteristic of the Cyclops huge gigantic vast and rough massive as Cyclopean labors Cyclopean architecture CYCLOPEDIA CYCLOPAEDIA Cyclopedia Cyclopaedia sklpd n Etym NL from Gr kyklos circle paideia the bringing up of a child education erudition fr paideyein to bring up a child See Cycle and cf Encyclopedia Pedagogue Defn The circle or compass of the arts and sciences originally of the seven socalled liberal arts and sciences circle of human knowledge Hence a work containing in alphabetical order information in all departments of knowledge or on a particular department or branch as a cyclopedia of the physical sciences or of mechanics See Encyclopedia CYCLOPEDIC Cyclopedic sklpdk or pdk a Defn Belonging to the circle of the sciences or to a cyclopedia of the nature of a cyclopedia hence of great range extent or amount as a man of cyclopedic knowledge CYCLOPEDIST Cyclopedist pdst n Defn A maker of or writer for a cyclopedia CYCLOPIC Cyclopic sklpk a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to the Cyclops Cyclopean CYCLOPS Cyclops sklps n sing pl Etym L Cyclops Gr 1 Gr Myth Defn One of a race of giants sons of Neptune and Amphitrite having but one eye and that in the middle of the forehead They were fabled to inhabit Sicily and to assist in the workshops of Vulcan under Mt Etna Note Pope in his translation of the Odyssey uniformly spells this word Cyclop when used in the singular 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of minute Entomostraca found both in fresh and salt water See Copepoda 3 A portable forge used by tinkers etc CYCLORAMA Cyclorama sklrm or rm n Etym Cyclo Gr Defn A pictorial view which is extended circularly so that the spectator is surrounded by the objects represented as by things in nature The realistic effect is increased by putting in the space between the spectator and the picture things adapted to the scene represented and in some places only parts of these objects the completion of them being carried out pictorially CYCLOSCOPE Cycloscope sklskp n Etym Cyclo scope Defn A machine for measuring at any moment velocity of rotation as of a wheel of a steam engine Knight CYCLOSIS Cyclosis sklss n Etym NL fr Gr Cyclone Bot Defn The circulation or movement of protoplasmic granules within a living vegetable cell CYCLOSTOMATA Cyclostomata sklstmt Defn CYCLOSTOME Cyclostome n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A division of Bryozoa in which the cells have circular apertures CYCLOSTOME CYCLOSTOMOUS Cyclostome sklstm Cyclostomous sklstms a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Cyclostomi CYCLOSTOMI Cyclostomi sklstm n pl Etym NL See Cyclostomata Zoöl Defn A glass of fishes having a suckerlike mouth without jaws as the lamprey the Marsipobranchii CYCLOSTYLAR Cyclostylar sklstr a Etym Cyclo Gr Defn Relating to a structure composed of a circular range of columns without a core or building within Weale CYCLOSTYLE Cyclostyle sklstl n Etym Cyclo style Defn A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper thus converting it into a stencil Copies are transferred with an inked roller CYDER Cyder sdr n Defn See Cider Archaic CYDONIN Cydonin sdnn n Chem Defn A peculiar mucilaginous substance extracted from the seeds of the quince Cydonia vulgaris and regarded as a variety of amylose CYGNET Cygnet sgnt n Etym Dim of F cygne swan L cycnus cygnus fr Gr cugne seems to be an etymological spelling of OF cisne fr LL cecinus cicinus perh ultimately also fr Gr Zoöl Defn A young swan Shak CYGNUS Cygnus sgns n Etym L a swan Astron Defn A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of or following Lyra the Swan CYLINDER Cylinder slndr n Etym F cylindre OF cilindre L cylindrus fr Gr Calender the machine 1 Geom a A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides or a body of rollerlike form of which the longitudinal section is oblong and the cross section is circular b The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface The space may be limited or unlimited in length 2 Any hollow body of cylindrical form as a The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam b The barrel of an air or other pump c Print The revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press d The bore of a gun the turning chambered breech of a revolver 3 The revolving square prism carryng the cards in a Jacquard loom Cylinder axis Anat SeeAxis cylinder under Axis Cylinder engine Paper Making a machine in which a cylinder takes up the pulp and delivers it in a continuous sheet to the dryers Cylinder escapement See Escapement Cylinder glass See Glass Cylinder mill See Roller mill Cylinder press See Press CYLINDRACEOUS Cylindraceous drshs a Etym Cf F cylyndrac Defn Cylindrical or approaching a cylindrical form CYLINDRIC CYLINDRICAL Cylindric slndrk Cylindrical drkal a Etym Grcylindrique Defn Having the form of a cylinder or of a section of its convex surface partaking of the properties of the cylinder Cylindrical lens a lens having one or more than one cylindrical surface Cylindric or Cylindrical surface Geom a surface described by a straight line that moves according to any law but so as to be constantly parallel to a given line Cylindrical vault Arch See under Vault n CYLINDRICALLY Cylindrically slndrkall adv Defn In the manner or shape of a cylinder so as to be cylindrical CYLINDRICITY Cylindricity slndrst n Defn The quality or condition of being cylindrical CYLINDRIFORM Cylindriform slndrfrm a Etym L cylindrus Gr form cfF cylindriforme Defn Having the form of a cylinder CYLINDROID Cylindroid slndroid n Etym Gr oid cf F cylindro 1 A solid body resembling a right cylinder but having the bases or ends elliptical 2 Geom Defn A certain surface of the third degree described by a moving straight line used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and also the forces acting on the body CYLINDROMETRIC Cylindrometric slndrmtrk a Etym Gr Defn Belonging to a scale used in measuring cylinders CYMA Cyma sm n Etym NL fr Gr Cyme 1 Arch Defn A member or molding of the cornice the profile of which is wavelike in form 2 Bot Defn A cyme See Cyme Cyma recta or Cyma a cyma hollow in its upper part and swelling below Cyma reversa or Ogee a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below CYMAR Cymar smr n Etym F simarre See Chimere Defn A sight covering a scarf See Simar Her body shaded with a light cymar Dryden CYMATIUM Cymatium smshm n Etym L fr Gr Arch Defn A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture CYMBAL Cymbal smbal n Etym OE cimbale simbale OF cimbale F cymbale L cymbalum fr Gr kubha pot Cf Chime 1 A musical instrument used by the ancients It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum though perhaps smaller 2 A musical instrument of brass shaped like a circular dish or a flat plate with a handle at the back used in pairs to produce a sharp ringing sound by clashing them together Note In orchestras one cymbal is commonly attached to the bass drum and the other heid in the drummers left hand while his right hand uses the drumstick 3 A musical instrument used by gypsies and others made of steel wire in a triangular form on which are movable rings CYMBALIST Cymbalist n Defn A performer upon cymbals CYMBIFORM Cymbiform smbfrm a Etym L cymba boat Gr form cf F cymbiforme Defn Shaped like a boat Bot elongated and having the upper surface decidedly concave as the glumes of many grasses CYMBIUM Cymbium smbm n Etym L a small cup fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of marine univalve shells the gondola CYME Cyme sm n Etym L cyma the young sprount of a cabbage fr Gr Bot Defn A flattish or convex flower cluster of the centrifugal or determinate type differing from a corymb chiefly in the order of the opening of the blossoms CYMENE Cymene smn n Chem Defn A colorless liquid combustible hydrocarbon CH3C6H4C3H7 of pleasant odor obtained from oil of cumin oil of caraway carvacrol camphor etc called also paracymene and formerly camphogen CYMENOL Cymenol smnl n Chem Defn See Carvacrol CYMIDINE Cymidine smdn or dn 104 n Chem Defn A liquid organic base C10H13NH2 derived from cymene CYMIFEROUS Cymiferous smfrs a Etym Cyme ferous Defn Producing cymes CYMLING CYMBLING Cymling Cymbling smlng n Defn A scalloped or pattypan variety of summer squash CYMOGENE Cymogene smjn n Chem Defn A highly volatile liquid condensed by cold and pressure from the first products of the distillation of petroleum used for producing low temperatures CYMOGRAPH Cymograph n Cyma graph a An instrument for making tracings of the outline or contour of profiles moldings etc b Var of Kymograph Cymographic a CYMOGRAPH Cymograph v t Defn To trace or copy with a cymograph CYMOID Cymoid smoid a Etym Cyme oid Bot Defn Having the form of a cyme CYMOMETER Cymometer n Gr wave meter Defn An instrument for exhibiting and measuring wave motion specif Elec Defn an instrument for determining the frequency of electic wave oscillations esp in connection with wireless telegraphy CYMOPHANE Cymophane smfn or sm n Etym Grcymophane So named in allusion to a peculiar opalescence often seen in it Min Defn See Chrysoberyl CYMOPHANOUS Cymophanous smfns or s a Defn Having a wavy floating light opalescent chatoyant CYMOSCOPE Cymoscope n Gr wave scope Elec Defn Any device for detecting the presence of electric waves The influence of electric waves on the resistance of a particular kind of electric circuit on the magnetization of steel on the polarization of an electrolytic cell or on the electric condition of a vacuum has been applied in the various cymoscopes CYMOSE CYMOUS Cymose sms 277 Cymous sms a Etym L cymosus full of shoots cf FF cymeux See Cyme Bot Defn Having the nature of a cyme or derived from a cyme bearing or pertaining to a cyme or cymes CYMRIC Cymric kmrk a Etym W Cymru Wales Defn Welsh n Defn The Welsh language Written also Kymric CYMRY Cymry r n Etym W pl Defn A collective term for the Welsh race so called by themselves Written also Cymri Cwmry Kymry etc CYMULE Cymule sml n Etym Cf L cymula a tender sprout dim of cyna See Cyme Bot Defn A small cyme or one of very few flowers CYNANCHE Cynanche snnk n Etym L fr Gr Quinsy Med Defn Any disease of the tonsils throat or windpipe attended with inflammation swelling and difficulty of breathing and swallowing CYNANTHROPY Cynanthropy snnthrp n Etym Gr cynanthropie Med Defn A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs and imitate the voice and habits of that animal CYNARCTOMACHY Cynarctomachy snrktmk n Etym Gr Defn Bear baiting with a dog Hudibras CYNARRHODIUM Cynarrhodium snrrdm n Etym NL from Gr Bot Defn A fruit like that of the rose consisting of a cup formed of the calyx tube and receptacle and containing achenes CYNEGETICS Cynegetics snjtks n Etym Gr Defn The art of hunting with dogs CYNIC CYNICAL Cynic snk Cynical kal a Etym L cynicus of the sect of Cynics fr Gr Hound 1 Having the qualities of a surly dog snarling captious currish I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received Johnson 2 Pertaining to the Dog Star as the cynic or Sothic year cynic cycle 3 Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics having the qualities of a cynic pertaining to or resembling the doctrines of the cynics 4 Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by selfinterest or selfindulgence as a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity characterized by such opinions as cynical views of human nature Note In prose cynical is used rather than cynic in the senses 1 and 4 Cynic spasm Med a convulsive contraction of the muscles of one side of the face producing a sort of grin suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog CYNIC Cynic n Gr Philos 1 One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes and of whom Diogenes was a disciple The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions Hence the term Cynic symbolized in the popular judgment moroseness and contempt for the views of others 2 One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics a snarler a misanthrope particularly a person who believes that human conduct is directed either consciously or unconsciously wholly by self interest or selfindulgence and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy He could obtain from one morose cynic whose opinion it was impossible to despise scarcely any not acidulated with scorn Macaulay CYNICALLY Cynically snkall adv Defn In a cynical manner CYNICALNESS Cynicalness n Defn The quality of being cynical CYNICISM Cynicism snszm n Defn The doctrine of the Cynics the quality of being cynical the mental state opnions or conduct of a cynic morose and contemptuous views and opinions CYNOIDEA Cynoidea snoida n pl Etym NL fr Gr oid Zoöl Defn A division of Carnivora including the dogs wolves and foxes CYNOREXIA Cynorexia snrks n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A voracious appetite like that of a starved dog CYNOSURAL Cynosural snshral or sn a Defn Of or pertaining to a cynosure CYNOSURE Cynosure snshr or snshr 277 n Etym L Cynosura theconstellation Cynosure Gr Cynic 1 The constellation of the Lesser Bear to which as containing the polar star the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed 2 That which serves to direct Southey 3 Anything to which attention is strongly turned a center of attraction Where perhaps some beauty lies The cynosure of neighboring eyes Milton CYON Cyon sn n Defn See Cion and Scion CYPERACEOUS Cyperaceous sprshs or spr a Bot Defn Of pertaining to or resembling a large family of plants of which the sedge is the type CYPERUS Cyperus sprs n Etym NL from Gr Bot Defn A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family and including the species called galingale several bulrushes and the Egyptian papyrus CYPHER Cypher sfr n v Defn See Cipher CYPHONAUTES Cyphonautes sfntz n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The freeswimming bivalve larva of certain Bryozoa CYPHONISM Cyphonism sfnzm or s n Etym Gr Defn A punishment sometimes used by the ancients consisting in the besmearing of the criminal with honey and exposing him to insects It is still in use among some Oriental nations CYPRAEA Cypræa spr n Etym NL cf Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of mollusks including the cowries See Cowrie CYPRES Cypres spr or sprs n Etym OF nearly Law Defn A rule for construing written instruments so as to conform as nearly to the intention of the parties as is consistent with law Mozley W CYPRESS Cypress sprs n pl Cypresses Etym OE cipres cipresse OF cipres F cypr L cupressus cyparissus cf the usual Lat form cupressus fr Gr g Gen vi 14 Bot Defn A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus The species are mostly evergreen and have wood remarkable for its durability Note Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress Cupressus sempervirens the evergreen American cypress C thyoides now called Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea and the deciduous American cypress Taxodium distichum As having anciently been used at funerals and to adorn tombs the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness Cypress vine Bot a climbing plant with red or white flowers Ipotoea Quamoclit formerly Quamoclit vulgaris CYPRIAN Cyprian spran a Etym L Cyprius fr Cyprus Gr 1 Belonging to Cyprus 2 Of pertaining or conducing to lewdness CYPRIAN Cyprian n 1 A native or inhabitant of Cyprus especially of ancient Cyprus a Cypriot 2 A lewd woman a harlot CYPRINE Cyprine sprn or sprn a Etym Cf Cypress Defn Of or pertaining to the cypress CYPRINE Cyprine a Etym See Cyprinoid Zoöl Defn Cyprinoid CYPRINODONT Cyprinodont sprndnt n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn One of the Cyprinodontidae a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows See Minnow CYPRINOID Cyprinoid sprnoid a Etym Gr oid Zoöl Defn Like the carp Cyprinus n Defn One of the Cyprinidae or Carp family as the goldfish barbel etc CYPRIOT Cypriot sprt n Etym F Cypriot Chypriot Defn A native or inhabitant of Cyprus CYPRIPEDIUM Cypripedium sprpdm n Etym NL fr Cypris Venus pes pedis foot Bot Defn A genus of orchidaceous plants including the ladys slipper CYPRIS Cypris sprs n pl Cyprides s Etym L Cypris the Cyprian goddess Venus Gr Cyprian Zoöl Defn A genus of small bivalve freshwater Crustacea belonging to the Ostracoda also a member of this genus CYPRUS Cyprus sprs n Etym OE cipres cypirs perh so named as being first manufactured in Cyprus Cf Cipers Defn A thin transparent stuff the same as or corresponding to crape It was either white or black the latter being most common and used for mourning Obs Lawn as white as driven snow Cyprus black as eer was crow Shak CYPRUSLAWN Cypruslawn ln n Defn Same as Cyprus Milton CYPSELA Cypsela spsl n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A oneseeded onecalled indehiscent fruit an achene with the calyx tube adherent CYPSELIFORM Cypseliform spslfrm a Etym L cypselus a kind of swallow Gr form Zoöl Defn Like or belonging to the swifts Cypselidæ CYRENAIC Cyrenaic srnk or sr a Etym L Cyrenaicus fr Cyrene in Libya Defn Pertaining to Cyrenaica an ancient country of northern Africa and to Cyrene its principal city also to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus a native of Cyrene n Defn A native of Cyrenaica also a disciple of the school of Aristippus See Cyrenian n CYRENIAN Cyrenian srnan a Defn Pertaining to Cyrene in Africa Cyrenaic CYRENIAN Cyrenian n 1 A native or inhabitant of Cyrene 2 One of a school of philosophers established at Cyrene by Aristippus a disciple of Socrates Their doctrines were nearly the same as those of the Epicureans CYRIOLOGIC Cyriologic srljk or sr a Etym See Curiologic Defn Relating to capital letters CYRTOSTYLE Cyrtostyle srtstl n Etym Gr Arch Defn A circular projecting portion CYST Cyst sst n Etym Gr Cyme 1 Med a A pouch or sac without opening usually membranous and containing morbid matter which is accidentally developed in one of the natural cavaties or in the substance of an organ b In old authors the urinary bladder or the gall bladder Written also cystis 2 Bot Defn One of the bladders or air vessels of certain algæ as of the great kelp of the Pacific and common rockweeds Fuci of our shores D C Eaton 3 Zoöl a A small capsule or sac of the kind in which many immature entozoans exit in the tissues of living animals also a similar form in Rotifera etc b A form assumed by Protozoa inwhich they become saclike and quiescent It generally precedes the production of germs See Encystment CYSTED Cysted sstd a Defn Inclosed in a cyst CYSTIC Cystic sstk a Etym Cf F cystique 1 Having the form of or living in a cyst as the cystic entozoa 2 Containing cysts cystose as cystic sarcoma 3 Anat Defn Pertaining to or contained in a cyst esp pertaining to or contained in either the urinary bladder or the gall bladder Cystic duct the duct from the gall bladder which unites with the hepatic to form the common bile duct Cystic worm Zoöl a larval tape worm as the cysticercus and echinococcus CYSTICERCE CYSTICERCUS Cysticerce sstsrs Cysticercus srks n Etym NL cysticercus fr Gr cysticerque Zoöl Defn The larval form of a tapeworm having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid called also bladder worm hydatid and measle as pork measle Note These larvae live in the tissues of various living animals and when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous animal develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine See Measles 4 Tapeworm CYSTICULE Cysticule sstkl n Etym Dim of cyst Anat Defn An appendage of the vestibular ear sac of fishes Owen CYSTID Cystid sstd n Zoöl Defn One of the Cystidea CYSTIDEA Cystidea sstd n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of Crinoidea mostly fossils of the Paleozoic rocks They were usually roundish or eggshaped and often unsymmetrical some were sessile others had short stems CYSTIDEAN Cystidean tdan n Zoöl Defn One of the Cystidea CYSTINE Cystine sstn 104 n Etym See Cyst Physiol Chem Defn A white crystalline substance C3H7NSO2 containing sulphur occuring as a constituent of certain rare urinary calculi and occasionally found as a sediment in urine CYSTIS Cystis ssts n Etym NL Defn A cyst See Cyst CYSTITIS Cystitis sstts n Etym Cyst itis cf F cystite Med Defn Inflammation of the bladder CYSTOCARP Cystocarp sstkrp n Etym Gr Bot Defn A minute vesicle in a red seaweed which contains the reproductive spores CYSTOCELE Cystocele sl n Etym Gr cystocele Med Defn Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes vesical hernia CYSTOID CYSTOIDEAN Cystoid Cystoidean n Defn Same as Cystidean CYSTOIDEA Cystoidea sstoid n Defn Same as Cystidea CYSTOLITH Cystolith sstlth n Etym Gr lith 1 Bot Defn A concretion of mineral matter within a leaf or other part of a plant 2 Med Defn A urinary calculus CYSTOLITHIC Cystolithic lthk a Med Defn Relating to stone in the bladder CYSTOPLAST Cystoplast plst n Etym Gr Biol Defn A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell a cell concerned in growth CYSTOSE Cystose ssts a Defn Containing or resembling a cyst or cysts cystic bladdery CYSTOTOME Cystotome ssttm n Etym Gr cystotome Surg Defn A knife or instrument used in cystotomy CYSTOTOMY Cystotomy ssttm n Etym Gr cystotomie Defn The act or practice of opening cysts esp the operation of cutting into the bladder as for the extraction of a calculus CYTHEREAN Cytherean sthran a Etym L Cythereus from Cythera Gr Cerigo an island in the Ægean Sea celebrated for the worship of Venus Defn Pertaining to the goddess Venus CYTOBLAST Cytoblast stblst n Etym Gr blast Biol Defn The nucleus of a cell the germinal or active spot of a cellule through or in which cell development takes place CYTOBLASTEMA Cytoblastema blstm n Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn See Protoplasm CYTOCOCCUS Cytococcus kkks n pl Cytococci s Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn The nucleus of the cytula or parent cell Hæckel CYTODE Cytode std n Etym Gr Cyst Biol Defn A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm the supposed simplest form of independent life differing from the amoeba in which nuclei are present CYTOGENESIS Cytogenesis stjnss n Etym Gr genesis Biol Defn Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms See Gemmation Budding Karyokinesis also Cell development under Cell CYTOGENIC CYTOGENETIC Cytogenic stjnk Cytogenetic jntk a Biol Defn Of or pertaining to cytogenesis or cell development CYTOGENOUS Cytogenous stjns a Anat Defn Producing cells applied esp to lymphatic or adenoid tissue CYTOGENY Cytogeny n n Biol Defn Cell production or development cytogenesis CYTOID Cytoid stoid a Etym Gr oid Physiol Defn Celllike applied to the corpuscles of lymph blood chyle etc CYTOPLASM Cytoplasm stplzm n Etym Gr Biol Defn The substance of the body of a cell as distinguished from the karyoplasma or substance of the nucleus Cytoplasmic pl a CYTULA Cytula stl n Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn The fertilized egg cell or parent cell from the development of which the child or other organism is formed Hæckel CZAR Czar zär n Etym Russ tsare fr L Caesar Cæsar cf OPol czar Pol car Defn A king a chief the title of the emperor of Russia Written also tzar CZAREVNA Czarevna zrvn n Etym Russ tsarevna Defn The title of the wife of the czarowitz CZARINA Czarina zrn n Etym Cf G Zarin Czarin fem Russ tsaitsa Defn The title of the empress of Russia CZARINIAN Czarinian zrnan a Defn Of or pertaining to the czar or the czarina czarish CZARISH Czarish zrsh a Defn Of or pertaining to the czar CZAROWITZ Czarowitz zrwts or trvch n pl Czarowitzes Etym Russ tsar Defn The title of the eldest son of the czar of Russia CZECH Czech chk 204 n 1 One of the Czechs 2 The language of the Czechs often called Bohemian the harshest and richest of the Slavic languages CZECHIC Czechic chkk a Defn Of or pertaining to the Czechs One Czechic realm The Nation CZECHS Czechs chks n pl sing Czech Etym Named after their chieftain Czech Ethnol Defn The most westerly branch of the great Slavic family of nations numbering now more than 6000000 and found principally in Bohemia and Moravia D 1 The fourth letter of the English alphabet and a vocal consonent The English letter is from Latin which is from Greek which took it from Phoenician the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian It is related most nearly to t and th as Eng deep G tief Eng daughter G tochter Gr duhitr See Guide to Pronunciation sq root178 179 229 2 Mus Defn The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale that in C or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C that in A minor or of the key tone in the relative minor of F 3 As a numeral D stands for 500 in this use it is not the initial of any word or even strictly a letter but one half of the sign DAB Dab n Etym Perh corrupted fr adept Defn A skillful hand a dabster an expert Colloq One excels at a plan or the titlepage another works away at the body of the book and the therd is a dab at an index Goldsmith DAB Dab n Etym Perh so named from its quickness in diving beneath the sand Cf Dabchick Zoöl Defn A name given to several species of Pleuronectes TheAmerican rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides DAB Dab v i imp pp Dabbed ppr vbn Dabbing Etym OE dabben to strice akin to OD dabben to pinch knead fumble dabble and perh to G tappen to grope 1 To strike or touch gently as with a soft or moist substance to tap hence to besmear with a dabber A sore should be wiped only by dabbing it over with fine lint S Sharp 2 To strike by a thrust to hit with a sudden blow or thrust To dab him in the neck Sir T More DAB Dab n 1 A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance a sudden blow or hit a peck Astratch of her clame a dab of her beack Hawthorne 2 A small mass of anything soft or moist DABB Dabb n Zoöl Defn A large spinetailed lizard Uromastix spinipes found in Egypt Arabia and Palestine called also dhobb and dhabb DABBER Dabber n Defn That with which one dabs hence a pad or other device used by printers engravers etc as for dabbing type or engraved plates with ink DABBLE Dabble v t imppp Dabbled pprvbn Dabbling Etym Freq of dab cf OD dabbelen Defn To wet by little dips or strokes to spatter to sprinkle to moisten to wet Bright hair dabbled in blood Shak DABBLE Dabble v i 1 To play in water as with the hands to paddle or splash in mud or water Wher the duck dabbles Wordsworth 2 To work in slight or superficial manner to do in a small way to tamper to meddle Dabbling here and there with the text Atterbury During the ferst year at Dumfries Burns for the ferst time began to dabble in politics J C Shairp DABBLER Dabbler n 1 One who dabbles 2 One who dips slightly into anything a superficial meddler our dabblers in politics Swift DABBLINGLY Dabblingly adv Defn In a dabbling manner DABCHICK Dabchick n Etym For dabchick See Dap Dip cf Dipchick Zoöl Defn A small water bird Podilymbus podiceps allied to the grebes remarkable for its quickness in diving called also dapchick dobchick dipchick didapper dobber devildiver helldiver and piedbilled grebe DABOIA Daboia n Zoöl Defn A large and highly venomous Asiatic viper Daboia xanthica DABSTER Dabster n Etym Cf Dab an expert Defn One who is skilled a master of his business a proficient an adept Colloq Note Sometimes improperly used for dabbler as I am but a dabster with gentle art DACAPO Dacapo Etym It from the head or beginning Mus Defn From the beginning a direction to return to and end with the first strain indicated by the letters D C Also the strain so repeated DACE Dace n Etym Written also dare dart fr F dard dase dart of German origin Dace is for an older darce fr an OF nom darz See Dart a javelin Zoöl Defn A small European cyprinoid fish Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris called also dare Note In America the name is given to several related fishes of the genera Squalius Minnilus etc The blacknosed dace is Rhinichthys atronasus the horned dace is Semotilus corporalis For red dace see Redfin DACHSHUND Dachshund n Etym G from dachs badger hund dog Zoöl Defn One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs and long body called also badger dog There are two kinds the rough haired and the smoothhaired DACIAN Dacian a Defn Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians n Defn A native of ancient Dacia DACOIT Dacoit dakoit n Hind dsakait dsakayat Defn One of a class of robbers in India who act in gangs DACOITY Dacoity n Defn The practice of gang robbery in India robbery committed by dacoits DACOTAHS Dacotahs n pl sing Dacotan Ethnol Defn Same as Dacotas Longfellow DACTYL Dactyl n Etym L dactylus Gr Digit 1 Pros Defn A poetical foot of three sylables one long followed by two short or one accented followed by two unaccented as L tëgmînê E merciful so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger Written also dactyle 2 Zoöl a A finger or toe a digit b The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or crustacean DACTYLAR Dactylar a 1 Pertaining to dactyl dactylic 2 Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to a finger or toe or to the claw of an insect crustacean DACTYLET Dactylet n Etym Dactyl Defn A dactyl Obs DACTYLIC Dactylic a Etym L dactylicus Gr fr Defn Pertaining to consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls as dactylic verses DACTYLIC Dactylic n 1 A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls as these lines are dactylics 2 pl Defn Dactylic meters DACTYLIOGLYPH Dactylioglyph n Etym Gr an engraver of gems finger ring fr finger to engrave Fine Arts a An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments b The inscription of the engravers name on a finger ring or gem DACTYLIOGLYPHY Dactylioglyphy n Defn The art or process of gem engraving DACTYLIOGRAPHY Dactyliography n Etym Gr finger ring Fine Arts a The art of writing or engraving upon gems b In general the literature or history of the art DACTYLIOLOGY Dactyli ology n Etym Gr finger ring Fine Arts a That branch of archæology which has to do with gem engraving b That branch of archæology which has to do with finger rings DACTYLIOMANCY Dactyliomancy n Etym Gr daktylios mancy Defn Divination by means of finger rings DACTYLIST Dactylist n Defn A writer of dactylic verse DACTYLITIS Dactylitis n Etym NL fr Gr finger itis Med Defn An inflammatory affection of the fingers Gross DACTYLOLOGY Dactylology n Etym Gr finger logy Defn The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and positions of the fingers a method of conversing practiced by the deaf and dumb Note There are two different manual alphabets the one hand alphabet which was perfected by Abbé de lEpée who died in 1789 and the two hand alphabet The latter was probably based on the manual alphabet published by George Dalgarus of Aberdeen in 1680 See Illustration in Appendix DACTYLOMANCY Dactylomancy n Defn Dactylio mancy R Am Cyc DACTYLONOMY Dactylonomy n Etym Gr finger law distribution Defn The art of numbering or counting by the fingers DACTYLOPTEROUS Dactylopterous a Etym Gr finger wing fin Zoöl Defn Having the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or entirely free as in the gurnards DACTYLOTHECA Dactylotheca n Etym NL fr Gr finger toe case box Zoöl Defn The scaly covering of the toes as in birds DACTYLOZOOID Dactylozooid n Etym Gr finger E zooid Zoöl Defn A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body with one tentacle but no mouth See Siphonophora DAD Dad n Etym Prob of Celtic origin cf Ir daid Gael daidein W tad OL Skr tata Defn Father a word sometimes used by children I was never so bethumped withwords Since I first called my brothers father dad Shak DADDLE Daddle v i imp pp Daddled ppr vbn Daddling Etym Prob freq of dade Defn To toddle to walk unsteadily like a child or an old man hence to do anything slowly or feebly DADDOCK Daddock n Etym Cf Prov E dad a large piece Defn The rotten body of a tree Prov Eng Wright DADDY Daddy n Defn Diminutive of Dad Dryden DADDY LONGLEGS Daddy longlegs 1 Zoöl Defn An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium and allied genera having a small body and four pairs of long legs called also harvestman carter and grandfather longlegs 2 Zoöl Defn A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula and allied genera with slender bodies and very long slender legs the crane fly called also father longlegs DADE Dade v t Etym Of uncertain origin Cf Dandle Daddle Defn To hold up by leading strings or by the hand as a child while he toddles Obs Little children when they learn to go By painful mothers daded to and fro Drayton DADE Dade v i Defn To walk unsteadily as a child in leading strings or just learning to walk to move slowly Obs No sooner taught to dade but from their mother trip Drayton DADO Dado n pl Dadoes Etym It dado die cube pedestal of the same origin as E die n See Die n Arch a That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice or surbase the die See Illust of Column Hence b In any wall that part of the basement included between the base and the base course See Base course under Base c In interior decoration the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings or otherwise specially decorated DAEDAL DAEDALIAN Dædal Dædalian a Etym L daedalus cunningly wrought fr Gr cf to work cunningly The word also alludes to the mythical Dædalus Gr lit the cunning worker 1 Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working skillful artistic ingenious Our bodies decked in our dædalian arms Chapman The dædal hand of Nature J Philips The doth the dædal earth throw forth to thee Out of her fruitful abundant flowers Spenser 2 Crafty deceitful R Keats DAEDALOUS Dædalous a Bot Defn Having a variously cut or incised margin said of leaves DAEMON DAEMONIC Dæmon n Dæmonic a Defn See Demon Demonic DAFF Daff v t Etym Cf Doff Defn To cast aside to put off to doff Obs Canst thou so daff me Thou hast killed my child Shak DAFF Daff n Etym See Daft Defn A stupid blockish fellow a numskull Obs Chaucer DAFF Daff v i Defn To act foolishly to be foolish or sportive to toy Scot Jamieson DAFF Daff v t Defn To daunt Prov Eng Grose DAFFODIL Daffodil n Etym OE affodylle prop the asphodel fr LL affodillus cf D affodille or OF asphodile aphodille F asphodèle L asphodelus fr Gr The initial d in English is not satisfactorily explained See Asphodel Bot a A plant of the genus Asphodelus b A plant of the genus Narcissus N Pseudonarcissus It has a bulbous root and beautiful flowers usually of a yellow hue Called also daffodilly daffadilly daffadowndilly daffydowndilly etc With damasc roses and daffadowndillies set Spenser Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies And cowslips and kingcups and loved lilies Spenser A college gown That clad her like an April Daffodilly Tennyson And chancesown daffodil Whittier DAFT Daft a Etym OE daft deft deft stupid prob the same word as E deft See Deft 1 Stupid folish idiotic also delirious insance as he has gone daft Let us think no more of this daft business Sir W Scott 2 Gay playful frolicsome Scot Jamieson DAFTNESS Daftness n Defn The quality of being daft DAG Dag n Etym Cf F dague LL daga D dagge fr French all prob fr Celtic Cf Gael dag a pistol Armor dag dagger W dager dagr Ir daigear Cf Dagger 1 A dagger a poniard Obs Johnson 2 A large pistol formerly used Obs The Spaniards discharged their dags and hurt some Foxe A sort of pistol called dag was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts Grose 3 Zoöl Defn The unbrunched antler of a young deer DAG Dag n Etym Of Scand origin cf Sw dagg Icel dögg sq root71 See Dew Defn A misty shower dew Obs DAG Dag n Etym OE dagge cf Dagger or cf AS dag what is dangling Defn A loose end a dangling shred Daglocks clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheeps tail Wedgwood DAG Dag v t Etym 1 from Dag dew 2 from Dag a loose end 1 To daggle or bemire Prov Eng Johnson 2 To cut into jags or points to slash as to dag a garment Obs Wright DAG Dag v i Defn To be misty to drizzle Prov Eng DAGGER Dagger n Etym Cf OE daggen to pierce F daguer See Dag a dagger 1 A short weapon used for stabbing This is the general term cf Poniard Stiletto Bowie knife Dirk Misericorde Anlace 2 Print Defn A mark of reference in the form of a dagger It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page called also obelisk Dagger moth Zoöl any moth of the genus Apatalea The larvæ are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees etc Dagger of lath the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities Shak Double dagger a mark of reference which comes next in order after the dagger To look or speak daggers to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully DAGGER Dagger v t Defn To pierce with a dagger to stab Obs DAGGER Dagger n Etym Perh from diagonal Defn A timber placed diagonally in a ships frame Knight DAGGES Dagges n pl Etym OE See Dag a loose end Defn An ornamental cutting of the edges of garments introduced about a d 1346 according to the Chronicles of St Albans Obs Halliwell DAGGLE Daggle v t imp p p Daggled p pr vb n Daggling Etym Freq of dag v t 1 Defn To trail so as to wet or befoul to make wet and limp to moisten The warriors very plume I say Was daggled by the dashing spray Sir W Scott DAGGLE Daggle v i Defn To run go or trail ones self through water mud or slush to draggle Nor like a puppy have I daggled through the town Pope DAGGLETAIL DAGGLETAILED Daggletail Daggletailed a Defn Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth draggletailed DAGGLETAIL Daggletail n Defn A slovenly woman a slattern a draggletail DAGLOCK Daglock n Etym Dag a loose and lock Defn A dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep a taglock DAGO Dago n pl Dagos Etym Cf Sp Diego E James Defn A nickname given to a person of Spanish or by extension Portuguese or Italian descent U S DAGOBA Dagoba n Etym Singhalese dagoba Defn A domeshaped structure built over relics of Buddha or some Buddhist saint East Indies DAGON Dagon Etym Heb Dagon fr dag a fish cf Gr Defn The national god of the Philistines represented with the face and hands and upper part of a man and the tail of a fish W Smith This day a solemn feast the people hold To Dagon their sea idol Milton They brought it into the house of Dagon 1 Sam v 2 DAGON Dagon n Etym See Dag a loose end Defn A slip or piece Obs Chaucer DAGSWAIN Dagswain n Etym From Dag a loose end Defn Acoarse woolen fabric made of daglocks or the refuse of wool Under coverlets made of dagswain Holinshed DAGTAILED Dagtailed a Etym Dag a loose end tail Defn Daggletailed having the tail clogged with daglocks Dag tailed sheep Bp Hall DAGUERREAN DAGUERREIAN Daguerrean Daguerreian a Defn Pertaining to Daguerre or to his invention of the daguerreotype DAGUERREOTYPE Daguerreotype n Etym From Daguerre the inventor type 1 An early variety of photograph produced on a silver plate or copper plate covered with silver and rendered sensitive by the action of iodine or iodine and bromine on which after exposure in the camera the latent image is developed by the vapor of mercury 2 The process of taking such pictures DAGUERREOTYPE Daguerreotype v t imp pp Daguerreotyped p pr vb n Daguerreotyping 1 To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process as a picture 2 To impress with great distinctness to imprint to imitate exactly DAGUERREOTYPER DAGUERREOTYPIST Daguerreotyper Daguerreotypist n Defn One who takes daguerreotypes DAGUERREOTYPY Daguerreotypy n Defn The art or process of producing pictures by method of Daguerre DAHABEAH Dahabeah n Etym Ar Defn A nile boat DAHLIA Dahlia n pl Dahlias Etym Named after Andrew Dahl a Swedish botanist Bot Defn A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America of the order Compositæ also any plant or flower of the genus The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear conspicuous flowers which differ in color DAHLIN Dahlin n Etym From Dahlia Chem Defn A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia called also inulin See Inulin DAHOON Dahoon dahoon Origin unknown Defn An evergreen shrub or small tree Ilex cassine of the southern United States bearing red drupes and having soft white close grained wood called also dahoon holly DAILINESS Dailiness n Defn Daily occurence R DAILY Daily a Etym AS dæglic dæg day lic like See Day Defn Happening or belonging to each successive day diurnal as daily labor a daily bulletin Give us this day our daily bread Matt vi 11 Bunyan has told us that in New England his dream was the daily subject of the conversation of thousands Macaulay Syn Daily Diurnal Daily is AngloSaxon and diurnal is Latin The former is used in reference to the ordinary concerns of life as daily wants daily cares daily employments The latter is appropriated chiefly by astronomers to what belongs to the astronomical day as the diurnal revolution of the earth Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed which declares his dignity And the regard of Heaven on all his ways Milton Half yet remains unsung but narrower bound Within the visible diurnal sphere Milton DAILY Daily n pl Dailies Defn A publication which appears regularly every day as the morning dailies DAILY Daily adv Defn Every day day by day as a thing happens daily DAIMIO Daimio n pl Daimios Etym Jap fr Chin tai ming great name Defn The title of the feudal nobles of Japandaimyo The daimios or territorial nobles resided in Yedo and were divided into four classes Am Cyc DAINT Daint n Etym See Dainty n Defn Something of exquisite taste a dainty Obs a Defn Dainty Obs To cherish him with diets daint Spenser DAINTIFY Daintify v t imp p p Daintified p pr vb n Daintifying Etym Dainty fy Defn To render dainty delicate or fastidious Daintified emotion Sat rev DAINTILY Daintily adv Defn In a dainty manner nicely scrupulously fastidiously deliciously prettily DAINTINESS Daintiness n Defn The quality of being dainty nicety niceness elegance delicacy deliciousness fastidiousness squeamishness The daintiness and niceness of our captains Hakluyt More notorious for the daintiness of the provision than for the massiveness of the dish Hakewill The duke exeeded in the daintiness of his leg and foot and the earl in the fine shape of his hands Sir H Wotton DAINTREL Daintrel n Etym From daint or dainty cf OF daintier Defn Adelicacy Obs Halliwell DAINTY Dainty n pl Dainties Etym OE deinie dainte deintie deyntee OF deintié delicacy orig dignity honor fr L dignitas fr dignus worthy See Deign and cf Dignity 1 Value estimation the gratification or pleasure taken in anything Obs I ne told no deyntee of her love Chaucer 2 That which is delicious or delicate a delicacy That precious nectar may the taste renew Of Edens dainties by our parents lost Beau Fl 3 A term of fondness Poetic B Jonson Syn Dainty Delicacy These words are here compared as denoting articles of food The term delicacy as applied to a nice article of any kind and hence to articles of food which are particularly attractive Dainty is stronger and denotes some exquisite article of cookery A hotel may be provided with all the delicacies of the season and its table richly covered with dainties These delicacies I mean of taste sight smell herbs fruits and flowers Walks and the melody of birds Milton A table furnished plenteously with bread And dainties remnants of the last regale Cowper DAINTY Dainty a Compar Daintier superl Daintiest 1 Rare valuable costly Obs Full many a deynté horse had he in stable Chaucer Note Hence the proverb dainty maketh dearth i e rarity makes a thing dear or precious 2 Delicious to the palate toothsome Dainty bits Make rich the ribs Shak 3 Nice delicateelegant in form manner or breeding wellformed neat tender Those dainty limbs which nature lent For gentle usage and soft delicacy Milton Iwould be the girdle About her dainty dainty waist Tennyson 4 Requirinig daintles Hence Overnice hard to please fastidious sqrupulous ceremonious Thew were a fine and Dainty people Bacon And let us not be dainty of leave taking But shift away Shak To make dainty to assume or affect delicacy or fastidiousness Obs Ah ha my mistresses which of you all Will now deny to dance She that makes dainty She Ill swear hath corns Shak DAIRA Daïra n Turk daire circuit department fr Ar daïrah circle Defn Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or his family The most important are the Daira Sanieh or Saniyeh and the Daira Khassa administered by the khedives European bondholders and known collectively as the Daira or the Daira estates DAIRY Dairy npl Dairies Etym OE deierie from deie daie maid of Scand origin cf Icel deigja maid dairymaid Sw deja orig a baking maid fr Icel deig Dough 1 The place room or house where milk is kept and converted into butter or cheese What stores my dairies and my folds contain Dryden 2 That department of farming which is concerned in the production of milk and its conversion into butter and cheese Grounds were turned much in England either to feeding or dairy and this advanced the trade of English butter Temple 3 A dairy farm R Note Dairy is much used adjectively or in combination as dairy farm dairy countries dairy house or dairyhouse dairyroom dairywork etc DAIRYING Dairying n Defn The business of conducting a dairy DAIRYMAID Dairymaid n Defn A female servant whose business is the care of the dairy DAIRYMAN Dairyman n pl Dairymen Defn A man who keeps or takes care of a dairy DAIRYWOMAN Dairywoman n pl Dairywomen Defn A woman who attends to a dairy DAIS Dais daîs n Etym OE deis des table dais OF deis table F dais a canopy L discus a quoit a dish from the shape LL table fr Gr a quoit a dish See Dish 1 The high or principal table at the end of a hall at which the chief guests were seated also the chief seat at the high table Obs 2 A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests 3 A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity Obs Shiply DAISIED Daisied a Defn Full of daisies adorned with daisies The daisied green Langhorne The grass all deep and daisied G Eliot DAISY Daisy n pl Daisies Etym OE dayesye AS dæges days eye daisy See Day and Eye Bot a A genus of low herbs Bellis belonging to the family Compositæ The common English and classical daisy is B prennis which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays b The whiteweed Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum the plant commonly called daisy in North America called also oxeye daisy See Whiteweed Note The word daisy is also used for composite plants of other genera as Erigeron or fleabane Michaelmas daisy Bot any plant of the genus Aster of which there are many species Oxeye daisy Bot the whiteweed See Daisy b DAK Dak n Etym Hind Defn Post mail also the mail or postal arrangements spelt also dawk and dauk India Dak boat a mail boat Percy Smith Dak bungalow a travelers resthouse at the and of a dak stage To travel by dak to travel by relays of palanquines or other carriage as fast as the post along a road DAKER DAKIR Daker Dakir n Etym See Dicker O Eng Scots Law Defn A measure of certain commodities by number usually ten or twelve but sometimes twenty as a daker of hides consisted of ten skins a daker of gloves of ten pairs Burrill DAKER HEN Daker hen Etym Perh fr W crecial the daker hen crec a sharp noise creg harsh hoarse crechian to scream iar hen or cf D duiken to dive plunge Zoöl Defn The corncrake or land rail DAKOIT DAKOITY Dakoit n Dakoity n Defn See Dacoit Dacoity DAKOTA GROUP Dakota group Geol Defn A subdivision at the base of the cretaceous formation in Western North America so named from the region where the strata were first studied DAKOTAS Dakotas n pl sing Dacota Ethnol Defn An extensive race or stock of Indians including many tribes mostly dwelling west of the Mississippi River also in part called Sioux Written also Dacotahs DAL Dal n Etym Hind Defn Split pulse esp of Cajanus Indicus East Indies DALE Dale n Etym AS dæl akin to LG D Sw Dan OS Goth dal Icel dalr OHG tal G thal and perth to Gr a rotunda Skr dhara depth Cf Dell 1 A low place between hills a vle or valley Where mountaines rise umbrageous dales descend Thomson 2 A trough or spout to carry off water as from a pump Knight DALESMAN Dalesman n pl Dalesmen Defn One living in a dale a term applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England Norway etc Macaulay DALF Dalf Defn imp of Delve Obs Chaucer DALLES Dalles dalz n pl F dalle a tube gutter trough Defn A rapid esp one where the channel is narrowed between rock walls Northwestern U S Canada The place below where the compressed river wound like a silver thread among the flat black rocks was the farfamed Dalles of the Columbia F H Balch DALLIANCE Dalliance n Etym From Dally 1 The act of dallying trifling or fondling interchange of caresses wanton play Look thou be true do not give dalliance Too mnch the rein Shak O the dalliance and the wit The flattery and the strifeTennyson 2 Delay or procrastination Shak 3 Entertaining discourse Obs Chaucer DALLIER Dallier n Defn One Who fondles a trifler as dalliers with pleasant words Asham DALLOP Dallop n Etym Etymol unknown Defn A tuft or clump Obs Tusser DALLY Dally v i imp p p Dallied p pr vb n Dallying Etym OE dailien cf Icel pylja to talk G dallen dalen dahlen to trifle talk nonsense OSw tule a droll or funny man or AS dol foolish E dull 1 To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures or in idleness to fool away time to delay unnecessarily to tarry to trifle We have trifled too long already it is madness to dally any longer Calamy We have put off God and dallied with his grace Barrow 2 To interchange caresses especially with one of the opposite sex to use fondling to wanton to sport Not dallying with a brace of courtesans Shak Our aerie dallies with the wind Shak DALLY Dally v t Defn To delay unnecessarily to while away Dallying off the time with often skirmishes Knolles DALMANIA Dalmania n Etym From Dalman the geologist Paleon Defn A genus of trilobites of many species common in the Upper Silurian and Devonian rocks DALMANITES Dalmanites n Defn Same as Dalmania DALMATIAN Dalmatian a Defn Of or pertaining to Dalmatia Dalmatian dog Zoöl a carriage dog shaped like a pointer and having black or bluish spots on a white ground the coach dog DALMATICA DALMATIC Dalmatica n Dalmatic n Etym LL dalmatica cf F dalmatique 1 R C Ch Defn A vestment with wide sleeves and with two stripes worn at Mass by deacons and by bishops at pontifical Mass imitated from a dress originally worn in Dalmatia 2 A robe worn on state ocasions as by English kings at their coronation DAL SEGNO Dal segno Etym It from the sign Mus Defn A direction to go back to the sign Segno DALTONIAN Daltonian n Defn One afflicted with color blindness DALTONISM Daltonism n Defn Inability to perceive or distinguish certain colors esp red color blindness It has various forms and degrees So called from the chemist Dalton who had this infirmity Nichol DAM Dam n Etym OE dame mistress lady also mother dam See Dame 1 A female parent used of beasts especially of quadrupeds sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother Our sire and dam now confined to horses are a relic of this age 13th century Dame is used of a hen we now make a great difference between dame and dam T L K Oliphant The dam runs lowing up end down Looking the way her harmless young one went Shak 2 A kind or crowned piece in the game of draughts DAM Dam n Etym Akin to OLG D Dan dam G Sw damm Icel dammr and AS fordemman to stop up Goth Faúrdammjan 1 A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid esp a bank of earth or wall of any kind as of masonry or wood built across a water course to confine and keep back flowing water 2 Metal Defn A firebrick wall or a stone which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace Dam plate Blast Furnace an iron plate in front of the dam to strengthen it DAM Dam v t imp p p Dammed p pr vb n Damming 1 To obstruct or restrain the flow of by a dam to confine by constructing a dam as a stream of water generally used with in or up Ill have the current in this place dammed up Shak A weight of earth that dams in the water Mortimer 2 To shut up to stop up to close to restrain The strait pass was dammed With dead men hurt behind and cowards Shak To dam out to keep out by means of a dam DAMAGE Damage n Etym OF damage domage F dommage fr assumed LL damnaticum from L damnum damage See Damn 1 Injury or harm to person property or reputation an inflicted loss of value detriment hurt mischief He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage Prov xxvi 6 Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of a friend to tell them of them to the great damage both of their fame and fortune Bacon 2 pl Law Defn The estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury sustained a compensation recompense or satisfaction to one party for a wrong or injury actually done to him by another Note In commonlaw action the jury are the proper judges of damages Consequential damage See under Consequential Exemplary damages Law damages imposed by way of example to others Nominal damages Law those given for a violation of a right where no actual loss has accrued Vindictive damages those given specially for the punishment of the wrongdoer Syn Mischief injury harm hurt detriment evil ill See Mischief DAMAGE Damage v t imp p p Damages p pr vb n Damaging Etym Cf OF damagier domagier See Damage n Defn To ocassion damage to the soudness goodness or value of to hurt to injure to impair He came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship Clarendon DAMAGE Damage v i Defn To receive damage or harm to be injured or impaired in soudness or value as some colors in damage in sunlight DAMAGEABLE Damageable a Etym Cf OF dammageable for sense 2 1 Capable of being injured or impaired liable to or susceptible of damage as a damageable cargo 2 Hurtful pernicious R That it be not demageable unto your royal majesty Hakluit DAMAGE FEASANT Damage feasant Etym OF damage F faisant doing p pr See Feasible Law Defn Doing injury trespassing as cattle Blackstone DAMAN Daman n Zoöl Defn A small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus that of Northern Africa is H Brucei called also ashkoko dassy and rock rabbit See Cony and Hyrax DAMAR Damar n Defn See Dammar DAMARA Damara n The name is supposed to be from Hottentot dama vanquished Defn A native of Damaraland German Southwest Africa The Damaras include an important and warlike Bantu tribe and the Hill Damaras who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile to the Bantus DAMASCENE Damascene a Etym L Damascenus of Damascus fr Damascus the city Gr See Damask and cf Damaskeen Damaskin Damson Defn Of or relating to Damascus DAMASCENE Damascene n Defn A kind of plume now called damson See Damson DAMASCENE Damascene v t Defn Same as Damask or Damaskeen v t Damascened armor Beaconsfield Cast and damascened steel Ure DAMASCUS Damascus n Etym L Defn A city of Syria Damascus blade a sword or scimiter made chiefly at Damascus having a variegated appearance of watering and proverbial for excellence Damascus iron or Damascus twist metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together used for making gun barrels etc of high quality in which the surface when polished and acted upon by acid has a damasc appearance Damascus steel See Damask steel under Damask a DAMASCUS STEEL Damascus steel Defn See Damask steel under Damask DAMASK Damask n Etym From the city Damascus L Damascus Gr Heb Dammesq Ar Daemeshq cf Heb dmeseq damask cf It damasco Sp damasco F damas Cf Damascene DamassÉ 1 Damask silk silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like A bed of ancient damask W Irving 2 Linen so woven that a pattern in produced by the different directions of the thread without contrast of color 3 A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask made for furniture covering and hangings 4 Damask or Damascus steel also the peculiar markings or water of such steel 5 A deep pink or rose color Fairfax DAMASK Damask a 1 Pertaining to or originating at the city of Damascus resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus 2 Having the color of the damask rose But let concealment like a worm i the bud Feed on her damask cheek Shak Damask color a deep rosecolor like that of the damask rose Damask plum a small darkcolored plum generally called damson Damask rose Bot a large pink hardy and very fragrant variety of rose Rosa damascena from Damascus Damask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years Bacon Damask steel or Damascus steel steel of the kind originally made at Damascus famous for its hardness and its beautiful texture ornamented with waving lines especially that which is inlaid with damaskeening formerly much valued for sword blades from its great flexibility and tenacity DAMASK Damask v t imp p p Damasked p pr vb n Damasking Defn To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus particularly a with flowers and rich designs as silk b with inlaid lines of gold etc or with a peculiar marking or water as metal See Damaskeen Mingled metal damasked oer with gold Dryde On the soft downy bank damasked with flowers Milton DAMASKEEN DAMASKEN Damaskeen Damasken v t Etym F damaschinare See Damascene v Defn To decorate as iron steel etc with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal as silver or gold or by etching etc to damask Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work partly engraving and partly carving Ure DAMASKIN Damaskin n Etym Cf F damasquin adj It damaschino Sp damasquino See Damaskeen Defn A sword of Damask steel No old Toledo blades or damaskins Howell DAMASSE Damassé a Etym F damassé fr damas See Damask Defn Woven like damask n Defn A damassé fabric esp one of linen DAMASSIN Damassin n Etym F fr damas See Damask Defn A kind of modified damask or blocade DAMBONITE Dambonite n Etym Cf F dambonite Chem Defn A white crystalline sugary substance obtained from an African caotchouc DAMBOSE Dambose n Chem Defn A crystalline vari ety of fruit sugar obtained from dambonite DAME Dame n Etym F dame LL domna fr L domina mistress lady fem of dominus master ruler lord akin to domare to tame subdue See Tame and cf Dam mother Dan Danger Dangeon Dungeon Dominie Don n Duenna 1 A mistress of a family who is a lady a womam in authority especially a lady Then shall these lords do vex me half so much As that proud dame the lord protectors wife Shak 2 The mistress of a family in common life or the mistress of a common school as a dames school In the dames classes at the village school Emerson 3 A woman in general esp an elderly woman 4 A mother applied to human beings and quadrupeds Obs Chaucer DAMEWORT Damewort n Bot Defn A cruciferrous plant Hesperis matronalis remarkable for its fragrance especially toward the close of the day called also rocket and dames violet Loudon DAMIANA Damiana n Etym NL of uncertain origin Med Defn A Mexican drug used as an aphrodisiac Note There are several varieties derived from different plants esp from a species of Turnera and from Bigelovia veneta Wood Bache DAMIANIST Damianist n Eccl Hist Defn A follower of Damian patriarch of Alexandria in the 6th century who held heretical opinions on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity DAMMAR DAMMARA Dammar Dammara n Etym Jav Malay damar Defn An oleoresin used in making varnishes dammar gum dammara resin It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies esp Shorea robusta and the dammar pine Dammar pine Bot a tree of the Moluccas Agathis or Dammara orientalis yielding dammar DAMMARA Dammara n Bot Defn A large tree of the order Coniferæ indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia called also Agathis There are several species DAMN Damn v t imp p p Damned p pr vb n Damning Etym OE damnen dap OF damner dampner F damner fr L damnare damnatum to condemn fr damnum damage a fine penalty Cf Condemn Damage 1 To condemn to declare guilty to doom to adjudge to punishment to sentence to censhure He shall not live look with a spot I damn him Shak 2 Theol Defn To doom to punishment in the future world to consign to perdition to curse 3 To condemn as bad or displeasing by open expression as by denuciation hissing hooting etc You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them the works of modern poets without hearing Pope Damn with faint praise assent with civil leer And without sneering teach the rest to sneer Pope Note Damn is sometimes used interjectionally imperatively and intensively DAMN Damn v i Defn To invoke damnation to curse While I inwardly damn Goldsmith DAMNABILITY Damnability n Defn The quality of being damnable damnableness Sir T More DAMNABLE Damnable a Etym L damnabilis fr damnare cf F damnable See Damn 1 Liable to damnation deserving or for which one deserves to be damned of a damning nature A creature unprepared unmeet for dealth And to transport him in the mind hi is Were damnable Shak 2 Odious pernicious detestable Begin murderer leave thy damnable faces Shak DAMNABLENESS Damnableness n Defn The state or quality of deserving damnation execrableness The damnableness of this most execrable impiety Prynne DAMNABLY Damnably adv 1 In a manner to incur sever 2 Odiously detestably excessively Low DAMNATION Damnation n Etym F damnation L damnatio fr damnare See Damn 1 The state of being damned condemnation openly expressed disapprobation 2 Theol Defn Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state or the punishment itself How can ye escape the damnation of hell Matt xxiii 33 Wickedness is sin and sin is damnation Shak 3 A sin daserving of everlasting punishment R The deep damnation of his takingoff Shak DAMNATORY Damnatory a Etym L damnatorius fr damnator a condemner Defn Doo Damnatory invectives Hallam DAMNED Damned a 1 Sentenced to punishment in a future state condemned consigned to perdition 2 Hateful detestable abominable But O what damned minutes tells he oer Who doats yet doubts suspects yet strongly loves Shak DAMNIFIC Damnific a Etym L damnificus damnum damage loss facere to make See Damn Defn Procuring or causing loss mischievous injurious DAMNIFICATION Damnification n Etym LL damnificatio Defn That which causes damage or loss DAMNIFY Damnify v t Etym LL damnificare fr L damnificus cf OF damnefier See Damnific Defn To cause loss or damage to to injure to imparir R This work will ask as many more officials to make expurgations and expunctions that the commonwealth of learning be not damnified Milton DAMNING Damning a Defn That damns damnable as damning evidence of guilt DAMNINGNESS Damningness n Defn Tendency to bring damnation The damningness of them sins Hammond DAMNUM damnum n Etym L law Defn Harm detriment either to character or property DAMOSEL DAMOSELLA DAMOISELLE Damosel Damosella Damoiselle n Defn See Damsel Archaic DAMOURITE Damourite n Etym Ater the French chemist Damour Min Defn A kind of Muscovite or potash mica containing water DAMP Damp n Etym Akin to LG D Dan damp vapor steam fog G dampf Icel dampi Sw damb dust and to MNG dimpfen to smoke imp dampf 1 Moisture humidity fog fogginess vapor Night with black air Accompanied with damps and dreadful gloom Milton 2 Dejection depression cloud of the mind Even now while thus I stand blest in thy presence A secret damp of grief comes oer my soul Addison It must have thrown a damp over your autumn excursion J D Forbes 3 Mining Defn A gaseous prodact formed in coal mines old wells pints etc Choke damp a damp consisting principally of carboniCarbonic acid under Carbonic Damp sheet a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air currents and prevent accumulation of gas Fire damp a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted hydrogen so called from its tendence to explode when mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with flame DAMP Damp a Compar Damper superl Dampest 1 Being in a state between dry and wet moderately wet moist humid Oerspread with a damp sweat and holy fear Dryden 2 Dejected depressed sunk R All these and more came flocking but with looks Downcast and damp Milton DAMP Damp v i imp p p Damped p pr vb n Damping Etym OE dampen to choke suffocate See Damp n 1 To render damp to moisten to make humid or moderately wet to dampen as to damp cloth 2 To put out as fire to depress or deject to deaden to cloud to check or restrain as action or vigor to make dull to weaken to discourage To damp your tender hopes Akenside Usury dulls and damps all industries improvements and new inventions wherein money would be stirring if it were not for this slug Bacon How many a day has been damped and darkened by an angry word Sir J Lubbock The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of the soldiers Macaulay DAMPEN Dampen v t imp p p Dampened p pr vb n Dampening 1 To make damp or moist to make slightly wet 2 To depress to check to make dull to lessen In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm The Century DAMPEN Dampen v i Defn To become damp to deaden Byron DAMPER Damper n Defn That which damps or checks as a A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove furnace etc used to check or regulate the draught of air b A contrivance as in a pianoforte to deaden vibrations or as in other pieces of mechanism to check some action at a particular time Nor did Sabrinas presence seem to act as any damper at the modest little festivities W Black DAMPISH Dampish a Defn Moderately damp or moist Dampishly adv Dampishness n DAMPNE Dampne v t Defn To damn Obs Chaucer DAMPNESS Dampness n Defn Moderate humidity moisture fogginess moistness DAMP OFF Damp off Defn To decay and perish through excessive moisture DAMPY Dampy a 1 Somewhat damp Obs Drayton 2 Dejected gloomy sorrowful Obs Dispel dampy throughts Haywards DAMSEL Damsel n Etym OE damosel damesel damisel damsel fr OF damoisele damisele gentlewoman F demoiselle young lady cf OF damoisel young nobleman F damoiseau fr LL domicella dominicella fem domicellus dominicellus masc dim fr L domina dominus See Dame and cf Demoiselle Doncella 1 A young person either male or female of noble or gentle extraction as Damsel Pepin Damsel Richard Prince of Wales Obs 2 A young unmarried woman a gerl a maiden With her train of damsels she was gone In shady walks the scorching heat to shum Dryden Sometimes a troop of damsels glad Goes by to towered Cameleot Tennyson 3 Milling Defn An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hoppe DAMSON Damson n Etym OE damasin the Damascus plum fr L Damascenus See Damascene Defn A small oval plum of a blue color the fruit of a variety of the Prunus domestica called also damask plum DAN Dan n Etym OE dan danz OF danz prop only nom dan master fr L dominus See Dame Defn A title of honor equivalent to master or sir Obs Old Dan Geoffry in gently spright The pure wellhead of poetry did dwell Spenser What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land Thomson DAN Dan n Etym Etymol uncertain Mining Defn A small truck or sledge used in coal mines DANAIDE Danaide n Etym From the mythical Danaides who were condemned to fill with water a vessel full of holes Mach Defn A water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner and outer tapering shell between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells but sometimes only to one DANAITE Danaite n Etym Named after J Freeman Dana Min Defn A cobaltiferous variety of arsenopyrite DANALITE Danalite n Etym Named after James Dwight Dana Min Defn A mineral occuring in octahedral crystals also massive of a reddish color It is a silicate of iron zinc manganese and glicinum containing sulphur DANBURITE Danburite n Min Defn A borosilicate of lime first found at Danbury Conn It is near the topaz in form Dana DANCE Dance v i imp p p Danced p pr vb n Dancing Etym F danser fr OHG dans to draw akin to dinsan to draw Goth apinsan and prob from the same root meaning to stretch as E thin See Thin 1 To move with measured steps or to a musical accompaniment to go through either alone or in company with others with a regulated succession of movements commonly to the sound of music to trip or leap rhytmically Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance Wiher Good shepherd what fair swain is this Which dances with your dauther Shak 2 To move nimbly or merrily to express pleasure by motion to caper to frisk to skip about Then tis time to dance off Thackeray More dances my rapt heart Than when I first my wedded mistress saw Shak Shadows in the glassy waters dance Byron Where rivulets dance their wayward round Wordsworth To dance on a rope or To dance on nothing to be hanged DANCE Dance v t Defn To cause to dance or move nimbly or merrily about or up and down to dandle To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind Shak Thy grandsire loved thee well Many a time he danced thee on his knee Shak To dance attendance to come and go obsequiously to be or remain in waiting at the beck and call of another with a view to please or gain favor A man of his place and so near our favor To dance attendance on their lordships pleasure Shak DANCE Dance n Etym F danse of German origin See Dance v i 1 The leaping tripping or measured stepping of one who dances an amusement in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art in figures and in accord with music 2 Mus Defn A tune by which dancing is regulated as the minuet the waltz the cotillon etc Note The word dance was used ironically by the older writers of many proceedings besides dancing Of remedies of love she knew parchance For of that art she couth the olde dance Chaucer Dance of Death Art an allegorical representation of the power of death over all the old the young the high and the low being led by a dancing skeleton Morris dance See Morris To lead one a dance to cause one to go through a series of movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a dance not understood DANCER Dancer n Defn One who dances or who practices dancing The merry dancers beams of the northern lights when they rise and fall alternately without any considerable change of length See Aurora borealis under Aurora DANCERESS Danceress n Defn A female dancer Obs Wyclif DANCETTE Dancetté a Etym Cf F danché dancetté dent tooth Her Defn Deeply indented having large teeth thus a fess dancetté has only three teeth in the whole width of the escutcheon DANCING Dancing p a vb n Defn from Dance Dancing girl one of the women in the East Indies whose profession is to dance in the temples or for the amusement of spectators There are various classes of dancing girls Dancing master a teacher of dancing Dancing school a school or place where dancing is taught DANCY Dancy a Her Defn Same as Dancetté DANDELION Dandelion n Etym F dent de lion lions tooth fr L dens tooth leo lion See Tooth n and Lion Bot Defn A wellknown plant of the genus Taraxacum T officinale formerly called T Densleonis and Leontodos Taraxacum bearing large yellow compound flowers and deeply notched leaves DANDER Dander n Etym Corrupted from dandruff 1 Dandruff or scurf on the head 2 Anger or vexation rage Low Halliwell DANDER Dander v i Etym See Dandle Defn To wander about to saunter to talk incoherently Prov Eng Halliwell DANDI Dandi n Etym Hind fr an oar Defn A boatman an oarsman India DANDIE Dandie n Zoöl Defn One of a breed of small terriers called also Dandie Dinmont DANDIE DINMONT DANDIE Dandie Dinmont or Dandie n 1 Defn In Scotts Guy Mannering a Border farmer of eccentric but fine character who owns two terriers claimed to be the progenitors of the Dandie Dinmont terriers 2 One of a breed of terriers with short legs long body and rough coat originating in the country about the English and Scotch border DANDIFIED Dandified a Defn Made up like a dandy having the dress or manners of a dandy buckish DANDIFY Dandify v t imp p p Dandified p pr vb n Dandifying Etym Dandy fy Defn To cause to resemble a dandy to make dandyish DANDIPRAT Dandiprat n Etym Dandy brat child 1 A little fellow in sport or contempt A dandiprat hopthumb Stanyhurst 2 A small coin Henry VII stamped a small coin called dandiprats Camden DANDLE Dandle v t imp p p Dandled p pr vb n Dandling Etym Cf G dändeln to trifly dandle OD Prov G danten G tand trifly prattle Scot dandill dander to go about idly to trifly 1 To move up and down on ones knee or in ones arms in affectionate play as an infant Ye shall be dandled upon her knees Is 2 To treat with fondness as if a child to fondle to toy with to pet They have put me in a silk gown and gaudy fools cap I as ashamed to be dandled thus Addison The book thus dandled into popularity by bishops and good ladies contained many pieces of nursery eloquence Jeffrey 3 To play with to put off or delay by trifles to wheedle Obs Captains do so dandle their doings and dally in the service as it they would not have the enemy subdued Spenser DANDLER Dandler n Defn One who dandles or fondles DANDRIFF Dandriff n Defn See Dandruff Swift DANDRUFF Dandruff n Etym Prob from W toncrust peel skin AS dr dirty draffy or W drwg bad cf AS tan a letter an eruption sq root240 Defn A scurf which forms on the head and comes off in small or particles Written also dandriff DANDY Dandy n pl Dandies Etym Cf F dandin ninny silly fellow dandiner to waddle to play the fool prob allied to E dandle Senses 23 are of uncertain etymol 1 One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress a fop a coxcomb 2 Naut a A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set b A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats called also jigger and mizzen 3 A dandy roller See below Dandy brush a yard whalebone brush Dandy fever See Dengue Dandy line a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end Dandy roller a roller sieve used in machines for making paper to press out water from the pulp and set the paper DANDYCOCK DANDYHEN Dandycock n masc Dandyhen n fem Etym See Dandy Defn A bantam fowl DANDYISE DANDYIZE Dandyise v t i Defn To make or to act like a dandy to dandify DANDYISH Dandyish a Defn Like a dandy DANDYISM Dandyism n Defn The manners and dress of a dandy foppishness Byron DANDYLING Dandyling n Etym Dandy Defn A little or insignificant dandy a contemptible fop DANE Dane n Etym LL Dani cf AS Dene Defn A native or a naturalized inhabitant of Denmark Great Dane Zoöl See Danish dog under Danish DANEGELD DANEGELT Danegeld Danegelt n Etym AS danegeld See Dane and Geld n Eng Hist Defn An annual tax formerly laid on the English nation to buy off the ravages of Danish invaders or to maintain forces to oppose them It afterward became a permanent tax raised by an assessment at first of one shilling afterward of two shillings upon every hide of land throughout the realm Whartons Law Dict Tomlins DANEWORT Danewort n Bot Defn A fetid European species of elder Sambucus Ebulus dwarf elder wallwort elderwort called also Daneweed Danes weed and Danesblood Note Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes DANG Dang Defn imp of Ding Obs DANG Dang v t Etym Cf Ding Defn To dash Obs Till she oercome with anguish shame and rage Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage Marlowe DANGER Danger n Etym OE danger daunger power arrogance refusal difficulty fr OF dagier dongier with same meaning F danger danger fr an assumed LL dominiarium power authority from L dominium power property See Dungeon Domain Dame 1 Authority jurisdiction control Obs In dangerhad he the young girls Chaucer 2 Power to harm subjection or liability to penalty Obs See In ones danger below You stand within his danger do you not Shak Covetousness of gains hath brought them in dangerof this statute Robynson Mores Utopia 3 Exposure to injury loss pain or other evil peril risk insecurity 4 Difficulty sparingness Obs Chaucer 5 Coyness disdainful behavior Obs Chaucer In ones danger in ones power liable to a penalty to be inflicted by him Obs This sense is retained in the proverb Out of debt out of danger Those rich man in whose debt and danger they be not Robynson Mores Utopia To do danger to cause danger Obs Shak Syn Peril hazard risk jeopardy Danger Peril Hazard Risk Jeopardy Danger is the generic term and implies some contingent evil in prospect Peril is instant or impending danger as in peril of ones life Hazard arises from something fortuitous or beyond our control as the hazard of the seas Risk is doubtful or uncertain danger often incurred voluntarily as to risk an engagement Jeopardy is extreme danger Danger of a contagious disease the perils of shipwreck the hazards of speculation the risk of daring enterprises a life brought into jeopardy DANGER Danger v t Defn To endanger Obs Shak DANGERFUL Dangerful a Defn Full of danger dangerous Obs Dangerfully adv Obs Udall DANGERLESS Dangerless a Defn Free from danger R DANGEROUS Dangerous a Etym OE haughty difficult dangerous fr OF dangereus F dangereux See Danger 1 Attended or beset with danger full of risk perilous hazardous unsafe Our troops set forth tomorrow stay with us The ways are dangerous Shak It is dangerous to assert a negative Macaulay 2 Causing danger ready to do harm or injury If they incline to think you dangerous To less than gods Milton 3 In a condition of danger as from illness threatened with death Colloq Forby Bartlett 4 Hard to suit difficult to please Obs My wages ben full strait and eke full small My lord to me is hard and dangerous Chaucer 5 Reserved not affable Obs Of his speech dangerous Chaucer Dangerously adv Dangerousness n DANGLE Dangle v i imp p p Dangled p pr vb n Dangling Etym Akin to Dan dangle dial Sw dangla Dan dingle Sw dingla Icel dingla perh from E ding Defn To hang loosely or with a swinging or jerking motion hed rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight to wrangle Hudibras From her lifted hand Dangled a length of ribbon Tennyson To dangle about or after to hang upon importunately to court the favor of to beset The Presbyterians and other fanatics that dangle after them are well inclined to pull down the present establishment Swift DANGLE Dangle v t Defn To cause to dangle to swing as something suspended loosely as to dangle the feet And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume Sir W Scott DANGLEBERRY Dangleberry n Bot Defn A dark blue edible berry with a white bloom and its shrub Gaylussacia frondosa closely allied to the common huckleberry The bush is also called blue tangle and is found from New England to Kentucky and southward DANGLER Dangler n Defn One who dangles about or after others especially after women a trifler Danglers at toilets Burke DANIEL Daniel n Defn A Hebrew prophet distinguished for sagacity and ripeness of judgment in youth hence a sagacious and upright judge A Daniel come to judgment Shak DANISH Danish a Etym See Dane Defn Belonging to the Danes or to their language or country n Defn The language of the Danes Danish dog Zoöl one of a large and powerful breed of dogs reared in Denmark called also great Dane See Illustration in Appendix DANITE Danite n 1 A descendant of Dan an Israelite of the tribe of Dan Judges xiii 2 2 Etym So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen xlix 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way etc Defn One of a secret association of Mormons bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things U S DANK Dank a Etym Cf dial Sw dank a moist place in a field Icel dökk pit pool possibly akin to E damp or to daggle dew Defn Damp moist humid wet Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire Milton Cheerless watches on the cold dank ground Trench DANK Dank n Defn Moisture humidity water Obs DANK Dank n Defn A small silver coin current in Persia DANKISH Dankish a Defn Somewhat dank Dankishness n In a dark and dankish vault at home Shak DANNEBROG Dannebrog n Defn The ancient battle standard of Denmark bearing figures of cross and crown Order of Dannebrog an ancient Danish order of knighthood DANSEUSE Danseuse n Etym F fr danser to dance Defn a professional female dancer a woman who dances at a public exhibition as in a ballet DANSK Dansk a Etym Dan Defn Danish Obs DANSKER Dansker n Defn A Dane Obs Inquire me first what Danskers are in Paris Shak DANTEAN Dantean a Defn Relatingto emanating from or resembling the poet Dante or his writings DANTESQUE Dantesque a Etym Cf It Dantesco Defn Dantelike Dantean Earle DANUBIAN Danubian a Defn Pertainingto or bordering on the river Danube DAP Dap v i Etym Cf Dip Angling Defn To drop the bait gently on the surface of the water To catch a club by dapping with a grasshoper Walton DAPATICAL Dapatical a Etym L dapaticus fr daps feast Defn Sumptuous in cheer Obs Bailey DAPHNE Daphne n Etym L a laurel tree from Gr 1 Bot Defn A genus of diminutive Shrubs mostly evergreen and with fragrant blossoms 2 Myth Defn A nymph of Diana fabled to have been changed into a laurel tree DAPHNETIN Daphnetin n Chem Defn A colorless crystalline substance C9H6O4 extracted from daphnin DAPHNIA Daphnia n Etym NL Zoöl Defn A genus of the genus Daphnia DAPHNIN Daphnin n Etym Cf F daphnine Chem a A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon Daphne mezereum and regarded as the essential principle of the plant R b A white crystalline bitter substance regarded as a glucoside and extracted from Daphne mezereum and D alpina DAPHNOMANCY Daphnomancy n Etym Gr dafnh the laurel mancy Defn Divination by means of the laurel DAPIFER Dapifer n Etym L daps a feast ferre to bear Defn One who brings meat to the table hence in some countries the official title of the grand master or steward of the kings or a noblemans household DAPPER Dapper a Etym OE daper prob fr D dapper brave valiant akin to G tapfer brave OHG taphar heavy weighty OSlav dobrû good Russ dobrui Cf Deft Defn Little and active spruce trim smart neat in dress or appearance lively He wondered how so many provinces could be held in subjection by such a dapper little man Milton The dapper ditties that I wont devise Spenser Sharpnosed dapper steam yachts Julian Hawthorne DAPPERLING Dapperling n Defn A dwarf a dandiprat r DAPPLE Dapple n Etym Cf Icel depill a spot a dot a dog with spots over the eyes dapi a pool and E dimple Defn One of the spots on a dappled animal He has as many eyes on his body as my gray mare hath dapples Sir P Sidney DAPPLE DAPPLED Dapple Dappled a Defn Marked with spots of different shades of color spotted variegated as a dapple horse Some dapple mists still floated along the peaks Sir W Scott Note The word is used in composition to denote that some color is variegated or marked with spots as dapplebay dapplegray His steed was all dapplegray Chaucer O swiftly can speed my dapplegray steed Sir W Scott DAPPLE Dapple v t imp p p Dappled p pr vb n Dappling Defn To variegate with spots to spot The gentle day Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray Shak The dappled pink and blushing rose Prior DARBIES Darbies n pl Defn Manacles handcuffs Cant Jem Clink will fetch you the darbies Sir W Scott Note In The Steel Glass by Gascoigne printed in 1576 occurs the line To binde such babes in father Derbies bands DARBY Darby n Defn A plasterers float having two handles used in smoothing ceilings etc DARBYITE Darbyite n Defn One of the Plymouth Brethren or of a sect among them so called from John N Darby one of the leaders of the Brethren DARDANIAN Dardanian a nEtym From L Dardania poetic name of Troy Defn Trojan DARE Dare v i imp Durst or Dared p p Dared p pr vb n Daring Etym OE I dar dear I dare imp dorste durste AS ic dear I dare imp dorste inf durran akin to OS gidar gidorsta gidurran OHG tar torsta turran Goth gadar gadaúrsta Gr tharsein tharrein to be bold tharsys bold Skr Dhrsh to be bold sq root70 Defn To have adequate or sufficient courage for any purpose to be bold or venturesome not to be afraid to venture I dare do all that may become a man Who dares do more is none Shak Why then did not the ministers use their new law Bacause they durst not because they could not Macaulay Who dared to sully her sweet love with suspicion Thackeray The tie of party was stronger than the tie of blood because a partisan was more ready to dare without asking why Jowett Thu Note The present tense I dare is really an old past tense so that the third person is he dare but the form he dares is now often used and will probably displace the obsolescent he dare through grammatically as incorrect as he shalls or he cans Skeat The pore dar plede the poor man dare plead P Plowman You know one dare not discover you Dryden The fellow dares nopt deceide me Shak Here boldly spread thy hands no venomd weed Dares blister them no slimly snail dare creep Beau Fl Note Formerly durst was also used as the present Sometimes the old form dare is found for durst or dared DARE Dare v y imp p p Dared p pr vb n Daring 1 To have courage for to attempt courageously to venture to do or to undertake What high concentration of steady feeling makes men dare every thing and do anything Bagehot To wrest it from barbarism to dare its solitudes The Century 2 To challenge to provoke to defy Time I dare thee to discover Such a youth and such a lover Dryden DARE Dare n 1 The quality of daring venturesomeness boldness dash R It lends a luster A large dare to our great enterprise Shak 2 Defiance challenge Childish unworthy dares Are not enought to part our powers Chapman Sextus Pompeius Hath given the dare to Cæsar Shak DARE Dare v i Etym OE darien to lie hidden be timid Defn To lurk to lie hid Obs Chaucer DARE Dare v t Defn To terrify to daunt Obs For I have done those follies those mad mischiefs Would dare a woman Beau Fl To dare larks to catch them by producing terror through to use of mirrors scarlet cloth a hawk etc so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them Nares DARE Dare n Etym See Dace Zoöl Defn A small fish the dace DAREDEVIL Daredevil n Defn A reckless fellow Also used adjectively as daredevil excitement A humorous daredevil the very man To suit my prpose Ld Lytton DAREDEVILTRY Daredeviltry n pl Daredeviltries Defn Reckless mischief the action of a daredevil DAREFUL Dareful a Defn Full af daring or of defiance adveturous R Shak DARER Darer n Defn One who dares or defies DARG DARGUE Darg Dargue n Etym Scot contr fr day work Defn A days work also a fixed amount of work whether more or less than that of a day Local Eng Scott DARIC Daric n Etym Gr 1 Antiq a A gold coin of ancient Persia weighing usually a little more than 128 grains and bearing on one side of the figure of an archer b A silver coin of about 86 grains having the figure of an archer and hence in modern times called a daric 2 Any very pure gold coin DARING Daring n Defn Boldness fearlessness adventurousness also a daring act DARING Daring a Defn Bold fearless adventurous as daring spirits Daringly adv Daringness n DARIOLE Dariole n F 1 A crustade Obs 2 A shell or cup of pastry filled with custard whipped cream crushed macaroons etc DARK Dark a Etym OE dark derk deork AS dearc deorc cf Gael Ir dorch dorcha dark black dusky 1 Destitute or partially destitute of light not receiving reflecting or radiating light wholly or partially black or of some deep shade of color not lightcolored as a dark room a dark day dark cloth dark paint a dark complexion O dark dark dark amid the blaze of noon Irrecoverable dark total eclipse Without all hope of day milton In the dark and silent grave Sir W Raleigh 2 Not clear to the understanding not easily The dark problems of existence Shairp What may seem dark at the first will afterward be found more plain Hooker Whats your dark meaning mouse of this light word Shak 3 Destitute of knowledge and culture in moral or intellectual darkness unrefined ignorant The age wherin he lived was dark but he Cobld not want light who taught the world oto see Denhan The tenth century used to be reckoned by mediæval historians as the darkest part of this intellectual night Hallam 4 Evincing blaxk or foul traits of character vile wicked atrocious as a dark villain a dark deed Left him at large to his own dark designs Milton 5 Foreboding evil gloomy jealous suspicious More dark and dark our woes Shak A deep melancholy took possesion of him and gave a dark tinge to all his views of human nature Macaulay There is in every true womans heart a spark of heavenly fire which beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity W Irving 6 Deprived of sight blind Obs He was I think at this time quite dark and so had been for some years Evelyn Note Dark is sometimes used to qualify another adjective as dark blue dark green and sometimes it forms the first part of a compound as darkhaired darkeyed darkcolored darkseated darkworking A dark horse in racing or politics a horse or a candidate whose chances of success are not known and whose capabilities have not been made the subject of general comment or of wagers Colloq Dark house Dark room a house or room in which madmen were confined Obs Shak Dark lantern See Lantern The Dark Ages a period of stagnation and obscurity in literature and art lasting according to Hallam nearly 1000 years from about 500 to about 1500 A D See Middle Ages under Middle The Dark and Bloody Ground a phrase applied to the State of Kentucky and said to be the significance of its name in allusion to the frequent wars that were waged there between Indians The dark day a day May 19 1780 when a remarkable and unexplained darkness extended over all New England To keep dark to reveal nothing Low DARK Dark n 1 Absence of light darkness obscurity a place where there is little or no light Here stood he in the dark his sharp sword out Shak 2 The condition of ignorance gloom secrecy Look what you do you do it still i th dark Shak Till we perceive by our own understandings we are as mucdark and as void of knowledge as before Locke 3 Fine Arts Defn A dark shade or dark passage in a painting engraving or the like as the light and darks are well contrasted The lights may serve for a repose to the darks and the darks to the lights Dryden DARK Dark v t Defn To darken to obscure Obs Milton DARKEN Darken v t Imp p p Darkened p pr vb n Darkening Etym AS deorcian See Dark a 1 To make dark or black to deprite of light to obscure as a darkened room They locusts covered the face of the whole earth so that the land was darkened Ex x 15 So spake the Sovran Voice and clouds began To darken all the hill Milton 2 To render dim to deprive of vision Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see Rom xi 10 3 To cloud obscure or perplex to render less clear or intelligible Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis foresight Bacon Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge Job xxxviii 2 4 To cast a gloom upon With these forced thoughts I prithee darken not The mirth of the feast Shak 5 To make foul to sully to tarnish I must not think there are Evils enough to darken all his goodness Shak DARKEN Darken v i Defn To grow or darker DARKENER Darkener n Defn One who or that which darkens DARKENING Darkening n Defn Twilight gloaming Prov Eng Scot Wright DARKFUL Darkful a Defn Full of darkness Obs DARKISH Darkish a Defn Somewhat dark dusky DARKLE Darkle v i Etym Freq of dark Defn To grow dark to show indistinctly Thackeray DARKLING Darkling adv Etym Dark the adverbial suffix ling Defn In the dark Poetic So out went the candle and we were left darkling Shak As the wakeful bird Sings darkling Milton DARKLING Darkling p pr a 1 Becoming dark or gloomy frowing His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me Thackeray 2 Dark gloomy The darkling precipice Moore DARKLY Darkly adv 1 With imperfect light clearness or knowledge obscurely dimly blindly uncertainly What fame to future times conveys but darkly down Dryden so softly dark and darkly pure Byron 2 With a dark gloomy cruel or menacing look Looking darkly at the clerguman Hawthorne DARKNESS Darkness n 1 The absence of light blackness obscurity gloom And darkness was upon the face of the deep Gen i 2 2 A state of privacy secrecy What I tell you in darkness that speak ye in light Matt x 27 3 A state of ignorance or error especially on moral or religious subjects hence wickedness impurity Men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil John iii 19 Pursue these sons of darkness drive them out From all heavens bounds Milton 4 Want of clearness or perspicuity obscurity as the darkness of a subject or of a discussion 5 A state of distress or trouble A day of clouds and of thick darkness Joel ii 2 Prince of darkness the Devil Satan In the power of the Prince of darkness Locke Syn Darkness Dimness Obscurity Gloom Darkness arises from a total and dimness from a partial want of light A thing is obscure when so overclouded or covered as not to be easily perceived As tha shade or obscurity increases it deepens into gloom What is dark is hidden from view what is obscure is difficult to perceive or penetrate the eye becomes dim with age an impending storm fills the atmosphere with gloom When taken figuratively these words have a like use as the darkness of ignorance dimness of discernment obscurity of reasoning gloom of superstition DARKSOME Darksome a Defn Dark gloomy obscure shaded cheerless Poetic He brought him through a darksome narrow pass To a broad gate all built of beaten gold Spenser DARKY Darky n Defn A negro Sleng DARLING Darling n Etym OE derling deorling AS deórling deóre dear ling See Dear and ling Defn One dearly beloved a favorite And can do naught but wail her darlings loss Shak DARLING Darling a Defn Dearly beloved regarded with especial kindness and tenderness favorite Some darling science I Watts Darling sin Macaulay DARLINGTONIA Darlingtonia n Etym NL Named after Dr William Darlington a botanist of West Chester Penn Bot Defn A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves DARN Darn v t imp p p Darned p pr vb n Darning Etym OE derne prob of Celtic origin cf W darnio to piece break in pieces W Arm to E tear Cf Tear v t Defn To mend as a rent or hole with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle to sew together with yarn or thread He spent every day ten hours in his closet in darning his stockins Swift Darning last See under Last Darning needle a A long strong needle for mending holes or rents especially in stockings b Zoöl Any species of dragon fly having a long cylindrical body resembling a needle These flies are harmless and without stings Note In this sense usually written with a hyphen Called also devils darningneedle DARN Darn n Defn A place mended by darning DARN Darn v t Defn A colloquial euphemism for Damn DARNEL Darnel n Etym OE darnel dernel of uncertain origin cf dial F darnelle Sw dårrepe perh named from a supposed intoxicating quality of the plant and akin to Sw dåra to infatuate OD door foolish G thor fool and Ee dizzy Bot Defn Any grass of the genus Lolium esp the Lolium temulentum bearded darnel the grains of which have been reputed poisonous Other species as Lolium perenne rye grass or ray grass and its variety L Italicum Italian rye grass are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay Note Under darnel our early herbalists comprehended all kinds of cornfield weeds Dr Prior DARNER Darner n Defn One who mends by darning DARNEX DARNIC Darnex Darnic n Defn Same as Dornick DAROO Daroo n Bot Defn The Egyptian sycamore Ficus Sycamorus See Sycamore DARR Darr n Zoöl Defn The European black tern DARRAIGN DARRAIN Darraign Darrain v t Etym OF deraisnier to explain defend to maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings LL derationare de rationare to discourse contend in law fr L ratio reason in LL legal cause Cf Arraign and see Reason 1 To make ready to fight to array Obs Darrain your battle for they are at hand Shak 2 To fight out to contest to decide by combat Obs To darrain the battle Chaucer DARREIN Darrein a Etym OF darrein darrain fr an assumed LL deretranus L de retro back backward Law Defn Last as darrein continuance the last continuance DART Dart n Etym OF dart of German origin cf OHG tart javelin dart AS dara daro Sw dart dagger Icel darra dart 1 A pointed missile weapon intended to be thrown by the hand a short lance a javelin hence any sharppointed missile weapon as an arrow And he Joab took three darts in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom 2 Sa xviii 14 2 Anything resembling a dart anything that pierces or wounds like a dart The artful inquiry whose venomed dart Scarce wounds the hearing while it stabs the heart Hannan More 3 A spear set as a prize in running Obs Chaucer 4 Zoöl Defn A fish the dace See Dace Dart sac Zoöl a sac connected with the reproductive organs of land snails which contains a dart or arrowlike structure DART Dart v t imp p p Darted p pr vb n Darting 1 To throw with a sudden effort or thrust as a dart or other missile weapon to hurl or launch 2 To throw suddenly or rapidly to send forth to emit to shoot as the sun darts forth his beams Or what ill eyes malignant glances dart Pope DART Dart v i 1 To fly or pass swiftly as a dart 2 To start and run with velocity to shoot rapidly along as the deer darted from the thicket DARTARS Dartars n Etym F dartre eruption dandruff Defn A kind of scab or ulceration on the skin of lambs DARTER Darter n 1 One who darts or who throw darts that which darts 2 Zoöl Defn The snakebird a water bird of the genus Plotus so called because it darts out its long snakelike neck at its prey See Snakebird 3 Zoöl Defn A small freshwater etheostomoid fish The group includes numerous genera and species all of them American See Etheostomoid DARTINGLY Dartingly adv Defn Like a dart rapidly DARTLE Dartle v t i Defn To pierce or shoot through to dart repeatedly frequentative of dart My star that dartles the red and the blue R Browning DARTOIC Dartoic a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the dartos DARTOID Dartoid a Etym Dartos oid Anat Defn Like the dartos dartoic as dartoid tissue DARTOS Dartos n Etym NL fr Gr flayed Anat Defn A thin layer of peculiar contractile tissue directly beneath the skin of the scrotum DARTROUS Dartrous a Etym F dartreux See Dartars Med Defn Relating to or partaking of the nature of the disease called tetter herpetic Dartroud diathesis A morbid condition of the system predisposing to the development of certain skin deseases such as eczema psoriasis and pityriasis Also called rheumic diathesis and hipretism Piffard DARWINIAN Darwinian a Etym From the name of Charles Darwin an English scientist Defn Pertaining to Darwin as the Darwinian theory a theory of the manner and cause of the supposed development of living things from certain original forms or elements Note This theory was put forth by Darwin in 1859 in a work entitled The Origin of species by Means of Natural Selection The author argues that in the struggle for existence those plants and creatures best fitted to the requirements of the situation in which they are placed are the ones that will live in other words that Nature selects those which are survive This is the theory of natural selection or the survival of the fillest He also argues that natural selection is capable of modifying and producing organisms fit for their circumstances See Development theory under Development DARWINIAN Darwinian n Defn An advocate of Darwinism DARWINIANISM Darwinianism n Defn Darwinism DARWINISM Darwinism n Biol Defn The theory or doctrines put forth by Darwin See above Huxley DASE Dase v t Defn See Daze Obs Chaucer DASEWE Dasewe v i Etym OE dasewen daswen cf AS dysegian to be foolish Defn To become dimsighted to become dazed or dazzled Obs Chauscer DASH Dash v t imp p p Dashed p pr vb n Dashing Etym Of Scand origin cf Dan daske to beat strike Sw Icel daska Dan Sw dask blow 1 To throw with violence or haste to cause to strike violently or hastily often used with against If you dash a stone against a stone in the botton of the water it maketh a sound Bacon 2 To break as by throwing or by collision to shatter to crust to frustrate to ruin Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potters vessel Ps ii 9 A brave vessel Dashed all to pieces Shak To perplex and dash Maturest counsels Milton 3 To put to shame to confound to confuse to abash to depress South Dash the proud gamesPope 4 To throw in or on in a rapid careless manner to mix reduce or adulterate by throwing in something of an inferior quality to overspread partially to bespatter to touch here and there as to dash wine with water to dash paint upon a picture I take care to dash the character with such particular circumstance as may prevent illnatured applications Addison The very source and fount of day Is dashed with wandering isles of night Tennyson 5 To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly to execute rapidly or with careless haste with off as to dash off a review or sermon 6 To erase by a stroke to strike out knock out with out as to dash out a word DASH Dash v i Defn To rust with violence to move impetuously to strike violently as the waves dash upon rocks He dashed through thick and thin Dryden On each hand the gushing waters play And down the rough cascade all dashing fall Thomson DASH Dash n 1 Violent striking together of two bodies collision crash 2 A sudden check abashment frustration ruin as his hopes received a dash 3 A slight admixture infusion or adulteration a partial overspreading as wine with a dash of water red with a dash of purple Innocence when it has in it a dash of folly Addison 4 A rapid movement esp one of short duration a quick stroke or blow a sudden onset or rush as a bold dash at the enemy a dash of rain She takes upon her bravely at first dash Shak 5 Energy in style or action animation spirit 6 A vain show a blustering parade a flourish as to make or cut a great dash Low 7 Punctuation Defn A mark or line in writing or printing denoting a sudden break stop or transition in a sentence or an abrupt change in its construction a long or significant pause or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis John Wilson 8 Mus a The sign of staccato a small mark b The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass as a direction to raise the interval a semitone 9 Racing Defn A short spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course used in horse racing when a single trial constitutes the race DASHBOARD Dashboard n 1 A board placed on the fore part of a carriage sleigh or other vechicle to intercept water mud or snow thrown up by the heels of the horses in England commonly called splashboard 2 Naut a The float of a paddle wheel b A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the spray called also sprayboard DASHEEN Dasheen n Defn A tropical aroid of the genus Caladium syn Colocasia having an edible farinaceous root It is related to the taro and to the tanier but is much superior to it in quality and is as easily cooked as the potato It is a staple food plant of the tropics being prepared like potatoes and has been introduced into the Southern United States DASHER Dasher n 1 That which dashes or agitates as the dasher of a churn 2 A dashboard or splashboard U S 3 One who makes an ostentatious parade Low DASHING Dashing a Defn Bold spirited showy The dashing and daring spirit is preferable to the listless T Campbell DASHINGLY Dashingly adv Defn Conspicuously showily Colloq A dashingly dressed gentleman Hawthorne DASHISM Dashism n Defn The character of making ostentatious or blustering parade or show R Colloq He must fight a duel before his claim to dashism can be universally allowed V Knox DASHPOT Dashpot n Mach Defn A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight as in the valve gear of a steam engine to prevent shock Note It consists of a chamber containing air or a liquid in which a piston a attached to the weight falls freely until it enters a space as below the openings b from which the air or liquid can escape but slowly as through cock c when its fall is gradually checked Note A cataract of an engine is sometimes called a dashpot DASHY Dashy a Etym From Dash Defn Calculated to arrest attention ostentatiously fashionable showy Colloq DASTARD Dastard n Etym Prob from Icel dæstr exhausted breathless p p of dæsa to groan lose ones breath cf dasask to become exhausted and E daze Defn One who meanly shrinks from danger an arrant coward a poltroon You are all recreants and dashtards and delight to live in slavery to the nobility Shak DASTARD Dastard a Defn Meanly shrinking from danger cowardly dastardly Their dastard souls Addison DASTARD Dastard v t Defn To dastardize R Dryden DASTARDIZE Dastardize v t imp p p Dastardized p pr vb n Dastardizing Defn To make cowardly to intimidate to dispirit as to dastardize my courage Dryden DASTARDLINESS Dastardliness n Defn The quality of being dastardly cowardice base fear DASTARDLY Dastardly a Defn Meanly timid cowardly base as a dastardly outrage DASTARDNESS Dastardness n Defn Dastardliness DASTARDY Dastardy n Defn Base timidity cowardliness DASWE Daswe v i Defn See Dasewe Obs Chaucer DASYMETER Dasymeter n Etym Gr rough thick meter Physics Defn An instrument for testing the density of gases consisting of a thin glass globe which is weighed in the gas or gases and then in an atmosphere of known density DASYPAEDAL Dasypædal a Zoöl Defn Dasypædic DASYPAEDES Dasypædes n pl Etym NL from Gr hairy shaggy a child Zoöl Defn Those birds whose young are covered with down when hatched DASYPAEDIC Dasypædic a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Dasypædes ptilopædic DASYURE Dasyure n Etym Gr thick shaggy tail cf F dasyure Zoöl Defn A carnivorous marsupial quadruped of Australia belonging to the genus Dasyurus There are several species DASYURINE Dasyurine a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to or like the dasyures DATA Data n pl Etym L pl of datum Defn See Datum DATABLE Datable a Defn That may be dated having a known or ascertainable date Datable almost to a year The Century DATARIA Dataria n Etym LL fr L datum given R C Ch Defn Formerly a part of the Roman chancery now a separate office from which are sent graces or favors cognizable in foro externo such as appointments to benefices The name is derived from the word datum given or dated with the indications of the time and place of granting the gift or favor DATARY Datary n Etym LL datarius See Dataria 1 R C Ch Defn An officer in the popes court having charge of the Dataria 2 The office or employment of a datary DATE Date nEtym F datte L dactylus fr Gr prob not the same word as finger but of Semitic origin Bot Defn The fruit of the date palm also the date palm itself Note This fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive containing a soft pulp sweet esculent and wholesome and inclosing a hard kernel Date palm or Date tree Bot the genus of palms which bear dates of which common species is Phoenix dactylifera See Illust Date plum Bot the fruit of several species of Diospyros including the American and Japanese persimmons and the European lotus D Lotus Date shell or Date fish Zoöl a bivalve shell or its inhabitant of the genus Pholas and allied genera See Pholas DATE Date n Etym F date LL data fr L datus given pp of dare to give akin to Gr OSlaw dati Skr da Cf Datum Dose Dato Die 1 That addition to a writing inscription coin etc which specifies the time as day month and year when the writing or inscription was given or executed or made as the date of a letter of a will of a deed of a coin etc And bonds without a date they say are void Dryden 2 The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place or is appointed to take place a given point of time epoch as the date of a battle He at once Down the long series of eventful time So fixed the dates of being so disposed To every living soul of every kind The field of motion and the hour of rest Akenside 3 Assigned end conclusion R What Time would spare from Steel receives its date Pope 4 Given or assigned length of life dyration Obs Good luck prolonged hath thy date Spenser Through his lifes whole date Chapman To bear date to have the date named on the face of it said of a writing DATE Date v t imp p p Dated p pr vb n Dating Etym Cf F dater See 2d Date 1 To note the time of writing or executing to express in an instrument the time of its execution as to date a letter a bond a deed or a charter 2 To note or fix the time of as of an event to give the date of as to date the building of the pyramids Note We may say dated at or from a place The letter is dated at Philadephia G T Curtis You will be suprised I dont question to find among your correspondencies in foreign parts a letter dated from Blois Addison In the countries of his jornal seems to have been written parts of it are dated from them M Arnold DATE Date v i Defn To have beginning to begin to be dated or reckoned with from The Batavian republic dates from the successes of the French arms E Everett DATELESS Dateless a Defn Without date having no fixed time DATE LINE Date line Defn The hypothetical line on the surface of the earth fixed by international or general agreement as a boundary on one side of which the same day shall have a different name and date in the calendar from its name and date on the other side Speaking generally the date line coincides with the meridian 180º from Greenwich It deflects between north latitudes 80º and 45º so that all Asia lies to the west all North America including the Aleutian Islands to the east of the line and between south latitudes 12º and 56º so that Chatham Island and the Tonga group lie to the west of it A vessel crossing this line to the westward sets the date forward by one day as from Sunday to Monday A vessel crossing the line to the eastward sets the date back by one day as from Monday to Sunday Hawaii has the same day name as San Francisco Manila the same day name as Australia and this is one day later than the day of Hawaii Thus when it is Monday May 1st at San Francisco it is Tuesday may 2d at Manila DATER Dater n Defn One who dates DATISCIN Datiscin n Chem Defn A white crystalline glucoside extracted from the bastard hemp Datisca cannabina DATIVE Dative a Etym L dativus appropriate to giving fr dare to give See 2d Date 1 Gram Defn Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective 2 Law a In ones gift capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure as an office b Removable as distinguished from perpetual said of an officer c Given by a magistrate as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law Burril Bouvier Dative executor one appointed by the judge of probate his office answering to that of an administrator DATIVE Dative n Etym L dativus Defn The dative case See Dative a 1 DATIVELY Datively adv Defn As a gift R DATOLITE Datolite n Etym From Gr to divide lite in allusion to the granular structure of a massive variety Min Defn A borosilicate of lime commonly occuring in glassy greenish crystals Written also datholite DATUM Datum n pl Data Etym L See 2d Date 1 Something given or admitted a fact or principle granted that upon which an inference or an argument is based used chiefly in the plural Any writer therefore who furnishes us with data sufficient to determine the time in which he wrote Priestley 2 pl Math Defn The quantities or relations which are assumed to be given in any problem Datum line Surv the horizontal or base line from which the heights of points are reckoned or measured as in the plan of a railway etc DATURA Datura n Etym NL cf Skr dhatt Per Ar tat Tat Bot Defn A genus of solanaceous plants with large funnelshaped flowers and a fourcelled capsular fruit Note The commonest species are the thorn apple D stramonium with a prickly capsule see Illust of capsule white flowers and green stem and D tatula with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous DATURINE Daturine n Etym From Datura Chem Defn Atropine called also daturia and daturina DAUB Daub v t imp p p Daubed p pr vb n Daubing Etym OE dauben to smear OF dauber to plaster fr L dealbare to whitewash plaster de albare to whiten fr albus white perh also confused with W dwb plaster dwbio to plaster Ir OGael dob plaster See Alb and cf Dealbate 1 To smear with soft adhesive matter as pitch slime mud etc to plaster to bedaub to besmear She took for him an ark of bulrushes and daubed it with slime and with pitch Ex ii 3 2 To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colors the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece I Watts A lame imperfect piece rudely daubed over Dryden 3 To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior to disguise to conceal So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue Shak 4 To flatter excessively or glossy R I can safely say however that without any daubing at all I am very sincerely your very affectionate humble servant Smollett 5 To put on without taste to deck gaudily R Let him be daubed with lace Dryden DAUB Daub v i Defn To smear to play the flatterer His conscience will not daub nor flatter South DAUB Daub n 1 A viscous sticky application a spot smeared or dabed a smear 2 Paint Defn A picture coarsely executed Did you take a look at the grand picture T is a melancholy daub my lord Sterne DAUBER Dauber n 1 One who or that which daubs especially a coarse unskillful painter 2 Copperplate Print Defn A pad or ball of rags covered over with canvas for inking plates a dabber 3 A low and gross flattere 4 Zoöl Defn The mud wasp the mud dauber DAUBERY DAUBRY Daubery or Daubry n Defn A daubing specious coloring false pretenses She works by charms by spells by the figure and such daubery as this is Shak DAUBING Daubing n 1 The act of one who daubs that which is daubed 2 A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone roughcast 3 In currying a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather called also dubbing Knight DAUBREELITE Daubreelite n Etym From Daubrée a French mineralogist Min Defn A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons DAUBY Dauby a Defn Smeary viscous glutinous adhesive Dauby wax DAUGHTER Daughter n pl Daughters obs pl Daughtren Etym OE doughter doghter dohter AS dohtor dohter akin to OS dohtar D dochter G tochter Icel d Sw dotter Dan dotter datter Goth daúhtar OSlav d Russ doche Lith dukt Gr Zendughdhar Skr duhit possibly originally the milker cf Skr duh to milk sq root68 245 1 The female offspring of the human species a female child of any age applied also to the lower animals 2 A female descendant a woman This woman being a daughter of Abraham Luke xiii 16 Dinah the daughter of Leah which she bare unto Jacob went out to see the daughter of the land Gen xxxiv 1 3 A sons wife a daughterinlaw And Naomi said Turn again my daughters Ruth i 11 4 A term of adress indicating parental interest Daughter be of good comfort Matt ix 22 Daughter cell Biol one of the cells formed by cell division See Cell division under Division DAUGHTERINLAW Daughterinlaw n pl Daughtersinlaw Defn The wife of ones son DAUGHTERLINESS Daughterliness n Defn The state of a daughter or the conduct becoming a daughter DAUGHTERLY Daughterly a Defn Becoming a daughter filial Sir Thomas liked her natural and dear daughterly affection towards him Cavendish DAUK Dauk v t Defn See Dawk v t to cut or gush DAUN Daun n Defn A variant of Dan a title of honor Obs Chaucer DAUNT Daunt v t imp p p Daunted p pr vb n Daunting Etym OF danter F dompter to tame subdue fr L domitare v intens of domare to tame See Tame 1 To overcome to conquer Obs 2 To repress or subdue the courage of to check by fear of danger to cow to intimidate to dishearten Some presences daunt and discourage us Glanvill Syn To dismay appall See Dismay DAUNTER Daunter n Defn One who daunts DAUNTLESS Dauntless a Defn Incapable of being daunted undaunted bold fearless intrepid Dauntless he rose and to the fight returned Dryden Dauntlessly adv Dauntlessness n DAUPHIN Dauphin n Etym F dauphin prop a dolphin from L delphinus See Dolphin The name was given for some reason unexplained to Guigo count of Vienne in the 12th century and was borne by succeeding counts of Vienne In 1349 Dauphiny was bequeathed to Philippe de Valois king of France on condition that the heir of the crown should always hold the title of Dauphin de Viennois Defn The title of the eldest son of the king of France and heir to the crown Since the revolution of 1830 the title has been discontinued DAUPHINESS DAUPHINE Dauphiness or Dauphine n Defn The title of the wife of the dauphin DAUW Dauw n Etym D Zoöl Defn The striped quagga or Burchells zebra of South Africa Asinus Burchellii called also peechi or peetsi DAVENPORT Davenport n Etym From the name of the original maker Encyc Dict Defn A kind of small writing table generally somewhat ornamental and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir A much battered davenport in one of the windows at which sat a lady writing A B Edwards DAVIDIC Davidic a Defn Of or pertaining to David the king and psalmist of Israel or to his family DAVIT Davit n Etym Cf F davier forceps davit coopers instrument G david davit all probably from the proper name David Naut a A spar formerly used on board of ships as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow without injuring the sides of the ship called also the fish davit b pl Defn Curved arms of timber or iron projecting over a ships side of stern having tackle to raise or lower a boat swing it in on deck rig it out for lowering etc called also boat davits Totten DAVY JONES Davy Jones Defn The spirit of the sea sea devil a term used by sailors This same Davy Jones according to the mythology of sailors is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep and is seen in various shapes warning the devoted wretch of death and woe Smollett Davy Joness Locker the ocean or bottom of the ocean Gone to Davy Joness Locker dead and buried in the sea thrown overboard DAVY LAMP Davy lamp Defn See Safety lamp under Lamp DAVYNE Davyne n Etym See Davyum Min Defn A variety of nephelite from Vesuvius DAVYUM Davyum n Etym Named after Sir Humphry Davy the English chemist Chem Defn A rare metallic element found in platinum ore It is a white malleable substance Symbol Da Atomic weight 154 DAW Daw n Etym OE dawe akin to OHG taha MHG tahe tahele G dohle Cf Caddow Zoöl Defn A European bird of the Crow family Corvus monedula often nesting in church towers and ruins a jackdaw The loud daw his throat displaying draw The whole assembly of his fellow daws Waller Note The daw was reckoned as a silly bird and a daw meant a simpleton See in Shakespeare Then thou dwellest with daws too Coriolanus iv 5 1 47 Skeat DAW Daw v i Etym OE dawen See Dawn Defn To dawn Obs See Dawn DAW Daw v t Etym Contr fr Adaw 1 To rouse Obs 2 To daunt to terrify Obs B Jonson DAWDLE Dawdle v i imp p p Dawdled p pr vb n Dawdling Etym Cf Daddle Defn To waste time in trifling employment to trifle to saunter Come some evening and dawdle over a dish of tea with me Johnson We dawdle up and down Pall Mall Thackeray DAWDLE Dawdle v t Defn To waste by trifling as to dawdle away a whole morning DAWDLE Dawdle n Defn A dawdler Colman Carrick DAWDLER Dawdler n Defn One who wastes time in trifling employments an idler a trifler DAWE Dawe n Etym See Day Defn Day Obs Chaucer DAWISH Dawish a Defn Like a daw DAWK Dawk n Defn See Dak DAWK Dawk v t Etym Prov E dauk to cut or pierce with a jerk cf OE dalk a dimple Cf Ir tolch tollachd tolladh a hole crevice toll to bore pierce W tyllu Defn To cut or mark with an incision to gash Moxon DAWK Dawk n Defn A hollow crack or cut in timber Moxon DAWN Dawn v i imp p p Dawned p pr vb n Dawning Etym OE dawnen dawen dagen daien AS dagian to become day to dawn fr dæg day akin to D dagen G tagen Icel daga Dan dages Sw dagas See Day 1 To begin to grow light in the morning to grow light to break or begin to appear as the day dawns the morning dawns In the end of the Sabbath as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week came Mary Magdalene to see the sepulcher Matt xxviii 1 2 To began to give promise to begin to appear or to expand In dawning youth Dryden When life awakes and dawns at every line Pope Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid Heber DAWN Dawn n 1 The break of day the first appeareance of light in the morning show of approaching sunrise And oft at dawn deep noon or falling eve Thomson No sun no moon no morn no noon No dawn no dusk no proper time of day Hood 2 First opening or expansion first appearance beginning rise The dawn of time Thomson These tender circumstances diffuse a dawn of serenity over the soul Pope DAWSONITE Dawsonite n Etym Named after J W Dawson of Montreal Min Defn A hydrous carbonate of alumina and soda occuring in white bladed crustals DAY Day n Etym OE day dai dei AS dæg akin to OS D Dan Sw dag G tag Icel dagr Goth dags cf Skr dah for dhagh to burn 69 Cf Dawn 1 The time of light or interval between one night and the next the time between sunrise and sunset or from dawn to darkness hence the light sunshine 2 The period of the earths revolution on its axis ordinarily divided into twentyfour hours It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian and takes a specific name from that of the body Thus if this is the sun the day the interval between two successive transits of the suns center over the same meridian is called a solar day if it is a star a sidereal day if it is the moon a lunar day See Civil day Sidereal day below 3 Those hours or the daily recurring period allotted by usage or law for work 4 A specified time or period time considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing age time A man who was great among the Hellenes of his day Jowett Thucyd If my debtors do not keep their day I must with patience all the terms attend Dryden 5 Preceded by the Some day in particular as some day of contest some anniversary etc The field of Agincourt Fought on the day of Crispin Crispianus Shak His name struck fear his conduct won the day Roscommon Note Day is much used in selfexplaining compounds as daybreak daylight workday etc Anniversary day See Anniversary n Astronomical day a period equal to the mean solar day but beginning at noon instead of at midnight its twentyfour hours being numbered from 1 to 24 also the sidereal day as that most used by astronomers Born days See under Born Canicular days See Dog day Civil day the mean solar day used in the ordinary reckoning of time and among most modern nations beginning at mean midnight its hours are usually numbered in two series each from 1 to 12 This is the period recognized by courts as constituting a day The Babylonians and Hindoos began their day at sunrise the Athenians and Jews at sunset the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight Day blindness Med See Nyctalopia Day by day or Day after day daily every day continually without intermission of a day See under By Day by day we magnify thee Book of Common Prayer Days in bank Eng Law certain stated days for the return of writs and the appearance of parties so called because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench or Bench bank as it was formerly termed Burrill Day in court a day for the appearance of parties in a suit Days of devotion R C Ch certain festivals on which devotion leads the faithful to attend mass Shipley Days of grace See Grace Days of obligation R C Ch festival days when it is obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass Shipley Day owl Zoöl an owl that flies by day See Hawk owl Day rule Eng Law an order of court now abolished allowing a prisoner under certain circumstances to go beyond the prison limits for a single day Day school one which the pupils attend only in daytime in distinction from a boarding school Day sight Med See Hemeralopia Days work Naut the account or reckoning of a ships course for twentyfour hours from noon to noon From day to day as time passes in the course of time as he improves from day to day Jewish day the time between sunset and sunset Mean solar day Astron the mean or average of all the apparent solar days of the year One day One of these days at an uncertain time usually of the future rarely of the past sooner or later Well niece I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband Shak Only from day to day without certainty of continuance temporarily Bacon Sidereal day the interval between two successive transits of the first point of Aries over the same meridian The Sidereal day is 23 h 56 m 409 s of mean solar time To win the day to gain the victory to be successful S Butler Week day any day of the week except Sunday a working day Working day a A day when work may be legally done in distinction from Sundays and legal holidays b The number of hours determined by law or custom during which a workman hired at a stated price per day must work to be entitled to a days pay DAYAKS Dayaks n pl Ethnol Defn See Dyaks DAYBOOK Daybook n Defn A journal of accounts a primary record book in which are recorded the debts and credits or accounts of the day in their order and from which they are transferred to the journal DAYBREAK Daybreak n Defn The time of the first appearance of light in the morning DAYCOAL Daycoal n Mining Defn The upper stratum of coal as nearest the light or surface DAYDREAM Daydream n Defn A vain fancy speculation a reverie a castle in the air unfounded hope Mrs Lamberts little daydream was over Thackeray DAYDREAMER Daydreamer n Defn One given to draydreams DAYFLOWER Dayflower n Bot Defn A genus consisting mostly of tropical perennial herbs Commelina having ephemeral flowers DAYFLY Dayfly n Zoöl Defn A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera and related genera of many species and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state the ephemeral fly so called because it commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state See Ephemeral fly under Ephemeral DAYLABOR Daylabor n Defn Labor hired or performed by the day Milton DAYLABORER Daylaborer n Defn One who works by the day usually applied to a farm laborer or to a workman who does not work at any particular trade Goldsmith DAYLIGHT Daylight n 1 The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night the light of the sun as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light 2 pl Defn The eyes Prov Eng Wright DAY LILY Day lily Bot a A genus of plants Hemerocallis closely resembling true lilies but having tuberous rootstocks instead of bulbs The common species have long narrow leaves and either yellow or tawnyorange flowers b A genus of plants Funkia differing from the last in having ovate veiny leaves and large white or blue flowers DAYMAID Daymaid n Defn A dairymaid Obs DAYMARE Daymare n Etym Day mare incubus Med Defn A kind of incubus which occurs during wakefulness attended by the peculiar pressure on the chest which characterizes nightmare Dunglison DAYNET Daynet n Defn A net for catching small birds DAYPEEP Daypeep n Defn The dawn Poetic Milton DAYSMAN Daysman n Etym From day in the sense of day fixed for trial Defn An umpire or arbiter a mediator Neither is there any daysman betwixt us Job ix 33 DAYSPRING Dayspring n Defn The beginning of the day or first appearance of light the dawn hence the beginning Milton The tender mercy of our God whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us Luke i 78 DAYSTAR Daystar n 1 The morning star the star which ushers in the day A dark place until the day dawn and the daystar arise in your hearts 2 Peter i 19 2 The sun as the orb of day Poetic So sinks the daystar in the ocean bed And yet anon repairs his drooping head And tricks his beams and with newspangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky Milton DAYTIME Daytime n Defn The time during which there is daylight as distinguished from the night DAYWOMAN Daywoman n Defn A dairymaid Obs DAZE Daze v t imp p p Dazed p pr vb n Dazing Etym OE dasen prob from Icel dasask to become weary a reflexive verb cf Sw dasa to lie idle and OD daesen to be foolish insane daes dwaes D dwaas foolish insane AS dw dysig stupid Dizzy Doze Defn To stupefy with excess of light with a blow with cold or with fear to confuse to benumb While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen Spenser Such souls Whose sudden visitations daze the world Sir H Taylor He comes out of the room in a dazed state that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest Dickens DAZE Daze n 1 The state of being dazed as he was in a daze Colloq 2 Mining Defn A glittering stone DAZZLE Dazzle v t imp p p Dazzled p pr vb n Dazzling Etym Freq of daze 1 To overpower with light to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly with their blaze Insufferably bright Milton An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine Sir H Taylor 2 To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind Dazzled and drove back his enemies Shak DAZZLE Dazzle v i 1 To be overpoweringly or intensely bright to excite admiration by brilliancy Ah friend to dazzle let the vain design Pope 2 To be overpowered by light to be confused by excess of brightness An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle Bacon I dare not trust these eyes They dance in mists and dazzle with surprise Dryden DAZZLE Dazzle n Defn A light of dazzling brilliancy DAZZLEMENT Dazzlement n Defn Dazzling flash glare or burst of light Donne DAZZLINGLY Dazzlingly adv Defn In a dazzling manner DE De Defn A prefix from Latin de down from away as in debark decline decease deduct decamp In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis apart away or sometimes to de Cf Dis It is negative and opposite in derange deform destroy etc It is intensive in deprave despoil declare desolate etc DEACON Deacon n Etym OE diakne deakne deken AS diacon deacon L diaconus fr Gr dean 1 Eccl Defn An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry subordinate to the bishops and priests In Presbyterian churches he is subordinate to the minister and elders and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service and the care of the poor In Congregational churches he is subordinate to the pastor and has duties as in the Presbyterian church 2 The chairman of an incorporated company Scot DEACON Deacon v t Defn To read aloud each line of a psalm or hymn before singing it usually with off Colloq New Eng See Line v t Note The expression is derived from a former custom in the Congregational churches of New England It was part of the office of a deacon to read aloud the psalm given out one line at a time the congregation singing each line as soon as read called also lining out the psalm DEACONESS Deaconess n Eccl Defn A female deacon as a Primitive Ch One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons b Ch of Eng and Prot Epis Ch Defn A woman set apart for church work by a bishop c A woman chosen as a helper in church work as among the Congregationalists DEACONHOOD Deaconhood n Defn The state of being a deacon office of a deacon deaconship DEACONRY Deaconry n Defn See Deaconship DEACONSHIP Deaconship n Defn The office or ministry of a deacon or deaconess DEAD Dead a Etym OE ded dead deed AS deád akin to OS d D dood G todt tot Icel dau Sw Dan död Goth daubs prop p p of an old verb meaning to die See Die and cf Death 1 Deprived of life opposed to alive and living reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions as a dead tree a dead man The queen my lord is dead Shak The crew all except himself were dead of hunger Arbuthnot Seek him with candle bring him dead or living Shak 2 Destitute of life inanimate as dead matter 3 Resembling death in appearance or quality without show of life deathlike as a dead sleep 4 Still as death motionless inactive useless as dead calm a dead load or weight 5 So constructed as not to transmit sound soundless as a dead floor 6 Unproductive bringing no gain unprofitable as dead capital dead stock in trade 7 Lacking spirit dull lusterless cheerless as dead eye dead fire dead color etc 8 Monotonous or unvaried as a dead level or pain a dead wall The ground is a dead flat C Reade 9 Sure as death unerring fixed complete as a dead shot a dead certainty I had them a dead bargain Goldsmith 10 Bringing death deadly Shak 11 Wanting in religious spirit and vitality as dead faith dead works Dead in trespasses Eph ii 1 12 Paint a Flat without gloss said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect b Not brilliant not rich thus brown is a dead color as compared with crimson 13 Law Defn Cut off from the rights of a citizen deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property as one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead 14 Mach Defn Not imparting motion or power as the dead spindle of a lathe etc See Spindle Dead ahead Naut directly ahead said of a ship or any object esp of the wind when blowing from that point toward which a vessel would go Dead angle Mil an angle or space which can not be seen or defended from behind the parapet Dead block either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car Dead calm Naut no wind at all Dead center or Dead point Mach either of two points in the orbit of a crank at which the crank and connecting rod lie a straight line It corresponds to the end of a stroke as A and B are dead centers of the crank mechanism in which the crank C drives or is driven by the lever L Dead color Paint a color which has no gloss upon it Dead coloring Oil paint the layer of colors the preparation for what is to follow In modern painting this is usually in monochrome Dead door Shipbuilding a storm shutter fitted to the outside of the quartergallery door Dead flat Naut the widest or midship frame Dead freight Mar Law a sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity Abbott Dead ground Mining the portion of a vein in which there is no ore Dead hand a hand that can not alienate as of a person civilly dead Serfs held in dead hand Morley See Mortmain Dead head Naut a rough block of wood used as an anchor buoy Dead heat a heat or course between two or more race horses boats etc in which they come out exactly equal so that neither wins Dead horse an expression applied to a debt for wages paid in advance Law Dead language a language which is no longer spoken or in common use by a people and is known only in writings as the Hebrew Greek and Latin Dead letter a A letter which after lying for a certain fixed time uncalled for at the post office to which it was directed is then sent to the general post office to be opened b That which has lost its force or authority as the law has become a dead letter Deadletter office a department of the general post office where dead letters are examined and disposed of Dead level a term applied to a flat country Dead lift a direct lift without assistance from mechanical advantage as from levers pulleys etc hence an extreme emergency As we say at a dead lift Robynson Mores Utopia Dead line Mil a line drawn within or around a military prison to cross which involves for a prisoner the penalty of being instantly shot Dead load Civil Engin a constant motionless load as the weight of a structure in distinction from a moving load as a train of cars or a variable pressure as of wind Dead march Mus a piece of solemn music intended to be played as an accompaniment to a funeral procession Dead nettle Bot a harmless plant with leaves like a nettle Lamium album Dead oil Chem the heavy oil obtained in the distillation of coal tar and containing phenol naphthalus etc Dead plate Mach a solid covering over a part of a fire grate to prevent the entrance of air through that part Dead pledge a mortgage See Mortgage Dead point Mach See Dead center Dead reckoning Naut the method of determining the place of a ship from a record kept of the courses sailed as given by compass and the distance made on each course as found by log with allowance for leeway etc without the aid of celestial observations Dead rise the transverse upward curvature of a vessels floor Dead rising an elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the ships length DeadSea apple See under Apple Dead set See under Set Dead shot a An unerring marksman b A shot certain to be made Dead smooth the finest cut made said of files Dead wall Arch a blank wall unbroken by windows or other openings Dead water Naut the eddy water closing in under a ships stern when sailing Dead weight a A heavy or oppressive burden Dryden b Shipping A ships lading when it consists of heavy goods or the heaviest part of a ships cargo c Railroad The weight of rolling stock the live weight being the load Knight Dead wind Naut a wind directly ahead or opposed to the ships course To be dead to die Obs I deme thee thou must algate be dead Chaucer Syn Inanimate deceased extinct See Lifeless DEAD Dead adv Defn To a degree resembling death to the last degree completely wholly Colloq I was tired of reading and dead sleepy Dickens Dead drunk so drunk as to be unconscious DEAD Dead n 1 The most quiet or deathlike time the period of profoundest repose inertness or gloom as the dead of winter When the drum beat at dead of night Campbell 2 One who is dead commonly used collectively And Abraham stood up from before his dead Gen xxiii 3 DEAD Dead v t Defn To make dead to deaden to deprive of life force or vigor Obs Heavens stern decree With many an ill hath numbed and deaded me Chapman DEAD Dead v i Defn To die to lose life or force Obs So iron as soon as it is out of the fire deadeth straightway Bacon DEAD BEAT Dead beat Defn See Beat n 7 Low US DEADBEAT Deadbeat a Physics Defn Making a beat without recoil giving indications by a single beat or excursion said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation Deadbeat escapement See under Escapement DEADBORN Deadborn a Defn Stillborn Pope DEADEN Deaden v t imp p p Deadened p pr vb n Deadening Etym From Dead cf AS d to kill put to death See Dead a 1 To make as dead to impair in vigor force activity or sensation to lessen the force or acuteness of to blunt as to deaden the natural powers or feelings to deaden a sound As harper lays his open palm Upon his harp to deaden its vibrations Longfellow 2 To lessen the velocity or momentum of to retard as to deaden a ships headway 3 To make vapid or spiritless as to deaden wine 4 To deprive of gloss or brilliancy to obscure as to deaden gilding by a coat of size DEADENER Deadener n Defn One who or that which deadens or checks DEADEYE Deadeye n Naut Defn A round flattish wooden block encircled by a rope or an iron band and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard used to extend the shrouds and stays and for other purposes Called also deadmans eye Totten DEADHEAD Deadhead n 1 One who receives free tickets for theaters public conveyances etc Colloq U S 2 Naut Defn A buoy See under Dead a DEADHEARTED DEADHEARTED Deadhearted a Defn Having a dull faint heart spiritless listless Deadheartedness n Bp Hall DEADHOUSE Deadhouse n Defn A morgue a place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead bodies DEADISH Deadish a Defn Somewhat dead dull or lifeless deathlike The lips put on a deadish paleness A Stafford DEADLATCH Deadlatch n Defn A kind of latch whose bolt may be so locked by a detent that it can not be opened from the inside by the handle or from the outside by the latch key Knight DEADLIGHT Deadlight n Naut Defn A strong shutter made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm DEADLIHOOD Deadlihood n Defn State of the dead Obs DEADLINESS Deadliness n Defn The quality of being deadly DEADLOCK Deadlock n 1 A lock which is not selflatching but requires a key to throw the bolt forward 2 A counteraction of things which produces an entire stoppage a complete obstruction of action Things are at a deadlock London Times The Board is much more likely to be at a deadlock of two to two The Century DEADLY Deadly a 1 Capable of causing death mortal fatal destructive certain or likely to cause death as a deadly blow or wound 2 Aiming or willing to destroy implacable desperately hostile flagitious as deadly enemies Thy assailant is quick skillful and deadly Shak 3 Subject to death mortal Obs The image of a deadly man Wyclif Rom i 23 Deadly nightshade Bot a poisonous plant belladonna See under Nightshade DEADLY Deadly adv 1 In a manner resembling or as if produced by death Deadly pale Shak 2 In a manner to occasion death mortally The groanings of a deadly wounded man Ezek xxx 24 3 In an implacable manner destructively 4 Extremely Obs Deadly weary Orrery So deadly cunning a man Arbuthnot DEADNESS Deadness n Defn The state of being destitute of life vigor spirit activity etc dullness inertness languor coldness vapidness indifference as the deadness of a limb a body or a tree the deadness of an eye deadness of the affections the deadness of beer or cider deadness to the world and the like DEADPAY Deadpay n Defn Pay drawn for soldiers or others really dead whose names are kept on the rolls O you commanders That like me have no deadpays Massinger DEADRECKONING Deadreckoning n Naut Defn See under Dead a DEADS Deads n pl Mining Defn The substances which inclose the ore on every side DEADSTROKE Deadstroke a Mech Defn Making a stroke without recoil deadbeat Deadstroke hammer Mach a power hammer having a spring interposed between the driving mechanism and the hammer head or helve to lessen the recoil of the hammer and reduce the shock upon the mechanism DEADWOOD Deadwood n 1 Naut Defn A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity 2 Dead trees or branches useless material DEADWORKS Deadworks n pl Naut Defn The parts of a ship above the water when she is laden DEAF Deaf a Etym OE def deaf deef AS deáf akin to D doof G taub Icel daufr Dan döv Sw döf Goth daubs and prob to E dumb the original sense being dull as applied to one of the senses and perh to Gr toben to rage Cf Dumb 1 Wanting the sense of hearing either wholly or in part unable to perceive sounds hard of hearing as a deaf man Come on my right hand for this ear is deaf Shak 2 Unwilling to hear or listen determinedly inattentive regardless not to be persuaded as to facts argument or exhortation with to as deaf to reason O that mens ears should be To counsel deaf but not to flattery Shak 3 Deprived of the power of hearing deafened Deaf with the noise I took my hasty flight Dryden 4 Obscurely heard stifled deadened R A deaf murmur through the squadron went Dryden 5 Decayed tasteless dead as a deaf nut deaf corn Obs or Prov Eng Halliwell If the season be unkindly and intemperate they peppers will catch a blast and then the seeds will be deaf void light and naught Holland Deaf and dumb without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech See Deafmute DEAF Deaf v t Defn To deafen Obs Dryden DEAFEN Deafen v t imp p p Deafened p pr vb n Deafening Etym From Deaf 1 To make deaf to deprive of the power of hearing to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries Addison 2 Arch Defn To render impervious to sound as a partition or floor by filling the space within with mortar by lining with paper etc DEAFENING Deafening n Defn The act or process of rendering impervious to sound as a floor or wall also the material with which the spaces are filled in this process pugging DEAFLY Deafly adv Defn Without sense of sounds obscurely DEAFLY Deafly a Defn Lonely solitary Prov Eng Halliwell DEAFMUTE Deafmute n Defn A person who is deaf and dumb one who through deprivation or defect of hearing has either failed the acquire the power of speech or has lost it See Illust of Dactylology Deafmutes are still so called even when by artificial methods they have been taught to speak imperfectly DEAFMUTISM Deafmutism n Defn The condition of being a deafmute DEAFNESS Deafness n 1 Incapacity of perceiving sounds the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing want of the sense of hearing 2 Unwillingness to hear voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding Nervous deafness a variety of deafness dependent upon morbid change in some portion of the nervous system especially the auditory nerve DEAL Deal n Etym OE del deel part AS d akin to OS d D Dan deel G theil teil Icel deild Sw del Goth dails Dole 1 A part or portion a share hence an indefinite quantity degree or extent degree or extent as a deal of time and trouble a deal of cold Three tenth deals parts of an ephah of flour Num xv 9 As an object of science it the Celtic genius may count for a good deal as a spiritual power M Arnold She was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect W Black Note It was formerly limited by some every never a a thousand etc as some deal but these are now obsolete or vulgar In general we now qualify the word with great or good and often use it adverbially by being understood as a great deal of time and pains a great or good deal better or worse that is better by a great deal or by a great part or difference 2 The process of dealing cards to the players also the portion disturbed The deal the shuffle and the cut Swift 3 Distribution apportionment Colloq 4 An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties applied to stock speculations and political bargains Slang 5 Etym Prob from D deel a plank threshing floor See Thill Defn The division of a piece of timber made by sawing a board or plank particularly a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in width and exceeding six feet in length If narrower than this it is called a batten if shorter a deal end Note Whole deal is a general term for planking one and one half inches thick 6 Wood of the pine or fir as a floor of deal Deal tree a fir tree Dr Prior DEAL Deal v t imp p p Dealt p pr vb n Dealing Etym OE delen AS d fr d share akin to OS d D deelen G theilen teilen Icel deila Sw dela Dan dele Goth dailjan See Deal n 1 To divide to separate in portions hence to give in portions to distribute to bestow successively sometimes with out Is not to deal thy bread to the hungry Is lviii 7 And Rome deals out her blessings and her gold Tickell The nightly mallet deals resounding blows Gay Hissing through the skies the feathery deaths were dealt Dryden 2 Specifically To distribute as cards to the players at the commencement of a game as to deal the cards to deal one a jack DEAL Deal v i 1 To make distribution to share out in portions as cards to the players 2 To do a distributing or retailing business as distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer to traffic to trade to do business as he deals in flour They buy and sell they deal and traffic South This is to drive to wholesale trade when all other petty merchants deal but for parcels Dr H More 3 To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs to manage to make arrangements followed by between or with Sometimes he that deals between man and man raiseth his own credit with both by pretending greater interest than he hath in either Bacon 4 To conduct ones self to behave or act in any affair or towards any one to treat If he will deal clearly and impartially he will acknowledge all this to be true Tillotson 5 To contend with to treat with by way of opposition check or correction as he has turbulent passions to deal with To deal by to treat either well or ill as to deal well by servants Such an one deals not fairly by his own mind Locke To deal in a To have to do with to be engaged in to practice as they deal in political matters b To buy and sell to furnish as a retailer or wholesaler as they deal in fish To deal with a To treat in any manner to use whether well or ill to have to do with specifically to trade with Dealing with witches Shak b To reprove solemnly to expostulate with The deacons of his church who to use their own phrase dealt with him on the sin of rejecting the aid which Providence so manifestly held out Hawthorne Return and I will deal well with thee Gen xxxii 9 DEALBATE Dealbate v t Etym L dealbatus p p of dealbare See Daub Defn To whiten Obs Cockeram DEALBATION Dealbation n Etym L dealbatio cf F déalbation Defn Act of bleaching a whitening Obs DEALER Dealer n 1 One who deals one who has to do or has concern with others esp a trader a trafficker a shopkeeper a broker or a merchant as a dealer in dry goods a dealer in stocks a retail dealer 2 One who distributes cards to the players DEALFISH Dealfish n Etym From deal a long narrow plank Zoöl Defn A long thin fish of the arctic seas Trachypterus arcticus DEALING Dealing n Defn The act of one who deals distribution of anything as of cards to the players method of business traffic intercourse transaction as to have dealings with a person Double dealing insincere treacherous dealing duplicity Plain dealing fair sincere honorable dealing honest outspoken expression of opinion DEALTH Dealth n Defn Share dealt Obs DEAMBULATE Deambulate v i Etym L deambulare deambulatum de ambulare to walk Defn To walk abroad Obs Cockeram DEAMBULATION Deambulation n Etym L deambulatio Defn A walking abroad a promenading Obs Sir T Elyot DEAMBULATORY Deambulatory a Etym Cf LL deambulator a traveler Defn Going about from place to place wandering of or pertaining to a deambulatory Obs Deambulatory actors Bp Morton DEAMBULATORY Deambulatory n Etym L deambulatorium Defn A covered place in which to walk an ambulatory DEAN Dean n Etym OE dene deene OF deien dien F doyen eldest of a corporation a dean L decanus the chief of ten one set over ten persons e g over soldiers or over monks from decem ten See Ten and cf Decemvir 1 A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies esp an ecclesiastical dignitary subordinate to a bishop Dean of cathedral church the chief officer of a chapter he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to bishop and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its estates Dean of peculiars a dean holding a preferment which has some peculiarity relative to spiritual superiors and the jurisdiction exercised in it Eng Rural dean one having under the bishop the especial care and inspection of the clergy within certain parishes or districts of the diocese 2 The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge England who besides other duties has regard to the moral condition of the college Shipley 3 The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or universities 4 A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of a college as in a medical or theological or scientific department US 5 The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony as the dean of the diplomatic corps so called by courtesy Cardinal dean the senior cardinal bishop of the college of cardinals at Rome Shipley Dean and chapter the legal corporation and governing body of a cathedral It consists of the dean who is chief and his canons or prebendaries Dean of arches the lay judge of the court of arches Dean of faculty the president of an incorporation or barristers specifically the president of the incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh Dean of guild a magistrate of Scotch burghs formerly and still in some burghs chosen by the Guildry whose duty is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see that they conform to the law Dean of a monastery Monastic dean a monastic superior over ten monks Deans stall See Decanal stall under Decanal DEANERY Deanery n pl Deaneries 1 The office or the revenue of a dean See the Note under Benefice n 3 2 The residence of a dean Shak 3 The territorial jurisdiction of a dean Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries and each deanery is divided into parishes Blackstone DEANSHIP Deanship n Defn The office of a dean I dontt value your deanship a straw Swift DEAR Dear a Compar Dearer superl Dearest Etym OE dere deore AS deóre akin to OS diuri D duur OHG tiuri G theuer teuer Icel d Dan Sw dyr Cf Darling Dearth 1 Bearing a high price highpriced costly expensive The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear Shak 2 Marked by scarcity or dearth and exorbitance of price as a dear year 3 Highly valued greatly beloved cherished precious Hear me dear lady Shak Neither count I my life dear unto myself Acts xx 24 And the last joy was dearer than the rest Pope Dear as rememberd kisses after death Tennyson 4 Hence close to the heart heartfelt present in mind engaging the attention a Of agreeable things and interests Ill leave you to attend him some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile Shak His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle and glitter of Whitehall Macaulay b Of disagreeable things and antipathies In our dear peril Shak Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever I had seen that day Shak DEAR Dear n Defn A dear one lover sweetheart That kiss I carried from thee dear Shak DEAR Dear adv Defn Dearly at a high price If thou attempt it it will cost thee dear Shak DEAR Dear v t Defn To endear Obs Shelton DEARBORN Dearborn n Defn A fourwheeled carriage with curtained sides DEARBOUGHT Dearbought a Defn Bought at a high price as dearbought experience DEARE Deare Defn variant of Dere v t n Obs DEARIE Dearie n Defn Same as Deary Dickens DEARLING Dearling n Defn A darling Obs Spenser DEARLOVED Dearloved a Defn Greatly beloved Shak DEARLY Dearly adv 1 In a dear manner with affection heartily earnestly as to love one dearly 2 At a high rate or price grievously He buys his mistress dearly with his throne Dryden 3 Exquisitely Obs Shak DEARN Dearn a Etym AS derne dyrne dierne hidden secret Cf Derne Defn Secret lonely solitary dreadful Obs Shak Dearnly adv Obs Chaucer DEARN Dearn v t Defn Same as Darn Obs DEARNESS Dearness n 1 The quality or state of being dear costliness excess of price The dearness of corn Swift 2 Fondness preciousness love tenderness The dearness of friendship Bacon DEARTH Dearth n Etym OE derthe fr dere See Dear Defn Scarcity which renders dear want lack specifically lack of food on account of failure of crops famine There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt Acts vii 11 He with her pressd she faint with dearth Shak Dearth of plot and narrowness of imagination Dryden DEARTICULATE Dearticulate v t Defn To disjoint DEARWORTH Dearworth a Etym See Derworth Defn Precious Obs Piers Plowman DEARY Deary n Defn A dear a darling Familiar DEAS Deas n Defn See Dais Scot DEATH Death n Etym OE deth dea AS deá akin to OS d D dood G tod Icel dau Sw Dan död Goth daupus from a verb meaning to die See Die v i and cf Dead 1 The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation either in animals or plants Note Local death is going on at times and in all parts of the living body in which individual cells and elements are being cast off and replaced by new a process essential to life General death is of two kinds death of the body as a whole somatic or systemic death and death of the tissues By the former is implied the absolute cessation of the functions of the brain the circulatory and the respiratory organs by the latter the entire disappearance of the vital actions of the ultimate structural constituents of the body When death takes place the body as a whole dies first the death of the tissues sometimes not occurring until after a considerable interval Huxley 2 Total privation or loss extinction cessation as the death of memory The death of a language can not be exactly compared with the death of a plant J Peile 3 Manner of dying act or state of passing from life A death that I abhor Shak Let me die the death of the righteous Num xxiii 10 4 Cause of loss of life Swiftly flies the feathered death Dryden He caught his death the last county sessions Addison 5 Personified The destroyer of life conventionally represented as a skeleton with a scythe Death great proprietor of all Young And I looked and behold a pale horse and his name that at on him was Death Rev vi 8 6 Danger of death In deaths oft 2 Cor xi 23 7 Murder murderous character Not to suffer a man of death to live Bacon 8 Theol Defn Loss of spiritual life To be death Rom viii 6 9 Anything so dreadful as to be like death It was death to them to think of entertaining such doctrines Atterbury And urged him so that his soul was vexed unto death Judg xvi 16 Note Death is much used adjectively and as the first part of a compound meaning in general of or pertaining to death causing or presaging death as deathbed or death bed deathblow or death blow etc Black death See Black death in the Vocabulary Civil death the separation of a man from civil society or the debarring him from the enjoyment of civil rights as by banishment attainder abjuration of the realm entering a monastery etc Blackstone Death adder Zoöl a A kind of viper found in South Africa Acanthophis tortor so called from the virulence of its venom b A venomous Australian snake of the family Elapidæ of several species as the Hoplocephalus superbus and Acanthopis antarctica Death bell a bell that announces a death The death bell thrice was heard to ring Mickle Death candle a light like that of a candle viewed by the superstitious as presaging death Death damp a cold sweat at the coming on of death Death fire a kind of ignis fatuus supposed to forebode death And round about in reel and rout The death fires danced at night Coleridge Death grapple a grapple or struggle for life Death in life a condition but little removed from death a living death Poetic Lay lingering out a five years death in life Tennyson Death knell a stroke or tolling of a bell announcing a death Death rate the relation or ratio of the number of deaths to the population At all ages the death rate is higher in towns than in rural districts Darwin Death rattle a rattling or gurgling in the throat of a dying person Deaths door the boundary of life the partition dividing life from death Death stroke a stroke causing death Death throe the spasm of death Death token the signal of approaching death Death warrant a Law An order from the proper authority for the execution of a criminal b That which puts an end to expectation hope or joy Death wound a A fatal wound or injury b Naut The springing of a fatal leak Spiritual death Scripture the corruption and perversion of the soul by sin with the loss of the favor of God The gates of death the grave Have the gates of death been opened unto thee Job xxxviii 17 The second death condemnation to eternal separation from God Rev ii 11 To be the death of to be the cause of death to to make die It was one who should be the death of both his parents Milton Syn Death Decrase Departure Release Death applies to the termination of every form of existence both animal and vegetable the other words only to the human race Decease is the term used in law for the removal of a human being out of life in the ordinary course of nature Demise was formerly confined to decease of princes but is now sometimes used of distinguished men in general as the demise of Mr Pitt Departure and release are peculiarly terms of Christian affection and hope A violent death is not usually called a decease Departure implies a friendly taking leave of life Release implies a deliverance from a life of suffering or sorrow DEATHBED Deathbed n Defn The bed in which a person dies hence the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like the last sickness That oftenquoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queens deathbed is described Thackeray DEATHBIRD Deathbird n Zoöl Defn Tengmalms or Richardsons owl Nyctale Tengmalmi so called from a superstition of the North American Indians that its note presages death DEATHBLOW Deathblow n Defn A mortal or crushing blow a stroke or event which kills or destroys The deathblow of my hope Byron DEATHFUL Deathful a 1 Full of death or slaughter murderous destructive bloody These eyes behold The deathful scene Pope 2 Liable to undergo death mortal The deathless gods and deathful earth Chapman DEATHFULNESS Deathfulness n Defn Appearance of death Jer Taylor DEATHLESS Deathless a Defn Not subject to death destruction or extinction immortal undying imperishable as deathless beings deathless fame DEATHLIKE Deathlike a 1 Resembling death A deathlike slumber and a dead repose Pope 2 Deadly Obs Deathlike dragons Shak DEATHLINESS Deathliness n Defn The quality of being deathly deadliness Southey DEATHLY Deathly a Defn Deadly fatal mortal destructive DEATHLY Deathly adv Defn Deadly as deathly pale or sick DEATHSHEAD Deathshead n Defn A naked human skull as the emblem of death the head of the conventional personification of death I had rather be married to a deathshead with a bone in his mouth Shak Deathshead moth Zoöl a very large European moth Acherontia atropos so called from a figure resembling a human skull on the back of the thorax called also deathshead sphinx DEATHSHERB Deathsherb n Defn The deadly nightshade Atropa belladonna Dr Prior DEATHSMAN Deathsman n Defn An executioner a headsman or hangman Obs Shak DEATHWARD Deathward adv Defn Toward death DEATHWATCH Deathwatch 224 n 1 Zoöl a A small beetle Anobium tessellatum and other allied species By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound which is a call of the sexes to each other but has been imagined by superstitious people to presage death b A small wingless insect of the family Psocidæ which makes a similar but fainter sound called also deathtick She is always seeing apparitions and hearing deathwatches Addison I did not hear the dog howl mother or the deathwatch beat Tennyson 2 The guard set over a criminal before his execution DEAURATE Deaurate a Etym L deauratus p p of deaurare to gild de aurum gold Defn Gilded Obs DEAURATE Deaurate v t Defn To gild Obs Bailey DEAURATION Deauration n Defn Act of gilding Obs DEAVE Deave v t Etym See Deafen Defn To stun or stupefy with noise to deafen Scot DEBACCHATE Debacchate v i Etym L debacchatus p p of debacchari to rage de bacchari to rage like a bacchant Defn To rave as a bacchanal R Cockeram DEBACCHATION Debacchation n Etym L debacchatio Defn Wild raving or debauchery R Prynne DEBACLE Debacle n Etym F débâcle fr débâcler to unbar break loose pref dé prob L dis bâcler to bolt fr L baculum a stick Geol Defn A breaking or bursting forth a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other débris DEBAR Debar v t imp p p Debarred p pr vb n Debarring Etym Pref de bar Defn To cut off from entrance as if by a bar or barrier to preclude to hinder from approach entry or enjoyment to shut out or exclude to deny or refuse with from and sometimes with of Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposed Labor as to debar us when we need Refreshment Milton Their wages were so low as to debar them not only from the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized life Buckle DEBARB Debarb v t Etym Pref de L barba beard Defn To deprive of the beard Obs Bailey DEBARK Debark v t i imp p p Debarked p pr vb n Debarking Etym F débarquer pref dé L dis barque See Bark the vessel and cf Disbark Defn To go ashore from a ship or boat to disembark to put ashore DEBARKATION Debarkation n Defn Disembarkation The debarkation therefore had to take place by small steamers U S Grant DEBARMENT Debarment n Defn Hindrance from approach exclusion DEBARRASS Debarrass v t Etym Cf F débarrasser See Embarrass Defn To disembarrass to relieve R DEBASE Debase v t imp p p Debased p pr vb n Debasing Etym Pref de base See Base a and cf Abase Defn To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth dignity purity station etc to degrade to lower to deteriorate to abase as to debase the character by crime to debase the mind by frivolity to debase style by vulgar words The coin which was adulterated and debased Hale It is a kind of taking Gods name in vain to debase religion with such frivolous disputes Hooker And to debase the sons exalts the sires Pope Syn To abase degrade See Abase DEBASED Debased a Her Defn Turned upside down from its proper position inverted reversed DEBASEMENT Debasement n Defn The act of debasing or the state of being debased Milton DEBASER Debaser n Defn One who or that which debases DEBASINGLY Debasingly adv Defn In a manner to debase DEBATABLE Debatable a Etym Cf OF debatable See Debate Defn Liable to be debated disputable subject to controversy or contention open to question or dispute as a debatable question The Debatable Land or Ground a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark claimed by both England and Scotland the Batable Ground DEBATE Debate v t imp p p Debated p pr vb n Debating Etym OF debatre F débattre L de batuere to beat See Batter v t and cf Abate 1 To engage in combat for to strive for Volunteers thronged to serve under his banner and the cause of religion was debated with the same ardor in Spain as on the plains of Palestine Prescott 2 To contend for in words or arguments to strive to maintain by reasoning to dispute to contest to discuss to argue for and against A wise council that did debate this business Shak Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself Prov xxv 9 Syn To argue discuss dispute controvert See Argue and Discuss DEBATE Debate v i 1 To engage in strife or combat to fight Obs Chaucer Well could he tourney and in lists debate Spenser 2 To contend in words to dispute hence to deliberate to consider to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind often followed by on or upon He presents that great soul debating upon the subject of life and death with his intimate friends Tatler DEBATE Debate n Etym F débat fr débattre See Debate v t 1 A fight or fighting contest strife Archaic On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great debate and in that murder there were slain fourscore R of Gloucester But question fierce and proud reply Gave signal soon of dire debate Sir W Scott 2 Contention in words or arguments discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action strife in argument controversy as the debates in Parliament or in Congress Heard noted answerd as in full debate Pope 3 Subject of discussion R Statutes and edicts concerning this debate Milton DEBATEFUL Debateful a Defn Full of contention contentious quarrelsome Obs Spenser DEBATEFULLY Debatefully adv Defn With contention Obs DEBATEMENT Debatement n Etym Cf OF debatement a beating Defn Controversy deliberation debate R A serious question and debatement with myself Milton DEBATER Debater n Defn One who debates one given to argument a disputant a controvertist Debate where leisure serves with dull debaters Shak DEBATING Debating n Defn The act of discussing or arguing discussion Debating society or club a society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking DEBATINGLY Debatingly adv Defn In the manner of a debate DEBAUCH Debauch v t i imp p p Debauched p pr vb n Debauching Etym F débaucher prob originally to entice away from the workshop pref dé L dis or de OF bauche bauge hut cf F bauge lair of a wild boar prob from G or Icel cf Icel balkr See Balk n Defn To lead away from purity or excellence to corrupt in character or principles to mar to vitiate to pollute to seduce as to debauch ones self by intemperance to debauch a woman to debauch an army Learning not debauched by ambition Burke A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin South Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes Cowley DEBAUCH Debauch n Etym Cf F débauche 1 Excess in eating or drinking intemperance drunkenness lewdness debauchery The first physicians by debauch were made Dryden 2 An act or occasion of debauchery Silenus from his nights debauch Fatigued and sick Cowley DEBAUCHED Debauched a Defn Dissolute dissipated A coarse and debauched look Ld Lytton DEBAUCHEDLY Debauchedly adv Defn In a profligate manner DEBAUCHEDNESS Debauchedness n Defn The state of being debauched intemperance Bp Hall DEBAUCHEE Debauchee n Etym F dé n properly p p of débaucher See Debauch v t Defn One who is given to intemperance or bacchanalian excesses a man habitually lewd a libertine DEBAUCHER Debaucher n Defn One who debauches or corrupts others especially a seducer to lewdness DEBAUCHERY Debauchery n pl Debaucheries 1 Corruption of fidelity seduction from virtue duty or allegiance The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the debauchery of the army Burke 2 Excessive indulgence of the appetites especially excessive indulgence of lust intemperance sensuality habitual lewdness Oppose debauchery by temperance Sprat DEBAUCHMENT Debauchment n Defn The act of corrupting the act of seducing from virtue or duty DEBAUCHNESS Debauchness n Defn Debauchedness Obs DEBEIGE Debeige n Etym F de of beige the natural color of wool Defn A kind of woolen or mixed dress goods Written also debage DEBEL Debel v t Etym Cf F débeller See Debellate Defn To conquer Obs Milton DEBELLATE Debellate v t Etym L debellatus p p of debellare to subdue de bellum war Defn To subdue to conquer in war Obs Speed DEBELLATION Debellation n Etym LL debellatio Defn The act of conquering or subduing Obs DE BENE ESSE De bene esse Etym L Law Defn Of well being of formal sufficiency for the time conditionally provisionally Abbott DEBENTURE Debenture n Etym L debentur they are due fr debere to owe cf F debentur So called because these receipts began with the words Debentur mihi 1 A writing acknowledging a debt a writing or certificate signed by a public officer as evidence of a debt due to some person the sum thus due 2 A customhouse certificate entitling an exporter of imported goods to a drawback of duties paid on their importation Burrill Note It is applied in England to deeds of mortgage given by railway companies for borrowed money also to municipal and other bonds and securities for money loaned DEBENTURED Debentured a Defn Entitled to drawback or debenture as debentured goods DEBENTURE STOCK Debenture stock Finance Defn The debt or series of debts collectively represented by a series of debentures a debt secured by a trust deed of property for the benefit of the holders of shares in the debt or of a series of debentures By the terms of much debenture stock the holders are not entitled to demand payment until the winding up of the company or default in payment in the winding up of the company or default in payment in the case of railway debentures they cannot demand payment of the principal and the debtor company cannot redeem the stock except by authority of an act of Parliament Eng DEBILE Debile a Etym L debilis cf F débile See Debility Defn Weak Obs Shak DEBILITANT Debilitant a Etym L debilitants p pr Med Defn Diminishing the energy of organs reducing excitement as a debilitant drug DEBILITATE Debilitate v t imp p p Debilitated p pr vb n Debilitating Etym L debilitatus p p of debilitare to debilitate fr debilis See Debility Defn To impair the strength of to weaken to enfeeble as to debilitate the body by intemperance Various ails debilitate the mind Jenyns The debilitated frame of Mr Bertram was exhausted by this last effort Sir W Scott DEBILITATION Debilitation n Etym L debilitatio cf F débilitation Defn The act or process of debilitating or the condition of one who is debilitated weakness DEBILITY Debility n Etym L debilitas fr debilis weak prob fr de habilis able cf F débilité See Able a Defn The state of being weak weakness feebleness languor The inconveniences of too strong a perspiration which are debility faintness and sometimes sudden death Arbuthnot Syn Debility Infirmity Imbecility An infirmity belongs for the most part to particular members and is often temporary as of the eyes etc Debility is more general and while it lasts impairs the ordinary functions of nature Imbecility attaches to the whole frame and renders it more or less powerless Debility may be constitutional or may be the result or superinduced causes Imbecility is always constitutional infirmity is accidental and results from sickness or a decay of the frame These words in their figurative uses have the same distinctions we speak of infirmity of will debility of body and an Imbecility which affects the whole man but Imbecility is often used with specific reference to feebleness of mind DEBIT Debit n Etym L debitum what is due debt from debere to owe cf F débit See Debt Defn A debt an entry on the debtor Dr side of an account mostly used adjectively as the debit side of an account DEBIT Debit v t imp p p Debited p pr vb n Debiting 1 To charge with debt the opposite of and correlative to credit as to debit a purchaser for the goods sold 2 Bookkeeping Defn To enter on the debtor Dr side of an account as to debit the amount of goods sold DEBITOR Debitor n Etym L See Debtor Defn A debtor Obs Shak DEBITUMINIZATION Debituminization n Defn The act of depriving of bitumen DEBITUMINIZE Debituminize v t Defn To deprive of bitumen DEBLAI Déblai n Etym F Fort Defn The cavity from which the earth for parapets etc remblai is taken DEBONAIR Debonair a Etym OE debonere OF de bon aire debonaire of good descent or lineage excellent debonair F débonnaire debonair de of L de bon good L bonus aire See Air and Bounty and cf Bonair Defn Characterized by courteousness affability or gentleness of good appearance and manners graceful complaisant Was never prince so meek and debonair Spenser DEBONAIRITY Debonairity n Etym OF debonaireté F débonnaireté Defn Debonairness Obs Chaucer DEBONAIRLY Debonairly adv Defn Courteously elegantly DEBONAIRNESS Debonairness n Defn The quality of being debonair good humor gentleness courtesy Sterne DEBOSH Debosh v t Etym Old form of debauch Defn To debauch Obs A deboshed lady Beau Fl DEBOSHMENT Deboshment n Defn Debauchment Obs DEBOUCH Debouch v i imp p p Debouched p pr vb n Debouching Etym F déboucher pref dé L dis or de boucher to stop up fr bouche mouth fr L bucca the cheek Cf Disembogue Defn To march out from a wood defile or other confined spot into open ground to issue Battalions debouching on the plain Prescott DEBOUCHE Débouché n Etym F Defn A place for exit an outlet hence a market for goods The débouchés were ordered widened to afford easy egress The Century DEBOUCHURE Débouchure n Etym F Defn The outward opening of a river of a valley or of a strait DEBRIS Débris n Etym F fr pref dé L dis briser to break shatter perh of Celtic origin 1 Geol Defn Broken and detached fragments taken collectively especially fragments detached from a rock or mountain and piled up at the base 2 Rubbish especially such as results from the destruction of anything remains ruins DEBRUISED Debruised a Etym Cf OF debruisier to shatter break Cf Bruise Her Defn Surmounted by an ordinary as a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it as in the cut The lion of England and the lilies of France without the baton sinister under which according to the laws of heraldry they where debruised in token of his illegitimate birth Macaulay DEBT Debt n Etym OE dette F dette LL debita fr L debitus owed p p of debere to owe prop to have on loan de habere to have See Habit and cf Debit Due 1 That which is due from one person to another whether money goods or services that which one person is bound to pay to another or to perform for his benefit thing owed obligation liability Your son my lord has paid a soldiers debt Shak When you run in debt you give to another power over your liberty Franklin 2 A duty neglected or violated a fault a sin a trespass Forgive us our debts Matt vi 12 3 Law Defn An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due Burrill Bond debt Book debt etc See under Bond Book etc Debt of nature death DEBTED Debted p a Defn Indebted obliged to R I stand debted to this gentleman Shak DEBTEE Debtee n Law Defn One to whom a debt is due creditor correlative to debtor Blackstone DEBTLESS Debtless a Defn Free from debt Chaucer DEBTOR Debtor n Etym OE dettur dettour OF detor detur detour F débiteur fr L debitor fr debere to owe See Debt Defn One who owes a debt one who is indebted correlative to creditor I ll bring your latter hazard back again And thankfully rest debtor for the first Shak In Athens an insolvent debtor became slave to his creditor Mitford Debtors for our lives to you Tennyson DEBULLIATE Debulliate v i Etym Pref dé L bullire to boil Defn To boil over Obs DEBULLITION Debullition n Etym See Debulliate Defn A bubbling or boiling over Obs Bailey DEBURSE Deburse v t i Etym Pref de L bursa purse Defn To disburse Obs Ludlow DEBUSCOPE Debuscope n Etym From the inventor Debus a French optician scope Opt Defn A modification of the kaleidoscope used to reflect images so as to form beautiful designs DEBUT Début n Etym F début prop the first cast or throw at play fr but aim mark See Butt an end Defn A beginning or first attempt hence a first appearance before the public as of an actor or public speaker DEBUTANT DEBUTANTE Debutant n fem Debutante Etym F p pr of débuter to have the first throw to make ones début See Début Defn A person who makes his or her first appearance before the public DECA Deca Etym Cf Ten Defn A prefix from Gr deka signifying ten specifically Metric System a prefix signifying the weight or measure that is ten times the principal unit DECACERATA Decacerata n pl Etym NL fr Gr deka ten keras a horn Zoöl Defn The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids cuttlefishes and others having ten arms or tentacles called also Decapoda Written also Decacera See Dibranchiata DECACHORD DECACHORDON Decachord Decachordon n Etym Gr dekachordos tenstringed deka ten chordj a string 1 An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings resembling the harp 2 Something consisting of ten parts W Watson DECACUMINATED Decacuminated a Etym L decacuminare to cut off the top See Cacuminate Defn Having the point or top cut off Obs Bailey DECAD Decad n Defn A decade Averill was a decad and a half his elder Tennyson DECADAL Decadal a Defn Pertaining to ten consisting of tens DECADE Decade n Etym F décade L decas adis fr Gr Ten Defn A group or division of ten esp a period of ten years a decennium as a decade of years or days a decade of soldiers the second decade of Livy Written also decad During this notable decade of years Gladstone DECADENCE DECADENCY Decadence Decadency n Etym LL decadentia L de cadere to fall cf F décadence See Decay Defn A falling away decay deterioration declension The old castle where the family lived in their decadence Sir W Scott DECADENT Decadent a Defn Decaying deteriorating DECADIST Decadist n Defn A writer of a book divided into decades as Livy was a decadist R DECAGON Decagon n Etym Pref deca Gr décagone Geom Defn A plane figure having ten sides and ten angles any figure having ten angles A regular decagon is one that has all its sides and angles equal DECAGONAL Decagonal a Defn Pertaining to a decagon having ten sides DECAGRAM DECAGRAMME Decagram Decagramme n Etym F décagramme Gr gramme See Gram Defn A weight of the metric system ten grams equal to about 15432 grains avoirdupois DECAGYNIA Decagynia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A Linnæan order of plants characterized by having ten styles DECAGYNIAN DECCAGYNOUS Decagynian Deccagynous a Etym Cf F décagyne Bot Defn Belonging to the Decagynia having ten styles DECAHEDRAL Decahedral a Defn Having ten sides DECAHEDRON Decahedron n pl E Decahedrons L Decahedra Etym Pref deca Gr edra a seat a base fr ezesthai to sit cf F décaèdre Geom Defn A solid figure or body inclosed by ten plane surfaces Written also less correctly decaedron DECALCIFICATION Decalcification n Defn The removal of calcareous matter DECALCIFY Decalcify v t imp p p Decalcified p pr vb n Decalcifying Defn To deprive of calcareous matter thus to decalcify bones is to remove the stony part and leave only the gelatin DECALCOMANIA DECALCOMANIE Decalcomania Decalcomanie n Etym F décalcomanie Defn The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to china glass marble etc and permanently fixing them thereto DECALITER DECALITRE Decaliter Decalitre n Etym F décalitre Gr litre See Liter Defn A measure of capacity in the metric system a cubic volume of ten liters equal to about 61024 cubic inches that is 2642 wine gallons DECALOG Decalog n Defn Decalogue DECALOGIST Decalogist n Defn One who explains the decalogue J Gregory DECALOGUE Decalogue n Etym F décalogue L decalogus fr Gr Ten Defn The Ten Commandments or precepts given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai and originally written on two tables of stone DECAMERON Decameron n Etym It decamerone fr Gr décaméron Defn A celebrated collection of tales supposed to be related in ten days written in the 14th century by Boccaccio an Italian DECAMETER DECAMETRE Decameter Decametre n Etym F décamètre Gr mètre See Meter Defn A measure of length in the metric system ten meters equal to about 3937 inches DECAMP Decamp v i imp p p Decamped p pr vb n Decamping Etym F décamper pref dé L dis camp camp See Camp 1 To break up a camp to move away from a camping ground usually by night or secretly Macaulay 2 Hence to depart suddenly to run away generally used disparagingly The fathers were ordered to decamp and the house was once again converted into a tavern Goldsmith DECAMPMENT Decampment n Etym Cf F décampement Defn Departure from a camp a marching off DECANAL Decanal a Etym Cf F décanal See Dean Defn Pertaining to a dean or deanery His rectorial as well as decanal residence Churton Decanal side the side of the choir on which the deans tall is placed Decanal stall the stall allotted to the dean in the choir on the right or south side of the chancel Shipley DECANDRIA Decandria n pl Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A Linnæan class of plants characterized by having ten stamens DECANDRIAN DECANDROUS Decandrian Decandrous a Etym Cf F décandre Bot Defn Belonging to the Decandria having ten stamens DECANE Decane n Etym See Deca Chem Defn A liquid hydrocarbon C10H22 of the paraffin series including several isomeric modifications DECANGULAR Decangular a Etym Pref deca angular Defn Having ten angles DECANI Decani a Etym L lit of the dean Defn Used of the side of the choir on which the deans stall is placed decanal correlative to cantoris as the decanal or decani side DECANT Decant v t imp p p Decanted p pr vb n Decanting Etym F décanter cf It decantare prop to pour off from the edge of a vessel pref dé L de OF cant It canto edge border end See Cant an edge Defn To pour off gently as liquor so as not to disturb the sediment or to pour from one vessel into another as to decant wine DECANTATE Decantate v t Defn To decant Obs DECANTATION Decantation n Etym Cf F décantation Defn The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment or from one vessel into another DECANTER Decanter n 1 A vessel used to decant liquors or for receiving decanted liquors a kind of glass bottle used for holding wine or other liquors from which drinking glasses are filled 2 One who decants liquors DECAPHYLLOUS Decaphyllous a Etym Pref deca Gr décaphylle Bot Defn Having ten leaves DECAPITATE Decapitate v t imp p p Decapitated p pr vb n Decapitating Etym LL decapitatus p p of decapitare L de caput head See Chief 1 To cut off the head of to behead 2 To remove summarily from office Colloq U S DECAPITATION Decapitation n Etym LL decapitatio cf F décapitation Defn The act of beheading beheading DECAPOD Decapod n Etym Cf F décapode Zoöl Defn A crustacean with ten feet or legs as a crab one of the Decapoda Also used adjectively DECAPODA Decapoda n pl Etym NL fr Gr 1 Zoöl Defn The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps lobsters crabs etc Note They have a carapace covering and uniting the somites of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on each side and usually have five rarely six pairs of legs They are divided into two principal groups Brachyura and Macrura Some writers recognize a third Anomura intermediate between the others 2 Zoöl Defn A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids See Decacera DECAPODAL DECAPODOUS Decapodal Decapodous a Zoöl Defn Belonging to the decapods having ten feet tenfooted DECARBONATE Decarbonate v t Defn To deprive of carbonic acid DECARBONIZATION Decarbonization n Defn The action or process of depriving a substance of carbon DECARBONIZE Decarbonize v t imp p p Decarbonized p pr vb n Decarbonizing Defn To deprive of carbon as to decarbonize steel to decarbonize the blood Decarbonized iron See Malleable iron Decarbonized steel homogenous wrought iron made by a steel process as that of Bessemer ingot iron DECARBONIZER Decarbonizer n Defn He who or that which decarbonizes a substance DECARBURIZATION Decarburization n Defn The act process or result of decarburizing DECARBURIZE Decarburize v t Defn To deprive of carbon to remove the carbon from DECARD Decard v t Defn To discard Obs You have cast those by decarded them J Fletcher DECARDINALIZE Decardinalize v t Defn To depose from the rank of cardinal DECASTERE Decastere n Etym L décastère Gr stère a stere Metric System Defn A measure of capacity equal to ten steres or ten cubic meters DECASTICH Decastich n Etym Pref deca Gr Defn A poem consisting of ten lines DECASTYLE Decastyle a Etym Gr Arch Defn Having ten columns in front said of a portico temple etc n Defn A portico having ten pillars or columns in front DECASYLLABIC Decasyllabic a Etym Pref deca syllabic cf F décasyllabique décasyllable Defn Having or consisting of ten syllables DECATHLON Decathlon n See Deca Pentathlon Defn In the modern Olympic Games a composite contest consisting of a 100meter run a broad jump putting the shot a running highjump a 400meter run throwing the discus a 100meter hurdle race pole vaulting throwing the javelin and a 1500meter run DECATOIC Decatoic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from decane DECAY Decay v i imp p p Decayed p pr vb n Decaying Etym OF decaeir dechaer decheoir F déchoir to decline fall become less L de cadere to fall See Chance Defn To pass gradually from a sound prosperous or perfect state to one of imperfection adversity or dissolution to waste away to decline to fail to become weak corrupt or disintegrated to rot to perish as a tree decays fortunes decay hopes decay Ill fares the land to hastening ills a prey Where wealth accumulates and men decay Goldsmith DECAY Decay v t 1 To cause to decay to impair R Infirmity that decays the wise Shak 2 To destroy Obs Shak DECAY Decay n 1 Gradual failure of health strength soundness prosperity or of any species of excellence or perfection tendency toward dissolution or extinction corruption rottenness decline deterioration as the decay of the body the decay of virtue the decay of the Roman empire a castle in decay Perhaps my God though he be far before May turn and take me by the hand and more May strengthen my decays Herbert His Johnsons failure was not to be ascribed to intellectual decay Macaulay Which has caused the decay of the consonants to follow somewhat different laws James Byrne 2 Destruction death Obs Spenser 3 Cause of decay R He that plots to be the only figure among ciphers is the decay of the whole age Bacon Syn Decline consumption See Decline DECAYED Decayed a Defn Fallen as to physical or social condition affected with decay rotten as decayed vegetation or vegetables a decayed fortune or gentleman Decayedness n DECAYER Decayer n Defn A causer of decay R DECEASE Decease n Etym OE deses deces F décès fr L decessus departure death fr decedere to depart die de cedere to withdraw See Cease Cede Defn Departure especially departure from this life death His decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem Luke ix 31 And I the whilst you mourn for his decease Will with my mourning plaints your plaint increase Spenser Syn Death departure dissolution demise release See Death DECEASE Decease v i imp p p Deceased p pr vb n Deceasing Defn To depart from this life to die to pass away Shes dead deceased shes dead Shak When our summers have deceased Tennyson Inasmuch as he carries the malignity and the lie with him he so far deceases from nature Emerson DECEASED Deceased a Defn Passed away dead gone The deceased the dead person DECEDE Decede v i Etym L decedere See Decease n Defn To withdraw Obs Fuller DECEDENT Decedent a Etym L decedens p pr of decedere Defn Removing departing Ash DECEDENT Decedent n Defn A deceased person Bouvier DECEIT Deceit n Etym OF deceit des decept cf deceite de fr L deceptus deception fr decipere See Deceive 1 An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error any declaration artifice or practice which misleads another or causes him to believe what is false a contrivance to entrap deception a wily device fraud Making the ephah small and the shekel great and falsifying the balances by deceit Amos viii 5 Friendly to man far from deceit or guile Milton Yet still we hug the dear deceit N Cotton 2 Law Defn Any trick collusion contrivance false representation or underhand practice used to defraud another When injury is thereby effected an action of deceit as it called lies for compensation Syn Deception fraud imposition duplicity trickery guile falsifying doubledealing stratagem See Deception DECEITFUL Deceitful a Defn Full of or characterized by deceit serving to mislead or insnare trickish fraudulent cheating insincere Harboring foul deceitful thoughts Shak DECEITFULLY Deceitfully adv Defn With intent to deceive DECEITFULNESS Deceitfulness n 1 The disposition to deceive as a mans deceitfulness may be habitual 2 The quality of being deceitful as the deceitfulness of a mans practices 3 Tendency to mislead or deceive The deceitfulness of riches Matt xiii 22 DECEITLESS Deceitless a Defn Free from deceit Bp Hall DECEIVABLE Deceivable a Etym F décevable 1 Fitted to deceive deceitful Obs The fraud of deceivable traditions Milton 2 Subject to deceit capable of being misled Blind and thereby deceivable Milton DECEIVABLENESS Deceivableness n 1 Capability of deceiving With all deceivableness of unrighteousness 2 Thess ii 10 2 Liability to be deceived or misled as the deceivableness of a child DECEIVABLY Deceivably adv Defn In a deceivable manner DECEIVE Deceive v t imp p p Deceived p pr vb n Deceiving Etym OE deceveir F décevoir fr L decipere to catch insnare deceive de capere to take catch See Capable and cf Deceit Deception 1 To lead into error to cause to believe what is false or disbelieve what is true to impose upon to mislead to cheat to disappoint to delude to insnare Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse deceiving and being deceived 2 Tim iii 13 Nimble jugglers that deceive the eye Shak What can scape the eye Of God allseeing or deceive his heart Milton 2 To beguile to amuse so as to divert the attention to while away to take away as if by deception These occupations oftentimes deceived The listless hour Wordsworth 3 To deprive by fraud or stealth to defraud Obs Plant fruit trees in large borders and set therein fine flowers but thin and sparingly lest they deceive the trees Bacon Syn Deceive Delude Mislead Deceive is a general word applicable to any kind of misrepresentation affecting faith or life To delude primarily is to make sport of by deceiving and is accomplished by playing upon ones imagination or credulity as by exciting false hopes causing him to undertake or expect what is impracticable and making his failure ridiculous It implies some infirmity of judgment in the victim and intention to deceive in the deluder But it is often used reflexively indicating that a persons own weakness has made him the sport of others or of fortune as he deluded himself with a belief that luck would always favor him To mislead is to lead guide or direct in a wrong way either willfully or ignorantly DECEIVER Deceiver n Defn One who deceives one who leads into error a cheat an impostor The deceived and the deceiver are his Job xii 16 Syn Deceiver Impostor A deceiver operates by stealth and in private upon individuals an impostor practices his arts on the community at large The one succeeds by artful falsehoods the other by bold assumption The faithless friend and the fickle lover are deceivers the false prophet and the pretended prince are impostors DECEMBER December n Etym F décembre from L December fr decem ten this being the tenth month among the early Romans who began the year in March See Ten 1 The twelfth and last month of the year containing thirtyone days During this month occurs the winter solstice 2 Fig With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season as the December of his life DECEMBRIST Decembrist n Russian Hist Defn One of those who conspired for constitutional government against the Emperor Nicholas on his accession to the throne at the death of Alexander I in December 1825 called also Dekabrist He recalls the history of the decembrists that gallant band of revolutionists G Kennan DECEMDENTATE Decemdentate a Etym L decem ten E dentate Defn Having ten points or teeth DECEMFID Decemfid a Etym L decem ten root of findere to cleave Bot Defn Cleft into ten parts DECEMLOCULAR Decemlocular a Etym L decem ten E locular Bot Defn Having ten cells for seeds DECEMPEDAL Decempedal a Etym L decem ten E pedal 1 Ten feet in length 2 Zoöl Defn Having ten feet decapodal R Bailey DECEMVIR Decemvir n pl E Decemvirs L Decemviri Etym L fr decem ten vir a man 1 One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome Note The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of Roman magistrates The most celebrated decemvirs framed the laws of the Twelve Tables about 450 B C and had absolute authority for three years 2 A member of any body of ten men in authority DECEMVIRAL Decemviral a Etym L decemviralis Defn Pertaining to the decemvirs in Rome DECEMVIRATE Decemvirate n Etym L decemviratus 1 The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome 2 A body of ten men in authority DECEMVIRSHIP Decemvirship n Defn The office of a decemvir Holland DECENCE Decence n Defn Decency Obs Dryden DECENCY Decency n pl Decencies Etym L decentia fr decens cf F décence See Decent 1 The quality or state of being decent suitable or becoming in words or behavior propriety of form in social intercourse in actions or in discourse proper formality becoming ceremony seemliness hence freedom from obscenity or indecorum modesty Observances of time place and of decency in general Burke Immodest words admit of no defense For want of decency is want of sense Roscommon 2 That which is proper or becoming The external decencies of worship Atterbury Those thousand decencies that daily flow From all her words and actions Milton DECENE Decene n Etym L decem ten Chem Defn One of the higher hydrocarbons C10H20 of the ethylene series DECENNARY Decennary n pl Decennaries Etym L decennium a period of ten years decem ten annus a year 1 A period of ten years 2 O Eng Law Defn A tithing consisting of ten neighboring families Burrill DECENNIAL Decennial a Etym See Decennary Defn Consisting of ten years happening every ten years as a decennial period decennial games Hallam DECENNIAL Decennial n Defn A tenth year or tenth anniversary DECENNIUM Decennium n pl Decenniums L Decennia Etym L Defn A period of ten years The present decennium Hallam The last decennium of Chaucers life A W Ward DECENNOVAL DECENNOVARY Decennoval Decennovary a Etym L decem ten novem nine Defn Pertaining to the number nineteen of nineteen years R Holder DECENT Decent a Etym L decens decentis p pr of decere to be fitting or becoming akin to decus glory honor ornament Gr d to grant to give and perh akin to E attire tire cf F décent Cf Decorate Decorum Deig 1 Suitable in words behavior dress or ceremony becoming fit decorous proper seemly as decent conduct decent language Shak Before his decent steps Milton 2 Free from immodesty or obscenity modest 3 Comely shapely wellformed Archaic A sable stole of cyprus lawn Over thy decent shoulders drawn Milton By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed Pope 4 Moderate but competent sufficient hence respectable fairly good reasonably comfortable or satisfying as a decent fortune a decent person A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs Burke Decently adv Decentness n DECENTRALIZATION Decentralization n Defn The action of decentralizing or the state of being decentralized The decentralization of France J P Peters DECENTRALIZE Decentralize v t Defn To prevent from centralizing to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration to divide and distribute what has been united or concentrated esp said of authority or the administration of public affairs DECEPTIBLE Deceptible a Defn Capable of being deceived deceivable Sir T Browne Deceptibility n DECEPTION Deception n Etym F déception L deceptio fr decipere deceptum See Deceive 1 The act of deceiving or misleading South 2 The state of being deceived or misled There is one thing relating either to the action or enjoyments of man in which he is not liable to deception South 3 That which deceives or is intended to deceive false representation artifice cheat fraud There was of course room for vast deception Motley Syn Deception Deceit Fraud Imposition Deception usually refers to the act and deceit to the habit of the mind hence we speak of a person as skilled in deception and addicted to deceit The practice of deceit springs altogether from design and that of the worst kind but a deception does not always imply aim and intention It may be undesigned or accidental An imposition is an act of deception practiced upon some one to his annoyance or injury a fraud implies the use of stratagem with a view to some unlawful gain or advantage DECEPTIOUS Deceptious a Etym LL deceptiosus Defn Tending deceive delusive R As if those organs had deceptious functions Shak DECEPTIVE Deceptive a Etym Cf F déceptif See Deceive Defn Tending to deceive having power to mislead or impress with false opinions as a deceptive countenance or appearance Language altogether deceptive and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes Trench Deceptive cadence Mus a cadence on the subdominant or in some foreign key postponing the final close DECEPTIVELY Deceptively adv Defn In a manner to deceive DECEPTIVENESS Deceptiveness n Defn The power or habit of deceiving tendency or aptness to deceive DECEPTIVITY Deceptivity n Defn Deceptiveness a deception a sham R Carlyle DECEPTORY Deceptory a Etym L deceptorius from decipere Defn Deceptive R DECERN Decern v t Etym L decernere See Decree 1 To perceive discern or decide Obs Granmer 2 Scots Law Defn To decree to adjudge DECERNITURE Decerniture n Scots Law Defn A decree or sentence of a court Stormonth DECERP Decerp v t Etym L decerpere de carpere to pluck Defn To pluck off to crop to gather Obs DECERPT Decerpt a Etym L decerptus p p of decerpere Defn Plucked off or away Obs DECERPTIBLE Decerptible a Defn That may be plucked off cropped or torn away Obs Bailey DECERPTION Decerption n 1 The act of plucking off a cropping 2 That which is plucked off or rent away a fragment a piece Glanvill DECERTATION Decertation n Etym L decertatio fr decertare decertatum de certare to contend Defn Contest for mastery contention strife R Arnway DECESSION Decession n Etym L decessio fr decedere to depart See Decease n Defn Departure decrease opposed to accesion Obs Jer Taylor DECHARM Decharm v t Etym Cf F décharmer See Charm Defn To free from a charm to disenchant DECHRISTIANIZE Dechristianize v t imp p p Dechristianized p pr vb n Dechristianizing Defn To turn from or divest of Christianity DECIARE Deciare n F déciare pref déci tenth fr L decimus are See 2d Are Metric System Defn A measure of area the tenth part of an are ten square meters DECIDABLE Decidable a Defn Capable of being decided determinable DECIDE Decide v t imp p p Decided p pr vb n Deciding Etym L decidere de caedere to cut cut off prob akin to E shed v cf F décider Cf Decision 1 To cut off to separate Obs Our seat denies us traffic here The sea too near decides us from the rest Fuller 2 To bring to a termination as a question controversy struggle by giving the victory to one side or party to render judgment concerning to determine to settle So shall thy judgment be thyself hast decided it 1 Kings xx 40 The quarrel toucheth none but us alone Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then Shak DECIDE Decide v i Defn To determine to form a definite opinion to come to a conclusion to give decision as the court decided in favor of the defendant Who shall decide when doctors disagree Pope DECIDED Decided a 1 Free from ambiguity unequivocal unmistakable unquestionable clear evident as a decided advantage A more decided taste for science Prescott 2 Free from doubt or wavering determined of fixed purpose fully settled positive resolute as a decided opinion or purpose Syn Decided Decisive We call a thing decisive when it has the power or quality of deciding as a decisive battle we speak of it as decided when it is so fully settled as to leave no room for doubt as a decided preference a decided aversion Hence a decided victory is one about which there is no question a decisive victory is one which ends the contest Decisive is applied only to things as a decisive sentence a decisive decree a decisive judgment Decided is applied equally to persons and things Thus we speak of a man as decided in his whole of conduct and as having a decided disgust or a decided reluctance to certain measures A politic caution a guarded circumspection were among the ruling principles of our forefathers in their most decided conduct Burke The sentences of superior judges are final decisive and irrevocable Blackstone DECIDEDLY Decidedly adv Defn In a decided manner indisputably clearly thoroughly DECIDEMENT Decidement n Defn Means of forming a decision Obs Beau Fl DECIDENCE Decidence n Etym L decidens falling off Defn A falling off R Sir T Browne DECIDER Decider n Defn One who decides DECIDUA Decidua n Etym NL fr L deciduus See Deciduous Anat Defn The inner layer of the wall of the uterus which envelops the embryo forms a part of the placenta and is discharged with it DECIDUATA Deciduata n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn A group of Mammalia in which a decidua is thrown off with or after the fetus as in the human species DECIDUATE Deciduate a Anat Defn Possessed of or characterized by a decidua DECIDUITY Deciduity n Defn Deciduousness R DECIDUOUS Deciduous a Etym L deciduus fr dec to fall off de cadere to fall See Chance Biol Defn Falling off or subject to fall or be shed at a certain season or a certain stage or interval of growth as leaves except of evergreens in autumn or as parts of animals such as hair teeth antlers etc also shedding leaves or parts at certain seasons stages or intervals as deciduous trees the deciduous membrane DECIDUOUSNESS Deciduousness n Defn The quality or state of being deciduous DECIGRAM DECIGRAMME Decigram Decigramme n Etym F décigramme pref déci tenth fr L decimus gramme Defn A weight in the metric system one tenth of a gram equal to 15432 grains avoirdupois DECIL DECILE Decil Decile n Etym F décil fr L decem tendecile Astrol Defn An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac or 36º DECILITER DECILITRE Deciliter Decilitre n Etym F décilitre pref déci tenth L decimus litre See Liter Defn A measure of capacity or volume in the metric system one tenth of a liter equal to 61022 cubic inches or 338 fluid ounces DECILLION Decillion n Etym L decem ten the ending of million Defn According to the English notation a million involved to the tenth power or a unit with sixty ciphers annexed according to the French and American notation a thousand involved to the eleventh power or a unit with thirtythree ciphers annexed See the Note under Numeration DECILLIONTH Decillionth a Defn Pertaining to a decillion or to the quotient of unity divided by a decillion DECILLIONTH Decillionth n a The quotient of unity divided by a decillion b One of a decillion equal parts DECIMAL Decimal a Etym F décimal cf LL decimalis fr L decimus tenth fr decem ten See Ten and cf Dime Defn Of or pertaining to decimals numbered or proceeding by tens having a tenfold increase or decrease each unit being ten times the unit next smaller as decimal notation a decimal coinage Decimal arithmetic the common arithmetic in which numeration proceeds by tens Decimal fraction a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10 as Decimal point a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction The figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers as 105 DECIMAL Decimal n Defn A number expressed in the scale of tens specifically and almost exclusively used as synonymous with a decimal fraction Circulating or Circulatory decimal a decimal fraction in which the same figure or set of figures is constantly repeated as 0354354354 called also recurring decimal repeating decimal and repetend DECIMALISM Decimalism n Defn The system of a decimal currency decimal weights measures etc DECIMALIZE Decimalize v t Defn To reduce to a decimal system as to decimalize the currency Decimalization n DECIMALLY Decimally adv Defn By tens by means of decimals DECIMATE Decimate v t imp p p Decimated p pr vb n Decimating Etym L decimatus p p of decimare to decimate in senses 1 2 fr decimus tenth See Decimal 1 To take the tenth part of to tithe Johnson 2 To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of as to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny Macaulay 3 To destroy a considerable part of as to decimate an army in battle to decimate a people by disease DECIMATION Decimation n Etym L decimatio cf F décimation 1 A tithing Obs State Trials 1630 2 A selection of every tenth person by lot as for punishment Shak 3 The destruction of any large proportion as of people by pestilence or war Milman DECIMATOR Decimator n Etym Cf LL decimator Defn One who decimates South DECIME Décime n Etym F Defn A French coin the tenth part of a franc equal to about two cents DECIMETER DECIMETRE Decimeter Decimetre n Etym F décimètre pref déci tenth fr L decimus mètre See Meter Defn A measure of length in the metric system one tenth of a meter equal to 3937 inches DECIMOSEXTO Decimosexto n Etym Prop in sixteenth fr L decimus tenth sextus sixth Defn A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into sixteen leaves hence indicating more or less definitely a size of book usually written 16mo or 16º DECIMOSEXTO Decimosexto a Defn Having sixteen leaves to a sheet as a decimosexto form book leaf size DECINE Decine 104 n Etym From L decem ten Chem Defn One of the higher hydrocarbons C10H15 of the acetylene series called also decenylene DECIPHER Decipher v t imp p p Deciphered p pr vb n Deciphering Etym Pref de cipher Formed in imitation of F déchiffrer See Cipher 1 To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms as to decipher a letter written in secret characters 2 To find out so as to be able to make known the meaning of to make out or read as words badly written or partly obliterated to detect to reveal to unfold 3 To stamp to detect to discover R You are both deciphered For villains Shak DECIPHERABLE Decipherable a Defn Capable of being deciphered as old writings not decipherable DECIPHERER Decipherer n Defn One who deciphers DECIPHERESS Decipheress n Defn A woman who deciphers DECIPHERMENT Decipherment n Defn The act of deciphering DECIPIENCY Decipiency n Etym L decipiens p pr of decipere See Deceive Defn State of being deceived hallucination Obs Sir T Browne DECIPIUM Decipium n Etym NL fr L decipere to deceive Chem Defn A supposed rare element said to be associated with cerium yttrium etc in the mineral samarskite and more recently called samarium Symbol Dp See Samarium DECISION Decision n Etym L decisio fr decidere decisum cf F décision See Decide 1 Cutting off division detachment of a part Obs Bp Pearson 2 The act of deciding act of settling or terminating as a controversy by giving judgment on the matter at issue determination as of a question or doubt settlement conclusion The decision of some dispute Atterbury 3 An account or report of a conclusion especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause as a decision of arbitrators a decision of the Supreme Court 4 The quality of being decided prompt and fixed determination unwavering firmness as to manifest great decision Syn Decision Determination Resolution Each of these words has two meanings one implying the act of deciding determining or resolving and the other a habit of mind as to doing It is in the last sense that the words are here compared Decision is a cutting short It implies that several courses of action have been presented to the mind and that the choice is now finally made It supposes therefore a union of promptitude and energy Determination is the natural consequence of decision It is the settling of a thing with a fixed purpose to adhere Resolution is the necessary result in a mind which is characterized by firmness It is a spirit which scatters resolves all doubt and is ready to face danger or suffering in carrying out ones determinations Martin Luther was equally distinguished for his prompt decision his steadfast determination and his inflexible resolution DECISIVE Decisive a Etym Cf F décisif See Decision 1 Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy putting an end to contest or controversy final conclusive A decisive irrevocable doom Bates Decisive campaign Macaulay Decisive proof Hallam 2 Marked by promptness and decision A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character J Foster Syn Decided positive conclusive See Decided Decisively adv Decisiveness n DECISORY Decisory a Etym Cf F décisoire See Decision Defn Able to decide or determine having a tendency to decide R DECISTERE Decistere n Etym F décistère pref déci tenth fr L decimus stère a stere Metric System Defn The tenth part of the stere or cubic meter equal to 3531 cubic feet See Stere DECITIZENIZE Decitizenize v t Defn To deprive of the rights of citizenship R We have no law as the French have to decitizenize a citizen Edw Bates DECIVILIZE Decivilize v t Defn To reduce from civilization to a savage state R Blackwoods Mag DECK Deck v t imp p p Decked p pr vb n Decking Etym D dekken to cover akin to E thatch See Thatch 1 To cover to overspread To deck with clouds the uncolored sky Milton 2 To dress as the person to clothe especially to clothe with more than ordinary elegance to array to adorn to embellish Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency Job xl 10 And deck my body in gay ornaments Shak The dew with spangles decked the ground Dryden 3 To furnish with a deck as a vessel DECK Deck n Etym D dek See Deck v 1 The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections or compartments of a ship Small vessels have only one deck larger ships have two or three decks Note The following are the more common names of the decks of vessels having more than one Berth deck Navy a deck next below the gun deck where the hammocks of the crew are swung Boiler deck River Steamers the deck on which the boilers are placed Flush deck any continuous unbroken deck from stem to stern Gun deck Navy a deck below the spar deck on which the ships guns are carried If there are two gun decks the upper one is called the main deck the lower the lower gun deck if there are three one is called the middle gun deck Halfdeck that portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin Hurricane deck River Steamers etc the upper deck usually a light deck erected above the frame of the hull Orlop deck the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed usually below the water line Poop deck the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft Quarterdeck the part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast including the poop deck when there is one Spar deck a Same as the upper deck b Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck Upper deck the highest deck of the hull extending from stem to stern 2 arch Defn The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat 3 Railroad Defn The roof of a passenger car 4 A pack or set of playing cards The king was slyly fingered from the deck Shak 5 A heap or store Obs Who hath such trinkets Ready in the deck Massinger Between decks See under Between Deck bridge Railroad Engineering a bridge which carries the track upon the upper chords distinguished from a through bridge which carries the track upon the lower chords between the girders Deck curb Arch a curb supporting a deck in roof construction Deck floor Arch a floor which serves also as a roof as of a belfry or balcony Deck hand a sailor hired to help on the vessels deck but not expected to go aloft Deck molding Arch the molded finish of the edge of a deck making the junction with the lower slope of the roof Deck roof Arch a nearly flat roof which is not surmounted by parapet walls Deck transom Shipbuilding the transom into which the deck is framed To clear the decks Naut to remove every unnecessary incumbrance in preparation for battle to prepare for action To sweep the deck Card Playing to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them DECKEL Deckel n Paper Making Defn Same as Deckle DECKER Decker n 1 One who or that which decks or adorns a coverer as a table decker 2 A vessel which has a deck or decks used esp in composition as a singledecker a threedecker DECKLE Deckle n Etym Cf G deckel cover lid Paper Making Defn A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on and forms the edge of the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper Spelt also deckel and deckle DECKLE EDGE Deckle edge Defn The rough untrimmed edge of paper left by the deckle also a rough edge in imitation of this DECKLEEDGED Deckleedged a Defn Having a deckle edge as deckleedged paper a deckleedged book DECLAIM Declaim v i imp p p Declaimed p pr vb n Declaiming Etym L declamare de clamare to cry out cf F déclamer See Claim 1 To speak rhetorically to make a formal speech or oration to harangue specifically to recite a speech poem etc in public as a rhetorical exercise to practice public speaking as the students declaim twice a week 2 To speak for rhetorical display to speak pompously noisily or theatrically to make an empty speech to rehearse trite arguments in debate to rant Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act Bancroft DECLAIM Declaim v t 1 To utter in public to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner 2 To defend by declamation to advocate loudly Obs Declaims his cause South DECLAIMANT Declaimant n Defn A declaimer R DECLAIMER Declaimer n Defn One who declaims an haranguer DECLAMATION Declamation n Etym L declamatio from declamare cf F déclamation See Declaim 1 The act or art of declaiming rhetorical delivery haranguing loud speaking in public especially the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges as the practice declamation by students The public listened with little emotion but with much civility to five acts of monotonous declamation Macaulay 2 A set or harangue declamatory discourse 3 Pretentious rhetorical display with more sound than sense as mere declamation DECLAMATOR Declamator n Etym L Defn A declaimer R Sir T Elyot DECLAMATORY Declamatory a Etym L declamatorius cf F déclamatoire 1 Pertaining to declamation treated in the manner of a rhetorician as a declamatory theme 2 Characterized by rhetorical display pretentiously rhetorical without solid sense or argument bombastic noisy as a declamatory way or style DECLARABLE Declarable a Defn Capable of being declared Sir T Browne DECLARANT Declarant n Etym Cf F déclarant p pr of déclarer Law Defn One who declares Abbott DECLARATION Declaration n Etym F déclaration fr L declaratio fr declarare See Declare 1 The act of declaring or publicly announcing explicit asserting undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject proclamation exposition as the declaration of an opinion a declaration of war etc 2 That which is declared or proclaimed announcement distinct statement formal expression avowal Declarations of mercy and love in the Gospel Tillotson 3 The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation as the Declaration of Independence now preserved in Washington In 1776 the Americans laid before Europe that noble Declaration which ought to be hung up in the nursery of every king and blazoned on the porch of every royal palace Buckle 4 Law Defn That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint the narration of the plaintiffs case containing the count or counts See Count n 3 Declaration of Independence Amer Hist See under Independence Declaration of rights Eng Hist See Bill of rights under Bill Declaration of trust Law a paper subscribed by a grantee of property acknowledging that he holds it in trust for the purposes and upon the terms set forth Abbott DECLARATIVE Declarative a Etym L declarativus fr declarare cf F déclaratif Defn Making declaration proclamation or publication explanatory assertive declaratory Declarative laws Baker The vox populi so declarative on the same side Swift DECLARATIVELY Declaratively adv Defn By distinct assertion not impliedly in the form of a declaration The priest shall expiate it that is declaratively Bates DECLARATOR Declarator n Etym L an announcer Scots Law Defn A form of action by which some right or interest is sought to be judicially declared DECLARATORILY Declaratorily adv Defn In a declaratory manner DECLARATORY Declaratory a Etym Cf F déclaratoire Defn Making declaration explanation or exhibition making clear or manifest affirmative expressive as a clause declaratory of the will of the legislature Declaratory act Law an act or statute which sets forth more clearly and declares what is the existing law DECLARE Declare v t imp p p Declared p pr vb n Declaring Etym F déclarer from L declarare de clarare to make clear clarus clear bright See Clear 1 To make clear to free from obscurity Obs To declare this a little Boyle 2 To make known by language to communicate or manifest explicitly and plainly in any way to exhibit to publish to proclaim to announce This day I have begot whom I declare My only Son Milton The heavens declare the glory of God Ps xix 1 3 To make declaration of to assert to affirm to set forth to avow as he declares the story to be false I the Lord declare things that are right Isa xlv 19 4 Com Defn To make full statement of as goods etc for the purpose of paying taxes duties etc To declare off to recede from an agreement undertaking contract etc to renounce To declare ones self to avow ones opinion to show openly what one thinks or which side he espouses DECLARE Declare v i 1 To make a declaration or an open and explicit avowal to proclaim ones self often with for or against as victory declares against the allies Like fawning courtiers for success they wait And then come smiling and declare for fate Dryden 2 Law Defn To state the plaintiffs cause of action at law in a legal form as the plaintiff declares in trespass DECLAREDLY Declaredly adv Defn Avowedly explicitly DECLAREDNESS Declaredness n Defn The state of being declared DECLAREMENT Declarement n Defn Declaration Obs DECLARER Declarer n Defn One who makes known or proclaims that which exhibits Udall DECLASS Declass v t imp p p Declassed p pr vb n Declassing Cf F déclasser Defn To remove from a class to separate or degrade from ones class North Am Rev DECLENSION Declension n Etym Apparently corrupted fr F déclinaison fr L declinatio fr declinare See Decline and cf Declination 1 The act or the state of declining declination descent slope The declension of the land from that place to the sea T Burnet 2 A falling off towards a worse state a downward tendency deterioration decay as the declension of virtue of science of a state etc Seduced the pitch and height of all his thoughts To base declension Shak 3 Act of courteously refusing act of declining a declinature refusal as the declension of a nomination 4 Gram a Inflection of nouns adjectives etc according to the grammatical cases b The form of the inflection of a word declined by cases as the first or the second declension of nouns adjectives etc c Rehearsing a word as declined Note The nominative was held to be the primary and original form and was likened to a perpendicular line the variations or oblique cases were regarded as fallings hence called casus cases or fallings from the nominative or perpendicular and an enumerating of the various forms being a sort of progressive descent from the nouns upright form was called a declension Harris Declension of the needle declination of the needle DECLENSIONAL Declensional a Defn Belonging to declension Declensional and syntactical forms M Arnold DECLINABLE Declinable a Etym Cf F déclinable See Decline Defn Capable of being declined admitting of declension or inflection as declinable parts of speech DECLINAL Declinal a Defn Declining sloping DECLINATE Declinate a Etym L declinatus p p of declinare See Decline Defn Bent downward or aside Bot bending downward in a curve declined DECLINATION Declination n Etym L declinatio a bending aside an avoiding cf F déclination a decadence See Declension 1 The act or state of bending downward inclination as declination of the head 2 The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection deterioration decay decline The declination of monarchy Bacon Summer is not looked on as a time Of declination or decay Waller 3 The act of deviating or turning aside oblique motion obliquity withdrawal The declination of atoms in their descent Bentley Every declination and violation of the rules South 4 The act or state of declining or refusing withdrawal refusal averseness The queens declination from marriage Stow 5 Astron Defn The angular distance of any object from the celestial equator either northward or southward 6 Dialing Defn The arc of the horizon contained between the vertical plane and the prime vertical circle if reckoned from the east or west or between the meridian and the plane reckoned from the north or south 7 Gram Defn The act of inflecting a word declension See Decline v t 4 Angle of declination the angle made by a descending line or plane with a horizontal plane Circle of declination a circle parallel to the celestial equator Declination compass Physics a compass arranged for finding the declination of the magnetic needle Declination of the compass or needle the horizontal angle which the magnetic needle makes with the true northandsouth line DECLINATOR Declinator n Etym Cf F déclinateur See Decline 1 An instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane makes with the horizontal plane 2 A dissentient R Bp Hacket DECLINATORY Declinatory a Etym LL declinatorius fr L declinare cf F déclinatoire Defn Containing or involving a declination or refusal as of submission to a charge or sentence Blackstone Declinatory plea O Eng Law the plea of sanctuary or of benefit of clergy before trial or conviction now abolished DECLINATURE Declinature n Defn The act of declining or refusing as the declinature of an office DECLINE Decline v i imp p p Declined p pr vb n Declining Etym OE declinen to bend down lower sink decline a noun F décliner to decline refuse fr L declinare to turn aside inflect a part of speech avoid de clinare to incline akin to E lean See Lean v i 1 To bend or lean downward to take a downward direction to bend over or hang down as from weakness weariness despondency etc to condescend With declining head Shak He would decline even to the lowest of his family Lady Hutchinson Disdaining to decline Slowly he falls amidst triumphant cries Byron The ground at length became broken and declined rapidly Sir W Scott 2 To tend or draw towards a close decay or extinction to tend to a less perfect state to become diminished or impaired to fail to sink to diminish to lessen as the day declines virtue declines religion declines business declines That empire must decline Whose chief support and sinews are of coin Waller And presume to know Who thrives and who declines Shak 3 To turn or bend aside to deviate to stray to withdraw as a line that declines from straightness conduct that declines from sound morals Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies Ps cxix 157 4 To turn away to shun to refuse the opposite of accept or consent as he declined upon principle DECLINE Decline v t 1 To bend downward to bring down to depress to cause to bend or fall In melancholy deep with head declined Thomson And now fair Phoebus gan decline in haste His weary wagon to the western vale Spenser 2 To cause to decrease or diminish Obs You have declined his means Beau Fl He knoweth his error but will not seek to decline it Burton 3 To put or turn aside to turn off or away from to refuse to undertake or comply with reject to shun to avoid as to decline an offer to decline a contest he declined any participation with them Could I Decline this dreadful hour Massinger 4 Gram Defn To inflect or rehearse in order the changes of grammatical form of as to decline a noun or an adjective Note Now restricted to such words as have case inflections but formerly it was applied both to declension and conjugation After the first declining of a noun and a verb Ascham 5 To run through from first to last to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun R Shak DECLINE Decline n Etym F déclin See Decline v i 1 A falling off a tendency to a worse state diminution or decay deterioration also the period when a thing is tending toward extinction or a less perfect state as the decline of life the decline of strength the decline of virtue and religion Their fathers lived in the decline of literature Swift 2 Med Defn That period of a disorder or paroxysm when the symptoms begin to abate in violence as the decline of a fever 3 A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical faculties any wasting disease esp pulmonary consumption as to die of a decline Dunglison Syn Decline Decay Consumption Decline marks the first stage in a downward progress decay indicates the second stage and denotes a tendency to ultimate destruction consumption marks a steady decay from an internal exhaustion of strength The health may experience a decline from various causes at any period of life it is naturally subject to decay with the advance of old age consumption may take place at almost any period of life from disease which wears out the constitution In popular language decline is often used as synonymous with consumption By a gradual decline states and communities lose their strength and vigor by progressive decay they are stripped of their honor stability and greatness by a consumption of their resources and vital energy they are led rapidly on to a completion of their existence DECLINED Declined a Defn Declinate DECLINER Decliner n Defn He who declines or rejects A studious decliner of honors Evelyn DECLINOMETER Declinometer n Etym Decline meter Physics Defn An instrument for measuring the declination of the magnetic needle DECLINOUS Declinous a Defn Declinate DECLIVITOUS DECLIVOUS Declivitous Declivous a Defn Descending gradually moderately steep sloping downhill DECLIVITY Declivity n pl Declivities Etym L declivitas fr declivis sloping downhill de clivus a slope a hill akin to clinare to incline cf F déclivité See Decline 1 Deviation from a horizontal line gradual descent of surface inclination downward slope opposed to acclivity or ascent the same slope considered as descending being a declivity which considered as ascending is an acclivity 2 A descending surface a sloping place Commodious declivities and channels for the passage of the waters Derham DECOCT Decoct v t imp p p Decocted p pr vb n Decocting Etym L decoctus p p of decoquere to boil down de coquere to cook boil See Cook to decoct 1 To prepare by boiling to digest in hot or boiling water to extract the strength or flavor of by boiling to make an infusion of 2 To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation to digest to concoct 3 To warm strengthen or invigorate as if by boiling R Decoct their cold blood Shak DECOCTIBLE Decoctible a Defn Capable of being boiled or digested DECOCTION Decoction n Etym F décoction L decoctio 1 The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid to extract its virtues In decoction it either purgeth at the top or settleth at the bottom Bacon 2 An extract got from a body by boiling it in water If the plant be boiled in water the strained liquor is called the decoction of the plant Arbuthnot In pharmacy decoction is opposed to infusion where there is merely steeping Latham DECOCTURE Decocture n Defn A decoction R DECOHERER Decoherer n Pref de coherer Elec Defn A device for restoring a coherer to its normal condition after it has been affected by an electric wave a process usually accomplished by some method of tapping or shaking or by rotation of the coherer DECOLLATE Decollate v t imp p p Decollated p pr vb n Decollating Etym L decollatus p p of decollare to behead de collum neck Defn To sever from the neck to behead to decapitate The decollated head of St John the Baptist Burke DECOLLATED Decollated a Zoöl Defn Decapitated worn or cast off in the process of growth as the apex of certain univalve shells DECOLLATION Decollation n Etym L decollatio cf F décollation 1 The act of beheading or state of one beheaded especially used of the execution of St John the Baptist 2 A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr esp of St John the Baptist DECOLLETAGE Décolletage dakoltazh n F See Décolleté Costume Defn The upper border or part of a décolleté corsage DECOLLETE Décolleté a Etym F p p of décolleter to bare the neck and shoulders dé collet collar fr L collum neck Defn Leaving the neck and shoulders uncovered cut low in the neck or lownecked as a dress DECOLLING Decolling n Defn Beheading R By a speedy dethroning and decolling of the king Parliamentary History 1648 DECOLOR Decolor v t Etym Cf F décolorer L decolorare Cf Discolor Defn To deprive of color to bleach DECOLORANT Decolorant n Etym Cf F décolorant p pr Defn A substance which removes color or bleaches DECOLORATE Decolorate a Etym L decoloratus p p of decolorare Defn Deprived of color DECOLORATE Decolorate v t Defn To decolor DECOLORATION Decoloration n Etym L decoloratio cf F décoloration Defn The removal or absence of color Ferrand DECOLORIZE Decolorize v t Defn To deprive of color to whiten Turner Decolorization n DECOMPLEX Decomplex a Etym Pref de intens complex Defn Repeatedly compound made up of complex constituents DECOMPOSABLE Decomposable a Defn Capable of being resolved into constituent elements DECOMPOSE Decompose v t imp p p Decomposed p pr vb n Decomposing Etym Cf F décomposer Cf Discompose Defn To separate the constituent parts of to resolve into original elements to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination to bring to dissolution to rot or decay DECOMPOSE Decompose v i Defn To become resolved or returned from existing combinations to undergo dissolution to decay to rot DECOMPOSED Decomposed a Zoöl Defn Separated or broken up said of the crest of birds when the feathers are divergent DECOMPOSITE Decomposite a Etym Pref de intens composite 1 Compounded more than once compounded with things already composite 2 Bot Defn See Decompound a 2 DECOMPOSITE Decomposite n Defn Anything decompounded Decomposites of three metals or more Bacon DECOMPOSITION Decomposition n Etym Pref de in sense 3 intensive composition cf F décomposition Cf Decomposition 1 The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts separation into constituent part analysis the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a compound disintegration as the decomposition of wood rocks etc 2 The state of being reduced into original elements 3 Repeated composition a combination of compounds Obs Decomposition of forces Same as Resolution of forces under Resolution Decomposition of light the division of light into the prismatic colors DECOMPOUND Decompound v t imp p p Decompounded p pr vb n Decompounding Etym Pref de intens in sense 1 compound v t 1 To compound or mix with that is already compound to compound a second time 2 To reduce to constituent parts to decompose It divides and decompounds objects into parts Hazlitt DECOMPOUND Decompound a Etym Pref de intens compound a 1 Compound of what is already compounded compounded a second time 2 Bot Defn Several times compounded or divided as a leaf or stem decomposite DECOMPOUND Decompound n Defn A decomposite DECOMPOUNDABLE Decompoundable a Defn Capable of being decompounded DECONCENTRATE Deconcentrate v t Defn To withdraw from concentration to decentralize R DECONCENTRATION Deconcentration n Defn Act of deconcentrating R DECONCOCT Deconcoct v t Defn To decompose R Fuller DECONSECRATE Deconsecrate v t Defn To deprive of sacredness to secularize Deconsecration n DECORAMENT Decorament n Etym L decoramentum See Decorate v t Defn Ornament Obs Bailey DECORATE Decorate v t imp p p Decorated p pr vb n Decorating Etym L decoratus p p of decorare fr decus ornament akin to decere to be becoming See Decent Defn To deck with that which is becoming ornamental or honorary to adorn to beautify to embellish as to decorate the person to decorate an edifice to decorate a lawn with flowers to decorate the mind with moral beauties to decorate a hero with honors Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels rich bracelets decorated her arms Thackeray Syn To adorn embellish ornament beautify grace See Adorn Decorated style Arch a name given by some writers to the perfected English Gothic architecture it may be considered as having flourished from about a d 1300 to a d 1375 DECORATION Decoration n Etym LL decoratio cf F décoration 1 The act of adorning embellishing or honoring ornamentation 2 That which adorns enriches or beautifies something added by way of embellishment ornament The hall was celebrated for the richness of its decoration Motley 3 Specifically any mark of honor to be worn upon the person as a medal cross or ribbon of an order of knighthood bestowed for services in war great achievements in literature art etc Decoration Day a day May 30 appointed for decorating with flowers the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors who fell in the Civil War in the United States Memorial Day US DECORATION DAY Decoration Day Defn Memorial Day U S DECORATIVE Decorative a Etym Cf F décoratif Defn Suited to decorate or embellish adorning Decorativeness n Decorative art fine art which has for its end ornamentation rather than the representation of objects or events DECORATOR Decorator n Etym Cf F décorateur Defn One who decorates adorns or embellishes specifically an artisan whose business is the decoration of houses esp their interior decoration DECORE Decore v t Etym Cf F décorer See Decorate Defn To decorate to beautify Obs To decore and beautify the house of God E Hall DECOREMENT Decorement n Defn Ornament Obs DECOROUS Decorous a Etym L dec fr decor comeliness beauty akin to decere See Decent and cf Decorum Defn Suitable to a character or to the time place and occasion marked with decorum becoming proper seemly befitting as a decorous speech decorous behavior a decorous dress for a judge A decorous pretext the war Motley Decorously adv Decorousness n DECORTICATE Decorticate v t imp p p Decorticated p pr vb n Decorticating Etym L decorticatus p p of decorticare to bark de cortex bark Defn To divest of the bark husk or exterior coating to husk to peel to hull Great barley dried and decorticated Arbuthnot DECORTICATION Decortication n Etym L decorticatio cf F décortication Defn The act of stripping off the bark rind hull or outer coat DECORTICATOR Decorticator n Defn A machine for decorticating wood hulling grain etc also an instrument for removing surplus bark or moss from fruit trees DECORUM Decorum n Etym L dec fr dec See Decorous Defn Propriety of manner or conduct grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to ones own character or to the place and occasion decency of conduct seemliness that which is seemly or suitable Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station Hallam If your master Would have a queen his beggar you must tell him That majesty to keep decorum must No less beg than a kingdom Shak Syn Decorum Dignity Decorum in accordance with its etymology is that which is becoming in outward act or appearance as the decorum of a public assembly Dignity springs from an inward elevation of soul producing a corresponding effect on the manners as dignity of personal appearance DECOY Decoy v t imp p p Decoyed p pr vb n Decoying Etym Pref de coy orig to quiet soothe caress entice See Coy Defn To lead into danger by artifice to lure into a net or snare to entrap to insnare to allure to entice as to decoy troops into an ambush to decoy ducks into a net Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy Thomson Een while fashions brightest arts decoy The heart distrusting asks if this be joy Goldsmith Syn To entice tempt allure lure See Allure DECOY Decoy n 1 Anything intended to lead into a snare a lure that deceives and misleads into danger or into the power of an enemy a bait 2 A fowl or the likeness of one used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot 3 A place into which wild fowl esp ducks are enticed in order to take or shoot them 4 A person employed by officers of justice or parties exposed to injury to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection DECOYDUCK Decoyduck n Defn A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy hence a person employed to lure others into danger Beau Fl DECOYER Decoyer n Defn One who decoys another DECOYMAN Decoyman n pl Decoymen Defn A man employed in decoying wild fowl DECREASE Decrease v i imp p p Decreased p pr vb n Decreasing Etym OE decrecen fr OF decreistre F décroître or from the OF noun see Decrease n fr L decrescere to grow less de crescere to grow See Crescent and cf Increase Defn To grow less opposed to increase to be diminished gradually in size degree number duration etc or in strength quality or excellence as they days decrease in length from June to December He must increase but I must decrease John iii 30 Syn To Decrease Diminish Things usually decrease or fall off by degrees and from within or through some cause which is imperceptible as the flood decreases the cold decreases their affection has decreased Things commonly diminish by an influence from without or one which is apparent as the army was diminished by disease his property is diminishing through extravagance their affection has diminished since their separation their separation The turn of thought however is often such that these words may be interchanged The olive leaf which certainly them told The flood decreased Drayton Cretes ample fields diminish to our eye Before the Boreal blasts the vessels fly Pope DECREASE Decrease v t Defn To cause to grow less to diminish gradually as extravagance decreases ones means That might decrease their present store Prior DECREASE Decrease n Etym OE decrees OF decreis fr decreistre See Decrease v 1 A becoming less gradual diminution decay as a decrease of revenue or of strength 2 The wane of the moon Bacon DECREASELESS Decreaseless a Defn Suffering no decrease R It the river flows and flows and yet will flow Volume decreaseless to the final hour A Seward DECREASING Decreasing a Defn Becoming less and less diminishing Decreasingly adv Decreasing series Math a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding term DECREATION Decreation n Defn Destruction opposed to creation R Cudworth DECREE Decree n Etym OE decre F décret fr L decretum neut decretus p p of decernere to decide de cernere to decide See Certain and cf Decreet Decretal 1 An order from one having authority deciding what is to be done by a subordinate also a determination by one having power deciding what is to be done or to take place edict law authoritative ru The decrees of Venice Sh There went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus that all the world should be taxed Luke ii 1 Poor hand why quiverest thou at this decree Shak 2 Law a A decision order or sentence given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty b A determination or judgment of an umpire on a case submitted to him Brande 3 Eccl Defn An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction as the decrees of ecclesiastical councils Syn Law regulation edict ordinance See Law DECREE Decree v t imp p p Decreed p pr vb n Decreeing 1 To determine judicially by authority or by decree to constitute by edict to appoint by decree or law to determine to order to ordain as a court decrees a restoration of property Thou shalt also decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee Job xxii 28 2 To ordain by fate DECREE Decree v i Defn To make decrees used absolutely Father eternal thine is to decree Mine both in heaven and earth to do thy will Milton DECREEABLE Decreeable a Defn Capable of being decreed DECREER Decreer n Defn One who decrees J Goodwin DECREET Decreet n Etym Cf Decree Scots Law Defn The final judgment of the Court of Session or of an inferior court by which the question at issue is decided DECREMENT Decrement n Etym L decrementum fr decrescere See Decrease 1 The state of becoming gradually less decrease diminution waste loss Twit me with the decrements of my pendants Ford Rocks mountains and the other elevations of the earth suffer a continual decrement Woodward 2 The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste opposed to Ant increment 3 Crystallog Defn A name given by Haüy to the successive diminution of the layers of molecules applied to the faces of the primitive form by which he supposed the secondary forms to be produced 4 Math Defn The quantity by which a variable is diminished Equal decrement of life a The decrease of life in a group of persons in which the assumed law of mortality is such that of a given large number of persons all being now of the same age an equal number shall die each consecutive year b The decrease of life in a group of persons in which the assumed law of mortality is such that the ratio of those dying in a year to those living through the year is constant being independent of the age of the persons DECREPIT Decrepit a Etym L decrepitus perhaps orig noised out noiseless applied to old people who creep about quietly de crepare to make a noise rattle cf F décrépit See Crepitate Defn Broken down with age wasted and enfeebled by the infirmities of old age feeble worn out Beggary or decrepit age Milton Already decrepit with premature old age Motley Note Sometimes incorrectly written decrepid DECREPITATE Decrepitate v t imp p p Decrepitated p pr vb n Decrepitating Etym Cf F décrépiter Defn To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise as to decrepitate salt DECREPITATE Decrepitate v i Defn To crackle as salt in roasting DECREPITATION Decrepitation n Etym Cf F décrépitation Defn The act of decrepitating a crackling noise such as salt makes when roasting DECREPITNESS Decrepitness n Defn Decrepitude R Barrow DECREPITUDE Decrepitude n Etym Cf F décrépitude Defn The broken state produced by decay and the infirmities of age infirm old age DECRESCENDO Decrescendo a adv Etym It Mus Defn With decreasing volume of sound a direction to performers either written upon the staff abbreviated Dec or Decresc or indicated by the sign DECRESCENT Decrescent a Etym L decrescens p pr of decrescere See Decrease Defn Becoming less by gradual diminution decreasing as a decrescent moon DECRESCENT Decrescent n Her Defn A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister Cussans DECRETAL Decretal a Etym L decretalis fr decretum See Decree Defn Appertaining to a decree containing a decree as a decretal epistle Ayliffe DECRETAL Decretal n Etym LL decretale neut of L decretalis See Decretal a 1 R C Ch Defn An authoritative order or decree especially a letter of the pope determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law The decretals form the second part of the canon law 2 Canon Law Defn The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made by order of Gregory IX in 1234 by St Raymond of Pennafort DECRETE Decrete n Etym L decretum See Decree Defn A decree Obs Chaucer DECRETION Decretion n Etym From L decrescere decretum See Decrease Defn A decrease Obs Pearson DECRETIST Decretist n Etym LL decretista fr decretum cf F décrétiste See Decree n Defn One who studies or professes the knowledge of the decretals DECRETIVE Decretive a Etym From L decretum See Decree n Defn Having the force of a decree determining The will of God is either decretive or perceptive Bates DECRETORIAL Decretorial a Defn Decretory authoritative Sir T Browne DECRETORILY Decretorily adv Defn In a decretory or definitive manner by decree DECRETORY Decretory a Etym L decretorius from decretum See Decree 1 Established by a decree definitive settled The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence South 2 Serving to determine critical The critical or decretory days Sir T Browne DECREW Decrew v i Etym F décrue n decrease and décru p p of décroître See Decrease and cf Accrue Defn To decrease Obs Spenser DECRIAL Decrial n Etym See Decry Defn A crying down a clamorous censure condemnation by censure DECRIER Decrier n Defn One who decries DECROWN Decrown v t Defn To deprive of a crown to discrown R Hakewill DECRUSTATION Decrustation n Etym Cf OF décrustation Defn The removal of a crust DECRY Decry v t imp p p Decried p pr vb n Decrying Etym F décrier OF descrier pref des L dis crier to cry See Cry and cf Descry Defn To cry down to censure as faulty mean or worthless to clamor against to blame clamorously to discredit to disparage For small errors they whole plays decry Dryden Measures which are extolled by one half of the kingdom are naturally decried by the other Addison Syn To Decry Depreciate Detract Disparage Decry and depreciate refer to the estimation of a thing the former seeking to lower its value by clamorous censure the latter by representing it as of little worth Detract and disparage also refer to merit or value which the former assails with caviling insinuation etc while the latter willfully underrates and seeks to degrade it Men decry their rivals and depreciate their measures The envious detract from the merit of a good action and disparage the motives of him who performs it DECUBATION Decubation n Etym From L decubare de cubare See Decumbent Defn Act of lying down decumbence Obs Evelyn DECUBITUS Decubitus n Etym NL fr L de cubare to lie down cf F décubitus Med Defn An attitude assumed in lying down as the dorsal decubitus DECULASSEMENT DECULASSMENT Déculassement n F Also sometimes Anglicized Deculassment Ordnance Defn An accidental blowing off of or other serious damage to the breechblock of a gun also a removal of the breechblock for the purpose of disabling the gun DECUMAN Decuman a Etym L decumanus of the tenth and by metonymy large fr decem ten Defn Large chief applied to an extraordinary billow supposed by some to be every tenth in order R Also used substantively Such decuman billows Gauden The baffled decuman Lowell DECUMBENCE DECUMBENCY Decumbence Decumbency n Defn The act or posture of lying down The ancient manner of decumbency Sir T Browne DECUMBENT Decumbent a Etym L decumbens entis p pr of decumbere de cumbere only in comp cubare to lie down 1 Lying down prostrate recumbent The decumbent portraiture of a woman Ashmole 2 Bot Defn Reclining on the ground as if too weak to stand and tending to rise at the summit or apex as a decumbent stem Gray DECUMBENTLY Decumbently adv Defn In a decumbent posture DECUMBITURE Decumbiture n 1 Confinement to a sick bed or time of taking to ones bed from sickness Boyle 2 Astrol Defn Aspect of the heavens at the time of taking to ones sick bed by which the prognostics of recovery or death were made DECUPLE Decuple a Etym F décuple L decuplus fr decem ten Defn Tenfold R DECUPLE Decuple n Defn A number ten times repeated R DECUPLE Decuple v t imp p p Decupled p pr vb n Decupling Defn To make tenfold to multiply by ten R DECURION Decurion n Etym L decurio decurionis fr decuria a squad of ten fr decem ten Rom Antiq Defn A head or chief over ten especially an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers DECURIONATE Decurionate n Etym L decurionatus fr decurio Defn The office of a decurion DECURRENCE Decurrence n Defn The act of running down a lapse R Gauden DECURRENT Decurrent a Etym L decurrens entis p pr of decurrere to run down de currere to run cf F décurrent Bot Defn Extending downward said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem Decurrently adv DECURSION Decursion n Etym L decursio fr decurrere See Decurrent Defn A flowing also a hostile incursion Obs Sir M Hale DECURSIVE Decursive a Etym Cf F décursif See Decurrent Defn Running down decurrent DECURSIVELY Decursively adv Defn In a decursive manner Decursively pinnate Bot having the leaflets decurrent or running along the petiole said of a leaf DECURT Decurt v t Etym L decurtare de curtare Defn To cut short to curtail Obs Bale DECURTATION Decurtation n Etym L decurtatio Defn Act of cutting short Obs DECURY Decury n pl Decuries Etym L decuria fr decem ten Defn A set or squad of ten men under a decurion Sir W Raleigh DECUSSATE Decussate v t imp p p Decussated p pr vb n Decussating Etym L decussatus p p of decussare to cross like an X fr decussis orig equiv to decem asses the number ten which the Romans represented by X Defn To cross at an acute angle to cut or divide in the form of X to intersect said of lines in geometrical figures rays of light nerves etc DECUSSATE DECUSSATED Decussate Decussated a 1 Crossed intersected 2 Bot Defn Growing in pairs each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below as decussated leaves or branches 3 Rhet Defn Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses placed in alternate opposition to each other as a decussated period DECUSSATELY Decussately adv Defn In a decussate manner DECUSSATION Decussation n Etym L decussatio Defn Act of crossing at an acute angle or state of being thus crossed an intersection in the form of an X as the decussation of lines nerves etc DECUSSATIVE Decussative a Defn Intersecting at acute angles Sir T Browne DECUSSATIVELY Decussatively adv Defn Crosswise in the form of an X Anointed decussatively Sir T Browne DECYL Decyl n Etym L decem ten yl Chem Defn A hydrocarbon radical C10H21 never existing alone but regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of compounds of the paraffin series DECYLIC Decylic a Chem Defn Allied to or containing the radical decyl DEDALIAN Dedalian a Defn See Dædalian DEDALOUS Dedalous a Defn See Dædalous DEDANS Dedans n Etym F Court Tennis Defn A division at one end of a tennis court for spectators DEDE Dede a Defn Dead Obs Chaucer DEDECORATE Dedecorate v t Etym L dedecoratus p p of dedecorare to disgrace See Decorate Defn To bring to shame to disgrace Obs Bailey DEDECORATION Dedecoration n Etym L dedecoratio Defn Disgrace dishonor Obs Bailey DEDECOROUS Dedecorous a Etym L dedecorus See Decorous Defn Disgraceful unbecoming R Bailey DEDENTITION Dedentition n Defn The shedding of teeth R Sir T Browne DEDICATE Dedicate p a Etym L dedicatus p p of dedicare to affirm to dedicate de dicare to declare dedicate akin to dicere to say See Diction Defn Dedicated set apart devoted consecrated Dedicate to nothing temporal Shak Syn Devoted consecrated addicted DEDICATE Dedicate v t imp p p Dedicated p pr vb n Dedicating 1 To set apart and consecrate as to a divinity or for sacred uses to devote formally and solemnly as to dedicate vessels treasures a temple or a church to a religious use Vessels of silver and vessels of gold which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord 2 Sam viii 10 11 We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live But in a larger sense we can not dedicate we can not consecrate we can not hallow this ground A Lincoln 2 To devote set apart or give up as ones self to a duty or service The profession of a soldier to which he had dedicated himself Clarendon 3 To inscribe or address as to a patron He complied ten elegant books and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley Peacham Syn See Addict DEDICATEE Dedicatee n Defn One to whom a thing is dedicated correlative to dedicator DEDICATION Dedication n Etym L dedicatio 1 The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being or to a sacred use often with religious solemnities solemn appropriation as the dedication of Solomons temple 2 A devoting or setting aside for any particular purpose as a dedication of lands to public use 3 An address to a patron or friend prefixed to a book testifying respect and often recommending the work to his special protection and favor DEDICATOR Dedicator n Etym L cf F dédicateur Defn One who dedicates more especially one who inscribes a book to the favor of a patron or to one whom he desires to compliment DEDICATORIAL Dedicatorial a Defn Dedicatory DEDICATORY Dedicatory a Etym Cf F dédicatoire Defn Constituting or serving as a dedication complimental An epistle dedicatory Dryden DEDICATORY Dedicatory n Defn Dedication R Milton DEDIMUS Dedimus n Etym L dedimus we have given fr dare to give So called because the writ began Dedimus potestatem etc Law Defn A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge as to examine a witness etc Bouvier DEDITION Dedition n Etym L deditio fr dedere to give away surrender de dare to give Defn The act of yielding surrender R Sir M Hale DEDOLENT Dedolent a Etym L dedolens p pr of dedolere to give over grieving de dolere to grieve Defn Feeling no compunction apathetic R Hallywell DEDUCE Deduce v t imp p p Deduced p pr vb n Deducing Etym L deducere de ducere to lead draw See Duke and cf Deduct 1 To lead forth A Latinism He should hither deduce a colony Selden 2 To take away to deduct to subtract as to deduce a part from the whole Obs B Jonson 3 To derive or draw to derive by logical process to obtain or arrive at as the result of reasoning to gather as a truth or opinion from what precedes or from premises to infer with from or out of O goddess say shall I deduce my rhymes From the dire nation in its early times Pope Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing unknown truths from principles already known Locke See what regard will be paid to the pedigree which deduces your descent from kings and conquerors Sir W Scott DEDUCEMENT Deducement n Defn Inference deduction thing deduced R Dryden DEDUCIBILITY Deducibility n Defn Deducibleness DEDUCIBLE Deducible a 1 Capable of being deduced or inferred derivable by reasoning as a result or consequence All properties of a triangle depend on and are deducible from the complex idea of three lines including a space Locke 2 Capable of being brought down Obs As if God were deducible to human imbecility State Trials 1649 DEDUCIBLENESS Deducibleness n Defn The quality of being deducible deducibility DEDUCIBLY Deducibly adv Defn By deduction DEDUCIVE Deducive a Defn That deduces inferential DEDUCT Deduct v t imp p p Deducted p pr vb n Deducting Etym L deductus p p of deducere to deduct See Deduce 1 To lead forth or out Obs A people deducted out of the city of Philippos Udall 2 To take away separate or remove in numbering estimating or calculating to subtract often with from or out of Deduct what is but vanity or dress Pope Two and a half per cent should be deducted out of the pay of the foreign troops Bp Burnet We deduct from the computation of our years that part of our time which is spent in infancy Norris 3 To reduce to diminish Obs Do not deduct it to days Massinger DEDUCTIBLE Deductible a 1 Capable of being deducted taken away or withdrawn Not one found honestly deductible From any use that pleased him Mrs Browning 2 Deducible consequential DEDUCTION Deduction n Etym L deductio cf F déduction 1 Act or process of deducing or inferring The deduction of one language from another Johnson This process by which from two statements we deduce a third is called deduction J R Seely 2 Act of deducting or taking away subtraction as the deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend 3 That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process of reasoning an inference a conclusion Make fair deductions see to what they mount Pope 4 That which is deducted the part taken away abatement as a deduction from the yearly rent Syn See Induction DEDUCTIVE Deductive a Etym Cf L deductivus derivative Defn Of or pertaining to deduction capable of being deduced from premises deducible All knowledge of causes is deductive Glanvill Notions and ideas used in a deductive process Whewell DEDUCTIVELY Deductively adv Defn By deduction by way of inference by consequence Sir T Browne DEDUCTOR Deductor n Etym L a guide See Deduce Zoöl Defn The pilot whale or blackfish DEDUIT Deduit n Etym F déduit Cf Deduct Defn Delight pleasure Obs Chaucer DEDUPLICATION Deduplication n Etym Pref de duplication Biol Defn The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster DEED Deed a Defn Dead Obs Chaucer DEED Deed n Etym AS d akin to OS dad D Dan daad G thai Sw dåd Goth d fr the root of do See Do v t 1 That which is done or effected by a responsible agent an act an action a thing done a word of extensive application including whatever is done good or bad great or small And Joseph said to them What deed is this which ye have done Gen xliv 15 We receive the due reward of our deeds Luke xxiii 41 Would serve his kind in deed and word Tennyson 2 Illustrious act achievement exploit Knightly deeds Spenser Whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn Dryden 3 Power of action agency efficiency Obs To be both will and deed created free Milton 4 Fact reality whence we have indeed 5 Law Defn A sealed instrument in writing on paper or parchment duly executed and delivered containing some transfer bargain or contract Note The term is generally applied to conveyances of real estate and it is the prevailing doctrine that a deed must be signed as well as sealed though at common law signing was formerly not necessary Blank deed a printed form containing the customary legal phraseology with blank spaces for writing in names dates boundaries etc 6 Performance followed by of Obs Shak In deed in fact in truth verily See Indeed DEED Deed v t Defn To convey or transfer by deed as he deeded all his estate to his eldest son Colloq U S DEEDFUL Deedful a Defn Full of deeds or exploits active stirring R A deedful life Tennyson DEEDLESS Deedless a Defn Not performing or not having performed deeds or exploits inactive Deedless in his tongue Shak DEED POLL Deed poll Law Defn A deed of one part or executed by only one party and distinguished from an indenture by having the edge of the parchment or paper cut even or polled as it was anciently termed instead of being indented Burrill DEEDY Deedy a Defn Industrious active R Cowper DEEM Deem v t imp p p Deemed p pr vb n Deeming Etym OE demen to judge condemn AS d fr d doom akin to OFries d OS ad D doemen OHG tuommen Icel dæma Sw dömma Dan dömme Goth d See Doom n and cf Doom v 1 To decide to judge to sentence to condemn Obs Claudius Was demed for to hang upon a tree Chaucer 2 To account to esteem to think to judge to hold in opinion to regard For never can I deem him less him less than god Dryden DEEM Deem v i 1 To be of opinion to think to estimate to opine to suppose And deemest thou as those who pore With aged eyes short way before Emerson 2 To pass judgment Obs Spenser DEEM Deem n Defn Opinion judgment Obs Shak DEEMSTER Deemster n Etym Deem ster i e doomster Cf Dempster Defn A judge in the Isle of Man who decides controversies without process Cowell DEEP Deep a Compar Deeper superl Deepest Etym OE dep deop AS deóp akin to D diep G tief Icel dj Sw diup Dan dyb Goth diups fr the root of E dip dive See Dip Dive 1 Extending far below the surface of great perpendicular dimension measured from the surface downward and distinguished from high which is measured upward far to the bottom having a certain depth as a deep sea The water where the brook is deep Shak 2 Extending far back from the front or outer part of great horizontal dimension measured backward from the front or nearer part mouth etc as a deep cave or recess or wound a gallery ten seats deep a company of soldiers six files deep Shadowing squadrons deep Milton Safely in harbor Is the kings ship in the deep nook Shak 3 Low in situation lying far below the general surface as a deep valley 4 Hard to penetrate or comprehend profound opposed to shallow or superficial intricate mysterious not obvious obscure as a deep subject or plot Speculations high or deep Milton A question deep almost as the mystery of life De Quincey O Lord thy thought are very deep Ps xcii 5 5 Of penetrating or farreaching intellect not superficial thoroughly skilled sagacious cunning Deep clerks she dumbs Shak 6 Profound thorough complete unmixed intense heavy heartfelt as deep distress deep melancholy deep horror Deep despair Milton Deep silence Milton Deep sleep Gen ii 21 Deeper darkness Hoole Their deep poverty 2 Cor viii 2 An attitude of deep respect Motley 7 Strongly colored dark intense not light or thin as deep blue or crimson 8 Of low tone fulltoned not high or sharp grave heavy The deep thunder Byron The bass of heavens deep organ Milton 9 Muddy boggy sandy said of roads Chaucer The ways in that vale were very deep Clarendon A deep line of operations Military a long line Deep mourning Costume mourning complete and strongly marked the garments being not only all black but also composed of lusterless materials and of such fashion as is identified with mourning garments DEEP Deep adv Defn To a great depth with depth far down profoundly deeply Deepversed in books and shallow in himself Milton Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring Pope Note Deep in its usual adverbial senses is often prefixed to an adjective as deepchested deepcut deepseated deeptoned deep voiced deepuddered kine DEEP Deep n 1 That which is deep especially deep water as the sea or ocean an abyss a great depth Courage from the deeps of knowledge springs Cowley The hollow deep of hell resounded Milton Blue Neptune storms the bellowing deeps resound Pope 2 That which is profound not easily fathomed or incomprehensible a moral or spiritual depth or abyss Thy judgments are a great Ps xxxvi 6 Deep of night the most quiet or profound part of night dead of night The deep of night is crept upon our talk Shak DEEPEN Deepen v t imp p p Deepened p pr vb n Deepening 1 To make deep or deeper to increase the depth of to sink lower as to deepen a well or a channel It would deepen the bed of the Tiber Addison 2 To make darker or more intense to darken as the event deepened the prevailing gloom You must deepen your colors Peacham 3 To make more poignant or affecting to increase in degree as to deepen grief or sorrow 4 To make more grave or low in tone as to deepen the tones of an organ Deepens the murmur of the falling floods Pope DEEPEN Deepen v i Defn To become deeper as the water deepens at every cast of the lead the plot deepens His bloodred tresses deepening in the sun Byron DEEPFET Deepfet a Defn Deeply fetched or drawn Obs Deepfet groans Shak DEEPLAID Deeplaid a Defn Laid deeply formed with cunning and sagacity as deeplaid plans DEEPLY Deeply adv 1 At or to a great depth far below the surface as to sink deeply 2 Profoundly thoroughly not superficially in a high degree intensely as deeply skilled in ethics He had deeply offended both his nobles and people Bacon He sighed deeply in his spirit Mark viii 12 3 Very with a tendency to darkness of color The deeply red juice of buckthorn berries Boyle 4 Gravely with low or deep tone as a deeply toned instrument 5 With profound skill with art or intricacy as a deeply laid plot or intrigue DEEPMOUTHED Deepmouthed a Defn Having a loud and sonorous voice Deepmouthed dogs Dryden DEEPNESS Deepness n 1 The state or quality of being deep profound mysterious secretive etc depth profundity opposed to shallowness Because they had no deepness of earth Matt xiii 5 2 Craft insidiousness R J Gregory DEEPREAD Deepread a Defn Profoundly booklearned Great writers and deepread men LEstrange DEEPSEA Deepsea a Defn Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea as a deepsea line i e a line to take soundings at a great depth deepsea lead deepsea soundings explorations etc DEEPWAISTED Deepwaisted a Naut Defn Having a deep waist as when in a ship the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck DEER Deer n sing pl Etym OE der door animal wild animal AS deór akin to D dier OFries diar G thier tier Icel d Dan dyr Sw djur Goth dius of unknown origin 1 Any animal especially a wild animal Obs Chaucer Mice and rats and such small deer Shak The camel that great deer Lindisfarne MS 2 Zoöl Defn A ruminant of the genus Cervus of many species and of related genera of the family Cervidæ The males and in some species the females have solid antlers often much branched which are shed annually Their flesh for which they are hunted is called venison Note The deer hunted in England is Cervus elaphus called also stag or red deer the fallow deer is C dama the common American deer is C Virginianus the blacktailed deer of Western North America is C Columbianus and the mule deer of the same region is C macrotis See Axis Fallow deer Mule deer Reindeer Note Deer is much used adjectively or as the first part of a compound as deerkiller deerslayer deerslaying deer hunting deer stealing deerlike etc Deer mouse Zoöl the whitefooted mouse Hesperomys leucopus of America Small deer petty game not worth pursuing used metaphorically See citation from Shakespeare under the first definition above Minor critics can find leisure for the chase of such small deer G P Marsh DEERBERRY Deerberry n Bot Defn A shrub of the blueberry group Vaccinium stamineum also its bitter greenish white berry called also squaw huckleberry DEERGRASS Deergrass n Bot Defn An American genus Rhexia of perennial herbs with opposite leaves and showy flowers usually bright purple with four petals and eight stamens the only genus of the order Melastomaceæ inhabiting a temperate clime DEERHOUND Deerhound n Zoöl Defn One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer a staghound DEERLET Deerlet n Etym Deer let Zoöl Defn A chevrotain See Kanchil and Napu DEERNECK Deerneck n Defn A deerlike or thin illformed neck as of a horse DEERSKIN Deerskin n Defn The skin of a deer or the leather which is made from it Hakluyt Longfellow DEERSTALKER Deerstalker n Defn One who practices deerstalking DEERSTALKING Deerstalking n Defn The hunting of deer on foot by stealing upon them unawares DEERSTONGUE Deerstongue n Bot Defn A plant Liatris odoratissima whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla Wood DEES Dees n pl Defn Dice Obs Chaucer DEES Dees n Defn A dais Obs Chaucer DEESIS Deesis n Etym NL fr Gr Rhet Defn An invocation of or address to the Supreme Being DEESS Deess n Etym F déesse fem of dieu god Defn A goddess Obs Croft DEEV Deev n Hind Pers Myth Defn See Dev DEFACE Deface v t imp p p Defaced p pr vb n Defacing Etym OE defacen to disfigure efface OF desfacier L dis facies face See Face and cf Efface 1 To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of to disfigure to injure spoil or mar by effacing or obliterating important features or portions of as to deface a monument to deface an edifice to deface writing to deface a note deed or bond to deface a record This high face defaced Emerson So by false learning is good sense defaced Pope 2 Etym Cf F défaire Defn To destroy to make null Obs Profane scoffing doth deface the reverence of religion Bacon For all his power was utterly defaste defaced Spenser Syn See Efface DEFACEMENT Defacement n 1 The act of defacing or the condition of being defaced injury to the surface or exterior obliteration 2 That which mars or disfigures Bacon DEFACER Defacer n Defn One who or that which defaces or disfigures DE FACTO De facto Etym L Defn Actually in fact in reality as a king de facto distinguished from a king de jure or by right DEFAIL Defail v t Etym F défaillir to fail pref dé L de faillir See Fail and cf Default Defn To cause fail Obs DEFAILANCE Defailance n Etym F défaillance Defn Failure miscarriage Obs Possibility of defailance in degree or continuance Comber DEFAILURE Defailure n Defn Failure Obs Barrow DEFALCATE Defalcate v t imp p p Defalcated p pr vb n Defalcating Etym LL defalcatus p p of defalcare to deduct orig to cut off with a sickle L de falx a sickle See Falchion Defn To cut off to take away or deduct a part of used chiefly of money accounts rents income etc To show what may be practicably and safely defalcated from the the estimates Burke DEFALCATE Defalcate v i Defn To commit defalcation to embezzle money held in trust Some partner defalcating or the like Carlyle DEFALCATION Defalcation n Etym LL defalcatio cf F défalcation 1 A lopping off a diminution abatement deficit Specifically Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim setoff Abbott 2 That which is lopped off diminished or abated 3 An abstraction of money etc by an officer or agent DEFALCATOR Defalcator n Defn A defaulter or embezzler Modern DEFALK Defalk v t Etym F défalquer See Defalcate Defn To lop off to bate Obs B Jonson DEFAMATION Defamation n Etym OE diffamacioun F diffamation See Defame Defn Act of injuring anothers reputation by any slanderous communication written or oral the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another slander detraction calumny aspersion Note In modern usage written defamation bears the title of libel and oral defamation that of slander Burrill DEFAMATORY Defamatory a Defn Containing defamation injurious to reputation calumnious slanderous as defamatory words defamatory writings DEFAME Defame v t imp p p Defamed p pr vb n Defaming Etym OE defamen diffamen from F diffamer or OF perh defamer fr L diffamare cf defamatus infamous dis in this word confused with de fama a report See Fame 1 To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of to disgrace especially to speak evil of maliciously to dishonor by slanderous reports to calumniate to asperse 2 To render infamous to bring into disrepute My guilt thy growing virtues did defame My blackness blotted thy unblemishd name Dryden 3 To charge to accuse R Rebecca is defamed of sorcery practiced on the person of a noble knight Sir W Scott Syn To asperse slander calumniate vilify See Asperse DEFAME Defame n Defn Dishonor Obs Chaucer DEFAMER Defamer n Defn One who defames a slanderer a detractor a calumniator DEFAMINGLY Defamingly adv Defn In a defamatory manner DEFAMOUS Defamous a Defn Defamatory Obs DEFATIGABLE Defatigable a Etym See Defatigate Defn Capable of being wearied or tired out R Glanvill DEFATIGATE Defatigate v t Etym L defatigatus p p of defatigare de fatigare to weary See Fatigue Defn To weary or tire out to fatigue R Sir T Herbert DEFATIGATION Defatigation n Etym L defatigatio Defn Weariness fatigue R Bacon DEFAULT Default n Etym OE defaute OF defaute defalte fem F défaut masc LL defalta fr a verb meaning to be deficient to want fail fr L de fallere to deceive See Fault 1 A failing or failure omission of that which ought to be done neglect to do whaas this evil has happened through the governors default 2 Fault offense ill deed wrong act failure in virtue or wisdom And pardon craved for his so rash default Spenser Regardless of our merit or default Pope 3 Law Defn A neglect of or failure to take some step necessary to secure the benefit of law as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned especially of the defendant in a suit when called to make answer also of jurors witnesses etc In default of in case of failure or lack of Cooks could make artificial birds and fishes in default of the real ones Arbuthnot To suffer a default Law to permit an action to be called without appearing to answer DEFAULT Default v i imp p p Defaulted p pr vb n Defaulting 1 To fail in duty to offend That he gainst courtesy so foully did default Spenser 2 To fail in fulfilling a contract agreement or duty 3 To fail to appear in court to let a case go by default DEFAULT Default v t 1 To fail to perform or pay to be guilty of neglect of to omit as to default a dividend What they have defaulted towards him as no king Milton 2 Law Defn To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court and make entry of his default if he fails to appear to enter a default against 3 To leave out of account to omit Obs Defaulting unnecessary and partial discourses Hales DEFAULTER Defaulter n 1 One who makes default one who fails to appear in court when court when called 2 One who fails to perform a duty a delinquent particularly one who fails to account for public money intrusted to his care a peculator a defalcator DEFEASANCE Defeasance n Etym OF defesance fr defesant F défaisant p pr of defaire F défaire to undo See Defeat 1 A defeat an overthrow Obs After his foes defeasance Spenser 2 A rendering null or void 3 Law Defn A condition relating to a deed which being performed the deed is defeated or rendered void or a collateral deed made at the same time with a feoffment or other conveyance containing conditions on the performance of which the estate then created may be defeated Note Mortgages were usually made in this manner in former times but the modern practice is to include the conveyance and the defeasance in the same deed DEFEASANCED Defeasanced a Law Defn Liable to defeasance capable of being made void or forfeited DEFEASIBLE Defeasible a Etym See Defeasance Defn Capable of being annulled or made void as a defeasible title Defeasibleness n DEFEAT Defeat v t imp p p Defeated p pr vb n Defeating Etym From F défait OF desfait p p ofe défaire OF desfaire to undo L dis facere to do See Feat Fact and cf Disfashion 1 To undo to disfigure to destroy Obs His unkindness may defeat my life Shak 2 To render null and void as a title to frustrate as hope to deprive as of an estate He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs and disappoint all his hopes Tillotson The escheators defeated the right heir of his succession Hallam In one instance he defeated his own purpose A W Ward 3 To overcome or vanquish as an army to check disperse or ruin by victory to overthrow 4 To resist with success as to defeat an assault Sharp reasons to defeat the law Shak Syn To baffle disappoint frustrate DEFEAT Defeat n Etym Cf F défaite fr défaire See Defeat v 1 An undoing or annulling destruction Obs Upon whose property and most dear life A damned defeat was made Shak 2 Frustration by rendering null and void or by prevention of success as the defeat of a plan or design 3 An overthrow as of an army in battle loss of a battle repulse suffered discomfiture opposed to victory DEFEATURE Defeature n Etym OF desfaiture a killing disguising prop an undoing See Defeat and cf Disfeature 1 Overthrow defeat Obs Nothing but loss in their defeature Beau Fl 2 Disfigurement deformity Obs Strange defeatures in my face Shak DEFEATURED Defeatured p p Defn Changed in features deformed R Features when defeatured in the way I have described De Quincey DEFECATE Defecate a Etym L defaecatus p p of defaecare to defecate de faex faecis dregs less Defn Freed from anything that can pollute as dregs lees etc refined purified Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense Bates DEFECATE Defecate v t imp p p Defecated p pr vb n Defecating 1 To clear from impurities as lees dregs etc to clarify to purify to refine To defecate the dark and muddy oil of amber Boyle 2 To free from extraneous or polluting matter to clear to purify as from that which materializes We defecate the notion from materiality Glanvill Defecated from all the impurities of sense Bp Warburton DEFECATE Defecate v i 1 To become clear pure or free Goldsmith 2 To void excrement DEFECATION Defecation n Etym L defaecatio cf F défécation 1 The act of separating from impurities as lees or dregs purification 2 Physiol Defn The act or process of voiding excrement DEFECATOR Defecator n Defn That which cleanses or purifies esp an apparatus for removing the feculencies of juices and sirups Knight DEFECT Defect n Etym L defectus fr deficere defectum to desert fail be wanting de facere to make do See Fact Feat and cf Deficit 1 Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection deficiency opposed to superfluity Errors have been corrected and defects supplied Davies 2 Failing fault imperfection whether physical or moral blemish as a defect in the ear or eye a defect in timber or iron a defect of memory or judgment Trust not yourself but your defects to know Make use of every friend any every foe Pope Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects Macaulay Syn Deficiency imperfection blemish See Fault DEFECT Defect v i Defn To fail to become deficient Obs Defected honor Warner DEFECT Defect v t Defn To injure to damage None can my life defect R Troubles of Q Elizabeth 1639 DEFECTIBILITY Defectibility n Defn Deficiency imperfection R Ld Digby Jer Taylor DEFECTIBLE Defectible a Defn Liable to defect imperfect R A defectible understanding Jer Taylor DEFECTION Defection n Etym L defectio cf F défection See Defect Defn Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty or to which one has attached himself desertion failure in duty a falling away apostasy backsliding Defection and falling away from God Sir W Raleigh The general defection of the whole realm Sir J Davies DEFECTIONIST Defectionist n Defn One who advocates or encourages defection DEFECTIOUS Defectious a Defn Having defects imperfect Obs Some one defectious piece Sir P Sidney DEFECTIVE Defective a Etym L defectivus cf F défectif See Defect 1 Wanting in something incomplete lacking a part deficient imperfect faulty applied either to natural or moral qualities as a defective limb defective timber a defective copy or account a defective character defective rules 2 Gram Defn Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation as a defective noun or verb Defectively adv Defectiveness n DEFECTUOSITY Defectuosity n Etym Cf F défectuosité Defn Great imperfection Obs W Montagu DEFECTUOUS Defectuous a Etym Cf F défectueux Defn Full of defects imperfect Obs Barrow DEFEDATION Defedation n Etym L defoedare defoedatum to defile de foedare to foul foedus foul Defn The act of making foul pollution Obs DEFENCE Defence n v t Defn See Defense DEFEND Defend v t imp p p Defended p pr vb n Defending Etym F défendre L defendere de fendere only in comp to strike perh akin to Gr dint Cf Dint Defense Fend 1 To ward or fend off to drive back or away to repel A Latinism Obs Th other strove for to defend The force of Vulcan with his might and main Spenser 2 To prohibit to forbid Obs Chaucer Which God defend that I should wring from him Shak 3 To repel danger or harm from to protect to secure against attack to maintain against force or argument to uphold to guard as to defend a town to defend a cause to defend character to defend the absent sometimes followed by from or against as to defend ones self from or against ones enemies The lord mayor craves aid to defend the city Shak God defend the right Shak A village near it was defended by the river Clarendon 4 Law Defn To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to the suit or the wrong charged to oppose or resist as a claim at law to contest as a suit Burrill Syn To Defend Protect To defend is literally to ward off to protect is to cover so as to secure against approaching danger We defend those who are attacked we protect those who are liable to injury or invasion A fortress is defended by its guns and protected by its wall As birds flying so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem defending also he will deliver it Is xxxi 5 Leave not the faithful side That gave thee being still shades thee and protects Milton DEFENDABLE Defendable a Etym Cf F défendable Defn Capable of being defended defensible R DEFENDANT Defendant a Etym F défendant p pr of défendre See Defend 1 Serving or suitable for defense defensive Obs With men of courage and with means defendant Shak 2 Making defense DEFENDANT Defendant n 1 One who defends a defender The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had cast up Spotswood 2 Law Defn A person required to make answer in an action or suit opposed to plaintiff Abbott Note The term is applied to any party of whom a demand is made in court whether the party denies and defends the claim or admits it and suffers a default also to a party charged with a criminal offense DEFENDEE Defendee n Defn One who is defended R Ludicrous DEFENDER Defender n Etym Cf Fender Defn One who defends one who maintains supports protects or vindicates a champion an advocate a vindicator Provinces left without their ancient and puissant defenders Motley DEFENDRESS Defendress n Defn A female defender R Defendress of the faith Stow DEFENSATIVE Defensative n Etym L defensare defensatum to defend diligently intens of defendere See Defend Defn That which serves to protect or defend DEFENSE DEFENCE Defense Defence n Etym F défense OF defense fem defens masc fr L defensa cf Fence 1 The act of defending or the state of being defended protection as from violence or danger In cases of defense t is best to weigh The enemy more mighty than he seems Shak 2 That which defends or protects anything employed to oppose attack ward off violence or danger or maintain security a guard a protection War would arise in defense of the right Tennyson God the widows champion and defense Shak 3 Protecting plea vindication justification Men brethren and fathers hear ye my defense Acts xxii 1 4 Law Defn The defendants answer or plea an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiffs or prosecutors case the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiffs action 5 Act or skill in making defense defensive plan or policy practice in self defense as in fencing boxing etc A man of great defense Spenser By how much defense is better than no skill Shak 6 Prohibition a prohibitory ordinance Obs Severe defenses against wearing any linen under a certain breadth Sir W Temple DEFENSE Defense v t Defn To furnish with defenses to fortify Obs Written also defence Better manned and more strongly defensed Hales DEFENSELESS Defenseless a Defn Destitute of defense unprepared to resist attack unable to oppose unprotected Defenselessly adv Defenselessness n DEFENSER Defenser n Etym Cf F défenseur L defensor Cf Defensor Defn Defender Obs Foxe DEFENSIBILITY Defensibility n Defn Capability of being defended DEFENSIBLE Defensible a Etym Cf F défensable LL defensabilis defensibilis See Defense and cf Defendable 1 Capable of being defended as a defensible city or a defensible cause 2 Capable of offering defense Obs Shak DEFENSIBLENESS Defensibleness n Defn Capability of being defended defensibility Priestley DEFENSIVE Defensive a Etym Cf F défensif 1 Serving to defend or protect proper for defense opposed to offensive as defensive armor A moat defensive to a house Shak 2 Carried on by resisting attack or aggression opposed to offensive as defensive war 3 In a state or posture of defense Milton DEFENSIVE Defensive n Defn That which defends a safeguard Wars preventive upon just fears are true defensive Bacon To be on the defensive To stand on the defensive to be or stand in a state or posture of defense or resistance in opposition to aggression or attack DEFENSIVELY Defensively adv Defn On the defensive DEFENSOR Defensor n Etym L See Defenser 1 A defender Fabyan 2 Law Defn A defender or an advocate in court a guardian or protector 3 Eccl Defn The patron of a church an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church DEFENSORY Defensory a Etym L defensorius Defn Tending to defend defensive as defensory preparations DEFER Defer v t imp p p Deferred p pr vb n Deferring Etym OE differren F différer fr L differre to delay bear different ways dis ferre to bear See Bear to support and cf Differ Defer to offer Defn To put off to postpone to a future time to delay the execution of to delay to withhold Defer the spoil of the city until night Shak God will not long defer To vindicate the glory of his name Milton DEFER Defer v i Defn To put off to delay to act to wait Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure J A Symonds DEFER Defer v t Etym F déférer to pay deference to yield to bring before a judge fr L deferre to bring down de ferre to bear See Bear to support and cf Defer to delay Delate 1 To render or offer Obs Worship deferred to the Virgin Brevint 2 To lay before to submit in a respectful manner to refer with to Hereupon the commissioners deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland Bacon DEFER Defer v i Defn To yield deference to the wishes of another to submit to the opinion of another or to authority with to The house deferring to legal right acquiesced Bancroft DEFERENCE Deference n Etym F déférence See 3d Defer Defn A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another submission in opinion regard respect complaisance Deference to the authority of thoughtful and sagacious men Whewell Deference is the most complicate the most indirect and the most elegant of all compliments Shenstone Syn Deference Reverence Respect Deference marks an inclination to yield ones opinion and to acquiesce in the sentiments of another in preference to ones own Respect marks the estimation that we have for another which makes us look to him as worthy of high confidence for the qualities of his mind and heart Reverence denotes a mingling of fear with a high degree of respect and esteem Age rank dignity and personal merit call for deference respect should be paid to the wise and good reverence is due to God to the authors of our being and to the sanctity of the laws DEFERENT Deferent a Etym L deferens p pr of deferre See 3d Defer Defn Serving to carry bearing R Bodies deferent Bacon DEFERENT Deferent n 1 That which carries or conveys Though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds Bacon 2 Ptolemaic Astron Defn An imaginary circle surrounding the earth in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly bodys epicycle was supposed to be carried round DEFERENTIAL Deferential a Etym See Deference Defn Expressing deference accustomed to defer DEFERENTIALLY Deferentially adv Defn With deference DEFERMENT Deferment n Etym See 1st Defer Defn The act of delaying postponement R My grief joined with the instant business Begs a deferment Suckling DEFERRER Deferrer n Defn One who defers or puts off DEFERVESCENCE DEFERVESCENCY Defervescence Defervescency n Etym L defervescere to grow cool 1 A subsiding from a state of ebullition loss of heat lukewarmness A defervescency in holy actions Jer Taylor 2 Med Defn The subsidence of a febrile process as the stage of defervescence in pneumonia DEFEUDALIZE Defeudalize v t Defn To deprive of the feudal character or form DEFIANCE Defiance n Etym OF defiance desfiance challenge fr desfier to challenge F défier See Defy 1 The act of defying putting in opposition or provoking to combat a challenge a provocation a summons to combat A war without a just defiance made Dryden Stood for her cause and flung defiance down Tennyson 2 A state of opposition willingness to flight disposition to resist contempt of opposition He breathed defiance to my ears Shak 3 A casting aside renunciation rejection Obs Defiance to thy kindness Ford To bid defiance To set at defiance to defy to disregard recklessly or contemptuously Locke DEFIANT Defiant a Etym Cf F défiant p pr of défier See Defy Defn Full of defiance bold insolent as a defiant spirit or act In attitude stern and defiant Longfellow Defiantly adv Defiantness n DEFIATORY Defiatory a Etym See Defy Defn Bidding or manifesting defiance Obs Shelford DEFIBRINATE Defibrinate v t Defn To deprive of fibrin as fresh blood or lymph by stirring with twigs DEFIBRINATION Defibrination n Defn The act or process of depriving of fibrin DEFIBRINIZE Defibrinize v t Defn To defibrinate DEFICIENCE Deficience n Defn Same as Deficiency Thou in thyself art perfect and in thee Is no deficience found Milton DEFICIENCY Deficiency n pl Deficiencies Etym See Deficient Defn The state of being deficient inadequacy want failure imperfection shortcoming defect A deficiencyof blood Arbuthnot Marlborough was so miserably ignorant that his deficiencies made him the ridicule of his contemporaries Buckle Deficiency of a curve Geom the amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree DEFICIENT Deficient a Etym L deficiens entis p pr of deficere to be wanting See Defect Defn Wanting to make up completeness wanting as regards a requirement not sufficient inadequate defective imperfect incomplete lacking as deficient parts deficient estate deficient strength deficient in judgment The style was indeed deficient in ease and variety Macaulay Deficient number Arith See under Abundant Deficiently adv DEFICIT Deficit n Etym Lit it is wanting 3d person pres indic of L deficere cf F déficit See Defect Defn Deficiency in amount or quality a falling short lack as a deficit in taxes revenue etc Addison DEFIER Defier n Etym See Defy Defn One who dares and defies a contemner as a defier of the laws DEFIGURATION Defiguration n Defn Disfiguration mutilation Obs Bp Hall DEFIGURE Defigure v t Etym Pref de intens figure Defn To delineate Obs These two stones as they are here defigured Weever DEFILADE Defilade v t imp p p Defiladed p pr vb n Defilading Etym Cf F défiler to defile and défilade act of defiling See 1st Defile Mil Defn To raise as a rampart so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point DEFILADING Defilading n Mil Defn The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemys fire from any point within range or from any works which may be erected Farrow DEFILE Defile v i imp p p Defiled p pr vb n Defiling Etym F défiler pref dé for des L dis file a row or line See File a row Defn To march off in a line file by file to file off DEFILE Defile v t Mil Defn Same as Defilade DEFILE Defile n Etym Cf F défilé fr défiler to defile 1 Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file or with a narrow front a long narrow pass between hills rocks etc 2 Mil Defn The act of defilading a fortress or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior See Defilade DEFILE Defile v t Etym OE defoulen foilen to tread down OF defouler de fouler to trample see Full v t and OE defoulen to foul influenced in form by the older verb defoilen See File to defile Foul Defoul 1 To make foul or impure to make filthy to dirty to befoul to pollute They that touch pitch will be defiled Shak 2 To soil or sully to tarnish as reputation to taint He is among the greatest prelates of this age however his character may be defiled by dirty hands Swift 3 To injure in purity of character to corrupt Defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt Ezek xx 7 4 To corrupt the chastity of to debauch to violate The husband murderd and the wife defiled Prior 5 To make ceremonially unclean to pollute That which dieth of itself or is torn with beasts he shall not eat to defile therewith Lev xxii 8 DEFILEMENT Defilement n Etym Cf F défilement See Defile Mil Defn The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from an enfilading fire as by covering them or by a high parapet on the exposed side DEFILEMENT Defilement n Etym From 3d Defile Defn The act of defiling or state of being defiled whether physically or morally pollution foulness dirtiness uncleanness Defilements of the flesh Hopkins The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger of defilement Addison DEFILER Defiler n Defn One who defiles one who corrupts or violates that which pollutes DEFILIATION Defiliation n Etym L de filius son Defn Abstraction of a child from its parents Lamb DEFINABLE Definable a Etym From Define Defn Capable of being defined limited or explained determinable describable by definition ascertainable as definable limits definable distinctions or regulations definable words Definably adv DEFINE Define v t imp p p Defined p pr vb n Defining Etym OE definer usually to end to finish F définir to define L definire to limit define de finire to limit end finis boundary limit end See Final Finish 1 To fix the bounds of to bring to a termination to end To define controversies Barrow 2 To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of to mark the limits of as to define the extent of a kingdom or country 3 To determine with precision to mark out with distinctness to ascertain or exhibit clearly as the defining power of an optical instrument Rings very distinct and well defined Sir I Newton 4 To determine the precise signification of to fix the meaning of to describe accurately to explain to expound or interpret as to define a word a phrase or a scientific term They define virtue to be life ordered according to nature Robynson Mores Utopia DEFINE Define v i Defn To determine to decide Obs DEFINEMENT Definement n Defn The act of defining definition description Obs Shak DEFINER Definer n Defn One who defines or explains DEFINITE Definite a Etym L definitis p p of definire cf F défini See Define 1 Having certain or distinct determinate in extent or greatness limited fixed as definite dimensions a definite measure a definite period or interval Elements combine in definite proportions Whewell 2 Having certain limits in signification determinate certain precise fixed exact clear as a definite word term or expression 3 Determined resolved Obs Shak 4 Serving to define or restrict limiting determining as the definite article Definite article Gram the article the which is used to designate a particular person or thing or a particular class of persons or things also called a definitive See Definitive n Definite inflorescence Bot See Determinate inflorescence under Determinate Law of definite proportions Chem the essential law of chemical combination that every definite compound always contains the same elements in the same proportions by weight and if two or more elements form more than one compound with each other the relative proportions of each are fixed Compare Law of multiple proportions under Multiple DEFINITE Definite n Defn A thing defined or determined Obs DEFINITELY Definitely adv Defn In a definite manner with precision precisely determinately DEFINITENESS Definiteness n Defn The state of being definite determinateness precision certainty DEFINITION Definition n Etym L definitio cf F définition 1 The act of defining determination of the limits as the telescope accurate in definition 2 Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification a description of a thing by its properties an explanation of the meaning of a word or term as the definition of circle the definition of wit an exact definition a loose definition Definition being nothing but making another understand by words what the term defined stands for Locke 3 Description sort R A new creature of another definition Jer Taylor 4 Logic Defn An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence 5 Opt Defn Distinctness or clearness as of an image formed by an optical instrument precision in detail Syn Definition Explanation Description A definition is designed to settle a thing in its compass and extent an explanation is intended to remove some obscurity or misunderstanding and is therefore more extended and minute a description enters into striking particulars with a view to interest or impress by graphic effect It is not therefore true though often said that description is only an extended definition Logicians distinguish definitions into essential and accidental An essential definition states what are regarded as the constituent parts of the essence of that which is to be defined and an accidental definition lays down what are regarded as circumstances belonging to it viz properties or accidents such as causes effects etc Whately DEFINITIONAL Definitional a Defn Relating to definition of the nature of a definition employed in defining DEFINITIVE Definitive a Etym L definitivus cf F définitif 1 Determinate positive final conclusive unconditional express A strict and definitive truth Sir T Browne Some definitive scheme of reconciliation Prescott 2 Limiting determining as a definitive word 3 Determined resolved Obs Shak DEFINITIVE Definitive n Gram Defn A word used to define or limit the extent of the signification of a common noun such as the definite article and some pronouns Note Definitives are commonly called by grammarians articles They are of two kinds either those properly and strictly so called or else pronominal articles such as this that any other some all no none etc Harris Hermes DEFINITIVELY Definitively adv Defn In a definitive manner DEFINITIVENESS Definitiveness n Defn The quality of being definitive DEFINITUDE Definitude n Defn Definiteness R Definitude is a knowledge of minute differences Sir W Hamilton DEFIX Defix v t Etym L defixus p p of defigere to fix de figere to fix Defn To fix to fasten to establish Obs To defix their princely seat in that extreme province Hakluyt DEFLAGRABILITY Deflagrability n Chem Defn The state or quality of being deflagrable The ready deflagrability of saltpeter Boyle DEFLAGRABLE Deflagrable a Etym See Deflagrate Chem Defn Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion as niter hence slightly explosive liable to snap and crackle when heated as salt DEFLAGRATE Deflagrate v i imp p p Deflagrated p pr vb n Deflagrating Etym L deflagratus p p of deflagrare to burn up de flagrare to flame burn Chem Defn To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion as niter also to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated as salt DEFLAGRATE Deflagrate v t Chem Defn To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion as by the action of intense heat to burn or vaporize suddenly as to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame DEFLAGRATION Deflagration n Etym L deflagratio cf F déflagration 1 A burning up conflagration Innumerable deluges and deflagrations Bp Pearson 2 Chem Defn The act or process of deflagrating DEFLAGRATOR Deflagrator n Chem Defn A form of the voltaic battery having large plates used for producing rapid and powerful combustion DEFLATE Deflate v t Etym Pref de down L flare flatus to blow Defn To reduce from an inflated condition DEFLECT Deflect v t imp p p Deflected p pr vb n Deflecting Etym L deflectere de flectere to bend or turn See Flexible Defn To cause to turn aside to bend as rays of light are often deflected Sitting with their knees deflected under them Lord 1630 DEFLECT Deflect v i Defn To turn aside to deviate from a right or a horizontal line or from a proper position course or direction to swerve At some part of the Azores the needle deflecteth not but lieth in the true meridian Sir T Browne To deflect from the line of truth and reason Warburton DEFLECTABLE Deflectable a Defn Capable of being deflected DEFLECTED Deflected a 1 Turned aside deviating from a direct line or course 2 Bent downward deflexed DEFLECTION Deflection n Etym L deflexio fr deflectere cf F déflexion 1 The act of turning aside or state of being turned aside a turning from a right line or proper course a bending esp downward deviation The other leads to the same point through certain deflections Lowth 2 Gunnery Defn The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course 3 Opt Defn A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body inflection diffraction 4 Engin Defn The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load DEFLECTIONIZATION Deflectionization n Defn The act of freeing from inflections Earle DEFLECTIONIZE Deflectionize v t Defn To free from inflections Deflectionized languages are said to be analytic Earle DEFLECTIVE Deflective a Defn Causing deflection Deflective forces forces that cause a body to deviate from its course DEFLECTOR Deflector n Mech Defn That which deflects as a diaphragm in a furnace or a come in a lamp to deflect and mingle air and gases and help combustion DEFLEXED Deflexed a Defn Bent abruptly downward DEFLEXION Deflexion n Defn See Deflection DEFLEXURE Deflexure n Etym From L deflectere deflexum See Deflect Defn A bending or turning aside deflection Bailey DEFLORATE Deflorate a Etym LL defloratus p p of deflorare See Deflour Bot Defn Past the flowering state having shed its pollen Gray DEFLORATION Defloration n Etym LL defloratio cf F défloration 1 The act of deflouring as the defloration if a virgin Johnson 2 That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part careful culling or selection R The laws of Normandy are in a great measure the defloration of the English laws Sir M Hale DEFLOUR Deflour v t imp p p Defloured p pr vb n Deflouring Etym F déflorer LL deflorare L de flos floris flower See Flower and cf Deflorate 1 To deprive of flowers 2 To take away the prime beauty and grace of to rob of the choicest ornament He died innocent and before the sweetness of his soul was defloured and ravished from him Jer Taylor 3 To deprive of virginity as a woman to violate to ravish also to seduce DEFLOURER Deflourer n Defn One who deflours a ravisher DEFLOW Deflow v i Etym Pref de flow cf L defluere Defn To flow down Obs Sir T Browne DEFLOWER Deflower v t Etym Pref de flower Defn Same as Deflour An earthquake deflowering the gardens W Montagu If a man had deflowered a virgin Milton DEFLOWERER Deflowerer n Defn See Deflourer Milton DEFLUOUS Defluous a Etym L defluus fr defluere to flow down de fluere to flow Defn Flowing down falling off Obs Bailey DEFLUX Deflux n Etym L defluxus fr defluere defluxum Defn Downward flow Obs Bacon DEFLUXION Defluxion n Etym L defluxio Med Defn A discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter as from the nose in catarrh sometimes used synonymously with inflammation Dunglison DEFLY Defly adv Defn Deftly Obs Spenser DEFOEDATION Defoedation n Defn Defedation Obs DEFOLIATE DEFOLIATED Defoliate Defoliated a Defn Deprived of leaves as by their natural fall DEFOLIATION Defoliation n Etym LL defoliare defoliatum to shed leaves L de folium leaf cf F défoliation Defn The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem the falling or shedding of the leaves DEFORCE Deforce v t imp p p Deforced p pr vb n Deforcing Etym OF deforcier de or des L de or dis forcier F forcer See Force v Law a To keep from the rightful owner to withhold wrongfully the possession of as of lands or a freehold b Scots Law To resist the execution of the law to oppose by force as an officer in the execution of his duty Burrill DEFORCEMENT Deforcement n Etym OF Law a A keeping out by force or wrong a wrongful withholding as of lands or tenements to which another has a right b Scots Law Resistance to an officer in the execution of law Burrill DEFORCEOR Deforceor n Defn Same as Deforciant Obs DEFORCIANT Deforciant n Etym OF deforciant p pr of deforcier See Deforce Eng Law a One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate b One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought Obs Burrill DEFORCIATION Deforciation n Law Defn Same as Deforcement n DEFOREST Deforest v t Defn To clear of forests to dis U S Agric Reports DEFORM Deform v t imp p p Deformed p pr vb n Deforming Etym L deformare de formare to form shape fr forma cf F déformer See Form 1 To spoil the form of to mar in form to misshape to disfigure Deformed unfinished sent before my time Into this breathing world Shak 2 To render displeasing to deprive of comeliness grace or perfection to dishonor Above those passions that this world deform Thomson DEFORM Deform a Etym L deformis de forma form cf OF deforme F difforme Cf Difform Defn Deformed misshapen shapeless horrid Obs Sight so deform what heart of rock could long Dryeyed behold Milton DEFORMATION Deformation n Etym L deformatio cf F déformation 1 The act of deforming or state of anything deformed Bp Hall 2 Transformation change of shape DEFORMED Deformed a Defn Unnatural or distorted in form having a deformity misshapen disfigured as a deformed person a deformed head Deformedly adv Deformedness n DEFORMER Deformer n Defn One who deforms DEFORMITY Deformity n pl Deformities Etym L deformitas fr deformis cf OF deformeté deformité F difformité See Deform v a and cf Disformity 1 The state of being deformed want of proper form or symmetry any unnatural form or shape distortion irregularity of shape or features ugliness To make an envious mountain on my back Where sits deformity to mock my body Shak 2 Anything that destroys beauty grace or propriety irregularity absurdity gross deviation from other or the established laws of propriety as deformity in an edifice deformity of character Confounded that her Makers eyes Should look so near upon her foul deformities Milton DEFORSER Deforser n Etym From Deforce Etym Written also deforsor Defn A deforciant Obs Blount DEFOUL Defoul v t Etym See Defile v t 1 To tread down Obs Wyclif 2 To make foul to defile Obs Wyclif DEFRAUD Defraud v t imp p p Defrauded p pr vb n Defrauding Etym L defraudare de fraudare to cheat fr fraus fraudis fraud cf OF defrauder See Fraud Defn To deprive of some right interest or property by a deceitful device to withhold from wrongfully to injure by embezzlement to cheat to overreach as to defraud a servant or a creditor or the state with of before the thing taken or withheld We have defrauded no man 2 Cor vii 2 Churches seem injured and defrauded of their rights Hooker DEFRAUDATION Defraudation n Etym L defraudatio cf F défraudation Defn The act of defrauding a taking by fraud R Sir T Browne DEFRAUDER Defrauder n Defn One who defrauds a cheat an embezzler a peculator DEFRAUDMENT Defraudment n Etym Cf OF defraudement Defn Privation by fraud defrauding Obs Milton DEFRAY Defray v t imp p p Defrayed p pr vb n Defraying Etym F défrayer pref dé L de or dis frais expense fr LL fredum fridum expense fine by which an offender obtained peace from his sovereign or more likely atoned for an offense against the public peace fr OHG fridu peace G friede See Affray 1 To pay or discharge to serve in payment of to provide for as a charge debt expenses costs etc For the discharge of his expenses and defraying his cost he allowed him four times as much Usher 2 To avert or appease as by paying off to satisfy as to defray wrath Obs Spenser DEFRAYAL Defrayal n Defn The act of defraying payment as the defrayal of necessary costs DEFRAYER Defrayer n Defn One who pays off expenses DEFRAYMENT Defrayment n Defn Payment of charges DEFT Deft a Etym OE daft deft becoming mild gentle stupid cf OE daffe deffe fool coward AS dæft in derivatives only mild gentle fitting seasonable akin to dafen gedafen becoming fit Goth gadaban to be fit Cf Daft Daff Dapper Defn Apt fit dexterous clever handy spruce neat Archaic or Poetic The deftest way Shak Deftest feats Gay The limping god do deft at his new ministry Dryden Let me be deft and debonair Byron DEFTLY Deftly adv Etym Cf Defly Defn Aptly fitly dexterously neatly Deftly dancing Drayton Thyself and office deftly show Shak DEFTNESS Deftness n Defn The quality of being deft Drayton DEFUNCT Defunct a Etym L defunctus p p of defungi to acquit ones self of to perform finish depart die de fungi to perform discharge cf F défunt See Function Defn Having finished the course of life dead deceased Defunct organs Shak The boar defunct lay tripped up near Byron DEFUNCT Defunct n Defn A dead person one deceased DEFUNCTION Defunction n Etym L defunctio performance death Defn Death Obs After defunction of King Pharamond Shak DEFUNCTIVE Defunctive a Defn Funereal Obs Defunctive music Shak DEFUSE Defuse v t Etym Cf Diffuse Defn To disorder to make shapeless Obs Shak DEFY Defy v t imp p p Defied p pr vb n Defying Etym F défier OF deffier desfier LL disfidare to disown faith or fidelity to dissolve the bond of allegiance as between the vassal and his lord hence to challenge defy fr L dis fides faith See Faith and cf Diffident Affiance 1 To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance faith or obligation with to reject refuse or renounce Obs I defy the surety and the bond Chaucer For thee I have defied my constant mistress Beau Fl 2 To provoke to combat or strife to call out to combat to challenge to dare to brave to set at defiance to treat with contempt as to defy an enemy to defy the power of a magistrate to defy the arguments of an opponent to defy public opinion I once again Defy thee to the trial of mortal fight Milton I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the contrary Burke DEFY Defy n Defn A challenge Obs Dryden DEGAGE Dégagé a F p p of dégager to disengage See De lst Gage and cf Disgage Defn Unconstrained easy free Vanbrugh A graceful and dégagé manner Poe DEGARNISH Degarnish v t imp p p Degarnished p pr vb n Degarnishing Etym F dégarnir pref dé des L dis garnir to furnish See Garnish and cf Disgarnish 1 To strip or deprive of entirely as of furniture ornaments etc to disgarnish as to degarnish a house etc R 2 To deprive of a garrison or of troops necessary for defense as to degarnish a city or fort R Washington DEGARNISHMENT Degarnishment n Defn The act of depriving as of furniture apparatus or a garrison R DEGENDER DEGENER Degender Degener v i Etym See Degenerate Defn To degenerate Obs Degendering to hate Spenser He degenereth into beastliness Joye DEGENERACY Degeneracy n Etym From Degenerate a 1 The act of becoming degenerate a growing worse Willful degeneracy from goodness Tillotson 2 The state of having become degenerate decline in good qualities deterioration meanness Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery Addison To recover mankind out of their universal corruption and degeneracy S Clarke DEGENERATE Degenerate a Etym L degeneratus p p of degenerare to degenerate cause to degenerate fr degener base degenerate that departs from its race or kind de genus race kind See Kin relationship Defn Having become worse than ones kind or ones former state having declined in worth having lost in goodness deteriorated degraded unworthy base low Fainthearted and degenerate king Shak A degenerate and degraded state Milton Degenerate from their ancient blood Swift These degenerate days Pope I had planted thee a noble vine how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me Jer ii 21 DEGENERATE Degenerate v i imp p p Degenerated p pr vb n Degenerating 1 To be or grow worse than ones kind or than one was originally hence to be inferior to grow poorer meaner or more vicious to decline in good qualities to deteriorate When wit transgresseth decency it degenerates into insolence and impiety Tillotson 2 Biol Defn To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy structure of its kind to become of a lower type DEGENERATELY Degenerately adv Defn In a degenerate manner unworthily DEGENERATENESS Degenerateness n Defn Degeneracy DEGENERATION Degeneration n Etym Cf F dégénération 1 The act or state of growing worse or the state of having become worse decline degradation debasement degeneracy deterioration Our degeneration and apostasy Bates 2 Physiol Defn That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure as fatty degeneration of the liver 3 Biol Defn A gradual deterioration from natural causes of any class of animals or plants or any particular or organs hereditary degradation of type 4 The thing degenerated R Cockle aracus and other degenerations Sir T Browne Amyloid degeneration Caseous degeneration etc See under Amyloid Caseous etc DEGENERATIONIST Degenerationist n Biol Defn A believer in the theory of degeneration or hereditary degradation of type as the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state DEGENERATIVE Degenerative a Defn Undergoing or producing degeneration tending to degenerate DEGENEROUS Degenerous a Etym L degener See Degenerate Defn Degenerate base Obs Degenerous passions Dryden Degenerous practices South DEGENEROUSLY Degenerously adv Defn Basely Obs DEGERM Degerm v t Milling Defn To extract the germs from as from wheat grains DEGERMINATOR Degerminator n Milling Defn A machine for breaking open the kernels of wheat or other grain and removing the germs DEGLAZE Deglaze v t Defn To remove the glaze from as pottery or porcelain so as to give a dull finish DEGLAZING Deglazing n Defn The process of giving a dull or ground surface to glass by acid or by mechanical means Knight DEGLORIED Degloried a Defn Deprived of glory dishonored Obs With thorns degloried G Fletcher DEGLUTINATE Deglutinate v t imp p p Deglutinated p pr vb n Deglutinating Etym L deglutinatus p p of deglutinare to deglutinate de glutinare to glue gluten glue Defn To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unties to unglue DEGLUTINATION Deglutination n Defn The act of ungluing DEGLUTITION Deglutition n Etym L deglutire to swallow down de glutire to swallow cf F déglutition See Glut Defn The act or process of swallowing food the power of swallowing The muscles employed in the act of deglutition Paley DEGLUTITIOUS Deglutitious a Defn Pertaining to deglutition R DEGLUTITORY Deglutitory a Defn Serving for or aiding in deglutition DEGRADATION Degradation n Etym LL degradatio from degradare cf F dégradation See Degrade 1 The act of reducing in rank character or reputation or of abasing a lowering from ones standing or rank in office or society diminution as the degradation of a peer a knight a general or a bishop He saw many removes and degradations in all the other offices of which he had been possessed Clarendon 2 The state of being reduced in rank character or reputation baseness moral physical or intellectual degeneracy disgrace abasement debasement The degradation of a needy man of letters Macaulay Deplorable is the degradation of our nature South Moments there frequently must be when a sidegradation of his state Blair 3 Diminution or reduction of strength efficacy or value degeneration deterioration The development and degradation of the alphabetic forms can be traced I Taylor The Alphabet 4 Geol Defn A gradual wearing down or wasting as of rocks and banks by the action of water fro 5 Biol Defn The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms degeneration The degradation of the species man is observed in some of its varieties Dana 6 Physiol Defn Arrest of development or degeneration of any organ or of the body as a whole Degradation of energy or Dissipation of energy Physics the transformation of energy into some form in which it is less available for doing work Syn Abasement debasement reduction decline DEGRADE Degrade v t imp p p Degraded p pr vb n Degrading Etym F dégrader LL degradare fr L de gradus step degree See Grade and cf Degree 1 To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree to lower in rank to deprive of office or dignity to strip of honors as to degrade a nobleman or a general officer Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar Palfrey 2 To reduce in estimation character or reputation to lessen the value of to lower the physical moral or intellectual character of to debase to bring shame or contempt upon to disgrace as vice degrades a man O miserable mankind to what fall Degraded to what wretched state reserved Milton He pride struggled hard against this degrading passion Macaulay 3 Geol Defn To reduce in altitude or magnitude as hills and mountains to wear down Syn To abase demean lower reduce See Abase DEGRADE Degrade v i Biol Defn To degenerate to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure as a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera DEGRADED Degraded a 1 Reduced in rank character or reputation debased sunken low base The Netherlands were reduced practically to a very degraded condition Motley 2 Biol Defn Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition or lacking certain parts Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons Dana 3 Etym Cf F degré step Her Defn Having steps said of a cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they leave the center termed also on degrees DEGRADEMENT Degradement n Defn Deprivation of rank or office degradation R Milton DEGRADINGLY Degradingly adv Defn In a degrading manner DEGRAS DEGRAS Dégras Degras n F cf F gras a n fat Defn A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil which extracts their soluble albuminoids It was formerly solely a byproduct of chamois leather manufacture but is now made for its own sake being valuable as a dressing for hides DEGRAVATION Degravation n Etym L degravare degravatum to make heavy See Grave a Defn The act of making heavy Obs Bailey DEGREASE Degrease v t Defn To remove grease or fatty matter from as wool or silk DEGREE Degree n Etym F degré OF degret fr LL degradare See Degrade 1 A step stair or staircase Obs By ladders or else by degree Rom of R 2 One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward in quality rank acquirement and the like a stage in progression grade gradation as degrees of vice and virtue to advance by slow degrees degree of comparison 3 The point or step of progression to which a person has arrived rank or station in life position A dame of high degree Dryden A knight is your degree Shak Lord or lady of high degree Lowell 4 Measure of advancement quality extent as tastes differ in kind as well as in degree The degree of excellence which proclaims genius is different in different times and different places Sir J Reynolds 5 Grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college or university in recognition of their attainments as the degree of bachelor of arts master doctor etc Note In the United States diplomas are usually given as the evidence of a degree conferred In the humanities the first degree is that of bachelor of arts B A or A B the second that of master of arts M A or A M The degree of bachelor of arts science divinity law etc is conferred upon those who complete a prescribed course of undergraduate study The first degree in medicine is that of doctor of medicine M D The degrees of master and doctor are sometimes conferred in course upon those who have completed certain prescribed postgraduate studies as doctor of philosophy Ph D but more frequently the degree of doctor is conferred as a complimentary recognition of eminent services in science or letters or for public services or distinction as doctor of laws LL D or doctor of divinity D D when they are called honorary degrees The youth attained his bachelors degree and left the university Macaulay 5 Genealogy Defn A certain distance or remove in the line of descent determining the proximity of blood one remove in the chain of relationship as a relation in the third or fourth degree In the 11th century an opinion began to gain ground in Italy that third cousins might marry being in the seventh degree according to the civil law Hallam 7 Arith Defn Three figures taken together in numeration thus 140 is one degree 222140 two degrees 8 Algebra Defn State as indicated by sum of exponents more particularly the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its literal factors thus a2b2c is a term of the sixth degree The degree of a power or radical is denoted by its index that of an equation by the greatest sum of the exponents of the unknown quantities in any term thus ax4 bx2 c and mx2y2 nyx p are both equations of the fourth degree 9 Trig Defn A 360th part of the circumference of a circle which part is taken as the principal unit of measure for arcs and angles The degree is divided into 60 minutes and the minute into 60 seconds 10 A division space or interval marked on a mathematical or other instrument as on a thermometer 11 Mus Defn A line or space of the staff Note The short lines and their spaces are added degrees Accumulation of degrees Eng Univ See under Accumulation By degrees step by step by little and little by moderate advances I ll leave by degrees Shak Degree of a curve or surface Geom the number which expresses the degree of the equation of the curve or surface in rectilinear coördinates A straight line will in general meet the curve or surface in a number of points equal to the degree of the curve or surface and no more Degree of latitude Geog on the earth the distance on a meridian between two parallels of latitude whose latitudes differ from each other by one degree This distance is not the same on different parts of a meridian on account of the flattened figure of the earth being 68702 statute miles at the equator and 69396 at the poles Degree of longitude the distance on a parallel of latitude between two meridians that make an angle of one degree with each other at the poles a distance which varies as the cosine of the latitude being at the equator 6916 statute miles To a degree to an extreme exceedingly as mendacious to a degree It has been said that Scotsmen are grave to a degree on occasions when races more favored by nature are gladsome to excess Prof Wilson DEGU Degu n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A small South American rodent Octodon Cumingii of the family Octodontidæ DEGUM Degum v t imp p p Degummed p pr vb n Degumming Defn To deprive of or free from gum as to degum ramie DEGUST Degust v t Etym L degustare cf F déguster See Gust to taste Defn To taste Obs Cockeram DEGUSTATION Degustation n Etym L degustatio cf F dégustation Physiol Defn Tasting the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste organs Bp Hall DEHISCE Dehisce v i Etym L dehiscere de hiscere to gape Defn To gape to open by dehiscence DEHISCENCE Dehiscence n Etym Cf F déhiscence 1 The act of gaping 2 Biol Defn A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture without tearing as in the opening of pods or the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to emit seeds etc also the bursting open of follicles as in the ovaries of animals for the expulsion of their contents DEHISCENT Dehiscent a Etym L dehiscens entis p pr Cf F déhiscent Defn Characterized by dehiscence opening in some definite way as the capsule of a plant DEHONESTATE Dehonestate v t Etym L dehonestatus p p of dehonestare to dishonor de honestare to make honorable Cf Dishonest and see Honest Defn To disparage Obs DEHONESTATION Dehonestation n Etym L dehonestatio Defn A dishonoring disgracing Obs Gauden DEHORN Dehorn v t imp p p Dehorned p pr vb n Dehorning Defn To deprive of horns to prevent the growth or the horns of cattle by burning their ends soon after they start See Dishorn Dehorning cattle Farm Journal 1886 DEHORS Dehors prep Etym F outside Law Defn Out of without foreign to out of the agreement record will or other instrument DEHORS Dehors n Mil Defn All sorts of outworks in general at a distance from the main works any advanced works for protection or cover Farrow DEHORT Dehort v t imp p p Dehorted p pr vb n Dehorting Etym L dehortari de hortari to urge exhort Defn To urge to abstain or refrain to dissuade Obs The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief Bp Ward Exhort remains but dehort a word whose place neither dissuade nor any other exactly supplies has escaped us Trench DEHORTATION Dehortation n Etym L dehortatio Defn Dissuasion advice against something R DEHORTATIVE Dehortative a Defn Dissuasive R DEHORTATORY Dehortatory a Etym L dehortatorius Defn Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade Bp Hall DEHORTER Dehorter n Defn A dissuader an adviser to the contrary Obs DEHUMANIZE Dehumanize v t Defn To divest of human qualities such as pity tenderness etc as dehumanizing influences DEHUSK Dehusk v t Defn To remove the husk from Obs Wheat dehusked upon the floor Drant DEHYDRATE Dehydrate v t Chem Defn To deprive of water to render free from water as to dehydrate alcohol DEHYDRATION Dehydration n Chem Defn The act or process of freeing from water also the condition of a body from which the water has been removed DEHYDROGENATE Dehydrogenate v t Chem Defn To deprive of or free from hydrogen DEHYDROGENATION Dehydrogenation n Chem Defn The act or process or freeing from hydrogen also the condition resulting from the removal of hydrogen DEICIDE Deicide n Etym L deicida a deicide in sense 2 deus god cædere to cut kill cf F déicide 1 The act of killing a being of a divine nature particularly the putting to death of Jesus Christ R Earth profaned yet blessed with deicide Prior 2 One concerned in putting Christ to death DEICTIC Deictic a Etym Gr Logic Defn Direct proving directly applied to reasoning and opposed to elenchtic or refutative DEICTICALLY Deictically adv Defn In a manner to show or point out directly absolutely definitely When Christ spake it deictically Hammond DEIFIC DEIFICAL Deific Deifical a Etym L deificus deus god facere to make cf F déifigue Defn Making divine producing a likeness to God godmaking A deifical communion Homilies DEIFICATION Deification n Etym LL deificare to deify cf F déification See Deify Defn The act of deifying exaltation to divine honors apotheosis excessive praise DEIFIED Deified a Defn Honored or worshiped as a deity treated with supreme regard godlike DEIFIER Deifier n Defn One who deifies DEIFORM Deiform a Etym L deus a god form 1 Godlike or of a godlike form Dr H More 2 Conformable to the will of God R Bp Burnet DEIFORMITY Deiformity n Defn Likeness to deity Obs DEIFY Deify v t imp p p Deified p pr vb n Deifying Etym F déifier LL deificare fr L deificus See Deific Deity fy 1 To make a god of to exalt to the rank of a deity to enroll among the deities to apotheosize as Julius Cæsar was deified 2 To praise or revere as a deity to treat as an object of supreme regard as to deify money He did again to extol and deify the pope Bacon 3 To render godlike By our own spirits are we deified Wordsworth DEIGN Deign v t imp p p Deigned p pr vb n Deigning Etym OE deinen deignen OF degner deigner daigner F daigner fr L dignari to deem worthy deign fr dignus worthy akin to decere to be fitting See Decent and cf Dainty Dignity Condign Disdain 1 To esteem worthy to consider worth notice opposed to disdain Obs I fear my Julia would not deign my lines Shak 2 To condescend to give or bestow to stoop to furnish to vouchsafe to allow to grant Nor would we deign him burial of his men Shak DEIGN Deign v i Defn To think worthy to vouchsafe to condescend followed by an infinitive O deign to visit our forsaken seats Pope Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet Sir W Scott Round turned he as not deigning Those craven ranks to see Macaulay Note In early English deign was often used impersonally Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground Chaucer DEIGNOUS Deignous a Etym For disdeignous OF desdeignos desdaigneus F dédaigneux See Disdain Defn Haughty disdainful Obs Chaucer DEIL Deil n Defn Devil spelt also deel Scot Deils buckie See under Buckie DEINOCERAS Deinoceras n Etym NL Paleon Defn See Dinoceras DEINORNIS Deinornis n Etym NL Paleon Defn See Dinornis DEINOSAUR Deinosaur n Etym NL Paleon Defn See Dinosaur DEINOTHERIUM Deinotherium n Etym NL Paleon Defn See Dinotherium DEINTEGRATE Deintegrate v t Etym L deintegrare to impair de integrare to make whole Defn To disintegrate Obs DEINTEOUS DEINTEVOUS Deinteous Deintevous a Defn Rare excellent costly Obs Chaucer DEIPAROUS Deiparous a Etym L deus a god parere to bring forth Defn Bearing or bringing forth a god said of the Virgin Mary Obs Bailey DEIPNOSOPHIST Deipnosophist n Etym Gr Defn One of an ancient sect of philosophers who cultivated learned conversation at meals DEIS Deis n Defn See Dais DEISM Deism n Etym L deus god cf F déisme See Deity Defn The doctrine or creed of a deist the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God but deny revelation Note Deism is the belief in natural religion only or those truths in doctrine and practice which man is to discover by the light of reason independent of any revelation from God Hence deism implies infidelity or a disbelief in the divine origin of the Scriptures DEIST Deist n Etym L deus god cf F déiste See Deity Defn One who believes in the existence of a God but denies revealed religion a freethinker Note A deist as denying a revelation is opposed to a Christian as opposed to the denier of a God whether atheist or patheist a deist is generally denominated theist Latham Syn See Infidel DEISTIC DEISTICAL Deistic Deistical a Defn Pertaining to savoring of or consisting in deism as a deistic writer a deistical book The deistical or antichristian scheme I Watts DEISTICALLY Deistically adv Defn After the manner of deists DEISTICALNESS Deisticalness n Defn State of being deistical DEITATE Deitate a Defn Deified Obs Granmer DEITY Deity n pl Deities Etym OE deite F déité fr L deitas fr deus a god akin to divus divine Jupiter gen Jovis Jupiter dies day Gr d divine as a noun god daiva divine dy sky day hence the sky personified as a god and to the first syllable of E Tuesday Gael Ir dia God W duw Cf Divine Journey Journal Tuesday 1 The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god divinity godhead as the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ Milman 2 A god or goddess a heathen god To worship calves the deities Of Egypt Milton The Deity God the Supreme Being This great poet and philosopher Simonides the more he contemplated the nature of the Deity found that he waded but the more out of his depth Addison DEJECT Deject v t imp p p Dejected p pr vb n Dejecting Etym L dejectus p p of dejicere to throw down de jacere to throw See Jet a shooting forth 1 To cast down Obs or Archaic Christ dejected himself even unto the hells Udall Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look Fuller 2 To cast down the spirits of to dispirit to discourage to dishearten Nor think to die dejects my lofty mind Pope DEJECT Deject a Etym L dejectus p p Defn Dejected Obs DEJECTA Dejecta n pl Etym NL neut pl from L dejectus p p Defn Excrements as the dejecta of the sick DEJECTED Dejected a Defn Cast down afflicted lowspirited sad as a dejected look or countenance Dejectedly adv Dejectedness n DEJECTER Dejecter n Defn One who casts down or dejects DEJECTION Dejection n Etym L dejectio a casting down cf F déjection 1 A casting down depression Obs or Archaic Hallywell 2 The act of humbling or abasing ones self Adoration implies submission and dejection Bp Pearson 3 Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune mental depression melancholy What besides Of sorrow and dejection and despair Our frailty can sustain thy tidings bring Milton 4 A low condition weakness inability R A dejection of appetite Arbuthnot 5 Physiol a The discharge of excrement b Fæces excrement Ray DEJECTLY Dejectly adv Defn Dejectedly Obs DEJECTORY Dejectory a Etym L dejector a dejecter 1 Having power or tending to cast down 2 Promoting evacuations by stool Ferrand DEJECTURE Dejecture n Defn That which is voided excrements Arbuthnot DEJERATE Dejerate v i Etym L dejeratus p p of dejerare to swear de jurare to swear Defn To swear solemnly to take an oath Obs Cockeram DEJERATION Dejeration n Etym L dejeratio Defn The act of swearing solemnly Obs Bp Hall DEJEUNE Déjeuné n Etym F Defn A déjeuner Take a déjeuné of muskadel and eggs B Jonson DEJEUNER Déjeuner n Etym F déjeuner breakfast as a verb to breakfast Cf Dinner Defn A breakfast sometimes also a lunch or collation DE JURE De jure Etym L Defn By right of right by law often opposed to be facto DEKA Deka Metric System Defn A prefix signifying ten See Deca DEKABRIST Dekabrist n Defn A Decembrist DEKAGRAM Dekagram n Defn Same as Decagram DEKALITER Dekaliter n Defn Same as Decaliter DEKAMETER Dekameter n Defn Same as Decameter DEKASTERE Dekastere n Defn Same as Decastere DEKLE Dekle n Paper Making Defn See Deckle DEL Del n Etym See Deal n Defn Share portion part Obs Chaucer DELACERATION Delaceration n Etym L delacerare delaceratum to tear in pieces See Lacerate Defn A tearing in pieces Obs Bailey DELACRYMATION Delacrymation n Etym L delacrimatio fr delacrimare to weep See Lachrymation Defn An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes wateriness of the eyes Obs Bailey DELACTATION Delactation n Etym Pref de L lactare to suck milk from lac milk Defn The act of weaning Obs Bailey DELAINE Delaine n Etym See Muslin delaine under Muslin Defn A kind of fabric for womens dresses DELAMINATION Delamination n Biol Defn Formation and separation of laminæ or layers one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated Note This process consists of a concentric splitting of the cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer epiblast and an inner layer hypoblast By the perforation of the resultant twowalled vesicle a gastrula results similar to that formed by the process of invagination DELAPSATION Delapsation n Defn See Delapsion Ray DELAPSE Delapse v i imp p p Delapsed p pr vb n Delapsing Etym L delapsus p p of delabi to fall down de labi to fall or side Defn To pass down by inheritance to lapse Obs Which Anne derived alone the right before all other Of the delapsed crown from Philip Drayton DELAPSION Delapsion n Defn A falling down or out of place prolapsion DELASSATION Delassation n Etym L delassare delassatum to tire out de lassare to tire Defn Fatigue Able to continue without delassation Ray DELATE Delate v t imp p p Delated p pr vb n Delating Etym L delatus used as p p of deferre See Tolerate and cf 3d Defer Delay v Obs or Archaic 1 To carry to convey Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated Bacon 2 To carry abroad to spread to make public When the crime is delated or notorious Jer Taylor 3 To carry or bring against as a charge to inform against to accuse to denounce As men were delated they were marked down for such a fine Bp Burnet 4 To carry on to conduct Warner DELATE Delate v i Defn To dilate Obs Goodwin DELATION Delation n Etym L delatio accusation cf F délation 1 Conveyance Obs or Archaic In delation of sounds the inclosure of them preserveth them Bacon 2 Law Defn Accusation by an informer Milman DELATOR Delator n Etym L Defn An accuser an informer R Howell DELAWARE Delaware n Bot Defn An American grape with compact bunches of small ambercolored berries sweet and of a good flavor DELAWARES Delawares n pl sing Delaware Ethnol Defn A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River but now mostly located in the Indian Territory DELAY Delay n pl Delays Etym F délai fr OF deleer to delay or fr L dilatum which though really from a different root is used in Latin only as a p p neut of differre to carry apart defer delay See Tolerate and cf Differ Delay v Defn A putting off or deferring procrastination lingering inactivity stop detention hindrance Without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat Acts xxv 17 The government ought to be settled without the delay of a day Macaulay DELAY Delay v t imp p p Delayed p pr vb n Delaying Etym OF deleer delaier fr the noun délai or directly fr L dilatare to enlarge dilate in LL to put off See Delay n and cf Delate 1st Defer Dilate 1 To put off to defer to procrastinate to prolong the time of or before My lord delayeth his coming Matt xxiv 48 2 To retard to stop detain or hinder for a time to retard the motion or time of arrival of as the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow Thyrsis whose artful strains have oft delayed The huddling brook to hear his madrigal Milton 3 To allay to temper Obs The watery showers delay the raging wind Surrey DELAY Delay v i Defn To move slowly to stop for a time to linger to tarry There seem to be certain bounds to the quickness and slowness of the succession of those ideas beyond which they can neither delay nor hasten Locke DELAYER Delayer n Defn One who delays one who lingers DELAYINGLY Delayingly adv Defn By delays R Tennyson DELAYMENT Delayment n Defn Hindrance Obs Gower DEL CREDERE Del credere Etym It of belief or trust Mercantile Law Defn An agreement by which an agent or factor in consideration of an additional premium or commission called a del credere commission engages when he sells goods on credit to insure warrant or guarantee to his principal the solvency of the purchaser the engagement of the factor being to pay the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the buyer when it becomes due DELE Dele imperative sing of L delere to destroy Etym Cf Delete Print Defn Erase remove a direction to cancel something which has been put in type usually expressed by a peculiar form of d thus DELE Dele v t imp p p Deled p pr vb n Deleing Etym From the preceding word Print Defn To erase to cancel to delete to mark for omission DELE Dele v t Etym See Deal Defn To deal to divide to distribute Obs Chaucer DELEBLE Deleble a Etym L delebilis See 1st Dele Defn Capable of being blotted out or erased An impression easily deleble Fuller DELECTABLE Delectable a Etym OF delitable OF delitable F délectable fr L delectabilis fr delectare to delight See Delight Defn Highly pleasing delightful Delectable both to behold and taste Milton Delectableness n Delectably adv DELECTATE Delectate v t Etym L delectatus p p of delectare See Delight Defn To delight to charm R DELECTATION Delectation n Etym L delectatio cf F délectation Defn Great pleasure delight DELECTUS Delectus n Etym L selection from deligere delectum to select Defn A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek G Eliot DELEGACY Delegacy n Etym From Delegate a 1 The act of delegating or state of being delegated deputed power Obs By way of delegacy or grand commission Sir W Raleigh 2 A body of delegates or commissioners a delegation Obs Burton DELEGATE Delegate n Etym L delegatus p p of delegare to send delegate de legare to send with a commission to depute See Legate 1 Any one sent and empowered to act for another one deputed to represent a chosen deputy a representative a commissioner a vicar 2 a One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress where he has the right of debating but not of voting b One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention as a delegate to a convention for nominating officers or for forming or altering a constitution US Court of delegates formerly the great court of appeal from the archbishops courts and also from the court of admiralty It is now abolished and the privy council is the immediate court of appeal in such cases Eng DELEGATE Delegate a Etym L delegatus p p Defn Sent to act for a represent another deputed as a delegate judge Delegate power Strype DELEGATE Delegate v t imp p p Delegated p pr vb n Delegating 1 To send as ones representative to empower as an ambassador to send with power to transact business to commission to depute to authorize 2 To intrust to the care or management of another to transfer to assign to commit The delegated administration of the law Locke Delegated executive power Bancroft The power exercised by the legislature is the peoples power delegated by the people to the legislative J B Finch DELEGATION Delegation n Etym L delegatio cf F délégation 1 The act of delegating or investing with authority to act for another the appointment of a delegate or delegates 2 One or more persons appointed or chosen and commissioned to represent others as in a convention in Congress etc the collective body of delegates as the delegation from Massachusetts a deputation 3 Rom Law Defn A kind of novation by which a debtor to be liberated from his creditor gives him a third person who becomes obliged in his stead to the creditor or to the person appointed by him Pothier DELEGATORY Delegatory a Etym L delegatorius pert to an assignment Defn Holding a delegated position Nash DELENDA Delenda n pl Etym L fr delere to destroy Defn Things to be erased or blotted out DELENIFICAL Delenifical a Etym L delenificus delenire to soothe facere to make See Lenient Defn Assuaging pain Obs Bailey DELETE Delete v t imp p p Deleted p pr vb n Deleting Etym L deletus p p of delere to destroy Cf 1st Dele Defn To blot out to erase to expunge to dele to omit I have therefore inserted eleven stanzas which do not appear in Sir Walter Scotts version and have deleted eight Aytoun DELETERIOUS Deleterious a Etym LL deleterius noxious Gr delere to destroy Defn Hurtful noxious destructive pernicious as a deleterious plant or quality a deleterious example Deleteriously adv Deleteriousness n DELETERY Deletery a Etym LL deleterius cf F délétère Defn Destructive poisonous Obs Deletery medicines Hudibras DELETERY Deletery n Defn That which destroys Obs They the Scriptures are the only deletery of heresies Jer Taylor DELETION Deletion n Etym L deletio fr delere See Delete Defn Act of deleting blotting out or erasing destruction Obs Jer Taylor A total deletion of every person of the opposing party Sir M Hale DELETITIOUS Deletitious a Etym L deleticius Defn Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it said of paper DELETIVE Deletive a Defn Adapted to destroy or obliterate R Evelyn DELETORY Deletory n Etym See Delete Defn That which blots out Obs A deletory of sin Jer Taylor DELF Delf n Etym AS delf a delving digging See Delve Defn A mine a quarry a pit dug a ditch Written also delft and delve Obs The delfts would be so flown with waters that no gins or machines could keep them dry Ray DELF Delf n Defn Same as Delftware DELFT Delft n Defn Same as Delftware DELFTWARE Delftware n a Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland hence b Earthenware made in imitation of the above any glazed earthenware made for table use and the like DELIBATE Delibate v t Etym L delibatus p p of delibare to taste de libare to taste Defn To taste to take a sip of to dabble in Obs DELIBATION Delibation n Etym L delibatio cf F délibation Defn Act of tasting a slight trial Obs Berkeley DELIBER Deliber v t i Defn To deliberate Obs DELIBERATE Deliberate a Etym L deliberatus p p of deliberare to deliberate de librare to weigh See Librate 1 Weighing facts and arguments with a view a choice or decision carefully considering the probable consequences of a step circumspect slow in determining applied to persons as a deliberate judge or counselor These deliberate fools Shak 2 Formed with deliberation welladvised carefully considered not sudden or rash as a deliberate opinion a deliberate measure or result Settled visage and deliberate word Shak 3 Not hasty or sudden slow Hooker His enunciation was so deliberate W Wirt DELIBERATE Deliberate v t imp p p Deliberated p pr vb n Deliberating Defn To weigh in the mind to consider the reasons for and against to consider maturely to reflect upon to ponder as to deliberate a question DELIBERATE Deliberate v i Defn To take counsel with ones self to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action to reflect to consider to hesitate in deciding sometimes with on upon concerning The woman the deliberation is lost Addison DELIBERATELY Deliberately adv Defn With careful consideration or deliberation circumspectly warily not hastily or rashly slowly as a purpose deliberately formed DELIBERATENESS Deliberateness n Defn The quality of being deliberate calm consideration circumspection DELIBERATION Deliberation n Etym L deliberatio cf F délibération 1 The act of deliberating or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure careful consideration mature reflection Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation W Montagu 2 Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure as the deliberations of a legislative body or council DELIBERATIVE Deliberative a Etym L deliberativus cf F délibératif Defn Pertaining to deliberation proceeding or acting by deliberation or by discussion and examination deliberating as a deliberative body A consummate work of deliberative wisdom Bancroft The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body the advisers of the crown Hallam DELIBERATIVE Deliberative n 1 A discourse in which a question is discussed or weighed and examined Bacon 2 A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth in order to persuade them to adopt it DELIBERATIVELY Deliberatively adv Defn In a deliberative manner circumspectly considerately DELIBERATOR Deliberator n Defn One who deliberates DELIBRATE Delibrate v t imp p p Delibrated p pr vb n Delibrating Etym L delibratus p p of delibrare to delibrate de from liber bark Defn To strip off the bark to peel Obs Ash DELIBRATION Delibration n Defn The act of stripping off the bark Obs Ash DELICACY Delicacy n pl Delicacies Etym From Delicate a 1 The state or condition of being delicate agreeableness to the senses delightfulness as delicacy of flavor of odor and the like What choice to choose for delicacy best Milton 2 Nicety or fineness of form texture or constitution softness elegance smoothness tenderness and hence frailty or weakness as the delicacy of a fiber or a thread delicacy of a hand or of the human form delicacy of the skin delicacy of frame 3 Nice propriety of manners or conduct susceptibility or tenderness of feeling refinement fastidiousness and hence in an exaggerated sense effeminacy as great delicacy of behavior delicacy in doing a kindness delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action You know your mothers delicacy in this point Cowper 4 Addiction to pleasure luxury daintiness indulgence luxurious or voluptuous treatment And to those dainty limbs which Nature lent For gentle usage and soft delicacy Milton 5 Nice and refined perception and discrimination critical niceness fastidious accuracy That Augustan delicacy of taste which is the boast of the great public schools of England Macaulay 6 The state of being affected by slight causes sensitiveness as the delicacy of a chemists balance 7 That which is alluring delicate or refined a luxury or pleasure something pleasant to the senses especially to the sense of taste a dainty as delicacies of the table The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies Rev xviii 3 8 Pleasure gratification delight Obs He Rome brent for his delicacie Chaucer Syn See Dainty DELICATE Delicate a Etym L delicatus pleasing the senses voluptuous soft and tender akin to deliciae delight cf F délicat See Delight 1 Addicted to pleasure luxurious voluptuous alluring R Dives for his delicate life to the devil went Piers Plowman Haarlem is a very delicate town Evelyn 2 Pleasing to the senses refinedly hence adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste nice fine elegant as a delicate dish delicate flavor 3 Slight and shapely lovely graceful as a delicate creature Shak 4 Fine or slender minute not coarse said of a thread or the like as delicate cotton 5 Slight or smooth light and yielding said of texture as delicate lace or silk 6 Soft and fair said of the skin or a surface as a delicate cheek a delicate complexion 7 Light or softly tinted said of a color as as a delicate blue 8 Refined gentle scrupulous not to trespass or offend considerate said of manners conduct or feelings as delicate behavior delicate attentions delicate thoughtfulness 9 Tender not able to endure hardship feeble frail effeminate said of constitution health etc as a delicate child delicate health A delicate and tender prince Shak 10 Requiring careful handling not to be rudely or hastily dealt with nice critical as a delicate subject or question There are some things too delicate and too sacred to be handled rudely without injury to truth F W Robertson 11 Of exacting tastes and habits dainty fastidious 12 Nicely discriminating or perceptive refinedly critical sensitive exquisite as a delicate taste a delicate ear for music 13 Affected by slight causes showing slight changes as a delicate thermometer DELICATE Delicate n 1 A choice dainty a delicacy R With abstinence all delicates he sees Dryden 2 A delicate luxurious or effeminate person All the vessels then which our delicates have those I mean that would seem to be more fine in their houses than their neighbors are only of the Corinth metal Holland DELICATELY Delicately adv Defn In a delicate manner DELICATENESS Delicateness n Defn The quality of being delicate DELICATESSEN Delicatessen n pl G fr F délicatesse Defn Relishes for the table dainties delicacies A dealer in delicatessen G H Putnam DELICES Delices n pl Etym F délices fr L deliciae Defn Delicacies delights Obs Dainty delices Spenser DELICIATE Deliciate v t Defn To delight ones self to indulge in feasting to revel Obs DELICIOUS Delicious a Etym OF delicieus F délicieux L deliciosus fr deliciae delight fr delicere to allure See Delight 1 Affording exquisite pleasure delightful most sweet or grateful to the senses especially to the taste charming Some delicious landscape Coleridge One draught of springs delicious air Keble Were not his words delicious Tennyson 2 Addicted to pleasure seeking enjoyment luxurious effeminate Obs Others lastly of a more delicious and airy spirit retire themselves to the enjoyments of ease and luxury Milton Syn Delicious Delightful Delicious refers to the pleasure derived from certain of the senses particularly the taste and smell as delicious food a delicious fragrance Delightful may also refer to most of the senses as delightful music a delightful prospect delightful sensations but has a higher application to matters of taste feeling and sentiment as a delightful abode conversation employment delightful scenes etc Like the rich fruit he sings delicious in decay Smith No spring nor summer on the mountain seen Smiles with gay fruits or with delightful green Addison DELICIOUSLY Deliciously adv Defn Delightfully as to feed deliciously to be deliciously entertained DELICIOUSNESS Deliciousness n 1 The quality of being delicious as the deliciousness of a repast 2 Luxury To drive away all superfluity and deliciousness Sir T North DELICT Delict n Etym L delictum fault Law Defn An offense or transgression against law Scots Law an offense of a lesser degree a misdemeanor Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a delict in the event of its violation Jeffrey DELIGATE Deligate v t Etym L deligatus p p of deligare to bind up de ligare to bind Surg Defn To bind up to bandage DELIGATION Deligation n Etym Cf F déligation Surg Defn A binding up a bandaging Wiseman DELIGHT Delight n Etym OE delit OF delit deleit fr delitier to delight See Delight v t 1 A high degree of gratification of mind a highwrought state of pleasurable feeling lively pleasure extreme satisfaction joy Sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not Shak A fool hath no delight in understanding Prov xviii 2 2 That which gives great pleasure or delight Heavens last best gift my ever new delight Milton 3 Licentious pleasure lust Obs Chaucer DELIGHT Delight v t imp p p Delighted p pr vb n Delighting Etym OE deliten OF delitier deleitier F délecter fr L delectare to entice away to delight sc by attracting or alluring intens of delicere to allure delight de lacere to entice allure cf laqueus a snare Cf Delectate Delicate Delicious Dilettante Elicit Lace Defn To give delight to to affect with great pleasure to please highly as a beautiful landscape delights the eye harmony delights the ear Inventions to delight the taste Shak Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds Tennyson DELIGHT Delight v i Defn To have or take great delight or pleasure to be greatly pleased or rejoiced followed by an infinitive or by in Love delights in praises Shak I delight to do thy will O my God Ps xl 8 DELIGHTABLE Delightable a Etym See Delectable Defn Capable of delighting delightful Obs Many a spice delightable Rom of R DELIGHTED Delighted a Defn Endowed with delight If virtue no delighted beauty lack Shak Syn Glad pleased gratified See Glad DELIGHTEDLY Delightedly adv Defn With delight gladly DELIGHTER Delighter n Defn One who gives or takes delight DELIGHTFUL Delightful a Defn Highly pleasing affording great pleasure and satisfaction Delightful bowers Spenser Delightful fruit Milton Syn Delicious charming See Delicious Delightfully adv Delightfulness n DELIGHTING Delighting a Defn Giving delight gladdening Delightingly adv Jer Taylor DELIGHTLESS Delightless a Defn Void of delight Thomson DELIGHTOUS Delightous a Etym OF delitos Defn Delightful Obs Rom of R DELIGHTSOME Delightsome a Defn Very pleasing delightful Delightsome vigor Grew Ye shall be a delightsome land saith the Lord Mal iii 12 Delightsomely adv Delightsomeness n DELIGNATE Delignate v t imp p p Delignated p pr vb n Delignating Pref de L lignum wood 1 Defn To clear or strip of wood by cutting down trees R Fuller 2 To strip or remove the wood from as to delignate ramie in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further working DELILAH Delilah n Defn The mistress of Samson who betrayed him Judges xvi hence a harlot a temptress Other Delilahs on a smaller scale Burns met with during his Dumfries sojourn J C Shairp DELIMIT Delimit v t Etym L delimitare cf F délimitier Defn To fix the limits of to demarcate to bound DELIMITATION Delimitation n Etym L delimitatio cf F délimitation Defn The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries limitation Gladstone DELINE Deline v t 1 To delineate Obs 2 To mark out Obs R North DELINEABLE Delineable a Defn Capable of being or liable to be delineated Feltham DELINEAMENT Delineament Etym See Delineate Defn Delineation sketch Dr H More DELINEATE Delineate a Etym L delineatus p p of delineare to delineate de lineare to draw fr linea line See Line Defn Delineated portrayed R DELINEATE Delineate v t imp p p Delineated p pr vb n Delineating 1 To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of to represent by sketch design or diagram to sketch out to portray to picture in drawing and engraving to represent in lines as with the pen pencil or graver hence to represent with accuracy and minuteness See Delineation Adventurous to delineate natures form Akenside 2 To portray to the mind or understanding by words to set forth to describe Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy Walpole DELINEATION Delineation n Etym L delineatio cf F délinéation 1 The act of representing portraying or describing as by lines diagrams sketches etc drawing an outline as the delineation of a scene or face in drawing and engraving representation by means of lines as distinguished from representation by means of tints shades accurate and minute representation as distinguished from art that is careless of details or subordinates them excessively 2 A delineated picture representation sketch description in words Their softest delineations of female beauty W Irving Syn Sketch portrait outline See Sketch DELINEATOR Delineator n 1 One who or that which delineates a sketcher 2 Surv Defn A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile as of a road DELINEATORY Delineatory a Defn That delineates descriptive drawing the outline delineating DELINEATURE Delineature n Defn Delineation Obs DELINITION Delinition n Etym L delinere to smear See Liniment Defn A smearing Obs Dr H More DELINQUENCY Delinquency n pl Delinquencies Etym L delinquentia fr delinquens Defn Failure or omission of duty a fault a misdeed an offense a misdemeanor a crime The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be represented in the most glaring colors Motley DELINQUENT Delinquent a Etym L delinquens entis p pr of delinquere to fail be wanting in ones duty do wrong de linquere to leave See Loan n Defn Failing in duty offending by neglect of duty DELINQUENT Delinquent n Defn One who fails or neglects to perform his duty an offender or transgressor one who commits a fault or a crime a culprit A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed Ayliffe DELINQUENTLY Delinquently adv Defn So as to fail in duty DELIQUATE Deliquate v i Etym L deliquatus p p of deliquare to clear off de liquare to make liquid melt dissolve Defn To melt or be dissolved to deliquesce Obs Boyle DELIQUATE Deliquate v t Defn To cause to melt away to dissolve to consume to waste Obs Dilapidating or rather deliquating his bishopric Fuller DELIQUATION Deliquation n Defn A melting Obs DELIQUESCE Deliquesce v i imp p p Deliquesced p pr vb n Deliquescing Etym L deliquescere to melt dissolve de liquescere to become fluid melt fr liquere to be fluid See Liquid Chem Defn To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air as certain salts acids and alkalies In very moist air crystals of strontites deliquesce Black DELIQUESCENCE Deliquescence n Etym Cf F déliquescence Defn The act of deliquescing or liquefying process by which anything deliquesces tendency to melt DELIQUESCENT Deliquescent a Etym L deliquescens entis p pr of deliquescere cf F déliquescent 1 Dissolving liquefying by contact with the air capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid as deliquescent salts 2 Bot Defn Branching so that the stem is lost in branches as in most deciduous trees Gray DELIQUIATE Deliquiate v i Etym L deliquia a flowing off a gutter deliquium a flowing down fr deliquare See Deliquate Defn To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air to deliquesce Fourcroy DELIQUIATION Deliquiation n Defn The act of deliquating DELIQUIUM Deliquium n Etym L See Deliquiate 1 Chem Defn A melting or dissolution in the air or in a moist place a liquid condition as a salt falls into a deliquium R 2 A sinking away a swooning Obs Bacon 3 A melting or maudlin mood Carlyle DELIRACY Deliracy n Etym See Delirate Defn Delirium Obs DELIRAMENT Delirament n Etym L deliramentum fr delirare See Delirium Defn A wandering of the mind a crazy fancy Obs Heywood DELIRANCY Delirancy n Defn Delirium Obs Gauden DELIRANT Delirant a Etym L delirans antis p pr of delirare See Delirium Defn Delirious Obs Owen DELIRATE Delirate v t i Etym L deliratus p p of delirare See Delirium Defn To madden to rave Obs An infatuating and delirating spirit in it Holland DELIRATION Deliration n Etym L deliratio Defn Aberration of mind delirium J Motley Deliration or alienation of the understanding Mede DELIRIANT Deliriant n Etym See Delirium Med Defn A poison which occasions a persistent delirium or mental aberration as belladonna DELIRIFACIENT Delirifacient a Etym Delirium L faciens entis p pr of facere to make Med Defn Producing or tending to produce delirium n Defn Any substance which tends to cause delirium DELIRIOUS Delirious a Etym From Delirium Defn Having a delirium wandering in mind lightheaded insane raving wild as a delirious patient delirious fancies Deliriously adv Deliriousness n DELIRIUM Delirium n Etym L fr delirare to rave to wander in mind prop to go out of the furrow in plowing de lira furrow track perh akin to G geleise track rut and E last to endure 1 Med Defn A state in which the thoughts expressions and actions are wild irregular and incoherent mental aberration a roving or wandering of the mind usually dependent on a fever or some other disease and so distinguished from mania or madness 2 Strong excitement wild enthusiasm madness The popular delirium of the French Revolution at first caught his enthusiastic mind W Irving The delirium of the preceding session of Parliament Motley Delirium tremens Etym L trembling delirium Med a violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating liquors Traumatic delirium Med a variety of delirium following injury Syn Insanity frenzy madness derangement aberration mania lunacy fury See Insanity DELIT Delit n Defn Delight Obs Chaucer DELITABLE Delitable a Defn Delightful delectable Obs DELITESCENCE Delitescence n Etym See Delitescent 1 Concealment seclusion retirement The delitescence of mental activities Sir W Hamilton 2 Med Defn The sudden disappearance of inflammation DELITESCENCY Delitescency n Defn Concealment seclusion The mental organization of the novelist must be characterized to speak craniologically by an extraordinary development of the passion for delitescency Sir W Scott DELITESCENT Delitescent a Etym L delitescens entis p pr of delitescere to lie hid Defn Lying hid concealed DELITIGATE Delitigate v i Etym L delitigare to rail See Litigate Defn To chide to rail heartily Obs DELITIGATION Delitigation n Defn Chiding brawl Obs DELIVER Deliver v t imp p p Delivered p pr vb n Delivering Etym F délivrer LL deliberare to liberate give over fr L de liberare to set free See Liberate 1 To set free from restraint to set at liberty to release to liberate as from control to give up to free to save to rescue from evil actual or feared often with from or out of as to deliver one from captivity or from fear of death He that taketh warning shall deliver his soul Ezek xxxiii 5 Promise was that I Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver Milton 2 To give or transfer to yield possession or control of to part with to to make over to commit to surrender to resign often with up or over to or into Thou shalt deliver Pharaohs cup into his hand Gen xl 13 The constables have delivered her over Shak The exalted mind All sense of woe delivers to the wind Pope 3 To make over to the knowledge of another to communicate to utter to speak to impart Till he these words to him deliver might Spenser Whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art and the latter the perfection Bacon 4 To give forth in action or exercise to discharge as to deliver a blow to deliver a broadside or a ball Shaking his head and delivering some show of tears Sidney An uninstructed bowler thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward Sir W Scott 5 To free from or disburden of young to relieve of a child in childbirth to bring forth often with of She was delivered safe and soon Gower Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses and those poor ones Peacham 6 To discover to show Poetic I ll deliver Myself your loyal servant Shak 7 To deliberate Obs Chaucer 8 To admit to allow to pass Obs Bacon Syn To Deliver Give Forth Discharge Liberate Pronounce Utter Deliver denotes literally to set free Hence the term is extensively applied to cases where a thing is made to pass from a confined state to one of greater freedom or openness Hence it may in certain connections be used as synonymous with any or all of the abovementioned words as will be seen from the following examples One who delivers a package gives it forth one who delivers a cargo discharges it one who delivers a captive liberates him one who delivers a message or a discourse utters or pronounces it when soldiers deliver their fire they set it free or give it forth DELIVER Deliver a Etym OF delivre free unfettered See Deliver v t Defn Free nimble sprightly active Obs Wonderly deliver and great of strength Chaucer DELIVERABLE Deliverable a Defn Capable of being or about to be delivered necessary to be delivered Hale DELIVERANCE Deliverance n Etym F délivrance fr délivrer 1 The act of delivering or freeing from restraint captivity peril and the like rescue as the deliverance of a captive He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted to preach deliverance to the captives Luke iv 18 One death or one deliverance we will share Dryden 2 Act of bringing forth children Archaic Shak 3 Act of speaking utterance Archaic Shak Note In this and in the preceding sense delivery is the word more commonly used 4 The state of being delivered or freed from restraint I do desire deliverance from these officers Shak 5 Anything delivered or communicated esp an opinion or decision expressed publicly Scot 6 Metaph Defn Any fact or truth which is decisively attested or intuitively known as a psychological or philosophical datum as the deliverance of consciousness DELIVERER Deliverer n 1 One who delivers or rescues a preserver 2 One who relates or communicates DELIVERESS Deliveress n Defn A female de R Evelyn DELIVERLY Deliverly adv Defn Actively quickly nimbly Obs Swim with your bodies And carry it sweetly and deliverly Beau Fl DELIVERNESS Deliverness n Defn Nimbleness agility Obs DELIVERY Delivery n pl Deliveries 1 The act of delivering from restraint rescue release liberation as the delivery of a captive from his dungeon 2 The act of delivering up or over surrender transfer of the body or substance of a thing distribution as the delivery of a fort of hostages of a criminal of goods of letters 3 The act or style of utterance manner of speaking as a good delivery a clear delivery 4 The act of giving birth parturition the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes 5 The act of exerting ones strength or limbs Neater limbs and freer delivery Sir H Wotton 6 The act or manner of delivering a ball as the pitcher has a swift delivery DELL Dell n Etym AS del akin to E dale cf D delle del low ground See Dale 1 A small retired valley a ravine In dells and dales concealed from human sight Tickell 2 A young woman a wench Obs Sweet doxies and dells B Jonson DELLA CRUSCA Della Crusca Defn A shortened form of Academia della Crusca an academy in Florescence Italy founded in the 16th century especially for conversing the purity of the Italian language Note The Accademia della Crusca literally academy of the bran or chaff was so called in allusion to its chief object of bolting or purifying the national language DELLACRUSCAN Dellacruscan a Defn Of or pertaining to the Accademia della Crusca in Florence The Dellacruscan School a name given in satire to a class of affected English writers most of whom lived in Florence about a d 1785 DELOO Deloo n Zoöl Defn The duykerbok DELOUL Deloul n Etym Prob of Arabic or Bedouin origin Zoöl Defn A special breed of the dromedary used for rapid traveling the swift camel called also herire and maharik DELPH Delph n Defn Delftware Five nothings in five plates of delph Swift DELPH Delph n Hydraul Engin Defn The drain on the land side of a sea embankment Knight DELPHIAN Delphian a Defn Delphic DELPHIC Delphic a Etym L Delphicus fr Gr Delphi a town of Phocis in Greece now Kastri Gr Antiq 1 Of or relating to Delphi or to the famous oracle of that place 2 Ambiguous mysterious If he is silent or delphic New York Times DELPHIN DELPHINE Delphin Delphine a Etym See Dauphin Defn Pertaining to the dauphin of France as the Delphin classics an edition of the Latin classics prepared in the reign of Louis XIV for the use of the dauphin in usum Delphini DELPHIN Delphin n Etym L delphinus a dolphin Chem Defn A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise called also phocenin DELPHINE Delphine a Etym L delphinus a dolphin Gr Defn Pertaining to the dolphin a genus of fishes DELPHINIC Delphinic a Etym See Delphin n Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from the dolphin phocenic Delphinic acid Chem See Valeric acid under Valeric Obs DELPHINIC Delphinic a Etym From NL Delphinium the name of the genus Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from the larkspur specifically relating to the stavesacre Delphinium staphisagria DELPHININE Delphinine 104 n Etym Cf F delphinine Chem Defn A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre Delphinium staphisagria as a colorless amorphous powder DELPHINOID Delphinoid a Etym L delphinus a dolphin oid Zoöl Defn Pertaining to or resembling the dolphin DELPHINOIDEA Delphinoidea n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins porpoises and related forms DELPHINUS Delphinus n Etym L a dolphin fr Gr 1 Zoöl Defn A genus of Cetacea including the dolphin See Dolphin 1 2 Astron Defn The Dolphin a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila DELSARTE DELSARTE SYSTEM Delsarte n or Delsarte system Defn A system of calisthenics patterned on the theories of François Delsarte 1811 71 a French teacher of dramatic and musical expression DELTA Delta n pl Deltas Etym Gr Delta of the Nile Defn A tract of land shaped like the letter delta as the delta of the Ganges of the Nile or of the Mississippi DELTA CONNECTION Delta connection Elec Defn One of the usual forms or methods for connecting apparatus to a threephase circuit the three corners of the delta or triangle as diagrammatically represented being connected to the three wires of the supply circuit DELTA CURRENT Delta current Elec Defn The current flowing through a delta connection DELTAFICATION Deltafication n Etym Delta L facere to make Defn The formation of a delta or of deltas R DELTAIC Deltaic a Defn Relating to or like a delta DELTHYRIS Delthyris n Etym NL fr Gr delta the name of the letter thyra door Zoöl Defn A name formerly given to certain Silurian brachiopod shells of the genus Spirifer Delthyris limestone Geol one of the divisions of the Upper Silurian rocks in New York DELTIC Deltic a Defn Deltaic DELTIDIUM Deltidium n Etym NL fr Gr delta the letter Zoöl Defn The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells DELTOHEDRON Deltohedron n Etym Gr delta the letter edra seat base Crystallog Defn A solid bounded by twelve quadrilateral faces It is a hemihedral form of the isometric system allied to the tetrahedron DELTOID Deltoid a Etym Gr deltoeidhs deltashaped delta the name of the letter eidos form cf F deltoïde See Delta Defn Shaped like the Greek Deltoid leaf Bot a leaf in the form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the base Deltoid muscle Anat a triangular muscle in the shoulder which serves to move the arm directly upward DELUDABLE Deludable a Defn Capable of being deluded liable to be imposed on gullible Sir T Browne DELUDE Delude v t imp p p Deluded p pr vb n Deluding Etym L deludere delusum de ludere to play make sport of mock See Ludicrous 1 To lead from truth or into error to mislead the mind or judgment of to beguile to impose on to dupe to make a fool of To delude the nation by an airy phantom Burke 2 To frustrate or disappoint It deludes thy search Dryden Syn To mislead deceive beguile cajole cheat dupe See Deceive DELUDER Deluder n Defn One who deludes a deceiver an impostor DELUGE Deluge n Etym F déluge L diluvium fr diluere wash away di dis luere equiv to lavare to wash See Lave and cf Diluvium 1 A washing away an overflowing of the land by water an inundation a flood specifically The Deluge the great flood in the days of Noah Gen vii 2 Fig Anything which overwhelms or causes great destruction The deluge of summer Lowell A fiery deluge fed With everburning sulphur unconsumed Milton As I grub up some quaint old fragment of a London street or a house or a shop or tomb or burial ground which has still survived in the deluge F Harrison After me the deluge Aprés moi le déluge Madame de Pompadour DELUGE Deluge v t imp p p Deluged p pr vb n Deluging 1 To overflow with water to inundate to overwhelm The deluged earth would useless grow Blackmore 2 To overwhelm as with a deluge to cover to overspread to overpower to submerge to destroy as the northern nations deluged the Roman empire with their armies the land is deluged with woe At length corruption like a general fldeluge all Pope DELUNDUNG Delundung n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn An East Indian carnivorous mammal Prionodon gracilis resembling the civets but without scent pouches It is handsomely spotted DELUSION Delusion n Etym L delusio fr deludere See Delude 1 The act of deluding deception a misleading of the mind Pope 2 The state of being deluded or misled 3 That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated false belief error in belief And fondly mourned the dear delusion gone Prior Syn Delusion Illusion These words both imply some deception practiced upon the mind Delusion is deception from want of knowledge illusion is deception from morbid imagination An illusion is a false show a mere cheat on the fancy or senses It is in other words some idea or image presented to the bodily or mental vision which does not exist in reality A delusion is a false judgment usually affecting the real concerns of life Or in other words it is an erroneous view of something which exists indeed but has by no means the qualities or attributes ascribed to it Thus we speak of the illusions of fancy the illusions of hope illusive prospects illusive appearances etc In like manner we speak of the delusions of stockjobbing the delusions of honorable men delusive appearances in trade of being deluded by a seeming excellence A fanatic either religious or political is the subject of strong delusions while the term illusion is applied solely to the visions of an uncontrolled imagination the chimerical ideas of one blinded by hope passion or credulity or lastly to spectral and other ocular deceptions to which the word delusion is never applied Whately DELUSIONAL Delusional a Defn Of or pertaining to delusions as delusional monomania DELUSIVE Delusive a Etym See Delude Defn Apt or fitted to delude tending to mislead the mind deceptive beguiling delusory as delusive arts a delusive dream Delusive and unsubstantial ideas Whewell Delusively adv Delusiveness n DELUSORY Delusory a Defn Delusive fallacious Glanvill DELVE Delve v t imp p p Delved p pr vb n Delving Etym AS delfan to dig akin to OS bidelban to bury D delven to dig MHG telben and possibly to E dale Cf Delf a mine 1 To dig to open the ground as with a spade Delve of convenient depth your thrashing flooDryden 2 To dig into to penetrate to trace out to fathom I can not delve him to the root Shak DELVE Delve v i Defn To dig or labor with a spade or as with a spade to labor as a drudge Delve may I not I shame to beg Wyclif Luke xvi 3 DELVE Delve n Etym See Delve v t and cf Delf a mine Defn A place dug a pit a ditch a den a cave Which to that shady delve him brought at last The very tigers from their delves Look out Moore DELVER Delver n Defn One who digs as with a spade DEMAGNETIZE Demagnetize v t 1 To deprive of magnetic properties See Magnetize If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized A Cyc 2 To free from mesmeric influence to demesmerize Demagnetization n Demagnetizer n DEMAGOG Demagog n Defn Demagogue DEMAGOGIC DEMAGOGICAL Demagogic Demagogical a Etym Gr démagogique Defn Relating to or like a demagogue factious DEMAGOGISM Demagogism n Defn The practices of a demagogue DEMAGOGUE Demagogue n Etym Gr act cf F démagogue Defn A leader of the rabble one who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts an unprincipled and factious mob orator or political leader DEMAGOGY Demagogy n Etym Cf F démagogie Gr Defn Demagogism DEMAIN Demain n Etym See Demesne 1 Rule management Obs Chaucer 2 Law Defn See Demesne DEMAND Demand v t imp p p Demanded p pr vb n Demanding Etym F demander LL demandare to demand summon send word fr L demandare to give in charge intrust de mandare to commit to ones charge commission order command Cf Mandate Commend 1 To ask or call for with authority to claim or seek from as by authority or right to claim as something due to call for urgently or peremptorily as to demand a debt to demand obedience This in our foresaid holy fathers name Pope Innocent I do demand of thee Shak 2 To inquire authoritatively or earnestly to ask esp in a peremptory manner to question I did demand what news from Shrewsbury Shak 3 To require as necessary or useful to be in urgent need of hence to call for as the case demands care 4 Law Defn To call into court to summon Burrill DEMAND Demand v i Defn To make a demand to inquire The soldiers likewise demanded of him saying And what shall we do Luke iii 14 DEMAND Demand n Etym F demande fr demander See Demand v t 1 The act of demanding an asking with authority a peremptory urging of a claim a claiming or challenging as due requisition as the demand of a creditor a note payable on demand The demand is by the word of the holy ones Dan iv 17 He that has confidence to turn his wishes into demands will be but a little way from thinking he ought to obtain them Locke 2 Earnest inquiry question query Shak 3 A diligent seeking or search manifested want desire to posses request as a demand for certain goods a persons company is in great demand In 1678 came forth a second edition Pilgrims Progress with additions and the demand became immense Macaulay 4 That which one demands or has a right to demand thing claimed as due claim as demands on an estate 5 Law a The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due b The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed as to hold a demand against a person c A thing or amount claimed to be due DEMANDABLE Demandable a Defn That may be demanded or claimed All sums demandable Bacon DEMANDANT Demandant n Etym F demandant p pr of demander Defn One who demands the plaintiff in a real action any plaintiff DEMANDER Demander n Defn One who demands DEMANDRESS Demandress n Defn A woman who demands DEMANTOID Demantoid n Etym G demant diamond oid Min Defn A yellowgreen transparent variety of garnet found in the Urals It is valued as a gem because of its brilliancy of luster whence the name DEMARCATE Demarcate v t Etym See Demarcation Defn To mark by bounds to set the limits of to separate to discriminate Wilkinson DEMARCATION Demarcation n Etym F démarcation pref dé L de marquer to mark of German origin See Mark Defn The act of marking or of ascertaining and setting a limit separation distinction The speculative line of demarcation where obedience ought to end and resistance must begin is faint obscure and not easily definable Burke DEMARCH Demarch n Etym F démarche See March n Defn March walk gait Obs DEMARCH Demarch n Etym Gr Defn A chief or ruler of a deme or district in Greece DEMARKATION Demarkation n Defn Same as Demarcation DEMATERIALIZE Dematerialize v t Defn To deprive of material or physical qualities or characteristics Dematerializing matter by stripping if of everything which has distinguished matter Milman DEME Deme n Etym Gr 1 Gr Antiq Defn A territorial subdivision of Attica also of modern Greece corresponding to a township Jowett Thucyd 2 Biol Defn An undifferentiated aggregate of cells or plastids DEMEAN Demean v t imp p p Demeaned p pr vb n Demeaning Etym OF demener to conduct guide manage F se démener to struggledé L de mener to lead drive carry on conduct fr L minare to drive animals by threatening cries fr minari to threaten See Menace 1 To manage to conduct to treat Our clergy have with violence demeaned the matter Milton 2 To conduct to behave to comport followed by the reflexive pronoun They have demeaned themselves Like men born to renown by life or death Shak They answered that they should demean themselves according to their instructions Clarendon 3 To debase to lower to degrade followed by the reflexive pronoun Her son would demean himself by a marriage with an artists daughter Thackeray Note This sense is probably due to a false etymology which regarded the word as connected with the adjective mean DEMEAN Demean n Etym OF demene See Demean v t 1 Management treatment Obs Vile demean and usage bad Spenser 2 Behavior conduct bearing demeanor Obs With grave demean and solemn vanity West DEMEAN Demean n Etym See Demesne 1 Demesne Obs 2 pl Defn Resources means Obs You know How narrow our demeans are Massinger DEMEANANCE Demeanance n Defn Demeanor Obs Skelton DEMEANOR Demeanor n Written also demeanour Etym For demeanure fr demean See Demean v t 1 Management treatment conduct Obs God commits the managing so great a trust wholly to the demeanor of every grown man Milton 2 Behavior deportment carriage bearing mien His demeanor was singularly pleasing Macaulay The men as usual liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor Thackeray DEMEANURE Demeanure n Defn Behavior Obs Spenser DEMENCY Demency n Etym L dementia fr demens mad See Dement Defn Dementia loss of mental powers See Insanity DEMENT Dement v t Etym L dementare fr demens mentis out of ones mind mad de mens mind See Mental and cf Dementate Defn To deprive of reason to make mad R Bale DEMENT Dement a Etym L demens mentis Defn Demented dementate R J H Newman DEMENTATE Dementate a Etym L dementatus p p See Dement v t Defn Deprived of reason Arise thou dementate sinner Hammond DEMENTATE Dementate v t Defn To deprive of reason to dement R Burton DEMENTATION Dementation n Defn The act of depriving of reason madness Whitlock DEMENTED Demented a Etym From Dement Defn Insane mad of unsound mind Dementedness n DEMENTIA Dementia n Etym L fr demens See Dement Defn Insanity madness esp that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason mental imbecility idiocy DEMEPHITIZE Demephitize v t imp p p Demephitized p pr vb n Demephitizing Etym Cf F méphitiser to infect with mephitis Defn To purify from mephitic Demephitization n DEMERGE Demerge v t Etym L demergere Defn To plunge down into to sink to immerse Obs The water in which it was demerged Boyle DEMERIT Demerit n Etym F démérite demerit in sense 2 OF demerite demerit in sense 1 fr L demerere to deserve well LL to deserve well or ill de merere to deserve See De and Merit 1 That which one merits or deserves either of good or ill desert Obs By many benefits and demerits whereby they obliged their adherents they acquired this reputation Holland 2 That which deserves blame ill desert a fault a vice misconduct the opposite of Ant merit They see no merit or demerit in any man or any action Burke Secure unless forfeited by any demerit or offense Sir W Temple 3 The state of one who deserves ill DEMERIT Demerit v t Etym Cf F démériter to deserve ill See Demerit n 1 To deserve said in reference to both praise and blame Obs If I have demerited any love or thanks Udall Executed as a traitor as he well demerited State Trials 1645 2 To depreciate or cry down R Bp Woolton DEMERIT Demerit v i Defn To deserve praise or blame DEMERSE Demerse v t Etym L demersus p p of demergere See Merge Defn To immerse Obs Boyle DEMERSED Demersed a Bot Defn Situated or growing under water as leaves submersed DEMERSION Demersion n Etym L demersio 1 The act of plunging into a fluid a drowning 2 The state of being overwhelmed in water or as if in water Ray DEMESMERIZE Demesmerize v t Defn To relieve from mesmeric influence See Mesmerize DEMESNE Demesne n Etym OE demeine demain rule demesne OF demeine demaine demeigne domaine power F domaine domain fr L dominium property right of ownership fr dominus master proprietor owner See Dame and cf DEmain Domain Danger Dungeon Law Defn A lords chief manor place with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy a house and the land adjoining kept for the proprietors own use Written also demain Whartons Law Dict Burrill Ancient demesne Eng Law See under Ancient DEMESNIAL Demesnial a Defn Of or pertaining to a demesne of the nature of a demesne DEMI Demi Etym F demi fr L dimidius half di dis medius middle See Medium and cf Demy Dimidiate Defn A prefix signifying half DEMI Demi n Defn See Demy n DEMIBASTION Demibastion n Etym Cf F demibastion Fort Defn A half bastion or that part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank DEMIBRIGADE Demibrigade n Etym Cf F demibrigade Defn A half brigade DEMICADENCE Demicadence n Mus Defn An imperfect or half cadence falling on the dominant instead of on the key note DEMICANNON Demicannon n Mil Antiq Defn A kind of ordnance carrying a ball weighing from thirty to thirtysix pounds Shak DEMICIRCLE Demicircle n Etym Cf F demicercle Defn An instrument for measuring angles in surveying etc It resembles DEMICULVERIN Demiculverin n Mil Antiq Defn A kind of ordnance carrying a ball weighing from nine to thirteen pounds DEMIDEIFY Demideify v t Defn To deify in part Cowper DEMIDEVIL Demidevil n Defn A half devil Shak DEMIGOD Demigod n Defn A half god or an inferior deity a fabulous hero the offspring of a deity and a mortal DEMIGODDESS Demigoddess n Defn A female demigod DEMIGORGE Demigorge n Etym Cf F demigorge Fort Defn Half the gorge or entrance into a bastion taken from the angle of the flank to the center of the bastion DEMIGRATE Demigrate v i Etym L demigrare demigratum to emigrate See De and Migrate Defn To emigrate Obs Cockeram DEMIGRATION Demigration n Etym L demigratio Defn Emigration Obs Bp Hall DEMIGROAT Demigroat n Defn A half groat DEMIISLAND Demiisland n Defn Peninsula Obs Knolles DEMIJOHN Demijohn n Etym F damejeanne i e Lady Jane a corruption of Ar damajana damjana prob fr Damaghan a town in the Persian province of Khorassan one famous for its glass works Defn A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck inclosed in wickerwork DEMILANCE Demilance n Defn A light lance a short spear a half pike also a demilancer DEMILANCER Demilancer n Defn A soldier of light cavalry of the 16th century who carried a demilance DEMILUNE Demilune n Etym F demilune 1 Fort Defn A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress and in front of the curtain between two bastions intended to defend the curtain a ravelin See Ravelin 2 Physiol Defn A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands Note Each crescent is made of polyhedral cells which under some circumstances are supposed to give rise to new salivary cells DEMIMAN Demiman n Defn A half man R Knolles DEMIMONDE Demimonde n Etym F demi monde world L mundus Defn Persons of doubtful reputation esp women who are kept as mistresses though not public prostitutes demireps Literary demimonde writers of the lowest kind DEMINATURED Deminatured a Defn Having half the nature of another R Shak DEMIQUAVER Demiquaver n Mus Defn A note of half the length of the quaver a semiquaver R DEMIRELIEF DEMIRELIEVO Demirelief Demirelievo n Defn Half relief See Demirilievo DEMIREP Demirep n Etym Contr fr demireputation Defn A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character an adventuress Colloq De Quincey DEMIRILIEVO Demirilievo n Etym Pref demi It rilievo Fine Arts a Half relief sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness b A work of sculpture of the above character See Altorilievo DEMISABILITY Demisability n Law Defn The state of being demisable DEMISABLE Demisable a Etym From Demise Law Defn Capable of being leased as a demisable estate DEMISE Demise n Etym F démettre p p démis démise to put away lay down pref dé L de or dis mettre to put place lay fr L mittere to send See Mission and cf Dismiss Demit 1 Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor transference especially the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor 2 The decease of a royal or princely person hence also the death of any illustrious person After the demise of the Queen of George II in 1737 they drawingrooms were held but twice a week P Cunningham 3 Law Defn The conveyance or transfer of an estate either in fee for life or for years most commonly the latter Bouvier Note The demise of the crown is a transfer of the crown royal authority or kingdom to a successor Thus when Edward IV was driven from his throne for a few months by the house of Lancaster this temporary transfer of his dignity was called a demise Thus the natural death of a king or queen came to be denominated a demise as by that event the crown is transferred to a successor Blackstone Demise and redemise a conveyance where there are mutual leases made from one to another of the same land or something out of it Syn Death decease departure See Death DEMISE Demise v t imp p p Demised p pr vb n Demising 1 To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance to grant or bestow by will to bequeath Power to demise my lands Swift What honor Canst thou demise to any child of mine Shak 2 To convey to give R His soul is at his conception demised to him Hammond 3 Law Defn To convey as an estate be lease to lease DEMISEMIQUAVER Demisemiquaver Mus Defn A short note equal in time to the half of a semiquaver or the thirtysecond part of a whole note DEMISS Demiss a Etym L demissus p p of demittere Defn Cast down humble submissive Obs He down descended like a most demiss And abject thrall Spenser DEMISSION Demission n Etym L demissio fr demittere See Demit 1 The act of demitting or the state of being demitted a letting down a lowering dejection Demission of mind Hammond Demission of sovereign authority LEstrange 2 Resignation of an office Scot DEMISSIONARY Demissionary a 1 Pertaining to transfer or conveyance as a demissionary deed 2 Tending to lower depress or degrade DEMISSIVE Demissive a Etym See Demiss Defn Downcast submissive humble R They pray with demissive eyelids Lord 1630 DEMISSLY Demissly adv Defn In a humble manner Obs DEMISUIT Demisuit n Mil Antiq Defn A suit of light armor covering less than the whole body as having no protection for the legs below the things no vizor to the helmet and the like DEMIT Demit v t imp p p Demitted p pr vb n Demitting Etym L demittere to send or bring down to lower de mittere to send Cf Demise 1 To let fall to depress R They peacocks demit and let fall the same i e their train Sir T Browne 2 To yield or submit to humble to lower as to demit ones self to humble duties R 3 To lay down as an office to resign Scot General Conway demitted his office Hume DEMITASSE Demitasse n F half cup Defn A small cup for or of black coffee DEMITINT Demitint n Fine Arts a That part of a painting engraving or the like which is neither in full darkness nor full light b The shade itself neither the darkest nor the lightest in a composition Also called half tint DEMITONE Demitone n Mus Defn Semitone R DEMIURGE Demiurge n Etym Gr dhmioyrgos a worker for the people a workman especially the marker of the world the Creator dhmios belonging to the people fr dhmos the people ergon a work 1 Gr Antiq Defn The chief magistrate in some of the Greek states 2 God as the Maker of the world 3 According to the Gnostics an agent or one employed by the Supreme Being to create the material universe and man DEMIURGIC Demiurgic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to a demiurge formative creative Demiurgic power De Quincey DEMIVILL Demivill n Old Law Defn A halfvill consisting of five freemen or frankpledges Blackstone DEMIVOLT Demivolt n Etym Cf F demivolte Man Defn A half vault one of the seven artificial motions of a horse in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner DEMIWOLF Demiwolf n Defn A half wolf a mongrel dog between a dog and a wolf DEMOBILIZATION Demobilization n Etym Cf F démobilisation See Mobilization Mil Defn The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service the change from a war footing to a peace footing DEMOBILIZE Demobilize v t Etym Cf F démobiliser Mil Defn To disorganize or disband and send home as troops which have been mobilized DEMOCRACY Democracy n pl Democracies Etym F démocratie fr Gr dhmokratia dhmos the people kratein to be strong to rule kratos strength 1 Government by the people a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people 2 Government by popular representation a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed a constitutional representative government a republic 3 Collectively the people regarded as the source of government Milton 4 The principles and policy of the Democratic party so called US DEMOCRAT Democrat n Etym Cf F démocrate 1 One who is an adherent or advocate of democracy or government by the people Whatever they call him what care I Aristocrat democrat autocrat Tennyson 2 A member of the Democratic party US DEMOCRATIC Democratic a Etym Gr démocratique 1 Pertaining to democracy favoring democracy or constructed upon the principle of government by the people 2 Relating to a political party so called 3 Befitting the common people opposed to aristocratic The Democratic party the name of one of the chief political parties in the United States DEMOCRATICAL Democratical a Defn Democratic The democratical was democratically received Algernon Sidney DEMOCRATICALLY Democratically adv Defn In a democratic manner DEMOCRATISM Democratism n Defn The principles or spirit of a democracy R DEMOCRATIST Democratist n Defn A democrat R Burke DEMOCRATIZE Democratize v t Defn To render democratic DEMOCRATY Democraty n Defn Democracy Obs Milton DEMOGORGON Demogorgon n Etym First me the scholiast gorgos fierce Defn A mysterious terrible and evil divinity regarded by some as the author of creation by others as a great magician who was supposed to command the spirits of the lower world See Gorgon Orcus and Ades and the dreaded name Of Demogorgon Milton DEMOGRAPHY Demography n Etym Gr graphy Defn The study of races as to births marriages mortality health etc Demographic a DEMOISELLE Demoiselle n Etym F See Damsel 1 A young lady a damsel a ladys maid 2 Zoöl Defn The Numidian crane Antropoides virgo so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements 3 Zoöl Defn A beautiful small dragon fly of the genus Agrion DEMOLISH Demolish v t imp p p Demolished p pr vb n Demolishing Etym F démolir fr L demoliri p p demolitus de moliri to set a thing in motion to work construct from moles a huge mass or structure See Mole a mound and Finish Defn To throw or pull down to raze to destroy the fabric of to pull to pieces to ruin as to demolish an edifice or a wall I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished and laid even with the ground Tillotson Syn To Demolish Overturn Destroy Dismantle Raze That is overturned or overthrown which had stood upright that is destroyed whose component parts are scattered that is demolished which had formed a mass or structure that is dismantled which is stripped of its covering as a vessel of its sails or a fortress of its bastions etc that is razed which is brought down smooth and level to the ground An ancient pillar is overturned or overthrown as the result of decay as city is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies a monument the walls of a castle a church or any structure real or imaginary may be demolished a fortress may be dismantled from motives of prudence in order to render it defenseless a city may be razed by way of punishment and its ruins become a memorial of vengeance DEMOLISHER Demolisher n Defn One who or that which demolishes as a demolisher of towns DEMOLISHMENT Demolishment n Defn Demolition DEMOLITION Demolition n Etym L demolitio fr demoliri cf F démolition See Demolish Defn The act of overthrowing pulling down or destroying a pile or structure destruction by violence utter overthrow opposed to construction as the demolition of a house of military works of a town or of hopes DEMOLITIONIST Demolitionist n Defn A demolisher R Carlyle DEMON Demon n Etym F démon L daemon a spirit an evil spirit fr Gr 1 Gr Antiq Defn A spirit or immaterial being holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology The demon kind is of an inSydenham 2 Ones genius a tutelary spirit or internal voice as the demon of Socrates Often written dæmon 3 An evil spirit a devil That same demon that hath gulled thee thus Shak DEMONESS Demoness n Defn A female demon DEMONETIZATION Demonetization n Defn The act of demonetizing or the condition of being demonetized DEMONETIZE Demonetize see Monetary v t Defn To deprive of current value to withdraw from use as money They gold mohurs have been completely demonetized by the East India Company R Cobden DEMONIAC DEMONIACAL Demoniac Demoniacal a Etym L daemoniacus fr daemon cf F démoniaque See Demon 1 Pertaining to or characteristic of a demon or evil spirit devilish as a demoniac being demoniacal practices Sarcastic demoniacal laughter Thackeray 2 Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit as demoniac or demoniacal power Demoniac frenzy Milton DEMONIAC Demoniac n 1 A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire Bates 2 Eccl Hist Defn One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved DEMONIACALLY Demoniacally adv Defn In a demoniacal manner DEMONIACISM Demoniacism n Defn The state of being demoniac or the practices of demoniacs DEMONIAL Demonial a Defn Of or pertaining to a demon Obs Cudworth DEMONIAN Demonian a Defn Relating to or having the nature of a demon Demonian spirits Milton DEMONIANISM Demonianism n Defn The state of being possessed by a demon or by demons DEMONIASM Demoniasm n Defn See Demonianism R DEMONIC Demonic a Etym L daemonicus Gr daimonikos Defn Of or pertaining to a demon or to demons demoniac Demonic ambushes Lowell DEMONISM Demonism n Etym Cf F démonisme Defn The belief in demons or false gods The established theology of the heathen world rested upon the basis of demonism Farmer DEMONIST Demonist n Defn A believer in or worshiper of demons DEMONIZE Demonize v t imp p p Demonized p pr vb n Demonizing Etym Cf LL daemonizare to be possessed by a demon Gr 1 To convert into a demon to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into 2 To control or possess by a demon DEMONOCRACY Demonocracy n Etym Gr daimwn demon kratos strength cf F démonocratie Defn The power or government of demons A demonocracy of unclean spirits H Taylor DEMONOGRAPHER Demonographer n Etym Demon graph er Defn A demonologist R Am Cyc DEMONOLATRY Demonolatry n Etym Gr daimwn demon latreia worship démonolâtrie Defn The worship of demons DEMONOLOGER Demonologer n Defn One versed in demonology R North DEMONOLOGIC DEMONOLOGICAL Demonologic Demonological a Etym Cf F démonologique Defn Of or Pertaining to demonology DEMONOLOGIST Demonologist n Defn One who writes on or is versed in demonology DEMONOLOGY Demonology n Etym Demon logy cf F démonologie Defn A treatise on demons a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations Sir W Scott DEMONOMAGY Demonomagy n Etym Gr daimwn demon magic Defn Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked black or infernal magic Bp Hurd DEMONOMANIA Demonomania n Etym Demon mania Defn A form of madness in which the patient conceives himself possessed of devils DEMONOMIST Demonomist n Defn One in subjection to a demon or to demons R Sir T Herbert DEMONOMY Demonomy n Etym Gr Defn The dominion of demons R Sir T Herbert DEMONRY Demonry n Defn Demoniacal influence or possession J Baillie DEMONSHIP Demonship n Defn The state of a demon Mede DEMONSTRABILITY Demonstrability n Defn The quality of being demonstrable demonstrableness DEMONSTRABLE Demonstrable a Etym L demonstrabilis cf OF demonstrable F démontrable 1 Capable of being demonstrated that can be proved beyond doubt or question The grand articles of our belief are as demonstrable as geometry Glanvill 2 Proved apparent Obs Shak DEMONSTRABLENESS Demonstrableness n Defn The quality of being demonstrable demonstrability DEMONSTRABLY Demonstrably adv Defn In a demonstrable manner incontrovertibly clearly Cases that demonstrably concerned the public cause Clarendon DEMONSTRANCE Demonstrance n Etym OF demonstrance Defn Demonstration proof Obs Holland DEMONSTRATE Demonstrate v t Etym L demonstratus p p of demonstrare to demonstrate de monstrare to show See Monster 1 To point out to show to exhibit to make evident Shak 2 To show or make evident by reasoning or proof to prove by deduction to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial We can not demonstrate these things so as to show that the contrary often involves a contradiction Tillotson 3 Anat Defn To exhibit and explain a dissection or other anatomical preparation DEMONSTRATER Demonstrater n Defn See Demonstrator DEMONSTRATION Demonstration n Etym L demonstratio cf F démonstration 1 The act of demonstrating an exhibition proof especially proof beyond the possibility of doubt indubitable evidence to the senses or reason Those intervening ideas which serve to show the agreement of any two others are called proofs and where agreement or disagreement is by this means plainly and clearly perceived it is called demonstration Locke 2 An expression as of the feelings by outward signs a manifestation a show Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief Shak Loyal demonstrations toward the prince Prescott 3 Anat Defn The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation 4 Mil a decisive exhibition of force or a movement indicating an attack 5 Logic Defn The act of proving by the syllogistic process or the proof itself 6 Math Defn A course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises these premises being definitions axioms and previously established propositions Direct or Positive demonstration Logic Math one in which the correct conclusion is the immediate sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or established premises opposed to Indirect or Negative demonstration called also reductio ad absurdum in which the correct conclusion is an inference from the demonstration that any other hypothesis must be incorrect DEMONSTRATIVE Demonstrative a Etym F démonstratif L demonstrativus 1 Having the nature of demonstration tending to demonstrate making evident exhibiting clearly or conclusively Demonstrative figures Dryden An argument necessary and demonstrative Hooker 2 Expressing or apt to express much displaying feeling or sentiment as her nature was demonstrative 3 Consisting of eulogy or of invective Demonstrative eloquence Blair Demonstrative pronoun Gram a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers DEMONSTRATIVE Demonstrative n Gram Defn A demonstrative pronoun as this and that are demonstratives DEMONSTRATIVELY Demonstratively adv Defn In a manner fitted to demonstrate clearly convincingly forcibly DEMONSTRATIVENESS Demonstrativeness n Defn The state or quality of being demonstrative DEMONSTRATOR Demonstrator n Etym L cf F démonstrateur 1 One who demonstrates one who proves anything with certainty or establishes it by indubitable evidence 2 Anat Defn A teacher of practical anatomy DEMONSTRATORY Demonstratory a Defn Tending to demonstrate demonstrative Johnson DEMORAGE Demorage 48 n Defn Demurrage Obs Pepys 1663 DEMORALIZATION Demoralization n Etym Cf F démoralisation Defn The act of corrupting or subverting morals Especially The act of corrupting or subverting discipline courage hope etc or the state of being corrupted or subverted in discipline courage etc as the demoralization of an army or navy DEMORALIZE Demoralize v t imp p p Demoralized p pr vb n Demoralizing Etym F démoraliser pref dé L dis or de moraliser See Moralize Defn To corrupt or undermine in morals to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals in discipline in courage spirit etc to weaken in spirit or efficiency The demoralizing example of profligate power and prosperous crime Walsh The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army Bancroft DEMOSTHENIC Demosthenic a Etym L Demosthenicus cf F Démosthénique Defn Pertaining to or in the style of Demosthenes the Grecian orator DEMOTE Demote v t imp p p Demoted p pr vb n Demoting Pref de mote as in promote cf L demovere to remove Defn To reduce to a lower grade as in school DEMOTIC Demotic a Etym Gr démotique Defn Of or pertaining to the people popular common Demotic alphabet or character a form of writing used in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ for books deeds and other such writings a simplified form of the hieratic character called also epistolographic character and enchorial character See Enchorial DEMOTICS Demotics n Defn The department of knowledge relative to the care and culture of the people sociology in its broadest sense in library cataloguing DEMOUNT Demount v i Defn To dismount R DEMOUNTABLE Demountable See De Mount Defn Capable of being dismounted said of a form of rim for an automobile wheel which can be removed with its tire from the wheel DEMPNE Dempne v t Defn To damn to condemn Obs Chaucer DEMPSTER DEMSTER Dempster Demster n Etym See Deemster 1 A deemster 2 O Scots Law Defn An officer whose duty it was to announce the doom or sentence pronounced by the court DEMULCE Demulce v t Etym L demulcere de mulcere to stroke soothe Defn To soothe to mollify to pacify to soften R Sir T Elyot DEMULCENT Demulcent a Etym L demulcens p pr of demulcere Defn Softening mollifying soothing assuasive as oil is demulcent DEMULCENT Demulcent n Med Defn A substance usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane or protecting i DEMULSION Demulsion n Defn The act of soothing that which soothes Feltham DEMUR Demur v i imp p p Demurred p pr vb n Demurring Etym OF demurer demorer demourer to linger stay F demeurer fr L demorari de morari to delay tarry stay mora delay prob originally time for thinking reflection and akin to memor mindful See Memory 1 To linger to stay to tarry Obs Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp Nicols 2 To delay to pause to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty to hesitate to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair Upon this rub the English embassadors thought fit to demur Hayward 3 To scruple or object to take exception as I demur to that statement 4 Law Defn To interpose a demurrer See Demurrer 2 DEMUR Demur v t 1 To suspend judgment concerning to doubt of or hesitate about Obs The latter I demur for in their looks Much reason and in their actions oft appears Milton 2 To cause delay to to put off Obs He demands a fee And then demurs me with a vain delay Quarles DEMUR Demur n Etym OF demor demore stay delay See Demur v i Defn Stop pause hesitation as to proceeding suspense of decision or action scruple All my demurs but double his attacks At last he whispers Do and we go snacks Pope DEMURE Demure a Etym Perh from OF de murs i e de bonnes murs of good manners de of murs mours meurs mors F m fr L mores sing mos manners morals see Moral or more prob fr OF meür F mûr mature ripe see Mature in a phrase preceded by de as de mûre conduite of mature conduct 1 Of sober or serious mien composed and decorous in bearing of modest look staid grave Sober steadfast and demure Milton Nan was very much delighted in her demure way and that delight showed itself in her face and in her clear bright eyes W Black 2 Affectedly modest decorous or serious making a show of gravity A cat lay and looked so demure as if there had been neither life nor soul in her LEstrange Miss Lizzy I have no doubt would be as demure and coquettish as if ten winters more had gone over her head Miss Mitford DEMURE Demure v i Defn To look demurely Obs Shak DEMURELY Demurely adv Defn In a demure manner soberly gravely now commonly with a mere show of gravity or modesty They looked as demurely as they could for t was a hanging matter to laugh unseasonably Dryden DEMURENESS Demureness n Defn The state of being demure gravity the show of gravity or modesty DEMURITY Demurity n Defn Demureness also one who is demure Sir T Browne DEMURRABLE Demurrable a Defn That may be demurred to Stormonth DEMURRAGE Demurrage n Etym Cf OF demorage delay See Demur Law a The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading unloading or sailing b The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention The claim for demurrage ceases as soon as the ship is cleared out and ready for sailing MCulloch Note The term is also applied to similar delays and allowances in land carriage by wagons railroads etc DEMURRAL Demurral n Defn Demur delay in acting or deciding The same causes of demurral existed which prevented British troops from assisting in the expulsion of the French from Rome Southey DEMURRER Demurrer n 1 One who demurs 2 Law Defn A stop or pause by a party to an action for the judgment of the court on the question whether assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense and hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or proceed further Demurrer to evidence an exception taken by a party to the evidence offered by the opposite party and an objecting to proceed further on the allegation that such evidence is not sufficient in law to maintain the issue and a reference to the court to determine the point Bouvier DEMY Demy n pl Demies Etym See Demi 1 A printing and a writing paper of particular sizes See under Paper 2 A half fellow at Magdalen College Oxford Written also demi He was elected into Magdalen College as a demy a term by which that society denominates those elsewhere called scholars young men who partake of the founders benefaction and succeed in their order to vacant fellowships Johnson DEMY Demy a Defn Pertaining to or made of the size of paper called demy as a demy book DEN Den n Etym AS denn perh akin to G tenne floor thrashing floor and to AS denu valley 1 A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill or among rocks esp a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment as a lions den a den of robbers 2 A squalid place of resort a wretched dwelling place a haunt as a den of vice Those squalid dens which are the reproach of great capitals Addison 3 Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone Colloq 4 Etym AS denu Defn A narrow glen a ravine a dell Old Eng Scotch Shak DEN Den v i Defn To live in or as in a den The sluggish salvages that den below G Fletcher DENARCOTIZE Denarcotize v t Defn To deprive of narcotine as to denarcotize opium Denarcotization n DENARIUS Denarius n pl Denarii Etym L See 2d Denier Defn A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents the penny of the New Testament so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as DENARY Denary a Etym L denarius See 2d Denier Defn Containing ten tenfold proceeding by tens as the denary or decimal scale DENARY Denary n 1 The number ten a division into ten 2 A coin the Anglicized form of denarius Udall DENATIONALIZATION Denationalization n Etym Cf F dénationalisation Defn The or process of denationalizing DENATIONALIZE Denationalize v t imp p p Denationalized p pr vb n Denationalizing Etym Cf F dénationaliser Defn To divest or deprive of national character or rights Bonapartes decree denationalizes as he calls it all ships that have touched at a British port Cobbett An expatriated denationalized race G Eliot DENATURALIZE Denaturalize v t imp p p Denaturalized p pr vb n Denaturalizing Etym Cf F dénaturaliser 1 To render unnatural to alienate from nature 2 To renounce the natural rights and duties of to deprive of citizenship to denationalize R They also claimed the privilege when aggrieved of denaturalizing themselves or in other words of publicly renouncing their allegiance to their sovereign and of enlisting under the banners of his enemy Prescott DENATURE Denature v t De nature Defn To deprive of its natural qualities change the nature of DENAY Denay v t Etym See Deny Defn To deny Obs That with great rage he stoutly doth denay Spenser DENAY Denay n Defn Denial refusal Obs Shak DENDRACHATE Dendrachate n Etym L dendrachates Gr dendrachate dendragate Min Defn Arborescent or dendritic agate DENDRIFORM Dendriform a Etym Gr form Defn Resembling in structure a tree or shrub DENDRITE Dendrite n Etym Gr dendrite Min Defn A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees produced by a foreign mineral usually an oxide of manganese as in the moss agate also a crystallized mineral having an arborescent form e g gold or silver an arborization DENDRITIC DENDRITICAL Dendritic Dendritical a Defn Pertaining to a dendrite or to arborescent crystallization having a form resembling a shrub or tree arborescent DENDROCOELA Dendroc n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A division of the Turbellaria in which the digestive cavity gives off lateral branches which are often divided into smaller branchlets DENDROID DENDROIDAL Dendroid Dendroidal a Etym Gr dendroïde Defn Resembling a shrub or tree in form treelike DENDROLITE Dendrolite n Etym Gr lite cf F dendrolithe Paleon Defn A petrified or fossil shrub plant or part of a plant DENDROLOGIST Dendrologist n Defn One versed in the natural history of trees DENDROLOGOUS Dendrologous a Defn Relating to dendrology DENDROLOGY Dendrology n Etym Gr logy cf F dendrologie Defn A discourse or treatise on trees the natural history of trees DENDROMETER Dendrometer n Etym Gr meter cf F dendromètre Defn An instrument to measure the height and diameter of trees DENEGATE Denegate v t Etym L denegatus p p of denegare See Deny Defn To deny Obs DENEGATION Denegation n Etym Cf F dénégation Defn Denial Obs DENGUE Dengue n Etym See Note below Med Defn A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever cutaneous eruption and severe pains in the head and limbs resembling those of rheumatism called also breakbone fever It occurs in India Egypt the West Indies etc is of short duration and rarely fatal Note This disease when it first appeared in the British West India Islands was called the dandy fever from the stiffness and constraint which it grave to the limbs and body The Spaniards of the neighboring islands mistook the term for their word dengue denoting prudery which might also well express stiffness and hence the term dengue became as last the name of the disease Tully DENIABLE Deniable a Etym See Deny Defn Capable of being or liable to be denied DENIAL Denial n Etym See Deny 1 The act of gainsaying refusing or disowning negation the contrary of affirmation You ought to converse with so much sincerity that your bare affirmation or denial may be sufficient Bp Stillingfleet 2 A refusal to admit the truth of a statement charge imputation etc assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained a contradiction 3 A refusal to grant rejection of a request The commissioners to obtain from the kings subjects as much as they would willingly give had not to complain of many peremptory denials Hallam 4 A refusal to acknowledge disclaimer of connection with disavowal the contrary of confession as the denial of a fault charged on one a denial of God Denial of ones self a declining of some gratification restraint of ones appetites or propensities selfdenial DENIANCE Deniance n Defn Denial Obs E Hall DENIER Denier n Defn One who denies as a denier of a fact or of the faith or of Christ DENIER Denier n Etym F denier fr L denarius a Roman silver coin orig equiv to ten asses later a copper fr deni ten by ten fr the root of decem ten akin to E ten See Ten and cf Denary Dinar Defn A small copper coin of insignificant value My dukedom to a beggarly denier Shak DENIGRATE Denigrate v t Etym L denigrare de nigrare to blacken niger black 1 To blacken thoroughly to make very black Boyle 2 Fig To blacken or sully to defame R To denigrate the memory of Voltaire Morley DENIGRATION Denigration n Etym L denigratio 1 The act of making black Boyle 2 Fig A blackening defamation The vigorous denigration of science Morley DENIGRATOR Denigrator n Defn One who or that which blackens DENIM Denim n Etym Of uncertain origin Defn A coarse cotton drilling used for overalls etc DENITRATION Denitration n Etym Pref de nitrate Defn A disengaging or removal of nitric acid DENITRIFICATION Denitrification n Defn The act or process of freeing from nitrogen also the condition resulting from the removal of nitrogen DENITRIFY Denitrify v t Etym Pref de nitrogen fy Defn To deprive of or free from nitrogen DENIZATION Denization n Defn The act of making one a denizen or adopted citizen naturalization Hallam DENIZE Denize v t Defn To make a denizen to confer the rights of citizenship upon to naturalize Obs There was a private act made for denizing the children of Richard HillStrype DENIZEN Denizen n Etym OF denzein deinzein prop one living a city or country opposed to forain foreign and fr denz within F dans fr L de intus prop from within intus being from in in See In and cf Foreign 1 A dweller an inhabitant Denizens of air Pope Denizens of their own free independent state Sir W Scott 2 One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship where he did not possess them by birth an adopted or naturalized citizen 3 One admitted to residence in a foreign country Ye gods Natives or denizens of blest abodes Dryden DENIZEN Denizen v t 1 To constitute one a denizen to admit to residence with certain rights and privileges As soon as denizened they domineer Dryden 2 To provide with denizens to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants There islets were at once denizened by various weeds J D Hooker DENIZENATION Denizenation n Defn Denization denizening Abbott DENIZENIZE Denizenize v t Defn To constitute one a denizen to denizen Abbott DENIZENSHIP Denizenship n Defn State of being a denizen DENMARK SATIN Denmark satin Defn See under Satin DENNET Dennet n Defn A light open twowheeled carriage for one horse a kind of gig The term and vehicle common about 1825 Latham DENOMINABLE Denominable a Defn Capable of being denominated or named Sir T Browne DENOMINATE Denominate v t imp p p Denominated p pr vb n Denominating Etym L denominatus p p of denominare to name de nominare to call by name See Nominate Defn To give a name to to characterize by an epithet to entitle to name to designate Passions commonly denominating selfish Hume DENOMINATE Denominate a Etym L denominatus p p Defn Having a specific name or denomination specified in the concrete as opposed to abstract thus 7 feet is a denominate quantity while 7 is mere abstract quantity or number See Compound number under Compound DENOMINATION Denomination n Etym L denominatio metonymy cf F dénomination a naming 1 The act of naming or designating 2 That by which anything is denominated or styled an epithet a name designation or title especially a general name indicating a class of like individuals a category as the denomination of units or of thousands or of fourths or of shillings or of tons Those qualities which are classed under the denomination of sublime Burke 3 A class or society of individuals called by the same name a sect as a denomination of Christians Syn Name appellation title See Name DENOMINATIONAL Denominational a Defn Pertaining to a denomination especially to a sect or society Denominational differences Buckle DENOMINATIONALISM Denominationalism n Defn A denominational or class spirit or policy devotion to the interests of a sect or denomination DENOMINATIONALIST Denominationalist n Defn One imbued with a denominational spirit The Century DENOMINATIONALLY Denominationally adv Defn In a denominational manner by denomination or sect DENOMINATIVE Denominative a Etym Cf F dénominatif 1 Conferring a denomination or name 2 Logic Defn Connotative as a denominative name 3 Possessing or capable of possessing a distinct denomination or designation denominable The least denominative part of time is a minute Cocker 4 Gram Defn Derived from a substantive or an adjective as a denominative verb DENOMINATIVE Denominative n Defn A denominative name or term denominative verb Jer Taylor Harkness DENOMINATIVELY Denominatively adv Defn By denomination DENOMINATOR Denominator n Etym Cf F dénominateur 1 One who or that which gives a name origin or source of a name This opinion that Aram was the father and denomination of the Syrians in general Sir W Raleigh 2 Arith Defn That number placed below the line in vulgar fractions which shows into how many parts the integer or unit is divided Note Thus in denominator showing that the integer is divided into five parts and the numerator 3 shows how many parts are taken 3 Alg Defn That part of any expression under a fractional form which is situated below the horizontal line signifying division Note In this sense the denominator is not necessarily a number but may be any expression either positive or negative real or imaginary Davies Peck Math Dict DENOTABLE Denotable a Etym From Denote Defn Capable of being denoted or marked Sir T Browne DENOTATE Denotate v t Etym L denotatus p p of denotare Defn To mark off to denote Archaic These terms denotate a longer time Burton What things should be denotated and signified by the color Urquhart DENOTATION Denotation n Etym L denotatio cf F dénotation Defn The marking off or separation of anything Hammond DENOTATIVE Denotative a Defn Having power to denote designating or marking off Proper names are preëminently denotative telling us that such as object has such a term to denote it but telling us nothing as to any single attribute Latham DENOTE Denote v t imp p p Denoted p pr vb n Denoting Etym L denotare de notare to mark nota mark sign note cf F dénoter See Note 1 To mark out plainly to signify by a visible sign to serve as the sign or name of to indicate to point out as the hands of the clock denote the hour The better to denote her to the doctor Shak 2 To be the sign of to betoken to signify to mean A general expression to denote wickedness of every sort Gilpin DENOTEMENT Denotement n Defn Sign indication R Note A word found in some editions of Shakespeare DENOTIVE Denotive a Defn Serving to denote DENOUEMENT Dénouement n Etym F dénouement fr dénouer to untie pref dé L dis nouer to tie fr L nodus knot perh for gnodus and akin to E knot 1 The unraveling or discovery of a plot the catastrophe especially of a drama or a romance 2 The solution of a mystery issue outcome DENOUNCE Denounce v t imp p p Denounced p pr vb n Denouncing Etym F dénoncer OF denoncier fr L denuntiare denunciare de nunciare nuntiare to announce report nuntius a messenger message See Nuncio and cf Denunciate 1 To make known in a solemn or official manner to declare to proclaim especially an evil Obs Denouncing wrath to come Milton I denounce unto you this day that ye shall surely perish Deut xxx 18 2 To proclaim in a threatening manner to threaten by some outward sign or expression His look denounced desperate Milton 3 To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment etc to accuse in a threatening manner to invoke censure upon to stigmatize Denounced for a heretic Sir T More To denounce the immoralities of Julius Cæsar Brougham DENOUNCEMENT Denouncement n Etym Cf OF denoncement Defn Solemn official or menacing announcement denunciation Archaic False is the reply of Cain upon the denouncement of his curse Sir T Browne DENOUNCER Denouncer n Defn One who denounces or declares as a menace Here comes the sad denouncer of my fate Dryden DENSE Dense a Etym L densus akin to Gr dense 1 Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together close compact thick containing much matter in a small space heavy opaque as a dense crowd a dense forest a dense fog All sorts of bodies firm and fluid dense and rare Ray To replace the cloudy barrier dense Cowper 2 Stupid gross crass as dense ignorance DENSELY Densely adv Defn In a dense compact manner DENSENESS Denseness n Defn The quality of being dense density DENSIMETER Densimeter n Etym L densus dense meter cf F densimètre Defn An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity or density of a substance DENSITY Density n Etym L densitas cf F densité 1 The quality of being dense close or thick compactness opposed to rarity 2 Physics Defn The ratio of mass or quantity of matter to bulk or volume esp as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some substance used as a standard Note For gases the standard substance is hydrogen at a temperature of 0º Centigrade and a pressure of 760 millimeters For liquids and solids the standard is water at a temperature of 4º Centigrade The density of solids and liquids is usually called specific gravity and the same is true of gases when referred to air as a standard 3 Photog Defn Depth of shade Abney DENT Dent n Etym A variant of Dint 1 A stroke a blow Obs That dent of thunder Chaucer 2 A slight depression or small notch or hollow made by a blow or by pressure an indentation A blow that would have made a dent in a pound of butter De Quincey DENT Dent v t imp p p Dented p pr vb n Denting Defn To make a dent upon to indent The houses dented with bullets Macaulay DENT Dent n Etym F fr L dens dentis tooth See Tooth Mach Defn A tooth as of a card a gear wheel etc Knight DENTAL Dental a Etym L dens dentis tooth cf F dental See Tooth 1 Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry as dental surgery 2 Phon Defn Formed by the aid of the teeth said of certain articulations and the letters representing them as d t are dental letters Dental formula Zoöl a brief notation used by zoölogists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal Dental surgeon a dentist DENTAL Dental n Etym Cf F dentale See Dental a 1 An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth 2 Zoöl Defn A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth See Dentalium DENTALISM Dentalism n Defn The quality of being formed by the aid of the teeth DENTALIUM Dentalium n Etym NL fr L dens dentis tooth Zoöl Defn A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda having a tubular conical shell DENTARY Dentary a Anat Defn Pertaining to or bearing teeth n Defn The distal bone of the lower jaw in many animals which may or may not bear teeth DENTATE DENTATED Dentate Dentated a Etym L dentatus fr dens dentis tooth 1 Bot Defn Toothed especially with the teeth projecting straight out not pointed either forward or backward as a dentate leaf 2 Zoöl Defn Having teeth or toothlike points See Illust of Antennæ DENTATECILIATE Dentateciliate a Bot Defn Having the margin dentate and also ciliate or fringed with hairs DENTATELY Dentately adv Defn In a dentate or toothed manner as dentately ciliated etc DENTATESINUATE Dentatesinuate a Bot Defn Having a form intermediate between dentate and sinuate DENTATION Dentation n Defn Formation of teeth toothed form R How did it a bill get its barb its dentation Paley DENTED Dented a Etym From Dent v t Defn Indented impressed with little hollows DENTEL Dentel n Defn Same as Dentil DENTELLE Dentelle n Etym F Bookbinding Defn An ornamental tooling like lace Knight DENTELLI Dentelli n pl Etym It sing dentello prop little tooth dim of dente tooth L dens dentis Cf Dentil Defn Modillions Spectator DENTEX Dentex n Etym NL cf L dentix a sort of sea fish Zoöl Defn An edible European marine fish Sparus dentex or Dentex vulgaris of the family Percidæ DENTICETE Denticete n pl Etym NL fr L dens dentis tooth cetus pl cete whale Gr Zoöl Defn The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed including the sperm whale dolphins etc DENTICLE Denticle n Etym L denticulus a little tooth dim of dens dentis tooth See Dental and cf Dentelli Defn A small tooth or projecting point DENTICULATE DENTICULATED Denticulate Denticulated a Etym L denticulatus fr denticulus See Denticle Defn Furnished with denticles notched into little toothlike projections as a denticulate leaf of calyx Denticulately adv DENTICULATION Denticulation n 1 The state of being set with small notches or teeth Grew 2 Bot Zoöl Defn A diminutive tooth a denticle DENTIFEROUS Dentiferous a Etym L dens dentis tooth ferous Defn Bearing teeth dentigerous DENTIFORM Dentiform a Etym L dens dentis tooth form cf F dentiforme Defn Having the form of a tooth or of teeth toothshaped DENTIFRICE Dentifrice n Etym L dentifricium dens dentis tooth fricare to rub cf F dentifrice See Tooth and Friction Defn A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth tooth powder DENTIGEROUS Dentigerous a Etym L dens dentis tooth gerous Defn Bearing teeth or toothlike structures DENTIL Dentil n Etym LL dentillus for L denticulus Cf Dentelli Denticle Dentile Arch Defn A small square block or projection in cornices a number of which are ranged in an ornamental band used particularly in the Ionic Corinthian and Composite orders DENTILABIAL Dentilabial a Defn Formed by the teeth and the lips or representing a sound so formed n Defn A dentilabial sound or letter DENTILATED Dentilated a Defn Toothed DENTILATION Dentilation n Defn Dentition DENTILAVE Dentilave n Etym L dens dentis tooth lavare to wash Defn A wash for cleaning the teeth DENTILE Dentile n Etym LL dentillus for L denticulus See Dentil Zoöl Defn A small tooth like that of a saw DENTILINGUAL Dentilingual a Etym L dens tooth E lingual Defn Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums or representing a sound so formed n Defn A dentilingual sound or letter The letters of this fourth dentilingual or linguidental class viz d t s z l r Am Cyc DENTILOQUIST Dentiloquist n Defn One who speaks through the teeth that is with the teeth closed DENTILOQUY Dentiloquy n Etym L dens dentis tooth loqui to speak Defn The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth or with them closed DENTINAL Dentinal a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to dentine DENTINE Dentine n Etym Cf F dentine Anat Defn The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely composed It contains less animal matter than bone and in the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel DENTIPHONE Dentiphone n Etym L dens dentis tooth Gr Defn An instrument which placed against the teeth conveys sound to the auditory nerve an audiphone Knight DENTIROSTER Dentiroster n pl Dentirostres Etym NL fr L dens dentis tooth rostrum bill beak cf F dentirostre Zoöl Defn A dentirostral bird DENTIROSTRAL Dentirostral a Zoöl Defn Having a toothed bill applied to a group of passerine birds having the bill notched and feeding chiefly on insects as the shrikes and vireos See Illust N under Beak DENTIROSTRATE Dentirostrate a Defn Dentirostral DENTISCALP Dentiscalp n Etym L dens tooth scalpere to scrape Defn An instrument for scraping the teeth DENTIST Dentist n Etym From L dens dentis tooth cf F dentiste See Tooth Defn One whose business it is to clean extract or repair natural teeth and to make and insert artificial ones a dental surgeon DENTISTIC DENTISTICAL Dentistic Dentistical a Defn Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists R DENTISTRY Dentistry n Defn The art or profession of a dentist dental surgery DENTITION Dentition n Etym L dentitio fr dentire to cut teeth fr dens dentis tooth See Dentist 1 The development and cutting of teeth teething 2 Zoöl Defn The system of teeth peculiar to an animal DENTIZE Dentize v t i imp p p Dentized p pr vb n Dentizing Etym L dens dentis tooth Defn To breed or cut new teeth R The old countess did dentize twice or thrice Bacon DENTOID Dentoid a Etym L dens dentis tooth oid Defn Shaped like a tooth toothshaped DENTOLINGUAL Dentolingual a Defn Dentilingual DENTURE Denture n Etym L dens dentis tooth cf F denture OF denteure Dentistry Defn An artificial tooth block or set of teeth DENUDATE Denudate v t Etym L denudatus p p of denudare See Denude Defn To denude Obs or R DENUDATION Denudation n Etym L denudatio cf F dénudation 1 The act of stripping off covering or removing the surface a making bare 2 Geol Defn The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth etc or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water DENUDE Denude v t Etym L denudare de nudare to make naked or bare nudus naked See Nude Defn To divest of all covering to make bare or naked to strip to divest as to denude one of clothing or lands DENUNCIATE Denunciate v t Etym L denuntiatus denunciatus p p of denuntiare ciare See Denounce Defn To denounce to condemn publicly or solemnly R To denunciate this new work Burke DENUNCIATION Denunciation n Etym L denuntiatio ciatio 1 Proclamation announcement a publishing Obs Public denunciation of banns before marriage Bp Hall 2 The act of denouncing public menace or accusation the act of inveighing against stigmatizing or publicly arraigning arraignment 3 That by which anything is denounced threat of evil public menace or accusation arraignment Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error Motley DENUNCIATIVE Denunciative a Etym L denuntiativus ciativus monitory Defn Same as Denunciatory Farrar DENUNCIATOR Denunciator n Etym L denuntiator ciator a police officer Defn One who denounces publishes or proclaims especially intended or coming evil one who threatens or accuses DENUNCIATORY Denunciatory a Defn Characterized by or containing a denunciation minatory accusing threatening as severe and denunciatory language DENUTRITION Denutrition n Physiol Defn The opposition of nutrition the failure of nutrition causing the breaking down of tissue DENY Deny v t imp p p Denied p pr vb n Denying Etym OE denien denaien OF denier deneer F dénier fr L denegare de negare to say no deny See Negation 1 To declare not to be true to gainsay to contradict opposed to affirm allow or admit Note We deny what another says or we deny the truth of an assertion the force of it or the assertion itself 2 To refuse to do something or to accept something to reject to decline to renounce Obs If you deny to dance Shak 3 To refuse to grant to withhold to refuse to gratify or yield to as to deny a request Who finds not Providence all good and wise Alike in what it gives and what denies Pope To some men it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination than to gratify it J Edwards 4 To disclaim connection with responsibility for and the like to refuse to acknowledge to disown to abjure to disavow The falsehood of denying his opinion Bancroft Thou thrice denied yet thrice beloved Keble To deny ones self to decline the gratification of appetites or desires to practice selfdenial Let him deny himself and take up his cross Matt xvi 24 DENY Deny v i Defn To answer in Then Sarah denied saying I laughed not for she was afraid Gen xviii 15 DENYINGLY Denyingly adv Defn In the manner of one denies a request Tennyson DEOBSTRUCT Deobstruct v t Defn To remove obstructions or impediments in to clear from anything that hinders the passage of fluids as to deobstruct the pores or lacteals Arbuthnot DEOBSTRUENT Deobstruent a Med Defn Removing obstructions having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body aperient n Defn Med A medicine which removes obstructions an aperient DEODAND Deodand n Etym LL deodandum fr L Deo dandum to be given to God Old Eng Law Defn A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person and for that reason was given to God that is forfeited to the crown to be applied to pious uses and distributed in alms by the high almoner Thus if a cart ran over a man and killed him it was forfeited as a deodand Note Deodands are unknown in American law and in 1846 were abolished in England DEODAR Deodar n Etym Native name fr Skr d prop timber of the gods Bot Defn A kind of cedar Cedrus Deodara growing in India highly valued for its size and beauty as well as for its timber and also grown in England as an ornamental tree DEODATE Deodate n Etym L Deo to God Deus God datum thing given Defn A gift or offering to God Obs Wherein that blessed widows deodate was laid up Hooker DEODORANT Deodorant n Defn A deodorizer DEODORIZATION Deodorization n Defn The act of depriving of odor especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities DEODORIZE Deodorize v t Defn To deprive of odor especially of such as results from impurities DEODORIZER Deodorizer n Defn He who or that which deodorizes esp an agent that destroys offensive odors DEONERATE Deonerate v t Etym L deoneratus p p of deonerare See Onerate Defn To unload to disburden Obs Cockeram DEONTOLOGICAL Deontological a Defn Pertaining to deontology DEONTOLOGIST Deontologist n Defn One versed in deontology DEONTOLOGY Deontology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science relat J Bentham DEOPERCULATE Deoperculate a Bot Defn Having the lid removed said of the capsules of mosses DEOPPILATE Deoppilate v t Defn To free from obstructions to clear a passage through Obs Boyle DEOPPILATION Deoppilation n Defn Removal of whatever stops up the passages Obs Sir T Browne DEOPPILATIVE Deoppilative a n Med Defn Deobstruent aperient Obs Harvey DEORDINATION Deordination n Etym LL deordinatio depraved morality Defn Disorder dissoluteness Obs Excess of rideordination Jer Taylor DEOSCULATE Deosculate v t Etym L deosculatus p p of deosculari See Osculate Defn To kiss warmly Obs Deosculation n Obs DEOXIDATE Deoxidate v t Chem Defn To deoxidize DEOXIDATION Deoxidation n Chem Defn The act or process of reducing from the state of an oxide DEOXIDIZATION Deoxidization n Chem Defn Deoxidation DEOXIDIZE Deoxidize v t Chem Defn To deprive of oxygen to reduce from the state of an oxide DEOXIDIZER Deoxidizer n Chem Defn That which removes oxygen hence a reducing agent as nascent hydrogen is a deoxidizer DEOXYGENATE Deoxygenate v t Chem Defn To deoxidize Obs DEOXYGENATION Deoxygenation n Chem Defn The act or operation of depriving of oxygen DEOXYGENIZE Deoxygenize v t Chem Defn To deoxidize DEPAINT Depaint p p Etym F dépeint p p of dépeindre to paint fr L depingere See Depict p p Defn Painted Obs Chaucer DEPAINT Depaint v t imp p p Depainted p pr vb n Depainting 1 To paint to picture hence to describe to delineate in words to depict Obs And do unwilling worship to the saint That on his shield depainted he did see Spenser In few words shall see the nature of many memorable persons depainted Holland 2 To mark with or as with color to color Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint Fairfax DEPAINTER Depainter n Defn One who depaints Obs DEPARDIEUX Depardieux interj Etym OF a corruption of de part Dieu lit on the part of God Defn In Gods name certainly Obs Chaucer DEPART Depart v i imp p p Departed p pr vb n Departing Etym OE departen to divide part depart F départir to divide distribute se départir to separate ones self depart pref dé L de partir to part depart fr L partire partiri to divide fr pars part See Part 1 To part to divide to separate Obs Shak 2 To go forth or away to quit leave or separate as from a place or a person to withdraw opposed to arrive often with from before the place person or thing left and for or to before the destination I will depart to mine own land Num x 30 Ere thou from hence depart Milton He which hath no stomach to this fight Let him depart Shak 3 To forsake to abandon to desist or deviate from not to adhere to with from as we can not depart from our rules to depart from a title or defense in legal pleading If the plan of the convention be found to depart from republican principles Madison 4 To pass away to perish The glory is departed from Israel 1 Sam iv 21 5 To quit this world to die Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace Luke ii 29 To depart with to resign to part with Obs Shak DEPART Depart v t 1 To part thoroughly to dispart to divide to separate Obs Till death departed them this life they lead Chaucer 2 To divide in order to share to apportion Obs And here is gold and that full great plentee That shall departed been among us three Chaucer 3 To leave to depart from He departed this life Addison Ere I depart his house Shak DEPART Depart n Etym Cf F départ fr départir 1 Division separation as of compound substances into their ingredients Obs The chymists have a liquor called water of depart Bacon 2 A going away departure hence death Obs At my depart for France Shak Your loss and his depart Shak DEPARTABLE Departable a Defn Divisible Obs Bacon DEPARTER Departer n 1 One who refines metals by separation Obs 2 One who departs DEPARTMENT Department n Etym F département fr départir See Depart v i 1 Act of departing departure Obs Sudden departments from one extreme to another Wotton 2 A part portion or subdivision 3 A distinct course of life action study or the like appointed sphere or walk province Superior to Pope in Popes own peculiar department of literature Macaulay 4 Subdivision of business or official duty especially one of the principal divisions of executive government as the treasury department the war department also in a university one of the divisions of instructions as the medical department the department of physics 5 A territorial division a district esp in France one of the districts composed of several arrondissements into which the country is divided for governmental purposes as the Department of the Loire 6 A military subdivision of a country as the Department of the Potomac DEPARTMENTAL Departmental a Defn Pertaining to a department or division Burke DEPARTMENT STORE Department store Defn A store keeping a great variety of goods which are arranged in several departments esp one with dry goods as the principal stock DEPARTURE Departure n Etym From Depart 1 Division separation putting away Obs No other remedy but absolute departure Milton 2 Separation or removal from a place the act or process of departing or going away Departure from this happy place Milton 3 Removal from the present life death decease The time of my departure is at hand 2 Tim iv 6 His timely departure barred him from the knowledge of his sons miseries Sir P Sidney 4 Deviation or abandonment as from or of a rule or course of action a plan or a purpose Any departure from a national standard Prescott 5 Law Defn The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading and the adoption of another Bouvier 6 Nav Surv Defn The distance due east or west which a person or ship passes over in going along an oblique line Note Since the meridians sensibly converge the departure in navigation is not measured from the beginning nor from the end of the ships course but is regarded as the total easting or westing made by the ship or person as he travels over the course To take a departure Nav Surv to ascertain usually by taking bearings from a landmark the position of a vessel at the beginning of a voyage as a point from which to begin her dead reckoning as the ship took her departure from Sandy Hook Syn Death demise release See Death DEPASCENT Depascent a Etym L depascens p pr of depascere de pascere to feed Defn Feeding R DEPASTURE Depasture v t i Defn To pasture to feed to graze also to use for pasture R Cattle to graze and departure in his grounds Blackstone A right to cut wood upon or departure land Washburn DEPATRIATE Depatriate v t i Etym L de patria ones country Defn To withdraw or cause to withdraw from ones country to banish Obs A subject born in any state May if he please depatriate Mason DEPAUPERATE Depauperate v t i imp p p Depauperated p pr vb n Depauperating Etym LL depauperatus p p depauperare to impoverish L de pauperare to make poor pauper poor Defn To make poor to impoverish Liming does not depauperate the ground will last long and bear large grain Mortimer Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit Jer Taylor DEPAUPERATE Depauperate a Etym L depauperatus p p Bot Defn Falling short of the natural size from being impoverished or starved Gray DEPAUPERIZE Depauperize v t Defn To free from paupers to rescue from poverty R DEPEACH Depeach v t Etym L dépêcher See Dispatch Defn To discharge Obs As soon as the party before our justices shall be depeached Hakluyt DEPECTIBLE Depectible a Etym L depectere to comb off de pectere to comb Defn Tough thick capable of extension Obs Some bodies are of a more depectible nature than oil Bacon DEPECULATION Depeculation n Etym L depeculari p p depeculatus to rob See Peculate Defn A robbing or embezzlement Obs Depeculation of the public treasure Hobbes DEPEINCT Depeinct v t Etym See Depaint Defn To paint Obs Spenser DEPEND Depend v i imp p p Depended p pr vb n Depending Etym F dépendre fr L depend de pend to hang See Pendant 1 To hang down to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above And everliving lamps depend in rows Pope 2 To hang in suspense to be pending to be undetermined or undecided as a cause depending in court You will not think it unnatural that those who have an object depending which strongly engages their hopes and fears should be somewhat inclined to superstition Burke 3 To rely for support to be conditioned or contingent to be connected with anything as a cause of existence or as a necessary condition followed by on or upon formerly by of The truth of Gods word dependeth not of the truth of the congregation Tyndale The conclusion that our happiness depends little on political institutions and much on the temper and regulation of our own minds Macaulay Heaven forming each on other to depend Pope 4 To trust to rest with confidence to rely to confide to be certain with on or upon as we depend on the word or assurance of our friends we depend on the mail at the usual hour But if you re rough and use him like a dog Depend upon it he ll remain incog Addison 5 To serve to attend to act as a dependent or retainer Obs Shak 6 To impend Obs Shak DEPENDABLE Dependable a Defn Worthy of being depended on trustworthy Dependable friendships Pope DEPENDANT DEPENDANCE DEPENDANCY Dependant Dependance n Dependancy n Defn See Dependent Dependence Dependency Note The forms dependant dependance dependancy are from the French the forms dependent etc are from the Latin Some authorities give preference to the form dependant when the word is a noun thus distinguishing it from the adjective usually written dependent DEPENDENCE Dependence n Etym LL dependentia fr L dependens See Dependent and cf Dependance 1 The act or state of depending state of being dependent a hanging down or from suspension from a support 2 The state of being influenced and determined by something subjection as of an effect to its cause The cause of effects and the dependence of one thing upon another Bp Burnet 3 Mutu So dark adependence or order Sir T More 4 Subjection to the direction or disposal of another inability to help or provide for ones self Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy Burke 5 A resting with confidence reliance trust Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul T Erskine 6 That on which one depends or relies as he was her sole dependence 7 That which depends anything dependent or suspended anything attached a subordinate to or contingent on something else Like a large cluster of black grapes they show And make a large dependence from the bough Dryden 8 A matter depending or in suspense and still to be determined ground of controversy or quarrel Obs To go on now with my first dependence Beau Fl DEPENDENCY Dependency n pl Dependencies 1 State of being dependent dependence state of being subordinate subordination concatenation connection reliance trust Any long series of action the parts of which have very much dependency each on the other Sir J Reynolds So that they may acknowledge their dependency on the crown of England Bacon 2 A thing hanging down a dependence 3 That which is attached to something else as its consequence subordinate satellite and the like This earth and its dependencies T Burnet Modes I call such complex ideas which are considered as dependencies on or affections of substances Locke 4 A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs but subject to its dominion a colony as Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia Africa and America Note Dependence is more used in the abstract and dependency in the concrete The latter is usually restricted in meaning to 3 and 4 DEPENDENT Dependent a Etym L dependens entis p pr dependere See Depend and cf Dependant 1 Hanging down as a dependent bough or leaf 2 Relying on or subject to something else for support not able to exist or sustain itself or to perform anything without the will power or aid of something else not selfsustaining contingent or conditioned subordinate often with on or upon as dependent on God dependent upon friends England long dependent and degraded was again a power of the first rank Macaulay Dependent covenant or contract Law one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed Dependent variable Math a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable which is called the independent variable DEPENDENT Dependent n 1 One who depends one who is sustained by another or who relies on another for support of favor a hangeron a retainer as a numerous train of dependents A host of dependents on the court suborned to play their part as witnesses Hallam 2 That which depends corollary consequence With all its circumstances and dependents Prynne Note See the Note under Dependant DEPENDENTLY Dependently adv Defn In a dependent manner DEPENDER Depender n Defn One who depends a dependent DEPENDINGLY Dependingly adv Defn As having dependence Hale DEPEOPLE Depeople v t Defn To depopulate Obs DEPERDIT Deperdit n Etym LL deperditum fr L deperditus p p of deperdere de perdere to lose destroy Defn That which is lost or destroyed R Paley DEPERDITELY Deperditely Defn adv Hopelessly despairingly in the manner of one ruined as deperditely wicked Archaic DEPERDITION Deperdition n Etym Cf F déperdition Defn Loss destruction Archaic Sir T Browne DEPERTIBLE Depertible a Etym See Depart Defn Divisible Obs Bacon DEPHASE Dephase v t Elec Defn To put out of phase as two parts of a single alternating current DEPHLEGM Dephlegm v t Etym Pref de phlegm water cf F déphlegmer déflegmer O Chem Defn To rid of phlegm or water to dephlegmate Obs Boyle DEPHLEGMATE Dephlegmate v t imp p p Dephlegmated p pr vb n Dephlegmating Etym See Dephlegm Chem Defn To deprive of superabundant water as by evaporation or distillation to clear of aqueous matter to rectify used of spirits and acids DEPHLEGMATION Dephlegmation n Etym Cf F déflegmation Chem Defn The operation of separating water from spirits and acids by evaporation or repeated distillation called also concentration especially when acids are the subject of it Obs DEPHLEGMATOR Dephlegmator n Defn An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapors is effected DEPHLEGMATORY Dephlegmatory a Defn Pertaining to or producing dephlegmation DEPHLEGMEDNESS Dephlegmedness n Defn A state of being freed from water Obs Boyle DEPHLOGISTICCATE Dephlogisticcate v t imp p p Dephlogisticated p pr vb n Dephlogisticating Etym Pref de phlosticate cf F déphlogistiguer O Chem Defn To deprive of phlogiston or the supposed principle of inflammability Priestley Dephlogisticated air oxygen gas so called by Dr Priestly and others of his time Dephlogistication n DEPHOSPHORIZATION Dephosphorization n Defn The act of freeing from phosphorous DEPICT Depict p p Etym L depictus p p of depingere to depict de pingere to paint See Paint and cf Depaint p p Defn Depicted Lydgate DEPICT Depict p p Etym L depictus p p of depinger to depict de pingere to paint See Paint and cf Depaint p p Defn Depicted Lydgate DEPICT Depict v t imp p p Depicted p pr vb n Depicting 1 To form a colored likeness of to represent by a picture to paint to portray His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber Fuller 2 To represent in words to describe vividly Cæsars gout was then depicted in energetic language Motley DEPICTION Depiction n Etym L depictio Defn A painting or depicting a representation DEPICTURE Depicture v t imp p p Depictured p pr vb n Depicturing Defn To make a picture of to paint to picture to depict Several persons were depictured in caricature Fielding DEPILATE Depilate v t imp p p Depilated p pr vb n Depilating Etym L depilatus p p of depilare to depilate de pilare to put forth hairs pilus hair Defn To strip of hair to husk Venner DEPILATION Depilation n Etym Cf F dépilation Defn Act of pulling out or removing the hair unhairing Dryden DEPILATORY Depilatory a Etym Cf F dépilatoire Defn Having the quality or power of removing hair n Defn An application used to take off hair DEPILOUS Depilous a Etym Pref de pilous cf L depilis Defn Hairless Sir t Browne DEPLANATE Deplanate a Etym L deplanetus p p of deplanare to make level See Plane v t Bot Defn Flattened made level or even DEPLANT Deplant v t Etym Pref de plan cf F déplanter L deplantare to take off a twig See Plant v t Defn To take up plants to transplant R DEPLANTATION Deplantation n Etym Cf F déplantation Defn Act of taking up plants from beds DEPLETE Deplete v t imp p p Depleted p pr vb n Depleting Etym From L deplere to empty out de plere to fill Forined like replete complete See Fill Full a 1 Med Defn To empty or unload as the vessels of human system by bloodletting or by medicine Copland 2 To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of to exhaust as a country of its strength or resources a treasury of money etc Saturday Review DEPLETION Depletion n Etym Cf F déplétion 1 The act of depleting or emptying 2 Med Defn the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise also excessive evacuation as in severe diarrhea DEPLETIVE Depletive a Etym Cf F déplétif Defn Able or fitted to deplete n Defn A substance used to deplete DEPLETORY Depletory a Defn Serving to deplete DEPLICATION Deplication n Etym LL deplicare to unfold L de plicare to fold Defn An unfolding untwisting or unplaiting Obs W Montagu DEPLOITATION Deploitation n Etym Cf Exploitation Deploy Defn Same as Exploitation DEPLORABILITY Deplorability n Defn Deplorableness Stormonth DEPLORABLE Deplorable a Etym Cf F déplorable Defn Worthy of being deplored or lamented lamentable causing grief hence sad calamitous grievous wretched as lifes evils are deplorable Individual sufferers are in a much more deplorable conditious than any others Burke DEPLORABLENESS Deplorableness n Defn State of being deplorable DEPLORABLY Deplorably adv Defn In a deplorable manner DEPLORATE Deplorate a Etym L deploratus p p of deplorare See Deplore Defn Deplorable Obs A more deplorate estate Baker DEPLORATION Deploration n Etym L deploratio cf F déploration Defn The act of deploring or lamenting lamentation Speed DEPLORE Deplore v t imp p p Deplored p pr vb n Deploring Etym L deplorare de plorare to cry out wail lament prob akin to pluere to rain and to E flow cf F déplorer Cf Flow 1 To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for to bewail to lament to mourn to sorrow over To find her or forever to deplore Her loss Milton As some sad turtle his lost love deplores Pope 2 To complain of Obs Shak 3 To regard as hopeless to give up Obs Bacon Syn To Deplore Mourn Lament Bewail Bemoan Mourn is the generic term denoting a state of grief or sadness To lament is to express grief by outcries and denotes an earnest and strong expression of sorrow To deplore marks a deeper and more prolonged emotion To bewail and to bemoan are appropriate only to cases of poignant distress in which the grief finds utterance either in wailing or in moans and sobs A man laments his errors and deplores the ruin they have brought on his family mothers bewail or bemoan the loss of their children DEPLORE Deplore v i Defn To lament Gray DEPLOREDLY Deploredly adv Defn Lamentably DEPLOREDNESS Deploredness n Defn The state of being deplored or deplorable R Bp Hail DEPLOREMENT Deplorement n Defn Deploration Obs DEPLORER Deplorer n Defn One who deplores DEPLORINGLY Deploringly adv Defn In a deploring manner DEPLOY Deploy v t i imp p p Deployed p pr vb n Deploying Etym F déployer pref dé dés L dis ployer equiv to plier to fold fr L plicare See Ply and cf Display Mil Defn To open out to unfold to spread out a body of troops in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth the reverse of ploy as to deploy a column of troops into line of battle DEPLOY DEPLOYMENT Deploy Deployment n Mil Defn The act of deploying a spreading out of a body of men in order to extend their front Wilhelm Deployments which cause the soldier to turn his back to the enemy are not suited to warHL Scott DEPLUMATE Deplumate a Etym LL diplumatus p p of deplumare See Deplume Zoöl Defn Destitute or deprived of features deplumed DEPLUMATION Deplumation n Etym See Deplumate 1 The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers Bp Stillingfleet 2 Med Defn A disease of the eyelids attended with loss of the eyelashes Thomas DEPLUME Deplume v t imp p p Deplumed p pr vb n Depluming Etym LL deplumare L de plumare to cover with feathers pluma feather cf deplumis featherless and F déplumer 1 To strip or pluck off the feather of to deprive of of plumage On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather Fuller 2 To lay bare to expose The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of the age De Quincey DEPOLARIZATION Depolarization n Etym Cf F dépolarisation Defn The act of depriving of polarity or the result of such action reduction to an unpolarized condition Depolarization of light Opt a change in the plane of polarization of rays especially by a crystalline medium such that the light which had been extinguished by the analyzer reappears as if the polarization had been anulled The word is inappropriate as the ray does not return to the unpolarized condition DEPOLARIZE Depolarize v t imp p p Depolarized p pr vb n Depolarizing Etym Pref de polarize cf F dépolarizer 1 Opt Defn To deprive of polarity to reduce to an unpolarized condition Note This word has been inaccurately applied in optics to describe the effect of a polarizing medium as a crystalline plate in causing the reappearance of a ray in consequence of a change in its plane of polarization which previously to the change was intercepted by the analyzer 2 Elec Defn To free from polarization as the negative plate of the voltaic battery DEPOLARIZER Depolarizer n Elec Defn A substance used to prevent polarization as upon the negative plate of a voltaic battery DEPOLISH Depolish v t Defn To remove the polish or glaze from DEPOLISHING Depolishing n Ceramics Defn The process of removing the vitreous glaze from porcelain leaving the dull luster of the surface of ivory porcelian Knight DEPONE Depone v t imp p p Deponed p pr vb n Deponing Etym L deponere depositum to put down in LL to assert under oath de ponere to put place See Position and cf Deposit 1 To lay as a stake to wager Obs Hudibras 2 To lay down R Southey 3 To assert under oath to depose A Scotticism Sprot deponeth that he entered himself thereafter in conference State Trials1606 DEPONE Depone v i Defn To testify under oath to depose to bear witness A Scotticism The fairy Glorians whose credibility on this point can not be called in question depones to the confinement of Merlin in a tree Dunlop DEPONENT Deponent n Etym L deponenes entis laying down See Depone v t 1 Law Defn One who deposes or testifies under oath one who gives evidence usually one who testifies in writing 2 Gr Lat Gram Defn A deponent verb Syn Deponent Affiant These are legal terms describing a person who makes a written declaration under oath with a view to establish certain facts An affiant is one who makes an affidavit or declaration under oath in order to establish the truth of what he says A deponenet is one who makes a deposition or gives written testimony under oath to be used in the trial of some case before a court of justice See under Deposition DEPONENT Deponent a Etym L deponens entis laying down its proper passive meaning p pr of deponere cf F déponent See Depone Gram Defn Having a passive form with an active meaning as certain latin and Greek verbs DEPOPULACY Depopulacy n Defn Depopulation destruction of population R Chapman DEPOPULATE Depopulate v t imp p p Depopulated p pr vb n Depopulating Etym L depopulatus p p of depopulari to ravage de populari to ravage fr populus people cf OF depopuler F dépeupler See People Defn To deprive of inhabitants whether by death or by expulsion to reduce greatly the populousness of to dispeople to unpeople Where is this viper That would depopulate the city Shak Note It is not synonymous with laying waste or destroying being limited to the loss of inhabitants as an army or a famine may depopulate a country It rarely expresses an entire loss of inhabitants but often a great diminution of their numbers as the deluge depopulated the earth DEPOPULATE Depopulate v i Defn To become dispeopled R Whether the country be depopulating or not Goldsmith DEPOPULATION Depopulation n Etym L depopulatio pillaging cf F dépopulation depopulation Defn The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated destruction or explusion of inhabitants The desolation and depopulation of StQuentin were now complete Motley DEPOPULATOR Depopulator n Etym L pillager Defn One who depopulates a dispeopler DEPORT Deport v t imp p p Deported p pr vb n Deporting Etym F déporter to transport for life OF to divert amuse from L deportare to carry away de portare to carry See Port demeanor 1 To transport to carry away to exile to send into banishment He told us he had been deported to Spain Walsh 2 To carry or demean to conduct to behave followed by the reflexive pronoun Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner befor a prince Pope DEPORT Deport n Defn Behavior carrige demeanor deportment Obs Goddesslike deport Milton DEPORTATION Deportation n Etym L depotatio cfF déportation Defn The act of deporting or exiling or the state of being deported banishment transportation In their deportations they had often the favor of their conquerors Atterbury DEPORTMENT Deportment n Etym F déportement misconduct OF demeanor See Deport Defn Manner of deporting or demeaning ones self manner of acting conduct carrige especially manner of acting with respect to the courtesies and duties of life behavior demeanor bearing The gravity of his deportment carried him safe through many difficulties Swift DEPORTURE Deporture n Defn Deportment Obs Stately port and majestical deporture Speed DEPOSABLE Deposable a Defn Capable of being deposed or deprived of office Howell DEPOSAL Deposal n Defn The act of deposing from office a removal from the throne Fox DEPOSE Depose v t imp p p Deposed p pr vb n DeposingEtym FF déposer in the sense of L deponere to put down but from pref dé L de poser to place See Pose Pause 1 To lay down to divest ones self of to lay aside Obs Thus when the state one Edward did depose A greater Edward in his room arose Dryden 2 To let fall to deposit Obs Additional mud deposed upon it Woodward 3 To remove from a throne or other high station to dethrone to divest or deprive of office A tyrant over his subjects and therefore worthy to be deposed Prynne 4 To testify under oath to bear testimony to now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use Abbott To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands Bacon 5 To put under oath Obs Depose him in the justice of his cause Shak DEPOSE Depose v i Defn To bear witness to testify under oath to make deposition Then seeingt was he that made you to despose Your oath my lord is vain and frivolous Shak DEPOSER Deposer n 1 One who deposes or degrades from office 2 One who testifies or deposes a deponent DEPOSIT Deposit v t imp p p Depoited p pr vb n Depositing Etym L depositus p p of deponere See Depone and cf Deposit n 1 To lay down to place to put to let fall or throw down as sediment as a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand the waters deposited a rich alluvium The fear is deposited in conscience Jer Taylor 2 To lay up or away for safekeeping to put up to store as to deposit goods in a warehouse 3 To lodge in some ones hands for sale keeping to commit to the custody of another to intrust esp to place in a bank as a sum of money subject to order 4 To lay aside to rid ones self of Obs If what is written prove useful to you to the depositing that which i can not deem an error Hammond Note Both this verb and the noun following written deposite DEPOSIT Deposit n Etym L depositum fr depositus p p of deponere cf F dépôt OF depost See Deposit v t and cf Depot 1 That is deposited or laid or thrown down as a deposit in a flue especially matter precipitated from a solution as the siliceous deposits of hot springs or that which is mechanically deposited as the mud gravel etc deposits of a river The deposit already formed affording to the succeeding portion of the charged fluid a basis Kirwan 2 Mining Defn A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation Raymond 3 That which is placed anywhere or in any ones hands for safe keeping somthing intrusted to the care of another esp money lodged with a bank or banker subject to order anything given as pledge or security 4 Law a A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor b Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing 5 A place of deposit a depository R Bank of deposit See under Bank In deposit or On deposit in trust or safe keeping as a deposit as coins were recieved on deposit DEPOSITARY Depositary n pl Depositaries Etym L depositarius fr deponere See Deposit 1 One with whom anything is lodged in the trust one who receives a deposit the correlative of depositor I made you my guardians my depositaries Shak The depositaries of power who are mere delegates of the peopleJS Mill 2 A storehouse a depository Bp Hurd 3 Law Defn One to whom goods are bailed to be kept for the bailor without a recompense Kent DEPOSITION Deposition n Etym L depositio fr deponere cf F déposition See Deposit 1 The act of depositing or deposing the act of laying down or thrown down precipitation The deposition of rough sand and rolled pebbles H Miller 2 The act of bringing before the mind presentation The influence of princes upon the dispositions of their courts needs not the deposition of their examples since it hath the authority of a known principle W Montagu 3 The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer deprivation of authority and dignity displacement removal Note A deposition differs from an abdication an abdication being voluntary and a deposition compulsory 4 That which is deposited matter laid or thrown down sediment alluvial matter as banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter 5 An opinion example or statement laid down or asserted a declaration 6 Law Defn The act of laying down ones testimony in writing also testimony laid or taken down in writting under oath or affirmation befor some competent officer and in reply to interrogatories and crossinterrogatories Syn Deposition Affidavit Affidavit is the wider term It denotes any authorized ex parte written statement of a person sworn to or affirmed before some competent magistrate It is made without cross examination and requires no notice to an opposing party It is generally signed by the party making it and may be drawn up by himself or any other person A deposition is the written testimony of a witness taken down in due form of law and sworn to or affirmed by the deponent It must be taken before some authorized magistrate and upon a prescribed or reasonable notice to the opposing party that may attend and crossexamine It is generally written down from the mouth of the witness by the magistrate or some person for him and in his presence DEPOSITOR Depositor n Etym L fr deponere See Depone Defn One who makes a deposit especially of money in bank the correlative of depository DEPOSITORY Depository n pl Depositories 1 A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping as warehouse is a depository for goods a clerks office is a depository for records 2 One with whom something is deposited a depositary I am the sole depository of my own secret and it shall perish with me Junius DEPOSITUM Depositum n Etym L Defn Deposit DEPOSITURE Depositure n Defn The act of depositing deposition Obs Sir T Browne DEPOT Depot n Etym F dépôt OF depost fr L depositum a deposit See Deposit n 1 A place of deposit storing of goods a warehouse a storehouse The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present the great depots of this kingdom Brit Critic 1794 2 Mil a A military station where stores and provisions are kept or where recruits are assembled and drilled b Eng France The headquarters of a regiment where all supplies are recieved and distributed recruits are assembled and instructed infirm or disabled soldiers are taken care of and all the wants of the regiment are provided for 3 A railway station a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passenges or freight U S Syn See Station DEPPER Depper a Defn Deeper Obs Chaucer DEPRAVATION Depravation n Etym L depravitio from depravare cf F dépravation See Deprave 1 Detraction depreciation Obs To stubborn critics apt without a theme For depravation Shak 2 The act of depraving or making anything bad the act of corrupting 3 The state of being depraved or degenerated degeneracy depravity The depravation of his moral character destroyed his judgment Sir G C Lewis 4 Med Defn Change for the worse deterioration morbid perversion Syn Depravity corruption See Depravity DEPRAVE Deprave n t imp p p Depraved p pr vb n Depraving Etym L depravare depravatum de pravus crooked distorted perverse wicked 1 To speak ill of to depreciate to malign to revile Obs And thou knowest conscience I came not to chide Nor deprave thy person with a proud heart Piers Plowman 2 To make bad or worse to vitiate to corrupt Whose pride depraves each other better part Spenser Syn To corrupt vitiate contaminate pollute DEPRAVEDLY Depravedly adv Defn In a depraved manner DEPRAVEDNESS Depravedness n Defn Depravity Hammond DEPRAVEMENT Depravement n Defn Depravity Obs Milton DEPRAVER Depraver n Defn One who deprave or corrupts DEPRAVINGLY Depravingly adv Defn In a depraving manner DEPRAVITY Depravity n Etym From Deprave cf L pravitas crookedness perverseness Defn The stae of being depraved or corrupted a vitiated state of moral character general badness of character wickedness of mind or heart absence of religious feeling and principle Total depravity See Original sin and Calvinism Syn Corruption vitiation wickedness vice contamination degeneracy Depravity Depravation Corruption Depravilty is a vitiated state of mind or feeling as the depravity of the human heart depravity of public morals Depravation points to the act or process of making depraved and hence to the end thus reached as a gradual depravation of principle a depravation of manners of the heart etc Corruption is the only one of these words which applies to physical substances and in reference to these denotes the process by which their component parts are dissolved Hence when figuratively used it denotes an utter vitiation of principle or feeling Depravity applies only to the mind and heart we can speak of a depraved taste or a corrupt taste in the first we introduce the notion that there has been the influence of bad training to pervert in the second that there is a want of true principle to pervert in the second that there is a want of true principles to decide The other two words have a wider use we can speak of the depravation or the corruption of taste and public sentiment Depravity is more or less open corruption is more or less disguised in its operations What is depraved requires to be reformed what is corrupt requires to be purified DEPRECABLE Deprecable a Etym L deprecabilis exorable Defn That may or should be deprecated Paley DEPRECATE Deprecate v t imp p p Deprecated p pr vb n Deprecating Etym L deprecatus p p of deprecari to avert by player to deprecate de precari to pray See Pray Defn To pray against as an evil to seek to avert by player to desire the removal of to seek deliverance from to express deep regret for to disapprove of strongly His purpose was deprecated by all round him and he was with difficulty induced to adandon it Sir W Scott DEPRECATINGLY Deprecatingly adv Defn In a deprecating manner DEPRECATION Deprecation n Etym L deprecatio cf F déprécation 1 The act of deprecating a praying against evil prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented strong expression of disapprobation Humble deprecation Milton 2 Entreaty for pardon petitioning 3 An imprecation or curse Obs Gilpin DEPRECATIVE Deprecative a Etym L deprecativus cf F déprécatif Defn Serving to deprecate deprecatory Deprecatively adv DEPRECATOR Deprecator n Etym L Defn One who deprecates DEPRECATORY Deprecatory a Etym L deprecatorius Defn Serving to deprecate tending to remove or avert evil by prayer apologetic Humble and deprecatory letters Bacon DEPRECIATE Depreciate v t imp p p Depreciated p pr vb n Depreciating Etym L depretiatus depreciatus p p of depretiare ciare to depreciate de pretiare to prize fr pretium price See Price Defn To lessen in price or estimated value to lower the worth of to represent as of little value or claim to esteem to undervalue Addison Which some oversevere phoilosophers may look upon fastidiously or undervalue and depreciate Cudworth To prove that the Americans ought not to be free we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself Burke Syn To decry disparage traduce lower detract underrate See Decry DEPRECIATE Depreciate v i Defn To fall in value to become of less worth to sink in estimation as a paper currency will depreciate unless it is convertible into specie DEPRECIATION Depreciation n Etym Cf F dépréciation 1 The act of lessening or seeking to lessen price value or reputation 2 The falling of value reduction of worth Burke 3 the state of being depreciated DEPRECIATIVE Depreciative a Defn Tending or intended to depreciate expressing depreciation undervaluing Depreciatively adv DEPRECIATOR Depreciator n Etym L Defn One who depreciates DEPRECIATORY Depreciatory a Defn Tending to depreciate undervaluing depreciative DEPREDABLE Depredable a Defn Liable to depredation Obs Made less depredable Bacon DEPREDATE Depredate v t imp p p Depredated p pr vb n Depredating Etym L depraedatus p p of depraedari to plunder de praedari to plunder praeda plunder prey See Prey Defn To subject to plunder and pillage to despoil to lay waste to prey upon It makes the substance of the body less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits Bacon DEPREDATE Depredate v i Defn To take plunder or prey to commit waste as the troops depredated on the country DEPREDATION Depredation n Etym L depraedatio cf F déprédation Defn The act of depredating or the state of being depredated the act of despoiling or making inroads as the sea often makes depredation on the land DEPREDATOR Depredator n Etym L depraedator Defn One who plunders or pillages a spoiler a robber DEPREDATORY Depredatory a Defn Tending or designed to depredate characterized by depredation plundering as a depredatory incursion DEPREDICATE Depredicate v t Etym Pref de intensive predicate Defn To proclaim to celebrate R DEPREHEND Deprehend v t imp p p Deprehended p pr vb n Deprehending Etym L deprehendere deprehensum de prehendere to lay hold of seize See Prehensile 1 To take unwares or by surprise to seize as a person commiting an unlawful act to catch to apprehend The deprehended adulteressJer Taylor 2 To detect to discover to find out The motion are to be deprehended by experience Bacon DEPREHENSIBLE Deprehensible a Defn That may be caught or discovered apprehensible Obs Petty Deprehensibleness n Obs DEPREHENSION Deprehension n Etym L deprehensio Defn A catching discovery Obs Bp Hall DEPRESS Depress v t imp p p Depressed p pr vb n Depressing Etym L depressus p p of deprimere de premere to press See Press 1 To press down to cause to sink to let fall to lower as to depress the muzzle of a gun to depress the eyes With lips depressed Tennyson 2 To bring down or humble to abase as pride 3 To cast a gloom upon to sadden as his spirits were depressed 4 To lessen the activity of to make dull embarrass as trade commerce etc 5 To lessen in price to cause to decline in value to cheapen to depreciate 6 Math Defn To reduce an equation in a lower degree To depress the pole Naut to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon as by sailing toward the equator Syn To sink lower abase cast down deject humble degrade dispirit discourage DEPRESS Depress a Etym L depressus p p Defn Having the middle lower than the border concave Obs If the seal be depress or hollow Hammond DEPRESSANT Depressant n Med Defn An agent or remedy which lowers the vital powers DEPRESSED Depressed a 1 Pressed or forced down lowed sunk dejected dispirited sad humbled 2 Bot a Concave on the upper side said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border b Lying flat said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground 3 Zoöl Defn Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse said of the bodies of animals or of parts of the bodies DEPRESSINGLY Depressingly adv Defn In a depressing manner DEPRESSION Depression n Etym L depressio cf F dépression 1 The act of depressing 2 The state of being depressed a sinking 3 A falling in of the surface a sinking below its true place a cavity or hollow as roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions 4 Humiliation abasement as of pride 5 Dejection despondency lowness In a great depression of spirit Baker 6 Diminution as of trade etc inactivity dullness 7 Astron Defn The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon 8 Math Defn The operation of reducing to a lower degree said of equations 9 Surg Defn A method of operating for cataract couching See Couch v t 8 Angle of depression Geod one which a descending line makes with a horizontal plane Depression of the dewpoint Meteor the number of degreees that the dewpoint is lower than the actual temperature of the atmosphere Depression of the pole its apparent sinking as the spectator goes toward the equator Depression of the visible horizon Astron Same as Dip of the horizon under Dip Syn Abasement reduction sinking fall humiliation dejection melancholy DEPRESSIVE Depressive a Defn Able or tending to depress or cast down Depressiveness n DEPRESSOMOTOR Depressomotor a Med Defn Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement as depressomotor nerves which lower or inhibit muscular activity n Defn Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centers as bromides etc DEPRESSOR Depressor n 1 One who or that which presses down an oppressor 2 Anat Defn A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part Depressor nerve Physiol a nerve which lowers the activity of an organ as the depressor nerve of the heart DEPRIMENT Depriment a Etym L deprimens p pr of deprimere See Depress Defn Serving to depress R Depriment muscles Derham DEPRISURE Deprisure n Etym F dépriser to undervalue pref dé L dis priser to prize fr prix price fr L pretium See Dispraise Defn Low estimation disesteem contempt Obs DEPRIVABLE Deprivable a Defn Capable of being or liable to be deprived liable to be deposed Kings of Spain deprivable for their tyrannies Prynne DEPRIVATION Deprivation n Etym LL deprivatio 1 The act of depriving dispossessing or bereaving the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity 2 The state of being deprived privation loss want bereavement 3 Eccl Law Defn the taking away from a clergyman his benefice or other spiritual promotion or dignity Note Deprivation may be a beneficio or ab officio the first takes away the living the last degrades and deposes from the order DEPRIVE Deprive v t imp p p Deprived p pr vb n Depriving Etym LL deprivare deprivatium to divest of office L de privare to bereave deprive cf OF depriver See Private 1 To take away to put an end to destroy Obs Tis honor to deprive dishonored life Shak 2 To dispossess to bereave to divest to hinder from possessing to debar to shut out from with a remoter object usually preceded by of God hath deprived her of wisdom Job xxxix 17 It was seldom that anger deprived him of power over himself Macaulay 3 To divest of office to depose to dispossess of dignity especially ecclesiastical A miniser deprived for inconformity Bacon Syn To strip despoil rob abridge DEPRIVEMENT Deprivement n Defn Deprivation R DEPRIVER Depriver n Defn One who or that which deprives DEPROSTRATE Deprostrate a Defn Fully prostrate humble low rude Obs How may weak mortal ever hope to file His unsmooth tongue and his deprostrate style G Fletcher DEPROVINCIALIZE Deprovincialize v t Defn To divest of provincial quality or characteristics DEPTH Depth n Etym From Deep akin to D diepte Icel d d Goth diupi 1 The quality of being deep deepness perpendicular measurement downward from the surfaceor horizontal measurement backward from the front as the depth of a river the depth of a body of troops 2 Profoundness extent or degree of intensity abundance completeness as depth of knowledge or color Mindful of that heavenly love Which knows no end in depth or height Keble 3 Lowness as depth of sound 4 That which is deep a deep or the deepest part or place the deep the middle part as the depth of night or of winter From you unclouded depth above Keble The depth closed me round about Jonah ii 5 5 Logic Defn The number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes the comprehension or content 6 Horology Defn A pair of toothed wheels which work together R Depth of a sail Naut the extent of a square sail from the head rope to the foot rope the length of the after leach of a staysail or boom sail commonly called the drop of sail DEPTHEN Depthen v t Defn To deepen Obs DEPTHLESS Depthless a 1 Having no depth shallow 2 Of measureless depth unfathomable In clouds of depthless night Francis DEPUCELATE Depucelate v t Etym L de LL pucella virgin F pucelle cf F dépuceler Defn To deflour to deprive of virginity Obs Bailey DEPUDICATE Depudicate v t Etym L depudicatus p p of depudicare Defn To deflour to dishonor Obs DEPULSE Depulse v t Etym L depulsus p p of depellere to drive out de pellere to drive Defn To drive away Obs Cockeram DEPULSION Depulsion n Etym L depulsio Defn A driving or thrusting away R Speed DEPULSORY Depulsory a Etym L depulsorius Defn Driving or thrusting away averting R Holland DEPURANT Depurant a n Med Defn Depurative DEPURATE Depurate a Etym LL depuratus p p of depurare to purify L de purare to purify purus clean pure Cf Depure Defn Depurated cleansed freed from impurities Boyle DEPURATE Depurate v t imp p p Depurated p pr vb n Depurating Defn To free from impurities heterogeneous matter or feculence to purify to cleanse To depurate the mass of blood Boyle DEPURATION Depuration n Etym Cf F dépuration Defn The act or process of depurating or freeing from foreign or impure matter as a liquid or wound DEPURATIVE Depurative a Etym Cf F dépuratif Med Defn Purifying the blood or the humors depuratory n Defn A depurative remedy or agent or a disease which is believed to be depurative DEPURATOR Depurator n Defn One who or that which cleanses DEPURATORY Depuratory a Etym Cf F dépuratoire Defn Depurating tending to depurate or cleanse depurative DEPURE Depure v t Etym F dépurer See Depurate Defn To depurate to purify Obs He shall first be depured and cleansed before that he shall be laid up for pure gold in the treasures of God Sir T More DEPURGATORY Depurgatory a Defn Serving to purge tending to cleanse or purify Obs Cotgrave DEPURITION Depurition n Defn See Depuration DEPUTABLE Deputable a Defn Fit to be deputed suitable to act as a deputy Carlyle DEPUTATION Deputation n Etym Cf F députation See Depute 1 The act of deputing or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative office of a deputy or delegate vicegerency The authority of conscience stands founded upon its vicegerency and deputation under God South 2 The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person party or public body to act in his or its behalf delegation as the general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce By deputation or In deputation by delegated authority as substitute through the medium of a deputy Obs Say to great Cæsar this In deputation I kiss his conquering hand Shak DEPUTATOR Deputator n Defn One who deputes or makes a deputation R Locke DEPUTE Depute v t imp p p Deputed p pr vb n Deputing Etym F députer fr L deputare to esteem consider in LL to destine allot de putare to clean prune clear up set in order reckon think See Pure 1 To appoint as deputy or agent to commission to act in ones place to delegate There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee 2 Sam xv 3 Some persons deputed by a meeting Macaulay 2 To appoint to assign to choose R The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues Barrow DEPUTE Depute n Defn A person deputed a deputy Scot DEPUTIZE Deputize v t Defn To appoint as ones deputy to empower to act in ones stead to depute DEPUTY Deputy n pl Deputies Etym F député fr LL deputatus See Depute 1 One appointed as the substitue of another and empowered to act for him in his name or his behalf a substitute in office a lieutenant a representative a delegate a vicegerent as the deputy of a prince of a sheriff of a township etc There was then in the days of Jehoshaphat no king in Edom a deputy was king 1 Kings xxii 47 Gods substitute His deputy anointed in His sight Shak Note Deputy is used in combination with the names of various executive officers to denote an assistant empowered to act in their name as deputy collector deputy marshal deputy sheriff 2 A member of the Chamber of Deputies France Chamber of Deputies one of the two branches of the French legilative assembly formerly called Corps Législatif Its members called deputies are elected by the people voting in districts Syn Substitute representative legate delegate envoy agent factor DEQUANTITATE Dequantitate v t Etym L de quantatas atis See Quantity Defn To diminish the quantity of to disquantity Obs Sir T Browne DEQUEEN Dequeen v t Apiculture Defn To remove the queen from a hive of bees DERACINATE Deracinate v t imp p p Deracinated p pr vb n Deracinating Etym F déraciner pref dé L dis racine root fr an assumed LL radicina fr L radix radicis root Defn To pluck up by the roots to extirpate R While that the colter rusts That should deracinate such savagery Shak DERACINATION Deracination n Defn The act of pulling up by the roots eradication R DERAIGN DERAIN Deraign Derain v t Etym See Darraign Old Law Defn To prove or to refute by proof to clear ones self Obs DERAIGNMENT DERAINMENT Deraignment Derainment n Etym See Darraign 1 The act of deraigning Obs 2 The renunciation of religious or monastic vows Obs Blount DERAIL Derail v t imp p p Derailed p pr vb n Derailing Defn To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad as a locomotive Lardner DERAILMENT Derailment n Defn The act of going off or the state of being off the rails of a railroad DERANGE Derange v t imp p p Deranged p pr vb n Deranging Etym F déranger pref dé dés L dis ranger to range See Range and cf Disarrange Disrank 1 To put out of place order or rank to disturb the proper arrangement or order of to throw into disorder confusion or embarrassment to disorder to disarrange as to derange the plans of a commander or the affairs of a nation 2 To disturb in action or function as a part or organ or the whole of a machine or organism A sudden fall deranges some of our internal parts Blair 3 To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect to render insane Syn To disorder disarrange displace unsettle disturb confuse discompose ruffle disconcert DERANGED Deranged a Defn Disordered especially disordered in mind crazy insane The story of a poor deranged parish lad Lamb DERANGEMENT Derangement n Etym Cf F dérangement Defn The act of deranging or putting out of order or the state of being deranged disarrangement disorder confusion especially mental disorder insanity Syn Disorder confusion embarrassment irregularity disturbance insanity lunacy madness delirium mania See Insanity DERANGER Deranger n Defn One who deranges DERAY Deray n Etym OF derroi desroi desrei pref des L dis roi rei rai order See Array Defn Disorder merriment Obs DERBIO Derbio n Zoöl Defn A large European food fish Lichia glauca DERBY Derby usually in Eng 85 n 1 A race for threeold horses run annually at Epsom near London for the Derby stakes It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780 Derby Day the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide 2 A stiff felt hat with a domeshaped crown DERBYSHIRE SPAR Derbyshire spar Min Defn A massive variety of fluor spar found in Derbyshire England and wrought into vases and other ornamental work DERDOING Derdoing a Etym See Dere v t Defn Doing daring or chivalrous deeds Obs In derdoing arms Spenser DERE Dere v t Etym AS derian to hurt Defn To hurt to harm to injure Obs Chaucer DERE Dere n Defn Harm Obs Robert of Brunne DERECHO Derecho n Sp derecho straight Defn A straight wind without apparent cyclonic tendency usually accompanied with rain and often destructive common in the prairie regions of the United States DEREINE DEREYNE Dereine Dereyne v t Defn Same as Darraign Obs Chaucer DERELICT Derelict a Etym L derelictus p p of derelinquere to forsake wholly to abandon de relinquere to leave See Relinquish 1 Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian left and abandoned as derelict lands The affections which these exposed or derelict children bear to their mothers have no grounds of nature or assiduity but civility and opinion Jer Taylor 2 Lost adrift hence wanting careless neglectful unfaithful They easily prevailed so as to seize upon the vacant unoccupied and derelict minds of his Chathams friends and instantly they turned the vessel wholly out of the course of his policy Burke A government which is either unable or unwilling to redress such wrongs is derelict to its highest duties J Buchanan DERELICT Derelict n Law a A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner especially a ship abandoned at sea b A tract of land left dry by the sea and fit for cultivation or use DERELICTION Dereliction n Etym L derelictio 1 The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume an utter forsaking abandonment Cession or dereliction actual or tacit of other powers Burke 2 A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment A total dereliction of military duties Sir W Scott 3 The state of being left or abandoned 4 Law Defn A retiring of the sea occasioning a change of highwater mark whereby land is gained DERELIGIONIZE Dereligionize v t Defn To make irreligious to turn from religion R He would dereligionize men beyond all others De Quincey DERELING Dereling n Defn Darling Obs Chaucer DERELING Dereling n Defn Darling Obs Chaucer DERF Derf a Etym Icel djafr Defn Strong powerful fierce Obs Derfly adv Obs DERIDE Deride v t imp p p Derided p pr vb n Deriding Etym L deridere derisum de rid to laugh See Ridicule Defn To laugh at with contempt to laugh to scorn to turn to ridicule or make sport of to mock to scoff at And the Pharisees also derided him Luke xvi 14 Sport that wrinkled Care derides And Laughter holding both his sides Milton Syn To mock laugh at ridicule insult taunt jeer banter rally To Deride Ridicule Mock Taunt A man may ridicule without any unkindness of feeling his object may be to correct as to ridicule the follies of the age He who derides is actuated by a severe a contemptuous spirit as to deride one for his religious principles To mock is stronger and denotes open and scornful derision as to mock at sin To taunt is to reproach with the keenest insult as to taunt one for his misfortunes Ridicule consists more in words than in actions derision and mockery evince themselves in actions as well as words taunts are always expressed in words of extreme bitterness DERIDER Derider n Defn One who derides or laughs at another in contempt a mocker a scoffer DERIDINGLY Deridingly adv Defn By way of derision or mockery DE RIGUEUR De rigueur F See 2d Rigor Defn According to strictness of etiquette rule or the like obligatory strictly required DERISION Derision n Etym L derisio cf F dérision See Deride 1 The act of deriding or the state of being derided mockery scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh the Lord shall have them in derision Ps ii 4 Saderision called Milton 2 An object of derision or scorn a laughingstock I was a derision to all my people Lam iii 14 Syn Scorn mockery contempt insult ridicule DERISIVE Derisive a Defn Expressing serving for or characterized by derision Derisive taunts Pope Derisively adv Derisiveness n DERISORY Derisory a Etym L derisorius cf F dérisoire Defn Derisive mocking Shaftesbury DERIVABLE Derivable a Etym From Derive Defn That can be derived obtainable by transmission capable of being known by inference as from premises or data capable of being traced as from a radical as income is derivable from various sources All honor derivable upon me South The exquisite pleasure derivable from the true and beautiful relations of domestic life H G Bell The argument derivable from the doxologies J H Newman DERIVABLY Derivably adv Defn By derivation DERIVAL Derival n Defn Derivation R The derival of e from a Earle DERIVATE Derivate a Etym L derivatus p p of derivare See Derive Defn Derived derivative R H Taylor n Defn A thing derived a derivative R DERIVATE Derivate v t Defn To derive Obs Huloet DERIVATION Derivation n Etym L derivatio cf F dérivation See Derive 1 A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source Obs T Burnet 2 The act of receiving anything from a source the act of procuring an effect from a cause means or condition as profits from capital conclusions or opinions from evidence As touching traditional communication I do not doubt but many of those truths have had the help of that derivation Sir M Hale 3 The act of tracing origin or descent as in grammar or genealogy as the derivation of a word from an Aryan root 4 The state or method of being derived the relation of origin when established or asserted 5 That from which a thing is derived 6 That which is derived a derivative a deduction From the Euphrates into an artificial derivation of that river Gibbon 7 Math Defn The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law called the law of derivation as the of differentiation or of integration 8 Med Defn A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another to relieve or lessen a morbid process DERIVATIONAL Derivational a Defn Relating to derivation Earle DERIVATIVE Derivative a Etym L derivativus cf F dérivatif Defn Obtained by derivation derived not radical original or fundamental originating deduced or formed from something else secondary as a derivative conveyance a derivative word Derivative circulation a modification of the circulation found in some parts of the body in which the arteries empty directly into the veins without the interposition of capillaries Flint Derivatively adv Derivativeness n DERIVATIVE Derivative n 1 That which is derived anything obtained or deduced from another 2 Gram Defn A word formed from another word by a prefix or suffix an internal modification or some other change a word which takes its origin from a root 3 Mus Defn A chord not fundamental but obtained from another by inversion or vice versa a ground tone or root implied in its harmonics in an actual chord 4 Med Defn An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation in the medical sense 5 Math Defn A derived function a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process Note Except in the mode of derivation the derivative is the same as the differential coefficient See Differential coefficient under Differential 6 Chem Defn A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it thus the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia and the hydrocarbons are derivatives of methane benzene etc DERIVE Derive v t imp p p Derived p pr vb n Deriving Etym F dériver L derivare de rivus stream brook See Rival 1 To turn the course of as water to divert and distribute into subordinate channels to diffuse to communicate to transmit followed by to into on upon Obs For fear it water choke up the pits they the workman derive it by other drains Holland Her due loves derived to that vile witchs share Spenser Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah Jer Taylor 2 To receive as from a source or origin to obtain by descent or by transmission to draw to deduce followed by from 3 To trace the origin descent or derivation of to recognize transmission of as he derives this word from the AngloSaxon From these two causes an ancient set of physicians derived all diseases Arbuthnot 4 Chem Defn To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution as to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon Syn To trace deduce infer DERIVE Derive v i Defn To flow to have origin to descend to proceed to be deduced Shak Power from heaven Derives and monarchs rule by gods appointed Prior DERIVEMENT Derivement n Defn That which is derived deduction inference Obs I offer these derivements from these subjects W Montagu DERIVER Deriver n Defn One who derives DERK Derk a Defn Dark Obs Chaucer DERM derm Etym See Derm n Defn A suffix or terminal formative much used in anatomical terms and signifying skin integument covering as blastoderm ectoderm etc DERM Derm n Etym Gr derme See Tear v t 1 The integument of animal the skin 2 Anat Defn See Dermis DERMA Derma n Etym NL See Derm Anat Defn See Dermis DERMAL Dermal a Etym From Derm 1 Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals dermic as the dermal secretions 2 Anat Defn Pertaining to the dermis or true skin DERMAPTERA DERMAPTERAN Dermaptera Dermapteran n Zoöl Defn See Dermoptera Dermopteran DERMATIC DERMATINE Dermatic Dermatine a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to the skin DERMATITIS Dermatitis n Etym NL fr Gr itis Med Defn Inflammation of the skin DERMATOGEN Dermatogen n Etym Gr gen Bot Defn Nascent epidermis or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition DERMATOGEN Dermatogen n Etym Gr gen Bot Defn Nascent epidermis or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition DERMATOGRAPHY Dermatography n Etym Gr graphy Defn An anatomical description of or treatise on the skin DERMATOID Dermatoid a Etym Gr oid cf F dermatoïde Cf Dermoid Defn Resembling DERMATOLOGIST Dermatologist n Defn One who discourses on the skin and its diseases one versed in dermatology DERMATOLOGY Dermatology n Etym Gr logy cf F dermatologie Defn The science which treats of the skin its structure functions and diseases DERMATOPATHIC Dermatopathic a Etym Gr Med Defn Of or pertaining to skin diseases or their cure DERMATOPHYTE Dermatophyte n Etym Gr Med Defn A vegetable parasite infesting the skin DERMESTES Dermestes n Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of coleopterous insects the larvæ of which feed animal substances They are very destructive to dries meats skins woolens and furs The most common species is D lardarius known as the bacon beetle DERMESTOID Dermestoid a Etym Dermestes oid Zoöl Defn Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes The carpet beetle called the buffalo moth is a dermestoid beetle Pop Sci Monthly DERMIC Dermic a 1 Relating to the derm or skin 2 Anat Defn Pertaining to the dermis dermal Underneath each nail the deep or dermic layer of the integument is peculiarly modified Huxley Dermic remedies Med such as act through the skin DERMIS Dermis n Etym NL See Derm Anat Defn The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis called also true skin derm derma corium cutis and enderon See Skin and Illust in Appendix DERMOBRANCHIATA Dermobranchiata n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn A group of nudibranch mollusks without special gills DERMOBRANCHIATE Dermobranchiate a Etym Derm branchiate Zoöl Defn Having the skin modified to serve as a gill DERMOHAEMAL Dermohæmal a Anat Defn Pertaining to or in relation with both dermal and hæmal structures as the dermohæmal spines or ventral fin rays of fishes DERMOID Dermoid a Etym Derm oid cf F dermoïde Defn Same as Dermatoid Dermoid cyst Med a cyst containing skin or structures connected with skin such as hair DERMONEURAL Dermoneural a Anat Defn Pertaining to or in relation with both dermal and neural structures as the dermoneural spines or dorsal fin rays of fishes Owen DERMOPATHIC Dermopathic a Med Defn Dermatopathic DERMOPHYTE Dermophyte n Defn A dermatophyte DERMOPTERA Dermoptera n pl Etym NL fr Gr 1 Zoöl Defn The division of insects which includes the earwigs Forticulidæ 2 Zoöl Defn A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web of skin between the fore and hind legs of which the colugo Galeopithecus is the type See Colugo 3 Zoöl Defn An order of Mammalia the Cheiroptera Written also Dermaptera and Dermatoptera DERMOPTERAN Dermopteran n Zoöl Defn An insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous and does not use them in flight as the earwig DERMOPTERI Dermopteri n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn Same as Dermopterygii DERMOPTERYGII Dermopterygii n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of fishlike animals including the Marsipobranchiata and Leptocardia DERMOSKELETON Dermoskeleton n Etym Derm skeleton Anat Defn See Exoskeleton DERMOSTOSIS Dermostosis n Etym NL from Gr Physiol Defn Ossification of the dermis DERN Dern n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn A gatepost or doorpost Local Eng C Kingsley DERN Dern a Etym See Dearn a 1 Hidden concealed secret Obs Ye must be full dern Chaucer 2 Solitary sad Obs Dr H More DERNE Derne v t i Etym AS dyrnan to hide See Dern a Dearn a Defn To hide to skulk Scot He at length escaped them by derning himself in a foxearth H Miller DERNFUL Dernful a Defn Secret hence lonely sad mournful Obs Dernful noise Spenser DERNIER Dernier a Etym F from OF darrein derrain See Darrein Defn Last final Dernier ressort Etym F last resort or expedient DERNLY Dernly adv Defn Secretly grievously mournfully Obs Spenser DEROGANT Derogant a Etym L derogans p pr Defn Derogatory R T Adams DEROGATE Derogate v t imp p p Derogated p pr vb n Derogating Etym L derogatus p p of derogare to derogate de rogare to ask to ask the people about a law See Rogation 1 To annul in part to repeal partly to restrict to limit the action of said of a law By several contrary customs many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated Sir M Hale 2 To lessen to detract from to disparage to depreciate said of a person or thing R Anything that should derogate minish or hurt his glory and his name Sir T More DEROGATE Derogate v i 1 To take away to detract to withdraw usually with from If we did derogate from them whom their industry hath made great Hooker It derogates little from his fortitude while it adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity Burke 2 To act beneath ones rank place birth or character to degenerate R You are a fool granted therefore your issues being foolish do not derogate Shak Would Charles X derogate from his ancestors Would he be the degenerate scion of that royal line Hazlitt DEROGATE Derogate n Etym L derogatus p p Defn Diminished in value dishonored degraded R Shak DEROGATELY Derogately adv Defn In a derogatory manner DEROGATION Derogation n Etym L derogatio cf F dérogation 1 The act of derogating partly repealing or lessening in value disparagement detraction depreciation followed by of from or to I hope it is no derogation to the Christian religion Locke He counted it no derogation of his manhood to be seen to weep F W Robertson 2 Stock Exch Defn An alteration of or subtraction from a contract for a sale of stocks DEROGATIVE Derogative a Defn Derogatory Derogatively adv R Sir T Browne DEROGATOR Derogator n Etym L Defn A detractor DEROGATORILY Derogatorily adv Defn In a derogatory manner disparagingly Aubrey DEROGATORINESS Derogatoriness n Defn Quality of being derogatory DEROGATORY Derogatory a Defn Tending to derogate or lessen in value expressing derogation detracting injurious with from to or unto Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent Parliaments bind not Blackstone His language was severely censured by some of his brother peers as derogatory to their other Macaulay Derogatory clause in a testament Law a sentence of secret character inserted by the testator alone of which he reserves the knowledge to himself with a condition that no will he may make thereafter shall be valid unless this clause is inserted word for word a precaution to guard against later wills extorted by violence or obtained by suggestion DEROTREMATA Derotremata n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The tribe of aquatic Amphibia which includes Amphiuma Menopoma etc They have permanent gill openings but no external gills called also Cryptobranchiata Written also Derotrema DERRE Derre a Defn Dearer Obs Chaucer DERRICK Derrick n Etym Orig a gallows from a hangman named Derrick The name is of Dutch origin D Diederik Dierryk prop meaning chief of the people cf AS peódric E Theodoric G Dietrich See Dutch and Rich Defn A mast spar or tall frame supported at the top by stays or guys with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights as stones in building Derrick crane a combination of the derrick and the crane having facility for hoisting and also for swinging the load horizontally DERRING Derring a Defn Daring or warlike Obs Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed Spenser DERRINGER Derringer n Etym From the American inventor Defn A kind of shortbarreled pocket pistol of very large caliber often carrying a halfounce ball DERTH Derth n Defn Dearth scarcity Obs Spenser DERTROTHECA Dertrotheca n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The horny covering of the end of the bill of birds DERVISH DERVISE DERVIS Dervish Dervise Dervis n Etym Per derw fr OPer derew to beg ask alms cf F derviche Defn A Turkish or Persian monk especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life DERWORTH Derworth a Etym AS deórwurpe lit dearworth Defn Precious Obs Piers Plowman DESCANT Descant n Etym OF descant deschant F déchant discant LL discantus fr L dis cantus singing melody fr canere to sing See Chant and cf Descant v i Discant 1 Mus a Originally a double song a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor a variation of an air a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song b The upper voice in part music c The canto cantus or soprano voice the treble Grove Twenty doctors expound one text twenty ways as children make descant upon plain song Tyndale She the nightingale all night long her amorous descant sung Milton Note The term has also been used synonymously with counterpoint or polyphony which developed out of the French déchant of the 12th century 2 A discourse formed on its theme like variations on a musical air a comment or comments Upon that simplest of themes how magnificent a descant De Quincey DESCANT Descant v i imp p p Descanted p pr vb n Descanting Etym From descant n or directly fr OF descanter deschanter L dis cantare to sing 1 To sing a variation or accomplishment 2 To comment freely to discourse with fullness and particularity to discourse at large A virtuous man should be pleased to find people descanting on his actions Addison DESCANTER Descanter n Defn One who descants DESCEND Descend v i imp p p Descended p pr vb n Descending Etym F descendre L descendere descensum de scandere to climb See Scan 1 To pass from a higher to a lower place to move downwards to come or go down in any way as by falling flowing walking etc to plunge to fall to incline downward the opposite of ascend The rain descended and the floods came Matt vii 25 We will here descend to matters of later date Fuller 2 To enter mentally to retire Poetic He with holiest meditations fed Into himself descended Milton 3 To make an attack or incursion as if from a vantage ground to come suddenly and with violence with on or upon And on the suitors let thy wrath descend Pope 4 To come down to a lower less fortunate humbler less virtuous or worse state or station to lower or abase ones self as he descended from his high estate 5 To pass from the more general or important to the particular or less important matters to be considered 6 To come down as from a source original or stock to be derived to proceed by generation or by transmission to fall or pass by inheritance as the beggar may descend from a prince a crown descends to the heir 7 Anat Defn To move toward the south or to the southward 8 Mus Defn To fall in pitch to pass from a higher to a lower tone DESCEND Descend v t Defn To go down upon or along to pass from a higher to a lower part of as they descended the river in boats to descend a ladder But never tears his cheek descended Byron DESCENDANT Descendant a Etym F descendant p pr of descendre Cf Descendent Defn Descendent DESCENDANT Descendant n Defn One who descends as offspring however remotely correlative to ancestor or ascendant Our first parents and their descendants Hale The descendant of so many kings and emperors Burke DESCENDENT Descendent a Etym L descendens entis p pr of descendre Cf Descendant Defn Descending falling proceeding from an ancestor or source More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race Pope DESCENDER Descender n Defn One who descends DESCENDIBILITY Descendibility n Defn The quality of being descendible capability of being transmitted from ancestors as the descendibility of an estate DESCENDIBLE Descendible a 1 Admitting descent capable of being descended 2 That may descend from an ancestor to an heir A descendant estate Sir W Jones DESCENDING Descending a Defn Of or pertaining to descent moving downwards Descending constellations or signs Astron those through which the planets descent toward the south Descending node Astron that point in a planets orbit where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward Descending series Math a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding one also a series arranged according to descending powers of a quantity DESCENDINGLY Descendingly adv Defn In a descending manner DESCENSION Descension n Etym OF descension L descensio See Descent Defn The act of going downward descent falling or sinking declension degradation Oblique descension Astron the degree or arc of the equator which descends with a celestial object below the horizon of an oblique sphere Right descension the degree or arc of the equator which descends below the horizon of a right sphere at the same time with the object Obs DESCENSIONAL Descensional a Defn Pertaining to descension Johnson DESCENSIVE Descensive a Defn Tending to descend tending downwards descending Smart DESCENSORY Descensory n Etym NL descensorium cf OF descensoire See Descend Defn A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils DESCENT Descent n Etym F descente fr descendre like vente from vendre See Descend 1 The act of descending or passing downward change of place from higher to lower 2 Incursion sudden attack especially hostile invasion from sea often followed by upon or on as to make a descent upon the enemy The United Provinces ordered public prayer to God when they feared that the French and English fleets would make a descent upon their coasts Jortin 3 Progress downward as in station virtue as in station virtue and the like from a higher to a lower state from a higher to a lower state from the more to the less important from the better to the worse etc 2 Derivation as from an ancestor procedure by generation lineage birth extraction Dryden 5 Law Defn Transmission of an estate by inheritance usually but not necessarily in the descending line title to inherit an estate by reason of consanguinity Abbott 6 Inclination downward a descending way inclined or sloping surface declivity slope as a steep descent 7 That which is descended descendants issue If care of our descent perplex us most Which must be born to certain woe Milton 8 A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation a degree in the scale of genealogy a generation No man living is a thousand descents removed from Adam himself Hooker 9 Lowest place extreme downward place R And from the extremest upward of thy head To the descent and dust below thy foot Shak 10 Mus Defn A passing from a higher to a lower tone Syn Declivity slope degradation extraction lineage assault invasion attack DESCRIBABLE Describable a Defn That can be described capable of description DESCRIBE Describe v t imp p p Described p pr vb n Describing Etym L describere descriptum de scribere to write cf OE descriven OF descrivre F décrire See Scribe and cf Descry 1 To represent by drawing to draw a plan of to delineate to trace or mark out as to describe a circle by the compasses a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle 2 To represent by words written or spoken to give an account of to make known to others by words or signs as the geographer describes countries and cities 3 To distribute into parts groups or classes to mark off to class Obs Passed through the land and described it by cities into seven parts in a book Josh xviii 9 Syn To set forth represent delineate relate recount narrate express explain depict portray chracterize DESCRIBE Describe v i Defn To use the faculty of describing to give a description as Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty DESCRIBENT Describent n Etym L describens p pr of describere Geom Defn Same as Generatrix DESCRIBER Describer n Defn One who describes DESCRIER Descrier n Defn One who descries DESCRIPTION Description n Etym F description L descriptio See Describe 1 The act of describing a delineation by marks or signs 2 A sketch or account of anything in words a portraiture or representation in language an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species Milton has descriptions of morning D Webster 3 A class to which a certain representation is applicable kind sort A difference between them and another description of public creditors A Hamilton The plates were all of the meanest description Macaulay Syn Account definition recital relation detail narrative narration explanation delineation representation kind sort See Definition DESCRIPTIVE Descriptive a Etym L descriptivus cf F descriptif Defn Tending to describe having the quality of representing containing description as a descriptive figure a descriptive phrase a descriptive narration a story descriptive of the age Descriptive anatomy that part of anatomy which treats of the forms and relations of parts but not of their textures Descriptive geometry that branch of geometry which treats of the graphic solution of problems involving three dimensions by means of projections upon auxiliary planes Davies Peck Math Dict Descriptively adv Descriptiveness n DESCRIVE Descrive v t Etym OF descrivre See Describe Defn To describe Obs Spenser DESCRY Descry v t imp p p Descried p pr vb n Descrying Etym OE descrien discrien to espy prob from the proclaiming of what was espied fr OF descrier to proclaim cry down decry F décrier The word was confused somewhat with OF descriven E describe OF descrivre from L describere See Decry 1 To spy out or discover by the eye as objects distant or obscure to espy to recognize to discern to discover And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel Judg i 23 Edmund I think is gone to descry The strength o the enemy Shak And now their way to earth they had descried Milton 2 To discover to disclose to reveal R His purple robe he had thrown aside lest it should descry him Milton Syn To see behold espy discover discern DESCRY Descry Defn Discovery or view as of an army seen at a distance Obs Near and on speedy foot the main descry Stands on the hourly thought Shak DESECATE Desecate v t Etym L desecare to cut off Defn To cut as with a scythe to mow Obs DESECRATE Desecrate v t imp p p Desecrated p pr vb n Desecrating Etym L desecratus p p of desecrare also desacrare to consecrate dedicate but taken in the sense if to divest of a sacred character de sacrare to consecrate fr sacer sacred See Sacred Defn To divest of a sacred character or office to divert from a sacred purpose to violate the sanctity of to profane to put to an unworthy use the opposite of consecrate The Russian clergy can not suffer corporal punishment without being previously desecrated W Tooke The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those who should desecrate their donations Salmon DESECRATER Desecrater n Defn One who desecrates a profaner Harpers Mag DESECRATION Desecration n Defn The act of desecrating profanation condition of anything desecrated DESECRATOR Desecrator n Defn One who desecrates Desecrators of the church Morley DESEGMENTATION Desegmentation n Anat Defn The loss or obliteration of division into segments as a desegmentation of the body DESERT Desert n Etym OF deserte desserte merit recompense fr deservir desservir to merit See Deserve Defn That which is deserved the reward or the punishment justly due claim to recompense usually in a good sense right to reward merit According to their deserts will I judge them Ezek vii 27 Andronicus surnamed Pius For many good and great deserts to Rome Shak His reputation falls far below his desert A Hamilton Syn Merit worth excellence due DESERT Desert n Etym F désert L desertum from desertus solitary desert pp of deserere to desert de serere to join together See Series 1 A deserted or forsaken region a barren tract incapable of supporting population as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are destitute and vegetation A dreary desert and a gloomy waste Pope 2 A tract which may be capable of sustaining a population but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated a wilderness a solitary place He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the Lord Is li 3 Note Also figuratively Before her extended Dreary and vast and silent the desert of life Longfellow DESERT Desert a Etym Cf L desertus p p of deserere and F désert See 2d Desert Defn Of or pertaining to a desert forsaken without life or cultivation unproductive waste barren wild desolate solitary as they landed on a desert island He went aside privately into a desert place Luke ix 10 Full many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air Gray Desert flora Bot the assemblage of plants growing naturally in a desert or in a dry and apparently unproductive place Desert hare Zoöl a small hare Lepus sylvaticus var Arizonæ inhabiting the deserts of the Western United States Desert mouse Zoöl an American mouse Hesperomys eremicus living in the Western deserts DESERT Desert v t imp p p Deserted p pr vb n Deserting Etym Cf L desertus p p of deserere to desert F déserter See 2d Desert 1 To leave especially something which one should stay by and support to leave in the lurch to abandon to forsake implying blame except sometimes when used of localities as to desert a friend a principle a cause ones country The deserted fortress Prescott 2 Mil Defn To abandon the service without leave to forsake in violation of duty to abscond from as to desert the army to desert ones colors DESERT Desert v i Defn To abandon a service without leave to quit military service without permission before the expiration of ones term to abscond The soldiers deserted in numbers Bancroft Syn To abandon forsake leave relinquish renounce quit depart from abdicate See Abandon DESERTER Deserter n Defn One who forsakes a duty a cause or a party a friend or any one to whom he owes service especially a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave one guilty of desertion DESERTFUL Desertful a Defn Meritorious R Beau Fl DESERTION Desertion n Etym L desertio cf F désertion 1 The act of deserting or forsaking abandonment of a service a cause a party a friend or any post of duty the quitting of ones duties willfully and without right esp an absconding from military or naval service Such a resignation would have seemed to his superior a desertion or a reproach Bancroft 2 The state of being forsaken desolation as the king in his desertion 3 Abandonment by God spiritual despondency The spiritual agonies of a soul under desertion South DESERTLESS Desertless a Defn Without desert R DESERTLESSLY Desertlessly adv Defn Undeservedly R Beau Fl DESERTNESS Desertness n Defn A deserted condition R The desertness of the country Udall DESERTRIX DESERTRICE Desertrix Desertrice n Etym L desertrix Defn A feminine deserter Milton DESERVE Deserve v t imp p p Deserved p pr vb n Deserving Etym OF deservir desservir to merit L deservire to serve zealously be devoted to de servire to serve See Serve 1 To earn by service to be worthy of something due either good or evil to merit to be entitled to as the laborer deserves his wages a work of value deserves praise God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth Job xi 6 John Gay deserved to be a favorite Thackeray Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension Burke 2 To serve to treat to benefit Obs A man that hath So well deserved me Massinger DESERVE Deserve v i Defn To be worthy of recompense usually with ill or with well One man may merit or deserve of another South DESERVEDLY Deservedly adv Defn According to desert whether good or evil justly DESERVEDNESS Deservedness n Defn Meritoriousness DESERVER Deserver n Defn One who deserves DESERVING Deserving n Defn Desert merit A person of great deservings from the republic Swift DESERVING Deserving a Defn Meritorious worthy as a deserving or act Deservingly adv DESHABILLE Deshabille n Etym F déshabillé fr déshabiller to undress pref dés L dis habiller to dress See Habiliment and cf Dishabille Defn An undress a careless toilet DESICCANT Desiccant a Etym L desiccans p pr of desiccare See Desiccate Defn Drying desiccative n Defn Med A medicine or application for drying up a sore Wiseman DESICCATE Desiccate v t imp p p Desiccated p pr vb n Desiccating Etym L desiccatus p p of desiccare to dry up de siccare to dry siccus dry See Sack wine Defn To dry up to deprive or exhaust of moisture to preserve by drying as to desiccate fish or fruit Bodies desiccated by heat or age Bacon DESICCATE Desiccate v i Defn To become dry DESICCATION Desiccation n Etym Cf F dessiccation Defn The act of desiccating or the state of being desiccated DESICCATIVE Desiccative a Etym Cf F dessicatif Defn Drying tending to dry Ferrand n Med Defn An application for drying up secretions DESICCATOR Desiccator n 1 One who or that which desiccates 2 Chem Defn A short glass jar fitted with an airtight cover and containing some desiccating agent as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride above which is suspended the material to be dried or preserved from moisture DESICCATORY Desiccatory a Defn Desiccative DESIDERABLE Desiderable a Defn Desirable R Good and desiderable things Holland DESIDERATA Desiderata n pl Defn See Desideratum DESIDERATE Desiderate v t imp p p Desiderated p pr vb n Desiderating Etym L desideratus p p of desiderare to desire miss See Desire and cf Desideratum Defn To desire to feel the want of to lack to miss to want Pray have the goodness to point out one word missing that ought to have been there please to insert a desiderated stanza You can not Prof Wilson Men were beginning to desiderate for them an actual abode of fire A W Ward DESIDERATION Desideration n Etym L desideratio Defn Act of desiderating also the thing desired R Jeffrey DESIDERATIVE Desiderative a Etym L desiderativus Defn Denoting desire as desiderative verbs DESIDERATIVE Desiderative n 1 An object of desire 2 Gram Defn A verb formed from another verb by a change of termination and expressing the desire of doing that which is indicated by the primitive verb DESIDERATUM Desideratum n pl Desiderata Etym L fr desideratus p p See Desiderate Defn Anything desired that of which the lack is felt a want generally felt and acknowledge DESIDIOSE DESIDIOUS Desidiose Desidious a Etym L desidiosus fr desidia a sitting idle fr desid to sit idle de sed to sit Defn Idle lazy Obs DESIDIOUSNESS Desidiousness n Defn The state or quality of being desidiose or indolent Obs N Bacon DESIGHT Desight n Etym Pref de sight Defn An unsightly object Obs DESIGHTMENT Desightment n Defn The act of making unsightly disfigurement R To substitute jury masts at whatever desightment or damage in risk London Times DESIGN Design v t imp p p Designed p pr vb n Designing Etym F désigner to designate cf F dessiner to draw dessin drawing dessein a plan or scheme all ultimately from L designare to designate de signare to mark mark out signum mark sign See Sign and cf Design n Designate 1 To draw preliminary outline or main features of to sketch for a pattern or model to delineate to trace out to draw Dryden 2 To mark out and exhibit to designate to indicate to show to point out to appoint We shall see Justice design the victors chivalry Shak Meet me tomorrow where the master And this fraternity shall design Beau Fl 3 To create or produce as a work of art to form a plan or scheme of to form in idea to invent to project to lay out in the mind as a man designs an essay a poem a statue or a cathedral 4 To intend or purpose usually with for before the remote object but sometimes with to Ask of politicians the end for which laws were originally designed Burke He was designed to the study of the law Dryden Syn To sketch plan purpose intend propose project mean DESIGN Design v i Defn To form a design or designs to plan Design for to intend to go to Obs From this city she designed for Collin Cologne Evelyn DESIGN Design n Etym Cf dessein dessin 1 A preliminary sketch an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed as of a picture a building or a decoration a delineation a plan 2 A plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done preliminary conception idea intended to be expressed in a visible form or carried into action intention purpose often used in a bad sense for evil intention or purpose scheme plot The vast design and purposTennyson The leaders of that assembly who withstood the designs of a besotted woman Hallam A settled design upon another mans life Locke How little he could guess the secret designs of the court Macaulay 3 Specifically intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the adaptation of means to an end as the argument from design 4 The realization of an inventive or decorative plan esp a work of decorative art considered as a new creation conception or plan shown in completed work as this carved panel is a fine design or of a fine design 5 Mus Defn The invention and conduct of the subject the disposition of every part and the general order of the whole Arts of design those into which the designing of artistic forms and figures enters as a principal part as architecture painting engraving sculpture School of design one in which are taught the invention and delineation of artistic or decorative figures patterns and the like Syn Intention purpose scheme project plan idea Design Intention Purpose Design has reference to something definitely aimed at Intention points to the feelings or desires with which a thing is sought Purpose has reference to a settled choice or determination for its attainment I had no design to injure you means it was no part of my aim or object I had no intention to injure you means I had no wish or desire of that kind My purpose was directly the reverse makes the case still stronger Is he a prudent man that lays designs only for a day without any prospect to the remaining part of his life Tillotson I wish others the same intention and greater successes Sir W Temple It is the purpose that makes strong the vow Shak DESIGNABLE Designable a Defn Capable of being designated or distinctly marked out distinguishable Boyle DESIGNATE Designate a Etym L designatus p p of designare See Design v t Defn Designated appointed chosen R Sir G Buck DESIGNATE Designate v t imp p p Designated p pr vb n Designating 1 To mark out and make known to point out to name to indicate to show to distinguish by marks or description to specify as to designate the boundaries of a country to designate the rioters who are to be arrested 2 To call by a distinctive title to name 3 To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty with to or for to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station Syn To name denominate style entitle characterize describe DESIGNATION Designation n Etym L designatio cf F désignation 1 The act of designating a pointing out or showing indication 2 Selection and appointment for a purpose allotment direction 3 That which designates a distinguishing mark or name distinctive title appellation The usual designation of the days of the week Whewell 4 Use or application import intention signification as of a word or phrase Finite and infinite seem to be attributed primarily in their first designation only to those things have parts Locke DESIGNATIVE Designative a Etym Cf F désignatif Defn Serving to designate or indicate pointing out DESIGNATOR Designator n Etym L 1 Rom Antiq Defn An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies 2 One who designates DESIGNATORY Designatory a Defn Serving to designate designative indicating R DESIGNEDLY Designedly adv Defn By design purposely intentionally opposed to accidentally ignorantly or inadvertently DESIGNER Designer n 1 One who designs marks out or plans a contriver 2 Fine Arts Defn One who produces or creates original works of art or decoration 3 A plotter a schemer used in a bad sense DESIGNFUL Designful a Defn Full of design scheming R Designfulness n R Barrow DESIGNING Designing a Defn Intriguing artful scheming as a designing man DESIGNING Designing n Defn The act of making designs or sketches the act of forming designs or plans DESIGNLESS Designless a Defn Without design Obs Designlessly adv Obs DESIGNMENT Designment n 1 Delineation sketch design ideal invention Obs For though that some mean artists skill were shown In mingling colors or in placing light Yet still the fair designment was his own Dryden 2 Design purpose scheme Obs Shak DESILVER Desilver v t Defn To deprive of silver as to desilver lead DESILVERIZATION Desilverization n Defn The act or the process of freeing from silver also the condition resulting from the removal of silver DESILVERIZE Desilverize v t Defn To deprive or free from silver to remove silver from DESINENCE Desinence n Etym Cf F désinence Defn Termination ending Bp Hall DESINENT Desinent a Etym L desinens p pr of desinere desitum to leave off cease de sinere to let allow Defn Ending forming an end lowermost Obs Their desinent parts fish B Jonson DESINENTIAL Desinential a Etym Cf F désinentiel Defn Terminal Furthermore b as a desinential element has a dynamic function Fitzed Hall DESIPIENT Desipient a Etym L desipiens p pr of desipere to be foolish de sapere to be wise Defn Foolish silly trifling R DESIRABILITY Desirability n Defn The state or quality of being desirable desirableness DESIRABLE Desirable a Etym F désirable fr L desiderabilis See Desire v t Defn Worthy of desire or longing fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess pleasing agreeable All of them desirable young men Ezek xxiii 12 As things desirable excite Desire and objects move the appetite Blackmore DESIRABLENESS Desirableness n Defn The quality of being desirable The desirableness of the Austrian alliance Froude DESIRABLY Desirably adv Defn In a desirable manner DESIRE Desire v t imp p p Desired p pr vb n Desiring Etym F désirer L desiderare origin uncertain perh fr de sidus star constellation and hence orig to turn the eyes from the stars Cf Consider and Desiderate and see Sidereal 1 To long for to wish for earnestly to covet Neither shall any man desire thy land Ex xxxiv 24 Ye desire your child to live Tennyson 2 To express a wish for to entreat to request Then she said Did I desire a son of my lord 2 Kings iv 28 Desire him to go in trouble him no more Shak 3 To require to demand to claim Obs A doleful case desires a doleful song Spenser 4 To miss to regret Obs She shall be pleasant while she lives and desired when she dies Jer Taylor Syn To long for hanker after covet wish ask request solicit entreat beg To Desire Wish In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish I wish you to do this is a milder form of command than I desire you to do this though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the usage C J Smith DESIRE Desire n Etym F désir fr désirer See Desire v t 1 The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession an eager wish to obtain or enjoy Unspeakable desire to see and know Milton 2 An expressed wish a request petition And slowly was my mother brought To yield consent to my desire Tennyson 3 Anything which is desired an object of longing The Desire of all nations shall come Hag ii 7 4 Excessive or morbid longing lust appetite 5 Grief regret Obs Chapman Syn Wish appetency craving inclination eagerness aspiration longing DESIREFUL Desireful a Defn Filled with desire eager R The desireful troops Godfrey 1594 DESIREFULNESS Desirefulness n Defn The state of being desireful eagerness to obtain and possess R The desirefulness of our minds much augmenteth and increaseth our pleasure Udall DESIRELESS Desireless a Defn Free from desire Donne DESIRER Desirer n Defn One who desires asks or wishes DESIROUS Desirous a Etym F désireux OF desiros fr desir See Desire n Defn Feeling desire eagerly wishing solicitous eager to obtain covetous Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him John xvi 19 Be not desirous of his dainties Prov xxiii 3 DESIROUSLY Desirously adv Defn With desire eagerly DESIROUSNESS Desirousness n Defn The state of being desirous DESIST Desist v i imp p p Desisted p pr vb n Desisting Etym L desistere de sistere to stand stop fr stare to stand cf F désister See Stand Defn To cease to proceed or act to stop to forbear often with from Never desisting to do evil E Hall To desist from his bad practice Massinger Desist thou art discernd And toilst in vain Milton DESISTANCE Desistance n Etym Cf F desistance Defn The act or state of desisting cessation R Boyle If fatigue of body or brain were in every case followed by desistance then would the system be but seldom out of working order H Spencer DESISTIVE Desistive a Etym See Desist Defn Final conclusive ending R DESITION Desition n Etym See Desinent Defn An end or ending R DESITIVE Desitive a Defn Final serving to complete conclusive Obs Desitive propositions I Watts DESITIVE Desitive n Logic Defn A proposition relating to or expressing an end or conclusion Obs I Watts DESK Desk n Etym OE deske the same word as dish disk See Dish and cf Disk 1 A table frame or case usually with sloping top but often with flat top for the use writers and readers It often has a drawer or repository underneath 2 A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached also esp in the United States a pulpit Hence used symbolically for the clerical profession DESK Desk v t imp p p Desked p pr vb n Desking Defn To shut up as in a desk to treasure DESKWORK Deskwork n Defn Work done at a desk as by a clerk or writer Tennyson DESMAN Desman n Etym Cf Sw desman musk Zoöl Defn An amphibious insectivorous mammal found in Russia Myogale moschata It is allied to the moles but is called muscrat by some English writers Written also dæsman DESMID DESMIDIAN Desmid Desmidian n Etym Gr Bot Defn A microscopic plant of the family Desmidiæ a group of unicellular algæ in which the species have a greenish color and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of two coalescing halves DESMINE Desmine n Etym Gr Min Defn Same as Stilbite It commonly occurs in bundles or tufts of crystals DESMOBACTERIA Desmobacteria n pl Etym Gr bacteria Defn See Microbacteria DESMODONT Desmodont n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A member of a group of South American bloodsucking bats of the genera Desmodus and Diphylla See Vampire DESMOGNATHOUS Desmognathous a Etym Gr desmos bond Zoöl Defn Having the maxillopalatine bones united applied to a group of carinate birds Desmognathæ including various wading and swimming birds as the ducks and herons and also raptorial and other kinds DESMOID Desmoid a Etym Gr desmos ligament oid Anat Defn Resembling or having the characteristics of a ligament ligamentous DESMOLOGY Desmology n Etym Gr desmos ligament logy Defn The science which treats of the ligaments R DESMOMYARIA Desmomyaria n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The division of Tunicata which includes the Salpæ See Salpa DESOLATE Desolate a Etym L desolatus p p of desolare to leave alone forsake de solare to make lonely solus alone See Sole a 1 Destitute or deprived of inhabitants deserted uninhabited hence gloomy as a desolate isle a desolate wilderness a desolate house I will make Jerusalem a den of dragons and I will make the cities of Judah desolate without an inhabitant Jer ix 11 And the silvery marish flowers that throng The desolate creeks and pools among Tennyson 2 Laid waste in a ruinous condition neglected destroyed as desolate altars 3 Left alone forsaken lonely comfortless Have mercy upon for I am desolate Ps xxv 16 Voice of the poor and desolate Keble 4 Lost to shame dissolute Obs Chaucer 5 Destitute of lacking in Obs I were right now of tales desolate Chaucer Syn Desert uninhabited lonely waste DESOLATE Desolate v t imp p p Desolated p pr vb n Desolating 1 To make desolate to leave alone to deprive of inhabitants as the earth was nearly desolated by the flood 2 To lay waste to ruin to ravage as a fire desolates a city Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war Sparks DESOLATELY Desolately adv Defn In a desolate manner DESOLATENESS Desolateness n Defn The state of being desolate DESOLATER Desolater n Defn One who or that which desolates or lays waste Mede DESOLATION Desolation n Etym F désolation L desolatio 1 The act of desolating or laying waste destruction of inhabitants depopulation Unto the end of the war desolations are determined Dan ix 26 2 The state of being desolated or laid waste ruin solitariness destitution gloominess You would have sold your king to slaughter And his whole kingdom into desolation Shak 3 A place or country wasted and forsaken How is Babylon become a desolation Jer l 23 Syn Waste ruin destruction havoc devastation ravage sadness destitution melancholy gloom gloominess DESOLATOR Desolator n Etym L Defn Same as Desolater Byron DESOLATORY Desolatory a Etym L desolatorius Defn Causing desolation R Bp Hall DESOPHISTICATE Desophisticate v t Defn To clear from sophism or error R Hare DESOXALIC Desoxalic a Etym F pref des from E oxalic Chem Defn Made or derived from oxalic acid as desoxalic acid DESPAIR Despair v i imp p p Despaired p pr vb n Despairing Etym OE despeiren dispeiren OF desperer fr L desperare de sperare to hope akin to spes hope and perh to spatium space E space speed cf OF espeir hope F espoir Cf Prosper Desperate Defn To be hopeless to have no hope to give up all hope or expectation often with of We despaired even of life 2 Cor i 8 Never despair of Gods blessings here Wake Syn See Despond DESPAIR Despair v t 1 To give up as beyond hope or expectation to despair of Obs I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted Milton 2 To cause to despair Obs Sir W Williams DESPAIR Despair n Etym Cf OF despoir fr desperer 1 Loss of hope utter hopelessness complete despondency We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro Pine with regret or sicken with despair Keble Before he Bunyan was ten his sports were interrupted by fits of remorse and despair Macaulay 2 That which is despaired of The mere despair of surgery he cures Shak Syn Desperation despondency hopelessness DESPAIRER Despairer n Defn One who despairs DESPAIRFUL Despairful a Defn Hopeless Obs Spenser DESPAIRING Despairing a Defn Feeling or expressing despair hopeless Despairingly adv Despairingness n DESPARPLE Desparple v t i Etym OF desparpeillier Defn To scatter to disparkle Obs Mandeville DESPATCH Despatch n v Defn Same as Dispatch DESPECIFICATE Despecificate v t Etym Pref de intens specificate Defn To discriminate to separate according to specific signification or qualities to specificate to desynonymize R Inaptitude and ineptitude have been usefully despecificated Fitzed Hall DESPECIFICATION Despecification n Defn Discrimination DESPECT Despect n Etym L despectus fr despicere See Despite n Defn Contempt R Coleridge DESPECTION Despection n Etym L despectio Defn A looking down a despising R W Montagu DESPEED Despeed v t Defn To send hastily Obs Despeeded certain of their crew Speed DESPEND Despend v t Defn To spend to squander See Dispend Obs Some noble men in Spain can despend Howell DESPERADO Desperado n pl Desperadoes Etym OSp desperado p p of desperar fr L desperare See Desperate Defn A reckless furious man a person urged by furious passions and regardless of consequence a wild ruffian DESPERATE Desperate a Etym L desperatus p p of desperare See Despair and cf Desperado 1 Without hope given to despair hopeless Obs I am desperate of obtaining her Shak 2 Beyond hope causing despair extremely perilous irretrievable past cure or at least extremely dangerous as a desperate disease desperate fortune 3 Proceeding from or suggested by despair without regard to danger or safety reckless furious as a desperate effort Desperate expedients Macaulay 4 Extreme in a bad sense outrageous used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality A desperate offendress against nature Shak The most desperate of reprobates Macaulay Syn Hopeless despairing desponding rash headlong precipitate irretrievable irrecoverable forlorn mad furious frantic DESPERATE Desperate n Defn One desperate or hopeless Obs DESPERATELY Desperately adv Defn In a desperate manner without regard to danger or safety recklessly extremely as the troops fought desperately She fell desperately in love with him Addison DESPERATENESS Desperateness n Defn Desperation virulence DESPERATION Desperation n Etym L desperatio cf OF desperation 1 The act of despairing or becoming desperate a giving up of hope This desperation of success chills all our industry Hammond 2 A state of despair or utter hopeless abandonment of hope extreme recklessness reckless fury In the desperation of the moment the officers even tried to cut their way through with their swords W Irving DESPICABILITY Despicability n Defn Despicableness R Carlyle DESPICABLE Despicable a Etym L despicabilis fr despicari to despise akin to despicere See Despise Defn Fit or deserving to be despised contemptible mean vile worthless as a despicable man despicable company a despicable gift Syn Contemptible mean vile worthless pitiful paltry sordid low base See Contemptible DESPICABLENESS Despicableness n Defn The quality of being despicable meanness vileness worthlessness DESPICABLY Despicably adv Defn In a despicable or mean manner contemptibly as despicably stingy DESPICIENCY Despiciency n Etym L despicientia See Despise Defn A looking down despection Obs DESPISABLE Despisable a Etym Cf OF despisable Defn Despicable contemptible R DESPISAL Despisal n Defn A despising contempt R A despisal of religion South DESPISE Despise v t imp p p Despised p pr vb n Despising Etym OF despis in some forms of despire to despise fr L despicere despectum to look down upon despise de spicere specere to look See Spy and cf Despicable Despite Defn To look down upon with disfavor or contempt to contemn to scorn to disdain to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of Fools despise wisdom and instruction Prov i 7 Men naturally despise those who court them but respect those who do not give way to them Jowett Thucyd Syn To contemn scorn disdain slight undervalue See Contemn DESPISEDNESS Despisedness n Defn The state of being despised DESPISEMENT Despisement n Defn A despising R Holland DESPISER Despiser n Defn One who despises a contemner a scorner DESPISINGLY Despisingly adv Defn Contemptuously DESPITE Despite n Etym OF despit F dépit fr L despectus contempt fr despicere See Despise and cf Spite Despect 1 Malice malignity spite malicious anger contemptuous hate With all thy despite against the land of Israel Ezek xxv 6 2 An act of malice hatred or defiance contemptuous defiance a deed of contempt A despite done against the Most High Milton In despite in defiance of anothers power or inclination In despite of in defiance of in spite of See under Spite Seized my hand in despite of my efforts to the contrary W Irving In your despite in defiance or contempt of you in spite of you Obs DESPITE Despite v t imp p p Despited p pr vb n Despiting Etym OF despitier fr L despectare intens of despicere See Despite n Defn To vex to annoy to offend contemptuously Obs Sir W Raleigh DESPITE Despite prep Defn In spite of against or in defiance of notwithstanding as despite his prejudices Syn See Notwithstanding DESPITEFUL Despiteful a Etym See Despite and cf Spiteful Defn Full of despite expressing malice or contemptuous hate malicious Despitefully adv Despitefulness n Haters of God despiteful proud boasters Rom i 30 Pray for them which despitefully use you Matt v 44 Let us examine him with despitefulness and fortune Book of Wisdom ii 19 DESPITEOUS Despiteous a Etym OE despitous OF despiteus fr despit affected in form by E piteous See Despite Defn Feeling or showing despite malicious angry to excess cruel contemptuous Obs Despiteous reproaches Holland DESPITEOUSLY Despiteously adv Defn Despitefully Obs DESPITOUS Despitous a Defn Despiteous very angry cruel Obs He was to sinful man not despitous Chaucer Despitously adv Obs DESPOIL Despoil v t imp p p Despoiled p pr vb n Despoiling Etym OF despoiller F dépouiller L despoliare despoliatum de spoliare to strip rob spolium spoil booty Cf Spoil Despoliation 1 To strip as of clothing to divest or unclothe Obs Chaucer 2 To deprive for spoil to plunder to rob to pillage to strip to divest usually followed by of The clothed earth is then bare Despoiled is the summer fair Gower A law which restored to them an immense domain of which they had been despoiled Macaulay Despoiled of innocence of faith of bliss Milton Syn To strip deprive rob bereave rifle DESPOIL Despoil n Defn Spoil Obs Wolsey DESPOILER Despoiler n Defn One who despoils DESPOILMENT Despoilment n Defn Despoliation R DESPOLIATION Despoliation n Etym L despoliatio See Despoil Defn A stripping or plundering spoliation Bailey DESPOND Despond v i imp p p Desponded p pr vb n Desponding Etym L despond desponsum to promise away promise in marriage give up to lose courage de spond to promise solemnly See Sponsor Defn To give up the will courage or spirit to be thoroughly disheartened to lose all courage to become dispirited or depressed to take an unhopeful view I should despair or at least despond Scotts Letters Others depress their own minds and despond at the first difficulty Locke We wish that desponding patriotism may turn its eyes hitherward and be assured that foundations of our national power still stand strong D Webster Syn Despond Dispair Despair implies a total loss of hope which despond does not at least in every case yet despondency is often more lasting than despair or than desperation which impels to violent action DESPOND Despond n Defn Despondency Obs The slough of despond Bunyan DESPONDENCE Despondence n Defn Despondency The people when once infected lose their relish for happiness and saunter about with looks of despondence Goldsmith DESPONDENCY Despondency n Defn The state of desponding loss of hope and cessation of effort discouragement depression or dejection of the mind The unhappy prince seemed during some days to be sunk in despondency Macaulay DESPONDENT Despondent a Etym L despondens entis p pr of despond Defn Marked by despondence given to despondence lowspirited as a despondent manner a despondent prisoner Despondently adv DESPONDER Desponder n Defn One who desponds DESPONDINGLY Despondingly adv Defn In a desponding manner DESPONSAGE Desponsage n Etym From L desponsus p p See Despond Defn Betrothal Obs Ethelbert went peaceably to King Offa for desponsage of Athilrid his daughter Foxe DESPONSATE Desponsate v t Etym L desponsatus p p of desponsare intens of despondere to betroth See Despond Defn To betroth Obs Johnson DESPONSATION Desponsation n Etym L desponsatio cf OF desponsation Defn A betrothing betrothal Obs For all this desponsation of her she had not set one step toward the consummation of her marriage Jer Taylor DESPONSORY Desponsory n pl Desponsories Defn A written pledge of marriage Clarendon DESPORT Desport v t i Defn See Disport DESPOT Despot n Etym F despote LL despotus fr Gr potens See Potent 1 A master a lord especially an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally leads to it that cruelty has become associated with despot and tyrant C J Smith 2 One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws a tyrant DESPOTAT Despotat n Etym Cf F despotat Defn The station or government of a despot also the domain of a despot Freeman DESPOTIC DESPOTICAL Despotic Despotical a Etym Gr despotique Defn Having the character of or pertaining to a despot absolute in power possessing and abusing unlimited power evincing despotism tyrannical arbitrary Despotically adv Despoticalness n DESPOTISM Despotism n Etym Cf F despotisme 1 The power spirit or principles of a despot absolute control over others tyrannical sway tyranny The despotism of vice Byron 2 A government which is directed by a despot a despotic monarchy absolutism autocracy Despotism is the only form of government which may with safety to itself neglect the education of its infant poor Bp Horsley DESPOTIST Despotist n Defn A supporter of despotism R DESPOTIZE Despotize v t Defn To act the despot DESPREAD Despread v t i Defn See Dispread DESPUMATE Despumate v t i imp p p Despumated p pr vb n Despumating Etym L despumatus p p of despumare to despume de spumare to foam froth spuma froth scum Defn To throw off impurities in spume to work off in foam or scum to foam DESPUMATION Despumation n Etym L despumatio cf F despumation Defn The act of throwing up froth or scum separation of the scum or impurities from liquids scumming clarification DESPUME Despume v t Etym Cf F despumer See Despumate Defn To free from spume or scum Obs If honey be despumed Holland DESQUAMATE Desquamate v i Etym L desquamatus p p of desquamare to scale off de squama scale Med Defn To peel off in the form of scales to scale off as the skin in certain diseases DESQUAMATION Desquamation n Etym Cf F desquamation Med Defn The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales exfoliation as of bones DESQUAMATIVE DESQUAMATORY Desquamative Desquamatory a Defn Of pertaining to or attended with desquamation DESQUAMATORY Desquamatory n Surg Defn An instrument formerly used in removing the laminæ of exfoliated bones DESS Dess n Defn Dais Obs DESSERT Dessert n Etym F fr desservir to remove from table to clear the table pref des L dis servir to serve to serve at table See Serve Defn A service of pastry fruits or sweetmeats at the close of a feast or entertainment pastry fruits etc forming the last course at dinner An t please your honor quoth the peasant This same dessert is not so pleasant Pope Dessert spoon a spoon used in eating dessert a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon Dessertspoonful n pl Dessertspoonfuls as much as a dessert spoon will hold usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams DESTEMPER Destemper n Etym Cf F détrempe fr détremper Defn A kind of painting See Distemper DESTIN Destin n Etym Cf F destin Defn Destiny Obs Marston DESTINABLE Destinable a Etym Cf OF destinable Defn Determined by destiny fated Chaucer DESTINABLY Destinably adv Defn In a destinable manner DESTINAL Destinal a Defn Determined by destiny fated Obs The order destinal Chaucer DESTINATE Destinate a Etym L destinatus p p of destinare See Destine Defn Destined Obs Destinate to hell Foxe DESTINATE Destinate v t Defn To destine design or choose Obs That name that God did destinate Udall DESTINATION Destination n Etym L destinatio determination cf F destination destination 1 The act of destining or appointing 2 Purpose for which anything is destined predetermined end object or use ultimate design 3 The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent place or point aimed at Syn Appointment design purpose intention destiny lot fate end DESTINE Destine v t imp p p Destined p pr vb n Destining Etym F destiner L destinare de the root of stare to stand See Stand and cf Obstinate Defn To determine the future condition or application of to set apart by design for a future use or purpose to fix as by destiny or by an authoritative decree to doom to ordain or preordain to appoint often with the remoter object preceded by to or for We are decreed Reserved and destined to eternal woe Milton Till the loathsome opposite Of all my heart had destined did obtain Tennyson Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or way Longfellow Syn To design mark out determine allot choose intend devote consecrate doom DESTINIST Destinist n Defn A believer in destiny a fatalist R DESTINY Destiny n pl Destinies Etym OE destinee destene F destinée from destiner See Destine 1 That to which any person or thing is destined predetermined state condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will fate lot doom Thither he Will come to know his destiny Shak No man of woman born Coward or brave can shun his destiny Bryant 2 The fixed order of things invincible necessity fate a resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future whether in general or of an individual But who can turn the stream of destiny Spenser Fame comes only when deserved and then is as inevitable as destiny for it is destiny Longfellow The Destinies Anc Myth the three Parcæ or Fates the supposed powers which preside over human life and determine its circumstances and duration Marked by the Destinies to be avoided Shak DESTITUENT Destituent a Etym L destituens p pr of destituere Defn Deficient wanting as a destituent condition Obs Jer Taylor DESTITUTE Destitute a Etym L destitutus p p of destituere to set away leave alone forsake de statuere to set See Statute 1 Forsaken not having in possession something necessary or desirable deficient lacking devoid often followed by of In thee is my trust leave not my soul destitute Ps cxli 8 Totally destitute of all shadow of influence Burke 2 Not possessing the necessaries of life in a condition of want needy without possessions or resources very poor They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins being destitute afflicted tormented Heb xi 37 DESTITUTE Destitute v t 1 To leave destitute to forsake to abandon Obs To forsake or destitute a plantation Bacon 2 To make destitute to cause to be in want to deprive followed by of Obs Destituted of all honor and livings Holinshed 3 To disappoint Obs When his expectation is destituted Fotherby DESTITUTELY Destitutely adv Defn In destitution DESTITUTENESS Destituteness n Defn Destitution R Ash DESTITUTION Destitution n Etym L destitutio a forsaking Defn The state of being deprived of anything the state or condition of being destitute needy or without resources deficiency lack extreme poverty utter want as the inundation caused general destitution DESTRER DEXTRER Destrer Dextrer n Etym OF destrier fr L dextra on the right side The squire led his masters horse beside him on his right hand Skeat Defn A war horse Obs Chaucer DESTRIE Destrie v t Defn To destroy Obs Chaucer DESTROY Destroy v t imp p p Destroyed p pr vb n Destroying Etym OE destroien destruien destrien OF destruire F détruire fr L destruere destructum de struere to pile up build See Structure 1 To unbuild to pull or tear down to separate virulently into its constituent parts to break up the structure and organic existence of to demolish But ye shall destroy their altars break their images and cut down their groves Ex xxxiv 13 2 To ruin to bring to naught to put an end to to annihilate to consume I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation Jer xii 17 3 To put an end to the existence prosperity or beauty of to kill If him by force he can destroy or worse By some false guile pervert Milton Syn To demolish lay waste consume raze dismantle ruin throw down overthrow subvert desolate devastate deface extirpate extinguish kill slay See Demolish DESTROYABLE Destroyable a Defn Destructible R Plants scarcely destroyable by the weather Derham DESTROYER Destroyer n Etym Cf OF destruior Defn One who destroys ruins kills or desolates DESTRUCT Destruct v t Etym L destructus p p of destruere See Destroy Defn To destroy Obs Mede DESTRUCTIBILITY Destructibility n Etym Cf F destructibilité Defn The quality of being capable of destruction destructibleness DESTRUCTIBLE Destructible a Etym L destructibilis Defn Liable to destruction capable of being destroyed DESTRUCTIBLENESS Destructibleness n Defn The quality of being destructible DESTRUCTION Destruction n Etym L destructio cf F destruction See Destroy 1 The act of destroying a tearing down a bringing to naught subversion demolition ruin slaying devastation The Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword and slaughter and destruction Esth ix 5 Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy Shak Destruction of venerable establishment Hallam 2 The state of being destroyed demolished ruined slain or devastated This town came to destruction Chaucer Thou castedst them down into destruction Ps lxxiii 18 2 A destroying agency a cause of ruin or of devastation a destroyer The destruction that wasteth at noonday Ps xci 6 Syn Demolition subversion overthrow desolation extirpation extinction devastation downfall extermination havoc ruin DESTRUCTIONIST Destructionist n 1 One who delights in destroying that which is valuable one whose principles and influence tend to destroy existing institutions a destructive 2 Theol Defn One who believes in the final destruction or complete annihilation of the wicked called also annihilationist Shipley DESTRUCTIVE Destructive a Etym L destructivus cf F destructif Defn Causing destruction tending to bring about ruin death or devastation ruinous fatal productive of serious evil mischievous pernicious often with of or to as intemperance is destructive of health evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth Times destructive power Wordsworth Destructive distillation See Distillation Destructive sorties Logic a process of reasoning which involves the denial of the first of a series of dependent propositions as a consequence of the denial of the last a species of reductio ad absurdum Whately Syn Mortal deadly poisonous fatal ruinous malignant baleful pernicious mischievous DESTRUCTIVE Destructive n Defn One who destroys a radical reformer a destructionist DESTRUCTIVELY Destructively adv Defn In a destructive manner DESTRUCTIVENESS Destructiveness n 1 The quality of destroying or ruining Prynne 2 Phren Defn The faculty supposed to impel to the commission of acts of destruction propensity to destroy DESTRUCTOR Destructor n Etym L from destruere See Destroy and cf Destroyer Defn A destroyer R Fire the destructive and the artificial death of things Boyle DESTRUIE Destruie v t Defn To destroy Obs Chaucer DESUDATION Desudation n Etym L desudatio fr desudare to sweat greatly de sudare to sweat Med Defn A sweating a profuse or morbid sweating often succeeded by an eruption of small pimples DESUETE Desuete a Etym L desuetus p p of desuescere to disuse Defn Disused out of use R DESUETUDE Desuetude n Etym L desuetudo from desuescere to grow out of use disuse de suescere to become used or accustomed cf F désuétude See Custom Defn The cessation of use disuse discontinuance of practice custom or fashion The desuetude abrogated the law which before custom had established Jer Taylor DESULPHURATE Desulphurate v t imp p p Desulphurated p pr vb n Desulphurating Defn To deprive of sulphur DESULPHURATION Desulphuration n Etym Cf F désulfuration Defn The act or process of depriving of sulphur DESULPHURIZE Desulphurize v t Defn To desulphurate to deprive of sulphur Desulphurization n DESULTORILY Desultorily adv Defn In a desultory manner without method loosely immethodically DESULTORINESS Desultoriness n Defn The quality of being desultory or without order or method unconnectedness The seeming desultoriness of my method Boyle DESULTORIOUS Desultorious a Defn Desultory R DESULTORY Desultory a Etym L desultorius fr desultor a leaper fr desilire desultum to leap down de salire to leap See Saltation 1 Leaping or skipping about Obs I shot at it a bird but it was so desultory that I missed my aim Gilbert White 2 Jumping or passing from one thing or subject to another without order or rational connection without logical sequence disconnected immethodical aimless as desultory minds Atterbury He Goldsmith knew nothing accurately his reading had been desultory Macaulay 3 Out of course by the way as a digression not connected with the subject as a desultory remark Syn Rambling roving immethodical discursive inconstant unsettled cursory slight hasty loose DESUME Desume v t Etym L desumere de sumere to take Defn To select to borrow Obs Sir M Hale DESYNONYMIZATION Desynonymization n Defn The act of desynonymizing DESYNONYMIZE Desynonymize v t Defn To deprive of synonymous character to discriminate in use applied to words which have been employed as synonyms Coleridge Trench DETACH Detach v t imp p p Detached p pr vb n Detaching Etym F détacher cf It distaccare staccare pref dé L dis the root found also in E attach See Attach and cf Staccato 1 To part to separate or disunite to disengage the opposite of attach as to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other to detach a man from a leader or from a party 2 To separate for a special object or use used especially in military language as to detach a ship from a fleet or a company from a regiment Syn To separate disunite disengage sever disjoin withdraw draw off See Detail DETACH Detach v i Defn To push asunder to come off or separate from anything to disengage A vapor detaching fold by fold From those still heights Tennyson DETACHABLE Detachable a Defn That can be detached DETACHED Detached a Defn Separate unconnected or imperfectly connected as detached parcels Extensive and detached empire Burke Detached escapement See Escapement DETACHMENT Detachment n Etym Cf F détachement 1 The act of detaching or separating or the state of being detached 2 That which is detached especially a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service Troops widely scattered in little detachments Bancroft 3 Abstraction from worldly objects renunciation A trial which would have demanded of him a most heroic faith and the detachment of a saint J H Newman DETAIL Detail n Etym F détail fr détailler to cut in pieces tell in detail pref dé L de or dis tailler to cut See Tailor 1 A minute portion one of the small parts a particular an item used chiefly in the plural as the details of a scheme or transaction The details of the campaign in Italy Motley 2 A narrative which relates minute points an account which dwells on particulars 3 Mil Defn The selection for a particular service of a person or a body of men hence the person or the body of men so selected Detail drawing a drawing of the full size or on a large scale of some part of a building machine etc In detail in subdivisions part by part item circumstantially with particularity Syn Account relation narrative recital explanation narration DETAIL Detail v t imp p p Detailed p pr vb n Detailing Etym Cf F détailler to cut up in pieces tell in detail See Detail n 1 To relate in particulars to particularize to report minutely and distinctly to enumerate to specify as he detailed all the facts in due order 2 Mil Defn To tell off or appoint for a particular service as an officer a troop or a squadron Syn Detail Detach Detail respect the act of individualizing the person or body that is separated detach the removing for the given end or object DETAILER Detailer n Defn One who details DETAIN Detain v t imp p p Detained p pr vb n Detaining Etym F détenir L detinere detentum de tenere to hold See Tenable 1 To keep back or from to withhold Detain not the wages of the hireling Jer Taylor 2 To restrain from proceeding to stay or stop to delay as we were detained by an accident Let us detain thee until we shall have made ready a kid for thee Judges xiii 15 3 To hold or keep in custody Syn To withhold retain stop stay arrest check retard delay hinder DETAIN Detain n Defn Detention Obs Spenser DETAINDER Detainder n Law Defn A writ See Detinue DETAINER Detainer n 1 One who detains 2 Law a The keeping possession of what belongs to another detention of what is anothers even though the original taking may have been lawful Forcible detainer is indictable at common law b A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody DETAINMENT Detainment n Etym Cf OF detenement Defn Detention R Blackstone DETECT Detect a Etym L detectus p p of detegere to uncover detect de tegere to cover See Tegument Defn Detected Obs Fabyan DETECT Detect v t imp p p Detected p pr vb n Detecting 1 To uncover to discover to find out to bring to light as to detect a crime or a criminal to detect a mistake in an account Plain good intention is as easily discovered at the first view as fraud is surely detected at last Burke Like following life through creatures you dissect You lose it in the moment you detect Pope 2 To inform against to accuse Obs He was untruly judged to have preached such articles as he was detected of Sir T More Syn To discover find out lay bare expose DETECTABLE DETECTIBLE Detectable Detectible a Defn Capable of being detected or found out as parties not detectable Errors detectible at a glance Latham DETECTER Detecter n Defn One who or that which detects or brings to light one who finds out what another attempts to conceal a detector DETECTION Detection n Etym L detectio an uncovering revealing Defn The act of detecting the laying open what was concealed or hidden discovery as the detection of a thief the detection of fraud forgery or a plot Such secrets of guilt are never from detection D Webster DETECTIVE Detective a Defn Fitted for or skilled in detecting employed in detecting crime or criminals as a detective officer DETECTIVE Detective n Defn One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy DETECTOR Detector n Etym L a revealer Defn One who or that which detects a detecter Shak A deathbeds detector of the heart Young Banknote detector a publication containing a description of genuine and counterfeit bank notes designed to enable persons to discriminate between them Detector l See under Lock DETECTOR BAR Detector bar Railroads Defn A bar connected with a switch longer than the distance between any two consecutive wheels of a train 45 to 50 feet laid inside a rail and operated by the wheels so that the switch cannot be thrown until all the train is past the switch DETENEBRATE Detenebrate v t Etym L de tenebrare to make dark fr tenebrae darkness Defn To remove darkness from Obs Ash DETENT Detent n Etym F détente fr détendre to unbend relax pref dé L dis or de tendre to stretch See Distend Mech Defn That which locks or unlocks a movement a catch pawl or dog especially in clockwork the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking DETENTION Detention n Etym L detentio cf F détention See Detain 1 The act of detaining or keeping back a withholding 2 The state of being detained stopped or hindered delay from necessity 3 Confinement restraint custody The archduke Philip found himself in a sort of honorable detention at Henrys court Hallam DETER Deter v t imp p p Deterred p pr vb n Deterring Etym L deterrere de terrere to frighten terrify See Terror Defn To prevent by fear hence to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences or difficulty risk etc Addison Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty Tillotson My own face deters me from my glass Prior DETERGE Deterge v t imp p p Deterged p pr vb n Deterging Etym L detergere detersum de tergere to rub or wipe off cf F déterger Defn To cleanse to purge away as foul or offending matter from the body or from an ulcer DETERGENCY Detergency n Defn A cleansing quality or power De Foe DETERGENT Detergent a Etym L detergens entis p pr of detergere cf F détergent Defn Cleansing purging n Defn A substance which cleanses the skin as water or soap a medicine to cleanse wounds ulcers etc DETERIORATE Deteriorate v t imp p p Deteriorated p pr vb n Deteriorating Etym L deterioratus p p of deteriorate to deteriorate fr deterior worse prob a comparative fr de down away Defn To make worse to make inferior in quality or value to impair as to deteriorate the mind Whately The art of war was greatly deteriorated Southey DETERIORATE Deteriorate v i Defn To grow worse to be impaired in quality to degenerate Under such conditions the mind rapidly deteriorates Goldsmith DETERIORATION Deterioration n Etym LL deterioratio cf F détérioration Defn The process of growing worse or the state of having grown worse DETERIORITY Deteriority n Etym L deterior worse See Deteriorate Defn Worse state or quality inferiority The deteriority of the diet R Ray DETERMENT Determent n Etym From Deter Defn The act of deterring also that which deters Boyle DETERMINABILITY Determinability n Defn The quality of being determinable determinableness Coleridge DETERMINABLE Determinable a Etym L determinabilis finite See Determine v t Defn Capable of being determined definitely ascertained decided upon or brought to a conclusion Not wholly determinable from the grammatical use of the words South DETERMINABLENESS Determinableness n Defn Capability of being determined determinability DETERMINACY Determinacy n Defn Determinateness R DETERMINANT Determinant a Etym L determinans p pr of determinare cf F déterminant Defn Serving to determine or limit determinative DETERMINANT Determinant n 1 That which serves to determine that which causes determination 2 Math Defn The sum of a series of products of several numbers these products being formed according to certain specified laws thus the determinant of the nine numbers a b ca b cab7 bb7 cb7 is a b cb7 a bb7 c a bb7 c a b cb7 ab7 b c The determinant is written by placing the numbers from which it is formed in a square between two vertical lines The theory of determinants forms a very important branch of modern mathematics 3 Logic Defn A mark or attribute attached to the subject or predicate narrowing the extent of both but rendering them more definite and precise Abp Thomson DETERMINATE Determinate a Etym L determinatus p p of determinare See Determine 1 Having defined limits not uncertain or arbitrary fixed established definite Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet Dryden 2 Conclusive decisive positive The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God Acts ii 23 3 Determined or resolved upon Obs My determinate voyage Shak 4 Of determined purpose resolute Obs More determinate to do than skillful how to do Sir P Sidney Determinate inflorescence Bot that in which the flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem which puts a limit to its growth also called centrifugal inflorescence Determinate problem Math a problem which admits of a limited number of solutions Determinate quantities Determinate equations Math those that are finite in the number of values or solutions that is in which the conditions of the problem or equation determine the number DETERMINATE Determinate v t Defn To bring to an end to determine See Determine Obs The sly slow hours shall not determinate The dateless limit of thy dear exile Shak DETERMINATELY Determinately adv 1 In a determinate manner definitely ascertainably The principles of religion are already either determinately true or false before you think of them Tillotson 2 Resolutely unchangeably Being determinately bent to marry Sir P Sidney DETERMINATENESS Determinateness n Defn State of being determinate DETERMINATION Determination n Etym L determinatio boundary end cf F détermination 1 The act of determining or the state of being determined 2 Bringing to an end termination limit A speedy determination of that war Ludlow 3 Direction or tendency to a certain end impulsion Remissness can by no means consist with a constant determination of the will to the greatest apparent good Locke 4 The quality of mind reaches definite conclusions decision of character resoluteness He only is a wellmade man who has a good determination Emerson 5 The state of decision a judicial decision or ending of controversy 6 That which is determined upon result of deliberation purpose conclusion formed fixed resolution So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain convictions Hallam 7 Med Defn A flow rush or tendency to a particular part as a determination of blood to the head 8 Physical Sciences Defn The act process or result of any accurate measurement as of length volume weight intensify etc as the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light the determination of the salt in sea water or the oxygen in the air 9 Logic a The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents b The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion thus limiting its extent the opposite of generalization 10 Nat Hist Defn The act of determining the relations of an object as regards genus and species the referring of minerals plants or animals to the species to which they belong classification as I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells Syn Decision conclusion judgment purpose resolution resolve firmness See Decision DETERMINATIVE Determinative a Etym Cf F déterminatif Defn Having power to determine limiting shaping directing conclusive Incidents determinative of their course I Taylor Determinative tables Nat Hist tables presenting the specific character of minerals plants etc to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs DETERMINATIVE Determinative n Defn That which serves to determine Explanatory determinatives were placed after words phonetically expressed in order to serve as an aid to the reader in determining the meaning I Taylor The Alphabet DETERMINATOR Determinator n Etym L Defn One who determines R Sir T Browne DETERMINE Determine v t imp p p Determined p pr vb n Determining Etym F déterminer L determinare determinatum de terminare limit terminus limit See Term 1 To fix the boundaries of to mark off and separate God hath determined the times before appointed Acts xvii 26 2 To set bounds to to fix the determination of to limit to bound to bring to an end to finish The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or sight Bacon Now where is he that will not stay so long Till his friend sickness hath determined me Shak 3 To fix the form or character of to shape to prescribe imperatively to regulate to settle The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God J Edwards Something divinely beautiful that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life W Black 4 To fix the course of to impel and direct with a remoter object preceded by to as anothers will determined me to this course 5 To ascertain definitely to find out the specific character or name of to assign to its true place in a system as to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name 6 To bring to a conclusion as a question or controversy to settle authoritative or judicial sentence to decide as the court has determined the cause 7 To resolve on to have a fixed intention of also to cause to come to a conclusion or decision to lead as this determined him to go immediately 8 Logic Defn To define or limit by adding a differentia 9 Physical Sciences Defn To ascertain the presence quantity or amount of as to determine the parallax to determine the salt in sea water DETERMINE Determine v i 1 To come to an end to end to terminate Obs He who has vented a pernicious doctrine or published an ill book must know that his life determine not together South Estates may determine on future contingencies Blackstone 2 To come to a decision to decide to resolve often with on Determine on some course Shak He shall pay as the judges determine Ex xxi 22 DETERMINED Determined a Defn Decided resolute Adetermined foe Sparks DETERMINEDLY Determinedly adv Defn In a determined manner with determination DETERMINER Determiner n Defn One who or that which determines or decides DETERMINISM Determinism n Metaph Defn The doctrine that the will is not free but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives Its superior suitability to produce courage as contrasted with scientific physical determinism is obvious F P Cobbe DETERMINIST Determinist n Metaph Defn One who believes in determinism Also adj as determinist theories DETERRATION Deterration n Etym L de terra earth cf F déterrer to unearth Defn The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth a taking out of the earth or ground Woodward DETERRENCE Deterrence n Defn That which deters a deterrent a hindrance R DETERRENT Deterrent a Etym L deterrens p pr of deterrere See Deter Defn Serving to deter The deterrent principle E Davis DETERRENT Deterrent n Defn That which deters or prevents DETERSION Detersion n Etym Cf F détersion See Deterge Defn The act of deterging or cleansing as a sore DETERSIVE Detersive a Etym Cf détersif Defn Cleansing detergent n Defn A cleansing agent a detergent DETERSIVELY Detersively adv Defn In a way to cleanse DETERSIVENESS Detersiveness n Defn The quality of cleansing DETEST Detest v t imp p p Detested p pr vb n Detesting Etym L detestare detestatum and detestari to curse while calling a deity to witness to execrate detest de testari to be a witness testify testis a witness cf F détester See Testify 1 To witness against to denounce to condemn Obs The heresy of Nestorius was detested in the Eastern churches Fuller God hath detested them with his own mouth Bale 2 To hate intensely to abhor to abominate to loathe as we detest what is contemptible or evil Who dares think one thing and another tell My heart detests him as the gates of hell Pope Syn To abhor abominate execrate See Hate DETESTABILITY Detestability n Defn Capacity of being odious R Carlyle DETESTABLE Detestable a Etym L detestabilis cf F détestable Defn Worthy of being detested abominable extremely hateful very odious deserving abhorrence as detestable vices Thou hast defiled my sanctuary will all thy detestable things and with all thine abominations Ezek v 11 Syn Abominable odious execrable abhorred DETESTABLENESS Detestableness n Defn The quality or state of being detestable DETESTABLY Detestably adv Defn In a detestable manner DETESTATE Detestate v t Defn To detest Obs Udall DETESTATION Detestation n Etym L detestatio cf F détestation Defn The act of detesting extreme hatred or dislike abhorrence loathing We are heartily agreed in our detestation of civil war Burke DETESTER Detester n Defn One who detes DETHRONE Dethrone v t imp p p Dethroned p pr vb n Dethroning Etym Pref de throne cf F détrôner pref dé L dis trône throne See Throne Defn To remove or drive from a throne to depose to divest of supreme authority and dignity The Protector was dethroned Hume DETHRONEMENT Dethronement n Etym Cf F détrônement Defn Deposal from a throne deposition from regal power DETHRONER Dethroner n Defn One who dethrones DETHRONIZATION Dethronization n Defn Dethronement Obs Speed DETHRONIZE Dethronize v t Etym Cf LL dethronizare Defn To dethrone or unthrone Obs Cotgrave DETINUE Detinue n Etym OF detinu detenu p p of detenir to detain See Detain Defn A person or thing detained Law Defn a form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained Writ of detinue Law one that lies against him who wrongfully detains goods or chattels delivered to him or in possession to recover the thing itself or its value and damages from the detainer It is now in a great measure superseded by other remedies DETONATE Detonate v i imp p p Detonated p pr vb n Detonating Etym L detonare v i to thunder down de tonare to thunder akin to E thunder See Thunder and cf Detonize Defn To explode with a sudden report as niter detonates with sulphur DETONATE Detonate v t Defn To cause to explode to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report DETONATING Detonating a n Defn from Detonate Detonating gas a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen which explodes with a loud report upon ignition Detonating powder any powder or solid substance as fulminate of mercury which when struck explodes with violence and a loud report Detonating primer a primer exploded by a fuse used to explode gun cotton in blasting operations Detonating tube a strong tube of glass usually graduated closed at one end and furnished with two wires passing through its sides at opposite points and nearly meeting for the purpose of exploding gaseous mixtures by an electric spark as in gas analysis etc DETONATION Detonation n Etym Cf F détonation Defn An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances as the detonation of gun cotton DETONATOR Detonator n Defn One who or that which detonates DETONIZATION Detonization n Defn The act of detonizing detonation DETONIZE Detonize v t i Etym See Detonate imp p pDetonized p pr vb n Detonizing Defn To explode or cause to explode to burn with an explosion to detonate DETORSION Detorsion n Defn Same as Detortion DETORT Detort v t imp p p Detorted p pr vb n Detorting Etym L detortus p p of detorquere to turn away de torquere to turn about twist cf F détorquer détordre Defn To turn form the original or plain meaning to pervert to wrest Hammond DETORTION Detortion n Defn The act of detorting or the state of being detorted a twisting or warping DETOUR Detour n Etym F détour fr détourner to turn aside pref dé L dis tourner to turn See Turn Defn A turning a circuitous route a deviation from a direct course as the detours of the Mississippi DETRACT Detract v t imp p p Detracted p pr vb n Detracting Etym L detractus p p of detrahere to detract de trahere to draw cf F détracter See Trace 1 To take away to withdraw Detract much from the view of the without Sir H Wotton 2 To take credit or reputation from to defame That calumnious critic Detracting what laboriously we do Drayton Syn To derogate decry disparage depreciate asperse vilify defame traduce See Decry DETRACT Detract v i Defn To take away a part or something especially from ones credit to lessen reputation to derogate to defame often with from It has been the fashion to detract both from the moral and literary character of Cicero V Knox DETRACTER Detracter n Defn One who detracts a detractor Other detracters and malicious writers Sir T North DETRACTINGLY Detractingly adv Defn In a detracting manner DETRACTION Detraction n Etym F détraction L detractio 1 A taking away or withdrawing Obs The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl Bacon 2 The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others the act of depreciating another from envy or malice calumny Syn Depreciation disparagement derogation slander calumny aspersion censure DETRACTIOUS Detractious a Defn Containing detraction detractory R Johnson DETRACTIVE Detractive a 1 Tending to detractor draw R 2 Tending to lower in estimation depreciative DETRACTIVENESS Detractiveness n Defn The quality of being detractive DETRACTOR Detractor n Etym L cf F détracteur Defn One who detracts a derogator a defamer His detractors were noisy and scurrilous Macaulay Syn Slanderer calumniator defamer vilifier DETRACTORY Detractory a Defn Defamatory by denial of desert derogatory calumnious Sir T Browne DETRACTRESS Detractress n Defn A female detractor Addison DETRAIN Detrain v i t Defn To alight or to cause to alight from a railway train Eng London Graphic DETRECT Detrect v t Etym L detrectare de tractare intens of trahere to draw Defn To refuse to decline Obs To detrect the battle Holinshed DETRIMENT Detriment n Etym L detrimentum fr deterere detritum to rub or wear away de terere to rub cf F détriment See Trite 1 That which injures or causes damage mischief harm diminution loss damage used very generically as detriments to property religion morals etc I can repair That detriment if such it be Milton 2 A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy Eng Syn Injury loss damage disadvantage prejudice hurt mischief harm DETRIMENT Detriment v t Defn To do injury to to hurt Archaic Other might be determined thereby Fuller DETRIMENTAL Detrimental a Defn Causing detriment injurious hurtful Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor Addison Syn Injurious hurtful prejudicial disadvantageous mischievous pernicious DETRIMENTALNESS Detrimentalness n Defn The quality of being detrimental injuriousness DETRITAL Detrital a Geol Defn Pertaining to or composed of detritus DETRITE Detrite a Etym L detritus p p Defn Worn out DETRITION Detrition n Etym LL detritio See Detriment Defn A wearing off or away Phonograms which by process longcontinued detrition have reached a step of extreme simplicity I Taylor The Alphabet DETRITUS Detritus n Etym F détritus fr L detritus p p of deterere See Detriment 1 Geol Defn A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition and reduced to small portions as diluvial detritus Note For large portions the word débris is used 2 Hence Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged any product of disintegration The mass of detritus of which modern languages are composed Farrar DETRUDE Detrude v t imp p p Detruded p pr vb n Detruding Etym L detrudere detrusum de trudere to thrust push Defn To thrust down or out to push down with force Locke DETRUNCATE Detruncate v t imp p p Detruncated p pr vb n Detruncating Etym L detruncatus p p of detruncare to cut off de truncare to maim shorten cut off See Truncate Defn To shorten by cutting to cut off to lop off DETRUNCATION Detruncation n Etym L detruncatio cf F détroncation Defn The act of lopping or cutting off as the head from the body DETRUSION Detrusion n Etym L detrusio See Detrude Defn The act of thrusting or driving down or outward outward thrust Detrusive a DETTE Dette n Defn Debt Obs Chaucer DETTELES Detteles a Defn Free from debt Obs Chaucer DETUMESCENCE Detumescence n Etym L detumescere to cease swelling de tumescere tumere to swell Defn Diminution of swelling subsidence of anything swollen R Cudworth DETUR Detur n Etym L detur let it be given Defn A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize Harvard Univ U S DETURB Deturb v t Etym L deturbare Defn To throw down Obs Bp Hall DETURBATE Deturbate v t Etym LL deturbatus p p of deturbare fr L deturbare to thrust down Defn To evict to remove Obs Foxe DETURBATION Deturbation n Defn The act of deturbating Obs DETURN Deturn v t Etym Pref de turn Cf Detour Defn To turn away Obs Sir K Digby DETURPATE Deturpate v t Etym L deturpare de turpare to make ugly defile turpis ugly foul Defn To defile to disfigure Obs Jer Taylor DETURPATION Deturpation n Defn A making foul Obs Jer Taylor DEUCE Deuce n Etym F deux two OF deus fr L duo See Two 1 Gaming Defn Two a card or a die with two spots as the deuce of hearts 2 Tennis Defn A condition of the score beginning whendeuce which decides the game DEUCE Deuce n Etym Cf LL dusius Armor dus teûz phantom specter Gael taibhs taibhse apparition ghost or fr OF deus God fr L deus cf Deity Defn The devil a demon A euphemism written also deuse Low DEUCED Deuced a Defn Devilish excessive extreme Low Deucedly adv DEUSE DEUSED Deuse n Deused a Defn See Deuce Deuced DEUTEROCANONICAL Deuterocanonical a Etym Gr canonical Defn Pertaining to a second canon or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority said of the Apocrypha certain Epistles etc DEUTEROGAMIST Deuterogamist n Etym See Deuterogamy Defn One who marries the second time DEUTEROGAMY Deuterogamy n Etym Gr Defn A second marriage after the death of the first husband of wife in distinction from bigamy as defined in the old canon law See Bigamy Goldsmith DEUTEROGENIC Deuterogenic a Etym Gr Geol Defn Of secondary origin said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks DEUTERONOMIST Deuteronomist n Defn The writer of Deuteronomy DEUTERONOMY Deuteronomy n Etym Gr Deuteronomium Bibl Defn The fifth book of the Pentateuch containing the second giving of the law by Moses DEUTEROPATHIA DEUTEROPATHY Deuteropathia Deuteropathy n Etym NL deuteropathia fr Gr deutéropathie Med Defn A sympathetic affection of any part of the body as headache from an overloaded stomach DEUTEROPATHIC Deuteropathic a Defn Pertaining to deuteropathy of the nature of deuteropathy DEUTEROSCOPY Deuteroscopy n Etym Gr scopy 1 Second sight I felt by anticipation the horrors of the Highland seers whom their gift of deuteroscopy compels to witness things unmeet for mortal eye Sir W Scott 2 That which is seen at a second view a meaning beyond the literal sense the second intention a hidden signification Sir T Browne DEUTEROZOOID Deuterozooid n Etym Gr zooid Zoöl Defn One of the secondary and usually sexual zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids in animals having alternate generations In the tapeworms the joints are deuterozooids DEUTHYDROGURET Deuthydroguret n Chem Defn Same as Deutohydroguret DEUTO DEUT Deuto or Deut dut Etym Contr from Gr Chem Defn A prefix which formerly properly indicated the second in a regular series of compound in the series and not to its composition but which is now generally employed in the same sense as bi or di although little used DEUTOHYDROGURET Deutohydroguret n Etym Pref deut deuto hydroguret Chem Defn A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen united with some other element or radical Obs DEUTOPLASM Deutoplasm n Etym Pref deuto Gr Biol Defn The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm yolk substance yolk DEUTOPLASTIC Deutoplastic a Etym Pref deuto Gr Biol Defn Pertaining to or composed of deutoplasm DEUTOSULPHURET Deutosulphuret n Etym Pref deuto sulphuret Chem Defn A disulphide Obs DEUTOXIDE Deutoxide 104 n Etym Pref deut oxide Chem Defn A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical usually called dioxide or less frequently binoxide DEUTZIA Deutzia n Etym NL Named after Jan Deutz of Holland Bot Defn A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers much cultivated DEV DEVA Dev or Deva n Etym Skr d Cf Deity Hind Myth Defn A god a deity a divine being an idol a king DEVANAGARI Devanagari n Etym Skr d d god nagara city i e divine city Defn The character in which Sanskrit is written DEVAPORATION Devaporation n Defn The change of vapor into water as in the formation of rain DEVAST Devast v t Etym Cf F dévaster See Devastate Defn To devastate Obs Bolingbroke DEVASTATE Devastate v t imp p p Devastated p pr vb n Devastating Etym L devastatus p p of devastare to devastate de vastare to lay waste vastus waste See Vast Defn To lay waste to ravage to desolate Whole countries were devastated Macaulay Syn To waste ravage desolate destroy demolish plunder pillage DEVASTATION Devastation n Etym Cf F dévastation 1 The act of devastating or the state of being devastated a laying waste Even now the devastation is begun And half the business of destruction done Goldsmith 2 Law Defn Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator Blackstone Syn Desolation ravage waste havoc destruction ruin overthrow DEVASTATOR Devastator n Etym L Defn One who or that which devastates Emerson DEVASTAVIT Devastavit n Etym L he has wasted Law Defn Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator Bouvier DEVATA Devata n Etym Hind fr Skr d god Hind Myth Defn A deity a divine being a good spirit an idol Written also dewata DEVE Deve a Etym See Deaf Defn Deaf Obs Chaucer DEVELIN Develin n Zoöl Defn The European swift Prov Eng DEVELOP Develop v t imp p p Developed p pr vb n Developing Etym F déveloper dé L dis OF voluper voleper to envelop perh from L volup agreeably delightfully and hence orig to make agreeable or comfortable by enveloping to keep snug cf Voluptuous or perh fr a derivative of volvere volutum to roll cf Devolve Cf Envelop Written also develope 1 To free from that which infolds or envelops to unfold to lay open by degrees or in detail to make visible or known to disclose to produce or give forth as to develop theories a motor that develops 100 horse power These serve to develop its tenets Milner The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and developing the line of the enemy The Century 2 To unfold gradually as a flower from a bud hence to bring through a succession of states or stages each of which is preparatory to the next to form or expand by a process of growth to cause to change gradually from an embryo or a lower state to a higher state or form of being as sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower to develop the mind The sound developed itself into a real compound J Peile All insects acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed Owen 3 To advance to further to prefect to make to increase to promote the growth of We must develop our own resources to the utmost Jowett Thucyd 4 Math Defn To change the form of as of an algebraic expression by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value 5 Photog Defn To cause to become visible as an invisible or latent image upon plate by submitting it to chemical agents to bring to view To develop a curved surface on a place Geom to produce on the plane an equivalent surface as if by rolling the curved surface so that all parts shall successively touch the plane Syn To uncover unfold evolve promote project lay open disclose exhibit unravel disentangle DEVELOP Develop v i 1 To go through a process of natural evolution or growth by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state to advance from a simpler form of existence to one more complex either in structure or function as a blossom develops from a bud the seed develops into a plant the embryo develops into a wellformed animal the mind develops year by year Nor poets enough to understand That life develops from within Mrs Browning 2 To become apparent gradually as a picture on sensitive paper develops on the application of heat the plans of the conspirators develop DEVELOPABLE Developable a Defn Capable of being developed J Peile Developable surface Math a surface described by a moving right line and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other Hence the surface can be developed into a plane DEVELOPER Developer n 1 One who or that which develops 2 Photog Defn A reagent by the action of which the latent image upon a photographic plate after exposure in the camera or otherwise is developed and visible DEVELOPMENT Development n Etym Cf F développement Written also developement 1 The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed as a plan or method or an image upon a photographic plate gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes also the result of developing or a developed state A new development of imagination taste and poetry Channing 2 Biol Defn The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity from a lower to a higher state of organization 3 Math a The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning b The equivalent expression into which another has been developed 4 mus Defn The elaboration of a theme or subject the unfolding of a musical idea the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive Development theory Biol the doctrine that animals and plants possess the power of passing by slow and successive stages from a lower to a higher state of organization and that all the higher forms of life now in existence were thus developed by uniform laws from lower forms and are not the result of special creative acts See the Note under Darwinian Syn Unfolding disclosure unraveling evolution elaboration growth DEVELOPMENTAL Developmental a Defn Pertaining to or characteristic of the process of development as the developmental power of a germ Carpenter DEVENUSTATE Devenustate v t Etym L devenustatus p p of devenustare to disfigure de venustus lovely graceful Defn To deprive of beauty or grace Obs DEVERGENCE DEVERGENCY Devergence Devergency n Defn See Divergence Obs DEVEST Devest v t imp p p Devested p pr vb n Devesting Etym L devestire to undress de vestire to dress cf OF devestir F dévêtir Cf Divest 1 To divest to undress Shak 2 To take away as an authority title etc to deprive to alienate as an estate Note This word is now generally written divest except in the legal sense DEVEST Devest v i Law Defn To be taken away lost or alienated as a title or an estate DEVEX Devex a Etym L devexus from devehere to carry down Defn Bending down sloping Obs DEVEX Devex n Defn Devexity Obs May Lucan DEVEXITY Devexity n Etym L devexitas fr devexus See Devex a Defn A bending downward a sloping incurvation downward declivity R Davies Wits Pilgr DEVI Devi n Defn fem of Deva A goddess DEVIANT Deviant a Defn Deviating Obs DEVIATE Deviate v i imp p p Deviated p pr vb n Deviating Etym L deviare to deviate de viare to go travel via way See Viaduct Defn To go out of the way to turn aside from a course or a method to stray or go astray to err to digress to diverge to vary Thus Pegasus a nearer way to take May boldly deviate from the common track Pope Syn To swerve stray wander digress depart deflect err DEVIATE Deviate v t Defn To cause to deviate R To deviate a needle J D Forbes DEVIATION Deviation n Etym LL deviatio cf F déviation 1 The act of deviating a wandering from the way variation from the common way from an established rule etc departure as from the right course or the path of duty 2 The state or result of having deviated a transgression an act of sin an error an offense 2 Com Defn The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from or delay in the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility Deviation of a falling body Physics that deviation from a strictly vertical line of descent which occurs in a body falling freely in consequence of the rotation of the earth Deviation of the compass the angle which the needle of a ships compass makes with the magnetic meridian by reason of the magnetism of the iron parts of the ship Deviation of the line of the vertical the difference between the actual direction of a plumb line and the direction it would have if the earth were a perfect ellipsoid and homogeneous caused by the attraction of a mountain or irregularities in the earths density DEVIATOR Deviator n Etym L a forsaker Defn One who or that which deviates DEVIATORY Deviatory a Defn Tending to deviate devious as deviatory motion R Tully DEVICE Device n Etym OE devis devise will intention opinion invention fr F devis architects plan and estimates in OF division plan wish devise device in sense 3 in OF also division wish last will fr deviser See Devise v t and cf Devise n 1 That which is devised or formed by design a contrivance an invention a project a scheme often a scheme to deceive a stratagem an artifice His device in against Babylon to destroy it Jer li 11 Their recent device of demanding benevolences Hallam He disappointeth the devices of the crafty Job v 12 2 Power of devising invention contrivance I must have instruments of my own device Landor 3 a An emblematic design generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation the ambition or the desire of the person adopting it See Cognizance b Improperly an heraldic bearing Knightserrant used to distinguish themselves by devices on their shields Addison A banner with this strange device Excelsior Longfellow 4 Anything fancifully conceived Shak 5 A spectacle or show Obs Beau Fl 6 Opinion decision Obs Rom of R Syn Contrivance invention design scheme project stratagem shift Device Contrivance Device implies more of inventive power and contrivance more of skill and dexterity in execution A device usually has reference to something worked out for exhibition or show a contrivance usually respects the arrangement or disposition of things with reference to securing some end Devices were worn by knightserrant on their shields contrivances are generally used to promote the practical convenience of life The word device is often used in a bad sense as a crafty device contrivance is almost always used in a good sense as a useful contrivance DEVICEFUL Deviceful a Defn Full of devices inventive R A carpet rich and of deviceful thread Chapman DEVICEFULLY Devicefully adv Defn In a deviceful manner R DEVIL Devil n Etym AS deófol deóful akin to G Goth diabaúlus all fr L diabolus the devil Gr gal to fall Cf Diabolic 1 The Evil One Satan represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind Jesus being forty days tempted of the devil Luke iv 2 That old serpent called the Devil and Satan which deceiveth the whole world Rev xii 9 2 An evil spirit a demon A dumb man possessed with a devil Matt ix 32 3 A very wicked person hence any great evil That devil Glendower The devil drunkenness Shak Have not I chosen you twelve and one of you is a devil John vi 70 4 An expletive of surprise vexation or emphasis or ironically of negation Low The devil a puritan that he is but a timepleaser Shak The things we know are neither rich nor rare But wonder how the devil they got there Pope 5 Cookery Defn A dish as a bone with the meat broiled and excessively peppered a grill with Cayenne pepper Men and women busy in baking broiling roasting oysters and preparing devils on the gridiron Sir W Scott 6 Manuf Defn A machine for tearing or cutting rags cotton etc Blue devils See under Blue Cartesian devil See under Cartesian Devil bird Zoöl one of two or more South African drongo shrikes Edolius retifer and E remifer believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery Devil may care reckless defiant of authority used adjectively Longfellow Devils apron Bot the large kelp Laminaria saccharina and L longicruris of the Atlantic ocean having a blackish leathery expansion shaped somewhat like an apron Devils coachhorse Zoöl a The black rove beetle Ocypus olens Eng b A large predacious hemipterous insect Prionotus cristatus the wheel bug US Devils darningneedle Zoöl See under Darn v t Devils fingers Devils hand Zoöl the common British starfish Asterias rubens also applied to a sponge with stout branches Prov Eng Irish Scot Devils ridinghorse Zoöl the American mantis Mantis Carolina The Devils tattoo a drumming with the fingers or feet Jack played the Devils tattoo on the door with his boot heels F Hardman Blackw Mag Devil worship worship of the power of evil still practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil forces of nature are of equal power Printers devil the youngest apprentice in a printing office who runs on errands does dirty work as washing the ink rollers and sweeping etc Without fearing the printers devil or the sheriffs officer Macaulay Tasmanian devil Zoöl a very savage carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania Dasyurus or Diabolus ursinus To play devil with to molest extremely to ruin Low DEVIL Devil v t imp p p Deviled or Devilled p pr vb n Deviling or Devilling 1 To make like a devil to invest with the character of a devil 2 To grill with Cayenne pepper to season highly in cooking as with pepper A deviled leg of turkey W Irving deviled egg a hardboiled egg sliced into halves and with the yolk removed and replaced with a paste usually made from the yolk and mayonnaise seasoned with salt andor spices such as paprika DEVILDIVER DEVIL BIRD Devildiver Devil bird n Zoöl Defn A small water bird See Dabchick DEVILESS Deviless n Defn A shedevil R Sterne DEVILET Devilet n Defn A little devil R Barham DEVILFISH Devilfish n Zoöl a A huge ray Manta birostris or Cephaloptera vampyrus of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts Several other related species take the same name See Cephaloptera b A large cephalopod especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis See Octopus c The gray whale of the Pacific coast See Gray whale d The goosefish or angler Lophius and other allied fishes See Angler DEVILING Deviling n Defn A young devil Obs Beau Fl DEVILISH Devilish a 1 Resembling characteristic of or pertaining to the devil diabolical wicked in the extreme Devilish wickedness Sir P Sidney This wisdom descendeth not from above but is earthly sensual devilish James iii 15 2 Extreme excessive Colloq Dryden Syn Diabolical infernal hellish satanic wicked malicious detestable destructive Devilishly adv Devilishness n DEVILISM Devilism n Defn The state of the devil or of devils doctrine of the devil or of devils Bp Hall DEVILIZE Devilize v t Defn To make a devil of R He that should deify a saint should wrong him as much as he that should devilize him Bp Hall DEVILKIN Devilkin n Defn A little devil a devilet DEVILMENT Devilment n Defn Deviltry Bp Warburton DEVILRY Devilry n pl Devilries 1 Conduct suitable to the devil extreme wickedness deviltry Stark lies and devilry Sir T More 2 The whole body of evil spirits Tylor DEVILS DARNINGNEEDLE Devils darningneedle Zoöl Defn A dragon fly See Darning needle under Darn v t DEVILSHIP Devilship n Defn The character or person of a devil or the devil Cowley DEVILTRY Deviltry n pl Deviltries Defn Diabolical conduct malignant mischief devilry C Reade DEVILWOOD Devilwood n Bot Defn A kind of tree Osmanthus Americanus allied to the European olive DEVIOUS Devious a Etym L devius de via way See Viaduct 1 Out of a straight line winding varying from directness as a devious path or way 2 Going out of the right or common course going astray erring wandering as a devious step Syn Wandering roving rambling vagrant Deviously adv Deviousness n DEVIRGINATE Devirginate a Etym L devirginatus p p of devirginare Defn Deprived of virginity R DEVIRGINATE Devirginate v t Defn To deprive of virginity to deflour R Sandys DEVIRGINATION Devirgination n Etym L devirginatio Defn A deflouring R Feltham DEVISABLE Devisable a Etym From Devise 1 Capable of being devised invented or contrived 2 Capable of being bequeathed or given by will DEVISAL Devisal n Defn A devising Whitney DEVISE Devise v t imp p p Devised p pr vb n Devising Etym OF deviser to distribute regulate direct relate F to chat fr L divisus divided distributed p p of dividere See Divide and cf Device 1 To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas new applications of principles or new arrangement of parts to formulate by thought to contrive to excogitate to invent to plan to scheme as to devise an engine a new mode of writing a plan of defense or an argument To devise curious works Ex CCTV 32 Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views Bancroft 2 To plan or scheme for to purpose to obtain For wisdom is most riches fools therefore They are which fortunes do by vows devise Spenser 3 To say to relate to describe Obs Chaucer 4 To imagine to guess Obs Spenser 5 Law Defn To give by will used of real estate formerly also of chattels Syn To bequeath invent discover contrive excogitate imagine plan scheme See Bequeath DEVISE Devise v i Defn To form a scheme to lay a plan to contrive to consider I thought devised and Pallas heard my prayer Pope Note Devise was formerly followed by of as let us devise of ease Spenser DEVISE Devise n Etym OF devise division deliberation wish will testament See Device 1 The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate 2 A will or testament conveying real estate the clause of a will making a gift of real property Fines upon devises were still exacted Bancroft 3 Property devised or given by will DEVISE Devise n Defn Device See Device Obs DEVISEE Devisee n Law Defn One to whom a devise is made or real estate given by will DEVISER Deviser n Defn One who devises DEVISOR Devisor n Law Defn One who devises or gives real estate by will a testator correlative to devisee DEVITABLE Devitable a Etym L devitare to avoid de vitare to shun avoid Defn Avoidable Obs DEVITALIZE Devitalize v t Defn To deprive of life or vitality Devitalization n DEVITATION Devitation n Etym L devitatio Defn An avoiding or escaping also a warning Obs Bailey DEVITRIFICATION Devitrification n Defn The act or process of devitrifying or the state of being devitrified Specifically the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling the result being the formation of crystallites microbites etc in the glassy base which are then called devitrification products DEVITRIFY Devitrify v t Defn To deprive of glasslike character to take away vitreous luster and transparency from DEVOCALIZE Devocalize v t Defn To make toneless to deprive of vowel quality Devocalization n If we take a high vowel such as i nearly i of bit and devocalize it we obtain a hiss which is quite distinct enough to stand for a weak jh H Sweet DEVOCATION Devocation n Etym L devocare to call off or away de vocare to call Defn A calling off or away R Hallywell DEVOID Devoid v t Etym OE devoiden to leave OF desvuidier desvoidier to empty out See Void Defn To empty out to remove DEVOID Devoid a Etym See Devoid v t 1 Void empty vacant Obs Spenser 2 Destitute not in possession with of as devoid of sense devoid of pity or of pride DEVOIR Devoir n Etym F fr L debere to owe See Due Defn Duty service owed hence due act of civility or respect now usually in the plural as they paid their devoirs to the ladies Do now your devoid young knights Chaucer DEVOLUTE Devolute v t Etym L devolutus p p of devolvere See Devolve Defn To devolve Obs Foxe DEVOLUTION Devolution n Etym LL devolutio cf F dévolution 1 The act of rolling down R The devolution of earth down upon the valleys Woodward 2 Transference from one person to another a passing or devolving upon a successor The devolution of the crown through a channel known and conformable to old constitutional requisitions De Quincey DEVOLVE Devolve v t imp p p Devolved p pr vb n Devolving Etym L devolvere devolutum to roll down de volvere to roll down de volvere to roll See Voluble 1 To roll onward or downward to pass on Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to the main Akenside Devolved his rounded periods Tennyson 2 To transfer from one person to another to deliver over to hand down generally with upon sometimes with to or into They devolved a considerable share of their power upon their favorite Burke They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council of sixty Addison DEVOLVE Devolve v i Defn To pass by transmission or succession to be handed over or down generally with on or upon sometimes with to or into as after the general fell the command devolved upon or on the next officer in rank His estate devolved to Lord Somerville Johnson DEVOLVEMENT Devolvement n Defn The act or process of devolving devolution DEVON Devon n Defn One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon England Those of pure blood have a deep red color The small longhorned variety called North Devons is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen DEVONIAN Devonian a Geol Defn Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England as the Devonian rocks period or system Devonian age Geol the age next older than the Carboniferous and later than the Silurian called also the Age of fishes The various strata of this age compose the Devonian formation or system and include the old red sandstone of Great Britain They contain besides plants and numerous invertebrates the bony portions of many large and remarkable fishes of extinct groups See the Diagram under Geology DEVONIAN Devonian n Defn The Devonian age or formation DEVORATION Devoration n Etym L devoratio See Devour Defn The act of devouring Obs Holinshed DEVOTARY Devotary n Etym See Devote Votary Defn A votary Obs J Gregory DEVOTE Devote v t imp p p Devoted p pr vb n Devoting Etym L devotus p p of devovere de vovere to vow See Vow and cf Devout Devow 1 To appropriate by vow to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act to consecrate also to consign over to doom to evil to devote one to destruction the city was devoted to the flames No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord shall be sold or redeemed Lev xxvii 28 2 To execrate to curse Obs 3 To give up wholly to addict to direct the attention of wholly or compound to attach often with a reflexive pronoun as to devote ones self to science to ones friends to piety etc Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear Ps cxix 38 They devoted themselves unto all wickedness Grew A leafless and simple branch devoted to the purpose of climbing Gray Syn To addict apply dedicate consecrate resign destine doom consign See Addict DEVOTE Devote a Etym L devotus p p Defn Devoted addicted devout Obs Milton DEVOTE Devote n Defn A devotee Obs Sir E Sandys DEVOTED Devoted a Defn Consecrated to a purpose strongly attached zealous devout as a devoted admirer Devotedly adv Devotedness n DEVOTEE Devotee n Defn One who is wholly devoted esp one given wholly to religion one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies a bigot While Father Le Blanc was very devout he was not a devotee A S Hardy DEVOTEMENT Devotement n Defn The state of being devoted or set apart by a vow R Bp Hurd DEVOTER Devoter n Defn One who devotes a worshiper DEVOTION Devotion n Etym F dévotion L devotio 1 The act of devoting consecration 2 The state of being devoted addiction eager inclination strong attachment love or affection zeal especially feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of worship devoutness Genius animated by a fervent spirit of devotion Macaulay 3 Act of devotedness or devoutness manifestation of strong attachment act of worship prayer The love of public devotion Hooker 4 Disposal power of disposal Obs They are entirely at our devotion and may be turned backward and forward as we please Godwin 5 A thing consecrated an object of devotion R Churches and altars priests and all devotions Tumbled together into rude chaos Beau Fl Days of devotion See under Day Syn Consecration devoutness religiousness piety attachment devotedness ardor earnestness DEVOTIONAL Devotional a Etym L devotionalis Defn Pertaining to suited to or used in devotion as a devotional posture devotional exercises a devotional frame of mind DEVOTIONALIST DEVOTIONIST Devotionalist Devotionist n Defn One given to devotion esp to excessive formal devotion DEVOTIONALITY Devotionality n Defn The practice of a devotionalist A H Clough DEVOTIONALLY Devotionally adv Defn In a devotional manner toward devotion DEVOTO Devoto n Etym It Defn A devotee Dr J Scott DEVOTOR Devotor n Etym L Defn A worshiper one given to devotion Obs Beau Fl DEVOUR Devour v t imp p p Devoured p pr vb n Devouring Etym F dévorer fr L devorare de vorare to eat greedily swallow up See Voracious 1 To eat up with greediness to consume ravenously to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton to prey upon Some evil beast hath devoured him Gen xxxvii 20 2 To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily selfishly or wantonly to consume to swallow up to use up to waste to annihilate Famine and pestilence shall devour him Ezek vii 15 I waste my life and do my days devour Spenser 3 To enjoy with avidity to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses Longing they look and gaping at the sight Devour her oer with vast delight Dryden Syn To consume waste destroy annihilate DEVOURABLE Devourable a Defn That may be devoured DEVOURER Devourer n Defn One who or that which devours DEVOURINGLY Devouringly adv Defn In a devouring manner DEVOUT Devout a Etym OE devot devout F dévot from L devotus devoted p p of devovere See Devote v t 1 Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties absorbed in religious exercises given to devotion pious reverent religious A devout man and one that feared God Acts x 2 We must be constant and devout in the worship of God Rogers 2 Expressing devotion or piety as eyes devout sighs devout a devout posture Milton 3 Warmly devoted hearty sincere earnest as devout wishes for ones welfare The devout devoutly religious persons those who are sincerely pious Syn Holy pure religious prayerful pious earnest reverent solemn sincere DEVOUT Devout n 1 A devotee Obs Sheldon 2 A devotional composition or part of a composition devotion Obs Milton DEVOUTFUL Devoutful a 1 Full of devotion R 2 Sacred R To take her from austerer check of parents To make her his by most devoutful rights Marston DEVOUTLESS Devoutless a Defn Destitute of devotion Devoutlessly adv Devoutlessness n DEVOUTLY Devoutly adv 1 In a devout and reverent manner with devout emotions piously Cast her fair eyes to heaven and prayed devoutly Shak 2 Sincerely solemnly earnestly T is a consummation Devoutly to be wished Shak DEVOUTNESS Devoutness n Defn Quality or state of being devout DEVOVE Devove v t Etym See Devote v t Defn To devote Obs Cowley DEVOW Devow v t Etym F dévouer L devovere See Devote v t 1 To give up to devote Obs 2 Etym Cf OF desvoer Cf Disavow Defn To disavow to disclaim Obs G Fletcher DEVULGARIZE Devulgarize v t Defn To free from what is vulgar common or narrow Shakespeare and Plutarchs Lives are very devulgarizing books E A Abbott DEW Dew n Etym AS deáw akin to D dauw G thau tau Icel dögg Sw dagg Dan dug cf Skr dhav dhav to flow Dag dew 1 Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces particularly at night Her tears fell with the dews at even Tennyson 2 Figuratively anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner The golden dew of sleep Shak 3 An emblem of morning or fresh vigor The dew of his youth Longfellow Note Dew is used in combination as dewbespangled dewdrenched dewdrop etc DEW Dew v t imp p p Dewed p pr vb n Dewing Defn To wet with dew or as with dew to bedew to moisten as with dew The grasses grew A little ranker since they dewed them so A B Saxton DEW Dew a n Defn Same as Due or Duty Obs Spenser DEWAR VESSEL Dewar vessel duer After Sir James Dewar British physicist Defn A doublewalled glass vessel for holding liquid air etc having the space between the walls exhausted so as to prevent conduction of heat and sometimes having the glass silvered to prevent absorption of radiant heat called also according to the particular shape Dewar bulb Dewar tube etc DEWBERRY Dewberry n Bot a The fruit of certain species of bramble Rubus in England the fruit of R cæsius which has a glaucous bloom in America that of R canadensis and R hispidus species of low blackberries b The plant which bears the fruit Feed him with apricots and dewberries Shak DEWCLAW Dewclaw n Defn In any animal esp of the Herbivora a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground Some cut off the dewclaws of greyhounds J H Walsh DEWDROP Dewdrop n Defn A drop of dew Shak DEWFALL Dewfall n Defn The falling of dew the time when dew begins to fall DEWINESS Dewiness n Defn State of being dewy DEWLAP Dewlap n Etym Dew lap to lick 1 The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox which laps or licks the dew in grazing 2 The flesh upon the human throat especially when with age Burlesque On her withered dewlap pour the ale Shak DEWLAPPED Dewlapped a Defn Furnished with a dewlap DEWLESS Dewless a Defn Having no dew Tennyson DEWPOINT Dewpoint n Meteor Defn The temperature at which dew begins to form It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere DEWRET Dewret v t Etym Dew ret v t Defn To ret or rot by the process called dewretting DEWRETTING Dewretting n Defn Dewrotting the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part by exposure on a sward to dew rain and sunshine DEWROT Dewrot v t Defn To rot as flax or hemp by exposure to rain dew and sun See Dewretting DEWWORM Dewworm n Zoöl Defn See Earthworm DEWY Dewy a 1 Pertaining to dew resembling consisting of or moist with dew A dewy mist Went and watered all the ground Milton When dewy eve her curtain draws Keble 2 Falling gently and beneficently like the dew Dewy sleep ambrosial Cowper 3 Bot Defn Resembling a dewcovered surface appearing as if covered with dew DEXTER Dexter a Etym L akin to Gr dakshi cf daksh to be strong suit Goth taihswa OHG zeso Cf Dexterous 1 Pertaining to or situated on the right hand right as opposed to sinister or left On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew Pope 2 Her Defn On the righthand side of a shield i e towards the right hand of its wearer To a spectator in front as in a pictorial representation this would be the left side Dexter chief or Dexter point Her a point in the dexter upper corner of the shield being in the dexter extremity of the chief as A in the cut Dexter base a point in the dexter lower part or base of the shield as B in the cut DEXTERICAL Dexterical a Defn Dexterous Obs DEXTERITY Dexterity n Etym L dexteritas fr dexter cf F dextérité See Dexter 1 Righthandedness 2 Readiness and grace in physical activity skill and ease in using the hands expertness in manual acts as dexterity with the chisel In youth quick bearing and dexterity Shak 3 Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers quickness and skill in managing any complicated or difficult affair adroitness His wisdom was turned into a dexterity to deliver himself Bacon He had conducted his own defense with singular boldness and dexterity Hallam Syn Adroitness activity nimbleness expertness skill cleverness art ability address tact facility aptness aptitude faculty See Skill DEXTEROUS Dexterous a Etym L dexter See Dexter Written also dextrous 1 Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs skillful and active with the hands handy ready as a dexterous hand a dexterous workman 2 Skillful in contrivance quick at inventing expedients expert as a dexterous manager Dexterous the craving fawning crowd to quit Pope 3 Done with dexterity skillful artful as dexterous management Dexterous sleights of hand Trench Syn Adroit active expert skillful clever able ready apt handy versed DEXTEROUSLY Dexterously adv Defn In a dexterous manner skillfully DEXTEROUSNESS Dexterousness n Defn The quality of being dexterous dexterity DEXTRAD Dextrad adv Etym L dextra the right hand ad to Anat Defn Toward the right side dextrally DEXTRAL Dextral a Etym From Dexter Defn Right as opposed to sinistral or left Dextral shell Zoöl a spiral shell the whorls of which turn from left right or like the hands of a watch when the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer DEXTRALITY Dextrality n Defn The state of being on the righthand side also the quality of being righthanded righthandedness Sir T Browne DEXTRALLY Dextrally Defn adv Towards the right as the hands of a watch rotate dextrally DEXTRER Dextrer n Defn A war horse a destrer Obs By him baiteth his dextrer Chaucer DEXTRIN Dextrin n Etym Cf F dextrine G dextrin See Dexter Chem Defn A translucent gummy amorphous substance nearly tasteless and odorless used as a substitute for gum for sizing etc and obtained from starch by the action of heat acids or diastase It is of somewhat variable composition containing several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective varieties of sugar It is so named from its rotating the plane of polarization to the right called also British gum Alsace gum gommelin leiocome etc See Achroödextrin and Erythrodextrin DEXTRO Dextro Defn A prefix from L dexter meaning pertaining to or toward the right Chem Opt Defn having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right as dextrotartaric acid DEXTROGEROUS Dextrogerous a Physics Chem Defn See Dextrogyrate DEXTROGLUCOSE Dextroglucose n Etym Dextro glucose Chem Defn Same as Dextrose DEXTROGYRATE Dextrogyrate a Etym Dextro gyrate Chem Opt Defn Same as Dextrorotatory DEXTRONIC Dextronic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from dextrose as dextronic acid Dextronic acid a sirupy substance obtained by the partial oxidation of various carbohydrates as dextrose etc DEXTROROTARY Dextrorotary a Physics Chem Defn See Dextrotatory DEXTROROTATORY Dextrorotatory a Etym Dextro rotatory Chem Opt Defn Turning or causing to turn toward the right hand esp turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand as dextrorotatory crystals sugars etc Cf Levorotatory DEXTRORSAL DEXTRORSE Dextrorsal Dextrorse a Etym L dextrorsum contr fr dextrovorsum dextroversum toward the right side dexter right versus vorsus p p of vertere vortere to turn Defn Turning from the left to the right in the ascending line as in the spiral inclination of the stem of the common morningglóry Note At present scientists predicate dextrorse or sinistrorse quality of the plant regarded objectively formerly the plant was regarded subjectively and what is now called dextrorse was then considered sinistrorse DEXTROSE Dextrose n Etym See Dexter Chem Defn A sirupy or white crystalline variety of sugar C6H12O6 so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right occurring in many ripe fruits Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or sucrose and hence called invert sugar Dextrose is chiefly obtained by the action of heat and acids on starch and hence called also starch sugar It is also formed from starchy food by the action of the amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic juice Note The solid products are known to the trade as grape sugar the sirupy products as glucose or mixing sirup These are harmless but are only about half as sweet as cane or sucrose DEXTROUS DEXTROUSLY DEXTROUSNESS Dextrous a Dextrously adv Dextrousness n Defn Same as Dexterous Dexterously etc DEY Dey n Etym See Dairy Defn A servant who has charge of the dairy a dairymaid Obs Chaucer DEY Dey n pl Deys Etym Turk dai orig a maternal uncle then a friendly title formerly given to middleaged or old people especially among the Janizaries and hence in Algiers consecrated at length to the commanding officer of that corps who frequently became afterward pasha or regent of that province hence the European misnomer of dey as applied to the latter cf F dey Defn The governor of Algiers so called before the French conquest in 1830 DEYE Deye v i Defn To die Obs Chaucer DEYNTE DEYNTEE Deynte Deyntee n a Defn See Dainty Obs Chaucer DEZINCIFICATION Dezincification n Defn The act or process of freeing from zinc also the condition resulting from the removal of zinc DEZINCIFY Dezincify v t Etym Pref de zinc fy Defn To deprive of or free from zinc DHOLE Dhole n Zoöl Defn A fierce wild dog Canis Dukhunensis found in the mountains of India It is remarkable for its propensity to hunt the tiger and other wild animals in packs DHONY Dhony n Defn A Ceylonese boat See Doni DHOORRA DHOURRA DHURRA Dhoorra Dhourra or Dhurra n Defn Indian millet See Durra DHOW Dhow n Etym Ar dao Defn A coasting vessel of Arabia East Africa and the Indian Ocean It has generally but one mast and a lateen sail Also written dow DI Di Etym Gr bis twice See Two and cf Bi Dia The L pref dis sometimes assumes the form di See Dis Defn A prefix signifying twofold double twice Chem Defn denoting two atoms radicals groups or equivalents as the case may be See Bi 2 DIA DI Dia Di Etym Gr Two and cf 1st Di Defn A prefix denoting through also between apart asunder across Before a vowel dia becomes di as diactinic dielectric etc DIABASE Diabase n Etym F diabase fr Gr Min Defn A basic darkcolored holocrystalline igneous rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene with magnetic iron often limited to rocks pretertiary in age It includes part of what was early called greenstone DIABATERIAL Diabaterial a Etym Gr Diabase Defn Passing over the borders R Mitford DIABETES Diabetes n Etym NL from Gr Diabase Med Defn A disease which is attended with a persistent excessive discharge of urine Most frequently the urine is not only increased in quantity but contains saccharine matter in which case the disease is generally fatal Diabetes mellitus Etym NL sweet diabetes that form of diabetes in which the urine contains saccharine matter Diabetes insipidus Etym NL lit diabetes the form of diabetes in which the urine contains no abnormal constituent DIABETIC DIABETICAL Diabetic Diabetical a Defn Pertaining to diabetes as diabetic or diabetical treatment Quian Diabetic sugar Chem Same as Dextrose DIABLERIE DIABLEY Diablerie Diabley n Etym F diablerie fr diable devil L diabolus See Devil Defn Devilry sorcery or incantation a diabolical deed mischief DIABOLIC DIABOLICAL Diabolic Diabolical a Etym L diabolicus Gr diabolique See Devil Defn Pertaining to the devil resembling or appropriate or appropriate to the devil devilish infernal impious atrocious nefarious outrageously wicked as a diabolic or diabolical temper or act Diabolic power Milton The diabolical institution Motley Diabolically adv Diabolicalness n DIABOLIFY Diabolify v t Etym L diabolus devil fy Defn To ascribed diabolical qualities to to change into or to represent as a devil R Farindon DIABOLISM Diabolism n 1 Character action or principles appropriate to the devil 2 Possession by the devil Bp Warburton DIABOLIZE Diabolize v t Defn To render diabolical R DIABOLO Diabolo diabolo n Defn An old game or sport revived under this name consisting in whirling on a string fastened to two sticks a small somewhat spool shaped object called the diabolo so as to balance it on a string toss it in the air and catch it etc DIACATHOLICON Diacatholicon n Etym Pref dia catholicon Med Defn A universal remedy name formerly to a purgative electuary DIACAUSTIC Diacaustic a Etym Pref dia caustic Opt Defn Pertaining to or possessing the properties of a species of caustic curves formed by refraction See Caustic surface under Caustic DIACAUSTIC Diacaustic n 1 Med Defn That which burns by refraction as a double convex lens or the suns rays concentrated by such a lens sometimes used as a cautery 2 Math Defn A curved formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of light refracted through a lens DIACHYLON DIACHYLUM Diachylon Diachylum n Etym NL diachylum fr Gr Med Chem Defn A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants whence its name but now made of an oxide of lead and oil and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat acids DIACID Diacid a Etym Pref di acid Chem Defn Divalent said of a base or radical as capable of saturating two acid monad radicals or a dibasic acid Cf Dibasic a and Biacid DIACODIUM Diacodium n Etym L from Gr Defn A sirup made of poppies DIACONAL Diaconal a Etym LL diaconalis cf F diaconal Cf Deacon Defn Of or pertaining to a deacon DIACONATE Diaconate n Etym L diaconatus cf F diaconat Defn The office of a deacon deaconship also a body or board of deacons DIACONATE Diaconate a Defn Governed by deacons Diaconate church T Goodwin DIACOPE Diacope n Etym L fr Gr Gram Defn Tmesis DIACOUSTIC Diacoustic a Etym Pref di acoustic Defn Pertaining to the science or doctrine of refracted sounds DIACOUSTICS Diacoustics n Etym Cf F diacoustique Defn That branch of natural philosophy which treats of the properties of sound as affected by passing through different mediums called also diaphonics See the Note under Acoustics DIACRITIC DIACRITICAL Diacritic Diacritical a Etym Gr Critic Defn That separates or distinguishes applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form or different sounds of the same letter as a â ä o ô etc Diacritical points Sir W Jones A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and writer A J Ellis DIACTINIC Diactinic a Etym Pref di actinic Physics Defn Capable of transmitting the chemical or actinic rays of light as diactinic media DIADELPHIA Diadelphia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A Linnæan class of plants whose stamens are united into two bodies or bundles by their filaments DIADELPHIAN DIADELPHOUS Diadelphian Diadelphous a Etym Cf F diadelphe Bot Defn Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments said of a plant or flower grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments said of stamens DIADEM Diadem n Etym F diadème L diadema fr Gr da to bind 1 Originally an ornamental head band or fillet worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty hence later also a crown in general The regal diadem Milton 2 Regal power sovereignty empire considered as symbolized by the crown 3 Her Defn An arch rising from the rim of a crown rarely also of a coronet and uniting with others over its center Diadem lemur Zoöl See Indri Diadem spider Zoöl the garden spider DIADEM Diadem v t Defn To adorn with a diadem to crown Not so when diademd with rays divine Pope To terminate the evil To diadem the right R H Neale DIADROM Diadrom n Etym Gr Defn A complete course or vibration time of vibration as of a pendulum Obs Locke DIAERESIS DIERESIS Diæresis Dieresis n pl Diæreses or Diereses Etym L diaeresis Gr Heresy 1 Gram Defn The separation or resolution of one syllable into two the opposite of synæresis 2 A mark consisting of two dots placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters as coöperate aërial DIAERETIC Diæretic a Etym Gr Med Defn Caustic Obs DIAGEOTROPIC Diageotropic a Etym Gr Bot Defn Relating to or exhibiting diageotropism DIAGEOTROPISM Diageotropism n Bot Defn The tendency of organs as roots of plants to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the center of the earth DIAGLYPH Diaglyph n Etym Gr Defn An intaglio Mollett DIAGLYPHIC DIAGLYPHTIC Diaglyphic Diaglyphtic a Defn Represented or formed by depressions in the general surface as diaglyphic sculpture or engraving opposed to anaglyphic DIAGNOSE Diagnose v t i Defn To ascertain by diagnosis to diagnosticate See Diagnosticate DIAGNOSIS Diagnosis n pl Diagnoses Etym NL fr Gr Know 1 Med Defn The art or act of recognizing the presence of disease from its signs or symptoms and deciding as to its character also the decision arrived at 2 Scientific determination of any kind the concise description of characterization of a species 3 Critical perception or scrutiny judgment based on such scrutiny esp perception pf or judgment concerning motives and character The quick eye for effects the clear diagnosis of mens minds and the love of epigram Compton Reade My diagnosis of his character proved correct J Payn Differential diagnosis Med the determination of the distinguishing characteristics as between two similar diseases or conditions DIAGNOSTIC Diagnostic a Etym Gr diagnostique Defn Pertaining to or furnishing a diagnosis indicating the nature of a disease DIAGNOSTIC Diagnostic n Defn The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others DIAGNOSTICATE Diagnosticate v t i Etym From Diagnostic Defn To make a diagnosis of to recognize by its symptoms as a disease DIAGNOSTICS Diagnostics n Defn That part of medicine which has to do with ascertaining the nature of diseases by means of their symptoms or signs His rare skill in diagnostics Macaulay DIAGOMETER Diagometer n Etym Gr meter Defn A sort of electroscope invented by Rousseau in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies or to determine their conducting power Nichol DIAGONAL Diagonal a Etym L diagonalis fr Gr knee cf F diagonal Geom Defn Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure running across from corner to corner crossing at an angle with one of the sides Diagonal bond Masonry herringbone work See Herringbone a Diagonal built Shipbuilding built by forming the outer skin of two layers of planking making angles of about 45º with the keel in opposite directions Diagonal cleavage See under Cleavage Diagonal molding Arch a chevron or zigzag molding Diagonal rib Arch See Crossspringer Diagonal scale a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines with other lines crossing them obliquely so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a plain scale Diagonal stratification Geol Same as Cross bedding under Cross a DIAGONAL Diagonal n 1 A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent of a figure of four or more sides and dividing it into two parts 2 Engin Defn A member in a framed structure running obliquely across a panel 3 A diagonal cloth a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes ridges or welts made in the weaving DIAGONALLY Diagonally adv Defn In a diagonal direction DIAGONIAL Diagonial a Defn Diagonal diametrical hence diametrically opposed Obs Sin can have no tenure by law at all but is rather an eternal outlaw and in hostility with law past all atonement both diagonal contraries as much allowing one another as day and night together in one hemisphere Milton DIAGRAM Diagram n Etym Gr diagramme See Graphic 1 Geom Defn A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement or facilitate a demonstration a plan 2 Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes or to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it a mechanical drawing as distinguished from an artistical one Indicator diagram Steam Engine See Indicator card under indicator DIAGRAM Diagram v t Defn To put into the form of a diagram DIAGRAMMATIC Diagrammatic a Defn Pertaining to or of the nature of a diagram showing by diagram Diagrammaticly adv DIAGRAPH Diagraph n Etym Gr diagraphe See Diagram Defn A drawing instrument combining a protractor and scale DIAGRAPHIC DIAGRAPHICAL Diagraphic Diagraphical a Etym Cf F diagraphique Defn Descriptive DIAGRAPHICS Diagraphics n Defn The art or science of descriptive drawing especially the art or science of drawing by mechanical appliances and mathematical rule DIAHELIOTROPIC Diaheliotropic a Etym Gr Bot Defn Relating or or manifesting diaheliotropism DIAHELIOTROPISM Diaheliotropism n Bot Defn A tendency of leaves or other organs of plants to have their dorsal surface faced towards the rays of light DIAL Dial n Etym LL dialis daily fr L dies day See Deity 1 An instrument formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface esp a sundial but there are lunar and astral dials The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earths axis but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical 2 The graduated face of a timepiece on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands 3 A miners compass Dial bird Zoöl an Indian bird Copsychus saularius allied to the European robin The name is also given to other related species Dial lock a lock provided with one or more plates having numbers or letters upon them These plates must be adjusted in a certain determined way before the lock can be operated Dial plate the plane or disk of a dial or timepiece on which lines and figures for indicating the time are placed DIAL Dial v t imp p p Dialed or Dialled p pr vb n Dialing or Dialling 1 To measure with a dial Hours of that true time which is dialed in heaven Talfourd 2 Mining Defn To survey with a dial Raymond DIALECT Dialect n Etym F dialecte L dialectus fr Gr Dialogue 1 Means or mode of expressing thoughts language tongue form of speech This book is writ in such a dialect As may the minds of listless men affect Bunyan The universal dialect of the world South 2 The form of speech of a limited region or people as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it a variety or subdivision of a language speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances as the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece the Yorkshire dialect the dialect of the learned In the midst of this Babel of dialects there suddenly appeared a standard English language Earle Charles V could address his subjects from every quarter in their native dialect Prescott Syn Language idiom tongue speech phraseology See Language and Idiom DIALECTAL Dialectal a Defn Relating to a dialect dialectical as a dialectical variant DIALECTIC Dialectic n Defn Same as Dialectics Plato placed his dialectic above all sciences Liddell Scott DIALECTIC DIALECTICAL Dialectic Dialectical a Etym L dialecticus Gr dialectique See Dialect 1 Pertaining to dialectics logical argumental 2 Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects Earle DIALECTICALLY Dialectically adv Defn In a dialectical manner DIALECTICIAN Dialectician n Etym Cf F dialecticien Defn One versed in dialectics a logician a reasoner DIALECTICS Dialectics n Etym L dialectica sc ars Gr dialectique Defn That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning the science or art of discriminating truth from error logical discussion Note Dialectics was defined by Aristotle to be the method of arguing with probability on any given problem and of defending a tenet without inconsistency By Plato it was used in the following senses 1 Discussion by dialogue as a method of scientific investigation 2 The method of investigating the truth by analysis 3 The science of ideas or of the nature and laws of being higher metaphysics By Kant it was employed to signify the logic of appearances or illusions whether these arise from accident or error or from those necessary limitations which according to this philosopher originate in the constitution of the human intellect DIALECTOLOGY Dialectology n Etym Dialect logy Defn That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects Beck DIALECTOR Dialector n Defn One skilled in dialectics DIALING Dialing n 1 The art of constructing dials the science which treats of measuring time by dials Written also dialling 2 A method of surveying especially in mines in which the bearings of the courses or the angles which they make with each other are determined by means of the circumferentor DIALIST Dialist n Defn A maker of dials one skilled in dialing DIALLAGE Diallage n Etym NL fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure by which arguments are placed in various points of view and then turned to one point Smart DIALLAGE Diallage n Etym Gr Min Defn A dark green or bronzecolored laminated variety of pyroxene common in certain igneous rocks DIALLEL Diallel a Etym Gr Defn Meeting and intersecting as lines not parallel opposed to parallel Obs Ash DIALLYL Diallyl n Chem Defn A volatile pungent liquid hydrocarbon C6H10 consisting of two allyl radicals and belonging to the acetylene series DIALOGICAL Dialogical a Etym Gr Defn Relating to a dialogue dialogistical Burton DIALOGICALLY Dialogically adv Defn In the manner or nature of a dialogue Goldsmith DIALOGISM Dialogism n Etym Gr dialogisme See Dialogue Defn An imaginary speech or discussion between two or more dialogue Fulke DIALOGIST Dialogist n Etym L dialogista cf F dialogiste 1 A speaker in a dialogue 2 A writer of dialogues P Skelton DIALOGISTIC DIALOGISTICAL Dialogistic Dialogistical a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to a dialogue having the form or nature of a dialogue Dialogistically adv DIALOGITE Dialogite n Etym From Gr Min Defn Native carbonate of manganese rhodochrosite DIALOGIZE Dialogize v t Etym Gr dialogiser Defn To discourse in dialogue Fotherby DIALOGUE Dialogue n Etym OE dialogue L dialogus fr Gr dialogue See Legend 1 A conversation between two or more persons particularly a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises 2 A written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic as the Dialogues of Plato DIALOGUE Dialogue v i Etym Cf F dialoguer Defn To take part in a dialogue to dialogize R Shak DIALOGUE Dialogue v t Defn To express as in dialogue R And dialogued for him what he would say Shak DIALYPETALOUS Dialypetalous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having separate petals polypetalous DIALYSIS Dialysis n pl Dialyses Etym L separation fr Gr 1 Gram Defn Diæresis See Diæresis 1 2 Rhet Defn Same as Asyndeton 3 Med a Debility b A solution of continuity division separation of parts 4 Chem Defn The separation of different substances in solution as crystalloids and colloids by means of their unequal diffusion especially through natural or artificial membranes DIALYTIC Dialytic a Etym Gr Dialysis Defn Having the quality of unloosing or separating Clarke Dialytic telescope an achromatic telescope in which the colored dispersion produced by a single object lens of crown glass is corrected by a smaller concave lens or combination of lenses of high dispersive power placed at a distance in the narrower part of the converging cone of rays usually near the middle of the tube DIALYZATE Dialyzate n Chem Defn The material subjected to dialysis DIALYZATION Dialyzation n Chem Defn The act or process of dialysis DIALYZE Dialyze v t imp p p Dialyzed p pr vb n Dialyzing Chem Defn To separate prepare or obtain by dialysis or osmose to pass through an animal membrane to subject to dialysis Written also dialyse DIALYZED Dialyzed a Defn Prepared by diffusion through an animal membrane as dialyzed iron DIALYZER Dialyzer n Defn The instrument or medium used to effect chemical dialysis DIAMAGNET Diamagnet n Etym Pref dia magnet Defn A body having diamagnetic polarity DIAMAGNETIC Diamagnetic a Defn Pertaining to or exhibiting the phenomena of diamagnetism taking or being of a nature to take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force See Paramagnetic Diamagnetic attraction See under Attraction DIAMAGNETIC Diamagnetic n Defn Any substance as bismuth glass phosphorous etc which in a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the ordinary magnetic bodies as iron that is which tends to take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force and is repelled by either pole of the magnet DIAMAGNETICALLY Diamagnetically adv Defn In the manner of or according to diamagnetism DIAMAGNETISM Diamagnetism n 1 The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies 2 That form or condition of magnetic action which characterizes diamagnetics DIAMANTIFEROUS Diamantiferous a Etym F diamant diamond ferous Defn Yielding diamonds DIAMANTINE Diamantine a Defn Adamantine Obs DIAMETER Diameter n Etym F diamètre L diametros fr Gr Meter 1 Geom a Any right line passing through the center of a figure or body as a circle conic section sphere cube etc and terminated by the opposite boundaries a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in a curve b A diametral plane 2 The length of a straight line through the center of an object from side to side width thickness as the diameter of a tree or rock Note In an elongated object the diameter is usually taken at right angles to the longer axis 3 Arch Defn The distance through the lower part of the shaft of a column used as a standard measure for all parts of the order See Module Conjugate diameters See under Conjugate DIAMETRAL Diametral a Etym Gr F diamétral Defn Pertaining to a diameter diametrical Diametral curve Diametral surface Geom any line or surface which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in a curve or surface Diametral planes Crystal planes in which two of the axes lie DIAMETRAL Diametral n Defn A diameter Obs Sir T Browne DIAMETRALLY Diametrally adv Defn Diametrically DIAMETRIC DIAMETRICAL Diametric Diametrical a 1 Of or pertaining to a diameter 2 As remote as possible as if at the opposite end of a diameter directly adverse DIAMETRICALLY Diametrically adv Defn In a diametrical manner directly as diametrically opposite Whose principles were diametrically opposed to his Macaulay DIAMIDE Diamide 104 n Etym Pref di amide Chem Defn Any compound containing two amido groups united with one or more acid or negative radicals as distinguished from a diamine Cf Amido acid under Amido and Acid amide under Amide DIAMIDO Diamido a Chem Defn A prefix or combining form of Diamine Note Also used adjectively DIAMINE Diamine 104 n Etym Pref di amine Chem Defn A compound containing two amido groups united with one or more basic or positive radicals as contrasted with a diamide Note In chemical nomenclature if any amine or diamine is named by prefixing the nitrogen group the name of the latter takes the form of amido diamido etc thus ethylene diamine C2H4NH22 is also called diamidoethylene DIAMOND Diamond n Etym OE diamaund diamaunt F diamant corrupted fr L adamas the hardest iron steel diamond Gr Adamant Tame 1 A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors and remarkable for extreme hardness Note The diamond is native carbon in isometric crystals often octahedrons with rounded edges It is usually colorless but some are yellow green blue and even black It is the hardest substance known The diamond as found in nature called a rough diamond is cut for use in jewelry into various forms with many reflecting faces or facets by which its brilliancy is much increased See Brilliant Rose Diamonds are said to be of the first water when very transparent and of the second or third water as the transparency decreases 2 A geometrical figure consisting of four equal straight lines and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse a rhombus a lozenge 3 One of a suit of playing cards stamped with the figure of a diamond 4 Arch Defn A pointed projection like a foursided pyramid used for ornament in lines or groups 5 Baseball Defn The infield the square space 90 feet on a side having the bases at its angles 6 Print Defn The smallest kind of type in English printing except that called brilliant which is seldom seen Note This line is printed in the type called Diamond Black diamond coal Min See Carbonado Bristol diamond See Bristol stone under Bristol Diamond beetle Zoöl a large South American weevil Entimus imperialis remarkable for its splendid luster and colors due to minute brilliant scales Diamond bird Zoöl a small Australian bird Pardalotus punctatus family Ampelidæ It is black with white spots Diamond drill Engin a rod or tube the end of which is set with black diamonds used for perforating hard substances esp for boring in rock Diamond finch Zoöl a small Australian sparrow often kept in a cage Its sides are black with conspicuous white spots and the rump is bright carmine Diamond groove Iron Working a groove of Vsection in a roll Diamond mortar Chem a small steel mortar used for pulverizing hard substances Diamondpoint tool a cutting tool whose point is diamondshaped Diamond snake Zoöl a harmless snake of Australia Morelia spilotes the carpet snake Glaziers diamond a small diamond set in a glaziers tool for cutting glass DIAMOND Diamond a Defn Resembling a diamond made of or abounding in diamonds as a diamond chain a diamond field DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY DIAMOND JUBILEE Diamond anniversary jubilee etc Defn One celebrated upon the completion of sixty or according to some seventyfive years from the beginning of the thing commemorated DIAMONDBACK Diamondback n Zoöl Defn The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast Malacoclemmys palustris DIAMONDED Diamonded a 1 Having figures like a diamond or lozenge 2 Adorned with diamonds diamondized Emerson DIAMONDIZE Diamondize v t Defn To set with diamonds to adorn to enrich R Diamondizing of your subject B Jonson DIAMONDSHAPED Diamondshaped a Defn Shaped like a diamond or rhombus DIAMOND STATE Diamond State Defn Delaware a nickname alluding to its small size DIAMYLENE Diamylene n Etym Pref di amylene Chem Defn A liquid hydrocarbon C10H20 of the ethylene series regarded as a polymeric form of amylene DIAN Dian a Defn Diana Poetic DIANA Diana n Etym L Diana Myth Defn The daughter of Jupiter and Latona a virgin goddess who presided over hunting chastity and marriage identified with the Greek goddess Artemis And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade Pope Diana monkey Zoöl a handsome whitebearded monkey of West Africa Cercopithecus Diana DIANDRIA Diandria n pl Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A Linnæan class of plants having two stamens DIANDRIAN Diandrian a Defn Diandrous DIANDROUS Diandrous n Etym Cf F diandre Bot Defn Of or pertaining to the class Diandria having two stamens DIANIUM Dianium n Etym NL fr L Diana either as the name of the Roman goddess or from its use in OE as a name of silver Chem Defn Same as Columbium Obs DIANOETIC Dianoetic a Etym Gr Metaph Defn Pertaining to the discursive faculty its acts or products I would employ dianoetic to denote the operation of the discursive elaborative or comparative faculty Sir W Hamilton DIANOIALOGY Dianoialogy n Etym Gr logy Defn The science of the dianoetic faculties and their operations Sir W Hamilton DIANTHUS Dianthus n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of plants containing some of the most popular of cultivated flowers including the pink carnation and Sweet William DIAPASE Diapase n Defn Same as Diapason Obs A tuneful diapase of pleasures Spenser DIAPASM Diapasm n Etym L diapasma Gr diapasme Defn Powdered aromatic herbs sometimes made into little balls and strung together Obs DIAPASON Diapason n Etym L fr Gr i e diapason Cf Panacea 1 Gr Mus Defn The octave or interval which includes all the tones of the diatonic scale 2 Concord as of notes an octave apart harmony The fair music that all creatures made In perfect diapason Milton 3 The entire compass of tones Through all the compass of the notes it ran The diapason closing full in man Dryden 4 A standard of pitch a tuning fork as the French normal diapason 5 One of certain stops in the organ so called because they extend through the scale of the instrument They are of several kinds as open diapason stopped diapason double diapason and the like DIAPEDESIS Diapedesis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues without rupture of the walls of the blood vessels DIAPENTE Diapente n Etym L fr Gr diapente 1 Anc Mus Defn The interval of the fifth 2 Med Defn A composition of five ingredients DIAPER Diaper n Etym OF diaspre diapre diaspe sort of figured cloth It diaspro jasper diaspo figured cloth from Ljaspis a greencolored precious stone See Jasper 1 Any textile fabric esp linen or cotton toweling woven in diaper pattern See 2 2 Fine Arts Defn Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced 3 A towel or napkin for wiping the hands etc Let one attend him with a silver basin Another bear the ewer the third a diaper Shak 4 An infants breechcloth DIAPER Diaper v t 1 To ornament with figures etc arranged in the pattern called diaper as cloth in weaving Diapered light H Van Laun Engarlanded and diapered With in wrought flowers Tennyson 2 To put a diaper on a child DIAPER Diaper v i Defn To draw flowers or figures as upon cloth If you diaper on folds Peacham DIAPERING Diapering n Defn Same as Diaper n 2 DIAPHANE Diaphane n Etym Cf F diaphane diaphanous See Diaphanous Defn A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures diaper work DIAPHANED Diaphaned a Etym Cf OF diaphaner to make transparent See Diaphanous Defn Transparent or translucent R DIAPHANEITY Diaphaneity n Etym Cf F diaphanéité See Diaphanous Defn The quality of being diaphanous transparency pellucidness DIAPHANIC Diaphanic a Etym See Diaphanous Defn Having power to transmit light transparent diaphanous DIAPHANIE Diaphanie n Defn The art of imitating DIAPHANOMETER Diaphanometer n Etym Gr meter Defn An instrument for measuring the transparency of the air DIAPHANOSCOPE Diaphanoscope n Etym Gr scope Photog Defn A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures with or without a lens DIAPHANOTYPE Diaphanotype n Etym Gr type Photog Defn A colored photograph produced by superimposing a translucent colored positive over a strong uncolored one DIAPHANOUS Diaphanous a Etym Gr diaphane See Phantom and cf Diaphane Diaphanic Defn Allowing light to pass through as porcelain translucent or transparent pellucid clear Another cloud in the region of them light enough to be fantastic and diaphanous Landor DIAPHANOUSLY Diaphanously adv Defn Translucently DIAPHEMETRIC Diaphemetric a Etym Gr Physiol Defn Relating to the measurement of the tactile sensibility of parts as diaphemetric compasses Dunglison DIAPHONIC DIAPHONICAL Diaphonic Diaphonical a Etym Gr Defn Diacoustic DIAPHONICS Diaphonics n Defn The doctrine of refracted sound diacoustics DIAPHORESIS Diaphoresis n Etym L fr Gr Med Defn Perspiration or an increase of perspiration DIAPHORETIC DIAPHORETICAL Diaphoretic Diaphoretical a Etym L diaphoreticus Gr diaphorétique See Diaphoresis Defn Having the power to increase perspiration DIAPHORETIC Diaphoretic n Med Defn A medicine or agent which promotes perspiration Note Diaphoretics differ from sudorifics the former only increase the insensible perspiration the latter excite the sensible discharge called sweat Parr DIAPHOTE Diaphote n Etym Pref dia Gr Elec Defn An instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph Fallows DIAPHRAGM Diaphragm n Etym L diaphragma Gr fareire to stuff cf F diaphragme See Farce 1 A dividing membrane or thin partition commonly with an opening through it 2 Anat Defn The muscular and tendinous partition separating the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen the midriff 3 Zoöl Defn A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of certain shells into two parts 4 Opt Defn A plate with an opening which is generally circular used in instruments to cut off marginal portions of a beam of light as at the focus of a telescope 5 Mach Defn A partition in any compartment for various purposes Diaphragm pump one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the place of a piston DIAPHRAGMATIC Diaphragmatic a Etym Cf F diaphragmatique Defn Pertaining to a diaphragm as diaphragmatic respiration the diaphragmatic arteries and nerves DIAPHYSIS Diaphysis n Etym Gr 1 Bot Defn An abnormal prolongation of the axis of inflorescence 2 Anat Defn The shaft or main part of a bone which is first ossified DIAPNOIC Diapnoic a Etym Gr diapnoïque Med Defn Slightly increasing an insensible perspiration mildly diaphoretic n Defn A gentle diaphoretic DIAPOPHYSICAL Diapophysical a Anat Defn Pertaining to a diapophysis DIAPOPHYSIS Diapophysis n Etym NL See Dia and Apophysis Anat Defn The dorsal transverse or tubercular process of a vertebra See Vertebra DIARCHY Diarchy n Etym Gr Defn A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in two persons DIARIAL DIARIAN Diarial Diarian a Etym See Diary Defn Pertaining to a diary daily DIARIST Diarist n Defn One who keeps a diary DIARRHEA DIARRHOEA Diarrhea Diarrhoea n Etym L diarrhoea Gr stream See Stream Med Defn A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or fluid evacuations from the intestines without tenesmus a purging or looseness of the bowels a flux DIARRHEAL DIARRHOEAL Diarrheal Diarrhoeal a Med Defn Of or pertaining to diarrhea like diarrhea DIARRHETIC DIARRHOETIC Diarrhetic Diarrhoetic a Med Defn Producing diarrhea or a purging DIARTHRODIAL Diarthrodial a Anat Defn Relating to diarthrosis or movable articulations DIARTHROSIS Diarthrosis n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn A form of articulation which admits of considerable motion a complete joint abarticulation See Articulation DIARY Diary n pl Diaries Etym L diarium fr dies day See Deity Defn A register of daily events or transactions a daily record a journal a blank book dated for the record of daily memoranda as a diary of the weather a physicians diary DIARY Diary a Defn lasting for one day as a diary fever Obs Diary ague Bacon DIASPORA Diaspora n Gr See Diaspore Lit Dispersion applied collectively a To those Jews who after the Exile were scattered through the Old World and afterwards to Jewish Christians living among heathen Cf James i1 b By extension to Christians isolated from their own communion as among the Moravians to those living usually as missionaries outside of the parent congregation DIASPORE Diaspore n Etym From Gr diaspore Min Defn A hydrate of alumina often occurring in white lamellar masses with brilliant pearly luster so named on account of its decrepitating when heated before the blowpipe DIASTASE Diastase n Etym Gr diastase Cf Diastasis Physiol Chem Defn A soluble nitrogenous ferment capable of converting starch and dextrin into sugar Note The name is more particularly applied to that ferment formed during the germination of grain as in the malting of barley but it is also occasionally used to designate the amylolytic ferment contained in animal fluids as in the saliva DIASTASIC Diastasic a Defn Pertaining to or consisting of diastase as diastasic ferment DIASTASIS Diastasis n Etym NL See Diastase Surg Defn A forcible of bones without fracture DIASTATIC Diastatic a Etym Gr Diastase Physiol Chem Defn Relating to diastase having the properties of diastase effecting the conversion of starch into sugar The influence of acids and alkalies on the diastatic action of saliva Lauder Brunton DIASTEM Diastem n Etym L diastema Gr diastème a Intervening space interval b Anc Mus An interval DIASTEMA Diastema n Etym L See Diastem Anat Defn A vacant space or gap esp between teeth in a jaw DIASTER Diaster n Etym Gr Biol Defn A double star applied to the nucleus of a cell when during cell division the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei See Karyokinesis DIASTOLE Diastole n Etym L fr Gr 1 Physiol Defn The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries correlative to systole or contraction 2 Gram Defn A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long DIASTOLIC Diastolic a Physiol Defn Of or pertaining to diastole DIASTYLE Diastyle n Etym L diastylus Gr diastyle Arch Defn See under Intercolumniation DIATESSARON Diatessaron n Etym L fr Gr 1 Anc Mus Defn The interval of a fourth 2 Theol Defn A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament 3 An electuary compounded of four medicines DIATHERMAL Diathermal a Etym Gr Diathermous Defn Freely permeable by radiant heat DIATHERMANCY DIATHERMANEITY Diathermancy Diathermaneity n Etym See Diathermanous Defn The property of transmitting radiant heat the quality of being diathermous Melloni DIATHERMANISM Diathermanism n Defn The doctrine or the phenomena of the transmission of radiant heat Nichol DIATHERMANOUS Diathermanous a Etym Gr Defn Having the property of transmitting radiant heat diathermal opposed to athermanous DIATHERMIC Diathermic a Defn Affording a free passage to heat as diathermic substances Melloni DIATHERMOMETER Diathermometer n Etym Gr meter See Diathermal Physics Defn An instrument for examining the thermal resistance or heat conducting power of liquids DIATHERMOUS Diathermous a Defn Same as Diathermal DIATHESIS Diathesis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Bodily condition or constitution esp a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease or class of diseases DIATHETIC Diathetic a Defn Pertaining to or dependent on a diathesis or special constitution of the body as diathetic disease DIATOM Diatom n Etym Gr Diatomous 1 Bot Defn One of the Diatomaceæ a family of minute unicellular Algæ having a siliceous covering of great delicacy each individual multiplying by spontaneous division By some authors diatoms are called Bacillariæ but this word is not in general use 2 A particle or atom endowed with the vital principle The individual is nothing He is no more than the diatom the bit of protoplasm Mrs E Lynn Linton DIATOMIC Diatomic a Etym Pref di atomic Chem a Containing two atoms b Having two replaceable atoms or radicals DIATOMOUS Diatomous a Etym Gr Diatom Min Defn Having a single distinct diagonal cleavage said of crystals Mohs DIATONIC Diatonic a Etym L diatonicus diatonus Gr diatonique See Tone Mus Defn Pertaining to the scale of eight tones the eighth of which is the octave of the first Diatonic scale Mus a scale consisting of eight sounds with seven intervals of which two are semitones and five are whole tones a modern major or minor scale as distinguished from the chromatic scale DIATONICALLY Diatonically adv Defn In a diatonic manner DIATRIBE Diatribe n Etym L diatriba a learned discussion Gr terere F trite cf F diatribe Defn A prolonged or exhaustive discussion especially an acrimonious or invective harangue a strain of abusive or railing language a philippic The ephemeral diatribe of a faction John Morley DIATRIBIST Diatribist n Defn One who makes a diatribe or diatribes DIATRYMA Diatryma n Etym NL from Gr Paleon Defn An extinct eocene bird from New Mexico larger than the ostrich DIAZEUCTIC DIAZEUTIC Diazeuctic Diazeutic a Etym Gr Anc Mus Defn Disjoining two fourths as the diazeutic tone which like that from F to G in modern music lay between two fourths and being joined to either made a fifth Obs DIAZO Diazo Etym Pref di azo Chem Defn A combining form also used adjectively meaning pertaining to or derived from a series of compounds containing a radical of two nitrogen atoms united usually to an aromatic radical as diazo benzene C6H5N2OH Note Diazo compounds are in general unstable but are of great importance in recent organic chemistry They are obtained by a partial reduction of the salts of certain amido compounds Diazo reactions Chem a series of reactions whereby diazo compounds are employed in substitution These reactions are of great importance in organic chemistry DIAZOTIZE Diazotize v t Chem Defn To subject to such reactions or processes that diazo compounds or their derivatives shall be produced by chemical exchange or substitution DIB Dib v i Defn To dip Prov Eng Walton DIB Dib n 1 One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints 2 pl Defn A childs game played with dib bones DIBASIC Dibasic a Etym Pref di basic Chem Defn Having two acid hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals in forming salts bibasic said of acids as oxalic or sulphuric acids Cf Diacid Bibasic Note In the case of certain acids dibasic and divalent are not synonymous as tartaric acid is tetravalent and dibasic lactic acid is divalent but monobasic DIBASICITY Dibasicity n Chem Defn The property or condition of being dibasic DIBBER Dibber n Defn A dibble Halliwell DIBBLE Dibble n Etym See Dibble v i Defn A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which no set out plants or to plant seeds DIBBLE Dibble v i imp p p Dibbled p pr vb n Dibbling Etym Freq of Prov E dib for dip to thrust in See Dip Defn To dib or dip frequently as in angling Walton DIBBLE Dibble v t 1 To plant with a dibble to make holes in soil with a dibble for planting 2 To make holes or indentations in as if with a dibble The clayey soil around it was dibbled thick at the time by the tiny hoofs of sheep H Miller DIBBLER Dibbler n Defn One who or that which dibbles or makes holes in the ground for seed DIBRANCHIATA Dibranchiata n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of cephalopods which includes those with two gills an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid and either eight or ten cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks as the octopi and squids See Cephalopoda DIBRANCHIATE Dibranchiate a Zoöl Defn Having two gills n Defn One of the Dibranchiata DIBS Dibs n Defn A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice much used in the East Johnston DIBSTONE Dibstone 110 n Defn A pebble used in a childs game called dibstones Locke DIBUTYL Dibutyl n Etym Pref di butyl Chem Defn A liquid hydrocarbon C8H18 of the marshgas series being one of several octanes and consisting of two butyl radicals Cf Octane DICACIOUS Dicacious a Etym L dicax dicacis fr dicere to say Defn Talkative pert saucy Obs DICACITY Dicacity n Etym L dicacitas cf F dicacité See Dicacious Defn Pertness sauciness Obs DICALCIC Dicalcic a Etym Pref di calcic Chem Defn Having two atoms or equivalents of calcium to the molecule DICARBONIC Dicarbonic a Etym Pref di carbonic Chem Defn Containing two carbon residues or two carboxyl or radicals as oxalic acid is a dicarbonic acid DICAST Dicast n Etym Gr Defn A functionary in ancient Athens answering nearly to the modern juryman DICASTERY Dicastery n Etym Gr Dicast Defn A court of justice judgment hall R J S Mill DICE Dice n pl of Die Defn Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance also the game played with dice See Die n Dice coal a kind of coal easily splitting into cubical fragments Brande C DICE Dice v i imp p p Diced p pr vb n Dicing 1 To play games with dice I diced not above seven times a week Shak 2 To ornament with squares diamonds or cubes DICEBOX Dicebox n Defn A box from which dice are thrown in gaming Thackeray DICENTRA Dicentra n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of herbaceous plants with racemes of twospurred or heartshaped flowers including the Dutchmans breeches and the more showy Bleeding heart D spectabilis Corruptly written dielytra DICEPHALOUS Dicephalous a Etym Gr Defn Having two heads on one body doubleheaded DICER Dicer n Defn A player at dice a dice player a gamester As false as dicers oaths Shak DICH Dich v i Defn To ditch Obs DICHASTIC Dichastic a Etym Gr Biol Defn Capable of subdividing spontaneously DICHLAMYDEOUS Dichlamydeous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having two coverings a calyx and in corolla DICHLORIDE Dichloride n Etym Pref di chloride Chem Defn Same as Bichloride DICHOGAMOUS Dichogamous a Bot Defn Manifesting dichogamy DICHOGAMY Dichogamy n Etym Gr Bot Defn The condition of certain species of plants in which the stamens and pistil do not mature simultaneously so that these plants can never fertilize themselves DICHOTOMIST Dichotomist n Defn One who dichotomizes Bacon DICHOTOMIZE Dichotomize v t imp p p Dichotomized p pr vb n Dichotomizing Etym See Dichotomous 1 To cut into two parts to part into two divisions to divide into pairs to bisect R The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good things into grace and peace Bp Hall 2 Astron Defn To exhibit as a half disk See Dichotomy 3 The moon was dichotomized Whewell DICHOTOMIZE Dichotomize v i Defn To separate into two parts to branch dichotomously to become dichotomous DICHOTOMOUS Dichotomous a Etym L dichotomos Gr Defn Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top as a dichotomous stem Dichotomously adv DICHOTOMY Dichotomy n Etym Gr dichotomie See Dichotomous 1 A cutting in two a division A general breach or dichotomy with their church Sir T Browne 2 Division or distribution of genera into two species division into two subordinate parts 3 Astron Defn That phase of the moon in which it appears bisected or shows only half its disk as at the quadratures 4 Biol Defn Successive division and subdivision as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body into two parts as it proceeds from its origin successive bifurcation 5 The place where a stem or vein is forked 6 Logic Defn Division into two especially the division of a class into two subclasses opposed to each other by contradiction as the division of the term man into white and not white DICHROIC Dichroic a Etym See Dichroism Defn Having the property of dichroism as a dichroic crystal DICHROISCOPE Dichroiscope n Defn Same as Dichroscope DICHROISM Dichroism n Etym Gr Opt Defn The property of presenting different colors by transmitted light when viewed in two different directions the colors being unlike in the direction of unlike or unequal axes DICHROITE Dichroite n Etym See Dichroism Min Defn Iolite so called from its presenting two different colors when viewed in two different directions See Iolite DICHROITIC Dichroitic a Defn Dichroic DICHROMATE Dichromate n Chem Defn A salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid radical to one of the base called also bichromate DICHROMATIC Dichromatic a Etym Pref di chromatic cf Gr 1 Having or exhibiting two colors 2 Zoöl Defn Having two color varieties or two phases differing in color independently of age or sex as in certain birds and insects DICHROMATISM Dichromatism n Defn The state of being dichromatic DICHROMIC Dichromic a Etym Gr Defn Furnishing or giving two colors said of defective vision in which all the compound colors are resolvable into two elements instead of three Sir J Herschel DICHROOUS Dichroous a Defn Dichroic DICHROSCOPE Dichroscope n Etym Gr Defn An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals DICHROSCOPIC Dichroscopic a Defn Pertaining to the dichroscope or to observations with it DICING Dicing n 1 An ornamenting in squares or cubes 2 Gambling with dice J R Green DICKCISSEL Dickcissel n Zoöl Defn The American blackthroated bunting Spiza Americana DICKENS Dickens n or interj Etym Perh a contr of the dim devilkins Defn The devil A vulgar euphemism I can not tell what the dickens his name is Shak DICKER Dicker n Etym Also daker dakir akin to Icel dekr Dan deger G decher all prob from LL dacra dacrum the number ten akin to L decuria a division consisting of ten fr decem ten See Ten 1 The number or quantity of ten particularly ten hides or skins a dakir as a dicker of gloves Obs A dicker of cowhides Heywood 2 A chaffering barter or exchange of small wares as to make a dicker US For peddling dicker not for honest sales Whittier DICKER Dicker v i t Defn To negotiate a dicker to barter US Ready to dicker and to swap Cooper DICKEY DICKY Dickey Dicky n 1 A seat behind a carriage for a servant 2 A false shirt front or bosom 3 A gentlemans shirt collar Local U S DICLINIC Diclinic a Etym Gr Crystallog Defn Having two of the intersections between the three axes oblique See Crystallization DICLINOUS Diclinous a Etym Gr Defn Having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers Gray DICOCCOUS Dicoccous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Composed pf two coherent oneseeded carpels as a dicoccous capsule DICOTYLEDON Dicotyledon n Etym Pref di cotyledon Bot Defn A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes or cotyledons in germinating DICOTYLEDONOUS Dicotyledonous a Bot Defn Having two cotyledons or seed lobes as a dicotyledonous plant DICROTAL DICROTOUS Dicrotal Dicrotous a Etym Gr Defn Dicrotic DICROTIC Dicrotic a Etym Gr Physiol a Of or pertaining to dicrotism as a dicrotic pulse b Of or pertaining to the second expansion of the artery in the dicrotic pulse as the dicrotic wave DICROTISM Dicrotism n Physiol Defn A condition in which there are two beats or waves of the arterial pulse to each beat of the heart DICTA Dicta n pl Etym L Defn See Dictum DICTAGRAPH Dictagraph Defn Var of Dictograph DICTAMEN Dictamen n Etym LL fr dictare to dictate Defn A dictation or dictate R Falkland DICTAMNUS Dictamnus n Etym L See Dittany Bot Defn A suffrutescent D Fraxinella the only species with strong perfume and showy flowers The volatile oil of the leaves is highly inflammable DICTAPHONE Dictaphone n Dictate phone as in telephone Defn A form of phonographic recorder and reproducer adapted for use in dictation as in business DICTATE Dictate v t imp p p Dictated p pr vb n Dictating Etym L dictatus p p of dictare freq of dicere to say See Diction and cf Dight 1 To tell or utter so that another may write down to inspire to compose as to dictate a letter to an amanuensis The mind which dictated the Iliad Wayland Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit Macaulay 2 To say to utter to communicate authoritatively to deliver a command to a subordinate to declare with authority to impose as to dictate the terms of a treaty a general dictates orders to his troops Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be believed Watts Syn To suggest prescribe enjoin command point out urge admonish DICTATE Dictate v i 1 To speak as a superior to command to impose conditions on Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign Macaulay 2 To compose literary works to tell what shall be written or said by another Sylla could not skill of letters and therefore knew not how to dictate Bacon DICTATE Dictate n Etym L dictatum See Dictate v t Defn A statement delivered with authority an order a command an authoritative rule principle or maxim a prescription as listen to the dictates of your conscience the dictates of the gospel I credit what the Grecian dictates say Prior Syn Command injunction direction suggestion impulse admonition DICTATION Dictation n Etym L dictatio 1 The act of dictating the act or practice of prescribing also that which is dictated It affords security against the dictation of laws Paley 2 The speaking to or the giving orders to in an overbearing manner authoritative utterance as his habit even with friends was that of dictatio DICTATOR Dictator n Etym L 1 One who dictates one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others Locke 2 One invested with absolute authority especially a magistrate created in times of exigence and distress and invested with unlimited power Invested with the authority of a dictator nay of a pope over our language Macaulay DICTATORIAL Dictatorial a Etym Cf F dictatorial 1 Pertaining or suited to a dictator absolute Military powers quite dictatorial W Irving 2 Characteristic of a dictator imperious dogmatical overbearing as a dictatorial tone or manner Dictatorially adv Dictatorialness n DICTATORIAN Dictatorian a Defn Dictatorial Obs DICTATORSHIP Dictatorship n Defn The office or the term of office of a dictator hence absolute power DICTATORY Dictatory a Etym L dictatorius Defn Dogmatical overbearing dictatorial Milton DICTATRESS Dictatress n Defn A woman who dictates or commands Earths chief dictatress oceans mighty queen Byron DICTATRIX Dictatrix n Etym L Defn A dictatress DICTATURE Dictature n Etym L dictatura cf F dictature Defn Office of a dictator dictatorship R Bacon DICTION Diction n Etym L dicto a saying a word fr dicere dictum to say akin to dicare to proclaim and to E teach token cf F diction See Teach and cf Benison Dedicate Index Judge Preach Vengeance Defn Choice of words for the expression of ideas the construction disposition and application of words in discourse with regard to clearness accuracy variety etc mode of expression language as the diction of Chaucers poems His diction blazes up into a sudden explosion of prophetic grandeur De Quincey Syn Diction Style Phraseology Style relates both to language and thought diction to language only phraseology to the mechanical structure of sentences or the mode in which they are phrased The style of Burke was enriched with all the higher graces of composition his diction was varied and copious his phraseology at times was careless and cumbersome Diction is a general term applicable alike to a single sentence or a connected composition Errors in grammar false construction a confused disposition of words or an improper application of them constitute bad diction but the niceties the elegancies the peculiarities and the beauties of composition which mark the genius and talent of the writer are what is comprehended under the name of style Crabb DICTIONALRIAN Dictionalrian n Defn A lexicographer R DICTIONARY Dictionary n pl Dictionaries Etym Cf F dictionnaire See Diction 1 A book containing the words of a language arranged alphabetically with explanations of their meanings a lexicon a vocabulary a wordbook I applied myself to the perusal of our writers and noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or illustrate any word or phrase accumulated in time the materials of a dictionary Johnson 2 Hence a book containing the words belonging to any system or province of knowledge arranged alphabetically as a dictionary of medicine or of botany a biographical dictionary DICTOGRAPH Dictograph n L dictum a thing said E graph Defn A telephonic instrument for office or other similar use having a soundmagnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with Much use has been made of it for overhearing or for recording conversations for the purpose of obtaining evidence for use in litigation The makers of this instrument spell it dictograph DICTUM Dictum n pl L Dicta E Dictums Etym L neuter of dictus p p of dicere to say See Diction and cf Ditto 1 An authoritative statement a dogmatic saying an apothegm A class of critical dicta everywhere current M Arnold 2 Law a A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case and are not involved in it b French Law The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it Bouvier c An arbitrament or award DICTYOGEN Dictyogen n Etym Gr gen Bot Defn A plant with netveined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos belonging to the class Dictyogenæ proposed by Lindley for the orders Dioscoreaceæ Smilaceæ Trilliaceæ etc DICYANIDE Dicyanide n Etym Pref di cyanogen Chem Defn A compound of a binary type containing two cyanogen groups or radicals called also bicyanide DICYEMATA Dicyemata n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of worms parasitic in cephalopods They are remarkable for the extreme simplicity of their structure The embryo exists in two forms DICYEMID Dicyemid a Zoöl Defn Like or belonging to the Dicyemata n Defn One of the Dicyemata DICYNODONT Dicynodont n Etym Gr Paleon Defn One of a group of extinct reptiles having the jaws armed with a horny beak as in turtles and in the genus Dicynodon supporting also a pair of powerful tusks Their remains are found in triassic strata of South Africa and India DID Did imp Defn of Do DIDACTIC DIDACTICAL Didactic Didactical a Etym Gr docere to teach cf F didactique See Docile Defn Fitted or intended to teach conveying instruction preceptive instructive teaching some moral lesson as didactic essays Didactical writings Jer Taylor The finest didactic poem in any language Macaulay DIDACTIC Didactic n Defn A treatise on teaching or education Obs Milton DIDACTICALLY Didactically adv Defn In a didactic manner DIDACTICISM Didacticism n Defn The didactic method or system DIDACTICITY Didacticity n Defn Aptitude for teaching Hare DIDACTICS Didactics n Defn The art or science of teaching DIDACTYL Didactyl n Etym Gr didactyle Zoöl Defn An animal having only two digits DIDACTYLOUS Didactylous a Zoöl Defn Having only two digits twotoed DIDAL Didal n Defn A kind of triangular spade Obs DIDAPPER Didapper n Etym For divedapper See Dive Dap Dip and cf Dabchick Zoöl Defn See Dabchick DIDASCALAR Didascalar a Defn Didascalic R DIDASCALIC Didascalic a Etym L didascalius Gr didascalique Defn Didactic preceptive R Prior DIDDLE Diddle v i Etym Cf Daddle Defn To totter as a child in walking Obs Quarles DIDDLE Diddle v t Etym Perh from AS dyderian to deceive the letter r being changed to l Defn To cheat or overreach Colloq Beaconsfield DIDDLER Diddler n Defn A cheat Colloq Jeremy Diddler a character in a play by James Kenney entitled Raising the wind The name is applied to any needy tricky constant borrower a confidence man DIDELPHIA Didelphia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The subclass of Mammalia which includes the marsupials See Marsupialia DIDELPHIAN Didelphian a Zoöl Defn Of or relating to the Didelphia n Defn One of the Didelphia DIDELPHIC Didelphic a Zoöl Defn Having the uterus double of or pertaining to the Didelphia DIDELPHID Didelphid a Zoöl Defn Same as Didelphic DIDELPHID Didelphid n Zoöl Defn A marsupial animal DIDELPHOUS Didelphous a Zoöl Defn Didelphic DIDELPHOUS Didelphous n Etym NL See Didelphia Zoöl Defn Formerly any marsupial but the term is now restricted to an American genus which includes the opossums of which there are many species See Opossum Written also Didelphis See Illustration in Appendix Cuvier DIDELPHYC Didelphyc a Zoöl Defn Same as Didelphic DIDELPHYS Didelphys n NL See Didelphia Zoöl Defn Formerly any marsupial but the term is now restricted to an American genus which includes the opossums of which there are many species See Opossum Written also Didelphis See Illustration in Appendix Cuvier DIDINE Didine a Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the genus Didus or the dodo DIDO Dido n pl Didos Defn A shrewd trick an antic a caper To cut a dido to play a trick to cut a caper perhaps so called from the trick of Dido who having bought so much land as a hide would cover is said to have cut it into thin strips long enough to inclose a spot for a citadel DIDONIA Didonia n Etym NL So called in allusion to the classical story of Dido and the bulls hide Geom Defn The curve which on a given surface and with a given perimeter contains the greatest area Tait DIDRACHM DIDRACHMA Didrachm Didrachma n Etym Gr Defn A twodrachma piece an ancient Greek silver coin worth nearly forty cents DIDST Didst Defn the 2d pers sing imp of Do DIDUCEMENT Diducement n Defn Diduction separation into distinct parts Bacon DIDUCTION Diduction n Etym L diductio fr diducere diductum to draw apart di dis ducere to lead draw Defn The act of drawing apart separation DIDYM Didym n Chem Defn See Didymium DIDYMIUM Didymium n Etym NL fr Gr Chem Defn A rare metallic substance usually associated with the metal cerium hence its name It was formerly supposed to be an element but has since been found to consist of two simpler elementary substances neodymium and praseodymium See Neodymium and Praseodymium DIDYMOUS Didymous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Growing in pairs or twins DIDYNAMIA Didynamia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A Linnæan class of plants having four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length DIDYNAMIAN Didynamian a Defn Didynamous DIDYNAMOUS Didynamous a Bot Defn Of or pertaining to the Didynamia containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length DIE Die v i imp p p Died p pr vb n Dying Etym OE deyen dien of Scand origin cf Icel deyja akin to Dan döe Sw dö Goth diwan cf Goth afd to harass OFries d to kill OS doian to die OHG touwen OSlav daviti to choke Lith dovyti to torment Cf Dead Death 1 To pass from an animate to a lifeless state to cease to live to suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of the vital functions to become dead to expire to perish said of animals and vegetables often with of by with from and rarely for before the cause or occasion of death as to die of disease or hardships to die by fire or the sword to die with horror at the thought To die by the roadside of grief and hunger Macaulay She will die from want of care Tennyson 2 To suffer death to lose life In due time Christ died for the ungodly Rom v 6 3 To perish in any manner to cease to become lost or extinct to be extinguished Letting the secret die within his own breast Spectator Great deeds can not die Tennyson 4 To sink to faint to pine to languish with weakness discouragement love etc His heart died within and he became as a stone 1 Sam xxv 37 The young men acknowledged in love letters that they died for Rebecca Tatler 5 To become indifferent to cease to be subject as to die to pleasure or to sin 6 To recede and grow fainter to become imperceptible to vanish often with out or away Blemishes may die away and disappear amidst the brightness Spectator 7 Arch Defn To disappear gradually in another surface as where moldings are lost in a sloped or curved face 8 To become vapid flat or spiritless as liquor To die in the last ditch to fight till death to die rather than surrender There is one certain way replied the Prince William of Orange by which I can be sure never to see my countrys ruin I will die in the last ditch Hume Hist of Eng To die out to cease gradually as the prejudice has died out Syn To expire decease perish depart vanish DIE Die n pl in 1 and usually in 2 Dice dis in 4 5 Dies diz Etym OE dee die F dé fr L datus given thrown p p of dare to give throw See Date a point of time 1 A small cube marked on its faces with spots from one to six and used in playing games by being shaken in a box and thrown from it See Dice 2 Any small cubical or square body Words pasted upon little flat tablets or dies Watts 3 That which is or might be determined by a throw of the die hazard chance Such is the die of war Spenser 4 Arch Defn That part of a pedestal included between base and cornice the dado 5 Mach a A metal or plate often one of a pair so cut or shaped as to give a certain desired form to or impress any desired device on an object or surface by pressure or by a blow used in forging metals coining striking up sheet metal etc b A perforated block commonly of hardened steel used in connection with a punch for punching holes as through plates or blanks from plates or for forming cups or capsules as from sheet metal by drawing c A hollow internally threaded screwcutting tool made in one piece or composed of several parts for forming screw threads on bolts etc one of the separate parts which make up such a tool Cutting die Mech a thin deep steel frame sharpened to a cutting edge for cutting out articles from leather cloth paper etc The die is cast the hazard must be run the step is taken and it is too late to draw back the last chance is taken DIECIAN DIECIOUS Diecian a Diecious a Bot Defn See Dioecian and Dioecious DIEDRAL Diedral a Defn The same as Dihedral DIEGESIS Diegesis n Etym NL fr Gr Defn A narrative or history a recital or relation DIELECTRIC Dielectric n Etym Pref dia electric Elec Defn Any substance or medium that transmits the electric force by a process different from conduction as in the phenomena of induction a nonconductor separating a body electrified by induction from the electrifying body DIELYTRA Dielytra n Bot Defn See Dicentra DIENCEPHALON Diencephalon n Etym NL See Dia and Encephalon Anat Defn The interbrain or thalamencephalon sometimes abbreviated to dien See Thalamencephalon DIERESIS Dieresis n Etym NL Defn Same as Diæresis DIESEL ENGINE DIESEL MOTOR Diesel engine or motor After Dr Rudolf Diesel of Munich the inventor Defn A type of internalcombustion engine in which the air drawn in by the suction stroke is so highly compressed that the heat generated ignites the fuel usually crude oil the fuel being automatically sprayed into the cylinder under pressure The Diesel engine has a very high thermal efficiency DIESINKER Diesinker n Defn An engraver of dies for stamping coins medals etc DIESINKING Diesinking n Defn The process of engraving dies DIES IRAE Dies Iræ Defn Day of wrath the name and beginning of a famous mediæval Latin hymn on the Last Judgment DIESIS Diesis n pl Dieses Etym NL fr Gr 1 Mus Defn A small interval less than any in actual practice but used in the mathematical calculation of intervals 2 Print Defn The mark called also double dagger DIES JURIDICUS Dies juridicus pl Dies juridici Etym L Law Defn A court day DIES NON Dies non Etym L dies non juridicus Law Defn A day on which courts are not held as Sunday or any legal holiday DIESTOCK Diestock n Defn A stock to hold the dies used for cutting screws DIET Diet n Etym F diète L diaeta fr Gr 1 Course of living or nourishment what is eaten and drunk habitually food victuals fare No inconvenient diet Milton 2 A course of food selected with reference to a particular state of health prescribed allowance of food regimen prescribed To fast like one that takes diet Shak Diet kitchen a kitchen in which diet is prepared for invalids a charitable establishment that provides proper food for the sick poor DIET Diet v t imp p p Dieted p pr vb n Dieting 1 To cause to take food to feed R Shak 2 To cause to eat and drink sparingly or by prescribed rules to regulate medicinally the food of She diets him with fasting every day Spenser DIET Diet v i 1 To eat to take ones meals Obs Let him diet in such places where there is good company of the nation where he traveleth Bacon 2 To eat according to prescribed rules to ear sparingly as the doctor says he must diet DIET Diet n Etym F diète LL dieta diaeta an assembly a days journey the same word as diet course of living but with the sense changed by L dies day cf G tag dayReichstag Defn A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany Poland and some other countries of Europe a deliberative convention a council as the Diet of Worms held in 1521 DIETARIAN Dietarian n Defn One who lives in accordance with prescribed rules for diet a dieter DIETARY Dietary a Defn Pertaining to diet or to the rules of diet DIETARY Dietary n pl Dietaries Defn A rule of diet a fixed allowance of food as in workhouse prison etc DIETER Dieter n Defn One who diets one who prescribes or who partakes of food according to hygienic rules DIETETIC DIETETICAL Dietetic Dietetical a Etym Gr diététique See Diet Defn Of or performance to diet or to the rules for regulating the kind and quantity of food to be eaten DIETETICALLY Dietetically adv Defn In a dietetical manner DIETETICS Dietetics n Defn That part of the medical or hygienic art which relates to diet or food rules for diet To suppose that the whole of dietetics lies in determining whether or not bread is more nutritive than potatoes H Spencer DIETETIST Dietetist n Defn A physician who applies the rules of dietetics to the cure of diseases Dunglison DIETHYLAMINE Diethylamine n Etym Pref di ethylamine Chem Defn A colorless volatile alkaline liquid NHC2H52 having a strong fishy odor resembling that of herring or sardines Cf Methylamine DIETIC Dietic a Defn Dietetic DIETICAL Dietical a Defn Dietetic R Ferrand DIETINE Dietine n Etym Cf F diétine Defn A subordinate or local assembly a diet of inferior rank DIETIST DIETITIAN Dietist Dietitian n Defn One skilled in dietetics R DIFFAME Diffame n Etym See Defame Defn Evil name bad reputation defamation Obs Chaucer DIFFARREATION Diffarreation n Etym L diffarreatio dif farreum a spelt cake See Confarreation Defn A form of divorce among the ancient Romans in which a cake was used See Confarreation DIFFER Differ v i imp p p Differed p pr vb n Differing Etym L differre dif dis ferre to bear carry cf F différer See 1st Bear and cf Defer Delay 1 To be or stand apart to disagree to be unlike to be distinguished with from One star differeth from another star in glory 1 Cor xv 41 Minds differ as rivers differ Macaulay 2 To be of unlike or opposite opinion to disagree in sentiment often with from or with 3 To have a difference cause of variance or quarrel to dispute to contend We ll never differ with a crowded pit Rowe Syn To vary disagree dissent dispute contend oppose wrangle To Differ with Differ from Both differ from and aiffer with are used in reference to opinions as I differ from you or with you in that opinion In all other cases expressing simple unlikeness differ from is used as these two persons or things differ entirely from each other Severely punished not for differing from us in opinion but for committing a nuisance Macaulay Davidson whom on a former occasion we quoted to differ from him M Arnold Much as I differ from him concerning an essential part of the historic basis of religion Gladstone I differ with the honorable gentleman on that point Brougham If the honorable gentleman differs with me on that subject I differ as heartily with him and shall always rejoice to differ Canning DIFFER Differ v t Defn To cause to be different or unlike to set at variance R But something ts that differs thee and me Cowley DIFFERENCE Difference n Etym F différence L differentia 1 The act of differing the state or measure of being different or unlike distinction dissimilarity unlikeness variation as a difference of quality in paper a difference in degrees of heat or of light what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty Differencies of administration but the same Lord 1 Cor xii 5 2 Disagreement in opinion dissension controversy quarrel hence cause of dissension matter in controversy What was the difference It was a contention in public Shak Away therefore went I with the constable leaving the old warden and the young constable to compose their difference as they could T Ellwood 3 That by which one thing differs from another that which distinguishes or causes to differ mark of distinction characteristic quality specific attribute The marks and differences of sovereignty Davies 4 Choice preference Obs That now be chooseth with vile difference To be a beast and lack intelligence Spenser 5 Her Defn An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons which would otherwise be the same See Augmentation and Marks of cadency under Cadency 6 Logic Defn The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species a differentia 7 Math Defn The quantity by which one quantity differs from another or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other Ascensional difference See under Ascensional Syn Distinction dissimilarity dissimilitude variation diversity variety contrariety disagreement variance contest contention dispute controversy debate quarrel wrangle strife DIFFERENCE Difference v t imp p p Differenced p pr vb n Differencing Defn To cause to differ to make different to mark as different to distinguish Thou mayest difference gods from men Chapman Kings in receiving justice and undergoing trial are not differenced from the meanest subject Milton So completely differenced by their separate and individual characters that we at once acknowledge them as distinct persons Sir W Scott DIFFERENT Different a Etym L differens entis p pr of differre cf F différent 1 Distinct separate not the same other Five different churches Addison 2 Of various or contrary nature form or quality partially or totally unlike dissimilar as different kinds of food or drink different states of health different shapes different degrees of excellence Men are as different from each other as the regions in which they are born are different Dryden Note Different is properly followed by from Different to for different from is a common English colloquialism Different than is quite inadmissible DIFFERENTIA Differentia n pl Differentiæ Etym L See Difference Logic Defn The formal or distinguishing part of the essence of a species the characteristic attribute of a species specific difference DIFFERENTIAL Differential a Etym Cf F différentiel 1 Relating to or indicating a difference creating a difference discriminating special as differential characteristics differential duties a differential rate For whom he produced differential favors Motley 2 Math Defn Of or pertaining to a differential or to differentials 3 Mech Defn Relating to differences of motion or leverage producing effects by such differences said of mechanism Differential calculus Math See under Calculus Differential coefficient the limit of the ratio of the increment of a function of a variable to the increment of the variable itself when these increments are made indefinitely small Differential coupling a form of slip coupling used in light machinery to regulate at pleasure the velocity of the connected shaft Differential duties Polit Econ duties which are not imposed equally upon the same products imported from different countries Differential galvanometer Elec a galvanometer having two coils or circuits usually equal through which currents passing in opposite directions are measured by the difference of their effect upon the needle Differential gearing a train of toothed wheels usually an epicyclic train so arranged as to constitute a differential motion Differential motion a mechanism in which a simple differential combination produces such a change of motion or force as would with ordinary compound arrangements require a considerable train of parts It is used for overcoming great resistance or producing very slow or very rapid motion Differential pulley Mach a A portable hoisting apparatus the same in principle as the differential windlass b A hoisting pulley to which power is applied through a differential gearing Differential screw a compound screw by which a motion is produced equal to the difference of the motions of the component screws Differential thermometer a thermometer usually with a Ushaped tube terminating in two air bulbs and containing a colored liquid used for indicating the difference between the temperatures to which the two bulbs are exposed by the change of position of the colored fluid in consequence of the different expansions of the air in the bulbs A graduated scale is attached to one leg of the tube Differential windlass or Chinese windlass a windlass whose barrel has two parts of different diameters The hoisting rope winds upon one part as it unwinds from the other and a pulley sustaining the weight to be lifted hangs in the bight of the rope It is an ancient example of a differential motion DIFFERENTIAL Differential n 1 Math Defn An increment usually an indefinitely small one which is given to a variable quantity Note According to the more modern writers upon the differential and integral calculus if two or more quantities are dependent on each other and subject to increments of value their differentials need not be small but are any quantities whose ratios to each other are the limits to which the ratios of the increments approximate as these increments are reduced nearer and nearer to zero 2 A small difference in rates which competing railroad lines in establishing a common tariff allow one of their number to make in order to get a fair share of the business The lower rate is called a differential rate Differentials are also sometimes granted to cities 3 Elec a One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other b A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all Knight Partial differential Math the differential of a function of two or more variables when only one of the variables receives an increment Total differential Math the differential of a function of two or more variables when each of the variables receives an increment The total differential of the function is the sum of all the partial differentials DIFFERENTIALLY Differentially adv Defn In the way of differentiation DIFFERENTIATE Differentiate v t 1 To distinguish or mark by a specific difference to effect a difference in as regards classification to develop differential characteristics in to specialize to desynonymize The word then was differentiated into the two forms then and than Earle Two or more of the forms assumed by the same original word become differentiated in signification Dr Murray 2 To express the specific difference of to describe the properties of a thing whereby it is differenced from another of the same class to discriminate Earle 3 Math Defn To obtain the differential or differential coefficient of as to differentiate an algebraic expression or an equation DIFFERENTIATE Differentiate v i Biol Defn To acquire a distinct and separate character Huxley DIFFERENTIATION Differentiation n 1 The act of differentiating Further investigation of the Sanskrit may lead to differentiation of the meaning of such of these roots as are real roots J Peile 2 Logic Defn The act of distinguishing or describing a thing by giving its different or specific difference exact definition or determination 3 Biol Defn The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development as when the seed develops the root and the stem the initial stem develops the leaf branches and flower buds or in animal life when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes 4 Metaph Defn The supposed act or tendency in being of every kind whether organic or inorganic to assume or produce a more complex structure or functions DIFFERENTIATOR Differentiator n Defn One who or that which differentiates DIFFERENTLY Differently adv Defn In a different manner variously DIFFERINGLY Differingly adv Defn In a differing or different manner Boyle DIFFICILE Difficile a Etym L difficilis cf F difficile See Difficult Defn Difficult hard to manage stubborn Obs Difficileness n Obs Bacon DIFFICILITATE Difficilitate v t Defn To make difficult Obs W Montagu DIFFICULT Difficult a Etym From Difficulty 1 Hard to do or to make beset with difficulty attended with labor trouble or pains not easy arduous Note Difficult implies the notion that considerable mental effort or skill is required or that obstacles are to be overcome which call for sagacity and skill in the agent as a difficult task hard work is not always difficult work a difficult operation in surgery a difficult passage in an author There is not the strength or courage left me to venture into the wide strange and difficult world alone Hawthorne 2 Hard to manage or to please not easily wrought upon austere stubborn as a difficult person Syn Arduous painful crabbed perplexed laborious unaccommodating troublesome See Arduous DIFFICULT Difficult v t Defn To render difficult to impede to perplex R Sir W Temple DIFFICULTATE Difficultate v t Defn To render difficult to difficilitate Obs Cotgrave DIFFICULTLY Difficultly adv Defn With difficulty Cowper DIFFICULTNESS Difficultness n Defn Difficulty R Golding DIFFICULTY Difficulty n pl Difficulties Etym L difficultas fr difficilis difficult dif dis facilis easy cf F difficulté See Facile 1 The state of being difficult or hard to do hardness arduousness opposed to easiness or facility as the difficulty of a task or enterprise a work of difficulty Not being able to promote them the interests of life on account of the difficulty of the region James Byrne 2 Something difficult a thing hard to do or to understand that which occasions labor or perplexity and requires skill perseverance to overcome solve or achieve a hard enterprise an obstacle an impediment as the difficulties of a science difficulties in theology They lie under some difficulties by reason of the emperors displeasure Addison 3 A controversy a falling out a disagreement an objection a cavil Measures for terminating all local difficulties Bancroft 4 Embarrassment of affairs especially financial affairs usually in the plural as to be in difficulties In days of difficulty and pressure Tennyson Syn Impediment obstacle obstruction embarrassment perplexity exigency distress trouble trial objection cavil See Impediment DIFFIDE Diffide v i Etym L diffidere See Diffident Defn To be distrustful Obs Dr H More DIFFIDENCE Diffidence n Etym L diffidentia 1 The state of being diffident distrust want of confidence doubt of the power ability or disposition of others Archaic That affliction grew heavy upon me and weighed me down even to a diffidence of Gods mercy Donne 2 Distrust of ones self or ones own powers lack of selfreliance modesty modest reserve bashfulness It is good to speak on such questions with diffidence Macaulay An Englishmans habitual diffidence and awkwardness of adress W Irving Syn Humility bashfulness distrust suspicion doubt fear timidity apprehension hesitation See Humility and Bashfulness DIFFIDENCY Diffidency n Defn See Diffidence Obs DIFFIDENT Diffident a Etym L diffidens entis p pr of diffidere dif dis fidere to trust akin to fides faith See Faith and cf Defy 1 Wanting confidence in others distrustful Archaic You were always extremely diffident of their success Melmoth 2 Wanting confidence in ones self distrustful of ones own powers not selfreliant timid modest bashful characterized by modest reserve The diffident maidens Folding their hands in prayer Longfellow Syn Distrustful suspicious hesitating doubtful modest bashful lowly reserved DIFFIDENTLY Diffidently adv Defn In a diffident manner To stand diffidently against each other with their thoughts in battle array Hobbes DIFFIND Diffind v t Etym L diffindere diffissum dif findere to split Defn To split Obs Bailey DIFFINE Diffine v t Defn To define Obs Chaucer DIFFINITIVE Diffinitive a Etym For definitive Defn Definitive determinate final Obs Sir H Wotton DIFFISSION Diffission n Etym See Diffind Defn Act of cleaving or splitting R Bailey DIFFLATION Difflation n Etym LL difflatio fr L difflare difflatum to disperse by blowing Defn A blowing apart or away Obs Bailey DIFFLUENCE DIFFLUENCY Diffluence Diffluency n Defn A flowing off on all sides fluidity R DIFFLUENT Diffluent a Etym L diffluens p pr of diffluere to flow off dif dis fluere to flow Defn Flowing apart or off dissolving not fixed R Bailey DIFFORM Difform a Etym Cf F difforme fr L dif dis forma form Cf Deform Defn Irregular in form opposed to uniform anomalous hence unlike dissimilar as to difform corolla the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion difform leaves The unequal refractions of difform rays Sir I Newton DIFFORMITY Difformity n Etym Cf F difformité See Difform Deformity Defn Irregularity of form diversity of form want of uniformity Obs Sir T Browne DIFFRACT Diffract v t imp p p Diffracted p pr vb n Diffracting Etym L diffractus p p of diffringere to break in pieces dif dis frangere to break See Fracture Defn To break or separate into parts to deflect or decompose by deflection a DIFFRACTION Diffraction n Etym Cf F diffraction Opt Defn The deflection and decomposition of light in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits causing the appearance of parallel bands or fringes of prismatic colors as by the action of a grating of fine lines or bars Remarked by Grimaldi 1665 and referred by him to a property of light which he called diffraction Whewell Diffraction grating Optics See under Grating Diffraction spectrum Optics See under Spectrum DIFFRACTIVE Diffractive a Defn That produces diffraction DIFFRANCHISE DIFFRANCHISEMENT Diffranchise Diffranchisement Defn See Disfranchise Disfranchisement DIFFUSATE Diffusate n Chem Defn Material which in the process of catalysis has diffused or passed through the separating membrane DIFFUSE Diffuse v t imp p p Diffused p pr vb n Diffusing Etym L diffusus p p of diffundere to pour out to diffuse dif dis fundere to pour See Fuse to melt Defn To pour out and cause to spread as a fluid to cause to flow on all sides to send out or extend in all directions to spread to circulate to disseminate to scatter as to diffuse information Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite Milton We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations Whewell Syn To expand spread circulate extend scatter disperse publish proclaim DIFFUSE Diffuse v i Defn To pass by spreading every way to diffuse itself DIFFUSE Diffuse a Etym L diffusus p p Defn Poured out widely spread not restrained copious full esp of style opposed to concise or terse verbose prolix as a diffuse style a diffuse writer A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human things Milton Syn Prolix verbose wide copious full See Prolix DIFFUSED Diffused a Defn Spread abroad dispersed loose flowing diffuse It grew to be a widely diffused opinion Hawthorne Diffusedly adv Diffusedness n DIFFUSELY Diffusely adv Defn In a diffuse manner DIFFUSENESS Diffuseness n Defn The quality of being diffuse especially in writing the use of a great or excessive number of word to express the meaning copiousness verbosity prolixity DIFFUSER Diffuser n Defn One who or that which diffuses DIFFUSIBILITY Diffusibility n Defn The quality of being diffusible capability of being poured or spread out DIFFUSIBLE Diffusible a 1 Capable of flowing or spreading in all directions that may be diffused 2 Physiol Defn Capable of passing through animal membranes by osmosis DIFFUSIBLENESS Diffusibleness n Defn Diffusibility DIFFUSION Diffusion n Etym L diffusio cf F diffusion 1 The act of diffusing or the state of being diffused a spreading extension dissemination circulation dispersion A diffusion of knowledge which has undermined superstition Burke 2 Physiol Defn The act of passing by osmosis through animal membranes as in the distribution of poisons gases etc through the body Unlike absorption diffusion may go on after death that is after the blood ceases to circulate Syn Extension spread propagation circulation expansion dispersion DIFFUSIVE Diffusive a Etym Cf F diffusif Defn Having the quality of diffusing capable of spreading every way by flowing spreading widely widely reaching copious diffuse A plentiful and diffusive perfume Hare DIFFUSIVELY Diffusively adv Defn In a diffusive manner DIFFUSIVENESS Diffusiveness n Defn The quality or state of being diffusive or diffuse extensiveness expansion dispersion Especially of style Diffuseness want of conciseness prolixity The fault that I find with a modern legend it its diffusiveness Addison DIFFUSIVITY Diffusivity n Defn Tendency to become diffused tendency as of heat to become equalized by spreading through a conducting medium DIG Dig v t imp p p Dug or Digged p pr vb n Digging Digged is archaic Etym OE diggen perh the same word as diken dichen see Dike Ditch cf Dan dige to dig dige a ditch or akin to E 1st dag 1 To turn up or delve in earth with a spade or a hoe to open loosen or break up the soil with a spade or other sharp instrument to pierce open or loosen as if with a spade Be first to dig the ground Dryden 2 To get by digging as to dig potatoes or gold 3 To hollow out as a well to form as a ditch by removing earth to excavate as to dig a ditch or a well 4 To thrust to poke Colloq You should have seen children dig and push their mothers under the sides saying thus to them Look mother how great a lubber doth yet wear pearls Robynson Mores Utopia To dig down to undermine and cause to fall by digging as to dig down a wall To dig from out of out or up to get out or obtain by digging as to dig coal from or out of a mine to dig out fossils to dig up a tree The preposition is often omitted as the men are digging coal digging iron ore digging potatoes To dig in to cover by digging as to dig in manureb To entrench oneself so as to give stronger resistance used of warfare Also figuratively esp in the phrase to dig in ones heels DIG Dig v i 1 To work with a spade or other like implement to do servile work to delve Dig for it more than for hid treasures Job iii 21 I can not dig to beg I am ashamed Luke xvi 3 2 Mining Defn To take ore from its bed in distinction from making excavations in search of ore 3 To work like a digger to study ploddingly and laboriously Cant US DIG Dig n 1 A thrust a punch a poke as a dig in the side or the ribs See Dig v t 4 Colloq 2 A plodding and laborious student Cant US DIGAMIST Digamist n Etym Gr Bigamist Defn One who marries a second time a deuterogamist Hammond DIGAMMA Digamma n Etym Gr gammas placed one above the other Gr Gram Defn A letter Note This form identifies it with the Latin F though in sound it is said to have been nearer V It was pronounced probably much like the English W DIGAMMATE DIGAMMATED Digammate Digammated a Defn Having the digamma or its representative letter or sound as the Latin word vis is a digammated form of the Greek Andrews DIGAMOUS Digamous a Defn Pertaining to a second marriage that is one after the death of the first wife or the first husband DIGAMY Digamy n Etym Gr Bigamy Defn Act or state of being twice married deuterogamy R DIGASTRIC Digastric a Etym Gr digastrique Anat a Having two bellies biventral applied to muscles which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the middle and esp to the muscle which pulls down the lower jaw b Pertaining to the digastric muscle of the lower jaw as the digastric nerves DIGENEA Digenea n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A division of Trematoda in which alternate generations occur the immediate young not resembling their parents DIGENESIS Digenesis n Etym Pref di genesis Biol Defn The faculty of multiplying in two ways by ova fecundated by spermatic fluid and asexually as by buds See Parthenogenesis DIGENOUS Digenous a Etym Pref di genous Biol Defn Sexually reproductive Digenous reproduction Biol Same as Digenesis DIGERENT Digerent Etym L digerens p pr of digerere See Digest Defn Digesting Obs Bailey DIGEST Digest v t imp p p Digested p pr vb n Digesting Etym L digestus p p of digerere to separate arrange dissolve digest di dis gerere to bear carry wear See Jest 1 To distribute or arrange methodically to work over and classify to reduce to portions for ready use or application as to digest the laws etc Joining them together and digesting them into order Blair We have cause to be glad that matters are so well digested Shak 2 Physiol Defn To separate the food in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements to prepare by the action of the digestive juices for conversion into blood to convert into chyme 3 To think over and arrange methodically in the mind to reduce to a plan or method to receive in the mind and consider carefully to get an understanding of to comprehend Feelingly digest the words you speak in prayer Sir H Sidney How shall this bosom multiplied digest The senates courtesy Shak 4 To appropriate for strengthening and comfort Grant that we may in such wise hear them the Scriptures read mark learn and inwardly digest them Book of Common Prayer 5 Hence To bear comfortably or patiently to be reconciled to to brook I never can digest the loss of most of Origins works Coleridge 6 Chem Defn To soften by heat and moisture to expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass as a preparation for chemical operations 7 Med Defn To dispose to suppurate or generate healthy pus as an ulcer or wound 8 To ripen to mature Obs Welldigested fruits Jer Taylor 9 To quiet or abate as anger or grief DIGEST Digest v i 1 To undergo digestion as food digests well or ill 2 Med Defn To suppurate to generate pus as an ulcer DIGEST Digest n Etym L digestum pl digesta neut fr digestus p p cf F digeste See Digest v t Defn That which is digested especially that which is worked over classified and arranged under proper heads or titles esp Law Defn a compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged The term is applied in a general sense to the Pandects of Justinian see Pandect but is also specially given by authors to compilations of laws on particular topics a summary of laws as Comyns Digest the United States Digest A complete digest of Hindu and Mahommedan laws after the model of Justinians celebrated Pandects Sir W Jones They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy called the Rights of Man Burke DIGESTEDLY Digestedly adv Defn In a digested or wellarranged manner methodically DIGESTER Digester n 1 One who digests 2 A medicine or an article of food that aids digestion or strengthens digestive power Rice is a great restorer of health and a great digester Sir W Temple 3 A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected usually in water or other liquid to a temperature above that of boiling in order to soften them DIGESTIBILITY Digestibility n Defn The quality of being digestible DIGESTIBLE Digestible a Etym F digestible L digestibilis Defn Capable of being digested DIGESTIBLENESS Digestibleness n Defn The quality of being digestible digestibility DIGESTION Digestion n Etym F digestion L digestio 1 The act or process of digesting reduction to order classification thoughtful consideration 2 Physiol Defn The conversion of food in the stomach and intestines into soluble and diffusible products capable of being absorbed by the blood 3 Med Defn Generation of pus suppuration DIGESTIVE Digestive a Etym F digestif L digestivus Defn Pertaining to digestion having the power to cause or promote digestion as the digestive ferments Digestive cheese and fruit there sure will be B Jonson Digestive apparatus the organs of food digestion esp the alimentary canal and glands connected with it Digestive salt the chloride of potassium DIGESTIVE Digestive n 1 That which aids digestion as a food or medicine Chaucer That digestive a cigar had become to me as necessary as the meal itself Blackw Mag 2 Med a A substance which when applied to a wound or ulcer promotes suppuration Dunglison b A tonic R DIGESTOR Digestor n Defn See Digester DIGESTURE Digesture n Defn Digestion Obs Harvey DIGGABLE Diggable a Defn Capable of being dug DIGGER Digger n Defn One who or that which digs Digger wasp Zoöl any one of the fossorial Hymenoptera DIGGERS Diggers n pl sing Digger Ethnol Defn A degraded tribe of California Indians so called from their practice of digging roots for food DIGGING Digging n 1 The act or the place of excavating 2 pl Defn Places where ore is dug especially certain localities in California Australia and elsewhere at which gold is obtained Recent 3 pl Defn Region locality Low DIGHT Dight v t imp p p Dight or Dighted p pr vb n Dighting Etym OF dihten AS dihtan to dictate command dispose arrange fr L dictare to say often dictate order cf G dichten to write poetry fr L dictare See Dictate 1 To prepare to put in order hence to dress or put on to array to adorn Archaic She gan the house to dight Chaucer Two harmless turtles dight for sacrifice Fairfax The clouds in thousand liveries dight Milton 2 To have sexual intercourse with Obs Chaucer DIGHTER Dighter n Defn One who dights Obs DIGIT Digit n Etym L digitus finger prob akin to Gr toe Cf Dactyl 1 Zoöl Defn One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage a finger or toe The ruminants have the cloven foot i e two hoofed digits on each foot Owen 2 A fingers breadth commonly estimated to be three fourths of an inch 3 Math Defn One of the ten figures or symbols 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 by which all numbers are expressed so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing Note By some authorities the symbol 0 is not included with the digits 4 Anat Defn One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse as an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk DIGIT Digit v t Defn To point at or out with the finger R DIGITAL Digital a Etym L digitals Defn Of or performance to the fingers or to digits done with the fingers as digital compression digital examination DIGITALIN Digitalin n Etym Cf F digitaline a Med Any one of several extracts of foxglove Digitalis as the French extract the German extract etc which differ among themselves in composition and properties b Chem A supposedly distinct vegetable principle as the essential ingredient of the extracts It is a white crystalline substance and is regarded as a glucoside DIGITALIS Digitalis n Etym NL cf F digitale So named according to Linnæus from its fingershaped corolla 1 Bot Defn A genus of plants including the foxglove 2 Med Defn The dried leaves of the purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea used in heart disease disturbance of the circulation etc DIGITATE Digitate v t Etym LL digitatus p p of digitare fr L digitus See Digit Defn To point out as with the finger R Robinson Eudoxa DIGITATE DIGITATED Digitate Digitated a Etym L digitatus having fingers Bot Defn Having several leaflets arranged like the fingers of the hand at the extremity of a stem or petiole Also in general characterized by digitation Digitately adv DIGITATION Digitation n Etym Cf F digitation Defn A division into fingers or fingerlike processes also a fingerlike process DIGITIFORM Digitiform a Etym L digitus a finger form Defn Formed like a finger or fingers fingershaped as a digitiform root DIGITIGRADE Digitigrade a Etym L digitus finger toe gradi to step walk cf F digitigrade Zoöl Defn Walking on the toes distinguished from plantigrade DIGITIGRADE Digitigrade n Zoöl Defn An animal that walks on its toes as the cat lion wolf etc distinguished from a plantigrade which walks on the palm of the foot DIGITIPARTITE Digitipartite a Etym L digitus finger partite Bot Defn Parted like the fingers DIGITIZE Digitize v t Etym Digit ize Defn To finger as to digitize a pen R Sir T Browne computers to convert information a signal an image into a form expressible in binary notation DIGITORIUM Digitorium n Etym NL fr L digitus a finger Defn A small dumb keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers called also dumb piano DIGITULE Digitule n Etym L digitulus dim of digitus Zoöl Defn A little finger or toe or something resembling one DIGLADIATE Digladiate v i Etym L digladiari di dis gladius a sword Defn To fight like gladiators to contend fiercely to dispute violently Obs Digladiating like Æschines and Demosthenes Hales DIGLADIATION Digladiation n Defn Act of digladiating Obs Sore digladiations and contest Evelyn DIGLOTTISM Diglottism n Etym Gr Glottis Defn Bilingualism R Earle DIGLYPH Diglyph n Etym Gr Arch Defn A projecting face like the triglyph but having only two channels or grooves sunk in it DIGNATION Dignation n Etym L dignatio Defn The act of thinking worthy honor Obs Jer Taylor DIGNE Digne a Etym F fr L dignus See Design 1 Worthy honorable deserving Obs Chaucer 2 Suitable adequate fit Obs Chaucer 3 Haughty disdainful Obs Chaucer DIGNIFICATION Dignification n Etym See Dignify Defn The act of dignifying exaltation DIGNIFIED Dignified a Defn Marked with dignity stately as a dignified judge DIGNIFY Dignify v t imp p p Dignified p pr vb n Dignifying Etym OF dignifier fr LL d L dignus worthy ficare in comp facere to make See Deign and Fact Defn To invest with dignity or honor to make illustrious to give distinction to to exalt in rank to honor Your worth will dignity our feast B Jonson Syn To exalt elevate prefer advance honor illustrate adorn ennoble DIGNITARY Dignitary n pl Dignitaries Etym Cf F dignitaire fr L dignitas Defn One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor especially one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman DIGNITY Dignity n pl Dignities Etym OE dignete dignite OF digneté dignité F dignité fr L dignitas from dignus worthy See Dainty Deign 1 The state of being worthy or honorable elevation of mind or character true worth excellence 2 Elevation grandeur The dignity of this act was worth the audience of kings Shak 3 Elevated rank honorable station high office political or ecclesiastical degree of excellence preferment exaltation Macaulay And the king said What honor and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this Esth vi 3 Reuben thou art my firstborn the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power Gen xlix 3 4 Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence loftiness and grace impressiveness stateliness said of A letter written with singular energy and dignity of thought Macaulay 5 One holding high rank a dignitary These filthy dreamers speak evil of dignities Jude 8 6 Fundamental principle axiom maxim Obs Sciences concluding from dignities and principles known by themselves Sir T Browne Syn See Decorum To stand upon ones dignity to have or to affect a high notion of ones own rank privilege or character They did not stand upon their dignity nor give their minds to being or to seeming as elegant and as fine as anybody else R G White DIGNOTION Dignotion n Etym L dignoscere to distinguish di dis gnoscere noscere to learn to know Defn Distinguishing mark diagnostic Obs Sir T Browne DIGONOUS Digonous a Etym Gr Defn Having two angles Smart DIGRAM Digram n Etym Gr Defn A digraph DIGRAPH Digraph n Etym Gr Defn Two signs or characters combined to express a single articulated sound as ea in head or th in bath DIGRAPHIC Digraphic a Defn Of or pertaining to a digraph H Sweet DIGRESS Digress v i imp p p Digressed p pr vb n Digressing Etym L digressus p p of digredi to go apart to deviate di dis gradi to step walk See Grade 1 To step or turn aside to deviate to swerve especially to turn aside from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing or speaking Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude Holland In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room to digress into a particular definition as often as a man varies the signification of any term Locke 2 To turn aside from the right path to transgress to offend R Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot on thy digressing son Shak DIGRESS Digress n Defn Digression Obs Fuller DIGRESSION Digression n Etym L digressio cf F digression 1 The act of digressing or deviating esp from the main subject of a discourse hence a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject The digressions I can not excuse otherwise than by the confidence that no man will read them Sir W Temple 2 A turning aside from the right path transgression offense R Then my digression is so vile so base That it will live engraven in my face Shak 3 Anat Defn The elongation or angular distance from the sun said chiefly of the inferior planets R DIGRESSIONAL Digressional a Defn Pertaining to or having the character of a digression departing from the main purpose or subject T Warton DIGRESSIVE Digressive a Etym Cf F digressif Defn Departing from the main subject partaking of the nature of digression Johnson DIGRESSIVELY Digressively adv Defn By way of digression DIGUE Digue n Etym F See Dike Defn A bank a dike Obs Sir W Temple DIGYNIA Digynia n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A Linnæan order of plants having two styles DIGYNIAN DIGYNOUS Digynian Digynous a Etym Cf F digyne Bot Defn Of or pertaining to the Digynia having two styles DIHEDRAL Dihedral a Etym Gr Diedral Defn Having two plane faces as the dihedral summit of a crystal Dihedral angle the angular space contained between planes which intersect It is measured by the angle made by any two lines at right angles to the two planes DIHEDRON Dihedron n Etym See Dihedral Defn A figure with two sides or surfaces Buchanan DIHEXAGONAL Dihexagonal a Etym Pref di hexagonal a Consisting of two hexagonal parts united thus a dihexagonal pyramid is composed of two hexagonal pyramids placed base to base b Having twelve similar faces as a dihexagonal prism DIIAMB Diiamb n Defn A diiambus DIIAMBUS Diiambus n Etym NL fr Gr Lambus Pros Defn A double iambus a foot consisting of two iambuses DIIODIDE Diiodide 104 n Etym Pref di iodine Chem Defn A compound of a binary type containing two atoms of iodine called also biniodide DIISATOGEN Diisatogen n Etym Pref di isatine gen Chem Defn A red crystalline nitrogenous substance or artificial production which by reduction passes directly to indigo DIJUDICANT Dijudicant n Etym L dijudicans p pr Defn One who dijudicates R Wood DIJUDICATE Dijudicate v i imp p p Dijudicated p pr vb n Dijucating Etym L dijudicatus p p of dijudicare to decide di dis judicare to judge Defn To make a judicial decision to decide to determine R Hales DIJUDICATION Dijudication n Etym L dijudicatio Defn The act of dijudicating judgment R Cockeram DIKA Dika n Etym Native West African name Defn A kind of food made from the almondlike seeds of the Irvingia Barteri much used by natives of the west coast of Africa called also dika bread DIKE Dike n Etym OE dic dike diche ditch AS d dike ditch akin to D dijk dike G deich and prob teich pond Icel d dike ditch Dan dige perh akin to Gr dough or perh to Gr Ditch 1 A ditch a channel for water made by digging Little channels or dikes cut to every bed Ray 2 An embankment to prevent inundations a levee Dikes that the hands of the farmers had raised Shut out the turbulent tides Longfellow 3 A wall of turf or stone Scot 4 Geol Defn A walllike mass of mineral matter usually an intrusion of igneous rocks filling up rents or fissures in the original strata DIKE Dike v t imp p p Diked p pr vb n Diking Etym OE diken dichen AS dician to dike See Dike 1 To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank to secure with a bank 2 To drain by a dike or ditch DIKE Dike v i Defn To work as a ditcher to dig Obs He would thresh and thereto dike and delve Chaucer DIKER Diker n 1 A ditcher Piers Plowman 2 One who builds stone walls usually one who builds them without lime Scot DILACERATE Dilacerate v t imp p p Dilacerated p pr vb n Dilacerating Etym L dilaceratus p p of dilacerare to tear apart di dis lacerare to tear Defn To rend asunder to tear to pieces Sir T Browne DILACERATION Dilaceration n Etym L dilaceratio cf F dilacération Defn The act of rending asunder Arbuthnot DILANIATE Dilaniate v t Etym L dilaniatus p p of dilaniare to dilacerate di dis laniare to tear to pieces Defn To rend in pieces to tear R Howell DILANIATION Dilaniation n Defn A rending or tearing in pieces dilaceration R DILAPIDATE Dilapidate v t imp p p Dilapidated p pr vb n Dilapidating Etym L dilapidare to scatter like stones di dis lapidare to throw stones fr lapis a stone See Lapidary 1 To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by misuse or through neglect to destroy the fairness and good condition of said of a building If the bishop parson or vicar etc dilapidates the buildings or cuts down the timber of the patrimony Blackstone 2 To impair by waste and abuse to squander The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated Wood DILAPIDATE Dilapidate v i Defn To get out of repair to fall into partial ruin to become decayed as the church was suffered to dilapidate Johnson DILAPIDATED Dilapidated a Defn Decayed fallen into partial ruin injured by bad usage or neglect A deserted and dilapidated buildings Cooper DILAPIDATION Dilapidation n Etym L dilapidatio cf F dilapidation 1 The act of dilapidating or the state of being dilapidated reduced to decay partially ruined or squandered Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation of their public estate Burke 2 Ecclesiastical waste impairing of church property by an incumbent through neglect or by intention The business of dilapidations came on between our bishop and the Archibishop of York Strype 3 Law Defn The pulling down of a building or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay Burrill DILAPIDATOR Dilapidator n Etym Cf F dilapidateur Defn One who causes dilapidation Strype DILATABILITY Dilatability n Etym Cf F dilatabilité Defn The quality of being dilatable or admitting expansion opposed to contractibility Ray DILATABLE Dilatable a Etym Cf F dilatable Defn Capable of expansion that may be dilated opposed to contractible as the lungs are dilatable by the force of air air is dilatable by heat DILATATION Dilatation n Etym OE dilatacioun F dilatation L dilatatio fr dilatare See Dilate and cf 2d Dilation 1 Prolixity diffuse discourse Obs What needeth greater dilatation Chaucer 2 The act of dilating expansion an enlarging on al 3 Anat Defn A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ DILATATOR Dilatator n Etym NL Cf L dilatator a propagator Anat Defn A muscle which dilates any part a dilator DILATE Dilate v t imp p p Dilated p pr vb n Dilating Etym L dilatare either fr di dis latus wide not the same word as latus used as p p of ferre to bear see Latitude or fr dilatus used as p p of differre to separate see Delay Tolerate Differ and cf Dilatory cf F dilater 1 To expand to distend to enlarge or extend in all directions to swell opposed to contract as the air dilates the lungs air is dilated by increase of heat 2 To enlarge upon to relate at large to tell copiously or diffusely R Do me the favor to dilate at full What hath befallen of them and thee till now Shak Syn To expand swell distend enlarge spread out amplify expatiate DILATE Dilate v i 1 To grow wide to expand to swell or extend in all directions His heart dilates and glories in his strength Addison 2 To speak largely and copiously to dwell in narration to enlarge with on or upon But still on their ancient joys dilate Crabbe DILATE Dilate a Defn Extensive expanded Obs B Jonson DILATED Dilated a 1 Expanded enlarged Shak 2 Bot Defn Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike appendages 3 Zoöl Defn Having the margin wide and spreading DILATEDLY Dilatedly adv Defn In a dilated manner Feltham DILATER Dilater n Defn One who or that which dilates expands o r enlarges DILATION Dilation n Etym L dilatio See Dilatory Defn Delay Obs Bp Hall DILATION Dilation n Etym From dilate v cf Dilatation Dilator Defn The act of dilating or the state of being dilated expansion dilatation Mrs Browning At first her eye with slow dilation rolled Tennyson A gigantic dilation of the hateful figure Dickens DILATIVE Dilative a Defn Causing dilation tending to dilate on enlarge expansive Coleridge DILATOMETER Dilatometer n Etym Dilate meter Physiol Defn An instrument for measuring the dilatation or expansion of a substance especially of a fluid DILATOR Dilator n Etym See Dilate 1 One who or that which widens or expands 2 Anat Defn A muscle that dilates any part 3 Med Defn An instrument for expanding a part as a urethral dilator DILATORILY Dilatorily adv Defn With delay tardily DILATORINESS Dilatoriness n Defn The quality of being dilatory lateness slowness tardiness sluggishness DILATORY Dilatory a Etym L dilatorius fr dilator a delayer fr dilatus used as p p of differe to defer delay cf F dilatoire See Dilate Differ Defer 1 Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once given the procrastination delaying procrastinating loitering as a dilatory servant 2 Marked by procrastination or delay tardy slow sluggish said of actions or measures Alva as usual brought his dilatory policy to bear upon hiMotley Dilatory plea Law a plea designed to create delay in the trial of a cause generally founded upon some matter not connected with the merits of the case Syn Slow delaying sluggish inactive loitering behindhand backward procrastinating See Slow DILDO Dildo n Defn A burden in popular songs Obs Delicate burthens of dildos and fadings Shak DILDO Dildo n Bot Defn A columnar cactaceous plant of the West Indies Cereus Swartzii DILECTION Dilection n Etym L dilectio dilection See Diligent Defn Love choice Obs T Martin DILEMMA Dilemma n Etym L dilemma Gr Lemma 1 Logic Defn An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives but is equally conclusive against him whichever alternative he chooses Note The following are instances of the dilemma A young rhetorician applied to an old sophist to be taught the art of pleading and bargained for a certain reward to be paid when he should gain a cause The master sued for his reward and the scholar endeavored to dilemma If I gain my cause I shall withhold your pay because the judges award will be against you if I lose it I may withhold it because I shall not yet have gained a cause On the contrary says the master if you gain your cause you must pay me because you are to pay me when you gain a cause if you lose it you must pay me because the judge will award it Johnson 2 A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue a vexatious alternative or predicament a difficult choice or position A strong dilemma in a desperate case To act with infamy or quit the place Swift Horns of a dilemma alternatives each of which is equally difficult of encountering DILETTANT Dilettant a Defn Of or pertaining to dilettanteism amateur as dilettant speculation Carlyle DILETTANT Dilettant n Defn A dilettante Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs many are dilettants Fairholt DILETTANTE Dilettante n pl Dilettanti Etym It prop p pr of dillettare to take delight in fr L delectare to delight See Delight v t Defn An admirer or lover of the fine arts popularly an amateur especially one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge desultorily or for amusement only The true poet is not an eccentric creature not a mere artist living only for art not a dreamer or a dilettante sipping the nectar of existence while he keeps aloof from its deeper interests J C Shairp DILETTANTEISH Dilettanteish a Defn Somewhat like a dilettante DILETTANTEISM Dilettanteism n Defn The state or quality of being a dilettante the desultory pursuit of art science or literature DILETTANTISH Dilettantish a Defn Dilettanteish DILETTANTISM Dilettantism n Defn Same as Dilettanteism F Harrison DILIGENCE Diligence n Etym F diligence L diligentia 1 The quality of being diligent carefulness careful attention the opposite of negligence 2 Interested and persevering application devoted and painstaking effort to accomplish what is undertaken assiduity in service That which ordinary men are fit for I am qualified in and the best of me is diligence Shak 3 Scots Law Defn Process by which persons lands or effects are seized for debt process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings To do ones diligence give diligence use diligence to exert ones self to make interested and earnest endeavor And each of them doth all his diligence To do unto the festé reverence Chaucer Syn Attention industry assiduity sedulousness earnestness constancy heed heedfulness care caution Diligence Industry Industry has the wider sense of the two implying an habitual devotion to labor for some valuable end as knowledge property etc Diligence denotes earnest application to some specific object or pursuit which more or less directly has a strong hold on ones interests or feelings A man may be diligent for a time or in seeking some favorite end without meriting the title of industrious Such was the case with Fox while Burke was eminent not only for diligence but industry he was always at work and always looking out for some new field of mental effort The sweat of industry would dry and die But for the end it works to Shak Diligence and accuracy are the only merits which an historical writer ascribe to himself Gibbon DILIGENCE Diligence n Etym F Defn A fourwheeled public stagecoach used in France DILIGENCY Diligency n Etym L diligentia Defn Diligence care persevering endeavor Obs Milton DILIGENT Diligent a Etym F diligent L diligens entis p pr of diligere dilectum to esteem highly prefer di dis legere to choose See Legend 1 Prosecuted with careful attention and effort careful painstaking not careless or negligent The judges shall make diligent inquisition Deut xix 18 2 Interestedly and perseveringly attentive steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit assiduous industrious Seest thou a man diligent in his business he shall stand before kings Prov xxii 29 Diligent cultivation of elegant literature Prescott Syn Active assiduous sedulous laborious persevering attentive industrious DILIGENTLY Diligently adv Defn In a diligent manner not carelessly not negligently with industry or assiduity Ye diligently keep commandments of the Lord your God Deut vi 17 DILL Dill n Etym AS dile akin to D dille OHG tilli G dill dille Sw dill Dan dild Bot Defn An herb Peucedanum graveolens the seeds of which are moderately warming pungent and aromatic and were formerly used as a soothing medicine for children called also dillseed Dr Prior DILL Dill v t Etym OE dillen fr dul dull a Defn To still to calm to soothe as one in pain Obs DILLING Dilling n Defn A darling a favorite Obs Whilst the birds billing Each one with his dilling Drayton DILLUING Dilluing n Min Defn A process of sorting ore by washing in a hand sieve Written also deluing DILLY Dilly n Etym Contr fr diligence Defn A kind of stagecoach The Derby dilly J H Frere DILLYDALLY Dillydally v i Etym See Dally Defn To loiter or trifle to waste time DILOGICAL Dilogical a Defn Ambiguous of double meaning Obs T Adams DILOGY Dilogy n pl Dilogies Etym L dilogia Gr Rhet Defn An ambiguous speech a figure in which a word is used an equivocal sense R DILUCID Dilucid a Etym L dilucidus fr dilucere to be light enough to distinguish objects apart See Lucid Defn Clear lucid Obs Bacon Dilucidly adv Obs Dilucidity n Obs DILUCIDATE Dilucidate v t Etym L dilucidatus p p of dilucidare Defn To elucidate Obs Boyle DILUCIDATION Dilucidation n Etym L dilucidatio Defn The act of making clear Obs Boyle DILUENT Diluent a Etym L diluens p pr diluere See Dilute Defn Diluting making thinner or weaker by admixture esp of water Arbuthnot DILUENT Diluent n 1 That which dilutes 2 Med Defn An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood a weak drink There is no real diluent but water Arbuthnot DILUTE Dilute v t imp p p Diluted p pr vb n Diluting Etym L dilutus p p of diluere to wash away dilute di dis luere equiv to lavare to wash lave See Lave and cf Deluge 1 To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something to thin and dissolve by mixing Mix their watery store With the chyles current and dilute it more Blackmore 2 To diminish the strength flavor color etc of by mixing to reduce especially by the addition of water to temper to attenuate to weaken Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light Sir I Newton DILUTE Dilute v i Defn To become attenuated thin or weak as it dilutes easily DILUTE Dilute a Etym L dilutus p p Defn Diluted thin weak A dilute and waterish exposition Hopkins DILUTED Diluted a Defn Reduced in strength thin weak Dilutedly adv DILUTENESS Diluteness n Defn The quality or state of being dilute Bp Wilkins DILUTER Diluter n Defn One who or that which dilutes or makes thin more liquid or weaker DILUTION Dilution n Etym Cf F dilution Defn The act of diluting or the state of being diluted Arbuthnot DILUVIAL Diluvial a Etym L diluvialis fr diluvium 1 Of or pertaining to a flood or deluge esp to the great deluge in the days of Noah diluvian 2 Geol Defn Effected or produced by a flood or deluge of water said of coarse and imperfectly stratified deposits along ancient or existing water courses Similar unstratified deposits were formed by the agency of ice The time of deposition has been called the Diluvian epoch DILUVIALIST Diluvialist n Defn One who explains geological phenomena by the Noachian deluge Lyell DILUVIAN Diluvian a Etym Cf F diluvien Defn Of or pertaining to a deluge esp to the Noachian deluge diluvial as of diluvian origin Buckland DILUVIATE Diluviate v i Etym L diluviare Defn To run as a flood Obs Sir E Sandys DILUVIUM Diluvium n pl E Diluviums L Diluvia Etym L diluvium See Dilute Deluge Geol Defn A deposit of superficial loam sand gravel stones etc caused by former action of flowing waters or the melting of glacial ice Note The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of water is termed alluvium DIM Dim a Compar Dimmer superl Dimmest Etym AS dim akin to OFries dim Icel dimmr cf MHG timmer timber of uncertain origin 1 Not bright or distinct wanting luminousness or clearness obscure in luster or sound dusky darkish obscure indistinct overcast tarnished The dim magnificence of poetry Whewell How is the gold become dim Lam iv 1 I never saw The heavens so dim by day Shak Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on Through words and things a dim and perilous way Wordsworth 2 Of obscure vision not seeing clearly hence dull of apprehension of weak perception obtuse Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow Job xvii 7 The understanding is dim Rogers Note Obvious compounds dimeyed dimsighted etc Syn Obscure dusky dark mysterious imperfect dull sullied tarnished DIM Dim v t imp p p Dimmed p pr vb n Dimming 1 To render dim obscure or dark to make less bright or distinct to take away the luster of to darken to dull to obscure to eclipse A king among his courtiers who dims all his attendants Dryden Now set the sun and twilight dimmed the ways Cowper 2 To deprive of distinct vision to hinder from seeing clearly either by dazzling or clouding the eyes to darken the senses or understanding of Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears C Pitt DIM Dim v i Defn To grow dim J C Shairp DIMBLE Dimble n Etym Prob orig a cavity and the same word as dimple See Dimple Defn A bower a dingle Obs Drayton DIME Dime n Etym F dîme tithe OF disme fr L decimus the tenth fr decem ten See Decimal Defn A silver coin of the United States of the value of ten cents the tenth of a dollar Dime novel a novel commonly sensational and trashy which is sold for a dime or ten cents DIMENSION Dimension n Etym L dimensio fr dimensus p p of dimetiri to measure out di dis metiri to measure cf F dimension See Measure 1 Measure in a single line as length breadth height thickness or circumference extension measurement usually in the plural measure in length and breadth or in length breadth and thickness extent size as the dimensions of a room or of a ship the dimensions of a farm of a kingdom Gentlemen of more than ordinary dimensions W Irving Space of dimension extension that has length but no breadth or thickness a straight or curved line Space of two dimensions extension which has length and breadth but no thickness a plane or curved surface Space of three dimensions extension which has length breadth and thickness a solid Space of four dimensions as imaginary kind of extension which is assumed to have length breadth thickness and also a fourth imaginary dimension Space of five or six or more dimensions is also sometimes assumed in mathematics 2 Extent reach scope importance as a project of large dimensions 3 Math Defn The degree of manifoldness of a quantity as time is quantity having one dimension volume has three dimensions relative to extension 4 Alg Defn A literal factor as numbered in characterizing a term The term dimensions forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to degree with the ordinal thus a2b2c is a term of five dimensions or of the fifth degree 5 pl Phys Defn The manifoldness with which the fundamental units of time length and mass are involved in determining the units of other physical quantities Thus since the unit of velocity varies directly as the unit of length and inversely as the unit of time the dimensions of velocity are said to be length ÷ time the dimensions of work are mass × length2 ÷ time2 the dimensions of density are mass ÷ length3 Dimension lumber Dimension scantling or Dimension stock Carp lumber for building etc cut to the sizes usually in demand or to special sizes as ordered Dimension stone stone delivered from the quarry rough but brought to such sizes as are requisite for cutting to dimensions given DIMENSIONAL Dimensional a Defn Pertaining to dimension DIMENSIONED Dimensioned a Defn Having dimensions R DIMENSIONLESS Dimensionless a Defn Without dimensions having no appreciable or noteworthy extent Milton DIMENSITY Dimensity n Defn Dimension R Howell DIMENSIVE Dimensive a Defn Without dimensions marking dimensions or the limits Who can draw the souls dimensive lines Sir J Davies DIMERA Dimera n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl a A division of Coleoptera having two joints to the tarsi b A division of the Hemiptera including the aphids DIMERAN Dimeran n Zoöl Defn One of the Dimera DIMEROUS Dimerous a Etym Gr Defn Composed of or having two parts of each kind Note A dimerous flower has two sepals two petals two stamens and two pistils DIMETER Dimeter a Etym L dimeter Gr Defn Having two poetical measures or meters n Defn A verse of two meters DIMETHYL Dimethyl n Etym Pref di methyl Chem Defn Ethane sometimes so called because regarded as consisting of two methyl radicals See Ethane DIMETRIC Dimetric a Etym See Dimeter a Crystallog Defn Same as Tetragonal Dana DIMICATION Dimication n Etym L dimicatio fr dimicare to fight Defn A fight contest Obs Bp Hall DIMIDIATE Dimidiate a Etym L dimidiatus p p of dimidiare to halve fr dimidius half See Demi 1 Divided into two equal parts reduced to half in shape or form 2 Biol a Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires having the appearance of lacking one half as a dimidiate leaf which has only one side developed b Having the organs of one side or half different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side as dimidiate hermaphroditism DIMIDIATE Dimidiate v t imp p p Dimidiated p pr vb n Dimidiating 1 To divide into two equal parts Obs Cockeram 2 Her Defn To represent the half of to halve DIMIDIATION Dimidiation n Etym L dimidiatio Defn The act of dimidiating or halving the state of being dimidiate DIMINISH Diminish v t imp p p Diminished p pr vb n Diminishing Etym Pref di L dis minish cf L diminuere F diminuer OE diminuen See Dis and Minish 1 To make smaller in any manner to reduce in bulk or amount to lessen opposed to augment or increase Not diminish but rather increase the debt Barrow 2 To lessen the authority or dignity of to put down to degrade to abase to weaken This doth nothing diminish their opinion Robynson Mores Utopia I will diminish them that they shall no more rule over the nations Ezek xxix 15 O thou at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads Milton 3 Mus Defn To make smaller by a half step to make an interval less than minor as a diminished seventh 4 To take away to subtract Neither shall ye diminish aught from it Deut iv 2 Diminished column one whose upper diameter is less than the lower Diminished or Diminishing scale a scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute Gwilt Diminishing rule Arch a board cut with a concave edge for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft Diminishing stile Arch a stile which is narrower in one part than in another as in many glazed doors Syn To decrease lessen abate reduce contract curtail impair degrade See Decrease DIMINISH Diminish v i Defn To become or appear less or smaller to lessen as the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it DIMINISHABLE Diminishable a Defn Capable of being diminished or lessened DIMINISHER Diminisher n Defn One who or that which diminishes anything Clerke 1637 DIMINISHINGLY Diminishingly adv Defn In a manner to diminish DIMINISHMENT Diminishment n Defn Diminution R Cheke DIMINUENDO Diminuendo adv Etym It p pr of diminuere to diminish Mus Defn In a gradually diminishing manner with abatement of tone decrescendo expressed on the staff by Dim or Dimin or the sign DIMINUENT Diminuent a Etym L diminuens p pr of diminuere See Diminish Defn Lessening Bp Sanderson DIMINUTAL Diminutal a Defn Indicating or causing diminution Earle DIMINUTE Diminute a Defn Small diminished diminutive Obs Jer Taylor DIMINUTELY Diminutely adv Defn Diminutively Obs DIMINUTION Diminution n Etym L diminutio or perh rather deminutio cf F diminution See Diminish 1 The act of diminishing or of making or becoming less state of being diminished reduction in size quantity or degree opposed to augmentation or increase 2 The act of lessening dignity or consideration or the state of being deprived of dignity a lowering in estimation degradation abasement The worlds opinion or diminution of me Eikon Basilike Nor thinks it diminution to be ranked In military honor next Philips 3 Law Defn Omission inaccuracy or defect in a record 4 Mus Defn In counterpoint the imitation of or reply to a subject in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself Syn Decrease decay abatement reduction deduction decrement DIMINUTIVAL Diminutival a Defn Indicating diminution diminutive Diminutival forms of words Earle n Defn A diminutive Earle DIMINUTIVE Diminutive a Etym Cf L deminutivus F diminutif 1 Below the average size very small little 2 Expressing diminution as a diminutive word 3 Tending to diminish R Diminutive of liberty Shaftesbury DIMINUTIVE Diminutive n 1 Something of very small size or value an insignificant thing Such water flies diminutives of nature Shak 2 Gram Defn A derivative from a noun denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive as gosling eaglet lambkin Babyisms and dear diminutives Tennyson Note The word sometimes denotes a derivative verb which expresses a diminutive or petty form of the action as scribble DIMINUTIVELY Diminutively adv Defn In a diminutive manner DIMINUTIVENESS Diminutiveness n Defn The quality of being diminutive smallness littleness minuteness DIMISH Dimish a Defn See Dimmish DIMISSION Dimission n Etym L dimissio See Dimit and cf Dismission Defn Leave to depart a dismissing Obs Barrow DIMISSORY Dimissory a Etym L dimissorius cf F dimissoire See Dimit Defn Sending away dismissing to another jurisdiction granting leave to depart Letters dimissory Eccl letters given by a bishop dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese and recommending him for reception there Hook DIMIT Dimit v t Etym L dimittere to send away ledi dis mittere to send See Dismiss Defn To dismiss let go or release Obs DIMITY Dimity n Etym Prob fr Gr diemet of F dimite démitte Cf Samite Defn A cotton fabric employed for hangings and furniture coverings and formerly used for womens undergarments It is of many patterns both plain and twilled and occasionally is printed in colors DIMLY Dimly adv Defn In a dim or obscure manner not brightly or clearly with imperfect sight DIMMISH DIMMY Dimmish Dimmy a Defn Somewhat dim as dimmish eyes Dimmy clouds Sir P Sidney DIMNESS Dimness n Etym AS dimness 1 The state or quality 2 Dullness or want of clearness of vision or of intellectual perception Dr H More Syn Darkness obscurity gloom See Darkness DIMORPH Dimorph n Etym Gr Di Crystallog Defn Either one of the two forms of a dimorphous substance as calcite and aragonite are dimorphs DIMORPHIC Dimorphic a Defn Having the property of dimorphism dimorphous DIMORPHISM Dimorphism n Etym Cf F dimorphisme 1 Biol Defn Difference of form between members of the same species as when a plant has two kinds of flowers both hermaphrodite as in the partridge berry or when there are two forms of one or both sexes of the same species of butterfly Dimorphism is the condition of the appearance of the same species under two dissimilar forms Darwin 2 Crystallog Defn Crystallization in two independent forms of the same chemical compound as of calcium carbonate as calcite and aragonite DIMORPHOUS Dimorphous a Etym Cf F dimorphe 1 Biol Defn Characterized by dimorphism occurring under two distinct forms not dependent on sex dimorphic 2 Crystallog Defn Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally different while having the same chemical composition DIMPLE Dimple n Etym Prob a nasalized dim of dip See Dip and cf Dimble 1 A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body esp on the cheek or chin Milton The dimple of her chin Prior 2 A slight indentation on any surface The garden pools dark surface Breaks into dimples small and bright Wordsworth DIMPLE Dimple v i imp p p Dimpled p pr vb n Dimpling Defn To form dimples to sink into depressions or little inequalities And smiling eddies dimpled on the main Dryden DIMPLE Dimple v t Defn To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions Shak DIMPLEMENT Dimplement n Defn The state of being dimpled or marked with gentle depressions R The grounds most gentle dimplement Mrs Browning DIMPLY Dimply a Defn Full of dimples or small depressions dimpled as the dimply pool Thomson DIMSIGHTED Dimsighted a Defn Having dim sight lacking perception Dimsightedness n DIMYA DIMYARIA Dimya Dimyaria n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of lamellibranchiate mollusks having an anterior and posterior adductor muscle as the common clam See Bivalve DIMYARIAN Dimyarian a Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the Dimya n Defn One of the Dimya DIMYARY Dimyary a n Zoöl Defn Same as Dimyarian DIN Din n Etym AS dyne dyn akin to Icel dynr and to AS dynian to resound Icel dynja to pour down like hail or rain cf Skr dhuni roaring a torrent dhvan to sound Cf Dun to ask payment Defn Loud confused harsh noise a loud continuous rattling or clanging sound clamor roar Think you a little din can daunt mine ears Shak He knew the battles din afar Sir W Scott The dust and din and steam of town Tennyson DIN Din v t imp p p Dinned p pr vb n Dinning Etym AS dynian See Din n 1 To strike with confused or clanging sound to stun with loud and continued noise to harass with clamor as to din the ears with cries 2 To utter with a din to repeat noisily to ding This hath been often dinned in my ears Swift To din into to fix in the mind of another by frequent and noisy repetitions Sir W Scott DIN Din v i Defn To sound with a din a ding The gay viol dinning in the dale A Seward DINAPHTHYL Dinaphthyl n Etym Pref di naphthylene Chem Defn A colorless crystalline hydrocarbon C20H14 obtained from naphthylene and consisting of a doubled naphthylene radical DINAR Dinar n Etym Ar d from Gr denarius See Denier 1 A petty money of accounts of Persia 2 An ancient gold coin of the East DINARCHY Dinarchy n Defn See Diarchy DINE Dine v i imp p p Dined p pr vb n Dining Etym F dîner OF disner LL disnare contr fr an assumed disjunare dis an assumed junare OF juner to fast for L jejunare fr jejunus fasting See Jejune and cf Dinner D Defn To eat the principal regular meal of the day to take dinner Now can I break my fast dine sup and sleep Shak To dine with Duke Humphrey to go without dinner a phrase common in Elizabethan literature said to be from the practice of the poor gentry who beguiled the dinner hour by a promenade near the tomb of Humphrey Duke of Gloucester in Old Saint Pauls DINE Dine v t 1 To give a dinner to to furnish with the chief meal to feed as to dine a hundred men A table massive enough to have dined Johnnie Armstrong and his merry men Sir W Scott 2 To dine upon to have to eat Obs What will ye dine Chaucer DINER Diner n Defn One who dines DINEROUT Dinerout n Defn One who often takes his dinner away from home or in company A brilliant dinerout though but a curate Byron DINETICAL Dinetical a Etym Gr Defn Revolving on an axis Obs Sir T Browne DING Ding v t imp p p Dinged Dang Obs or Dung Obs p pr vb n Dinging Etym OE dingen dengen akin to AS dencgan to knock Icel dengja to beat hammer Sw dänga G dengeln 1 To dash to throw violently Obs To ding the book a coits distance from him Milton 2 To cause to sound or ring To ding anything in ones ears to impress one by noisy repetition as if by hammering DING Ding v i 1 To strike to thump to pound Obs Diken or delven or dingen upon sheaves Piers Plowman 2 To sound as a bell to ring to clang The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the mountain echoes W Irving 3 To talk with vehemence importunity or reiteration to bluster Low DING Ding n Defn A thump or stroke especially of a bell DINGDONG Dingdong n Etym See Ding 1 The sound of or as of repeated strokes on a metallic body as a bell a repeated and monotonous sound 2 Horol Defn An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones DINGDONG THEORY Dingdong theory Philol Defn The theory which maintains that the primitive elements of language are reflex expressions induced by sensory impressions that is as stated by Max Müller the creative faculty gave to each general conception as it thrilled for the first time through the brain a phonetic expression jocosely so called from the analogy of the sound of a bell induced by the stroke of the clapper DINGEY DINGY DINGHY Dingey Dingy Dinghy n Etym Bengalee dingi 1 A kind of boat used in the East Indies Written also dinghey Malcom 2 A ships smallest boat DINGILY Dingily adv Defn In a dingy manner DINGINESS Dinginess n Defn Quality of being dingy a dusky hue DINGLE Dingle n Etym Of uncertain origin cf AS ding prison or perh akin to dimble Defn A narrow dale a small dell a small secluded and embowered valley DINGLEDANGLE Dingledangle adv Defn In a dangling manner DINGO Dingo n Zoöl Defn A wild dog found in Australia but supposed to have introduced at a very early period It has a wolflike face bushy tail and a reddish brown color DINGTHRIFT Dingthrift n Defn A spendthrift Obs Wilt thou therefore a drunkard be A dingthrift and a knave Drant DINGY Dingy a Compar Dingier superl Dingiest Etym Prob fr dung Cf Dungy Defn Soiled sullied of a dark or dusky color dark brown dirty Scraps of dingy paper Macaulay DINICHTHYS Dinichthys n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of large extinct Devonian ganoid fishes In some parts of Ohio remains of the Dinichthys are abundant indicating animals twenty feet in length DINING Dining n a Defn from Dine a Note Used either adjectively or as the first part of a compound as dining hall or dininghall dining room dining table etc DINK Dink a Etym Etymol uncertain Defn Trim neat Scot Burns Dinkly adv DINK Dink v t Defn To deck often with out or up Scot DINMONT Dinmont n Zoöl Defn A wether sheep between one and two years old Scot DINNER Dinner n Etym F dîner fr dîner to dine See Dine 1 The principal meal of the day eaten by most people about midday but by many especially in cities at a later hour 2 An entertainment a feast A grand political dinner Tennyson Note Dinner is much used in an obvious sense either adjectively or as the first part of a compound as dinner time or dinnertime dinner bell dinner hour etc DINNERLESS Dinnerless a Defn Having no dinner Fuller DINNERLY Dinnerly a Defn Of or pertaining to dinner R The dinnerly officer Copley DINOCERAS Dinoceras n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of large extinct Eocene mammals from Wyoming called also Uintatherium See Illustration in Appendix Note They were herbivorous and remarkable for three pairs of hornlike protuberances on the skull The males were armed with a pair of powerful canine tusks DINORNIS Dinornis n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of extinct ostrichlike birds of gigantic size which formerly inhabited New Zealand See Moa Written also Deinornis DINOSAUR DINOSAURIAN Dinosaur Dinosaurian n Etym Gr Paleon Defn One of the Dinosauria Written also deinosaur and deinosaurian DINOSAURIA Dinosauria n pl Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles mostly of large size whence the name Notwithstanding their size they present birdlike characters in the skeleton esp in the pelvis and hind limbs Some walked on their threetoed hind feet thus producing the large bird tracks socalled of mesozoic sandstones others were fivetoed and quadrupedal See Illust of Compsognathus also Illustration of Dinosaur in Appendix DINOTHERE DINOTHERIUM Dinothere Dinotherium n Etym NL dinotherium fr Gr Paleon Defn A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia It is remarkable fora pair of tusks directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw DINOXIDE Dinoxide n Chem Defn Same as Dioxide DINSOME Dinsome a Defn Full of din Scot Burns DINT Dint n Etym OE dint dent dunt a blow AS dynt akin to Icel dyntr a dint dynta to dint and perh to L fendere in composition Cf 1st Dent Defend 1 A blow a stroke Obs Mortal dint Milton Like thunders dint Fairfax 2 The mark left by a blow an indentation or impression made by violence a dent Dryden Every dint a sword had beaten in it the shield Tennyson 3 Force power esp in the phrase by dint of Now you weep and I perceive you feel The dint of pity Shak It was by dint of passing strength That he moved the massy stone at length Sir W Scott DINT Dint v t imp p p Dinted p pr vb n Dinting Defn To make a mark or cavity on or in by a blow or by pressure to dent Donne Tennyson DINUMERATION Dinumeration n Etym L dinumeratio di dis numerare to count fr numerus number Defn Enumeration Obs Bullokar DIOCESAN Diocesan a Etym LL dioecesanus cf F diocésain Defn Of or pertaining to a diocese as diocesan missions DIOCESAN Diocesan n 1 A bishop viewed in relation to his diocese as the diocesan of New York 2 pl Defn The clergy or the people of a diocese Strype DIOCESE Diocese n pl Dioceses Etym OE diocise OF diocise F diocése L dioecesis fr Gr Economy Eccl Defn The circuit or extent of a bishops jurisdiction the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority Frequently but improperly spelt diocess DIOCESENER Diocesener n Defn One who belongs to a diocese Obs Bacon DIODON Diodon n Etym Gr diodon 1 Zoöl Defn A genus of spinose plectognath fishes having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water and hence are called globefishes swellfishes etc fishes and sea hedgehogs 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of whales DIODONT Diodont a Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the genus Diodon n Defn A fish of the genus Diodon or an allied genus DIOECIA Dioecia n pl Etym NL fr Gr 1 Bot Defn A Linnæan class of plants having the stamens and pistils on different plants 2 Zoöl Defn A subclass of gastropod mollusks in which the sexes are separate It includes most of the large marine species like the conchs cones and cowries DIOECIAN DIOECIOUS Dioecian Dioecious a Biol Defn Having the sexes in applied to plants in which the female flowers occur on one individual and the male flowers on another of the same species and to animals in which the ovum is produced by one individual and the sperm cell by another opposed to monoecious DIOECIOUSLY Dioeciously adv Biol Defn In a dioecious manner Dioeciously hermaphrodite Bot having flowers structurally perfect but practically dioecious those on one plant producing no pollen and those on another no ovules DIOECIOUSNESS Dioeciousness n Biol Defn The state or quality of being dioecious DIOECISM Dioecism n Biol Defn The condition of being dioecious DIOGENES Diogenes n Defn A Greek Cynic philosopher 412323 B C who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditions of life and for sharp caustic sayings Diogenes crab Zoöl a species of terrestrial hermit crabs Cenobita Diogenes abundant in the West Indies and often destructive to crops Diogenes tub the tub which the philosopher Diogenes is said to have carried about with him as his house in which he lived DIOICOUS Dioicous a Defn See Dioecious DIOMEDEA Diomedea n Etym NL Zoöl Defn A genus of large sea birds including the albatross See Albatross DIONAEA Dionæa n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn An insectivorous plant See Venuss flytrap DIONYSIA Dionysia n pl L fr Gr Class Antiq Defn Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies DIONYSIAC Dionysiac a Defn Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia Bacchic as a Dionysiac festival the Dionysiac theater at Athens DIONYSIAN Dionysian a Defn Relating to Dionysius a monk of the 6th century as the Dionysian or Christian era Dionysian period a period of 532 years depending on the cycle of the sun or 28 years and the cycle of the moon or 19 years sometimes called the Greek paschal cycle or Victorian period DIOPHANTINE Diophantine a Defn Originated or taught by Diophantus the Greek writer on algebra Diophantine analysis Alg that branch of indeterminate analysis which has for its object the discovery of rational values that satisfy given equations containing squares or cubes as for example to find values of x and y which make x2 y2 an exact square DIOPSIDE Diopside n Etym Gr diopside Min Defn A crystallized variety of pyroxene of a clear grayish green color mussite DIOPTASE Dioptase n Etym Gr dioptase Min Defn A hydrous silicate of copper occurring in emeraldgreen crystals DIOPTER DIOPTRA Diopter Dioptra n Etym L dioptra fr Gr Dioptric Defn An optical instrument invented by Hipparchus for taking altitudes leveling etc DIOPTRE Dioptre n Etym F See 2d Dioptric Optics Defn A unit employed by oculists in numbering glasses according to the metric system a refractive power equal to that of a glass whose principal focal distance is one meter DIOPTRIC Dioptric a Optics Defn Of or pertaining to the dioptre or to the metric system of numbering glasses n Defn A dioptre See Dioptre DIOPTRIC DIOPTRICAL Dioptric Dioptrical a Etym Gr dioptrique Defn Of or pertaining to dioptrics assisting vision by means of the refraction of light refractive as the dioptric system a dioptric glass or telescope Dioptrical principles Nichol Dioptric curve Geom a Cartesian oval See under Cartesian DIOPTRICS Dioptrics n Etym Gr dioptrique Optics Defn The science of the refraction of light that part of geometrical optics which treats of the laws of the refraction of light in passing from one medium into another or through different mediums as air water or glass and esp through different lenses distinguished from catoptrics which refers to reflected light DIOPTRY Dioptry n Optics Defn A dioptre DIORAMA Diorama n Etym Gr diorama Cf Panorama 1 A mode of scenic representation invented by Daguerre and Bouton in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening By a combination of transparent and opaque painting and of transmitted and reflected light and by contrivances such as screens and shutters much diversity of scenic effect is produced 2 A building used for such an exhibition DIORAMIC Dioramic a Defn Pertaining to a diorama DIORISM Diorism n Etym Gr Defn Definition logical direction Obs Dr H More DIORISTIC Dioristic a Etym Gr Defn Distinguishing distinctive defining R Dioristically adv R Dr H More DIORITE Diorite n Etym Cf F diorite See Diorism Min Defn An igneous crystalline in structure consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende It includes part of what was called greenstone DIORITIC Dioritic a Defn Containing diorite DIORTHOTIC Diorthotic a Etym Gr Defn Relating to the correcting or straightening out of something corrective DIOSCOREA Dioscorea n Etym NL Named after Dioscorides the Greek physician Bot Defn A genus of plants See Yam DIOTA Diota n Etym L fr Gr Rom Antiq Defn A vase or drinking cup having two handles or ears DIOXIDE Dioxide 104 n Etym Pref di oxide Chem a An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in each molecule binoxide b An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen to two of a metal a suboxide Obs Carbon dioxide See Carbonic acid under Carbonic DIOXINDOL Dioxindol n Etym Pref di oxygen indol Chem Defn A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the reduction of isatin It is a member of the indol series hence its name DIP Dip v t imp p p Dipped or Dipt p pr vb n Dipping Etym OE dippen duppen AS dyppan akin to Dan dyppe Sw doppa and to AS d to baptize OS d D doopen G taufen Sw döpa Goth daupjan Lith dubus deep hollow OSlav dupl hollow and to E dive Cf Deep Dive 1 To plunge or immerse especially to put for a moment into a liquid to insert into a fluid and withdraw again The priest shall dip his finger in the blood Lev iv 6 Watry fowl now dip their pinions in the briny deep Pope While the prime swallow dips his wing Tennyson 2 To immerse for baptism to baptize by immersion Book of Common Prayer Fuller 3 To wet as if by immersing to moisten Poetic A cold shuddering dew Dips me all oer Milton 4 To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair He was dipt in the rebellion of the Commons Dryden 5 To take out by dipping a dipper ladle or other receptacle into a fluid and removing a part often with out as to dip water from a boiler to dip out water 6 To engage as a pledge to mortgage Obs Live on the use and never dip thy lands Dryden Dipped candle a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick in melted tallow To dip snuff to take snuff by rubbing it on the gums and teeth Southern U S To dip the colors Naut to lower the colors and return them to place a form of naval salute DIP Dip v i 1 To immerse ones self to become plunged in a liquid to sink The suns rim dips the stars rush out Coleridge 2 To perform the action of plunging some receptacle as a dipper ladle etc into a liquid or a soft substance and removing a part Whoever dips too deep will find death in the pot LEstrange 3 To pierce to penetrate followed by in or into When I dipt into the future Tennyson 4 To enter slightly or cursorily to engage ones self desultorily or by the way to partake limitedly followed by in or into Dipped into a multitude of books Macaulay 5 To incline downward from the plane of the horizon as strata of rock dip 6 To dip snuff Southern US DIP Dip n 1 The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid The dip of oars in unison Glover 2 Inclination downward direction below a horizontal line slope pitch 3 A liquid as a sauce or gravy served at table with a ladle or spoon Local US Bartlett 4 A dipped candle Colloq Marryat Dip of the horizon Astron the angular depression of the seen or visible horizon below the true or natural horizon the angle at the eye of an observer between a horizontal line and a tangent drawn from the eye to the surface of the ocean Dip of the needle or Magnetic dip the angle formed in a vertical plane by a freely suspended magnetic needle or the line of magnetic force with a horizontal line called also inclination Dip of a stratum Geol its greatest angle of inclination to the horizon or that of a line perpendicular to its direction or strike called also the pitch DIPASCHAL Dipaschal a Etym Pref di paschal Defn Including two passovers Carpenter DIPCHICK Dipchick n Zoöl Defn See Dabchick DIPETALOUS Dipetalous a Etym Pref di petalous Bot Defn Having two petals twopetaled DIPHENYL Diphenyl n Etym Pref di phenyl Chem Defn A white crystalline substance C6H5C6H5 obtained by leading benzene through a heated iron tube It consists of two benzene or phenyl radicals united DIPHTHERIA Diphtheria n Etym NL fr Gr membrane cf depsere to knead Med Defn A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air passages and especially the throat become coated with a false membrane produced by the solidification of an inflammatory exudation Cf Group DIPHTHERIAL DIPHTHERIC Diphtherial Diphtheric a Defn Relating to diphtheria diphtheritic DIPHTHERITIC Diphtheritic a Med 1 Pertaining to or connected with diphtheria 2 Having characteristics resembling those of diphtheria as diphtheritic inflammation of the bladder DIPHTHONG Diphthong 115 277 n Etym L diphthongus Gr diphthongue Orthoëpy a A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable as ou in out oi in noise called a proper diphthong b A vowel digraph a union of two vowels in the same syllable only one of them being sounded as ai in rain eo in people called an improper diphthong DIPHTHONG Diphthong v t Defn To form or pronounce as a diphthong diphthongize R DIPHTHONGAL Diphthongal a Defn Relating or belonging to a diphthong having the nature of a diphthong Diphthongally adv DIPHTHONGALIZE Diphthongalize v t Defn To make into a diphthong to pronounce as a diphthong DIPHTHONGATION Diphthongation n Defn See Diphthongization DIPHTHONGIC Diphthongic a Defn Of the nature of diphthong diphthongal H Sweet DIPHTHONGIZATION Diphthongization n Defn The act of changing into a diphthong H Sweet DIPHTHONGIZE Diphthongize v t i Defn To change into a diphthong as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel The diphthongized long vowels H Sweet DIPHYCERCAL Diphycercal a Etym Gr Anat Defn Having the tail fin divided into two equal parts by the notochord or end of the vertebral column protocercal See Protocercal DIPHYGENIC Diphygenic a Etym Gr genic Zoöl Defn Having two modes of embryonic development DIPHYLLOUS Diphyllous a Etym Gr diphylle Bot Defn Having two leaves as a calyx etc DIPHYODONT Diphyodont a Etym Gr Anat Defn Having two successive sets of teeth deciduous and permanent one succeeding the other as a diphyodont mammal diphyodont dentition opposed to monophyodont n Defn An animal having two successive sets of teeth DIPHYOZOOID Diphyozooid n Etym Gr zooid Zoöl Defn One of the freeswimming sexual zooids of Siphonophora DIPLANAR Diplanar a Etym Pref di plane Math Defn Of or pertaining to two planes DIPLEIDOSCOPE Dipleidoscope n Etym Gr scope Astron Defn An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass disposed in the form of a prism so that by the reflections of the suns rays from their surfaces two images are presented to the eye moving in opposite directions and coinciding at the instant the suns center is on the meridian DIPLEX Diplex a Pref di plex as in duplex Teleg Defn Pertaining to the sending of two messages in the same direction at the same time Diplex and contraplex are the two varieties of duplex DIPLOBLASTIC Diploblastic a Etym Gr blast ic Biol Defn Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal layers DIPLOCARDIAC Diplocardiac a Etym Gr cardiac Anat Defn Having the heart completely divided or double one side systemic the other pulmonary DIPLOCOCCUS Diplococcus n pl Diplococci Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner See Micrococcus DIPLOE Diploë n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The soft spongy or cancellated substance between the plates of the skull DIPLOETIC Diploetic a Anat Defn Diploic DIPLOGENIC Diplogenic a Etym Gr Defn Partaking of the nature of two bodies producing two substances Wright DIPLOGRAPH Diplograph n Gr double graph Defn An instrument used for double writing as one for producing embossed writing for the blind and ordinary writing at the same time Diplographical a Diplography n DIPLOIC Diploic a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the diploë DIPLOID Diploid n Etym Gr oid Crystallog Defn A solid bounded by twentyfour similar quadrilateral faces It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron DIPLOMA Diploma n pl Diplomas Etym L fr Gr Double Defn A letter or writing usually under seal conferring some privilege honor or power a document bearing record of a degree conferred by a literary society or educational institution DIPLOMACY Diplomacy n Etym F diplomatie This word like supremacy retains the accent of its original See Diploma 1 The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations particularly in securing treaties including the methods and forms usually employed 2 Dexterity or skill in securing advantages tact 3 The body of ministers or envoys resident at a court the diplomatic body R Burke DIPLOMAT DIPLOMATE Diplomat Diplomate n Etym F diplomate Defn A diplomatist DIPLOMATE Diplomate v t Defn To invest with a title o R Wood DIPLOMATIAL Diplomatial a Defn Diplomatic R DIPLOMATIC DIPLOMATICAL Diplomatic Diplomatical a Etym Cf diplomatique 1 Pertaining to diplomacy relating to the foreign ministers at a court who are called the diplomatic body 2 Characterized by tact and shrewdness dexterous artful as diplomatic management 3 Pertaining to diplomatics paleographic Astle DIPLOMATIC Diplomatic n Defn A minister official agent or envoy to a foreign court a diplomatist DIPLOMATICALLY Diplomatically adv Defn According to the rules of diplomacy in the manner of a diplomatist artfully DIPLOMATICS Diplomatics n Defn The science of diplomas or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age authenticity etc paleography DIPLOMATISM Diplomatism n Defn Diplomacy R DIPLOMATIST Diplomatist n Etym Cf F diplomatiste a student of diplomatics Defn A person employed in or skilled in diplomacy a diplomat In ability Avaux had no superior among the numerous able diplomatics whom his country then possessed Macaulay DIPLOPIA DIPLOPY Diplopia Diplopy n Etym NL diplopia from Gr diplopie Med Defn The act or state of seeing double Note In crossed or heteronymous diplopia the image seen by the right eye is upon the left hand and that seen by the left eye is upon the right hand In homonymous diplopia the image seen by the right eye is on the right side that by the left eye on the left side In vertical diplopia one image stands above the other DIPLOPOD Diplopod n Zoöl Defn One of the Diplopoda DIPLOPODA Diplopoda n pl Etym Gr poda Zoöl Defn An order of myriapods having two pairs of legs on each segment the Chilognatha DIPLOSTEMONOUS Diplostemonous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having twice as many stamens as petals as the geranium R Brown DIPLOSTEMONY Diplostemony n Bot Defn The condition of being diplostemonous DIPNEUMONA Dipneumona n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of spiders having only two lunglike organs Written also Dipneumones DIPNOI Dipnoi n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of ganoid fishes including the living genera Ceratodus and Lepidosiren which present the closest approximation to the Amphibia The air bladder acts as a lung and the nostrils open inside the mouth See Ceratodus and Illustration in Appendix DIPODY Dipody n pl Dipodies Etym Gr Pros Defn Two metrical feet taken together or included in one measure Hadley Trochaic iambic and anapestic verses are measured by dipodies W W Goodwin DIPOLAR Dipolar a Etym Pre di polar Cf Bipolar Defn Having two poles as a magnetic bar DIPPELS OIL Dippels oil Chem Etym From the name of the inventor Defn See Bone oil under Bone DIPPER Dipper n 1 One who or that which dips especially a vessel used to dip water or other liquid a ladle 2 Zoöl a A small grebe the dabchick b The buffel duck c The water ouzel Cinolus aquaticus of Europe d The American dipper or ouzel Cinclus Mexicanus The Dipper Astron the seven principal stars in the constellation of the Great Bear popularly so called from their arrangement in the form of a dipper called also Charless Wain See Ursa Major under Ursa DIPPING Dipping n 1 The act or process of immersing 2 The act of inclining downward 3 The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper ladle or the like 4 The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware esp brass by dipping it in acids etc 5 The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff US Dipping needle a magnetic needle suspended at its center of gravity and moving freely in a vertical plane so as to indicate on a graduated circle the magnetic dip or inclination DIPRISMATIC Diprismatic a Etym Prefix di prismatic Defn Doubly prismatic DIPROPARGYL Dipropargyl n Etym Prefix di propargyl Chem Defn A pungent mobile volatile liquid C6H6 produced artificially from certain allyl derivatives Though isomeric with benzine it is very different in its chemical relations Called also dipropinyl DIPROPYL Dipropyl n Etym Pref di propyl Chem Defn One of the hexane paraffins found in petroleum consisting of two propyl radicals See Hexane DIPROTODON Diprotodon n Etym Gr Paleon Defn An extinct Quaternary marsupial from Australia about as large as the hippopotamus so named because of its two large front teeth See Illustration in Appendix DIPSAS Dipsas n Etym L fr Gr 1 A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst Milton 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of harmless colubrine snakes DIPSETIC Dipsetic a Etym Gr Defn Tending to produce thirst Wright DIPSEY DIPSIE DIPSY Dipsey Dipsie Dipsy a Defn Deepsea as a dipsey line a dipsy lead Sailors Cant DIPSEY DIPSIE DIPSY Dipsey Dipsie Dipsy n 1 A sinker attached to a fishing line also a line having several branches each with such a sinker used in deepsea fishing Local U S 2 Naut A deepsea lead Rare DIPSOMANIA Dipsomania n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A morbid an uncontrollable craving often periodic for drink esp for alcoholic liquors also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism DIPSOMANIAC Dipsomaniac n Defn One who has an irrepressible desire for alcoholic drinks DIPSOMANIACAL Dipsomaniacal a Defn Of or pertaining to dipsomania DIPSOSIS Dipsosis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Excessive thirst produced by disease DIPTERA Diptera n pl Etym NL fr Gr diptère Zoöl Defn An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers as the house fly mosquito etc They have a suctorial proboscis often including two pairs of sharp organs mandibles and maxillæ with which they pierce the skin of animals They undergo a complete metamorphosis their larvæ called maggots being usually without feet DIPTERAL Dipteral a 1 Zoöl Defn Having two wings only belonging to the order Diptera 2 Anc Arch Defn Having a double row of columns on each on the flanks as well as in front and rear said of a temple DIPTERAN Dipteran n Zoöl Defn An insect of the order Diptera DIPTEROCARPUS Dipterocarpus n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of trees found in the East Indies some species of which produce a fragrant resin other species wood oil The fruit has two long wings DIPTEROUS Dipterous a 1 Zoöl Defn Having two wings as certain insects belonging to the order Diptera 2 Bot Defn Having two wings twowinged DIPTERYGIAN Dipterygian a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having two dorsal fins said of certain fishes DIPTOTE Diptote n Etym Gr diptote Gram Defn A noun which has only two cases Andrews DIPTYCH Diptych n Etym L diptycha pl fr Gr 1 Anything consisting of two leaves Especially a Roman Antiq A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within b A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges See Triptych 2 A double catalogue containing in one part the names of living and in the other of deceased ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church a catalogue of saints DIPYRE Dipyre n Etym Gr Min Defn A mineral of the scapolite group so called from the double effect of fire upon it in fusing it and rendering it phosphorescent DIPYRENOUS Dipyrenous a Etym Pref di pyrene Bot Defn Containing two stones or nutlets DIPYRIDINE Dipyridine 104 n Etym Pref di pyridine Geom Defn A polymeric form of pyridine C10H10N2 obtained as a colorless oil by the action of sodium on pyridine DIPYRIDYL Dipyridyl n Etym Pref di pyridine yl Chem Defn A crystalline nitrogenous base C10H8N2 obtained by the reduction of pyridine DIRADIATION Diradiation n Etym Pref di radiation Defn The emission and diffusion of rays of light DIRE Dire a Compar Direr superl Direst Etym L dirus of uncertain origin 1 Illboding portentous as dire omens 2 Evil in great degree dreadful dismal horrible terrible lamentable Dire was the tossing deep the groans Milton Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire Milton DIRECT Direct a Etym L directus p p of dirigere to direct cf F direct See Dress and cf Dirge 1 Straight not crooked oblique or circuitous leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end as a direct line direct means What is direct to what slides by the question Locke 2 Straightforward not of crooked ways or swerving from truth and openness sincere outspoken Be even and direct with me Shak 3 Immediate express plain unambiguous He howhere that I know says it in direct words Locke A direct and avowed interference with elections Hallam 4 In the line of descent not collateral as a descendant in the direct line 5 Astron Defn In the direction of the general planetary motion or from west to east in the order of the signs not retrograde said of the motion of a celestial body Direct action Mach See Directacting Direct discourse Gram the language of any one quoted without change in its form as he said I can not come correlative to indirect discourse in which there is change of form as he said that he could not come They are often called respectively by their Latin names oratio directa and oratio obliqua Direct evidence Law evidence which is positive or not inferential opposed to circumstantial or indirect evidence This distinction however is merely formal since there is no direct evidence that is not circumstantial or dependent on circumstances for its credibility Wharton Direct examination Law the first examination of a witness in the orderly course upon the merits Abbott Direct fire Mil fire the direction of which is perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet aimed at Direct process Metal one which yields metal in working condition by a single process from the ore Knight Direct tax a tax assessed directly on lands etc and polls distinguished from taxes on merchandise or customs and from excise DIRECT Direct v t imp p p Directed p pr vb n Directing 1 To arrange in a direct or straight line as against a mark or towards a goal to point to aim as to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance 2 To point out or show to any one as the direct or right course or way to guide as by pointing out the way as he directed me to the lefthand road The Lord direct your into the love of God 2 Thess iii 5 The next points to which I will direct your attention Lubbock 3 To determine the direction or course of to cause to go on in a particular manner to order in the way to a certain end to regulate to govern as to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army I will direct their work in truth Is lxi 8 4 To point out to with authority to instruct as a superior to order as he directed them to go I ll first direct my men what they shall do Shak 5 To put a direction or address upon to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent to superscribe as to direct a letter Syn To guide lead conduct dispose manage regulate order instruct command DIRECT Direct v i Defn To give direction to point out a course to act as guide Wisdom is profitable to direct Eccl x 10 DIRECT Direct n Mus Defn A character thus Moore Encyc of Music DIRECTACTING Directacting a Mach Defn Acting directly as one part upon another without the intervention of other working parts Directacting steam engine one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a beam or lever also called directaction steam engine Directacting steam pump one in which the steam piston rod is directly connected with the pump rod also called directaction steam pump DIRECT ACTION Direct action Trade unions Defn See Syndicalism below DIRECTCOUPLED Directcoupled a Defn Coupled without intermediate connections as an engine and a dynamo Directcoupled antenna Wireless Teleg an antenna connected electrically with one point of a closed oscillation circuit in syntony with it and earthed DIRECT CURRENT Direct current Elec a A current flowing in one direction only distinguished from alternating current When steady and not pulsating a direct current is often called a continuous current b A direct induced current or momentary current of the same direction as the inducing current produced by stopping or removing the latter also a similar current produced by removal of a magnet DIRECTER Directer n Defn One who directs a director Directer plane Geom the plane to which all rightlined elements in a warped surface are parallel DIRECTION Direction n Etym L directio cf F direction 1 The act of directing of aiming regulating guiding or ordering guidance management superintendence administration as the direction o I do commit his youth To your direction Shak All nature is but art unknown to theedirection which thou canst not see Pope 2 That which is imposed by directing a guiding or authoritative instruction prescription order command as he grave directions to the servants The princes digged the well by the direction of the law giver Numb xxi 18 3 The name and residence of a person to whom any thing is sent written upon the thing sent superscription address as the direction of a letter 4 The line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed to move or in which anything is lying or pointing aim line or point of tendency direct line or course as the ship sailed in a southeasterly direction 5 The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise board of directors 6 Gun Defn The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis distinguished from elevation The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object Wilhelm Syn Administration guidance management superintendence oversight government order command guide clew Direction Control Command Order These words as here compared have reference to the exercise of power over the actions of others Control is negative denoting power to restrain command is positive implying a right to enforce obedience directions are commands containing instructions how to act Order conveys more prominently the idea of authority than the word direction A shipmaster has the command of his vessel he gives orders or directions to the seamen as to the mode of sailing it and exercises a due control over the passengers DIRECTIVE Directive a Etym LL directivus cf F directif 1 Having power to direct tending to direct guide or govern showing the way Hooker The precepts directive of our practice in relation to God Barrow 2 Able to be directed manageable Obs Swords and bows Directive by the limbs Shak DIRECTLY Directly adv 1 In a direct manner in a straight line or course To run directly on Shak Indirectly and directly too Thou hast contrived against the very life Of the defendant Shak 2 In a straightforward way without anything intervening not by secondary but by direct means 3 Without circumlocution or ambiguity absolutely in express terms No man hath hitherto been so impious as plainly and directly to condemn prayer Hooker 4 Exactly just Stand you directly in Antonius way Shak 5 Straightforwardly honestly I have dealt most directly in thy affair Shak 6 Manifestly openly Obs Desdemona is directly in love with him Shak 7 Straightway next in order without delay immediately Will she go now to bed Directly Shak 8 Immediately after as soon as Directly he stopped the coffin was removed Dickens Note This use of the word is common in England especially in colloquial speech but it can hardly be regarded as a wellsanctioned or desirable use Directly proportional Math proportional in the order of the terms increasing or decreasing together and with a constant ratio opposed to inversely proportional Syn Immediately forthwith straightway instantly instantaneously soon promptly openly expressly Directly Immediately Instantly Instantaneously Directly denotes without any delay or diversion of attention immediately implies without any interposition of other occupation instantly implies without any intervention of time Hence I will do it directly means I will go straightway about it I will do it immediately means I will do it as the very next thing I will do it instantly allows not a particle of delay Instantaneously like instantly marks an interval too small to be appreciable but commonly relates to physical causes as the powder touched by fire instantaneously exploded DIRECTNESS Directness n Defn The quality of being direct straightness straightforwardness immediateness DIRECT NOMINATION Direct nomination Political Science Defn The nomination or designation of candidates for public office by direct popular vote rather than through the action of a convention or body of elected nominating representatives or delegates The term is applied both to the nomination of candidates without any nominating convention and loosely to the nomination effected as in the case of candidates for president or senator of the United States by the election of nominating representatives pledged or instructed to vote for certain candidates dssignated by popular vote DIRECTOIRE STYLE Directoire style Dressmaking Defn A style of dress prevalent at the time of the French Directory characterized by great extravagance of design and imitating the Greek and Roman costumes DIRECTOR Director n Etym Cf F directeur 1 One who or that which directs one who regulates guides or orders a manager or superintendent In all affairs thou sole director Swift 2 One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation as the directors of a bank insurance company or railroad company What made directors cheat in SouthSea year Pope 3 Mech Defn A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action 4 Surg Defn A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter or prevent its injuring the parts beneath DIRECTORATE Directorate n Etym Cf F directorat Defn The office of director also a body of directors taken jointly DIRECTORIAL Directorial a Etym Cf F directorial 1 Having the quality of a director or authoritative guide directive 2 Pertaining to director or directory specifically relating to the Directory of France under the first republic See Directory 3 Whoever goes to the directorial presence under this passport Burke DIRECTORSHIP Directorship n Defn The condition or office of a director directorate DIRECTORY Directory a Etym L directorius Defn Containing directions enjoining instructing directorial DIRECTORY Directory n pl Directories 1 A collection or body of directions rules or ordinances esp a book of directions for the conduct of worship as the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book 2 A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place or of classes of them an address book as a business directory 3 Etym Cf F directoire Defn A body of directors board of management especially a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic 4 Direction guide R Whitlock DIRECT PRIMARY Direct primary Political Science Defn A primary by which direct nominations of candidates for office are made DIRECTRESS Directress n Defn A woman who directs Bp Hurd DIRECTRIX Directrix n pl E Directrixes L Directrices 1 A directress R Jer Taylor 2 Geom a A line along which a point in another line moves or which in any way governs the motion of the point and determines the position of the curve generated by it the line along which the generatrix moves in generating a surface b A straight line so situated with respect to a conic section that the distance of any point of the curve from it has a constant ratio to the distance of the same point from the focus DIREFUL Direful a Etym Dire ful Defn Dire dreadful terrible calamitous woeful as a direful fiend a direful day Direfully adv Direfulness n DIRELY Direly adv Defn In a dire manner Drayton DIREMPT Dirempt a Etym L diremptus p p of dirimere to take apart separate di dis emere to buy orig to take Defn Divided separated Obs Stow DIREMPT Dirempt v t Defn To separate by force to tear apart Obs Holinshed DIREMPTION Diremption n Etym L diremptio Defn A tearing apart violent separation Obs Bp Hall DIRENESS Direness n Etym Dire ness Defn Terribleness horror woefulness Shak DIREPTION Direption n Etym L direptio fr diripere to tear asunder plunder di dis rapere to seize and carry off Defn The act of plundering despoiling or snatching away R Speed DIREPTITIOUS Direptitious a Defn Characterized by direption R Encyc Dict DIREPTITIOUSLY Direptitiously adv Defn With plundering violence by violent injustice R Strype DIRGE Dirge n Etym Contraction of Lat dirige direct thou imperative of dirigere the first word of a funeral hymn Lat transl of Psalm v 8 beginning Dirige Domine in conspectu tuo vitam meam See Direct a and cf Dirige Defn A piece of music of a mournful character to accompany funeral rites a funeral hymn The raven croaked and hollow shrieks of owls Sung dirges at her funeral Ford DIRGEFUL Dirgeful a Defn Funereal moaning Soothed sadly by the dirgeful wind Coleridge DIRIGE Dirige n Etym L See Dirge Defn A service for the dead in the Roman Catholic Church being the first antiphon of Matins for the dead of which Dirige is the first word a dirge Evensongs and placebo and dirige Wyclif Resort I pray you unto my sepulture To sing my dirige with great devotion Lamentation of Mary Magdalene DIRIGENT Dirigent a Etym L dirigens p pr of dirigere See Direct a Defn Directing Baxter DIRIGENT Dirigent n Geom Defn The line of motion along which a describent line or surface is carried in the genesis of any plane or solid figure a directrix Hutton DIRIGIBLE Dirigible a Defn Capable of being directed steerable as a dirigible balloon DIRIMENT Diriment a Etym L dirimens p pr of dirimere See Dirempt Law Defn Absolute Diriment impediment R C Ch an impediment that nullifies marriage DIRK Dirk n Etym Ir duirc Defn A kind of dagger or poniard formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander Dirk knife a clasp knife having a large dirklike blade DIRK Dirk v t imp p p Dirked p pr vb n Dirking Defn To stab with a dirk Sir W Scott DIRK Dirk a Etym See Dark a Defn Dark Obs Chaucer DIRK Dirk v t Defn To darken Obs Spenser DIRKNESS Dirkness n Defn Darkness Obs Chaucer DIRL Dirl v i t Etym Cf Drill Thrill Defn To thrill to vibrate to penetrate Prov Eng Halliwell DIRT Dirt n Etym OE drit kin to Icel drit excrement drita to dung OD drijten to dung AS gedritan 1 Any foul of filthy substance as excrement mud dust etc whatever adhering to anything renders it foul or unclean earth as a wagonload of dirt Whose waters cast up mire and dirt Is lvii 20 2 Meanness sordidness Honors thrown away upon dirt and infamy Melmoth 3 In placer mining earth gravel etc before washing Dirt bed Geom a layer of clayey earth forming a stratum in a geological formation Dirt beds are common among the coal measures Dirt eating a The use of certain kinds of clay for food existing among some tribes of Indians geophagism Humboldt b Med Same as Chthonophagia Dirt pie clay or mud molded by children in imitation of pastry Otway 1684 To eat dirt to submit in a meanly humble manner to insults to eat humble pie DIRT Dirt v t Defn To make foul of filthy to dirty Swift DIRTILY Dirtily adv Defn In a dirty manner foully nastily filthily meanly sordidly DIRTINESS Dirtiness n Defn The state of being dirty filthiness foulness nastiness baseness sordidness DIRTY Dirty a Compar Dirtier superl Dirtiest 1 Defiled with dirt foul nasty filthy not clean or pure serving to defile as dirty hands dirty water a dirty white Spenser 2 Sullied clouded applied to color Locke 3 Sordid base groveling as a dirty fellow The creatures at his dirty work again Pope 4 Sleety gusty stormy as dirty weather Storms of wind clouds of dust an angry dirty sea M Arnold Syn Nasty filthy foul See Nasty DIRTY Dirty v t imp p p Dirtied p pr vb n Dirtying 1 To foul to make filthy to soil as to dirty the clothes or hands 2 To tarnish to sully to scandalize said of reputation character etc DIRUPTION Diruption n Etym L diruptio fr dirumpere See Disrupt a Defn Disruption DIS Dis 258 Defn 1 A prefix from the Latin whence F dés or sometimes dé dis The Latin dis appears as di before b d g l m n r v becomes dif before f and either dis or di before j It is from the same root as bis twice and duo E two See Two and cf Bi Di Dia Dis denotes separation a parting from as in distribute disconnect hence it often has the force of a privative and negative as in disarm disoblige disagree Also intensive as in dissever Note Walkers rule of pronouncing this prefix is that the s ought always to be pronounced like z when the next syllable is accented and begins with a flat mute b d v g z a liquid l m n r or a vowel as disable disease disorder disuse disband disdain disgrace disvalue disjoin dislike dislodge dismay dismember dismiss dismount disnatured disrank disrelish disrobe Dr Websters example in disapproving of Walkers rule and pronouncing dis as diz in only one disease of the above words is followed by recent orthoëpists See Disable Disgrace and the other words beginning with dis in this Dictionary 2 A prefix from Gr Di DIS Dis n Etym L Defn The god Pluto Shak DISABILITY Disability n pl Disabilities 1 State of being disabled deprivation or want of ability absence of competent physical intellectual or moral power means fitness and the like Grossest faults or disabilities to perform what was covenanted Milton Chatham refused to see him pleading his disability Bancroft 2 Want of legal qualification to do a thing legal incapacity or incompetency The disabilities of idiocy infancy and coverture Abbott Syn Weakness inability incompetence impotence incapacity incompetency disqualification Disability Inability Inability is an inherent want of power to perform the thing in question disability arises from some deprivation or loss of the needed competency One who becomes deranged is under a disability of holding his estate and one who is made a judge of deciding in his own case A man may decline an office on account of his inability to discharge its duties he may refuse to accept a trust or employment on account of some disability prevents him from entering into such engagements DISABLE Disable a Defn Lacking ability unable Obs Our disable and unactive force Daniel DISABLE Disable v t imp p p Disabled p pr vb n Disabling 1 To render unable or incapable to destroy the force vigor or power of action of to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power to incapacitate to disqualify to make incompetent or unfit for service to impair A Christians life is a perpetual exercise a wrestling and warfare for which sensual pleasure disables him Jer Taylor And had performed it if my known offense Had not disabled me Milton I have disabled mine estate Shak 2 Law Defn To deprive of legal right or qualification to render legally incapable An attainder of the ancestor corrupts the blood and disables his children to inherit Blackstone 3 To deprive of that which gives value or estimation to declare lacking in competency to disparage to undervalue Obs He disabled my judgment Shak Syn To weaken unfit disqualify incapacitate DISABLEMENT Disablement n Defn Deprivation of ability incapacity Bacon DISABUSE Disabuse v t imp p p Disabused p pr vb n Disabusing Etym Pref dis abuse cf F désabuser Defn To set free from mistakes to undeceive to disengage from fallacy or deception to set right To undeceive and disabuse the people South If men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves or artifice hypocrisy and superstition they will consider this event as an era in their history J Adams DISACCOMMODATE Disaccommodate v t Etym Pref dis accommodate Defn To put to inconvenience to incommode R Bp Warburton DISACCOMMODATION Disaccommodation n Defn A state of being unaccommodated or unsuited R Sir M Hale DISACCORD Disaccord v i Etym Cf F désaccorder to cause discord Defn To refuse to assent Obs Spenser DISACCORD Disaccord n Defn Disagreement Pop Sci Monthly DISACCORDANT Disaccordant a Defn Not accordant Fabyan DISACCUSTOM Disaccustom v t Etym Cf F désaccoutumer Defn To destroy the force of habit in to wean from a custom Johnson DISACIDIFY Disacidify v t Defn To free from acid DISACKNOWLEDGE Disacknowledge v t imp p p Disacknowledged p pr vb n Disacknowledging Defn To refuse to acknowledge to deny to disown Obs South DISACQUAINT Disacquaint v t Etym Pref dis acquaint cf OF desacointier Defn To render unacquainted to make unfamiliar Obs While my sick heart With dismal smart Is disacquainted never Herrick DISACQUAINTANCE Disacquaintance n Defn Neglect of disuse of familiarity or familiar acquaintance Obs South DISACRYL Disacryl n Etym Pref dis Gr acrolein yl Chem Defn A white amorphous substance obtained as a polymeric modification of acrolein DISADORN Disadorn v t Defn To deprive of ornaments Congreve DISADVANCE Disadvance 61 v t i Etym Pref dis advance cf OF desavancier Defn To draw back or cause to draw back Obs Spenser DISADVANTAGE Disadvantage 48 61 n Etym Cf F désavantage 1 Deprivation of advantage unfavorable or prejudicial quality condition circumstance or the like that which hinders success or causes loss or injury I was brought here under the disadvantage of being unknown by sight to any of you Burke Abandoned by their great patron the faction henceforward acted at disadvantage Palfrey 2 Loss detriment hindrance prejudice to interest fame credit profit or other good They would throw a construction on his conduct to his disadvantage before the public Bancroft Syn Detriment injury hurt loss damage DISADVANTAGE Disadvantage v t Etym Cf F désavantager Defn To injure the interest of to be detrimental to DISADVANTAGEABLE Disadvantageable a Defn Injurious disadvantageous Obs Bacon DISADVANTAGEOUS Disadvantageous a Etym Cf F désavantageux Defn Attended with disadvantage unfavorable to success or prosperity inconvenient prejudicial opposed to advantageous as the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense Even in the disadvantageous position in which he had been placed he gave clear indications of future excellence Prescott Disadvantageously adv Disadvantageousness n DISADVENTURE Disadventure n Etym Pref dis adventure cf OF desaventure Defn Misfortune mishap Obs Sir W Raleigh DISADVENTUROUS Disadventurous a Defn Unprosperous unfortunate Obs Spenser DISADVISE Disadvise v t Defn To advise against to dissuade from R Boyle DISAFFECT Disaffect v t imp p p Disaffected p pr vb n Disaffecting 1 To alienate or diminish the affection of to make unfriendly or less friendly to fill with discontent and unfriendliness They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his majestys late army Clarendon 2 To disturb the functions of to disorder It disaffects the bowels Hammond 3 To lack affection for to be alienated from or indisposed toward to dislike Obs Bp Hall DISAFFECTED Disaffected a Defn Alienated in feeling not wholly loyal J H Newman Disaffectedly adv Disaffectedness n DISAFFECTION Disaffection n 1 State of being disaffected alienation or want of affection or good will esp toward those in authority unfriendliness dislike In the making laws princes must have regard to the affections and disaffections of the people Jer Taylor 2 Disorder bad constitution R Wiseman Syn Dislike disgust discontent unfriendliness alienation disloyalty hostility DISAFFECTIONATE Disaffectionate a Defn Not disposed to affection unfriendly disaffected R Blount DISAFFIRM Disaffirm v t 1 To assert the contrary of to contradict to deny said of that which has been asserted 2 Law Defn To refuse to confirm to annul as a judicial decision by a contrary judgment of a superior tribunal DISAFFIRMANCE Disaffirmance n 1 The act of disaffirming denial negation 2 Law Defn Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal as disaffirmance of judgment DISAFFIRMATION Disaffirmation n Defn The act of disaffirming negation refutation DISAFFOREST Disafforest v t imp p p Disafforested p pr vb n Disafforesting Etym Pref dis afforest cf OF desaforester Eng Law Defn To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground to exempt from forest laws By charter 9 Henry III many forests were disafforested Blackstone DISAGGREGATE Disaggregate v t Defn To destroy the aggregation of to separate into component parts as an aggregate mass DISAGGREGATION Disaggregation n Etym Cf F désagrégation Defn The separation of an aggregate body into its component parts DISAGREE Disagree v i imp p p Disagreed p pr vb n Disageeing Etym Pref dis agree cf F désagréer to displease 1 To fail to accord not to agree to lack harmony to differ to be unlike to be at variance They reject the plainest sense of Scripture because it seems disagree with what they call reason Atterbury 2 To differ in opinion to hold discordant views to be at controversy to quarrel Who shall decide when doctors disagree Pope 3 To be unsuited to have unfitness as medicine sometimes disagrees with the patient food often disagrees with the stomach or the taste Note Usually followed by with sometimes by to rarely by from as I disagree to your proposal Syn To differ vary dissent DISAGREEABLE Disagreeable a Etym Cf F désagréable 1 Not agreeable conformable or congruous Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received and each nothing that is disagreeable thereunto Udall 2 Exciting repugnance offensive to the feelings or That which is disagreeable to one is many times agreeable to another or disagreeable in a less degree Wollaston DISAGREEABLENESS Disagreeableness n Defn The state or quality of being disagreeable unpleasantness DISAGREEABLY Disagreeably adv Defn In a disagreeable manner unsuitably offensively DISAGREEANCE Disagreeance n Defn Disagreement Obs DISAGREEMENT Disagreement n Etym Cf F désagrément disagreeable circumstance disagreeableness 1 The state of disagreeing a being at variance dissimilitude diversity 2 Unsuitableness unadaptedness R 3 Difference of opinion or sentiment 4 A falling out or controversy difference Syn Difference diversity dissimilitude unlikeness discrepancy variance dissent misunderstanding dissension division dispute jar wrangle discord DISAGREER Disagreer n Defn One who disagrees Hammond DISALLIEGE Disalliege v t Defn To alienate from allegiance Obs R Milton DISALLOW Disallow v t imp p p Disallowed p pr vb n Disallowing Etym Pref dis allow cf OF desalouer desloer to blame dissuade Defn To refuse to allow to deny the force or validity of to disown and reject as the judge disallowed the executors charge To whom coming as unto a living stone disallowed indeed of men but chosen of God 1 Pet ii 4 That the edicts of Cæsar we may at all times disallow but the statutes of God for no reason we may reject Milton Note This verb was sometimes followed by of as What follows if we disallow of this Shak See Allow Syn To disapprove prohibit censure reject DISALLOWABLE Disallowable a Defn Not allowable not to be suffered Raleigh Disallowableness n DISALLOWANCE Disallowance n Defn The act of disallowing refusal to admit or permit rejection Syn Disapprobation prohibition condemnation censure rejection DISALLY Disally v t Etym Pref dis ally cf F désaltier Defn To part as an alliance to sunder R Disallied their nuptials Milton DISANCHOR Disanchor v t i Etym Pref dis anchor cf F désancrer Defn To raise the anchor of as a ship to weigh anchor Obs Heywood DISANGELICAL Disangelical a Defn Not angelical R Disangelical nature Coventry DISANIMATE Disanimate v t imp p p Disanimated p pr vb n Disanimating 1 To deprive of life R Cudworth 2 To deprive of spirit to dishearten Shak DISANIMATION Disanimation n 1 Privation of life R Sir T Browne 2 The state of being disanimated or discouraged depression of spirits DISANNEX Disannex v t Defn To disunite to undo or repeal the annexation of State Trials 1608 DISANNUL Disannul v t Defn To annul completely to render void or of no effect For the Lord of hosts hath purposed and who shall disannul Isaiah xiv 27 Note The prefix in this word an its derivatives is intensive and not negative DISANNULLER Disannuller n Defn One who disannuls DISANNULMENT Disannulment n Defn Complete annulment DISANOINT Disanoint v t Defn To invalidate the consecration of as to disanoint a king Obs Milton DISAPPAREL Disapparel v t Etym See Apparel v t Etym Pref dis apparel cf OF desapareiller Defn To disrobe to strip of apparel to make naked Drink disapparels the soul Junius 1635 DISAPPEAR Disappear v i imp p p Disappeared p pr vb n Disappearing 1 To cease to appear or to be perceived to pass from view gradually or suddenly to vanish to be no longer seen as darkness disappears at the approach of light a ship disappears as she sails from port 2 To cease to be or exist as the epidemic has disappeared DISAPPEARANCE Disappearance n Defn The act of disappearing cessation of appearance removal from sight vanishing Addison DISAPPEARING Disappearing Defn p pr vb n of Disappear Disappearing carriage Ordnance a carriage for heavy coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the parapet for protection The standard type of disappearing carriage in the coast artillery of the United States army is the BuffingtonCrozier carriage in which the gun trunnions are secured at the upper and after ends of a pair of heavy levers at the lower ends of which is attached a counterweight of lead The levers are pivoted at their middle points which are with the top carriage permitted restrained motion along the slightly inclined chassis rails The counterweight is held in place by a pawl and ratchet When the gun is loaded the pawl is released and the counterweight sinks raising the gun to the firing position above the parapet The recoil following the discharge returns the gun to the loading position the counterweight rising until the pawl engages the ratchet DISAPPENDENCY Disappendency n Defn A detachment or separation from a former connection R DISAPPENDENT Disappendent a Defn Freed from a former connection or dependence disconnected R DISAPPOINT Disappoint v t imp p p Disapointed p pr vb n Disappointing Etym OF desapointier F désappointer pref des L dis apointier F appointier to appoint See Appoint 1 To defeat of expectation or hope to hinder from the attainment of that which was excepted hoped or desired to balk as a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations or his hopes desires intentions expectations or plans are disappointed a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil I was disappointed but very agreeably Macaulay Note Disappointed of a thing not obtained disappointed in a thing obtained 2 To frustrate to fail to hinder of result His retiring foe Shrinks from the wound and disappoints the blow Addison Syn To tantalize fail frustrate balk baffle delude foil defeat See Tantalize DISAPPOINTED Disappointed a 1 Defeated of expectation or hope balked as a disappointed person or hope 2 Unprepared unequipped Obs Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin Unhouseled disappointed unaneled Shak DISAPPOINTMENT Disappointment n Etym Cf F désappointement 1 The act of disappointing or the state of being disappointed defeat or failure of expectation or hope miscarriage of design or plan frustration If we hope for things of which we have not thoroughly considered the value our disappointment will be greater our pleasure in the fruition of them Addison In disappointment thou canst bless Keble 2 That which disappoints Syn Miscarriage frustration balk DISAPPRECIATE Disappreciate v t Etym See Appreciate Defn To undervalue not to esteem Disappreciation n DISAPPROBATION Disapprobation n Etym Pref dis approbation cf F désapprobation Cf Disapprove Defn The act of disapproving mental condemnation of what is judged wrong unsuitable or inexpedient feeling of censure We have ever expressed the most unqualified disapprobation of all the steps Burke DISAPPROBATORY Disapprobatory a Defn Containing disapprobation serving to disapprove DISAPPROPRIATE Disappropriate a Law Defn Severed from the appropriation or possession of a spiritual corporation The appropriation may be severed and the church become disappropriate two ways Blackstone DISAPPROPRIATE Disappropriate v t 1 To release from individual ownership or possession Milton 2 Law Defn To sever from appropriation or possession a spiritual corporation Appropriations of the several parsonages would heave been by the rules of the common law disappropriated Blackstone DISAPPROPRIATION Disappropriation n Defn The act of disappropriating DISAPPROVAL Disapproval n Defn Disapprobation dislike censure adverse judgment DISAPPROVE Disapprove v t imp p p Disapproved p pr vb n Disapproving Etym Pref dis approve cf F déapprouver Cf Disapprobation 1 To pass unfavorable judgment upon to condemn by an act of the judgment to regard as wrong unsuitable or inexpedient to censure as to disapprove the conduct of others 2 To refuse official approbation to to disallow to decline to sanction as the sentence of the courtmartial was disapproved by the commander in chief Note This verb is often followed by of as to disapprove of an opinion of such conduct See Approve DISAPPROVER Disapprover n Defn One who disapproves DISAPPROVINGLY Disapprovingly adv Defn In a disapproving manner DISARD Disard n Defn See Dizzard Obs Burton DISARM Disarm v t imp p p Disarming p pr vb n Disarming Etym OE desarmen F désarmer pref dés L dis armer to arm See Arm 1 To deprive of arms to take away the weapons of to deprive of the means of attack or defense to render defenseless Security disarms the bestappointed army Fuller The proud was half disarmed of pride Tennyson 2 To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm to render harmless or innocuous as to disarm a mans wrath DISARMAMENT Disarmament n Etym Cf F désarmement Defn The act of disarming DISARMATURE Disarmature n Etym Pref dis armature Defn The act of divesting of armature R DISARMED Disarmed a 1 Deprived of arms 2 Her Defn Deprived of claws and teeth or beaks Cussans DISARMER Disarmer n Defn One who disarms DISARRANGE Disarrange v t imp p p Disarranged p pr vb n Disarranging Etym Pref dis arrange cf F désarranger Defn To unsettle or disturb the order or due arrangement of to throw out of order DISARRANGEMENT Disarrangement n Defn The act of disarranging or the state of being disarranged confusion disorder Cowper DISARRAY Disarray v t imp p p Disarrayed p pr vb n Disarraying Etym Pref dis array v cf OF desarroyer desarreier 1 To throw into disorder to break the array of Who with fiery steeds Oft disarrayed the foes in battle ranged Fenton 2 To take off the dress of to unrobe So as she bade the witch they disarrayed Spenser DISARRAY Disarray n Etym Cf F désarroi 1 Want of array or regular order disorder confusion Disrank the troops set all in disarray Daniel 2 Confused attire undress Spenser DISARRAYMENT Disarrayment n Defn Disorder R Feltham DISARTICULATE Disarticulate v t Defn To sunder to separate as joints Disarticulation n DISARTICULATOR Disarticulator n Defn One who disarticulates and prepares skeletons DISASSENT Disassent v i Defn To dissent Obs DISASSENT Disassent n Defn Dissent Obs E Hall DISASSENTER Disassenter n Defn One who disassents a dissenter Obs State Trials 1634 DISASSIDUITY Disassiduity n Defn Want of as siduity or care R Sir H Wotton DISASSIMILATE Disassimilate v t Physiol Defn To subject to disassimilation DISASSIMILATION Disassimilation n Physics Defn The decomposition of complex substances within the organism into simpler ones suitable only for excretion with evolution of energy a normal nutritional process the reverse of assimilation downward metabolism The breaking down of already existing chemical compounds into simpler ones sometimes called disassimilation Martin DISASSIMILATIVE Disassimilative a Physiol Defn Having power to disassimilate of the nature of disassimilation Disassimilative processes constitute a marked feature in the life of animal cells McKendrick DISASSOCIATE Disassociate v t imp p p Disassociated p pr vb n Disassociating Defn To disconnect from things associated to disunite to dissociate Florio DISASTER Disaster n Etym F désastre pref dés L dis astre star fr L astrum a word of astrological origin See Aster Astral Star 1 An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star malevolent influence of a heavenly body hence an ill portent Obs Disasters in the sun Shak 2 An adverse or unfortunate event esp a sudden and extraordinary misfortune a calamity a serious mishap But noble souls through dust and heat Rise from disaster and defeat The stronger Longfellow Syn Calamity misfortune mishap mischance visitation misadventure ill luck See Calamity DISASTER Disaster v t 1 To blast by the influence of a baleful star Obs Sir P Sidney 2 To bring harm upon to injure R Thomson DISASTERLY Disasterly adv Defn Disastrously Obs Drayton DISASTROUS Disastrous a Etym Cf F désastreux See Disaster 1 Full of unpropitious stellar influences unpropitious illboding Obs The moon In dim eclipse disastrous twilight sheds Milton 2 Attended with suffering or disaster very unfortunate calamitous illfated as a disastrous day a disastrous termination of an undertaking Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances Shak Disastrously adv Disastrousness n DISATTIRE Disattire v t Etym Pref dis attire cf OF desatirier Defn To unrobe to undress Spenser DISAUGMENT Disaugment v t Defn To diminish R DISAUTHORIZE Disauthorize v t Defn To deprive of credit or authority to discredit R W Wotton DISAVAUNCE Disavaunce v t Etym Cf Disadvance Defn To retard to repel to do damage to Obs Chaucer DISAVENTURE Disaventure n Etym See Disadventure Adventure Defn Misfortune Obs Spenser DISAVENTUROUS Disaventurous a Defn Misadventurous unfortunate Obs Spenser DISAVOUCH Disavouch v t Etym Pref dis avouch Cf Disavow Defn To disavow R Daniel DISAVOW Disavow v t imp p p Disavowed p pr vb n Disavowing Etym F désavouer pref dés L dis avouer to avow See Avow and cf Disavouch 1 To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge to deny responsibility for approbation of an the like to disclaim to disown as he was charged with embezzlement but he disavows the crime A solemn promise made and disavowed Dryden 2 To deny to show the contrary of to disprove Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my birth Or disavow my blood Plantagenets Ford DISAVOWAL Disavowal n Defn The act of disavowing disclaiming or disowning rejection and denial An earnest disavowal of fear often proceeds from fear Richardson DISAVOWANCE Disavowance n Defn Disavowal Obs South DISAVOWER Disavower n Defn One who disavows DISAVOWMENT Disavowment n Defn Disavowal R Wotton DISBAND Disband see Dis v t imp p p Disbanded p pr vb n Disbanding Etym Pref dis band cf OF desbander F débander to unbind unbend See Band and cf Disbend Disbind 1 To loose the bands of to set free to disunite to scatter to disperse to break up the organization of especially to dismiss from military service as to disband an army They disbanded themselves and returned every man to his own dwelling Knolles 2 To divorce Obs And therefore she ought to be disbanded Milton DISBAND Disband v i Defn To become separated broken up dissolved or scattered especially to quit military service by breaking up organization When both rocks and all things shall disband Herbert Human society would in a short space disband Tillotson DISBANDMENT Disbandment n Defn The act of disbanding DISBAR Disbar v t imp p p Disbarred p pr vb n Disbarring Law Defn To expel from the bar or the legal profession to deprive an attorney barrister or counselor of his status and privileges as such Abbott DISBARK Disbark v t Etym Pref dis bark a small ship cf OF desbarquer F débarquer Cf Debark Disembark Defn To disembark Pope DISBARK Disbark v t Etym Pref dis bark rind Defn To strip of bark to bark R Boyle DISBARMENT Disbarment n Defn Act of disbarring DISBASE Disbase v t Etym Cf Debase Defn To debase or degrade Obs Nor you nor your house were so much as spoken of before I disbased myself B Jonson DISBECOME Disbecome v t Defn To misbecome Obs Massinger DISBELIEF Disbelief n Defn The act of disbelieving a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion assertion or doctrine is not true refusal of assent credit or credence denial of belief Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing Tillotson No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness that disbelief in great men Carlyle Syn Distrust unbelief incredulity doubt skepticism Disbelief Unbelief Unbelief is a mere failure to admit disbelief is a positive rejection One may be an unbeliever in Christianity from ignorance or want of inquiry a unbeliever has the proofs before him and incurs the guilt of setting them aside Unbelief is usually open to conviction disbelief is already convinced as to the falsity of that which it rejects Men often tell a story in such a manner that we regard everything they say with unbelief Familiarity with the worst parts of human nature often leads us into a disbelief in many good qualities which really exist among men DISBELIEVE Disbelieve v t imp p p Disbelieved p pr vb n Disbelieving Defn Not to believe to refuse belief or credence to to hold not to be true or actual Assertions for which there is abundant positive evidence are often disbelieved on account of what is called their improbability or impossibility J S Mill DISBELIEVER Disbeliever n Defn One who disbelieves or refuses belief an unbeliever Specifically one who does not believe the Christian religion I Watts DISBENCH Disbench v t 1 To drive from a bench or seat R Shak 2 Eng Law Defn To deprive a bencher of his privileges Mozley W DISBEND Disbend v t Defn To unbend Obs Stirling DISBIND Disbind v t Etym Cf Disband Defn To unbind to loosen Obs Mede DISBLAME Disblame v t Etym OE desblamen OF desblasmer pref des L dis blasmer F blâmer to blame Defn To clear from blame Obs Chaucer DISBODIED Disbodied a Defn Disembodied R DISBOSCATION Disboscation n Etym Pref dis F bosquet grove Defn Converting forest land into cleared or arable land removal of a forest Sir W Scott DISBOWEL Disbowel v t Etym See Bowel v t Defn To disembowel R Spenser DISBRANCH Disbranch v t Etym See Branch v Defn To divest of a branch or branches to tear off Shak DISBUD Disbud v t Etym See Bud v Hort Defn To deprive of buds or shoots as for training or economizing the vital strength of a tree DISBURDEN Disburden v t Etym See Burden v t Etym Cf Disburthen Defn To rid of a burden to free from a load borne or from something oppressive to unload to disencumber to relieve He did it to disburden a conscience Feltham My mediations will I hope be more calm being thus disburdened Hammond Syn To unload unburden discharge free DISBURDEN Disburden v i Defn To relieve ones self of a burden to ease the mind Milton DISBURGEON Disburgeon v t Defn To strip of burgeons or buds to disbud R Holland DISBURSE Disburse v t imp p p Disbursed p pr vb n Disbursing Etym OF desbourser F débourser pref des L dis bourse purse See Burse and cf Dispurse Defn To pay out to expend usually from a public fund or treasury The duty of collecting and disbursing his revenues Macaulay Disbursing officer an officer in any department of the public service who is charged with the duty of paying out public money DISBURSEMENT Disbursement n Etym Cf F déboursement 1 The act of disbursing or paying out The disbursement of the public moneys U S Statutes 2 That which is disbursed or paid out as the annual disbursements exceed the income DISBURSER Disburser n Defn One who disburses money DISBURTHEN Disburthen v t imp p p Disburthened p pr vb n Disburthening Etym Cf Disburden Defn To disburden to relieve of a load Archaic DISC Disc n Etym See Disk Dish Defn A flat round plate Biol Defn a circular structure either in plants or animals as a blood disc a germinal disc etc Same as Disk DISCAGE Discage v t Defn To uncage R Tennyson DISCAL Discal a Defn Pertaining to or resembling a disk as discal cells DISCALCEATE Discalceate v t Etym L discalceatus unshod dis calceus shoe Defn To pull off shoes or sandals from Obs Cockeram DISCALCEATED Discalceated a Defn Deprived off shoes or sandals unshod discalced DISCALCEATION Discalceation n Defn The act of pulling off the shoes or sandals Obs Sir T Browne DISCALCED Discalced a Defn Unshod barefooted in distinction from calced The foundation of houses of discalced friars Cardinal Mannings St Teresa DISCAMP Discamp v t Etym See Decamp Defn To drive from a camp Obs Holland DISCANDY Discandy v i Defn To melt to dissolve to thaw Obs DISCANT Discant n Defn See Descant n DISCAPACITATE Discapacitate v t Defn To deprive of capacity to incapacitate R DISCARD Discard v t imp p p Discarded p pr vb n Discarding 1 Card Playing Defn To throw out of ones hand as superfluous cards to lay aside a card or cards 2 To cast off as useless or as no longer of service to dismiss from employment confidence or favor to discharge to turn away They blame the favorites and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should resolve to discard them Swift 3 To put or thrust away to reject A man discards the follies of boyhood I Taylor Syn To dismiss displace discharge cashier DISCARD Discard v i Card Playing Defn To make a discard DISCARD Discard n Card Playing Defn The act of discarding also the card or cards discarded DISCARDURE Discardure n Defn Rejection dismissal R Hayter DISCARNATE Discarnate a Etym L dis carnatus fleshy fr caro carnis flesh Defn Stripped of flesh Obs Discarnate bones Glanvill DISCASE Discase v t Defn To strip to undress Shak DISCEDE Discede v i Etym L discedere dis cedere to yield Defn To yield or give up to depart Obs I dare not discede from my copy a tittle Fuller DISCEPT Discept v i Etym L disceptare Defn To debate to discuss R One dissertates he is candid Two must discept has distinguished R Browning DISCEPTATION Disceptation n Etym L disceptatio Defn Controversy disputation discussion Archaic Verbose janglings and endless disceptations Strype DISCEPTATOR Disceptator n Etym L Defn One who arbitrates or decides R Cowley DISCERN Discern v t imp p p Discerned p pr vb n Discerning Etym F discerner L discernere discretum dis cernere to separate distinguish See Certain and cf Discreet 1 To see and identify by noting a difference or differences to note the distinctive character of to discriminate to distinguish To discern such buds as are fit to produce blossoms Boyle A counterfeit stone which thine eye can not discern from a right stone Robynson Mores Utopia 2 To see by the eye or by the understanding to perceive and recognize as to discern a difference And I beheld among the simple ones I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding Prov vii 7 Our unassisted sight is not acute enough to discern the minute texture of visible objects Beattie I wake and I discern the truth Tennyson Syn To perceive distinguish discover penetrate discriminate espy descry detect See Perceive DISCERN Discern v i 1 To see or understand the difference to make distinction as to discern between good and evil truth and falsehood More than sixscore thousand that cannot discern between their right hand their left Jonah iv 11 2 To make cognizance Obs Bacon DISCERNANCE Discernance n Defn Discernment Obs DISCERNER Discerner n Defn One who or that which discerns distinguishes perceives or judges as a discerner of truth of right and wrong A great observer and discerner of mens natures Clarendon DISCERNIBLE Discernible a Etym L discernibilis Defn Capable of being discerned by the eye or the understanding as a star is discernible by the eye the identity of difference of ideas is discernible by the understanding The effect of the privations and sufferings was discernible to the last in his temper and deportment Macaulay Syn Perceptible distinguishable apparent visible evident manifest DISCERNIBLENESS Discernibleness n Defn The quality of being discernible DISCERNIBLY Discernibly adv Defn In a manner to be discerned perceptibly visibly Hammond DISCERNING Discerning a Defn Acute shrewd sagacious sharpsighted Macaulay DISCERNINGLY Discerningly adv Defn In a discerning manner with judgment judiciously acutely Garth DISCERNMENT Discernment n Etym Cf F discernement 1 The act of discerning 2 The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another power of viewing differences in objects and their relations and tendencies penetrative and discriminate mental vision acuteness sagacity insight as the errors of youth often proceed from the want of discernment Syn Judgment acuteness discrimination penetration sagacity insight Discernment Penetration Discrimination Discernment is keenness and accuracy of mental vision penetration is the power of seeing deeply into a subject in spite of everything that intercepts the view discrimination is a capacity of tracing out minute distinctions and the nicest shades of thought A discerning man is not easily misled one of a penetrating mind sees a multitude of things which escape others a discriminating judgment detects the slightest differences DISCERP Discerp v t Etym L discerpere discerptum dis carpere to pluck 1 To tear in pieces to rend R Stukeley 2 To separate to disunite R Bp Hurd DISCERPIBILITY DISCERPTIBILITY Discerpibility Discerptibility n Defn Capability or liableness to be discerped R Wollaston DISCERPIBLE DISCERPTIBLE Discerpible Discerptible a Etym See Discerp Defn Capable of being discerped R DISCERPTION Discerption n Etym L discerptio Defn The act of pulling to pieces or of separating the parts Bp Hall DISCERPTIVE Discerptive a Defn Tending to separate or disunite parts Encys Dict DISCESSION Discession n Etym L discessio fr discedere discessum See Discede Defn Departure Obs DISCHARGE Discharge v t imp p p Discharged p pr vb n Discharging Etym OE deschargen dischargen OF deschargier F décharger pref des L dis chargier F charger See Charge 1 To relieve of a charge load or burden to empty of a load or cargo to unburden to unload as to discharge a vessel 2 To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded to let go the charge of as to discharge a bow catapult etc especially said of firearms to fire off to shoot off also to relieve from a state of tension as a Leyden jar The galleys also did oftentimes out of their prows discharge their great pieces against the city Knolles Feeling in other cases discharges itself in indirect muscular actions H Spencer 3 To of something weighing upon or impeding over one as a debt claim obligation responsibility accusation etc to absolve to acquit to clear Discharged of business void of strife Dryden In one mans fault discharge another man of his duty LEstrange 4 To relieve of an office or employment to send away from service to dismiss Discharge the common sort With pay and thanks Shak Grindal was discharged the government of his see Milton 5 To release legally from confinement to set at liberty as to discharge a prisoner 6 To put forth or remove as a charge or burden to take out as that with which anything is loaded or filled as to discharge a cargo 7 To let fly as a missile to shoot They do discharge their shot of courtesy Shak 8 To set aside to annul to dismiss We say such an order was discharged on appeal Mozley W The order for Dalys attendance was discharged Macaulay 9 To throw off the obligation of as a duty or debt to relieve ones self of by fulfilling conditions performing duty trust and the like hence to perform or ex Had I a hundred tongues a wit so large As could their hundred offices discharge Dryden 10 To send away a creditor satisfied by payment to pay ones debt or obligation to Obs If he had The present money to discharge the Jew Shak 11 To give forth to emit or send out as a pipe discharges water to let fly to give expression to to utter as to discharge a horrible oath 12 To prohibit to forbid Scot Obs Sir W Scott Discharging arch Arch an arch over a door window or other opening to distribute the pressure of the wall above See Illust of Lintel Discharging piece Discharging strut Arch a piece set to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support Discharging rod Elec a bent wire with knobs at both ends and insulated by a glass handle It is employed for discharging a Leyden jar or an electrical battery See Discharger Syn See Deliver DISCHARGE Discharge v i Defn To throw off or deliver a load charge or burden to unload to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents as the water pipe discharges freely The cloud if it were oily or fatty would not discharge Bacon DISCHARGE Discharge n Etym Cf F décharge See Discharge v t 1 The act of discharging the act of relieving of a charge or load removal of a load or burden unloading as the discharge of a ship discharge of a cargo 2 Firing off explosive removal of a charge explosion letting off as a discharge of arrows of artillery 3 Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs upon one as an obligation liability debt accusation etc acquittance as the discharge of a debtor 4 Act of removing or getting rid of an obligation liability etc fulfillment as by the payment of a debt or the performance of a trust or duty Indefatigable in the discharge of business Motley Nothing can absolve us from the discharge of those duties LEstrange 5 Release or dismissal from an office employment etc dismission as the discharge of a workman by his employer 6 Legal release from confinement liberation as the discharge of a prisoner 7 The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt obligation office and the like acquittal Too secure of our discharge From penalty Milton 8 That which discharges or releases from an obligation liability penalty etc as a price of ransom a legal document Death who sets all free Hath paid his ransom now and full discharge Milton 9 A flowing or issuing out emission vent evacuation also that which is discharged or emitted as a rapid discharge of water from the pipe The hemorrhage being stopped the next occurrence is a thin serous discharge S Sharp Charge and discharge Equity Practice See under Charge n Paralytic discharge Physiol the increased secretion from a gland resulting from the cutting of all of its nerves DISCHARGER Discharger n Defn One who or that which discharges Specifically in electricity an instrument for discharging a Leyden jar or electrical battery by making a connection between the two surfaces a discharging rod DISCHEVELE Dischevele a Defn Disheveled Obs Chaucer DISCHURCH Dischurch v t Defn To deprive of status as a church or of membership in a church Bp Hall DISCIDE Discide v t Etym L discidere dis caedere to cut Defn To divide to cleave in two Obs Spenser DISCIFEROUS Disciferous a Etym Disc ferous Defn Bearing disks DISCIFLORAL DISCIFLOROUS Discifloral Disciflorous a Etym See Disk and Floral Bot Defn Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle said of a subclass of plants Cf Calycifloral DISCIFORM Disciform a Defn Discoid DISCINA Discina n Etym NL fr L discus disk Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of Branchiopoda having a disklike shell attached by one valve which is perforated by the peduncle DISCINCT Discinct a Etym L discinctus p p of discingere to ungird dis cingere to gird Defn Ungirded loosely dressed R Sir W Scott DISCIND Discind v t Etym L discindere dis scindere to cut split Defn To part to divide Obs Boyle DISCIPLE Disciple n Etym OE disciple deciple OF disciple fr L discipulus fr discere to learn akin to docere to teach see Docile prob a root meaning to turn or drive as in L pellere to drive see Pulse Defn One who receives instruction from another a scholar a learner especially a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher an adherent in doctrine as the disciples of Plato the disciples of our Savior The disciples or The twelve disciples the twelve selected companions of Jesus also called the apostles Disciples of Christ See Christian n 3 and Campbellite Syn Learner scholar pupil follower adherent DISCIPLE Disciple v t imp p p Discipled p pr vb n Discipling 1 To teach to train Obs That better were in virtues discipled Spenser 2 To punish to discipline Obs B Jonson 3 To make disciples of to convert to doctrines or principles R Sending missionaries to disciple all nations E D Griffin DISCIPLESHIP Discipleship n Defn The state of being a disciple or follower in doctrines and precepts Jer Taylor DISCIPLESS Discipless n Defn A female disciple Obs DISCIPLINABLE Disciplinable a Etym Cf F disciplinable See Discipline 1 Capable of being disciplined or improved by instruction and training 2 Liable or deserving to be disciplined subject to disciplinary punishment as a disciplinable offense DISCIPLINABLENESS Disciplinableness n Defn The quality of being improvable by discipline Sir M Hale DISCIPLINAL Disciplinal a Defn Relating to discipline Latham DISCIPLINANT Disciplinant n Etym See Discipline Eccl Hist Defn A flagellant See Flagellant DISCIPLINARIAN Disciplinarian a Defn Pertaining to discipline Displinarian system Milman DISCIPLINARIAN Disciplinarian n 1 One who disciplines one who excels in training especially with training especially with regard to order and obedience one who enforces rigid discipline a stickler for the observance of rules and methods of training as he is a better disciplinarian than scholar 2 A Puritan or Presbyterian because of rigid adherence to religious or church discipline Obs DISCIPLINARY Disciplinary a Etym LL disciplinarius flogging cf F disciplinaire Defn Pertaining to discipline intended for discipline corrective belonging to a course of training Those canons were only disciplinary Bp Ferne The evils of the are disciplinary and remedial Buckminster DISCIPLINE Discipline n Etym F discipline L disciplina from discipulus See Disciple 1 The treatment suited to a disciple or learner education development of the faculties by instruction and exercise training whether physical mental or moral Wife and children are a kind of discipline of humanity Bacon Discipline aims at the removal of bad habits and the substitution of good ones especially those of order regularity and obedience C J Smith 2 Training to act in accordance with established rules accustoming to systematic and regular action drill Their wildness lose and quitting natures part Obey the rules and discipline of art Dryden 3 Subjection to rule submissiveness to order and control habit of obedience The most perfect who have their passions in the best discipline are yet obliged to be constantly on their guard Rogers 4 Severe training corrective of faults instruction by means of misfortune suffering punishment etc A sharp discipline of half a century had sufficed to educate Macaulay 5 Correction chastisement punishment inflicted by way of correction and training Giving her the discipline of the strap Addison 6 The subject matter of instruction a branch of knowledge Bp Wilkins 7 Eccl Defn The enforcement of methods of correction against one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses reformatory or penal action toward a church member 8 R C Ch Defn Self inflicted and voluntary corporal punishment as penance or otherwise specifically a penitential scourge 9 Eccl Defn A system of essential rules and duties as the Romish or Anglican discipline Syn Education instruction training culture correction chastisement punishment DISCIPLINE Discipline v t imp p p Disciplined p pr vb n Disciplining Etym Cf LL disciplinarian to flog fr L disciplina discipline and F discipliner to discipline 1 To educate to develop by instruction and exercise to train 2 To accustom to regular and systematic action to bring under control so as to act systematically to train to act together under orders to teach subordination to to form a habit of obedience in to drill Ill armed and worse disciplined Clarendon His mind imperfectly disciplined by nature Macaulay 3 To improve by corrective and penal methods to chastise to correct Has he disciplined Aufidius soundly Shak 4 To inflict ecclesiastical censures and penalties upon Syn To train form teach instruct bring up regulate correct chasten chastise punish DISCIPLINER Discipliner n Defn One who disciplines DISCLAIM Disclaim v t imp p p Disclaimed p pr vb n Disclaiming 1 To renounce all claim to deny ownership of or responsibility for to disown to disavow to reject He calls the gods to witness their offense Disclaims the war asserts his innocence Dryden He disclaims the authority of Jesus Farmer 2 To deny as a claim to refuse The payment was irregularly made if not disclaimed Milman 3 Law Defn To relinquish or deny having a claim to disavow anothers claim to decline accepting as an estate interest or office Burrill Syn To disown disavow renounce repudiate DISCLAIM Disclaim v t Defn To disavow or renounce all part claim or share Blackstone Disclaim in Disclaim from to disown to disavow Obs Nature disclaims in thee Shak DISCLAIMER Disclaimer n 1 One who disclaims disowns or renounces 2 Law Defn A denial disavowal or renunciation as of a title claim interest estate or trust relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate Burrill 3 A public disavowal as of pretensions claims opinions and the like Burke DISCLAMATION Disclamation n Defn A disavowing or disowning Bp Hall DISCLAME Disclame v t Defn To disclaim to expel Obs Money did love disclame Spenser DISCLAUNDER Disclaunder v t Etym From OE disclaundre n for sclandre esclandre OF esclandre See Sclaundre Slander Defn To injure ones good name to slander Obs DISCLOAK Discloak v t Defn To take off a cloak from to uncloak Obs B Jonson DISCLOSE Disclose v t imp p p Disclosed p pr vb n Disclosing Etym OE desclosen disclosen fr disclos desclos not shut in open OF desclos p p of desclore to open F déclore pref des L dis clore to shut fr L claudere to shut See Close and cf Disclusion 1 To unclose to open applied esp to eggs in the sense of to hatch The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand where the heat of the discloseth them Bacon 2 To remove a cover or envelope from to set free from inclosure to uncover The shells being broken the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty Woodward 3 To lay open or expose to view to cause to appear to bring to light to reveal How softly on the Spanish shore she plays Disclosing rock and slope and forest brown Byron Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose Pope 4 To make known as that which has been kept secret or hidden to reveal to expose as events have disclosed his designs If I disclose my passion Our friendship s an end Addison Syn To uncover open unveil discover reveal divulge tell utter DISCLOSE Disclose n Defn Disclosure Obs Shak Young DISCLOSED Disclosed p a Her Defn Represented with wings expanded applied to doves and other birds not of prey Cussans DISCLOSER Discloser n Defn One who discloses DISCLOSURE Disclosure n Etym See Disclose v t and cf Closure 1 The act of disclosing uncovering or revealing bringing to light exposure He feels it his secret beating at his heart rising to his throat and demanding disclosure D Webster 2 That which is disclosed or revealed Were the disclosures of 1695 forgotten Macaulay DISCLOUD Discloud v t Defn To clear from clouds Archaic Fuller DISCLOUT Disclout v t Defn To divest of a clout R DISCLUSION Disclusion n Etym L disclusio fr discludere disclusum to separate See Disclose Defn A shutting off exclusion Obs Dr H More DISCOAST Discoast v i Etym Pref dis coast cf It discostare Defn To depart to quit the coast that is the side or border of anything to be separated Obs As far as heaven and earth discoasted lie G Fletcher To discoast from the plain and simple way of speech Barrow DISCOBLASTIC Discoblastic a Etym Gr Biol Defn Applied to a form of egg cleavage seen in osseous fishes which occurs only in a small disk that separates from the rest of the egg DISCOBOLUS Discobolus n pl Discoboli Etym L fr Gr Fine Arts a A thrower of the discus b A statue of an athlete holding the discus or about to throw it Note The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of antiquity and several copies or imitations of it have been preserved DISCODACTYL Discodactyl n Etym See Discodactylia Zoöl Defn One of the tree frogs DISCODACTYLIA Discodactylia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A division of amphibians having suctorial disks on the toes as the tree frogs DISCODACTYLOUS Discodactylous a Zoöl Defn Having sucking disks on the toes as the tree frogs DISCOHERENT Discoherent a Defn Incoherent R DISCOID Discoid a Etym Gr discoïde See Disk Defn Having the form of a disk as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane so as to form a disk as the pearly nautilus Discoid flower Bot a compound flower consisting of tubular florets only as a tansy lacking the rays which are seen in the daisy and sunflower DISCOID Discoid n Defn Anything having the form of a discus or disk particularly a discoid shell DISCOIDAL Discoidal a Etym Cf F discoïdal Defn Diskshaped discoid DISCOLITH Discolith n Etym Gr lith Biol Defn One of a species of coccoliths having an oval discoidal body with a thick strongly refracting rim and a thinner central portion One of them measures about DISCOLOR Discolor v t imp p p Discolored p pr vb n Discoloring Etym OE descolouren OF descolorer F décolorer fr L dis cololare coloratum to color color color See Color Written also discolour 1 To alter the natural hue or color of to change to a different color to stain to tinge as a drop of wine will discolor water silver is discolored by sea water 2 To alter the true complexion or appearance of to put a false hue upon To discolor all your ideas Wat DISCOLORATE Discolorate v t Defn To discolor R Fuller DISCOLORATION Discoloration n Etym Cf F decoloration 1 The act of discoloring or the state of being discolored alteration of hue or appearance Darwin 2 A discolored spot a stain Arbuthnot DISCOLORED Discolored a 1 Altered in color 2 Variegated of divers colors R That ever wore discolored arms Chapman DISCOMFIT Discomfit v t imp p p Discomfited p pr vb n Discomfiting Etym OF desconfit p p of desconfire F déconfire fr L dis conficere to make ready prepare bring about See Comfit Fact 1 To scatter in fight to put to rout to defeat And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field Spenser 2 To break up and frustrate the plans of to balk Well go with me and be not so discomfited Shak Syn To defeat overthrow overpower vanquish conquer baffle frustrate confound discourage DISCOMFIT Discomfit a Defn Discomfited overthrown Obs DISCOMFIT Discomfit n Defn Rout overthrow discomfiture Such as discomfort as shall quite despoil him Milton DISCOMFITURE Discomfiture n Etym OF desconfiture F déconfiture See Discomfort v t and cf Comfiture Defn The act of discomfiting or the state of being discomfited rout overthrow defeat frustration confusion and dejection Every mans sword was against his fellow and there was a very great discomfiture 1 Sam xiv 20 A hope destined to end in discomfiture and disgrace Macaulay DISCOMFORT Discomfort v t imp p p Discomforted p pr vb n Discomforting Etym OF desconforter F déconforter to discourage pref des L dis conforter See Comfort 1 To discourage to deject His funeral shall not be in our camp Lest it discomfort us Shak 2 To destroy or disturb the comfort of to deprive oas a smoky chimney discomforts a family DISCOMFORT Discomfort n Etym OF desconfort F déconfort See Discomfort v t 1 Discouragement Obs Shak 2 Want of comfort uneasiness mental or physical disturbance of peace inquietude pain distress sorrow An age of spiritual discomfort M Arnold Strive against all the discomforts of thy sufferings Bp Hall DISCOMFORTABLE Discomfortable a Etym Cf OF desconfortable 1 Causing discomfort occasioning uneasiness making sad Obs Sir P Sidney 2 Destitute of comfort uncomfortable R A labyrinth of little discomfortable garrets Thackeray Discomfortableness n Obs DISCOMMEND Discommend v t 1 To mention with disapprobation to blame to disapprove R Spenser By commending something in him that is good and discommending the same fault in others Jer Taylor 2 To expose to censure or ill favor to put out of the good graces of any one A compliance will discommend me to Mr Coventry Pepys DISCOMMENDABLE Discommendable a Defn Deserving disapprobation or blame Discommendableness n DISCOMMENDATION Discommendation n Defn Blame censure reproach R Ayliffe DISCOMMENDER Discommender n Defn One who discommends a dispraiser Johnson DISCOMMISSION Discommission v t Defn To deprive of a commission or trust R Laud DISCOMMODATE Discommodate v t Etym L dis commodatus p p of commodare to make fit or suitable fr commodus fit commodious See Commodious and cf Discommode Defn To discommode Obs Howell DISCOMMODE Discommode v t imp p p Discommoded p pr vb n Discommoding Etym See Discommodate Defn To put inconvenience to incommode to trouble R Syn To incommode annoy inconvenience DISCOMMODIOUS Discommodious a Defn Inconvenient troublesome incommodious R Spenser Discommodiously adv Discommodiousness n DISCOMMODITY Discommodity n Defn Disadvantage inconvenience Bacon DISCOMMON Discommon v t 1 To deprive of the right of common R Bp Hall 2 To deprive of privileges R T Warton 3 Law Defn To deprive of commonable quality as lands by inclosing or appropriating Burrill DISCOMMUNITY Discommunity n Defn A lack of common possessions properties or relationship Community of embryonic structure reveals community of descent but dissimilarity of embryonic development does not prove discommunity of descent Darwin DISCOMPANY Discompany v t Defn To free from company to dissociate R It she be alone now and discompanied B Jonson DISCOMPLEXION Discomplexion v t Defn To change the complexion or hue of Obs Beau Fl DISCOMPLIANCE Discompliance n Defn Failure or refusal to comply noncompliance A compliance will discommend me to Mr Coventry and a discompliance to my lord chancellor Pepys DISCOMPOSE Discompose v t imp p p Discomposed p pr vb n Discomposing Etym Pref dis compose cf OF decomposer F décomposer 1 To disarrange to interfere with to disturb to disorder to unsettle to break up Or discomposed the headdress of a prude Pope 2 To throw into disorder to ruffle to destroy the composure or equanimity to agitate Opposition discomposeth the minds serenity Glanvill 3 To put out of place or service to discharge to displace Obs Bacon Syn To disorder derange unsettle disturb disconcert agitate ruffle fret vex DISCOMPOSED Discomposed a Defn Disordered disturbed disquieted Discomposedly adv Discomposedness n DISCOMPOSITION Discomposition n Defn Inconsistency discordance Obs Donne DISCOMPOSURE Discomposure n 1 The state of being discomposed disturbance disorder agitation perturbation No discomposure stirred her features Akenside 2 Discordance disagreement of parts Obs Boyle DISCOMPT Discompt v t Etym See Discount Defn To discount See Discount Hudibras DISCONCERT Disconcert v t imp p p Disconcerted p pr vb n Disconcerting Etym Pref dis concert cf OF desconcerter F déconcerter 1 To break up the harmonious progress of to throw into disorder or confusion as the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy 2 To confuse the faculties of to disturb the composure of to discompose to abash The embrace disconcerted the daughterinlaw somewhat as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn and perfumed with tobacco might well do Thackeray Syn To discompose derange ruffle confuse disturb defeat frustrate DISCONCERT Disconcert n Defn Want of concert disagreement Sir W Temple DISCONCERTION Disconcertion n Defn The act of disconcerting or state of being disconcerted discomposure perturbation R State Trials 1794 DISCONDUCIVE Disconducive a Defn Not conductive impeding disadvantageous R DISCONFORMABLE Disconformable a Defn Not conformable Disconformable in religion from us Stow 1603 DISCONFORMITY Disconformity n Defn Want of conformity or correspondence inconsistency disagreement Those in some disconformity to ourselves Milton Disagreement and disconformity betwixt the speech and the conception of the mind Hakewill DISCONGRUITY Discongruity n Defn Incongruity disagreement unsuitableness Sir M Hale DISCONNECT Disconnect v t imp p p Disconnected p pr vb n Disconnecting Defn To dissolve the union or connection of to disunite to sever to separate to disperse The commonwealth itself would be disconnected into the dust and powder of individuality Burke This restriction disconnects bank paper and the precious metals Walsh DISCONNECTION Disconnection n Defn The act of disconnecting or state of being disconnected separation want of union Nothing was therefore to be left in all the subordinate members but weakness disconnection and confusion Burke DISCONSECRATE Disconsecrate v t Defn To deprive of consecration or sacredness R DISCONSENT Disconsent v i Defn To differ to disagree to dissent Obs Milton DISCONSOLACY Disconsolacy n Defn The state of being disconsolate Obs Barrow DISCONSOLATE Disconsolate n Defn Disconsolateness Obs Barrow DISCONSOLATE Disconsolate a Etym LL disconsolatus L dis consolatus p p of consolari to console See Console v t 1 Destitute of consolation deeply dejected and dispirited hopelessly sad comfortless filled with grief as a bereaved and disconsolate parent One morn a Peri at the gate Of Eden stood disconsolate Moore The ladies and the knights no shelter nigh Were dropping wet disconsolate and wan Dryden 2 Inspiring dejection saddening cheerless as the disconsolate darkness of the winter nights Ray Syn Forlorn melancholy sorrowful desolate woeful hopeless gloomy Disconsolately adv Disconsolateness n DISCONSOLATED Disconsolated a Defn Disconsolate Obs A poor disconsolated drooping creature Sterne DISCONSOLATION Disconsolation n Defn Dejection grief R Bp Hall DISCONTENT Discontent a Defn Not content discontented dissatisfied Jer Taylor Passion seemed to be much discontent but Patience was very quiet Bunyan DISCONTENT Discontent v t imp p p Discontented p pr vb n Discontenting Defn To deprive if content to make uneasy to dissatisfy Suckling DISCONTENT Discontent n 1 Want of content uneasiness and inquietude of mind dissatisfaction disquiet Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York Shak The rapacity of his fathers administration had excited such universal discontent Hallam 2 A discontented person a malcontent R Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents Fuller DISCONTENTATION Discontentation n Defn Discontent Obs Ascham DISCONTENTED Discontented p p a Defn Dissatisfied uneasy in mind malcontent And every one that was in distress and every one that was in debt and every one that was discontented gathered themselves unto him 1 Sam xxii 2 Discontentedly adv Discontentedness n DISCONTENTFUL Discontentful a Defn Full of discontent R DISCONTENTING Discontenting a 1 Discontented Obs Shak 2 Causing discontent dissatisfying Milton DISCONTENTIVE Discontentive a Defn Relating or tending to discontent R Pride is ever discontentive Feltham DISCONTENTMENT Discontentment n Defn The state of being discontented uneasiness inquietude Bacon DISCONTINUABLE Discontinuable a Defn Admitting of being discontinued R DISCONTINUANCE Discontinuance n 1 The act of discontinuing or the state of being discontinued want of continued connection or continuity breaking off cessation interruption as a discontinuance of conversation or intercourse discontinuance of a highway or of travel 2 Law a A breaking off or interruption of an estate which happened when an alienation was made by a tenant in tail or other tenant seized in right of another of a larger estate than the tenant was entitled to whereby the party ousted or injured was driven to his real action and could not enter This effect of such alienation is now obviated by statute in both England and the United States b The termination of an action in practice by the voluntary act of the plaintiff an entry on the record that the plaintiff discontinues his action c That technical interruption of the proceedings in pleading in an action which follows where a defendant does not answer the whole of the plaintiffs declaration and the plaintiff omits to take judgment for the part unanswered Whartons Law Dict Burrill Syn Cessation intermission discontinuation separation disunion disjunction disruption break DISCONTINUATION Discontinuation n Etym Cf F discontinuation Defn Breach or interruption of continuity separation of parts in a connected series discontinuance Upon any discontinuation of parts made either by bubbles or by shaking the glass the whole mercury falls Sir I Newton DISCONTINUE Discontinue v t imp p p Discontinued p pr vb n Discontinuing Etym Cf F discontinuer Defn To interrupt the continuance of to intermit as a practice or habit to put an end to to cause to cease to cease using to stop to leave off Set up their conventicles again which had been discontinued Bp Burnet I have discontinued school Above a twelvemonth Shak Taught the Greek tongue discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years Daniel They modify and discriminate the voice without appearing to discontinue it Holder DISCONTINUE Discontinue v i 1 To lose continuity or cohesion of parts to be disrupted or broken off Bacon 2 To be separated or severed to part Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage Jer xvii 4 DISCONTINUEE Discontinuee n Law Defn One whose possession of an estate is broken off or discontinued one whose estate is subject to discontinuance DISCONTINUER Discontinuer n Defn One who discontinues or breaks off or away from an absentee He was no gadder abroad not discontinuer from his convent for a long time Fuller DISCONTINUITY Discontinuity n Defn Want of continuity or cohesion disunion of parts Discontinuity of surface Boyle DISCONTINUOR Discontinuor n Law Defn One who deprives another of the possession of an estate by discontinuance See Discontinuance 2 DISCONTINUOUS Discontinuous a 1 Not continuous interrupted broken off A path that is zigzag discontinuous and intersected at every turn by human negligence De Quincey 2 Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity gaping Discontinuous wound Milton Discontinuous function Math a function which for certain values or between certain values of the variable does not vary continuously as the variable increases The discontinuity may for example consist of an abrupt change in the value of the function or an abrupt change in its law of variation or the function may become imaginary DISCONVENIENCE Disconvenience n Defn Unsuitableness incongruity Obs Bacon DISCONVENIENT Disconvenient a Defn Not convenient or congruous unsuitable illadapted Obs Bp Reynolds DISCOPHORA Discophora n pl Etym NL fr Gr to bear Zoöl Defn A division of acalephs or jellyfishes including most of the large disklike species Discophorous a DISCORD Discord n Etym OE discord descord OF discorde descorde F discorde from L discordia fr discors cordis discordant disagreeable dis cor cordis heart cf F discord n and OF descorder discorder F discorder to discord L discordare from discors See Heart and cf Discord v i 1 Want of concord or agreement absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action variance leading to contention and strife disagreement applied to persons or to things and to thoughts feelings or purposes A false witness that speaketh lies and he that soweth discord among brethren Prov vi 19 Peace to arise out of universal discord fomented in all parts of the empire Burke 2 Mus Defn Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce want of musical concord or harmony a chord demanding resolution into a concord For a discord itself is but a harshness of divers sounds mBacon Apple of discord See under Apple Syn Variance difference opposition contrariety clashing dissension contention strife disagreement dissonance DISCORD Discord v i Etym OE discorden descorden from the French See Discord n Defn To disagree to be discordant to jar to clash not to suit Obs The one discording with the other Bacon DISCORDABLE Discordable a Etym Cf OF descordable Defn That may produce discord disagreeing discordant R Halliwell DISCORDANCE DISCORDANCY Discordance Discordancy n Etym Cf F discordance Defn State or quality of being discordant disagreement inconsistency There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion I Taylor DISCORDANT Discordant a Etym OE discordant descordaunt OF descordant discordant F discordant p pr of discorder OF also descorder See Discord n 1 Disagreeing incongruous being at variance clashing opposing not harmonious The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce Motley 2 Etym See Discord n 2 Mus Defn Dissonant not in harmony or musical concord harsh jarring as discordant notes or sounds For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart Longfellow 3 Geol Defn Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding either as in unconformability or as caused by a fault Syn Disagreeing incongruous contradictory repugnant opposite contrary inconsistent dissonant harsh jarring irreconcilable Discordantly adv Discordantness n R DISCORDFUL Discordful a Defn Full of discord contentious Obs His discordful dame Spenser DISCORDOUS Discordous a Defn Full of discord Obs DISCORPORATE Discorporate a Defn Deprived of the privileges or form of a body corporate Obs Jas II DISCORRESPONDENT Discorrespondent a Defn Incongruous W Montagu DISCOST Discost v i Defn Same as Discoast Obs DISCOUNSEL Discounsel v t Etym Pref dis counsel cf OF desconseiller Defn To dissuade Obs Spenser DISCOUNT Discount v t imp p p Discounted p pr vb n Discounting Etym OF desconter descompter to deduct F décompter to discount pref des L dis conter compter See Count v 1 To deduct from an account debt charge and the like to make an abatement of as merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills 2 To lend money upon deducting the discount or allowance for interest as the banks discount notes and bills of exchange Discount only unexceptionable paper Walsh 3 To take into consideration beforehand to anticipate and form conclusions concerning an event 4 To leave out of account to take no notice of R Of the three opinions I discount Browns Sir W Hamilton DISCOUNT Discount v i Defn To lend or make a practice of lending money abating the discount as the discount for sixty or ninety days DISCOUNT Discount n Etym Cf F décompte See Discount v t 1 A counting off or deduction made from a gross sum on any account whatever an allowance upon an account debt demand price asked and the like something taken or deducted 2 A deduction made for interest in advancing money upon or purchasing a bill or note not due payment in advance of interest upon money 3 The rate of interest charged in discounting At a discount below par or below the nominal value hence colloquially out of favor poorly esteemed depreciated Bank discount a sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal face of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it become due Discount broker one who makes a business of discounting commercial paper a bill broker Discount day a particular day of the week when a bank discounts bills True discount the interest which added to a principal will equal the face of a note when it becomes due The principal yielding this interest is the present value of the note DISCOUNTABLE Discountable a Defn Capable of being or suitable to be discounted as certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank DISCOUNTENANCE Discountenance v t imp p p Discountenanced p pr vb n Discountenancing Etym Pref dis countenance cf OF descontenancer F décontenancer 1 To ruffle or discompose the countenance of to put of countenance to put to shame to abash How would one look from his majestic brow Discountenance her despised Milton The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this observation Sir W Scott 2 To refuse to countenance or give the support of ones approval to to give ones influence against to restrain by cold treatment to discourage A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot Bancroft DISCOUNTENANCE Discountenance n Defn Unfavorable aspect unfriendly regard cold treatment disapprobation whatever tends to check or discourage He thought a little discountenance on those persons would suppress that spirit Clarendon DISCOUNTENANCER Discountenancer n Defn One who discountenances one who disfavors Bacon DISCOUNTER Discounter n Defn One who discounts a discount broker Burke DISCOURAGE Discourage 48 v t imp p p Discouraged p pr vb n Discouraging Etym Pref dis courage cf OF descoragier F décourager pref des L dis corage F courage See Courage 1 To extinguish the courage of to dishearten to depress the spirits of to deprive of confidence to deject the opposite of encourage as he was discouraged in his undertaking he need not be discouraged from a like attempt Fathers provoke not your children to anger lest they be discouraged Col iii 21 2 To dishearten one with respect to to discountenance to seek to check by disfavoring to deter one from as they discouraged his efforts Syn To dishearten dispirit depress deject dissuade disfavor DISCOURAGE Discourage n Defn Lack of courage cowardliness DISCOURAGEABLE Discourageable a Defn Capable of being discouraged easily disheartened Bp Hall DISCOURAGEMENT Discouragement n Etym Cf OF descouragement F découragement 1 The act of discouraging or the state of being discouraged depression or weakening of confidence dejection 2 That which discourages that which deters or tends to deter from an undertaking or from the prosecution of anything a determent as the revolution was commenced under every possible discouragement Discouragements from vice Swift DISCOURAGER Discourager n Defn One who discourages The promoter of truth and the discourager of error Sir G C Lewis DISCOURAGING Discouraging a Defn Causing or indicating discouragement Discouragingly adv DISCOURE Discoure v t Defn To discover Obs That none might her discoure Spenser DISCOURSE Discourse n Etym L discursus a running to and fro discourse fr discurrere discursum to run to and fro to discourse dis currere to run cf F discours See Course 1 The power of the mind to reason or infer by running as it were from one fact or reason to another and deriving a conclusion an exercise or act of this power reasoning range of reasoning faculty Obs Difficult strange and harsh to the discourses of natural reason South Sure he that made us with such large discourse Looking before and after gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused Shak 2 Conversation talk In their discourses after supper Shak Filling the head with variety of thoughts and the mouth with copious discourse Locke 3 The art and manner of speaking and conversing Of excellent breeding admirable discourse Shak 4 Consecutive speech either written or unwritten on a given line of thought speech treatise dissertation sermon etc as the preacher gave us a long discourse on duty 5 Dealing transaction Obs Good Captain Bessus tell us the discourse Betwixt Tigranes and our king and how We got the victory Beau Fl DISCOURSE Discourse v i imp p p Discoursed p pr vb n Discoursing 1 To exercise reason to employ the mind in judging and inferring to reason Obs Have sense or can discourse Dryden 2 To express ones self in oral discourse to expose ones views to talk in a continuous or formal manner to hold forth to speak to converse Bid me discourse I will enchant thine ear Shak 3 To relate something to tell Shak 4 To treat of something in writing and formally DISCOURSE Discourse v t 1 To treat of to expose or set forth in language Obs The life of William Tyndale is sufficiently and at large discoursed in the book Foxe 2 To utter or give forth to speak It will discourse mosShak 3 To talk to to confer with Obs I have spoken to my brother who is the patron to discourse the minister about it Evelyn DISCOURSER Discourser n 1 One who discourse a narrator a speaker an haranguer In his conversation he was the most clear discourser Milward 2 The writer of a treatise or dissertation Philologers and critical discoursers Sir T Browne DISCOURSIVE Discoursive a Etym See Discursive 1 Reasoning characterized by reasoning passing from premises to consequences discursive Milton 2 Containing dialogue or conversation interlocutory The epic is everywhere interlaced with dialogue or discoursive scenes Dryden 3 Inclined to converse conversable communicative as a discoursive man R DISCOURSIVE Discoursive n Defn The state or quality of being discoursive or able to reason R Feltham DISCOURTEOUS Discourteous see Courteous 277 a Etym Pref dis courteous cf OF discortois Defn Uncivil rude wanting in courtesy or good manners uncourteous Discourteously adv Discourteousness n DISCOURTESY Discourtesy n Etym Pref dis courtesy cf OF descourtoisie Defn Rudeness of behavior or language ill manners manifestation of disrespect incivility Be calm in arguing for fierceness makes Error a fault and truth discourtesy Herbert DISCOURTSHIP Discourtship n Defn Want of courtesy Obs B Jonson DISCOUS Discous a Etym L discus disk See Disk Defn Disklike discoid DISCOVENANT Discovenant v t Defn To dissolve covenant with DISCOVER Discover v t imp p p Discovered p pr vb n Discovering Etym OE discoveren discuren descuren OF descovrir descouvrir F découvrir des L dis couvrir to cover See Cover 1 To uncover Obs Whether any man hath pulled down or discovered any church Abp Grindal 2 To disclose to lay open to view to make visible to reveal to make known to show what has been secret unseen or unknown Go draw aside the curtains and discover The several caskets to this noble prince Shak Prosperity doth best discover vice but adversity doth best discover virtue Bacon We will discover ourselves unto them 1 Sam xiv 8 Discover not a secret to another Prov xxv 9 3 To obtain for the first time sight or knowledge of as of a thing existing already but not perceived or known to find to ascertain to espy to detect Some to discover islands far away Shak 4 To manifest without design to show The youth discovered a taste for sculpture C J Smith 5 To explore to examine Obs Syn To disclose bring out exhibit show manifest reveal communicate impart tell espy find out detect To Discover Invent We discover what existed before but remained unknown we invent by forming combinations which are either entirely new or which attain their end by means unknown before Columbus discovered America Newton discovered the law of gravitation Whitney invented the cotton gin Galileo invented the telescope DISCOVER Discover v i Defn To discover or show ones self Obs This done they discover Decke Nor was this the first time that they discovered to be followers of this world Milton DISCOVERABILITY Discoverability n Defn The quality of being discoverable R Carlyle DISCOVERABLE Discoverable a Defn Capable of being discovered found out or perceived as many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope truths discoverable by human industry DISCOVERER Discoverer n 1 One who discovers one who first comes to the knowledge of something one who discovers an unknown country or a new principle truth or fact The discoverers and searchers of the land Sir W Raleigh 2 A scout an explorer Shak DISCOVERMENT Discoverment n Defn Discovery Obs DISCOVERT Discovert a Etym Cf F découvert uncovered OF descovert See Discover Covert Law Defn Not covert not within the bonds of matrimony unmarried applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow DISCOVERT Discovert n Defn An uncovered place or part Obs At discovert uncovered Obs Chaucer DISCOVERTURE Discoverture n Etym Pref dis coverture cf OF descoverture 1 Discovery Obs 2 Law Defn A state of being released from coverture freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband DISCOVERY Discovery n pl Discoveries 1 The action of discovering exposure to view laying open showing as the discovery of a plot 2 A making known revelation disclosure as a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets In the clear discoveries of the next world South 3 Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized as Harveys discovery of the circulation of the blood A brilliant career of discovery and conquest Prescott We speak of the invention of printing the discovery of America Trench 4 That which is discovered a thing found out or for the first time ascertained or recognized as the properties of the magnet were an important discovery 5 Exploration examination Obs DISCOVERY DAY Discovery Day Defn Columbus Day above DISCRADLE Discradle v t Defn To take from a cradle R This airy apparition first discradled From Tournay into Portugal Ford DISCREDIT Discredit n Etym Cf F discrédit 1 The act of discrediting or disbelieving or the state of being discredited or disbelieved as later accounts have brought the story into discredit 2 Hence some degree of dishonor or disesteem ill repute reproach applied to persons or things It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession Rogers Syn Disesteem disrepute dishonor disgrace ignominy scandal disbelief distrust DISCREDIT Discredit v t imp p p Discredited p pr vb n Discrediting Etym Cf F discréditer 1 To refuse credence to not to accept as true to disbelieve as the report is discredited 2 To deprive of credibility to destroy confidence or trust in to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of An occasion might be given to the papists of discrediting our common English Bible Strype 2 To deprive of credit or good repute to bring reproach upon to make less reputable to disgrace He least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went Sir H Wotton DISCREDITABLE Discreditable a Defn Not creditable injurious to reputation disgraceful disreputable Discreditably adv DISCREDITOR Discreditor n Defn One who discredits DISCREET Discreet a Compar Discreeter superl Discreetest Etym F discret L discretus separated whence the meaning reserved prudent p p of discernere See Discern and cf Discrete 1 Possessed of discernment especially in avoiding error or evil and in the adaptation of means to ends prudent sagacious judicious not rash or heedless cautious It is the discreet man not the witty nor the learned nor the brave who guides the conversation and gives measures to society Addison Satire s my weapon but I m too discreet To run amuck and tilt at all I meet Pope The sea is silent the sea is discreet Longfellow 2 Differing distinct Obs Spenser Discreetly adv Discreetness n DISCREPANCE DISCREPANCY Discrepance Discrepancy n pl ances ancies Etym L disrepantia cf OF discrepance See Discrepant Defn The state or quality of being discrepant disagreement variance discordance dissimilarity contrariety There hath been ever a discrepance of vesture of youth and age men and women Sir T Elyot There is no real discrepancy between these two genealogies G S Faber DISCREPANT Discrepant a Etym L discrepans antis p pr of discrepare to sound differently or discordantly dis crepare to rattle creak cf OF discrepant See Crepitate Defn Discordant at variance disagreeing contrary different The Egyptians were the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship Cudworth DISCREPANT Discrepant n Defn A dissident J Taylor DISCRETE Discrete a Etym L discretus p p of discernere See Discreet 1 Separate distinct disjunct Sir M Hale 2 Disjunctive containing a disjunctive or discretive clause as I resign my life but not my honor is a discrete proposition 3 Bot Defn Separate not coalescent said of things usually coalescent Discrete movement See Concrete movement of the voice under Concrete a Discrete proportion proportion where the ratio of the means is different from that of either couplet as 36816 3 bearing the same proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16 But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8 It is thus opposed to continued or continual proportion as 361224 Discrete quantity that which must be divided into units as number and is opposed to continued quantity as duration or extension DISCRETE Discrete v t Defn To separate Obs Sir T Browne DISCRETELY Discretely adv Defn Separately disjunctively DISCRETION Discretion n Etym F discrétion L discretio separation difference discernment fr discernere discretum See Discreet Discern 1 Disjunction separation Obs Mede 2 The quality of being discreet wise conduct and management cautious discernment especially as to matters of propriety and self control prudence circumspection wariness The better part of valor is discretion Shak The greatest parts without discretion may be fatal to their owner Hume 3 Discrimination Well spoken with good accent and good discretion Shak 4 Freedom to act according to ones own judgment unrestrained exercise of choice or will At discretion without conditions or stipulations DISCRETIONAL DISCRETIONARY Discretional DiscretionaryEtym Cf F discrétionnaire Defn Left to discretion unrestrained except by discretion or judgment as an ambassador with discretionary powers DISCRETIONALLY DISCRETIONARILY Discretionally Discretionarily adv Defn At discretion according to ones discretion or judgment DISCRETIVE Discretive a Etym L discretivus See Discrete Defn Marking distinction or separation disjunctive Discretive proposition Logic Gram one that expresses distinction opposition or variety by means of discretive particles as but though yet etc as travelers change their climate but not their temper DISCRETIVELY Discretively adv Defn In a discretive manner DISCRIMINABLE Discriminable a Defn Capable of being discriminated Obs Bailey DISCRIMINAL Discriminal a Etym L discriminalis serving to divide Defn In palmistry applied to the line which marks the separation between the hand and the arm DISCRIMINANT Discriminant n Etym L discriminans p pr of discriminare Math Defn The eliminant of the n partial differentials of any homogenous function of n variables See Eliminant DISCRIMINATE Discriminate a Etym L discriminatus p p of discriminare to divide separate fr discrimen division distinction decision fr discernere See Discern and cf Criminate Defn Having the difference marked distinguished by certain tokens Bacon DISCRIMINATE Discriminate v t imp p p Discriminated p pr vb n Discriminating Defn To set apart as being different to mark as different to separate from another by discerning differences to distinguish Cowper To discriminate the goats from the sheep Barrow DISCRIMINATE Discriminate v i 1 To make a difference or distinction to distinguish accurately as in judging of evidence we should be careful to discriminate between probability and slight presumption 2 a To treat unequally b Railroads To impose unequal tariffs for substantially the same service DISCRIMINATELY Discriminately adv Defn In a discriminating manner distinctly DISCRIMINATENESS Discriminateness n Defn The state of being discriminated distinctness DISCRIMINATING Discriminating a Defn Marking a difference distinguishing Discriminatingly adv And finds with keen discriminating sight Blacks not so black nor white so very white Canning DISCRIMINATION Discrimination n Etym L discriminatio the contrasting of opposite thoughts 1 The act of discriminating distinguishing or noting and marking differences To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle absolute and providential Trench 2 The state of being discriminated distinguished or set apart Sir J Reynolds 3 Railroads Defn The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service A difference in rates not based upon any corresponding difference in cost constitutes a case of discrimination A T Hadley 4 The quality of being discriminating faculty of nicely distinguishing acute discernment as to show great discrimination in the choice of means 5 That which discriminates mark of distinction Syn Discernment penetration clearness acuteness judgment distinction See Discernment DISCRIMINATIVE Discriminative a 1 Marking a difference distinguishing distinctive characteristic That peculiar and discriminative form of life Johnson 2 Observing distinctions making differences discriminating Discriminative censure J Foster Discriminative Providence Dr H More DISCRIMINATIVELY Discriminatively adv Defn With discrimination or distinction J Foster DISCRIMINATOR Discriminator n Etym LL Defn One who discriminates DISCRIMINATORY Discriminatory a Defn Discriminative DISCRIMINOUS Discriminous a Etym LL discriminosus fr L discrimen the dangerous decisive moment See Discriminate a Defn Hazardous dangerous Obs Harvey DISCRIVE Discrive v t Etym OF descrivre See Describe Defn To describe Obs Chaucer DISCROWN Discrown v t imp p p Discrowned p pr vb n Discrowning Defn To deprive of a crown The end had crowned the work it not unreasonably discrowned the workman Motley DISCRUCIATE Discruciate v t imp p p Discruciated p pr vb n Discruciating Etym L discruciatus p p of discruciare See Cruciate Defn To torture to excruciate Obs Discruciate a man in deep distress Herrick DISCUBITORY Discubitory a Etym L discumbere discubitum to lie down recline at table dis cumbere in comp to lie down Defn Leaning fitted for a reclining posture Obs Sir T Browne DISCULPATE Disculpate v t imp p p Disculpated p pr vb n Disculpating Etym LL disculpatus p p of disculpare to disculpate dis L culpare to blame culpa fault Defn To free from blame or the imputation of a fault to exculpate I almost fear you think I begged it but I can disculpate myself Walpole DISCULPATION Disculpation n Etym Cf F disculpation Defn Exculpation Burke DISCULPATORY Disculpatory a Defn Tending to exculpate exculpatory DISCUMBENCY Discumbency n Etym From L discumbens p pr of discumbere See Discubitory Defn The act of reclining at table according to the manner of the ancients at their meals Sir T Browne DISCUMBER Discumber v t Etym Pref dis cumber cf OF descombrer Defn To free from that which cumbers or impedes to disencumber Archaic Pope DISCURE Discure v t Etym See Discover Defn To discover to reveal to discoure Obs I will if please you it discure assay To ease you of that ill so wisely as I may Spenser DISCURRENT Discurrent a Defn Not current or free to circulate not in use Obs Sir E Sandys DISCURSION Discursion n Etym LL discursio a running different ways See Discourse Defn The act of discoursing or reasoning range as from thought to thought Coleridge DISCURSIST Discursist n Defn A discourser Obs L Addison DISCURSIVE Discursive a Etym Cf F discursif See Discourse and cf Discoursive 1 Passing from one thing to another ranging over a wide field roving digressive desultory Discursive notices De Quincey The power he Shakespeare delights to show is not intense but discursive Hazlitt A man rather tacit than discursive Carlyle 2 Reasoning proceeding from one ground to another as in reasoning argumentative Reason is her being Discursive or intuitive Milton Discursively adv Discursiveness n DISCURSORY Discursory a Defn Argumentative discursive reasoning R Bp Hall DISCURSUS Discursus n Etym L Logic Defn Argumentation ratiocination discursive reasoning DISCUS Discus n pl E Discuses L Disci Etym L See Disk 1 a A quoit a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill b The exercise with the discus Note This among the Greeks was one of the chief gymnastic exercises and was included in the Pentathlon the contest of the five exercises The chief contest was that of throwing the discus to the greatest possible distance 2 A disk See Disk DISCUSS Discuss v t imp p p Discussed p pr vb n Discussing Etym L discussus p p of discutere to strike asunder hence came the sense to separate mentally distinguish dis quatere to shake strike See Quash 1 To break to pieces to shatter Obs Sir T Browne 2 To break up to disperse to scatter to dissipate to drive away said especially of tumors Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection Sir H Wotton A pomade of virtue to discuss pimples Rambler 3 To shake to put away to finish Obs All regard of shame she had discussed Spenser 4 To examine in detail or by disputation to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations to debate to sift to investigate to ventilate We sat and discussed the farm and the price of grain Tennyson To discuss questions of taste Macaulay 5 To deal with in eating or drinking Colloq We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us Sir S Baker 6 Law Defn To examine or search thoroughly to exhaust a remedy against as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety Burrill Syn To Discuss Examine Debate We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care in order to discover its real state or the truth respecting it We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view DISCUSSER Discusser n Defn One who discusses one who sifts or examines Wood DISCUSSION Discussion n Etym L discussio a shaking examination discussion cf F discussion 1 The act or process of discussing by breaking up or dispersing as a tumor or the like 2 The act of discussing or exchanging reasons examination by argument debate disputation agitation The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of all other liberties Macaulay Discussion of a problem or an equation Math the operation of assigning different reasonable values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result Math Dict DISCUSSIONAL Discussional a Defn Pertaining to discussion DISCUSSIVE Discussive a Etym Cf F discussif 1 Med Defn Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or coagulated matter 2 Doubtdispelling decisive R A kind of peremptory and discussive voice Hopkins DISCUSSIVE Discussive n Med Defn A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humors a discutient DISCUTIENT Discutient a Etym L discutiens p pr of discutere See Discuss Med Defn Serving to disperse morbid matter discussive as a discutient application n Defn An agent as a medicinal application which serves to disperse morbid matter Foment with discutiens Wiseman DISDAIN Disdain n Etym OE desdain disdein OF desdein desdaing F dédain fr the verb See Disdain v t 1 A feeling of contempt and aversion the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one scorn How my soul is moved with just disdain Pope Note Often implying an idea of haughtiness Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes Shak 2 That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion Obs Most loathsome filthy foul and full of vile disdain Spenser 3 The state of being despised shame Obs Shak Syn Haughtiness scorn contempt arrogance pride See Haughtiness DISDAIN Disdain v t imp p p Disdained p pr vb n Disdaining Etym OE disdainen desdainen OF desdeigner desdaigner F dédaigner des L dis daigner to deign fr L dignari to deem worthy See Deign 1 To think unworthy to deem unsuitable or unbecoming as to disdain to do a mean act Disdaining that any should bear the armor of the best knight living Sir P Sidney 2 To reject as unworthy of ones self or as not deserving ones notice to look with scorn upon to scorn as base acts character etc When the Philistine saw Dawid he disdained him for he was but a youth 1 Sam xvii 42 T is great t manly to disdain disguise Young Syn To contemn despise scorn See Contemn DISDAIN Disdain v i Defn To be filled with scorn to feel contemptuous anger to be haughty And when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did they disdained Genevan Testament Matt xxi 15 DISDAINED Disdained a Defn Disdainful Obs Revenge the jeering and disdained contempt Of this proud king Shak DISDAINFUL Disdainful a Defn Full of disdain expressing disdain scornful contemptuous haughty From these Turning disdainful to an equal good Akenside Disdainfully adv Disdainfulness n DISDAINISHLY Disdainishly adv Defn Disdainfully Obs Vives DISDAINOUS Disdainous a Etym OF desdeignos desdaigneux F dédaigneux Defn Disdainful Obs Rom of R DISDAINOUSLY Disdainously adv Defn Disdainfully Obs Bale DISDEIFY Disdeify v t Defn To divest or deprive of deity or of a deific rank or condition Feltham DISDEIGN Disdeign v t Defn To disdain Obs Guyon much disdeigned so loathly sight Spenser DISDIACLAST Disdiaclast n Etym Gr Physiol Defn One of the dark particles forming the doubly refracting disks of muscle fibers DISDIAPASON Disdiapason n Etym Pref dis Gr diapason Anc Mus Defn An interval of two octaves or a fifteenth called also bisdiapason DISEASE DIsease n Etym OE disese OF desaise des L dis aise ease See Ease 1 Lack of ease uneasiness trouble vexation disquiet Obs So all that night they passed in great disease Spenser To shield thee from diseases of the world Shak 2 An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions and causing or threatening pain and weakness malady affection illness sickness disorder applied figuratively to the mind to the moral character and habits to institutions the state etc Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliances are relieved Shak The instability injustice and confusion introduced into the public counsels have in truth been the mortal diseases under which popular governments have every where perished Madison Disease germ See under Germ Syn Distemper ailing ailment malady disorder sickness illness complaint indisposition affection Disease Disorder Distemper Malady Affection Disease is the leading medical term Disorder meanirregularity of the system Distemper is now used by physicians only of the diseases of animals Malady is not a medical term and is less used than formerly in literature Affection has special reference to the part organ or function disturbed as his disease is an affection of the lungs A disease is usually deepseated and permanent or at least prolonged a disorder is often slight partial and temporary malady has less of a technical sense than the other terms and refers more especially to the suffering endured In a figurative sense we speak of a disease mind of disordered faculties and of mental maladies DISEASE Disease v t imp p p Diseased p pr vb n Diseasing 1 To deprive of ease to disquiet to trouble to distress Obs His double burden did him sore disease Spenser 2 To derange the vital functions of to afflict with disease or sickness to disorder used almost exclusively in the participle diseased He was diseased in body and mind Macaulay DISEASED Diseased a Defn Afflicted with disease It is my own diseased imagination that torments me W Irving Syn See Morbid DISEASEDNESS Diseasedness n Defn The state of being diseased a morbid state sickness R T Burnet DISEASEFUL Diseaseful a 1 Causing uneasiness Obs Disgraceful to the king and diseaseful to the people Bacon 2 Abounding with disease producing diseases as a diseaseful climate R DISEASEFULNESS Diseasefulness n Defn The quality of being diseaseful trouble trial R Sir P Sidney DISEASEMENT Diseasement n Defn Uneasiness inconvenience Obs Bacon DISEDGE Disedge v t Defn To deprive of an edge to blunt to dull Served a little to disedge The sharpness of that pain about her heart Tennyson DISEDIFY Disedify v t Defn To fail of edifying to injure R DISELDER Diselder v t Defn To deprive of an elder or elders or of the office of an elder Obs Fuller DISELENIDE Diselenide 104 n Etym Pref di selenide Chem Defn A selenide containing two atoms of selenium in each molecule DISEMBARK Disembark v t imp p p Disembarked p pr vb n Disembarking Etym Pref dis embark cf F désembarquer Defn To remove from on board a vessel to put on shore to land to debark as the general disembarked the troops Go to the bay and disembark my coffers Shak DISEMBARK Disembark v i Defn To go ashore out of a ship or boat to leave a ship to debark And making fast their moorings disembarked Cowper DISEMBARKATION Disembarkation n Defn The act of disembarking DISEMBARKMENT Disembarkment n Defn Disembarkation R DISEMBARRASS Disembarrass v t imp p p Disembarrassed p pr vb n Disembarrassing Etym Pref dis embarrass cf F désembarasser Defn To free from embarrassment or perplexity to clear to extricate To disembarrass himself of his companion Sir W Scott DISEMBARRASSMENT Disembarrassment n Defn Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity DISEMBAY Disembay v t imp p p Disembayed p pr vb n Disembaying Etym Pref dis embay Defn To clear from a bay Sherburne DISEMBELLISH Disembellish v t Etym Pref dis embellish cf F désembellir Defn To deprive of embellishment to disadorn Carlyle DISEMBITTER Disembitter v t Defn To free from DISEMBODIED Disembodied a Defn Divested of a body ceased to be corporal incorporeal The disembodied spirits of the dead Bryant DISEMBODIMENT Disembodiment n Defn The act of disembodying or the state of being disembodied DISEMBODY Disembody v t imp p p Disembodied p pr vb n Disembodying 1 To divest of the or corporeal existence Devils embodied and disembodied Sir W Scott 2 Mil Defn To disarm and disband as a body of soldiersWilhelm DISEMBOGUE Disembogue v t imp p p Disembogued p pr vb n Disemboguing Etym Sp desembocar pref des L dis embocar to put into the mouth fr en L in boca mouth fr L bucca cheek Cf Debouch Embogue 1 To pour out or discharge at the mouth as a stream to vent to discharge into an ocean a lake etc Rolling down the steep Timavdisembogues his waves Addison 2 To eject to cast forth R Swift DISEMBOGUE Disembogue v i Defn To become discharged to flow put to find vent to pour out contents Volcanos bellow ere they disembogue Young DISEMBOGUEMENT Disemboguement n Defn The act of disemboguing discharge Mease DISEMBOSSOM Disembossom v t Defn To separate from the bosom R Young DISEMBOWEL Disembowel v t Etym See Embowel 1 To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of to eviscerate Soon after their death they are disemboweled Cook Roaring floods and cataracts that sweep From disemboweled earth the virgin gold Thomson 2 To take or draw from the body as the web of a spider R Her disemboweled web J Philips DISEMBOWELMENT Disembowelment n Defn The act of disemboweling or state of being disemboweled evisceration DISEMBOWERED Disembowered a Defn Deprived of or removed from a bower Poetic Bryant DISEMBRANGLE Disembrangle v t Etym Pref dis em en L in brangle Defn To free from wrangling or litigation Obs Berkeley DISEMBROIL Disembroil v t imp p p Disembroiled p pr vb n Disembroiling Etym Pref dis embroil Defn To disentangle to free from perplexity to extricate from confusion Vaillant has disembroiled a history that was lost to the world before his time Addison DISEMPLOY Disemploy v t Defn To throw out of employment Obs Jer Taylor DISEMPLOYMENT Disemployment n Defn The state of being disemployed or deprived of employment This glut of leisure and disemployment Jer Taylor DISEMPOWER Disempower v t Defn To deprive of power to divest of strength H Bushnell DISENABLE Disenable v t Etym Pref dis enable Defn To disable to disqualify The sight of it might damp me and disenable me to speak State Trials 1640 DISENAMOR Disenamor v t Defn To free from the captivity of love Shelton DISENCHAINED Disenchained a Defn Freed from restraint unrestrained Archaic E A Poe DISENCHANT Disenchant v t imp p p Disenchanted p pr vb n Disenchanting Etym Pref dis enchant cf F désenchanter Defn To free from enchantment to deliver from the power of charms or spells to free from fascination or delusion Haste to thy work a noble stroke or two Ends all the charms and disenchants the grove Dryden DISENCHANTER Disenchanter n Defn One who or that which disenchants DISENCHANTMENT Disenchantment n Etym Pref dis enchantment cf F désenchantement Defn The act of disenchanting or state of being disenchanted Shelton DISENCHARM Disencharm v t Etym Pref dis en L in charm Defn To free from the influence of a charm or spell to disenchant R Jer Taylor DISENCLOSE Disenclose v t Defn See Disinclose DISENCOURAGEMENT Disencouragement n Defn Discouragement Obs Spectator DISENCRESE Disencrese v i Etym Pref dis OE encrese E increase Defn To decrease Obs Chaucer DISENCRESE Disencrese n Defn Decrease Obs DISENCUMBER Disencumber v t imp p p Disencumbered p pr vb n Disencumbering Etym Pref dis encumber cf F désencombrer Defn To free from encumbrance or from anything which clogs impedes or obstructs to disburden Owen I have disencumbered myself from rhyme Dryden DISENCUMBRANCE Disencumbrance n Defn Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance or anything burdensome or troublesome Spectator DISENDOW Disendow v t Defn To deprive of an endowment as a church Gladstone DISENDOWMENT Disendowment n Defn The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments The disendowment of the Irish Church G B Smith DISENFRANCHISE Disenfranchise v t Defn To disfranchise to deprive of the rights of a citizen Disenfranchisement n DISENGAGE Disengage v t imp p p Disengaged p pr vb n Disengaging Etym Pref dis engage cf F désengager Defn To release from that with which anything is engaged engrossed involved or entangled to extricate to detach to set free to liberate to clear as to disengage one from a party from broils and controversies from an oath promise or occupation to disengage the affections a favorite pursuit the mind from study To disengage him and the kingdom great sums were to be borrowed Milton Caloric and light must be disengaged during the process Transl of Lavoisier Syn To liberate free loose extricate clear disentangle detach withdraw wean DISENGAGE Disengage v i Defn To release ones self to become detached to free ones self From a friendss grave how soon we disengage Young DISENGAGED Disengaged a Defn Not engaged free from engagement at leisure free from occupation or care vacant Disengagedness n DISENGAGEMENT Disengagement n Etym Pref dis engagement cf F désengagement 1 The act of disengaging or setting free or the state of being disengaged It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric and light evident to the senses Transl of Lavoisier A disengagement from earthly trammels Sir W Jones 2 Freedom from engrossing occupation leisure Disengagement is absolutely necessary to enjoyment Bp Butler DISENGAGING Disengaging a Defn Loosing setting free detaching Disengaging machinery See under Engaging DISENNOBLE Disennoble v t Defn To deprive of that which ennobles to degrade An unworthy behavior degrades and disennobles a man Guardian DISENROLL Disenroll v i imp p p Disenrolled p pr vb n Disenrolling Defn To erase from a roll or list Written also disenrol Donne DISENSANITY Disensanity n Etym Pref dis en L in sanity Defn Insanity folly Obs What tediosity and disensanity Is here among Beau Fl DISENSHROUDED Disenshrouded a Defn Freed from a shroudlike covering unveiled The disenshrouded statue R Browning DISENSLAVE Disenslave v t Defn To free from bondage or slavery to disenthrall He shall disenslave and redeem his soul South DISENTAIL Disentail v t Law Defn To free from entailment DISENTANGLE Disentangle v t imp p p Disentangled p pr vb n Disentangling 1 To free from entanglement to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced to reduce to orderly arrangement to straighten out as to disentangle a skein of yarn 2 To extricate from complication and perplexity disengage from embarrassing connection or intermixture to disembroil to set free to separate To disentangle truth from error Stewart To extricate and disentangle themselves out of this labyrinth Clarendon A mind free and disentangled from all corporeal mixtures Bp Stillingfleet Syn To loose extricate disembarrass disembroil clear evolve disengage separate detach DISENTANGLEMENT Disentanglement n Defn The act of disentangling or clearing from difficulties Warton DISENTER Disenter v t Defn See Disinter DISENTHRALL Disenthrall v t Etym See Enthrall Defn To release from thralldom or slavery to give freedom to to disinthrall Written also disenthral Milton DISENTHRALLMENT Disenthrallment n Defn Liberation from bondage emancipation disinthrallment Written also disenthralment DISENTHRONE Disenthrone v t Defn To dethrone to depose from sovereign authority Milton DISENTITLE Disentitle v t Defn To deprive of title or claim Every ordinary offense does not disentitle a son to the love of his father South DISENTOMB Disentomb v t Defn To take out from a tomb a disinter DISENTRAIL Disentrail v t Defn To disembowel to let out or draw forth as the entrails Obs As if he thought her soul to disentrail Spenser DISENTRANCE Disentrance v t Defn To awaken from a trance or an enchantment Hudibras DISENTWINE Disentwine v t Defn To free from being entwined or twisted Shelley DISEPALOUS Disepalous a Etym Pref di sepalous Bot Defn Having two sepals twosepaled DISERT Disert a Etym L disertus for dissertus p p cf F disert See Dissert Defn Eloquent Obs DISERTITUDE Disertitude n Etym L disertitud Defn Eloquence Obs DISERTY Diserty adv Defn Expressly clearly eloquently Obs Holland DISESPOUSE Disespouse v t Defn To release from espousal or plighted faith Poetic Milton DISESTABLISH Disestablish v t Defn To unsettle to break up anything established to deprive as a church of its connection with the state M Arnold DISESTABLISHMENT Disestablishment n 1 The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established specifically the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church as the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by Act of Parliament 2 The condition of being disestablished DISESTEEM Disesteem n Defn Want of esteem low estimation inclining to dislike disfavor disrepute Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs Milton DISESTEEM Disesteem v t imp p p Disesteemed p pr vb n Disesteeming 1 To feel an absence of esteem for to regard with disfavor or slight contempt to slight But if this sacred gift you disesteem Denham Qualities which society does not disesteem Ld Lytton 2 To deprive of esteem to bring into disrepute to cause to be regarded with disfavor Obs What fables have you vexed what truth redeemed Antiquities searched opinions disesteemed B Jonson DISESTEEMER Disesteemer n Defn One who disesteems Boyle DISESTIMATION Disestimation n Defn Disesteem DISEXERCISE Disexercise v t Defn To deprive of exercise to leave untrained Obs By disexercising and blunting our abilities Milton DISFAME Disfame n Defn Disrepute R Tennyson DISFANCY Disfancy v t Defn To dislike Obs DISFASHION Disfashion v t Etym Pref dis fashion See Fashion and cf Defeat Defn To disfigure Obs Sir T More DISFAVOR Disfavor n Etym Pref dis favor cf OF disfaveur F défaveur Written also disfavour 1 Want of favor of favorable regard disesteem disregard The people that deserved my disfavor Is x 6 1551 Sentiment of disfavor against its ally Gladstone 2 The state of not being in favor a being under the displeasure of some one state of unacceptableness as to be in disfavor at court 3 An unkindness a disobliging act He might dispense favors and disfavors Clarendon DISFAVOR Disfavor v t imp p p Disfavored p pr vb n Disfavoring 1 To withhold or withdraw favor from to regard with disesteem to show disapprobation of to discountenance Countenanced or disfavored according as they obey Swift 2 To injure the form or looks of R B Jonson DISFAVORABLE Disfavorable a Etym Cf F défavorable Defn Unfavorable Obs Stow DISFAVORABLY Disfavorably adv Defn Unpropitiously Obs DISFAVORER Disfavorer n Defn One who disfavors Bacon DISFEATURE Disfeature v t Etym Cf Defeature Defn To deprive of features to mar the features of R DISFELLOWSHIP Disfellowship v t Etym See Fellowship v t Defn To exclude from fellowship to refuse intercourse with as an associate An attempt to disfellowship an evil but to fellowship the evildoer Freewill Bapt Quart DISFIGURATION Disfiguration n Etym See Disfigure and cf Defiguration Defn The act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured defacement deformity disfigurement Gauden DISFIGURE Disfigure v t imp p p Disfigured p pr vb n Disfiguring Etym OF desfigurer F défigurer pref des L dis figurer to fashion shape fr L figurare fr figura figure See Figure and cf Defiguration Defn To mar the figure of to render less complete perfect or beautiful in appearance to deface to deform Disfiguring not Gods likeness but their own Milton Syn To deface deform mar injure DISFIGURE Disfigure n Defn Disfigurement deformity Obs Chaucer DISFIGUREMENT Disfigurement n 1 Act of disfiguring or state of being disfigured deformity Milton 2 That which disfigures a defacement a blot Uncommon expressions are a disfigurement rather than any embellishment of discourse Hume DISFIGURER Disfigurer n Defn One who disfigures DISFLESH Disflesh v t Defn To reduce the flesh or obesity of Obs Shelton DISFOREST Disforest v t 1 To disafforest Fuller 2 To clear or deprive of forests or trees DISFORESTATION Disforestation n Defn The act of clearing land of forests Daniel DISFORMITY Disformity n Etym Cf Deformity Defn Discordance or diversity of form unlikeness in form Uniformity or disformity in comparing together the respective figures of bodies S Clarke DISFRANCHISE Disfranchise v t imp p p Disfranchised p pr vb n Disfranchising Etym Cf Diffranchise Defn To deprive of a franchise or chartered right to dispossess of the rights of a citizen or of a particular privilege as of voting holding office etc Sir William Fitzwilliam was disfranchised Fabyan 1509 He was partially disfranchised so as to be made incapable of taking part in public affairs Thirlwall DISFRANCHISEMENT Disfranchisement n Defn The act of disfranchising or the state disfranchised deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of chartered immunities Sentenced first to dismission from the court and then to disfranchisement and expulsion from the colony Palfrey DISFRIAR Disfriar v t Defn To depose or withdraw from the condition of a friar Obs Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves Fuller DISFROCK Disfrock v t Defn To unfrock DISFURNISH Disfurnish v t imp p p Disfurnished p pr vb n Disfurnishing Etym Pref dis furnish Defn To deprive of that with which anything is furnished furniture equipments etc to strip to render destitute to divest I am a thing obscure disfurnished of All merit that can raise me higher Massinger DISFURNISHMENT Disfurnishment n Defn The act of disfurnishing or the state of being disfurnished Daniel DISFURNITURE Disfurniture n Defn The act of disfurnishing or the state of being disfurnished Obs DISFURNITURE Disfurniture v t Defn To disfurnish R East DISGAGE Disgage v t Defn To free from a gage or pledge to disengage Obs Holland DISGALLANT Disgallant v t Defn To deprive of gallantry Obs B Jonson DISGARLAND Disgarland v t Defn To strip of a garland Poetic Thy locks disgarland Drummond DISGARNISH Disgarnish v t Etym Pref dis garnish See Degarnish Defn To divest of garniture to disfurnish to dismantle Bp Hall DISGARRISON Disgarrison v t Defn To deprive of a garrison Hewyt DISGAVEL Disgavel v t imp p p Disgaveled or Disgaveled p pr vb n Disgaveling Etym See Gavelkind Eng Law Defn To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant said of lands Burrill DISGEST Disgest v t Defn To digest Obs Bacon DISGESTION Disgestion n Defn Digestion Obs DISGLORIFY Disglorify v t imp p p Disglorified p pr vb n Disglorifying Defn To deprive of glory to treat with indignity R Disglorified blasphemed and had in scorn Milton DISGLORY Disglory n Defn Dishonor Obs To the disglory of Gods name Northbrooke DISGORGE Disgorge v t imp p p Disgorged p pr vb n Disgorging Etym F dégorger earlier desgorger pref dé des L dis gorge See Gorge 1 To eject or discharge by the throat and mouth to vomit to pour forth or throw out with violence as if from the mouth to discharge violently or in great quantities from a confined place This mountain when it rageth casteth forth huge stones disgorgeth brimstone Hakluyt They loudly laughed To see his heaving breast disgorge the briny draught Dryden 2 To give up unwillingly as what one has wrongfully seized and appropriated to make restitution of to surrender as he was compelled to disgorge his illgotten gains DISGORGE Disgorge v i Defn To vomit forth what anything contains to discharge to make restitution See where it flows disgorging at seven mouths Into the sea Milton DISGORGEMENT Disgorgement n Etym Cf F dégorgement Defn The act of disgorging a vomiting that which is disgorged Bp Hall DISGOSPEL Disgospel v i Defn To be inconsistent with or act contrary to the precepts of the gospel to pervert the gospel Obs Milton DISGRACE Disgrace n Etym F disgrâce pref dis L dis grâce See Grace 1 The condition of being out of favor loss of favor regard or respect Macduff lives in disgrace Shak 2 The state of being dishonored or covered with shame dishonor shame ignominy To tumble down thy husband and thyself From top of honor to disgraces feet Shak 3 That which brings dishonor cause of shame or reproach great discredit as vice is a disgrace to a rational being 4 An act of unkindness a disfavor Obs The interchange continually of favors and disgraces Bacon Syn Disfavor disesteem opprobrium reproach discredit disparagement dishonor shame infamy ignominy humiliation DISGRACE Disgrace v t imp p p Disgraced p pr vb n Disgracing Etym Cf F disgracier See Disgrace n 1 To put out favor to dismiss with dishonor Flatterers of the disgraced minister Macaulay Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of Newcastle dismissed J Morley 2 To do disfavor to to bring reproach or shame upon to dishonor to treat or cover with ignominy to lower in estimation Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace Pope His ignorance disgraced him Johnson 3 To treat discourteously to upbraid to revile The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace Spenser Syn To degrade humble humiliate abase disparage defame dishonor debase DISGRACEFUL Disgraceful a Defn Bringing disgrace causing shame shameful dishonorable unbecoming as profaneness is disgraceful to a man Disgracefulfy adv Disgracefulness n The Senate have cast you forth disgracefully B Jonson DISGRACER Disgracer n Defn One who disgraces DISGRACIOUS Disgracious a Etym Cf F disgracieux Defn Wanting grace unpleasing disagreeable Shak DISGRACIVE Disgracive a Defn Disgracing Obs Feltham DISGRADATION Disgradation n Scots Law Defn Degradation a stripping of titles and honors DISGRADE Disgrade v t Defn To degrade Obs Foxe DISGRADUATE Disgraduate v t Defn To degrade to reduce in rank Obs Tyndale DISGREGATE Disgregate v t Etym L disgregare dis gregare to collect fr grex gregis flock or herd Defn To disperse to scatter opposite of congregate Obs DISGREGATION Disgregation n Physiol Defn The process of separation or the condition of being separate as of the molecules of a body DISGRUNTLE Disgruntle v t Defn To dissatisfy to disaffect to anger Colloq DISGUISE Disguise 232 v t imp p p Disguised p pr vb n Disguising Etym OE desguisen disgisen degisen OF desguisier F déguiser pref des L dis guise See Guise 1 To change the guise or appearance of especially to conceal by an unusual dress or one intended to mislead or deceive Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner Macaulay 2 To hide by a counterfeit appearance to cloak by a false show to mask as to disguise anger to disguise ones sentiments character or intentions All Gods angels come to us disguised Lowell 3 To affect or change by liquor to intoxicate I have just left the right worshipful and his myrmidons about a sneaker or five gallons the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship Spectator Syn To conceal hide mask dissemble dissimulate feign pretend secrete See Conceal DISGUISE Disguise n 1 A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception as persons doing unlawful acts in disguise are subject to heavy penalties There is no passion steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises than pride Addison 2 Artificial language or manner assumed for deception false appearance counterfeit semblance or show That eye which glances through all disguises D Webster 3 Change of manner by drink intoxication Shak 4 A masque or masquerade Obs Disguise was the old English word for a masque B Jonson DISGUISEDLY Disguisedly adv Defn In disguise DISGUISEDNESS Disguisedness n Defn The state of being disguised DISGUISEMENT Disguisement n Defn Disguise R Spenser DISGUISER Disguiser n 1 One who or that which disguises Shak 2 One who wears a disguise an actor in a masquerade a masker Obs E Hall DISGUISING Disguising n Defn A masque or masquerade Obs DISGUST Disgust v t imp p p Disgusted p pr vb n Disgusting Etym OF desgouster F dégoûter pref des L dis gouster to taste F goûter fr L gustare fr gustus taste See Gust to taste Defn To provoke disgust or strong distaste in to cause any one loathing as of the stomach to excite aversion in to offend the moral taste of often with at with or by To disgust him with the world and its vanities Prescott Ærius is expressly declared to have been disgusted at failing J H Newman Alarmed and disgusted by the proceedings of the convention Macaulay DISGUST Disgust n Etym Cf OF desgoust F dégoût See Disgust v t Defn Repugnance to what is offensive aversion or displeasure produced by something loathsome loathing strong distaste said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for anything which offends the physical organs of taste now rather of the analogous repugnance excited by anything extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher sensibilities of our nature as an act of cruelty may excite disgust The manner of doing is more consequence than the thing done and upon that depends the satisfaction or disgust wherewith it is received Locke In a vulgar hack writer such oddities would have excited only disgust Macaulay Syn Nausea loathing aversion distaste dislike disinclination abomination See Dislike DISGUSTFUL Disgustful a Defn Provoking disgust offensive to the taste exciting aversion disgusting That horrible and disgustful situation Burke DISGUSTFULNESS Disgustfulness n Defn The state of being disgustful DISGUSTING Disgusting a Defn That causes disgust sickening offensive revolting Disgustingly adv DISH Dish n Etym AS disc L discus dish disc quoit fr Gr Dais Desk Disc Discus 1 A vessel as a platter a plate a bowl used for serving up food at the table She brought forth butter in a lordly dish Judg v 25 2 The food served in a dish hence any particular kind of food as a cold dish a warm dish a delicious dish A dish fit for the gods Shak Homehome dishes that drive one from home Hood 3 The state of being concave or like a dish or the degree of such concavity as the dish of a wheel 4 A hollow place as in a field Ogilvie 5 Mining a A trough about 28 inches long 4 deep and 6 wide in which ore is measured b That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor DISH Dish v t imp p p Dished p pr vb n Dishing 1 To put in a dish ready for the table 2 To make concave or depress in the middle like a dish as to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes 3 To frustrate to beat to ruin Low To dish out 1 To serve out of a dish to distribute in portions at table 2 Arch To hollow out as a gutter in stone or wood To dish up to take food from the oven pots etc and put in dishes to be served at table DISHABILITATE Dishabilitate v t Etym Cf Disability Defn To disqualify R DISHABILLE Dishabille n Etym See Deshabille Defn An undress a loose negligent dress deshabille They breakfast in dishabille Smollett DISHABIT Dishabit v t Etym Pref dis habit to inhabit Defn To dislodge Obs Those sleeping stones from their fixed beds of lime Had been dishabited Shak DISHABITED Dishabited p a Defn Rendered uninhabited Dishabited towns R Carew DISHABITUATE Dishabituate v t Defn To render unaccustomed DISHABLE Dishable v t 1 To disable Obs 2 To disparage Obs She oft him blamed and him dishabled quite Spenser DISHALLOW Dishallow v t Defn To make unholy to profane Tennyson Nor can the unholiness of the priest dishallow the altar T Adams DISHARMONIOUS Disharmonious a Defn Unharmonious discordant Obs Hallywell DISHARMONY Disharmony n Defn Want of harmony discord incongruity R A disharmony in the different impulses that constitute it our nature Coleridge DISHAUNT Dishaunt v t Defn To leave to quit to cease to haunt Halliwell DISHCLOTH Dishcloth n Defn A cloth used for washing dishes DISHCLOUT Dishclout n Defn A dishcloth Obsolescent DISHEART Disheart v t Defn To dishearten Obs DISHEARTEN Dishearten v t imp p p Disheartened p pr vb n Disheartening Etym Pref dis hearten Defn To discourage to deprive of courage and hope to depress the spirits of to deject Regiments utterly disorganized and disheartened Macaulay Syn To dispirit discourage depress deject deter terrify DISHEARTENMENT Disheartenment n Defn Discouragement dejection depression of spirits DISHEIR Disheir v t Etym Cf Disherit Defn To disinherit Obs Dryden DISHELM Dishelm v t Etym Pref dis helm helmet Defn To deprive of the helmet Poetic Lying stark Dishelmed and mute and motionlessly pale Tennyson DISHERISON Disherison n Etym See Disherit Defn The act of disheriting or debarring from inheritance disinhersion Bp Hall DISHERIT Disherit v t imp p p Disherited p pr vb n Disheriting Etym F déshériter pref dés L dis hériter to inherit See Inherit and cf Dusheir Disinherit Defn To disinherit to cut off or detain from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance Obs Spenser DISHERITANCE Disheritance n Etym Cf OF desheritance Defn The act of disinheriting or state of being disinherited disinheritance Obs Beau Fl DISHERITOR Disheritor n Law Defn One who puts another out of his inheritance DISHEVEL Dishevel v t imp p p Disheveled or Dishevelled p pr vb n Disheveling or Dishevelling Etym OF descheveler F décheveler LL discapillare dis L capillus the hair of the head See Capillary 1 To suffer the hair to hang loosely or disorderly to spread or throw the hair in disorder used chiefly in the passive participle With garments rent and hair disheveled Wringing her hands and making piteous moan Spenser 2 To spread loosely or disorderly Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind Cowper DISHEVEL Dishevel v i Defn To be spread in disorder or hang negligently as the hair R Sir T Herbert DISHEVELE Dishevele p p a Defn Disheveled Obs Dishevele save his cap he rode all bare Chaucer DISHEVELED Disheveled a 1 Having in loose disorder disarranged as disheveled hair 2 Having the hair in loose disorder The dancing maidens are disheveled Mænads J A Symonds DISHFUL Dishful n pl Dishfuls Defn As much as a dish holds when full DISHING Dishing a Defn Dishshaped concave DISHONEST Dishonest a Etym Pref dis honest cf F déshonnête OF deshoneste 1 Dishonorable shameful indecent unchaste lewd Obs Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars Pope Speak no foul or dishonest words before them the women Sir T North 2 Dishonored disgraced disfigured Obs Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears Dryden 3 Wanting in honesty void of integrity faithless disposed to cheat or defraud not trustworthy as a dishonest man 4 Characterized by fraud indicating a want of probity knavish fraudulent unjust To get dishonest gain Ezek xxii 27 The dishonest profits of men in office Bancroft DISHONEST Dishonest v t Etym Cf OF deshonester Defn To disgrace to dishonor as to dishonest a maid Obs I will no longer dishonest my house Chapman DISHONESTLY Dishonestly adv Defn In a dishonest manner DISHONESTY Dishonesty n Etym Cf OF deshonesté F déshonnêteté 1 Dishonor dishonorableness shame Obs The hidden things of dishonesty 2 Cor iv 2 2 Want of honesty probity or integrity in principle want of fairness and straightforwardness a disposition to defraud deceive or betray faithlessness 3 Violation of trust or of justice fraud any deviation from probity a dishonest act 4 Lewdness unchastity Shak DISHONOR Dishonor n Etym OE deshonour dishonour OF deshonor deshonur F déshonneur pref des L dis honor honur F honneur fr L honor See Honor Written also dishonour 1 Lack of honor disgrace ignominy shame reproach It was not meet for us to see the kings dishonor Ezra iv 14 His honor rooted in dishonor stood Tennyson 2 Law Defn The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn Syn Disgrace ignominy shame censure reproach opprobrium DISHONOR Dishonor v t imp p p Dishonored p pr vb n Dishonoring Etym OE deshonouren F déshonorer pref dés L dis honorer to honor fr L honorare See Honor v t Written also dishonour 1 To deprive of honor to disgrace to bring reproach or shame on to treat with indignity or as unworthy in the sight of others to stain the character of to lessen the reputation of as the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor Nothing that may dishonor Our law or stain my vow of Nazarite Milton 2 To violate the chastity of to debauch Dryden 3 To refuse or decline to accept or pay said of a bill check note or draft which is due or presented as to dishonor a bill exchange Syn To disgrace shame debase degrade lower humble humiliate debauch pollute DISHONORABLE Dishonorable a Etym Cf F déshonorable 1 Wanting in honor not honorable bringing or deserving dishonor staining the character and lessening the reputation shameful disgraceful base 2 Wanting in honor or esteem disesteemed He that is dishonorable in riches how much more in poverty Ecclus x 31 To find ourselves dishonorable graves Shak Dishonorableness n Dishonorably adv DISHONORARY Dishonorary a Defn Bringing dishonor on tending to disgrace lessening reputation Holmes DISHONORER Dishonorer n Defn One who dishonors or disgraces one who treats another indignity Milton DISHORN Dishorn v t Defn To deprive of horns as to dishorn cattle Dishorn the spirit Shak DISHORSE Dishorse v t Defn To dismount Tennyson DISHOUSE Dishouse v t Defn To deprive of house or home Dishoused villagers James White DISHUMOR Dishumor n Defn Ill humor Obs DISHUMOR Dishumor v t Defn To deprive of humor or desire to put out of humor Obs B Jonson DISHWASHER Dishwasher n 1 One who or that which washes dishes 2 Zoöl Defn A European bird the wagtail DISHWATER Dishwater n Defn Water in which dishes have been washed Suds and dishwater Beau Fl DISILLUSION Disillusion n Defn The act or process of freeing from an illusion or the state of being freed therefrom Lowell DISILLUSION Disillusion v t Defn To free from an illusion to disillusionize DISILLUSIONIZE Disillusionize v t Defn To disenchant to free from illusion The bitter disillusionizing experience of postnuptial life W Black DISILLUSIONMENT Disillusionment n Defn The act of freeing from an illusion or the state of being freed therefrom DISIMBITTER Disimbitter v t Etym Pref dis imbitter Cf Disembitter Defn To free from bitterness DISIMPARK Disimpark v t Defn To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park R Spectator DISIMPASSIONED Disimpassioned a Defn Free from warmth of passion or feeling DISIMPROVE Disimprove v t Defn To make worse the opposite of improve R Jer Taylor DISIMPROVE Disimprove v i Defn To grow worse to deteriorate DISIMPROVEMENT Disimprovement n Defn Reduction from a better to a worse state as disimprovement of the earth DISINCARCERATE Disincarcerate v t Defn To liberate from prison R Harvey DISINCLINATION Disinclination n Defn The state of being disinclined want of propensity desire or affection slight aversion or dislike indisposition Disappointment gave him a disinclination to the fair sex Arbuthnot Having a disinclination to books or business Guardian Syn Unwillingness disaffection alienation dislike indisposition distaste aversion repugnance DISINCLINE Disincline v t imp p p Disinclined p pr vb n Disinclining Defn To incline away the affections of to excite a slight aversion in to indispose to make unwilling to alienate Careful to disincline them from any reverence or affection to the Queen Clarendon To social scenes by nature disinclined Cowper DISINCLOSE Disinclose v t Etym Cf Disenclose Defn To free from being inclosed DISINCORPORATE Disincorporate v t imp p p Disincorporated p pr vb n Disincorporating 1 To deprive of corporate powers rights or privileges to divest of the condition of a corporate body 2 To detach or separate from a corporation Bacon DISINCORPORATE Disincorporate a Defn Separated from or not included in a corporation disincorporated Bacon DISINCORPORATION Disincorporation n Defn Deprivation of the rights and privileges of a corporation T Warton DISINFECT Disinfect v t imp p p Disinfected p pr vb n Disinfecting Defn To free from infectious or contagious matter to destroy putrefaction to purify to make innocuous When the infectious matter and the infectious matter and the odoriferous matter are one then to deodorize is to disinfect Ure DISINFECTANT Disinfectant n Defn That which disinfects an agent for removing the causes of infection as chlorine DISINFECTION Disinfection n Defn The act of disinfecting purification from infecting matter DISINFECTOR Disinfector n Defn One who or that which disinfects an apparatus for applying disinfectants DISINFLAME Disinflame v t Defn To divest of flame or ardor Chapman DISINGENUITY Disingenuity n Defn Disingenuousness Obs Clarendon DISINGENUOUS Disingenuous a 1 Not noble unbecoming true honor or dignity mean unworthy as disingenuous conduct or schemes 2 Not ingenuous wanting in noble candor or frankness not frank or open uncandid unworthily or meanly artful So disingenuous as not to confess them faults Pope Disingenuously adv T Warton Disingenuousness n Macaulay DISINHABITED Disinhabited a Defn Uninhabited Obs DISINHERISON Disinherison n Etym See Disinherit v t and cf Disherison Defn Same as Disherison Bacon DISINHERIT Disinherit v t imp p p Disinherited p pr vb n Disinheriting Etym Cf Disherit Disheir 1 To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession to prevent as an heir from coming into possession of any property or right which by law or custom would devolve on him in the course of descent Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole posterity South 2 To deprive of heritage to dispossess And disinherit Chaos that reigns here Milton DISINHERITANCE Disinheritance n Defn The act of disinheriting or the condition of being disinherited disherison DISINHUME Disinhume v t Defn To disinter R DISINSURE Disinsure v t Defn To render insecure to put in danger Obs Fanshawe DISINTEGRABLE Disintegrable a Defn Capable of being disintegrated or reduced to fragments or powder Argillocalcite is readily disintegrable by exposure Kirwan DISINTEGRATE Disintegrate v t imp p p Disintegrated p pr vb n Disintegrating Etym L dis integratus p p of integrare to renew repair fr integer entire whole See Integer Defn To separate into integrant parts to reduce to fragments or to powder to break up or cause to fall to pieces as a rock by blows of a hammer frost rain and other mechanical or atmospheric influences Marlites are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere at least in six years Kirwan DISINTEGRATE Disintegrate v i Defn To decompose into integrant parts as chalk rapidly disintegrates DISINTEGRATION Disintegration n a The process by which anything is disintegrated the condition of anything which is disintegrated Specifically b Geol The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata produced by atmospheric action frost ice etc Society had need of further disintegration before it could begin to reconstruct itself locally Motley DISINTEGRATOR Disintegrator n Mech Defn A machine for grinding or pulverizing by percussion DISINTER Disinter v t imp p p Disinterred p pr vb n Disinterring 1 To take out of the grave or tomb to unbury to exhume to dig up 2 To bring out as from a grave or hiding place to bring from obscurity into view Addison DISINTERESS Disinteress v t Etym F désintéresser to deprive of interest in pref dés L dis intéresser to interest fr L interesse to import concern See Interest and cf Disinterest Defn To deprive or rid of interest in or regard for to disengage Obs DISINTERESSMENT Disinteressment n Etym Cf F désintéressement Defn Disinterestedness impartiality fairness Obs Prior DISINTEREST Disinterest p a Defn Disinterested Obs The measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest and even Jer Taylor DISINTEREST Disinterest n 1 What is contrary to interest or advantage disadvantage Obs Glanvill 2 Indifference to profit want of regard to private advantage disinterestedness Obs Johnson DISINTEREST Disinterest v t Defn To divest of interest or interested motives Obs Feltham DISINTERESTED Disinterested a Etym Cf Disinteressed Defn Not influenced by regard to personal interest or advantage free from selfish motive having no relation of interest or feeling not biased or prejudiced as a disinterested decision or judge The happiness of disinterested sacrifices Channing Syn Unbiased impartial uninterested indifferent DISINTERESTEDLY Disinterestedly adv Defn In a disinterested manner without bias or prejudice DISINTERESTEDNESS Disinterestedness n Defn The state or quality of being disinterested impartiality That perfect disinterestedness and selfdevotion of which man seems to be incapable but which is sometimes found in woman Macaulay DISINTERESTING Disinteresting a Defn Uninteresting Obs Disinteresting passages Bp Warburton DISINTERMENT Disinterment n Defn The act of disinterring or taking out of the earth exhumation DISINTHRALL Disinthrall v t imp p p Disinthralled p pr vb n Disinthralling Etym Pref dis inthrall Cf Disenthrall Defn To free from thralldom to disenthrall Written also disinthral DISINTHRALLMENT Disinthrallment n Defn A releasing from thralldom or slavery disenthrallment Written also disinthralment DISINTRICATE Disintricate v t Defn To disentangle R To disintricate the question Sir W Hamilton DISINURE Disinure v t imp p p Disinured p pr vb n Disinuring Etym Pref dis inure Defn To render unaccustomed or unfamiliar We are hindered and disinured towards the true knowledge Milton DISINVESTITURE Disinvestiture n Defn The act of depriving of investiture Obs Ogilvie DISINVIGORATE Disinvigorate v t Defn To enervate to weaken R Sydney Smith DISINVOLVE Disinvolve v t Defn To uncover to unfold or unroll to disentangle R Dr H More DISJECTION Disjection n Etym L disjicere disjectum to throw asunder disperse dis jacere to throw Defn Destruction dispersion Bp Horsley DISJOIN Disjoin v t imp p p Disjoined p pr vb n Disjoining Etym OF desjoindre F disjoindre déjoindre fr L disjungere dis jungere to join See Join and cf Disjoint Disjunct Defn To part to disunite to separate to sunder That marriage therefore God himself disjoins Milton Never let us lay down our arms against France till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy Addison Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses Pennant Syn To disunite separate detach sever dissever sunder disconnect DISJOIN Disjoin v i Defn To become separated to part DISJOINT Disjoint a Etym OF desjoint p p of desjoindre See Disjoin Defn Disjointed unconnected opposed to conjoint Milton DISJOINT Disjoint n Etym From OF desjoint p p of desjoindre See Disjoint v t Defn Difficult situation dilemma strait Obs I stand in such disjoint Chaucer DISJOINT Disjoint v t imp p p Disjointed p pr vb n Disjointing 1 To separate the joints of to separate as parts united by joints to put out of joint to force out of its socket to dislocate as to disjoint limbs to disjoint bones to disjoint a fowl in carving Yet what could swords or poisons racks or flame But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame Prior 2 To separate at junctures or joints to break where parts are united to break in pieces as disjointed columns to disjoint and edifice Some halfruined wall Disjointed and about to fall Longfellow 3 To break the natural order and relations of to make incoherent as a disjointed speech DISJOINT Disjoint v i Defn To fall in pieces Shak DISJOINTED Disjointed a Defn Separated at the joints disconnected incoherent Disjointedly adv Disjointedness n DISJOINTLY Disjointly adv Defn In a disjointed state Sandys DISJUDICATION Disjudication n Defn Judgment discrimination See Dijudication Obs Boyle DISJUNCT Disjunct a Etym L disjunctus p p of disjungere to disjoin See Disjoin and cf Disjoint 1 Disjoined separated R 2 Zoöl Defn Having the head thorax and abdomen separated by a deep constriction Disjunct tetrachords Mus tetrachords so disposed to each other that the gravest note of the upper is one note higher than the acutest note of the other DISJUNCTION Disjunction n Etym L disjunctio 1 The act of disjoining disunion separation a parting as the disjunction of soul and body 2 A disjunctive proposition Coleridge DISJUNCTIVE Disjunctive a Etym L disjunctivus cf F disjonctif 1 Tending to disjoin separating disjoining 2 Mus Defn Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords Disjunctive notes Moore Encyc of Music Disjunctive conjunction Gram one connecting grammatically two words or clauses expressing at the same time an opposition or separation inherent in the notions or thoughts as either or neither nor but although except lest etc Disjunctive proposition one in which the parts are connected by disjunctive conjunctions as it is either day or night Disjunctive syllogism Logic one in which the major proposition is disjunctive as the earth moves in a circle or an ellipse but in does not move in a circle therefore it moves in an ellipse DISJUNCTIVE Disjunctive n a Gram A disjunctive conjunction b Logic A disjunctive proposition DISJUNCTIVELY Disjunctively adv Defn In a disjunctive manner separately Dr H More DISJUNCTURE Disjuncture n Defn The act of disjoining or state of being disjoined separation Fuller DISK Disk n Etym L discus Gr Dish Written also disc 1 A discus a quoit Some whirl the disk and some the javelin dart Pope 2 A flat circular plate as a disk of metal or paper 3 Astron Defn The circular figure of a celestial body as seen projected of the heavens 4 Biol Defn A circular structure either in plants or animals as a blood disk germinal disk etc 5 Bot a The whole surface of a leaf b The central part of a radiate compound flower as in sunflower c A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under or around or even on top of the pistil 6 Zoöl a The anterior surface or oral area of coelenterate animals as of sea anemones b The lower side of the body of some invertebrates especially when used for locomotion when it is often called a creeping disk c In owls the space around the eyes Disk engine a form of rotary steam engine Disk shell Zoöl any species of Discina DISK CLUTCH Disk clutch Engin Defn A friction clutch in which the gripping surfaces are disks or more or less resemble disks DISKINDNESS Diskindness n Defn Unkindness disservice R A Tucker DISKLESS Diskless a Defn Having no disk appearing as a point and not expanded into a disk as the image of a faint star in a telescope DISLADE Dislade v t Defn To unlade Obs Heywood DISLEAL Disleal a Etym See Disloyal Leal Defn Disloyal perfidious Obs Disleal knight Spenser DISLEAVE Disleave v t Defn To deprive of leaves R The cankerworms that annually that disleaved the elms Lowell DISLIKE Dislike v t imp p p Disliked p pr vb n Disliking 1 To regard with dislike or aversion to disapprove to disrelish Every nation dislikes an impost Johnson 2 To awaken dislike in to displease Disliking countenance Marston It dislikes me Shak DISLIKE Dislike n 1 A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant uncongenial or offensive disapprobation repugnance displeasure disfavor the opposite of liking or fondness Gods grace gives him continual dislike to sin Hammond The hint malevolent the look oblique The obvious satire or implied dislike Hannah More We have spoken of the dislike of these excellent women for Sheridan and Fox J Morley His dislike of a particular kind of sensational stories A W Ward 2 Discord dissension Obs Fairfax Syn Distaste disinclination disapprobation disfavor disaffection displeasure disrelish aversion reluctance repugnance disgust antipathy Dislike Aversion Reluctance Repugnance Disgust Antipathy Dislike is the more general term applicable to both persons and things and arising either from feeling or judgment It may mean little more than want of positive liking but antipathy repugnance disgust and aversion are more intense phases of dislike Aversion denotes a fixed and habitual dislike as an aversion to or for business Reluctance and repugnance denote a mental strife or hostility something proposed repugnance being the stronger as a reluctance to make the necessary sacrifices and a repugnance to the submission required Disgust is repugnance either of taste or moral feeling as a disgust at gross exhibitions of selfishness Antipathy is primarily an instinctive feeling of dislike of a thing such as most persons feel for a snake When used figuratively it denotes a correspondent dislike for certain persons modes of acting etc Men have an aversion to what breaks in upon their habits a reluctance and repugnance to what crosses their will a disgust at what offends their sensibilities and are often governed by antipathies for which they can give no good reason DISLIKEFUL Dislikeful a Defn Full of dislike disaffected malign disagreeable Obs Spenser DISLIKELIHOOD Dislikelihood n Defn The want of likelihood improbability Sir W Scott DISLIKEN Disliken v t Defn To make unlike to disguise Obs Shak DISLIKENESS Dislikeness n Defn Unlikeness R Locke DISLIKER Disliker n Defn One who dislikes or disrelishes DISLIMB Dislimb v t Defn To tear limb from limb to dismember Obs Bailey DISLIMN Dislimn v t Etym Pref dis limn Defn To efface as a picture Obs Shak DISLINK Dislink v t Defn To unlink to disunite to separate R Tennyson DISLIVE Dislive v t Defn To deprive of life Obs Telemachus dislived Amphimedon Chapman DISLOCATE Dislocate v t imp p p Dislocated p pr vb n Dislocating Etym LL dislocatus p p of dislocare dis locare to place fr locus place See Locus Defn To displace to put out of its proper place Especially of a bone To remove from its normal connections with a neighboring bone to put out of joint to move from its socket to disjoint as to dislocate your bones Shak After some time the strata on all sides of the globe were dislocated Woodward And thus the archbishops see dislocated or out of joint for a time was by the hands of his holiness set right again Fuller DISLOCATE Dislocate a Etym LL dislocatus p p Defn Dislocated Montgomery DISLOCATION Dislocation n Etym Cf F dislocation 1 The act of displacing or the state of being displaced T Burnet 2 Geol Defn The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied Slips faults and the like are dislocations 3 Surg Defn The act of dislocating or putting out of joint also the condition of being thus displaced DISLODGE Dislodge v t imp p p Dislodged p pr vb n Dislodging Etym OF deslogier F déloger pref des L dis OF logier F loger See Lodge 1 To drive from a lodge or place of rest to remove from a place of quiet or repose as shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms 2 To drive out from a place of hiding or defense as to dislodge a deer or an enemy The Volscians are dislodgd Shak DISLODGE Dislodge v i Defn To go from a place of rest R Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns Milton DISLODGE Dislodge n Defn Dwelling apart separation R DISLODGMENT Dislodgment n Etym Cf F délogement OF deslogement Defn The act or process of dislodging or the state of being dislodged DISLOIGN Disloign v t Etym OF desloignier See Eloign Defn To put at a distance to remove Obs Lowlooking dales disloigned from common gaze Spenser DISLOYAL Disloyal a Etym Pref dis loyal cf OF desloial desleal F déloyal See Loyal Defn Not loyal not true to a sovereign or lawful superior or to the government under which one lives false where allegiance is due faithless as a subject disloyal to the king a husband disloyal to his wife Without a thought disloyal Mrs Browning Syn Disobedient faithless untrue treacherous perfidious dishonest inconstant disaffected DISLOYALLY Disloyally adv Defn In a disloyal manner DISLOYALTY Disloyalty n Etym Pref dis loyalty cf OF desloiauté deslealté F déloyauté Defn Want of loyalty lack of fidelity violation of allegiance DISMAIL Dismail v t Etym Pref dis mail cf OF desmaillier Defn To divest of coat of mail Spenser DISMAL Dismal a Etym Formerly a noun e g I trow it was in the dismalle Chaucer Of uncertain origin but perh as suggested by Skeat from OF disme F dîme tithe the phrase dismal day properly meaning the day when tithes must be paid See Dime 1 Fatal illomened unlucky Obs An ugly fiend more foul than dismal day Spenser 2 Gloomy to the eye or ear sorrowful and depressing to the feelings foreboding cheerless dull dreary as a dismal outlook dismal stories a dismal place Full well the busy whisper circling round Conveyd the dismal tidings when he frowned Goldsmith A dismal description of an English November Southey Syn Dreary lonesome gloomy dark ominous illboding fatal doleful lugubrious funereal dolorous calamitous sorrowful sad joyless melancholy unfortunate unhappy DISMALLY Dismally adv Defn In a dismal manner gloomily sorrowfully uncomfortably DISMALNESS Dismalness n Defn The quality of being dismal gloominess DISMAN Disman v t Defn To unman Obs Feltham DISMANTLE Dismantle v t imp p p Dismantled p pr vb n Dismantling Etym F démanteler OF desmanteler pref des L dis manteler to cover with a cloak defend fr mantel F manteau cloak See Mantle 1 To strip or deprive of dress to divest 2 To strip of furniture and equipments guns etc to unrig to strip of walls or outworks to break down as to dismantle a fort a town or a ship A dismantled house without windows or shutters to keep out the rain Macaulay 3 To disable to render useless Comber Syn To demoDemol DISMARCH Dismarch v i Defn To march away Obs DISMARRY Dismarry v t Etym Pref dis marry cf OF desmarier F démarier Defn To free from the bonds of marriage to divorce Obs Ld Berners DISMARSHAL Dismarshal v t Defn To disarrange to derange to put in disorder R Drummond DISMASK Dismask v t Etym Pref dis mask cf F démasquer Defn To divest of a mask Shak DISMAST Dismast v t imp p p Dismasted p pr vb n Dismasting Etym Pref dis mast cf F démâter Defn To deprive of a mast of masts to break and carry away the masts from as a storm dismasted the ship DISMASTMENT Dismastment n Defn The act of dismasting the state of being dismasted R Marshall DISMAW Dismaw v t Defn To eject from the maw to disgorge R Shelton DISMAY Dismay v t imp p p Dismayed p pr vb n Dismaying Etym OE desmaien dismaien OF esmaier pref es L ex OHG magan to be strong or able akin to E may In English the pref es was changed to dis L dis See May v i 1 To disable with alarm or apprehensions to depress the spirits or courage of to deprive or firmness and energy through fear to daunt to appall to terrify Be not afraid neither be thou dismayed Josh i 9 What words be these What fears do you dismay Fairfax 2 To render lifeless to subdue to disquiet Obs Do not dismay yourself for this Spenser Syn To terrify fright affright frighten appall daunt dishearthen dispirit discourage deject depress To Dismay Daunt Appall Dismay denotes a state of deep and gloomy apprehension To daunt supposes something more sudden and startling To appall is the strongest term implying a sense of terror which overwhelms the faculties So flies a herd of beeves that hear dismayed The lions roaring through the midnight shade Pope Jove got such heroes as my sire whose soul No fear could daunt nor earth nor hell control Pope Now the last ruin the whole host appalls Now Greece has trembled in her wooden walls Pope DISMAY Dismay v i Defn To take dismay or fright to be filled with dismay Obs Shak DISMAY Dismay n Etym Cf OF esmai F émoi See Dismay v t 1 Loss of courage and firmness through fear overwhelming and disabling terror a sinking of the spirits consternation I can not think of such a battle without dismay Macaulay Thou with a tiger spring dost leap upon thy prey And tear his helpless breast oerwhelmed with wild dismay Mrs Barbauld 2 Condition fitted to dismay ruin Spenser Syn Dejection discouragement depression fear fright terror apprehension alarm affright DISMAYEDNESS Dismayedness n Defn A state of being dismayed dejection of courage dispiritedness DISMAYFUL Dismayful a Defn Terrifying Spenser DISME Disme n Etym OF See Dime Defn A tenth a tenth part a tithe Ayliffe DISMEMBER Dismember v t imp p p Dismembered p pr vb n Dismembering Etym OF desmembrer F démembrer pref des L dis OF F membre limb See Member 1 To tear limb from limb to dilacerate to disjoin member from member to tear or cut in pieces to break up Fowls obscene dismembered his remains Pope A society lacerated and dismembered Gladstone By whose hands the blow should be struck which would dismember that once mighty empire Buckle 2 To deprive of membership Obs They were dismembered by vote of the house R North Syn To disjoint dislocate dilacerate mutilate divide sever DISMEMBERMENT Dismemberment n Etym Cf OF desmembrement F démembrement Defn The act of dismembering or the state of being dismembered cutting in piece m The Castilians would doubtless have resented the dismemberment of the unwieldy body of which they formed the head Macaulay DISMETTLED Dismettled a Defn Destitute of mettle that is or fire or spirit R Llewellyn DISMISS Dismiss v t imp p p Dismissed p pr vb n Dismissing Etym L dis missus p p of mittere to send cf dimittere OF desmetre F démettre See Demise and cf Dimit 1 To send away to give leave of departure to cause or permit to go to put away He dismissed the assembly Acts xix 41 Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock Cowper Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs Dryden 2 To discard to remove or discharge from office service or employment as the king dismisses his ministers the matter dismisses his servant 3 To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard as a petition or motion in court DISMISS Dismiss n Defn Dismission Obs Sir T Herbert DISMISSAL Dismissal n Defn Dismission discharge Officeholders were commanded faithfully to enforce it upon pain of immediate dismissal Motley DISMISSION Dismission n Etym Cf L dimissio 1 The act dismissing or sending away permission to leave leave to depart dismissal as the dismission of the grand jury 2 Removal from office or employment discharge either with honor or with disgrace 3 Rejection a setting aside as trivial invalid or unworthy of consideration DISMISSIVE Dismissive a Defn Giving dismission DISMORTGAGE Dismortgage 48 v t imp p p Dismortaged p pr vb n Dismortgaging Defn To redeem from mortgage Obs Howell DISMOUNT Dismount v i imp p p Dismounted p pr vb n Dismounting Etym Pref dis mount cf OF desmonter F démonter 1 To come down to descend Poetic But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount Spenser 2 To alight from a horse to descend or get off as a rider from his beast as the troops dismounted DISMOUNT Dismount v t 1 To throw or bring down from an elevation place of honor and authority or the like Dismounted from his authority Barrow 2 To throw or remove from a horse to unhorse as the soldier dismounted his adversary 3 Mech Defn To take down or apart as a machine 4 To throw or remove from the carriage or from that on which a thing is mounted to break the carriage or wheels of and render useless to deprive of equipments or mountings said esp of artillery DISNATURALIZE Disnaturalize v t Defn To make alien to deprive of the privileges of birth Locke DISNATURED Disnatured a Etym Pref dis nature cf OF desnaturé F dénaturé Defn Deprived or destitute of natural feelings unnatural Obs Shak DISOBEDIENCE Disobedience n Defn Neglect or refusal to obey violation of a command or prohibition He is undutiful to him other actions and lives in open disobedience Tillotson DISOBEDIENCY Disobediency n Defn Disobedience DISOBEDIENT Disobedient a Etym Pref dis obedient See Disobey Obedient 1 Neglecting or refusing to obey omitting to do what is commanded or doing what is prohibited refractory not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority applied to persons and acts This disobedient spirit in the colonies Burke Disobedient unto the word of the Lord 1 Kings xiii 26 2 Not yielding Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten life by sooner rendering peculiar parts of the system disobedient to stimuli E Darwin DISOBEDIENTLY Disobediently adv Defn In a disobedient manner DISOBEISANCE Disobeisance n Etym F désobéissance Defn Disobedience Obs E Hall DISOBEISANT Disobeisant a Etym F désobéissant Defn Disobedient Obs Chaucer DISOBEY Disobey v t imp p p Disobeyed p pr vb n Disobeying Etym F désobéir pref dés L dis obéir See Obey and cf Disobedient Defn Not to obey to neglect or refuse to obey a superior or his commands the laws etc to transgress the commands of one in authority to violate as an order as refractory children disobey their parents men disobey their Maker and the laws Not to disobey her lords behest Tennyson DISOBEY Disobey v i Defn To refuse or neglect to obey to violate commands to be disobedient He durst not know how to disobey Sir P Sidney DISOBEYER Disobeyer n Defn One who disobeys DISOBLIGATION Disobligation n 1 The act of disobliging 2 A disobliging act an offense Obs Clarendon 3 Release from obligation Jer Taylor DISOBLIGATORY Disobligatory a Defn Releasing from obligation Disobligatory power Charles I DISOBLIGE Disoblige v t imp p p Disobliged p pr vb n Disobliging Etym Pref dis oblige cf F désobliger 1 To do an act which contravenes the will or desires of to offend by an act of unkindness or incivility to displease to refrain from obliging to be unaccommodating to Those who slight and disoblige their friends shall infallibly come to know the value of them by having none when they shall most need them South My plan has given offense to some gentlemen whom it would not be very safe to disoblige Addison 2 To release from obligation Obs Absolving and disobliging from a more general command for some just and reasonable cause Milton DISOBLIGEMENT Disobligement n Defn Release from obligation Obs DISOBLIGER Disobliger n Defn One who disobliges DISOBLIGING Disobliging a 1 Not obliging not disposed to do a favor unaccommodating as a disobliging person or act 2 Displeasing offensive Obs Cov of Tongue Disobligingly adv Disobligingness n DISOCCIDENT Disoccident v t Defn To turn away from the west to throw out of reckoning as to longitude Obs Marvell DISOCCUPATION Disoccupation n Defn The state of being unemployed want of occupation R DISOPINION Disopinion n Defn Want or difference of belief disbelief Obs Bp Reynolds DISOPPILATE Disoppilate v t Etym L dis oppilatus p p of oppilare to shut up Defn To open Obs Holland DISORB Disorb v t Etym Pref dis orb Defn To throw out of the proper orbit to unsphere Shak DISORD Disord n Defn Disorder Obs Holland DISORDEINED Disordeined a Etym See Ordain Defn Inordinate irregular vicious Obs Chaucer DISORDER Disorder n Etym Pref dis order cf F désordre 1 Want of order or regular disposition lack of arrangement confusion disarray as the troops were thrown into disorder the papers are in disorder 2 Neglect of order or system irregularity From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art Pope 3 Breach of public order disturbance of the peace of society tumult Shak 4 Disturbance of the functions of the animal economy of the soul sickness derangement Disorder in the body Locke Syn Irregularity disarrangement confusion tumult bustle disturbance disease illness indisposition sickness ailment malady distemper See Disease DISORDER Disorder v t imp p p Disordered p pr vb n Disordering 1 To disturb the order of to derange or disarrange to throw into confusion to confuse Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence Burke The burden disordered the aids and auxiliary rafters into a common ruin Jer Taylor 2 To disturb or interrupt the regular and natural functions of either body or mind to produce sickness or indisposition in to discompose to derange as to disorder the head or stomach A man whose judgment was so much disordered by party spirit Macaulay 3 To depose from holy orders Obs Dryden Syn To disarrange derange confuse discompose DISORDERED Disordered a 1 Thrown into disorder deranged as a disordered house judgment 2 Disorderly Obs Shak Disorderedly adv Disorderedness n DISORDERLINESS Disorderliness n Defn The state of being disorderly DISORDERLY Disorderly a 1 Not in order marked by disorder disarranged immethodical as the books and papers are in a disorderly state 2 Not acting in an orderly way as the functions of the body or mind 3 Not complying with the restraints of order and law tumultuous unruly lawless turbulent as disorderly people disorderly assemblies 4 Law Defn Offensive to good morals and public decency notoriously offensive as a disorderly house Syn Irregular immethodical confused tumultuous inordinate intemperate unruly lawless vicious DISORDERLY Disorderly adv Defn In a disorderly manner without law or order irregularly confusedly Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly 2 Thess iii 6 Savages fighting disorderly with stones Sir W Raleigh DISORDINANCE Disordinance n Defn Disarrangement disturbance Obs Chaucer DISORDINATE Disordinate a Defn Inordinate disorderly Obs With disordinate gestures Prynne DISORDINATELY Disordinately adv Defn Inordinately Obs E Hall DISORDINATION Disordination n Defn The state of being in disorder derangement confusion Obs Bacon DISORGANIZATION Disorganization n Etym Cf F désorganisation See Disorganize v t 1 The act of disorganizing destruction of system 2 The state of being disorganized as the disorganization of the body or of government The magazine of a pawnbroker in such total disorganization that the owner can never lay his hands upon any one article at the moment he has occasion for it Sir W Scott DISORGANIZE Disorganize v t imp p p Disorganized p pr vb n Disorganizing Etym Pref dis organize cf F désorganiser Defn To destroy the organic structure or regular system of a government a society a party etc to break up what is organized to throw into utter disorder to disarrange Lyford attempted to disorganize the church Eliot 1809 DISORGANIZER Disorganizer n Defn One who disorganizes or causes disorder and confusion DISORIENT Disorient v t Defn To turn away from the cast to confuse as to which way is east to cause to lose ones bearings R Bp Warburton DISORIENTATE Disorientate v t Defn To turn away from the east or figuratively from the right or the truth R DISOWN Disown v t imp p p Disowned p pr vb n Disowning 1 To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to ones self to disavow or deny as connected with ones self personally as a parent can hardly disown his child an author will sometimes disown his writings 2 To refuse to acknowledge or allow to deny Then they who brothers better claim disown Expel their parents and usurp the throne Dryden Syn To disavow disclaim deny abnegate renounce disallow DISOWNMENT Disownment n Defn Act of disowning R DISOXIDATE Disoxidate v t Chem Defn To deoxidate to deoxidize R DISOXIDATION Disoxidation n Chem Defn Deoxidation R DISOXYGENATE Disoxygenate v t Chem Defn To deprive of oxygen to deoxidize R DISOXYGENATION Disoxygenation n Chem Defn Deoxidation R DISPACE Dispace v i Etym Pref dis asunder different ways to and fro pace Defn To roam Obs In this fair plot dispacing to and fro Spenser DISPAIR Dispair v t Defn To separate a pair R I have dispaired two doves Beau Fl DISPAND Dispand v t Etym L dispandere to spread out pref dis pandere pansum to spread out Defn To spread out to expand Obs Bailey DISPANSION Dispansion n Etym See Dispand Defn Act of dispanding or state of being dispanded Obs DISPARADISED Disparadised a Defn Removed from paradise R Cockeram DISPARAGE Disparage 48 v t imp p p Disparaged p pr vb n Disparaging Etym OF desparagier F déparager to marry unequally pref des L dis F parage extraction lineage from L par equal peer See Peer 1 To match unequally to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage Obs Alas that any of my nation Should ever so foul disparaged be Chaucer 2 To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words to speak slightingly of to depreciate to undervalue Those forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions of men sincerely pious Bp Atterbury Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms Milton Syn To decry depreciate undervalue underrate cheapen vilify reproach detract from derogate from degrade debase See Decry DISPARAGE Disparage n Defn Inequality in marriage marriage with an inferior Obs Chaucer Dissuaded her from such a disparage Spenser DISPARAGEMENT Disparagement n Etym Cf OF desparagement 1 Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree injurious union with something of inferior excellence a lowering in rank or estimation Eng And thought that match a foul disparagement Spenser 2 Injurious comparison with an inferior a depreciating or dishonoring opinion or insinuation diminution of value dishonor indignity reproach disgrace detraction commonly with to It ought to be no disparagement to a star that it is not the sun South Imitation is a disparagement and a degradation in a Christian minister I Taylor Syn Indignity derogation detraction reproach dishonor debasement degradation disgrace DISPARAGER Disparager n Defn One who disparages or dishonors one who vilifies or disgraces DISPARAGINGLY Disparagingly adv Defn In a manner to disparage or dishonor slightingly DISPARATE Disparate a Etym L disparatus p p of disparare to part separate dis parare to make ready prepare 1 Unequal dissimilar separate Connecting disparate thoughts purely by means of resemblances in the words expressing them Coleridge 2 Logic Defn Pertaining to two coördinate species or divisions DISPARATES Disparates n pl Defn Things so unequal or unlike that they can not be compared with each other DISPARITION Disparition n Etym Cf F disparition Defn Act of disappearing disappearance Obs Bp Hall DISPARITY Disparity n pl Disparities Etym LL disparitas fr L dispar unlike unequal dis par equal cf F disparité See Par Peer Defn Inequality difference in age rank condition or excellence dissimilitude followed by between in of as to etc as disparity in or of years a disparity as to color The disparity between God and his intelligent creatures I Taylor The disparity of numbers was not such as ought to cause any uneasiness Macaulay Syn Inequality unlikeness dissimilitude disproportion difference DISPARK Dispark v t 1 To throw a park or inclosure to treat a private park as a common The Gentiles were made to be Gods people when the Jews inclosure was disparked Jer Taylor 2 To set at large to release from inclosure Till his free muse threw down the pale And did at once dispark them all Waller DISPARKLE Disparkle v t Etym OF desparpeillier Defn To scatter abroad Obs Holland DISPART Dispart v t imp p p Disparted p pr vb n Disparting Etym Pref dis part cf OF despartir Defn To part asunder to divide to separate to sever to rend to rive or split as disparted air disparted towers Archaic Them in twelve troops their captain did dispart Spenser The world will be whole and refuses to be disparted Emerson DISPART Dispart v i Defn To separate to open to cleave DISPART Dispart n 1 Gun Defn The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance On account of the dispart the line of aim or line of metal which is in a plane passing through the axis of the gun always makes a small angle with the axis Eng Cys 2 Gun Defn A piece of metal placed on the muzzle or near the trunnions on the top of a piece of ordnance to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore called also dispart sight and muzzle sight DISPART Dispart v t 1 Gun Defn To make allowance for the dispart in a gun when taking aim Every gunner before he shoots must truly dispart his piece Lucar 2 Gun Defn To furnish with a dispart sight DISPASSION Dispassion n Defn Freedom from passion an undisturbed state apathy Sir W Temple DISPASSIONATE Dispassionate a 1 Free from passion not warped prejudiced swerved or carried away by passion or feeling judicial calm composed Wise and dispassionate men Clarendon 2 Not dictated by passion not proceeding from temper or bias impartial as dispassionate proceedings a dispassionate view Syn Calm cool composed serene unimpassioned temperate moderate impartial unruffled Dispassionately adv Dispassionateness n DISPASSIONED Dispassioned a Defn Free from passion dispassionate R Dispassioned men Donne DISPATCH Dispatch 224 v t imp p p Dispatched p pr vb n Dispatching Etym OF despeechier F dépêcher prob from pref des L dis assumed LL pedicare to place obstacles in the way fr L pedica fetter fr pes pedis foot See Foot and cf Impeach Despatch Written also despatch 1 To dispose of speedily as business to execute quickly to make a speedy end of to finish to perform Ere we put ourselves in arms dispatch we The business we have talked of Shak The harvest men almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the harvest work Robynson Mores Utopia 2 To rid to free Obs I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge Udall 3 To get rid of by sending off to send away hastily Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the country they perish among the lumber of garrets Walpole 4 To send off or away particularly applied to sending off messengers messages letters etc on special business and implying haste Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch him to the emperors couShak 5 To send out of the world to put to death The company shall stone them with stones and dispatch them with their swords Ezek xxiii 47 Syn To expedite hasten speed accelerate perform conclude finish slay kill DISPATCH Dispatch v i Defn To make haste to conclude an affair to finish a matter of business They have dispatched with Pompey Shak DISPATCH Dispatch n Etym Cf OF despeche F dépêche See Dispatch v t Written also despatch 1 The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business 2 Any sending away dismissal riddance To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved comforts Milton 3 The finishing up of a business speedy performance as of business prompt execution diligence haste Serious business craving quick dispatch Shak To carry his scythe with a sufficient dispatch through a sufficient space Paley 4 A message dispatched or sent with speed especially an important official letter sent from one public officer to another often used in the plural as a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister naval or military dispatches 5 A message transmitted by telegraph Modern Dispatch boat a swift vessel for conveying dispatches an advice boat Dispatch box a box for carrying dispatches a box for papers and other conveniences when traveling Syn Haste hurry promptness celerity speed See Haste DISPATCHER Dispatcher n Defn One who dispatches DISPATCHFUL Dispatchful a Defn Bent on haste intent on speedy execution of business or any task indicating haste quick as dispatchful looks Milton DISPATCHMENT Dispatchment n Etym Cf OF despechement Defn The act of dispatching Obs State Trials 1529 DISPATHY Dispathy n pl Dispathies Etym Pref dis Gr Pathos Defn Lack of sympathy want of passion apathy R Many discrepancies and some dispathies between us Southey DISPAUPER Dispauper v t Defn To deprive of the claim of a pauper to public support to deprive of the privilege of suing in forma pauperis DISPAUPERIZE Dispauperize v t Defn To free a state of pauperism or from paupers J S Mill DISPEED Dispeed v t Etym Pref dis speed Defn To send off with speed to dispatch Obs Knolles Then they dispeeded themselves of the Cid and of their motherinlaw DoSouthey DISPEL Dispel v t imp p p Dispelled p pr vb n Dispelling Etym L dispellere dis pellere to push drive See Pulse a beating Defn To drive away by scattering or so to cause to vanish to clear away to banish to dissipate as to dispel a cloud vapors cares doubts illusions Satan gently raised their fainting courage and dispelled their fears Milton I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror and dispel the night Dryden DISPENCE Dispence v i n Defn See Dispense Obs DISPEND Dispend v t Etym OF despendre L dispendere to weigh out dispense dis pendere to weigh See Pension Spend and cf Dispense Defn To spend to lay out to expend Obs Spenser Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above Fuller DISPENDER Dispender n Defn One who dispends or expends a steward Obs Wyclif 1 Cor iv 1 DISPENSABLE Dispensable a Etym LL dispensabilis See Dispense 1 Capable of being dispensed or administered 2 Capable of being dispensed with Coleridge DISPENSABLENESS Dispensableness n Defn Quality of being dispensable DISPENSARY Dispensary n pl Dispensaries Etym Cf F dispensaire 1 A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed esp a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price 2 A dispensatory Pope DISPENSATION Dispensation n Etym F dispensation L dispensatio 1 The act of dispensing or dealing out distribution often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man or more generically of the acts and modes of his administration To respect the dispensations of Providence Burke 2 That which is dispensed dealt out or appointed that which is enjoined or bestowed especially Theol Defn a system of principles promises and rules ordained and administered scheme economy as the Patriarchal Mosaic and Christian dispensations Neither are Gods methods or intentions different in his dispensations to each private man Rogers 3 The relaxation of a law in a particular case permission to do something forbidden or to omit doing something enjoined specifically in the Roman Catholic Church exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will oaths vows etc A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr Barrow to marry Ward DISPENSATIVE Dispensative a Etym Cf F dispensatif Defn Granting dispensation DISPENSATIVELY Dispensatively adv Defn By dispensation Wotton DISPENSATOR Dispensator n Etym L Defn A distributer a dispenser Bacon DISPENSATORILY Dispensatorily adv Defn In the way of dispensation dispensatively DISPENSATORY Dispensatory a Etym L dispensatorius relating to management See Dispense v t Defn Granting or authorized to grant dispensations Dispensatory power Bp Rainbow DISPENSATORY Dispensatory n pl Dispensatories Defn A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs and of preparations made from them It is usually but not always distinguished from a pharmacopoeia in that it issued by private parties and not by an official body or by government DISPENSE Dispense v t imp p p Dispensed p pr vb n Dispensing Etym F dispenser L dispensare intens of dispendere See Dispend 1 To deal out in portions to distribute to give as the steward dispenses provisions according directions Nature dispenses her bounties to dispense medicines He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the company Sir W Scott 2 To apply as laws to particular cases to administer to execute to manage to direct While you dispense the laws and guide the state Dryden 3 To pay for to atone for Obs His sin was dispensed With gold whereof it was compensed Gower 4 To exempt to excuse to absolve with from It was resolved that all members of the House who held commissions should be dispensed from parliamentary attendance Macaulay He appeared to think himself born to be supported by others and dispensed from all necessity of providing for himself Johnson DISPENSE Dispense v i 1 To compensate to make up to make amends Obs One loving hour For many years of sorrow can dispense Spenser 2 To give dispensation He the pope can also dispense in all matters of ecclesiastical law Addis Arnold Cath Dict To dispense with a To permit the neglect or omission of as a form a ceremony an oath to suspend the operation of as a law to give up release or do without as services attention etc to forego to part with b To allow by dispensation to excuse to exempt to grant dispensation to or for Obs Conniving and dispensing with open and common adultery Milton c To break or go back from as ones word Obs Richardson DISPENSE Dispense n Etym Cf F dispense dispensation See Dispense v t Defn Dispensation exemption Obs DISPENSE Dispense n Etym OF despense F dépense Defn Expense profusion outlay Obs It was a vault built for great dispense Spenser DISPENSER Dispenser n Defn One who or that which dispenses a distributer as a dispenser of favors DISPEOPLE Dispeople v t imp p p Dispeopled p pr vb n Dispeopling Etym Pref dis people cf F dépeupler Defn To deprive of inhabitants to depopulate Leave the land dispeopled and desolate Sir T More A certain island long before dispeopled by sea rivers Milton DISPEOPLER Dispeopler n Defn One who or that which dispeoples a depopulator Gay DISPERGE Disperge v t Etym L dispergere See Disperse Defn To sprinkle Obs DISPERMOUS Dispermous a Etym Gr disperme Bot Defn Containing only two seeds twoseeded DISPERPLE Disperple v t Etym OF desparpe Defn To scatter to sprinkle Obs Odorous water was Disperpled lightly on my head and neck Chapman DISPERSAL Dispersal n Defn The act or result of dispersing or scattering dispersion Darwin DISPERSE Disperse v t imp p p Dispersed p pr vb n Dispersing Etym L dispersus p p of dispergere to strew scatter See Sparse 1 To scatter abroad to drive to different parts to distribute to diffuse to spread as the Jews are dispersed among all nations The lips of the wise disperse knowledge Prov xv 7 Two lions in the still dark night A herd of beeves disperse Cowper 2 To scatter so as to cause to vanish to dissipate as to disperse vapors Dispersed are the glories Shak Syn To scatter dissipate dispel spread diffuse distribute deal out disseminate DISPERSE Disperse v i 1 To separate to go or move into different parts to vanish as the company dispersed at ten oclock the clouds disperse 2 To distribute wealth to share ones abundance with others He hath dispersed he hath given to the poor Ps cxii 9 DISPERSED Dispersed a Defn Scattered Dispersedly adv Dispersedness n Dispersed harmony Mus harmony in which the tones composing the chord are widely separated as by an octave or more DISPERSENESS Disperseness n Defn Dispersedness Obs DISPERSER Disperser n Defn One that disperses DISPERSION Dispersion n Etym CF F dispersion 1 The act or process of scattering or dispersing or the state of being scattered or separated as the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies a great dispersion of the human family took place at the building of Babel The days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished Jer xxv 34 2 Opt Defn The separation of light into its different colored rays arising from their different refrangibilities Dispersion of the optic axes Crystallog the separation of the optic axes in biaxial crystals due to the fact that the axial angle has different values for the different colors of the spectrum DISPERSIVE Dispersive a Defn Tending to disperse Dispersive power Opt the relative effect of a material in separating the different rays of light by refraction as when the substance is formed into a prism Dispersiveness n DISPERSONATE Dispersonate v t Defn To deprive of personality or individuality R We multiply we dispersonate ourselves Hare DISPIRIT Dispirit v t imp p p Dispirited p pr vb n Dispiriting Etym Pref dis spirit 1 To deprive of cheerful spirits to depress the spirits of to dishearten to discourage Not dispirited with my afflictions Dryden He has dispirited himself by a debauch Collier 2 To distill or infuse the spirit of Obs or R This makes a man master of his learning and dispirits the book into the scholar Fuller Syn To dishearten discourage deject damp depress cast down intimidate daunt cow DISPIRITED Dispirited a Defn Depressed in spirits disheartened daunted Dispiritedly adv Dispirited n DISPIRITMENT Dispiritment n Defn Depression of spirits discouragement R Procter in evident distress and dispiritment was waiting the slow conclusion of this Carlyle DISPITEOUS Dispiteous a Etym Pref dis piteous Cf Despiteous Defn Full of despite cruel spiteful pitiless Spenser Dispiteously adv Obs DISPLACE Displace v t imp p p Displaced p pr vb n Displacing Etym Pref dis place cf F déplacer 1 To change the place of to remove from the usual or proper place to put out of place to place in another situation as the books in the library are all displaced 2 To crowd out to take the place of Holland displaced Portugal as the mistress of those seas London Times 3 To remove from a state office dignity or employment to discharge to depose as to displace an officer of the revenue 4 To dislodge to drive away to banish Obs You have displaced the mirth Shak Syn To disarrange derange dismiss discard DISPLACEABLE Displaceable a Defn Capable of being displaced DISPLACEMENT Displacement n Etym Cf F déplacement 1 The act of displacing or the state of being displaced a putting out of place Unnecessary displacement of funds A Hamilton The displacement of the sun by parallax Whewell 2 The quantity of anything as water displaced by a floating body as by a ship the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body 3 Chem Defn The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced or removed for another quantity of the solvent Piston displacement Mech the volume of the space swept through or weight of steam water etc displaced in a given time by the piston of a steam engine or pump DISPLACENCY Displacency n Etym LL displacentia for L displicentia fr displicere to displease dis placere to please See Displease and cf Displeasance Defn Want of complacency or gratification envious displeasure dislike Obs Sir T Browne DISPLACER Displacer n 1 One that displaces 2 Chem Defn The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement DISPLANT Displant v t imp p p Di p pr vb n Displanting Etym Pref dis plant cf OF desplanter F déplanter 1 To remove what is planted or fixed to unsettle and take away to displace to root out as to displant inhabitants I did not think a look Or a poor word or two could have displanted Such a fixed constancy Beau Fl 2 To strip of what is planted or settled as to displant a country of inhabitants Spenser DISPLANTATION Displantation n Defn The act of displanting removal displacement Sir W Raleigh DISPLAT Displat v t Defn To untwist to uncurl to unplat Obs Hakewill DISPLAY Display v t imp p p Displayed p pr vb n Displaying Etym OE displaien desplaien OF despleier desploier F déployer pref des L dis pleier ploier plier F ployer plier to fold bend L plicare See Ply and cf Deploy Splay 1 To unfold to spread wide to expand to stretch out to spread The northern wind his wings did broad display Spenser 2 Mil Defn To extend the front of a column bringing it into line Farrow 3 To spread before the view to show to exhibit to the sight or to the mind to make manifest His statement displays very clearly the actual condition of the army Burke 4 To make an exhibition of to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously to exhibit for the sake of publicity to parade Proudly displaying the insignia of their order Prescott 5 Print Defn To make conspicuous by large or prominent type 6 To discover to descry Obs And from his seat took pleasure to display The city so adorned with towers Chapman Syn To exhibit show manifest spread out parade expand flaunt DISPLAY Display v i Defn To make a display to act as one making a show or demonstration Shak DISPLAY Display n 1 An opening or unfolding exhibition manifestation Having witnessed displays of his power and grace Trench 2 Ostentatious show exhibition for effect parade He died as erring man should die Without display without parade Byron DISPLAYED Displayed a 1 Unfolded expanded exhibited conspicuously or ostentatiously 2 Her Defn With wings expanded said of a bird of pray esp an eagle 3 Print Defn Set with lines of prominent type interspersed to catch the eye DISPLAYER Displayer n Defn One who or that which displays DISPLE Disple v t Defn To discipline to correct Obs And bitter Penance with an iron whip Was wont him once to disple every day Spenser DISPLEASANCE Displeasance n Etym OF desplaisance F déplaisance Cf Displacency Defn Displeasure discontent annoyance Obs Chaucer DISPLEASANT Displeasant a Etym OF desplaisant F déplaisant See Displease Defn Unpleasing offensive unpleasant Obs Speed Displeasantly adv Obs Strype Displeasantness n Obs DISPLEASE Displease v t imp p p Displeased p pr vb n Displeasing Etym OF desplaisir whence F déplaisir displeasure pref des L dis plaisir to please See Please and cf Displeasure 1 To make not pleased to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in to be disagreeable to to offend to vex often followed by with or at It usually expresses less than to anger vex irritate or provoke God was displeased with this thing 1 Chron xxi 7 Wilt thou be displeased at us forever Psalms lxxxv 5 Bk of Com Prayer This virtuous plaster will displease Your tender sides J Fletcher Adversity is so wholesome why should we be displeased therewith Barrow 2 To fail to satisfy to miss of Obs I shall displease my ends else Beau Fl Syn To offend disgust vex annoy dissatisfy chafe anger provoke affront DISPLEASE Displease v i Defn To give displeasure or offense Obs DISPLEASEDLY Displeasedly adv Defn With displeasure R DISPLEASEDNESS Displeasedness n Defn Displeasure R South DISPLEASER Displeaser n Defn One who displeases DISPLEASING Displeasing a Defn Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction offensive disagreeable Displeasingly adv Displeasingness n Locke DISPLEASURE Displeasure n Etym Pref dis pleasure cf OF desplaisir F déplaisir Cf Displease 1 The feeling of one who is displeased irritation or uneasiness of the mind occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety disapprobation dislike dissatisfaction disfavor indignation O Lord rebuke me not in thine anger neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure Ps vi 1 Undoubtedly he will relent and turn From his displeasure Milton 2 That which displeases cause of irritation or annoyance offense injury Hast thou delight to see a wretched man Do outrage and displeasure to himself Shak 3 State of disgrace or disfavor disfavor Obs He went into Poland being in displeasure with the pope for overmuch familiarity Peacham Syn Dissatisfaction disapprobation disfavor distaste dislike anger hate aversion indignation offense DISPLEASURE Displeasure v t Defn To displease Obs Bacon DISPLENISH Displenish v t Defn To deprive or strip as a house of furniture or a barn of stock Scot DISPLICENCE DISPLICENCY Displicence Displicency n Etym L displicentia See Displacency Defn Dislike dissatisfaction discontent Obs W Montagu DISPLODE Displode v t imp p p Disploded p pr vb n Disploding Etym L displodere displosum dis plodere plaudere to clap strike beat Defn To discharge to explode In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder Milton DISPLODE Displode v i Defn To burst with a loud report to explode Disploding engines Young DISPLOSION Displosion n Defn Explosion The vast displosion dissipates the clouds Young DISPLOSIVE Displosive a Defn Explosive DISPLUME Displume v t imp p p Displumed p pr vb n Displuming Etym Pref dis plume cf OF desplumer F déplumer Defn To strip of or as of a plume or plumes to deprive of decoration to dishonor to degrade Displumed degraded and metamorphosed Burke DISPOLINE Dispoline n Chem Defn One of several isomeric organic bases of the quinoline series of alkaloids DISPOND Dispond n Defn See Despond DISPONDEE Dispondee n Etym L dispondeus Gr Gr Defn A double spondee a foot consisting of four long syllables DISPONE Dispone v t Etym L disponere See Disposition 1 Her Defn To dispose 2 To dispose of Chaucer 3 Scots Law Defn To make over or convey legally He has disponed the whole estate Sir W Scott DISPONEE Disponee n Scots Law Defn The person to whom any property is legally conveyed DISPONER Disponer n Scots Law Defn One who legally transfers property from himself to another DISPONGE Disponge v t Etym Pref dis sponge Defn To sprinkle as with water from a sponge Poetic Rare Written also dispunge O sovereign mistress of true melancholy The poisonous damp of night disponge upon me Shak DISPOPE Dispope v t Defn To refuse to consider as pope to depose from the popedom One whom they disposed Tennyson DISPOROUS Disporous a Etym Pref di sporous Biol Defn Having two spores DISPORT Disport n Etym OF desport deport See Disport v i and cf Sport Defn Play sport pastime diversion playfulness Milton DISPORT Disport v i imp p p Disported p pr vb n Disporting Etym OF se desporter pref des L dis F porter to carry orig therefore to carry ones self away from work to go to amuse ones self See Port demeanor and cf Sport Defn To play to wanton to move in gayety to move lightly and without restraint to amuse ones self Where light disports in ever mingling dyes Pope Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun Disporting there like any other fly Byron DISPORT Disport v t Etym OF desporter See Disport v i 1 To divert or amuse to make merry They could disport themselves Buckle 2 To remove from a port to carry away Prynne DISPORTMENT Disportment n Defn Act of disporting diversion play Obs Dr H More DISPOSABLE Disposable a Etym From Dispose Defn Subject to disposal free to be used or employed as occasion may require not assigned to any service or use The great of this kingdom has easily afforded a disposable surplus Burke DISPOSAL Disposal n Etym From Dispose 1 The act of disposing or disposing of anything arrangement orderly distribution a putting in order as the disposal of the troops in two lines 2 Ordering regulation adjustment management government direction The execution leave to high disposal Milton 3 Regulation of the fate condition application etc of anything the transference of anything into new hands a new place condition etc alienation or parting as a disposal of property A domestic affair of great importance which is no less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life Tatler 4 Power or authority to dispose of determine the condition of control etc especially in the phrase at or in the disposal of The sole and absolute disposal of him an his concerns South Syn Disposition dispensation management conduct government distribution arrangement regulation control DISPOSE Dispose v t imp p p Disposed p pr vb n Disposing Etym F disposer pref dis poser to place See Pose 1 To distribute and put in place to arrange to set in order as to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent Who hath disposed the whole world Job xxxiv 13 All ranged in order and disposed with grace Pope The rest themselves in troops did else dispose Spenser 2 To regulate to adjust to settle to determine The knightly forms of combat to dispose Dryden 3 To deal out to assign to a use to bestow for an object or purpose to apply to employ to dispose of Importuned him that what he designed to bestow on her funeral he would rather dispose among the poor Evelyn 4 To give a tendency or inclination to to adapt to cause to turn especially to incline the mind of to give a bent or propension to to incline to make inclined usually followed by to sometimes by for before the indirect object Endure and conquer Jove will soon dispose To future good our past and present woes Dryden Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny husbands to jealousy and wise men to irresolution and melancholy Bacon To dispose of a To determine the fate of to exercise the power of control over to fix the condition application employment etc of to direct or assign for a use Freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons Locke b To exercise finally ones power of control over to pass over into the control of some one else as by selling to alienate to part with to relinquish to get rid of as to dispose of a house to dispose of ones time More water than can be disposed of T Burnet I have disposed of her to a man of business Tatler A rural judge disposed of beautys prize Waller Syn To set arrange order distribute adjust regulate adapt fit incline bestow give DISPOSE Dispose v i Defn To bargain to make terms Obs She had disposed with Cæsar Shak DISPOSE Dispose n 1 Disposal ordering management power or right of control Obs But such is the dispose of the sole Disposer of empires Speed 2 Cast of mind disposition inclination behavior demeanor Obs He hath a person and a smooth dispose To be suspected Shak DISPOSED Disposed p a 1 Inclined minded When he was disposed to pass into Achaia Acts xviii 27 2 Inclined to mirth jolly Obs Beau Fl Well disposed in good condition in good health Obs Chaucer DISPOSEDNESS Disposedness n Defn The state of being disposed or inclined inclination propensity R DISPOSEMENT Disposement n Defn Disposal Obs Goodwin DISPOSER Disposer n Defn One who or that which disposes a regulator a director a bestower Absolute lord and disposer of all things Barrow DISPOSINGLY Disposingly adv Defn In a manner to dispose DISPOSITED Disposited a Etym See Disposition Defn Disposed Obs Glanvill DISPOSITION Disposition n Etym F disposition dispositio fr disponere to dispose dis ponere to place See Position and cf Dispone 1 The act of disposing arranging ordering regulating or transferring application disposal as the disposition of a mans property by will Who have received the law by the disposition of angels Acts vii 53 The disposition of the work to put all things in a beautiful order and harmony that the whole may be of a piece Dryden 2 The state or the manner of being disposed or arranged distribution arrangement order as the disposition of the trees in an orchard the disposition of the several parts of an edifice 3 Tendency to any action or state resulting from natural constitution nature quality as a disposition in plants to grow in a direction upward a disposition in bodies to putrefaction 4 Conscious inclination propension or propensity How stands your disposition to be married Shak 5 Natural or prevailing spirit or temperament of mind especially as shown in intercourse with ones fellowmen temper of mind A man of turbulent disposition Hallam He is of a very melancholy disposition Shak His disposition led him to do things agreeable to his quality and condition wherein God had placed him Strype 6 Mood humor As I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition on Shak Syn Disposal adjustment regulation arrangement distribution order method adaptation inclination propensity bestowment alienation character temper mood Disposition Character Temper Disposition is the natural humor of a person the predominating quality of his character the constitutional habit of his mind Character is this disposition influenced by motive training and will Temper is a quality of the fiber of character and is displayed chiefly when the emotions especially the passions are aroused DISPOSITIONAL Dispositional a Defn Pertaining to disposition DISPOSITIONED Dispositioned a Defn Having such a disposition used in compounds as well dispositioned DISPOSITIVE Dispositive a Etym Cf F dispositif 1 Disposing tending to regulate decretive Obs His dispositive wisdom and power Bates 2 Belonging to disposition or natural tendency Obs Dispositive holiness Jer Taylor DISPOSITIVELY Dispositively adv Defn In a dispositive manner by natural or moral disposition Obs Sir T Browne Do dispositively what Moses is recorded to have done literally break all the ten commandments at once Boyle DISPOSITOR Dispositor n Etym L See Disposition 1 A disposer 2 Astrol Defn The planet which is lord of the sign where another planet is Obs Crabb DISPOSSESS Dispossess see Possess v t imp p p Dispossessed p pr vb n Dispossessing Etym Pref dis possess cf F déposséder Defn To put out of possession to deprive of the actual occupancy of particularly of land or real estate to disseize to eject usually followed by of before the thing taken away as to dispossess a king of his crown Usurp the land and dispossess the swain Goldsmith DISPOSSESSION Dispossession n Etym Cf F dépossession 1 The act of putting out of possession the state of being dispossessed Bp Hall 2 Law Defn The putting out of possession wrongfully or otherwise of one who is in possession of a freehold no matter in what title called also ouster DISPOSSESSOR Dispossessor n Defn One who dispossesses Cowley DISPOST Dispost v t Defn To eject from a post to displace R Davies Holy Roode DISPOSURE Disposure n Etym From Dispose 1 The act of disposing power to dispose of disposal direction Give up My estate to his disposure Massinger 2 Disposition arrangement position posture Obs In a kind of warlike disposure Sir H Wotton DISPRAISABLE Dispraisable a Defn Blamable R DISPRAISE Dispraise v t imp p p Dispraised p pr vb n Dispraising Etym OE dispreisen OF desprisier despreisier F dépriser pref des L dis prisier F priser to prize praise See Praise and cf Disprize Depreciate Defn To withdraw praise from to notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure to disparage to blame Dispraising the power of his adversaries Chaucer I dispraised him before the wicked that the wicked might not fall in love with him Shak DISPRAISE Dispraise n Etym Cf OF despris See Dispraise v t Defn The act of dispraising detraction blame censure reproach disparagement Dryden In praise and in dispraise the same Tennyson DISPRAISER Dispraiser n Defn One who blames or dispraises DISPRAISINGLY Dispraisingly adv Defn By way of dispraise DISPREAD Dispread v t Etym Pref dis spread Defn To spread abroad or different ways to spread apart to open as the sun dispreads his beams Spenser DISPREAD Dispread v i Defn To extend or expand itself R While tyrant Hdispreading through the sky Thomson DISPREADER Dispreader n Defn One who spreads abroad Dispreaders both of vice and error Milton DISPREJUDICE Disprejudice v t Defn To free from prejudice Obs W Montagu DISPREPARE Disprepare v t Defn To render unprepared Obs Hobbes DISPRINCE Disprince v t Defn To make unlike a prince R For I was drenchd with ooze and torn with briers And all one rag disprinced from head to heel Tennyson DISPRISON Disprison v t Defn To let loose from prison to set all liberty R Bulwer DISPRIVILEGE Disprivilege v t Defn To deprive of a privilege or privileges R DISPRIZE Disprize v t Etym Cf Dispraise Defn To do preciate R Cotton Ode to Lydia DISPROFESS Disprofess v t Defn To renounce the profession or pursuit of His arms which he had vowed to disprofess Spenser DISPROFIT Disprofit n Defn Loss damage Foxe DISPROFIT Disprofit v i i Defn To be or to cause to be without profit or benefit Obs or Archaic Bale DISPROFITABLE Disprofitable a Defn Unprofitable Obs DISPROOF Disproof n Etym Pref dis proof Cf Disprove Defn A proving to be false or erroneous confutation refutation as to offer evidence in disproof of a statement I need not offer anything farther in support of one or in disproof of the other Rogers DISPROPERTY Disproperty v t Defn To cause to be no longer property to dispossess of R Shak DISPROPORTION Disproportion n Etym Pref dis proportion cf F disproportion 1 Want of proportion in form or quantity lack of symmetry as the arm may be in disproportion to the body the disproportion of the length of a building to its height 2 Want of suitableness adequacy or due proportion to an end or use unsuitableness disparity as the disproportion of strength or means to an object DISPROPORTION Disproportion v t imp p p Disproportioned p pr vb n Disproportioning Defn To make unsuitable in quantity form or fitness to an end to violate symmetry in to mismatch to join unfitly To shape my legs of an unequal size To disproportion me in every part Shak A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory Prescott DISPROPORTIONABLE Disproportionable a Defn Disproportional unsuitable in form size quantity or adaptation disproportionate inadequate Disproportionableness n Hammond Disproportionably adv DISPROPORTIONAL Disproportional a Defn Not having due proportion to something else not having proportion or symmetry of parts unsuitable in form quantity or value inadequate unequal as a disproportional limb constitutes deformity in the body the studies of youth should not be disproportional to their understanding DISPROPORTIONALITY Disproportionality n Defn The state of being disproportional Dr H More DISPROPORTIONALLY Disproportionally adv Defn In a disproportional manner unsuitably in form quantity or value unequally DISPROPORTIONATE Disproportionate a Defn Not proportioned unsymmetrical unsuitable to something else in bulk form value or extent out of proportion inadequate as in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means Disproportionately adv Disproportionateness n DISPROPRIATE Dispropriate v t Etym L dis propriare to appropriate fr proprius ones own proper Defn To cancel the appropriation of to disappropriate R DISPROVABLE Disprovable a Defn Capable of being disproved or refuted Boyle DISPROVAL Disproval n Defn Act of disproving disproof R DISPROVE Disprove v t imp p p Disproved p pr vb n Disproving Etym Pref dis prove cf OF desprover 1 To prove to be false or erroneous to confute to refute That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it Atterbury 2 To disallow to disapprove of Obs Stirling DISPROVER Disprover n Defn One who disproves or confutes DISPROVIDE Disprovide v t Defn Not to provide to fail to provide Obs Boyle DISPUNCT Dispunct a Defn Wanting in punctilious respect discourteous Obs That were dispunct to the ladies B Jonson DISPUNCT Dispunct v t Etym See 1st Dispunge Defn To expunge Obs Foxe DISPUNGE Dispunge v t Etym L dispungere to prick apart i e check off the debts and credits of an account dis pungere to prick Defn To expunge to erase Obs DISPUNGE Dispunge v t Defn See Disponge Obs DISPUNISHABLE Dispunishable a Defn Without penal restraint not punishable R Swift DISPURPOSE Dispurpose v t Defn To dissuade to frustrate as to dispurpose plots R A Brewer DISPURSE Dispurse v t Defn To disburse Obs Shak DISPURVEY Dispurvey v t Etym Pref dis purvey cf OF desporveoir F dépourvoir Defn To disfurnish to strip Obs Heywood DISPURVEYANCE Dispurveyance n Defn Want of provisions Obs Spenser DISPUTABLE Disputable a Etym L disputabilis cf F disputable See Dispute v i 1 Capable of being disputed liable to be called in question controverted or contested or doubtful certainty or propriety controvertible as disputable opinions propositions points or questions Actions every one of which is very disputable Jer Taylor 2 Disputatious contentious Obs Shak DISPUTABLENESS Disputableness n Defn State of being disputable DISPUTACITY Disputacity n Etym See Dispute v i Defn Proneness to dispute Obs Bp Ward DISPUTANT Disputant a Etym L disputants p pr of disputare cf F disputant See Dispute v i Defn Disputing engaged in controversy Milton DISPUTANT Disputant n Defn One who disputes one who argues A singularly eager acute and pertinacious disputant Macaulay DISPUTATION Disputation n Etym OE desputeson disputacion OF desputeison F disputation fr L disputatio See Dispute v i 1 The act of disputing a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something or on opposite sides controversy in words verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact opinion proposition or argument 2 A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed DISPUTATIOUS Disputatious a Defn Inclined to dispute apt to civil or controvert characterized by dispute as a disputatious person or temper The Christian doctrine of a future life was no recommendation of the new religion to the wits and philosophers of that disputations period Buckminster Disputatiously adv Disputatiousness n DISPUTATIVE Disputative a Etym L disputativus Defn Disposed to dispute inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition as a disputative temper I Watts DISPUTE Dispute v i imp p p Disputed p pr vb n Disputing Etym OE desputen disputen OF desputer disputer F disputer from L disputare disputatum dis putare to clean hence fig to clear up set in order reckon think See Putative Pure Defn To contend in argument to argue against something maintained upheld or claimed by another to discuss to reason to debate to altercate to wrangle Therefore disputed reasoned Rev Ver he in synagogue with the Jews Acts xvii 17 DISPUTE Dispute v t 1 To make a subject of disputation to argue pro and con to discuss The rest I reserve it be disputed how the magistrate is to do herein Milton 2 To oppose by argument or assertion to attempt to overthrow to controvert to express dissent or opposition to to call in question to deny the truth or validity of as to dispute assertions or arguments To seize goods under the disputed authority of writs of assistance Bancroft 3 To strive or contend about to contest To dispute the possession of the ground with the Spaniards Prescott 4 To struggle against to resist Obs Dispute it grief like a man Shak Syn To controvert contest gainsay doubt question argue debate discuss impugn See Argue DISPUTE Dispute n Etym Cf F dispute See Dispute v i 1 Verbal controversy contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims controversial discussion altercation debate Addicted more To contemplation and profound dispute Milton 2 Contest struggle quarrel De Foe Beyond dispute Without dispute indisputably incontrovertibly Syn Altercation controversy argumentation debate discussion quarrel disagreement difference contention wrangling See Altercation DISPUTELESS Disputeless a Defn Admitting no dispute incontrovertible Bailey DISPUTER Disputer n Defn One who disputes or who is given to disputes a controvertist Where is the disputer of this world 1 Cor i 20 DISPUTISON Disputison n Etym See Disputation Defn Dispute discussion Obs Chaucer DISQUALIFICATION Disqualification n 1 The act of disqualifying or state of being disqualified want of qualification incompetency disability as the disqualification of men for holding certain offices 2 That which disqualifies that which incapacitates or makes unfit as conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office sickness is a disqualification for labor I must still retain the consciousness of those disqualifications which you have been pleased to overlook Sir J Shore DISQUALIFY Disqualify v t imp p p Disqualified p pr vb n Disqualifying 1 To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose to render unfit to incapacitate with for or from before the purpose state or act My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation I mean my deafness Swift Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society Southey 2 To deprive of some power right or privilege by positive restriction to disable to debar legally as a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness DISQUANTITY Disquantity v t Defn To diminish the quantity of to lessen Obs Shak DISQUIET Disquiet a Defn Deprived of quiet impatient restless uneasy R Shak DISQUIET Disquiet n Defn Want of quiet want of tranquility in body or mind uneasiness restlessness disturbance anxiety Swift DISQUIET Disquiet v t imp p p Disquieted p pr vb n Disquieting Defn To render unquiet to deprive of peace rest or tranquility to make uneasy or restless to disturb Why art thou cast down O my soul and why art thou disquieted within me Ps xlii 11 As quiet as these disquieted times will permit Sir W Scott Syn To harass disturb vex fret excite agitate DISQUIETAL Disquietal n Defn The act of disquieting a state of disquiet Obs It roars and strives gainst its disquietal Dr H More DISQUIETER Disquieter n Defn One who or that which disquiets or makes uneasy a disturber DISQUIETFUL Disquietful a Defn Producing inquietude or uneasiness R Barrow DISQUIETIVE Disquietive a Defn Tending to disquiet R DISQUIETLY Disquietly adv Defn In a disquiet manner uneasily as he rested disquietly that night R Wiseman DISQUIETMENT Disquietment n Defn State of being disquieted uneasiness harassment R Hopkins DISQUIETNESS Disquietness n Defn Disturbance of quiet in body or mind restlessness uneasiness Hooker DISQUIETOUS Disquietous a Defn Causing uneasiness R So distasteful and disquietous to a number of men Milton DISQUIETTUDE Disquiettude n Defn Want of peace or tranquility uneasiness disturbance agitation anxiety Fears and disquietude and unavoidable anxieties of mind Abp Sharp DISQUISITION Disquisition n Etym L disquisitio fr disquirere to inquire diligently investigate dis quaerere to seek See Quest Defn A formal or systematic inquiry into or discussion of any subject a full examination or investigation of a matter with the arguments and facts bearing upon it elaborate essay dissertation For accurate research or grave disquisition he was not well qualified Macaulay DISQUISITIONAL Disquisitional a Defn Pertaining to disquisition of the nature of disquisition DISQUISITIONARY Disquisitionary a Defn Pertaining to disquisition disquisitional DISQUISITIVE Disquisitive a Defn Relating to disquisition fond discussion or investigation examining inquisitive DISQUISITORIAL Disquisitorial a Defn Disquisitory DISQUISITORY Disquisitory a Defn Of or pertaining to disquisition disquisitive Ed Rev DISRANGE Disrange v t Etym Pref dis range cf OF desrengier F dérangier See Derange Disrank Defn To disarrange Obs Wood DISRANK Disrank see Dis v t Etym Cf Derange 1 To degrade from rank Obs 2 To throw out of rank or into confusion Decker DISRATE Disrate v t Defn To reduce to a lower rating or rank to degrade Marryat DISRAY Disray variant Defn of Disarray Obs Holland DISREALIZE Disrealize v t Defn To divest of reality to make uncertain Obs Udall DISREGARD Disregard v t imp p p Disregarded p pr vb n Disregarding Defn Not to regard to pay no heed to to omit to take notice of to neglect to observe to slight as unworthy of regard or notice as to disregard the admonitions of conscience Studious of good man disregarded fame Blackmore DISREGARD Disregard n Defn The act of disregarding or the state of being disregarded intentional neglect omission of notice want of attention slight The disregard of experience Whewell DISREGARDER Disregarder n Defn One who disregards DISREGARDFUL Disregardful a Defn Neglect negligent heedless regardless DISREGARDFULLY Disregardfully adv Defn Negligently heedlessly DISRELISH Disrelish see Dis n 1 Want of relish dislike of the palate or of the mind distaste a slight degree of disgust as a disrelish for some kinds of food Men love to hear of their power but have an extreme disrelish to be told of their duty Burke 2 Absence of relishing or palatable quality bad taste nauseousness Milton DISRELISH Disrelish v t imp p p Disrelished p pr vb n Disrelishing 1 Not to relish to regard as unpalatable or offensive to feel a degree of disgust at Pope 2 To deprive of relish to make nauseous or disgusting in a slight degree Milton DISREMEMBER Disremember v t Defn To fail to remember to forget Obs or Archaic DISREPAIR Disrepair n Defn A state of being in bad condition and wanting repair The fortifications were ancient and in disrepair Sir W Scott DISREPUTABILITY Disreputability n Defn The state of being disreputable R DISREPUTABLE Disreputable a Defn Not reputable of bad repute not in esteem dishonorable disgracing the reputation tending to bring into disesteem as it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean the lewd and the profane Why should you think that conduct disreputable in priests which you probably consider as laudable in yourself Bp Watson Syn Dishonorable discreditable low mean disgraceful shameful DISREPUTABLY Disreputably adv Defn In a disreputable manner DISREPUTATION Disreputation n Defn Loss or want of reputation or good name dishonor disrepute disesteem A disreputation of piety Jer Taylor DISREPUTE Disrepute n Defn Loss or want of reputation ill character disesteem discredit At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute Sir W Scott Syn Disesteem discredit dishonor disgrace DISREPUTE Disrepute v t Defn To bring into disreputation to hold in dishonor R More inclined to love them tan to disrepute them Jer Taylor DISRESPECT Disrespect n Defn Want of respect or reverence disesteem incivility discourtesy Impatience of bearing the least affront or disrespect Pope DISRESPECT Disrespect v t Defn To show disrespect to We have disrespected and slighted God Comber DISRESPECTABILITY Disrespectability n Defn Want of respectability Thackeray DISRESPECTABLE Disrespectable a Defn Not respectable disreputable M Arnold DISRESPECTER Disrespecter n Defn One who disrespects DISRESPECTFUL Disrespectful a Defn Wanting in respect manifesting disesteem or lack of respect uncivil as disrespectful behavior Disrespectfully adv Disrespectfulness n DISRESPECTIVE Disrespective a Defn Showing want of respect disrespectful Obs Bp Hall DISREVERENCE Disreverence v t Defn To treat irreverently or with disrespect Obs Sir T More DISROBE Disrobe see Dis v t i imp p p Disrobed p pr vb n Disrobing Defn To divest of a robe to undress figuratively to strip of covering to divest of that which clothes or decorates as autumn disrobes the fields of verdure Two great peers were disrobed of their glory Sir H Wotton DISROBER Disrober n Defn One who or that which disrobes DISROOF Disroof v t Defn To unroof R Carlyle DISROOT Disroot v t imp p p Disrooted p pr vb n Disrooting Defn To tear up the roots of or by the roots hence to tear from a foundation to uproot A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations Goldsmith DISROUT Disrout v i Etym Cf OF desrouter F dérouter Defn To put to rout Taylor 1630 DISRUDDER Disrudder v t Defn To deprive of the rudder as a ship DISRULILY Disrulily adv Defn In a disorderly manner Obs Rom of R DISRULY Disruly a Defn Unruly disorderly Obs DISRUPT Disrupt a Etym L disruptus diruptus p p of disrumpere to break or burst asunder dis rumpere to break burst See Rupture Defn Rent off torn asunder severed disrupted DISRUPT Disrupt v t imp p p Disrupted p pr vb n Disrupting Defn To break asunder to rend Thomson DISRUPTION Disruption n Etym L disruptio diruptio Defn The act or rending asunder or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces breach rent dilaceration rupture as the disruption of rocks in an earthquake disruption of a state DISRUPTIVE Disruptive a Defn Causing or tending to cause disruption caused by disruption breaking through bursting as the disruptive discharge of an electrical battery Nichol DISRUPTURE Disrupture n Defn Disruption R Jefferson DISSATISFACTION Dissatisfaction n Defn The state of being dissatisfied unsatisfied or discontented uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification or from disappointed wishes and expectations The ambitious man has little happiness but is subject to much uneasiness and dissatisfaction Addison Syn Discontent discontentment displeasure disapprobation distaste dislike DISSATISFACTORY Dissatisfactory a Defn Causing dissatisfaction unable to give content unsatisfactory displeasing To have reduced the different qualifications in the different States to one uniform rule would probably have been as dissatisfactory to some of the States as difficult for the Convention A Hamilton Dissatisfactoriness n DISSATISFY Dissatisfy v t imp p p Dissatisfied p pr vb n Dissatisfying Defn To render unsatisfied or discontented to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations to displease by the want of something requisite as to be dissatisfied with ones fortune The dissatisfied factions of the autocracy Bancroft DISSEAT Disseat v t Defn To unseat R Shak DISSECT Dissect v t imp p p Dissected p pr vb n Dissecting Etym L dissectus p p of dissecare dis secare to cut See Section 1 Anat Defn To divide into separate parts to cut in pieces to separate and expose the parts of as an animal or a plant for examination and to show their structure and relations to anatomize 2 To analyze for the purposes of science or criticism to divide and examine minutely This paragraph I have dissected for a sample Atterbury DISSECTED Dissected a 1 Cut into several parts divided into sections as a dissected map 2 Bot Defn Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions as a dissected leaf DISSECTIBLE Dissectible a Defn Capable of being dissected or separated by dissection Paley DISSECTING Dissecting a 1 Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body as a dissecting aneurism one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery 2 Of or pertaining to or received during a dissection as a dissecting wound 3 Used for or in dissecting as a dissecting knife a dissecting microscope DISSECTION Dissection n Etym Cf F dissection 1 The act of dissecting an animal or plant as dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I 2 Fig The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination 3 Anything dissected especially some part or the whole of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure an anatomical so prepared Dissection wound a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body DISSECTOR Dissector n Etym Cf F dissecteur Defn One who dissects an anatomist DISSEIZE Disseize v t imp p p Disseized p pr vb n Disseizing Etym Pref dis seize cf F dessaisir Law Defn To deprive of seizin or possession to dispossess or oust wrongfully one in freehold possession of land followed by of as to disseize a tenant of his freehold Written also disseise Which savage beasts strive as eagerly to keep and hold those golden mines as the Arimaspians to disseize them thereof Holland DISSEIZEE Disseizee n Law Defn A person disseized or put out of possession of an estate unlawfully correlative to disseizor Written also disseisee DISSEIZIN Disseizin n Etym OF dessaisine Law Defn The act of disseizing an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold Written also disseisin Blackstone DISSEIZOR Disseizor n Law Defn One who wrongfully disseizes or puts another out of possession of a freehold Written also disseisor Blackstone DISSEIZORESS Disseizoress n Law Defn A woman disseizes DISSEIZURE Disseizure n Defn Disseizin Speed DISSEMBLANCE Dissemblance n Etym Cf F dissemblance See Dissemble Defn Want of resemblance dissimilitude R Osborne DISSEMBLANCE Dissemblance n Etym Dissemble ance Defn The act or art of dissembling dissimulation Obs DISSEMBLE Dissemble v t imp p p Dissembled p pr vb n Dissembling Etym OF dissembler to be dissimilar pref dis L dis F sembler to seem L simulare to simulate cf L dissimulare to dissemble See Simulate and cf Dissimulate 1 To hide under a false semblance or seeming to feign something not to be what it really is to put an untrue appearance upon to disguise to mask Dissemble all your griefs and discontents Shak Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love But why did you kick me down stairs J P Kemble 2 To put on the semblance of to make pretense of to simulate to feign He soon dissembled a sleep Tatler Syn To conceal disguise cloak cover equivocate See Conceal DISSEMBLE Dissemble v i Defn To conceal the real fact motives He that hateth dissembleth with his lips Prov xxvi 24 He an enemy dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship C J Smith DISSEMBLER Dissembler n Defn One who dissembles one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance a hypocrite It is the weakest sort of politicians that are the greatest dissemblers Bacon Priests princes women no dissemblers here Pope Syn Dissembler Hypocrite A person is called a dissembler with reference to his concealment of his real character and a hypocrite with reference to his assumption of a false character But hypocrite is the stronger word being commonly used to characterize a person who is habitually insincere and false especially one who makes professions of goodness when his aims are selfish and his life corrupt DISSEMBLING Dissembling a Defn That dissembles hypocritical false Dissemblingly adv DISSEMINATE Disseminate v t i imp p p Disseminated p pr vb n Disseminating Etym L disseminatus p p of disseminare to disseminate dis seminare to sow semen seed See Seminary 1 To sow broadcast or as seed to scatter for growth and propagation like seed to spread abroad to diffuse as principles ideas opinions and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation 2 To spread or extend by dispersion A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat disseminated throughout the body of the earth Woodward Syn To spread diffuse propagate circulate disperse scatter DISSEMINATED Disseminated p a Min Defn Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance DISSEMINATION Dissemination n Etym L disseminatio cf F dissémination Defn The act of disseminating or the state of being disseminated diffusion for propagation and permanence a scattering or spreading abroad as of ideas beliefs etc The universal dissemination of those writings Wayland DISSEMINATIVE Disseminative a Defn Tending to disseminate or to become disseminated The effect of heresy is like the plague infectious and disseminative Jer Taylor DISSEMINATOR Disseminator n Etym L Defn One who or that which disseminates spreads or propagates as disseminators of disease DISSENSION Dissension n Etym L dissensio cf F dissension See Dissent Defn Disagreement in opinion usually of a violent character producing warm debates or angry words contention in words partisan and contentious divisions breach of friendship and union strife discord quarrel Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them Acts xv 2 Debates dissension uproars are thy joy Dryden A seditious person and raiserup of dissension among the people Robynson Mores Utopia DISSENSIOUS Dissensious a Defn Disposed to discord contentious dissentious R Ascham Dissensiously adv Chapman DISSENT Dissent v i imp p p Dissented p pr vb n Dissenting Etym L dissentire dissentum dis sentire to feel think See Sense 1 To differ in opinion to be of unlike or contrary sentiment to disagree followed by from The bill passed without a dissenting voice Hallam Opinions in which multitudes of men dissent from us Addison 2 Eccl Defn To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines rites or government 3 To differ to be of a contrary nature Hooker DISSENT Dissent n 1 The act of dissenting difference of opinion refusal to adopt something proposed nonagreement nonconcurrence or disagreement The dissent of no small number of peers is frequently recorded Hallam 2 Eccl Defn Separation from an established church especially that of England nonconformity It is the dissidence of dissent and the protestantism of the Protestant religion Burke 3 Contrariety of nature diversity in quality Obs The dissent of the metals Bacon Syn Disagreement variance difference nonconcurrence nonconformity DISSENTANEOUS Dissentaneous a Etym L dissentaneus Defn Disagreeing contrary differing opposed to consentaneous R Barrow DISSENTANY Dissentany a Defn Dissentaneous inconsistent Obs Milton DISSENTATION Dissentation n Defn Dissension Obs W Browne DISSENTER Dissenter n 1 One who dissents one who differs in opinion or declares his disagreement 2 Eccl Defn One who separates from the service and worship of an established church especially one who disputes the authority or tenets of the Church of England a nonconformist Dissenters from the establishment of their several countries Burke Robert Brown is said to have the first formal dissenter Shipley Note The word is commonly applied only to Protestants The Roman Catholics are generally referred to as a distinct class Brande C DISSENTERISM Dissenterism n Defn The spirit or principles of dissenters Ed Rev DISSENTIATE Dissentiate v t Defn To throw into a state of dissent R Feltham DISSENTIENT Dissentient a Etym L dissentiens p pr of dissentire See Dissent v i Defn Disagreeing declaring dissent dissenting n Defn One who dissents Macaulay DISSENTIOUS Dissentious a Defn Marked by dissensions apt to breed discord quarrelsome contentious factious Dissentiously adv DISSENTIVE Dissentive a Defn Disagreeing inconsistent Obs Feltham DISSEPIMENT Dissepiment n Etym L dissaepimentum fr dissaepire dis saepire to hedge in inclose 1 A separating tissue a partition a septum 2 Bot Defn One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary into cells 3 Zoöl Defn One of the transverse calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral DISSERT Dissert v i Etym L dissertus p p of disserere dis serere to join connect cf F disserter See Series Defn To discourse or dispute to discuss R We have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary Jeffrey DISSERTATE Dissertate v i Etym L dissertatus p p of dissertare to discuss intents fr disserere See Dissert Defn To deal in dissertation to write dissertations to discourse R J Foster DISSERTATION Dissertation n Etym L dissertatio cf F dissertation Defn A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse oral or written a disquisition an essay a discussion as Dissertations on the Prophecies DISSERTATIONAL Dissertational a Defn Relating to dissertations resembling a dissertation DISSERTATIONIST Dissertationist n Defn A writer of dissertations DISSERTATOR Dissertator n Etym L cf F dissertateur Defn One who writers a dissertation one who discourses Boyle DISSERTLY Dissertly adv Defn See Disertly Obs DISSERVE Disserve v t imp p p Di p pr vb n Disserving Etym Pref dis serve cf F desservir Defn To fail to serve to do injury or mischief to to damage to hurt to harm Have neither served nor disserved the interests of any party Jer Taylor DISSERVICE Disservice n Etym Pref dis service cf F desservice Defn Injury mischief We shall rather perform good offices unto truth than any disservice unto their relators Sir T Browne DISSERVICEABLE Disserviceable a Defn Calculated to do disservice or harm not serviceable injurious harmful unserviceable Shaftesbury Disserviceableness n Norris Disserviceably adv DISSETTLE Dissettle v t Defn To unsettle Obs DISSETTLEMENT Dissettlement n Defn The act of unsettling or the state of being unsettled Marvell DISSEVER Dissever v t imp p p Dissevered p pr vb n Dissevering Etym OE dessevrer pref des L dis sevrer to sever F sevrer to wean L separate to separate In this word the prefix is intensive See Dis and Sever Defn To part in two to sever thoroughly to sunder to disunite to separate to disperse The storm so dissevered the company that most of therm never met again Sir P Sidney States disserved discordant belligerent D Webster DISSEVER Dissever v i Defn To part to separate Chaucer DISSEVERANCE Disseverance n Etym OF dessevrance Defn The act of disserving separation DISSEVERATION Disseveration n Defn The act of disserving disseverance Obs DISSEVERMENT Disseverment n Etym Cf OF dessevrement Defn Disseverance Sir W Scott DISSHADOW Disshadow v t Defn To free from shadow or shade Obs G Fletcher DISSHEATHE Dissheathe v i Defn To become unsheathed Obs Sir W Raleigh DISSHIP Disship v t Defn To dismiss from service on board ship Obs Hakluyt DISSHIVER Disshiver v t i Defn To shiver or break in pieces Obs DISSIDENCE Dissidence n Etym L dissidentia cf F dissidence See Dissident a Defn Disagreement dissent separation from the established religion I Taylor It is the dissidence of dissent Burke DISSIDENT Dissident a Etym L dissidens entis p pr of dissidere to sit apart to disagree dis sedere to sit cf F dissident See Sit Defn No agreeing dissenting discordant different Our life and manners be dissident from theirs Robynson Mores Utopia DISSIDENT Dissident n Eccl Defn One who disagrees or dissents one who separates from the established religion The dissident habituated and taught to think of his dissidencI Taylor DISSIDENTLY Dissidently adv Defn In a dissident manner DISSILIENCE DISSILIENCY Dissilience Dissiliency n Defn The act of leaping or starting asunder Johnson DISSILIENT Dissilient a Etym L dissiliens entis p pr of dissilire to leap asunder dis salire to leap Defn Starting asunder bursting and opening with an elastic force dehiscing explosively as a dissilient pericarp DISSILITION Dissilition n Defn The act of bursting or springing apart R Boyle DISSIMILAR Dissimilar a Etym Pref dis similar cf F dissimilaire Defn Not similar unlike heterogeneous as the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features This part very dissimilar to any other Boyle DISSIMILARITY Dissimilarity n Defn Want of resemblance unlikeness dissimilitude variety as the dissimilarity of human faces and forms Sir W Jones DISSIMILARLY Dissimilarly adv Defn In a dissimilar manner in a varied style With verdant shrubs dissimilarly gay C Smart DISSIMILATE Dissimilate v t Defn To render dissimilar DISSIMILATION Dissimilation n Defn The act of making dissimilar H Sweet DISSIMILE Dissimile n Etym L dissimile neut dissimilis unlike Rhet Defn Comparison or illustration by contraries DISSIMILITUDE Dissimilitude n Etym L dissimilitudo fr dissimilis cf F dissimilitude 1 Want of resemblance unlikeness dissimilarity Dissimilitude between the Divinity and images Stillingfleet 2 Rhet Defn A comparison by contrast a dissimile DISSIMULATE Dissimulate a Etym L dissimulatus p p of dissimulare See Dissemble Defn Feigning simulating pretending Obs Henryson DISSIMULATE Dissimulate v i Defn To dissemble to feign to pretend DISSIMULATION Dissimulation n Etym L dissimulatio cf F dissimulation Defn The act of dissembling a hiding under a false appearance concealment by feigning false pretension hypocrisy Let love be without dissimulation Rom xii 9 Dissimulation when a man lets fall signs and arguments that he is not that he is Bacon Simulation is a pretense of what is not and dissimulation a concealment of what is Tatler DISSIMULATOR Dissimulator n Etym L Defn One who dissimulates a dissembler DISSIMULE Dissimule v t i Etym F dissimuler See Dissimulate Defn To dissemble Obs Chaucer DISSIMULER Dissimuler n Defn A dissembler Obs DISSIMULOUR Dissimulour n Etym OF dissimuleur Defn A dissembler Obs Chaucer DISSIPABLE Dissipable a Etym L dissipabilis Defn Capable of being scattered or dissipated R The heat of those plants is very dissipable Bacon DISSIPATE Dissipate v t imp p p Dissipated p pr vb n Dissipating Etym L dissipatus p p of dissipare dis an obsolete verb sipare supare to throw 1 To scatter completely to disperse and cause to disappear used esp of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored Dissipated those foggy mists of error Selden I soon dissipated his fears Cook The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate all intellectual energy Hazlitt 2 To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use to squander The vast wealth was in three years dissipated Bp Burnet Syn To disperse scatter dispel spend squander waste consume lavish DISSIPATE Dissipate v i 1 To separate into parts and disappear to waste away to scatter to disperse to vanish as a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun the heat of a body dissipates 2 To be extravagant wasteful or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure to engage in dissipation DISSIPATED Dissipated a 1 Squandered scattered Dissipated wealth Johnson 2 Wasteful of health money etc in the pursuit of pleasure dissolute intemperate A life irregular and dissipated Johnson DISSIPATION Dissipation n Etym L dissipatio cf F dissipation 1 The act of dissipating or dispersing a state of dispersion or separation dispersion waste Without loss or dissipation of the matter Bacon The famous dissipation of mankind Sir M Hale 2 A dissolute course of life in which health money etc are squandered in pursuit of pleasure profuseness in vicious indulgence as late hours riotous living etc dissoluteness To reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and extravagance P Henry 3 A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention Prevented from finishing them the letters a thousand avocations and dissipations Swift Dissipation of energy Same as Degradation of energy under Degradation DISSIPATIVE Dissipative a Defn Tending to dissipate Dissipative system Mech an assumed system of matter and motions in which forces of friction and resistances of other kinds are introduced without regard to the heat or other molecular actions which they generate opposed to conservative system DISSIPATIVITY Dissipativity n Defn The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into other forms of energy DISSITE Dissite a Etym L dissitus Defn Lying apart Obs Lands far dissite and remote asunder Holland DISSLANDER Disslander v t Etym Pref dis intens slander Defn To slander Obs Legend of Dido DISSLANDER Disslander n Defn Slander Obs E Hall DISSLANDEROUS Disslanderous a Defn Slanderous Obs DISSOCIABILITY Dissociability n Defn Want of sociability unsociableness Bp Warburton DISSOCIABLE Dissociable a Etym L dissociabilis fr issociare cf F dissociable See Dissociate 1 Not They came in two and two though matched in the most dissociable manner Spectator 2 Having a tendency to dissolve social connections unsuitable to society unsociable DISSOCIAL Dissocial a Etym Pref dis social cf L dissocialis See Dissociate v t Defn Unfriendly to society contracted selfish as dissocial feelings DISSOCIALIZE Dissocialize v t Defn To render unsocial DISSOCIATE Dissociate v t imp p p Dissociated p pr vb n Dissociating Etym L dissociatus p p of dissociare to dissociate dis sociare to unite associate socius companion See Social Defn To separate from fellowship or union to disunite to disjoin as to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance Before Wyclifs death in 1384 John of Gaunt had openly dissociated himself from the reformer A W Ward DISSOCIATION Dissociation n Etym L dissociatio cf F dissociation 1 The act of dissociating or disuniting a state of separation disunion It will add infinitely dissociation distraction and confusion of these confederate republics Burke 2 Chem Defn The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances as the dissociation of the sulphur molecules the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia DISSOCIATIVE Dissociative a Defn Tending or leading to dissociation DISSOLUBILITY Dissolubility n Defn The quality of being dissoluble capacity of being dissoluble capacity of being dissolved by heat or moisture and converted into a fluid DISSOLUBLE Dissoluble a Etym L dissolubilis cf F dissoluble See Dissolve and cf Dissolvable 1 Capable of being dissolved having its parts separable by heat or moisture convertible into a fluid Woodward 2 Capable of being disunited DISSOLUBLENESS Dissolubleness n Defn The quality of being dissoluble dissolubility Boyle DISSOLUTE Dissolute a Etym L dissolutus p p of dissolvere cf F dissolu See Dissolve 1 With nerves unstrung weak Obs Spenser 2 Loosed from restraint esp loose in morals and conduct recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures profligate wanton lewd debauched A wild and dissolute soldier Motley Syn Uncurbed unbridled disorderly unrestrained reckless wild wanton vicious lax licentious lewd DISSOLUTELY Dissolutely adv Defn In a dissolute manner DISSOLUTENESS Dissoluteness n Defn State or quality of being dissolute looseness of morals and manners addictedness to sinful pleasures debauchery dissipation Chivalry had the vices of dissoluteness Bancroft DISSOLUTION Dissolution n Etym OE dissolucioun dissoluteness F dissolution fr L dissolutio fr dissolvere See Dissolve 1 The act of dissolving sundering or separating into component parts separation Dissolutions of ancient amities Shak 2 Change from a solid to a fluid state solution by heat or moisture liquefaction melting 3 Change of form by chemical agency decomposition resolution The dissolution of the compound South 4 The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions the breaking up of a partnership Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament Blackstone 5 The extinction of life in the human body separation of the soul from the body death We expected Immediate dissolution Milton 6 The state of being dissolved or of undergoing liquefaction A man of continual dissolution and thaw Shak 7 The new product formed by dissolving a body a solution Bacon 8 Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts ruin To make a present dissolution of the world Hooker 9 Corruption of morals dissipation dissoluteness Obs or R Atterbury DISSOLVABILITY Dissolvability n Defn Capacity of being dissolved solubility Richardson DISSOLVABLE Dissolvable a Etym From Dissolve cf Dissoluble Defn Capable of being dissolved or separated into component parts capable of being liquefied soluble Dissolvableness n Though everything which is compacted be in its own nature dissolvable Cudworth Such things as are not dissolvable by the moisture of the tongue Sir I Newton DISSOLVATIVE Dissolvative n Defn Having the power to dissolve anything solvent Obs Frampton DISSOLVE Dissolve v t imp p p Dissolved p pr vb n Dissolving Etym L dissolvere dissolutum dis solvere to loose free See Solve and cf Dissolute 1 To separate into competent parts to disorganize to break up hence to bring to an end by separating the parts sundering a relation etc to terminate to destroy to deprive of force as to dissolve a partnership to dissolve Parliament Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life Shak 2 To break the continuity of to disconnect to disunite to sunder to loosen to undo to separate Nothing can dissolve us Shak Down fell the duke his joints dissolved asunder Fairfax For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another The Declaration of Independence 3 To convert into a liquid by means of heat moisture etc to melt to liquefy to soften As if the world were all dissolved to tears Shak 4 To solve to clear up to resolve Dissolved the mystery Tennyson Make interpretations and dissolve doubts Dan v 16 5 To relax by pleasure to make powerless Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie Dryden 6 Law Defn To annul to rescind to discharge or release as to dissolve an injunction Syn See Adjourn DISSOLVE Dissolve v i 1 To waste away to be dissipated to be decomposed or broken up 2 To become fluid to be melted to be liquefied A figure Trenched in ice which with an hours heat Dissolves to water and doth lose his form Shak 3 To fade away to fall to nothing to lose power The charm dissolves apace Shak DISSOLVENT Dissolvent a Etym L dissolvens entis p pr of dissolvere Defn Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body as the dissolvent juices of the stomach Ray DISSOLVENT Dissolvent n 1 That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances esp by mixture with them a menstruum a solvent Melted in the crucible dissolvents A Smith The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate dissolvent to the truce Mothley 2 Med Defn A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body such as calculi tubercles etc DISSOLVER Dissolver n Defn One who or that which has power to dissolve or dissipate Thou kind dissolver of encroaching care Otway DISSOLVING Dissolving a Defn Melting breaking up vanishing Dissolvingly adv Dissolving view a picture which grows dim and is gradually replaced by another on the same field an effect produced by magic lanterns DISSONANCE Dissonance n Etym L dissonantia cf F dissonance 1 A mingling of discordant sounds an inharmonious combination of sounds discord Filled the air with barbarous dissonance Milton 2 Want of agreement incongruity Milton DISSONANCY Dissonancy n Defn Discord dissonance DISSONANT Dissonant a Etym L dissonans antis p pr of dissonare to disagree in sound be discordant dis sonare to sound cf F dissonant See Sonant 1 Sounding harshly discordant unharmonious With clamor of voices dissonant and loud Longfellow 2 Disagreeing incongruous discrepfrom or to Anything dissonant to truth South What can be dissonant from reason and nature than that a man naturally inclined to clemency should show himself unkind and inhuman Hakewill DISSPIRIT Disspirit v t Defn See Dispirit DISSUADE Dissuade v t imp p p Dissuaded p pr vb n Dissuading Etym L dissuadere dissuasum dis suadere to advise persuade cf F dissuader See Suasion 1 To advise or exhort against to try to persuade one from a course Obsolescent Mr Burchell on the contrary dissuaded her with great ardor and I stood neuter Goldsmith War therefore open or concealed alike My voice dissuades Milton 2 To divert by persuasion to turn from a purpose by reasons or motives with from as I could not dissuade him from his purpose I have tried what is possible to dissuade him Mad D Arblay DISSUADER Dissuader n Defn One who dissuades a dehorter DISSUASION Dissuasion n Etym L dissuasio cf F dissuasion See Dissuade 1 The act of dissuading exhortation against a thing dehortation In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends Boyle 2 A motive or consideration tending to dissuade a dissuasive DISSUASIVE Dissuasive a Defn Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose dehortatory as dissuasive advice n Defn A dissuasive argument or counsel dissuasion dehortation Prynne Dissuasively adv DISSUASORY Dissuasory n Defn A dissuasive R This virtuous and reasonable person however has ill luck in all his dissuasories Jeffrey DISSUNDER Dissunder v t imp p p Dissundered p pr vb n Dissundering Etym Pref dis intens sunder Defn To separate to sunder to destroy R Chapman DISSWEETEN Dissweeten v t Defn To deprive of sweetness R Bp Richardson DISSYLLABIC Dissyllabic a Etym Cf F dissyllabique See Dissylable Defn Consisting of two syllabas a dissyllabic foot in poetry B Jons DISSYLLABIFICATION Dissyllabification n Defn A formi DISSYLLABIFY Dissyllabify v t Etym Dissyllable fly Defn To form into two syllables Ogilvie DISSYLLABIZE Dissyllabize v t Defn To form into two syllables to dyssyllabify DISSYLLABLE Dissyllable n Etym F dissyllabe L disyllabus adj of two syllables fr Gr Syllable Defn A word of two syllables as paper DISSYMMETRICAL Dissymmetrical a Defn Not having symmetry asymmetrical unsymmetrical DISSYMMETRY Dissymmetry n Etym Pref dis symmetry Defn Absence or defect of symmetry asymmetry DISSYMPATHY Dissympathy n Defn Lack of sympathy want of interest indifference R DISTAD Distad adv Etym Distal L ad toward Anat Defn Toward a distal part on the distal side of distally DISTAFF Distaff n pl Distaffs rarely Distaves Etym OE distaf dysestafe AS distaef cf LG diesse the bunch of flax on a distaff and E dizen See Staff 1 The staff for holding a bunch of flax tow or wool from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand I will the distaff hold come thou and spin Fairfax 2 Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff hence a woman women collectively His crown usurped a distaff on the throne Dryden Some say the crozier some say the distaff was too busy Howell Note The plural is regular but Distaves occurs in Beaumont Fletcher Descent by distaff descent on the mothers side Distaff Day or Distaffs Day the morrow of the Epiphany that is January 7 because working at the distaff was then resumed after the Christmas festival called also Rock Day a distaff being called a rock Shipley DISTAIN Distain v t imp p p Distained p pr vb n Distaining Etym OE desteinen OF desteindre to take away the color F déteindre pref des L dis F teindre to tinge dye L tingere See Tinge and cf Stain Defn To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one to stain to discolor to sully to tarnish to defile used chiefly in poetry Distained with dirt and blood Spenser She hath distained her honorable blood Spenser The worthiness of praise distains his worth Shak DISTAL Distal a Etym From Distant Physiol a Remote from the point of attachment or origin as the distal end of a bone or muscle opposed to proximal b Pertaining to that which is distal as the distal tuberosities of a bone DISTALLY Distally adv Anat Defn Toward a distal part DISTANCE Distance n Etym F distance L distantia 1 The space between two objects the length of a line especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate measure of separation in place Every particle attracts every other with a force inversely proportioned to the square of the distance Sir I Newton 2 Remoteness of place a remote place Easily managed from a distance W Irving T is distance lends enchantment to the view T Campbell He waits at distance till he hears from Cato Addison 3 Racing Defn A space marked out in the last part of a race course The horse that ran the whole field out of distance LEstrange Note In trotting matches under the rules of the American Association the distance varies with the conditions of the race being 80 yards in races of mile heaths best two in three and 150 yards in races of twomile heats At that distance from the winning post in placed the distance post If any horse has not reached this distance post before the first horse in that heat has reached the winning post such horse is distanced and disqualified for cunning again during that race 4 Mil Defn Relative space between troops in ranks measured from front to rear contrasted with interval which is measured from right to left Distance between companies in close column is twelve yards Farrow 5 Space between two antagonists in fencing Shak 6 Painting Defn The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away esp in a landscape Note In a picture the Middle distance is the central portion between the foreground and the distance or the extreme distance In a perspective drawing the Point of distance is the point where the visual rays meet 7 Ideal disjunction discrepancy contrariety Locke 8 Length or interval of time period past or future between two eras or events Ten years distance between one and the other Prior The writings of Euclid at the distance of two thousand years Playfair 9 The remoteness or reserve which respect requires hence respect ceremoniousness I hope your modesty Will know what distance to the crown is due Dryden T is by respect and distance that authority is upheld Atterbury 10 A withholding of intimacy alienation coldness disagreement variance restraint reserve Setting them factions at distance or at least distrust amongst themselves Bacon On the part of Heaven Now alienated distance and distaste Milton 11 Remoteness in succession or relation as the distance between a descendant and his ancestor 12 Mus Defn The interval between two notes as the distance of a fourth or seventh Angular distance the distance made at the eye by lines drawn from the eye to two objects Lunar distance See under Lunar North polar distance Astron the distance on the heavens of a heavenly body from the north pole It is the complement of the declination Zenith distance Astron the arc on the heavens from a heavenly body to the zenith of the observer It is the complement of the altitude To keep ones distance to stand aloof to refrain from familiarity If a man makes keep my distance the comfort is he keeps his at the same time Swift DISTANCE Distance v t imp p p Distanced p pr vb n Distancing 1 To place at a distance or remotely I heard nothing thereof at Oxford being then miles distanced thence Fuller 2 To cause to appear as if at a distance to make seem remote His peculiar art of distancing an object to aggrandize his space H Miller 3 To outstrip by as much as a distance see Distance n 3 to leave far behind to surpass greatly He distanced the most skillful of his contemporaries Milner DISTANCY Distancy n Defn Distance Obs Dr H More DISTANT Distant a Etym F fr L distans antis p pr of distare to stand apart be separate or distant dis stare to stand See Stand 1 Separated having an intervening space at a distance away One board had two tenons equally distant Ex xxxvi 22 Dianas temple is not distant far Shak 2 Far separated far off not near remote in place time consanguinity or connection as distant times distant relatives The success of these distant enterprises Prescott 3 Reserved or repelling in manners cold not cordial somewhat haughty as a distant manner He passed me with a distant bow Goldsmith 4 Indistinct faint obscure as from distance Some distant knowledge Shak A distant glimpse W Irving 5 Not conformable discrepant repugnant as a practice so widely distant from Christianity Syn Separate far remote aloof apart asunder slight faint indirect indistinct DISTANTIAL Distantial a Defn Distant Obs More distantial from the eye W Montagu DISTANTLY Distantly adv Defn At a distance remotely with reserve DISTASTE Distaste n 1 Aversion of the taste dislike as of food or drink disrelish Bacon 2 Discomfort uneasiness Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes and adversity is not without comforts and hopes Bacon 3 Alienation of affection displeasure anger On the part of Heaven Now alienated distance and distaste Milton Syn Disrelish disinclination dislike aversion displeasure dissatisfaction disgust DISTASTE Distaste v t imp p p Distasted p pr vb n Distasting 1 Not to have relish or taste for to disrelish to loathe to dislike Although my will distaste what it elected Shak 2 To offend to disgust to displease Obs He thought in no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation but sought to please them Sir J Davies 3 To deprive of taste or relish to make unsavory or distasteful Drayton DISTASTE Distaste v i Defn To be distasteful to taste ill or disagreeable Obs Dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons Which at the are scarce found to distaste Shak DISTASTEFUL Distasteful a 1 Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste nauseous loathsome 2 Offensive displeasing to the feelings disagreeable as a distasteful truth Distasteful answer and sometimes unfriendly actions Milton 3 Manifesting distaste or dislike repulsive Distasteful looks Shak Syn Nauseous unsavory unpalatable offensive displeasing dissatisfactory disgusting Distastefully adv Distastefulness n DISTASTEIVE Distasteive a Defn Tending to excite distaste Obs n Defn That which excites distaste or aversion Obs Whitlock DISTASTURE Distasture n Defn Something which excites distaste or disgust Obs Speed DISTEMPER Distemper v t imp p p Distempered p pr vb n Distempering Etym OF destemprer destremper to distemper F détremper to soak soften slake lime pref des L dis OF temprer tremper F tremper L temperare to mingle in due proportion See Temper and cf Destemprer 1 To temper or mix unduly to make disproportionate to change the due proportions of Obs When the humors in his body ben distempered Chaucer 2 To derange the functions of whether bodily mental or spiritual to disorder to disease Shak The imagination when completely distempered is the most incurable of all disordered faculties Buckminster 3 To deprive of temper or moderation to disturb to ruffle to make disaffected illhumored or malignant Distempered spirits Coleridge 4 To intoxicate R The courtiers reeling And the duke himself I dare not say distempered But kind and in his tottering chair carousing Massinger 5 Paint Defn To mix colors in the way of distemper as to distemper colors with size R DISTEMPER Distemper n Etym See Distemper v t and cf Destemprer 1 An undue or unnatural temper or disproportionate mixture of parts Bacon Note This meaning and most of the following are to be referred to the Galenical doctrine of the four humors in man See Humor According to the old physicians these humors when unduly tempered produce a disordered state of body and mind 2 Severity of climate extreme weather whether hot or cold Obs Those countries under the tropic were of a distemper uninhabitable Sir W Raleigh 3 A morbid state of the animal system indisposition malady disorder at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes as a distemper in dogs the horse distemper the horn distemper in cattle They heighten distempers to diseases Suckling 4 Morbid temper of the mind undue predominance of a passion or appetite mental derangement bad temper ill humor Obs Little faults proceeding on distemper Shak Some frenzy distemper had got into his head Bunyan 5 Political disorder tumult Waller 6 Paint a A preparation of opaque or body colors in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size cf Tempera instead of oil usually for scene painting or for walls and ceilings of rooms b A painting done with this preparation Syn Disease disorder sickness illness malady indisposition ailment See Disease DISTEMPERANCE Distemperance n Defn Distemperature Obs DISTEMPERATE Distemperate a Etym LL distemperatus p p 1 Immoderate Obs Sir W Raleigh 2 Diseased disordered Obs Wodroephe DISTEMPERATELY Distemperately adv Defn Unduly Obs DISTEMPERATURE Distemperature n 1 Bad temperature intemperateness excess of heat or cold or of other qualities as the distemperature of the air Obs 2 Disorder confusion Shak 3 Disorder of body slight illness distemper A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and foes to life Shak 4 Perturbation of mind mental uneasiness Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature Sir W Scott DISTEMPERMENT Distemperment n Defn Distempered state distemperature Obs Feltham DISTEND Distend v t imp p p Distended p pr vb n Distending Etym L distendere distentum distensum dis tendere to stretch stretch out cf F distendre to distend détendre to unbend See Tend and cf Detent 1 To extend in some one direction to lengthen out to stretch R But say what mean those colored streaks in heaven Distended as the brow of God appeased Milton 2 To stretch out or extend in all directions to dilate to enlarge as by elasticity of parts to inflate so as to produce tension to cause to swell as to distend a bladder the stomach etc The warmth distends the chinks Dryden Syn To dilate expand enlarge swell inflate DISTEND Distend v i Defn To become expanded or inflated to swell His heart distends with pride Milton DISTENSIBILITY Distensibility n Defn The quality or capacity of being distensible R DISTENSIBLE Distensible a Defn Capable of being distended or dilated DISTENSION Distension n Defn Same as Distention DISTENSIVE Distensive a Defn Distending or capable of being distended DISTENT Distent a Etym L distentus p p See Distend Defn Distended Poetic Thomson DISTENT Distent n Defn Breadth Obs Sir H Wotton DISTENTION Distention n Etym L distentio cf F distension 1 The act of distending the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions the state of being Distended as the distention of the lungs 2 Breadth extent or space occupied by the thing distended DISTER Dister v t Etym L dis terra earth country cf Sp Pg desterrar Defn To banish or drive from a country Obs Howell DISTERMINATE Disterminate a Etym L disterminatus p p of disterminare to limit See Terminate Defn Separated by bounds Obs Bp Hall DISTERMINATION Distermination n Etym L disterminatio Defn Separation by bounds Obs Hammond DISTHENE Disthene n Etym Gr disthène Min Defn Cyanite or kyanite so called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different directions See Cyanite DISTHRONE Disthrone v t Etym Pref dis throne cf OF desthroner F détroner Defn To dethrone Obs DISTHRONIZE Disthronize v t Defn To dethrone Obs Spenser DISTICH Distich n Etym L distichon Gr stigan to ascend cf F distique See Stirrup Pros Defn A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense an epigram of two verses DISTICH DISTICHOUS Distich Distichous a Etym Gr Distich n Defn Disposed in two vertical rows tworanked DISTICHOUSLY Distichously adv Defn In a distichous manner DISTIL Distil v t i Defn See Distill DISTILL Distill v i imp p p Distilled p pr vb n Distilling Etym F distiller from L destillare destillatum de stillare to drop stilla a drop prob fr stiria frozen drop icicle prob akin to stare E stand Cf Still n v Instill Written also distil 1 To drop to fall in drops to trickle Soft showers distilled and suns grew warm in vain Pope 2 To flow gently or in a small stream The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia Sir W Raleigh 3 To practice the art of distillation Shak DISTILL Distill v t 1 To let fall or send down in drops Or oer the glebe distill the kindly rain Pope The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled Drayton 2 To obtain by distillation to extract by distillation as spirits essential oil etc to rectify as to distill brandy from wine to distill alcoholic spirits from grain to distill essential oils from flowers etc to distill fresh water from sea water Distilling odors on me Tennyson 3 To subject to distillation as to distill molasses in making rum to distill barley rye corn etc 4 To dissolve or melt R Swords by the lightnings subtle force distilled Addison DISTILLABLE Distillable a Chem Defn Capable of being distilled especially capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition as alcohol is distillable olive oil is not distillable DISTILLATE Distillate n Chem Defn The product of distillation as the distillate from molasses DISTILLATION Distillation n Etym F distillation L destillatio 1 The act of falling in drops or the act of pouring out in drops 2 That which falls in drops R Johnson 3 Chem Defn The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed specifically the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids by heat in a retort or still and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver alembic or condenser rectification vaporization condensation as the distillation of illuminating gas and coal of alcohol from sour mash or of boric acid in steam Note The evaporation of water its condensation into clouds and its precipitation as rain dew frost snow or hail is an illustration of natural distillation 4 The substance extracted by distilling Shak Destructive distillation Chem the distillation especially of complex solid substances so that the ultimate constituents are separated or evolved in new compounds usually requiring a high degree of heat as the destructive distillation of soft coal or of wood Dry distillation the distillation of substances by themselves or without the addition of water or of other volatile solvent as the dry distillation of citric acid Fractional distillation Chem See under Fractional DISTILLATORY Distillatory a Etym Cf F distillatoire Defn Belonging to or used in distilling as distillatory vessels n Defn A distillatory apparatus a still DISTILLER Distiller n 1 One who distills esp one who extracts alcoholic liquors by distillation 2 The condenser of a distilling apparatus DISTILLERY Distillery n pl Distilleries Etym F distillerie 1 The building and works where distilling esp of alcoholic liquors is carried on 2 The act of distilling spirits R Todd DISTILLMENT Distillment n Defn Distillation the substance obtained by distillation Obs Shak DISTINCT Distinct a Etym L distinctus p p of distinguere cf F distinct See Distinguish 1 Distinguished having the difference marked separated by a visible sign marked out specified Obs Wherever thus created for no place Is yet distinct by name Milton 2 Marked variegated Obs The which place was dight With divers flowers distinct with rare delight Spenser 3 Separate in place not conjunct not united by growth or otherwise with from The intention was that the two armies which marched out together should afterward be distinct Clarendon 4 Not identical different individual To offend and judge are distinct offices Shak 5 So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing not liable to be misunderstood not confused welldefined clear as we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect Relation more particular and distinct Milton Syn Separate unconnected disjoined different clear plain conspicuous obvious DISTINCT Distinct v t Defn To distinguish Obs Rom of R DISTINCTION Distinction n Etym L distinctio cf F distinction 1 A marking off by visible signs separation into parts division Obs The distinction of tragedy into acts was not known Dryden 2 The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between objects or the qualities by which one is known from others exercise of discernment discrimination To take away therefore that error which confusion breedeth distinction is requisite Hooker 3 That which distinguishes one thing from another distinguishing quality sharply defined difference as the distinction between real and apparent good The distinction betwixt the animal kingdom and the inferior parts of matter Locke 4 Estimation of difference regard to differences or distinguishing circumstance Maids women wives without distinction fall Dryden 5 Conspicuous station eminence superiority honorable estimation as a man of distinction Your countrys own means of distinction and defense D Webster Syn Difference variation variety contrast diversity contrariety disagreement discrimination preference superiority rank note eminence DISTINCTIVE Distinctive a Etym Cf F distinctif 1 Marking or expressing distinction or difference distinguishing characteristic peculiar The distinctive character and institutions of New England Bancroft 2 Having the power to distinguish and discern discriminating Obs Sir T Browne DISTINCTIVELY Distinctively adv Defn With distinction plainly DISTINCTIVENESS Distinctiveness n Defn State of being distinctive DISTINCTLY Distinctly adv 1 With distinctness not confusedly without the blending of one part or thing another clearly plainly as to see distinctly 2 With meaning significantly Obs Thou dost snore distinctly Theres meaning in thy snores Shak Syn Separately clearly plainly obviously DISTINCTNESS Distinctness n 1 The quality or state of being distinct a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things The souls distinctness from the body Cudworth 2 Nice discrimination hence clearness precision as he stated his arguments with great distinctness Syn Plainness clearness precision perspicuity DISTINCTURE Distincture n Defn Distinctness R DISTINGUISH Distinguish v t imp p p Distinguished p pr vb n Distinguishing Etym F distinguer L distinguere distinctum di dis stinguere to quench extinguish prob orig to prick and so akin to G stechen E stick and perh sting Cf Extinguish 1 Not set apart from others by visible marks to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences to mark off by some characteristic Not more distinguished by her purple vest Than by the charming features of her face Dryden Milton has distinguished the sweetbrier and the eglantine Nares 2 To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference as to distinguish sounds into high and low Moses distinguished the causes of the flood into those that belong to the heavens and those that belong to the earth T Burnet 3 To recognize or discern by marks signs or characteristic quality or qualities to know and discriminate anything from other things with which it might be confounded as to distinguish the sound of a drum We are enabled to distinguish good from evil as well as truth from falsehood Watts Nor more can you distinguish of a man Than of his outward show Shak 4 To constitute a difference to make to differ Who distinguisheth thee 1 Cor iv 7 Douay version 5 To separate from others by a mark of honor to make eminent or known to confer distinction upon with by or forTo distinguish themselves by means never tried before Johnson Syn To mark discriminate differentiate characterize discern perceive signalize honor glorify DISTINGUISH Distinguish v i 1 To make distinctions to perceive the difference to exercise discrimination with between as a judge distinguishes between cases apparently similar but differing in principle 2 To become distinguished or distinctive to make ones self or itself discernible R The little embryo first distinguishes into a little knot Jer Taylor DISTINGUISHABLE Distinguishable a 1 Capable of being distinguished separable divisible discernible capable of recognition as a tree at a distance is distinguishable from a shrub A simple idea being in itself uncompounded is not distinguishable into different ideas Locke 2 Worthy of note or special regard Swift DISTINGUISHABLENESS Distinguishableness n Defn The quality of being distinguishable DISTINGUISHABLY Distinguishably adv Defn So as to be distinguished DISTINGUISHED Distinguished a 1 Marked special The most distinguished politeness Mad D Arblay 2 Separated from others by distinct difference having or indicating superiority eminent or known illustrious applied to persons and deeds Syn Marked noted famous conspicuous celebrated transcendent eminent illustrious extraordinary prominent Distinguished Eminent Conspicuous Celebrated Illustrious A man is eminent when he stands high as compared with those around him conspicuous when he is so elevated as to be seen and observed distinguished when he has something which makes him stand apart from others in the public view celebrated when he is widely spoken of with honor and respect illustrious when a splendor is thrown around him which confers the highest dignity DISTINGUISHEDLY Distinguishedly adv Defn In a distinguished manner R Swift DISTINGUISHER Distinguisher n 1 One who or that which distinguishes or separates one thing from another by marks of diversity Sir T Browne 2 One who discerns accurately the difference of things a nice or judicious observer Dryden DISTINGUISHING Distinguishing a Defn Constituting difference or distinction from everything else distinctive peculiar characteristic The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion Locke Distinguishing pennant Naut a special pennant by which any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and signaled Simmonds DISTINGUISHINGLY Distinguishingly adv Defn With distinction with some mark of preference Pope DISTINGUISHMENT Distinguishment n Defn Observation of difference distinction Graunt DISTITLE Distitle v t Defn To deprive of title or right R B Jonson DISTOMA Distoma n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of parasitic trematode worms having two suckers for attaching themselves to the part they infest See 1st Fluke 2 DISTORT Distort a Etym L distortus p p of distorquere to twist distort dis torquere to twist See Torsion Defn Distorted misshapen Obs Her face was ugly and her mouth distort Spenser DISTORT Distort v t imp p p Distorted p pr vb n Distorting 1 To twist of natural or regular shape to twist aside physically as to distort the limbs or the body Whose face was distorted with pain Thackeray 2 To force or put out of the true posture or direction to twist aside mentally or morally Wrath and malice envy and revenge do darken and distort the understandings of men Tillotson 3 To wrest from the true meaning to pervert as to distort passages of Scripture or their meaning Syn To twist wrest deform pervert DISTORTER Distorter n Defn One who or that which distorts DISTORTION Distortion n Etym L distortio cf F distortion 1 The act of distorting or twisting out of natural or regular shape a twisting or writhing motion as the distortions of the face or body 2 A wresting from the true meaning Bp Wren 3 The state of being distorted or twisted out of shape or out of true position crookedness perversion 4 Med Defn An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity DISTORTIVE Distortive a Defn Causing distortion DISTRACT Distract a Etym L distractus p p of distrahere to draw asunder dis trahere to draw See Trace and cf Distraught 1 Separated drawn asunder Obs 2 Insane mad Obs Drayton DISTRACT Distract v t imp p p Distracted old p p Distraught p pr vb n Distracting 1 To draw apart or away to divide to disjoin A city distracted from itself Fuller 2 To draw the sight mind or attention in different directions to perplex to confuse as to distract the eye to distract the attention Mixed metaphors distract the imagination Goldsmith 3 To agitate by conflicting passions or by a variety of motives or of cares to confound to harass Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts Milton 4 To unsettle the reason of to render insane to craze to madden most frequently used in the participle distracted A poor mad soul poverty hath distracted her Shak DISTRACTED Distracted a Defn Mentally disordered unsettled mad My distracted mind Pope DISTRACTEDLY Distractedly adv Defn Disjointedly madly Shak DISTRACTEDNESS Distractedness n Defn A state of being distracted distraction Bp Hall DISTRACTER Distracter n Defn One who or that which distracts away DISTRACTFUL Distractful a Defn Distracting R Heywood DISTRACTIBLE Distractible a Defn Capable of being drawn aside or distracted DISTRACTILE Distractile a Bot Defn Tending or serving to draw apart DISTRACTING Distracting a Defn Tending or serving to distract DISTRACTION Distraction n Etym L distractio cf F distraction 1 The act of distracting a drawing apart separation To create distractions among us Bp Burnet 2 That which diverts attention a diversion Domestic distractions G Eliot 3 A diversity of direction detachment Obs His power went out in such distractions as Beguiled all species Shak 4 State in which the attention is called in different ways confusion perplexity That ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction 1 Cor vii 3 5 Confusion of affairs tumult disorder as political distractions Never was known a night of such distraction Dryden 6 Agitation from violent emotions perturbation of mind despair The distraction of the children who saw both their parents together would have melted the hardest heart Tatler 7 Derangement of the mind madness Atterbury Syn Perplexity confusion disturbance disorder dissension tumult derangement madness raving franticness furiousness DISTRACTIOUS Distractious a Defn Distractive Obs DISTRACTIVE Distractive a Defn Causing perplexity distracting Distractive thoughts Bp Hall DISTRAIN Distrain v t imp p p Distrained p pr vb n Distraining Etym OE destreinen to force OF destreindre to press oppress force fr L distringere districtum to draw asunder hinder molest LL to punish severely di stringere to draw tight press together See Strain and cf Distress District Distraint 1 To press heavily upon to bear down upon with violence hence to constrain or compel to bind to distress torment or afflict Obs Distrained with chains Chaucer 2 To rend to tear Obs Neither guile nor force might it a net distrain Spenser 3 Law a To seize as a pledge or indemnification to take possession of as security for nonpayment of rent the reparation of an injury done etc to take by distress as to distrain goods for rent or of an amercement b To subject to distress to coerce as to distrain a person by his goods and chattels DISTRAIN Distrain v i Defn To levy a distress Upon whom I can distrain for debt Camden DISTRAINABLE Distrainable a Defn Capable of being or liable to be distrained Blackstone DISTRAINER Distrainer n Defn Same as Distrainor DISTRAINOR Distrainor n Law Defn One who distrains the party distraining goods or chattels Blackstone DISTRAINT Distraint n Etym OF destrainte distress force Law Defn The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress Abbott DISTRAIT Distrait a Etym F See Distract Defn Absentminded lost in thought abstracted DISTRAUGHT Distraught p p a Etym OE distract distrauht See Distract a 1 Torn asunder separated Obs His greedy throat distraught Spenser 2 Distracted perplexed Distraught twixt fear and pity Spenser As if thou wert distraught and mad with terror Shak To doubt betwixt our senses and our souls Which are the most distraught and full of pain Mrs Browning DISTRAUGHTED Distraughted a Defn Distracted Obs Spenser DISTREAM Distream v i Etym Pref dis intens stream Defn To flow Poetic Yet oer that virtuous blush distreams a tear Shenstone DISTRESS Distress n Etym OE destresse distresse OF destresse destrece F détresse OF destrecier to distress assumed LL districtiare fr L districtus p p of distringere See Distrain and cf Stress 1 Extreme pain or suffering anguish of body or mind as to suffer distress from the gout or from the loss of friends Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress Shak 2 That which occasions suffering painful situation misfortune affliction misery Afflictions sons are brothers in distress Burns 3 A state of danger or necessity as a ship in distress from leaking loss of spars want of provisions or water etc 4 Law a The act of distraining the taking of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer by way of pledge for redress of an injury or for the performance of a duty as for nonpayment of rent or taxes or for injury done by cattle etc b The thing taken by distraining that which is seized to procure satisfaction Bouvier Kent Burrill If he were not paid he would straight go and take a distress of goods and cattle Spenser The distress thus taken must be proportioned to the thing distrained for Blackstone Abuse of distress Law See under Abuse Syn Affliction suffering pain agony misery torment anguish grief sorrow calamity misfortune trouble adversity See Affliction DISTRESS Distress v t imp p p Distressed p pr vb n Distressing Etym Cf OF destrecier See Distress n 1 To cause pain or anguish to to pain to oppress with calamity to afflict to harass to make miserable We are troubled on every side yet not distressed 2 Cor iv 8 2 To compel by pain or suffering Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty A Hamilton 3 Law Defn To seize for debt to distrain Syn To pain grieve harass trouble perplex afflict worry annoy DISTRESSEDNESS Distressedness n Defn A state of being distressed or greatly pained DISTRESSFUL Distressful a Defn Full of distress causing indicating or attended with distress as a distressful situation Some distressful stroke Shak Distressful cries Pope Distressfully adv DISTRESSING Distressing a Defn Causing distress painful unpleasant DISTRESSING Distressing adv Defn In a distressing manner DISTRIBUTABLE Distributable a Defn Capable of being distributed Sir W Jones DISTRIBUTARY Distributary a Defn Tending to distribute or be distributed that distributes distributive DISTRIBUTE Distribute v t imp p p Distributed p pr vb n Distributing Etym L distributus p p of distribuere to divide distribute dis tribuere to assign give allot See Tribute 1 To divide among several or many to deal out to apportion to allot She did distribute her goods to all them that were nearest of kindred Judith xvi 24 2 To dispense to administer as to distribute justice Shak 3 To divide or separate as into classes orders kinds or species to classify to assort as specimens letters etc 4 Printing a To separate type which has been used and return it to the proper boxes in the cases b To spread ink evenly as upon a roller or a table 5 Logic Defn To employ a term in its whole extent to take as universal in one premise A term is said to be distributed when it is taken universal so as to stand for everything it is capable of being applied to Whately Syn To dispense deal out apportion allot share assign divide DISTRIBUTE Distribute v i Defn To make distribution Distributing to the necessity of saints Rom xii 13 DISTRIBUTER Distributer n Defn One who or that which distributes or deals out anything a dispenser Addison DISTRIBUTING Distributing a Defn That distributes dealing out Distributing past office an office where the mails for a large district are collected to be assorted according to their destination and forwarded DISTRIBUTION Distribution n Etym L distributio cf F distribution 1 The act of distributing or dispensing the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many apportionment as the distribution of an estate among heirs or children The phenomena of geological distribution are exactly analogous to those of geography A R Wallace 2 Separation into parts or classes arrangement of anything into parts disposition classification 3 That which is distributed Our charitable distributions Atterbury 4 Logic Defn A resolving a whole into its parts 5 Print Defn The sorting of types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases 6 Steam Engine Defn The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston viz admission suppression or cutting off release or exhaust and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission Geographical distribution the natural arrangements of animals and plants in particular regions or districts Syn Apportionments allotment dispensation disposal dispersion classification arrangement DISTRIBUTIONAL Distributional a Defn Of or pertaining to distribution Huxley DISTRIBUTIONIST Distributionist n Defn A distributer R Dickens DISTRIBUTIVE Distributive a Etym Cf F distributif 1 Tending to distribute serving to divide and assign in portions dealing to each his proper share Distributive justice Swift 2 Logic Defn Assigning the species of a general term 3 Gram Defn Expressing separation denoting a taking singly not collectively as a distributive adjective or pronoun such as each either every a distributive numeral as Latin bini two by two Distributive operation Math any operation which either consists of two or more parts or works upon two or more things and which is such that the result of the total operation is the same as the aggregated result of the two or more partial operations Ordinary multiplication is distributive since a × b c ab ac and a b × c ac bc Distributive proportion Math See Fellowship DISTRIBUTIVE Distributive n Gram Defn A distributive adjective or pronoun also a distributive numeral DISTRIBUTIVELY Distributively adv Defn By distribution singly not collectively in a distributive manner DISTRIBUTIVENESS Distributiveness n Defn Quality of being distributive DISTRIBUTOR Distributor n L One that distributes a distributer specif a A machine for distributing type b An appliance as a roller in a printing press for distributing ink c An apparatus for distributing an electric current either to various points in rotation as in some motors or along two or more lines in parallel as in a distributing system DISTRICT District a Etym L districtus p p Defn Rigorous stringent harsh Obs Punishing with the rod of district severity Foxe DISTRICT District n Etym LL districtus district fr L districtus p p of distringere cf F district See Distrain 1 Feudal Law Defn The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing 2 A division of territory a defined portion of a state town or city etc made for administrative electoral or other purposes as a congressional district judicial district land district school district etc To exercise exclusive legislation over such district not exceeding ten miles square The Constitution of the United States 3 Any portion of territory of undefined extent a region a country a tract These districts which between the tropics lie Blackstone Congressional district See under Congressional District attorney the prosecuting officer of a district or district court District court a subordinate municipal state or United States tribunal having jurisdiction in certain cases within a judicial district District judge one who presides over a district court District school a public school for the children within a school district US Syn Division circuit quarter province tract region country DISTRICT District v t imp p p Districted p pr vb n Districting Defn To divide into districts or limited portions of territory as legislatures district States for the choice of representatives DISTRICTION Distriction n Etym L districtio a stretching out Defn Sudden display flash glitter R A smile breaks out with the brightest distriction Collier DISTRICTLY Districtly adv Defn Strictly Obs Foxe DISTRINGAS Distringas n Etym L that you distrain fr distringere See Distrain Law Defn A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels to compel a compliance with something required of him DISTROUBLE Distrouble v t Etym Pref dis intens trouble Defn To trouble Obs Spenser DISTRUST Distrust v t imp p p Distrusted p pr vb n Distrusting Etym Cf Mistrust Defn To feel absence of trust in not to confide in or rely upon to deem of questionable sufficiency or reality to doubt to be suspicious of to mistrust Not distrusting my health 2 Mac ix 22 To distrust the justice of your cause Dryden He that requireth the oath doth distrust that other Udall Of all afraid Distrusting all a wise suspicious maid Collins Note Mistrust has been almost wholly driven out by distrust T L K Oliphant DISTRUST Distrust n 1 Doubt of sufficiency reality or sincerity want of confidence faith or reliance as distrust of ones power authority will purposes schemes etc 2 Suspicion of evil designs Alienation and distrust are the growth of false principles D Webster 3 State of being suspected loss of trust Milton DISTRUSTER Distruster n Defn One who distrusts DISTRUSTFUL Distrustful a 1 Not confident diffident wanting confidence or thrust modest as distrustful of ourselves of ones powers Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks Pope 2 Apt to distrust suspicious mistrustful Boyle Distrustfully adv Distrustfulness n DISTRUSTING Distrusting a Defn That distrusts suspicious lacking confidence in Distrustingly adv DISTRUSTLESS Distrustless a Defn Free from distrust Shenstone DISTUNE Distune v t Defn To put out of tune Obs DISTURB Disturb v t imp p p Disturbed p pr vb n Disturbing Etym OE desturben destourben OF destorber desturber destourber fr L disturbare disturbatum dis turbare to disturb trouble turba disorder tumult crowd See Turbid 1 To throw into disorder or confusion to derange to interrupt the settled state of to excite from a state of rest Preparing to disturb With allcofounding war the realms above Cowper The bellows noise disturbed his quiet rest Spenser The utmost which the discontented colonies could do was to disturb authority Burke 2 To agitate the mind of to deprive of tranquillity to disquiet to render uneasy as a person is disturbed by receiving an insult or his mind is disturbed by envy 3 To turn from a regular or designed course Obs And disturb His inmost counsels from their destined aim Milton Syn To disorder disquiet agitate discompose molest perplex trouble incommode ruffle DISTURB Disturb n Defn Disturbance Obs Milton DISTURBANCE Disturbance n Etym OF destorbance 1 An interruption of a state of peace or quiet derangement of the regular course of things disquiet disorder as a disturbance of religious exercises a disturbance of the galvanic current 2 Confusion of the mind agitation of the feelings perplexity uneasiness Any man in a state of disturbance and irritation Burke 3 Violent agitation in the body politic public commotion tumult The disturbance was made to support a general accusation against the province Bancroft 4 Law Defn The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right the interruption of a right as the disturbance of a franchise of common of ways and the like Blackstone Syn Tumult brawl commotion turmoil uproar hubbub disorder derangement confusion agitation perturbation annoyance DISTURBATION Disturbation n Etym L disturbatio Defn Act of disturbing disturbance Obs Daniel DISTURBER Disturber n Etym Cf OF destorbeor 1 One who or that which disturbs of disquiets a violator of peace a troubler A needless disturber of the peace of Gods church and an author of dissension Hooker 2 Law Defn One who interrupts or incommodes another in the peaceable enjoyment of his right DISTURN Disturn v t Etym OF destourner F détourner See Detour Defn To turn aside Obs Daniel DISTYLE Distyle a Etym Gr distyle Arch Defn Having two columns in front said of a temple portico or the like Distyle in antis having columns between two antæ See Anta DISULPHATE Disulphate n Etym Pref di sulphate Chem a A salt of disulphuric or pyrosulphuric acid a pyrosulphate b An acid salt of sulphuric acid having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid DISULPHIDE Disulphide 104 n Etym Pref di sulphide Chem Defn A binary compound of sulphur containing two atoms of sulphur in each molecule formerly called disulphuret Cf Bisulphide DISULPHURET Disulphuret n Etym Pref di sulphuret Chem Defn See Disulphide DISULPHURIC Disulphuric a Etym Pref di sulphuric Chem Defn Applied to an acid having in each molecule two atoms of sulphur in the higher state of oxidation Disulphuric acid a thick oily liquid H2S2O7 called also Nordhausen acid from Nordhausen in the Harts where it was originally manufactured fuming sulphuric acid and especially pyrosulphuric acid See under Pyrosulphuric DISUNIFORM Disuniform a Defn Not uniform Obs DISUNION Disunion n Etym Pref dis union cf F désunion 1 The termination of union separation disjunction as the disunion of the body and the soul 2 A breach of concord and its effect alienation Such a disunion between the two houses as might much clouClarendon 3 The termination or disruption of the union of the States forming the United States I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion D Webster DISUNIONIST Disunionist n Defn An advocate of disunion specifically of disunion of the United States DISUNITE Disunite v t imp p p Disunited p pr vb n Disuniting 1 To destroy the union of to divide to part to sever to disjoin to sunder to separate as to disunite particles of matter 2 To alienate in spirit to break the concord of Go on both in hand O nations never be disunited be the praise of all posterity Milton DISUNITE Disunite v i Defn To part to fall asunder to become separated The joints of the body politic do separate and disunite South DISUNITER Disuniter n Defn One who or that which disjoins or causes disunion DISUNITY Disunity n Defn A state of separation or disunion want of unity Dr H More DISUSAGE Disusage n Defn Gradual cessation of use or custom neglect of use disuse R Hooker DISUSE Disuse see Dis v t imp p p Disused p pr vb n Disusing 1 To cease to use to discontinue the practice of 2 To disaccustom with to or from as disused to toil Disuse me from pain Donne DISUSE Disuse n Defn Cessation of use practice or exercise inusitation desuetude as the limbs lose their strength by disuse The disuse of the tongue in the only remedy Addison Church discipline then fell into disuse Southey DISUTILIZE Disutilize v t Defn To deprive of utility to render useless R Mrs Browning DISVALUATION Disvaluation n Defn Disesteem depreciation disrepute Bacon DISVALUE Disvalue see Dis v t Defn To undervalue to depreciate Shak DISVALUE Disvalue n Defn Disesteem disregard B Jonson DISVANTAGEOUS Disvantageous a Etym Pref dis vantage Defn Disadvantageous Obs Disadvantageous ground Drayton DISVELOP Disvelop v t Defn To develop Obs DISVENTURE Disventure n Defn A disadventure Obs Shelton DISVOUCH Disvouch v t Defn To discredit to contradict Obs Shak DISWARN Diswarn v t Etym Pref dis intens warn Defn To dissuade from by previous warning Obs DISWITTED Diswitted a Defn Deprived of wits or understanding distracted Obs Drayton DISWONT Diswont v t Defn To deprive of wonted usage to disaccustom R Bp Hall DISWORKMANSHIP Disworkmanship n Defn Bad workmanship Obs Heywood DISWORSHIP Disworship v t Defn To refuse to worship to treat as unworthy Obs Sir T More DISWORSHIP Disworship n Defn A deprivation of honor a cause of disgrace a discredit Obs Milton DISWORTH Disworth v t Defn To deprive of worth to degrade Obs Feltham DISYOKE Disyoke v t Defn To unyoke to free from a yoke to disjoin Poetic R Browning DIT Dit n Etym Ditty 1 A word a decree Obs 2 A ditty a song Obs DIT Dit v t Etym AS dyttan akin to Icel ditta Defn To close up Obs Dr H More DITATION Ditation n Etym L ditare to enrich fr dis ditis same as dives rich Defn The act of making rich enrichment Obs Bp Hall DITCH Ditch 224 n pl Ditches Etym OE dich orig the same word as dik See Dike 1 A trench made in the earth by digging particularly a trench for draining wet land for guarding or fencing inclosures or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress In the latter sense it is called also a moat or a fosse 2 Any long narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth DITCH Ditch v t imp p p Ditched p pr vb n Ditching 1 To dig a ditch or ditches in to drain by a ditch or ditches as to ditch moist land 2 To surround with a ditch Shak 3 To throw into a ditch as the engine was ditched and turned on its side DITCH Ditch v i Defn To dig a ditch or ditches Swift DITCHER Ditcher n Defn One who digs ditches DITE Dite v t Etym See Dight Defn To prepare for action or use to make ready to dight Obs His hideous club aloft he dites Spenser DITEREBENE Diterebene n Etym Pref di terebene Chem Defn See Colophene DITHECAL DITHECOUS Dithecal Dithecous a Etym Pref di theca Bot Defn Having two thecæ cells or compartments DITHEISM Ditheism n Etym Pref di theism cf F dithéisme Defn The doctrine of those who maintain the existence of two gods or of two original principles as in Manicheism one good and one evil dualism DITHEIST Ditheist n Defn One who holds the doctrine of ditheism a dualist Cudworth DITHEISTIC DITHEISTICAL Ditheistic Ditheistical a Defn Pertaining to ditheism dualistic DITHIONIC Dithionic a Etym Pref di thionic Chem Defn Containing two equivalents of sulphur as dithionic acid Dithionic acid Chem an unstable substance H2S2O6 known only in its solutions and in certain welldefined salts DITHYRAMB Dithyramb n Etym L dithyrambus Gr dithyrambe Defn A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute accompaniment hence in general a poem written in a wild irregular strain Bentley DITHYRAMBIC Dithyrambic a Etym L dithyrambicus Gr dithyrambique Defn Pertaining to or resembling a dithyramb wild and boisterous Dithyrambic sallies Longfellow n Defn A dithyrambic poem a dithyramb DITHYRAMBUS Dithyrambus n Etym L Defn See Dithyramb DITION Dition n Etym L ditio dicio cf F dition Defn Dominion rule Obs Evelyn DITIONARY Ditionary a Defn Under rule subject tributary Obs Chapman DITIONARY Ditionary n Defn A subject a tributary Obs Eden DITOKOUS Ditokous a Etym Gr Zoöl a Having two kinds of young as certain annelids b Producing only two eggs for a clutch as certain birds do DITOLYL Ditolyl n Etym Pref di tolyl Chem Defn A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon C14H14 consisting of two radicals or residues of toluene DITONE Ditone n Etym Gr Mus Defn The Greek major third which comprehend two major tones the modern major third contains one major and one minor whole tone DITRICHOTOMOUS Ditrichotomous a Etym Pref di trichotomous 1 Divided into twos or threes 2 Bot Defn Dividing into double or treble ramifications said of a leaf or stem R Loudon DITROCHEAN Ditrochean a Pros Defn Containing two trochees DITROCHEE Ditrochee n Etym L ditrochaeus Gr Pros Defn A double trochee a foot made up of two trochees DITROITE Ditroite n Etym Named from Ditro in Transylvania Min Defn An igneous rock composed of orthoclase elæolite and sodalite DITT Ditt n Defn See Dit n 2 Obs Spenser DITTANDER Dittander n Etym See Dittany Bot Defn A kind of peppergrass Lepidium latifolium DITTANY Dittany n Etym OE dytane detane dytan OF ditain F dictame L dictamnum fr Gr Dicte in Crete Cf Dittander Bot a A plant of the Mint family Origanum Dictamnus a native of Crete b The Dictamnus Fraxinella See Dictamnus c In America the Cunila Mariana a fragrant herb of the Mint family DITTIED Dittied a Etym From Ditty Defn Set sung or composed as a ditty usually in composition Who with his soft pipe and smoothdittied song Milton DITTO Ditto n pl Dittos Etym It detto ditto fr L dictum See Dictum Defn The aforesaid thing the same as before Often contracted to do or to two turned commas or small marks Used in bills books of account tables of names etc to save repetition A spacious table in the center and a variety of smaller dittos in the corners Dickens DITTO Ditto adv Defn As before or aforesaid in the same manner also DITTOLOGY Dittology n Etym Gr Defn A double reading or twofold interpretation as of a Scripture text R DITTY Ditty n pl Ditties Etym OE dite OF ditié fr L dictatum p p neut of dictare to say often dictate compose See Dictate v t 1 A saying or utterance especially one that is short and frequently repeated a theme O too high ditty for my simple rhyme Spenser 2 A song a lay a little poem intended to be sung Religious martial or civil ditties Miltonditties sing Sandys DITTY Ditty v i Defn To sing to warble a little tune Beasts fain would sing birds ditty to their notes Herbert DITTYBAG Dittybag n Defn A sailors small bag to hold thread needles tape etc also called sailors housewife DITTYBOX Dittybox n Defn A small box to hold a sailors thread needless comb etc DIUREIDE Diureide n Etym Di ureide Chem Defn One of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as containing two molecules of urea or their radicals as uric acid or allantoin Cf Ureide DIURESIS Diuresis n Etym NL See Diuretic Med Defn Free excretion of urine DIURETIC Diuretic a Etym L diureticus Gr diurétique Med Defn Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine n Defn A medicine with diuretic properties Diuretic salt Med potassium acetate so called because of its diuretic properties DIURETICAL Diuretical a Defn Diuretic Obs Boyle DIURETICALNESS Diureticalness n Defn The quality of being diuretical diuretic property DIURNA Diurna n pl Etym NL fr L diurnus belonging to the day Zoöl Defn A division of Lepidoptera including the butterflies so called because they fly only in the daytime DIURNAL Diurnal a Etym L diurnalis fr dies day See Deity and cf Journal 1 Relating to the daytime belonging to the period of daylight distinguished from the night opposed to Ant nocturnal as diurnal heat diurnal hours 2 Daily recurring every day performed in a day going through its changes in a day constituting the measure of a day as a diurnal fever a diurnal task diurnal aberration or diurnal parallax the diurnal revolution of the earth Ere twice the horses of the sun shall bring Their fiery torcher his diurnal ring Shak 3 Bot Defn Opening during the day and closing at night said of flowers or leaves 4 Zoöl Defn Active by day applied especially to the eagles and hawks among raptorial birds and to butterflies Diurna among insects Diurnal aberration Anat the aberration of light arising from the effect of the earths rotation upon the apparent direction of motion of light Diurnal arc the arc described by the sun during the daytime or while above the horizon hence the arc described by the moon or a star from rising to setting Diurnal circle the apparent circle described by a celestial body in consequence of the earths rotation Diurnal motion of the earth the motion of the earth upon its axis which is described in twentyfour hours Diurnal motion of a heavenly body that apparent motion of the heavenly body which is due to the earths diurnal motion Diurnal parallax See under Parallax Diurnal revolution of a planet the motion of the planet upon its own axis which constitutes one complete revolution Syn See Daily DIURNAL Diurnal n Etym Cf F diurnal a prayerbook See Diurnal a 1 A daybook a journal Obs Tatler 2 R C Ch Defn A small volume containing the daily service for the little hours viz prime tierce sext nones vespers and compline 3 Zoöl Defn A diurnal bird or insect DIURNALIST Diurnalist n Defn A journalist Obs Bp Hall DIURNALLY Diurnally adv Defn Daily every day DIURNALNESS Diurnalness n Defn The quality of being diurnal DIURNATION Diurnation n 1 Continuance during the day Obs 2 Zoöl Defn The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day as is the case of the bats DIUTURNAL Diuturnal a Etym L diuturnus fr diu a long time by day akin to dies day Defn Of long continuance lasting R Milton DIUTURNITY Diuturnity n Etym L diuturnitas Defn Long duration lastingness R Sir T Browne DIVA Diva deva n It pl Dive deva It prop fem of divo divine L divus Defn A prima donna DIVAGATION Divagation n Etym L divagari to wander about di dis vagari to stroll about cf F divagation See Vagary Defn A wandering about or going astray digression Let us be set down at Queens Crawley without further divagation Thackeray DIVALENT Divalent a Etym Pref di L valens valentis p pr See Valence Chem Defn Having two units of combining power bivalent Cf Valence DIVAN Divan n Etym Per diwan a book of many leaves an account book a collection of books a senate council cf Ar daiwan F divan 1 A book esp a collection of poems written by one author as the divan of Hafiz Persia 2 In Turkey and other Oriental countries A council of state a royal court Also used by the poets for a grand deliberative council or assembly Pope 3 A chief officer of state India 4 A saloon or hall where a council is held in Oriental countries the state reception room in places and in the houses of the richer citizens Cushions on the floor or on benches are ranged round the room 5 A cushioned seat or a large low sofa or couch especially one fixed to its place and not movable 6 A coffee and smoking saloon Colloq DIVARICATE Divaricate v i imp p p Divaricated p pr vb n Divaricating Etym L divaricatus p p of divaricare to stretch apart di dis varicare to straddle fr varicus straddling fr varus stretched outwards 1 To part into two branches to become bifid to fork 2 To diverge to be divaricate Woodward DIVARICATE Divaricate v t Defn To divide into two branches to cause to branch apart DIVARICATE Divaricate a Etym L divaricatus p p 1 Diverging spreading asunder widely diverging 2 Biol Defn Forking and diverging widely diverging as the branches of a tree or as lines of sculpture or color markings on animals etc DIVARICATELY Divaricately adv Defn With divarication DIVARICATION Divarication n Etym Cf F divarication 1 A separation into two parts or branches a forking a divergence 2 An ambiguity of meaning a disagreement of difference in opinion Sir T Browne 3 Biol Defn A divergence of lines of color sculpture or of fibers at different angles DIVARICATOR Divaricator n Zoöl Defn One of the muscles which open the shell of brachiopods a cardinal muscle See Illust of Brachiopoda DIVAST Divast a Defn Devastated laid waste Obs DIVE Dive v i imp p p Dived colloq Dove a relic of the AS strong forms deáf dofen p pr vb n Diving Etym OE diven duven AS d to sink v t fr d v i akin to Icel d G taufen E dip deep and perh to dove n Cf Dip 1 To plunge into water head foremost to thrust the body under or deeply into water or other fluid It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them Whately Note The colloquial form dove is common in the United States as an imperfect tense form All the walruses dove down with a tremendous splash Dr Hayes When closely pressed it the loon dove and left the young bird sitting in the water J Burroughs 2 Fig To plunge or to go deeply into any subject question business etc to penetrate to explore South DIVE Dive v t 1 To plunge a person or thing into water to dip to duck Obs Hooker 2 To explore by diving to plunge into R The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame Denham He dives the hollow climbs the steeps Emerson DIVE Dive n 1 A plunge headforemost into water the act of one who dives literally or figuratively 2 A place of low resort Slang The music halls and dives in the lower part of the city J Hawthorne DIVEDAPPER Divedapper n Etym See Dive Didapper Zoöl Defn A water fowl the didapper See Dabchick DIVEL Divel v t Etym L divellere dit dis vellere to pluck Defn To rend apart Obs Sir T Browne DIVELLENT Divellent a Etym L divellens p pr Defn Drawing asunder R DIVELLICATE Divellicate v t Etym L di vellicatus p p of vellicare to pluck fr vellere to pull Defn To pull in pieces Obs or R DIVER Diver n 1 One who or that which dives Divers and fishers for pearls Woodward 2 Fig One who goes deeply into a subject study or business A diver into causes Sir H Wotton 3 Zoöl Defn Any bird of certain genera as Urinator formerly Colymbus or the allied genus Colymbus or Podiceps remarkable for their agility in diving Note The northern diver Urinator imber is the loon the black diver or velvet scoter Oidemia fusca is a sea duck See Loon and Scoter DIVERB Diverb n Etym L diverbium the colloquial part of a comedy dialogue di dis verbum word Defn A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted an antithetical proverb Obs Italy a paradise for horses a hell for women as the diverb goes Burton DIVERBERATE Diverberate v t Etym L diverberatus p p of diverberare to strike asunder di dis verberare See Verberate Defn To strike or sound through R Davies Holy Roode DIVERBERATION Diverberation n Defn A sounding through DIVERGE Diverge v i imp p p Diverged p pr vb n Diverging Etym L di dis vergere to bend incline See Verge 1 To extend from a common point in different directions to tend from one point and recede from each other to tend to spread apart to turn aside or deviate as from a given direction opposed to converge as rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun 2 To differ from a typical form to vary from a normal condition to dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken DIVERGEMENT Divergement n Defn Divergence DIVERGENCE DIVERGENCY Divergence Divergency n Etym Cf F divergence 1 A receding from each other in moving from a common center the state of being divergent as an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency 2 Disagreement difference Related with some divergence by other writers Sir G C Lewis DIVERGENT Divergent a Etym Cf F divergent See Diverge 1 Receding farther and farther from each other as lines radiating from one point deviating gradually from a given direction opposed to convergent 2 Optics Defn Causing divergence of rays as a divergent lens 3 Fig Disagreeing from something given differing as a divergent statement Divergent series Math See Diverging series under Diverging DIVERGING Diverging a Defn Tending in different directions from a common center spreading apart divergent Diverging series Math a series whose terms are larger as the series is extended a series the sum of whose terms does not approach a finite limit when the series is extended indefinitely opposed to a converging series DIVERGINGLY Divergingly adv Defn In a diverging manner DIVERS Divers a Etym F divers L diversus turned in different directions different p p of divertere See Divert and cf Diverse 1 Different in kind or species diverse Obs Every sect of them hath a divers posture Bacon Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds Deut xxii 9 2 Several sundry various more than one but not a great number as divers philosophers Also used substantively or pronominally Divers of Antonios creditors Shak Note Divers is now limited to the plural as divers ways not divers way Besides plurality it ordinarily implies variety of kind DIVERSE Diverse a Etym The same word as divers See Divers 1 Different unlike dissimilar distinct separate The word is used in a sense very diverse from its original import J Edwards Our roads are diverse farewell love said she R Browning 2 Capable of various forms multiform Eloquence is a great and diverse thing B Jonson DIVERSE Diverse adv Defn In different directions diversely DIVERSE Diverse v i Defn To turn aside Obs The redcross knight diverst but forth rode Britomart Spenser DIVERSELY Diversely adv 1 In different ways differently variously Diversely interpreted Bacon How diversely love doth his pageants play Spenser 2 In different directions to different points On lifes vast ocean diversely we sail Pope DIVERSENESS Diverseness n Defn The quality of being diverse DIVERSIFIABILITY Diversifiability n Defn The quality or capacity of being diversifiable Earle DIVERSIFIABLE Diversifiable a Defn Capable of being diversified or varied Boyle DIVERSIFICATION Diversification n Etym See Diversify 1 The act of making various or of changing form or quality Boyle 2 State of diversity or variation variegation modification change alternation Infinite diversifications of tints may be produced Adventurer DIVERSIFIED Diversified a Defn Distinguished by various forms or by a variety of aspects or objects variegated as diversified scenery or landscape DIVERSIFIER Diversifier n Defn One who or that which diversifies DIVERSIFORM Diversiform a Etym L diversus diverse form Defn Of a different form of varied forms DIVERSIFY Diversify v t imp p p Diversified p pr vb n Diversifying Etym F diversifier LL diversificare fr L diversus diverse ficare in comp akin to facere to make See Diverse Defn To make diverse or various in form or quality to give variety to to variegate to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects Separated and diversified on from another Locke Its seven colors that diversify all the face of nature I Taylor DIVERSILOQUENT Diversiloquent a Etym L diversus diverse loquens p pr of loqui to speak Defn Speaking in different ways R DIVERSION Diversion n Etym Cf F diversion See Divert 1 The act of turning aside from any course occupation or object as the diversion of a stream from its channel diversion of the mind from business 2 That which diverts that which turns or draws the mind from care or study and thus relaxes and amuses sport play pastime as the diversions of youth Public diversions V Knox Such productions of wit and humor as expose vice and folly furnish useful diversion to readers Addison 3 Mil Defn The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made the attack alarm or feint which diverts Syn Amusement entertainment pastime recreation sport game play solace merriment DIVERSITY Diversity n pl Diversities Etym F diversité L diversitas fr diversus See Diverse 1 A state of difference dissimilitude unlikeness They will prove opposite and not resting in a bare diversity rise into a contrariety South 2 Multiplicity of difference multiformity variety Diversity of sounds Shak Diversities of opinion Secker 3 Variegation Bright diversities of day Pope Syn See Variety DIVERSIVOLENT Diversivolent a Etym L diversus diverse volens entis p pr of velle to wish Defn Desiring different things Obs Webster White Devil DIVERSORY Diversory a Defn Serving or tending to divert also distinguishing Obs DIVERSORY Diversory n Etym L diversorium deversorium an inn or lodging Defn A wayside inn Obs or R Chapman DIVERT Divert v t imp p p Diverted p pr vb n Diverting Etym F divertir fr L divertere diversum to go different ways turn aside di dis vertere to turn See Verse and cf Divorce 1 To turn aside to turn off from any course or intended application to deflect as to divert a river from its channel to divert commerce from its usual course That crude apple that diverted Eve Milton 2 To turn away from any occupation business or study to cause to have lively and agreeable sensations to amuse to entertain as children are diverted with sports men are diverted with works of wit and humor We are amused by a tale diverted by a comedy C J Smith Syn To please gratify amuse entertain exhilarate delight recreate See Amuse DIVERT Divert v i Defn To turn aside to digress Obs I diverted to see one of the princes palaces Evelyn DIVERTER Diverter n Defn One who or that which diverts turns off or pleases DIVERTIBLE Divertible a Defn Capable of being diverted DIVERTICLE Diverticle n Etym L diverticulum deverticulum a bypath fr divertere to turn away 1 A turning a byway a bypath Obs Hales 2 Anat Defn A diverticulum DIVERTICULAR Diverticular a Anat Defn Pertaining to a diverticulum DIVERTICULUM Diverticulum n pl Diverticula Etym L See Diverticle Anat Defn A blind tube branching out of a longer one DIVERTIMENTO Divertimento n pl ti Etym It Mus Defn A light and pleasing composition DIVERTING Diverting a Defn Amusing entertaining Divertingly adv Divertingness n DIVERTISE Divertise v t Etym F divertir p pr divertissant Defn To divert to entertain Obs Dryden DIVERTISEMENT Divertisement n Etym Cf the next word Defn Diversion amusement recreation R DIVERTISSEMENT Divertissement n Etym F Defn A short ballet or other entertainment between the acts of a play Smart DIVERTIVE Divertive a Etym From Divert Defn Tending to divert diverting amusing interesting Things of a pleasant and divertive nature Rogers DIVES Dives n Etym L rich Defn The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lords parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Luke xvi 1931 Hence a name for a rich worldling DIVEST Divest v t imp p p Divested p pr vb n Divesting Etym LL divestire di dis L vestire to dress equiv to L devestire It is the same word as devest but the latter is rarely used except as a technical term in law See Devest Vest 1 To unclothe to strip as of clothes arms or equipage opposed to invest 2 Fig To strip to deprive to dispossess as to divest one of his rights or privileges to divest ones self of prejudices passions etc Wretches divested of every moral feeling Goldsmith The tendency of the language to divest itself of its gutturals Earle 3 Law Defn See Devest Mozley W DIVESTIBLE Divestible a Defn Capable of being divested DIVESTITURE Divestiture n Defn The act of stripping or depriving the state of being divested the deprivation or surrender of possession of property rights etc DIVESTMENT Divestment n Defn The act of divesting R DIVESTURE Divesture n Defn Divestiture Obs DIVET Divet n Defn See Divot DIVIDABLE Dividable a Etym From Divide 1 Capable of being divided divisible 2 Divided separated parted Obs Shak DIVIDANT Dividant a Defn Different distinct Obs Shak DIVIDE Divide v t imp p p Divided p pr vb n Dividing Etym L dividere divisum di dis root signifying to part cf Skr vyadh to pierce perh akin to L vidua widow and E widow Cf Device Devise 1 To part asunder a whole to sever into two or more parts or pieces to sunder to separate into parts Divide the living child in two 1 Kings iii 25 2 To cause to be separate to keep apart by a partition or by an imaginary line or limit as a wall divides two houses a stream divides the towns Let it divide the waters from the waters Gen i 6 3 To make partition of among a number to apportion as profits of stock among proprietors to give in shares to distribute to mete out to share True justice unto people to divide Spenser Ye shall divide the land by lot Num xxxiii 54 4 To disunite in opinion or interest to make discordant or hostile to set at variance If a kingdom be divided against itself that kingdom can not stand Mark iii 24 Every family became now divided within itself Prescott 5 To separate into two parts in order to ascertain the votes for and against a measure as to divide a legislative house upon a question 6 Math Defn To subject to arithmetical division 7 Logic Defn To separate into species said of a genus or generic term 8 Mech Defn To mark divisions on to graduate as to divide a sextant 9 Music Defn To play or sing in a florid style or with variations Obs Spenser Syn To sever dissever sunder cleave disjoin disunite detach disconnect part distribute share DIVIDE Divide v i 1 To be separated to part to open to go asunder Milton The IndoGermanic family divides into three groups J Peile 2 To cause separation to disunite A gulf a strait the sea intervening between islands divide less than the matted forest Bancroft 3 To break friendship to fall out Shak 4 To have a share to partake Shak 5 To vote as in the British Parliament by the members separating themselves into two parties as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies that is the ayes dividing from the noes The emperors sat voted and divided with their equals Gibbon DIVIDE Divide n Defn A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams a watershed DIVIDED Divided a 1 Parted disunited distributed 2 Bot Defn Cut into distinct parts by incisions which reach the midrib said of a leaf DIVIDEDLY Dividedly adv Defn Separately in a divided manner DIVIDEND Dividend n Etym L dividendum thing to be divided neut of the gerundive of dividere cf F dividende 1 A sum of money to be divided and distributed the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual a distribute sum share or percentage applied to the profits as appropriated among shareholders and to assets as apportioned among creditors as the dividend of a bank a railway corporation or a bankrupt estate 2 Math Defn A number or quantity which is to be divided DIVIDENT Divident n Defn Dividend share Obs Foxe DIVIDER Divider n 1 One who or that which divides that which separates anything into parts 2 One who deals out to each his share Who made me a judge or a divider over you Luke xii 14 3 One who or that which causes division Hate is of all things the mightiest divider Milton Money the great divider of the world Swift 4 pl Defn An instrument for dividing lines describing circles etc compasses See Compasses Note The word dividers is usually applied to the instrument as made for the use of draughtsmen etc compasses to the coarser instrument used by carpenters DIVIDING Dividing a Defn That divides separating marking divisions graduating Dividing engine a machine for graduating circles as for astronomical instruments or bars as for scales also for spacing off and cutting teeth in wheels Dividing sinker Knitting Mach See under Sinker DIVIDINGLY Dividingly adv Defn By division DIVIDIVI Dividivi n Etym Native name Bot Defn A small tree of tropical America Cæsalpinia coriaria whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic acid and are used by tanners and dyers DIVIDUAL Dividual a Etym See Dividuous Defn Divided shared or participated in in common with others R Milton DIVIDUALLY Dividually adv Defn By dividing R DIVIDUOUS Dividuous a Etym L dividuus divisible divided fr dividere Defn Divided dividual R He so often substantiates distinctions into dividuous selfsubsistent Coleridge DIVINATION Divination n Etym L divinatio fr divinare divinatum to foresee foretell fr divinus cf F divination See Divine 1 The act of divining a foreseeing or foretelling of future events the pretended art discovering secret or future by preternatural means There shall not be found among you any one that useth divination or an observer of times or an enchanter Deut xviii 10 Note Among the ancient heathen philosophers natural divination was supposed to be effected by a divine afflatus artificial divination by certain rites omens or appearances as the flight of birds entrails of animals etc 2 An indication of what is future or secret augury omen conjectural presage prediction Birds which do give a happy divination of things to come Sir T North DIVINATOR Divinator n Etym L See Divination Defn One who practices or pretends to divination a diviner R Burton DIVINATORY Divinatory a Etym Cf F divinatoire Defn Professing or relating to divination A natural divinatory instinct Cowley DIVINE Divine a Etym Compar Diviner superl Divinest Etym F divin L divinus divine divinely inspired fr divus dius belonging to a deity akin to Gr deus God See Deity 1 Of or belonging to God as divine perfections the divine will The immensity of the divine nature Paley 2 Proceeding from God as divine judgments Divine protection Bacon 3 Appropriated to God or celebrating his praise religious pious holy as divine service divine songs divine worship 4 Pertaining to or proceeding from a deity partaking of the nature of a god or the gods The divine Apollo said Shak 5 Godlike heavenly excellent in the highest degree supremely admirable apparently above what is human In this application the word admits of comparison as the divinest mind Sir J Davies The divine Desdemona Shak A divine sentence is in the lips of the king Prov xvi 10 But not to one in this benighted age Is that diviner inspiration given Gray 6 Presageful foreboding prescient Obs Yet oft his heart divine of something ill Misgave him Milton 7 Relating to divinity or theology Church history and other divine learning South Syn Supernatural superhuman godlike heavenly celestial pious holy sacred preëminent DIVINE Divine n Etym L divinus a soothsayer LL a theologian See Divine a 1 One skilled in divinity a theologian Poets were the first divines Denham 2 A minister of the gospel a priest a clergyman The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition J Woodbridge DIVINE Divine v t imp p p Divined p pr vb n Divining Etym L divinare cf F deviner See Divination 1 To foresee or foreknow to detect to anticipate to conjecture A sagacity which divined the evil designs Bancroft 2 To foretell to predict to presage Darest thou divine his downfall Shak 3 To render divine to deify Obs Living on earth like angel new divined Spenser Syn To foretell predict presage prophesy prognosticate forebode guess conjecture surmise DIVINE Divine v i 1 To use or practice divination to foretell by divination to utter prognostications The prophets thereof divine for money Micah iii 11 2 To have or feel a presage or foreboding Suggest but truth to my divining thoughts Shak 3 To conjecture or guess as to divine rightly DIVINELY Divinely adv 1 In a divine or godlike manner holily admirably or excellently in a supreme degree Most divinely fair Tennyson 2 By the agency or influence of God Divinely set apart to be a preacher of righteousness Macaulay DIVINEMENT Divinement n Defn Divination Obs DIVINENESS Divineness n Defn The quality of being divine superhuman or supreme excellence Shak DIVINER Diviner n 1 One who professes divination one who pretends to predict events or to reveal occult things by supernatural means The diviners have seen a lie and have told false dreams they comfort in vain Zech x 2 2 A conjecture a guesser one who makes out occult things Locke DIVINERESS Divineress n Defn A woman who divines Dryden DIVING Diving a Defn That dives or is used or diving Diving beetle Zoöl any beetle of the family Dytiscidæ which habitually lives under water called also water tiger Diving bell a hollow inverted vessel sometimes bellshaped in which men may descend and work under water respiration being sustained by the compressed air at the top by fresh air pumped in through a tube from above Diving dress See Submarine armor under Submarine Diving stone a kind of jasper DIVINIFY Divinify v t Etym L divinus divine fy Defn To render divine to deify Obs Blessed and divinified soul Parth Sacra 1633 DIVINING Divining a Defn That divines for divining Divining rod a rod commonly of witch hazel with forked branches used by those who pretend to discover water or metals under ground DIVININGLY Diviningly adv Defn In a divining manner DIVINISTRE Divinistre n Defn A diviner Obs I am no divinistre Chaucer DIVINITY Divinity n pl Divinities Etym F divinité L divinitas See Divine a 1 The state of being divine the nature or essence of God deity godhead When he attributes divinity to other things than God it is only a divinity by way of participation Bp Stillingfleet 2 The Deity the Supreme Being God This the divinity that within us Addison 3 A pretended deity of pagans a false god Beastly divinities and droves of gods Prior 4 A celestial being inferior to the supreme God but superior to man God employing these subservient divinities Cheyne 5 Something divine or superhuman supernatural power or virtue something which inspires awe They say there is divinity in odd numbers Shak Theres such divinity doth hedge a king Shak 6 The science of divine things the science which treats of God his laws and moral government and the way of salvation theology Divinity is essentially the first of the professions Coleridge casuistry DIVINITY CALF Divinity calf Bookbinding Defn Calf stained dark brown and worked without gilding often used for theological books DIVINIZATION Divinization n Defn A making divine M Arnold DIVINIZE Divinize v t Defn To invest with a divine character to deify R M Arnold Man had divinized all those objects of awe Milman DIVISIBILITY Divisibility n Etym Cf F divisibilité Defn The quality of being divisible the property of bodies by which their parts are capable of separation Divisibility is a primary attribute of matter Sir W Hamilton DIVISIBLE Divisible a Etym L divisibilis fr dividere cf F divisible See Divide Defn Capable of being divided or separated Extended substance is divisible into parts Sir W Hamilton Divisible contract Law a contract containing agreements one of which can be separated from the other Divisible offense Law an offense containing a lesser offense in one of a greater grade so that on the latter there can be an acquittal while on the former there can be a conviction Divisibleness n Divisibly adv DIVISIBLE Divisible n Defn A divisible substance Glanvill DIVISION Division n Etym F division L divisio from dividere See Divide 1 The act or process of diving anything into parts or the state of being so divided separation I was overlooked in the division of the spoil Gibbon 2 That which divides or keeps apart a partition 3 The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body a distinct segment or section Communities and divisions of men Addison 4 Disunion difference in opinion or feeling discord variance alienation There was a division among the people John vii 43 5 Difference of condition state of distinction distinction contrast Chaucer I will put a division between my people and thy people Ex viii 23 6 Separation of the members of a deliberative body esp of the Houses of Parliament to ascertain the vote The motion passed without a division Macaulay 7 Math Defn The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another the reverse of multiplication also the rule by which the operation is performed 8 Logic Defn The separation of a genus into its constituent species 9 Mil a Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer b Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion c One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs 10 Naut Defn One of the groups into which a fleet is divided 11 Mus Defn A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain to be sung in one breath to one syllable 12 Rhet Defn The distribution of a discourse into parts a part so distinguished 13 Biol Defn A grade or rank in classification a portion of a tribe or of a class or in some recent authorities equivalent to a subkingdom Cell division Biol a method of cell increase in which new cells are formed by the division of the parent cell In this process the cell nucleus undergoes peculiar differentiations and changes as shown in the figure see also Karyokinesis At the same time the protoplasm of the cell becomes gradually constricted by a furrow transverse to the long axis of the nuclear spindle followed on the completion of the division of the nucleus by a separation of the cell contents into two masses called the daughter cells Long division Math the process of division when the operations are mostly written down Short division Math the process of division when the operations are mentally performed and only the results written down used principally when the divisor is not greater than ten or twelve Syn compartment section share allotment distribution separation partition disjunction disconnection difference variance discord disunion DIVISIONAL Divisional a Defn That divides pas a divisional line a divisional general a divisional surgeon of police Divisional planes Geol planes of separation between rock masses They include joints DIVISIONALLY Divisionally adv Defn So as to be divisional DIVISIONARY Divisionary a Defn Divisional DIVISIONOR Divisionor n Defn One who divides or makes division Obs Sheldon DIVISIVE Divisive a Etym Cf F divisif 1 Indicating division or distribution Mede 2 Creating or tending to create division separation or difference It culture is after all a dainty and divisive quality and can not reach to the depths of humanity J C Shairp Divisively adv Divisiveness n Carlyle DIVISOR Divisor n Etym L fr dividere See Divide Math Defn The number by which the dividend is divided Common divisor Math See under Common a DIVORCE Divorce n Etym F divorce L divortium fr divortere divertere to turn different ways to separate See Divert 1 Law a A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority This is properly a divorce and called technically divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the bond of matrimony b The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband divorce a mensa et toro or thoro from bed board 2 The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved 3 Separation disunion of things closely united To make divorce of their incorporate league Shak 4 That which separates Obs Shak Bill of divorce See under Bill DIVORCE Divorce v t imp p p Divorced p pr vb n Divorcing Etym Cf F divorcer See Divorce n 1 To dissolve the marriage contract of either wholly or partially to separate by divorce 2 To separate or disunite to sunder It a word was divorced from its old sense Earle 3 To make away to put away Nothing but death Shall eer divorce my dignities Shak DIVORCEABLE Divorceable a Defn Capable of being divorced DIVORCEE Divorcee n Defn A person divorced DIVORCELESS Divorceless a Defn Incapable of being divorced or separated free from divorce DIVORCEMENT Divorcement n Defn Dissolution of the marriage tie divorce separation Let him write her a divorcement Deut xxiv 1 The divorcement of our written from our spoken language R Morris DIVORCER Divorcer n Defn The person or cause that produces or effects a divorce Drummond DIVORCIBLE Divorcible a Defn Divorceable Milton DIVORCIVE Divorcive a Defn Having power to divorce tending to divorce This divorcive law Milton DIVOT Divot n Defn A thin oblong turf used for covering cottages and also for fuel Scot Simmonds DIVULGATE Divulgate a Etym L divulgatus p p of divulgare See Divulge Defn Published Obs Bale DIVULGATE Divulgate v t Defn To divulge Obs Foxe DIVULGATER Divulgater n Defn A divulger R DIVULGATION Divulgation n Etym L divulgatio cf F divulgation Defn The act of divulging or publishing R Secrecy hath no use than divulgation Bp Hall DIVULGE Divulge v t imp p p Divulged p pr vb n Divulging Etym F divulguer L divulgare di dis vulgare to spread among the people from vulgus the common people See Vulgar 1 To make public to several or communicate to the public to tell a secret so that it may become generally known to disclose said of that which had been confided as a secret or had been before unknown as to divulge a secret Divulge not such a love as mine Cowper 2 To indicate publicly to proclaim R God marks The just man and divulges him through heaven Milton 3 To impart to communicate Which would not be To them animals made common and divulged Milton Syn To publish disclose discover uncover reveal communicate impart tell DIVULGE Divulge v i Defn To become publicly known R To keep it from divulging Shak DIVULSIVE Divulsive a Defn Tending to pull asunder tear or rend distracting DIXIE Dixie n Defn A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States esp during the Civil War US DIZEN Dizen v t imp p p Dizened p pr vb n Dizening Etym Perh orig to dress in a foolish manner and allied to dizzy but cf also OE dysyn Palsgrave to put tow or flax on a distaff i e to dress it Cf Distaff 1 To dress to attire Obs Beau Fl 2 To dress gaudily to overdress to bedizen to deck out Like a tragedy queen he has dizened her out Goldsmith Tomorrow when the masks shall fall That dizen Natures carnival Emerson DIZZ Dizz v t Etym See Dizzy Defn To make dizzy to astonish to puzzle Obs Gayton DIZZARD Dizzard n Etym See Dizzy and cf Disard Defn A blockhead Obs Written also dizard and disard Dizzardly adv Obs DIZZILY Dizzily adv Defn In a dizzy manner or state DIZZINESS Dizziness n Etym AS dysigness folly See Dizzy Defn Giddiness a whirling sensation in the head vertigo DIZZY Dizzy a Compar Dizzier superl Dizziest Etym OE dusi disi desi foolish AS dysig akin to LG düsig dizzy OD deuzig duyzig OHG tusig foolish OFries dusia to be dizzy LG dusel dizziness duselig dusselig D duizelig dizzy Dan dösig drowsy slepy döse to make dull drowsy dös dullness drowsiness and to AS dw foolish G thor fool Daze Doze 1 Having in the head a sensation of whirling with a tendency to fall vertiginous giddy hence confused indistinct Alas his brain was dizzy Drayton 2 Causing or tending to cause giddiness or vertigo To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder Macaulay 3 Without distinct thought unreflecting thoughtless heedless The dizzy multitude Milton DIZZY Dizzy v t imp p p Dizzied p pr vb n Dizzying Defn To make dizzy or giddy to give the vertigo to to confuse If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding Sir W Scott DJEREED DJERRID Djereed or Djerrid n Etym F djerid fr Ar See Jereed a A blunt javelin used in military games in Moslem countries b A game played with it Written also jereed jerrid etc DJINNEE Djinnee n pl Jjinn or Djinns Defn See Jinnee Jinn DO Do n Defn An abbreviation of Ditto DO Do n Mus Defn A syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic scale for the purpose of solmization or solfeggio It is the first of the seven syllables used by the Italians as manes of musical tones and replaced for the sake of euphony the syllable Ut applied to the note C In England and America the same syllables are used by mane as a scale pattern while the tones in respect to absolute pitch are named from the first seven letters of the alphabet DO Do v t or auxiliary imp Din p p Done p pr vb n Doing This verb when transitive is formed in the indicative present tense thus I do thou doest dost he does doeth doth dost As an independent verb dost is obsolete or rare except in poetry What dost thou in this world Milton The form doeth is a verb unlimited doth formerly so used now being the auxiliary form The second pers sing imperfect tense is didst didest Etym AS d akin to D doen OS duan OHG tuon G thun Lith deti OSlav d OIr dénim I do Gr dha and to E suffix dom and prob to L facere to do E fact and perh to L dere in some compounfds as addere to add credere to trust Deed Deem Doom Fact Creed Theme 1 To place to put Obs Tale of a Usurer about 1330 2 To cause to make with an infinitive Obs My lord Abbot of Westminster did do shewe to me late certain evidences W Caxton I shall your cloister do make Piers Plowman A fatal plague which many did to die Spenser We do you to wit i e We make you to know of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia 2 Cor viii 1 Note We have lost the idiom shown by the citations do used like the French faire or laisser in which the verb in the infinitive apparently but not really has a passive signification i e cause to be made 3 To bring about to produce as an effect or result to effect to achieve The neglecting it may do much danger Shak He waved indifferently twixt doing them neither good not harm Shak 4 To perform as an action to execute to transact to carry out in action as to do a good or a bad act do our duty to do what I can Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work Ex xx 9 We did not do these things Ld Lytton You can not do wrong without suffering wrong Emerson Hence To do homage honor favor justice etc to render homage honor etc 5 To bring to an end by action to perform completely to finish to accomplish a sense conveyed by the construction which is that of the past participle done Ere summer half be done I have done weeping Shak 6 To make ready for an object purpose or use as food by cooking to cook completely or sufficiently as the meat is done on one side only 7 To put or bring into a form state or condition especially in the phrases to do death to put to death to slay to do away often do away with to put away to remove to do on to put on to don to do off to take off as dress to doff to do into to put into the form of to translate or transform into as a text Done to death by slanderous tongues Shak The ground of the difficulty is done away Paley Suspicions regarding his loyalty were entirely done away Thackeray To do on our own harness that we may not but we must do on the armor of God Latimer Then Jason rose and did on him a fair Blue woolen tunic W Morris Jason Though the former legal pollution be now done off yet there is a spiritual contagion in idolatry as much to be shunned Milton It Pilgrims Progress has been done into verse it has been done into modern English Macaulay 8 To cheat to gull to overreach Colloq He was not be done at his time of life by frivolous offers of a compromise that might have secured him seventyfive per cent De Quincey 9 To see or inspect to explore as to do all the points of interest Colloq 10 Stock Exchange Defn To cash or to advance money for as a bill or note Note a Do and did are much employed as auxiliaries the verb to which they are joined being an infinitive As an auxiliary the verb do has no participle I do set my bow in the cloud Gen ix 13 Now archaic or rare except for emphatic assertion Rarely did the wrongs of individuals to the knowledge of the public Macaulay b They are often used in emphatic construction You dont say so Mr Jobson but I do say so Sir W Scott I did love him but scorn him now Latham c In negative and interrogative constructions do and did are in common use I do not wish to see them what do you think Did Cæsar cross the Tiber He did not Do you love me Shak d Do as an auxiliary is supposed to have been first used before imperatives It expresses entreaty or earnest request as do help me In the imperative mood but not in the indicative it may be used with the verb to be as do be quiet Do did and done often stand as a general substitute or representative verb and thus save the repetition of the principal verb To live and die is all we have to do Denham In the case of do and did as auxiliaries the sense may be completed by the infinitive without to of the verb represented When beauty lived and died as flowers do now Shak I chose my wife as she did her wedding gown Goldsmith My brightest hopes giving dark fears a being As the light does the shadow Longfellow In unemphatic affirmative sentences do is for the most part archaic or poetical as This just reproach their virtue does excite Dryden To do ones best To do ones diligence and the like to exert ones self to put forth ones best or most or most diligent efforts We will do our best to gain their assent Jowett Thucyd To do ones business to ruin one Colloq Wycherley To do one shame to cause one shame Obs To do over a To make over to perform a second time b To cover to spread to smear Boats sewed together and done over with a kind of slimy stuff like rosin De Foe To do to death to put to death See 7 Obs To do up a To put up to raise Obs Chaucer b To pack together and envelop to pack up c To accomplish thoroughly Colloq d To starch and iron A rich gown of velvet and a ruff done up with the famous yellow starch Hawthorne To do way to put away to lay aside Obs Chaucer To do with to dispose of to make use of to employ usually preceded by what Men are many times brought to that extremity that were it not for God they would not know what to do with themselves Tillotson To have to do with to have concern business or intercourse with to deal with When preceded by what the notion is usually implied that the affair does not concern the person denoted by the subject of have Philology has to do with language in its fullest sense Earle What have I to do with you ye sons of Zeruiah 2 Sam xvi 10 DO Do v i 1 To act or behave in any manner to conduct ones self They fear not the Lord neither do they after the law and commandment 2 Kings xvii 34 2 To fare to be as regards health as they asked him how he did how do you do today 3 Etym Perh a different word OE dugen dowen to avail be of use AS dugan See Doughty Defn To succeed to avail to answer the purpose to serve as if no better plan can be found he will make this do You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings and parliaments since the Conquest and if that wont do challenge the crown Collier To do by See under By To do for a To answer for to serve as to suit b To put an end to to ruin to baffle completely as a goblet is done for when it is broken Colloq Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their victim is stabbed and done for Thackeray To do withal to help or prevent it Obs I could not do withal Shak To do without to get along without to dispense with To have done to have made an end or conclusion to have finished to be quit to desist To have done with to have completed to be through with to have no further concern with Well to do in easy circumstances DO Do n 1 Deed act fear Obs Sir W Scott 2 Ado bustle stir to do R A great deal of do and a great deal of trouble Selden 3 A cheat a swindle Slang Eng DOAB Doab Etym Pers Hind doab prop two waters Defn A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers as the doab between the Ganges and the Jumna India Am Cyc DOABLE Doable a Defn Capable of being done Carlyle DOALL Doall n Defn General manager factotum Under him Dunstan was the doall at court being the kings treasurer councilor chancellor confessor all things Fuller DOAND Doand p pr Defn Doing Obs Rom of R DOAT Doat v i Defn See Dote DOBBER Dobber n 1 Zoöl Defn See Dabchick 2 A float to a fishing line Local U S DOBBIN Dobbin n 1 An old jaded horse Shak 2 Sea gravel mixed with sand Prov Eng DOBBY Dobby n Weaving Defn An apparatus resembling a Jacquard for weaving small figures usually about 12 16 threads seldom more than 36 40 threads DOBCHICK Dobchick n Zoöl Defn See Dabchick DOBELLS SOLUTION Dobells solution Med Defn An aqueous solution of carbolic acid borax sodium bicarbonate and glycerin used as a spray in diseases of the nose and throat DOBSON Dobson n Zoöl Defn The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect Corydalus cornutus used as bait in angling See Hellgamite DOBULE Dobule n Zoöl Defn The European dace DOCENT Docent a Etym L docens entis p pr of docere to teach Defn Serving to instruct teaching Obs DOCETAE Docetæ n pl Etym NL fr Eccl Hist Defn Ancient heretics who held that Christs body was merely a phantom or appearance DOCETIC Docetic a Defn Pertaining to held by or like the Docetæ Docetic Gnosticism Plumptre DOCETISM Docetism n Eccl Hist Defn The doctrine of the Docetæ DOCHMIAC Dochmiac a Pros Defn Pertaining to or containing the dochmius DOCHMIUS Dochmius n Etym L fr Gr Pros Defn A foot of five syllables usually DOCIBILITY DOCIBLENESS Docibility Docibleness n Etym L docibilitas Defn Aptness for being taught teachableness docility To persons of docibility the real character may be easily taught in a few days Boyle The docibleness of dogs in general Walton DOCIBLE Docible a Etym L docibilis fr docere to teach Defn Easily taught or managed teachable Milton DOCILE Docile a Etym L docilisfr docere to teach cf Gr discere to learn Gr docile Cf Doctor Didactic Disciple 1 Teachable easy to teach docible Obs 2 Disposed to be taught tractable easily managed as a docile child The elephant is at once docible and docile C J Smith DOCILITY Docility n Etym L docilitas fr docilis cf F docilité 1 teachableness aptness for being taught docibleness Obs or R 2 Willingness to be taught tractableness The humble docility of little children is in the New Testament represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian faith Beattie DOCIMACY Docimacy n Etym Gr docimasie Defn The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature quality etc of objects as of metals or ores of medicines or of facts pertaining to physiology DOCIMASTIC Docimastic a Etym Gr docimastique Defn Proving by experiments or tests Docimastic art metallurgy or the art of assaying metals the art of separating metals from foreign matters and determining the nature and quantity of metallic substances contained in any ore or mineral DOCIMOLOGY Docimology n Etym Gr logy Defn A treatise on the art of testing as in assaying metals etc DOCITY Docity n Defn Teachableness Prov Eng Local U S DOCK Dock n Etym AS docce of uncertain origin cf G docken blätter Gael dogha burdock OF doque perh akin to L daucus daucum Gr Burdock Bot Defn A genus of plants Rumex some species of which are wellknown weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination Note Yellow dock is Rumex crispus with smooth curly leaves and yellow root which that of other species is used medicinally as an astringent and tonic DOCK Dock n Etym Cf Icel dockr a short tail Fries dok a little bundle or bunch G docke bundle skein a short and thick column 1 The solid part of an animals tail as distinguished from the hair the stump of a tail the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting Grew 2 A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse DOCK Dock v t imp p p Docked p pr vb n Docking Etym See Dock a tail Cf W tociaw and twciaw to dock clip 1 to cut off as the end of a thing to curtail to cut short to clip as to dock the tail of a horse His top was docked like a priest biforn Chaucer 2 To cut off a part from to shorten to deduct from to subject to a deduction as to dock ones wages 3 To cut off bar or destroy as to dock an entail DOCK Dock n Etym Akin to D dok of uncertain origin cf LL doga ditch L doga ditch L doga sort of vessel Gr 1 An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river used for the reception of vessels and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide 2 The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves for the reception of ships sometimes including the piers themselves as to be down on the dock 3 The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands Balance dock a kind of floating dock which is kept level by pumping water out of or letting it into the compartments of side chambers Dry dock a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped out especially one in the form of a chamber having walls and floor often of masonry and communicating with deep water but having appliances for excluding it used in constructing or repairing ships The name includes structures used for the examination repairing or building of vessels as graving docks floating docks hydraulic docks etc Floating dock a dock which is made to become buoyant and by floating to lift a vessel out of water Graving dock a dock for holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom etc Hydraulic dock a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by hydraulic presses Naval dock a dock connected with which are naval stores materials and all conveniences for the construction and repair of ships Sectional dock a form of floating dock made in separate sections or caissons Slip dock a dock having a sloping floor that extends from deep water to above highwater mark and upon which is a railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship Wet dock a dock where the water is shut in and kept at a given level to facilitate the loading and unloading of ships also sometimes used as a place of safety a basin DOCK Dock v t Defn To draw law or place a ship in a dock for repairing cleaning the bottom etc DOCKAGE Dockage n Defn A charge for the use of a dock DOCKCRESS Dockcress n Bot Defn Nipplewort DOCKET Docket n Etym Dock to cut off dim suffix et 1 A small piece of paper or parchment containing the heads of a writing a summary or digest 2 A bill tied to goods containing some direction as the name of the owner or the place to which they are to be sent a label Bailey 3 Law a An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an action or register or such entries a book of original kept by clerks of courts containing a formal list of the names of parties and minutes of the proceedings in each case in court b U S A list or calendar of causes ready for hearing or trial prepared for the use of courts by the clerks 4 A list or calendar of business matters to be acted on in any assembly On the docket in hand in the plan under consideration in process of execution or performance Colloq DOCKET Docket v t imp p p Docketed p pr vb n Docketing 1 To make a brief abstract of a writing and indorse it on the back of the paper or to indorse the title or contents on the back of to summarize as to docket letters and papers Chesterfield 2 Law a To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book as judgments regularly docketed b To enter or inscribe in a docket or list of causes for trial 3 To mark with a ticket as to docket goods DOCKYARD Dockyard n Defn A yard or storage place for all sorts of naval stores and timber for shipbuilding DOCOGLOSSA Docoglossa n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of gastropods including the true limpets and having the teeth on the odontophore or lingual ribbon DOCQUET Docquet n v Defn See Docket DOCTOR Doctor n Etym OF doctur L doctor teacher fr docere to teach See Docile 1 A teacher one skilled in a profession or branch of knowledge learned man Obs One of the doctors of Italy Nicholas Macciavel Bacon 2 An academical title originally meaning a men so well versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it Hence One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a university or college or has received a diploma of the highest degree as a doctor of divinity of law of medicine of music or of philosophy Such diplomas may confer an honorary title only 3 One duly licensed to practice medicine a member of the medical profession a physician By medicine life may be prolonged yet death Will seize the doctor too Shak 4 Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency as the doctor of a calico printing machine which is a knife to remove superfluous coloring matter the doctor or auxiliary engine called also donkey engine 5 Zoöl Defn The friar skate Prov Eng Doctors Commons See under Commons Doctors stuff physic medicine G Eliot Doctor fish Zoöl any fish of the genus Acanthurus the surgeon fish so called from a sharp lancetlike spine on each side of the tail Also called barber fish See Surgeon fish DOCTOR Doctor v t imp p p Doctored p pr vb n Doctoring 1 To treat as a physician does to apply remedies to to repair as to doctor a sick man or a broken cart Colloq 2 To confer a doctorate upon to make a doctor 3 To tamper with and arrange for ones own purposes to falsify to adulterate as to doctor election returns to doctor whisky Slang DOCTOR Doctor v i Defn To practice physic Colloq DOCTORAL Doctoral a Etym Cf F doctoral Defn Of or relating to a doctor or to the degree of doctor Doctoral habit and square cap Wood DOCTORALLY Doctorally adv Defn In the manner of a doctorR DOCTORATE Doctorate n Etym Cf F doctorat Defn The degree title or rank of a doctor DOCTORATE Doctorate v t Defn To make one a doctor He was bred in Oxford and there doctorated Fuller DOCTORESS Doctoress n Defn A female doctorR DOCTORLY Doctorly a Defn Like a doctor or learned man Obs Doctorly prelates Foxe DOCTORSHIP Doctorship n Defn Doctorate R Clarendon DOCTRESS Doctress n Defn A female doctor R DOCTRINABLE Doctrinable a Defn Of the nature of or constituting doctrine Obs Sir P Sidney DOCTRINAIRE Doctrinaire n Etym F See Doctrine Defn One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system a propounder of a new set of opinions a dogmatic theorist Used also adjectively as doctrinaire notions Note In french history the Doctrinaires were a constitutionalist party which originated after the restoration of the Bourbons and represented the interests of liberalism and progress After the Revolution of July 1830 when they came into power they assumed a conservative position in antagonism with the republicans and radicals Am Cyc DOCTRINAL Doctrinal a Etym LL doctrinalis fr L doctrina cf F doctrinal See Doctrine 1 Pertaining to or containing doctrine or something taught and to be believed as a doctrinal observation Doctrinal clauses Macaulay 2 Pertaining to or having to do with teaching The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument Hooker DOCTRINAL Doctrinal n Defn A matter of doctrine also a system of doctrines T Goodwin Sir T Elyot DOCTRINALLY Doctrinally adv Defn In a doctrinal manner or for by way of teaching or positive direction DOCTRINARIAN Doctrinarian n Defn A doctrinaire J H Newman DOCTRINARIANISM Doctrinarianism n Defn The principles or practices of the Doctrinaires DOCTRINE Doctrine n Etym F doctrine L doctrina fr doctor See Doctor 1 Teaching instruction He taught them many things by parables and said unto them in his doctrine Hearken Mark iv 2 2 That which is taught what is held put forth as true and supported by a teacher a school or a sect a principle or position or the body of principles in any branch of knowledge any tenet or dogma a principle of faith as the doctrine of atoms the doctrine of chances The doctrine of gravitation I Watts Articles of faith and doctrine Hooker The Monroe doctrine Politics a policy enunciated by President Monroe Message Dec 2 1823 the essential feature of which is that the United States will regard as an unfriendly act any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their systems on this continent or any interference to oppress or in any manner control the destiny of governments whose independence had been acknowledged by the United States Syn Precept tenet principle maxim dogma Doctrine Precept Doctrine denotes whatever is recommended as a speculative truth to the belief of others Precept is a rule down to be obeyed Doctrine supposes a teacher precept supposes a superior with a right to command The doctrines of the Bible the precepts of our holy religion Unpracticed he to fawn or seek for power By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour Goldsmith DOCUMENT Document n Etym LL documentum fr docere to teach cf F document See Docile 1 That which is taught or authoritatively set forth precept instruction dogma Obs Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time I Watts 2 An example for instruction or warning Obs They were forth with stoned to death as a document to others Sir W Raleigh 3 An original or official paper relied upon as the basis proof or support of anything else in its most extended sense including any writing book or other instrument conveying information in the case any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol Saint Luke collected them from such documents and testimonies as he judged to be authentic Paley DOCUMENT Document v t 1 To teach to school Obs I am finely documented by my own daughter Dryden 2 To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information as a a ship should be documented according to the directions of law DOCUMENTAL Documental a 1 Of or pertaining to instruction Obs Dr H More 2 Of or pertaining to written evidence documentary as documental testimony DOCUMENTARY Documentary a Defn Pertaining to written evidence contained or certified in writing Documentary evidence Macaulay DODD DOD Dodd Dod v t Etym OE dodden Defn To cut off as wool from sheeps tails to lop or clip off Halliwell DODDART Doddart n Defn A game much like hockey played in an open field also the bent stick for playing the game Local Eng Halliwell DODDED Dodded a Etym See Dodd Defn Without horns as dodded cattle without beards as dodded corn Halliwell DODDER Dodder n Etym Cf Dan dodder Sw dodra G dotter Bot Defn A plant of the genus Cuscuta It is a leafless parasitical vine with yellowish threadlike stems It attaches itself to some other plant as to flax goldenrod etc and decaying at the root is nourished by the plant that supports it DODDER Dodder v t i Etym Cf AS dyderian to deceive delude and E didder dudder Defn To shake tremble or totter The doddering mast Thomson DODDERED Doddered a Defn Shattered infirm A laurel grew doddered with age Dryden DODECAGON Dodecagon n Etym Gr dodécagone Geom Defn A figure or polygon bounded by twelve sides and containing twelve angles DODECAGYNIA Dodecagynia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A Linnæan order of plants having twelve styles DODECAGYNIAN DODECAGYNOUS Dodecagynian Dodecagynous a Bot Defn Of or pertaining to the Dodecagynia having twelve styles DODECAHEDRAL Dodecahedral a Defn Pertaining to or like a dodecahedion consisting of twelve equal sides Dodecahedral cleavage See under Cleavage DODECAHEDRON Dodecahedron n Etym Gr dodécaèdre Geom Crystallog Defn A solid having twelve faces Note The regular dodecahedron is bounded by twelve equal and regular pentagons the pyritohedron see Pyritohedron is related to it the rhombic dodecahedron is bounded by twelve equal rhombic faces DODECANDRIA Dodecandria n pl Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A Linnæan class of plants including all that have any number of stamens between twelve and nineteen DODECANDRIAN DODECANDROUS Dodecandrian Dodecandrous a Bot Defn Of or pertaining to the Dodecandria having twelve stamens or from twelve to nineteen DODECANE Dodecane n Etym Gr Chem Defn Any one of a group of thick oily hydrocarbons C12H26 of the paraffin series DODECASTYLE Dodecastyle a Etym Gr dodécastyle Arch Defn Having twelve columns in front n Defn A dodecastyle portico or building DODECASYLLABIC Dodecasyllabic a Etym Gr syllabic Defn Having twelve syllables DODECASYLLABLE Dodecasyllable n Defn A word consisting of twelve syllables DODECATEMORY Dodecatemory n Etym Gr dodécatémorie Astron Defn A tern applied to the twelve houses or parts of the zodiac of the primum mobile to distinguish them from the twelve signs also any one of the twelve signs of the zodiac DODGE Dodge v i imp p p Dodged p pr vb n Dodging Etym Of uncertain origin cf dodder v daddle dade or dog v t 1 To start suddenly aside as to avoid a blow or a missile to shift place by a sudden start Milton 2 To evade a duty by low craft to practice mean shifts to use tricky devices to play fast and loose to quibble Some dodging casuist with more craft than sincerity Milton DODGE Dodge v t 1 To evade by a sudden shift of place to escape by starting aside as to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown 2 Fig To evade by craft as to dodge a question to dodge responsibility Colloq S G Goodrich 3 To follow by dodging or suddenly shifting from place to place Coleridge DODGE Dodge n Defn The act of evading by some skillful movement a sudden starting aside hence an artful device to evade deceive or cheat a cunning trick an artifice Colloq Some who have a taste for good living have many harmless arts by which they improve their banquet and innocent dodges if we may be permitted to use an excellent phrase that has become vernacular since the appearance of the last dictionaries Thackeray DODGER Dodger n 1 One who dodges or evades one who plays fast and loose or uses tricky devices Smart 2 A small handbill U S 3 See Corndodger DODGERY Dodgery n Defn trickery artifice Obs Hacket DODIPATE DODIPOLL Dodipate Dodipoll n Etym Perh fr OE dodden to cut off to shear and first applied to shavenpolled priests Defn A stupid person a fool a blockhead Some will say our curate is naught an asshead a dodipoll Latimer DODKIN Dodkin n Etym D duitken dim of duit See Doit and cf Doitkin Defn A doit a small coin Shelton DODMAN Dodman n 1 A snail also a snail shell a hodmandod Obs or Prov Eng Nares 2 Zoöl Defn Any shellfish which casts its shell as a lobster Prov Eng DODO Dodo n pl Dodoes Etym Said to be fr Pg doudo silly foolish cf Booby this is fr Prov E dold the same word as E dolt Zoöl Defn A large extinct bird Didus ineptus formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius It had short halffledged wings like those of the ostrich and a short neck and legs called also dronte It was related to the pigeons DOE Doe n Etym AS da cf Dan daa daadyr deer and perh L dama Zoöl Defn A female deer or antelope specifically the female of the fallow deer of which the male is called a buck Also applied to the female of other animals as the rabbit See the Note under Buck DOE Doe n Defn A feat Obs See Do n Hudibras DOEGLIC Doeglic a Defn Pertaining to or obtained from the doegling as doeglic acid Chem an oily substance resembling oleic acid DOEGLING Doegling n Etym Native name in Faroe Islands Zoöl Defn The beaked whale Balænoptera rostrata from which doegling oil is obtained DOE JOHN Doe John Law Defn The fictitious lessee acting as plaintiff in the commonlaw action of ejectment the fictitious defendant being usually denominated Richard Roe Hence a fictitious name for a party real or fictitious to any action or proceeding DOER Doer m Etym From Do v t i 1 One who does one performs or executes one who is wont and ready to act an actor an agent The doers of the law shall be justified Rom ii 13 2 Scots Law Defn An agent or attorney a factor Burrill DOES Does Defn The 3d pers sing pres of Do DOESKIN Doeskin n 1 The skin of the doe 2 A firm woolen cloth with a smooth soft surface like a does skin made for mens wear DOFF Doff v t imp p p Doffed p pr vb n Doffing Etym Do off See Do v t 7 1 To put off as dress to divest ones self of hence figuratively to put or thrust away to rid ones self of And made us doff our easy robes of peace Shak At night or in the rain He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn Emerson 2 To strip to divest to undress Heavens King who doffs himself our flesh to wear Crashaw DOFF Doff v i Defn To put off dress to take off the hat DOFFER Doffer n Mach Defn A revolving cylinder or a vibrating bar with teeth in a carding machine which doffs or strips off the cotton from the cards Ure DOG Dog n Etym AS docga akin to D dog mastiff Dan dogge Sw dogg 1 Zoöl Defn A quadruped of the genus Canis esp the domestic dog C familiaris Note The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence docility and attachment to man There are numerous carefully bred varieties as the beagle bloodhound bulldog coachdog collie Danish dog foxhound greyhound mastiff pointer poodle St Bernard setter spaniel spitz dog terrier etc There are also many mixed breeds and partially domesticated varieties as well as wild dogs like the dingo and dhole See these names in the Vocabulary 2 A mean worthless fellow a wretch What is thy servant which is but a dog that he should do this great thing 2 Kings viii 13 Rev Ver 3 A fellow used humorously or contemptuously as a sly dog a lazy dog Colloq 4 Astron Defn One of the two constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog Canis Major contains the Dog Star Sirius 5 An iron for holding wood in a fireplace a firedog an andiron 6 Mech a A grappling iron with a claw or claws for fastening into wood or other heavy articles for the purpose of raising or moving them b An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit or on the carriage of a sawmill c A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch especially the carrier of a lathe also an adjustable stop to change motion as in a machine tool Note Dog is used adjectively or in composition commonly in the sense of relating to or characteristic of a dog It is also used to denote a male as dog fox or gfox a male fox dog otter or dog otter dog wolf etc also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality as dog Latin A dead dog a thing of no use or value 1 Sam xxiv 14 A dog in the manger an uglynatured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him Dog ape Zoöl a male ape Dog cabbage or Dogs cabbage Bot a succulent herb native to the Mediterranean region Thelygonum Cynocrambe Dog cheap very cheap See under Cheap Dog ear Arch an acroterium Colloq Dog flea Zoöl a species of flea Pulex canis which infests dogs and cats and is often troublesome to man In America it is the common flea See Flea and Aphaniptera Dog grass Bot a grass Triticum caninum of the same genus as wheat Dog Latin barbarous Latin as the dog Latin of pharmacy Dog lichen Bot a kind of lichen Peltigera canina growing on earth rocks and tree trunks a lobed expansion dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath Dog louse Zoöl a louse that infests the dog esp Hæmatopinus piliferus another species is Trichodectes latus Dog power a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum or on an endless track as for churning Dog salmon Zoöl a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia the gorbuscha called also holia and hone Dog shark Zoöl See Dogfish Dogs meat meat fit only for dogs refuse offal Dog Star See in the Vocabulary Dog wheat Bot Dog grass Dog whelk Zoöl any species of univalve shells of the family Nassidæ esp the Nassa reticulata of England To give or throw to the dogs to throw away as useless Throw physic to the dogs Ill none of it Shak To go to the dogs to go to ruin to be ruined DOG Dog v t imp p p Dogged p pr vb n Dogging Defn To hunt or track like a hound to follow insidiously or indefatigably to chase with a dog or dogs to worry as if by dogs to hound with importunity I have been pursued dogged and waylaid Pope Your sins will dog you pursue you Burroughs Eager illbred petitioners who do not so properly supplicate as hunt the person whom they address to dogging him from place to place till they even extort an answer to their rude requests South DOGAL Dogal a Etym LL dogalis for ducalis See Doge Defn Of or pertaining to a dogeR DOGATE Dogate n Etym Cf F dogat It dogato See Doge and cf Dogeate Defn The office or dignity of a doge DOGBANE Dogbane n Etym Said to be poisonous to dogs Cf Apocynaceous Bot Defn A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants with poisonous milky juice bearing slender pods pods in pairs DOG BEE Dog bee Defn A male or drone bee Halliwell DOGBERRY Dogberry n Bot Defn The berry of the dogwood called also dogcherry Dr Prior Dogberry tree Bot the dogwood DOGBOLT Dogbolt n Gun Defn The bolt of the capsquare over the trunnion of a cannon Knight DOGBRIER Dogbrier n Bot Defn The dogrose DOGCART Dogcart n Defn A light onehorse carriage commonly twowheeled patterned after a cart The original dogcarts used in England by sportsmen had a box at the back for carrying dogs DOG DAY DOGDAY Dog day or Dogday Defn One of the dog days Dogday cicada Zoöl a large American cicada C pruinosa which trills loudly in midsummer DOG DAYS Dog days Defn A period of from four to six weeks in the summer variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September canicular days so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star Sirius with the sun Popularly the sultry close part of the summer Note The conjunction of the rising of the Dog Star with the rising of the sun was regarded by the ancients as one of the causes of the sultry heat of summer and of the maladies which then prevailed But as the conjunction does not occur at the same time in all latitudes and is not constant in the same region for a long period there has been much variation in calendars regarding the limits of the dog days The astronomer Roger Long states that in an ancient calendar in Bede died 735 the beginning of dog days is placed on the 14th of July that in a calendar prefixed to the Common Prayer printed in the time of Queen Elizabeth they were said to begin on the 6th of July and end on the 5th of September that from the Restoration 1660 to the beginning of New Style 1752 British almanacs placed the beginning on the 19th of July and the end on the 28th of August and that after 1752 the beginning was put on the 30th of July the end on the 7th of September Some English calendars now put the beginning on July 3d and the ending on August 11th A popular American almanac of the present time 1890 places the beginning on the 25th of July and the end on the 5th of September DOGDRAW Dogdraw n Eng Forest Law Defn The act of drawing after or pursuing deer with a dog Cowell DOGE Doge n Etym It doge dogio for duce duca fr L dux ducis a leader commander See Duke Defn The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa DOGEARED Dogeared a Defn Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or longcontinued usage said of a book Statute books before unopened not dogeared Ld Mansfield DOGEATE Dogeate n Defn Dogate Wright DOGELESS Dogeless a Defn Without a doge Byron DOGFACED Dogfaced a Defn Having a face resembling that of a dog Dogfaced baboon Zoöl any baboon of the genus Cynocephalus See Drill DOG FANCIER Dog fancier Defn One who has an unusual fancy for or interest in dogs also one who deals in dogs DOGFISH Dogfish n Zoöl 1 A small shark of many species of the genera Mustelus Scyllium Spinax etc Note The European spotted dogfishes Scyllium catudus and S canicula are very abundant the American smooth or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis the common picked or horned dogfish Squalus acanthias abundant on both sides of the Atlantic 2 The bowfin Amia calva See Bowfin 3 The burbot of Lake Erie DOGFOX Dogfox n Zoöl a A male fox See the Note under Dog n 6 Sir W Scott b The Arctic or blue fox a name also applied to species of the genus Cynalopex DOGGED Dogged a Etym Fron Dog 1 Sullen morose Obs or R The sulky spite of a temper naturally dogged Sir W Scott 2 Sullenly obstinate obstinately determined or persistent as dogged resolution dogged work DOGGEDLY Doggedly adv Defn In a dogged manner sullenly with obstinate resolution DOGGEDNESS Doggedness n 1 Sullenness moroseness R 2 Sullen or obstinate determination grim resolution or persistence DOGGER Dogger n Etym D fr dogger codfish orig used in the catching of codfish Naut Defn A twomasted fishing vessel used by the Dutch DOGGER Dogger n Defn A sort of stone found in the mines with the true alum rock chiefly of silica and iron DOGGEREL Doggerel a Etym OE dogerel Defn Low in style and irregular in measure as doggerel rhymes This may well be rhyme doggerel quod he Chaucer DOGGEREL Doggerel n Defn A sort of loose or irregular verse mean or undignified poetry Doggerel like that of Hudibras Addison The illspelt lines of doggerel in which he expressed his reverence for the brave sufferers Macaulay DOGGERMAN Doggerman n Defn A sailor belonging to a dogger DOGGET Dogget n Defn Docket See Docket Obs DOGGISH Doggish a Defn Like a dog having the bad qualities of a dog churlish growling brutal Doggishly adv Doggishness n DOGGREL Doggrel a n Defn Same as Doggerel DOGHEADED Dogheaded a Zoöl Defn Having a head shaped like that of a dog said of certain baboons DOGHEARTED Doghearted a Defn Inhuman cruel Shak DOGHOLE Doghole n Defn A place fit only for dogs a vile mean habitation or apartment Dryden DOGLEGGED doglegged a Arch Defn Noting a flight of stairs consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform landing or platforms and running in opposite directions without an intervening wellhole DOGMA Dogma n pl E Dogmas L Dogmata Etym L dogma Gr pl fr decet it is becoming Cf Decent 1 That which is held as an opinion a tenet a doctrine The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity Whewell 2 A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine a definite established and authoritative tenet 3 A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or truth an arbitrary dictum Syn tenet opinion proposition doctrine Dogma Tenet A tenet is that which is maintained as true with great firmness as the tenets of our holy religion A dogma is that which is laid down with authority as indubitably true especially a religious doctrine as the dogmas of the church A tenet rests on its own intrinsic merits or demerits a dogma rests on authority regarded as competent to decide and determine Dogma has in our language acquired to some extent a repulsive sense from its carrying with it the idea of undue authority or assumption this is more fully the case with its derivatives dogmatical and dogmatism DOGMATIC Dogmatic n Defn One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles opposed to the Empiric DOGMATIC DOGMATICAL Dogmatic Dogmatical a Etym L dogmaticus Gr dogmatique 1 Pertaining to a dogma or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet 2 Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively positive magisterial hence arrogantly authoritative overbearing Critics write in a positive dogmatic way Spectator They are as assertive and dogmatical as if they were omniscient Glanvill Dogmatic theology Same as Dogmatics Syn Magisterial arrogant See Magisterial DOGMATICALLY Dogmatically adv Defn In a dogmatic manner positively magisterially DOGMATICALNESS Dogmaticalness n Defn The quality of being dogmatical positiveness DOGMATICIAN Dogmatician n Defn A dogmatist DOGMATICS Dogmatics n Defn The science which treats of Christian doctrinal theology DOGMATISM Dogmatism n Defn The manner or character of a dogmatist arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion The selfimportance of his demeanor and the dogmatism of his conversation Sir W Scott DOGMATIST Dogmatist n Etym L dogmatistes Gr Defn One who dogmatizes one who speaks dogmatically a bold and arrogant advancer of principles I expect but little success of all this upon the dogmatist his opinioned assurance is paramount to argument Glanvill DOGMATIZE Dogmatize v i imp p p Dogmatized p pr vb n Dogmatizing Etym L dogmatizare to lay down an opinion Gr dogmatiser See Dogma Defn To assert positively to teach magisterially or with bold and undue confidence to advance with arrogance The pride of dogmatizing schools Blackmore DOGMATIZE Dogmatize v t Defn To deliver as a dogma R DOGMATIZER Dogmatizer n Defn One who dogmatizes a bold asserter a magisterial teacher Hammond DOGROSE Dogrose n Bot Defn A common European wild rose with single pink or white flowers DOGSBANE Dogsbane n Bot Defn See Dogbane DOGSEAR Dogsear n Defn The corner of a leaf in a book turned down like the ear of a dog Gray Dogseared a Cowper DOGSHIP Dogship n Defn The character or individuality of a dog DOGSHORE Dogshore n Naut Defn One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching DOGSICK Dogsick a Defn Sick as a dog sometimes is very sick Colloq DOGSKIN Dogskin n Defn The skin of a dog or leather made of the skin Also used adjectively DOGSLEEP Dogsleep n 1 Pretended sleep Addison 2 Naut Defn The fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress DOGSTAIL GRASS Dogstail grass n Bot Defn A hardy species of British grass Cynosurus cristatus which abounds in grass lands and is well suited for making straw plait called also goldseed DOG STAR Dog Star Defn Sirius a star of the constellation Canis Major or the Greater Dog and the brightest star in the heavens called also Canicula and in astronomical charts a Canis Majoris See Dog days DOGSTONGUE Dogstongue n Bot Defn Houndstongue DOGTIE Dogtie n Arch Defn A cramp DOGTOOTH Dogtooth n pl Dogteeth 1 See Canine tooth under Canine 2 Arch Defn An ornament common in Gothic architecture consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth also called tooth ornament Dogtooth spar Min a variety of calcite in acute crystals resembling the tooth of a dog See Calcite Dogtooth violet Bot a small bulbous herb of the Lily family genus Erythronium It has two shining flat leaves and commonly one large flower Written also dogstooth violet DOGTRICK Dogtrick n Defn A gentle trot like that of a dog DOGVANE Dogvane n Naut Defn A small vane of bunting feathers or any other light material carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind Totten DOGWATCH Dogwatch n Naut Defn A half watch a watch of two hours of which there are two the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 oclock pm and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 oclock P M Totten DOGWEARY Dogweary a Defn Extremely weary Shak DOGWOOD Dogwood n Etym So named from skewers dags being made of it Dr Prior See Dag and Dagger Bot Defn The Cornus a genus of large shrubs or small trees the wood of which is exceedingly hard and serviceable for many purposes Note There are several species one of which Cornus mascula called also cornelian cherry bears a red acid berry C florida is the flowering dogwood a small American tree with very showy blossoms Dogwood tree a The dogwood or Cornus b A papilionaceous tree Piscidia erythring growing in Jamaica It has narcotic properties called also Jamaica dogwood DOHTREN Dohtren n pl Defn Daughters Obs DOILY Doily n Etym So called from the name of the dealer 1 A kind of woolen stuff Obs Some doily petticoats Dryden A fool and a doily stuff would now and then find days of grace and be worn for variety Congreve 2 A small napkin used at table with the fruit etc commonly colored and fringed DOING Doing n pl Doings Defn Anything done a deed an action good or bad hence in the plural conduct behavior See Do To render an account of his doings Barrow DOIT Doit n Etym D duit Icel pveit prop a piece cut off See Thwaite a piece of ground Thwite 1 A small Dutch coin worth about half a farthing also a similar small coin once used in Scotland hence any small piece of money Shak 2 A thing of small value as I care not a doit DOITKIN Doitkin n Defn A very small coin a doit DOKIMASTIC Dokimastic a Defn Docimastic DOKO Doko n Zoöl Defn See Lepidosiren DOLABRA Dolabra n Etym L fr dolare to hew Defn A rude ancient ax or hatchet seen in museums DOLABRIFORM Dolabriform a Etym L dolabra a mattock form Defn Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet as some leaves and also certain organs of some shellfish DOLCE DOLCEMENTE Dolce Dolcemente adv Etym It fr L dulcis sweet soft Mus Defn Softly sweetly with soft smooth and delicate execution DOLCINO DULCINO Dolcino or Dulcino n Etym Cf It dolcigno sweetish Mus Defn A small bassoon formerly much used Simmonds DOLDRUMS Doldrums n pl Etym Cf Gael doltrum grief vexation Defn A part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms squalls and light baffling winds which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks so called by sailors To be in the doldrums to be in a state of listlessness ennui or tedium DOLE Dole n Etym OE deol doel dol OF doel fr doloir to suffer fr L dolere perh akin to dolare to hew Defn grief sorrow lamentation Archaic And she died So that day there was dole in Astolat Tennyson DOLE Dole n Etym L dolus cf F dol Scots Law Defn See Dolus DOLE Dole n Etym AS dal portion same word as d See Deal 1 Distribution dealing apportionment At her general dole Each receives his ancient soul Cleveland 2 That which is dealt out a part share or portion also a scanty share or allowance 3 Alms charitable gratuity or portion So sure the dole so ready at their call They stood prepared to see the manna fall Dryden Heaven has in store a precious dole Keble 4 A boundary a landmark Halliwell 5 A void space left in tillage Prov Eng Dole beer beer bestowed as alms Obs Dole bread bread bestowed as alms Obs Dole meadow a meadow in which several persons have a common right or share DOLE Dole v t imp p p Doled p pr vb n Doling Defn To deal out in small portions to distribute as a dole to deal out scantily or grudgingly The supercilious condescension with which even his reputed friends doled out their praises to him De Quincey DOLEFUL Doleful a Defn Full of dole or grief expressing or exciting sorrow sorrowful sad dismal With screwed face and doleful whine South Regions of sorrow doleful shades Milton Syn Piteous rueful sorrowful woeful melancholy sad gloomy dismal dolorous woebegone Dolefully adv Dolefulness n DOLENT Dolent a Etym L dolens p pr of dolere cf F dolent See Dole sorrow Defn Sorrowful Obs Ford DOLENTE Dolente a adv Etym It Mus Defn Plaintively See Doloroso DOLERITE Dolerite n Etym Gr Geol Min Defn A darkcolored basic igneous rock composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron By many authors it is considered equivalent to a coarsegrained basalt DOLERITIC Doleritic a Defn Of the nature of dolerite as much lava is doleritic lava Dana DOLESOME Dolesome a Defn Doleful dismal gloomy sorrowful Dolesomely adv Dolesomeness n DOLF Dolf imp Defn of Delve Obs Chaucer DOLICHOCEPHALIC DOLICHOCEPHALOUS Dolichocephalic Dolichocephalous a Etym Gr Anat Defn Having the cranium or skull long to its breadth longheaded opposed to brachycephalic Dolichocephal a n DOLICHOCEPHALY DOLICHOCEPHALISM Dolichocephaly Dolichocephalism n Etym Cf F dolichcéphalie Defn The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic DOLIOFORM Dolioform a Etym L dolium large jar form Biol Defn Barrelshaped or like a cask in form DOLIOLUM Doliolum n Etym L doliolum a small cask Zoöl Defn A genus of freeswimming oceanic tunicates allied to Salpa and having alternate generations DOLITTLE Dolittle n Defn One who performs little though professing much Colloq Great talkers are commonly dolittles Bp Richardson DOLIUM Dolium n Etym L large jar Zoöl Defn A genus of large univalve mollusks including the partridge shell and tun shells DOLL Doll n Etym A contraction of Dorothy or less prob an abbreviation of idol or cf OD dol a whipping top D dollen to rave and E dull Defn A childs puppet a toy baby for a little girl DOLLAR Dollar n Etym D daalder LG dahler G thaler an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler i e a piece of money first coined about the year 1518 in the valley G thal of St Joachim in Bohemia See Dale 1 a A silver coin of the United States containing 37125 grains of silver and 4125 grains of alloy that is having a total weight of 4125 grains b A gold coin of the United States containing 2322 grains of gold and 258 grains of alloy that is having a total weight of 258 grains ninetenths fine It is no longer coined Note Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount of alloy but only the same amount of silver as now the total weight being 416 grains The gold dollar as a distinct coin was first made in 1849 The eagles half eagles and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained 2475 grains of gold and 225 grains of alloy for each dollar 2 A coin of the same general weight and value though differing slightly in different countries current in Mexico Canada parts of South America also in Spain and several other European countries 3 The value of a dollar the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values Chop dollar See under 9th Chop Dollar fish Zoöl a fish of the United States coast Stromateus triacanthus having a flat roundish form and a bright silvery luster called also butterfish and Lafayette See Butterfish Trade dollar a silver coin formerly made at the United States mint intended for export and not legal tender at home It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of alloy DOLLARDEE Dollardee n Zoöl Defn A species of sunfish Lepomis pallidus common in the United States called also blue sunfish and coppernosed bream DOLLMAN Dollman n Defn See Dolman DOLLY Dolly n pl Dollies 1 Mining Defn A contrivance turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed a stirrer 2 Mach Defn A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet Knight 3 In pile driving a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver 4 A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams columns etc in bridge building 5 A compact narrowgauge locomotive used for moving construction trains switching etc DOLLY Dolly n Defn A childs mane for a doll Dolly shop a shop where rags old junk etc are bought and sold usually in fact an unlicensed pawnbrokers shop formerly distinguished by the sign of a black doll England DOLLY VARDEN Dolly Varden 1 A character in Dickenss novel Barnaby Rudge a beautiful lively and coquettish girl who wore a cherrycolored mantle and cherrycolored ribbons 2 A style of light brightfigured dress goods for women also a style of dress Dolly Varden trout Zoöl a trout of northwest America called also bull trout malma and redspotted trout See Malma DOLMAN Dolman n Etym Turk d cf F doliman 1 A long robe or outer garment with long sleeves worn by the Turks Written also doliman 2 A cloak of a peculiar fashion worn by women DOLMEN Dolmen n Etym Armor taol tol table mean maen men stone cf F dolmen Defn A cromlech See Cromlech Written also tolmen DOLOMITE Dolomite n Etym After the French geologist Dolomieu Geol Min Defn A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions It occurs in distinct crystals and in extensive beds as a compact limestone often crystalline granular either white or clouded It includes much of the common white marble Also called bitter spar DOLOMITIC Dolomitic a Defn Pertaining to dolomite DOLOMIZE Dolomize v t Defn To convert into dolomite Dolomization n DOLOR Dolor n Etym OE dolor dolur dolour F douleur L dolor fr dolere See 1st Dole Defn Pain grief distress anguish Written also dolour Poetic Of death and dolor telling sad tidings Spenser DOLORIFEROUS Doloriferous a Etym L dolor pain ferous Defn Producing pain Whitaker DOLORIFIC DOLORIFICAL Dolorific Dolorifical a Etym LL dolorificus L dolor pain facere to make Defn Causing pain or grief Arbuthnot DOLOROSO Doloroso a adv Etym It Mus Defn Plaintive pathetic used adverbially as a musical direction DOLOROUS Dolorous a Etym L dolorosus from dolor cf F douloureux See Dolor 1 Full of grief sad sorrowful doleful dismal as a dolorous object dolorous discourses You take me in too dolorous a sense I spake to you for your comfort Shak 2 Occasioning pain or grief painful Their dispatch is quick and less dolorous than the paw of the bear or teeth of the lion Dr H More Dolorously adv Dolorousness n DOLPHIN Dolphin n Etym F dauphin dolphin dauphin earlier spelt also doffin cf OF dalphinal of the dauphin fr L delphinus Gr garbha perh akin to E calf Cf Dauphin Delphine 1 Zool a A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera esp D delphis the true dolphin b The Coryphæna hippuris a fish of about five feet in length celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin See Coryphænoid Note The dolphin of the ancients D delphis is common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic and attains a length of from six to eight feet 2 Etym Gr Gr Antiq Defn A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemys vessel 3 Naut a A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage b A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables R H Dana c A mooring post on a wharf or beach d A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale Ham Nav Encyc 4 Gun Defn In old ordnance one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted 5 Astron Defn A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus See Delphinus n 2 Dolphin fly Zoöl the black bean or collier Aphis Aphis fable destructive to beans Dolphin striker Naut a short vertical spar under the bowsprit DOLPHINET Dolphinet n Defn A female dolphin R Spenser DOLT Dolt n Etym OE dulte prop p p of dullen to dull See Dull Defn A heavy stupid fellow a blockhead a numskull an ignoramus a dunce a dullard This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt Drayton DOLT Dolt v i Defn To behave foolishly Obs DOLTISH Doltish a Defn Doltlike dull in intellect stupid blockish as a doltish clown Doltishly adv Doltishness n DOLUS Dolus n Etym L deceit akin to Gr Law Defn Evil intent embracing both malice and fraud See Culpa Wharton DOLVEN Dolven p p Defn of Delve Obs Rom of R DOM dom Defn A suffix denoting a Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction dominion as in kingdom earldom b State condition or quality of being as in wisdom freedom Note It is from the same root as doom meaning authority and judgment See Doom DOM Dom n Etym Pg See Don 1 A title anciently given to the pope and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders See Don and Dan 2 In Portugal and Brazil the title given to a member of the higher classes DOMABLE Domable a Etym L domabilis fr domare to tame Defn Capable of being tamed tamable DOMABLENESS Domableness n Defn Tamableness DOMAGE Domage n Etym See Damage 1 Damage hurt Obs Chapman 2 Subjugation Obs Hobbes DOMAIN Domain n Etym F domaine OF demaine L dominium property right of ownership fr dominus master owner See Dame and cf Demesne Dungeon 1 Dominion empire authority 2 The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth or the like Also used figuratively The domain of authentic history E Everett The domain over which the poetic spirit ranges J C Shairp 3 Landed property estate especially the land about the mansion house of a lord and in his immediate occupancy demesne Shenstone 4 Law Defn Ownership of land an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right absolute proprietorship paramount or sovereign ownership Public domain the territory belonging to a State or to the general government public lands USin the public domain may be used by anyone wihout restriction Right of eminent domain that superior dominion of the sovereign power over all the property within the state including that previously granted by itself which authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a necessary public use reasonable compensation being made DOMAL Domal a Etym L domus house Astrol Defn Pertaining to a house Addison DOMANIAL Domanial a Defn Of or relating to a domain or to domains DOME Dome n Etym F dôme It duomo fr L domus a house domus Dei or Domini house of the Lord house of God akin to Gr timber See Timber 1 A building a house an edifice used chiefly in poetry Approach the dome the social banquet share Pope 2 Arch Defn A cupola formed on a large scale Note The Italians apply the term il duomo to the principal church of a city and the Germans call every cathedral church Dom and it is supposed that the word in its present English sense has crept into use from the circumstance of such buildings being frequently surmounted by a cupola Am Cyc 3 Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building as the upper part of a furnace the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler etc 4 Crystallog Defn A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge like the roof of a house also one of the planes of such a form Note If the plane is parallel to the longer diagonal macrodiagonal of the prism it is called a macrodome if parallel to the shorter brachydiagonal it is a brachydome if parallel to the inclined diagonal in a monoclinic crystal it is called a clinodome if parallel to the orthodiagonal axis an orthodome Dana DOME Dome n Etym See Doom Defn Decision judgment opinion a court decision Obs Chaucer DOMEBOOK Domebook n Etym Dome doom book O Eng Law Defn A book said to have been compiled under the direction of King Alfred It is supposed to have contained the principal maxims of the common law the penalties for misdemeanors and the forms of judicial proceedings Domebook was probably a general name for book of judgments Burrill DOMED Domed a Defn Furnished with a dome shaped like a dome DOMESDAY Domesday n Defn A day of judgment See Doomsday Obs Domesday Book the ancient record of the survey of most of the lands of England made by order of William the Conqueror about 1086 It consists of two volumes a large folio and a quarto and gives the proprietors tenures arable land woodland etc Written also Doomsday Book DOMESMAN Domesman n pl Domesmen Etym See Doom Defn A judge an umpire Obs DOMESTIC Domestic a Etym L domesticus fr domus use cf F domestique See 1st Dome 1 Of or pertaining to ones house or home or ones household or family relating to home life as domestic concerns life duties cares happiness worship servants His fortitude is the more extraordinary because his domestic feelings were unusually strong Macaulay 4 Of or pertaining to a nation considered as a family or home or to ones own country intestine not foreign as foreign wars and domestic dissensions Shak 3 Remaining much at home devoted to home duties or pleasures as a domestic man or woman 4 Living in or near the habitations of man domesticated tame as distinguished from wild as domestic animals 5 Made in ones own house nation or country as domestic manufactures wines etc DOMESTIC Domestic n 1 One who lives in the family of an other as hired household assistant a house servant The master labors and leads an anxious life to secure plenty and ease to the domestic V Knox 2 pl Com Defn Articles of home manufacture especially cotton goods U S DOMESTICAL Domestical a Defn Domestic Obs Our private and domestical matter Sir P Sidney DOMESTICAL Domestical n Defn A family a household Obs DOMESTICALLY Domestically adv Defn In a domestic manner privately with reference to domestic affairs DOMESTICANT Domesticant a Defn Forming part of the same family Obs Sir E Dering DOMESTICATE Domesticate v t imp p p Domesticated p pr vb n Domesticating Etym LL domesticatus p p of domesticare to reside in to tame See Domestic a 1 To make domestic to habituate to home life as to domesticate ones self 2 To cause to be as it were of ones family or country as to domesticate a foreign custom or word 3 To tame or reclaim from a wild state as to domesticate wild animals to domesticate a plant DOMESTICATION Domestication n Etym Cf F domestication Defn The act of domesticating or accustoming to home the action of taming wild animals DOMESTICATOR Domesticator n Defn One who domesticates DOMESTICITY Domesticity n Etym LL domesticitas cf F domesticité Defn The state of being domestic domestic character household life DOMETT Domett n Defn A kind of baize of which the ward is cotton and the weft woolen Blakely DOMEYKITE Domeykite n Etym Named after Domeyko a mineralogist of Chili Min Defn A massive mineral of tinwhite or steelgray color an arsenide of copper DOMICAL Domical a Defn Relating to or shaped like a dome DOMICILE Domicile n Etym L domicilium domus house prob root of celare to conceal cf F domicile See Dome and Conceal 1 An abode or mansion a place of permanent residence either of an individual or a family 2 Law Defn A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time a residence accepted as a final abode Wharton DOMICILE Domicile v t imp p p Domiciled p pr vb n Domiciling Etym Cf F domicilier Cf Domiciliate Defn To establish in a fixed residence or a residence that constitutes habitancy to domiciliate Kent DOMICILIAR Domiciliar n Defn A member of a household a domestic DOMICILIARY Domiciliary a Etym LL domiciliarius Defn Of or pertaining to a domicile or the residence of a person or family The personal and domiciliary rights of the citizen scrupulously guarded Motley Domiciliary visit Law a visit to a private dwelling particularly for searching it under authority DOMICILIATE Domiciliate v t imp p p Domiciliated p pr vb n Domiciliating Etym See Domicile 1 To establish in a permanent residence to domicile 2 To domesticate Pownall DOMICILIATION Domiciliation n Defn The act of domiciliating permanent residence inhabitancy Milman DOMICULTURE Domiculture n Etym L domus house E culture See 1st Dome Defn The art of housekeeping cookery etc R R Park DOMIFY Domify v t Etym L domus fy cf F domifier 1 Astrol Defn To divide as the heavens into twelve houses See House in astrological sense Obs 2 To tame to domesticate Obs Johnson DOMINA Domina n Etym L lady See Dame O Eng Law Defn Lady a lady a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own right Burrill DOMINANCE DOMINANCY Dominance Dominancy n Defn Predominance ascendency authority DOMINANT Dominant a Etym L dominans antis p pr of dominari cf F dominant See Dominate Defn Ruling governing prevailing controlling predominant as the dominant party church spirit power The member of a dominant race is in his dealings with the subject race seldom indeed fraudulent but imperious insolent and cruel Macaulay Dominant estate or tenement Law the estate to which a servitude or easement is due from another estate the estate over which the servitude extends being called the servient estate or tenement Bouvier Whartons Law Dict Dominant owner Law one who owns lands on which there is an easement owned by another Syn Governing ruling controlling prevailing predominant ascendant DOMINANT Dominant n Mus Defn The fifth tone of the scale thus G is the dominant of C A of D and so on Dominant chord Mus the chord based upon the dominant DOMINATE Dominate v t imp p p Dominated p pr vb n Dominating Etym L dominatus p p of dominari to dominate fr dominus master lord See Dame and cf Domineer Defn To predominate over to rule to govern A city dominated by the ax Dickens We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated W Tooke DOMINATE Dominate v i Defn To be dominant Hallam DOMINATION Domination n Etym F domination L dominatio 1 The act of dominating exercise of power in ruling dominion supremacy authority often arbitrary or insolent sway In such a people the haugtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom Burke 2 A ruling party a party in power R Burke 3 pl Defn A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy a meaning given by the schoolmen Thrones dominations princedoms virtues powers Milton DOMINATIVE Dominative a Etym Cf F dominatif Defn Governing ruling imperious Sir E Sandys DOMINATOR Dominator n Etym L Defn A ruler or ruling power Sole dominator of Navarre Shak Jupiter and Mars are dominators for this northwest part of the world Camden DOMINE Domine n Etym See Dominie 1 A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church The word is also applied locally in the United States in colloquial speech to any clergyman 2 Etym From Sp domine a schoolmaster Zoöl Defn A West Indian fish Epinula magistralis of the family Trichiuridæ It is a longbodied voracious fish DOMINEER Domineer v i t imp p p Domineered p pr vb n Domineering Etym F dominer L dominari cf OD domineren to feast luxuriously See Dominate v t Defn To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway to play the master to be overbearing to tyrannize to bluster to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness often with over as to domineer over dependents Go to the feast revel and domineer Shak His wishes tend abroad to roam And hers to domineer at home Prior DOMINEERING Domineering a Defn Ruling arrogantly overbearing A violent brutal domineering old reprobate Blackw Mag Syn Haughty overbearing lordly See Imperious Domineeringly adv DOMINICAL Dominical a Etym LL dominicalis for L dominicus belonging to a master or lord dominica dies the Lords day fr dominus master or lord cf F dominical See Dame 1 Indicating or pertaining to the Lords day or Sunday 2 Relating to or given by our Lord as the dominical or Lords prayer Howell Some words altered in the dominical Gospels Fuller Dominical altar Eccl the high altar Dominical letter the letter which in almanacs denotes Sunday or the Lords day dies Domini The first seven letters of the alphabet are used for this purpose the same letter standing for Sunday during a whole year except in leap year when the letter is changed at the end of February After twentyeight years the same letters return in the same order The dominical letters go backwards one day every common year and two every leap year e g if the dominical letter of a common year be G F will be the dominical letter for the next year Called also Sunday letter Cf Solar cycle under Cycle n DOMINICAL Dominical n Defn The Lords day or Sunday also the Lords prayer Obs DOMINICAN Dominican a Etym NL Dominicanus fr Dominicus Dominic the founder cf F Dominicain Defn Of or pertaining to St Dominic Dominic de Guzman or to the religions communities named from him Dominican nuns an order of nuns founded by St Dominic and chiefly employed in teaching Dominican tertiaries the third order of St Dominic See Tertiary DOMINICAN Dominican n Eccl Hist Defn One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman in 1215 A province of the order was established in England in 1221 The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807 The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar The Dominicans are called also preaching friars friars preachers black friars from their black cloak brothers of St Mary and in France Jacobins DOMINICIDE Dominicide n Etym L dominus master caedere to cut down kill 1 The act of killing a master 2 One who kills his master DOMINIE Dominie n Etym L dominus master See Don Dame 1 A schoolmaster a pedagogue Scot This was Abel Sampson commonly called from occupation as a pedagogue Dominie Sampson Sir W Scott 2 A clergyman See Domine 1 Scot Colloq U S DOMINION Dominion n Etym LL dominio equiv to L dominium See Domain Dungeon 1 Sovereign or supreme authority the power of governing and controlling independent right of possession use and control sovereignty supremacy I praised and honored him that liveth forever whose dominion is an everlasting dominion Dan iv 34 To choose between dominion or slavery Jowett Thucyd 2 Superior prominence predominance ascendency Objects placed foremost ought have dominion over things confused and transient Dryden 3 That which is governed territory over which authority is exercised the tract district or county considered as subject as the dominions of a king Also used figuratively as the dominion of the passions 4 pl Defn A supposed high order of angels dominations See Domination 3 Milton By him were all things created whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers Col i 16 Syn Sovereignty control rule authority jurisdiction government territory district region DOMINION DAY Dominion Day Defn In Canada a legal holiday July lst being the anniversary of the proclamation of the formation of the Dominion in 1867 DOMINO Domino n pl Dominos or esp the pieces for a game Dominoes Etym F domino or It dominò or Sp dominó fr L dominus master The domino was orig a hood worn by the canons of a cathedral See Don Dame 1 A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church a sort of amice Kersey 2 A mourning veil formerly worn by women 3 A kind of mask particularly a half mask worn at masquerades to conceal the upper part of the face Dominos were formerly worn by ladies in traveling 4 A costume worn as a disguise at masquerades consisting of a robe with a hood adjustable at pleasure 5 A person wearing a domino 6 pl Defn A game played by two or more persons with twentyeight pieces of wood bone or ivory of a flat oblong shape plain at the back but on the face divided by a line in the middle and either left blank or variously dotted after the manner of dice The game is played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched half of a domino already played Hoyle 7 One of the pieces with which the game of dominoes is played Hoyle fall like dominoes To fall sequentially as when one object in a line by falling against the next object causes it in turn to fall and that second object causes a third to fall etc the process can be repeated an indefinite number of times Derived from an entertainment using dominoes arranged in a row each standing on edge and therefore easily knocked over when the first is made to fall against the next it starts a sequence which ends when all have fallen For amusement people have arranged such sequences involving thousands of dominoes arrayed in fanciful patterns Domino theory A political theory current in the 1960s according to which the conversion of one country in South Asia to communism will start a sequential process causing all Asian countries to convert to Communism The apparent assumption was that an Asian country with a Western orientation was as politically unstable as a domino standing on edge Used by some as a justification for American involvement in the Vietnam war 19641972 DOMINO WHIST Domino whist Defn A game of cards in which the suits are played in sequence beginning with a 5 or 9 the player who gets rid of his cards first being the winner DOMINUS Dominus n pl Domini Etym L master See Dame Defn Master sir a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a clergyman and sometimes to the lord of a manor Cowell DOMITABLE Domitable a Etym L domitare to tame fr domare Defn That can be tamed R Sir M Hale DOMITE Domite n Min Defn A grayish variety of trachyte so called from the Puyde Dôme in Auvergne France where it is found DON Don n Etym Sp don akin to Pg dom It donno fr L dominus master See Dame and cf Domine Dominie Domino Dan Dom 1 Sir Mr Signior a title in Spain formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only but now common to all classes Don is used in Italy though not so much as in Spain France talks of Dom Calmet England of Dom Calmet England of Dan Lydgate Oliphant 2 A grand personage or one making pretension to consequence especially the head of a college or one of the fellows at the English universities Univ Cant The great dons of wit Dryden DON Don v t imp p p Donned p pr vb n Donning Etym Do on opposed to doff See Do v t 7 Defn To put on to dress in to invest ones self with Should I don this robe and trouble you Shak At night or in the rain He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn Emerson DONA DONYA Doña n Etym Sp doña See Duenna Defn Lady mistress madam a title of respect used in Spain prefixed to the Christian name of a lady DONABLE Donable a Etym L donabilis fr donare to donate Defn Capable of being donated or given R DONARY Donary n Etym L donarium fr donare Defn A thing given to a sacred use R Burton DONAT Donat n Etym From Donatus a famous grammarian Defn A grammar Obs Written also donet DONATARY Donatary n Defn See Donatory DONATE Donate v t imp p p Donated p pr vb n Donating Etym L donatus p p of donare to donate fr donum gift fr dare to give See 2d Date Defn To give to bestow to present as to donate fifty thousand dollars to a college DONATION Donation n Etym L donatio cf F donation 1 The act of giving or bestowing a grant After donation there an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given South 2 That which is given as a present that which is transferred to another gratuitously a gift And some donation freely to estate On the blessd lovers Shak 3 Law Defn The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner from himself to another without any consideration as a free gift Bouvier Donation party a party assembled at the house of some one as of a clergyman each one bringing some present US Bartlett Syn Gift present benefaction grant See Gift DONATISM Donatism n Etym Cf F Donatisme Eccl Hist Defn The tenets of the Donatists DONATIST Donatist n Etym LL Donatista cf F Donatiste Eccl Hist Defn A follower of Donatus the leader of a body of North African schismatics and purists who greatly disturbed the church in the 4th century They claimed to be the true church DONATISTIC Donatistic a Defn Pertaining to Donatism DONATIVE Donative n Etym L donativum fr donare cf F donatif See Donate 1 A gift a largess a gratuity a present The Romans were entertained with shows and donatives Dryden 2 Eccl Law Defn A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron without either presentation or institution by the ordinary or induction by his orders See the Note under Benefice n 3 DONATIVE Donative a Defn Vested or vesting by donation as a donative advowson Blackstone DONATOR Donator n Etym L Cf Donor Law Defn One who makes a gift a donor a giver DONATORY Donatory n Scots Law Defn A donee of the crown one the whom upon certain condition escheated property is made over DONAUGHT Donaught n Etym Do naught Defn A lazy goodfornothing fellow DONAX Donax n Etym L reed also a sea fish Gr Bot Defn A canelike grass of southern Europe Arundo Donax used for fishing rods etc DONCELLA Doncella n Etym Sp lit a maid Cf Damsel Zoöl Defn A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies Platyglossus radiatus The name is applied also to the ladyfish Harpe rufa of the same region DONE Done Defn p p from Do and formerly the infinitive 1 Performed executed finished 2 It is done or agreed let it be a match or bargain used elliptically Done brown a phrase in cookery applied figuratively to one who has been thoroughly deceived cheated or fooled Colloq Done for tired out used up collapsed destroyed dead killed Colloq Done up a Wrapped up b Worn out exhausted Colloq DONE Done a Etym Prob corrupted from OF doné F donné p p of OF doner F donner to give issue fr L donare to give See Donate and cf Donee Defn Given executed issued made public used chiefly in the clause giving the date of a proclamation or public act DONEE Donee n Etym OF doné F donné p p See the preceding word 1 The person to whom a gift or donation is made 2 Law Defn Anciently one to whom lands were given in later use one to whom lands and tenements are given in tail in modern use one on whom a power is conferred for execution sometimes called the appointor DONET Donet n Defn Same as Donat Piers Plowman DONGOLA Dongola n 1 A government of Upper Egypt 2 Dongola kid Dongola kid D leather leather made by the Dongola process D process a process of tanning goatskin and now also calfskin and sheepskin with a combination of vegetable and mineral agents so that it resembles kid D race a boat race in which the crews are composed of a number of pairs usually of men and women DONI Doni n Etym Tamil t Naut Defn A clumsy craft having one mast with a long sail used for trading purposes on the coasts of Coromandel and Ceylon Written also dhony doney and done Balfour DONIFEROUS Doniferous a Etym L donum gift ferous Defn Bearing gifts R DONJON Donjon n Etym See Dungeon Defn The chief tower also called the keep a massive tower in ancient castles forming the strongest part of the fortifications See Illust of Castle DONKEY Donkey n pl Donkeys Etym Prob dun in allusion to the color of the animal a dim termination 1 An ass or less frequently a mule 2 A stupid or obstinate fellow an ass Donkey engine a small auxiliary engine not used for propelling but for pumping water into the boilers raising heavy weights and like purposes Donkey pump a steam pump for feeding boilers extinguishing fire etc usually an auxiliary Donkeys eye Bot the large round seed of the Mucuna pruriens a tropical leguminous plant DONNA Donna n Etym It donna L domina See Don Dame Defn A lady madam mistress the title given a lady in Italy DONNAT Donnat n Etym Corrupted from donaught Defn See Donaught Prov Eng Halliwell DONNEE Donnée n F fr donner to give Defn Lit given hence in a literary work as a drama or tale that which is assumed as to characters situation etc as a basis for the plot or story W E Henley That favorite romance donnée of the heir kept out of his own Saintsbury DONNISM Donnism n Etym Don n 2 Defn Selfimportance loftiness of carriage Cant Eng Universities DONOR Donor n Etym F donneur OF daneor fr donner See Donee and cf Donator 1 One who gives or bestows one who confers anything gratuitously a benefactor 2 Law Defn One who grants an estate in later use one who confers a power the opposite of donee Kent Touching the parties unto deeds and charters we are to consider as well the donors and granters as the donees or grantees Spelman DONOTHING Donothing a Defn Doing nothing inactive idle lazy as a donothing policy DONOTHINGISM DONOTHINGNESS Donothingism Donothingness n Defn Inactivity habitual sloth idleness Jocular Carlyle Miss Austen DONSHIP Donship n Defn The quality or rank of a don gentleman or knight Hudibras DONZEL Donzel n Etym Cf It donzello Sp doncel OF danzel See Damsel Don n Defn A young squire or knights attendant a page Obs Beau Fl DOO Doo n Zoöl Defn A dove Scot DOOB GRASS Doob grass Etym Hind d Bot Defn A perennial creeping grass Cynodon dactylon highly prized in Hindostan as food for cattle and acclimated in the United States Written also doub grass DOODLE Doodle n Etym Cf Dawdle Defn A trifler a simple fellow DOODLESACK Doodlesack n Etym Cf G dudelsack Defn The Scotch bagpipe Prov Eng DOOLE Doole n Defn Sorrow dole Obs Spenser DOOLY Dooly n pl Doolies Etym Skr d Defn A kind of litter suspended from mens shoulders for carrying persons or things a palanquin Written also doolee and doolie East Indies Having provided doolies or little bamboo chairs slung on four mens shoulders in which I put my papers and boxes we next morning commenced the ascent J D Hooker DOOM Doom n Etym As d akin to OS d OHG tuom Dan Sw dom Icel d Goth d Gr do v t Do v t and cf Deem dom 1 Judgment judicial sentence penal decree condemnation The first dooms of London provide especially the recovery of cattle belonging to the citizens J R Green Now against himself he sounds this doom Shak 2 That to which one is doomed or sentenced destiny or fate esp unhappy destiny penalty Ere Hector meets his doom Pope And homely household task shall be her doom Dryden 3 Ruin death This is the day of doom for Bassianus Shak 4 Discriminating opinion or judgment discrimination discernment decision Obs And there he learned of things and haps to come To give foreknowledge true and certain doom Fairfax Syn Sentence condemnation decree fate destiny lot ruin destruction DOOM Doom v t imp p p Doomed p pr vb n Dooming 1 To judge to estimate or determine as a judge Obs Milton 2 To pronounce sentence or judgment on to condemn to consign by a decree or sentence to sentence as a criminal doomed to chains or death Absolves the just and dooms the guilty souls Dryden 3 To ordain as penalty hence to mulct or fine Have I tongue to doom my brothers death Shak 4 To assess a tax upon by estimate or at discretion New England J Pickering 5 To destine to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of to appoint as by decree or by fate A man of genius doomed to struggle with difficulties Macaulay DOOMAGE Doomage n Defn A penalty or fine for neglect Local New England DOOMFUL Doomful a Defn Full of condemnation or destructive power R That doomful deluge Drayton DOOM PALM Doom palm Etym Ar daum dum cf F doume Bot Defn A species of palm tree Hyphæne Thebaica highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit which has the flavor of gingerbread and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia Written also doum palm DOOMSDAY Doomsday n Etym AS d See Doom and Day 1 A day of sentence or condemnation day of death My bodys doomsday Shak 2 The day of the final judgment I could not tell till doomsday Chaucer Doomsday Book See Domesday Book DOOMSMAN Doomsman n Etym Doom man Defn A judge an umpire Obs Hampole DOOMSTER Doomster n Defn Same as Dempster Scot DOOR Door n Etym OE dore dure AS duru akin to OS dura dor D deur OHG turi door tor gate G thür thor Icel dyrr Dan dör Sw dörr Goth daur Lith durys Russ dvere Olr dorus L fores Gr dur dvara Cf Foreign 1 An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment by which to go in and out an entrance way To the same end men several paths may tread As many doors into one temple lead Denham 2 The frame or barrier of boards or other material usually turning on hinges by which an entrance way into a house or apartment is closed and opened At last he came unto an iron door That fast was locked Spenser 3 Passage means of approach or access I am the door by me if any man enter in he shall be saved John x 9 4 An entrance way but taken in the sense of the house or apartment to which it leads Martins office is now the second door in the street Arbuthnot Blank door Blind door etc Arch See under Blank Blind etc In doors or Within doors within the house Next door to near to bordering on A riot unpunished is but next door to a tumult LEstrange Out of doors or Without doors and colloquially Out doors out of the house in open air abroad away lost His imaginary title of fatherhood is out of doors Locke To lay a fault misfortune etc at ones door to charge one with a fault to blame for To lie at ones door to be imputable or chargeable to If I have failed the fault lies wholly at my door Dryden Note Door is used in an adjectival construction or as the first part of a compound with or without the hyphen as door frame doorbell or door bell door knob or doorknob door latch or doorlatch door jamb door handle door mat door panel DOORCASE Doorcase n Defn The surrounding frame into which a door shuts DOORCHEEK Doorcheek n Defn The jamb or sidepiece of a door Ex xii 22 Douay version DOORGA Doorga n Etym Skr Durga Myth Defn A Hindoo divinity the consort of Siva represented with ten arms Written also Durga Malcom DOORING Dooring n Defn The frame of a door Milton DOORKEEPER Doorkeeper n Defn One who guards the entrance of a house or apartment a porter a janitor DOORLESS Doorless a Defn Without a door DOORNAIL Doornail n Defn The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck hence the old saying As dead as a doornail DOORPLANE Doorplane n Defn A plane on a door giving the name and sometimes the employment of the occupant DOORPOST Doorpost n Defn The jamb or sidepiece of a doorway DOORSILL Doorsill n Defn The sill or threshold of a door DOORSTEAD Doorstead n Defn Entrance or place of a door Obs or Local Bp Warburton DOORSTEP Doorstep n Defn The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door DOORSTONE Doorstone n Defn The stone forming a threshold DOORSTOP Doorstop n Carp Defn The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops at the right place the shutting of a door DOORWAY Doorway n Defn The passage of a door entrance way into a house or a room DOORYARD Dooryard n Defn A yard in front of a house or around the door of a house DOP DOOP Dop Doop n Defn A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut DOP Dop v i Etym Cf Dap Dip Defn To dip Obs Walton DOP Dop n Defn A dip a low courtesy Obs B Jonson DOPE Dope dop n D doop a dipping fr doopen to dip Cf Dip 1 Any thick liquid or pasty preparation as of opium for medicinal purposes of grease for a lubricant etc 2 Any preparation as of opium used to stupefy or in the case of a race horse to stimulate Slang or Cant 3 An absorbent material esp in high explosives the sawdust infusorial earth mica etc mixed with nitroglycerin to make a damp powder dynamite etc less dangerous to transport and ordinarily explosive only by suitable fulminating caps 4 Information concerning the previous performances of race horses or other facts concerning them which may be of assistance in judging of their chances of winning future races sometimes similar information concerning other sports Sporting Slang DOPE Dope v t 1 To treat or affect with dope as to dope nitroglycerin specif a To give stupefying drugs to to drug Slang b To administer a stimulant to a horse to increase his speed It is a serious offense against the laws of racing Racetrack Slang 2 To judge or guess to predict the result of as by the aid of dope Slang DOPEBOOK Dopebook n Defn A chart of previous performances etc of race horses Race track Slang DOPEY Dopey a Defn Affected by dope esp sluggish or dull as though under the influence of a narcotic Slang DOPPELGANGER Doppelgänger n G Defn A spiritual or ghostly double or counterpart esp an apparitional double of a living person a cowalker DOPPER Dopper n Etym D dooper Written also doper Defn An Anabaptist or Baptist Contemptuous B Jonson DOPPLERITE Dopplerite n Etym Named after the physicist and mathematician Christian Doppler Min Defn A brownish black native hydrocarbon occurring in elastic or jellylike masses DOQUET Doquet n Defn A warrant See Docket DOR Dor n Etym Cf AS dora drone locust D tor beetle L taurus a kind of beetle Cf Dormouse Zoöl Defn A large European scaraboid beetle Geotrupes stercorarius which makes a droning noise while flying The name is also applied to allied American species as the June bug Called also dorr dorbeetle or dorrbeetle dorbug dorrfly and buzzard clock DOR Dor n Etym Cf Dor a beetle and Hum Humbug Defn A trick joke or deception Beau Fl To give one the dor to make a fool of him Archaic P Fletcher DOR Dor v t Defn To make a fool of to deceive Obs Written also dorr B Jonson DORADO Dorado n Etym Sp dorado gilt fr dorar to gild fr L deaurare See 1st Dory and cf Fl Dorado 1 Astron Defn A southern constellation within which is the south pole of the ecliptic called also sometimes Xiphias or the Swordfish 2 Zoöl Defn A large oceanic fish of the genus Coryphæna DORBEETLE Dorbeetle n Zoöl Defn See 1st Dor DOREE Doree n Etym See Dory Zoöl Defn A European marine fish Zeus faber of a yellow color See Illust of John Doree Note The popular name in England is John Doree or Dory well known to be a corruption of F jaunedorée i e goldenyellow See 1st Dory DORETREE Doretree n Defn A doorpost Obs As dead as a doretree Piers Plowman DORHAWK Dorhawk n Zoöl Defn The European goatsucker so called because it eats the dor beetle See Goatsucker Written also dorrhawk Booth DORIAN Dorian a 1 Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris Doric as a Dorian fashion 2 Mus Defn Same as Doric 3 Dorian mood Milton Dorian mode Mus the first of the authentic church modes or tones from D to D resembling our D minor scale but with the B natural Grove DORIAN Dorian n Defn A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece DORIC Doric a Etym L Doricus Gr 1 Pertaining to Doris in ancient Greece or to the Dorians as the Doric dialect 2 Arch Defn Belonging to or resembling the oldest and simplest of the three orders of architecture used by the Greeks but ranked as second of the five orders adopted by the Romans See Abacus Capital Order Note This order is distinguished according to the treatment of details as Grecian Doric or Roman Doric 3 Mus Defn Of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical modes or keys Its character was adapted both to religions occasions and to war DORIC Doric n Defn The Doric dialect DORICISM Doricism n Defn A Doric phrase or idiom DORIS Doris n Etym L Doris the daughter of Oceanus and wife of Nereus Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiæ on the back DORISM Dorism n Etym Gr Defn A Doric phrase or idiom DORKING FOWL Dorking fowl Etym From the town of Dorking in England Zoöl Defn One of a breed of largebodied domestic fowls having five toes or the hind toe double There are several strains as the white gray and silvergray They are highly esteemed for the table DORMANCY Dormancy n Etym From Dormant Defn The state of being dormant quiescence abeyance DORMANT Dormant a Etym F p pr of dormir to sleep from L dormire cf Gr dra OSlav dr 1 Sleeping as a dormant animal hence not in action or exercise quiescent at rest in abeyance not disclosed asserted or insisted on as dormant passions dormant claims or titles It is by lying dormant a long time or being very rarely exercised that arbitrary power steals upon a people Burke 2 Her Defn In a sleeping posture as a lion dormant distinguished from couchant Dormant partner Com a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership but is entitled to a share of the profits and subject to a share in losses called also sleeping or silent partner Dormant window Arch a dormer window See Dormer Table dormant a stationary table Obs Chaucer DORMANT Dormant n Etym See Dormant a Arch Defn A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or sleep Arch Pub Soc Called also dormant tree dorman tree dormond and dormer Halliwell DORMER DORMER WINDOW Dormer or Dormer window n Etym Literally the window of a sleeping apartment F dormir to sleep See Dormant a n Arch Defn A window pierced in a roof and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it Also the gablet or houselike structure in which it is contained DORMITIVE Dormitive a Etym Cf F dormitif fr dormire to sleep Defn Causing sleep as the dormitive properties of opium Clarke n Med Defn A medicine to promote sleep a soporific an opiate DORMITORY Dormitory n pl Dormitories Etym L dormitorium fr dormitorius of or for sleeping fr dormire to sleep See Dormant 1 A sleeping room or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms a sleeping apartment capable of containing many beds esp one connected with a college or boarding school Thackeray 2 A burial place Obs Ayliffe My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory joining to the parish church Evelyn DORMOUSE Dormouse n pl Dormice Etym Perh fr F dormir to sleep Prov E dorm to doze E mouse or perh changed fr F dormeuse fem a sleeper though not found in the sense of a dormouse Zoöl Defn A small European rodent of the genus Myoxus of several species They live in trees and feed on nuts acorns etc so called because they are usually torpid in winter DORMY Dormy a Origin uncertain Golf Defn Up or ahead as many holes as remain to be played said of a player or side A player who is dormy can not be beaten and at the worst must halve the match Encyc of Sport DORN Dorn n Etym Cf G dorn thorn D doorn and G dornfisch stickleback Zoöl Defn A British ray the thornback DORNICK DORNOCK Dornick or Dornock n Defn A coarse sort of damask originally made at Tournay in Flemish Doornick Belgium and used for hangings carpets etc Also a stout figured linen manufactured in Scotland Formerly written also darnex dornic dorneck etc Halliwell Jamieson Note Ure says that dornock a kind of stout figured linen derives its name from a town in Scotland where it was first manufactured for tablecloths DORP Dorp n Etym LG D dorp See Thorpe Defn A hamlet A mean fishing dorp Howell DORR Dorr n Defn The dorbeetle also a drone or an idler See 1st Dor Robynson Mores Utopia DORR Dorr v t 1 To deceive Obs See Dor v t 2 To deafen with noise Obs Halliwell DORRFLY Dorrfly n Zoöl Defn See 1st Dor DORRHAWK Dorrhawk n Zoöl Defn See Dorhawk DORSAD Dorsad adv Etym Dorsum L ad towards Anat Defn Toward the dorsum or back on the dorsal side dorsally DORSAL Dorsal a Etym F dorsal LL dorsalis fr L dorsualis fr dorsum back cf Gr Dorse Dorsel Dosel 1 Anat Defn Pertaining to or situated near the back or dorsum of an animal or of one of its parts notal tergal neural as the dorsal fin of a fish the dorsal artery of the tongue opposed to ventral 2 Bot a Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior as of a leaf b Pertaining to the surface naturally superior as of a creeping hepatic moss Dorsal vessel Zoöl a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects acting as a heart DORSAL Dorsal n Etym LL dorsale neut fr dorsalis See Dorsal a Fine Arts Defn A hanging usually of rich stuff at the back of a throne or of an altar or in any similar position DORSALE Dorsale n Defn Same as Dorsal n DORSALLY Dorsally adv Anat Defn On or toward the dorsum or back on the dorsal side of dorsad DORSE Dorse n Etym Cf L dorsum the back See Dorsel Dosel 1 Same as dorsal n Obs 2 The back of a book Obs Books all richly bound with gilt dorses Wood DORSE Dorse n Zoöl Defn The Baltic or variable cod Gadus callarias by some believed to be the young of the common codfish DORSEL Dorsel n Etym See Dosser 1 A pannier 2 Same as Dorsal n DORSER Dorser n Defn See Dosser DORSIBRANCHIATA dorsibranchiata n pl Etym NL from L dorsum back branchiae gills Zoöl Defn A division of chætopod annelids in which the branchiæ are along the back on each side or on the parapodia See Illusts under Annelida and Chætopoda DORSIBRANCHIATE Dorsibranchiate a Zoöl Defn Having branchiæ along the back belonging to the Dorsibranchiata n Defn One of the Dorsibranchiata DORSIFEROUS Dorsiferous Etym Dorsum ferous cf F dorsifère Biol Defn Bearing or producing on the back applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf and to certain Batrachia the ova of which become attached to the skin of the back of the parent where they develop dorsiparous DORSIMESON Dorsimeson n Etym Dorsum meson Defn Anat See Meson DORSIPAROUS Dorsiparous a Etym Dorsum L parere to bring forth Biol Defn Same as Dorsiferous DORSIVENTRAL Dorsiventral a Etym Dorsum ventral 1 Biol Defn Having distinct upper and lower surfaces as most common leaves The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral 2 Anat Defn See Dorsoventral DORSOVENTRAL Dorsoventral a Etym dorsum ventral Anat Defn From the dorsal to the ventral side of an animal as the dorsoventral axis DORSUM Dorsum n Etym L 1 The ridge of a hill 2 Anat Defn The back or dorsal region of an animal the upper side of an appendage or part as the dorsum of the tongue DORTOUR DORTURE Dortour Dorture n Etym F dortoir fr L dormitorium Defn A dormitory Obs Bacon DORY Dory n pl Dories Etym Named from 1st color fr F dorée gilded fr dorer to gild L deaurare See Deaurate and cf Aureole 1 Zoöl Defn A European fish See Doree and John Doree 2 Zoöl Defn The American walleyed perch called also doré See Pike perch DORY Dory n pl Dories Defn A small strong flatbottomed rowboat with sharp prow and flaring sides DORYPHORA Doryphora n Etym NL See Doryphoros Zoöl Defn A genus of planteating beetles including the potato beetle See Potato beetle DORYPHOROS Doryphoros n Etym L fr Gr Fine Arts Defn A spear bearer a statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a spear bearer Several important sculptures of this subject existed in antiquity copies of which remain to us DOSAGE Dosage dosayj n Cf F dosage See Dose v 1 Med Defn The administration of medicine in doses specif a scheme or system of grading doses of medicine according to age etc 2 The process of adding some ingredient as to wine to give flavor character or strength DOSDOS Dosàdos adv F Defn Back to back as to sit dosàdos in a dogcart to dance dos àdos or so that two dancers move forward and pass back to back DOSDOS Dosàdos n Defn A sofa open carriage or the like so constructed that the occupants sit back to back DOSE Dose n Etym F dose Gr dare to give See Date point of time 1 The quantity of medicine given or prescribed to be taken at one time 2 A sufficient quantity a portion as much as one can take or as falls to one to receive 3 Anything nauseous that one is obliged to take a disagreeable portion thrust upon one I am for curing the world by gentle alteratives not by violent doses W Irving I dare undertake that as fulsome a dose as you give him he shall readily take it down South DOSE Dose v t imp p p Dosed p pr vb n dosing Etym Cf F doser See Dose n 1 To proportion properly a medicine with reference to the patient or the disease to form into suitable doses 2 To give doses to to medicine or physic to to give potions to constantly and without need A selfopinioned physician worse than his distemper who shall dose and bleed and kill him secundum artem South 3 To give anything nauseous to DOSEL Dosel n Etym OF dossel cf LL dorsale See Dorsal and cf Dorse Dorsel Defn Same as Dorsal n R DOSIMETRY Dosimetry n NL dosis dose metry Med Defn Measurement of doses specif a system of therapeutics which uses but few remedies mostly alkaloids and gives them in doses fixed by certain rules Dosimetric a Dosimetrist n DOSOLOGY Dosology n Etym Dose logy Defn Posology R Ogilvie DOSS Doss n Etym uncertain Defn A place to sleep in a bed hence sleep Slang DOSSEL Dossel n Etym See Dosel n Defn Same as Dorsal n DOSSER Dosser n Etym LL dosserum or Fdossier bundle of papers part of a basket resting on the back fr L dorsum back See Dorsal and cf Dosel Written also dorser and dorsel 1 A pannier or basket To hire a rippers mare and buy new dossers Beau Fl 2 A hanging tapestry a dorsal DOSS HOUSE Doss house Defn A cheap lodging house They street Arabs consort together and sleep in low doss houses where they meet with all kinds of villainy W Besant DOSSIER Dossier dossyay E dossier n F back of a thing bulging bundle of papers fr dos back Defn A bundle containing the papers in reference to some matter DOSSIL Dossil n Etym OE dosil faucet of a barrel OF dosil duisil spigot LL diciculus ducillus fr L ducere to lead draw See Duct Duke 1 Surg Defn A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint for keeping a sore wound etc open a tent 2 Printing Defn A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate leaving the ink in the engraved lines DOST Dost 2d pers sing pres Defn of Do DOT Dot n Etym F fr L dos dotis dowry See Dower and cf Dote dowry Law Defn A marriage portion dowry Louisiana DOT Dot n Etym Cf AS dott small spot speck of uncertain origin 1 A small point or spot made with a pen or other pointed instrument a speck or small mark 2 Anything small and like a speck comparatively a small portion or specimen as a dot of a child DOT Dot v t imp p p Dotted p pr vb n Dotting 1 To mark with dots or small spots as to dot a line 2 To mark or diversify with small detached objects as a landscape dotted with cottages DOT Dot v i Defn To make dots or specks DOTAGE Dotage n Etym From Dote v i 1 Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind particularly in old age the childishness of old age senility as a venerable man now in his dotage Capable of distinguishing between the infancy and the dotage of Greek literature Macaulay 2 Foolish utterance drivel The sapless dotages of old Paris and Salamanca Milton 3 Excessive fondness weak and foolish affection The dotage of the nation on presbytery Bp Burnet DOTAL Dotal a Etym L dotalis fr dos dotis dowry cf F dotal See Dot dowry Defn Pertaining to dower or a womans marriage portion constituting dower or comprised in it Garth DOTANT Dotant n Defn A dotard Obs Shak DOTARD Dotard n Etym Dote v i Defn One whose mind is impaired by age one in second childhood The sickly dotard wants a wife Prior DOTARDLY Dotardly a Defn Foolish weak Dr H More DOTARY Dotary n Defn A dotards weakness dotage Obs Drayton DOTATION Dotation n Etym LL dotatio fr L dotare to endow fr dos dotis dower cf F dotation See Dot dowry 1 The act of endowing or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman 2 Endowment establishment of funds for support as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation Blackstone DOTE Dote n Etym See Dot dowry 1 A marriage portion Obs See 1st Dot n Wyatt 2 pl Defn Natural endowments Obs B Jonson DOTE Dote v i imp p p Dotedp pr vb n Doting Etym OE doten akin to OD doten D dutten to doze Icel dotta to nod from sleep MHG t to keep still cf F doter OF radoter to dote rave talk idly or senselessly which are from the same source Written also doat 1 To act foolishly Obs He wol make him doten anon right Chaucer 2 To be weakminded silly or idiotic to have the intellect impaired especially by age so that the mind wanders or wavers to drivel Time has made you dote and vainly tell Of arms imagined in your lonely cell Dryden He survived the use of his reason grew infatuated and doted long before he died South 3 To be excessively or foolishly fond to love to excess to be weakly affectionate with on or upon as the mother dotes on her child Sing siren for thyself and I will dote Shak What dust we dote on when t is man we love Pope DOTE Dote n Defn An imbecile a dotard Halliwell DOTED Doted a 1 Stupid foolish Obs Senseless speech and doted ignorance Spenser 2 Halfrotten as doted wood Local U S DOTEHEAD Dotehead n Defn A dotard R Tyndale DOTER Doter n 1 One who dotes a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age a dotard Burton 2 One excessively fond or weak in love Shak DOTERY Dotery n Defn The acts or speech of a dotard drivel R DOTH Doth 3d pers sing pres Defn of Do DOTING Doting a Defn That dotes silly excessively fond Dotingly adv Dotingness n DOTISH Dotish a Defn Foolish weak imbecile Sir W Scott DOTTARD Dottard n Etym For Dotard Defn An old decayed tree R Bacon DOTTED Dotted a Defn Marked with or made of dots or small spots diversified with small detached objects Dotted note Mus a note followed by a dot to indicate an increase of length equal to one half of its simple value thus a dotted semibreve is equal to three minims and a dotted quarter to three eighth notes Dotted rest a rest lengthened by a dot in the same manner as a dotted note Note Notes and rests are sometimes followed by two dots to indicate an increase of length equal to three quarters of their simple value and they are then said to be doubledotted DOTTEREL Dotterel a Etym Cf Dottard Defn Decayed Some old dotterel trees Obs Ascham DOTTEREL Dotterel n Etym From Dote v i 1 Zoöl Defn A European bird of the Plover family Eudromias or Charadrius morinellus It is tame and easily taken and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird playeth the ape in gestures Bacon Note The ringed dotterel or ring plover is Charadrius hiaticula 2 A silly fellow a dupe a gull Barrow DOTTING PEN Dotting pen Defn See under Pun DOTTREL Dottrel n Zoöl Defn See Dotterel DOTTY Dotty a From 2d Dot 1 Composed of or characterized by dots 2 Perh a different word cf Totty Unsteady in gait hence feeble halfwitted Eng DOTY Doty a Etym See Dottard Defn Halfrotten as doty timber Local U S DOUANE Douane n Etym F Defn A customhouse DOUANIER Douanier n Etym F Defn An officer of the French customs Anglicized form douaneer DOUAR Douar n Etym F fr Ar d Defn A village composed of Arab tents arranged in streets DOUAY BIBLE Douay Bible Etym From Douay or Douai a town in France Defn A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of Englishspeaking Roman Catholics done from the Latin Vulgate by English scholars resident in France The New Testament portion was published at Rheims A D 1582 the Old Testament at Douai A D 160910 Various revised editions have since been published Written also Doway Bible Called also the Rheims and Douay version DOUB GRASS Doub grassBot Defn Doob grass DOUBLE Double a Etym OE doble duble double OF doble duble double F double fr L duplus fr the root of duo two and perh that of plenus full akin to Gr Two and Full and cf Diploma Duple 1 Twofold multiplied by two increased by its equivalent made twice as large or as much etc Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me 2 Kings ii 9 Darkness and tempest make a double night Dryden 2 Being in pairs presenting two of a kind or two in a set together coupled Let The swan on still St Marys lake Float double swan and shadow Wordsworth 3 Divided into two acting two parts one openly and the other secretly equivocal deceitful insincere With a double heart do they speak Ps xii 2 4 Bot Defn Having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond the natural number usually as the result of cultivation and the expense of the stamens or stamens and pistils The white water lily and some other plants have their blossoms naturally double Note Double is often used as the first part of a compound word generally denoting two ways or twice the number quantity force etc twofold or having two Double base or Double bass Mus the largest and lowesttoned instrument in the violin form the contrabasso or violone Double convex See under Convex Double counterpoint Mus that species of counterpoint or composition in which two of the parts may be inverted by setting one of them an octave higher or lower Double court Lawn Tennis a court laid out for four players two on each side Double dagger Print a reference mark next to the dagger in order a diesis Double drum Mus a large drum that is beaten at both ends Double eagle a gold coin of the United States having the value of 20 dollars Double entry See under Bookkeeping Double floor Arch a floor in which binding joists support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below See Illust of Doubleframed floor Double flower See Double a 4 Doubleframed floor Arch a double floor having girders into which the binding joists are framed Double fugue Mus a fugue on two subjects Double letter a Print Two letters on one shank a ligature b A mail requiring double postage Double note Mus a note of double the length of the semibreve a breve See Breve Double octave Mus an interval composed of two octaves or fifteen notes in diatonic progression a fifteenth Double pica See under Pica Double play Baseball a play by which two players are put out at the same time Double plea Law a plea alleging several matters in answer to the declaration where either of such matters alone would be a sufficient bar to the action Stephen Double point Geom a point of a curve at which two branches cross each other Conjugate or isolated points of a curve are called double points since they possess most of the properties of double points see Conjugate They are also called acnodes and those points where the branches of the curve really cross are called crunodes The extremity of a cusp is also a double point Double quarrel Eccl Law See Duplex querela under Duplex Double refraction Opt See Refraction Double salt Chem a A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been saturated by different bases or basic radicals as the double carbonate of sodium and potassium NaKCO36H2O b A molecular combination of two distinct salts as common alum which consists of the sulphate of aluminium and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium Double shuffle a low noisy dance Double standard Polit Econ a double standard of monetary values i e a gold standard and a silver standard both of which are made legal tender Double star Astron two stars so near to each other as to be seen separate only by means of a telescope Such stars may be only optically near to each other or may be physically connected so that they revolve round their common center of gravity and in the latter case are called also binary stars Double time Mil Same as Doublequick Double window a window having two sets of glazed sashes with an air space between them DOUBLE Double adv Defn Twice doubly I was double their age Swift DOUBLE Double v t imp p p Doubled p pr vb n Doubling Etym OE doblen dublen doublen F doubler fr L duplare fr duplus See Double a 1 To increase by adding an equal number quantity length value or the like multiply by two to double a sum of money to double a number or length Double six thousand and then treble that Shak 2 To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle to fold one part upon another part of as to double the leaf of a book and the like to clinch as the fist often followed by up as to double up a sheet of paper or cloth Prior Then the old man Was wroth and doubled up his hands Tennyson 3 To be the double of to exceed by twofold to contain or be worth twice as much as Thus reënforced against the adverse fleet Still doubling ours brave Rupert leads the way Dryden 4 To pass around or by to march or sail round so as to reverse the direction of motion Sailing along the coast the doubled the promontory of Carthage Knolles 5 Mil Defn To unite as ranks or files so as to form one from each two DOUBLE Double v i 1 To be increased to twice the sum number quantity length or value to increase or grow to twice as much T is observed in particular nations that within the space of three hundred years notwithstanding all casualties the number of men doubles T Burnet 2 To return upon ones track to turn and go back over the same ground or in an opposite direction Doubling and turning like a hunted hare Dryden Doubling and doubling with laborious walk Wordsworth 3 To play tricks to use sleights to play false What penalty and danger you accrue If you be found to double J Webster 4 Print Defn To set up a word or words a second time by mistake to make a doublet To double upon Mil to inclose between two fires DOUBLE Double n 1 Twice as much twice the number sum quantity length value and the like If the thief be found let him pay double Ex xxii 7 2 Among compositors a doublet see Doublet 2 among pressmen a sheet that is twice pulled and blurred 3 That which is doubled over or together a doubling a plait a fold Rolled up in sevenfold double Of plagues Marston 4 A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues hence a trick a shift an artifice These men are too well acquainted with the chase to be flung off by any false steps or doubles Addison 5 Something precisely equal or counterpart to another a counterpart Hence a wraith My charming friend has I am almost sure a double who preaches his afternoon sermons for him Atlantic Monthly 6 A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player in his absence a substitute 7 Double beer strong beer 8 Eccl Defn A feast in which the antiphon is doubled hat is said twice before and after the Psalms instead of only half being said as in simple feasts Shipley 9 Lawn Tennis Defn A game between two pairs of players as a first prize for doubles 10 Mus Defn An old term for a variation as in Bachs Suites DOUBLEACTING Doubleacting a Defn Acting or operating in two directions or with both motions producing a twofold result as a doubleacting engine or pump DOUBLEBANK Doublebank v t Naut Defn To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart To doublebank an oar to set two men to pulling one oar DOUBLEBANKED Doublebanked a Defn Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by side in twos a pair of oars being worked from each bank or thwart DOUBLEBARRELED DOUBLEBARRELLED Doublebarreled or Doublebarrelled a Defn Having two barrels applied to a gun DOUBLEBEAT VALVE Doublebeat valve Defn See under Valve DOUBLEBREASTED Doublebreasted a Defn Folding or lapping over on the breast with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side as a doublebreasted coat DOUBLECHARGE Doublecharge v t 1 To load with a double charge as of gunpowder 2 To overcharge Shak DOUBLE DEALER Double dealer Defn One who practices double dealing a deceitful trickish person LEstrange DOUBLE DEALING Double dealing Defn False or deceitful dealing See Double dealing under Dealing Shak DOUBLEDECKER Doubledecker n 1 Naut Defn A manofwar having two gun decks 2 A public conveyance as a street car with seats on the roof Colloq DOUBLEDYE Doubledye v t Defn To dye again or twice over To doubledye their robes in scarlet J Webster DOUBLEDYED Doubledyed a Defn Dyed twice thoroughly or intensely colored hence firmly fixed in opinions or habits as a doubledyed villain DOUBLEENDER Doubleender n a Naut A vessel capable of moving in either direction having bow and rudder at each end b Railroad Defn A locomotive with pilot at each end Knight DOUBLEENTENDRE Doubleentendre n Etym F double double entendre to mean This is a barbarous compound of French words The true French equivalent is double entente Defn A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation one of which is often obscure or indelicate DOUBLEEYED Doubleeyed a Defn Having a deceitful look R Deceitful meanings is double eyed Spenser DOUBLEFACED Doublefaced a 1 Having two faces designed for use as a doublefaced hammer 2 Deceitful hypocritical treacherous Milton DOUBLE FIRST Double first Eng Universities a A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics b One who gains at examinations the highest honor both in the classics and the mathematics Beaconsfield DOUBLEGANGER Doubleganger n G doppelgänger doppel double gänger walker Defn An apparition or double of a living person a doppelgänger Either you are Hereward or you are his doubleganger C Kingsley DOUBLEHANDED Doublehanded a 1 Having two hands 2 Deceitful deceptive Glanvill DOUBLEHEADED Doubleheaded a Defn Having two heads bicipital Doubleheaded rail Railroad a rail whose flanges are duplicates so that when one is worn the other may be turned uppermost DOUBLEHEARTED Doublehearted a Defn Having a false heart deceitful treacherous Sandys DOUBLEHUNG Doublehung a Defn Having both sashes hung with weights and cords said of a window DOUBLELOCK Doublelock v t Defn To lock with two bolts to fasten with double security Tatler DOUBLEMILLED Doublemilled a Defn Twice milled or fulled to render more compact or fine said of cloth as doublemilled kerseymere DOUBLEMINDED Doubleminded a Defn Having different minds at different times unsettled undetermined A doubleminded man is unstable in all his ways Jas i 8 DOUBLENESS Doubleness n 1 The state of being double or doubled 2 Duplicity insincerity Chaucer DOUBLE PEDRO Double pedro Defn Cinch the game DOUBLEQUICK Doublequick a Mil Defn Of or performed in the fastest time or step in marching next to the run as a doublequick step or march DOUBLEQUICK Doublequick n Defn Doublequick time step or march Note Doublequick time requires 165 steps each 33 inches in length to be taken in one minute The number of steps may be increased up to 180 per minute DOUBLEQUICK Doublequick v i t Mil Defn To move or cause to move in doublequick time DOUBLER Doubler n 1 One who or that which doubles 2 Elec Defn An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electroscope DOUBLERIPPER Doubleripper n Defn A kind of coasting sled made of two sleds fastened together with a board one before the other Local U S DOUBLESHADE Doubleshade v t Defn To double the natural darkness of a place Milton DOUBLESURFACED Doublesurfaced a Defn Having two surfaces said specif of aëroplane wings or aërocurves which are covered on both sides with fabric etc thus completely inclosing their frames DOUBLET Doublet n Etym In sense 3 OF doublet in sense 4 F doublet dim of double double See Double a 1 Two of the same kind a pair a couple 2 Print Defn A word or words unintentionally doubled or set up a second time 3 A closefitting garment for men covering the body from the neck to the waist or a little below It was worn in Western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century 4 Lapidary Work Defn A counterfeit gem composed of two pieces of crystal with a color them and thus giving the appearance of a naturally colored gem Also a piece of paste or glass covered by a veneer of real stone 5 Opt Defn An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion thus rendering the image of an object more clear and distinct W H Wollaston 6 pl See No 1 Defn Two dice each of which when thrown has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost as to throw doublets 7 pl Etym Cf Pr doblier dobler draughtboard Defn A game somewhat like backgammon Halliwell 8 One of two or more words in the same language derived by different courses from the same original from as crypt and grot are doublets also guard and ward yard and garden abridge and abbreviate etc DOUBLETHREADED Doublethreaded a 1 Consisting of two threads twisted together using two threads 2 Mech Defn Having two screw threads instead of one said of a screw in which the pitch is equal to twice the distance between the centers of adjacent threads DOUBLETONGUE Doubletongue n Defn Deceit duplicity Now cometh the sin of doubletongue such as speak fair before folk and wickedly behind Chaucer DOUBLETONGUED Doubletongued a Defn Making contrary declarations on the same subject deceitful Likewise must the deacons be grave not doubletongued 1 Tim iii 8 DOUBLETONGUING Doubletonguing n Mus Defn A peculiar action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes also the rapid repetition of notes in cornet playing DOUBLETREE Doubletree n Defn The bar or crosspiece of a carriage to which the singletrees are attached DOUBLETS Doublets n pl Defn See Doublet 6 and 7 DOUBLING Doubling n 1 The act of one that doubles a making double reduplication also that which is doubled 2 A turning and winding as the doubling of a hunted hare shift trick artifice Dryden 3 Her Defn The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon 4 The process of redistilling spirits to improve the strength and flavor Doubling a cape promontory etc Naut sailing around or passing beyond a cape promontory etc DOUBLOON Doubloon n Etym F doublon Sp doblon See Double a and cf Dupion Defn A Spanish gold coin no longer issued varying in value at different times from over fifteen dollars to about five See Doblon in Sup DOUBLURE Doublure n F 1 Bookbinding The lining of a book cover esp one of unusual sort as of tooled leather painted vellum rich brocade or the like 2 Paleon The reflexed margin of the trilobite carapace DOUBLY Doubly adv 1 In twice the quantity to twice the degree as doubly wise or good to be doubly sensible of an obligation Dryden 2 Deceitfully A man that deals doubly Huloet DOUBT Doubt v i imp p p Dou p pr vb n Doubting Etym OE duten douten OF duter doter douter F douter fr L dubitare akin to dubius doubtful See Dubious 1 To waver in opinion or judgment to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything to hesitate in belief to be undecided as to the truth of the negative or the affirmative proposition to b e undetermined Even in matters divine concerning some things we may lawfully doubt and suspend our judgment Hooker To try your love and make you doubt of mine Dryden 2 To suspect to fear to be apprehensive Obs Syn To waver vacillate fluctuate hesitate demur scruple question DOUBT Doubt v t 1 To question or hold questionable to withhold assent to to hesitate to believe or to be inclined not to believe to withhold confidence from to distrust as I have heard the story but I doubt the truth of it To admire superior sense and doubt their own Pope I doubt not that however changed you keep So much of what is graceful Tennyson To doubt not but I do not doubt but I have been to blame Dryden We doubt not now But every rub is smoothed on our way Shak Note That is we have no doubt to prevent us from believing etc or notwithstanding all that may be said to the contrary but having a preventive sense after verbs of doubting and denying that convey a notion of hindrance E A Abbott 2 To suspect to fear to be apprehensive of Obs Edmond was a good man and doubted God R of Gloucester I doubt some foul play Shak That I of doubted danger had no fear Spenser 3 To fill with fear to affright Obs The virtues of the valiant Caratach More doubt me than all Britain Beau Fl DOUBT Doubt n Etym OE dute doute F doute fr douter to doubt See Doubt v i 1 A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence uncertainty of judgment or mind unsettled state of opinion concerning the reality of an event or the truth of an assertion etc hesitation Doubt is the beginning and the end of our efforts to know Sir W Hamilton Doubt in order to be operative in requiring an acquittal is not the want of perfect certainty which can never exist in any question of fact but a defect of proof preventing a reasonable assurance of quilt Wharton 2 Uncertainty of condition Thy life shall hang in doubt before thee Deut xxviii 66 3 Suspicion fear apprehension dread Obs I stand in doubt of you Gal iv 20 Nor slack her threatful hand for dangers doubt Spenser 4 Difficulty expressed or urged for solution point unsettled objection To every doubt your answer is the same Blackmore No doubt undoubtedly without doubt Out of doubt beyond doubt Obs Spenser Syn Uncertainty hesitation suspense indecision irresolution distrust suspicion scruple perplexity ambiguity skepticism DOUBTABLE Doubtable a Etym OF doutable L dubitabilis from dubitare Cf Dubitable 1 Capable of being doubted questionable 2 Worthy of being feared redoubtable Obs DOUBTANCE Doubtance n Etym OF doutance Cf Dubitancy Defn State of being in doubt uncertainty doubt Obs Chaucer DOUBTER Doubter n Defn One who doubts one whose opinion is unsettled one who scruples DOUBTFUL Doubtful a 1 Not settled in opinion undetermined wavering hesitating in belief also used metaphorically of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind as we are doubtful of a fact or of the propriety of a measure Methinks I should know you and know this man Yet I am doubtful Shak With doubtful feet and wavering resolution Milton 2 Admitting of doubt not obvious clear or certain questionable not decided not easy to be defined classed or named as a doubtful case hue claim title species and the like Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good Shak Is it a great cruelty to expel from our abode the enemy of our peace or even the doubtful friend i e one as to whose sincerity there may be doubts Bancroft 3 Characterized by ambiguity dubious as a doubtful expression a doubtful phrase 4 Of uncertain issue or event We have sustained one day in doubtful fight Milton The strife between the two principles had been long fierce and doubtful Macaulay 5 Fearful apprehensive suspicious Obs I am doubtful that you have been conjunct And bosomed with her Shak Syn Wavering vacillating hesitating undetermined distrustful dubious uncertain equivocal ambiguous problematical questionable DOUBTFULLY Doubtfully adv Defn In a doubtful manner Nor did the goddess doubtfully declare Dryden DOUBTFULNESS Doubtfulness n 1 State of being doubtful 2 Uncertainty of meaning ambiguity indefiniteness The doubtfulness of his expressions Locke 3 Uncertainty of event or issue Bacon DOUBTING Doubting a Defn That is uncertain that distrusts or hesitates having doubts Doubtingly adv DOUBTLESS Doubtless a Defn Free from fear or suspicion Obs Pretty child sleep doubtless and secure Shak DOUBTLESS Doubtless adv Defn Undoubtedly without doubt DOUBTLESSLY Doubtlessly adv Defn Unquestionably Beau Fl DOUBTOUS Doubtous a Etym OF dotos douteus F douteux Defn Doubtful Obs Chaucer DOUC Douc n Zoöl Defn A monkey Semnopithecus nemæus remarkable for its varied and brilliant colors It is a native of Cochin China DOUCE Douce a Etym F doux masc douce fem sweet fr L duleis sweet 1 Sweet pleasant Obs 2 Sober prudent sedate modest Scot And this is a douce honest man Sir W Scott DOUCEPERE Doucepere n Etym F les douze pairs the twelve peers of France renowned in romantic fiction Defn One of the twelve peers of France companions of Charlemagne in war Written also douzepere Obs Biglooking like a doughty doucepere Spenser DOUCET DOWSET Doucet Dowset n Etym F doucet sweet dim of doux See Douce 1 A custard Obs 2 A dowcet or deeps testicle DOUCEUR Douceur n Etym F fr doux sweet See Douce 1 Gentleness and sweetness of manner agreeableness Chesterfield 2 A gift for service done or to be done an honorarium a present sometimes a bribe Burke DOUCHE Douche n Etym F fr It doccia fr docciare to flow pour fr an assumed LL ductiare fr L ducere ductum to lead conduct water See Duct 1 A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally a douche bath 2 Med Defn A syringe DOUCINE Doucine n Etym F Arch Defn Same as Cyma under Cyma DOUCKER Doucker n Etym From aouck for duck See Duck v t Zoöl Defn A grebe or diver applied also to the goldeneye pochard scoter and other ducks Written also ducker Prov Eng DOUGH Dough n Etym OE dagh dogh dow AS dah akin to D deeg G teig Icel deig Sw deg Dan deig Goth daigs also to Goth deigan to knead L fingere to form shape Skr dih to smear cf Gr Feign Figure Dairy Duff 1 Paste of bread a soft mass of moistened flour or meal kneaded or unkneaded but not yet baked as to knead dough 2 Anything of the consistency of such paste To have ones cake dough See under Cake DOUGHBAKED Doughbaked a Defn Imperfectly baked hence not brought to perfection unfinished also of weak or dull understanding Colloq Halliwell DOUGHBIRD Doughbird n Zoöl Defn The Eskimo curlew Numenius borealis See Curlew DOUGHFACE Doughface n Defn A contemptuous nickname for a timid yielding politician or one who is easily molded Political cant U S DOUGHFACED Doughfaced a Defn Easily molded pliable DOUGHFACEISM Doughfaceism n Defn The character of a doughface truckling pliability DOUGHINESS Doughiness n Defn The quality or state of being doughy DOUGHKNEADED Doughkneaded a Defn Like dough soft He demeans himself like a doughkneaded thing Milton DOUGHNUT Doughnut n Defn A small cake usually sweetened fried in a kettle of boiling lard DOUGHTILY Doughtily adv Defn In a doughty manner DOUGHTINESS Doughtiness n Defn The quality of being doughty valor bravery DOUGHTREN Doughtren n pl Etym See Daughter Defn Daughters Obs Chaucer DOUGHTY Doughty a Compar Doughtier superl Doughtiest Etym OE duhti dohti douhti brave valiant fit useful AS dyhtig akin to G tüchtig Dan dygtig Sw dygdig virtuous and fr AS dugan to avail be of use be strong akin to D deugen OHG tugan G taugen Icel Sw duga Dan due Goth dugan but of uncertain origin cf Skr duh to milk give milk draw out or Gr Defn Able strong valiant redoubtable as a doughty hero Sir Thopas wex grew a doughty swain Chaucer Doughty families hugging old musty quarrels to their hearts buffet each other from generation to generation Motley Note Now seldom used except in irony or burlesque DOUGHY Doughy a Defn Like dough soft and heavy pasty crude flabby and pale as a doughy complexion DOULOCRACY Doulocracy n Etym Gr Defn A government by slaves Written also dulocracy Hare DOUM PALM Doum palm doom päm Defn See Doom palm DOUPE Doupe n Zoöl Defn The carrion crow Written also dob Prov Eng DOUR Dour a Etym Cf F dur L durus Defn Hard inflexible obstinate sour in aspect hardy bold Scot A dour wife a sour old carlin C Reade DOURA Doura n Defn A kind of millet See Durra DOUROUCOULI Douroucouli n Defn See Durukuli DOUSE Douse v t imp p p Doused p pr vb n Dousing Etym Cf Dowse and OD donsen to strike with the fist on the back Sw dunsa to fall down violently and noisily perh akin to E din 1 To plunge suddenly into water to duck to immerse to dowse Bp Stillingfleet 2 Naut Defn To strike or lower in haste to slacken suddenly as douse the topsail DOUSE Douse v i Defn To fall suddenly into water Hudibras DOUSE Douse v t Etym AS dwæscan Skeat Defn To put out to extinguish Slang To douse the glim Sir W Scott DOUSINGCHOCK Dousingchock n Shipbuilding Defn One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads or inside planking above the upper deck Ham Nav Encyc DOUT Dout v t Etym Do out Cf Doff Defn To put out Obs It douts the light Sylvester DOUTER Douter n Defn An extinguisher for candles Obs DOVE Dove n Etym OE dove duve douve AS d akin to OS d D duif OHG t G taube Icel d Sw dufva Dan due Goth d perh from the root of E dive 1 Zoöl Defn A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera The species are numerous Note The domestic dove including the varieties called fantails tumblers carrier pigeons etc was derived from the rock pigeon Columba livia of Europe and Asia the turtledove of Europe celebrated for its sweet plaintive note is C turtur or Turtur vulgaris the ringdove the largest of European species is C palumbus the Carolina dove or Mourning dove is Zenaidura macroura the sea dove is the little auk Mergulus alle or Alle alle See Turtledove Ground dove and Rock pigeon The dove is a symbol of innocence gentleness and affection also in art and in the Scriptures the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost 2 A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle O my dove let me hear thy voice Cant ii 14 Dove tick Zoöl a mite Argas reflexus which infests doves and other birds Soiled dove a prostitute Slang DOVECOT DOVECOTE Dovecot Dovecote n Defn A small house or box raised to a considerable height above the ground and having compartments in which domestic pigeons breed a dove house Like an eagle in a dovecote I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli Shak DOVEEYED Doveeyed a Defn Having eyes like a dove meekeyed as doveeyed Peace DOVEKIE Dovekie n Zoöl Defn A guillemot Uria grylle of the arctic regions Also applied to the little auk or sea dove See under Dove DOVELET Dovelet n Defn A young or small dove Booth DOVELIKE Dovelike a Defn Mild as a dove gentle pure and lovable Longfellow DOVE PLANT Dove plant Bot Defn A Central American orchid Peristeria elata having a flower stem five or six feet high with numerous globose white fragrant flowers The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove called also Holy Spirit plant DOVERS POWDER Dovers Powder Etym From Dr Dover an English physician Med Defn A powder of ipecac and opium compounded in the United States with sugar of milk but in England as formerly in the United States with sulphate of potash and in France as in Dr Dovers original prescription with nitrate and sulphate of potash and licorice It is an anodyne diaphoretic DOVESFOOT Dovesfoot n Bot a A small annual species of Geranium native in England so called from the shape of the leaf b The columbine Prov Eng Halliwell DOVESHIP Doveship n Defn The possession of dovelike qualities harmlessness and innocence Obs Bp Hall DOVETAIL Dovetail n Carp Defn A flaring tenon or tongue shaped like a birds tail spread and a mortise or socket into which it fits tightly making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one Dovetail molding Arch a molding of any convex section arranged in a sort of zigzag like a series of dovetails Dovetail saw Carp a saw used in dovetailing DOVETAIL Dovetail v t imp p p Dovetailed p pr vb n Dovetailing 1 Carp a To cut to a dovetail b To join by means of dovetails 2 To fit in or connect strongly skillfully or nicely to fit ingeniously or complexly He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed that it was indeed a very curious show Burke DOVISH Dovish a Defn Like a dove harmless innocent Joined with dovish simplicity Latimer DOW Dow n Defn A kind of vessel See Dhow DOW Dow v t Etym F douer See Dower Defn To furnish with a dower to endow Obs Wyclif DOWABLE Dowable a Etym From Dow v t Defn Capable of being endowed entitled to dower Blackstone DOWAGER Dowager n Etym OF douagiere fr douage dower See Dower 1 Eng Law Defn A widow endowed or having a jointure a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage and settled on her after his decease Blount Burrill 2 A title given in England to a widow to distinguish her from the wife of her husbands heir bearing the same name chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank With prudes for proctors dowagers for deans Tennyson Queen dowager the widow of a king DOWAGERISM Dowagerism n Defn The rank or condition of a dowager formality as that of a dowager Also used figuratively Mansions that have passed away into dowagerism Thackeray DOWCET Dowcet n Etym See Doucet Defn One of the testicles of a hart or stag Spelt also doucet B Jonson DOWDY Dowdy a Compar Dowdier superl Dowdiest Etym Scot dawdie slovenly daw da sluggard drab Prov E dowd flat dead Defn Showing a vulgar taste in dress awkward and slovenly in dress vulgarlooking Dowdily adv Dowdiness n DOWDY Dowdy n pl Dowdies Defn An awkward vulgarly dressed inelegant woman Shak Dryden DOWDYISH Dowdyish a Defn Like a dowdy DOWEL Dowel n Etym Cf G döbel peg F douelle state of a cask surface of an arch douille socket little pipe cartridge Mech 1 A pin or block of wood or metal fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces and being partly in one piece and partly in the other to keep them in their proper relative position 2 A piece of wood driven into a wall so that other pieces may be nailed to it Dowel joint a joint secured by a dowel or dowels Dowel pin a dowel See Dowel n 1 DOWEL Dowel v t imp p p Doweled or Dowelled p pr vb n Doweling or Dowelling Defn To fasten together by dowels to furnish with dowels as a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask DOWER Dower n Etym F douaire LL dotarium from L dotare to endow portion fr dos dower akin to Gr dare to give See 1st Date and cf Dot dowry Dotation 1 That with which one is gifted or endowed endowment gift How great how plentiful how rich a dower Sir J Davies Man in his primeval dower arrayed Wordsworth 2 The property with which a woman is endowed especially a That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage dowry Obs His wife brought in dower Cilicias crown Dryden b Law Defn That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoys during her life or to which a woman is entitled after the death of her husband Blackstone Note Dower in modern use is and should be distinguished from dowry The former is a provision for a widow on her husbands death the latter is a brides portion on her marriage Abbott Assignment of dower See under Assignment DOWERED Dowered p a Defn Furnished with or as with dower or a marriage portion Shak DOWERLESS Dowerless a Defn Destitute of dower having no marriage portion Shak DOWERY Dowery n Defn See Dower DOWITCHER Dowitcher n Zoöl Defn The redbreasted or gray snipe Macrorhamphus griseus called also brownback and grayback DOWL Dowl n Defn Same as Dowle DOWLAS Dowlas n Etym Prob fr Doullens a town of Picardy in France formerly celebrated for this manufacture Defn A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in Scotland now nearly replaced by calico Shak DOWLE Dowle n Etym Cf OF douille soft Cf Ductile Defn Feathery or woollike down filament of a feather Shak No feather or dowle of a feather De Quincey DOWN Down n Etym Akin to LG dune dun Icel d Sw dun Dan duun G daune cf D dons perh akin to E dust 1 Fine soft hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants not matted and fleecy like wool esp a Zoöl The soft under feathers of birds They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules without hooklets b Bot The pubescence of plants the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants as of the thistle c The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear And the first down begins to shade his face Dryden 2 That which is made of down as a bed or pillow that which affords ease and repose like a bed of down When in the down I sink my head Sleep Deaths twin brother times my breath Tennyson Thou bosom softness down of all my cares Southern Down tree Bot a tree of Central America Ochroma Lagopus the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable wool DOWN Down v t Defn To cover ornament line or stuff with down R Young DOWN Down n Etym OE dun doun AS d of Celtic origin cf Ir d hill fortified hill Gael dun heap hillock hill W din a fortified hill or mount akin to E town See Town and cf Down adv prep Dune 1 A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore a flattishtopped hill usually in the plural Hills afford prospects as they must needs acknowledge who have been on the downs of Sussex Ray She went by dale and she went by down Tennyson 2 A tract of poor sandy undulating or hilly land near the sea covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep usually in the plural Eng Seven thousand broadtailed sheep grazed on his downs Sandys 3 pl Defn A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover near Deal employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war On the 11th June 1771 we run up the channel at noon we were abreast of Dover and about three came to an anchor in the Downs and went ashore at Deal Cook First Voyage 4 pl Etym From the adverb Defn A state of depression low state abasement Colloq It the downs of life too much outnumber the ups M Arnold DOWN Down adv Etym For older adown AS ad ad prop from or off the hill See 3d Down and cf Adown and cf Adown 1 In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth toward or in a lower place or position below the opposite of up 2 Hence in many derived uses as a From a higher to a lower position literally or figuratively in a descending direction from the top of an ascent from an upright position to the ground or floor to or into a lower or an inferior condition as into a state of humility disgrace misery and the like into a state of rest used with verbs indicating motion It will be rain tonight Let it come down Shak I sit me down beside the hazel grove Tennyson And that drags down his life Tennyson There is not a more melancholy object in the learned world than a man who has written himself down Addison The French shone down i e outshone the English Shak b In a low or the lowest position literally or figuratively at the bottom of a decent below the horizon of the ground in a condition of humility dejection misery and the like in a state of quiet I was down and out of breath Shak The moon is down I have not heard the clock Shak He that is down needs fear no fall Bunyan 3 From a remoter or higher antiquity Venerable men you have come down to us from a former generation D Webster 4 From a greater to a less bulk or from a thinner to a thicker consistence as to boil down in cookery or in making decoctions Arbuthnot Note Down is sometimes used elliptically standing for go down come down tear down take down put down haul down pay down and the like especially in command or exclamation Down therefore and beg mercy of the duke Shak If he be hungry more than wanton bread alone will down Locke Down is also used intensively as to be loaded down to fall down to hang down to drop down to pay down The temple of Herè at Argos was burnt down Jowett Thucyd Down as well as up is sometimes used in a conventional sense as down East Persons in London say down to Scotland etc and those in the provinces up to London Stormonth Down helm Naut an order to the helmsman to put the helm to leeward Down on or upon joined with a verb indicating motion as go come pounce to attack implying the idea of threatening power Come down upon us with a mighty power Shak Down with take down throw down put down used in energetic command Down with the palace fire it Dryden To be down on to dislike and treat harshly Slang US To cry down See under Cry v t To cut down See under Cut v t Up and down with rising and falling motion to and fro hither and thither everywhere Let them wander up and down Ps lix 15 DOWN Down prep Etym From Down adv 1 In a descending direction along from a higher to a lower place upon or within at a lower place in or on as down a hill down a well 2 Hence Towards the mouth of a river towards the sea as to sail or swim down a stream to sail down the sound Down the country toward the sea or toward the part where rivers discharge their waters into the ocean Down the sound in the direction of the ebbing tide toward the sea DOWN Down v t imp p p Downed p pr vb n Downing Defn To cause to go down to make descend to put down to overthrow as in wrestling hence to subdue to bring down Archaic or Colloq To down proud hearts Sir P Sidney I remember how you downed Beauclerk and Hamilton the wits once at our house Madame DArblay DOWN Down v i Defn To go down to descend Locke DOWN Down a 1 Downcast as a down look R 2 Downright absolute positive as a down denial Obs Beau Fl 3 Downward going down sloping as a down stroke a down grade a down train on a railway Down draught a downward draft as in a flue chimney shaft of a mine etc Down in the mouth chopfallen dejected DOWNBEAR Downbear v t Defn To bear down to depress DOWNCAST Downcast a Defn Cast downward directed to the ground from bashfulness modesty dejection or guilt T is love said she and then my downcast eyes And guilty dumbness witnessed my surprise Dryden Downcastly adv Downcastness n DOWNCAST Downcast n 1 Downcast or melancholy look That downcast of thine eye Beau Fl 2 mining Defn A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine DOWNCOME Downcome n 1 Sudden fall downfall overthrow Milton 2 Iron Manuf Defn A pipe for leading combustible gases downward from the top of the blast furnace to the hotblast stoves boilers etc where they are burned DOWNCOMER Downcomer n A pipe to conduct something downwards specif a Iron Manuf A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators boilers etc b Steam Engin In some watertube boilers a tube larger in diameter than the water tubes to conduct the water from each top drum to a bottom drum thus completing the circulation DOWNFALL Downfall n 1 A sudden fall a body of things falling Those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid Holland Each downfall of a flood the mountains pour Dryden 2 A sudden descent from rank or state reputation or happiness destruction ruin Dire were the consequences which would follow the downfall of so important a place Motley DOWNFALLEN Downfallen a Defn Fallen ruined Carew DOWNFALLING Downfalling a Defn Falling down DOWNGYVED Downgyved a Defn Hanging down like gyves or fetters Poetic Rare Shak DOWNHAUL Downhaul n Naut Defn A rope to haul down or to assist in hauling down a sail as a staysail downhaul a trysail downhaul DOWNHEARTED Downhearted a Defn Dejected lowspirited DOWNHILL Downhill adv Defn Towards the bottom of a hill as water runs downhill DOWNHILL Downhill a Defn Declivous descending sloping A downhill greensward Congrewe DOWNHILL Downhill n Defn Declivity descent slope On th icy downhills of this slippery life Du Bartas Trans DOWNINESS Downiness n Defn The quality or state of being downy DOWNLOOKED Downlooked a Defn Having a downcast countenance dejected gloomy sullen R Dryden DOWNLYING Downlying n Defn The time of retiring to rest time of repose Cavendish At the downlying at the travail in childbirth Scot DOWNPOUR Downpour n Defn A pouring or streaming downwards esp a heavy or continuous shower DOWNRIGHT Downright adv 1 Straight down perpendicularly 2 In plain terms without ceremony We shall chide downright id I longer stay Shak 3 Without delay at once completely Obs She fell downright into a fit Arbuthnot DOWNRIGHT Downright a 1 Plain direct unceremonious blunt positive as he spoke in his downright way A man of plain downright character Sir W Scott 2 Open artless undisguised absolute unmixed as downright atheism The downright impossibilities charged upon it South Gloomy fancies which in her amounted to downright insanity Prescott Downrightly adv Downrightness n DOWNSHARE Downshare n Defn A breastplow used in paring off turf on downs Eng Knight DOWNSITTING Downsitting n Defn The act of sitting down repose a resting Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising Ps cxxxix 2 DOWNSTAIRS Downstairs adv Defn Down the stairs to a lower floor a Defn Below stairs as a downstairs room DOWNSTEEPY Downsteepy a Defn Very steep Obs Florio DOWNSTREAM Downstream adv Defn Down the stream as floating downstream DOWNSTROKE Downstroke n Penmanship Defn A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil DOWNTHROW Downthrow n Geol Defn The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one side of a fault See Throw n DOWNTROD DOWNTRODDEN Downtrod Downtrodden a Defn Trodden down trampled down abused by superior power Shak DOWNWARD DOWNWARDS Downward Downwards adv Etym AS ad See Down adv and ward 1 From a higher place to a lower in a descending course as to tend move roll look or take root downward or downwards Looking downwards Pope Their heads they downward bent Drayton 2 From a higher to a lower condition toward misery humility disgrace or ruin And downward fell into a groveling swine Milton 3 From a remote time from an ancestor or predecessor from one to another in a descending line A ring the county wears That downward hath descended in his house From son to son some four or five descents Shak DOWNWARD Downward a 1 Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place tending toward the earth or its center or toward a lower level declivous With downward force That drove the sand along he took his way Dryden 2 Descending from a head origin or source as a downward line of descent 3 Tending to a lower condition or state depressed dejected as downward thoughts Sir P Sidney DOWNWEED Downweed n Bot Defn Cudweed a species of Gnaphalium DOWNWEIGH Downweigh v t Defn To weigh or press down A different sin downweighs them to the bottom Longfellow DOWNWIND Downwind adv Defn With the wind DOWNY Downy a 1 Covered with down or with pubescence or soft hairs A downy feather Shak Plants that have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves Bacon 2 Made of or resembling down Hence figuratively Soft placid soothing quiet A downy shower Keble Downy pillow Pope Time steals on with downy feet Young 3 Cunning wary Slang Eng Latham DOWRAL Dowral a Defn Of or relating to a dower R DOWRESS Dowress n Defn A woman entitled to dower Bouvier DOWRY Dowry n pl Dowries Etym Contr from dowery cf LL dotarium See Dower 1 A gift endowment Obs Spenser 2 The money goods or estate which a woman brings to her husband in marriage a brides portion on her marriage See Note under Dower Shak Dryden 3 A gift or presents for the bride on espousal See Dower Ask me never so much dowry and gift and I will give but give me the damsel to wife Gen xxxiv 12 DOWSE Dowse v t Etym Cf 1st Douse 1 To plunge or duck into water to immerse to douse 2 Etym Cf OD doesen to strike Norw dusa to break Defn To beat or thrash Prov Eng Halliwell DOWSE Dowse v i Defn To use the dipping or divining rod as in search of water ore etc Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more than a hundred wells Eng Cyc DOWSE Dowse n Defn A blow on the face Low Colman DOWSER Dowser n 1 A divining rod used in searching for water ore etc a dowsing rod Colloq 2 One who uses the dowser or divining rod Eng Cyc DOWST Dowst n Defn A dowse Obs Beau Fl DOWVE Dowve n Defn A dove Obs Chaucer DOXOLOGICAL Doxological a Defn Pertaining to doxology giving praise to God Howell DOXOLOGIZE Doxologize v i imp p p Doxologized p pr vb n Doxologizing Defn To give glory to God as in a doxology to praise God with doxologies DOXOLOGY Doxology n pl Doxologies Etym LL doxologia Gr doxologie See Dogma and Legend Defn In Christian worship A hymn expressing praise and honor to God a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation David breaks forth into these triumphant praises and doxologies South DOXY Doxy n pl Doxies Etym See Duck a pet Defn A loose wench a disreputable sweetheart Shak DOYEN Doyen n F See Dean Defn Lit a dean the senior member of a body or group as the doyen of French physicians This doyen of newspapers A R Colquhoun DOYLY Doyly n Defn See Doily DOZE Doze v i imp p p Dozed p pr vb n Dozing Etym Prob akin to daze dizzy cf Icel d to doze Dan döse to make dull heavy or drowsy dös dullness drowsiness dösig drowsy AS dw dull stupid foolish Dizzy Defn To slumber to sleep lightly to be in a dull or stupefied condition as if half asleep to be drowsy If he happened to doze a little the jolly cobbler waked him LEstrange DOZE Doze v t 1 To pass or spend in drowsiness as to doze away ones time 2 To make dull to stupefy Obs I was an hour in casting up about twenty sums being dozed with much work Pepys They left for a long time dozed and benumbed South DOZE Doze n Defn A light sleep a drowse Tennyson DOZEN Dozen n pl Dozen before another noun Dozens Etym OE doseine dosein OF doseine F douzaine fr douze twelve fr L duodecim duo two decem ten See Two Ten and cf Duodecimal 1 A collection of twelve objects a tale or set of twelve with or without of before the substantive which follows Some six or seven dozen of Scots A dozen of shirts to your back A dozen sons Half a dozen friends Shak 2 An indefinite small number Milton A bakers dozen thirteen called also a long dozen DOZENTH Dozenth a Defn Twelfth R DOZER Dozer n Defn One who dozes or drowses DOZINESS Doziness n Defn The state of being dozy drowsiness inclination to sleep DOZY Dozy a Defn Drowsy inclined to doze sleepy sluggish as a dozy head Dryden DOZZLED Dozzled a Defn Stupid heavy Obs or Prov Eng Halliwell DRAB Drab n Etym AS drabbe dregs lees akin to D drab drabbe dregs G treber for sense 1 cf also Gael drabag a slattern drabach slovenly Cf Draff 1 A low sluttish woman King 2 A lewd wench a strumpet Shak 3 A wooden box used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans DRAB Drab v i imp p p Drabbed p pr vb n Drabbing Defn To associate with strumpets to wench Beau Fl DRAB Drab n Etym F drap cloth LL drappus trapus perh orig a firm solid stuff cf F draper to drape also to full cloth prob of German origin cf Icel drepa to beat strike AS drepan G treffen perh akin to E drub Cf Drape Trappings 1 A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun or dull brownish yellow or dull gray color called also drabcloth 2 A dull brownish yellow or dull gray color DRAB Drab a Defn Of a color between gray and brown n Defn A drab color DRABBER Drabber n Defn One who associates with drabs a wencher Massinger DRABBET Drabbet n Defn A coarse linen fabric or duck DRABBISH Drabbish a Defn Somewhat drab in color DRABBISH Drabbish a Defn Having the character of a drab or low wench The drabbish sorceress Drant DRABBLE Drabble v t imp p p Drabbled p pr vb n Drabbling Drab Draff Defn To draggle to wet and befoul by draggling as to drabble a gown or cloak Halliwell DRABBLE Drabble v i Defn To fish with a long line and rod as to drabble for barbels DRABBLER Drabbler n Naut Defn A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail to give it a greater depth or more drop DRABBLETAIL Drabbletail n Defn A draggletail a slattern Halliwell DRACAENA Dracæna n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnelshaped flowers Note Dracæna Draco the source of the dragons blood of the Canaries forms a tree sometimes of gigantic size DRACANTH Dracanth n Defn A kind of gum called also gum tragacanth or tragacanth See Tragacanth DRACHM Drachm n Etym See Drachma 1 A drachma 2 Same as Dram DRACHMA Drachma n pl E Drachmas L Drachmæ Etym L fr Gr Dram 1 A silver coin among the ancient Greeks having a different value in different States and at different periods The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents 2 A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 193 cents 3 Among the ancient Greeks a weight of about 665 grains among the modern Greeks a weight equal to a gram DRACHME Drachme n Etym F Defn See Drachma DRACIN Dracin nEtym Cf F dracine Chem Defn See Draconin DRACO Draco n Etym L See Dragon 1 Astron Defn The Dragon a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic 2 A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds 3 Zoöl Defn A genus of lizards See Dragon 6 DRACONIAN Draconian a Defn Pertaining to Draco a famous lawgiver of Athens 621 b c Draconian code or Draconian laws a code of laws made by Draco Their measures were so severe that they were said to be written in letters of blood hence any laws of excessive rigor DRACONIC Draconic a Defn Relating to Draco the Athenian lawgiver or to the constellation Draco or to dragons blood DRACONIN Draconin n Etym Cf F draconine See Draco Chem Defn A red resin forming the essential basis of dragons blood called also dracin DRACONTIC Dracontic a Etym From L draco dragon in allusion to the terms dragons head and dragons tail Astron Defn Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one revolution from ascending node to ascending node See Dragons head under Dragon Obs Dracontic month Crabb DRACONTINE Dracontine a Etym L draco dragon Defn Belonging to a dragon Southey DRACUNCULUS Dracunculus n pl Dracunculi Etym L dim of draco dragon Zoöl a A fish the dragonet b The Guinea worm Filaria medinensis DRAD Drad p p a Defn Dreaded Obs Chaucer DRADDE Dradde imp Defn of Dread Obs Chaucer DRADGE Dradge n Min Defn Inferior ore separated from the better by cobbing Raymond DRAFF Draff n Etym Cf D draf the sediment of ale Icel draf draff husks Cf 1st Drab Defn Refuse lees dregs the wash given to swine or cows hogwash waste matter Prodigals lately come from swine keeping from eating draff and husks Shak The draff and offal of a bygone age Buckle Mere chaff and draff much better burnt Tennyson DRAFF Draff n Etym The same word as draught OE draught draht fr AS dragan to draw See Draw and cf Draught 1 The act of drawing also the thing drawn Same as Draught Everything available for draft burden S G Goodrich 2 Mil Defn A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army or from any part of it or from a military post also from any district or any company or collection of persons or from the people at large also the body of men thus drafted Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to serve for the year Marshall 3 An order from one person or party to another directing the payment of money a bill of exchange I thought it most prudent to deter the drafts till advice was received of the progress of the loan A Hamilton 4 An allowance or deduction made from the gross veight of goods Simmonds 5 A drawing of lines for a plan a plan delineated or drawn in outline a delineation See Draught 6 The form of any writing as first drawn up the first rough sketch of written composition to be filled in or completed See Draught 7 Masonry a A narrow border left on a finished stone worked differently from the rest of its face b A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the edge of a stone or across its face as a guide to the stonecutter 8 Milling Defn The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone 9 Naut Defn Depth of water necessary to float a ship See Draught 10 A current of air Same as Draught DRAFFISH Draffish a Defn Worthless draffy Bale DRAFFY Draffy a Defn Dreggy waste worthless The dregs and draffy part Beau Fl DRAFT Draft a 1 Pertaining to or used for drawing or pulling as vehicles loads etc Same as Draught 2 Relating to or characterized by a draft or current of air Same as Draught Note The forms draft and draught in the senses abovegiven are both on approved use Draft box Draft engine Draft horse Draft net Draft ox Draft tube Same as Draught box Draught engine etc See under Draught DRAFT Draft v t imp p p Drafted p pr vb n Drafting 1 To draw the outline of to delineate 2 To compose and write as to draft a memorial 3 To draw from a military band or post or from any district company or society to detach to select Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples Holwell 4 To transfer by draft All her rents been drafted to London Fielding DRAFTSMAN Draftsman n Defn See Draughtsman DRAG Drag n Etym See 3d Dredge Defn A confection a comfit a drug Obs Chaucer DRAG Drag v t imp p p Dragged p pr vb n Dragging Etym OE draggen akin to Sw dragga to search with a grapnel fr dragg grapnel fr draga to draw the same word as E draw Draw 1 To draw slowly or heavily onward to pull along the ground by main force to haul to trail applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing with labor along the ground or other surface as to drag stone or timber to drag a net in fishing Dragged by the cords which through his feet were thrust Denham The grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down Tennyson A needless Alexandrine ends the song That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along Pope 2 To break as land by drawing a drag or harrow over it to harrow to draw a drag along the bottom of as a stream or other water hence to search as by means of a drag Then while I dragged my brains for such a song Tennyson 3 To draw along as something burdensome hence to pass in pain or with difficulty Have dragged a lingering life Dryden To drag an anchor Naut to trail it along the bottom when the anchor will not hold the ship Syn See Draw DRAG Drag v i 1 To be drawn along as a rope or dress on the ground to trail to be moved onward along the ground or along the bottom of the sea as an anchor that does not hold 2 To move onward heavily laboriously or slowly to advance with weary effort to go on lingeringly The day drags through though storms keep out the sun Byron Long open panegyric drags at best Gay 3 To serve as a clog or hindrance to hold back A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the vessel faster than the revolutions of the screw can propel her Russell 4 To fish with a dragnet DRAG Drag n Etym See Drag v t and cf Dray a cart and 1st Dredge 1 The act of dragging anything which is dragged 2 A net or an apparatus to be drawn along the bottom under water as in fishing searching for drowned persons etc 3 A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies also a kind of low car or handcart as a stone drag 4 A heavy coach with seats on top also a heavy carriage Collog Thackeray 5 A heavy harrow for breaking up ground 6 a Anything towed in the water to retard a ships progress or to keep her head up to the wind esp a canvas bag with a hooped mouth so used See Drag sail below b Also a skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel c Hence anything that retards a clog an obstacle to progress or enjoyment My lectures were only a pleasure to me and no drag J D Forbes 7 Motion affected with slowness and difficulty as if clogged Had a drag in his walk Hazlitt 8 Founding Defn The bottom part of a flask or mold the upper part being the cope 9 Masonry Defn A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone 10 Marine Engin Defn The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel See Citation under Drag v i 3 Drag sail Naut a sail or canvas rigged on a stout frame to be dragged by a vessel through the water in order to keep her head to the wind or to prevent drifting called also drift sail drag sheet drag anchor sea anchor floating anchor etc Drag twist Mining a spiral hook at the end of a rod for cleaning drilled holes DRAGANTINE Dragantine n Etym See Dracanth Defn A mucilage obtained from or containing gun tragacanth DRAGBAR Dragbar n Defn Same as Drawbar b Called also draglink and drawlink U S DRAGBOLT Dragbolt n Defn A coupling pin See under Coupling U S DRAGEES Dragées n pl Etym F See 3d Dredge Pharmacy Defn Sugarcoated medicines DRAGGLE Draggle v t imp p p Draggled p pr vb n Draggling Etym Freq of drag Drawl Defn To wet and soil by dragging on the ground mud or wet grass to drabble to trail Gray With draggled nets downhanging to the tide Trench DRAGGLE Draggle v i Defn To be dragged on the ground to become wet or dirty by being dragged or trailed in the mud or wet grass Hudibras DRAGGLETAIL Draggletail n Defn A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire a drabbletail DRAGGLETAILED Draggletailed a Defn Untidy sluttish slatternly W Irving DRAG LINE DRAG ROPE Drag line or drag rope Aëronautics Defn A guide rope DRAGLINK Draglink n Mach a A link connecting the cranks of two shafts b A drawbar DRAGMAN Dragman n pl Dragmen Defn A fisherman who uses a dragnet Sir M Hale DRAGNET Dragnet n Etym Cf AS drægnet Defn A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water as in fishing DRAGOMAN Dragoman n pl Dragomans Etym From F dragoman or Sp dragoman or It dragomanno all fr LGr tarjuman from the same source as E targum Cf Drogman Truchman Defn An interpreter so called in the Levant and other parts of the East DRAGON Dragon n Etym F dragon L draco fr Gr dar to see and so called from its terrible eyes Cf Drake a dragon Dragoon 1 Myth Defn A fabulous animal generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard with a crested head and enormous claws and regarded as very powerful and ferocious The dragons which appear in early paintings and sculptures are invariably representations of a winged crocodile Fairholt Note In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great monster whether of the land or sea usually to some kind of serpent or reptile sometimes to land serpents of a powerful and deadly kind It is also applied metaphorically to Satan Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the waters Ps lxxiv 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet Ps xci 13 He laid hold on the dragon that old serpent which is the Devil and Satan and bound him a thousand years Rev xx 2 2 A fierce violent person esp a woman Johnson 3 Astron Defn A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon Draco 4 A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds seeming to move through the air as a winged serpent 5 Mil Antiq Defn A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldiers belt so called from a representation of a dragons head at the muzzle Fairholt 6 Zoöl Defn A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco of several species found in the East Indies and Southern Asia Five or six of the hind ribs on each side are prolonged and covered with weblike skin forming a sort of wing These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree Called also flying lizard 7 Zoöl Defn A variety of carrier pigeon 8 Her Defn A fabulous winged creature sometimes borne as a charge in a coat of arms Note Dragon is often used adjectively or in combination in the sense of relating to resembling or characteristic of a dragon Dragon arum Bot the name of several species of Arisæma a genus of plants having a spathe and spadix See Dragon rootbelow Dragon fish Zoöl the dragonet Dragon fly Zoöl any insect of the family Libellulidæ They have finely formed large and strongly reticulated wings a large head with enormous eyes and a long body called also mosquito hawks Their larvæ are aquatic and insectivorous Dragon root Bot an American aroid plant Arisæma Dracontium green dragon Dragons blood a resinous substance obtained from the fruit of several species of Calamus esp from C Rotang and C Draco growing in the East Indies A substance known as dragons blood is obtained by exudation from Dracæna Draco also from Pterocarpus Draco a tree of the West Indies and South America The color is red or a dark brownish red and it is used chiefly for coloring varnishes marbles etc Called also Cinnabar Græcorum Dragons head a Bot A plant of several species of the genus Dracocephalum They are perennial herbs closely allied to the common catnip b Astron The ascending node of a planet indicated chiefly in almanacs by the symbol Encyc Brit Dragon shell Zoöl a species of limpet Dragons skin fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat resemble the scales of reptiles a name used by miners and quarrymen Stormonth Dragons tail Astron the descending node of a planet indicated by the symbol Dragons head above Dragons wort Bot a plant of the genus Artemisia A dracunculus Dragon tree Bot a West African liliaceous tree Dracæna Draco yielding one of the resins called dragons blood See Dracæna Dragon water a medicinal remedy very popular in the earlier half of the 17th century Dragon water may do good upon him Randolph 1640 Flying dragon a large meteoric fireball a bolide DRAGONET Dragonet n 1 A little dragon Spenser 2 Zoöl Defn A small British marine fish Callionymuslyra called also yellow sculpin fox and gowdie DRAGONISH Dragonish a Defn resembling a dragon Shak DRAGONLIKE Dragonlike a Defn Like a dragon Shak DRAGONNADE Dragonnade n Etym F fr dragon dragoon because Louis XIV in persecuting the Protestants of his kingdom quartered dragoons upon them Defn The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV by an armed force usually of dragoons hence a rapid and devastating incursion dragoonade He learnt it as he watched the dragonnades the tortures the massacres of the Netherlands C Kingsley DRAGONS BLOOD DRAGONS HEAD DRAGONS TAIL Dragons blood Dragons head Dragons tail Defn See Dragons blood Dragons head etc under Dragon DRAGOON Dragoon n Etym F dragon dragon dragoon fr L draco dragon also a cohorts standard with a dragon on it The name was given from the sense standard See Dragon 1 Mil Defn Formerly a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot now a mounted soldier a cavalry man 2 A variety of pigeon Clarke Dragoon bird Zoöl the umbrella bird DRAGOON Dragoon v t imp p p Dragooned p pr vb n Dragooning 1 To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers 2 To compel submission by violent measures to harass to persecute The colonies may be influenced to anything but they can be dragooned to nothing Price Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying to dragoon his subjects to heaven Macaulay DRAGOONADE Dragoonade n Defn See Dragonnade DRAGOONER Dragooner n Defn A dragoon Obs DRAIL Drail v t i Defn To trail to draggle Obs South DRAIN Drain v t imp p p Drained p pr vb n Draining Etym AS drehnigean to drain strain perh akin to E draw 1 To draw off by degrees to cause to flow gradually out or off hence to cause the exhaustion of Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent Bacon But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry Motley 2 To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off to make gradually dry or empty to remove surface water as from streets by gutters etc to deprive of moisture hence to exhaust to empty of wealth resources or the like as to drain a country of its specie Sinking waters the firm land to drain Filled the capacious deep and formed the main Roscommon 3 To filter Salt water drained through twenty vessels of earth hath become fresh Bacon DRAIN Drain v i 1 To flow gradually as the water of low ground drains off 2 To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping as let the vessel stand and drain DRAIN Drain n 1 The act of draining or of drawing off gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal as the drain of specie from a country 2 That means of which anything is drained a channel a trench a water course a sewer a sink 3 pl Defn The grain from the mashing tub as brewers drains Eng Halliwell Box drain Counter drain See under Box Counter Right of drain Law an easement or servitude by which one man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over the estate of another Kent DRAINABLE Drainable a Defn Capable of being drained DRAINAGE Drainage n 1 A draining a gradual flowing off of any liquid also that which flows out of a drain 2 The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers 3 Engin Defn The system of drains and their operation by which superfluous water is removed from towns railway beds mines and other works 4 Area or district drained as the drainage of the Po the Thames etc Latham 5 Surg Defn The act process or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound abscess etc Drainage tube Surg a tube introduced into a wound etc to draw off the discharges DRAINE Draine n Etym F Zoöl Defn The missel thrush DRAINER Drainer n Defn One who or that which drains DRAINING Draining vb n Etym of Drain v t Agric Defn The art of carrying off surplus water as from land Draining tile Same as Draintile DRAINPIPE Drainpipe n Defn A pipe used for carrying off surplus water DRAINTILE Draintile n Defn A hollow tile used in making drains called also draining tile DRAINTRAP Draintrap n Defn See 4th Trap 5 DRAKE Drake n Etym Akin to LG drake OHG antrache anetrecho G enterich Icel andriki Dan andrik OSw andrak andrage masc and fr AS ened fem duck akin to D eend G ente Icel önd Dan and Sw and Lith antis L anas Gr ati a water fowl rich Cf Gulaund 1 The male of the duck kind 2 Etym Cf Dragon fly under Dragon Defn The drake fly The drake will mount steeple height into the air Walton Drake fly a kind of fly sometimes used in angling The dark drake fly good in August Walton DRAKE Drake n Etym AS draca dragon L draco See Dragon 1 A dragon Obs Beowulf resolves to kill the drake J A Harrison Beowulf 2 A small piece of artillery Obs Two or three shots made at them by a couple of drakes made them stagger Clarendon DRAKE Drake n Etym Cf F dravik W drewg darnel cockle etc Defn Wild oats brome grass or darnel grass called also drawk dravick and drank Prov Eng Dr Prior DRAKESTONE Drakestone n Defn A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks also the sport of so throwing stones sometimes called ducks and drakes Internal earthquakes that not content with one throe run along spasmodically like boys playing at what is called drakestone De Quincey DRAM Dram n Etym OF drame F drachme L drachma drachm drachma fr Gr Drachm Drachma 1 A weight in Apothecaries weight one eighth part of an ounce or sixty grains in Avoirdupois weight one sixteenth part of an ounce or 2734375 grains 2 A minute quantity a mite Were I the chooser a dram of welldoing should be preferred before many times as mush the forcible hindrance of evildoing Milton 3 As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once as a dram of brandy hence a potation or potion as a dram of poison Shak 4 Numis Defn A Persian daric Ezra ii 69 Fluid dram or Fluid drachm See under Fluid DRAM Dram v i t Defn To drink drams to ply with drams Low Johnson Thackeray DRAMA Drama n Etym L drama Gr daryti 1 A composition in prose or poetry accommodated to action and intended to exhibit a picture of human life or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest tending toward some striking result It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon Milton 2 A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest The drama of war Thackeray Westward the course of empire takes its way The four first acts already past A fifth shall close the drama with the day Times noblest offspring is the last Berkeley The drama and contrivances of Gods providence Sharp 3 Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it dramatic literature Note The principal species of the drama are tragedy and comedy inferior species are tragicomedy melodrama operas burlettas and farces The romantic drama the kind of drama whose aim is to present a tale or history in scenes and whose plays like those of Shakespeare Marlowe and others are stories told in dialogue by actors on the stage J A Symonds DRAMATIC DRAMATICAL Dramatic Dramatical a Etym Gr dramatique Defn Of or pertaining to the drama appropriate to or having the qualities of a drama theatrical vivid The emperor performed his part with much dramatic effect Motley DRAMATICALLY Dramatically adv Defn In a dramatic manner theatrically vividly DRAMATIS PERSONAE Dramatis personæ Etym L Defn The actors in a drama or play DRAMATIST Dramatist n Etym Cf F dramatiste Defn The author of a dramatic composition a writer of plays DRAMATIZABLE Dramatizable a Defn Capable of being dramatized DRAMATIZATION Dramatization n Defn Act of dramatizing DRAMATIZE Dramatize v t imp p p Dramatized p pr vb n Dramatizing Etym Cf F dramatiser Defn To compose in the form of the drama to represent in a drama to adapt to dramatic representation as to dramatize a novel or an historical episode They dramatized tyranny for public execration Motley DRAMATURGIC Dramaturgic a Defn Relating to dramaturgy DRAMATURGIST Dramaturgist n Defn One versed in dramaturgy Carlyle DRAMATURGY Dramaturgy n Etym Gr work cf F dramaturgie Defn The art of dramatic composition and representation DRAMMING Dramming n Defn The practice of drinking drams DRAMSELLER Dramseller n Defn One who sells distilled liquors by the dram or glass DRAMSHOP Dramshop n Defn A shop or barroom where spirits are sold by the dram DRANK Drank imp Defn of Drink DRANK Drank n Etym Cf 3d Drake Defn Wild oats or darnel grass See Drake a plant Prov Eng Halliwell DRAP DETE Drap dété Etym F clot of summer Defn A thin woolen fabric twilled like merino DRAPE Drape v t imp p p Draped p pr vb n Draping Etym F draper fr drap cloth See 3d Drab 1 To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth or as with drapery as to drape a bust a building etc The whole people were draped professionally De Quincey These starry blossoms of the snow pure and white Soft falling falling through the night Have draped the woods and mere Bungay 2 To rail at to banter Obs Sir W Temple DRAPE Drape v i 1 To make cloth Obs Bacon 2 To design drapery arrange its folds etc as for hangings costumes statues etc DRAPER Draper n Etym F drapier Defn One who sells cloths a dealer in cloths as a draper and tailor DRAPERIED Draperied a Defn Covered or supplied with drapery R Byron DRAPERY Drapery n pl Draperies Etym F draperie 1 The occupation of a draper clothmaking or dealing in cloth Bacon 2 Cloth or woolen stuffs in general People who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery Macaulay 3 A textile fabric used for decorative purposes especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed as a Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body or shown in the representations of the human figure in art b Hangings of a room or hall or about a bed Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him and lies down to pleasant dreams Bryant All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely torn off Burke Casting of draperies See under Casting The casting of draperies is one of the most important of an artists studies Fairholt DRAPET Drapet n Etym Dim of drap Defn Cloth Obs Spenser DRASTIC Drastic a Etym Gr drastique See Drama Med Defn Acting rapidly and violently efficacious powerful opposed to bland as drastic purgatives n Med Defn A violent purgative See Cathartic DRASTY Drasty a Etym AS dærstan dresten dregs Defn Filthy worthless Obs Drasty ryming Chaucer DRAUGH Draugh n Defn See Draft Obs DRAUGHT Draught n Etym The same as draft the spelling with gh indicating an older pronunciation See Draft n Draw 1 The act of drawing or pulling as a The act of moving loads by drawing as by beasts of burden and the like A general custom of using oxen for all sort of draught would be perhaps the greatest improvement Sir W Temple b The drawing of a bowstring Obs She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught Spenser c Act of drawing a net a sweeping the water for fish Upon the draught of a pond not one fish was left Sir M Hale d The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat the act of drinking In his hands he took the goblet but a while the draught forbore Trench e A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy Obs By drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when he looketh not for you Spenser f Mil Defn The act of selecting or detaching soldiers a draft see Draft n 2 g The act of drawing up marking out or delineating representation Dryden 2 That which is drawn as a That which is taken by sweeping with a net Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a draught Luke v 4 He laid down his pipe and cast his net which brought him a very great draught LEstrange b Mil Defn The force drawn a detachment in this sense usually written draft c The quantity drawn in at once in drinking a potion or potation Disguise thyself as thou wilt still Slavery still thou art a bitter draught Sterne Low lies that house where nutbrown draughts inspired Goldsmith d A sketch outline or representation whether written designed or drawn a delineation A draught of a Toleration Act was offered to the Parliament by a private member Macaulay No picture or draught of these things from the report of the eye South e Com Defn An order for the payment of money in this sense almost always written draft f A current of air moving through an inclosed place as through a room or up a chimney Thackeray He preferred to go and sit upon the stairs in a strong draught of air until he was again sent for Dickens 3 That which draws as a A team of oxen or horses Blackstone b A sink or drain a privy Shak Matt xv 17 c pl Med Defn A mild vesicatory a sinapism as to apply draughts to the feet 4 Capacity of being drawn force necessary to draw traction The Hertfordshire wheel plow is of the easiest draught Mortimer 5 Naut Defn The depth of water necessary to float a ship or the depth a ship sinks in water especially when laden as a ship of twelve feet draught 6 Com Defn An allowance on weighable goods Eng See Draft 4 7 A move as at chess or checkers Obs Chaucer 8 The bevel given to the pattern for a casting in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold 9 Masonry Defn See Draft n 7 Angle of draught the angle made with the plane over which a body is drawn by the line in which the pulling force acts when the latter has the direction best adapted to overcome the obstacles of friction and the weight of the body Black draught See under Black a Blast draught or Forced draught the draught produced by a blower as by blowing in air beneath a fire or drawing out the gases from above it Natural draught the draught produced by the atmosphere flowing by its own weight into a chimney wherein the air is rarefied by heat On draught so as to be drawn from the wood as a cask barrel etc in distinction from being bottled as ale on draught Sheer draught See under Sheer DRAUGHT Draught a 1 Used for drawing vehicles loads etc as a draught beast draught hooks 2 Relating to or characterized by a draft or current of air 3 Used in making drawings as draught compasses 4 Drawn directly from the barrel or other receptacle in distinction from bottled on draught said of ale cider and the like Note This word especially in the first and second meanings is often written draft a spelling which is approved by many authorities Draught box See Draught tube below Draught engine Mining an engine used for pumping raising heavy weights and the like Draught hook Mil one of the hooks on a cannon carriage used in drawing the gun backward and forward Draught horse a horse employed in drawing loads plowing etc as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage horse Draught net a seine or hauling net Draught ox an ox employed in hauling loads plowing etc Draught tube Water Wheels an airtight pipe extending downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located above it to make whole fall available called also draught box DRAUGHT Draught draft v t imp p p Draughted p pr vb n Draughting 1 To draw out to call forth See Draft Addison 2 To diminish or exhaust by drawing R The Parliament so often draughted and drained Sir W Scott 3 To draw in outline to make a draught sketch or plan of as in architectural and mechanical drawing Draughting room a room draughtsmen to work in and where plans are kept DRAUGHTBOARD Draughtboard n Defn A checkered board on which draughts are played See Checkerboard DRAUGHTHOUSE Draughthouse n Defn A house for the reception of waste matter a privy Obs 2 Kings x 27 DRAUGHTS Draughts n pl Defn A mild vesicatory See Draught n 3 c DRAUGHTS Draughts n pl Defn A game now more commonly called checkers See Checkers Note Polish draughts is sometimes played with 40 pieces on a board divided into 100 squares Am Cyc DRAUGHTSMAN Draughtsman n pl Draughtsmen 1 One who draws pleadings or other writings 2 One who draws plans and sketches of machinery structures and places also more generally one who makes drawings of any kind 3 A man or piece used in the game of draughts 4 One who drinks drams a tippler Obs Tatler DRAUGHTSMANSHIP Draughtsmanship n Defn The office art or work of a draughtsman DRAUGHTY Draughty a Defn Pertaining to a draught or current of air as a draughtly comfortless room DRAVE Drave Defn old imp of Drive Obs DRAVIDA Dravida n pl Etym Skr Dravi prob meaning Tamil Ethnol Defn A race Hindostan believed to be the original people who occupied the land before the Hindoo or Aryan invasion DRAVIDIAN Dravidian a Etym From Skr Dravi the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India Ethnol Defn Of or pertaining to the Dravida Dravidian languages a group of languages of Southern India which seem to have been the idioms of the natives before the invasion of tribes speaking Sanskrit Of these languages the Tamil is the most important DRAW Draw v t imp Drew p p Drawn p pr vb n Drawing Etym OE dra drahen draien drawen AS dragan akin to Icel Sw draga Dan drage to draw carry and prob to OS dragan to bear carry D dragen G tragen Goth dragan cf Skr dhraj to move along glide and perh akin to Skr dhar to hold bear Drag Dray a cart 1st Dredge 1 To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved to pull along to haul to drag to cause to follow He cast him down to ground and all along Drew him through dirt and mire without remorse Spenser He hastened to draw the stranger into a private room Sir W Scott Do not rich men oppress you and draw you before the judgment seats James ii 6 The arrow is now drawn to the head Atterbury 2 To influence to move or tend toward ones self to exercise an attracting force upon to call towards itself to attract hence to entice to allure to induce The poet Did feign that Orpheus drew trees stones and floods Shak All eyes you draw and with the eyes the heart Dryden 3 To cause to come out for ones use or benefit to extract to educe to bring forth as a To bring or take out or to let out from some receptacle as a stick or post from a hole water from a cask or well etc The drew out the staves of the ark 2 Chron v 9 Draw thee waters for the siege Nahum iii 14 I opened the tumor by the point of a lancet without drawing one drop of blood Wiseman b To pull from a sheath as a sword I will draw my sword my hand shall destroy them Ex xv 9 c To extract to force out to elicit to derive Spirits by distillations may be drawn out of vegetable juices which shall flame and fume of themselves Cheyne Until you had drawn oaths from him Shak d To obtain from some cause or origin to infer from evidence or reasons to deduce from premises to derive We do not draw the moral lessons we might from history Burke e To take or procure from a place of deposit to call for and receive from a fund or the like as to draw money from a bank f To take from a box or wheel as a lottery ticket to receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the numbers for prizes or blanks hence to obtain by good fortune to win to gain as he drew a prize g To select by the drawing of lots Provided magistracies were filled by men freely chosen or drawn Freeman 4 To remove the contents of as a To drain by emptying to suck dry Sucking and drawing the breast dischargeth the milk as fast as it can generated Wiseman b To extract the bowels of to eviscerate as to draw a fowl to hang draw and quarter a criminal In private draw your poultry clean your tripe King 5 To take into the lungs to inhale to inspire hence also to utter or produce by an inhalation to heave Where I first drew air Milton Drew or seemed to draw a dying groan Dryden 6 To extend in length to lengthen to protract to stretch to extend as a mass of metal into wire How long her face is drawn Shak And the huge Offas dike which he drew from the mouth of Wye to that of Dee J R Green 7 To run extend or produce as a line on any surface hence also to form by marking to make by an instrument of delineation to produce as a sketch figure or picture 8 To represent by lines drawn to form a sketch or a picture of to represent by a picture to delineate hence to represent by words to depict to describe A flattering painter who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be not as they are Goldsmith Can I untouched the fair ones passions move Or thou draw beauty and not feel its power Prior 9 To write in due form to prepare a draught of as to draw a memorial a deed or bill of exchange Clerk draw a deed of gift Shak 10 To require so great a depth as of water for floating said of a vessel to sink so deep in water as a ship draws ten feet of water 11 To withdraw Obs Chaucer Go wash thy face and draw the action Shak 12 To trace by scent to track a hunting term Note Draw in most of its uses retains some shade of its original sense to pull to move forward by the application of force in advance or to extend in length and usually expresses an action as gradual or continuous and leisurely We pour liquid quickly but we draw it in a continued stream We force compliance by threats but we draw it by gradual prevalence We may write a letter with haste but we draw a bill with slow caution and regard to a precise form We draw a bar of metal by continued beating To draw a bow to bend the bow by drawing the string for discharging the arrow To draw a cover to clear a cover of the game it contains To draw a curtain to cause a curtain to slide or move either closing or unclosing Night draws the curtain which the sun withdraws Herbert To draw a line to fix a limit or boundary To draw back to receive back as duties on goods for exportation To draw breath to breathe Shak To draw cuts or lots See under Cut n To draw in a To bring or pull in to collect b To entice to inveigle To draw interest to produce or gain interest To draw off to withdraw to abstract Addison To draw on to bring on to occasion to cause War which either his negligence drew on or his practices procured Hayward To draw one out to elicit cunningly the thoughts and feelings of another To draw out to stretch or extend to protract to spread out Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations Ps lxxxv 5 Linked sweetness long drawn out Milton To draw over to cause to come over to induce to leave one part or side for the opposite one To draw the longbow to exaggerate to tell preposterous tales To draw one to or on to something to move to incite to induce How many actions most ridiculous hast thou been drawn to by thy fantasy Shak To draw up a To compose in due form to draught to form in writing b To arrange in order as a body of troops to array Drawn up in battle to receive the charge Dryden Syn To Draw Drag Draw differs from drag in this that drag implies a natural inaptitude for drawing or positive resistance it is applied to things pulled or hauled along the ground or moved with toil or difficulty Draw is applied to all bodies moved by force in advance whatever may be the degree of force it commonly implies that some kind of aptitude or provision exists for drawing Draw is the more general or generic term and drag the more specific We say the horses draw a coach or wagon but they drag it through mire yet draw is properly used in both cases DRAW Draw v i 1 To pull to exert strength in drawing anything to have force to move anything by pulling as a horse draws well the sails of a ship draw well Note A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind 2 To draw a liquid from some receptacle as water from a well The woman saith unto him Sir thou hast nothing to draw with and the well is deep John iv 11 3 To exert an attractive force to act as an inducement or enticement Keep a watch upon the particular bias of their minds that it may not draw too much Addison 4 Med Defn To have efficiency as an epispastic to act as a sinapism said of a blister poultice etc 5 To have draught as a chimney flue or the like to furnish transmission to smoke gases etc 6 To unsheathe a weapon especially a sword So soon as ever thou seest him draw and as thou drawest swear horrible Shak 7 To perform the act or practice the art of delineation to sketch to form figures or pictures Skill in drawing Locke 8 To become contracted to shrink To draw into less room Bacon 9 To move to come or go literally to draw ones self with prepositions and adverbs as to draw away to move off esp in racing to get in front to obtain the lead or increase it to draw back to retreat to draw level to move up even with another to come up to or overtake another to draw off to retire or retreat to draw on to advance to draw up to form in array to draw near nigh or towards to approach to draw together to come together to collect 10 To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due usually with on or upon You may draw on me for the expenses of your journey Jay 11 To admit the action of pulling or dragging to undergo draught as a carriage draws easily 12 To sink in water to require a depth for floating Greater hulks draw deep Shak To draw to a head a Med To begin to suppurate to ripen as a boil b Fig To ripen to approach the time for action as the plot draws to a head DRAW Draw n 1 The act of drawing draught 2 A lot or chance to be drawn 3 A drawn game or battle etc Colloq 4 That part of a bridge which may be raised swung round or drawn aside the movable part of a drawbridge See the Note under Drawbridge US DRAWABLE Drawable a Defn Capable of being drawn DRAWBACK Drawback n 1 A lose of advantage or deduction from profit value success etc a discouragement or hindrance objectionable feature The avaridrawback from the wisdom ascribed to him Hallam 2 Com Defn Money paid back or remitted especially a certain amount of duties or customs sometimes the whole and sometimes only a part remitted or paid back by the government on the exportation of the commodities on which they were levied M DRAWBAR Drawbar n Railroad a An openmouthed bar at the end of a car which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train b A bar of iron with an eye at each end or a heavy link for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car DRAWBENCH Drawbench n Med Defn A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a drawplate especially one in which wire is thus made also called drawing bench DRAWBOLT Drawbolt n Engin Defn A coupling pin See under Coupling DRAWBORE Drawbore n Joinery Defn A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest so that a pin or bolt when driven into it will draw these parts together Weale DRAWBORE Drawbore v t 1 To make a drawbore in as to drawbore a tenon 2 To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing instead of thrusting a revolving tool through it DRAWBOY Drawboy n Weaving Defn A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom also a part of power loom that performs the same office DRAWBRIDGE Drawbridge n Defn A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up let down or drawn or turned aside to admit or hinder communication at pleasure as before the gate of a town or castle or over a navigable river or canal Note The movable portion or draw is called specifically a bascule balance or lifting bridge a turning swivel or swing bridge or a rolling bridge according as it turns on a hinge vertically or on a pivot horizontally or is pushed on rollers DRAWCANSIR Drawcansir n Etym From the name of a bullying braggart character in the play by George Villiers called The Rehearsal Defn A blustering bullying fellow a potvaliant braggart a bully The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature he acted like a drawcansir sparing neither friend nor foe Addison DRAWCUT Drawcut n Defn A single cut with a knife DRAWEE Drawee n Law Defn The person on whom an order or bill of exchange is drawn the correlative of drawer DRAWER Drawer n 1 One who or that which draws as a One who draws liquor for guests a waiter in a taproom Shak b One who delineates or depicts a draughtsman as a good drawer c Law One who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment the correlative of drawee 2 That which is drawn as a A sliding box or receptacle in a case which is opened by pulling or drawing out and closed by pushing in b pl Defn An undergarment worn on the lower limbs Chest of drawers See under Chest DRAWFILING Drawfiling n Defn The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise DRAWGEAR Drawgear n 1 A harness for draught horses 2 Railroad Defn The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn DRAWGLOVES Drawgloves n pl Defn An old game played by holding up the fingers Herrick DRAWHEAD Drawhead n Railroad Defn The flanged outer end of a drawbar also a name applied to the drawgear DRAWING Drawing n 1 The act of pulling or attracting 2 The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades especially such a representation when in one color or in tints used not to represent the colors of natural objects but for effect only and produced with hard material such as pencil chalk etc delineation also the figure or representation drawn 3 The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering or as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal by pulling them through dies 4 Textile Manuf Defn The process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding machine by revolving rollers to prepare it for spinning 5 The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery Note Drawing is used adjectively or as the first part of compounds in the sense of pertaining to drawing for drawing in the sense of pulling and of pictorial representation as drawing master or drawingmaster drawing knife or drawingknife drawing machine drawing board drawing paper drawing pen drawing pencil etc A drawing of tea a small portion of tea for steeping Drawing knife See in the Vocabulary Drawing paper Fine Arts a thick sized paper for draughtsman and for watercolor painting Drawing slate a soft slaty substance used in crayon drawing called also black chalk or drawing chalk Freehand drawing a style of drawing made without the use of guiding or measuring instruments as distinguished from mechanical or geometrical drawing also a drawing thus executed DRAWING KNIFE DRAWKNIFE Drawing knife Drawknife n 1 A joiners tool having a blade with a handle at each end used to shave off surfaces by drawing it toward one a shave called also drawshave and drawing shave 2 Carp Defn A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood DRAWINGROOM Drawingroom n Etym Abbrev fr withdrawingroom 1 A room appropriated for the reception of company a room to which company withdraws from the dining room 2 The company assembled in such a room also a reception of company in it as to hold a drawingroom He Johnson would amaze a drawingroom by suddenly ejaculating a clause of the Lords Prayer Macaulay Drawingroom car See Palace car under Car DRAWL Drawl v t imp p p Drawled p pr vb n Drawling Etym Prob fr draw cf D dralen to linger tarry Icel dralla to loiter See Draw and cf Draggle Defn To utter in a slow lengthened tone DRAWL Drawl v i Defn To speak with slow and lingering utterance from laziness lack of spirit affectation etc Theologians and moralists talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it Landor DRAWL Drawl n Defn A lengthened slow monotonous utterance DRAWLATCH Drawlatch n Defn A housebreaker or thief Obs Old Play 1631 DRAWLING Drawling n Defn The act of speaking with a drawl a drawl Drawlingly adv Bacon DRAWLINK Drawlink n Defn Same as Drawbar b DRAWLOOM Drawloom n 1 A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns called also drawboy 2 A species of damask made on the drawloom DRAWN Drawn p p a Defn See Draw v t i Drawn butter butter melter and prepared to be used as a sort of gravy Drawn fowl an eviscerated fowl Drawn game or battle one in which neither party wins one equally contested Drawn fox one driven from cover Shak Drawn work ornamental work made by drawing out threads from fine cloth and uniting the cross threads to form a pattern DRAWNET Drawnet n Defn A net for catching the larger sorts of birds also a dragnet Crabb DRAWPLATE Drawplate n Defn A hardened steel plate having a hole or a gradation of conical holes through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated DRAWROD Drawrod n Railroad Defn A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car and bears the pull required to draw the train DRAWSHAVE Drawshave n Defn See Drawing knife DRAWSPRING Drawspring n Railroad Defn The spring to which a drawbar is attached DRAY Dray n Defn A squirrels nest Cowper DRAY Dray n Etym AS dræge a dragnet fr dragan See Draw and cf 2d Drag 1st Dredge 1 A strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens Addison 2 A kind of sledge or sled Halliwell Dray cart a dray Dray horse a heavy strong horse used in drawing a dray DRAYAGE Drayage n 1 Use of a dray 2 The charge or sum paid for the use of a dray DRAYMAN Drayman n pl Draymen Defn A man who attends a dray DRAZEL Drazel n Etym Cf Dross Drossel Defn A slut a vagabond wench Same as Drossel Obs Hudibras DREAD Dread v t imp p p Dreaded p pr vb n Dreading Etym AS dr in comp akin to OS dradan OHG tratan both only in comp Defn To fear in a great degree to regard or look forward to with terrific apprehension When at length the moment dreaded through so many years came close the dark cloud passed away from Johnsons mind Macaulay DREAD Dread v i Defn To be in dread or great fear Dread not neither be afraid of them Deut i 29 DREAD Dread n 1 Great fear in view of impending evil fearful apprehension of danger anticipatory terror The secret dread of divine displeasure Tillotson The dread of something after death Shak 2 Reverential or respectful fear awe The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth Gen ix 2 His scepter shows the force of temporal power The attribute to awe and majesty Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings Shak 3 An object of terrified apprehension 4 A person highly revered Obs Una his dear dread Spenser 5 Fury dreadfulness Obs Spenser 6 Doubt as out of dread Obs Chaucer Syn Awe fear affright terror horror dismay apprehension See Reverence DREAD Dread a 1 Exciting great fear or apprehension causing terror frightful dreadful A dread eternity how surely mine Young 2 Inspiring with reverential fear awful venerable as dread sovereign dread majesty dread tribunal DREADABLE Dreadable a Defn Worthy of being dreaded DREADBOLTED Dreadbolted a Defn Armed with dreaded bolts Dreadbolted thunder Poetic Shak DREADER Dreader n Defn One who fears or lives in fear DREADFUL Dreadful a 1 Full of dread or terror fearful Obs With dreadful heart Chaucer 2 Inspiring dread impressing great fear fearful terrible as a dreadful storm Dreadful gloom Milton For all things are less dreadful than they seem Wordsworth 3 Inspiring awe or reverence awful Obs Gods dreadful law Shak Syn Fearful frightful terrific terrible horrible horrid formidable tremendous awful venerable See Frightful DREADFULLY Dreadfully adv Defn In a dreadful manner terribly Dryden DREADFULNESS Dreadfulness n Defn The quality of being dreadful DREADINGLY Dreadingly adv Defn With dread Warner DREADLESS Dreadless a 1 Free from dread fearless intrepid dauntless as dreadless heart The dreadless angel Milton 2 Exempt from danger which causes dread secure safe in his dreadless den Spenser DREADLESS Dreadless adv Defn Without doubt Obs Chaucer DREADLESSNESS Dreadlessness n Defn Freedom from dread DREADLY Dreadly a Defn Dreadful Obs Dreadly spectacle Spenser adv Defn With dread Obs Dreadly to shake Sylvester Du Bartas DREADNAUGHT Dreadnaught n 1 A fearless person 2 Hence A garment made of very thick cloth that can defend against storm and cold also the cloth itself fearnaught DREADNOUGHT Dreadnought n 1 A British battleship completed in 1906 1907 having an armament consisting of ten 12inch guns and of twentyfour 12pound quickfire guns for protection against torpedo boats This was the first battleship of the type characterized by a main armament of big guns all of the same caliber She has a displacement of 17900 tons at load draft and a speed of 21 knots per hour 2 Any battleship having its main armament entirely of big guns all of one caliber Since the Dreadnought was built the caliber of the heaviest guns has increased from 12 in to 13½ in 14 in and 15 in and the displacement of the largest batteships from 18000 tons to 30000 tons and upwards The term superdreadnought is popularly applied to battleships with such increased displacement and gun caliber DREAM Dream n Etym Akin to OS dr D droom G traum Icel draumr Dan Sw dröm cf G trügen to deceive Skr druh to harm hurt try to hurt AS dreám joy gladness and OS dr joy are perh different words cf Gr 1 The thoughts or series of thoughts or imaginary transactions which occupy the mind during sleep a sleeping vision Dreams are but interludes which fancy makes Dryden I had a dream which was not all a dream Byron 2 A visionary scheme a wild conceit an idle fancy a vagary a revery in this sense applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness as a dream of bliss the dream of his youth There sober thought pursued the amusing theme Till Fancy colored it and formed a dream Pope It is not them a mere dream but a very real aim which they propose J C Shairp DREAM Dream v i imp p p Dreamed or Dreamt p pr vb n Dreaming Etym Cf AS dr dr to rejoice See Dream n 1 To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep to experience sleeping visions often with of as to dream of a battle or of an absent friend 2 To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality to have a visionary notion or idea to imagine Here may we sit and dream Over the heavenly theme Keble They dream on in a constant course of reading but not digesting Locke DREAM Dream v t Defn To have a dream of to see or have a vision of in sleep or in idle fancy often followed by an objective clause Your old men shall dream dreams Acts ii 17 At length in sleep their bodies they compose And dreamt the future fight Dryden And still they dream that they shall still succeed Cowper To dream away out through etc to pass in revery or inaction to spend in idle vagaries as to dream away an hour to dream through life Why does Antony dream out his hours Dryden DREAMER Dreamer n 1 One who dreams 2 A visionary one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good as a political dreamer DREAMFUL Dreamful a Defn Full of dreams Dreamful ease Tennyson Dreamfully adv DREAMILY Dreamily adv Defn As if in a dream softly slowly languidly Longfellow DREAMINESS Dreaminess n Defn The state of being dreamy DREAMINGLY Dreamingly adv Defn In a dreamy manner DREAMLAND Dreamland n Defn An unreal delightful country such as in sometimes pictured in dreams region of fancies fairyland He builds a bridge from dreamland for his lay Lowell DREAMLESS Dreamless a Defn Free from or without dreams Camden Dreamlessly adv DREAMY Dreamy a Compar Dreamier superl Dreamiest Defn Abounding in dreams or given to dreaming appropriate to or like dreams visionary The dreamy dells Tennyson DREAR Drear a Etym See Dreary Defn Dismal gloomy with solitude A drear and dying sound Milton DREAR Drear n Defn Sadness dismalness Obs Spenser DREARIHEAD DREARIHOOD Drearihead Drearihood n Defn Affliction dreariness Obs Spenser DREARILY Drearily adv Defn Gloomily dismally DREARIMENT Dreariment n Defn Dreariness Obs Spenser DREARINESS Dreariness n 1 Sorrow wretchedness Obs 2 Dismalness gloomy solitude DREARING Drearing n Defn Sorrow Obs Spenser DREARISOME Drearisome a Defn Very dreary Halliwell DREARY Dreary a Compar Drearier superl Dreariest Etym OE dreori dreri AS dreórig sad akin to G traurig and prob to AS dreósan to fall Goth driusan Cf Dross Drear Drizzle Drowse 1 Sorrowful distressful Obs Dreary shrieks Spenser 2 Exciting cheerless sensations feelings or associations comfortless dismal gloomy Dreary shades Dryden The dreary ground Prior Full many a dreary anxious hour Keble Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary part of that dreary interval which separated two ages of prosperity Macaulay DRECCHE Drecche v t Etym AS dreccan dreccean 1 To vex to torment to trouble Obs As man that in his dream is drecched sore Chaucer DRECCHE Drecche v i Defn To delay Obs Gower DREDGE Dredge n Etym F drège dreige fish net from a word akin to E draw cf D dreg dregge small anchor dregnet dragnet Draw 1 Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging as a A dragnet for taking up oysters etc from their beds b A dredging machine c An iron frame with a fine net attached used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea 2 Mining Defn Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water Raymond DREDGE Dredge v t imp p p Dredged p pr vb n Dredging Defn To catch or gather with a dredge to deepen with a dredging machine R Carew Dredging machine a machine commonly on a boat used to scoop up mud gravel or obstructions from the bottom of rivers docks etc so as to deepen them DREDGE Dredge n Etym OE dragge F dragée dredge also sugar plum cf Prov dragea It treggea corrupted fr LL tragemata pl sweetmeats Gr Defn A mixture of oats and barley Obs Kersey DREDGE Dredge v t Defn To sift or sprinkle flour etc on as on roasting meat Beau Fl Dredging box a Same as 2d Dredger b Gun A copper box with a perforated lid used for sprinkling meal powder over shell fuses Farrow DREDGER Dredger n 1 One who fishes with a dredge 2 A dredging machine DREDGER Dredger n Cookery Defn A box with holes in its lid used for sprinkling flour as on meat or a breadboard called also dredging box drudger and drudging box DREE Dree v t Etym AS dreógan to bear endure complete Defn To endure to suffer Scot DREE Dree v i Defn To be able to do or endure Obs DREE Dree a Defn Wearisome tedious Prov Eng DREG Dreg n Etym Prob from Icel dregg akin to Sw drägg cf Icel Sw draga to draw Cf Draw Defn Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid or precipitated from it refuse feculence lees grounds sediment hence the vilest and most worthless part of anything as the dregs of society We the dregs and rubbish of mankind Dryden Note Used formerly rarely in the singular as by Spenser and Shakespeare but now chiefly in the plural DREGGINESS Dregginess n Defn Fullness of dregs or lees foulness feculence DREGGISH Dreggish a Defn Foul with lees feculent Harvey DREGGY Dreggy a Defn Containing dregs or lees muddy foul feculent Boyle DREIBUND Dreibund n G fr drei three bund league Defn A triple alliance specif the alliance of Germany Austria and Italy formed in 1882 DREIN Drein v i Defn To drain Obs Congreve DREINTE DREINT Dreinte imp Dreint Defn p p of Drench to drown Obs Chaucer DREISSENA Dreissena n Etym NL Named after Dreyssen a Belgian physician Zoöl Defn A genus of bivalve shells of which one species D polymorpha is often so abundant as to be very troublesome in the fresh waters of Europe DRENCH Drench v t imp p p Drenched p pr vb n Drenching Etym AS drencan to give to drink to drench the causal of drincan to drink akin to D drenken Sw dränka G tränken See Drink 1 To cause to drink especially to dose by force to put a potion down the throat of as of a horse hence to purge violently by physic As to fell is to make to fall and to lay to make to lie so to drench is to make to drink Trench 2 To steep in moisture to wet thoroughly to soak to saturate with water or other liquid to immerse Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain Their moisture has already drenched the plain Dryden DRENCH Drench n Etym AS drenc See Drench v t Defn A drink a draught specifically a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat also a potion that causes purging A drench of wine Dryden Give my roan horse a drench Shak DRENCH Drench n Etym AS dreng warrior soldier akin to Icel drengr O Eng Law Defn A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book Obs Burrill DRENCHE Drenche v t i Defn To drown Obs In the sea he drenched Chaucer DRENCHER Drencher n 1 One who or that which west or steeps 2 One who administers a drench DRENGAGE Drengage n O Eng Law Defn The tenure by which a drench held land Obs Burrill DRENT Drent p p Etym See Dreinte Defn Drenched drowned Obs Condemned to be drent Spenser DRESDEN WARE Dresden ware Defn A superior kind of decorated porcelain made near Dresden in Saxony DRESS Dress v t imp p p Dressed or Drest p pr vb n Dressing Etym OF drecier to make straight raise set up prepare arrange F dresser assumed LL directiare fr L dirigere directum to direct dis regere to rule See Right and cf Address Adroit Direct Dirge 1 To direct to put right or straight to regulate to order Obs At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways Chaucer Note Dress is used reflexively in Old English in sense of to direct ones step to addresss ones self To Grisild again will I me dresse Chaucer 2 Mil Defn To arrange in exact continuity of line as soldiers commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance to align as to dress the ranks 3 Med Defn To treat methodically with remedies bandages or curative appliances as a sore an ulcer a wound or a wounded or diseased part 4 To adjust to put in good order to arrange specifically a To prepare for use to fit for any use to render suitable for an intended purpose to get ready as to dress a slain animal to dress meat to dress leather or cloth to dress or trim a lamp to dress a garden to dress a horse by currying and rubbing to dress grain by cleansing it in mining and metallurgy to dress ores by sorting and separating them And the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it Gen ii 15 When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn incense Ex xxx 7 Three hundred horses smoothly dressed Dryden Dressing their hair with the white sea flower Tennyson If he felt obliged to expostulate he might have dressed his censures in a kinder form Carlyle b To cut to proper dimensions or give proper shape to as to a tool by hammering also to smooth or finish c To put in proper condition by appareling as the body to put clothes upon to apparel to invest with garments or rich decorations to clothe to deck Dressed myself in such humility Shak Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy return Shak d To break and train for use as a horse or other animal To dress up or out to dress elaborately artificially or pompously You see very often a king of England or France dressed up like a Julius Cæsar Addison To dress a ship Naut to ornament her by hoisting the national colors at the peak and mastheads and setting the jack forward when dressed full the signal flags and pennants are added Ham Nav Encyc Syn To attire apparel clothe accouter array robe rig trim deck adorn embellish DRESS Dress v i 1 Mil Defn To arrange ones self in due position in a line of soldiers the word of command to form alignment in ranks as Right dress 2 To clothe or apparel ones self to put on ones garments to pay particular regard to dress as to dress quickly To dress for a ball Latham To flaunt to dress to dance to thrum Tennyson To dress to the right To dress to the left To dress on the center Mil to form alignment with reference to the soldier on the extreme right or in the center of the rank who serves as a guide DRESS Dress n 1 That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body clothes garments habit apparel In your soldiers dress Shak 2 A ladys gown as silk or a velvet dress 3 Attention to apparel or skill in adjusting it Men of pleasure dress and gallantry Pope 4 Milling Defn The system of furrows on the face of a millstone Knight Dress circle See under Circle Dress parade Mil a parade in full uniform for review DRESS CIRCLE Dress circle Defn A gallery or circle in a theater generally the first above the floor in which originally dress clothes were customarily worn DRESS COAT Dress coat Defn A coat with skirts behind only as distinct from the frock coat of which the skirts surround the body It is worn on occasions of ceremony The dress coat of officers of the United States army is a fullskirted frock coat DRESSER Dresser n 1 One who dresses one who put in order or makes ready for use one who on clothes or ornaments 2 Mining Defn A kind of pick for shaping large coal 3 An assistant in a hospital whose office it is to dress wounds sores etc 4 Etym F dressoir See Dress v t a A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed or prepared for use b A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils The pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame as shields of armies the sunshine Longfellow DRESS GOODS Dress goods Defn A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials but also applicable to silks printed linens and calicoes DRESSINESS Dressiness n Defn The state of being dressy DRESSING Dressing n 1 Dress raiment especially ornamental habiliment or attire B Jonson 2 Surg Defn An application a remedy bandage etc to a sore or wound Wiseman 3 Manure or compost over land When it remains on the surface it is called a topdressing 4 Cookery a A preparation to fit food for use a condiment as a dressing for salad b The stuffing of fowls pigs etc forcemeat 5 Gum starch and the like used in stiffening or finishing silk linen and other fabrics 6 An ornamental finish as a molding around doors windows or on a ceiling etc 7 Castigation scolding often with down Colloq Dressing case a case of toilet utensils Dressing forceps a variety of forceps shaped like a pair of scissors used in dressing wounds Dressing gown a light gown such as is used by a person while dressing a study gown Dressing room an apartment appropriated for making ones toilet Dressing table a table at which a person may dress and on which articles for the toilet stand Topdressing manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil DRESSMAKER Dressmaker n Defn A maker of gowns or similar garments a mantuamaker DRESSMAKING Dressmaking n Defn The art process or occupation of making dresses DRESSY Dressy a Defn Showy in dress attentive to dress A dressy flaunting maidservant T Hook A neat dressy gentleman in black W Irving DREST Drest p p Defn of Dress DRETCH Dretch v t i Defn See Drecche Obs DREUL Dreul v i Defn To drool Obs DREVIL Drevil n Defn A fool a drudge See Drivel DREW Drew imp Defn of Draw DREY Drey n Defn A squirrels nest See Dray Obs DREYE Dreye a Defn Dry Obs Chaucer DREYNTE DREYNT Dreynte imp Dreynt Defn p p of Drench to drown Obs Chaucer DRIB Drib v t imp p p Dribbed p pr vb n Dribbing Etym Cf Drip Defn To do by little and little as a To cut off by a little at a time to crop b To appropriate unlawfully to filch to defalcate He who drives their bargain dribs a part Dryden c To lead along step by step to entice With daily lies she dribs thee into cost Dryden DRIB Drib v t i Archery Defn To shoot a shaft so as to pierce on the descent Obs Sir P Sidney DRIB Drib n Defn A drop Obs Swift DRIBBER Dribber n Defn One who dribs one who shoots weakly or badly Obs Ascham DRIBBLE Dribble v i imp p p Dribbled p pr vb n Dribbing Etym Freq of drib which is a variant of drip 1 To fall in drops or small drops or in a quick succession of drops as water dribbles from the eaves 2 To slaver as a child or an idiot to drivel 3 To fall weakly and slowly Obs The dribbling dart of love Shak Meas for Meas i 3 2 Perhaps an error for dribbing DRIBBLE Dribble v t Defn To let fall in drops Let the cook dribble it all the way upstairs Swift DRIBBLE Dribble n Defn A drizzling shower a falling or leaking in drops Colloq DRIBBLER Dribbler n Defn One who dribbles DRIBBLET DRIBLET Dribblet Driblet n Etym From Dribble Defn A small piece or part a small sum a small quantity of money in making up a sum as the money was paid in dribblets When made up in dribblets as they could their best securities were at an interest of twelve per cent Burke DRIE Drie v t Etym See Dree Defn To endure Obs So causeless such drede for to drie Chaucer DRIED Dried imp p p Defn of Day Also adj as dried apples DRIER Drier n 1 One who or that which dries that which may expel or absorb moisture a desiccative as the sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth 2 Paint Defn Drying oil a substance mingled with the oil used in oil painting to make it dry quickly DRIER DRIEST Drier compar Driest superl Defn of Dry a DRIFT Drift n Etym From drive akin to LG D drift a driving Icel drift snowdrift Dan drift impulse drove herd pasture common G trift pasturage drove See Drive 1 A driving a violent movement The dragon drew him self away with drift of his wings King Alisaunder 1332 2 The act or motion of drifting the force which impels or drives an overpowering influence or impulse A bad man being under the drift of any passion will follow the impulse of it till something interpose South 3 Course or direction along which anything is driven setting Our drift was south Hakluyt 4 The tendency of an act argument course of conduct or the like object aimed at or intended intention hence also import or meaning of a sentence or discourse aim He has made the drift of the whole poem a compliment on his country in general Addison Now thou knowest my drift Sir W Scott 5 That which is driven forced or urged along as a Anything driven at random Some log a useless drift Dryden b A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body or thrown together in a heap etc esp by wind or water as a drift of snow of ice of sand and the like Drifts of rising dust involve the sky Pope We got the brig a good bed in the rushing drift of ice Kane c A drove or flock as of cattle sheep birds Obs Cattle coming over the bridge with their great drift doing much damage to the high ways Fuller 6 Arch Defn The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments R Knight 7 Geol Defn A collection of loose earth and rocks or boulders which have been distributed over large portions of the earths surface especially in latitudes north of forty degrees by the agency of ice 8 In South Africa a ford in a river 9 Mech Defn A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal by being forced or driven into or through it a broach 10 Mil a A tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket or like firework b A deviation from the line of fire peculiar to oblong projectiles 11 Mining Defn A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft a driftway a small subterranean gallery an adit or tunnel 12 Naut a The distance through which a current flows in a given time b The angle which the line of a ships motion makes with the meridian in drifting c The distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind currents or other causes d The place in a deepwaisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off and usually terminated with a scroll or driftpiece e The distance between the two blocks of a tackle 13 The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven Note Drift is used also either adjectively or as the first part of a compound See Drift a Drift of the forest O Eng Law an examination or view of the cattle in a forest in order to see whose they are whether they are commonable and to determine whether or not the forest is surcharged Burrill DRIFT Drift v i imp p p Drifted p pr vb n Drifting 1 To float or be driven along by or as by a current of water or air as the ship drifted astern a raft drifted ashore the balloon drifts slowly east We drifted oer the harbor bar Coleridge 2 To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind to be driven into heaps as snow or sand drifts 3 mining Defn to make a drift to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores to follow a vein to prospect US DRIFT Drift v t 1 To drive or carry as currents do a floating body J H Newman 2 To drive into heaps as a current of wind drifts snow or sand 3 Mach Defn To enlarge or shape as a hole with a drift DRIFT Drift a Defn That causes drifting or that is drifted movable by wind or currents as drift currents drift ice drift mud Kane Drift anchor See Sea anchor and also Drag sail under Drag n Drift epoch Geol the glacial epoch Drift net a kind of fishing net Drift sail Same as Drag sail See under Drag n DRIFTAGE Driftage n 1 Deviation from a ships course due to leeway 2 Anything that drifts DRIFTBOLT Driftbolt n Defn A bolt for driving out other bolts DRIFTLESS Driftless a Defn Having no drift or direction without aim purposeless DRIFTPIECE Driftpiece n Shipbuilding Defn An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale also a scroll terminating a rail DRIFTPIN Driftpin n Mech Defn A smooth drift See Drift n 9 DRIFTWAY Driftway n 1 A common way road or path for driving cattle Cowell Burrill 2 Mining Defn Same as Drift 11 DRIFTWEED Driftweed n Defn Seaweed drifted to the shore by the wind Darwin DRIFTWIND Driftwind n Defn A driving wind a wind that drives snow sand etc into heaps Beau Fl DRIFTWOOD Driftwood n 1 Wood drifted or floated by water 2 Fig Whatever is drifting or floating as on water The current of humanity with its heavy proportion of very useless driftwood New Your Times DRIFTY Drifty a Defn Full of drifts tending to form drifts as snow and the like DRILL Drill v t imp p p Drilled p pr vb n Drilling Etym D drillen to bore drill soldiers probably akin to AS pyrlian pyrelian to pierce See Thrill 1 To pierce or bore with a drill or a with a drill to perforate as to drill a hole into a rock to drill a piece of metal 2 To train in the military art to exercise diligently as soldiers in military evolutions and exercises hence to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge to discipline He Frederic the Great drilled his people as he drilled his grenadiers Macaulay DRILL Drill v i Defn To practice an exercise or exercises to train ones self DRILL Drill n 1 An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances strictly a tool that cuts with its end by revolving as in drilling metals or by a succession of blows as in drilling stone also a drill press 2 Mil Defn The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art as in the manual of arms in the execution of evolutions and the like hence diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of any business a kind or method of military exercises as infantry drill battalion drill artillery drill 3 Any exercise physical or mental enforced with regularity and by constant repetition as a severe drill in Latin grammar 4 Zoöl Defn A marine gastropod of several species which kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell The most destructive kind is Urosalpinx cinerea Bow drill Breast drill See under Bow Breast Cotter drill or Traverse drill a machine tool for drilling slots Diamond drill See under Diamond Drill jig See under Jig Drill pin the pin in a lock which enters the hollow stem of the key Drill sergeant Mil a noncommissioned officer whose office it is to instruct soldiers as to their duties and to train them to military exercises and evolutions Vertical drill a drill press DRILL Drill v t Etym Cf Trill to trickle Trickle Dribble and W rhillio to put in a row drill 1 To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling to drain by trickling as waters drilled through a sandy stratum R Thomson 2 To sow as seeds by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row like a trickling rill of water 3 To entice to allure from step to decoy with on Obs See drilled him on to fivefifty Addison 4 To cause to slip or waste away by degrees Obs This accident hath drilled away the whole summer Swift DRILL Drill v i 1 To trickle Obs or R Sandys 2 To sow in drills DRILL Drill n 1 A small trickling stream a rill Obs Springs through the pleasant meadows pour their drills Sandys 2 Agr a An implement for making holes for sowing seed and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made b A light furrow or channel made to put seed into sowing c A row of seed sown in a furrow Note Drill is used adjectively or as the first part of a compound as drill barrow or drillbarrow drill husbandry drill plow or drillplow Drill barrow a wheeled implement for planting seed in drills Drill bow a small bow used for the purpose of rapidly turning a drill around which the bowstring takes a turn Drill harrow a harrow used for stirring the ground between rows or drills Drill plow or Drill plough a sort plow for sowing grain in drills DRILL Drill n Etym Cf Mandrill Zoöl Defn A large African baboon Cynocephalus leucophæus DRILL Drill n Etym Usually in pl Manuf Defn Same as Drilling Imperial drill a linen fabric having two threads in the warp and three in the filling DRILLER Driller n Defn One who or that which drills DRILLING Drilling n 1 The act of piercing with a drill 2 A training by repeated exercises DRILLING Drilling n Defn The act of using a drill in sowing seeds DRILLING Drilling n Etym G drillich fr L trilix having three threads fr the of tres three licium a thread of the warm See Three and cf Twill Manuf Defn A heavy twilled fabric of linen or cotton DRILLMASTER Drillmaster n Defn One who teaches drill especially in the way of gymnastics Macaulay DRILL PRESS Drill press Defn A machine for drilling holes in metal the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw DRILLSTOCK Drillstock n Mech Defn A contrivance for holding and turning a drill Knight DRILY Drily adv Defn See Dryly Thackeray DRIMYS Drimys n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of magnoliaceous trees Drimys aromatica furnishes Winters bark DRINK Drink v i imp Drank formerly Drunk p p Drunk Drunken p pr vb n Drinking Drunken is now rarely used except as a verbal adj in sense of habitually intoxicated the form drank not infrequently used as a p p is not so analogical Etym AS drincan akin to OS drinkan D drinken G trinken Icel drekka Sw dricka Dan drikke Goth drigkan Cf Drench Drunken Drown 1 To swallow anything liquid for quenching thirst or other purpose to imbibe to receive or partake of as if in satisfaction of thirst as to drink from a spring Gird thyself and serve me till have eaten and drunken and afterward thou shalt eat and drink Luke xvii 8 He shall drink of the wrath the Almighty Job xxi 20 Drink of the cup that can not cloy Keble 2 To quaff exhilarating or intoxicating liquors in merriment or feasting to carouse to revel hence to lake alcoholic liquors to excess to be intemperate in the Pope And they drank and were merry with him Gem xliii 34 Bolingbroke always spoke freely when he had drunk freely Thackeray To drink to to salute in drinking to wish well to in the act of taking the cup to pledge in drinking I drink to the general joy of the whole table And to our dear friend Banquo Shak DRINK Drink v t 1 To swallow a liquid to receive as a fluid into the stomach to imbibe as to drink milk or water There lies she with the blessed gods in bliss There drinks the nectar with ambrosia mixed Spenser The bowl of punch which was brewed and drunk in Mrs Bettys room Thackeray 2 To take in a liquid in any manner to suck up to absorb to imbibe And let the purple violets drink the stream Dryden 3 To take in to receive within one through the senses to inhale to hear to see To drink the cooler air Tennyson My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words Of that tongues utterance Shak Let me drink delicious poison from thy eye Pope 4 To smoke as tobacco Obs And some men now live ninety years and past Who never drank to tobacco first nor last Taylor 1630 To drink down to act on by drinking to reduce or subdue as to drink down unkindness Shak To drink in to take into ones self by drinking or as by drinking to receive and appropriate as in satisfaction of thirst Song was the form of literature which he Burns had drunk in from his cradle J C Shairp To drink off or up to drink the whole at a draught as to drink off a cup of cordial To drink the health of or To drink to the health of to drink while expressing good wishes for the health or welfare of DRINK Drink n 1 Liquid to be swallowed any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes as water coffee or decoctions Give me some drink Titinius Shak 2 Specifically intoxicating liquor as when drink is on wit is out Drink money or Drink penny an allowance or perquisite given to buy drink a gratuity Drink offering Script an offering of wine etc in the Jewish religious service In drink drunk The poor monsters in drink Shak Strong drink intoxicating liquor esp liquor containing a large proportion of alcohol Wine is a mocker strong drink is raging Prov xx 1 DRINKABLE Drinkable a Defn Capable of being drunk suitable for drink potable Macaulay Also used substantively esp in the plural Steele DRINKABLENESS Drinkableness n Defn State of being drinkable DRINKER Drinker n Defn One who drinks as the effects of tea on the drinker also one who drinks spirituous liquors to excess a drunkard Drinker moth Zoöl a large British moth Odonestis potatoria DRINKING Drinking n 1 The act of one who drinks the act of imbibing 2 The practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating liquors 3 An entertainment with liquors a carousal Note Drinking is used adjectively or as the first part of a compound as a drinking song drinking cup drinking glass drinking house etc Drinking horn a drinking vessel made of a horn DRINKLESS Drinkless a Defn Destitute of drink Chaucer DRIP Drip v i imp p p Dripped or Dript p pr vb n Dripping Etym Akin to LG drippen Dan dryppe from a noun See Drop 1 To fall in drops as water drips from the eaves 2 To let fall drops of moisture or liquid as a wet garment drips The dark round of the dripping wheel Tennyson DRIP Drip v t Defn To let fall in drops Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain Swift DRIP Drip n 1 A falling or letting fall in drops a dripping that which drips or falls in drops The light drip of the suspended oar Byron 2 Arch Defn That part of a cornice sill course or other horizontal member which projects beyond the rest and is of such section as to throw off the rain water Right of drip Law an easement or servitude by which a man has the right to have the water flowing from his house fall on the land of his neighbor DRIPPING Dripping n 1 A falling in drops or the sound so made 2 That which falls in drops as fat from meat in roasting Dripping pan a pan for receiving the fat which drips from meat in roasting DRIPPLE Dripple a Etym From Drip cf Dribble Defn Weak or rare Obs DRIPSTONE Dripstone n Arch Defn A drip when made of stone See Drip 2 DRIVE Drive v t imp Drove formerly Drave p p Driven p pr vb n Driving Etym AS drifan akin to OS driban D drijven OHG triban G treiben Icel drifa Goth dreiban Cf Drift Drove 1 To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one or along before one to push forward to compel to move on to communicate motion to as to drive cattle to drive a nail smoke drives persons from a room A storm came on and drove them into Pylos Jowett Thucyd Shield pressed on shield and man drove man along Pope Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey Pope 2 To urge on and direct the motions of as the beasts which draw a vehicle or the vehicle borne by them hence also to take in a carriage to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts as to drive a pair of horses or a stage to drive a person to his own door How proud he was to drive such a brother Thackeray 3 To urge impel or hurry forward to force to constrain to urge press or bring to a point or state as to drive person by necessity by persuasion by force of circumstances by argument and the like Enough to drive one mad Tennyson He driven to dismount threatened if I did not do the like to do as much for my horse as fortune had done for his Sir P Sidney 4 To carry or to keep in motion to conduct to prosecute Now used only colloquially Bacon The trade of life can not be driven without partners Collier 5 To clear by forcing away what is contained To drive the country force the swains away Dryden 6 Mining Defn To dig Horizontally to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel Tomlinson 7 To pass away said of time Obs Chaucer Note Drive in all its senses implies forcible or violent action It is the reverse of to lead To drive a body is to move it by applying a force behind to lead is to cause to move by applying the force before or in front It takes a variety of meanings according to the objects by which it is followed as to drive an engine to direct and regulate its motions to drive logs to keep them in the current of a river and direct them in their course to drive feathers or down to place them in a machine which by a current of air drives off the lightest to one end and collects them by themselves My thricedriven bed of down Shak DRIVE Drive v i 1 To rush and press with violence to move furiously Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails Dryden Under cover of the night and a driving tempest Prescott Time driveth onward fast And in a little while our lips are dumb Tennyson 2 To be forced along to be impelled to be moved by any physical force or agent to be driven The hull drives on though mast and sail be torn Byron The chaise drives to Mr Drapers chambers Thackeray 3 To go by carriage to pass in a carriage to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it as the coachman drove to my door 4 To press forward to aim or tend to a point to make an effort to strive usually with at Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at South 5 To distrain for rent Obs To let drive to aim a blow to strike with force to attack Four rogues in buckram let drive at me Shak DRIVE Drive p p Defn Driven Obs Chaucer DRIVE Drive n 1 The act of driving a trip or an excursion in a carriage as for exercise or pleasure distinguished from a ride taken on horseback 2 A place suitable or agreeable for driving a road prepared for driving 3 Violent or rapid motion a rushing onward or away esp a forced or hurried dispatch of business The Murdstonian drive in business M Arnold 4 In type founding and forging an impression or matrix formed by a punch drift 5 A collection of objects that are driven a mass of logs to be floated down a river Colloq Syn See Ride DRIVEBOLT Drivebolt n Defn A drift a tool for setting bolts home DRIVEL Drivel v i imp p p Driveled or Drivelled p pr vb n Driveling or Drivelling Etym Cf OE dravelen drabelen drevelen drivelen to slaver and E drabble Cf Drool 1 To slaver to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth like a child idiot or dotard 2 Etym Perh a different word cf Icel drafa to talk thick Defn To be weak or foolish to dote as a driveling hero driveling love Shak Dryden DRIVEL Drivel n 1 Slaver saliva flowing from the mouth 2 Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance foolish talk babble 3 A driveler a fool an idiot Obs Sir P Sidney 4 A servant a drudge Obs Huloet DRIVELER Driveler n Defn A slaverer a slabberer an idiot a fool Written also driveller DRIVEN Driven p p Defn of Drive Also adj Driven well a well made by driving a tube into the earth to an aqueous stratum called also drive well DRIVEPIPE Drivepipe n Defn A pipe for forcing into the earth DRIVER Driver n Etym From Drive 1 One who or that which drives the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward 2 The person who drives beasts or a carriage a coachman a charioteer etc hence also one who controls the movements of a locomotive 3 An overseer of a gang of slaves or gang of convicts at their work 4 Mach Defn A part that transmits motion to another part by contact with it or through an intermediate relatively movable part as a gear which drives another or a lever which moves another through a link etc Specifically a The driving wheel of a locomotive b An attachment to a lathe spindle or face plate to turn a carrier c A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone 5 Naut Defn The after sail in a ship or bark being a foreandaft sail attached to a gaff a spanker Totten Driver ant Zoöl a species of African stinging ant one of the visiting ants Anomma arcens so called because they move about in vast armies and drive away or devour all insects and other small animals DRIVEWAY Driveway n Defn A passage or way along or through which a carriage may be driven DRIVING Driving a 1 Having great force of impulse as a driving wind or storm 2 Communicating force impelling as a driving shaft Driving axle the axle of a driving wheel as in a locomotive Driving box Locomotive the journal box of a driving axle See Illust of Locomotive Driving note Mus a syncopated note a tone begun on a weak part of a measure and held through the next accented part thus anticipating the accent and driving it through Driving spring a spring fixed upon the box of the driving axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and deaden shocks Eng Weale Driving wheel Mach a wheel that communicates motion one of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the connecting rods of the engine are attached called also simply driver See Illust of Locomotive DRIVING Driving n 1 The act of forcing or urging something along the act of pressing or moving on furiously 2 Tendency drift R DRIZZLE Drizzle v i imp p p Drizzled p pr vb n Drizzling Etym Prop freq of AS dreósan to fall See Dreary Defn To rain slightly in very small drops to fall as water from the clouds slowly and in fine particles as it drizzles drizzling drops or rain Drizzling tears Spenser DRIZZLE Drizzle v t Defn To shed slowly in minute drops or particles The air doth drizzle dew Shak DRIZZLE Drizzle n Defn Fine rain or mist Halliwell DRIZZLY Drizzly a Defn Characterized by small rain or snow moist and disagreeable Winters drizzly reign Dryden DROCK Drock n Defn A water course Prov Eng DROFLAND DRYFLAND Drofland Dryfland n Etym See Drove Law Defn An ancient yearly payment made by some tenants to the king or to their landlords for the privilege of driving their cattle through a manor to fairs or markets Cowell DROGHER Drogher n Etym Cf Drag Defn A small craft used in the West India Islands to take off sugars rum etc to the merchantmen also a vessel for transporting lumber cotton etc coastwise as a lumber drogher Written also droger Ham Nar Encyc DROGMAN DROGOMAN Drogman Drogoman n Defn See Dragoman DROGUE Drogue n Naut Defn See Drag n 6 and Drag sail under Drag n DROH Droh imp Defn of Draw Obs Chaucer DROIL Droil v i Etym D druilen to mope Defn To work sluggishly or slowly to plod Obs DROIL Droil n Etym D druil sluggard Cf Droll 1 A drudge Obs Beau Fl 2 Mean labor toilObs DROIT Droit n Etym F See Direct Defn A right law in its aspect of the foundation of rights also in old law the writ of right Abbott Droit daubaine See under Aubaine Droits of the Admiralty Eng Law rights or perquisites of the Admiralty arising from seizure of an enemys ships in port on the breaking out of war or those coming into port in ignorance of hostilities existing or from such ships as are taken by noncommissioned captors also the proceeds of wrecks and derelict property at sea The droits of admiralty are now paid into the Exchequer for the public benefit DROITURAL Droitural a O Eng Law Defn relating to the mere right of property as distinguished from the right of possession as droitural actions Obs Burrill DROITZSCHKA Droitzschka n Defn See Drosky DROLL Droll a Compar Droller superl Drollest Etym F drôle cf G D drollig LG drullig D drol a thick and short person a droll Sw troll a magical appearance demon trolla to use magic arts enchant Dan trold elf imp Icel tröll giant magician evil spirit monster If this is the origin cf Trull Defn Queer and fitted to provoke laughter ludicrous from oddity amusing and strange Syn Comic comical farcical diverting humorous ridiculous queer odd waggish facetious merry laughable ludicrous Droll Laughable Comical Laughable is the generic term denoting anything exciting laughter or worthy of laughter comical denotes something of the kind exhibited in comedies something humorous of the kind exhibited in comedies something as it were dramatically humorous droll stands lower on the scale having reference to persons or things which excite laughter by their buffoonery or oddity A laughable incident a comical adventure a droll story DROLL Droll n 1 One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks a jester a buffoon a merryandrew Prior 2 Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport as a puppet a farce and the like DROLL Droll v i imp p p Drolled p pr vb n Drolling Defn To jest to play the buffoon R DROLL Droll v t 1 To lead or influence by jest or trick to banter or jest to cajole Men that will not be reasoned into their senses may yet be laughed or drolled into them LEstrange 2 To make a jest of to set in a comical light R This drolling everything is rather fatiguing W D Howells DROLLER Droller n Defn A jester a droll Obs Glanvill DROLLERY Drollery n pl Drolleries Etym F drôlerie See Droll 1 The quality of being droll sportive tricks buffoonery droll stories comical gestures or manners The rich drollery of She Stoops to Conquer Macaulay 2 Something which serves to raise mirth as a A puppet show also a puppet Obs Shak b A lively or comic picture Obs I bought an excellent drollery which I afterward parted with to my brother George of Wotton Evelyn DROLLINGLY Drollingly adv Defn In a jesting manner DROLLISH Drollish a Defn Somewhat droll Sterne DROLLIST Drollist n Defn A droll R Glanvill DROMAEOGNATHOUS Dromæognathous a Etym NL dromaius emu Gr Zoöl Defn Having the structure of the palate like that of the ostrich and emu DROMATHERIUM Dromatherium n Etym NL fr Gr Dromedary Paleon Defn A small extinct triassic mammal from North Carolina the earliest yet found in America DROME Drome n Etym F fr Gr Dromedary Zoöl Defn The crab plover Dromas ardeola a peculiar North African bird allied to the oyster catcher DROMEDARY Dromedary n pl Dromedaries Etym F dromadaire LL dromedarius fr L dromas sc camelus fr Gr dram to run Zoöl Defn The Arabian camel Camelus dromedarius having one hump or protuberance on the back in distinction from the Bactrian camel which has two humps Note In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the better breeds of this species of camel See Deloul DROMOND DROMON Dromond or Dromon Etym OF dromont L dromo fr GrDromedary Defn In the Middle Ages a large fastsailing galley or cutter a large swift war vessel Hist or Archaic Fuller The great dromond swinging from the quay W Morris DRONE Drone n Etym OE drane a dronebee AS dran akin to OS dran OHG treno G drohne Dan drone cf Gr Drone v i 1 Zoöl Defn The male of bees esp of the honeybee It gathers no honey See Honeybee All with united force combine to drive The lazy drones from the laborious hive Dryden 2 One who lives on the labors of others a lazy idle fellow a sluggard By living as a droneto be an unprofitable and unworthy member of so noble and learned a society Burton 3 That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound as a A drum Obs Halliwell b The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes which always sound the key note and the fifth 4 A humming or deep murmuring sound The monotonous drone of the wheel Longfellow 5 Mus Defn A monotonous bass as in a pastoral composition DRONE Drone v i imp p p Droned p pr vb n Droning Etym Cf for sense 1 D dreunen G dröhnen Icel drynja to roar drynr a roaring Sw dröna to bellow drone Dan dröne Goth drunjus sound Gr dhran to sound Cf Drone n 1 To utter or make a low dull monotonous humming or murmuring sound Where the beetle wheels his droning flight T Gray 2 To love in idleness to do nothing Race of droning kings Dryden DRONE BEE Drone bee Zoöl Defn The male of the honeybee a drone DRONE FLY Drone fly Zoöl Defn A dipterous insect Eristalis tenax resembling the drone bee See Eristalis DRONEPIPE Dronepipe n Defn One of the lowtoned tubes of a bagpipe DRONGO Drongo n pl Drongos Zoöl Defn A passerine bird of the family Dicruridæ They are usually black with a deeply forked tail They are natives of Asia Africa and Australia called also drongo shrikes DRONISH Dronish a Defn Like a drone indolent slow Burke Dronishly adv Dronishness n DRONKELEWE Dronkelewe a Etym See Drink Defn Given to drink drunken Obs Chaucer DRONTE Dronte n Etym F Zoöl Defn The dodo DRONY Drony a Defn Like a drone sluggish lazy DROOL Drool v i imp p p Drooled p pr vb n Drooling Etym Contr fr drivel Defn To drivel or drop saliva as the child drools His mouth drooling with texts T Parker DROOP Droop v i imp p p Drooped p pr vb n Drooping Etym Icel dr akin to E drop See Drop 1 To hang bending downward to sink or hang down as an animal plant etc from physical inability or exhaustion want of nourishment or the like The purple flowers droop Above her drooped a lamp Tennyson I saw him ten days before he died and observed he began very much to droop and languish Swift 2 To grow weak or faint with disappointment grief or like causes to be dispirited or depressed to languish as her spirits drooped Ill animate the soldiers drooping courage Addison 3 To proceed downward or toward a close to decline Then day drooped Tennyson DROOP Droop v t Defn To let droop or sink R M Arnold Like to a withered vine That droops his sapless branches to the ground Shak DROOP Droop n Defn A drooping as a droop of the eye DROOPER Drooper n Defn One who or that which droops DROOPINGLY Droopingly adv Defn In a drooping manner DROP Drop n Etym OE drope AS dropa akin to OS dropo D drop OHG tropo G tropfen Icel dropi Sw droppe and Fr AS dreópan to drip drop akin to OS driopan D druipen OHG triofan G triefen Icel drj Cf Drip Droop 1 The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass a liquid globule a minim hence also the smallest easily measured portion of a fluid a small quantity as a drop of water With minute drops from off the eaves Milton As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my sad heart Shak That drop of peace divine Keble 2 That which resembles or that which hangs like a liquid drop as a hanging diamond ornament an earring a glass pendant on a chandelier a sugarplum sometimes medicated or a kind of shot or slug 3 Arch a Same as Gutta b Any small pendent ornament 4 Whatever is arranged to drop hang or fall from an elevated position also a contrivance for lowering something as a A door or platform opening downward a trap door that part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he is to be hanged hence the gallows itself b A machine for lowering heavy weights as packages coal wagons etc to a ships deck c A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet d A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater etc e A drop press or drop hammer f Mach The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger 5 pl Defn Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops as lavender drops 6 Naut Defn The depth of a square sail generally applied to the courses only Ham Nav Encyc 7 Act of dropping sudden fall or descent Ague drop Black drop See under Ague Black Drop by drop in small successive quantities in repeated portions Made to taste drop by drop more than the bitterness of death Burke Drop curtain See Drop n 4 d Drop forging Mech a A forging made in dies by a drop hammer b The process of making drop forgings Drop hammer Mech a hammer for forging striking up metal etc the weight being raised by a strap or similar device and then released to drop on the metal resting on an anvil or die Drop kick Football a kick given to the ball as it rebounds after having been dropped from the hands Drop lake a pigment obtained from Brazil wood Mollett Drop letter a letter to be delivered from the same office where posted Drop press Mech a drop hammer sometimes a deadstroke hammer also called drop Drop scene a drop curtain on which a scene is painted See Drop n 4 d Drop seed Bot See the List under Glass Drop serene Med See Amaurosis DROP Drop v t imp p p Dropped or Dropt p pr vb n Dropping Etym OE droppen AS dropan v i See Drop n 1 To pour or let fall in drops to pour in small globules to distill The trees drop balsam Creech The recording angel as he wrote it down dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever Sterne 2 To cause to fall in one portion or by one motion like a drop to let fall as to drop a line in fishing to drop a courtesy 3 To let go to dismiss to set aside to have done with to discontinue to forsake to give up to omit They suddenly dropt the pursuit S Sharp That astonishing ease with which fine ladies drop you and pick you up again Thackeray The connection had been dropped many years Sir W Scott Dropping the too rough H in Hell and Heaven Tennyson 4 To bestow or communicate by a suggestion to let fall in an indirect cautious or gentle manner as to drop hint a word of counsel etc 5 To lower as a curtain or the muzzle of a gun etc 6 To send as a letter as please drop me a line a letter word 7 To give birth to as to drop a lamb 8 To cover with drops to variegate to bedrop Show to the sun their waved coats dropped with gold Milton To drop a vessel Naut to leave it astern in a race or a chase to outsail it DROP Drop v i 1 To fall in drops The kindly dew drops from the higher tree And wets the little plants that lowly dwell Spenser 2 To fall in general literally or figuratively as ripe fruit drops from a tree wise words drop from the lips Mutilations of which the meaning has dropped out of memory H Spencer When the sound of dropping nuts is heard Bryant 3 To let drops fall to discharge itself in drops The heavens dropped at the presence of God Ps lxviii 8 4 To fall dead or to fall in death Nothing says Seneca so soon reconciles us to the thoughts of our own death as the prospect of one friend after another dropping round us Digby 5 To come to an end to cease to pass out of mind as the affair dropped Pope 6 To come unexpectedly with in or into as my old friend dropped in a moment Steele Takes care to drop in when he thinks you are just seated Spectator 7 To fall or be depressed to lower as the point of the spear dropped a little 8 To fall short of a mark R Often it drops or overshoots by the disproportion of distance Collier 9 To be deep in extent to descend perpendicularly as her main topsail drops seventeen yards To drop astern Naut to go astern of another vessel to be left behind to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to fall behind and to let another pass a head To drop down Naut to sail row or move down a river or toward the sea To drop off to fall asleep gently also to die Colloq DROPLET Droplet n Defn A little drop a tear Shak DROPLIGHT Droplight n Defn An apparatus for bringing artificial light down from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk a pendant DROPMEAL DROPMELE Dropmeal Dropmele adv Etym AS dropm dropa drop m portion Cf Piecemeal Defn By drops or small portions Obs Distilling dropmeal a little at once Holland DROPPER Dropper n 1 One who or that which drops Specif Fishing A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly 2 A dropping tube 3 Mining Defn A branch vein which drops off from or leaves the main lode 4 Zoöl Defn A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game formerly a common and still an occasional habit of the setter DROPPING Dropping n 1 The action of causing to drop or of letting drop falling 2 pl Defn That which falls in drops the excrement or dung of animals Dropping bottle an instrument used to supply small quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel Dropping fire a continued irregular discharge of firearms Dropping tube a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops DROPPINGLY Droppingly adv Defn In drops DROPSICAL Dropsical a Etym From Dropsy 1 Diseased with dropsy hydropical tending to dropsy as a dropsical patient 2 Of or pertaining to dropsy DROPSICALNESS Dropsicalness n Defn State of being dropsical DROPSIED Dropsied a Defn Diseased with drops Shak DROPSY Dropsy n pl Dropsies Etym OE dropsie dropesie OF idropisie F hydropisie L hydropisis fr Gr Water and cf Hydropsy Med Defn An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue Dunglison DROPT Dropt Defn imp p p of Drop v G Eliot DROPWISE Dropwise adv Defn After the manner of a drop in the form of drops Trickling dropwise from the cleft Tennyson DROPWORM Dropworm n Zoöl Defn The larva of any geometrid moth which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk as the cankerworm DROPWORT Dropwort n Bot Defn An Old World species of Spiræa S filipendula with finely cut leaves DROSERA Drosera n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of low perennial or biennial plants the leaves of which are beset with glandtipped bristles See Sundew Gray DROSKY Drosky n pl Droskies Etym Russ drojki dim of drogi a kind of carriage prop pl of droga shaft or pole of a carriage Defn A low fourwheeled open carriage used in Russia consisting of a kind of long narrow bench on which the passengers ride as on a saddle with their feet reaching nearly to the ground Other kinds of vehicles are now so called esp a kind of victoria drawn by one or two horses and used as a public carriage in German cities Written also droitzschka and droschke DROSOMETER Drosometer n Etym Gr meter cf F drosométre Meteorol Defn An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the surface of a body in the open air It consists of a balance having a plate at one end to receive the dew and at the other a weight protected from the deposit of dew DROSS Dross n Etym AS dros fr dreósan to fall See Dreary 1 The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off or falls from metals in smelting the ore or in the process of melting recrement 2 Rust of metals R Addison 3 Waste matter any worthless matter separated from the better part leavings dregs refuse All worlds glory is but dross unclean Spenser At the devils booth are all things sold Each ounce of dross coats its ounce of gold Lowell DROSSEL Drossel n Etym Cf Drazel Defn A slut a hussy a drazel Obs Warner DROSSLESS Drossless a Defn Free from dross Stevens DROSSY Drossy a Compar Drossier superl Drossiest Defn Of pertaining to resembling dross full of dross impure worthless Drossy gold Dryden Drossy rhymes Donne Drossiness n DROTCHEL Drotchel n Defn See Drossel Obs DROUGH Drough imp Defn of Draw Obs Chaucer DROUGHT Drought n Etym OE droght drougth dru AS druga from drugian to dry See Dry and cf Drouth which shows the original final sound 1 Dryness want of rain or of water especially such dryness of the weather as affects the earth and prevents the growth of plants aridity The drought of March hath pierced to the root Chaucer In a drought the thirsty creatures cry Dryden 2 Thirst want of drink Johnson 3 Scarcity lack A drought of Christian writers caused a dearth of all history Fuller DROUGHTINESS Droughtiness n Defn A state of dryness of the weather want of rain DROUGHTY Droughty a 1 Characterized by drought wanting rain arid adust Droughty and parched countries Ray 2 Dry thirsty wanting drink Thy droughty throat Philips DROUMY Droumy a Etym Cf Scot drum dram melancholy Icel prumr a moper W trwm heavy sad Defn Troubled muddy Obs Bacon DROUTH Drouth n Defn Same as Drought Sandys Another ill accident is drouth at the spindling of corn Bacon One whose drouth thirst Yet scarce allayed still eyes the current stream Milton In the dust and drouth of London life Tennyson DROUTHY Drouthy a Defn Droughty DROVE Drove imp Defn of Drive DROVE Drove n Etym AS draf fr drifan to drive See Drive 1 A collection of cattle driven or cattle collected for driving a number of animals as oxen sheep or swine driven in a body 2 Any collection of irrational animals moving or driving forward as a finny drove Milton 3 A crowd of people in motion Where droves as at a city gate may pass Dryden 4 A road for driving cattle a driftway Eng 5 Agric Defn A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land Simmonds 6 Masonry a A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface called also drove chisel b The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel called also drove work DROVEN Droven p p Defn of Drive Obs DROVER Drover n 1 One who drives cattle or sheep to market one who makes it his business to purchase cattle and drive them to market Why thats spoken like an honest drover so they sell bullocks Shak 2 A boat driven by the tide Obs Spenser DROVY Drovy a Etym AS dr dirty cf D droef G trübe Goth dr to trouble Defn Turbid muddy filthy Obs Chaucer DROW Drow imp Defn of Draw Obs Chaucer DROWN Drown v i imp p p Drowned p pr vb n Drowning Etym OE drunen drounen earlier drunknen druncnien AS druncnian to be drowned sink become drunk fr druncen drunken See Drunken Drink Defn To be suffocated in water or other fluid to perish in water Methought what pain it was to drown Shak DROWN Drown v t 1 To overwhelm in water to submerge to inundate They drown the land Dryden 2 To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid 3 To overpower to overcome to extinguish said especially of sound Most men being in sensual pleasures drowned Sir J Davies My private voice is drowned amid the senate Addison To drown up to swallow up Obs Holland DROWNAGE Drownage n Defn The act of drowning R DROWNER Drowner n Defn One who or that which drowns DROWSE Drowse v i imp p p Drowsed p pr vb n Drowsing Etym AS dr dr to sink become slow or inactive cf OD droosen to be sleepy fall asleep LG dr druusken to slumber fall down with a noise prob akin to AS dreósan to fall See Dreary Defn To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly to slumber to be heavy with sleepiness to doze He drowsed upon his couch South In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees Lowell DROWSE Drowse v t Defn To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep to make dull or stupid Milton DROWSE Drowse n Defn A slight or imperfect sleep a doze But smiled on in a drowse of ecstasy Mrs Browning DROWSIHEAD Drowsihead n Defn Drowsiness Thomson DROWSIHED Drowsihed n Defn Drowsihead Obs Spenser DROWSILY Drowsily adv Defn In a drowsy manner DROWSINESS Drowsiness n Defn State of being drowsy Milton DROWSY Drowsy a Compar Drowsier superl Drowsiest 1 Inclined to drowse heavy with sleepiness lethargic dozy When I am drowsy Shak Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray Shak To our ages drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea Lowell 2 Disposing to sleep lulling soporific The drowsy hours dispensers of all good Tennyson 3 Dull stupid Drowsy reasoning Atterbury Syn Sleepy lethargic dozy somnolent comatose dull heavy stupid DROWTH Drowth n Defn See Drought Bacon DROYLE Droyle v i Defn See Droil Obs Spenser DRUB Drub v t imp p p Drubbed p pr vb n Drubbing Etym Cf Prov E drab to beat Icel Sw drabba to hit beat Dan dræbe to slay and perh OE drepen to strike kill AS drepan to strike G D freffen to hit touch Icel drepa to strike kill Defn To beat with a stick to thrash to cudgel Soundly Drubbed with a good honest cudgel LEstrange DRUB Drub n Defn A blow with a cudgel a thump Addison DRUBBER Drubber n Defn One who drubs Sir W Scott DRUDGE Drudge v i imp p p Drudged p pr vb n Drudging Etym OE druggen prob not akin to E drag v t but fr Celtic cf Ir drugaire a slave or drudge Defn To perform menial work to labor in mean or unpleasant offices with toil and fatigue He gradually rose in the estimation of the booksellers for whom he drudged Macaulay DRUDGE Drudge v t Defn To consume laboriously with away Rise to our toils and drudge away the day Otway DRUDGE Drudge n Defn One who drudges one who works hard in servile employment a mental servant Milton DRUDGER Drudger n 1 One who drudges a drudge 2 A dredging box DRUDGERY Drudgery n Defn The act of drudging disagreeable and wearisome labor ignoble or slavish toil The drudgery of penning definitions Macaulay Paradise was a place of bliss without drudgery and with out sorrow Locke Syn See Toll DRUDGING BOX Drudging box Defn See Dredging box DRUDGINGLY Drudgingly adv Defn In a drudging manner laboriously DRUERY Druery n Etym OF druerie Defn Courtship gallantry love an object of love Obs Chaucer DRUG Drug v i Etym See 1st Drudge Defn To drudge to toil laboriously Obs To drugge and draw Chaucer DRUG Drug n Defn A drudge Shak Timon iv 3 253 DRUG Drug n Etym F drogue prob fr D droog akin to E dry thus orig dry substance hers plants or wares See Dry 1 Any animal vegetable or mineral substance used in the composition of medicines any stuff used in dyeing or in chemical operations Whence merchants bring Their spicy drugs Milton 2 Any commodity that lies on hand or is not salable an article of slow sale or in no demand But sermons are mere drugs Fielding And virtue shall a drug become Dryden DRUG Drug v i imp p p Drugged p pr vb n Drugging Etym Cf F droguer Defn To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines B Jonson DRUG Drug v t 1 To affect or season with drugs or ingredients esp to stupefy by a narcotic drug Also Fig The laboring masses were drugged into brutish good humor by a vast system of public spectacles C Kingsley Drug thy memories lest thou learn it Tennyson 2 To tincture with something offensive or injurious Drugged as oft With hatefullest disrelish writhed their jaws Milton 3 To dose to excess with or as with drugs With pleasure drugged he almost longed for woe Byron DRUGGER Drugger n Defn A druggist Obs Burton DRUGGET Drugget n Etym F droguet prop dim of drogue trash stuff perh the same word as drogue drug but cf also W drwg evil bad Ir Gael droch Arm droug drouk See 3d Drug a A coarse woolen cloth dyed of one color or printed on one side generally used as a covering for carpets b By extension any material used for the same purpose DRUGGIST Druggist n Etym F droguiste fr drogue See 3d Drug Defn One who deals in drugs especially one who buys and sells drugs without compounding them also a pharmaceutist or apothecary Note The same person often carries on the business of the druggist and the apothecary See the Note under Apothecary DRUGSTER Drugster n Defn A druggist Obs Boule DRUID Druid n Etym L Druides of Celtic origin cf Ir Gael draoi druidh magician Druid W derwydd Druid 1 One of an order of priests which in ancient times existed among certain branches of the Celtic race especially among the Gauls and Britons Note The Druids superintended the affairs of religion and morality and exercised judicial functions They practiced divination and magic and sacrificed human victims as a part of their worship They consisted of three classes the bards the vates or prophets and the Druids proper or priests Their most sacred rites were performed in the depths of oak forests or of caves 2 A member of a social and benevolent order founded in London in 1781 and professedly based on the traditions of the ancient Druids Lodges or groves of the society are established in other countries Druid stones a name given in the south of England to weatherworn rough pillars of gray sandstone scattered over the chalk downs but in other countries generally in the form of circles or in detached pillars DRUIDESS Druidess n Defn A female Druid a prophetess DRUIDIC DRUIDICAL Druidic Druidical a Defn Pertaining to or resembling the Druids Druidical circles See under Circle DRUIDISH Druidish a Defn Druidic DRUIDISM Druidism n Defn The system of religion philosophy and instruction received and taught by the Druids the rites and ceremonies of the Druids DRUM Drum n Etym Cf D trom trommel LG trumme G trommel Dan tromme Sw trumma OHG trumba a trumpet Icel pruma a clap of thunder and as a verb to thunder Dan drum a booming sound drumme to boom prob partly at least of imitative origin perh akin to E trum or trumpet 1 Mus Defn An instrument of percussion consisting either of a hollow cylinder over each end of which is stretched a piece of skin or vellum to be beaten with a stick or of a metallic hemisphere kettledrum with a single piece of skin to be so beaten the common instrument for marking time in martial music one of the pair of tympani in an orchestra or cavalry band The drums cry budadub Gascoigne 2 Anything resembling a drum in form as a A sheet iron radiator often in the shape of a drum for warming an apartment by means of heat received from a stovepipe or a cylindrical receiver for steam etc b A small cylindrical box in which figs etc are packed c Anat The tympanum of the ear often but incorrectly applied to the tympanic membrane d Arch Defn One of the cylindrical or nearly cylindrical blocks of which the shaft of a column is composed also a vertical wall whether circular or polygonal in plan carrying a cupola or dome e Mach Defn A cylinder on a revolving shaft generally for the purpose of driving several pulleys by means of belts or straps passing around its periphery also the barrel of a hoisting machine on which the rope or chain is wound 3 Zoöl Defn See Drumfish 4 A noisy tumultuous assembly of fashionable people at a private house a rout Archaic Not unaptly styled a drum from the noise and emptiness of the entertainment Smollett Note There were also drum major rout tempest and hurricane differing only in degrees of multitude and uproar as the significant name of each declares 5 A tea party a kettledrum G Eliot Bass drum See in the Vocabulary Double drum See under Double DRUM Drum v i imp p p Drummed p pr vb n Drumming 1 To beat a drum with sticks to beat or play a tune on a drum 2 To beat with the fingers as with drumsticks to beat with a rapid succession of strokes to make a noise like that of a beaten drum as the ruffed grouse drums with his wings Drumming with his fingers on the arm of his chair W Irving 3 To throb as the heart R Dryden 4 To go about as a drummer does to gather recruits to draw or secure partisans customers etc with for DRUM Drum v t 1 To execute on a drum as a tune 2 With out To expel ignominiously with beat of drum as to drum out a deserter or rogue from a camp etc 3 With up To assemble by or as by beat of drum to collect to gather or draw by solicitation as to drum up recruits to drum up customers DRUMBEAT Drumbeat n Defn The sound of a beaten drum drum music Whose morning drumbeat following the sun and keeping company with the hours circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England D Webster DRUMBLE Drumble v i Etym See Drumly 1 To be sluggish or lazy to be confused Obs Shak 2 To mumble in speaking Obs DRUMFISH Drumfish n Zoöl Defn any fish of the family Sciænidæ which makes a loud noise by means of its air bladder called also drum Note The common drumfish Pogonias chromis is a large species common south of New Jersey The southern red drum or red horse Sciæna ocellata and the freshwater drum or croaker Aplodionotus grunniens are related species DRUMHEAD Drumhead n 1 The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum 2 The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used in turning it See Illust of Capstan Drumhead courtmartial Mil a summary courtmartial called to try offenses on the battlefield or the line of march when sometimes a drumhead has to do service as a writing table DRUMLIN Drumlin n Etym Gael druim the ridge of a hill Geol Defn A hill of compact unstratified glacial drift or till usually elongate or oval with the larger axis parallel to the former local glacial motion DRUMLY Drumly a Etym Cf Droumy Defn Turbid muddy Scot Obs or Prov Eng Wodroephe 1623 Burns DRUM MAJOR Drum major Defn 1 The chief or first drummer of a regiment an instructor of drummers 2 The marching leader of a military band US 3 A noisy gathering R See under Drum n 4 DRUMMER Drummer n 1 One whose office is to best the drum as in military exercises and marching 2 One who solicits custom a commercial traveler Colloq US Bartlett 3 Zoöl Defn A fish that makes a sound when caught as a The squeteague b A California sculpin 4 Zoöl Defn A large West Indian cockroach Blatta gigantea which drums on woodwork as a sexual call DRUMMING Drumming n Defn The act of beating upon or as if upon a drum also the noise which the male of the ruffed grouse makes in spring by beating his wings upon his sides DRUMMOND LIGHT Drummond light Etym From Thomas Drummond a British naval officer Defn A very intense light produced by turning two streams of gas one oxygen and the other hydrogen or coal gas in a state of ignition upon a ball of lime or a stream of oxygen gas through a flame of alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime called also oxycalcium light or lime light Note The name is also applied sometimes to a heliostat invented by Drummond for rendering visible a distant point as in geodetic surveying by reflecting upon it a beam of light from the sun DRUMSTICK Drumstick n 1 A stick with which a drum is beaten 2 Anything resembling a drumstick in form as the tibiotarsus or second joint of the leg of a fowl DRUM WINDING Drum winding Elec Defn A method of armature winding in which the wire is wound upon the outer surface of a cylinder or drum from end to end of the cylinder distinguished from ring winding etc DRUNK Drunk a Etym OE dronke drunke dronken drunken AS druncen Orig the same as drunken p p of drink See Drink 1 Intoxicated with or as with strong drink inebriated drunken never used attributively but always predicatively as the man is drunk not a drunk man Be not drunk with wine where in is excess Eph v 18 Drunk with recent prosperity Macaulay 2 Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid I will make mine arrows drunk with blood Deut xxxii 42 DRUNK Drunk n Defn A drunken condition a spree Slang DRUNKARD Drunkard n Etym Drunk ard Defn One who habitually drinks strong liquors immoderately one whose habit it is to get drunk a toper a sot The drunkard and glutton shall come to poverty Prov xxiii 21 DRUNKEN Drunken a Etym AS druncen prop that has drunk p p of drincan taken as active See Drink v i and cf Drunk 1 Overcome by strong drink intoxicated by or as by spirituous liquor inebriated Drunken men imagine everything turneth round Bacon 2 Saturated with liquid or moisture drenched Let the earth be drunken with our blood Shak 3 Pertaining to or proceeding from intoxication The drunken quarrels of a rake Swift DRUNKENHEAD Drunkenhead n Defn Drunkenness Obs DRUNKENLY Drunkenly adv Defn In a drunken manner R Shak DRUNKENNESS Drunkenness n 1 The state of being drunken with or as with alcoholic liquor intoxication inebriety used of the casual state or the habit The Lacedemonians trained up their children to hate drunkenness by bringing a drunken man into their company I Watts 2 Disorder of the faculties resembling intoxication by liquors inflammation frenzy rage Passion is the drunkenness of the mind South Syn Intoxication inebriation inebriety Drunkenness Intoxication Inebriation Drunkenness refers more to the habit intoxication and inebriation to specific acts The first two words are extensively used in a figurative sense a person is intoxicated with success and is drunk with joy This plan of empire was not taken up in the first intoxication of unexpected success Burke DRUNKENSHIP DRUNKSHIP Drunkenship Drunkship n Defn The state of being drunk drunkenness Obs Gower DRUPACEOUS Drupaceous a Etym Cf F drupacé Bot Defn Producing or pertaining to drupes having the form of drupes as drupaceous trees or fruits DRUPAL Drupal a Bot Defn Drupaceous DRUPE Drupe n Etym F drupe L drupa an overripe wrinkled olive fr Gr Bot Defn A fruit consisting of pulpy coriaceous or fibrous exocarp without valves containing a nut or stone with a kernel The exocarp is succulent in the plum cherry apricot peach etc dry and subcoriaceous in the almond and fibrous in the cocoanut DRUPEL DRUPELET Drupel Drupelet n Etym Dim of Drupe Bot Defn A small drupe as one of the pulpy grains of the blackberry DRUSE Druse n Etym Cf G druse bonny crystallized piece of ore Bohem druza Cf Dross Min Defn A cavity in a rock having its interior surface studded with crystals and sometimes filled with water a geode DRUSE Druse n Defn One of a people and religious sect dwelling chiefly in the Lebanon mountains of Syria The Druses separated from the Mohammedan Arabs in the 9th century Their characteristic dogma is the unity of God Am Cyc DRUSY DRUSED Drusy Drused a Min Defn Covered with a large number of minute crystals DRUXEY DRUXY Druxey Druxy a Etym Etymol uncertain Defn Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color said of timber Weale DRY Dry a Compar Drier superl Driest Etym OE dru druye drie AS dryge akin to LG dröge D droog OHG trucchan G trocken Icel draugr a dry log Cf Drought Drouth 3d Drug 1 Free from moisture having little humidity or none arid not wet or moist deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture as rain or fluid of any kind said especially a Of the weather Free from rain or mist The weather we agreed was too dry for the season Addison b Of vegetable matter Free from juices or sap not succulent not green as dry wood or hay c Of animals Not giving milk as the cow is dry d Of persons Thirsty needing drink Give the dry fool drink Shak e Of the eyes Not shedding tears Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly Prescott f Med Defn Of certain morbid conditions in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture as dry gangrene dry catarrh 2 Destitute of that which interests or amuses barren unembellished jejune plain These epistles will become less dry more susceptible of ornament Pope 3 Characterized by a quality somewhat severe grave or hard hence sharp keen shrewd quaint as a dry tone or manner dry wit He was rather a dry shrewd kind of body W Irving 4 Fine Arts Defn Exhibiting a sharp frigid preciseness of execution or the want of a delicate contour in form and of easy transition in coloring Dry area Arch a small open space reserved outside the foundation of a building to guard it from damp Dry blow a Med A blow which inflicts no wound and causes no effusion of blood b A quick sharp blow Dry bone Min Smithsonite or carbonate of zinc a miners term Dry castor Zoöl a kind of beaver called also parchment beaver Dry cupping Med See under Cupping Dry dock See under Dock Dry fat See Dry vat below Dry light pure unobstructed light hence a clear impartial view Bacon The scientific man must keep his feelings under stern control lest they obtrude into his researches and color the dry light in which alone science desires to see its objects J C Shairp Dry masonry See Masonry Dry measure a system of measures of volume for dry or coarse articles by the bushel peck etc Dry pile Physics a form of the Voltaic pile constructed without the use of a liquid affording a feeble current and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of great delicacy called also Zambonis from the names of the two earliest constructors of it Dry pipe Steam Engine a pipe which conducts dry steam from a boiler Dry plate Photog a glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made without moistening Dryplate process the process of photographing with dry plates Dry point Fine Arts a An engraving made with the needle instead of the burin in which the work is done nearly as in etching but is finished without the use acid b A print from such an engraving usually upon paper c Hence The needle with which such an engraving is made Dry rent Eng Law a rent reserved by deed without a clause of distress Bouvier Dry rot a decay of timber reducing its fibers to the condition of a dry powdery dust often accompanied by the presence of a peculiar fungus Merulius lacrymans which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay but it is more probable that the real cause is the decomposition of the wood itself D C Eaton Called also sap rot and in the United States powder post Hebert Dry stove a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of arid climates Brande C Dry vat a vat basket or other receptacle for dry articles Dry wine that in which the saccharine matter and fermentation were so exactly balanced that they have wholly neutralized each other and no sweetness is perceptible opposed to sweet wine in which the saccharine matter is in excess DRY Dry v t imp p p Dried p pr vb n Drying Etym AS drygan cf drugian to grow dry See Dry a Defn To make dry to free from water or from moisture of any kind and by any means to exsiccate as to dry the eyes to dry ones tears the wind dries the earth to dry a wet cloth to dry hay To dry up a To scorch or parch with thirst to deprive utterly of water to consume Their honorable men are famished and their multitude dried up with thirst Is v 13 The water of the sea which formerly covered it was in time exhaled and dried up by the sun Woodward b To make to cease as a stream of talk Their sources of revenue were dried up Jowett Thucyd To dry or dry up a cow to cause a cow to cease secreting milk Tylor DRY Dry v i 1 To grow dry to become free from wetness moisture or juice as the road dries rapidly 2 To evaporate wholly to be exhaled said of moisture or a liquid sometimes with up as the stream dries or dries up 3 To shrivel or wither to lose vitality And his hand which he put forth against him dried up so that he could not pull it in again to him I Kings xiii 4 DRYAD Dryad n Etym L dryas pl dryades Gr Tree Class Myth Defn A wood nymph a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree DRYANDRA Dryandra n Etym NL Named after J Dryander Bot Defn A genus of shrubs growing in Australia having beautiful hard dry evergreen leaves DRYAS Dryas n pl Dryades Etym L See Dryad Class Myth Defn A dryad DRYBEAT Drybeat v t Defn To beat severely Shak DRYBONED Dryboned a Defn Having dry bones or bones without flesh DRY DOCK Dry dock Naut Defn See under Dock DRYER Dryer n Defn See Drier Sir W Temple DRYEYED Dryeyed a Defn Not having tears in the eyes DRYFISTED Dryfisted a Defn Niggardly DRYFOOT Dryfoot n Defn The scent of the game as far as it can be traced Obs Shak DRY GOODS Dry goods Defn A commercial name for textile fabrics cottons woolens linen silks laces etc in distinction from groceries US DRYING Drying a 1 Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture as a drying wind or day a drying room 2 Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry Drying oil an oil which either naturally or after boiling with oxide of lead absorbs oxygen from the air and dries up rapidly Drying oils are used as the bases of many paints and varnishes DRYLY Dryly adv Defn In a dry manner not succulently without interest without sympathy coldly DRYNESS Dryness n Defn The state of being dry See Dry DRY NURSE Dry nurse Defn A nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand in distinction from a wet nurse who suckles it DRYNURSE Drynurse v t Defn To feed attend and bring up without the breast Hudibras DRYOBALANOPS Dryobalanops n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn The genus to which belongs the single species D Camphora a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil DRYRUB Dryrub v t imp p p Dryrubbed p pr vb n Dry rubbing Defn To rub and cleanse without wetting Dodsley DRYSALTER Drysalter n Defn A dealer in salted or dried meats pickles sauces etc and in the materials used in pickling salting and preserving various kinds of food Hence drysalters usually sell a number of saline substances and miscellaneous drugs Brande C DRYSALTERY Drysaltery n Defn The articles kept by a drysalter also the business of a drysalter DRYSHOD Dryshod a Defn Without wetting the feet DRYSTONE Drystone a Defn Constructed of uncemented stone Drystone walls Sir W Scott DRYTH DRITH Dryth or Drith n Defn Drought Obs Tyndale DUAD Duad n Etym See Dyad Defn A union of two duality R Harris DUAL Dual a Etym L dualis fr duo two See Two Defn Expressing or consisting of the number two belonging to two as the dual number of nouns etc in Greek Here you have one half of our dual truth Tyndall DUALIN Dualin n Chem Defn An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds It is inferior to dynamite and is more liable to explosion DUALISM Dualism n Etym Cf F dualisme Defn State of being dual or twofold a twofold division any system which is founded on a double principle or a twofold distinction as a Philos A view of man as constituted of two original and independent elements as matter and spirit Theol b A system which accepts two gods or two original principles one good and the other evil c The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God and in his eternal foreknowledge into two classes the elect and the reprobate d Physiol The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts independently of the other An inevitable dualism bisects nature so that each thing is a half and suggests another thing to make it whole Emerson DUALIST Dualist n Etym Cf F dualiste 1 One who believes in dualism a ditheist 2 One who administers two offices Fuller DUALISTIC Dualistic a Defn Consisting of two pertaining to dualism or duality Dualistic system or theory Chem the theory originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius that all definite compounds are binary in their nature and consist of two distinct constituents themselves simple or complex and possessed of opposite chemical or electrical affinities DUALITY Duality n Etym L dualitas cf F dualité Defn The quality or condition of being two or twofold dual character or usage DUAN Duan n Etym Gael Ir Defn A division of a poem corresponding to a canto a poem or song R DUARCHY Duarchy n Etym Gr archy Defn Government by two persons DUB Dub v t imp p p Dubbed p pr vb n Dubbing Etym AS dubban to strike beat dubbade his sunu to ridere AS Chron an 1086 akin to Icel dubba cf OF adouber prob fr Icel a chevalier Icel dubba til riddara 1 To confer knight Note The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword 2 To invest with any dignity or new character to entitle to call A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth Pope 3 To clothe or invest to ornament to adorn Obs His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones Morte dArthure 4 To strike rub or dress smooth to dab as a To dress with an adz as to dub a stick of timber smooth b To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap Halliwell c To rub or dress with grease as leather in the process of cyrrying it Tomlinson d To prepare for fighting as a gamecock by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles To dub a fly to dress a fishing fly Prov Eng Halliwell To dub out Plastering to fill out as an uneven surface to a plane or to carry out a series of small projections DUB Dub v i Defn To make a noise by brisk drumbeats Now the drum dubs Beau Fl DUB Dub n Defn A blow R Hudibras DUB Dub n Etym Cf Ir dób mire stream W dwvr water Defn A pool or puddle Prov Eng Halliwell DUBB Dubb n Etym Ar Zoöl Defn The Syrian bear See under Bear Written also dhubb and dub DUBBER Dubber n Defn One who or that which dubs DUBBER Dubber n Etym Hind dabbah Defn A globular vessel or bottle of leather used in India to hold ghee oil etc Also written dupper MCulloch DUBBING Dubbing n 1 The act of dubbing as a knight etc 2 The act of rubbing smoothing or dressing a dressing off smooth with an adz 3 A dressing of flour and water used by weavers a mixture of oil and tallow for dressing leather daubing 4 The body substance of an anglers fly Davy DUBIETY Dubiety n pl Dubieties Etym L dubietas fr dubius See Dubious Defn Doubtfulness uncertainty doubt R Lamb The dubiety of his fate Sir W Scott DUBIOSITY Dubiosity n pl Dubiosities Etym L dubiosus Defn The state of being doubtful a doubtful statement or thing R Men often swallow falsities for truths dubiosities for certainties possibilities for feasibilities Sir T Browne DUBIOUS Dubious a Etym L dubius dubiosus fr duo two See Two and cf Doubt 1 Doubtful or not settled in opinion being in doubt wavering or fluctuating undetermined Dubious policy Sir T Scott A dubious agitated state of mind Thackeray 2 Occasioning doubt not clear or obvious equivocal questionable doubtful as a dubious answer Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious pocket handkerchief Thackeray 3 Of uncertain event or issue as in dubious battle Syn Doubtful doubting unsettled undetermined equivocal uncertain Cf Doubtful DUBIOUSLY Dubiously adv Defn In a dubious manner DUBIOUSNESS Dubiousness n Defn State of being dubious DUBITABLE Dubitable a Etym L dubitabilis Cf Doubtable Defn Liable to be doubted uncertain R Dr H More Dubitably adv R DUBITANCY Dubitancy n Etym LL dubitantia Defn Doubt uncertainty R Hammond DUBITATE Dubitate v i Etym L dubitatus p p of dubitare See Doubt Defn To doubt R If he were to loiter dubitating and not come Carlyle DUBITATION Dubitation n Etym L dubitatio Defn Act of doubting doubt R Sir T Scott DUBITATIVE Dubitative a Etym L dubitativus cf F dubitatif Defn Tending to doubt doubtful R Dubitatively adv R Eliot DUBOISIA Duboisia n Etym NL Med Defn Same as Duboisine DUBOISINE Duboisine n Med Defn An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of an Australian tree Duboisia myoporoides and regarded as identical with hyoscyamine It produces dilation of the pupil of the eye DUCAL Ducal a Etym F ducal See Duke Defn Of or pertaining to a duke His ducal cap was to be exchanged for a kingly crown Motley DUCALLY Ducally adv Defn In the manner of a duke or in a manner becoming the rank of a duke DUCAT Ducat n Etym F ducat It ducato LL ducatus fr dux leader or commander See Duke Defn A coin either of gold or silver of several countries in Europe originally one struck in the dominions of a duke Note The gold ducat is generally of the value of nine shillings and four pence sterling or somewhat more that two dollars The silver ducat is of about half this value DUCATOON Ducatoon n Etym F or Sp ducaton fr ducat Defn A silver coin of several countries of Europe and of different values DUCES TECUM Duces tecum Etym L bring with thee Defn A judicial process commanding a person to appear in court and bring with him some piece of evidence or other thing to be produced to the court DUCHESS Duchess n Etym F duchesse fr duc duke Defn The wife or widow of a duke also a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right DUCHESSE DANGOULEME Duchesse dAngoulême Etym F Bot Defn A variety of pear of large size and excellent flavor DUCHESSE LACE Duchesse lace Defn A beautiful variety of Brussels pillow lace made originally in Belgium and resembling Honiton guipure It is worked with fine thread in large sprays usually of the primrose pattern with much raised work DUCHY Duchy n pl Duchies Etym F duché OF duchée assumed LL ducitas fr L dux See Duke Defn The territory or dominions of a duke a dukedom DUCK Duck n Etym Cf Dan dukke Sw docka OHG doccha G docke Cf Doxy Defn A pet a darling Shak DUCK Duck n Etym D doek cloth canvas or Icel d cloth akin to OHG tuoh G tuch Sw duk Dan dug 1 A linen or sometimes cotton fabric finer and lighter than canvas used for the lighter sails of vessels the sacking of beds and sometimes for mens clothing 2 Naut pl Defn The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates Colloq DUCK Duck v t imp p p Ducked p pr vb n Ducking Etym OE duken douken to dive akin to D duiken OHG t MHG tucken tücken t G tuchen Cf 5th Duck 1 To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw Adams after ducking the squire twice or thrice leaped out of the tub Fielding 2 To plunge the head of under water immediately withdrawing it as duck the boy 3 To bow to bob down to move quickly with a downward motion Will duck his head aside Swift DUCK Duck v i 1 To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear to dive to plunge the head in water or other liquid to dip In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day Dryden 2 To drop the head or person suddenly to bow The learned pate Ducks to the golden fool Shak DUCK Duck n Etym OE duke doke See Duck v t 1 Zool Defn Any bird of the subfamily Anatinæ family Anatidæ Note The genera and species are numerous They are divided into river ducks and sea ducks Among the former are the common domestic duck Anas boschas the wood duck Aix sponsa the beautiful mandarin duck of China Dendronessa galeriliculata the Muscovy duck originally of South America Cairina moschata Among the sea ducks are the eider canvasback scoter etc 2 A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person resembling the motion of a duck in water Here be without duck or nod Other trippings to be trod Milton Bombay duck Zoöl a fish See Bummalo Buffel duck or Spirit duck See Buffel duck Duck ant Zoöl a species of white ant in Jamaica which builds large nests in trees Duck barnacle Zoöl See Goose barnacle Duck hawk Zoöl a In the United States The peregrine falcon b In England The marsh harrier or moor buzzard Duck mole Zoöl a small aquatic mammal of Australia having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck Ornithorhynchus anatinus It belongs the subclass Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird or reptile called also duckbill platypus mallangong mullingong tambreet and water mole To make ducks and drakes to throw a flat stone obliquely so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of the water raising a succession of jets hence To play at ducks and drakes with property to throw it away heedlessly or squander it foolishly and unprofitably Lame duck See under Lame DUCKBILL Duckbill n Zoöl Defn See Duck mole under Duck n DUCKBILLED Duckbilled a Defn Having a bill like that of a duck DUCKER Ducker n 1 One who or that which ducks a plunger a diver 2 A cringing servile person a fawner DUCKING Ducking n a Defn from Duck v t i Ducking stool a stool or chair in which common scolds were formerly tied and plunged into water as a punishment See Cucking stool The practice of ducking began in the latter part of the 15th century and prevailed until the early part of the 18th and occasionally as late as the 19th century Blackstone Chambers DUCKLEGGED Ducklegged a Defn Having short legs like a waddling duck shortlegged Dryden DUCKLING Duckling n Defn A young or little duck Gay DUCKMEAT DUCKSMEAT Duckmeat or Ducksmeat n Bot Defn Duckweed DUCKSBILL Ducksbill a Defn Having the form of a ducks bill Ducksbill limpet Zoöl a limpet of the genus Parmaphorus so named from its shape DUCKSFOOT Ducksfoot n Bot Defn The May apple Podophyllum peltatum DUCKWEED Duckweed n Bot Defn A genus Lemna of small plants seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water and supposed to furnish food for ducks called also duckmeat DUCT Duct n Etym L ductus a leading conducting conduit fr ducere ductum to lead See Duke and cf Douche 1 Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed 2 Anat Defn One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination 3 Bot Defn A large elongated cell either round or prismatic usually found associated with woody fiber Note Ducts are classified according to the character of the surface of their walls or their structure as annular spiral scalariform etc 4 Guidance direction Obs Hammond DUCTIBLE Ductible a Defn Capable of being drawn out R Feltham DUCTILE Ductile a Etym L ductilis fr ducere to lead cf F ductile See Duct 1 Easily led tractable complying yielding to motives persuasion or instruction as a ductile people Addison Forms their ductile minds To human virtues Philips 2 Capable of being elongated or drawn out as into wire or threads Gold is the softest and most ductile of all metals Dryden Ductilely adv Ductileness n DUCTILIMETER Ductilimeter n Etym Ductile meter Defn An instrument for accurately determining the ductility of metals DUCTILITY Ductility n Etym Cf F ductilité 1 The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into wires or filaments 2 Tractableness pliableness South DUCTION Duction n Etym L ductio fr ducere to lead Defn Guidance Obs Feltham DUCTLESS Ductless a Defn Having to duct or outlet as a ductless gland DUCTOR Ductor n Etym L fr ducere to lead 1 One who leads Obs Sir T Browne 2 Mach Defn A contrivance for removing superfluous ink or coloring matter from a roller See Doctor 4 Knight Ductor roller Printing the roller which conveys or supplies ink to another roller Knight DUCTURE Ducture n Defn Guidance Obs South DUDDER Dudder v t Etym In Suffolk Eng to shiver shake tremble also written dodder Defn To confuse or confound with noise Jennings DUDDER Dudder v i Defn To shiver or tremble to dodder I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf Ford DUDDER Dudder n Etym From Duds Defn A peddler or hawker especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled a duffer Eng DUDDERY Duddery n Defn A place where rags are bought and kept for sale Eng DUDE Dude n Defn A kind of dandy especially one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations Recent The social dude who affects English dress and English drawl The American DUDEEN Dudeen n Defn A short tobacco pipe Written also dudheen Irish DUDGEON Dudgeon n 1 The root of the box tree of which hafts for daggers were made Gerarde 1597 2 The haft of a dagger Shak 3 A dudgeonhafted dagger a dagger Hudibras DUDGEON Dudgeon n Etym W dygen anger grudge Defn Resentment ill will anger displeasure I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility Sir T Scott DUDGEON Dudgeon a Defn Homely rude coarse Obs By my troth though I am plain and dudgeon I would not be an ass Beau Fl DUDISH Dudish a Defn Like or characterized of a dude DUDS Duds n pl Etym Scot dud rag pl duds clothing of inferior quality 1 Old or inferior clothes tattered garments Colloq 2 Effects in generalSlang DUE Due a Etym OF deu F dû p p of devoir to owe fr L debere See Debt Habit and cf Duty 1 Owed as a debt that ought to be paid or done to or for another payable owing and demandable 2 Justly claimed as a right or property proper suitable becoming appropriate fit Her obedience which is due to me Shak With dirges due in sad array Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne Gray 3 Such as a thing ought to be fulfilling obligation proper lawful regular appointed sufficient exact as due process of law due service in due time 4 Appointed or required to arrive at a given time as the steamer was due yesterday 5 Owing ascribable as to a cause This effect is due to the attraction of the sun J D Forbes DUE Due adv Defn Directly exactly as a due east course DUE Due n 1 That which is owed debt that which one contracts to pay or do to or for another that which belongs or may be claimed as a right whatever custom law or morality requires to be done a fee a toll He will give the devil his due Shak Yearly little dues of wheat and wine and oil Tennyson 2 Right just title or claim The key of this infernal pit by due I keep Milton DUE Due v t Defn To endue Obs Shak DUEBILL Duebill n Com Defn A brief written acknowledgment of a debt not made payable to order like a promissory note Burrill DUEFUL Dueful a Defn Fit becoming Obs Spenser DUEL Duel n Etym It duello fr L duellum orig a contest between two which passed into the common form bellum war fr duo two cf F duel See Bellicose Two and cf Duello Defn A combat between two persons fought with deadly weapons by agreement It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other Trial by duel Old Law a combat between two persons for proving a cause trial by battel DUEL Duel v i t Defn To fight in single combat Obs DUELER Dueler n Defn One who engages in a duel R Written also dueller South DUELING Dueling n Defn e act or practice of fighting in single combat Also adj Written also duelling DUELIST Duelist n Etym F duelliste Defn One who fights in single combat Written also duellist A duelist always values himself upon his courage his sense of honor his fidelity and friendship Hume DUELO Duelo n Etym It See Duel Defn A duel also the rules of dueling Obs Shak DUENA DUENYA Dueña n Etym Sp Defn See Doña DUENESS Dueness n Defn Quality of being due debt what is due or becoming T Goodwin DUENNA Duenna n pl Duennas Etym Sp dueña doña fr L domina See Dame 1 The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain Brande 2 An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and companion and appointed to have charge over the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family Brande C 3 Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one a governess Arbuthnot DUET Duet n Etym Duetto Mus Defn A composition for two performers whether vocal or instrumental DUETTINO Duettino n Etym It dim fr duetto a duet Defn A duet of short extent and concise form DUETTO Duetto n Etym It fr It L duo two See Two Defn See Duet DUFF Duff n Etym From OE dagh See Dough 1 Dough or paste Prov Eng Halliwell 2 A stiff flour pudding boiled in a bag a term used especially by seamen as plum duff DUFFEL Duffel n Etym D duffel from Duffel a town not far from Antwerp Defn A kind of coarse woolen cloth having a thick nap or frieze Written also duffle Good duffel gray and flannel fine Wordsworth DUFFEL BAG Duffel bag Defn A sack to hold miscellaneous articles as tools supplies or the like DUFFER Duffer n 1 A peddler or hawker especially of cheap flashy articles as sham jewelry hence a sham or cheat Slang Eng Halliwell 2 A stupid awkward inefficient personSlang DUFFLE Duffle n Defn See Duffel DUFRENITE Dufrenite n Etym From Dufrénoy a French geologist Min Defn A mineral of a blackish green color commonly massive or in nodules It is a hydrous phosphate of iron DUG Dug n Etym Akin to Sw dägga to suckle a child Dan dægge and prob to Goth daddjan Defn A teat pap or nipple formerly that of a human mother now that of a cow or other beast With mothers dug between its lips Shak DUG Dug imp p p Defn of Dig DUGONG Dugong n Etym Malayan d or Javan duyung Zoöl Defn An aquatic herbivorous mammal Halicore dugong of the order Sirenia allied to the manatee but with a bilobed tail It inhabits the Red Sea Indian Ocean East Indies and Australia Written also duyong DUGOUT Dugout n 1 A canoe or boat dug out from a large log US A man stepped from his slender dugout G W Cable 2 A place dug out 3 A house made partly in a hillside or slighter elevation Western US Bartlett DUGWAY Dugway n Defn A way or road dug through a hill or sunk below the surface of the land US DUKE Duke n Etym F duc fr L dux ducis leader commander fr ducere to lead akin to AS teón to draw cf AS heretoga here army an army leader general G herzog duke See Tue and cf Doge Duchess Ducat Duct Adduce Deduct 1 A leader a chief a prince Obs Hannibal duke of Carthage Sir T Elyot All were dukes once who were duces captains or leaders of their people Trench 2 In England one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland 3 In some European countries a sovereign prince without the title of king Dukes coronet See Illust of Coronet To dine with Duke Humphrey to go without dinner See under Dine DUKE Duke v i Defn To play the duke Poetic Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence Shak DUKEDOM Dukedom n 1 The territory of a duke 2 The title or dignity of a duke Shak DUKELING Dukeling n Defn A little or insignificant duke Ford DUKESHIP Dukeship n Defn The quality or condition of being a duke also the personality of a duke Massinger DUKHOBORS DUKHOBORTSY Dukhobors Dukhobortsy n pl Russ dukhobortsy spirit wrestlers dukh spirit bortsy wrestlers Defn A Russian religious sect founded about the middle of the 18th century at Kharkov They believe that Christ was wholly human but that his soul reappears from time to time in mortals They accept the Ten Commandments and the useful portions of the Bible but deny the need of rulers priests or churches and have no confessions icons or marriage ceremonies They are communistic opposed to any violence and unwilling to use the labor of animals Driven out of Russia proper many have emigrated to Cyprus and Canada See Raskolnik below DULCAMARA Dulcamara n Etym NL fr L dulcis sweet amarus bitter Bot Defn A plant Solanum Dulcamara See Bittersweet n 3 a DULCAMARIN Dulcamarin n Chem Defn A glucoside extracted from the bittersweet Solanum Dulcamara as a yellow amorphous substance It probably occasions the compound taste See Bittersweet 3a DULCE Dulce v t Defn To make sweet to soothe Obs DULCENESS Dulceness n Defn Sweetness Obs Bacon DULCET Dulcet a Etym OF doucet dim of dous sweet F doux L dulcis akin to Gr Doucet 1 Sweet to the taste luscious Obs She tempers dulcet creams Milton 2 Sweet to the ear melodious harmonious Their dainty lays and dulcet melody Spenser DULCIANA Dulciana n Etym NL fr L dulcis sweet Mus Defn A sweettoned stop of an organ DULCIFICATION Dulcification n Etym Cf F dulcification Defn The act of dulcifying or sweetening Boyle DULCIFIED Dulcified a Defn Sweetened mollified Dulcified spirit or spirits a compound of alcohol with mineral acids as dulcified spirits of niter DULCIFLUOUS Dulcifluous a Etym L dulcis sweet fluere to flow Defn Flowing sweetly R DULCIFY Dulcify v t imp p p Dulcified p pr vb n Dulcifying Etym L dulcis sweet fy cf F dulcifier 1 Pharm Defn To sweeten to free from acidity saltness or acrimony Wiseman 2 Fig To mollify to sweeten to please As she was further dulcified by her pipe of tobacco Hawthorne DULCILOQUY Dulciloquy n Etym L dulcis sweet loqui to speak Defn A soft manner of speaking DULCIMER Dulcimer n Etym It dolcemeler Sp dulcemele fr L dulcis sweet melos song melody Gr doulcemele See Dulcet and Melody Mus a An instrument having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer b An ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews Dan iii 5 It is supposed to be the same with the psaltery DULCINEA Dulcinea n Etym Sp from Dulcinea del Toboso the mistress of the affections of Don Quixote Defn A mistress a sweetheart I must ever have some Dulcinea in my head Sterne DULCINESS Dulciness n Defn See Dulceness Obs DULCINO Dulcino n Mus Defn See Dolcino DULCITE Dulcite n Etym Cf F dulcite fr L dulcis sweet Chem Defn A white sugarlike substance C6H8OH2 occurring naturally in a manna from Madagascar and in certain plants and produced artificially by the reduction of galactose and lactose or milk sugar DULCITUDE Dulcitude n Etym L dulcitudo fr dulcis sweet Defn Sweetness R Cockeram DULCORATE Dulcorate v t Etym L dulcoratus p p of dulcorare fr dulcor sweetness fr dulcis sweet Defn To sweeten to make less acrimonious R Bacon DULCORATION Dulcoration n Etym LL dulcoratio Defn The act of sweetening R Bacon DULEDGE Duledge n Mil Defn One of the dowels joining the ends of the fellies which form the circle of the wheel of a gun carriage Wilhelm DULIA Dulia n Etym LL fr Gr R C Ch Defn An inferior kind of veneration or worship given to the angels and saints as the servants of God DULL Dull a Compar Duller superl Dullest Etym AS dol foolish akin to gedwelan to err D dol mad dwalen to wander err G toll mad Goth dwals foolish stupid cf Gr dhvr to cause to fall Cf Dolt Dwale Dwell Fraud 1 Slow of understanding wanting readiness of apprehension stupid doltish blockish Dull at classical learning Thackeray She is not bred so dull but she can learn Shak 2 Slow in action sluggish unready awkward This peoples heart is waxed gross and their ears are dull of hearing Matt xiii 15 O help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue Spenser 3 Insensible unfeeling Think me not So dull a devil to forget the loss Of such a matchless wife Beau Fl 4 Not keen in edge or point lacking sharpness blunt Thy scythe is dull Herbert 5 Not bright or clear to the eye wanting in liveliness of color or luster not vivid obscure dim as a dull fire or lamp a dull red or yellow a dull mirror 6 Heavy gross cloggy insensible spiritless lifeless inert The dull earth Shak As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn so changes of study a dull brain Longfellow 7 Furnishing little delight spirit or variety uninteresting tedious cheerless gloomy melancholy depressing as a dull story or sermon a dull occupation or period hence cloudy overcast as a dull day Along lifes dullest dreariest walk Keble Syn Lifeless inanimate dead stupid doltish heavy sluggish sleepy drowsy gross cheerless tedious irksome dismal dreary clouded tarnished obtuse See Lifeless DULL Dull v t imp p p Duller p pr vb n Dulling 1 To deprive of sharpness of edge or point This dulled their swords Bacon Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry Shak 2 To make dull stupid or sluggish to stupefy as the senses the feelings the perceptions and the like Those drugs she has Will stupefy and dull the sense a while Shak Use and custom have so dulled our eyes Trench 3 To render dim or obscure to sully to tarnish Dulls the mirror Bacon 4 To deprive of liveliness or activity to render heavy to make inert to depress to weary to sadden Attention of mind wasted or dulled through continuance Hooker DULL Dull v i Defn To become dull or stupid Rom of R DULLARD Dullard n Etym Dull ard Defn A stupid person a dunce Shak a Defn Stupid Bp Hall DULLBRAINED Dullbrained a Defn Stupid doltish Shak DULLBROWED Dullbrowed a Defn Having a gloomy look DULLER Duller n Defn One who or that which dulls DULLEYED Dulleyed a Defn Having eyes wanting brightness liveliness or vivacity Shak DULLHEAD Dullhead n Defn A blockhead a dolt Ascham DULLISH Dullish a Defn Somewhat dull uninteresting tiresome A series of dullish verses Prof Wilson DULLNESS Dullness n Defn The state of being dull slowness stupidity heaviness drowsiness bluntness obtuseness dimness want of luster want of vividness or of brightness Written also dulness And gentle dullness ever loves a joke Pope DULLSIGHTED Dullsighted a Defn Having poor eyesight DULLSOME Dullsome a Defn Dull R Gataker DULLWITTED Dullwitted a Defn Stupid DULLY Dully adv Defn In a dull manner stupidly slowly sluggishly without life or spirit Supinely calm and dully innocent G Lyttelton DULOCRACY Dulocracy n Defn See Doulocracy DULSE Dulse n Etym Cf Gael duileasg duille leaf uisge water Cf Whisky Bot Defn A seaweed of a reddish brown color which is sometimes eaten as in Scotland The true dulse is Sarcophyllis edulis the common is Rhodymenia Written also dillisk The crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush like a banner bathed in slaughter Percival DULWILLY Dulwilly n Etym Prob imitative Zoöl Defn The ring plover Prov Eng DULY Duly adv Defn In a due fit or becoming manner as it anything ought to be properly regularly DUMAL Dumal a Etym L dumus bramble Defn Pertaining to or set with briers or bushes brambly R DUMB Dumb a Etym AS dumb akin to D dom stupid dumb Sw dumb Goth dumbs cf Gr Deaf and cf Dummy 1 Destitute of the power of speech unable to utter articulate sounds as the dumb brutes To unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures Hooker 2 Not willing to speak mute silent not speaking not accompanied by words as dumb show This spirit dumb to us will speak to him Shak To pierce into the dumb past J C Shairp 3 Lacking brightness or clearness as a color R Her stern was painted of a dumb white or dun color De Foe Deaf and dumb See Deafmute Dumb ague or Dumb chill a form of intermittent fever which has no welldefined chill US Dumb animal any animal except man usually restricted to a domestic quadruped so called in contradistinction to man who is a speaking animal Dumb cake a cake made in silence by girls on St Marks eve with certain mystic ceremonies to discover their future husbands Halliwell Dumb cane Bot a west Indian plant of the Arum family Dieffenbachia seguina which when chewed causes the tongue to swell and destroys temporarily the power of speech Dumb crambo See under crambo Dumb show a Formerly a part of a dramatic representation shown in pantomime Inexplicable dumb shows and noise Shak b Signs and gestures without words as to tell a story in dumb show To strike dumb to confound to astonish to render silent by astonishment or it may be to deprive of the power of speech Syn Silent speechless noiseless See Mute DUMB Dumb v t Defn To put to silence Obs Shak DUMBBELL Dumbbell n Defn A weight consisting of two spheres or spheroids connected by a short bar for a handle used often in pairs for gymnastic exercise DUMBLEDOR Dumbledor n Etym The first part is prob of imitative origin See Dor a beetle Zoöl Defn A bumblebee also a cockchafer Prov Eng DUMBLY Dumbly adv Defn In silence mutely DUMBNESS Dumbness n Defn The quality or state of being dumb muteness silence inability to speak DUMBWAITER Dumbwaiter n Defn A framework on which dishes food etc are passed from one room or story of a house to another a lift for dishes etc also a piece of furniture with movable or revolving shelves DUMDUM BULLET Dumdum bullet Mil Defn A kind of manstopping bullet so named from Dumdum in India where bullets are manufactured for the Indian army DUMETOSE Dumetose a Etym From L dumetum a thicket Bot Defn Dumose DUMFOUND Dumfound v t imp p p Dumfounded p pr vb n Dumfounding Defn To strike dumb to confuse with astonishment Written also dumbfound Spectator DUMFOUNDER Dumfounder v t Defn To dumfound to confound Written also dumbfounder DUMMADOR Dummador n Defn A dumbledor DUMMERER Dummerer n Defn One who feigns dumbness Obs Burton DUMMY Dummy a Etym See Dumb 1 Silent mute noiseless as a dummy engine 2 Fictitious or sham feigned as a dummy watch Dummy car See under Car DUMMY Dummy n pl Dummies 1 One who is dumb H Smith 2 A sham package in a shop or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates 3 An imitation or copy of something to be used as a substitute a model a lay figure as a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future book etc 4 Drama Defn One who plays a merely nominal part in any action a sham character 5 A thickwitted person a dolt Colloq 6 Railroad Defn A locomotive with condensing engines and hence without the noise of escaping steam also a dummy car 7 Card Playing Defn The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four handed game of cards 8 A floating barge connected with a pier Knight To play dummy to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards The partner of the dummy plays it DUMOSE DUMOUS Dumose Dumous a Etym L dumosus fr dumus a thornbush a bramble 1 Abounding with bushes and briers 2 Bot Defn Having a compact bushy form DUMP Dump n Etym See Dumpling Defn A thick illshapen piece a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing Eng Smart DUMP Dump n Etym Cf dial Sw dumpin melancholy Dandump dull low D dompig damp G dumpf damp dull gloomy and E damp or rather perh dump v t Cf Damp or Dump v t 1 A dull gloomy state of the mind sadness melancholy low spirits despondency ill humor now used only in the plural March slowly on in solemn dump Hudibras Doleful dumps the mind oppress Shak I was musing in the midst of my dumps Bunyan Note The ludicrous associations now attached to this word did not originally belong to it Hollands translation of Livy represents the Romans as being in the dumps after the battle of Cannæ Trench 2 Absence of mind revery Locke 3 A melancholy strain or tune in music any tune Obs Tune a deploring dump Play me some merry dump Shak 4 An old kind of dance Obs Nares DUMP Dump v t imp p p Dumped p pr vb n Dumping Etym OE dumpen to throw down fall down cf Icel dumpa to thump Dan dumpe to fall suddenly rush dial Sw dimpa to fall down plump Cf Dump sadness 1 To knock heavily to stump Prov Eng Halliwell 2 To put or throw down with more or less of violence hence to unload from a cart by tilting it as to dump sand coal etc US Bartlett Dumping car or cart a railway car or a cart the body of which can be tilted to empty the contents called also dump car or dump cart DUMP Dump n 1 A car or boat for dumping refuse etc 2 A ground or place for dumping ashes refuse etc 3 That which is dumped 4 Mining Defn A pile of ore or rock DUMPAGE Dumpage n 1 The act of dumping loads from carts especially loads of refuse matter also a heap of dumped matter 2 A fee paid for the privilege of dumping loads DUMPINESS Dumpiness n Defn The state of being dumpy DUMPISH Dumpish a Defn Dull stupid sad moping melancholy A dumpish and sour life Lord Herbert Dumpishly adv Dumpishness n DUMPLE Dumple v t Etym See Dumpling Defn To make dumpy to fold or bend as one part over another R He was a little man dumpled up together Sir W Scott DUMPLING Dumpling n Etym Dimin of dump an illshapen piece cf D dompelen to plunge dip duck Scot to dump in to plunge into and E dump v t Defn A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup or as a sort of pudding often a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other fruit and boiled or baked as an apple dumpling DUMPY Dumpy a Compar Dumpier superl Dumpiest Etym 1 From Dump a short illshapen piece 2 From Dump sadness 1 Short and thick of low stature and disproportionately stout 2 Sullen or discontented Prov Eng Halliwell DUMPY LEVEL Dumpy level Surv Defn A level having a short telescope hence its name rigidly fixed to a table capable only of rotatory movement in a horizontal plane The telescope is usually an inverting one It is sometimes called the Troughton level from the name of the inventor and a variety improved by one Gavatt is known as the Gavatt level DUN Dun n Etym See Dune Defn A mound or small hill DUN Dun v t Defn To cure as codfish in a particular manner by laying them after salting in a pile in a dark place covered with salt grass or some like substance DUN Dun v t i imp p p Dunned p pr vb n Dunning Etym AS dyne noise dynian to make a noise or fr Icel dynr duna noise thunder duna to thunder the same word as E din Din Defn To ask or beset as a debtor for payment to urge importunately Hath she sent so soon to dun Swift DUN Dun n 1 One who duns a dunner To be pulled by the sleeve by some rascally dun Arbuthnot 2 An urgent request or demand of payment as he sent his debtor a dun DUN Dun a Etym AS dunn of Celtic origin cf W dwn Ir Gael donn Defn Of a dark color of a color partaking of a brown and black of a dull brown color swarthy Summers dun cloud comes thundering up Pierpont Chill and dun Falls on the moor the brief November day Keble Dun crow Zoöl the hooded crow so called from its color also called hoody and hoddy Dun diver Zoöl the goosander or merganser DUNBIRD Dunbird n Etym Named from its color Zoöl a The pochard called also dunair and dunker or duncurre b An American duck the ruddy duck DUNCE Dunce n Etym From Joannes Duns Scotus a schoolman called the Subtle Doctor who died in 1308 Originally in the phrase a Duns man See Note below Defn One backward in book learning a child or other person dull or weak in intellect a dullard a dolt I never knew this town without dunces of figure Swift Note The schoolmen were often called after their great leader Duns Scotus Dunsmen or Duncemen In the revival of learning they were violently opposed to classical studies hence the name of Dunce was applied with scorn and contempt to an opposer of learning or to one slow at learning a dullard DUNCEDOM Duncedom n Defn The realm or domain of dunces Jocose Carlyle DUNCERY Duncery n Defn Dullness stupidity DUNCICAL Duncical a Defn Like a dunce duncish The most dull and duncical commissioner Fuller DUNCIFY Duncify v t Etym Dunce fy Defn To make stupid in intellect R Bp Warburton DUNCISH Duncish a Defn Somewhat like a dunce R Duncishness n R DUNDER Dunder n Etym Cf Sp redundar to overflow Defn The lees or dregs of cane juice used in the distillation of rum West Indies The use of dunder in the making of rum answers the purpose of yeast in the fermentation of flour B Edwards DUNDERHEAD Dunderhead n Etym Prov Eng also dunderpoll from dunder same as thunder Defn A dunce a numskull a blockhead Beau Fl DUNDERHEADED Dunderheaded a Defn Thickheaded stupid DUNDERPATE Dunderpate n Defn See Dunderhead DUNE Dune n Etym The same word as down cf D duin See Down a bank of sand Defn A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds Written also dun Three great rivers the Rhine the Meuse and the Scheldt had deposited their slime for ages among the dunes or sand banks heaved up by the ocean around their mouths Motley DUNFISH Dunfish n Defn Codfish cured in a particular manner so as to be of a superior quality DUNG Dung n Etym AS dung akin to G dung dünger OHG tunga Sw dynga cf Icel dyngja heap Dan dynge MHG tunc underground dwelling place orig covered with dung Cf Dingy Defn The excrement of an animal Bacon DUNG Dung v t imp p p Dunged p pr vb n Dunging 1 To manure with dung Dryden 2 Calico Print Defn To immerse or steep as calico in a bath of hot water containing cow dung done to remove the superfluous mordant DUNG Dung v i Defn To void excrement Swift DUNGAREE Dungaree n Defn A coarse kind of unbleached cotton stuff Written also dungari India DUNGEON Dungeon n Etym OE donjoun highest tower of a castle tower prison F donjon tower or platform in the midst of a castle turret or closet on the top of a house a keep of a castle LL domnio the same word as LL dominus lord See Dame Don and cf Dominion Domain Demesne Danger Donjon Defn A close dark prison commondonjon or keep of a castle these being used as prisons Down with him even into the deep dungeon Tyndale Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon Macaulay DUNGEON Dungeon v t Defn To shut up in a dungeon Bp Hall DUNGFORK Dungfork n Defn A fork for tossing dung DUNGHILL Dunghill n 1 A heap of dung 2 Any mean situation or condition a vile abode He lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill 1 Sam ii 8 Dunghill fowl a domestic fowl of common breed DUNGMEER Dungmeer n Etym Dung prob meer a pool Defn A pit where dung and weeds rot for manure DUNGY Dungy a Defn Full of dung filthy vile low Shak DUNGYARD Dungyard n Defn A yard where dung is collected DUNKER Dunker n Etym G tunken to dip Defn One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists but partly those of the Quakers called also Tunkers Dunkards Dippers and by themselves Brethren and German Baptists Note The denomination was founded in Germany in 1708 but after a few years the members emigrated to the United States Seventhday Dunkers a sect which separated from the Dunkers and formed a community in 1728 They keep the seventh day or Saturday as the Sabbath DUNLIN Dunlin n Etym Prob of Celtic origin cf Gael dun hill E dune and linne pool pond lake E lin Zoöl Defn A species of sandpiper Tringa alpina called also churr dorbie grass bird and redbacked sandpiper It is found both in Europe and America DUNNAGE Dunnage n Etym Cf Dun a mound Naut Defn Fagots boughs or loose materials of any kind laid on the bottom of the hold for the cargo to rest upon to prevent injury by water or stowed among casks and other cargo to prevent their motion DUNNER Dunner n Etym From Dun to ask payment from Defn One employed in soliciting the payment of debts DUNNISH Dunnish a Defn Inclined to a dun color Ray DUNNOCK Dunnock n Etym Cf Duna Zoöl Defn The hedge sparrow or hedge accentor Local Eng DUNNY Dunny a Defn Deaf stupidProv Eng My old dame Joan is something dunny and will scarce know how to manage Sir W Scott DUNT Dunt n Etym Dint Defn A blow Obs R of Glouc DUNTED Dunted a Defn Beaten hence blunted Obs Fencers swords having the edge dunted Fuller DUNTER Dunter n Zoöl Defn A porpoise Scott Dunter goose Zoöl the eider duck J Brand DUO Duo n Etym It duo fr L duo two See Duet Mus Defn A composition for two performers a duet DUODECAHEDRAL DUODECAHEDRON Duodecahedral a Duodecahedron n Defn See Dodecahedral and Dodecahedron DUODECENNIAL Duodecennial a Etym L duodecennis duodecim twelve annus year Defn Consisting of twelve years R Ash DUODECIMAL Duodecimal a Etym L duodecim twelve See Dozen Defn Proceeding in computation by twelves expressed in the scale of twelves Duodecimally adv DUODECIMAL Duodecimal n 1 A twelfth part as the duodecimals of an inch 2 pl Arch Defn A system of numbers whose denominations rise in a scale of twelves as of feet and inches The system is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial and solid contents of their work DUODECIMFID Duodecimfid a Etym L duodecim twelve findere to cleave Defn Divided into twelve parts DUODECIMO Duodecimo a Etym L in duodecimo in twelfth fr duodecimus twelfth fr duodecim twelve See Dozen Defn Having twelve leaves to a sheet as a duodecimo from book leaf size etc DUODECIMO Duodecimo n pl Duodecimos Defn A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into twelve leaves hence indicating more or less definitely a size of a book usually written 12mo or 12º DUODECUPLE Duodecuple a Etym L duo two decuple Defn Consisting of twelves Arbuthnot DUODENAL Duodenal a Etym Cf F duodénal Defn Of or pertaining to the duodenum as duodenal digestion DUODENARY Duodenary a Etym L duodenarius fr duodeni twelve each cf F duodénaire Defn Containing twelve twelvefold increasing by twelves duodecimal DUODENUM Duodenum n Etym NL fr duodeni twelve each cf F duodenum So called because its length is about twelve fingers breadth Anat Defn The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the jejunum See Illust of Digestive apparatus under Digestive DUOGRAPH Duograph n L duo two graph Photoengraving Defn A picture printed from two halftone plates made with the screen set at different angles and usually printed in two shades of the same color or in black and one tint DUOLITERAL Duoliteral a Etym L duo two E literal Defn Consisting of two letters only biliteral Stuart DUOMO Duomo n Etym It See Done Defn A cathedral See Dome 2 Of tower or duomo sunny sweet Tennyson DUOTONE Duotone n L duo two tone Photoengraving Defn Any picture printed in two shades of the same color as duotypes and duographs are usually printed DUOTYPE Duotype n L duo two type Photoengraving Defn A print made from two halftone plates made from the same negative but etched differently DUP Dup v t Etym Contr fr do up that is to lift up the latch Cf Don Doff Defn To open as to dup the door Obs Shak DUPABLE Dupable a Defn Capable of being duped DUPE Dupe n Etym F prob from Prov F dupe dube of unknown origin equiv to F huppe hoopoe a foolish bird easily caught Cf Armor houpérik hoopoe a man easily deceived Cf also Gull Booby Defn One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived a gull as the dupe of a schemer DUPE Dupe v t imp p p Duped p pr vb n Duping Etym Cf F duper fr dupe See Dupe n Defn To deceive to trick to mislead by imposing on ones credulity to gull as dupe one by flattery Neer have I duped him with base counterfeits Coleridge DUPER Duper n Defn One who dupes another DUPERY Dupery n Etym F duperie fr duper Defn The act or practice of duping R DUPION Dupion n Etym F doupion It doppione fr doppio double L duplus See Double and cf Doubloon Defn A double cocoon made by two silkworms DUPLE Duple a Etym L duplus See Double Defn Double Duple ratio Math that in which the antecedent term is double the consequent as of 2 to 1 8 to 4 etc DUPLEX Duplex a Etym L fr duo two plicare to fold See Two and Complex Defn Double twofold Duplex escapement a peculiar kind of watch escapement in which the scapewheel has two sets of teeth See Escapement Duplex lathe one for turning off screwing and surfacing by means of two cutting tools on opposite sides of the piece operated upon Duplex pumping engine a steam pump in which two steam cylinders are placed side by side one operating the valves of the other Duplex querela Etym L double complaint Eccl Law a complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to his immediate superior as from a bishop to an archbishop Mozley W Duplex telegraphy a system of telegraphy for sending two messages over the same wire simultaneously Duplex watch one with a duplex escapement DUPLICATE Duplicate a Etym L duplicatus p p of duplicare to double fr duplex double twofold See Duplex Defn Double twofold Duplicate proportion or ratio Math the proportion or ratio of squares Thus in geometrical proportion the first term to the third is said to be in a duplicate ratio of the first to the second or as its square is to the square of the second Thus in 2 4 8 16 the ratio of 2 to 8 is a duplicate of that of 2 to 4 or as the square of 2 is to the square of 4 DUPLICATE Duplicate n 1 That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else another correspondent to the first hence a copy a transcript a counterpart I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch Sir W Temple 2 Law Defn An original instrument repeated a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original Burrill DUPLICATE Duplicate v t imp p p Duplicated p pr vb n Duplicating 1 To double to fold to render double 2 To make a duplicate of something to make a copy or transcript of Glanvill 3 Biol Defn To divide into two by natural growth or spontaneous action as infusoria duplicate themselves DUPLICATION Duplication n Etym L duplicatio cf F duplication 1 The act of duplicating or the state of being duplicated a doubling a folding over a fold 2 Biol Defn The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action as the duplication of cartilage cells Carpenter Duplication of the cube Math the operation of finding a cube having a volume which is double that of a given cube DUPLICATIVE Duplicative a 1 Having the quality of duplicating or doubling 2 Biol Defn Having the quality of subdividing into two by natural growth Duplicative subdivision Carpenter DUPLICATURE Duplicature n Etym Cf F duplicature Defn A doubling a fold as of a membrane DUPLICITY Duplicity n pl Duplicities Etym F duplicité L duplicitas fr duplex double See Duplex 1 Doubleness a twofold state Archaic Do not affect duplicities nor triplicities nor any certain number of parts in your division of things I Watts 2 Doubleness of heart or speech insincerity a sustained form of deception which consists in entertaining or pretending to entertain one of feelings and acting as if influenced by another bad faith Far from the duplicity wickedly charged on him he acted his part with alacrity and resolution Burke 3 Law a The use of two or more distinct allegations or answers where one is sufficient Blackstone b In indictments the union of two incompatible offenses Wharton Syn Double dealing dissimulation deceit guile deception falsehood DUPPER Dupper n Defn See 2d Dubber DUR Dur a Etym G fr L durus hard firm vigorous Mus Defn Major in the major mode as C dur that is C major DURA Dura n Defn Short form for Dura mater DURABILITY Durability n Etym L durabilitas Defn The state or quality of being durable the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes decay or dissolution lastingness A Gothic cathedral raises ideas of grandeur in our minds by the size its height its antiquity and its durability Blair DURABLE Durable a Etym L durabilis fr durare to last cf F durable See Dure Defn Able to endure or continue in a particular condition lasting not perishable or changeable not wearing out or decaying soon enduring as durable cloth durable happiness Riches and honor are with me yea durable riches and righteousness Prov viii 18 An interest which from its object and grounds must be so durable De Quincey Syn Lasting permanent enduring firm stable continuing constant persistent See Lasting DURABLENESS Durableness n Defn Power of lasting enduring or resisting durability The durableness of the metal that supports it Addison DURABLY Durably adv Defn In a lasting manner with long continuance DURAL Dural a Anat Defn Pertaining to the dura or dura mater DURA MATER Dura mater Etym L lit hard mother The membrane was called mater or mother because it was formerly thought to give rise to every membrane of the body Anat Defn The tough fibrous membrane which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column and surrounds the brain and spinal cord frequently abbreviated to dura DURAMEN Duramen n Etym L hardness a hardened i e ligneous vine branch fr durare to harden See Dure Bot Defn The heartwood of an exogenous tree DURANCE Durance n Etym OF durance duration fr L durans antis p pr durare to endure last See Dure and cf Durant 1 Continuance duration See Endurance Archaic Of how short durance was this newmade state Dryden 2 Imprisonment restraint of the person custody by a jailer duress Shak Durance vile Burns In durance exile Bedlam or the mint Pope 3 a A stout cloth stuff formerly made in imitation of buff leather and used for garments a sort of tammy or everlasting Where didst thou buy this buff let me not live but I will give thee a good suit of durance J Webster b In modern manufacture a worsted of one color used for window blinds and similar purposes DURANCY Durancy n Defn Duration Obs Dr H More DURANT Durant n Etym F durant p pr of durer to last Cf Durance Defn See Durance 3 DURANTE Durante prep Etym L abl case of the p pr of durare to last Law Defn During as durante vita during life durante bene placito during pleasure DURATION Duration n Etym OF duration See Dure Defn The state or quality of lasting continuance in time the portion of time during which anything exists It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should be limited Macaulay Soon shall have passed our own human duration D Webster DURATIVE Durative a Defn Continuing not completed implying duration Its durative tense which expresses the thought of it as going on J Byrne DURBAR Durbar n Etym Hind darbar fr Per dar house court hall of audience dar door gate bar court assembly Defn An audience hall the court of a native prince a state levee a formal reception of native princes given by the governor general of India India Written also darbar DURE Dure a Etym L durus akin to Ir Gael dur stubborn W dir certain sure cf Gr Defn Hard harsh severe rough toilsome R The winter is severe and life is dure and rude W H Russell DURE Dure v i Etym F durer L durare to harden be hardened to endure last fr durus hard See Dure a Defn To last to continue to endure Obs Sir W Raleigh Yet hath he not root in himself but dureth for a while Matt xiii 21 DUREFUL Dureful a Defn Lasting Obs Spenser DURELESS Dureless a Defn Not lasting Obs Sir W Raleigh DURENE Durene n Etym L durus hard so called because solid at ordinary temperatures Chem Defn A colorless crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon C6H2CH34 off artificial production with an odor like camphor DURESS Duress n Etym OF duresse du hardship severity L duritia durities fr durus hard See Dure 1 Hardship constraint pressure imprisonment restraint of liberty The agreements made with the landlords during the time of slavery are only the effect of duress and force Burke 2 Law Defn The state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is influenced whether by the unlawful restrain of his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence to incur a civil liability or to commit an offense DURESS Duress v t Defn To subject to duress The party duressed Bacon DURESSOR Duressor n Law Defn One who subjects another to duress Bacon DURGA Durga n Myth Defn Same as Doorga DURHAM Durham n Defn One or a breed of shorthorned cattle originating in the county of Durham England The Durham cattle are noted for their beefproducing quality DURIAN DURION Durian or Durion n Bot Defn The fruit of the durio It is oval or globular and eight or ten inches long It has a hard prickly rind containing a soft creamcolored pulp of a most delicious flavor and a very offensive odor The seeds are roasted and eaten like chestnuts DURING During prep Etym Orig p pr of dure Defn In the time of as long as the action or existence of as during life during the space of a year DURIO Durio n Etym NL fr Malay d thorn Bot Defn A fruit tree D zibethinus the only species known of the Indian Archipelago It bears the durian DURITY Durity n Etym L duritas fr durus hard Obs 1 Hardness firmness Sir T Browne 2 Harshness cruelty Cockeram DUROMETER Durometer n Etym L durus hard meter Defn An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness especially an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like DUROUS Durous a Etym L durus Defn Hard Obs R DURRA Durra n Etym Ar dhorra Bot Defn A kind of millet cultivated throughout Asia and introduced into the south of Europe a variety of Sorghum vulgare called also Indian millet and Guinea corn Written also dhoorra dhurra doura etc DURST Durst imp Defn of Dare See Dare v i DURUKULI Durukuli n Zoöl Defn A small nocturnal South American monkey Nyctipthecus trivirgatus Written also douroucouli DURYLIC Durylic a Chem Defn Pertaining to allied to or derived from durene as durylic acid DUSE Duse n Defn A demon or spirit See Deuce DUSK Dusk a Etym OE dusc dosc deosc cf dial Sw duska to drizzle dusk a slight shower Defn Tending to darkness or blackness moderately dark or black dusky A pathless desert dusk with horrid shades Milton DUSK Dusk n 1 Imperfect obscurity a middle degree between light and darkness twilight as the dusk of the evening 2 A darkish color Whose duck set off the whiteness of the skin Dryden DUSK Dusk v t Defn To make dusk Archaic After the sun is up that shadow which dusketh the light of the moon must needs be under the earth Holland DUSK Dusk v i Defn To grow dusk R Chaucer DUSKEN Dusken v t Defn To make dusk or obscure R Not utterly defaced but only duskened Nicolls DUSKILY Duskily adv Defn In a dusky manner Byron DUSKINESS Duskiness n Defn The state of being dusky DUSKISH Duskish a Defn Somewhat dusky Duskish smoke Spenser Duskishly adv Duskishness n DUSKNESS Duskness n Defn Duskiness R Sir T Elyot DUSKY Dusky a 1 Partially dark or obscure not luminous dusk as a dusky valley Through dusky lane and wrangling mart Keble 2 Tending to blackness in color partially black darkcolored not bright as a dusky brown Bacon When Jove in dusky clouds involves the sky Dryden The figure of that first ancestor invested by family tradition with a dim and dusky grandeur Hawthorne 3 Gloomy sad melancholy This dusky scene of horror this melancholy prospect Bentley 4 Intellectually clouded Though dusky wits dare scorn astrology Sir P Sidney DUST Dust n Etym AS dust cf LG dust D duist meal dust OD doest donst and G dunst vapor OHG tunist dunist a blowing wind Icel dust dust Dan dyst mill dust perh akin to L fumus smoke E fume 1 Fine dry particles of earth or other matter so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind that which is crumbled too minute portions fine powder as clouds of dust bone dust Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return Gen iii 19 Stop for thy tread is on an empires dust Byron 2 A single particle of earth or other matter R To touch a dust of Englands ground Shak 3 The earth as the resting place of the dead For now shall sleep in the dust Job vii 21 4 The earthy remains of bodies once alive the remains of the human body And you may carve a shrine about my dust Tennyson 5 Figuratively a worthless thing And by the merit of vile gold dross dust Shak 6 Figuratively a low or mean condition God raiseth up the poor out of the dust 1 Sam ii 8 7 Gold dust hence Slang Defn Coined money cash Down with the dust deposit the cash pay down the money Slang My lord quoth the king presently deposit your hundred pounds in gold or else no going hence all the days of your life The Abbot down with his dust and glad he escaped so returned to Reading Fuller Dust brand Bot a fungous plant Ustilago Carbo called also smut Gold dust fine particles of gold such as are obtained in placer mining often used as money being transferred by weight In dust and ashes See under Ashes To bite the dust See under Bite v t To raise or kick up dust to make a commotion Colloq To throw dust in ones eyes to mislead to deceive Colloq DUST Dust v t imp p p Dusted p pr vb n Dusting 1 To free from dust to brush wipe or sweep away dust from as to dust a table or a floor 2 To sprinkle with dust 3 To reduce to a fine powder to levigate Sprat To dyst ones jacket to give one a flogging Slang DUSTBRUSH Dustbrush n Defn A brush of feathers bristles or hair for removing dust from furniture DUSTER Duster n 1 One who or that which dusts a utensil that frees from dust Specifically a Paper Making A revolving wirecloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags etc b Milling Defn A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran 2 A light overgarment worn in traveling to protect the clothing from dust US DUSTINESS Dustiness n Defn The state of being dusty DUSTLESS Dustless a Defn Without dust as a dustless path DUSTMAN Dustman p pl Dustmen Defn One whose employment is to remove dirt and defuse Gay DUSTPAN Dustpan n Defn A shovellike utensil for conveying away dust brushed from the floor DUSTPOINT Dustpoint n Defn An old rural game With any boy at dustpoint they shall play Peacham 1620 DUSTY Dusty a Compar Dustier superl Dustiest Etym AS dystig See Dust 1 Filled covered or sprinkled with dust clouded with dust as a dusty table also reducing to dust And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death Shak 2 Like dust of the color of dust as a dusty white Dusty miller Bot a plant Cineraria maritima so called because of the ashywhite coating of its leaves DUTCH Dutch a Etym D duitsch German or G deutsch orig popular national OD dietsc MHG diutsch tiutsch OHG diutisk fr diot diota a people a nation akin to AS peód OS thiod thioda Goth piuda cf Lith tauta land OIr tuath people Oscan touto The English have applied the name especially to the Germanic people living nearest them the Hollanders Cf Derrick Teutonic Defn Pertaining to Holland or to its inhabitants Dutch auction See under Auction Dutch cheese a small pound hard cheese made from skim milk Dutch clinker a kind of brick made in Holland It is yellowish very hard and long and narrow in shape Dutch clover Bot common white clover Trifolium repens the seed of which was largely imported into England from Holland Dutch concert a socalled concert in which all the singers sing at the same time different songs Slang Dutch courage the courage of partial intoxication Slang Marryat Dutch door a door divided into two parts horizontally so arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened while the upper part remains open Dutch foil Dutch leaf or Dutch gold a kind of brass rich in copper rolled or beaten into thin sheets used in Holland to ornament toys and paper called also Dutch mineral Dutch metal brass foil and bronze leaf Dutch liquid Chem a thin colorless volatile liquid C2H4Cl2 of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or olefiant gas called also Dutch oil It is so called because discovered in 1795 by an association of four Hollandish chemists See Ethylene and Olefiant Dutch oven a tin screen for baking before an open fire or kitchen range also in the United States a shallow iron kettle for baking with a cover to hold burning coals Dutch pink chalk or whiting dyed yellow and used in distemper and for paper staining etc Weale Dutch rush Bot a species of horsetail rush or Equisetum E hyemale having a rough siliceous surface and used for scouring and polishing called also scouring rush and shave grass See Equisetum Dutch tile a glazed and painted ornamental tile formerly much exported and used in the jambs of chimneys and the like Note Dutch was formerly used for German Germany is slandered to have sent none to this war the Crusades at this first voyage and that other pilgrims passing through that country were mocked by the Dutch and called fools for their pains Fuller DUTCH Dutch n 1 pl Defn The people of Holland Dutchmen 2 The language spoken in Holland DUTCHMAN Dutchman n pl Dutchmen Defn A native or one of the people of Holland Dutchmans breeches Bot a perennial American herb Dicentra cucullaria with peculiar doublespurred flowers See Illust of Dicentra Dutchmans laudanum Bot a West Indian passion flower Passiflora Murucuja also its fruit Dutchmans pipe Bot an American twining shrub Aristolochia Sipho Its flowers have their calyx tubes curved like a tobacco pipe DUTEOUS Duteous a Etym From Duty 1 Fulfilling duty dutiful having the sentiments due to a superior or to one to whom respect or service is owed obedient as a duteous son or daughter 2 Subservient obsequious Duteous to the vices of thy mistress Shak Duteously adv Duteousness n DUTIABLE Dutiable a Etym From Duty Defn Subject to the payment of a duty as dutiable goods US All kinds of dutiable merchandise Hawthorne DUTIED Dutied a Defn Subjected to a duty Ames DUTIFUL Dutiful a 1 Performing or ready to perform the duties required by one who has the right to claim submission obedience or deference submissive to natural or legal superiors obedient as to parents or superiors as a dutiful son or daughter a dutiful ward or servant a dutiful subject 2 Controlled by proceeding from a sense of duty respectful deferential as dutiful affection Syn Duteous obedient reverent reverential submissive docile respectful compliant Dutifully adv Dutifulness n DUTY Duty n pl Duties Etym From Due 1 That which is due payment Obs as signifying a material thing When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware thou receivest thy duty Tyndale 2 That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do or refrain from doing that which one ought to do service morally obligatory Forgetting his duty toward God his sovereign lord and his country Hallam 3 Hence any assigned service or business as the duties of a policeman or a soldier to be on duty With records sweet of duties done Keble To employ him on the hardest and most imperative duty Hallam Duty is a graver term than obligation A duty hardly exists to do trivial things but there may be an obligation to do them C J Smith 4 Specifically obedience or submission due to parents and superiors Shak 5 Respect reverence regard act of respect homage My duty to you Shak 6 Engin Defn The efficiency of an engine especially a steam pumping engine as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel usually the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal 94 lbs old standard or by 1 cwt 112 lbs England or 100 lbs United States 7 Com Defn Tax toll impost or customs excise any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation exportation or consumption of goods Note An impost on land or other real estate and on the stock of farmers is not called a duty but a direct tax US Ad valorem duty a duty which is graded according to the cost or market value of the article taxed See Ad valorem Specific duty a duty of a specific sum assessed on an article without reference to its value or market On duty actually engaged in the performance of ones assigned task DUUMVIR Duumvir n pl E Duumvirs L Duumviri Etym L fr duo two vir man Rom Antiq Defn One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same public functions DUUMVIRAL Duumviral a Etym L duumviralis Defn Of or belonging to the duumviri or the duumvirate DUUMVIRATE Duumvirate n Etym L duumviratus fr duumvir Defn The union of two men in the same office or the office dignity or government of two men thus associated as in ancient Rome DUX Dux n Etym L leader Mus Defn The scholastic name for the theme or subject of a fugue the answer being called the comes or companion DUYKERBOK Duykerbok n Etym D duiker diver bok a buck lit diver buck So named from its habit of diving suddenly into the bush Zoöl Defn A small South African antelope Cephalous mergens called also impoon and deloo DUYOUNG Duyoung n Zoöl Defn See Dugong D VALVE D valve Mech Defn A kind of slide valve See Slide valve under Slide DVERGR Dvergr n pl Dvergar Etym See Dwarf Scand Myth Defn A dwarf supposed to dwell in rocks and hills and to be skillful in working metals DWALE Dwale n Etym OE dwale dwole deception deadly nightshade AS dwala dwola error doubt akin to E dull See Dull a 1 Bot Defn The deadly nightshade Atropa Belladonna having stupefying qualities 2 Her Defn The tincture sable or black when blazoned according to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted for the tinctures 3 A sleeping potion an opiate Chaucer DWANG Dwang n Etym Cf D dwingen to force compel 1 Carp Defn A piece of wood set between two studs posts etc to stiffen and support them 2 Mech a A kind of crowbar b A large wrench Knight DWARF Dwarf n pl Dwarfs Etym OE dwergh dwerf dwarf AS dweorg dweorh akin to D dwerg MHG twerc G zwerg Icel dvergr Sw Dan dverg of unknown origin Defn An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind especially a diminutive human being Note During the Middle Ages dwarfs as well as fools shared the favor of courts and the nobility Note Dwarf is used adjectively in reference to anything much below the usual or normal size as dwarf tree dwarf honeysuckle Dwarf elder Bot danewort Dwarf wall Arch a low wall not as high as the story of a building often used as a garden wall or fence Gwilt DWARF Dwarf v t imp p p Dwarfed p pr vb n Dwarfing Defn To hinder from growing to the natural size to make or keep small to stunt Addison Even the most common moral ideas and affections would be stunted and dwarfed if cut off from a spiritual background J C Shairp DWARF Dwarf v i Defn To become small to diminish in size Strange power of the world that the moment we enter it our great conceptions dwarf Beaconsfield DWARFISH Dwarfish a Defn Like a dwarf below the common stature or size very small petty as a dwarfish animal shrub Dwarfishly adv Dwarfishness n DWARFLING Dwarfling n Defn A diminutive dwarf DWARFY Dwarfy a Defn Much undersized R Waterhouse DWAUL DWAULE Dwaul Dwaule v i Etym See Dull Dwell Defn To be delirious Obs Junius DWELL Dwell v i imp p p Dwelled usually contracted into Dwelt p pr vb n Dwelling Etym OE dwellen dwelien to err linger AS dwellan to deceive hinder delay dwelian to err akin to Icel dvelja to delay tarry Sw dväljas to dwell Dan dvæle to linger and to E dull See Dull and cf Dwale 1 To delay to linger Obs 2 To abide to remain to continue I ll rather dwell in my necessity Shak Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart Wordsworth 3 To abide as a permanent resident or for a time to live in a place to reside The parish in which I was born dwell and have possessions Peacham The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides C J Smith To dwell in to abide in a place hence to depend on My hopes in heaven to dwell Shak To dwell on or upon to continue long on or in to remain absorbed with to stick to to make much of as to dwell upon a subject a singer dwells on a note They stand at a distance dwelling on his looks and language fixed in amazement Buckminster Syn To inhabit live abide sojourn reside continue stay rest DWELL Dwell v t Defn To inhabit R Milton DWELLER Dweller n Defn An inhabitant a resident as a cave dweller Dwellers at Jerusalem Acts i 19 DWELLING Dwelling n Defn Habitation place or house in which a person lives abode domicile Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons Jer xlix 33 God will deign To visit oft the dwellings of just men Milton Philips dwelling fronted on the street Tennyson Dwelling house a house intended to be occupied as a residence in distinction from a store office or other building Dwelling place place of residence DWELT Dwelt imp p p Defn of Dwell DWINDLE Dwindle v i imp p p Dwindled p pr vb n Dwindling Etym From OE dwinen to languish waste away AS dwinan akin to LG dwinen D dwijnen to vanish Icel dvina to cease dwindle Sw tvina of uncertain origin The suffix le preceded by d excrescent after n is added to the root with a diminutive force Defn To diminish to become less to shrink to waste or consume away to become degenerate to fall away Weary sennights nine times nine Shall he dwindle peak and pine Shak Religious societies though begun with excellent intentions are said to have dwindled into factious clubs Swift DWINDLE Dwindle v t 1 To make less to bring low Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught Thomson 2 To break to disperse R Clarendon DWINDLE Dwindle n Defn The process of dwindling dwindlement decline degeneracy R Johnson DWINDLEMENT Dwindlement n Defn The act or process of dwindling a dwindling R Mrs Oliphant DWINE Dwine v i Etym See Dwindle Defn To waste away to pine to languish Obs or Prov Eng Gower DYAD Dyad n Etym L dyas dyadis the number two Gr dyade See two and cf Duad 1 Two units treated as one a couple a pair 2 Chem Defn An element atom or radical having a valence or combining power of two DYAD Dyad a Chem Defn Having a valence or combining power of two capable of being substituted for combined with or replaced by two atoms of hydrogen as oxygen and calcium are dyad elements See Valence DYADIC Dyadic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to the number two of two parts or elements Dyadic arithmetic the same as binary arithmetic DYAKS Dyaks n pl Defn sing Dyak Ethnol The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo They are partially civilized but retain many barbarous practices DYAS Dyas n Etym L dyas the number two Geol Defn A name applied in Germany to the Permian formation there consisting of two principal groups DYE Dye v t imp p p Dyed p pr vb n Dyeing Etym OE deyan dyen AS deágian Defn To stain to color to give a new and permanent color to as by the application of dyestuffs Cloth to be dyed of divers colors Trench The soul is dyed by its thoughts Lubbock To dye in the grain To dye in the wool Fig to dye firmly to imbue thoroughly He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed in the wool Hawthorne Syn See Stain DYE Dye n 1 Color produced by dyeing 2 Material used for dyeing a dyestuff DYE Dye n Defn Same as Die a lot Spenser DYEHOUSE Dyehouse n Defn A building in which dyeing is carried on DYEING Dyeing n Defn The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and uniformly in the fibers of wool cotton etc DYER Dyer n Defn One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like Dyers broom Dyers rocket Dyers weed See Dyers broom under Broom DYESTUFF Dyestuff n Defn A material used for dyeing DYEWOOD Dyewood n Defn Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing DYING Dying a 1 In the act of dying destined to death mortal perishable as dying bodies 2 Of or pertaining to dying or death as dying bed dying day dying words also simulating a dying state DYING Dying n Defn The act of expiring passage from life to death loss of life DYINGLY Dyingly adv Defn In a dying manner as if at the point of death Beau Fl DYINGNESS Dyingness n Defn The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state extreme languor languishment R Tenderness becomes me best a sort of dyingness you see that picture Foible a swimmingness in the eyes yes Ill look so Congreve DYKE Dyke n Defn See Dike The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning DYNACTINOMETER Dynactinometer n Etym Gr actinometer Defn An instrument for measuring the intensity of the photogenic lightproducing rays and computing the power of object glasses DYNAM Dynam n Etym Cf F dyname See Dynamic Defn A unit of measure for dynamical effect or work a foot pound See Foot pound Whewell DYNAMETER Dynameter n Etym Gr meter cf F dynamètre Cf Dynamometer 1 A dynamometer 2 Opt Defn An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes consisting usually of a doubleimage micrometer applied to the eye end of a telescope for measuring accurately the diameter of the image of the object glass there formed which measurement compared with the actual diameter of the glass gives the magnifying power DYNAMETRICAL Dynametrical a Defn Pertaining to a dynameter DYNAMIC DYNAMICAL Dynamic Dynamical a Etym Gr durus hard E dure cf F dynamique 1 Of or pertaining to dynamics belonging to energy or power characterized by energy or production of force Science as well as history has its past to show a past indeed much larger but its immensity is dynamic not divine J Martineau The vowel is produced by phonetic not by dynamic causes J Peile 2 Relating to physical forces effects or laws as dynamical geology As natural science has become more dynamic so has history Prof Shedd Dynamical electricity See under Electricity DYNAMICALLY Dynamically adv Defn In accordance with the principles of dynamics or moving forces J Peile DYNAMICS Dynamics n 1 That branch of mechanics which treats of the motion of bodies kinematics and the action of forces in producing or changing their motion kinetics Dynamics is held by some recent writers to include statics and not kinematics 2 The moving moral as well as physical forces of any kind or the laws which relate to them 3 Mus Defn That department of musical science which relates to or treats of the power of tones DYNAMISM Dynamism n Etym Cf F dynamisme See Dynamics Defn The doctrine of Leibnitz that all substance involves force DYNAMIST Dynamist n Defn One who accounts for material phenomena by a theory of dynamics Those who would resolve matter into centers of force may be said to constitute the school of dynamists Ward Dyn Sociol DYNAMITARD Dynamitard n Defn A political dynamiter Note A form found in some newspapers DYNAMITE Dynamite n Etym Gr Dynamic Chem Defn An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert porous solid as infusorial earth sawdust etc It is safer than nitroglycerin being less liable to explosion from moderate shocks or from spontaneous decomposition DYNAMITER Dynamiter n Defn One who uses dynamite esp one who uses it for the destruction of life and property DYNAMITING Dynamiting n Defn Destroying by dynamite for political ends Dynamiting is not the American way The Century DYNAMITISM Dynamitism n Defn The work of dynamiters DYNAMIZATION Dynamization Etym Gr Dynamic Homeop Defn The act of setting free the dynamic powers of a medicine as by shaking the bottle containing it DYNAMO Dynamo n Defn A dynamoelectric machine DYNAMOELECTRIC Dynamoelectric a Etym Gr electric See Dynamic Defn Pertaining to the development of electricity especially electrical currents by power producing electricity or electrical currents by mechanical power DYNAMOGRAPH Dynamograph n Etym Gr graph See Dynamic Physiol Defn A dynamometer to which is attached a device for automatically registering muscular power DYNAMOMETER Dynamometer n Etym Cf F dynamomètre See Dynameter Defn An apparatus for measuring force or power especially muscular effort of men or animals or the power developed by a motor or that required to operate machinery Note It usually embodies a spring to be compressed or weight to be sustained by the force applied combined with an index or automatic recorder to show the work performed DYNAMOMETRIC DYNAMOMETRICAL Dynamometric Dynamometrical a Defn Relating to a dynamometer or to the measurement of force doing work as dynamometrical instruments DYNAMOMETRY Dynamometry n Defn The art or process of measuring forces doing work DYNAST Dynast n Etym L dynastes Gr dynaste See Dynamic 1 A ruler a governor a prince 2 A dynasty a government Obs DYNASTA Dynasta n Etym NL See Dynast Defn A tyrant Obs Milton DYNASTIC Dynastic a Etym Gr dunastique Defn Of or relating to a dynasty or line of kings Motley DYNASTICAL Dynastical a Defn Dynastic DYNASTIDAN Dynastidan n Etym Gr Dynast The name alludes to the immense size of some species Zoöl Defn One of a group of gigantic horned beetles including Dynastus Neptunus and the Hercules beetle D Hercules of tropical America which grow to be six inches in length DYNASTY Dynasty n pl Dynasties Etym Gr dynastie dynasty See Dynast 1 Sovereignty lordship dominion Johnson 2 A race or succession of kings of the same line or family the continued lordship of a race of rulers DYNE Dyne n Etym Formed fr Gr Dynamic Physics Defn The unit of force in the C G S Centimeter Gram Second system of physical units that is the force which acting on a gram for a second generates a velocity of a centimeter per second DYS Dys Defn An inseparable prefix fr the Greek ill bad hard difficult and the like cf the prefixes Skr dus Goth tuz OHG zur G zer AS to Icel tor Ir do DYSAESTHESIA Dysæsthesia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Impairment of any of the senses esp of touch DYSCRASIA Dyscrasia n Etym NL dyscrasia fr Gr dycrasie Med Defn An ill habit or state of the constitution formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors DYSCRASITE Dyscrasite n Etym Gr Min Defn A mineral consisting of antimony and silver DYSCRASY Dyscrasy n pl Discrasies Defn Dycrasia Sin is a cause of dycrasies and distempers Jer Taylor DYSENTERIC DYSENTERICAL Dysenteric Dysenterical a Etym L dysentericus Gr dysentérigue Defn Of or pertaining to dysentery having dysentery as a dysenteric patient Dysenteric symptoms Copland DYSENTERY Dysentery n Etym L dysenteria Gr in cf F dysenterie See Dys and In Med Defn A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum and characterized by griping pains constant desire to evacuate the bowels and the discharge of mucus and blood Note When acute dysentery is usually accompanied with high fevers It occurs epidemically and is believed to be communicable through the medium of the alvine discharges DYSGENESIC Dysgenesic a Defn Not procreating or breeding freely as one race may be dysgenesic with respect to another Darwin DYSGENESIS Dysgenesis n Etym Pref dys genesis Biol Defn A condition of not generating or breeding freely infertility a form homogenesis in which the hybrids are sterile among themselves but are fertile with members of either parent race DYSLOGISTIC Dyslogistic a Etym Gr Defn Unfavorable not commendatory opposed to eulogistic There is no course of conduct for which dyslogistic or eulogistic epithets may be found J F Stephen The paternity of dyslogistic no bantling but now almost a centenarian is adjudged to that genius of common sense Jeremy Bentham Fitzed Hall DYSLUITE Dysluite n Etym Gr Min Defn A variety of the zinc spinel or gahnite DYSLYSIN Dyslysin n Etym Gr Physiol Chem Defn A resinous substance formed in the decomposition of cholic acid of bile so called because it is difficult to solve DYSMENORRHEA Dysmenorrhea n Etym Gr Med Defn Difficult and painful menstruation DYSNOMY Dysnomy n Etym Gr Defn Bad legislation the enactment of bad laws Cockeram DYSODILE Dysodile n Etym Gr Min Defn An impure earthy or coaly bitumen which emits a highly fetid odor when burning DYSPEPSIA DYSPEPSY Dyspepsia DyspepsyEtym L dyspepsia Gr cook cf F dyspepsie See Dys and 3d Cook Med Defn A kind of indigestion a state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed without the presence of other diseases or if others are present they are of minor importance Its symptoms are loss of appetite nausea heartburn acrid or fetid eructations a sense of weight or fullness in the stomach etc Dunglison DYSPEPTIC DYSPEPTICAL Dyspeptic Dyspeptical a Defn Pertaining to dyspepsia having dyspepsia as a dyspeptic or dyspeptical symptom DYSPEPTIC Dyspeptic n Defn A person afflicted with dyspepsia DYSPEPTONE Dyspeptone n Etym Pref dys peptone Physiol Chem Defn An insoluble albuminous body formed from casein and other proteid substances by the action of gastric juice Meissner DYSPHAGIA DYSPHAGY Dysphagia Dysphagy n Etym NL dysphagia fr Gr Med Defn Difficulty in swallowing DYSPHONIA DYSPHONY Dysphonia Dysphony n Etym NL dysphonia Gr dysphonie Med Defn A difficulty in producing vocal sounds enfeebled or depraved voice DYSPHORIA Dysphoria n Etym NL fr Gr dysphorie Med Defn Impatience under affliction morbid restlessness dissatisfaction the fidgets DYSPNEA DYSPNOEA Dyspnea n Etym L fr Gr dyspnée Med Defn Difficulty of breathing DYSPNOIC Dyspnoic a Med Defn Affected with shortness of breath relating to dyspn DYSPROSIUM Dysprosium n NL fr Gr dysprositos hard to get at Chem Defn An element of the rare earthgroup Symbol Dy at wt 1625 DYSTELEOLOGY Dysteleology n Etym Pref dys teleology Biol Defn The doctrine of purposelessness a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs in view of their being useless to the life of the organism To the doctrine of dysteleology or the denial of final causes a proof of the real existence of such a thing as instinct must necessarily be fatal Word Dynamic Sociology DYSTOCIA Dystocia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Difficult delivery pr parturition DYSTOME Dystome a Etym Gr Min Defn Cleaving with difficulty Note Datolite was called dystome spar by Mohs DYSURIA DYSURY Dysuria Dysury n Etym L dysuria Gr dysurie Med Defn Difficult or painful discharge of urine DYSURIC Dysuric a Etym Gr dysurique Defn Pertaining to or afflicted with dysury DZEREN DZERON Dzeren Dzeron n Zoöl Defn The Chinese yellow antelope Procapra gutturosa a remarkably swiftfooted animal inhabiting the deserts of Central Asia Thibet and China DZIGGETAI Dziggetai n Zoöl Defn The kiang a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet Asinus hemionus Note The name is sometimes applied also to the koulan or onager See Koulan E 1 The fifth letter of the English alphabet Note It derives its form name and value from the Latin the form and value being further derived from the Greek into which it came from the Phoenician and ultimately probably from the Egyptian Its etymological relations are closest with the vowels i a and o as illustrated by to fall to fell man pl men drink drank drench dint dent doom deem goose pl geese beef OF boef L bos and E cheer OF chiere LL cara Note The letter e has in English several vowel sounds the two principal being its long or name sound as in eve me and the short as in end best Usually at the end of words it is silent but serves to indicate that the preceding vowel has its long sound where otherwise it would be short as in mane as in cane m which without the final e would be pronounced m c m After c and g the final e indicates that these letters are to be pronounced as s and j respectively as in lace rage See Guide to Pronunciation §§ 7497 2 Mus Defn E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale E E flat is a tone which is intermediate between D and E E E Defn A Latin prefix meaning out out of from also without See Ex EACH Each a or a pron Etym OE eche ælc elk ilk AS ælc a always gelic like akin to OD ieg OHG MHG iegelich Aye Like and cf Either Every Ilk 1 Every one of the two or more individuals composing a number of objects considered separately from the rest It is used either with or without a following noun as each of you or each one of you Each of the combatants Fielding Note To each corresponds other Let each esteem other better than himself Each other used elliptically for each the other It is our duty to assist each other that is it is our duty each to assist the other each being in the nominative and other in the objective case It is a bad thing that men should hate each other but it is far worse that they should contract the habit of cutting one anothers throats without hatred Macaulay Let each His adamantine coat gird well Milton In each cheek appears a pretty dimple Shak Then draw we nearer day by day Each to his brethren all to God Keble The oak and the elm have each a distinct character Gilpin 2 Every sometimes used interchangeably with every Shak I know each lane and every alley green Milton In short each mans happiness depends upon himself Sterne Note This use of each for every though common in Scotland and in America is now unEnglish Fitzed Hall Syn See Every EACHWHERE Eachwhere adv Defn Everywhere Obs The sky eachwhere did show full bright and fair Spenser EADISH Eadish n Defn See Eddish EAGER Eager a Etym OE egre sharp sour eager OF agre aigre F aigre fr L acer sharp sour spirited zealous akin to Gr a point fr a root signifying to be sharp Cf Acrid Edge 1 Sharp sour acid Obs Like eager droppings into milk Shak 2 Sharp keen bitter severe Obs A nipping and an eager air Eager words Shak 3 Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object ardent to pursue perform or obtain keenly desirous hotly longing earnest zealous impetuous vehement as the hounds were eager in the chase And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes Shak How eagerly ye follow my disgraces Shak When to her eager lips is brought Her infants thrilling kiss Keble A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys Hawthorne Conceit and grief an eager combat fight Shak 4 Brittle inflexible not ductile Obs Gold will be sometimes so eager as artists call it that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself Locke Syn Earnest ardent vehement hot impetuous fervent intense impassioned zealous forward See Earnest Eager Earnest Eager marks an excited state of desire or passion thus a child is eager for a plaything a hungry man is eager for food a covetous man is eager for gain Eagerness is liable to frequent abuses and is good or bad as the case may be It relates to what is praiseworthy or the contrary Earnest denotes a permanent state of mind feeling or sentiment It is always taken in a good sense as a preacher is earnest in his appeals to the conscience an agent is earnest in his solicitations EAGER Eager n Defn Same as Eagre EAGERLY Eagerly adv Defn In an eager manner EAGERNESS Eagerness n 1 The state or quality of being eager ardent desire The eagerness of love Addison 2 Tartness sourness Obs Syn Ardor vehemence earnestness impetuosity heartiness fervor fervency avidity zeal craving heat passion greediness EAGLE Eagle n Etym OE egle F aigle fr L aquila prob named from its color fr aquilus darkcolored brown cf Lith aklas blind Cf Aquiline 1 Zoöl Defn Any large rapacious bird of the Falcon family esp of the genera Aquila and Haliæetus The eagle is remarkable for strength size graceful figure keenness of vision and extraordinary flight The most noted species are the golden eagle Aquila chrysaëtus the imperial eagle of Europe A mogilnik or imperialis the American bald eagle Haliæetus leucocephalus the European sea eagle H albicilla and the great harpy eagle Thrasaetus harpyia The figure of the eagle as the king of birds is commonly used as an heraldic emblem and also for standards and emblematic devices See Bald eagle Harpy and Golden eagle 2 A gold coin of the United States of the value of ten dollars 3 Astron Defn A northern constellation containing Altair a star of the first magnitude See Aquila 4 The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans or so used upon the seal or standard of any people Though the Roman eagle shadow thee Tennyson Note Some modern nations as the United States and France under the Bonapartes have adopted the eagle as their national emblem Russia Austria and Prussia have for an emblem a doubleheaded eagle Bald eagle See Bald eagle Bold eagle See under Bold Double eagle a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars Eagle hawk Zoöl a large crested South American hawk of the genus Morphnus Eagle owl Zoöl any large owl of the genus Bubo and allied genera as the American great horned owl Bubo Virginianus and the allied European species B maximus See Horned owl Eagle ray Zoöl any large species of ray of the genus Myliobatis esp M aquila Eagle vulture Zoöl a large West African bid Gypohierax Angolensis intermediate in several respects between the eagles and vultures EAGLEEYED Eagleeyed a Defn Sharpsighted as an eagle Inwardly eagleeyed Howell EAGLESIGHTED Eaglesighted a Defn Farsighted and strongsighted sharpsighted Shak EAGLESS Eagless n Etym Cf OF aiglesse Zoöl Defn A female or hen eagle R Sherwood EAGLESTONE Eaglestone n Min Defn A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone of the size of a walnut or larger so called by the ancients who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs aëtites EAGLET Eaglet n Etym Cf OF aiglet Zoöl Defn A young eagle or a diminutive eagle EAGLEWINGED Eaglewinged a Defn Having the wings of an eagle swift or soaring high like an eagle Shak EAGLEWOOD Eaglewood n Etym From Skr aguru through Pg aguila cf F bois daigle Defn A kind of fragrant wood See Agallochum EAGRASS Eagrass n Defn See Eddish Obs EAGRE Eagre n Etym AS eágor in comp water sea eágorstreám water stream sea Defn A wave or two or three successive waves of great height and violence at flood tide moving up an estuary or river commonly called the bore See Bore EALDERMAN EALDORMAN Ealderman Ealdorman n Defn An alderman Obs EALE Eale n Etym See Ale Defn Ale Obs Shak EAME Eame n Etym AS eám akin to D oom G ohm oheim cf L avunculus Defn Uncle Obs Spenser EAN Ean v t i Etym AS eánian See Yean Defn To bring forth as young to yean In eaning time Shak EANLING Eanling n Etym See Ean Yeanling Defn A lamb just brought forth a yeanling Shak EAR Ear n Etym AS eáre akin to OFries áre ár OS D oor OHG G ohr Icel eyra Sw öra Dan öre Goth auso L auris Lith ausis Russ ukho Gr audire to hear Gr av to favor protect Cf Auricle Orillon 1 The organ of hearing the external ear Note In man and the higher vertebrates the organ of hearing is very complicated and is divisible into three parts the external ear which includes the pinna or auricle and meatus or external opening the middle ear drum or tympanum and the internal ear or labyrinth The middle ear is a cavity connected by the Eustachian tube with the pharynx separated from the opening of the external ear by the tympanic membrane and containing a chain of three small bones or ossicles named malleus incus and stapes which connect this membrane with the internal ear The essential part of the internal ear where the fibers of the auditory nerve terminate is the membranous labyrinth a complicated system of sacs and tubes filled with a fluid the endolymph and lodged in a cavity called the bony labyrinth in the periotic bone The membranous labyrinth does not completely fill the bony labyrinth but is partially suspended in it in a fluid the perilymph The bony labyrinth consists of a central cavity the vestibule into which three semicircular canals and the canal of the cochlea spirally coiled in mammals open The vestibular portion of the membranous labyrinth consists of two sacs the utriculus and sacculus connected by a narrow tube into the former of which three membranous semicircular canals open while the latter is connected with a membranous tube in the cochlea containing the organ of Corti By the help of the external ear the sonorous vibrations of the air are concentrated upon the tympanic membrane and set it vibrating the chain of bones in the middle ear transmits these vibrations to the internal ear where they cause certain delicate structures in the organ of Corti and other parts of the membranous labyrinth to stimulate the fibers of the auditory nerve to transmit sonorous impulses to the brain 2 The sense of hearing the perception of sounds the power of discriminating between different tones as a nice ear for music in the singular only Songs not all ungrateful to thine ear Tennyson 3 That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal any prominence or projection on an object usually one for support or attachment a lug a handle as the ears of a tub a skillet or dish The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow See Illust of Bell 4 Arch a Same as Acroterium a b Same as Crossette 5 Privilege of being kindly heard favor attention Dionysius would give no ear to his suit Bacon Friends Romans countrymen lend me your ears Shak About the ears in close proximity to near at hand By the ears in close contest as to set by the ears to fall together by the ears to be by the ears Button ear in dogs an ear which falls forward and completely hides the inside Ear finger the little finger Ear of Dionysius a kind of ear trumpet with a flexible tube named from the Sicilian tyrant who constructed a device to overhear the prisoners in his dungeons Ear sand Anat otoliths See Otolith Ear snail Zoöl any snail of the genus Auricula and allied genera Ear stones Anat otoliths See Otolith Ear trumpet an instrument to aid in hearing It consists of a tube broad at the outer end and narrowing to a slender extremity which enters the ear thus collecting and intensifying sounds so as to assist the hearing of a partially deaf person Ear vesicle Zoöl a simple auditory organ occurring in many worms mollusks etc It consists of a small sac containing a fluid and one or more solid concretions or otocysts Rose ear in dogs an ear which folds backward and shows part of the inside To give ear to to listen to to heed as advice or one advising Give ear unto my song Goldsmith To have ones ear to be listened to with favor Up to the ears deeply submerged almost overwhelmed as to be in trouble up to ones ears Colloq EAR Ear v t imp p p Eared p pr vb n Earing Defn To take in with the ears to hear Sportive I eared her language Two Noble Kinsmen EAR Ear n Etym AS ear akin to D aar OHG ahir G ähre Icel Sw Dan ax Goth ahs Cf Awn Edge Defn The spike or head of any cereal as wheat rye barley Indian corn etc containing the kernels First the blade then the ear after that the full corn in the ear Mark iv 28 EAR Ear v i Defn To put forth ears in growing to form ears as grain as this corn ears well EAR Ear v t Etym OE erien AS erian akin to OFries era OHG erran MHG eren ern Prov G aren ären Icel erja Goth arjan Lith arti OSlav orati L arare Gr Arable Defn To plow or till to cultivate To ear the land Shak EARABLE Earable a Defn Arable tillable Archaic EARACHE Earache n Defn Ache or pain in the ear EARAL Earal a Defn Receiving by the ear Obs Hewyt EARBORED Earbored a Defn Having the ear perforated EARCAP Earcap n Defn A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold EARCOCKLE Earcockle n Bot Defn A disease in wheat in which the blackened and contracted grain or ear is filled with minute worms EARDROP Eardrop n 1 A pendant for the ear an earring as a pair of eardrops 2 Bot Defn A species of primrose See Auricula EARDRUM Eardrum n Anat Defn The tympanum See Illust of Ear EARED Eared a 1 Having such or so many ears used in composition as long earedeared sharpeared fulleared teneared 2 Zoöl Defn Having external ears having tufts of feathers resembling ears Eared owl Zoöl an owl having earlike tufts of feathers as the longeared owl and shorteared owl Eared seal Zoöl any seal of the family Otariidæ including the fur seals and hair seals See Seal EARINESS Eariness n Etym Scotch ery or eiry affected with fear Defn Fear or timidity especially of something supernatural Written also eiryness The sense of eariness as twilight came on De Quincey EARING Earing n Naut a A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff also called head earing b A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard also called reef earing c A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions EARING Earing n Defn Coming into ear as corn EARING Earing n Defn A plowing of land Archaic Neither earing nor harvest Gen xlv 6 EARL Earl n Etym OE eorl erl AS eorl man noble akin to OS erl boy man Icel jarl nobleman count and possibly to Gr arshan man Cf Jarl Defn A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis and above a viscount The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count comte in France and graf in Germany Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess See Count EARL Earl n Zoöl Defn The needlefish Ireland EARLAP Earlap n Defn The lobe of the ear EARLDOM Earldom n Etym AS eorld eorl man noble d dom 1 The jurisdiction of an earl the territorial possessions of an earl 2 The status title or dignity of an earl He Pulteney shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom Chesterfield EARLDORMAN Earldorman n Defn Alderman Obs EARLDUCK Earlduck n Zoöl Defn The redbreasted merganser Merganser serrator EARLES PENNY Earles penny Etym Cf Arles 4th Earnest Defn Earnest money Same as Arles penny Obs EARLESS Earless a Defn Without ears hence deaf or unwilling to hear Pope EARLET Earlet n Etym Ear let Defn An earring Obs The Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets Judg viii 24 Douay version EARLINESS Earliness n Defn The state of being early or forward promptness EARL MARSHAL Earl marshal Defn An officer of state in England who marshals and orders all great ceremonials takes cognizance of matters relating to honor arms and pedigree and directs the proclamation of peace and war The court of chivalry was formerly under his jurisdiction and he is still the head of the heralds office or college of arms EARLOCK Earlock n Etym AS eárlocca Defn A lock or curl of hair near the ear a lovelock See Lovelock EARLY Early adv Etym OE erli erliche AS sooner lic like See Ere and Like Defn Soon in good season seasonably betimes as come early Those that me early shall find me Prov viii 17 You must wake and call me early Tennyson EARLY Early a Compar Earlier superl Earliest Etym OE earlich Early adv 1 In advance of the usual or appointed time in good season prior in time among or near the first opposed to Ant late as the early bird an early spring early fruit Early and provident fear is the mother of safety Burke The doorsteps and threshold with the early grass springing up about them Hawthorne 2 Coming in the first part of a period of time or among the first of successive acts events etc Seen in lifes early morning sky Keble The forms of its earlier manhood Longfellow The earliest poem he composed was in his seventeenth summer J C Shairp Early English Philol See the Note under English Early English architecture the first of the pointed or Gothic styles used in England succeeding the Norman style in the 12th and 13th centuries Syn Forward timely not late seasonable EARMARK Earmark n 1 A mark on the ear of sheep oxen dogs etc as by cropping or slitting 2 A mark for identification a distinguishing mark Money is said to have no earmark Wharton Flying he a slave should be described by the rounding of his head and his earmark Robynson Mores Utopia A set of intellectual ideas have earmarks upon them no tokens of a particular proprietor Burrow EARMARK Earmark v t imp p p Earmarked p pr vb n Earmarking Defn To mark as sheep by cropping or slitting the ear EARMINDED Earminded a Physiol Psychol Defn Thinking chiefly or most readily through or in terms related to the sense of hearing specif thinking words as spoken as a result of familiarity with speech or of mental peculiarity opposed to eyeminded EARN Earn n Zoöl Defn See Ern n Sir W Scott EARN Earn v t imp p p Earned p pr vb n Earning Etym AS earnian akin to OHG arn to reap aran harvest G ernte Goth asans harvest asneis hireling AS esne cf Icel önn working season work 1 To merit or deserve as by labor or service to do that which entitles one to a reward whether the reward is received or not The high repute Which he through hazard huge must earn Milton 2 To acquire by labor service or performance to deserve and receive as compensation or wages as to earn a good living to earn honors or laurels I earn that what I eat Shak The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or the sweat of my brow Burke Earned run Baseball a run which is made without the assistance of errors on the opposing side Syn See Obtain EARN Earn v t i Etym See 1st Yearn Defn To grieve Obs EARN Earn v i Etym See 4th Yearn Defn To long to yearn Obs And ever as he rode his heart did earn To prove his puissance in battle brave Spenser EARN Earn v i Etym AS irnan to run Rennet and cf Yearnings Defn To curdle as milk Prov Eng EARNEST Earnest n Etym AS eornost eornest akin to OHG ernust G ernst cf Icel orrosta battle perh akin to Gr oriri to rise Defn Seriousness reality fixed determination eagerness intentness Take heed that this jest do not one day turn to earnest Sir P Sidney And given in earnest what I begged in jest Shak In earnest serious seriously not in jest earnestly EARNEST Earnest a 1 Ardent in the pursuit of an object eager to obtain or do zealous with sincerity with hearty endeavor heartfelt fervent hearty used in a good sense as earnest prayers An earnest advocate to plead for him Shak 2 Intent fixed closely as earnest attention 3 Serious important Obs They whom earnest lets do often hinder Hooker Syn Eager warm zealous ardent animated importunate fervent sincere serious hearty urgent See Eager EARNEST Earnest v t Defn To use in earnest R To earnest them our arms with men Pastor Fido 1602 EARNEST Earnest n Etym Prob corrupted fr F arrhes L arra arrha arrhabo Gr or perh fr W ernes akin to Gael earlas perh fr L arra Cf Arles Earles penny 1 Something given or a part paid beforehand as a pledge pledge handsel a token of what is to come Who hath also sealed us and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts 2 Cor i 22 And from his coffers Received the golden earnest of our death Shak 2 Law Defn Something of value given by the buyer to the seller by way of token or pledge to bind the bargain and prove the sale Kent Ayliffe Benjamin Earnest money Law money paid as earnest to bind a bargain or to ratify and prove a sale Syn Earnest Pledge These words are here compared as used in their figurative sense Earnest is not so strong as pledge An earnest like first fruits gives assurance or at least a high probability that more is coming of the same kind a pledge like money deposited affords security and ground of reliance for the future Washington gave earnest of his talent as commander by saving his troops after Braddocks defeat his fortitude and that of his soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge might rightly be considered a pledge of their ultimate triumph EARNESTFUL Earnestful a Defn Serious Obs Chaucer EARNESTLY Earnestly adv Defn In an earnest manner EARNESTNESS Earnestness n Defn The state or quality of being earnest intentness anxiety An honest earnestness in the young mans manner W Irving EARNFUL Earnful a Etym From Earn to yearn Defn Full of anxiety or yearning Obs P Fletcher EARNING Earning n pl Earnings Defn That which is earned wages gained by work or services money earned used commonly in the plural As to the common people their stock is in their persons and in their earnings Burke EARPICK Earpick n Defn An instrument for removing wax from the ear EARPIERCER Earpiercer n Zoöl Defn The earwig EARREACH Earreach n Defn Earshot Marston EARRING Earring n Defn An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear with or without a pendant EARSH Earsh n Defn See Arrish EARSHELL Earshell n Zoöl Defn A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus Haliotis called also seaear See Abalone EARSHOT Earshot n Defn Reach of the ear distance at which words may be heard Dryden EARSHRIFT Earshrift n Defn A nickname for auricular confession shrift Obs Cartwright EARSORE Earsore n Defn An annoyance to the ear R The perpetual jangling of the chimes is no small earsore Sir T Browne EARSPLITTING Earsplitting a Defn Deafening disagreeably loud or shrill as earsplitting strains EARST Earst adv Defn See Erst Obs Spenser EARTH Earth n Etym AS eor akin to OS ertha OFries irthe D aarde OHG erda G erde Icel jör Sw Dan jord Goth airpa OHG ero Gr ear to plow 1 The globe or planet which we inhabit the world in distinction from the sun moon or stars Also this world as the dwelling place of mortals in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits That law preserves the earth a sphere And guides the planets in their course S Rogers In heaven or earth or under earth in hell Milton 2 The solid materials which make up the globe in distinction from the air or water the dry land God called the dry land earth Gen i 10 He is pure air and fire and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him Shak 3 The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe in distinction from the firm rock soil of all kinds including gravel clay loam and the like sometimes soil favorable to the growth of plants the visible surface of the globe the ground as loose earth rich earth Give him a little earth for charity Shak 4 A part of this globe a region a country land Would I had never trod this English earth Shak 5 Worldly things as opposed to spiritual things the pursuits interests and allurements of this life Our weary souls by earth beguiled Keble 6 The people on the globe The whole earth was of one language Gen xi 1 7 Chem a Any earthylooking metallic oxide as alumina glucina zirconia yttria and thoria b A similar oxide having a slight alkaline reaction as lime magnesia strontia baryta 8 A hole in the ground where an animal hides himself as the earth of a fox Macaulay They ferrets course the poor conies out of their earths Holland Note Earth is used either adjectively or in combination to form compound words as earth apple or earthapple earth metal or earth metal earth closet or earthcloset Adamic earth Bitter earth Bog earth Chian earth etc See under Adamic Bitter etc Alkaline earths See under Alkaline Earth apple Bot a A potato b A cucumber Earth auger a form of auger for boring into the ground called also earth borer Earth bath a bath taken by immersing the naked body in earth for healing purposes Earth battery Physics a voltaic battery the elements of which are buried in the earth to be acted on by its moisture Earth chestnut the pignut Earth closet a privy or commode provided with dry earth or a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the fæcal discharges Earth dog Zoöl a dog that will dig in the earth or enter holes of foxes etc Earth hog Earth pig Zoöl the aardvark Earth hunger an intense desire to own land or in the case of nations to extend their domain Earth light Astron the light reflected by the earth as upon the moon and corresponding to moonlight called also earth shine Sir J Herschel Earth metal See 1st Earth 7 Chem Earth oil petroleum Earth pillars or pyramids Geol high pillars or pyramids of earth sometimes capped with a single stone found in Switzerland Lyell Earth pitch Min mineral tar a kind of asphaltum Earth quadrant a fourth of the earths circumference Earth table Arch the lowest course of stones visible in a building the ground table On earth an intensive expression oftenest used in questions and exclamations as What on earth shall I do Nothing on earth will satisfy him Colloq EARTH Earth v t imp p p Earthed p pr vb n Earthing 1 To hide or cause to hide in the earth to chase into a burrow or den The fox is earthed Dryden 2 To cover with earth or mold to inter to bury sometimes with up The miser earths his treasure and the thief Watching the mole half beggars him ere noon Young Why this in earthing up a carcass R Blair EARTH Earth v i Defn To burrow Tickell EARTH Earth n Etym From Ear to plow Defn A plowing Obs Such land as ye break up for barley to sow Two earths at the least ere ye sow it bestow Tusser EARTHBAG Earthbag n Mil Defn A bag filled with earth used commonly to raise or repair a parapet EARTHBANK Earthbank n Defn A bank or mound of earth EARTHBOARD Earthboard n Agric Defn The part of a plow or other implement that turns over the earth the moldboard EARTHBORN Earthborn a 1 Born of the earth terrigenous springing originally from the earth human Some earthborn giant Milton 2 Relating to or occasioned by earthly objects All earthborn cares are wrong Goldsmith EARTHBRED Earthbred a Defn Low grovelling vulgar EARTHDIN Earthdin n Defn An earthquake Obs EARTHDRAKE Earthdrake n Defn A mythical monster of the early AngloSaxon literature a dragon W Spalding EARTHEN Earthen a Defn Made of earth made of burnt or baked clay or other like substances as an earthen vessel or pipe EARTHENHEARTED Earthenhearted a Defn Hardhearted sordid gross Poetic Lowell EARTHENWARE Earthenware n Defn Vessels and other utensils ornaments or the like made of baked clay See Crockery Pottery Stoneware and Porcelain EARTH FLAX Earth flax Min Defn A variety of asbestus See Amianthus EARTHFORK Earthfork n Defn A pronged fork for turning up the earth EARTHINESS Earthiness n Defn The quality or state of being earthy or of containing earth hence grossness EARTHLIGHT Earthlight n Astron Defn The sunlight reflected from the earth to the moon by which we see faintly when the moon is near the sun either before or after new moon that part of the moons disk unillumined by direct sunlight or the old moon in the arms of the new EARTHLINESS Earthliness n Defn The quality or state of being earthly worldliness grossness perishableness EARTHLING Earthling n Etym Earth ling Defn An inhabitant of the earth a mortal Earthings oft her deemed a deity Drummond EARTHLY Earthly a 1 Pertaining to the earth belonging to this world or to mans existence on the earth not heavenly or spiritual carnal worldly as earthly joys earthly flowers earthly praise This earthly load Of death called life Milton Whose glory is in their shame who mind earthly things Phil iii 19 2 Of all things on earth possible conceivable What earthly benefit can be the result Pope 3 Made of earth earthy Obs Holland Syn Gross material sordid mean base vile low unsubstantial temporary corrupt groveling EARTHLY Earthly adv Defn In the manner of the earth or its people worldly Took counsel from his guiding eyes To make this wisdom earthly wise Emerson EARTHLYMINDED Earthlyminded a Defn Having a mind devoted to earthly things worldlyminded opposed to spiritualminded Earthlymindedness n EARTHMAD Earthmad n Etym Earth mad an earthworm Zoöl Defn The earthworm Obs The earthmads and all the sorts of worms are without eyes Holland EARTHNUT Earthnut n Bot Defn A name given to various roots tubers or pods grown under or on the ground as to a The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum b The peanut See Peanut EARTHPEA Earthpea n Bot Defn A species of pea Amphicarpæa monoica It is a climbing leguminous plant with hairy underground pods EARTHQUAKE Earthquake n Defn A shaking trembling or concussion of the earth due to subterranean causes often accompanied by a rumbling noise The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere destroying cities and many thousand lives called also earthdin earthquave and earthshock Earthquake alarm a bell signal constructed to operate on the theory that a few seconds before the occurrence of an earthquake the magnet temporarily loses its power EARTHQUAKE Earthquake a Defn Like or characteristic of an earthquake loud starling The earthquake voice of victory Byron EARTHQUAVE Earthquave n Defn An earthquake EARTH SHINE Earth shine Defn See Earth light under Earth EARTHSHOCK Earthshock n Defn An earthquake EARTHSTAR Earthstar n Bot Defn A curious fungus of the genus Geaster in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores EARTHTONGUE Earthtongue n Bot Defn A fungus of the genus Geoglossum EARTHWARD EARTHWARDS Earthward Earthwards adv Defn Toward the earth opposed to heavenward or skyward EARTHWORK Earthwork n 1 Mil Defn Any construction whether a temporary breastwork or permanent fortification for attack or defense the material of which is chiefly earth 2 Engin a The operation connected with excavations and embankments of earth in preparing foundations of buildings in constructing canals railroads etc b An embankment or construction made of earth EARTHWORM Earthworm n 1 Zoöl Defn Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera found in damp soil One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L terrestris many others are known called also angleworm and dewworm 2 A mean sordid person a niggard Norris EARTHY Earthy a 1 Consisting of or resembling earth terrene earthlike as earthy matter How pale she looks And of an earthy cold Shak All over earthy like a piece of earth Tennyson 2 Of or pertaining to the earth or to this world earthly terrestrial carnal R Their earthy charge Milton The first man is of the earth earthy the second man is from heaven As is the earthy such are they also that are earthy 1 Cor xv 47 48 Rev Ver Earthy spirits black and envious are Dryden 3 Gross low unrefined Her earthy and abhorred commands Shak 4 Min Defn Without luster or dull and roughish to the touch as an earthy fracture EARWAX Earwax n Anat Defn See Cerumen EARWIG Earwig n Etym AS eárwicga eáre ear wicga beetle worm cf Prov E erriwiggle 1 Zoöl Defn Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera belonging to the order Euplexoptera 2 Zoöl Defn In America any small chilopodous myriapod esp of the genus Geophilus Note Both insects are so called from the supposition that they creep into the human ear 3 A whisperer of insinuations a secret counselor Johnson EARWIG Earwig v t imp p p Earwigged p pr vb n Earwigging Defn To influence or attempt to influence by whispered insinuations or private talk No longer was he earwigged by the Lord Cravens Lord Campbell EARWITNESS Earwitness n Defn A witness by means of his ears one who is within hearing and does hear a hearer Fuller EASE Ease n Etym OE ese eise F aise akin to Pr ais aise OIt asio It agio of uncertain origin cf L ansa handle occasion opportunity Cf Agio Disease 1 Satisfaction pleasure hence accommodation entertainment Obs They him besought Of harbor and or ease as for hire penny Chaucer 2 Freedom from anything that pains or troubles as a Relief from labor or effort rest quiet relaxation as ease of body Usefulness comes by labor wit by ease Herbert Give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching Swift b Freedom from care solicitude or anything that annoys or disquiets tranquillity peace comfort security as ease of mind Among these nations shalt thou find no ease Deut xxviii 65 Take thine ease eat drink and be merry Luke xii 19 c Freedom from constraint formality difficulty embarrassment etc facility liberty naturalness said of manner style etc as ease of style of behavior of address True ease in writing comes from art not chance Pope Whateer he did was done with so much ease In him alone t was natural to please Dryden At ease free from pain trouble or anxiety His soul shall dwell at ease Ps xxv 12 Chapel of ease See under Chapel Ill at ease not at ease disquieted suffering anxious To stand at ease Mil to stand in a comfortable attitude in ones place in the ranks With ease easily without much effort Syn Rest quiet repose comfortableness tranquility facility easiness readiness EASE Ease v t i imp p p Eased p pr vb n Easing Etym OE esen eisen OF aisier See Ease n 1 To free from anything that pains disquiets or oppresses to relieve from toil or care to give rest repose or tranquility to often with of as to ease of pain ease the body or mind Eased from the putting off These troublesome disguises which we wear Milton Sing and I ll ease thy shoulders of thy load Dryden 2 To render less painful or oppressive to mitigate to alleviate My couch shall ease my complaint Job vii 13 3 To release from pressure or restraint to move gently to lift slightly to shift a little as to ease a bar or nut in machinery 4 To entertain to furnish with accommodations Obs Chaucer To ease off To ease away Naut to slacken a rope gradually To ease a ship Naut to put the helm hard or regulate the sail to prevent pitching when closehauled To ease the helm Naut to put the helm more nearly amidships to lessen the effect on the ship or the strain on the wheel rope Ham Nav Encyc Syn To relieve disburden quiet calm tranquilize assuage alleviate allay mitigate appease pacify EASEFUL Easeful a Defn Full of ease suitable for affording ease or rest quiet comfortable restful Shak Easefully adv Easefulness n EASEL Easel n Etym D ezel ass donkey hence easel or G esel akin to E ass See Ass Defn A frame commonly of wood serving to hold a canvas upright or nearly upright for the painters convenience or for exhibition Easel picture Easel piece a painting of moderate size such as is made while resting on an easel as distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling EASELESS Easeless a Defn Without ease Donne EASEMENT Easement n Etym OF aisement See Ease n 1 That which gives ease relief or assistance convenience accommodation In need of every kind of relief and easement Burke 2 Law Defn A liberty privilege or advantage which one proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor distinct from the ownership of the soil as a way water course etc It is a species of what the civil law calls servitude Kent 3 Arch Defn A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction as in a baseboard hand rail etc EASILY Easily adv Etym From Easy 1 With ease without difficulty or much effort as this task may be easily performed that event might have been easily foreseen 2 Without pain anxiety or disturbance as to pass life well and easily Sir W Temple 3 Readily without reluctance willingly Not soon provoked she easily forgives Prior 4 Smoothly quietly gently gracefully without 5 Without shaking or jolting commodiously as a carriage moves easily EASINESS Easiness n 1 The state or condition of being easy freedom from distress rest 2 Freedom from difficulty ease as the easiness of a task 3 Freedom from emotion compliance disposition to yield without opposition unconcernedness Give to him and he shall but laugh at your easiness South 4 Freedom from effort constraint or formality said of style manner etc With painful care but seeming easiness Roscommon 5 Freedom from jolting jerking or straining EAST East n Etym OE est east AS eást akin to D oost oosten OHG G ost osten Icel austr Sw ost Dan öst östen Lith auszra dawn L aurora for ausosa Gr ushas cf Skr ush to burn L urere Aurora Easter Sterling 1 The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox or the corresponding point on the earth that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south and which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north the point directly opposite to the west The east began kindle E Everett 2 The eastern parts of the earth the regions or countries which lie east of Europe the orient In this indefinite sense the word is applied to Asia Minor Syria Chaldea Persia India China etc as the riches of the East the diamonds and pearls of the East the kings of the East The gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold Milton 3 U S Hist and Geog Defn Formerly the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains esp the Eastern or New England States now commonly the whole region east of the Mississippi River esp that which is north of Maryland and the Ohio River usually with the definite article as the commerce of the East is not independent of the agriculture of the West East by north East by south according to the notation of the mariners compass that point which lies 11 Eastnortheast Eastsoutheast that which lie 22Illust of Compass EAST East a Defn Toward the rising sun or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial as the east gate the east border the east side the east wind is a wind that blows from the east EAST East adv Defn Eastward EAST East v i Defn To move toward the east to veer from the north or south toward the east to orientate EASTER Easter n Etym AS eáster eástran paschal feast Easter akin to G ostern fr AS Eástre a goddess of light or spring in honor of whom a festival was celebrated in April whence this month was called in AS Eásterm From the root of E east See East 1 An annual church festival commemorating Christs resurrection and occurring on Sunday the second day after Good Friday It corresponds to the pasha or passover of the Jews and most nations still give it this name under the various forms of pascha pasque pâque or pask 2 The day on which the festival is observed Easter day Note Easter is used either adjectively or as the first element of a compound as Easter day or Easterday Easter Sunday Easter week Easter gifts Sundays by thee more glorious break An Easter day in every week Keble Note Easter day on which the rest of the movable feasts depend is always the first Sunday after the fourteenth day of the calendar moon which fourteenth day falls on or next after the 21st of March according to the rules laid down for the construction of the calendar so that if the fourteenth day happen on a Sunday Easter day is the Sunday after Eng Cyc Easter dues Ch of Eng money due to the clergy at Easter formerly paid in communication of the tithe for personal labor and subject to exaction For Easter dues Easter offerings voluntary gifts have been substituted Easter egg a A painted or colored egg used as a present at Easter b An imitation of an egg in sugar or some fine material sometimes made to serve as a box for jewelry or the like used as an Easter present EASTER Easter v i Naut Defn To veer to the east said of the wind Russell EASTER LILY Easter lily Bot Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter specif a The common white lily Lilium candidum called also Annunciation lily b The larger white lily Lilium longiflorum eximium syn L Harrisii called also Bermuda lily c The daffodil Narcissus PseudoNarcissus d The Atamasco lily EASTERLING Easterling n Etym Cf Sterling 1 A native of a country eastward of another used by the English of traders or others from the coasts of the Baltic Merchants of Norway Denmark called Easterlings because they lie east in respect of us Holinshed 2 A piece of money coined in the east by Richard II of England Crabb 3 Zoöl Defn The smew EASTERLING Easterling a Defn Relating to the money of the Easterlings or Baltic traders See Sterling EASTERLY Easterly a 1 Coming from the east as it was easterly wind 2 Situated directed or moving toward the east as the easterly side of a lake an easterly course or voyage EASTERLY Easterly adv Defn Toward or in the direction of the east EASTERN Eastern a Etym AS eástern 1 Situated or dwelling in the east oriental as an eastern gate Eastern countries Eastern churches first did Christ embrace Stirling 2 Going toward the east or in the direction of east as an eastern voyage Eastern Church See Greek Church under Greek EASTERN CHURCH Eastern Church Defn That portion of the Christian church which prevails in the countries once comprised in the Eastern Roman Empire and the countries converted to Christianity by missionaries from them Its full official title is The Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Eastern Church It became estranged from the Western or Roman Church over the question of papal supremacy and the doctrine of the filioque and a separation begun in the latter part of the 9th century became final in 1054 The Eastern Church consists of twelve thirteen if the Bulgarian Church be included mutually independent churches including among these the Hellenic Church or Church of Greece and the Russian Church using the vernacular or some ancient form of it in divine service and varying in many points of detail but standing in full communion with each other and united as equals in a great federation The highest five authorities are the patriarch of Constantinople or ecumenical patriarch whose position is not one of supremacy but of precedence the patriarch of Alexandria the patriarch of Jerusalem the patriarch of Antioch and the Holy Synod of Russia The Eastern Church accepts the first seven ecumenical councils and is hence styled only schismatic not heretical by the Roman Catholic Church has as its creed the Niceno Constantinopolitan without the later addition of the filioque which with the doctrine it represents the church decisively rejects baptizes infants with trine immersion makes confirmation follow immediately upon baptism administers the Communion in both kinds using leavened bread and to infants as well as adults permits its secular clergy to marry before ordination and to keep their wives afterward but not to marry a second time selects its bishops from the monastic clergy only recognizes the offices of bishop priest and deacon as the three necessary degrees of orders venerates relics and icons and has an elaborate ritual EASTERNMOST Easternmost a Defn Most eastern EAST INDIAN East Indian see Indian Defn Belonging to or relating to the East Indies n Defn A native of or a dweller in the East Indies EASTING Easting n Naut Surv Defn The distance measured toward the east between two meridians drawn through the extremities of a course distance of departure eastward made by a vessel EASTINSULAR Eastinsular a Defn Relating to the Eastern Islands East Indian R Ogilvie EASTWARD EASTWARDS Eastward Eastwards adv Defn Toward the east in the direction of east from some point or place as New Haven lies eastward from New York EASY Easy a Compar Easier superl Easiest Etym OF aisié F aisé prop p p of OF aisier See Ease v t 1 At ease free from pain trouble or constraint as a Free from pain distress toil exertion and the like quiet as the patient is easy b Free from care responsibility discontent and the like not anxious tranquil as an easy mind c Free from constraint harshness or formality unconstrained smooth as easy manners an easy style The easy vigor of a line Pope 2 Not causing or attended with pain or disquiet or much exertion affording ease or rest as an easy carriage a ship having an easy motion easy movements as in dancing Easy ways to die Shak 3 Not difficult requiring little labor or effort slight inconsiderable as an easy task an easy victory It were an easy leap Shak 4 Causing ease giving freedom from care or labor furnishing comfort commodious as easy circumstances an easy chair or cushion 5 Not making resistance or showing unwillingness tractable yielding complying ready He gained their easy hearts Dryden He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch Sir W Scott 6 Moderate sparing frugal Obs Chaucer 7 Com Defn Not straitened as to money matters as the market is easy opposed to tight Honors are easy Card Playing said when each side has an equal number of honors in which case they are not counted as points Syn Quiet comfortable manageable tranquil calm facile unconcerned EASYCHAIR Easychair n Defn An armichair for ease or repose Laugh in Rabelais easychair Pope EASYGOING Easygoing a Defn Moving easily hence mildtempered easeloving inactive EAT Eat v t imp Ate Obsolescent Colloq Eat p p Eaten Obs or Colloq Eat p pr vb n Eating Etym OE eten AS etan akin to OS etan OFries eta D eten OHG ezzan G essen Icel eta Sw äta Dan æde Goth itan Ir Gael ith W ysu L edere Gr ad Etch Fret to rub Edible 1 To chew and swallow as food to devour said especially of food not liquid as to eat bread To eat grass as oxen Dan iv 25 They ate the sacrifices of the dead Ps cvi 28 The lean did eat up the first seven fat kine Gen xli 20 The lion had not eaten the carcass 1 Kings xiii 28 With stories told of many a feat How fairy Mab junkets eat Milton The island princes overbold Have eat our substance Tennyson His wretched estate is eaten up with mortgages Thackeray 2 To corrode as metal by rust to consume the flesh as a cancer to waste or wear away to destroy gradually to cause to disappear To eat humble pie See under Humble To eat of partitive use Eat of the bread that can not waste Keble To eat ones words to retract what one has said See the Citation under Blurt To eat out to consume completely Eat out the heart and comfort of it Tillotson To eat the wind out of a vessel Naut to gain slowly to windward of her Syn To consume devour gnaw corrode EAT Eat v i 1 To take food to feed especially to take solid in distinction from liquid food to board He did eat continually at the kings table 2 Sam ix 13 2 To taste or relish as it eats like tender beef 3 To make ones way slowly To eat To eat in or into to make way by corrosion to gnaw to consume A sword laid by which eats into itself Byron To eat to windward Naut to keep the course when closehauled with but little steering said of a vessel EATABLE Eatable a Defn Capable of being eaten fit to be eaten proper for food esculent edible n Defn Something fit to be eaten EATAGE Eatage 48 n Defn Eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle esp that of aftermath EATER Eater n Defn One who or that which eats EATH Eath a adv Etym AS eá Defn Easy or easily Obs Eath to move with plaints Fairfax EATING Eating n 1 The act of tasking food the act of consuming or corroding 2 Something fit to be eaten food as a peach is good eating Colloq Eating house a house where cooked provisions are sold to be eaten on the premises EAU DE COLOGNE Eau de Cologne Etym F eau water L aqua de of Cologne Defn Same as Cologne EAU DE VIE Eau de vie Etym F water of life eau L aqua water de of vie L vita life Defn French name for brandy Cf Aqua vitæ under Aqua Bescherelle EAU FORTE Eau forte o fort F strong water nitric acid which is used in etching plates Art Defn An etching or a print from an etched plate EAVEDROP Eavedrop n Defn A drop from the eaves eavesdrop R Tennyson EAVES Eaves n pl Etym OE evese pl eveses AS efese eaves brim brink akin to OHG obisa opasa porch hall MHG obse eaves Icel ups Goth ubizwa porch cf Icel upsardropi OSw opsädrup water dropping from the eaves Probably from the root of E over The s of eaves is in English regarded as a plural ending though not so in Saxon See Over and cf Eavesdrop 1 Arch Defn The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building which overhang the walls and cast off the water that falls on the roof 2 Brow ridge Obs Eaves of the hill Wyclif 3 Eyelids or eyelashes And closing eaves of wearied eyes Tennyson Eaves board Arch an arris fillet or a thick board with a feather edge nailed across the rafters at the eaves of a building to raise the lower course of slates a little or to receive the lowest course of tiles called also eaves catch and eaves lath Eaves channel Eaves gutter Eaves trough Same as Gutter 1 Eaves molding Arch a molding immediately below the eaves acting as a cornice or part of a cornice Eaves swallow Zoöl a The cliff swallow so called from its habit of building retortshaped nests of mud under the eaves of buildings See Cliff swallow under Cliff b The European swallow EAVESDROP Eavesdrop v i Etym Eaves drop Defn To stand under the eaves near a window or at the door of a house to listen and learn what is said within doors hence to listen secretly to what is said in private To eavesdrop in disguises Milton EAVESDROP Eavesdrop n Defn The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house EAVESDROPPER Eavesdropper n Defn One who stands under the eaves or near the window or door of a house to listen hence a secret listener EAVESDROPPING Eavesdropping n Law Defn The habit of lurking about dwelling houses and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse secretly listening to what is said and then tattling it abroad The offense is indictable at common law Wharton EBB Ebb n Zoöl Defn The European bunting EBB Ebb n Etym AS ebba akin to Fries ebba D eb ebbe Dan G ebbe Sw ebb cf Goth ibuks backward prob akin to E even 1 The reflux or flowing back of the tide the return of the tidal wave toward the sea opposed to flood as the boats will go out on the ebb Thou shoreless flood which in thy ebb and flow Claspest the limits of morality Shelley 2 The state or time of passing away a falling from a better to a worse state low state or condition decline decay Our ebb of life Roscommon Painting was then at its lowest ebb Dryden Ebb and flow the alternate ebb and flood of the tide often used figuratively This alternation between unhealthy activity and depression this ebb and flow of the industrial A T Hadley EBB Ebb v i imp p p Ebbed p pr vb n Ebbing Etym AS ebbian akin to D G ebben Dan ebbe See 2d Ebb 1 To flow back to return as the water of a tide toward the ocean opposed to flow That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow Pope 2 To return or fall back from a better to a worse state to decline to decay to recede The hours of life ebb fast Blackmore Syn To recede retire withdraw decay decrease wane sink lower EBB Ebb v t Defn To cause to flow back Obs Ford EBB Ebb a Defn Receding going out falling shallow low The water there is otherwise very low and ebb Holland EBB TIDE Ebb tide Defn The reflux of tide water the retiring tide opposed to flood tide EBIONITE Ebionite n Etym Heb ebyonim poor people Eccl Hist Defn One of a sect of heretics in the first centuries of the church whose doctrine was a mixture of Judaism and Christianity They denied the divinity of Christ regarding him as an inspired messenger and rejected much of the New Testament EBIONITISM Ebionitism n Eccl Hist Defn The system or doctrine of the Ebionites EBLANIN Eblanin n Chem Defn See Pyroxanthin EBLIS Eblis n Etym Ar iblis Moham Myth Defn The prince of the evil spirits Satan Written also Eblees EBON Ebon a 1 Consisting of ebony 2 Like ebony especially in color black dark Night sable goddess from her ebon throne Young EBON Ebon n Defn Ebony Poetic Framed of ebon and ivory Sir W Scott EBONIST Ebonist n Defn One who works in ebony EBONITE Ebonite n Chem Defn A hard black variety of vulcanite It may be cut and polished and is used for many small articles as combs and buttons and for insulating material in electric apparatus EBONIZE Ebonize v t imp p p Ebonized p pr vb n Ebonizing Defn To make black or stain black in imitation of ebony as to ebonize wood EBONY Ebony n pl Ebonies Etym F ébène L ebenus fr Gr hobnim pl Cf Ebon Defn A hard heavy and durable wood which admits of a fine polish or gloss The usual color is black but it also occurs red or green Note The finest black ebony is the heartwood of Diospyros reticulata of the Mauritius Other species of the same genus D Ebenum Melanoxylon etc furnish the ebony of the East Indies and Ceylon The West Indian green ebony is from a leguminous tree Brya Ebenus and from the Excæcaria glandulosa EBONY Ebony a Defn Made of ebony or resembling ebony black as an ebony countenance This ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling Poe EBRACTEATE Ebracteate a Etym Pref e bracteate Bot Defn Without bracts EBRACTEOLATE Ebracteolate a Etym Pref e bracteolate Bot Defn Without bracteoles or little bracts said of a pedicel or flower stalk EBRAUKE Ebrauke a Etym L Hebraicus cf F Hébraïque Defn Hebrew Obs Chaucer EBRIETY Ebriety n pl Ebrieties Etym L ebrietas from ebrius intoxicated cf F ébriéte Cf So Defn Drunkenness intoxication by spirituous liquors inebriety Ruinous ebriety Cowper EBRILLADE Ebrillade n Etym F Man Defn A bridle check a jerk of one rein given to a horse when he refuses to turn EBRIOSITY Ebriosity n Etym L ebriositas from ebriousus given to drinking fr ebrius See Ebriety Defn Addiction to drink habitual drunkenness EBRIOUS Ebrious a Etym L ebrius Defn Inclined to drink to excess intoxicated tipsy R M Collins EBULLIATE Ebulliate v i Defn To boil or bubble up Obs Prynne EBULLIENCE EBULLIENCY Ebullience Ebulliency n Defn A boiling up or over effervescence Cudworth EBULLIENT Ebullient a Etym L ebulliens entis p pr of ebullire to boil up bubble up e out from bullire to boil See 1st Boil Defn Boiling up or over hence manifesting exhilaration or excitement as of feeling effervescing Ebullient with subtlety De Quincey The ebullient enthusiasm of the French Carlyle EBULLIOSCOPE Ebullioscope n Etym L ebullire to boil up scope Phys Chem Defn An instrument for observing the boiling point of liquids especially for determining the alcoholic strength of a mixture by the temperature at which it boils EBULLITION Ebullition n Etym F ébullition L ebullitio fr ebullire See Ebullient 1 A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor 2 Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an aëriform fluid as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali Formerly written bullition 3 A sudden burst or violent display an outburst as an ebullition of anger or ill temper EBURIN Eburin n Defn A composition of dust of ivory or of bone with a cement used for imitations of valuable stones and in making moldings seals etc Knight EBURNATION Eburnation n Etym L eburnus of ivory fr ebur ivory cf F éburnation See Ivory Med Defn A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues in which they acquire an unnatural density and come to resemble ivory EBURNEAN Eburnean a Etym L eburneus fr ebur ivory See Ivory Defn Made of or relating to ivory EBURNIFICATION Eburnification n Etym L eburnus of ivory fr ebur ivory facere to make Defn The conversion of certain substances into others which have the appearance or characteristics of ivory EBURNINE Eburnine a Defn Of or pertaining to ivory She read from tablet eburnine Sir W Scott ECARDINES Ecardines n pl Etym NL fr L e out without cardo a hinge Zoöl Defn An order of Brachiopoda the Lyopomata See Brachiopoda ECARTE Écarté n Etym F prop fr écarter to reject discard Defn A game at cards played usually by two persons in which the players may discard any or all of the cards dealt and receive others from the pack ECAUDATE Ecaudate a Etym Pref e caudate 1 Bot Defn Without a tail or spur 2 Zoöl Defn Tailless ECBALLIUM Ecballium n Etym NL fr Gr Ecbole Bot Defn A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species Ecballium agreste or Elaterium the squirting cucumber Its fruit when ripe bursts and violently ejects its seeds together with a mucilaginous juice from which elaterium a powerful cathartic medicine is prepared ECBASIS Ecbasis n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure in which the orator treats of things according to their events consequences ECBATIC Ecbatic a Etym See Ecbasis Gram Defn Denoting a mere result or consequence as distinguished from telic which denotes intention or purpose thus the phrase so that it was fulfilled is ecbatic if rendered in order that it might be etc is telic ECBOLE Ecbole n Etym NL fr Gr Rhet Defn A digression in which a person is introduced speaking his own words ECBOLIC Ecbolic n Etym See Ecbole Med Defn A drug as ergot which by exciting uterine contractions promotes the expulsion of the contents of the uterus ECBOLINE Ecboline 104 n Etym Gr Chem Defn An alkaloid constituting the active principle of ergot so named from its power of producing abortion ECCALEOBION Eccaleobion n Etym Gr Defn A contrivance for hatching eggs by artificial heat ECCE HOMO Ecce homo Etym L behold the man See John xix 5 Paint Defn A picture which represents the Savior as given up to the people by Pilate and wearing a crown of thorns ECCENTRIC Eccentric a Etym F excentrique formerly also spelled eccentrique fr LL eccentros out of the center eccentric Gr Ex and Center and cf Excentral 1 Deviating or departing from the center or from the line of a circle as an eccentric or elliptical orbit pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion 2 Not having the same center said of circles ellipses spheres etc which though coinciding either in whole or in part as to area or volume have not the same center opposed to concentric 3 Mach Defn Pertaining to an eccentric as the eccentric rod in a steam engine 4 Not coincident as to motive or end His own ends which must needs be often eccentric to those of his master Bacon 5 Deviating from stated methods usual practice or established forms or laws deviating from an appointed sphere or way departing from the usual course irregular anomalous odd as eccentric conduct This brave and eccentric young man Macaulay He shines eccentric like a comets blaze Savage Eccentric anomaly Astron See Anomaly Eccentric chuck Mach a lathe chuck so constructed that the work held by it may be altered as to its center of motion so as to produce combinations of eccentric combinations of eccentric circles Eccentric gear Mach a The whole apparatus strap and other parts by which the motion of an eccentric is transmitted as in the steam engine b A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to give variable rotation Eccentric hook or gab a hookshaped journal box on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap Eccentric rod the rod that connects as eccentric strap with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric Eccentric sheave or Eccentric pulley an eccentric Eccentric strap the ring operating as a journal box that encircles and receives motion from an eccentric called also eccentric hoop Syn Irregular anomalous singular odd peculiar erratic idiosyncratic strange whimsical ECCENTRIC Eccentric n 1 A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first 2 One who or that which deviates from regularity an anomalous or irregular person or thing 3 Astron a In the Ptolemaic system the supposed circular orbit of a planet about the earth but with the earth not in its center b A circle described about the center of an elliptical orbit with half the major axis for radius Hutton 4 Mach Defn A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide It is used for operating valves in steam engines and for other purposes The motion derived is precisely that of a crank having the same throw Back eccentric the eccentric that reverses or backs the valve gear and the engine Fore eccentric the eccentric that imparts a forward motion to the valve gear and the engine ECCENTRICAL Eccentrical a Defn See Eccentric ECCENTRICALLY Eccentrically adv Defn In an eccentric manner Drove eccentrically here and there Lew Wallace ECCENTRICITY Eccentricity n pl Eccentricities Etym Cf F excentricité 1 The state of being eccentric deviation from the customary line of conduct oddity 2 Math Defn The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semitransverse axis 3 Astron Defn The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semitransverse axis of the orbit 4 Mech Defn The distance of the center of figure of a body as of an eccentric from an axis about which it turns the throw ECCHYMOSE Ecchymose v t Med Defn To discolor by the production of an ecchymosis or effusion of blood beneath the skin chiefly used in the passive form as the parts were much ecchymosed ECCHYMOSIS Ecchymosis n pl Ecchymoses Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A livid or black and blue spot produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion ECCHYMOTIC Ecchymotic a Defn Pertaining to ecchymosis ECCLE Eccle n Zoöl Defn The European green woodpecker also called ecall eaquall yaffle Prov Eng ECCLESIA Ecclesia n pl Ecclesiæ Etym L fr Gr 1 Gr Antiq Defn The public legislative assembly of the Athenians 2 Eccl Defn A church either as a body or as a building ECCLESIAL Ecclesial a Defn Ecclesiastical Obs Milton ECCLESIARCH Ecclesiarch n Etym LL ecclesiarcha fr Gr ecclésiarque Defn An official of the Eastern Church resembling a sacrist in the Western Church ECCLESIAST Ecclesiast n 1 An ecclesiastic Chaucer 2 The Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus Obs ECCLESIASTES Ecclesiastes n Etym L fr Gr Ecclesiastic a Defn One of the canonical books of the Old Testament ECCLESIASTIC Ecclesiastic a Etym L ecclesiasticus Gr Ex and Hale v t Haul Defn Of or pertaining to the church See Ecclesiastical Ecclesiastic government Swift ECCLESIASTIC Ecclesiastic n Defn A person in holy orders or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion a clergyman a priest From a humble ecclesiastic he was subsequently preferred to the highest dignities of the church Prescott ECCLESIASTICAL Ecclesiastical a Etym See Ecclesiastical a Defn Of or pertaining to the church relating to the organization or government of the church not secular as ecclesiastical affairs or history ecclesiastical courts Every circumstance of ecclesiastical order and discipline was an abomination Cowper Ecclesiastical commissioners for England a permanent commission established by Parliament in 1836 to consider and report upon the affairs of the Established Church Ecclesiastical courts courts for maintaining the discipline of the Established Church called also Christian courts Eng Ecclesiastical law a combination of civil and canon law as administered in ecclesiastical courts Eng Ecclesiastical modes Mus the church modes or the scales anciently used Ecclesiastical States the territory formerly subject to the Pope of Rome as its temporal ruler called also States of the Church ECCLESIASTICALLY Ecclesiastically adv Defn In an ecclesiastical manner according ecclesiastical rules ECCLESIASTICISM Ecclesiasticism n Defn Strong attachment to ecclesiastical usages forms etc ECCLESIASTICUS Ecclesiasticus n Etym L Defn A book of the Apocrypha ECCLESIOLOGICAL Ecclesiological a Defn Belonging to ecclesiology ECCLESIOLOGIST Ecclesiologist n Defn One versed in ecclesiology ECCLESIOLOGY Ecclesiology n Etym Ecclesia logy Defn The science or theory of church building and decoration ECCRITIC Eccritic n Etym Gr Med Defn A remedy which promotes discharges as an emetic or a cathartic ECDERON Ecderon n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn See Ecteron Ecderonic a ECDYSIS Ecdysis n pl Ecdyses Etym NL fr Gr ekdysis a getting out fr ekdyein to put off ek out dyein to enter Biol Defn The act of shedding or casting off an outer cuticular layer as in the case of serpents lobsters etc a coming out as the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell exuviation ECGONINE Ecgonine 104 n Etym Gr ekgonos sprung from Chem Defn A colorless crystalline nitrogenous base obtained by the decomposition of cocaine ECHAUGUETTE n Etym F Defn A small chamber or place of protection for a sentinel usually in the form of a projecting turret or the like See Castle ECHE Eche a or a pron Defn Each Obs Chaucer ECHELON Echelon n Etym F fr échelle ladder fr L scala 1 Mil Defn An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it like the steps of a ladder in position for climbing Also used adjectively as echelon distance Upton Tactics 2 Naval Defn An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or Encyc Dict Echelon lens Optics a large lens constructed in several parts or layers extending in a succession of annular rings beyond the central lens used in lighthouses ECHELON Echelon v t Mil Defn To place in echelon to station divisions of troops in echelon ECHELON Echelon v i Defn To take position in echelon Change direction to the left echelon by battalion from the right Upton Tactics ECHIDNA Echidna n Etym L a viper adder Gr 1 Gr Myth Defn A monster half maid and half serpent 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of Monotremata found in Australia Tasmania and New Guinea They are toothless and covered with spines called also porcupine anteater and Australian anteater ECHIDNINE Echidnine 104 n Etym See Echidna Chem Defn The clear viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents also a nitrogenous base contained in this and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus Brande C ECHINATE ECHINATED Echinate Echinated a Etym L echinatus See Echinus Defn Set with prickles prickly like a hedgehog bristled as an echinated pericarp ECHINID Echinid a n Zoöl Defn Same as Echinoid ECHINIDAN Echinidan n Etym Cf F échinide Zoöl Defn One the Echinoidea ECHINITAL Echinital a Defn Of or like an echinite ECHINITE Echinite n Etym Cf F échinite See Echinus Paleon Defn A fossil echinoid ECHINOCOCCUS Echinococcus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals forming compound cysts or tumors called hydatid cysts in various organs but especially in the liver and lungs which often cause death It is the larval stage of the Tænia echinococcus a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog ECHINODERM Echinoderm n Zoöl Defn One of the Echinodermata ECHINODERMAL Echinodermal a Zoöl Defn Relating or belonging to the echinoderms ECHINODERMATA Echinodermata n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom By many writers it was formerly included in the Radiata Written also Echinoderma Note The species usually have an exterior calcareous skeleton or shell made of many pieces and often covered with spines to which the name They may be starshaped cylindrical diskshaped or more or less spherical The body consists of several similar parts spheromeres repeated symmetrically around a central axis at one end of which the mouth is situated They generally have suckers for locomotion The group includes the following classes Crinoidea Asterioidea Ophiuroidea Echinoidea and Holothurioidea See these words in the Vocabulary and also Ambulacrum ECHINODERMATOUS Echinodermatous a Zoöl Defn Relating to Echinodermata echinodermal ECHINOID Echinoid a Etym Echinus oid Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Echinoidea n Defn One of the Echinoidea ECHINOIDEA Echinoidea n pl Etym NL See Echinus and oid Zoöl Defn The class Echinodermata which includes the sea urchins They have a calcareous usually more or less spheroidal or diskshaped composed of many united plates and covered with movable spines See Spatangoid Clypeastroid Written also Echinidea and Echinoida ECHINOZOA Echinozoa n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The Echinodermata ECHINULATE Echinulate a Bot Zoöl Defn Set with small spines or prickles ECHINUS Echinus n pl Echini Etym L a hedgehog sea urchin Gr 1 Zoöl Defn A hedgehog 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of echinoderms including the common edible sea urchin of Europe 3 Arch a The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style which is of a peculiar elastic curve See Entablature b The quarterround molding ovolo of the Roman Doric style See Illust of Column c A name sometimes given to the egg and anchor or egg and dart molding because that ornament is often identified with Roman Doric capital The name probably alludes to the shape of the shell of the sea urchin ECHIUROIDEA Echiuroidea n pl Etym NL fr echiurus the name of one genus Gr oid Zoöl Defn A division of Annelida which includes the genus Echiurus and allies They are often classed among the Gephyrea and called the armed Gephyreans ECHO Echo n pl Echoes Etym L echo Gr va to sound bellow perh akin to E voice cf F écho 1 A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener repercussion of sound repetition of a sound The babbling echo mocks the hounds Shak The woods shall answer and the echo ring Pope 2 Fig Sympathetic recognition response answer Fame is the echo of actions resounding them Fuller Many kind and sincere speeches found an echo in his heart R L Stevenson 3 a Myth Poetic A wood or mountain nymph regarded as repeating and causing the reverberation of them Sweet Echo sweetest nymph that livst unseen Within thy airy shell Milton b Gr Myth Defn A nymph the daughter of Air and Earth who for love of Narcissus pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice Compelled me to awake the courteous Echo To give me answer from her mossy couch Milton Echo organ Mus a set organ pipes inclosed in a box so as to produce a soft distant effect generally superseded by the swell Echo stop Mus a stop upon a harpsichord contrived for producing the soft effect of distant sound To applaud to the echo to give loud and continuous applause M Arnold I would applaud thee to the very echo That should applaud again Shak ECHO Echo v t imp p p Echoed p pr vb n Echoing 3d pers sing pres Echoes 1 To send back a sound to repeat in sound to reverberate Those peals are echoed by the Trojan throng Dryden The wondrous sound Is echoed on forever Keble 2 To repeat with assent to respond to adopt They would have echoed the praises of the men whom they Macaulay ECHO Echo v i Defn To give an echo to resound to be sounded back as the hall echoed with acclamations Echoing noise Blackmore ECHOER Echoer n Defn One who or that which echoes ECHOLESS Echoless a Defn Without echo or response ECHOMETER Echometer n Etym Gr meter cf F échomètre Mus Defn A graduated scale for measuring the duration of sounds and determining their different and the relation of their intervals J J Rousseau ECHOMETRY Echometry n Etym Cf F échométrie 1 The art of measuring the duration of sounds or echoes 2 The art of constructing vaults to produce echoes ECHON ECHOON Echon Echoon pron Defn Each one Obs Chaucer ECHOPATHY Echopathy n Echo pathy as in homeopathy Med Defn A morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions ECHOSCOPE Echoscope n Etym Gr scope Med Defn An instrument for intensifying sounds produced by percussion of the thorax Knight ECLAIR eclair n Etym F Cookery Defn A kind of frosted cake containing flavored cream ECLAIRCISE Eclaircise v t Etym F éclaircir pref es L ex clair clear L clarus Defn To make clear to clear up what is obscure or not understood to explain ECLAIRCISSEMENT Eclaircissement n Etym F fr éclaircir See Eclaircise v t Defn The clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily understood an explanation The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the informer Clarendon ECLAMPSIA Eclampsia n Etym NL from Gr Med Defn A fancied perception of flashes of light a symptom of epilepsy hence epilepsy itself convulsions Note The term is generally restricted to a convulsive affection attending pregnancy and parturition and to infantile convulsions ECLAMPSY Eclampsy n Med Defn Same as Eclampsia ECLAT Eclat n Etym F éclat a fragment splinter explosion brilliancy splendor fr éclater to splinter burst explode shine brilliantly prob of German origin cf OHG sleizan to slit split fr slizan G schleissen akin to E slit 1 Brilliancy of success or effort splendor brilliant show striking effect glory renown The eclat of Homers battles Pope 2 Demonstration of admiration and approbation applause Prescott ECLECTIC Eclectic a Etym Gr éclectique See Eclogue and cf Elect 1 Selecting choosing what is true or excellent in doctrines opinions etc from various sources or systems as an eclectic philosopher 2 Consisting or made up of what is chosen or selected as an eclectic method an eclectic magazine Eclectic physician one of a class of practitioners of medicine who select their modes of practice and medicines from all schools formerly sometimes the same as botanic physician US Eclectic school Paint See Bolognese school under Bolognese ECLECTIC Eclectic n Defn One who follows an eclectic method ECLECTICALLY Eclectically adv Defn In an eclectic manner by an eclectic method ECLECTICISM Eclecticism n Etym Cf F éclecticisme Cf Electicism Defn Theory or practice of an eclectic ECLEGM Eclegm n Etym F éclegme L ecligma fr Gr Med Defn A medicine made by mixing oils with sirups John Quincy ECLIPSE Eclipse n Etym F éclipse L eclipsis fr Gr Ex and Loan 1 Astron Defn An interception or obscuration of the light of the sun moon or other luminous body by the intervention of some other body either between it and the eye or between the luminous body and that illuminated by it A lunar eclipse is caused by the moon passing through the earths shadow a solar eclipse by the moon coming between the sun and the observer A satellite is eclipsed by entering the shadow of its primary The obscuration of a planet or star by the moon or a planet though of the nature of an eclipse is called an occultation The eclipse of a small portion of the sun by Mercury or Venus is called a transit of the planet Note In ancient times eclipses were and among unenlightened people they still are superstitiously regarded as forerunners of evil fortune a sentiment of which occasional use is made in literature That fatal and perfidious bark Built in the eclipse and rigged with curses dark Milton 2 The loss usually temporary or partial of light brilliancy luster honor consciousness etc obscuration gloom darkness All the posterity of our fist parents suffered a perpetual eclipse of spiritual life Sir W Raleigh As in the soft and sweet eclipse When soul meets soul on lovers lips Shelley Annular eclipse Astron See under Annular Cycle of eclipses See under Cycle ECLIPSE Eclipse v t imp p p Eclipsed p pr vb n Eclipsing 1 To cause the obscuration of to darken or hide said of a heavenly body as the moon eclipses the sun 2 To obscure darken or extinguish the beauty luster honor etc of to sully to cloud to throw into the shade by surpassing His eclipsed state Dryden My joy of liberty is half eclipsed Shak ECLIPSE Eclipse v i Defn To suffer an eclipse While the laboring moon Eclipses at their charms Milton ECLIPTIC Ecliptic n Etym Cf F écliptique L linea ecliptica Gr Ecliptic a 1 Astron Defn A great circle of the celestial sphere making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23º 28 It is the apparent path of the sun or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun 2 Geog Defn A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe making an angle of 23º 28 with the equator used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems ECLIPTIC Ecliptic a Etym L eclipticus belonging to an eclipse Gr Eclipse 1 Pertaining to the ecliptic as the ecliptic way 2 Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses Lunar ecliptic limit Astron the space of 12º on the moons orbit from the node within which if the moon happens to be at full it will be eclipsed Solar ecliptic limit the space of 17º from the lunar node within which if a conjunction of the sun and moon occur the sun will be eclipsed ECLOGITE Eclogite n Etym See Ecloque Min Defn A rock consisting of granular red garnet light green smaragdite and common hornblende so called in reference to its beauty ECLOGUE Eclogue n Etym L ecloga Gr égloque écloque See Ex and Legend Defn A pastoral poem in which shepherds are introduced conversing with each other a bucolic an idyl as the Ecloques of Virgil from which the modern usage of the word has been established ECONOMIC ECONOMICAL Economic Economical a Etym F économique L oeconomicus orderly methodical Gr Economy 1 Pertaining to the household domestic In this economical misfortune of illassorted matrimony Milton 2 Relating to domestic economy or to the management of household affairs And doth employ her economic art And busy care her household to preserve Sir J Davies 3 Managing with frugality guarding against waste or unnecessary expense careful and frugal in management and in expenditure said of character or habits Just rich enough with economic care To save a pittance Harte 4 Managed with frugality not marked with waste or extravagance frugal said of acts saving as an economical use of money or of time 5 Relating to the means of living or the resources and wealth of a country relating to political economy as economic purposes economical truths These matters economical and political J C Shairp There was no economical distress in England to prompt the enterprises of colonization Palfrey Economic questions such as money usury taxes lands and the employment of the people H C Baird 6 Regulative relating to the adaptation of means to an end Grew Note Economical is the usual form when meaning frugal saving economic is the form commonly used when meaning pertaining to the management of a household or of public affairs ECONOMICALLY Economically adv Defn With economy with careful management with prudence in expenditure ECONOMICS Economics n Etym Gr Economic 1 The science of household affairs or of domestic management 2 Political economy the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources See Political economy under Political In politics and economics V Knox ECONOMIST Economist n Etym Cf F économiste 1 One who economizes or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality one who expends money time or labor judiciously and without waste Economists even to parsimony Burke 2 One who is conversant with political economy a student of economics ECONOMIZATION Economization n Defn The act or practice of using to the best effect R H Spenser ECONOMIZE Economize v t imp p p Economized p pr vb n Economizing Etym Cf F économiser Defn To manage with economy to use with prudence to expend with frugality as to economize ones income Written also economise Expenses in the city were to be economized Jowett Thucyd Calculating how to economize time W Irving ECONOMIZE Economize v i Defn To be prudently sparing in expenditure to be frugal and saving as to economize in order to grow rich Written also economise Milton ECONOMIZER Economizer n 1 One who or that which economizes 2 Specifically Steam Boilers An arrangement of pipes for heating feed water by waste heat in the gases passing to the chimney ECONOMY Economy n pl Economies Etym F économie L oeconomia household management fr Gr vicus village E vicinity Vicinity Nomad 1 The management of domestic affairs the regulation and government of household matters especially as they concern expense or disbursement as a careful economy Himself busy in charge of the household economies Froude 2 Orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs of a state or of any establishment kept up by production and consumption esp such management as directly concerns wealth as political economy 3 The system of rules and regulations by which anything is managed orderly system of regulating the distribution and uses of parts conceived as the result of wise and economical adaptation in the author whether human or divine as the animal or vegetable economy the economy of a poem the Jewish economy The position which they the verb and adjective hold in the general economy of language Earle In the Greek poets as also in Plautus we shall see the economy of poems better observed than in Terence B Jonson The Jews already had a Sabbath which as citizens and subjects of that economy they were obliged to keep Paley 4 Thrifty and frugal housekeeping management without loss or waste frugality in expenditure prudence and disposition to save as a housekeeper accustomed to economy but not to parsimony Political economy See under Political Syn Economy Frugality Parsimony Economy avoids all waste and extravagance and applies money to the best advantage frugality cuts off indulgences and proceeds on a system of saving The latter conveys the idea of not using or spending superfluously and is opposed to lavishness or profusion Frugality is usually applied to matters of consumption and commonly points to simplicity of manners parsimony is frugality carried to an extreme involving meanness of spirit and a sordid mode of living Economy is a virtue and parsimony a vice I have no other notion of economy than that it is the parent to liberty and ease Swift The father was more given to frugality and the son to riotousness luxuriousness Golding ECORCHE n Etym F Fine Arts Defn A manikin or image representing an animal especially man with the skin removed so that the muscles are exposed for purposes of study ECOSSAISE ecossaise n Etym F Mus Defn A dancing tune in the Scotch style ECOSTATE Ecostate a Etym Pref e costate Bot Defn Having no ribs or nerves said of a leaf ECOUTE ecoute n Etym F a listening place Mil Defn One of the small galleries run out in front of the glacis They serve to annoy the enemys miners ECPHASIS Ecphasis n Etym NL fr Gr Rhet Defn An explicit declaration ECPHONEMA Ecphonema n Etym NL fr Gr Rhet Defn A breaking out with some interjectional particle ECPHONEME Ecphoneme n Etym See Ecphonema Defn A mark used to indicate an exclamation G Brown ECPHONESIS Ecphonesis n Etym NL fr Gr Ecphonema Rhet Defn An animated or passionate exclamation The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various Gibbs ECPHRACTIC Ecphractic a Etym Gr ecphractique Med Defn Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter and so to remove obstructions deobstruent n Defn An ecphractic medicine Harvey ECRASEMENT ecrasement n Etym F Surg Defn The operation performed with an écraseur ECRASEUR ecraseur n Etym F fr écraser to crush Surg Defn An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain so that hemorrhage rarely follows ECRU ecru a Etym F fr L crudus raw Defn Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff as silk linen or the like ECSTASY Ecstasy n pl Ecstasies Etym F extase L ecstasis fr Gr Ex and Stand Also written extasy 1 The state of being beside ones self or rapt out of ones self a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions as when under the influence of overpowering emotion an extraordinary elevation of the spirit as when the soul unconscious of sensible objects is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries Like a mad prophet in an ecstasy Dryden This is the very ecstasy of love Shak 2 Excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm rapture enthusiastic delight He on the tender grass Would sit and hearken even to ecstasy Milton 3 Violent distraction of mind violent emotion excessive grief of anxiety insanity madness Obs That unmatched form and feature of blown youth Blasted with ecstasy Shak Our words will but increase his ecstasy Marlowe 4 Med Defn A state which consists in total suspension of sensibility of voluntary motion and largely of mental power The body is erect and inflexible the pulsation and breathing are not affected Mayne ECSTASY Ecstasy v t Defn To fill ecstasy or with rapture or enthusiasm Obs The most ecstasied order of holy spirits Jer Taylor ECSTATIC Ecstatic a Etym Gr extatique See Ecstasy n 1 Pertaining to or caused by ecstasy or excessive emotion of the nature or in a state of ecstasy as ecstatic gaze ecstatic trance This ecstatic fit of love and jealousy Hammond 2 Delightful beyond measure rapturous ravishing as ecstatic bliss or joy ECSTATIC Ecstatic n Defn An enthusiast R Gauden ECSTATICAL Ecstatical a 1 Ecstatic Bp Stillingfleet 2 Tending to external objects R Norris ECSTATICALLY Ecstatically adv Defn Rapturously ravishingly ECT ECTO Ect Ecto Etym Gr Defn A combining form signifying without outside external ECTAD Ectad adv Etym Ect L ad towards Anat Defn Toward the outside or surface opposed to entad B G Wilder ECTAL Ectal a Etym See Ect Anat Defn Pertaining to or situated near the surface outer opposed to ental B G Wilder ECTASIA Ectasia n Etym NL See Ectasis Med Defn A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal ECTASIS Ectasis n Etym L fr Gr Pros Defn The lengthening of a syllable from short to long ECTENTAL Ectental a Etym Gr Biol Defn Relating to or connected with the two primitive germ layers the ectoderm and ectoderm as the ectental line or line of juncture of the two layers in the segmentation of the ovum C S Minot ECTERON Ecteron n Etym See Ect Anat Defn The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes epithelium ecderon Ecteronic a ECTETHMOID Ectethmoid a Etym Ect ethmoid Anat Defn External to the ethmoid prefrontal ECTHLIPSIS Ecthlipsis n Etym L fr Gr 1 The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant with or without a vowel 2 Lat Pros Defn The elision of a final m with the preceding vowel before a word beginning with a vowel ECTHOREUM Ecthoreum n pl Ecthorea Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The slender hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida See Nettling cell Written also ecthoræum ECTHYMA Ecthyma n pl Ecthymata Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A cutaneous eruption consisting of large round pustules upon an indurated and inflamed base Dunglison ECTO Ecto Defn See Ect ECTOBLAST Ectoblast n Etym Ecto Gr Biol a The outer layer of the blastoderm the epiblast the ectoderm b The outer envelope of a cell the cell wall Agassiz ECTOBRONCHIUM Ectobronchium n pl Ectobronchia Etym NL See Ecto and Bronchia Anat Defn One of the dorsal branches of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds ECTOCUNERIFORM ECTOCUNIFORM Ectocuneriform Ectocuniform n Etym Ecto cuneiform cuniform Anat Defn One of the bones of the tarsus See Cuneiform ECTOCYST Ectocyst n Etym Ecto Gr Zoöl Defn The outside covering of the Bryozoa ECTODERM Ectoderm n Etym Ecto derm Biol a The outer layer of the blastoderm epiblast b The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant this being formed in an animal from the epiblast See Illust of Blastoderm ECTODERMAL ECTODERMIC Ectodermal Ectodermic a Biol Defn Of or relating to the ectoderm ECTOLECITHAL Ectolecithal a Etym Ecto Gr Biol Defn Having the food yolk at the commencement of segmentation in a peripheral position and the cleavage process confined to the center of the egg as ectolecithal ova ECTOMERE Ectomere n Etym Ecto mere Biol Defn The more transparent cells which finally become external in many segmenting ova as those of mammals ECTOPARASITE Ectoparasite n Zoöl Defn Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals opposed to endoparasite Ectoparasitic a ECTOPIA Ectopia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A morbid displacement of parts especially such as is congenial as ectopia of the heart or of the bladder ECTOPIC Ectopic a Med Defn Out of place congenitally displaced as an ectopic organ ECTOPLASM Ectoplasm n Etym Ecto Gr Biol a The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum b The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell c The ectosarc of protozoan ECTOPLASTIC Ectoplastic a Etym Ecto Gr Defn Pertaining to or composed of ectoplasm ECTOPROCTA Ectoprocta n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of Bryozoa in which the anus lies outside the circle of tentacles ECTOPY Ectopy n Med Defn Same as Ectopia ECTORGANISM Ectorganism n Etym Ect organism Biol Defn An external parasitic organism ECTOSARC Ectosarc n Etym Ecto Gr Biol Defn The semisolid external layer of protoplasm in some unicellular organisms as the amoeba ectoplasm exoplasm ECTOSTEAL Ectosteal a Physiol Defn Of or pertaining to ectostosis as ectosteal ossification ECTOSTOSIS Ectostosis n Etym NL See Ect and Ostosis Physiol Defn A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage ECTOZOIC Ectozoic a Zoöl Defn See Epizoic ECTOZOON ECTOZOOEN Ectozoön n pl Ectozoa Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn See Epizoön ECTROPION Ectropion n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn An unnatural eversion of the eyelids ECTROPIUM Ectropium n Etym NL Med Defn Same as Ectropion ECTROTIC Ectrotic a Etym Gr Med Defn Having a tendency to prevent the development of anything especially of a disease ECTYPAL Ectypal a Etym L ectypus worked in high relief Gr Type Defn Copied reproduced as a molding or cast in contradistinction from the original model ECTYPE Ectype n Etym Cf F ectype See Ectypal 1 Classical Archæol a A copy as in pottery of an artists original work Hence b A work sculptured in relief as a cameo or in basrelief in this sense used loosely 2 A copy from an original a type of something that has previously existed Some regarded him Klopstock as an ectype of the ancient prophets Eng Cyc ECTYPOGRAPHY Ectypography n Etym Ectype graphy Defn A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief ECUMENIC ECUMENICAL Ecumenic Ecumenical a Etym L oecumenicus Gr Economy Defn General universal in ecclesiastical usage that which concerns the whole church as an ecumenical council Written also Ecumenical Bishop a title assumed by the popes Ecumenical council See under Council ECURIE Ecurie n Etym F See Equerry Defn A stable ECZEMA Eczema n Etym NL fr Gr ekzema ek out zein to boil Med Defn An inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by the presence of redness and itching an eruption of small vesicles and the discharge of a watery exudation which often dries up leaving the skin covered with crusts called also tetter milk crust and salt rheum ECZEMATOUS Eczematous a Med Defn Pertaining to eczema having the characteristic of eczema ED ed Defn The termination of the past participle of regular or weak verbs also of analogous participial adjectives from nouns as pigmented talented EDACIOUS Edacious a Etym L edax edacis fr edere to eat Defn Given to eating voracious devouring Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time Carlyle Edaciously adv Edaciousness n EDACITY Edacity n Etym L edacitas Defn Greediness voracity ravenousness rapacity Bacon EDAM EDAM CHEESE Edam n or Edam cheese Defn A Dutch pressed cheese of yellow color and fine flavor made in balls weighing three or four pounds and usually colored crimson outside so called from the village of Edam near Amsterdam Also cheese of the same type wherever made EDDA Edda n pl Eddas Etym Icel lit greatgrandmother i e of Scandinavian poetry so called by Bishop Brynjúlf Sveinsson who brought it again to light in 1643 Defn The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin containing two collections of Sagas legends myths of the old northern gods and heroes Note There are two Eddas The older consisting of 39 poems was reduced to writing from oral tradition in Iceland between 1050 and 1133 The younger or prose Edda called also the Edda of Snorri is the work of several writers though usually ascribed to Snorri Sturleson who was born in 1178 EDDAIC EDDIC Eddaic Eddic a Defn Relating to the Eddas resembling the Eddas EDDER Edder n Etym See Adder Zoöl Defn An adder or serpent Prov Eng Wright EDDER Edder n Etym AS edor hedge fence akin to etar Defn Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes to bind them together Obs Tusser EDDER Edder v t Defn To bind the top interweaving edder as to edder a hedge Obs EDDISH Eddish n Etym AS edisc cf AS pref ed again anew Cf Eddy and Arrish Defn Aftermath also stubble and stubble field See Arrish Eng EDDOES Eddoes n pl Bot Defn The tubers of Colocasia antiquorum See Taro EDDY Eddy n pl Eddies Etym Prob fr Icel i cf Icel pref i back AS ed OS idug OHG ita Goth id 1 A current of air or water running back or in a direction contrary to the main current 2 A current of water or air moving in a circular direction a whirlpool And smiling eddies dimpled on the main Dryden Wheel through the air in circling eddies play Addison Note Used also adjectively as eddy winds Dryden EDDY Eddy v i imp p p Eddied p pr vb n Eddying Defn To move as an eddy or as in an eddy to move in a circle Eddying round and round they sink Wordsworth EDDY Eddy v t Defn To collect as into an eddy R The circling mountains eddy in From the bare wild the dissipated storm Thomson EDDY CURRENT Eddy current Elec Defn An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass of metal called also Foucault current EDDY KITE Eddy kite Called also Malay kite After William A Eddy American kite expert Defn A quadrilateral tailless kite with convex surfaces exposed to the wind This kite was extensively used by Eddy in his famous meteorological experiments It is now generally superseded by the box kite EDELWEISS Edelweiss n Etym G fr edel noble weiss white Bot Defn A little perennial white woolly plant Leontopodium alpinum growing at high elevations in the Alps EDEMA Edema n Etym NL Med Defn Same as oedema EDEMATOUS EDEMATOSE Edematous or Edematose a Med Defn Same as oedematous EDEN Eden n Etym Heb eden delight pleasure also a place of pleasure Eden Defn The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt hence a delightful region or residence EDENIC Edenic a Defn Of or pertaining to Eden paradisaic Edenic joys Mrs Browning EDENITE Edenite n Etym From Edenville N Y Min Defn A variety of amphibole See Amphibole EDENIZED Edenized a Defn Admitted to a state of paradisaic happiness R Davies Wits Pilgr EDENTAL Edental a Defn See Edentate a n Zoöl Defn One of the Edentata EDENTALOUS Edentalous a Defn See Edentate a EDENTATA Edentata n pl Etym NL neut pl from L edentatus p p of edentare to render toothless e out dens dentis tooth Zoöl Defn An order of mammals including the armadillos sloths and anteaters called also Bruta The incisor teeth are rarely developed and in some groups all the teeth are lacking EDENTATE Edentate a 1 Destitute of teeth as an edentate quadruped an edentate leaf 2 Zoöl Defn Belonging to the Edentata EDENTATE Edentate n Zoöl Defn One of the Edentata EDENTATED Edentated a Defn Same as Edentate a EDENTATION Edentation n Defn A depriving of teeth R Cockeram EDENTULOUS Edentulous a Etym L edentulus e out dens dentis tooth Defn Toothless EDGE Edge n Etym OE eg egge AS ecg akin to OHG ekka G ecke Icel Sw egg Dan eg and to L acies Gr a edge Egg v t Eager Ear spike of corn Acute 1 The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument as the edge of an ax knife sword or scythe Hence figuratively that which cuts as an edge does or wounds deeply etc He which hath the sharp sword with two edges Rev ii 12 Slander Whose edge is sharper than the sword Shak 2 Any sharp terminating border a margin a brink extreme verge as the edge of a table a precipice Upon the edge of yonder coppice Shak In worst extremes and on the perilous edge Of battle Milton Pursue even to the very edge of destruction Sir W Scott 3 Sharpness readiness of fitness to cut keenness intenseness of desire The full edge of our indignation Sir W Scott Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can have if we do not set an edge upon them by our fears and by our vices Jer Taylor 4 The border or part adjacent to the line of division the beginning or early part as in the edge of evening On the edge of winter Milton Edge joint Carp a joint formed by two edges making a corner Edge mill a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll around on their edges on a level circular bed used for ore and as an oil mill Called also Chilian mill Edge molding Arch a molding whose section is made up of two curves meeting in an angle Edge plane a Carp A plane for edging boards b Shoemaking A plane for edging soles Edge play a kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used and the edge rather than the point is employed Edge rail Railroad a A rail set on edge applied to a rail of more depth than width b A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch Knight Edge railway a railway having the rails set on edge Edge stone a curbstone Edge tool a Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for cutting b A tool for forming or dressing an edge an edging tool To be on edge to be eager impatient or anxious To set the teeth on edge to cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in the teeth as by bringing acids into contact with them Bacon EDGE Edge v t imp p p Edged p pr vb n Edging 1 To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon to sharpen To edge her champions sword Dryden 2 To shape or dress the edge of as with a tool 3 To furnish with a fringe or border as to edge a dress to edge a garden with box Hills whose tops were edged with groves Pope 4 To make sharp or keen figuratively to incite to exasperate to goad to urge or egg on Obs By such reasonings the simple were blinded and the malicious edged Hayward 5 To move by little and little or cautiously as by pressing forward edgewise as edging their chairs forwards Locke EDGE Edge v i 1 To move sideways to move gradually as edge along this way 2 To sail close to the wind I must edge up on a point of wind Dryden To edge away or off Naut to increase the distance gradually from the shore vessel or other object To edge down Naut to approach by slow degrees as when a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique direction from the windward To edge in to get in edgewise to get in by degrees To edge in with as with a coast or vessel Naut to advance gradually but not directly toward it EDGEBONE Edgebone n Defn Same as Aitchbone EDGELESS Edgeless a Defn Without an edge not sharp blunt obtuse as an edgeless sword or weapon EDGELONG Edgelong adv Defn In the direction of the edge Obs Three hundred thousand pieces have you stuck Edgelong into the ground B Jonson EDGESHOT Edgeshot a Carp Defn Having an edge planed said of a board Knight EDGEWAYS EDGEWISE Edgeways Edgewise adv Defn With the edge towards anything in the direction of the edge Glad to get in a word as they say edgeways Sir W Scott EDGING Edging n 1 That which forms an edge or border as the fringe trimming etc of a garment or a border in a garden Dryden 2 The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything as of a piece of metal Edging machine a machine tool with a revolving cutter for dressing edges as of boards or metal plates to a pattern or templet EDGINGLY Edgingly adv Defn Gradually gingerly R EDGY Edgy a Etym From Edge 1 Easily irritated sharp as an edgy temper 2 Fine Arts Defn Having some of the forms such as drapery or the like too sharply defined An edgy style of sculpture Hazlitt EDH Edh n Defn The name of the AngloSaxon letter edh capital form th in a similar word oedher other dôedh doth March EDIBILITY Edibility n Defn Suitableness for being eaten edibleness EDIBLE Edible a Etym L edibilis fr edere to eat See Eat Defn Fit to be eaten as food eatable esculent as edible fishes Bacon n Defn Anything edible Edible birds nest See Birds nest 2 Edible crab Zoöl any species of crab used as food esp the American blue crab Callinectes hastatus See Crab Edible frog Zoöl the common European frog Rana esculenta used as food Edible snail Zoöl any snail used as food esp Helix pomatia and H aspersa of Europe EDIBLENESS Edibleness n Defn Suitableness for being eaten EDICT Edict n Etym L edictum fr edicere edictum to declare proclaim e out dicere to say cf F édit See Diction Defn A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority as if by the very act of announcement a decree as the edicts of the Roman emperors the edicts of the French monarch It stands as an edict in destiny Shak Edict of Nantes French Hist an edict issued by Henry IV A D 1598 giving toleration to Protestants Its revocation by Louis XIV A D 1685 was followed by terrible persecutions and the expatriation of thousands of French Protestants Syn Decree proclamation law ordinance statute rule order manifesti command See Law EDICTAL Edictal a Defn Relating to or consisting of edicts as the Roman edictal law EDIFICANT Edificant a Etym L aedificans antis p pr of aedificare See Edify Defn Building constructing R Dugard EDIFICATION Edification n Etym L aedificatio cf F édification See Edify 1 The act of edifying or the state of being edified a building up especially in a moral or spiritual sense moral intellectual or spiritual improvement instruction The assured edification of his church Bp Hall Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification Addison 2 A building or edifice Obs Bullokar EDIFICATORY Edificatory a Defn Tending to edification Bp Hall EDIFICE Edifice n Etym L aedificium fr aedificare cf F édifice See Edify Defn A building a structure an architectural fabric chiefly applied to elegant houses and other large buildings as a palace a church a statehouse EDIFICIAL Edificial a Etym L aedificialis Defn Pertaining to an edifice structural EDIFIER Edifier n 1 One who builds Obs 2 One who edifies builds up or strengthens another by moral or religious instruction EDIFY Edify v i imp p p Edified p pr vb n Edifying Etym F édifier L aedificare aedes a building house orig a fireplace akin to Gr idh to kindle OHG eit funeral pile AS ad OIr aed fire facere to make See Fact fy 1 To build to construct Archaic There was a holy chapel edified Spenser 2 To instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge to teach It does not appear probable that our dispute about miracles would either edify or enlighten the public Gibbon 3 To teach or persuade Obs Bacon EDIFY Edify v i Defn To improve R Swift EDIFYING Edifying a Defn Instructing improving as an edifying conversation Edifyingly adv Edifyingness n EDILE Edile n Etym L aedilis cf F édile Cf Ædile Rom Antiq Defn See Ædile EDILESHIP Edileship n Defn The office of ædile T Arnold EDINGTONITE Edingtonite n Min Defn A grayish white zeolitic mineral in tetragonal crystals It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta EDIT Edit v t imp p p Edited p pr vb n Editing Etym F éditer or L editus p p of edere to give out put forth publish e out dare to give See Date a point of time Defn To superintend the publication of to revise and prepare for publication to select correct arrange etc the matter of for publication as to edit a newspaper Philosophical treatises which have never been edited Enfield EDITION Edition n Etym L editio fr edere to publish cf F édition See Edit 1 A literary work edited and published as by a certain editor or in a certain manner as a good edition of Chaucer Chalmers edition of Shakespeare 2 The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time as the first edition was soon sold EDITION DE LUXE Édition de luxe Etym F Defn See Luxe EDITIONER Editioner n Defn An editor Obs EDITOR Editor n Etym L that which produces from edere to publish cf F éditeur Defn One who edits esp a person who prepares superintends revises and corrects a book magazine or newspaper etc for publication EDITORIAL Editorial a Defn Of or pertaining to an editor written or sanctioned by an editor as editorial labors editorial remarks editorial content EDITORIAL Editorial n Defn A leading article in a newspaper or magazine an editorial article an article published as an expression of the views of the editor EDITORIALLY Editorially adv Defn In the manner or character of an editor or of an editorial article EDITORSHIP Editorship n Defn The office or charge of an editor care and superintendence of a publication EDITRESS Editress n Defn A female editor EDITUATE Edituate v t Etym LL aedituatus p p of aedituare fr L aedituus a temple warden aedes building temple tueri to guard Defn To guard as a churchwarden does Obs J Gregory EDOMITE Edomite n Defn One of the descendants of Esau or Edom the brother of Jacob an Idumean EDRIOPHTHALMA Edriophthalma n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of Crustacea in which the eyes are without stalks the Arthrostraca Written also Edriophthalmata EDRIOPHTHALMOUS Edriophthalmous a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Edriophthalma EDUCABILITY Educability n Etym Cf F éducabilité Defn Capability of being educated EDUCABLE Educable a Etym Cf F éducable Defn Capable of being educated Men are educable M Arnold EDUCATE Educate v t imp p p Educated p pr vb n Educating Etym L educatus p p of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally to educate fr educere to Educe Defn To bring as to educate a child to educate the eye or the taste Syn To develop instruct teach inform enlighten edify bring up train breed rear discipline indoctrinate EDUCATED Educated a Defn Formed or developed by education as an educated man EDUCATION Education n Etym L educatio cf F éducation Defn The act or process of educating the result of educating as determined by the knowledge skill or discipline of character acquired also the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline as an education for the bar or the pulpit he has finished his education To prepare us for complete living is the function which education has to discharge H Spenser Syn Education Instruction Teaching Training Breeding Education properly a drawing forth implies not so much the communication of knowledge as the discipline of the intellect the establishment of the principles and the regulation of the heart Instruction is that part of education which furnishes the mind with knowledge Teaching is the same being simply more familiar It is also applied to practice as teaching to speak a language teaching a dog to do tricks Training is a department of education in which the chief element is exercise or practice for the purpose of imparting facility in any physical or mental operation Breeding commonly relates to the manners and outward conduct EDUCATIONAL Educational a Defn Of or pertaining to education His educational establishment J H Newman EDUCATIONIST Educationist n Defn One who is versed in the theories of or who advocates and promotes education EDUCATIVE Educative a Etym Cf F éducatif Defn Tending to educate that gives education as an educative process an educative experience EDUCATOR Educator n Etym L Defn One who educates a teacher EDUCE Educe v t imp p p Educed p pr vb n Educing Etym L educere e out ducere to lead See Duke Defn To bring or draw out to cause to appear to produce against counter agency or influence to extract to evolve as to educe a form from matter The eternal art educing good from ill Pope They want to educe and cultivate what is best and noblest in themselves M Arnold EDUCIBLE Educible a Defn Capable of being educed EDUCT Educt n Etym L eductum fr educere Defn That which is educed as by analysis Sir W Hamilton EDUCTION Eduction n Etym L eductio Defn The act of drawing out or bringing into view Eduction pipe and Eduction port See Exhaust pipe and Exhaust port under Exhaust a EDUCTIVE Eductive a Defn Tending to draw out extractive EDUCTOR Eductor n Etym L tutor Defn One who or that which brings forth elicits or extracts Stimulus must be called an eductor of vital ether E Darwin EDULCORANT Edulcorant a Etym See Edulcorate Defn Having a tendency to purify or to sweeten by removing or correcting acidity and acrimony EDULCORANT Edulcorant n Defn An edulcorant remedy EDULCORATE Edulcorate v t imp p p Edulcorated p pr vb n Edulcorating Etym L e oudulcoratus p p of dulcorare to sweeten fr dulcor sweetness fr dulcis sweet cf F édulcorer 1 To render sweet to sweeten to free from acidity Succory edulcorated with sugar and vinegar Evelyn 2 Chem Defn To free from acids salts or other soluble substances by washing to purify R EDULCORATION Edulcoration n Etym Cf F édulcoration 1 The act of sweetening or edulcorating 2 Chem Defn The act of freeing from acids or any soluble substances by affusions of water R Ure EDULCORATIVE Edulcorative a Defn Tending to EDULCORATOR Edulcorator n Defn A contrivance used to supply small quantities of sweetened liquid water etc to any mixture or to test tubes etc a dropping bottle EDULIOUS Edulious a Etym L edulis fr edere to eat Defn Edible Obs Edulious pulses Sir T Browne EE ee Etym Formed on the F p p ending é masc Defn A suffix used chiefly in law terms in a passive signification to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action or the one to whom an act is done or on whom a right is conferred as in assignee donee alienee grantee etc It is correlative to or the agent or doer EEK EEKE Eek Eeke v t Defn See Eke Obs Spenser EEL Eel n Etym AS akin to D G Dan aal Icel all Sw ål Zoöl Defn An elongated fish of many genera and species The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm See Conger eel Electric eel and Gymnotus EELBUCK Eelbuck n Defn An eelpot or eel basket EELFARE Eelfare n Etym Eel fare a journey or passage Zoöl Defn A brood of eels Prov Eng EELGRASS Eelgrass n Bot Defn A plant Zostera marina with very long and narrow leaves growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast EELMOTHER Eelmother n Zoöl Defn The eelpout EELPOT Eelpot n Defn A boxlike structure with funnelshaped traps for catching eels an eelbuck EELPOUT Eelpout n Etym AS Zoöl a A European fish Zoarces viviparus remarkable for producing living young called also greenbone guffer bard and Maroona eel Also an American species Z anguillaris called also mutton fish and erroneously congo eel ling and lamper eel Both are edible but of little value b A freshwater fish the burbot EELSPEAR Eelspear n Defn A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels EEN Een adv Defn A contraction for even See Even I have een done with you LEstrange EEN Een n Defn The old plural of Eye And eke with fatness swollen were his een Spenser EER Eer adv Defn A contraction for ever See Ever EERIE EERY Eerie Eery a Etym Scotch fr AS earh timid 1 Serving to inspire fear esp a dread of seeing ghosts wild weird as eerie stories She whose elfin prancer springs By night to eery warblings Tennyson 2 Affected with fear affrighted Burns EERILY Eerily adv Defn In a strange unearthly way EERISOME Eerisome a Defn Causing fear eerie Scot EET Eet obs imp Defn of Eat Chaucer EFFABLE Effable a Etym L effabilis ex out fari to speak Defn Capable of being uttered or explained utterable Barrow EFFACE Efface v t imp p p Effaced p pr vb n Effacing Etym F effacer pref es L ex face face prop to destroy the face or form See Face and cf Deface 1 To cause to disappear as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface by rubbing out striking out etc to erase to render illegible or indiscernible as to efface the letters on a monument or the inscription on a coin 2 To destroy as a mental impression to wear away Efface from his mind the theories and notions vulgarly received Bacon Syn To blot out expunge erase obliterate cancel destroy Efface Deface To deface is to injure or impair a figure to efface is to rub out or destroy so as to render invisible EFFACEABLE Effaceable a Defn Capable of being effaced EFFACEMENT Effacement n Etym Cf F effacement Defn The act if effacing also the result of the act EFFASCINATE Effascinate v t Etym L effascinare Defn To charm to bewitch Obs Heywood EFFASCINATION Effascination n Etym L effascinatio Defn A charming state of being bewitched or deluded Obs EFFECT Effect n Etym L effectus fr efficere effectum to effect ex facere to make cf F effet formerly also spelled effect See Fact 1 Execution performance realization operation as the law goes into effect in May That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose nor keep peace between The effect and it Shak 2 Manifestation expression sign All the large effects That troop with majesty Shak 3 In general That which is produced by an agent or cause the event which follows immediately from an antecedent called the cause result consequence outcome fruit as the effect of luxury The effect is the unfailing index of the amount of the cause Whewell 4 Impression left on the mind sensation produced Patchwork introduced for oratorical effect J C Shairp The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely nature of the place W Irving 5 Power to produce results efficiency force importance account as to speak with effect 6 Consequence intended purpose meaning general intent with to They spake to her to that effect 2 Chron xxxiv 22 7 The purport the sum and substance The effect of his intent Chaucer 8 Reality actual meaning fact as distinguished from mere appearance No other in effect than what it seems Denham 9 pl Defn Goods movables personal estate sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property as the people escaped from the town with their effects For effect for an exaggerated impression or excitement In effect in fact in substance See 8 above Of no effect Of none effect To no effect or Without effect destitute of results validity force and the like vain fruitless Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition Mark vii 13 All my study be to no effect Shak To give effect to to make valid to carry out in practice to push to its results To take effect to become operative to accomplish aims Shak Syn Effect Consequence Result These words indicate things which arise out of some antecedent or follow as a consequent Effect which may be regarded as the generic term denotes that which springs directly from something which can properly be termed a cause A consequence is more remote not being strictly caused nor yet a mere sequence but following out of and following indirectly or in the train of events something on which it truly depends A result is still more remote and variable like the rebound of an elastic body which falls in very different directions We may foresee the effects of a measure may conjecture its consequences but can rarely discover its final results Resolving all events with their effects And manifold results into the will And arbitration wise of the Supreme Cowper Shun the bitter consequence for know The day thou eatest thereof thou shalt die Milton EFFECT Effect v t imp p p Effected p pr vb n Effecting 1 To produce as a cause or agent to cause to be So great a body such exploits to effect Daniel 2 To bring to pass to execute to enforce to achieve to accomplish To effect that which the divine counsels had decreed Bp Hurd They sailed away without effecting their purpose Jowett Th Syn To accomplish fulfill achieve complete execute perform attain See Accomplish EFFECTER Effecter n Defn One who effects EFFECTIBLE Effectible a Defn Capable of being done or achieved practicable feasible Sir T Browne EFFECTION Effection n Etym L effectio cf F effection Defn Creation a doing R Sir M Hale EFFECTIVE Effective a Etym L effectivus cf F effectif Defn Having the power to produce an effect or effects producing a decided or decisive effect efficient serviceable operative as an effective force remedy speech the effective men in a regiment They are not effective of anything nor leave no work behind them Bacon Whosoever is an effective real cause of doing his heighbor wrong is criminal Jer Taylor Syn Efficient forcible active powerful energetic competent See Effectual EFFECTIVE Effective n 1 That which produces a given effect a cause Jer Taylor 2 One who is capable of active service He assembled his army 20000 effectives at Corinth W P Johnston 3 Etym F effectif real effective real amount Com Defn Specie or coin as distinguished from paper currency a term used in many parts of Europe Simmonds EFFECTIVELY Effectively adv Defn With effect powerfully completely thoroughly EFFECTIVENESS Effectiveness n Defn The quality of being effective EFFECTLESS Effectless a Defn Without effect or advantage useless bootless Shak Effectlessly adv EFFECTOR Effector n Etym L Defn An effecter Derham EFFECTUAL Effectual a Etym See Effect n Defn Producing or having adequate power or force to produce an intended effect adequate efficient operative decisive Shak Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion Macaulay Effectual calling Theol a doctrine concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and acceptance of salvation by Christ one of the five points of Calvinism See Calvinism Syn Effectual Efficacious Effective An efficacious remedy is had recourse to and proves effective if it does decided good effectual if it does all the good desired C J Smith EFFECTUALLY Effectually adv 1 With effect efficaciously 2 Actually in effect Obs Fuller EFFECTUALNESS Effectualness n Defn The quality of being effectual EFFECTUATE Effectuate v t imp p p Effectuated p pr vb n Effectuating Etym Cf F effectuer See Effect n v t Defn To bring to pass to effect to achieve to accomplish to fulfill A fit instrument to effectuate his desire Sir P Sidney In order to effectuate the thorough reform G T Curtis EFFECTUATION Effectuation n Defn Act of effectuating EFFECTUOSE EFFECTUOUS Effectuose Effectuous a Defn Effective Obs B Jonson EFFECTUOUSLY Effectuously adv Defn Effectively Obs EFFEMINACY Effeminacy n pl Effeminacies Etym From Effeminate Defn Characteristic quality of a woman such as softness luxuriousness delicacy or weakness which is unbecoming a man womanish delicacy or softness used reproachfully of men Milton EFFEMINATE Effeminate a Etym L effeminatus p p of effeminare to make a woman of ex out femina a woman See Feminine a 1 Having some characteristic of a woman as delicacy luxuriousness etc soft or delicate to an unmanly degree womanish weak The king by his voluptuous life and mean marriage became effeminate and less sensible of honor Bacon An effeminate and unmanly foppery Bp Hurd 2 Womanlike womanly tender in a good sense Gentle kind effeminate remorse Shak Note Effeminate and womanish are generally used in a reproachful sense feminine and womanly applied to women are epithets of propriety or commendation EFFEMINATE Effeminate v t imp p p Effeminated p pr vb n Effeminating Defn To make womanish to make soft and delicate to weaken It will not corrupt or effeminate childrens minds Locke EFFEMINATE Effeminate v i Defn To grow womanish or weak In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and manners corrupt Pope EFFEMINATELY Effeminately adv 1 In an effeminate or womanish manner weakly softly delicately Proud and effeminately gay Fawkes 2 By means of a woman by the power or art of a woman R Effeminately vanquished Milton EFFEMINATENESS Effeminateness n Defn The state of being effeminate unmanly softness Fuller EFFEMINATION Effemination n Etym L effeminatio Defn Effeminacy womanishness Obs Bacon EFFEMINIZE Effeminize v t Defn To make effeminate Obs EFFENDI Effendi n Etym Turk efendi fr Modern Gr Authentic Defn Master sir a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning especially one learned in the law EFFERENT Efferent a Etym L efferens entis p pr of effere to bear out ex out ferre to bear Physiol a Conveying outward or discharging applied to certain blood vessels lymphatics nerves etc b Conveyed outward as efferent impulses i e such as are conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards opposed to afferent EFFERENT Efferent n Defn An efferent duct or stream EFFEROUS Efferous a Etym L efferus savage ex intens ferus wild Defn Like a wild beast fierce Obs EFFERVESCE Effervesce v i imp p p Effervesced p pr vb n Effervescing Etym L effervescere ex fervescere to begin boiling incho fr fervere to boil See Fervent 1 To be in a state of natural ebullition to bubble and hiss as fermenting liquors or any fluid when some part escapes in a gaseous form 2 To exhibit in lively natural expression feelings that can not be repressed or concealed as to effervesce with joy or merriment EFFERVESCENCE EFFERVESCENCY Effervescence Effervescency n Etym Cf F effervescence Defn A kind of natural ebullition that commotion of a fluid which takes place when some part of the mass flies off in a gaseous form producing innumerable small bubbles as the effervescence of a carbonate with citric acid EFFERVESCENT Effervescent a Etym L effervescences p pr of effervescere cf F effervescent Defn Gently boiling or bubbling by means of the disengagement of gas EFFERVESCIBLE Effervescible a Defn Capable of effervescing EFFERVESCIVE Effervescive a Defn Tending to produce effervescence An effervescive force Hickok EFFET Effet n Etym See Eft n Zoöl Defn The common newt called also asker eft evat and ewt EFFETE Effete a Etym L effetus that has brought forth exhausted ex fetus that has brought forth See Fetus Defn No longer capable of producing young as an animal or fruit as the earth hence worn out with age exhausted of energy incapable of efficient action no longer productive barren sterile Effete results from virile efforts Mrs Browning If they find the old governments effete worn out they may seek new ones Burke EFFICACIOUS Efficacious a Etym L eficax acis fr efficere See Effect n Defn Possessing the quality of being effective productive of or powerful to produce the effect intended as an efficacious law Syn See Effectual Efficaciously adv Efficaciousness n EFFICACITY Efficacity n Etym L efficacitas cf F efficacité Defn Efficacy R J Fryth EFFICACY Efficacy n Etym L efficacia fr efficax See Efficacious Defn Power to produce effects operation or energy of an agent or force production of the effect intended as the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease the efficacy of prayer Of noxious efficacy Milton Syn Virtue force energy potency efficiency EFFICIENCE EFFICIENCY Efficience Efficiency n Etym L efficientia 1 The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects efficient power effectual agency The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us Hooker 2 Mech Defn The ratio of useful work to energy expended Rankine Efficiency of a heat engine the ratio of the work done an engine to the work due to the heat supplied to it EFFICIENT Efficient a Etym L efficiens entis p pr of efficere to effect cf F efficient See Effect n Defn Causing effects producing results that makes the effect to be what it is actively operative not inactive slack or incapable characterized by energetic and useful activity as an efficient officer power The efficient cause is the working cause Wilson Syn Effective effectual competent able capable material potent EFFICIENT Efficient n Defn An efficient cause a prime mover God moveth mere natural agents as an efficient only Hooker EFFICIENTLY Efficiently adv Defn With effect effectively EFFIERCE Effierce v t Etym Pref ex intens fierce Defn To make fierce Obs Spenser EFFIGIAL Effigial a Defn Relating to an effigy EFFIGIATE Effigiate v t Etym L effigiatus p p of effigiare to form fr effigies See Effigy Defn To form as an effigy hence to fashion to adapt He must effigiate and conform himself to those circumstances Jer Taylor EFFIGIATION Effigiation n Etym Cf LL effigiatio Defn The act of forming in resemblance an effigy Fuller EFFIGIES Effigies n Etym L Defn See Effigy Dryden EFFIGY Effigy n pl Effigies Etym L effigies fr effingere to form fashion ex fingere to form shape devise See Feign Defn The image likeness or representation of a person whether a full figure or a part an imitative figure commonly applied to sculptured likenesses as those on monuments or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals sometimes applied to portraits To burn or To hang in effigy to burn or to hang an image or picture of a person as a token of public odium EFFLAGITATE Efflagitate v t Etym L efflagitatus p p of efflagitare Defn To ask urgently Obs Cockeram EFFLATE Efflate v t Etym L efflatus p p of efflare to blow or breathe out ex flare to blow Defn To fill with breath to puff up Sir T Herbert EFFLATION Efflation n Defn The act of filling with wind a breathing or puffing out a puff as of wind A soft efflation of celestial fire Parnell EFFLORESCE Effloresce v i imp p p Effloresced p pr vb n Efflorescing Etym L efflorescere to bloom blossom ex florescere to begin to blossom incho fr florere to blossom fr flos a flower See Flower 1 To blossom forth Carlyle 2 Chem Defn To change on the surface or throughout to a whitish mealy or crystalline powder from a gradual decomposition esp from the loss of water on simple exposure to the air as Glaubers salts and many others effloresce 3 To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source as the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere EFFLORESCENCE Efflorescence n Etym F efflorescence 1 Bot Defn Flowering or state of flowering the blooming of flowers blowth 2 Med Defn A redness of the skin eruption as in rash measles smallpox scarlatina etc 3 Chem a The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies as salts etc b The powder or crust thus formed EFFLORESCENCY Efflorescency n Defn The state or quality of being efflorescent efflorescence EFFLORESCENT Efflorescent a Etym F efflorescent L efflorescens entis blooming p pr of efflorescere See Effloresce v i 1 That effloresces or is liable to effloresce on exposure as an efflorescent salt 2 Covered with an efflorescence EFFLOWER Efflower v t Etym Cf F effleurer Leather Making Defn To remove the epidermis of a skin with a concave knife blunt in its middle part as in making chamois leather EFFLUENCE Effluence n Etym Cf F effluence 1 A flowing out or emanation 2 That which flows or issues from any body or substance issue efflux Bright effluence of bright essence increate Milton And as if the gloom of the earth and sky had been but the effluence of these two mortal hearts it vanished with their sorrow Hawthorne EFFLUENCY Effluency n Defn Effluence EFFLUENT Effluent a Etym L effluens entis p pr of effluere to flow out ex fluere to flow cf F effluent See Fluent Defn Flowing out as effluent beams Parnell EFFLUENT Effluent n Geog Defn A stream that flows out of another stream or lake EFFLUVIABLE Effluviable a Defn Capable of being given off as an effluvium Effluviable matter Boyle EFFLUVIAL Effluvial a Defn Belonging to effluvia EFFLUVIATE Effluviate v i Defn To give forth effluvium R An effluviating power Boyle EFFLUVIUM Effluvium n pl Effluvia Etym L a flowing out fr effluere to flow out See Effluent a Defn Subtile or invisible emanation exhalation perceived by the sense of smell especially noisome or noxious exhalation as the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies or from ill drainage EFFLUX Efflux n Etym See Effluent Flux 1 The act or process of flowing out or issuing forth effusion outflow as the efflux of matter from an ulcer the efflux of mens piety It is then that the devout affections are incessantly in efflux I Taylor 2 That which flows out emanation effluence Prime cheerer light Efflux divine Thomson EFFLUX Efflux v i Defn To run out to flow forth to pass away Obs Boyle EFFLUXION Effluxion n Etym From Efflux 1 The act of flowing out effusion 2 That which flows out effluvium emanation Some light effluxions from spirit to spirit Bacon EFFODIENT Effodient a Etym L effodiens p pr of effodere to dig out ex fodere to dig Defn Digging up EFFORCE Efforce v t imp p p Efforced p pr vb n Efforcing Etym OF esforcier F sefforcer to exert ones self LL exforciare L ex fortis strong See Force Defn To force to constrain to compel to yield Obs Spenser EFFORM Efform v t Etym Pref ex form Defn To form to shape Obs Efforming their words within their lips Jer Taylor EFFORMATION Efformation n Defn The act of giving shape or form Obs Ray EFFORT Effort n Etym F effort OF esfort for esfors esforz fr esforcier See Efforce 1 An exertion of strength or power whether physical or mental in performing an act or aiming at an object more or less strenuous endeavor struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object as an effort to scale a wall We prize the stronger effort of his power Pope 2 Mech Defn A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion Rankine Syn Endeavor exertion struggle strain straining attempt trial essay See Attempt EFFORT Effort v t Defn To stimulate Obs He efforted his spirits Fuller EFFORTLESS Effortless a Defn Making no effort Southey EFFOSSION Effossion n Etym L effossio See Effodient Defn A digging out or up R The effossion of coins Arbuthnot EFFRANCHISE Effranchise v t Etym Pref ex franchise cf OF esfranchir Defn To enfranchise EFFRAY Effray v t Etym F effrayer See Affray Defn To frighten to scare Obs Spenser EFFRAYABLE Effrayable a Defn Frightful Obs Harvey EFFRENATION Effrenation n Etym L effrenatio fr effrenare to unbridle ex frenum a bridle Defn Unbridled license unruliness Obs Cockeram EFFRONT Effront v t Defn To give assurance to Obs Sir T Browne EFFRONTERY Effrontery n pl Effronteries Etym F effronterie fr effronté shameless fr L effrons ontis putting forth the forehead i e barefaced shameless ex frons the forehead See Front Defn Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum insulting presumptuousness shameless boldness barefaced assurance Corruption lost nothing of its effrontery Bancroft Syn Impudence sauciness See Impudence EFFRONTIT Effrontit a Etym F effronté Defn Marked by impudence Obs Jer Taylor EFFRONTUOUSLY Effrontuously adv Defn Impudently Obs R North EFFULGE Effulge v t imp p p Effulged p pr vb n Effulging Etym L effulgere to shine forth ex fulgere to flash shine See Fulgent Defn To cause to shine with abundance of light to radiate to beam R His eyes effulging a peculiar fire Thomson EFFULGE Effulge v i Defn To shine forth to beam EFFULGENCE Effulgence n Defn The state of being effulgent extreme brilliancy a flood of light great luster or brightness splendor The effulgence of his glory abides Milton The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn Beattie EFFULGENT Effulgent a Etym L effulgens entis p pr of effulgere Defn Diffusing a flood of light shining luminous beaming bright splendid Effulgent rays of light Cowper EFFULGENTLY Effulgently adv Defn In an effulgent manner EFFUMABILITY Effumability n Defn The capability of flying off in fumes or vapor Obs Boyle EFFUME Effume v t Etym L effumare to emit smoke ex fumare to smoke fr fumus smoke Defn To breathe or puff out Obs B Jonson EFFUND Effund v t Etym L effundere See Effuse Defn To pour out Obs Dr H More EFFUSE Effuse a Etym L effusus p p of effundere to pour out ex fundere to pour See Fuse to melt 1 Poured out freely profuse Obs So should our joy be very effuse Barrow 2 Disposed to pour out freely prodigal Obs Young 3 Bot Defn Spreading loosely especially on one side as an effuse inflorescence Loudon 4 Zoöl Defn Having the lips or edges of the aperture abruptly spreading said of certain shells EFFUSE Effuse n Defn Effusion loss Much effuse of blood Shak EFFUSE Effuse v t imp p p Effused p pr vb n Effusing Defn To pour out like a stream or freely to cause to exude to shed R With gushing blood effused Milton EFFUSE Effuse v i Defn To emanate to issue Thomson EFFUSION Effusion n Etym L effusio cf F effusion 1 The act of pouring out as effusion of water of blood of grace of words and the like To save the effusion of my peoples blood Dryden 2 That which is poured out literally or figuratively Wash me with that precious effusion and I shall be whiter than sow Eikon Basilike The light effusions of a heedless boy Byron 3 Pathol a The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel either by rupture of the vessel or by exudation through its walls It may pass into the substance of an organ or issue upon a free surface b The liquid escaping or exuded EFFUSIVE Effusive a Defn Pouring out pouring forth freely Washed with the effusive wave Pope Effusive rocks Geol volcanic rocks in distinction from socalled intrusive or plutonic rocks Effusively adv Effusiveness n EFREET Efreet n Defn See Afrit EFT Eft n Etym AS efete lizard See Newt Zoöl a A European lizard of the genus Seps b A salamander esp the European smooth newt Triton punctatus EFT Eft adv Etym AS eft æft again back afterward See Aft After Defn Again afterwards soon quickly Obs I wold never eft comen into the snare Spenser EFTSOON EFTSOONS Eftsoon Eftsoons adv Etym OE eftsone eftsones AS eft s soon See Eft and Soon Defn Again anew a second time at once speedily Archaic And if he fall from his capel horse eftsone Chaucer The champion stout eftsoons dismounted Spenser EGAD Egad interj Etym Euphemistic corruption of the oath by God Defn An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise etc EGAL Egal a Etym F égal See Equal Defn Equal impartial Obs Shak EGALITY Egality n Etym OE egalite F égalité Defn Equality Chaucer Tennyson EGEAN Egean a Defn See Ægean EGENCE Egence n Etym L egens entis p pr of egere to be needy suffer want Defn The state of needing or of suffering a natural want R J Grote EGER EGRE Eger Egre a Etym See Eager Defn Sharp bitter acid sour Obs The egre words of thy friend Chaucer EGER Eger n Defn An impetuous flood a bore See Eagre EGERMINATE Egerminate v i Etym From L egerminare to sprout Defn To germinate Obs EGEST Egest v t Etym L egestus p p of egerere to carry out to discharge e out gerere to carry Physiol Defn To cast or throw out to void as excrement to excrete as the indigestible matter of the food in an extended sense to excrete by the lungs skin or kidneys EGESTA Egesta n pl Etym NL neut pl from p p of L egere See Egest Physiol Defn That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels excrements opposed to ingesta EGESTION Egestion n Etym L egestio Defn Act or process of egesting a voiding Sir M Hale EGG Egg n Etym OE fr Icel egg akin to AS æg whence OE ey Sw ägg Dan æg G D ei and prob to OSlav aje jaje L ovum Gr ugh Gael ubh and perh to L avis bird Cf Oval 1 Popularly Defn The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds tortoises etc It consists of a yolk usually surrounded by the white or albumen and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane 2 Biol Defn A simple cell from the development of which the young of animals are formed ovum germ cell 3 Anything resembling an egg in form Note Egg is used adjectively or as the first part of self explaining compounds as egg beater or eggbeater egg case egg ladle eggshaped etc Egg and anchor Arch an eggshaped ornament alternating with another in the form of a dart used to enrich the ovolo called also egg and dart and egg and tongue See Anchor n 5 Ogilvie Egg cleavage Biol a process of cleavage or segmentation by which the egg undergoes endogenous division with formation of a mass of nearly similar cells from the growth and differentiation of which the new organism is ultimately formed See Segmentation of the ovum under Segmentation Egg development Biol the process of the development of an egg by which the embryo is formed Egg mite Zoöl any mite which devours the eggs of insects as Nothrus ovivorus which destroys those of the canker worm Egg parasite Zoöl any small hymenopterous insect which in the larval stage lives within the eggs of other insects Many genera and species are known EGG Egg v t imp p p Egged p pr vb n Egging Etym OE eggen Icel eggja fr egg edge Edge Defn To urge on to instigate to incite Adam and Eve he egged to ill Piers Plowman She did egg him on to tell How fair she was Warner EGGAR Eggar n Etym Etymol uncertain Zoöl Defn Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa as the oak eggar L roboris of Europe EGGBIRD Eggbird n Zoöl Defn A species of tern esp the sooty tern Sterna fuliginosa of the West Indies In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird Phaëthon flavirostris EGGCUP Eggcup n Defn A cup used for holding an egg at table EGGEMENT Eggement n Etym Egg v t ment Defn Instigation incitement Obs Chaucer EGGER Egger n Etym See Egg n Defn One who gathers eggs an eggler EGGER Egger n Etym See Egg v t Defn One who eggs or incites EGGERY Eggery n Defn A place where eggs are deposited as by sea birds or kept a nest of eggs R EGGGLASS Eggglass n Defn A small sandglass running about three minutes for marking time in boiling eggs also a small glass for holding an egg at table EGGHOT Egghot n Defn A kind of posset made of eggs brandy sugar and ale Lamb EGGLER Eggler n Defn One who gathers or deals in eggs EGGNOG Eggnog n Defn A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar milk and usually wine or spirits EGGPLANT Eggplant n Bot Defn A plant Solanum Melongena of East Indian origin allied to the tomato and bearing a large smooth edible fruit shaped somewhat like an egg madapple EGGSHAPED Eggshaped a Defn Resembling an egg in form ovoid EGGSHELL Eggshell n 1 The shell or exterior covering of an egg Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell 2 Zoöl Defn A smooth white marine gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum resembling an egg in form EGG SQUASH Egg squash Defn A variety of squash with small eggshaped fruit EGHEN Eghen n pl Defn Eyes Obs Chaucer EGILOPICAL Egilopical a Etym See Ægilops Med Defn Pertaining to of the nature of or affected with an ægilops or tumor in the corner of the eye EGILOPS Egilops n Defn See Ægilops EGLANDULOSE EGLANDULOUS Eglandulose Eglandulous a Etym Pref e glandulose glandulosus Defn Destitute of glands EGLANTINE Eglantine n Etym F églantine fr OF aiglent brier hip tree fr assumed LL acuculentus fr a dim of L acus needle cf F aiguille needle Cf Aglet Bot a A species of rose Rosa Eglanteria with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors b The sweetbrier R rubiginosa Note Milton in the following lines has applied the name to some twinning plant perhaps the honeysuckle Through the sweetbrier or the vine Or the twisted eglantine LAllegro 47 In our early writers and in Gerarde and the herbalists it was a shrub with white flowers Dr Prior EGLATERE Eglatere n Defn Eglantine Obs or R Written also eglantere Tennyson EGLING Egling n Etym Etymol uncertain Zoöl Defn The European perch when two years old Prov Eng EGLOMERATE Eglomerate v t Etym Pref e glomerate Defn To unwind as a thread from a ball R EGO Ego n Etym L I Met Defn The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought opposed to nonego EGOICAL Egoical a Defn Pertaining to egoism R EGOISM Egoism n Etym F égoïsme fr L ego I See I and cf Egotism 1 Philos Defn The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for 2 Excessive love and thought of self the habit of regarding ones self as the center of every interest selfishness opposed to altruism EGOIST Egoist n Etym F égoïste See Egoism 1 One given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self I dullard egoist taking no special recognition of such nobleness Carlyle 2 Philos Defn A believer in egoism EGOISTIC EGOISTICAL Egoistic Egoistical a Defn Pertaining to egoism imbued with egoism or excessive thoughts of self selfloving Illnatured feeling or egoistic pleasure in making men miserable G Eliot EGOISTICALLY Egoistically adv Defn In an egoistic manner EGOITY Egoity n Defn Personality R Swift EGOMISM Egomism n Defn Egoism R A Baxter EGOPHONIC Egophonic a Defn Belonging to or resembling egophony EGOPHONY Egophony n Etym Gr Med Defn The sound of a patients voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity as in pleurisy with effusion EGOTHEISM Egotheism n Etym Gr Defn The deification of self R EGOTISM Egotism n Etym L ego I ending tism for ism prob influenced by other English words in tism fr the Greek where t is not part of the ending as baptism See Egoism Defn The practice of too frequently using the word I hence a speaking or writing overmuch of ones self selfexaltation self praise the act or practice of magnifying ones self or parading ones own doings The word is also used in the sense of egoism His excessive egotism which filled all objects with himself Hazlitt Syn Egotism Selfconceit Vanity Egoism Selfconceit is an overweening opinion of ones talents capacity attractions etc egotism is the acting out of selfconceit or selfimportance in words and exterior conduct vanity is inflation of mind arising from the idea of being thought highly of by others It shows itself by its eagerness to catch the notice of others Egoism is a state in which the feelings are concentrated on ones self Its expression is egotism EGOTIST Egotist n Etym L ego I ending tist for ist See Egotism and cf Egoist Defn One addicted to egotism one who speaks much of himself or magnifies his own achievements or affairs EGOTISTIC EGOTISTICAL Egotistic Egotistical a Defn Addicted to or manifesting egotism Syn Conceited vain selfimportant opinionated EGOTISTICALLY Egotistically adv Defn With egotism EGOTIZE Egotize v i imp p p Egotized p pr vb n Egotizing Etym See Egotism Defn To talk or write as an egotist Cowper EGRANULOSE Egranulose a Etym Pref e granule Bot Defn Having no granules as chlorophyll in certain conditions R Brown EGRE Egre a n Defn See Eager and Eagre Obs EGREGIOUS Egregious a Etym L egregius lit separated or chosen from the herd i e distinguished excellent e out grex gregis herd See Gregarious Defn Surpassing extraordinary distinguished in a bad sense formerly used with words importing a good quality but now joined with words having a bad sense as an egregious rascal an egregious ass an egregious mistake The egregious impudence of this fellow Bp Hall His Wyclifs egregious labors are not to be neglected Milton EGREGIOUSLY Egregiously adv Defn Greatly enormously shamefully as egregiously cheated EGREGIOUSNESS Egregiousness n Defn The state of being egregious EGREMOIN Egremoin n Etym See Agrimony Defn Agrimony Agrimonia Eupatoria Obs Chaucer EGRESS Egress n Etym L egressus fr egredi to go out e out gradi to go See Grade 1 The act of going out or leaving or the power to leave departure Embarred from all egress and regress Holland Gates of burning adamant Barred over us prohibit all egress Milton 2 Astron Defn The passing off from the suns disk of an inferior planet in a transit EGRESS Egress v i Defn To go out to depart to leave EGRESSION Egression n Etym L egressio Defn The act of going egress R B Jonson EGRESSOR Egressor n Defn One who goes out R EGRET Egret n Etym See Aigret Heron 1 Zoöl Defn The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back They are generally white Among the best known species are the American egret Ardea or Herodias egretta the great egret A alba the little egret A garzetta of Europe and the American snowy egret A candidissima A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage G W Cable 2 A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress or anything imitating such an ornament an aigrette 3 Bot Defn The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes as the down of the thistle 4 Zoöl Defn A kind of ape EGRETTE Egrette n Etym See Aigrette Defn Same as Egret n 2 EGRIMONY Egrimony Etym Corrupted fr agrimony Bot Defn The herb agrimony Obs EGRIMONY Egrimony n Etym L aegrimonia Defn Sorrow Obs EGRIOT Egriot n Etym F aigrette griotte formerly agriote cf aigre sour Defn A kind of sour cherry Bacon EGRITUDE Egritude n Etym L aegritudo fr aeger sick Defn Sickness ailment sorrow Obs Sir T Elyot EGYPTIAN Egyptian a Etym L Aegyptius Gr Aegyptus Egypt cf F égyptien Cf Gypsy Defn Pertaining to Egypt in Africa Egyptian bean Bot a The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant Nelumbium speciosum somewhat resembling the water lily b See under Bean 1 Egyptian cross See Illust No 6 of Cross Egyptian thorn Bot a mediumsized tree Acacia vera It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic EGYPTIAN Egyptian n 1 A native or one of the people of Egypt also the Egyptian language 2 A gypsy Obs Shak EGYPTIZE Egyptize v t imp p p Egyptized p pr vb n Egyptizing Defn To give an Egyptian character or appearance to Fairbairn EGYPTOLOGER EGYPTOLOGIST Egyptologer Egyptologist n Defn One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt a student of Egyptology EGYPTOLOGICAL Egyptological a Defn Of pertaining to or devoted to Egyptology EGYPTOLOGY Egyptology n Etym Egypt logy Defn The science or study of Egyptian antiquities esp the hieroglyphics EH Eh interj Etym OE ei ey Defn An expression of inquiry or slight surprise EHLITE Ehlite n Etym From Ehl near Linz where it occurs Min Defn A mineral of a green color and pearly luster a hydrous phosphate of copper EIDER Eider n Etym Of Scand origin cf Icel æ akin to Sw eider Dan ederfugl Zoöl Defn Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria esp Somateria mollissima which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America and lines its nest with fine down taken from its own body which is an article of commerce called also eider duck The American eider S Dresseri the king eider S spectabilis and the spectacled eider Arctonetta Fischeri are related species Eider down Etym Cf Icel æebardun Sw eiderdun Dan ederduun Down of the eider duck much sought after as an article of luxury EIDOGRAPH Eidograph n Etym Gr graph Defn An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale a form of the pantograph EIDOLON Eidolon n Etym NL fr Gr Idol Defn An image or representation a form a phantom an apparition Sir W Scott EIGH Eigh interj Defn An exclamation expressing delight EIGHT Eight n Etym See Ait Defn An island in a river an ait Obs Osiers on their eights Evelyn EIGHT Eight a Etym AS eahta akin to OS ahto OFries achta D G acht OHG ahto Icel atta Sw åtta Dan otte Goth ahtau Lith aszt Ir Gael ochd W wyth Armor eich eiz L octo Gr ash Octave Defn Seven and one as eight years EIGHT Eight n 1 The number greater by a unit than seven eight units or objects 2 A symbol representing eight units as 8 or viii EIGHTEEN Eighteen a Etym AS eahtat eahtat See Eight and Ten and cf Eighty Defn Eight and ten as eighteen pounds EIGHTEEN Eighteen n 1 The number greater by a unit than seventeen eighteen units or objects 2 A symbol denoting eighteen units as 18 or xviii EIGHTEENMO Eighteenmo a n Defn See Octodecimo EIGHTEENTH Eighteenth a Etym From Eighteen 1 Next in order after the seventeenth 2 Consisting of one of eighteen equal parts or divisions of a thing EIGHTEENTH Eighteenth n 1 The quotient of a unit divided by eighteen one of eighteen equal parts or divisions 2 The eighth after the tenth EIGHTETETHE Eightetethe a Etym OE fr AS eahtateó eahta eight teó tenth Cf Eighteenth Tenth Defn Eighteenth Obs EIGHTFOLD Eightfold a Defn Eight times a quantity EIGHTH Eighth a Etym AS eahto 1 Next in order after the seventh 2 Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing Eighth note Mus the eighth part of a whole note or semibreve a quaver EIGHTH Eighth n 1 The quotient of a unit divided by eight one of eight equal parts an eighth part 2 Mus Defn The interval of an octave EIGHTHLY Eighthly adv Defn As the eighth in order EIGHTIETH Eightieth a Etym From Eighty 1 The next in order after seventyninth 2 Consisting of one of eighty equal parts or divisions EIGHTIETH Eightieth n Defn The quotient of a unit divided by eighty one of eighty equal parts EIGHTLING Eightling n Etym Eight ling Crystallog Defn A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals EIGHTSCORE Eightscore a n Defn Eight times twenty a hundred and sixty EIGHTY Eighty a Etym AS eahtatig where the ending tig is akin to English ten cf G achtzig See Eight and Ten Defn Eight times ten fourscore EIGHTY Eighty n 1 The sum of eight times ten eighty units or objects 2 A symbol representing eighty units or ten eight times repeated as 80 or lxxx EIGNE Eigne a Etym OF aisné ainsné F aîné fr L ante natus born before Cf Esnecy 1 Law Defn Eldest firstborn Blackstone 2 Entailed belonging to the eldest son Obs Bastard eigne a bastard eldest son whose parents afterwards intermarry EIKING Eiking n Naut Defn See Eking EIKON Eikon n Etym NL fr Gr Defn An image or effigy used rather in an abstract sense and rarely for a work of art EIKONOGEN Eikonogen n Gr eikwn eikonos image root of gignesqai to be born Photog Chem Defn The sodium salt of a sulphonic acid of a naphthol C10H5OHNH2SO3Na used as a developer EIKOSANE Eikosane n Etym Gr Chem Defn A solid hydrocarbon C20H42 of the paraffine series of artificial production and also probably occurring in petroleum EIKOSYLENE Eikosylene n Etym Gr ylene Chem Defn A liquid hydrocarbon C20H38 of the acetylene series obtained from brown coal EILD Eild n Etym See Eld Defn Age Obs Fairfax EIRE Eire n Defn Air Obs Chaucer EIRENARCH Eirenarch n Etym See Irenarch Gr Antiq Defn A justice of the peace irenarch EIRENIC Eirenic a Defn Pacific See Irenic EIRIE Eirie n Defn See Aerie and Eyrie EISEL Eisel n Etym OF aisil aissil fr L acet Cf Acetic Defn Vinegar verjuice Obs Sir T More EISTEDDFOD Eisteddfod n Etym W session fr eistedd to sit Defn Am assembly or session of the Welsh bards an annual congress of bards minstrels and literati of Wales being a patriotic revival of the old custom EITHER Either a pron Etym OE either aither AS akin to OHG MHG iegeweder a ge hwæ whether See Each and Whether and cf Or conj 1 One of two the one or the other properly used of two things but sometimes of a larger number for any one Lepidus flatters both Of both is flattered but he neither loves Nor either cares for him Shak Scarce a palm of ground could be gotten by either of the three Bacon There have been three talkers in Great British either of whom would illustrate what I say about dogmatists Holmes 2 Each of two the one and the other both formerly also each of any number His flowing hair In curls on either cheek played Milton On either side was there the tree of life Rev xxii 2 The extreme right and left of either army never engaged Jowett Thucyd EITHER Either conj Either Defn precedes two or more coördinate words or phrases and is introductory to an alternative It is correlative to or Either he is talking or he is pursuing or he is in a journey or peradventure he sleepeth 1 Kings xviii 27 Few writers hesitate to use either in what is called a triple alternative such as We must either stay where we are proceed or recede Latham Note Either was formerly sometimes used without any correlation and where we should now use or Can the fig tree my brethren bear olive berries either a vine figs James iii 12 EJACULATE Ejaculate v t imp p p Ejaculated p pr vb n Ejaculating Etym L ejaculatus p p of ejaculari to throw out e out ejaculari to throw fr jaculum javelin dart fr jacere to throw See Eject 1 To throw out suddenly and swiftly as if a dart to dart to eject Archaic or Technical Its active rays ejaculated thence Blackmore 2 To throw out as an exclamation to utter by a brief and sudden impulse as to ejaculate a prayer EJACULATE Ejaculate v i Defn To utter ejaculations to make short and hasty exclamations R Ejaculating to himself Sir W Scott EJACULATION Ejaculation n Etym Cf F éjaculation 1 The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight Archaic or Technical An ejaculation or irradiation of the eye Bacon 2 The uttering of a short sudden exclamation or prayer or the exclamation or prayer uttered In your dressing let there be jaculations fitted to the several actions of dressing Jer Taylor 3 Physiol Defn The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing as a fluid from a duct EJACULATOR Ejaculator n Etym NL See Ejaculate Anat Defn A muscle which helps ejaculation EJACULATORY Ejaculatory a 1 Casting or throwing out fitted to eject as ejaculatory vessels 2 Suddenly darted out uttered in short sentences as an ejaculatory prayer or petition 3 Sudden hasty Obs Ejaculatory repentances that take us by fits and starts LEstrange EJECT Eject v t imp p p Ejected p pr vb n Ejecting Etym L ejectus p p of ejicere e out jacere to throw See Jet a shooting forth 1 To expel to dismiss to cast forth to thrust or drive out to discharge as to eject a person from a room to eject a traitor from the country to eject words from the language Eyes ejecting flame H Brooke 2 Law Defn To cast out to evict to dispossess as to eject tenants from an estate Syn To expel banish drive out discharge oust evict dislodge extrude void EJECTA Ejecta n pl L neut pl of ejectus cast out See Eject Defn Matter ejected material thrown out as the ejecta of a volcano the ejecta or excreta of the body EJECTION Ejection n Etym L ejectio cf F éjection 1 The act of ejecting or casting out discharge expulsion evacuation Vast ejection of ashes Eustace The ejection of a word Johnson 2 Physiol Defn The act or process of discharging anything from the body particularly the excretions 3 The state of being ejected or cast out dispossession banishment EJECTMENT Ejectment n 1 A casting out a dispossession an expulsion ejection as the ejectment of tenants from their homes 2 Law Defn A species of mixed action which lies for the recovery of possession of real property and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of it Wharton EJECTOR Ejector n 1 One who or that which ejects or dispossesses 2 Mech Defn A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space Ejector condenser Steam Engine a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump EJOO Ejoo n Etym Malay ij or hij Defn Gomuti fiber See Gomuti EJULATION Ejulation n Etym L ejulatio fr ejulare to wail lament Defn A wailing lamentation Obs Ejulation in the pangs of death Philips EKABOR EKABORON Ekabor Ekaboron n Etym G fr Skr one G bor boron E boron Chem Defn The name given by Mendelejeff in accordance with the periodic law and by prediction to a hypothetical element then unknown but since discovered and named scandium so called because it was a missing analogue of the boron group See Scandium EKALUMINIUM Ekaluminium n Etym Skr one E aluminium Chem Defn The name given to a hypothetical element later discovered and called gallium See Gallium and cf Ekabor EKASILICON Ekasilicon n Etym Skr one E silicon Chem Defn The name of a hypothetical element predicted and afterwards discovered and named germanium so called because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group See Germanium and cf Ekkabor EKE Eke v t imp p p Eked p pr vb n Eking Etym AS ekan ykan akin to OFries aka OS OHG ouhhon to add Icel auka to increase Sw öka Dan öge Goth aukan L augere Skr strength ugra mighty and probably to English wax v i Cf Augment Nickname Defn To increase to add to to augment now commonly used with out the notion conveyed being to add to or piece out by a laborious inferior or scanty addition as to eke out a scanty supply of one kind with some other To eke my pain Spenser He eked out by his wits an income of barely fifty pounds Macaulay EKE Eke adv Etym AS eác akin to OFries ák OS D OHG ouh G auch Icel auk Sw och and Dan og Goth auk for but Prob from the preceding verb Defn In addition also likewise Obs or Archaic T will be prodigious hard to prove That this is eke the throne of love Prior A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town Cowper Note Eke serves less to unite than to render prominent a subjoined more important sentence or notion Mätzner EKE Eke n Defn An addition R Clumsy ekes that may well be spared Geddes EKEBERGITE Ekebergite n Etym From Ekeberg a German Min Defn A variety of scapolite EKENAME Ekename n Etym See Nickname Defn An additional or epithet name a nickname Obs EKING Eking n Etym From Eke v t Shipbuilding a A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length b The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery Written also eiking ELA Ela n Defn Originally the highest note in the scale of Guido hence proverbially any extravagant saying Why this is above Ela Beau Fl ELABORATE Elaborate a Etym L elaboratus p p of elaborare to work out e out laborare to labor labor labor See Labor Defn Wrought with labor finished with great care studied executed with exactness or painstaking as an elaborate discourse an elaborate performance elaborate research Drawn to the life in each elaborate page Waller Syn Labored complicated studied perfected highwrought Elaborately adv Elaborateness n ELABORATE Elaborate v t imp p p Elaborated p pr vb n Elaborating 1 To produce with labor They in full joy elaborate a sigh Young 2 To perfect with painstaking to improve or refine with labor and study or by successive operations as to elaborate a painting or a literary work The sap is still more elaborated and exalted as it circulates through the vessels of the plant Arbuthnot ELABORATED elaborated adj Defn developed or executed with care and in minute detail as the carefully elaborated theme Syn detailed elaborate WordNet 15 ELABORATION Elaboration n Etym L elaboratio cf F élaboration 1 The act or process of producing or refining with labor improvement by successive operations refinement 2 Physiol Defn The natural process of formation or assimilation performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order as the elaboration of food into chyme the elaboration of chyle or sap or tissues ELABORATIVE Elaborative a Defn Serving or tending to elaborate constructing with labor and minute attention to details Elaborative faculty Metaph the intellectual power of discerning relations and of viewing objects by means of or in relations the discursive faculty thought ELABORATOR Elaborator n Defn One who or that which elaborates ELABORATORY Elaboratory a Defn Tending to elaborate ELABORATORY Elaboratory n Defn A laboratory Obs ELAEAGNUS Elæagnus n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of shrubs or small trees having the foliage covered with small silvery scales oleaster ELAEIS Elæis n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of palms Note Elæis Guineensis the African oil palm is a tree twenty or thirty feet high with immense pinnate leaves and large masses of fruit The berries are rather larger than olives and when boiled in water yield the orangered palm oil ELAEOLITE Elæolite n Etym Gr lite Min Defn A variety of hephelite usually massive of greasy luster and gray to reddish color Elæolite syenite a kind of syenite characterized by the presence of elæolite ELAEOPTENE Elæoptene n Etym Gr Chem Defn The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substance as distinguished from stearoptene the more solid parts Written also elaoptene ELAIDATE Elaidate n Chem Defn A salt of elaidic acid ELAIDIC Elaidic a Etym Cf F élaïdique See Elaine Defn Relating to oleic acid or elaine Elaidic acid Chem a fatty acid isomeric with oleic acid and obtained from it by the action of nitrous acid ELAIDIN Elaidin n Etym Cf F élaïdine Chem Defn A solid isomeric modification of olein ELAINE ELAIN Elaine or Elain n Etym Gr élaïne Chem Defn Same as Olein ELAIODIC Elaiodic a Etym Gr Chem Defn Derived from castor oil ricinoleic as elaiodic acid R ELAIOMETER Elaiometer n Etym Gr meter Chem Defn An apparatus for determining the amount of oil contained in any substance or for ascertaining the degree of purity of oil ELAMITE Elamite n Defn A dweller in Flam or Susiana an ancient kingdom of Southwestern Asia afterwards a province of Persia ELAMPING Elamping a Etym See Lamp Defn Shining Obs G Fletcher ELAN elan b Etym F fr élancer to dart Defn Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm ELANCE Elance v t imp p p Elanced p pr vb n Elancing Etym F élancer OF eslancier pref es L ex F lancer to dart throw fr lance Defn To throw as a lance to hurl to dart R While thy unerring hand elanced a dart Prior ELAND Eland n Etym D eland elk of Slav origin cf Pol jelen stag Russ oléne Lith elnis perh akin to E elk 1 Zoöl Defn A species of large South African antelope Oreas canna It is valued both for its hide and flesh and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts called also Cape elk 2 Zoöl Defn The elk or moose ELANET Elanet n Zoöl Defn A kite of the genus Elanus ELAOLITE Elaolite n Min Defn See Elæolite ELAOPTENE Elaoptene n Chem Defn See Elæoptene ELAPHINE Elaphine a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Pertaining to resembling or characteristic of the stag or Cervus elaphus ELAPHURE Elaphure n Zoöl Defn A species of deer Elaphurus Davidianus found in china It about four feet high at the shoulder and has peculiar antlers ELAPIDATION Elapidation n Etym L elapidatus cleared from stones e out lapis stone Defn A clearing away of stones R ELAPINE Elapine a Etym See Elaps Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the Elapidæ a family of poisonous serpents including the cobras See Ophidia ELAPS Elaps n Etym NL of uncertain origin Zoöl Defn A genus of venomous snakes found both in America and the Old World Many species are known See Coral snake under Coral ELAPSE Elapse v i imp p p Elapsed p pr vb n Elapsing Etym L elapsus p p of elabi to glide away e out labi to fall slide See Lapse Defn To slip or glide away to pass away silently as time used chiefly in reference to time Eight days elapsed at length a pilgrim came Hoole ELAPSION Elapsion n Defn The act of elapsing R ELAQUEATE Elaqueate v t Etym L elaqueatus p p of elaqueare to unfetter Defn To disentangle R ELASIPODA Elasipoda n pl Etym NL fr Gr poda Zoöl Defn An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious forms Written also Elasmopoda ELASMOBRANCH Elasmobranch a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii n Defn One of the Elasmobranchii ELASMOBRANCHIATE Elasmobranchiate a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to Elasmobranchii n Defn One of the Elasmobranchii ELASMOBRANCHII Elasmobranchii n pl Etym NL fr Gr branchia a gill Zoöl Defn A subclass of fishes comprising the sharks the rays and the Chimæra The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous ELASMOSAURUS Elasmosaurus n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn An extinct longnecked marine cretaceous reptile from Kansas allied to Plesiosaurus ELASTIC Elastic a Etym Formed fr Gr alacer lively brisk and E alacrity cf F élastique 1 Springing back having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent drawn pressed or twisted springy having the power of rebounding as a bow is elastic the air is elastic India rubber is elastic Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of elastic gum and by its own elasticity returning when the force is removed to its former position Paley 2 Able to return quickly to a former state or condition after being depressed or overtaxed having power to recover easily from shocks and trials as elastic spirits an elastic constitution Elastic bitumen Min See Elaterite Elastic curve a Geom The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed horizontally at one end and loaded at the other b Mech The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of an originally straight bar under any system of bending forces Rankine Elastic fluids those which have the property of expanding in all directions on the removal of external pressure as the air steam and other gases and vapors Elastic limit Mech the limit of distortion by bending stretching etc that a body can undergo and yet return to its original form when relieved from stress also the unit force or stress required to produce this distortion Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly proportional to the stress producing it Elastic tissue Anat a variety of connective tissue consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies Gum elastic caoutchouc ELASTIC Elastic n Defn An elastic woven fabric as a belt braces or suspenders etc made in part of India rubber Colloq ELASTICAL Elastical a Defn Elastic R Bentley ELASTICALLY Elastically adv Defn In an elastic manner by an elastic power with a spring ELASTICITY Elasticity n Etym Cf F élasticité 1 The quality of being elastic the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions after the removal of external pressure or altering force springiness tendency to rebound as the elasticity of caoutchouc the elasticity of the air 2 Power of resistance to or recovery from depression or overwork Coefficient of elasticity the quotient of a stress of a given kind by the strain of a given kind which it produces called also coefficient of resistance Surface of elasticity Geom the pedal surface of an ellipsoid see Pedal a surface used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media ELASTICNESS Elasticness n Defn The quality of being elastic elasticity ELASTIN Elastin n Etym Elastic in Physiol Chem Defn A nitrogenous substance somewhat resembling albumin which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue It is very insoluble in most fluids but is gradually dissolved when digested with either pepsin or trypsin ELATE Elate a Etym L elatus elevated fig elated proud the figure perh being borrowed from a prancing horse e out latus used as p p of ferre to bear for tlatus and akin to E tolerate See Tolerate and cf Extol 1 Lifted up raised elevated With upper lip elate Fenton And sovereign law that States collected will Oer thrones and globes elate Sits empress crowning good repressing ill Sir W Jones 2 Having the spirits raised by success or by hope flushed or exalted with confidence elated exultant O thoughtless mortals ever blind to fate Too soon dejected and dejected and too soon elate Pope Our nineteenth century is wonderfully set up in its own esteem wonderfully elate at its progress Mrs H H Jackson Syn Puffed up lofty proud haughty exalted inspirited transported delighted overjoyed ELATE Elate v t imp p p Elated p pr vb n Elating 1 To raise to exalt R By the potent sun elated high Thomson 2 To exalt the spirit of to fill with confidence or exultation to elevate or flush with success to puff up to make proud Foolishly elated by spiritual pride Warburton You ought not be elated at the chance mishaps of your enemies Jowett Thucyd ELATEDLY Elatedly adv Defn With elation ELATEDNESS Elatedness n Defn The state of being elated ELATER Elater n Defn One who or that which elates ELATER Elater n Etym NL fr Gr 1 Bot Defn An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores as in some liverworts 2 Zoöl Defn Any beetle of the family Elateridæ having the habit when laid on the back of giving a sudden upward spring by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax called also click beetle spring beetle and snapping beetle 3 Zoöl Defn The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping See Collembola ELATER Elater n Chem Defn The active principle of elaterium being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber Ecballium agreste formerly Motordica Elaterium and other related species It is extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance which is a violent purgative ELATERITE Elaterite n Min Defn A mineral resin of a blackish brown color occurring in soft flexible masses called also mineral caoutchouc and elastic bitumen ELATERIUM Elaterium n Etym L fr Gr Elater Defn A cathartic substance obtained in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber Ecballium agreste formerly called Momordica Elaterium ELATEROMETER Elaterometer n Defn Same as Elatrometer ELATERY Elatery n Etym See 2d Elater Defn Acting force elasticity Obs Ray ELATION Elation n Etym L elatio See Elate Defn A lifting up by success exaltation inriation with pride of prosperity Felt the elation of triumph Sir W Scott ELATIVE Elative a Gram Defn Raised lifted up a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative denoting a high or intense degree of a quality but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases ELATROMETER Elatrometer n Etym Gr meter Physics Defn An instrument for measuring the degree of rarefaction of air contained in the receiver of an air pump Spelt also elaterometer ELAYL Elayl n Etym Gr yl Chem Defn Olefiant gas or ethylene so called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine Written also elayle See Ethylene ELBOW Elbow n Etym AS elboga elnboga akin to D elleboga OHG elinbogo G ellbogen ellenbogen Icel prop armbend eln ell orig forearm boga a bending See 1st Ell and 4th Bow 1 The joint or bend of the arm the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent Her arms to the elbows naked R of Gloucester 2 Any turn or bend like that of the elbow in a wall building and the like a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river also an angular or jointed part of any structure as the raised arm of a chair or sofa or a short pipe fitting turning at an angle or bent 3 Arch Defn A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork the upright sides which flank any paneled work as the sides of windows where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back Gwilt Note Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound to denote something shaped like or acting like an elbow as elbow joint elbow tongs or elbowtongs elbowroom elbowroom or elbow room At the elbow very near at hand Elbow grease energetic application of force in manual labor Low Elbow in the hawse Naut the twisting together of two cables by which a vessel rides at anchor caused by swinging completely round once Totten Elbow scissors Surg scissors bent in the blade or shank for convenience in cutting Knight Out at elbow with coat worn through at the elbows shabby in needy circumstances ELBOW Elbow v t imp p p Elbowed p pr vb n Elbowing Defn To push or hit with the elbow as when one pushes by another They the Dutch would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange Macaulay To elbow ones way to force ones way by pushing with the elbows as to elbow ones way through a crowd ELBOW Elbow v i 1 To jut into an angle to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow 2 To push rudely along to elbow ones way Purseproud elbowing Insolence Grainger ELBOWBOARD Elbowboard n Defn The base of a window casing on which the elbows may rest ELBOWCHAIR Elbowchair n Defn A chair with arms to support the elbows an armchair Addison ELBOWROOM Elbowroom n Defn Room to extend the elbows on each side ample room for motion or action free scope My soul hath elbowroom Shak Then came a stretch of grass and a little more elbowroom W G Norris ELCAJA Elcaja n Etym Ar Bot Defn An Arabian tree Trichilia emetica The fruit which is emetic is sometimes employed in the composition of an ointment for the cure of the itch ELCESAITE Elcesaite n Etym From Elcesai the leader of the sect Eccl Defn One of a sect of Asiatic Gnostics of the time of the Emperor Trajan ELD Eld a Etym AS eald Defn Old Obs Chaucer ELD Eld n Etym AS yldu yldo eldo old age fr ald eald old See Old 1 Age esp old age Obs or Archaic As sooth is said eelde hath great avantage Chaucer Great Nature ever young yet full of eld Spenser 2 Old times former days antiquity Poetic Astrologers and men of eld Longfellow ELD Eld v i Defn To age to grow old Obs ELD Eld v t Defn To make old or ancient Obs Time that eldeth all things Rom of R ELDER Elder a Etym AS yldra compar of eald old See Old 1 Older more aged or existing longer Let the elder men among us emulate their own earlier deeds Jowett Thucyd 2 Born before another prior in years senior earlier older as his elder brother died in infancy opposed to Ant younger and now commonly applied to a son daughter child brother etc The elder shall serve the younger Gen xxv 23 But ask of elder days earths vernal hour Keble Elder hand Card Playing the hand playing or having the right to play first Hoyle ELDER Elder n Etym AS ealdor an elder prince fr eald old See Old and cf Elder a Alderman 1 One who is older a superior in age a senior 1 Tim v 1 2 An aged person one who lived at an earlier period a predecessor Carry your head as your elders have done LEstrange 3 A person who on account of his age occupies the office of ruler or judge hence a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers as the elders of Israel the elders of the synagogue the elders in the apostolic church Note In the modern Presbyterian churches elders are lay officers who with the minister compose the church session with authority to inspect and regulate matters of religion and discipline In some churches pastors or clergymen are called elders or presbyters 4 M E Ch Defn A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments as a traveling elder Presiding elder Meth Ch an elder commissioned by a bishop to have the oversight of the churches and preachers in a certain district Ruling elder a lay presbyter or member of a Presbyterian church session Schaff ELDER Elder n Etym OE ellern eller AS ellen cf LG elloorn perh akin to OHG holantar holuntar G holunder or perh to E alder n Bot Defn A genus of shrubs Sambucus having broad umbels of white flowers and small black or red berries Note The common North American species is Sambucus Canadensis the common European species S nigra forms a small tree The red berried elder is S pubens The berries are diaphoretic and aperient Box elder See under 1st Box Dwarf elder See Danewort Elder tree Bot Same as Elder Shak Marsh elder the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus ELDERBERRY Elderberry n Bot Defn The berrylike drupe of the elder That of the Old World elder Sambucus nigra and that of the American sweet elder S Canadensis are sweetish acid and are eaten as a berry or made into wine ELDERISH Elderish a Defn Somewhat old elderly R ELDERLY Elderly a Defn Somewhat old advanced beyond middle age bordering on old age as elderly people ELDERN Eldern a Defn Made of elder Obs He would discharge us as boys do eldern guns Marston ELDERSHIP Eldership n 1 The state of being older seniority Paternity an eldership Sir W Raleigh 2 Office of an elder collectively a body of elders ELDERWORT Elderwort n Bot Defn Danewort ELDEST Eldest a Etym AS yldest superl of eald old See Elder a 1 Oldest longest in duration Shak 2 Born or living first or before the others as a son daughter brother etc first in origin See Elder My ladys eldest son Shak Their eldest historians are of suspected credit Bp Stillingfleet Eldest hand Card Playing the player on the dealers left hand R A Proctor ELDING Elding n Etym Icel elding fr elda to kindle eldr fire akin to AS æld fire ælan to burn Defn Fuel Prov Eng Grose EL DORADO El Dorado pl El Doradoes Etym Sp lit the gilt sc land el the dorado gilt p p of dorare to gild Cf Dorado 1 A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an imaginary country in the interior of South America reputed to abound in gold and precious stones 2 Any region of fabulous wealth exceeding richness The whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado of wit T Moore ELDRITCH Eldritch a Defn Hideous ghastly as an eldritch shriek or laugh Local Eng ELEATIC Eleatic a Etym L eleaticus from Elea or Velia in Italy Defn Of or pertaining to a certain school of Greek philosophers who taught that the only certain science is that which owes nothing to the senses and all to the reason n Defn A philosopher of the Eleatic school ELEATICISM Eleaticism n Defn The Eleatic doctrine ELECAMPANE Elecampane n Etym F énulecampane NL inula campana L inula elecampane LL campana a bell cf G glockenwurz i e bellwort 1 Bot Defn A large coarse herb Inula Helenium with composite yellow flowers The root which has a pungent taste is used as a tonic and was formerly of much repute as a stomachic 2 A sweetmeat made from the root of the plant ELECT Elect a Etym L electus p p of eligere to elect e out legere to choose See Legend and cf Elite Eclectic 1 Chosen taken by preference from among two or more Colors quaint elect Spenser 2 Theol Defn Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor set apart to eternal life The elect angels 1 Tim v 21 3 Chosen to an office but not yet actually inducted into it as bishop elect governor or mayor elect ELECT Elect n 1 One chosen or set apart Behold my servant whom I uphold mine elect in whom my soul delighteth Is xlii 1 2 pl Theol Defn Those who are chosen for salvation Shall not God avenge his won elect Luke xviii 7 ELECT Elect v t imp p p Elected p pr vb n Electing 1 To pick out to select to choose The deputy elected by the Lord Shak 2 To select or take for an office to select by vote as to elect a representative a president or a governor 3 Theol Defn To designate choose or select as an object of mercy or favor Syn To choose prefer select See Choose ELECTANT Electant n Etym L electans p pr of electare Defn One who has the power of choosing an elector R ELECTARY Electary n Med Defn See Electuary ELECTIC Electic a Defn See Eclectic ELECTICISM Electicism n Defn See Eclecticism ELECTION Election n Etym F élection L electio fr eligere to choose out See Elect a 1 The act of choosing choice selection 2 The act of choosing a person to fill an office or to membership in a society as by ballot uplifted hands or viva voce as the election of a president or a mayor Corruption in elections is the great enemy of freedom J Adams 3 Power of choosing free will liberty to choose or act By his own election led to ill Daniel 4 Discriminating choice discernment Obs To use men with much difference and election is good Bacon 5 Theol Defn Divine choice predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation one of the five points of Calvinism There is a remnant according to the election of grace Rom xi 5 6 Law Defn The choice made by a party of two alternatives by taking one of which the chooser is excluded from the other 7 Those who are elected Obs The election hath obtained it Rom xi 7 To contest an election See under Contest To make ones election to choose He has made his election to walk in the main in the old paths Fitzed Hall ELECTIONEER Electioneer v i imp p p Electionered p pr vb n Electioneering Defn To make interest for a candidate at an election to use arts for securing the election of a candidate A master of the whole art of electioneering Macaulay ELECTIONEERER Electioneerer n Defn One who electioneers ELECTIVE Elective a Etym Cf F électif 1 Exerting the power of choice selecting as an elective act 2 Pertaining to or consisting in choice or right of choosing electoral The independent use of their elective franchise Bancroft 3 Dependent on choice bestowed or passing by election as an elective study an elective office Kings of Rome were at first elective for such are the conditions of an elective kingdom Dryden Elective affinity or attraction Chem a tendency to unite with certain things chemism ELECTIVE Elective n Defn In an American college an optional study or course of study Colloq ELECTIVELY Electively adv Defn In an elective manner by choice ELECTOR Elector n Etym L fr eligere cf F électeur 1 One who elects or has the right of choice a person who is entitled to take part in an election or to give his vote in favor of a candidate for office 2 Hence specifically in any country a person legally qualified to vote 3 In the old German empire one of the princes entitled to choose the emperor 4 One of the persons chosen by vote of the people in the United States to elect the President and Vice President ELECTOR Elector a Etym Cf F électoral Defn Pertaining to an election or to electors In favor of the electoral and other princes Burke Electoral college the body of princes formerly entitled to elect the Emperor of Germany also a name sometimes given in the United States to the body of electors chosen by the people to elect the President and Vice President ELECTORALITY Electorality n Defn The territory or dignity of an elector electorate R Sir H Wotton ELECTORATE Electorate n Etym Cf F électorat 1 The territory jurisdiction or dignity of an elector as in the old German empire 2 The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election or any distinct class or division of them The middleclass electorate of Great Britain M Arnold ELECTORESS Electoress n Etym Fem of Elector Defn An electress Bp Burnet ELECTORIAL Electorial a Defn Electoral Burke ELECTORSHIP Electorship n Defn The office or status of an elector ELECTRE ELECTER Electre Electer n Etym L electrum cf F électre mixture of gold and silver See Electrum 1 Amber See Electrum Obs 2 A metallic substance compounded of gold and silver an alloy Obs Wyclif ELECTREPETER Electrepeter n Etym Electro Gr Defn An instrument used to change the direction of electric currents a commutator R ELECTRESS Electress n Etym Cf F électrice Cf Electoress Defn The wife or widow of an elector in the old German empire Burke ELECTRIC ELECTRICAL Electric Electrical a Etym L electrum amber a mixed metal Gr arc to beam shine cf F électrique The name came from the production of electricity by the friction of amber 1 Pertaining to electricity consisting of containing derived from or produced by electricity as electric power or virtue an electric jar electric effects an electric spark 2 Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity as an electric or electrical machine or substance 3 Electrifying thrilling magnetic Electric Pindar Mrs Browning Electric atmosphere or Electric aura See under Aura Electrical battery See Battery Electrical brush See under Brush Electric cable See Telegraph cable under Telegraph Electric candle See under Candle Electric cat Zoöl one of three or more large species of African catfish of the genus Malapterurus esp M electricus of the Nile They have a large electrical organ and are able to give powerful shocks called also sheathfish Electric clock See under Clock and see Electrochronograph Electric current a current or stream of electricity traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting substances or passing by means of conductors from one body to another which is in a different electrical state Electric or Electrical eel Zoöl a South American eellike freshwater fish of the genus Gymnotus G electricus from two to five feet in length capable of giving a violent electric shock See Gymnotus Electrical fish Zoöl any fish which has an electrical organ by means of which it can give an electrical shock The best known kinds are the torpedo the gymnotus or electrical eel and the electric cat See Torpedo and Gymnotus Electric fluid the supposed matter of electricity lightning Electrical image Elec a collection of electrical points regarded as forming by an analogy with optical phenomena an image of certain other electrical points and used in the solution of electrical problems Sir W Thomson Electrical light the light produced by a current of electricity which in passing through a resisting medium heats it to incandescence or burns it See under Carbon Electric or Electrical machine an apparatus for generating collecting or exciting electricity as by friction Electric motor See Electromotor 2 Electric osmose Physics See under Osmose Electric pen a hand pen for making perforated stencils for multiplying writings It has a puncturing needle driven at great speed by a very small magnetoelectric engine on the penhandle Electric railway a railway in which the machinery for moving the cars is driven by an electric current Electric ray Zoöl the torpedo Electric telegraph See Telegraph ELECTRIC Electric n Physics Defn A nonconductor of electricity as amber glass resin etc employed to excite or accumulate electricity ELECTRICALLY Electrically adv Defn In the manner of electricity or by means of it thrillingly ELECTRICALNESS Electricalness a Defn The state or quality of being electrical ELECTRICIAN Electrician n Defn An investigator of electricity one versed in the science of electricity ELECTRICITY Electricity n pl Electricities Etym Cf F électricité See Electric 1 A power in nature a manifestation of energy exhibiting itself when in disturbed equilibrium or in activity by a circuit movement the fact of direction in which involves polarity or opposition of properties in opposite directions also by attraction for many substances by a law involving attraction between surfaces of unlike polarity and repulsion between those of like by exhibiting accumulated polar tension when the circuit is broken and by producing heat light concussion and often chemical changes when the circuit passes between the poles or through any imperfectly conducting substance or space It is generally brought into action by any disturbance of molecular equilibrium whether from a chemical physical or mechanical cause Note Electricity is manifested under following different forms a Statical electricity called also Frictional or Common electricity electricity in the condition of a stationary charge in which the disturbance is produced by friction as of glass amber etc or by induction b Dynamical electricity called also Voltaic electricity electricity in motion or as a current produced by chemical decomposition as by means of a voltaic battery or by mechanical action as by dynamoelectric machines c Thermoelectricity in which the disturbing cause is heat attended possibly with some chemical action It is developed by uniting two pieces of unlike metals in a bar and then heating the bar unequally d Atmospheric electricity any condition of electrical disturbance in the atmosphere or clouds due to some or all of the above mentioned causes e Magnetic electricity electricity developed by the action of magnets f Positive electricity the electricity that appears at the positive pole or anode of a battery or that is produced by friction of glass called also vitreous electricity g Negative electricity the electricity that appears at the negative pole or cathode or is produced by the friction of resinous substance called also resinous electricity h Organic electricity that which is developed in organic structures either animal or vegetable the phrase animal electricity being much more common 2 The science which unfolds the phenomena and laws of electricity electrical science 3 Fig Electrifying energy or characteristic ELECTRIFIABLE Electrifiable a Defn Capable of receiving electricity or of being charged with it ELECTRIFICATION Electrification n Physics Defn The act of electrifying or the state of being charged with electricity ELECTRIFY Electrify v t imp p p Electrified p pr vb n Electrifying Etym Electric fy 1 To communicate electricity to to charge with electricity as to electrify a jar 2 To cause electricity to pass through to affect by electricity to give an electric shock to as to electrify a limb or the body 3 To excite suddenly and violently esp by something highly delightful or inspiriting to thrill as this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience If the sovereign were now to immure a subject in defiance of the writ of habeas corpus the whole nation would be instantly electrified by the news Macaulay Try whether she could electrify Mr Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table G Eliot ELECTRIFY Electrify v i Defn To become electric ELECTRINE Electrine a Etym L electrinus of amber See Electric 1 Belonging to or made of amber 2 Made of electrum an alloy used by the ancients ELECTRITION Electrition n Physiol Defn The recognition by an animal body of the electrical condition of external objects ELECTRIZATION Electrization n Etym Cf F électrisation Defn The act of electrizing electrification ELECTRIZE Electrize v t imp p p Electrized p pr vb n Electrizing Etym Cf F électriser Defn To electricity Eng Cyc ELECTRIZER Electrizer n Defn One who or that which electrizes ELECTRO Electro Etym L electrum amber See Electric Defn A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to electricity produced by electricity producing or employing electricity etc as electronegative electrodynamic electro magnet ELECTRO Electro n Defn An electrotype ELECTROBALLISTIC Electroballistic a Defn Pertaining to electroballistics ELECTROBALLISTICS Electroballistics n Defn The art or science of measuring the force or velocity of projectiles by means of electricity ELECTROBIOLOGIST Electrobiologist n Biol Defn One versed in electrobiology ELECTROBIOLOGY Electrobiology n Biol 1 That branch of biology which treats of the electrical phenomena of living organisms 2 That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism the phenomena of which are supposed to be produced by a form of electricity ELECTROBIOSCOPY Electrobioscopy n Etym Electro Gr scopy Biol Defn A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity by noting the presence or absence of muscular contraction ELECTROCAPILLARITY Electrocapillarity n Physics Defn The occurrence or production of certain capillary effects by the action of an electrical current or charge ELECTROCAPILLARY Electrocapillary a Physics Defn Pert to or caused by electrocapillarity ELECTROCHEMICAL Electrochemical a Defn Of or pertaining to electrochemistry Ure ELECTROCHEMISTRY Electrochemistry n Defn That branch of science which treats of the relation of electricity to chemical changes ELECTROCHRONOGRAPH Electrochronograph n Astron Physics Defn An instrument for obtaining an accurate record of the time at which any observed phenomenon occurs or of its duration It has an electromagnetic register connected with a clock See Chronograph ELECTROCHRONOGRAPHIC Electrochronographic a Defn Belonging to the electrochronograph or recorded by the aid of it ELECTROCUTE Electrocute v t Etym Electro cute in execute Defn To execute or put to death by electricity Electrocution n Note Recent Newspaper words ELECTRODE Electrode n Etym Electro Gr électrode Elec Defn The path by which electricity is conveyed into or from a solution or other conducting medium esp the ends of the wires or conductors leading from source of electricity and terminating in the medium traversed by the current ELECTRODYNAMIC ELECTRODYNAMICAL Electrodynamic Electrodynamical a Physics Defn Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic currents dependent on electric force ELECTRODYNAMICS Electrodynamics n 1 The phenomena of electricity in motion 2 The branch of science which treats of the properties of electric currents dynamical electricity ELECTRODYNAMOMETER Electrodynamometer n Defn An instrument for measuring the strength of electrodynamic currents ELECTROENGRAVING Electroengraving n Defn The art or process of engraving by means of electricity ELECTROETCHING Electroetching n Defn A mode of etching upon metals by electrolytic action ELECTROGENESIS Electrogenesis n Etym Electro genesis Physiol Defn Same as Electrogeny ELECTROGENIC Electrogenic a Physiol Defn Of or pertaining to electrogenesis as an electrogenic condition ELECTROGENY Electrogeny n Etym Electro Gr Physiol Defn A term sometimes applied to the effects tetanus produced in the muscles of the limbs when a current of electricity is passed along the spinal cord or nerves ELECTROGILDING Electrogilding n Defn The art or process of gilding copper iron etc by means of voltaic electricity ELECTROGILT Electrogilt a Defn Gilded by means of voltaic electricity ELECTROGRAPH Electrograph n Etym Electro graph Defn A mark record or tracing made by the action of electricity ELECTROGRAPHIC Electrographic a Defn Of or pertaining to an electrograph or electrography ELECTROGRAPHY Electrography n 1 The art or process of making electrographs or using an electrograph 2 Galvanography ELECTROKINETIC Electrokinetic a Defn Of or pertaining to electrokinetics ELECTROKINETICS Electrokinetics n Defn That branch of electrical science which treats of electricity in motion ELECTROLIER Electrolier n Etym Formed from electric in imitation of chandelier Defn A branching frame often of ornamental design to support electric illuminating lamps ELECTROLOGY Electrology n Etym Electro logy Defn That branch of physical science which treats of the phenomena of electricity and its properties ELECTROLYSIS Electrolysis n Etym Electro Gr Physics Chem Defn The act or process of chemical decomposition by the action of electricity as the electrolysis of silver or nickel for plating the electrolysis of water ELECTROLYTE Electrolyte n Etym Electro Gr électrolyte Physics Chem Defn A compound decomposable or subjected to decomposition by an electric current ELECTROLYTIC ELECTROLYTICAL Electrolytic Electrolytical a Etym Cf F électrolytique Defn Pertaining to electrolysis as electrolytic action Electrolytically adv ELECTROLYZABLE Electrolyzable a Defn Capable of being electrolyzed or decomposed by electricity ELECTROLYZATION Electrolyzation n Defn The act or the process of electrolyzing ELECTROLYZE Electrolyze v t imp p p Electrolyzed p pr vb n Electrolyzing Etym Cf F électrolyser See Electrolysis Defn To decompose by the direct action of electricity Faraday ELECTROMAGNET Electromagnet n Defn A mass usually of soft iron but sometimes of some other magnetic metal as nickel or cobalt rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing The metal is generally in the form of a bar either straight or bent into the shape of a horseshoe ELECTROMAGNETIC Electromagnetic a Defn Of Pertaining to or produced by magnetism which is developed by the passage of an electric current Electromagnetic engine an engine in which the motive force is electromagnetism Electromagnetic theory of light Physics a theory of light which makes it consist in the rapid alternation of transient electric currents moving transversely to the direction of the ray ELECTROMAGNETISM Electromagnetism n Defn The magnetism developed by a current of electricity the science which treats of the development of magnetism by means of voltaic electricity and of the properties or actions of the currents evolved ELECTROMETALLURGY Electrometallurgy n Defn The act or art precipitating a metal electrochemical action by which a coating is deposited on a prepared surface as in electroplating and electrotyping galvanoplasty ELECTROMETER Electrometer n Etym Electro meter cf F électromètre Physics Defn An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of electricity also sometimes and less properly applied to an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity usually called an electroscope Balance electrometer See under Balance ELECTROMETRIC ELECTROMETRICAL Electrometric Electrometrical a Etym Cf F électrométrique Defn Pertaining to electrometry made by means of electrometer as an electrometrical experiment ELECTROMETRY Electrometry n Etym Cf F électrométrie Physics Defn The art or process of making electrical measurements ELECTROMOTION Electromotion n Defn The motion of electricity or its passage from one metal to another in a voltaic circuit mechanical action produced by means of electricity ELECTROMOTIVE Electromotive a Defn Producing electromotion producing or tending to produce electricity or an electric current causing electrical action or effects Electromotive force Physics the force which produces or tends to produce electricity or an electric current sometimes used to express the degree of electrification as equivalent to potential or more properly difference of potential ELECTROMOTOR Electromotor n Etym Cf F électromoteur 1 Physics Defn A mover or exciter of electricity as apparatus for generating a current of electricity 2 Mech Defn An apparatus or machine for producing motion and mechanical effects by the action of electricity an electromagnetic engine ELECTROMUSCULAR Electromuscular a Physiol Defn Pertaining the reaction contraction of the muscles under electricity or their sensibility to it ELECTRON Electron n Etym NL fr Gr Electric Defn Amber also the alloy of gold and silver called electrum ELECTRONEGATIVE Electronegative a Chem Physics a Having the property of being attracted by an electropositive body or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis by the law that opposite electricities attract each other b Negative nonmetallic acid opposed to positive metallic or basic ELECTRONEGATIVE Electronegative n Chem Physics Defn A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis ELECTRONIC Electronic a Physics Chem Defn Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons ELECTROPATHY Electropathy n Etym Electro Gr Med Defn The treatment of disease by electricity ELECTROPHONE Electrophone n Etym Electro Gr Physics Defn An instrument for producing sound by means of electric currents ELECTROPHORUS Electrophorus n pl Electrophori Etym NL fr combining form electro Gr Physics Defn An instrument for exciting electricity and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction consisting of a flat cake of resin shelllac or ebonite upon which is placed a plate of metal ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL Electrophysiological a Physiol Defn Pertaining to electrical results produced through physiological agencies or by change of action in a living organism ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Electrophysiology n Physiol Defn That branch of physiology which treats of electric phenomena produced through physiological agencies ELECTROPLATE Electroplate v t imp p p Electroplating Mech Defn To plate or cover with a coating of metal usually silver nickel or gold by means of electrolysis ELECTROPLATER Electroplater n Defn One who electroplates ELECTROPLATING Electroplating n Defn The art or process of depositing a coating commonly of silver gold or nickel on an inferior metal by means of electricity ELECTROPOION ELECTROPOION FLUID Electropoion n or Electropoion fluid NL electro Gr poiwn p pr of poiein to make Elec Defn An exciting and depolarizing acid solution used in certain cells or batteries as the Grenet battery Electropoion is best prepared by mixing one gallon of concentrated sulphuric acid diluted with three gallons of water with a solution of six pounds of potassium bichromate in two gallons of boiling water It should be used cold ELECTROPOLAR Electropolar a Physics Defn Possessing electrical polarity positively electrified at one end or on one surface and negatively at the other said of a conductor ELECTROPOSITIVE Electropositive a 1 Physics Defn Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery in electrolysis while the associated body tends to the positive pole the converse or correlative of electronegative Note An element that is electropositive in one compound may be electronegative in another and vice versa 2 Chem Defn Hence Positive metallic basic distinguished from negative nonmetallic or acid ELECTROPOSITIVE Electropositive n Chem Physics Defn A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis ELECTROPUNCTURATION ELECTROPUNCTURING Electropuncturation Electropuncturing n Med Defn See Electropuncture ELECTROPUNCTURE Electropuncture n Med Defn An operation that consists in inserting needless in the part affected and connecting them with the poles of a galvanic apparatus ELECTROSCOPE Electroscope n Etym Electro scope cf F électroscope Physics Defn An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity or changes in the electric state of bodies or the species of electricity present as by means of pith balls and the like Condensing electroscope Physics a form of electroscope in which an increase of sensibility is obtained by the use of a condenser ELECTROSCOPIC Electroscopic a Defn Relating to or made by means of the electroscope ELECTROSTATIC Electrostatic a Defn Pertaining to electrostatics ELECTROSTATICS Electrostatics n Physics Defn That branch of science which treats of statical electricity or electric force in a state of rest ELECTROSTEREOTYPE Electrostereotype n Defn Same as Electrotype ELECTROTELEGRAPHIC Electrotelegraphic a Defn Pertaining to the electric telegraph or by means of it ELECTROTELEGRAPHY Electrotelegraphy n Defn The art or science of constructing or using the electric telegraph the transmission of messages by means of the electric telegraph ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS Electrotherapeutics n Med Defn The branch of medical science which treats of the applications agent ELECTROTHERMANCY Electrothermancy n Defn That branch of electrical science which treats of the effect of an electric current upon the temperature of a conductor or a part of a circuit composed of two different metals ELECTROTINT Electrotint n Fine Arts Defn A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery so that in electrotyping the parts not covered by the varnish etc receive a deposition of metal and produce the required copy in intaglio A cast of this is then the plate for printing ELECTROTONIC Electrotonic a 1 Physics Defn Of or pertaining to electrical tension said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary Faraday 2 Physiol Defn Relating to electrotonus as the electrotonic condition of a nerve ELECTROTONIZE Electrotonize v t Physiol Defn To cause or produce electrotonus ELECTROTONOUS Electrotonous a Defn Electrotonic ELECTROTONUS Electrotonus n Etym NL fr combining form electro Gr Physiol Defn The modified condition of a nerve when a constant current of electricity passes through any part of it See Anelectrotonus and Catelectrotonus ELECTROTYPE Electrotype n Etym Electro type Defn A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing also an impression or print from such plate Also used adjectively Note The face of an electrotype consists of a shell of copper silver or the like produced by the action of an electrical current upon a plate of metal and a wax mold suspended in an acid bath and connected with opposite poles of the battery It is backed up with a solid filling of type metal ELECTROTYPE Electrotype v t imp p p Electrotyped p pr vb n Electrotyping Defn To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process as to electrotype a page of type a book etc See Electrotype n ELECTROTYPER Electrotyper n Defn One who electrotypes ELECTROTYPIC Electrotypic a Defn Pertaining to or effected by means of electrotypy ELECTROTYPING Electrotyping n Defn The act or the process of making electrotypes ELECTROTYPY Electrotypy n Defn The process of producing electrotype plates See Note under Electrotype n ELECTROVITAL Electrovital a Defn Derived from or dependent upon vital processes said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to circulate in the nerves of animals ELECTROVITALISM Electrovitalism n Physiol Defn The theory that the functions of living organisms are dependent upon electricity or a kindred force ELECTRUM Electrum n Etym L fr Gr Electric and cf Electre Electron 1 Amber 2 An alloy of gold and silver of an amber color used by the ancients 3 Germansilver plate See German silver under German ELECTUARY Electuary n pl Electuaries Etym OE letuaire OF lettuaire electuaire F électuaire L electuarium electarium prob fr Gr Lick and cf Eclegm Med Defn A medicine composed of powders or other ingredients incorporated with some convserve honey or sirup a confection See the note under Confection ELEEMOSYNARILY Eleemosynarily adv Defn In an eleemosynary manner by charity charitably ELEEMOSYNARY Eleemosynary a Etym LL eleemosynarius fr eleemosyna alms Gr Alms 1 Relating to charity alms or almsgiving intended for the distribution of charity as an eleemosynary corporation 2 Given in charity or alms having the nature of alms as eleemosynary assistance Eleemosynary cures Boyle 3 Supported by charity as eleemosynary poor ELEEMOSYNARY Eleemosynary n pl Eleemosynaries Defn One who subsists on charity a dependent South ELEGANCE ELEGANCY Elegance Elegancy n Etym L elegantia fr elegans antis elegant cf F élégance 1 The state or quality of being elegant beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly grace given by art or practice fine polish refinement said of manners language style form architecture etc That grace that elegance affords Drayton The endearing elegance of female friendship Johnson A trait of native elegance seldom seen in the masculine character after childhood or early youth was shown in the Generals fondness for the sight and fragrance of flowers Hawthorne 2 That which is elegant that which is tasteful and highly attractive The beautiful wildness of nature without the nicer elegancies of art Spectator Syn Elegance Grace Elegance implies something of a select style of beauty which is usually produced by art skill or training as elegance of manners composition handwriting etc elegant furniture an elegant house etc Grace as the word is here used refers to bodily movements and is a lower order of beauty It may be a natural gift thus the manners of a peasant girl may be graceful but can hardly be called elegant ELEGANT Elegant a Etym L elegans antis akin to eligere to pick out choose select cf F élégant See Elect 1 Very choice and hence pleasing to good taste characterized by grace propriety and refinement and the absence of every thing offensive exciting admiration and approbation by symmetry completeness freedom from blemish and the like graceful tasteful and highly attractive as elegant manners elegant style of composition an elegant speaker an elegant structure A more diligent cultivation of elegant literature Prescott 2 Exercising a nice choice discriminating beauty or sensitive to beauty as elegant taste Syn Tasteful polished graceful refined comely handsome richly ornamental ELEGANTLY Elegantly adv Defn In a manner to please nice taste with elegance with due symmetry richly ELEGIAC Elegiac a Etym L elegiacus Gr élégiaque See Elegy 1 Belonging to elegy or written in elegiacs plaintive expressing sorrow or lamentation as an elegiac lay elegiac strains Elegiac griefs and songs of love Mrs Browning 2 Used in elegies as elegiac verse the elegiac distich or couplet consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter ELEGIAC Elegiac n Defn Elegiac verse ELEGIACAL Elegiacal a Defn Elegiac ELEGIAST Elegiast n Defn One who composes elegies Goldsmith ELEGIOGRAPHER Elegiographer n Etym Gr graph er Defn An elegist Obs ELEGIST Elegist n Defn A write of elegies T Warton ELEGIT Elegit n Etym L he has chosen fr eligere to choose See Elect Law Defn A judicial writ of execution by which a defendants goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff and if no sufficient to satisfy the debt all of his lands are delivered to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits or until the defendants interest has expired ELEGIZE Elegize v t Defn To lament in an elegy to celebrate in elegiac verse to bewail Carlyle ELEGY Elegy n pl Elegies Etym L elegia Gr Defn A mournful or plaintive poem a funereal song a poem of lamentation Shak ELEIDIN Eleidin n Biol Defn Lifeless matter deposited in the form of minute granules within the protoplasm of living cells ELEME FIGS ELEMI FIGS Eleme figs Elemi figs elemi Turk eleme anything which has been sifted and freed from dust or broken parts Defn A kind of figs of superior quality ELEMENT Element n Etym F élément L elementum 1 One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based 2 One of the ultimate undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter Specifically Chem A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed as the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen Note The elements are naturally classified in several families or groups as the group of the alkaline elements the halogen group and the like They are roughly divided into two great classes the metals as sodium calcium etc which form basic compounds and the nonmetals or metalloids as oxygen sulphur chlorine which form acid compounds but the distinction is only relative and some as arsenic tin aluminium etc form both acid and basic compounds The essential fact regarding every element is its relative atomic weight or equivalent When the elements are tabulated in the order of their ascending atomic weights the arrangement constitutes the series of the Periodic law of Mendelejeff See Periodic law under Periodic This Periodic law enables us to predict the qualities of unknown elements The number of elements known is about seventyfive but the gaps in the Periodic law indicate the possibility of many more Many of the elements with which we are familiar as hydrogen carbon iron gold etc have been recognized by means of spectrum analysis in the sun and the fixed stars From certain evidence as that afforded by the Periodic law spectrum analysis etc it appears that the chemical elements probably may not be simple bodies but only very stable compounds of some simpler body or bodies In formulas the elements are designated by abbreviations of their names in Latin or New Latin The Elements Name SymAtomic Weight bol O16 H1 Aluminum Al 271 269 AntimonyStibium Argon Arsenic Barium Beryllium see Glucinum Bismuth Boron Bromine Cadmium Caesium Calcium Carbon Cerium Chlorine Chromium Cobalt Columbium Copper Cuprum Erbium Fluorine Gadolinium Gallium Germanium Glucinum Gold Helium Hydrogen Indium Iodine Iridium Iron Ferrum Krypton Lanthanum Lead Plumbum Lithium Magnesium Manganese Mercury Hydrargyrum Molybdenum Neodymium Neon Nickel Niobium see Columbium Nirogen Osmium Oxygen Palladium Phosphorus Platinum Potassium Kalium Praseodymium Rhodium Rubidium Ruthenium The Elements continued Name Samarium Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver Argentum Sodium Natrium Strontium Sulphur Tantalum Tellurium Thallium Thorium Thulium Tin Stannum Titanium Tungsten Wolframium Uranium Vanadium Wolfranium see Tungsten Xenon Ytterbium Yttrium Zinc Zirconium Note Several other elements have been announced as holmium vesbium austrium etc but their properties and in some cases their existence have not yet been definitely established 3 One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything as letters are the elements of written language hence also a simple portion of that which is complex as a shaft lever wheel or any simple part in a machine one of the essential ingredients of any mixture a constituent part as quartz feldspar and mica are the elements of granite The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn Jowett Thucyd 4 a One out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation when each is of the nature of the whole as a single cell is an element of the honeycomb b Anat One of the smallest natural divisions of the organism as a blood corpuscle a muscular fiber 5 Biol Defn One of the simplest essential parts more commonly called cells of which animal and vegetable organisms or their tissues and organs are composed 6 Math a An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered as in a solid an element may be infinitesimal portion between any two planes that are separated and indefinitely small distance In the calculus element is sometimes used as synonymous with differential b Sometimes a curve or surface or volume is considered as described by a moving point or curve or surface the latter being at any instant called an element of the former c One of the terms in an algebraic expression 7 One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends or general conclusions are based as the elements of a planets orbit 8 pl Defn The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy science or art rudiments as the elements of geometry or of music 9 pl Defn Any outline or sketch regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question as the elemental of a plan 10 One of the simple substances as supposed by the ancient philosophers one of the imaginary principles of matter Note a The four elements were air earth water and fire whence it is said water is the proper element of fishes air is the element of birds Hence the state or sphere natural to anything or suited for its existence Of elements The grosser feeds the purer Earth the Sea Earth and the Sea feed Air the Air those Fires Ethereal Milton Does not our life consist of the four elements Shak And the complexion of the element i ethe sky or air In favors like the work we have in hand Most bloody fiery and most terrible Shak About twelve ounces of food with mere element for drink Cheyne They show that they are out of their element T Baker Esp the conditions and movements of the air The elements be kind to thee b The elements of the alchemists were salt sulphur and mercury Brande C 11 pl Defn The whole material composing the world The elements shall melt with fervent heat 2 Peter iii 10 12 pl Eccl Defn The bread and wine used in the eucharist or Lords supper Magnetic element one of the hypothetical elementary portions of which a magnet is regarded as made up ELEMENT Element v t 1 To compound of elements or first principles Obs Love being elemented too Donne 2 To constitute to make up with elements His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness Walton ELEMENTAL Elemental a 1 Pertaining to the elements first principles and primary ingredients or to the four supposed elements of the material world as elemental air Elemental strife Pope 2 Pertaining to rudiments or first principles rudimentary elementary The elemental rules of erudition Cawthorn ELEMENTALISM Elementalism a Defn The theory that the heathen divinities originated in the personification of elemental powers ELEMENTALITY Elementality n Defn The condition of being composed of elements or a thing so composed ELEMENTALLY Elementally adv Defn According to elements literally as the words Take eat this is my body elementally understood ELEMENTAR Elementar a Defn Elementary Obs Skelton ELEMENTARINESS Elementariness n Defn The state of being elementary original simplicity uncompounded state ELEMENTARITY Elementarity n Defn Elementariness Obs Sir T Browne ELEMENTARY Elementary a Etym L elementarius cf F élémentaire 1 Having only one principle or constituent part consisting of a single element simple uncompounded as an elementary substance 2 Pertaining to or treating of the elements rudiments or first principles of anything initial rudimental introductory as an elementary treatise 3 Pertaining to one of the four elements air water earth fire Some luminous and fiery impressions in the elementary region J Spencer ELEMENTATION Elementation n Defn Instruction in the elements or first principles R ELEMENTOID Elementoid a Etym Element oid Defn Resembling an element ELEMI Elemi n Etym Cf F élemi It elemi Sp elemi of American or Oriental origin Defn A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium A elemifera yields Mexican elemi C commune the Manila elemi It is used in the manufacture of varnishes also in ointments and plasters ELEMIN Elemin n Chem Defn A transparent colorless oil obtained from elemi resin by distillation with water also a crystallizable extract from the resin ELENCH Elench n pl Elenchs Etym L elenchus Gr elenche Logic a That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends that which convinces of refutes an antagonist a refutation b A specious but fallacious argument a sophism ELENCHICAL Elenchical a Defn Pertaining to an elench ELENCHICALLY Elenchically adv Defn By means of an elench ELENCHIZE Elenchize v i Defn To dispute R B Jonson ELENCHTIC ELENCHTICAL Elenchtic Elenchtical a Defn Same as Elenctic ELENCHUS Elenchus n Etym L Defn Same as Elench ELENCTIC ELENCTICAL Elenctic Elenctical a Etym Gr Logic Defn Serving to refute refutative applied to indirect modes of proof and opposed to deictic ELENGE Elenge a Etym Cf AS ellende foreign strange G elend miserable Defn Sorrowful wretched full of trouble Obs Chaucer ELENGENESS Elengeness n Defn Loneliness misery Obs ELEPHANSY Elephansy n Etym L elephantia Defn Elephantiasis Obs Holland ELEPHANT Elephant n Etym OE elefaunt olifant OF olifant F éléphant L elephantus elephas antis fr Gr ibha with the Semitic article al el prefixed or fr Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull or cf Goth ulbandus camel AS olfend 1 Zoöl Defn A mammal of the order Proboscidia of which two living species Elephas Indicus and E Africanus and several fossil species are known They have a proboscis or trunk and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw and curving upwards The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds Elephants are the largest land animals now existing 2 Ivory the tusk of the elephant Obs Dryden Elephant apple Bot an East Indian fruit with a rough hard rind and edible pulp borne by Feronia elephantum a large tree related to the orange Elephant bed Geol at Brighton England abounding in fossil remains of elephants Mantell Elephant beetle Zoöl any very large beetle of the genus Goliathus esp G giganteus of the family Scarabæidæ They inhabit West Africa Elephant fish Zoöl a chimæroid fish Callorhynchus antarcticus with a proboscislike projection of the snout Elephant paper paper of large size 23 × 28 inches Double elephant paper paper measuring 26Paper Elephant seal Zoöl an African jumping shrew Macroscelides typicus having a long nose like a proboscis Elephants ear Bot a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia which have immense onesided leaves Elephants foot Bot a A South African plant Testudinaria Elephantipes which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures called also tortoise plant The interior part is barely edible whence the plant is also called Hottentots bread b A genus Elephantopus of coarse composite weeds Elephants tusk Zoöl the tooth shell See Dentalium ELEPHANTIAC Elephantiac a Med Defn Affected with elephantiasis characteristic of elephantiasis ELEPHANTIASIS Elephantiasis n Etym L fr Gr Med Defn A disease of the skin in which it become enormously thickened and is rough hard and fissured like an elephants hide ELEPHANTINE Elephantine a Etym L elephantinus of ivory Gr éléphantin Defn Pertaining to the elephant or resembling an elephant commonly in size hence huge immense heavy as of elephantine proportions an elephantine step or tread Elephantine epoch Geol the epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms Mantell Elephantine tortoise Zoöl a huge land tortoise esp Testudo elephantina from islands in the Indian Ocean and T elephantopus from the Galapagos Islands ELEPHANTOID ELEPHANTOIDAL Elephantoid Elephantoidal a Etym Elephant oid Zoöl Defn Resembling an elephant in form or appearance ELEUSINIAN Eleusinian a Etym L Eleusinius Gr Defn Pertaining to Eleusis in Greece or to secret rites in honor of Ceres there celebrated as Eleusinian mysteries or festivals ELEUTHEROMANIA Eleutheromania n Etym Gr mania Defn A mania or frantic zeal for freedom R Carlyle ELEUTHEROMANIAC Eleutheromaniac a Defn Mad for freedom R ELEUTHEROPETALOUS Eleutheropetalous a Etym Gr petal Bot Defn Having the petals free that is entirely separate from each other said of both plant and flower ELEVATE Elevate a Etym L elevatus p p Defn Elevated raised aloft Poetic Milton ELEVATE Elevate v t imp p p Elevated p pr vb n Elevating Etym L elevatus p p of elevare e levare to lift up raise akin to levis light in weight See Levity 1 To bring from a lower place to a higher to lift up to raise as to elevate a weight a flagstaff etc 2 To raise to a higher station to promote as to elevate to an office or to a high social position 3 To raise from a depressed state to animate to cheer as to elevate the spirits 4 To exalt to ennoble to dignify as to elevate the mind or character 5 To raise to a higher pitch or to a greater degree of loudness said of sounds as to elevate the voice 6 To intoxicate in a slight degree to render tipsy Colloq Sportive The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo Sir W Scott 7 To lessen to detract from to disparage A Latin meaning Obs Jer Taylor To elevate a piece Gun to raise the muzzle to lower the breech Syn To exalt dignify ennoble erect raise hoist heighten elate cheer flush excite animate ELEVATED Elevated a Defn Uplifted high lofty also animated noble as elevated thoughts Elevated railway one in which the track is raised considerably above the ground especially a city railway above the line of street travel ELEVATEDNESS Elevatedness n Defn The quality of being elevated ELEVATION Elevation n Etym L elevatio cf F élévation 1 The act of raising from a lower place condition or quality to a higher said of material things persons the mind the voice etc as the elevation of grain elevation to a throne elevation of mind thoughts or character 2 Condition of being elevated height exaltation Degrees of elevation above us Locke His style wanted a little elevation Sir H Wotton 3 That which is raised up or elevated an elevated place or station as an elevation of the ground a hill 4 Astron Defn The distance of a celestial object above the horizon or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon altitude as the elevation of the pole or of a star 5 Dialing Defn The angle which the style makes with the substylar line 6 Gunnery Defn The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane also the angle of elevation that is the angle between the axis of the piece and the line odirection 7 Drawing Defn A geometrical projection of a building or other object on a plane perpendicular to the horizon orthographic projection on a vertical plane called by the ancients the orthography Angle of elevation Geodesy the angle which an ascending line makes with a horizontal plane Elevation of the host R C Ch that part of the Mass in which the priest raises the host above his head for the people to adore ELEVATOR Elevator n Etym L one who raises up a deliverer cf F élévateur Defn One who or that which raises or lifts up anything as a A mechanical contrivance usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage b A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel warehouse mine etc for conveying persons goods etc to or from different floors or levels called in England a lift the cage or platform itself c A building for elevating storing and discharging grain d Anat A muscle which serves to raise a part of the body as the leg or the eye e Surg An instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone Elevator head leg and boot the boxes in which the upper pulley belt and lower pulley respectively run in a grain elevator ELEVATORY Elevatory a Defn Tending to raise or having power to elevate as elevatory forces ELEVATORY Elevatory n Etym Cf F élévatoire Surg Defn See Elevator n e Dunglison ELEVE Élève n Etym F fr élever to raise bring up Defn A pupil a student ELEVEN Eleven a Etym OE enleven AS endleofan endlufon for nleofan akin to LG eleve ölwe ölwen D elf G elf eilf OHG einlif Icel ellifu Sw elfva Dan elleve Goth ainlif cf Lith vënolika and fr the root of E one prob a root signifying to be left over remain appearing in E loan or perh in leave v t life See One and cf Twelve Defn Ten and one added as eleven men ELEVEN Eleven n 1 The sum of ten and one eleven units or objects 2 A symbol representing eleven units as 11 or xi 3 Cricket American Football Defn The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match as the representatives of a club or a locality as the allEngland eleven ELEVENTH Eleventh a Etym Cf AS endlyfta See Eleven 1 Next after the tenth as the eleventh chapter 2 Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided as the eleventh part of a thing 3 Mus Defn Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and the fourth ELEVENTH Eleventh n 1 The quotient of a unit divided by eleven one of eleven equal parts 2 Mus Defn The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees the interval made up of an octave and a fourth ELF Elf n pl Elves Etym AS ælf ylf akin to MHG alp G alp nightmare incubus Icel elf Sw alf elfva cf Skr rbhu skillful artful rabh to grasp Cf Auf Oaf 1 An imaginary supernatural being commonly a little sprite much like a fairy a mythological diminutive spirit supposed to haunt hills and wild places and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks Every elf and fairy sprite Hop as light as bird from brier Shak 2 A very diminutive person a dwarf Elf arrow a flint arrowhead so called by the English rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric make in the fields and formerly attributed them to fairies called also elf bolt elf dart and elf shot Elf child a child supposed to be left by elves in room of one they had stolen See Changeling Elf fire the ignis fatuus Brewer Elf owl Zoöl a small owl Micrathene Whitneyi of Southern California and Arizona ELF Elf v t Defn To entangle mischievously as an elf might do Elf all my hair in knots Shak ELFIN Elfin a Defn Relating to elves ELFIN Elfin n Defn A little elf or urchin Shenstone ELFISH Elfish a Defn Of or relating to the elves elflike implike weird scarcely human mischievous as though caused by elves Elfish light Coleridge The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an expression on her small physiognomy Hawthorne ELFISHLY Elfishly adv Defn In an elfish manner ELFISHNESS Elfishness n Defn The quality of being elfish ELFKIN Elfkin n Defn A little elf ELFLAND Elfland n Defn Fairyland Tennyson ELFLOCK Elflock n Defn Hair matted or twisted into a knot as if by elves ELGIN MARBLES Elgin marbles Defn Greek sculptures in the British Museum They were obtained at Athens about 1811 by Lord Elgin ELICIT Elicit a Etym L elictus p p of elicere to elicit e lacere to entice Cf Delight Lace Defn Elicited drawn out made real open evident Obs An elicit act of equity Jer Taylor ELICIT Elicit v t imp p p Elicited p pr vb n Eliciting Defn To draw out or entice forth to bring to light to bring out against the will to deduce by reason or argument as to elicit truth by discussion ELICITATE Elicitate v t Defn To elicit Obs ELICITATION Elicitation n Defn The act of eliciting Obs Abp Bramhall ELIDE Elide v t imp p p Elided p pr vb n Eliding Etym L elidere to strike out or off e laedere to hurt by striking cf F élider See Lesion 1 To break or dash in pieces to demolish as to elide the force of an argument Obs Hooker 2 Gram Defn To cut off as a vowel or a syllable usually the final one to subject to elision ELIGIBILITY Eligibility n Etym Cf F éligibilité Defn The quality of being eligible eligibleness as the eligibility of a candidate the eligibility of an offer of marriage ELIGIBLE Eligible a Etym F éligible fr L eligere See Elect 1 That may be selected proper or qualified to be chosen legally qualified to be elected and to hold office 2 Worthy to be chosen or selected suitable desirable as an eligible situation for a house The more eligible of the two evils Burke ELIGIBLENESS Eligibleness n Defn The quality worthy or qualified to be chosen suitableness desirableness ELIGIBLY Eligibly adv Defn In an eligible manner ELIMATE Elimate v t Etym L elimatus p p of elimare to file up e out limare to file fr lima file Defn To render smooth to polish Obs ELIMINANT Eliminant n Math Defn The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous equations of any degree called also resultant ELIMINATE Eliminate v t imp p p Eliminated p pr vb n Eliminating Etym L eliminatus p p of eliminare e out limen threshold prob akin to limes boundary See Limit 1 To put out of doors to expel to discharge to release to set at liberty Eliminate my spirit give it range Through provinces of thought yet unexplored Young 2 Alg Defn To cause to disappear from an equation as to eliminate an unknown quantity 3 To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry to leave out of consideration Eliminate errors that have been gathering and accumulating Lowth 4 To obtain by separating as from foreign matters to deduce as to eliminate an idea or a conclusion Recent and not well authorized 5 Physiol Defn To separate to expel from the system to excrete as the kidneys eliminate urea the lungs carbonic acid to eliminate poison from the system ELIMINATION Elimination n Etym Cf F élimination 1 The act of expelling or throwing off Physiol Defn the act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories 2 Alg Defn Act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation especially in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities 3 The act of obtaining by separation or as the result of eliminating deduction See Eliminate 4 ELIMINATIVE Eliminative a Physiol Defn Relating to or carrying on elimination ELINGUATE Elinguate v t Etym L elinguare Defn To deprive of the tongue Obs Davies Holy Roode ELINGUATION Elinguation n Etym L elinguatio See Elinguid O Eng Law Defn Punishment by cutting out the tongue ELINGUID Elinguid a Etym L elinguis prop deprived of the tongue hence speechless e lingua tongue Defn Tonguetied dumb Obs ELIQUAMENT Eliquament n Defn A liquid obtained from fat or fat fish by pressure ELIQUATION Eliquation n Etym L eliquatio fr eliquare to clarify strain e liquare to make liquid melt Metallurgy Defn The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other as an alloy of copper and lead liquation Ure ELISON Elison n Etym L elisio fr elidere elisum to strike out cf F élision See Elide 1 Division separation Obs Bacon 2 Gram Defn The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable for the sake of meter or euphony esp in poetry the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word when the two words are drawn together ELISOR Elisor n Etym F éliseur fr élire to choose L eligere See Elect Eng Law Defn An elector or chooser one of two persons appointed by a court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the coroners are disqualified ELITE elite n Etym F fr élire to choose L eligere See Elect Defn A choice or select body the flower as the élite of society ELIX Elix v t Etym See Elixate Defn To extract Obs Marston ELIXATE Elixate v t Etym L elixatus p p of elixare to seethe fr elixus thoroughly boiled e lixare to boil lix ashes Defn To boil to seethe hence to extract by boiling or seething Obs Cockeram ELIXATION Elixation n Etym Cf F élixation Defn A seething digestion Obs Burton ELIXIR Elixir n Etym F élixir Sp elixir Ar eliksir the philosophers stone prob from Gr ksha to burn 1 Med Defn A tincture with more than one base a compound tincture or medicine composed of various substances held in solution by alcohol in some form 2 Alchemy Defn An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold also one for producing life indefinitely as elixir vitæ or the elixir of life 3 The refined spirit the quintessence The elixir of worldly delights South 4 Any cordial or substance which invigorates The grand elixir to support the spirits of human nature Addison ELIZABETHAN Elizabethan a Defn Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times esp to the architecture or literature of her reign as the Elizabethan writers drama literature n Defn One who lived in England in the time of Queen Elizabeth Lowell ELK Elk n Etym Icel elgr akin to Sw elg AS eolh OHG elaho MHG elch cf L alces perh akin to E eland Zoöl Defn A large deer of several species The European elk Alces machlis or Cervus alces is closely allied to the American moose The American elk or wapiti Cervus Canadensis is closely related to the European stag See Moose and Wapiti Irish elk Paleon a large extinct Quaternary deer Cervus giganteus with widely spreading antlers Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England See Illustration in Appendix also Illustration of Antler Cape elk Zoöl the eland ELK ELKE Elk Elke n Zoöl Defn The European wild or whistling swan Cygnus ferus ELKNUT Elknut n Bot Defn The buffalo nut See under Buffalo ELKWOOD Elkwood n Defn The soft spongy wood of a species of Magnolia M Umbrella ELL Ell n Etym AS eln akin to D el elle G elle OHG elina Icel alin Dan alen Sw aln Goth alenia L ulna elbow ell Gr Elbow Alnage Defn A measure for cloth now rarely used It is of different lengths in different countries the English ell being 45 inches the Dutch or Flemish ell 27 the Scotch about 37 ELL Ell n Arch Defn See L ELLACHICK Ellachick n Etym Native Indian name Zoöl Defn A freshwater tortoise Chelopus marmoratus of California used as food ELLAGIC Ellagic a Etym F fr galle gall with the letters reversed Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from gallnuts or gallic acid as ellagic acid Ellagic acid Chem a white crystalline substance C14H8O9 found in bezoar stones and obtained by the oxidation of gallic acid ELLEBORE Ellebore n Defn Hellebore Obs Chaucer ELLEBORIN Elleborin n Defn See Helleborin ELLECK Elleck n Etym Etymol uncertain Zoöl Defn The red gurnard or cuckoo fish Prov Eng ELLENGE ELLINGE ELLENGENESS ELLINGENESS Ellenge Ellinge a Ellengeness Ellingeness n Defn See Elenge Elengeness Obs ELLES Elles adv conj Defn See Else Obs ELLIPSE Ellipse n Etym Gr ellipse See Ellipsis 1 Geom Defn An oval or oblong figure bounded by a regular curve which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis and the least diameter is the minor axis See Conic section under Conic and cf Focus 2 Gram Defn Omission See Ellipsis 3 The elliptical orbit of a planet The Sun flies forward to his brother Sun The dark Earth follows wheeled in her ellipse Tennyson ELLIPSIS Ellipsis n pl Ellipses Etym L fr Gr In and Loan and cf Ellipse 1 Gram Defn Omission a figure of syntax by which one or more words which are obviously understood are omitted as the virtues I admire for the virtues which I admire 2 Geom Defn An ellipse Obs ELLIPSOGRAPH Ellipsograph n Etym Ellipse graph cf F ellipsographe Defn An instrument for describing ellipses called also trammel ELLIPSOID Ellipsoid n Etym Ellipse oid cf F ellipsoide Geom Defn A solid all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles See Conoid n 2 a Note The ellipsoid has three principal plane sections a b and c each at right angles to the other two and each dividing the solid into two equal and symmetrical parts The lines of meeting of these principal sections are the axes or principal diameters of the ellipsoid The point where the three planes meet is the center Ellipsoid of revolution a spheroid a solid figure generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its axes It is called a prolate spheroid or prolatum when the ellipse is revolved about the major axis and an oblate spheroid or oblatum when it is revolved about the minor axis ELLIPSOID ELLIPSOIDAL Ellipsoid Ellipsoidal a Defn Pertaining to or shaped like an ellipsoid as ellipsoid or ellipsoidal form ELLIPTIC ELLIPTICAL Elliptic Elliptical a Etym Gr elliptique See Ellipsis 1 Of or pertaining to an ellipse having the form of an ellipse oblong with rounded ends The planets move in elliptic orbits Cheyne 2 Having a part omitted as an elliptical phrase Elliptic chuck See under Chuck Elliptic compasses an instrument arranged for drawing ellipses Elliptic function Math See Function Elliptic integral Math See Integral Elliptic polarization See under Polarization ELLIPTICALLY Elliptically adv 1 In the form of an ellipse 2 With a part omitted as elliptically expressed ELLIPTICITY Ellipticity n Etym Cf F ellipticité Defn Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere especially in reference to the figure of the earth the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters divided by the equatorial thus the ellipticity of the earth is Note Some writers use ellipticity as the ratio of the difference of the two semiaxes to the minor axis instead of the major Nichol ELLIPTICLANCEOLATE Ellipticlanceolate a Bot Defn Having a form intermediate between elliptic and lanceolate ELLIPTOGRAPH Elliptograph n Defn Same as Ellipsograph ELLWAND Ellwand n Defn Formerly a measuring rod an ell long ELM Elm n Etym AS elm akin to D olm OHG elm G ulme Icel almr Dan Sw alm L ulmus and E alder Cf Old Bot Defn A tree of the genus Ulmus of several species much used as a shade tree particularly in America The English elm is Ulmus campestris the common American or white elm is U Americana the slippery or red elm U fulva Elm beetle Zoöl one of several species of beetles esp Galeruca calmariensis which feed on the leaves of the elm Elm borer Zoöl one of several species of beetles of which the larvæ bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm esp Saperda tridentata Elm butterfly Zoöl one of several species of butterflies which in the caterpillar state feed on the leaves of the elm esp Vanessa antiopa and Grapta comma See Comma butterfly under Comma Elm moth Zoöl one of numerous species of moths of which the larvæ destroy the leaves of the elm esp Eugonia subsignaria called elm spanworm Elm sawfly Zoöl a large sawfly Cimbex Americana The larva which is white with a black dorsal stripe feeds on the leaves of the elm ELMEN Elmen a Defn Belonging to elms Obs ELMOS FIRE Elmos fire Defn See Corposant also Saint Elmos Fire under Saint ELMY Elmy a Defn Abounding with elms The simple spire and elmy grange T Warton ELOCATION Elocation n Etym Pref e locate 1 A removal from the usual place of residence Obs 2 Departure from the usual state an ecstasy Obs ELOCULAR Elocular a Etym Pref e locular Defn Having but one cell or cavity not divided by a septum or partition ELOCUTION Elocution n Etym L elocutio fr eloqui elocutus to speak out cf F élocution See Eloquent 1 Utterance by speech R Fruit whose taste Gave elocution to the mute and taught The tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise Milton 2 Oratorical or expressive delivery including the graces of intonation gesture etc style or manner of speaking or reading in public as clear impressive elocution The elocution of a reader Whately 3 Suitable and impressive writing or style eloquent diction Obs To express these thoughts with elocution Dryden ELOCUTIONARY Elocutionary a Defn Pertaining to elocution ELOCUTIONIST Elocutionist n Defn One who is versed in elocution a teacher of elocution ELOCUTIVE Elocutive a Defn Pertaining to oratorical expression Obs Feltham ELODIAN Elodian n Zoöl Defn One of a tribe of tortoises including the terrapins etc in which the head and neck can be withdrawn ELOGE eloge n Etym F See Elogium Defn A panegyrical funeral oration ELOGIST Elogist n Etym F élogiste Defn One who pronounces an éloge ELOGIUM ELOGY Elogium Elogy n Etym L elogium a short saying an inscription fr Gr Defn The praise bestowed on a person or thing panegyric eulogy ELOHIM Elohim n Etym Heb Defn One of the principal names by which God is designated in the Hebrew Scriptures ELOHIST Elohist n Defn The writer or one of the writers of the passages of the Old Testament notably those of Elohim instead of Jehovah as the name of the Supreme Being distinguished from Jehovist S Davidson ELOHISTIC Elohistic a Defn Relating to Elohim as a name of God said of passages in the Old Testament ELOIGN Eloign v t imp p p Eloigned p pr vb n Eloigning Etym F éloigner OF esloignier pref es L ex OF F loin far far off L longe fr longus long See Elongate Written also eloin 1 To remove afar off to withdraw Obs From worldly cares he did himself eloign Spenser 2 Law Defn To convey to a distance or beyond the jurisdiction or to conceal as goods liable to distress The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are eloigned Blackstone ELOIGNATE Eloignate v t Defn To remove Obs Howell ELOIGNMENT Eloignment n Etym F éloignement Defn Removal to a distance withdrawal Obs ELOIN Eloin v t Defn See Eloign ELOINATE Eloinate v t Defn See Eloignate ELOINMENT Eloinment n Defn See Eloignment ELONG Elong v t Etym See Eloign Elongate 1 To lengthen out to prolong Obs 2 To put away to separate to keep off Obs Wyatt ELONGATE Elongate v t imp p p Elongated p pr vb n Elongating Etym LL elongatus p p of elongare to remove to prolong e L longus long See Long a and cf Eloign 1 To lengthen to extend to stretch as to elongate a line 2 To remove further off Obs Sir T Browne ELONGATE Elongate v i Defn To depart to or be at a distance esp to recede apparently from the sun as a planet in its orbit R ELONGATE Elongate a Etym LL elongatus Defn Drawn out at length elongated as an elongate leaf An elongate form Earle ELONGATION Elongation n Etym LL elongatio cf F élongation 1 The act of lengthening or the state of being lengthened protraction extension Elongation of the fibers Arbuthnot 2 That which lengthens out continuation May not the mountains of Westmoreland and Cumberland be considered as elongations of these two chains Pinkerton 3 Removal to a distance withdrawal a being at a distance distance The distant points in the celestial expanse appear to the eye in so small a degree of elongation from one another as bears no proportion to what is real Glanvill 4 Astron Defn The angular distance of a planet from the sun as the elongation of Venus or Mercury ELOPE Elope v i imp p p Eloped p pr vb n Eloping Etym D ontloopen to run away pref ont akin to G ent AS and cf E answer loopen to run akin to E leap See Leap v t Defn To run away or escape privately from the place or station to which one is bound by duty said especially of a woman or a man either married or unmarried who runs away with a paramour or a sweetheart Great numbers of them the women have eloped from their allegiance Addison ELOPEMENT Elopement n Defn The act of eloping secret departure said of a woman and a man one or both who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation ELOPER Eloper n Defn One who elopes ELOPS Elops n Etym L elops helops a kind of sea fish Gr 1 Zoöl Defn A genus of fishes See Saury 2 A mythical serpent Obs Milton ELOQUENCE Eloquence n Etym F éloquence L eloquentia fr eloquens See Eloquent 1 Fluent forcible elegant and persuasive speech in public the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written thereby producing conviction or persuasion Eloquence is speaking out out of the abundance of the heart Hare 2 Fig Whatever produces the effect of moving and persuasive speech Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes Pope The hearts of men are their books events are their tutors great actions are their eloquence Macaulay 3 That which is eloquently uttered or written O let my books be then the eloquence And dumb presagers of my speaking breast Shak Syn Oratory rhetoric ELOQUENT Eloquent a Etym F éloquent L eloquens entis p pr of eloqui to speak out declaim e loqui to speak See Loquacious 1 Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated impassioned and effective manner as an eloquent orator or preacher O Death alleloquent You only prove What dust we dote on when t is man we love Pope 2 Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts arguments with fluency and power as an eloquent address or statement an eloquent appeal to a jury ELOQUENTLY Eloquently adv Defn In an eloquent manner ELRICH ELRITCH Elrich or Elritch a Defn Ghastly preternatural Same as Eldritch Scot Local Eng ELSE Else a pron Etym OE AS elles otherwise gen sing of an adj signifying other akin to OHG elles otherwise OSw äljes Sw eljest Goth aljis adj other L alius Gr Alias Alien Defn Other one or something beside as Who else is coming What else shall I give Do you expect anything else Bastards and else Shak Note This word always follows its noun It is usual to give the possessive form to else rather than to the substantive as somebody elses no one elses A boy who is fond of somebody elses pencil case G Eliot A suit of clothes like everybody elses Thackeray ELSE Else adv conj 1 Besides except that mentioned in addition as nowhere else no one else 2 Otherwise in the other or the contrary case if the facts were different For thou desirest not sacrifice else would I give it Ps li 16 Note After or else is sometimes used expletively as simply noting an alternative Will you give thanks or else shall I Shak ELSEWHERE Elsewhere adv 1 In any other place as these trees are not to be found elsewhere 2 In some other place in other places indefinitely as it is reported in town and elsewhere ELSEWHITHER Elsewhither adv Defn To some or any other place as you will have to go elsewhither for it R of GloucesterFor elsewhither was I bound Carlyle ELSEWISE Elsewise adv Defn Otherwise R ELSIN Elsin n Defn A shoemakers awl Prov Eng ELUCIDATE Elucidate v t imp p p Elucidated p pr vb n Elucidating Etym LL elucidatus p p of elucidare e lucidus full of light clear See Lucid Defn To make clear or manifest to render more intelligible to illustrate as an example will elucidate the subject ELUCIDATION Elucidation n Etym Cf F élucidation Defn A making clear the act of elucidating or that which elucidates as an explanation an exposition an illustration as one example may serve for further elucidation of the subject ELUCIDATIVE Elucidative a Defn Making clear tending to elucidate as an elucidative note ELUCIDATOR Elucidator n Defn One who explains or elucidates an expositor ELUCIDATORY Elucidatory a Defn Tending to elucidate elucidative R ELUCTATE Eluctate v i Etym L eluctatus p p of eluctari to struggle out e luctari to wrestle Defn To struggle out with out Obs Bp Hacket ELUCTATION Eluctation n Etym L eluctatio Defn A struggling out of any difficulty Obs Bp Hall ELUCUBRATE Elucubrate v i Etym L elucubratus p p of elucubrare to compose by lamplight Defn See Lucubrate Obs Blount ELUCUBRATION Elucubration n Etym Cf F élucubration Defn See Lucubration Obs Evelyn ELUDE Elude v t imp p p Eluded p pr vb n Eluding Etym L eludere elusum e ludere to play cf F éluder See Ludicrous Defn To avoid slyly by artifice stratagem or dexterity to escape from in a covert manner to mock by an unexpected escape to baffle as to elude an officer to elude detection inquiry search comprehension to elude the force of an argument or a blow Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain Then hid in shades eludes he eager swain Pope The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a gradual process of which the stages elude close definition Tylor Syn To evade avoid escape shun eschew flee mock baffle frustrate foil ELUDIBLE Eludible a Defn Capable of being eluded evadible ELUL Elul n Etym Heb Defn The sixth month of the Jewish year by the sacred reckoning or the twelfth by the civil reckoning corresponding nearly to the month of September ELUMBATED Elumbated a Etym L elumbis e lumbus loin Defn Weak or lame in the loins Obs ELUSION Elusion n Etym LL elusio fr L eludere elusum See Elude Defn Act of eluding adroit escape as by artifice a mockery a cheat trickery ELUSIVE Elusive a Defn Tending to elude using arts or deception to escape adroitly escaping or evading eluding the grasp fallacious Elusive of the bridal day she gives Fond hopes to all and all with hopes deceives Pope Elusively adv Elusiveness n ELUSORY Elusory a Etym LL elusorius Defn Tending to elude or deceive evasive fraudulent fallacious deceitful deceptive Elusoriness n ELUTE Elute v t Etym L elutus p p of eluers to elute e luere to wash Defn To wash out R Arbuthnot ELUTRIATE Elutriate v t imp p p Elutriated p pr vb n Elutriating Etym L elutriatus p p of elutriare Defn To wash or strain out so as to purify as to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs to strain off or decant as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water to cleanse as by washing ELUTRIATION Elutriation n Defn The process of elutriating a decanting or racking off by means of water as finer particles from heavier ELUXATE Eluxate v t Etym Pref e luxate Defn To dislocate to luxate ELUXATION Eluxation n Defn Dislocation luxation ELVAN Elvan a 1 Pertaining to elves elvish 2 Mining Defn Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall as an elvan course ELVAN ELVANITE Elvan Elvanite n Defn The rock of an elvan vein or the elvan vein itself an elvan course ELVE Elve n Defn An old form of Elf ELVER Elver n Zoöl Defn A young eel a young conger or sea eel called also elvene ELVES Elves n Defn pl of Elf ELVISH Elvish a 1 Pertaining to elves implike mischievous weird also vacant absent in demeanor See Elfish He seemeth elvish by his countenance Chaucer 2 Mysterious also foolish Obs ELVISHLY Elvishly adv Defn In an elvish manner Sir W Scott ELWAND Elwand n Obs Defn See Ellwand ELYSIAN Elysian a Etym L Elysius fr Elysium Defn Pertaining or the abode of the blessed after death hence yielding the highest pleasures exceedingly delightful beatific Elysian shades Massinger Elysian age Beattie This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian Longfellow ELYSIUM Elysium n pl E Elysiums L Elysia Etym L fr Gr Anc Myth 1 A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death the seat of future happiness Paradise 2 Hence any delightful place An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the Greeks I Taylor ELYTRIFORM Elytriform a Etym Elytrum form Zoöl Defn Having the form or structure of an elytron ELYTRIN Elytrin n Etym From Elytrum Chem Defn See Chitin ELYTROID Elytroid a Etym Gr oid Zoöl Defn Resembling a beetles wing case ELYTRON ELYTRUM Elytron Elytrum tr n pl Elytra Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl a One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects when they are thick and serve only as a protection for the posterior pair See Coleoptera b One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids See Chætopoda ELZEVIR Elzevir a Bibliog Defn Applied to books or editions esp of the Greek New Testament and the classics printed and published by the Elzevir family at Amsterdam Leyden etc from about 1592 to 1680 also applied to a round open type introduced by them The Elzevir editions are valued for their neatness and the elegant small types used Brande C EM Em Defn An obsolete or colloquial contraction of the old form hem them Addison EM Em n Print Defn The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m then a square type used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page the square of the body of a type EM Em Defn A prefix See En EMACERATE Emacerate v t i Etym L emaceratus emaciated e macerare to make soft Defn To make lean or to become lean to emaciate Obs Bullokar EMACERATION Emaceration n Defn Emaciation Obs EMACIATE Emaciate v i imp p p Emaciated p pr vb n Emaciating Etym L emaciatus p p of emaciare to make lean e maciare to make lean or meager fr macies leanness akin to macer lean See Meager Defn To lose flesh gradually and become very lean to waste away in flesh He emaciated and pined away Sir T Browne EMACIATE Emaciate v t Defn To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean as his sickness emaciated him EMACIATE Emaciate a Etym L emaciatus p p Defn Emaciated Emaciate steeds T Warton EMACIATION Emaciation n Etym Cf F émaciation 1 The act of making very lean 2 The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness an excessively lean condition EMACULATE Emaculate v t Etym L emaculatus p p of emaculare to clear from spots See Maculate Defn To clear from spots or stains or from any imperfection Obs Hales EMACULATION Emaculation n Defn The act of clearing from spots Obs Johnson EMAIL OMBRANT AEMAIL OMBRANT Email ombrant Æmail ombrant Etym F shaded enamel Fine Arts Defn An art or process of flooding transparent colored glaze over designs stamped or molded on earthenware or porcelain Ure EMANANT Emanant a Etym L emanans antis p pr of emanare See Emanate Defn Issuing or flowing forth emanating passing forth into an act or making itself apparent by an effect said of mental acts as an emanant volition EMANATE Emanate v i imp p p Emanated p pr vb n Emanating Etym L emanare emanatum to emanate e out manare to flow prob for madnare and akin to madere to be wet drip madidus wet drenched drunk Gr mad to boil matta drunk Cf Emane 1 To issue forth from a source to flow out from more or less constantly as fragrance emanates from flowers 2 To proceed from as a source or fountain to take origin to arise to originate That subsisting from of government from which all special laws emanate De Quincey Syn To flow arise proceed issue originate EMANATE Emanate a Defn Issuing forth emanant R EMANATION Emanation n Etym L emanatio cf F émanation 1 The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin South Those profitable and excellent emanations from God Jer Taylor 2 That which issues flows or proceeds from any object as a source efflux an effluence as perfume is an emanation from a flower An emanation of the indwelling life Bryant EMANATIVE Emanative a Defn Issuing forth effluent EMANATIVELY Emanatively adv Defn By an emanation EMANATORY Emanatory a Defn Emanative of the nature of an emanation Dr H More EMANCIPATE Emancipate v t imp p p Emancipated p pr vb n Emancipating Etym L emancipatus p p of emancipare to emancipate e mancipare to transfer ownership in fr manceps purchaser as being one who laid his hand on the thing bought manus hand capere to take See Manual and Capable Defn To set free from the power of another to liberate as a To set free as a minor from a parent as a father may emancipate a child b To set free from bondage to give freedom to to manumit as to emancipate a slave or a country Brasidas declaring that he was sent to emancipate Hellas Jowett Thucyd c To free from any controlling influence especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence as to emancipate one from prejudices or error From how many troublesome and slavish impertinences he had emancipated and freed himself Evelyn To emancipate the human conscience A W Ward EMANCIPATE Emancipate a Etym L emancipatus p p Defn Set at liberty EMANCIPATION Emancipation n Etym L emancipatio cf F émancipation Defn The act of setting free from the power of another from slavery subjection dependence or controlling influence also the state of being thus set free liberation as the emancipation of slaves the emancipation of minors the emancipation of a person from prejudices the emancipation of the mind from superstition the emancipation of a nation from tyranny or subjection Syn Deliverance liberation release freedom manumission enfranchisement EMANCIPATIONIST Emancipationist n Defn An advocate of emancipation esp the emancipation of slaves EMANCIPATOR Emancipator n Etym L Defn One who emancipates EMANCIPATORY Emancipatory a Defn Pertaining to emancipation or tending to effect emancipation Emancipatory laws G Eliot EMANCIPIST Emancipist n Defn A freed convict Australia EMARGINATE Emarginate v t Etym L emarginare e out marginare to furnish with a margin fr margo margin Defn To take away the margin of EMARGINATE EMARGINATED Emarginate Emarginated a 1 Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus 2 Bot Defn Notched at the summit 3 Cryst Defn Having the edges truncated EMARGINATELY Emarginately adv Defn In an emarginate manner EMARGINATION Emargination n Defn The act of notching or indenting the margin or the state of being so notched also a notch or shallow sinus in a margin EMASCULATE Emasculate v t imp p p Emasculated p pr vb n Emasculating Etym L emasculare e masculus male masculine See Male masculine 1 To deprive of virile or procreative power to castrate power to castrate to geld 2 To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit to weaken to render effeminate to vitiate by unmanly softness Luxury had not emasculated their minds V Knox EMASCULATE Emasculate a Defn Deprived of virility or vigor unmanned weak Emasculate slave Hammond EMASCULATION Emasculation n 1 The act of depriving of virility or the state of being so deprived castration 2 The act of depriving or state of being deprived of vigor or strength unmanly weakness EMASCULATOR Emasculator n Etym L Defn One who or that which emasculates EMASCULATORY Emasculatory a Defn Serving or tending to emasculate EMBACE Embace v t Defn See Embase Obs EMBALE Embale v t Etym F emballer pref em L in balle bale See 1st Bale Obs 1 To make up into a bale or pack Johnson 2 To bind up to inclose Legs embaled in golden buskins Spenser EMBALL Emball v t Etym See Embale Defn To encircle or embrace Obs Sir P Sidney EMBALM Embalm v t imp p p Embalmed p pr vb n Embalming Etym F embaumer pref em L in baume balm See Balm 1 To anoint all over with balm especially to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils or spices to fill or impregnate a dead body with aromatics and drugs that it may resist putrefaction Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm embalmed Israel Gem l 2 2 To fill or imbue with sweet odor to perfume With fresh dews embalmed the earth Milton 3 To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm to perpetuate in remembrance Those tears eternal that embalm the dead Pope EMBALMER Embalmer n Defn One who embalms EMBALMMENT Embalmment n Etym Cf F embaumement Defn The act of embalming R Malone EMBANK Embank v t imp p p Embanked p pr vb n Embanking Etym Pref em bank Cf Imbank Defn To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend to protect by a bank of earth or stone EMBANKMENT Embankment n 1 The act of surrounding or defending with a bank 2 A structure of earth gravel etc raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country to retain water in a reservoir or to carry a roadway etc EMBAR Embar v t imp p p Embarred p pr vb n Embanking Etym Pref em bar cf F embarrer Cf Embargo 1 To bar or shut in to inclose securely as with bars Where fast embarred in mighty brazen wall Spenser 2 To stop to hinder by prohibition to block up He embarred all further trade Bacon EMBARCATION Embarcation n Defn Same as Embarkation EMBARGE Embarge v t Defn To put in a barge Poetic Drayton EMBARGO Embargo n pl Embargoes Etym Sp fr embargar to arrest restrain pref em L in Sp barra bar akin to F barre bar See Bar Defn An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions a prohibition to sail Note If the embargo is laid on an enemys ships it is called a hostile embargo if on the ships belonging to citizens of the embargoing state it is called a civil embargo EMBARGO Embargo v t imp p p Embargoed p pr vb n Embargoing Defn To lay an embargo on and thus detain to prohibit from leaving port said of ships also of commerce and goods EMBARK Embark v t imp p p Embarked p pr vb n Embarking Etym F embarquer pref em L in barque bark cf Sp embarcar It imbarcare See Bark a vessel 1 To cause to go on board a vessel or boat to put on shipboard 2 To engage enlist or invest as persons money etc in any affair as he embarked his fortune in trade It was the reputation of the sect upon which St Paul embarked his salvation South EMBARK Embark v i 1 To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage as the troops embarked for Lisbon 2 To engage in any affair Slow to embark in such an undertaking Macaulay EMBARKATION Embarkation n 1 The act of putting or going on board of a vessel as the embarkation of troops 2 That which is embarked as an embarkation of Jesuits Smollett EMBARKMENT Embarkment n Etym Cf F embarquement Defn Embarkation R Middleton EMBARRASS Embarrass v t imp p p Embarrassed p pr vb n Embarrassing Etym F embarrasser cf Sp embarazar Pg embara Pr barras bar pref em L in LL barra bar See Bar 1 To hinder from freedom of thought speech or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action to perplex to discompose to disconcert as laughter may embarrass an orator 2 To hinder from liberty of movement to impede to obstruct as business is embarrassed public affairs are embarrassed 3 Com Defn To involve in difficulties concerning money matters to incumber with debt to beset with urgent claims or demands said of a person or his affairs as a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements Syn To hinder perplex entangle confuse puzzle disconcert abash distress To Embarrass Puzzle Perplex We are puzzled when our faculties are confused by something we do not understand We are perplexed when our feelings as well as judgment are so affected that we know not how to decide or act We are embarrassed when there is some bar or hindrance upon us which impedes our powers of thought speech or motion A schoolboy is puzzled by a difficult sum a reasoner is perplexed by the subtleties of his opponent a youth is sometimes so embarrassed before strangers as to lose his presence of mind EMBARRASS Embarrass n Etym F embarras See Embarrass v t Defn Embarrassment Obs Bp Warburton EMBARRASSMENT Embarrassment n Etym F embarrassement 1 A state of being embarrassed perplexity impediment to freedom of action entanglement hindrance confusion or discomposure of mind as from not knowing what to do or to say disconcertedness The embarrassment which inexperienced minds have often to express themselves upon paper W Irving The embarrassments tom commerce growing out of the late regulations Bancroft 2 Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts EMBASE Embase v t Etym Pref em base a or v t cf OF embaissier Defn To bring down or lower as in position value etc to debase to degrade to deteriorate Obs Embased the valleys and embossed the hills Sylvester Alloy in coin of gold may make the metal work the better but it embaseth it Bacon Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for nothing but to embase divinity South EMBASEMENT Embasement n Etym From Embase v t Defn Act of bringing down depravation deterioration South EMBASSADE Embassade n Etym F ambassade See Embassy Defn An embassy See Ambassade Obs Shak EMBASSADOR Embassador n Etym F ambassadeur Sp embajador LL ambassiator ambasciator See Embassy and cf Ambassador Defn Same as Ambassador Stilbon that was a wise embassadour Was sent to Corinth Chaucer Myself my kings embassador will go Dryden EMBASSADORIAL Embassadorial a Etym Cf F ambassadorial Defn Same as Ambassadorial EMBASSADRESS Embassadress n Etym Cf F ambassadrice Defn Same as Ambassadress EMBASSADRY Embassadry n Etym Cf OF ambassaderie Defn Embassy Obs Leland EMBASSAGE Embassage 48 n 1 An embassy He sent a solemn embassage Bacon Except your embassages have better success Motley 2 Message errand Shak EMBASSY Embassy n pl Embassies Etym OF ambassée embascée LL ambasciata fr ambasciare for ambactiare to go on a mission fr L ambactus vassal dependent of Celtic or German origin cf W amaeth husbandman Goth andbahts servant G amt office OHG ambaht Cf Ambassador 1 The public function of an ambassador the charge or business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys a public message to foreign court concerning state affairs hence any solemn message He sends the angels on embassies with his decrees Jer Taylor 2 The person or persons sent as ambassadors or envoys the ambassador and his suite envoys 3 The residence or office of an ambassador Note Sometimes but rarely spelled ambassy EMBASTARDIZE Embastardize v t Etym Pref em bastardize Defn To bastardize Obs EMBATHE Embathe v t Etym Pref em bathe Cf Imbathe Defn To bathe to imbathe EMBATTAIL Embattail v t Etym See Embattle Defn To furnish with battlements to fortify as with battlements Archaic To embattail and to wall about thy cause With ironworded proof Tennyson EMBATTLE Embattle v t imp p p Embattled p pr vb n Embattling Etym OF embataillier pref em L in F bataille battle See Battle and cf Battlement Defn To arrange in order of battle to array for battle also to prepare or arm for battle to equip as for battle One in bright arms embattled full strong Spenser Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world Emerson EMBATTLE Embattle v i Defn To be arrayed for battle Obs EMBATTLE Embattle v t Etym See Battlement Defn To furnish with battlements Embattled house Wordsworth EMBATTLED Embattled a 1 Having indentations like a battlement Obs Chaucer 2 Her Defn Having the edge broken like battlements said of a bearing such as a fess bend or the like 3 Having been the place of battle as an embattled plain or field J Baillie EMBATTLEMENT Embattlement n 1 An intended parapet a battlement 2 The fortifying of a building or a wall by means of battlements EMBAY Embay v t Etym Pref em bay to bathe Defn To bathe to soothe or lull as by bathing Obs Spenser EMBAY Embay v t imp p p Embayed p pr vb n Embaying Etym Pref em 1st bay Defn To shut in or shelter as in a bay If that the Turkish fleet Be not ensheltered and embayed they are drowned Shak EMBAYMENT Embayment n Defn A bay R The embayment which is terminated by the land of North Berwick Sir W Scott EMBEAM Embeam v t Defn To make brilliant with beams R G Fletcher EMBED Embed v t imp p p Embedded p pr vb n Embedding Etym Pref em bed Cf Imbed Defn To lay as in a bed to lay in surrounding matter to bed as to embed a thing in clay mortar or sand EMBEDMENT Embedment n Defn The act of embedding or the state of being embedded EMBELLISH Embellish v t imp p p Embellished p pr vb n Embellishing Etym OE embelisen embelisshen F embellir pref em L in bel beau beautiful See Beauty Defn To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments to decorate to adorn as to embellish a book with pictures a garden with shrubs and flowers a narrative with striking anecdotes or style with metaphors Syn To adorn beautify deck bedeck decorate garnish enrich ornament illustrate See Adorn EMBELLISHER Embellisher n Defn One who embellishes EMBELLISHMENT Embellishment n Etym Cf F embellissement 1 The act of adorning or the state of being adorned adornment In the selection of their ground as well as in the embellishment of it Prescott 2 That which adds beauty or elegance ornament decoration as pictorial embellishments The graces and embellishments of the exterior man I Taylor EMBER Ember n Etym OE emmeres emeres AS akin to Icel eimyrja Dan emmer MHG eimere cf Icel eimr vapor smoke Defn A lighted coal smoldering amid ashes used chiefly in the plural to signify mingled coals and ashes the smoldering remains of a fire He rakes hot embers Dryden He takes a lighted ember out of the covered vessel Colebrooke EMBER Ember a Etym OE ymber AS ymbren ymbryne prop running around circuit ymbe around ryne a running fr rinnan to run See Amb and Run Defn Making a circuit of the year of the seasons recurring in each quarter of the year as ember fasts Ember days R C Eng Ch days set apart for fasting and prayer in each of the four seasons of the year The Council of Placentia A D 1095 appointed for ember days the Wednesday Friday and Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent Whitsuntide the 14th of September and the 13th of December The weeks in which these days fall are called ember weeks EMBERGOOSE Embergoose n Etym Cf Norw ember havimber havimmer Icel himbrin himbrimi Zoöl Defn The loon or great northern diver See Loon Written also emmergoose and imbergoose EMBERINGS Emberings n pl Defn Ember days Obs EMBERIZIDAE Emberizidae n Defn a natural subfamily including buntings and some New World sparrows Syn subfamily Emberizidae subfamily Emberizinae WordNet 15 EMBETTER Embetter v t Defn To make better Obs EMBEZZLE Embezzle v t imp p p Embezzled p pr vb n Embezzling Etym Norm F embeseiller to destroy cf OF besillier to ill treat ravage destroy Cf Bezzle 1 To appropriate fraudulently to ones own use as property intrusted to ones care to apply to ones private uses by a breach of trust as to embezzle money held in trust 2 To misappropriate to waste to dissipate in extravagance Obs To embezzle our money in drinking or gaming Sharp EMBEZZLEMENT Embezzlement n Defn The fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been intrusted as the embezzlement by a clerk of his employers embezzlement of public funds by the public officer having them in charge Note Larceny denotes a taking by fraud or stealth from anothers possession embezzlement denotes an appropriation by fraud or stealth of property already in the wrongdoers possession In England and in most of the United States embezzlement is made indictable by statute EMBEZZLER Embezzler n Defn One who embezzles EMBILLOW Embillow v i Defn To swell or heave like a R Lisle EMBIOTOCOID Embiotocoid a Etym NL Embiotoca the name of one genus oid Zoöl Defn Belonging to or resembling the Embiotocidæ n Defn One of a family of fishes Embiotocidæ abundant on the coast of California remarkable for being viviparous also called surf fishes and viviparous fishes See Illust in Append EMBITTER Embitter v t Defn To make bitter or sad See Imbitter EMBITTERMENT Embitterment n Defn The act of embittering also that which embitters EMBLANCH Emblanch v t Etym Pref em 1st blanch Defn To whiten See Blanch Obs Heylin EMBLAZE Emblaze v t imp p p Emblazed p pr vb n Emblazing Etym Pref em 1st blaze 1 To adorn with glittering embellishments No weeping orphan saw his fathers stores Our shrines irradiate or emblaze the floors Pope 2 To paint or adorn with armorial figures to blazon or emblazon Archaic The imperial ensign streaming to the wind With gems and golden luster rich emblazed Milton EMBLAZON Emblazon v t imp p p Emblazoned p pr vb n Emblazoning Etym Pref em blazon Cf Emblaze 1 To depict or represent said of heraldic bearings See Blazon 2 To deck in glaring colors to set off conspicuously to display pompously to decorate The walls were emblazoned with legends in commemoration of the illustrious pair Prescott EMBLAZONER Emblazoner n Defn One who emblazons also one who publishes and displays anything with pomp EMBLAZONING Emblazoning n Defn The act or art of heraldic decoration delineation of armorial bearings EMBLAZONMENT Emblazonment n Defn An emblazoning EMBLAZONRY Emblazonry n pl Emblazonries Defn The act or art of an emblazoner heraldic or ornamental decoration as pictures or figures on shields standards etc emblazonment Thine ancient standards rich emblazonry Trench EMBLEM Emblem n Etym F emblème L emblema atis that which is put in or on inlaid work fr Gr In and Parable 1 Inlay inlaid or mosaic work something ornamental inserted in a surface Obs Milton 2 A visible sign of an idea an object or the figure of an object symbolizing and suggesting another object or an idea by natural aptness or by association a figurative representation a typical designation a symbol as a balance is an emblem of justice a scepter the emblem of sovereignty or power a circle the emblem of eternity His cicatrice an emblem of war here on his sinister cheek Shak 3 A picture accompanied with a motto a set of verse or the like intended as a moral lesson or meditation Note Writers and artists of the 17th century gave much attention and study to the composition of such emblems and many collections of them were published Syn Sign symbol type device signal token Sign Emblem Symbol Type Sign is the generic word comprehending all significant representations An emblem is a visible object representing another by a natural suggestion of characteristic qualities or an habitual and recognized association as a circle having no apparent beginning or end is an emblem of eternity a particular flag is the emblem of the country or ship which has adopted it for a sign and with which it is habitually associated Between emblem and symbol the distinction is slight and often one may be substituted for the other without impropriety See Symbol Thus a circle is either an emblem or a symbol of eternity a scepter either an emblem or a symbol of authority a lamb either an emblem or a symbol of meekness An emblem is always of something simple a symbol may be of something complex as of a transaction In consequence we do not speak of actions emblematic C J Smith A type is a representative example or model exhibiting the qualities common to all individuals of the class to which it belongs as the Monitor is a type of a class of war vessels EMBLEM Emblem v t imp p p Emblemed p pr vb n Embleming Defn To represent by an emblem to symbolize R Emblemed by the cozening fig tree Feltham EMBLEMATIC EMBLEMATICAL Emblematic Emblematical a Etym Cf F emblématique Defn Pertaining to containing or consisting in an emblem symbolic typically representative representing as an emblem as emblematic language or ornaments a crown is emblematic of royalty white is emblematic of purity Emblematically adv EMBLEMATICCIZE Emblematiccize v t Defn To render emblematic as to emblematicize a picture R Walpole EMBLEMATIST Emblematist n Defn A writer or inventor of emblems Sir T Browne EMBLEMATIZE Emblematize v t imp p p Emblematized p pr vb n Emblematizing Defn To represent by or as by an emblem to symbolize Anciently the sun was commonly emblematized by a starry or radiate figure Bp Hurd EMBLEMENT Emblement n Etym OF embleer to sow with corn F emblaver fr LL imbladare pref in LL bladum grain F blé Law Defn The growing crop or profits of a crop which has been sown or planted used especially in the plural The produce of grass trees and the like is not emblement Whartons Law Dict EMBLEMIZE Emblemize v t imp p p Emblemized p pr vb n Emblemizing Defn To represent by an emblem to emblematize R EMBLOOM Embloom v t Defn To emblossom Savage EMBLOSSOM Emblossom v t Defn To cover or adorn with blossoms On the white emblossomed spray J Cunningham EMBODIER Embodier n Defn One who embodies EMBODIMENT Embodiment n 1 The act of embodying the state of being embodied 2 That which embodies or is embodied representation in a physical body a completely organized system like the body as the embodiment of courage or of courtesy the embodiment of true piety EMBODY Embody v t imp p p Embodied p pr vb n Embodying Defn To form into a body to invest with a body to collect into a body a united mass or a whole to incorporate as to embody ones ideas in a treatise Written also imbody Devils embodied and disembodied Sir W Scott The soul while it is embodied can no more be divided from sin South EMBODY Embody v i Defn To unite in a body a mass or a collection to coalesce Written also imbody Firmly to embody against this court party Burke EMBOGUE Embogue v i Etym See Disembogue Defn To disembogue to discharge as a river its waters into the sea or another river R EMBOGUING Emboguing n Defn The mouth of a river or place where its waters are discharged R EMBOIL Emboil v i Defn To boil with anger to effervesce Obs Spenser EMBOIL Emboil v t Defn To cause to boil with anger to irritate to chafe Obs Spenser EMBOITEMENT Emboîtement n Etym F fr emboîter to fit in insert en in boîte box Biol Defn The hypothesis that all living things proceed from preëxisting germs and that these encase the germs of all future living things inclosed one within another Buffon EMBOLDEN Embolden v t imp p p Emboldened p pr vb n Emboldening Defn To give boldness or courage to to encourage Shak The selfconceit which emboldened him to undertake this dangerous office Sir W Scott EMBOLDENER Emboldener n Defn One who emboldens EMBOLIC Embolic a Etym Gr Embolism 1 Embolismic 2 Med Defn Pertaining to an embolism produced by an embolism as an embolic abscess 3 Biol Defn Pushing or growing in said of a kind of invagination See under Invagination EMBOLISM Embolism n Etym L embolismus from Gr embolisme See Emblem 1 Intercalation the insertion of days months or years in an account of time to produce regularity as the embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year 2 Intercalated time Johnson 3 Med Defn The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis EMBOLISMAL Embolismal a Defn Pertaining to embolism intercalary as embolismal months EMBOLISMATIC EMBOLISMATICAL Embolismatic Embolismatical a Defn Embolismic EMBOLISMIC EMBOLISMICAL Embolismic Embolismical a Etym Cf F embolismique Defn Pertaining to embolism or intercalation intercalated as an embolismic year i e the year in which there is intercalation EMBOLITE Embolite n Etym From Gr Min Defn A mineral consisting of both the chloride and the bromide of silver EMBOLUS Embolus n pl Emboli Etym L fr Gr Emblem 1 Something inserted as a wedge the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe 2 Med Defn A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel being brought thither by the blood current It consists most frequently of a clot of fibrin a detached shred of a morbid growth a globule of fat or a microscopic organism EMBOLY Emboly n Etym Gr Biol Defn Embolic invagination See under Invagination EMBONPOINT Embonpoint n Etym F fr en bon point in good condition See Bon and Point Defn Plumpness of person said especially of persons somewhat corpulent EMBORDER Emborder v t Etym Pref em L in border cf OF emborder Defn To furnish or adorn with a border to imborder EMBOSOM Embosom v t Etym Written also imbosom 1 To take into or place in the bosom to cherish to foster Glad to embosom his affection Spenser 2 To inclose or surround to shelter closely to place in the midst of something His house embosomed in the grove Pope Some tender flower Embosomed in the greenest glade Keble EMBOSS Emboss v t imp p p Embossed p pr vb n Embossing Etym Pref em L in boss cf OF embosser to swell in bunches 1 To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances particularly to ornament with raised work Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss Milton 2 To raise in relief from a surface as an ornament a head on a coin or the like Then oer the lofty gate his art embossed Androgeos death Dryden Exhibiting flowers in their natural color embossed upon a purple ground Sir W Scott EMBOSS Emboss v t Etym Etymology uncertain Defn To make to foam at the mouth like a hunted animal Obs EMBOSS Emboss v t Etym Cf Pr Sp emboscar It imboscare F embusquer and E imbosk 1 To hide or conceal in a thicket to imbosk to inclose shelter or shroud in a wood Obs In the Arabian woods embossed Milton 2 To surround to ensheath to immerse to beset A knight her met in mighty arms embossed Spenser EMBOSS Emboss v i Defn To seek the bushy forest to hide in the woods Obs S Butler EMBOSSED Embossed a 1 Formed or covered with bosses or raised figures 2 Having a part projecting like the boss of a shield 3 Swollen protuberant Obs An embossed carbuncle Shak EMBOSSER Embosser n Defn One who embosses EMBOSSMENT Embossment n 1 The act of forming bosses or raised figures or the state of being so formed 2 A bosslike prominence figure in relief raised work jut protuberance esp a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect The embossment of the figure Addison EMBOTTLE Embottle v t Defn To bottle R Phillips EMBOUCHURE Embouchure n Etym F fr emboucher to put to the mouth pref em L in bouche the mouth Cf Embouge Debouch 1 The mouth of a river also the mouth of a cannon 2 Mus a The mouthpiece of a wind instrument b The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece as a flute player has a good embouchure EMBOW Embow v t Defn To bend like a bow to curve Embowed arches Obs or R Sir W Scott With gilded horns embowed like the moon Spenser EMBOWEL Embowel v t imp p p Emboweled or Embowelled p pr vb n Emboweling or Embowelling 1 To disembowel The barbarous practice of emboweling Hallam The boar makes his trough In your emboweled bosoms Shak Note Disembowel is the preferable word in this sense 2 To imbed to hide in the inward parts to bury Or deep emboweled in the earth entire Spenser EMBOWELER Emboweler n Defn One who takes out the bowels Written also emboweller EMBOWELMENT Embowelment n Defn Disembowelment EMBOWER Embower v t Defn To cover with a bower to shelter with trees Written also imbower Poetic Milton v i Defn To lodge or rest in a bower Poetic In their wide boughs embowring Spenser EMBOWL Embowl v t Defn To form like a bowl to give a globular shape to Obs Sir P Sidney EMBOX Embox v t Defn To inclose as in a box to imbox EMBOYSSEMENT Emboyssement n Etym See Embushment Defn An ambush Obs Chaucer EMBRACE Embrace v t Etym Pref em intens brace v t Defn To fasten on as armor Obs Spenser EMBRACE Embrace v t imp p p Embraced p pr vb n Embracing Etym OE embracier F embrasser pref em L in F bras arm See Brace n 1 To clasp in the arms with affection to take in the arms to hug I will embrace him with a soldiers arm That he shall shrink under my courtesy Shak Paul called unto him the disciples and embraced them Acts xx 1 2 To cling to to cherish to love Shak 3 To seize eagerly or with alacrity to accept with cordiality to welcome I embrace these conditions You embrace the occasion Shak What is there that he may not embrace for truth Locke 4 To encircle to encompass to inclose Low at his feet a spacious plain is placed Between the mountain and the stream embraced Denham 5 To include as parts of a whole to comprehend to take in as natural philosophy embraces many sciences Not that my song in such a scanty space So large a subject fully can embrace Dryden 6 To accept to undergo to submit to I embrace this fortune patiently Shak 7 Law Defn To attempt to influence corruptly as a jury or court Blackstone Syn To clasp hug inclose encompass include EMBRACE Embrace v i Defn To join in an embrace EMBRACE Embrace n Defn Intimate or close encircling with the arms pressure to the bosom clasp hug We stood tranced in long embraces Mixed with kisses Tennyson EMBRACEMENT Embracement n Etym Cf F embrassement 1 A clasp in the arms embrace Dear though chaste embracements Sir P Sidney 2 State of being contained inclosure Obs In the embracement of the parts hardly reparable as bones Bacon 3 Willing acceptance Obs A ready embracement of his kindness Barrow EMBRACEOR Embraceor n Law Defn One guilty of embracery EMBRACER Embracer n Defn One who embraces EMBRACERY Embracery n Law Defn An attempt to influence a court jury etc corruptly by promises entreaties money entertainments threats or other improper inducements EMBRACIVE Embracive a Defn Disposed to embrace fond of caressing R Thackeray EMBRAID Embraid v t Etym Pref em L in 1st braid 1 To braid up as hair Obs Spenser 2 To upbraid Obs Sir T Elyot EMBRANCHMENT Embranchment n Etym Cf F embranchement Defn The branching forth as of trees EMBRANGLE Embrangle v t Etym Pref em L in brangle Defn To confuse to entangle I am lost and embrangled in inextricable difficulties Berkeley EMBRASURE Embrasure n Etym See Embrace Defn An embrace Obs Our locked embrasures Shak EMBRASURE Embrasure 277 n Etym F fr embraser perh equiv to ébraser to widen an opening of unknown origin 1 Arch Defn A splay of a door or window Apart in the twilight gloom of a windows embrasure Sat the lovers Longfellow 2 Fort Defn An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet through which cannon are pointed and discharged a crenelle See Illust of Casemate EMBRAVE Embrave v t 1 To inspire with bravery Obs Beaumont 2 To decorate to make showy and fine Obs And with sad cypress seemly it embraves Spenser EMBRAWN Embrawn v t Defn To harden Obs It will embrawn and ironcrust his flesh Nash EMBREAD Embread v t Etym Pref em L in bread 1st braid Defn To braid Obs Spenser EMBREATHEMENT Embreathement n Defn The act of breathing in inspiration R The special and immediate suggestion embreathement and dictation of the Holy Ghost W Lee EMBREW Embrew v t Defn To imbrue to stain with blood Obs Spenser EMBRIGHT Embright v t Defn To brighten Obs EMBROCATE Embrocate v t imp p p Embrocated p pr vb n Embrocating Etym NL embrocatus p p of embrocare cf Gr Med Defn To moisten and rub a diseased part with a liquid substance as with spirit oil etc by means of a cloth or sponge EMBROCATION Embrocation n Etym NL embrocatio cf F embrocation Med a The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit oil etc b The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed EMBROGLIO Embroglio n Defn See Imbroglio EMBROIDER Embroider v t imp p p Embroidered p pr vb n Embroidering Etym OE embrouden See Broider Defn To ornament with needlework as to embroider a scarf Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen Ex xxviii 39 EMBROIDERER Embroiderer n Defn One who embroiders EMBROIDERY Embroidery n pl Embroideries 1 Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics leather etc also the art of embroidering 2 Diversified ornaments especially by contrasted figures and colors variegated decoration Fields in springs embroidery are dressed Addison A mere rhetorical embroidery of phrases J A Symonds EMBROIL Embroil v t imp p p Embroiled p pr vb n Embroiling Etym F embrouiller pref em L in brouiller See 1st Broil and cf Imbroglio 1 To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord to entangle in a broil or quarrel to make confused to distract to involve in difficulties by dissension or strife The royal house embroiled in civil war Dryden 2 To implicate in confusion to complicate to jumble The Christian antiquities at Rome are so embroiled with Addison Syn To perplex entangle distract disturb disorder trouble implicate commingle EMBROIL Embroil n Defn See Embroilment EMBROILER Embroiler n Defn One who embroils EMBROILMENT Embroilment n Etym Cf F embrouillement Defn The act of embroiling or the condition of being embroiled entanglement in a broil Bp Burnet EMBRONZE Embronze v t 1 To embody in bronze to set up a bronze representation of as of a person Poetic 2 To color in imitation of bronze See Bronze v t EMBROTHEL Embrothel v t Defn To inclose in a brothel Obs Donne EMBROUDE EMBROWDE EMBROYDE Embroude Embrowde Embroyde v t Defn To embroider to adorn Obs Embrowded was he as it were a mead All full of fresshe flowers white and red Chaucer EMBROWN Embrown v t Etym Pref em L in brown Defn To give a brown color to to imbrown Summer suns embrown the laboring swain Fenton EMBRUE Embrue v t Defn See Imbrue Embrew Obs EMBRUTE Embrute v t Etym Pref em L in brute Cf Imbrute Defn To brutify to imbrute All the man embruted in the swine Cawthorn EMBRYO Embryo n pl Embryos Etym F embryon Gr in brew Biol Defn The first rudiments of an organism whether animal or plant as a The young of an animal in the womb or more specifically before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus see Fetus b The germ of the plant which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination In embryo in an incipient or undeveloped state in conception but not yet executed The company little suspected what a noble work I had then in embryo Swift EMBRYO Embryo a Defn Pertaining to an embryo rudimentary undeveloped as an embryo bud EMBRYOGENIC Embryogenic a Biol Defn Pertaining to the development of an embryo EMBRYOGENY Embryogeny n Etym Gr embryogénie Biol Defn The production and development of an embryo EMBRYOGONY Embryogony n Etym Gr Biol Defn The formation of an embryo EMBRYOGRAPHY Embryography n Etym Gr graphy Biol Defn The general description of embryos EMBRYOLOGIC EMBRYOLOGICAL Embryologic Embryological a Biol Defn Of or pertaining to embryology EMBRYOLOGIST Embryologist n Defn One skilled in embryology EMBRYOLOGY Embryology n Etym Gr logy cf F embryologie Biol Defn The science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants a study of the gradual development of the ovum until it reaches the adult stage EMBRYON Embryon n a Etym NL Defn See Embryo EMBRYONAL Embryonal a Biol Defn Pertaining to an embryo or the initial state of any organ embryonic EMBRYONARY Embryonary a Biol Defn Embryonic EMBRYONATE EMBRYONATED Embryonate Embryonated a Biol Defn In the state of or having an embryonal EMBRYONIC Embryonic a Biol Defn Of or pertaining to an embryo embryonal rudimentary Embryonic sac or vesicle Bot the vesicle within which the embryo is developed in the ovule sometimes called also amnios sac and embryonal sac EMBRYONIFEROUS Embryoniferous a Etym Embryo ferous Biol Defn Having an embryo EMBRYONIFORM Embryoniform a Etym Embryo form Biol Defn Like an embryo in form EMBRYOPLASTIC Embryoplastic n Etym Embryo plastic Biol Defn Relating to or aiding in the formation of an embryo as embryoplastic cells EMBRYO SAC Embryo sac Bot Defn See under Embryonic EMBRYOTIC Embryotic a Biol Defn Embryonic EMBRYOTOMY Embryotomy n Etym Gr embryotomie Med Defn The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb so as to effect its removal EMBRYOTROPH Embryotroph n Etym Gr Biol Defn The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished EMBRYOUS Embryous a Defn Embryonic undeveloped R EMBULK Embulk v t Defn To enlarge in the way of bulk R Latham EMBURSE Emburse v t Etym See Imburse Defn To furnish with money to imburse Obs EMBUSH Embush v t Etym Cf Ambush Imbosk Defn To place or hide in a thicket to ambush Obs Shelton EMBUSHMENT Embushment n Etym OE embusshement OF embuschement F embûchement Defn An ambush Obs EMBUSY Embusy v t Defn To employ Obs Skelton EME Eme n Etym See Eame Defn An uncle Obs Spenser EMEER Emeer n Defn Same as Emir EMENAGOGUE Emenagogue n Defn See Emmenagogue EMEND Emend v t imp p p Emended p pr vb n Emending Etym L emendare e out menda mendum fault blemish cf F émender Cf Amend Mend Defn To purge of faults to make better to correct esp to make corrections in a literary work to alter for the better by textual criticism generally verbal Syn To amend correct improve better reform rectify See Amend EMENDABLE Emendable a Etym L emendabilis Cf Amendable Defn Corrigible amendable R Bailey EMENDATELY Emendately adv Defn Without fault correctly Obs EMENDATION Emendation n Etym L emendatio cf F émendation 1 The act of altering for the better or correcting what is erroneous or faulty correction improvement He lies in his sin without repentance or emendation Jer Taylor 2 Alteration by editorial criticism as of a text so as to give a better reading removal of errors or corruptions from a document as the book might be improved by judicious emendations EMENDATOR Emendator n Etym L Defn One who emends or critically edits EMENDATORY Emendatory a Etym L emendatorius Defn Pertaining to emendation corrective Emendatory criticism Johnson EMENDER Emender n Defn One who emends EMENDICATE Emendicate v t Etym L emendicatus p p of emendicare to obtain by begging See Mendicate Defn To beg Obs Cockeram EMERALD Emerald n Etym OE emeraude OF esmeraude esmeralde F émeraude L smaragdus fr Gr marakata 1 Min Defn A precious stone of a rich green color a variety of beryl See Beryl 2 Print Defn A kind of type in size between minion and nonpare Note This line is printed in the type called emerald EMERALD Emerald a Defn Of a rich green color like that of the emerald Emerald meadows Byron Emerald fish Zoöl a fish of the Gulf of Mexico Gobionellus oceanicus remarkable for the brilliant green and blue color of the base of the tongue whence the name called also esmeralda Emerald green a very durable pigment of a vivid light green color made from the arseniate of copper green bice Scheeles green also used adjectively as emerald green crystals Emerald Isle a name given to Ireland on account of the brightness of its verdure Emerald spodumene or Lithia emerald Min See Hiddenite Emerald nickel Min See Zaratite EMERALDINE Emeraldine 104 n Defn A green compound used as a dyestuff produced from aniline blue when acted upon by acid EMERAUD Emeraud n Etym See Emerald n Defn An emerald Obs Spenser EMERGE Emerge v i imp p p Emerged p pr vb n Emerging Etym L emergere emersum e out mergere to dip plunge See Merge Defn To rise out of a fluid to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged enveloped or concealed to issue and appear as to emerge from the water or the ocean the sun emerges from behind the moon in an eclipse to emerge from poverty or obscurity Thetis emerging from the deep Dryden Those who have emerged from very low some from the lowest classes of society Burke EMERGENCE Emergence n pl Emergences Defn The act of rising out of a fluid or coming forth from envelopment or concealment or of rising into view sudden uprisal or appearance The white color of all refracted light at its very first emergence is compounded of various colors Sir I Newton When from the deep thy bright emergence sprung H Brooke EMERGENCY Emergency n pl Emergencies Etym See Emergence 1 Sudden or unexpected appearance an unforeseen occurrence a sudden occasion Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency Glanvill 2 An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy pressing necessity exigency To whom she might her doubts propose On all emergencies that rose Swift A safe counselor in most difficult emergencies Brougham Syn Crisis conjuncture exigency pinch strait necessity EMERGENT Emergent a Etym L emergens p pr of emergere 1 Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals issuing coming to light The mountains huge appear emergent Milton 2 Suddenly appearing arising unexpectedly Protection granted in emergent danger Burke Emergent year Chron the epoch or date from which any people begin to compute their time or dates as the emergent year of Christendom is that of the birth of Christ the emergent year of the United States is that of the declaration of their independence Emergently adv Emergentness n R EMERIL Emeril n 1 Emery Obs Drayton 2 A glaziers diamond Crabb EMERITED Emerited a Etym See Emeritus Defn Considered as having done sufficient public service and therefore honorably discharged Obs Evelyn EMERITUS Emeritus a Etym L having served out his time p p of emerere emereri to obtain by service serve out ones term e out merere mereri to merit earn serve Defn Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age infirmity or long and faithful services said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church EMERITUS Emeritus n pl Emeriti Etym L Defn A veteran who has honorably completed his service EMERODS EMEROIDS Emerods Emeroids n pl Etym OF emmeroides See Hemorrhoids Defn Hemorrhoids piles tumors boils R Deut xxviii 27 EMERSED Emersed a Etym L emersus p p See Emerge Bot Defn Standing out of or rising above water Gray EMERSION Emersion n Etym Cf F émersion See Emerge 1 The act of emerging or of rising out of anything as emersion from the sea emersion from obscurity or difficulties Their immersion into water and their emersion out of the same Knatchbull 2 Astron Defn The reappearance of a heavenly body after an eclipse or occultation as the emersion of the moon from the shadow of the earth the emersion of a star from behind the moon EMERY Emery n Etym F émeri earlier émeril It smeriglio fr Gr smear Cf Emeril Min Defn Corundum in the form of grains or powder used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron See the Note under Corundum Emery board cardboard pulp mixed with emery and molded into convenient Emery cloth or paper cloth or paper on which the powder of emery is spread and glued for scouring and polishing Emery wheel a wheel containing emery or having a surface of emery In machine shops it is sometimes called a buff wheel and by the manufacturers of cutlery a glazer EMESIS Emesis n Etym NL fr Gr Emetic Med Defn A vomiting EMETIC Emetic a Etym L emeticus Gr vomere cf F émétique See Vomit Med Defn Inducing to vomit exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth n Defn A medicine which causes vomiting EMETICAL Emetical a Defn Inducing to vomit producing vomiting emetic Emetically adv EMETINE Emetine 104 n Etym See Emetic Chem Defn A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle EMETOCATHARTIC Emetocathartic a Etym Gr cathartic Med Defn Producing vomiting and purging at the same time EMEU EMEW Emeu or Emew n Zoöl Defn See Emu EMEUTE emeute n Etym F Defn A seditious tumult an outbreak E M F E M F Physics Defn An abbreviation for electromotive force EMFORTH Emforth prep Etym AS em emn in comp equiv to efen equal for forth Defn According to conformably to Obs Chaucer Emforth my might so far as lies in my power Obs EMGALLA Emgalla n Zoöl Etym Native name Defn The South African wart hog See Wart hog EMICANT Emicant a Etym L emicans p pr of emicare See Emication Defn Beaming forth flashing R Which emicant did this and that way dart Blackmore EMICATION Emication n Etym L emicatio fr emicare to spring out or forth e out micare to move quickly to and fro to sparkle Defn A flying off in small particles as heated iron or fermenting liquors a sparkling scintillation Sir T Browne EMICTION Emiction n Etym L e out mingere mictum to make water 1 The voiding of urine 2 What is voided by the urinary passages urine EMICTORY Emictory a n Med Defn Diuretic EMIGRANT Emigrant a Etym L emigrans antis p pr of emigrare to emigrate cf F émigrant See Emigrate v i 1 Removing from one country to another emigrating as an emigrant company or nation 2 Pertaining to an emigrant used for emigrants as an emigrant ship or hospital EMIGRANT Emigrant n Defn One who emigrates or quits one country or region to settle in another Syn Emigrant Immigrant Emigrant and emigration have reference to the country from which the migration is made the correlative words immigrant and immigration have reference to the country into which the migration is made the former marking the going out from a country the latter the coming into it EMIGRATE Emigrate v i imp p p Emigrated p pr vb n Emigrating Etym L emigratus p p of emigrare to remove emigrate e out migrare to migrate See Migrate Defn To remove from one country or State to another for the purpose of residence to migrate from home Forced to emigrate in a body to America Macaulay They the Huns were emigrating from Tartary into Europe in the time of the Goths J H Newman EMIGRATE Emigrate a Defn Migratory roving Obs EMIGRATION Emigration n Etym L emigratio cf F émigration 1 The act of emigrating removal from one country or state to another for the purpose of residence as from Europe to America or in America from the Atlantic States to the Western 2 A body emigrants emigrants collectively as the German emigration EMIGRATIONAL Emigrational a Defn Relating to emigration EMIGRATIONIST Emigrationist n Defn An advocate or promoter of emigration EMIGRATOR Emigrator n Defn One who emigrates am emigrant R EMIGRE emigre n Etym F emigrant Defn One of the natives of France who were opposed to the first Revolution and who left their country in consequence EMINENCE Eminence n Etym L eminentia fr eminens eminent cf F éminence 1 That which is eminent or lofty a high ground or place a height Without either eminences or cavities Dryden The temple of honor ought to be seated on an eminence Burke 2 An elevated condition among men a place or station above men in general either in rank office or celebrity social or moral loftiness high rank distinction preferment Milton You ve too a womans heart which ever yet Affected eminence wealth sovereignty Shak 3 A title of honor especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church EMINENCY Eminency n pl Eminences Defn State of being eminent eminence Eminency of estate Tillotson EMINENT Eminent a Etym L eminens entis p pr of eminere to stand out be prominent e out minere in comp to project of uncertain origin cf F éminent Cf Menace 1 High lofty towering prominent A very eminent promontory Evelyn 2 Being metaphorically above others whether by birth high station merit or virtue high in public estimation distinguished conspicuous as an eminent station an eminent historian statements statesman or saint Right of eminent domain Law See under Domain Syn Lofty elevated exalted conspicuous prominent remarkable distinguished illustrious famous celebrated renowned wellknown See Distinguished EMINENTLY Eminently adv Defn In an eminent manner in a high degree conspicuously as to be eminently learned EMIR EMEER Emir Emeer n Etym Ar emir amir commander cf F émir Cf Admiral Ameer Defn An Arabian military commander independent chieftain or ruler of a province also an honorary title given to the descendants of Mohammed in the line of his daughter Fatima among the Turks likewise a title of dignity given to certain high officials EMIRSHIP EMEERSHIP Emirship Emeership n Defn The rank or office of an Emir EMISSARY Emissary n pl Emissaries Etym L emissarius fr emittere emissum to send out cf F émissaire See Emit Defn An agent employed to advance in a covert manner the interests of his employers one sent out by any power that is at war with another to create dissatisfaction among the people of the latter Buzzing emissaries fill the ears Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears Dryden Syn Emissary Spy A spy is one who enters an enemys camp or territories to learn the condition of the enemy an emissary may be a secret agent appointed not only to detect the schemes of an opposing party but to influence their councils A spy must be concealed or he suffers death an emissary may in some cases be known as the agent of an adversary without incurring similar hazard EMISSARY Emissary a 1 Exploring spying B Jonson 2 Anat Defn Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium through apertures in its walls EMISSARYSHIP Emissaryship n Defn The office of an emissary EMISSION Emission n Etym L emissio cf F émission See Emit 1 The act of sending or throwing out the act of sending forth or putting into circulation issue as the emission of light from the sun the emission of heat from a fire the emission of bank notes issue bank notes 2 That which is sent out issued or put in circulation at one time issue as the emission was mostly blood Emission theory Physics the theory of Newton regarding light as consisting of emitted particles or corpuscles See Corpuscular theory under Corpuscular EMISSITIOUS Emissitious a Etym L emissitius fr emittere Defn Looking or narrowly examining prying Obs Those emissitious eyes Bp Hall EMISSIVE Emissive a Defn Sending out emitting as emissive powers EMISSIVITY Emissivity n Defn Tendency to emission comparative facility of emission or rate at which emission takes place as of heat from the surface of a heated body EMISSORY Emissory a Anat Defn Same as Emissary a 2 EMIT Emit v t imp p p Emitted p pr vb n Emitting Etym L emittere to send out e out mittere to send See Mission 1 To send forth to throw or give out to cause to issue to give vent to to eject to discharge as fire emits heat and smoke boiling water emits steam the sun emits light Lest wrathful the farshooting god emit His fatal arrows Prior 2 To issue forth as an order or decree to print and send into circulation as notes or bills of credit No State shall emit bills of credit Const of the U S EMITTENT Emittent a Etym L emittens p pr emittere Defn Sending forth emissive Boyle EMMANTLE Emmantle v t Etym Pref em L in mantle cf F emmanteler Cf Inmantle Defn To cover over with or as with a mantle to put about as a protection Obs Holland EMMANUEL Emmanuel n Defn See Immanuel Matt i 23 EMMARBLE Emmarble v t Defn To turn to marble to harden Obs Thou dost emmarble the proud heart Spenser EMMENAGOGUE Emmenagogue n Etym Gr n pl menses emménagogue Med Defn A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge EMMET Emmet n Etym OE emete amete AS æmete See Ant Zoöl Defn An ant Emmet hunter Zoöl the wryneck EMMETROPIA Emmetropia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina opposed to hypermetropia myopia an astigmatism EMMETROPIC Emmetropic a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by emmetropia The normal or emmetropic eye adjusts itself perfectly for all distances J Le Conte EMMETROPY Emmetropy n Med Defn Same as Emmetropia EMMEW Emmew v t Etym Pref em L in mew Cf Immew Defn To mew or coop up Obs Shak EMMOVE Emmove v t Etym For emove cf F émouvoir L emovere See Emotion Defn To move to rouse to excite Obs EMODIN Emodin n Chem Defn An orangered crystalline substance C15H10O5 obtained from the buckthorn rhubarb etc and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone so called from a species of rhubarb Rheum emodei EMOLLESCENCE Emollescence n Etym L e out mollescere incho fr mollere to be soft mollis soft Defn That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape the first or lowest degree of fusibility EMOLLIATE Emolliate v t imp p p Emolliated p pr vb n Emolliating Etym See Emollient a Defn To soften to render effeminate Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor Pinkerton EMOLLIENT Emollient a Etym L emolliens entis p pr of emollire to soften e out mollire to soften mollis soft cf F émollient See Mollify Defn Softening making supple acting as an emollient Emollient applications Arbuthnot EMOLLIENT Emollient 105 n Med Defn An external something or soothing application to allay irritation soreness etc EMOLLITION Emollition n Defn The act of softening or relaxing relaxation Bacon EMOLUMENT Emolument n Etym L emolumentum lit a working out fr emoliri to move out work out e out moliri to set in motion exert ones self fr moles a huge heavy mass cf F émolument See Mole a mound Defn The profit arising from office employment or labor gain compensation advantage perquisites fees or salary A long enjoyment of the emoluments of office Bancroft EMOLUMENTAL Emolumental a Defn Pertaining to an emolument profitable R Evelyn EMONG EMONGST Emong Emongst Defn prep Among Obs EMOTION Emotion n Etym L emovere emotum to remove shake stir up e out movere to move cf F émotion See Move and cf Emmove Defn A moving of the mind or soul excitement of the feelings whether pleasing or painful disturbance or agitation of mind caused by a specific exciting cause and manifested by some sensible effect on the body How different the emotions between departure and return W Irving Some vague emotion of delight Tennyson Syn Feeling agitation tremor trepidation perturbation passion excitement Emotion Feeling Agitation Feeling is the weaker term and may be of the body or the mind Emotion is of the mind alone being the excited action of some inward susceptibility or feeling as an emotion of pity terror etc Agitation may the bodily or mental and usually arises in the latter case from a vehement struggle between contending desires or emotions See Passion Agitations have but one character viz that of violence emotions vary with the objects that awaken them There are emotions either of tenderness or anger either gentle or strong either painful or pleasing Crabb EMOTIONAL Emotional a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by emotion excitable easily moved sensational as an emotional nature EMOTIONALISM Emotionalism n Defn The cultivation of an emotional state of mind tendency to regard things in an emotional manner EMOTIONALIZE Emotionalize v t Defn To give an emotional character to Brought up in a pious family where religion was not talked about emotionalized but was accepted as the rule of thought and conduct Froude EMOTIONED Emotioned a Defn Affected with emotion R The emotioned soul Sir W Scott EMOTIVE Emotive a Defn Attended by or having the character of emotion H Brooke Emotively adv EMOTIVENESS Emotiveness n Defn Susceptibility to emotion G Eliot EMOTIVITY Emotivity n Defn Emotiveness Hickok EMOVE Emove v t Defn To move Obs Thomson EMPAIR Empair v t Defn To impair Obs Spenser EMPAISTIC Empaistic a Etym Gr Fine Arts Defn Having to do with inlaid work especially used with reference to work of the ancient Greeks EMPALE Empale v t Etym Pref em L in pale cf OF empalir Defn To make pale Obs No bloodless malady empales their face G Fletcher EMPALE Empale v t imp p p Empaled p pr vb n Empaling Etym OF empaler to palisade pierce F empaler to punish by empalement pref em L in OF F pal a pale stake See Pale a stake and cf Impale Written also impale 1 To fence or fortify with stakes to surround with a line of stakes for defense to impale All that dwell near enemies empale villages to save themselves from surprise Sir W Raleigh 2 To inclose to surround See Impale 3 To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body 4 Her Defn Same as Impale EMPALEMENT Empalement n Etym Cf F empalement fr empaler See Empale Written also impalement 1 A fencing inclosing or fortifying with stakes 2 A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body 3 Her Defn Same as Impalement EMPANEL Empanel n Etym Pref em L in panel Law Defn A list of jurors a panel Obs Cowell EMPANEL Empanel v t Defn See Impanel EMPANOPLIED Empanoplied a Etym Pref em panoply Defn Completely armed panoplied Tennyson EMPARADISE Emparadise v t Defn Same as Imparadise EMPARK Empark v t Etym Pref em park cf OF emparchier emparkier Cf Impark Defn To make a park of to inclose as with a fence to impark Obs EMPARLANCE Emparlance n Defn Parley imparlance Obs Spenser EMPASM Empasm n Etym F empasme fr Gr Defn A perfumed powder sprinkled upon the body to mask the odor of sweat EMPASSION Empassion v t Defn To move with passion to affect strongly See Impassion Obs Those sights empassion me full near Spenser EMPASSIONATE Empassionate a Defn Strongly affected Obs The Briton Prince was sore empassionate Spenser EMPAWN Empawn v t Etym Pref em pawn Cf Impawn Defn To put in pawn to pledge to impawn To sell empawn and alienate the estates Milman EMPEACH Empeach v t Defn To hinder See Impeach Obs Spenser EMPEARL Empearl v t Etym Pref em pearl Cf Impearl Defn To form like pearls to decorate with or as with pearls to impearl EMPEOPLE Empeople v t Defn To form into a people or community to inhabit to people Obs We now know t is very well empeopled Sir T Browne EMPERESS Emperess n Defn See Empress Obs EMPERICE Emperice n Defn An empress Obs Chaucer EMPERIL Emperil v t Defn To put in peril See Imperil Spenser EMPERISHED Emperished a Defn Perished decayed Obs I deem thy brain emperished be Spenser EMPEROR Emperor n Etym OF empereor empereour F empereur L imperator fr imperare to command in in parare to prepare order See Parade and cf Imperative Empress Defn The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire a title of dignity superior to that of king as the emperor of Germany or of Austria the emperor or Czar of Russia Emperor goose Zoöl a large and handsome goose Philacte canagica found in Alaska Emperor moth Zoöl one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths with transparent spots on the wings as the American Cecropia moth Platysamia cecropia and the European species Saturnia pavonia Emperor paper See under Paper Purple emperor Zoöl a large strong British butterfly Apatura iris EMPERORSHIP Emperorship n Defn The rank or office of an emperor EMPERY Empery n Etym L imperium influenced by OF emperie empire See Empire Defn Empire sovereignty dominion Archaic Shak Struggling for my womans empery Mrs Browning EMPHASIS Emphasis n pl Emphases Etym L fr Gr In and Phase 1 Rhet Defn A particular stress of utterance or force of voice given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience The province of emphasis is so much more important than accent that the customary seat of the latter is changed when the claims of emphasis require it E Porter 2 A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought vivid representation enforcing assent as to dwell on a subject with great emphasis External objects stand before us in all the life and emphasis of extension figure and color Sir W Hamilton EMPHASIZE Emphasize v t imp p p Emphasized p pr vb n Emphasizing Defn To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice to make emphatic as to emphasize a word or a phrase EMPHATIC EMPHATICAL Emphatic Emphatical a Etym Gr emphatique See Emphasis 1 Uttered with emphasis made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice laying stress deserving of stress or emphasis forcible impressive strong as to remonstrate in am emphatic manner an emphatic word an emphatic tone emphatic reasoning 2 Striking the sense attracting special attention impressive forcible Emphatical colors Boyle Emphatical evils Bp Reynolds Syn Forcible earnest impressive energetic striking positive important special significant EMPHATICALLY Emphatically adv 1 With emphasis forcibly in a striking manner or degree preëminently He was indeed emphatically a popular writer Macaulay 2 Not really but apparently Obs Sir T Browne EMPHATICALNESS Emphaticalness n Defn The quality of being emphatic emphasis EMPHRACTIC Emphractic a Etym Gr Med Defn Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin EMPHRENSY Emphrensy v t Defn To madden Obs EMPHYSEMA Emphysema n Etym NL from Gr emphysème Med Defn A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue Emphysema of the lungs Pulmonary emphysema Med a common disease of the lungs in which the air cells are distended and their partition walls ruptured by an abnormal pressure of the air contained in them EMPHYSEMATOUS Emphysematous a Etym Cf F emphysémateux Med Defn Pertaining to or of the nature of emphysema swelled bloated EMPHYTEUSIS Emphyteusis n Etym L fr Gr Rom Law Defn A real right susceptible of assignment and of descent charged on productive real estate the right being coupled with the enjoyment of the property on condition of taking care of the estate and paying taxes and sometimes a small rent Heumann EMPHYTEUTIC Emphyteutic a Etym L emphyteuticus Defn Of or pertaining to an emphyteusis as emphyteutic lands EMPHYTEUTICARY Emphyteuticary n Etym L emphyteuticarius a Defn One who holds lands by emphyteusis EMPIERCE Empierce v t Etym Pref em pierce Cf Impierce Defn To pierce to impierce Obs Spenser EMPIGHT Empight a Etym Pref em pight pitched fixed Defn Fixed settled fastened Obs Spenser EMPIRE Empire n Etym F fr L imperium a command sovereignty dominion empire fr imperare See Emperor cf Imperial 1 Supreme power sovereignty sway dominion The empire of the sea Shak Over hell extend His empire and with iron scepter rule Milton 2 The dominion of an emperor the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor rarely of a king usually of greater extent than a kingdom always comprising a variety in the nationality of or the forms of administration in constituent and subordinate portions as the Austrian empire Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and complicated government C J Smith 3 Any dominion supreme control governing influence rule sway as the empire of mind or of reason Under the empire of facts M Arnold Another force which in the Middle Ages shared with chivalry the empire over the minds of men A W Ward Celestial empire See under Celestial Empire City a common designation of the city of New York Empire State a common designation of the State of New York Syn Sway dominion rule control reign sovereignty government kingdom realm state EMPIRE STATE Empire State Defn New York a nickname alluding to its size and wealth EMPIRE STATE OF THE SOUTH Empire State of the South Defn Georgia a nickname EMPIRE STATE OF THE WEST Empire State of the West Defn Missouri a nickname EMPIRIC Empiric n Etym L empiricus an empiric Gr fare cf F empirique See In and Fare 1 One who follows an empirical method one who relies upon practical experience 2 One who confines himself to applying the results of mere experience or his own observation especially in medicine one who deviates from the rules of science and regular practice an ignorant and unlicensed pretender a quack a charlatan Among the Greek physicians those who founded their practice on experience called themselves empirics KrauthFleming Swallow down opinions as silly people do empirics pills Locke EMPIRIC EMPIRICAL Empiric Empirical a 1 Pertaining to or founded upon experiment or experience depending upon the observation of phenomena versed in experiments In philosophical language the term empirical means simply what belongs to or is the product of experience or observation Sir W Hamilton The village carpenter lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship H Spencer 2 Depending upon experience or observation alone without due regard to science and theory said especially of medical practice remedies etc wanting in science and deep insight as empiric skill remedies Empirical formula Chem See under Formula Syn See Transcendental EMPIRICALLY Empirically adv Defn By experiment or experience without science in the manner of quacks EMPIRICISM Empiricism n 1 The method or practice of an empiric pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment 2 Specifically a practice of medicine founded on mere experience without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles ignorant and unscientific practice charlatanry quackery 3 Metaph Defn The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience EMPIRICIST Empiricist n Defn An empiric EMPIRISTIC Empiristic a Physics Defn Relating to or resulting from experience or experiment following from empirical methods or data opposed to nativistic EMPLACE Emplace v t imp p p Emplaced p pr vb n Emplacing Cf F emplacer See En Place v n Defn To put into place or position to fix on an emplacement EMPLACEMENT Emplacement n Cf F emplacement Defn A putting in or assigning to a definite place localization as the emplacement of a structure EMPLASTER Emplaster n Etym OF emplastre F emplâtre L emplastrum a plaster or salve fr Gr Defn See Plaster Obs Wiseman EMPLASTER Emplaster v t Etym Cf OF emplastrer F emplâtrer See Emplaster n Defn To plaster over to cover over so as to present a good appearance Obs Fair as ye his name emplaster Chaucer EMPLASTIC Emplastic a Etym Cf F emplastique fr Gr Emplaster Defn Fit to be applied as a plaster glutinous adhesive as emplastic applications EMPLASTIC Emplastic n Defn A medicine causing constipation EMPLASTRATION Emplastration n Etym L emplastratio a budding 1 The act or process of grafting by inoculation budding Obs Holland 2 Etym See 1st Emplaster Med Defn The application of a plaster or salve EMPLEAD Emplead v t Etym Pref em L in plead cf F emplaidier Cf Implead Defn To accuse to indict See Implead EMPLECTION Emplection n Defn See Emplecton EMPLECTON Emplecton n Etym F or L emplecton fr Gr Defn A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders R Weale EMPLORE Emplore v t Defn See Implore Obs EMPLOY Employ v t imp p p Employed p pr vb n Employing Etym F employer fr L implicare to fold into infold involve implicate engage in plicare to fold See Ply and cf Imply Implicate 1 To inclose to infold Obs Chaucer 2 To use to have in service to cause to be engaged in doing something often followed by in about on or upon and sometimes by to as a To make use of as an instrument a means a material etc for a specific purpose to apply as to employ the pen in writing bricks in building words and phrases in speaking to employ the mind to employ ones energies This is a day in which the thoughts ought to be employed on serious subjects Addison b To occupy as to employ time in study c To have or keep at work to give employment or occupation to to intrust with some duty or behest as to employ a hundred workmen to employ an envoy Jonathan and Jahaziah were employed about this matter Ezra x 15 Thy vineyard must employ the sturdy steer To turn the glebe Dryden To employ ones self to apply or devote ones time and attention to busy ones self Syn To use busy apply exercise occupy engross engage See Use EMPLOY Employ n Etym Cf F emploi Defn That which engages or occupies a person fixed or regular service or business employment The whole employ of body and of mind Pope In ones employ in ones service EMPLOYABLE Employable a Etym Cf F employable Defn Capable of being employed capable of being used fit or proper for use Boyle EMPLOYE Employé n Etym F p p of employer Defn One employed by another a clerk or workman in the service of an employer EMPLOYEE Employee n Etym The Eng form of employé Defn One employed by another EMPLOYER Employer n Defn One who employs another as an employer of workmen EMPLOYMENT Employment n 1 The act of employing or using also the state of being employed 2 That which engages or occupies that which consumes time or attention office or post of business service as agricultural employments mechanical employments public employments in the employment of government Cares are employments and without employ The soul is on a rack Young Syn Work business occupation vocation calling office service commission trade profession EMPLUMED Emplumed a Defn Plumed R EMPLUNGE Emplunge v t Etym Cf Implunge Defn To plunge to implunge Obs Spenser EMPOISON Empoison v t Etym F empoisonner pref em F poison See Poison and cf Impoison Defn To poison to impoison Shak EMPOISON Empoison n Defn Poison Obs Remedy of Love EMPOISONER Empoisoner n Defn Poisoner Obs Bacon EMPOISONMENT Empoisonment n Etym F empoisonnement Defn The act of poisoning Bacon EMPORETIC EMPORETICAL Emporetic Emporetical a Etym L emporeticus Gr Emporium Defn Pertaining to an emporium relating to merchandise Obs Johnson EMPORIUM Emporium n pl Emporiums L Emporia Etym L fr Gr In and Empiric Fare 1 A place of trade a market place a mart esp a city or town with extensive commerce the commercial center of a country That wonderful emporium Manchester was then a mean and ill built market town Macaulay It is pride which fills our streets our emporiums our theathers Knox 2 Physiol Defn The brain Obs EMPOVERISH Empoverish v t Defn See Impoverish EMPOWER Empower v t imp p p Empowered p pr vb n Empowering 1 To give authority to to delegate power to to commission to authorize having commonly a legal force as the Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases civil or criminal the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance and discharge the debtor 2 To give moral or physical power faculties or abilities to These eyes empowered to gaze Keble EMPRESS Empress n Etym OE empress emperice OF empereis empereris fr L imperatrix fem of imperator See Emperor 1 The consort of an emperor Shak 2 A female sovereign 3 A sovereign mistress Empress of my soul Shak Empress cloth a cloth for ladies dresses either wholly of wool or with cotton warp and wool weft It resembles merino but is not twilled EMPRESSEMENT Empressement n F fr sempresser to hasten Defn Demonstrative warmth or cordiality of manner display of enthusiasm He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement Poe EMPRINT Emprint v t Obs Defn See Imprint EMPRISE Emprise n Etym OF emprise fr emprendre to undertake pref em L in F prendre to take L prehendere prendere prae before a verb akin to E get See Get and cf Enterprise Impresa Archaic 1 An enterprise endeavor adventure Chaucer In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise Spenser The deeds of love and high emprise Longfellow 2 The qualifies which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits I love thy courage yet and bolt emprise But here thy sword can do thee little stead Milton EMPRISE Emprise v t Defn To undertake Obs Sackville EMPRISING Emprising a Etym From Emprise v t Defn Full of daring adventurous Archaic T Campbell EMPRISON Emprison v t Etym Obs Defn See Imprison EMPROSTHOTONOS Emprosthotonos n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A drawing of the body forward in consequence of the spasmodic action of some of the muscles Gross EMPTE Empte v t Defn To empty Obs Chaucer EMPTIER Emptier n Defn One who or that which empties EMPTIER Emptier compar Defn of Empty EMPTINESS Emptiness n Etym From Empty 1 The state of being empty absence of contents void space vacuum as the emptiness of a vessel emptiness of the stomach 2 Want of solidity or substance unsatisfactoriness inability to satisfy desire vacuity hollowness the emptiness of earthly glory 3 Want of knowledge lack of sense vacuity of mind Eternal smiles his emptiness betray Pope The sins of emptiness gossip and spite Tennyson EMPTION Emption n Etym L emptio fr emere to buy Defn The act of buying R Arbuthnot EMPTIONAL Emptional a Defn Capable of being purchased EMPTY Empty a Compar Emptier superl Emptiest Etym AS emtig æmtig æmetig fr æmta æmetta quiet leisure rest of uncertain origin cf G emsig busy 1 Containing nothing not holding or having anything within void of contents or appropriate contents not filled said of an inclosure as a box room house etc as an empty chest room purse or pitcher an empty stomach empty shackles 2 Free clear devoid often with of That fair female troop empty of all good Milton I shall find you empty of that fault Shak 3 Having nothing to carry unburdened An empty messenger Shak When ye go ye shall not go empty Ex iii 21 4 Destitute of effect sincerity or sense said of language as empty words or threats Words are but empty thanks Cibber 5 Unable to satisfy unsatisfactory hollow vain said of pleasure the world etc Pleasd in the silent shade with empty praise Pope 6 Producing nothing unfruitful said of a plant or tree as an empty vine Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind Gen xli 27 7 Destitute of or lacking sense knowledge or courtesy as empty brains an empty coxcomb That in civility thou seemst so empty Shak 8 Destitute of reality or real existence unsubstantial as empty dreams Note Empty is used as the first element in a compound as empty handed having nothing in the hands destitute emptyheaded having few ideas emptyhearted destitute of feeling Syn See Vacant EMPTY Empty n pl Empties Defn An empty box crate cask etc used in commerce esp in transportation of freight as special rates for empties EMPTY Empty v t imp p p Emptied p pr vb n Emptying Defn To deprive of the contents to exhaust to make void or destitute to make vacant to pour out to discharge as to empty a vessel to empty a well or a cistern The clouds empty themselves upon the earth Eccl xi 3 EMPTY Empty v i 1 To discharge itself as a river empties into the ocean 2 To become empty The chapel empties B Jonson EMPTYING Emptying n 1 The act of making empty Shak 2 pl Defn The lees of beer cider etc yeast US EMPUGN Empugn v t Etym Obs Defn See Impugn EMPURPLE Empurple v t imp p p Empurpled p pr vb n Empurpling Etym Pref em purple Cf Impurple Defn To tinge or dye of a purple color to color with purple to impurple The deep empurpled ran Philips EMPUSE Empuse n Etym LL empusa Gr Defn A phantom or specter Obs Jer Taylor EMPUZZLE Empuzzle v t Etym Pref em puzzle Defn To puzzle Archaic Sir T Browne EMPYEMA Empyema n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A collection of blood pus or other fluid in some cavity of the body especially that of the pleura Dunglison Note The term empyema is now restricted to a collection of pus in the cavity of the pleura EMPYESIS Empyesis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn An eruption of pustules EMPYREAL Empyreal a Etym L empyrius empyreus fiery Gr In and Fire Defn Formed of pure fire or light refined beyond aërial substance pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven Go soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere Pope Empyreal air oxygen gas EMPYREAL Empyreal n Defn Empyrean Mrs Browning EMPYREAN Empyrean n Etym See Empyreal Defn The highest heaven where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to subsist The empyrean rung With hallelujahs Milton EMPYREAN Empyrean a Defn Empyreal Akenside EMPYREUMA Empyreuma n Etym NL from Gr empyreume See Empyreal Chem Defn The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels EMPYREUMATIC EMPYREUMATICAL Empyreumatic Empyreumatical a Etym Cf F empyreumatique Defn Of or pertaining to empyreuma as an empyreumatic odor Empyreumatic oils oils obtained by distilling various organic substances at high temperatures Brande C EMPYREUMATIZE Empyreumatize v t Defn To render empyreumatic R EMPYRICAL Empyrical a Etym Gr Empyreal Defn Containing the combustible principle of coal Kirwan EMPYROSIS Empyrosis n Etym NL fr Gr Defn A general fire a conflagration Obs Sir M Hale EMRODS Emrods n pl Defn See Emerods Obs EMU Emu n Etym Cf Pg ema ostrich F émou émeu emu Zoöl Defn A large Australian bird of two species Dromaius Novæ Hollandiæ and D irroratus related to the cassowary and the ostrich The emu runs swiftly but is unable to fly Written also emeu and emew Note The name is sometimes erroneously applied by the Brazilians to the rhea or South American ostrich Emu wren See in the Vocabulary EMULABLE Emulable a Etym L aemulari to emulate able Defn Capable of being emulated R Some imitable and emulable good Abp Leighton EMULATE Emulate a Etym L aemulatus p p of aemulari fr aemulus emulous prob akin to E imitate Defn Striving to excel ambitious emulous Obs A most emulate pride Shak EMULATE Emulate v t imp p p Emulated p pr vb n Emulating Defn To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions to imitate with a view to equal or to outdo to vie with to rival as to emulate the good and the great Thine eye would emulate the diamond Shak EMULATION Emulation n Etym L aemulatio cf F émulation 1 The endeavor to equal or to excel another in qualities or actions an assiduous striving to equal or excel another rivalry A noble emulation heats your breast Dryden 2 Jea Such factious emulations shall arise Shak Syn Competition rivalry contest contention strife Emulation Competition Rivalry Competition is the struggle of two or more persons for the same object Emulation is an ardent desire for superiority arising from competition but now implying of necessity any improper feeling Rivalry is a personal contest and almost of course has a selfish object and gives rise to envy Competition and emulation have honor for their basis rivalry is but a desire for selfish gratification Competition and emulation animate to effort rivalry usually produces hatred Competition and emulation seek to merit success rivalry is contented with obtaining it Crabb EMULATIVE Emulative a Defn Inclined to emulation aspiring to competition rivaling as an emulative person or effort Emulative zeal Hoole EMULATIVELY Emulatively adv Defn In an emulative manner with emulation EMULATOR Emulator n Etym L aemulator Defn One who emulates or strives to equal or surpass As Virgil rivaled Homer Milton was the emulator of both Bp Warburton EMULATORY Emulatory a Defn Pertaining to emulation connected with rivalry R Emulatory officiousness Bp Hall EMULATRESS Emulatress n Defn A female emulator R EMULE Emule v t Etym F émuler See Emulate Defn To emulate Obs Emuled of many Spenser EMULGE Emulge v t Etym L emulgere emulsum e out mulgere to milk akin to E milk See Milk Defn To milk out to drain Obs Bailey EMULGENT Emulgent a Etym L emulgens p pr of emulgere to milk out cf F émulgent So called because regarded by the ancients as straining out the serum as if by milking and so producing the urine Anat Defn Pertaining to the kidneys renal as emulgent arteries and veins n Defn An emulgent vessel as a renal artery or vein EMULGENT Emulgent n Med Defn A medicine that excites the flow of bile Obs Hoblyn EMULOUS Emulous a Etym L aemulus See Emulate 1 Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another eager to emulate or vie with another desirous of like excellence with another with of as emulous of anothers example or virtues 2 Vying with rivaling hence contentious envious Emulous Carthage B Jonson Emulous missions mongst the gods Shak EMULOUSLY Emulously adv Defn In an emulous manner EMULOUSNESS Emulousness n Defn The quality of being emulous EMULSIC Emulsic a Defn Pertaining to or produced from emulsin as emulsic acid Hoblyn EMULSIFY Emulsify v t Etym Emulsion fy Defn To convert into an emulsion to form an emulsion to reduce from an oily substance to a milky fluid in which the fat globules are in a very finely divided state giving it the semblance of solution as the pancreatic juice emulsifies the oily part of food EMULSIN Emulsin n Etym See Emulsion Emulge Chem a The white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds R b An unorganized ferment contained in this extract and in other vegetable juices which effects the decomposition of certain glucosides EMULSION Emulsion n Etym From L emulgere emulsum cf F émulsion See Emulge Defn Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk as a In pharmacy an extract of seeds or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance b In photography a liquid preparation of collodion holding salt of silver used in the photographic process EMULSIVE Emulsive a Etym Cf F émulsif 1 Softening milklike 2 Yielding oil by expression as emulsive seeds 3 Producing or yielding a milklike substance as emulsive acids EMUNCTORY Emunctory n pl Emunctories Etym L emunctorium a pair of snuffers fr emungere emunctum to blow the nose hence to wipe cleanse e out mungere to blow the nose cf F émonctoire formerly spelled also émonctoire Physiol Defn Any organ or part of the body as the kidneys skin etc which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter EMUSCATION Emuscation n Etym L emuscare to clear from moss e out muscus moss Defn A freeing from moss Obs EMU WREN Emu wren Zoöl Defn A small wrenlike Australian bird Stipiturus malachurus having the tail feathers long and loosely barbed like emu feathers EMYD Emyd n pl E Emyds E Emyd Etym See Emydea Zoöl Defn A freshwater tortoise of the family Emydidæ EMYDEA Emydea n pl Etym NL fr Emys a genus of tortoises L emys a kind of freshwater tortoise Gr Zoöl Defn A group of chelonians which comprises many species of fresh water tortoises and terrapins EN En 1 Etym F en L in Defn A prefix signifying in or into used in many English words chiefly those borrowed from the French Some English words are written indifferently with en or in For ease of pronunciation it is commonly changed to em before p b and m as in employ embody emmew It is sometimes used to give a causal force as in enable enfeeble to cause to be or to make able or feeble and sometimes merely gives an intensive force as in enchasten See In 2 A prefix from Gr in as encephalon entomology See In EN en 1 A suffix from AS an formerly used to form the plural of many nouns as in ashen eyen oxen all obs except oxen In some cases such as children and brethren it has been added to older plural forms 2 A suffix corresponding to AS en and on formerly used to form the plural of verbs as in housen escapen 3 A suffix signifying to make to cause used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives as in strengthen quicken frighten This must not be confused with en corresponding in Old English to the AS infinitive ending an 4 Etym AS en akin to Goth eins L inus Gr Defn An adjectival suffix meaning made of as in golden leaden wooden 5 Etym AS en akin to Skr na Defn The termination of the past participle of many strong verbs as in broken gotten trodden EN En n Print Defn Half an em that is half of the unit of space in measuring printed matter See Em ENABLE Enable v t imp p p Enabled p pr vb n Enabling 1 To give strength or ability to to make firm and strong Obs Who hath enabled me 1 Tim i 12 Receive the Holy Ghost said Christ to his apostles when he enabled them with priestly power Jer Taylor 2 To make able to do or to be something to confer sufficient power upon to furnish with means opportunities and the like to render competent for to empower to endow Temperance gives Nature her full play and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor Addison ENABLEMENT Enablement n Defn The act of enabling or the state of being enabled ability Bacon ENACT Enact v t imp p p Enacted p pr vb n Enacting 1 To decree to establish by legal and authoritative act to make into a law especially to perform the legislative act with reference to a bill which gives it the validity of law 2 To act to perform to do to effect Obs The king enacts more wonders than a man Shak 3 To act the part of to represent to play I did enact Julius Caesar Shak Enacting clause that clause of a bill which formally expresses the legislative sanction ENACT Enact n Defn Purpose determination Obs ENACTIVE Enactive a Defn Having power to enact or establish as a law Abp Bramhall ENACTMENT Enactment n 1 The passing of a bill into a law the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law 2 That which is enacted or passed into a law a law a decree a statute a prescribed requirement as a prohibitory enactment a social enactment ENACTOR Enactor n Defn One who enacts a law one who decrees or establishes as a law Atterbury ENACTURE Enacture n Defn Enactment resolution Obs Shak ENALIOSAUR Enaliosaur n Paleon Defn One of the Enaliosauria ENALIOSAURIA Enaliosauria n pl Etym NL from Gr Paleon Defn An extinct group of marine reptiles embracing both the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria now regarded as distinct orders ENALIOSAURIAN Enaliosaurian a Paleon Defn Pertaining to the Enaliosauria n Defn One of the Enaliosauria ENALLAGE Enallage n Etym L fr Gr Gram Defn A substitution as of one part of speech for another of one gender number case person tense mode or voice of the same word for another ENAMBUSH Enambush v t Defn To ambush Obs ENAMEL Enamel n Etym Pref en amel See Amel Smelt v t 1 A variety of glass used in ornament to cover a surface as of metal or pottery and admitting of after decoration in color or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors 2 Min Defn A glassy opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe 3 That which is enameled also any smooth glossy surface resembling enamel especially if variegated 4 Anat Defn The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement Enamel painting painting with enamel colors upon a ground of metal porcelain or the like the colors being afterwards fixed by fire Enamel paper paper glazed a metallic coating ENAMEL Enamel v t imp p p Enameled or Enamelled p pr vb n Enameling or Enamelling 1 To lay enamel upon to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted 2 To variegate with colors as if with enamel Oft he the serpentbowed His turret crest and sleek enameled neck Milton 3 To form a glossy surface like enamel upon as to enamel card paper to enamel leather or cloth 4 To disguise with cosmetics as a womans complexion ENAMEL Enamel v i Defn To practice the art of enameling ENAMEL Enamel a Defn Relating to the art of enameling as enamel painting Tomlinson ENAMELAR Enamelar a Defn Consisting of enamel resembling enamel smooth glossy R Craig ENAMELED Enameled a Defn Coated or adorned with enamel having a glossy or variegated surface glazed Written also enamelled ENAMELER ENAMELIST Enameler Enamelist n Defn One who enamels a workman or artist who applies enamels in ornamental work Written also enameller enamellist ENAMOR Enamor v t imp p p Enamored p pr vb n Enamoring Etym OF enamourer enamorer pref en L in OF F amour love L amor See Amour and cf Inamorato Defn To inflame with love to charm to captivate with of or with before the person or thing as to be enamored with a lady to be enamored of books or science Written also enamour Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream W Irving ENAMORMENT Enamorment n Defn The state of being enamored R ENANTIOMORPHOUS Enantiomorphous a Etym Gr Crystallog Defn Similar but not superposable i e related to each other as a righthanded to a lefthanded glove said of certain hemihedral crystals ENANTIOPATHIC Enantiopathic a Med Defn Serving to palliate palliative Dunglison ENANTIOPATHY Enantiopathy n Etym Gr 1 An opposite passion or affection Sir W Hamilton 2 Med Defn Allopathy a term used by followers of Hahnemann or homeopathists ENANTIOSIS Enantiosis n Etym NL fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively and the contrary affirmation by contraries ENARCH Enarch v t Defn To arch Obs Lydgate ENARCHED Enarched a Her Defn Bent into a curve said of a bend or other ordinary ENARGITE Enargite n Min Defn An ironblack mineral of metallic luster occurring in small orthorhombic crystals also massive It contains sulphur arsenic copper and often silver ENARMED Enarmed a Her Defn Same as Armed 3 ENARRATION Enarration n Etym L enarratio See Narration Defn A detailed exposition relation Obs Hakewill ENARTHRODIA Enarthrodia n Etym NL fr Gr Arthrodia Anat Defn See Enarthrosis Enarthrodial a ENARTHROSIS Enarthrosis n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn A ball and socket joint or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint See Articulation ENASCENT Enascent a Etym L enascens p pr of enasci to spring up e out nasci to be born Defn Coming into being nascent Obs Bp Warburton ENATATION Enatation n Etym L enatare to swim out See Natation Defn A swimming out Obs Bailey ENATE Enate a Etym L enatus p p of enasci See Enascent Defn Growing out ENATION Enation n Bot Defn Any unusual outgrowth from the surface of a thing as of a petal also the capacity or act of producing such an outgrowth ENAUNTER Enaunter adv Etym Pref en aunter Defn Lest that Obs Spenser ENAVIGATE Enavigate v t Etym L enavigatus p p of enavigare Defn To sail away or over Obs Cockeram ENBATTLED Enbattled a Defn Embattled Obs ENBIBE Enbibe v t Defn To imbibe Obs Skelton EN BLOC En bloc F Cf Block n Defn In a lump as a whole all together Movement of the ossicles en bloc Nature En bloc they are known as the herd W A Fraser ENBROUDE Enbroude v t Defn See Embroude ENCAENIA Encænia n pl Defn Encenia ENCAGE Encage v t imp p p Encaged p pr vb n Engaging Etym Pref en cage cf F encager Defn To confine in a cage to coop up Shak ENCALENDAR Encalendar v t Defn To register in a calendar to calendar Drayton ENCAMP Encamp v i imp p p Encamped p pr vb n Encamping Defn To form and occupy a camp to prepare and settle in temporary habitations as tents or huts to halt on a march pitch tents or form huts and remain for the night or for a longer time as an army or a company traveling The host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim 1 Chron xi 15 ENCAMP Encamp v t Defn To form into a camp to place in a temporary habitation or quarters Bid him encamp his soldiers Shak ENCAMPMENT Encampment n 1 The act of pitching tents or forming huts as by an army or traveling company for temporary lodging or rest 2 The place where an army or a company is encamped a camp tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings A square of about seven hundred yards was sufficient for the encampment of twenty thousand Romans Gibbon A green encampment yonder meets the eye Guardian ENCANKER Encanker v t Defn To canker Obs ENCAPSULATION Encapsulation n Physiol Defn The act of inclosing in a capsule the growth of a membrane around any part so as to inclose it in a capsule ENCARNALIZE Encarnalize v t Defn To carnalize to make gross R Encarnalize their spirits Tennyson ENCARPUS Encarpus n Etym NL fr Gr encarpa pl Gr Arch Defn An ornament on a frieze or capital consisting of festoons of fruit flowers leaves etc Written also encarpa ENCASE Encase v t Etym Cf Enchase Defn To inclose as in a case See Incase Beau Fl ENCASEMENT Encasement n Etym Cf Casement 1 The act of encasing also that which encases 2 Biol Defn An old theory of generation similar to emboOvulist ENCASH Encash v t Eng Banking Defn To turn into cash to cash Sat Rev ENCASHMENT Encashment n Eng Banking Defn The payment in cash of a note draft etc ENCAUMA Encauma n Etym NL from Gr Encaustic Med Defn An ulcer in the eye upon the cornea which causes the loss of the humors Dunglison ENCAUSTIC Encaustic a Etym L encausticus Gr encaustique See Caustic and cf Ink Fine Arts Defn Prepared by means of heat burned in Encaustic painting Fine Arts painting by means of wax with which the colors are combined and which is afterwards fused with hot irons thus fixing the colors Encaustic tile Fine Arts an earthenware tile which has a decorative pattern and is not wholly of one color ENCAUSTIC Encaustic n Etym L encaustica Gr encaustique See Encaustic a Defn The method of painting in heated wax or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors ENCAVE Encave v t Etym Pref en cave cf F encaver Cf Incavated Defn To hide in or as in a cave or recess Do but encave yourself Shak ENCE ence Etym F ence L entia Defn A noun suffix signifying action state or quality also that which relates to the action or state as in emergence diffidence diligence influence difference excellence See ance ENCEINTE Enceinte n Etym F fr enceindre to gird about surround L incingere in intens cingere to gird See Cincture 1 Fort Defn The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place called also body of the place 2 The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte S W Williams ENCEINTE Enceinte a Etym F fr L in not cinctus p p of cingere to gird about Defn Pregnant with child ENCENIA Encenia n pl Etym LL encaenia fr Gr Defn A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the consecration of a church also the ceremonies as at Oxford and Cambridge England commemorative of founders or benefactors ENCENSE Encense v t i Etym F encenser fr encens See Incense n Defn To offer incense to or upon to burn incense Obs Chaucer ENCEPHALIC Encephalic a Etym See Encephalon Anat Defn Pertaining to the encephalon or brain ENCEPHALITIS Encephalitis n Etym NL from Gr itis Med Defn Inflammation of the brain Encephalitic a ENCEPHALOCELE Encephalocele n Etym Gr Med Defn Hernia of the brain ENCEPHALOID Encephaloid a Etym Gr oid Defn Resembling the material of the brain cerebriform Encephaloid cancer Med a very malignant form of cancer of brainlike consistency See under Cancer ENCEPHALOID Encephaloid n Defn An encephaloid cancer ENCEPHALOLOGY Encephalology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science which treats of the brain its structure and functions ENCEPHALON Encephalon n Etym NL See Encephalos Anat Defn The contents of the cranium the brain ENCEPHALOPATHY Encephalopathy n Etym Gr Med Defn Any disease or symptoms of disease referable to disorders of the brain as lead encephalopathy the cerebral symptoms attending chronic lead poisoning ENCEPHALOS Encephalos n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The encephalon In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age Sir W Hamilton ENCEPHALOTOMY Encephalotomy n Etym Gr Surg Defn The act or art of dissecting the brain ENCEPHALOUS Encephalous a Zoöl Defn Having a head said of most Mollusca opposed to acephalous ENCHAFE Enchafe v t Defn To chafe to enrage to heat Obs Shak ENCHAFING Enchafing n Defn Heating burning Obs The wicked enchaufing or ardure of this sin lust Chaucer ENCHAIN Enchain v t Etym F enchaîner pref en L in chaîne chain See Chain and cf Incatenation 1 To bind with a chain to hold in chains 2 To hold fast to confine as to enchain attention 3 To link together to connect Howell ENCHAINMENT Enchainment n Etym Cf F enchaînement Defn The act of enchaining or state of being enchained ENCHAIR Enchair v t Defn To seat in a chair Tennyson ENCHANNEL Enchannel v t Defn To make run in a channel Its waters were enchanneled Sir D Brewster ENCHANT Enchant v t imp p p Enchanted p pr vb n Enchanting Etym F enchanter L incantare to chant or utter a magic formula over or against one to bewitch in in against cantare to sing See Chant and cf Incantation 1 To charm by sorcery to act on by enchantment to get control of by magical words and rites And now about the caldron sing Like elves and fairies in a ring Enchanting all that you put in Shak He is enchanted cannot speak Tennyson 2 To delight in a high degree to charm to enrapture as music enchants the ear Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted Sir P Sidney Syn To charm bewitch fascinate Cf Charm ENCHANTED Enchanted a Defn Under the power of enchantment possessed or exercised by enchanters as an enchanted castle ENCHANTER Enchanter n Etym Cf F enchanteur Defn One who enchants a sorcerer or magician also one who delights as by an enchantment Like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing Shelley Enchanters nightshade Bot a genus Circæa of low inconspicuous perennial plants found in damp shady places ENCHANTING Enchanting a Defn Having a power of enchantment charming fascinating Enchantingly adv ENCHANTMENT Enchantment n Etym F enchantement 1 The act of enchanting the production of certain wonderful effects by the aid of demons or the agency of supposed spirits the use of magic arts spells or charms incantation After the last enchantment you did here Shak 2 The effect produced by the act the state of being enchanted as to break an enchantment 3 That which captivates the heart and senses an influence or power which fascinates or highly delights Such an enchantment as there is in words South Syn Incantation necromancy magic sorcery witchcraft spell charm fascination witchery ENCHANTRESS Enchantress n Etym Cf F enchanteresse Defn A woman versed in magical arts a sorceress also a woman who fascinates Shak ENCHARGE Encharge v t imp p p Encharged p pr vb n Encharging Etym OF enchargier F encharger pref en L in F charger See Charge Defn To charge with to impose a charge upon His countenance would express the spirit and the passion of the part he was encharged with Jeffrey ENCHARGE Encharge n Defn A charge Obs A Copley ENCHASE Enchase v t imp p p Enchased p pr vb n Enchasing Etym F enchâsser pref en L in châsse box containing relics frame case the same word as caisse case See 1st Case and cf Chase Encase Incase 1 To incase or inclose in a border or rim to surround with an ornamental casing as a gem with gold to encircle to inclose to adorn Enchased with a wanton ivy twine Spenser An precious stones in studs of gold enchased The shaggy velvet of his buskins graced Mickle 2 To chase to ornament by embossing or engraving as to enchase a watch case With golden letters well enchased Spenser 3 To delineate or describe as by writing Obs All which for to enchase Him needeth sure a golden pen I ween Spenser ENCHASER Enchaser n Defn One who enchases ENCHASTEN Enchasten v t Defn To chasten Obs ENCHESON ENCHEASON Encheson Encheason n Etym OF enchaison fr L incidere to happen in cadere to fall Defn Occasion cause or reason Obs Chaucer ENCHEST Enchest v t Etym Cf Inchest Defn To inclose in a chest Vicars ENCHIRIDION Enchiridion n Etym L from Gr Defn Handbook a manual of devotions Evelyn ENCHISEL Enchisel v t Defn To cut with a chisel ENCHODUS Enchodus n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of extinct Cretaceous fishes so named from their spearshaped teeth They were allied to the pike Esox ENCHONDROMA Enchondroma n Etym NL fr Gr oma Med Defn A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone Quain ENCHORIAL ENCHORIC Enchorial Enchoric a Etym Gr Defn Belonging to or used in a country native domestic popular common said especially of the written characters employed by the common people of ancient Egypt in distinction from the hieroglyphics See Demotic ENCHYLEMMA Enchylemma n Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn The basal substance of the cell nucleus a hyaline or granular substance more or less fluid during life in which the other parts of the nucleus are imbedded ENCHYMA Enchyma n Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn The primitive formative juice from which the tissues particularly the cellular tissue are formed ENCINCTURE Encincture n Defn A cincture Poetic The vast encincture of that gloomy sea Wordsworth ENCINDERED Encindered a Defn Burnt to cinders R ENCIRCLE Encircle v t imp p p Encircled p pr vb n Encircling Etym Pref en circle cf OF encercler Defn To form a circle about to inclose within a circle or ring to surround as to encircle one in the arms the army encircled the city Her brows encircled with his serpent rod Parnell Syn To encompass surround environ inclose ENCIRCLET Encirclet n Etym Encircle let Defn A small circle a ring Obs Sir P Sidney ENCLASP Enclasp v t Etym Pref en clasp Cf Inclasp Defn To clasp See Inclasp ENCLAVE Enclave n Etym F fr L in clavus a nail Defn A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another territory of which it is independent See Exclave Recent ENCLAVE Enclave v t Etym Cf F enclaver Defn To inclose within an alien territory Recent ENCLAVEMENT Enclavement n Etym F Defn The state of being an enclave Recent ENCLITIC ENCLITICAL Enclitic Enclitical a Etym L encliticus Gr In and Lean v i Gram Defn Affixed subjoined said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it and to lose its own independent accent generally varying also the accent of the preceding word ENCLITIC Enclitic n Gram Defn A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent as the pronoun thee in prithee pray thee ENCLITICALLY Enclitically adv Defn In an enclitic manner by throwing the accent back Walker ENCLITICS Enclitics n Gram Defn The art of declining and conjugating words ENCLOISTER Encloister v t Etym Cf Incloister Defn To shut up in a cloister to cloister ENCLOSE Enclose v t Etym F enclos p p of enclore to enclose pref en L in clore to close See Close and cf Inclose Include Defn To inclose See Inclose ENCLOSURE Enclosure n Defn Inclosure See Inclosure Note The words enclose and enclosure are written indiscriminately enclose or inclose and enclosure or inclosure ENCLOTHE Enclothe v t Defn To clothe ENCLOUD Encloud v t Etym Cf Incloud Defn To envelop in clouds to cloud R Spenser ENCOACH Encoach v t Etym Cf Incoach Defn To carry in a coach R Davies Wits Pilgr ENCOFFIN Encoffin v t Defn To put in a coffin R ENCOLDEN Encolden v t Defn To render cold Obs ENCOLLAR Encollar v t Defn To furnish or surround with a collar R ENCOLOR Encolor v t Defn To color R ENCOLURE Encolure n Etym F Defn The neck of horse R Browning ENCOMBER Encomber v t Defn See Encumber Obs ENCOMBERMENT Encomberment n Etym See Encumberment Defn Hindrance molestationObs Spenser ENCOMIAST Encomiast n Etym Gr encomiaste See Encomium Defn One who praises a panegyrist Locke ENCOMIASTIC ENCOMIASTICAL Encomiastic Encomiastical a Etym Gr Defn Bestowing praise praising eulogistic laudatory as an encomiastic address or discourse Encomiastically adv ENCOMIASTIC Encomiastic n Defn A panegyric B Jonson ENCOMION Encomion n Etym NL Defn Encomium panegyric Obs B Jonson ENCOMIUM Encomium n pl Encomiums Etym NL fr Gr Comedy Defn Warm or high praise panegyric strong commendation His encomiums awakened all my ardor W Irving Syn See Eulogy ENCOMPASS Encompass v t imp p p Encompassed p pr vb n Encompassing Defn To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely to encircle to inclose to environ as a ring encompasses the finger an army encompasses a city a voyage encompassing the world Shak A question may be encompassed with difficulty C J Smith The love of all thy sons encompass thee Tennyson Syn To encircle inclose surround include environ invest hem in shut up ENCOMPASSMENT Encompassment n Defn The act of surrounding or the state of being surrounded circumvention By this encompassment and drift of question Shak ENCORE Encore adv or interj Etym F The last part of the word is fr L hora hour See Hour Defn Once more again used by the auditors and spectators of plays concerts and other entertainments to call for a repetition of a particular part ENCORE Encore n Defn A call or demand as by continued applause for a repetition as the encores were numerous ENCORE Encore v t imp p p Encored p pr vb n Encoring Defn To call for a repetition or reappearance of as to encore a song or a singer Rebecca insisted upon encoring one of the duets Thackeray ENCORPORING Encorporing n Etym Pref en L corpus body Defn Incorporation Obs Chaucer ENCOUBERT Encoubert n Etym F Pg encorberto encuberto lit covered Zoöl Defn One of several species of armadillos of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus having five toes both on the fore and hind feet ENCOUNTER Encounter v t imp p p Encountered p pr vb n Encountering Etym OF encontrer pref en L in contre against L contra See Counter adv Defn To come against face to face to meet to confront either by chance suddenly or deliberately especially to meet in opposition or with hostile intent to engage in conflict with to oppose to struggle with as to encounter a friend in traveling two armies encounter each other to encounter obstacles or difficulties to encounter strong evidence of a truth Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoics encountered him Acts xvii 18 I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you Shak ENCOUNTER Encounter v i Defn To meet face to face to have a meeting to meet esp as enemies to engage in combat to fight as three armies encountered at Waterloo I will encounter with Andronicus Shak Perception and judgment employed in the investigation of all truth have in the first place to encounter with particulars Tatham ENCOUNTER Encounter n Etym OF encontre fr encontrer See Encounter v t 1 A meeting face to face a running against a sudden or incidental meeting an interview To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd Pope 2 A meeting with hostile purpose hence a combat a battle as a bloody encounter As one for fierce encounters fit Spenser To join their dark encounter in midair Milton Syn Contest conflict fight combat assault rencounter attack engagement onset See Contest ENCOUNTERER Encounterer n Defn One who encounters an opponent an antagonist Atterbury ENCOURAGE Encourage 48 v t imp p p Encouraged 48 p pr vb n Encouraging Etym F encourager pref en L in courage courage See Courage Defn To give courage to to inspire with courage spirit or hope to raise or to increase the confidence of to animate enhearten to incite to help forward the opposite of discourage David encouraged himself in the Lord 1 Sam xxx 6 Syn To embolden inspirit animate enhearten hearten incite cheer urge impel stimulate instigate countenance comfort promote advance forward strengthen ENCOURAGEMENT Encouragement n Etym Cf F encouragement 1 The act of encouraging incitement to action or to practice as the encouragement of youth in generosity All generous encouragement of arts Otway 2 That which serves to incite support promote or advance as favor countenance reward etc incentive increase of confidence as the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people To think of his paternal care Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer Byron ENCOURAGER Encourager n Defn One who encourages incites or helps forward a favorer The pope is a great encourager of arts Addison ENCOURAGING Encouraging a Defn Furnishing ground to hope inspiriting favoring Encouragingly adv ENCOWL Encowl v t Defn To make a monk or wearer of a cowl of R Drayton ENCRADLE Encradle v t Defn To lay in a cradle ENCRATITE Encratite n Etym L Encratitae pl fr Gr Eccl Hist Defn One of a sect in the 2d century who abstained from marriage wine and animal food called also Continent ENCREASE Encrease v t Defn i Obs See Increase ENCRIMSON Encrimson v t Defn To give a crimson or red color to to crimson Shak ENCRINIC ENCRINAL ENCRINITAL Encrinic Encrinal Encrinital a Paleon Defn Relating to encrinites containing encrinites as certain kinds of limestone ENCRINITE Encrinite n Etym Gr encrinite Paleon Defn A fossil crinoid esp one belonging to or resembling the genus Encrinus Sometimes used in a general sense for any crinoid ENCRINITIC ENCRINITICAL Encrinitic Encrinitical a Paleon Defn Pertaining to encrinites encrinal ENCRINOIDEA Encrinoidea n pl Etym NL See Encrinus and oid Zoöl Defn That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk also called Brachiata and Articulata See Illusts under Comatula and Crinoidea ENCRINUS Encrinus n pl Encrini Etym NL See Encrinite Paleon Defn A genus of fossil encrinoidea from the Mesozoic rocks ENCRISPED Encrisped a Defn Curled Obs Skelton ENCROACH Encroach v i imp p p Encroached p pr vb n Encroaching Etym OF encrochier to perch prop to hook fasten a hook perh confused with acrochier F accrocher to hook get hold of E accroach pref en L in F croc hook See Crook and cf Accroach Defn To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another to trespass to intrude to trench commonly with on or upon as to encroach on a neighbor to encroach on the highway No sense faculty or member must encroach upon or interfere with the duty and office of another South Superstition a creeping and encroaching evil Hooker Exclude the encroaching cattle from thy ground Dryden Syn To intrude trench infringe invade trespass ENCROACH Encroach n Defn Encroachment Obs South ENCROACHER Encroacher n Defn One who by gradual steps enters on and takes possession of what is not his own ENCROACHINGLY Encroachingly adv Defn By way of encroachment ENCROACHMENT Encroachment n 1 The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another unlawful intrusion An unconstitutional encroachment of military power on the civil establishment Bancroft 2 That which is taken by encroaching on another 3 Law Defn An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another ENCRUST Encrust v t Defn To incrust See Incrust ENCRUSTMENT Encrustment n Defn That which is formed as a crust incrustment incrustation Disengaging truth from its encrustment of error I Taylor ENCUMBER Encumber v t imp p p Encumbered p pr vb n Encumbering Etym F encombrer pref en L in OF combrer to hinder See Cumber and cf Incumber Written also incumber 1 To impede the motion or action of as with a burden to retard with something superfluous to weigh down to obstruct or embarrass as his movements were encumbered by his mantle his mind is encumbered with useless learning Not encumbered with any notable inconvenience Hooker 2 To load with debts or other legal claims as to encumber an estate with mortgages Syn To load clog oppress overload embarrass perplex hinder retard obstruct check block ENCUMBERMENT Encumberment n Etym Cf F encombrement Defn Encumbrance R ENCUMBRANCE Encumbrance n Etym Cf OF encombrance Cf Incumbrance 1 That which encumbers a burden which impedes action or renders it difficult and laborious a clog an impediment See Incumbrance 2 Law Defn Same as Incumbrance Syn Burden clog impediment check hindrance ENCUMBRANCER Encumbrancer n Law Defn Same as Incumbrancer ENCURTAIN Encurtain v t Defn To inclose with curtains ENCY ency Etym L entia Defn A noun suffix having much the same meaning as ence but more commonly signifying the quality or state as emergency efficiency See ancy ENCYCLIC ENCYCLICAL Encyclic Encyclical a Etym L encyclios of a circle general Gr encyclique See Cycle Defn Sent to many persons or places intended for many or for a whole order of men general circular as an encyclical letter of a council of a bishop or the pope ENCYCLIC ENCYCLICAL Encyclic Encyclical n Defn An encyclical letter esp one from a pope Shipley ENCYCLOPEDIA ENCYCLOPAEDIA Encyclopedia Encyclopædia n Etym NL fr Gr encyclopédie See Cyclopedia and Encyclical Formerly written encyclopædy and encyclopedy Defn The circle of arts and sciences a comprehensive summary of knowledge or of a branch of knowledge esp a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately and usually in alphabetical order a cyclopedia ENCYCLOPEDIACAL Encyclopediacal a Defn Encyclopedic ENCYCLOPEDIAN Encyclopedian a Defn Embracing the whole circle of learning or a wide range of subjects ENCYCLOPEDIC ENCYCLOPEDICAL Encyclopedic Encyclopedical a Etym Cf F encyclopédique Defn Pertaining to or of the nature of an encyclopedia embracing a wide range of subjects ENCYCLOPEDISM Encyclopedism n Defn The art of writing or compiling encyclopedias also possession of the whole range of knowledge encyclopedic learning ENCYCLOPEDIST Encyclopedist n Etym Cf F encyclopédiste Defn The compiler of an encyclopedia or one who assists in such compilation also one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences The Encyclopedists the writers of the great French encyclopedia which appeared in 17511772 The editors were Diderot and DAlembert Among the contributors were Voltaire and Rousseau ENCYST Encyst v t Defn To inclose in a cyst ENCYSTATION Encystation n Defn Encystment ENCYSTED Encysted a Defn Inclosed in a cyst or a sac bladder or vesicle as an encysted tumor The encysted venom or poison bag beneath the adders fang Coleridge ENCYSTMENT Encystment n 1 Biol Defn A process which among some of the lower forms of life precedes reproduction by budding fission spore formation etc Note The animal a first contracts its body to a globular mass b and then secretes a transparent cyst c after which the mass divides into two or more parts as in d e each of which attains freedom by the bursting of the cyst and becomes an individual animal 2 Zoöl Defn A process by which many internal parasites esp in their larval states become inclosed within a cyst in the muscles liver etc See Trichina END End n Etym OE AS ende akin to OS endi D einde eind OHG enti G ende Icel endir endi Sw ände Dan ende Goth andeis Skr anta Ante Anti Answer 1 The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise the extremity of breadth being side hence extremity in general the concluding part termination close limit as the end of a field line pole road the end of a year of a discourse put an end to pain opposed to Ant beginning when used of anything having a first part Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof Eccl vii 8 2 Point beyond which no procession can be made conclusion issue result whether successful or otherwise conclusive event consequence My guilt be on my head and there an end Shak O that a man might know The end of this days business ere it come Shak 3 Termination of being death destruction extermination also cause of death or destruction Unblamed through life lamented in thy end Pope Confound your hidden falsehood and award Either of you to be the others end Shak I shall see an end of him Shak 4 The object aimed at in any effort considered as the close and effect of exertion ppurpose intention aim as to labor for private or public ends Losing her the end of living lose Dryden When every man is his own end all things will come to a bad end Coleridge 5 That which is left a remnant a fragment a scrap as odds and ends I clothe my naked villainy With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ And seem a saint when most I play the devil Shak 6 Carpet Manuf Defn One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet An end a On end upright erect endways Spenser b To the end continuously Obs Richardson End bulb Anat one of the bulblike bodies in which some sensory nerve fibers end in certain parts of the skin and mucous membranes also called end corpuscles End fly a bobfly End for end one end for the other in reversed order End man the last man in a row one of the two men at the extremities of a line of minstrels End on Naut bow foremost End organ Anat the structure in which a nerve fiber ends either peripherally or centrally End plate Anat one of the flat expansions in which motor nerve fibers terminate on muscular fibers End play Mach movement endwise or room for such movement End stone Horol one of the two plates of a jewel in a timepiece the part that limits the pivots end play Ends of the earth the remotest regions of the earth In the end finally Shak On end upright erect To the end in order Bacon To make both ends meet to live within ones income Fuller To put an end to to destroy END End v t imp p p Ended p pr vb n Ending 1 To bring to an end or conclusion to finish to close to terminate as to end a speech I shall end this strife Shak On the seventh day God ended his work Gen ii 2 2 To form or be at the end of as the letter k ends the word back 3 To destroy to put to death This sword hath ended him Shak To end up to lift or tilt so as to set on end as to end up a hogshead END End v i Defn To come to the ultimate point to be finished to come to a close to cease to terminate as a voyage ends life ends winter ends ENDABLE Endable a Defn That may be ended terminable ENDALL ENDALL Endall n Defn Complete termination R That but this blow Might be the beall and the endall here Shak ENDAMAGE Endamage 48 v t imp p p Endamaged 48 p pr vb n Endamaging Etym Pref en damage cf F endommager Defn To bring loss or damage to to harm to injure R The trial hath endamaged thee no way Milton ENDAMAGEABLE Endamageable a Defn Capable of being damaged or injured damageable Obs ENDAMAGEMENT Endamagement n Etym Cf F endommagement Defn Damage injury harm Obs Shak ENDAMNIFY Endamnify v t Defn To damnify to injure R Sandys ENDANGER Endanger v t imp p p Endangered p pr vb n Endangering 1 To put to hazard to bring into danger or peril to expose to loss or injury as to endanger life or peace All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without endangering him Burke 2 To incur the hazard of to risk Obs He that turneth the humors back endangereth malign ulcers Bacon ENDANGERMENT Endangerment n Defn Hazard peril Milton ENDARK Endark v t Defn To darken Obs Feltham ENDASPIDEAN Endaspidean a Etym Endo Gr Zoöl Defn Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the inner side said of certain birds ENDAZZLE Endazzle v t Defn To dazzle Obs Endazzled eyes Milton ENDEAR Endear v t imp p p Endeared p pr vb n Endearing 1 To make dear or beloved To be endeared to a king Shak 2 To raise the price or cost of to make costly or expensive R King James I 1618 ENDEAREDLY Endearedly adv Defn With affection or endearment dearly ENDEAREDNESS Endearedness n Defn State of being endeared ENDEARING Endearing a Defn Making dear or beloved causing love Endearingly adv ENDEARMENT Endearment n Defn The act of endearing or the state of being endeared also that which manifests excites or increases affection The great endearments of prudent and temperate speech Jer Taylor Her first endearments twining round the soul Thomson ENDEAVOR Endeavor v t imp p p Endeavored p pr vb n Endeavoring Etym OE endevor pref en dever devoir duty F devoir cf F se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to try to do a thing to go about it See Devoir Debt Written also endeavour Defn To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of to use efforts to effect to strive to achieve or reach to try to attempt It is our duty to endeavor the recovery of these beneficial subjects Ld Chatham To endeavor ones self to exert ones self strenuously to the fulfillment of a duty Obs A just man that endeavoreth himself to leave all wickedness Latimer ENDEAVOR Endeavor v i Defn To exert ones self to work for a certain end And such were praised who but endeavored well Pope Note Usually with an infinitive as to endeavor to outstrip an antagonist He had endeavored earnestly to do his duty Prescott Syn To attempt try strive struggle essay aim seek ENDEAVOR Endeavor n Etym Written also endeavour Defn An exertion of physical or intellectual strength toward the attainment of an object a systematic or continuous attempt an effort a trial To employ all my endeavor to obey you Sir P Sidney To do ones endeavor to do ones duty to put forth strenuous efforts to attain an object a phrase derived from the Middle English phrase to do ones dever duty Mr Prynne proceeded to show he had done endeavor to prepare his answer Fuller Syn Essay trial effort exertion See Attempt ENDEAVORER Endeavorer n Defn One who makes an effort or attempt Written also endeavourer ENDEAVORMENT Endeavorment n Defn Act of endeavoring endeavor Obs Spenser ENDECAGON Endecagon n Etym See Hendecagon Geom Defn A plane figure of eleven sides and angles ENDECAGYNOUS Endecagynous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having eleven pistils as an endecagynous flower ENDECANE Endecane n Etym Gr Chem Defn One of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series C11H24 found as a constituent of petroleum Written also hendecane ENDECAPHYLLOUS Endecaphyllous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Composed of eleven leaflets said of a leaf ENDEICTIC Endeictic a Etym Gr Defn Serving to show or exhibit as an endeictic dialogue in the Platonic philosophy is one which exhibits a specimen of skill Enfield ENDEIXIS Endeixis n Etym NL fr Gr Endeictic Med Defn An indication ENDEMIAL Endemial a Defn Endemic R ENDEMIC ENDEMICAL Endemic Endemical a Etym Gr endémique Med Defn Peculiar to a district or particular locality or class of persons as an endemic disease Note An endemic disease is one which is constantly present to a greater or less degree in any place as distinguished from an epidemic disease which prevails widely at some one time or periodically and from a sporadic disease of which a few instances occur now and then ENDEMIC Endemic n Med Defn An endemic disease Fear which is an endemic latent in every human heart sometimes rises into an epidemic J B Heard ENDEMICALLY Endemically adv Defn In an endemic manner ENDEMIOLOGY Endemiology n Defn The science which treats of endemic affections ENDENIZATION Endenization n Defn The act of naturalizing R ENDENIZE Endenize v t Defn To endenizen Obs ENDENIZEN Endenizen v t Etym Pref en denizen Cf Indenizen Defn To admit to the privileges of a denizen to naturalize Obs B Jonson ENDER Ender n Defn One who or that which makes an end of something as the ender of my life ENDERMATIC Endermatic a Defn Endermic ENDERMIC Endermic a Etym Gr Med Defn Acting through the skin or by direct application to the skin Endermic method that in which the medicine enters the system through the skin being applied either to the sound skin or to the surface denuded of the cuticle by a blister ENDERMICALLY Endermically adv Defn By the endermic method as applied endermically ENDERON Enderon n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous membranes Enderonic a ENDIADEMED Endiademed a Defn Diademed R ENDIAPER Endiaper v t Etym See Diaper Defn To decorate with a diaper pattern ENDICT Endict v t Defn See Indict ENDICTMENT Endictment n Defn See Indictment ENDING Ending n 1 Termination concluding part result conclusion destruction death 2 Gram Defn The final syllable or letter of a word the part joined to the stem See 3d Case 5 Ending day day of death Chaucer ENDITE Endite v t Defn See Indite Spenser ENDIVE Endive n Etym F endive cf Pr Sp Pg It endivia fr a deriv of L intibus intybus endive Bot Defn A composite herb Cichorium Endivia Its finely divided and much curled leaves when blanched are used for salad Wild endive Bot chicory or succory ENDLESS Endless a Etym AS endeleás See End 1 Without end having no end or conclusion perpetual interminable applied to length and to duration as an endless line endless time endless bliss endless praise endless clamor 2 Infinite excessive unlimited Shak 3 Without profitable end fruitless unsatisfying R All loves are endless Beau Fl 4 Void of design objectless as an endless pursuit Endless chain a chain which is made continuous by uniting its two ends Endless screw Mech See under Screw Syn Eternal everlasting interminable infinite unlimited incessant perpetual uninterrupted continual unceasing unending boundless undying imperishable ENDLESSLY Endlessly adv Defn In an endless manner ENDLESSNESS Endlessness n Etym AS endeleásnys Defn The quality of being endless perpetuity ENDLONG Endlong adv prep Etym Cf Along Defn Lengthwise along Archaic The doors were all of adamants eterne Iclenched overthwart and endelong With iron tough Chaucer He pricketh endelong the large space Chaucer To thrust the raft endlong across the moat Sir W Scott ENDMOST Endmost a Defn Farthest remotest at the very end Tylor ENDO END Endo End Etym Gr In Defn A combining form signifying within as endocarp endogen endocuneiform endaspidean ENDOBLAST Endoblast n Etym Endo blast Biol Defn Entoblast endoplast See Nucleus ENDOBLASTIC Endoblastic a Biol Defn Relating to the endoblast as the endoblastic layer ENDOCARDIAC ENDOCARDIAL Endocardiac Endocardial a 1 Pertaining to the endocardium 2 Med Defn Seated or generated within the heart as endocardial murmurs ENDOCARDITIS Endocarditis n Etym NL See itis Med Defn Inflammation of the endocardium ENDOCARDIUM Endocardium n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The membrane lining the cavities of the heart ENDOCARP Endocarp n Etym Endo Gr endocarpe Bot Defn The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary ENDOCHONDRAL Endochondral a Etym Endo Gr Physiol Defn Growing or developing within cartilage applied esp to developing bone ENDOCHROME Endochrome n Etym Endo Gr Bot Defn The coloring matter within the cells of plants whether green red yellow or any other color ENDOCTRINE Endoctrine v t Etym Pref en doctrine Defn To teach to indoctrinate Obs Donne ENDOCYST Endocyst n Etym Endo Gr Zoöl Defn The inner layer of the cells of Bryozoa ENDODERM Endoderm n Etym Endo Gr Biol a The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal b The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures derived from it the hypoblast the entoblast See Illust of Ectoderm ENDODERMAL ENDODERMIC Endodermal Endodermic a Biol Defn Of or pertaining to the endoderm ENDODERMIS Endodermis n Etym NL See Endoderm Bot Defn A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle ENDOGAMOUS Endogamous a Etym Endo Gr Defn Marrying within the same tribe opposed to exogamous ENDOGAMY Endogamy n Defn Marriage only within the tribe a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs opposed to exogamy ENDOGEN Endogen n Etym Endo gen cf F endogène Bot Defn A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit having the wood in the form of bundles or threads irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter not forming annual layers and with no distinct pith The leaves of the endogens have usually parallel veins their flowers are mostly in three or some multiple of three parts and their embryos have but a single cotyledon with the first leaves alternate The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants and included all palms true lilies grasses rushes orchids the banana pineapple etc See Exogen ENDOGENESIS Endogenesis n Etym Endo genesis Biol Defn Endogeny ENDOGENETIC Endogenetic a Biol Defn Endogenous ENDOGENOUS Endogenous a 1 Bot Defn Increasing by internal growth and elongation at the summit instead of externally and having no distinction of pith wood and bark as the rattan the palm the cornstalk 2 Biol Defn Originating from within increasing by internal growth Endogenous multiplication Biol a method of cell formation seen in cells having a cell wall The nucleus and protoplasm divide into two distinct masses these in turn become divided and subdivided each division becoming a new cell until finally the original cell wall is ruptured and the new cells are liberated see Segmentation and Illust of Cell Division under Division This mode of growth is characteristic of many forms of cells both animal and vegetable ENDOGENOUSLY Endogenously adv Defn By endogenous growth ENDOGENY Endogeny n Etym See Endogenesis Biol Defn Growth from within multiplication of cells by endogenous division as in the development of one or more cells in the interior of a parent cell ENDOGNATH Endognath n Etym Endo Gr Zoöl Defn The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of Crustacea See Maxilla ENDOGNATHAL Endognathal a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the endognath ENDOLYMPH Endolymph n Etym Endo lymph cf F endolymphe Anat Defn The watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear ENDOLYMPHANGIAL Endolymphangial a Etym Endo lymphangial Anat Defn Within a lymphatic vessel ENDOLYMPHATIC Endolymphatic a Etym Endo lymphatic Anat a Pertaining to or containing endolymph as the endolymphatic duct b Within a lymphatic vessel endolymphangial ENDOME Endome v t Defn To cover as with a dome ENDOMETRITIS Endometritis n Etym NL See Endometrium and itis Med Defn Inflammation of the endometrium ENDOMETRIUM Endometrium n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus or womb ENDOMORPH Endomorph n Etym Endo Gr Min Defn A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another as one of rutile inclosed in quartz ENDOMYSIUM Endomysium n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The delicate bands of connective tissue interspersed among muscular fibers ENDONEURIUM Endoneurium n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The delicate bands of connective tissue among nerve fibers ENDOPARASITE Endoparasite n Etym Endo parasite Zoöl Defn Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal as the tapeworms Trichina etc opposed to ectoparasite See Entozoön Endoparasitic a ENDOPHLOEUM Endophloeum n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn The inner layer of the bark of trees ENDOPHRAGMA Endophragma n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of certain Crustacea ENDOPHRAGMAL Endophragmal a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the endophragma ENDOPHYLLOUS Endophyllous a Etym Endo Gr Bot Defn Wrapped up within a leaf or sheath ENDOPLASM Endoplasm n Etym Endo Gr Biol Defn The protoplasm in the interior of a cell ENDOPLASMA Endoplasma n Etym NL See Endoplasm Biol Defn Same as Entoplasm and Endosarc ENDOPLAST Endoplast n Etym Endo Gr Biol Defn See Nucleus ENDOPLASTICA Endoplastica n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of Rhizopoda having a distinct nucleus as the am ENDOPLASTULE Endoplastule n Etym A dim fr endo Gr Biol Defn See Nucleolus ENDOPLEURA Endopleura n Etym NL fr Gr Pleura Bot Defn The inner coating of a seed See Tegmen ENDOPLEURITE Endopleurite n Etym Endo Gr Zoöl Defn The portion of each apodeme developed from the interepimeral membrane in certain crustaceans ENDOPODITE Endopodite n Etym Endo Gr Zoöl Defn The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea See Maxilliped ENDORHIZA Endorhiza n pl Endorhizæ Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn Any monocotyledonous plant so named because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo Note Endorhiza was proposed by Richard as a substitute for the term endogen and exorhiza as a substitute for the term exogen but they have not been generally adopted ENDORHIZAL ENDORHIZOUS Endorhizal Endorhizous a Bot Defn Having the radicle of the embryo sheathed by the cotyledon through which the embryo bursts in germination as in many monocotyledonous plants ENDORSE Endorse v t imp p p Endorsed p pr vb n Endorsing Etym Formerly endosse fr F endosser to put on the back to endorse pref en L in dos back L dorsum See Dorsal and cf Indorse Defn Same as Indorse Note Both endorse and indorse are used by good writers but the tendency is to the more general use of indorse and its derivatives indorsee indorser and indorsement ENDORSE Endorse n Her Defn A subordinary resembling the pale but of one fourth its width according to some writers one eighth ENDORSEE Endorsee n Defn Same as Indorsee ENDORSEMENT Endorsement n Etym Cf F endossement Defn Same as Indorsement ENDORSER Endorser n Defn Same as Indorser ENDOSARC Endosarc n Etym Endo Gr Biol Defn The semifluid granular interior of certain unicellular organisms as the inner layer of sarcode in the amoeba entoplasm endoplasta ENDOSCOPE Endoscope n Etym Endo scope Med Defn An instrument for examining the interior of the rectum the urethra and the bladder ENDOSCOPY Endoscopy n Med Defn The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope ENDOSKELETAL Endoskeletal a Anat Defn Pertaining to or connected with the endoskeleton as endoskeletal muscles ENDOSKELETON Endoskeleton n Etym Endo skeleton Anat Defn The bony cartilaginous or other internal framework of an animal as distinguished from the exoskeleton ENDOSMOMETER Endosmometer n Etym Endosmose meter Physics Defn An instrument for measuring the force or amount of endosmotic action ENDOSMOMETRIC Endosmometric a Defn Pertaining to or designed for the measurement of endosmotic action ENDOSMOSE ENDOSMOSIS Endosmose Endosmosis n Etym NL endosmosis fr Gr endosmose Physics Defn The transmission of a fluid or gas from without inward in the phenomena or by the process of osmose ENDOSMOSMIC Endosmosmic a Defn Endosmotic ENDOSMOTIC Endosmotic a Defn Pertaining to endosmose of the nature endosmose osmotic Carpenter ENDOSPERM Endosperm n Etym Endo Gr Bot Defn The albumen of a seed limited by recent writers to that formed within the embryo sac ENDOSPERMIC Endospermic a Bot Defn Relating to accompanied by or containing endosperm ENDOSPORE Endospore n Etym Endo spore Bot Defn The thin inner coat of certain spores ENDOSPOROUS Endosporous a Bot Defn Having the spores contained in a case applied to fungi ENDOSS Endoss v t Etym F endosser See Endorse Defn To put upon the back or outside of anything the older spelling of endorse Obs Spenser ENDOSTEAL Endosteal a Physiol Defn Relating to endostosis as endosteal ossification ENDOSTERNITE Endosternite n Etym Endo sternum Zoöl Defn The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal membrane in Crustacea and insects ENDOSTEUM Endosteum n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone ENDOSTOMA Endostoma n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea ENDOSTOME Endostome n Etym See Endostoma 1 Bot Defn The foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule 2 Zoöl Defn And endostoma ENDOSTOSIS Endostosis n Etym NL See Endo and Ostosis Physiol Defn A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage ENDOSTYLE Endostyle n Etym Endo Gr Zoöl Defn A fold of the endoderm which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians See Tunicata ENDOTHECA Endotheca n Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals It usually consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa one above another Endothecal a ENDOTHECIUM Endothecium n Etym NL See Endotheca Bot Defn The inner lining of an another cell ENDOTHELIAL Endothelial a Anat Defn Of or relating to endothelium ENDOTHELIUM Endothelium n pl Endothelia Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The thin epithelium lining the blood vessels lymphatics and serous cavities See Epithelium ENDOTHELOID Endotheloid a Etym Endothelium oid Anat Defn Like endothelium ENDOTHERMIC Endothermic a Pref endo thermic Chem Defn Designating or pert to a reaction which occurs with absorption of heat formed by such a reaction as an endothermic substance opposed to exothermic ENDOTHORAX Endothorax n Etym Endo thorax Zoöl Defn An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects ENDOW Endow v t imp p p Endowed p pr vb n Endowing Etym OF endouer pref en L in F douer to endow L dotare See Dower and cf 2d Endue 1 To furnish with money or its equivalent as a permanent fund for support to make pecuniary provision for to settle an income upon especially to furnish with dower as to endow a wife to endow a public institution Endowing hospitals and almshouses Bp Stillingfleet 2 To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift as a quality or faculty followed by with rarely by of as man is endowed by his Maker with reason to endow with privileges or benefits ENDOWER Endower v t Etym Cf OF endouairer See Dower Endow Defn To endow Obs Waterhouse ENDOWER Endower n Defn One who endows ENDOWMENT Endowment n 1 The act of bestowing a dower fund or permanent provision for support 2 That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution property fund or revenue permanently appropriated to any object as the endowment of a church a hospital or a college 3 That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind gift of nature accomplishment natural capacity talents usually in the plural His early endowments had fitted him for the work he was to do I Taylor ENDOZOA Endozoa n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn See Entozoa ENDRUDGE Endrudge v t Etym Pref en drudge Defn To make a drudge or slave of Obs Bp Hall ENDUE Endue v t imp p p Endued p pr vb n Enduing Etym L induere prob confused with E endow See Indue Defn To invest Latham Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high Luke xxiv 49 Endue them with heavenly gifts Book of Common Prayer ENDUE Endue v t Defn An older spelling of Endow Tillotson ENDUEMENT Enduement n Defn Act of enduing induement ENDURABLE Endurable a Etym Cf OF endurable See Endure Defn Capable of being endured or borne sufferable Macaulay Endurableness n ENDURABLY Endurably adv Defn In an endurable manner ENDURANCE Endurance n Etym Cf OF endurance See Endure 1 A state or quality of lasting or duration lastingness continuance Slurring with an evasive answer the question concerning the endurance of his own possession Sir W Scott 2 The act of bearing or suffering a continuing under pain or distress without resistance or without being overcome sufferance patience Their fortitude was most admirable in their patience and endurance of all evils of pain and of death Sir W Temple Syn Suffering patience fortitude resignation ENDURANT Endurant a Defn Capable of enduring fatigue pain hunger etc The ibex is a remarkably endurant animal J G Wood ENDURE Endure v i imp p p Endured p pr vb n Enduring Etym F endurer pref en L in durer to last See Dure v i and cf Indurate 1 To continue in the same state without perishing to last to remain Their verdure still endure Shak He shall hold it his house fast but it shall not endure Job viii 15 2 To remain firm as under trial or suffering to suffer patiently or without yielding to bear up under adversity to hold out Can thine heart endure or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee Ezek xxii 14 ENDURE Endure v t 1 To remain firm under to sustain to undergo to support without breaking or yielding as metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting to endure wind and weather Both were of shining steel and wrought so pure As might the strokes of two such arms endure Dryden 2 To bear with patience to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction to bear up under to put up with to tolerate I will no longer endure it Shak Therefore I endure all things for the elects sake 2 Tim ii 10 How can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people Esther viii 6 3 To harden to toughen to make hardy Obs Manly limbs endured with little ease Spenser Syn To last remain continue abide brook submit to suffer ENDUREMENT Endurement n Etym Cf OF endurement Defn Endurance Obs South ENDURER Endurer n Defn One who or that which endures or lasts one who bears suffers or sustains ENDURING Enduring a Defn Lasting durable longsuffering as an enduring disposition A better and enduring substance Heb x 34 Enduringly adv T Arnold Enduringness n ENDWAYS ENDWISE Endways Endwise adv 1 On end erectly in an upright position 2 With the end forward ENDYMA Endyma n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn See Ependyma ENDYSIS Endysis n pl Endyses Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn The act of developing a new coat of hair a new set of feathers scales etc opposed to ecdysis ENECATE Enecate v t Etym L enecatus p p of enecare e out utterly necare to kill Defn To kill off to destroy Obs Harvey ENEID Eneid n Defn Same as Æneid ENEMA Enema n pl L Enemata Etym L enema Gr Med Defn An injection or clyster thrown into the rectum as a medicine or to impart nourishment Hoblyn ENEMY Enemy n pl Enemies Etym OF enemi F ennemi from L inimicus in negative amicus friend See Amicable Defn One hostile to another one who hates and desires or attempts the injury of another a foe an adversary as an enemy of or to a person an enemy to truth or to falsehood To all good he enemy was still Spenser I say unto you Love your enemies Matt v 44 The enemy Mil the hostile force In this sense it is construed with the verb and pronoun either in the singular or the plural but more commonly in the singular as we have met the enemy and he is ours or they are ours It was difficult in such a country to track the enemy It was impossible to drive him to bay Macaulay Syn Foe antagonist opponent See Adversary ENEMY Enemy a Defn Hostile inimical Obs They every day grow more enemy to God Jer Taylor ENEPIDERMIC Enepidermic a Etym Pref en Gr epidermic Med Defn Applied to the skin without friction said of medicines ENERGETIC ENERGETICAL Energetic Energetical a Etym Gr Energy 1 Having energy or energies possessing a capacity for vigorous action or for exerting force active A Being eternally energetic Grew 2 Exhibiting energy operating with force vigor and effect forcible powerful efficacious as energetic measures energetic laws Syn Forcible powerful efficacious potent vigorous effective strenuous Energetically adv Energeticalness n ENERGETICS Energetics n Defn That branch of science which treats of the laws governing the physical or mechanical in distinction from the vital forces and which comprehends the consideration and general investigation of the whole range of the forces concerned in physical phenomena R ENERGIC ENERGICAL Energic Energical a Etym Cf F énergique 1 In a state of action acting operating 2 Having energy or great power energetic The energic faculty that we call will Blackw Mag ENERGIZE Energize v i imp p p Energized p pr vb n Energizing Etym From Energy Defn To use strength in action to act or operate with force or vigor to act in producing an effect Of all men it is true that they feel and energize first they reflect and judge afterwards J C Shairp ENERGIZE Energize v t Defn To give strength or force to to make active to alacrify as to energize the will ENERGIZER Energizer n Defn One who or that which gives energy or acts in producing an effect ENERGIZING Energizing a Defn Capable of imparting or exercising energy Those nobler exercises of energizing love Bp Horsley ENERGUMEN Energumen n Etym L energumenos fr Gr énergumène See Energetic Eccl Antiq Defn One possessed by an evil spirit a demoniac ENERGY Energy n pl Energies Etym F énergie LL energia fr GrIn and Work 1 Internal or inherent power capacity of acting operating or producing an effect whether exerted or not as men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive The great energies of nature are known to us only by their effects Paley 2 Power efficiently and forcibly exerted vigorous or effectual operation as the energy of a magistrate 3 Strength of expression force of utterance power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings life spirit said of speech language words style as a style full of energy 4 Physics Defn Capacity for performing work Note The kinetic energy of a body is the energy it has in virtue of being in motion It is measured by one half of the product of the mass of each element of the body multiplied by the square of the velocity of the element relative to some given body or point The available kinetic energy of a material system unconnected with any other system is that energy which is due to the motions of the parts of the system relative to its center of mass The potential energy of a body or system is that energy which is not kinetic energy due to configuration Kinetic energy is sometimes called actual energy Kinetic energy is exemplified in the vis viva of moving bodies in heat electric currents etc potential energy in a bent spring or a body suspended a given distance above the earth and acted on by gravity Accumulation Conservation Correlation and Degradation of energy etc Physics See under Accumulation Conservation Correlation etc Syn Force power potency vigor strength spirit efficiency resolution ENERVATE Enervate v t imp p p Enervated p pr vb n Enervating Etym L enervatus p p of enervare fr enervis nerveless weak e out nervus nerve See Nerve Defn To deprive of nerve force strength or courage to render feeble or impotent to make effeminate to impair the moral powers of A man enervated by licentiousness Macaulay And rhyme began t enervate poetry Dryden Syn To weaken enfeeble unnerve debilitate ENERVATE Enervate a Etym L enervatus p p Defn Weakened weak without strength of force Pope ENERVATION Enervation n Etym L enervatio cf F énervation 1 The act of weakening or reducing strength 2 The state of being weakened effeminacy Bacon ENERVATIVE Enervative a Defn Having power or a tendency to enervate weakening R ENERVE Enerve v t Etym Cf F énerver See Enervate Defn To weaken to enervate Obs Milton ENERVOUS Enervous a Etym L enervis enervus Defn Lacking nerve or force enervated R ENFACE Enface v t imp p p Enfaced p pr vb n Enfacing Pref en face 1 To write or print on the face of a draft bill etc as to enface drafts with memoranda 2 To write or print a memorandum direction or the like on the face of a draft bill etc as to enface the words Payable in Calcutta upon the face of a draft Enfaced paper Com Indian government securities the principal and interest of which are enfaced as payable in silver rupees Dict of Pol Econ ENFAMISH Enfamish v t Defn To famish to starve ENFECT Enfect a Etym See Infect a Defn Contaminated with illegality Obs Chaucer ENFEEBLE Enfeeble v t imp p p Enfeebled p pr vb n Enfeebling Etym OF enfeblir enfeiblir pref en L in feble F faible feeble See Feeble Defn To make feeble to deprive of strength to reduce the strength or force of to weaken to debilitate Enfeebled by scanty subsistence and excessive toil Prescott Syn To weaken debilitate enervate ENFEEBLEMENT Enfeeblement n Defn The act of weakening enervation weakness ENFEEBLER Enfeebler n Defn One who or that which weakens or makes feeble ENFEEBLISH Enfeeblish v i Defn To enfeeble Obs Holland ENFELONED Enfeloned a Etym Pref en felon cf OF enfelonner Defn Rendered fierce or frantic Obs Like one enfeloned or distraught Spenser ENFEOFF Enfeoff see Feoff 277 v t imp p p Enfeoffed p pr vb n Enfeoffing Etym Pref en feoff fief cf LL infeofare OF enfeffer enfeofer 1 Law Defn To give a feud or right in land to to invest with a fief or fee to invest any one with a freehold estate by the process of feoffment Mozley W 2 To give in vassalage to make subservient Obs The king enfeoffed himself to popularity Shak ENFEOFFMENT Enfeoffment n Law a The act of enfeoffing b The instrument or deed by which one is invested with the fee of an estate ENFESTER Enfester v t Defn To fester Obs Enfestered sores Davies Holy Roode ENFETTER Enfetter v t Defn To bind in fetters to enchain Enfettered to her love Shak ENFEVER Enfever v t Etym Pref en fever cf F enfiévrer Defn To excite fever in R A Seward ENFIERCE Enfierce v t imp p p Enfierced p pr vb n Enfiercing Defn To make fierce Obs Spenser ENFILADE Enfilade n Etym F fr enfiler to thread go trough a street or square rake with shot pref en L in fil thread See File a row 1 A line or straight passage or the position of that which lies in a straight line R 2 Mil Defn A firing in the direction of the length of a trench or a line of parapet or troops etc a raking fire ENFILADE Enfilade v t imp p p Enfiladed p pr vb n Enfilading Mil Defn To pierce scour or rake with shot in the direction of the length of as a work or a line of troops Campbell ENFILED Enfiled p a Etym F enfiler to pierce thread Her Defn Having some object as the head of a man or beast impaled upon it as a sword which is said to be enfiled of the thing which it pierces ENFIRE Enfire v t Defn To set on fire Obs Spenser ENFLESH Enflesh v t Defn To clothe with flesh Obs Vices which are enfleshed in him Florio ENFLEURAGE Enfleurage n F fr enL in fleur flower Defn A process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents as fixed oils or fats to the exhalations of the flowers It is used for plants whose volatile oils are too delicate to be separated by distillation ENFLOWER Enflower v t imp p p Enflowered p pr vb n Enflowering Defn To cover or deck with flowers Poetic These odorous and enflowered fields B Jonson ENFOLD Enfold v t Defn To infold See Infold ENFOLDMENT Enfoldment n Defn The act of infolding See Infoldment ENFORCE Enforce v t imp p p Enforced p pr vb n Enforcing Etym OF enforcier to strengthen force F enforcir pref en L in F force See Force 1 To put force upon to force to constrain to compel as to enforce obedience to commands Inward joy enforced my heart to smile Shak 2 To make or gain by force to obtain by force as to enforce a passage Enforcing furious way Spenser 3 To put in motion or action by violence to drive As swift as stones Enforced from the old Assyrian slings Shak 4 To give force to to strengthen to invigorate to urge with energy as to enforce arguments or requests Enforcing sentiment of the thrust humanity Burke 5 To put in force to cause to take effect to give effect to to execute with vigor as to enforce the laws 6 To urge to ply hard to lay much stress upon Enforce him with his envy to the people Shak ENFORCE Enforce v i 1 To attempt by force Obs 2 To prove to evince R Hooker 3 To strengthen to grow strong Obs Chaucer ENFORCE Enforce n Defn Force strength power Obs A petty enterprise of small enforce Milton ENFORCEABLE Enforceable a Defn Capable of being enforced ENFORCED Enforced a Defn Compelled forced not voluntary Enforced wrong Enforced smiles Shak Enforcedly adv Shak ENFORCEMENT Enforcement n Etym Cf OF enforcement 1 The act of enforcing compulsion He that contendeth against these enforcements may easily master or resist them Sir W Raleigh Confess t was hers and by what rough enforcement You got it from her Shak 2 A giving force to a putting in execution Enforcement of strict military discipline Palfrey 3 That which enforces constraints gives force authority or effect to constraint force applied The rewards and punishment of another life which the Almighty has established as the enforcements of his law Locke ENFORCER Enforcer n Defn One who enforces ENFORCIBLE Enforcible a Defn That may be enforced ENFORCIVE Enforcive a Defn Serving to enforce or constrain compulsive Marsion Enforcively adv ENFOREST Enforest v t Defn To turn into a forest ENFORM Enform v t Etym F enformer See Inform Defn To form to fashion Obs Spenser ENFOULDRED Enfouldred a Etym Pref en OF fouldre foldre lightning F foudre L fulgur Defn Mixed with or emitting lightning Obs With foul enfouldred smoke Spenser ENFRAME Enframe v t Defn To inclose as in a frame ENFRANCHISE Enfranchise v t imp p p Enfranchised p pr vb n Enfranchising Etym Pref en franchise cf F enfranchir 1 To set free to liberate from slavery prison or any binding power Bacon 2 To endow with a franchise to incorporate into a body politic and thus to invest with civil and political privileges to admit to the privileges of a freeman 3 To receive as denizens to naturalize as to enfranchise foreign words I Watts ENFRANCHISEMENT Enfranchisement n 1 Releasing from slavery or custody Shak 2 Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic investiture with the privileges of free citizens Enfranchisement of copyhold Eng Law the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold Mozley W ENFRANCHISER Enfranchiser n Defn One who enfranchises ENFREE Enfree v t Defn To set free Obs The enfreed Antenor Shak ENFREEDOM Enfreedom v t Defn To set free Obs Shak ENFREEZE Enfreeze v t Defn To freeze to congeal Obs Thou hast enfrozened her disdainful breast Spenser ENFROWARD Enfroward v t Defn To make froward perverse or ungovernable Obs Sir E Sandys ENGAGE Engage v t imp p p Engaged p pr vb n Engaging Etym F engager pref en L in gage pledge pawn See Gage 1 To put under pledge to pledge to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something as by a pledge oath or promise to bind by contract or promise I to thee engaged a princes word Shak 2 To gain for service to bring in as associate or aid to enlist as to engage friends to aid in a cause to engage men for service 3 To gain over to win and attach to attract and hold to draw Good nature engages everybody to him Addison 4 To employ the attention and efforts of to occupy to engross to draw on Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage Pope Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging him in conversation Hawthorne 5 To enter into contest with to encounter to bring to conflict A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy Ludlow 6 Mach Defn To come into gear with as the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another or one part of a clutch engages the other part ENGAGE Engage v i 1 To promise or pledge ones self to enter into an obligation to become bound to warrant How proper the remedy for the malady I engage not Fuller 2 To embark in a business to take a part to employ or involve ones self to devote attention and effort to enlist as to engage in controversy 3 To enter into conflict to join battle as the armies engaged in a general battle 4 Mach Defn To be in gear as two cogwheels working together ENGAGED Engaged a 1 Occupied employed busy 2 Pledged promised especially having the affections pledged promised in marriage affianced betrothed 3 Greatly interested of awakened zeal earnest 4 Involved esp involved in a hostile encounter as the engaged ships continued the fight Engaged column Arch Same as Attached column See under Attach v t ENGAGEDLY Engagedly adv Defn With attachment with interest earnestly ENGAGEDNESS Engagedness n Defn The state of being deeply interested earnestness zeal ENGAGEMENT Engagement n Etym Cf F engagement 1 The act of engaging pledging enlisting occupying or entering into contest 2 The state of being engaged pledged or occupied specif a pledge to take some one as husband or wife 3 That which engages engrossing occupation employment of the attention obligation by pledge promise or contract an enterprise embarked in as his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office Religion which is the chief engagement of our league Milton 4 Mil Defn An action a fight a battle In hot engagement with the Moors Dryden 5 Mach Defn The state of being in gear as one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part Syn Vocation business employment occupation promise stipulation betrothal word battle combat fight contest conflict See Battle ENGAGER Engager n Defn One who enters into an engagement or agreement a surety Several sufficient citizens were engagers Wood ENGAGING Engaging a Defn Tending to draw the attention or affections attractive as engaging manners or address Engagingly adv Engagingness n Engaging and disengaging gear or machinery that in which or by means of which one part is alternately brought into gear or out of gear with another part as occasion may require ENGALLANT Engallant v t Defn To make a gallant of Obs B Jonson ENGAOL Engaol v t Etym Pref en gaol cf OF engaoler engeoler See Gaol and cf Enjail Defn To put in jail to imprison Obs Shak ENGARBOIL Engarboil v t Etym Pref en garboil Defn To throw into disorder to disturb Obs To engarboil the church Bp Montagu ENGARLAND Engarland v t Etym Pref en garland cf F enguirlander Defn To encircle with a garland or with garlands Sir P Sidney ENGARRISON Engarrison v t Defn To garrison to put in garrison or to protect by a garrison Bp Hall ENGASTRIMUTH Engastrimuth n Etym Gr engastrimythe Defn An ventriloquist Obs ENGENDER Engender v t imp p p Engendered p pr vb n Engendering Etym F engender L ingenerare in generare to beget See Generate and cf Ingenerate 1 To produce by the union of the sexes to beget R 2 To cause to exist to bring forth to produce to sow the seeds of as angry words engender strife Engendering friendship in all parts of the common wealth Southey Syn To breed generate procreate propagate occasion call forth cause excite develop ENGENDER Engender v i 1 To assume form to come into existence to be caused or produced Thick clouds are spread and storms engender there Dryden 2 To come together to meet as in sexual embrace I saw their mouths engender Massinger ENGENDER Engender n Defn One who or that which engenders ENGENDRURE Engendrure n Etym OF engendreure Defn The act of generation Obs Chaucer ENGILD Engild v t Defn To gild to make splendent Fair Helena who most engilds the night Shak ENGINE Engine n Etym F engin skill machine engine L ingenium natural capacity invention in in the root of gignere to produce See Genius and cf Ingenious Gin a snare 1 Pronounced in this sense Obs A man hath sapiences three Memory engine and intellect also Chaucer 2 Anything used to effect a purpose any device or contrivance an agent Shak You see the ways the fisherman doth take To catch the fish what engines doth he make Bunyan Their promises enticements oaths tokens and all these engines of lust Shak 3 Any instrument by which any effect is produced especially an instrument or machine of war or torture Terrible engines of death Sir W Raleigh 4 Mach Defn A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect Engine driver one who manages an engine specifically the engineer of a locomotive Engine lathe Mach See under Lathe Engine tool a machine tool J Whitworth Engine turning Fine Arts a method of ornamentation by means of a rose engine Note The term engine is more commonly applied to massive machines or to those giving power or which produce some difficult result Engines as motors are distinguished according to the source of power as steam engine air engine electromagnetic engine or the purpose on account of which the power is applied as fire engine pumping engine locomotive engine or some peculiarity of construction or operation as singleacting or doubleacting engine highpressure or lowpressure engine condensing engine etc ENGINE Engine v t 1 To assault with an engine Obs To engine and batter our walls T Adams 2 To equip with an engine said especially of steam vessels as vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another 3 Pronounced in this sense Obs Chaucer ENGINEER Engineer n Etym OE enginer cf OF engignier F ingénieur See Engine n 1 A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering See under Engineering n 2 One who manages as engine particularly a steam engine an engine driver 3 One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance an efficient manager Colloq Civil engineer a person skilled in the science of civil engineering Military engineer one who executes engineering works of a military nature See under Engineering ENGINEER Engineer v t imp p p Engineered p pr vb n Engineering 1 To lay out or construct as an engineer to perform the work of an engineer on as to engineer a road J Hamilton 2 To use contrivance and effort for to guide the course of to manage as to engineer a bill through Congress Colloq ENGINEER CORPS CORPS OF ENGINEERS Engineer Corps a In the United States army the Corps of Engineers a corps of officers and enlisted men consisting of one band and three battalions of engineers commanded by a brigadier general whose title is Chief of Engineers It has charge of the construction of fortifications for land and seacoast defense the improvement of rivers and harbors the construction of lighthouses etc and in time of war supervises the engineering operations of the armies in the field b In the United States navy a corps made up of the engineers which was amalgamated with the line by act of March 3 1899 It consisted of assistant and passed assistant engineers ranking with ensigns and lieutenants chief engineers ranking from lieutenant to captain and engineer in chief ranking with commodore and having charge of the Bureau of Steam Engineering ENGINEERING Engineering n Defn Originally the art of managing engines in its modern and extended sense the art and science by which the mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures and machines the occupation and work of an engineer Note In a comprehensive sense engineering includes architecture as a mechanical art in distinction from architecture as a fine art It was formerly divided into military engineering which is the art of designing and constructing offensive and defensive works and civil engineering in a broad sense as relating to other kinds of public works machinery etc Civil engineering in modern usage is strictly the art of planning laying out and constructing fixed public works such as railroads highways canals aqueducts water works bridges lighthouses docks embankments breakwaters dams tunnels etc Mechanical engineering relates to machinery such as steam engines machine tools mill work etc Mining engineering deals with the excavation and working of mines and the extraction of metals from their ores etc Engineering is further divided into steam engineering gas engineering agricultural engineering topographical engineering electrical engineering etc ENGINEMAN Engineman n pl Enginemen Defn A man who manages or waits on an engine ENGINER Enginer n Etym See Engineer Defn A contriver an inventor a contriver of engines Obs Shak ENGINERY Enginery n 1 The act or art of managing engines or artillery Milton 2 Engines in general instruments of war Training his devilish enginery Milton 3 Any device or contrivance machinery structure or arrangement Shenstone ENGINESIZED Enginesized a Defn Sized by a machine and not while in the pulp said of paper Knight ENGINETYPE GENERATOR Enginetype generator Elec Defn A generator having its revolving part carried on the shaft of the driving engine ENGINOUS Enginous a Etym OF engignos See Ingenious 1 Pertaining to an engine Obs That one act gives like an enginous wheel Motion to all Decker 2 Contrived with care ingenious Obs The mark of all enginous drifts B Jonson ENGIRD Engird v t imp p p Engirded or Engirt p pr vb n Engirding Etym Pref en gird Cf Ingirt Defn To gird to encompass Shak ENGIRDLE Engirdle v t Defn To surround as with a girdle to girdle ENGIRT Engirt v t Defn To engird R Collins ENGISCOPE Engiscope n Etym Gr scope Opt Defn A kind of reflecting microscope Obs ENGLAIMED Englaimed a Etym OE engleimen to smear gleim birdlime glue phlegm Defn Clammy Obs ENGLE Engle n Etym OE enghle to coax or cajole Cf Angle a hook one easily enticed a gull Ingle Defn A favorite a paramour an ingle Obs B Jonson ENGLE Engle v t Defn To cajole or coax as favorite Obs I ll presently go and engle some broker B Jonson ENGLISH English a Etym AS Englisc fr Engle Angle Engles Angles a tribe of Germans from the southeast of Sleswick in Denmark who settled in Britain and gave it the name of England Cf Anglican Defn Of or pertaining to England or to its inhabitants or to the present socalled AngloSaxon race English bond Arch Defn See 1st Bond n 8 English breakfast tea See Congou English horn Mus See Corno Inglese English walnut Bot See under Walnut ENGLISH English n 1 Collectively the people of England English people or persons 2 The language of England or of the English nation and of their descendants in America India and other countries Note The English language has been variously divided into periods by different writers In the division most commonly recognized the first period dates from about 450 to 1150 This is the period of full inflection and is called AngloSaxon or by many recent writers Old English The second period dates from about 1150 to 1550 or if four periods be recognized from about 1150 to 1350 and is called Early English Middle English or more commonly as in the usage of this book Old English During this period most of the inflections were dropped and there was a great addition of French words to the language The third period extends from about 1350 to 1550 and is Middle English During this period orthography became comparatively fixed The last period from about 1550 is called Modern English 3 A kind of printing type in size between Pica and Great Primer See Type Note The type called English 4 Billiards Defn A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball The Kings or Queens English See under King ENGLISH English v t imp p p Englished p pr vb n Englishing 1 To translate into the English language to Anglicize hence to interpret to explain Those gracious acts may be Englished more properly acts of fear and dissimulation Milton Caxton does not care to alter the French forms and words in the book which he was Englishing T L K Oliphant 2 Billiards Defn To strike the cue ball in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion US ENGLISHABLE Englishable a Defn Capable of being translated into or expressed in English ENGLISHISM Englishism n 1 A quality or characteristic peculiar to the English M Arnold 2 A form of expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in England an Anglicism ENGLISHMAN Englishman man n pl Englishmen men Defn A native or a naturalized inhabitant of England ENGLISHRY Englishry n 1 The state or privilege of being an Englishman Obs Cowell 2 A body of English or people of English descent commonly applied to English people in Ireland A general massacre of the Englishry Macaulay ENGLISHWOMAN Englishwoman n pl Englishwomen Defn Fem of Englishman Shak ENGLOOM Engloom v t Defn To make gloomy R ENGLUE Englue v t Etym Pref en glue cf F engluer to smear with birdlime Defn To join or close fast together as with glue as a coffer well englued Gower ENGLUT Englut v t imp p p Englutted p pr vb n Englutting Etym Pref en glut cf F engloutir 1 To swallow or gulp down Obs Shak 2 To glut Obs Englutted with vanity Ascham ENGORE Engore v t 1 To gore to pierce to lacerate Obs Deadly engored of a great wild boar Spenser 2 To make bloody Obs Chapman ENGORGE Engorge v t imp p p Engorged p pr vb n Engorging Etym Pref en gorge cf F engorger to obstruct cram 1 To gorge to glut Mir for Mag 2 To swallow with greediness or in large quantities to devour Spenser ENGORGE Engorge v i Defn To feed with eagerness or voracity to stuff ones self with food Beaumont ENGORGED Engorged p a 1 Swallowed with greediness or in large draughts 2 Med Defn Filled to excess with blood or other liquid congested ENGORGEMENT Engorgement n Etym Cf F engorgement 1 The act of swallowing greedily a devouring with voracity a glutting 2 Med Defn An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system congestion Hoblyn 3 Metal Defn The clogging of a blast furnace ENGOULED Engouled a Her Defn Partly swallowed disappearing in the jaws of anything as an infant engouled by a serpent said also of an ordinary when its two ends to issue from the mouths of lions or the like as a bend engouled ENGOULEE Engoulée a Etym F p p of engouler to swallow up pref en L in gueule mouth Her Defn Same as Engouled ENGRAFF Engraff v t Etym See Ingraft Defn To graft to fix deeply Obs ENGRAFFMENT Engraffment n Defn See Ingraftment Obs ENGRAFT Engraft v t Defn See Ingraft Shak ENGRAFTATION ENGRAFTMENT Engraftation Engraftment n Defn The act of ingrafting ingraftment R ENGRAIL Engrail v t imp p p Engrailed p pr vb n Engrailing Etym F engrêler pref en L in grêle hail See Grail gravel 1 To variegate or spot as with hail A caldron new engrailed with twenty hues Chapman 2 Her Defn To indent with small curves See Engrailed ENGRAIL Engrail v i Defn To form an edging or border to run in curved or indented lines Parnell ENGRAILED Engrailed a Her Defn Indented with small concave curves as the edge of a bordure bend or the like ENGRAILMENT Engrailment n 1 The ring of dots round the edge of a medal etc Brande C 2 Her Defn Indentation in curved lines as of a line of division or the edge of an ordinary ENGRAIN Engrain v t imp p p Engrained p pr vb n Engraining Etym Pref en grain Cf Ingrain 1 To dye in grain or of a fast color See Ingrain Leaves engrained in lusty green Spenser 2 To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything to infuse deeply See Ingrain The stain hath become engrained by time Sir W Scott 3 To color in imitation of the grain of wood to grain See Grain v t 1 ENGRAPPLE Engrapple v t i Defn To grapple Obs ENGRASP Engrasp v t imp p p Engrasped p pr vb n Engrasping Defn To grasp to grip R Spenser ENGRAVE Engrave v t Etym Pref en grave a tomb Cf Engrave to carve Defn To deposit in the grave to bury Obs Their corses to engrave Spenser ENGRAVE Engrave v t imp Engraved p p Engraved or Engraven p pr vb n Engraving Etym Pref en grave to carve cf OF engraver 1 To cut in to make by incision Obs Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He did engrave Spenser 2 To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation to carve figures to mark with incisions Like a signet thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel Ex xxviii 11 3 To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood stone metal or the like as to engrave an inscription 4 To impress deeply to infix as if with a graver Engrave principles in mens minds Locke ENGRAVED Engraved a 1 Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving 2 Zoöl Defn Having the surface covered with irregular impressed lines ENGRAVEMENT Engravement n 1 Engraving 2 Engraved work R Barrow ENGRAVER Engraver n Defn One who engraves a person whose business it is to produce engraved work especially on metal or wood ENGRAVERY Engravery n Defn The trade or work of an engraver R Sir T Browne ENGRAVING Engraving n 1 The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns characters lines and the like especially the art of producing such lines etc in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood Engraving is used for the decoration of the surface itself also for producing an original from which a pattern or design may be printed on paper 2 That which is engraved an engraved plate 3 An impression from an engraved plate block of wood or other material a print Note Engraving on wood is called xylography on copper chalcography on stone lithography Engravings or prints take from wood blocks are usually called wood cuts those from stone lithographs ENGREGGE Engregge v t Etym OF engregier from assumed LL ingreviare in assumed grevis heavy for L gravis Cf Aggravate Defn To aggravate to make worse to lie heavy on Obs Chaucer ENGRIEVE Engrieve v t Defn To grieve Obs Spenser ENGROSS Engross v t imp p p Engrossed p pr vb n Engrossing Etym F fr pref en L in gros gross grosse n an engrossed document cf OF engrossir engroissier to make thick large or gross See Gross 1 To make gross thick or large to thicken to increase in bulk or quantity Obs Waves engrossed with mud Spenser Not sleeping to engross his idle body Shak 2 To amass Obs To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf Shak 3 To copy or write in a large hand en gross i e in large to write a fair copy of in distinct and legible characters as to engross a deed or like instrument on parchment Some period long past when clerks engrossed their stiff and formal chirography on more substantial materials Hawthorne Laws that may be engrossed on a finger nail De Quincey 4 To seize in the gross to take the whole of to occupy wholly to absorb as the subject engrossed all his thoughts 5 To purchase either the whole or large quantities of for the purpose of enhancing the price and making a profit hence to take or assume in undue quantity proportion or degree as to engross commodities in market to engross power Engrossed bill Legislation one which has been plainly engrossed on parchment with all its amendments preparatory to final action on its passage Engrossing hand Penmanship a fair round style of writing suitable for engrossing legal documents legislative bills etc Syn To absorb swallow up imbibe consume exhaust occupy forestall monopolize See Absorb ENGROSSER Engrosser n 1 One who copies a writing in large fair characters 2 One who takes the whole a person who purchases such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price a forestaller Locke ENGROSSMENT Engrossment n 1 The act of engrossing as the engrossment of a deed Engrossments of power and favor Swift 2 That which has been engrossed as an instrument legislative bill goods etc ENGUARD Enguard v t Defn To surround as with a guard Obs Shak ENGULF Engulf v t imp p p Engulfed p pr vb n Engulfing Etym Pref en gulf cf OF engolfer Cf Ingulf Defn To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf It quite engulfs all human thought Young Syn See Absorb ENGULFMENT Engulfment n Defn A swallowing up as if in a gulf R ENGYN Engyn Defn Variant of Engine Obs Chaucer ENHALO Enhalo v t Defn To surround with a halo ENHANCE Enhance v t imp p p Enhanced p pr vb n Enhancing Etym Norm F enhauncer enhaucer OF enhaleier enhaucier pref en L in haucier to lift raise up from an assumed L altiare fr L altus high cf Pr enansar enanzar to advance exalt and E advance See Altitude and cf Hawser 1 To raise or lift up to exalt Obs Wyclif Who naught aghast his mighty hand enhanced Spenser 2 To advance to augment to increase to heighten to make more costly or attractive as to enhance the price of commodities to enhance beauty or kindness hence also to render more heinous to aggravate as to enhance crime The reputation of ferocity enhanced the value of their services in making them feared as well as hated Southey ENHANCE Enhance v i Defn To be raised up to grow larger as a debt enhances rapidly by compound interest ENHANCEMENT Enhancement n Defn The act of increasing or state of being increased augmentation aggravation as the enhancement of value price enjoyments crime ENHANCER Enhancer n Defn One who enhances one who or that which raises the amount price etc ENHARBOR Enharbor v t Defn To find harbor or safety in to dwell in or inhabit W Browne ENHARDEN Enharden v t Etym Pref en harden cf F enhardir to embolden Defn To harden to embolden Obs Howell ENHARMONIC ENHARMONICAL Enharmonic Enharmonical a Etym Gr enharmonique 1 Anc Mus Defn Of or pertaining to that one of the three kinds of musical scale diatonic chromatic enharmonic recognized by the ancient Greeks which consisted of quarter tones and major thirds and was regarded as the most accurate 2 Mus a Pertaining to a change of notes to the eye while as the same keys are used the instrument can mark no difference to the ear as the substitution of A for G b Pertaining to a scale of perfect intonation which recognizes all the notes and intervals that result from the exact tuning of diatonic scales and their transposition into other keys ENHARMONICALLY Enharmonically adv Defn In the enharmonic style or system in just intonation ENHEARTEN Enhearten v t Defn To give heart to to fill with courage to embolden The enemy exults and is enheartened I Taylor ENHEDGE Enhedge v t Defn To surround as with a hedge R Vicars ENHORT Enhort v t Etym OF enhorter enorter L inhortari Cf Exhort Defn To encourage Obs To enhort the people Chaucer ENHUNGER Enhunger v t Defn To make hungry Those animal passions which vice had enhungered to feed on innocence and life J Martineau ENHYDROS Enhydros n Etym NL See Enhydrous Min Defn A variety of chalcedony containing water ENHYDROUS Enhydrous a Etym Gr Defn Having water within containing fluid drops said of certain crystals ENIGMA Enigma n pl Enigmas Etym L aenigma Gr 1 A dark obscure or inexplicable saying a riddle a statement the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed A custom was among the ancients of proposing an enigma at festivals Pope 2 An action mode of action or thing which cannot be satisfactorily explained a puzzle as his conduct is an enigma ENIGMATIC ENIGMATICAL Enigmatic Enigmatical a Etym Cf F énigmatique Defn Relating to or resembling an enigma not easily explained or accounted for darkly expressed obscure puzzling as an enigmatical answer ENIGMATICALLY Enigmatically adv Defn Darkly obscurely ENIGMATIST Enigmatist n Etym Gr Defn One who makes or talks in enigmas Addison ENIGMATIZE Enigmatize v i imp p p Enigmatized p pr vb n Enigmatizing Defn To make or talk in enigmas to deal in riddles ENIGMATOGRAPHY ENIGMATOLOGY Enigmatography Enigmatology n Etym Gr graphy logy Defn The art of making or of solving enigmas ENISLED Enisled p a Defn Placed alone or apart as if on an island severed as an island R In the sea of life enisled M Arnold ENJAIL Enjail v t imp p p Enjailed p pr vb n Enjailing Etym Pref en jail Cf Engaol Defn To put into jail to imprison R Donne ENJOIN Enjoin v t imp p p Enjoined p pr vb n Enjoining Etym F enjoindre L injungere to join into charge enjoin in jungere to join See Join and cf Injunction 1 To lay upon as an order or command to give an injunction to to direct with authority to order to charge High matter thou enjoinst me Milton I am enjoined by oath to observe three things Shak 2 Law Defn To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree to put an injunction on This is a suit to enjoin the defendants from disturbing the plaintiffs Kent Note Enjoin has the force of pressing admonition with authority as a parent enjoins on his children the duty of obedience But it has also the sense of command as the duties enjoined by God in the moral law This word is more authoritative than direct and less imperious than command Johnson ENJOIN Enjoin v t Defn To join or unite Obs Hooker ENJOINER Enjoiner n Defn One who enjoins ENJOINMENT Enjoinment n Defn Direction command authoritative admonition Obs Sir T Browne ENJOY Enjoy v t imp p p Enjoyed p pr vb n Enjoying Etym OF enjoier to receive with joy pref en L in OF F joie joy cf OF enjoir to enjoy See Joy 1 To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of to feel or perceive with pleasure to be delighted with as to enjoy the dainties of a feast to enjoy conversation 2 To have possess and use with satisfaction to occupy or have the benefit of as a good or profitable thing or as something desirable as to enjoy a free constitution and religious liberty That the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers Num xxxvi 8 To enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season Heb xi 25 3 To have sexual intercourse with Milton To enjoy ones self to feel pleasure to be happy ENJOY Enjoy v i Defn To take satisfaction to live in happiness R Milton ENJOYABLE Enjoyable a Defn Capable of being enjoyed or of giving joy yielding enjoyment Milton ENJOYER Enjoyer n Defn One who enjoys ENJOYMENT Enjoyment n 1 The condition of enjoying anything pleasure or satisfaction as in the possession or occupancy of anything possession and use as the enjoyment of an estate 2 That which gives pleasure or keen satisfaction The hope of everlasting enjoyments Glanvill Syn Pleasure satisfaction gratification fruition happiness felicity delight ENKENNEL Enkennel v t Defn To put into a kennel ENKERCHIEFED Enkerchiefed a Defn Bound with a kerchief draped hooded covered Milton That soft enkerchiefed hair M Arnold ENKINDLE Enkindle v t imp p p Enkindled p pr vb n Enkindling 1 To set on fire to inflame to kindle Shak 2 To excite to rouse into action to incite To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist Talfourd ENLACE Enlace v t Defn To bind or encircle with lace or as with lace to lace to encircle to enfold hence to entangle Ropes of pearl her neck and breast enlace P Fletcher ENLACEMENT Enlacement n Defn The act of enlacing or state of being enlaced a surrounding as with a lace ENLARD Enlard v t Etym Pref en lard cf OF enlarder to put on the spit Pr Sp enlardar to rub with grease baste Defn To cover or dress with lard or grease to fatten Shak ENLARGE Enlarge v t imp p p Enlarged p pr vb n Enlarging Etym OF enlargier pref en L in F large wide See Large 1 To make larger to increase in quantity or dimensions to extend in limits to magnify as the body is enlarged by nutrition to enlarge ones house To enlarge their possessions of land Locke 2 To increase the capacity of to expand to give free scope or greater scope to also to dilate as with joy affection and the like as knowledge enlarges the mind O ye Corinthians our heart is enlarged 2 Cor vi 11 3 To set at large or set free Archaic It will enlarge us from all restraints Barrow Enlarging hammer a hammer with a slightly rounded face of large diameter used by gold beaters Knight To enlarge an order or rule Law to extend the time for complying with it Abbott To enlarge ones self to give free vent to speech to spread out discourse They enlarged themselves on this subject Clarendon To enlarge the heart to make free liberal and charitable Syn To increase extend expand spread amplify augment magnify See Increase ENLARGE Enlarge v i 1 To grow large or larger to be further extended to expand as a plant enlarges by growth an estate enlarges by good management a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction 2 To speak or write at length to be diffuse in speaking or writing to expatiate to dilate To enlarge upon this theme M Arnold 3 Naut Defn To get more astern or parallel with the vessels course to draw aft said of the wind ENLARGED Enlarged a Defn Made large or larger extended swollen Enlargedly adv Enlargedness n ENLARGEMENT Enlargement n 1 The act of increasing in size or bulk real or apparent the state of being increased augmentation further extension expansion 2 Expansion or extension as of the powers of the mind ennoblement as of the feelings and character as an enlargement of views of knowledge of affection 3 A setting at large or being set at large release from confinement servitude or distress liberty Give enlargement to the swain Shak 4 Diffusiveness of speech or writing expatiation a wide range of discourse or argument An enlargement upon the vices and corruptions that were got into the army Clarendon ENLARGER Enlarger n Defn One that enlarges ENLAY Enlay v t Defn See Inlay ENLENGTHEN Enlengthen v t Defn To lengthen Obs ENLEVEN Enleven n Defn Eleven Obs Chaucer ENLIGHT Enlight v t Etym Pref en light Cf Enlighten Defn To illumine to enlighten R Which from the first has shone on ages past Enlights the present and shall warm the last Pope ENLIGHTEN Enlighten v t Etym Pref en lighten cf AS inlihtan Cf Enlight 1 To supply with light to illuminate as the sun enlightens the earth His lightnings enlightened the world Ps xcvii 4 2 To make clear to the intellect or conscience to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon to furnish with increase of knowledge to instruct as to enlighten the mind or understanding The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of God Trench ENLIGHTENER Enlightener n Defn One who enlightens or illuminates one who or that which communicates light to the eye or clear views to the mind ENLIGHTENMENT Enlightenment n Defn Act of enlightening or the state of being enlightened or instructed ENLIMN Enlimn v t Etym Pref en limn Cf Enlumine Illuminate Defn To adorn by illuminating or ornamenting with colored and decorated letters and figures as a book or manuscript R Palsgrave ENLINK Enlink v t Defn To chain together to connect as by links Shak ENLIST Enlist v t imp p p Enlisted p pr vb n Enlisting 1 To enter on a list to enroll to register 2 To engage for military or naval service the name being entered on a list or register as to enlist men 3 To secure the support and aid of to employ in advancing interest as to enlist persons in the cause of truth or in a charitable enterprise ENLIST Enlist v i 1 To enroll and bind ones self for military or naval service as he enlisted in the regular army the men enlisted for the war 2 To enter heartily into a cause as if enrolled ENLISTMENT Enlistment n 1 The act or enlisting or the state of being enlisted voluntary enrollment to serve as a soldier or a sailor 2 The writing by which an enlisted man is bound ENLIVE Enlive v t Etym Pref en live a Defn To enliven Obs Bp Hall ENLIVEN Enliven v t imp p p Enlivened p pr vb n Enlivening Etym Pref en liven 1 To give life action or motion to to make vigorous or active to excite to quicken as fresh fuel enlivens a fire Lo of themselves th enlivened chessmen move Cowley 2 To give spirit or vivacity to to make sprightly gay or cheerful to animate as mirth and good humor enliven a company enlivening strains of music Syn To animate rouse inspire cheer encourage comfort exhilarate inspirit invigorate ENLIVENER Enlivener n Defn One who or that which enlivens animates or invigorates ENLOCK Enlock v t Defn To lock to inclose ENLUMINE Enlumine v t Etym F enluminer pref en L in L luminare to light up illumine See Illuminate and cf Limn Defn To illumine Obs Spenser ENLUTE Enlute v t Etym Pref en L lutum mud clay Defn To coat with clay to lute Obs Chaucer ENMANCHE Enmanché a Etym F pref en L in manche sleeve Her Defn Resembling or covered with a sleeve said of the chief when lines are drawn from the middle point of the upper edge upper edge to the sides ENMARBLE Enmarble v t Etym Pref en marble Defn To make hard as marble to harden Obs Spenser ENMESH Enmesh v t Etym Pref en mesh Cf Inmesh Defn To catch or entangle in or as in meshes Shak My doubts enmesh me if I try Lowell ENMEW Enmew v t Defn See Emmew ENMIST Enmist v t Defn To infold as in a mist ENMITY Enmity n pl Enmities Etym OE enemyte fr enemy cf F inimitié OF enemistié See Enemy and cf Amity 1 The quality of being an enemy hostile or unfriendly disposition No ground of enmity between us known Milton 2 A state of opposition hostility The friendship of the world is enmity with God James iv 4 Syn Rancor hostility hatred aversion antipathy repugnance animosity ill will malice malevolence See Animosity Rancor ENMOSSED Enmossed a Etym Pref en moss Defn Covered with moss mossed Keats ENMOVE Enmove v t Defn See Emmove Obs ENMUFFLE Enmuffle v t Defn To muffle up ENMURE Enmure v t Defn To immure Obs ENNATION Ennation n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn The ninth segment in insects ENNEAD Ennead n Etym Gr Defn The number nine or a group of nine The Enneads the title given to the works of the philosopher Plotinus published by his pupil Porphyry so called because each of the six books into which it is divided contains nine chapters ENNEAGON Enneagon n Etym Gr ennéagone Geom Defn A polygon or plane figure with nine sides and nine angles a nonagon ENNEAGONAL Enneagonal a Geom Defn Belonging to an enneagon having nine angles ENNEAGYNOUS Enneagynous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having or producing nine pistils or styles said of a flower or plant ENNEAHEDRAL Enneahedral a Etym Gr Geom Defn Having nine sides ENNEAHEDRIA ENNEAHEDRON Enneahedria Enneahedron n Geom Defn A figure having nine sides a nonagon ENNEANDRIA Enneandria n Etym NL fr Gr ennéandrie Bot Defn A Linnæan class of plants having nine stamens ENNEANDRIAN ENNEANDROUS Enneandrian Enneandrous a Bot Defn Having nine stamens ENNEAPETALOUS Enneapetalous a Etym Gr petalous cf F ennéapétale Bot Defn Having nine petals or flower leaves ENNEASPERMOUS Enneaspermous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having nine seeds said of fruits ENNEATIC ENNEATICAL Enneatic Enneatical a Etym Gr Defn Occurring once in every nine times days years etc every ninth Enneatical day every ninth day of a disease Enneatical year every ninth year of a mans life ENNEW Ennew v t Etym Pref en new Cf Innovate Defn To make new Obs Skelton ENNICHE Enniche v t Defn To place in a niche Sterne ENNOBLE Ennoble v t imp p p Ennobled p pr vb n Ennobling Etym Pref en noble cf F ennoblir 1 To make noble to elevate in degree qualities or excellence to dignify Ennobling all that he touches Trench What can ennoble sots or slaves or cowards Alas not all the blood of all the Howards Pope 2 To raise to the rank of nobility as to ennoble a commoner Syn To raise dignify exalt elevate aggrandize ENNOBLEMENT Ennoblement n 1 The act of making noble or of exalting dignifying or advancing to nobility Bacon 2 That which ennobles excellence dignity ENNOBLER Ennobler n Defn One who ennobles ENNUI Ennui n Etym F fr L in odio in hatred See Annoy Defn A feeling of weariness and disgust dullness and languor of spirits arising from satiety or want of interest tedium T Gray ENNUYE Ennuyé a Etym F p p of ennuyer See Ennui Defn Affected with ennui weary in spirits emotionally exhausted ENNUYE Ennuyé n Etym F Defn One who is affected with ennui ENNUYEE Ennuyée n Etym F Defn A woman affected with ennui Mrs Jameson ENODAL Enodal a Bot Defn Without a node Gray ENODATION Enodation n Etym L enodatio explanation fr enodare to free from knots See Enode Defn The act or operation of clearing of knots or of untying hence also the solution of a difficulty R Bailey ENODE Enode v t Etym L enodare e out nodare to fill with knots nodus a knot Defn To clear of knots to make clear Obs Cockeram ENOINT Enoint a Defn Anointed Obs Chaucer ENOMOTARCH Enomotarch n Etym Gr Enomoty Gr Antiq Defn The commander of an enomoty Mitford ENOMOTY Enomoty n Etym Gr Gr Antiq Defn A band of sworn soldiers a division of the Spartan army ranging from twentyfive to thirtysix men bound together by oath ENOPLA Enopla n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the orders of Nemertina characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis ENOPTOMANCY Enoptomancy n Etym Gr mancy Defn Divination by the use of a mirror ENORM Enorm a Etym Cf F énorme See Enormous Defn Enormous Obs Spenser ENORMITY Enormity n pl Enormities Etym L enormitas fr enormis enormous cf F énormité See Enormous 1 The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule or of being immoderate monstrous or outrageous The enormity of his learned acquisitions De Quincey 2 That which is enormous especially an exceeding offense against order right or decency an atrocious crime flagitious villainy an atrocity These clamorous enormities which are grown too big and strong for law or shame South ENORMOUS Enormous a Etym L enormis enormous out of rule e out norma rule cf F énorme See Normal 1 Exceeding the usual rule norm or measure out of due proportion inordinate abnormal Enormous bliss Milton This enormous state Shak The hoops enormous size Jenyns Wallowing unwieldy enormous in their gait Milton 2 Exceedingly wicked outrageous atrocious monstrous as an enormous crime That detestable profession of a life so enormous Bale Syn Huge vast immoderate immense excessive prodigious monstrous Enormous Immense Excessive We speak of a thing as enormous when it overpasses its ordinary law of existence or far exceeds its proper average or standard and becomes so to speak abnormal in its magnitude degree etc as a man of enormous strength a deed of enormous wickedness Immense expresses somewhat indefinitely an immeasurable quantity or extent Excessive is applied to what is beyond a just measure or amount and is always used in an evil as enormous size an enormous crime an immense expenditure the expanse of ocean is immense Excessive levity and indulgence are ultimately excessive rigor V Knox Complaisance becomes servitude when it is excessive La Rochefoucauld Trans ENORMOUSLY Enormously adv Defn In an enormous degree ENORMOUSNESS Enormousness n Defn The state of being enormous ENORTHOTROPE Enorthotrope n Etym Gr Defn An optical toy a card on which confused or imperfect figures are drawn but which form to the eye regular figures when the card is rapidly revolved See Thaumatrope ENOUGH Enough a Etym OE inoh inow enogh AS gen gen a adv akin to OS gin D genoeg OHG ginoug G genug Icel gn Sw nog Dan nok Goth gan fr geneah it suffices akin to Goth ganah pref ge a root akin to L nancisci to get Skr na Gr Defn Satisfying desire giving content adequate to meet the want sufficient usually and more elegantly following the noun to which it belongs How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare Luke xv 17 ENOUGH Enough adv 1 In a degree or quantity that satisfies to satisfaction sufficiently 2 Fully quite used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree and sometimes equivalent to very as he is ready enough to embrace the offer I know you well enough you are Signior Antonio Shak Thou knowest well enough that this is no time to lend money Shak 3 In a tolerable degree used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired as the song was well enough Note Enough usually follows the word it modifies ENOUGH Enough n Defn A sufficiency a quantity which satisfies desire is adequate to the want or is equal to the power or ability as he had enough to do take care of himself Enough is as good as a feast And Esau said I have enough my brother Gen xxxiii 9 ENOUGH Enough interj Defn An exclamation denoting sufficiency being a shortened form of it is enough ENOUNCE Enounce v t imp p p Enounced p pr vb n Enouncing Etym F énoncer L enuntiare e out nuntiare to announce fr nuntius messenger See Nuncio and cf Enunciate 1 To announce to declare to state as a proposition or argument Sir W Hamilton 2 To utter to articulate The student should be able to enounce these sounds independently A M Bell ENOUNCEMENT Enouncement n Defn Act of enouncing that which is enounced ENOW Enow Defn A form of Enough Archaic Shak EN PASSANT En passant F Defn In passing in the course of any procedure said specif Chess Defn of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares The pawn which takes en passant is advanced to the threatened square ENPATRON Enpatron v t Defn To act the part of a patron towards to patronize Obs Shak ENPIERCE Enpierce v t Etym See Empierce Defn To pierce Obs Shak ENQUERE Enquere v i Defn To inquire Obs Chaucer ENQUICKEN Enquicken v t Defn To quicken to make alive Obs Dr H More ENQUIRE Enquire v i t Defn See Inquire ENQUIRER Enquirer n Defn See Inquirer ENQUIRY Enquiry n Defn See Inquiry ENRACE Enrace v t Etym Pref en race lineage Defn To enroot to implant Obs Spenser ENRAGE Enrage v t imp p p Enraged p pr vb n Enraging Etym F enrager to be enraged pref en L in rage rage See Rage Defn To fill with rage to provoke to frenzy or madness to make furious Syn To irritate incense inflame exasperate provoke anger madden infuriate ENRAGEMENT Enragement n Defn Act of enraging or state of being enraged excitement Obs ENRANGE Enrange v t Etym Pref en range Cf Enrank Arrange 1 To range in order to put in rank to arrange Obs Spenser 2 To rove over to range Obs Spenser ENRANK Enrank v t Etym Pref en rank Defn To place in ranks or in order R Shak EN RAPPORT En rapport F Defn In accord harmony or sympathy having a mutual esp a private understanding of a hypnotic subject being in such a mental state as to be especially subject to the influence of a particular person or persons ENRAPT Enrapt p a Etym Pref en rapt Cf Enravish Defn Thrown into ecstasy transported enraptured Shak ENRAPTURE Enrapture v t imp p p Enraptured p pr vb n Enrapturing Defn To transport with pleasure to delight beyond measure to enravish Shenstone ENRAVISH Enravish v t Defn To transport with delight to enrapture to fascinate Spenser ENRAVISHINGLY Enravishingly adv Defn So as to throw into ecstasy ENRAVISHMENT Enravishment n Defn The state of being enravished or enraptured ecstasy rapture Glanvill ENREGISTER Enregister v t Etym Pref en register cf F enregistrer Cf Inregister Defn To register to enroll or record to inregister To read enregistered in every nook His goodness which His beauty doth declare Spenser ENRHEUM Enrheum v i Etym Pref en rheum cf F senrhumer Defn To contract a rheum Obs Harvey ENRICH Enrich v t imp p p Enriched p pr vb n Enriching Etym F enrichir pref en L in riche rich See Rich 1 To make rich with any kind of wealth to render opulent to increase the possessions of as to enrich the understanding with knowledge Seeing Lord your great mercy Us hath enriched so openly Chaucers Dream 2 To supply with ornament to adorn as to enrich a ceiling by frescoes 3 To make rich with manure to fertilize said of the soil as to enrich land by irrigation 4 To supply with knowledge to instruct to store said of the mind Sir W Raleigh ENRICHER Enricher n Defn One who enriches ENRICHMENT Enrichment n Defn The act of making rich or that which enriches increase of value by improvements embellishment etc decoration embellishment ENRIDGE Enridge v t Defn To form into ridges Shak ENRING Enring v t Defn To encircle R The Muses and the Graces grouped in threes Enringed a billowing fountain in the midst Tennyson ENRIPEN Enripen v t Defn To ripen Obs Donne ENRIVE Enrive v t Defn To rive to cleave Obs ENROBE Enrobe v t Etym Pref en robe cf OF enrober Defn To invest or adorn with a robe to attire ENROCKMENT Enrockment n Etym Pref en rock Defn A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to form bases of piers breakwaters etc ENROLL Enroll v t imp p p Enrolled p pr vb n Enrolling Etym Pref en roll cf F enrôler pref en L in rôle roll or register See Roll n Written also enrol 1 To insert in a roil to register or enter in a list or catalogue or on rolls of court hence to record to insert in records to leave in writing as to enroll men for service to enroll a decree or a law also reflexively to enlist An unwritten law of common right so engraven in the hearts of our ancestors and by them so constantly enjoyed and claimed as that it needed not enrolling Milton All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled themselves Prescott 2 To envelop to inwrap to involve Obs Spenser ENROLLER Enroller n Defn One who enrolls or registers ENROLLMENT Enrollment n Etym Cf F enrôlement Written also enrolment 1 The act of enrolling registration Holland 2 A writing in which anything is enrolled a register a record Sir J Davies ENROOT Enroot v t Defn To fix by the root to fix fast to implant deep Shak ENROUND Enround v t Defn To surround Obs Shak EN ROUTE En route Etym F Defn On the way or road ENS Ens n Etym L ens entis a thing See Entity 1 Metaph Defn Entity being or existence an actually existing being also God as the Being of Beings 2 Chem Defn Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted essence Obs ENSAFE Ensafe v t Defn To make safe Obs Hall ENSAMPLE Ensample n Etym OF ensample essample F exemple See Example Defn An example a pattern or model for imitation Obs Tyndale Being ensamples to the flock ENSAMPLE Ensample v t Defn To exemplify to show by example Obs Spenser ENSANGUINE Ensanguine v t Defn To stain or cover with blood to make bloody or of a bloodred color as an ensanguined hue The ensanguined field Milton ENSATE Ensate a Etym NL ensatus fr L ensis sword Bot Zoöl Defn Having swordshaped leaves or appendages ensiform ENSCALE Enscale v t Defn To cover with scales ENSCHEDULE Enschedule v t Defn To insert in a schedule See Schedule R Shak ENSCONCE Ensconce v t imp p p Ensconced imp p p Ensconcing Defn To cover or shelter as with a sconce or fort to place or hide securely to conceal She shall not see me I will ensconce me behind the arras Shak ENSEAL Enseal v t Defn To impress with a seal to mark as with a seal hence to ratify Obs This deed I do enseal Piers Plowman ENSEAM Enseam v t Etym Pref en seam suture Cf Inseam Defn To sew up to inclose by a seam hence to include to contain Camden ENSEAM Enseam v t Etym Pref en seam grease Defn To cover with grease to defile to pollute Obs In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed Shak ENSEAR Ensear v t Defn To sear to dry up Obs Ensear thy fertile and conceptious womb Shak ENSEARCH Ensearch v i Etym OF encerchier See Search Defn To make search to try to find something Obs v t Defn To search for Obs Sir T Elyot ENSEEL Enseel v t Defn To close eyes of to seel said in reference to a hawk Obs ENSEINT Enseint a Law Defn With child pregnant See Enceinte Obs ENSEMBLE Ensemble n Etym F Defn The whole all the parts taken together ENSEMBLE Ensemble adv Etym F Defn All at once together ENSHELTER Enshelter v t Defn To shelter Obs ENSHIELD Enshield v t Defn To defend as with a shield to shield Archaic Shak ENSHIELD Enshield a Defn Shielded enshielded Obs Shak ENSHRINE Enshrine v t imp p p Enshrined p pr vb n Enshrining Defn To inclose in a shrine or chest hence to preserve or cherish as something sacred as to enshrine something in memory We will enshrine it as holy relic Massinger ENSHROUD Enshroud v t Defn To cover with or as with a shroud to shroud Churchill ENSIFEROUS Ensiferous a Etym L ensifer ensis sword ferre to bear cf F ensifère Defn Bearing a sword ENSIFORM Ensiform a Etym L ensis sword form cf F ensiforme Defn Having the form of a sword blade swordshaped as an ensiform leaf Ensiform cartilage and Ensiform process Anat See Xiphisternum ENSIGN Ensign n Etym L enseigne L insignia pl of insigne a distinctive mark badge flag in signum mark sign See Sign and cf Insignia 3d Ancient 1 A flag a banner a standard esp the national flag or a banner indicating nationality carried by a ship or a body of soldiers as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army rank of naval officers or private signals and the like Hang up your ensigns let your drums be still Shak 2 A signal displayed like a standard to give notice He will lift an ensign to the nations from far Is v 26 3 Sign badge of office rank or power symbol The ensigns of our power about we bear Waller 4 a Formerly a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment b A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the navy corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant in the army Ham Nav Encyc Note In the British army the rank of ensign was abolished in 1871 In the United States army the rank is not recognized the regimental flags being carried by a sergeant called the color sergeant Ensign bearer one who carries a flag an ensign ENSIGN Ensign v t 1 To designate as by an ensign Obs Henry but joined the roses that ensigned Particular families B Jonson 2 To distinguish by a mark or ornament esp Her by a crown thus any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it is said to be ensigned ENSIGNCY Ensigncy n pl Ensigncies Defn The rank or office of an ensign ENSIGNSHIP Ensignship n Defn The state or rank of an ensign ENSILAGE Ensilage n Etym F pref en L in silo See Silo 1 The process of preserving fodder such as cornstalks rye oats millet etc by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat called a silo where it is kept covered from the air as the ensilage of fodder 2 The fodder preserved in a silo ENSILAGE Ensilage v t imp p p Ensilaged p pr vb n Ensilaging Defn To preserve in a silo as to ensilage cornstalks ENSILE Ensile v t imp p p Ensiled p pr vb n Ensiling F ensiler cf Sp ensilar See Silo Defn To store green fodder in a silo to prepare as silage Ensilist n ENSKY Ensky v t Defn To place in the sky or in heaven R A thing enskied and sainted Shak ENSLAVE Enslave v t imp p p Enslaved p pr vb n Enslaving Defn To reduce to slavery to make a slave of to subject to a dominant influence The conquerd also and enslaved by war Shall with their freedom lost all virtue lose Milton Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the will Cowper ENSLAVEDNESS Enslavedness n Defn State of being enslaved ENSLAVEMENT Enslavement n Defn The act of reducing to slavery state of being enslaved bondage servitude A fresh enslavement to their enemies South ENSLAVER Enslaver n Defn One who enslaves Swift ENSNARE Ensnare v t Defn To catch in a snare See Insnare ENSNARL Ensnarl v t Defn To entangle Obs Spenser ENSOBER Ensober v t Defn To make sober Obs Sad accidents to ensober his spirits Jer Taylor ENSOUL Ensoul v t Defn To indue or imbue a body with soul R Emerson ENSPHERE Ensphere v t Etym Pref en sphere Cf Insphere 1 To place in a sphere to envelop His ample shoulders in a cloud ensphered Chapman 2 To form into a sphere ENSTAMP Enstamp v t Defn To stamp to mark as It is the motive which enstamps the character Gogan ENSTATE Enstate v t Defn See Instate ENSTATITE Enstatite n Etym Named fr Gr Min Defn A mineral of the pyroxene group orthorhombic in crystallization often fibrous and massive color grayish white or greenish It is a silicate of magnesia with some iron Bronzite is a ferriferous variety ENSTATITIC Enstatitic a Defn Relating to enstatite ENSTORE Enstore v t Etym See Instaurate Defn To restore Obs Wyclif ENSTYLE Enstyle v t Defn To style to name Obs ENSUABLE Ensuable a Defn Ensuing following ENSUE Ensue v t imp p p Ensued p pr vb n Ensuing Etym OF ensevre OF F ensuivre fr L insequi in sequi to pursue See Sue Defn To follow to pursue to follow and overtake Obs Seek peace and ensue it 1 Pet iii 11 To ensue his example in doing the like mischief Golding ENSUE Ensue v i Defn To follow or come afterward to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession to result as an ensuing conclusion or effect the year ensuing was a cold one So spoke the Dame but no applause ensued Pope Damage to the mind or the body or to both ensues unless the exciting cause be presently removed I Taylor Syn To follow pursue succeed See Follow ENSURE Ensure v t 1 To make sure See Insure 2 To betroth Obs Sir T More ENSURER Ensurer n Defn See Insurer ENSWATHE Enswathe v t Defn To swathe to envelop as in swaddling clothes Shak ENSWATHEMENT Enswathement n Defn The act of enswathing or the state of being enswathed ENSWEEP Ensweep v t Defn To sweep over or across to pass over rapidly R Thomson ENT Ent Defn A prefix signifying within See Ento ENT ent Etym F ent L ens entis Defn An adjective suffix signifying action or being as corrodent excellent emergent continent quiescent See ant ENTABLATURE Entablature n Etym OF entablature cf It intavolatura fr LL intabulare to construct a basis L in tabulatum board work flooring fr tabula See Table Arch Defn The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns See Illust of Column Cornice Note It is commonly divided into architrave the part immediately above the column frieze the central space and cornice the upper projecting moldings Parker ENTABLEMENT Entablement n Etym F entablement LL intabulamentum Defn See Entablature R Evelyn ENTACKLE Entackle v t Defn To supply with tackle Obs Skelton ENTAD Entad adv Etym Ent L ad towards Anat Defn Toward the inside or central part away from the surface opposed to ectad B G Wilder ENTAIL Entail n Etym OE entaile carving OF entaille F an incision fr entailler to cut away pref en L in tailler to cut LL feudum talliatum a fee entailed i e curtailed or limited See Tail limitation Tailor 1 That which is entailed Hence Law a An estate in fee entailed or limited in descent to a particular class of issue b The rule by which the descent is fixed A power of breaking the ancient entails and of alienating their estates Hume 2 Delicately carved ornamental work intaglio Obs A work of rich entail Spenser ENTAIL Entail v t imp p p Entailed p pr vb n Entailing Etym OE entailen to carve OF entailler See Entail n 1 To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants said especially of an estate to bestow as an heritage Allowing them to entail their estates Hume I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever Shak 2 To appoint hereditary possessor Obs To entail him and his heirs unto the crown Shak 3 To cut or carve in a ornamental way Obs Entailed with curious antics Spenser ENTAILMENT Entailment n 1 The act of entailing or of giving as an estate and directing the mode of descent 2 The condition of being entailed 3 A thing entailed Brutality as an hereditary entailment becomes an ever weakening force R L Dugdale ENTAL Ental a Etym See Ent Anat Defn Pertaining to or situated near central or deep parts inner opposed to ectal B G Wilder ENTAME Entame v t Defn To tame Obs Shak ENTANGLE Entangle v t imp p p Entangled p pr vb n Entangling 1 To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated to make tangled confused and intricate as to entangle yarn or the hair 2 To involve in such complications as to render extrication a bewildering difficulty hence metaphorically to insnare to perplex to bewilder to puzzle as to entangle the feet in a net or in briers Entangling alliances Washington The difficulties that perplex mens thoughts and entangle their understandings Locke Allowing her to entangle herself with a person whose future was so uncertain Froude ENTANGLEMENT Entanglement n Defn State of being entangled intricate and confused involution that which entangles intricacy perplexity ENTANGLER Entangler n Defn One that entangles ENTASIA Entasia n Etym NL fr Gr Entasis Med Defn Tonic spasm applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms as tetanus trismus etc ENTASIS Entasis n Etym NL from Gr 1 Arch Defn A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column 2 Med Defn Same as Entasia ENTASSMENT Entassment n Etym F entassement fr entasser to heap up Defn A heap accumulation R ENTASTIC Entastic a Etym Formed as if fr assumed Gr Entasis Med Defn Relating to any disease characterized by tonic spasms ENTELECHY Entelechy n Etym L entelechia Gr Peripatetic Philos Defn An actuality a conception completely actualized in distinction from mere potential existence ENTELLUS Entellus n Etym NL the specific name fr Gr Zoöl Defn An East Indian longtailed bearded monkey Semnopithecus entellus regarded as sacred by the natives It is remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the head Called also hoonoomaun and hungoor ENTEND Entend v i Etym F entendre fr L intendere See Intend Defn To attend to to apply ones self to Obs Chaucer ENTENDER Entender v t 1 To make tender R Jer Taylor 2 To treat with tenderness R Young ENTENTIVE Ententive a Etym OF ententif Defn Attentive zealous Obs Chaucer ENTER Enter Etym F entre between fr L inter See Inter Defn A prefix signifying between among part ENTER Enter v t imp p p Entered p pr vb n Entering Etym OE entren enteren F entrer fr L intrare fr intro inward contr fr intero sc loco fr inter in between between See Inter In and cf Interior 1 To come or go into to pass into the interior of to pass within the outer cover or shell of to penetrate to pierce as to enter a house a closet a country a door etc the river enters the sea That darksome cave they enter Spenser I with the multitude of my redeemed Shall enter heaven long absent Milton 2 To unite in to join to be admitted to to become a member of as to enter an association a college an army 3 To engage in to become occupied with as to enter the legal profession the book trade etc 4 To pass within the limits of to attain to begin to commence upon as to enter ones teens a new era a new dispensation 5 To cause to go into or to be received into to put in to insert to cause to be admitted as to enter a knife into a piece of wood a wedge into a log to enter a boy at college a horse for a race etc 6 To inscribe to enroll to record as to enter a name or a date in a book or a book in a catalogue to enter the particulars of a sale in an account a manifest of a ship or of merchandise at the customhouse 7 Law a To go into or upon as lands and take actual possession of them b To place in regular form before the court usually in writing to put upon record in proper from and order as to enter a writ appearance rule or judgment Burrill 8 To make report of a vessel or her cargo at the customhouse to submit a statement of imported goods with the original invoices to the proper officer of the customs for estimating the duties See Entry 4 9 To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office the required particulars concerning a quantity of public land in order to entitle a person to a right pf preëmption US Abbott 10 To deposit for copyright the title or description of a book picture map etc as entered according to act of Congress 11 To initiate to introduce favorably Obs Shak ENTER Enter v i 1 To go or come in often with in used pleonastically also to begin to take the first steps The year entering Evelyn No evil thing approach nor enter in Milton Truth is fallen in the street and equity can not enter Is lix 14 For we which have believed do enter into rest Heb iv 3 2 To get admission to introduce ones self to penetrate to form or constitute a part to become a partaker or participant to share to engage usually with into sometimes with on or upon as a ball enters into the body water enters into a ship he enters into the plan to enter into a quarrel a merchant enters into partnership with some one to enter upon anothers land the boy enters on his tenth year to enter upon a task lead enters into the composition of pewter 3 To penetrate mentally to consider attentively with into He is particularly pleased with Sallust for his entering into internal principles of action Addison ENTERADENOGRAPHY Enteradenography n Etym Gr graphy Defn A treatise upon or description of the intestinal glands ENTERADENOLOGY Enteradenology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science which treats of the glands of the alimentary canal ENTERALGIA Enteralgia n Etym NL fr Gr entéralgie Med Defn Pain in the intestines colic ENTERDEAL Enterdeal n Etym Enter deal Defn Mutual dealings intercourse Obs The enterdeal of princes strange Spenser ENTERER Enterer n Defn One who makes an entrance or beginning A Seward ENTERIC Enteric a Etym Gr Enteritis Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the enteron or alimentary canal intestinal Enteric fever Med typhoid fever ENTERING EDGE ENTRANT EDGE Entering edge or Entrant edge Defn Advancing edge ENTERITIS Enteritis n Etym NL fr Gr itis Med Defn An inflammation of the intestines Hoblyn ENTERLACE Enterlace v t Defn See Interlace ENTERMETE Entermete v i Etym F sentremettre entre between mettre to place Defn To interfere to intermeddle Obs Chaucer ENTERMEWER Entermewer n Etym Enter mew to molt Zoöl Defn A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers commonly in the second year ENTERMISE Entermise n Etym F entremise fr sentremettre See Entermete Defn Mediation Obs ENTEROCELE Enterocele n Etym Gr Med Defn A hernial tumor whose contents are intestine ENTEROCOELE Enterocoele n Etym Gr Anat Defn A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract distinguished from a schizocoele which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo ENTEROGRAPHY Enterography n Etym Gr graphy Anat Defn A treatise upon or description of the intestines enterology ENTEROLITH Enterolith n Etym Gr lith Med Defn An intestinal concretion ENTEROLOGY Enterology n Etym Gr logy cf F entérologie Defn The science which treats of the viscera of the body ENTERON Enteron n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The whole alimentary or enteric canal ENTEROPATHY Enteropathy n Etym Gr Med Defn Disease of the intestines ENTEROPNEUSTA Enteropneusta n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of wormlike invertebrates having along the sides of the body branchial openings for the branchial sacs which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal Balanoglossus is the only known genus See Illustration in Appendix ENTERORRHAPHY Enterorrhaphy n Etym Gr Med Defn The operation of sewing up a rent in the intestinal canal ENTEROTOME Enterotome n Etym F entérotome See Enterotomy Med Defn A kind of scissors used for opening the intestinal canal as in postmortem examinations ENTEROTOMY Enterotomy n Etym Gr Med Defn Incision of the intestines especially in reducing certain cases of hernia ENTERPARLANCE Enterparlance n Defn Mutual talk or conversation conference Obs Sir J Hayward ENTERPLEAD Enterplead v i Defn Same as Interplead ENTERPRISE Enterprise n Etym F enterprise fr entreprendre to undertake entre between L inter prendre to take See Inter and Emprise 1 That which is undertaken something attempted to be performed a work projected which involves activity courage energy and the like a bold arduous or hazardous attempt an undertaking as a manly enterprise a warlike enterprise Shak Their hands can not perform their enterprise Job v 12 2 Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness promptness energy and like qualities as a man of great enterprise ENTERPRISE Enterprise v t 1 To undertake to begin and attempt to perform to venture upon R The business must be enterprised this night Dryden What would I not renounce or enterprise for you T Otway 2 To treat with hospitality to entertain Obs Him at the threshold met and well did enterprise Spenser ENTERPRISE Enterprise v i Defn To undertake an enterprise or something hazardous or difficult R Pope ENTERPRISER Enterpriser n Defn One who undertakes enterprises Sir J Hayward ENTERPRISING Enterprising a Defn Having a disposition for enterprise characterized by enterprise resolute active or prompt to attempt as an enterprising man or firm Enterprisingly adv ENTERTAIN Entertain v t imp p p Entertained p pr vb n Entertaining Etym F entretenir entre between L inter tenir to hold L tenere See Tenable 1 To be at the charges of to take or keep in ones service to maintain to support to harbor to keep You sir I entertain for one of my hundred Shak 2 To give hospitable reception and maintenance to to receive at ones board or into ones house to receive as a guest Be not forgetful to entertain strangers for thereby some have entertained unawares Heb xiii 2 3 To engage the attention of agreeably to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly to divert as to entertain friends with conversation etc The weary time she can not entertain Shak 4 To give reception to to receive in general to receive and take into consideration to admit treat or make use of as to entertain a proposal I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as the philosophy of Locke De Quincey A rumor gained ground and however absurd was entertained by some very sensible people Hawthorne 5 To meet or encounter as an enemy Obs Shak 6 To keep hold or maintain in the mind with favor to keep in the mind to harbor to cherish as to entertain sentiments 7 To lead on to bring along to introduce Obs To baptize all nations and entertain them into the services institutions of the holy Jesus Jer Taylor Syn To amuse divert maintain See Amuse ENTERTAIN Entertain v i Defn To receive or provide entertainment for guests as he entertains generously ENTERTAIN Entertain n Etym Cf F entretien fr entretenir Defn Entertainment Obs Spenser ENTERTAINER Entertainer n Defn One who entertains ENTERTAINING Entertaining a Defn Affording entertainment pleasing amusing diverting Entertainingly adv Entertainingness n ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment n Etym Cf OF entretenement 1 The act of receiving as host or of amusing admitting or cherishing hospitable reception also reception or treatment in general The entertainment of Christ by faith Baxter The sincere entertainment and practice of the precepts of the gospel Bp Sprat 2 That which entertains or with which one is entertained as a Hospitality hospitable provision for the wants of a guest especially provision for the table a hospitable repast a feast a formal or elegant meal b That which engages the attention agreeably amuses or diverts whether in private as by conversation etc or in public by performances of some kind amusement Theatrical entertainments conducted with greater elegance and refinement Prescott 3 Admission into service service Some band of strangers in the adversarys entertainment Shak 4 Payment of soldiers or servants wages Obs The entertainment of the general upon his first arrival was but six shillings and eight pence Sir J Davies Syn Amusement diversion recreation pastime sport feast banquet repast carousal ENTERTAKE Entertake v t Defn To entertain Obs ENTERTISSUED Entertissued a Defn Same as Intertissued ENTHEAL ENTHEAN Entheal Enthean a Etym Gr Defn Divinely inspired wrought up to enthusiasm Obs ENTHEASM Entheasm n Defn Inspiration enthusiasm R Religious entheasm Byron ENTHEASTIC Entheastic a Etym Gr Entheal Defn Of godlike energy inspired Entheastically adv ENTHEAT Entheat a Etym Cf L entheatus fr Gr Defn Divinely inspired Obs Drummond ENTHELMINTHA ENTHELMINTHES Enthelmintha Enthelminthes n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn Intestinal worms See Helminthes ENTHETIC Enthetic a Etym Gr Med Defn Caused by a morbifie virus implanted in the system as an enthetic disease like syphilis ENTHRALL Enthrall v t Etym Pref en thrall Cf Inthrall Written also enthral Defn To hold in thrall to enslave See Inthrall The bars survive the captive they enthrall Byron ENTHRALLMENT Enthrallment n Defn The act of enthralling or state of being enthralled See Inthrallment ENTHRILL Enthrill v t Etym Pref en thrill Defn To pierce to thrill Obs Sackville ENTHRONE Enthrone v t Etym Pref en throne cf OF enthroner Cf Inthronize 1 To seat on a throne to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority hence to invest with sovereign authority or dignity Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned Pope It mercy is enthroned in the hearts of kings Shak 2 Eccl Defn To induct as a bishop into the powers and privileges of a vacant see ENTHRONEMENT Enthronement n Defn The act of enthroning or state of being enthroned Recent ENTHRONIZATION Enthronization n Defn The act of enthroning hence the admission of a bishop to his stall or throne in his cathedral ENTHRONIZE Enthronize v t imp p p Enthronized p pr vb n Enthronizing Etym See Inthronize Defn To place on a throne hence to induct into office as a bishop There openly enthronized as the very elected king Knolles ENTHUSE Enthuse v t i Defn To make or become enthusiastic Slang ENTHUSIASM Enthusiasm n Etym Gr enthousiasme See Entheal Theism 1 Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power ecstasy hence a conceit of divine possession and revelation or of being directly subject to some divine impulse Enthusiasm is founded neither on reason nor divine revelation but rises from the conceits of a warmed or overweening imagination Locke 2 A state of impassioned emotion transport elevation of fancy exaltation of soul as the poetry of enthusiasm Resolutions adopted in enthusiasm are often repented of when excitement has been succeeded by the wearing duties of hard everyday routine Froude Exhibiting the seeming contradiction of susceptibility to enthusiasm and calculating shrewdness Bancroft 3 Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject ardent and imaginative zeal or interest as he engaged in his profession with enthusiasm Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm Emerson 4 Lively manifestation of joy or zeal Philip was greeted with a tumultuous enthusiasm Prescott ENTHUSIAST Enthusiast n Etym Gr enthousiaste Defn One moved or actuated by enthusiasm as a One who imagines himself divinely inspired or possessed of some special revelation a religious madman a fanatic b One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind an ardent and imaginative person Enthusiasts soon understand each other W Irving Syn Visionary fanatic devotee zealot ENTHUSIASTIC ENTHUSIASTICAL Enthusiastic Enthusiastical a Etym Gr Defn Filled with enthusiasm characterized by enthusiasm zealous as an enthusiastic lover of art Enthusiastical raptures Calamy Enthusiastically adv A young man of a visionary and enthusiastic character W Irving ENTHUSIASTIC Enthusiastic n Defn An enthusiast a zealot Obs ENTHYMEMATIC ENTHYMEMATICAL Enthymematic Enthymematical a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to or of the form of an enthymeme ENTHYMEME Enthymeme n Etym Gr Logic Defn An argument consisting of only two propositions an antecedent and consequent deduced from it a syllogism with one premise omitted as We are dependent therefore we should be humble Here the major proposition is suppressed The complete syllogism would be Dependent creatures should be humble we are dependent creatures therefore we should be humble ENTICE Entice v t imp p p Enticed p pr vb n Enticing Etym OE entisen enticen OF enticier entichier pref en L in a word of uncertain origin cf OF atisier to stir a fire provoke L titio firebrand or MHG zicken to push Defn To draw on by exciting hope or desire to allure to attract as the bait enticed the fishes Often in a bad sense To lead astray to induce to evil to tempt as the sirens enticed them to listen Roses blushing as they blow And enticing men to pull Beau Fl My son if sinners entice thee consent thou not Prov i 10 Go and thine erring brother gain Entice him home to be forgiven Keble Syn To allure lure coax decoy seduce tempt inveigle incite persuade prevail on See Allure ENTICEABLE Enticeable a Defn Capable of being enticed ENTICEMENT Enticement n Etym OF enticement 1 The act or practice of alluring or tempting as the enticements of evil companions 2 That which entices or incites to evil means of allurement alluring object as an enticement to sin Syn Allurement attraction temptation seduction inveiglement persuasion inducement ENTICER Enticer n Defn One who entices one who incites or allures to evil Burton ENTICING Enticing a Defn That entices alluring ENTICINGLY Enticingly adv Defn In an enticing manner charmingly She sings most enticingly Addison ENTIERTY Entierty n Defn See Entirety Obs ENTIRE Entire a Etym F entier L integer untouched undiminished entire pref in negative the root of tangere to touch See Tangent and cf Integer 1 Complete in all parts undivided undiminished whole full and perfect not deficient as the entire control of a business entire confidence ignorance That ye may be perfect and entire wanting nothing James i 4 With strength entire and free will armed Milton One entire and perfect chrysolite Shak 2 Without mixture or alloy of anything unqualified morally whole pure faithful Pure fear and entire cowardice Shak No man had ever a heart more entire to the king Clarendon 3 Bot a Consisting of a single piece as a corolla b Having an evenly continuous edge as a leaf which has no kind of teeth 4 Not gelded said of a horse 5 Internal interior Obs Spenser Syn See Whole and Radical ENTIRE Entire n 1 Entirely Too long to print in entire Thackeray 2 Brewing Defn A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer Eng Fokers Entire Thackeray ENTIRELY Entirely adv 1 In an entire manner wholly completely fully as the trace is entirely lost Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea Raleigh 2 Without alloy or mixture truly sincerely To highest God entirely pray Spenser ENTIRENESS Entireness n 1 The state or condition of being entire completeness fullness totality as the entireness of an arch or a bridge This same entireness or completeness Trench 2 Integrity wholeness of heart honesty R Entireness in preaching the gospel Udall 3 Oneness unity applied to a condition of intimacy or close association Obs True Christian love may be separated from acquaintance and acquaintance from entireness Bp Hall ENTIRETY Entirety n pl Entireness Etym OF entiereté Cf Integrity 1 The state of being entire completeness as entirely of interest Blackstone 2 That which is entire the whole Bacon ENTIREWHEAT Entirewheat a Defn Designating made of or relating to flour including a considerable part of the bran ENTITATIVE Entitative a Etym See Entity Defn Considered as pure entity abstracted from all circumstances Ellis Entitatively adv ENTITLE Entitle v t imp p p Entitled p pr vb n Entitling Etym OF entituler F intituler LL intitulare fr L in titulus title See Title and cf Intitule 1 To give a title to to affix to as a name or appellation hence also to dignify by an honorary designation to denominate to call as to entitle a book Commentaries to entitle a man Honorable That which we entitle patience Shak 2 To give a claim to to qualify for with a direct object of the person and a remote object of the thing to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success as an officers talents entitle him to command 3 To attribute to ascribe Obs The ancient proverb entitles this work peculiarly to God himself Milton Syn To name designate style characterize empower qualify enable fit ENTITULE Entitule v t Etym See Entitle Defn To entitle B Jonson ENTITY Entity n pl Entities Etym LL entitas fr L ens entis thing prop p pr of esse to be cf F entité See Essence Is Defn A real being whether in thought as an ideal conception or in fact being essence existence Selfsubsisting entities such as our own personality Shairp Fortune is no real entity but a mere relative signification Bentley ENTO Ento Etym Gr In Defn A combining form signifying within as entoblast ENTOBLAST Entoblast n Etym Ento blast Biol Defn The inner germ layer endoderm See Nucleolus ENTOBRONCHIUM Entobronchium n pl Entobronchia Etym See Ento and Bronchia Anat Defn One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds ENTOCUNEIFORM ENTOCUNIFORM Entocuneiform Entocuniform n Etym Ento cuneiform cuniform Anat Defn One of the bones of the tarsus See Cuneiform ENTODERM Entoderm n Etym Ento Gr Biol Defn See Endoderm and Illust of Blastoderm ENTODERMAL ENTODERMIC Entodermal Entodermic a Biol Defn Relating to the entoderm ENTOGASTRIC Entogastric a Etym Ento Gr Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the interior of the stomach applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity in certain hydroids ENTOGENOUS Entogenous a Etym Ento genous Biol Defn See Endogenous ENTOGLOSSAL Entoglossal a Etym Ento Gr Anat Defn Within the tongue applied to the glossohyal bone ENTOIL Entoil v t imp p p Entoiled p pr vb n Entoiling Defn To take with toils or bring into toils to insnare R Entoiled in woofed phantasies Keats ENTOMB Entomb v t imp p p Entombed p pr vb n Entombing Etym Pref en tomb cf OF entomber Defn To deposit in a tomb as a dead body to bury to inter to inhume Hooker ENTOMBMENT Entombment n Defn The act of entombing or burying or state of being entombed burial Barrow ENTOMERE Entomere n Etym Ento mere Biol Defn The more granular cells which finally become internal in many segmenting ova as those of mammals ENTOMIC ENTOMICAL Entomic Entomical a Etym Gr Entomology Zoöl Defn Relating to insects entomological ENTOMOID Entomoid a Etym Gr oid Zoöl Defn Resembling an insect n Defn An object resembling an insect ENTOMOLIN Entomolin n Etym Gr Chem Defn See Chitin ENTOMOLITE Entomolite n Etym Gr lite Paleon Defn A fossil insect ENTOMOLOGIC ENTOMOLOGICAL Entomologic Entomological a Etym Cf F entomologique Defn Of or relating to entomology Entomologically adv ENTOMOLOGIST Entomologist n Etym Cf F entomologiste Defn One versed in entomology ENTOMOLOGIZE Entomologize v i Defn To collect specimens in the study of entomology C Kingsley ENTOMOLOGY Entomology n pl Entomologies Etym Gr entomon insect so called because nearly cut in two fr entomos cut in en in temnein to cut logy cf F entomologie See In and Tome and cf Insect 1 That part of zoölogy which treats of insects 2 A treatise on the science of entomology ENTOMOPHAGA Entomophaga n pl Etym NL fr Gr entomon an insect fagein to eat Zoöl 1 One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvæ feed parasitically upon living insects See Ichneumon 2 2 A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous as the opossum 3 A group of edentates including the anteaters ENTOMOPHAGAN Entomophagan a Zoöl Defn Relating to the Entomophaga n Defn One of the Entomophaga ENTOMOPHAGOUS Entomophagous a Zoöl Defn Feeding on insects insectivorous ENTOMOPHILOUS Entomophilous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Fertilized by the agency of insects said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects ENTOMOSTRACA Entomostraca n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the subclasses of Crustacea including a large number of species many of them minute The group embraces several orders as the Phyllopoda Ostracoda Copepoda and Pectostraca See Copepoda Phyllopoda and Cladocera ENTOMOSTRACAN Entomostracan a Zoöl Defn Relating to the Entomostraca n Defn One of the Entomostraca ENTOMOSTRACOUS Entomostracous a Zoöl Defn Belonging to the Entomostracans ENTOMOTOMIST Entomotomist n Defn One who practices entomotomy ENTOMOTOMY Entomotomy n Etym Gr Defn The science of the dissection of insects ENTONIC Entonic a Etym Gr Entasis Med Defn Having great tension or exaggerated action Dunglison ENTOPERIPHERAL Entoperipheral a Etym Ento peripheral Physiol Defn Being or having its origin within the external surface of the body especially applied to feelings such as hunger produced by internal disturbances Opposed to epiperipheral ENTOPHYTE Entophyte n Etym Ento Gr Med Defn A vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body ENTOPHYTIC Entophytic a Defn Of or pertaining to entophytes as an entophytic disease ENTOPLASM Entoplasm n Etym Ento Gr Biol a The inner granular layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum b Endosarc ENTOPLASTIC Entoplastic a Etym Ento Gr Biol Defn Pertaining to or composed of entoplasm as the entoplastic products of some Protozoa or the entoplastic modification of the cell protoplasm by which a nucleus is produced ENTOPLASTRON Entoplastron n pl Entoplastra Etym Ento plastron Anat Defn The median plate of the plastron of turtles called also entosternum ENTOPROCTA Entoprocta n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of tentacles See Pedicellina ENTOPTIC Entoptic a Etym Ent optic Physiol Defn Relating to objects situated within the eye esp relating to the perception of objects in ones own eye ENTORGANISM Entorganism n Etym Ent organism Biol Defn An internal parasitic organism ENTORTILATION Entortilation n Etym F entortiller to twist pref en L in tortiller to twist Defn A turning into a circle round figures Obs Donne ENTOSTERNUM Entosternum n pl Entosterna Etym NL See Ento and Sternum Anat Defn See Entoplastron Entosternal a ENTOSTHOBLAST Entosthoblast n Etym Gr entosthe from within blast Biol Defn The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell Agassiz ENTOTHORAX Entothorax n Etym Ento thorax Zoöl Defn See Endothorax ENTOTIC Entotic a Etym Ent Gr Anat Defn Pertaining to the interior of the ear ENTOURAGE Entourage äNtoorazh n F Defn Surroundings specif collectively ones attendants or associates The entourage and mode of life of the mikados were not such as to make of them able rulers B H Chamberlain ENTOZOA Entozoa n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl 1 A group of worms including the tapeworms flukes roundworms etc most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals the Helminthes 2 An artificial group including all kinds of animals living parasitically in others ENTOZOAL ENTOZOIC Entozoal Entozoic a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to or consisting of the Entozoa ENTOZOOLOGIST ENTOZOOELOGIST Entozoölogist n Etym Entozoön logy ist Defn One versed in the science of the Entozoa ENTOZOON ENTOZOOEN Entozoön n pl Entozoa Etym NL See Entozoa Zoöl Defn One of the Entozoa ENTRACTE Entracte n Etym F Cf Interact 1 The interval of time which occurs between the performance of any two acts of a drama 2 A dance piece of music or interlude performed between two acts of a drama ENTRAIL Entrail v t Etym Pref en OF treiller to grate lattice F treille vine arbor See Trellis Defn To interweave to intertwine Obs Spenser ENTRAIL Entrail n Defn Entanglement fold Obs Spenser ENTRAILS Entrails n pl Etym F entrailles LL intralia intranea fr interaneum pl interanea intestine interaneus inward interior fr inter between among within See Internal 1 The internal parts of animal bodies the bowels the guts viscera intestines 2 The internal parts as the entrails of the earth That treasure hid the dark entrails of America Locke ENTRAIN Entrain v t Etym F entrainer Defn To draw along as a current does as water entrained by steam ENTRAIN Entrain v t Etym Pref en train Defn To put aboard a railway train as to entrain a regiment Recent Eng ENTRAIN Entrain v i Defn To go aboard a railway train as the troops entrained at the station Recent Eng ENTRAMMEL Entrammel v t Etym See Trammel Defn To trammel to entangle Bp Hacket ENTRANCE Entrance n Etym OF entrance fr OF F entrant p pr of entrer to enter See Enter 1 The act of entering or going into ingress as the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment hence the act of taking possession as of property or of office as the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance or of a magistrate into office 2 Liberty power or permission to enter as to give entrance to friends Shak 3 The passage door or gate for entering Show us we pray thee the entrance into the city Judg i 24 4 The entering upon the beginning or that with which the beginning is made the commencement initiation as a difficult entrance into business Beware of entrance to a quarrel Shak St Augustine in the entrance of one of his discourses makes a kind of apology Hakewill 5 The causing to be entered upon a register as a ship or goods at a customhouse an entering as his entrance of the arrival was made the same day 6 Naut a The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line Ham Nav Encyc b The bow or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel below the water line Totten ENTRANCE Entrance v t imp p p Entranced p pr vb n Entrancing Etym Pref en trance 1 To put into a trance to make insensible to present objects Him still entranced and in a litter laid They bore from field and to the bed conveyed Dryden 2 To put into an ecstasy to ravish with delight or wonder to enrapture to charm And I so ravished with her heavenly note I stood entranced and had no room for thought Dryden ENTRANCEMENT Entrancement n Defn The act of entrancing or the state of trance or ecstasy Otway ENTRANT Entrant n Etym See Entrance n 1 One who enters a beginner The entrant upon life Bp Terrot 2 An applicant for admission Stormonth ENTRAP Entrap v t imp p p Entrapped p pr vb n Entrapping Etym Pref en trap cf OF entraper Defn To catch in a trap to insnare hence to catch as in a trap by artifices to involve in difficulties or distresses to catch or involve in contradictions as to be entrapped by the devices of evil men A golden mesh to entrap the hearts of men Shak Syn To insnare inveigle tangle decoy entangle ENTREAT Entreat v t imp p p Entreated p pr vb n Entreating Etym OE entreten to treat request OF entraiter to treat of pref en L in traitier to treat See Treat 1 To treat or conduct toward to deal with to use Obs Fairly let her be entreated Shak I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well Jer xv 11 2 To treat with or in respect to a thing desired hence to ask earnestly to beseech to petition or pray with urgency to supplicate to importune Entreat my wife to come I do entreat your patience Shak I must entreat of you some of that money Shak Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door Poe Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife Gen xxv 21 3 To beseech or supplicate successfully to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation to persuade It were a fruitless attempt to appease a power whom no prayers could entreat Rogers 4 To invite to entertain Obs Pleasures to entreat Spenser Syn To beseech beg solicit crave implore supplicate See Beseech ENTREAT Entreat v i 1 To treat or discourse hence to enter into negotiations as for a treaty Obs Of which I shall have further occasion to entreat Hakewill Alexander was first that entreated of true peace with them 1 Mac x 47 2 To make an earnest petition or request The Janizaries entreated for them as valiant men Knolles ENTREAT Entreat n Defn Entreaty Obs Ford ENTREATABLE Entreatable a Defn That may be entreated ENTREATANCE Entreatance n Defn Entreaty Obs Fairfax ENTREATER Entreater n Defn One who entreats one who asks earnestly a beseecher ENTREATFUL Entreatful a Defn Full of entreaty R See Intreatful ENTREATINGLY Entreatingly adv Defn In an entreating manner ENTREATIVE Entreative a Defn Used in entreaty pleading R Entreative phrase A Brewer ENTREATMENT Entreatment n Defn Entreaty invitation Obs Shak ENTREATY Entreaty n pl Entreaties 1 Treatment reception entertainment Obs B Jonson 2 The act of entreating or beseeching urgent prayer earnest petition pressing solicitation Fair entreaty and sweet blandishment Spenser Syn Solicitation request suit supplication importunity ENTREE Entrée n Etym F See Entry 1 A coming in or entrance hence freedom of access permission or right to enter as to have the entrée of a house 2 Cookery Defn In French usage a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite in English usage a side dish served with a joint or between the courses as a cutlet scalloped oysters etc ENTREMETS Entremets n sing pl Etym F fr entre between mets a dish mess 1 Cookery Defn A side dish a dainty or relishing dish usually eaten after the joints or principal dish also a sweetmeat served with a dinner 2 Any small entertainment between two greater ones R ENTRENCH Entrench v t Defn See Intrench ENTREPOT Entrepôt n Etym F Defn A warehouse a magazine for depositing goods stores etc a mart or place where merchandise is deposited as an entrepôt for shipping goods in transit ENTREPRENEUR Entrepreneur n Etym F See Enterprise Polit Econ Defn One who creates a product on his own account whoever undertakes on his own account an industrial enterprise in which workmen are employed F A Walker ENTRESOL Entresol n Etym F Arch Defn A low story between two higher ones usually between the ground floor and the first story mezzanine Parker ENTRICK Entrick v t Etym Cf OE entriken to perplex OF entriquer Cf Trick Intrigue Defn To trick to perplex Obs Rom of R ENTROCHAL Entrochal a Defn Pertaining to or consisting of entrochites or the joints of encrinites used of a kind of stone or marble ENTROCHITE Entrochite n Etym Pref en Gr Paleon Defn A fossil joint of a crinoid stem ENTROPION Entropion n Etym NL Med Defn Same as Entropium ENTROPIUM Entropium n Etym NL See Entropy Med Defn The inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids ENTROPY Entropy n Etym Gr Thermodynamics Defn A certain property of a body expressed as a measurable quantity such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remains constant but when heat enters or leaves the body the quantity increases or diminishes If a small amount h of heat enters the body when its temperature is t in the thermodynamic scale the entropy of the body is increased by h The entropy is regarded as measured from some standard temperature and pressure Sometimes called the thermodynamic function The entropy of the universe tends towards a maximum Clausius ENTRUST Entrust v t Defn See Intrust ENTRY Entry n pl Entries Etym OE entree entre F entrée fr entrer to enter See Enter and cf Entrée 1 The act of entering or passing into or upon entrance ingress hence beginnings or first attempts as the entry of a person into a house or city the entry of a river into the sea the entry of air into the blood an entry upon an undertaking 2 The act of making or entering a record a setting down in writing the particulars as of a transaction as an entry of a sale also that which is entered an item A notary made an entry of this act Bacon 3 That by which entrance is made a passage leading into a house or other building or to a room a vestibule an adit as of a mine A straight long entry to the temple led Dryden 4 Com Defn The exhibition or depositing of a ships papers at the customhouse to procure license to land goods or the giving an account of a ships cargo to the officer of the customs and obtaining his permission to land the goods See Enter v t 8 and Entrance n 5 5 Law a The actual taking possession of lands or tenements by entering or setting foot on them b A putting upon record in proper form and order c The act in addition to breaking essential to constitute the offense or burglary Burrill Bill of entry See under Bill Double entry Single entry See Bookkeeping Entry clerk Com a clerk who makes the original entries of transactions in a business Writ of entry Law a writ issued for the purpose of obtaining possession of land from one who has unlawfully entered and continues in possession Bouvier ENTRYNG Entryng n Defn Am entrance Obs So great an entryng and so large Chaucer ENTUNE Entune v t Defn To tune to intone Chaucer ENTWINE Entwine v t Etym Pref en twine Cf Intwine Defn To twine twist or wreathe together or round Written also intwine Entwined in duskier wreaths her braided locks Shelley Thy glorious household stuff did me entwine Herbert ENTWINE Entwine v i Defn To be twisted or twined With whose imperial laurels might entwine no cypress De Quincey ENTWINEMENT Entwinement n Defn A twining or twisting together or round union Bp Hacket ENTWIST Entwist v t Defn To twist or wreathe round to intwine Shak ENUBILATE Enubilate v t Etym L enubilatus p p of enubilare to enubilate e out nubila clouds fr nubilis cloudy nubes cloud Defn To clear from mist clouds or obscurity R Bailey ENUBILOUS Enubilous a Etym See Enubilate Defn Free from fog mist or clouds clear R ENUCLEATE Enucleate v t imp p p Enucleated p pr vb n Enucleating Etym L enucleatus p p of enucleare to enucleate e out nucleus kernel 1 To bring or peel out as a kernel from its enveloping husks its enveloping husks or shell 2 Med Defn To remove without cutting as a tumor 3 To bring to light to make clear Sclater 1654 ENUCLEATION Enucleation n Etym Cf F énucléation Defn The act of enucleating elucidation exposition Neither sir nor water nor food seem directly to contribute anything to the enucleation of this disease Tooke ENUMERATE Enumerate v t imp p p Enumerated p pr vb n Enumerating Etym L enumeratus p p of enumerare to count out enumerate e out numerare to count fr numerus number See Number Defn To count to tell by numbers to count over or tell off one after another to number to reckon up to mention one by one to name over to make a special and separate account of to recount as to enumerate the stars in a constellation Enumerating the services he had done Ludlow Syn To reckon compute calculate count estimate relate rehearse recapitulate detail ENUMERATION Enumeration n Etym L enumeratio cf F énumération 1 The act of enumerating making separate mention or recounting 2 A detailed account in which each thing is specially noticed Because almost every man we meet possesses these we leave them out of our enumeration Paley 3 Rhet Defn A recapitulation in the peroration of the heads of an argument ENUMERATIVE Enumerative a Etym Cf F énumératif Defn Counting or reckoning up one by one Enumerative of the variety of evils Jer Taylor ENUMERATOR Enumerator n Defn One who enumerates ENUNCIABLE Enunciable a Defn Capable of being enunciated or expressed ENUNCIATE Enunciate v t imp p p Enunciated p pr vb n Enunciating Etym L enuntiatus ciatus p p of enuntiare ciare See Enounce 1 To make a formal statement of to announce to proclaim to declare as a truth The terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines of the gospel Coleridge 2 To make distinctly audible to utter articulately to pronounce as to enunciate a word distinctly ENUNCIATE Enunciate v i Defn To utter words or syllables articulately ENUNCIATION Enunciation n Etym L enuntiatio ciatio 1 The act of enunciating announcing proclaiming or making known open attestation declaration as the enunciation of an important truth By way of interpretation and enunciation Jer Taylor 2 Mode of utterance or pronunciation especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation as to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation 3 That which is enunciated or announced words in which a proposition is expressed an announcement a formal declaration a statement Every intelligible enunciation must be either true or false A Clarke ENUNCIATIVE Enunciative a Etym L enuntiativus ciativus Defn Pertaining to or containing enunciation declarative Ayliffe Enunciatively adv ENUNCIATOR Enunciator n Etym L enuntiator enunciator Defn One who enunciates or proclaims ENUNCIATORY Enunciatory a Defn Pertaining to or containing enunciation or utterance ENURE Enure v t Defn See Inure ENURESIS Enuresis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn An involuntary discharge of urine incontinence of urine ENVASSAL Envassal v t Defn To make a vassal of Obs ENVAULT Envault v t Defn To inclose in a vault to entomb R Swift ENVEIGLE Enveigle v t Defn To entice See Inveigle ENVELOP Envelop v t imp p p Enveloped p pr vb n Enveloping Etym OE envolupen envolipen OF envoluper envoleper F envelopper pref en L in voluper voleper See Develop Defn To put a covering about to wrap up or in to inclose within a case wrapper integument or the like to surround entirely as to envelop goods or a letter the fog envelops a ship Nocturnal shades this world envelop J Philips ENVELOPE ENVELOP Envelope Envelop n Etym F enveloppe 1 That which envelops wraps up encases or surrounds a wrapper an inclosing cover esp the cover or wrapper of a document as of a letter 2 Astron Defn The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet called also coma 3 Fort Defn A work of earth in the form of a single parapet or of a small rampart It is sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it Wilhelm 4 Geom Defn A curve or surface which is tangent to each member of a system of curves or surfaces the form and position of the members of the system being allowed to vary according to some continuous law Thus any curve is the envelope of its tangents push the envelope It is used to refer to the maximum performance available at the current state of the technology and therefore refers to a class of machines in general not a specific machine push the envelope Increase the capability of some type of machine or system usu by technological development ENVELOPMENT Envelopment n Etym Cf F enveloppement 1 The act of enveloping or wrapping an inclosing or covering on all sides 2 That which envelops or surrounds an envelop ENVENIME Envenime v t Defn To envenom Obs ENVENOM Envenom v t imp p p Envenomed p pr vb n Envenoming Etym OE envenimen F envenimer pref en L in F venin poison See Venom 1 To taint or impregnate with venom or any substance noxious to life to poison to render dangerous or deadly by poison as food drink a weapon as envenomed meat wine or arrow also to poison a person by impregnating with venom Alcides felt the envenomed robe Milton O what a world is this when what is comely Envenoms him that bears it Shak 2 To taint or impregnate with bitterness malice or hatred to imbue as with venom to imbitter The envenomed tongue of calumny Smollett On the question of slavery opinion has of late years been peculiarly envenomed Sir G C Lewis ENVERMEIL Envermeil v t Etym Pref en vermeil cf OF envermeiller See Vermil Defn To color with or as with vermilion to dye red Obs Milton ENVIABLE Enviable a Etym From Envy Defn Fitted to excite envy capable of awakening an ardent desire to posses or to resemble One of most enviable of human beings Macaulay Enviableness n Enviably adv ENVIE Envie v i Etym See Vie Defn To vie to emulate to strive Obs Spenser ENVIER Envier n Defn One who envies one who desires inordinately what another possesses ENVIGOR Envigor v t Defn To invigorate Obs ENVIOUS Envious a Etym OF envios F envieux fr L invidiosus fr invidia envy See Envy and cf Invidious 1 Malignant mischievous spiteful Obs Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch Shak 2 Feeling or exhibiting envy actuated or directed by or proceeding from envy said of a person disposition feeling act etc jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another maliciously grudging followed by of at and against as an envious man disposition attack envious tongues My soul is envious of mine eye Keble Neither be thou envious at the wicked Prov xxiv 19 3 Inspiring envy Obs or Poetic He to him leapt and that same envious gage Of victors glory from him snatched away Spenser 4 Excessively careful cautious Obs No men are so envious of their health Jer Taylor Enviously adv Enviousness n ENVIRON Environ v t imp p p Environed p pr vb n Environing Etym F environner fr environ about thereabout pref en L in OF viron circle circuit fr OF F virer to turn LL virare to turn up and down topsyturvy Cf Veer Defn To surround to encompass to encircle to hem in to be round about to involve or envelop Dwelling in a pleasant glade With mountains round about environed Spenser Environed he was with many foes Shak Environ me with darkness whilst I write Donne ENVIRON Environ adv Etym F Defn About around Obs Lord Godfreys eye three times environ goes Fairfax ENVIRONMENT Environment n Etym Cf F environnement 1 Act of environing state of being environed 2 That which environs or surrounds surrounding conditions influences or forces by which living forms are influenced and modified in their growth and development It is no friendly environment this of thine Carlyle ENVIRONS Environs n pl Etym F Defn The parts or places which surround another place or lie in its neighborhood suburbs as the environs of a city or town Chesterfield ENVISAGE Envisage 48 v t imp p p Envisaged 48 p pr vb n Envisaging Etym F envisager pref en L in visage face visage See Visage Defn To look in the face of to apprehend to regard R Keats From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self and body acting on self McCosh ENVISAGEMENT Envisagement n Defn The act of envisaging ENVOLUME Envolume v t Defn To form into or incorporate with a volume R ENVOLUP Envolup v t Etym See Envelop Defn To wrap up to envelop Obs Chaucer ENVOY Envoy n Etym F envoyé envoy fr envoyer to send pref en L in voie way L via cf F envoi an envoy in sense 2 See Voyage and cf Invoice 1 One dispatched upon an errand or mission a messenger esp a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty or transact other business with a foreign sovereign or government a minister accredited to a foreign government An envoys rank is below that of an ambassador 2 Etym F envoi fr envoyer to send Defn An explanatory or commendatory postscript to a poem essay or book also in the French from lenvoi The envoy of a ballad is the sending of it forth Skeat ENVOYSHIP Envoyship n Defn The office or position of an envoy ENVY Envy n pl Envies Etym F envie L invidia envious akin to invidere to look askance at to look with enmity in against videre to see See Vision 1 Malice ill will spite Obs If he evade us there Enforce him with his envy to the people Shak 2 Chagrin mortification discontent or uneasiness at the sight of anothers excellence or good fortune accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages malicious grudging usually followed by of as they did this in envy of Cæsar Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of another or anger and displeasure at any good of another which we want or any advantage another hath above us Ray No bliss Enjoyed by us excites his envy more Milton Envy to which the ignoble minds a slave Is emulation in the learned or brave Pope 3 Emulation rivalry Obs Such as cleanliness and decency Prompt to a virtuous envy Ford 4 Public odium ill repute Obs To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero B Jonson 5 An object of envious notice or feeling This constitution in former days used to be the envy of the world Macaulay ENVY Envy v t imp p p Envied p pr vb n Envying Etym F envier 1 To feel envy at or towards to be envious of to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to any one arising from the sight of anothers excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it A woman does not envy a man for his fighting courage nor a man a woman for her beauty Collier Whoever envies another confesses his superiority Rambler 2 To feel envy on account of to have a feeling of grief or repining with a longing to possess some excellence or good fortune of another or an equal good fortune etc to look with grudging upon to begrudge I have seen thee fight When I have envied thy behavior Shak Jeffrey had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes Froude 3 To long after to desire strongly to covet Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share T Gray 4 To do harm to to injure to disparage Obs If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best mistress Put me against a wall J Fletcher 5 To hate Obs Marlowe 6 To emulate Obs Spenser ENVY Envy v i 1 To be filled with envious feelings to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes used especially with at Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked Jer Taylor 2 To show malice or ill will to rail Obs He has envied against the people Shak ENVYNED Envyned a Etym OF enviner to store with wine pref en L in vin wine See Vine Defn Stored or furnished with wine Obs Chaucer ENWALL Enwall v t Defn See Inwall Sir P Sidney ENWALLOW Enwallow v t Defn To plunge into or roll in flith to wallow So now all three one senseless lump remain Enwallowed in his own black bloody gore Spenser ENWHEEL Enwheel v t Defn To encircle Shak ENWIDEN Enwiden v t Defn To widen Obs ENWIND Enwind v t Defn To wind about to encircle In the circle of his arms Enwound us both Tennyson ENWOMAN Enwoman v t Defn To endow with the qualities of a woman R Daniel ENWOMB Enwomb v t imp p p Enwombed p pr vb n Enwombing 1 To conceive in the womb Obs Spenser 2 To bury as it were in a womb to hide as in a gulf pit or cavern Donne ENWRAP Enwrap v t Defn To envelop See Inwrap ENWRAPMENT Enwrapment n Defn Act of enwrapping a wrapping or an envelope Shuckford ENWREATHE Enwreathe v t Defn See Inwreathe Shelton ENZOOTIC ENZOOETIC Enzoötic a Etym Gr enzoötique Defn Afflicting animals used of a disease affecting the animals of a district It corresponds to an endemic disease among men ENZYME Enzyme n Etym Pref en Gr Physiol Chem Defn An unorganized or unformed ferment in distinction from an organized or living ferment a soluble or chemical ferment Ptyalin pepsin diastase and rennet are good examples of enzymes EOCENE Eocene a Etym Gr Geol Defn Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the present era as Eocene deposits n Defn The Eocene formation Lyell EOLIAN Eolian a Etym See Æolian 1 Æolian 2 Geol Defn Formed or deposited by the action of wind as dunes Eolian attachment Eolian harp See Æolian EOLIC Eolic a n Defn See Æolic EOLIPILE Eolipile n Etym Cf F éolipyle Defn Same as Æolipile EOLIS Eolis n Etym L Aeolis a daughter of Æolus Gr Aiolis Zoöl Defn A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial papillæ along the back See Ceratobranchia Written also Æolis EON AEON Eon Æon n Etym L aeon fr Gr aiwn space or period of time lifetime age akin to L aevum See Age 1 An immeasurable or infinite space of time eternity a long space of time an age The eons of geological time Huxley 2 Gnostic Philos Defn One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being Among the higher Æons are Mind Reason Power Truth and Life Am Cyc Note Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill various functions in the material and spiritual universe EOPHYTE Eophyte n Etym Gr Paleon Defn A fossil plant which is found in the lowest beds of the Silurian age EOPHYTIC Eophytic a Defn Of or pertaining to eophytes EOS Eos n Etym L fr Gr Hws Gr Myth Defn Aurora the goddess of morn EOSAURUS Eosaurus n Etym NL fr Gr hws dawn sayros lizard Paleon Defn An extinct marine reptile from the coal measures of Nova Scotia so named because supposed to be of the earliest known reptiles EOSIN Eosin n Etym Gr Chem Defn A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluoresceïn and named from the fine rosered which it imparts to silk It is also used for making a fine red ink Its solution is fluorescent EOSPHORITE Eosphorite n Etym From Gr Min Defn A hydrous phosphate of alumina and manganese It is generally of a rosepink color whence the name EOZOIC Eozoic a Etym See Eozoön Geol Defn Of or pertaining to rocks or strata older than the Paleozoic in many of which the eozoön has been found Note This term has been proposed for the strata formerly called Azoic and is preferred especially by those geologists who regard the eozoön as of organic origin See Archæan EOZOON EOZOOEN Eozoön n pl Eozoöns L Eozoa Etym NL fr Gr hws dawn zwon an animal Paleon Defn A peculiar structure found in the Archæan limestones of Canada and other regions By some geologists it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera but others consider it a concretion without organic structure EOZOONAL EOZOOENAL Eozoönal a Paleon Defn Pertaining to the eozoön containing eozoöns as eozoönal limestone EP Ep Etym Gr Defn See Epi EPACRIS Epacris n Etym NL from Gr Bot Defn A genus of shrubs natives of Australia New Zealand etc having pretty white red or purple blossoms and much resembling heaths EPACT Epact n Etym F épacte fr Gr Epi and Act Chron Defn The moons age at the beginning of the calendar year or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year Annual epact the excess of the solar year over the lunar year being eleven days Menstrual epact or Monthly epact the excess of a calendar month over a lunar EPAGOGE Epagoge n Etym L from Gr Epact Logic Defn The adducing of particular examples so as to lead to a universal conclusion the argument by induction EPAGOGIC Epagogic a Defn Inductive Latham EPALATE Epalate a Etym Pref e palpus Zoöl Defn Without palpi EPANADIPLOSIS Epanadiplosis n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence as Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say Rejoice Phil iv 4 EPANALEPSIS Epanalepsis n Etym NL fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure by which the same word or clause is repeated after intervening matter Gibbs EPANAPHORA Epanaphora n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn Same as Anaphora Gibbs EPANASTROPHE Epanastrophe n Etym NL from Gr Rhet Defn Same as Anadiplosis Gibbs EPANODOS Epanodos n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse order as in the following O more exceeding love or law more just Just law indeed but more exceeding love Milton EPANODY Epanody n Etym See Epanodos Bot Defn The abnormal change of an irregular flower to a regular form considered by evolutionists to be a reversion to an ancestral condition EPANORTHOSIS Epanorthosis n Etym L fr Gr Defn A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant as Most brave Brave did I say most heroic act EPANTHOUS Epanthous a Etym Pref ep Gr Bot Defn Growing upon flowers said of certain species of fungi EPARCH Eparch n Etym Gr Defn In ancient Greece the governor or perfect of a province in modern Greece the ruler of an eparchy EPARCHY Eparchy n Etym Gr Defn A province prefecture or territory under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor esp in modern Greece one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom in Russia a diocese or archdiocese EPARTERIAL Eparterial a Etym Pref ep arterial Anat Defn Situated upon or above an artery applied esp to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus EPAULE Epaule n Etym F épaule shoulder shoulder of a bastion See Epaulet and cf Spall the shoulder Fort Defn The shoulder of a bastion or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle called the angle of the shoulder EPAULEMENT Epaulement n Etym F épaulement Fort Defn A side work made of gabions fascines or bags filled with earth or of earth heaped up to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy EPAULET EPAULETTE Epaulet Epaulette n Etym F épaulette dim of épaule shoulder fr L spatula a broad piece LL shoulder dim of spatha abroad flat instrument fr Gr Spade the instrument and cf Epaule Spatula Mil Defn A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device as a star eagle etc a shoulder knot Note In the United States service the epaulet is reserved for full dress uniform Its use was abolished in the British army in 1855 EPAULETED EPAULETTED Epauleted Epauletted a Defn Wearing epaulets decorated with epaulets EPAXIAL Epaxial a Etym Pref ep axial Anat Defn Above or on the dorsal side of the axis of the skeleton episkeletal EPEIRA Epeira n Etym NL Zoöl Defn A genus of spiders including the common garden spider E diadema They spin geometrical webs See Garden spider EPEN Epen n Anat Defn See Epencephalon EPENCEPHALIC Epencephalic a Anat a Pertaining to the epencephalon b Situated on or over the brain EPENCEPHALON Epencephalon n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain including the cerebellum and pons the hindbrain Sometimes abbreviated to epen EPENDYMA Ependyma n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord endyma ependymis EPENDYMIS Ependymis n Etym NL Defn See Ependyma EPENETIC Epenetic a Etym Gr Defn Bestowing praise eulogistic laudatory Obs E Phillips EPENTHESIS Epenthesis n pl Epentheses Etym L fr Gr Gram Defn The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word as the b in nimble from AS nemol EPENTHETIC Epenthetic a Etym Gr épenthétique Gram Defn Inserted in the body of a word as an epenthetic letter or sound EPERGNE Épergne n Etym F épargne a sparing or saving a treasury Our épergne is a little treasury of sweetmeats fruits and flowers Brewer Defn A centerpiece for table decoration usually consisting of several dishes or receptacles of different sizes grouped together in an ornamental design EPERLAN Éperlan n Etym F éperlan fr G spierling See Sparling Zoöl Defn The European smelt Osmerus eperlanus EPEXEGESIS Epexegesis n Etym NL fr Gr Exegesis Defn A full or additional explanation exegesis EPEXEGETICAL Epexegetical a Defn Relating to epexegesis explanatory exegetical EPHAH EPHA Ephah or Epha n Etym Heb Defn A Hebrew dry measure supposed to be equal to two pecks and five quarts ten ephahs make one homer EPHEMERA Ephemera n Etym NL fr Gr 1 Med Defn A fever of one days continuance only 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of insects including the day flies or ephemeral flies See Ephemeral fly under Ephemeral EPHEMERAL Ephemeral a 1 Beginning and ending in a day existing only or no longer than a day diurnal as an ephemeral flower 2 Shortlived existing or continuing for a short time only Ephemeral popularity V Knox Sentences not of ephemeral but of eternal efficacy Sir J Stephen Ephemeral fly Zoöl one of a group of neuropterous insects belonging to the genus Ephemera and many allied genera which live in the adult or winged state only for a short time The larvæ are aquatic called also day fly and May fly EPHEMERAL Ephemeral n Defn Anything lasting but a day or a brief time an ephemeral plant insect etc EPHEMERAN Ephemeran n Zoöl Defn One of the ephemeral flies EPHEMERIC Ephemeric a Defn Ephemeral EPHEMERIS Ephemeris n pl Ephemerides Etym L a diary Gr Ephemera 1 A diary a journal Johnson 2 Anat a A publication giving the computed places of the heavenly bodies for each day of the year with other numerical data for the use of the astronomer and navigator an astronomical almanac as the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac b Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body as a planet or comet on several successive days 3 Literature Defn A collective name for reviews magazines and all kinds of periodical literature Brande C EPHEMERIST Ephemerist n 1 One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets Howell 2 One who keeps an ephemeris a journalist EPHEMERON Ephemeron n pl Ephemera Etym NL See Ephemera Zoöl Defn One of the ephemeral flies EPHEMEROUS Ephemerous a Defn Ephemeral R Burke EPHESIAN Ephesian a Etym L Ephesius cf F éphésien Defn Of or pertaining to Ephesus an ancient city of Ionia in Asia Minor EPHESIAN Ephesian n 1 A native of Ephesus 2 A jolly companion a roisterer Obs Shak EPHIALTES Ephialtes n Etym NL fr Gr Defn The nightmare Brande C EPHIPPIAL Ephippial a Defn Saddleshaped occupying an ephippium Dana EPHIPPIUM Ephippium n Etym L saddle cloth fr Gr 1 Anat Defn A depression in the sphenoid bone the pituitary fossa 2 Zoöl Defn A saddleshaped cavity to contain the winter eggs situated on the back of Cladocera EPHOD Ephod n Etym Heb aphad to put on Jew Antiq Defn A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews being a covering for the back and breast held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold and fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod The ephod for the priests was of plain linen that for the high priest was richly embroidered in colors The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front Exodus xxviii 612 EPHOR Ephor n pl Ephors L Ephori Etym L ephorus Gr éphore Gr Antiq Defn A magistrate one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the people of ancient Sparta They exercised control even over the king EPHORAL Ephoral a Defn Pertaining to an ephor EPHORALTY Ephoralty n Defn The office of an ephor or the body of ephors EPHRAIM Ephraim n Etym The proper name Zoöl Defn A hunters name for the grizzly bear EPHYRA Ephyra n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A stage in the development of discophorous medusæ when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila See Strobila EPI Epi Etym Gr api besides and prob to L ob to before on account of and perh to E of off Defn A prefix meaning upon beside among on the outside above over It becomes ep before a vowel as in epoch and eph before a Greek aspirate as in ephemeral EPIBLAST Epiblast n Etym Pref epi blast Biol Defn The outer layer of the blastoderm the ectoderm See Blastoderm Delamination EPIBLASTIC Epiblastic a Biol Defn Of or relating to or consisting of the epiblast EPIBLEMA Epiblema n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn The epidermal cells of rootlets specially adapted to absorb liquids Goodale EPIBOLIC Epibolic a Etym Gr Biol Defn Growing or covering over said of a kind of invagination See under Invagination EPIBOLY Epiboly n Etym Cf Gr Biol Defn Epibolic invagination See under Invagination EPIBRANCHIAL Epibranchial a Etym Pref epi branchial Anat Defn Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch n Defn An epibranchial cartilage or bone EPIC Epic a Etym L epicus Gr vox voice cf F épique See Voice Defn Narrated in a grand style pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem usually called an heroic poem in which real or fictitious events usually the achievements of some hero are narrated in an elevated style The epic poem treats of one great complex action in a grand style and with fullness of detail T Arnold EPIC Epic n Defn An epic or heroic poem See Epic a EPICAL Epical a Defn Epic Epically adv Poems which have an epical character Brande C His Wordsworths longer poems miscalled epical Lowell EPICARDIAC Epicardiac a Anat Defn Of or relating to the epicardium EPICARDIUM Epicardium n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn That of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart the cardiac pericardium EPICARICAN Epicarican n Etym Pref epi Gr Zoöl Defn An isopod crustacean parasitic on shrimps EPICARP Epicarp Etym Pref epi Gr Bot Defn The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary See Illust under Endocarp EPICEDE Epicede n Etym L epicedion Gr épicède Defn A funeral song or discourse an elegy R Donne EPICEDIAL Epicedial a Defn Elegiac funereal EPICEDIAN Epicedian a Defn Epicedial n Defn An epicede EPICEDIUM Epicedium n Etym L Defn An epicede EPICENE Epicene a n Etym L epicoenus Gr épicène 1 Common to both sexes a term applied in grammar to such nouns as have but one form of gender either the masculine or feminine to indicate animals of both sexes as bos for the ox and cow sometimes applied to eunuchs and hermaphrodites 2 Fig Sexless neither one thing nor the other The literary prigs epicene Prof Wilson He represented an epicene species neither churchman nor layman J A Symonds EPICENTRAL Epicentral a Etym Pref epi centrum Anat Defn Arising from the centrum of a vertebra Owen EPICERASTIC Epicerastic a Etym Gr épicérastique Med Defn Lenient assuaging Obs EPICHIREMA Epichirema n pl Epichiremata Etym L fr Gr Rhet Logic Defn A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise or both is introduced with the premises themselves and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner Written also epicheirema EPICHORDAL Epichordal a Etym Pref epi chordal Anat Defn Upon or above the notochord applied esp to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord as distinguished from a perichordal column which develops around it EPICHORIAL Epichorial a Etym Gr Defn In or of the country R Epichorial superstitions from every district of Europe De Quincey EPICLEIDIUM Epicleidium n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn A projection formed by a separate ossification at the scapular end of the clavicle of many birds EPICLINAL Epiclinal a Etym Pref epi Gr Bot Defn Situated on the receptacle or disk of a flower EPICOELE EPICELE Epicoele n Etym Pref epi Gr Anat Defn A cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body cavity of vertebrates EPICOENE Epicoene a Defn Epicene R Hadley EPICOLIC Epicolic a Etym Pref epi Gr Anat Defn Situated upon or over the colon applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon EPICONDYLAR Epicondylar n Anat Defn Pertaining to or resembling an epicondyle EPICONDYLE Epicondyle n Etym Pref epi condyle Anat Defn A projection on the inner side of the distal end of the numerus the internal condyle EPICORACOID Epicoracoid n Etym Pref epi coracoid Anat Defn A ventral cartilaginous or bony element of the coracoid in the shoulder girdle of some vertebrates EPICRANIAL Epicranial a Anat Defn Pertaining to the epicranium as epicranial muscles EPICRANIUM Epicranium n Etym NL See Epi and Cranium 1 Anat Defn The upper and superficial part of the head including the scalp muscles etc 2 Zoöl Defn The dorsal wall of the head of insects EPICTETAIN EPICTETIAN Epictetain Epictetian a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to Epictetus the Roman Stoic philosopher whose conception of life was to be passionless under whatever circumstances EPICURE Epicure n Etym L Epicurus Gr 1 A follower of Epicurus an Epicurean Obs Bacon 2 One devoted to dainty or luxurious sensual enjoyments esp to the luxuries of the table Syn Voluptuary sensualist EPICUREAN Epicurean a Etym L Epicureus Gr épicurien 1 Pertaining to Epicurus or following his philosophy The sect Epicurean Milton 2 Given to luxury adapted to luxurious tastes luxurious pertaining to good eating Courses of the most refined and epicurean dishes Prescott Epicurean philosophy See Atomic philosophy under Atomic EPICUREAN Epicurean n 1 A follower or Epicurus 2 One given to epicurean indulgence EPICUREANISM Epicureanism n Defn Attachment to the doctrines of Epicurus the principles or belief of Epicurus EPICURELY Epicurely adv Defn Luxuriously Nash EPICUREOUS Epicureous a Defn Epicurean Obs EPICURISM Epicurism n Etym Cf F épicurisme 1 The doctrines of Epicurus 2 Epicurean habits of living luxury EPICURIZE Epicurize v i 1 To profess or tend towards the doctrines of Epicurus Cudworth 2 To feed or indulge like an epicure Fuller EPICYCLE Epicycle n Etym L epicyclus Gr Cycle 1 Ptolemaic Astron Defn A circle whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle or a small circle whose center being fixed in the deferent of a planet is carried along with the deferent and yet by its own peculiar motion carries the body of the planet fastened to it round its proper center The schoolmen were like astronomers which did feign eccentries and epicycles and such engines of orbs Bacon 2 Mech Defn A circle which rolls on the circumference of another circle either externally or internally EPICYCLIC Epicyclic a Defn Pertaining to resembling or having the motion of an epicycle Epicyclic train Mach a train of mechanism in which epicyclic motion is involved esp a train of spur wheels bevel wheels or belt pulleys in which an arm carrying one or more of the wheels sweeps around a center lying in an axis common to the other wheels EPICYCLOID Epicycloid n Etym Epicycle oid cf F épicycloïde Geom Defn A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the convex side of a fixed circle Note Any point rigidly connected with the rolling circle but not in its circumference traces a curve called an epitrochoid The curve traced by a point in the circumference of the rolling circle when it rolls on the concave side of a fixed circle is called a hypocycloid the curve traced by a point rigidly connected with the rolling circle in this case but not its circumference is called a hypotrochoid All the curves mentioned above belong to the class class called roulettes or trochoids See Trochoid EPICYCLOIDAL Epicycloidal a Defn Pertaining to the epicycloid or having its properties Epicycloidal wheel a device for producing straightline motion from circular motion on the principle that a pin fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed internal gear of twice its diameter EPIDEICTIC Epideictic a Etym Gr Epidictic Defn Serving to show forth explain or exhibit applied by the Greeks to a kind of oratory which by full amplification seeks to persuade EPIDEMIC EPIDEMICAL Epidemic Epidemical a Etym L epidemus Gr épidémique Cf Demagogue 1 Med Defn Common to or affecting at the same time a large number in a community applied to a disease which spreading widely attacks many persons at the same time as an epidemic disease an epidemic catarrh fever etc See Endemic 2 Spreading widely or generally prevailing affecting great numbers as an epidemic does as epidemic rage an epidemic evil It was the epidemical sin of the nation Bp Burnet EPIDEMIC Epidemic n Etym Cf Epidemy 1 Med Defn An epidemic disease 2 Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies as an epidemic of terror EPIDEMICALLY Epidemically adv Defn In an epidemic manner EPIDEMIOGRAPHY Epidemiography n Etym Epidemy graphy Med Defn A treatise upon or history of epidemic diseases EPIDEMIOLOGICAL Epidemiological a Defn Connected with or pertaining to epidemiology EPIDEMIOLOGIST Epidemiologist n Defn A person skilled in epidemiology EPIDEMIOLOGY Epidemiology n Etym Epidemy logy Med Defn That branch of science which treats of epidemics EPIDEMY Epidemy n Etym Gr épidémie See Epidemic Med Defn An epidemic disease Dunglison EPIDERM Epiderm n Etym Cf F épiderme See Epidermis Anat Defn The epidermis EPIDERMAL Epidermal a Defn Of or pertaining to the epidermis epidermic cuticular EPIDERMATIC Epidermatic a Defn Epidermal R EPIDERMATOID Epidermatoid a Etym Gr oid Cf Epidermoid Anat Defn Epidermoid Owen EPIDERMEOUS Epidermeous a Defn Epidermal R EPIDERMIC Epidermic a Etym Cf F épidermique Defn Epidermal connected with the skin or the bark Epidermic administration of medicine Med the application of medicine to the skin by friction EPIDERMICAL Epidermical a Defn Epidermal R EPIDERMIDAL Epidermidal a Defn Epidermal R EPIDERMIS Epidermis n Etym L fr Gr Tear v t 1 Anat Defn The outer nonsensitive layer of the skin cuticle scarfskin See Dermis 2 Bot Defn The outermost layer of the cells which covers both surfaces of leaves and also the surface of stems when they are first formed As stems grow old this layer is lost and never replaced EPIDERMOID Epidermoid a Etym Cf F épidermoïde Anat Defn Like epidermis pertaining to the epidermis EPIDERMOSE Epidermose n Etym See Epidermis Physiol Chem Defn Keratin EPIDICTIC EPIDICTICAL Epidictic Epidictical a Etym L epidictius See Epideictic Defn Serving to explain demonstrative EPIDIDYMIS Epididymis n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn An oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle composed of numerous convolutions of the excretory duct of that organ Epididymal a EPIDIDYMITIS Epididymitis n Etym NL See Epididymis and itis Med Defn Inflammation of the epididymis one of the common results of gonorrhea EPIDOTE Epidote n Etym Gr épidote So named from the enlargement of the base of the primary in some of the secondary forms Min Defn A mineral commonly of a yellowish green pistachio color occurring granular massive columnar and in monoclinic crystals It is a silicate of alumina lime and oxide of iron or manganese Note The Epidote group includes ordinary epidote zoisite or lime epidote piedmontite or manganese epidote allanite or serium epidote EPIDOTIC Epidotic a Defn Related to resembling or containing epidote as an epidotic granite EPIGAEA Epigæa n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn An American genus of plants containing but a single species E repens the trailing arbutus EPIGAEOUS Epigæous a Etym Gr Epigæa and cf Epigee Bot Defn Growing on or close to the ground EPIGASTRIAL Epigastrial a Anat Defn Epigastric EPIGASTRIC Epigastric a Etym Gr épigastrique 1 Anat Defn Pertaining to the epigastrium or to the epigastric region 2 Zoöl Defn Over the stomach applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs Epigastric region Anat a The whole upper part of the abdomen b An arbitrary division of the abdomen above the umbilical and between the two hypochondriac regions EPIGASTRIUM Epigastrium n Etym NL from Gr Anat Defn The upper part of the abdomen EPIGEAL Epigeal a Bot Defn Epigæous R EPIGEE Epigee n Etym NL epigeum fr Gr Epigæa Defn See Perigee Obs EPIGENE Epigene a Etym Pref epi Gr 1 Crystallog Defn Foreign unnatural unusual said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found 2 Geol Defn Formed originating on the surface of the earth opposed to hypogene as epigene rocks EPIGENESIS Epigenesis n Etym Pref epi genesis Biol Defn The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new not merely expanded by the procreative power of the parents It is opposed to the theory of evolution also to syngenesis EPIGENESIST Epigenesist n Biol Defn One who believes in or advocates the theory of epigenesis EPIGENETIC Epigenetic a Defn Of or pertaining to the epigenesis produced according to the theory of epigenesis EPIGEOUS Epigeous a Defn Same as Epigæous EPIGEUM Epigeum n Etym NL See Epigee Defn See Perigee Obs EPIGLOTTIC Epiglottic a Anat Defn Pertaining to or connected with the epiglottis EPIGLOTTIDEAN Epiglottidean a Anat Defn Same as Epiglottic EPIGLOTTIS Epiglottis n Etym NL fr Gr Glottis Anat Defn A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx EPIGNATHOUS Epignathous a Etym Epi Gr Zoöl Defn Hookbilled having the upper mandible longer than the lower EPIGRAM Epigram n Etym L epigramma fr Gr épigramme See Graphic 1 A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought and is often satirical in character Dost thou think I care for a satire or an epigram Shak Note Epigrams were originally inscription on tombs statues temples triumphal arches etc 2 An effusion of wit a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed whether in verse or prose 3 The style of the epigram Antithesis i e bilateral stroke is the soul of epigram in its later and technical signification B Cracroft EPIGRAMMATIC EPIGRAMMATICAL Epigrammatic EpigrammaticalEtym L epigrammaticus cf F épigrammatique 1 Writing epigrams dealing in epigrams as an epigrammatical poet 2 Suitable to epigrams belonging to epigrams like an epigram pointed piquant as epigrammatic style wit or sallies of fancy EPIGRAMMATICALLY Epigrammatically adv Defn In the way of epigram in an epigrammatic style EPIGRAMMATIST Epigrammatist n Etym L epigrammatista cf F épigrammatiste Defn One who composes epigrams or makes use of them The brisk epigrammatist showing off his own cleverness Holmes EPIGRAMMATIZE Epigrammatize v t imp p p Epigrammatized p pr vb n Epigrammatizing Defn To represent by epigrams to express by epigrams EPIGRAMMATIZER Epigrammatizer n Defn One who writes in an affectedly pointed style Epigrammatizers of our English prose style Coleridge EPIGRAMMIST Epigrammist n Defn An epigrammatist Jer Taylor EPIGRAPH Epigraph n Etym Gr épigraphe See Epigram 1 Any inscription set upon a building especially one which has to do with the building itself its founding or dedication 2 Literature Defn A citation from some author or a sentence framed for the purpose placed at the beginning of a work or of its separate divisions a motto EPIGRAPHIC EPIGRAPHICAL Epigraphic Epigraphical a Defn Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy as an epigraphic style epigraphical works or studies EPIGRAPHICS Epigraphics n Defn The science or study of epigraphs EPIGRAPHIST Epigraphist n Defn A student of or one versed in epigraphy EPIGRAPHY Epigraphy n Defn The science of inscriptions the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them EPIGYNOUS Epigynous a Etym Pref epi Gr épigyne Bot Defn Adnate to the surface of the ovary so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it said of stamens petals sepals and also of the disk EPIHYAL Epihyal n Etym Pref epi the Greek letter Anat Defn A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoidean arch EPILEPSY Epilepsy n Etym L epilepsia Gr épilepsie Cf Catalepsy Med Defn The falling sickness so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground a disease characterized by paroxysms or fits occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness and convulsive motions of the muscles Dunglison EPILEPTIC Epileptic a Etym L epilepticus Gr épileptique Defn Pertaining to affected with or of the nature of epilepsy EPILEPTIC Epileptic n 1 One affected with epilepsy 2 A medicine for the cure of epilepsy EPILEPTICAL Epileptical a Defn Epileptic EPILEPTIFORM Epileptiform a Defn Resembling epilepsy EPILEPTOGENOUS Epileptogenous a Etym Gr genous Med Defn Producing epilepsy or epileptoid convulsions applied to areas of the body or of the nervous system stimulation of which produces convulsions EPILEPTOID Epileptoid a Etym Gr oid Med Defn Resembling epilepsy as epileptoid convulsions EPILOGATION Epilogation n Etym LL epilogatio Defn A summing up in a brief account Obs Udall EPILOGIC EPILOGICAL Epilogic Epilogical a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to an epilogue EPILOGISM Epilogism n Etym Gr Epilogue Defn Enumeration computation R J Gregory EPILOGISTIC Epilogistic a Etym Cf Gr Epilogism Defn Of or pertaining to epilogue of the nature of an epilogue T Warton EPILOGIZE Epilogize v i t Etym See Epilogism Defn To speak an epilogue to to utter as an epilogue EPILOGUE Epilogue n Etym F épilogue L epilogus fr Gr Legend 1 Drama Defn A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors after the conclusion of the play A good play no epilogue yet good plays prove the better by the help of good epilogues Shak 2 Rhet Defn The closing part of a discourse in which the principal matters are recapitulated a conclusion EPILOGUIZE Epiloguize v i t Defn Same as Epilogize EPIMACHUS Epimachus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of highly ornate and brilliantly colored birds of Australia allied to the birds of Paradise EPIMERA Epimera n pl Defn See Epimeron EPIMERAL Epimeral a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the epimera EPIMERE Epimere n Etym Epi mere Biol Defn One of the segments of the transverse axis or the so called homonymous parts as for example one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates or one of the similar segments in plants such as the segments of a segmented leaf Syd Soc Lex EPIMERON Epimeron n pl Epimera Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl a In crustaceans The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage See Illust under Crustacea b In insects The lateral piece behind the episternum Written also epimerum EPINASTIC Epinastic a Etym Pref epi Gr Physiol Defn A term applied to that phase of vegetable growth in which an organ grows more rapidly on its upper than on its under surface See Hyponastic EPINEURAL Epineural a Etym Pref epi neural Anat Defn Arising from the neurapophysis of a vertebra EPINEURIUM Epineurium n Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles each of which has its own special sheath or perineurium EPINGLETTE Epinglette n Etym F Mil Defn An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming EPINICIAL Epinicial a Etym See Epinicion Defn Relating to victory An epinicial song T Warton EPINICION Epinicion n Etym NL fr Gr epinicium Defn A song of triumph Obs T Warton EPINIKIAN Epinikian a Defn Epinicial EPIORNIS Epiornis n Etym NL cf F épiornis See Æpyornis Zoöl Defn One of the gigantic ostrichlike birds of the genus Æpiornis only recently extinct Its remains have been found in Madagascar Written also Æpyornis EPIOTIC Epiotic n Etym Pref epi Gr Anat Defn The upper and outer element of periotic bone in man forming a part of the temporal bone EPIPEDOMETRY Epipedometry n Etym Gr metry Geom Defn The mensuration of figures standing on the same base Obs EPIPERIPHERAL Epiperipheral a Etym Pref epi peripheral Physiol Defn Connected with or having its origin upon the external surface of the body especially applied to the feelings which originate at the extremities of nerves distributed on the outer surface as the sensation produced by touching an object with the finger opposed to entoperipheral H Spenser EPIPETALOUS Epipetalous a Etym Pref epi petal Bot Defn Borne on the petals or corolla EPIPHANY Epiphany n Etym F épiphanie L epiphania Gr Fancy 1 An appearance or a becoming manifest Whom but just before they beheld transfigured and in a glorious epiphany upon the mount Jer Taylor An epic poet if ever such a difficult birth should make its epiphany in Paris De Quincey 2 Eccl Defn A church festival celebrated on the 6th of January the twelfth day after Christmas in commemoration of the visit of the Magi of the East to Bethlehem to see and worship the child Jesus or as others maintain to commemorate the appearance of the star to the Magi symbolizing the manifestation of Christ to the Gentles Twelfthtide EPIPHARYNGEAL Epipharyngeal a Etym Pref epi pharyngeal Anat Defn Pertaining to the segments above the epibranchial in the branchial arches of fishes n Defn An epipharyngeal bone or cartilage EPIPHARYNX Epipharynx n Etym Epi pharynx Zoöl Defn A structure which overlaps the mouth of certain insects EPIPHONEMA Epiphonema n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn An exclamatory sentence or striking reflection which sums up or concludes a discourse EPIPHONEME Epiphoneme n Defn Epiphonema R EPIPHORA Epiphora n Etym L fr Gr 1 Med Defn The watery eye a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye and trickle over the cheek 2 Rhet Defn The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several sentences or stanzas EPIPHRAGM Epiphragm n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks close the aperture of the shell during the time of hibernation or æstivation EPIPHYLLOSPERMOUS Epiphyllospermous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Bearing fruit on the back of the leaves as ferns Harris 1710 EPIPHYLLOUS Epiphyllous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Growing upon or inserted into the leaf EPIPHYLLUM Epiphyllum n Etym NL Bot Defn A genus of cactaceous plants having flattened jointed stems and petals united in a tube The flowers are very showy and several species are in cultivation EPIPHYSEAL EPIPHYSIAL Epiphyseal Epiphysial Anat Defn Pertaining to or having the nature of an epiphysis EPIPHYSIS Epiphysis n pl Epiphyses Etym NL fr Gr Anat a The end or other superficial part of a bone which ossifies separately from the central portion or diaphysis b The cerebral epiphysis or pineal gland See Pineal gland under Pineal EPIPHYTAL Epiphytal a Bot Defn Pertaining to an epiphyte EPIPHYTE Epiphyte n Etym Gr épiphyte 1 Bot Defn An air plant which grows on other plants but does not derive its nourishment from them See Air plant 2 Med Defn A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the body EPIPHYTIC EPIPHYTICAL Epiphytic Epiphytical a Bot Defn Pertaining to or having the nature of an epiphyte Epiphytically adv EPIPLASTRON Epiplastron n pl Epiplastra Etym Pref epi plastron Anat Defn One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles EPIPLEURAL Epipleural a Etym Pref epi pleural Anat Defn Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra Owen EPIPLEXIS Epiplexis n Etym L reproof fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding EPIPLOCE Epiploce n Etym L connection from Gr Rhet Defn A figure by which one striking circumstance is added in due gradation to another climax e g He not only spared his enemies but continued them in employment not only continued but advanced them Johnson EPIPLOIC Epiploic a Defn Relating to the epiploön EPIPLOON EPIPLOOEN Epiploön n pl Epiploa Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn See Omentum EPIPODIAL Epipodial a 1 Anat Defn Pertaining to the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong 2 Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the epipodium of Mollusca EPIPODIALE Epipodiale n pl Epipodialia Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn One of the bones of either the forearm or shank the epipodialia being the radius ulna tibia and fibula EPIPODITE Epipodite n Etym See Epipodium Zoöl Defn The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea See Maxilliped EPIPODIUM Epipodium n pl Epipodia Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the lateral lobes of the foot in certain gastropods EPIPOLIC Epipolic a Opt Defn Producing or relating to epipolism or fluorescence R EPIPOLISM Epipolism n Etym Gr Opt Defn See Fluorescence R Sir J Herschel EPIPOLIZED Epipolized a Defn Changed to the epipolic condition or that in which the phenomenon of fluorescence is presented produced by fluorescence as epipolized light R Stokes EPIPTERIC Epipteric a Etym Pref epi Gr Anat Defn Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull between the parietal and the great wing of the sphenoid n Defn The epipteric bone EPIPTERYGOID Epipterygoid a Etym Pref epi pterygoid Anat Defn Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone n Defn An epipterygoid bone or cartilage the columella in the skulls of many lizards EPIPUBIC Epipubic a Defn Relating to the epipubis EPIPUBIS Epipubis n pl Epipubes Etym NL epi pubis Anat Defn A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians and other animals EPISCOPACY Episcopacy n Etym See Episcopate Defn Government of the church by bishops church government by three distinct orders of ministers bishops priests and deacons of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind EPISCOPAL Episcopal a Etym L episcopalis fr episcopus cf F épiscopal See Bishop 1 Governed by bishops as an episcopal church 2 Belonging to or vested in bishops as episcopal jurisdiction or authority the episcopal system EPISCOPALIAN Episcopalian a Defn Pertaining to bishops or government by bishops episcopal specifically of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church EPISCOPALIAN Episcopalian n Defn One who belongs to an episcopal church or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline a churchman specifically in the United States a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church EPISCOPALIANISM Episcopalianism n Defn The doctrine and usages of Episcopalians episcopacy EPISCOPALLY Episcopally adv Defn By episcopal authority in an episcopal manner EPISCOPANT Episcopant n Defn A bishop Obs Milton EPISCOPARIAN Episcoparian a Defn Episcopal R Wood EPISCOPATE Episcopate n Etym L episcopatus fr episcopus cf F épiscopat See Bishop 1 A bishopric the office and dignity of a bishop 2 The collective body of bishops 3 The time of a bishops rule EPISCOPATE Episcopate v i imp p p Episcopated p pr vb n Episcopating Defn To act as a bishop to fill the office of a prelate Obs Feeding the flock episcopating Milton EPISCOPICIDE Episcopicide n Etym L episcopus bishop caedere to kill Defn The killing of a bishop EPISCOPIZE Episcopize v t Defn To make a bishop of by consecration Southey EPISCOPIZE Episcopize v i Defn To perform the duties of a bishop EPISCOPY Episcopy n Etym Gr Bishop 1 Survey superintendence Obs Milton 2 Episcopacy Obs Jer Taylor EPISEPALOUS Episepalous a Etym Pref epi sepal Bot Defn Growing on the sepals or adnate to them EPISKELETAL Episkeletal a Etym Pref epi skeleletal Anat Defn Above or outside of the endoskeleton epaxial EPISODAL Episodal a Defn Same as Episodic EPISODE Episode n Etym Gr sad to go cf F épisode Rhet Defn A separate incident story or action introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related an incidental narrative or digression separable from the main subject but naturally arising from it EPISODIAL Episodial a Defn Pertaining to an episode by way of episode episodic EPISODIC EPISODICAL Episodic Episodical a Etym Cf F épisodique See Episode Defn Of or pertaining to an episode adventitious Episodically adv Such a figure as Jacob Brattle purely episodical though it be is an excellent English portrait H James EPISPADIAS Epispadias n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis instead of at its extremity EPISPASTIC Epispastic a Etym Gr épispastique Med Defn Attracting the humors to the skin exciting action in the skin blistering EPISPASTIC Epispastic n Med Defn An external application to the skin which produces a puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation a vesicatory EPISPERM Episperm n Etym Pref epi Gr épisperme Bot Defn The skin or coat of a seed especially the outer coat See Testa EPISPERMIC Epispermic a Bot Defn Pertaining or belonging to the episperm or covering of a seed EPISPORE Epispore n Etym Pref epi spore Bot Defn The thickish outer coat of certain spores EPISTAXIS Epistaxis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Bleeding at the nose EPISTEMOLOGY Epistemology n Etym Gr logy Defn The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge EPISTERNAL Episternal a Anat Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the episternum EPISTERNUM Episternum n pl Episterna Etym NL See Epi and Sternum 1 Anat a A median bone connected with the sternum in many vertebrates the interclavicle b Same as Epiplastron 2 Zoöl Defn One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects EPISTILBITE Epistilbite n Etym Pref epi stilbite Min Defn A crystallized transparent mineral of the Zeolite family It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime EPISTLE Epistle n Etym OE epistle epistel AS epistol pistol L epistola fr Gr epistle epistre F épître See Stall 1 A writing directed or sent to a person or persons a written communication a letter applied usually to formal didactic or elegant letters A madmans epistles are no gospels Shak 2 Eccl Defn One of the letters in the New Testament which were addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles Epistle side the right side of an altar or church to a person looking from the nave toward the chancel One sees the pulpit on the epistle side R Browning EPISTLE Epistle v t Defn To write to communicate in a letter or by writing Obs Milton EPISTLER Epistler n 1 A writer of epistles or of an epistle of the New Testament M Arnold 2 Eccl Defn The ecclesiastic who reads the epistle at the communion service EPISTOLAR Epistolar a Defn Epistolary Dr H More EPISTOLARY Epistolary a Etym L epistolaris fr epistola cf F épistolaire 1 Pertaining to epistles or letters suitable to letters and correspondence as an epistolary style 2 Contained in letters carried on by letters Epistolary correspondence Addison EPISTOLEAN Epistolean n Defn One who writes epistles a correspondent Mary Cowden Clarke EPISTOLER Epistoler n Eccl Defn One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service an epistler EPISTOLET Epistolet n Defn A little epistle Lamb EPISTOLIC EPISTOLICAL Epistolic Epistolical a Etym L epistolicus Gr Defn Pertaining to letters or epistles in the form or style of letters epistolary EPISTOLIZE Epistolize v i Defn To write epistles EPISTOLIZER Epistolizer n Defn A writer of epistles EPISTOLOGRAPHIC Epistolographic a Etym Gr épistolographique Defn Pertaining to the writing of letters used in writing letters epistolary Epistolographic character or mode of writing the same as Demotic character See under Demotic EPISTOLOGRAPHY Epistolography n Etym Gr graphy cf F épistolographie Defn The art or practice of writing epistles EPISTOMA EPISTOME Epistoma Epistome n Etym NL epistoma fr Gr Zoöl a The region between the antennæ and the mouth in Crustacea b A liplike organ that covers the mouth in most Bryozoa See Illust under Entoprocta EPISTROPHE Epistrophe n Etym L from Gr Rhet Defn A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation e g Are they Hebrews so am I Are they Israelites so am I 2 Cor xi 22 EPISTYLE Epistyle n Etym L epistylium Gr épistyle Anc Arch Defn A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar now called architrave EPISYLLOGISM Episyllogism n Etym Pref epi syllogism Logic Defn A syllogism which assumes as one of its premises a proposition which was the conclusion of a preceding syllogism called in relation to this the prosyllogism EPITAPH Epitaph n Etym F épitaphe L epitaphium a funeral oration fr Gr Cenotaph 1 An inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory or commendation of the one buried there a sepulchral inscription Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb Shak 2 A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument as that concerning Alexander Sufficit huic tumulus cui non sufficeret orbis EPITAPH Epitaph v t Defn To commemorate by an epitaph R Let me be epitaphed the inventor of English hexameters G Harvey EPITAPH Epitaph v i Defn To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph R The common in their speeches epitaph upon him He lived as a wolf and died as a dog Bp Hall EPITAPHER Epitapher n Defn A writer of epitaphs Nash EPITAPHIAL EPITAPHIAN Epitaphial Epitaphian a Defn Relating to or of the nature of an epitaph The noble Pericles in his epitaphian speech Milton Epitaphial Latin verses are not to be taken too literally Lowell EPITAPHIC Epitaphic a Defn Pertaining to an epitaph epitaphian n Defn An epitaph Udall EPITAPHIST Epitaphist n Defn An epitapher EPITASIS Epitasis n Etym NL fr Gr 1 That part which embraces the main action of a play poem and the like and leads on to the catastrophe opposed to protasis 2 Med Defn The period of violence in a fever or disease paroxysm Dunglison EPITHALAMIC Epithalamic a Defn Belonging to or designed for an epithalamium EPITHALAMIUM Epithalamium n pl Epithalamiums L Epithalamia Etym L fr Gr Defn A nuptial song or poem in honor of the bride and bridegroom The kind of poem which was called epithalamium sung when the bride was led into her chamber B Jonson EPITHALAMY Epithalamy n pl Epithalamies Defn Epithalamium R Donne EPITHECA Epitheca n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A continuous and usually structureless layer which covers more or less of the exterior of many corals EPITHELIAL Epithelial a Defn Of or pertaining to epithelium as epithelial cells epithelial cancer EPITHELIOID Epithelioid a Etym Epithelium oid Anat Defn Like epithelium as epithelioid cells EPITHELIOMA Epithelioma n Etym NL See Epithelium and oma Med Defn A malignant growth containing epithelial cells called also epithelial cancer EPITHELIUM Epithelium n pl E Epitheliums L Epithelia Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn The superficial layer of cells lining the alimentary canal and all its appendages all glands and their ducts blood vessels and lymphatics serous cavities etc It often includes the epidermis i e keratinproducing epithelial cells and it is sometimes restricted to the alimentary canal the glands and their appendages the term endothelium being applied to the lining membrane of the blood vessels lymphatics and serous cavities EPITHELOID Epitheloid a Anat Defn Epithelioid EPITHEM Epithem n Etym L epithema Gr épithème See Epithet Med Defn Any external topical application to the body except ointments and plasters as a poultice lotion etc EPITHEMA Epithema n Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A horny excrescence upon the beak of birds EPITHESIS Epithesis n Etym NL fr Gr Defn The addition of a letter at the end of a word without changing its sense as numb for num whilst for whiles EPITHET Epithet n Etym L epitheton Gr épithète See Do 1 An adjective expressing some quality attribute or relation that is properly or specially appropriate to a person or thing as a just man a verdant lawn A prince Henry III to whom the epithet worthless seems best applicable Hallam 2 Term expression phrase Stiffed with epithets of war Shak Syn Epithet Title The name epithet was formerly extended to nouns which give a title or describe character as the epithet of liar but is now confined wholly to adjectives Some rhetoricians as Whately restrict it still further considering the term epithet as belonging only to a limited class of adjectives viz those which add nothing to the sense of their noun but simply hold forth some quality necessarily implied therein as the bright sun the lofty heavens etc But this restriction does not prevail in general literature Epithet is sometimes confounded with application which is always a noun or its equivalent EPITHET Epithet v t Defn To describe by an epithet R Never was a town better epitheted Sir H Wotton EPITHETIC EPITHETICAL Epithetic Epithetical a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to or abounding with epithets In epithetic measured prose Lloyd EPITHITE Epithite n Etym Gr Defn A lazy worthless fellow a vagrant Obs Mason EPITHUMETIC Epithumetic a Defn Epithumetical Obs EPITHUMETICAL Epithumetical a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to sexual desire sensual Sir T Browne EPITITHIDES Epitithides n Etym NL fr Gr Epithet Arch Defn The uppermost member of the cornice of an entablature EPITOMATOR Epitomator n Etym LL Defn An epitomist Sir W Hamilton EPITOME Epitome n pl Epitomes Etym L fr Gr épitome See Tome 1 A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation a brief summary an abridgement An epitome of the contents of a very large book Sydney Smith 2 A compact or condensed representation of anything An epitome of English fashionable life Carlyle A man so various that he seemed to be Not one but all mankinds epitome Dryden Syn Abridgement compendium compend abstract synopsis abbreviature See Abridgment EPITOMIST Epitomist n Defn One who makes an epitome one who abridges an epitomizer Milton EPITOMIZE Epitomize v t imp p p Epitomized p pr vb n Epitomizing 1 To make an epitome of to shorten or abridge as a writing or discourse to reduce within a smaller space as to epitomize the works of Justin 2 To diminish as by cutting off something to curtail as to epitomize words Obs Addison EPITOMIZER Epitomizer n Defn An epitomist Burton EPITRITE Epitrite n Etym Gr i e or in the ratio of 4 to 3 epitritos F épitrite Gr Lat Pros Defn A foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable Note It is so called from being compounded of a spondee which contains 4 times with an iambus or a trochee which contains 3 times It is called 1st 2d 3d or 4th epitrite according as the short syllable stands 1st 2d etc EPITROCHLEA Epitrochlea n Etym NL See Epi and Trochlea Anat Defn A projection on the outer side of the distal end of the humerus the external condyle EPITROCHLEAR Epitrochlear a Defn Relating to the epitrochlea EPITROCHOID Epitrochoid n Etym Pref epi Gr oid Geom Defn A kind of curve See Epicycloid any Trochoid EPITROPE Epitrope n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to some one to do what he proposes to do e g He that is unjust let him be unjust still EPIZEUXIS Epizeuxis n Etym L fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure by which a word is repeated with vehemence or emphasis as in the following lines Alone alone all all alone Alone on a wide wide sea Coleridge EPIZOAN Epizoan n Zoöl Defn An epizoön EPIZOAN Epizoan n Zoöl Defn An epizoön EPIZOIC Epizoic a Zoöl Defn Living upon the exterior of another animal ectozoic said of external parasites EPIZOIC Epizoic a Zoöl Defn Living upon the exterior of another animal ectozoic said of external parasites EPIZOON EPIZOOEN Epizoön n pl Epizoa Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn One of the artificial group of invertebrates of various kinds which live parasitically upon the exterior of other animals an ectozoön Among them are the lice ticks many acari the lerneans or fish lice and other crustaceans EPIZOOTIC EPIZOOETIC Epizoötic a Etym Cf F épizoötique 1 Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to an epizoön 2 Geol Defn Containing fossil remains said of rocks formations mountains and the like Obs Epizoötic mountains are of secondary formation Kirwan 3 Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time corresponding to epidemic diseases among men EPIZOOTY EPIZOOETY EPIZOOTIC EPIZOOETIC Epizoöty Epizoötic n Etym F épizoötie Defn An epizoötic disease a murrain an epidemic influenza among horses EPOCH Epoch n Etym LL epocha Gr sah to overpower Goth sigis victory AS sigor sige G sieg cf F époque See Scheme 1 A fixed point of time established in history by the occurrence of some grand or remarkable event a point of time marked by an event of great subsequent influence as the epoch of the creation the birth of Christ was the epoch which gave rise to the Christian era In divers ages divers epochs of time were used Usher Great epochs and crises in the kingdom of God Trench The acquittal of the bishops was not the only event which makes the 30th of June 1688 a great epoch in history Macaulay Note Epochs mark the beginning of new historical periods and dates are often numbered from them 2 A period of time longer or shorter remarkable for events of great subsequent influence a memorable period as the epoch of maritime discovery or of the Reformation So vast an epoch of time F Harrison The influence of Chaucer continued to live even during the dreary interval which separates from one another two important epochs of our literary history A W Ward 3 Geol Defn A division of time characterized by the prevalence of similar conditions of the earth commonly a minor division or part of a period The long geological epoch which stored up the vast coal measures J C Shairp 4 Astron a The date at which a planet or comet has a longitude or position b An arbitrary fixed date for which the elements used in computing the place of a planet or other heavenly body at any other date are given as the epoch of Mars lunar elements for the epoch March 1st 1860 Syn Era time date period age Epoch Era We speak of the era of the Reformation when we think of it as a period during which a new order of things prevailed so also the era of good feeling etc Had we been thinking of the time as marked by certain great events or as a period in which great results were effected we should have called the times when these events happened epochs and the whole period an epoch The capture of Constantinople is an epoch in the history of Mahometanism but the flight of Mahomet is its era C J Smith EPOCHA Epocha n Etym L Defn See Epoch J Adams EPOCHAL Epochal a Defn Belonging to an epoch of the nature of an epoch Epochal points Shedd EPODE Epode n Etym L epodos Gr épode See Ode Poet a The after song the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe the ancient ode being divided into strophe antistrophe and epode b A species of lyric poem invented by Archilochus in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one as the Epodes of Horace It does not include the elegiac distich EPODIC Epodic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to or resembling an epode EPONYM EPONYME Eponym Eponyme n Etym Cf F éponyme See Eponymous 1 The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race city etc took its name as Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes 2 A name as of a people country and the like derived from that of an individual EPONYMIC Eponymic a Defn Same as Eponymous Tablets which bear eponymic dates I Taylor The Alphabet EPONYMIST Eponymist n Defn One from whom a race tribe city or the like took its name an eponym EPONYMOUS Eponymous a Etym Gr Defn Relating to an eponym giving ones name to a tribe people country and the like What becomes of the Herakleid genealogy of the Spartan kings when it is admitted that eponymous persons are to be canceled as fictions Grote EPONYMY Eponymy n Etym Gr Defn The derivation of the name of a race tribe etc from that of a fabulous hero progenitor etc EPOOPHORON EPOOEPHORON Epoöphoron n Etym NL from Gr Anat Defn See Parovarium EPOPEE EPOPOEIA Epopee Epopoeia n Etym F épopée Gr Epos Defn An epic poem epic poetry EPOPT Epopt n Etym Gr Defn One instructed in the mysteries of a secret system Carlyle EPOS Epos n Etym L fr Gr Defn An epic EPOTATION Epotation n Etym L epotare epotatum to drink e out potare to drink Defn A drinking up a quaffing Obs Feltham EPROUVETTE eprouvette n Etym F Gun Defn An apparatus for testing or proving the strength of gunpowder EPSOMITE Epsomite n Defn Native sulphate of magnesia or Epsom salt EPSOM SALTS EPSOM SALT Epsom salts or Epsom salt Med Defn Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom England whence the name afterwards prepared from sea water but now from certain minerals as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia EPULARY Epulary a Etym L epularis fr epulum a feast cf F épulaire Defn Of or pertaining to a feast or banquet Obs Smart EPULATION Epulation n Etym L epulatio Defn A feasting or feast banquet Obs Sir T Browne EPULIS Epulis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A hard tumor developed from the gums EPULOSE Epulose a Etym L epulum a feast Defn Feasting to excess Obs EPULOSITY Epulosity n Defn A feasting to excess Obs EPULOTIC Epulotic a Etym Gr Defn Promoting the skinning over or healing of sores as an epulotic ointment n Defn An epulotic agent EPURATION Epuration n Etym L e out quite purare to purify purus pure Defn Purification EPURE epure n Etym F Fine Arts Defn A draught or model from which to build especially one of the full size of the work to be done a detailed drawing EPWORTH LEAGUE Epworth League Defn A religious organization of Methodist young people founded in 1889 at Cleveland Ohio and taking its name from John Wesleys birthplace Epworth Lincolnshire England EQUABILITY Equability n Etym L aequabilitas fr aequabilis See Equable Defn The quality or condition of being equable evenness or uniformity as equability of temperature the equability of the mind For the celestial bodies the equability and constancy of their motions argue them ordained by wisdom Ray EQUABLE Equable a Etym L aequabilis fr aequare to make level or equal fr aequus even equal See Equal 1 Equal and uniform continuing the same at different times said of motion and the like uniform in surface smooth as an equable plain or globe 2 Uniform in action or intensity not variable or changing said of the feelings or temper EQUABLENESS Equableness n Defn Quality or state of being equable EQUABLY Equably adv Defn In an equable manner EQUAL Equal a Etym L aequalis fr aequus even equal akin to Skr and perh to L unus for older oinos one E one 1 Agreeing in quantity size quality degree value etc having the same magnitude the same value the same degree etc applied to number degree quantity and intensity and to any subject which admits of them neither inferior nor superior greater nor less better nor worse corresponding alike as equal quantities of land water etc houses of equal size persons of equal stature or talents commodities of equal value 2 Bearing a suitable relation of just proportion having competent power abilities or means adequate as he is not equal to the task The Scots trusted not their own numbers as equal to fight with the English Clarendon It is not permitted to me to make my commendations equal to your merit Dryden Whose voice an equal messenger Conveyed thy meaning mild Emerson 3 Not variable equable uniform even as an equal movement An equal temper Dryden 4 Evenly balanced not unduly inclining to either side characterized by fairness unbiased impartial equitable just Are not my ways equal Ezek xviii 29 Thee O Jove no equal judge I deem Spenser Nor think it equal to answer deliberate reason with sudden heat and noise Milton 5 Of the same interest or concern indifferent They who are not disposed to receive them may let them alone or reject them it is equal to me Cheyne 6 Mus Defn Intended for voices of one kind only either all male or all female opposed to mixed R 7 Math Defn Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity Equal temperament Mus See Temperament Syn Even equable uniform adequate proportionate commensurate fair just equitable EQUAL Equal n 1 One not inferior or superior to another one having the same or a similar age rank station office talents strength or other quality or condition an equal quantity or number as If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal Those who were once his equals envy and defame him Addison 2 State of being equal equality Obs Spenser EQUAL Equal v t imp p p Equaled or Equalled p pr vb n Equaling or Equalling 1 To be or become equal to to have the same quantity the same value the same degree or rank or the like with to be commen On me whose all not equals Edwards moiety Shak 2 To make equal return to to recompense fully Who answered all her cares and equaled all her love Dryden 3 To make equal or equal to to equalize hence to compare or regard as equals to put on equality He would not equal the mind that he found in himself to the infinite and incomprehensible Berkeley EQUALITARIAN Equalitarian n Defn One who believes in equalizing the condition of men a leveler EQUALITY Equality n pl Equalities Etym L aequalitas fr aequalis equal See Equal 1 The condition or quality of being equal agreement in quantity or degree as compared likeness in bulk value rank properties etc as the equality of two bodies in length or thickness an equality of rights A footing of equality with nobles Macaulay 2 Sameness in state or continued course evenness uniformity as an equality of temper or constitution 3 Evenness uniformity as an equality of surface 4 Math Defn Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity denoted by the symbol thus a x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does Confessional equality See under Confessional EQUALIZATION Equalization n Defn The act of equalizing or state of being equalized Their equalization with the rest of their fellow subjects Burke EQUALIZE Equalize v t imp p p Equalized p pr vb n Equalizing Etym Cf F égaliser 1 To make equal to cause to correspond or be like in amount or degree as compared as to equalize accounts burdens or taxes One poor moment can suffice To equalize the lofty and the low Wordsworth No system of instruction will completely equalize natural powers Whately 2 To pronounce equal to compare as equal Which we equalize and perhaps would willingly prefer to the Iliad Orrery 3 To be equal to equal to match Obs It could not equalize the hundredth part Of what her eyes have kindled in my heart Waller Equalizing bar Railroad Mach a lever connecting two axle boxes or two springs in a car truck or locomotive to equalize the pressure on the axles EQUALIZER Equalizer n Defn One who or that which equalizes anything EQUALLY Equally adv Defn In an equal manner or degree in equal shares or proportion with equal and impartial justice without difference alike evenly justly as equally taxed furnished etc EQUALNESS Equalness n Defn Equality evenness Shak EQUANGULAR Equangular a Etym See Equiangular Defn Having equal angles equiangular R Johnson EQUANIMITY Equanimity n Etym L aequanimitas fr aequanimus cf F équanimité See Equanimous Defn Evenness of mind that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed patience calmness composure as to bear misfortunes with equanimity EQUANIMOUS Equanimous a Etym L aequanimus fr aequus equal animus mind Defn Of an even composed frame of mind of a steady temper not easily elated or depressed Bp Gauden EQUANT Equant n Etym L aequans antis p pr of aequare cf F équant See Equate Ptolemaic Astron Defn A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly called also eccentric equator EQUATE Equate v t imp p p Equated p pr vb n Equating Etym L aequatus p p of aequare to make level or equal fr aequus level equal See Equal Defn To make equal to reduce to an average to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison to reduce to mean time or motion as to equate payments to equate lines of railroad for grades or curves equated distances Palgrave gives both scrolle and scrowe and equates both to French rolle Skeat Etymol Dict Equating for grades Railroad Engin adding to the measured distance one mile for each twenty feet of ascent Equating for curves adding half a mile for each 360 degrees of curvature EQUATION Equation n Etym L aequatio an equalizing cf F équation equation See Equate 1 A making equal equal division equality equilibrium Again the golden day resumed its right And ruled in just equation with the night Rowe 2 Math Defn An expression of the condition of equality between two algebraic quantities or sets of quantities the sign being placed between them as a binomial equation a quadratic equation an algebraic equation a transcendental equation an exponential equation a logarithmic equation a differential equation etc 3 Astron Defn A quantity to be applied in computing the mean place or other element of a celestial body that is any one of the several quantities to be added to or taken from its position as calculated on the hypothesis of a mean uniform motion in order to find its true position as resulting from its actual and unequal motion Absolute equation See under Absolute Equation box or Equational box a system of differential gearing used in spinning machines for regulating the twist of the yarn It resembles gearing used in equation clocks for showing apparent time Equation of the center Astron the difference between the place of a planet as supposed to move uniformly in a circle and its place as moving in an ellipse Equations of condition Math equations formed for deducing the true values of certain quantities from others on which they depend when different sets of the latter as given by observation would yield different values of the quantities sought and the number of equations that may be found is greater than the number of unknown quantities Equation of a curve Math an equation which expresses the relation between the coördinates of every point in the curve Equation of equinoxes Astron the difference between the mean and apparent places of the equinox Equation of payments Arith the process of finding the mean time of payment of several sums due at different times Equation of time Astron the difference between mean and apparent time or between the time of day indicated by the sun and that by a perfect clock going uniformly all the year round Equation clock or watch a timepiece made to exhibit the differences between mean solar and apparent solar time Knight Normal equation See under Normal Personal equation Astron the difference between an observed result and the true qualities or peculiarities in the observer particularly the difference in an average of a large number of observation between the instant when an observer notes a phenomenon as the transit of a star and the assumed instant of its actual occurrence or relatively the difference between these instants as noted by two observers It is usually only a fraction of a second sometimes applied loosely to differences of judgment or method occasioned by temperamental qualities of individuals Theory of equations Math the branch of algebra that treats of the properties of a single algebraic equation of any degree containing one unknown quantity EQUATOR Equator n Etym L aequator one who equalizes cf F équateur equator See Equate 1 Geog Defn The imaginary great circle on the earths surface everywhere equally distant from the two poles and dividing the earths surface into two hemispheres 2 Astron Defn The great circle of the celestial sphere coincident with the plane of the earths equator so called because when the sun is in it the days and nights are of equal length hence called also the equinoctial and on maps globes etc the equinoctial line Equator of the sun or of a planet Astron the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution Magnetic equator See Aclinic EQUATORIAL Equatorial a Etym Cf F équatorial Defn Of or pertaining to the equator as equatorial climates also pertaining to an equatorial instrument EQUATORIAL Equatorial n Astron Defn An instrument consisting of a telescope so mounted as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other one of them parallel to the axis of the earth and each carrying a graduated circle the one for measuring declination and the other right ascension or the hour angle so that the telescope may be directed even in the daytime to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known The motion in right ascension is sometimes communicated by clockwork so as to keep the object constantly in the field of the telescope Called also an equatorial telescope Note The term equatorial or equatorial instrument is sometimes applied to any astronomical instrument which has its principal axis of rotation parallel to the axis of the earth EQUATORIALLY Equatorially adv Defn So as to have motion or direction parallel to the equator EQUERRY Equerry n pl Equerries Etym F écurie stable for older escurie escuirie confused somewhat with F écuyer OF escuyer squire LL scuria OHG skiura sc barn shed G scheuer from a root meaning to cover protect and akin to L scutum shield See Esquire and cf Ecurie Querry 1 A large stable or lodge for horses Johnson 2 An officer of princes or nobles charged with the care of their horses Note In England equerries are officers of the royal household in the department of the Master of the Horse EQUERY Equery n Defn Same as Equerry EQUESTRIAN Equestrian a Etym L equester from eques horseman fr equus horse cf F équestre See Equine 1 Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen or to horsemanship as equestrian feats or games 2 Being or riding on horseback mounted as an equestrian statue An equestrian lady appeared upon the plains Spectator 3 Belonging to or composed of the ancient Roman equities or knights as the equestrian order Burke EQUESTRIAN Equestrian n Defn One who rides on horseback a horseman a rider EQUESTRIANISM Equestrianism n Defn The art of riding on horseback performance on horseback horsemanship as feats equestrianism EQUESTRIENNE Equestrienne n Etym Formed after analogy of the French language Defn A woman skilled in equestrianism a horsewoman EQUI Equi Etym L aequus equal See Equal Defn A prefix meaning equally as equidistant equiangular EQUIANGLED Equiangled a Etym Equi angle Defn Equiangular Obs Boyle EQUIANGULAR Equiangular a Etym Equi angular Cf Equangular Defn Having equal angles as an equiangular figure a square is equiangular Equiangular spiral Math See under Spiral n Mutually equiangular applied to two figures when every angle of the one has its equal among the angles of the other EQUIBALANCE Equibalance n Etym Equi balance Defn Equal weight equiponderance EQUIBALANCE Equibalance v t imp p p Equibalanced p pr vb n Equibalancing Defn To make of equal weight to balance equally to counterbalance to equiponderate EQUICRESCENT Equicrescent a Etym Equi crescent Math Defn Increasing by equal increments as an equicrescent variable EQUICRURAL Equicrural a Etym L aequicrurius aequus equal crus cruris leg Defn Having equal legs or sides isosceles R Equicrural triangles Sir T Browne EQUICRURE Equicrure a Defn Equicrural Obs EQUIDIFFERENT Equidifferent a Etym Equi different cf F équidifférent Defn Having equal differences as the terms of arithmetical progression are equidifferent EQUIDISTANCE Equidistance n Defn Equal distance EQUIDISTANT Equidistant a Etym L aequidistans antis aequus equal distans distant cf F équidistant Defn Being at an equal distance from the same point or thing Equidistantly adv Sir T Browne EQUIDIURNAL Equidiurnal a Etym Equi diurnal Defn Pertaining to the time of equal day and night applied to the equinoctial line Whewell EQUIFORM Equiform a Etym L aequiformis aequus equal forma form Defn Having the same form uniform Equiformity n Sir T Browne EQUILATERAL Equilateral a Etym L aequilateralis aequus equal latus lateris side cf F équilatéral Defn Having all the sides equal as an equilateral triangle an equilateral polygon Equilateral hyperbola Geom one whose axes are equal Equilateral shell Zoöl one in which a transverse line drawn through the apex of the umbo bisects the valve or divides it into two equal and symmetrical parts Mutually equilateral applied to two figures when every side of the one has its equal among the sides of the other EQUILATERAL Equilateral n Defn A side exactly corresponding or equal to others also a figure of equal sides EQUILIBRATE Equilibrate v t imp p p Equilibrated p pr vb n Equilibrating Etym L aequilibratus in equilibrium aequus equal libra balance See Equilibrium Defn To balance two scales sides or ends to keep even with equal weight on each side to keep in equipoise H Spenser EQUILIBRATION Equilibration n 1 Act of keeping a balance or state of being balanced equipoise In running leaping and dancing natures laws of equilibration are observed J Denham 2 Biol Defn The process by which animal and vegetable organisms preserve a physiological balance H Spenser EQUILIBRIOUS Equilibrious a Defn Evenly poised balanced Dr H More Equilibriously adv EQUILIBRIST Equilibrist n Defn One who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous movements a balancer When the equilibrist balances a rod upon his finger Stewart EQUILIBRITY Equilibrity n Etym L aequilibritas equal distribution See Equilibrium Defn The state of being balanced equality of weight R J Gregory EQUILIBRIUM Equilibrium n pl E Equilibriums L Equilibria Etym L aequilibrium fr aequilibris in equilibrium level aequus equal libra balance See Equal and Librate 1 Equality of weight or force an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces 2 A level position a just poise or balance in respect to an object so that it remains firm equipoise as to preserve the equilibrium of the body Health consists in the equilibrium between those two powers Arbuthnot 3 A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons with consequent indecision and doubt Equilibrium valve Steam Engine a balanced valve See under Valve EQUIMOMENTAL Equimomental a Etym Equi momental Mech Defn Having equal moments of inertia Note Two bodies or systems of bodies are said to be equimomental when their moments of inertia about all straight lines are equal each to each Equimomental cone of a given rigid body a conical surface that has any given vertex and is described by a straight line which moves in such manner that the moment of inertia of the given rigid body about the line is in all its positions the same EQUIMULTIPLE Equimultiple a Etym Equi multiple cf F équimultiple Defn Multiplied by the same number or quantity EQUIMULTIPLE Equimultiple n Math Defn One of the products arising from the multiplication of two or more quantities by the same number or quantity Thus seven times 2 or 14 and seven times 4 or 28 are equimultiples of 2 and 4 EQUINAL Equinal a Defn See Equine An equinal shape Heywood EQUINE Equine a Etym L equinus fr equus horse akin to Gr a OS ehu AS eh eoh Icel j OIr ech cf Skr a to reach overtake perh akin to E acute edge eager a Cf Hippopotamus Defn Of pertaining to or resembling a horse The shoulders body things and mane are equine the head completely bovine Sir J Barrow EQUINIA Equinia n Etym NL See Equine Med Defn Glanders EQUINOCTIAL Equinoctial a Etym L aequinoctials fr aequinoctium equinox cf F équinoxial See Equinox 1 Pertaining to an equinox or the equinoxes or to the time of equal day and night as the equinoctial line 2 Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator in or near that line as equinoctial heat an equinoctial sun 3 Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points as an equinoctial gale or storm that is one happening at or near the time of the equinox in any part of the world Equinoctial colure Astron the meridian passing through the equinoctial points Equinoctial line Astron the celestial equator so called because when the sun is on it the nights and days are of equal length in all parts of the world See Equator Thrice the equinoctial line He circled Milton Equinoctial points Astron the two points where the celestial and ecliptic intersect each other the one being in the first point of Aries the other in the first point of Libra Equinoctial time Astron reckoned in any year from the instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal equinoctial point EQUINOCTIAL Equinoctial n Defn The equinoctial line EQUINOCTIALLY Equinoctially adv Defn Towards the equinox EQUINOX Equinox n Etym OE equinoxium equenoxium L aequinoctium aequus equal nox noctis night cf F équinoxe See Equal and Night 1 The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points that is about March 21 and September 22 See Autumnal equinox Vernal equinox under Autumnal and Vernal When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Stormwind of the equinox Longfellow 2 Equinoctial wind or storm R Dryden EQUINUMERANT Equinumerant a Etym Equi L numerans p pr of numerare to number Defn Equal as to number Obs Arbuthnot EQUIP Equip v t imp p p Equipped p pr vb n Equipping Etym F équiper to supply fit out orig said of a ship OF esquiper to embark of German origin cf OHG scif G schiff Icel skip AS scip See Ship 1 To furnish for service or against a need or exigency to fit out to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way to provide with arms or an armament stores munitions rigging etc said esp of ships and of troops Dryden Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet Ludlow 2 To dress up to array accouter The country are led astray in following the town and equipped in a ridiculous habit when they fancy themselves in the height of the mode Addison EQUIPAGE Equipage 48 n Etym F équipage fr équiper See Equip 1 Furniture or outfit whether useful or ornamental especially the furniture and supplies of a vessel fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purposes or the furniture and necessaries of an army a body of troops or a single soldier including whatever is necessary for efficient service equipments accouterments habiliments attire Did their exercises on horseback with noble equipage Evelyn First strip off all her equipage of Pride Pope 2 Retinue train suite Swift 3 A carriage of state or of pleasure with all that accompanies it as horses liveried servants etc a showy turnout The rumbling equipages of fashion were unknown in the settlement of New Amsterdam W Irving EQUIPAGED Equipaged a Defn Furnished with equipage Well dressed well bred Well equipaged is ticket good enough Cowper EQUIPARABLE Equiparable a Etym L aequiparabilis Defn Comparable Obs or R EQUIPARATE Equiparate v t Etym L aequiparatus p p of aequiparare Defn To compare R EQUIPEDAL Equipedal a Etym Equi L pes pedis foot Zoöl Defn Equalfooted having the pairs of feet equal EQUIPENDENCY Equipendency n Etym Equi pendency Defn The act or condition of hanging in equipoise not inclined or determined either way South EQUIPENSATE Equipensate v t Etym Equi pensatus p p of pensare to weigh Cf Equipoise Defn To weigh equally to esteem alike Obs EQUIPMENT Equipment n Etym Cf F équipement See Equip 1 The act of equipping or the state of being equipped as for a voyage or expedition Burke The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt Hume 2 Whatever is used in equipping necessaries for an expedition or voyage the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit equipage as a railroad equipment locomotives cars etc for carrying on business horse equipments infantry equipments naval equipments laboratory equipments Armed and dight In the equipments of a knight Longfellow EQUIPOISE Equipoise n Etym Equi poise 1 Equality of weight or force hence equilibrium a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced and hence equal state of being equally balanced said of moral political or social interests or forces The means of preserving the equipoise and the tranquillity of the commonwealth Burke Our little lives are kept in equipoise By opposite attractions and desires Longfellow 2 Counterpoise The equipoise to the clergy being removed Buckle EQUIPOLLENCE EQUIPOLLENCY Equipollence Equipollency n Etym Cf F équipollence See Equipollent 1 Equality of power force signification or application Boyle 2 Logic Defn Sameness of signification of two or more propositions which differ in language EQUIPOLLENT Equipollent a Etym L aequipollens aequus equal pollens entis p pr of pollere to be strong able cf F équipollent 1 Having equal power or force equivalent Bacon 2 Logic Defn Having equivalent signification and reach expressing the same thing but differently EQUIPOLLENTLY Equipollently adv Defn With equal power Barrow EQUIPONDERANCE EQUIPONDERANCY Equiponderance Equiponderancy n Etym Equi ponderance cf F équipondérance Defn Equality of weight equipoise EQUIPONDERANT Equiponderant a Etym Cf F équipondérant Defn Being of the same weight A column of air equiponderant to a column of quicksilver Locke EQUIPONDERATE Equiponderate v i Etym Equi L ponderare to weigh See Ponderate Defn To be equal in weight to weigh as much as another thing Bp Wilkins EQUIPONDERATE Equiponderate v t Defn To make equal in weight to counterbalance More than equiponderated the declension in that direction De Quincey EQUIPONDEROUS Equiponderous a Etym Equi L pondus ponderis weight Defn Having equal weight Bailey EQUIPONDIOUS Equipondious a Etym L aequipondium an equal weight aequus equal pondus weight Defn Of equal weight on both sides balanced Obs Glanvill EQUIPOTENTIAL Equipotential a Etym Equi potential Mech Physics Defn Having the same potential Equipotential surface a surface for which the potential is for all points of the surface constant Level surfaces on the earth are equipotential EQUIRADICAL Equiradical a Etym Equi radical Defn Equally radical R Coleridge EQUIROTAL Equirotal a Etym Equi L rota wheel Defn Having wheels of the same size or diameter having equal rotation R EQUISETACEOUS Equisetaceous a Bot Defn Belonging to the Equisetaceæ or Horsetail family EQUISETIFORM Equisetiform a Etym Equisetum form Bot Defn Having the form of the equisetum EQUISETUM Equisetum n pl Equiseta Etym L the horsetail fr equus horse seta a thick stiff hair bristle Bot Defn A genus of vascular cryptogamic herbaceous plants also called horsetails Note The Equiseta have hollow jointed stems and no true leaves The cuticle often contains siliceous granules so that one species E hyemale is used for scouring and polishing under the name of Dutch rush or scouring rush EQUISONANCE Equisonance n Etym Equi L sonans p pr of sonare to sound cf F équisonnance See Sonant Mus Defn An equal sounding the consonance of the unison and its octaves EQUISONANT Equisonant a Defn Of the same or like sound EQUITABLE Equitable a Etym F équitable from équité See Equity 1 Possessing or exhibiting equity according to natural right or natural justice marked by a due consideration for what is fair unbiased or impartial just as an equitable decision an equitable distribution of an estate equitable men No two had exactly the same notion of what was equitable Macaulay 2 Law Defn That can be sustained or made available or effective in a court of equity or upon principles of equity jurisprudence as an equitable estate equitable assets assignment mortgage etc Abbott Syn Just fair reasonable right honest impartial candid upright EQUITABLENESS Equitableness n Defn The quality of being equitable just or impartial as the equitableness of a judge a decision or distribution of property EQUITABLY Equitably adv Defn In an equitable manner justly as the laws should be equitably administered EQUITANCY Equitancy n Etym Cf LL equitantia See Equitant Defn Horsemanship EQUITANT Equitant a Etym L equitans antis p pr of equitare to ride fr eques horseman fr equus horse 1 Mounted on or sitting upon a horse riding on horseback 2 Bot Defn Overlapping each other said of leaves whose bases are folded so as to overlap and bestride the leaves within or above them as in the iris EQUITATION Equitation n Etym L equitatio fr equitare cf F équitation Defn A riding or the act of riding on horseback horsemanship The pretender to equitation mounted W Irving EQUITEMPORANEOUS Equitemporaneous a Etym L aequus equal tempus temporis time Defn Contemporaneous Obs Boyle EQUITES Equites n pl Etym L pl of eques a horseman Rom Antiq Defn An order of knights holding a middle place between the senate and the commonalty members of the Roman equestrian order EQUITY Equity n pl Equities Etym F équité L aequitas fr aequus even equal See Equal 1 Equality of rights natural justice or right the giving or desiring to give to each man his due according to reason and the law of God to man fairness in determination of conflicting claims impartiality Christianity secures both the private interests of men and the public peace enforcing all justice and equity Tillotson 2 Law Defn An equitable claim an equity of redemption as an equity to a settlement or wifes equity etc I consider the wifes equity to be too well settled to be shaken Kent 3 Law Defn A system of jurisprudence supplemental to law properly so called and complemental of it Equity had been gradually shaping itself into a refined science which no human faculties could master without long and intense application Macaulay Note Equitable jurisprudence in England and in the United States grew up from the inadequacy of commonlaw forms to secure justice in all cases and this led to distinct courts by which equity was applied in the way of injunctions bills of discovery bills for specified performance and other processes by which the merits of a case could be reached more summarily or more effectively than by commonlaw suits By the recent English Judicature Act 1873 however the English judges are bound to give effect in commonlaw suits to all equitable rights and remedies and when the rules of equity and of common law in any particular case conflict the rules of equity are to prevail In many jurisdictions in the United States equity and common law are thus blended in others distinct equity tribunals are still maintained See Chancery Equity of redemption Law the advantage allowed to a mortgageor of a certain or reasonable time to redeem lands mortgaged after they have been forfeited at law by the nonpayment of the sum of money due on the mortgage at the appointed time Blackstone Syn Right justice impartiality rectitude fairness honesty uprightness See Justice EQUIVALENCE Equivalence n Etym Cf F équivalence LL aequivalentia 1 The condition of being equivalent or equal equality of worth value signification or force as an equivalence of definitions 2 Equal power or force equivalent amount 3 Chem a The quantity of the combining power of an atom expressed in hydrogen units the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with or be exchanged for valency See Valence b The degree of combining power as determined by relative weight See Equivalent n 2 R EQUIVALENCE Equivalence v t Defn To be equivalent or equal to to counterbalance R Sir T Browne EQUIVALENCY Equivalency n Defn Same as Equivalence EQUIVALENT Equivalent a Etym L aequivalens entis p pr of aequivalere to have equal power aequus equal valere to be strong be worth cf F équivalent See Equal and Valiant 1 Equal in wortir or value force power effect import and the like alike in significance and value of the same import or meaning For now to serve and to minister servile and ministerial are terms equivalent South 2 Geom Defn Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition applied to magnitudes as a square may be equivalent to a triangle 3 Geol Defn Contemporaneous in origin as the equivalent strata of different countries EQUIVALENT Equivalent n 1 Something equivalent that which is equal in value worth weight or force as to offer an equivalent for damage done He owned that if the Test Act were repealed the Protestants were entitled to some equivalent During some weeks the word equivalent then lately imported from France was in the mouths of all the coffeehouse Macaulay 2 Chem Defn That comparative quantity by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as other elements as determined by actual experiment and reference to the same standard Specifically a The comparative proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound thus as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid their equivalents are 325 and 1 b The combining proportion by weight of a substance or the number expressing this proportion in any particular compound as the equivalents of hydrogen and oxygen in water are respectively 1 and 8 and in hydric dioxide 1 and 16 Note This term was adopted by Wollaston to avoid using the conjectural expression atomic weight with which however for a time it was practically synonymous The attempt to limit the term to the meaning of a universally comparative combining weight failed because of the possibility of several compounds of the substances by reason of the variation in combining power which most elements exhibit The equivalent was really identical with or a multiple of submultiple of the atomic weight 3 Chem Defn A combining unit whether an atom a radical or a molecule as in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base Mechanical equivalent of heat Physics the number of units of work which the unit of heat can perform the mechanical energy which must be expended to raise the temperature of a unit weight of water from 0º C to 1º C or from 32º F to 33º F The term was introduced by Dr Mayer of Heilbronn Its value was found by Joule to be 1390 foot pounds upon the Centigrade or 772 foot pounds upon the Fahrenheit thermometric scale whence it is often called Joules equivalent and represented by the symbol J This is equal to 424 kilogram meters Centigrade scale A more recent determination by Professor Rowland gives the value 4269 kilogram meters for the latitude of Baltimore EQUIVALENT Equivalent v t Defn To make the equivalent to to equal equivalence R EQUIVALENTLY Equivalently adv Defn In an equal manner EQUIVALUE Equivalue v t Defn To put an equal value upon to put something on a par with another thing W Taylor EQUIVALVE EQUIVALVED Equivalve Equivalved a Etym Equi valve Zoöl Defn Having the valves equal in size and from as in most bivalve shells EQUIVALVULAR Equivalvular a Zoöl Defn Same as Equivalve or Equivalved EQUIVOCACY Equivocacy n Defn Equivocalness EQUIVOCAL Equivocal a Etym L aequivocus aequus equal vox vocis word See Equal and Voice and cf Equivoque 1 Literally called equally one thing or the other hence Having two significations equally applicable capable of double interpretation of doubtful meaning ambiguous uncertain as equivocal words an equivocal sentence For the beauties of Shakespeare are not of so dim or equivocal a nature as to be visible only to learned eyes Jeffrey 2 Capable of being ascribed to different motives or of signifying opposite feelings purposes or characters deserving to be suspected as his actions are equivocal Equivocal repentances Milton 3 Uncertain as an indication or sign doubtful How equivocal a test Burke Equivocal chord Mus a chord which can be resolved into several distinct keys one whose intervals being all minor thirds do not clearly indicate its fundamental tone or root the chord of the diminished triad and the diminished seventh Syn Ambiguous doubtful uncertain indeterminate Equivocal Ambiguous We call an expression ambiguous when it has one general meaning and yet contains certain words which may be taken in two different senses or certain clauses which can be so connected with other clauses as to divide the mind between different views of part of the meaning intended We call an expression equivocal when taken as a whole it conveys a given thought with perfect clearness and propriety and also another thought with equal propriety and clearness Such were the responses often given by the Delphic oracle as that to Crambiguous is a mere blunder of language what is equivocal is usually intended to deceive though it may occur at times from mere inadvertence Equivocation is applied only to cases where there is a design to deceive EQUIVOCAL Equivocal n Defn A word or expression capable of different meanings an ambiguous term an equivoque In languages of great ductility equivocals like that just referred to are rarely found Fitzed Hall EQUIVOCALLY Equivocally adv Defn In an equivocal manner EQUIVOCALNESS Equivocalness n Defn The state of being equivocal EQUIVOCATE Equivocate v i imp p p Equivocated p pr vb n Equivocating Etym L aequivocatus p p of aequivocari to be called by the same name fr L aequivocus cf F équivoquer See Equivocal a Defn To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification to express ones opinions in terms which admit of different senses with intent to deceive to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead as to equivocate is the work of duplicity All that Garnet had to say for him was that he supposed he meant to equivocate Bp Stillingfleet Syn To prevaricate evade shuffle quibble See Prevaricate EQUIVOCATE Equivocate v t Defn To render equivocal or ambiguous He equivocated his vow by a mental reservation Sir G Buck EQUIVOCATION Equivocation n Defn The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification with a purpose to mislead There being no room for equivocations there is no need of distinctions Locke Syn Prevarication ambiguity shuffling evasion guibbling See Equivocal a and Prevaricate v i EQUIVOCATOR Equivocator n Defn One who equivocates Heres an equivocator that could swear in both the scales against either scale yet could not equivocate to heaven Shak EQUIVOCATORY Equivocatory a Defn Indicating or characterized by equivocation EQUIVOQUE EQUIVOKE Equivoque Equivoke n Etym F équivoque See Equivocal 1 An ambiguous term a word susceptible of different significations Coleridge 2 An equivocation a guibble B Jonson EQUIVOROUS Equivorous a Etym L equus horse vorare to eat greedily Defn Feeding on horseflesh as equivorous Tartars EQUUS Equus n Etym L horse Zoöl Defn A genus of mammals including the horse ass etc ER er Defn 1 Etym AS ere akin to L arius Defn The termination of many English words denoting the agent applied either to men or things as in hater farmer heater grater At the end of names of places er signifies a man of the place as Londoner i e London man 2 Etym AS ra akin to G er Icel are re Goth iza L ior Gr iyas Defn A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs as warmer sooner lateer earlyier ERA Era n pl Eras Etym LL aera an era in earlier usage the items of an account counters pl of aes aeris brass money See Ore 1 A fixed point of time usually an epoch from which a series of years is reckoned The foundation of Solomons temple is conjectured by Ideler to have been an era R S Poole 2 A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch a succession of years dating from some important event as the era of Alexander the era of Christ or the Christian era see under Christian The first century of our era M Arnold 3 A period of time in which a new order of things prevails a signal stage of history an epoch Painting may truly be said to have opened the new era of culture J A Symonds Syn Epoch time date period age dispensation See Epoch ERADIATE Eradiate v i imp p p Eradiated p pr vb n Eradiating Etym Pref e radiate Defn To shoot forth as rays of light to beam to radiate Dr H More ERADIATION Eradiation n Defn Emission of radiance ERADICABLE Eradicable a Defn Capable of being eradicated ERADICATE Eradicate v t imp p p Eradicated p pr vb n Eradicating Etym L eradicatus p p of eradicare to eradicate e out radix radicis root See Radical 1 To pluck up by the roots to root up as an oak tree eradicated 2 To root out to destroy utterly to extirpate as to eradicate diseases or errors This although now an old an inveterate evil might be eradicated by vigorous treatment Southey Syn To extirpate root out exterminate destroy annihilate ERADICATION Eradication n Etym L eradicatio cf F éradication 1 The act of plucking up by the roots a rooting out extirpation utter destruction 2 The state of being plucked up by the roots ERADICATIVE Eradicative a Etym Cf éradicatif Defn Tending or serving to eradicate curing or destroying thoroughly as a disease or any evil ERADICATIVE Eradicative n Med Defn A medicine that effects a radical cure Whitlock ERASABLE Erasable a Defn Capable of being erased ERASE Erase v t imp p p Erased p pr vb n Erasing Etym L erasus p p of eradere to erase e out radere to scrape scratch shave See Rase 1 To rub or scrape out as letters or characters written engraved or painted to efface to expunge to cross out as to erase a word or a name 2 Fig To obliterate to expunge to blot out used of ideas in the mind or memory Burke ERASED Erased p pr a 1 Rubbed or scraped out effaced obliterated 2 Her Defn Represented with jagged and uneven edges as is torn off used esp of the head or limb of a beast Cf Couped ERASEMENT Erasement n Defn The act of erasing a rubbing out expunction obliteration Johnson ERASER Eraser n Defn One who or that which erases esp a sharp instrument or a piece of rubber used to erase writings drawings etc ERASION Erasion n Defn The act of erasing a rubbing out obliteration ERASTIAN Erastian n Eccl Hist Defn One of the followers of Thomas Erastus a German physician and theologian of the 16th century He held that the punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil power and that holy communion was open to all In the present day an Erastian is one who would see the church placed entirely under the control of the State Shipley ERASTIANISM Erastianism n Eccl Hist Defn The principles of the Erastains ERASURE Erasure n Etym From Erase Defn The act of erasing a scratching out obliteration ERATIVE Erative a Defn Pertaining to the Muse Erato who presided over amatory poetry Stormonth ERATO Erato n Etym L fr Gr Class Myth Defn The Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry ERBIUM Erbium n Etym NL from Ytterby in Sweden where gadolinite is found Cf Terbium Yttrium Ytterbium Chem Defn A rare metallic element associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby in Sweden Symbol Er Atomic weight 1659 Its salts are rosecolored and give characteristic spectra Its sesquioxide is called erbia ERCEDEKEN Ercedeken n Etym OE fr pref erce archi deken a deacon Defn An archdeacon Obs ERD Erd n Etym OE erd eard earth land country AS eard akin to OS ard dwelling place OHG art plowing tillage Icel öredh crop and to L arare to plow E ear to plow Defn The earth Prov Eng Wright Erd shrew Zoöl the common European shrew Sorex vulgaris the shrewmouse ERE Ere prep adv Etym AS prep adv conj akin to OS OFries OHG G eher D eer Icel ar Goth air sq root204 Cf Early Erst Or adv 1 Before sooner than Archaic or Poetic Myself was stirring ere the break of day Shak Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore Dryden Sir come down ere my child die John iv 49 2 Rather than I will be thrown into Etna ere I will leave her Shak Ere long before shortly Shak Ere now formerly heretofore Shak Ere that and Or are Same as Ere Shak ERE Ere v t Defn To plow Obs See Ear v t Chaucer EREBUS Erebus n Etym L fr Gr 1 Greek Myth Defn A place of nether darkness being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to Hades See Miltons Paradise Lost Book II line 883 2 Greek Myth Defn The son of Chaos and brother of Nox who dwelt in Erebus To the infernal deep with Erebus and tortures vile Shak ERECT Erect a Etym L erectus p p of erigere to erect e out regere to lead straight See Right and cf Alert 1 Upright or having a vertical position not inverted not leaning or bent not prone as to stand erect Two of far nobler shape erect and tall Milton Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia Philadelphia is still erect a column of ruins Gibbon 2 Directed upward raised uplifted His piercing eyes erect appear to view Superior worlds and look all nature through Pope 3 Bold confident free from depression undismayed But who is he by years Bowed but erect in heart Keble 4 Watchful alert Vigilant and erect attention of mind Hooker 5 Bot Defn Standing upright with reference to the earths surface or to the surface to which it is attached 6 Her Defn Elevated as the tips of wings heads of serpents etc ERECT Erect v t imp p p Erected p pr vb n Erecting 1 To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position to set upright to raise as to erect a pole a flagstaff a monument etc 2 To raise as a building to build to construct as to erect a house or a fort to set up to put together the component parts of as of a machine 3 To lift up to elevate to exalt to magnify That didst his state above his hopes erect Daniel I who am a party am not to erect myself into a judge Dryden 4 To animate to encourage to cheer It raiseth the dropping spirit erecting it to a loving complaisance Barrow 5 To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises or the like To erect conclusions Sir T Browne Malebranche erects this proposition Locke 6 To set up or establish to found to form to institute To erect a new commonwealth Hooker Erecting shop Mach a place where large machines as engines are put together and adjusted Syn To set up raise elevate construct build institute establish found ERECT Erect v i Defn To rise upright Obs By wet stalks do erect Bacon ERECTABLE Erectable a Defn Capable of being erected as an erectable feather Col G Montagu ERECTER Erecter n Defn An erector one who raises or builds ERECTILE Erectile a Etym Cf F érectile Defn Capable of being erected susceptible of being erected of dilated Erectile tissue Anat a tissue which is capable of being greatly dilated and made rigid by the distension of the numerous blood vessels which it contains ERECTILITY Erectility n Defn The quality or state of being erectile ERECTION Erection n Etym L erectio cf F érection 1 The act of erecting or raising upright the act of constructing as a building or a wall or of fitting together the parts of as a machine the act of founding or establishing as a commonwealth or an office also the act of rousing to excitement or courage 2 The state of being erected lifted up built established or founded exaltation of feelings or purposes Her peerless height my mind to high erection draws up Sidney 3 State of being stretched to stiffness tension 4 Anything erected a building of any kind 5 Physiol Defn The state of a part which from having been soft has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue ERECTIVE Erective a Defn Making erect or upright raising tending to erect ERECTLY Erectly adv Defn In an erect manner or posture ERECTNESS Erectness n Defn Uprightness of posture or form ERECTOPATENT Erectopatent a 1 Bot Defn Having a position intermediate between erect and patent or spreading 2 Zoöl Defn Standing partially spread and erect said of the wings of certain insects ERECTOR Erector n 1 One who or that which erects 2 Anat Defn A muscle which raises any part 3 Physics Defn An attachment to a microscope telescope or other optical instrument for making the image erect instead of inverted ERELONG Erelong adv Defn Before the ere long A man following the stag erelong slew him Spenser The world erelong a world of tears must weep Milton EREMACAUSIS Eremacausis n Etym NL fr Gr Defn A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture as in the decay of old trees or of dead animals EREMITAGE Eremitage n Defn See Hermitage EREMITE Eremite n Etym See Hermit Defn A hermit Thou art my heaven and I thy eremite Keats EREMITIC EREMITICAL Eremitic Eremitical a Defn Of or pertaining to an eremite hermitical living in solitude An eremitical life in the woods Fuller The eremitic instinct Lowell EREMITISH Eremitish a Defn Eremitic Bp Hall EREMITISM Eremitism n Defn The state of a hermit a living in seclusion from social life EREPTATION Ereptation n Etym L erepere to creep out e out repere to creep Defn A creeping forth Obs EREPTION Ereption n Etym L ereptio fr eripere to snatch away e out rapere to snatch Defn A snatching away Obs Cockeram ERETHISM Erethism n Etym Gr éréthisme Med Defn A morbid degree of excitement or irritation in an organ Hoblyn ERETHISTIC Erethistic a Etym Gr Defn Relating to erethism EREWHILE EREWHILES Erewhile Erewhiles adv Defn Some time ago a little while before heretofore Archaic I am as fair now as I was erewhile Shak ERF Erf n pl Erven Etym D Defn A garden plot usually about half an acre Cape Colony ERG Erg n Etym Gr Physics Defn The unit of work or energy in the C G S system being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force of one dyne One foot pound is equal to 13560000 ergs ERGAL Ergal n G fr Gr work Physics Defn Potential energy negative value of the force function ERGAT Ergat v t Etym L ergo therefore Defn To deduce logically as conclusions Obs Hewyt ERGMETER Ergmeter n Erg meter Physics Defn An instrument for measuring energy in ergs ERGO Ergo conj or adv Etym L Defn Therefore consequently often used in a jocular way Shak ERGOGRAPH Ergograph n Gr work graph Defn An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a single muscle or set of muscles the rate of fatigue etc Ergographic a ERGOMETER Ergometer n Gr work meter Physics Defn A device for measuring or an instrument for indicating energy expended or work done a dynamometer Ergometric a ERGON Ergon n NL fr Gr work Physics a Work measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is equivalent b Erg ERGOT Ergot n Etym F ergot argot lit a spur 1 A diseased condition of rye and other cereals in which the grains become black and often spurshaped It is caused by a parasitic fungus Claviceps purpurea 2 The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat It is a powerful remedial agent and also a dangerous poison and is used as a means of hastening childbirth and to arrest bleeding 3 Far Defn A stub like soft horn about the size of a chestnut situated behind and below the pastern joint 4 Anat Defn See 2d Calcar 3 b ERGOTIC Ergotic a Defn Pertaining to or derived from ergot as ergotic acid ERGOTIN Ergotin n Med Defn An extract made from ergot ERGOTINE Ergotine Chem Defn A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown amorphous bitter substance It is used to produce contraction of the uterus ERGOTISM Ergotism n Etym F ergotisme fr L ergo Defn A logical deduction Obs Sir T Browne ERGOTISM Ergotism n Etym From Ergot n cf F ergotisme Med Defn A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus ERGOTIZED Ergotized a Defn Affected with the ergot fungus as ergotized rye ERIACH ERIC Eriach Eric n Etym Ir eiric Old Irish Law Defn A recompense formerly given by a murderer to the relatives of the murdered person ERICA Erica n Etym NL fr L erice heath Gr Bot Defn A genus of shrubby plants including the heaths many of them producing beautiful flowers ERICACEOUS Ericaceous a Bot Defn Belonging to the Heath family or resembling plants of that family consisting of heats ERICINOL Ericinol n Etym NL ericaceae the Heath family L oleum oil Chem Defn A colorless oil quickly becoming brown with a pleasant odor obtained by the decomposition of ericolin ERICIUS Ericius n Etym L a hedgehog Defn The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qipod which in the Authorized Version is translated bittern and in the Revised Version porcupine I will make it Babylon a possession for the ericius and pools of waters Is xiv 23 Douay version ERICOLIN Ericolin n Chem Defn A glucoside found in the bearberry and others of the Ericaceæ and extracted as a bitter yellow amorphous mass ERIDANUS Eridanus n Etym L fr Gr Anat Defn A long winding constellation extending southward from Taurus and containing the bright star Achernar ERIGIBLE Erigible a Etym See Erect Defn Capable of being erected Obs ERIN Erin n Etym Ir Cf Aryan Defn An early and now a poetic name of Ireland ERINACEOUS Erinaceous a Etym L erinaceus hedgehog Zoöl Defn Of the Hedgehog family like or characteristic of a hedgehog ERINGO Eringo n Defn The sea holly See Eryngo ERINITE Erinite n Min Defn A hydrous arseniate of copper of an emeraldgreen color so called from Erin or Ireland where it occurs ERINYS Erinys n pl Erinyes Etym L fr Gr Class Myth Defn An avenging deity one of the Furies sometimes conscience personified Written also Erinnys ERIOMETER Eriometer n Etym Gr meter Opt Defn An instrument for measuring the diameters of minute particles or fibers from the size of the colored rings produced by the diffraction of the light in which the objects are viewed ERISTALIS Eristalis n Etym NL Zoöl Defn A genus of dipterous insects whose young called rattailed larvæ are remarkable for their long tapering tail which spiracles at the tip and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters also called drone fly ERISTIC ERISTICAL Eristic Eristical a Etym Gr Defn Controversial Archaic A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic Coleridge ERKE Erke a Etym Cf Irk Defn ASlothful Obs Rom of R ERLKING Erlking n Etym G erlkönig fr Dan ellekonge elfking Defn A personification in German and Scandinavian mythology of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin esp to children ERME Erme v i Etym OE ermen AS yrman Cf Yearn Defn To grieve to feel sad Obs Chaucer ERMELIN ERMILIN Ermelin Ermilin n Zoöl Defn See Ermine Shenstone ERMIN Ermin n Etym OF Ermin L Armenius Defn An Armenian Obs Chaucer ERMINE Ermine n Etym OF ermine F hermine prob of German origin cf OHG harmo G hermelin akin to Lith szarm szarmonys weasel cf AS hearma but cf also LL armelinus armellina hermellina and pellis Armenia the fur of the Armenian rat mus Armenius the animal being found also in Armenia 1 Zoöl Defn A valuable furbearing animal of the genus Mustela M erminea allied to the weasel the stoat It is found in the northern parts of Asia Europe and America In summer it is brown but in winter it becomes white except the tip of the tail which is always black 2 The fur of the ermine as prepared for ornamenting garments of royalty etc by having the tips of the tails which are black arranged at regular intervals throughout the white 3 By metonymy the office or functions of a judge whose state robe lined with ermine is emblematical of purity and honor without stain Chatham 4 Her Defn One of the furs See Fur Her Note Ermine is represented by an argent field tufted with black Ermines is the reverse of ermine being black spotted or timbered with argent Erminois is the same as ermine except that or is substituted for argent Ermine moth Zoöl a white moth with black spots esp Yponomeuta padella of Europe so called on account of the resemblance of its covering to the fur of the ermine also applied to certain white bombycid moths of America ERMINE Ermine v t Defn To clothe with or as with ermine The snows that have ermined it in the winter Lowell ERMINED Ermined a Defn Clothed or adorned with the fur of the ermine Pope ERMINES ERMINOIS Ermines n Erminois n Her Defn See Note under Ermine n 4 ERMIT Ermit n Etym See Hermit Defn A hermit Obs ERN ERNE Ern Erne n Etym AS earn eagle akin to D arend OHG aro G aar Icel Sw Dan örn Goth ara and to Gr Ornithology Zoöl Defn A sea eagle esp the European whitetailed sea eagle Haliæetus albicilla ERN Ern v i Etym Cf Erme Defn To stir with strong emotion to grieve to mourn Note Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare Obs ERNEST Ernest n Defn See Earnest Obs Chaucer ERNESTFUL Ernestful a Etym See Earnest a Defn Serious Obs Chaucer ERODE Erode v t imp p p Eroded p pr vb n Eroding Etym L erodere erosum e out rodere to gnaw See Rodent Defn To eat into or away to corrode as canker erodes the flesh The blood erodes the vessels Wiseman The smaller charge is more apt to erode the gun Am Cyc ERODED Eroded p p a 1 Eaten away gnawed irregular as if eaten or worn away 2 Bot Defn Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or irregularly toothed ERODENT Erodent n Etym L erodens entis p pr of erodere See Erode Med Defn A medicine which eats away extraneous growths a caustic EROGATE Erogate v t imp p p Erogated p pr vb n Erogating Etym L erogatus p p of erogare e out rogare to ask Defn To lay out as money to deal out to expend Obs EROGATION Erogation n Etym L erogatio Defn The act of giving out or bestowing Obs Sir T Elyot EROS Eros n Etym L fr Gr Greek Myth Defn Love the god of love by earlier writers represented as one of the first and creative gods by later writers as the son of Aphrodite equivalent to the Latin god Cupid EROSE Erose a Etym L erosus p p See Erode 1 Irregular or uneven as if eaten or worn away 2 Bot Defn Jagged or irregularly toothed as if nibbled out or gnawed Erosely adv EROSION Erosion n Etym L erosio See Erode 1 The act or operation of eroding or eating away 2 The state of being eaten away corrosion canker EROSIVE Erosive a Defn That erodes or gradually eats away tending to erode corrosive Humble EROSTRATE Erostrate a Etym Pref e out rostrate Bot Defn Without a beak EROTEME Eroteme n Etym Gr Defn A mark indicating a question a note of interrogation EROTESIS Erotesis n Etym NL fr Gr Rhet Defn A figure o Must I give way and room to your rash choler Shall I be frighted when a madman stares Shak EROTIC EROTICAL Erotic Erotical a Etym Gr érotique See Eros Defn Of or pertaining to the passion of love treating of love amatory EROTIC Erotic n Defn An amorous composition or poem EROTICISM Eroticism n Defn Erotic quality ERPETOLOGIST Erpetologist n Defn Herpetologist ERPETOLOGY Erpetology n Etym Cf F erpétologie Zoöl Defn Herpetology ERR Err v i imp p p Erred p pr vb n Erring 277 85 Etym F errer L errare akin to G irren OHG irran v t irr v i OS irrien Sw irra Dan irre Goth aírzjan to lead astray airzise astray 1 To wander to roam to stray Archaic Why wilt thou err from me Keble What seemeth to you if there were to a man an hundred sheep and one of them hath erred Wyclif Matt xviii 12 2 To deviate from the true course to miss the thing aimed at My jealous aim might err Shak 3 To miss intellectual truth to fall into error to mistake in judgment or opinion to be mistaken The man may err in his judgment of circumstances Tillotson 4 To deviate morally from the right way to go astray in a figurative sense to do wrong to sin Do they not err that devise evil Prov xiv 22 5 To offend as by erring ERRABLE Errable a Defn Liable to error fallible ERRABLENESS Errableness n Defn Liability to error Dr H More ERRABUND Errabund a Etym L errabundus Defn Erratic Errabund guesses Southey ERRANCY Errancy n Etym L errantia Defn A wandering state of being in error ERRAND Errand n Etym OE erende erande message business AS ærende ærend akin to OS arundi OHG arunti Icel eyrendi örendi erendi Sw ärende Dan ærende perh akin to AS earu swift Icel örr and to L oriri to rise E orient Defn A special business intrusted to a messenger something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose often a verbal message a commission as the servant was sent on an errand to do an errand Also ones purpose in going anywhere I have a secret errand to thee O king Judg iii 19 I will not eat till I have told mine errand Gen xxiv 33 mission ERRANT Errant a Etym F errant p pr fr OF errer to travel LL iterare fr L iter journey confused somewhat with L errare to err See Eyre and cf Arrant Itinerant 1 Wandering deviating from an appointed course or from a direct path roving Seven planets or errant stars in the lower orbs of heaven Sir T Browne 2 Notorious notoriously bad downright arrant Would make me an errant fool B Jonson 3 Eng Law Defn Journeying itinerant formerly applied to judges who went on circuit and to bailiffs at large Mozley W ERRANT Errant n Defn One who wanders about Obs Fuller ERRANTIA Errantia n pl Etym NL fr L errare to wander See Err Zoöl Defn A group of chætopod annelids including those that are not confined to tubes See Chætopoda Written also Errantes ERRANTRY Errantry n 1 A wandering a roving esp a roving in quest of adventures Addison 2 The employment of a knighterrant Johnson ERRATA Errata n pl Etym L Defn See Erratum ERRATIC Erratic a Etym L erraticus fr errare to wander cf F erratique See Err 1 Having no certain course roving about without a fixed destination wandering moving hence applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars The earth and each erratic world Blackmore 2 Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct eccentric strange queer as erratic conduct 3 Irregular changeable Erratic fever Harvey Erratic blocks gravel etc Geol masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water ice or other causes Erratic phenomena the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earths surface ERRATIC Erratic n 1 One who deviates from common and accepted opinions one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character 2 A rogue Obs Cockeram 3 Geol Defn Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies esp a large block or fragment of rock a bowlder Note In the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earths surface including what is called drift ERRATICAL Erratical a Defn Erratic Erratically adv Erraticalness n ERRATION Erration n Etym L erratio See Err Defn A wandering a roving about Obs Cockeram ERRATUM Erratum n pl Errata Etym L fr errare erratum to wander err See Err Defn An error or mistake in writing or printing A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole passage Cowper ERRHINE Errhine n Etym Gr errhin Med Defn A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose to promote discharges of mucus a sternutatory Coxe a Defn Causing or increasing secretion of nasal mucus ERRONEOUS Erroneous a Etym L erroneus fr errare to err See Err 1 Wandering straying deviating from the right course hence irregular unnatural Obs Erroneous circulation Arbuthnot Stopped much of the erroneous light which otherwise would have disturbed the vision Sir I Newman 2 Misleading misled mistaking Obs An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we ought to omit Jer Taylor 3 Containing error not conformed to truth or justice incorrect false mistaken as an erroneous doctrine erroneous opinion observation deduction view etc Erroneously adv Erroneousness n ERROR Error n Etym OF error errur F erreur L error fr errare to err See Err 1 A wandering a roving or irregular course Obs The rest of his journey his error by sea B Jonson 2 A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard irregularity mistake inaccuracy something made wrong or left wrong as an error in writing or in printing a clerical error 3 A departing or deviation from the truth falsity false notion wrong opinion mistake misapprehension Herror though his candor remained unimpaired Bancroft 4 A moral offense violation of duty a sin or transgression iniquity fault Ps xix 12 5 Math Defn The difference between the approximate result and the true result used particularly in the rule of double position 6 Mensuration a The difference between an observed value and the true value of a quantity b The difference between the observed value of a quantity and that which is taken or computed to be the true value sometimes called residual error 7 Law Defn A mistake in the proceedings of a court of record in matters of law or of fact 8 Baseball Defn A fault of a player of the side in the field which results in failure to put out a player on the other side or gives him an unearned base Law of error or Law of frequency of error Mensuration the law which expresses the relation between the magnitude of an error and the frequency with which that error will be committed in making a large number of careful measurements of a quantity Probable error Mensuration See under Probable Writ of error Law an original writ which lies after judgment in an action at law in a court of record to correct some alleged error in the proceedings or in the judgment of the court Bouvier Burrill Syn Mistake fault blunder failure fallacy delusion hallucination sin See Blunder ERRORFUL Errorful a Defn Full of error wrong Foxe ERRORIST Errorist n Defn One who encourages and propagates error one who holds to error ERS Ers n Etym F fr L ervum a kind of pulse bitter vetch Bot Defn The bitter vetch Ervum Ervilia ERSE Erse n Etym A modification of Irish OE Irishe Defn A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland called by the Highlanders Gaelic ERSE Erse a Defn Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of Scotland or to their language ERSH Ersh n Defn See Arrish ERST Erst adv Etym Orig superlative of ere AS See Ere Archaic 1 First Chaucer 2 Previously before formerly heretofore Chaucer Tityrus with whose style he had erst disclaimed all ambition to match his pastoral pipe A W Ward At erst at first at the beginning Now at erst at this present time Chaucer ERSTWHILE Erstwhile adv Defn Till then or now heretofore formerly Archaic ERUBESCENCE ERUBESCENCY Erubescence Erubescency n Etym L erubescentia cf F érubescence Defn The act of becoming red redness of the skin or surface of anything a blushing ERUBESCENT Erubescent a Etym L erubescens p pr erubescere to grow red e out rubescere See Rubescent Defn Red or reddish blushing Johnson ERUBESCITE Erubescite n Min Defn See Bornite ERUCA Eruca n pl Erucæ Etym L a caterpillar also a sort of colewort Zoöl Defn An insect in the larval state a caterpillar a larva ERUCIC Erucic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs Eruca or Brassica as erucic acid a fatty acid resembling oleic acid and found in colza oil mustard oil etc ERUCIFROM Erucifrom a Etym Eruca form Zoöl Defn Having the form of a caterpillar said of insect larvæ ERUCT ERUCTATE Eruct Eructate v t Etym L eructare e out ructare to belch cf F éructer Defn To eject as wind from the stomach to belch R Howell ERUCTATION Eructation n Etym L eructatio cf F éructation 1 The act of belching wind from the stomach a belch 2 A violent belching out or emitting as of gaseous or other matter from the crater of a volcano geyser etc ERUDIATE Erudiate v t Etym L erudire Defn To instruct to educate to teach Obs The skillful goddess there erudiates these In all she did Fanshawe ERUDITE Erudite a Etym L eruditus p p of erudire to free from rudeness to polish instruct e out rudis rude cf F érudit See Rude Defn Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge well instructed learned A most erudite prince Sir T More Erudite theology I Taylor Eruditely adv Eruditeness n ERUDITION Erudition n Etym L eruditio cf F érudition Defn The act of instructing the result of thorough instruction the state of being erudite or learned the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study particularly learning in literature or criticism as distinct from the sciences scholarship The management of a young ladys person is not be overlooked but the erudition of her mind is much more to be regarded Steele The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily upon him Macaulay Syn Literature learning See Literature ERUGATE Erugate a Etym L erugatus p p of erugare to smooth e out ruga wrinkle Defn Freed from wrinkles smooth ERUGINOUS Eruginous a Etym Cf F érugineux See Æruginous Defn Partaking of the substance or nature of copper or of the rust copper resembling the trust of copper or verdigris æruginous ERUMPENT Erumpent a Etym L erumpens entis p pr of erumpere Bot Defn Breaking out said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves ERUPT Erupt v t Etym See Eruption Defn To cause to burst forth to eject as to erupt lava Huxley ERUPTION Eruption n Etym L eruptio fr erumpere eruptum to break out e out rumpere to break cf F éruption See Rupture 1 The act of breaking out or bursting forth as a A violent throwing out of flames lava etc as from a volcano of a fissure in the earths crust b A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another Milton c A violent commotion All Paris was quiet to gather fresh strength for the next days eruption W Irving 2 That which bursts forth 3 A violent exclamation ejaculation He would break out into bitter and passionate eruditions Sir H Wotton 4 Med Defn The breaking out of pimples or an efflorescence as in measles scarlatina etc ERUPTIONAL Eruptional a Defn Eruptive R R A Proctor ERUPTIVE Eruptive a Etym Cf F éruptif 1 Breaking out or bursting forth The sudden glance Appears far south eruptive through the cloud Thomson 2 Med Defn Attended with eruption or efflorescence or producing it as an eruptive fever 3 Geol Defn Produced by eruption as eruptive rocks such as the igneous or volcanic ERUPTIVE Eruptive n Geol Defn An eruptive rock ERYNGIUM Eryngium n Etym NL fr Gr eryngion erynge Bot Defn A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance Eryngium maritimum or sea holly has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac the roots being formerly candied ERYNGO Eryngo n Bot Defn A plant of the genus Eryngium ERYSIPELAS Erysipelas n Etym L fr Gr Red and Pell n Med Defn St Anthonys fire a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin which starting usually from a single point spreads gradually over its surface It is usually regarded as contagious and often occurs epidemically ERYSIPELATOID Erysipelatoid a Etym Gr oid Defn Resembling erysipelas ERYSIPELATOUS Erysipelatous a Etym Cf F érysipélateux Defn Resembling erysipelas or partaking of its nature ERYSIPELOUS Erysipelous a Defn Erysipelatous ERYTHEMA Erythema n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A disease of the skin in which a diffused inflammation forms rosecolored patches of variable size ERYTHEMATIC Erythematic a Etym Cf F érythématique Med Defn Characterized by or causing a morbid redness of the skin relating to erythema ERYTHEMATOUS Erythematous a Med Defn Relating to or causing erythema ERYTHREAN ERYTHRAEAN Erythrean Erythræan a Etym L erythraeus Gr Defn Red in color The erythrean main Milton ERYTHRIC Erythric a Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or resembling erythrin ERYTHRIN ERYTHRINE Erythrin Erythrine n Etym Gr 1 Chem Defn A colorless crystalline substance C20H22O10 extracted from certain lichens as the various species of Rocella It is a derivative of orsellinic acid So called because of certain red compounds derived from it Called also erythric acid 2 Min Defn See Erythrite 2 ERYTHRINA Erythrina n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics coral tree so called from its red flowers ERYTHRISM Erythrism n Etym Gr érythrisme Zoöl Defn A condition of excessive redness See Erythrochroism ERYTHRITE Erythrite n Etym Gr 1 Chem Defn A colorless crystalline substance C4H6OH4 of a sweet cooling taste extracted from certain lichens and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin called also erythrol erythroglucin erythromannite pseudorcin cobalt bloom and under the name phycite obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris It is a tetrabasic alcohol corresponding to glycol and glycerin 2 Min Defn A rosered mineral crystallized and earthy a hydrous arseniate of cobalt known also as cobalt bloom called also erythrin or erythrine ERYTHROCHROIC Erythrochroic a Zoöl Defn Having or subject to erythrochroism ERYTHROCHROISM Erythrochroism n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn An unusual redness esp in the plumage of birds or hair of mammals independently of age sex or season ERYTHRODEXTRIN Erythrodextrin n Etym Gr dextrin Physiol Chem Defn A dextrin which gives a red color with iodine See Dextrin ERYTHROGEN Erythrogen n Etym Gr gen Chem a Carbon disulphide so called from certain red compounds which it produces in combination with other substances b A substance reddened by acids which is supposed to be contained in flowers c A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile which becomes bloodred when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia ERYTHROGRANULOSE Erythrogranulose n Etym Gr granulose Physiol Chem Defn A term applied by Brücke to a substance present in small amount in starch granules colored red by iodine ERYTHROID Erythroid a Etym Gr oid cf Gr Defn Of a red color reddish as the erythroid tunic the cremaster muscle ERYTHROLEIC Erythroleic a Etym Gr oleum oil Chem Defn Having a red color and oily appearance applied to a purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from archil ERYTHROLEIN Erythrolein n Etym See Erythroleic Chem Defn A red substance obtained from litmus ERYTHROLITMIN Erythrolitmin n Etym Gr litmus Chem Defn Erythrolein ERYTHRONIUM Erythronium n Etym NL from Gr Chem Defn A name originally given from its red acid to the metal vanadium R ERYTHROPHLEINE Erythrophleine 104 n Chem Defn A white crystalline alkaloid extracted from sassy bark Erythrophleum Guineense ERYTHROPHYLL ERYTHROPHYLLIN Erythrophyll Erythrophyllin n Etym Gr Physiol Bot Defn The red coloring matter of leaves fruits flowers etc in distinction from chlorophyll ERYTHROSIN Erythrosin n Etym Gr Chem a A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin b A red dyestuff obtained from fluoresceïn by the action of iodine ERYTHROXYLON Erythroxylon n Etym NL from Gr Bot Defn A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family growing in tropical countries E Coca is the source of cocaine See Coca ERYTHROZYME Erythrozyme n Etym Gr Physiol Chem Defn A ferment extracted from madder root possessing the power of inducing alcoholic fermentation in solutions of sugar ESCALADE Escalade n Etym F Sp escalada cf It scalata fr Sp escalar to scale LL scalare fr L scala ladder See Scale v t Mil Defn A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart Sin enters not by escalade but by cunning or treachery Buckminster ESCALADE Escalade v t imp p p Escaladed p pr vb n Escalading Mil Defn To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders to scale as to escalate a wall ESCALATOR Escalator n NL Cf Escalade Defn A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously and one stepping upon it is carried up or down a trade term ESCALLOP Escallop n Defn See Escalop ESCALLOPED Escalloped a Defn See Escaloped ESCALOP Escalop n Etym OF escalope shell F escalope a sort of cut of meat See Scallop 1 Zoöl Defn A bivalve shell of the genus Pecten See Scallop 2 A regular curving indenture in the margin of anything See Scallop So many jags or escalops Ray 3 a The figure or shell of an escalop considered as a sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land Hence b Her A bearing or a charge consisting of an escalop shell ESCALOPED Escaloped a 1 Cut or marked in the form of an escalop scalloped 2 Her Defn Covered with a pattern resembling a series of escalop shells each of which issues from between two others Its appearance is that of a surface covered with scales Escaloped oysters Cookery See under Scalloped ESCAMBIO Escambio n Etym LL escambium excambium See Excamb Eng Law Defn A license formerly required for the making over a bill of exchange to another over sea Cowell ESCAPABLE Escapable a Defn Avoidable ESCAPADE Escapade n Etym F fr Sp escapada escape fr escapar to escape or F fr It scappata escape escapade fr scappare to escape see Escape 1 The fling of a horse or ordinary kicking back of his heels a gambol 2 Act by which one breaks loose from the rules of propriety or good sense a freak a prank Carlyle ESCAPE Escape v t imp p p Escaped p pr vb n Escaping Etym OE escapen eschapen OF escaper eschaper F echapper fr LL ex cappa out of ones cape or cloak hence to slip out of ones cape and escape See 3d Cape and cf Scape v 1 To flee from and avoid to be saved or exempt from to shun to obtain security from as to escape danger Sailors that escaped the wreck Shak 2 To avoid the notice of to pass unobserved by to evade as the fact escaped our attention They escaped the search of the enemy Ludlow ESCAPE Escape v i 1 To flee and become secure from danger often followed by from or out of Haste for thy life escape nor look behindKeble 2 To get clear from danger or evil of any form to be passed without harm Such heretics would have been thought fortunate if they escaped with life Macaulay 3 To get free from that which confines or holds used of persons or things as to escape from prison from arrest or from slavery gas escapes from the pipes electricity escapes from its conductors To escape out of these meshes Thackeray ESCAPE Escape n 1 The act of fleeing from danger of evading harm or of avoiding notice deliverance from injury or any evil flight as an escape in battle a narrow escape also the means of escape as a fire escape I would hasten my escape from the windy storm Ps lv 8 2 That which escapes attention or restraint a mistake an oversight also transgression Obs I should have been more accurate and corrected all those former escapes Burton 3 A sally Thousand escapes of wit Shak 4 Law Defn The unlawful permission by a jailer or other custodian of a prisoners departure from custody Note Escape is technically distinguishable from prison breach which is the unlawful departure of the prisoner from custody escape being the permission of the departure by the custodian either by connivance or negligence The term escape however is applied by some of the old authorities to a departure from custody by stratagem or without force Wharton 5 Arch Defn An apophyge 6 Leakage or outflow as of steam or a liquid 7 Elec Defn Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires caused by defective insulation Escape pipe Steam Boilers a pipe for carrying away steam that escapes through a safety valve Escape valve Steam Engine a relief valve a safety valve See under Relief and Safety Escape wheel Horol the wheel of an escapement ESCAPEMENT Escapement n Etym Cf F échappement See Escape 1 The act of escaping escape R 2 Way of escape vent R An escapement for youthful high spirits G Eliot 3 The contrivance in a timepiece which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration Note Escapements are of several kinds as the vertical or verge or crown escapement formerly used in watches in which two pallets on the balance arbor engage with a crown wheel the anchor escapement in which an anchorshaped piece carries the pallets used in common clocks both are called recoil escapements from the recoil of the escape wheel at each vibration the cylinder escapement having an opensided hollow cylinder on the balance arbor to control the escape wheel the duplex escapement having two sets of teeth on the wheel the lever escapement which is a kind of detached escapement because the pallets are on a lever so arranged that the balance which vibrates it is detached during the greater part of its vibration and thus swings more freely the detent escapement used in chronometers the remontoir escapement in which the escape wheel is driven by an independent spring or weight wound up at intervals by the clock train sometimes used in astronomical clocks When the shape of an escapewheel tooth is such that it falls dead on the pallet without recoil it forms a deadbeat escapement ESCAPER Escaper n Defn One who escapes ESCARBUNCLE Escarbuncle n Etym OF escarbuncle F escaboucle Her Defn See Carbuncle 3 ESCARGATOIRE Escargatoire n Etym F escargotière fr escargot snail Defn A nursery of snails Obs Addison ESCARP Escarp n Etym F escarpe cf Sp escarpa It scarpa fr escarper to cut steep cut to a slope prob of German origin cf G scharf sharp E sharp or perh scrape Fort Defn The side of the ditch next the parapet same as scarp and opposed to counterscarp ESCARP Escarp v t imp p p Escarped p pr vb n Escarping Mil Defn To make into or furnish with a steep slope like that of a scrap Carleton ESCARPMENT Escarpment n Etym Cf F escarpement Defn A steep descent or declivity steep face or edge of a ridge ground about a fortified place cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach See Scarp ESCENT escent Etym From the ending escens entis of the p pr of inchoative verbs in Latin Defn A suffix signifying beginning beginning to be as adolescent effervescent etc ESCHALOT Eschalot n Bot Defn See Shallot ESCHAR Eschar n Etym L eschara Gr eschare See Scar Med Defn A dry slough crust or scab which separates from the healthy part of the body as that produced by a burn or the application of caustics ESCHAR Eschar n Etym Ir Geol Defn In Ireland one of the continuous mounds or ridges of gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface of the country Similar ridges in Scotland are called kames or kams Written also eskar and esker ESCHARA Eschara n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals often incrusting like lichens but sometimes branched ESCHARINE Escharine a Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the genus Eschara or family Escharidæ ESCHAROTIC Escharotic a Etym Gr escharotique Med Defn Serving or tending to form an eschar producing a scar caustic ESCHAROTIC Escharotic n Med Defn A substance which produces an eschar a caustic esp a mild caustic ESCHATOLOGICAL Eschatological a Defn Pertaining to the last or final things ESCHATOLOGY Eschatology n Etym Gr logy Defn The doctrine of the last or final things as death judgment and the events therewith connected ESCHAUNGE Eschaunge n Defn Exchange Obs ESCHEAT Escheat n Etym OE eschete escheyte an escheat fr OF escheit escheoit escheeite esheoite fr escheoir F échoir to fall to fall to the lot of pref es L ex cheoir F choir to fall fr L cadere See Chance and cf Cheat 1 Law a Feud Eng Law The falling back or reversion of lands by some casualty or accident to the lord of the fee in consequence of the extinction of the blood of the tenant which may happen by his dying without heirs and formerly might happen by corruption of blood that is by reason of a felony or attainder Tomlins Blackstone b U S Law The reverting of real property to the State as original and ultimate proprietor by reason of a failure of persons legally entitled to hold the same Note A distinction is carefully made by English writers between escheat to the lord of the fee and forfeiture to the crown But in this country where the State holds the place of chief lord of the fee and is entitled to take alike escheat and by forfeiture this distinction is not essential Tomlins Kent c A writ now abolished to recover escheats from the person in possession Blackstone 2 Lands which fall to the lord or the State by escheat 3 That which falls to one a reversion or return To make me great by others loss is bad escheat Spenser ESCHEAT Escheat v i imp p p Esheated p pr vb n Escheating Law Defn To revert or become forfeited to the lord the crown or the State as lands by the failure of persons entitled to hold the same or by forfeiture Note In this country it is the general rule that when the title to land fails by defect of heirs or devisees it necessarily escheats to the State but forfeiture of estate from crime is hardly known in this country and corruption of blood is universally abolished Kent Bouvier ESCHEAT Escheat v t Law Defn To forfeit Bp Hall ESCHEATABLE Escheatable a Defn Liable to escheat ESCHEATAGE Escheatage 48 n Defn The right of succeeding to an escheat Sherwood ESCHEATOR Escheator n Law Defn An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place and to take charge of them Burrill ESCHEVIN Eschevin n Etym OF eschevin a sort of magistrate alderman F échevin Defn The alderman or chief officer of an ancient guild Obs ESCHEW Eschew v t imp p p Eshewed p pr vb n Eshewing Etym OF eschever eschiver eskiver F esquiver fr OHG sciuhen G scheuen akin to E sky See Shy a 1 To shun to avoid as something wrong or from a feeling of distaste to keep ones self clear of They must not only eschew evil but do good Bp Beveridge 2 To escape from to avoid Obs He who obeys destruction shall eschew Sandys ESCHEWER Eschewer n Defn One who eschews ESCHEWMENT Eschewment n Defn The act of eschewing R ESCHSCHOLTZIA Eschscholtzia n Etym NL Named after Dr Eschscholtz a German botanist Bot Defn A genus of papaveraceous plants found in California and upon the west coast of North America some species of which produce beautiful yellow orange rosecolored or white flowers the California poppy ESCHYNITE Eschynite n Etym Gr Min Defn A rare mineral containing chiefly niobium titanium thorium and cerium It was so called by Berzelius on account of the inability of chemical science at the time of its discovery to separate some of its constituents ESCOCHEON Escocheon n Defn Escutcheon Obs ESCOPET ESCOPETTE Escopet Escopette n Etym Sp escopeta F escopette Defn A kind of firearm a carbine ESCORIAL Escorial n Etym Sp Defn See Escurial ESCORT Escort n Etym F escorte It scorta a guard or guide fr scorgere to perceive discern lead fr L ex out quite corrigere to correct set right See Correct 1 A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey one who conducts some one as an attendant a guard as of prisoners on a march also a body of persons attending as a mark of respect or honor applied to movements on land as convoy is to movements at sea The troops of my escort marched at the ordinary rate Burke 2 Protection care or safeguard on a journey or excursion as to travel under the escort of a friend ESCORT Escort v t imp p p Escorted p pr vb n Escorting Etym Cf F escorter It scortare See Escort n Defn To attend with a view to guard and protect to accompany as safeguard to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to used esp with reference to journeys or excursions on land as to escort a public functionary or a lady to escort a baggage wagon Syn To accompany attend See Accompany ESCOT Escot n Etym OF Defn See Scot a tax Obs ESCOT Escot v t Defn To pay the reckoning for to support to maintain Obs Shak ESCOUADE Escouade n Defn See Squad ESCOUT Escout n Defn See Scout Obs Hayward ESCRIBED Escribed a Etym L e out out of scribere to write Defn Drawn outside of used to designate a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle and also the other two sides produced ESCRIPT Escript n Etym OF Defn A writing Obs ESCRITOIRE Escritoire n Etym OF escritoire F écritoire LL scriptorium fr L scriptorius belonging to writing fr sribere to write See Script and cf Scrutoire Defn A piece of furniture used as a writing table commonly with drawers pigeonholes and the like a secretary or writing desk ESCRITORIAL Escritorial a Defn Of or pertaining to an escritoire ESCROD Escrod n Defn See Scrod a young cod ESCROL ESCROLL Escrol Escroll n Etym See Escrow Scroll 1 A scroll Obs 2 Her a A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment or the like anciently placed above the shield and supporting the crest b In modern heraldry a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed ESCROW Escrow n Etym OF escroe escroue a roll of writings bond See Scroll Law Defn A deed bond or other written engagement delivered to a third person to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed and then to be by him delivered to the grantee Blackstone ESCUAGE Escuage 48 n Etym OF escuage F écuage from OF escu shield F écu See Esquire Feud Law Defn Service of the shield a species of knight service by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war at his own charge It was afterward exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction Called also scutage Blackstone ESCULAPIAN Esculapian n Defn Æsculapian ESCULAPIUS Esculapius n Defn Same as Æsculapius ESCULENT Esculent a Etym L esculentus fr escare to eat fr esca food fr edere to eat cf F esculent See Eat Defn Suitable to be used by man for food eatable edible as esculent plants esculent fish Esculent grain for food Sir W Jones Esculent swallow Zoöl the swallow which makes the edible birds nest See Edible birdsnest under Edible ESCULENT Esculent n Defn Anything that is fit for eating that which may be safely eaten by man ESCULIC Esculic a Etym From NL Aesculus the generic name of the horsechestnut fr L aesculus a kind of oak Chem Defn Pertaining to or obtained from the horsechestnut as esculic acid ESCULIN Esculin n Etym See Esculic Chem Defn A glucoside obtained from the Æsculus hippocastanum or horse chestnut and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions Written also æsculin ESCURIAL Escurial n Etym Prop Sp escorial i e a hill or heap of rubbish earth and stones brought out of a mine fr escoria dross of metal L scoria fr Gr Scoria Defn A palace and mausoleum of the kinds of Spain being a vast and wonderful structure about twentyfive miles northwest of Madrid Note The ground plan is said to be in the form of a gridiron the structure being designed in honor of St Lawrence who suffered martyrdom by being broiled on gridiron but the resemblance is very slight It is nearly square inclosing several courts and has a projecting mass which stands for the handle ESCUTCHEON Escutcheon n Etym OF escusson F écusson from OF escu shield F écu See Esquire Scutcheon 1 Her Defn The surface usually a shield upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed The surface of the escutcheon is called the field the upper part is called the chief and the lower part the base see Chiff and Field That side of the escutcheon which is on the right hand of the knight who bears the shield on his arm is called dexter and the other side sinister Note The two sides of an escutcheon are respectively designated as dexter and sinister as in the cut and the different parts or points by the following names A Dexter chief point B Middle chief point C Sinister chief point D Honor or color point E Fesse or heart point F Nombrill or navel point G Dexter base point H Middle base point I base point 2 A marking upon the back of a cows udder and the space above it the perineum formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward It is esteemed an index of milking qualities C L Flint 3 Naut Defn That part of a vessels stern on which her name is written R H Dane Jr 4 Carp Defn A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood or for ornament as the shield around a keyhole 5 Zoöl Defn The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves the ligamental area Escutcheon of pretense an escutcheon used in English heraldry to display the arms of the bearers wife not commonly used unless she an heiress Cf Impalement ESCUTCHEONED Escutcheoned a Defn Having an escutcheon furnished with a coat of arms or ensign Young ESE Ese n Defn Ease pleasure Obs Chaucer ESEMPLASTIC Esemplastic a Etym Gr Plastic Defn Shaped into one tending to or formative into unity R Coleridge ESERINE Eserine 104 n Etym From native name of the Calabar bean cf F ésérine Chem Defn An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean and the seed of Physostigma venenosum physostigmine It is used in ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil ESEXUAL Esexual a Etym Pref e sexual Biol Defn Sexless asexual ESGUARD Esguard n Etym Cf OF esgart regard F égard See Guard Defn Guard Obs Beau Fl ESKAR ESKER Eskar or Esker n Geol Defn See Eschar ESKIMO Eskimo n pl Eskimos Etym Originally applied by the Algonquins to the Northern Indians and meaning eaters of raw flesh Ethnol Defn One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race Written also Esquimau Eskimo dog Zoöl one of breed of large and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges It closely resembles the gray wolf with which it is often crossed ESLOIN Esloin v t Etym See Eloign Defn To remove to banish to withdraw to avoid to eloign Obs From worldly cares he did himself esloin Spenser ESNECY Esnecy n Etym See Eigne Eng Law Defn A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first after an inheritance is divide Mozley W ESODIC Esodic a Etym Gr Physiol Defn Conveying impressions from the surface of the body to the spinal cord said of certain nerves Opposed to exodic ESOPHAGAL Esophagal a Anat Defn Esophageal ESOPHAGEAL Esophageal a Anat Defn Pertaining to the esophagus Written also ESOPHAGEAN Esophagean a Anat Defn Esophageal ESOPHAGOTOMY Esophagotomy n Etym Gr Surg Defn The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage Written also oesophagotomy ESOPHAGUS Esophagus n Etym NL fr Gr vi to go drive Anat Defn That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach the gullet See Illust of Digestive apparatus under Digestive Written also ESOPIAN ESOPIC Esopian Esopic a Defn Same as Æsopian Æsopic ESOTERIC Esoteric a Etym Gr In Defn Designed for and understood by the specially initiated alone not communicated or not intelligible to the general body of followers private interior acroamatic said of the private and more recondite instructions and doctrines of philosophers Opposed to exoteric Enough if every age produce two or three critics of this esoteric class with here and there a reader to understand them De Quincey ESOTERICAL Esoterical a Defn Esoteric ESOTERICALLY Esoterically adv Defn In an esoteric manner ESOTERICISM Esotericism n Defn Esoteric doctrine or principles ESOTERICS Esoterics n Defn Mysterious or hidden doctrines secret science ESOTERY Esotery n Defn Mystery esoterics opposed to exotery A Tucker ESOX Esox n Etym L a kind of pike Zoöl Defn A genus of freshwater fishes including pike and pickerel ESPACE Espace n Defn Space Obs Chaucer ESPADON Espadon n Etym F espadon fr Sp espadon fr espada sword or fr It spadone an espadon spada sword Defn A long heavy twohanded and twoedged sword formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners Wilhelm ESPALIER Espalier n Etym F espalier fr It spalliera fr spalla shoulder the same word as F épaule See Epaulet Hort Defn A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained as upon a wall a tree or row of trees so trained And figs from standard and espalier join Pope ESPALIER Espalier v t imp p p Espaliered p pr vb n Espaliering Defn To form an espalier of or to protect by an espalier ESPARCET Esparcet n Etym F esparcet esparcette éparcet fr Sp esparceta esparcilla Bot Defn The common sainfoin Onobrychis sativa an Old World leguminous forage plant ESPARTO Esparto n Etym Sp cf L spartum Spanish broom Gr Bot Defn A species of Spanish grass Macrochloa tenacissima of which cordage shoes baskets etc are made It is also used for making paper ESPAULIERE Espauliere n Etym OF F épaulière See Espalier Defn A defense for the shoulder composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal used in the 15th century the origin of the modern epaulette Fairholt ESPECIAL Especial a Etym OF especial F spécial L specialis fr species a particular sort kind or quality See Species and cf Special Defn Distinguished among others of the same class or kind special concerning a species or a single object principal particular as in an especial manner or degree Syn Peculiar special particular uncommon chief See Peculiar ESPECIALLY Especially adv Defn In an especial manner chiefly particularly peculiarly in an uncommon degree ESPECIALNESS Especialness n Defn The state of being especial ESPERANCE Esperance n Etym F espérance fr L sperans p pr of sperare to hope Defn Hope Obs Shak ESPERANTO Esperanto n Defn An artificial language intended to be universal devised by Dr Zamenhof a Russian who adopted the pseudonym Dr Esperanto in publishing his first pamphlet regarding it in 1887 The vocabulary is very largely based upon words common to the chief European languages and sounds peculiar to any one language are eliminated The spelling is phonetic and the accent stress is always on the penult Esperantist n ESPIAILLE Espiaille n Defn Espial Obs ESPIAL Espial n Etym OE Norm F espiaille See Espy 1 The act of espying notice discovery Screened from espial by the jutting cape Byron 2 One who espies a spy a scout Obs Their espials brought word Holland ESPIER Espier n Defn One who espies Harmar ESPINEL Espinel n Defn A kind of ruby See Spinel ESPIONAGE Espionage n Etym F espionnage fr espionner to spy fr espion spy OF espie See Espy Defn The practice or employment of spies the practice of watching the words and conduct of others to make discoveries as spies or secret emissaries secret watching ESPLANADE Esplanade n Etym F esplanade Sp esplanada explanada cf It spianata fr Sp explanar to level L explanare to flatten or spread out See Explain 1 Fort a A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town Campbell Mil Dict b The glacis of the counterscarp or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country 2 Hort Defn A grass plat a lawn Simmonds 3 Any clear level space used for public walks or drives esp a terrace by the seaside ESPLEES Esplees n pl Etym LL expletia OF espleit Cf Exploit Old Eng Law Defn The full profits or products which ground or land yields as the hay of the meadows the feed of the pasture the grain of arable fields the rents services and the like Cowell ESPOUSAGE Espousage n Defn Espousal Obs Latimer ESPOUSAL Espousal n Etym OF espousailles pl F épousailles L sponsalia fr sponsalis belonging to betrothal or espousal See Espouse and cf Sponsal Spousal 1 The act of espousing or betrothing especially in the plural betrothal plighting of the troths a contract of marriage sometimes the marriage ceremony 2 The uniting or allying ones self with anything maintenance adoption as the espousal of a quarrel The open espousal of his cause Lord Orford ESPOUSE Espouse v t imp p p Espoused p pr vb n Espousing Etym OF espouser esposer F épouser L sponsare to betroth espouse fr sponsus betrothed p p of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly Cf Spouse 1 To betroth to promise in marriage to give as spouse A virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph Luke i 27 2 To take as spouse to take to wife to marry Lavinia will I make my empress And in the sacred Pantheon her espouse Shak 3 To take to ones self with a view to maintain to make ones own to take up the cause of to adopt to embrace He espoused that quarrel Bacon Promised faithfully to espouse his cause as soon as he got out of the war Bp Burnet ESPOUSEMENT Espousement n Etym Cf OF espousement Defn The act of espousing or the state of being espoused ESPOUSER Espouser n Defn One who espouses one who embraces the cause of another or makes it his own ESPRESSIVO Espressivo a Etym It Mus Defn With expression ESPRINGAL Espringal n Etym See Springal Mil Antiq Defn An engine of war used for throwing viretons large stones and other missiles a springal ESPRIT Esprit n Etym F See Spirit Defn Spirit Esprit de corps a French phrase much used by English writers to denote the common spirit pervading the members of a body or association of persons It implies sympathy enthusiasm devotion and jealous regard for the honor of the body as a whole ESPY Espy v t imp p p Espied p pr vb n Espying Etym OF espier F épier from OHG speh to watch spy G spähen akin to L specere to look species sight shape appearance kind See Spice Spy and cf Espionage 1 To catch sight of to perceive with the eyes to discover as a distant object partly concealed or not obvious to notice to see at a glance to discern unexpectedly to spy as to espy land to espy a man in a crowd As one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn he espied his money Gen xlii 27 A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad Wordsworth 2 To inspect narrowly to examine and keep watch upon to watch to observe He sends angels to espy us in all our ways Jer Taylor Syn To discern discover detect descry spy ESPY Espy v i Defn To look or search narrowly to look about to watch to take notice to spy Stand by the way and espy Jer xlviii 19 ESPY Espy n pl Espies Etym OF espie See Espy v Spy Defn A spy a scout Obs Huloet ESQUE esque Etym F fr It isco Cf ish Defn A suffix of certain words from the French Italian and Spanish It denotes manner or style like as arabesque after the manner of the Arabs ESQUIMAU Esquimau n pl Esquimaux Etym F Defn Same as Eskimo It is an error to suppose that where an Esquimau can live a civilized man can live also McClintock ESQUIRE Esquire n Etym OF escuyer escuier properly a shieldbearer F écuyer shieldbearer armorbearer squire of a knight esquire equerry rider horseman LL scutarius shieldbearer fr L scutum shield akin to Gr to cover prob akin to E hide to cover See Hide to cover and cf Equerry Escutcheon Defn Originally a shieldbearer or armorbearer an attendant on a knight in modern times a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gentleman also a title of office and courtesy often shortened to squire Note In England the title of esquire belongs by right of birth to the eldest sons of knights and their eldest sons in perpetual succession to the eldest sons of younger sons of peers and their eldest sons in perpetual succession It is also given to sheriffs to justices of the peace while in commission to those who bear special office in the royal household to counselors at law bachelors of divinity law or physic and to others In the United States the title is commonly given in courtesy to lawyers and justices of the peace and is often used in the superscription of letters instead of Mr ESQUIRE Esquire v t imp p p Esquired p pr vb n Esquiring Defn To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public to attend Colloq ESQUISSE Esquisse n Etym F See Sketch Fine Arts Defn The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue ESS ess Etym OF esse LL issa Gr Defn A suffix used to form feminine nouns as actress deaconess songstress ESSAY Essay n pl Essays Etym F essai fr L exagium a weighing weight balance ex out agere to drive do cf examen exagmen a means of weighing a weighing the tongue of a balance exigere to drive out examine weigh Gr exagion a weight exagiazein to examine exagein to drive out export See Agent and cf Exact Examine Assay 1 An effort made or exertion of body or mind for the performance of anything a trial attempt as to make an essay to benefit a friend The essay at organization M Arnold 2 Lit Defn A composition treating of any particular subject usually shorter and less methodical than a formal finished treatise as an essay on the life and writings of Homer an essay on fossils or on commerce 3 An assay See Assay n Obs Syn Attempt trial endeavor effort tract treatise dissertation disquisition ESSAY Essay v t imp p p Essayed p pr vb n Essaying Etym F essayer See Essay n 1 To exert ones power or faculties upon to make an effort to perform to attempt to endeavor to make experiment or trial of to try What marvel if I thus essay to sing Byron Essaying nothing she can not perform Emerson A danger lest the young enthusiast should essay the impossible J C Shairp 2 To test the value and purity of metals to assay See Assay Obs Locke ESSAYER Essayer n Defn One who essays Addison ESSAYIST Essayist n Defn A writer of an essay or of essays B Jonson ESSENCE Essence n Etym F essence L essentia formed as if fr a p pr of esse to be See Is and cf Entity 1 The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion and must be enumerated to define it sometimes called the nominal essence 2 The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object or class of objects or on which they depend for being what they are distinguished as real essence the real being divested of all logical accidents that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything distinctive character hence virtue or quality of a thing separated from its grosser parts The laws are at present both in form and essence the greatest curse that society labors under Landor Gifts and alms are the expressions not the essence of this virtue charity Addison The essence of Addisons humor is irony Courthope 3 Constituent substance And uncompounded is their essence pure Milton 4 A being esp a purely spiritual being As far as gods and heavenly essences Can perish Milton He had been indulging in fanciful speculations on spiritual essences until he had and ideal world of his own around him W Irving 5 The predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug extracted and refined from grosser matter or more strictly the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or essential oil as the essence of mint and the like The word essence scarcely underwent a more complete transformation when from being the abstract of the verb to be it came to denote something sufficiently concrete to be inclosed in a glass bottle J S Mill 6 Perfume odor scent or the volatile matter constituting perfume Nor let the essences exhale Pope ESSENCE Essence v t imp p p Essenced p pr vb n Essencing Defn To perfume to scent Essenced fops Addison ESSENE Essene n pl Essenes Etym Gr asaya to heal cf Heb asa Defn One of a sect among the Jews in the time of our Savior remarkable for their strictness and abstinence ESSENISM Essenism n Defn The doctrine or the practices of the Essenes De Quincey ESSENTIAL Essential a Etym Cf F essentiel See Essence 1 Belonging to the essence or that which makes an object or class of objects what it is Majestic as the voice sometimes became there was forever in it an essential character of plaintiveness Hawthorne 2 Hence really existing existent Is it true that thou art but a a name And no essential thing Webster 1623 3 Important in the highest degree indispensable to the attainment of an object indispensably necessary Judgments more essential to a general Than courage Denham How to live that is the essential question for us H Spencer 4 Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a substance as of a plant highly rectified pure hence unmixed as an essential oil Mine own essential horror Ford 5 Mus Defn Necessary indispensable said of those tones which constitute a chord in distinction from ornamental or passing tones 6 Med Defn Idiopathic independent of other diseases Essential character Biol the prominent characteristics which serve to distinguish one genus species etc from another Essential disease Essential fever Med one that is not dependent on another Essential oils Chem a class of volatile oils extracted from plants fruits or flowers having each its characteristic odor and hot burning taste They are used in essences perfumery etc and include many varieties of compounds as lemon oil is a terpene oil of bitter almonds an aldehyde oil of wintergreen an ethereal salt etc called also volatile oils in distinction from the fixed or nonvolatile ESSENTIAL Essential n 1 Existence being Obs Milton 2 That which is essential first or constituent principle as the essentials or religion ESSENTIALITY Essentiality n Defn The quality of being essential the essential part Jer Taylor ESSENTIALLY Essentially adv Defn In an essential manner or degree in an indispensable degree really as essentially different ESSENTIALNESS Essentialness n Defn Essentiality Ld Digby ESSENTIATE Essentiate v t imp p p Essentiated p pr vb n Essentiating Defn To form or constitute the essence or being of Obs Boyle ESSENTIATE Essentiate v i Defn To become assimilated to be changed into the essence Obs B Jonson ESSOIN ESSOIGN Essoin or Essoign n Etym OF essoine essoigne F exoine L essonia exonia pref ex L ex from sunnis sunnia sonia hindrance excuse Cf Icel syn refusal synja to deny refuse Goth sunja truth sunjon to justify OS sunnea impediment OHG sunna 1 Eng Law Defn An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process the allegation of an excuse to the court 2 Excuse exemption Obs From every work he challenged essoin Spenser Essoin day Eng Law the first general return day of the term on which the court sits to receive essoins Blackstone ESSOIN Essoin v t Etym OF essoinier essoignier essonier LL essoniare exoniare See Essoin n Eng Law Defn To excuse for nonappearance in court I ll not essoin thee Quarles ESSOINER Essoiner n Eng Law Defn An attorney who sufficiently excuses the absence of another ESSONITE Essonite n Etym Named from Gr e g hyacinth Min Defn Cinnamon stone a variety of garnet See Garnet ESSORANT Essorant a Etym F Her Defn Standing but with the wings spread as if about to fly said of a bird borne as a charge on an escutcheon EST Est n adv Defn East Obs Chaucer EST est Etym AS ost est akin to G est ist Icel astr str Goth ists Skr ish Defn A suffix used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs as smoothest earlyiest ESTABLISH Establish v t imp p p Established p pr vb n Establishing Etym OE establissen OF establir F établir fr L stabilire fr stabilis firm steady stable See Stable a ish and cf Stablish 1 To make stable or firm to fix immovably or firmly to set a thing in a place and make it stable there to settle to confirm So were the churches established in the faith Acts xvi 5 The best established tempers can scarcely forbear being borne down Burke Confidence which must precede union could be established only by consummate prudence and selfcontrol Bancroft 2 To appoint or constitute for permanence as officers laws regulations etc to enact to ordain By the consent of all we were established The peoples magistrates Shak Now O king establish the decree and sign the writing that it be not changed Dan vi 8 3 To originate and secure the permanent existence of to found to institute to create and regulate said of a colony a state or other institutions He hath established it the earth he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited Is xlv 18 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood and establisheth a city by iniquity Hab ii 12 4 To secure public recognition in favor of to prove and cause to be accepted as true as to establish a fact usage principle opinion doctrine etc At the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses shall the matter be established Deut xix 15 5 To set up in business to place advantageously in a fixed condition used reflexively as he established himself in a place the enemy established themselves in the citadel ESTABLISHED SUIT Established suit Whist Defn A plain suit in which a player or side could except for trumping take tricks with all his remaining cards ESTABLISHER Establisher n Defn One who establishes ESTABLISHMENT Establishment n Etym Cf OF establissement F établissement 1 The act of establishing a ratifying or ordaining settlement confirmation 2 The state of being established founded and the like fixed state 3 That which is established as a A form of government civil or ecclesiastical especially a system of religion maintained by the civil power as the Episcopal establishment of England b A permanent civil military or commercial force or organization c The place in which one is permanently fixed for residence or business residence including grounds furniture equipage etc with which one is fitted out also any office or place of business with its fixtures that which serves for the carrying on of a business as to keep up a large establishment a manufacturing establishment Exposing the shabby parts of the establishment W Irving Establishment of the port Hydrography a datum on which the tides are computed at the given port obtained by observation viz the interval between the moons passage over the meridian and the time of high water at the port on the days of new and full moon ESTABLISHMENTARIAN Establishmentarian n Defn One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment formed by the State and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual character Shipley ESTACADE Estacade n Etym F cf It steccata Sp estacada Cf Stake Mil Defn A dike of piles in the sea a river etc to check the approach of an enemy ESTAFET ESTAFETTE Estafet Estafette n Etym F estafette cf Sp estafeta fr It stafetta fr staffa stirrup fr OHG stapho footstep footprint G stapfe akin to E step Defn A courier who conveys messages to another courier a military courier sent from one part of an army to another ESTAMINET Estaminet n F Defn A café or room in a café in which smoking is allowed ESTANCIA Estancia n Etym Sp See Stanza Defn A grazing a country house Spanish America ESTATE Estate n Etym OF estat F état L status fr stare to stand See Stand and cf State 1 Settled condition or form of existence state condition or circumstances of life or of any person situation When I came to mans estate Shak Mind not high things but condescend to men of low estate Romans xii 16 2 Social standing or rank quality dignity God hath imprinted his authority in several parts upon several estates of men Jer Taylor 3 A person of high rank Obs Shes a duchess a great estate Latimer Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords high captains and chief estates of Galilee Mark vi 21 4 A property which a person possesses a fortune possessions esp property in land also property of all kinds which a person leaves to be divided at his death See what a vast estate he left his son Dryden 5 The state the general body politic the commonwealth the general interest state affairs Obs I call matters of estate not only the parts of sovereignty but whatsoever concerneth manifestly any great portion of people Bacon 6 pl Defn The great classes or orders of a community or state as the clergy the nobility and the commonalty of England or their representatives who administer the government as the estates of the realm England which are 1 the lords spiritual 2 the lords temporal 3 the commons 7 Law Defn The degree quality nature and extent of ones interest in or ownership of lands tenements etc as an estate for life for years at will etc Abbott The fourth estate a name often given to the public press ESTATE Estate v t 1 To establish Obs Beau Fl 2 Tom settle as a fortune Archaic Shak 3 To endow with an estate Archaic Then would I Estate them with large land and territory Tennyson ESTATLICH ESTATLY Estatlich Estatly a Etym OE Defn Stately dignified Obs Chaucer ESTEEM Esteem v t imp p p Esteemed p pr vb n Esteeming Etym F estimer L aestimare aestumare to value estimate perh akin to Skr ish to seek strive and E ask Cf Aim Estimate 1 To set a value on to appreciate the worth of to estimate to value to reckon Then he forsook God which made him and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation Deut xxxii 15 Thou shouldst gentle reader esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence Bp Gardiner Famous men whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural Hawthorne 2 To set a high value on to prize to regard with reverence respect or friendship Will he esteem thy riches Job xxxvi 19 You talk kindlier we esteem you for it Tennyson Syn To estimate appreciate regard prize value respect revere See Appreciate Estimate ESTEEM Esteem v i Defn To form an estimate to have regard to the value to consider Obs We ourselves esteem not of that obedience or love or gift which is of force Milton ESTEEM Esteem n Etym Cf F estime See Esteem v t 1 Estimation opinion of merit or value hence valuation reckoning price Most dear in the esteem And poor in worth Shak I will deliver you in ready coin The full and dearst esteem of what you crave J Webster 2 High estimation or value great regard favorable opinion founded on supposed worth Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem Shak Syn See Estimate n ESTEEMABLE Esteemable a Defn Worthy of esteem estimable R Esteemable qualities Pope ESTEEMER Esteemer n Defn One who esteems one who sets a high value on any thing The proudest esteemer of his own parts Locke ESTER Ester n Etym A word invented by L Gmelin a German chemist Chem Defn An ethereal salt or compound ether consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid organic or inorganic thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids oleic etc ESTHESIOMETER Esthesiometer n Defn Same as Æsthesiometer ESTHETE ESTHETIC ESTHETICAL ESTHETICS Esthete n Esthetic a Esthetical a Esthetics n etc Defn Same as Æsthete Æsthetic Æsthetical Æsthetics etc ESTIFEROUS Estiferous a Etym L aestifer aestus fire ferre to bear Defn Producing heat R Smart ESTIMABLE Estimable a Etym F estimable or L aestimabilis See Esteem 1 Capable of being estimated or valued as estimable damage Paley 2 Valuable worth a great price R A pound of mans flesh taken from a man Is not so estimable profitable neither As flesh of muttons beefs or goats Shak 3 Worth of esteem or respect deserving our good opinion or regard A lady said of her two companions that one was more amiable the other more estimable Sir W Temple ESTIMABLE Estimable n Defn A thing worthy of regard R One of the peculiar estimables of her country Sir T Browne ESTIMABLENESS Estimableness n Defn The quality of deserving esteem or regard ESTIMABLY Estimably adv Defn In an estimable manner ESTIMATE Estimate v t imp p p Estimated p pr vb n Estimating Etym L aestimatus p p of aestimare See Esteem v t 1 To judge and form an opinion of the value of from imperfect data either the extrinsic money or intrinsic moral value to fix the worth of roughly or in a general way as to estimate the value of goods or land to estimate the worth or talents of a person It is by the weight of silver and not the name of the piece that men estimate commodities and exchange them Locke It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living J C Shairp 2 To from an opinion of as to amount number etc from imperfect data comparison or experience to make an estimate of to calculate roughly to rate as to estimate the cost of a trip the number of feet in a piece of land Syn To appreciate value appraise prize rate esteem count calculate number To Estimate Esteem Both these words imply an exercise of the judgment Estimate has reference especially to the external relations of things such as amount magnitude importance etc It usually involves computation or calculation as to estimate the loss or gain of an enterprise Esteem has reference to the intrinsic or moral worth of a person or thing Thus we esteem a man for his kindness or his uniform integrity In this sense it implies a mingled sentiment of respect and attachment We esteem it an honor to live in a free country See Appreciate ESTIMATE Estimate n Defn A valuing or rating by the mind without actually measuring weighing or the like rough or approximate calculation as an estimate of the cost of a building or of the quantity of water in a pond Weigh success in a moral balance and our whole estimate is changed J C Shairp Syn Estimate Estimation Esteem The noun estimate like its verb supposes chiefly an exercise of judgment in determining the amount importance or magnitude of things with their other exterior relations as an estimate of expenses incurred a true estimate of life etc Esteem is a moral sentiment made up of respect and attachment the valuation of a person as possessing useful qualities or real worth Thus we speak of the esteem of the wise and good as a thing greatly to be desired Estimation seems to waver between the two In our version of the Scriptures it is used simply for estimate as If he be poorer than thy estimation Lev xxvii 8 In other cases it verges toward esteem as I know him to be of worth and worthy estimation Shak It will probably settle down at last on this latter sense Esteem is the value we place upon some degree of worth It is higher than simple approbation which is a decision of judgment It is the commencement of affection Gogan No dear as freedom is and in my hearts Just estimation prized above all price Cowper ESTIMATION Estimation n Etym L aestimatio fr aestimare cf F estimation See Esteem v t 1 The act of estimating Shak 2 An opinion or judgment of the worth extent or quantity of anything formed without using precise data valuation as estimations of distance magnitude amount or moral qualities If he be poorer that thy estimation then he shall present himself before the priest and the priest and the priest shall value him Lev xxvii 8 3 Favorable opinion esteem regard honor I shall have estimation among multitude and honor with the elders Wisdom viii 10 4 Supposition conjecture I speak not this in estimation As what I think might be but what I know Shak Syn Estimate calculation computation appraisement esteem honor regard See Estimate n ESTIMATIVE Estimative a Etym Cf F estimatif 1 Inclined or able to estimate serving for or capable of being used in estimating We find in animals an estimative or judicial faculty Sir M Hale 2 Pertaining to an estimate R ESTIMATOR Estimator n Etym L aestimator Defn One who estimates or values a valuer Jer Taylor ESTIVAL ESTIVATE ESTIVATION Estival a Estivate v i Estivation n Defn Same as Æstival Æstivate etc ESTOILE Estoile n Etym OF Her Defn A sixpointed star whose rays are wavy instead of straight like those of a mullet Written also étoile Estoile of eight points a star which has four straight and four wavy rays Estoile of four points Same as Cross estoilé under Cross ESTOP Estop v t imp p p Estophed p pr vb n Estopping Etym OF estoper to stop plug close F étouper LL stuppare to close with tow obstruct fr L stuppa tow oakum cf Gr Stop Law Defn To impede or bar by estoppel A party will be estopped by his admissions where his intent is to influence another or derive an advantage to himself Abbott ESTOPPEL Estoppel n Etym From Estop Law a A stop an obstruction or bar to ones alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action allegation or denial an admission by words or conduct which induces another to purchase rights against which the party making such admission can not take a position inconsistent with the admission b The agency by which the law excludes evidence to dispute certain admissions which the policy of the law treats as indisputable Wharton Stephen Burrill ESTOVERS Estovers n pl Etym OF estoveir estovoir necessary necessity need prop an infin meaning to suit be fit be necessary See Stover Law Defn Necessaries or supples an allowance to a person out of an estate or other thing for support as of wood to a tenant for life etc of sustenance to a man confined for felony of his estate or alimony to a woman divorced out of her husbands estate Blackstone Common of estovers See under Common n ESTRADE Estrade n Etym F fr Sp estrado orig a carpet on the floor of a room also a carpeted platform fr L stratum bed covering See Stratum Arch Defn A portion of the floor of a room raised above the general level as a place for a bed or a throne a platform a dais He the teacher himself should have his desk on a mounted estrade or platform J G Fitch ESTRAMACON Estramacon n Etym F 1 A straight heavy sword with two edges used in the 16th and 17th centuries 2 A blow with edge of a sword Farrow ESTRANGE Estrange v t imp p p Estranged p pr vb n Estranging Etym OF estrangier to remove F étranger L extraneare to treat as a stranger from extraneus strange See Strange 1 To withdraw to withhold hence reflexively to keep at a distance to cease to be familiar and friendly with We must estrange our belief from everything which is not clearly and distinctly evidenced Glanvill Had we estranged ourselves from them in things indifferent Hooker 2 To divert from its original use or purpose or from its former possessor to alienate They have estranged this place and have burned incense in it unto other gods Jer xix 4 3 To alienate the affections or confidence of to turn from attachment to enmity or indifference I do not know to this hour what it is that has estranged him from me Pope He had pretended to be estranged from the Whigs and had promised to act as a spy upon them Macaulay ESTRANGEDNESS Estrangedness n Defn State of being estranged estrangement Prynne ESTRANGEMENT Estrangement n Etym Cf OF estrangement Defn The act of estranging or the state of being estranged alienation An estrangement from God J C Shairp A long estrangement from better things South ESTRANGER Estranger n Defn One who estranges ESTRANGLE Estrangle v t Defn To strangle Obs ESTRAPADE Estrapade n Etym F Man Defn The action of a horse when to get rid of his rider he rears plunges and kicks furiously ESTRAY Estray v i Defn To stray Obs Daniel ESTRAY Estray n Law Defn Any valuable animal not wild found wandering from its owner a stray Burrill ESTRE Estre n Etym OF estre state plan Defn The inward part of a building the interior Obs Chaucer ESTREAT Estreat n Etym OF estraite prop an extract fr p p of estraire to extract F extraire fr Lextrahere See Extract Law Defn A true copy duplicate or extract of an original writing or record esp of amercements or penalties set down in the rolls of court to be levied by the bailiff or other officer Cowell Estreat of a recognizance the extracting or taking out a forfeited recognizance from among the other records of the court for the purpose of a prosecution in another court or it may be in the same court Burrill ESTREAT Estreat v t imp p p Estreated p pr vb n Estreating Law a To extract or take out from the records of a court and send up to the court of exchequer to be enforced said of a forfeited recognizance b To bring in to the exchequer as a fine ESTREPE Estrepe v t Etym OF estreper Law Defn To strip or lay bare as land of wood houses etc to commit waste ESTREPEMENT Estrepement n Etym OF damage waste Law Defn A destructive kind of waste committed by a tenant for life in lands woods or houses Cowell ESTRICH Estrich n 1 Ostrich Obs Massinger 2 Com Defn The down of the ostrich Brande C ESTUANCE Estuance n Etym From L aestuans p pr of aestuare See Estuate Defn Heat Obs ESTUARINE Estuarine a Defn Pertaining to an estuary estuary ESTUARY Estuary n pl Estuaries Etym L aestuarium from aestuare to surge See Estuate Written also æstuary 1 A place where water boils up a spring that wells forth Obs Boyle 2 A passage as the mouth of a river or lake where the tide meets the current an arm of the sea a frith it to the sea was often by long and wide estuaries Dana ESTUARY Estuary a Defn Belonging to or formed in an estuary as estuary strata Lyell ESTUATE Estuate v i imp p p Estuated p pr vb n Estuating Etym L aestuare to be in violent motion to boil up burn fr aestus boiling or undulating motion fire glow heat akin to GrEther Defn To boil up to swell and rage to be agitated Bacon ESTUATION Estuation n Etym L aestuatio Defn The act of estuating commotion as of a fluid agitation The estuations of joys and fears W Montagu ESTUFA Estufa n pl Estufas Etym Sp a stove a warm room Cf Stove Defn An assembly room in dwelling of the Pueblo Indians L H Morgan ESTURE Esture n Etym See Estuate Defn Commotion Obs Chapman ESURIENT Esurient a Etym L esuriens p pr of ensurire fr edere to eat Defn Inclined to eat hungry voracious R Bailey Poor but esurient Carlyle ESURIENT Esurient n Defn One who is hungry or greedy R An insatiable esurient after riches Wood ESURINE Esurine a Etym See Esurient Defn Causing hunger eating corroding Obs Wiseman ESURINE Esurine n Med Defn A medicine which provokes appetites or causes hunger Obs ET et Etym F et masc ette fem Cf let Defn A noun suffix with a diminutive force as in baronet pocket facet floweret latchet ETAAC Etaac n Zoöl Defn The blue buck ETACISM Etacism n Etym Gr Itacism Greek Gram Defn The pronunciation of the Greek ê eta like the Italian e long that is like a in the English word ate See Itacism ETACIST Etacist n Defn One who favors etacism ETAGERE Étagère n Etym F fr étager to arrange on shelves fr étage story floor See Stage Defn A piece of furniture having a number of uninclosed shelves or stages one above another for receiving articles of elegance or use Fairholt ETAMINE Etamine n F élamine Defn A light textile fabric like a fine bunting ETAPE Étape n F Cf Staple a mart 1 Defn A public storehouse 2 Supplies issued to troops on the march hence Mil Defn the place where troops on the march halt over night also by extension the distance marched during a day 3 In Russia a prison or stockade for the confinement of prisoners in transit ETAT MAJOR État Major Etym F fr état state L major greater Mil Defn The staff of an army including all officers above the rank of colonel also all adjutants inspectors quartermasters commissaries engineers ordnance officers paymasters physicians signal officers judge advocates also the noncommissioned assistants of the above officers ET CETERA ET CAETERA Et cetera Et cætera Etym L et and caetera other things Defn Others of the like kind and the rest and so on used to point out that other things which could be mentioned are to be understood Usually abbreviated into etc or c c Shak ETCH Etch n Defn A variant of Eddish Obs Mortimer ETCH Etch v t imp p p Etched p pr vb n Etching Etym D etsen G ätzen to feed corrode etch MHG etzen causative of ezzen to eat G essen Eat 1 To produce as figures or designs on mental glass or the like by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid Note The plate is first covered with varnish or some other ground capable of resisting the acid and this is then scored or scratched with a needle or similar instrument so as to form the drawing the plate is then covered with acid which corrodes the metal in the lines thus laid bare 2 To subject to etching to draw upon and bite with acid as a plate of metal I was etching a plate at the beginning of 1875 Hamerton 3 To sketch to delineate R There are many empty terms to be found in some learned writes to which they had recourse to etch out their system Locke ETCH Etch v i Defn To practice etching to make etchings ETCHER Etcher n Defn One who etches ETCHING Etching n 1 The act art or practice of engraving by means of acid which eats away lines or surfaces left unprotected in metal glass or the like See Etch v t 2 A design carried out by means of the above process a pattern on metal glass etc produced by etching 3 An impression on paper parchment or other material taken in ink from an etched plate Etching figures Min markings produced on the face of a crystal by the action of an appropriate solvent They have usually a definite form and are important as revealing the molecular structure Etching needle a sharppointed steel instrument with which lines are drawn in the ground or varnish in etching Etching stitch Needlework a stitch used outline embroidery ETEOSTIC Eteostic n Etym Gr Defn A kind of chronogram R B Jonson ETERMINABLE Eterminable a Etym Pref e terminable Defn Interminable Obs Skelton ETERN ETERNE Etern or Eterne a Etym OF eterne L aeternus for aeviturnus fr aevum age See Age and cf Eternal Defn Eternal Poetic Shak Built up to eterne significance Mrs Browning ETERNAL Eternal a Etym F éternel L aeternalis fr aeternus See Etern 1 Without beginning or end of existence always existing The eternal God is thy refuge Deut xxxiii 27 To know wether there were any real being whose duration has been eternal Locke 2 Without end of existence or duration everlasting endless immortal That they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory 2 Tim ii 10 3 Continued without intermission perpetual ceaseless constant And fires eternal in thy temple shine Dryden 4 Existing at all times without change immutable Hobbes believed the eternal truths which he opposed Dryden What are the eternal objects of poetry among all nations and at all times M Arnold 5 Exceedingly great or bad used as a strong intensive Some eternal villain The Eternal City an appellation of Rome Syn Everlasting endless infinite ceaseless perpetual interminable See Everlasting ETERNAL Eternal n 1 One of the appellations of God Law whereby the Eternal himself doth work Hooker 2 That which is endless and immortal Young ETERNALIST Eternalist n Defn One who holds the existence of matter to be from eternity T Burnet ETERNALIZE Eternalize v t Defn To make eternal Shelton ETERNALLY Eternally adv Defn In an eternal manner That which is morally good or evil at any time or in any case must be also eternally and unchangeably so South Where western gales eternally reside Addison ETERNE Eterne a Defn See Etern ETERNIFY Eternify v t Defn To make eternal Obs Fame eternifies the name Mir for Mag ETERNITY Eternity n pl Eternities Etym F éternité L aeternitas fr aeternus See Etern 1 Infinite duration without beginning in the past or end in the future also duration without end in the future endless time The high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity Is lvii 15 2 Condition which begins at death immortality Thou knowst t is common all that lives must die Passing through nature to eternity Shak ETERNIZATION Eternization n Defn The act of eternizing the act of rendering immortal or famous ETERNIZE Eternize v t imp p p Eternized p pr vb n Eterniziing Etym Cf F éterniser 1 To make eternal or endless This other gift served but to eternize woe Milton 2 To make forever famous to immortalize as to eternize ones self a name exploits St Albans battle won by famous York Shall be eternized in all age to come Shak ETESIAN Etesian a Etym L etesiae pl periodic winds Gr étésien Defn Periodical annual applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Mediterranean esp the eastern part for an irregular period during July and August ETHAL Ethal n Etym Ether alcohol cf F éthal Chem Defn A white waxy solid C16H33OH called also cetylic alcohol See Cetylic alcohol under Cetylic ETHANE Ethane n Etym From Ether Chem Defn A gaseous hydrocarbon C2H6 forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas It is the second member of the paraffin series and its most important derivatives are common alcohol aldehyde ether and acetic acid Called also dimethyl ETHE Ethe a Etym See Eath Defn Easy Obs Spenser ETHEL Ethel a Etym AS e æ See Atheling Defn Noble Obs ETHENE Ethene n Chem Defn Ethylene olefiant gas ETHENIC Ethenic a Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or resembling ethene or ethylene as ethenic ether ETHENYL Ethenyl n Etym Ethene yl Chem a A trivalent hydrocarbon radical CH3C b A univalent hydrocarbon radical of the ethylene series CH2CH called also vinyl See Vinyl ETHEOSTOMOID Etheostomoid a Etym NL etheostoma name of a genus oid Zoöl Defn Pertaining to or like the genus Etheostoma n Defn Any fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera allied to the perches also called darter The etheostomoids are small and often brightcolored fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of North America About seventy species are known See Darter ETHER Ether n Etym L aether Gr idh indh and prob to E idle cf F éther Written also æther 1 Physics Defn A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity supposed to pervade all space the interior of solid bodies not excepted and to be the medium of transmission of light and heat hence often called luminiferous ether 2 Supposed matter above the air the air itself 3 Chem a A light volatile mobile inflammable liquid C2H52O of a characteristic aromatic odor obtained by the distillation of alcohol with sulphuric acid and hence called also sulphuric ether It is powerful solvent of fats resins and pyroxylin but finds its chief use as an anæsthetic Called also ethyl oxideethyl ether b Any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals as amyl ether valeric ether Complex ether Mixed ether Chem an oxide of two different radicals in the same molecule as ethyl methyl ether C2H5OCH3 Compound ether Chem an ethereal salt or a salt of some hydrocarbon as the base an ester Ether engine Mach a condensing engine like a steam engine but operated by the vapor of ether instead of by steam ETHEREAL Ethereal a 1 Pertaining to the hypothetical upper purer air or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere celestial as ethereal space ethereal regions Go heavenly guest ethereal messenger Milton 2 Consisting of ether hence exceedingly light or airy tenuous spiritlike characterized by extreme delicacy as form manner thought etc Vast chain of being which from God began Natures ethereal human angel man Pope 3 Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or resembling ether as ethereal salts Ethereal oil Chem See Essential oil under Essential Ethereal oil of wine Chem a heavy yellow oily liquid consisting essentially of etherin etherol and ethyl sulphate It is the oily residuum left after etherification Called also heavy oil of wine distinguished from oil of wine or oenanthic ether Ethereal salt Chem a salt of some organic radical as a base an ester ETHEREALISM Etherealism n Defn Ethereality ETHEREALITY Ethereality n Defn The state of being ethereal etherealness Something of that ethereality of thought and manner which belonged to Wordsworths earlier lyrics J C Shairp ETHEREALIZATION Etherealization n Defn An ethereal or spiritlike state J H Stirling ETHEREALIZE Etherealize v t 1 To convert into ether or into subtile fluid to saturate with ether 2 To render ethereal or spiritlike Etherealized moreover by spiritual communications with the other world Hawthorne ETHEREALLY Ethereally adv Defn In an ethereal manner ETHEREALNESS Etherealness n Defn Ethereality ETHEREOUS Ethereous a Etym Laethereus Gr Ether 1 Formed of ether ethereal Obs This ethereous mold whereon we stand Milton 2 Chem Defn Pertaining to or resembling either Ethereous oil See Ethereal oil under Ethereal ETHERIFICATION Etherification n Chem Defn The act or process of making ether specifically the process by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into ether by the agency of a small amount of sulphuric or ethyl sulphuric acid ETHERIFORM Etheriform a Etym Ether form Defn Having the form of ether ETHERIN Etherin n Chem Defn A white crystalline hydrocarbon regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene obtained in heavy oil of wine the residue left after making ether formerly called also concrete oil of wine ETHERIZATION Etherization n Med a The administration of ether to produce insensibility b The state of the system under the influence of ether ETHERIZE Etherize v t imp p p Etherized p pr vb n Etherizing Etym Cf F éthériser 1 To convert into ether 2 To render insensible by means of ether as by inhalation as to etherize a patient ETHEROL Etherol n Etym Ether L oleum oil Chem Defn An oily hydrocarbon regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene produced with etherin ETHIC ETHICAL Ethic Ethical a Etym L ethicus Gr sidus G sitte Skr svadh prob orig ones own doing sva self dh to set cf F éthique See So Do Defn Of or belonging to morals treating of the moral feelings or duties containing percepts of morality moral as ethic discourses or epistles an ethical system ethical philosophy The ethical meaning of the miracles Trench Ethical dative Gram a use of the dative of a pronoun to signify that the person or thing spoken of is regarded with interest by some one as Quid mihi Celsus agit How does my friend Celsus do ETHICALLY Ethically adv Defn According to in harmony with moral principles or character ETHICIST Ethicist n Defn One who is versed in ethics or has written on ethics ETHICS Ethics n Etym Cf F éthique See Ethic Defn The science of human duty the body of rules of duty drawn from this science a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty whether true or false rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions as political or social ethics medical ethics The completeness and consistency of its morality is the peculiar praise of the ethics which the Bible has taught I Taylor ETHIDE Ethide n Chem Defn Any compound of ethyl of a binary type as potassium ethide ETHIDENE Ethidene n Etym From Ether Chem Defn Ethylidene Obs ETHINE Ethine n Chem Defn Acetylene ETHIONIC Ethionic a Etym Ethyl thionic Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or designating an acid so called Ethionic acid Chem a liquid derivative of ethylsulphuric and sulphuric thionic acids obtained by the action of sulphur trioxide on absolute alcohol ETHIOP ETHIOPIAN Ethiop Ethiopian n Etym L Aethiops Gr Defn A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia also in a general sense a negro or black man ETHIOPIAN ETHIOPIC Ethiopian Ethiopic a Defn Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians ETHIOPIC Ethiopic n Defn The language of ancient Ethiopia the language of the ancient Abyssinian empire in Ethiopia now used only in the Abyssinian church It is of Semitic origin and is also called Geez ETHIOPS Ethiops n Etym NL See Ethiop Old Chem Defn A black substance formerly applied to various preparations of a black or very dark color Written also Æthiops Obs Ethiops martial Old Chem black oxide of iron Ethiops mineral Old Chem black sulphide of mercury obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur Ethiops per se Old Chem mercury in finely divided state having the appearance of a dark powder obtained by shaking it up or by exposure to the air ETHMOID ETHMOIDAL Ethmoid Ethmoidal a Etym Gr ethmoïde ethmoïdal Anat a Like a sieve cribriform b Pertaining to or in the region of the ethmoid bone Ethmoid bone Anat a bone of complicated structure through which the olfactory nerves pass out of the cranium and over which they are largely distributed ETHMOID Ethmoid n Anat Defn The ethmoid bone ETHMOTRUBINAL Ethmotrubinal a Etym Ethmoid turbinal Defn See Turbinal n Defn An ethmoturbinal bone ETHMOVOMERINE Ethmovomerine n Etym Ethmoid vomerine Anat Defn Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull Ethmovomerine plate Anat a cartilaginous plate beneath the front of the fetal brain which the ethmoid region of the skull is developed ETHNARCH Ethnarch n Etym Gr arch Gr Antiq Defn The governor of a province or people Lew Wallace ETHNARCHY Ethnarchy n Etym Gr Defn The dominion of an ethnarch principality and rule Wright ETHNIC ETHNICAL Ethnic Ethnical a Etym L ethnicus Gr ethnique 1 Belonging to races or nations based on distinctions of race ethnological 2 Pertaining to the gentiles or nations not converted to Christianity heathen pagan opposed to Jewish and Christian ETHNIC Ethnic n Defn A heathen a pagan Obs No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs Milton ETHNICALLY Ethnically adv Defn In an ethnical manner ETHNICISM Ethnicism n Defn Heathenism paganism idolatry Obs Taint of ethnicism B Jonson ETHNOGRAPHER Ethnographer n Defn One who investigates ethnography ETHNOGRAPHIC ETHNOGRAPHICAL Ethnographic Ethnographical a Etym Cf F ethnographique Defn pertaining to ethnography ETHNOGRAPHICALLY Ethnographically adv Defn In an ethnographical manner ETHNOGRAPHY Ethnography n Etym Gr graphy cf F ethnographie Defn That branch of knowledge which has for its subject the characteristics of the human family developing the details with which ethnology as a comparative science deals descriptive ethnology See Ethnology ETHNOLOGIC ETHNOLOGICAL Ethnologic Ethnological a Defn Of or pertaining to ethnology ETHNOLOGICALLY Ethnologically adv Defn In an ethnological manner by ethnological classification as one belonging ethnologically to an African race ETHNOLOGIST Ethnologist n Defn One versed in ethnology a student of ethnology ETHNOLOGY Ethnology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science which treats of the division of mankind into races their origin distribution and relations and the peculiarities which characterize them ETHOLOGIC ETHOLOGICAL Ethologic Ethological a Etym See Ethology Defn treating of or pertaining to ethnic or morality or the science of character J S Mill ETHOLOGIST Ethologist n Defn One who studies or writes upon ethology ETHOLOGY Ethology n Etym Gr 1 A treatise on morality ethics 2 The science of the formation of character national and collective as well as individual J S Mill ETHOPOETIC Ethopoetic Etym Gr Defn Expressing character Obs Urquhart ETHOS Ethos n L fr Gr character See Ethic 1 Defn The character sentiment or disposition of a community or people considered as a natural endowment the spirit which actuates manners and customs also the characteristic tone or genius of an institution or social organization 2 Æsthetics The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character character as influenced by the ethos sense 1 of a people rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense opposed to pathos ETHULE Ethule Etym Ether Gr Ethyl and see yl Chem Defn Ethyl Obs ETHYL Ethyl n Etym Ether yl Chem Defn A monatomic hydrocarbon radical C2H5 of the paraffin series forming the essential radical of ethane and of common alcohol and ether Ethyl aldehyde Chem See Aldehyde ETHYLAMINE Ethylamine n Etym Ethyl amine Chem Defn A colorless mobile inflammable liquid C2H5NH2 very volatile and with an ammoniacal odor It is a strong base and is a derivative of ammonia Called also ethyl carbamine and amido ethane ETHYLATE Ethylate Etym From Ethyl Chem Defn A compound derived from ethyl alcohol by the replacement of the hydroxyl hydrogen after the manner of a hydrate an ethyl alcoholate as potassium ethylate C2H5OK ETHYLENE Ethylene n From Ethyl Chem Defn A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon C2H4 forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas and also obtained by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol It is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids Dutch liquid hence called olefiant gas Called also ethene elayl and formerly bicarbureted hydrogen Ethylene series Chem the series if unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type and represented by the general formula CnH2n ETHYLIC Ethylic Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or containing ethyl as ethylic alcohol ETHYLIDENE Ethylidene Chem Defn An unsymmetrical divalent hydrocarbon radical C2H4 metameric with ethylene but written thus CH3CH to distinguish it from the symmetrical ethylene CH2CH2 Its compounds are derived from aldehyde Formerly called also ethidene ETHYLIN Ethylin Chem Defn Any one of the several complex ethers of ethyl and glycerin ETHYLSULPHURIC Ethylsulphuric a Chem Defn Pertaining to or containing ethyl and sulphuric acid Ethylsulphuric acid Chem an acid sulphate of ethyl HC2H5SO4 produced as a thick liquid by the action of sulphiric acid on alcohol It appears to be the active catalytic agent in the process of etherification ETIOLATE Etiolate v i imp p p Etiolated p pr vb n Etiolating Etym F étioler to blanch 1 To become white or whiter to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun as plants 2 Med Defn To become pale through disease or absence of light ETIOLATE Etiolate v t 1 To blanch to bleach to whiten by depriving of the suns rays 2 Med Defn To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light ETIOLATE ETIOLATED Etiolate Etiolated a Defn Having a blanched or faded appearance as birds inhabiting desert regions ETIOLATION Etiolation n 1 The operation of blanching plants by excluding the light of the sun the condition of a blanched plant 2 Med Defn Paleness produced by absence of light or by disease Dunglison ETIOLIN Etiolin n Etym See Etiolate Bot Defn A yellowish coloring matter found in plants grown in darkness which is supposed to be an antecedent condition of chlorophyll Encyc Brit ETIOLOGICAL Etiological a Defn Pertaining to or inquiring into causes ætiological ETIOLOGY Etiology n Etym Cf F étiologie Defn The science of causes Same as tiology ETIQUETTE Etiquette n Etym F prop a little piece of paper or a mark or title affixed to a bag or bundle expressing its contents a label ticket OFestiquete of German origin cf LG stikke peg pin tack stikken to stick G stecken See Stick and cf Ticket Defn The forms required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion conventional decorum ceremonial code of polite society The pompous etiquette to the court of Louis the Fourteenth Prescott ETNA Etna n Defn A kind of small portable cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp There should certainly be an etna for getting a hot cup of coffee in a hurry V Baker ETNEAN Etnean a Etym L Aetnaeus Gr frAetna Aetne Defn Pertaining to Etna a volcanic mountain in Sicily ETOILE Etoile n Etym F Her Defn See Estoile ETRURIAN Etrurian a Defn Of or relating to ancient Etruria in Italy Etrurian Shades Milton n Defn A native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria ETRUSCAN Etruscan n Etym L Etruscus Defn Of or relating to Etruria n Defn A native or inhabitant of Etruria ETTER PIKE Etter pike n Etym Cf Atter Zoöl Defn The stingfish or lesser weever Tranchinus vipera ETTIN Ettin n Etym SA eten eoten orig gluttonous fr etan to eat Defn A giant Obs Beau Fl ETTLE Ettle v t Etym Perh the same word as addle to earn bur cf OE atlien etlien to intend prepare Icel ætla to think suppose mean Defn To earn Obs See Addle to earn Boucher ETUDE Etude n Etym F See Study 1 A composition in the fine arts which is intended or may serve for a study 2 Mus Defn A study an exercise a piece for practice of some special point of technical execution ETUI Etui n Etym F Defn A case for one several small articles esp a box in which scissors tweezers and other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried ETWEE Etwee n Defn See Shenstone ETYM Etym n Defn See Etymon H F Talbot ETYMIC Etymic a Defn Relating to the etymon as an etymic word ETYMOLOGER Etymologer n Defn An etymologist ETYMOLOGICAL Etymological a Etym L etymologicus Gr étimilogique See Etymology Defn Pertaining to etymology or the derivation of words Etymologically adv ETYMOLOGICON Etymologicon n Etym NL fr Gr Defn an etymological dictionary or manual ETYMOLOGIST Etymologist n Etym Cf F étymologiste Defn One who investigates the derivation of words ETYMOLOGIZE Etymologize v t Etym Cf F étymologiser Defn To give the etymology of to trace to the root or primitive as a word Camden ETYMOLOGIZE Etymologize v t Defn To search into the origin of words to deduce words from their simple roots How perilous it is to etymologize at random Trench ETYMOLOGY Etymology n pl Etymologies Etym Letymologia Gr étymologie See Etymon and logy 1 That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words tracing out their origin primitive significance and changes of from and meaning 2 That pert of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language inflection ETYMON Etymon n pl E Etymons Gr Etyma Etym L fr Gr sotya E sooth See Sooth Defn 1 An original form primitive word root 2 Original or fundamental signification R Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word Coleridge ETYPICAL Etypical a Etym Pref e typical Biol Defn Diverging from or lacking conformity to a type EU Eu Etym Gr su from the same root as E is or with Skr vasu good prob fr the same root as E was Defn A prefix used frequently in composition signifying well good advantageous the opposite of dys EUCAIRITE Eucairite n Etym Gr Min Defn A metallic mineral a selenide of copper and silver so called by Berzelius on account of its being found soon after the discovery of the metal selenium EUCALYN Eucalyn n Chem Defn An unfermentable sugar obtained as an uncrystallizable sirup by the decomposition of melitose also obtained from a Tasmanian eucalyptus whence its name EUCALYPTOL Eucalyptol n Etym Eucalyptus L oleum oil Chem Defn A volatile terpenelike oil extracted from the eucalyptus and consisting largely of cymene EUCALYPTUS Eucalyptus n Etym NL from GR Bot Defn A myrtaceous genus of trees mostly Australian Many of them grow to an immense height one or two species exceeding the height even of the California Sequoia Note They have rigid entire leaves with one edge turned toward the zenith Most of them secrete resinous gums whence they called gum trees and their timber is of great value Eucalyptus Globulus is the blue gum E aigantea the stringy bark E amygdalina the peppermint tree E Gunnii the Tasmanian cider tree yields a refreshing drink from wounds made in the bark in the spring Center species yield oils tars acids dyes and tans It is said that miasmatic valleys in Algeria and Portugal and a part of the unhealthy Roman Campagna have been made more salubrious by planting groves of these trees EUCHARIS Eucharis n Etym NL fr L eucharis agreeable Gr Eucharist Bot Defn A genus of South American amaryllidaceous plants with large and beautiful white blossoms EUCHARIST Eucharist n Etym L euchaistia Gr yearn cf F euchaistie 1 The act of giving thanks thanksgiving Obs Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs South 2 Eccl Defn The sacrament of the Lords Supper the solemn act of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ in the use of bread and wine as the appointed emblems the communion See Sacrament EUCHARISTIC EUCHARISTICAL Eucharistic Eucharistical a Etym Cf F eucharistie 1 Giving thanks expressing thankfulness rejoicing Obs The eucharistical part of our daily devotions Ray 2 Pertaining to the Lords Supper The eucharistic sacrament Sir G C Lewis EUCHITE Euchite n Etym From Gr Defn One who resolves religion into prayer Obs Gauden EUCHLORIC Euchloric a Etym Gr Chem Defn Relating to or consisting of euchlorine as euchloric Davy EUCHLORINE Euchlorine n Etym Cf F euchlorine See Euchloric Chem Defn A yellow or greenish yellow gas first prepared by Davy evolved from potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid It is supposed to consist of chlorine tetroxide with some free chlorine EUCHOLOGION EUCHOLOGY Euchologion Euchology n Etym NL euchologion Gr Eccl Defn A formulary of prayers the book of offices in the Greek Church containing the liturgy sacraments and forms of prayers EUCHOLOGUE Euchologue n Etym F euchologe Defn Euchology R EUCHRE Euchre n Etym Perh from F écarté Defn A game at cards that may be played by two three or four persons the highest card except when an extra card called the Joker is used being the knave of the same suit as the trump and called right bower the lowest card used being the seven or frequently in twohanded euchre the nine spot See Bower EUCHRE Euchre v t 1 To defeat in a game of euchre the side that named the trump 2 To defeat or foil thoroughly in any scheme Slang EUCHROIC Euchroic a Etym Gr Chem Defn Having a fine color Euchroic acid Chem an organic imide acid obtained as a colorless crystalline substance C12H4N2O8 by heating an ammonium salt of mellitic acid By reduction it is changed to a dark blue substance euchrone hence its name EUCHROITE Euchroite n Etym See Euchroic Min Defn A mineral occurring in transparent emerald green crystals It is hydrous arseniate of copper EUCHRONE Euchrone n Chem Defn A substance obtained from euchroic acid See Eychroic EUCHYMY Euchymy n Etym Gr Chyme Med Defn A good state of he blood and other fluids of the body EUCLASE Euclase n Etym Gr euclase G euklas See named from its brittleness Min Defn A brittle gem occurring in light green transparent crystals affording a brilliant clinodiagonal cleavage It is a silicate of alumina and glucina EUCLID Euclid n Defn A Greek geometer of the 3d century EUCLIDIAN Euclidian n Defn Related to Euclid or to the geometry of Euclid Euclidian space Geom the kind of space to which the axioms and definitions of Euclid relative to straight lines and parallel lines apply called also flat space and homaloidal space EUCOPEPODA Eucopepoda n pl Etym NL See Eu and Copepoda Zoöl Defn A group which includes the typical copepods and the lerneans EUCRASY Eucrasy Etym Gr eucrasie Med Defn Such a due mixture of qualities in bodies as constitutes health or soundness Quincy EUCTICAL Euctical Etym Gr Defn Expecting a wish supplicatory R Sacrifices distinguished into expiatory euctical and eucharistical Bp Law EUDEMON EUDAEMON Eudemon Eudæmon n Etym Gr Defn A good angel Southey EUDEMONICS EUDAEMONICS Eudemonics Eudæmonics n Etym Gr Eudemonism Defn That part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness the science of happiness contrasted with aretaics J Grote EUDEMONISM EUDAEMONISM Eudemonism Eudæmonism n Etym Gr Demon Defn That system of ethics which defines and enforces moral obligation by its relation to happiness or personal wellbeing EUDEMONIST EUDAEMONIST Eudemonist Eudæmonist n Defn One who believes in eudemonism I am too much of a eudæmonist I hanker too much after a state of happiness both for myself and others De Quincey EUDEMONISTIC EUDAEMONISTIC Eudemonistic Eudæmonistic a Defn Of or pertaining to eudemonism EUDEMONISTICAL EUDAEMONISTICAL Eudemonistical Eudæmonistical a Defn Eudemonistic EUDIALYTE Eudialyte n Etym Gr Min Defn A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron zirconia and lime EUDIOMETER Eudiometer n Etym Gr meter cf F ediomètre Chem Defn An instrument for the volumetric measurement of gases so named because frequently used to determine the purity of the air Note It usually consists of a finely graduated and calibrated glass tube open at one end the bottom and having near the top a pair of platinum wires fused in to allow the passage of an electric spark as the process involves the explosion and combustion of one of the ingredients to be determined The operation is conducted in a through of mercury or sometimes over water Cf Burette Uses ediometer has the tube bent in the form of the letter U EUDIOMETRIC EUDIOMETRICAL Eudiometric Eudiometrical a Defn Of or pertaining to a eudiometer as eudiometrical experiments or results EUDIOMETRY Eudiometry n Etym Cf F eudiométrie Chem Defn The art or process of determining he constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it EUDIPLEURA Eudipleura n pl Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn The fundamental forms of organic life that are composed of two equal and symmetrical halves Syd Soc Lex EUDOXIAN Eudoxian n Eccl Hist Defn A follower of Eudoxius patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople in the 4th century and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius EUGANOIDEI Euganoidei n pl Etym NL fr GR ganoidei See Ganoid Zoöl Defn A group which includes the bony ganoids as the gar pikes EUGE Euge n Etym L well done bravo Gr Defn Applause Obs Hammond EUGENESIS Eugenesis n Pref eu genesis Biol Defn The quality or condition of having strong reproductive powers generation with full fertility between different species or races specif between hybrids of the first generation EUGENIA Eugenia n Etym NL Named in honor of Prince Eugene of Savoy Bot Defn A genus of mytraceous plants mostly of tropical countries and including several aromatic trees and shrubs among which are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce EUGENIC Eugenic a Etym See Eugenia Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from cloves as eugenic acid EUGENIC Eugenic a Etym Gr Defn Wellborn of high birth Atlantic Monthly EUGENICS Eugenics n Defn The science of improving stock whether human or animal F Galton EUGENIN Eugenin n Chem Defn A colorless crystalline substance extracted from oil of cloves called also clove camphor EUGENOL Eugenol n Etym Eugenia ol Chem Defn A colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon C10H12O2 resembling the phenols and hence also called eugenic acid It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves EUGENY Eugeny Etym Gr Defn Nobleness of birth Obs EUGETIC EUGETINIC Eugetic Eugetinic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from eugenol as eugetic acid EUGH Eugh n Etym See Yew Defn The yew Obs Dryden EUGUBIAN EUGUBINE Eugubian Eugubine a Defn Of or pertaining to the ancient town of Eugubium now Gubbio as the Eugubine tablets or tables or inscriptions EUHARMONIC Euharmonic a Etym Pref eu harmonic Mus Defn Producing mathematically perfect harmony or concord sweetly or perfectly harmonious EUHEMERISM Euhemerism n Etym L Euhemerus Gr Defn The theory held by Euhemerus that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts EUHEMERIST Euhemerist n Defn One who advocates euhemerism EUHEMERISTIC Euhemeristic a Defn Of or pertaining to euhemerism EUHEMERIZE Euhemerize v t Defn To interpret mythology on the theory of euhemerism EUISOPODA Euisopoda pl Etym NL See Eu and Isopoda Zoöl Defn A group which includes the typical Isopoda EULACHON Eulachon n Etym Native Indian name Zoöl Defn The candlefish Written also oulachan oolacan and ulikon See Candlefish EULERIAN Eulerian a Defn Pertaining Euler a German mathematician of the 18th century Eulerian integrals certain definite integrals whose properties were first investigated by Euler EULOGIC EULOGICAL Eulogic Eulogical a Etym See Eulogy Defn Bestowing praise of eulogy commendatory eulogistic R Eulogically adv R EULOGIST Eulogist n Defn One who eulogizes or praises panegyrist encomiast Buckle EULOGISTIC EULOGISTICAL Eulogistic Eulogistical a Defn Of or pertaining to eulogy characterized by eulogy bestowing praise panegyrical commendatory laudatory as eulogistic speech or discourse Eulogistically adv EULOGIUM Eulogium n pl Eulogiums Etym LL fr Gr Defn A formal eulogy Smollett EULOGIZE Eulogize v t imp p p Eulogized p pr vb n Eulogizing Defn To speak or write in commendation of another to extol in speech or writing to praise EULOGY Eulogy n pl Eulogies Etym Gr Eulogium and see Legend Defn A speech or writing in commendation of the character or services of a person as a fitting eulogy to worth Eulogies turn into elegies Spenser Syn Encomium praise panegyric applause Eulogy Eulogium Encomium Panegyric The idea of praise is common to all these words The word encomium is used of both persons and things which are the result of human action and denotes warm praise Eulogium and eulogy apply only to persons and are more studied and of greater length A panegyric was originally a set speech in a full assembly of the people and hence denotes a more formal eulogy couched in terms of warm and continuous praise especially as to personal character We may bestow encomiums on any work of art on production of genius without reference to the performer we bestow eulogies or pronounce a eulogium upon some individual distinguished for his merit public services we pronounce a panegyric before an assembly gathered for the occasion EULYTITE Eulytite n Etym Gr Min Defn a mineral consisting chiefly of the silicate of bismuth found at Freiberg called also culytine EUMENIDES Eumenides n pl Etym L from Gr Class Myth Defn A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes EUMOLPUS Eumolpus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of small beetles one species of which E viti is very injurious to the vines in the wine countries of Europe EUNOMIAN Eunomian n Eccl Hist Defn A follower of Eunomius bishop of Cyzicus 4th century A D who held that Christ was not God but a created being having a nature different from that of the Father a Defn Of or pertaining to Eunomius or his doctrine EUNOMY Eunomy n Etym Gr Defn Equal law or a welladjusted constitution of government R Mitford EUNUCH Eunuch n Etym L eunuchus Gr Defn A male of the human species castrated commonly one of a class of such persons in Oriental countries having charge of the womens apartments Some of them in former times gained high official rank EUNUCH EUNUCHATE Eunuch Eunuchate v t Etym L eunuchare Defn To make a eunuch of to castrate as a man Creech Sir T Browne EUNUCHISM Eunuchism n Etym L eunuchismus an unmanning Gr eunuchisme eunuchism Defn The state of being eunuch Bp Hall EUONYMIN Euonymin n Med Defn A principle or mixture of principles derived from Euonymus atropurpureus or spindle tree EUONYMUS Euonymus n Etym NL cf L euonymos fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of small European and American trees the spindle tree The bark is used as a cathartic EUORNITHES Euornithes n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The division of Aves which includes all the typical birds or all living birds except the penguins and birds of ostrichlike form EUOSMITTE Euosmitte n Etym Gr Min Defn A fossil resin so called from its strong peculiar pleasant odor EUPATHY Eupathy n Etym Gr Eu and Pathetic Defn Right feeling R Harris EUPATORIN EUPATORINE Eupatorin Eupatorine n Med Defn A principle or mixture of principles extracted from various species of Eupatorium EUPATORIUM Eupatorium n Etym NL fr Eupator king of Pontus said to have used it as a medicine Bot Defn A genus of perennial composite herbs including hemp agrimony boneset throughwort etc EUPATRID Eupatrid n Etym Gr Defn One well born or of noble birth EUPEPSIA EUPEPSY Eupepsia Eupepsy n Etym NL eupepsia Fr Gr Med Defn Soundness of the nutritive or digestive organs good concoction or digestion opposed to dyspepsia EUPEPTIC Eupeptic a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to good digestion easy of digestion having a good digestion as eupeptic food an eupeptic man Wrapt in lazy eupeptic fat Carlyle EUPHEMISM Euphemism n Etym Gr euphémisme See Fame Rhet Defn A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression a mild name for something disagreeable EUPHEMISTIC EUPHEMISTICAL Euphemistic Euphemistical a Defn Pertaining to euphemism containing a euphemism softened in expression Euphemistically adv EUPHEMIZE Euphemize v t i imp p p Euphemized p pr vb n Euphemizing Etym Gr Defn To express by a euphemism or in delicate language to make use of euphemistic expressions EUPHONIAD Euphoniad n Etym See Euphony Mus Defn An instrument in which are combined the characteristic tones of the organ and various other instruments R EUPHONIC EUPHONICAL Euphonic Euphonical a Defn Pertaining to or exhibiting euphony agreeable in sound pleasing to the ear euphonious as a euphonic expression euphonical orthography EUPHONICON Euphonicon n Etym See Euphony Mus Defn A kind of uptight piano EUPHONIOUS Euphonious a Defn Pleasing or sweet in sound euphonic smoothsounding Hallam Euphoniously adv EUPHONISM Euphonism n Defn An agreeable combination of sounds euphony EUPHONIUM Euphonium n Etym NL See Euphony Mus Defn A bass instrument of the saxhorn family EUPHONIZE Euphonize v t Defn To make euphonic R EUPHONON Euphonon n Etym See Euphony Mus Defn An instrument resembling the organ in tine and the upright piano in form It is characterized by great strength and sweetness of tone EUPHONOUS Euphonous n Defn Euphonious R EUPHONY Euphony n pl Euphonies Etym L euphonia Gr euphonie Defn A pleasing or sweet sound an easy smooth enunciation of sounds a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear EUPHORBIA Euphorbia n Etym NL fr L euphorbea See Euphorrium Bot Defn Spurge or bastard spurge a genus of plants of many species mostly shrubby herbaceous succulents affording an acrid milky juice Some of them are armed with thorns Most of them yield powerful emetic and cathartic products EUPHORBIACEOUS EUPHORBIAL Euphorbiaceous Euphorbial a Bot Defn Of relating to or resembling the Euphorbia family EUPHORBIN EUPHORBINE Euphorbin Euphorbine n Med Defn A principle or mixture of principles derived from various species of Euphorbia EUPHORBIUM Euphorbium n Etym NL fr L euphorbeum from Gr Euphorbus a Greek physician Med Defn An inodorous exudation usually in the form of yellow tears produced chiefly by the African Euphorbia resinifrea It was formerly employed medicinally but was found so violent in its effects that its use is nearly abandoned EUPHOTIDE Euphotide n Etym Gr Min Defn A rock occurring in the Alps consisting of saussurite and smaragdite sometimes called gabbro EUPHRASY Euphrasy n Etym NL euphrasia fr Gr eufrasia F eufrasie Bot Defn The plant eyesight euphrasia officionalis formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve for he had much to see Milton EUPHROE Euphroe n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn A block or long slat of wood perforated for the passage of the crowfoot or cords by which an awning is held up Written also uphroe and uvrou Knight EUPHUISM Euphuism n Etym Gr Euphues or the Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and his England Rhet Defn An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language highflown diction EUPHUIST Euphuist n Defn One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language applied esp to a class of writers in the age of Elizabeth whose productions are marked by affected conceits and highflown diction EUPHUISTIC Euphuistic a Defn Belonging to the euphuists or euphuism affectedly refined EUPHUIZE Euphuize v t Defn To affect excessive refinement in language to be overnice in expression EUPIONE Eupione n Etym Gr Chem Defn A limpid oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of various vegetable and animal substances specifically an oil consisting largely of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series Written also eupion EUPITTONE Eupittone n Etym Pref eu pittacal one Chem Defn A yellow crystalline substance resembling aurin and obtained by the oxidation of pittacal called also eupittonic acid Written also eupitton EUPITTONIC Eupittonic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from eupittone EUPLASTIC Euplastic a Etym Pref eu plastic Med Defn Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes result from acute inflammation in a healthy person Dunglison EUPLASTIC Euplastic n Med Defn Organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed EUPLECTELLA Euplectella n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of elegant glassy sponges consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers and growing in the form of a cornucopia called also Venuss flowerbasket EUPLEXOPTERA Euplexoptera n pl Etym NL fr Zoöl Defn An order of insects including the earwig The anterior wings are short in the form of elytra while the posterior wings fold up beneath them See Earwig EUPNAEA Eupnæa n Etym NL fr gr Physiol Defn Normal breathing where arterialization of the blood is normal in distinction from dyspnæa in which the blood is insufficiently arterialized Foster EUPRYION EUPYRION Eupryion Eupyrion n Etym Gr Defn A contrivance for obtaining a light instantaneous as a lucifer match Brande C EURAFRIC EURAFRICAN Eurafric Eurafrican a Europe Afric African 1 Geog Defn Of pertaining to or designating the continents of Europe and Africa combined 2 Zoögeography Pert to or designating a region including most of Europe and northern Africa south to the Sahara 3 Of European and African descent EURASIAN Eurasian n Etym European Asian 1 A child of a European parent on the one side and an Asiatic on the other 2 One born of European parents in Asia EURASIAN Eurasian a Defn Of European and Asiatic descent of or pertaining to both Europe and Asia as the great Eurasian plain EURASIATIO Eurasiatio a Geog Defn Of or pertaining to the continents of Europe and Asia combined EUREKA Eureka Etym Gr Defn The exclamation attributed to Archimedes who is said to have cried out Eureka eureka I have found it I have found it upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hieros crown had been alloyed Hence an expression of triumph concerning a discovery EURHIPIDUROUS Eurhipidurous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having a fanlike tail belonging to the Eurhipiduræ a division of Aves which includes all living birds EURIPIZE Euripize v t Etym See Euripus Defn To whirl hither and thither Obs EURIPUS Euripus n Etym L fr Gr Defn A strait a narrow tract of water where the tide or a current flows and reflows with violence as the ancient fright of this name between Eubæa and Bæotia Hence a flux and reflux Burke EURITE Eurite n Etym Cf F eurite Min Defn A compact feldspathic rock felsite See Felsite EURITIC Euritic a Defn Of or pelating to eurite EUROCLYDON Euroclydon n Etym NL fr Gr i e a northeast wind as in the Latin Yulgate Euroaquilo Defn A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean See Levanter A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon Acts xxvii 14 EUROPEAN European a Etym L europeaus Gr europa Defn Of or pertaining to Europe or to its inhabitants On the European plain having rooms to let and leaving it optional with guests whether they will take meals in the house said of hotels U S EUROPEAN European n Defn A native or an inhabitant of Europe EUROPEANIZE Europeanize v t Defn To cause to become like the Europeans in manners or character to habituate or accustom to European usages A state of society changed and Europenized Lubbock EUROPIUM Europium n NL Europe ium as in aluminium Chem Defn A metallic element of the rareearth group discovered spectroscopically by Demarcay in 1896 Symbol Eu at wt 1520 EURUS Eurus n Etym L gr Defn The east wind EURYALE Euryale n Etym NL fr Euryale one of the Gorgons 1 Bot Defn A genus of water lilies growing in India and China The only species E ferox is very prickly on the peduncles and calyx The rootstocks and seeds are used as food 2 Zoöl Defn A genus of ophiurans with muchbranched arms EURYALIDA Euryalida n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn A tribe of Ophiuroidea including the genera Euryale Astrophyton etc They generally have the arms branched See Astrophyton EURYCEROUS Eurycerous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having broad horns EURYPTEROID Eurypteroid a Etym Eurypterus oid Paleon Defn Like or pertaining to the genus Euryperus EURYPTEROIDEA Eurypteroidea n pl Etym NL See Eurypteroid Paleont Defn An extinct order of Merostomata of which the genus Eurypterus is the type They are found only in Paleozoic rocks Written also Eurypterida EURYPTERUS Eurypterus n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of extinct Merostomata found in Silurian rocks Some of the species are more than three feet long EURYTHMY Eurythmy n Etym L eurythmia Gr eurythmie 1 Fine Arts Defn Just or harmonious proportion or movement as in the composition of a poem an edifice a painting or a statue 2 Med Defn Regularly of the pulse EUSEBIAN Eusebian n Eccl Hist Defn A follower of Eusebius bishop of Cæsarea who was a friend and protector of Arius EUSTACHIAN Eustachian a Etym From Eustachi a learned Italian physician who died in Rome 1574 Anat a Discovered by Eustachius b Pertaining to the Eustachian tube as Eustachian catheter Eustachian catheter a tubular instrument to be introduced into the Eustachian tube so as to allow of inflation of the middle ear through the nose or mouth Eustrachian tube Anat a passage from the tympanum of the ear to the pharynx See Ear Eustachian valve Anat a crescentshaped fold of the lining membrane of the heart at the entrance of the vena cava inferior It directs the blood towards the left auricle in the fetus but is rudimentary and functionless in the adult EUSTYLE Eustyle n Etym Gr eustyle Arch Defn See Intercolumnlation EUTAXY Eutaxy n Etym Gr eutaxie Defn Good or established order or arrangement R E Waterhouse EUTECTIC Eutectic a Gr eythktos easily melted ey well thkein to melt Physics Defn Of maximum fusibility said of an alloy or mixture which has the lowest melting point which it is possible to obtain by the combination of the given components EUTERPE Euterpe Etym L fr Gr 1 Class Myth Defn The Muse who presided over music 2 Bot Defn A genus of palms some species of which are elegant trees EUTERPEAN Euterpean a Defn Of or pertaining to Euterpe or to music EUTEXIA Eutexia n NL fr Gr a being easily melted Physics Defn The principle or process of forming from given components the eutectic alloy or alloy of maximum fusibility EUTHANASIA Euthanasia n Etym NL fr Gr euthanasie Defn An easy death a mode of dying to be desired An euthanasia of all thought Hazlitt The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia Arbuthnot EUTHANASY Euthanasy n Defn Same as Euthanasia EUTHIOCHROIC Euthiochroic a Etym Gr Chem Defn Pertaining to or denoting an acid so called Euthiochroic acid Chem a complex derivative of hydroquinone and sulphonic thionic acid so called because it contains sulphur and forms brilliantly colored yellow salts EUTHYNEURA Euthyneura n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A large division of gastropod molluske including the Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata EUTROPHY Eutrophy n Etym Gr Med Defn Healthy nutrition soundless as regards the nutritive functions EUTYCHIAN Eutychian n Eccl Hist Defn A follower of Eutyches 5th century who held that the divine and the human in the person of Christ were blended together as to constitute but one nature a monophysite opposed to Nestorian EUTYCHIANISM Eutychianism n Eccl Hist Defn The doctrine of Eutyches and his followers EUXANTHIC Euxanthic a Chem Defn Having a yellow color pertaining to derived from or resembling euxanthin Euxanthic acid Chem a yellow crystalline organic acid extracted from euxanthin EUXANTHIN Euxanthin n Etym Gr Chem Defn A yellow pigment imported from India and China It has a strong odor and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid Called also puri purree and Indian yellow EUXENITE Euxenite n Etym Gr Min Defn A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster found in Norway It contains niobium titanium yttrium and uranium with some other metals EVACATE Evacate v t Etym Pref e vacate Defn To empty Obs Harvey EVACUANT Evacuant a Etym Levacuans antis p pr of evacuare cf F évacuant Defn Emptying evacuative purgative cathartic n Med Defn A purgative or cathartic EVACUATE Evacuate v t imp p p Evacuated p pr vb n Evacuating Etym l evacuatus p p of evacuare to empty nullify e out vacuus empty vacare to be empty See Vacate 1 To make empty to empty out to remove the contents of as to evacuate a vessel or dish 2 Fig To make empty to deprive R Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning Coleriage 3 To remove to eject to void o discharge as the contents of a vessel or of the bowels 4 To withdraw from to quit to retire from as soldiers from a country city or fortress The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country Burke 5 To make void to nullify to vacate as to evacuate a contract or marriage Obs Bacon EVACUATE Evacuate v i Defn To let blood Obs Burton EVACUATION Evacuation n Etym L evacuatio cf F évacuation 1 The act of emptying clearing of the contents or discharging Specifically a Mil Withdrawal of troops from a town fortress etc b Med Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening defecation also a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics venesection or other means 2 That which is evacuated or discharged especially a discharge by stool or other natural means Quincy 3 Abolition nullification Obs Hooker Evacuation day the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York November 25 1783 EVACUATIVE Evacuative a Etym Cf F évacuatif Defn Serving of tending to evacuate cathartic purgative EVACUATOR Evacuator n Defn One who evacuates a nullifier Evacuators of the law Hammond EVACUATORY Evacuatory n Defn A purgative EVADE Evade v t imp p p Evaded p pr vb n Evading Etym L evadere evasum e out vadere to go walk cf F sévader See Wade Defn To get away from by artifice to avoid by dexterity subterfuge address or ingenuity to elude to escape from cleverly as to evade a blow a pursuer a punishment to evade the force of an argument The heathen had a method more truly their own of evading the Christian miracles Trench EVADE Evade v t 1 To escape to slip away sometimes with from Evading from perils Bacon Unarmed they might Have easily as spirits evaded swift By quick contraction or remove Milton 2 To attempt to escape to practice artifice or sophistry for the purpose of eluding The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge any of these ways South Syn To equivocate shuffle See Prevaricate EVADIBLE Evadible a Defn Capable of being evaded R EVAGATION Evagation n Etym L evagatio fr evagari to wander forth cf F évagation See Vagary Defn A wandering about excursion a roving R Ray EVAGINATE Evaginate a L evaginatus p p unsheathed See Evagination Defn Protruded or grown out as an evagination turned inside out unsheathed evaginated as an evaginate membrane EVAGINATE Evaginate v i t imp p p Evaginated p pr vb n Evaginating Defn To become evaginate to cause to be evaginate EVAGINATION Evagination n Etym L evaginatio an extending evaginare to unsheathe e out vagina sheath Defn The act of unsheathing EVAL Eval a Etym L aevum lifetime age eternity Defn Relating to time or duration Obs EVALUATE Evaluate v t Etym See Evaluation Defn To fix the value of to rate to appraise EVALUATION Evaluation n Etym Cf F évaluation LL evaluatio Defn Valuation appraisement J S Mill EVANESCE Evanesce v i imp p p Evanesced p pr vb n Evanescing Etym L evanescere e out vanescere to vanish fr vanus empty vain See Vain and cf Evanish Defn To vanish away to because dissipated and disappear like vapor I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated De Quincey EVANESCENCE Evanescence n Defn The act or state of vanishing away disappearance as the evanescence of vapor of a dream of earthly plants or hopes Rambler EVANESCENT Evanescent a Etym L evanescens entis p pr of evanescere 1 Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor vanishing fleeting as evanescent joys So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars Hawthorne 2 Vanishing from notice imperceptible The difference between right and wrong is some petty cases is almost evanescent Wollaston EVANESCENTLY Evanescently adv In a vanishing manner Defn imperceptibly Chalmers EVANGEL Evangel n Etym F évangile L evangelium Gr Eu and cf Evangely Defn Good news announcement of glad tidings especially the gospel or a gospel Milton Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel Whittier EVANGELIAN Evangelian a Defn Rendering thanks for favors EVANGELIC Evangelic a Etym L evangelicus Gr évangélique See Evangel Defn Belonging to or contained in the gospel evangelical Evangelic truth J Foster EVANGELICAL Evangelical a 1 Contained in or relating to the four Gospels as the evangelical history 2 Belonging to agreeable or consonant to or contained in the gospel or the truth taught in the New Testament as evangelical religion 3 Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel strict in interpreting Christian doctrine preëminetly orthodox technically applied to that party in the Church of England and in the Protestant Episcopal Church which holds the doctrine of Justification by Faith alone the Low Church party The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox Evangelical Alliance an alliance for mutual strengthening and common work comprising Christians of different denominations and countries organized in Liverpool England in 1845 Evangelical Church a The Protestant Church in Germany b A church founded by a fusion of Lutherans and Calvinists in Germany in 1817 Evangelical Union a religion sect founded in Scotland in 1843 by the Rev James Morison called also Morisonians EVANGELICAL Evangelical n Defn One of evangelical principles EVANGELICALISM Evangelicalism n Defn Adherence to evangelical doctrines evangelism G Eliot EVANGELICALLY Evangelically adv Defn In an evangelical manner EVANGELICALNESS Evangelicalness n Defn State of being evangelical EVANGELICISM Evangelicism n Defn Evangelical principles evangelism EVANGELICITY Evangelicity n Defn Evangelicism EVANGELISM Evangelism n Defn The preaching or promulgation of the gospel Bacon EVANGELIST Evangelist n Etym F évangéliste L evangelista fr Gr Defn A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines Specially a A missionary preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a resident pastor an itinerant missionary preacher b A writer of one of the four Gospels With the definite article as the four evangelists Matthew Mark Luke and John c A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed to arouse to immediate repentance The Apostles so far as they evangelized might claim the tittle though there were many evangelists who were not Apistles Plumptre EVANGELISTARY Evangelistary n Etym LL evangelistarium Defn A selection of passages from the Gospels as a lesson in divine service Porson EVANGELISTIC Evangelistic a Defn Pertaining to the four evangelists designed or fitted to evangelize evangelical as evangelistic efforts EVANGELIZATION Evangelization n Defn The act of evangelizing the state of being evangelized The work of Christs ministers is evangelization Hobbes EVANGELIZE Evangelize v t imp p p Evangelized p pr vb n Evangelizing Etym F évangélisre LL evangelizare fr Gr Defn To instruct in the gospel to preach the gospel to to convert to Christianity as to evangelize the world His apostles whom he sends To evangelize the nations Milton EVANGELIZE Evangelize v i Defn To preach the gospel EVANGELY Evangely n Defn Evangel Obs The sacred pledge of Christs evangely Spenser EVANGILE Evangile n Etym F évangile See Evangel Defn Good tidings evangel R Above all the Servians read with much avidity the evangile of their freedom Londor EVANID Evanid a Etym L evanidus fr evanescere See Evanesce Defn Liable to vanish or disappear faint weak evanescent as evanid color Obs They are very transistory and evanid Barrow EVANISH Evanish v i Etym Pref e vanish cf L evanescere See Evanesce vanish Defn To vanish Or like the rainbows lovely form Evanishing amid the storm Burns EVANISHMENT Evanishment n Defn A vanishing disappearance R T Jefferson EVAPORABLE Evaporable a Defn Capable of being converted into vapor or dissipated by evaporation EVAPORATE Evaporate v t imp p p Evaporated p pr vb n Evaporating Etym L evaporatus p p of evaporare e out vapor steam or vapor See Vapor 1 To pass off in vapor as a fluid to escape and be dissipated either in visible vapor or in practice too minute to be visible 2 To escape or pass off without effect to be dissipated to be wasted as the spirit of writer often evaporates in the process of translation To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate is a safe way Bacon EVAPORATE Evaporate v t 1 To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor usually by the agency of heat to dissipate in vapor or fumes 2 To expel moisture from usually by means of artificial heat leaving the solid portion to subject to evaporation as to evaporate apples 3 To give vent to to dissipate R My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet Sir H Wotton Evaporating surface Steam Boilers that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact EVAPORATE Evaporate a Etym L evaporatus p p Defn Dispersed in vapors Thomson EVAPORATION Evaporation n Etym L evaporatio cf F évaporation 1 The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into and carried off in vapor as the evaporation of water of ether of camphor 2 The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence 3 That which is evaporated vapor 4 Steam Engine Defn See Vaporization EVAPORATIVE Evaporative a Etym L evaporatius cf F évaporatif Defn Pertaining to or producing evaporation as the evaporative process EVAPORATOR Evaporator n Defn An apparatus for condensing vegetable juices or for drying fruit by heat EVAPOROMETER Evaporometer n Etym L evaporare to evaporate meter cf F évapormètre Physics Defn An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of a fluid evaporated in a given time an atmometer EVASIBLE Evasible a Defn That may be evaded R EVASION Evasion n Etym L evasio cf F évasion See Evade Defn The act of eluding or avoiding particularly the pressure of an argument accusation charge or interrogation artful means of eluding Thou by evasions thy crime uncoverest more Milton Syn Shift subterfuge shuffling prevarication equivocation EVASIVE Evasive a Etym Cf F évasif See Evade Defn Tending to evade or marked by evasion elusive shuffling avoiding by artifice Thus he though conscious of the ethereal guest Answered evasive of the sly request Pope Stammered out a few evasive phrases Macaulay Evasively adv Evasiveness n EVE Eve n Etym See Even n 1 Evening Poetic Winter oft at eve resumes the breeze Thomson 2 The evening before a holiday from the Jewish mode of reckoning the day as beginning at sunset not at midnight as Christians eve is the evening before Christmas also the period immediately preceding some important event On the eve of death Keble Eve churr Zoöl the European goatsucker or nightjar called also night churr and churr owl EVECTICS Evectics n Etym Gr Defn The branch of medical science which teaches the method of acquiring a good habit of body Obs EVECTION Evection Etym L evectio a going up fr evehere to carry out e out vehere to carry cf F évection 1 The act of carrying up or away exaltation Obs Bp Pearson 2 Astron a An inequality of the moons motion is its orbit to the attraction of the sun by which the equation of the center is diminished at the syzygies and increased at the quadratures by about 1º 20 b The libration of the moon Whewell EVEN Even n Etym OE eve even efen æfen AS æfen akin to OS aband OFries avend D avond OHG aband Icel aptan Sw afton Dan aften of unknown origin Cf Eve Evening Defn Evening See Eve n 1 Poetic Shak EVEN Even a Etym AS efen efn akin to OS eban D even OHG eban G efen Icel jafn Dan jevn Sw jämn Goth ibns Cf Anent Ebb 1 Level smooth or equal in surface not rough free from irregularities hence uniform in rate of motion of action as even ground an even speed an even course of conduct 2 Equable not easily ruffed or disturbed calm uniformly self possessed as an even temper 3 Parallel on a level reaching the same limit And shall lay thee even with the ground Luke xix 44 4 Balanced adjusted fair equitable impartial just to both side owing nothing on either side said of accounts bargains or persons indebted as our accounts are even an even bargain To make the even truth in pleasure flow Shak 5 Without an irregularity flaw or blemish pure I know my life so even Shak 6 Associate fellow of the same condition Obs His even servant Wyclif Matt 7 Not odd capable of division by two without a remainder said of numbers as 4 and 10 are even numbers Whether the number of the stars is even or odd Jer Taylor On even ground with equal advantage On even keel Naut in a level or horizontal position EVEN Even v t imp p p Evened p pr vb n Evening 1 To make even or level to level to lay smooth His temple Xerxes evened with the soil Sir W Raleigh It will even all inequalities Evelyn 2 To equal Obs To even him in valor Fuller 3 To place in an equal state as to obligation or in a state in which nothing is due on either side to balance as accounts to make quits Shak 4 To set right to complete 5 To act up to to keep pace with Shak EVEN Even v i Defn To be equal Obs R Carew EVEN Even adv Etym AS efne See Even a and cf Een 1 In an equal or precisely similar manner equally precisely just likewise as well Is it even so Shak Even so did these Gauls possess the coast Spenser 2 Up to or down to an unusual measure or level so much as fully quite Thou wast a soldier Even to Catos wish Shak Without making us even sensible of the change Swift 3 As might not be expected serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected I have made several discoveries which appear new even to those who are versed in critical learning Addison 4 At the very time in the very case I knew they were had enough to please even when I wrote them Dryden Note Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase I have debated even in my soul Shak By these presence even the presence of Lord Mortimer Shak EVENE Evene v i Etym L evenire See Event Defn To happen Obs Hewyt EVENER Evener n 1 One who or that which makes even 2 In vehicles a swinging crossbar to the ends of which other crossbars or whiffletrees are hung to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast EVENFALL Evenfall n Defn Beginning of evening At the quiet evenfall Tennyson EVENHAND Evenhand n Defn Equality Obs Bacon EVENHANDED Evenhanded a Defn Fair or impartial unbiased Evenhanded justice Shak Evenhandedly adv Evenhandedness n EVENING Evening n Etym AS æfnung See even n and cf Eve 1 The latter part and close of the day and the beginning of darkness or night properly the decline of the day or of the sum In the ascending scale Of heaven the stars that usher evening rose Milton Note Sometimes especially in the Southern parts of the United States the afternoon is called evening Bartlett 2 The latter portion as of life the declining period as of strength or glory Note Sometimes used adjectively as evening gun Evening Prayer Shak Evening flower Bot a genus of iridaceous plants Hesperantha from the Cape of Good Hope with swordshaped leaves and sweetscented flowers which expand in the evening Evening grosbeak Zoöl an American singing bird Coccothraustes vespertina having a very large bill Its color is olivaceous with the crown wings and tail black and the under tail coverts yellow So called because it sings in the evening Evening primrose See under Primrose The evening star the bright star of early evening in the western sky soon passing below the horizon specifically the planet Venus called also Vesper and Hesperus During portions of the year Mars Jupiter and Saturn are also evening stars See Morning Star EVENLY Evenly adv Defn With an even level or smooth surface without roughness elevations or depression uniformly equally comfortably impartially serenely EVENMINDED Evenminded a Defn Having equanimity EVENNESS Evenness n Defn The state of being ven level or disturbed smoothness horizontal position uniformity impartiality calmness equanimity appropriate place or level as evenness of surface of a fluid at rest of motion of dealings of temper of condition It had need be something extraordinary that must warrant an ordinary person to rise higher than his own evenness Jer Taylor EVENSONG Evensong n Etym AS æfensang Defn A song for the evening the evening service or form of worship in the Church of England including vespers and compline also the time of evensong Wyclif Milton EVENT Event n Etym L eventus fr evenire to happen come out e out venire to come See Come 1 That which comes arrives or happens that which falls out any incident good or bad The events of his early years Macaulay To watch quietly the course of events Jowett Thucyd There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked Eccl ix 2 2 An affair in hand business enterprise Obs Leave we him to his events Shak 3 The consequence of anything the issue conclusion result that in which an action operation or series of operations terminates Dark doubts between the promise and event Young Syn Incident occurrence adventure issue result termination consequence conclusion Event Occurrence Incident Circumstance An event denotes that which arises from a preceding state of things Hence we speak or watching the event of tracing the progress of events An occurrence has no reference to any antecedents but simply marks that which meets us in our progress through life as if by chance or in the course of divine providence The things which thus meet us if important are usually connected with antecedents and hence event is the leading term In the Declaration of Independence it is said When in the cource of human events it becomes necessary etc Here occurrences would be out of place An incident is that which falls into a state of things to which is does not primarily belong as the incidents of a journey The term is usually applied to things of secondary importance A circumstance is one of the things surrounding us in our path of life These may differ greatly in importance but they are always outsiders which operate upon us from without exerting greater or less influence according to their intrinsic importance A person giving an account of a campaign might dwell on the leading events which it produced might mention some of its striking occurrences might allude to some remarkable incidents which attended it and might give the details of the favorable or adverse circumstances which marked its progress EVENT Event v t Etym F éventer to fan divulge LL eventare to fan fr L e out ventus wind Defn To break forth Obs B Jonson EVENTERATE Eventerate v t Etym L e out venter the belly cf F éventer Defn To rip open todisembowel Obs Sir T Brown EVENTFUL Eventful a Defn Full of or rich in events or incidents as an eventful journey an eventful period of history an eventful period of life EVENTIDE Eventide n Etym AS æfentid See Tide Defn The time of evening evening Poetic Spenser EVENTILATE Eventilate v t Etym L eventilatus p p of eventilare to fan See Ventilate 1 To winnow out to fan Obs Cockeram 2 To discuss to ventilate Obs Johnson EVENTILATION Eventilation n Defn The act of eventilating discussion Obs Bp Berkely EVENTLESS Eventless a Defn Without events tame monotomous marked by nothing unusual uneventful EVENTOGNATHI Eventognathi n pl Etym NL fr Dr Zoöl Defn An order of fishes including a vast number of freshwater species such as the carp loach chub etc EVENTRATION Eventration n Etym L e out venter belly Med a A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen b A wound of large extent in the abdomen through which the greater part of the intestines protrude c The act af disemboweling EVENTUAL Eventual a Etym Cf F éventiel See Event 1 Coming or happening as a consequence or result consequential Burke 2 Final ultimate Eventual success Cooper 3 Law Defn Dependent on events contingent Marshall EVENTUALITY Eventuality n pl Eventualities Etym Cf F éventualité 1 The coming as a consequence contingency also an event which comes as a consequence 2 Phren Defn Disposition to take cognizance of events EVENTUALLY Eventually adv Defn In an eventual manner finally ultimately EVENTUATE Eventuate v i imp p p Eventuated p pr vb n Eventuating Defn To come out finally or in conclusion to result to come to pass EVENTUATION Eventuation n Defn The act of eventuating or happening as a result the outcome R W Hamilton EVER Ever adv Etym OE ever æfre AS æfre perh akin to AS a always Cf Aye AgeEvry Never Sometimes contracted into eer 1 At any time at any period or point of time No man ever yet hated his own flesh Eph v 29 2 At all times through all time always forever He shall ever love and always be The subject of by scorn and cruelty Dryder 3 Without cessation continually Note Ever is sometimes used as an intensive or a word of enforcement His the old man eer a son Shak To produce as much as ever they can M Arnold Ever and anon now and then often See under Anon Ever is one continually constantly Obs Chaucer Ever so in whatever degree to whatever extent used to intensify indefinitely the meaning of the associated adjective or adverb See Never so under Never Let him be ever so rich Emerson And all the question wrangle eer so long Is only this if God has placed him wrong Pope You spend ever so much money in entertaining your equals and betters Thackeray For ever eternally See Forever For ever and a day emphatically forever Shak She Fortune soon wheeled away with scornful laughter out of sight for ever and day Prof Wilson Or ever for or ere before See Or ere Archaic Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever I had seen that day Horatio Shak Note Ever is sometimes joined to its adjective by a hyphen but in most cases the hyphen is needless as ever memorable ever watchful ever burning EVERDURING Everduring a Defn Everlasting Shak EVERGLADE Everglade n Defn A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and interspersed with hummocks or small islands and patches of high grass as the everglades of Florida U S EVERGREEN Evergreen a Bot Defn Remaining unwithered through the winter or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded as pines cedars hemlocks and the like EVERGREEN Evergreen n 1 Bot Defn An evergreen plant 2 pl Defn Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration The funeral evengreens entwine Keble EVERGREEN STATE Evergreen State Defn Washington a nickname alluding to the abundance of evergreen trees EVERICH EVERYCH Everich Everych a Etym OE see Every Defn each one every one each of two See Every Obs Chaucer EVERICHON EVERYCHON Everichon Everychon pron Etym OE everich oon on one See Every and One Defn Every one Obs Chaucer EVERLASTING Everlasting a 1 Lasting or enduring forever exsisting or continuing without end immoral eternal The Everlasting God Gen xx1 33 2 Continuing indefinitely or during a long period perpetual sometimes used colloquially as a strong intensive as this everlasting nonsence I will give to thee and to thy seed after thee the land of Canaan for an everlasting possession Gen xvii 8 And heard thy everlasting yawn confess The pains and penalties of idleness Pope Syn Eternal immortal interminable endless neverending infinite unceasing uninterrupted continual unintermitted incessant Everlasting Eternal Eternal denotes when taken strictly without beginning or end of duration everlasting is sometimes used in our version of the Scriptures in the sense of eternal but in modern usage is confined to the future and implies no intermission as well as no end Whether we shall meet again I know not Therefore our everlasting farewell take Forever and forever farewell Cassius Shak Everlasting flower Sane as Everlasting n 3 Everlasting pea an ornamental plant Lathyrus latifolius related to the pea so called because it is perennial EVERLASTING Everlasting n 1 Eternal duration past of future eternity From everlasting to everlasting thou art God Ps xc 2 2 With the definite article The Eternal Being God 3 Bot Defn A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color as the pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea the immortelle of the French the cudweeds etc 4 A cloth fabic for shoes etc See Lasting EVERLASTINGLY Everlastingly adv Defn In an everlasting manner EVERLASTINGNESS Everlastingness n Defn The state of being everlasting endless duration indefinite duration EVERLIVING Everliving a 1 Living always immoral eternal as the everliving God 2 Continual incessant unintermitted EVERMORE Evermore adv Defn During eternity always forever for an indefinite period at all times often used substantively with for Seek the Lord Seek his face evermore Ps cv 4 And behold I am alive for evermore Rev i 18 Which flow from the presence of God for evermore Tillotson I evermore did love you Hermia Shak EVERNIC Evernic a Chem Defn Pertaining to Evernia a genus of lichens as evernic acid EVERSE Everse v t Etym L eversus p p of evertere to turn out overthrow e out vertere to turn Cf Evert Defn To overthrow or subvert Obs Glanvill EVERSION Eversion n Etym L eversio cf F éversion 1 The act of eversing destruction Jer Taylor 2 The state of being turned back or outward as eversion of eyelids ectropium EVERSIVE Eversive a Defn Tending to evert or overthrow subversive with of A maxim eversive of all justice and morality Geddes EVERT Evert v t imp p p Everted p pr vb n Everting Etym L evertere See Everse 1 To overthrow to subvert R Ayliffe 2 To turn outwards or inside out as an intestine EVERY Every a a pron Etym OE everich everilk AS ever ælc each See Ever each 1 All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number considered in their individuality all taken separately one by one out of an indefinite bumber Every man at his best state is altogether vanity Ps xxxix 5 Every door and window was adorned with wreaths of flowers Macaulay 2 Every one Cf Each Obs Every of your wishes Shak Daily occasions given to every of us Hooker Every each every one Obs Every each of them hath some vices Burton Every now and then at short intervals occasionally repeatedly frequently Colloq Note Every may by way of emphasis precede the article the with a superlative adjective as every the least variation Locke Syn Every Each Any Any denotes one or some taken indifferently from the individuals which compose a class Every differs from each in giving less promonence to the selection of the individual Each relates to two or more individuals of a class It refers definitely to every one of them denoting that they are considered separately one by one all being included as each soldier was receiving a dollar per day Every relates to more than two and brings into greater prominence the notion that not one of all considered is excepted as every soldier was on service except the cavalry that is all the soldiers etc In each division there were four pentecosties in every pentecosty four enomoties and of each enomoty there fought in the front rank four soldiers Jowett Thucyd If society is to be kept together and the children of Adam to be saved from setting up each for himself with every one else his foe J H Newman EVERYBODY Everybody n Defn Every person EVERYDAY Everyday a Defn Used or fit for every day common usual as an everyday suit or clothes The mechanical drudgery of his everyday employment Sir J Herchel EVERYONE Everyone n Etym OE everychon Defn Everybody commonly separated every one EVERYTHING Everything n Defn Whatever pertains to the subject under consideration all things More wise more learned more just more everything Pope EVERYWHEN Everywhen adv Defn At any or all times every instant R Eternal law is silently present everywhere and everywhen Carlyle EVERYWHERE Everywhere adv Defn In every place in all places hence in every part throughly altogether EVERYWHERENESS Everywhereness n Defn Ubiquity omnipresence R Grew EVESDROP Evesdrop v i Defn See Eavesdrop EVESDROPPER Evesdropper n Defn See Eavesdropper EVESTIGATE Evestigate v t Etym L evestigatus traced out e out vestigatus p p of vestigare See Vestigate Defn To investigate Obs Bailey EVET Evet n Etym See Eft n Zoöl Defn The common newt or eft In America often applied to several species of aquatic salamanders Written also evat EVIBRATE Evibrate v t i Etym L evibrare See Vibrate Defn To vibrate Obs Cockeram EVICT Evict v t imp p p Evicted p pr vb n Evicting Etym L evictus p p of evincere to overcome completely evict See Evince 1 Law Defn To dispossess by a judicial process to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right to eject to oust The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession Sir J Davies 2 To evince to prove Obs Cheyne EVICTION Eviction n Etym L evictio cf F éviction 1 The act or process of evicting or state of being evicted the recovery of lands tenements etc from anothers possession by due course of law dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title ejectment ouster 2 Conclusive evidence proof Obs Full eviction of this fatal truth South EVIDENCE Evidence n Etym F évidence L Evidentia See Evident 1 That which makes evident or manifest that which furnishes or tends to furnish proof any mode of proof the ground of belief or judgement as the evidence of our senses evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement Faith is the evidence of things not seen Heb xi 1 O glorious trial of exceeding love Illustrious evidence example high Milton 2 One who bears witness R Infamous and perjured evidences Sir W Scott 3 Law Defn That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it means of making proof the latter strictly speaking not being synonymous with evidence but rather the effect of it Greenleaf Circumstantial evidence Conclusive evidence etc See under Circumstantial Conclusive etc Crowns Kings or Queens evidence evidence for the crown Eng States evidence evidence for the government or the people U S To turn Kings Queens or States evidence to confess a crime and give evidence against ones accomplices Syn Testimony proof See Tesimony EVIDENCE Evidence v t imp p p Evidenced p pr vb n Evidencing Defn To render evident or clear to prove to evince as to evidence a fact or the guilt of an offender Milton EVIDENCER Evidencer n Defn One whi gives evidence EVIDENT Evident a Etym F évinent l evidens entis e out videns p pr of videre to see See Vision Defn Clear to the vision especially clear to the understanding and satisfactory to the judgment as the figure or color of a body is evident to the senses the guilt of an offender can not always be made evident Your honor and your goodness is so evident Shak And in our faces evident the sings Of foul concupiscence Milton Syn Manifest plain clear obvious visible apparent conclusive indubitable palpable notorious See Manifest EVIDENTIAL Evidential a Defn Relating to or affording evidence indicative especially relating to the evidences of Christianity Bp Fleetwood Evidential tracks Earle Evidentially adv EVIDENTIARY Evidentiary a Defn Furnishing evidence asserting proving evidential When a fact is supposed although incorrectly to be evidentiary of a mark of some other fact J S Mill EVIDENTLY Evidently adv Defn In an evident manner clearly plainly Before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth Gal iii 1 He has evidently in the prime of youth W Irving EVIDENTNESS Evidentness n Defn State of being evident EVIGILATION Evigilation n Etym L evigilatio e out vigilare to be awake See Vigilant Defn A waking up or awakening Obs EVIL Evil a Etym OE evel evil ifel uvel AS yfel akin to OFries evel D euvel OS OHG ubil G übel Goth ubils and perh to E over 1 Having qualities tending to injury and mischief having a nature or properties which tend to badness mischievous not good worthless or deleterious poor as an evil beast and evil plant an evil crop A good tree can not bring forth evil fruit Matt vii 18 2 Having or exhibiting bad moral qualities morally corrupt wicked wrong vicious as evil conduct thoughts heart words and the like Ah what a sign it is of evil life When deaths approach is seen so terrible Shak 3 Producing or threatening sorrow distress injury or calamity unpropitious calamitous as evil tidings evil arrows evil days Because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel Deut xxii 19 The owl shrieked at thy birth an evil sign Shak Evil news rides post while good news baits Milton Evil eye an eye which inflicts injury by some magical or fascinating influence It is still believed by the ignorant and superstitious that some persons have the supernatural power of injuring by a look It almost led him to believe in the evil eye J H Newman Evil speaking speaking ill of others calumny censoriousness The evil one the Devil Satan Note Evil is sometimes written as the first part of a compound with or without a hyphen In many cases the compounding need not be insisted on Examples Evil doer or evildoer evil speakink or evil speaking evil worker evil wishink evilhearted evilminded Syn Mischieveous pernicious injurious hurtful destructive wicked sinful bad corrupt perverse wrong vicious calamitious EVIL Evil n 1 Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings injury mischief harm opposed to Ant good Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought Milton The evil that men do lives after them Shak 2 Moral badness or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience or by the will of the Supreme Being or by the principles of a lawful human authority disposition to do wrong moral offence wickedness depravity The heart of the sons of men is full of evil Eccl ix 3 3 malady or disease especially in the phrase kings evil the scrofula R Shak He Edward the Confessor was the first that touched for the evil Addison EVIL Evil adv Defn In an evil manner not well ill badly unhappily injuriously unkindly Shak It went evil with his house 1 Chron vii 23 The Egyptians evil entreated us and affected us Deut xxvi 6 EVIL EYE Evil eye Defn See Evil eye under Evil a EVILEYED Evileyed a Defn Possessed of the supposed evil eye also looking with envy jealousy or bad design malicious Shak EVILFAVORED Evilfavored a Defn Having a bad countenance or appearance illfavored blemished deformed Bacon Evilfavoredness n Deut xvi 1 EVILLY Evilly adv Defn In an evil manner not well ill Obs Good deeds evilly bestowed Shak EVILMINDED Evilminded a Defn Having evil dispositions or intentions disposed to mischief or sin malicious malignant wicked Evilmindedness n EVILNESS Evilness n Defn The condition or quality of being evil badness viciousness malignity vileness as evilness of heart the evilness of sin EVINCE Evince v t imp p p Evinced p pr vb n Evincing Etym L evincere vanquish completely prevail succeed in proving e out vincere to vanquish See Victor and cf Evict 1 To conquer to subdue Obs Error by his own arms is best evinced Milton 2 To show in a clear manner to prove beyond any reasonable doubt to manifest to make evident to bring to light to evidence Common sense and experience must and will evince the truth of this South EVINCEMENT Evincement n Defn The act of evincing or proving or the state of being evinced EVINCIBLE Evincible a Defn Capable of being proved or clearly brought to light demonstrable Sir M Hale Evincibly adv EVINCIVE Evincive a Defn Tending to prove having the power to demonstrate demonstrative indicative EVIRATE Evirate v t Etym L eviratus p p of evirare to castrate e out vir man Defn To emasculate to dispossess of manhood Obs Bp Hall EVIRATION Eviration n Etym L eviratio Defn Castration Obs EVISCERATE Eviscerate v t imp p p Eviscerated p pr vb n Eviscerating Etym L evisceratus p p of eviscerare to eviscerate e out viscera the bowels See Viscera Defn To take out the entrails of to disembowel to gut EVISCERATION Evisceration a Defn A disemboweling EVITABLE Evitable a Etym L evitabilis cf F évitable Defn A voidable R Hooker EVITATE Evitate v t Etym L evitatus p p of evitare to shun e out vitare to shun Defn To shun to avoid Obs Shak EVITATION Evitation n Etym L evitatio Defn A shunning avoidance Obs Bacon EVITE Evite v t Etym Cf F éviter See Evitate Defn To shun Obs Dryton EVITERNAL Eviternal a Etym L eviternus aeternus See Etern Defn Eternal everlasting Obs Eviternally adv Bp Hall EVITERNITY Eviternity n Defn Eternity Obs EVOCATE Evocate v t Etym L evocatus p p of evocare See Evoke Defn To call out or forth to summon to evoke R Stackhouse EVOCATION Evocation n Etym L evocatio cf F évocation Defn The act of calling out or forth Sir T Browne The evocation of that better spirit M Arnold EVOCATIVE Evocative a Defn Calling forth serving to evoke developing Evocative power over all that is eloquent and expressive in the better soul of man W Pater EVOCATOR Evocator n Etym L Defn One who calls forth R EVOKE Evoke v t imp p p Evoked p pr vb n Evoking Etym L evocare e out vocare to call fr vox vocis voice cf F évoquer See Voice and cf Evocate 1 To call out to summon forth To evoke the queen of the fairies T Warton A requlating discipline of exercise that whilst evoking the human energies will not suffer them to be wasted De Quincey 2 To call away to remove from one tribunal to another R The cause was evoked to Rome Hume EVOLATIC EVOLATICAL Evolatic Evolatical a Etym L evolare to fly away e out volare to fly Defn Apt to fly away Obs or R Blount EVOLATION Evolation n Etym L evolatio Defn A flying out or up Obs Bp Hall EVOLUTE Evolute n Etym L evolutus unrolled p p of evolvere See Evolve Geom Defn A curve from which another curve called the involute or evolvent is described by the end of a thread gradually wound upon the former or unwound from it See Involute It is the locus of the centers of all the circles which are osculatory to the given curve or evolvent Note Any curve may be an evolute the term being applied to it only in its relation to the involute EVOLUTILITY Evolutility n Etym See Evolution Biol Defn The faculty possessed by all substances capable of self nourishment of manifesting the nutritive acts by changes of form of volume or of structure Syd Soc Lex EVOLUTION Evolution n Etym L evolutio an unrolling cf F évolution evolution See Evolve 1 The act of unfolding or unrolling hence in the process of growth development as the evolution of a flower from a bud or an animal from the egg 2 A series of things unrolled or unfolded The whole evolution of ages Dr H More 3 Geom Defn The formation of an involute by unwrapping a thread from a curve as an evolute Hutton 4 Arith Alg Defn The extraction of roots the reverse of involution 5 Mil Naval Defn A prescribed movement of a body of troops or a vessel or fleet any movement designed to effect a new arrangement or disposition a maneuver Those evolutions are best which can be executed with the greatest celerity compatible with regularity Campbell 6 Biol a A general name for the history of the steps by which any living organism has acquired the morphological and physiological characters which distinguish it a gradual unfolding of successive phases of growth or development b That theory of generation which supposes the germ to preëxist in the parent and its parts to be developed but not actually formed by the procreative act opposed to epigenesis 7 Metaph Defn That series of changes under natural law which involves continuous progress from the homogeneous to the heterogeneous in structure and from the single and simple to the diverse and manifold in quality or function The pocess is by some limited to organic beings by others it is applied to the inorganic and the psychical It is also applied to explain the existence and growth of institutions manners language civilization and every product of human activity The agencies and laws of the process are variously explained by different philosophrs Evolution is to me series with development Gladstone EVOLUTIONAL Evolutional a Defn Relating to evolution Evolutional changes H Spenser EVOLUTIONARY Evolutionary a Defn Relating to evolution as evolutionary discussions EVOLUTIONISM Evolutionism n Defn The theory of or belief in evolution See Evolution 6 and 7 EVOLUTIONIST Evolutionist n 1 One skilled in evolutions 2 one who holds the doctrine of evolution either in biology or in metaphysics Darwin EVOLVE Evolve v t imp p p Evolved p pr vb n Evolving Etym L evolvere evolutum e out volvere to roll See Voluble 1 To unfold or unroll to open and expand to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily to develop to derive to educe The animal soul sooner evolves itself to its full orb and extent than the human soul Sir M Hale The principles which art involves science alone evolves Whewell Not by any power evolved from mans own resources but by a power which descended from above J C Shairp 2 To throw out to emit as to evolve odors EVOLVE Evolve v i Defn To become open disclosed or developed to pass through a process of evolution Prior EVOLVEMENT Evolvement n Defn The act of evolving or the state of being evolved evolution EVOLVENT Evolvent n Etym L evolvents entis unrolling p pr of evolvere Geom Defn The involute of a curve See Involute and Evolute EVOMIT Evomit v t Etym L evomitus p p of evomere to vomit forth e out vomere Defn To vomit Obs EVOMITION Evomition n Defn The act of vomiting Obs Swift EVULGATE Evulgate v t Etym L evulgatus p p of evulgare to publish Defn To publish abroad Obs EVULGATION Evulgation n Defn A divulging Obs EVULSION Evulsion n Etym L evulsio fr evellere evulsum to pluck out e out vellere to pluck cf F évulsion Defn The act of plucking out a rooting out EW Ew n Etym See Yew Defn A yew Obs Chaucer EWE Ewe n Etym AS eówu akin to D ooi OHG awi ouwi Icel ær Goth aweedi a flock of sheep awistr a sheepfold Lith avis a sheep L ovis Gr avi 231 Zoöl Defn The female of the sheep and of sheeplike animals EWENECKED Ewenecked a Defn Having a neck like a ewe said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficent being somewhat hollowed out Youwatt EWER Ewer n Etym OF ewer euwier prop a water carrier F évier a washing place sink aiguière ewer L aquarius adj water carrying n a water carrier fr aqua water akin to Goth ahwa water river OHG aha G au aue meadow 219 Cf Aquarium Aquatic Island Defn A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug esp one used to hold water for the toilet Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands Shak EWERY EWRY Ewery Ewry n Etym From Ewer Defn An office or place of household service where the ewers were formerly kept Enq Parker EWT Ewt n Etym See Newt Zoöl Defn The newt EX Ex Defn A prefix from the latin preposition ex akin to Gr ex or ek signifying out of out proceeding from Hence in composition it signifies out of as in exhale exclude off from or out as in exscind beyond as in excess exceed excel and sometimes has a privative sense of without as in exalbuminuos exsanguinous In some words it intensifies the meaning in others it has little affect on the signification It becomes ef before f as in effuse The form e occurs instead of ex before b d g l m n r and v as in ebullient emanate enormous etc In words from the French it often appears as es sometimes as s or é as escape scape élite Ex prefixed to names implying office station condition denotes that the person formerly held the office or is out of the office or condition now as expresident exgovernor exmayor exconvict The Greek form ex becomes ex in English as in exarch ek becomes ec as in eccentric EXACERBATE Exacerbate v t imp p p Exacerrated p pr vb n Exacerrating Etym L exacerbatus p p of exacerbare ex out intens acerbare See Acerbate Defn To render more violent or bitter to irriate to exasperate to imbitter as passions or disease Broughman EXACERBATION Exacerbation n Etym Cf F exacerbation 1 The act rendering more violent or bitter the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity as exacerbation of passion 2 Med Defn A periodical increase of violence in a disease as in remittent or continious fever an increased energy of diseased and painful action EXACERBESCENCE Exacerbescence n Etym L exacerbescens entis p pr of exacerbescere incho of exacerbare Defn Increase of irritation or violence particularly the increase of a fever or disease EXACERVATION Exacervation n Etym L exacervare to heap up exceedingly See Ex and Acervate Defn The act of heaping up Obs Bailey EXACINATE Exacinate v t Etym L ex out acinus kernel Defn To remove the kernel form EXACINATION Exacination n Defn Removal of the kernel EXACT Exact a Etym L exactus precise accurate p p of exigere to drive out to demand enforce finish determine measure ex out agere to drive cf F exact See Agent Act 1 Precisely agreeing with a standard a fact or the truth perfectly conforming neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect true correct precise as the clock keeps exact time he paid the exact debt an exact copy of a letter exact accounts I took a great pains to make out the exact truth Jowett Thucyd 2 Habitually careful to agree with a standard a rule or a promise accurate methodical punctual as a man exact in observing an appointment in my doings I was exact I see thou art exact of taste Milton 3 Precisely or definitely conceived or stated strict An exact command Larded with many several sorts of reason Shak EXACT Exact v t imp p p Exacted p pr vb n Exacting Etym From L exactus p p of exigere or fr LL exactare cf OF exacter See Exact a Defn To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily as a right to enforce the payment of or a yielding of to compel to yield or to furnish hence to wrest as a fee or reward when none is due followed by from or of before the one subjected to exaction as to exact tribute fees obedience etc from or of some one He said into them Exact no more than that which is appointed you Luke iii 13 Years of servise past From grateful souls exact reward at last Dryden My designs Exact me in another place Massinger EXACT Exact v i Defn To practice exaction R The anemy shall not exact upon him Ps lxxxix 22 EXACTER Exacter n Defn An exactor R EXACTING Exacting a Defn Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations harsh severe A temper so exacting T Arnold Exactingly adv Exactingness n EXACTION Exaction n Etym L exactio cf F exaction 1 The act of demanding with authority and compelling to pay or yield compulsion to give or furnish a levying by force a driving to compliance as the exaction to tribute or of obedience hence extortion Take away your exactions from my people Ezek xlv 9 Daily new exactions are devised Shak Illegal exactions of sheriffs and officials Bancroft 2 That which is exacted a severe tribute a fee reward or contribution demanded or levied with severity or injustice Daniel EXACTITUDE Exactitude n Etym Cf F exactitude Defn The quality of being exact exactness EXACTLY Exactly adv Defn In an exact manner precisely according to a rule standard or fact accurately strictly correctly nicely Exactly wrought Shak His enemies were pleased for he had acted exactly as their interests required Bancroft EXACTNESS Exactness n 1 The condition of being exact accuracy nicety precision regularity as exactness of jurgement or deportment 2 Careful observance of method and conformity to truth as exactness in accounts or business He had that sort of exactness which would have made him a respectable antiquary Macaulay EXACTOR Exactor n Etym L cf F exacteur Defn One who exacts or demands by authority or right hence an extortioner also one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands Jer Taylor EXACTRESS Exactress n Etym Cf L exactrix Defn A woman who is an exactor R B Jonson EXACUATE Exacuate v t Etym L exacure ex out intens acuere to make sharp Defn To whet or sharpen Obs B Jonson Exacuation n Obs EXAERESIS Exæresis n Etym NL fr Gr Surg Defn In old writers the operations concerned in the removal of parts of the body EXAGGERATE Exaggerate v t imp p p Exaggerated p pr vb n Exaggerating Etym L exaggeratus p p of exaggerare to heap up ex out aggerare to heap up fr agger heap aggerere to bring to ad to gerere to bear See Jest 1 To heap up to accumulate Obs Earth exaggerated upon them oaks and firs Sir M Hale 2 To amplify to magnify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth to delineate extravagantly to overstate the truth concerning A friend exaggerates a mans virtues Addison EXAGGERATED Exaggerated a Defn Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth Exaggeratedly adv EXAGGERATING Exaggerating a Defn That exaggerates enlarging beyond bounds Exaggeratingly adv EXAGGERATION Exaggeration n Etym L exaggeratio cf F exagération 1 The act of heaping or piling up Obs Exaggeration of sand Sir M Hale 2 The act of exaggerating the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner a going beyond the bounds of truth reason or justice a hyperbolical representation hyperbole overstatement No need of an exaggeration of what they saw I Taylor 3 Paint Defn A representation of things beyond natural life in expression beauty power vigor EXAGGERATIVE Exaggerative a Defn Tending to exaggerate involving exaggeration Exaggerative language Geddes Exaggerative pictures W J Linton Exaggeratively adv Carlyle EXAGGERATOR Exaggerator n Etym L Defn One who exaggerates one addicted to exaggeration L Horner EXAGGERATORY Exaggeratory a Defn Containing or tending to exaggeration exaggerative Johnson EXAGITATE Exagitate v t Etym L exagitatus p p of exagitare See Ex and Agitate 1 To stir up to agitate Obs Arbuthnot 2 To satirize to censure severely Obs Hooker EXAGITATION Exagitation n Etym L exagitatio cf OF exagitation Defn Agitation Obs Bailey EXALBUMINOUS Exalbuminous a Etym Pref ex albumen Bot Defn Having no albumen about the embryo said of certain seeds EXALT Exalt v t imp p p Exalted p pr vb n Exalting Etym L exaltare ex out intens altare to make high altus high cfF exalter See Altitude 1 To raise high to elevate to lift up I will exalt my throne above the stars of God Is xiv 13 Exalt thy towery head and lift thine eyes Pope 2 To elevate in rank dignity power wealth character or the like to dignify to promote as to exalt a prince to the throne a citizen to the presidency Righteousness exalteth a nation Prov xiv 34 He that humbleth himself shall be exalted Luke xiv 11 3 To elevate by prise or estimation to magnify to extol to glorify Exalt ye the Lord Ps xcix 5 In his own grace he doth exalt himself Shak 4 To lift up with joy pride or success to inspire with delight or satisfaction to elate They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were mightily exalted Dryden 5 To elevate the tone of as of the voice or a musical instrument Is xxxvii 23 Now Mars she said let Fame exalt her voice Prior 6 Alchem Defn To render pure or refined to intensify or concentrate as to exalt the juices of bodies With chemic art exalts the mineral powers Pope EXALTATE Exaltate a Etym L exaltatus p p of exaltare to exalt Astrol Defn Exercising its highest influence said of a planet Obs Chaucer EXALTATION Exaltation n Etym L exaltatio cf Fexaltation 1 The act of exalting or raising high also the state of being exalted elevation Wondering at my flight and change To this high exaltation Milton 2 Alchem Defn The refinement or subtilization of a body or the increasing of its virtue or principal property 3 Astrol Defn That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was supposed to exert its strongest influence EXALTED Exalted a Defn Raised to lofty height elevated extolled refined dignified sublime Wiser far than Solomon Of more exalted mind Milton Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strict scrutiny Ames Exaltedly adv Exaltedness n The exaltedness of some minds T Gray EXALTER Exalter n Defn One who exalts or raises to dignity EXALTMENT Exaltment n Defn Exaltation Obs Barrow EXAMEN Examen n Etym L the tongue of a balance examination for exagmen fr exigere to weigh accurately to treat cf F examen See Exact a Defn Examination inquiry R A critical examen of the two pieces Cowper EXAMETRON Exametron n Etym NL See Hexameter Defn An hexameter Obs Chaucer EXAMINABLE Examinable a Defn Capable of being examined or inquired into Bacon EXAMINANT Examinant n Etym L examinans antis examining 1 One who examines an examiner Sir W Scott 2 One who is to be examined Obs H Prideaux EXAMINATE Examinate n Etym L examinatus p p of examinare See Examine Defn A person subjected to examination Obs Bacon EXAMINATION Examination n Etym L examinatio cf F examination 1 The act of examining or state of being examined a careful search investigation or inquiry scrutiny by study or experiment 2 A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification as the examination of a student or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry He neglected the studies stood low at the examinations Macaulay Examination in chief or Direct examination Law that examination which is made of a witness by a party calling him Crossexamination that made by the opposite party Reëxamination or Redirect examination that made by a party calling a witness after and upon matters arising out of the cross examination Syn Search inquiry investigation research scrutiny inquisition inspection exploration EXAMINATOR Examinator n Etym L cf F examinateur Defn An examiner R Sir T Browne EXAMINE Examine v t imp p p Examined p pr vb n Examining Etym L examinare examinatum fr examen examinis cf F examiner See Examen 1 To test by any appropriate method to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of to subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of examination as a material substance a fact a reason a cause the truth of a statement to inquire or search into to explore as to examine a mineral to examine a ship to know whether she is seaworthy to examine a proposition theory or question Examine well your own thoughts Chaucer Examine their counsels and their cares Shak 2 To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding to try or test by question as to examine a witness in order to elicit testimony a student to test his qualifications a bankrupt touching the state of his property etc The offenders that are to be examined Shak Syn To discuss debate scrutinize search into investigate explore See Discuss EXAMINEE Examinee n Defn A person examined EXAMINER Examiner n Defn One who examines tries or inspects one who interrogates an officer or person charged with the duty of making an examination as an examiner of students for a degree an examiner in chancery in the patent office etc EXAMINERSHIP Examinership n Defn The office or rank of an examiner EXAMINING Examining a Defn Having power to examine appointed to examine as an examining committee EXAMPLARY Examplary a Etym From Example cf Exemplary Defn Serving for example or pattern exemplary Obs Hooker EXAMPLE Example n Etym A later form for ensample fr L exemplum orig what is taken out of a larger quantity as a sample from eximere to take out See Exempt and cf Ensample Sample 1 One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole a sample a specimen 2 That which is to be followed or imitated as a model a pattern or copy For I have given you an example that ye should do as John xiii 15 I gave thou sayest the example I led the way Milton 3 That which resembles or corresponds with something else a precedent a model Such temperate order in so fierce a cause Doth want example Shak 4 That which is to be avoided one selected for punishment and to serve as a warning a warning Hang him hell be made an example Shak Now these things were our examples to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted 1 Cor x 6 5 An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept especially a problem to be solved or a case to be determined as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science as in trigonometry and grammar the principles and rules are illustrated by examples Syn Precedent case instance Example Instance The discrimination to be made between these two words relates to cases in which we give instances or examples of things done An instance denotes the single case then standing before us if there be others like it the word does not express this fact On the contrary an example is one of an entire class of like things and should be a true representative or sample of that class Hence an example proves a rule or regular course of things an instance simply points out what may be true only in the case presented A mans life may be filled up with examples of the self command and kindness which marked his character and may present only a solitary instance of haste or severity Hence the word example should never be used to describe what stands singly and alone We do however sometimes apply the word instance to what is really an example because we are not thinking of the latter under this aspect but solely as a case which stands before us See Precedent EXAMPLE Example v t imp p p Exampled p pr vb n Exampling Defn To set an example for to give a precedent for to exemplify to give an instance of to instance Obs I may example my digression by some mighty precedent Shak Burke devoted himself to this duty with a fervid assiduity that has not often been exampled and has never been surpassed J Morley EXAMPLELESS Exampleless a Defn Without or above example R EXAMPLER Exampler n Etym See Exemplar Example and cf Sampler Defn A pattern an exemplar Obs EXAMPLESS Exampless a Defn Exampleless Wrongly formed B Jonson EXANGUIOUS Exanguious a Defn Bloodless Obs See Exsanguious Sir T Browne EXANGULOUS Exangulous a Etym Pref ex angulous Defn Having no corners without angles R EXANIMATE Exanimate a Etym L exanimatus p p of exanimare to deprive of life or spirit ex out anima air breath life spirit 1 Lifeless dead R Carcasses exanimate Spenser 2 Destitute of animation spiritless disheartened R Pale wretch exanimate by love Thomson EXANIMATE Exanimate v t Defn To deprive of animation or of life Obs EXANIMATION Exanimation nEtym L exanimatio Defn Deprivation of life or of spirits R Bailey EXANIMOUS Exanimous a Etym L exanimus exanimis ex out without anima life Defn Lifeless dead Obs Johnson EXANNULATE Exannulate a Etym Pref ex annulate Bot Defn Having the sporangium destitute of a ring said of certain genera of ferns EXANTHEM Exanthem n Defn Same as Exanthema EXANTHEMA Exanthema n pl Exanthemata Etym L fr Grexanthème Med Defn An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin an eruption or breaking out as in measles smallpox scarlatina and the like diseases sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever Dunglison EXANTHEMATIC EXANTHEMATOUS Exanthematic Exanthematous a Defn Of relating to or characterized by exanthema efflorescent as an exanthematous eruption EXANTHESIS Exanthesis n Etym NL from Gr Exanthema Med Defn An eruption of the skin cutaneous efflorescence EXANTLATE Exantlate v t Etym L exantlatus p p of exantlare exanclare to endure Defn To exhaust or wear out Obs Seeds wearied or exantlated Boyle EXANTLATION Exantlation n Etym Cf F exantlation Defn Act of drawing out exhaustion Obs Sir T Browne EXARATE Exarate v t Etym L exaratus p p of exarare to plow up to write ex out arare to plow Defn To plow up also to engrave to write Obs Blount EXARATION Exaration n Etym L exaratio Defn Act of plowing also act of writing Obs Bailey EXARCH Exarch n Etym L exarchus Gr exarque Defn A viceroy in Ravenna the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors in the Eastern Church the superior over several monasteries in the modern Greek Church a deputy of the patriarch who visits the clergy investigates ecclesiastical cases etc EXARCHATE Exarchate n Etym LL exarchatus fr L exarchus cf F exarchat Defn The office or the province of an exarch Jer Taylor EXARILLATE Exarillate a Etym Pref ex arillate Bot Defn Having no aril said of certain seeds or of the plants producing them EXARTICULATE Exarticulate a Etym Pref ex articulate Zoöl Defn Having but one joint said of certain insects EXARTICULATION Exarticulation n Etym Pref ex articulation Defn Luxation the dislocation of a joint Bailey EXASPERATE Exasperate a Etym L exasperatus p p of exsasperare to roughen exasperate ex out intens asperare to make rough asper rough See Asperity Defn Exasperated imbittered Obs Shak Like swallows which the exasperate dying year Sets spinning Mrs Browning EXASPERATE Exasperate v t imp p p Exsasperated p pr vb n Exasperating 1 To irritate in a high degree to provoke to enrage to excite or to inflame the anger of as to exasperate a person or his feelings To exsasperate them against the king of France Addison 2 To make grievous or more grievous or malignant to aggravate to imbitter as to exasperate enmity To exasperate the ways of death Sir T Browne Syn To irritate provoke See Irritate EXASPERATER Exasperater n Defn One who exasperates or inflames anger enmity or violence EXASPERATION Exasperation n Etym L exasperatio cf F exaspération 1 The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated irritation keen or bitter anger Extorted from him by the exasperation of his spirits South 2 Increase of violence or malignity aggravation exacerbation Exasperation of the fits Sir H Wotton EXASPIDEAN Exaspidean a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Having the anterior scute EXAUCTORATE Exauctorate v t Defn See Exauthorate Obs EXAUCTORATION Exauctoration n Defn See Exauthoration EXAUGURATE Exaugurate v t Etym L exauguratus p p of exaugurare to profane ex out augurari to act as an augur fr augur Defn To annul the consecration of to secularize to unhellow Obs Holland EXAUGURATION Exauguration n Etym L exauguratio desecration Defn The act of exaugurating desecration Obs EXAUTHORATE Exauthorate v t Etym L exauctoratus p p of exauctorare to dismiss ex out auctorare to bind to something to hire fr auctor See Author Defn To deprive of authority or office to depose to discharge Obs Exauthorated for their unworthiness Jer Taylor EXAUTHORATION Exauthoration n Defn Deprivation of authority or dignity degration Obs Jer Taylor EXAUTHORIZE Exauthorize v t Etym Pref ex authorize Defn To deprive of uthority Obs Selden EXAUTHORIZE Exauthorize v t Etym Pref ex Defn To deprive of authority Obs Selden EXCALCEATE Excalceate v t Etym L excalceatus p p of excalceare to unshoe See Calceated Defn To deprive of shoes Obs Chambers EXCALCEATION Excalceation n Defn The act of depriving or divesting of shoes Obs Chambers EXCALFACTION Excalfaction n Etym L excalfactio Defn A heating or warming calefaction Obs Blount EXCALFACTIVE Excalfactive a Etym L excalfacere to warm ex out intens calfacere to warm Defn Serving to heat warming Obs Cotgrave EXCALFACTORY Excalfactory a Etym L excalfactorius Defn Heating warming Obs Holland EXCALIBUR Excalibur n Defn The name of King Arthurs mythical sword Written also Excalibar Excalibor Escalibar and Caliburn Tennyson EXCAMB EXCAMBIE Excamb Excambie v t Etym LL excambiare excambire L ex out cambire See Change and cf Exchange Scots Law Defn To exchange used with reference to transfers of land EXCAMBION EXCAMBIUM Excambion Excambium n Etym LL excambium See Excamb Scots Law Defn Exchange barter used commonly of lands EXCANDESCENCE Excandescence n Etym L excandescentia 1 A growing hot a white or glowing heat incandescence R 2 Violent anger a growing angry Obs Blount EXCANDESCENT Excandescent a Etym L excandescens p pr of excandescere to take fire glow ex out intens candescere to begin to glisten or glow fr candere See Candid Defn White or glowing with heat R Ure EXCANTATION Excantation n Etym L excantare to charm out See Ex and Chant Defn Disenchantment by a countercharm Obs Gayton EXCARNATE Excarnate v t Etym LL excarnatus p p of excarnare L ex out caro carnis flesh Defn To deprive or clear of flesh Grew EXCARNATION Excarnation n Defn The act of depriving or divesting of flesh excarnification opposed to incarnation EXCARNIFICATE Excarnificate v t Etym L ex out LL carnificatus p p carnificare to carnify cf L excarnificare to tear to pieces torment See Carnify Defn To clear of flesh to excarnate Dr H More EXCARNIFICATION Excarnification n Defn The act of excarnificating or of depriving of flesh excarnation Johnson EXCAVATE Excavate v t imp p p Excavated p pr vb n Excavating Etym L excavatus p p of excavare to excavate ex out cavare to make hollow cavus hollow See Cave 1 To hollow out to form cavity or hole in to make hollow by cutting scooping or digging as to excavate a ball to excavate the earth 2 To form by hollowing to shape as a cavity or anything that is hollow as to excavate a canoe a cellar a channel 3 Engin Defn To dig out and remove as earth The material excavated was usually sand E L Corthell Excavating pump a kind of dredging apparatus for excavating under water in which silt and loose material mixed with water are drawn up by a pump Knight EXCAVATION Excavation n Etym L excavatio cf F excavation 1 The act of excavating or of making hollow by cutting scooping or digging out a part of a solid mass 2 A cavity formed by cutting digging or scooping A winding excavation Glover 3 Engin a An uncovered cutting in the earth in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel b The material dug out in making a channel or cavity The delivery of the excavations at a distance of 250 feet E L Corthell EXCAVATOR Excavator n Defn One who or that which excavates or hollows out a machine as a dredging machine or a tool for excavating EXCAVE Excave v t Etym L excavare Defn To excavate Obs Cockeram EXCECATE Excecate v t Etym L excaecatus p p of excaecare to blind ex intens caecare to blind caecus blind Defn To blind Obs Cockeram EXCECATION Excecation n Defn The act of making blind Obs Bp Richardson EXCEDENT Excedent n Etym L excedens entis p pr of excedere See Exceed v t Defn Excess R EXCEED Exceed v t imp p p Exceeded p pr vb n Exceeding Etym L excedere excessum to go away or beyond ex out cedere to go to pass cf F excéder See Cede Defn To go beyond to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of to outgo to surpass used both in a good and a bad sense as one man exceeds another in bulk stature weight power skill etc one offender exceeds another in villainy his rank exceeds yours Name the time but let it not Exceed three days Shak Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair Pope Syn To outdo surpass excel transcend outstrip outvie overtop EXCEED Exceed v i 1 To go too far to pass the proper bounds or measure In our reverence to whom we can not possibly exceed Jer Taylor Forty stripes he may give him and not exceed Deut xxv 3 2 To be more or greater to be paramount Shak EXCEEDABLE Exceedable a Defn Capable of exceeding or surpassing Obs Sherwood EXCEEDER Exceeder n Defn One who exceeds Bp Montagu EXCEEDING Exceeding a Defn More than usual extraordinary more than sufficient measureless The exceeding riches of his grace Eph ii 7 Exceedingness n Obs Sir P Sidney EXCEEDING Exceeding adv Defn In a very great degree extremely exceedingly Archaic It is not joined to verbs The voice exceeding loud Keble His raiment became shining exceeding white as snow Mark ix 3 The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea Sir W Raleigh EXCEEDINGLY Exceedingly adv Defn To a very great degree beyond what is usual surpassingly It signifies more than very EXCEL Excel v t imp p p Excelled p pr vb n Excelling Etym L excellere excelsum ex out a root found in culmen height top cf F exceller See Culminate Column 1 To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds to outdo or outgo in a good sense Excelling others these were great Thou greater still must these excel Prior I saw that wisdom excelleth folly as far as light excelleth darkness Eccl ii 13 2 To exceed or go beyond to surpass She opened but to shut Excelled her power the gates wide open stood Milton EXCEL Excel v i Defn To surpass others in good qualities laudable actions or acquirements to be distinguished by superiority as to excel in mathematics or classics Unstable as water thou shalt not excel Gen xlix 4 Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t excel Pope EXCELLENCE Excellence n Etym F excellence L excellentia 1 The quality of being excellent state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree exalted merit superiority in virtue Consider first that great Or bright infers not excellence Milton 2 An excellent or valuable quality that by which any one excels or is eminent a virtue With every excellence refined Beattie 3 A title of honor or respect more common in the form excellency I do greet your excellence With letters of commission from the king Shak Syn Superiority preëminence perfection worth goodness purity greatness EXCELLENCY Excellency n pl Excellencies 1 Excellence virtue dignity worth superiority His excellency is over Israel Ps lxviii 34 Extinguish in men the sense of their own excellency Hooker 2 A title of honor given to certain high dignitaries esp to viceroys ministers and ambassadors to English colonial governors etc It was formerly sometimes given to kings and princes EXCELLENT Excellent a Etym F excellent L excellens entis p pr of excellere See Excel 1 Excelling surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities of great worth eminent in a good sense superior as an excellent man artist citizen husband discourse book song etc excellent breeding principles aims action To love What I see excellent in good or fair Milton 2 Superior in kind or degree irrespective of moral quality used with words of a bad significance Obs or Ironical An excellent hypocrite Hume Their sorrows are most excellent Beau Fl Syn Worthy choice prime valuable select exquisite transcendent admirable worthy EXCELLENT Excellent adv Defn Excellently eminently exceedingly Obs This comes off well and excellent Shak EXCELLENTLY Excellently adv 1 In an excellent manner well in a high degree 2 In a high or superior degree in this literal use not implying worthiness Obs When the whole heart is excellently sorry J Fletcher EXCELSIOR Excelsior a Etym L compar of excelsus elevated lofty p p of excellere See Excel v t Defn More lofty still higher ever upward EXCELSIOR Excelsior n Defn A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture mattresses etc in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair EXCENTRAL Excentral a Etym Pref ex Bot Defn Out of the center EXCENTRIC EXCENTRICAL Excentric Excentrical a 1 Same as Eccentric Eccentrical 2 Bot Defn Onesided having the normally central portion not in the true center Gray EXCENTRICITY Excentricity Defn Math Same as Eccentricity EXCEPT Except v t imp p p Excepted p pr vb n Excepting Etym L exceptus p p of excipere to take or draw out to except ex out capere to take cf F excepter See Capable 1 To take or leave out anything from a number or a whole as not belonging to it to exclude to omit Who never touched The excepted tree Milton Wherein if we only except the unfitness of the judge all other things concurred Bp Stillingfleet 2 To object to to protest against Obs Shak EXCEPT Except v i Defn To take exception to object usually followed by to sometimes by against as to except to a witness or his testimony Except thou wilt except against my love Shak EXCEPT Except prep Etym Originally past participle or verb in the imperative mode Defn With exclusion of leaving or left out excepting God and his Son except Created thing naught valued he nor shunned Milton Syn Except Excepting But Save Besides Excepting except but and save are exclusive Except marks exclusion more pointedly I have finished all the letters except one is more marked than I have finished all the letters but one Excepting is the same as except but less used Save is chiefly found in poetry Besides lit by the side of is in the nature of addition There is no one here except or but him means take him away and there is nobody present There is nobody here besides him means hi is present and by the side of or in addition to him is nobody Few ladies except her Majesty could have made themselves heard In this example besides should be used not except EXCEPT Except conj Defn Unless if it be not so that And he said I will not let thee go except thou bless me Gen xxxii 26 But yesterday you never opened lip Except indeed to drink Tennyson Note As a conjunction unless has mostly taken the place of except EXCEPTANT Exceptant a Defn Making exception EXCEPTING Excepting prep conj Defn but properly a participle With rejection or exception of excluding except Excepting your worships presence Shak No one was ever yet made utterly miserable excepting by himself Lubbock EXCEPTION Exception n Etym L exceptio cf F exception 1 The act of excepting or excluding exclusion restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included as in a class statement rule 2 That which is excepted or taken out from others a person thing or case specified as distinct or not included as almost every general rule has its exceptions Such rare exceptions shining in the dark Prove rather than impeach the just remark Cowper Note Often with to That proud exception to all natures laws Pope 3 Law Defn An objection oral or written taken in the course of an action as to bail or security or as to the decision of a judge in the course of a trail or in his charge to a jury or as to lapse of time or scandal impertinence or insufficiency in a pleading also as in conveyancing a clause by which the grantor excepts something before granted Burrill 4 An objection cavil dissent disapprobation offense cause of offense usually followed by to or against I will never answer what exceptions they can have against our account relation Bentley He took exception to the place of their burial Bacon She takes exceptions at your person Shak Bill of exceptions Law a statement of exceptions to the decision or instructions of a judge in the trial of a cause made for the purpose of putting the points decided on record so as to bring them before a superior court or the full bench for review EXCEPTIONABLE Exceptionable a Defn Liable to exception or objection objectionable Exceptionableness n This passage I look upon to be the most exceptionable in the whole poem Addison EXCEPTIONAL Exceptional a Etym Cf F exceptionnel Defn Forming an exception not ordinary uncommon rare hence better than the average superior Lyell This particular spot had exceptional advantages Jowett Th Exceptionally adv EXCEPTIONER Exceptioner n Defn One who takes exceptions or makes objections Obs Milton EXCEPTIONLESS Exceptionless a Defn Without exception A universal exceptionless disqualification Bancroft EXCEPTIOUS Exceptious a Defn Disposed or apt to take exceptions or to object captious Obs At least effectually silence the doubtful and exceptious South Exceptiousness n Obs Barrow EXCEPTIVE Exceptive a Defn That excepts including an exception as an exceptive proposition I Watts A particular and exceptive law Milton EXCEPTLESS Exceptless a Defn Not exceptional usual Obs My general and exceptless rashness Shak EXCEPTOR Exceptor n Etym L a scribe Defn One who takes exceptions T Burnet EXCEREBRATION Excerebration n Etym L excerebratus deprived of brains ex out cerebrum brain Defn The act of removing or beating out the brains EXCEREBROSE Excerebrose a Etym See Excerebration Defn Brainless R EXCERN Excern v t Etym L excernere See Excrete Defn To excrete to throw off through the pores as fluids are excerned in perspiration R Bacon EXCERNENT Excernent a Etym See Excern Physiol Defn Connected with or pertaining to excretion EXCERP Excerp v t Etym L excerpere excerptum ex out carpere to pick gather See Harvest and cf Scarce a Defn To pick out Obs Hales EXCERPT Excerpt v t imp p p Excerpted p pr vb n Excerpting Etym From L excerptus p p See Excerp Defn To select to extract to cite to quote Out of which we have excerpted the following particulars Fuller EXCERPT Excerpt 277 n Defn An extract a passage selected or copied from a book or record EXCERPTION Excerption n Etym L excerptio 1 The act of excerpting or selecting R 2 That which is selected or gleaned an extract R His excerptions out of the Fathers Fuller EXCERPTIVE Excerptive a Defn That excerpts selects or chooses D L Mackenzie EXCERPTOR Excerptor n Defn One who makes excerpts a picker a culler EXCESS Excess n Etym OE exces excess ecstasy L excessus a going out loss of selfpossession fr excedere excessum to go out go beyond cf F excès See Exceed 1 The state of surpassing or going beyond limits the being of a measure beyond sufficiency necessity or duty that which exceeds what is usual or prover immoderateness superfluity superabundance extravagance as an excess of provisions or of light To gild refined gold to paint the lily To throw a perfume on the violet Is wasteful and ridiculous excess Shak That kills me with excess of grief this with excess of joy Walsh 2 An undue indulgence of the appetite transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications intemperance dissipation Be not drunk with wine wherein is excess Eph v 18 Thy desire leads to no excess That reaches blame Milton 3 The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another remainder as the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other Spherical excess Geom the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle EXCESSIVE Excessive a Etym Cf F excessif Defn Characterized by or exhibiting excess overmuch Excessive grief is the enemy to the living Shak Syn Undue exorbitant extreme overmuch enormous immoderate monstrous intemperate unreasonable See Enormous Excessively adv Excessiveness n EXCHANGE Exchange n Etym OE eschange eschaunge OF eschange fr eschangier F échanger to exchange pref ex out F changer See Change and cf Excamb 1 The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent as an exchange of cattle for grain 2 The act of substituting one thing in the place of another as an exchange of grief for joy or of a scepter for a sword and the like also the act of giving and receiving reciprocally as an exchange of civilities or views 3 The thing given or received in return esp a publication exchanged for another Shak 4 Com Defn The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other without the intervention of money by exchanging orders or drafts called bills of exchange These may be drawn in one country and payable in another in which case they are called foreign bills or they may be drawn and made payable in the same country in which case they are called inland bills The term bill of exchange is often abbreviated into exchange as to buy or sell exchange Note A in London is creditor to B in New York and C in London owes D in New York a like sum A in London draws a bill of exchange on B in New York C in London purchases the bill by which A receives his debt due from B in New York C transmits the bill to D in New York who receives the amount from B 5 Law Defn A mutual grant of equal interests the one in consideration of the other Estates exchanged must be equal in quantity as fee simple for fee simple Blackstone 6 The place where the merchants brokers and bankers of a city meet at certain hours to transact business In this sense often contracted to Change Arbitration of exchange See under Arbitration Bill of exchange See under Bill Exchange broker See under Broker Par of exchange the established value of the coin or standard of value of one country when expressed in the coin or standard of another as the value of the pound sterling in the currency of France or the United States The par of exchange rarely varies and serves as a measure for the rise and fall of exchange that is affected by the demand and supply Exchange is at par when for example a bill in New York for the payment of one hundred pounds sterling in London can be purchased for the sum Exchange is in favor of a place when it can be purchased there at or above par Telephone exchange a central office in which the wires of any two telephones or telephone stations may be connected to permit conversation Syn Barter dealing trade traffic interchange EXCHANGE Exchange v t imp p p Exchangedp pr vb n Exchanging Etym CfOF eschangier F échanger See Exchange n 1 To part with give or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent usually followed by for before the thing received Exchange his sheep for shells or wool for a sparking pebble or a diamond Locke 2 To part with for a substitute to lay aside quit or resign something being received in place of the thing as to exchange a palace for cell And death for life exchanged foolishly Spenser To shift his being Is to exchange one misery with another Shak 3 To give and receive reciprocally as things of the same kind to barter to swap as to exchange horses with a neighbor to exchange houses or hats Exchange forgiveness with me noble Hamlet Shak Syn To barter change commute interchange bargain truck swap traffic EXCHANGE Exchange v i Defn To be changed or received in exchange for to pass in exchange as dollar exchanges for ten dimes EXCHANGEABILITY Exchangeability n Defn The quality or state of being exchangeable The law ought not be contravened by an express article admitting the exchangeability of such persons Washington EXCHANGEABLE Exchangeable a Etym CfF échangeable 1 Capable of being exchanged fit or proper to be exchanged The officers captured with Burgoyne were exchangeable within the powers of General Howe Marshall 2 Available for making exchanges ratable An exchangeable value J S Mill EXCHANGEABLY Exchangeably adv Defn By way of exchange EXCHANGE EDITOR Exchange editor Defn An editor who inspects and culls from periodicals or exchanges for his own publication EXCHANGER Exchanger n Defn One who exchanges one who practices exchange Matt EXCHEAT Excheat n Defn See Escheat Obs Spenser EXCHEATOR Excheator n Defn See Escheator Obs EXCHEQUER Exchequer n Etym OE escheker OF eichekier fr LL scaccarium See Checker Chess Check 1 One of the superior courts of law so called from a checkered cloth which covers or formerly covered the table Eng Note The exchequer was a court of law and equity In the revenue department it had jurisdiction over the proprietary rights of the crown against subjects in the common law department it administered justice in personal actions between subject and subject A person proceeding against another in the revenue department was said to exchequer him The judges of this court were one chief and four puisne barons so styled The Court of Exchequer Chamber sat as court of error in which the judgments of each of the superior courts of common law in England were subject to revision by the judges of the other two sitting collectively Causes involving difficult questions of law were sometimes after argument adjourned into this court from the other courts for debate before judgment in the court below Recent legislation in England 1880 has abolished the Court of Exchequer and the Court of Exchequer Chamber as distinct tribunals a single board of judiciary the High Court of Justice being established for the trial of all classes of civil cases Wharton 2 The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue Eng Hence the treasury and colloquially pecuniary possessions in general as the companys exchequer is low Barons of the exchequer See under Baron Chancellor of the exchequer See under Chancellor Exchequer bills or bonds Eng bills of money or promissory bills issued from the exchequer by authority of Parliament a species of paper currency emitted under the authority of the government and bearing interest EXCHEQUER Exchequer v t imp p p Exchequered p pr vb n Exchequering Defn To institute a process against any one in the Court of Exchequer EXCIDE Excide v t Etym L excidere excisum ex out caedere to cut See Concise and cf Excise to cut off Defn To cut off R EXCIPIENT Excipient a Etym L excipients entis p pr of exipere See Except v t Defn Taking an exception EXCIPIENT Excipient n 1 An exceptor R 2 Med Defn An inert or slightly active substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of administration for the medicinal agents Chambers EXCIPLE EXCIPULUM Exciple Excipulum n Etym NL excipulum fr L excipere See Except Bot Defn The outer part of the fructification of most lichens EXCISABLE Excisable a Defn Liable or subject to excise as tobacco in an excisable commodity EXCISE Excise n Etym Apparently fr L excisum cut off fr excidere to cut out or off ex out off caedere to cut or as the word was formerly written accise fr F accise LL accisia as if fr L accidere accisum to cut into ad caedere to cut but prob transformed fr OF assise LL assisa assisia assize See Assize Concise 1 In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer levied upon certain specified articles as tobacco ale spirits etc grown or manufactured in the country It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities Certain direct taxes as in England those on carriages servants plate armorial bearings etc are included in the excise Often used adjectively as excise duties excise law excise system The English excise system corresponds to the internal revenue system in the United States Abbot An excise is a fixed absolute and direct charge laid on merchandise products or commodities 11 Allens Mass Rpts 2 That department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes Eng EXCISE Excise v t imp p p Excised p pr vb n Excising 1 To lay or impose an excise upon 2 To impose upon to overcharge Prov Eng EXCISE Excise v t Etym See Excide Defn To cut out or off to separate and remove as to excise a tumor EXCISEMAN Exciseman n pl Excisemen Defn An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise duty Macaulay EXCISION Excision n Etym L excisio cf F excision See Excide 1 The act of excising or cutting out or off extirpation destruction Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on those nations that have grown ripe for excision Atterbury 2 Eccl Defn The act of cutting off from the church excommunication 3 Surg Defn The removal especially of small parts with a cutting instrument Dunglison EXCITABILITY Excitability n Etym Cf F excitabilité 1 The quality of being readily excited proneness to be affected by exciting causes 2 Physiol Defn The property manifested by living organisms and the elements and tissues of which they are constituted of responding to the action of stimulants irritability as nervous excitability EXCITABLE Excitable a Etym L excitabilis inciting cf F excitable Defn Capable of being excited or roused into action susceptible of excitement easily stirred up or stimulated EXCITANT Excitant a Etym L excitans antis p pr of excitare cf F excitant Defn Tending to excite exciting EXCITANT Excitant n Physiol Defn An agent or influence which arouses vital activity or produces increased action in a living organism or in any of its tissues or parts a stimulant EXCITATE Excitate v t Etym L excitatus pp of excitare See Excite Defn To excite Obs Bacon EXCITATION Excitation n Etym L excitatio cf F excitation 1 The act of exciting or putting in motion the act of rousing up or awakening Bacon 2 Physiol Defn The act of producing excitement stimulation also the excitement produced EXCITATIVE Excitative a Etym Cf F excitatif Defn Having power to excite tending or serving to excite excitatory Barrow EXCITATOR Excitator n Etym L one who rouses Elec Defn A kind of discarder EXCITATORY Excitatory a Etym Cf F excitatoire Defn Tending to excite containing excitement excitative EXCITE Excite v t imp p p Excited p pr vb n exciting Etym L excitare ex out citare to move rapidly to rouse cf OF esciter exciter F exciter See Cite 1 To call to activity in any way to rouse to feeling to kindle to passionate emotion to stir up to combined or general activity as to excite a person the spirits the passions to excite a mutiny or insurrection to excite heat by friction 2 Physiol Defn To call forth or increase the vital activity of an organism or any of its parts Syn To incite awaken animate rouse or arouse stimulate inflame irritate provoke To Excite Incite When we excite we rouse into action feelings which were less strong when we incite we spur on or urge forward to a specific act or end Demosthenes excited the passions of the Athenians against Philip and thus incited the whole nation to unite in the war against him Antony by his speech over the body of Cæsar so excited the feelings of the populace that Brutus and his companions were compelled to flee from Rome many however were incited to join their standard not only by love of liberty but hopes of plunder EXCITEFUL Exciteful n Defn Full of exciting qualities as an exciteful story exciteful players Chapman EXCITEMENT Excitement n Etym Cf OF excitement escitement 1 The act of exciting or the state of being roused into action or of having increased action impulsion agitation as an excitement of the people 2 That which excites or rouses that which moves stirs or induces action a motive The cares and excitements of a season of transition and struggle Talfowrd 3 Physiol Defn A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism or any of its organs or tissues EXCITER Exciter n Defn One who or that which excites Hope is the grand exciter of industry Dr H More EXCITING Exciting a Defn Calling or rousing into action producing excitement as exciting events an exciting story Excitingly adv Exciting causes Med those which immediately produce disease or those which excite the action of predisposing causes EXCITIVE Excitive a Defn Serving or tending to excite excitative R Bamfield EXCITIVE Excitive n Defn That which excites an excitant R EXCITOMOTION Excitomotion n Physiol Defn Motion excited by reflex nerves See Excitomotory EXCITOMOTOR Excitomotor a Physiol Defn Excitomotory as excitomotor power or causes EXCITOMOTORY Excitomotory a Physiol Defn Exciting motion said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex action by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve center and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition EXCITONUTRIENT Excitonutrient a Physiol Defn Exciting nutrition said of the reflex influence by which the nutritional processes are either excited or modified EXCITOSECRETORY Excitosecretory a Physiol Defn Exciting secretion said of the influence exerted by reflex action on the function of secretion by which the various glands are excited to action EXCLAIM Exclaim v t i imp p p Exclaimedp pr vb n Exclaiming Etym L exclamare exclamatum ex clamare to cry out cf OF exclamer See Clam Defn To cry out from earnestness or passion to utter with vehemence to call out or declare loudly to protest vehemently to vociferate to shout as to exclaim against oppression with wonder or astonishment The field is won he exclaimed EXCLAIM Exclaim n Defn Outcry clamor Archaic Cursing cries and deep exclaims Shak EXCLAIMER Exclaimer n Defn One who exclaims EXCLAMATION Exclamation n Etym L exclamatio cf F exclamation 1 A loud calling or crying out outcry loud or emphatic utterance vehement vociferation clamor that which is cried out as an expression of feeling sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion as in surprise pain grief joy anger etc Exclamations against abuses in the church Hooker Thus will I drown your exclamations Shak A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion Trench 2 Rhet Defn A word expressing outcry an interjection a word expressing passion as wonder fear or grief 3 Print Defn A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked thus called also exclamation point EXCLAMATIVE Exclamative a Etym Cf F exclamatif Defn Exclamatory Earle Exclamatively adv EXCLAMATORY Exclamatory a Defn Containing expressing or using exclamation as an exclamatory phrase or speaker South Exclamatotily adv EXCLAVE Exclave n Etym Formed fr enclave by substitution of ex for en Defn A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory Recent Note The same territory is an enclave in respect to the surrounding country and an exclave with respect to the country to which it is politically attached EXCLUDE Exclude v t imp p p Excluded p pr vb n Excluding Etym L excludere exclusum ex out claudere to shut See Close 1 To shut out to hinder from entrance or admission to debar from participation or enjoyment to deprive of to except the opposite to admit as to exclude a crowd from a room or house to exclude the light to exclude one nation from the ports of another to exclude a taxpayer from the privilege of voting And none but such from mercy I exclude Milton 2 To thrust out or eject to expel as to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs Excluded middle logic The name given to the third of the three logical axioms socalled namely to that one which is expressed by the formula Everything is either A or NotA no third state or condition being involved or allowed See Principle of contradiction under Contradiction EXCLUSION Exclusion n Etym L exclusio cf F exclusion See Exclude 1 The act of excluding or of shutting out whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission a debarring rejection prohibition the state of being excluded His sad exclusion from the doors of bliss Milton The exclusion of the duke from the crown of England and Ireland Hume 2 Physiol Defn The act of expelling or ejecting a fetus or an egg from the womb 3 Thing emitted Sir T Browne EXCLUSIONARY Exclusionary a Defn Tending to exclude causing exclusion exclusive EXCLUSIONISM Exclusionism n Defn The character manner or principles of an exclusionist EXCLUSIONIST Exclusionist n Defn One who would exclude another from some right or privilege esp one of the antipopish politicians of the time of Charles EXCLUSIVE Exclusive a Etym Cf F exclusif 1 Having the power of preventing entrance debarring from participation or enjoyment possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others as exclusive bars exclusive privilege exclusive circles of society 2 Not taking into the account excluding from consideration opposed to inclusive as five thousand troops exclusive of artillery EXCLUSIVE Exclusive n Defn One of a coterie who exclude others one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few EXCLUSIVENESS Exclusiveness n Defn Quality of being exclusive EXCLUSIVISM Exclusivism n Defn The act or practice of excluding being exclusive exclusiveness EXCLUSIVIST Exclusivist n Defn One who favor or practices any from of exclusiveness or exclusivism The field of Greek mythology the favorite sporting ground of the exclusivists of the solar theory Gladstone EXCLUSORY Exclusory a Etym L exclusorius Defn Able to exclude excluding serving to exclude EXCOCT Excoct v t Etym L excoctus pp of excoquere to excoct See 3d Cook Defn To boil out to produce by boiling Obs Bacon EXCOCTION Excoction Etym L excoctio Defn The act of excocting or boiling out Obs Bacon EXCOGITATE Excogitate v t imp p p Excogitated p pr vb n Excogitating Etym L excogitatus p p of excogitare to excogitate ex out cogitare to think See Cogitate Defn To think out to find out or discover by thinking to devise to contrive Excogitate strange arts Stirling This evidence thus excogitated out of the general theory Whewell EXCOGITATE Excogitate v i Defn To cogitate R Bacon EXCOGITATION Excogitation n Etym L excogitatio cf F excogitation Defn The act of excogitating a devising in the thoughts invention contrivance EXCOMMUNE Excommune v t Etym Cf F excommuier See Excommunicate Defn To exclude from participation in to excommunicate Obs Poets were excommuned Platos common wealth Gayton EXCOMMUNICABLE Excommunicable a Etym See Excommunicate Defn Liable or deserving to be excommunicated making excommunication possible or proper Persons excommunicable Bp Hall What offenses are excommunicable Kenle EXCOMMUNICANT Excommunicant n Defn One who has been excommunicated EXCOMMUNICATE Excommunicate a Etym L excommunicatus p p of communicare to excommunicate ex out communicare See Communicate Defn Excommunicated interdicted from the rites of the church n Defn One excommunicated Thou shalt stand cursed and excommunicate Shak EXCOMMUNICATE Excommunicate v t imp p p Excommunicated p pr vb n Excommunicating 1 To put out of communion especially to cut off or shut out from communion with the church by an ecclesiastical sentence 2 To lay under the ban of the church to interdict Martin the Fifth was the first that excommunicated the reading of heretical books Miltin EXCOMMUNICATION Excommunication n Etym L excommunicatio cf F excommunication Defn The act of communicating or ejecting esp an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is for the time cast out of the communication of the church exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual Note excommunication is of two kinds the lesser and the greater the lesser excommunication is a separation or suspension from partaking of the Eucharist the greater is an absolute execution of the offender from the church and all its rights and advantages even from social intercourse with the faithful EXCOMMUNICATOR Excommunicator n Etym Cf LL excommunicator Defn One who excommunicates EXCOMMUNION Excommunion Defn A shutting out from communion excommunication Obs Excommunication is the utmost of ecclesiastical judicature Milton EXCORIABLE Excoriable Defn Capable of being excoriated The scaly covering of fishes even in such as are excoriatable Sir T Browne EXCORIATE Excoriate v t imp p p Excoriatedp pr vb n excoriating Etym L excoriare ex out corium hide cf Scourge see Cuirass Defn To strip or wear off the skin of to abrade to gall to break and remove the cuticle of in any manner as by rubbing beating or by the action of acrid substances EXCORIATION Excoriation n Etym Cf F excoriation 1 The act of excoriating or flaying or state of being excoriated or stripped of the skin abrasion 2 Stripping of possession spoliation Obs A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort Howell EXCORTICATE Excorticate v t Etym L ex out from cortex corticis bark Defn To strip of bark or skin to decorticate Obs Excorticate the tree Evelyn EXCORTICATION Excortication n Etym Cf F excortication Defn The act of stripping off bark or the state of being thus stripped decortication EXCREABLE Excreable a Etym L excreabilis exscreabilis fr exscreare See Excreate Defn Capable of being discharged by spitting Obs Swift EXCREATE Excreate v t Etym L excreare exsreare ex out screare to hawk Defn To spit out to discharge from the throat by hawking and spitting Obs Cockeram EXCREATION Excreation n Etym L excreatio exscreatio Defn Act of spitting out Obs Cockeram EXCREMENT Excrement n Etym L excrementum fr excernere excretum to skin out discharge cf F excrément See Excrete Defn Matter excreted and ejected that which is excreted or cast out of the animal body by any of the natural emunctories especially alvine discharges dung ordure EXCREMENT Excrement n Etym L excrementum fr excrescere excretum to grow out See Excrescence Defn An excrescence or appendage an outgrowth Obs Ornamental excrements Fuller Living creatures put forth after their period of growth nothing that is young but hair and nails which are excrements and no parts Bacon EXCREMENTAL Excremental a Defn Of or pertaining to excrement EXCREMENTITIAL EXCREMENTITIOUS Excrementitial Excrementitious a Physiol Defn Pertaining to or consisting of excrement of the nature of excrement EXCREMENTIVE Excrementive a Defn Serving to excrete connected with excretion or excrement R The excrementive parts Felthman EXCREMENTIZE Excrementize v i Defn To void excrement R Life of A Wood EXCRESCENCE Excrescence n Etym F excrescence excroissanse L excrescentia excrescences neut pl of p pr of excrescere See Excrescent Defn An excrescent appendage as a wart or tumor anything growing out unnaturally from anything else a preternatural or morbid development hence a troublesome superfluity an incumbrance as an excrescence on the body or on a plant Excrescences of joy Jer Taylor The excrescences of the Spanish monarchy Addison EXCRESCENCY Excrescency n Defn Excrescence Obs EXCRESCENT Excrescent a Etym L excresens entis p pr of excrescere to grow out ex out crescere to grow See Crescent Defn Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity Expunge the whole or lip the excrescent parts Pope Excrescent letter Philol a letter which has been added to a root as the d in alder AS alr is an excrescent letter EXCRESCENTIAL Excrescential a Defn Pertaining to or resembling an excrescence R Hawthorne EXCRETA Excreta n pl Etym L Defn Matters to be excreted EXCRETE Excrete v t imp p p Excreted p pr vb n Excreting Etym L excretus p p of excernere to sift out discharge ex out cernere to sift separate See Crisis Defn To separate and throw off to excrete urine The mucus thus excreted Hooper EXCRETIN Excretin n Etym From Excrete physiol Chem Defn A nonnitrogenous crystalline body present in small quantity in human fæces EXCRETION Excretion n Etym Cf F excrétion 1 The act of excreting To promote secretion and excretion Pereira 2 That which is excreted excrement Bacon EXCRETIVE Excretive a Defn Having the power of excreting or promoting excretion Harvey EXCRETORY Excretory a Etym Cf F excrétoire Defn Having the quality of excreting or throwing off excrementitious matter EXCRUCIABLE Excruciable a Etym L excruciabilis Defn Liable to torment R Bailey EXCRUCIATE Excruciate a Etym L excruciatus p p of excruciare to excruciate ex out cruciare to put to death on a cross to torment See Cruciate Cross Defn Excruciated tortured And here my heart long time excruciate Chapman EXCRUCIATE Excruciate v t imp p p Excruciated p pr vb n Excruciating Defn To inflict agonizing pain upon to torture to torment greatly to rack as to excruciate the heart or the body Their thoughts like devils them excruciate Drayton EXCRUCIATING Excruciating Defn Torturing racking Excruciating pain V Knox Excruciating fears Bentley Excruciatingly adv EXCRUCIATION Excruciation n Etym L excruciatio Defn The act of inflicting agonizing pain or the state of being thus afflicted that which excruciates torture Feltham EXCUBATION Excubation n Etym L excubatio fr excubare to lie out on guard ex out on guard ex out cubare to lie down Defn A keeping watch Obs Bailey EXCUBITORIUM Excubitorium n Etym LL excubitorium ex out cubare cubitum to lie Eccl Antiq Defn A gallery in a church where persons watched all night EXCULPABLE Exculpable Defn Capable of being exculpated deserving exculpation Sir G Buck EXCULPATE Exculpate v t imp p p Exculpated p pr vb n Exculpating Etym L ex out culpatus p p of culpare to find fault with to blame culpa fault See Culpable Defn To clear from alleged fault or guilt to prove to be guiltless to relieve of blame to acquit He exculpated himself from being the author of the heroic epistle Mason I exculpate him further for his writing against me Milman Syn To exonerate absolve clear acquit excuse vindicate justify EXCULPATION Exculpation n Etym Cf LL exculpatio Defn The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime that which exculpates excuse These robbers however were men who might have made out a strong case in exculpation of themselves Southey EXCULPATORY Exculpatory Defn Clearing or tending to clear from alleged fault or guilt excusing An exculpatory letter Johnson EXCUR Excur i Etym L excurrere See Excurrent Defn To run out or forth to extend Obs Harvey EXCURRENT Excurrent a Etym L excurrens p p of excurrere excursum to run out ex out currere to run See Current 1 Running or flowing out as Bot Defn Running or extending out as an excurrent midrib one which projects beyond the apex of a leaf an excurrent steam or trunk one which continues to the top 2 Zoöl Defn Characterized by a current which flows outward as an excurrent orifice or tube EXCURSE Excurse v t Etym See excurrent Defn To journey or pass thought R EXCURSION Excursion Etym L excursio cf F excursion See Excurrent 1 A running or going out or forth an expedition a sally Far on excursion toward the gates of hell Milton They would make excursions and waste the country Holland 2 A journey chiefly for recreation a pleasure trip a brief tour as an excursion into the country 3 A wandering from a subject digression I am not in a scribbling mood and shall therefore make no excursions Cowper 4 Mach Defn Length of stroke as of a piston stroke An awkward use of the word Syn Journey tour ramble jaunt See Journey EXCURSIONIST Excursionist n Defn One who goes on an excursion or pleasure trip EXCURSIVE Excursive a Defn Prone to make excursions wandering roving exploring as an excursive fancy The course of excursive understandings I Taylor Excursively adv Excursiveness n EXCURSUS Excursus n Etym L fr excurrere excursum See Excurrent Defn A dissertation or digression appended to a work and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic EXCUSABLE Excusable a Etym L excusabilis cf F excusable See Excuse Defn That may be excused forgiven justified or acquitted of blame pardonable as the man is excusable an excusable action Excusableness n Excusably adv The excusableness of my dissatisfaction Boyle EXCUSATION Excusation n Etym L excusatio cf F excusation Defn Excuse apology Obs Bacon EXCUSATOR Excusator n Etym L Defn One who makes or is authorized to make an excuse an apologist Obs Hume EXCUSATORY Excusatory a Defn Making or containing excuse or apology apologetical as an excusatory plea EXCUSE Excuse v t imp p p Excused p pr vb n Excusing Etym OE escusen cusen OF escuser excuser F excuser fr L excusare ex out causa cause causari to plead See Cause 1 To free from accusation or the imputation of fault or blame to clear from guilt to release from a charge to justify by extenuating a fault to exculpate to absolve to acquit A mans persuasion that a thing is duty will not excuse him from guilt in practicing it if really and indeed it be against Gogs law Abp Sharp 2 To pardon as a fault to forgive entirely or to admit to be little censurable and to overlook as we excuse irregular conduct when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it I must excuse what can not be amended Shak 3 To regard with indulgence to view leniently or to overlook to pardon And in our own excuse some courtly stains No whiter page than Addison remains Pope 4 To free from an impending obligation or duty hence to disengage to dispense with to release by favor also to remit by favor not to exact as to excuse a forfeiture I pray thee have me excused xiv 19 5 To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense to make apology for as not seriously evil to ask pardon or indulgence for Think ye that we excuse ourselves to you 2 Cor xii 19 Syn To vindicate exculpate absolve acquit To Pardon Excuse Forgive A superior pardons as an act of mercy or generosity either a superior or an equal excuses A crime great fault or a grave offence as one against law or morals may be pardoned a small fault such as a failure in social or conventional obligations slight omissions or neglects may be excused Forgive relates to offenses against ones self and punishment foregone as to forgive injuries or one who has injured us to pardon grave offenses crimes and criminals to excuse an act of forgetfulness an unintentional offense Pardon is also a word of courtesy employed in the sense of excuse EXCUSE Excuse n Etym Cf F excuse See Excuse v t 1 The act of excusing apologizing exculpating pardoning releasing and the like acquittal release absolution justification extenuation Pleading so wisely in excuse of it Shak 2 That which is offered as a reason for being excused a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment apology as an excuse for neglect of duty excuses for delay of payment Hence with denial vain and coy excuse Milton 3 That which excuses that which extenuates or justifies a fault It hath the excuse of youth Shak If eyes were made for seeing Then beauty is its own excuse for being Emerson Syn See Apology EXCUSELESS Excuseless a Defn Having no excuse not admitting of excuse or apology Whillock EXCUSEMENT Excusement n Etym Cf OF excusement Defn Excuse Obs Gower EXCUSER Excuser n 1 One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another Swift 2 One who excuses or forgives another Shelton EXCUSS Excuss v t Etym L excussus p p of excutere to shake off ex out from quatere to shake Cf Quash 1 To shake off to discard R To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their minds Bp Stillingfleet 2 To inspect to investigate to decipher R To take some pains in excusing some old monuments F Junius 1654 3 To seize and detain by law as goods Obs Ayliffe EXCUSSION Excussion n Etym L excussio a shaking down LL a threshing of corn cf F excussion Defn The act of excusing seizure by law Obs Ayliffe EXEAT Exeat n Etym L let him go forth 1 A license for absence from a college or a religious house Eng Shipley 2 A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese Wharton EXECRABLE Execrable a Etym L execrabilis exsecrabilis cf F exécrable See Execrate Defn Deserving to be execrated accursed damnable detestable abominable as an execrable wretch Execrable pride Hooker Execrableness n Execrably adv EXECRATE Execrate v t imp p p Execrated p pr vb n Execrating Etym L execratus exsecratus p p of execrare exsecrare to execrate ex out sacer holy sacred See Sacred Defn To denounce evil against or to imprecate evil upon to curse to protest against as unholy or detestable hence to detest utterly to abhor to abominate They execrate their lct Cowper EXECRATION Execration n Etym L execratio exsecratio cf F exécration 1 The act of cursing a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred imprecation utter detestation expressed Cease gentle queen these execrations Shak 2 That which is execrated a detested thing Ye shall be an execration and a curse Jer xlii 18 Syn See Malediction EXECRATIVE Execrative a Defn Cursing imprecatory vilifying Carlyle Execratively adv EXECRATIVE Execrative n Defn A word used for cursing an imprecatory word or expression Earle EXECRATORY Execratory a Defn Of the nature of execration imprecatory denunciatory C Kingsley n Defn A formulary of execrations L Addison EXECT Exect v t Etym See Exsect Defn To cut off or out Obs See Exsect Harvey EXECTION Exection n Obs Defn See Exsection EXECUTABLE Executable a Defn Capable of being executed feasible as an executable project R EXECUTANT Executant n Defn One who executes or performs esp a performer on a musical instrument Great executants on the organ De Quincey EXECUTE Execute v t imp p p Executed p pr vb n Executing Etym F exécuter L executus exsecutus p p of exequi to follow to the end pursue ex out sequi to follow See Second Sue to follow up and cf Exequy 1 To follow out or through to the end to carry out into complete effect to complete to finish to effect to perform Why delays His hand to execute what his decree Fixed on this day Milton 2 To complete as a legal instrument to perform what is required to give validity to as by signing and perhaps sealing and delivering as to execute a deed lease mortgage will etc 3 To give effect to to do what is provided or required by to perform the requirements or stimulations of as to execute a decree judgment writ or process 4 To infect capital punishment on to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence as to execute a traitor 5 Too put to death illegally to kill Obs Shak 6 Mus Defn To perform as a piece of music either on an instrument or with the voice as to execute a difficult part brilliantly Syn To accomplish effect fulfill achieve consummate finish complete See Accomplish EXECUTE Execute v i 1 To do ones work to act ones part of purpose R Hayward 2 To perform musically EXECUTER Executer n Defn One who performs or carries into effect See Executor EXECUTION Execution n Etym F exécution L executio exsecutio 1 The act of executing a carrying into effect or to completion performance achievement consummation as the execution of a plan a work etc The excellence of the subject contributed much to the happiness of the execution Dryden 2 A putting to death as a legal penalty death lawfully inflicted as the execution of a murderer A warrant for his execution Shak 3 The act of the mode of performing a work of art of performing on an instrument of engraving etc as the execution of a statue painting or piece of music The first quality of execution is truth Ruskin 4 Law a The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law b A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect final process c The act of signing and delivering a legal instrument or giving it the forms required to render it valid as the execution of a deed or a will 5 That which is executed or accomplished effect effective work usually with do To do some fatal execution Shak 6 The act of sacking a town Obs Beau FL EXECUTIONER Executioner n 1 One who executes an executer Bacon 2 One who puts to death in conformity to legal warrant as a hangman EXECUTIVE Executive a Etym CfF exécutif Defn Designed or fitted for execution or carrying into effect as executive talent qualifying for concerned with or pertaining to the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs as executive power or authority executive duties officer department etc Note In government executive is distinguished from legislative and judicial legislative being applied to the organ or organs of government which make the laws judicial to that which interprets and applies the laws executive to that which carries them into effect or secures their due performance EXECUTIVE Executive n Defn An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government whether king president or governor the governing person or body EXECUTIVELY Executively adv Defn In the way of executing or performing EXECUTOR Executor n Etym L executor exsecutor cf F exécuteur Cf Executer 1 One who executes or performs a doer as an executor of baseness Shak 2 An executioner Obs Delivering oer to executors pa The lazy yawning drone Shak 3 Law Defn The person appointed by a Executor de son tort Etym Of executor of his own wrong Law a stranger who intermeddles without authority in the distribution of the estate of a deceased person EXECUTORIAL Executorial a Etym LL executorialis Defn Of or pertaining to an executive EXECUTORSHIP Executorship n Defn The office of an executor EXECUTORY Executory a Etym LL executorius L exsecutorius cfF exécutoire 1 Pertaining to administration or putting the laws in force executive The official and executory duties of government Burke 2 Law Defn Designed to be executed or carried into effect in time to come or to take effect on a future contingency as an executory devise reminder or estate an executory contract Blackstone EXECUTRESS Executress n Etym CfF exécutrice Defn An executrix EXECUTRIX Executrix n Etym LL Law Defn A woman exercising the functions of an executor EXEDENT Exedent a Etym L exedent entis ppr of exedere See Exesion Defn Eating out consuming R EXEDRA Exedra n pl Exedræ Etym L frGr 1 Class Antiq Defn A room in a public building furnished with seats 2 Arch a The projection of any part of a building in a rounded form b Any outofdoor seat in stone large enough for several persons esp one of curved form EXEGESIS Exegesis npl Exegeses Etym NL frGr Agent 1 Exposition explanation especially a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture 2 Math Defn The process of finding the roots of an equation Obs EXEGETE Exegete n Etym Gr exégète See Exegesis Defn An exegetist EXEGETIC EXEGETICAL Exegetic Exegetical a Etym Gr exégétique Defn Pertaining to exegesis tending to unfold or illustrate explanatory expository Walker Exegetically adv EXEGETICS Exegetics n Defn The science of interpretation or exegesis EXEGETIST Exegetist n Defn One versed in the science of exegesis or interpretation also called exegete EXEMPLAR Exemplar n Etym L exemplar exemplum cf F exemplaire See Example and cf Examper Sampler 1 A model original or pattern to be copied or imitated a specimen sometimes an ideal model or type as that which an artist conceives Such grand exemplar as make their own abilities the sole measure of what is fit or unfit South 2 A copy of a book or writing Obs Udall EXEMPLAR Exemplar a Defn Exemplary Obs The exemplar piety of the father of a family Jer Taylor EXEMPLARILY Exemplarily adv Defn In a manner fitted or designed to be an example for imitation or for warning by way of example She is exemplarily loyal Howell Some he punisheth exemplarily Hakewill EXEMPLARINESS Exemplariness n Defn The state or quality of being exemplary fitness to be an example EXEMPLARITY Exemplarity n Etym Cf LL exemplaritas Defn Exemplariness R The exemplarity of Christs life Abp Sharp EXEMPLARY Exemplary a Etym L exemplaris fr exemplar cf F exemplaire See Exemplar 1 Serving as a pattern deserving to be proposed for imitation commendable as an exemplary person exemplary conduct Bishops lives and doctrines ought to be exemplary Bacon 2 Serving as a warning monitory as exemplary justice punishment or damages 3 Illustrating as the proof of a thing Fuller Exemplary damages Law See under Damage EXEMPLARY Exemplary n Defn An exemplar also a copy of a book or writing Obs Donne EXEMPLIFIABLE Exemplifiable a Defn That can be exemplified EXEMPLIFICATION Exemplification n 1 The act of exemplifying a showing or illustrating by example 2 That which exemplifies a case in point example 3 Law Defn A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original EXEMPLIFIER Exemplifier n Defn One who exemplifies by following a pattern EXEMPLIFY Exemplify v t imp p p Exemplified p pr vb n Exemplifying Etym L exemplum example fy cf LL exemplificare to copy serve as an example 1 To show or illustrate by example He did but exemplify the principles in which he had been brought up Cowper 2 To copy to transcribe to make an attested copy or transcript of under seal as of a record Holland 3 To prove or show by an attested copy EXEMPT Exempt a Etym F exempt L exemptus p p of eximere to take out remove free ex out emere to buy take Cf Exon Redeem 1 Cut off set apart Obs Corrupted and exempt from ancient gentry Shak 2 Extraordinary exceptional Obs Chapman 3 Free or released from some liability to which others are subject excepted from the operation or burden of some law released free clear privileged with from not subject to not liable to as goods exempt from execution a person exempt from jury service True nobility is exempt from fear Shak T is laid on all not any one exempt Dryden EXEMPT Exempt n 1 One exempted or freed from duty one not subject 2 One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard having the rank of corporal an Exon Eng EXEMPT Exempt v t imp p p Exempted p pr vb n Exempting Etym F exempter See Exempt a 1 To remove to set apart Obs Holland 2 To release or deliver from some liability which others are subject to to except or excuse from he operation of a law to grant immunity to to free from obligation to release as to exempt from military duty or from jury service to exempt from fear or pain Death So snatched will not exempt us from the pain We are by doom to pay Milton EXEMPTIBLE Exemptible a Defn That may be exempted EXEMPTION Exemption n Etym L exenptio a removing cf F exemption exemption Defn The act of exempting the state of being exempt freedom from any charge burden evil etc to which others are subject immunity privilege as exemption of certain articles from seizure exemption from military service exemption from anxiety suffering etc EXEMPTITIOUS Exemptitious a Defn Separable Obs Exemptitious from matter Dr H More EXENTERATE Exenterate v t Etym L exenteratus pp of exenterare cf Gr Defn To take out the bowels or entrails of to disembowel to eviscerate as exenterated fishes R Exenterated rulemongers and eviscerated logicians Hare EXENTERATION Exenteration n Etym LL exenteratio Defn Act of exenterating R EXEQUATUR Exequatur n Etym L 3d pers sing pres subj of exequi exsequi to perform execute 1 A written official recognition of a consul or commercial agent issued by the government to which he is accredited and authorizing him to exercise his powers in the place to which he is assigned 2 Official recognition or permission Prescott EXEQUIAL Exequial a Etym L exequialis exsequialis fr exsequiae exequies Defn Of or pertaining to funerals funereal EXEQUIOUS Exequious a Defn Funereal Obs Drayton EXEQUY Exequy npl Exequies Etym L exequiae exsequiae a funeral procession fr exsequi to follow out cf OF exeques See Exequte Defn A funeral rite usually in the plural the ceremonies of burial obsequies funeral procession But see his exequies fulfilled in Rouen Shak EXERCENT Exercent a Etym L exercents entis p pr of exercere See Exercise Defn Practicing professional Obs Every exercent advocate Ayliffe EXERCISABLE Exercisable a Defn That may be exercised used or exerted EXERCISE Exercise n Etym F exercice L exercitium from exercere exercitum to drive on keep busy prob orig to thrust or drive out of the inclosure ex out arcere to shut up inclose See Ark 1 The act of exercising a setting in action or practicing employment in the proper mode of activity exertion application use habitual activity occupation in general practice exercise of the important function confided by the constitution to the legislature Jefferson O we will walk this world Yoked in all exercise of noble end Tennyson 2 Exertion for the sake of training or improvement whether physical intellectual or moral practice to acquire skill knowledge virtue perfectness grace etc Desire of knightly exercise Spenser An exercise of the eyes and memory Locke 3 Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state hygienic activity as to take exercise ob horseback The wise for cure on exercise depend Dryden 4 The performance of an office a ceremony or a religious duty Lewis refused even those of the church of England the public exercise of their religion Addison To draw him from his holy exercise Shak 5 That which is done for the sake of exercising practicing training or promoting skill health mental improvement moral discipline etc that which is assigned or prescribed for such ebbs hence a disquisition a lesson a task as military or naval exercises musical exercises an exercise in composition The clumsy exercises of the European tourney Prescott He seems to have taken a degree and preformed public exercises in Cambridge in 1565 Brydges 6 That which gives practice a trial a test Patience is more oft the exercise Of saints the trial of their fortitude Milton Exercise bone Med a deposit of bony matter in the soft tissues produced by pressure or exertion EXERCISE Exercise v t imp p p Exercised p pr vb n Exercising 1 To set in action to cause to act move or make exertion to give employment to to put in action habitually or constantly to school or train to exert repeatedly to busy Herein do I Exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence Acts xxiv 16 2 To exert for the sake of training or improvement to practice in order to develop hence also to improve by practice to discipline and to use or to for the purpose of training as to exercise arms to exercise ones self in music to exercise troops About him exercised heroic games The unarmed youth Milton 3 To occupy the attention and effort of to task to tax especially in a painful or vexatious manner harass to vex to worry or make anxious to affect to discipline as exercised with pain Where pain of unextinguishable fire Must exercise us without hope of end Milton 4 To put in practice to carry out in action to perform the duties of to use to employ to practice as to exercise authority to exercise an office I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness judgment and righteousness in the earth Jer ix 24 The people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery Ezek xxii 29 EXERCISE Exercise v i Defn To exercise ones self as under military training to drill to take exercise to use action or exertion to practice gymnastics as to exercise for health or amusement I wear my trusty sword When I do exercise Cowper EXERCISER Exerciser n Defn One who exercises EXERCISIBLE Exercisible a Defn Capable of being exercised employed or enforced as the authority of a magistrate is exercisible within his jurisdiction EXERCITATION Exercitation n Etym L exercitatio fr exercitare intense fr exercere to exercise CF f exercitation Defn exercise practice use R Sir T Browne EXERGUE Exergue n Etym FfrGr ie accessory work See Work Numis Defn The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved on a coin or medal It usually contains the date place engravers name etc or other subsidiary matter Fairholt EXERT Exert v t imp p p Exerted p pr vb n Exerting Etym L exertus exsertus pp of exerere exserere to thrust out ex out serere to join or bind together See Series and cf Exsert 1 To thrust forth to emit to push out Obs So from the seas exerts his radiant head The star by whom the lights of heaven are led Dryden 2 To put force ability or anything of the nature of an active faculty to put in vigorous action to bring into active operation as to exert the strength of the body limbs faculties or imagination to exert the mind or the voice 3 To put forth as the result or exercise of effort to bring to bear to do or perform When we will has exerted an act of command on any faculty of the soul or member of the body South To exert ones self to use efforts or endeavors to strive to make an attempt EXERTION Exertion n Defn The act of exerting or putting into motion or action the active exercise of any power or faculty an effort esp a laborious or perceptible effort as an exertion of strength or power an exertion of the limbs or of the mind it is an exertion for him to move today Syn Attempt endeavor effort essay trial See Attempt EXERTIVE Exertive a Defn Having power or a tendency to exert using exertion EXERTMENT Exertment n Defn Exertion R EXESION Exesion n Etym L exedere exesum to eat up ex out edere to eat Defn The act of eating out or through Obs Sir T Browne EXESTUATE Exestuate v i Etym L exaestuatuspp of exaestuare to boil up See Estuate Defn To be agitated to boil up to effervesce Obs EXESTUATION Exestuation n Etym L exaestuatio Defn A boiling up effervescence Obs Boyle EXEUNT Exeunt Etym L 3d pers pl pres of exire to go out Defn They go out or retire from the scene as exeunt all except Hamlet See 1st Exit EXFETATION Exfetation n Etym Pref ex fetation Med Defn Imperfect fetation in some organ exterior to the uterus extra uterine fetation Hoblyn EXFOLIATE Exfoliate v i imp p p Exfoliated p pr vb n Exfoliating Etym L exfoliare to strip of leaves ex out from folium leaf 1 To separate and come off in scales or laminæ as pieces of carious bone or of bark 2 Min Defn To split into scales especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition EXFOLIATE Exfoliate v t Defn To remove scales laminæ or splinters from the surface of EXFOLIATION Exfoliation n Etym Cf F exfoliation Defn The scaling off of a bone a rock or a mineral etc the state of being exfoliated EXFOLIATIVE Exfoliative a Etym CfF exfoliatif Defn Having the power of causing exfoliation n Defn An exfoliative agent Wiseman EXHALABLE Exhalable a Defn Capable of being exhaled or evaporated Boyle EXHALANT Exhalant a Etym Cf F exhalant Defn Having the quality of exhaling or evaporating EXHALATION Exhalation n Etym L exhalatio cf F exhalaison exhalation 1 The act or process of exhaling or sending forth in the form of steam or vapor evaporation 2 That which is exhaled or which rises in the form of vapor fume or steam effluvium emanation as exhalations from the earth or flowers decaying matter etc Ye mists and exhalations that now rise From hill or steaming lake Milton 3 A bright phenomenon a meteor I shall fall Like a bright exhalation in the evening Shak EXHALE Exhale v t imp p p Exaled p pr vb n Exaling Etym L exhalare ex out halare to breathe cfF exhaler Cf Inhale 1 To breathe out Hence To emit as vapor to send out as an odor to evaporate as the earth exhales vapor marshes exhale noxious effluvia Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales Pope 2 To draw out to cause to be emitted in vapor as the sum exhales the moisture of the earth EXHALE Exhale v i Defn To rise or be given off as vapor to pass off or vanish Their inspiration exhaled in elegies Prescott EXHALEMENT Exhalement n Defn Exhalation Obs EXHALENCE Exhalence n Defn Exhalation R EXHAUST Exhaust v t imp p p Exhausted p pr vb n Exhausting Etym L exhaustus pp of exhaurire ex out haurire haustum to draw esp water perhaps akin to Icel asua to sprinkle pump 1 To draw or let out wholly to drain off completely as to exhaust the water of a well the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation 2 To empty by drawing or letting out the contents as to exhaust a well or a treasury 3 To drain metaphorically to use or expend wholly or till the supply comes to an end to deprive wholly of strength to use up to weary or tire out to wear out as to exhaust ones strength patience or resources A decrepit exhausted old man at fiftyfive Motley 4 To bring out or develop completely to discuss thoroughly as to exhaust a subject 5 Chem Defn To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives as to exhaust a drug successively with water alcohol and ether Exhausted receiver Physics See under Receiver Syn To spend consume tire out weary EXHAUST Exhaust a Etym L exhaustus pp 1 Drained exhausted having expended or lost its energy 2 Pertaining to steam air gas etc that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work Exhaust draught a forced draught produced by drawing air through a place as through a furnace instead of blowing it through Exhaust fan a fan blower so arranged as to produce an exhaust draught or to draw air or gas out of a place as out of a room in ventilating it Exhaust nozzle Exhaust orifice Steam Engine the blast orifice or nozzle Exhaust pipe Steam Engine the pipe that conveys exhaust steam from the cylinder to the atmosphere or to the condenser Exhaust port Steam Engine the opening in the cylinder or valve by which the exhaust steam escapes Exhaust purifier Milling a machine for sorting grains or purifying middlings by an exhaust draught Knight Exhaust steam Steam Engine steam which is allowed to escape from the cylinder after having been employed to produce motion of the piston Exhaust valve Steam Engine a valve that lets exhaust steam escape out of a cylinder EXHAUST Exhaust n Steam Engine 1 The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there 2 The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose EXHAUSTER Exhauster n Defn One who or that which exhausts or draws out EXHAUSTIBILITY Exhaustibility n Defn Capability of being exhausted I was seriously tormented by the thought of the exhaustibility of musical combinations J S Mill EXHAUSTIBLE Exhaustible a Defn Capable of being exhausted drained off or expended Johnson EXHAUSTING Exhausting a Defn Producing exhaustion as exhausting labors Exhausting adv EXHAUSTION Exhaustion n Etym Cf F exhaustion 1 The act of draining out or draining off the act of emptying completely of the contents 2 The state of being exhausted or emptied the state of being deprived of strength or spirits 3 Math Defn An ancient geometrical method in which an exhaustive process was employed It was nearly equivalent to the modern method of limits Note The method of exhaustions was applied to great variety of propositions pertaining to rectifications and quadratures now investigated by the calculus EXHAUSTIVE Exhaustive a Defn Serving or tending to exhaust exhibiting all the facts or arguments as an exhaustive method Exhaustively adv EXHAUSTLESS Exhaustless a Defn Not be exhausted inexhaustible as an exhaustless fund or store EXHAUSTMENT Exhaustment n Defn Exhaustion drain Obs EXHAUSTURE Exhausture n Defn Exhaustion Wraxall EXHEDRA Exhedra n Etym NL Defn See Exedra EXHEREDATE Exheredate v t Etym L exheredatus pp of exheredare to disinherit ex out heres heredis heir Defn To disinherit R Huloet EXHEREDATION Exheredation n Etym L exheredatio cf F exhérédation Defn A disinheriting disherisor R EXHEREDITATION Exhereditation n Etym LL exhereditare exhereditatum disinherit Defn A disinheriting disherison R E Waterhouse EXHIBIT Exhibit v t imp p p Exhibited p pr vb n Exhibiting Etym L exhibitus p p of exhibere to hold forth to tender exhibit ex out habere to have or hold See Habit 1 To hold forth or present to view to produce publicly for inspection to show especially in order to attract notice to what is interesting to display as to exhibit commodities in a warehouse a picture in a gallery Exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of mind and body Pope 2 Law Defn To submit as a document to a court or officer in course of proceedings also to present or offer officially or in legal form to bring as a charge He suffered his attorneygeneral to exhibit a charge of high treason against the earl Clarendon 3 Med Defn To administer as a remedy as to exhibit calomel To exhibit a foundation or prize to hold it forth or to tender it as a bounty to candidates To exibit an essay to declaim or otherwise present it in public Obs EXHIBIT Exhibit n 1 Any article or collection of articles displayed to view as in an industrial exhibition a display as this exhibit was marked A the English exhibit 2 Law Defn A document produced and identified in court for future use as evidence EXHIBITER Exhibiter n Etym Cf Exhibitor Defn One who exhibits one who presents a petition charge or bill Shak EXHIBITION Exhibition n Etym L exhibitio a delivering cf F exhibition 1 The act of exhibiting for inspection or of holding forth to view manifestation display 2 That which is exhibited held forth or displayed also any public show a display of works of art or of feats of skill or of oratorical or dramatic ability as an exhibition of animals an exhibition of pictures statues etc an industrial exhibition 3 Sustenance maintenance allowance esp for meat and drink pension Specifically Eng Univ Private benefaction for the maintenance of scholars What maintenance he from his friends receives Like exhibition thou shalt have from me Shak I have given more exhibitions to scholars in my days than to the priests Tyndale 4 Med Defn The act of administering a remedy EXHIBITIONER Exhibitioner n Eng Univ Defn One who has a pension or allowance granted for support A youth who had as an exhibitioner from Christs Hospital G Eliot EXHIBITIVE Exhibitive a Defn Serving for exhibition representative exhibitory Norris Exhibitively adv EXHIBITOR Exhibitor n Etym Cf L exhibitor a giver Defn One who exhibits EXHIBITORY Exhibitory a Etym L exhibitorius relating to giving up cf F exhibitoire exhibiting Defn Exhibiting publicly showing J Warton EXHILARANT Exhilarant a Etym L exhilarans antis p pr See Exhilarate Defn Exciting joy mirth or pleasure n Defn That which exhilarates EXHILARATE Exhilarate v t imp p p Exhilarated p pr vb n Exilarating Etym L exhilaratus pp of exhilarare to gladden ex out hilarare to make merry hilaris merry cheerful See Hilarious Defn To make merry or jolly to enliven to animate to gladden greatly to cheer as good news exhilarates the mind wine exhilarates a man EXHILARATE Exhilarate v i Defn To become joyous R Bacon EXHILARATING Exhilarating a Defn That exhilarates cheering gladdening Exhilaratingly adv EXHILARATION Exhilaration n Etym L exhilaratio 1 The act of enlivening the spirits the act of making glad or cheerful a gladdening 2 The state of being enlivened or cheerful Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy though it be a much lighter motion Bacon Syn Animation joyousness gladness cheerfulness gayety hilarity merriment jollity EXHORT Exhort v t imp p p Exhorted p pr vb n Exhorting Etym L exhortari ex out hortari to incite encourage cf F exhorter See Hortative Defn To incite by words or advice to animate or urge by arguments as to a good deed or laudable conduct to address exhortation to to urge strongly hence to advise warn or caution Examples gross as earth exhort me Shak Let me exhort you to take care of yourself J D Forbes EXHORT Exhort v i Defn To deliver exhortation to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds With many other words did he testify and exhort Acts ii 40 EXHORT Exhort n Defn Exhortation Obs Pope EXHORTATION Exhortation n Etym L exhortatio cf F exhortation 1 The act of practice of exhorting the act of inciting to laudable deeds incitement to that which is good or commendable 2 Language intended to incite and encourage advice counsel admonition Ill end my exhortation after dinner Shak EXHORTATIVE Exhortative a Etym L exhortativus cf F exhortatif Defn Serving to exhort exhortatory hortative Barrow EXHORTATORY Exhortatory a Etym L exhortatorius cf F exhortatoire Defn Of or pertaining to exhortation hortatory Holinshed EXHORTER Exhorter n Defn One who exhorts or incites EXHUMATED Exhumated a Defn Disinterred Obs EXHUMATION Exhumation n Etym Cf LL exhumatio F exhumation Defn The act of exhuming that which has been buried as the exhumation of a body EXHUME Exhume v t imp p p Exhumed p pr vb n Exhuming Etym LL exhumare L ex out humus ground soil cf F exhumer See Humble Defn To dig out of the ground to take out of a place of burial to disinter Mantell EXICCATE Exiccate v t Defn See Exsiccate Obs Holland EXICCATION Exiccation n Defn See Exsiccation Obs EXIGENCE Exigence n Etym F Defn Exigency Hooker EXIGENCY Exigency npl Exigencies Etym LL exigentia cf F exigence Defn The state of being exigent urgent or exacting want pressing necessity or distress need a case demanding immediate action supply or remedy as an unforeseen exigency The present exigency of his affairs Ludlow Syn Demand urgency distress pressure emergency necessity crisis EXIGENDARY Exigendary n Defn See Exigenter EXIGENT Exigent a Etym L exigens entis p pr of exigere to drive out or forth require exact See Exact Defn Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action pressing critical At this exigent moment Burke EXIGENT Exigent n 1 Exigency pressing necessity decisive moment Obs Why do you cross me in this exigent Shak 2 o Eng Law Defn The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry Abbott EXIGENTER Exigenter n O Eng Law Defn An officer in the Court of Kings Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was make out exigents The office in now abolished Cowell EXIGIBLE Exigible a Etym Cf F exigible See Exigent Defn That may be exacted repairable R A Smith EXIGUITY Exiguity n Etym L exiguitas fr exiguus small cf F exiguité Defn Scantiness smallness thinness R Boyle EXIGUOUS Exiguous a Etym L exiguus Defn Scanty small slender diminutive R Exiguous resources Carlyle Exiguousness n R EXILE Exile n Etym OE exil fr L exilium exsilium fr exsuil one who quits or is banished from his native soil ex out solum ground land soil or perh frthe root of salire to leap spring cf F exil Cf Sole of the foot Saltation 1 Forced separation from ones native country expulsion from ones home by the civil authority banishment sometimes voluntary separation from ones native country Let them be recalled from their exile Shak 2 The person expelled from his country by authority also one who separates himself from his home Thou art in exile and thou must not stay Shak Syn Banishment proscription expulsion EXILE Exile v t imp p p Exiled p pr vb n Exiling Defn To banish or expel from ones own country or home to drive away Exiled from eternal God Tennyson Calling home our exiled friends abroad Shak Syn See Banish EXILE Exile a Etym L exilis Defn Small slender thin fine Obs An exile sound Bacon EXILEMENT Exilement n Etym Cf OF exilement Defn Banishment R Sir H Wotton EXILIC Exilic a Defn Pertaining to exile or banishment esp to that of the Jews in Babylon Encyc Dict EXILITION Exilition n Etym L exsilire to spring from ex out salire to spring leap Defn A sudden springing or leaping out Obs Sir T Browne EXILITY Exility n Etym L exilitas cf F exilité See Exile a Defn Smallness meagerness slenderness fineness thinness R Paley EXIMIOUS Eximious a Etym L eximius taken out i e select fr eximere to take out See Exempt Defn Select choice hence extraordinary excellent Obs The eximious and arcane science of physic Fuller EXINANITE Exinanite v t Etym L exinanitus p p of exinanire ex out intens inanire to make empty inanis empty Defn To make empty to render of no effect to humble Obs Bp Pearson EXINANITION Exinanition Defn n L exinanitio An emptying an enfeebling exhaustion humiliation Obs Fastings to the exinanition of spirits Jer Taylor EXIST Exist v i imp p p Existed p pr vb n Existing Etym L existere exsistere to step out or forth emerge appear exist ex out sistere to cause to stand to set put place stand still fr stare to stand cf F exister See Stand 1 To be as a fact and not as a mode to have an actual or real being whether material or spiritual Who now alas no more is missed Than if he never did exist Swift To conceive the world to have existed from eternity South 2 To be manifest in any manner to continue to be as great evils existed in his reign 3 To live to have life or the functions of vitality as men can not exist water nor fishes on land Syn See Be EXISTENCE Existence n Etym Cf F existence 1 The state of existing or being actual possession of being continuance in being as the existence of body and of soul in union the separate existence of the soul immortal existence The main object of our existence Lubbock 2 Continued or repeated manifestation occurrence as of events of any kind as the existence of a calamity or of a state of war The existence therefore of a phenomenon is but another word for its being perceived or for the inferred possibility of perceiving it J S Mill 3 That which exists a being a creature an entity as living existences EXISTENCY Existency n Defn Existence R Sir M Hale EXISTENT Existent a Etym L existens entis p pr of existere See Exist Defn Having being or existence existing being occurring now taking place The eyes and mind are fastened on objects which have no real being as if they were truly existent Dryden EXISTENTIAL Existential a Defn Having existence Archaic Bp Barlow Existentially adv Archaic Existentially as well as essentially intelligent Colerige EXISTER Exister n Defn One who exists EXISTIBLE Existible a Defn Capable of existence Grew EXISTIMATION Existimation n Etym L existimatio judgment opinion fr existimare to estimate See Estimate Defn Esteem opinion reputation Obs Steele EXIT Exit Etym L 3d pers sing pres of exire to go out See Exeunt Issue Defn He or she goes out or retires from view as exit Macbeth Note The Latin words exit he or she goes out and exeunt they go out are used in dramatic writings to indicate the time of withdrawal from the stage of one or more of the actors EXIT Exit n Etym See 1st Exit 1 The departure of a player from the stage when he has performed his part They have their exits and their entrances Shak 2 Any departure the act of quitting the stage of action or of life death as to make ones exit Sighs for his exit vulgarly called death Cowper 3 A way of departure passage out of a place egress way out Forcing he water forth thought its ordinary exists Woodward EXITIAL EXITIOUS Exitial Exitious a Etym L exitialis exitious fr exitium a going out a going to naught i e ruin frexire to go out cf F exitial Defn Destructive fatal Obs Exitial fevers Harvey EX LIBRIS Ex libris L ex from libris books Defn An inscription label or the like in a book indicating its ownership esp a bookplate EXMOOR Exmoor n From Exmoor a district in Somersetshire and Devonshire 1 One of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire England having white legs and face and black nostrils They are esp valuable for mutton 2 A breed of ponies native to the Exmoor district EXO EXO Exo Etym Gr Ex Defn A prefix signifying out of outside as in exocarp exogen exoskeleton EXOCARDIAC EXOCARDIAL Exocardiac Exocardial a Etym Exo Gr Anat Defn Situated or arising outside of the heat as exocardial murmurs opposed to endocardiac EXOCARP Exocarp n Etym Exo Gr Bot Defn The outer portion of a fruit as the flesh of a peach or the rind of an orange See Illust of Drupe EXOCCIPITAL Exoccipital a Etym Pref ex occipital Anat Defn Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great foremen of the skull n Defn The exoccipital bone which often forms a part of the occipital in the adult but is usually distinct in the young EXOCETUS EXOCOETUS Exocetus or Exocoetus n Etym NL exocetus L exocoetus a fish that sleeps on the shore Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of fishes including the common flying fishes See Flying fish EXOCULATE Exoculate v t Etym L exoculatus p p of exoculare to exoculate ex out oculus an eye Defn To deprive of eyes R W C Hazlitt EXODE Exode n Etym L exodium Gr exode See Exodus 1 Departure exodus esp the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt Obs L Coleman Bolingbroke 2 Gr Drama Defn The final chorus the catastrophe 3 Rom Antig Defn An afterpiece of a comic description either a farce or a travesty EXODIC Exodic a Etym Gr Exodus Physiol Defn Conducting influences from the spinal cord outward said of the motor or efferent nerves Opposed to esodic EXODIUM Exodium n Etym L Defn See Exode EXODUS Exodus n Etym L the book of Exodus Gr Skr asad to approach 1 A going out particularly the Exodus the going out or journey of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses and hence any large migration from a place 2 The second of the Old Testament which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt EXODY Exody n Defn Exodus withdrawal Obs The time of the Jewish exody Sir M Hale EXOFFICIAL Exofficial a Defn Proceeding from office or authority EX OFFICIO Ex officio pl Ex officiis Etym L Defn From office by virtue or as a consequence of an office officially EXOGAMOUS Exogamous a Etym Exo Gr Defn Relating to exogamy marrying outside of the limits of ones own tribe opposed to endogenous EXOGAMY Exogamy n Defn The custom or tribal law which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe marriage outside of the tribe opposed to endogamy Lubbock EXOGEN Exogen n Etym Exo gen cf F exogène Bot Defn A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark and pith the wood forming a layer between the other two and increasing if at all by the animal addition of a new layer to the outside next to the bark The leaves are commonly nettedveined and the number of cotyledons is two or very rarely several in a whorl Cf Endogen Gray EXOGENETIC Exogenetic a Biol Defn Arising or growing from without exogenous EXOGENOUS Exogenous a 1 Bot Defn Pertaining to or having the character of an exogen the opposite of endogenous 2 Biol Defn Growing by addition to the exterior 3 Anat Defn Growing from previously ossified parts opposed to autogenous Owen Exogenous aneurism Med an aneurism which is produced by causes acting from without as from injury EXOGYRA Exogyra n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of Cretaceous fossil shells allied to oysters EXOLETE Exolete a Etym L exoletus p p of exolescere to grow out grow out of use ex out olescere to grow Defn Obsolete out of use state insipid Obs EXOLUTION Exolution n Etym L exolutio a release See Exolve Defn See Exsolution Obs Sir T Browne EXOLVE Exolve v t Etym L exolvere exsolutum ex out solvere Defn To loose to pay Obs EXON Exon n Etym NL from E Exe Celt uisge water the name of a river Defn A native or inhabitant of Exeter in England EXON Exon n Etym F expect an under officer Defn An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard an Exempt Eng EXONERATE Exonerate v t imp p p Exonerated p pr vb n Exonerating Etym L exoneratus p p of exonerare to free from a burden ex out from onerare to load onus load See Onerous 1 To unload to disburden to discharge Obs All exonerate themselves into one common duct Ray 2 To relieve in a moral sense as of a charge obligation or load of blame resting on one to clear of something that lies upon oppresses one as an accusation or imputation as to exonerate ones self from blame or from the charge of avarice Burke 3 To discharge from duty or obligation as a ball Syn To absolve acquit exculpate See Absolve EXONERATION Exoneration n Etym L exoneratio cf F Exonération Defn The act of disburdening discharging or freeing morally from a charge or imputation also the state of being disburdened or freed from a charge EXONERATIVE Exonerative a Defn Freeing from a burden or obligation tending to exonerate EXONERATOR Exonerator n Etym L an unloader Defn One who exonerates or frees from obligation EXOPHTHALMIA Exophthalmia n Etym Nlfr Gr Med Defn The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it in consequence of disease EXOPHTHALMIC Exophthalmic a Defn Of or pertaining to or characterized by exophthalmia Exophthalmic golter Same as Rasedows disease EXOPHTHALMOS EXOPHTHALMUS Exophthalmos Exophthalmus n Etym NL Med Defn Same as Exophthalmia EXOPHTHALMY Exophthalmy n Med Defn Exophthalmia EXOPHYLLOUS Exophyllous a Etym Exo Gr Bot Defn Not sheathed in another leaf EXOPLASM Exoplasm n Etym Exo Gr Biol Defn See Ectosarc and Ectoplasm EXOPODITE Exopodite n Etym Exo Gr Zoöl Defn The external branch of the appendages of Crustacea EXOPTABLE Exoptable a Etym L exoptabilis Defn Very desirable Obs Bailey EXOPTILE Exoptile n Etym F frGr Bot Defn A name given by Lestiboudois to dicotyledons so called because the plumule is naked EXORABLE Exorable a Etym L exorabilis cf F exorable See Exorate Defn Capable of being moved by entreaty pitiful tender Milton EXORATE Exorate v t Etym L exoratus p p of exorare to gain by entreaty ex out from orare to pay Defn To persuade or to gain by entreaty Obs Cockeram EXORATION Exoration n Etym L exoratio Defn Entreaty R Beau Fl EXORBITANCE EXORBITANCY Exorbitance Exorbitancy n Defn A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit hence enormity extravagance gross deviation from rule right or propriety as the exorbitances of the tongue or of deportment exorbitance of demands a curb to your exorbitancies Dryden The lamentable exorbitances of their superstitions Bp Hall EXORBITANT Exorbitant a Etym L exorbitans antis p pr of exorbitare to go out of the track ex out orbita track cf F exorbitant See Orbit 1 Departing from an orbit or usual track hence deviating from the usual or due course going beyond the appointed rules or established limits of right or propriety excessive extravagant enormous inordinate as exorbitant appetites and passions exorbitant charges demands or claims Foul exorbitant desires Milton 2 Not comprehended in a settled rule or method anomalous The Jews were inured with causes exorbitant and such as their laws had not provided for Hooker EXORBITANTLY Exorbitantly adv Defn In an exorbitant excessive or irregular manner enormously EXORBITATE Exorbitate v i Etym Lexorbitatus pp of exorbitare See Exorbitant Defn To go out of the track to deviate Obs Bentley EXORCISE Exorcise v t imp p p Exorcised p pr vb n Exorcising Etym L exorcizare Gr exorciser 1 To cast out as a devil evil spirits etc by conjuration or summoning by a holy name or by certain ceremonies to expel a demon or to conjure a demon to depart out of a person possessed by one He impudently excorciseth devils in the church Prynne 2 To deliver or purify from the influence of an evil spirit or demon Exorcise the beds and cross the walls Dryden Mr Spectator do all you can to exorcise crowds who are processed as I am Spectator EXORCISER Exorciser n Defn An exorcist EXORCISM Exorcism n Etym L exorcismus Gr cf F exorcisme 1 The act of exorcising the driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration also the form of conjuration used 2 Conjuration for raising spirits R Shak EXORCIST Exorcist n Etym L exorcista Gr exorciste 1 One who expels evil spirits by conjuration or exorcism Certain of the vagabond Jews exorcists Acts xix 13 2 A conjurer who can raise spirits R Thou like an exorcist hast conjured up My mortified spirit Shak EXORDIAL Exordial a Defn Pertaining to the exordium of a discourse introductory The exordial paragraph of the second epistle I Taylor EXORDIUM Exordium n pl E Exordiums L Exordia Etym L fr exordiri to begin a web lay a warp begin ex out ordiri to begin a web begin akin to E order See Order Defn A beginning an introduction especially the introductory part of a discourse or written composition which prepares the audience for the main subject the opening part of an oration The exordium of repentance Jer Taylor Long prefaces and exordiums Addison EXORHIZA Exorhiza n pl Exorhize Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A plant Whose radicle is not inclosed or sheathed by the cotyledons or plumule Gray EXORHIZAL EXORHIZOUS Exorhizal Exorhizous a Bot Defn Having a radicle which is not inclosed by the cotyledons or plumule of or relating to an exorhiza EXORNATION Exornation n Etym L exornatio fr exornare See Ornate Defn Ornament decoration embellishment Obs Hyperbolical exornations many much affect Burton EXORTIVE Exortive a Etym L exortivus fr exortus a coming forth rising ex out orivi to rise come forth Defn Rising relating to the east R EXOSCULATE Exosculate v t Etym L exosculatus p p of exosculari to kiss See Osculate Defn To kiss especially to kiss repeatedly or fondly Obs EXOSKELETAL Exoskeletal a Anat Defn Pertaining to the exoskeleton as exoskeletal muscles EXOSKELETON Exoskeleton n Etym Exo skeleton Anat Defn The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal including hair feathers nails horns scales etcas well as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles and the shells or hardened integument of numerous invertebrates external skeleton dermoskeleton EXOSMOSE Exosmose n Etym Exoosmose cf F ezosmose Physics Defn The passage of gases vapors or liquids thought membranes or porous media from within outward in the phenomena of osmose opposed to endosmose See Osmose EXOSMOSIS Exosmosis n Etym NL See Exo and Osmose Physics Defn See Exosmose EXOSMOTIC Exosmotic a Defn Pertaining to exosmose EXOSPORE Exospore n Etym Exospote Biol Defn The extreme outer wall of a spore the epispore EXOSSATE Exossate v t Etym L exossatus p p of exossare to bone fr exos without bones ex out os ossis bone Defn To deprive of bones to take out the bones of to bone Obs Bailey EXOSSATION Exossation n Defn A depriving of bone or of fruit stones Obs Bacon EXOSSEOUS Exosseous a Etym Ex osseous Defn Boneless Exosseous animals Sir T Browne EXOSTOME Exostome n Etym Exo Gr exostome Bot Defn The small aperture or foremen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant EXOSTOSIS Exostosis n Etym NL fr Gr exostose 1 Med Defn Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone Coxe 2 Bot Defn A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease EXOTERIC EXOTERICAL Exoteric Exoterical a Etym L exotericus Gr exotérique See Ex Defn External public suitable to be imparted to the public hence capable of being readily or fully comprehended opposed to esoteric or secret The foppery of an exoteric and esoteric doctrine De Quincey EXOTERICS Exoterics n pl Philos Defn The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle See Esoterics EXOTERY Exotery n pl Exoteries Defn That which is obvious public or common Dealing out exoteries only to the vulgar A Tucker EXOTHECA Exotheca n Etym Nl fr Gr Zoöl Defn The tissue which fills the interspaces between the costæ of many madreporarian corals usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa EXOTHECIUM Exothecium n Etym NL See Exotheca Bot Defn The outer coat of the anther EXOTHERMIC Exothermic a Pref exo thermic Chem Defn Characterized by or formed with evolution of heat as an exothermic reaction opposed to endothermic EXOTIC Exotic a Etym L exoticus Gr exotique See Exoteric Defn Introduced from a foreign country not native extraneous foreign as an exotic plant an exotic term or word Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the ambassador Evelyn EXOTIC Exotic n Defn Anything of foreign origin something not of native growth as a plant a word a custom Plants that are unknown to Italy and such as the gardeners call exotics Addison EXOTICAL Exotical a Defn Foreign not native exotic R Exoticalness n EXOTICISM Exoticism n Defn The state of being exotic also anything foreign as a word or idiom an exotic EXPAND Expand v t imp p p Expanded p pr vb n Expanding Etym L expandere expansum ex out pandere to spread out to throw open perh akin to E patent Cf Spawn 1 To lay open by extending to open wide to spread out to diffuse as a flower expands its leaves Then with expanded wings he steers his flight Milton 2 To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart thus increasing bulk without addition of substance to make to occupy more space to dilate to distend to extend every way to enlarge opposed to Ant contract as to expand the chest heat expands all bodies to expand the sphere of benevolence 3 Math Defn To state in enlarged form to develop as to expand an equation See Expansion 5 EXPAND Expand v i Defn To become widely opened spread apart dilated distended or enlarged as flowers expand in the spring metals expand by heat the heart expands with joy Dryden EXPANDER Expander n Defn Anything which causes expansion esp Mech a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube etc EXPANDING Expanding a Defn That expands or may be expanded extending spreading enlarging Expanding bit Expanding drill Mech a bit or drill made adjustable for holes of various sizes one which can be expanded in diameter while boring Expanding pulley Mach a pulley so made as in sections that its diameter can be increased or diminished EXPANSE Expanse n Etym From L expansus p p of expandere See Expand Defn That which is expanded or spread out a wide extent of space or body especially the arch of the sky The green expanse Savage Lights high in the expanse of heaven Milton The smooth expanse of crystal lakes Pope EXPANSE Expanse v t Defn To expand Obs That lies expansed unto the eyes of all Sir T Browne EXPANSIBILITY Expansibility n Defn The capacity of being expanded as the expansibility of air EXPANSIBLE Expansible a Etym Cf F expansible Defn Capable of being expanded or spread out widely Bodies are not expansible in proposition to their weight Expabsibleness n Expansibly adv EXPANSILE Expansile a Defn Expansible Ether and alcohol are more expansile than water Brande C EXPANSION Expansion n Etym L expansio cf F expansion 1 The act of expanding or spreading out the condition of being expanded dilation enlargement 2 That which is expanded expanse extend surface as the expansion of a sheet or of a lake the expansion was formed of metal The starred expansion of the skies Beattie 3 Space thought which anything is expanded also pure space Lost in expansion void and infinite Blackmore 4 Com Defn Enlargement or extension of business transaction esp increase of the circulation of bank notes 5 Math Defn The developed result of an indicated operation as the expansion of a b2 is a2 2ab b2 6 Steam Ebgine Defn The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston 7 Nav Arch Defn The enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size in the process of construction Ham Nav Encyc Note Expansion is also used adjectively as in expansion joint expansion gear etc Expansion curve a curve the coördinates of which show the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding gas or vapor esp Steam engine that part of an indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of the steam as it expands in the cylinder Expansion gear Stream Engine a cutoff gear See Illust of Link motion Automatic expansion gear or cutoff one that is regulated by the governor and varies the supply of steam to the engine with the demand for power Fixed expansion gear or Fixed cutoff one that always operates at the same fixed point of the stroke Expansion joint or Expansion coupling Mech Engin a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a machine or structure that expansion as by heat is prevented from causing injurious strains as by heat is prevented from causing injurious strains as a A side or set of rollers at the end of bridge truss to support it but allow end play b A telescopic joint in a steam pipe to permit one part of the pipe to slide within the other c A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler while allowing lengthwise motion Expansion valve Steam Engine a cutoff valve to shut off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke EXPANSIVE Expansive a Etym Cf F expansif Defn Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate diffusive of much expanse wideextending as the expansive force of heat the expansive quality of air A more expansive and generous compassion Eustace His forehead was broad and expansive Prescott Expansively adv Expansiveness n EXPANSURE Expansure shur 135 n Defn Expanse Obs Nights rich expansure EX PARTE Ex parte Etym L See Ex and Part Defn Upon or from one side only onesided partial as an ex parte statement Ex parte application one made without notice or opportunity to oppose Ex parte council one that assembles at the request of only one of the parties in dispute Ex parte hearing or evidence Law that which is had or taken by one side or party in the absence of the other Hearings before grand juries and affidavits are ex parte Whartons Law Dict Burrill EXPATIATE Expatiate v i imp p p Expatiatedp pr vb n Expariating Etym L expatiatus exspatiatus p p of expatiari exspatiari to expatiate ex out spatiari to walk about spread out fr spatium space See Space 1 To range at large or without restraint Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies Pope 2 To enlarge in discourse or writing to be copious in argument or discussion to descant He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade Addison EXPATIATE Expatiate v t Defn To expand to spread to extend to diffuse to broaden Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself Dryden EXPATIATION Expatiation n Defn Act of expatiating EXPATIATORY Expatiatory a Defn Expansive diffusive R EXPATRIATE Expatriate v t imp p p Expatriated p pr vb n Expatriating Etym LL expatriatus p p of expatriare L ex out patria fatherland native land fr pater father See Patriot 1 To banish to drive or force a person from his own country to make an exile of The expatriated landed interest of France Burke 2 Reflexively as To expatriate ones self To withdraw from ones native country to renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born and become a citizen of another country EXPATRIATION Expatriation n Etym Cf F expatriation Defn The act of banishing or the state of banishment especially the forsaking of ones own country with a renunciation of allegiance Expatriation was a heavy ransom to pay for the rights of their minds and souls Palfrey EXPECT Expect v t imp p p Expected p pr vb n Expecting Etym L expectatum to look out for await expect ex out spectare to look at See Spectacle 1 To wait for to await Obs Lets in and there expect their coming Shak 2 To look for mentally to look forward to as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come to have a previous apprehension of whether of good or evil to look for with some confidence to anticipate often followed by an infinitive sometimes by a clause with or without that as I expect to receive wages I expect that the troops will be defeated Good I will expect you Shak Expecting thy reply Shak The Somersetshire or yellow regiment was expected to arrive on the following day Macaulay Syn To anticipate look for await hope To Expect Think Believe Await Expect is a mental act and has aways a reference to the future to some coming event as a person expects to die or he expects to survive Think and believe have reference to the past and present as well as to the future as I think the mail has arrived I believe he came home yesterday that he is he is at home now There is a not uncommon use of expect which is a confusion of the two as I expect the mail has arrived I expect he is at home This misuse should be avoided Await is a physical or moral act We await that which when it comes will affect us personally We expect what may or may not interest us personally See Anticipate EXPECT Expect v t Defn To wait to stay Obs Sandys EXPECT Expect n Defn Expectation Obs Shak EXPECTABLE Expectable a Etym L expectabilis Defn That may be expected or looked for Sir T Browne EXPECTANCE EXPECTANCY Expectance Expectancy n 1 The act of expecting expectation Milton 2 That which is expected or looked or waited for with interest the object of expectation or hope The expectancy and rose of the fair state Shak Estate in expectancy Law one the possession of which a person is entitled to have at some future time either as a remainder or reversion or on the death of some one Burrill EXPECTANT Expectant a Etym Lexpectans exspectans ppr of expectare exspectare cf F expectant Defn Waiting in expectation looking for Med Defn waiting for the efforts of nature with little active treatment Expectant estate Law an estate in expectancy See under Expectancy EXPECTANT Expectant n Defn One who waits in expectation one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good An expectant of future glory South Those who had employments or were expectants Swift EXPECTATION Expectation n Etym L expectio exspectio cf F expectation 1 The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen In expectation of a guest Tennyson My soul wait thou only upon God for my expectation is from him Ps lxii 5 2 That which is expected or looked for Why our great expectation should be called The seed of woman Milton 3 The prospect of the future grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen prospect of anything good to come esp of c or rank His magnificent expiations made him in the opinion of the world the best much in Europe Prescott By all mens eyes a youth of expectations Otway 4 The value of any chance as the prospect of prize or property which depends upon some contingent event Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event 5 Med Defn The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure Expectation of life the mean or average duration of the life individuals after any specified age Syn Anticipation confidence trust EXPECTATIVE Expectative a Etym Cf F expectatif Defn Constituting an object of expectation contingent Expectative grace a mandate given by the pope or a prince appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes vacant Foxe EXPECTATIVE Expectative n Etym F expectative fr expectatif expectant Defn Something in expectation esp an expectative grace Milman EXPECTEDLY Expectedly adv Defn In conformity with expectation R Walpole EXPECTER Expecter n Defn One who expects EXPECTINGLY Expectingly adv Defn In state of expectation EXPECTIVE Expective a Defn Expectative R Shipley EXPECTORANT Expectorant a Etym L expectorans p pr of expectorare to drive from the breast cf F expectorant Med Defn Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus etc from the lungs or throat n Defn An expectorant medicine EXPECTORATE Expectorate v t imp p p Expectorated p pr vb n Expectorating Etym L expecrorare to drive from the breast ex out pectus pectiris breast See Pectoral Defn To eject from the trachea or lungs to discharge as phlegm or other matter by coughing hawking and spitting to spit forth EXPECTORATE Expectorate v i Defn To discharge matter from the lungs or throat bu hawking and spitting to spit EXPECTORATION Expectoration n Etym Cf F expectoration 1 The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing hawking and spitting 2 That which is expectorated as phlegm or mucus EXPECTORATIVE Expectorative a n Defn Same as Expectorant Harvey EXPEDE Expede v t Defn To expedite to hasten Obs EXPEDIATE Expediate v t Etym Cf F expédier See Expedite Defn To hasten to expedite Obs To expediate their business Sir E Sandys EXPEDIENCE EXPEDIENCY Expedience Expediency n 1 The quality of being expedient or advantageous fitness or suitableness to effect a purpose intended adaptedness to self interest desirableness advantage advisability sometimes contradistinguished from moral rectitude Divine wisdom discovers no expediency in vice Cogan To determine concerning the expedience of action Sharp Much declamation may be heard in the present day against expediency as if it were not the proper object of a deliberative assembly and as if it were only pursued by the unprincipled Whately 2 Expedition haste dispatch Obs Making hither with all due expedience Shak 3 An expedition enterprise adventure Obs Forwarding this dear expedience Shak EXPEDIENT Expedient a Etym L expediens entis p pr of expedire to be expedient release extricate cf F expédient See Expedite 1 Hastening or forward hence tending to further or promote a proposed object fit or proper under the circumstances conducive to selfinterest desirable advisable advantageous sometimes contradistinguished from right It is expedient for you that I go away John xvi 7 Nothing but the right can ever be expedient since that can never be true expediency which would sacrifice a greater good to a less Whately 2 Quick expeditious Obs His marches are expedient to this town Shak EXPEDIENT Expedient n 1 That which serves to promote or advance suitable means to accomplish an end What sure expedient than shall Juno find To calm her fears and ease her boding mind Philips 2 Means devised in an exigency shift Syn Shift contrivance resource substitute EXPEDIENTIAL Expediential Defn Governed by expediency seeking advantage as an expediential policy Calculating expediential understanding Hare Expedientially adv EXPEDIENTLY Expediently adv 1 In an expedient manner fitly suitably conveniently 2 With expedition quickly Obs EXPEDIMENT Expediment n Defn An expedient Obs A like expediment to remove discontent Barrow EXPEDITATE Expeditate v t Etym LL expeditatus p p of expeditare to expeditate ex out pes pedis foot Eng Forest Laws Defn To deprive of the claws or the balls of the fore feet as to expeditate a dog that he may not chase deer EXPEDITE Expedite a Etym L expeditus p p of expedire to free one caught by the foot to extricate set free bring forward make ready ex out pes prdis t See Foot 1 Free of impediment unimpeded To make the way plain and expedite Hooker 2 Expeditious quick speedily prompt Nimble and expedite in its operation Tollotson Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts Locke EXPEDITE Expedite v t imp p p Expeditedp pr vb n Expediting 1 To relieve of impediments to facilitate to accelerate the process or progress of to hasten to quicken as to expedite the growth of plants To expedite your glorious march Milton 2 To despatch to send forth to issue officially Such charters be expedited of course Bacon EXPEDITELY Expeditely adv Defn In expedite manner expeditiously EXPEDITENESS Expediteness n Defn Quality of being expedite EXPEDITION Expedition n Etym L expeditio cfF expédition 1 The quality of being expedite efficient promptness haste dispatch speed quickness as to carry the mail with expedition With winged expedition Swift as the lightning glance 2 A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence progress Putting it straight in expedition 3 An important enterprise implying a change of place especially a warlike enterprise a march or a voyage with martial intentions an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end as a military naval exploring or scientific expedition also the body of persons making such excursion The expedition miserably failed Prescott Narrative of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains J C Fremont EXPEDITIONARY Expeditionary a Defn Of or pertaining to an expedition as an expeditionary force EXPEDITIONIST Expeditionist n Defn One who goes upon an expedition R EXPEDITIOUS Expeditious a Defn Possessed of or characterized by expedition or efficiency and rapidity in action performed with or acting with expedition quick having celerity speedily as an expeditious march or messenger Expeditiously adv Expeditiousness n Syn Prompt ready speedy alert See Prompt EXPEDITIVE Expeditive a Etym Cf F expéditif Defn Performing with speed Obs Bacon EXPEL Expel v t imp p p Expelled p pr vb n Expelling Etym L expellere expulsum ex out pellere to drive cfF expeller See Pulse a beat 1 To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained inclosed or situated to eject as to expel air from a bellows Did not ye expel me out of my fathers house Judg Xi 7 2 To drive away from ones country to banish Forewasted all their land and them expelled Spenser He shell expel them from before you and ye shell possess their land Josh xxiii 5 3 To cut off from further connection with an institution of learning a society and the like as to expel a student or member 4 To keep out off or away to exclude To expel the winters flaw Shak 5 To discharge to shoot Obs Then he another and another shaft did expel Spenser Syn To banish exile eject drive out See Banish EXPELLABLE Expellable a Defn Capable of being expelled or driven out Expellable by heat Kirwan EXPELLER Expeller n Defn One who or that which expels EXPEND Expend v t imp p p Expended p pr vb n Expending Etym L expendere expensum to weigh out pay out lay out lay out ex out pendere to weigh See Poise and cf Spend Defn To lay out apply or employ in any way to consume by use to use up or distribute either in payment or in donations to spend as they expend money for food or in charity to expend time labor and thought to expend hay in feeding cattle oil in a lamp water in mechanical operations If my death might make this island happy I would expend it with all willingness Shak EXPEND Expend v i 1 To be laid out used or consumed 2 To pay out or disburse money They go elsewhere to enjoy and to expend Macaulay EXPENDITOR Expenditor n Etym LL O Eng Law Defn A disburser especially one of the disbursers of taxes for the repair of sewers Mozley W EXPENDITURE Expenditure n 1 The act of expending a laying out as of money disbursement our expenditure purchased commerce and conquest Burke 2 That which is expended or paid out expense The receipts and expenditures of this extensive country A Hamilton EXPENSE Expense n Etym L expensa sc pecunia or expensum fr expensus p p of expendere See Expend 1 A spending or consuming disbursement expenditure Husband natures riches from expense Shak 2 That which is expended laid out or consumed cost outlay charge sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls as the expenses of war an expense of time Courting popularity at his partys expense Brougham 3 Loss Obs Shak And moan the expense of many a vanished sight Spenser Expense magazine Mil a small magazine containing ammunition for immediate use H L Scott EXPENSEFULL Expensefull a Defn Full of expense costly chargeable R Sir H Wotton Expensefully adv R Expensefulness n R EXPENSELESS Expenseless a Defn Without cost or expense EXPENSIVE Expensive a 1 Occasioning expense calling for liberal outlay costly dear liberal as expensive dress an expensive house or family War is expensive and peace desirable Burke 2 Free in expending very liberal especially in a bad scene extravagant lavish R An active expensive indefatigable goodness Sprat The idle and expensive are dangerous Sir W Temple Syn Costly dear highpriced lavish extravagant Expensively adv Expensiveness n EXPERIENCE Experience n Etym F expérience L experientia tr experiens p pr of experiri expertus to try ex out the root of pertus experienced See Peril and cf Expert 1 Trial as a test or experiment Obs She caused him to make experience Upon wild beasts Spenser 2 The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event whether witnessed or participated in personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies personal acquaintance actual enjoyment or suffering Guided by others experiences Shak I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided and that is the lamp of experience P Henry To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship which illumine only the track it has passed Coleridge When the consuls came in they knew soon by experience how slenderly guarded against danger the majesty of rulers is where force is wanting Holland Those that undertook the religion of our Savior upon his preaching had no experience of it Sharp 3 An act of knowledge one or more by which single facts or general truths are ascertained experimental or inductive knowledge hence implying skill facility or practical wisdom gained by personal knowledge feeling or action as a king without experience of war Whence hath the mind all the materials of reason and knowledge To this I answer in one word from experience Locke Experience may be acquired in two ways either first by noticing facts without any attempt to influence the frequency of their occurrence or to vary the circumstances under which they occur this is observation or secondly by putting in action causes or agents over which we have control and purposely varying their combinations and noticing what effects take place this is experiment Sir J Herschel EXPERIENCE Experience v t imp p p Experienced enst p pr vb n Experiencing ensng 1 To make practical acquaintance with to try personally to prove by use or trial to have trial of to have the lot or fortune of to have befall one to be affected by to feel as to experience pain or pleasure to experience poverty to experience a change of views The partial failure and disappointment which he had experienced in India Thirwall 2 To exercise to train by practice The youthful sailors thus with early care Their arms experience and for sea prepare Harte To experience religion Theol to become a convert to the diatribes of Christianity to yield to the power of religions truth EXPERIENCED Experienced enst p p a Defn Taught by practice or by repeated observations skillful or wise by means of trials use or observation as an experienced physician workman soldier an experienced eye The ablest and most experienced statesmen Bancroft EXPERIENCER Experiencer ensr n 1 One who experiences 2 An experimenter Obs Sir K Gigby EXPERIENCE TABLE Experience table Life Insurance Defn A table of mortality computed from the experience of one or more lifeinsurance companies EXPERIENT Experient ent a Defn Experienced Obs The prince now ripe and full experient Beau Fl EXPERIENTIAL Experiential a Defn Derived from or pertaining to experience Coleridge It is called empirical or experiential because it is divan to us by experience or observation and not obtained as the result of inference or reasoning Sir W Hamiltion Experientially adv DR H More EXPERIENTIALISM Experientialism n Philos Defn The doctrine that experience either that ourselves or of others is the test or criterion of general knowledge opposed to intuitionists Experientialism is in short a philosophical or logical theory not a philosophical one G C Robertson EXPERIENTIALIST Experientialist n Defn One who accepts the doctrine of experientialism Also used adjectively EXPERIMENT Experiment n Etym L experimentum fr experiri to try cf OF esperiment experiment See Experience 1 Atrial or special observation made to confirm or disprove something doubtful esp one under conditions determined by the experimenter an act or operation undertaken in order to discover some unknown principle or effect or to test establish or illustrate some suggest or known truth practical test poof A political experiment can not be made in a laboratory not determinant in a few hours J Adams 2 Experience Obs Adam by sad experiment I know How little weight my words with thee can find Milton EXPERIMENT Experiment v t imp p p Experimented p pr vb n Experinenting Defn To make experiment to operate by test or trial often with on upon or in referring to the subject of an experiment with referring to the instrument and by referring to the means as to experiment upon electricity he experimented in plowing with ponies or by steam power EXPERIMENT Experiment vt Defn To try to know perceive or prove by trial experience Obs Sir T Herbert EXPERIMENTAL Experimental a Etym CfF expérimental 1 Pertaining to experiment founded on or derived from experiment or trial as experimental science given to or skilled in experiment as an experimental philosopher 2 Known by or derived from experience as experimental religion EXPERIMENTALIST Experimentalist n Defn One who makes experiments an experimenter Whaterly EXPERIMENTALIZE Experimentalize v i Defn To make experiments upon to experiment J S Mill EXPERIMENTALLY Experimentally adv Defn By experiment by experience or trial J S Mill EXPERIMENTARIAN Experimentarian a Defn Relying on experiment or experience an experimentarian philosopher Boyle n Defn One who relies on experiment or experience Obs EXPERIMENTATION Experimentation n Defn The act of experimenting practice by experiment J S Mill EXPERIMENTATIVE Experimentative a Defn Experimental of the nature of experiment R EXPERIMENTATOR Experimentator n Etym LL Defn An experimenter R EXPERIMENTER Experimenter n Defn One who makes experiments one skilled in experiments Faraday EXPERIMENTIST Experimentist n Defn An experimenter EXPERRECTION Experrection n Etym L expergisci p p experrectus to rose up ex out pergere to wake up Defn A waking up or arousing Obs Holland EXPERT Expert a Etym F expert L expertus p p of experiri to try See Experience Defn Taught by use practice or experience experienced having facility of operation or performance from practice knowing and ready from much practice clever skillful as an expert surgeon expert in chess or archery A valiant and most expert gentleman Shak What practice howsoeer expert In fitting aptest words to things Hath power to give thee as thou wert Tennison Syn Adroit dexterous clever ready prompt EXPERT Expert n 1 An expert or experienced person one instructed by experience one who has skill experience or extensive knowledge in his calling or in any special branch of learning 2 Law a A specialist in a particular profession or department of science requiring for its mastery peculiar culture and erudition Note Such specialists may be witnesses in matters as to which ordinary observers could not without such aid form just conclusions and are liable for negligence in case they injure another from want of proper qualifications or proper care in the exercise of their specialty b A sworn appraiser EXPERT Expert v t Defn To experience Obs Die would we daily once it to expert Spencer EXPERTLY Expertly adv Defn In a skillful or dexterous manner adroitly with readiness and accuracy EXPERTNESS Expertness n Defn Skill derived from practice readiness as expertness in seamanship or in reasoning Syn Facility readiness dexterity adroitness skill See Facility EXPETIBLE Expetible a Etym L expetibilis fr expetere to wish for ex out petere to seek Defn Worthy of being wished for desirable Obs Puller EXPIABLE Expiable a Etym See Expiate Defn Capable of being expiated or atoned for as an expiable offense expiable guilt Bp Hall EXPIATE Expiate v t imp p p Expiatedp pr vb n Expiating Etym L expiatus pp of expiare to expiate ex out piare to seek to appease to purify with sacred rites fr pius pious See Pious 1 To extinguish the guilt of by sufferance of penalty or some equivalent to make complete satisfaction for to atone for to make amends for to make expiation for as to expiate a crime a guilt or sin To expiate his treason hath naught left Milton The Treasurer obliged himself to expiate the injury Clarendon 2 To purify with sacred rites Obs Neither let there be found among you any one that shall expiate his son or daughter making them to pass through the fire Deut xviii 10 Douay version EXPIATE Expiate a Etym L expiatuspp Defn Terminated Obs Shak EXPIATION Expiation n Etym L expiatio cfF expiation 1 The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty His liberality seemed to have something in it of selfabasement and expiation W Irving 2 The means by which reparation or atonement for crimes or sins is made an expiatory sacrifice or offering an atonement Those shadowy expiations weak The blood of bulls and goats Milton 3 An act by which the treats of prodigies were averted among the ancient heathen Obs Hayward EXPIATIST Expiatist n Defn An expiator R EXPIATOR Expiator n Etym L Defn One who makes expiation or atonement EXPIATORIOUS Expiatorious a Defn Of an expiatory nature expiatory Jer Taylor EXPIATORY Expiatory a Etym L expiatorius cf F expiatoire Defn Having power or intended to make expiation atoning as an expiatory sacrifice EXPILATION Expilation n Etym L expiatio Defn The act of expilating or stripping off plunder pillage Obs This ravenous expiation of the state Daniel EXPILATOR Expilator n Etym L Defn One who pillages a plunderer a pillager Obs Sir T Browne EXPIRABLE Expirable a Defn That may expire capable of being brought to an end EXPIRANT Expirant n Defn One who expires or is expiring EXPIRATION Expiration n Etym L expiratioexspiratio cf F expiration See Expire 1 The act of expiring as aPhysiol Defn The act or process of breathing out or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth as respiration consists of inspiration and expiration opposed to Ant inspiration b Emission of volatile matter exhalation The true cause of cold is an expiration from the globe of the earth Bacon c The last emission of breath death The groan of expiration Rambler d A coming to a close cessation extinction termination end Before the expiration of thy time Shak 2 That which is expired matter breathed forth that which is produced by breathing out as a sound The aspirate he which is a gentle expiration G Sharp EXPIRATORY Expiratory a Physiol Defn Pertaining to or employed in the expiration or emission of air from the lungs as the expiratory muscles EXPIRE Expire v t imp p p Expiredp pr vb n Expiring Etym L expirare exspirare expiratum exspiratum ex out spirare to breathe cf F expirer See Spirit 1 To breathe out to emit from the lungs to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration opposed to inspire Anatomy exhibits the lungs in a continual motion of inspiring and expiring air Harvey This chafed the boar his nostrils flames expire Dryden 2 To give forth insensibly or gently as a fluid or vapor to emit in minute particles to exhale as the earth expires a damp vapor plants expire odors The expiring of cold out of the inward parts of the earth in winter Bacon 3 To emit to give out Obs Dryden 4 To bring to a close to terminate Obs Expire the term Of a despised life Shak EXPIRE Expire v i 1 To emit the breath 2 To emit the last breath to breathe out the life to die as to expire calmly to expire in agony 3 To come to an end to cease to terminate to perish to become extinct as the flame expired his lease expires today the month expired on Saturday 4 To burst forth to fly out with a blast Obs The ponderous ball expires Dryden EXPIRING Expiring a 1 Breathing out air from the lungs emitting fluid or volatile matter exhaling breathing the last breath dying ending terminating 2 Pertaining to or uttered at the time of dying as expiring words expiring groans EXPIRY Expiry n Defn Expiration He had to leave at the expiry of the term Lamb The Parliament now approaching the expiry of its legal term J Morley EXPISCATE Expiscate v t Etym L expiscatus pp of expiscari to fish out ex outpiscari to fish piscis fish Defn To fish out to find out by skill or laborious investigation to search out To expiscate principles R Nichol DrBurton has with much ingenuity endeavord to expiscate the truth which may be involved in them W L Alexander EXPISCATION Expiscation n Defn The act of expiscating a fishing R Chapman EXPISCATORY Expiscatory a Defn Tending to fish out searching out R Carlyle EXPLAIN Explain v t imp p p Explainedp pr vb n Explaining Etym L explandare to flatten spread out explain ex outplandare to make level or plain planus plain cf OF esplaner explaner See Plaina and cf Esplanade 1 To flatten to spread out to unfold to expand Obs The horsechestnut is ready to explain its leaf Evelyn 2 To make plain manifest or intelligible to clear of obscurity to expound to unfold and illustrate the meaning of as to explain a chapter of the Bible Commentators to explain the difficult passages to you Gay To explain away to get rid of by explanation Those explain the meaning quite away Pope Syn To expound interpret elucidate clear up EXPLAIN Explain v i Defn To give an explanation EXPLAINABLE Explainable a Etym L explainabilis Defn Capable of being explained or made plain to the understanding capable of being interpreted Sir T Browne EXPLAINER Explainer n Defn One who explains an expounder or expositor a commentator an interpreter EXPLANATE Explanate a Etym L explanatus pp of explanare See Explain Bot Zoöl Defn Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form EXPLANATION Explanation n Etym L explanatio cf OF esplanation 1 The act of explaining expounding or interpreting the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible as the explanation of a passage in Scripture or of a contract or treaty 2 That which explains or makes clear as a satisfactory explanation 3 The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it definition inerpretation sense Different explanations of the Trinity Bp Burnet 4 A mutual exposition of terms meaning or motives with a view to adjust a misunderstanding and reconcile differences reconciliation agreement as to come to an explanation Syn Definition description explication exposition interpretation detail See Definition EXPLANATIVE Explanative a Defn Explanatory EXPLANATORINESS Explanatoriness n Defn The quality of being explanatory EXPLANATORY Explanatory a Etym L explanatorius Defn Serving to explain containing explanation as explanatory notes Swift EXPLAT EXPLATE Explat Explate v t Etym Pref explat or plait Defn To explain to unfold Obs Like Solons self explatest the knotty laws B Jonson EXPLETION Expletion n Etym L expletio a satisfying See Expletive Defn Accomplishment fulfillment Obs Killingbeck EXPLETIVE Expletive a Etym L expletivus from expletus pp of explere to fill up ex outplere to fill akin to plenus full cf F explétif See Full Defn Filling up hence added merely for the purpose of filling up superfluous Expletive imagery Hallam Expletive phrases to plump his speech Barrow EXPLETIVE Expletive n Defn A word letter or syllable not necessary to the sense but inserted to fill a vacancy an oath While explectives their feeble aid to join And ten low words oft creep in one dull line Pope EXPLETIVELY Expletively adv Defn In the manner of an expletive EXPLETORY Expletory a Defn Serving to fill up expletive superfluous as an expletory word Bp Burnet EXPLICABLE Explicable a Etym L explicabilis cf F explicable Defn Capable of being explicated that may be explained or accounted for admitting explanation It is not explicable upon any grounds Burke EXPLICABLENESS Explicableness n Defn Quality of being explicable EXPLICATE Explicate a Etym L explicatus pp of explicare Defn Evolved unfolded Jer Taylor EXPLICATE Explicate v t imp p p Explicated p pr vb n Explicating 1 To unfold to expand to lay open Obs They explicate the leaves Blackmore 2 To unfold the meaning or sense of to explain to clear of difficulties or obscurity to interpret The last verse of his last satire is not yet sufficiently explicated Dryden EXPLICATION Explication n Etym L explicatio cf F explication 1 The act of opening unfolding or explaining explanation exposition interpretation The explication of our Saviors parables Atterbury 2 The sense given by an expositor Bp Burnet EXPLICATIVE Explicative a Etym Cf F explicatif Defn Serving to unfold or explain tending to lay open to the understanding explanatory Sir W Hamilton EXPLICATOR Explicator n Etym L Defn One who unfolds or explains an expounder an explainer EXPLICATORY Explicatory a Defn Explicative Barrow EXPLICIT Explicit Etym LL an abbreviation of explicitus est liber the book which anciently was a roll of parchment is unfolded and of course finished See Explicit a Defn A word formerly used as finis is now at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end EXPLICIT Explicit a Etym L explicitus pp of explicare to unfold cf F explicite See Explicate Exploit 1 Not implied merely or conveyed by implication distinctly stated plain in language open to the understanding clear not obscure or ambiguous express unequivocal as an explicit declaration The language of the charter was too explicit to admit of a doubt Bancroft 2 Having no disguised meaning or reservation unreserved outspoken applied to persons as he was earnest and explicit in his statement Explicit function Math See under Function Syn Express clear plain open unreserved unambiguous Explicit Express Explicit denotes a setting forth in the plainest language so that the meaning can not be misunderstood as an explicit promise Express is stronger than explicit it adds force to clearness An express promise or engagement is not only unambiguous but stands out in bold relief with the most binding hold on the conscience An explicit statement a clear and explicit notion explicit direction no words can be more explicit An explicit command an express prohibition An express declaration goes forcibly and directly to the point An explicit declaration leaves nothing ambiguous C J Smith EXPLICITLY Explicitly adv Defn In an explicit manner clearly plainly without disguise or reservation of meaning not by inference or implication as he explicitly avows his intention EXPLICITNESS Explicitness n Defn The quality of being explicit clearness directness Jer Taylor EXPLODE Explode v i imp p p Exploded p pr vb n Exploding Etym L explodere explosum to drive out drive out a player by clapping ex outplaudere plodere to clap strike applaud cf OF exploder See Plausible 1 To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor to burst violently into flame as gunpowder explodes 2 To burst with force and a loud report to detonate as a shell filled with powder or the like material or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam 3 To burst forth with sudden violence and noise as at this his wrath exploded EXPLODE Explode v t 1 To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of disapprobation to hoot off to drive away or reject noisily as to explode a play Obs Him old and young Exploded and seized with violent hands Milton 2 To bring into disrepute and reject to drive from notice and acceptance as to explode a scheme fashion or doctrine Old exploded contrivances of mercantile fraud Burke To explode and exterminate dark atheism Bently 3 To cause to explode or burst noisily to detonate as to explode powder by touching it with fire 4 To drive out with violence and noise as by powder But late the kindled powder did explode The massy ball and the brass tube unload Blackmore EXPLODENT Explodent n 1 An instrument or agent causing explosion an exploder also an explosive 2 See Explosive n 2 EXPLODER Exploder n 1 One who or that which explodes 2 One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt South EXPLOIT Exploit n Etym OE esploit success OF esploit espleitrevenue product vigor force exploit F exploit exploit fr L explicitum prop pp neut of explicare to unfold display exhibit explicare to fold See Ply and cf Explicit Explicate 1 A deed or act especially a heroic act a deed of renown an adventurous or noble achievement as the exploits of Alexander the Great Ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises Shak 2 Combat war Obs He made haste to exploit some warlike service Holland 2 Etym F exploiter Defn To utilize to make available to get the value or usefulness out of as to exploit a mine or agricultural lands to exploit public opinion Recent 3 Hence To draw an illegitimate profit from to speculate on to put upon Recent In no sense whatever does a man who accumulates a fortune by legitimate industry exploit his employés or make his capital out of anybody else W G Sumner EXPLOITATION Exploitation n Etym F Defn The act of exploiting or utilizing J D Whitney EXPLOITURE Exploiture n 1 The act of exploiting or accomplishing achievement Obs Udall 2 Exploitation Harpers Mag EXPLORABLE Explorable a Defn That may be explored as an explorable region EXPLORATE Explorate v t Etym L explorare exploratum Defn To explore Obs Sir T Browne EXPLORATION Exploration n Etym L exploratio cf F exploration Defn The act of exploring penetrating or ranging over for purposes of discovery especially of geographical discovery examination as the exploration of unknown countries Med Defn physical examination An exploration of doctrine Bp Hall EXPLORATIVE Explorative a Defn Exploratory EXPLORATOR Explorator n Etym L Defn One who explores one who examines closely a searcher EXPLORATORY Exploratory a Etym L exploratorius Defn Serving or intended to explore searching examining explorative Sir H Wotton EXPLORE Explore v t imp p p Exploredp pr vb n Exploring Etym L explorare to explore ex outplorare to cry out aloudprob orig to cause to flow perh akin to E flow cf F explorer 1 To seek for or after to strive to attain by search to look wisely and carefully for Obs Explores the lost the wandering sheep directs Pope 2 To search through or into to penetrate or range over for discovery to examine thoroughly as to explore new countries or seas to explore the depths of science Hidden frauds to explore Dryden EXPLOREMENT Explorement n Defn The act of exploring exploration R Sir T Browne EXPLORER Explorer n Defn One who explores also an apparatus with which one explores as a diving bell EXPLORING Exploring a Defn Employed in or designed for exploration Exploring parties Bancroft EXPLOSION Explosion n Etym L explosio a driving off by clapping cf F explosion explosion See Explode 1 The act of exploding detonation a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas as the explosion of gunpowder of fire dampetc 2 A bursting with violence and loud noise because of internal pressure as the explosion of a gun a bomb a steam boiler etc 3 A violent outburst of feeling manifested by excited language action etc as an explosion of wrath A formidable explosion of highchurch fanaticism Macaulay EXPLOSIVE Explosive a Etym Cf F explosif Defn Driving or bursting out with violence and noise causing explosion as the explosive force of gunpowder EXPLOSIVE Explosive n 1 An explosive agent a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction as gunpowder or nitroglycerine 2 A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath Phonetics one of consonants p b t d k g which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice Note See Guide to Pronunciation sq root 1557 184 EXPLOSIVELY Explosively adv Defn In an explosive manner EXPOLIATION Expoliation n Defn See Exspoliation Obs Bp Hall EXPOLISH Expolish v t Etym Cf L expolire See Polish Defn To polish thoroughly Obs Heywood EXPONE Expone v t Etym OE exponen See Expound Defn To expound to explain also to expose to imperil Old Eng Scotch Drummond EXPONENT Exponent n Etym L exponens entis p pr of exponere to put out set forth expose See Expound 1 Alg Defn A number letter or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a factor to produce the power indicated Note thus a2 denotes the second power and an the xth power of a 2 and x being the exponents A fractional exponent or index is used to denote the root of a quantity Thus a denotes the third or cube root of a 2 One who or that which stands as an index or representative as the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles Exponent of a ratio the quotient arising when the antecedent is divided by the consequent thus 6 is the exponent of the ratio of 30 to 5 R EXPONENTIAL Exponential a Etym Cf F exponentiel Defn Pertaining to exponents involving variable exponents as an exponential expression exponential calculus an exponential function Exponential curve a curve whose nature is defined by means of an exponential equation Exponential equation an equation which contains an exponential quantity or in which the unknown quantity enters as an exponent Exponential quantity Math a quantity whose exponent is unknown or variable as ax Exponential series a series derived from the development of exponential equations or quantities EXPORT Export v t imp p p Exported p pr vb n Exporting Etym L exportare exportatum ex outportare to carry cf F exporter See Port demeanor 1 To carry away to remove Obs They export honor from a man and make him a return in envy Bacon 2 To carry or send abroad or out of a country especially to foreign countries as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce the opposite of import as to export grain cotton cattle goods etc EXPORT Export n 1 The act of exporting exportation as to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco 2 That which is exported a commodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of traffic used chiefly in the plural exports The ordinary course of exchange between two places must likewise be an indication of the ordinary course of their exports and imports A Smith EXPORTABILITY Exportability n Defn The quality or state of being suitable for exportation To increase the exportability of native goods J P Peters EXPORTABLE Exportable a Defn Suitable for exportation as exportable products EXPORTATION Exportation n Etym L exportatio cf F exporation 1 The act of exporting the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country in the course of commerce 2 Commodity exported an export 3 The act of carrying out R Bourne EXPORTER Exporter n Defn One who exports the person who sends goods or commodities to a foreign country in the way of commerce opposed to importer EXPOSAL Exposal n Defn Exposure Swift EXPOSE Expose v t imp p p Exposed p pr vb n Exposing Etym F exposer pref ex L ex outposer to place See Pose v t 1 To set forth to set out to public view to exhibit to show to display as to expose goods for sale to expose pictures to public inspection Those who seek truth only freely expose their principles to the test and are pleased to have them examined Locke 2 To lay bare to lay open to attack danger or anything objectionable to render accessible to anything which may affect especially detrimentally to make liable as to expose ones self to the heat of the sun or to cold insult danger or ridicule to expose an army to destruction or defeat Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel Shak 3 To deprive of concealment to discover to lay open to public inspection or bring to public notice as a thing that shuns publicity something criminal shameful or the like as to expose the faults of a neighbor You only expose the follies of men without arraigning their vices Dryden 4 To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of to lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making public the character or arts of as to expose a cheat liar or hypocrite EXPOSE Exposé n Etym F proppp of exposer See Expose v t Defn A formal recital or exposition of facts exposure or revelation of something which some one wished to keep concealed EXPOSEDNESS Exposedness n Defn The state of being exposed laid open or unprotected as an exposedness to sin or temptation EXPOSER Exposer n Defn One who exposes or discloses EXPOSITION Exposition n Etym L expositio fr exponere expositum cf F exposition See Expound 1 The act of exposing or laying open a setting out or displaying to public view 2 The act of expounding or of laying open the sense or meaning of an author or a passage explanation interpretation the sense put upon a passage a law or the like by an interpreter hence a work containing explanations or interpretations a commentary You know the law your exposition Hath been most sound Shak 3 Situation or position with reference to direction of view or accessibility to influence of sun wind etc exposure as an easterly exposition an exposition to the sun Obs Arbuthnot 4 A public exhibition or show as of industrial and artistic productions as the Paris Exposition of 1878 A Gallicism EXPOSITIVE Expositive a Defn Serving to explain expository Bp Pearson EXPOSITOR Expositor n Etym L See Expound Defn One who or that which expounds or explains an expounder a commentator Bp Horsley EXPOSITORY Expository a Defn Pertaining to or containing exposition serving to explain explanatory illustrative exegetical A glossary or expository index to the poetical writers Johnson EXPOST FACTO EXPOSTFACTO Expost facto or Expostfacto Etym L from what is done afterwards Law Defn From or by an after act or thing done afterward in consequence of a subsequent act retrospective Ex post facto law a law which operates by after enactment The phrase is popularly applied to any law civil or criminal which is enacted with a retrospective effect and with intention to produce that effect but in its true application as employed in American law it relates only to crimes and signifies a law which retroacts by way of criminal punishment upon that which was not a crime before its passage or which raises the grade of an offense or renders an act punishable in a more severe manner that it was when committed Ex post facto laws are held to be contrary to the fundamental principles of a free government and the States are prohibited from passing such laws by the Constitution of the United States Burrill Kent EX POST FACTO EX POSTFACTO Ex post facto or Ex postfacto eks post fakto L from what is done afterwards Law Defn From or by an after act or thing done afterward in consequence of a subsequent act retrospective Ex post facto law a law which operates by after enactment The phrase is popularly applied to any law civil or criminal which is enacted with a retrospective effect and with intention to produce that effect but in its true application as employed in American law it relates only to crimes and signifies a law which retroacts by way of criminal punishment upon that which was not a crime before its passage or which raises the grade of an offense or renders an act punishable in a more severe manner that it was when committed Ex post facto laws are held to be contrary to the fundamental principles of a free government and the States are prohibited from passing such laws by the Constitution of the United States Burrill Kent EXPOSTULATE Expostulate v i imp p p Expostulatedp pr vb n Expostulating Etym L expostulatus pp of expostulare to demand vehemently ex out postulare to ask require See Postulate Defn To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct representing the wrong he has done or intends and urging him to make redress or to desist to remonstrate followed by with Men expostulate with erring friends they bring accusations against enemies who have done them a wrong Jowett Thuc Syn To remonstrate reason See Remonstrate EXPOSTULATE Expostulate v t Defn To discuss to examine Obs To expostulate What majesty should be what duty is Shak EXPOSTULATION Expostulation n Etym L expostulatio Defn The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct remonstrance earnest and kindly protest dissuasion We must use expostulation kindly Shak EXPOSTULATOR Expostulator 135 n Defn One who expostulates Lamb EXPOSTULATORY Expostulatory a Defn Containing expostulation or remonstrance as an expostulatory discourse or letter EXPOSTURE Exposture 135 n Etym Cf Imposture Defn Exposure Obs Shak EXPOSURE Exposure 135 n Etym From Expose 1 The act of exposing or laying open setting forth laying bare of protection depriving of care or concealment or setting out to reprobation or contempt The exposure of Fuller put an end to the practices of that vile tribe Macaulay 2 The state of being exposed or laid open or bare openness to danger accessibility to anything that may affect especially detrimentally as exposure to observation to cold to inconvenience When we have our naked frailties hid That suffer in exposure Shak 3 Position as to points of compass or to influences of climate etc Under a southern exposure Evelyn The best exposure of the two for woodcocks Sir W Scott 4 Photog Defn The exposing of a sensitized plate to the action of light EXPOUND Expound v t imp p p Expounded p pr vb n Expounding Etym OE exponen expounen expounden fr L exponere to set out expose expound ex out ponere to put cf OE expondre expondre See Position 1 To lay open to expose to view to examine Obs He expounded both his pockets Hudibras 2 To lay open the meaning of to explain to clear of obscurity to interpret as to expound a text of Scripture a law a word a meaning or a riddle Expound this matter more fully to me Bunyan EXPOUNDER Expounder n Defn One who expounds or explains an interpreter EXPRESS Express a Etym F exprès L expressus pp of exprimere to express ex out premere To press See Press 1 Exactly representing exact Their human countenance The express resemblance of the gods Milton 2 Directly and distinctly stated declared in terms not implied or left to inference made unambiguous by intention and care clear not dubious as express consent an express statement I have express commandment Shak 3 Intended for a particular purpose relating to an express sent on a particular errand dispatched with special speed as an express messenger or train Also used adverbially A messenger sent express from the other world Atterbury Express color Law See the Note under Color n 8 Syn Explicit clear unambiguous See Explicit EXPRESS Express n Etym Cf F exprès a messenger 1 A clear image or representation an expression a plain declaration Obs The only remanent express of Christs sacrifice on earth Jer Taylor 2 A messenger sent on a special errand a courier hence a regular and fast conveyance commonly a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels also a railway train for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality 3 An express office She charged him to ask at the express if anything came up from town E E Hale 4 That which is sent by an express messenger or message Obs Eikon Basilike Express office an office where packages for an express are received or delivered EXPRESS Express v t imp p p Expressed p pr vb n Expressing Etym Cf OF espresser expresser L exprimere expressum See Expressa cf Sprain 1 To press or squeeze out as to express the juice of grapes or of apples hence to extort to elicit All the fruits out of which drink is expressed Bacon And thidle breath all utterly expressed Spenser Halters and racks can not express from thee More than by deeds B Jonson 2 To make or offer a representation of to show by a copy or likeness to represent to resemble Each skillful artist shall express thy form E Smith So kids and whelps their sires and dams express Dryden 3 To give a true impression of to represent and make known to manifest plainly to show in general to exhibit as an opinion or feeling by a look gesture and esp by language to declare to utter to tell My words express my purpose Shak They expressed in their lives those excellent doctrines of morality Addison 4 To make known the opinions or feelings of to declare what is in the mind of to show ones self to cause to appear used reflexively Mr Phillips did express with much indignation against me one evening Pope 5 To denote to designate Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names Num i 17 6 To send by express messenger to forward by special opportunity or through the medium of an express as to express a package Syn To declare utter signify testify intimate EXPRESSAGE Expressage 48 n Defn The charge for carrying a parcel by express EXPRESSIBLE Expressible a Defn Capable of being expressed squeezed out shown represented or uttered Expressiblyadv EXPRESSION Expression n Etym L expressio cf F expression 1 The act of expressing the act of forcing out by pressure as the expression of juices or oils also of extorting or eliciting as a forcible expression of truth 2 The act of declaring or signifying declaration utterance as an expression of the public will With this tone of philosophy were mingled expressions of sympathy Prescott 3 Lively or vivid representation of meaning sentiment or feeling etc significant and impressive indication whether by language appearance or gesture that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments as he reads with expression her performance on the piano has expression The imitators of Shakespeare fixing their attention on his wonderful power of expression have directed their imitation to this M Arnold 4 That which is expressed by a countenance a posture a work of art etc look as indicative of thought or feeling The expression of an eye Tennyson It still wore the majesty of expression so conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable pencil of Titian Prescott 5 A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed a mode of speech a phrase as a common expression an odd expression 6 Math Defn The representation of any quantity by its appropriate characters or signs Past expression Beyond expression beyond the power of description Beyond expression bright Milton EXPRESSIONAL Expressional a Defn Of or relating to expression phraseological also vividly representing or suggesting an idea sentiment Fized Hall Ruskin EXPRESSIONLESS Expressionless a Defn Destitute of expression EXPRESSIVE Expressive a Etym Cf F expressif 1 Serving to express utter or represent indicative communicative followed by of as words expressive of his gratitude Each verse so swells expressive of her woes Tickell 2 Full of expression vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed significant emphatic as expressive looks or words You have restrained yourself within the list of too cold an adieu be more expressive to them Shak Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly spoke Littelton Expressivelyadv Expressivenessn EXPRESSLY Expressly adv Defn In an express manner in direct terms with distinct purpose particularly as a book written expressly for the young The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel Ezek i 3 I am sent expressly to your lordship Shak EXPRESSMAN Expressman n pl Expressmen Defn A person employed in the express business also the driver of a job wagon W D Howells EXPRESSNESS Expressness n Defn The state or quality of being express definiteness Obs Hammond EXPRESS RIFLE Express rifle Defn A sporting rifle for use at short ranges employing a large charge of powder and a light short bullet giving a high initial velocity and consequently a flat trajectory It is usually of moderately large caliber EXPRESS TRAIN Express train Defn Formerly a railroad train run expressly for the occasion a special train now a train run at express or special speed and making few stops EXPRESSURE Expressure 135 n Defn The act of expressing expression utterance representation Obs An operation more divine Than breath or pen can give expressure to Shak EXPROBRATE Exprobrate v t Etym L exprobratus pp of exprobrare ex out probrum a shameful or disgraceful act Defn To charge upon with reproach to upbraid R Sir T Browne EXPROBRATION Exprobration n Etym L exprobration cf F exprobration Defn Reproachful accusation upbraiding Obs A fearful exprobration of our unworthiness Jer Taylor EXPROBRATIVE EXPROBRATORY Exprobrative Exprobratory a Defn Expressing reproach upbraiding reproachful R Sir A Shirley EXPROPRIATE Expropriate v t Etym L ex out from proprius ones own cf F exproprier Defn To put out of ones possession to surrender the ownership of also to deprive of possession or proprietary rights Boyle Expropriate these bad landlords as the monks were expropriated by Act of Parliament M Arnold EXPROPRIATION Expropriation n Etym Cf F expropriation Defn The act of expropriating the surrender of a claim to exclusive property the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights W Montagu The expropriation of bad landlords M Arnold EXPUGN Expugn v t Etym L expugnare ex out pugnare to fight pugna fight Cf Impugn Defn To take by assault to storm to overcome to vanquish as to expugn cities to expugn a person by arguments EXPUGNABLE Expugnable a Etym L Expugnabilis Defn Capable of being expugnded EXPUGNATION Expugnation n Etym L expugnatio Defn The act of taking by assault conquest R Sandys EXPUGNER Expugner n Defn One who expugns EXPULSE Expulse v t Etym F expulser or L expulsare intens fr expellere See Expel Defn To drive out to expel Obs If charity be thus excluded and expulsed Milton EXPULSER Expulser n Defn An expeller Obs Cotgrave EXPULSION Expulsion n Etym L expulsio fr expellere cf F expulsion See Expel 1 The act of expelling a driving or forcing out summary removal from membership association etc The expulsion of the Tarquins Shak 2 The state of being expelled or driven out EXPULSIVE Expulsive a Etym Cf F expulsif Defn Having the power of driving out or away serving to expel The expulsive power of a new affection Chalmers EXPUNCTION Expunction n Etym L expunctio execution performance from expungere See Expunge Defn The act of expunging or erasing the condition of being expunged Milton EXPUNGE Expunge v t imp p p Expungedp pr vb n Expunging Etym L expungere expunctum prick out expunge settle an account execute ex out pungere to prick puncture See Pungent 1 To blot out as with pen to rub out to efface designedly to obliterate to strike out wholly as to expunge words lines or sentences 2 To strike out to wipe out or destroy to annihilate as to expugne an offense Sandys Expugne the whole or lop th excrescent parts Pope Syn To efface erase obliterate strike out destroy annihilate cancel EXPURGATE Expurgate v t imp p p Expurgated p pr vb n Expurgating Etym L expurgatus pp of expurgare to purge purify ex out from purgare to cleanse purify purge See Purge and cf Spurge Defn To purify to clear from anything noxious offensive or erroneous to cleanse to purge as to expurgate a book EXPURGATION Expurgation n Etym L expurgatio justification excuse cf F expurgation Defn The act of expurgating purging or cleansing purification from anything noxious offensive sinful or erroneous Milton EXPURGATOR Expurgator n Defn One who expurgates or purifies EXPURGATORIAL Expurgatorial a Defn Tending or serving to expurgate expurgatory Milman EXPURGATORIOUS Expurgatorious a Defn Expurgatory Obs Expurgatorious indexes Milton EXPURGATORY Expurgatory a Etym Cf F expurgatoire Defn Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous cleansing purifying Expurgatory animadversions Sir T Browne Expurgatory Index See Index Expurgatorius under Index EXPURGE Expurge v t Etym Cf OF espurgier See Expurgate Defn To purge away Obs Milton EXQUIRE Exquire v t Etym L exquirere See Exquisite Defn To search into or out Obs Chapman EXQUISITE Exquisite a Etym L exquisitus pp of exquirere to search out ex out quarere to seek search See Quest 1 Carefully selected or sought out hence of distinguishing and surpassing quality exceedingly nice delightfully excellent giving rare satisfaction as exquisite workmanship Plate of rare device and jewels Of reach and exquisite form Shak I have no exquisite reason for t but I have reason good enough Shak 2 Exceeding extreme keen used in a bad or a good sense as exquisite pain or pleasure 3 Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination not easy to satisfy exact nice fastidious as exquisite judgment taste or discernment His books of Oriental languages wherein he was exquisite Fuller Syn Nice delicate exact refined choice rare matchless consummate perfect EXQUISITE Exquisite n Defn One who manifests an exquisite attention to external appearance one who is overnice in dress or ornament a fop a dandy EXQUISITELY Exquisitely adv Defn In an exquisite manner or degree as lace exquisitely wrought To a sensitive observer there was something exquisitely painful in it Hawthorne EXQUISITENESS Exquisiteness n Defn Quality of being exquisite EXQUISITIVE Exquisitive a Defn Eager to discover or learn curious Obs Todd Exquisitively adv Obs Sir P Sidney EXSANGUINE Exsanguine a Defn Bloodless R EXSANGUINEOUS Exsanguineous a Defn Destitute of blood anæmic exsanguious EXSANGUINITY Exsanguinity n Med Defn Privation or destitution of blood opposed to plethora Dunglison EXSANGUINOUS Exsanguinous a Defn See Exsanguious EXSANGUIOUS Exsanguious a Etym L exsanguis ex out sanguis sanguinis blood Cf Exsanguineous 1 Destitute of blood Sir T Browne 2 Zoöl Defn Destitute of true or red blood as insects EXSCIND Exscind v t imp p p Exscinded p pr vb n Exscinding Etym L exscindere ex out from scindere to cut Defn To cut off to separate or expel from union to extirpate Barrow The second presbytery of Philadelphia was also exscinded by that Assembly Am Cyc EXSCRIBE Exscribe v t Etym L excribere ex out from scribere to write Defn To copy to transcribe Obs B Jonson EXSCRIPT Exscript n Etym L exscriptus pp of exscribere Defn A copy a transcript Obs Bailey EXSCRIPTURAL Exscriptural a Etym Pref exscriptural Defn Not in accordance with the doctrines of Scripture unscriptural EXSCUTELLATE Exscutellate a Etym Pref ex scutellate Zoöl Defn Without or apparently without a scutellum said of certain insects EXSECT Exsect v t Etym L exsectio 1 A cutting out or away E Darwin 2 Surg Defn The removal by operation of a portion of a limb particularly the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint the act or process of cutting out EXSERT EXSERTED Exsert Exserted a Etym L exsertus pp of exserere to stretch out or forth See Exert Defn Standing out projecting beyond some other part as exsert stamens A small portion of the basal edge of the shell exserted D H Barnes EXSERTILE Exsertile a Biol Defn Capable of being thrust out or protruded J Fleming EXSICCANT Exsiccant a Etym L exsiccans ppr of exsiccare See Exsiccate Defn Having the quality of drying up causing a drying up n Med Defn An exsiccant medicine EXSICCATE Exsiccate v t imp p p Exsiccated p pr vb n Exsiccating Etym L exsiccatus pp of exsiccare to dry up ex out siccare to make dry siccus dry Defn To exhaust or evaporate moisture from to dry up Sir T Browne EXSICCATION Exsiccation n Etym L exsiccatio cf F exsiccation Defn The act of operation of drying evaporation or expulsion of moisture state of being dried up dryness Sir T Browne EXSICCATIVE Exsiccative a Defn Tending to make dry having the power of drying EXSICCATOR Exsiccator n Chem Defn An apparatus for drying substances or preserving them from moisture a desiccator also less frequently an agent employed to absorb moisture as calcium chloride or concentrated sulphuric acid EXSILIENCY Exsiliency n Etym L exsiliens leaping out ppr of exsilire ex out salire to leap Defn A leaping out R Latham EXSOLUTION Exsolution n Etym L exsolutio a release Defn Relaxation R Richardson Dict EXSPOLIATION Exspoliation n Etym L exspoliatio fr exspoliare to spoil to plunder ex out from spoliare See Spoliate Defn Spoliation Obs or R Bp Hall EXSPUITION Exspuition n Etym L exspuitio ex out spuere to spit cf F exspuition Defn A discharge of saliva by spitting R E Darwin EXSPUTORY Exsputory a Defn Spit out or as if spit out Exsputory lines Cowper EXSTIPULATE Exstipulate a Etym Pref ex stipulate Bot Defn Having no stipules Martyn EXSTROPHY Exstrophy n Etym Gr Med Defn The eversion or turning out of any organ or of its inner surface as exstrophy of the eyelid or of the bladder EXSUCCOUS Exsuccous a Etym L exsuccus ex out succus juice Defn Destitute of juice dry sapless Latham EXSUCTION Exsuction n Etym L exsugere exsuctum to suck out ex out sugere to suck cf F exsuccion Defn The act of sucking out EXSUDATION Exsudation n Defn Exudation EXSUFFLATE Exsufflate v t Etym L exsufflare to blow at or upon ex out sufflare See Sufflate Eccles Defn To exorcise or renounce by blowing EXSUFFLATION Exsufflation n Etym Cf LL exsufflatio 1 A blast from beneath Obs Bacon 2 Eccles Defn A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath Jer Taylor 3 Physiol Defn A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs EXSUFFLICATE Exsufflicate a Defn Empty frivolous A Shakespearean word only once used Such exsufflicate and blown surmises Shak Oth iii 3 182 EXSUSCITATE Exsuscitate v t Etym L exsuscitatus pp of exsuscitare ex out suscitare See Suscitate Defn To rouse to excite Obs Johnson EXSUSCITATION Exsuscitation n Etym L exsuscitatio Defn A stirring up a rousing Obs Hallywell EXTACY Extacy n Defn See Ecstasy Obs EXTANCE Extance n Etym L extantia exstantia a standing out fr exstans ppr See Extant Defn Outward existence Obs Sir T Browne EXTANCY Extancy n Etym L extantia exstantia Defn The state of rising above others a projection Evelyn Boyle EXTANT Extant a Etym L extans antis or exstans antis ppr of extare exstare to stand out or forth ex out stare to stand cf F extant See Stand 1 Standing out or above any surface protruded That part of the teeth which is extant above the gums Ray A body partly immersed in a fluid and partly extant Bentley 2 Still existing not destroyed or lost outstanding Writings that were extant at that time Sir M Hale The extant portraits of this great man I Taylor 3 Publicly known conspicuous Obs B Jonson EXTASY Extasy n v t Defn See Ecstasy n v t EXTATIC Extatic a Defn See Ecstatic a EXTEMPORAL Extemporal a Etym L extemporalis from ex tempore Defn Extemporaneous unpremeditated Obs B Jonson Extemporally adv Obs EXTEMPORANEAN Extemporanean a Defn Extemporaneous Obs Burton EXTEMPORANEOUS Extemporaneous a Etym See Extempore Defn Composed performed or uttered on the spur of the moment or without previous study unpremeditated offhand extempore extemporary as an extemporaneous address or production Extemporaneously adv Extemporaneousnessn EXTEMPORARILY Extemporarily adv Defn Extemporaneously EXTEMPORARY Extemporary a 1 Extemporaneous In extemporary prayer Fuller 2 Made for the occasion for the time being Obs Extemporary habitations Maundrell EXTEMPORE Extempore adv Etym L ex out tempus temporis time See Temporal Defn Without previous study or meditation without preparation on the spur of the moment suddenly extemporaneously as to write or speak extempore Shak a Defn Done or performed extempore Extempore dissertation Addison Extempore poetry Dryden n Defn Speaking or writing done extempore Obs Bp Fell EXTEMPORINESS Extemporiness n Defn The quality of being done or devised extempore Obs Johnson EXTEMPORIZATION Extemporization n Defn The act of extemporizing the act of doing anything extempore EXTEMPORIZE Extemporize v i imp p p Extemporized p pr vb n Extemporizing Defn To speak extempore especially to discourse without special preparation to make an offhand address EXTEMPORIZE Extemporize v t Defn To do make or utter extempore or offhand to prepare in great haste under urgent necessity or with scanty or unsuitable materials as to extemporize a dinner a costume etc Themistocles was of all men the best able to extemporize the right thing to be done Jowett Thucyd Pitt of whom it was said that he could extemporize a Queens speech Lord Campbell EXTEMPORIZER Extemporizer n Defn One who extemporizes EXTEND Extend v t imp p p Extended p pr vb n Extending Etym L extendere extentum extensum ex out tendere to stretch See Trend 1 To stretch out to prolong in space to carry forward or continue in length as to extend a line in surveying to extend a cord across the street Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge Locke 2 To enlarge as a surface or volume to expand to spread to amplify as to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them 3 To enlarge to widen to carry out further as to extend the capacities the sphere of usefulness or commerce to extend power or influence to continue as time to lengthen to prolong as to extend the time of payment or a season of trail 4 To hold out or reach forth as the arm or hand His helpless hand extend Dryden 5 To bestow to offer to impart to apply as to extend sympathy to the suffering 6 To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions as to extend liquors G P Burnham 7 Eng Law Defn To value as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt to assign by writ of extent Extended letter Typog a letter or style of type having a broader face than is usual for a letter or type of the same height Note This is extended type Syn To increase enlarge expand widen diffuse See Increase EXTENDANT Extendant a Her Defn Displaced Ogilvie EXTENDEDLY Extendedly adv Defn In an extended manner EXTENDER Extender n Defn One who or that which extends or stretches anything EXTENDIBLE Extendible a 1 Capable of being extended susceptible of being stretched extended enlarged widened or expanded 2 Law Defn Liable to be taken by a writ of extent EXTENDLESSNESS Extendlessness n Defn Unlimited extension Obs An extendlessness of excursions Sir M Hale EXTENSE Extense a Etym L extensus pp See Extend v t Defn Outreaching expansive extended superficially or otherwise Men and gods are too extense Could you slacken and condense Emerson EXTENSIBILITY Extensibility n Defn The quality of being extensible the capacity of being extended as the extensibility of a fiber or of a plate of metal EXTENSIBLE Extensible a Etym Cf F extensible See Extend Defn Capable of being extended whether in length or breadth susceptible of enlargement extensible extendible the opposite of contractible or compressible An extensible membrane Holder EXTENSIBLENESS Extensibleness n Defn Extensibility EXTENSILE Extensile a Defn Suited for or capable of extension extensible Owen EXTENSION Extension n Etym L extensio cf F extension See Extend v t 1 The act of extending or the state of being extended a stretching out enlargement in breadth or continuation of length increase augmentation expansion 2 Physics Defn That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space 3 Logic Metaph Defn Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects correlative of intension The law is that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension Sir W Hamilton The extension of the term plant is greater than that of geranium because it includes more objects Abp Thomson 4 Surg Defn The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line 5 Physiol Defn The straightening of a limb in distinction from flexion 6 Com Defn A written engagement on the part of a creditor allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt Counter extension Surg See under Counter Extension table a table so constructed as to be readily extended or contracted in length EXTENSIONAL Extensional a Defn Having great extent EXTENSIONIST Extensionist n Defn One who favors or advocates extension EXTENSIVE Extensive a Etym L extensivus cf F extensif See Extend 1 Having wide extent of much superficial extent expanded large broad wide comprehensive as an extensive farm an extensive lake an extensive sphere of operations extensive benevolence extensive greatness 2 Capable of being extended Obs Silver beaters choose the finest coin as that which is most extensive under the hammer Boyle EXTENSIVELY Extensively adv Defn To a great extent widely largely as a story is extensively circulated EXTENSIVENESS Extensiveness n Defn The state of being extensive wideness largeness extent diffusiveness EXTENSOMETER Extensometer n Etym Extension meter Defn An instrument for measuring the extension of a body especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron steel or other material when subjected to a tensile force EXTENSOR Extensor n Etym L one who stretches See Extend Anat Defn A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body as an arm or a finger opposed to flexor EXTENSURE Extensure n Defn Extension R Drayton EXTENT Extent a Etym L extentus p p of extendere See Extend Defn Extended Obs Spenser EXTENT Extent n Etym L extentus fr extendere See Extend 1 Space or degree to which a thing is extended hence superficies compass bulk size length as an extent of country or of line extent of information or of charity Life in its large extent is scare a span Cotton 2 Degree measure proportion The extent to which we can make ourselves what we wish to be Lubbock 3 Eng Law a A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment b A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor EXTENUATE Extenuate v t imp p p Extenuated p pr vb n Extenuating Etym L extenuatus p p of extenuare to make thin loosen weaken ex out tenuare to make thin tenuis thin See Tenuity 1 To make thin or slender to draw out so as to lessen the thickness His body behind the head becomes broad from whence it is again extenuated all the way to the tail Grew 2 To lessen to palliate to lessen or weaken the force of to diminish the conception of as crime guilt faults ills accusations etc opposed to aggravate But fortune there extenuates the crime Dryden Let us extenuate conceal adorn the unpleasing reality I Taylor 3 To lower or degrade to detract from Obs Who can extenuate thee Milton Syn To palliate to mitigate See Palliate EXTENUATE Extenuate v i Defn To become thinner to make excuses to advance palliating considerations Burke EXTENUATE Extenuate a Etym L extenuatus p p Defn Thin slender Obs Huloet EXTENUATION Extenuation n Etym L extenuatio cf F exténuation Defn The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated the act of making thin slender or lean or of palliating diminishing or lessening palliation as of a crime mitigation as of punishment To listen to every extenuation of what is evil I Taylor EXTENUATOR Extenuator n Defn One who extenuates EXTENUATORY Extenuatory a Etym Cf L extenuatorius attenuating Defn Tending to extenuate or palliate Croker EXTERIOR Exterior a Etym L exterior compar of exter or exterus on the outside outward foreign strange a compar fr ex cf F extérieur See Ex and cf Extreme Interior 1 External outward pertaining to that which is external opposed to interior as the exterior part of a sphere Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man Resemble that it was Shak 2 External on the outside without the limits of extrinsic as an object exterior to a man opposed to what is within or in his mind Without exterior help sustained Milton 3 Relating to foreign nations foreign as the exterior relations of a state or kingdom Exterior angle Geom the angle included between any side of a triangle or polygon and the prolongation of the adjacent side also an angle included between a line crossing two parallel lines and either of the latter on the outside Exterior side Fort the side of the polygon upon which a front of fortification is formed Wilhelm Note See Illust of Ravelin EXTERIOR Exterior n 1 The outward surface or part of a thing that which is external outside 2 Outward or external deportment form or ceremony visible act as the exteriors of religion EXTERIORITY Exteriority n Etym Cf F extériorité Defn Surface superficies externality EXTERIORLY Exteriorly adv Defn Outwardly externally on the exterior Shak They are exteriorly lifelike J H Morse EXTERMINATE Exterminate v t imp p p Exterminated p pr vb n Exterminating Etym L exterminatus p p of exterminare to abolish destroy drive out or away ex out terminus boundary limit See Term 1 To drive out or away to expel They deposed exterminated and deprived him of communion Barrow 2 To destroy utterly to cut off to extirpate to annihilate to root out as to exterminate a colony a tribe or a nation to exterminate error or vice To explode and exterminate rank atheism Bentley 3 Math Defn To eliminate as unknown quantities R EXTERMINATION Extermination n Etym Cf F extermination 1 The act of exterminating total destruction eradication excision as the extermination of inhabitants or tribes of error or vice or of weeds from a field 2 Math Defn Elimination R EXTERMINATOR Exterminator n Etym L Defn One who or that which exterminates Buckle EXTERMINATORY Exterminatory a Defn Of or pertaining to extermination tending to exterminate Exterminatory war Burke EXTERMINE Extermine v t Etym F exterminer Defn To exterminate to destroy Obs Shak EXTERN Extern a Etym Cf F externe See External Defn External outward not inherent Obs Shak EXTERN Extern n Etym Cf F externe 1 A pupil in a seminary who lives without its walls a day scholar 2 Outward form or part exterior R EXTERNAL External a Etym L externus fr exter exterus on the outside outward See Exterior 1 Outward exterior relating to the outside as of a body being without acting from without opposed to internal as the external form or surface of a body Of all external things She Fancy forms imaginations aery shapes Milton 2 Outside of or separate from ourselves Metaph separate from the perceiving mind 3 Outwardly perceptible visible physical or corporeal as distinguished from mental or moral Her virtues graced with external gifts Shak 4 Not intrinsic nor essential accidental accompanying superficial The external circumstances are greatly different Trench 5 Foreign relating to or connected with foreign nations as external trade or commerce the external relations of a state or kingdom 6 Anat Defn Away from the mesial plane of the body lateral External angles Geom See under Angle EXTERNAL External n Defn Something external or without outward part that which makes a show rather than that which is intrinsic visible form usually in the plural Adam was then no less glorious in his externals South God in externals could not place content Pope EXTERNALISM Externalism n 1 The quality of being manifest to the senses external acts or appearances regard for externals This externalism gave Catholicism a great advantage on all sides E Eggleston 2 Metaph Defn That philosophy or doctrine which recognizes or deals only with externals or objects of sense perception positivism phenomenalism EXTERNALISTIC Externalistic a Defn Pertaining to externalism North Am Rev EXTERNALITY Externality n Defn State of being external exteriority Metaph Defn separation from the perceiving mind Pressure or resistance necessarily supposes externality in the thing which presses or resists A Smith EXTERNALIZE Externalize v t Defn To make external to manifest by outward form Thought externalizes itself in language Soyce EXTERNALLY Externally adv Defn In an external manner outwardly on the outside in appearance visibly EXTERNE Externe n Etym F Cf Extern med Defn An officer in attendance upon a hospital but not residing in it esp one who cares for the outpatients EXTERRANEOUS Exterraneous a Etym L exterraneus es out terra land Defn Foreign belonging to or coming from abroad EXTERRITORIAL Exterritorial a Etym Pref ex Defn Beyond the territorial limits foreign to or exempt from the territorial jurisdiction Exterritoriallyadv EXTERRITORIALITY Exterritoriality n 1 The state of being beyond the limits of a country 2 The state of being free from the jurisdiction of a country when within its territorial limits EXTERSION Extersion n Etym L extergere extersum to wipe out ex out tergere to wipe or rub off Defn The act of wiping or rubbing out Obs EXTILL Extill v i imp p p Extilled p pr vb n Extilling Etym L extillare exstillare ex out stillare to drop stilla drop Defn To drop or distill Obs Johnson EXTILLATION Extillation n Defn Distillation Obs An exudation or extillation of petrifying juices Derham EXTIMULATE Extimulate v t Etym L extimulatus exstimulatus p p of extimulare exstimulare to goad See Stimulate Defn To stimulate Obs Sir T Browne EXTIMULATION Extimulation n Defn Stimulation Obs Things insipid and without any extimulation Bacon EXTINCT Extinct a Etym L extinctus exstinctus p p of extinguere exstinguere See Extinguish 1 Extinguished put out quenched as a fire a light or a lamp is extinct an extinct volcano Light the prime work of God to me is extinct Milton 2 Without a survivor without force dead as a family becomes extinct an extinct feud or law EXTINCT Extinct v t Defn To cause to be extinct Obs Shak EXTINCTION Extinction n Etym L extinctio exstinction cf F extinction 1 The act of extinguishing or making extinct a putting an end to the act of putting out or destroying light fire life activity influence etc 2 State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be destruction suppression as the extinction of life of a family of a quarrel of claim EXTINE Extine 104 n Etym L exter on the outside Cf Intine bot Defn The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering plants EXTINGUISH Extinguish v t imp p p Extinguished p pr vb n Extinguishing Etym L extinguere exstinguere ex out stinguere to quench See Distinguish Finish 1 To quench to put out as a light or fire to stifle to cause to die out to put an end to to destroy as to extinguish a flame or life or love or hope a pretense or a right A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish Prescott This extinguishes my right to the reversion Blackstone 2 To obscure to eclipse as by superior splendor Natural graces that extinguish art Shak EXTINGUISHABLE Extinguishable a Defn Capable of being quenched destroyed or suppressed EXTINGUISHER Extinguisher n Defn One who or that which extinguishes esp a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame as of a torch or candle EXTINGUISHMENT Extinguishment n 1 The act of extinguishing putting out or quenching or the state of being extinguished extinction suppression destruction nullification as the extinguishment of fire or flame of discord enmity or jealousy or of love or affection 2 Law Defn The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation Abbott EXTIRP Extirp v t Etym Cf F extirper Defn To extirpate Obs It is impossible to extirp it quite friar Shak EXTIRPABLE Extirpable a Defn Capable of being extirpated or eradicated as an extirpable plant Evelyn EXTIRPATE Extirpate v t imp p p Extirpated p pr vb n Extirpating Etym L extirpatus exstirpatus p p of extirpare exstirpare ex out strips stock stem root Defn To pluck up by the stem or root to root out to eradicate literally or figuratively to destroy wholly as to extirpate weeds to extirpate a tumor to extirpate a sect to extirpate error or heresy Syn To eradicate root out destroy exterminate annihilate extinguish EXTIRPATION Extirpation n Etym L extirpatio exstirpatio cf F extirpation Defn The act of extirpating or rooting out or the state of being extirpated eradication excision total destruction as the extirpation of weeds from land of evil from the heart of a race of men of heresy EXTIRPATIVE Extirpative a Defn Capable of rooting out or tending to root out Cheyne EXTIRPATOR Extirpator n Etym L extirpator exstirpator cf F extirpateur Defn One who extirpates or roots out a destroyer EXTIRPATORY Extirpatory a Defn Extirpative EXTIRPER Extirper n Defn Extirpator Obs Bacon EXTISPICIOUS Extispicious a Etym L extispicium an inspection of the inwards for divination extra the entrails specer to look at Defn Relating to the inspection of entrails for prognostication Obs Sir T Browne EXTOGENOUS Extogenous a Etym L exter outward Biol Defn Exogenous EXTOL Extol v t imp p p Extolled p pr vb n Extolling Etym L extollere ex out tollere to lift take up or raise cf OF extoller See Tollerate and cf Flate 1 To place on high to lift up to elevate Obs Who extolled you in the halfcrown boxes Where you might sit and muster all the beauties Beau 2 To elevate by praise to eulogize to praise to magnify as to extol virtue to extol an act or a person Wherein have I so deserved of you That you extol me thus Shak Syn To praise applaud commend magnify celebrate laud glorify See Praise EXTOLLER Extoller n Defn One who extols one who praises EXTOLMENT Extolment n Defn Praise Obs Shak EXTORSIVE Extorsive a Etym See Extort Defn Serving or tending to extort R Johnson Extorsively adv R EXTORT Extort v t imp p p Extorted p pr vb n Extorting Etym L extortus p p of extorquere to twist or wrench out to extort ex out torquere to turn about twist See Torsion 1 To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force menace duress torture or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity to wrench away from to tear away to wring from to exact as to extort contributions from the vanquished to extort confessions of guilt to extort a promise to extort payment of a debt 2 Law Defn To get by the offense of extortion See Extortion 2 EXTORT Extort v i Defn To practice extortion Obs Spenser EXTORT Extort p p a Etym L extortus p p Defn Extorted Obs Spenser EXTORTER Extorter n Defn One who practices extortion EXTORTION Extortion n Etym F extorsion 1 The act of extorting the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force by threats or by any undue exercise of power undue exaction overcharge 2 Law Defn The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes as his fee money or other thing of value that is not due or more than is due or before it is due Abbott 3 That which is extorted or exacted by force Syn Oppression rapacity exaction overcharge EXTORTIONARY Extortionary a Defn Extortionate EXTORTIONATE Extortionate a Defn Characterized by extortion oppressive hard EXTORTIONER Extortioner n Defn One who practices extortion EXTORTIOUS Extortious a Defn Extortionate Obs Extortious cruelties Bp Hall Extortiously adv Obs Bacon EXTRA Extra Etym L fr exter See Exterior Defn A Latin preposition denoting beyond outside of often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of beyond besides or in addition to what is denoted by the word to which it is prefixed EXTRA Extra a Defn Beyond what is due usual expected or necessary additional supernumerary also extraordinarily good superior as extra work extra pay By working extra hours H Spencer EXTRA Extra n pl Extras Defn Something in addition to what is due expected or customary something in addition to the regular charge or compensation or for which an additional charge is made as at European hotels lights are extras Colloq EXTRAARTICULAR Extraarticular a Anat Defn Situated outside of a joint EXTRAAXILLAR EXTRAAXILLARY Extraaxillar Extraaxillary a Bot Defn Growing outside of the axils as an extraaxillary bud EXTRABRANCHIAL Extrabranchial a Anat Defn Outside of the branchial arches said of the cartilages thus placed in some fishes EXTRACAPSULAR Extracapsular a Anat Defn Situated outside of a capsule esp outside the capsular ligament of a joint EXTRACT Extract v t imp p p Extracted p pr vb n Extracting Etym L extractus p p of extrahere to extract ex out trahere to draw See Trace and cf Estreat 1 To draw out or forth to pull out to remove forcibly from a fixed position as by traction or suction etc as to extract a tooth from its socket a stump from the earth a splinter from the finger The bee Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet Milton 2 To withdraw by expression distillation or other mechanical or chemical process as to extract an essence Cf Abstract v t 6 Sunbeams may be extracted from cucumbers but the process is tedious 3 To take by selection to choose out to cite or quote as a passage from a book I have extracted out of that pamphlet a few notorious falsehoods Swift To extract the root Math to ascertain the root of a number or quantity EXTRACT Extract n 1 That which is extracted or drawn out 2 A portion of a book or document separately transcribed a citation a quotation 3 A decoction solution or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue essence as extract of beef extract of dandelion also any substance so extracted and characteristic of that from which it is obtained as quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark 4 Med Defn A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug etc or the fresh juice of a plant distinguished from an abstract See Abstract n 4 5 Old Chem Defn A peculiar principle once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all vegetable extracts called also the extractive principle Obs 6 Extraction descent Obs South 7 Scots Law Defn A draught or copy of writing certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgement therein with an order for execution Tomlins Fluid extract Med a concentrated liquid preparation containing a definite proportion of the active principles of a medicinal substance At present a fluid gram of extract should represent a gram of the crude drug EXTRACTABLE EXTRACTIBLE Extractable Extractible a Defn Capable of being extracted EXTRACTIFORM Extractiform a Chem Defn Having the form appearance or nature of an extract EXTRACTION Extraction n Etym Cf F extraction 1 The act of extracting or drawing out as the extraction of a tooth of a bone or an arrow from the body of a stump from earth of a passage from a book of an essence or tincture 2 Derivation from a stock or family lineage descent birth the stock from which one has descended A family of ancient extraction Clarendon 3 That which is extracted extract essence They books do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them Milton The extraction of roots Math a The operation of finding the root of a given number or quantity b The method or rule by which the operation is performed evolution EXTRACTIVE Extractive a Etym Cf F extractif 1 Capable of being extracted Thirty grains of extractive matter Kirwan 2 Tending or serving to extract or draw out Certain branches of industry are conveniently designated extractive eg agriculture pastoral and mining pursuits cutting of lumber etc Cairnes EXTRACTIVE Extractive n 1 Anything extracted an extract Extractives of which the most constant are urea kreatin and grape sugar H N Martin 2 Chem a A chemical principle once supposed to exist in all extracts Obs b Any one of a large class of substances obtained by extraction and consisting largely of nitrogenous hydrocarbons such as xanthin hypoxanthin and creatin extractives from muscle tissue EXTRACTOR Extractor n Defn One who or that which extracts as a Surg A forceps or instrument for extracting substances b Breechloading Firearms A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel EXTRADICTIONARY Extradictionary a Etym Pref extra L dictio a saying See Diction Defn Consisting not in words but in realities Obs Of these extradictionary and real fallacies Aristotle and logicians make in number six Sir T Browne EXTRADITABLE Extraditable a 1 Subject or liable to extradition as a fugitive from justice 2 Making liable to extradition as extraditable offenses EXTRADITE Extradite v t imp p p Extradited p pr vb n Extraditing Defn To deliver up by one government to another as a fugitive from justice See Extradition EXTRADITION Extradition n Etym L ex out traditio a delivering up cf F extradition See Tradition Defn The surrender or delivery of an alleged criminal by one State or sovereignty to another having jurisdiction to try charge EXTRADOS Extrados n Etym F pref extra outside dos L dorsum the back Arch Defn The exterior curve of an arch esp the upper curved face of the whole body of voussoirs See Intrados EXTRADOTAL Extradotal a Etym Pref extra Defn Forming no part of the dowry as extradotal property EXTRAFOLIACEOUS Extrafoliaceous a Etym Pref extra foliaceous Bot Defn Away from the leaves or inserted in a different place from them as extrafoliaceous prickles Loudon EXTRAFORANEOUS Extraforaneous a Etym Pref extra L foras out of doors Defn Pertaining to that which is out of doors Extr occupations Cowper EXTRAGENEOUS Extrageneous a Etym Pref extra L genus race Defn Belonging to another race or kind EXTRAJUDICIAL Extrajudicial a Defn Out of or beyond the proper authority of a court or judge beyond jurisdiction not legally required An extrajudicial opinion Hallam Extrajudicially adv EXTRAJUDICIAL CONVEYANCE Extrajudicial conveyance Law Defn A conveyance as by deed effected by the act of the parties and not involving as in the fine and recovery judicial proceedings EXTRALIMITARY Extralimitary a Defn Being beyond the limit or bounds as extraliminary land Mitford EXTRALOGICAL Extralogical a Defn Lying outside of the domain of logic Extralogically adv EXTRAMISSION Extramission n Defn A sending out emission Obs Sir T Browne EXTRAMUNDANE Extramundane a Etym L extramundanus extra mundus world Defn Beyond the material world An extramundane being Bp Warburton EXTRAMURAL Extramural a Defn Outside of the walls as of a fortified or walled city EXTRANEITY Extraneity n Defn State of being without or beyond a thing foreignness Obs EXTRANEOUS Extraneous a Etym L extraneus from extra See Extra Strange Defn Not belonging to or dependent upon a thing without or beyond a thing not essential or intrinsic foreign as to separate gold from extraneous matter Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment Landor Extraneously adv EXTRAOCULAR Extraocular a Zoöl Defn Inserted exterior to the eyes said of the antennæ of certain insects EXTRAOFFICIAL Extraofficial a Defn Not prescribed by official duty EXTRAORDINARILY Extraordinarily adv Defn In an extraordinary manner or degree EXTRAORDINARINESS Extraordinariness n Defn The quality of being extraordinary R Gov of the Tongue EXTRAORDINARY Extraordinary a Etym L extraordinarius extra on the outside ordinarius cf F extraordinaire See Ordinary 1 Beyond or out of the common order or method not usual customary regular or ordinary as extraordinary evils extraordinary remedies Which dispose To something extraordinary my thoughts Milton 2 Exceeding the common degree measure or condition hence remarkable uncommon rare wonderful as extraordinary talents or grandeur 3 Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service as an ambassador extraordinary EXTRAORDINARY Extraordinary n pl Extraordinaries Defn That which is extraordinary used especially in the plural as extraordinaries excepted there is nothing to prevent success Their extraordinary did consist especially in the matter of prayers and devotions Jer Taylor EXTRAPAROCHIAL Extraparochial a Defn Beyond the limits of a parish Extraparochially adv EXTRAPHYSICAL Extraphysical a Defn Not subject to physical laws or methods EXTRAPROFESSIONAL Extraprofessional a Defn Foreign to a profession not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business EXTRAPROVINCIAL Extraprovincial a Defn Not within of pertaining to the same province or jurisdiction Ayliffe EXTRAREGULAR Extraregular a Defn Not comprehended within a rule or rules Jer Taylor EXTRASTAPEDIAL Extrastapedial a Anat Defn Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear which in many animals projects beyond the connection with the stapes n Defn The extrastapedial part of columella EXTRATERRITORIAL Extraterritorial a Defn Beyond the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction exterritorial Extraterritorially adv EXTRATERRITORIALITY Extraterritoriality n Defn The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory esp Internat Law Defn a fiction by which a public minister though actually in a foreign country is supposed still to remain within the territory of his own sovereign or nation Wheaton EXTRATROPICAL Extratropical a Defn Beyond or outside of the tropics Whewell EXTRAUGHT Extraught p p of Extract Etym Cf Distraught Defn Extracted descended Obs Knowing whence thou art extraught Shak EXTRAUTERINE Extrauterine a Anat Med Defn Outside of the uterus or womb Extrauterine pregnancy Med a condition of pregnancy in which the fetus is not in the uterus but in the Fallopian tube or in the abdominal cavity EXTRAVAGANCE Extravagance n Etym Cf F extravagance See Extravagant and cf Extravaganza 1 A wandering beyond proper limits an excursion or sally from the usual way course or limit 2 The state of being extravagant wild or prodigal beyond bounds of propriety or duty want of moderation excess especially undue expenditure of money vaid and superfluous expense prodigality as extravagance of anger love expression imagination demands Some verses of my own Maximin and Almanzor cry vengeance on me for their extravagance Dryden The income of three dukes was enough to supply her extravagance Arbuthnot Syn Wildness irregularity excess prodigality profusion waste lavishness unreasonableness recklessness EXTRAVAGANCY Extravagancy n pl Extravagancies Defn Extravagance EXTRAVAGANT Extravagant a Etym F extravagant fr L extra on the outside vagance p pr of vagari to wander from vagus wandering vague See Vague 1 Wandering beyond ones bounds roving hence foreign Obs The extravagant and erring spirit hies To his confine Shak 2 Exceeding due bounds wild excessive unrestrained as extravagant acts wishes praise abuse There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses Addison 3 Profuse in expenditure prodigal wasteful as an extravagant man Extravagant expense Bancroft EXTRAVAGANT Extravagant n 1 One who is confined to no general rule LEstrange 2 pl Eccl Hist Defn Certain constitutions or decretal epistles not at first included with others but subsequently made a part of the canon law EXTRAVAGANTLY Extravagantly adv Defn In an extravagant manner wildly excessively profusely EXTRAVAGANTNESS Extravagantness n Defn The state of being extravagant or in excess excess extravagance EXTRAVAGANZA Extravaganza n Etym Extravagance with an Italian ending cf It stravaganza 1 A composition as in music or in the drama designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity esp a musical caricature 2 An extravagant flight of sentiment or language EXTRAVAGATE Extravagate v i Etym Pref extra L vagatus p p of vagari to rove See Extravagant Defn To rove Bp Warburton EXTRAVAGATION Extravagation n Defn A wandering beyond limits excess Obs Smollett EXTRAVASATE Extravasate v t imp p p Extravasated p pr vb n Extravasating Etym Pref extra L vas vessel cf F extravaser See Vase Defn To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries as blood EXTRAVASATION Extravasation n Etym Cf F extravasation Defn The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts as a fluid effusion as an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels EXTRAVASCULAR Extravascular a Anat a Outside the vessels said of the substance of all the tissues b Destitute of vessels nonvascular EXTRAVENATE Extravenate a Etym Pref extra L vena vein Defn Let out of the veins Obs Extravenate blood Glanvill EXTRAVERSION Extraversion n Etym Pref extra L vertere versum to turn cf F extraversion Defn The act of throwing out the state of being turned or thrown out Obs Boyle EXTREAT Extreat n Etym See Estreat Extract Defn Extraction Obs Spenser EXTREME Extreme a Etym L extremus superl of exter extrus on the outside outward cf F extrême See Exterior 1 At the utmost point edge or border outermost utmost farthest most remote at the widest limit 2 Last final conclusive said of time as the extreme hour of life 3 The best of worst most urgent greatest highest immoderate excessive most violent as an extreme case extreme folly The extremest remedy Dryden Extreme rapidity Sir W Scott Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire Shak 4 Radical ultra as extreme opinions The Puritans or extreme Protestants Gladstone 5 Mus Defn Extended or contracted as much as possible said of intervals as an extreme sharp second an extreme flat forth Extreme and mean ratio Geom the relation of a line and its segments when the line is so divided that the whole is to the greater segment is to the less Extreme distance Paint See Distance n 6 Extreme unction See under Unction Note Although this adjective being superlative in signification is not properly subject to comparison the superlative form not unfrequently occurs especially in the older writers Tried in his extremest state Spenser Extremest hardships Sharp Extremest of evils Bacon Extremest verge of the swift brook Shak The seas extremest borders Addison EXTREME Extreme n 1 The utmost point or verge that part which terminates a body extremity 2 Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable hence furthest degree any undue departure from the mean often in the plural things at an extreme distance from each other the most widely different states etc as extremes of heat and cold of virtue and vice extremes meet His parsimony went to the extreme of meanness Bancroft 3 An extreme state or condition hence calamity danger distress etc Resolute in most extremes Shak 4 Logic Defn Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism the middle term being interposed between them 5 Math Defn The first or the last term of a proportion or series In the extreme as much as possible The position of the Port was difficult in the extreme J P Peters EXTREMELESS Extremeless a Defn Having no extremes infinite EXTREMELY Extremely adv Defn In an extreme manner or state in the utmost degree to the utmost point exceedingly as extremely hot or cold EXTREMIST Extremist n Defn A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice one who holds extreme opinions EXTREMITY Extremity n pl Extremities Etym L extremitas cf F extrémité 1 The extreme part the utmost limit the farthest or remotest point or part as the extremities of a country They sent fleets to the extremities of Ethiopia Arbuthnot 2 Zoöl Defn One of locomotive appendages of an animal a limb a leg or an arm of man 3 The utmost point highest degree most aggravated or intense form The extremity of bodily pain Ray 4 The highest degree of inconvenience pain or suffering greatest need or peril extreme need necessity Divers evils and extremities that follow upon such a compulsion shall here be set in view Milton Upon mere extremity he summoned this last Parliament Milton Syn Verge border extreme end termination EXTRICABLE Extricable a Defn Capable of being extricated Sir W Jones EXTRICATE Extricate v t imp p p Extricated p pr vb n Extricating Etym L extricatus p p of extricare to extricate ex out tricae trifles impediments perplexities Cf Intricate 1 To free as from difficulties or perplexities to disentangle to disembarrass as to extricate a person from debt peril etc We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles Eustance 2 To cause to be emitted or evolved as to extricate heat or moisture Syn To disentangle disembarrass disengage relieve evolve set free liberate EXTRICATION Extrication n 1 The act or process of extricating or disentangling a freeing from perplexities disentanglement 2 The act of sending out or evolving EXTRINSIC Extrinsic a Etym L extrinsecus exter on the outside secus otherwise beside akin to E second cf F extrinsèque See Exterior Second 1 Not contained in or belonging to a body external outward unessential opposed to intrinsic The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture I Taylor 2 Anat Defn Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other partintrinsic EXTRINSICAL Extrinsical a Defn Extrinsic Extrinsically adv EXTRINSICALITY EXTRINSICALNESS Extrinsicality Extrinsicalness n Defn The state or quality of being extrinsic EXTROITIVE Extroitive a Etym L extra on the outside ire itum to go Defn Seeking or going out after external objects R Their natures being almost wholly extroitive Coleridge EXTRORSAL Extrorsal a Bot Defn Extrorse EXTRORSE Extrorse a Etym As if from an assumed L extrorsus for extroversus extra on the outside vertere versum to turn cf F extrorse Bot Defn Facing outwards or away from the axis of growth said esp of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament EXTROVERSION Extroversion n Etym See Extrorse Defn The condition of being turned wrong side out as extroversion of the bladder Dunglison EXTRUCT Extruct v t Etym L extructus exstructus p p of extruere exstruere to build up ex out struere to build Defn To construct Obs Byrom EXTRUCTION Extruction n Etym L exstructio Defn A building up construction Obs Cockeram EXTRUCTIVE Extructive a Defn Constructive Obs Fulke EXTRUCTOR Extructor n Etym L Defn A builder Obs Bailey EXTRUDE Extrude v t imp p p Extruded p pr vb n Extruding Etym L extrudere extrusum ex out trudere to thrust akin to E threat See Threat Defn To thrust out to force press or push out to expel to drive off or away Parentheses thrown into notes or extruded to the margin Coleridge EXTRUSION Extrusion n Defn The act of thrusting or pushing out a driving out expulsion EXTRUSIVE Extrusive a See Extrude Geol Defn Forced out at the surface as extrusive rocks contrasted with intrusive EXTUBERANCE Extuberance n Defn A swelling or rising protuberance R Moxon EXTUBERANCY Extuberancy n Defn Extuberance R EXTUBERANT Extuberant a Etym L extuberare Defn Swollen out protuberant R Extuberant lips Gayton EXTUBERATE Extuberate v i Etym L extuberatus p pr of extuberare to swell ex out tuber a swelling Defn To swell out Obs Cockeram EXTUBERATION Extuberation n Etym L extuberatio Defn Protuberance Obs Farindon EXTUMESCENCE Extumescence n Etym L ex tumescens p pr of tumescere incho fr tumere to swell cf F extumescence Defn A swelling or rising R Cotgrave EXUBERANCE Exuberance n Etym L exuberantia cf F exubérance Defn The state of being exuberant an overflowing quantity a copious or excessive production or supply superabundance richness as an exuberance of joy of fancy or of foliage Syn Abundance superabundance excess plenty copiousness profusion richness overflow overgrowth rankness wantonness See Abundance EXUBERANCY Exuberancy Defn Exuberance EXUBERANT Exuberant a Etym L exuberans exuberantis p pr of exuberare to be abundant ex uberare to be fruitful fr uber fruitful fertile uber udder cf F exubérant See Udder Defn Characterized by abundance or superabundance plenteous rich overflowing copious or excessive in production as exuberant goodness an exuberant intellect exuberant foliage Exuberant spring Thomson Exuberantly adv EXUBERATE Exuberate v i Etym L exuberatus p p of exuberare See Exuberant n Defn To abound to be in great abundance Obs Boyle EXUCCOUS Exuccous a Defn See Exsuccous Obs EXUDATE Exudate v t i Etym See Exude Defn To exude Obs Sir T Browne EXUDATION Exudation n Defn The act of exuding sweating a discharge of humors moisture juice or gum as through pores or incisions also the substance exuded Resins a class of proximate principles existing in almost all plants and appearing on the external surface of many of them in the form of exudations Am Cyc EXUDE Exude v t imp p p Exuded p pr vb n exuding Etym L exudare exsudare exudatum exsudatum to sweat out ex out sudare to sweat cf F exuder exsuder See Sweat Defn To discharge through pores or incisions as moisture or other liquid matter to give out Our forests exude turpentine in abundance Dr T Dwight EXUDE Exude v i Defn To flow from a body through the pores or by a natural discharge as juice EXULCERATE Exulcerate v t i Etym L exulceratus p p of exulcerare to make sore ex out ulcerare See Ulcerate 1 To ulcerate Obs To exulcerate the lungs Evelyn 2 To corrode to fret to chafe to inflame Obs Minds exulcerated in themselves Hooker EXULCERATE Exulcerate a Etym L exulceratus p p Defn Very sore ulcerated Obs Bacon EXULCERATION Exulceration n Etym L exulceratio cf F exulcération Obs or R 1 Ulceration Quincy 2 A fretting a festering soreness Hooker EXULCERATIVE Exulcerative a Defn Tending to cause ulcers exulceratory Holland EXULCERATORY Exulceratory a Etym L exulceratorius cf F exulcératoire Defn Having a tendency to form ulcers rendering ulcerous EXULT Exult v i imp p p Exulted p pr vb n Exulting Etym L exultare exsultare exultatum exsultatum to leap vigorously to exult intens fr exsilire to spring out or up ex out salire to spring leap cf F exulter See Salient Defn To be in high spirits figuratively to leap for joy to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly to triumph as an exulting heart An exulting countenance Bancroft The dumb shall sing the lame his crutch forego And leap exulting like the bounding roe Pope EXULTANCE EXULTANCY Exultance Exultancy n Etym L exsultantia Defn Exultation Obs Burton Hammond EXULTANT Exultant a Etym L exsultans exsultantis p pr of exsultare See Exult Defn Inclined to exult characterized by or expressing exultation rejoicing triumphantly Break away exultant from every defilement I Tayor EXULTATION Exultation n Etym L exsultatio cf F exultation Defn The act of exulting lively joy at success or victory or at any advantage gained rapturous delight triumph His bosom swelled with exultation Prescott EXULTING Exulting a Defn Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly exultant Exultingly adv EXUNDATE Exundate v i Etym L exundatus p p of exundare to overflow ex out undare See Undated waved Defn To overflow to inundate Obs Bailey EXUNDATION Exundation n Etym L exundatio Defn An overflow or overflowing abundance R Ray EXUNGULATE Exungulate v t imp p p Exungulated p pr vb n Exungulating Etym L exungulare to lose the hoof ex out from ungula See Ungula Defn To pare off as nails the hoof etc R EXUPERABLE Exuperable a Etym L exuperabilis exsuperabilis See Exuperate Defn Surmountable superable Obs Johnson EXUPERANCE Exuperance n Etym L exuperantia exsuperantia Defn Superiority superfluity Obs Sir K Digby EXUPERANT Exuperant a Etym L exuperans exsuperans p pr Defn Surpassing exceeding surmounting Obs EXUPERATE Exuperate v t Etym L exuperatus exsuperatus p p of exuperare exsuperare to excel ex out superare to go over super above over Defn To excel to surmount Obs EXUPERATION Exuperation n Etym See Exurgent Defn The act of rising or coming into view Obs Baxter EXURGENT Exurgent a Etym L exurgens exsurgens p pr of exurgere exsurgere to rise up ex out surgere to rise Defn Arising coming to light Obs EXUSCITATE Exuscitate v t Defn See Exsuscitate Obs T Adams EXUSTION Exustion n Etym L exustio fr exurere exustum to burn up ex out urere to burn Defn The act or operation of burning up Bailey EXUTORY Exutory n Etym Cf F exutoire See Exuv Med Defn An issue EXUVIA Exuvia Defn n sing of Exuviæ EXUVIABILITY Exuviability n Defn Capability of shedding the skin periodically Craig EXUVIABLE Exuviable a Etym Cf F exuviable Defn Capable of being cast off in the form of exuviæ EXUVIAE Exuviæ n pl Etym L fr exuere to draw out or off to pull off 1 Zoöl Defn Cast skins shells or coverings of animals any parts of animals which are shed or cast off as the skins of snakes the shells of lobsters etc 2 Geol Defn The fossil shells and other remains which animals have left in the strata of the earth EXUVIAL Exuvial a Defn Of or pertaining to exuviæ Exuvial layers Exuvial deposits EXUVIATE Exuviate v i imp p p Exuviated p pr vb n Exuviating Etym From Exuviae Zoöl Defn To shed an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one to molt There is reason to suppose that very old crayfish do not exuviate every year Huxley EXUVIATION Exuviation n Zoöl Defn The rejecting or casting off of some part more particularly the outer cuticular layer as the shells of crustaceans skins of snakes etc molting ecdysis EXVOTO Exvoto npl Exvotos töz Etym L ex out of in accordance with voto abl of votum a vow Defn An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow EY Ey nEtym ASig CfEyot Defn An island Obs EY Ey n pl Eyren Defn See Egg Obs Chaucer EY Ey Defn an interj of wonder or inquiry Obs Chaucer EYALET Eyalet n Etym Turkfr Ariyalah Defn Formerly one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire now called a vilayet EYAS Eyas n Etym Fniais fresh from the nest a derivative fr L nidus nest E an eyas for a nias See Nest and cf Nias Jashawk Zoöl Defn A nesting or unfledged Lird in falconry a young hawk from the nest not able to pr Shak J H Walsh EYAS Eyas a Defn Unfledged or newly fledged Obs Like eyas hawk up mounts unto the skies His newly budded pinions assay Spebser EYASMUSKET Eyasmusket n Etym Eyas muske the brid Defn An unfledged or young male sparrow hawk Obs Shak EYE Eye n Etym Prob fr nye an eye being for a nye See Nye Zoöl Defn A brood as an eye of pheasants EYE Eye n Etym OE eghe eighe eie eye AS eáge akin to OFries age OS ga D oog Ohg ouga G auge Icel auga Sw öga Dan öie Goth aug cf OSlav oko Lish akis L okulus Gr eye the two eyes Skr akshi Diasy Ocular Optic Eyelet Ogle 1 The organ of sight or vision In man and the vertebrates generally it is properly the movable ball or globe in the orbit but the term often includes the adjacent parts In most invertebrates the years are immovable ocelli or compound eyes made up of numerous ocelli See Ocellus Description of illustration a b Conjunctiva c Cornea d Sclerotic e Choroid f Cillary Muscle g Cillary Process h Iris i Suspensory Ligament k Prosterior Aqueous Chamber between h and i l Anterior Aqueous Chamber m Crystalline Lens n Vitreous Humor o Retina p Yellow spot q Center of blind spot r Artery of Retina in center of the Optic Nerve Note The essential parts of the eye are inclosed in a tough outer coat the sclerotic to which the muscles moving it are attached and which in front changes into the transparent cornea A little way back of cornea the crystalline lens is suspended dividing the eye into two unequal cavities a smaller one in front filled with a watery fluid the aqueous humor and larger one behind filled with a clear jelly the vitreous humor The sclerotic is lined with a highly pigmented membrane the choroid and this is turn is lined in the back half of the eyeball with the nearly transparent retina in which the fibers of the optic nerve ramify The choroid in front is continuous with the iris which has a contractile opening in the center the pupil admitting light to the lens which brings the rays to a focus and forms an image upon the retina where the light falling upon delicate structures called rods and cones causes them to stimulate the fibres of the optic nerve to transmit visual impressions to the brain 2 The faculty of seeing power or range of vision hence judgment or taste in the use of the eye and in judging of objects as to have the eye of sailor an eye for the beautiful or picturesque 3 The action of the organ of sight sight look view ocular knowledge judgment opinion In my eye she is the sweetest lady that I looked on Shak 4 The space commanded by the organ of sight scope of vision hence face front the presence of an object which is directly opposed or confronted immediate presence We shell express our duty in his eye Shak Her shell your hear disproved to her eyes Shak 5 Observation oversight watch inspection notice attention regard Keep eyes upon her Shak Booksellers have an eye to their own advantage Addison 6 That which resembles the organ of sight in form position or appearance as a Zoöl The spots on a feather as of peacock b The scar to which the adductor muscle is attached in oysters and other bivalve shells also the adductor muscle itself esp when used as food as in the scallop c The bud or sprout of a plant or tuber as the eye of a potato d The center of a target the bullseye e A small loop to receive a hook as hooks and eyes on a dress f The hole through the head of a needle g A loop forming part of anything or a hole through anything to receive a rope hook pin shaft etc as an eye at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss as an eye through a crank an eye at the end of rope h The hole through the upper millstone 7 That which resembles the eye in relative importance or beauty The very eye of that proverb Shak Athens the eye of Greece mother of arts Milton 8 Tinge shade of color Obs Red with an eye of blue makes a purple Boyle By the eye in abundance Obs Marlowe Elliott eye Naut a loop in a hemp cable made around a thimble and served Eye agate a kind of circle agate the central part of which are of deeper tints than the rest of the mass Brande C Eye animalcule Zoöl a flagellate infusorian belonging to Euglena and related genera so called because it has a colored spot like an eye at one end Eye doctor an oculist Eye of a volute Arch the circle in the center of volute Eye of day Eye of the morning Eye of heaven the sun So gently shuts the eye day Mrs Barbauld Eye of a ship the foremost part in the bows of a ship where formerly eyes were painted also the hawser holes Ham Nav Encyc Half an eye very imperfect sight a careless glance as to see a thing with half an eye often figuratively Those who have but half an eye B Jonson To catch ones eye to attract ones notice To find favor in the eyes of to be graciously received and treated To have an eye to to pay particular attention to to watch Have an eye to Cinna Shak To keep an eye on to watch To set the eyes on to see to have a sight of In the eye of the wind Naut in a direction opposed to the wind as a ship sails in the eye of the wind EYE Eye v t imp p p Eyed p pr vb n Eying or Eyeing Defn To fix the eye on to look on to view to observe particularly to observe or watch narrowly or with fixed attention to hold in view Eye me blest Providence and square my trial To my proportioned strength Milton EYE Eye v i Defn To appear to look Obs My becomings kill me when they do not Eye well to you Shak EYEBALL Eyeball n Defn The ball or globe of the eye EYEBAR Eyebar n Engin Defn A bar with an eye at one or both ends EYEBEAM Eyebeam n Defn A glance of the eye Shak EYEBOLT Eyebolt n Mach Defn A bolt which a looped head or an opening in the head EYEBRIGHT Eyebright n Bot Defn A small annual plant Euphrasia officinalis formerly much used as a remedy for diseases of the eye EYEBROW Eyebrow n Defn The brow or hairy arch above the eye Shak EYECUP Eyecup n Defn A small oval porcelain or glass cup having a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye it is used in the application of liquid remedies to eyes called also eyeglass EYED Eyed a Defn Heaving such or so many eyes used in composition as sharpeyed dulleyed sadeyed oxeyed Juno myriadeyed EYEDROP Eyedrop n Defn A tear Poetic Shak EYEFLAP Eyeflap n Defn A blinder on a horses bridle EYEFUL Eyeful a Defn Filling or satisfying the eye visible remarkable Obs Eyeful trophies Chapman EYEGLANCE Eyeglance n Defn A glance of eye EYEGLASS Eyeglass n 1 A lens of glass to assist the sight Eyeglasses are used singly or in pairs 2 Eyepiece of a telescope microscope etc 3 The retina Poetic 4 A glass eyecup See Eyecup EYEHOLE Eyehole n Defn A circular opening to recive a hook cord ring or rope an eyelet EYELASH Eyelash n 1 The fringe of hair that edges the eyelid usually in the pl 2 A hair of the fringe on the edge of the eyelid EYELESS Eyeless a Defn Without eyes blind Eyeless rage Shak EYELET Eyelet n Etym F dim of oculus See Eye and cf Oillet 1 A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener as in garments sails etc 2 A metal ring or grommet or short metallic tube the ends of which can be bent outward and over to fasten it in place used to line an eyelet hole Eyelet hole a hole made for an eyelet Eyelet punch a machine for punching eyelet holes and fastening eyelets as in paper or cloth Eyelet ring See Eyelet 2 EYELETEER Eyeleteer n Defn A small sharppointed instrument used in piercing eyelet holes a stiletto EYELID Eyelid n Anat Defn The cover of the eye that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure EYEMINDED Eyeminded a Defn Having ones mental imagery prevailingly of the visual type having ones thoughts and memories mainly in the form of visual images Eyemindedness n EYEN Eyen n pl Defn Eyes Obs Chaucer Spenser EYE OPENER Eye opener Defn That which makes the eyes open as startling news or occurrence or U S Slang a drink of liquor esp the first one in the morning EYEPIECE Eyepiece n Opt Defn The lens or combination of lenses at the eye end of a telescope or other optical instrument through which the image formed by the mirror or object glass is viewed Collimating eyepiece See under Collimate Negative or Huyghenian eyepiece an eyepiece consisting of two planoconvex lenses with their curved surfaces turned toward the object glass and separated from each other by about half the sum of their focal distances the image viewed by the eye being formed between the two lenses it was devised by Huyghens who applied it to the telescope Campani applied it to the microscope whence it is sometimes called Campanis eyepiece Positive eyepiece an eyepiece consisting of two planoconvex lenses placed with their curved surfaces toward each other and separated by a distance somewhat less than the focal distance of the one nearest eye the image of the object viewed being beyond both lenses called also from the name of the inventor Ramsdens eyepiece terrestrial or Erecting eyepiece an eyepiece used in telescopes for viewing terrestrial objects consisting of three or usually four lenses so arranged as to present the image of the object viewed in an erect position EYER Eyer n Defn One who eyes another Gayton EYEREACH Eyereach n Defn The range or reach of the eye eyeshot A seat in eyereach of him B Jonson EYESAINT EYESAINT Eyesaint n Defn An object of interest to the eye one wirehaired with the eyes Obs Thats the eyesaint I know Among young gallants Beau Fl EYESALVE Eyesalve n Defn Ointment for the eye EYESERVANT Eyeservant n Defn A servant who attends faithfully to his duty only when watched EYESERVICE Eyeservice n Defn Service performed only under inspection or the eye of an employer Not with eyeservice as menpleasers Col iii 22 EYESHOT Eyeshot n Defn Range reach or glance of the eye view sight as to be out of eyeshot Dryden EYESIGHT Eyesight n Defn Sight of the eye the sense of seeing view observation Josephus sets this down from his own eyesight Bp Wilkins EYESORE Eyesore n Defn Something offensive to the eye or sight a blemish Mordecai was an eyesore to Haman LEstrange EYESPLICE EYESPLICE Eyesplice n Naut Defn A splice formed by bending a ropes and back and fastening it into the rope forming a loop or eye See Illust under Splice EYESPOT EYESPOT Eyespot n Zoöl a A simple visual organ found in many invertebrates consisting of pigment cells covering a sensory nerve termination b An eyelike spot of color EYESPOTTED EYESPOTTED Eyespotted a Defn Marked with spots like eyes Junnos bird in her eyespotted train Spenser EYESTALK Eyestalk n Zoöl Defn One of the movable peduncles which in the decapod Crustacea bear the eyes at the tip EYESTONE Eyestone n 1 A small lenticular calcareous body esp an operculum of a small shell of the family Tubinid used to remove a foreign sub stance from the eye It is rut into the inner corner of the eye under the lid and allowed to work its way out at the outer corner bringing with the substance 2 Min Defn Eye agate See under Eye EYESTRING Eyestring n Defn The tendon by which the eye is moved Shak EYET Eyet n Defn An island See Eyot EYETOOTH Eyetooth n pl Eyeteeth Anat Defn A canine tooth of the upper jaw See Teeth To cut ones eyeteeth to become acute or knowing Colloq EYEWASH Eyewash n Defn See Eyewater EYEWATER Eyewater n Med Defn A wash or lotion for application to the eyes EYEWINK Eyewink n Defn A wink a token Shak EYEWINKER Eyewinker n Defn An eyelash A childs word EYEWITNESS Eyewitness n Defn One who sees a thing done one who has ocular view anything We were eyewitnesses of his majesty 2 Pet i 16 EYGHEN Eyghen n pl Defn Eyes Obs Chaucer EYGHT Eyght n Defn An island See Eyot EYLE Eyle v t i Defn To ail Obs Chaucer EYLIAD Eyliad n Defn See Eiliad EYNE EYEN Eyne or Eyen n Defn Plural of eye obsolete or used only in poetry Shak With such a plaintive gaze their eyne Are fastened upwardly on mine Mrs Browning EYOT Eyot n Etym Ey AS ig or Icel ey F dim termination ot cf AS igeoedt See Island and cf Ait Defn A little island in a river or lake See Ait Written also ait ayt eey eyet and eyght Blackstone EYR Eyr n Etym See Air Defn Air Obs Chaucer EYRA Eyra n Etym Native South American name Zoöl Defn A wild cat Felis eyra ranging from southern Brazil to Texas It is reddish yellow and about the size of the domestic cat but with a more slender body and shorter legs EYRE Eyre n Etym OF erre journey march way fr L iter itineris a going way fr the root of ire to go Cf Errant Itinerant Issue O Eng Law Defn A journey in circuit of certain judges called justices in eyre or in itinere Note They were itinerant judges who rode the circuit holding courts in the different counties EYREN Eyren n pl Defn See Ey an egg EYRIE EYRY Eyrie Eyry n pl Eyries Etym See Aerie Defn The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in a lofty place aerie The eagle and the stork On cliffs and cedar tops their eyries build Milton EYSELL Eysell n Defn Same as Eisel Obs Shak F F êf Defn 1 F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet and a nonvocal consonant Its form and sound are from the Latin The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma w consonant The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician the ultimate source being probably Egyptian Etymologically fis most closely related to pkv and b as in E five Gr f L lupus Gr fox vixen fragile break fruit brook v t E bear L ferre See Guide to Pronunciation sq root 178 179 188 198 230 2 Mus Defn The name of the fourth tone of the model scale or scale of C F sharp F is a tone intermediate between F and G F clef the bass clef See under Clef FA Fa n Etym It Mus a A syllable applied to the fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization b The tone F FABACEOUS Fabaceous a Etym L fabaceus fr faba bean Defn Having the nature of a bean like a bean FABELLA Fabella n pl Fabellae l Etym NL dim of L faba a bean Anat Defn One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur in some mammals FABIAN Fabian a Etym L Fabianus Fabius belonging to Fabius Defn Of pertaining to or in the manner of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus cautious dilatory avoiding a decisive contest Fabian policy a policy like that of Fabius Maximus who by carefully avoiding decisive contests foiled Hannibal harassing his army by marches countermarches and ambuscades a policy of delays and cautions FABLE Fable n Etym F fr L fabula fr fari to speak say See Ban and cf Fabulous Fame 1 A Feigned story or tale intended to instruct or amuse a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept an apologue See the Note under Apologue Jothams fable of the trees is the oldest extant Addison 2 The plot story or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem The moral is the first business of the poet this being formed he contrives such a design or fable as may be most suitable to the moral Dryden 3 Any story told to excite wonder common talk the theme of talk Old wives fables 1 Tim iv 7 We grew The fable of the city where we dwelt Tennyson 4 Fiction untruth falsehood It would look like a fable to report that this gentleman gives away a great fortune by secret methods Addison FABLE Fable v i imp p p Fabled p pr vb n Fabling Defn To compose fables hence to write or speak fiction to write or utter what is not true He Fables not Shak Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell Prior He fables yet speaks truth M Arnold FABLE Fable v t Defn To fiegn to invent to devise and speak of as true or real to tell of falsely The hell thou fablest Milton FABLER Fabler n Defn A writer of fables a fabulist a dealer in untruths or falsehoods Br Hall FABLIAU Fabliau n pl Fabliaux Etym F fr OFfablel dim of fable a fable Fr Lit Defn One of the metrical tales of the Trouvères or early poets of the north of France FABRIC Fabric n Etym L fabrica fabric workshop cf F fabrique fabric See Forge 1 The structure of anything the manner in which the parts of a thing are united workmanship texture make as cloth of a beautiful fabric 2 That which is fabricated as a Framework structure edifice building Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation Milton b Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers either vegetable or animal manufactured cloth as silks or other fabrics 3 The act of constructing construction R Tithe was received by the bishop for the fabricof the churches for the poor Milman 4 Any system or structure consisting of connected parts as the fabric of the universe The whole vast fabric of society Macaulay FABRIC Fabric v t imp p p Fabricked p pr vb n Fabricking Defn To frame to built to construct Obs Fabric their mansions J Philips FABRICANT Fabricant n Etym F Defn One who fabricates a manufacturer Simmonds FABRICATE Fabricate v t imp p p Fabricated p pr vb n Fabricating Etym L fabricatus pp of fabricari fabricare to frame build forge fr fabrica See Fabric Farge 1 To form into a whole by uniting its parts to frame to construct to build as to fabricate a bridge or ship 2 To form by art and labor to manufacture to produce as to fabricate woolens 3 To invent and form to forge to devise falsely as to fabricate a lie or story Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation to prevailing usages Paley FABRICATION Fabrication n Etym L fabricatio cf F fabrication 1 The act of fabricating framing or constructing construction manufacture as the fabrication of a bridge a church or a government Burke 2 That which is fabricated a falsehood as the story is doubtless a fabrication Syn See Fiction FABRICATOR Fabricator n Etym L Defn One who fabricates one who constructs or makes The fabricator of the works of Ossian Mason FABRICATRESS Fabricatress n Defn A woman who fabricates FABRILE Fabrile a Etym L fabrilis fr faber workman See Forge Defn Pertaining to a workman or to work in stone metal wood etc as fabrile skill FABULIST Fabulist n Etym Cf F fabuliste fr L fabula See Fable Defn One who invents or writes fables FABULIZE Fabulize v i imp p p Fabulized p pr vb n Fabulizing Etym Cf F fabuliser See Fable Defn To invent compose or relate fables or fictions G S Faber FABULOSITY Fabulosity n Etym L fabulositas cf F fabulosité 1 Fabulousness R Abp Abbot 2 A fabulous or fictitious story R Sir T Browne FABULOUS Fabulous a Etym L fabulosus cf F fabuleux See Fable 1 Feigned as a story or fable related in fable devised invented not real fictitious as a fabulous description a fabulous hero The fabulous birth of Minerva Chesterfield 2 Passing belief exceedingly great as a fabulous price Macaulay Fabulous age that period in the history of a nation of which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends as the fabulous age of Greek and Rome Fabulously adv Fabulousness n FABURDEN Faburden n Etym F foux bpirdon See False and Burden a verse 1 Mus a A species of counterpoint with a drone bass b A succession of chords of the sixth Obs 2 A monotonous refrain Obs Holland FAC Fac n Etym Abbrev of facsimile Defn A large ornamental letter used esp by the early printers at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a book Brande C FACADE Façade n Etym F fr It facciata fr fassia face L facies See Face Arch Defn The front of a building esp the principal front having some architectural pretensions Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished though the interior may be in use FACE Face n Etym F from L facies form shape face perh from facere to make see Fact or perh orig meaning appearance and from a root meaning to shine and akin to E fancy Cf Facetious 1 The exterior form or appearance of anything that part which presents itself to the view especially the front or upper part or surface that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator A mist watered the whole face of the ground Gen ii 6 Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face Byron 2 That part of a body having several sides which may be seen from one point or which is presented toward a certain direction one of the bounding planes of a solid as a cube has six faces 3 Mach a The principal dressed surface of a plate disk or pulley the principal flat surface of a part or object b That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel which projects beyond the pitch line c The width of a pulley or the length of a cog from end to end as a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face 4 Print a The upper surface or the character upon the surface of a type plate etc b The style or cut of a type or font of type 5 Outside appearance surface show look external aspect whether natural assumed or acquired To set a face upon their own malignant design Milton This would produce a new face of things in Europe Addison We wear a face of joy because We have been glad of yore Wordsworth 6 That part of the head esp of man in which the eyes cheeks nose and mouth are situated visage countenance In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread Gen iii 19 7 Cast of features expression of countenance look air appearance We set the best faceon it we could Dryden 8 Astrol Defn Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac Chaucer 9 Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion confidence boldness shamelessness effrontery This is the man that has the face to charge others with false citations Tillotson 10 Presence sight front as in the phrases before the face of in the immediate presence of in the face of before in or against the front of as to fly in the face of danger to the face of directly to from the face of from the presenceof 11 Mode of regard whether favorable or unfavorable favor or anger mostly in Scriptural phrases The Lord make his face to shine upon thee Num vi 25 My face favor will I turn also from them Ezek vii 22 12 Mining Defn The end or wall of the tunnel drift or excavation at which work is progressing or was last done 13 Com Defn The exact amount expressed on a bill note bond or other mercantile paper without any addition for interest or reduction for discount McElrath Note Face is used either adjectively or as part of a compound as face guard or faceguard face cloth face plan or faceplan face hammer Face ague Med a form of neuralgia characterized by acute lancinating pains returning at intervals and by twinges in certain parts of the face producing convulsive twitches in the corresponding muscles called also tic douloureux Face card one of a pack of playing cards on which a human face is represented the king queen or jack Face cloth a cloth laid over the face of a corpse Face guard a mask with windows for the eyes worn by workman exposed to great heat or to flying particles of metal stone etc as in glass works foundries etc Face hammer a hammer having a flat face Face joint Arch a joint in the face of a wall or other structure Face mite Zoöll a small elongated mite Demdex folliculorum parasitic in the hair follicles of the face Face mold the templet or pattern by which carpenters ect outline the forms which are to be cut out from boards sheet metal ect Face plate a Turning A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe to which the work to be turned may be attached b A covering plate for an object to receive wear or shock c A true plane for testing a dressed surface Knight Face wheel Mach a A crown wheel b A Wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and polishing a lap Cylinder face Steam Engine the flat part of a steam cylinder on which a slide valve moves Face of an anvil its flat upper surface Face of a bastion Fort the part between the salient and the shoulder angle Face of coal Mining the principal cleavage plane at right angles to the stratification Face of a gun the surface of metal at the muzzle Face of a place Fort the front comprehended between the flanked angles of two neighboring bastions Wilhelm Face of a square Mil one of the sides of a battalion when formed in a square Face of a watch clock compass card etc the dial or graduated surface on which a pointer indicates the time of day point of the compass etc Face to face a In the presence of each other as to bring the accuser and the accused face to face b Without the interposition of any body or substance Now we see through a glass darkly but then face to face 1 Cor xiii 12 c With the faces or finished surfaces turned inward or toward one another vis à vis opposed to back to back To fly in the face of to defy to brave to withstand To make a face to distort the countenance to make a grimace Shak FACE Face v t imp p p Faced p pr vb n Facing 1 To meet in front to oppose with firmness to resist or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing to confront to encounter as to face an enemy in the field of battale Ill face This tempest and deserve the name of king Dryden 2 To Confront impudently to bully I will neither be facednor braved Shak 3 To stand opposite to to stand with the face or front toward to front upon as the apartments of the general faced the park He gained also with his forces that part of Britain which faces Ireland Milton 4 To cover in front for ornament protection etc to put a facing upon as a building faced with marble 5 To line near the edge esp with a different material as to face the front of a coat or the bottom of a dress 6 To cover with better or better appearing material than the mass consists of for purpose of deception as the surface of a box of tea a barrel of sugar etc 7 Mach Defn To make the surface of anything flat or smooth to dress the face of a stone a casting etc esp in turning to shape or smooth the flat surface of as distinguished from the cylindrical surface 8 To cause to turn or present a face or front as in a particular direction To face down to put down by bold or impudent opposition He faced men down Prior To face a thing out to persist boldly or impudently in an assertion or in a line of conduct That thinks with oaths to face the matter out Shak FACE Face v i 1 To carry a false appearance to play the hypocrite To lie to face to forge Spenser 2 To turn the face as to face to the right or left Face about man a soldier and afraid Dryden 3 To present a face or front FACED Faced a Defn Having such a face or so many faces as smoothfaced twofaced FACER Facer n 1 One who faces one who puts on a false show a boldfaced person Obs There be no greater talkers nor boasters nor fasers Latimer 2 A blow in the face as in boxing hence any severe or stunning check or defeat as in controversy Collog I should have been a stercoraceous mendicant if I had hollowed when I got a facer C Kingsley FACET Facet n Etym F facette dim of face face See Face 1 A little face a small plane surface as the facets of a diamond Written also facette 2 Anat Defn A smooth circumscribed surface as the articular facet of a bone 3 Arch Defn The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column 4 Zoöl Defn One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans FACET Facet v t imp p p Faceted p pr vb n Faceting Defn To cut facets or small faces upon as to facet a diamond FACETE Facete a Etym L facetus elegant fine facetious akin to facies See Face and cf Facetious Defn Facetious witty humorous Archaic A facete discourse Jer Taylor How to interpose with a small smart remark sentiment facete or unctuous anecdote Prof Wilson Facetely adv Faceteness n FACETED Faceted a Defn Having facets FACETIAE Facetiæ n pl Etym L fr facetus See Facete Defn Witty or humorous writings or saying witticisms merry conceits FACETIOUS Facetious a Etym Cf F facétieux See Facetiæ 1 Given to wit and good humor merry sportive jocular as a facetious companion 2 Characterized by wit and pleasantry exciting laughter as a facetious story or reply Facetiously adv Facetiousness n FACETTE Facette n Etym F Defn See Facet n FACEWORK Facework n Defn The material of the outside or front side as of a wall or building facing FACIA Facia n Arch Defn See Fascia FACIAL Facial a Etym LL facialis fr L facies face cf F facial Defn Of or pertaining to the face as the facial artery vein or nerve Facially adv Facial angle Anat the angle in a skull included between a straight line ab in the illustrations from the most prominent part of the forehead to the front efge of the upper jaw bone and another cd from this point to the center of the external auditory opening See Gnathic index under Gnathic FACIEND Faciend n Etym From neut of L faciendus gerundive of facere to do Mach Defn The multiplicand See Facient 2 FACIENT Facient n Etym L faciens entis p pr of facere to make do See Fact 1 One who does anything good or bad a doer an agent Obs Br Hacket 2 Mach a One of the variables of a quantic as distinguished from a coefficient b The multiplier Note The terms facient faciend and factum may imply that the multiplication involved is not ordinary multiplication but is either some specified operation or in general any mathematical operation See Multiplication FACIES Facies n Etym L from face See Face 1 The anterior part of the head the face 2 Biol Defn The general aspect or habit of a species or group of species esp with reference to its adaptation to its environment 3 Zoöl Defn The face of a bird or the front of the head excluding the bill Facies Hippocratica Med See Hippocratic FACILE Facile a Etym L facilis prop capable of being done or made hence facile easy fr facere to make do cf F facile Srr Fact and cf Faculty 1 Easy to be done or performed not difficult performable or attainable with little labor Order will render the work facile and delightful Evelyn 2 Easy to be surmounted or removed easily conquerable readily mastered The facile gates of hell too slightly barred Milton 3 Easy of access or converse mild courteous not haughty austere or distant affable complaisant I meant she should be courteous facile sweet B Jonson 4 Easily persuaded to good or bad yielding ductile to a fault pliant flexible Since Adam and his facile consort Eve Lost Paradise deceived by me Milton This is treating Burns like a child a person of so facile a disposition as not to be trusted without a keeper on the kings highway Prof Wilson 5 Ready quick expert as he is facile in expedients he wields a facile pen Facilely adv Facileness n FACILITATE Facilitate v t imp p p Facilitated p pr vb n Facilitating Etym Cf F faciliter See Facility Defn To make easy or less difficult to free from difficulty or impediment to lessen the labor of as to facilitate the execution of a task To invite and facilitate that line of proceeding which the times call for I Taylor FACILITATION Facilitation n Defn The act of facilitating or making easy FACILITY Facility n pl Facilities Etym L facilitas fr facilis easy cf F facilitFacile 1 The quality of being easily performed freedom from difficulty ease as the facility of an operation The facility with which government has been overturned in France Burke 2 Ease in performance readiness proceeding from skill or use dexterity as practice gives a wonderful facility in executing works of art 3 Easiness to be persuaded readiness or compliance usually in a bad sense pliancy It is a great error to take facility for good nature LEstrange 4 Easiness of access complaisance affability Offers himself to the visits of a friend with facility South 5 That which promotes the ease of any action or course of conduct advantage aid assistance usually in the plural as special facilities for study Syn Ease expertness readiness dexterity complaisance condescension affability Facility Expertness Readiness These words have in common the idea of performing any act with ease and promptitude Facility supposes a natural or acquired power of dispatching a task with lightness and ease Expertness is the kind of facility acquired by long practice Readiness marks the promptitude with which anything is done A merchant needs great facility in dispatching business a bunker great expertness in casting accounts both need great readiness in passing from one employment to another The facility which we get of doing things by a custom of doing makes them often pass in us without our notice Locke The army was celebrated for the expertness and valor of the soldiers A readiness obey the known will of God is the surest means to enlighten the mind in respect to duty FACING Facing n 1 A covering in front for ornament or other purpose an exterior covering or sheathing as the facing of an earthen slope sea wall etc to strengthen it or to protect or adorn the exposed surface 2 A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or protection 3 Arch Defn The finishing of any face of a wall with material different from that of which it is chiefly composed or the coating or material so used 4 Founding Defn A powdered substance as charcoal bituminous coal ect applied to the face of a mold or mixed with the sand that forms it to give a fine smooth surface to the casting 5 Mil a pl Defn The collar and cuffs of a military coat commonly of a color different from that of the coat b The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right left or about chiefly in the pl Facing brick front or pressed brick FACINGLY Facingly adv Defn In a facing manner or position FACINOROUS Facinorous a Etym L facinorous from facinus deed bad deed from facere to make do Defn Atrociously wicked Obs Jer Taylor Facinorousness n Obs FACOUND Facound n Etym F faconde L facundia See Facund Defn Speech eloquence Obs Her facound eke full womanly and plain Chaucer FACSIMILE Facsimile n pl Facsimiles l Etym L fac simile make like or an abbreviation of factum simile made like facere to make similes like See Fact and Simile Defn A copy of anything made either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original an exact copy or likeness Facsimile telegraph a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph FACSIMILE Facsimile Defn FACT Fact n Etym L factum fr facere to make or do Cf Feat Affair Benefit Defect Fashion and fy 1 A doing making or preparing Obs A project for the fact and vending Of a new kind of fucus paint for ladies B Jonson 2 An effect produced or achieved anything done or that comes to pass an act an event a circumstance What might instigate him to this devilish fact I am not able to conjecture Evelyn He who most excels in fact of arms Milton 3 Reality actuality truth as he in fact excelled all the rest the fact is he was beaten 4 The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing sometimes even when false improperly put by a transfer of meaning for the thing done or supposed to be done a thing supposed or asserted to be done as history abounds with false facts I do not grant the fact De Foe This reasoning is founded upon a fact which is not true Roger Long Note TheTerm fact has in jurisprudence peculiar uses in contrast with low as attorney at low and attorney in fact issue in low and issue in fact There is also a grand distinction between low and fact with reference to the province of the judge and that of the jury the latter generally determining the fact the former the low Burrill Bouvier Accessary before or after the fact See under Accessary Matter of fact an actual occurrence a verity used adjectively of or pertaining to facts prosaic unimaginative as a matterof fact narration Syn Act deed performance event incident occurrence circumstance FACTION Faction n Etym L factio a doing a company of persons acting together a faction cf F faction See Fashion 1 Anc Hist Defn One of the divisions or parties of charioteers distinguished by their colors in the games of the circus 2 A party in political society combined or acting in union in opposition to the government or state usually applied to a minority but it may be applied to a majority a combination or clique of partisans of any kind acting for their own interests especially if greedy clamorous and reckless of the common good 3 Tumult discord dissension They remained at Newbury in great faction among themselves Clarendon Syn Combination clique junto See Cabal FACTIONARY Factionary a Etym Cf F factionnaire L factionarius the head of a company of charioteers Defn Belonging to a faction being a partisan taking sides Obs Always factionary on the party of your general Shak FACTIONER Factioner r n Defn One of a faction Abp Bancroft FACTIONIST Factionist n Defn One who promotes faction FACTIOUS Factious a Etym L factiosus cf F factieux 1 Given to faction addicted to form parties and raise dissensions in opposition to government or the common good turbulent seditious prone to clamor against public measures or men said of persons Factious for the house of Lancaster Shak 2 Pertaining to faction proceeding from faction indicating or characterized by faction said of acts or expressions as factious quarrels Headlong zeal or factious fury Burke Factiously adv Factiousness n FACTITIOUS Factitious a Etym L factitius fr facere to make See Fact and cf Fetich Defn Made by art in distinction from what is produced by nature artificial sham formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional in distinction from a natural standard or rule not natural as factitious cinnabar or jewels a factitious taste Factitiously adv Factitiousness n He acquires a factitious propensity he forms an incorrigible habit of desultory reading De Quincey Syn Unnatural Factitious Unnatural Anything is unnatural when it departs in any way from its simple or normal state it is factitious when it is wrought out or wrought up by labor and effort as a factitious excitement An unnatural demand for any article of merchandise is one which exceeds the ordinary rate of consumption a factitious demand is one created by active exertions for the purpose An unnatural alarm is one greater than the occasion requires a factitious alarm is one wrought up with care and effort FACTITIVE Factitive a Etym See Fact 1 Causing causative 2 Gram Defn Pertaining to that relation which is proper when the act as of a transitive verb is not merely received by an object but produces some change in the object as when we say He made the water wine Sometimes the idea of activity in a verb or adjective involves in it a reference to an effect in the way of causality in the active voice on the immediate objects and in the passive voice on the subject of such activity This second object is called the factitive object J W Gibbs FACTIVE Factive a Defn Making having power to make Obs You are factive not destructive Bacon FACTO Facto adv Etym L ablative of factum deed fact Law Defn In fact by the act or fact De facto Law See De facto FACTOR Factor n Etym L factor a doer cf F facteur a factor See Fact 1 Law Defn One who transacts business for another an agent a substitute especially a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission a commission merchant or consignee He may be a home factor or a foreign factor He may buy and sell in his own name and he is intrusted with the possession and control of the goods and in these respects he differs from a broker Story Wharton My factor sends me word a merchants fled That owes me for a hundred tun of wine Marlowe 2 A steward or bailiff of an estate Scot Sir W Scott 3 Math Defn One of the elements or quantities which when multiplied together from a product 4 One of the elements circumstances or influences which contribute to produce a result a constituent The materal and dynamical factors of nutrition H Spencer FACTOR Factor v t imp p p Factored trd p pr vb n Factoring Mach Defn To resolve a quantity into its factors FACTORAGE Factorage n Etym Cf F factorage Defn The allowance given to a factor as a compensation for his services called also a commission FACTORESS Factoress n Defn A factor who is a woman R FACTORIAL Factorial a 1 Of or pertaining to a factory Buchanan 2 Math Defn Related to factorials FACTORIAL Factorial n Math a pl Defn A name given to the factors of a continued product when the former are derivable from one and the same function Fx by successively imparting a constant increment or decrement h to the independent variable Thus the product FxFx hFx 2h Fx n1h is called a factorial term and its several factors take the name of factorials Brande C b The product of the consecutive numbers from unity up to any given number FACTORING Factoring n Math Defn The act of resolving into factors FACTORIZE Factorize v t imp p p Factorized zd p pr vb n Factorizing zng Law a To give warning to said of a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached the warning being to the effect that he shall not pay the money or deliver the property of the defendant in his hands to him but appear and answer the suit of the plaintiff b To attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third person to garnish See Garnish Vt Conn FACTORSHIP Factorship n Defn The business of a factor FACTORY Factory n pl Factories r Etym Cf F factorerie 1 A house or place where factors or commercial agents reside to transact business for their employers The Companys factory at Madras Burke 2 The body of factors in any place as a chaplain to a British factory W Guthrie 3 A building or collection of buildings appropriated to the manufacture of goods the place where workmen are employed in fabricating goods wares or utensils a manufactory as a cotton factory Factory leg Med a variety of bandy leg associated with partial dislocation of the tibia produced in young children by working in factories FACTOTUM Factotum n pl Factotums t Etym L do everything facere to do totus all cf F factotum See Fact and Total Defn A person employed to do all kinds of work or business B Jonson FACTUAL Factual a Defn Relating to or containing facts R FACTUM Factum n pl Facta Etym L See Fact 1 Law Defn A mans own act and deed particularly a Civil Law Anything stated and made certain b Testamentary Law The due execution of a will including everything necessary to its validity 2 Mach Defn The product See Facient 2 FACTURE Facture n Etym F facture a making invoice L factura a making See Fact 1 The act or manner of making or doing anything now used of a literary musical or pictorial production Bacon 2 Com Defn An invoice or bill of parcels FACULAE Faculæ n pl Etym L pl of facula a little torch Astron Defn Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which are brighter than the other parts of the photosphere They are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots and are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere Newcomb FACULAR Facular a Astron Defn Of or pertaining to the faculæ R A Proctor FACULTATIVE Facultative a L facultas atis faculty cf F facultatif G fakultativ 1 Having relation to the grant or exercise faculty or authority privilege license or the like hence optional as facultative enactments or those which convey a faculty or permission the facultative referendum of Switzerland is one that is optional with the people and is necessary only when demanded by petition facultative studies opposed to obligatory and compulsory and sometimes used with to 2 Of such a character as to admit of existing under various forms or conditions or of happening or not happening or the like specif Biol Defn Having the power to live under different conditions as a facultative parasite a plant which is normally saprophytic but which may exist wholly or in part as a parasite opposed to obligate 3 Physiol Pertaining to a faculty or faculties In short there is no facultative plurality in the mind it is a single organ of true judgment for all purposes cognitive or practical J Martineau FACULTY Faculty n pl Faculties Etym F facult L facultas fr facilis easy cf facul easily fr fecere to make See Fact and cf Facility 1 Ability to act or perform whether inborn or cultivated capacity for any natural function especially an original mental power or capacity for any of the wellknown classes of mental activity psychical or soul capacity capacity for any of the leading kinds of soul activity as knowledge feeling volition intellectual endowment or gift power as faculties of the mind or the soul But know that in the soul Are many lesser faculties that serve Reason as chief Milton What a piece of work is a man how noble in reason how infinite in faculty Shak 2 Special mental endowment characteristic knack He had a ready faculty indeed of escaping from any topic that agitated his too sensitive and nervous temperament Hawthorne 3 Power prerogative or attribute of office R This Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek Shak 4 Privilege or permission granted by favor or indulgence to do a particular thing authority license dispensation The pope granted him a faculty to set him free from his promise Fuller It had not only faculty to inspect all bishops dioceses but to change what laws and statutes they should think fit to alter among the colleges Evelyn 5 A body of a men to whom any specific right or privilege is granted formerly the graduates in any of the four departments of a university or college Philosophy Law Medicine or Theology to whom was granted the right of teaching profitendi or docendi in the department in which they had studied at present the members of a profession itself as the medical faculty the legal faculty ect 6 Amer Colleges Defn The body of person to whom are intrusted the government and instruction of a college or university or of one of its departments the president professors and tutors in a college Dean of faculty See under Dean Faculty of advocates Scot See under Advocate Syn Talent gift endowment dexterity expertness cleverness readiness ability knack FACUND Facund a Etym L facundus fr fari to speak Defn Eloquent Archaic FACUNDIOUS Facundious a Etym L facundiosus Defn Eloquement full of words Archaic FACUNDITY Facundity n Etym L facunditas Defn Eloquence readiness of speech Archaic FAD Fad n Etym Cf Faddle Defn A hobby freak whim Faddist n It is your favorite fad to draw plans G Eliot FADAISE Fadaise n F Defn A vapid or meaningless remark a commonplace nonsense FADDLE Faddle v i Etym Cf Fiddle Fiddlefaddle Defn To trifle to toy v t Defn To fondle to dandle Prov Eng Halliwell FADE Fade a Etym F prob fr L vapidus vapid or possibly frfatuus foolish insipid Defn Weak insipid tasteless commonplace R Passages that are somewhat fade Jeffrey His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous De Quincey FADE Fade v i imp p p Faded p pr vb n Fading Etym OE faden vaden prob fr fade a cf Prov D vadden to fade wither vaddigh languid torpid Cf Fade a Vade 1 To become fade to grow weak to lose strength to decay to perish gradually to wither as a plant The earth mourneth and fadeth away Is xxiv 4 2 To lose freshness color or brightness to become faint in hue or tint hence to be wanting in color Flowers that never fade Milton 3 To sink away to disappear gradually to grow dim to vanish The stars shall fade away Addison He makes a swanlike end Fading in music Shak FADE Fade v t Defn To cause to wither to deprive of freshness or vigor to wear away No winter could his laurels fade Dryden FADED Faded a Defn That has lost freshness color or brightness grown dim His faded cheek Milton Where the faded moon Made a dim silver twilight Keats FADEDLY Fadedly adv Defn In a faded manner A dull room fadedly furnished Dickens FADELESS Fadeless a Defn Not liable to fade unfading FADER Fader n Defn Father Obs Chaucer FADGE Fadge v i Etym Cf OE faden to flatter and AS f to join unit G fügen or AS afægian to depict all perh form the same root as E fair Cf Fair a Fay to fit Defn To fit to suit to agree They shall be made spite of antipathy to fadge together Milton Well Sir how fadges the new design Wycherley FADGE Fadge n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn A small flat loaf or thick cake also a fagot Prov Eng Halliwell FADING Fading a Defn Losing freshness color brightness or vigor n Defn Loss of color freshness or vigor Fadingly adv Fadingness n FADING Fading n Defn An Irish dance also the burden of a song Fading is a fine jig Obs Beau Fl FADME Fadme n Defn A fathom Obs Chaucer FADY Fady a Defn Faded R Shenstone FAECAL Fæcal a Defn See Fecal FAECES Fæces npl Etym L faex pl faeces dregs Defn Excrement ordure also settlings sediment after infusion or distillation Written also feces FAECULA Fæcula n Etym L Defn See Fecula FAERY Faëry n a Defn Fairy Archaic Spenser FAFFLE Faffle v i Etym Cf Famble Maffle Defn To stammer Prov Eng Halliwell FAG Fag n Defn A knot or coarse part in cloth Obs FAG Fag v i imp p p Fagged p pr vb n Fagging Etym Cf LG fakk wearied weary vaak slumber drowsiness OFries fai equiv to fach devoted to death OS f OHG feigi G feig feige cowardly Icel feigr fated to die AS f Scot faik to fail stop lower the price or perh the same word as E flag to droop 1 To become weary to tire Creighton withheld his force till the Italian began to fag G Mackenzie 2 To labor to wearness to work hard to drudge Read fag and subdue this chapter Coleridge 3 To act as a fag or perform menial services or drudgery for another as in some English schools To fag out to become untwisted or frayed as the end of a rope or the edge of canvas FAG Fag v t 1 To tire by labor to exhaust as he was almost fagged out 2 Anything that fatigues R It is such a fag I came back tired to death Miss Austen Brain fag Med See Cerebropathy FAGEND FAGEND Fagend n 1 An end of poorer quality or in a spoiled condition as the coarser end of a web of cloth the untwisted end of a rope ect 2 The refuse or meaner part of anything The fagend of business Collier FAGGING Fagging n Defn Laborious drudgery esp the acting as a drudge for another at an English school FAGOT Fagot n Etym F prob aug of L fax facis torch perh orig a bundle of sticks cf Gr Fagotto 1 A bundle of sticks twigs or small branches of trees used for fuel for raising batteries filling ditches or other purposes in fortification a fascine Shak 2 A bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be worked over into bars or other shapes by rolling or hammering at a welding heat a pile 3 Mus Defn A bassoon See Fagotto 4 A person hired to take the place of another at the muster of a company Eng Addison 5 An old shriveled woman Slang Eng Fagot iron iron in bars or masses manufactured from fagots Fagot vote the vote of a person who has been constituted a voter by being made a landholder for party purposes Political cant Eng FAGOT Fagot v t imp p p Fagoted p pr vb n Fagoting Defn To make a fagot of to bind together in a fagot or bundle also to collect promiscuously Dryden FAGOTTO Fagotto n Etym It See Fagot Mus Defn The bassoon so called from being divided into parts for ease of carriage making as it were a small fagot FAHAM Faham n Defn The leaves of an orchid Angraecum fragrans of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius used in France as a substitute for Chinese tea FAHLBAND Fahlband n Etym G fr fahl duncolored band a band Mining Defn A stratum in crystalline rock containing metallic sulphides Raymond FAHLERZ FAHLBAND Fahlerz Fahlband n Etym G fahlerz fahl duncolored fallow erz ore Min Defn Same as Tetrahedrite FAHLUNITE Fahlunite n Etym From Falhun a place in Sweden Min Defn A hydration of iolite FAHRENHEIT Fahrenheit a Etym G Defn Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in the graduation of his thermometer of or relating to Fahrenheits thermometric scale n Defn The Fahrenheit termometer or scale Note The Fahrenheit thermometer is so graduated that the freezing point of water is at 32 degrees above the zero of its scale and the boiling point at 212 degrees above It is commonly used in the United States and in England FAIENCE Faïence n Etym F fr Faenza a town in Italy the original place of manufacture Defn Glazed earthenware esp that which is decorated in color FAIL Fail v i imp p p Failed p pr vb n Failing Etym F failir fr L fallere falsum to deceive akin to E fall See Fail and cf Fallacy False Fault 1 To be wanting to fall short to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence to cease to be furnished in the usual or expected manner or to be altogether cut off from supply to be lacking as streams fail crops fail As the waters fail from the sea Job xiv 11 Till Lionels issue fails his should not reign Shak 2 To be affected with want to come short to lack to be deficient or unprovided used with of If ever they fail of beauty this failure is not be attributed to their size Berke 3 To fall away to become diminished to decline to decay to sink When earnestly they seek Such proof conclude they then begin to fail Milton 4 To deteriorate in respect to vigor activity resources etc to become weaker as a sick man fails 5 To perish to die used of a person Obs Had the king in his last sickness failed Shak 6 To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to be performed a result to be secured etc to miss not to fulfill expectation Take heed now that ye fail not to do this Ezra iv 22 Either my eyesight fails or thou lookst pale Shak 7 To come short of a result or object aimed at or desired to be baffled or frusrated Our envious foe hath failed Milton 8 To err in judgment to be mistaken Which ofttimes may succeed so as perhaps Shall grieve him if I fail not Milton 9 To become unable to meet ones engagements especially to be unable to pay ones debts or discharge ones business obligation to become bankrupt or insolvent FAIL Fail v t 1 To be wanting to to be insufficient for to disappoint to desert There shall not fail thee a man on the throne 1 Kings ii 4 2 To miss of attaining to lose R Though that seat of earthly bliss be failed Milton FAIL Fail n Etym OF faille from failir See Fail v i 1 Miscarriage failure deficiency fault mostly superseded by failure or failing except in the phrase without fail His highness fail of issue Shak 2 Death decease Obs Shak FAILANCE Failance n Etym Of faillance fr faillir Defn Fault failure omission Obs Bp Fell FAILING Failing n 1 A failing short a becoming deficient failure deficiency imperfection weakness lapse fault infirmity as a mental failing And ever in her mind she cas about For that unnoticed failing in herself Tennyson 2 The act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt Syn See Fault FAILLE Faille n Etym F Defn A soft silk heavier than a foulard and not glossy FAILURE Failure n Etym From Fail 1 Cessation of supply or total defect a failing deficiency as failure of rain failure of crops 2 Omission nonperformance as the failure to keep a promise 3 Want of success the state of having failed 4 Decau or defect from decay deterioration as the failure of memory or of sight 5 A becoming insolvent bankruptcy suspension of payment as failure in business 6 A failing a slight fault Obs Johnson FAIN Fain a Etym OE fain fagen AS fægen akin to OS fagan Icel faginn glad AS fægnian to rejoice OS faganon Icel fagna Goth faginon cf Goth faheds joy and fr the same root as E fair Srr Fair a and cf Fawn to court favor 1 Wellpleased glad apt wont fond inclined Men and birds are fain of climbing high Shak To a busy man temptation is fainto climb up together with his business Jer Taylor 2 Satisfied contented also constrained Shak The learned Castalio was fain to make trechers at Basle to keep himself from starving Locke FAIN Fain adv Defn With joy gladly with wold He would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat Luke xv 16 Fain Would I woo her yet I dare not Shak FAIN Fain v t i Defn To be glad to wish or desire Obs Whoso fair thing does fain to see Spencer FAINEANCE FAINEANCY Faineance Faineancy n Cf OF faineance See Fainéant Defn Donothingness inactivity indolence The mask of sneering faineance was gone C Kingsley FAINEANT Fainéant a Etym F fait he does néant nothing Defn Doing nothing shiftless n Defn A donothing an idle fellow a sluggard Sir W Scott FAINEANT DEITY Fainéant deity Defn A deity recognized as real but conceived as not acting in human affairs hence not worshiped FAINT Faint a Compar Fainter r superl Faintest Etym OE faint feint false faint F feint pp of feindre to feign suppose hesitate See Faign and cf Feint 1 Lacking strength weak languid inclined to swoon as faint with fatigue hunger or thirst 2 Wanting in courage spirit or energy timorous cowardly dejected depressed as Faint heart neer won fair lady Old Proverb 3 Lacking distinctness hardly perceptible striking the senses feebly not bright or loud or sharp or forcible weak as a faint color or sound 4 Performed done or acted in a weak or feeble manner not exhibiting vigor strength or energy slight as faint efforts faint resistance The faint prosecution of the war Sir J Davies FAINT Faint n Defn The act of fainting or the state of one who has fainted a swoon R See Fainting n The saint Who propped the Virgin in her faint Sir W Scott FAINT Faint v i imp p p Fainted p pr vb n Fainting 1 To become weak or wanting in vigor to grow feeble to lose strength and color and the control of the bodily or mental functions to swoon sometimes with away See Fainting n Hearing the honor intended her she fainted away Guardian If I send them away fasting they will faint by the way Mark viii 8 2 To sink into dejection to lose courage or spirit to become depressed or despondent If thou faint in the day of adversity thy strength is small Prov xxiv 10 3 To decay to disappear to vanish Gilded clouds while we gaze upon them faint before the eye Pope FAINT Faint v t Defn To cause to faint or become dispirited to depress to weaken Obs It faints me to think what follows Shak FAINTHEARTED FAINTHEARTED Fainthearted a Defn Wanting in courage depressed by fear easily discouraged or frightened cowardly timorous dejected Fear not neither be fainthearted Is vii 4 Faintheartedly adv Faintheartedness n FAINTING Fainting n Defn Syncope or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain the face becoming pallid the respiration feeble and the heats beat weak Fainting fit a fainting or swoon syncope Colloq FAINTISH Faintish a Defn Slightly faint somewhat faint Faintishness n FAINTLING Faintling a Defn Timorous feebleminded Obs A fainting silly creature Arbuthnot FAINTLY Faintly adv Defn In a faint weak or timidmanner FAINTNESS Faintness n 1 The state of being faint loss of strength or of consciousness and selfcontrol 2 Want of vigor or energy Spenser 3 Feebleness as of color or light lack of distinctness as faintness of description 4 Faintheartedness timorousness dejection I will send a faintness into their hearts Lev xxvi 36 FAINTS Faints npl Defn The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky the former being called the strong faints and the latter which is much more abundant the weak faints This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil Ure FAINTY Fainty a Defn Feeble languid R Dryden FAIR Fair a Compar Fairer superl Fairest Etym OE fair fayer fager AS fæger akin to OS OHG fagar Isel fagr Sw fager Dan faver Goth fagrs fit also to E fay G fügen to fit fegen to sweep cleanse and prob also to E fang peace pact Cf Fang Fain Fay to fit 1 Free from spots specks dirt or imperfection unblemished clean pure A fair white linen cloth Book of Common Prayer 2 Pleasing to the eye handsome beautiful Who can not see many a fair French city for one fair French made Shak 3 Without a dark hue light clear as a fair skin The northern people large and faircomplexioned Sir M Hale 4 Not overcast cloudless clear pleasant propitious favorable said of the sky weather or wind etc as a fair sky a fair day You wish fair winds may waft him over Prior 5 Free from obstacles or hindrances unobstructed unincumbered open direct said of a road passage etc as a fair mark in fair sight a fair view The caliphs obtained a mighty empire which was in a fair way to have enlarged Sir W Raleigh 6 Shipbuilding Defn Without sudden change of direction or curvature smooth fowing said of the figure of a vessel and of surfaces water lines and other lines 7 Characterized by frankness honesty impartiality or candor open upright free from suspicion or bias equitable just said of persons character or conduct as a fair man fair dealing a fair statement I would call it fair play Shak 8 Pleasing favorable inspiring hope and confidence said of words promises etc When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on us we must be frighted into our duty L Estrange 9 Distinct legible as fair handwriting 10 Free from any marked characteristic average middling as a fair specimen The news is very fair and good my lord Shak Fair ball Baseball a A ball passing over the home base at the height called for by the batsman and delivered by the pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position and facing the batsman b A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines called also a fair hit Fair maid Zoöl a The European pilchard Clupea pilchardus when dried b The southern scup Stenotomus Gardeni Virginia Fair one a handsome woman a beauty Fair play equitable or impartial treatment a fair or equal chance justice From fair to middling passable tolerable Colloq The fair sex the female sex Syn Candid open frank ingenuous clear honest equitable impartial reasonable See Candid FAIR Fair adv Defn Clearly openly frankly civilly honestly favorably auspiciously agreeably Fair and square justly honestly equitably impartially Colloq To bid fair See under Bid To speak fair to address with courtesy and frankness Archaic FAIR Fair n 1 Fairness beauty Obs Shak 2 A fair woman a sweetheart I have found out a gift for my fair Shenstone 3 Good fortune good luck Now fair befall thee Shak The fair anything beautiful women collectively For slanders mark was ever yet the fair Shak FAIR Fair v t 1 To make fair or beautiful Obs Fairing the foul Shak 2 Shipbuilding Defn To make smooth and flowing as a vessels lines FAIR Fair n Etym OE feire OF feire F foire fr L fariae pl days of rest holidays festivals akin to festus festal See Feast 1 A gathering of buyers and sellers assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season or by special appointment for trade 2 A festival and sale of fancy articles erc usually for some charitable object as a Grand Army fair 3 A competitive exhibition of wares farm products etc not primarily for purposes of sale as the Mechanics fair an agricultural fair After the fair Too late Colloq FAIR CATCH Fair catch Football Defn A catch made by a player on side who makes a prescribed signal that he will not attempt to advance the ball when caught He must not then be interfered with FAIRHAIRED Fairhaired a Defn Having fair or lightcolored hair FAIRHOOD Fairhood n Defn Fairness beauty Obs Foxe FAIRILY Fairily adv Defn In the manner of a fairy Numerous as shadows haunting fairily The brain Keats FAIRING Fairing n Defn A present originally one given or purchased at a fair Gay Fairing box a box receiving savings or small sums of money Hannah More FAIRISH Fairish a Defn Tolerably fair Colloq W D Howells FAIRLEADER Fairleader n Naut Defn A block or ring serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope FAIRLY Fairly adv 1 In a fairmanner clearly openly plainly fully distinctly frankly Even the nature of Mr Dimmesdales disease had never fairly been revealed to him Hawthorne 2 Favorably auspiciously commodiously as a town fairly situated for foreign traade 3 Honestly properly Such means of comfort or even luxury as lay fairly within their grasp Hawthorne 4 Softly quietly gently Obs Milton FAIRMINDED Fairminded a Defn Unprejudiced just judicial honest Fairmindedness n FAIRNATURED Fairnatured a Defn Welldisposed A fairnatured prince Ford FAIRNESS Fairness n Defn The state of being fair or free form spots or stains as of the skin honesty as of dealing candor as of an argument etc FAIRSPOKEN Fairspoken a Defn Using fair speech or uttered with fairness bland civil courteous plausible A marvelous fairspoken man Hooker FAIRWAY Fairway n Defn The navigable part of a river bay etc through which vessels enter or depart the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of vessels Totten the rough FAIRWEATHER Fairweather a 1 Made or done in pleasant weather or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice as a fairweather voyage Pope 2 Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous as a fairweather friend Fairweather sailor a makebelieve or inexperienced sailor the nautical equivalent of carpet knight FAIRWORLD Fairworld n Defn State of prosperity Obs They think it was never fairworld with them since Milton FAIRY Fairy n pl Fairies Etym OE fairie faierie enchantment fairy folk fairy OF faerie enchantment F féer fr LL Fata one of the goddesses of fate See Fate and cf Fay a fairy Written also faëry 1 Enchantment illusion Obs Chaucer The God of her has made an end And fro this worldes fairy Hath taken her into company Gower 2 The country of the fays land of illusions Obs He Arthur is a king ycrowned in Fairy Lydgate 3 An imaginary supernatural being or spirit supposed to assume a human form usually diminutive either male or female and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind a fay See Elf and Demon The fourth kind of spirit is called the Fairy K James And now about the caldron sing Like elves and fairies in a ring Shak 5 An enchantress Obs Shak Fairy of the mine an imaginary being supposed to inhabit mines etc German folklore tells of two species one fierce and malevolent the other gentle See Kobold No goblin or swart fairy of the mine Hath hurtful power over true virginity Milton FAIRY Fairy a 1 Of or pertaining to fairies 2 Given by fairies as fairy money Dryden Fairy bird Zoöl the Euoropean little tern Sterna minuta called also sea swallow and hooded tern Fairy bluebird Zoöl See under Bluebird Fairy martin Zoöl a European swallow Hirrundo ariel that builds flaskshaped nests of mud on overhanging cliffs Fairy rings or circles the circles formed in grassy lawns by certain fungi as Marasmius Oreades formerly supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances Fairy shrimp Zoöl a European freshwater phyllopod crustacean Chirocephalus diaphanus so called from its delicate colors transparency and graceful motions The name is sometimes applied to similar American species Fairy stone Paleon an echinite FAIRYLAND Fairyland n Defn The imaginary land or abode of fairies FAIRYLIKE Fairylike a Defn Resembling a fairy or what is made or done be fairies as fairylike music FAITH Faith n Etym OE feith fayth fay OF feid feit fei F foi fr L fides akin to fidere to trust Gr th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth health wealth See Bid Bide and cf Confide Defy Fealty 1 Belief the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity reliance on testimony 2 The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters firm and earnest belief on probable evidence of any kind especially in regard to important moral truth Faith that is fidelity the fealty of the finite will and understanding to the reason Coleridge 3 Theol a The belief in the historic truthfulness of the Scripture narrative and the supernatural origin of its teachings sometimes called historical and speculative faith b The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures with a practical love of them especially that confiding and affectionate belief in the person and work of Christ which affects the character and life and makes a man a true Christian called a practical evangelical or saving faith Without faith it is impossible to please him God Heb xi 6 The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the mind which is called trust or confidence exercised toward the moral character of God and particularly of the Savior Dr T Dwight Faith is an affectionate practical confidence in the testimony of God J Hawes 4 That which is believed on any subject whether in science politics or religion especially Theol a system of religious belief of any kind as the Jewish or Mohammedan faith and especially the system of truth taught by Christ as the Christian faith also the creed or belief of a Christian society or church Which to believe of her Must be a faith that reason without miracle Could never plant in me Shak Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed Gal i 23 5 Fidelity to ones promises or allegiance to duty or to a person honored and beloved loyalty Children in whom is no faith Deut xxvii 20 Whose failing while her faith to me remains I should conceal Milton 6 Word or honor pledged promise given fidelity as he violated his faith For you alone I broke me faith with injured Palamon Dryden 7 Credibility or truth R The faith of the foregoing narrative Mitford Act of faith See Autodafé Breach of faith Confession of faith etc See under Breach Confession etc Faith cure a method or practice of treating diseases by prayer and the exercise of faith in God In good faith with perfect sincerity FAITH Faith interj Defn By my faith in truth verily FAITHED Faithed a Defn Having faith or a faith honest sincere Obs Make thy words faithed Shak FAITHFUL Faithful a 1 Full of faith or having faith disposed to believe especially in the declarations and promises of God You are not faithful sir B Jonson 2 Firm in adherence to promises oaths contracts treaties or other engagements The faithful God which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him Deut vii 9 3 True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow be ties of love gratitude or honor as to a husband a prince a friend firm in the observance of duty loyal of true fidelity as a faithful husband or servant So spake the seraph Abdiel faithful found Among the faithless faithful only he Milton 4 Worthy of confidence and belief conformable to truth ot fact exact accurate as a faithful narrative or representation It is a faithful saying 2 Tim ii 11 The Faithful the adherents of any system of religious belief esp used as an epithet of the followers of Mohammed Syn Trusty honest upright sincere veracious trustworthy Faithfully adv Faithfulness n FAITHLESS Faithless a 1 Not believing not giving credit Be not faithless but believing John xx 27 2 Not believing on God or religion specifically not believing in the Christian religion Shak 3 Not observant of promises or covenants 4 Not true to allegiance duty or vows perfidious trecherous disloyal not of true fidelity inconstant as a husband or a wife A most unnatural and faithless service Shak 5 Serving to disappoint or deceive delusive unsatisfying Yonder faithless phantom Goldsmith Faithlessly advFaithlessness n FAITOUR Faitour n Etym OF faitor a doer L factor See Factor Defn A doer or actor particularly an evil doer a scoundrel Obs Lo faitour there thy meed unto thee take Spenser FAKE Fake n Etym Cf Scot faik fold stratum of stone AS fæc space interval G fach compartment partition row and E fay to fit Naut Defn One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser as it lies in a coil a single turn or coil FAKE Fake v t Naut Defn To coil a rope line or hawser by winding alternately in opposite directions in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form to prevent twisting when running out Faking box a box in which a long rope is faked used in the lifesaving service for a line attached to a shot FAKE Fake v t Etym Cf Gael faigh to get acquire reach or OD facken to catch or gripe Slang in all its senses 1 To cheat to swindle to steal to rob 2 To make to construct to do 3 To manipulate fraudulently so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is as to fake a bulldog by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it FAKE Fake n Defn A trick a swindle Slang FAKER Faker n Often erroneously written fakir Defn One who fakes something as a thief a peddler of petty things a workman who dresses things up etc Slang FAKIR Fakir n Etym Ar faqir poor Defn An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk Written also faquir anf fakeer FALANAKA Falanaka n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A viverrine mammal of Madagascar Eupleres Goudotii allied to the civet called also Falanouc FALCADE Falcade fâlkad n Etym F ultimately fr L falx falcis a sickle or scythe Man Defn The action of a horse when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times bending himself as it were in very quick curvets Harris FALCATE FALCATED Falcate Falcated a Etym L falcatus fr falx falcis a sickle or scythe Defn Hooked or bent like a sickle as a falcate leaf a falcate claw said also of the moon or a planet when horned or crescent formed FALCATION Falcation n Defn The state of being falcate a bend in the form of a sickle Sir T Browne FALCER Falcer n Etym From L falx falcis a sickle Zoöl Defn One of the mandibles of a spider FALCHION Falchion n Etym OE fauchon OF fauchon LL fälcio fr L falx falcis a sickle cf Gr falcon cf It falcione Cf Defalcation 1 A broadbladed sword slightly curved shorter and lighter than the ordinary sword used in the Middle Ages 2 A name given generally and poetically to a sword especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors FALCIDIAN Falcidian a Etym L Falcidius Defn Of or pertaining to Publius Falcidius a Roman tribune Falcidian law Civil Law a law by which a testator was obliged to leave at least a fourth of his estate to the heir Burrill FALCIFORM Falciform a Etym L falx falcis a sickle form cf F falciforme Defn Having the shape of a scithe or sickle resembling a reaping hook as the falciform ligatment of the liver FALCON Falcon n Etym OE faucon faucoun OF faucon falcon faucon fr LL falco perh from L falx falcis a sickle or scythe and named from its curving talons Cf Falchion 1 Zoöl a One of a family Falconidæ of raptorial birds characterized by a short hooked beak strong claws and powerful flight b Any species of the genus Falco distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible especially one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds or game In the language of falconry the female peregrine Falco peregrinus is exclusively called the falcon Yarrell 2 Gun Defn An ancient form of cannon Chanting falcon Zoöl See under Chanting FALCONER Falconer n Etym OE fauconer OF falconier fauconier F fauconnier See Falcon Defn A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks Johnson FALCONET Falconet n Etym Dim of falcon cf F fauconneau LL falconeta properly a young falcon 1 One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later 2 Zoöl a One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax b One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus resembling shrikes and titmice FALCONGENTIL Falcongentil n Etym F faucongentil See Falcon and Genteel Zoöl Defn The female or young of the goshawk Astur palumbarius FALCONINE Falconine a Zoöl Defn Like a falcon or hawk belonging to the Falconidæ FALCONRY Falconry n Etym Cf F fauconnerie See Falcon 1 The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game 2 The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks FALCULA Falcula n Etym L a small sickle a billhook Zoöl Defn A curved and sharppointed claw FALCULATE Falculate a Zoöl Defn Curved and sharppointed like a falcula or claw of a falcon FALDAGE Faldage n Etym LL faldagium fr AS fald E fold Cf Foldage O Eng Law Defn A privilege of setting up and moving about folds for sheep in any fields within manors in order to manure them often reserved to himself by the lord of the manor Spelman FALDFEE Faldfee n Etym AS fald Efold E fee See Faldage O Eng Law Defn A fee or rent paid by a tenant for the privilege of faldage on his own ground Blount FALDING Falding n Defn A frieze or roughnapped cloth Obs FALDISTORY Faldistory n Etym LL faldistorium faldestorium from OHG faldstuol faldan faltan to fold G falten stuol stool So called because it could be folded or laid together See Fold and Stool and cf Faldstool Fauteuil Defn The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel Obs FALDSTOOL Faldstool n Etym See Faldistory Defn A folding stool or portable seat made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church Fairholt Note In the modern practice of the Church of England the term faldstool is given to the reading desk from which the litany is read This esage is a relic of the ancient use of a lectern folding like a camp stool FALERNIAN Falernian a Defn Of or pertaining to Mount Falernus in Italy as Falernianwine FALK Falk falk n Zoöl Defn The razorbill Written also falc and faik Prov Eng FALL Fall fall v i imp Fell p p Fallen p pr vb n Falling Etym AS feallan akin to D vallen OS OHG fallan G fallen Icel Falla Sw falla Dan falde Lith pulti L fallere to deceive Gr sfallein to cause to fall Skr sphal sphul to tremble Cf Fail Fell v t to cause to fall 1 To Descend either suddenly or gradually particularly to descend by the force of gravity to drop to sink as the apple falls the tide falls the mercury falls in the barometer I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven Luke x 18 2 To cease to be erect to take suddenly a recumbent posture to become prostrate to drop as a child totters and falls a tree falls a worshiper falls on his knees I fell at his feet to worship him Rev xix 10 3 To find a final outlet to discharge its waters to empty with into as the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean 4 To become prostrate and dead to die especially to die by violence as in battle A thousand shall fall at thy side Ps xci 7 He rushed into the field and foremost fighting fell Byron 5 To cease to be active or strong to die away to lose strength to subside to become less intense as the wind falls 6 To issue forth into life to be brought forth said of the young of certain animals Shak 7 To decline in power glory wealth or importance to become insignificant to lose rank or position to decline in weight value price etc to become less as the falls stocks fell two points I am a poor falle man unworthy now To be thy lord and master Shak The greatness of these Irish lords suddenly fell and vanished Sir J Davies 8 To be overthrown or captured to be destroyed Heaven and earth will witness If Rome must fall that we are innocent Addison 9 To descend in character or reputation to become degraded to sink into vice error or sin to depart from the faith to apostatize to sin Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief Heb iv 11 10 To become insnared or embarrassed to be entrapped to be worse off than before asm to fall into error to fall into difficulties 11 To assume a look of shame or disappointment to become or appear dejected said of the countenance Cain was very wroth and his countenance fell Gen iv 5 I have observed of late thy looks are fallen Addison 12 To sink to languish to become feeble or faint as our spirits rise and fall with our fortunes 13 To pass somewha suddenly and passively into a new state of body or mind to become as to fall asleep to fall into a passion to fall in love to fall into temptation 14 To happen to to come to pass to light to befall to issue to terminate The Romans fell on this model by chance Swift Sit still my daughter until thou know how the matter will fall Ruth iii 18 They do not make laws they fall into customs H Spencer 15 To come to occur to arrive The vernal equinox which at the Nicene Council fell on the 21st of March falls now 1694 about ten days sooner Holder 16 To begin with haste ardor or vehemence to rush or hurry as they fell to blows They now no longer doubted but fell to work heart and soul Jowett Thucyd 17 To pass or be transferred by chance lot distribution inheritance or otherwise as the estate fell to his brother the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals 18 To belong or appertain If to her share some female errors fall Look on her face and youll forget them all Pope 19 To be dropped or uttered carelessly as an unguarded expression fell from his lips not a murmur fell from him To fall abroad of Naut to strike against applied to one vessel coming into collision with another To fall among to come among accidentally or unexpectedly To fall astern Naut to move or be driven backward to be left behind as a ship falls astern by the force of a current or when outsailed by another To fall away a To lose flesh to become lean or emaciated to pine b To renounce or desert allegiance to revolt or rebel c To renounce or desert the faith to apostatize These for a while believe and in time of temptation fall away Luke viii 13 d To perish to vanish to be lost How can the soul fall away into nothing Addison e To decline gradually to fade to languish or become faint One color falls away by just degrees and another rises insensibly Addison To fall back a To recede or retreat to give way b To fail of performing a promise or purpose not to fulfill To fall back upon a Mil To retreat for safety to a stronger position in the rear as to a fort or a supporting body of troops b To have recourse to a reserved fund or some available expedient or support To fall calm to cease to blow to become calm To fall down a To prostrate ones self in worship All kings shall fall down before him Ps lxxii 11 b To sink to come to the ground Down fell the beauteous youth Dryden c To bend or bow as a suppliant d Naut To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river or other outlet To fall flat to produce no response or result to fail of the intended effect as his speech fell flat To fall foul of a Naut To have a collision with to become entangled with b To attack to make an assault upon To fall from to recede or depart from not to adhere to as to fall from an agreement or engagement to fall from allegiance or duty To fall from grace M E Ch to sin to withdraw from the faith To fall home Ship Carp to curve inward said of the timbers or upper parts of a ships side which are much within a perpendicular To fall in a To sink inwards as the roof fell in b Mil To take ones proper or assigned place in line as to fall in on the right c To come to an end to terminate to lapse as on the death of Mr B the annuuity which he had so long received fell in d To become operative The reversion to which he had been nominated twenty years before fell in Macaulay To fall into ones hands to pass often suddenly or unexpectedly into ones ownership or control as to spike cannon when they are likely to fall into the hands of the enemy To fall in with a To meet with accidentally as to fall in with a friend b Naut To meet as a ship also to discover or come near as land c To concur with to agree with as the measure falls in with popular opinion d To comply to yield to You will find it difficult to persuade learned men to fall in with your projects Addison To fall off a To drop as fruits fall off when ripe b To withdraw to separate to become detached as friends fall off in adversity Love cools friendship falls off brothers divide Shak c To perish to die away as words fall off by disuse d To apostatize to forsake to withdraw from the faith or from allegiance or duty Those captive tribes fell off From God to worship calves Milton e To forsake to abandon as his customers fell off f To depreciate to change for the worse to deteriorate to become less valuable abundant or interesting as a falling off in the wheat crop the magazine or the review falls off O Hamlet what a falling off was there Shak g Naut To deviate or trend to the leeward of the point to which the head of the ship was before directed to fall to leeward To fall on a To meet with to light upon as we have fallen on evil days b To begin suddenly and eagerly Fall on and try the appetite to eat Dryden c To begin an attack to assault to assail Fall on fall on and hear him not Dryden d To drop on to descend on To fall out a To quarrel to begin to contend A soul exasperated in ills falls out With everything its friend itself Addison b To happen to befall to chance There fell out a bloody quarrel betwixt the frogs and the mice LEstrange c Mil To leave the ranks as a soldier To fall over a To revolt to desert from one side to another b To fall beyond Shak To fall short to be deficient as the corn falls short they all fall short in duty To fall through to come to nothing to fail as the engageent has fallen through To fall to to begin Fall to with eager joy on homely food Dryden To fall under a To come under or within the limits of to be subjected to as they fell under the jurisdiction of the emperor b To come under to become the subject of as this point did not fall under the cognizance or deliberations of the court these things do not fall under human sight or observation c To come within to be ranged or reckoned with to be subordinate to in the way of classification as these substances fall under a different class or order To fall upon a To attack See To fall on b To attempt to have recourse to I do not intend to fall upon nice disquisitions Holder c To rush against Note Fall primarily denotes descending motion either in a perpendicular or inclined direction and in most of its applications implies literally or figuratively velocity haste suddenness or violence Its use is so various and so mush diversified by modifying words that it is not easy to enumerate its senses in all its applications FALL Fall v t 1 To let fall to drop Obs For every tear he falls a Trojan bleeds Shak 2 To sink to depress as to fall the voice Obs 3 To diminish to lessen or lower Obs Upon lessening interest to four per cent you fall the price of your native commodities Locke 4 To bring forth as to fall lambs R Shak 5 To fell to cut down as to fall a tree Prov Eng Local US FALL Fall n 1 The act of falling a dropping or descending be the force of gravity descent as a fall from a horse or from the yard of ship 2 The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture as he was walking on ice and had a fall 3 Death destruction overthrow ruin They thy fall conspire Denham Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall Prov xvi 18 4 Downfall degradation loss of greatness or office termination of greatness power or dominion ruin overthrow as the fall of the Roman empire Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall Pope 5 The surrender of a besieged fortress or town as the fall of Sebastopol 6 Diminution or decrease in price or value depreciation as the fall of prices the fall of rents 7 A sinking of tone cadence as the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence 8 Declivity the descent of land or a hill a slope 9 Descent of water a cascade a cataract a rush of water down a precipice or steep usually in the plural sometimes in the singular as the falls of Niagara 10 The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean or into a lake or pond as the fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice Addison 11 Extent of descent the distance which anything falls as the water of a stream has a fall of five feet 12 The season when leaves fall from trees autumn What crowds of patients the town doctor kills Or how last fall he raised the weekly bills Dryden 13 That which falls a falling as a fall of rain a heavy fall of snow 14 The act of felling or cutting down The fall of timber Johnson 15 Lapse or declinsion from innocence or goodness Specifically The first apostasy the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit also the apostasy of the rebellious angels 16 Formerly a kind of ruff or band for the neck a falling band a faule B Jonson 17 That part as one of the ropes of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting Fall herring Zoöl a herring of the Atlantic Clupea mediocris also called tailor herring and hickory shad To try a fall to try a bout at wrestling Shak FALLACIOUS Fallacious a Etym L fallaciosus fr fallacia cf F fallacieux See Fallacy Defn Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy illogical fitted to deceive misleading delusive as fallacious arguments or reasoning Fallaciously adv Fallaciousness n FALLACY Fallacy n pl Fallacies Etym OE fallace fallas deception F fallace fr L fallacia fr fallax deceitful deceptive fr fallere to deceive See Fail 1 Deceptive or false appearance deceitfulness that which misleads the eye or the mind deception Winning by conquest what the first man lost By fallacy surprised Milton 2 Logic Defn An argument or apparent argument which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue while in reality it is not a sophism Syn Deception deceit mistake Fallacy Sophistry A fallacy is an argument which professes to be decisive but in reality is not sophistry is also false reasoning but of so specious and subtle a kind as to render it difficult to expose its fallacy Many fallacies are obvious but the evil of sophistry lies in its consummate art Men are apt to suffer their minds to be misled by fallacies which gratify their passions Many persons have obscured and confounded the nature of things by their wretched sophistry though an act be never so sinful they will strip it of its guilt South FALLALS FALLALS Fallals npl Defn Gay ornaments frippery gewgaws Colloq Thackeray FALLAX Fallax n Etym L fallax deceptive See Fallacy Defn Cavillation a caviling Obs Cranmer FALLEN Fallen a Defn Dropped prostrate degraded ruined decreased dead Some ruined temple or fallen monument Rogers FALLENCY Fallency n Etym LL fallentia L fallens ppr of fallere Defn An exception Obs Jer Taylor FALLER Faller n 1 One who or that which falls 2 Mach Defn A part which acts by falling as a stamp in a fulling mill or the device in a spinning machine to arrest motion when a thread breaks FALLFISH Fallfish n Zoöl Defn A freshwater fish of the United States Semotilus bullaris called also silver chub and Shiner The name is also applied to other allied species FALLIBILITY Fallibility n Defn The state of being fallible liability to deceive or to be deceived as the fallibity of an argument or of an adviser FALLIBLE Fallible a Etym LL fallibilis fr L fallere to deceive cf F faillible See Fail Defn Liable to fail mistake or err liable to deceive or to be deceived as all men are fallible our opinions and hopes are fallible FALLIBLY Fallibly adv Defn In a fallible manner FALLING Falling a n Defn from Fall v i Falling away Falling off etc See To fall away To fall off etc under Fall v i Falling band the plain broad linen collar turning down over the doublet worn in the early part of the 17th century Falling sickness Med epilepsy Shak Falling star Astron See Shooting star Falling stone a stone falling through the atmosphere a meteorite an aërolite Falling tide the ebb tide Falling weather a rainy season Colloq Bartlett FALLOPIAN Fallopian a Etym From Fallopius or Fallopio a physician of Modena who died in 1562 Anat Defn Pertaining to or discovered by Fallopius as the Fallopian tubes or oviducts the ducts or canals which conduct the ova from the ovaries to the uterus FALLOW Fallow a Etym AS fealu fealo pale yellow or red akin to D vaal fallow faded OHG falo G falb fahl Icel fölr and prob to Lith palvas OSlav plavpallidus pale pallere to be pale Gr palita Cf Pale Favel a Favor 1 Pale red or pale yellow as a fallow deer or greyhound Shak 2 Etym Cf Fallow n Defn Left untilled or unsowed after plowing uncultivated as fallow ground Fallow chat Fallow finch Zoöl a small European bird the wheatear Saxicola ænanthe See Wheatear FALLOW Fallow n Etym So called from the fallow or somewhat yellow color of naked ground or perh akin to E felly n cf MHG valgen to plow up OHG felga felly harrow 1 Plowed land Obs Who pricketh his blind horse over the fallows Chaucer 2 Land that has lain a year or more untilled or unseeded land plowed without being sowed for the season The plowing of fallows is a benefit to land Mortimer 3 The plowing or tilling of land without sowing it for a season as summer fallow properly conducted has ever been found a sure method of destroying weeds Be a complete summer fallow land is rendered tender and mellow The fallow gives it a better tilth than can be given by a fallow crop Sinclair Fallow crop the crop taken from a green fallow Eng Green fallow fallow whereby land is rendered mellow and clean from weeds by cultivating some green crop as turnips potatoes etc Eng FALLOW Fallow v t imp p p Fallowed p pr vb n Fallowing Etym From Fallow n Defn To plow harrow and break up as land without seeding for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects and rendering it mellow as it is profitable to fallow cold strong clayey land FALLOW DEER Fallow deer Etym So called from its fallow or pale yellow color Zoöl Defn A European species of deer Cervus dama much smaller than the red deer In summer both sexes are spotted with white It is common in England where it is often domesticated in the parks FALLOWIST Fallowist n Defn One who favors the practice of fallowing land R Sinclair FALLOWNESS Fallowness n Defn A well or opening through the successive floors of a warehouse or manufactory through which goods are raised or lowered US Bartlett FALSARY Falsary n Etym L falsarius fr falsus See False a Defn A falsifier of evidence Obs Sheldon FALSE False a Compar Falser superl Falsest Etym L falsus pp of fallere to deceive cf OF faus fals F faux and AS fals fraud See Fail Fall 1 Uttering falsehood unveracious given to deceit dishnest as a false witness 2 Not faithful or loyal as to obligations allegiance vows etc untrue treacherous perfidious as a false friend lover or subject false to promises I to myself was false ere thou to me Milton 3 Not according with truth or reality not true fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint as a false statement 4 Not genuine or real assumed or designed to deceive counterfeit hypocritical as false tears false modesty false colors false jewelry False face must hide what the false heart doth know Shak 5 Not well founded not firm or trustworthy erroneous as a false claim a false conclusion a false construction in grammar Whose false foundation waves have swept away Spenser 6 Not essential or permanent as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental 7 Mus Defn Not in tune False arch Arch a member having the appearance of an arch though not of arch construction False attic an architectural erection above the main cornice concealing a roof but not having windows or inclosing rooms False bearing any bearing which is not directly upon a vertical support thus the weight carried by a corbel has a false bearing False cadence an imperfect or interrupted cadence False conception Med an abnormal conception in which a mole or misshapen fleshy mass is produced instead of a properly organized fetus False croup Med a spasmodic affection of the larynx attended with the symptoms of membranous croup but unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane False door or window Arch the representation of a door or window inserted to complete a series of doors or windows or to give symmetry False fire a combustible carried by vessels of war chiefly for signaling but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy also a light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction False galena See Blende False imprisonment Law the arrest and imprisonment of a person without warrant or cause or contrary to law or the unlawful detaining of a person in custody False keel Naut the timber below the main keel used to serve both as a protection and to increase the shios lateral resistance False key a picklock False leg Zoöl See Proleg False membrane Med the fibrinous deposit formed in croup and diphtheria and resembling in appearance an animal membrane False papers Naut documents carried by a ship giving false representations respecting her cargo destination ect for the purpose of deceiving False passage Surg an unnatural passage leading off from a natural canal such as the urethra and produced usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments False personation Law the intentional false assumption of the name and personality of another False pretenses Law false representations concerning past or present facts and events for the purpose of defrauding another False rail Naut a thin piece of timber placed on top of the head rail to strengthen it False relation Mus a progression in harmony in which a certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed by a flat or sharp False return Law an untrue return made to a process by the officer to whom it was delivered for execution False ribs Anat the asternal rebs of which there are five pairs in man False roof Arch the space between the upper ceiling and the roof Oxford Gloss False token a false mark or other symbol used for fraudulent purposes False scorpion Zoöl any arachnid of the genus Chelifer See Book scorpion False tack Naut a coming up into the wind and filling away again on the same tack False vampire Zoöl the Vampyrus spectrum of South America formerly erroneously supposed to have bloodsucking habits called also vampire and ghost vampire The genuine bloodsucking bats belong to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla See Vampire False window Arch See False door above False wing Zoöl See Alula and Bastard wing under Bastard False works Civil Engin construction works to facilitate the erection of the main work as scaffolding bridge centering etc FALSE False adv Defn Not truly not honestly falsely You play me false Shak FALSE False v t Etym L falsare to falsify fr falsus cf F fausser See False a 1 To report falsely to falsify Obs Chaucer 2 To betray to falsify Obs He hath his truthe falsed in this wise Chaucer 3 To mislead by want of truth to deceive Obs In his falsed fancy Spenser 4 To feign to pretend to make Obs And falsed oft his blows Spenser FALSEFACED Falsefaced a Defn Hypocritical Shak FALSEHEART Falseheart a Defn Falsehearted Shak FALSEHEARTED Falsehearted a Defn Hollow or unsound at the core treacherous deceitful perfidious Bacon Falseheartedness n Bp Stillingfleet FALSEHOOD Falsehood n Etym False hood 1 Want of truth or accuracy an untrue assertion or representation error misrepresentation falsity Though it be a lie in the clock it is but a falsehood in the hand of the dial when pointing at a wrong hour if rightly following the direction of the wheel which moveth it Fuller 2 A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue a departure from moral integrity a lie 3 Treachery deceit perfidy unfaithfulness Betrayed by falsehood of his guard Shak 4 A counterfeit a false appearance an imposture For his molten image is falsehood Jer x 14 No falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper Milton Syn Falsity lie untruth fiction fabrication See Falsity FALSELY Falsely adv Defn In a false manner erroneously not truly perfidiously or treacherously O falsely falsely murdered Shak Oppositions of science falsely so called 1 Tim vi 20 Will ye steal murder and swear falsely Jer vii 9 FALSENESS Falseness n Defn The state of being false contrariety to the fact inaccuracy want of integrity or uprightness double dealing unfaithfulness treachery perfidy as the falseness of a report a drawing or a singers notes the falseness of a man or of his word FALSER Falser n Defn A deceiver Obs Spenser FALSETTO Falsetto n pl Falsettos Etym It falsetto dim fr L falsus See False Defn A false or artificial voice that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice the male counter tenor or alto voice See Head voice under Voice FALSICRIMEN Falsicrimen Etym L Civ Law Defn The crime of falsifying Note This term in the Roman law included not only forgery but every species of fraud and deceit It never has been used in so extensive a sense in modern common law in which its predominant significance is forgery though it also includes perjury and offenses of a like character Burrill Greenleaf FALSIFIABLE Falsifiable a Etym Cf OF falsifiable Defn Capable of being falsified counterfeited or corrupted Johnson FALSIFICATION Falsification n Etym Cf F falsification 1 The act of falsifying or making false a counterfeiting the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not To counterfeit the living image of king in his person exceedeth all falsifications Bacon 2 Willful misstatement or misrepresentation Extreme necessity forced him upon this bold and violent falsification of the doctrine of the alliance Bp Warburton 3 Equity Defn The showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong Story FALSIFICATOR Falsificator n Etym Cf F falsificateur Defn A falsifier Bp Morton FALSIFIER Falsifier n Defn One who falsifies or gives to a thing a deceptive appearance a liar FALSIFY Falsify v t imp p p Falsified p pr vb n Falsifying Etym L falsus false ly cf F falsifier See False a 1 To make false to represent falsely The Irish bards use to forge and falsify everything as they list to please or displease any man Spenser 2 To counterfeit to forge as to falsify coin 3 To prove to be false or untrustworthy to confute to disprove to nullify to make to appear false By how much better than my word I am By so much shall I falsify mens hope Shak Jews and Pagans united all their endeavors under Julian the apostate to baffie and falsify the prediction Addison 4 To violate to break by falsehood as to falsify ones faith or word Sir P Sidney 5 To baffie or escape as to falsify a blow Bulter 6 Law Defn To avoid or defeat to prove false as a judgment Blackstone 7 Equity Defn To show in accounting an inem of charge inserted in an account to be wrong Story Daniell 8 To make false by multilation or addition to tamper with as to falsify a record or document FALSIFY Falsify v i Defn To tell lies to violate the truth It is absolutely and universally unlawful to lie and falsify South FALSISM Falsism n Defn That which is evidently false an assertion or statement the falsity of which is plainly apparent opposed to truism FALSITY Falsity npl Falsities Etym L falsitas cf F fausseté OF also falsité See False a 1 The quality of being false coutrariety or want of conformity to truth Probability does not make any alteration either in the truth or falsity of things South 2 That which is false falsehood a lie a false assertion Men often swallow falsities for truths Sir T Brown Syn Falsehood lie deceit Falsity Falsehood Lie Falsity denotes the state or quality of being false A falsehood is a false declaration designedly made A lie is a gross unblushing falsehood The falsity of a persons assertion may be proved by the evidence of others and thus the charge of falsehood be fastened upon him FALTER Falter v t Defn To thrash in the chaff also to cleanse or sift as barley Prov Eng Halliwell FALTER Falter v i imp p p Faltered p pr vb n Faltering Etym OE falteren faltren prob from fault See Fault v n 1 To hesitate to speak brokenly or weakly to stammer as his tongue falters With faltering speech and visage incomposed Milton 2 To tremble to totter to be unsteady He found his legs falter Wiseman 3 To hesitate in purpose or action Ere her native king Shall falter under foul rebellions arms Shak 4 To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise said of the mind or of thought Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space and distance falters I Taylor FALTER Falter v t Defn To utter with hesitation or in a broken trembling or weak manner And here he faltered forth his last farewell Byron Mde me most happy faltering I am thine Tennyson FALTER Falter n Etym See Falter v i Defn Hesitation trembling feebleness an uncertain or broken sound as a slight falter in her voice The falter of an idle shepherds pipe Lowell FALTERING Faltering a Defn Hesitating trembling With faltering speech Milton n Defn Falter halting hesitation Falteringly adv FALUNS Faluns n Etym F Geol Defn A series of strata of the Middle Tertiary period of France abounding in shells and used by Lyell as the type of his Miocene subdivision FALWE Falwe a n Defn Fallow Obs Chaucer FALX Falx n Etym L a sickle Anat Defn A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum esp one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain FAMBLE Famble v i Etym OE falmelen cf SW famla to grope Dan famle to grope falter hesitate Isel falma to grope Cf Famble Defn To stammer Obs Nares FAMBLE Famble n Etym Cf Famble v Defn A hand Slang Obs We clap our fambles Beau Fl FAME Fame n Etym OF fame L fama fr fari to speak akin to Gr Ban and cf Fable Fate Euphony Blame 1 Public report or rumor The fame thereof was heard in Pharaohs house Gen xlv 16 2 Report or opinion generally diffused renown public estimation celebrity either favorable or unfavorable as the fame of Washington I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited Shak Syn Notoriety celebrity renown reputation FAME Fame v t imp p p Famed p pr vb n Faming 1 To report widely or honorably The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders Milton 2 To make famous or renowned Those Hesperian gardens famed of old Milton FAMELESS Fameless a Defn Without fame or renown Famelessly adv FAMILIAR Familiar a Etym OE familer familier F familier fr L familiaris fr familia family See Family 1 Of or pertaining to a family domestic Familiar feuds Byron 2 Closely acquainted or intimate as a friend or companion well versed in as any subject of study as familiar with the Scriptures 3 Characterized by or exhibiting the manner of an intimate friend not formal unconstrained easy accessible In loose familiar strains Addison Be thou familiar but by no means vulgar Shak 4 Well known well understood common frequent as a familiar illustration That war or peace or both at once may be As things acquainted and familiar to us Shak There is nothing more familiar than this Locke 5 Improperly acquainted wrongly intimate Camden Familiar spirit a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call 1 Sam xxviii 3 79 FAMILIAR Familiar n 1 An intimate a companion All my familiars watched for my halting Jer xx 10 2 An attendant demon or evil spirit Shak 3 Court of Inquisition Defn A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused FAMILIARITY Familiarity n pl Familiarities Etym OE familarite F familiaritéfr L faniliaritas See Familiar 1 The state of being familiar intimate and frequent converse or association unconstrained intercourse freedom from ceremony and constraint intimacy as to live in remarkable familiarity 2 Anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint esp in the pl such actions and words as propriety and courtesy do not warrant liberties Syn Acquaintance fellowship affability intimacy See Acquaintance FAMILIARIZATION Familiarization n Defn The act or process of making familiar the result of becoming familiar as familiarization with scenes of blood FAMILIARIZE Familiarize v t imp p p Familiarized p pr vb n Familiarizing Etym Cf F familiariser 1 To make familiar or intimate to habituate to accustom to make well known by practice or converse as to familiarize ones self with scenes of distress 2 To make acquainted or skilled by practice or study as to familiarize ones self with a business a book or a science FAMILIARLY Familiarly adv Defn In a familiar manner FAMILIARNESS Familiarness n Defn Familiarity R FAMILIARY Familiary a Etym L familiaris See Familiar Defn Of or pertaining to a family or household domestic Obs Milton FAMILISM Familism n Defn The tenets of the Familists Milton FAMILIST Familist n Etym From Family Eccl Hist Defn One of afanatical Antinomian sect originating in Holland and existing in England about 1580 called the Family of Love who held that religion consists wholly in love FAMILISTERY Familistery n pl Familisteries Etym F familistère Defn A community in which many persons unite as in one family and are regulated by certain communistic laws and customs FAMILISTIC FAMILISTICAL Familistic Familistical a Defn Pertaining to Familists Baxter FAMILY Family n pl Families Etym L familia fr famulus servant akin to Oscan famel servant cf faamat he dwells Skr dhaman house fr dhato set make do cf F famille Cf Do v t Doom Fact Feat 1 The collective body of persons who live in one house and under one head or manager a household including parents children and servants and as the case may be lodgers or boarders 2 The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society The welfare of the family underlies the welfare of society H Spencer 3 Those who descend from one common progenitor a tribe clan or race kindred house as the human family the family of Abraham the father of a family Go and pretennd your family is young Pope 4 Course of descent genealogy line of ancestors lineage 5 Honorable descent noble or respectable stock as a man of family 6 A groupe of kindred or closely related individuals as a family of languages a family of States the chlorine family 7 Biol Defn A groupe of organisms either animal or vegetable related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development more comprehensive than a genus because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness In zoölogy a family is less comprehesive than an order in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order Family circle See under Circle Family man a A man who has a family esp one who has a wife and children living with him andd dependent upon him b A man of domestic habits The Jews are generally when married most exemplary family men Mayhew Family of curves or surfaces Geom a group of curves or surfaces derived from a single equation In a family way like one belonging to the family Why dont we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family way and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks Thackeray In the family way pregnant Colloq FAMINE Famine n Etym F famine fr L fames hunger cf Gr hani loss lack ha to leave Defn General scarcity of food dearth a want of provisions destitution Worn with famine Milton There was a famine in the land Gen xxvi 1 Famine fever Med typhus fever FAMISH Famish v t imp p p Famished p pr vb n Famishing Etym OE famen cf OF afamer L fames See Famine and cf Affamish 1 To starve kill or destroy with hunger Shak 2 To exhaust the strength or endurance of by hunger to distress with hanger And when all the land of Egypt was famished the people cried to Pharaoh for bread Cen xli 55 The pains of famished Tantalus hell feel Dryden 3 To kill or to cause to suffer extremity by deprivation or denial of anything necessary And famish him of breath if not of bread Milton 4 To force or constrain by famine He had famished Paris into a surrender Burke FAMISH Famish v i 1 To die of hunger to starve 2 To suffer extreme hunger or thirst so as to be exhausted in strength or to come near to perish You are all resolved rather to die than to famish Shak 3 To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish Prov x 3 FAMISHMENT Famishment n Defn State of being famished FAMOSITY Famosity n Etym L famositas infamy cf F famosité See Famous Defn The state or quality of being famous Obs Johnson FAMOUS Famous a Etym L famosus fr fama fame cf F fameux See Fame Defn Celebrated in fame or public report renowned mach talked of distinguished in story used in either a good or a bad sense chiefly the former often followed by for as famous for erudition for eloquence for military skill a famous pirate Famous for a scolding tongue Shak Syn Noted remarkable signal conspicuous celebrated renowned illustrious eminent transcendent excellent Famous Renowned Illustrious Famous is applied to a person or thing widely spoken of as extraordinary renowned is applied to those who are named again and again with honor illustrious to those who have dazzled the world by the splendor of their deeds or their virtues See Distinguished FAMOUSED Famoused a Defn Renowned Obs Shak FAMOUSLY Famously adv Defn In a famous manner in a distinguished degree greatly splendidly Then this land was famously enriched With politic grave counsel Shak FAMOUSNESS Famousness n Defn The state of being famous FAMULAR Famular n Etym Cf L famularis of servants Defn Domestic familiar Obs Chaucer FAMULATE Famulate v i Etym L famulatus pp of famulari to serve fr famulus servant Defn To serve Obs FAMULIST Famulist n Etym L famulus servant Defn A collegian of inferior rank or position corresponding to the sizar at Cambridge Oxford Univ Eng FAN Fan n Etym AS fann fr L vannus fan van for winnowing grain cf F van Cf Van a winnowing machine Winnow 1 An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface as a An instrument for cooling the person made of feathers paper silk etc and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle b Mach Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air in winnowing grain blowing a fire ventilation etc or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air a fan blower a fan wheel c An instrument for winnowing grain by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated and the chaff is separated and blown away d Something in the form of a fan when spread as a peacocks tail a window etc e A small vane or sail used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind Clean provender which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan Is xxx 24 2 That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan as in exciting a flame etc that which inflames heightens or strengthens as it served as a fan to the flame of his passion 3 A quintain from its form Obs Chaucer Fan blower a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft inclosed in a case or chamber to create a blast of air fan blast for forge purposes or a current for draft and ventilation a fanner Fan cricket Zoöl a mole cricket Fan light Arch a window over a door so called from the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those windows which are set in the circular heads of arched doorways Fan shell Zoöl any shell of the family Pectinidæ See Scallop n 1 Fan tracery Arch the decorative tracery on the surface of fan vaulting Fan vaulting Arch an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan as in Henry VIIs chapel in Westminster Abbey It is peculiar to English Gothic Fan wheel the wheel of a fan blower Fan window Same as Fan light above FAN Fan v t imp p p Fanned p pr vb n Fanning Etym Cf OF vanner L vannere See Fan n Van a winnowing machine 1 To move as with a fan The air fanned with unnumbered plumes Milton 2 To cool and refresh by moving the air with a fan to blow the air on the face of with a fan 3 To ventilate to blow on to affect by air put in motion Calm as the breath which fans our eastern groves Dryden 4 To winnow to separate chaff from and drive it away by a current of air as to fan wheat Jer li 2 5 To excite or stir up to activity as a fan axcites a flame to stimulate as this conduct fanned the excitement of the populace Fanning machine or Fanning mill a machine for separating seed from chaff etc by a blast of air a fanner FANAL Fanal n Etym F Defn A lighthouse or the apparatus placed in it for giving light FANATIC Fanatic a Etym L fanaticus inspired by divinity enthusiastic frantic fr fanum fane cf F fanatique See Fane Defn Pertaining to or indicating fanaticism extravagant in opinions ultra unreasonable excessively enthusiastic especially on religious subjects as fanatic zeal fanatic notions But Faith fanatic Faith once wedded fast To some dear falsehood hugs it to the last T Moore FANATIC Fanatic n Defn A person affected by excessive enthusiasm particularly on religious subjects one who indulges wild and extravagant notions of religion There is a new word coined within few months called fanatics which by the close stickling thereof seemeth well cut out and proportioned to signify what is meant thereby even the sectaries of our age Fuller 1660 Fanatics are governed rather by imagination than by judgment Stowe FANATICAL Fanatical a Defn Characteristic of or relating to fanaticism fanatic Fanatically adv Fanaticalness n FANATICISM Fanaticism n Etym Cf Fanatism Defn Excessive enthusiasm unreasoning zeal or wild and extravagant notions on any subject especially religion religious frenzy Syn See Superstition FANATICIZE Fanaticize v t imp p p Fanaticized p pr vb n Fanaticizing Defn To cause to become a fanatic FANATISM Fanatism n Etym Cf F fanatisme Cf Fanaticism Defn Fanaticism R Gibbon FANCIED Fancied a Etym From Fancy v t Defn Formed or conceived by the fancy unreal as a fancied wrong FANCIER Fancier n 1 One who is governed by fancy Not reasoners but fanciers Macaulay 2 One who fancies or has a special liking for or interest in a particular object or class or objects hence one who breeds and keeps for sale birds and animals as bird fancier dog fancier etc FANCIFUL Fanciful a 1 Full of fancy guided by fancy rather than by reason and experience whimsical as a fanciful man forms visionary projects 2 Conceived in the fancy not consistent with facts or reason abounding in ideal qualities or figures as a fanciful scheme a fanciful theory 3 Curiously shaped or constructed as she wore a fanciful headdress Gather up all fancifullest shells Keats Syn Imaginative ideal visionary capricious chimerical whimsical fantastical wild Fanciful Fantastical Visionary We speak of that as fanciful which is irregular in taste and judgment we speak of it as fantastical when it becomes grotesque and extravagant as well as irregular we speak of it as visionary when it is wholly unfounded in the nature of things Fanciful notions are the product of a heated fancy without any tems are made up of oddly assorted fancies aften of the most whimsical kind visionary expectations are those which can never be realized in fact Fancifully adv Fancifulness n FANCILESS Fanciless a Defn Having no fancy without ideas or imagination R A pert or bluff important wight Whose brain is fanciless whose blood is white Armstrong FANCY Fancy n pl Fancies Etym Contr fr fantasy OF fantasie fantaisie F fantaisie L phantasia fr Gr bhato shine Cf Fantasy Fantasia Epiphany Phantom 1 The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement wit or embellishment imagination In the soul Are many lesser faculties that serve Reason as chief Among these fancy next Her office holds Milton 2 An image or representation of anything formed in the mind conception thought idea conceit How now my lord why do you keep alone Of sorriest fancies your companoins making Shak 3 An opinion or notion formed without much reflection caprice whim impression I have always had a fancy that learning might be made a play and recreation to children Locke 4 Inclination liking formed by caprice rather than reason as to strike ones fancy hence the object of inclination or liking To fit your fancies to your fathers will Shak 5 That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value London pride is a pretty fancy for borders Mortimer 6 A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad Obs Shak The fancy all of a class who exhibit and cultivate any peculiar taste or fancy hence especially sporting characters taken collectively or any specific class of them as jockeys gamblers prize fighters etc At a great book sale in London which had congregated all the fancy De Quincey Syn Imagination conceit taste humor inclination whim liking See Imagination FANCY Fancy v i imp p p Fancied p pr vb n Fancying 1 To figure to ones self to believe or imagine something without proof If our search has reached no farther than simile and metaphor we rather fancy than know Locke 2 To love Obs Shak FANCY Fancy v t 1 To form a conception of to portray in the mind to imagine He whom I fancy but can neer express Dryden 2 To have a fancy for to like to be pleased with particularly on account of external appearance or manners We fancy not the cardinal Shak 3 To believe without sufficient evidence to imagine something which is unreal He fancied he was welcome because those arounde him were his kinsmen Thackeray FANCY Fancy a 1 Adapted to please the fancy or taste ornamental as fancy goods 2 Extravagant above real value This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania like that which led his Frederick the Greats father to pay fancy prices for giants Macaulay Fancy ball a ball in which porsons appear in fanciful dresses in imitation of the costumes of different persons and nations Fancy fair a fair at which articles of fancy and ornament are sold generally for some charitable purpose Fancy goods fabrics of various colors patterns etc as ribbons silks laces etc in distinction from those of a simple or plain color or make Fancy line Naut a line rove through a block at the jaws of a gaff used to haul it down Fancy roller Carding Machine a clothed cylinder usually having straight teeth in front of the doffer Fancy stocks a species of stocks which afford great opportunity for stock gambling since they have no intrinsic value and the fluctuations in their prices are artificial Fancy store one where articles of fancy and ornament are sold Fancy woods the more rare and expensive furniture woods as mahogany satinwood rosewood etc FANCYFREE Fancyfree a Defn Free from the power of love In maiden meditation fancy free Shak FANCYMONGER Fancymonger n Defn A lovemonger a whimsical lover Obs Shak FANCYSICK Fancysick a Defn Lovesick Shak FANCYWORK Fancywork n Defn Ornamental work with a needle or hook as embroidery crocheting netting etc FAND Fand obs Defn imp of Find Spenser FANDANGO Fandango n pl Fandangoes Etym Sp A name brought together with the dance from the West Indies to Spain 1 A lively dance in 38 or 68 time much practiced in Spain and Spanish America Also the tune to which it is danced 2 A ball or general dance as in Mexico Colloq FANE Fane n Etym L fanum a place dedicated to some deity a sanctuary fr fari to speak See Fame Defn A temple a place consecrated to religion a church Poet Such to this British Isle her Christian fanes Wordsworth FANE Fane n Etym See Vane Defn A weathercock Obs FANEGA Fanega n Etym Sp Defn A dry measure in Spain and Spanish America varying from 1 De Colange FANFARE Fanfare n Etym F Cf Fanfaron Defn A flourish of trumpets as in coming into the lists etc also a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase The fanfare announcing the arrival of the various Christian princes Sir W Scott FANFARON Fanfaron n Etym F fr Sp fanfarron cf It fanfano and OSp fanfa swaggering boasting also Ar farfar talkative Defn A bully a hector a swaggerer an empty boaster R Dryden FANFARONADE Fanfaronade n Etym F fanfaronnade fr Sp fanfarronada See Fanfaron Defn A swaggering vain boasting ostentation a bluster Swift FANFOOT Fanfoot n Zoöl a A species of gecko having the toes expanded into large lobes for adhesion The Egyptian fanfoot Phyodactylus gecko is believed by the natives to have venomous toes b Any moth of the genus Polypogon FANG Fang v t Etym OE fangen fongen fon g orig only in pp and imp tense AS f akin to D vangen OHG fahan G fahen fangen Isel fa Sw f f Dan fange faae Goth fahan and prob to E fair peace pact Cf Fair a 1 To catch to seize as with the teeth to lay hold of to gripe to clutch Obs Shak Hes in the laws clutches you see hes fanged J Webster 2 To enable to catch or tear to furnish with fangs Chariots fanged with scythes Philips FANG Fang n Etym From Fang v t cf AS fang a taking booty G fang 1 Zoöl Defn The tusk of an animal by which the prey is seized and held or torn a long pointed tooth esp one of the usually erectile venomous teeth of serpents Also one of the falcers of a spider Since I am a dog beware my fangs Shak 2 Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken The protuberant fangs of the yucca Evelyn 3 Anat Defn The root or one of the branches of the root of a tooth See Tooth 4 Mining Defn A niche in the side of an adit or shaft for an air course Knight 5 Mech Defn A projecting tooth or prong as in a part of a lock or the plate of a belt clamp or the end of a tool as a chisel where it enters the handle 6 Naut a The valve of a pump box b A bend or loop of a rope In a fang fast entangled To lose the fang said of a pump when the water has gone out hence To fang a pump to supply it with the water necessary to make it operate Scot FANGED Fanged a Defn Having fangs or tusks as a fanged adder Also used figuratively FANGLE Fangle n Etym From Fang v t hence prop a taking up a new thing Defn Something newfashioned a foolish innovation a gewgaw a trifling ornament FANGLE Fangle v t Defn To fashion Obs To control and new fangle the Scripture Milton FANGLED Fangled a Defn New made hence gaudy showy vainly decorated Obs except with the prefix new See Newfangled Our fangled world Shak FANGLENESS Fangleness n Defn Quality of being fangled Obs He them in new fangleness did pass Spenser FANGLESS Fangless a Defn Destitute of fangs or tusks A fangless lion Shak FANGOT Fangot n Etym Cf It fagotto fangotto a bundle Cf Fagot Defn A quantity of wares as raw silk etc from one hundred weight FANION Fanion n Etym See Fanon 1 Mil Defn A small flag sometimes carried at the head of the baggage of a brigade Obs 2 A small flag for marking the stations in surveying FANLIKE Fanlike a Defn Resembling a fan specifically Bot folded up like a fan as certain leaves plicate FANNEL Fannel n Etym Dim from same source as fanon Defn Same as Fanon FANNER Fanner n 1 One who fans Jer li 2 2 A fan wheel a fan blower See under Fan FANNERVED Fannerved a Bot Zoöl Defn Having the nerves or veins arranged in a radiating manner said of certain leaves and of the winfs of some insects FANON Fanon n Etym F fanon LL fano fr OHG fano banner cloth G fahne banner See Vane and cf Fanion Confalon Eccl Defn A term applied to various articles as a A peculiar striped scarf worn by the pope at mass and by eastern bishops b A maniple Written also fannel phanon etc FAN PALM Fan palm Bot Defn Any palm tree having fanshaped or radiate leaves as the Chamærops humilis of Southern Europe the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies Florida etc and especially the great talipot tree Corypha umbraculifera of Ceylon and Malaya The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide and are used for umbrellas tents and roofs When cut up they are used for books and manuscripts FANTAIL Fantail n Zool a A variety of the domestic pigeon so called from the shape of the tail b Any bird of the Australian genus Rhipidura in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight They belong to the family of flycatchers FANTAILED Fantailed a Zoöl Defn Having an expanded or fanshaped tail as the fantailed pigeon FANTAN Fantan fantan n Chinese of Canton in antankun gambling house 1 A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table usually under a cup and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four 2 A game with playing cards in which the cards are played in sequences upon the table the one who first gets rid of his cards being the winner FANTASIA Fantasia n Etym It See Fancy Mus Defn A continuous composition not divided into what are called movements or governed by the ordinary rules of musical design but in which the authors fancy roves unrestricted by set form FANTASIED Fantasied a Etym From Fantasy Defn Filled with fancies or imaginations Obs Shak FANTASM Fantasm n Etym See Phantasm Fancy Defn Same as Phantasm FANTAST Fantast n Defn One whose manners or ideas are fantastic R Coleridge FANTASTIC Fantastic a Etym F fantastique fr Gr Fancy 1 Existing only in imagination fanciful imaginary not real chimerical 2 Having the nature of a phantom unreal Shak 3 Indulging the vagaries of imagination whimsical full of absurd fancies capricious as fantastic minds a fantastic mistress 4 Resembling fantasies in irregularity caprice or eccentricity irregular oddly shaped grotesque There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high T Gray Syn Fanciful imaginative ideal visionary capricious chimerical whimsical queer See Fanciful FANTASTIC Fantastic n Defn A person given to fantastic dress manners etc an eccentric person a fop Milton Our fantastics who having a fine watch take all ocasions to drow it out to be seen Fuller FANTASTICAL Fantastical a Defn Fanciful unreal whimsical capricious fantastic FANTASTICALITY Fantasticality n Defn Fantastically Obs FANTASTICALLY Fantastically adv Defn In a fantastic manner the letter A in scarlet fantastically embroidered with gold thread upon her bosom Hawthorne FANTASTICALNESS Fantasticalness n Defn The quality of being fantastic FANTASTICISM Fantasticism n Defn The quality of being fantastical fancifulness whimsicality Ruskin FANTASTICLY Fantasticly adv Defn Fantastically Obs FANTASTICNESS Fantasticness n Defn Fantasticalness Obs FANTASTICO Fantastico n Etym It Defn A fantastic Obs Shak FANTASY Fantasy n pl Fantasies Etym See Fancy 1 Fancy imagination especially a whimsical or fanciful conception a vagary of the imagination whim caprice humor Is not this something more than fantasy Shak A thousand fantasies Being to throng into my memory Milton 2 Fantastic designs Embroidered with fantasies and flourishes of gold thread Hawthorne FANTASY Fantasy v t Defn To have a fancy for to be pleased with to like to fancy Obs Cavendish Which he doth most fantasy Robynson Mores Utopia FANTIGUE FANTIQUE Fantigue Fantique n Written also fanteague fanteeg etc Cf Fantod Defn State of worry or excitment fidget ill humor Prov Eng Dickens FANTOCCINI Fantoccini n pl Etym It dim fr fante child Defn Puppets caused to perform evolutions or dramatic scenes by means of machinery also the representations in which they are used FANTOD FANTAD Fantod Fantad n Cf Fantigue Defn State of worry or excitement fidget fuss also indisposition pet sulks Slang FANTOM Fantom n Defn See Phantom Fantom corn phantom corn Grose FAP Fap a Defn Fuddled Obs Shak FAQUIR Faquir n Defn See Fakir FAR Far n Etym See Farrow Zoöl Defn A young pig or a litter of pigs FAR Far a Farther and Farthest are used as the compar and superl of far although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest See Further Etym OE fer feor AS feor akin to OS fer D ver OHG ferro adv G fern a Icel fjarri Dan fjirn Sw fjerran adv Goth fairra adv Gr paras adv far and prob to L per through and E prefix for as in forgive and also to fare CF Farther Farthest 1 Distant in any direction not near remote mutually separated by a wide space or extent They said We be come from a far country Josh ix 6 The nations far and near contend in choice Dryden 2 Remote from purpose contrary to design or wishes as far be it from me to justify cruelty 3 Remote in affection or obedience at a distance morally or spiritually t enmity with alienated They that are far from thee ahsll perish Ps lxxiii 27 4 Widely different in nature or quality opposite in character He was far from ill looking though he thought himself still farther F Anstey 5 The more distant of two as the far side called also off side of a horse that is the right side or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts Note The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated By far by much by a great difference Far between with a long distance of space or time between at long intervals The examinations are few and far between Farrar FAR Far adv 1 To a great extent or distance of space widely as we are separated far from each other 2 To a great distance in time from any point remotely as he pushed his researches far into antiquity 3 In great part as the day is far spent 4 In a great proportion by many degrees very much deeply greatly Who can find a virtuous woman for her price is far above rubies Prov xxxi 10 As far as to the extent or degree that See As far as under As Far off a At a great distance absolutely or relatively b Distant in sympathy or affection alienated But now in Christ Jesus ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ Eph ii 13 Far other different by a great degree not the same quite unlike Pope Far and near at a distance and close by throughout a whole region Far and wide distantly and broadly comprehensively Far and wide his eye commands Milton From far from a great distance from a remote place Note Far often occurs in selfexplaining compounds such as far extended farreaching farspread FARABOUT Farabout n Defn A going out of the way a digression Obs Fuller FARAD Farad n Etym From Michael Faraday the English electrician Elec Defn The standard unit of electrical capacity the capacity of a condenser whose charge having an electromotive force of one volt is equal to the amount of electricity which with the same electromotive force passes through one ohm in one second the capacity which charged with one coulomb gives an electromotive force of one volt FARADIC Faradic a Defn Of or pertaining to Michael Faraday the distinguished electrician applied especially to induced currents of electricity as produced by certain forms of inductive apparatus on account of Faradays investigations of their laws FARADISM FARADIZATION Faradism Faradization n Med Defn The treatment with faradic or induced currents of electricity for remedial purposes FARADIZE Faradize v t imp p p Faradized p pr vb n Faradizing Med Defn To stimulate with or subject to faradic or inducted electric currents Faradizer n FARAND Farand n Defn See Farrand n FARANDAMS Farandams n Defn A fabrik made of silk and wool or hair Simmonds FARANDOLE Farandole n F farandole Pr farandoulo Defn A rapid dance in sixeight time in which a large number join hands and dance in various figures sometimes moving from room to room It originated in Provence I have pictured them dancing a sort of farandole W D Howells FARANTLY Farantly a Etym See Farrand Defn Orderly comely respectable Obs Halliwell FARCE Farce v t imp p p Farced p pr vb n Farcing Etym F Farcir L farcire akin to Gr Force to stuff Diaphragm Frequent Farcy Farse 1 To stuff with forcemeat hence to fill with mingled ingredients to fill full to stuff Obs The first principles of religion should not be farced with school points and private tenets Bp Sanderson His tippet was aye farsed full of knives Chaucer 2 To render fat Obs If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs B Jonson 3 To swell out to render pompous Obs Farcing his letter with fustian Sandys FARCE Farce n Etym F farce from L farsus also sometimes farctus pp pf farcire See Farce v t 1 Cookery Defn Stuffing or mixture of viands like that used on dressing a fowl forcemeat 2 A low style of comedy a dramatic composition marked by low humor generally written with little regard to regularity or method and abounding with ludicrous incidents and expressions Farce is that in poetry which grotesque is in a picture the persons and action of a farce are all unnatural and the manners false Dryden 3 Ridiculous or empty show as a mere farce The farce of state Pope FARCEMENT Farcement n Defn Stuffing forcemeat Obs They spoil a good dish with unsavory farcements Feltham FARCICAL Farcical a Defn Pertaining to farce appropriated to farce ludicrous unnatural unreal They deny the characters to be farcical because they are Gay Farcically adv Farcicalness n FARCICAL Farcical a Defn Of or pertaining to the disease called farcy See Farcy n FARCILITE Farcilite n Etym Farcelite Min Defn Pudding stone Obs Kirwan FARCIMEN FARCIN Farcimen Farcin n Far Defn Same as Farcy FARCING Farcing n Cookery Defn Stuffing forcemeat FARCTATE Farctate a Etym L farctus pp of farcire See Farce v t Bot Defn Stuffed filled solid as a farctate leaf stem or pericarp opposed to tubular or hollow Obs FARCY Farcy n Etym F farcin cf L farciminum a disease of horses fr farcire See Farce Far Defn A contagious disease of horses associated with painful ulcerating enlargements esp upon the head and limbs It is of the same nature as glanders and is often fatal Called also farcin and farcimen Note Farcy although more common in horses is communicable to other animals and to human beings Farcy bud a hard prominent swelling occurrinng upon the cutaneous surface in farcy due to the obstruction and inflammation of the lymphatic vessels and followed by ulceration Youatt FARD Fard n Etym F prob fr OHG gifarit gifarwit pp of farwjan to color tinge fr farawa color G farbe Defn Paint used on the face Obs Painted with French fard J Whitaker FARD Fard v t Etym F farder to paint ones face Defn To paint said esp of ones face Obs Shenstone FARDAGE Fardage n Etym F See Fardel Naut Defn See Dunnage FARDEL Fardel n Etym OF fardel F fardeau cf Sp fardel fardillo fardo LL fardellus prob fr Ar fard one of the two parts of an object divisible into two hence one of the two parts of a camels load Cf Furl Defn A bundle or little pack hence a burden Obs Shak A fardel of neverending misery and suspense Marryat FARDEL Fardel v t Defn To make up in fardels Obs Fuller FARDINGBAG Fardingbag n Etym Of uncertain origin cf Fardel Defn The upper stomach of a cow or other ruminant animal the rumen FARDINGDALE Fardingdale n Defn A farthingale Obs FARDINGDEAL Fardingdeal n Etym See Farthing and Deal a part Defn The fourth part of an acre of land Obs Written also farding dale fardingale etc FARE Fare v i imp p p Fared p pr vb n Faring Etym AS faran to travel fare akin to OS Goth OHG faran to travel go D varen G fahren OFries Isel Sw fara Dan fare Gr peritus experienced portus port Skr par to bring over sq root78 Cf Chaffer Emporium Far Ferry Ford Peril Port a harbor Pore n 1 To go to pass to journey to travel So on he fares and to the border comes Of Eden Milton 2 To be in any state or pass through any experience good or bad to be attended with any circummstances or train of events fortunate or unfortunate as he fared well or ill So fares the stag among the enraged hounds Denham I bid you most heartily well to fare Robynson Mores Utopia So fared the knight between two foes Hudibras 3 To be treated or entertained at table or with bodily or social comforts to live There was a certain rich man wwhich fared sumptuously every day Luke xvi 19 4 To happen well or ill used impersonally as we shall see how it will fare with him Sso fares it when with truth falsehood contends Milton 5 To behave to conduct ones self Obs She ferde fared as she would die Chaucer FARE Fare n Etym AS faru journey fr faran See Fare v 1 A journey a passage Obs That nought might stay his fare Spenser 2 The price of passage or going the sum paid or due for conveying a person by land or water as the fare for crossing a river the fare in a coach or by railway 3 Ado bustle business Obs The warder chid and made fare Chaucer 4 Condition or state of things fortune hap cheer What fare what news abroad Shak 5 Food provisions for the table entertainment as coarse fare delicious fare Philosophic fare Dryden 6 The person or persons conveyed in a vehicle as a full fare of passengers A Drummond 7 The catch of fish on a fishing vessel Bill of fare See under Bill Fare indicator or register a device for recording the number of passengers on a street car etc Fare wicket a A gate or turnstile at the entrance of toll bridges exhibition grounds etc for registering the number of persons passing it b An opening in the door of a street car for purchasing tickets of the driver or passing fares to the conductor Knight FAREN Faren obs Defn p p of Fare v i Chaucer FAREWELL Farewell interj Etym Fare thou you well Defn Go well goodby adieu originally applied to a person departing but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain It is often separated by the pronoun as fare you well and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only as farewell the year farewell ye sweet groves that is I bid you farewell So farewell hope and with hope farewell fear Milton Fare thee well and if forever Still forever fare thee well Byron Note The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable especially in poetry FAREWELL Farewell n 1 A wish of happiness or welfare at parting the parting compliment a goodby adieu 2 Act of departure leavetaking a last look at or reference to something And takes her farewell of the glorious sun Shak Before I take my farewell of the subject Addison FAREWELL Farewell a Defn Parting valedictory final as a farewell discourse his farewell bow Leans in his spear to take his farewell view Tickell Farewell rock Mining the Millstone grit so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum It is used for hearths of furnaces having power to resist intense heat Ure FARFET Farfet a Etym Far fet p p of Fette Defn Farfetched Obs York with his farfet policy Shak FARFETCH Farfetch v t Etym Far fetch Defn To bring from far to seek out studiously Obs To farfetch the name of Tartar from a Hebrew word Fuller FARFETCH Farfetch n Defn Anything brought from far or brought about with studious care a deep strategem Obs Politic farfetches Hudibras FARFETCHED Farfetched a 1 Brought from far or from a remote place Every remedy contained a multitude of farfetched and heterogeneous ingredients Hawthorne 2 Studiously sought not easily or naturally deduced or introduced forced strained FARINA Farina n Etym L meal flour fr far a sort of grain spelt akin to E barley 1 A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables extracted by various processes and used in cookery 2 Bot Defn Pollen R Craig FARINACEOUS Farinaceous a Etym L farinaceus 1 Consisting or made of meal or flour as a farinaceous diet 2 Yielding farina or flour as ffarinaceous seeds 3 Like meal mealy pertainiing to meal as a farinaceous taste smell or appearance FARINOSE Farinose a Etym L farinosus cf F farineux 1 Yielding farinaa as farinose substances 2 Bot Zoöl Defn Civered with a sort of white mealy powder as the leaves of some poplars and the body of certain insects mealy FARL Farl v t Defn Same as Furl Obs Beau Fl FARLIE Farlie n Etym OE ferlish wonder as adj strange sudden fearful AS færlic sudden See Fear Defn An unusual or unexpected thing a wonder See Fearly Obs or Prov Eng Drayton FARM Farm n Etym OE ferme rent lease F ferme LL firma fr L firmus firm fast firmare to make firm or fast See Firm a n 1 The rent of land originally paid by reservation of part of its products Obs 2 The term or tenure of a lease of land for cultivation a leasehold Obs It is great willfulness in landlords to make any longer farms to their tenants Spenser 3 The land held under lease and by payment of rent for the purpose of cultivation 4 Any tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes under the management of a tenant or the owner Note In English the ideas of a lease a term and a rent continue to be in a great degree inseparable even from the popular meaning of a farm as they are entirely so from the legal sense Burrill 5 A district of country leased or farmed out for the collection of the revenues of government The province was devided into twelve farms Burke 6 O Eng Law Defn A lease of the imposts on particular goods as the sugar farm the silk farm Whereas G H held the farm of sugars upon a rent of 10000 marks per annum State Trials 1196 FARM Farm v t imp p p Farmed p pr vb n Farming 1 To lease or let for an equivalent as land for a rent to yield the use of to proceeds We are enforced to farm our royal realm Shak 2 To give up to another as an estate a business the revenue etc on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields as to farm the taxes To farm their subjects and their duties toward these Burke 3 To take at a certain rent or rate 4 To devote land to agriculture to cultivate as land to till as a farm To farm let To let to farm to lease on rent FARM Farm v i Defn To engage in the business of tilling the soil to labor as a farmer FARMABLE Farmable a Defn Capable of being farmed FARMER Farmer n Etym Cf F fermier Defn One who farms as a One who hires and cultivates a farm a cultivator of leased ground a tenant Smart b One who is devoted to the tillage of the soil one who cultivates a farm an agriculturist a husbandman c One who takes taxes customs excise or other duties to collect either paying a fixed annuual rent for the privilege as a farmer of the revenues d Mining The lord of the field or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown Farmergeneral Etym F fermiergeneral one to whom the right of levying certain taxes in a particular district was farmed out under the former French monarchy for a given sum paid down Farmers satin a light material of cotton and worsted used for coat linings McElrath The kings farmer O Eng Law one to whom the collection of a royal revenue was farmed out Burrill FARMERESS Farmeress n Defn A woman who farms FARMERSHIP Farmership n Defn Skill in farming FARMERY Farmery n Defn The buildings and yards necessary for the business of a farm a homestead Eng FARMHOUSE Farmhouse n Defn A dwelling house on a farm a farmers residence FARMING Farming a Defn Pertaining to agriculture devoted to adapted to or engaged in farming as farming tools farming land a farming community FARMING Farming n Defn The business of cultivating land FARMOST Farmost a Defn Most distant farthest A spacious cave within its farmost part Dryden FARMSTEAD Farmstead n Defn A farm with the building upon it a homestead on a farm Tennyson With its pleasant groves and farmsteads Carlyle FARMSTEADING Farmsteading n Defn A farmstead Scot Black FARMYARD Farmyard n Defn The yard or inclosure attached to a barn or the space inclosed by the farm buildings FARNESS Farness n Etym From Far a Defn The state of being far off distance remoteness R Grew FARO Faro n Etym Said to be so called because the Egyptian king Pharaoh was formerly represented upon one of the cards Defn A gambling game at cardds in whiich all the other players play against the dealer or banker staking their money upon the order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack Faro bank the capital which the proprietor of a farotable ventures in the game also the place where a game of faro is played Hoyle FAROESE Faroese n sing pl Defn An inhabitant or collectively inhabitants of the Faroe islands FAROFF Faroff a Defn Remote as the faroff distance Cf Faroff under Far adv FARRAGINOUS Farraginous a Etym See Farrago Defn Formed of various materials mixed as a farraginous mountain R Kirwan AA farraginous concurrence of all conditions tempers sexes and ages Sir T Browne FARRAGO Farrago n Etym L farrago aginis mi8xed fodder for cattle mash medley fr far a sort of grain See Farina Defn A mass ccomposed of various materials confusedly mixed a medley a mixture A confounded farrago of doubts fears hopes wishes and all the flimsy furniture of a country misss brain Sheridan FARRAND Farrand n Etym OE farand beautiful cf Gael farranta neat stout stately or perh akin to E fare Defn Manner custom fashion humor Prov Eng Written also farand Grose FARREATION Farreation n Etym L farreatio Defn Same as Confarreation FARRIER Farrier n Etym OE farrour ferrer OF ferreor ferrier LL Ferrator ferrarius equorum from ferrare to shoe a horse ferrum a horseshoe fr L ferrum iron Cf Ferreous Defn 1 A shoer of horses Defn 2 a veterinary surgeon FARRIER Farrier v i Defn To practice as a farrier to carry on the trade of a farrier Obs Mortimer FARRIERY Farriery n 1 The art of shoeing horses 2 The art of preventing curing or mitigating diseases of horses and cattle the veterinary art 3 The place where a smith shoes horses FARROW Farrow n Etym AS fearh a little pig a akin to OHG farh farah pig dim farheli little pig G fercel D varken pig Lith parszas OIr orcL porcus Gr Pork Defn A little of pigs Shak FARROW Farrow v t i imp p p Farrowed p pr vb n Farrowing Defn To bring forth young said only of swine Tusser FARROW Farrow a Etym Cf Scot ferry cow a cow that is not with calf D vaarkoe vaars heifer G färse AS fearr bull G farre Cf Heifer Defn Not producing young in a given season or year said only of cows Note If a cow has had a calf but fails in a subsequent year she is said to be farrow or to go farrow FARRY Farry n Defn A farrow Obs Perry FARSE Farse n Etym See Farce n Eccl Defn An addition to or a paraphrase of some part of the Latin service in the vernacular common in English before the Reformation FARSEEING Farseeing a 1 Able to see to a great distance farsighted 2 Having foresight as regards the future FARSIGHTED Farsighted a 1 Seeing to great distance hence of good judgment regarding the remote effects of actions sagacious 2 Med Defn Hypermetropic FARSIGHTEDNESS Farsightedness n 1 Quality of bbeing farsighted 2 Med Defn Hypermetropia FARSTRETCHED FARSTRETCHED Farstretched a Defn Stretched beyond ordinary limits FARSTRETCHED Farstretched a Defn Stretched beyond ordinary limits FARTHER Farther a compar of Far superl Farthest See Further Etym For farrer OE ferrer compar of far confused with further Cf Farthest 1 More remote more distant than something else 2 Tending to a greater distance beyond a certain point additional further Before our farther way the fates allow Dryden Let me add a farther Truth Dryden Some farther change awaits us MIlton FARTHER Farther adv 1 At or to a greater distance more renotely beyond as let us rest with what we have without looking farther 2 Moreover by way of progress in treating a subject as farther let us consider the probable event No farther used elliptically for go no farther say no more etc It will be dangerous to go on No farther Shak FARTHER Farther v t Defn To help onward R See Further FARTHERANCE Fartherance n Obs Defn See Furtherence FARTHERMORE Farthermore adv Obs Defn See Furthermore FARTHERMOST Farthermost a Defn Most distant or remote as the farthest degree See Furthest FARTHEST Farthest färthest a Superl of far See Farther and cf Furthest Defn Most distant or remote as the farthest degree See Furthest FARTHEST Farthest adv Defn At or to the greatest distance See Furthest FARTHING Farthing n Etym OE furthing AS feór fr feór fourth feór feówer four See Four 1 The fourth of a penny a small copper coin of Great Britain being a cent in United States currency 2 A very small quantity or value Obs In her cup was no farthing seen of grease Chaucer 3 A division of hand Obs Thirty acres make a farthing land nine farthings a Cornish acre and four Cornish acres a knights fee R Carew FARTHINGALE Farthingale n Etym OE vardingale fardingale fr OF vertugale verdugade F vertugade vertugadin from Sp verdugado being named from its hoops fr verdugo a young shoot of tree fr verde green fr L viridis See Verdant Defn A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat or other light elastic material used to extend the petticoat Well revel it as bravely as the best With ruffs and cuffs and farthingales and things Shak FASCES Fasces n pl Etym L pl of fascis bundle cf fascia a band and Gr Rom Antiq Defn A bundle of rods having among them an ax with the blade projecting borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority FASCET Fascet n Glass Making Defn A wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles etc to the annealing furnace also an iron rod to be thrust into the mouths of bottles and used for the same purpose calles also pontee and punty FASCIA Fascia n pl Fasciæ Etym L a band cf It fascia See Fasces and cf Fess 1 A band sash or fillet especially in surgery a bandage or roller 2 Arch Defn A flat member of an order or building like a flat band or broad fillet especially one of the three bands which make up the architrave in the Ionic order See Illust of Column 3 Anat Defn The layer of loose tissue often containing fat immediately beneath the skin the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing all muscles an aponeurosis 4 Zoöl Defn A broad welldefined band of color FASCIAL Fascial a 1 Pertaining to the fasces 2 Anat Defn Relating to a fascia FASCIATE FASCIATED Fasciate Fasciated a Etym L fasciatus pp of fasciare to envelop with bands fr fascia band See Fasces 1 Bound with a fillet sash or bandage 2 Bot a Banded or compacted together b Flattened and laterally widened as are often the stems of the garden cockscomb 3 Zoöl Defn Broadly banded with color FASCIATION Fasciation n Defn The act or manner of binding up bandage also the condition of being fasciated FASCICLE Fascicle n Etym L fasciculus dim of fascis See Fasces Defn A small bundle or collection a compact cluster as a fascicle of fibers a fascicle of flowers or roots FASCICLED Fascicled a Defn Growing in a bundle tuft or close cluster as the fascicled leaves of the pine or larch the fascicled roots of the dahlia fascicled muscle fibers fascicled tufts of hair FASCICULAR Fascicular a Defn Pertaining to a fascicle fascicled as a fascicular root FASCICULARLY Fascicularly adv Defn In a fascicled manner Kirwan FASCICULATE FASCICULATED Fasciculate Fasciculated a Defn Grouped in a fascicle fascicled FASCICULE Fascicule n See Fascicle Defn A small bunch or bundle a fascicle as a fascicule of fibers hairs or spines FASCICULUS Fasciculus n pl Fasciculi Etym L See Fascicle 1 A little bundle a fascicle 2 A division of a book FASCINATE Fascinate v t imp p p Fascinated p pr vb n Fascinating Etym L fascinare cf Gr 1 To influence in an uncontrollable manner to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm to bewitch to enchant It has been almost universally believed that serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain Griffith Cuvier 2 To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully to charm to captivate as by physical or mental charms there be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy Bacon Syn To charm enrapture captivate enchant bewitch attract FASCINATION Fascination n Etym L fascinatio cf F fascination 1 The act of fascinating bewhiching or enchanting enchantment witchcraft the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions unseen inexplicable influence The Turks hang old rags upon their fairest horses and other goodly creatures to secure them against fascination Waller 2 The state or condition of being fascinated 3 That which fascinates a charm a spell There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words South FASCINE Fascine n Etym F fr L fascina a bundle of sticks fr fascis See Fasces Fort Engin Defn A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood bound together used in raising batteries filling ditches strengthening ramparts and making parapets also in revetments for river banks and in mats for dams jetties etc FASCINOUS Fascinous a Etym L fascinum witchcraft akin to fascinare See Fascinate Defn Caused or acting by witchcraft Obs Fascinous diseases Harvey FASCIOLA Fasciola npl Fasciolæ Etym See Fasciole Anat Defn A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain the dentate convolution Wilder FASCIOLE Fasciole n Etym L fasciola a little bandage See Fascia Zoöl Defn A band of minute tubercles bearing modified spines on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins See Spatangoidea FASH Fash v t imp p p Fashed p pr vb n Fashing Etym OF faschier F f to anger vex cf Pr fasticar fastigar fr L fastidium dilike See Fastidious Defn To vex to tease to trouble Scot FASH Fash n Defn Vexation anxiety care Scot Without further fash on my part De Quincey FASHION Fashion n Etym OE fasoun facioun shape manner F facon orig a making fr L factio a making fr facere to make See Fact Feat and cf Faction 1 The make or form of anything the style shape appearance or mode of structure pattern model as the fashion of the ark of a coat of a house of an altar etc workmanship execution The fashion of his countenance was altered Luke ix 29 I do not like the fashion of your garments Shak 2 The prevailing mode or style especially of dress custom or conventional usage in respect of dress behavior etiquette etc particularly the mode or style usual among persons of good breeding as to dress dance sing ride etc in the fashion The innocent diversions in fashion Locke As now existing fashion is a form of social regulation analogous to constitutional government as a form of political regulation H Spencer 3 Polite fashionable or genteel life social position good breeding as men of fashion 4 Mode of action method of conduct manner custom sort way After his sour fashion Shak After a fashion to a certain extent in a sort Fashion piece Naut one of the timbers which terminate the transom and define the shape of the stern Fashion plate a pictorial design showing the prevailing style or a new style of dress in a sort sb of a sort FASHION Fashion v t imp p p Fashioned p pr vb n Fashioning Etym Cf F faconner 1 To form to give shape or figure to to mold Here the loud hammer fashions female toys Gay Ingenious art Steps forth to fashion and refine the age Cowper 2 To fit to adapt to accommodate with to Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and conditions of the people Spenser 3 To make according to the rule prescribed by custom Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight Locke 4 To forge or counterfeit Obs Shak Fashioning needle Knitting Machine a needle used for widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it FASHIONABLE Fashionable a 1 Conforming to the fashion or established mode according with the prevailing form or style as a fashionable dress 2 Established or favored by custom or use current prevailing at a particular time as the fashionable philosophy fashionable opinions 3 Observant of the fashion or customary mode dressing or behaving according to the prevailing fashion as a fashionable man 4 Genteel wellbred as fashionable society Time is like a fashionable host That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand Shak FASHIONABLE Fashionable n Defn A person who conforms to the fashions used chiefly in the plural FASHIONABLENESS Fashionableness n Defn State of being fashionable FASHIONABLY Fashionably adv Defn In a fashionable manner FASHIONED Fashioned a Defn Having a certain style or fashion as oldfashioned new fashioned FASHIONER Fashioner n Defn One who fashions forms ar gives shape to anything R The fashioner had accomplished his task and the dresses were brought home Sir W Scott FASHIONIST Fashionist n Defn An obsequious follower of the modes and fashions R Fuller FASHIONLESS Fashionless a Defn Having no fashion FASHIONMONGER Fashionmonger n Defn One who studies the fashions a fop a dandy Marston FASHIONMONGERING Fashionmongering a Defn Behaving like a fashionmonger R Shak FASSAITE Fassaite n Min Defn A variety of pyroxene from the valley of Fassa in the Tyrol FAST Fast v i imp p p Fasted p pr vb n Fasting Etym AS fæstan akin to D vasten OHG fasten G fasten Icel Sw fasta Dan faste Goth fastan to keep observe fast and prob to E fast firm 1 To abstain from food to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part to go hungry Fasting he went to sleep and fasting waked Milton 2 To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty to abstain from food voluntarily for a time for the mortification of the body or appetites or as a token of grief or humiliation and penitence Thou didst fast and weep for the child 2 Sam xii 21 Fasting day a fast day a day of fasting FAST Fast n Etym OE faste fast cf AS f OHG fasta G faste See Fast v i 1 Abstinence from food omission to take nounrishment Surfeit is the father of much fast Shak 2 Voluntary abstinence from food for a space of time as a spiritual discipline or as a token of religious humiliation 3 A time of fasting whether a day week or longer time a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food as an annual fast Fast day a day appointed for fasting humiliation and religious offices as a means of invoking the favor of God To break ones fast to put an end to a period of abstinence by taking food especially to take ones morning meal to breakfast Shak FAST Fast a Compar Faster superl Fastest Etym OE firm strong not loose AS f akin to OS fast D vast OHG fasti festi G fest Isel fastr Sw Dan fast and perh to E fetter The sense swift comes from the idea of keeping close to what is pursued a Scandinavian use Cf Fast adv Fast v Avast 1 Firmly fixed closely adhering made firm not loose unstable or easily moved immovable as to make fast the door There is an order that keeps things fast Burke 2 Firm against attack fortified by nature or art impregnable strong Outlaws lurking in woods and fast places Spenser 3 Firm in adherence steadfast not easily separated or alienated faithful as a fast friend 4 Permanent not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing durable lasting as fast colors 5 Tenacious retentive Obs Roses damask and red are fast flowers of their smells Bacon 6 Not easily disturbed or broken deep sound All this while in a most fast sleep Shak 7 Moving rapidly quick in mition rapid swift as a fast horse 8 Given to pleasure seeking disregardful of restraint reckless wild dissipated dissolute as a fast man a fast liver Thackeray Fast and loose now cohering now disjoined inconstant esp in the phrases to play at fast and loose to play fast and loose to act with giddy or reckless inconstancy or in a tricky manner to say one thing and do another Play fast and loose with faith Shak Fast and loose pulleys Mach two pulleys placed side by side on a revolving shaft which is driven from another shaft by a band and arranged to disengage and reëngage the machinery driven thereby When the machinery is to be stopped the band is transferred from the pulley fixed to the shaft to the pulley which revolves freely upon it and vice versa Hard and fast Naut so completely aground as to be immovable To make fast Naut to make secure to fasten firmly as a vessel a rope or a door FAST Fast adv Etym OE Faste firmly strongly quickly AS f See Fast a 1 In a fast fixed or firmly established manner fixedly firmly immovably We will bind thee fast Judg xv 13 2 In a fast or rapid manner quickly swiftly extravagantly wildly as to run fast to live fast Fast by or Fast beside close or near to near at hand He after Eve seduced unminded slunk Into the wood fast by Milton Fast by the throne obsequious Fame resides Pope FAST Fast n Defn That which fastens or holds especially Naut a mooring rope hawser or chain called according to its position a bow head quarter breast or stern fast also a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring FASTEN Fasten v t imp p p Fastened p pr vb n Fastening Etym AS fæstnian akin to OHG festinon See Fast a 1 To fix firmly to make fast to secure as by a knot lock bolt etc as to fasten a chain to the feet to fasten a door or window 2 To cause to hold together or to something else to attach or unite firmly to cause to cleave to something or to cleave together by any means as to fasten boards together with nails or cords to fasten anything in our thoughts The words Whig and Tory have been pressed to the service of many successions of parties with very different ideas fastened to them Swift 3 To cause to take close effect to make to tell to lay on as to fasten a blow Obs Dryden If I can fasten but one cup upon him Shak To fasten a charge or a crime upon to make his guilt certain or so probable as to be generally believed To fasten ones eyes upon to look upon steadily without cessation Acts iii 4 Syn To fix cement stick link affix annex FASTEN Fasten v i Defn To fix ones self to take firm hold to clinch to cling A horse leech will hardly fasten on a fish Sir T Browne FASTENER Fastener n Defn One who or that which makes fast or firm FASTENING Fastening n Defn Anything that binds and makes fast as a lock catch bolt bar buckle etc FASTER Faster n Defn One who abstains from food FASTHANDED Fasthanded a Defn Closehanded closefisted covetous avaricious Obs Bacon FASTI Fasti npl Etym L 1 The Roman calendar which gave the days for festivals courts etc corresponding to a modern almanac 2 Records or registers of important events FASTIDIOSITY Fastidiosity n Defn Fastidiousness squeamishness Obs Swift FASTIDIOUS Fastidious a Etym L fastidiosus disdainful fr fastidium loathing aversion perh fr fastus arrogance of uncertain origin taedium loathing Cf Tedious Fash Defn Difficult to please delicate to fault suited with difficulty squeamish as a fastidious mind or ear a fastidious appetite Proud youth fastidious of the lower world Young Syn Squeamish critical overnice difficult punctilious Fastidious Squeamish We call a person fastidious when his taste or feelings are offended by trifling defects or errors we call him squeamish when he is excessively nice or critical on minor points and also when he is overscrupulous as to questions of duty Whoever examines his own imperfections will cease to be fastidious whoever restrains his caprice and scrupulosity will cease to be squeamish Crabb Fastidiously adv Fastidiousness n FASTIGIATE FASTIGIATED Fastigiate Fastigiated a Etym L fastigium gable end top height summit 1 Narrowing towards the top 2 Bot Defn Clustered parallel and upright as the branches of the Lombardy poplar pointed 3 Zoöl Defn United into a conical bundle or into a bundle with an enlarged head like a sheaf of wheat FASTISH Fastish a Defn Rather fast also somewhat dissipated Colloq Thackeray FASTLY Fastly adv Defn Firmly surely FASTNESS Fastness n Etym AS fæstnes fr fæst fast See Fast a 1 The state of being fast and firm firmness fixedness security faithfulness All places of fastness are laid open Sir J Davies 2 A fast place a stronghold a fortress or fort a secure retreat a castle as the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains 3 Conciseness of style Obs Ascham 4 The state of being fast or swift FASTUOUS Fastuous a Etym L fastuosus from fastus haughtiness pride cf F fastueux Defn Proud haughty disdainful Obs Barrow Fastuousness n Obs Jer Taylor FAT Fat n Etym See Vat n 1 A large tub cistern or vessel a vat Obs The fats shall overflow with wine and oil Joel ii 24 2 A measure of quantity differing for different commodities Obs Hebert FAT Fat a Compar Fatter superl Fattest Etym AS fætt akin to D vet G fett feist Icel feitr Sw fet Dan fed and perh to Gr pidax spring fountain pidyein to gush forth piwn fat Skr pi to swell 1 Abounding with fat as a Fleshy characterized by fatness plump corpulent not lean as a fat man a fat ox b Oily greasy unctuous rich said of food 2 Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal coarse heavy gross dull stupid Making our western wits fat and mean Emerson Make the heart of this people fat Is vi 10 3 Fertile productive as a fat soil a fat pasture 4 Rich producing a large income desirable as a fat benefice a fat office a fat job Now parson of Troston a fat living in Suffolk Carlyle 5 Abounding in riches affluent fortunate Obs Persons grown fat and wealthy by long impostures Swift 6 Typog Defn Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages said of matter containing blank cuts or many leads etc as a fat take a fat page Fat lute a mixture of pipe clay and oil for filling joints FAT Fat n 1 Physiol Chem Defn An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals and widely distributed in the seeds of plants See Adipose tissue under Adipose Note Animal fats are composed mainly of three distinct fats tristearin tripalmitin and triolein mixed in varying proportions As olein is liquid at ordinary temperatures while the other two fats are solid it follows that the consistency or hardness of fats depends upon the relative proportion of the three individual fats During the life of an animal the fat is mainly in a liquid state in the fat cells owing to the solubility of the two solid fats in the more liquid olein at the body temperature Chemically fats are composed of fatty acid as stearic palmitic oleic etc united with glyceryl In butter fat olein and palmitin predominate mixed with another fat characteristic of butter butyrin In the vegetable kingdom many other fats or glycerides are to be found as myristin from nutmegs a glyceride of lauric acid in the fat of the bay tree etc 2 The best or richest productions the best part as to live on the fat of the land 3 Typog Defn Work containing much blank or its equivalent and therefore profitable to the compositor Fat acid Chem See Sebacic acid under Sebacic Fat series Fatty series Chem the series of the paraffine hydrocarbons and their derivatives the marsh gas or methane series Natural fats Chem the group of oily substances of natural occurrence as butter lard tallow etc as distinguished from certain fatlike substance of artificial production as paraffin Most natural fats are essentially mixtures of triglycerides of fatty acids FAT Fat v t imp p p Fatted p pr vb n atting Etym OE fatten AS f See Fat a and cf Fatten Defn To make fat to fatten to make plump and fleshy with abundant food as to fat fowls or sheep We fat all creatures else to fat us Shak FAT Fat v i Defn To grow fat plump and fleshy An old ox fats as well and is as good as a young one Mortimer FATAL Fatal a Etym L fatalis fr fatum cf F fatal See Fate 1 Proceeding from or appointed by fate or destiny necessary inevitable R These thing are fatal and necessary Tillotson It was fatal to the king to fight for his money Bacon 2 Foreboding death or great disaster R That fatal screech owl to our house That nothing sung but death to us and ours Shak 3 Causing death or destruction deadly mortal destructive calamitous as a fatal wound a fatal disease a fatal day a fatal error FATALISM Fatalism n Etym Cf F fatalisme Defn The doctrine that all things are subject to fate or that they take place by inevitable necessity FATALIST Fatalist n Etym Cf F fataliste Defn One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity FATALISTIC Fatalistic a Defn Implying or partaking of the nature of fatalism FATALITY Fatality npl Fatalities Etym L fatalitas cf F fatalité 1 The state of being fatal or proceeding from destiny invincible necessity superior to and independent of free and rational control The Stoics held a fatality and a fixed unalterable course of events South 2 The state of being fatal tendency to destruction or danger as if by decree of fate mortaility The year sixtythree is conceived to carry with it the most considerable fatality Ser T Browne By a strange fatality men suffer their dissenting Eikon Basilike 3 That which is decreed by fate or which is fatal a fatal event Dryden FATALLY Fatally adv 1 In a manner proceeding from or determined by fate Bentley 2 In a manner issuing in death or ruin mortally destructively as fatally deceived or wounded FATALNESS Fatalness Defn Quality of being fatal Johnson FATA MORGANA Fata Morgana Etym It so called because this phenomenon was looked upon as the work of a fairy It fata of the name of Morgána See Fairy Defn A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted distorted displaced or multiplied It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina between Calabria and Sicily FATBACK Fatback n Zoöl Defn The menhaden FATBRAINED Fatbrained a Defn Dull of apprehension FATE Fate n Etym L fatum a prophetic declaration oracle what is ordained by the gods destiny fate fr fari to speak cf OF fat See Fame Fable Ban and cf 1st Fay Fairy 1 A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed the immutable law of the universe inevitable necessity the force by which all existence is determined and conditioned Necessity and chance Approach not me and what I will is fate Milton Beyond and above the Olympian gods lay the silent brooding everlasting fate of which victim and tyrant were alike the instruments Froude 2 Appointed lot allotted life arranged or predetermined event destiny especially the final lot doom ruin death The great thimportant day big with the fate Of Cato and of Rome Addison Our wills and fates do so contrary run That our devices still are overthrown Shak The whizzing arrow sings And bears thy fate Antinous on its wings Pope 3 The element of chance in the affairs of life the unforeseen and unestimated conitions considered as a force shaping events fortune esp opposing circumstances against which it is useless to struggle as fate was or the fates were against him A brave man struggling in the storms of fate Pope Sometimes an hour of Fates serenest weather strikes through our changeful sky its coming beams B Taylor 4 pl Etym L Fata pl of fatum Myth Defn The three goddesses Clotho Lachesis and Atropos sometimes called the Destinies or Parcæwho were supposed to determine the course of human life They are represented one as holding the distaff a second as spinning and the third as cutting off the thread Note Among all nations it has been common to speak of fate or destiny as a power superior to gods and men swaying all things irresistibly This may be called the fate of poets and mythologists Philosophical fate is the sum of the laws of the universe the product of eternal intelligence and the blind properties of matter Theological fate represents Deity as above the laws of nature and ordaining all things according to his will the expression of that will being the law KrauthFleming Syn Destiny lot doom fortune chance FATED Fated p p a 1 Decreed by fate destined doomed as he was fated to rule a factious people One midnight Fated to the purpose Shak 2 Invested with the power of determining destiny Obs The fated sky Shak 3 Exempted by fate Obs or R Dryden FATEFUL Fateful a Defn Having the power of serving or accomplishing fate The fateful steel J Barlow 2 Significant of fate ominous The fateful cawings of the crow Longfellow Fatefully adv Fatefulness n FATHEAD Fathead n Zoöl a A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley Pimephales promelas called also blackheaded minnow b A labroid food fish of California the redfish FATHER Father n Etym OE fader AS fæder akin to OS fadar D vader OHG fatar G vater Icel Fa Sw Dan fader OIr athir L pater Gr pitr perh fr Skr pa protect Papa Paternal Patriot Potential Pablum 1 One who has begotten a child whether son or daughter a generator a male parent A wise son maketh a glad father Prov x 1 2 A male ancestor more remote than a parent a progenitor especially a first ancestor a founder of a race or family in the plural fathers ancestors David slept with his fathers 1 Kings ii 10 Abraham who is the father of us all Rom iv 16 3 One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance affetionate care counsel or protection I was a father to the poor Job xxix 16 He hath made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his house Gen xiv 8 4 A respectful mode of address to an old man And Joash the king og Israel came down unto him Elisha and said O my father my father 2 Kings xiii 14 5 A senator of ancient Rome 6 A dignitary of the church a superior of a convent a confessor called also father confessor or a priest also the eldest member of a profession or of a legislative assembly etc Bless you good father friar Shak 7 One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ often spoken of collectively as the Fathers as the Latin Greek or apostolic Fathers 8 One who or that which gives origin an originator a producer author or contriver the first to practice any art profession or occupation a distinguished example or teacher The father of all such as handle the harp and organ Gen iv 21 Might be the father Harry to that thought Shak The father of good news Shak 9 The Supreme Being and Creator God in theology the first person in the Trinity Our Father which art in heaven Matt vi 9 Now had the almighty Father from above Bent down his eye Milton Adoptive father one who adopts the child of another treating it as his own Apostolic father Conscript fathers etc See under Apostolic Conscript etc Father in God a title given to bishops Father of lies the Devil Father of the bar the oldest practitioner at the bar Fathers of the city the aldermen Father of the Faithful a Abraham Rom iv Gal iii 69 b Mohammed or one of the sultans his successors Father of the house the member of a legislative body who has had the longest continuous service Most Reverend Father in God a title given to archbishops and metropolitans as to the archbishops of Canterbury and York Natural father the father of an illegitimate child Putative father one who is presumed to be the father of an illegitimate child the supposed father Spiritual father a A religious teacher or guide esp one instrumental in leading a soul to God b R C Ch A priest who hears confession in the sacrament of penance The Holy Father R C Ch the pope FATHER Father v t imp p p Fathered p pr vb n Fathering 1 To make ones self the father of to beget Cowards father cowards and base things sire base Shak 2 To take as ones own child to adopt hence to assume as ones own work to acknowledge ones self author of or responsible for a statement policy etc Men of wit Often fathered what he writ Swift 3 To provide with a father R Think you I am no stronger than my sex Being so fathered and so husbanded Shak To father on or upon to ascribe to or charge upon as ones offspring or work to put or lay upon as being responsible Nothing can be so uncouth or extravagant which may not be fathered on some fetch of wit or some caprice of humor Barrow FATHERHOOD Fatherhood n Defn The state of being a father the character or authority of a father paternity FATHERINLAW Fatherinlaw n pl Fathersinlaw Defn The father of ones husband or wife correlative to sonin law and daughterinlaw Note A man who marries a woman having children already is sometimes though erroneously called their fatherinlaw FATHERLAND Fatherland n Etym Imitated fr D vaderland See Father and Land Defn Ones native land the native land of ones fathers or ancestors FATHERLASHER Fatherlasher n Zoöl Defn A European marine fish Cottus bubalis allied to the sculpin called also lucky proach FATHERLESS Fatherless a 1 Destitute of a living father as a fatherless child 2 Without a known author Beau Fl FATHERLESSNESS Fatherlessness n Defn The state of being without a father FATHERLINESS Fatherliness n Etym From Fatherly Defn The qualities of a father parantal kindness care etc FATHER LONGLEGS Father longlegs Zoöl Defn See Daddy longlegs 2 FATHERLY Fatherly a 1 Like a father in affection and care paternal tender protecting careful You have showed a tender fatherly regard Shak 2 Of or pertaining to a father FATHERSHIP Fathership n Defn The state of being a father fatherhood paternity FATHOM Fathom n fadme faedhme AS fæedhm fathom the embracing arms akin to OS faedhmos the outstretched arms D vadem vaam fathom OHG fadom fadum G faden fathom thread Icel faedhmr fathom Sw famn Dan favn cf Gr patere to lie open extend Cf Patent Petal 1 A measure of length containing six feet the space to which a man can extend his arms used chiefly in measuring cables cordage and the depth of navigable water by soundings 2 The measure or extant of ones capacity depth as of intellect profundity reach penetration R Another of his fathom they have none To lead their business Shak FATHOM Fathom v t imp p p Fathomed p pr vb n Fathoming 1 To encompass with the arms extended or encircling to measure by throwing the arms about to span Obs Purchas 2 The measure by a sounding line especially to sound the depth of to penetrate measure and comprehend to get to the bottom of Dryden The page of life that was spread out before me seemed dull and commonplace only because I had not fathomed its deeper import Hawthotne FATHOMABLE Fathomable a Defn Capable of being fathomed FATHOMER Fathomer n Defn One who fathoms FATHOMLESS Fathomless a 1 Incapable of being fathomed immeasurable that can not be sounded And buckle in a waist most fathomless Shak 2 Incomprehensible The fathomless absurdity Milton FATIDICAL Fatidical a Etym L fatidicus fatum fate dicere to say tell Defn Having power to foretell future events prophetic fatiloquent as the fatidical oak R Howell Fatidically adv FATIFEROUS Fatiferous a Etym L fatifer fatum fate ferre to bear bring Defn Fatebringing deadly mortal destructive R Johnson FATIGABLE Fatigable a Etym L fatigabilis cf F fatigable See Fatigue Defn Easily tired Obs Bailey FATIGATE Fatigate a Etym L fatigatus pp of fatigare See Fatigue Defn Wearied tired fatigued Obs Requickened what in flesh was fatigate Shak FATIGATE Fatigate v t Defn To weary to tire to fatigue Obs Sir T Elyot FATIGATION Fatigation n Etym L fatigatio cf OF fatigation Defn Weariness Obs W Montaqu FATIGUE Fatigue n Etym F fr fatiguer to fatigue L fatigare cf L affatim sufficiently 1 Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion lassitude or exhaustion of strength 2 The cause of weariness labor toil as the fatigues of war Dryden 3 The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains Fatigue call Mil a summons by bugle or drum to perform fatigue duties Fatigue dress the working dress of soldiers Fatigue duty Mil labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms Farrow Fatigue party a party of soldiers on fatigue duty FATIGUE Fatigue v t imp p p Fatigued p pr vb n Fatiguing n Etym Cf F fatiguer See Fatigue n Defn To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion to harass with toil to exhaust the strength or endurance of to tire Syn To jade tire weary bore See Jade FATILOQUENT Fatiloquent a Etym See Fatiloquist Defn Prophetic fatidical Obs Blount FATILOQUIST Fatiloquist n Etym L fatiloquus declaring fate fatum fate Loqui to speak Defn A fortune teller FATIMITE FATIMIDE Fatimite Fatimide a Hist Defn Descended from Fatima the daughter and only child of Mohammed n Defn A descendant of Fatima FATISCENCE Fatiscence n Etym L fatiscense ppr of fatiscere to gape or crack open Defn A gaping or opening state of being chinky or having apertures Kirwan FATKIDNEYED Fatkidneyed a Defn Gross lubberly Peace ye fatkidneyed rascal Shak FATLING Fatling n Etym Fat ling Defn A calf lamb kid or other young animal fattened for slaughter a fat animal said of such animals as are used for food He sacrificed oxen and fatlings 2 Sam vi 13 FATLY Fatly adv Defn Grossly greasily FATNER Fatner n Defn One who fattens R See Fattener Arbuthnit FATNESS Fatness n 1 The quality or state of being fat plump or fullfed corpulency fullness of flesh Their eyes stand out with fatness Ps lxxiii 7 2 Hence Richness fertility fruitfulness Rich in the fatness of her plenteous soil Rowe 3 That which makes fat or fertile The clouds drop fatness Philips FATTEN Fatten v t imp p p Fattened p pr vb n Fattining Etym See Fat v t 1 To make fat to feed for slaughter to make fleshy or plump with fat to fill full to fat 2 To make fertile and fruitful to enrich as to fatten land to fatten fields with blood Dryden FATTEN Fatten v i Defn To grow fat or corpulent to grow plump thick or fleshy to be pampered And villains fatten with the brave mans labor Otway FATTENER Fattener n Defn One who or that which fattens that which gives fatness or fertility FATTINESS Fattiness n Defn State or quality of being fatty FATTISH Fattish a Defn Somewhat fat inclined to fatness Coleridge a puffy anxious obstructedlooking fattish old man Carlyle FATTY Fatty a Defn Containing fat or having the qualities of fat greasy gross as a fatty substance Fatty acid Chem any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids as formic acid acetic etc so called because the higher members as stearic and palmitic acids occur in the natural fats and are themselves fatlike substances Fatty clays See under Clay Fatty degeneration Med a diseased condition in which the oil globules naturally present in certain organs are so multiplied as gradually to destroy and replace the efficient parts of these organs Fatty heart Fatty liver etc Med a heart liver etc which have been the subjects of fatty degeneration or infiltration Fatty infiltration Med a condition in which there is an excessive accumulation of fat in an organ without destruction of any essential parts of the latter Fatty tumor Med a tumor consisting of fatty or adipose tissue lipoma FATUITOUS Fatuitous a Defn Stupid fatuous FATUITY Fatuity n Etym L fatuitas fr fatuus foolish cf F fatuité Cf Fatuous Defn Weakness or imbecility of mind stupidity Those many forms of popular fatuity I Taylor FATUOUS Fatuous a Etym L fatuus 1 Feeble in mind weak silly stupid foolish fatuitous Glanvill 2 Without reality illusory like the ignis fatuus Thence fatuous fires and meteors take their birth Danham FATWITTED Fatwitted a Defn Dull stupid Shak FAUBOURG Faubourg n Etym F Defn A suburb of French city also a district now within a city but formerly without its walls FAUCAL Faucal a Etym L fauces throat Defn Pertaining to the fauces or opening of the throat faucial esp Phon produced in the fauces as certain deep guttural sounds found in the Semitic and some other languages Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals I Taylor The Alphabet FAUCES Fauces npl Etym L 1 Anat Defn The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue called also the isthmus of the fauces On either side of the passage two membranous folds called the pillars of the fauces inclose the tonsils 2 Bot Defn The throat of a calyx corolla etc 3 Zoöl Defn That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture FAUCET Faucet n Etym F fausset perh fr L fauces throat 1 A fixture for drawing a liquid as water molasses oil etc from a pipe cask or other vessel in such quantities as may be desired called also tap and cock It consists of a tubular spout stopped with a movable plug spigot valve or slide 2 The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section FAUCHION Fauchion n Defn See Falchion Obs FAUCIAL Faucial a Anat Defn Pertaining to the fauces pharyngeal FAUGH Faugh interj Etym Cf Foh Defn An exclamation of contempt disgust or abhorrence FAULCHION Faulchion n Defn See Falchion FAULCON Faulcon n Zoöl Defn See Falcon FAULD Fauld n Defn The arch over the dam of a blast furnace the tymp arch FAULE Faule n Defn A fall or falling band Obs These laces ribbons and these faules Herrick FAULT Fault n Etym OE faut faute F faute cf It Sp Pg falta fr a verb meaning to want fail freq fr L fallere to deceive See Fail and cf Default 1 Defect want lack default One it pleases me for fault of a better to call my friend Shak 2 Anything that fails that is wanting or that impairs excellence a failing a defect a blemish As patches set upon a little breach Discredit more in hiding of the fault Shak 3 A moral failing a defect or dereliction from duty a deviation from propriety an offense less serious than a crime 4 Geol Mining a A dislocation of the strata of the vein b In coal seams coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam as slate fault dirt fault etc Raymond 5 Hunting Defn A lost scent act of losing the scent Ceasing their clamorous cry till they have singled With much ado the cold fault cleary out Shak 6 Tennis Defn Failure to serve the ball into the proper court At fault unable to find the scent and continue chase hance in trouble ot embarrassment and unable to proceed puzzled thhrown off the track To find fault to find reason for blaming or complaining to express dissatisfaction to complain followed by with before the thing complained of but formerly by at Matter to find fault at Robynson Mores Utopia Syn Error blemish defect imperfection weakness blunder failing vice Fault Failing Defect Foible A fault is positive something morally wrong a failing is negative some weakness or failling short in a mans character disposition or habits a defect is also negative and as applied to character is the absence of anyything which is necessary to its completeness or perfection a foible is a less important weakness which we overlook or smile at A man may have many failings and yet commit but few faults or his faults and failings may be few while his foibles are obvious to all The faults of a friend are often palliated or explained away into mere defects and the defects or foibles of an enemy exaggerated into faults I have failings in common with every human being besides my own peculiar faults but of avarice I have generally held myself guiltless Fox Presumption and selfapplause are the foibles of mankind Waterland FAULT Fault v t imp p p Faulted p pr vb n Faulting 1 To charge with a fault to accuse to find fault with to blame Obs For that I will not fault thee Old Song 2 Geol Defn To interrupt the continuity of rock strata by displacement along a plane of fracture chiefly used in the pp as the coal beds are badly faulted FAULT Fault v i Defn To err to blunder to commit a fault to do wrong Obs If after Samuels death the people had asked of God a king they had not faulted Latimer FAULTER Faulter n Defn One who commits a fault Obs Behold the faulter here in sight Fairfax FAULTFINDER Faultfinder n Defn One who makes a practice off discovering others faults and censuring them a scold FAULTFINDING Faultfinding n Defn The act of finding fault or blaming used derogatively Also Adj FAULTFUL Faultful a Defn Full of faults or sins Shak FAULTILY Faultily adv Defn In a faulty manner FAULTINESS Faultiness n Defn Quality or state of being faulty Round even to faultiness Shak FAULTING Faulting n Geol Defn The state or condition of being faulted the process by which a fault is produced FAULTLESS Faultless a Defn Without fault not defective or imperfect free from blemish free from incorrectness vice or offense perfect as a faultless poem Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see Thinks what neer was nor is nor eer shall be Pope Syn Blameless spotless perfect See Blameless Faultlessly advFaultlessness n FAULTY Faulty a 1 Containing faults blemishes or defects imperfect not fit for the use intended Created once So goodly and erect though faulty since Milton 2 Guilty of a fault or of faults hence blamable worthy of censure Shak The king doth speak as one which is faulty 2 Sam xiv 13 FAUN Faun n Etym L Faunus fr favere to be favorable See Favor Rom Myth Defn A god of fields and shipherds diddering little from the satyr The fauns are usually represented as half goat and half man Satyr or Faun or Sylvan Milton FAUNA Fauna n Etym NL cf F faune See Faun Zoöl Defn The animals of any given area or epoch as the fauna of America fossil fauna recent fauna FAUNAL Faunal a Defn Relating to fauna FAUNIST Faunist n Defn One who describes the fauna of country a naturalist Gilbert White FAUNUS Faunus npl Fauni Etym L Myth Defn See Faun FAUSEN Fausen n Etym Cf W llysowen eel ll sounding in Welsh almost like fl Zoöl Defn A young eel Prov Eng FAUSSEBRAYE Faussebraye n Etym F faussebraie Mil Defn A second raampart exterior to and parallel to the main rampart and considerably below its level FAUTEUIL Fauteuil n Etym F See Faldistory 1 An armchair hence because the members sit in fauteuils or armchairs membership in the French Academy 2 Chair of a presiding officer FAUTOR Fautor n Etym L contr fr favitor fr favere to be favorable cf F fauteur See Favor Defn A favorer a patron one who gives countenance or support an abettor Obs The king and the fautors of his proceedings Latimer FAUTRESS Fautress n Etym L fauutrix cf F fautrice Defn A patroness Obs Chapman FAUVETTE Fauvette n Etym F dim fr fauve fawncolored Zoöl Defn A small singing bird as the nightingale and warblers FAUX Faux n pl Fauces Etym L Defn See Fauces FAUX PAS faux pas Etym F See False and Pas Defn A false step a mistake or wrong measure FAVAGINOUS Favaginous a Etym L favus a honeycomb Defn Formed like or resembling a honeycomb FAVAS Favas n Defn See Favus n 2 Fairholt FAVEL Favel a Etym OF fauvel favel dim of F fauve of German oigin See Fallow a Defn Yellow fal Obs Wright FAVEL Favel n Defn A horse of a favel or dun color To curry favel See To curry favor under Favor n FAVEL Favel n Etym OF favele fr L fabella short fable dim of fabula See Fable Defn Flattery cajolery deceit Obs Skeat FAVELLA Favella n Etym NL prob from L favus a honeycomb Bot Defn A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope as in certain delicate red algæ FAVEOLATE Faveolate a Etym L favus honeycomb Defn Honeycomb having cavities or cells somewhat resembling those of a honeycomb alveolate favose FAVIER EXPLOSIVE Favier explosive After the inventor P A Favier a Frenchman Defn Any of several explosive mixtures chiefly of ammonium nitrate and a nitrate derivative of naphthalene They are stable but require protection from moisture As prepared it is a compressed cylinder of the explosive filled with loose powder of the same composition all inclosed in waterproof wrappers It is used for mining FAVILLOUS Favillous a Etym L favilla sparkling or glowing asges Defn Of or pertaining to ashes Obs Light and favollous particles Sir T Browne FAVONIAN Favonian a Etym L Favonius the west wind Defn Pertaining to the west wind soft mild gentle FAVOR Favor n Etym Written also favour Etym OF favor F faveur L favor fr favere to be favorable cf Skr bhavaya to further foster causative of bhBe In the phrase to curry favor favor is prob for favel a horse See 2d Favel 1 Kind regard propitious aspect countenance friendly disposition kindness good will Hath crawled into the favor of the king Shak 2 The act of countenancing or the condition of being countenanced or regarded propitiously support promotion befriending But found no favor in his ladys eyes Dryden And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man Luke ii 52 3 A kind act or office kindness done or granted benevolence shown by word or deed an act of grace or good will as distinct from justice or remuneration Beg one favor at thy gracious hand Shak 4 Mildness or mitigation of punishment lenity I could not discover the lenity and fabor of this sentence Swift 5 The object of regard person or thing favored All these his wondrous works but chiefly man His chief delight and favor Milton 6 A gift or represent something bestowed as an evidence of good will a token of love a knot of ribbons something worn as a token of affection as a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding Wear thou this favor for me and stick it in thy cap Shak 7 Appearance look countenance face Obs This boy is fair of female favor Shak 8 Law Defn Partiality bias Bouvier 9 A letter or epistle so called in civility or compliment as your favor of yesterday is received 10 pl Defn Love locks Obs Wright Challenge to the favor or for favor Law the challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to constitute a principal challenge but sufficient to give rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias such as acquaintance business relation etc See Principal challenge under Challenge In favor of upon the side of favorable to for the advantage of In favor with favored countenanced or encouraged by To curry favor Etym see the etymology of Favor above to seek to gain favor by flattery caresses kindness or officious civilities With ones favor or By ones favor with leave by kind permission But with your favor I will treat it here Dryden Syn Kindness countenance patronage support lenity grace gift present benefit FAVOR Favor v t imp p p Favored p pr vb n Favoring Etym Written also favour Etym Cf OF favorer favorir See Favor n 1 To regard with kindness to support to aid or to have the disposition to aid or to wish success to to be propitious to to countenance to treat with consideration or tenderness to show partiality or unfair bias towards O happy youth and favored of the skies Pope He that favoreth Joab let him go after Joab 2 Sam xx 11 The painter has favored her squint admirably Swift 2 To afford advantages for success to to facilitate as a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy 3 To resemble in features to have the aspect or looks of as the child favors his father The porter owned that the gentleman favored his master Spectator FAVORABLE Favorable a Written also favourable Etym F favorable L favorabilis favored popular pleasing fr favor See Favor n 1 Full of favor favoring manifesting partiality kind propitious friendly Lend favorable ears to our request Shak Lord thou hast been favorable unto thy land Ps lxxxv 1 2 Conducive contributing tending to promote or facilitate advantageous convenient A place very favorable for the making levies of men Clarendon The temper of the climate favorable to generation health and long life Sir W Temple 3 Beautiful wellfavored Obs Spenser Favorableness n Favorably sdv The faborableness of the present times to all extertions in the cause of liberty Burke FAVORED Favored a 1 Countenanced aided regarded with kidness as a favored friend 2 Having a certain favor or appearance featured as wellfavored hardfavored etc FAVOREDLY Favoredly adv Defn In a favored or a favorable manner favorably Obs Deut xvii 1 Arscham FAVOREDNESS Favoredness n Defn Appearance Obs FAVORER Favorer n Defn One who favors one who regards with kindness or friendship a wellwisher one who assists or promotes success or prosperity Written also favourer And come to us as favorers not as foes Shak FAVORESS Favoress n Defn A woman who favors or gives countenance Written also fovouress FAVORING Favoring a Defn That favors Favoringly adv FAVORITE Favorite n Etym OF favorit favored F favori fem favorite pp of OF favorir cf It favorito frm favorita fr favorire to favor See Favor 1 A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor one treated with partiality one preferred above others especially one unduly loved trusted and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority Committing to a wicked favorite All public cares Milton 2 pl Defn Short curls dangling over the temples fashionable in the reign of Charles II Obs Farquhar 3 Sporting Defn The competitor as a horse in a race that is judged most likely to win the competitor standing highest in the betting FAVORITE Favorite a Defn Regarded with particular affection esteem or preference as a favorite walk a favorite child His favorite argument Macaulay FAVORITISM Favoritism n Etym Cf F favoritisme Defn The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family or of one class of men to the neglect of others having equal claims partiality A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United States A Hamilton FAVORLESS Favorless a 1 Unfavored not regarded with favor having no countenance or support 2 Unpropitious unfavorable Obs Fortune favorless Spenser FAVOSE Favose a Etym L favus honeycomb 1 Bot Defn Honeycombed See Faveolate 2 Med Defn Of or pertaining to the disease called favus FAVOSITE Favosite a Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites FAVOSITES Favosites n Etym NL See Favose Paleon Defn A genus of fossil corals abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks having polygonal cells with perforated walls FAVUS Favus n Etym L honeycomb 1 Med Defn A disease of the scalp produced by a vegetable parasite 2 A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern as in a pavement called also favas and sectila Mollett FAWE Fawe a Etym See Fain Defn Fain glad delighted Obs Chaucer FAWKNER Fawkner n Etym See Falconer Defn A falconer Obs Donne FAWN Fawn n Etym OF faon the young one of any beast a fawn F faon a fawn for fedon fr L fetus See Fetus 1 Zoöl Defn A young deer a buck or doe of the first year See Buck 2 The young of an animal a whelp Obs The tigress followeth after her fawns Holland 3 A fawn color FAWN Fawn a Defn Of the color of a fawn fawncolored FAWN Fawn v i Etym Cf F faonner Defn To bring forth a fawn FAWN Fawn v i imp p p Fawned p pr vb n Fawning Etym OE fawnen fainen fagnien to rejoice welcome flatter AS fægnian to rejoice akin to Icel fagna to rejoice welcome See Fain Defn To court favor by low cringing frisking etc as a dog to flatter meanly often followed by on or upon You showed your teeth like apes and fawned like hounds Shak Thou with trembling fear Or like a fawning parasite obeyest Milton Courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him Macaulay FAWN Fawn n Defn A servile cringe or bow mean flattery sycophancy Shak FAWNCOLORED Fawncolored a Defn Of the color of a fawn light yellowish brown FAWNER Fawner n Defn One who fawns a sycophant FAWNINGLY Fawningly adv Defn In a fawning manner FAXED Faxed a Etym AS feaxede haired fr feax hair Cf Paxwax Defn Hairy Obs amden FAY Fay n Etym F fée See Fate and cf Fairy Defn A fairy an elf Yellowskirted fays Milton FAY Fay n Etym OF fei F foi See Faith Defn Faith as by my fay Obs Chaucer FAY Fay fa v t imp p p fayed p pr vb n Faying Etym OE feien vt i AS fegan to join unite akin to OS fogian D voegen OHG fuogen G fügen Sw foga See Fair and cf Fadge Shipbuilding Defn To fit to join to unite closely as two pieces of wood so as to make the surface fit together FAY Fay v i Shipbuilding Defn To lie close together to fit to fadge often with in into with or together Faying surface that surface of an object which comes with another object to which it is fastened said of plates angle irons etc that are riveted together in shipwork FAYALITE Fayalite n Etym So called from the island Fayal Min Defn A black greenish or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group It is a silicate of iron FAYENCE Fayence n Defn See Fa FAYTOUR Faytour n Defn See Faitour Obs Spenser FAZE Faze v t Defn See Feeze FAZZOLET Fazzolet n Etym It fazzoletto Defn A handkerchief R percival FEABERRY Feaberry n Etym Cf Prov E feabe theabe thape Bot Defn A gooseberry Prov Eng Prior FEAGUE Feague v t Etym Cf G fegen to sweep Icel fægia to cleanse polish E fair fay to fit fey to cleanse Defn To beat or whip to drive Obs Otway FEAL Feal a Etym OF feal feel feeil fedeil F fidèle L fidelis faithful fr fides faith See Faith Defn Faithful loyal Obs Wright FEALTY Fealty n Etym OE faute OF fauté fealté feelé feelteit fr L fidelitas fr fidelis faithful See Feal and cf Fidelity 1 Fidelity to ones lord the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord the special oath by which this obligation was assumed fidelity to a superior power or to a government loyality It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fealty as a feudal obligation Wharton Law Dict Tomlins 2 Fidelity constancy faithfulness as of a friend to a friend or of a wife to her husband He should maintain fealty to God I Taylor Makes wicked lightnings of her eyes and saps The fealty of our friends tennyson Swore fealty to the new government Macaulay Note Fealty is distinguished from homage which is an acknowledgment of tenure while fealty implies an oath See Homage Wharton Syn Homage loyality fidelity constancy FEAR Fear n Defn A variant of Fere a mate a companion Obs Spenser FEAR Fear n Etym OE fer feer fere AS f a coming suddenly upon fear danger akin to D vaar OHG fara danger G gefahr Icel far harm mischief plague and to E fare peril See Fare 1 A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil or the apprehension of impending danger apprehension anxiety solicitude alarm dread Note The degrees of this passion beginning with the most moderate may be thus expressed apprehension fear dread fright terror Fear is an uneasiness of the mind upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us Locke Where no hope is left is left no fear Milton 2 Script a Apprehension of incurring or solicitude to avoid Gods wrath the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng b Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth I will put my fear in their hearts Jer xxxii 40 I will teach you the fear of the Lord Ps xxxiv 11 render therefore to all their dues tribute to whom tribute is due fear to whom fear Rom xiii 7 3 That which causes or which is the object of apprehension or alarm source or occasion of terror danger dreadfulness There were they in great fear where no fear was Ps liii 5 The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a more equal enterprise Shak For fear in apprehension lest For fear you neer see chain nor money more Shak FEAR Fear v t imp p p Feared p pr vb n Fearing Etym OE feren faeren to frighten to be afraid AS fFear n 1 To feel a painful apprehension of to be afraid of to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude I will fear no evil for thou art with me Ps xxiii 4 Note With subordinate clause I greatly fear my money is not safe Shak I almost fear to quit your hand D Jerrold 2 To have a reverential awe of to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of Leave them to God above him serve and fear Milton 3 To be anxious or solicitous for R The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children therefore I fear you Shak 4 To suspect to doubt Obs Ay what else fear you not her courage Shak 5 To affright to terrify to drive away or prevent approach of by fear z2 fera their people from doing evil Robynsin Mores utopia Tush tush fear boys with bugs Shak Syn To apprehend drad reverence venerate FEAR Fear v i Defn To be in apprehension of evil to be afraid to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil I exceedingly fear and quake Heb xii 21 FEARER Fearer n Defn One who fars Sir P Sidney FEARFUL Fearful a 1 Full of fera apprehension or alarm afraid frightened Anxious amidst all their success and fearful amidat all their power Bp Warburton 2 inclined to fear easily frightened without courage timid What man is there that is fearful and fainhearted Deut xx 8 3 Indicating or caused by fear Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh Shak 4 Inspiring fear or awe exciting apprehension or terror terrible frightful dreadful This glorious and fearful name The Lord thy God Deut xxviii 58 Death is a fearful thing Shak In dreams they fearful precipices tread Dryden Syn Apprehensive afraid timid timorous ho FEARFULLY Fearfully adv Defn In a fearful manner FEARFULNESS Fearfulness n Defn The state of being fearful FEARLESS Fearless a Defn Free from fear Syn Bold courageous interpid valor Fearlessly adv Feralessness n FEARNAUGHT Fearnaught n 1 A fearless person 2 A stout woolen cloth of great thickness dreadnaught also a warm garment FEARSOME Fearsome a 1 Frightful causing fear Scotch This fearsome wind Sir W Scott 2 Defn Easily frightened timid timorous A silly fearsome thing B Taylor FEASIBILITY Feasibility n pl Feasibilities tiz Etym from Feasible Defn The quality of being feasible practicability also that which is feasible as before we adopt a plan let us consider its feasibility Men often swallow falsities for truths dubiosities for certainties possibilities for feasibilities Sir T Browne FEASIBLE Feasible a Etym F faisable fr faire to make or do fr L facere See Fact Feat 1 Capable of being done executed or effected practicable Always existing before their eyes as a thing feasible in practice Burke It was not feasible to gratify so many ambitions Beaconsfield 2 Fit to be used or tailed as land R R Trumbull Feasibleness n Feasibly adv FEAST Feast n Etym OE feste festival holiday feast OF feste festival F fête fr L festum pl festa fr festus joyful festal of uncertain origin Cf Fair n Festal F 1 A festival a holiday a solemn or more commonly a joyous anniversary The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord Ex xiii 6 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover Luke ii 41 Note Ecclesiastical fasts are called immovable when they always occur on the same day of the year otherwise they are called movable 2 A festive or joyous meal a grand ceremonious or sumptuous entertainment of which many guests partake a banquet characterized by tempting variety and abundance of food Enough is as good as a feast Old Proverb Belshazzar the King made a great feast to a thousand of his lords Dan v 1 3 That which is partaken of or shared in with delight something highly agreeable entertainment The feast of reason and the flow of soul Pope Feast day a holiday a day set as a solemn commemo Syn Entertainment regale banquet treat carousal festivity festival Feast Banquet Festival Carousal A feast sets before us viands superior in quantity variety and abudance a banquet is a luxurious feast a festival is the joyful celebration by good cheer of some agreeable event Carousal is unrestrained indulgence in frolic and drink FEAST Feast v i imp p p Feasted p pr vb n Feasting Etym OE festen cf OF fester to rest from work F fêter to celebrate a holiday See Feast n 1 To eat sumptuously to dine or sup on rich provisions particularly in large companies and on public festivals And his sons went and feasted in their houses Job i 4 2 To be highly gratified or delighted With my loves picture then my eye doth feast Shak FEAST Feast v t 1 To entertain with sumptuous provisions to treat at the table bountifully as he was feasted by the king Hayward 2 To delight to gratify as to feast the soul Feast your ears with the music a while Shak FEASTER Feaster n 1 One who fares deliciously 2 One who entertains magnificently Johnson FEASTFUL Feastful a Defn Festive festal joyful sumptuous luxurious Feastful days Milton Feastfully adv FEAT Feat n Etym OE fet OF fet fait F fait factum fr L facere factum to make or do Cf Fact Feasible Do 1 An act a deed an exploit The warlike feats I have done Shak 2 A striking act of strength skill or cunning a trick as feats of horsemanship or of dexterity FEAT Feat v t Defn To form to fashion Obs To the more mature A glass that feated them Shak FEAT Feat a Compar Feater superl Featest Etym F fait made shaped fit pp of faire to make or do See Feat n Defn Dexterous in movements or service skillful neat nice pretty Archaic Never master had a page so feat Shak And look how well my garments sit upon me Much feater than before Shak FEATBODIED Featbodied a Defn Having a feat or trim body Obs Beau Fl FEATEOUS Feateous a Etym Cf OF faitis faitice fetis well made fine L facticius made by art Defn Dexterous neat Obs Johnson Feateously adv FEATHER Feather n Etym OE fether AS fe akin to D veder OHG fedara G feder Icel fjö Sw fjäder Dan fjæder Gr pattra wing feathr pat to fly and prob to L penna feather wing sq root76 248 Cf Pen a feather 1 One of the peculiar dermal appendages of several kinds belonging to birds as contour feathers quills and down Note An ordinary feather consists of the quill or hollow basal part of the stem the shaft or rachis forming the upper solid part of the stem the vanes or webs implanted on the rachis and consisting of a series of slender laminæ or barbs which usually bear barbicels and interlocking hooks by which they are fastened together See Down Quill Plumage 2 Kind nature species from the proverbial phrase Birds of a feather that is of the same species R I am not of that feather to shake off My friend when he must need me Shak 3 The fringe of long hair on the legs of the setter and some other dogs 4 A tuft of peculiar long frizzly hair on a horse 5 One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow 6 Mach Carp Defn A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin from an object to strengthen it or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise but permit motion lengthwise a spline 7 A thin wedge driven between the two semicylindrical parts of a divided plug in a hole bored in a stone to rend the stone Knight 8 The angular adjustment of an oar or paddlewheel float with reference to a horizontal axis as it leaves or enters the water Note Feather is used adjectively or in combination meaning composed of or resembling a feather or feathers as feather fan feather heeled feather duster Feather alum Min a hydrous sulphate of alumina resulting from volcanic action and from the decomposition of iron pyrites called also halotrichite Ure Feather bed a bed filled with feathers Feather driver one who prepares feathers by beating Feather duster a dusting brush of feathers Feather flower an artifical flower made of feathers for ladies headdresses and other ornamental purposes Feather grass Bot a kind of grass Stipa pennata which has a long feathery awn rising from one of the chaffy scales which inclose the grain Feather maker one who makes plumes etc of feathers real or artificial Feather ore Min a sulphide of antimony and lead sometimes found in capillary forms and like a cobweb but also massive It is a variety of Jamesonite Feather shot or Feathered shot Metal copper granulated by pouring into cold water Raymond Feather spray Naut the spray thrown up like pairs of feathers by the cutwater of a fastmoving vessel Feather star Zoöl See Comatula Feather weight Racing a Scrupulously exact weight so that a feather would turn the scale when a jockey is weighed or weighted b The lightest weight that can be put on the back of a horse in racing Youatt c In wrestling boxing etc a term applied to the lightest of the classes into which contestants are divided in contradistinction to light weight middle weight and heavy weight A feather in the cap an honour trophy or mark of distinction Colloq To be in full feather to be in full dress or in ones best clothes Collog To be in high feather to be in high spirits Collog To cut a feather a Naut To make the water foam in moving in allusion to the ripple which a ship throws off from her bows b To make ones self conspicuousColloq To show the white feather to betray cowardice a white feather in the tail of a cock being considered an indication that he is not of the true game breed FEATHER Feather v t imp p p Feathered p pr vb n Feathering 1 To furnish with a feather or feathers as an arrow or a cap An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing LEstrange 2 To adorn as with feathers to fringe A few birches and oaks still feathered the narrow ravines Sir W Scott 3 To render light as a feather to give wings toR The Polonian story perhaps may feather some tedions hours Loveday 4 To enrich to exalt to benefit They stuck not to say that the king cared not to plume his nobility and people to feather himself Bacon Dryden 5 To tread as a cock Dryden To feather ones nest to provide for ones self especially from property belonging to another confided to ones care an expression taken from the practice of birds which collect feathers for the lining of their nests To feather an oar Naut to turn it when it leaves the water so that the blade will be horizontal and offer the least resistance to air while reaching for another stroke To tar and feather a person to smear him with tar and cover him with feathers as a punishment or an indignity FEATHER Feather v i 1 To grow or form feathers to become feathered often with out as the birds are feathering out 2 To curdle when poured into another liquid and float about in little flakes or feathers as the cream feathers Colloq 3 To turn to a horizontal plane said of oars The feathering oar returns the gleam Tickell Stopping his sculls in the air to feather accurately Macmillans Mag 4 To have the appearance of a feather or of feathers to be or to appear in feathery form A clump of ancient cedars feathering in evergreen beauty down to the ground Warren The ripple feathering from her bows Tennyson FEATHERBONE Featherbone n Defn A substitute for whalebone made from the quills of geese and turkeys FEATHERBRAINED Featherbrained a Defn Giddy frivolous featherheaded Colloq FEATHERED Feathered a 1 Clothed covered or fitted with or as with feathers or wings as a feathered animal a feathered arrow Rise from the ground like feathered Mercury Shak Nonsense feathered with soft and delicate phrases and pointed with pathetic accent Dr J Scott 2 Furnished with anything featherlike ornamented fringed as land feathered with trees 3 Zoöl Defn Having a fringe of feathers as the legs of certian birds or of hairs as the legs of a setter dog 4 Her Defn Having feathers said of an arrow when the feathers are of a tincture different from that of the shaft FEATHEREDGE Featheredge n 1 Zoöl Defn The thin new growth around the edge of a shell of an oyster 2 Any thin as on a board or a razor FEATHEREDGED Featheredged a Defn Having a featheredge also having one edge thinner than the other as a board in the United States said only of stuff one edge of which is made as thin as practicable FEATHERFEW Featherfew n Bot Defn Feverfew FEATHERFOIL Featherfoil n Etym Feather foil a leaf Bot Defn An aquatic plant Hottonia palustris having finely divided leaves FEATHERHEAD Featherhead n Defn A frivolous or featherbrained person Colloq H James FEATHERHEADED Featherheaded a Defn Giddy frivolous foolish Colloq G Eliot FEATHERHEELED Featherheeled a Defn Lightheeled gay frisky frolicsome Colloq FEATHERINESS Featheriness n Defn The state or condition of being feathery FEATHERING Feathering n 1 Arch Defn Same as Foliation 2 The act of turning the blade of the oar as it rises from the water in rowing from a vertical to a horizontal position See To feather an oar under Feather v t 3 A covering of feathers Feathering float Naut the float or paddle of a feathering wheel Feathering screw Naut a screw propeller of which the blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the water when the vessel is moving under sail alone Feathering wheel Naut a paddle wheel whose floats turn automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the water and leave in it the same way avoiding beating on the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent FEATHERLESS Featherless a Defn Destitute of feathers FEATHERLY Featherly a Defn Like feathers Obs Sir T Browne FEATHERNESS Featherness n Defn The state or condition of being feathery FEATHERPATED Featherpated a Defn Featherheaded frivolous Colloq Sir W Scott FEATHERSTITCH Featherstitch n Defn A kind of embroidery stitch producing a branching zigzag line FEATHERVEINED Featherveined a Bot Defn Having the veins of a leaf diverging from the two sides of a midrib FEATHERY Feathery a Defn Pertaining to or resembling feathers covered with or as with feathers as feathery spray or snow Milton Ye feathery people of mid air Barry Cornwall FEATLY Featly adv Etym From Feat a Defn Neatly dexterously nimbly Archaic Foot featly here and there Shak FEATNESS Featness n Defn Skill adroitness Archaic Johnson FEATURE Feature n Etym OE feture form shape feature OF faiture fashion make fr L factura a making formation fr facere factum to make See Feat Fact and cf Facture 1 The make form or outward appearance of a person the whole turn or style of the body esp good appearance What needeth it his feature to descrive Chaucer Cheated of feature by dissembling nature Shak 2 The make cast or appearance of the human face and especially of any single part of the face a lineament pl The face the countenance It is for homely features to keep home Milton 3 The cast or structure of anything or of any part of a thing as of a landscape a picture a treaty or an essay any marked peculiarity or characteristic as one of the features of the landscape And to her service bind each living creature Through secret understanding of their feature Spenser 4 A form a shape R So scented the grim feature and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air Milton FEATURED Featured a 1 Shaped fashioned How noble young how rarely featured Shak 2 Having features formed into features The wellstained canvas or the featured stone Young FEATURELESS Featureless a Defn Having no distinct or distinctive features FEATURELY Featurely a Defn Having features showing marked peculiarities handsome R Featurely warriors of Christian chivalry Coleridge FEAZE Feaze v t imp p p Feazed p pr vb n Feazing Etym Cf OE faseln to ravel fr AS fæs fringe akin to G fasen to separate fibers or threads fasen faser thread filament OHG faso Defn To untwist to unravel as the end of a rope Johnson FEAZE Feaze v t Etym See Feesefaze Defn To beat to chastise also to humble to harass to worry Obs insworth FEAZE Feaze n Defn A state of anxious or fretful excitement worry vexation Obs FEAZINGS Feazings n pl Etym See Feaze v t Naut Defn The unlaid or ragged end of a rope Ham Nav Encyc FEBRICITATE Febricitate v i Etym L febricitare fr febris See Febrile Defn To have a fever Obs Bailey FEBRICULOSE Febriculose a Etym L febriculosus Defn Somewhat feverish Obs Johnson FEBRIFACIENT Febrifacient a Etym L febris fever faciens ppr of facere to make Defn Febrific Dunglison n Defn That which causes fever Beddoes FEBRIFEROUS Febriferous a Etym L febris fever ferous Defn Causing fever as a febriferous locality FEBRIFIC Febrific a Etym L febris fever ficare in comp to make See fy Defn Producing fever Dunglison FEBRIFUGAL Febrifugal or a Etym See Febrifuge Defn Having the quality of mitigating or curing fever Boyle FEBRIFUGE Febrifuge n Etym L febris fever fugare to put to flight from fugere to flee cf F fébrifuge see Febrile Feverfew Med Defn A medicine serving to mitigate or remove fever a Defn Antifebrile FEBRILE Febrile a Etym F fébrile from L febris fever See Fever Defn Pertaining to fever indicating fever or derived from it as febrile symptoms febrile action Dunglison FEBRUARY February n Etym L Februarius orig the month of expiation because on the fifteenth of this month the great feast of expiation and purification was held fr februa pl the Roman festival or purification akin to februare to purify expiate Defn The second month in the year said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa In common years this month contains twentyeight days in the bissextile or leap year it has twenty nine days FEBRUATION Februation n Etym L februatio See february Defn Purification a sacrifice Obs Spenser FECAL Fecal a Etym Cf F fécal See Feces Defn relating to or containing dregs feces or ordeure fæcal FECCHE Fecche v t Defn To fetch Obs Chaucer FECES Feces n pl Defn dregs sediment excrement See FÆces FECIAL Fecial a Etym L fetialis belonging to the fetiales the Roman priests who sanctioned treaties and demanded satisfaction from the enemy before a formal declaration of war Defn Pertaining to heralds declarations of war and treaties of peace as fecial law Kent FECIFORK Fecifork n Etym Feces fork Zoöl Defn The anal fork on which the larvæ of certain insects carry their fæces FECK Feck n Abbrev fr effect 1 Effect Obs 2 Efficacy force value Scot Prov Eng 3 Amount quantity Scot Prov Eng He had a feck o books wi him R L Stevenson The most feck or The feck the greater or larger part The feck o my life Burns FECKLESS Feckless a Etym Perh a corruption of effectless Defn Spiritless weak worthless Scot FECKLESSNESS fecklessness n Defn absence of merit WordNet 15 FECKS Fecks n Defn A corruption of the word faith Shak FECULA Fecula n pl FeculÆ Etym Lfae burnt tartar or salt of tartar dim of faex faecis sediment dregs cf F fécule Defn Any pulverulent matter obtained from plants by simply breaking down the texture washing with water and subsidence Especially a The nutritious part of wheat starch or farina called also amylaceous fecula b The green matter of plants chlorophyll FECULENCE Feculence n Etym L faeculentia dregs filth cf F féculence 1 The state or quality of being feculent muddiness foulness 2 That which is feculent sediment lees dregs FECULENCY Feculency n Defn Feculence FECULENT Feculent a Etym L faeculentus fr faecula cf F féculent See Fecula Defn Foul with extraneous or impure substances abounding with sediment or excrementitious matter muddy thick turbid Both his hands most filthy feculent Spenser FECUND Fecund a Etym L fecundus from the root of fetus cf F fécond see Fetus Defn Fruitful in children prolific Graunt FECUNDATE Fecundate v t imp p p Fecundated p pr vb n Fecundating Etym L fecundare fr fecundus See Fecund 1 To make fruitful or prolific W Montagu 2 Biol Defn To render fruitful or prolific to impregnate as in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the stigma FECUNDATION Fecundation n Etym Cf F fécondation Biol Defn The act by which either in animals or plants material prepared by the generative organs the female organism is brought in contact with matter from the organs of the male so that a new organism results impregnation fertilization FECUNDIFY Fecundify v t Etym Fecund fy Defn To make fruitful to fecundate Johnson FECUNDITY Fecundity n Etym L fecunditas cf F fécondité See Fecund 1 The quality or power of producing fruit fruitfulness especially Biol the quality in female organisms of reproducing rapidly and in great numbers 2 The power of germinating as in seeds 3 The power of bringing forth in abundance fertility richness of invention as the fecundity of Gods creative power Bentley FED Fed Defn imp p p of Feed FEDARY Fedary n Defn A feodary Obs Shak FEDERAL Federal a Etym L foedus league treaty compact akin to fides faith cf F fédéral see Faith 1 Pertaining to a league or treaty derived from an agreement or covenant between parties especially between nations constituted by a compact between parties usually governments or their representatives The Romans compelled them contrary to all federal right to part with Sardinia Grew 2 Specifically a Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty as the Union of the United States or the Sonderbund of Switzerland b Consisting or pertaining to such a government as the Federal Constitution a Federal officer c Friendly or devoted to such a government as the Federal party see Federalist Federal Congress See under Congress FEDERAL Federal n Defn See Federalist FEDERALISM Federalism n Etym Cf F fédéralisme Defn the principles of Federalists or of federal union FEDERALIST Federalist n Etym Cf F fédéraliste Defn An advocate of confederation specifically Amer Hist a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington FEDERALIZE Federalize v t imp p p Federalized p pr vb n Federalizing Etym Cf F fédéraliser Defn To unite in compact as different States to confederate for political purposes to unite by or under the Federal Constitution Barlow FEDERARY Federary n Etym See Federal Defn A partner a confederate an accomplice Obs hak FEDERATE Federate a Etym L foederatus pp of foederare to establish by treaty or league fr foedus See Federal Defn United by compact as sovereignties states or nations joined in confederacy leagued confederate as federate nations FEDERATION Federation n Etym Cf F fédération 1 The act of uniting in a league confederation 2 A league a confederacy a federal or confederated government Burke FEDERATIVE Federative a Etym Cf F fédératif Defn Uniting in a league forming a confederacy federal A federative society Burke FEDITY Fedity n Etym L foeditas fr foedus foul fikthy Defn Turpitude vileness Obs Bp Hall FEE Fee n Etym OE fe feh feoh cattle property money fiet AS feoh cattle property money the senses of property money arising from cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange or payment property chiefly consisting of cattle akin to OS feuh cattle property D vee cattle OHG fihu fehu G vieh Icel f cattle property money Goth faíhu L pecus cattle pecunia property money Skr pa cattle perh orig a fastened or tethered animal from a root signifying to bind and perh akin to E fang fair a cf OF fie flu feu fleu fief F fief from German of the same origin the sense fief is due to the French Feud Fief Fellow Pecuniary 1 property possession tenure Laden with rich fee Spenser Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee Wordsworth 2 Reward or compensation for services rendered or to be rendered especially payment for professional services of optional amount or fixed by custom or laws charge pay perquisite as the fees of lawyers and physicians the fees of office clerks fees sheriffs fees marriage fees etc To plead for love deserves more fee than hate Shak 3 Feud Law Defn A right to the use of a superiors land as a stipend for services to be performed also the land so held a fief 4 Eng Law Defn An estate of inheritance supposed to be held either mediately or immediately from the sovereign and absolutely vested in the owner Note All the land in England except the crown land is of this kind An absolute fee or fee simple is land which a man holds to himself and his heirs forever who are called tenants in fee simple In modern writers by fee is usually meant fee simple A limited fee may be a qualitified or base fee which ceases with the existence of certain conditions or a conditional fee or fee tail which is limited to particular heirs Blackstone 5 Amer Law Defn An estate of inheritance belonging to the owner and transmissible to his heirs absolutely and simply without condition attached to the tenure Fee estate Eng Law land or tenements held in fee in consideration or some acknowledgment or service rendered to the lord Fee farm Law land held of another in fee in consideration of an annual rent without homage fealty or any other service than that mentioned in the feoffment an estate in fee simple subject to a perpetual rent Blackstone Fee farm rent Eng Law a perpetual rent reserved upon a conveyance in fee simple Fee fund Scot Law certain court dues out of which the clerks and other court officers are paid Fee simple Law an absolute fee a fee without conditions or limits Buy the fee simple of my life for an hour and a quarter Shak Fee tail Law an estate of inheritance limited and restrained to some particular heirs Burill FEE Fee v t imp p p Feed p pr vb n Feeing Defn To reward for services performed or to be performed to recompense to hire or keep in hire hence to bribe The patient fees the doctor Dryden Theres not a one of them but in his house I keep a servant feed Shak FEEBLE Feeble a Compar Feebler superl Feeblest Etym OE feble OF feble flebe floibe floible foible F faible L flebilis to be wept over lamentable wretched fr flere to weep Cf Foible 1 Deficient in physical strenght weak infirm debilitated Carried all the feeble of them upon asses 2 Chron xxviii 15 2 Wanting force vigor or efficiency in action or expression not full loud bright strong rapid etc faint as a feeble color feeble motion A ladys feeble voice Shak FEEBLE Feeble v t Defn To make feble to enfeeble Obs Shall that victorious hand be feebled here Shak FEEBLEMINDED Feebleminded a Defn Weak in intellectual power wanting firmness or constancy irresolute vacilating imbecile comfort the feebleminded 1 Thess v 14 Feeblemindedness n FEEBLENESS Feebleness n Defn The quality or condition of being feeble debility infirmity That shakes for age and feebleness Shak FEEBLY Feebly adv Defn In a feeble manner The restored church contended feebly and with half a heart Macaulay FEED Feed v t imp p p Fed p pr vb n Feeding Etym AS f fr f food akin to C f OFries f f D voeden OHG fuottan Icel fæ Sw föda Dan föde Food 1 To give food to to supply with nourishment to satisfy the physical huger of If thine enemy hunger feed him Rom xii 20 Unreasonable reatures feed their young Shak 2 To satisfy grafity or minister to as any sense talent taste or desire I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him Shak Feeding him with the hope of liberty Knolles 3 To fill the wants of to supply with that which is used or wasted as springs feed ponds the hopper feeds the mill to feed a furnace with coal 4 To nourish in a general sense to foster strengthen develop and guard Thou shalt feed people Israel 2 Sam v 2 Mightiest powers by deepest calms are feed B Cornwall 5 To graze to cause to be cropped by feeding as herbage by cattle as if grain is too forward in autumn feed it with sheep Once in three years feed your mowing lands Mortimer 6 To give for food especially to animals to furnish for consumption as to feed out turnips to the cows to feed water to a steam boiler 7 Mach a To supply the material to be operated upon to a machine as to feed paper to a printing press b To produce progressive operation upon or with as in wood and metal working machines so that the work moves to the cutting tool or the tool to the work FEED Feed v i 1 To take food to eat Her kid which I afterwards killed because it would not feed De Foe 2 To subject by eating to satisfy the appetite to feed ones self upon something to prey with on or upon Leaving thy trunk for crows to feed upon Shak 3 To be nourished strengthened or satisfied as if by food He feeds upon the cooling shade Spenser 4 To place cattle to feed to pasture to graze If a man shall put in his beast and shall feed in anotheEx xxii 5 FEED Feed n 1 That which is eaten esp food for beasts fodder pasture hay grain ground or whole as the best feed for sheep 2 A grazing or pasture ground Shak 3 An allowance of provender given to a horse cow etc a meal as a feed of corn or oats 4 A meal or the act of eating R For such pleasure till that hour At feed or fountain never had I found Milton 5 The water supplied to steam boilers 6 Mach a The motion or act of carrying forward the stuff to be operated upon as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine or of producing progressive operation upon any material or object in a machine as in a turning lathe by moving the cutting tool along or in the work b The supply of material to a machine as water to a steam boiler coal to a furnace or grain to a run of stones c The mechanism by which the action of feeding is produced a feed motion Feed bag a nose bag containing feed for a horse or mule Feed cloth an apron for leading cotton wool or other fiber into a machine as for carding etc Feed door a door to a furnace by which to supply coal Feed head a A cistern for feeding water by gravity to a steam boiler b Founding An excess of metal above a mold which serves to render the casting more compact by its pressure also called a riser deadhead or simply feed or head Knight Feed heater a Steam Engine A vessel in which the feed water for the boiler is heated usually by exhaust steam b A boiler or kettle in which is heated food for stock Feed motion or Feed gear Mach the train of mechanism that gives motion to the part that directly produces the feed in a machine Feed pipe a pipe for supplying the boiler of a steam engine etc with water Feed pump a force pump for supplying water to a steam boiler etc Feed regulator a device for graduating the operation of a feeder Knight Feed screw in lathes a long screw employed to impart a regular motion to a tool rest or tool or to the work Feed water water supplied to a steam boiler etc Feed wheel Mach a kind of feeder See Feeder n 8 FEEDER Feeder n 1 One who or that which gives food or supplies nourishment steward A couple of friends his chaplain and feeder Goldsmith 2 One who furnishes incentives an encourager The feeder of my riots Shak 3 One who eats or feeds specifically an animal to be fed or fattened With eager feeding food doth choke the feeder Shak 4 One who fattens cattle for slaughter 5 A stream that flows into another body of water a tributary specifically Hydraulic Engin a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow 6 A branch railroad stage line or the like a side line which increases the business of the main line 7 Mining a A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein Ure b A strong discharge of gas from a fissure a blower Raymond 8 Mach Defn An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon 9 Steam Engine Defn A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed FEEDING Feeding n 1 the act of eating or of supplying with food the process of fattening 2 That which is eaten food 3 That which furnishes or affords food especially for animals pasture land Feeding bottle See under Bottle FEEFAWFUM Feefawfum n Defn A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres hence any expression calculated to impose upon the timid and ignorant Impudent feefawfums J H Newman FEEJEE Feejee a n Ethnol Defn See Fijian FEEL Feel v t imp p p Felt p pr vb n Feeling Etym AS f akin to OS gif to perceive D voelen to feel OHG fuolen G fühlen Icel falma to grope and prob to AS folm paim of the hand L palma Cf Fumble Palm 1 To perceive by the touch to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body especially by those of the skin to have sensation excited by contact of a thing with the body or limbs Who feel Those rods of scorpions and those whips of steel Creecn 2 To touch to handle to examine by touching as feel this piece of silk hence to make trial of to test often with out Come near that I may feel thee my son Gen xxvii 21 He hath this to feel my affection to your honor Shak 3 To perceive by the mind to have a sense of to experience to be affected by to be sensible of or sensetive to as to feel pleasure to feel pain Teach me to feel anothers woe Pope Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing Eccl viii 5 He best can paint them who shall feel them most Pope Mankind have felt their strength and made it felt Byron 4 To take internal cognizance of to be conscious of to have an inward persuasion of For then and not till then he felt himself Shak 5 To perceive to observe Obs Chaucer To feel the helm Naut to obey it FEEL Feel v i 1 To have perception by the touch or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation especially those upon the surface of the body 2 To have the sensibilities moved or affected She feels with the dignity of a Roman matron Burke And mine as man who feel for all mankind Pope 3 To be conscious of an inward impression state of mind persuasion physical condition etc to perceive ones self to be followed by an adjective describing the state etc as to feel assured grieved persuaded I then did feel full sick Shak 4 To know with feeling to be conscious hence to know certainly or without misgiving Garlands which I feel I am not worthy yet to wear Shak 5 To appear to the touch to give a perception to produce an impression by the nerves of sensation followed by an adjective describing the kind of sensation Blind men say black feels rough and white feels smooth Dryden To feel after to search for to seek to find to seek as a person groping in the dark If haply they might feel after him and find him Acts xvii 27 To feel of to examine by touching FEEL Feel n 1 Feeling perception R To intercept and have a more kindly feel of its genial warmth Hazlitt 2 A sensation communicated by touching impression made upon one who touches or handles as this leather has a greasy feel The difference between these two tumors will be distinguished by the feel S Sharp FEELER Feeler n 1 One who or that which feels 2 Zoöl Defn One of the sense organs or certain animals as insects which are used in testing objects by touch and in searching for food an antenna a palp Insects perpetually feeling and searching before them with their feelers or antennæ Derham 3 Anything as a proposal observation etc put forth or thrown out in order to ascertain the views of others something tentative FEELING Feeling a 1 Possessing great sensibility easily affected or moved as a feeling heart 2 Expressive of great sensibility attended by or evincing sensibility as he made a feeling representation of his wrongs FEELING Feeling n 1 The sense by which the mind through certain nerves of the body perceives external objects or certain states of the body itself that one of the five senses which resides in the general nerves of sensation distributed over the body especially in its surface the sense of touch nervous sensibility to external objects Why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye confined And not as feeling through all parts diffused Milton 2 An act or state of perception by the sense above described an act of apprehending any object whatever an act or state of apprehending the state of the soul itself consciousness The apprehension of the good Gives but the greater feeling to the worse Shak 3 The capacity of the soul for emotional states a high degree of susceptibility to emotions or states of the sensibility not dependent on the body as a man of feeling a man destitute of feeling 4 Any state or condition of emotion the exercise of the capacity for emotion any mental state whatever as a right or a wrong feeling in the heart our angry or kindly feelings a feeling of pride or of humility A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind Garrick Tenderness for the feelings of others Macaulay 5 That quality of a work of art which embodies the mental emotion of the artist and is calculated to affect similarly the spectator Fairholt Syn Sensation emotion passion sentiment agitation opinion See Emotion Passion Sentiment FEELINGLY Feelingly adv Defn In a feeling manner pathetically sympathetically FEERE Feere n Etym See Fere n Defn A consort husband or wife a companion a fere Obs FEESE Feese n Etym Cf OE fesien to put to flight AS fesian fysian fysan fr fus prompt willing Defn the short run before a leap Obs Nares FEET Feet n pl Defn See Foot FEET Feet n Etym See Feat n Defn Fact performance Obs FEETLESS Feetless a Defn Destitute of feet as feetless birds FEEZE Feeze v t Etym For sense 1 cf F visser to screw vis screw or 1st E feaze vt for sense 2 see Feese 1 To turn as a screw Scot Jamieson 2 To beat to chastise to humble to worry Obs Written also feaze feize pheese Beau Fl To feeze up to work into a passion Obs FEEZE Feeze n Defn Fretful excitement Obs See Feaze FEHLING Fehling n Chem Defn See Fehlings solution under Solution FEHM FEHMGERICHT Fehm n Fehmgericht n Defn Same as Vehm Vehmgericht FEHMIC Fehmic a Defn See Vehmic FEIGN Feign v t imp p p Feigned p pr vb n Feigning Etym OE feinen F feindre p pr feignant fr L fingere akin to L figura figureand E dough See Dough and cf Figure Faint Effigy Fiction 1 To give a mental existence to as to something not real or actual to imagine to invent hence to pretend to form and relate as if true There are no such things done as thou sayest but thou feignest them out of thine own heart Neh vi 8 The poet Did feign that Orpheus drew trees stones and floods Shak 2 To represent by a false appearance of to pretend to counterfeit as to feign a sickness Shak 3 To dissemble to conceal Obs Spenser FEIGNED Feigned a Defn Not real or genuine pretended counterfeit insincere false A feigned friend Shak Give ear unto my prayer that goeth not out of feigned lips Ps xvii 1 Feignedly adv Feignedness n Her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart but feignedly Jer iii 10 Feigned issue Law an issue produced in a pretended action between two parties for the purpose of trying before a jury a question of fact which it becomes necessary to settle in the progress of a cause Burill Bouvier FEIGNER Feigner n Defn One who feigns or pretends FEIGNING Feigning a Defn That feigns insincere not genuine false Feigningly adv FEINE Feine v t i Defn To feign Obs Chaucer FEINT Feint a Etym F feint pp of feindre to feign See Feign Defn Feigned counterfeit Obs Dressed up into any feint appearance of it Locke FEINT Feint n Etym F feinte fr feint See Feint a 1 That which is feigned an assumed or false appearance a pretense a stratagem a fetch Courtleys letter is but a feint to get off Spectator 2 A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is intended to be struck said of certain movements in fencing boxing war etc FEINT Feint v i Defn To make a feint or mock attack FEITSUI Feitsui n Min Defn The Chinese name for a highly prized variety of pale green jade See Jade FEIZE Feize v t Defn See Feeze v t FELANDERS Felanders n pl Defn See Filanders FELDSPAR FELDSPATH Feldspar Feldspath n Etym G feldspath feld field spath spar Min Defn A name given to a group of minerals closely related in crystalline form and all silicates of alumina with either potash soda lime or in one case baryta They occur in crystals and crystalline masses vitreous in luster and breaking rather easily in two directions at right angles to each other or nearly so The colors are usually white or nearly white fleshred bluish or greenish Note The group includes the monoclinic orthoclastic species orthoclase or common potash feldspar and the rare hyalophane or baryta feldspar also the triclinic species called in general plagioclase microcline like orthoclase a potash feldspar anorthite or lime feldspar albite or soda feldspar also intermediate between the last two species labradorite andesine oligoclase containing both lime and soda in varying amounts The feldspars are essential constituents of nearly all crystalline rocks as granite gneiss mica slate most kinds of basalt and trachyte etc The decomposition of feldspar has yielded a large part of the clay of the soil also the mineral kaolin an essential material in the making of fine pottery Common feldspar is itself largely used for the same purpose FELDSPATHIC FELDSPATHOSE Feldspathic Feldspathose a Defn Pertaining to or consisting of feldspar FELE Fele a Etym AS fela feola akin to G viel gr Full a Defn Many Obs Chaucer FELICIFY Felicify v t Etym L felix happy fy Defn To make happy to felicitate Obs Quarles FELICITATE Felicitate a Etym L felicitatus pp of felicitare to felicitate fr felix icis happy See felicity Defn Made very happy Archaic I am alone felicitate In your dear highness love Shak FELICITATE Felicitate v t imp p p Felicitated p pr vb n felicitating Etym Cf F féliciter 1 To make very happy to delight What a glorius entertainment and pleasure would fill and felicitate his spirit I Watts 2 To express joy or pleasure to to wish felicity to to call or consider ones self happy to congratulate Every true heart must felicitate itself that its lot is cast in this kingdom W Howitt Syn See Congratulate FELICITATION Felicitation n Etym Cf F félicitation Defn The act of felicitating a wishing of joy or happiness congratulation FELICITOUS Felicitous a Defn Characterized by felicity happy prosperous delightful skilful successful happily applied or expressed appropriate Felicitous words and images M Arnold Felicitously adv Felicitousness n FELICITY Felicity n pl Felicities Etym OE felicite F félicité fr L felicitas fr felix icis happy fruitful akin to fetus 1 The state of being happy blessedness blissfulness enjoyment of good Our own felicity we make or find Johnson Finally after this life to attain everlasting joy and felicity Book of Common Prayer 2 That which promotes happiness a successful or gratifying event prosperity blessing the felicities of her wonderful reign Atterbury 3 A pleasing faculty or accomplishment as felicity in painting portraits or in writing or talking Felicity of expression Bp Warburton Syn Happiness bliss beatitude blessedness blissfulness See Happiness FELINE Feline a Etym L felinus fr feles felis cat prob orig the fruitful cf F félin See Fetus 1 Zoöl Defn Catlike of or pertaining to the genus Felis or family Felidæ as the feline race feline voracity 2 Characteristic of cats sly stealthy treacherous as a feline nature feline manners FELIS Felis n Etym L cat Zoöl Defn A genus of carnivorous mammals including the domestic cat the lion tiger panther and similar animals FELL Fell Defn imp of Fall FELL Fell a Etym OE fel OF fel cruel fierce perfidious cf AS fel only in comp OF fel as a noun also accus felon is fr LL felo of unknown origin cf Arm fall evil Ir feal Arm falloni treachery Ir Gael feall to betray or cf OHG fillan to flay torment akin to E fell skin Cf Felon 1 Cruel barbarous inhuman fierce savage ravenous While we devise fell tortures for thy faults Shak 2 Eager earnest intent Obs I am so fell to my business Pepys FELL Fell n Etym Cf L fel gall bile or E fell a Defn Gall anger melancholy Obs Untroubled of vile fear or bitter fell Spenser FELL Fell n Etym AS fell akin to D vel OHG fel G fell Icel fell in comp Goth fill in Þrutsfill leprosy L pellis skin G Film Peel Pell n Defn A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on a pelt used chiefly in composition as woolfell We are still handling our ewes and their fells you know are greasy Shak FELL Fell n Etym Icel fell fjally akin to Sw fjäll a ridge or chain of mountains Dan fjeld mountain rock and prob to G fels rock or perh to feld field E field 1 A barren or rocky hill T Gray 2 A wild field a moor Dryton FELL Fell v t imp p p Felled p pr vb n Felling Etym AS fellan a causative verb fr feallan to fall akin to D vellen G fällen Icel fella Sw fälla Dan fælde See Fall v i Defn To cause to fall to prostrate to bring down or to the ground to cut down Stand or Ill fell thee down Shak FELL Fell n Mining Defn The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting FELL Fell v t Etym Cf Gael fill to fold plait Sw fåll a hem Defn To sew or hem said of seams FELL Fell n 1 Sewing Defn A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses 2 Weaving Defn The end of a web formed by the last thread of the weft FELLABLE Fellable a Defn Fit to be felled FELLAH Fellah n pl Ar Fellahin E Fellahs Etym Ar Defn A peasant or cultivator of the soil among the Egyptians Syrians etc W M Thomson FELLER Feller n Defn One who or that which fells knocks or cuts down a machine for felling trees FELLER Feller n Defn An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam FELLFARE Fellfare n Etym Cf AS fealafor and E fieldfare Zoöl Defn The fieldfare FELLIFLUOUS Fellifluous a Etym L fellifluus fel gall fluere to flow Defn Flowing with gall R Johnson FELLINIC Fellinic a Etym L fel fellis gall Defn Of relating to or derived from bile or gall as fellinic acid FELLMONGER Fellmonger n Defn A dealer in fells or sheepskins who separates the wool from the pelts FELLNESS Fellness n Etym See Fell cruel Defn The quality or state of being fell or cruel fierce barbarity Spenser FELLOE Felloe n Defn See Felly FELLON Fellon n Defn Variant of Felon Obs Those two were foes the fellonest on ground Spenser FELLOW Fellow n Etym OE felawe felaghe Icel felagi fr felag companionship prop a laying together of property fe property lag a laying pl lög law akin to liggja to lie See Fee and Law Lie to be low 1 A companion a comrade an associate a partner a sharer The fellows of his crime Milton We are fellows still Serving alike in sorrow Shak That enormous engine was flanked by two fellows almost of equal magnitude Gibbon Note Commonly used of men but sometimes of women Judges xi 37 2 A man without good breeding or worth an ignoble or mean man Worth makes the man and want of it the fellow Pope 3 An equal in power rank character etc It is impossible that ever Rome Should breed thy fellow Shak 4 One of a pair or of two things used together or suited to each other a mate the male When they be but heifers of one year they are let go to the fellow and breed Holland This was my glove here is the fellow of it Shak 5 A person an individual She seemed to be a good sort of fellow Dickens 6 In the English universities a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges 7 In an American college or university a member of the corporation which manages its business interests also a graduate appointed to a fellowship who receives the income of the foundation 8 A member of a literary or scientific society as a Fellow of the Royal Society Note Fellow is often used in compound words or adjectively signifying associate companion or sometimes equal Usually such compounds or phrases are selfexplanatory as fellowcitizen or fellow citizen fellowstudent or fellow student fellowworkman or fellow workman fellowmortal or fellow mortal fellowsufferer bedfellow playfellow workfellow Were the great duke himself here and would lift up My head to fellow pomp amongst his nobles Ford FELLOW Fellow v t Defn To suit with to pair with to match Obs Shak FELLOWCOMMONER Fellowcommoner n Defn A student at Cambridge University England who commons or dines at the Fellows table FELLOWCREATURE Fellowcreature n Defn One of the same race or kind one made by the same Creator Reason by which we are raised above our fellowcreatures the brutes I Watts FELLOWFEEL Fellowfeel v t Defn To share through sympathy to participate in R D Rodgers FELLOWFEELING Fellowfeeling n 1 Sympathy a like feeling 2 Joint interest Obs Arbuthnot FELLOWLESS Fellowless a Defn Without fellow or equal peerless Whose wellbuilt walls are rare and fellowless Chapman FELLOWLIKE Fellowlike a Defn Like a companion companionable on equal terms sympathetic Obs Udall FELLOWLY Fellowly a Defn Fellowlike Obs Shak FELLOWSHIP Fellowship n Etym Fellow ship 1 The state or relation of being or associate 2 Companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms frequent and familiar intercourse In a great town friends are scattered so that there is not that fellowship which is in less neighborhods Bacon Men are made for society and mutual fellowship Calamy 3 A state of being together companionship partnership association hence confederation joint interest The great contention of the sea and skies Parted our fellowship Shak Fellowship in pain divides not smart Milton Fellowship in woe doth woe assuage Shak The goodliest fellowship of famous knights Whereof this world holds record Tennyson 4 Those associated with one as in a family or a society a company The sorrow of Noah with his fellowship Chaucer With that a joyous fellowship issued Of minstrels Spenser 5 Eng Amer Universities A foundation for the maintenance on certain conditions of a scholar called a fellow who usually resides at the university 6 Arith The rule for dividing profit and loss among partners called also partnership company and distributive proportion FELLOWSHIP Fellowship v t imp p p Fellowshiped p pr vb n Fellowshiping Defn Eccl To acknowledge as of good standing or in communion according to standards of faith and practice to admit to Christian fellowship FELLOWSHIP GOOD FELLOWSHIP Good fellowship Defn companionableness the spirit and disposition befitting comrades Theres neither honesty manhood nor good fellowship in thee Shak FELLY Felly Defn adv In a fell or cruel manner fiercely barbarously savagely Spenser FELLY Felly n pl Fellies Etym OE feli felwe felow AS felg felge akin to D velg G felge OHG felga felly also a harrow but prob a different word Dan felge Defn The exterior wooden rim or a segment of the rim of a wheel supported by the spokes Written also felloe Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel Shak FELODESE Felodese n pl Felosdese Etym LL felo E felon de of concerning se self Law Defn One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence or loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful or malicious act a suicide Burrill FELON Felon n Etym OE adj cruel n villain ruffian traitor whitlow F félon traitor in OF also villain fr LL felo See Fell a 1 Law Defn A person who has committed a felony 2 A person guilty or capable of heinous crime 3 Med Defn A kind of whitlow a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger usually of the last joint Syn Criminal convict malefactor culprit FELON Felon a Defn Characteristic of a felon malignant fierce malicious cruel traitorous disloyal Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate Pope FELONIOUS Felonious a Defn Having the quality of felony malignant malicious villainous traitorous perfidious in a legal sense done with intent to commit a crime as felonious homicide O thievish Night Why shouldst thou but for some felonious end In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars Milton Feloniously adv Feloniousness n FELONOUS Felonous a Etym Cf OF feloneus Cf Felonious Defn Wicked felonious Obs Spenser FELONRY Felonry n Defn A body of felons specifically the convict population of a penal colony Howitt FELONWORT Felonwort n Bot Defn The bittersweet nightshade Solanum Dulcamara See Bittersweet FELONY Felony n pl Felonies Etym OE felonie cruelty OF felonie F félonie treachery malice See Felon n 1 Feudal Law Defn An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture Burrill 2 OEngLaw Defn An offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods or both at the common law and to which capital or other punishment may be added according to the degree of guilt 3 A heinous crime especially a crime punishable by death or imprisonment Note Forfeiture for crime having been generally abolished in the United States the term felony in American law has lost this point of distinction and its meaning where not fixed by statute is somewhat vague and undefined generally however it is used to denote an offense of a high grade punishable either capitally or by a term of imprisonment In Massachusetts by statute any crime punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison and no other is a felony so in New York the tendency now is to obliterate the distinction between felonies and misdemeanors and this has been done partially in England and completely in some of the States of the Union The distinction is purely arbitrary and its entire abolition is only a question of time Note There is no lawyer who would undertake to tell what a felony is otherwise than by enumerating the various kinds of offenses which are so called originally the word felony had a meaning it denoted all offenses the penalty of which included forfeiture of goods but subsequent acts of Parliament have declared various offenses to be felonies without enjoining that penalty and have taken away the penalty from others which continue nevertheless to be called felonies insomuch that the acts so called have now no property whatever in common save that of being unlawful and purnishable J S Mill FELONY TO COMPOUND A FELONY To compound a felony Defn See under Compound v t FELSITE Felsite n Etym Cf Feldspar Min Defn A finegrained rock flintlike in fracture consisting essentially of orthoclase feldspar with occasional grains of quartz FELSITIC Felsitic a Defn relating to composed of or containing felsite FELSPAR FELSPATH Felspar Felspath n Min Defn See Feldspar FELSPATHIC Felspathic a Defn See Feldspathic FELSTONE Felstone n Etym From G feldstein in analogy with E felspar Min Defn See Felsite FELT Felt Defn imp p p or a from Feel FELT Felt n Etym AS felt akin to D vilt G filz and possibly to Gr pilus hair pileus a felt cap or hat 1 A cloth or stuff made of matted fibers of wool or wool and fur fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure with lees or size without spinning or weaving It were a delicate stratagem to shoe A troop of horse with felt Shak 2 A hat made of felt Thynne 3 A skin or hide a fell a pelt Obs To know whether sheep are sound or not see that the felt be loose Mortimer FELT Felt v t imp p p Felted p pr vb n Felting 1 To make into felt or a feltike substance to cause to adhere and mat together Sir M Hale 2 To cover with or as with felt as to felt the cylinder of a steam emgine FELTER Felter v t Defn To clot or mat together like felt His feltered locks that on his bosom fell Fairfax FELT GRAIN Felt grain Defn the grain of timber which is transverse to the annular rings or plates the direction of the medullary rays in oak and some other timber Knight FELTING Felting n 1 The material of which felt is made also felted cloth also the process by which it is made 2 The act of splitting timber by the felt grain FELTRY Feltry n Etym OF feltre Defn See Felt n Obs FELUCCA Felucca n Etym It feluca cf Sp faluca Pg falua fr Ar fulk ship or harraqah a sort of ship Naut Defn A small swiftsailing vessel propelled by oars and lateen sails once common in the Mediterranean Note Sometimes it is constructed so that the helm may be used at either end FELWORT Felwort n Etym Probably a corruption of fieldwort Bot Defn A European herb Swertia perennis of the Gentian family FEMALE Female n Etym OE femel femal F femelle fr L femella dim of femina woman See Feminine 1 An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young or in a wider sense which has an ovary and produces ova The male and female of each living thing Drayton 2 Bot Defn A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organs which are capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization a pistillate plant FEMALE Female a 1 Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young or in a wider sense which produces ova not male As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed Shak 2 Belonging to an individual of the female sex characteristic of woman feminine as female tenderness Female usurpationb8 Milton To the generous decision of a female mind we owe the discovery of America Belknap 3 Bot Defn Having pistils and no stamens pistillate or in cryptogamous plants capable of receiving fertilization FEMALE FERN Female fern Bot Defn a common species of fern with large decompound fronds Asplenium Filixfæmina growing in many countries lady fern Note The names male fern and female fern were anciently given to two common ferns but it is now understood that neither has any sexual character Syn Female Feminine We apply female to the sex or individual as opposed to male also to the distinctive belongings of women as female dress female form female character etc feminine to things appropriate to or affected by women as feminine studies employments accomplishments etc Female applies to sex rather than gender and is a physiological rather than a grammatical term Feminine applies to gender rather than sex and is grammatical rather than physiological Latham FEMALE RHYMES Female rhymes Pros Defn double rhymes or rhymes called in French feminine rhymes because they end in e weak or feminine in which two syllables an accented and an unaccented one correspond at the end of each line Note A rhyme in which the final syllables only agree strain complain is called a male rhyme one in which the two final syllables of each verse agree the last being short motion ocean is called female Brande C Female screw the spiralthreaded cavity into which another or male screw turns Nicholson FEMALIST Femalist n Defn A gallant Obs Courting her smoothly like a femalist Marston FEMALIZE Femalize v t Defn To make or to describe as female or feminine Shaftesbury FEME Feme or n Etym OF feme F femme Old Law Defn A woman Burrill Feme covert Law a married woman See Covert a 3 Feme sole Law a single or unmarried woman a woman who has never been married or who has been divorced or whose husband is dead Feme sole trader or merchant Eng Law a married woman by the custom of London engages in business on her own account inpendently of her husband FEMERAL Femeral n Arch Defn See Femerell FEMERELL Femerell n Etym OF fumeraille part of a chimney See Fume Arch Defn A lantern or louver covering placed on a roof for ventilation or escape of smoke FEMINAL Feminal a Defn Feminine Obs West FEMINALITY Feminality n Defn Feminity FEMINATE Feminate a Etym L feminatus effeminate Defn Feminine Obs FEMINEITY Femineity n Etym L femineus womanly Defn Womanliness femininity C Read FEMININE Feminine a Etym L femininus fr femina woman prob akin to L fetus or to Gr fæmme woman maid cf F féminin See Fetus 1 Of or pertaining to a woman or to women characteristic of a woman womanish womanly Her letters are remarkably deficient in feminine ease and grace Macaulay 2 Having the qualities of a woman becoming or appropriate to the female sex as in a good sense modest graceful affectionate confiding or in a bad sense weak nerveless timid pleasure loving effeminate Her heavenly form Angelic but more soft and feminine Milton Ninus being esteemed no man of war at all but altogether feminine and subject to ease and delicacy Sir W Raleigh FEMININE Feminine n 1 A woman Obs or Colloq They guide the feminines toward the palace Hakluyt 2 Gram Defn Any one of those words which are the appellations of females or which have the terminations usually found in such words as actress songstress abbess executrix There are but few true feminines in English Latham FEMININELY Femininely adv Defn In a feminine manner Byron FEMININENESS Feminineness n Defn The quality of being feminine womanliness womanishness FEMININE RHYME Feminine rhyme Pros Defn See Female rhyme under Female a Syn See Female a FEMININITY Femininity n 1 The quality or nature of the female sex womanliness 2 The female form Obs O serpent under femininitee Chaucer FEMINITY Feminity n Defn Womanliness femininity Obs Trained up in true feminity Spenser FEMINIZATION Feminization n Defn The act of feminizing or the state of being feminized FEMINIZE Feminize v t Etym Cf F féminiser Defn To make womanish or effeminate Dr H More FEMINYE Feminye n Etym OF femenie feminie the female sex realm of women Defn The people called Amazons Obs The reign of feminye Chaucer FEMME Femme or n Etym F Defn A woman See Feme n Femme de chambre Etym F A ladys maid a chambermaid FEMORAL Femoral a Etym L femur femoris thigh cf F fémoral Defn Pertaining to the femur or thigh as the femoral artery Femoral habiliments Sir W Scott FEMUR Femur n pl Femora Etym L thigh Anat a The thigh bone b The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone the thigh See Coxa FEN Fen n Etym AS fen fenn marsh mud dirt akin to D veen OFries fenne fene OHG fenna G fenn Icel fen Goth fani mud Defn Low land overflowed or covered wholly or partially with water but producing sedge coarse grasses or other aquatic plants boggy land moor marsh Mid reedy fens wide spread Wordsworth Note Fen is used adjectively with the sense of belonging to or of the nature of a fen or fens Fen boat a boat of light draught used in marshes Fen duck Zoöl a wild duck inhabiting fens the shoveler Prov Eng Fen fowl Zoöl any water fowl that frequent fens Fen goose Zoöl the graylag goose of Europe Prov Eng Fen land swamp land FENCE Fence n Etym Abbrev from defence 1 That which fends off attack or danger a defense a protection a cover security shield Let us be backed with God and with the seas Which he hath given for fence impregnable Shak A fence betwixt us and the victors wrath Addison 2 An inclosure about a field or other space or about any object especially an inclosing structure of wood iron or other material intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within Leaps oer the fence with ease into the fold Milton Note In England a hedge ditch or wall as well as a structure of boards palings or rails is called a fence 3 Locks Defn A projection on the bolt which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking 4 Selfdefense by the use of the sword the art and practice of fencing and sword play hence skill in debate and repartee See Fencing Enjoy your dear wit and gay rhetoric That hath so well been taught her dazzing fence Milton Of dauntless courage and consummate skill in fence Macaulay 5 A receiver of stolen goods or a place where they are received Slang Mayhew FENCE Fence v t imp p p Fenced Fencing 1 To fend off danger from to give security to to protect to guard To fence my ear against thy sorceries Milton 2 To inclose with a fence or other protection to secure by an inclosure O thou wall dive in the earth And fence not Athens Shak A sheepcote fenced about with olive trees Shak To fence the tables Scot Church to make a solemn address to those who present themselves to commune at the Lords supper on the feelings appropriate to the service in order to hinder so far as possible those who are unworthy from approaching the table McCheyne FENCE Fence v i 1 To make a defense to guard ones self of anything as against an attack to give protection or security as by a fence Vice is the more stubborn as well as the more dangerous evil and therefore in the first place to be fenced against Locke 2 To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil esp with the smallsword using the point only He will fence with his own shadow Shak 3 Hence to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers that is by thrusting guarding parrying etc They fence and push and pushing loudly roar Their dewlaps and their sides are batDryden As when a billow blown against Falls back the voice with which I fenced A little ceased but recommenced Tennyson FENCEFUL Fenceful a Defn Affording defense defensive Obs Congreve FENCELESS Fenceless a Defn Without a fence uninclosed open unguarded defenseless Milton FENCE MONTH Fence month Forest Law Defn the month in which female deer are fawning when hunting is prohibited Bullokar Fence roof a covering for defense They fitted their shields close to one another in manner of a fence roof Holland Fence time the breeding time of fish or game when they should not be killed Rail fence a fence made of rails sometimes supported by posts Ring fence a fence which encircles a large area or a whole estate within one inclosure Worm fence a zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one another at their ends called also snake fence or Virginia rail fence To be on the fence to be undecided or uncommitted in respect to two opposing parties or policies Colloq FENCER Fencer n Defn One who fences one who teaches or practices the art of fencing with sword or foil As blunt as the fencers foils Shak FENCIBLE Fencible a Defn Capable of being defended or of making or affording defense Obs No fort so fencible nor walls so strong Spenser FENCIBLE Fencible n Mil Defn A soldier enlisted for home service only usually in the pl FENCING Fencing n 1 The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword esp with the sallword See Fence v i 2 2 Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of fencers Shak 3 The materials used for building fences US 4 The act of building a fence 5 To aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or protection as the fencing of a farm FEN CRICKET Fen cricket Zoöl Defn The mole cricket Prov Eng FEND Fend n Defn A fiend Obs Chaucer FEND Fend v t imp p p Fended p pr vb n Fending Etym Abbrev fr defend Defn To keep off to prevent from entering or hitting to ward off to shut out often with off as to fend off blows With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold Dryden To fend off a boat or vessel Naut to prevent its running against anything with too much violence FEND Fend v i Defn To act on the defensive or in opposition to resist to parry to shift off The dexterous management of terms and being able to fend with them passes for a great part of learning Locke FENDER Fender n Etym From Fend v t i cf Defender Defn One who or that which defends or protects by warding off harm as a A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from escaping to the floor b Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf c A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the wheels also a splashboard d Anything set up to protect an exposed angle as of a house from damage by carriage wheels FENDLICHE Fendliche a Defn Fiendlike Obs Chaucer FENERATE Fenerate v i Etym L faeneratus pp of faenerari lend on interest fr faenus interest Defn To put money to usury to lend on interest Obs Cockeram FENERATION Feneration n Etym L faeneratio Defn The act of fenerating interest Obs Sir T Browne FENESTELLA Fenestella n Etym L dim of fenestra Arch Defn Any small windowlike opening or recess esp one to show the relics within an altar or the like FENESTRA Fenestra n pl Fenestræ Etym L a window Anat Defn A small opening esp one of the apertures closed by membranes between the tympanum and internal ear FENESTRAL Fenestral a Etym L fenestra a window 1 Arch Defn Pertaining to a window or to windows 2 Anat Defn Of or pertaining to a fenestra FENESTRAL Fenestral n Arch Defn A casement or window sash closed with cloth or paper instead of glass Weale FENESTRATE Fenestrate a Etym L fenestratus pp of fenestrare to furnish with openings and windows 1 Having numerous openings irregularly reticulated as fenestrate membranes fenestrate fronds 2 Zoöl Defn Having transparent spots as the wings of certain butterflies FENESTRATED Fenestrated a 1 Arch Defn Having windows characterized by windows 2 Same as Fenestrate FENESTRATION Fenestration n 1 Arch Defn The arrangement and proportioning of windows used by modern writers for the decorating of an architectural composition by means of the window and door openings their ornaments and proportions 2 Anat Defn The state or condition of being fenestrated FENESTRULE Fenestrule n Etym L fenestrula a little window dim of fenestra a window Zoöl Defn One of the openings in a fenestrated structure FENGHWANG Fênghwang n Chin feng huang Chinese Myth Defn A pheasantlike bird of rich plumage and graceful form and movement fabled to appear in the land on the accession of a sage to the throne or when right principles are about to prevail It is often represented on porcelains and other works of art FENGITE Fengite n Min Defn A kind of marble or alabaster sometimes used for windows on account of its transparency FENGSHUI Fêngshui n Chin feng wind shiu water Defn A system of spirit influences for good and evil believed by the Chinese to attend the natural features of landscape also a kind of geomancy dealing with these influences used in determining sites for graves houses etc FENIAN Fenian n Etym From the Finians or Fenii the old militia of Ireland who were so called from Fin or Finn Fionn or Fingal a popular hero of Irish traditional history Defn A member of a secret organization consisting mainly of Irishment having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland FENIAN Fenian a Defn Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism FENIANISM Fenianism n Defn The principles purposes and methods of the Fenians FENKS Fenks n Defn The refuse whale blubber used as a manure and in the manufacture of Prussian blue Ure FENNEC Fennec n Etym Ar fanek Zoöl Defn A small African foxlike animal Vulpes zerda of a pale fawn color remarkable for the large size of its ears FENNEL Fennel n Etym AS fenol finol from L feniculum faeniculum dim of fenum faenum hay cf F fenouil Cf Fenugreek Finochio Bot Defn A perennial plant of the genus Fæniculum Fvulgare having very finely divided leaves It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds Smell of sweetest fennel Milton A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex S G Goodrich Azorean or Sweet fennel Fæniculum dulce It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel and is used as a pot herb Dogs fennel Anthemis Cotula a foulsmelling European weed called also mayweed Fennel flower Bot an herb Nigella of the Buttercup family having leaves finely divided like those of the fennel NDamascena is common in gardens Nsativa furnishes the fennel seed used as a condiment etc in India These seeds are the fitches mentioned in Isaiah xxviii 25 Fennel water Med the distilled water of fennel seed It is stimulant and carminative Giant fennel Ferula communis has stems full of pith which it is said were used to carry fire first by Prometheus Hogs fennel a European plant Peucedanum officinale looking something like fennel FENNISH Fennish a Defn Abounding in fens fenny FENNY Fenny a Etym AS fennig Defn Pertaining to or inhabiting a fen abounding in fens swampy boggy Fenny snake Shak FENOWED Fenowed a Etym AS fynig musty fynegean to become musty or filthy cf fennig fenny muddy dirty fr fen fen Cf Finew Defn Corrupted decayed moldy See Vinnewed Obs Dr Favour FENSIBLE Fensible a Defn Fencible Obs Spenser FENSUCKED Fensucked a Defn Sucked out of marches Fensucked fogs Shak FENUGREEK Fenugreek or n Etym L faenum Graecum lit Greek hay cf F fenugrec Cf Fennel Bot Defn A plant trigonella Foenum Græcum cultivated for its strong smelling seeds which are now only used for giving false importance to horse medicine and damaged hay J Smith Pop Names of Plants 1881 FEOD Feod n Defn A feud See 2d Feud Blackstone FEODAL Feodal a Defn Feudal See Feudal FEODALITY Feodality n Defn Feudal tenure the feudal system See Feudality Burke FEODARY Feodary n 1 An accomplice Art thou a feodary for this act Shak 2 Eng Law Defn An ancient officer of the court of wards Burrill FEODATORY Feodatory n Defn See Feudatory FEOFF Feoff Defn v t imp p p Feoffed p pr vb n Feoffing Etym OE feffen OF feffer fieffer F fieffer fr fief fief cf LL feoffare fefare See Fief Law Defn To invest with a fee or feud to give or grant a corporeal hereditament to to enfeoff FEOFF Feoff n Law Defn A fief See Fief FEOFFEE Feoffee n Etym OF feoffé Law Defn The person to whom a feoffment is made the person enfeoffed FEOFFMENT Feoffment n Etym OF feoffement fieffement cf LL feoffamentum Law a The grant of a feud or fee b Eng Law A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments accompanied by actual delivery of possession Burrill c The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed Obs in the US Rare in Eng FEOFOR FEOFFER Feofor Feoffer n Etym OF feoour Law Defn One who enfeoffs or grants a fee FER Fer a adv Defn Far Obs Chaucer FERACIOUS Feracious a Etym L ferax acis fr ferre to bear Defn Fruitful producing abudantly R Thomson FERACITY Feracity n Etym L feracitas Defn The state of being feracious or fruitful Obs Beattie FERAE Feræ n pl Etym L wild animals fem pl of ferus wild Zoöl Defn A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora Insectivora Marsupialia and lemurs but is now often restricted to the Carnivora FERAE NATURAE Feræ naturæ Etym L Defn Of a wild nature applied to animals as foxes wild ducks etc in which no one can claim property FERAL Feral a Etym L ferus See Fierce Bot Zoöl Defn Wild untamed ferine not domesticated said of beasts birds and plants feral child not raised by humans FERAL Feral a Etym L feralis belonging to the dead Defn Funereal deadly fatal dangerous R Feral accidents Burton FERDE Ferde obs Defn imp of Fare Chaucer FERDELANCE Ferdelance n Etym F the iron of a lance lance head Zoöl Defn A large venomous serpent Trigonocephalus lanceolatus of Brazil and the West Indies It is allied to the rattlesnake but has no rattle FERDING Ferding n Etym See Farthing Defn A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book It is supposed to have consisted of a few acres only Obs FERDNESS Ferdness n Etym OE ferd fear See Fear Defn Fearfulness Obs Chaucer FERE Fere n Etym OE fere companion AS gefera from feran to go travel faran to travel sq root78 See Fare Defn A mate or companion often used of a wife Obs Written also fear and feere Chaucer And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere Spenser In fere together in company Obs Chaucer FERE Fere a Etym Cf L ferus wild Defn Fierce Obs FERE Fere n Etym See Fire Defn Fire Obs Chaucer FERE Fere n Etym See Fear Defn Fear Obs Chaucer FERE Fere v t i Defn To fear Obs Chaucer FERETORY Feretory n Etym L feretrum bier Gr ferre E bear to support Defn A portable bier or shrine variously adorned used for containing relics of saints Mollett FERFORTH Ferforth adv Defn Far forth Obs As ferforth as as far as So ferforth to such a degree FERFORTHLY Ferforthly adv Defn Ferforth Obs Chaucer FERGUSONITE Fergusonite n Min Defn A mineral of a brownish black color essentially a tantalo niobate of yttrium erbium and cerium so called after Robert Ferguson FERIA Feria n pl Feriæ Eccl Defn A week day esp a day which is neither a festival nor a fast Shipley FERIAL Ferial n Defn Same as Feria FERIAL Ferial a Etym LL ferialis fr L ferie holidays cf F férial See 5th Fair 1 Of or pertaining to holidays Obs J Gregory 2 Belonging to any week day esp to a day that is neither a festival nor a fast FERIATION Feriation n Etym L feriari to keep holiday fr ferie holidays Defn The act of keeping holiday cessation from work Obs Sir T Browne FERIE Ferie n Etym OF ferie fr L ferie holidays See 5th Fair Defn A holiday Obs Bullokar FERIER Ferier a Defn compar of Fere fierce Obs Rhenus ferier than the cataract Marston FERINE Ferine a Etym L ferinus fr ferus wild See Fierce Defn Wild untamed savage as lions tigers wolves and bears are ferine beasts Sir M Hale n Defn A wild beast a beast of prey Ferinely adv Ferineness n FERINGEE Feringee n Etym Per Farangi or Ar Firanji properly a Frank Defn The name given to Europeans by the Hindos Written also Feringhee FERITY Ferity n Etym L feritas from ferus wild Defn Wildness savageness fierceness Obs Woodward FERLY Ferly a Etym AS f sudden unexpected See Fear n Defn Singular wonderful extraordinary Obs n Defn A wonder a marvel Obs Who hearkened ever such a ferly thing Chaucer FERM FERME Ferm Ferme nEtym See Farm Defn Rent for a farm a farm also an abode a place of residence as he let his land to ferm Obs Out of her fleshy ferme fled to the place of pain Spenser FERMACY Fermacy n Etym OE See Pharmacy Defn Medicine pharmacy Obs Chaucer FERMENT Ferment n Etym L fermentum ferment in senses 1 2 perh for fervimentum fr fervere to be boiling hot boil ferment cf F ferment Cf 1st Barm Fervent 1 That which causes fermentation as yeast barm or fermenting beer Note Ferments are of two kinds a Formed or organized ferments b Unorganized or structureless ferments The latter are also called soluble or chemical ferments and enzymes Ferments of the first class are as a rule simple microscopic vegetable organisms and the fermentations which they engender are due to their growth and development as the acetic ferment the butyric ferment etc See Fermentation Ferments of the second class on the other hand are chemical substances as a rule soluble in glycerin and precipitated by alcohol In action they are catalytic and mainly hydrolytic Good examples are pepsin of the dastric juice ptyalin of the salvia and disease of malt globular proteins capable of catalyzing a wide variety of chemical reactions not merely hydrolytic The full set of enzymes causing production of ethyl alcohol from sugar has been identified and individually purified and studied See enzyme 2 Intestine motion heat tumult agitation Subdue and cool the ferment of desire Rogers the nation is in a ferment Walpole in a ferment in a state of agitation applied to human groups 3 A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid fermentation R Down to the lowest lees the ferment ran Thomson ferment oils volatile oils produced by the fermentation of plants and not originally contained in them These were the quintessences of the alchenists Ure FERMENT Ferment v t imp p p Fermented p pr vb n Fermenting Etym L fermentare fermentatum cf F fermenter See Ferment n Defn To cause ferment of fermentation in to set in motion to excite internal emotion in to heat Ye vigorous swains while youth ferments your blood Pope FERMENT Ferment v i 1 To undergo fermentation to be in motion or to be excited into sensible internal motion as the constituent oarticles of an animal or vegetable fluid to work to effervesce 2 To be agitated or excited by violent emotions But finding no redress ferment an rage Milton The intellect of the age was a fermenting intellect De Quincey FERMENTABILITY Fermentability n Defn Capability of fermentation FERMENTABLE Fermentable a Etym Cf F fermentable Defn Capable of fermentation as cider and other vegetable liquors are fermentable FERMENTAL Fermental a Defn Fermentative Obs FERMENTATION Fermentation n Etym Cf F fermentation 1 The process of undergoing an effervescent change as by the action of yeast in a wider sense Physiol Chem the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of a ferment either formed or unorganized It differs in kind according to the nature of the ferment which causes it 2 A state of agitation or excitement as of the intellect or the feelings It puts the soul to fermentation and activity Jer Taylor A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith C Kingsley Acetous or Acetic fermentation a form of oxidation in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or acetic acid by the agency of a specific fungus or ferment Mycoderma aceti The process involves two distinct reactions in which the oxygen of the air is essential An intermediate product aldehyde is formed in the first process 1 C2H6O O H2O C2H4O Note Alcohol Water Aldehyde 2 C2H4O O C2H4O2 Note Aldehyde Acetic acid Alcoholic fermentation the fermentation which saccharine bodies undergo when brought in contact with the yeast plant or Torula The sugar is converted either directly or indirectly into alcohol and carbonic acid the rate of action being dependent on the rapidity with which the Torulæ develop Ammoniacal fermentation the conversion of the urea of the urine into ammonium carbonate through the growth of the special urea ferment CON2H4 2H2O NH42CO3 Note Urea Water Ammonium carbonate Note Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels for several days it undergoes this alkaline fermentation Butyric fermentation the decomposition of various forms of organic matter through the agency of a peculiar wormshaped vibrio with formation of more or less butyric acid It is one of the many forms of fermentation that collectively constitute putrefaction See Lactic fermentation Fermentation by an unorganized ferment or enzyme Fermentations of this class are purely chemical reactions in which the ferment acts as a simple catalytic agent Of this nature are the decomposition or inversion of cane sugar into levulose and dextrose by boiling with dilute acids the conversion of starch into dextrin and sugar by similar treatment the conversion of starch into like products by the action of diastase of malt or ptyalin of saliva the conversion of albuminous food into peptones and other like products by the action of pepsinhydrochloric acid of the gastric juice or by the ferment of the pancreatic juice Fermentation theory of disease Biol Med the theory that most if not all infectious or zymotic disease are caused by the introduction into the organism of the living germs of ferments or ferments already developed organized ferments by which processes of fermentation are set up injurious to health See Germ theory Glycerin fermentation the fermentation which occurs on mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime and other matter favorable to the growth of the plant the glycerin being changed into butyric acid caproic acid butyl and ethyl alcohol With another form of bacterium Bacillus subtilis ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are mainly formed Lactic fermentation the transformation of milk sugar or other saccharine body into lactic acid as in the souring of milk through the agency of a special bacterium Bacterium lactis of Lister In this change the milk sugar before assuming the form of lactic acid presumably passes through the stage of glucose C12H22O11H2O 4C3H6O3 Note Hydrated milk sugar Lactic acid Note In the lactic fermentation of dextrose or glucose the lactic acid which is formed is very prone to undergo butyric fermentation after the manner indicated in the following equation 2C3H6O3 lactic acid C4H8O2 butyric acid 2CO2 carbonic acid 2H2 hydrogen gas Putrefactive fermentation See Putrefaction FERMENTATION THEORY Fermentation theory Med Defn The theory which likens the course of certain diseases esp infectious diseases to the process of fermentation and attributes them to the organized ferments in the body It does not differ materially from the accepted germ theory which see FERMENTATIVE Fermentative a Etym Cf F fermentatif Defn Causing or having power to cause fermentation produced by fermentation fermenting as a fermentative process Fermentatively adv Fermentativeness n FERMERERE Fermerere n Etym OF enfermerier fr enfermerie infirmary See Infirmary Defn The officer in a religious house who had the care of the infirmary Obs FERMETURE Fermeture n F fr fermer to close Mil Defn The mechanism for closing the breech of a breechloading firearm in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock obturator and carrier ring FERMILLET Fermillet n Etym OF dim of fermeil fermail clasp prob fr OF F fermer to make fast fr ferme fast See Firm Defn A buckle or clasp Obs Donne FERN Fern adv Defn Long ago Obs Chaucer FERN Fern a Etym AS fyrn Defn Ancient old Obs Pilgrimages to ferne halwes saints Chaucer FERN Fern n Etym AS fearn akin to D varen G farn farnkraut cf Skr parna wing feather leaf sort of plant or Lith papartis fern Bot Defn An order of cryptogamous plants the Filices which have their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves They are usually found in humid soil sometimes grow epiphytically on trees and in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size Note The plants are asexual and bear clustered sporangia containing minute spores which germinate and form prothalli on which are borne the true organs of reproduction The brake or bracken the maidenhair and the polypody are all well known ferns Christmas fern See under Christmas Climbing fern Bot a delicate North American fern Lygodium palmatum which climbs several feet high over bushes etc and is much sought for purposes of decoration Fern owl Zoöl a The European goatsucker b The short eared owl Prov Eng Fern shaw a fern thicket Eng R Browning FERNERY Fernery n Defn A place for rearing ferns FERNTICLE Fernticle n Defn A freckle on the skin resembling the seed of fern Prov Eng FERNY Ferny a Defn Abounding in ferns FEROCIOUS Ferocious a Etym L ferox ocis fierce cf F féroce See Ferocity Defn Fierce savage wild indicating cruelty ravenous rapacious as ferocious look or features a ferocious lion The humbled power of a ferocious enemy Lowth Syn Ferocious Fierce Savage Barbarous When these words are applied to human feelings or conduct ferocious describes the disposition fierce the haste and violence of an act barbarous the coarseness and brutality by which it was marked savage the cruel and unfeeling spirit which it showed A man is ferocious in his temper fierce in his actions barbarous in the manner of carrying out his purposes savage in the spirit and feelings expressed in his words or deeds Ferociously adv Ferociousness n It Christianity has adapted the ferociousness of war Blair FEROCITY Ferocity n Etym L ferocitas fr ferox ocis fierce kin to ferus wild cf F ferocité See Fierce Defn Savage wildness or fierceness fury cruelty as ferocity of countenance The pride and ferocity of a Highland chief Macaulay FEROHER Feroher n Archæol Defn A symbol of the solar deity found on monuments exhumed in Babylon Nineveh etc FEROUS Ferous a Etym L ferus See Fierce Defn Wild savage R Arthur Wilson FEROUS ferous Etym L fer fr ferre to bear See Bear to support Defn A suffix signifying bearing producing yielding as auriferous yielding gold chyliferous producing chyle FERRANDINE Ferrandine or n Etym F cf OF ferrant irongray from L ferrum iron Defn A stuff made of silk and wool I did buy a colored silk ferrandine Pepys FERRANTI CABLES FERRANTI MAINS Ferranti cables Ferranti mains Elec Defn A form of conductor designed by Ferranti for currents of high potential and consisting of concentric tubes of copper separated by an insulating material composed of paper saturated with black mineral wax FERRANTI PHENOMENON Ferranti phenomenon Elec Defn An increase in the ratio of transformation of an alternating current converter accompanied by other changes in electrical conditions occurring when the secondary of the converter is connected with a condenser of moderate capacity so called because first observed in connection with the Ferranti cables in London FERRARA Ferrara n Defn A sword bearing the mark of one of the Ferrara family of Italy These swords were highly esteemed in England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries FERRARESE Ferrarese a Defn Pertaining to Ferrara in Italy n sing pl Defn A citizen of Ferrara collectively the inhabitants of Ferrara FERRARY Ferrary n Etym L ferraria iron works See Ferreous Defn The art of working in iron Obs Chapman FERRATE Ferrate n Etym L ferrum iron Chem Defn A salt of ferric acid FERRE FERRER Ferre Ferrer a adv Obs Defn compar of Fer FERREOUS Ferreous a Etym L ferreus fr ferrum iron Cf Farrier Ferrous Defn Partaking of made of or pertaining to iron like iron Obs Sir T Browne FERREST Ferrest a adv Obs Defn superl of Fer Chaucer FERRET Ferret n Etym F furet cf LL furo prob fr L fur thief cf Furtive cf Arm fur wise sly Zoöl Defn An animal of the Weasel family Mustela or Putorius furo about fourteen inches in length of a pale yellow or white color with red eyes It is a native of Africa but has been domesticated in Europe Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes FERRET Ferret v t imp p p Ferreted p pr vb n Ferreting Etym Cf F fureter See Ferret n Defn To drive or hunt out of a lurking place as a ferret does the cony to search out by patient and sagacious efforts often used with out as to ferret out a secret Master Fer Ill fer him and firk him and ferret him Shak FERRET Ferret n Etym Ital foretto dim of fiore flower or F fleuret Cf Floret Defn A kind of narrow tape usually made of woolen sometimes of cotton or silk called also ferreting FERRET Ferret n Etym F feret dim or fer iron L ferrum Glass Making Defn The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles FERRETER Ferreter n Defn One who ferrets Johnson FERRETEYE Ferreteye n Zoöl Defn The spurwinged goose so called from the red circle around the eyes FERRETTO Ferretto n Etym It ferretto di Spagna dim of ferro iron fr L ferrum Defn Copper sulphide used to color glass Hebert FERRI Ferri Chem Defn A combining form indicating ferric iron as an ingredient as ferricyanide FERRIAGE Ferriage 48 n Etym From Ferry Defn The price or fare to be paid for passage at a ferry FERRIC Ferric a Etym L ferrum iron cf F ferrique See Ferrous Defn Pertaining to derived from or containing iron Specifically Chem denoting those compounds in which iron has a higher valence than in the ferrous compounds as ferric oxide ferric acid Ferric acid Chem an acid H2FeO4 which is not known in the free state but forms definite salts analogous to the chromates and sulphates Ferric oxide Chem sesquioxide of iron Fe2O3 hematite See Hematite FERRICYANATE Ferricyanat n Etym Ferri cyanate Chem Defn A salt of ferricyanic acid a ferricyanide FERRICYANIC Ferricyanic a Etym Ferri cyanic Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from a ferricyanide Ferricyanic acid Chem a brown crystalline substance H6CN12Fe2 obtained from potassium ferricyanide and regarded as the type of the ferricyanides called also hydroferricyanic acid hydrogen ferricyanide etc FERRICYANIDE Ferricyanide 104 n Etym Ferri cyanide Chem Defn One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and some other base Potassium ferricyanide Chem red prussiate of potash a dark red crystalline salt K6CN12Fe2 consisting of the double cyanide of potassium and ferric iron From it is derived the ferrous ferricyanate Turnbulls blue FERRIER Ferrier n Defn A ferryman Calthrop FERRIFEROUS Ferriferous a Etym L ferrum iron ferous cf F ferrifère Defn Producing or yielding iron FERRIPRUSSIATE Ferriprussiate or see Prussiate 277 n Etym Ferri prussiate Chem Defn A ferricyanate a ferricyanide R FERRIPRUSSIC Ferriprussic or see Prussik 277 a Etym Ferri prussic Chem Defn Ferricyanic R FERRIS WHEEL Ferris wheel Defn An amusement device consisting of a giant powerdriven steel wheel revolvable on its stationary axle and carrying a number of balanced passenger cars around its rim so called after G W G Ferris American engineer who erected the first of its kind for the Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 FERRO Ferro Chem Defn A prefix or combining form indicating ferrous iron as an ingredient as ferrocyanide FERROCALCITE Ferrocalcite n Etym Ferro calcite Defn Limestone containing a large percentage of iron carbonate and hence turning brown on exposure FERROCONCRETE Ferroconcrete n Arch Engin Defn Concrete strengthened by a core or foundation skeleton of iron or steel bars strips etc Floors columns piles water pipes etc have been successfully made of it Called also armored concrete steel and reënforced concrete FERROCYANATE Ferrocyanate n Etym Ferro cyanate cf F ferrocyanate Chem Defn A salt of ferrocyanic acid a ferrocyanide FERROCYANIC Ferrocyanic a Etym Ferro cyanic cf F ferrocyanique Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or designating a ferrocyanide ferrocyanic acid Chem a white crystalline substance H4CN6Fe of strong acid properties obtained from potassium ferrocyanide and regarded as the type of the ferrocyanides called also hydro ferrocyanic acid hydrogen ferrocyanide etc FERROCYANIDE Ferrocyanide or 104 n Etym Ferro cyanide Chem Defn One of a series of complex double cyanides of ferrous iron and some other base Potassium ferrocyanide Chem yellow prussiate of potash a tough yellow crystalline salt K4CN6Fe the starting point in the manufacture of almost all cyanogen compounds and the basis of the ferric ferrocyanate prussian blue It is obtained by strongly heating together potash scrap iron and animal matter containing nitrogen as horn leather blood etc in iron pots FERROPRUSSIATE Ferroprussiate or or see Prussiate 277 n Etym Ferro prussiate Chem Defn A ferrocyanate a ferocyanide R FERROPRUSSIC Ferroprussic or see Prussic 277 a Etym Ferro prussic Chem Defn Ferrocyanic FERROSO Ferroso Chem Defn See Ferro FERROTYPE Ferrotype n Etym L ferrum iron type Defn A photographic picture taken on an iron plate by a collodion process familiarly called tintype FERROUS Ferrous a Etym Cf F ferreux See Ferreous Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from iron especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence as ferrous sulphate FERRUGINATED Ferruginated a Etym See Ferrugo Defn Having the color or properties of the rust of iron FERRUGINEOUS Ferrugineous a Defn Ferruginous R FERRUGINOUS Ferruginous a Etym L ferruginus ferrugineus fr ferrugo ginis iron rust cf F ferrugineux See Ferrugo 1 Partaking of iron containing particles of iron Boyle 2 Resembling iron rust in appearance or color brownish red or yellowish red FERRUGO Ferrugo n Etym L iron rust fr ferrum iron Defn A disease of plants caused by fungi commonly called the rust from its resemblance to iron rust in color FERRULE Ferrule or 277 n Etym Formerly verrel F virole fr L viriola little bracelet dim of viriae pl bracelets prob akin to viere to twist weave and E withe The spelling with f is due to confusion with L ferrum iron 1 A ring or cap of metal put round a cane tool handle or other similar object to strengthen it or prevent splitting and wearing 2 Steam Boilers Defn A bushing for expanding the end of a flue to fasten it tightly in the tube plate or for partly filling up its mouth FERRUMINATE Ferruminate v t Etym L ferruminatus pp of ferruminare to cement solder fr ferrumen cement fr ferrum iron Defn To solder or unite as metals R Coleridge FERRUMINATION Ferrumination n Etym L ferruminatio cf F ferrumination Defn The soldering ir uniting of me R Coleridge FERRY Ferry v t imp p p Ferried p pr vb n Ferrying Etym OE ferien to convey AS ferian from faran to go akin to Icel ferja to ferry Goth farjan to sail See Fare Defn To carry or transport over a river strait or other narrow water in a boat FERRY Ferry v i Defn To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry They ferry over this Lethean sound Both to and fro Milton FERRY Ferry n pl Ferries Etym OE feri akin to Icel ferja Sw färja Dan færge G fähre See Ferry v t 1 A place where persons or things are carried across a river arm of the sea etc in a ferryboat It can pass the ferry backward into light Milton To row me oer the ferry Campbell 2 A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters a ferryboat a wherry 3 A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river bay etc charging tolls Ferry bridge a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay Ferry railway See under Railway FERRYBOAT Ferryboat n Defn A vessel for conveying passengers merchandise etc across streams and other narrow waters FERRYMAN Ferryman n pl Ferrymen Defn One who maintains or attends a ferry FERS Fers a Defn Fierce Obs Chaucer FERTHE Ferthe a Defn Fourth Obs Chaucer FERTILE Fertile or 277 a Etym L fertilis fr ferr to bear produce cf F fertile See Bear to support 1 Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance fruitful able to produce abundantly prolific fecund productive rich inventive as fertile land or fields a fertile mind or imagination Though he in a fertile climate dwell Shak 2 Bot a Capable of producing fruit fruitbearing as fertile flowers b Containing pollen said of anthers 3 produced in abundance plenteous ample Henceforth my early care Shall tend thee and the fertile burden ease Of thy full branches Milton Syn Fertile Fruitful Fertile implies the inherent power of production fruitful the act The prairies of the West are fertile by nature and are turned by cultivation into fruitful fields The same distinction prevails when these words are used figuratively A man of fertile genius has by nature great readiness of invention one whose mind is fruitful has resources of thought and a readiness of application which enable him to think and act effectively FERTILELY Fertilely or 277 adv Defn In a fertile or fruitful manner FERTILENESS fertileness n Defn Fertility Sir P Sidney FERTILITATE Fertilitate v t Defn To fertilize to fecundate Sir T Browne FERTILITY Fertility n Etym L fertilitas cf F fertilité Defn The state or quality of being fertile or fruitful fruitfulness productiveness fecundity richness abundance of resources fertile invention quickness readiness as the fertility of soil or of imagination fertility of resource E Everett And all her husbandry doth lie on heaps Corrupting in its own fertility Shak Thy very weeds are beautiful thy waste More rich than other climes fertility Byron FERTILIZATION Fertilization n 1 The act or process of rendering fertile 2 Biol Defn The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs esp the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile or an analogous process in flowerless plants fecundation impregnation Close fertilization Bot the fertilization of pistils by pollen derived from the stamens of the same blossom Cross fertilization fertilization by pollen from some other blossom See under Cross a FERTILIZE Fertilize v t imp p p Fertilized p pr vb n Fertilizing Etym Cf F fertiliser 1 To make fertile or enrich to supply with nourishment for plants to make fruitful or productive as to fertilize land soil ground and meadows And fertilize the field that each pretends to gain Byron 2 To fecundate as to fertilize flower A R Wallace FERTILIZER Fertilizer n 1 One who fertilizes the agent that carries the fertilizing principle as a moth to an orchid A R Wallace 2 That which renders fertile a general name for commercial manures as guano phosphate of lime etc FERULA Ferula n Etym L ferula giant fennel its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys rod whip fr ferire to strike akin to OHG berjan Icel berja Cf Ferule 1 A ferule Obs Beau Fl 2 The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire FERULACEOUS Ferulaceous a Etym L ferulaceus fr ferula rod cf F férulacé Defn Pertaining to reeds and canes having a stalk like a reed as ferulaceous plants FERULAR Ferular n Defn A ferule Obs Milton FERULE Ferule or 277 n Etym L ferula cf F férule See Ferula Defn A flat piece of wood used for striking children esp on the hand in punishment FERULE Ferule v t imp p p Feruled p pr vb n Feruling Defn To punish with a ferule FERULIC Ferulic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from asafetida Ferula asafoetida as ferulic acid Written also ferulaic FERVENCE Fervence n Defn Heat fervency Obs FERVENCY Fervency n Etym Cf OF fervence See Fervent Defn The state of being fervent or warm ardor warmth of feeling or devotion eagerness When you pray let it be with attention with fervency and with perseverance Wake FERVENT Fervent a Etym F fervent L fervens entis ppr of fervere o the boiling hot to boil glow 1 Hot glowing boiling burning as a fervent summer The elements shall melt with fervent heat 2 Pet iii 10 2 Warm in feeling ardent in temperament earnest full of fervor zealous glowing Not slothful in business fervent in spirit Rom iii 11 So spake the fervent angel Milton A fervent desire to promote the happiness of mankind Macaulay Fervently adv Ferventness n Laboring fervently for you in prayers Col iv 12 FERVESCENT Fervescent a Etym L fervescens ppr of fervescere to become boiling hot incho fr fervere See Fervent Defn Growing hot FERVID Fervid a Etym L fervidus fr fervere See Fervent 1 Very hot burning boiling The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays Milton 2 Ardent vehement zealous The fervid wishes holy fires Parnell Fervidly adv Fervidness n FERVOR Fervor n Written also fervour Etym OF fervor fervour F ferveur L fervor fr fervere See Fervent 1 Heat excessive warmth The fevor of ensuing day Waller 2 Intensity of feeling or expression glowing ardor passion holy zeal earnestness Hooker Winged with fervor of her love Shak Syn Fervor Ardor Fervor is a boiling heat and ardor is a burning heat Hence in metaphor we commonly use fervor and its derivatives when we conceive of thoughts or emotions under the image of ebullition or as pouring themselves forth Thus we speak of the fervor of passion fervid declamation fervid importunity fervent supplication fervent desires etc Ardent is used when we think of anything as springing from a deepseated glow of soul as ardent friendship ardent zeal ardent devotedness burning with ardor for the fight FESCENNINE Fescennine a Etym L Fescenninus fr Fescennia a city of Etruria Defn Pertaining to or resembling the Fescennines n Defn A style of low scurrilous obscene poetry originating in fescennia FESCUE Fescue n Etym OE festu OF festu F fétu fr L festuca stalk straw 1 A straw wire stick etc used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read Pedantic fescue Sterne To come under the fescue of an imprimatur Milton 2 An instrument for playing on the harp a plectrum Obs Chapman 3 The style of a dial Obs 4 Bot Defn A grass of the genus Festuca Fescue grass Bot a genus of grasses Festuca containing several species of importance in agriculture Festuca ovina is sheeps fescue F elatior is meadow fescue FESCUE Fescue v i t imp p p Fescued p pr vb n Fescuing Defn To use a fescue or teach with a fescue Milton FESELS Fesels n pl Etym Written also fasels Defn See Phasel Obs May Georgics FESS FESSE Fess Fesse n Etym OF fesse faisse F fasce fr L fascia band See Fascia Her Defn A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon and containing in breadth the third part of it one of the nine honorable ordinaries Fess point Her the exact center of the escutcheon See Escutcheon FESSITUDE Fessitude n Etym L fessus wearied fatigued Defn Weariness Obs Bailey FESSWISE Fesswise adv Defn In the manner of fess FEST Fest n Etym See Fist Defn The fist Obs Chaucer FEST FESTE Fest Feste n Defn A feast Obs Chaucer FESTAL Festal a Etym L festum holiday feast See feast Defn Of or pertaining to a holiday or a feast joyous festive You bless with choicer wine the festal day Francis FESTALLY Festally adv Defn Joyously festively mirthfully FESTENNINE Festennine n Defn A fescennine FESTER Fester v i imp p p Festered p pr vb n Festering Etym OE festern fr fester n or fr OF festrir fr festre n See Fester n 1 To generate pus to become imflamed and suppurate as a sore or a wound festers Wounds immedicable Rankle and fester and gangrene Milton Unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and smart but it is treachery that makes it fester South Hatred festered in the hearts of the children of the soil Macaulay 2 To be inflamed to grow virulent or malignant to grow in intensity to rankle FESTER Fester v t Defn To cause to fester or rankle For which I burnt in inward sweltring hate And fstered ranking malice in my breast Marston FESTER Fester n Etym OF festre L fistula a sort of ulcer Cf Fistula 1 A small sore which becomes inflamed and discharge corrupt matter a pustule 2 A festering or rankling The fester of the chain their necks I Taylor FESTERMENT Festerment n Defn A festering R Chalmers FESTEYE Festeye v t Etym OF festier festeer F festoyer Defn To feast to entertain Obs Chaucer FESTINATE Festinate a Etym L festinatus pp of festinare to hasten Defn Hasty hurried Obs Festinately adv Obs Shak FESTINATION Festination n Etym L festinatio Defn Haste hurry Obs Sir T Browne FESTIVAL Festival a Etym OF festival fr L festivum festive jollity fr festivus festive gay See Festive Defn Pertaining to a fest festive festal appropriate to a festival joyous mirthful I cannot woo in festival terms Shak FESTIVAL Festival n Defn A time of feasting or celebration an anniversary day of joy civil or religious The morning trumpets festival proclaimed Milton Syn Feast banquet carousal See Feast FESTIVE Festive a Etym L festivus fr festum holiday feast See feast and cf Festivous Defn Pertaining to or becoming a feast festal joyous gay mirthful sportive Festively adv The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive mirth and wit that knows no gall Thomson FESTIVITY Festivity n pl Festivities Etym L festivitas cf F festivité 1 The condition of being festive social joy or exhilaration of spirits at an entertaintment joyfulness gayety The unrestrained festivity of the rustic youth Bp Hurd 2 A festival a festive celebration Sir T Browne FESTIVOUS Festivous a Etym See Festive Defn Pertaining to a feast festive R Sir W Scott FESTLICH Festlich a Etym See Feast n Defn Festive fond of festive occasions Obs A festlich man Chaucer FESTOON Festoon n Etym F feston cf Sp feston It festone prob fr L festum festival See Feast 1 A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve used in decoration for festivals etc anything arranged in this way 2 Arch Sculp Defn A carved ornament consisting of flowers and leaves intermixed or twisted together wound with a ribbon and hanging or depending in a natural curve See Illust of Bucranium FESTOON Festoon v t imp p p Festooned p pr vb n Festooning Defn To form in festoons or to adorn with festoons FESTOONY Festoony a Defn Pertaining to consisting of or resembling festoons Sir J Herschel FESTUCINE Festucine or a Etym L festula stalk straw Cf Fescue Defn Of a straw color greenish yellow Obs A little insect of a festucine or pale green Sir T Browne FESTUCOUS Festucous a Defn Formed or consisting of straw Obs Sir T Browne FESTUE Festue n Etym See Fescue Defn A straw a fescue Obs Holland FET Fet n Etym Cf feat F fait and It fett slice G fetzen rag Icel fat garment Defn A piece Obs Dryton FET Fet v t Etym OE fetten feten AS fetian akin to AS fæt a journey and to E foot cf G fassen to seize sq root 77 See Foot and cf Fetch Defn To fetch Obs And from the other fifty soon the prisoner fet Spenser FET Fet p p of Fette Defn Fetched Obs Chaucer FETAL Fetal a Etym From Fetus Defn Pertaining to or connected with a fetus as fetal circulation fetal membranes FETATION Fetation n Defn The formation of a fetus in the womb pregnancy FETCH Fetch 224 v t imp p p Fetched 2 p pr vb n Fetching Etym OE fecchen AS feccan perh the same word as fetian or cf facian to wish to get OFries faka to prepare sq root 77 Cf Fet v t 1 To bear toward the person speaking or the person or thing from whose point of view the action is contemplated to go and bring to get Time will run back and fetch the age of gold Milton He called to her and said Fetch me I pray thee a little water in a vessel that I may drink And as she was going to fetch it he called to her and said Bring me I pray thee a morsel of bred in thine hand 1 Kings xvii 11 12 2 To obtain as price or equivalent to sell for Our native horses were held in small esteem and fetched low prices Macaulay 3 To recall from a swoon to revive sometimes with to as to fetch a man to Fetching men again when they swoon Bacon 4 To reduce to throw The sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground South 5 To bring to accomplishment to achieve to make to perform with certain objects as to fetch a compass to fetch a leap to fetch a sigh Ill fetch a turn about the garden Shak He fetches his blow quick and sure South 6 To bring or get within reach by going to reach to arrive at to attain to reach by sailing Meantine flew our ships and straight we fetched The sirens isle Chapman 7 To cause to come to bring to a particular state They could nt fetch the butter in the churn W Barnes To fetch a compass Naut to make a sircuit to take a circuitious route going to a place To fetch a pump to make it draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle To fetch headway or sternway Naut to move ahead or astern To fetch out to develop The skill of the polisher fetches out the colors of marble Addison To fetch up a To overtake Obs Says the hare I can fetch up the tortoise when I please LEstrange b To stop suddenly FETCH fetch v i Defn To bring ones self to make headway to veer as to fetch about to fetch to windward Totten To fetch away Naut to break loose to roll slide to leeward To fetch and carry to serve obsequiously like a trained spaniel FETCH Fetch n 1 A stratagem by which a thing is indirectly brought to pass or by which one thing seems intended and another is done a trick an artifice Every little fetch of wit and criticism South 2 The apparation of a living person a wraith The very fetch and ghost of Mrs Gamp Dickens Fetch candle a light seen at night superstitiously believed to portend a persons death FETCHER Fetcher n Defn One wo fetches or brings FETE Fete n Etym See feat Defn A feat Obs Chaucer FETE Fete n pl Etym See Foot Defn Feet Obs Chaucer FETE Fête n Etym F See Feast Defn A festival Fête champêtre Etym F a festival or entertainment in the open air a rural festival FETE Fête v t imp p p Fêted p pr vb n Fêting Etym Cf F fêter Defn To feast to honor with a festival FETICH FETISH Fetich Fetish nEtym F fétiche from Pg feiti adj n sorcery charm fr L facticius made by art artifical factitious See Factitious 1 A material object supposed among certain African tribes to represent in such a way or to be so connected with a supernatural being that the possession of it gives to the possessor power to control that being 2 Any object to which one is excessively devoted FETICHISM FETISHISM fetichism Fetishism or 277 nEtym Cf F fétichisme Written also feticism 1 The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches 2 Excessive devotion to one object or one idea abject superstition blind adoration The real and absolute worship of fire falls into two great divisions the first belonging rather to fetichism the second to polytheism proper Tylor FETICHIST FETISHIST Fetichist Fetishist n Defn A believer in fetiches He was by nature a fetichist H Holbeach FETICHISTIC FETISHISTIC Fetichistic Fetishistic a Defn Pertaining to or involving fetichism A man of the fifteenth century inheriting its strange web of belief and unbelief of epicurean levity and fetichistic dread G Eliot FETICIDE Feticide or n Written also foeticide Etym Fetus L caedere to kill Med Law Defn The act of killing the fetus in the womb the offense of procuring an abortion FETICISM Feticism n Defn See Fetichism FETID Fetid or 277 a Etym L fetidus foetidus fr fetere foetere to have an ill smell to stink cf F fétide Defn Having an offensive smell stinking Most putrefactions smell either fetid or moldy Bacon FETIDITY Fetidity or n Defn Fetidness FETIDNESS Fetidness n Defn The quality or state of being fetid FETIFEROUS Fetiferous a Etym Fetus ferous Defn Producing young as animals FETIS Fetis a Etym OF fetis faitis Cf Factitious Defn Neat pretty well made graceful Obs Full fetis was her cloak as I was ware Chaucer FETISELY Fetisely adv Defn Neatly gracefully properly Obs Chaucer FETISH FETISHISM FETISHIST FETISHISTIC Fetish n Fetishism n Fetishist n Fetishistic a Defn See Fetich n Fetichism n Fetichistic a FETLOCK Fetlock n Etym OE fetlak fitlock cf Icel fet pace step fit webbed foot of water birds akin to E foot sq root 77 See Foot Defn The cushionlike projection bearing a tuft of long hair on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals Also the joint of the limb at this point between the great pastern bone and the metacarpus or the tuft of hair Their wounded steeds Fret fetlock deep in gore Shak FETOR Fetor n Etym L fetor foetor See Fetid Defn A strong offensive smell stench fetidness Arbuthnot FETTE Fette or vt imp Fette pp Fet Etym See Fet v t Defn To fetch Obs Chaucer FETTER Fetter n Etym AS fetor feter akin to OS feter pl OD veter OHG fezzera Icel fjöturr L pedi Gr foot sq root 77 See Foot Chiefly used in the plural fetters 1 A chain or shackle for the feet a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion a bond a shackle They bound him with fetters of brass Judg xvi 21 2 Anything that confines or restrains a restraint Passions too fierce to be in fetters bound Dryden FETTER Fetter v t Etym imp pp Fettered n Fettering Defn 1 To put fetters upon to shakle or confine the feet of with a chain to bind My heels are fettered but my fist is free Milton 2 To reastrain from motion to impose restrains on to confine to enchain as fettered by obligations My conscience thou art fettered More than my shanks and wrists Shak FETTERED Fettered a Zoöl Defn Seeming as if fettered as the feet pf certain animals which bend backward and appear unfit for walking FETTERER Fetterer n Defn One who fetters Landor FETTERLESS Fetterless a Defn Free from fetters Marston FETTLE Fettle v t Etym OE Prov E to fettle in sense 1 fettle n order repair preparation dress prob akin to E fit See Fit a Defn 1 To repair to prepare to put in order Prov Eng Carlyle 2 Metal Defn To cover or line with a mixture of ore cinders etc as the hearth of a puddling furnace FETTLE Fettle v i Defn To make preparations to put things in order to do trifling business Prov Eng Bp Hall FETTLE Fettle n Defn The act of fettling Prov Eng Wright In fine fettle in good spirits FETTLING Fettling n 1 Metal Defn A mixture of ore cinders etc used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace Eng It is commonly called fix in the United States 2 Pottery Defn The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware FETUOUS Fetuous a Defn Neat feat Obs Herrick FETUS Fetus n pl Fetuses Etym L fetus foetus a bringing forth brood offspring young ones cf fetus fruitful fructified that is or was filled with young akin to E fawn a deer fecundity felicity feminine female and prob to do or according to others to be Defn The young or embryo of an animal in the womb or in the egg often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals embryo being applied to the earlier stages Written also foetus FETWAH Fetwah n Etym Ar Defn A written decision of a Turkish mufti on some point of law Whitworth FEU Feu n Etym See 2d Feud and Fee Scots Law Defn A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service to be performed by him a tenure where the vassal in place of military services makes a return in grain or in money Burrill FEUAR Feuar n Etym From Feu Scots Law Defn One who holds a feu Sir W Scott FEUD Feud n Etym OE feide AS f fr fah hostile akin to OHG f G fehde Sw fejd D feide prob akin to E fiend See Foe 1 A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts done or offered to any of their blood on the offender and all his race 2 A contention or quarrel especially an inveterate strife between families clans or parties deadly hatred contention satisfied only by bloodshed Mutual feuds and battles betwixt their several tribes and kindreds Purchas Syn Affray fray broil contest dispute strife FEUD Feud n Etym LL feudum feodum prob of same origin as E fief See Fief Fee Law Defn A stipendiary estate in land held of superior by service the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other immovable thing of his lord to use the same and take the profists thereof hereditarily rendering to his superior such duties and services as belong to military tenure etc the property of the soil always remaining in the lord or superior a fief a fee FEUDAL Feudal a Etym F féodal or LL feudalis 1 Of or pertaining to feuds fiefs or feels as feudal rights or services feudal tenures 2 Consisting of or founded upon feuds or fiefs embracing tenures by military services as the feudal system FEUDALISM Feudalism n Etym Cf F féodalisme Defn The feudal system a system by which the holding of estates in land is made dependent upon an obligation to render military service to the kind or feudal superior feudal principles and usages FEUDALIST Feudalist n Defn An upholder of feudalism FEUDALITY Feudality n Etym Cf F féodalité Defn The state or quality of being feudal feudal form or constitution Burke FEUDALIZATION Feudalization n Defn The act of reducing to feudal tenure FEUDALIZE Feudalize v t imp p p Feudalized p pr vb n Feudalizing Defn To reduce toa feudal tenure to conform to feudalism FEUDALLY Feudally adv Defn In a feudal manner FEUDARY Feudary a Etym LL feudarius fr feudum See 2d Feud Defn Held by or pertaining to feudal tenure FEUDARY Feudary n 1 A tenant who holds his lands by feudal service a feudatory Foxe 2 A feodary See Feodary FEUDATARY Feudatary a n Etym LL feudatarius cf F feudataire Defn See Feudatory FEUDATORY Feudatory n pl Feudatories Defn A tenant or vassal who held his lands of a superior on condition of feudal service the tenant of a feud or fief The grantee was styled the feudatory or vassal Blackstone He had for feudatories great princes J H Newman FEUDATORY Feudatory a Defn Held from another on some conditional tenure as a feudatory title Bacon FEU DE JOIE Feu de joie Etym F lit fire of joy Defn A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy a bonfire a firing of guns in token of joy FEUDIST Feudist n Etym Cf F feudiste Defn A writer on feuds a person versed in feudal law Spelman FEUILLANTS Feuillants n pl Defn A reformed branch of the Bernardines founded in 1577 at Feuillans near Toulouse in France FEUILLEMORT Feuillemort a Etym F feuille morte a dead leaf Defn Having the color of a faded leaf Locke FEUILLETON Feuilleton or n Etym F from feulle leaf Defn A part of a French newspaper usually the bottom of the page devoted to light literature criticism etc also the article or tale itself thus printed FEUILLTONIST Feuilltonist n Etym F feuilletoniste Defn A writer of feuilletons F Harrison FEUTER feuter v t Etym OE feutre rest for a lance OF feutre fautre feltre felt cushion rest for a lance fr LL filtrum feltrum of German origin and akin to E felt See Felt and cf Filter Defn To set close to fix in rest as a spear Spenser FEUTERER Feuterer n Etym Either fr G fütterer feeder or corrupted fr OF vautrier vaultrier fr vaultre viautre a kind of hound fr L vertragus vertraga a greyhound The last is of Celtic origin Defn A dog keeper Obs Massinger FEVER Fever n Etym OE fever fefer AS fefer fefor L febris cf F fièvre Cf Febrile 1 Med Defn A diseased state of the system marked by increased heat acceleration of the pulse and a general derangement of the functions including usually thirst and loss of appetite Many diseases of which fever is the most prominent symptom are denominated fevers as typhoid fever yellow fever Note Remitting fevers subside or abate at intervals intermitting fevers intermit or entirely cease at intervals continued or continual fevers neither remit nor intermit 2 Excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of strong emotion a condition of great excitement as this quarrel has set my blood in a fever An envious fever Of pale and bloodless emulation Shak After lifes fitful fever he sleeps well Shak Brain fever Continued fever etc See under Brain Continued etc Fever and ague a form of fever recurring in paroxysms which are preceded by chills It is of malarial origin Fever blister Med a blister or vesicle often found about the mouth in febrile states a variety of herpes Fever bush Bot the wild allspice or spice bush See Spicewood Fever powder Same as James powder Fever root Bot an American herb of the genus Triosteum T perfoliatum called also feverwort amd horse gentian Fever sore a carious ulcer or necrosis Miner FEVER Fever v t imp p p Fevered p pr vb n Fevering Defn To put into a fever to affect with fever as a fevered lip R The white hand of a lady fever thee Shak FEVERET Feveret n Defn A slight fever Obs Ayliffe FEVERFEW Feverfew n Etym AS feferfuge fr L febrifugia See fever Fugitive and cf Febrifuge Bot Defn A perennial plant Pyrethrum or Chrysanthemum Parthenium allied to camomile having finely divided leaves and white blossoms so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities FEVERISH Feverish a 1 Having a fever suffering from or affected with a moderate degree of fever showing increased heat and thirst as the patient is feverish 2 Indicating or pertaining to fever characteristic of a fever as feverish symptoms 3 Hot sultry The feverish north Dryden 4 Disordered as by fever excited restless as the feverish condition of the commercial world Strive to keep up a frail and feverish bing Milton Feverishly adv Feverishness n FEVEROUS Feverous a Etym CfF fiévreux 1 Affected with fever or ague feverish His heart loves feverous citadel Keats 2 Pertaining to or having the nature of fever as a feverous pulse All maladies all feverous kinds Milton 3 Having the tendency to produce fever as a feverous disposition of the year R Bacon FEVEROUSLY Feverously adv Defn Feverishly Obs Donne FEVERWORT Feverwort n Defn See Fever root under Fever FEVERY Fevery a Defn Feverish Obs B Jonson FEW Few a Compar Fewer superl Fewest Etym OE fewe feawe AS feá pl feáwe akin to OS fah OHG f Icel far Sw få pl Dan faa pl Goth faus L paucus cf Gr Paucity Defn Not many small limited or confined in number indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole often by ellipsis of a noun a few people Are not my days few Job x 20 Few know and fewer care Proverb Note Few is often used partitively as few of them A few a small number In few in a few words briefly Shak No few not few more than a few many Cowper The few the minority opposed to the many or the majority FEWEL Fewel n Etym See Fuel Defn Fuel Obs Hooker FEWMET Fewmet n Defn See Fumet Obs B Jonson FEWNESS Fewness n 1 The state of being few smallness of number paucity Shak 2 Brevity conciseness Obs Shak FEY Fey a Etym AS f Icel feigr OHG feigi Defn Fated doomed Old Eng Scot FEY Fey n Etym See Fay faith Defn Faith Obs Chaucer FEY Fey v t Etym Cf Feague Defn To cleanse to clean out Obs Tusser FEYNE Feyne v t Defn To feign Obs Chaucer FEYRE Feyre n Defn A fair or market Obs Chaucer FEZ Fez n Etym F fr the town of Fez in Morocco Defn A felt or cloth cap usually red and having a tassel a variety of the tarboosh See Tarboosh B Taylor FIACRE Fiacre n Etym F Defn A kind of French hackney coach FIANCE Fiance v t Etym F fiancer See Affiance Defn To betroth to affiance Obs Harmar FIANCE Fiancé n Etym F Defn A betrothed man FIANCEE Fiancée n Etym F Defn A betrothed woman FIANTS Fiants n Etym F fiente dung Defn The dung of the fox wolf boar or badger FIAR Fiar or n Etym See Feuar 1 Scots Law Defn One in whom the property of an estate is vested subject to the estate of a life renter I am fiar of the lands she a life renter Sir W Scott 2 pl Defn The price of grain as legally fixed in the counties of Scotland for the current year FIASCO Fiasco n pl Fiascoes Etym It Defn A complete or ridiculous failure esp of a musical performance or of any pretentious undertaking FIAT Fiat n Etym L let it be done 3d pers sing subj pres fr fieri used as pass of facere to make Cf Be 1 An authoritative command or order to do something an effectual decree His fiat laid the corner stone Willis 2 Eng Law a A warrant of a judge for certain processes b An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellors signature Fiat money irredeemable paper currency not resting on a specie basis but deriving its purchasing power from the declaratory fiat of the government issuing it FIAUNT Fiaunt n Defn Commission fiat order decree Obs Spenser FIB Fib n Etym Prob fr fable cf Prov E fibblefabble nonsense Defn A falsehood a lie used euphemistically They are very serious they dont tell fibs H James FIB Fib v i imp p p Fibbed p pr vb n Fibbing Defn To speak falsely Colloq FIB Fib v t Defn To tell a fib to R De Quincey FIBBER Fibber n Defn One who tells fibs FIBER FIBRE Fiber Fibre n Etym F fibre L fibra 1 One of the delicate threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted as the fiber of flax or of muscle 2 Any fine slender thread or threadlike substance as a fiber of spun glass especially one of the slender rootlets of a plant 3 Sinew strength toughness as a man of real fiber Yet had no fibers in him nor no force Chapman 4 A general name for the raw material such as cotton flax hemp etc used in textile manufactures Fiber gun a kind of steam gun for converting wood straw etc into fiber The material is shut up in the gun with steam air or gas at a very high pressure which is afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle fly open when the rapid expansion separates the fibers Fiber plants Bot plants capable of yielding fiber useful in the arts as hemp flax ramie agave etc FIBERED FIBRED Fibered Fibred a Defn Having fibers made up of fibers FIBERFACED FIBREFACED Fiberfaced Fibrefaced a Defn Having a visible fiber embodied in the surface of applied esp to a kind of paper for checks drafts etc FIBERLESS FIBRELESS Fiberless Fibreless a Defn Having no fibers destitute of fibers or fiber FIBRIFORM Fibriform or a Etym L fibra a fiber form Biol Defn Having the form of a fiber or fibers resembling a fiber FIBRIL Fibril n Etym F fibrille dim of fibre L fibra Defn A small fiber the branch of a fiber a very slender thread a fibrilla Cheyne FIBRILLA Fibrilla n pl FibrillÆ Etym NL See Fibril Defn A minute thread of fiber as one of the fibrous elements of a muscular fiber a fibril FIBRILLAR Fibrillar a Defn Of or pertaining to fibrils or fibers as fibrillar twitchings FIBRILLARY Fibrillary or a Defn Of of pertaining to fibrils FIBRILLATED Fibrillated or a Defn Furnished with fibrils fringed FIBRILLATION Fibrillation n Defn The state of being reduced to fibers Carpenter FIBRILLOSE Fibrillose or a Defn Covered with hairlike appendages as the under surface of some lichens also composed of little strings or fibers as fibrillose appendages FIBRILLOUS Fibrillous or a Etym Cf F fibraleux Defn Pertaining to or composed of fibers FIBRIN Fibrin n Etym Cf F fibrine See Fiber Physiol Chem 1 A white albuminous fibrous substance formed in the coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of fibrinogen or from the union of fibrinogen and paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood It is insoluble in water but is readily digestible in gastric and pancreatic juice 2 The white albuminous mass remaining after washing lean beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is removed the fibrous portion of the muscle tissue flesh fibrin 3 An albuminous body resembling animal fibrin in composition found in cereal grains and similar seeds vegetable fibrin Fibrin factors Physiol the albuminous bodies paraglobulin and fibrinigen in the blood which by the action of the fibrin ferment are changed into fibrin in coagulation Fibrin ferment Physiol Chem a ferment which makes its appearance in the blood shortly after it is shed and is supposed to be the active agent in causing coagulation of the blood with formation of fibrin FIBRINATION Fibrination n Med Defn The state of acquiring or having an excess of fibrin FIBRINE Fibrine a Defn Belonging to the fibers of plants FIBRINOGEN Fibrinogen n Etym Fibrin gen Physiol Chem Defn An albuminous substance existing in the blood and in other animal fluids which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or paraglobulin forms fibrin and thus causes coagulation FIBRINOGENOUS Fibrinogenous a Physiol Chem Defn Possessed of properties similar to fibrinogen capable of forming fibrin FIBRINOPLASTIC Fibrinoplastic a PhysiolChem Defn Like fibrinoplastin capable of forming fibrin when brought in contact with fibrinogen FIBRINOPLASTIN Fibrinoplastin n Etym Fibrin Gr PhysiolChem Defn An albuminous substance existing in the blood which in combination with fibrinogen forms fibrin called also paraglobulin FIBRINOUS Fibrinous or 277 a Defn Having or partaking of the properties of fibrin as fibrious exudation FIBROCARTILAGE Fibrocartilage n Etym L fibra a fiber E cartilage Anat Defn A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure Fibrocartilaginous a FIBROCHONDROSTEAL Fibrochondrosteal a Etym L fibra a fiber gr Anat Defn Partly fibrous partly cartilaginous and partly osseous St George Mivart FIBROID Fibroid a Etym L fibra a fiber oid Med Defn Resembling or forming fibrous tissue made up of fibers as fibroid tumors n Defn A fibroid tumor a fibroma Fibroid degeneration a form of degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue Fibroid phthists a form of pulmonary consumption associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs and the gradual atrophy of the lungs from the pressure due to the contraction of this tissue FIBROIN Fibroin or n Etym L fibra a fiber Chem Defn A variety of gelatin the chief ingredient of raw silk extracted as a white amorphous mass FIBROLITE Fibrolite or n Etym L fibra a fiber lite cf F fibrolithe Min Defn A silicate of alumina of fibrous or columnar structure It is like andalusite in composition called also sillimanite and bucholizite FIBROMA Fibroma n Etym NL See Fiber and oma Med Defn A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue or of same modification of such tissue FIBROSPONGIAE Fibrospongiæ n pl Etym NL fr L fibra a fiber spongia a sponge Zoöl Defn An order of sponges having a fibrous skeleton including the commercial sponges FIBROUS Fibrous a Etym Cf F fibreux Defn Containing or consisting of fibers as the fibrous coat of the cocoanut the fibrous roots of grasses Fibrousness n FIBROVASCULAR Fibrovascular a Etym L fibra a fiber E vascular Bot Defn Containing woody fiber and ducts as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns opposed to cellular FIBSTER Fibster n Defn One who tells fibs Jocular FIBULA Fibula n pl FibulÆ Etym L clasp buckle 1 A brooch clasp or buckle Mere fibulæ without a robe to clasp Wordsworth 2 Anat Defn The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee 3 Surg Defn A needle for sewing up wounds FIBULAR Fibular a Defn Pertaining to the fibula FIBULARE Fibulare n pl Fibularia Etym NL See Fibula Anat Defn The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the fibula and corresponds to the calcaneum in man and most mammals FICE Fice n Defn A small dog written also fise fyce fiste etc Southern US FICHE Fiché a Her Defn See FitchÉ FICHTELITE Fichtelite n Min Defn A white crystallized mineral resin from the Fichtelgebirge Bavaria FICHU Fichu n Etym F neckerchief Defn A light cape usually of lace worn by women to cover the neck and throat and extending to the shoulders FICKLE Fickle a Etym OE fikel untrustworthy deceitful AS ficol fr fic gefic fraud deceit cf facen deceit OS f OHG feichan Icel feikn portent Cf Fidget Defn Not fixed or firm liable to change unstable of a changeable mind not firm in opinion or purpose inconstant capricious as Fortunes fickle wheel Shak They know how fickle common lovers are Dryden Syn Wavering irresolute unsettled vacillating unstable inconsonant unsteady variable mutable changeful capricious veering shifting FICKLENESS Fickleness n Defn The quality of being fickle instability inconsonancy Shak FICKLY Fickly adv Defn In a fickle manner Obs Pepys FICO Fico n pl Ficoes Etym It a fig fr Lficus See Fig Defn A fig an insignificant trifle no more than the snap of ones thumb a sign of contempt made by the fingers expressing A fig for you Steal foh a fico for the phrase Shak FICTILE Fictile a Etym L fictilis See Fiction Defn Molded or capable of being molded into form by art relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth Bacon The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art C Wordsworth Fictile ware ware made of any material which is molded or shaped while soft hence pottery of any sort Fictileness n Fictility n FICTION Fiction n Etym F fiction L fictio fr fingere fictum to form shape invent feign See Feign 1 The act of feigning inventing or imagining as by a mere fiction of the mind Bp Stillingfleet 2 That which is feigned invented or imagined especially a feigned or invented story whether oral or written Hence A story told in order to deceive a fabrication opposed to fact or reality The fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon Sir W Raleigh When it could no longer be denied that her flight had been voluntary numerous fictions were invented to account for it Macaulay 3 Fictitious literature comprehensively all works of imagination specifically novels and romances The office of fiction as a vehicle of instruction and moral elevation has been recognized by most if not all great educators Dict of Education 4 Law Defn An assumption of a possible thing as a fact irrespective of the question of its truth Wharton 5 Any like assumption made for convenience as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed and arriving at points really at issue Syn Fabrication invention fable falsehood Fiction Fabrication Fiction is opposed to what is real fabrication to what is true Fiction is designed commonly to amuse and sometimes to instruct a fabrication is always intended to mislead and deceive In the novels of Sir Walter Scott we have fiction of the highest order The poems of Ossian so called were chiefly fabrications by Macpherson FICTIONAL Fictional a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by fiction fictitious romanticFictional rather than historical Latham FICTIONIST Fictionist n Defn A writer of fiction R Lamb FICTIOUS Fictious a Defn Fictitious R Prior FICTITIOUS Fictitious a Etym L fictitius See Fiction Defn Feigned imaginary not real fabulous counterfeit false not genuine as fictitious fame The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones Pope Fictitiously adv Fictitiousness n FICTIVE Fictive a Etym Cf F fictif Defn Feigned counterfeit The fount of fictive tears Tennyson FICTOR Fictor n Etym L Defn An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any plastic material R Elmes FICUS Ficus n Etym L a fig Defn A genus of trees or shrubs one species of which F Carica produces the figs of commerce the fig tree Note Ficus Indica is the banyan tree F religiosa the peepul tree F elastica the Indiarubber tree FID Fid n Etym Prov E fid a small thick lump 1 Naut Defn A square bar of wood or iron used to support the topmast being passed through a hole or mortise at its heel and resting on the trestle trees 2 A wooden or metal bar or pin used to support or steady anything 3 A pin of hard wood tapering to a point used to open the strands of a rope in splicing Note There are hand fids and standing fids which are larger than the others and stand upon a flat base An iron implement for this purpose is called a marline spike 4 Mil Defn A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns FIDALGO Fidalgo n Etym Pg See Hidalgo Defn The lowest title of nobility in Portugal corresponding to that of Hidalgo in Spain FIDDLE Fiddle n Etym OE fidele fithele AS fi akin to D vedel OHG fidula G fiedel Icel fi and perh to E viol Cf Viol 1 Mus Defn A stringed instrument of music played with a bow a violin a kit 2 Bot Defn A kind of dock Rumex pulcher with fiddleshaped leaves called also fiddle dock 3 Naut Defn A rack or frame of bars connected by strings to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather Ham Nav Encyc Fiddle beetle Zoöl a Japanese carabid beetle Damaster blaptoides so called from the form of the body Fiddle block Naut a long tackle block having two sheaves of different diameters in the same plane instead of side by side as in a common double block Knight Fiddle bow fiddlestick Fiddle fish Zoöl the angel fish Fiddle head an ornament on a ships bow curved like the volute or scroll at the head of a violin Fiddle pattern a form of the handles of spoons forks etc somewhat like a violin Scotch fiddle the itch Low To play first or second fiddle to take a leading or a subordinate part Colloq FIDDLE Fiddle v i imp p p Fiddled p pr vb n Fiddling 1 To play on a fiddle Themistocles said he could not fiddle but he could make a small town a great city Bacon 2 To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler does to move the hands and fingers restlessy or in busy idleness to trifle Talking and fiddling with their hats and feathers Pepys FIDDLE Fiddle v t Defn To play a tune on a fiddle FIDDLEDEEDEE Fiddledeedee interj Defn An exclamatory word or phrase equivalent to nonsense Colloq FIDDLEFADDLE Fiddlefaddle n Defn A trifle trifling talk nonsense Colloq Spectator FIDDLEFADDLE Fiddlefaddle v i Defn To talk nonsense Colloq Ford FIDDLER Fiddler n Etym AS fi 1 One who plays on a fiddle or violin 2 Zoöl Defn A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus of many species The male has one claw very much enlarged and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle hence the name called also calling crab soldier crab and fighting crab 3 Zoöl Defn The common European sandpiper Tringoides hypoleucus so called because it continually oscillates its body Fiddler crab Zoöl See Fiddler n 2 FIDDLESHAPED Fiddleshaped a Bot Defn Inversely ovate with a deep hollow on each side Gray FIDDLESTICK Fiddlestick n Defn The bow strung with horsehair used in playing the fiddle a fiddle bow FIDDLESTRING Fiddlestring n Defn One of the catgut strings of a fiddle FIDDLEWOOD Fiddlewood n Etym Corrupted fr F boisfidèle lit faithful wood so called from its durability Defn The wood of several West Indian trees mostly of the genus Citharexylum FIDEJUSSION Fidejussion n Etym L fidejussio from fidejubere to be surety or bail fides faith jubere to order cf F fidéjussion Civil Law Defn The act or state of being bound as surety for another suretyship FIDEJUSSOR Fidejussor n Etym L cf F fidéjusseur Civil Law Defn A surety one bound for another conjointly with him a guarantor Blackstone FIDELITY Fidelity n Etym L fidelitas cf F fidélité See Fealty Defn Faithfulness adherence to right careful and exact observance of duty or discharge of obligations Especially a Adherence to a person or party to which one is bound loyalty Whose courageous fidelity was proof to all danger Macaulay The best security for the fidelity of men is to make interest coincide with duty A Hamilton b Adherence to the marriage contract c Adherence to truth veracity honesty The principal thing required in a witness is fidelity Hooker Syn Faithfulness honesty integrity faith loyalty fealty FIDES Fides n Etym L faith Roman Muth Defn Faith personified as a goddess the goddess of faith FIDGE Fidge n i Defn See Fidget R Swift FIDGET Fidget v i imp p p Fidgeted p pr vb n Fodgeting Etym From Fidge cf OE fiken to fidget to flatter Icel fika to hasten Sw fika to hunt after AS befician to deceive Cf Fickle Defn To move uneasily one way and the other to move irregularly or by fits and starts Moore FIDGET Fidget n 1 Uneasiness restlessness Cowper 2 pl Defn A general nervous restlessness manifested by incessant changes of position dysphoria Dunglison FIDGETINESS Fidgetiness n Defn Quality of being fidgety FIDGETY Fidgety a Defn Restless uneasy Lowell FIDIA Fidia n Etym NL prob fr L fidus trusty Zoöl Defn A genus of small beetles of which one species the grapevine Fidia F longipes is very injurious to vines in America FIDICINAL Fidicinal a Etym L fidicinus fr fidicen inis a lute player Mus Defn Of or pertaining to a stringed instrument FIDUCIAL Fiducial a Etym L fiducia trust confidence akin to fides faith See Faith 1 Having faith or trust confident undoubting firm Fiducial reliance on the promises of God Hammond 2 Having the nature of a trust fiduciary as fiducial power Spelman Fiducial edge Astron Surv the straight edge of the alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be drawn Fiducial line or point Math Physics a line or point of reference as for setting a graduated circle or scale used for measurments FIDUCIALLY Fiducially adv Defn With confidence South FIDUCIARY Fiduciary or a Etym L fiduciarus fr fiducia cf F fiduciaire See Fiducial 1 Involving confidence or trust confident undoubting faithful firm as in a fiduciary capacity Fiduciary obedience Howell 2 Holding held or founded in trust Spelman FIDUCIARY Fiduciary n 1 One who holds a thing in trust for another a trustee Instrumental to the conveying Gods blessing upon those whose fiduciaries they are Jer Taylor 2 Theol Defn One who depends for salvation on faith without works an Antinomian Hammond FIE Fie interj Etym OE fi cf D fif G pfui Icel f Sw Dan fy F fi L fi phy Defn An exclamation denoting contempt or dislike See Fy Fuller FIEF Fief n Etym F fief of German origin and the same word as E fee See Fee and cf Feud a tief Law Defn An estate held of a superior on condition of military service a fee a feud See under Benefice n 2 FIELD Field n Etym OE feld fild AS feld akin to D veld G feld Sw fält Dan felt Icel fold field of grass AS folde earth land ground OS folda 1 Cleared land land suitable for tillage or pasture cultivated ground the open country 2 A piece of land of considerable size esp a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture Fields which promise corn and wine Byron 3 A place where a battle is fought also the battle itself In this glorious and wellfoughten field Shak What though the field be lost Milton 4 An open space an extent an expanse Esp a Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected b The space covered by an optical instrument at one view Without covering save yon field of stars Shak Ask of yonder argent fields above Pope 5 Her Defn The whole surface of an escutcheon also so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it See Illust of Fess where the field is represented as gules red while the fess is argent silver 6 An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action operation or achievement province room Afforded a clear field for moral experiments Macaulay 7 A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial or for all except the favorites in the betting 8 Baseball Defn That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond called also outfield Note Field is often used adjectively in the sense of belonging to or used in the fields especially with reference to the operations and equipments of an army during a campaign away from permanent camps and fortifications In most cases such use of the word is sufficiently clear as field battery field fortification field gun field hospital etc A field geologist naturalist etc is one who makes investigations or collections out of doors A survey uses a field book for recording field notes ie measurment observations etc made in field work outdoor operations A farmer or planter employs field hands and may use a field roller or a field derrick Field sports are hunting fishing athletic games etc Coal field Geol See under Coal Field artillery light ordnance mounted on wheels for the use of a marching army Field basil Bot a plant of the Mint family Calamintha Acinos called also basil thyme Field colors Mil small flags for marking out the positions for squadrons and battalions camp colors Field cricket Zoöl a large European cricket Gryllus campestric remarkable for its loud notes Field day a A day in the fields b Mil A day when troops are taken into the field for instruction in evolutions Farrow c A day of unusual exertion or display a gala day Field driver in New England an officer charged with the driving of stray cattle to the pound Field duck Zoöl the little bustard Otis tetrax found in Southern Europe Field glass Optics a A binocular telescope of compact form a lorgnette a race glass b A small achromatic telescope from 20 to 24 inches long and having 3 to 6 draws c See Field lens Field lark Zoöl a The skylark b The tree pipit Field lens Optics that one of the two lenses forming the eyepiece of an astronomical telescope or compound microscope which is nearer the object glass called also field glass Field madder Bot a plant Sherardia arvensis used in dyeing Field marshal Mil the highest military rank conferred in the British and other European armies Field mouse Zoöl a mouse inhabiting fields as the campagnol and the deer mouse See Campagnol and Deer mouse Field officer Mil an officer above the rank of captain and below that of general Field officers court USArmy a courtmartial consisting of one field officer empowered to try all cases in time of war subject to jurisdiction of garrison and regimental courts Farrow Field plover Zoöl the blackbellied plover Charadrius squatarola also sometimes applied to the Bartramian sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Field spaniel Zoöl a small spaniel used in hunting small game Field sparrow Zoöl a A small American sparrow Spizella pusilla b The hedge sparrow Eng Field staff Mil a staff formerly used by gunners to hold a lighted match for discharging a gun Field vole Zoöl the European meadow mouse Field of ice a large body of floating ice a pack Field or Field of view in a telescope or microscope the entire space within which objects are seen Field magnet see under Magnet Magnetic field See Magnetic To back the field or To bet on the field See under Back v t To keep the field a Mil To continue a campaign b To maintain ones ground against all comers To lay or back against the field to bet on a horse etc against all comers To take the field Mil to enter upon a campaign FIELD Field v i imp p p Fielded p pr vb n Fielding 1 To take the field Obs Spenser 2 Ball Playing Defn To stand out in the field ready to catch stop or throw the ball FIELD Field v t Ball Playing Defn To catch stop throw etc the ball as a fielder FIELDED Fielded a Defn Engaged in the field encamped Obs To help fielded friends Shak FIELDEN Fielden a Defn Consisting of fields Obs The fielden country also and plains Holland FIELDER Fielder n Ball Playing Defn A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls FIELDFARE Fieldfare n Etym OE feldfare AS feldfare field faran to travel Zoöl Defn a small thrush Turdus pilaris which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain The head nape and lower part of the back are ashcolored the upper part of the back and wing coverts chestnut called also fellfare FIELDING Fielding n Ball Playing Defn The act of playing as a fielder FIELDPIECE Fieldpiece n Defn A cannon mounted on wheels for the use of a marching army a piece of field artillery called also field gun FIELDWORK Fieldwork n Mil Defn Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field commonly in the plural All works which do not come under the head of permanent fortification are called fieldworks Wilhelm FIELDY Fieldy a Defn Open like a field Obs Wyclif FIEND Fiend n Etym OE fend find fiend feond fiend foe AS feónd akin to OS fiond D vijand enemy OHG fiant G feind Icel fjand Sw Dan fiende Goth fijands orig ppr of a verb meaning to hate AS feón feógan OHG fi Goth fijan Skr piy to scorn prob akin to E feud a quarrel 81 Cf Foe Friend Defn An implacable or malicious foe one who is diabolically wicked or cruel an infernal being applied specifically to the devil or a demon Into this wild abyss the wary fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while Milton O woman woman when to ill thy mind Is bent all hell contains no fouler fiend Pope FIENDFUL Fiendful a Defn Full of fiendish spirit or arts Marlowe Fiendfully adv FIENDISH Fiendish a Defn Like a fiend diabolically wicked or cruel infernal malignant devilish hellish Fiendishly adv Fiendishness n FIENDLIKE Fiendlike a Defn Fiendish diabolical Longfellow FIENDLY Fiendly a Etym AS feóndlic Defn Fiendlike monstrous devilish Obs Chaucer FIERASFER Fierasfer n Etym NL Zoöl Defn A genus of small slender fishes remarkable for their habit of living as commensals in other animals One species inhabits the gill cavity of the pearl oyster near Panama another lives within an East Indian holothurian FIERCE Fierce a Compar Fiercer superl Fiercest Etym OE fers fiers OF fier nom fiers fierce savage cruel F fier proud from L ferus wild savage cruel perh akin to E bear the animal Cf Feral Ferocity 1 Furious violent unrestrained impetuous as a fierce wind His fierce thunder drove us to the deep Milton 2 Vehement in anger or cruelty ready or eager to kill or injure of a nature to inspire terror ferocious A fierce whisper Dickens A fierce tyrant Pope The fierce foe hung upon our broken rear Milton Thou huntest me as a fierce lion Job x 16 3 Excessively earnest eager or ardent Syn Ferocious savage cruel vehement impetuous barbarous fell See Ferocious Fiercely adv Fierceness n FIERI FACIAS Fieri facias Etym L cause it to be done Law Defn A judicial writ that lies for one who has recovered in debt or damages commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made of the goods chattels or real estate of the defendant the sum claimed Blackstone Cowell FIERINESS Fieriness n Defn The quality of being fiery heat acrimony irritability as a fieriness of temper Addison FIERY Fiery or a Etym Formerly written firy fr fire 1 Consisting of containing or resembling fire as the fiery gulf of Etna a fiery appearance And fiery billows roll below I Watts 2 Vehement ardent very active impetuous Hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails Shak The fiery spirit of his forefathers W Irwing 3 Passionate easily provoked irritable You kniw the fiery quality of the duke Shak 4 Unrestrained fierce mettlesome spirited One curbed the fiery steed Dryden 5 heated by fire or as if by fire burning hot parched feverish Pope The sword which is made fiery Hooker Fiery cross a cross constructed of two firebrands and pitched upon the point of a spear formerly in Scotland borne by a runner as a signal for the clan to take up arms Sir W Scott FIESTA Fiesta n Sp See Feast n Defn Among Spanish a religious festival a saints day or holiday also a holiday or festivity Even a bullfight is a fiesta Am Dialect Notes Some fiesta when all the surrounding population were expected to turn out in holiday dress for merriment The Century FIFE Fife n Etym F fifre OHG pfifa LL pipa pipe pipare to play on the pipe fr L pipire pipare to peep pip chirp as a chiken See Pipe Mus Defn A small shrill pipe resembling the piccolo flute used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music Fife major Mil a noncommissioned officer who superintends the fifers of a regiment Fife rail Naut a A rail about the mast at the deck to hold belaying pins etc b A railing around the break of a poop deck FIFE Fife v i imp p p Fifed p pr vb n fifing Defn To play on a fife FIFER Fifer n Defn One who plays on a fife FIFTEEN Fifteen a Etym OE fiftene AS fift fift See Five and Ten and cf Fifty Defn Five and ten one more than fourteen FIFTEEN Fifteen n 1 The sum of five and ten fifteen units or objects 2 A symbol representing fifteen units as 15 or xv FIFTEENTH Fifteenth a Etym OE fiftenthe cf fiftethe AS fifte See Fifteen 1 Next in order after the fourteenth the ordinal of fifteen 2 Consisting of one of fifteen equal parts or divisions of a thing FIFTEENTH Fifteenth n 1 One of fifteen equal parts or divisions the quotient of a unit divided by fifteen 2 A species of tax upon personal property formerly laid on towns boroughs etc in England being one fifteenth part of what the personal property in each town etc had been valued at Burrill 3 Mus a A stop in an organ tuned two octaves above the diaposon b An interval consisting of two octaves FIFTH Fifth a Etym OE fifte fifthe AS fifta See Five 1 Next in order after the fourth the ordinal of five 2 Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing Fifth monarchy men Hist a fanatical sect in England of the time of the commonwealth who maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years Fifth wheel a horizontal wheel or segment above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body forming an extended support to prevent careening FIFTH Fifth n 1 The quotient of a unit divided by five one of five equal parts a fifth part 2 Mus Defn The interval of three tones and a semitone embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale the dominant of any key FIFTHLY Fifthly adv Defn In the fifth place as the fifth in order FIFTIETH Fiftieth a Etym AS fiftigo See Fifty 1 Next in order after the fortyninth the ordinal of fifty 2 Consisting of one of fifty equal parts or divisions FIFTIETH Fiftieth n Defn One of fifty equal parts the quotient of a unit divided by fifty FIFTY Fifty a Etym AS fiftig akin to OHG finfzug fimfzug G fünfzig funfzig Goth fimftigjus See Five and Ten and cf Fifteen Defn Five times ten as fifty men FIFTY Fifty n pl Fifties 1 The sum of five tens fifty units or objects 2 A symbol representing fifty units as 50 or l FIG Fig n Etym F figue the fruit of the tree Pr figa fr L ficus fig tree fig Cf Fico 1 Bot Defn A small fruit tree Ficus Carica with large leaves known from the remotest antiquity It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands 2 The fruit of a fig tree which is of round or oblong shape and of various colors Note The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a stem and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity Many species have little hard inedible figs and in only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy The fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its fresh state and also when dried or preserved See Caprification 3 A small piece of tobacco US 4 The value of a fig practically nothing a fico used in scorn or contempt A fig for Peter Shak Cochineal fig See Conchineal fig Fig dust a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged birds Fig faun one of a class of rural deities or monsters supposed to live on figs Therefore shall dragons dwell there with the fig fauns Jer i 39 Douay version Fig gnat Zoöl a small fly said to be injurious to figs Fig leaf the leaf tree hence in allusion to the first clothing of Adam and Eve Genesis iii7 a covering for a thing that ought to be concealed esp an inadequate covering a symbol for affected modesty Fig marigold Bot the name of several plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum some of which are prized for the brilliancy and beauty of their flowers Fig tree Bot any tree of the genus Ficus but especially F Carica which produces the fig of commerce FIG Fig v t Etym See Fico Fig n 1 To insult with a fico or contemptuous motion See Fico Obs When Pistol lies do this and fig me like The bragging Spaniard Shak 2 To put into the head of as something useless o Obs LEstrange FIG Fig n Defn Figure dress array Colloq Were they all in full fig the females with feathers on their heads the males with chapeaux bras Prof Wilson FIGARO Figaro n Etym From the name of the barber in Beaumarchais Barber of Seville Defn An adroi FIGARY Figary n Etym Corrupted fr vagary Defn A frolic a vagary a whim Obs Beau Fl FIGEATER Figeater n Zoöl a A large beetle Allorhina nitida which in the Southern United States destroys figs The elytra are velvety green with pale borders b A bird See Figpecker FIGENT Figent a Defn Fidgety restless Obs Such a little figent thing Beau Fl FIGGUM Figgum n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn A jugglers trick conjuring Obs The devil is the author of wicked figgum B Jonson FIGHT Fight v i imp p p Fought p pr vb n Fighting Etym OE fihten fehten AS feohtan akin to D vechten OHG fehtan G fechten Sw fäkta Dan fegte and perh to E fist cf L pugnare to fight pugnus fist 1 To strive or contened for victory with armies or in single combat to attempt to defeat subdue or destroy an enemy either by blows or weapons to contend in arms followed by with or against You do fight against your countrys foes Shak To fight with thee no man of arms will deign Milton 2 To act in opposition to anything to struggle against to contend to strive to make resistance To fight shy to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters to keep out of reach FIGHT Fight v t 1 To carry on or wage as a conflict or battle to win or gain by struggle as ones way to sustain by fighting as a cause He had to fight his way through the world Macaulay I have fought a good fight 2 Tim iv 7 2 To contend with in battle to war against as they fought the enemy in two pitched battles the sloop fought the frigate for three hours 3 To cause to fight to manage or maneuver in a fight as to fight cocks to fight ones ship To fight it out to fight until a decisive and conclusive result is reached FIGHT Fight n Etym OE fight feht AS feoht See Fight v i 1 A battle an engagement a contest in arms a combat a violent conflict or struggle for victory between individuals or between armies ships or navies etc Who now defies thee thrice to single fight Milton 2 A struggle or contest of any kind 3 Strength or disposition for fighting pugnacity as he has a great deal of fight in him Colloq 4 A screen for the combatants in ships Obs Up with your fights and your nettings prepare Dryden Running fight a fight in which the enemy is continually chased also one which continues without definite end or result Syn Combat engagement contest struggle encounter fray affray action conflict See Battle FIGHTER Fighter n Etym AS feohtere Defn One who fights a combatant a warrior Shak FIGHTING Fighting a 1 Qualified for war fit for battle An host of fighting men 2 Chron xxvi 11 2 Occupied in war being the scene of a battle as a fighting field Pope A fighting chance one dependent upon the issue of a struggle Colloq Fighting crab Zoöl the fiddler crab Fighting fish Zoöl a remarkably pugnacious East Indian fish Betta pugnax reared by the Siamese for spectacular fish fights FIGHTINGLY Fightingly adv Defn Pugnaciously FIGHTWITE Fightwite n Etym Fight wite OEng Law Defn A mulct or fine imposed on a person for making a fight or quarrel to the disturbance of the peace FIGMENT Figment n Etym L figmentum fr fingere to form shape invent feign See Feign Defn An invention a fiction something feigned or imagined Social figments feints and formalism Mrs Browning It carried rather an appearance of figment and invention than of truth and reality Woodward FIGPECKER Figpecker n Zoöl Defn The European garden warbler Sylvia or Currica hortensis called also beccafico and greater pettychaps FIGSHELL Figshell n Zoöl Defn A marine univalve shell of the genus Pyrula or Ficula resembling a fig in form FIGULATE FIGULATED Figulate Figulated a Etym L figulatus pp of figulare to shape fr figulus potter fr fingere to shape Defn Made of potters clay molded shaped R Johnson FIGULINE Figuline or n Etym F fr L figulina pottery fr figulus See Figulate Defn A piece of pottery ornamented with representations of natural objects Whose figulines and rustic wares Scarce find him bread from day to day Longfellow FIGURABILITY Figurability n Etym Cf F figurabilité Defn The quality of being figurable Johnson FIGURABLE Figurable a Etym L figurare to form shape fr figura figure cf F figurable See Figure Defn Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape Lead is figurable but water is not Johnson FIGURAL Figural a Etym From Figure 1 Represented by figure or delineation consisting of figures as figural ornaments Sir T Browne 2 Mus Defn Figurate See Figurate Figural numbers See Figurate numbers under Figurate FIGURANT Figurant or n masc Etym F prop ppr of figurer figure represent make a figure Defn One who dances at the opera not singly but in groups or figures an accessory character on the stage who figures in its scenes but has nothing to say hence one who figures in any scene without taking a prominent part FIGURANTE Figurante or n fem Etym F Defn A female figurant esp a ballet girl FIGURATE Figurate a Etym L figuratus pp of figurare See Figure 1 Of a definite form or figure Plants are all figurate and determinate which inanimate bodies are not Bacon 2 Figurative metaphorical Obs Bale 3 Mus Defn Florid figurative involving passing discords by the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony as figurate counterpoint or descant Figurate counterpoint or descant Mus that which is not simple or in which the parts do not move together tone for tone but in which freer movement of one or more parts mingles passing discords with the harmony called also figural figurative and figured counterpoint or descant although the term figured is more commonly applied to a bass with numerals written above or below to indicate the other notes of the harmony Figurate numbers Math numbers or series of numbers formed from any arithmetical progression in which the first term is a unit and the difference a whole number by taking the first term and the sums of the first two first three first four etc as the successive terms of a new series from which another may be formed in the same manner and so on the numbers in the resulting series being such that points representing them are capable of symmetrical arrangement in different geometrical figures as triangles squares pentagons etc Note In the following example the two lower lines are composed of figurate numbers those in the second line being triangular and represented thus 1 2 3 4 etc 1 3 6 10 etc etc 1 4 10 20 etc FIGURATED Figurated a Defn Having a determinate form FIGURATELY Figurately adv Defn In a figurate manner FIGURATION Figuration n Etym L figuratio 1 The act of giving figure or determinate form determination to a certain form Bacon 2 Mus Defn Mixture of concords and discords FIGURATIVE Figurative a Etym L figurativus cf F figuratif See Figurative 1 Representing by a figure or by resemblance typical representative This they will say was figurative and served by Gods appointment but for a time to shadow out the true glory of a more divine sanctity Hooker 2 Used in a sense that is tropical as a metaphor not literal applied to words and expressions 3 Ambounding in figures of speech flowery florid as a highly figurative description 4 Relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing carving etc See Figure n 2 They belonged to a nation dedicated to the figurative arts and they wrote for a public familiar with painted form J A Symonds Figurative counterpointdescant See under Figurate Figuratively adv Figurativeness n FIGURE Figure n Etym F figure L figura akin to fingere to form shape feign See Feign 1 The form of anything shape outline appearance Flowers have all exquisite figures Bacon 2 The representation of any form as by drawing painting modeling carving embroidering etc especially a representation of the human body as a figure in bronze a figure cut in marble A coin that bears the figure of an angel Shak 3 A pattern in cloth paper or other manufactured article a design wrought out in a fabric as the muslin was of a pretty figure 4 Geom Defn A diagram or drawing made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes a surface or space inclosed on all sides called superficial when inclosed by lines and solid when inclosed by surface any arrangement made up of points lines angles surfaces etc 5 The appearance or impression made by the conduct or carrer of a person as a sorry figure I made some figure there Dryden Gentlemen of the best figure in the county Blackstone 6 Distinguished appearance magnificence conspicuous representation splendor show That he may live in figure and indulgence Law 7 A character or symbol representing a number a numeral a digit as 1 23 etc 8 Value as expressed in numbers price as the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure Colloq With nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest figure Thackeray 9 A person thing or action conceived of as analogous to another person thing or action of which it thus becomes a type or representative Who is the figure of Him that was to come Rom v 14 10 Rhet Defn A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world pictorial language a trope hence any deviation from the plainest form of statement To represent the imagination under the figure of a wing Macaulay 11 Logic Defn The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term 12 Dancing Defn Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer 13 Astrol Defn A horoscope the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses Johnson 14 Music a Any short succession of notes either as melody or as a group of chords which produce a single complete and distinct impression Grove b A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage a musical or motive a florid embellishment Note Figures are often written upon the staff in music to denote the kind of measure They are usually in the form of a fraction the upper figure showing how many notes of the kind indicated by the lower are contained in one measure or bar Thus 24 signifies that the measure contains two quarter notes The following are the principal figures used for this purpose 222428 422448 323438 646468 Academy figure Canceled figures Lay figure etc See under Academy Cancel Lay etc Figure caster or Figure flinger an astrologer This figure caster Milton Figure flinging the practice of astrology Figureofeight knot a knot shaped like the figure 8 See Illust under Knot Figure painting a picture of the human figure or the act or art of depicting the human figure Figure stone Min agalmatolite Figure weaving the art or process of weaving figured fabrics To cut a figure to make a display Colloq Sir W Scott FIGURE Figure v t imp p p Figured p pr vb n Figuring Etym F figurer L figurare fr figura See Figure n 1 To represent by a figure as to form or mold to make an image of either palpable or ideal also to fashion into a determinate form to shape If love alas be pain I bear No thought can figure and no tongue declarePrior 2 To embellish with design to adorn with figures The vaulty top of heaven Figured quite oer with burning meteors Shak 3 To indicate by numerals also to compute As through a crystal glass the figured hours are seen Dryden 4 To represent by a metaphor to signify or symbolize Whose white vestments figure innocence Shak 5 To prefigure to foreshow In this the heaven figures some event Shak 6 Mus a To write over or under the bass as figures or other characters in order to indicate the accompanying chords b To embellish To figure out to solve to compute or find the result of To figure up to add to reckon to compute the amount of FIGURE Figure v t 1 To make a figure to be distinguished or conspicious as the envoy figured at court Sociable hospitable eloquent admired figuring away brilliantly M Arnold 2 To calculate to contrive to scheme as he is figuring to secure the nomination Colloq FIGURED Figured a 1 Adorned with figures marked with figures as figured muslin 2 Not literal figurative Obs Locke 3 Mus a Free and florid as a figured descant See Figurate 3 b Indicated or noted by figures Figured bass See Continued bass under Continued FIGUREHEAD Figurehead n 1 Naut Defn The figure statue or bust on the prow of a ship 2 A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties a nominal but not real head or chief FIGURIAL Figurial a Defn Represented by figure or delineation R Craig FIGURINE Figurine or n Etym F dim of figure Defn A very small figure whether human or of an animal especially one in terra cotta or the like distinguished from statuette which is applied to small figures in bronze marble etc FIGURIST Figurist n Defn One who uses or interprets figurative expressions Waterland FIGWORT Figwort n Bot Defn A genus of herbaceous plants Scrophularia mostly found in the north temperate zones See Brownwort FIJIAN Fijian a Defn Of or pertaining to the Fiji islands or their inhabitants n Defn A native of the Fiji islands Written also Feejeean Feejee FIKE Fike n Defn See Fyke FIL Fil obs Defn imp of Fall v i Fell Chaucer FILACEOUS Filaceous or a Etym L filum thread Defn Composed of threads Bacon FILACER Filacer n Etym OE filace a file or thread on which the records of the courts of justice were strung F filasse tow of flax or hemp fr L filum thread Eng Law Defn A former officer in the English Court of Common Pleas so called because he filed the writs on which he made out process Obs Burrill FILAMENT Filament n Etym F filament fr L filum thread See File a row Defn A thread or threadlike object or appendage a fiber esp Bot the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther FILAMENTARY Filamentary a Defn Having the character of or formed by a filament FILAMENTOID Filamentoid a Etym Filament oid Defn Like a filament FILAMENTOUS Filamentous a Etym Cf F filamenteux Defn Like a thread consisting of threads or filaments Gray FILANDER Filander n Zoöl Defn A species of kangaroo Macropus Brunii inhabiting New Guinea FILANDERS Filanders n pl Etym F filandres fr L filum thread Falconry Defn A disease in hawks characterized by the presence of small threadlike worms also of filaments of coagulated blood from the rupture of a vein called also backworm Sir T Browne FILAR Filar a Etym L filum a thread Defn Of or pertaining to a thread or line characterized by threads stretched across the field of view as a filar microscope a filar micrometer FILARIA Filaria n Etym NL fr L filum a thread Zoöl Defn A genus of slender nematode worms of many species parasitic in various animals See Guinea worm FILARIAL Filarial a 1 Zoöl Med Defn Of pertaining to or caused by filariæ and allied parasitic worms 2 Straight as if in a line as the filarial flight of birds FILARIASIS Filariasis n NL Med Defn The presence of filariæ in the blood infection with filariæ FILASSE Filasse n F fr fil thread L filum Defn Vegetable fiber as jute or ramie prepared for manufacture FILATORY Filatory n Etym LL filatorium place for spinning fr filare to spin fr L filum a thread Defn A machine for forming threads Obs W Tooke FILATURE Filature n Etym LL filatura fr filare to spin cf F filature See Filatory 1 A drawing out into threads hence the reeling of silk from cocoons Ure 2 A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons also an establishment for reeling silk FILBERT Filbert n Etym Perh fr fill bread as filling the bread or husk cf G bartnuss lit bread nut filbert or perh named from a StPhilibert whose day Aug 22 fell in the nutting season Bot Defn The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or hazel It is an oval nut containing a kernel that has a mild farinaceous oily taste agreeable to the palate Note In England filberts are usually large hazelnuts especially the nuts from selected and cultivated trees The American hazelnuts are of two other species Filbert gall Zoöl a gall resembling a filbert in form growing in clusters on grapevines It is produced by the larva of a gallfly Cecidomyia FILCH Filch v t imp p p Filched p pr vb n Filching Etym Cf AS feol to stick to OHG felhan felahan to hide Icel fela Goth filhan to hide bury Prov E feal to hide slyly OE felen Defn To steal or take privily commonly that which is of little value to pilfer Fain would they filch that little food away Dryden But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed Shak FILCHER Filcher n Defn One who filches a thief FILCHINGLY Filchingly adv Defn By pilfering or petty stealing FILE File n Etym F file row cf Pr Sp Pg It fila LL fila fr L filum a thread Cf Enfilade Filament Fillet 1 An orderly succession a line a row as a Mil A row of soldiers ranged one behind another in contradistinction to rank which designates a row of soldiers standing abreast a number consisting the depth of a body of troops which in the ordinary modern formation consists of two men the battalion standing two deep or in two ranks Note The number of files in a company describes its width as the number of ranks does its depth thus 100 men in fours deep would be spoken of as 25 files in 4 ranks Farrow b An orderly collection of papers arranged in sequence or classified for preservation and reference as files of letters or of newspapers this mail brings English files to the 15th instant c The line wire or other contrivance by which papers are put and kept in order It is upon a file with the dukes other letters Shak d A roll or list A file of all the gentry Shak 2 Course of thought thread of narration Obs Let me resume the file of my narration Sir H Wotton File firing the act of firing by file or each file independently of others File leader the soldier at the front of any file who covers and leads those in rear of him File marching the marching of a line two deep when faced to the right or left so that the front and rear rank march side by side Brande C Indian file or Single file a line of men marching one behind another a single row On file preserved in an orderly collection Rank and file a The body of soldiers constituing the mass of an army including corporals and privates Wilhelm b Those who constitute the bulk or working members of a party society etc in distinction from the leaders FILE File v t imp p p Filed p pr vb n Filing 1 To set in order to arrange or lay away esp as papers in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence to place on file to insert in its proper place in an arranged body of papers I would have my several courses and my dishes well filed Beau Fl 2 To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting proper papers in a regular way as to file a petition or bill Burrill 3 Law Defn To put upon the files or among the records of a court to note on a paper the fact date of its reception in court To file a paper on the part of a party is to place it in the official custody of the clerk To file on the part of the clerk is to indorse upon the paper the date of its reception and retain it in his office subject to inspection by whomsoever it may concern Burrill FILE File v i Etym Cf F filer Mil Defn To march in a file or line as soldiers not abreast but one after another generally with off To file with to follow closely as one soldier after another in file to keep pace My endeavors Have ever come too short of my desires Yet filed with my abilities Shak FILE File n Etym AS feól akin to D viji OHG fila fihala G feile Sw fil Dan fiil cf Icel Russ pila and Skr pi to cut out adorn perh akin to E paint 1 A steel instrument having cutting ridges or teeth made by indentation with a chisel used for abrading or smoothing other substances as metals wood etc Note A file differs from a rasp in having the furrows made by straight cuts of a chisel either single or crossed while the rasp has coarse single teeth raised by the pyramidal end of a triangular punch 2 Anything employed to smooth polish or rasp literally or figuratively Mock the nice touches of the critics file Akenside 3 A shrewd or artful person Slang Fielding Will is an old file spite of his smooth face Thackeray Bastard file Cross file etc See under Bastard Cross etc Crosscut file a file having two sets of teeth crossing obliquely File blank a steel blank shaped and ground ready for cutting to form a file File cutter a maker of files Secondcut file a file having teeth of a grade next finer than bastard Singlecut file a file having only one set of parallel teeth a float Smooth file a file having teeth so fine as to make an almost smooth surface FILE File v t 1 To rub smooth or cut away with a file to sharpen with a file as to file a saw or a tooth 2 To smooth or polish as with a file Shak File your tongue to a little more courtesySir WScott FILE File v t Etym OE fulen filen foulen AS f fr fFoul and cf Defile vt Defn To make f Obs All his hairy breast with blood was filedSpenser For Banquos issue have I filed mindShak FILE CLOSER File closer Mil Defn A commissioned or noncommissioned officer posted in the rear of a line or on the flank of a column of soldiers to rectify mistakes and insure steadiness and promptness in the ranks FILEFISH Filefish n Zoöl Defn Any plectognath fish of the genera Monacanthus Alutera balistes and allied genera so called on account of the roughly granulated skin which is sometimes used in place of sandpaper FILEMOT Filemot n Defn See Feullemort Swift FILER Filer n Defn One who works with a file FILIAL Filial a Etym L filialis fr filius son filia daughter akin to e female feminine Cf Fitz 1 Of or pertaining to a son or daughter becoming to a child in relation to his parents as filial obedience 2 Bearing the relation of a child And thus the filial Godhead answering spoke Milton FILIALLY Filially adv Defn In a filial manner FILIATE Filiate v t Defn To adopt as son or daughter to establish filiation between R Southey FILIATION Filiation n Etym LL filiatio fr L filius son cf F filiation See Filial 1 The relationship of a son or child to a parent esp to a father The relation of paternity and filiation Sir M Hale 2 Law Defn The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its ather affiliation Smart FILIBEG Filibeg n Etym Gael feileadhbeag ie little kilt feileadh kilt beag little small cf filleadh a plait fold Defn Same as Kilt Written also philibeg FILIBUSTER Filibuster n Etym Sp flibuster flibustero corrupted fr E freebooter See Freebooter Defn A lawless military adventurer especially one in quest of plunder a freebooter originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851 and those of Walker in his expedition to Nicaragua in 1855 FILIBUSTER Filibuster v i imp p p Fillibustered p pr vb n Filibustering 1 To act as a filibuster or military freebooter Bartlett 2 To delay legislation by dilatory motions or other artifices political cant or slang US Bartlett FILIBUSTERISM Filibusterism n Defn The characteristics or practices of a filibuster Bartlett FILICAL Filical a Defn Belonging to the Filices r ferns FILICIC Filicic a Etym L filix icis a fern Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from ferns as filicic acid FILICIDE Filicide n Etym L filius son filia daughter caedere to kill Defn The act of murdering a son or a daughter also parent who commits such a murder FILICIFORM Filiciform a Etym L filix icis fern form cf F filiciforme Defn Shaped like a fern or like the parts of a fern leaf Smart FILICOID Filicoid a Etym L filix icis fern oid cf F filicoiïde Bot Defn Fernlike either in form or in the nature of the method of reproduction FILICOID Filicoid n Bot Defn A fernlike plant Lindley FILIETY Filiety n Etym L filietas Defn The relation of a son to a father sonship the correlative of paternity J S Mill FILIFEROUS Filiferous a Etym L filum a thread ferous Defn Producing threads Carpenter FILIFORM Filiform a Etym L filum thread form cf F filiforme Defn Having the shape of a thread or filament as the filiform papillæ of the tongue a filiform style or peduncle See Illust of AntennÆ FILIGRAIN FILIGRANE Filigrain Filigrane n Etym Sp filigrana cf It filigrana E filigrane fr L filuma thread granum grain See File a row and Grain and cf Filigree Defn Filigree Archaic With her head touches the crown of filigrane Longfellow FILIGRANED Filigraned a Defn See Filigreed Archaic FILIGREE Filigree n Etym Corrupted fr filigrane Defn Ornamental work formerly with grains or breads but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to which the wire is soldered being arranged in designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque pattern FILIGREE Filigree a Defn Relating to composed of or resembling work in filigree as a filigree basket Hence Fanciful unsubstantial merely decorative You ask for reality not fiction and filigree work J C Shairp FILIGREED Filigreed a Defn Adorned with filigree Tatler FILING Filing n Defn A fragment or particle rubbed off by the act of filing as iron filings FILIOQUE Filioque n Eccl Hist Defn The Latin for and from the Son equivalent to et filio inserted by the third council of Toledo a d 589 in the clause qui ex Patre procedit who proceedeth from the Father of the Niceno Constantinopolitan Creed a d 381 which makes a creed state that the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son as well as from the Father Hence the doctrine itself not admitted by the Eastern Church FILIPENDULOUS Filipendulous a Etym L filum a thread pendulus hanging fr pend to hang Bot Defn Suspended by or strung upon a thread said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender threadlike rootlets FILIPINO Filipino n pl Filipinos Sp Defn A native of the Philippine Islands specif one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood Then there are Filipinos children of the country they are called who are supposed to be pureblooded descendants of Spanish settlers But there are few of them without some touch of Chinese or native blood The Century FILL Fill n Etym See Thill Defn One of the thills or shafts of a carriage Mortimer Fill horse a thill horse Shak FILL Fill v t imp p p Filled p pr vb n Filling Etym OE fillen fullen AS fyllan fr full full akin to D vullen G füllen Icel fylla Sw fylla Dan fylde Goth fulljan See Full a 1 To make full to supply with as much as can be held or contained to put or pour into till no more can be received to occupy the whole capacity of The rain also filleth the pools Ps lxxxiv 6 Jesus saith unto them Fill the waterpots with water Anf they filled them up to the brim John ii 7 2 To furnish an abudant supply to to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable to occupy the whole of to swarm in or overrun And God blessed them saying Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas Gen i 22 The Syrians filled the country 1 Kings xx 27 3 To fill or supply fully with food to feed to satisfy Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness as to fillso great a multitude Matt xv 33 Things that are sweet and fat are more filling Bacon 4 To possess and perform the duties of to officiate in as an incumbent to occupy to hold as a king fills a throne the president fills the office of chief magistrate the speaker of the House fills the chair 5 To supply with an incumbent as to fill an office or a vacancy A Hamilton 6 Naut a To press and dilate as a sail as the wind filled the sails b To trim a yard so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails 7 Civil Engineering Defn To make an embankment in or raise the level of a low place with earth or gravel To fill in to insert as he filled in the figures To fill out to extend or enlarge to the desired limit to make complete as to fill out a bill To fill up to make quite full to fill to the brim or entirely to occupy completely to complete The bliss that fills up all the mind Pope And fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ Col i 24 FILL Fill v i 1 To become full to have the whole capacity occupied to have an abundant supply to be satiated as corn fills well in a warm season the sail fills with the wind 2 To fill a cup or glass for drinking Give me some wine fill full Shak To back and fill See under Back v i To fill up to grow or become quite full as the channel of the river fills up with sand FILL Fill n Etym AS fyllo See Fill v t Defn A full supply as much as supplies want as much as gives complete satisfaction Ye shall eat your fill Lev xxv 19 Ill bear thee hence where I may weep my fill Shak FILLED CHEESE Filled cheese Defn An inferior kind of cheese made from skim milk with a fatty filling such as oleomargarine or lard to replace the fat removed in the cream FILLER Filler n Defn One who or that which fills something used for filling T is mere filer to stop a vacancy in the hexameter Dryden They have six diggers to four fillers so as to keep the fillers always at work Mortimer FILLER Filler n Etym From 1st Fill Defn A thill horse Prov Eng FILLET Fillet n Etym OE filet felet fr OF filet thread fillet of meat dim of fil a thread fr L filum See Fille a row 1 A little band especially one intended to encircle the hair of the head A belt her waist a fillet binds her hair Pope 2 Cooking Defn A piece of lean meat without bone sometimes a long strip rolled together and tied Note A fillet of beef is the under side of the sirlom also called tenderloin A fillet of veal or mutton is the fleshy part of the thigh A fillet of fish is a slice of flat fish without bone Fillet of a fenny snake Shak 3 A thin strip or ribbon esp a A strip of metal from which coins are punched b A strip of card clothing c A thin projecting band or strip 4 Mach Defn A concave filling in of a reëntrant angle where two surfaces meet forming a rounded corner 5 Arch Defn A narrow flat member especially a flat molding separating other moldings a reglet also the space between two flutings in a shaft See Illust of Base and Column 6 Her Defn An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the chief to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position 7 Mech Defn The thread of a screw 8 A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt 9 The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun 10 Any scantling smaller than a batten 11 Anat Defn A fascia a band of fibers applied esp to certain bands of white matter in the brain 12 Man Defn The loins of a horse beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests Arris fillet See under Arris FILLET Fillet v t imp p p Filleted p pr vb n Filleting Defn To bind furnish or adorn with a fillet FILLETING Filleting n 1 Arch Defn The protecting of a joint as between roof and parapet wall with mortar or cement where flashing is employed in better work 2 The material of which fillets are made also fillets collectively FILLIBEG Fillibeg n Defn A kilt See Filibeg FILLIBUSTER Fillibuster n Defn See Filibuster FILLING Filling n 1 That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space or to supply a deficiency as filling for a cavity in a tooth a depression in a roadbed the space between exterior and interior walls of masonry the pores of opengrained wood the space between the outer and inner planks of a vessel etc 2 The woof in woven fabrics 3 Brewing Defn Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it Back filling Arch See under Back a FILLIP Fillip v t imp p p Filliped p pr vb n Filliping Etym For filp flip Cf Flippant 1 To strike with the nail of the finger first placed against the ball of the thumb and forced from that position with a sudden spring to snap with the finger You filip me o the head Shak 2 To snap to project quickly The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with Tylor FILLIP Fillip n 1 A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb a smart blow 2 Something serving to rouse or excite I take a glass of grog for a filip Dickens FILLIPEEN Fillipeen n Defn See Philopena FILLISTER Fillister n 1 The rabbet on the outer edge of a sash bar to hold the glass and the putty Knight 2 A plane for making a rabbet Fillister screw had a short cylindrical screw head having a convex top FILLY Filly n pl Fillies Etym Cf Icel fylia fr foli foal See Foal 1 Zoöl Defn A female foal or colt a young mare Cf Colt Foal Neighing in likeness of a filly foal Shak 2 A lively spirited young girl Colloq Addison FILM Film n Etym AS film skin fr fell skin akin to fylmen membrane OFries filmene skin See Fell skin 1 A thin skin a pellicle a membranous covering causing opacity hence any thin slight covering He from thick films shall purge the visual ray Pope 2 A slender thread as that of a cobweb Her whip of crickets bone the lash of film Shak FILM Film v t Defn To cover with a thin skin or pellicle It will but skin and film the ulcerous place Shak FILMINESS Filminess n Defn State of being filmy FILMY Filmy a Defn Composed of film or films Whose filmy cord should bind the struggling fly Dryden FILOPLUMACEOUS Filoplumaceous a Zoöl Defn Having the structure of a filoplume FILOPLUME Filoplume n Etym L filum a thread pluma a soft feather Zoöl Defn A hairlike feather a father with a slender scape and without a web in most or all of its length FILOSE Filose a Etym L filum a thread Defn Terminating in a threadlike process FILOSELLE Filoselle n F floss silk Defn A kind of silk thread less glossy than floss and spun from coarser material It is much used in embroidery instead of floss FILS Fils n F fr L filius See Filial Defn Son sometimes used after a French proper name to distinguish a son from his father as Alexandre Dumas fils FILTER Filter n Etym F filtre the same word as feutre felt LL filtrum feltrum felt fulled wool this being used for straining liquors See Feuter Defn Any porous substance as cloth paper sand or charcoal through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the solid or impure matter held in suspension a chamber or device containing such substance a strainer also a similar device for purifying air Filter bed a pond the bottom of which is a filter composed of sand gravel Filter gallery an underground gallery or tunnel alongside of a stream to collect the water that filters through the intervening sand and gravel called also infiltration gallery FILTER Filter v t imp p p Filtered p pr vb n Filtering Etym Cf F filter See Filter n and cf Filtrate Defn To purify or defecate as water or other liquid by causing it to pass through a filter Filtering paper or Filter paper a porous unsized paper for filtering FILTER Filter v i Defn To pass through a filter to percolate FILTER Filter n Defn Same as Philter FILTH Filth n Etym OE filthe fulthe AS f fr ful foul akin to OHG fulida See Foul and cf File 1 Foul matter anything that soils or defiles dirt nastiness 2 Anything that sullies or defiles the moral character corruption pollution To purify the soul from the dross and filth of sensual delights Tillotson Filth disease Med a disease supposed to be due to pollution of the soil or water FILTHILY Filthily adv Defn In a filthy manner foully FILTHINESS Filthiness n 1 The state of being filthy Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit 2 Cor vii 1 2 That which is filthy or makes filthy foulness nastiness corruption pollution impurity Carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place 2 Chron xxix 5 FILTHY Filthy a Compar Filthier superl Filthiest Defn Defiled with filth whether material or moral nasty dirty polluted foul impure obscene In the filthymantled pool Shak He which is filthy let him be filthy still Rev xxii 11 Syn Nasty foul dirty squalid unclean sluttish gross vulgar licentious See Nasty FILTRATE Filtrate v t imp p p Filtrated p pr vb n Filtrating Etym Cf LL filtrare See Filter Defn To filter to defecate as liquid by straining or percolation Arbuthnot FILTRATE Filtrate n Defn That which has been filtered the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration FILTRATION Filtration n Etym Cf F filtration Defn The act or process of filtering the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it FIMBLE FIMBLE HEMP Fimble n or Fimble hempEtym Corrupted from female hemp Defn Light summer hemp that bears no seed FIMBRIA Fimbria n pl Fimbriæ Etym L fringe See Fringle Anat a pl Defn A fringe or fringed border b A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain Fimbrial a FIMBRIATE Fimbriate a Etym L fimbriatus fibrous fringed fr fimbria fiber fringe See Fringe Defn Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs fringed as the fimbriate petals of the pink the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube FIMBRIATE Fimbriate v t imp p p Fimbriated p pr vb n Fimbriating Defn To hem to fringe Fuller FIMBRIATED Fimbriated a 1 Having a fringed border fimbriate 2 Her Defn Having a very narrow border of another tincture said esp of an ordinary or subordinary FIMBRICATE Fimbricate a 1 Fringed jagged fimbriate 2 Zoöl Defn fringed on one side only by long straight hairs as the antennæ of certain insects FIN Fin v t imp p p Finned p pr vb n Finning Etym Cf Fin of a fish Defn To carve or cut up as a chub FIN Fin n Etym See Fine n Defn End conclusion object Obs She knew eke the fin of his intent Chaucer FIN Fin nEtym OE finne fin AS finn akin to D vin G Dan finne Sw fena L pinna penna a wing feather cf pen a feather 1 Zoöl Defn An organ of a fish consisting of a membrane supported by rays or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles and serving to balance and propel it in the water Note Fishes move through the water chiefly by means of the caudal fin or tail the principal office of the other fins being to balance or direct the body though they are also to a certain extent employed in producing motion 2 Zoöl Defn A membranous finlike swimming organ as in pteropod and heteropod mollusks 3 A finlike organ or attachment a part of an object or product which protrudes like a fin as a The hand Slang b Com A blade of whalebone Eng McElrath c Mech A mark or ridge left on a casting at the junction of the parts of a mold d Mech The thin sheet of metal squeezed out between the collars of the rolls in the process of rolling Raymond e Mech A feather a spline 4 A finlike appendage as to submarine boats Apidose fin Zoöl See under Adipose a Fin ray Anat one of the hornlike cartilaginous or bony dermal rods which form the skeleton of the fins of fishes Fin whale Zoöl a finback Paired fins Zoöl the pectoral and ventral fins corresponding to the fore and hind legs of the higher animals Unpaired or Median fins Zoöl the dorsal caudal and anal fins FINABLE Finable a Etym From Fine Defn Liable or subject to a fine as a finable person or offense Bacon FINAL Final a Etym F fr L finalis fr finis boundary limit end See Finish 1 Pertaining to the end or conclusion last terminating ultimate as the final day of a school term Yet despair not of his final pardon Milton 2 Conclusive decisive as a final judgment the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue 3 Respecting an end or object to be gained respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view Final cause See under Cause Syn Final Conclusive Ultimate Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end as a final adjustment the final judgment etc Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion negotiation etc as a conclusive argument or fact a conclusive arrangement In using ultimate we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding as when we say a temporary reverse may lead to an ultimate triumph The statements which a man finally makes at the close of a negotiation are usually conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs FINALE Finale n Etym It See Final Defn Close termination as a Mus The last movement of a symphony sonata concerto or any instrumental composition b The last composition performed in any act of an opera c The closing part piece or scene in any public performance or exhibition FINALIST Finalist n Sports Defn Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again FINALITY Finality n pl Finalities Etym L finalitas the being last 1 The state of being final finished or complete a final or conclusive arrangement a settlement Baxter 2 The relation of end or purpose to its means Janet FINALLY Finally adv 1 At the end or conclusion ultimately lastly as the contest was long but the Romans finally conquered Whom patience finally must crown Milton 2 Completely beyond recovery Not any house of noble English in Ireland was utterly destroyed or finally rooted out Sir J Davies FINANCE Finance n Etym F fr LL financia payment of money money fr finare to pay a fine or subsidy cf OF finer to finish pay fr L finis end See Fine n Finish 1 The income of a ruler or of a state revennue public money sometimes the income of an individual often used in the plural for funds available money resources All the finances or revenues of the imperial crown Bacon 2 The science of raising and expending the public revenue Versed in the details of finance Macaulay FINANCIAL Financial a Defn Pertaining to finance Our financial and commercial system Macaulay FINANCIALIST Financialist n Defn A financier FINANCIALLY Financially adv Defn In a dfinancial manner Burke FINANCIER Financier n Etym Cf F financier 1 One charged with the administration of finance an officer who administers the public revenue a treasurer Burke 2 One skilled in financial operations one acquainted with money matters FINANCIER Financier v i imp p p Financiered p pr vb n Financiering Defn To conduct financial operations FINARY Finary n Iron Works Defn See Finery FINATIVE Finative a Defn Conclusive decisive definitive final Obs Greene 1593 FINBACK Finback n Zoöl Defn Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius Balænoptera and allied genera of the family Balænopteridæ characterized by a prominent fin on the back The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S tuberosus FINBAT KITE Finbat kite Defn Eddy kite Eng FINCH Finch n pl Fishes Etym AS finc akin to D vink OHG fincho G fink cf W pinc a finch also E spink Zoöl Defn A small singing bird of many genera and species belonging to the family Fringillidæ Note The word is often used in composition as in chaffinch goldfinch grassfinch pinefinch etc Bramble finch See Brambling Canary finch the canary bird Copper finch See Chaffinch Diamond finch See under Diamond Finch falcon Zoöl one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus Hierax To pull a finch to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person Obs Privily a finch eke could he pull Chaucer FINCHBACKED Finchbacked a Defn Streaked or spotted on the back said of cattle FINCHED Finched a Defn Same as Finchbacked FIND Find v t imp p p Found p pr vb n Finding Etym AS findan akin to D vinden OS OHG findan G finden Dan finde icel Sw finna Goth fin and perh to L petere to seek Gr pat to fall fly E petition 1 To meet with or light upon accidentally to gain the first sight or knowledge of as of something new or unknown hence to fall in with as a person Searching the window for a flint I found This paper thus sealed up Shak In woods and forests thou art found Cowley 2 To learn by experience or trial to perceive to experience to discover by the intellect or the feelings to detect to feel I find you passing gentle Shak The torrid zone is now found habitable Cowley 3 To come upon by seeking as to find something lost a To discover by sounding as to find bottom b To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end as water is found to be a compound substance c To gain as the object of desire or effort as to find leisure to find means d To attain to to arrive at to acquire Seek and ye shall find Matt vii 7 Every mountain now hath found a tongue Byron 4 To provide for to supply to furnish as to find food for workemen he finds his nephew in money Wages £14 and all found London Times Nothing a day and find yourself Dickens 5 To arrive at as a conclusion to determine as true to establish as to find a verdict to find a true bill of indictment against an accused person To find his title with some shows of truth Shak To find out to detect a thief to discover a secret to solve or unriddle a parable or enigma to understand Canst thou by searching find out God Job xi 7 We do hope to find out all your tricks Milton To find fault with to blame to censure To find ones self to be to fare often used in speaking of health as how do you find yourself this morning FIND Find v i Law Defn To determine an issue of fact and to declare such a determination to a court as the jury find for the plaintiff Burrill FIND Find n Defn Anything found a discovery of anything valuable especially a deposit discovered by archæologists of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin FINDABLE Findable a Defn Capable of being found discoverable Fuller FINDER Finder n Defn One who or that which finds specifically Astron a small telescope of low power and large field of view attached to a larger telescope for the purpose of finding an object more readily FIN DE SIECLE Fin de siècle F Defn Lit end of the century mostly used adjectively in English to signify belonging to or characteristic of the close of the 19th century modern uptodate as findesiècle ideas FINDFAULT Findfault n Defn A censurer or caviler Obs FINDFAULTING Findfaulting a Defn Apt to censure or cavil faultfinding captious Obs Whitlock FINDING Finding n 1 That which is found come upon or provided esp pl that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself as tools trimmings etc When a man hath been laboring in the deep mines of knowledge hath furnished out his findings in all their equipage Milton 2 Support maintenance that which is provided for one expence provision 3 Law Defn The result of a judicial examination or inquiry especially into some matter of fact a verdict as the finding of a jury Burrill After his friends finding and his rent Chaucer FINDY Findy a Etym AS finding heavy cf Dan fyndig strong energetical fynd strength energy emphasis Defn Full heavy firm solid substemtial Obs A cold May and a windy Makes the barn fat amd findy Old Prover FINE Fine a Compar Finer superl Finest Etym F fin LL finus fine pure fr L finire to finish cf finitus pp finished completed hence the sense accomplished perfect See Finish and cf Finite 1 Finished brought to perfection refined hence free from impurity excellent superior elegant worthy of admiration accomplished beautiful The gain thereof is better than fine gold Prov iii 14 A cup of wine thats brisk and fine Shak Not only the finest gentleman of his time but one of the finest scholars Felton To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being Keats Leigh Hunt 2 Aiming at show or effect loaded with ornament overdressed or overdecorated showy He gratified them with occasional fine writing M Arnold 3 Nice delicate subtle exquisite artful skillful dexterous The spiders touch how exquisitely fine Pope The nicest and most delicate touches of satire consist in fine raillery Dryden He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a woman T Gray 4 Not coarse gross or heavy as a Not gross subtile thin tenous The eye standeth in the finer medium and the object in the grosser Bacon b Not coarse comminuted in small particles as fine sand or flour c Not thick or heavy slender filmy as a fine thread d Thin attenuate keen as a fine edge e Made of fine materials light delicate as fine linen or silk 5 Having such a proportion of pure metal in its composition as coins nine tenths fine 6 Used ironically Ye have made a fine hand fellows Shak Note Fine is often compounded with participles and adjectives modifying them adverbially a finedrawn finefeatured fine grained finespoken finespun etc Fine arch Glass Making the smaller fritting furnace of a glasshouse Knight Fine arts See the Note under Art Fine cut fine cut tobacco a kind of chewing tobacco cut up into shreds Fine goods woven fabrics of fine texture and quality McElrath Fine stuff lime or a mixture of lime plaster etc used as material for the finishing coat in plastering To sail fine Naut to sail as close to the wind as possible Syn Fine Beautiful When used as a word of praise fine being opposed to coarse denotes no ordinary thing of its kind It is not as strong as beautiful in reference to the single attribute implied in the latter term but when we speak of a fine woman we include a greater variety of particulars viz all the qualities which become a woman breeding sentiment tact etc The term is equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden landscape horse poem etc and though applied to a great variety of objects the word has still a very definite sense denoting a high degree of characteristic excellence FINE Fine v t imp p p Fined p pr vb n Fining Etym From Fine a 1 To make fine to refine to purify to clarify as to fine gold It hath been fined and refined by learned men Hobbes 2 To make finer or less coarse as in bulk texture etc as to fine the soil L H Bailey 3 To change by fine gradations as Naut to fine down a ships lines to diminish her lines gradually I often sate at home On evenings watching how they fined themselves With gradual conscience to a perfect night Browning FINE Fine n Etym OE fin L finis end also in LL a final agreement or concord between the lord and his vassal a sum of money paid at the end so as to make an end of a transaction suit or prosecution mulct penalty cf OF fin end settlement F fin end See Finish and cf Finance 1 End conclusion termination extinction Obs To see their fatal fine Spenser Is this the fine of his fines Shak 2 A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim or by way of terminating a matter in dispute especially a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense a mulct 3 Law a Feudal Law A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons as the lord and his vassal Spelman b Eng Law A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit favor or privilege as for admission to a copyhold or for obtaining or renewing a lease Fine for alienation Feudal Law a sum of money paid to the lord by a tenant whenever he had occasion to make over his land to another Burrill Fine of lands a species of conveyance in the form of a fictitious suit compromised or terminated by the acknowledgment of the previous owner that such land was the right of the other party Burrill See Concord n 4 In fine in conclusion by way of termination or summing up FINE Fine v t Etym From Fine n Defn To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law to set a fine on by judgment of a court to punish by fine to mulct as the trespassers were fined ten dollars FINE Fine v i Defn To pay a fine See Fine n 3 b R Men fined for the kings good will or that he would remit his anger women fined for leave to marry Hallam FINE Fine v t i Etym OF finer F finir See Finish v t Defn To finish to cease or to cause to cease Obs FINEDRAW Finedraw v t imp p p Finedrawn p pr vb n Finedrawing Defn To sew up so nicely that the seam is not perceived to renter Marryat FINEDRAWER Finedrawer n Defn One who finedraws FINEDRAWN Finedrawn a Defn Drawn out with too much subtilty overnice as finedrawn speculations FINEER Fineer v i Defn To run in dept by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others and then threatening not to take them except on credit R Goldsmith FINEER Fineer v t Defn To veneer FINELESS Fineless a Etym Fine end less Defn Endless boundless Obs Shak FINELY Finely adv Defn In a fine or finished manner FINENESS Fineness n Etym From Fine a 1 The quality or condition of being fine 2 Freedom from foreign matter or alloy clearness purity as the fineness of liquor The fineness of the gold and chargeful fashion Shak 3 The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry bullion or coins Note The fineness of United States coin is nine tenths that of English gold coin is eleven twelfths and that of English silver coin is 4 Keenness or sharpness as the fineness of a needles point or of the edge of a blade FINER Finer n Defn One who fines or purifies FINERY Finery n 1 Fineness beauty Obs Dont choose your place of study by the finery of the prospects I Watts 2 Ornament decoration especially excecially decoration showy clothes jewels Her mistress castoff finery F W Robertson 3 Etym Cf Refinery Iron Works Defn A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron or into iron suitable for puddling FINESPUN Finespun a Defn Spun so as to be fine drawn to a fine thread attenuated hence unsubstantial visionary as finespun theories FINESSE Finesse or n Etym F fr fin fine See Fine a 1 Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point artifice stratagem This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into slavery Milton 2 Whist Playing Defn The act of finessing See Finesse v i 2 FINESSE Finesse v i imp p p Finessed p pr vb n Finessing 1 To use artifice or stratagem Goldsmith 2 Whist Playing Defn To attempt when second or third player to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher when an intermediate card is out risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play FINESTILL Finestill v t Defn To distill as spirit from molasses or some saccharine preparation FINESTILLER Finestiller n Defn One who finestills FINEW Finew n Etym See Fenowed Defn Moldiness R FINFISH Finfish n Zoöl a A finback whale b pl True fish as distinguished from shellfish FINFOOT Finfoot n Zoöl Defn A South American bird heliornis fulica allied to the grebes The name is also applied to several related species of the genus Podica FINFOOTED Finfooted a Zoöl a Having palmate feet b Having lobate toes as the coot and grebe FINGER Finger n Etym AS finger akin to D vinger OS OHG fingar G finger Icel fingr Sw Dan finger Goth figgrs of unknown origin perh akin to E fang 1 One of the five terminating members of the hand a digit esp one of the four extermities of the hand other than the thumb 2 Anything that does work of a finger as the pointer of a clock watch or other registering machine especially Mech a small projecting rod wire or piece which is brought into contact with an object to effect direct or restrain a motion 3 The breadth of a finger or the fourth part of the hand a measure of nearly an inch also the length of finger a measure in domestic use in the United States of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard A piece of steel three fingers thick Bp Wilkins 4 Skill in the use of the fingers as in playing upon a musical instrument R She has a good finger Busby Ear finger the little finger Finger alphabet See Dactylology Finger bar the horizontal bar carrying slotted spikes or fingers through which the vibratory knives of mowing and reaping machines play Finger board Mus the part of a stringed instrument against which the fingers press the strings to vary the tone the keyboard of a piano organ etc manual Finger bowl or glass a bowl or glass to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table Finger flower Bot the foxglove Finger grass Bot a kind of grass Panicum sanguinale with slender radiating spikes common crab grass See Crab grass under Crab Finger nut a fly nut or thumb nut Finger plate a strip of metal glass etc to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks Finger post a guide post bearing an index finger Finger reading reading printed in relief so as to be sensible to the touch so made for the blind Finger shell Zoöl a marine shell Pholas dactylus resembling a finger in form Finger sponge Zoöl a sponge having fingershaped lobes or branches Finger stall a cover or shield for a finger Finger steel a steel instrument for whetting a curriers knife To burn ones fingers See under Burn To have a finger in to be concerned in Colloq To have at ones fingers ends to be thoroughly familiar with Colloq FINGER Finger v t imp p p Fingered p pr vb n Fingering 1 To touch with the fingers to handle to meddle with Let the papers lie You would be fingering them to anger me Shak 2 To touch lightly to toy with 3 Mus a To perform on an instrument of music b To mark the notes of a piece of music so as to guide the fingers in playing 4 To take thievishly to pilfer to purloin Shak 5 To execute as any delicate work FINGER Finger v i Mus Defn To use the fingers in playing on an instrument Busby FINGERED Fingered a 1 Having fingers 2 Bot Defn Having leaflets like fingers digitate 3 Mus Defn Marked with figures designating which finger should be used for each note FINGERER Fingerer n Defn One who fingers a pilferer FINGERING Fingering n 1 The act or process of handling or touching with the fingers The mere sight and fingering of money Grew 2 The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of music movement or management of the fingers in playing on a musical instrument in typewriting etc 3 The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or regulate the action or use of the fingers 4 Delicate work made with the fingers Spenser FINGERLING Fingerling n Etym Finger ling Zoöl Defn A young salmon See Parr FINGLEFANGLE Finglefangle n Etym From fangle Defn A trifle Low Hudibras FINGRIGO Fingrigo n pl Fingrigos Etym So called in Jamaica Bot Defn A prickly climbing shrub of the genus Pisonia The fruit is a kind of berry FINIAL Finial n Etym L finire to finish end See Finish Arch Defn The knot or bunch of foliage or foliated ornament that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture sometimes the pinnacle itself FINICAL Finical a Etym From Fine a Defn Affectedly fine overnice unduly particular fastidious Finical taste Wordsworth The gross style consists in giving no detail the finical in giving nothing else Hazlitt Syn Finical Spruce Foppish These words are applied to persons who are studiously desirous to cultivate finery of appearance One who is spruce is elaborately nice in dress one who is finical shows his affectation in language and manner as well as in dress one who is foppish distinguishes himself by going to the extreme of the fashion in the cut of his clothes by the tawdriness of his ornaments and by the ostentation of his manner A finical gentleman clips his words and screws his body into as small a compass as possible to give himself the air of a delicate person a spruce gentleman strives not to have a fold wrong in his frill or cravat nor a hair of his head to lie amiss a foppish gentleman seeks to render himself distinguished for finery Crabb Finically adv Finicalness n FINICALITY Finicality n Defn The quality of being finical finicalness FINICKING FINICKY Finicking Finicky a Defn Finical unduly particular Colloq FINIFIC Finific or n Etym L finis end facere to make Defn A limiting element or quality R The essential finific in the form of the finite Coleridge FINIFY Finify or v t Etym Fine a fy Defn To make fine to dress finically Obs Hath so pared and finified them his feet B Jonson FINIKIN Finikin a Etym Fine a kin Defn Precise in trifles idly busy Colloq Smart FINING Fining n 1 The act of imposing a fin 2 The process of fining or refining clarification also Metal the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling in a hearth or charcoal fire 3 That which is used to refine especially a preparation of isinglass gelatin etc for clarifying beer Fining pot a vessel in which metals are refined Prov xvii 3 FINIS Finis n Etym L Defn An end conclusion It is often placed at the end of a book FINISH Finish v t imp p p Finished p pr vb n Finishing Etym F finir with a stem finiss in several forms whence E ish see ishfr L finire to limit finish end fr finis boundary limit end perh for fidnis and akin findere to cleave E fissure 1 To arrive at the end of to bring to an end to put an end to to make an end of to terminate And heroically hath finished A life heroic Milton 2 To bestow the last required labor upon to complete to bestow the utmost possible labor upon to perfect to accomplish to polish Syn To end terminate close conclude complete accomplish perfect FINISH Finish v i 1 To come to an end to terminate His days may finish ere that hapless time Shak 2 To end to die R Shak FINISH Finish n 1 That which finishes puts an end to 2 Arch Defn The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building especially of the interior See Inside finish and Outside finish 3 Fine Arts a The labor required to give final completion to any work hence minute detail careful elaboration or the like b See Finishing coat under Finishing 4 The result of completed labor as on the surface of an object manner or style of finishing as a rough dead or glossy finish given to cloth stone metal etc 5 Completion opposed to Ant start or Ant beginning FINISHED Finished a Defn Polished to the highest degree of excellence complete perfect as a finished poem a finished education Finished work Mach work that is made smooth or polished though not necessarily completed FINISHER Finisher n 1 One who finishes puts an end to completes or perfects esp used in the trades as in hatting weaving etc for the workman who gives a finishing touch to the work or any part of it and brings it to perfection O prophet of glad tidings finisher Of utmost hope Milton 2 Something that gives the finishing touch to or settles anything Colloq FINISHING Finishing n Defn The act or process of completing or perfecting the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing FINISHING Finishing a Defn Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use Finishing coat a Plastering the final coat of plastering applied to walls and ceilings usually white and rubbed smooth b Painting The final coat of paint usually differently mixed applied from the others Finishing press a machine for pressing fabrics Finishing rolls Iron Working the rolls of a train which receive the bar from roughing rolls and reduce it to its finished shape Raymond FINITE Finite a Etym L finitus pp of finire See Finish and cf Fine a Defn Having a limit limited in quantity degree or capacity bounded opposed to infinite as finite number finite existence a finite being a finite mind finite duration FINITELESS Finiteless a Defn Infinite Obs Sir T browne FINITELY Finitely adv Defn In a finite manner or degree FINITENESS Finiteness n Defn The state of being finite FINITUDE Finitude n Etym L finire See Finish Defn Limitation Cheyne FINJAN Finjan n Also fingan findjan fingian etc Ar finjan Defn In the Levant a small coffee cup without a handle such as is held in a cup or stand called a zarf FIN KEEL Fin keel Naut Defn A projection downward from the keel of a yacht resembling in shape the fin of a fish though often with a cigarshaped bulb of lead at the bottom and generally made of metal Its use is to ballast the boat and also to enable her to sail close to the wind and to make the least possible leeway by offering great resistance to lateral motion through the water FINLANDER Finlander n Defn A native or inhabitant of Finland FINLESS Finless a Zoöl Defn destitute of fins FINLET Finlet n Etym Fin let Defn A little fin one of the parts of a divided fin FINLIKE Finlike a Defn Resembling a fin FINN Finn a Defn A native of Finland one of the FinnFinns FINNAN HADDIE Finnan haddie Etym See Haddock Defn Haddock cured in peat smoke originally at Findon pron fìnan Scotland the name is also applied to other kinds of smoked haddock Written also finnan haddock FINNED Finned a Defn Having a fin or fins or anything resembling a fin Mortimer FINNER Finner n Zoöl Defn A finback whale FINNIC Finnic a Defn Of or pertaining to the Finns FINNIKIN Finnikin n Zoöl Defn A variety of pigeon with a crest somewhat resembling the mane of a horse Written also finikin FINNISH Finnish a Defn Of or pertaining to Finland to the Finns or to their language n Defn A Northern Turanian group of languages the language of the Finns FINNS Finns n pl sing Finn Ethnol a Natives of Finland Finlanders b A branch of the Mongolian race inhabiting Northern and Eastern Europe including the Magyars Bulgarians Permians Lapps and Finlanders Written also Fins FINNY Finny a 1 Zoöl Defn Having or abounding in fins as fishes pertaining to fishes 2 Abounding in fishes With patient angle trolls the finny deep Goldsmoth FINOCHIO Finochio n Etym It finocchio fennel LL fenuclum See Fennel Bot Defn An umbelliferous plant Foeniculum dulce having a somewhat tuberous stem sweet fennel The blanched stems are used in France and Italy as a culinary vegetable FINOS Finos n pl Etym Sp pl fr fino fine Defn Second best wool from Merino sheep Gardner FINPIKE Finpike n Zoöl Defn The bichir See Crossopterygii FINSEN LIGHT Finsen light After Prof Niels R Finsen b 1860 Danish physician Med Defn Highly actinic light derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp used in the treatment of lupus and other cutaneous affections FINT Fint Defn 3d pers sing pr of Find for findeth Obs Chaucer FINTOED Fintoed a Zoöl Defn Having toes connected by a membrane palmiped palmated also lobate FIORD Fiord fyi or y consonant § 272 n Etym Dan Norw fiord See Frith Defn A narrow inlet of the sea penetrating between high banks or rocks as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska Written also fjord FIORIN Fiorin n Etym Cf Ir fiothran a sort of grass Bot Defn A species of creeping bent grass Agrostis alba called also fiorin grass FIORITE Fiorite n Min Defn A variety of opal occuring in the cavities of volcanic tufa in smooth and shining globular and botryoidal masses having a pearly luster so called from Fiora in Ischia FIORITURE Fioriture n pl Etym It pl of fioritura a flowering Mus Defn Little flowers of ornament introduced into a melody by a singer or player FIPPENNY BIT Fippenny bit or Etym Corruption of five penny bit Defn The Spanish half real or one sixteenth of a dollar so called in Pennsylvania and the adjacent States Obs Note Before the act of Congress Feb 21 1857 caused the adoption of decimal coins and the withdrawal of foreign coinage from circulation this coin passed currently for 6fourpence hapenny or fourpence in New York a sixpence in Pennsylvania Virginia etc a fip and in Louisiana a picayune FIPPLE Fipple fer n Etym perh fr L fibula a clasp a pin cf Prov E fible a stick used to stir pottage Defn A stopper as in a wind instrument of music Obs Bacon FIR Fir n Etym Dan fyr fyrr akin to Sw furu Icel fura AS furh in furhwudu fir wood G föhre OHG forha pine vereheih a sort of oak L quercus Bot Defn A genus Abies of coniferous trees often of large size and elegant shape some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin The species are distinguished as the balsam fir the silver fir the red fir etc The Scoth fir is a Pinus Note Fir in the Bible means any one of several coniferous trees including cedar cypress and probably three species of pine J D Hooker FIRE Fire n Etym OE fir fyr fur AS fr akin to D vuur OS OHG fiur G feuer Icel f f Gr purus pure E pure Cf Empyrean Pyre 1 The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies combustion state of ignition Note The form of fire exhibited in the combustion of gases in an ascending stream or current is called flame Anciently fire air earth and water were regarded as the four elements of which all things are composed 2 Fuel in a state of combustion as on a hearth or in 3 The burning of a house or town a conflagration 4 Anything which destroys or affects like fire 5 Ardor of passion whether love or hate excessive warmth consumingviolence of temper he had fire in his temperAtterbury 6 Liveliness of imagination or fancy intellectual and moral enthusiasm capacity for ardor and zeal And bless their critic with a poets firePope 7 Splendor brilliancy luster hence a star Stars hide your firesShak As in a zodiac representing the heavenly firesMilton 8 Torture by burning severe trial or affliction 9 The discharge of firearms firing as the troops were exposed to a heavy fire Blue fire Red fire Green fire Pyrotech compositions of various combustible substances as sulphur niter lampblack etc the flames of which are colored by various metallic salts as those of antimony strontium barium etc Fire alarm a A signal given on the breaking out of a fire b An apparatus for giving such an alarm Fire annihilator a machine device or preparation to be kept at hand for extinguishing fire by smothering it with some incombustible vapor or gas as carbonic acid Fire balloon a A balloon raised in the air by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire placed in the lower part b A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite at a regulated height Simmonds Fire bar a grate bar Fire basket a portable grate a cresset Knight Fire beetle Zoöl See in the Vocabulary Fire blast a disease of plants which causes them to appear as if burnt by fire Fire box the chamber of a furnace steam boiler etc for the fire Fire brick a refractory brick capable of sustaining intense heat without fusion usually made of fire clay or of siliceous material with some cementing substance and used for lining fire boxes etc Fire brigade an organized body of men for extinguished fires Fire bucket See under Bucket Fire bug an incendiary one who from malice or through mania persistently sets fire to property a pyromaniac US Fire clay See under Clay Fire company a company of men managing an engine in extinguishing fires Fire cross See Fiery cross Obs Milton Fire damp See under Damp Fire dog See Firedog in the Vocabulary Fire drill a A series of evolutions performed by fireman for practice b An apparatus for producing fire by friction by rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket used by the Hindoos during all historic time and by many savage peoples Fire eater a A juggler who pretends to eat fire b A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays a hotspur Colloq Fire engine a portable forcing pump usually on wheels for throwing water to extinguish fire Fire escape a contrivance for facilitating escape from burning buildings Fire gilding Fine Arts a mode of gilding with an amalgam of gold and quicksilver the latter metal being driven off afterward by heat Fire gilt Fine Arts gold laid on by the process of fire gilding Fire insurance the act or system of insuring against fire also a contract by which an insurance company undertakes in consideration of the payment of a premium or small percentage usually made periodically to indemnify an owner of property from loss by fire during a specified period Fire irons utensils for a fireplace or grate as tongs poker and shovel Fire main a pipe for water to be used in putting out fire Fire master Mil an artillery officer who formerly supervised the composition of fireworks Fire office an office at which to effect insurance against fire Fire opal a variety of opal giving firelike reflections Fire ordeal an ancient mode of trial in which the test was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon redhot irons Abbot Fire pan a pan for holding or conveying fire especially the receptacle for the priming of a gun Fire plug a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the main pipes in a street building etc for extinguishing fires Fire policy the writing or instrument expressing the contract of insurance against loss by fire Fire pot a Mil A small earthen pot filled with combustibles formerly used as a missile in war b The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a furnace c A crucible d A solderers furnace Fire raft a raft laden with combustibles used for setting fire to an enemys ships Fire roll a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to their quarters in case of fire Fire setting Mining the process of softening or cracking the working face of a lode to facilitate excavation by exposing it to the action of fire now generally superseded by the use of explosives Raymond Fire ship a vessel filled with combustibles for setting fire to an enemys ships Fire shovel a shovel for taking up coals of fire Fire stink the stench from decomposing iron pyrites caused by the formation of sulphureted hydrogen Raymond Fire surface the surfaces of a steam boiler which are exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of combustion heating surface Fire swab a swab saturated with water for cooling a gun in action and clearing away particles of powder etc Farrow Fire teaser in England the fireman of a steam emgine Fire water ardent spirits so called by the American Indians Fire worship the worship of fire which prevails chiefly in Persia among the followers of Zoroaster called Chebers or Guebers and among the Parsees of India Greek fire See under Greek On fire burning hence ardent passionate eager zealous Running fire the rapid discharge of firearms in succession by a line of troops St Anthonys fire erysipelas an eruptive fever which St Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously Hoblyn St Elmos fire See under Saint Elmo To set on fire to inflame to kindle To take fire to begin to burn to fly into a passion FIRE Fire v t imp p p Fired p pr vb n Fring 1 To set on fire to kindle as to fire a house or chimney to fire a pile 2 To subject to intense heat to bake to burn in a kiln as to fire pottery 3 To inflame to irritate as the passions as to fire the soul with anger pride or revenge Love had fired my mind Dryden 4 To animate to give life or spirit to as to fire the genius of a young man 5 To feed or serve the fire of as to fire a boiler 6 To light up as if by fire to illuminate The sun fires the proud tops of the eastern pines Shak 7 To cause to explode as to fire a torpedo to disharge as to fire a musket or cannon to fire cannon balls rockets etc 8 To drive by fire Obs Till my bad angel fire my good one out Shak 9 Far Defn To cauterize To fire up to light up the fires of as of an engine FIRE Fire v i 1 To take fire to be kindled to kindle 2 To be irritated or inflamed with passion 3 To discharge artillery or firearms as they fired on the town To fire up to grow irritated or angry He fired up and stood vigorously on his defense Macaulay FIREARM Firearm n Defn A gun pistol or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance as gunpowder FIREBACK Fireback n Zoöl Defn One of several species of pheasants of the genus Euplocamus having the lower back a bright fiery red They inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies FIREBALL Fireball n a Mil A ball filled with powder or other combustibles intended to be thrown among enemies and to injure by explosion also to set fire to their works and light them up so that movements may be seen b A luminous meteor resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air and sometimes exploding FIREBARE Firebare n Defn A beacon Obs Burrill FIRE BEETLE Fire beetle Zoöl Defn A very brilliantly luminous beetle Pyrophorus noctilucus one of the elaters found in Central and South America called also cucujo The name is also applied to other species See Firefly FIREBIRD Firebird n Zoöl Defn The Baltimore oriole FIREBOARD Fireboard n Defn A chimney board or screen to close a fireplace when not in use FIREBOTE Firebote n OEngLaw Defn An allowance of fuel See Bote FIREBRAND Firebrand n 1 A piece of burning wood LEstrange 2 One who inflames factions or causes contention and mischief an incendiary Bacon FIRECRACKER Firecracker n Defn See Cracker n 3 FIRECREST Firecrest n Zoöl Defn A small European kinglet Regulus ignicapillus having a bright red crest called also firecrested wren FIREDOG Firedog n Defn A support for wood in a fireplace an andiron FIREDRAKE Firedrake n Etym AS f f fire draca a dragon See Fire and Drake a dragon Obs 1 A fiery dragon Beau Fl 2 A fiery meteor an ignis fatuus a rocket 3 A worker at a furnace or fire B Jonson FIREFANGED Firefanged a Etym Fire fanged seized Defn Injured as by fire burned said of manure which has lost its goodness and acquired an ashy hue in consequence of heat generated by decomposition FIREFISH Firefish n Zoöl Defn A singular marine fish of the genus Pterois family Scorpænidæ of several species inhabiting the IndoPacific region They are usually red and have very large spinose pectoral and dorsal fins FIREFLAIRE Fireflaire n Etym Fire Prov E flaire a ray Zoöl Defn A European sting ray of the genus Trygon T pastinaca called also fireflare and fiery flaw FIREFLAME Fireflame n Zoöl Defn The European band fish Cepola rubescens FIREFLY Firefly n pl Fireflies Zoöl Defn Any luminous winged insect esp luminous beetles of the family Lampyridæ Note The common American species belong to the genera Photinus and Photuris in which both sexes are winged The name is also applied to luminous species of Elateridæ See Fire beetle FIRELESS Fireless a Defn Destitute of fire FIRELOCK Firelock n Defn An old form of gunlock as the flintlock which ignites the priming by a spark perhaps originally a matchlock Hence a gun having such a lock FIREMAN Fireman n pl Firemen men 1 A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns a member of a fire company 2 A man who tends the fires as of a steam engine a stocker FIRENEW Firenew a Defn Fresh from the forge bright quite new brandnew Charles reade Your firenew stamp of honor is scarce current Shak FIREPLACE Fireplace n Defn The part a chimney appropriated to the fire a hearth usually an open recess in a wall in which a fire may be built FIREPROOF Fireproof a Defn Proof against fire incombustible FIREPROOFING Fireproofing n Defn The act or process of rendering anything incombustible also the materials used in the process FIRER Firer n Defn One who fires or sets fire to anything an incendiary R R Carew FIREROOM Fireroom n Defn Same as Stokehold below FIRESET Fireset n Defn A set of fire irons including commonly tongs shovel and poker FIRESIDE Fireside n Defn A place near the fire or hearth home domestic life or retirement FIRESTONE Firestone 110 n Etym AS f flint f fire stan stone 1 Iron pyrites formerly used for striking fire also a flint 2 A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England used for lining kilns and furnaces Ure FIRETAIL Firetail n Zoöl Defn The European redstart called also fireflirt prov Eng FIREWARDEN Firewarden n Defn An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires called also fireward FIREWEED Fireweed n Bot a An American plant Erechthites hiercifolia very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned b The great willowherb Epilobium spicatum FIREWOOD Firewood n Defn Wood for fuel FIREWORK Firework n 1 A device for producing a striking display of light or a figure or figures in plain or colored fire by the combustion of materials that burn in some peculiar manner as gunpowder sulphur metallic filings and various salts The most common feature of fireworks is a paper or pasteboard tube filled with the combustible material A number of these tubes or cases are often combined so as to make when kindled a great variety of figures in fire often variously colored The skyrocket is a common form of firework The name is also given to various combustible preparations used in war 2 pl Defn A pyrotechnic exhibition Obs in the sing Night before last the Duke of Richmond gave a firework Walpole FIREWORM Fireworm n Zoöl Defn The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry so that the vines look as if burned called also cranberry worm FIRING Firing n 1 The act of disharging firearms 2 The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it Knight 3 The application of fire or of a cautery Dunglison 4 The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln 5 Fuel firewood or coal Obs Mortimer Firing iron an instrument used in cauterizing FIRING PIN Firing pin Defn In the breech mechanism of a firearm the pin which strikes the head of the cartridge and explodes it FIRK Firk v t Etym Cf OE ferken to proceed hasten AS fercian to bring assist perh akin to faran to go E fare Defn To beat to strike to chastise Obs Ill fer him and firk him and ferret him Shak FIRK Firk v i Defn To fly out to turn out to go off Obs A wench is a rare bait with which a man No sooners taken but he straight firks madBJonson FIRK Firk n Defn A freak trick quirk Obs Ford FIRKIN Firkin n Etym From AS feówer four or an allied word perh Dutch or Danish kin See Four 1 A varying measure of capacity usually being the fourth part of a barrel specifically a measure equal to nine imperial gallons Eng 2 A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size used for butter lard etc US FIRLOT Firlot n Etym Scot the fourth part of a boll of grain from a word equiv to E four lot part portion See Firkin Defn A dry measure formerly used in Scotland the fourth part of a boll of grain or meal The Linlithgow wheat firlot was to the imperial bushel as 998 to 1000 the barley firlot as 1456 to 1000 Brande C FIRM Firm a Compar Firmer superl Firmest Etym OE ferme F ferme frL firmus cf Skr dharman support law order dh to hold fast carry Cf Farm Throne 1 Fixed hence closely compressed compact substantial hard solid applied to the matter of bodies as firm flesh firm muscles firm wood 2 Not easily excited or disturbed unchanging in purpose fixed steady constant stable unshaken not easily changed in feelings or will strong as a firm believer a firm friend a firm adherent Under spread ensigns moving nigh in slow But firm battalion Milton By one mans firm obediency fully tried Milton 3 Solid opposed to fluid as firm land 4 Indicating firmness as a firm tread a firm countenance Syn Compact dense hard solid stanch robust strong sturdly fixed steady resolute constant FIRM Firm n Etym It firma the firm sure or confirming signature or subscription or Pg firma signature firm cf Sp firma signature all fr L firmus adj firm See Firm a Defn The name title or style under which a company transacts business a partnership of two or more persons a commercial house as the firm of Hope Co FIRM Firm v t Etym OE fermen to make firm F fermer fr L firmare to make firm See Firm a 1 To fix to settle to confirm to establish Obs And Jove has firmed it with an awful nod Dryden 2 To fix or direct with firmness Obs He on his card and compass firms his eye Spenser FIRMAMENT Firmament n Etym L firmamentum fr firmare to make firm cf F firmament See Firm v a 1 Fixed foundation established basis Obs Custom is the firmament of the law Jer Taylor 2 The region of the air the sky or heavens And God said Let there be a firmament in the miGen i 6 And God said Let there be lights in the firmament Gen i 14 Note In Scripture the word denotes an expanse a wide extent the great arch or expanse over out heads in which are placed the atmosphere and the clouds and in which the stars appear to be placed and are really seen 3 Old Astron Defn The orb of the fixed stars the most rmote of the celestial spheres FIRMAMENTAL Firmamental a Defn Pertaining to the firmament celestial being of the upper regions Dryden FIRMAN Firman or n pl Firmans or Etym Pers ferman Defn In Turkey and some other Oriental countries a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign a royal order or grant generally given for special objects as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance Written also firmaun FIRMERCHISEL Firmerchisel n Defn A chisel thin in proportion to its width It has a tang to enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it Knight FIRMITUDE Firmitude n Etym L firmitudo See Firm Defn Strength stability Obs Bp Hall FIRMITY Firmity n Etym L firmitas Defn Strength firmness stability Obs Chillingworth FIRMLESS Firmless a 1 Detached from substance Obs Does passion still the firmless mind control Pope 2 Infirm unstable Firmless sands Sylvester FIRMLY Firmly adv Defn In a firm manner FIRMNESS Firmness n Defn The state or quality of being firm Syn Firmness Constancy Firmness belongs to the will and constancy to the affections and principles the former prevents us from yielding and the latter from fluctuating Without firmness a man has no character without constancy says Addison there is neither love friendship nor virtue in the world FIRMS Firms n pl Etym From Firm a Arch Defn The principal rafters of a roof especially a pair of rafters taken together Obs FIRRING Firring n Arch Defn See Furring FIRRY Firry a Defn Made of fir abounding in firs In firry woodlands making moan Tennyson FIRST First a Etym OE first furst AS fyrst akin to Icel fyrstr Sw Dan förste OHG furist G fürst prince a superlatiye form of E for fore See For Fore and cf Formeer Foremost 1 Preceding all others of a series or kind the ordinal of one earliest as the first day of a month the first year of a reign 2 Foremost in front of or in advance of all others 3 Most eminent or exalted most excellent chief highest as Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece At first blush See under Blush At first hand from the first or original source without the intervention of any agent It is the intention of the person to reveal it at first hand by way of mouth to yourself Dickens First coat Plastering the solid foundation of coarse stuff on which the rest is placed it is thick and crossed with lines so as to give a bond for the next coat First day Sunday so called by the Friends First floor a The ground floor US b The floor next above the ground floor Eng First fruit or fruits a The fruits of the season earliest gathered b Feudal Law One years profits of lands belonging to the king on the death of a tenant who held directly from him c Eng Eccl Law The first years whole profits of a benefice or spiritual living d The earliest effects or results See Father what first fruits on earth are sprung From thy implanted grace in man Milton First mate an officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to the captain First name same as Christian name See under Name n First officer Naut in the merchant service same as First mate above First sergeant Mil the ranking noncommissioned officer in a company the orderly sergeant Farrow First watch Naut the watch from eight to twelve at midnight also the men on duty during that time First water the highest quality or purest luster said of gems especially of diamond and pearls Syn Primary primordial primitive primeval pristine highest chief principal foremost FIRST First adv Defn Before any other person or thing in time space rank etc much used in composition with adjectives and participles Adam was first formed then Eve 1 Tim ii 13 At first At the first at the beginning or origin First or last at one time or another at the beginning or end And all are fools and lovers first or last Dryden FIRST First n Mus Defn The upper part of a duet trio etc either vocal or instrumental so called because it generally expresses the air and has a preëminence in the combined effect FIRSTBORN Firstborn a Defn First brought forth first in the order of nativity eldest hence most excellent most distinguished or exalted FIRSTCLASS Firstclass a Defn Of the best class of the highest rank in the first division of the best quality firstrate as a firstclass telescope First class car or Firstclass railway carriage any passenger car of the highest regular class and intended for passengers who pay the highest regular rate distinguished from a secondclass car FIRSTHAND Firsthand a Defn Obtained directly from the first or original source hence without the intervention of an agent One sphere there is where the apprehension of him is firsthand and direct and that is the sphere of our own mind J Martineau FIRSTLING Firstling n Etym First ling 1 The first produce or offspring said of animals especially domestic animals as the firstlings of his flock Milton 2 The thing first thought or done The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand Shak FIRSTLING Firstling a Defn Firstborn All the firstling males Deut xv 19 FIRSTLY Firstly adv Defn In the first place before anything else sometimes improperly used for first FIRSTRATE Firstrate a Defn Of the highest excellence preëminent in quality size or estimation Our only firstrate body of contemporary poetry is the German M Arnold Hermocrates a man of firstrate ability Jowett Thucyd FIRSTRATE Firstrate n Naut Defn A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class FIRTH Firth n Etym Scot See Frith geog Defn An arm of the sea a frith FIR TREE Fir tree Defn See Fir FISC Fisc n Etym F fisc fr L fiscus basket money basket treasury prob akin to fascis bundle See Fasces Defn A public or state treasury Burke FISCAL Fiscal a Etym F fiscal L fiscalis fr fiscus See Fisc Defn Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue The fiscal arreangements of government A Hamilton FISCAL Fiscal n 1 The income of a prince or a state revenue exchequer Obs Bacon 2 A treasurer H Swinburne 3 A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases called also procurator fiscal 4 The solicitor in Spain and Portugal the attorneygeneral FISETIC Fisetic a Chem Defn Pertaining to fustet or fisetin FISETIN Fisetin n Etym G fisettholz a species of fustic Chem Defn A yellow crystalline substance extracted from fustet and regarded as its essential coloring principle called also fisetic acid FISH Fish n Etym F fiche peg mark fr fisher to fix Defn A counter used in various games FISH Fish n pl Fishes or collectively Fish Etym OE fisch fisc fis AS fisc akin to D visch OS OHG fisk G fisch Icel fiskr Sw Dan fisk Goth fisks L piscis Ir iasg Cf Piscatorial In some cases such as fish joint fish plate this word has prob been confused with fish fr F fichea peg 1 A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of diverse characteristics living in the water 2 Zoöl Defn An oviparous vertebrate animal usually having fins and a covering scales or plates It breathes by means of gills and lives almost entirely in the water See Pisces Note The true fishes include the Teleostei bony fishes Ganoidei Dipnoi and Elasmobranchii or Selachians sharks and skates Formerly the leptocardia and Marsipobranciata were also included but these are now generally regarded as two distinct classes below the fishes 3 pl Defn The twelfth sign of the zodiac Pisces 4 The flesh of fish used as food 5 Naut a A purchase used to fish the anchor b A piece of timber somewhat in the form of a fish used to strengthen a mast or yard Note Fish is used adjectively or as part of a compound word as fish line fish pole fish spear fishbellied Age of Fishes See under Age n 8 Fish ball fish usually salted codfish shared fine mixed with mashed potato and made into the form of a small round cake US Fish bar Same as Fish plate below Fish beam Mech a beam one of whose sides commonly the under one swells out like the belly of a fish Francis Fish crow Zoöl a species of crow Corvus ossifragus found on the Atlantic coast of the United States It feeds largely on fish Fish culture the artifical breeding and rearing of fish pisciculture Fish davit See Davit Fish day a day on which fish is eaten a fast day Fish duck Zoöl any species of merganser Fish fall the tackle depending from the fish davit used in hauling up the anchor to the gunwale of a ship Fish garth a dam or weir in a river for keeping fish or taking them easily Fish glue See Isinglass Fish joint a joint formed by a plate or pair of plates fastened upon two meeting beams plates etc at their junction used largely in connecting the rails of railroads Fish kettle a long kettle for boiling fish whole Fish ladder a dam with a series of steps which fish can leap in order to ascend falls in a river Fish line or Fishing line a line made of twisted hair silk etc used in angling Fish louse Zoöl any crustacean parasitic on fishes esp the parasitic Copepoda belonging to Caligus Argulus and other related genera See Branchiura Fish maw Zoöl the stomach of a fish also the air bladder or sound Fish meal fish desiccated and ground fine for use in soups etc Fish oil oil obtained from the bodies of fish and marine animals as whales seals sharks from cods livers etc Fish owl Zoöl a fisheating owl of the Old World genera Scotopelia and Ketupa esp a large East Indian species K Ceylonensis Fish plate one of the plates of a fish joint Fish pot a wicker basket sunk with a float attached for catching crabs lobsters etc Fish pound a net attached to stakes for entrapping and catching fish a weir Local US Bartlett Fish slice a broad knife for dividing fish at table a fish trowel Fish slide an inclined box set in a stream at a small fall or ripple to catch fish descending the current Knight Fish sound the air bladder of certain fishes esp those that are dried and used as food or in the arts as for the preparation of isinglass Fish story a story which taxes credulity an extravagant or incredible narration Colloq US Bartlett Fish strainer a A metal colander with handles for taking fish from a boiler b A perforated earthenware slab at the bottom of a dish to drain the water from a boiled fish Fish trowel a fish slice Fish weir or wear a weir set in a stream for catching fish Neither fish nor flesh Fig neither one thing nor the other FISH Fish v i imp p p Fished p pr vb n Fishing 1 To attempt to catch fish to be employed in taking fish by any means as by angling or drawing a net 2 To seek to obtain by artifice or indirectly to seek to draw forth as to fish for compliments Any other fishing question Sir W Scott FISH Fish v t Etym OE fischen fisken fissen AS fiscian akin to G fischen OHG fisc Goth fisk See Fish the animal 1 To catch to draw out or up as to fish up an anchor 2 To search by raking or sweeping Swift 3 To try with a fishing rod to catch fish in as to fish a stream Thackeray 4 To strengthen a beam mast etc or unite end to end two timbers railroad rails etc by bolting a plank timber or plate to the beam mast or timbers lengthwise on one or both sides See Fish joint under Fish n To fish the anchor Naut See under Anchor FISHBELLIED Fishbellied a Defn Bellying or swelling out on the under side as a fishbellied rail Knight FISHBLOCK Fishblock n Defn See Fishtackle FISHER Fisher n Etym AS fiscere 1 One who fishes 2 Zoöl Defn A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family Mustela Canadensis the pekan the black cat FISHERMAN Fisherman n pl Fishermen 1 One whose occupation is to catch fish 2 Naut Defn A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish as in the cod fishery FISHERY Fishery n pl Fisheries 1 The business or practice of catching fish fishing Addison 2 A place for catching fish 3 Law Defn The right to take fish at a certain place or in particular waters Abbott FISHFUL Fishful a Defn Abounding with fish R My fishful pond R Carew FISHGIG Fishgig n Defn A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish Knight FISHHAWK Fishhawk n Zoöl Defn The osprey Pandion haliaëtus found both in Europe and America so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons Called also fishing eagle and bald buzzard FISHHOOK Fishhook n 1 A hook for catching fish 2 Naut Defn A hook with a pendant to the end of which the fishtackle is hooked Dana FISHIFY Fishify v t Defn To change to fish R Shak FISHINESS Fishiness n Defn The state or quality of being fishy or fishlike Pennant FISHING Fishing n 1 The act practice or art of one who fishes 2 A fishery Spenser FISHING Fishing a Etym From Fishing n Defn Pertaining to fishing used in fishery engaged in fishing as fishing boat fishing tackle fishing village Fishing fly an artificial fly for fishing Fishing line a line used in catching fish Fishing net a net of various kinds for catching fish including the bag net casting net drag net landing net seine shrimping net trawl etc Fishing rod a long slender rod to which is attached the line for angling Fishing smack a sloop or other small vessel used in sea fishing Fishing tackle apparatus used in fishing as hook line rod etc Fishing tube Micros a glass tube for selecting a microscopic object in a fluid FISHLIKE Fishlike a Defn Like fish suggestive of fish having some of the qualities of fish A very ancient and fishlike smell Shak FISHMONGER Fishmonger n Defn A dealer in fish FISHSKIN Fishskin n 1 The skin of a fish dog fish shark etc 2 Med Defn See Ichthyosis FISHTACKLE Fishtackle n Defn A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale The block used is called the fishblock FISHTAIL Fishtail a Defn Like the of a fish acting or producing something like the tail of a fish Fishtail burner a gas burner that gives a spreading flame shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish Fishtail propeller Steamship a propeller with a single blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when swimming FISHWIFE Fishwife n Defn A fishwoman FISHWOMAN Fishwoman n pl Fishwomen Defn A woman who retails fish FISHY Fishy a 1 Consisting of fish fishlike having the qualities or taste of fish abounding in fish Pope 2 Extravagant like some stories about catching fish improbable also rank or foul Colloq FISK Fisk v i Etym Cf Sw fjeska to bustle about Defn To run about to frisk to whisk Obs He fisks abroad and stirreth up erroneous opinions Latimer FISSIGEMMATION Fissigemmation n Etym L fissus pp of findere to split E gemmation Biol Defn A process of reproduction intermediate between fission and gemmation FISSILE Fissile a Etym L fissilis fr fissus pp of findere to split See Fissure Defn Capable of being split cleft or divided in the direction of the grain like wood or along natural planes of cleavage like crystals This crystal is a pellucid fissile stone Sir I Newton FISSILINGUAL Fissilingual a Etym L fissus pp of findere to split E lingual Zoöl Defn Having the tongue forked FISSILINGUIA Fissilinguia n pl Etym NL fr L fissus pp o f findere to split lingua tongue Zoöl Defn A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked including the common lizards Written also Fissilingues FISSILITY Fissility n Defn Quality of being fissile FISSION Fission n Etym L fissio See Fissure 1 A cleaving splitting or breaking up into parts 2 Biol Defn A method of asexual reproduction among the lowest unicellular organisms by means of a process of selfdivision consisting of gradual division or cleavage of the into two parts each of which then becomes a separate and independent organisms as when a cell in an animal or plant or its germ undergoes a spontaneous division and the parts again subdivide See Segmentation and Cell division under Division 3 Zoöl Defn A process by which certain coral polyps echinoderms annelids etc spontaneously subdivide each individual thus forming two or more new ones See Strobilation FISSIPALMATE Fissipalmate a Etym L fissus pp of findere to split palma palm Zoöl Defn Semipalmate and loboped as a grebes foot See Illust under Aves FISSIPARA Fissipara n pl Etym NL See Fissiparous Zoöl Defn Animals which reproduce by fission FISSIPARISM Fissiparism n Etym See Fissiparous Biol Defn Reproduction by spontaneous fission FISSIPARITY Fissiparity n Biol Defn Quality of being fissiparous fissiparism FISSIPAROUS Fissiparous a Etym L fissus pp of findere to split parere to bring forth cf F fissipare Biol Defn Reproducing by spontaneous fission See Fission Fissiparously adv FISSIPATION Fissipation n Biol Defn Reproduction by fission fissiparism FISSIPED FISSIPEDAL Fissiped Fissipedal a Etym Cf F fissipède Zoöl Defn Having the toes separated to the base See Aves FISSIPED Fissiped n Zoöl Defn One of the Fissipedia FISSIPEDIA Fissipedia n pl Etym NL fr L fissus pp of findere to cleave pes pedis a foot Zoöl Defn A division of the Carnivora including the dogs cats and bears in which the feet are not webbed opposed to Pinnipedia FISSIROSTRAL Fissirostral a Etym Cf F fissirostre Zoöl Defn Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part as in the case of swallows and goatsuckers FISSIROSTRES Fissirostres n pl Etym NL fr L fissus pp of findere to cleave rostrum beak Zoöl Defn A group of birds having the bill deeply cleft FISSURAL Fissural a Defn Pertaining to a fissure or fissures as the fissural pattern of a brain FISSURATION Fissuration n Anat Defn The act of dividing or opening the state of being fissured FISSURE Fissure n Etym L fissura fr findere fissum to cleave split akin to E bite cf F fissure Defn A narrow opening made by the parting of any substance a cleft as the fissure of a rock Cerebral fissures Anat the furrows or clefts by which the surface of the cerebrum is divided esp the furrows first formed by the infolding of the whole wall of the cerebrum Fissure needle Surg a spiral needle for catching together the gaping lips of wounds Knight Fissure of rolando Anat the furrow separating the frontal from the parietal lobe in the cerebrum Fissure of Sylvius Anat a deep cerebral fissure separating the frontal from the temporal lobe See Illust under Brain Fissure vein Mining a crack in the earths surface filled with mineral matter Raymond FISSURE Fissure v t Defn To cleave to divide to crack or fracture FISSURELLA Fissurella n Etym NL dim of L fissura a fissure Zoöl Defn A genus of marine gastropod mollusks having a conical or limpetlike shell with an opening at the apex called also keyhole limpet FIST Fist n Etym OE fist fust AS f akin to D vuist OHG f G faust and prob to L pugnus Gr Pugnacious Pigmy 1 The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm the closed hand especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow Who grasp the earth and heaven with my fist Herbert 2 The talons of a bird of prey Obs More light than culver in the falcons fist Spenser 3 print Defn the index mark used to direct special attention to the passage which follows Hand over fist Naut rapidly hand over hand FIST Fist v t imp p p Fisted p pr vb n Fisting 1 To strike with the fist Dryden 2 To gripe with the fist Obs Shak FISTIC Fistic a Etym From Fist Defn Pertaining to boxing or to encounters with the fists puglistic as fistic exploits fistic heroes Colloq FISTICUFF Fisticuff n Defn A cuff or blow with the fist or hand pl Defn a fight with the fists boxing Swift FISTINUT Fistinut n Etym Cf Fr fistinq fistuq See Pistachio Defn A pistachio nut Obs Johnson FISTUCA Fistuca n Etym L Defn An instrument used by the ancients in driving piles FISTULA Fistula n pl Fistulæ Etym L 1 A reed a pipe 2 A pipe for convejing water Obs Knight 3 Med Defn A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge a deep narrow chronic abscess an abnormal opening between an internal cavity and another cavity or the surface as a salivary fistula an anal fistula a rectovaginal fistula Incomplete fistula Med a fistula open at one end only FISTULAR Fistular a Etym L fistularis cf F fistulaire Defn Hollow and cylindrical like a pipe or reed Johnson FISTULARIA Fistularia n Etym NL fr L fistula pipe Zoöl Defn A genus of fishes having the head prolonged into a tube with the mouth at the extremity FISTULARIOID Fistularioid a Etym Fistularia oid Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the genus Fistularia FISTULATE Fistulate v t i Etym Cf L fistulatus furnished with pipes Defn To make hollow or become hollow like a fistula or pipe Obs A fistulated ulcer Fuller FISTULE Fistule n Defn A fistula FISTULIFORM Fistuliform or a Etym Fistula form Defn Of a fistular form tubular pipeshaped Stalactite often occurs fistuliform W Philips FISTULOSE Fistulose a Etym L fistulosus Defn Formed like a fistula hollow reedlike Craig FISTULOUS Fistulous a Etym Cf F fistuleux 1 Having the form or nature of a fistula as a fistulous ulcer 2 Hollow like a pipe or reed fistulose Lindley FIT Fit Defn imp p p of Fight Obs or Colloq FIT Fit n Etym AS fitt a song Defn In Old English a song a strain a canto or portion of a ballad a passus Written also fitte fytte etc To play some pleasant fit Spenser FIT Fit a Compar Fitter superl Fittest Etym OE fit fyt cf E feat neat elegant well made or icel fitja to web knit OD vitten to suit square Goth f to adorn 1 Adapted to an end object or design suitable by nature or by art suited by character qualitties circumstances education etc qualified competent worthy That which ordinary men are fit for I am qualified in Shak Fit audience find though few Milton 2 Prepared ready Obs So fit to shoot she singled forth among her foes who first her quarrys strength should feel Fairfax 3 Conformed to a standart of duty properiety or taste convenient meet becoming proper Is it fit to say a king Thou art wicked Job xxxiv 18 Syn Suitable proper appropriate meet becoming expedient congruous correspondent apposite apt adapted prepared qualified competent adequate FIT Fit v t imp p p Fitted p pr vb n Fitting 1 To make fit or suitable to adapt to the purpose intended to qualify to put into a condition of readiness or preparation The time is fitted for the duty Burke The very situation for which he was peculiarly fitted by nature Macaulay 2 To bring to a required form and size to shape aright to adapt to a model to adjust said especially of the work of a carpenter machinist tailor etc The carpenter marketh it out with a line he fitteth it with planes Is xliv 13 3 To supply with something that is suitable or fit or that is shaped and adjusted to the use required No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves Shak 4 To be suitable to to answer the requirements of to be correctly shaped and adjusted to as if the coat fits you put it on Thats a bountiful answer that fits all questions Shak That time best fits the work Shak To fit out to supply with necessaries or means to furnish to equip as to fit out a privateer To fit up to firnish with things suitable to make proper for the reception or use of any person to prepare as to fit up a room for a guest FIT Fit v i 1 To be proper or becoming Nor fits it to prolong the feast Pope 2 To be adjusted to a particular shape or size to suit to be adapted as his coat fits very well FIT Fit n 1 The quality of being fit adjustment adaptedness as of dress to the person of the wearer 2 Mach a The coincidence of parts that come in contact b The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly Fit rod Shipbuilding a gauge rod used to try the depth of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of the bolt required Knight FIT Fit n Etym AS fit strife fight of uncertain origin sq root 77 1 A stroke or blow Obs or R Curse on that cross quoth then the Sarazin That keeps thy body from the bitter fit Spenser 2 A sudden and violent attack of a disorder a stroke of disease as of epilepsy or apoplexy which produces convulsions or unconsciousness a convulsion a paroxysm hence a period of exacerbation of a disease in general an attack of disease as a fit of sickness And when the fit was on him I did mark How he did shake Shak 3 A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a time a temporary absorbing affection a paroxysm as a fit melancholy of passion or of laughter All fits of pleasure we balanced by an equal degree of pain Swift The English however were on this subject prone to fits of jealously Macaulay 4 A passing humor a caprice a sudden and unusual effort activity or motion followed by relaxation or insction an impulse and irregular action The fits of the season Shak 5 A darting point a sudden emission R A tongue of light a fit of flame Coleridge By fits By fits and starts by intervals of action and re FITCH Fitch 224 n pl Fitches Etym See Vetch 1 Bot Defn A vetch Obs 2 pl Bot Defn A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible representing different Hebrew originals In Isaiah xxviii 25 27 it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa still used as a flavoring in the East In Ezekiel iv 9 the Revised Version now reads spelt FITCH Fitch n Etym Contr of fitched Zoöl Defn The European polecat also its fur FITCHE Fitché a Etym Cf F fiché lit pp of ficher to fasten OF fichier to pierce Cf 1st Fish Her Defn Sharpened to a point pointed Cross fitché a cross having the lower arm pointed FITCHED Fitched a her Defn Fitché Also fiched FITCHET FITCHEW Fitchet Fitchew n Etym Cf OF fisseau fissel OD fisse visse vitsche D vies nasty loathsome E fizz Zoöl Defn The European polecat Putorius foetidus See Polecat FITCHY Fitchy a Defn Having fitches or vetches FITCHY Fitchy a Etym See Fitché Her Defn Fitché FITFUL Fitful a Etym From 7th Fit Defn Full of fits irregularly variable impulsive and unstable After lifes fitful fever he sleeps well Shak Fitfully adv Fitfulness n The victorius trumpet peal Dies fitfully away Macaulay FITHEL FITHUL Fithel Fithul n Etym OE See Fiddle Defn A fiddle Obs Chaucer FITLY Fitly adv Defn In a fit manner suitably properly conveniently as a maxim fitly applied FITMENT Fitment n Defn The act of fitting that which is proper or becoming equipment Obs Shak FITNESS Fitness n Defn The state or quality of being fit as the fitness of measures or laws a persons fitness for office FITT Fitt n Defn See 2d Fit FITTABLE Fittable a Defn Suitable fit Obs Sherwood FITTEDNESS Fittedness n Defn The state or quality of being fitted adaptation Obs Dr H More FITTER Fitter n 1 One who fits or makes to fit esp a One who tries on and adjusts articles of dress b One who fits or adjusts the different parts of machinery to each other 2 A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper Eng Simmonds FITTER Fitter n Defn A little piece a flitter a flinder Obs Wheres the Frenchman Alas hes all fitters Beau Fl FITTING Fitting n Defn Anything used in fitting up especially pl Defn necessary fixtures or apparatus as the fittings of a church or study gas fittings FITTING Fitting a Defn Fit appropriate suitable proper Fittingly adv Fittingness n Jer Taylor FITWEED Fitweed n Bot Defn A plant Eryngium foetidum supposed to be a remedy for fits FITZ Fitz n Etym OF fils filz fiz son F fils L filius See Filial Defn A son used in compound names to indicate paternity esp of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood as Fitzroy the son of the king Fitzclarence the son of the duke of Clarence FIVE Five a Etym OE fif five AS fif fife akin to D vijf OS fif OHG finf funf G fünf Icel fimm Sw Sw Dan fem Goth fimf Lith penki W pump OIr cóic L quinque Gr pa Fifth Cinque Pentagon Punch the drink Quinary Defn Four and one added one more than four Five nations Ethnol a confederacy of the HuronIroquois Indians consisting of five tribes Mohawks Onondagas Cayugas Oneidas and Senecas They inhabited the region which is now the State of new York FIVE Five n 1 The number next greater than four and less than six five units or objects Five of them were wise and five were foolish Matt xxv 2 2 A symbol representing this number as 5 or V FIVEFINGER Fivefinger n 1 Bot Defn See Cinquefoil 2 Zoöl Defn A starfish with five rays esp Asterias rubens FIVEFOLD Fivefold a adv Defn In fives consisting of five in one five repeated quintuple FIVELEAF Fiveleaf n Defn Cinquefoil fivefinger FIVELEAFED FIVELEAVED Fiveleafed Fiveleaved a Bot Defn Having five leaflets as the Virginia creeper FIVELING Fiveling n Min Defn A compound or twin crystal consisting of five individuals FIVES Fives n pl Defn A kind of play with a ball against a wall resembling tennis so named because three fives or fifteen are counted to the game Smart Fives court a place for playing fives FIVES Fives n Etym See Vives Defn A disease of the glands under the ear in horses the vives Shak FIVETWENTIES Fivetwenties n pl Defn Fivetwenty bonds of the United States bearing six per cent interest issued in 1862 64 and 65 redeemable after five and payable in twenty years FIX Fix a Etym OE fr L fixus pp of figere to fix cf F fixe Defn Fixed solidified Obs Chaucer FIX Fix v t imp p p Fixed p pr vb n Fixing Etym Cf F fixer 1 To make firm stable or fast to set or place permanently to fasten immovably to establish to implant to secure to make efinite An asss nole I fixed on his head Shak O fix thy chair of grace that all my powers May also fix their reverence Herbert His heart is fixed trusting in the Lord Ps cxii 7 And fix far deeper in his head their stings Milton 2 To hold steadily to direct unwaveringly to fasten as the eye on an object the attention on a speaker Sat fixed in thought the mighty Stagirite Pope One eye on death and one full fixd on heaven Young 3 To transfix to pierce Obs Sandys 4 Photog Defn To render an impression permanent by treating with such applications a will make it insensible to the action of light Abney 5 To put in prder to arrange to dispose of to adjust to set to rights to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable hence to repair as to fix the clothes to fix the furniture of a room Colloq US 6 Iron Manuf Defn To line the hearth of a puddling furnace with fettling Syn To arrange prepare adjust place establis settle determine FIX Fix v i 1 To become fixed to settle or remain permanently to cease from wandering to rest Your kindness banishes your fear Resolved to fix forever here Waller 2 To become firm so as to resist volatilization to cease to flow or be fluid to congeal to become hard and malleable as a metallic substance Bacon To fix on to settle the opinion or resolution about to determine regarding as the contracting parties have fixed on certain leading points FIX Fix n 1 A position of difficulty or embarassment predicament dillema Colloq Is he not living then No is he dead then No nor dead either Poor Aroar can not live and can not die so that he is in an almighty fix De Quincey 2 Iron Manuf Defn fettling US FIXABLE Fixable a Defn Capable of being fixed FIXATION Fixation n Etym Cf F fixation 1 The act of fixing or the state of being fixed An unalterable fixation of resolution Killingbeck To light created in the first day God gave no proper place or fixation Sir W Raleigh Marked stiffness or absolute fixation of a joint Quain A fixation and confinement of thought to a few objects Watts 2 The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form reduction to a nonvolatile condition said of gaseous elements 3 The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm Glanvill 4 A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat said of metals Bacon FIXATIVE Fixative n Defn That which serves to set or fix colors or drawings as a mordant FIXED Fixed a 1 Securely placed or fastened settled established firm imovable unalterable 2 Chem Defn Stable nonvolatile Fixed air Old Chem carbonic acid or carbon dioxide so called by Dr Black because it can be absorbed or fixed by strong bases See Carbonic acid under Carbonic Fixed alkali Old Chem a nonvolatile base as soda or potash in distinction from the volatile alkali ammonia Fixed ammunition Mil a projectile and powder inclosed together in a case ready for loading Fixed battery Mil a battery which contains heavy guns and mortars intended to remain stationary distinguished from movable battery Fixed bodies those which can not be volatilized or separated by a common menstruum without great difficulty as gold platinum lime etc Fixed capital See the Note under Capital n 4 Fixed fact a well established fact Colloq Fixed light one which emits constant beams distinguished from a flashing revolving or intermittent light Fixed oils Chem nonvolatile oily substances as stearine and olein which leave a permanent greasy stain and which can not be distilled unchanged distinguished from volatile or essential oils Fixed pivot Mil the fixed point about which any line of troops wheels Fixed stars Astron such stars as always retain nearly the same apparent position and distance with respect to each other thus distinguished from planets and comets FIXEDLY Fixedly adv Defn In a fixed stable or constant manner FIXEDNESS Fixedness n 1 The state or quality of being fixed stability steadfastness 2 The quality of a body which resists evaporation or volatilization by heat solidity cohesion of parts as the fixedness of gold FIXIDITY Fixidity n Defn Fixedness Obs Boyle FIXING Fixing n 1 The act or process of making fixed 2 That which is fixed a fixture 3 pl Defn Arrangements embellishments trimmings accompaniments Colloq US FIXITY Fixity n Etym Cf F fixité 1 Fixedness as fixity of tenure also that which is fixed 2 Coherence of parts Sir I Newton FIXTURE Fixture n Etym Cf Fixture 1 That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage as the fixtures of a pump the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling that is the articles which a tenant may not take away 2 State of being fixed fixedness The firm fixture of thy foot Shak 3 Law Defn Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses and lands so as to constitute a part of them This term is however quite frequently used in the peculiar sense of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements but removable by the person annexing them or his personal representatives In this latter sense the same things may be fixtures under some circumstances and not fixtures under others Wharton Law Dict Bouvier Note This word is frequently substituted for fixure formerly the word in common use in new editions of old works FIXURE Fixure n Etym L fixura a fastening fr figere to fix See Fix and cf Fixture Defn Fixed position stable condition firmness Obs Shak FIZGIG Fizgig n Defn A fishing spear Obs Sandys FIZGIG Fizgig n Etym Fizz gig whirling thing Defn A firework made of damp powder which makes a fizzing or hissing noise when it explodes FIZGIG Fizgig n Etym See Gig a flirt Defn A gadding flirting girl Gosson FIZZ Fizz v i imp p p Fizzed p pr vb n Fizzing Etym Cf Icel fisa to break wind Dan fise to foist fizzle OSw fisa G fisten feisten Cf Foist Defn To make a hissing sound as a burning fuse FIZZ Fizz n Defn A hising sound as the fizz of a fly FIZZLE Fizzle v i imp p p Fizzled p pr vb n Fizzling Etym See Fizz 1 To make a hissing sound It is the easfizzling B Jonson 2 To make a ridiculous failure in an undertaking Colloq or Low To fizzle out to burn with a hissing noise and then go out like wet gunpowder hence to fail completely and ridicuously to prove a failure Colloq FIZZLE Fizzle n Defn A failure or abortive effort Colloq FJORD Fjord n Defn See Fiord FLABBERGAST Flabbergast v t Etym Cf Flap and Aghast Defn To astonish to strike with wonder esp by extraordinary statements Jocular Beaconsfield FLABBERGASTATION Flabbergastation n Defn The state of being flabbergasted Jocular London Punch FLABBILY Flabbily adv Defn In a flabby manner FLABBINESS Flabbiness n Defn Quality or state of being flabby FLABBY Flabby a Etym See Flap Defn Yielding to the touch and easily moved or shaken hanging loose by its own weight wanting firmness flaccid as flabby flesh FLABEL Flabel n Etym L flabellum a fan dim of flabrum a breeze fr flare to blow Defn A fan Obs Huloet FLABELLATE Flabellate a Etym L flabellatus pp of flabellare to fan fr flabellum See Flabbel Bot Defn Flabelliform FLABELLATION Flabellation n Defn The act of keeping fractured limbs cool by the use of a fan or some other contrivance Dunglison FLABELLIFORM Flabelliform a Etym L flabellum a fan fform cf F flabeliforme Defn Having the form of a fan fanshaped flabellate FLABELLINERVED Flabellinerved a Etym L flabellum a fan E nerve Bot Defn Having many nerves diverging radiately from the base said of a leaf FLABELLUM Flabellum n Etym L See Flabel Eccl Defn A fan especially the fan carried before the pope on state occasions made in ostrich and peacock feathers Shipley FLABILE Flabile a Etym L flabilis Defn Liable to be blown about Bailey FLACCID Flaccid a Etym L flaccidus fr flaccus flabby cf OF flaccide Defn Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness soft and weak limber lax drooping flabby as a flaccid muscle flaccid flesh Religious profession has become flacced I Taylor Flaccidly adv Flaccidness n FLACCIDITY Flaccidity n Etym Cf F flaccidité Defn The state of being flaccid FLACHERIE Flacherie flashre n F Defn A bacterial disease of silkworms supposed to be due to eating contaminated mulberry leaves FLACKER Flacker v i Etym OE flakeren fr flacken to move quickly to and fro cf icel flakka to rove about AS flacor fluttering flying G flackern to flare flicker Defn To flutter as a bird Prov Eng Grose FLACKET Flacket n Etym OF flasquet little flask dim of flasque a flask Defn A barrelshaped bottle a flagon FLACON Flacon flakôn n F See Flagon Defn A small glass bottle as a flacon for perfume Two glass flacons for the ink Longfellow FLAG Flag v i imp p p Flagged p pr vb n Flagging Etym Cf Icel flaka to droop hang loosely Cf Flacker Flag an ensign 1 To hang loose without stiffness to bend down as flexible bodies to be loose yielding limp As loose it the sail flagged around the mast T Moore 2 To droop to grow spiritless to lose vigor to languish as the spirits flag the streugth flags The pleasures of the town begin to flag Swift Syn To droop decline fail languish pine FLAG Flag v t 1 To let droop to suffer to fall or let fall into feebleness as to flag the wings prior 2 To enervate to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of Nothing so flags the spirits Echard FLAG Flag n Etym Cf LG G flagge Sw flagg Dan flag D vlag See Flag to hang loose 1 That which flags or hangs down loosely 2 A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality party etc or to give or ask information commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind a standard a banner an ensign the colors as the national flag a military or a naval flag 3 Zoöl a A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks owls etc b A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks c The bushy tail of a dog as of a setter Black flag See under Black Flag captain Flag leutenant etc special officers attached to the flagship as aids to the flag officer Flag officer the commander of a fleet or squadron an admiral or commodore Flag of truse a white flag carried or displayed to an enemy as an invitation to conference or for the purpose of making some communication not hostile Flag share the flag officers share of prize money Flag station Railroad a station at which trains do not stop unless signaled to do so by a flag hung out or waved National flag a flag of a particular country on which some national emblem or device is emblazoned Red flag a flag of a red color displayed as a signal of danger or token of defiance the emblem of anarchists To dip the flag to mlower it and quickly restore it to its place done as a mark of respect To hang out the white flag to ask truce or quarter or in some cases to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a white flag To hang the flag halfmast high or halfstaff to raise it only half way to the mast or staff as a token or sign of mourning To strike or lower the flag to haul it down in token of respect submission or in an engagement of surrender Yellow flag the quarantine flag of all nations also carried at a vessels fore to denote that an infectious disease is on board FLAG Flag v t Etym From Flag an ensign 1 To signal to with a flag as to flag a train 2 To convey as a message by means of flag signals as to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance FLAG Flag n Etym From Flag to hang loose to bend down Bot Defn An aquatic plant with long ensiform leaves belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus Coopers flag the cattail Typha latifolia the long leaves of which are placed between the staves of barrels to make the latter watertight Corn flag See under 2d Corn Flag broom a coarse of broom originally made of flags or rushes Flag root the root of the sweet flag Sweet flag See Calamus n 2 FLAG Flag v t Defn To furnish or deck out with flags FLAG Flag n Etym Icel flaga cf Icel flag spot where a turf has been cut out and E flake layer scale Cf Floe 1 A flat stone used for paving Woodward 2 Geol Defn Any hard evenly stratified sandstone which splits into layers suitable for flagstones FLAG Flag v t Defn To lay with flags of flat stones The sides and floor are all flagged with marble Sandys FLAGELLANT Flagellant n Etym L flagellans pp of flagellare cfF flagellant See Flagellate Eccl Hist Defn One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries and maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament called also disciplinant FLAGELLATA Flagellata n pl Etym NL frL flagellatus p p See Flagellate v t Zoöl Defn An order of Infusoria having one or two long whiplike cilia at the anterior end It includes monads See Infusoria and Monad FLAGELLATE Flagellate v t imp p p Flagellated p pr vb n Flagellating Etym L flagellatus pp of flagellare to scoure fr flagellum whip dim of flagrum whip scoure cf fligere to strike Cf Flall Defn To whip to scourge to flog FLAGELLATE Flagellate a 1 Flagelliform 2 Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Flagellata FLAGELLATION Flagellation n Etym L flagellatio cf F flagellation Defn A beating or flogging a whipping a scourging Garth FLAGELLATOR Flagellator n Defn One who practices flagellation one who whips or scourges FLAGELLIFORM Flagelliform a Etym L flagellum a whip form Defn Shaped like a whiplash long slender round flexible and comming tapering FLAGELLUM Flagellum n pl E Flagellums L Flagella Etym L a whip See Flagellate v t 1 Bot Defn A young flexible shoot of a plant esp the long trailing branch of a vine or a slender branch in certain mosses 2 Zoöl a A long whiplike cilium See Flagellata b An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail c A lashlike appendage of a crustacean esp the terminal ortion of the antennæ and the epipodite of the maxilipeds See Maxilliped FLAGEOLET Flageolet n Etym F flageolet dim of OF flaj as if fr a LL flautious of flaüte flahute F fl See Flute Mus Defn A small wooden pipe having six or more holes and a mouthpiece inserted at one end It produces a shrill sound softer than of the piccolo flute and is said to have superseded the old recorder Flageolet tones Mus the naturel harmonics or overtones of stringed instruments FLAGGINESS Flagginess n Defn The condition of being flaggy laxity limberness Johnson FLAGGING Flagging n Defn A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones flagstones collectively FLAGGING Flagging a Defn Growing languid weak or spiritless weakening delaying Flaggingly adv FLAGGY Flaggy a 1 Weak flexible limber Flaggy wings Spenser 2 Tasteless insipid as a flaggy apple Obs Bacon FLAGGY Flaggy a Etym From 5th Flag Defn Abounding with the plant called flag as a flaggy marsh FLAGITATE Flagitate v t Etym L flagitatus pp of flagitare to demand See Flagitious Defn To importune to demand fiercely or with passion Archaic Carcyle FLAGITATION Flagitation n Etym L flagitatio Defn Importunity urgent demand Archaic Carlyle FLAGITIOUS Flagitious a Etym L flagitiosus fr flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act orig a burning desire heat of passion from flagitare to demand hotly fiercely cf flagrare to burn E flagrant 1 Disgracefully or shamefully criminal grossly wicked scandalous shameful said of acts crimes etc Debauched principles and flagitious practices I Taylor 2 Guilty of enormous crimes corrupt profligate said of persons Pope 3 Characterized by scandalous crimes or vices as flagitious times Pope Syn Atrocious villainous flagrant heinous corrupt profligate abandoned See Atracious Flagitiously adv Flagitiousness n A sentence so flagitiously unjust Macaulay FLAGMAN Flagman n pl Flagmen Defn One who makes signals with a flag FLAGON Flagon n Etym F flacon for flascon fr OF flasche from LL flasco See Flask Defn A vessel with a narrow mouth used for holding and conveying liquors It is generally larger than a bottle and of leather or stoneware rather than of glass A trencher of mutton chops and a flagon of ale Macaulay FLAGRANCE Flagrance n Defn Flagrancy Bp Hall FLAGRANCY Flagrancy n pl Flagrancies Etym L flagrantia a burning See Flagrant 1 A burning great heat inflammation Obs Lust causeth a flagrancy in the eyes Bacon 2 The condition or quality of being flagrant atrocity heiniousness enormity excess Steele FLAGRANT Flagrant a Etym L flagrans antis ppr of flagrate to burn akin to Gr flagrant Cf Flame Phlox 1 Flaming inflamed glowing burning ardent The beadles lash still flagrant on their back Prior A young man yet flagrant from the lash of the executioner or the beadle De Quincey Flagrant desires and affections Hooker 2 Actually in preparation execution or performance carried on hotly raging A war the most powerful of the native tribes was flagrant Palfrey 3 Flaming into notice notorious enormous heinous glaringly wicked Syn Atrocious flagitious glaring See Atrocious FLAGRANTLY Flagrantly adv Defn In a flagrant manner FLAGRATE Flagrate v t Etym L flagrare flagratum vi t to burn Defn To burn Obs Greenhill FLAGRATION Flagration n Defn A conflagration Obs FLAGSHIP Flagship n Naut Defn The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant FLAGSTAFF Flagstaff n pl staves or staffs Defn A staff on which a flag is hoisted FLAGSTONE Flagstone n Defn A flat stone used in paving or any rock which will split into such stones See Flag a stone FLAGWORM Flagworm n Zoöl Defn A worm or grub found among flags and sedge FLAIL Flail n Etym L flagellum whip scourge in LL a threshing flail cf OF flael flaiel F fléau See Flagellum 1 An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand consisting of a wooden staff or handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club called a swipe is so hung as to swing freely His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn Milton 2 An ancient military weapon like the common flail often having the striking part armed with rows of spikes or loaded Fairholt No citizen thought himself safe unless he carried under his coat a small flail loaded with lead to brain the Popish assassins Macaulay FLAILY Flaily a Defn Acting like a flail Obs Vicars FLAIN Flain obs Defn p p of Flay Chaucer FLAIR Flair flâr n OE flaireodor fr OF F flair fr OF flairier F flairer to smell LL flagrare for L fragrare See Flagrant 1 Smell odor Obs 2 Sense of smell scent fig discriminating sense FLAKE Flake n Etym Cf Icel flaki fleki Dan flage D vlaak 1 A paling a hurdle prov Eng 2 A platform of hurdles or small sticks made fast or interwoven supported by stanchions for drying codfish and other things You shall also after they be ripe neither suffer them to have straw nor fern under them but lay them either upon some smooth table boards or flakes of wands and they will last the longer English Husbandman 3 Naut Defn A small stage hung over a vessels side for workmen to stand on in calking etc FLAKE Flake n Etym Cf Icel flakna to flake off split flagna to flake off Sw flaga flaw flake flake plate Dan flage snowflake Cf Flag a flat stone 1 A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything a film flock lamina layer scale as a flake of snow tallow or fish Lottle flakes of scurf Addison Great flakes of ice encompassing our boat Evelyn 2 A little particle of lighted or incandescent matter darted from a fire a flash With flakes of ruddy fire Somerville 3 Bot Defn A sort of carnation with only two colors in the flower the petals having large stripes Flake knife Archæol a cutting instrument used by savage tribes made of a flake or chip of hard stone Tylor Flake stand the cooling tub or vessel of a still worm Knight Flake white Paint a The purest white lead in the form of flakes or scales b The trisnitrate of bismuth Ure FLAKE Flake v t imp p p Flaked p pr vb n Flaking Defn To form into flakes Pope FLAKE Flake v i Defn To separate in flakes to peel or scale off FLAKINESS Flakiness n Defn The state of being flaky FLAKY Flaky a Defn Consisting of flakes or of small loose masses lying or cleaving off in flakes or layers flakelike What showers of mortal hail what flaky fires Watts A flaky weight of winters purest snows Wordsworth FLAM Flam n Etym Cf AS fleám fl floght sq root 84 Cf Flimflam Defn A freak or whim also a falsehood a lie an illusory pretext deception delusion Obs A perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity South FLAM Flam v t imp p p Flammed p pr vb n Flamming Defn To deceive with a falsehood Obs God is not to be flammed off with lies South FLAMBE Flambé a F pp of flamber to singe pass a thing through flame Cf Flambeau Ceramics Defn Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides said of pieces of Chinese porcelain FLAMBEAU Flambeau n pl Flambeaux or Flambeaus Etym F fr OF flambe flame for flamble from L flammula a little flame dim of flamma flame See Flame Defn A flaming torch esp one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quickburning substance anciently perhaps wax in modern times pitch or the like hence any torch FLAMBOYANT Flamboyant a Etym F Arch Defn Characterized by waving or flamelike curves as in the tracery of windows etc said of the later 15th century French Gothic style FLAMBOYER Flamboyer n Etym F flamboyer to be bright Bot Defn A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees with brilliant blossoms probably species of Cæsalpinia FLAME Flame n Etym OE flame flaume flaumbe OF flame flambe F flamme fr L flamma fr flamma fr flagrare to burn See Flagrant and cf Flamneau Flamingo 1 A stream of burning vapor or gas emitting light and heat darting or streaming fire a blaze a fire 2 Burning zeal or passion elevated and noble enthusiasm glowing imagination passionate excitement or anger In a flame of zeal severe Milton Where flames refind in breasts seraphic glow Pope Smit with the love of sister arts we came And met congenial mingling flame with flame Pope 3 Ardor of affection the passion of love Coleridge 4 A person beloved a sweetheart Thackeray Syn Blaze brightness ardor See Blaze Flame bridge a bridge wall See Bridge n 5 Flame color brilliant orange or yellow B Jonson Flame engine an early name for the gas engine Flame manometer an instrument invented by Koenig to obtain graphic representation of the action of the human vocal organs See Manometer Flame reaction Chem a method of testing for the presence of certain elements by the characteristic color imparted to a flame as sodium colors a flame yellow potassium violet lithium crimson boracic acid green etc Cf Spectrum analysis under Spectrum Flame tree Bot a tree with showy scarlet flowers as the Rhododendron arboreum in India and the Brachychiton acerifolium of Australia FLAME Flame v i imp p p Flamed p pr vb n Flaming Etym OE flamen flaumben F flamber OF also flamer See Flame n 1 To burn with a flame or blaze to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion to blaze The main blaze of it is past but a small thing would make it flame again Shak 2 To burst forth like flame to break out in violence of passion to be kindled with zeal or ardor He flamed with indignation Macaulay FLAME Flame v t Defn To kindle to inflame to excite And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly Spenser FLAMECOLORED Flamecolored a Defn Of the color of flame of a bright orange yellow color Shak FLAMELESS Flameless a Defn Destitute of flame Sandys FLAMELET Flamelet n Etym Flame let Defn A small flame The flamelets gleamed and flickered Longfellow FLAMEN Flamen n pl E Flammens L Flamines Etym L Rom Antiq Defn A priest devoted to the service of a particular god from whom he received a distinguishing epithet The most honored were those of Jupiter Mars and Quirinus called respectively Flamen Dialis Flamen Martialis and Flamen Quirinalis Affrights the flamens at their service quaint Milton FLAMINEOUS Flamineous a Defn Pertaining to a flamen flaminical FLAMING Flaming a 1 Emitting flames afire blazing consuming illuminating 2 Of the color of flame highcolored brilliant dazzling In flaming yellow bright Prior 3 Ardent passionate burning with zeal irrepressibly earnest as a flaming proclomation or harangue FLAMINGLY Flamingly adv Defn In a flaming manner FLAMINGO Flamingo n pl Flamingoes Etym Sp flamenco cf Pg flamingo Prov flammant F flamant prop a ppr meaning flaming So called in allusion to its color See Flame Zoöl Defn Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus The flamingoes have webbed feet very long legs and a beak bent down as if broken Their color is usually red or pink The American flamingo is P ruber the European is P antiquorum FLAMINICAL Flaminical a Defn Pertaining to a flamen Milton FLAMMABILITY Flammability n Defn The quality of being flammable inflammability Obs Sir T Browne FLAMMABLE Flammable a Defn Inflammable Obs FLAMMATION Flammation n Defn The act of setting in a flame or blaze Obs Sir T Browne FLAMMEOUS Flammeous a Etym L flammeus from flamma flame Defn Pertaining to consisting of or resembling flame Obs Sir T Browne FLAMMIFEROUS Flammiferous a Etym L flammifer flamma flame ferre to bear Defn Producing flame FLAMMIVOMOUS Flammivomous a Etym L flammivomus flamma flame vomere to vomit Defn Vomiting flames as a volcano W Thompson 1745 FLAMMULATED Flammulated a Etym L flammula little flame dim fr flamma flame Defn Of a reddish color FLAMY Flamy a Etym From Flame Defn Flaming blazing flamelike flamecolored composed of flame Pope FLANCH Flanch n pl Flanches Etym Prov E a projection OF flanche flank See Flank 1 A flange R Her Defn A bearing consisting of a segment of a circle encroaching on the field from the side Note Flanches are always in pairs A pair of flanches is considered one of the subordinaries FLANCHED Flanched a Her Defn Having flanches said of an escutcheon with those bearings FLANCONADE Flanconade n Etym F Fencing Defn A thrust in the side FLANERIE Flânerie n F flânerie See Flaneur Defn Lit strolling sauntering hence aimless idleness as intellectual flânerie FLANEUR Flaneur n Etym F fr flâner to stroll Defn One who strolls about aimlessly a lounger a loafer FLANG Flang n Defn A miners twopointed pick FLANGE Flange n Etym Prov E flange to project flanch a projection See Flanch Flank 1 An external or internal rib or rim for strength as the flange of an iron beam or for a guide as the flange of a car wheel see Car wheel or for attachment to another object as the flange on the end of a pipe steam cylinder etc Knight 2 A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe Blind flange a plate for covering or closing the end of a pipe Flange joint a joint as that of pipes where the connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are bolted together Knight Flange rail a rail with a flange on one side to keep wheels etc from running off Flange turning the process of forming a flange on a wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it wh FLANGE Flange v t imp p p Flanged p pr vb n Flanging Mach Defn To make a flange on to furnish with a flange FLANGE Flange v i Defn To be bent into a flange FLANGED Flanged a Defn Having a flange or flanges as a flanged wheel FLANK Flank n Etym F flanc prob fr L flaccus flabby with n inserted Cf Flaccid Flanch Flange 1 The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal between the rids and the hip See Illust of Beef 2 Mil a The side of an army or of any division of an army as of a brigade regiment or battalion the extreme right or left as to attack an enemy in flank is to attack him on the side When to right and left the front Divided and to either flank retired Milton b Fort Defn That part of a bastion which reaches from the curtain to the face and defends the curtain the flank and face of the opposite bastion any part of a work defending another by a fire along the outside of its parapet See Illust of Bastion 3 Arch Defn The side of any building Brands 4 That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line Flank attack Mil an attack upon the side of an army or body of troops distinguished from one upon its front or rear Flank company Mil a certain number of troops drawn up on the right or left of a battalion usually grenadiers light infantry or riflemen Flank defense Fort protection of a work against undue exposure to an enemys direct fire by means of the fire from other works sweeping the ground in its front Flank en potence Mil any part of the right or left wing formed at a projecting angle with the line Flank files the first men on the right and the last on the left of a company battalion etc Flank march a march made parallel or obliquely to an enemys position in order to turn it or to attack him on the flank Flank movement a change of march by an army or portion of one in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy or to take up a new position Flanks of a frontier salient points in a national boundary strengthened to protect the frontier against hostile incursion Flank patrol detachments acting independently of the column of an army but patrolling along its flanks to secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of the enemy FLANK Flank v t imp p p Flanked p pr vb n Flanking Etym Cf F flanquer See Flank n and cf Flanker v t 1 To stand at the flank or side of to border upon Stately colonnades are flanked with trees Pitt 2 To overlook or command the flank of to secure or guard the flank of to pass around or turn the flank of to attack or threaten to attack the flank of FLANK Flank v i 1 To border to touch Bp Butler 2 To be posted on the side FLANKER Flanker n Defn One who or that which flanks as a skirmisher or a body of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body They threw out flankers and endeavored to dislodge their assailants W Irwing FLANKER Flanker v t imp p p Flankered p pr vb n Flankering Etym See Flank v t 1 To defend by lateral fortifications Obs Sir T Herbert 2 To attack sideways Obs Evelyn FLANNEL Flannel n Etym F flanelle cf OF flaine a pillowcase a mattress fr W gwlanen flannel fr gwlan wool prob akin to E wool Cf Wool Defn A soft nappy woolen cloth of loose texture Shak Adams flannel Bot See under Adam Canton flannel Cotton flannel See Cotton flannel under Cotton FLANNELED Flanneled a Defn Covered or wrapped in flannel FLANNEL FLOWER Flannel flower Bot a The common mullein b A Brazilian apocynaceous vine Macrosiphonia longiflora having woolly leaves c An umbelliferous Australian flower Actinotus helianthi often erroneously thought to be composite The involucre looks as if cut out of white flannel FLANNEN Flannen a Defn Made or consisting of flannel Obs Flannen robes Dryden FLAP Flap n Etym OE flappe flap blow blyflap cf D flap and E flap v Defn Anything broad and limber that hangs loose or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved as the flap of a garment A cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx Sir T Browne 2 A hinged leaf as of a table or shutter 3 The motion of anything broad and loose or a stroke or sound made with it as the flap of a sail or of a wing 4 pl Far Defn A disease in the lips of horses Flap tile a tile with a bent up portion to turn a corner or catch a drip Flap valve Mech a valve which opens and shuts upon one hinged side a clack valve FLAP Flap v t imp p p Flapped p pr vb n Flapping Etym Prob of imitative origin cf D flappen E flap n flop flippant fillip 1 To beat with a flap to strike Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings Pope 2 To move as something broad and flaplike as to flap the wings to let fall as the brim of a hat To flap in the mouth to taunt Obs W Cartwright FLAP Flap v i 1 To move as do wings or as something broad or loose to fly with wings beating the air The crows flapped over by twos and threes Lowell 2 To fall and hang like a flap as the brim of a hat or other broad thing Gay FLAPDRAGON Flapdragon n 1 A game in which the players catch raisins out burning brandy and swallow them blazing Johnson 2 The thing thus caught abd eaten Johnson Cakes and ale and flapdragtons and mummers plays and all the happy sports of Christians night C Kingsley FLAPDRAGON Flapdragon v t Defn To swallow whole as a flapdragon to devour Obs See how the sea flapdragoned it Shak FLAPEARED Flapeared a Defn Having broad loose dependent ears Shak FLAPJACK Flapjack n 1 A fklat cake turned on the griddle while cooking a griddlecake or pacake 2 A fried dough cake containing fruit a turnover Prov Eng FLAPMOUTHED Flapmouthed a Defn Having broad hangling lips R Shak FLAPPER Flapper n 1 One who or that which flaps 2 See Flipper The flapper of a porpoise Buckley Flapper skate Zoöl a European skate Raia intermedia FLARE Flare v i imp p p Flared p pr vb n Flaring Etym Cf Norw flara to blaze flame adorn with tinsel dial Sw flasa upp and E flash or flacker 1 To burn with an unsteady or waving flame as the candle flares 2 To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light 3 To shine out with gaudy colors to flaunt to be offensively bright or showy With ribbons pendant flaring about her head Shak 4 To be exosed to too much light Obs Flaring in sunshine all the day Prior 5 To open or spread outwards to project beyond the perpendicular as the sides of a bowl flare the bows of a ship flare To flare up to become suddenly heated or excited to burst into a passion Colloq Thackeray FLARE Flare n 1 An unsteady broad offensive light 2 A spreading outward as the flare of a fireplace FLARE Flare n Defn Leaf of lard Pigs flare Dunglison FLAREUP Flareup n Defn A sudden burst of anger or passion an angry dispute Colloq FLARING Flaring a 1 That flares flaming or blazing unsteadily shining out with a dazzling light His the suns flaring beams Milton 2 Opening or speading outwards FLARINGLY Flaringly adv Defn In a flaring manner FLASH Flash v i imp p p Flashed p pr vb n Flashing Etym Cf OE flaskien vlaskien to pour sprinkle dial Sw flasa to blaze E flush flare 1 To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light as the lighting flashes vividly the powder flashed 2 To break forth as a sudden flood of light to burst instantly and brightly on the sight to show a momentary brilliancy to come or pass like a flash Names which have flashed and thundered as the watch words of unumbered struggles Talfourd The object is made to flash upon the eye of the mind M Arnold A thought floashed through me which I clothed in act Tennyson 3 To burst forth like a sudden flame to break out violently to rush hastily Every hour He flashes into one gross crime or other Shak To flash in the pan to fail of success Colloq See under Flash a burst of light Bartlett Syn Flash Glitter Gleam Glisten Glister Flash differs from glitter and gleam denoting a flood or wide extent of light The latter words may express the issuing of light from a small object or from a pencil of rays Flash differs from other words also in denoting suddenness of appearance and disappearance Flashing differs from exploding or disploding in not being accompanied with a loud report To glisten or glister is to shine with a soft and fitful luster as eyes suffused with tears or flowers wet with dew FLASH Flash v t 1 To send out in flashes to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light The chariot of paternal Deity Flashing thick flames Milton 2 To convey as by a flash to light up as by a sudden flame or light as to flash a message along the wires to flash conviction on the mind 3 Glass Making Defn To cover with a thin layer as objects of glass with glass of a different color See Flashing n 3 b 4 To trick up in a showy manner Limning and flashing it with various dyes A Brewer 5 Etym Perh due to confusion between flash of light and plash splash Defn To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface to splash Obs He rudely flashed the waves about Spenser Flashed glass See Flashing n 3 FLASH Flash n pl Flashes 1 A sudden burst of light a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing a momentary blaze as a flash of lightning 2 A sudden and brilliant burst as of wit or genius a momentary brightness or show The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind Shak No striking sentiment no flash of fancy Wirt 3 The time during which a flash is visible an instant a very brief period The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash Bacon 4 A preparation of capsicum burnt sugar etc for coloring and giving a fictious strength to liquors Flash light or Flashing light a kind of light shown by lighthouses produced by the revolution of reflectors so as to show a flash of light every few seconds alternating with periods of dimness Knight Flash in the pan the flashing of the priming in the pan of a flintlock musket without discharging the piece hence sudden spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing FLASH Flash a 1 Showy but counterfeit cheap pretentious and vulgar as flash jewelry flash finery 2 Wearing showy counterfeit ornaments vulgarly pretentious as flash people flash men or women applied especially to thieves gamblers and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry Flash house a house frequented by flash people as thieves and whores hence a brothel A gang of footpads reveling with their favorite beauties at a flash house Macaulay FLASH Flash n Defn Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes FLASH Flash n Etym OE flasche flaske cf OF flache F flaque 1 A pool Prov Eng Haliwell 2 Engineering Defn A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream just above a shoal so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass and thus bear them over the shoal Flash wheel Mech a paddle wheel made to revolve in a breast or curved water way by which water is lifted from the lower to the higher level FLASHBOARD Flashboard n Defn A board placed temporarily upon a milldam to raise the water in the pond above its usual level a flushboard US FLASH BOILER Flash boiler Defn A variety of watertube boiler used chiefly in steam automobiles consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very little water space kept nearly red hot so that the water as it trickles drop by drop into the tubes is immediately flashed into steam and superheated FLASH BURNER Flash burner Defn A gas burner with a device for lighting by an electric spark FLASHER Flasher n 1 One who or that which flashes 2 A man of more appearance of wit than reality 3 Zoöl a A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all tropical seas Lobotes Surinamensis b The European redbacked shrile Lanius collurio called also flusher FLASHILY Flashily adv Defn In a flashy manner with empty show FLASHINESS Flashiness n Defn The quality of being flashy FLASHING Flashing n 1 Engineering Defn The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water called also flushing 2 Arch Defn Pieces of metal built into the joints of a wall so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing also similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate shingles or the like By extension the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs also in the United States the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material tarred paper or the like Cf Filleting 3 Glass Making a The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition esp the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated b A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass Knight Flashing point Chem that degree of temperature at which a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient quantity to burn or flash on the approach of a flame used as a test of the comparative safety of oils esp kerosene a flashing point of 100º F is regarded as a fairly safe standard The burning point of the oil is usually from ten to thirty degree above the flashing point of its vapor FLASHY Flashy a 1 Dazzling for a moment making a momentary show of brilliancy transitorily bright A little flashy and transient pleasure Barrow 2 Fiery vehement impetuous A temper always flashy Burke 3 Showy gay gaudy as a flashy dress 4 Without taste or spirit Lean and flashy songs Milton FLASK Flask n Etym AS flasce flaxe akin to D flesch OHG flasca G flasche Icel Sw flaska Dan flaske OF flasche LL flasca flasco of uncertain origin cf L vasculum dim of vas a vessel Gr Flagon Flasket 1 A small bottleshaped vessel for holding fluids as a flask of oil or wine 2 A narrownecked vessel of metal or glass used for various purposes as of sheet metal to carry gunpowder in or of wrought iron to contain quicksilver or of glass to heat water in etc 3 A bed in a gun carriage Obs Bailey 4 Founding Defn The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand etc forming the mold used in a foundry it consists of two or more parts viz the cope or top sometimes the cheeks or middle part and the drag or bottom part When there are one or more cheeks the flask is called a three part flask four part flask etc Erlenmeyer flask a thin glass flask flatbottomed and coneshaped to allow of safely shaking its contents laterally without danger of spilling so called from Erlenmeyer a German chemist who invented it Florence flask Etym From Florence in Italy a Same as Betty n 3 b A glass flask round or pearshaped with round or flat bottom and usually very thin to allow of heating solutions Pocket flask a kind of pocket dram bottle often covered with metal or leather to protect it from breaking FLASKET Flasket n Etym Cf W fflasged a vessel of straw or wickerwork fflasg flask basket and E flask 1 A long shallow basket with two handles Eng In which they gathered flowers to fill their flasket Spenser 2 A small flask 3 A vessel in which viands are served Obs Pope FLAT Flat a Compar Flatter superl Flattest Etym Akin to Icel flatr Sw flat Dan flad OHG flaz and AS flet floor G flötz stratum layer 1 Having an even and horizontal surface or nearly so without prominences or depressions level without inclination plane Though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk Milton 2 Lying at full length or spread out upon the ground level with the ground or earth prostrate as to lie flat on the ground hence fallen laid low ruined destroyed What ruins kingdoms and lays cities flat Milton I feel my hopes all flat Milton 3 Fine Arts Defn Wanting relief destitute of variety without points of prominence and striking interest A large part of the work is to me very flat Coleridge 4 Tasteless stale vapid insipid dead as fruit or drink flat to the taste 5 Unanimated dull uninteresting without point or spirit monotonous as a flat speech or composition How weary stale flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world Shak 6 Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings depressed dull as the market is flat 7 Clear unmistakable peremptory absolute positive downright Flat burglary as ever was committed Shak A great tobacco taker too thats flat Marston 8 Mus a Below the true pitch hence as applied to intervals minor or lower by a half step as a flat seventh A flat b Not sharp or shrill not acute as a flat sound 9 Phonetics Defn Sonant vocal applied to any one of the sonant or vocal consonants as distinguished from a nonsonant or sharp consonant Flat arch Arch See under Arch n 2 b Flat cap cap paper not folded See under Paper Flat chasing in fine art metal working a mode of ornamenting silverware etc producing figures by dots and lines made with a punching tool Knight Flat chisel a sculptors chisel for smoothing Flat file a file wider than its thickness and of rectangular section See File Flat nail a small sharppointed wrought nail with a flat thin head larger than a tack Knight Flat paper paper which has not been folded Flat rail a railroad rail consisting of a simple flat bar spiked to a longitudinal sleeper Flat rods Mining horizontal or inclined connecting rods for transmitting motion to pump rods at a distance Raymond Flat rope a rope made by plaiting instead of twisting gasket sennit Note Some flat hoisting ropes as for mining shafts are made by sewing together a number of ropes making a wide flat band Knight Flat space Geom See Euclidian space Flat stitch the process of wood engraving Obs Flat tint Painting a coat of water color of one uniform shade To fall flat Fig to produce no effect to fail in the intended effect as his speech fell flat Of all who fell by saber or by shot Not one fell half so flat as Walter Scott Lord Erskine FLAT Flat adv 1 In a flat manner directly flatly Sin is flat opposite to the Almighty Herbert 2 Stock Exchange Defn Without allowance for accrued interest Brokers Cant FLAT Flat n 1 A level surface without elevation relief or prominences an extended plain specifically in the United States a level tract along the along the banks of a river as the Mohawk Flats Envy is as the sunbeams that beat hotter upon a bank or steep rising ground than upon a flat Bacon 2 A level tract lying at little depth below the surface of water or alternately covered and left bare by the tide a shoal a shallow a strand Half my power this night Passing these flats are taken by the tide Shak 3 Something broad and flat in form as a A flatbottomed boat without keel and of small draught b A straw hat broadbrimmed and lowcrowned c Railroad Mach A car without a roof the body of which is a platform without sides a platform car d A platform on wheel upon which emblematic designs etc are carried in processions 4 The flat part or side of anything as the broad side of a blade as distinguished from its edge 5 Arch Defn A floor loft or story in a building especially a floor of a house which forms a complete residence in itself 6 Mining Defn A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein also any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal Raymond 7 A dull fellow a simpleton a numskull Colloq Or if you can not make a speech Because you are a flat Holmes 8 Mus Defn A character before a note indicating a tone which is a half step or semitone lower 9 Geom Defn A homaloid space or extension FLAT Flat v t imp p p Flatted p pr vb n Flatting 1 To make flat to flatten to level 2 To render dull insipid or spiritless to depress Passions are allayed appetites are flatted Barrow 3 To depress in tone as a musical note especially to lower in pitch by half a tone FLAT Flat v i 1 To become flat or flattened to sink or fal to an even surface Sir W Temple 2 Mus Defn To fall form the pitch To flat out to fail from a promising beginning to make a bad ending to disappoint expectations Colloq FLATBILL Flatbill n Zoöl Defn Any bird of the genus Flatyrynchus They belong to the family of flycatchers FLATBOAT Flatboat n Defn A boat with a flat bottom and square ends used for the transportation of bulky freight especially in shallow waters FLATBOTTOMED Flatbottomed a Defn Having an even lower surface or bottom as a flatbottomed boat FLATCAP Flatcap n Defn A kind of lowcrowned cap formerly worn by all classes in England and continued in London after disuse elsewhere hence a citizen of London Marston FLATFISH Flatfish n Zoöl Defn Any fish of the family Pleuronectidæ esp the winter flounder Pleuronectes Americanus The flatfishes have the body flattened swim on the side and have eyes on one side as the flounder turbot and halibut See Flounder FLAT FOOT Flat foot Med Defn A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground also the deformity usually congential exhibited by such a foot splayfoot FLATFOOTED Flatfooted a 1 Having a flat foot with little or no arch of the instep 2 Firmfooted determined Slang US FLATHEAD Flathead a Defn Characterized by flatness of head especially that produced by artificial means as a certain tribe of American Indians FLATHEAD Flathead n Ethnol Defn A Chinook Indian See Chinook n 1 FLATHEADED Flatheaded a Defn Having a head with a flattened top as a flatheaded nail FLATIRON Flatiron n Defn An iron with a flat smooth surface for ironing clothes FLATIVE Flative a Etym L flare flatum to blow Defn Producing wind flatulent Obs A Brewer FLATLING Flatling adv Etym Flat a adverbial suff ing Defn With the flat side as of a sword flatlong in a prostrate position Obs Spenser FLATLONG Flatlong Defn 115 adv With the flat side downward not edgewise Shak FLATLY Flatly adv Defn In a flat manner evenly horizontally without spirit dully frigidly peremptoriy positively plainly He flatly refused his aid Sir P Sidney He that does the works of religion slowly flatly and without appetite Jer Taylor FLATNESS Flatness n 1 The quality or state of being flat 2 Eveness of surface want of relief or prominence the state of being plane or level 3 Want of vivacity or spirit prostration dejection depression 4 Want of variety or flavor dullness inspidity 5 Depression of tone the state of being below the true pitch opposed to sharpness or acuteness FLATOUR Flatour n Etym OF Defn A flatterer Obs Chaucer FLATTEN Flatten v t imp p p Flattened p pr vb n Flattening Etym From Flat a 1 To reduce to an even surface or one approaching evenness to make flat to level to make plane 2 To throw down to bring to the ground to prostrate hence to depress to deject to dispirit 3 To make vapid or insipid to render stale 4 Mus Defn To lower the pitch of to cause to sound less sharp to let fall from the pitch To flatten a sail Naut to set it more nearly foreandaft of the vessel Flattening oven in glass making a heated chamber in which split glass cylinders are flattened for window glass FLATTEN Flatten v i Defn To become or grow flat even depressed dull vapid spiritless or depressed below pitch FLATTER Flatter n 1 One who or that which makes flat or flattens 2 Metal Working a A flatfaced fulling hammer b A drawplate with a narrow rectangular orifice for drawing flat strips as watch springs etc FLATTER Flatter v t imp p p Flattered p pr vb n Flattering Etym OE flateren cf OD flatteren akin to G flattern to flutter Icel fla to fawn flatter cf F flatter Cf Flitter Flutter Flattery 1 To treat with praise or blandishments to gratify or attempt to gratify the selflove or vanity of esp by artful and interested commendation or attentions to blandish to cajole to wheedle When I tell him he hates flatterers He says he does being then most flattered Shak A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet Prov xxix 5 Others he flattered by asking their advice Prescott 2 To raise hopes in to encourage or favorable but sometimes unfounded or deceitful representations 3 To portray too favorably to give a too favorable idea of as his portrait flatters him FLATTER Flatter v i Defn To use flattery or insincere praise If it may stand him more in stead to lie Say and unsay feign flatter or adjure Milton FLATTERER Flatterer n Defn One who flatters The most abject flaterers degenerate into the greatest tyrants Addison FLATTERING Flattering a Defn That flatters in the various senses of the verb as a flattering speech Lay not that flattering unction to your soul Shak A flattering painter who made it his care To draw men as they ought be not as they are Goldsmith FLATTERINGLY Flatteringly adv Defn With flattery FLATTERY Flattery n pl Flatteries Etym OE flaterie OF flaterie F flaterie fr flater to flatter F flatter of uncertain origin See Flatter v t Defn The act or practice of flattering the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments adulation false insincere or excessive praise Just praise is only a debt but flattery is a present Rambler Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver Burke Syn Adulation compliment obsequiousness See Adulation FLATTING Flatting n 1 The process or operation of making flat as a cylinder of glass by opening it out 2 A mode of paintingin which the paint being mixed with turpentine leaves the work without gloss Gwilt 3 A method of preserving gilding unburnished by touching with size Knolles 4 The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rolls Flatting coat a coat of paint so put on as to have no gloss Flatting furnace Same as Flattening oven under Flatten Flatting mill a A rolling mill producing sheet metal esp in mints the ribbon from which the planchets are punched b A mill in which grains of metal are flatted by steel rolls and reduced to metallic dust used for purposes of ornamentation FLATTISH Flattish a Defn Somewhat flat Woodward FLATULENCE FLATULENCY Flatulence Flatulency n Etym Cf F flatulence Defn The state or quality of being flatulent FLATULENT Flatulent a Etym L flatus a blowing flatus ventris windiness flatulence fr flare to blow cf F flatulent See Blow 1 Affected with flatus or gases generated in the alimentary canal windy 2 Generating or tending to generate wind in the stomach Vegetables abound more with aërial particles than animal substances and therefore are more flatulent Arbuthnot 3 Turgid with flatus as a flatulent tumor Quincy 4 Pretentious without substance or reality puffy empty vain as a flatulent vanity He is too flatulent sometimes and sometimes too dry Dryden FLATULENTLY Flatulently adv Defn In a flatulent manner with flatulence FLATUOSITY Flatuosity n Etym Cf F flatuosité Defn Flatulence Obs Bacon FLATUOUS Flatuous a Etym Cf F flatueux Defn Windy generating wind Obs Bacon FLATUS Flatus n pl E Flatuses L Flatus Etym L fr flare to blow 1 A breath a puff of wind Clarke 2 Wind or gas generated in the stomach or other cavities of the body Quincy FLATWARE Flatware n Defn Articles for the table as china or silverware that are more or less flat as distinguished from hollow ware FLATWARE Flatware n Defn Articles for the table as china or silverware that are more or less flat as distinguished from hollow ware Webster 1913 Suppl FLATWISE Flatwise a or adv Defn With the flat side downward or next to another object not edgewise FLATWORM Flatworm n Zoöl Defn Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes also sometimes applied to the planarians FLAUNDRISH Flaundrish or a Defn Flemish Obs FLAUNT Flaunt or 277 v i imp p p Flaunted p pr vb n Flaunting Etym Cf dial G flandern to flutter wave perh akin to E flatter flutter Defn To throw or spread out to flutter to move ostentatiously as a flaunting show You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot Arbuthnot One flaunts in rags one flutters in brocade Pope FLAUNT Flaunt v t Defn To display ostentatiously to make an impudent show of FLAUNT Flaunt n Defn Anything displayed for show Obs In these my borrowed flaunts Shak FLAUNTINGLY Flauntingly adv Defn In a flaunting way FLAUTIST Flautist n Etym It flauto a flute See Flute Defn A player on the flute a flutist FLAUTO Flauto n Etym It Defn A flute Flaute piccolo Etym It little flute an octave flute Flauto traverso Etym It transverse flute the German flute held laterally instead of being played like the old flûte a bec with a mouth piece at the end FLAVANILINE Flavaniline or 104 n Etym L flavus yellow E aniline Chem Defn A yellow crystalline organic dyestuff C16H14N2 of artifical production It is a strong base and is a complex derivative of aniline and quinoline FLAVESCENT Flavescent a Etym L flavescens ppr of flavescere to turn yellow Defn Turning yellow yellowish FLAVICOMOUS Flavicomous a Etym L flavicomus flavus yellow coma hair Defn Having yellow hair R FLAVIN Flavin n Etym L flavus yellow Chem Defn A yellow vegetable dyestuff resembling quercitron FLAVINE Flavine 104 n Chem Defn A yellow crystalline organic base C13H12N2O obtained artificially FLAVOL Flavol n Etym L flavus yellow oil Chem Defn A yellow crystalline substance obtained from anthraquinone and regarded as a hydroxyl derivative of it FLAVOR Flavor n Etym OF fleur flaur two syllables odor cf F fleurer to emit an odor It flatore a bad odor prob fr L flare to bow whence the sense of exhalation Cf Blow Written also flavour 1 That quality of anything which affects the smell odor fragrances as the flavor of a rose 2 That quality of anything which affects the taste that quality which gratifies the palate relish zest savor as the flavor of food or drink 3 That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste gratifying to the sense of smell or the nicer perceptions of the palate a substance which flavors 4 That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts FLAVOR Flavor v t imp p p Flavored p pr vb n Flavoring Defn To give flavor to to add something as salt or a spice to to give character or zest FLAVORED Flavored a Defn Having a distinct flavor as highflavored wine FLAVORLESS Flavorless a Defn Without flavor tasteless FLAVOROUS Flavorous a Defn Imparting flavor pleasant to the taste or smell sapid Dryden FLAVOUS Flavous a Etym L flavus Defn Yellow Obs FLAW Flaw n Etym OE flai flaw flake cf Sw flaga flaw crack breach flake D vlaag gust of wind Norw flage flaag and E flag a flat stone 1 A crack or breach a gap or fissure a defect of continuity or cohesion as a flaw in a knife or a vase This heart Shall break into a hundered thousand flaws Shak 2 A defect a fault as a flaw in reputation a flaw in a will in a deed or in a statute Has not this also its flaws and its dark side South 3 A sudden burst of noise and disorder a tumult uproar a quarrel Obs And deluges of armies from the town Came pouring in I heard the mighty flaw Dryden 4 A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration Snow and hail and stormy gust and flaw Milton Like flaws in summer laying lusty corn Tennyson Syn Blemish fault imoerfection spot speck FLAW Flaw v t imp p p Flawed p pr vb n Flawing 1 To crack to make flaws in The brazen caldrons with the frosts are flawed Dryden 2 To break to violate to make of no effect Obs France hath flawed the league Shak FLAWLESS Flawless a Defn Free from flaws Boyle FLAWN Flawn n Etym OF flaon F flan LL flado fr OHG flado G fladen a sort of pancake cf Gr Place Defn A sort of flat custard or pie Obs Tusser FLAWTER Flawter v t Etym Cf Flay Defn To scrape o Obs Johnson FLAWY Flawy a 1 Full of flaws or cracks broken defective faulty Johnson 2 Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind FLAX Flax n Etym AS fleax akin to D vlas OHG flahs G flachs and prob to flechten to braid plaitm twist L plectere to weave plicare to fold Gr Ply 1 Bot Defn A plant of the genus Linum esp the L usitatissimum which has a single slender stalk about a foot and a half high with blue flowers The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth called linen cambric lawn lace etc Linseed oil is expressed from the seed 2 The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing Earth flax Min amianthus Flax brake a machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous Flax comb a hatchel hackle or heckle Flax cotton the fiber of flax reduced by steeping in bicarbinate of soda and acidulated liquids and prepared for bleaching and spinning like cotton Knight Flax dresser one who breaks and swingles flax or prepares it for the spinner Flax mill a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured Flax puller a machine for pulling flax plants in the field Flax wench a A woman who spins flax Obs b A prostitute Obs Shak Mountain flax Min amianthus New Zealand flax Bot See Flaxplant FLAXEN Flaxen a Defn Made of flax resembling flax or its fibers of the color of flax of a light soft straw color fair and flowing like flax or tow as flaxen thread flaxen hair FLAXPLANT Flaxplant n Bot Defn A plant in new Zealand Phormium tenax allied to the lilies and aloes The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes mats and coarse cloth FLAXSEED Flaxseed n Defn The seed of the flax linseed FLAXWEED Flaxweed n Bot Defn See Toadflax FLAXY Flaxy a Defn Like flax flaxen Sir M Sandys FLAY Flay v t imp p p Flayed p pr vb n Flaying Etym OE flean flan AS fleán akin to D vlaen Icel fla Sw flå Dan flaae cf Lith ples to tear plyszti vi to burst tear perh akin to E flag to flat stone flaw Defn To skin to strip off the skin or surface of as to flay an ox to flay the green earth With her nails She ll flay thy wolfish visage Shak FLAYER Flayer n Defn One who strips off the skin FLEA Flea v t Etym See Flay Defn To flay Obs He will be fleaced first And horse collars made ofs skin J Fletcher FLEA Flea n Etym OE fle flee AS fleá fleáh akin to D fl G floh Icel fl Russ blocha prob from the root of E flee Flee Zoöl Defn An insect belonging to the genus Pulex of the order Aphaniptera Fleas are destitute of wings but have the power of leaping energetically The bite is poisonous to most persons The human flea Pulex irritans abundant in Europe is rare in America where the dog flea P canis takes its place See Aphaniptera and Dog flea See Illustration in Appendix A flea in the ear an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply annoying like a flea an irritating repulse as to put a flea in ones ear to go away with a flea in ones ear Beach flea Black flea etc See under Beach etc FLEABANE Fleabane n Bot Defn One of various plants supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas They belong for the most part to the genera Conyza Erigeron and Pulicaria FLEABEETLE Fleabeetle n Zoöl Defn A small beetle of the family Halticidæ of many species They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas The turnip flea beetle Phyllotreta vittata and that of the grapevine Graptodera chalybea are common injurious species FLEABITE Fleabite n 1 The bite of a flea or the red spot caused by the bite 2 A trifling wound or pain like that of the bite of a flea Harvey FLEABITTEN Fleabitten a 1 Bitten by a flea as a fleabitten face 2 White flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel said of the color of a horse FLEAGH Fleagh obs Defn imp of Fly FLEAK Fleak n Defn A flake a thread or twist Obs Little long fleaks or threads of hemp Dr H More FLEAKING Fleaking n Defn A light covering of reeds over which the main covering is laid in thatching houses Prov Eng Wright FLEALOUSE Flealouse n Zoöl Defn A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidæ of many species That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri FLEAM Fleam n Etym F flamme OF flieme fr LL flevotomum phlebotomum cf D vlijm See Phlebotomy Surg Far Defn A sharp instrument used for opening veins lancing gums etc a kind of lancet Fleam tooth a tooth of a saw shaped like an isosceles triangle a peg tooth Knight FLEAMY Fleamy a Defn Bloody clotted Obs or Prov Foamy bubbling of a fleamy brain Marston FLEAR Flear v t i Defn See Fleer FLEAWORT Fleawort n Bot Defn An herb used in medicine Plantago Psyllium named from the shape of its seeds Loudon FLECHE Flèche n Etym F flèche prop an arrow Fort Defn A simple fieldwork consisting of two faces forming a salient angle pointing outward and open at the gorge FLECK Fleck n Defn A flake also a lock as of wool Obs J Martin FLECK Fleck n Etym Cf Icel flekkr akin to Sw fläck D vlek G fleck and perh to E flitch Defn A spot a streak a speckle A sunny fleck Longfellow Life is dashed with flecks of sin tennyson FLECK Fleck v t imp p p Flecked p pr vb n Flecking Etym Cf Icel flekka Sw fläcka D vlekken vlakken G flecken See Fleck n Defn To spot to streak or stripe to variegate to dapple Both flecked with white the true Arcadian strain Dryden A bird a cloud flecking the sunny air Trench FLECKER Flecker v t Defn To fleck Johnson FLECKLESS Fleckless a Defn Without spot or blame R My consnience will not count me fleckless Tennyson FLECTION Flection n Etym See Flexion 1 The act of bending or state of being bent 2 The variation of words by declension comparison or conjugation inflection FLECTIONAL Flectional a Defn Capable of or pertaining to flection or inflection A flectional word is a phrase in the bud Earle FLECTOR Flector n Defn A flexor FLED Fled Defn imp p p of Flee FLEDGE Fledge a Etym OE flegge flygge akin to D vlug G flügge flücke OHG flucchi Icel fleygr and to E fly Fly v i Defn Feathered furnished with feathers or wings able to fly Hfledge with wings Milton FLEDGE Fledge v t i imp p p Fledged p pr vb n Fledging 1 To furnish with feathers to supply with the feathers necessary for flight The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift for themselves LEstrange 2 To furnish or adorn with any soft covering Your master whose chin is not yet fledged Shak FLEDGELING Fledgeling n Defn A young bird just fledged FLEE Flee v i imp p p Fled p pr vb n Fleeing Etym OE fleon fleen AS fleón imperf fleáh akin to D vlieden OHG OS fliohan G fliehen Icel fl imperf fl Dan flye Sw fly imperf flydde Goth pliuhan Flight Defn To run away as from danger or evil to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner to hasten off usually with from This is sometimes omitted making the verb transitive He cowardly fled not having struck one stroke Shak Flee fornication 1 Cor vi 18 So fled his enemies my warlike father Shak Note When great speed is to be indicated we commonly use fly not flee as fly hence to France with the utmost speed Whither shall I fly to scape their hands Shak See Fly v i 5 FLEECE Fleece n Etym OE flees AS fleós akin to D flies vlies 1 The entire coat of wood that covers a sheep or other similar animal also the quantity shorn from a sheep or animal at one time Who shore me Like a tame wether all my precious fleece Milton 2 Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece 3 Manuf Defn The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine Fleece wool wool shorn from the sheep Golden fleece See under Golden FLEECE Fleece v t imp p p Fleeced p pr vb n Fleecing 1 To deprive of a fleece or natural covering of wool 2 To strip of money or other property unjustly especially by trickery or frand to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions Whilst pope and prince shared the wool betwixt them the people were finely fleeced Fuller 3 To spread over as with wool R Thomson FLEECED Fleeced a 1 Furnished with a fleece as a sheep is well fleeced Spenser 2 Stripped of a fleece plundered robbed FLEECELESS Fleeceless a Defn Without a fleece FLEECER Fleecer n Defn One who fleeces or strips unjustly especially by trickery or fraund Prynne FLEECY Fleecy a Defn Covered with made of or resembling a fleece Fleecy flocks Prior FLEEN Fleen n pl Defn Obs pl of Flea Chaucer FLEER Fleer n Defn One who flees Ld Berners FLEER Fleer imp p p Fleered p pr vb n Fleering Etym OE flerien cf Scot fleyr Norw flira to titter giggle laugh at nothing MHG vlerre vlarre a wide wound 1 To make a wry face in contempt or to grin in scorn to deride to sneer to mock to gibe as to fleer and flout To fleer and scorn at our solemnity Shak 2 To grin with an air of civility to leer Obs Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting Latimer FLEER Fleer v t Defn To mock to flout at Beau Fl FLEER Fleer n 1 A word or look of derision or mockery And mark the fleers the gibes and notable scorn Shak 2 A grin of civility a leer Obs A sly treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers South FLEERER Fleerer n Defn One who fleers Beau Fl FLEERINGLY Fleeringly adv Defn In a fleering manner FLEET Fleet v i imp p p Fleeted p pr vb n Fleeting Etym OE fleten fleoten to swim AS fleótan to swim float akin to D vlieten to flow OS fliotan OHG fliozzan G fliessen Icel fljota to float flow Sw flyta D flyde L pluere to rain Gr plu to swim sail sq root84 Cf Fleet n a Float Pluvial Flow 1 To sail to float Obs And in frail wood on Adrian Gulf doth fleet Spenser 2 To fly swiftly to pass over quickly to hasten to flit as a light substance All the unaccomplished works of Natures hand Dissolved on earth fleet hither Milton 3 Naut Defn To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan or windlass said of a cable or hawser FLEET Fleet v t 1 To pass over rapidly to skin the surface of as a ship that fleets the gulf Spenser 2 To hasten over to cause to pass away lighty or in mirth and joy Many young gentlemen flock to him and fleet the time carelessly Shak 3 Naut a To draw apart the blocks of said of a tackle Totten b To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass as a rope or chain FLEET Fleet a Compar Fleeter superl Fleetest Etym Cf Icel flj quick See Fleet v i 1 Swift in motion moving with velocity light and quick in going from place to place nimble In mail their horses clad yet fleet and strong Milton 2 Light superficially thin not penetring deep as soil Prov Eng Mortimer FLEET Fleet n Etym OE flete fleote AS fleót ship fr fleótan to float swim See Fleet v i and cf Float Defn A number of vessels in company especially war vessels also the collective naval force of a country etc Fleet captain the senior aid of the admiral of a fleet when a captain Ham Nav Encyc FLEET Fleet n Etym AS fleót a place where vessels float bay river akin to D vliet rill brook G fliess See Fleet v i 1 A flood a creek or inlet a bay or estuary a river obsolete except as a place name as Fleet Street in London Together wove we nets to entrap the fish In floods and sedgy fleets Matthewes 2 A former prison in London which originally stood near a stream the Fleet now filled up Fleet parson a clergyman of low character in or in the vicinity of the Fleet prison who was ready to unite persons in marriage called Fleet marriage at any hour without public notice witnesses or consent of parents FLEET Fleet v t Etym AS flet cream fr fleótan to float See Fleet v i Defn To take the cream from to skim Prov Eng Johnson FLEETEN Fleeten n Defn Fleeted or skimmed milk Obs Fleeten face a face of the color of fleeten i e blanched hence a coward You know where you are you fleeten face Beau Fl FLEETFOOT Fleetfoot a Defn Swift of foot Shak FLEETING Fleeting a Defn Passing swiftly away not durable transient transitory as the fleeting hours or moments Syn Evanescent ephemeral See Transient FLEETINGLY Fleetingly adv Defn In a fleeting manner swiftly FLEETINGS Fleetings n pl Defn A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey curds prov Eng Wright FLEETLY Fleetly adv Defn In a fleet manner rapidly FLEETNESS Fleetness n Defn Swiftness rapidity velocity celerity speed as the fleetness of a horse or of time FLEIGH Fleigh obs Defn imp of Fly Chaucer FLEME Fleme v t Etym AS fleman flyman Defn To banish to drive out to expel Obs Appetite flemeth discretion Chaucer FLEMER Flemer n Defn One who or that which banishes or expels Obs Chaucer FLEMING Fleming n Defn A native or inhabitant of Flanders FLEMISH Flemish a Defn Pertaining to Flanders or the Flemings n Defn The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings also collectively the people of Flanders Flemish accounts Naut short or deficient accounts HumorousHam Nav Encyc Flemish beauty Bot a well known pear It is one of few kinds which have a red color on one side Flemish bond Arch See Bond n 8 Flemish brick a hard yellow paving brick Flemish coil a flat coil of rope with the end in the center and the turns lying against without riding over each other Flemish eye Naut an eye formed at the end of a rope by dividing the strands and lying them over each other Flemish horse Naut an additional footrope at the end of a yard FLENCH Flench v t Defn Same as Flence FLENSE Flense v t Etym Cf Dan flense D vlensen vlenzen Scot flinch Defn To strip the blubber or skin from as from a whale seal etc the flensed carcass of a fur seal U S Census 1880 FLESH Flesh n Etym OE flesch flesc AS fl akin to OFries flask D vleesch OS fl OHG fleisc G fleisch Icel Dan flesk lard bacon pork Sw fläsk 1 The aggregate of the muscles fat and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals especially the muscles Note In composition it is mainly albuminous but contains in adition a large number of crystalline bodies such as creatin xanthin hypoxanthin carnin etc It is also rich in phosphate of potash 2 Animal food in distinction from vegetable meat especially the body of beasts and birds used as food as distinguished from fish With roasted flesh or milk and wastel bread Chaucer 3 The human body as distinguished from the soul the corporeal person As if this flesh which walls about our life Were brass impregnable Shak 4 The human eace mankind humanity All flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth Gen vi 12 5 Human nature a In a good sense tenderness of feeling gentleness There is no flesh in mans obdurate heart Cowper b In a bad sense tendency to transient or physical pleasure desire for sensual gratification carnality c Theol The character under the influence of animal propensities or selfish passions the soul unmoved by spiritual influences 6 Kindred stock race He is our brother and our flesh Gen xxxvii 27 7 The soft pulpy substance of fruit also that part of a root fruit and the like which is fit to be eaten Note Flesh is often used adjectively or selfexplaining compounds as flesh broth or fleshbroth flesh brush or fleshbrush flesh tint or fleshtint flesh wound After the flesh after the manner of man in a gross or earthly manner Ye judge after the flesh John viii 15 An arm of flesh human strength or aid Flesh and blood See under Blood Flesh broth broth made by boiling flesh in water Flesh fly Zoöl one of several species of flies whose larvæ or maggots feed upon flesh as the bluebottle fly called also meat fly carrion fly and blowfly See Blowly Flesh meat animal food Swift Flesh side the side of a skin or hide which was next to the flesh opposed to grain side Flesh tint Painting a color used in painting to imitate the hue of the living body Flesh worm Zoöl any insect larva of a flesh fly See Flesh fly above Proud flesh See under Proud To be one flesh to be closely united as in marriage to become as one person Gen ii 24 FLESH Flesh v t imp p p Fleshed p pr vb n Fleshing 1 To feed with flesh as an incitement to further exertion to initiate from the practice of training hawks and dogs by feeding them with the first game they take or other flesh Hence to use upon flesh as a murderous weapon so as to draw blood especially for the first time Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword Shak The wild dog Shall flesh his tooth on every innocent Shak 2 To glut to satiate hence to harden to accustom Fleshed in triumphs Glanvill Old soldiers Fleshed in the spoils of Germany and France Beau Fl 3 Leather Manufacture Defn To remove flesh membrance etc from as from hides FLESHED Fleshed a 1 Corpulent fat having flesh 2 Glutted satiated initiated Fleshed with slaughter Dryden FLESHER Flesher n 1 A butcher A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down Macaulay 2 A twohandled convex bluntedged knife for scraping hides a fleshing knife FLESHHOOD Fleshhood n Defn The state or condition of having a form of flesh incarnation R Thou who hast thyself Endured this fleshhood Mrs Browning FLESHINESS Fleshiness n Defn The state of being fleshy plumpness corpulence grossness Milton FLESHINGS Fleshings n pl Defn Fleshcolored tights worn by actors dancers D Jerrold FLESHLESS Fleshless a Defn Destitute of flesh lean Carlyle FLESHLINESS Fleshliness n Defn The state of being fleshly carnal passions and appetites Spenser FLESHLING Fleshling n Defn A person devoted to fleshly things Obs Spenser FLESHLY Fleshly a Etym AS 1 Of or pertaining to the flesh corporeal Fleshly bondage Denham 2 Animal not Dryden 3 Human not celestial not spiritual or divine Fleshly wisdom 2 Cor i 12 Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm And fragile arms Milton 4 Carnal wordly lascivious Abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul 1 Pet ii 11 FLESHLY Fleshly adv Defn In a fleshly manner carnally lasciviously Obs Chaucer FLESHMENT Fleshment n Defn The act of fleshing or the excitement attending a successful beginning R Shak FLESHMONGER Fleshmonger n Etym AS Defn One who deals in flesh hence a pimp a procurer a pander R Shak FLESHPOT Fleshpot n Defn A pot or vessel in which flesh is cooked hence pl Defn plenty high living In the land of Egypt we sat by the fleshpots and did eat bread to the full Ex xvi 3 FLESHQUAKE Fleshquake n Defn A quaking or trembling of the flesh a quiver Obs B Jonson FLESHY Fleshy a Compar Fleshier superl Fleshiest 1 Full of or composed of flesh plump corpulent fat gross The sole of his foot is fleshy Ray 2 Human Obs Fleshy tabernacle Milton 3 Bot Defn Composed of firm pulp succulent as the houseleek cactus and agave are fleshy plants FLET Flet p p of Fleet Defn Skimmed Obs FLETCH Fletch v t imp p p Fletched p pr vb n Fletching Etym F flèche arrow Defn To feather as an arrow Bp Warburton Congress fletched their complaint by adding America loved his brother Bancroft FLETCHER Fletcher n Etym OF flechier Defn One who fletches of feathers arrows a manufacturer of bows and arrows Obs Mortimer FLETE Flete v i Etym See Fleet v i Defn To float to swim Obs Whether I sink or flete Chaucer FLETIFEROUS Fletiferous a Etym L fletifer fletus a weeping from flere fletum to weep ferre to bear Defn Producing tears Obs Blount FLEURDELIS Fleurdelis n pl Fleursdelis Etym F flower of the lily Cf Flowerdeluce Lily 1 Bot Defn The iris See Flowerdeluce 2 A conventional flower suggested by the iris and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter the ornaments of a crown etc It is also a heraldic bearing and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France FLEURON Fleuron n F fr OF floron Cf Floroon Defn A flowershaped ornament esp one terminating an object or forming one of a series as a knob of a cover to a dish or a flower shaped part in a necklace FLEURY Fleury a Etym F fleuri covered with flowers pp of fleurir See Flourish Her Defn Finished at the ends with fleursdelis said esp a cross so decorated FLEW Flew Defn imp of Fly FLEWED Flewed a Defn Having large flews Shak FLEWS Flews n pl Defn The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip of dogs especially prominent in hounds called also chaps See Illust of Bloodhound FLEX Flex v t imp p p Flexed p pr vb n Flexing Etym L flexus pp of flectere to bend perh flectere and akin to falx sickle E falchion Cf Flinch Defn To bend as to flex the arm FLEX Flex n Defn Flax Obs Chaucer FLEXANIMOUS Flexanimous a Etym L flexanimus flectere flexum to bend animus mind Defn Having power to change the mind Obs Howell FLEXIBILITY Flexibility n Etym L flexibilitas cf F flexibilite Defn The state or quality of being flexible flexibleness pliancy pliability as the flexibility of strips of hemlock hickory whalebone or metal or of rays of light Sir I Newton All the flexibility of a veteran courtier Macaulay FLEXIBLE Flexible a Etym L flexibilis cf F flexible 1 Capable of being flexed or bent admitting of being turned bowed or twisted without breaking pliable yielding to pressure not stiff or brittle When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks Shak 2 Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others not invincibly rigid or obstinate tractable manageable ductile easy and compliant wavering Phocion was a man of great severity and no ways flexible to the will of the people Bacon Women are soft mild pitiful and flexible Shak 3 Capable or being adapted or molded plastic as a flexible language This was a principle more flexible to their purpose Rogers Syn Pliant pliable supple tractable manageable ductile obsequious inconstant wavering Flexibleness n Flexibly adv FLEXICOSTATE Flexicostate a Etym L flexus bent E costate Anat Defn Having bent or curved ribs FLEXILE Flexile a Etym L flexilis Defn Flexible pliant pliable easily bent plastic tractable Wordsworth FLEXION Flexion n Etym L flexio cf F flexion 1 The act of flexing or bending a turning 2 A bending a part bent a fold Bacon 3 Gram Defn Syntactical change of form of words as by declension or conjugation inflection Express the syntactical relations by flexion Sir W Hamilton 4 Physiol Defn The bending of a limb or joint that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part distinguished from extension FLEXOR Flexor n Etym NL Anat Defn A muscle which bends or flexes any part as the flexors of the arm or the hand opposed to extensor FLEXUOSE Flexuose a Defn Flexuous FLEXUOUS Flexuous a Etym L flexuosus fr flexus a bending turning 1 Having turns windings or flexures 2 Bot Defn Having alternate curvatures in opposite directions bent in a zigzag manner 3 Wavering not steady flickering Bacon FLEXURAL Flexural a Etym From Flexure Defn Of pertaining to or resulting from flexure of the nature of or characterized by flexure as flexural elasticity FLEXURE Flexure n Etym L flexura 1 The act of flexing or bending a turning or curving flexion hence obsequious bowing or bending Will it give place to flexure and low bending Shak 2 A turn a bend a fold a curve Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered British Quart Rev 3 Zoöl Defn The last joint or bend of the wing of a bird 4 Astron Defn The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion The flexure of a curve Math the bending of a curve towards or from a straight line FLIBBERGIB Flibbergib n Defn A sycophant Obs Humorous Flatterers and flibbergibs Latimer FLIBBERTIGIBBET Flibbertigibbet n Defn An imp Shak FLIBUSTIER Flibustier n Etym F Defn A buccaneer an American pirate See Flibuster Obs FLICK Flick v t imp p p Flicked p pr vb n Flicking Etym Cf Flicker Defn To whip lightly or with a quick jerk to flap as to flick a horse to flick the dirt from boots Thackeray FLICK Flick n Defn A flitch as a flick of bacon FLICKER Flicker v i imp p p Flickered p pr vb n Flickering Etym OE flikeren flekeren to flutter AS flicerian flicorian cf D flikkeren to sparkle Flacker 1 To flutter to flap the wings without flying And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing Dryden 2 To waver unsteadily like a flame in a current of air or when about to expire as the flickering light The shadows flicker to fro Tennyson FLICKER Flicker n 1 The act of wavering or of fluttering flucuation sudden and brief increase of brightness as the last flicker of the dying flame 2 Zoöl Defn The goldenwinged woodpecker Colaptes aurutus so called from its spring note Called also yellowhammer highholder pigeon woodpecker and yucca The cackle of the flicker among the oaks Thoureau FLICKERINGLY Flickeringly adv Defn In a flickering manner FLICKERMOUSE Flickermouse n Zoöl Defn See Flittermouse FLIDGE Flidge a Defn Fledged fledge Obs Holland FLIDGE Flidge v i Defn To become fledged to fledge Obs Every day build their nests every hour flidge R Greene FLIER Flier n Etym Form Fly v cf Flyer 1 One who flies or flees a runaway a fugitive Shak 2 Mach Defn A fly See Fly n 9 and 13 b 3 Spinning Defn See Flyer n 5 4 Arch Defn See Flyer n 4 FLIGHT Flight n Etym AS fliht flyht a flying fr fleógan to fly cf flyht a fleeing fr fleón to flee G flucht a fleeing Sw flykt G flug a flying Sw flygt D vlugt a fleeing or flying Dan flugt sq root84 See Flee Fly 1 The act or flying a passing through the air by the help of wings volitation mode or style of flying Like the night owls lazy flight Shak 2 The act of fleeing the act of running away to escape or expected evil hasty departure Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter Matt xxiv 20 Fain by flight to save themselves Shak 3 Lofty elevation and excursiona mounting a soaas a flight of imagination ambition folly Could he have kept his spirit to that flight He had been happy Byron His highest flights were indeed far below those of Taylor Macaulay 4 A number of beings or things passing through the air together especially a flock of birds flying in company the birds that fly or migrate together the birds produced in one season as a flight of arrows Swift Swift flights of angels ministrant Milton Like a flight of fowl Scattered winds and tempestuous gusts Shak 5 A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another Parker 6 A kind of arrow for the longbow also the sport of shooting with it See Shaft Obs Challenged Cupid at the flight Shak Not a flight drawn home Eer made that haste that they have Beau Fl 7 The husk or glume of oats Prov Eng Wright to take a flight9 Flight feathers Zoöl the wing feathers of a bird including the quills coverts and bastard wing See Bird To put to flight To turn to flight to compel to run away to force to flee to rout Syn Pair set See Pair FLIGHTED Flighted a 1 Taking flight flying used in composition Drowsyflighted steeds Milton 2 Her Defn Feathered said of arrows FLIGHTER Flighter n Brewing Defn A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler to produce a circular current in the liquor Knight FLIGHTILY Flightily adv Defn In a flighty manner FLIGHTINESS Flightiness n Defn The state or quality of being flighty The flightness of her temper Hawthorne Syn Levity giddiness volatility lightness wildness eccentricity See Levity FLIGHTSHOT Flightshot n Defn The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot bowshot about the fifth of a mile Prov Eng Scot Within a flightshot it inthe valley Evelyn Half a flightshot from the kings oak Sir W Scott FLIGHTY Flighty a 1 Fleeting swift transient The flighty purpose never is oertook Unless the deed go with it Shak 2 Indulging in flights or wild and unrestrained sallies of imagination humor caprice etc given to disorder Proofs of my flighty and paradoxical turn of mind Coleridge A harsh disciplinarian and a flighty enthusiast J S Har FLIMFLAM Flimflam n Etym Cf Flam Defn A freak a trick a lie Beau Fl FLIMSILY Flimsily adv Defn In a flimsy manner FLIMSINESS Flimsiness n Defn The state or quality of being flimsy FLIMSY Flimsy a Compar Flimsier superl Flimsiest Etym Cf W llumsi naked bare empty slouggish spiritless Cf Limsy Defn Weak feeble limp slight vain without strength or solidity of loose and unsubstantial structure without reason or plausibility as a flimsy argument excuse objection Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines Pope All the flimsy furniture of a country misss brain Sheridan Syn Weak feeble superficial shallow vain FLIMSY Flimsy n 1 Thin or transfer paper 2 A bank note Slang Eng FLINCH Flinch v i imp p p Flinched p pr vb n Flinching Etym Prob fr OE flecchen to waver give way F fléchir fr L flectere to bend but prob influenced by E blench Cf Flex 1 To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking from pain or danger to fail in doing or perserving to show signs of yielding or of suffering to shrink to wince as one of the parties flinched from the combat A child by a constant course of kindness may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining Locke 2 Croquet Defn To let the foot slip from a ball when attempting to give a tight croquet FLINCH Flinch n Defn The act of flinching FLINCHER Flincher n Defn One who flinches or fails FLINCHINGLY Flinchingly adv Defn In a flinching manner FLINDERMOUSE Flindermouse nEtym OE vlindre moth cf D vlinder butterfly E mouse Cf Flittermouse Flinders Zoöl Defn A bat a flittermouse FLINDERS Flinders n pl Etym Scot flenders flendris perh akin to E flutter cf D flenters rags broken pieces Defn Small pieces or splinters fragments The tough ash spear so stout and true Into a thousand flinders flew Sir W Scott FLING Fling v t imp p p Flung p pr vb n Flinging Etym OE flingen flengen to rush hurl cf Icel flengia to whip ride furiously OSw flenga to strike Sw flänga to romp Dan flenge to slash 1 To cast send to throw from the hand to hurl to dart to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand as to fing a stone into the pond T is Fate that flings the dice and as she flings Of kings makes peasants and of peasants kings Dryden He like Jove his lighting flung Dryden I know thy generous temper well Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it It straight takes fire Addison 2 To shed forth to emit to scatter The sun begins to fling His flaring beams Milton Every beam new transient colors flings Pope 3 To throw to hurl to throw off or down to prostrate hence to baffle to defeat as to fling a party in litigation His horse started flung him and fell upon him Walpole To fling about to throw on all sides to scatter To fling away to reject to discard Cromwell I charge thee fling away ambition Shak To fling down a To throw to the ground esp to throw in defiance as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge This question so flung down before the guests Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken Tennyson b To overturn to demolish to ruin To fling in to throw in not to charge in an account as in settling accounts one party flings in a small sum or a few days work To fling off to baffle in the chase to defeat of prey also to get rid of Addison To fling open to throw open to open suddenly or with violence as to fling open a door To fling out to utter to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner as to fling out hard words against another To fling up to relinquish to abandon as to fling up a design FLING Fling v i 1 To throw to wince to flounce as the horse began to kick and fling 2 To cast in the teeth to utter abusive language to sneer as the scold began to flout and fling 3 To throw ones self in a violent or hasty manner to rush or spring with violence or haste And cropfull out of doors he flings Milton I flung closer to his breast As sword that after battle flings to sheath Mrs Browning To fling out to become ugly and intractable to utter sneers and insinuations FLING Fling n 1 A cast from the hand a throw also a flounce a kick as the fling of a horse 2 A severe or contemptuous remark an expression of sarcastic scorn a gibe a sarcasm I who love to have a fling Both at senate house and king Swift 3 A kind of dance as the Highland fling 4 A trifing matter an object of contempt Obs England were but a fling Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing Old Proverb To have ones fling to enjoy ones self to the full to have a season of dissipation J H Newman When I was as young as you I had my fling I led a life of pleasure D Jerrold FLINGDUST Flingdust n Defn One who kicks up the dust a streetwalker a low manner Obs Beau Fl FLINGER Flinger n Defn One who flings one who jeers FLINT Flint n Etym AS flint akin to Sw flinta Dan flint cf OHG flins flint G flinte gun cf E flintlock perh akin to Gr Plinth 1 Min Defn A massive somewhat impure variety of quartz in color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black breaking with a conchoidal fracture and sharp edge It is very hard and strikes fire with steel 2 A piece of flint for striking fire formerly much used esp in the hammers of gun locks 3 Anything extremely hard unimpressible and unyielding like flint A heart of flint Spenser Flint age Geol Same as Stone age under Stone Flint brick a fire made principially of powdered silex Flint glass See in the Vocabulary Flint implements Archæol tools etc employed by men before the use of metals such as axes arrows spears knives wedges etc which were commonly made of flint but also of granite jade jasper and other hard stones Flint mill a Pottery A mill in which flints are ground b Mining An obsolete appliance for lighting the miner at his work in which flints on a revolving wheel were made to produce a shower of sparks which gave light but did not inflame the fire damp Knight Flint stone a hard siliceous stone a flint Flint wall a kind of wall common in England on the face of which are exposed the black surfaces of broken flints set in the mortar with quions of masonry Liquor of flints a solution of silica or flints in potash To skin a flint to be capable of or guilty of any expedient or any meanness for making money Colloq FLINT GLASS Flint glass Chem Defn A soft heavy brilliant glass consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium It is used for tableware and for optical instruments as prisms its density giving a high degree of dispersive power so called because formerly the silica was obtained from pulverized flints Called also crystal glass Cf Glass Note The concave or diverging half on an achromatic lens is usually made of flint glass FLINTHEARTED Flinthearted a Defn Hardhearted Shak FLINTINESS Flintiness n Defn The state or quality of being flinty hardness cruelty Beau Fl FLINTLOCK Flintlock n 1 A lock for a gun or pistol having a flint fixed in the hammer which on stricking the steel ignites the priming 2 A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock esp the oldfashioned musket of European and other armies FLINTWARE Flintware n Defn A superior kind of earthenware into whose composition flint enters largely Knight FLINTWOOD Flintwood n Bot Defn An Australian name for the very hard wood of the Eucalyptus piluralis FLINTY Flinty a Compar Flintier superl Flintiest Defn Consisting of composed of abounding in or resembling flint as a flinty rock flinty ground a flinty heart Flinty rockFlinty state a siliceous slate basanite is here included See Basanite FLIP Flip n Etym Cf Prov E flip nimble flippant also a slight blow Cf Flippant Defn A mixture of beer spirit etc stirred and heated by a hot iron Flip dog an iron used when heated to warm flip FLIP Flip v t imp p p Flipped p pr vb n Flipping Defn To toss or fillip as to flip up a cent As when your little ones Do twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones W Browne FLIPE Flipe v t Defn To turn inside out or with the leg part back over the foot as a stocking in pulling off or for putting on Scot FLIPFLAP Flipflap n Etym See Flip and Flap Defn The repeated stroke of something long and loose Johnson FLIPFLAP Flipflap adv Defn With repeated strokes and noise as of something long and loose Ash FLIPPANCY Flippancy nEtym See Flippant Defn The state or quality of being flippant This flippancy of language Bp Hurd FLIPPANT Flippant a Etym Prov E flip to move nimbly cf W llipa soft limber pliant or Icel fleipa to babble prattle Cf Flip Fillip Flap Flipper 1 Of smooth fluent and rapid speech speaking with ease and rapidity having a voluble tongue talkative It becometh good men in such cases to be flippant and free in their speech Barrow 2 Speaking fluently and confidently without knowledge or consideration empty trifling inconsederate pert petulant Flippant epilogous Thomson To put flippant scorn to the blush I Taylor A sort of flippant vain discourse Burke FLIPPANT Flippant n Defn A flippant person R Tennyson FLIPPANTLY Flippantly adv Defn In a flippant manner FLIPPANTNESS Flippantness n Defn State or quality of being flippant FLIPPER Flipper n Etym Cf Flip Flippant 1 Zoöl Defn A broad flat limb used for swimming as those of seals sea turtles whales etc 2 Naut Defn The hand Slang FLIRT Flirt v t imp p p Flirted p pr vb n Flirting Etym Cf AS fleard trifle folly fleardian to trifle 1 To throw with a jerk or quick effort to fling suddenly as they flirt water in each others faces he flirted a glove or a handkerchief 2 To toss or throw about to move playfully to and fro as to flirt a fan 3 To jeer at to treat with contempt to mock Obs I am ashamed I am scorned I am flirted Beau Fl FLIRT Flirt v i 1 To run and dart about to act with giddiness or from a desire to attract notice especially to play the coquette to play at courtship to coquet as they flirt with the young men 2 To utter contemptious language with an air of disdain to jeer or gibe Obs Beau Fl FLIRT Flirt n 1 A sudden jerk a quick throw or cast a darting motion hence a jeer Several little flirts and vibrations Addison With many a flirt and flutter E A Poe 2 Etym Cf LG flirtje G flirtchen See Flirt v t Defn One who flirts esp a woman who acts with giddiness or plays at courtship a coquette a pert girl Several young flirts about town had a design to cast us out of the fashionable world Addison FLIRT Flirt a Defn Pert wanton Obs FLIRTATION Flirtation n 1 Playing at courtship coquerty The flirtations and jealousies of our ball rooms Macaulay FLIRTGILL Flirtgill n Defn A woman of light behavior a gillflirt Obs Shak You heard him take me up like a flirtgill Beau Fl FLIRTIGIG Flirtigig n Defn A wanton pert girl Obs FLIRTINGLY Flirtingly adv Defn In a flirting manner FLISK Flisk v i Defn To frisk to skip to caper Obs Scot The flisking flies Gosson FLISK Flisk n Defn A caper a spring a whim Scot FLIT Flit v i imp p p Flitted p pr vb n Flitting Etym OE flitten flutten to carry away cf Icel flytja Sw flytta Dan flytte Fleet v i 1 To move with celerity through the air to fly away with a rapid motion to dart along to fleet as a bird flits away a cloud flits along A shadow flits before me Tennyson 2 To flutter to rove on the wing Dryden 3 To pass rapidly as a light substance from one place to another to remove to migrate It became a received opinion that the souls of men departing this life did flit out of one body into some other Hooker 4 To remove from one place or habitation to another Scot Prov Eng Wright Jamieson 5 To be unstable to be easily or often moved And the free soul to flitting air resigned Dryden FLIT Flit a Defn Nimble quick swift Obs See Fleet FLITCH Flitch n pl Flitches Etym OE flicche flikke AS flicce akin to Icel flikki cf Icel flik flap tatter perh akin to E fleck Cf Flick n 1 The side of a hog salted and cured a side of bacon Swift 2 One of several planks smaller timbers or iron plates which are secured together side by side to make a large girder or built beam 3 The outside piece of a sawed log a slab Eng FLITE Flite v i Etym AS flitan to strive contend quarrel akin to G fleiss industry Defn To scold to quarrel Prov Eng Grose FLITE FLYTE Flite Flyte n AS flit See Flite Defn Strife dispute abusive or upbraiding talk as in fliting wrangling Obs or Scot Prov Eng The bird of Pallas has also a good flyte on the moral side in his suggestion that the principal effect of the nightingales song is to make women false to their husbands Saintsbury FLITTER Flitter v i Defn To flutter Obs Chaucer FLITTER Flitter v t Defn To flutter to move quickly as to flitter the cards R Lowell FLITTER Flitter n Etym Cf G flitter spangle tinsel flittern to make a tremulous motion to glitter Cf Flitter v i Defn A rag a tatter a small piece or fragment FLITTERMOUSE Flittermouse n Etym Flitter vi mouse cf G fledermaus OHG fledarm Cf Flickermouse Flindermouse Zoöl Defn A bat called also flickermouse flindermouse and flintymouse FLITTERN Flittern a Defn A term applied to the bark obtained from young oak trees McElrath FLITTINESS Flittiness n Etym From Flitty Defn Unsteadiness levity lightness Obs Bp Hopkins FLITTING Flitting n 1 A flying with lightness and celerity a fluttering 2 A removal from one habitation to another Scot Prov Eng A neighbor had lent his cart for the flitting and it was now standing loaded at the door ready to move away Jeffrey FLITTING FLYTTING Flitting Flytting n Defn Contention strife scolding specif a kind of metrical contest between two persons popular in Scotland in the 16th century Obs or Scot These flytings consisted of alternate torrents of sheer Billingsgate poured upon each other by the combatants Saintsbury FLITTINGLY Flittingly adv Defn In a flitting manner FLITTY Flitty a Etym From Flit Defn Unstable fluttering Obs Dr H More FLIX Flix n Etym Cf Flax Defn Down fur Obs or Eng J Dyer FLIX Flix n Defn The flux dysentery Obs Udall Flix weed Bot the Sisymbrium Sophia a kind of hedge mustard formerly used as a remedy for dysentery FLO Flo n pl Flon Etym AS fla flan Defn An arrow Obs Chaucer FLOAT Float nEtym OE flote ship boat fleet AS flota ship fr fleótan to float akin to D vloot fleet G floss raft Icel floti float raft fleet Sw flotta sq root 84 See Fleet v i and cf Flotilla Flotsam Plover 1 Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid as to sustain weight or to indicate the height of the surface or mark the place of something Specifically a A mass of timber or boards fastened together and conveyed down a stream by the current a raft b The hollow metallic ball of a selfacting faucet which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler c The cork or quill used in angling to support the bait line and indicate the bite of a fish d Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to swim a life preserver This reform bill had been used as a float by the conservative ministry J P Peters 2 A float board See Float board below 3 Tempering Defn A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk as an anvil or die Knight 4 The act of flowing flux flow Obs Bacon 5 A quantity of earth eighteen feet square and one foot deep Obs Mortimer 6 Plastering Defn The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed 7 A polishing block used in marble working a runner Knight 8 A singlecut file for smoothing a tool used by shoemakers for rasping off pegs inside a shoe 9 A coal cart Eng Simmonds 10 The sea a wave See Flote n Float board one of the boards fixed radially to the rim of an undershot water wheel or of a steamers paddle wheel a vane Float case Naut a caisson used for lifting a ship Float copper or gold Mining fine particles of metallic copper or of gold suspended in water and thus liable to be lost Float ore waterworn particles of ore fragments of vein material found on the surface away from the vein outcrop Raymond Float stone Arch a siliceous stone used to rub stonework or brickwork to a smooth surface Float valve a valve or cock acted upon by a float See Float 1 b FLOAT Float v i imp p p Floated p pr vb n Floating Etym OE flotien flotten AS flotian to float swim fr fleótan See Float n 1 To rest on the surface of any fluid to swim to be buoyed up The ark no more now floats but seems on ground Milton Three blustering nights borne by the southern blast I floated Dryden 2 To move quietly or gently on the water as a raft to drift along to move or glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid or through the air They stretch their broad plumes and float upon the wind Pope There seems a floating whisper on the hills Byron FLOAT Float v t 1 To cause to float to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid as the tide floated the ship into the harbor Had floated that bell on the Inchcape rock Southey 2 To flood to overflow to cover with water Proud Pactolus floats the fruitful lands Dryden 3 Plastering Defn To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet 4 To support and sustain the credit of as a commercial scheme or a jointstock company so as to enable FLOATABLE Floatable a Defn That may be floated FLOATAGE Floatage 48 n Defn Same as Flotage FLOATATION Floatation n Defn See Flotation FLOATER Floater n 1 One who floats or swims 2 A float for indicating the height of a liquid surface FLOATING Floating a 1 Buoyed upon or in a fluid a the floating timbers of a wreck floating motes in the air 2 Free or lose from the usual attachment as the floating ribs in man and some other animals 3 Not funded not fixed invested or determined as floating capital a floating debt Trade was at an end Floating capital had been withdrawn in great masses from the island Macaulay Floating anchor Naut a drag or sea anchor drag sail Floating battery Mil a battery erected on rafts or the hulls of ships chiefly for the defense of a coast or the bombardment of a place Floating bridge a A bridge consisting of rafts or timber with a floor of plank supported wholly by the water a bateau bridge See Bateau b Mil A kind of double bridge the upper one projecting beyond the lower one and capable of being moved forward by pulleys used for carrying troops over narrow moats in attacking the outworks of a fort c A kind of ferryboat which is guided and impelled by means of chains which are anchored on each side of a stream and pass over wheels on the vessel the wheels being driven by stream power d The landing platform of a ferry dock Floating cartilage Med a cartilage which moves freely in the cavity of a joint and often interferes with the functions of the latter Floating dam a An anchored dam b A caisson used as a gate for a dry dock Floating derrick a derrick on a float for river and harbor use in raising vessels moving stone for harbor improvements etc Floating dock Naut See under Dock Floating harbor a breakwater of cages or booms anchored and fastened together and used as a protection to ships riding at anchor to leeward Knight Floating heart Bot a small aquatic plant Limnanthemum lacunosum whose heartshaped leaves float on the water of American ponds Floating island a dish for dessert consisting of custard with floating masses of whipped cream or white of eggs Floating kidney Med See Wandering kidney under Wandering Floating light a light shown at the masthead of a vessel moored over sunken rocks shoals etc to warn mariners of danger a light ship also a light erected on a buoy or floating stage Floating liver Med See Wandering liver under Wandering Floating pier a landing stage or pier which rises and falls with the tide Floating ribs Anat the lower or posterior ribs which are not connected with the others in front in man they are the last two pairs Floating screed Plastering a strip of plastering first laid on to serve as a guide for the thickness of the coat Floating threads Weaving threads which span several other threads without being interwoven with them in a woven fabric FLOATING Floating n 1 Weaving Defn Floating threads See Floating threads above 2 The second coat of threecoat plastering Knight FLOATING CHARGE FLOATING LIEN Floating charge lien etc Law Defn A charge lien etc that successively attaches to such assets as a person may have from time to time leaving him more or less free to dispose of or encumber them as if no such charge or lien existed FLOATINGLY Floatingly adv Defn In a floating manner FLOATY Floaty a Defn Swimming on the surface buoyant light Sir W Raleigh FLOBERT Flobert n Gun Defn A small cartridge designed for target shooting sometimes called ball cap Flobert rifle a rifle adapted to the use of floberts FLOCCILLATION Floccillation n Etym L floccus a flock of wool Cf Flock of wool Med Defn A delirious picking of bedclothes by a sick person as if to pick off flocks of wool carphology an alarming symptom in acute diseases Dunglison FLOCCOSE Floccose a Etym L floccosus Cf 2d Flock n 1 Spotted with small tufts like wool Wright 2 Bot Defn Having tufts of soft hairs which are often deciduous FLOCCULAR Floccular a Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the flocculus FLOCCULATE Flocculate v i imp p p Flocculated p pr vb n Flocculating Geol Defn To aggregate into small lumps FLOCCULATE Flocculate a Zoöl Defn Furnished with tufts of curly hairs as some insects FLOCCULATION Flocculation n Geol Defn The process by which small particles of fine soils and sediments aggregate into larger lumps FLOCCULE Floccule n See Flocculus 1 A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a shredded tuft of wool 2 Chem Specif A small particle of an insoluble substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller particles FLOCCULENCE Flocculence n Defn The state of being flocculent FLOCCULENT Flocculent a Etym See Flock of wool 1 Clothed with small flocks or flakes woolly Gray 2 Zoöl Defn Applied to the down of newly hatched or unfledged birds FLOCCULUS Flocculus n pl Flocculi Etym NL dim of L floccus a lock or flock of wool Anat Defn A small lobe in the under surface of the cerebellum near the middle peduncle the subpeduncular lobe FLOCCUS Floccus n pl Flocci Etym L a flock of wool 1 Zoöl a The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals b A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds 2 Bot Defn A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi FLOCK Flock n Etym AS flocc flock company akin to Icel flokkr crowd Sw flock Dan flok prob orig used of flows and akin to E fly See Fly 1 A company or collection of living creatures especially applied to sheep and birds rarely to persons or except in the plural to cattle and other large animals as a flock of ravenous fowl Milton The heathen came to Nicanor by flocks 2 Macc xiv 14 2 A Christian church or congregation considered in their relation to the pastor or minister in charge As half amazed half frighted all his flock Tennyson FLOCK Flock v i imp p p Flocked p pr vb n Flocking Defn To gather in companies or crowds Friends daily flock Dryden Flocking fowl Zoöl the greater scaup duck FLOCK Flock v t Defn To flock to to crowd Obs Good fellows trooping flocked me so Taylor 1609 FLOCK Flock n Etym OE flokke cf D vlok G flocke OHG floccho Icel fl perh akin to E flicker flacker or cf L floccus F floc 1 A lock of wool or hair I prythee Tom beat Cuts saddle put a few flocks in the point pommel Shak 2 Woolen or cotton refuse sing or pl old rags etc reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery and used for stuffing unpholstered furniture 3 Very fine sifted woolen refuse especially that from shearing the nap of cloths used as a coating for wall paper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance also the dust of vegetable fiber used for a similar purpose Flock bed a bed filled with flocks or locks of coarse wool or pieces of cloth cut up fine Once a flock bed but repaired with straw Pope Flock paper paper coated with flock fixed with glue or size FLOCK Flock v t Defn To coat with flock as wall paper to roughen the surface of as glass so as to give an appearance of being covered with fine flock FLOCKLING Flockling n Defn A lamb Obs Brome 1659 FLOCKLY Flockly adv Defn In flocks in crowds Obs FLOCKMEL Flockmel adv Etym AS flocm See Meal part Defn In a flock in a body Obs That flockmel on a day they to him went Chaucer FLOCKY Flocky a Defn Abounding with flocks floccose FLOE Floe n Etym Cf Dan flag af iis iisflage Sw flaga flake isflaga isflake See Flag a flat stone Defn A low flat mass of floating ice Floe rat Zoöl a seal Phoca foetida FLOG Flog v t imp p p Flogged p pr vb n Flogging Etym Cf Scot fleg blow stroke kick AS flocan to strike or perh fr L flagellare to whip Cf Flagellate Defn To beat or strike with a rod or whip to whip to lash to chastise with repeated blows FLOGGER Flogger n 1 One who flogs 2 A kind of mallet for beating the bung stave of a cask to start the bung Knight FLOGGING Flogging a n Defn from Flog v t Flogging chisel Mach a large cold chisel used in chipping castings Flogging hammer a small sledge hammer used for striking a flogging chisel FLON Flon n pl Defn See Flo Obs Chaucer FLONG Flong or obs Defn imp p p of Fling FLOOD Flood n Etym OE flod a flowing stream flood AS flod akin to D vloed OS flod OHG fluot G flut Icel floedh Sw Dan flod Goth flodus from the root of E flow sq root80 See Flow v i 1 A great flow of water a body of moving water the flowing stream as of a river especially a body of water rising swelling and overflowing land not usually thus covered a deluge a freshet an inundation A covenant never to destroy The earth again by flood Milton 2 The flowing in of the tide the semidiurnal swell or rise of water in the ocean opposed to ebb as young flood high flood There is a tide in the affairs of men Which taken at the flood leads on to fortune Shak 3 A great flow or stream of any fluid substance as a flood of light a flood of lava hence a great quantity widely diffused an overflowing a superabundance as a flood of bank notes a flood of paper currency 4 Menstrual disharge menses Harvey Flood anchor Naut the anchor by which a ship is held while the tide is rising Flood fence a fence so secured that it will not be swept away by a flood Flood gate a gate for shutting out admitting or releasing a body of water a tide gate Flood mark the mark or line to which the tide or a flood rises highwater mark Flood tide the rising tide opposed to ebb tide The Flood the deluge in the days of Noah FLOOD Flood v t imp p p Flooded p pr vb n Flooding 1 To overflow to inundate to deluge as the swollen river flooded the valley 2 To cause or permit to be inundated to fill or cover with water or other fluid as to flood arable land for irrigation to fill to excess or to its full capacity as to flood a country with a depreciated currency FLOODAGE Floodage 48 n Defn Inundation R Carlyle FLOODER Flooder n Defn One who floods anything FLOODING Flooding n Defn The filling or covering with water or other fluid overflow inundation the filling anything to excess 2 Med Defn An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus Dunglison FLOOK Flook n Defn A fluke of an anchor FLOOKAN FLUKAN Flookan Flukan n Mining Defn See Flucan FLOOKY Flooky a Defn Fluky FLOOR Floor n Etym AS fl akin to D vloer G flur field floor entrance hall Icel fl floor of a cow stall cf Ir Gael lar floor ground earth W llawr perh akin to L planus level Cf Plain smooth 1 The bottom or lower part of any room the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported 2 The structure formed of beams girders etc with proper covering which divides a building horizontally into stories Floor in sense 1 is then the upper surface of floor in sense 2 3 The surface or the platform of a structure on which we walk or travel as the floor of a bridge 4 A story of a building See Story 5 Legislative Assemblies a The part of the house assigned to the members b The right to speak US Note Instead of he has the floor the English say he is in possession of the house 6 Naut Defn That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal 7 Mining a The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit b A horizontal flat ore body Raymond Floor cloth a heavy fabric painted varnished or saturated with waterproof material for covering floors oilcloth Floor cramp an implement for tightening the seams of floor boards before nailing them in position Floor light a frame with glass panes in a floor Floor plan a Shipbuilding A longitudinal section showing a ship as divided at the water line b Arch A horizontal section showing the thickness of the walls and partitions arrangement of passages apartments and openings at the level of any floor of a house FLOOR Floor v t imp p p Floored p pr vb n Flooring 1 To cover with a floor to furnish with a floor as to floor a house with pine boards 2 To strike down or lay level with the floor to knock down hence to silence by a conclusive answer or retort as to floor an opponent Floored or crushed by him Coleridge 3 To finish or make an end of as to floor a college examination Colloq Ive floored my littlego work T Hughes FLOORAGE Floorage 48 n Defn Floor space FLOORER Floorer n Defn Anything that floors or upsets a person as a blow that knocks him down a conclusive answer or retort a task that exceeds ones abilities Colloq FLOORHEADS Floorheads n pl Naut Defn The upper extermities of the floor of a vessel FLOORING Flooring n Defn A platform the bottom of a room a floor pavement See Floor n Addison 2 Material for the construction of a floor or floors FLOORLESS Floorless a Defn Having no floor FLOORWALKER Floorwalker n Defn One who walks about in a large retail store as an overseer and director US FLOP Flop v t imp p p Flopped p pr vb n Flopping Etym A variant of flap 1 To clap or strike as a bird its wings a fish its tail etc to flap 2 To turn suddenly as something broad and flat Colloq Fielding FLOP Flop v i 1 To strike about with something broad abd flat as a fish with its tail or a bird with its wings to rise and fall as the brim of a hat flops 2 To fall sink or throw ones self heavily clumsily and unexpectedly on the ground Colloq Dickens FLOP Flop n Defn Act of flopping Colloq W H Russell FLOPPY Floppy n Defn Having a tendency to flop or flap as a floppy hat brim G Eliot FLOPWING Flopwing n Zoöl Defn The lapwing FLORA Flora n Etym L the goddess of flowers from flos floris flower See Flower 1 Rom Myth Defn The goddess of flowers and spring 2 Bot Defn The complete system of vegetable species growing without cultivation in a given locality region or period a list or description of or treatise on such plants FLORAL Floral a Etym L Floralis belonging to Flora cf F floral See Flora 1 Pertaining to Flora or to flowers made of flowers as floral games wreaths 2 Bot Defn Containing or belonging to a flower as a floral bud a floral leaf floral characters Martyn Floral envelope Bot the calyx and corolla one or the other of which mostly the corolla may be wanting FLORALLY Florally adv Defn In a floral manner FLORAMOUR Floramour nEtym L flos floris flower amorlove Defn The plant loveliesbleeding Obs Prior FLORAN Floran n Mining Defn Tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone tin ore stamped very fine Pryce FLOREAL Floréal n Etym F floréal fr L flos floris flower Defn The eight month of the French republican calendar It began April 20 and ended May 19 See Vendémiare FLOREN Floren n Etym LL florenus See Florin Defn A cerain gold coin a Florence Obs Chaucer FLORENCE Florence n Etym From the city of Florence cf F florence a kind of cloth OF florin 1 An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III of six shillings sterling value Camden 2 A kind of cloth Johnson Florence flask See under Flask Florence oil olive oil prepared in Florence FLORENTINE Florentine or 277 a Etym L Florentinus fr Florentia Florence cf F florentin Defn Belonging or relating to Florence in Italy Florentine mosaic a mosaic of hard or semiprecious stones often so chosen and arranged that their natural colors represent leaves flowers and the like inlaid in a background usually of black or white marble FLORENTINE Florentine n 1 A native or inhabitant of Florence a city in Italy 2 A kind of silk Knight 3 A kind of pudding or tart a kind of meat pie Obs Stealing custards tarts and florentines Beau Fl FLORESCENCE Florescence n Etym See Florescent Bot Defn A bursting into flower a blossoming Martyn FLORESCENT Florescent a Etym L florescens ppr of florescere begin to blossom incho fr florere to blossom fr flos floris flower See Flower Defn Expanding into flowers blossoming FLORET Floret n Etym OF florete F fleurette dim of OF lor F fleur See Flower and cf Floweret 3d Ferret 1 Bot Defn A little flower one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy thistle and dandelion Gray 2 Etym F fleuret Defn A foil a blunt sword used in fencing Obs Cotgrave FLORIAGE Floriage n Etym L flos flori flower Defn Bloom blossom Obs J Scott FLORIATED Floriated a Arch Defn Having floral ornaments as floriated capitals of Gothic pillars FLORIATION Floriation n 1 Ornamentation by means of flower forms whether closely imitated or conventionalized 2 Any floral ornament or decoration Rock FLORICOMOUS Floricomous a Etym L flos floris flower coma hair Defn Having the head adorned with flowers R FLORICULTURAL Floricultural or 135 a Defn Pertaining to the cultivation of flowering plants FLORICULTURE Floriculture or 135 277 n Etym L flos floris flower cultura culture Defn The cultivation of flowering plants FLORICULTURIST Floriculturist n Defn One skilled in the cultivation of flowers a florist FLORID Florid a Etym L floridus fr flos floris flower See Flower 1 Covered with flowers abounding in flowers flowery R Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree Jer Taylor 2 Bright in color flushed with red of a lively reddish color as a florid countenance 3 Embellished with flowers of rhetoric enriched to excess with figures excessively ornate as a florid style florid eloquence 4 Mus Defn Flowery ornamental running in rapid melodic figures divisions or passages as in variations full of fioriture or little ornamentations FLORIDA BEAN Florida bean Bot a The large roundish flattened seed of Mucuna urens See under Bean b One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens FLORIDEAE Florideæ n pl Etym NL from L flos floris a flower Bot Defn A subclass of algæ including all the red or purplish seaweeds the Rhodospermeæ of many authors so called from the rosy or florid color of most of the species FLORIDITY Floridity n Defn The quality of being florid floridness Floyer FLORIDLY Floridly adv Defn In a florid manner FLORIDNESS Floridness n Defn The quality of being florid Boyle FLORIFEROUS Floriferous a Etym L florifer flos floris flower ferre to bear cf F florifère Defn Producing flowers Blount FLORIFICATION Florification n Etym L flos floris flower facere to make Defn The act process or time of flowering florescence FLORIFORM Floriform or a Etym L flos floris flower form cf F floriforme Defn Having the form of a flower flowershaped FLORIKEN Floriken n Zoöl Defn An Indian bustard Otis aurita The Bengal floriken is Sypheotides Bengalensis Written also florikan floriken florican FLORILEGE Florilege n Etym L florilegus flowerculling flos floris flower legere to gather cf F florilège Defn The act of gathering flowers FLORIMER Florimer n Bot Defn See Floramour Obs FLORIN Florin n Etym F florin It florino orig a Florentine coin with a lily on it fr flore a flower fr L flos See Flower and cf Floren Defn A silver coin of Florence first struck in the twelfth century and noted for its beauty The name is given to different coins in different countries The florin of England first minted in 1849 is worth two shillings or about 48 cents the florin of the Netherlands about 40 cents of Austria about 36 cents FLORIST Florist or 277 n Etym Cf F fleuriste floriste fr F fleur flower See Flower 1 A cultivator of or dealer in flowers 2 One who writes a flora or an account of plants FLOROON Floroon n Etym F fleuron See Flower Defn A border worked with flowers Wright FLORULENT Florulent a Etym L florulentus fr flos floris flower Defn Flowery blossoming Obs Blount FLOSCULAR Floscular a Bot Defn Flosculous FLOSCULARIAN Floscularian n Etym From L flosculus a floweret Zoöl Defn One of a group of stalked rotifers having ciliated tentacles around the lobed disk FLOSCULE Floscule n Etym L flosculus dim of flos flower cf F floscule Bot Defn A floret FLOSCULOUS Flosculous a Bot Defn Consisting of many gamopetalous florets FLOSFERRI Flosferri nEtym L flower of iron Min Defn A variety of aragonite occuring in delicate white coralloidal forms common in beds of iron ore FLOSH Flosh n Etym Cf G flösse a trough in which tin ore is washed Metallurgy Defn A hoppershaped box or Knight FLOSS Floss 195 n Etym It floscio flabby soft fr L fluxus flowing loose slack See Flux n 1 Bot Defn The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize also called silk 2 Untwisted filaments of silk used in embroidering Floss silk silk that has been twisted and which retains its loose and downy character It is much used in embroidery Called also floxed silk Floss thread a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread used for embroidery called also linen floss and floss yarn McElrath FLOSS Floss n Etym Cf G floss a float 1 A small stream of water Eng 2 Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present Floss hole a A hole at the back of a puddling furnace at which the slags pass out b The tap hole of a melting furnace Knight FLOSSIFICATION Flossification n Etym Cf Florification Defn A flowering florification R Craig FLOSSY Flossy a Defn Pertaining to made of or resembling floss hence light downy FLOTA Flota n Etym Sp See Flotilla Defn A fleet especially a FLOTAGE Flotage n Etym OF flotage F flottage fr flotter to float 1 The state of floating 2 That which floats on the sea or in rivers Written also floatage FLOTANT Flotant a Etym OF flotant F flottant ppr of flotter to float Her Defn Represented as flying or streaming in the air as a banner flotant FLOTATION Flotation n Etym Cf F flottation a floating flottaison water line fr flotter to float See Flotilla 1 The act process or state of floating 2 The science of floating bodies Center of flotation Shipbuilding a The center of any given plane of flotation b More commonly the middle of the length of the load water line Rankine Plane or Line of flotation the plane or line in which the horizontal surface of a fluid cuts a body floating in it See Bearing n 9 c Surface of flotation Shipbuilding the imaginary surface which all the planes of flotation touch when a vessel rolls or pitches the envelope of all such planes FLOTATION PROCESS Flotation process Defn A process of separating the substances contained in pulverized ore or the like by depositing the mixture on the surface of a flowing liquid the substances that are quickly wet readily overcoming the surface tension of the liquid and sinking the others flowing off in a film or slime on the surface though perhaps having a greater specific gravity than those that sink FLOTE Flote v t Defn To fleet to skim Obs Tusser FLOTE Flote n Etym Cf F flot L fluctus also cf Float n Defn A wave Obs The Mediterranean flote Shak FLOTERY Flotery a Defn Wavy flowing Obs With flotery beard Chaucer FLOTILLA Flotilla n Etym Sp flotilla dim of flota fleet akin to F flotte It flotta and F flot wave fr L fluctus but prob influenced by words akin to E float See Fluctuate and cf Float n Defn A little fleet or a fleet of small vessels FLOTSAM FLOTSON Flotsam Flotson n Etym F flotter to float See FFlotilla and cf Jetsam Law Defn Goods lost by shipwreck and floating on the sea in distinction from jetsam or jetson Blackstone FLOTTEN Flotten p p of Flote v t Defn Skimmed Obs FLOUNCE Flounce v i imp p p Flounced flounst p pr vb n Flouncing Etym Cf OSw flunsa to immerge Defn To throw the limbs and body one way and the other to spring turn or twist with sudden effort or violence to struggle as a horse in mire to flounder to throw ones self with a jerk or spasm often as in displeasure To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and bruise us Barrow With his broad fins and forky tail he laves The rising sirge and flounces in the waves Addison FLOUNCE Flounce n Defn The act of floucing a sudden jerking motion of the body FLOUNCE Flounce n Etym Cf G flaus flausch a tuft of wool or hair akin to vliess E fleece or perh corrupted fr rounce Defn An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a womans dress consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge around the skirt and left hanging FLOUNCE Flounce v t Defn To deck with a flounce or flounces as to flounce a petticoat or a frock FLOUNDER Flounder n Etym Cf Sw flundra akin to Dan flynder Icel fly G flunder and perh to E flounder vi 1 Zoöl Defn A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidæ of many species Note The common English flounder is Pleuronectes flesus There are several common American species used as food as the smooth flounder P glabra the rough or winter flounder P Americanus the summer flounder or plaice Paralichthys dentatus Atlantic coast and the starry flounder Pleuronectes stellatus 2 Bootmaking Defn A tool used in crimping boot fronts FLOUNDER Flounder v i imp p p Floundered p pr vb n Floundering Etym Cf D flodderen to flap splash through mire E flounce vi and flounder the fish Defn To fling the limbs and body as in making efforts to move to struggle as a horse in the mire or as a fish on land to roll toss and tumble to flounce They have floundered on from blunder to blunder Sir W Hamilton FLOUNDER Flounder n Defn The act of floundering FLOUR Flour n Etym F fleur de farine the flower ie the best of meal cf Sp flor de la harina superfine flour Icel flür flower flour See Flower Defn The finely ground meal of wheat or of any other grain especially the finer part of meal separated by bolting hence the fine and soft powder of any substance as flour of emery flour of mustard Flour bolt in milling a gauzecovered revolving cylindrical frame or reel for sifting the flour from the refuse contained in the meal yielded by the stones Flour box a tin box for scattering flour a dredging box Flour dredge or dredger a flour box Flour dresser a mashine for sorting and distributing flour according to grades of fineness Flour mill a mill for grinding and sifting flour FLOUR Flour v t imp p p Floured p pr vb n Flouring 1 To grind and bolt to convert into flour as to flour wheat 2 To sprinkle with flour FLOURED Floured p a Defn Finely granulated said of quicksilver which has been granulated by agitation during the amalgamation process Raymond FLOURISH Flourish v i imp p p Flourished p pr vb n Flourishing Etym OE florisshen flurisshen OF flurir F fleurir fr L florere to bloom fr flos floris flower See Flower and ish 1 To grow luxuriantly to increase and enlarge as a healthy growing plant a thrive A tree thrives and flourishes in a kindly soil Bp Horne 2 To be prosperous to increase in wealth honor comfort happiness or whatever is desirable to thrive to be prominent and influental specifically of authors painters etc to be in a state of activity or production When all the workers of iniquity do flourish Ps xcii 7 Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish and that by the means of their wickedness Nelson We say Of those that held their heads above the crowd They flourished then or then Tennyson 3 To use florid language to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions to be flowery They dilate and flourish long on little incidents J Watts 4 To make bold and sweeping fanciful or wanton movements by way of ornament parade bravado etc to play with fantastic and irregular motion Impetuous spread The stream and smoking flourished oer his head Pope 5 To make ornamental strokes with the pen to write graceful decorative figures 6 To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music by way of ornament or prelude Why do the emperors trumpets flourish thus Shak 7 To boast to vaunt to brag Pope FLOURISH Flourish v t 1 To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures either natural or artificial to ornament with anything showy to embellish Obs Fenton 2 To embellish with the flowers of diction to adorn with rhetorical figures to grace with ostentatious eloquence to set off with a parade of words Obs Sith that the justice of your title to him Doth flourish the deceit Shak 3 To move in bold or irregular figures to swing about in circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph to brandish And flourishes his blade in spite of me Shak 4 To develop to make thrive to expand Obs Bottoms of thread which with a good needle perhaps flourished into large works Bacon FLOURISH Flourish n pl Flourishes 1 A flourishing condition prosperity vigor Archaic The Roman monarchy in her highest flourish never had the like Howell 2 Decoration ornament beauty The flourish of his sober youth Was the pride of naked truth Crashaw 3 Something made or performed in a fanciful wanton or vaunting manner by way of ostentation to excite admiration etc ostentatious embellishment ambitious copiousness or amplification parade of wordas a flourish of rhetoric or of wit He lards with flourishes his long harangue Dryden 4 A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver a merely decorative figure The neat characters and flourishes of a Bible curiously printed Boyle 5 A fantastic or decorative musical passage a strain of triumph or bravado not forming part of a regular musical composition a cal a fanfare A flourish trumpets strike alarum drums Shak 6 The waving of a weapon or other thing a brandishing as the fluorish of a sword FLOURISHER Flourisher n Defn One who flourishes FLOURISHINGLY Flourishingly Defn adv In a flourishing manner ostentatiously FLOURY Floury a Defn Of or resembling flour mealy covered with flour Dickens FLOUT Flout v t imp p p Flouted p pr vb n Flouting Etym OD fluyten to play the flute to jeer D fluiten fr fluit fr French See Flute Defn To mock or insult to treat with contempt Phillida flouts me Walton Three gaudy standarts lout the pale blue sky Byron FLOUT Flout v i Defn To practice mocking to behave with contempt to sneer to fleer often with at Fleer and gibe and laugh and flout Swift FLOUT Flout n Defn A mock an insult Who put your beauty to this flout and scorn Tennyson FLOUTER Flouter n Defn One who flouts a mocker FLOUTINGLY Floutingly adv Defn With flouting insultingly as to treat a lover floutingly FLOW Flow obs Defn imp sing of Fly v i Chaucer FLOW Flow v i imp p p FFlowed p pr vb n Flowing Etym AS flowan akin to D vloeijen OHG flawen to wash Icel floa to deluge Gr float fleet 80 Cf Flood 1 To move with a continual change of place among the particles or parts as a fluid to change place or circulate as a liquid as rivers flow from springs and lakes tears flow from the eyes 2 To become liquid to melt The mountains flowed down at thy presence Is lxiv 3 3 To pproceed to issue forth as wealth flows from industry and economy Those thousand decencies that daily flow From all her words and actions Milton 4 To glide along smoothly without harshness or asperties as a flowing period flowing numbers to sound smoothly to the ear to be uttered easily Virgil is sweet and flowingin his hexameters Dryden 5 To have or be in abundance to abound to full so as to run or flow over to be copious In that day the hills shall flow with milk Joel iii 18 The exhilaration of a night that needed not the influence of the flowing bowl Prof Wilson 6 To hang loose and waving as a flowing mantle flowing locks The imperial purple flowing in his train A Hamilton 7 To rise as the tide opposed to ebb as the tide flows twice in twentyfour hours The river hath thrice flowed no ebb between Shak 8 To discharge blood in excess from the uterus FLOW Flow v t 1 To cover with water or other liquid to overflow to inundate to flood 2 To cover with varnish FLOW Flow n 1 A stream of water or other fluid a current as a flow of water a flow of blood 2 A continuous movement of something abundant as a flow of words 3 Any gentle gradual movement or procedure of thought diction music or the like resembling the quiet steady movement of a river a stream The feast of reason and the flow of soul Pope 4 The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore See Ebb and flow under Ebb 5 A lowlying piece of watery land called also flow moss and flow bog Scot Jamieson FLOWAGE Flowage 48 n Defn An overflowing with water also the water which thus overflows FLOWEN Flowen obs Defn imp pl of Fly v i Chaucer FLOWER Flower n Etym OE flour OF flour flur flor F fleur fr L flos floris Cf Blossom Effloresce Floret Florid Florin Flour Flourish 1 In the popular sense the bloom or blossom of a plant the showy portion usually of a different color shape and texture from the foliage 2 Bot Defn That part of a plant destined to produce seed and hence including one or both of the sexual organs an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not A complete flower consists of two essential parts the stamens and the pistil and two floral envelopes the corolla and callyx In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia See Blossom and Corolla Note If we examine a common flower such for instance as a geranium we shall find that it consists of First an outer envelope or calyx sometimes tubular sometimes consisting of separate leaves called sepals secondly an inner envelope or corolla which is generally more or less colored and which like the calyx is sometimes tubular sometimes composed of separate leaves called petals thirdly one or more stamens consisting of a stalk or filament and a head or anther in which the pollen is produced and fourthly a pistil which is situated in the center of the flower and consists generally of three principal parts one or more compartments at the base each containing one or more seeds the stalk or style and the stigma which in many familiar instances forms a small head at the top of the style or ovary and to which the pollen must find its way in order to fertilize the flower Sir J Lubbock 3 The fairest freshest and choicest part of anything as the flower of an army or of a family the state or time of freshness and bloom as the flower of life that is youth The choice and flower of all things profitable the Psalms do more briefly contain Hooker The flower of the chivalry of all Spain Southey A simple maiden in her flower Is worth a hundred coats of arms Tennyson 4 Grain pulverized meal flour Obs The flowers of grains mixed with water will make a sort of glue Arbuthnot 5 pl Old Chem Defn A substance in the form of a powder especially when condensed from sublimation as the flowers of sulphur 6 A figure of speech an ornament of style 7 pl Print Defn Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages cards etc W Savage 8 pl Defn Menstrual discharges Lev xv 24 Animal flower Zoöl See under Animal Cut flowers flowers cut from the stalk as for making a bouquet Flower bed a plat in a garden for the cultivation of flowers Flower beetle Zoöl any beetle which feeds upon flowers esp any one of numerous small species of the genus Meligethes family Nitidulidæ some of which are injurious to crops Flower bird Zoöl an Australian bird of the genus Anthornis allied to the honey eaters Flower bud an unopened flower Flower clock an assemblage of flowers which open and close at different hours of the day thus indicating the time Flower head Bot a compound flower in which all the florets are sessile on their receptacle as in the case of the daisy Flower pecker Zoöl one of a family Dicæidæ of small Indian and Australian birds They resemble humming birds in habits Flower piece a A table ornament made of cut flowers b Fine Arts A picture of flowers Flower stalk Bot the peduncle of a plant or the stem that supports the flower or fructification FLOWER Flower v i imp p p Flowered p pr vb n Flowering Etym From the noun Cf Flourish 1 To blossom to bloom to expand the petals as a plant to produce flowers as this plant flowers in June 2 To come into the finest or fairest condition Their lusty and flowering age Robynson Mores Utopia When flowered my youthful spring Spenser 3 To froth to ferment gently as new beer That beer did flower a little Bacon 4 To come off as flowers by sublimation Obs Observations which have flowered off Milton FLOWER Flower v t Defn To embellish with flowers to adorn with imitated flowers as flowered silk FLOWERAGE Flowerage 48 n Defn State of flowers flowers collectively or in general Tennyson FLOWERDELUCE Flowerdeluce n Etym Corrupted fr fleurdelis Bot Defn A genus of perennial herbs Iris with swordlike leaves and large threepetaled flowers often of very gay colors but probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French emblem Note There are nearly one hundred species natives of the north temperate zone Some of the best known are Iris Germanica I Florentina I Persica I sambucina and the American I versicolor I prismatica etc FLOWERER Flowerer n Defn A plant which flowers or blossoms Many hybrids are profuse and persistent flowerers Darwin FLOWERET Floweret n Defn A small flower a floret Shak FLOWERFENCE Flowerfence n Bot Defn A tropical leguminous bush Poinciana or Cæsalpinia pulcherrima with prickly branches and showy yellow or red flowers so named from its having been sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies Baird FLOWERFUL Flowerful a Defn Abounding with flowers Craig FLOWERGENTLE Flowergentle n Bot Defn A species of amaranth Amarantus melancholicus FLOWERINESS Floweriness n Defn The state of being flowery FLOWERING Flowering a Bot Defn Having conspicuous flowers used as an epithet with many names of plants as flowering ash flowering dogwood flowering almond etc Flowering fern a genus of showy ferns Osmunda with conspicuous bivalvular sporangia They usually grow in wet places Flowering plants plants which have stamens and pistils and produce true seeds phenogamous plants distinguished from flowerless plants Flowering rush a European rushlike plant Butomus umbellatus with an umbel of rosy blossoms FLOWERING Flowering n 1 The act of blossoming or the season when plants blossom florification 2 The act of adorning with flowers FLOWERLESS Flowerless a Defn Having no flowers Flowerless plants plants which have no true flowers and produce no seeds cryptigamous plants FLOWERLESSNESS Flowerlessness n Defn State of being without flowers FLOWERPOT Flowerpot n Defn A vessel commonly or earthenware for earth in which plants are grown FLOWER STATE Flower State Defn Florida a nickname alluding to sense of L floridus from florida flowery See Florid FLOWERY Flowery a 1 Full of flowers abounding with blossoms 2 Highly embellished with figurative language florid as a flowery style Milton The flowery kingdom China FLOWERYKIRTLED Flowerykirtled a Defn Dressed with garlands of flowers Poetic Rare Milton FLOWING Flowing a Defn That flows or for flowing in various sense of the verb gliding along smoothly copious Flowing battery Elec a battery which is kept constant by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or cells Knight Flowing furnace a furnace from which molten metal can be drawn as through a tap hole a foundry cupola Flowing sheet Naut a sheet when eased off or loosened to the wind as when the wind is abaft the beam Totten FLOWING Flowing Defn a n from Flow v i t FLOWINGLY Flowingly adv Defn In a flowing manner FLOWINGNESS Flowingness n Defn Flowing tendency or quality fluency R W Nichols FLOWK Flowk or n Zoöl Defn See 1st Fluke FLOWN Flown Defn p p of Fly often used with the auxiliary verb to be as the birds are flown FLOWN Flown a Defn Flushed inflated Note Supposed by some to be a mistake for blown or swoln Pope Then wander forth the sons Of Belial flown with insolence and wine Milton FLOXED SILK Floxed silk Defn See Floss silk under Floss FLOYTE Floyte n v Defn A variant of Flute Obs FLUATE Fluate n Etym Cf F fluate See Fluor Chem Defn A fluoride Obs FLUAVIL Fluavil n Etym Etymol uncertain Chem Defn A hydrocarbon extracted from guttapercha as a yellow resinous substance called also fluanil FLUCAN Flucan n Mining Defn Soft clayey matter in the vein or surrounding it Written also flookan flukan and fluccan FLUCTIFEROUS Fluctiferous a Etym L fluctus wave ferous Defn Tending to produce waves Blount FLUCTISONOUS Fluctisonous a Etym L fluctisonus fluctus wave sonus sound Defn Sounding like waves FLUCTUABILITY Fluctuability n Defn The capacity or ability to fluctuate R H Walpole FLUCTUANT Fluctuant a Etym L fluctuans ppr of fluctuare See Fluctuate 1 Moving like a wave wavering Med Defn showing undulation or fluctuation as a fluctuant tumor 2 Floating on the waves Obs Bacon FLUCTUATE Fluctuate v i imp p p Fluctuated p pr vb n Fluctuating Etym L fluctuatus pp of fluctuare to wave fr fluctus wave fr fluere fluctum to flow See Fluent and cf Flotilla 1 To move as a wave to roll hither and thither to wave to float backward and forward as on waves as a fluctuating field of air Blackmore 2 To move now in one direction and now in another to be wavering or unsteady to be irresolute or undetermined to vacillate Syn To waver vacillate hesitate scruple To Fluctuate Vacillate Waver Fluctuate is applied both to things and persons and denotes that they move as they are acted upon The stocks fluctuate a man fluctuates between conflicting influences Vacillate and waver are applied to persons to represent them as acting themselves A man vacillates when he goes backward and forward in his opinions and purposes without any fixity of mind or principles A man wavers when he shrinks back or hesitates at the approach of difficulty or danger One who is fluctuating in his feelings is usually vacillating in resolve and wavering in execution FLUCTUATE Fluctuate v t Defn To cause to move as a wave to put in motion R And fluctuate all the still perfume Tennyson FLUCTUATION Fluctuation n Etym L fluctuatio cf F fluctuation 1 A motion like that of waves a moving in this and that direction as the fluctuations of the sea 2 A wavering unsteadiness as fluctuations of opinion fluctuations of prices 3 Med Defn The motion or undulation of a fluid collected in a natural or artifical cavity which is felt when it is subjected to pressure or percussion Dunglison FLUE Flue n Etym Cf OF flue a flowing fr fluer to flow fr L fluere cf Fluent a perh a corruption of E flute Defn An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air gases etc an air passage esp a A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air b A passage way for conducting a current of fresh foul or heated air from one place to another c Steam Boiler A pipe or passage for conveying flame and hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler distinguished from a tube which holds water and is surrounded by fire Small flues are called fire tubes or simply tubes Flue boiler See under Boiler Flue bridge the separating low wall between the flues and the laboratory of a reverberatory furnace Flue plate Steam Boiler a plate to which the ends of the flues are fastened called also flue sheet tube sheet and tube plate Flue surface Steam Boiler the aggregate surface of flues exposed to flame or the hot gases FLUE Flue n Etym Cf F flou light tender G flau weak W llwch dust sq root84 Defn Light down such as rises from cotton fur etc very fine lint or hair Dickens FLUENCE Fluence n Defn Fluency Obs Milton FLUENCY Fluency n Etym L fluentia cf F fluence See Fluent Defn The quality of being fluent smoothness readiness of utterance volubility The art of expressing with fluency and perspicuity Macaulay FLUENT Fluent a Etym L fluens entis ppr of fluere to flow cf Gr Fluctuate Flux 1 Flowing or capable of flowing liquid glodding easily moving 2 Ready in the use of words voluble copious having words at command and uttering them with facility and smoothness as a fluent speaker hence flowing voluble smooth said of language as fluent speech With most fluent utterance Denham Fluent as the flight of a swallow is the sultans letter De Quincey FLUENT Fluent n 1 A current of water a stream Obs 2 Etym Cf F fluente Math Defn A variable quantity considered as increasing or diminishing called in the modern calculus the function or integral FLUENTLY Fluently adv Defn In a fluent manner FLUENTNESS Fluentness n Defn The quality of being fluent FLUE PIPE Flue pipe Music Defn A pipe esp an organ pipe whose tone is produced by the impinging of a current of air upon an edge or lip causing a wave motion in the air within a mouth pipe distinguished from reed pipe Flue pipes are either open or closed stopped at the distant end The flute and flageolet are open pipes a bottle acts as a closed pipe when one blows across the neck The organ has both open and closed flue pipes those of metal being usually round in section and those of wood triangular or square FLUEWORK Fluework n Mus Defn A general name for organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above in distinction from reedwork FLUEY Fluey a Etym 2d Flue Defn Downy fluffy R FLUFF Fluff n Etym Cf 2d Flue Defn Nap or down flue soft downy feathers FLUFFY Fluffy a Compar Fluffier superl Fluffiest Defn Pertaining to or resembling fluff or nap soft and downy The carpets were fluffy Thackeray The present Barnacle had a youthful aspect and the fluffiest little whisker perhaps that ever was seen Dickens Fluffiness n FLUGEL FLUEGEL Flügel n Etym G a wing Mus Defn A grand piano or a harpsichord both being wingshaped FLUGELMAN Flugelman n Etym G flügelman Mil Defn Same as Fugleman FLUID Fluid a Etym L fluidus fr fluere to flow cf F fluide See Fluent Defn Having particles which easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and which easily yield to pressure capable of flowing liquid or gaseous FLUID Fluid n Defn A fluid substance a body whose particles move easily among themselves Note Fluid is a generic term including liquids and gases as species Water air and steam are fluids By analogy the term is sometimes applied to electricity and magnetism as in phrases electric fluid magnetic fluid though not strictly appropriate Fluid dram or Fluid drachm a measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce Fluid ounce a In the United States a measure of capacity in apothecaries or wine measure equal to one sixteenth of a pint or 2957 cubic centimeters This for water is about 104158 ounces avoirdupois or 4556 grains b In England a measure of capacity equal to the twentieth part of an imperial pint For water this is the weight of the avoirdupois ounce or 4375 grains Fluids of the body Physiol The circulating blood and lymph the chyle the gastric pancreatic and intestinal juices the saliva bile urine aqueous humor and muscle serum are the more important fluids of the body The tissues themselves contain a large amount of combined water so much that an entire human body dried in vacuo with a very moderate degree of heat gives about 66 per cent of water Burning fluid Elastic fluid Electric fluid Magnetic fluid etc See under Burning Elastic etc FLUIDAL Fluidal a Defn Pertaining to a fluid or to its flowing motion Fluidal structure Geol the structure characteristic of certain volcanic rocks in which the arrangement of the minute crystals shows the lines of flow of thew molten material before solidification also called fluxion structure FLUIDITY Fluidity n Etym Cf F fluidité Defn The quality of being fluid or capable of flowing a liquid aëriform or gaseous state opposed to solidity It was this want of organization this looseness and fluidity of the new movement that made it penetrate through every class of society J R Green FLUIDIZE Fluidize v t imp p p Fluidized p pr vb n Fluidizing Defn To render fluid FLUIDNESS Fluidness n Defn The state of being flluid fluidity FLUIDOUNCE Fluidounce n Defn See Fluid ounce under Fluid FLUIDRACHM Fluidrachm n Defn See Fluid dram under Fluid Pharm of the U S FLUKAN Flukan n Mining Defn Flucan FLUKE Fluke n Etym Cf LG flunk flunka wing the palm of an anchor perh akin to E fly 1 The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground a flook See Anchor 2 Zoöl Defn One of the lobes of a whales tail so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor 3 An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting 4 An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards called a scratch in the United States hence any accidental or unexpected advantage as he won by a fluke Cant Eng A Trollope FLUKEWORM Flukeworm n Zoöl Defn Same as 1st Fluke 2 FLUKY Fluky a Defn Formed like or having a fluke FLUME Flume n Etym Cf OE flum river OF flum fr L flumen fr fluere to flow 84 See Fluent Defn A stream especially a passage channel or conduit for the water that drives a mill wheel or an artifical channel of water for hydraulic or placer mining also a chute for conveying logs or lumber down a declivity FLUMINOUS Fluminous a Etym L flumen fluminis river Defn Pertaining to rivers abounding in streama FLUMMERY Flummery n Etym W llumru or llumruwd a kind of food made of oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned sour fr llumrig harsh raw crude fr llum sharp severe 1 A light kind of food formerly made of flour or meal a sort of pap Milk and flummery are very fit for children Locke 2 Something insipid or not worth having empty compliment trash unsubstantial talk of writing The flummery of modern criticism J Morley FLUNG Flung Defn imp p p of Fling FLUNK Flunk v i imp p p Flunked p pr vb n Flunking Etym Cf Funk Defn To fail as on a lesson to back out as from an undertaking through fear FLUNK Flunk v t Defn To fail in to shirk as a task or duty Colloq US FLUNK Flunk n Defn A failure or backing out specifically College cant Defn a total failure in a recitation US FLUNKY Flunky n pl Flunkies Etym Prob fr or akin to flank Written also flunkey 1 A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman 2 One who is obsequious or cringing a snob 3 One easily deceived in buying stocks an inexperienced and unwary jobber Cant US FLUNKYDOM Flunkydom n Defn The place or region of flunkies C Kingsley FLUNLYISM Flunlyism n Defn The quality or characteristics of a flunky readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position toadyism Thackeray FLUO Fluo Chem Defn A combining form indicating fluorine as an ingredient as in fluosilicate fluobenzene FLUOBORATE Fluoborate n Etym Cf F fluoborate Chem Defn A salt of fluoboric acid a fluoboride FLUOBORIC Fluoboric a Etym Fluo boric cf F fluoborique Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or consisting of fluorine and boron Fluoridic acid Chem a double fluoride consisting essentially of a solution of boron fluoride in hydrofluoric acid It has strong acid properties and is the type of the borofluorides Called also borofluoric acid FLUOBORIDE Fluoboride n Chem Defn See Borofluoride FLUOCERINE FLUOCERITE Fluocerine Fluocerite n Etym Fluo cerium Min Defn A fluoride of cerium occuring near Fahlun in Sweden Tynosite from Colorado is probably the same mineral FLUOHYDRIC Fluohydric a Etym Fluo hydrogen Chem Defn See Hydrofluoric FLUOPHOSPHATE Fluophosphate n Etym Fluo phosphate Chem Defn A double salt of fluoric and phosphoric acids FLUOR Fluor n Etym L a flowing fr fluere to flow See Fluent 1 A fluid state Obs Sir I Newton 2 Menstrual flux catamenia menses Obs 3 Min Defn See Fluorite FLUOR ALBUS Fluor albus Etym L white flow Med Defn The whites leucorrhæa FLUORANTHENE Fluoranthene n Etym Fluorene anthra Chem Defn A white crystalline hydrocarbon C FLUORATED Fluorated a Chem Defn Combined with fluorine subjected to the action of fluoride R FLUORENE Fluorene n Chem Defn A colorless crystalline hydrocarbon C13H10 having a beautiful violet fluorescence whence its name It occurs in the higher boiling products of coal tar and is obtained artificially FLUORESCEIN Fluorescein n Chem Defn A yellowish red crystalline substance C20H12O5 produced by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin so called from the very brilliant yellowish green fluorescence of its alkaline solutions It has acid properties and its salts of the alkalies are known to the trade under the name of uranin FLUORESCENCE Fluorescence n Etym From Fluor Opt Defn That property which some transparent bodies have of producing at their surface or within their substance light different in color from the mass of the material as when green crystals of fluor spar afford blue reflections It is due not to the difference in the color of a distinct surface layer but to the power which the substance has of modifying the light incident upon it The light emitted by fluorescent substances is in general of lower refrangibility than the incident light Stockes FLUORESCENT Fluorescent a Defn Having the property of fluorescence FLUORESCIN Fluorescin n Chem Defn A colorless amorphous substance which is produced by the reduction of fluoresceïn and from which the latter may be formed by oxidation FLUORIC Fluoric a Etym Cf F fluorique Chem Defn Pertaining to obtained from or containing fluorine FLUORIDE Fluoride or 104 n Etym Cf F fluoride Chem Defn A binary compound of fluorine with another element or radical Calcium fluoride Min fluorite CaF2 See Fluorite FLUORINE Fluorine or 104 n Etym NL fluorina cf G fluorin F fluorine So called from its occurrence in the mineral fluorite Chem Defn A nonmetallic gaseous element strongly acid or negative or associated with chlorine bromine and iodine in the halogen group of which it is the first member It always occurs combined is very active chemically and possesses such an avidity for most elements and silicon especially that it can neither be prepared nor kept in glass vessels If set free it immediately attacks the containing material so that it was not isolated until 1886 It is a pungent corrosive colorless gas Symbol F Atomic weight 19 Note Fluorine unites with hydrogen to form hydrofluoric acid which is the agent employed in etching glass It occurs naturally principally combined as calcium fluoride in fluorite and as a double fluoride of aluminium and sodium in cryolite FLUORITE Fluorite n Min Defn Calcium fluoride a mineral of many different colors white yellow purple green red etc often very beautiful crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage also massive It is used as a flux Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels Also called fluor spar or simply fluor FLUOROID Fluoroid n Etym Fluor oid Crystallog Defn A tetrahexahedron so called because it is a common form of fluorite FLUOROSCOPE Fluoroscope n Etym Fluorescence scope Phys Defn An instrument for observing or exhibiting fluorescence FLUOROSCOPY Fluoroscopy n Defn Examination of an object as the human body by exposing it to the X rays and observing the shadow cast upon a fluorescent screen cryptoscopy FLUOROUS Fluorous a Defn Pertaining to fluor FLUOR SPAR Fluor spar Min Defn See Fluorite FLUOSILICATE Fluosilicate n Etym Cf F fluosilicate Chem Defn A double fluoride of silicon and some other usually basic element or radical regarded as a salt of fluosilicic acid called also silicofluoride FLUOSILICIC Fluosilicic a Etym Fluo silicic cf F fluosilicique Chem Defn Composed of or derived from silicon and fluorine Fluosilicic acid a double fluoride of hydrogen and silicon H2F6Si obtained in solution in water as a sour fuming liquid and regarded as the type of the fluosilicates called also silicofluoric acid and hydrofluosilicic acid FLURRIED Flurried a Defn Agitated excited Flurriedly adv FLURRY Flurry n pl Flurries Etym Prov E flur to ruffle 1 A sudden and brief blast or gust a light temporary breeze as a flurry of wind 2 A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind Longfellow 3 Violent agitation commotion bustle hurry The racket and flurry of London Blakw Mag 4 The violent spasms of a dying whale FLURRY Flurry v t imp p p Flurried p pr vb n Flurrying Defn To put in a state of agitation to excite or alarm H Swinburne FLURT Flurt n Defn A flirt Obs Quarles FLUSH Flush v i imp p p Flushed p pr vb n Flushing Etym Cf OE fluschen to fly up penetrate F fluz a flowing E flux dial Sw flossa to blaze and E flash perh influenced by blush 84 1 To flow and spread suddenly to rush as blood flushes into the face The flushing noise of many waters Boyle It flushes violently out of the cock Mortimer 2 To become suddenly suffused as the cheeks to turn red to blush 3 To snow red to shine suddenly to glow In her cheek distemper flushing glowed Milton 4 To star Flushing from one spray unto another W Browne FLUSH Flush v t 1 To cause to be full to flood to overflow to overwhelm with water as to flush the meadows to flood for the purpose of cleaning as to flush a sewer 2 To cause the blood to rush into the face to put to the blush or to cause to glow with excitement Nor flush with shame the passing virgins cheek Gay Sudden a thought came like a fullblown rose Flushing his brow Keats 3 To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy as if suffused with blood How faintly flushed how phantom fair Was Monte Rosa hanging there Tennyson 4 To excite to animate to stir Such things as can only feed his pride and flush his ambition South 5 To cause to start as a hunter a bird Nares To flush a joints Masonry to fill them in to point the level to make them flush FLUSH Flush n 1 A sudden flowing a rush which fills or overflows as of water for cleansing purposes In manner of a wave or flush Ray 2 A suffusion of the face with blood as from fear shame modesty or intensity of feeling of any kind a blush a glow The flush of angered shame Tennyson 3 Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood as the flush on the side of a peach the flush on the clouds at sunset 4 A sudden flood or rush of feeling a thrill of excitement animation etc as a flush of joy 5 A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed 6 Etym From F or Sp flux Cf Flux Defn A hand of cards of the same suit FLUSH Flush a 1 Full of vigor fresh glowing bright With all his crimes broad blown as flush as May Shak 2 Affluent abounding well furnished or suppled hence liberal prodigal Lord Strut was not very flush in ready Arbuthnot 3 Arch Mech Defn Unbroken or even in surface on a level with the adjacent surface forming a continuous surface as a flush panel a flush joint 4 Card Playing Defn Consisting of cards of one suit Flush bolt a A screw bolt whose head is countersunk so as to be flush with a surface b A sliding bolt let into the face or edge of a door so as to be flush therewith Flush deck Naut See under Deck n 1 Flush tank a water tank which can be emptied rapidly for flushing drainpipes etc FLUSH Flush adv Defn So as to be level or even FLUSHBOARD Flushboard n Defn Same as Flashboard FLUSHER Flusher n 1 A workman employed in cleaning sewers by flushing them with water 2 Zoöl Defn The redbacked shrike See Flasher FLUSHING Flushing n 1 A heavy coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy commonly in the Eng 2 Weaving Defn A surface formed of floating threads FLUSHINGLY Flushingly adv Defn In a flushing manner FLUSHNESS Flushness n Defn The state of being flush abundance FLUSTER Fluster v t imp p p Flustered p pr vb n Flustering Etym Cf Icel flaustra to be flustered flaustr a fluster Defn To make hot and rosy as with drinking to heat hence to throw into agitation and confusion to confuse to muddle His habit or flustering himself daily with claret Macaulay FLUSTER Fluster v i Defn To be in a heat or bustle to be agitated and confused The flstering vainglorious Greeks South FLUSTER Fluster n Defn Heat or glow as from drinking agitation mingled with confusion disorder FLUSTERATION Flusteration n Defn The act of flustering or the state of being flustered fluster Colloq FLUSTRATE Flustrate v t Etym See Fluster v t Defn To fluster Colloq Spectator FLUSTRATION Flustration n Defn The act of flustrating confusion flurry Colloq Richardson FLUTE Flute n Etym OE floute floite fr OF flaüte flahute flahuste F fl cf LL flauta D fluit See Flute v i 1 A musical wind instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe with holes along its length stopped by the fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers The modern flute is closed at the upper end and blown with the mouth at a lateral hole The breathing flutes soft notes are heard around Pope 2 Arch Defn A channel of curved section usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture See Illust under Base n 3 A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material esp in plaited cloth as in a ladys ruffle 4 A long French breakfast roll Simonds 5 A stop in an organ having a flutelike sound Flute bit a boring tool for piercing ebony rosewood and other hard woods Flute pipe an organ pipe having a sharp lip or windcutter which imparts vibrations to Knight FLUTE Flute n Etym Cf F fl a transport D fluit Defn A kindof flyboat a storeship Armed en flûte Nav partially armed FLUTE Flute v i Etym OE flouten floiten OF flaüter fleüter flouster F flûter cf D fluiten ascribed to an assumed LL flautare flatuare fr L flatus a blowing fr flare to blow Cf Flout Flageolet Flatulent Defn To play on or as on a flute to make a flutelike sound FLUTE Flute v t imp p p Fluted p pr vb n Fluting 1 To play whistle or sing with a clear soft note like that of a flute Knaves are men That lute and flute fantastic tenderness Tennyson The redwing flutes his okalee Emerson 2 To form flutes or channels in as in a column a ruffle etc FLUTE A BEC Flûte à bec Etym F Mus Defn A beak flute an older form of the flute played with a mouthpiece resembling a beak and held like a flageolet FLUTED Fluted a 1 Thin fine clear and mellow flutelike as fluted notes Busby 2 Decorated with flutes channeled grooved as a fluted column a fluted ruffle a fluted spectrum FLUTEMOUTH Flutemouth n Zoöl Defn A fish of the genus Aulostoma having a much elongated tubular snout FLUTER Fluter n 1 One who plays on the flute a flutist or flautist 2 One who makes grooves or flutings FLUTING Fluting n Defn Decoration by means of flutes or channels a flute or flutes collectively as the fluting of a column or pilaster the fluting of a ladys ruffle Fluting iron a laundry iron for fluting ruffles called also Italian iron or gaufering iron Knight Fluting lathe a machine for forming spiral flutes as on balusters table legs etc FLUTIST Flutist n Etym Cf F flûtiste Defn A performer on the flute a flautist Busby 2 To move with quick vibrations or undulations as a sail flutters in the wind a fluttering fan 3 To move about briskly irregularly or with great bustle and show without much result No rag no scrap of all the beau or wit That once so fluttered and that once so writ Pope 4 To be in agitation to move irregularly to flucttuate to be uncertainty Long we fluttered on the wings of doubtful success Howell His thoughts are very fluttering and wandering I Watts FLUTTER Flutter v t 1 To vibrate or move quickly as a bird flutters its wings 2 To drive in disorder to throw into confusion Like an eagle in a dovecote I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli Shak FLUTTER Flutter n 1 The act of fluttering quick and irregular motion vibration as the flutter of a fan The chirp and flutter of some single bird Milnes 2 Hurry tumult agitation of the mind confusion disorder Pope Flutter wheel a water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats so called from the spattering and the fluttering noise it makes FLUTTERER Flutterer n Defn One who or that which flutters FLUTTERINGLY Flutteringly adv Defn In a fluttering manner FLUTY Fluty a Defn Soft and clear in tone like a flute FLUVIAL Fluvial a Etym L fluvialis from fluvius river fr fluere to flow cfF fluvial See Fluent Defn Belonging to rivers growing or living in streams or ponds as a fluvial plant FLUVIALIST Fluvialist n Defn One who exlpains geological phenomena by the action of streams R FLUVIATIC Fluviatic a Etym L fluviaticus See Fluvial Defn Belonging to rivers or streams fluviatile Johnson FLUVIATILE Fluviatile a Etym L fluviatilis fr fluvius river cf F fluviatile Defn Belonging to rivers or streams existing in or about rivers produced by river action fluvial as fluviatile starta plants Lyell FLUVIOGRAPH Fluviograph n L fluvius river graph Defn An instrument for measuring and recording automatically the rise and fall of a river FLUVIOMARINE Fluviomarine a Etym L fluvius river E marine Geol Defn Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea as deposits at the mouths of rivers FLUVIOMETER Fluviometer n L fluvius river meter Defn An instrument for measuring the height of water in a river a river gauge FLUX Flux n Etym L fluxus fr fluere fluxumto flow cfF flux See Fluent and cf 1st 2d Floss Flush n 6 1 The act of flowing a continuous moving on or passing by as of a flowing stream constant succession change By the perpetual flux of the liquids a great part of them is thrown out of the body Arbuthnot Her image has escaped the flux of things And that same infant beauty that she wore Is fixed upon her now forevermore Trench Languages like our bodies are in a continual flux Felton 2 The setting in of the tide toward the shore the reflux 3 The state of beinng liquid through heat fusion 4 Chem Metal Defn Any substance or mixture used to promote the fusion of metals or minerals as alkalies borax lime fluorite Note White flux is the residuum of the combustion of a mixture of equal parts of niter and tartar It consists chiefly of the carbonate of potassium and is white Black flux is the ressiduum of the combustion of one part of niter and two of tartar and consists essentially of a mixture of potassium carbonate and charcoal 5 Med a A fluid discharge from the bowels or other part especially an excessive and morbid discharge as the bloody flux or dysentery See Bloody flux b The matter thus discharged 6 Physics Defn The quantity of a fluid that crosses a unit area of a given surface in a unit of time FLUX Flux a Etym L fluxus p p of fluere See Flux n Defn Flowing unstable inconstant variable The flux nature of all things here Barrow FLUX Flux v t imp p p Fluxed p pr vb n Fluxing 1 To affect or bring to a certain state by flux He might fashionably and genteelly have been dueled or fluxed into another world South 2 To cause to become fluid to fuse Kirwan 3 Med Defn To cause a discharge from to purge FLUXATION Fluxation n Defn The act of fluxing FLUXIBILITY Fluxibility n Etym Cf LL fluxibilitas fluidity Defn The quality of being fluxible Hammond FLUXIBLE Fluxible a Etym CfLL fluxibilis fluid OF fluxible Defn Capable of being melted or fused as a mineral Holland Fluxibleness n FLUXILE Fluxile a Etym L fluxilis a fluid Defn Fluxible R FLUXILITY Fluxility n Defn State of being fluxibleObs FLUXION Fluxion n Etym Cf F fluxion Defn The act of flowing Cotgrave 2 The matter that flows Wiseman 3 Fusion the running of metals into a fluid state 4 Med Defn An unnatural or excessive flow of blood or fluid toward any organ a determination 5 A constantly varying indication Less to be counted than the fluxions of sun dials De Quincey 6 Math a The infinitely small increase or decrease of a variable or flowing quantity in a certain infinitely small and constant period of time the rate of variation of a fluent an incerement a differential b pl Defn A method of analysis developed by Newton and based on the conception of all magnitudes as generated by motion and involving in their changes the notion of velocity or rate of change Its results are the same as those of the differential and integral calculus from which it differs little except in notation and logical method FLUXIONAL Fluxional a Defn Pertaining to or having the nature of fluxion or fluxions variable inconstant The merely humanthe temporary and fluxional Coleridge Fluxional structure Geol fluidal structure FLUXIONARY Fluxionary a 1 Fluxional Berkeley 2 Med Defn Pertaining to or caused by an increased flow of blood to a part congestive as a fluxionary hemorrhage FLUXIONIST Fluxionist n Defn One skilled in fluxions Berkeley FLUXIONS Fluxions n pl Math Defn See Fluxion 6b FLUXIVE Fluxive a Defn Flowing also wanting solidity B Jonson FLUXURE Fluxure 138 n Etym L fluxura a flowing 1 The quality of being fluid Obs Fielding 2 Fluid matter Obs Drayton FLY Fly v i imp Flew p p Flown p pr vb n Flying Etym OE fleen fleen fleyen flegen AS fleógan akin to D vliegen ONG fliogan G fliegen Icel flj Sw flyga Dan flyve Goth us flaugjan to cause to fly away blow about and perh to L pluma feather E plume Fledge Flight Flock of animals 1 To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings as a bird 2 To move through the air or before the wind esp to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse 3 To float wave or rise in the air as sparks or a flag Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward Job v 7 4 To move or pass swiftly to hasten away to circulate rapidly as a ship flies on the deep a top flies around rumor flies Fly envious Time till thou run out thy race Milton The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on Bryant 5 To run from danger to attempt to escape to flee as an enemy or a coward flies See Note under Flee Fly ere evil intercept thy flight Milton Whither shall I fly to escape their hands Shak 6 To move suddenly or with violence to do an act suddenly or swiftly usually with a qualifying word as a door flies open a bomb flies apart To fly about Naut to change frequently in a short time said of the wind To fly around to move about in haste Colloq To fly at to spring toward to rush on to attack suddenly To fly in the face of to insult to assail to set at defiance to oppose with violence to act in direct opposition to to resist To fly off to separate or become detached suddenly to revolt To fly on to attack To fly open to open suddenly or with violence To fly out a To rush out b To burst into a passion to break out into license To let fly a To throw or drive with violence to discharge A man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim Addison b Naut To let go suddenly and entirely as to let fly the sheets FLY Fly v t 1 To cause to fly or to float in the air as a bird a kite a flag etc The brave black flag I fly W S Gilbert 2 To fly or flee from to shun to avoid Sleep flies the wretch Dryden To fly the favors of so good a king Shak 3 To hunt with a hawk Obs Bacon To fly a kite Com to raise money on commercial notes Cant or Slang FLY Fly n pl Flies Etym OE flie flege AS flge fleóge fr fleógan to fly akin to D vlieg OHG flioga G fliege Icel Sw fluga Dan flue Fly v i 1 Zoöl a Any winged insect esp one with transparent wings as the Spanish fly firefly gall fly dragon fly b Any dipterous insect as the house fly flesh fly black fly See Diptera and Illust in Append 2 A hook dressed in imitation of a fly used for fishing The furwrought fly Gay 3 A familiar spirit a witchs attendant Obs A trifling fly none of your great familiars B Jonson 4 A parasite Obs Massinger 5 A kind of light carriage for rapid transit plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse Eng 6 The length of an extended flag from its staff sometimes the length from the union to the extreme end 7 The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows 8 Naut Defn That part of a compass on which the points are marked the compass card Totten 9 Mech a Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis to act as a fanner or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air as in the striking part of a clock b A heavy wheel or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia where the power communicated or the resistance to be overcome is variable as in the steam engine or the coining press See Fly wheel below 10 Knitting Machine Defn The piece hinged to the needle which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop a latch Knight 11 The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin in a spinning wheel or spinning frame to twist the yarn 12 Weaving Defn A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk Knight 13 a Formerly the person who took the printed sheets from the press b A vibrating frame with fingers attached to a power to a power printing press for doing the same work 14 The outer canvas of a tent with double top usually drawn over the ridgepole but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place 15 One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater 16 The fore flap of a bootee also a lap on trousers overcoats etc to conceal a row of buttons 17 Baseball Defn A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance usually high in the air also the flight of a ball so struck as it was caught on the fly Black fly Cheese fly Dragon fly etc See under Black Cheese etc Fly agaric Bot a mushroom Agaricus muscarius having a narcotic juice which in sufficient quantities is poisonous Fly block Naut a pulley whose position shifts to suit the working of the tackle with which it is connected used in the hoisting tackle of yards Fly board Printing Press the board on which printed sheets are deposited by the fly Fly book a case in the form of a book for anglers flies Kingsley Fly cap a cap with wings formerly worn by women Fly drill a drill having a reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel the driving power being applied by the hand through a cord winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it rotates backward and forward Knight Fly fishing the act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial flies Walton Fly flap an implement for killing flies Fly governor a governor for regulating the speed of an engine etc by the resistance of vanes revolving in the air Fly honeysuckle Bot a plant of the honeysuckle genus Lonicera having a bushy stem and the flowers in pairs as L ciliata and L Xylosteum Fly hook a fishhook supplied with an artificial fly Fly leaf an unprinted leaf at the beginning or end of a book circular programme etc Fly maggot a maggot bred from the egg of a fly Ray Fly net a screen to exclude insects Fly nut Mach a nut with wings a thumb nut a finger nut Fly orchis Bot a plant Ophrys muscifera whose flowers resemble flies Fly paper poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that feed upon or are entangled by it Fly powder an arsenical powder used to poison flies Fly press a screw press for punching embossing etc operated by hand and having a heavy fly Fly rail a bracket which turns out to support the hinged leaf of a table Fly rod a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly Fly sheet a small loose advertising sheet a handbill Fly snapper Zoöl an American bird Phainopepla nitens allied to the chatterers and shrikes The male is glossy blueblack the female brownish gray Fly wheel Mach a heavy wheel attached to machinery to equalize the movement opposing any sudden acceleration by its inertia and any retardation by its momentum and to accumulate or give out energy for a variable or intermitting resistance See Fly n 9 On the fly Baseball still in the air said of a batted ball caught before touching the ground FLY Fly a Defn Knowing wide awake fully understanding anothers meaning Slang Dickens FLY AMANITA FLY FUNGUS Fly amanita Fly fungus Bot Defn A poisonous mushroom Amanita muscaria syn Agaricus muscarius having usually a bright red or yellowish cap covered with irregular white spots It has a distinct volva at the base generally an upper ring on the stalk and white spores Called also fly agaric deadly amanita FLYAWAY Flyaway a Defn Disposed to fly away flighty unrestrained light and free used of both persons and things n Defn A flyaway person or thing Truth is such a flyaway Emerson FLYAWAY flyaway adj 1 frivolous of people serious Syn flighty WordNet 15 2 Tending to move away from a center rather than remain in a compact group used of hair or clothing or of small particles of matter Light objects or particles readily taking a static electric charge may be moved apart by acquisition of a charge or by approach of a charged object Such a property is called flyaway Syn fluttering WordNet 15 FLYAWAY GRASS Flyaway grass Bot Defn The hair grass Agrostis scabra So called from its light panicle which is blown to great distances by the wind FLYBANE Flybane n Bot Defn A kind of catchfly of the genus Silene also a poisonous mushroom Agaricus muscarius fly agaric FLYBITTEN Flybitten a Defn Marked by or as if by the bite of flies Shak FLYBLOW Flyblow v t Defn To deposit eggs upon as a flesh fly does on meat to cause to be maggoty hence to taint or contaminate as if with flyblows Bp Srillingfleet FLYBLOW Flyblow n Zoöl Defn One of the eggs or young larvæ deposited by a flesh fly or blowfly FLYBLOWN Flyblown a Defn Tainted or contaminated with flyblows damaged foul Wherever flyblown reputations were assembled Thackeray FLYBOAT Flyboat n Etym Fly boat cf D vlieboot 1 Naut Defn A large Dutch coasting vessel Captain George Weymouth made a voyage of discovery to the northwest with two flyboats Purchas 2 A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals FLYCASE Flycase n Zoöl Defn The covering of an insect esp the elytra of beetles FLYCATCHER Flycatcher n Zoöl Defn One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects which they take on the wing Note The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines and belong to the family Muscicapidæ as the spotted flycatcher Muscicapa grisola The American flycatchers or tyrant flycatchers are Clamatores and belong to the family Tyrannidæ as the kingbird pewee crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus and the vermilion flycatcher or churinche Pyrocephalus rubineus Certain American flycatching warblers of the family Sylvicolidæ are also called flycatchers as the Canadian flycatcher Sylvania Canadensis and the hooded flycatcher S mitrata See Tyrant flycatcher FLYCATCHING Flycatching a Zoöl Defn Having the habit of catching insects on the wing FLYER Flyer n Etym See Flier 1 One that uses wings 2 The fly of a flag See Fly n 6 3 Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a theatrical programme an advertising leaf etc 4 Arch Defn One in a flight of steps which are parallel to each otheras in ordinary stairs as distinguished from a winder 5 The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning frame over which the thread passes to the bobbin so called from their swift revolution See Fly n 11 6 The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers Internat Cyc 7 Stock Jobbing Defn A small operation not involving considerable part of ones capital or not in the line of ones ordinary business a venture Cant Bartlett FLYFISH Flyfish n Zoöl Defn A California scorpænoid fish Sebastichthys rhodochloris having brilliant colors FLYFISH Flyfish v i Defn To angle using flies for bait Walton FLYING Flying a Etym From Fly v i Defn Moving in the air with or as with wings moving lightly or rapidly intended for rapid movement Flying army Mil a body of cavalry and infantry kept in motion to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm Farrow Flying artillery Mil artillery trained to rapid evolutions the men being either mounted or trained to spring upon the guns and caissons when they change position Flying bridge Flying camp See under Bridge and Camp Flying buttress Arch a contrivance for taking up the thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by ordinary buttresses It consists of a straight bar of masonry usually sloping carried on an arch and a solid pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust The word is generally applied only to the straight bar with supporting arch Flying colors flags unfurled and waving in the air hence To come off with flying colors to be victorious to succeed thoroughly in an undertaking Flying doe Zoöl a young female kangaroo Flying dragon a Zoöl See Dragon 6 b A meteor See under Dragon Flying Dutchman a A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail the seas till the day of judgment b A spectral ship Flying fish Zoöl See Flying fish in the Vocabulary Flying fox Zoöl the colugo Flying frog Zoöl an East Indian tree frog of the genus Rhacophorus having very large and broadly webbed feet which serve as parachutes and enable it to make very long leaps Flying gurnard Zoöl a species of gurnard of the genus Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus with very large pectoral fins said to be able to fly like the flying fish but not for so great a distance Note Three species are known that of the Atlantic is Cephalacanthus volitans Flying jib Naut a sail extended outside of the standing jib on the flyingjib boom Flyingjib boom Naut an extension of the jib boom Flying kites Naut light sails carried only in fine weather Flying lemur Zoöl See Colugo Flying level Civil Engin a reconnoissance level over the course of a projected road canal etc Flying lizard Zoöl See Dragon n 6 Flying machine an apparatus for navigating the air a form of balloon Flying mouse Zoöl the opossum mouse Acrobates pygmæus of Australia Note It has lateral folds of skin like the flying squirrels Flying party Mil a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an enemy Flying phalanger Zoöl one of several species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and Belideus of Australia and New Guinea having lateral folds like those of the flying squirrels The sugar squirrel B sciureus and the ariel B ariel are the best known called also squirrel petaurus and flying squirrel See Sugar squirrel Flying pinion the fly of a clock Flying sap Mil the rapid construction of trenches when the enemys fire of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching by means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with earth Flying shot a shot fired at a moving object as a bird on the wing Flying spider Zoöl See Ballooning spider Flying squid Zoöl an oceanic squid Ommastrephes or Sthenoteuthis Bartramii abundant in the Gulf Stream which is able to leap out of the water with such force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel Flying squirrel Zoöl See Flying squirrel in the Vocabulary Flying start a start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while the vessels are under way Flying torch Mil a torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at night FLYING BOAT Flying boat Defn A compact form of hydroaëroplane having one central body or hull FLYING FISH Flying fish Zoöl Defn A fish which is able to leap from the water and fly a considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral fins These fishes belong to several species of the genus Exocoetus and are found in the warmer parts of all the oceans FLYING SQUIRREL Flying squirrel or Zoöl Defn One of a group of squirrels of the genera Pteromus and Sciuropterus having parachutelike folds of skin extending from the fore to the hind legs which enable them to make very long leaps Note The species of Pteromys are large with bushy tails and inhabit southern Asia and the East Indies those of Sciuropterus are smaller with flat tails and inhabit the northern parts of Europe Asia and America The American species Sciuropterus volucella is also called Assapan The Australian flying squrrels or flying phalangers are marsupials See Flying phalanger above FLYMAN Flyman n pl Flymen mn Defn The driver of a fly or light public carriage FLYSCH Flysch flsh n Etym A Swiss word fr G fliessen to flow melt Geol Defn A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps and included in the Eocene Tertiary FLYSPECK Flyspeck flspk n Defn A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly hence any insignificant dot FLYSPECK Flyspeck v t Defn To soil with flyspecks FLYTRAP Flytrap n 1 Defn A trap for catching flies 2 Bot Defn A plant Dionæa muscipula called also Venuss flytrap the leaves of which are fringed with stiff bristles and fold together when certain hairs on their upper surface are touched thus seizing insects that light on them The insects so caught are afterwards digested by a secretion from the upper surface of the leaves FNESE Fnese v i Etym AS fnsan gefnsan Defn To breathe heavily to snort Obs Chaucer FO Fo n Defn The Chinese name of Buddha FOAL Foal n Etym OE fole AS fola akin to OHG folo G fohlen Goth fula Icel foli Sw Lfle Gr L pullus a young animal Cf Filly Poultry Pullet Zoö Defn The young of any animal of the Horse family Equidæ a colt a filly Foal teeth Zoöl the first set of teeth of a horse In foal With foal being with young pregnant said of a mare or she ass FOAL Foal vt imp pp Foaled p pr vb n Foaling Defn To bring forth a colt said of a mare or a she ass FOAL Foal vi Defn To bring forth young as an animal of the horse kind FOALFOOT Foalfoot n Defn Bot See Coltsfoot FOAM Foam n Etym OE fam fom AS fm akin to OHG G feim Defn The white substance consisting of an aggregation of bubbles which is formed on the surface of liquidsor in the mouth of an animal by violent agitation or fermentation froth spume scum as the foam of the sea Foam cock in steam boilers a cock at the water level to blow off impurities FOAM Foam vi imp pp Foamed p pr vb n Foaming Etym AS fman See Foam n 1 To gather foam to froth as the billows foam He foameth and gnasheth with his teeth Mark ix 18 2 To form foam or become filled with foam said of a steam boiler when the water is unduly agitated and frothy as because of chemical action FOAM Foam vt Defn To cause to foam asto foam the goblet also with out to throw out with rage or violence as foam Foaming out their own shame Jude 13 FOAMINGLY Foamingly adv Defn With foam frothily FOAMLESS Foamless a Defn Having no foam FOAMY Foamy a Defn Covered with foam frothy spumy Behold how high the foamy billows ride Dryden FOB Fob n Etym CfProv G fuppe pocket Defn A little pocket for a watch Fob chain a short watch chain worn a watch carried in the fob FOB Fob vt imp p p Fobbed p pr vb n Fobbing Etym CfFop 1 To beat to maul Obs 2 To cheat to trick to impose on Shak To fob off to shift off by an artifice to put aside to delude with a trickA conspiracy of bishops could prostrate and fob off the right of the people Milton FOCAL Focal a Etym CfF focal See Focus Defn Belonging toor concerning a focus as a focal point Focal distance or lengthof a lens or mirror Opt the distance of the focus from the surface of the lens or mirror or more exactly in the case of a lens from its optical center Focal distance of a telescope the distance of the image of an object from the object glass FOCALIZATION Focalization n Defn The act of focalizing or bringing to a focus or the state of being focalized FOCALIZE Focalize v t imp p p Focalized p pr vb n Focalizing Defn To bring to a focus to focus to concentrate Light is focalized in the eye sound in the ear De Quincey FOCILLATE Focillate v t Etym L focilatuspp of focillare Defn To nourish Obs Blount FOCILLATION Focillation n Defn Comfort support Obs FOCIMETER Focimeter n Etym Focus meter Defn Photog An assisting instrument for focusing an object in or before a camera Knight FOCUS Focus n pl E Focuses L Foci Etym L focus hearth fireplace perh akin to E bake Cf Curfew Fuel Fusil the firearm 1 Opt Defn A point in which the rays of light meet after being reflected or refrcted and at which the image is formed as the focus of a lens or mirror 2 Geom Defn A point so related to a conic section and certain straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the distace between any point of the curve and the focus to the distance of the same point from the directrix is constant Note Thus in the ellipse FGHKLM A is the focus and CD the directrix when the ratios FAFE GAGD MAMC etc are all equal So in the hyperbola A is the focus and CD the directrix when the ratio HAHK is constant for all points of the curve and in the parabola A is the focus and CD the directrix when the ratio BABC is constant In the ellipse this ratio is less than unity in the parabola equal to unity and in the hyperbola greater than unity The ellipse and hyperbola have each two foci and two corresponding directrixes and the parabola has one focus and one directrix In the ellipse the sum of the two lines from any point of the curve to the two foci is constant that is AGGBAHHB and in the hyperbola the difference of the corresponding lines is constant The diameter which passes through the foci of the ellipse is the major axis The diameter which being produced passes through the foci of the hyperbola is the transverse axis The middle point of the major or the transverse axis is the center of the curve Certain other curves as the lemniscate and the Cartesian ovals have points called foci possessing properties similar to those of the foci of conic sections In an ellipse rays of light coming from one focus and reflected from the curve proceed in lines directed toward the other in an hyperbola in lines directed from the other in a parabola rays from the focus after reflection at the curve proceed in lines parallel to the axis Thus rays from A in the ellipse are reflected to B rays from A in the hyperbola are reflected toward L and M away from B 3 A central point a point of concentration Aplanatic focus Opt See under Aplanatic Conjugate focus Opt the focus for rays which have a sensible divergence as from a near object so called because the positions of the object and its image are interchangeable Focus tube Phys a vacuum tube for Roentgen rays in which the cathode rays are focused upon the anticathode for intensifying the effect Principal or Solar focus Opt the focus for parallel rays FOCUS Focus v t imp p p Focused p pr vb n Focusing Defn To bring to a focus to focalize as to focus a camera R Hunt FODDER Fodder n Etym See 1st Fother Defn A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold in England varying from 19 Obs FODDER Fodder n Etym AS fdder fddor fodder also sheath case fr fda food akin to D voeder OHG fuotar G futter Icel fr Sw Dan foder sq root75 See Food Land cf Forage Fur Defn That which is fed out to cattle horses and sheep as hay cornstalks vegetables etc FODDER Fodder vt imp pp Foddered drd p pr vb n Foddering Defn To feed as cattle with dry food or cut grass etcto furnish with hay straw oats etc FODDERER Fodderer n Defn One who fodders cattle FODIENT Fodient a Etym L fodiens p pr of fodere to dig Defn Fitted for or pertaining to digging FODIENT Fodient n Zoöl Defn One of the Fodientia FODIENTIA Fodientia npl Etym NL fr L fodiens p pr digging Zoöl Defn A group of African edentates including the aardvark FOE Foe n Etym OE fo fa AS fh hostile prob akin to E fiend sq root81 Defn See Fiend and cf Feud a quarrel 1 One who entertains personal enmity hatred grudge or malice against another an enemy A mans foes shall be they of his own household Matt x 36 2 An enemy in war a hostile army 3 One who opposes on principle an opponent an adversary an ill wisher as a foe to religion A foe to received doctrines I Watts FOE Foe v t Defn To treat as an enemy Obs Spenser FOEHN Foehn n G dial Swiss fr L Favonius west wind Cf Favonian Meteor a A warm dry wind that often blows in the northern valleys of the Alps due to the indraught of a storm center passing over Central Europe The wind heated by compression in its descent from the mountains reaches the base particularly in winter dry and warm b Any similar wind as the chinook in other parts of the world FOEHOOD Foehood n Defn Enmity Br Bedell FOEMAN Foeman n pl Foemen men Etym AS fhman Defn An enemy in war And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel Sir W Scott FOETAL Foetal a Defn Same as Fetal FOETATION Foetation n Defn Same as Fetation FOETICIDE Foeticide n Defn Same as Feticide FOETOR Foetor n Defn Same as Fetor FOETUS Foetus n Defn Same as Fetus FOG Fog n Etym Cf Scot fog fouge moss foggag rank grass LL fogagium W ffug dry grass Agric a A second growth of grass aftergrass b Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter called also foggage ProvEng Halliwell Note Sometimes called in New England old tore In Scotland fog is a general name for moss FOG Fog v t Defn Agric To pasture cattle on the fog or aftergrass of to eat off the fog from FOG Fog v i Etym Etymol uncertain Defn To practice in a small or mean way to pettifog Obs Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee Dryden FOG Fog n Etym Dan sneefog snow falling thick drift of snow driving snow cf Icel fok spray snowdrift fj snowstorm fjka to drift 1 Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency It differs from cloud only in being near the ground and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain See Cloud 2 A state of mental confusion Fog alarm Fog bell Fog horn etc a bell horn whistle or other contrivance that sounds an alarm often automatically near places of danger where visible signals would be hidden in thick weather Fog bank a mass of fog resting upon the sea and resembling distant land Fog ring a bank of fog arranged in a circular form often seen on the coast of Newfoundland FOG Fog v t imp p p Fogged p pr vb n Fogging Defn To envelop as with fog to befog to overcast to darken to obscure FOG Fog v i Photog Defn To show indistinctly or become indistinct as the picture on a negative sometimes does in the process of development FOG BELT Fog belt Defn A region of the ocean where fogs are of marked frequency as near the coast of Newfoundland FOGBOW Fogbow n Defn A nebulous arch or bow of white or yellowish light sometimes seen in fog etc FOGE Foge n Defn The Cornish name for a forge used for smelting tin Raymond FOGEY Fogey n Defn See Fogy FOGGAGE Foggage 48 n Agric Defn See 1st Fog FOGGER Fogger n Defn One who fogs a pettifogger Obs A beggarly fogger Terence in English1614 FOGGILY Foggily adv Defn In a foggy manner obscurely Johnson FOGGINESS Fogginess n Defn The state of being foggy Johnson FOGGY Foggy a Compar Foggier superl Foggiest Etym From 4th Fog 1 Filled or abounding with fog or watery exhalations misty as a foggy atmosphere a foggy morning Shak 2 Beclouded dull obscure as foggy ideas Your coarse foggy drowsy conceit Hayward FOGIE Fogie n Defn See Fogy FOGLESS Fogless a Defn Without fog clear Kane FOGY Fogy n pl Fogies Defn A dull old fellow a person behind the times over conservative or slow usually preceded by old Written also fogie and fogey Colloq Notorious old bore regular old fogy Thackeray Note The word is said to be connected with the German vogt a guard or protector By others it is regareded as a diminutive of folk cf D volkje It is defined by Jamieson in his Scottish Dictionary as an invalid or garrison soldier and is applied to the old soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin which is called the Fogies Hospital In the fixed habits of such persons we see the origin of the present use of the term Sir F Head FOGYISM Fogyism n Defn The principles and conduct of a fogy Colloq FOH Foh interj Etym Cf Faugh Defn An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt poh fle Shak FOHIST Fohist n Defn A Buddhist priest See Fo FOIBLE Foible a Etym OF foible See Feeble Defn Weak feeble Obs Lord Herbert FOIBLE Foible n 1 A moral weakness a failing a weak point a frailty A disposition radically noble and generous clouded and overshadowed by superficial foibles De Quincey 2 The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point opposed to forte Written also faible Syn Fault imperfection failing weakness infirmity frailty defect See Fault FOIL Foil foil v t imp p p Foiled foild p pr vb n Foiling Etym F fouler to tread or trample under ones feet to press oppress See Full v t 1 To tread under foot to trample King Richard caused the ensigns of Leopold to be pulled down and foiled under foot Knoless Whom he did all to pieces breake and foyle In filthy durt and left so in the loathely soyle Spenser 2 To render an effort or attempt vain or nugatory to baffle to outwit to balk to frustrate to defeat And by foiled Dryden Her long locks that foil the painters power Byron 3 To blunt to dull to spoil as to foil the scent in chase Addison FOIL Foil v t Etym See 6th File Defn To defile to soil Obs FOIL Foil n 1 Failure of success when on the point of attainment defeat frustration miscarriage Milton Nor eer was fate so near a foil Dryden 2 A blunt weapon used in fencing resembling a smallsword in the main but usually lighter and having a button at the point Blunt as the fencers foils which hit but hurt not Shak socrates contended with a foil against Demosthenes with a word Mitford 3 The track or trail of an animal To run a foilto lead astray to puzzle alluding to the habits of some animals of running back over the same track to mislead their pursuers Brewer FOIL Foil n Etym OE foil leaf OF foil fuil fueil foille fueille F feuille fr L folium pl folia akin to Grblade Cf Foliage Folio 1 A leaf or very thin sheet of metal as brass foil tin foil gold foil 2 Jewelry Defn A thin leaf of sheet copper silvered and burnished and afterwards coated with transparent colors mixed with isinglass employed by jewelers to give color or brilliancy to pastes and inferior stones Ure 3 Anything that serves by contrast of color or quality to adorn or set off another thing to advantage As she a black silk cap on him began To set for foil of his milk white to serve Sir P Sidney Hector has a foil to set him off Broome 4 A thin coat of tin with quicksilver laid on the back of a lookingglass to cause reflection 5 Arch Defn The space between the cusps in Gothic architecture a rounded or leaflike ornament in windows niches etc A group of foils is called trefoil quatrefoil quinquefoil etc according to the number of arcs of which it is composed Foil stone an imitation of a jewel or precious stone FOILABLE Foilable a Defn Capable of being foiled FOILER Foiler n Defn One who foils or frustrates Johnson FOILING Foiling n Arch Defn A foil Simmonds FOILING Foiling n Etym Cf F foulées See 1st Foil Hunting Defn The track of game as deer in the grass FOIN Foin foin n Etym F fouine a marten 1 Zoöl Defn The beech marten Mustela foina See Marten 2 A kind of fur black at the top on a whitish ground taken from the ferret or weasel of the same nameObs He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins Fuller FOIN Foin v i Etym OE foinen foignen of uncertain origin cf dial F fouiner to push for eels with a spear fr F fouine an eelspear perh fr L fodere to dig thrust Defn To thrust with a sword or spear to lunge Obs He stroke he soused he foynd he hewed he lashed Spenser They lash they foin they pass they strive to bore Their corselets and the thinnest parts explore Dryden FOIN Foin v t Defn To prick to stng Obs Huloet FOIN Foin n Defn A pass in fencing a lunge Obs Shak FOINERY Foinery n Defn Thrusting with the foil fencing with the point as distinguished from broadsword play Obs Marston FOININGLY Foiningly adv Defn With a push or thrust Obs FOISON Foison n Etym F foison fr L fusio a pouring effusion See Fusion Defn Rich harvest plenty abundance Archaic Lowell That from the seedness the bare fallow brings To teeming foison Shak FOIST Foist foist n Etym OF fuste stick boat fr L fustis cudgel Cf 1st Fust Defn A light and fastsailing ship Obs Beau Fl FOIST Foist v t imp p p Foisted p pr vb n Foisting Etym Cf OD vysten to fizzle D veesten E fizz fitchet bullfist Defn To insert surreptitiously wrongfully or without warrant to interpolate to pass off something spurious or counterfeit as genuine true or worthy usually followed by in Lest negligence or partiality might admit or fois in abuses corruption R Carew When a scripture has been corrupted by a supposititious foisting of some words in South FOIST Foist n 1 A foister a sharper Obs B Jonson 2 A trick or fraud a swindle Obs B Jonson FOISTER Foister n Defn One who foists something surreptitiously a falsitier Mir for Mag FOISTIED Foistied a Etym See 2d Fust Defn Fusty Obs FOISTINESS Foistiness n Defn Fustiness mustiness Obs FOISTY Foisty a Defn Fusty musty Obs Johnson FOLD Fold v t imp p p Folded p pr vb n Folding Etym OE folden falden AS fealdan akin to OHG faltan faldan G falten Icel falda Dan folde Sw fålla Goth fal cf Grpu a fold Cf Fauteuil 1 To lap or lay in plaits or folds to lay one part over another part of to double as to fold cloth to fold a letter As a vesture shalt thou fold them up Heb i 12 2 To double or lay together as the arms or the hands as he folds his arms in despair 3 To inclose within folds or plaitings to envelop to infold to clasp to embrace A face folded in sorrow J Webster We will descend and fold him in our arms Shak 4 To cover or wrap up to conceal Nor fold my fault in cleanly coined excuses Shak FOLD Fold v i Defn To become folded plaited or doubled to close over another of the same kind to double together as the leaves of the door fold 1 Kings vi 34 FOLD Fold n Etym From Fold v In sense 2 AS feald akin to fealdan to fold 1 A doublingesp of any flexible substance a part laid over on another part a plait a plication Mummies shrouded in a number of folds of linen Bacon Folds are most common in the rocks of mountainous regions J D Dana 2 Times or repetitions used with numerals chiefly in composition to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio the doubling tripling etc of anything as fourfold four times increased in a quadruple ratio multiplied by four 3 That which is folded together or which infolds or envelops embrace Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold Shak Fold net a kind of net used in catching birds FOLD Fold n Etym OE fald fold AS fald falod 1 An inclosure for sheep a sheep pen Leaps oer the fence with ease into the fold Milton 2 A flock of sheep figuratively the Church or a church as Christs fold There shall be one fold and one shepherd John x 16 The very whitest lamb in all my fold Tennyson 3 A boundary a limit Obs Creech Fold yard an inclosure for sheep or cattle FOLD Fold v t Defn To confine in a fold as sheep FOLD Fold v i Defn To confine sheep in a fold R The star that bids the shepherd fold Milton FOLDAGE Foldage n Etym See Fold inclosure Faldage OEngLaw Defn See Faldage FOLDER Folder n Defn One who or that which folds esp a flat knifelike instrument used for folding paper FOLDEROL Folderol n Defn Nonsense Colloq FOLDING Folding n 1 The act of making a fold or folds also a fold a doubling a plication The lower foldings of the vest Addison 2 Agric Defn The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land etc Folding boat a portable boat made by stretching canvas etc over jointed framework used in campaigning and by tourists etc Ham Nav Encyc Folding chairFolding door one of two or more doors filling a single and hung upon hinges FOLDLESS Foldless a Defn Having no fold Milman FOLIACEOUS Foliaceous a Etym L foliaceus fr folium leaf 1 Bot Defn Belonging to or having the texture or nature of a leaf having leaves intermixed with flowers as a foliaceous spike 2 Min Defn Consisting of leaves or thin laminæ having the form of a leaf or plate as foliaceous spar 3 Zoöl Defn Leaflike in form or mode of growth as a foliaceous coral FOLIAGE Foliage n Etym OF foillage fueillage F feuillage fr OF foille fueille fueil F feulle leaf L folium See 3d Foil and cf Foliation Filemot 1 Leaves collectively as produced or arranged by nature leafage as a tree or forest of beautiful foliage 2 A cluster of leaves flowers and branches especially the representation of leaves flowers and branches in architecture intended to ornament and enrich capitals friezes pediments etc Foliage plant Bot any plant cultivated for the beauty of its leaves as many kinds of Begonia and Coleus FOLIAGE Foliage v t Defn To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage to form into the representation of leaves R Drummond FOLIAGED Foliaged a Defn Furnished with foliage leaved as the variously foliaged mulberry FOLIAR Foliar a Bot Defn Consisting of or pertaining to leaves as foliar appendages Foliar gap Bot an opening in the fibrovascular system of a stem at the point of origin of a leaf Foliar trace Bot a particular fibrovascular bundle passing down into the stem from a leaf FOLIATE Foliate a Etym L foliatus leaved leafy fr folium leaf See Foliage Bot Defn Furnished with leaves leafy as a foliate stalk Foliate curve Geom Same as Folium FOLIATE Foliate v t imp p p Foliated p pr vb n Foliating 1 To beat into a leaf or thin plate Bacon 2 To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver as to foliate a lookingglass FOLIATED Foliated a 1 Having leaves or leaflike projections as a foliated shell 2 Arch Defn Containing or consisting of foils as a foliated arch 3 Min Defn Characterized by being separable into thin plates or folia as graphite has a foliated structure 4 Geol Defn Laminated but restricted to the variety of laminated structure found in crystalline schist as mica schist etc schistose 5 Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver Foliated telluium Min See Nagyagite FOLIATION Foliation n Etym Cf F foliation 1 The process of forming into a leaf or leaves 2 The manner in which the young leaves are dispo The foliation must be in relation to the stem De Quincey 3 The act of beating a metal into a thin plate leaf foil or lamina 4 The act of coating with an amalgam of tin foil and quicksilver as in making lookingglasses 5 Arch Defn The enrichment of an opening by means of foils arranged in trefoils quatrefoils etc also one of the ornaments See Tracery 6 Geol Defn The property possessed by some crystalline rocks of dividing into plates or slabs which is due to the cleavage structure of one of the constituents as mica or hornblende It may sometimes include slaty structure or cleavage though the latter is usually independent of any mineral constituent and transverse to the bedding it having been produced by pressure FOLIATURE Foliature n Etym L foliatura foliage Defn 1 Foliage leafage Obs Shuckford 2 The state of being beaten into foil Johnson FOLIER Folier n Defn Goldsmiths foil R Sprat FOLIFEROUS Foliferous a Etym L folium leaf ferous cf F foliifère Defn Producing leaves Written also foliiferous FOLILY Folily a Defn Foolishly Obs Chaucer FOLIO Folio n pl Folios Etym Ablative of L folium leaf See 4th Foil 1 A leaf of a book or manuscript 2 A sheet of paper once folded 3 A book made of sheets of paper each folded once four pages to the sheet hence a book of the largest kind See Note under Paper 4 Print Defn The page number The even folios are on the lefthand pages and the odd folios on the righthand 5 A page of a book Bookkeeping a page in an account book sometimes two opposite pages bearing the same serial number 6 Law Defn A leaf containing a certain number of words hence a certain number of words in a writing as in England in law proceedings 72 and in chancery 90 in New York 100 words Folio post a flat writing paper usually 17 by 24 inches FOLIO Folio v t Defn To put a serial number on each folio or page of a book to page FOLIO Folio a Defn Formed of sheets each folded once making two leaves or four pages as a folio volume See Folio n 3 FOLIOLATE Foliolate a Defn Of or pertaining to leaflets used in composition as bi foliolate Gray FOLIOLE Foliole n Etym Dim of L folium leaf cf F foliole Bot Defn One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf a leaflet FOLIOMORT Foliomort a Defn See Feuillemort FOLIOSE Foliose a Etym L foliosus fr folium leaf Bot Defn Having many leaves leafy FOLIOSITY Foliosity n Defn The ponderousness or bulk of a folio voluminousness R De Quincey FOLIOUS Folious a Etym See Foliose 1 Like a leaf thin unsubstantial R Sir T Browne 2 Bot Defn Foliose R FOLIUM Folium n pl E Foliums L Folia Etym L a leaf 1 A leaf esp a thin leaf or plate 2 Geom Defn A curve of the third order consisting of two infinite branches which have a common asymptote The curve has a double point and a leafshaped loop whence the name Its equation is x3 y3 axy FOLK FOLKS Folk Folks n collect pl Etym AS folc akin to D volk OS OHG folk G volk Icel f Sw Dan folk Lith pulkas crowd and perh to E follow 1 Eng Hist Defn In AngloSaxon times the people of a group of townships or villages a community a tribe Obs The organization of each folk as such sprang mainly from war J R Green 2 People in general or a separate class of people generally used in the plural form and often with a qualifying adjective as the old folks poor folks Colloq In winters tedious nights sit by the fire With good old folks and let them tell thee tales Shak 3 The persons of ones own family as our folks are all well Colloq New Eng Bartlett Folk song one of a class of songs long popular with the common people Folk speech the speech of the common people as distinguished from that of the educated class FOLKETHING Folkething n Dan See Folk and Thing Defn The lower house of the Danish Rigsdag or Parliament See Legislature below FOLKLAND Folkland n Etym AS folcland OEng Law Defn Land held in villenage being distributed among the folk or people at the pleasure of the lord of the manor and resumed at his discretion Not being held by any assurance in writing it was opposed to bookland or charter land which was held by deed Mozley W FOLKLORE FOLK LORE Folklore n or Folk lore Defn Tales legends or superstitions long current among the people Trench FOLKMOTE Folkmote n Etym AS folcm folk meeting Defn An assembly of the people esp Sax Law Defn a general assembly of the people to consider and order matters of the commonwealth also a local court Hist To which folkmote they all with one consent Agreed to travel Spenser FOLKMOTER Folkmoter n Defn One who takes part in a folkmote or local court Obs Milton FOLLICLE Follicle n Etym L folliculus a small bag husk pod dim of follis bellows an inflated ball a leathern money bag perh akin to E bellows cf F follicule Cf 2d Fool 1 Bot Defn A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture as in the peony larkspur and milkweed 2 Anat a A small cavity tubular depression or sac as a hair follicle b A simple gland or glandular cavity a crypt c A small mass of adenoid tissue as a lymphatic follicle FOLLICULAR Follicular a 1 Like pertaining to or consisting of a follicles or follicles 2 Med Defn Affecting the follicles as follicular pharyngitis FOLLICULATED Folliculated a Defn Having follicles FOLLICULOUS Folliculous a Etym L folliculosus full of husks cf F folliculeux Defn Having or producing follicles FOLLIFUL Folliful a Defn Full of folly Obs FOLLOW Follow v t imp p p Followed p pr vb n FollowingEtym OE foluwen folwen folgen AS folgian fylgean fylgan akin to D volgen OHG folg G folgen Icel fylgja Sw följa Dan fölge and perh to E folk 1 To go or come after to move behind in the same path or direction hence to go with a leader guide etc to accompany to attend It waves me forth again Ill follow it Shak 2 To endeavor to overtake to go in pursuit of to chase to pursue to prosecute I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians and they shall follow them Ex xiv 17 3 To accept as authority to adopt the opinions of to obey to yield to to take as a rule of action as to follow good advice Approve the best and follow what I approve Milton Follow peace with all men Heb xii 14 It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason and to others to follow their appetites J Edwards 4 To copy after to take as an example We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not than in defects resemble them whom we love Hooker 5 To succeed in order of time rank or office 6 To result from as an effect from a cause or an inference from a premise 7 To watch as a receding object to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion to keep the mind upon while in progress as a speech musical performance etc also to keep up with to understand the meaning connection or force of as of a course of thought or argument He followed with his eyes the flitting shade Dryden 8 To walk in as a road or course to attend upon closely as a profession or calling O had I but followed the arts Shak O Antony I have followed thee to this Shak Follow board Founding a board on which the pattern and the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask Knight To follow the hounds to hunt with dogs To follow suit Card Playing to play a card of the same suit as the leading card hence colloquially to follow an example set To follow up to pursue indefatigably Syn To pursue chase go after attend accompany succeed imitate copy embrace maintain To Follow Pursue To follow vt denotes simply to go after to pursue denotes to follow with earnestness and with a view to attain some definite object as a hound pursues the deer So a person follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a journey the officers of justice pursue a felon who has escaped from prison FOLLOW Follow v i Defn To go or come after used in the various senses of the transitive verb To pursue to attend to accompany to be a result to imitate Syn To Follow Succeed Ensue To follow vi means simply to come after as a crowd followed To succeed means to come after in some regular series or succession as day succeeds to day and night to night To ensue means to follow by some established connection or principle of sequence As wave follows wave revolution succeeds to revolution and nothing ensues but accumulated wretchedness FOLLOWER Follower n Etym OE folwere AS folgere Defn 1 One who follows a pursuer an attendant a disciple a dependent associate a retainer 2 A sweetheart a beau Colloq A Trollope 3 Steam Engine a The removable flange or cover of a piston See Illust of Piston b A gland See Illust of Stuffing box 4 Mach Defn The part of a machine that receives motion from another part See Driver 5 Among law stationers a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed Syn Imitator copier disciple adherent partisan dependent attendant FOLLOWING Following n 1 Ones followers adherents or dependents collectively Macaulay 2 Vocation business profession FOLLOWING Following a 1 Next after succeeding ensuing as the assembly was held on the following day 2 Astron Defn In the field of a telescope In the direction from which stars are apparently moving in consequence of the erths rotation as a small star north following or south following In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding Note The four principal directions in the field of a telescope are north south following preceding FOLLOWING EDGE Following edge Aëronautics Defn See Advancingedge above FOLLOWING SURFACE Following surface Aëronautics Defn See Advancingsurface above FOLLY Folly n pl Follies Etym OE folie foli F folie fr fol fou foolish mad See Fool 1 The state of being foolish want of good sense levity weakness or derangement of mind 2 A foolish act an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure weak or lightminded conduct foolery What folly tis to hazard life for ill Shak 3 Scandalous crime sin specifically as applied to a woman wantonness Achan wrought folly in Israel Josh vii 15 When lovely woman stoops to folly Goldsmith 4 The result of a foolish action or enterprise It is called this mans or that mans folly and name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for long after years Trench FOLWE Folwe v t Defn To follow Obs Chaucer FOMALHAUT Fomalhaut n AFomalhaut Astron Defn A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Piscis Australis or Southern Fish FOMENT Foment v t imp p p Fomented p pr vb n Fomenting Etym F fomenter fr L fomentare fr fomentum for fovimentum a warm application or lotion fr fovere to warm or keep warm perh akin to Gr bake 1 To apply a warm lotion to to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid 2 To cherish with heat to foster Obs Which these soft fires foment and warm Milton 3 To nurse to life or activity to cherish and promote by excitements to encourage to abet to instigate used often in a bad sense as to foment ill humors Locke But quench the choler you foment in vain Dryden Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion Southey FOMENTATION Fomentation n fomentatio cf F fomentation 1 Med a The act of fomenting the application of warm soft medicinal substances as for the purpose of easing pain by relaxing the skin or of discussing tumors b The lotion applied to a diseased part 2 Excitation instigation encouragement Dishonest fomentation of your pride Young FOMENTER Fomenter n Defn One who foments one who encourages or instigates as a fomenter of sedition FOMES Fomes n pl Fomites Etym L fomes itis touchwood tinder Med Defn Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing retaining and transporting contagious or infectious germs as woolen clothes are said to be active fomites FON Fon n Etym Of Scand origin cf Icel fani silly fana to act silly Sw fåne fool Cf Fond a Defn A fool an idiot Obs Chaucer FOND Fond obs Defn imp of Find Found Chaucer FOND Fond a Compar Fonder superl Fondest Etym For fonned p p of OE fonnen to be foolish See Fon 1 Foolish silly simple weak Archaic Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his oath or bond Shak 2 Foolishly tender and loving weakly indulgent overaffectionate 3 Affectionate loving tender in a good sense as a fond mother or wife Addison 4 Loving much pleased affectionately regardful indulgent or desirous longing or yearning followed by of formerly also by on More fond on her than she upon her love Shak You are as fond of grief as of your child Shak A great traveler and fond of telling his adventures Irving 5 Doted on regarded with affection R Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer Byron 6 Trifling valued by folly trivial Obs Shak FOND Fond v t Defn To caress to fondle Obs The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast Dryden FOND Fond v i Defn To be fond to dote Obs Shak FONDANT Fondant fondant Fr fôNdäN n F lit melting p pr of fondre to melt L fundere See Found to cast Defn A kind of soft sweetmeat made by boiling solutions to the point of crystallization usually molded as cherry fondant FONDE Fonde v t i Etym AS fandian to try Defn To endeavor to strive to try Obs Chaucer FONDLE Fondle v t imp p p Fondled p pr vb n Fondling Etym From Fond v Defn To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner to caress as a nurse fondles a child Syn See Caress FONDLER Fondler n Defn One who fondles Johnson FONDLING Fondling n Etym From Fondle Defn The act of caressing manifestation of tenderness Cyrus made no amorous fondling To fan her pride or melt her guardless heart Mickle FONDLING Fondling n Etym Fond ling 1 A person or thing fondled or caressed one treated with foolish or doting affection Fondlings are in danger to be made fools LEstrange 2 A fool a simpleton a ninny Obs Chapman FONDLY Fondly adv 1 Foolishly Archaic Verstegan 1673 Make him speak fondly like a frantic man Shak 2 In a fond manner affectionately tenderly My heart untarveled fondly turns to thee Goldsmith FONDNESS Fondness n 1 The quality or state of being fond foolishness Obs Fondness it were for any being free To covet fetters though they golden be Spenser 2 Doting affection tender liking strong appetite propensity or relish as he had a fondness for truffles My heart had still some foolish fondness for thee Addison Syn Attachment affection love kindness FONDON Fondon n Etym Cf F fondant flux Metal Defn A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation FONDU Fondu fondus a F fondu pp of fondre to melt blend See Found to cast Defn Blended passing into each other by subtle gradations said of colors or of the surface or material on which the colors are laid FONDUE FONDU Fondue n Also erroneously Fondu F See Fondu cf Fondant Cookery Defn A dish made of cheese eggs butter etc melted together FONDUS Fondus n Etym F fondu prop pp of fondre to melt blend See Found to cast Defn A style of printing calico paper hangings etc in which the colors are in bands and graduated into each other Ure FONE Fone n Defn pl of Foe Obs Spenser FONGE Fonge v t Etym See Fang v t Defn To take to receive Obs Chaucer FONLY Fonly adv Etym See Fon Defn Foolishly fondly Obs Spenser FONNE Fonne n Defn A fon Obs Chaucer FONT Font n Etym F fonte fr fondre to melt or cast See Found to cast and cf Fount a font Print Defn A complete assortment of printing type of one size including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet large and small points accents and whatever else is necessary for printing with that variety of types a fount FONT Font n Etym AS font fant fr L fons fontis spring fountain cf OF font funt F fonts fonts baptismaux pl See Fount 1 A fountain a spring a source Bathing forever in the font of bliss Young 2 A basin or stone vessel in which water is contained for baptizing That name was given me at the font Shak FONTAL Fontal a Defn Pertaining to a font fountain source or origin original primitive R From the fontal light of ideas only can a man draw intellectual power Coleridge FONTANEL Fontanel n Etym F fontanelle prop a little fountain fr fontaine fountain See Fountain 1 Med Defn An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the bodyObs Wiseman 2 Anat Defn One of the membranous intervals between the incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull so called because it exhibits a rhythmical pulsation Note In the human fetus there are six fontanels of which the anterior or bregmatic situated at the junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures is much the largest and remains open a considerable time after birth FONTANELLE Fontanelle n Etym F Anat Defn Same as Fontanel 2 FONTANGE Fontange n Etym F from the name of the first wearer Mlle de Fontanges about 1679 Defn A kind of tall headdress formerly worn Addison FOOD Food n Etym OE fode AS foda akin to Icel fæeba fæebi Sw föda Dan LG föde OHG fatunga Gr pateisthai to eat and perh to Skr pa to protect L pascere to feed pasture pabulum food E pasture 75 Cf Feed Fodder food Foster to cherish 1 What is fed upon that which goes to support life by being received within and assimilated by the organism of an animal or a plant nutriment aliment especially what is eaten by animals for nourishment Note In a physiological sense true aliment is to be distinguished as that portion of the food which is capable of being digested and absorbed into the blood thus furnishing nourishment in distinction from the indigestible matter which passes out through the alimentary canal as fæces Note Foods are divided into two main groups nitrogenous or proteid foods ie those which contain nitrogen and nonnitrogenous ie those which do not contain nitrogen The latter group embraces the fats and carbohydrates which collectively are sometimes termed heat producers or respiratory foods since by oxidation in the body they especially subserve the production of heat The proteids on the other hand are known as plastic foods or tissue formers since no tissue can be formed without them These latter terms however are misleading since proteid foods may also give rise to heat both directly and indirectly and the fats and carbohydrates are useful in other ways than in producing heat 2 Anything that instructs the intellect excites the feelings or molds habits of character that which nourishes This may prove food to my displeasure Shak In this moment there is life and food For future years Wordsworth Note Food is often used adjectively or in selfexplaining compounds as in food fish or foodfish food supply Food vacuole Zoöl one of the spaces in the interior of a protozoan in which food is contained during digestion Food yolk Biol See under Yolk Syn Aliment sustenance nutriment feed fare victuals provisions meat FOOD Food v t Defn To supply with food Obs Baret FOODFUL Foodful a Defn Full of food supplying food fruitful fertile The foodful earth Dryden Bent by its foodful burden the corn Glover FOODLESS Foodless a Defn Without food barren Sandys FOODY Foody a Defn Eatable fruitful R Chapman FOOL Fool n Etym Cf F fouler to tread crush Cf 1st Foil Defn A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed with cream commonly called gooseberry fool FOOL Fool n Etym OE fol n adj F fol fou foolish mad a fool prob fr L follis a bellows wind bag an inflated ball perh akin to E bellows Cf Folly Follicle 1 One destitute of reason or of the common powers of understanding an idiot a natural 2 A person deficient in intellect one who acts absurdly or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom one without judgment a simpleton a dolt Extol not riches then the toil of fools Milton Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other Franklin 3 Script Defn One who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom a wicked person The fool hath said in his heart There is no God Ps xiv 1 4 One who counterfeits folly a professional jester or buffoon a retainer formerly kept to make sport dressed fantastically in motley with ridiculous accouterments Can they think me their fool or jester Milton April fool Court fool etc See under April Court etc Fools cap a cap or hood to which bells were usually attached formerly worn by professional jesters Fools errand an unreasonable silly profitless adventure or undertaking Fools gold iron or copper pyrites resembling gold in color Fools paradise a name applied to a limbo see under Limbo popularly believed to be the region of vanity and nonsense Hence any foolish pleasure or condition of vain selfsatistaction Fools parsley Bot an annual umbelliferous plant Æthusa Cynapium resembling parsley but nauseous and poisonous To make a fool of to render ridiculous to outwit to shame Colloq To play the fool to act the buffoon to act a foolish part I have played the fool and have erred exceedingly 1 Sam xxvi 21 FOOL Fool v i imp p p Fooled p pr vb n Fooling Defn To play the fool to trifle to toy to spend time in idle sport or mirth Is this a time for fooling Dryden FOOL Fool v t 1 To infatuate to make foolish Shak For fooled with hope men favor the deceit Dryden 2 To use as a fool to deceive in a shameful or mortifying manner to impose upon to cheat by inspiring foolish confidence as to fool one out of his money You are fooled discarded and shook off By him for whom these shames ye underwent Shak To fool away to get rid of foolishly to spend in trifles idleness folly or without advantage FOOLAHS Foolahs n pl sing Foolah Ethnol Defn Same as Fulahs FOOLBORN Foolborn a Defn Begotten by a fool Shak FOOLERY Foolery n pl Fooleries 1 The practice of folly the behavior of a fool absurdity Folly in fools bears not so strong a note As foolery in the wise when wit doth dote Shak 2 An act of folly or weakness a foolish practice something absurd or nonsensical That Pythagoras Plato or Orpheus believed in any of these fooleries it can not be suspected Sir W Raleigh FOOLFISH Foolfish n Zoöl a The orange filefish See Filefish b The winter flounder See Flounder FOOLHAPPY Foolhappy a Defn Lucky without judgment or contrivance Obs Spenser FOOLHARDIHOOD Foolhardihood n Defn The state of being foolhardy foolhardiness FOOLHARDILY Foolhardily adv Defn In a foolhardy manner FOOLHARDINESS Foolhardiness n Defn Courage without sense or judgment foolish rashness recklessness Dryden FOOLHARDISE Foolhardise n Etym Fool F fol fou F hardiesse boldness Defn Foolhardiness Obs Spenser FOOLHARDY Foolhardy a Etym OF folhardi See Fool idiot and Hardy Defn Daring without judgment foolishly adventurous and bold Howell Syn Rash venturesome venturous precipitate reckless headlong incautious See Rash FOOLHASTY Foolhasty a Defn Foolishly hasty R FOOLIFY Foolify v t Etym Fool fy Defn To make a fool of to befool R Holland FOOLISH Foolish a 1 Marked with or exhibiting folly void of understanding weak in intellect without judgment or discretion silly unwise I am a very foolish fond old man Shak 2 Such as a fool would do proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion as a foolish act 3 Absurd ridiculous despicable contemptible A foolish figure he must make Prior Syn Absurd shallow shallowbrained brainless simple irrational unwise imprudent indiscreet incautious silly ridiculous vain trifling contemptible See Absurd FOOLISHLY Foolishly adv Defn In a foolish manner FOOLISHNESS Foolishness n 1 The quality of being foolish 2 A foolish practice an absurdity The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness 1 Cor i 18 FOOLLARGE Foollarge a Etym OF follarge See Fool and Large Defn Foolishly liberal Obs Chaucer FOOLLARGESSE Foollargesse n Etym See Foollarge Largess Defn Foolish expenditure waste Obs Chaucer FOOLSCAP Foolscap n Etym So called from the watermark of a fools cap and bells used by old paper makers See Fools cap under Fool Defn A writing paper made in sheets ordinarily 16 x 13 inches and folded so as to make a page 13 x 8 inches See Paper FOOT Foot n pl Feet Etym OE fot foot pl feet AS f pl f akin to D voet OHG fuoz G fuss Icel f Sw fot Dan fod Goth f L pes Gr pad Icel fet step pace measure of a foot feta to step find ones way 77 250 Cf Antipodes Capapie Expedient Fet to fetch Fetlock Fetter Pawn a piece in chess Pedal 1 Anat Defn The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal esp the part below the ankle or wrist that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing or moves See Manus and Pes 2 Zoöl Defn The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body often in the form of a flat disk as in snails See Illust of Buccinum 3 That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal as the foot of a table the foot of a stocking 4 The lowest part or base the ground part the bottom as of a mountain or column also the last of a row or series the end or extremity esp if associated with inferiority as the foot of a hill the foot of the procession the foot of a class the foot of the bed And now at foot Of heavens ascent they lift their feet Milton 5 Fundamental principle basis plan used only in the singular Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason Berkeley 6 Recognized condition rank footing used only in the singular R As to his being on the foot of a servant Walpole 7 A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches one third of a yard See Yard Note This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of a mans foot It differs in length in different countries In the United States and in England it is 3048 millimeters 8 Mil Defn Soldiers who march and fight on foot the infantry usually designated as the foot in distinction from the cavalry Both horse and foot Milton 9 Pros Defn A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length but in modern poetry by the accent 10 Naut Defn The lower edge of a sail Note Foot is often used adjectively signifying of or pertaining to a foot or the feet or to the base or lower part It is also much used as the first of compounds Foot artillery Mil a Artillery soldiers serving in foot b Heavy artillery Farrow Foot bank Fort a raised way within a parapet Foot barracks Mil barracks for infantery Foot bellows a bellows worked by a treadle Knight Foot company Mil a company of infantry Milton Foot gear covering for the feet as stocking shoes or boots Foot hammer Mach a small tilt hammer moved by a treadle Foot iron a The step of a carriage b A fetter Foot jaw Zoöl See Maxilliped Foot key Mus an organ pedal Foot level Gunnery a form of level used in giving any proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance Farrow Foot mantle a long garment to protect the dress in riding a riding skirt Obs Foot page an errand boy an attendant Obs Foot passenger one who passes on foot as over a road or bridge Foot pavement a paved way for foot passengers a footway a trottoir Foot poet an inferior poet a poetaster R Dryden Foot post a A letter carrier who travels on foot b A mail delivery by means of such carriers Fot pound and Foot poundal Mech See Foot pound and Foot poundal in the Vocabulary Foot press Mach a cutting embossing or printing press moved by a treadle Foot race a race run by persons on foot Cowper Foot rail a railroad rail with a wide flat flange on the lower side Foot rot an ulcer in the feet of sheep claw sickness Foot rule a rule or measure twelve inches long Foot screw an adjusting screw which forms a foot and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place Foot secretion Zoöl See Sclerobase Foot soldier a soldier who serves on foot Foot stick Printing a beveled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page to hold the type in place Foot stove a small box with an iron pan to hold hot coals for warming the feet Foot tubercle Zoöl See Parapodium Foot valve Steam Engine the valve that opens to the air pump from the condenser Foot vise a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by a treadle Foot waling Naut the inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor timbers Totten Foot wall Mining the under wall of an inclosed vein By foot or On foot by walking as to pass a stream on foot Cubic foot See under Cubic Foot and mouth disease a contagious disease Eczema epizoötica of cattle sheep swine etc characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in the mouth and about the hoofs Foot of the fine Law the concluding portion of an acknowledgment in court by which formerly the title of land was conveyed See Fine of land under Fine n also Chirograph b Square foot See under Square To be on foot to be in motion action or process of execution To keep the foot Script to preserve decorum Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God Eccl v 1 To put ones foot down to take a resolute stand to be determined Colloq To put the best foot foremost to make a good appearance to do ones best Colloq To set on foot to put in motion to originate as to set on foot a subscription To put or set one on his feet to put one in a position to go on to assist to start Under foot a Under the feet Fig at ones mercy as to trample under foot Gibbon b Below par Obs They would be forced to sell far under foot Bacon FOOT Foot v i imp p p Footed p pr vb n Footing 1 To tread to measure or music to dance to trip to skip Dryden 2 To walk opposed to ride or fly Shak FOOT Foot v t 1 To kick with the foot to spurn Shak 2 To set on foot to establish to land Obs What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom Shak 3 To tread as to foot the green Tickell 4 To sum up as the numbers in a column sometimes with up as to foot or foot up an account 5 The size or strike with the talon Poet Shak 6 To renew the foot of as of stocking Shak To foot a bill to pay it Colloq To foot it to walk also to dance If you are for a merry jaunt Ill try for once who can foot it farthest Dryden FOOTBALL Football n Defn An inflated ball to be kicked in sport usually made in India rubber or a bladder incased in Leather Waller 2 The game of kicking the football by opposing parties of players between goals Arbuthnot FOOTBAND Footband n Defn A band of foot soldiers Obs FOOTBATH Footbath n Defn A bath for the feet also a vessel used in bathing the feet FOOTBOARD Footboard n 1 A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his feet as a The platform for the engineer and fireman of a locomotive b The footrest of a coachmans box 2 A board forming the foot of a bedstead 3 A treadle FOOTBOY Footboy n Defn A page an attendant in livery a lackey Shak FOOTBREADTH Footbreadth n Defn The breadth of a foot used as a measure Longfellow Not so much as a footbreadth Deut ii 5 FOOTBRIDGE Footbridge n Defn A narrow bridge for foot passengers only FOOT CANDLE Foot candle Photom Defn The amount of illumination produced by a standard candle at a distance of one foot FOOTCLOTH Footcloth n Defn Formerly a housing or caparison for a horse Sir W Scott FOOTED Footed a 1 Having a foot or feet shaped in the foot Footed like a goat Grew Note Footed is often used in composition in the sense of having such or so many feet as fourfooted beasts 2 Having a foothold established Our king is footed in this land already Shak FOOTFALL Footfall n Defn A setting down of the foot a footstep the sound of a footstep Shak Seraphim whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor Poe FOOTFIGHT Footfight n Defn A conflict by persons on foot distinguished from a fight on horseback Sir P Sidney FOOTGLOVE Footglove n Defn A kind of stocking Obs FOOT GUARDS Foot Guards pl Defn Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards Eng FOOTHALT Foothalt n Defn A disease affecting the feet of sheep FOOTHILL Foothill n Defn A low hill at the foot of highe FOOTHOLD Foothold n Defn A holding with the feet firm LEstrange FOOTHOOK Foothook n Naut Defn See Futtock FOOTHOT Foothot adv Defn Hastily immediately instantly on the spot hotfloot Gower Custance have they taken anon foothot Chaucer FOOTING Footing n 1 Ground for the foot place for the foot to rest on firm foundation to stand on In ascent every stfooting and help to the next Holder 2 Standing position established place basis for operation permanent settlement foothold As soon as he had obtained a footing at court the charms of his manner made him a favorite Macaulay 3 Relative condition state Lived on a footing of equality with nobles Macaulay 4 Tread step especially measured tread Hark I hear the footing of a man Shak 5 The act of adding up a column of figures the amount or sum total of such a column 6 The act of putting a foot to anything also that which is added as a foot as the footing of a stocking 7 A narrow cotton lace without figures 8 The finer refuse part of whale blubber not wholly deprived of oil Simmonds 9 Arch Enging Defn The thickened or sloping portion of a wall or of an embankment at its foot Footing course Arch one of the courses of masonry at the foot of a wall broader than the courses above To pay ones footing to pay a fee on first doing anything as working at a trade or in a shop Wright Footing beam the tie beam of a roof FOOTLESS Footless a Defn Having no feet FOOTLICKER Footlicker n Defn A sycophant a fawner a toady Cf Bootlick Shak FOOTLIGHT Footlight n Defn One of a row of lights in the front of the stage in a theater etc and on a level therewith Before the footlights upon the stage hence in the capacity of an actor FOOTMAN Footman n pl Footmen 1 A soldier who marches and fights on foot a foot soldier 2 A man in waiting a male servant whose duties are to attend the door the carriage the table etc 3 Formerly a servant who ran in front of his masters carriage a runner Prior 4 A metallic stand with four feet for keeping anything warm before a fire 5 Zoöl Defn A moth of the family Lithosidæ so called from its livery like colors FOOTMANSHIP Footmanship n Defn Art or skill of a footman FOOTMARK Footmark n Defn A footprint a track or vestige Coleridge FOOTNOTE Footnote n Defn A note of reference or comment at the foot of a page FOOTPACE Footpace n 1 A walking pace or step 2 A dais or elevated platform the highest step of the altar a landing in a staircase Shipley FOOTPAD Footpad n Defn A highwayman or robber on foot FOOTPATH Footpath n pl Footpaths Defn A narrow path or way for pedestrains only a footway FOOTPLATE Footplate n Locomotives Defn See Footboard a FOOT POUND Foot pound Mech Defn A unit of energy or work being equal to the work done in raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity the height of one foot FOOT POUNDAL Foot poundal Mech Defn A unit of energy or work equal to the work done in moving a body through one foot against the force of one poundal FOOTPRINT Footprint n Defn The impression of the foot a trace or footmark as Footprints of the Creator FOOTROPE Footrope n Aut a The rope rigged below a yard upon which men stand when reefing or furling formerly called a horse b That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed FOOTS Foots n pl Defn The settlings of oil molasses etc at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead Simmonds FOOTSORE Footsore a Defn Having sore or tender feet as by reason of much walking as footsore cattle FOOTSTALK Footstalk n 1 Bot Defn The stalk of a leaf or of flower a petiole pedicel or reduncle 2 Zoöl a The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles b The stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod Crustacea eyestalk 3 Mach Defn The lower part of a millstone spindle It rests in a step Knight FOOTSTALL Footstall n Etym Cf Pedestal 1 The stirrup of a womans saddle 2 Arch Defn The plinth or base of a pillar FOOTSTEP Footstep n 1 The mark or impression of the foot a track hence visible sign of a course pursued token mark as the footsteps of divine wisdom How on the faltering footsteps of decay Youth presses Bryant 2 An inclined plane under a hand printing press FOOTSTONE Footstone 110 n Defn The stone at the foot of a grave opposed to headstone FOOTSTOOL Footstool n Defn A low stool to support the feet of one when sitting FOOT TON Foot ton Mech Defn A unit of energy or work being equal to the work done in raising one ton against the force of gravity through the height of one foot FOOT VALVE Foot valve Mech Defn A suction valve or check valve at the lower end of a pipe esp such a valve in a steamengine condenser opening to the air pump FOOTWAY Footway n Defn A passage for pedestrians only FOOTWORN Footworn a Defn Worn by or weared in the feet as a footworn path a footworn traveler FOOTY Footy a 1 Having foots or settlings as footy oil molasses etc Eng 2 Poor mean Prov Eng C Kingsley FOOZLE Foozle v t i imp p p Foozled p pr vb n Foozling Cf G fuseln to work badly or slowly Defn To bungle to manage awkwardly to treat or play unskillfully as to foozle a stroke in golf She foozles all along the course Century Mag FOOZLE Foozle n 1 A stupid fellow a fogy Colloq 2 Act of foozling a bungling stroke as in golf FOP Fop n Etym OE foppe fop fool cf E fob to cheat G foppen to make a fool of one jeer D foppen Defn One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress a coxcomb an inferior dandy FOPDOODLE Fopdoodle n Defn A stupid or insignaficant fellow a fool a simpleton R Hudibras FOPLING Fopling n Defn A petty fop Landor FOPPERY Foppery n pl Fopperies Etym From Fop 1 The behavior dress or other indication of a fop coxcombry affectation of show showy folly 2 Folly foolery Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter My sober house Shak FOPPISH Foppish a Defn Foplike characteristic of a top in dress or manners making an ostentatious display of gay clothing affected in manners Syn Finical spruce dandyish See Finical Foppishly adv Foppishness n FOR For Etym AS for akin to D G ver OHG fir Icel for Goth fra cf Skr para away Gr far adj Cf Fret to rub Defn A prefix to verbs having usually the force of a negative or privative It often implies also loss detriment or destruction and sometimes it is intensive meaning utterly quite thoroughly as in forbathe FOR For prep Etym AS for fore akin to OS for fora furi D voor OHG fora G vor OHG furi G für Icel fyrir Sw för Dan for adv för Goth faúr faúra L pro Gr pra sq root 202 Cf Fore First Foremost Forth Pro Defn In the most general sense indicating that in consideration of in view of or with reference to which anything is done or takes place 1 Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an act or state the reason of anything that on account of which a thing is or is done With fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath Shak How to choose dogs for scent or speed Waller Now for so many glorious actions done For peace at home and for the public wealth I mean to crown a bowl for Cæsars health Dryden That which we for our unworthiness are afraid to crave our prayer is that God for the worthiness of his Son would notwithstanding vouchsafe to grant Hooker 2 Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act the end or final cause with reference to which anything is acts serves or is done The oak for nothing ill The osier good for twigs the poplar for the mill Spenser It was young counsel for the persons and violent counsel for the matters Bacon Shall I think the worls was made for one And men are born for kings as beasts for men Not for protection but to be devoured Dryden For he writes not for money nor for praise Denham 3 Indicating that in favor of which or in promoting which anything is or is done hence in behalf of in favor of on the side of opposed to against We can do nothing against the truth but for the truth 2 Cor xiii 8 It is for the general good of human society and consequently of particular persons to be true and just and it is for mens health to be temperate Tillotson Aristotle is for poetical justice Dennis 4 Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed or the point toward which motion is made We sailed from Peru for China and Japan Bacon 5 Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything acts or serves or that to which a substitute an equivalent a compensation or the like is offered or made instead of or place of And if any mischief follow then thou shalt give life for life eye for eye tooth for tooth hand for hand foot for foot Ex xxi 23 24 6 Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated to be or as being We take a falling meteor for a star Cowley If a man can be fully assured of anything for a truth without having examined what is there that he may not embrace for truLocke Most of our ingenious young men take up some criedup English poet for their model Dryden But let her go for an ungrateful woman Philips 7 Indicating that instead of which something else controls in the performing of an action or that in spite of which anything is done occurs or is hence equivalent to notwithstanding in spite of generally followed by all aught anything etc The writer will do what she please for all me Spectator Gods desertion shall for aught he knows the next minute supervene Dr H More For anything that legally appears to the contrary it may be a contrivance to fright us Swift 8 Indicating the space or time through which an action or state extends hence during in or through the space or time of For many miles about There s scarce a bush Shak Since hired for life thy servile muse sing prior To guide the suns bright chariot for a day Garth 9 Indicating that in prevention of which or through fear of which anything is done Obs We ll have a bib for spoiling of thy doublet Beau Fl For or As for so far as concerns as regards with reference to used parenthetically or independently See under As As for me and my house we will serve the Lord Josh xxiv 15 For me my stormy voyage at an end I to the port of death securely tend Dryden For all that notwithstanding in spite of For all the world wholly exactly Whose posy was for all the world like cutlers poetry Shak For as much as or Forasmuch as in consideration that seeing that since For by See Forby adv For ever eternally at all times See Forever For me or For all me as far as regards me For my life or For the life of me if my life depended on it Colloq T Hook For that For the reason that because since Obs For that I love your daughter Shak For thy or Forthy Etym AS for for this on this account Obs Thomalin have no care for thy Spenser For to as sign of infinitive in order to to the end of Obs except as sometimes heard in illiterate speech What went ye out for to see Luke vii 25 See To prep 4 O for would that I had may there be granted elliptically expressing desire or prayer O for a muse of fire Shak Were it not for or If it were not for leaving out of account but for the presence or action of Moral consideration can no way move the sensible appetite were it not for the will Sir M Hale FOR For conj 1 Because by reason that for that indicating in Old English the reason of anything And for of long that way had walkéd none The vault was hid with plants and bushes hoar Fairfax And Heaven defend your good souls that you think I will your serious and great business scant For she with me Shak 2 Since because introducing a reason of something before advanced a cause motive explanation justification or the like of an action related or a statement made It is logically nearly equivalent to since or because but connects less closely and is sometimes used as a very general introduction to something suggested by what has gone before Give thanks unto the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth forever Ps cxxxvi 1 Heaven doth with us as we with torches do Not light them for themselves for if our virtues Did not go forth of us t were all alike As if we had them not Shak For because because Obs Nor for because they set less store by their own citizens Robynson Mores Utopia For why a Why for that reason wherefore Obs b Because Obs See Forwhy Syn See Because FOR For n Defn One who takes or that which is said on the affrimative side that which is said in favor of some one or something the antithesis of against and commonly used in connection with it The fors and against those in favor and those opposed the pros and the cons the advantages and the disadvantages Jane Austen FORAGE Forage 48 n Etym OF fourage F fourrage fr forre fuerre fodder straw F feurre fr LL foderum fodrum of German or Scand origin cf OHG fuotar G futter See Fodder food and cf Foray 1 The act of foraging search for provisions etc He the lion from forage will incline to play Shak One way a band select from forage drives A herd of beeves fair oxen and fair kine Milton Mawhood completed his forage unmolested Marshall 2 Food of any kind for animals especially for horses and cattle as grass pasture hay corn oats Dryden Forage cap See under Cap Forage master Mil a person charged with providing forage and the means of transporting it Farrow FORAGE Forage v i imp p p Foraged p pr vb n Foraging Defn To wander or rove in search of food to collect food esp forage for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country to ravage to feed on spoil His most mighty father on a hill Stood smiling to behold his lions whelp Forage in blood of French nobility Shak Foraging ant Zoöl one of several species of ants of the genus Eciton very abundant in tropical America remarkable for marching in vast armies in search of food Foraging cap a forage cap Foraging party a party sent out after forage FORAGE Forage v t Defn To strip of provisions to supply with forage as to forage steeds Pope FORAGER Forager n Defn One who forages FORALITE Foralite n Etym L forare to bore lite Geol Defn A tubelike marking occuring in sandstone and other strata FORAMEN Foramen n pl L Foramina E Foramines Etym L fr forare to bore pierce Defn A small opening perforation or orifice a fenestra Foramen of Monro Anat the opening from each lateral into the third ventricle of the brain Foramen of Winslow Anat the opening connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum FORAMINATED Foraminated a Etym L foraminatus Defn Having small opening or foramina FORAMINIFER Foraminifer n Zoöl Defn One of the foraminifera FORAMINIFERA Foraminifera n pl Etym NL fr L foramen aminis a foramen ferre to bear Zoöl Defn An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids Many of them have perforated walls whence the name Some species are covered with sand See Rhizophoda FORAMINIFEROUS Foraminiferous a 1 Having small openings or foramina 2 Pertaining to or composed of Foraminifera as foraminiferous mud FORAMINOUS Foraminous a Etym L foraminosus Defn Having foramina full of holes porous Bacon FORASMUCH Forasmuch comj Defn In consideration that seeing that since because that followed by as See under For prep FORAY Foray n Etym Another form of forahe Cf Forray Defn A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare hence any irregular incursion for war or spoils a raid Spenser The huge Earl Doorm Bound on a foray rolling eyes of prey Tennyson FORAY Foray v t Defn To pillage to ravage He might foray our lands Sir W Scott FORAYER Forayer or n Defn One who makes or joins in a foray They might not choose the lowand road For the Merse forayers were abroad Sir W Scott FORBADE Forbade Defn imp of Forbid FORBATHE Forbathe v t Defn To bathe Obs FORBEAR Forbear n Etym See Fore and Bear to produce Defn An ancestor a forefather usually in the plural Scot Your forbears of old Sir W Scott FORBEAR Forbear v i imp Forbore Forbare Obs p p Forborne p pr vb n Forbearing Etym OE forberen AS forberan pref for beran to bear See Bear to support 1 To refrain from proceeding to pause to delay Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle or shall I forbear 1 Kinds xxii 6 2 To refuse to decline to give no heed Thou shalt speak my words unto them whether they will hear or whether they will forbear Ezek ii 7 3 To control ones self when provoked The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear Cowper Both bear and forbear Old Proverb FORBEAR Forbear v t 1 To keep away from to avoid to abstain from to give up as to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety But let me that plunder forbear Shenstone The King In open battle or the tilting field Forbore his own advantage Tennyson 2 To treat with consideration or indulgence Forbearing one another in love Eph iv 2 3 To cease from bearing Obs Whenas my womb her burden would forbear Spenser FORBEARANCE Forbearance n Defn The act of forbearing or waiting the exercise of patience He soon shall findForbearance no acquittance ere day end Milton 2 The quality of being forbearing indulgence toward offenders or enemies longsuffering Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goeShak Syn Abstinence refraining lenity mildness FORBEARANT Forbearant a Defn Forbearing R Carlyle FORBEARER Forbearer n Defn One who forbears Tusser FORBEARING Forbearing a Defn Disposed or accustomed to forbear patient longsuffering Forbearingly adv FORBID Forbid v t imp Forbade p p Forbidden Forbid Obs p pr vb n Forbidding Etym OE forbeden AS forbeódan pref for beódan to bid akin to D verbieden G verbieten Icel fyrirbjoedha forboedha Sw förbjuda Dan forbyde See Bid v t 1 To command against or contrary to to prohibit to interdict More than I have said The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell upon Shak 2 To deny exclude from or warn off by express command to command not to enter Have I not forbid her my house Shak 3 To oppose hinder or prevent as if by an effectual command as an impassable river forbids the approach of the army A blaze of glory that forbids the sight Dryden 4 To accurse to blast Obs He shall live a man forbid Shak 5 To defy to challenge Obs L Andrews Syn To prohibit interdict hinder preclude withold restrain prevent See Prohibit FORBID Forbid v i Defn To utter a prohibition to prevent to hinder I did not or forbid Milton FORBIDDANCE Forbiddance n Defn The act of forbidding prohibition command or edict against a thing Obs ow hast thou yield to transgress The strict forbiddance Milton FORBIDDEN Forbidden a Defn Prohibited interdicted I kniw no spells use no forbidden arts Milton Forbidden fruit a Any coveted unlawful pleasure so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden b Bot A small variety of shaddock Citrus decumana The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits FORBIDDENLY Forbiddenly adv Defn In a forbidden or unlawful manner Shak FORBIDDER Forbidder n Defn One who forbids Milton FORBIDDING Forbidding a Defn Repelling approach repulsive raising abhorrence aversion or dislike disagreeable prohibiting or interdicting as a forbidding aspect a forbidding formality a forbidding air Syn Disagreeable unpleasant displeasing offensive repulsive odious abhorrent Forbiddingly adv Forbiddingness n FORBLACK Forblack a Defn Very black Obs As any ravens feathers it shone forblack Chaucer FORBODEN Forboden obs Defn p p of Forbid Chaucer FORBORE Forbore Defn imp of Forbear FORBORNE Forborne Defn p p of Forbear FORBRUISE Forbruise v t Defn To bruise sorely or exceedingly Obs All forbrosed both back and side Chaucer FORBY Forby adv prep Etym See Foreby Defn Near hard by along past Obs To tell her if her child went ought forby Chaucer To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the sides of the city without let Robynson Mores Utopia FORCARVE Forcarve v t Defn To cut completely to cut off Obs Chaucer FORCE Force v t Etym See Farce to stuff Defn To stuff to lard to farce R Wit larded with malice and malice forced with wit Shak FORCE Force n Etym Of Scand origin cf Icel fors foss Dan fos Defn A waterfall a cascade Prov Eng To see the falls for force of the river Kent T Gray FORCE Force n Etym F force LL forcia fortia fr L fortis strong See Fort n 1 Strength or energy of body or mind active power vigor might often an unusual degree of strength or energy capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect especially power to persuade or convince or impose obligation pertinency validity special signification as the force of an appeal an argument a contract or a term He was in the full force of the words a good man Macaulay 2 Power exerted against will or consent compulsory power violence coercion Which now they hold by force and not by right Shak 3 Strength or power war hence a body of land or naval combatants with their appurtenances ready for action an armament troops warlike array often in the plural hence a body of men prepared for action in other ways as the laboring force of a plantation Is Lucius general of the forces Shak 4 Law a Strength or power exercised without law or contrary to law upon persons or things violence b Validity efficacy Burrill 5 Physics Defn Any action between two bodies which changes or tends to change their relative condition as to rest or motion or more generally which changes or tends to change any physical relation between them whether mechanical thermal chemical electrical magnetic or of any other kind as the force of gravity cohesive force centrifugal force Animal force Physiol muscular force or energy Catabiotic force Etym Gr Biol the influence exerted by living structures on adjoining cells by which the latter are developed in harmony with the primary structures Centrifugal force Centripetal force Coercive force etc See under Centrifugal Centripetal etc Composition of forces Correlation of forces etc See under Composition Correlation etc Force and arms Etym trans of L vi et armis Law an expression in old indictments signifying violence In force or Of force of unimpaired efficacy valid of full virtue not suspended or reversed A testament is of force after men are dead Heb ix 17 Metabolic force Physiol the influence which causes and controls the metabolism of the body No force no matter of urgency or consequence no account hence to do no force to make no account of not to heed Obs Chaucer Of force of necessity unavoidably imperatively Good reasons must of force give place to better Shak Plastic force Physiol the force which presumably acts in the growth and repair of the tissues Vital force Physiol that force or power which is inherent in organization that form of energy which is the cause of the vital phenomena of the body as distinguished from the physical forces generally known Syn Strength vigor might energy stress vehemence violence compulsion coaction constraint coercion Force Strength Strength looks rather to power as an inward capability or energy Thus we speak of the strength of timber bodily strength mental strength strength of emotion etc Force on the other hand looks more to the outward as the force of gravitation force of circumstances force of habit etc We do indeed speak of strength of will and force of will but even here the former may lean toward the internal tenacity of purpose and the latter toward the outward expression of it in action But though the two words do in a few cases touch thus closely on each other there is on the whole a marked distinction in our use of force and strength Force is the name given in mechanical science to whatever produces or can produce motion Nichol Thy tears are of no force to mollify This flinty man Heywood More huge in strength than wise in works he was Spenser Adam and first matron Eve Had ended now their orisons and found Strength added from above new hope to spring Out of despair Milton FORCE Force v t imp p p Forced p pr vb n Forcing Etym OF forcier F forcer fr LL forciare fortiare See Force n 1 To constrain to do or to forbear by the exertion of a power not resistible to compel by physical moral or intellectual means to coerce as masters force slaves to labor 2 To compel as by strength of evidence as to force conviction on the mind 3 To do violence to to overpower or to compel by violence to ones will especially to ravish to violate to commit rape upon To force their monarch and insult the court Dryden I should have forced thee soon wish other arms Milton To force a spotless virgins chastity Shak 4 To obtain or win by strength to take by violence or struggle specifically to capture by assault to storm as a fortress 5 To impel drive wrest extort get etc by main strength or violence with a following adverb as along away from into through out etc It stuck so fast so deeply buried lay That scarce the victor forced the steel away Dryden To force the tyrant from his seat by war Sahk Ethelbert ordered that none should be forced into religion Fuller 6 To put in force to cause to be executed to make binding to enforce Obs What can the church force more J Webster 7 To exert to the utmost to urge hence to strain to urge to excessive unnatural or untimely action to produce by unnatural effort as to force a consient or metaphor to force a laugh to force fruits High on a mounting wave my head I bore Forcing my strength and gathering to the shore Dryden 8 Whist Defn To compel an adversary or partner to trump a trick by leading a suit of which he has none 9 To provide with forces to reënforce to strengthen by soldiers to man to garrison Obs Shak 10 To allow the force of to value to care for Obs For me I force not argument a straw Shak Syn To compel constrain oblige necessitate coerce drive press impel FORCE Force v i Obs in all the senses 1 To use violence to make violent effort to strive to endeavor Forcing with gifts to win his wanton heart Spenser 2 To make a difficult matter of anything to labor to hesitate hence to force of to make much account of to regard Your oath once broke you force not to forswear Shak I force not of such fooleries Camden 3 To be of force importance or weight to matter It is not sufficient to have attained the name and dignity of a shepherd not forcing how Udall FORCED Forced a Defn Done or produced with force or great labor or by extraordinary exertion hurried strained produced by unnatural effort or pressure as a forced style a forced laugh Forced draught See under Draught Forced march Mil a march of one or more days made with all possible speed Forcedly adv Forcedness n FORCEFUL Forceful a Defn Full of or processing force exerting force mighty Forcefully adv Against the steed he threw His forceful spear Dryden FORCELESS Forceless a Defn Having little or no force feeble These forceless flowers like sturdy trees support me Shak FORCEMEAT Forcemeat n Etym Corrupt for farcemeat fr F farce stuffing See Farce n Cookery Defn Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned either served up alone or used as a stuffing Written also forced meat FORCEMENT Forcement n Defn The act of forcing compulsion Obs It was imposed upon us by constraint And will you count such forcement treachery J Webster FORCEPS Forceps n Etym L forceps cipis from the root of formus Hot capere to take akin to E heave Cf Furnace 1 A pair of pinchers or tongs an instrument for grasping holding firmly or exerting traction upon bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers especially one for delicate operations as those of watchmakers surgeons accoucheurs dentists etc 2 Zoöl Defn The caudal forcepsshaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects See Earwig Dressing forceps See under Dressing FORCE PUMP Force pump Mach a A pump having a solid piston or plunger for drawing and forcing a liquid as water through the valves in distinction from a pump having a bucket or valved piston b A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump or under a considerable pressure in distinction from one which lifts the water only to the top of the pump or delivers it through a spout See Illust of Plunger pump under Plunger FORCER Forcer n 1 One who or that which forces or drives 2 Mech a The solid piston of a force pump the instrument by which water is forced in a pump b A small hand pump for sinking pits draining cellars etc FORCIBLE Forcible a Etym Cf OF forcible forcible forceable that may be forced 1 Possessing force characterized by force efficiency or energy powerful efficacious impressive influential How forcible are right words Job vi 2 Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances when broken Bacon But I have reasons strong and forcible Shak That punishment which hath been sometimes forcible to bridle sin Hooker He is at once elegant and sublime forcible and ornamented Lowth Transl 2 Violent impetuous Like mingled streams more forcible when joined Prior 3 Using force against opposition or resistance obtained by compulsion effected by force as forcible entry or abduction In embraces of King James forcible and unjust Swift Forcible entry and detainer Law the entering upon and taking and withholding of land and tenements by actual force and violence and with a strong hand to the hindrance of the person having the right to enter Syn Violent powerful strong energetic mighty potent weighty impressive cogent influential FORCIBLEFEEBLE Forciblefeeble a Etym From Feeble a character in the Second Part of Shakespeares King Henry IV to whom Falstaff derisively applies the epithet forcible Defn Seemingly vigorous but really weak or insipid He Prof Ayton would purge his book of much offensive matter if he struck out epithets which are in the bad taste of the forciblefeeble school N Brit Review FORCIBLENESS Forcibleness n Defn The quality of being forcible FORCIBLY Forcibly adv Defn In a forcible manner FORCING Forcing n 1 The accomplishing of any purpose violently precipitately prematurely or with unusual expedition 2 Gardening Defn The art of raising plants flowers and fruits at an earlier season than the natural one as in a hitbed or by the use of artificial heat Forcing bed or pit a plant bed having an under layer of fermenting manure the fermentation yielding bottom heat for forcing plants a hotbed Forcing engine a fire engine Forcing fit Mech a tight fit as of one part into a hole in another part which makes it necessary to use considerable force in putting the two parts together Forcing house a greenhouse for the forcing of plants fruit trees etc Forcing machine a powerful press for putting together or separating two parts that are fitted tightly one into another as for forcing a crank on a shaft or for drawing off a car wheel from the axle Forcing pump See Force pump b FORCIPAL Forcipal a Defn Forked or branched like a pair of forceps constructed so as to open and shut like a pair of forceps Sir T Browne FORCIPATE FORCIPATED Forcipate Forcipated a Defn Like a pair of forceps as a forcipated mouth FORCIPATION Forcipation n Defn Torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers Bacon FORCITE Forcite n From 3d Force n Chem Defn A gelatin dynamite in which the dope is composed largely of sodium nitrate FORCUT Forcut v t Defn To cut completely to cut off Obs Chaucer FORD Ford n Etym AS ford akin to G furt Icel f bay and to E fare Fare v i and cf Frith arm of the sea 1 A place in a river or other water where it may passed by man or beast on foot by wading He swam the Esk river where ford there was none Sir W Scott 2 A stream a current With water of the ford Or of the clouds Spenser Permit my ghost to pass the Stygford Dryden FORD Ford v t imp p p Forded p pr vb n Fording Defn To pass or cross as a river or other water by wading to wade through His last section which is no deep one remains only to be forted Milton FORDABLE Fordable a Defn Capable of being forded Fordableness n FORDLESS Fordless a Defn Without a ford A deep and fordless river Mallock FORDO Fordo v t Etym OE fordon AS ford pref for d to do See For and Do v i 1 To destroy to undo to ruin Obs This is the night That either makes me or fordoes me quite Shak 2 To overcome with fatigue to exhaust M Arnold All with weary task fordone Shak FORDONE Fordone a Etym See Fordo Defn Undone ruined Obs Spenser FORDRIVE Fordrive v t Defn To drive about to drive here and there Obs Rom of R FORDRUNKEN Fordrunken a Defn Utterly drunk very drunk Obs Chaucer FORDRY Fordry a Defn Entirely dry withered Obs A tree fordry Chaucer FORDWINE Fordwine v i Defn To dwindle away to disappear Obs Rom of R FORE Fore n Etym AS f fr faran to go See Fare v i Defn Journey way method of proceeding Obs Follow him and his fore Chaucer FORE Fore adv Etym AS fore adv prep another form of for See For and cf Former Foremost 1 In the part that precedes or goes first opposed to aft after back behind etc 2 Formerly previously afore Obs or Colloq The eyes fore duteous now converted are Shak 3 Naut Defn In or towards the bows of a ship Fore and aft Naut from stem to stern lengthwise of the vessel in distinction from athwart R H Dana Jr Foreandaft rigged Naut not rigged with square sails attached to yards but with sails bent to gaffs or set on stays in the midship line of the vessel See Schooner Sloop Cutter FORE Fore a Etym See Fore advv Defn Advanced as compared with something else toward the front being or coming first in time place order or importance preceding anterior antecedent earlier forward opposed to Ant back or Ant behind as the fore part of a garment the fore part of the day the fore and of a wagon The free will of the subject is preserved while it is directed by the fore purpose of the state Southey Note Fore is much used adjectively or in composition Fore bay a reservoir or canal between a mill race and a water wheel the discharging end of a pond or mill race Fore body Shipbuilding the part of a ship forward of the largest crosssection distinguisched from middle body abd after body Fore boot a receptacle in the front of a vehicle for stowing baggage etc Fore bow the pommel of a saddle Knight Fore cabin a cabin in the fore part of a ship usually with inferior accommodations Fore carriage a The forward part of the running gear of a fourwheeled vehicle b A small carriage at the front end of a plow beam Fore course Naut the lowermost sail on the foremost of a squarerigged vessel the foresail See Illust under Sail Fore door Same as Front door Fore edge the front edge of a book or folded sheet etc Fore elder an ancestor Prov Eng Fore end a The end which precedes the earlier or the nearer part the beginning I have paid More pious debts to heaven than in all The fore end of my time Shak b In firearms the wooden stock under the barrel forward of the trigger guard or breech frame Fore girth a girth for the fore part of a horse etc a martingale Fore hammer a sledge hammer working alternately or in time with the hand hammer Fore leg one of the front legs of a quadruped or multiped or of a chair settee etc Fore peak Naut the angle within a ships bows the portion of the hold which is farthest forward Fore piece a front piece as the flap in the fore part of a sidesaddle to guard the riders dress Fore plane a carpenters plane in size and use between a jack plane and a smoothing plane Knight Fore reading previous perusal Obs Hales Fore rent in Scotland rent payable before a crop is gathered Fore sheets Naut the forward portion of a rowboat the space beyond the front thwart See Stern sheets Fore shore a A bank in advance of a sea wall to break the force of the surf b The seaward projecting slightly inclined portion of a breakwater Knight c The part of the shore between high and low water marks Fore sight that one of the two sights of a gun which is near the muzzle Fore tackle Naut the tackle on the foremast of a ship Fore topmast Naut See Foretopmast in the Vocabulary Fore wind a favorable wind Obs Sailed on smooth seas by fore winds borne Sandys Fore world the antediluvian world R Southey FORE Fore n Defn The front hence that which is in front the future At the fore Naut at the fore royal masthead said of a flag so raised as a signal for sailing etc To the fore a In advance to the front to a prominent position in plain sight in readiness for use b In existence alive not worn out lost or spent as money etc Irish While I am to the fore W Collins How many captains in the regiment had two thousand pounds to the fore Thackeray FORE Fore prep Defn Before sometimes written fore as if a contraction of afore or before Obs FOREADMONISH Foreadmonish v t Defn To admonish beforehand or before the act or event Bp Hall FOREADVISE Foreadvise v t Defn To advise or counsel before the time of action or before the event Shak FOREALLEGE Foreallege v t imp p p Forealleged p pr vb n Forealleging Defn To allege or cite before Fotherby FOREAPPOINT Foreappoint v t Defn To set order or appoint beforehand Sherwood FOREAPPOINTMENT Foreappointment n Defn Previous appointment preordinantion Sherwood FOREARM Forearm v t Defn To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need South FOREARM Forearm n Anat Defn That part of the arm or fore limb between the elbow and wrist the antibrachium FOREBEAM Forebeam n Defn The breast beam of a loom FOREBEAR Forebear n Defn An ancestor See Forbear FOREBODE Forebode v t imp p p Foreboded p pr vb n Foreboding Etym AS forebodian fore bodian to announce See Bode v t 1 To foretell 2 To be prescient of some ill or misfortune to have an inward conviction of as of a calamity which is about to happen to augur despondingly His heart forebodes a mystery Tennyson Sullen desponding and foreboding nothing but wars and desolation as the certain consequence of Cæsars death Middleton I have a sort of foreboding about him H James Syn To foretell predict prognosticate augur presage portend betoken FOREBODE Forebode v i Defn To fortell to presage to augur If I forebode aright Hawthorne FOREBODE Forebode n Defn Prognostication presage Obs FOREBODEMENT Forebodement n Defn The act of foreboding the thing foreboded FOREBODER Foreboder n Defn One who forebodes FOREBODING Foreboding n Defn Presage of coming ill expectation of misfortune FOREBODINGLY Forebodingly adv Defn In a foreboding manner FOREBRACE Forebrace n Naut Defn A rope applied to the fore yardarm to change the position of the foresail FOREBRAIN Forebrain n Anat Defn The anterior of the three principal divisions of the brain including the prosencephalon and thalamencephalon Sometimes restricted to the prosencephalon only See Brain FOREBY Foreby prep Etym Fore by Defn Near hard by along past See Forby Spenser FORECAST Forecast v t 1 To plan beforehand to scheme to project He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds Dan xi 24 2 To foresee to calculate beforehand so as to provide for It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark and to forecast consequences LEstrange FORECAST Forecast v i Defn To contrive or plan beforehand If it happen as I did forecast Milton FORECAST Forecast n Defn Previous contrivance or determination predetermination He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves Addison 2 Foresight of consequences and provision against them prevision premeditation His calm deliberate forecast better fitted him for the council than the camp Prescott FORECASTER Forecaster n Defn One who forecast Johnson FORECASTLE Forecastle sailors say n Naut a A short upper deck forward formerly raised like a castle to command an enemys decks b That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast or of the after part of the fore channels c In merchant vessels the forward part of the vessel under the deck where the sailors live FORECHOSEN Forechosen a Defn Chosen beforehand FORECITED Forecited a Defn Cited or quoted before or above Arbuthnot FORECLOSE Foreclose v t imp p p Foreclosed p pr vb n Foreclosing Etym F forclos pp of forclore to exclude OF fors F hors except outside fr L foris outside F clore to close See Foreign and Close v t Defn To shut up or out to preclude to stop to prevent to bar to exclude The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade Carew To foreclose a mortgager Law to cut him off by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises termed his equity of redemption To foreclose a mortgage not technically correct but often used to signify the obtaining a judgment for the payment of an overdue mortgage and the exposure of the mortgaged property to sale to meet the mortgage debt Wharton FORECLOSURE Foreclosure n Defn The act or process of foreclosing a proceeding which bars or extinguishes a mortgagers right of redeeming a mortgaged estate FORECONCEIVE Foreconceive v t Defn To preconceive to imagine beforehand Obs Bacon FOREDATE Foredate v t Defn To date before the true time to antendate FOREDECK Foredeck n Naut Defn The fore part of a deck or of a ship FOREDEEM Foredeem v t Defn To recognize or judge in advance to forebode Obs Udall Laugh at your misery as foredeeming you An idle meteor J Webster FOREDEEM Foredeem v i Etym Cf Foredoom Defn To know or discover beforehand to foretell Obs Which maid could guess and foredeem of things past present and to come Genevan Test FOREDESIGN Foredesign or v t Defn To plan beforehand to intend previously Cheyne FOREDETERMINE Foredetermine v t Defn To determine or decree beforehand Bp Hopkins FOREDISPOSE Foredispose v t Defn To bestow beforehand R King James had by promise foredisposed the place on the Bishop of Meath Fuller FOREDOOM Foredoom v t Etym Cf Foredeem Defn To doom beforehand to predestinate Thou art foredomed to view the Stygian state Dryden FOREDOOM Foredoom n Defn Doom or sentence decreed in advance A dread foredoom ringing in the ears of the guilty adult Southey FOREFATHER Forefather n Defn One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree but usually in a remote degree an ancestor Respecting your forefathers you would have been taught to respect yourselves Burke Forefathers Day the anniversary of the day December 21 on which the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth Massachusetts 1620 On account of a mistake in reckoning the change from Old Style to New Style it has generally been celebrated on the 22d FOREFEEL Forefeel v t Defn To feel beforehand to have a presentiment of Obs As when with unwieldy waves the great sea forefeels winds Chapman FOREFENCE Forefence n Defn Defense in front Obs FOREFEND Forefend v t Etym OE forfenden pref for fenden to fend See Fend v t Defn To hinder to fend off to avert to prevent the approach of to forbid or prohibit See Forfend God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history Landor It would be a far better work to forefend the cruelty I Taylor FOREFINGER Forefinger n Defn The finger next to the thumb the index FOREFLOW Foreflow v t Defn To flow before Obs FOREFOOT Forefoot n 1 One of the anterior feet of a quardruped or multiped usually written fore foot 2 Shipbuilding Defn A piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end connecting it with the lower end of the stem FOREFRONT Forefront n Defn Foremost part or place Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle 2 Sam xi 15 Socrates Plato Aristotle standing in the forefront for all time the masters of those who know J C Shairp FOREGAME Foregame n Defn A first game first plan Obs Whitlock FOREGANGER Foreganger n Etym Prop a goer before cf G voregänger See Fore and Gang Naut Defn A short rope grafted on a harpoon to which a longer lin Totten FOREGATHER Foregather v i Defn Same as Forgather FOREGIFT Foregift n Law Defn A premium paid by FOREGLEAM Foregleam n Defn An antecedent or premonitory gleam a dawning light The foregleams of wisdom Whittier FOREGO Forego v t imp Forewent 2 p p Foregone p pr vb n Foregoing Etym See Forgo 1 To quit to relinquish to leave Stay at the third cup or forego the place Herbert 2 To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of to give up to resign to renounce said of a thing already enjoyed or of one within reach or anticipated All my patrimony If need be I am ready to forego Milton Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego Keble He never forewent an opportunity of honest profit R L Stevenson Note Forgo is the better spelling etymologically but the word has been confused with Forego to go before FOREGO Forego v t Etym AS foregan fore gan to go akin to G vorgehen to go before precede See GO v i Defn To go before to precede used especially in the present and past participles Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone Wordsworth For which the very mothers face forewent The mothers special patience Mrs Browning Foregone conclusion one which has preceded argument or examination one predetermined FOREGOER Foregoer n 1 One who goes before another a predecessor hence an ancestor a progenitor 2 A purveyor of the king so called formerly from going before to provide for his household Obs FOREGOER Foregoer n Etym Etymologically forgoer Defn One who forbears to enjoy FOREGROUND Foreground n Defn On a painting and sometimes in a basrelief mosaic picture or the like that part of the scene represented which is nearest to the spectator and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself Cf Distance n 6 FOREGUESS Foreguess v t Defn To conjecture Obs FOREGUT Foregut n Anat Defn The anterior part of the alimentary canal from the mouth to the intestine o FOREHAND Forehand n 1 All that part of a horse which is before the rider Johnson 2 The chief or most important part Shak 3 Superiority advantage start precedence And but for ceremony such a wretch Had the forehand and vantage of a king Shak FOREHAND Forehand a Defn Done beforehand anticipative And so extenuate the forehand sin Shak FOREHANDED Forehanded a 1 Early timely seasonable Forehanded care Jer Taylor 2 Beforehand with ones needs or having resources in advance of ones necessities in easy circumstances as a forehanded farmer US 3 Formed in the forehand or fore parts A substantial truebred beast bravely forehanded Dryden FOREHEAD Forehead n 1 The front of that part of the head which incloses the brain that part of the face above the eyes the brow 2 The aspect or countenance assurance To look with forehead bold and big enough Upon the power and puissance of the king Shak 3 The front or fore part of anything Flames in the forehead of the morning sky Milton So rich advantage of a promised glory As smiles upon the forehead of this action Shak FOREHEAR Forehear v i t Defn To hear beforehand FOREHEARTH Forehearth n Metal Defn The forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under the tymp FOREHEND Forehend v t Defn See Forhend Obs FOREHEW Forehew v t Defn To hew or cut in front Obs Sackville FOREHOLD Forehold n Naut Defn The forward part of the hold of a ship FOREHOLDING Foreholding n Defn Ominous foreboding superstitious prognostication Obs LEstrange FOREHOOK Forehook n Naut Defn A piece of timber placed across the stem to unite the bows and strengthen the fore part of the ship a breast hook FOREIGN Foreign a Etym OE forein F forain LL foraneus fr L foras foris out of doors abroad without akin to fores doors and E door See Door and cf Foreclose Forfeit Forest Forum 1 Outside extraneous separated alien as a foreign country a foreign government Foreign worlds Milton 2 Not native or belonging to a certain country born in or belonging to another country nation sovereignty or locality as a foreign language foreign fruits Domestic and foreign writers Atterbury Hail foreign wonder Whom certain these rough shades did never breed Milton 3 Remote distant strange not belonging not connected not pertaining or pertient not appropriate not harmonious not agreeable not congenial with to or from as foreign to the purpose foreign to ones nature This design is not foreign from some peoples thoughts Swift 4 Held at a distance excluded exiled Obs Kept him a foreign man still which so grieved him That he ran mad and died Shak Foreign attachment Law a process by which the property of a foreign or absent debtor is attached for the satisfaction of a debt due from him to the plaintiff an attachment of the goods effects or credits of a debtor in the hands of a third person called in some States trustee in others factorizing and in others garnishee process Kent Tomlins Cowell Foreign bill a bill drawn in one country and payable in another as distinguished from an inland bill which is one drawn and payable in the same country In this latter as well as in several other points of view the different States of the United States are foreign to each other See Exchange n 4 Kent Story Foreign body Med a substance occurring in any part of the body where it does not belong and usually introduced from without Foreign office that department of the government of Great Britain which has charge British interests in foreign countries Syn Outlandish alien exotic remote distant extraneous extrinsic FOREIGNER Foreigner n Defn A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration or not naturalized there an alien a stranger Joy is such a foreigner So mere a stranger to my thoughts Denham Nor could the majesty of the English crown appear in a greater luster either to foreigners or subjects Swift FOREIGNISM Foreignism n Defn Anything peculiar to a foreign language or people a foreign idiom or custom It is a pity to see the technicalities of the socalled liberal professions distigured by foreignisms Fitzed Hall FOREIGNNESS Foreignness n Defn The quality of being foreign remoteness want of relation or appropriateness Let not the foreignness of the subject hinder you from endeavoring to set me right Locke A foreignness of complexion G Eliot FOREIN Forein a Defn Foreign Obs Chaucer FOREJUDGE Forejudge v t Etym Fore judge Defn To judge beforehand or before hearing the facts and proof to prejudge FOREJUDGE Forejudge v t Etym For forjudge fr F forjuger OF fors outside except F juger to judge O Eng Law Defn To expel from court for some offense or misconduct as an attorney or officer to deprive or put out of a thing by the judgment of a court Burrill FOREJUDGER Forejudger n Eng Law Defn A judgment by which one is deprived or put of a right or thing in question FOREJUDGMENT Forejudgment n Defn Prejudgment Obs Spenser FOREKNOW Foreknow v t imp Foreknew p p Foreknown p pr vb n Foreknowing Defn To have previous knowledge of to know beforehand Who would the miseries of man foreknow Dryden FOREKNOWABLE Foreknowable a Defn That may be foreknown Dr H More FOREKNOWER Foreknower n Defn One who foreknows FOREKNOWINGLY Foreknowingly adv Defn With foreknowledge He who foreknowingly loses his life Jer Taylor FOREKNOWLEDGE Foreknowledge n Defn Knowledge of a thing before it happens or of whatever is to happen prescience If I foreknew Foreknowledge had no influence on their fault Milton FOREL Forel n Etym OE forelcase sheath OF forel fourel F fourreau LL forellus fr OF forre fuerre sheath case of German origin cf OHG fuotar akin to Goth fodr prob not the same word as E fodder food Cf Fur Fodder food Defn A kind of parchment for book covers See Forrill FOREL Forel v t Defn To bind with a forel R Fuller FORELAND Foreland n 1 A promontory or cape a headland as the North and South Foreland in Kent England 2 Fort Defn A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat Farrow 3 Hydraul Engin Defn That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force Knight FORELAY Forelay v t 1 To lay down beforehand These grounds being forelaid and understood Mede 2 To waylay See Forlay Obs FORELEADER Foreleader n Defn One who leads others by his example aguide FORELEND Forelend v t Defn See Forlend Obs As if that life to losse they had forelent Spenser FORELET Forelet v t Defn See Forlet Obs Holland FORELIE Forelie v i Defn To lie in front of Obs Which forelay Athwart her snowy breast Spenser FORELIFT Forelift v t Defn To lift up in front Obs FORELOCK Forelock n 1 The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head 2 Mech Defn A cotter or split pin as in a slot in a bolt to prevent retraction a linchpin a pin fastening the capsquare of a gun Forelock bolt a bolt retained by a key gib or cotter passing through a slot Forelock hook Rope Making a winch or whirl by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard Knight To take time or occasion by the forelock to make prompt use of anything not to let slip an opportunity Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock for when it is once past there is no recalling it Swift On occasions forelock watchful wait Milton FORELOOK Forelook v i Defn To look beforehand or forward Obs Spenser FOREMAN Foreman n pl Foremen Defn The first or chief man as a The chief man of a jury who acts as their speaker b The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop or on works of any kind who superintends the rest an overseer FOREMAST Foremast n Naut Defn The mast nearest the bow Foremast hand or man Naut a common sailor also a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast FOREMEANT Foremeant a Defn Intended beforehand premeditated Obs Spenser FOREMENTIONED Forementioned a Defn Mentioned before already cited aforementioned Addison FOREMILK Foremilk n Physiol Defn The milk secreted just before or directly after the birth of a child or of the young of an animal colostrum FOREMOST Foremost a Etym OE formest first AS formest fyrmest superl of forma first which is a superl fr fore fore cf Goth frumist fruma first See Fore adv and cf First Former Frame v t Prime a Defn First in time or place most advanced chief in rank or dignity as the foremost troops of an army THat struck the foremost man of all this world Shak FOREMOSTLY Foremostly adv Defn In the foremost place or order among the foremost J Webster FOREMOTHER Foremother n Defn A female ancestor FORENAME Forename n Defn A name that precedes the family name or surname a first name Selden FORENAME Forename v t Defn To name or mention before Shak FORENAMED Forenamed a Defn Named before aforenamed FORENDIHAZ Förendiház n Hung lit House of Lords Hungary Defn See Legislature FORENENST Forenenst prep Etym See Fore and Anent Defn Over against opposite to Now dialectic The land forenenst the Greekish shore Fairfax FORENIGHT Forenight n Defn The evening between twilight and bedtime Scot FORENOON Forenoon n Defn The early part of the day from morning to meridian or noon FORENOTICE Forenotice n Defn Notice or information of an event before it happens forewarning R Rymer FORENSAL Forensal a Defn Forensic R FORENSIC Forensic a Etym L forensis fr forum a public place market place See Forum Defn Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate used in legal proceedings or in public discussions argumentative rhetorical as forensic eloquence or disputes Forensic medicine medical jurisprudence medicine in its relations to law FORENSIC Forensic n Amer Colleges Defn An exercise in debate a forensic contest an argumentative thesis FORENSICAL Forensical a Defn Forensic Berkley FOREORDAIN Foreordain v t Defn To ordain or appoint beforehand to preordain to predestinate to predetermine Hooker FOREORDINATE Foreordinate v t Defn To foreordain FOREORDINATION Foreordination n Defn Previous ordination or appointment predetermination predestination FORE PART FOREPART Fore part or Forepart n Defn The part most advanced or first in time or in place the beginning FOREPAST Forepast a Defn Bygone Obs Shak FOREPOSSESSED Forepossessed a 1 Holding or held formerly in possession Obs 2 Preoccupied prepossessed preëngaged Obs Not extremely forepossessed with prejudice Bp Sanderson FOREPRIZE Foreprize v t Defn To prize or rate beforehand Obs Hooker FOREPROMISED Forepromised a Defn Promised beforehand preëngaged Bp Hall FOREQUOTED Forequoted a Defn Cited before quoted in a foregoing part of the treatise or essay FORERAN Foreran Defn imp of Forerun FORERANK Forerank n Defn The first rank the front FOREREACH Forereach v t Naut Defn To advance or gain upon said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled FOREREACH Forereach v i Naut Defn To shoot ahead especially when going in stays R H Dana Jr FOREREAD Foreread v t Defn To tell beforehand to signify by tokens to predestine Obs Spenser FORERECITED Forerecited a Defn Named or recited before The forerecited practices Shak FOREREMEMBERED Foreremembered a Defn Called to mind previously Bp Montagu FORERIGHT Foreright a Defn Ready directly forward going before Obs A foreright wind Chapman FORERIGHT Foreright adv Defn Right forward onward Obs FORERUN Forerun v t 1 To turn before to precede to be in advance of something following 2 To come before as an earnest of something to follow to introduce as a harbinger to announce These signs forerun the death or fall of kings Shak FORERUNNER Forerunner n 1 A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others a harbinger a sign foreshowing something a prognostic as the forerunner of a fever Whither the forerunner in for us entered even Jesus Heb vi 20 My elder brothers my forerunners came Dryden 2 A predecessor an ancestor Obs Shak 3 Naut Defn A piece of rag terminating the log line FORESAID Foresaid a Defn Mentioned before aforesaid FORESAIL Foresail n Naut a The sail bent to the foreyard of a squarerigged vessel being the lowest sail on the foremast b The gaff sail set on the foremast of a schooner c The fore staysail of a sloop being the triangular sail next forward of the mast FORESAY Foresay v t Etym AS foresecgan fore secgan to say See Say v t Defn To foretell Obs Her danger nigh that sudden change foresaid Fairfax FORESEE Foresee v t Etym AS foreseón fore seón to see See See v t 1 To see beforehand to have prescience of to foreknow A prudent man foreseeth the evil Prov xxii 3 2 To provide Obs Great shoals of people which go on to populate without foreseeing means of life Bacon FORESEE Foresee v i Defn To have or exercise foresight Obs FORESEEN Foreseen conj Defn or strictly p p Provided in case that on condition that Obs One manner of meat is most sure to every complexion foreseen that it be alway most commonly in conformity of qualities with the person that eateth Sir T Elyot FORESEER Foreseer n Defn One who foresees or foreknows FORESEIZE Foreseize v t Defn To seize beforehand FORESHADOW Foreshadow v t Defn To shadow or typi Dryden FORESHEW Foreshew v t Defn See Foreshow FORESHIP Foreship n Defn The fore part of a ship Obs FORESHORTEN Foreshorten v t 1 Fine Art Defn To represent on a plane surface as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so to shorten by drawing in perspective 2 Fig To represent pictorially to the imagination Songs and deeds and lives that lie Foreshortened in the tract of time Tennyson FORESHORTENING Foreshortening n Fine Arts Defn Representation in a foreshortened mode or way FORESHOT Foreshot n Defn In distillation of low wines the first portion of spirit that comes over being a fluid abounding in fusel oil Knight FORESHOW Foreshow v t Etym AS foresceáwian to foresee provide fore sceáwian to see See Show v t Defn To show or exhibit beforehand to give foreknowledge of to prognosticate to foretell Your looks foreshow You have a gentle heart Shak Next like Aurora Spenser rose Whose purple blush the day foreshows Denham FORESHOWER Foreshower n Defn One who predicts FORESIDE Foreside n 1 The front side the front esp a stretch of country fronting the sea 2 The outside or external covering Spenser FORESIGHT Foresight n 1 The act or the power of foreseeing prescience foreknowledge Milton 2 Action in reference to the future provident care prudence wise forethought This seems an unseasonable foresight Milton A random expense without plan or foresight Burke 3 Surv Defn Any sight or reading of the leveling staff except the backsight any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction 4 Gun Defn Muzzle sight See Fore sight under Fore a FORESIGHTED Foresighted a Defn Sagacious prudent provident for the future Bartram FORESIGHTFUL Foresightful a Defn Foresighted Obs FORESIGNIFY Foresignify v t Defn To signify beforehand to foreshow to typify Milton FORESKIN Foreskin n Anat Defn The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis the prepuce FORESKIRT Foreskirt n Defn The front skirt of a garment in distinction from the train Honors train Is longer than his foreskirt Shak FORESLACK Foreslack v t Obs Defn See Forslack FORESLEEVE Foresleeve n Defn The sleeve below the elbow FORESLOW Foreslow v t Etym See Forslow Defn To make slow to hinder to obstruct Obs See Forslow v t No stream no wood no mountain could foreslow Their hasty pace Fairfax FORESLOW Foreslow v i Defn To loiter Obs See Forslow v i FORESPEAK Forespeak v t Obs Defn See Forspeak FORESPEAK Forespeak v t Defn To foretell to predict Obs My mother was half a witch never anything that she forespake but came to pass Beau Fl FORESPEAKING Forespeaking n Defn A prediction also a preface Obs Camden Huloet FORESPEECH Forespeech n Defn A preface Obs Sherwood FORESPENT Forespent a Etym Fore spent Defn Already spent gone by past Obs Shak FORESPENT Forespent a Obs Defn See Forspent FORESPURRER Forespurrer n Defn One who rides before a harbinger Obs Shak FOREST Forest n Etym OF forest F forêt LL forestis also forestus forestum foresta prop open ground reserved for the chase fr L foris foras out of doors abroad See Foreign 1 An extensive wood a large tract of land covered with trees in the United States a wood of native growth or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated 2 Eng Law Defn A large extent or precinct of country generally waste and woody belonging to the sovereign set apart for the keeping of game for his use not inclosed but distinguished by certain limits and protected by certain laws courts and officers of its own Burrill FOREST Forest a Defn Of or pertaining to a forest sylvan Forest fly Zoöl a One of numerous species of bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidæ which attack both men and beasts See Horse fly b A fly of the genus Hippobosca esp H equina See Horse tick Forest glade a grassy space in a forest Thomson Forest laws laws for the protection of game preservation of timber etc in forests Forest tree a tree of the forest especially a timber tree as distinguished from a fruit tree FOREST Forest v t Defn To cover with trees or wood FORESTAFF Forestaff n Naut Defn An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies now superseded by the sextant called also cross staff Brande C FORESTAGE Forestage n Etym Cf F forestage O Eng Law a A duty or tribute payable to the kings foresters b A service paid by foresters to the king FORESTAL Forestal a Defn Of or pertaining to forests as forestal rights FORESTALL Forestall v t imp p p Forestalled p pr vb n Forestalling Etym OE forstallen to stop to obstruct to stop goods on the way to the market by buying them beforehand from forstal obstruction AS forsteal foresteall prop a placing ones self before another See Fore and Stall 1 To take beforehand or in advance to anticipate What need a man forestall his date of grief And run to meet what he would most avoid Milton 2 To take possession of in advance of some one or something else to the exclusion or detriment of the latter to get ahead of to preoccupy also to exclude hinder or prevent by prior occupation or by measures taken in advance An ugly serpent which forestalled their way Fairfax But evermore those damsels did forestall Their furious encounter Spenser To be forestalled ere we come to fall Shak Habit is a forestalled and obstinate judge Rush 3 To deprive with of R All the better may This night forestall him of the coming day Shak 4 Eng Law Defn To obstruct or stop up as a way to stop the passage of on highway to intercept on the road as goods on the way to market To forestall the market to buy or contract for merchandise or provision on its way to market with the intention of selling it again at a higher price to dissuade persons from bringing their goods or provisions there or to persuade them to enhance the price when there This was an offense at law in England until 1844 Burrill Syn To anticipate monopolize engross FORESTALLER Forestaller n Defn One who forestalls esp one who forestalls the market Locke FORESTAY Forestay n Naut Defn A large strong rope reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit to support the mast See Illust under Ship FORESTER Forester n Etym F forestier LL forestarius 1 One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game 2 An inhabitant of a forest Wordsworth 3 A forest tree R Evelyn 4 Zoöl Defn A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera as the eightspotted forester A octomaculata which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine FORESTICK Forestick n Defn Front stick of a hearth fire FORESTRY Forestry n Etym Cf OF foresterie Defn The art of forming or of cultivating forests the management of growing timber FORESWART FORESWART Foreswart Foreswart a Obs Defn See Forswat FORETASTE Foretaste n Defn A taste beforehand enjoyment in advance anticipation FORETASTE Foretaste v t 1 To taste before full possession to have previous enjoyment or experience of to anticipate 2 To taste before another Foretasted fruit Milton FORETASTER Foretaster or n Defn One who tastes beforehand or before another FORETEACH Foreteach v t Defn To teach beforehand Obs FORETELL Foretell v t imp p p Foretold p pr vb n Foretelling Defn To predict to tell before occurence to prophesy to foreshow Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold Pope Prodigies foretelling the future eminence and luster of his character C Middleton Syn To predict prophesy prognosticate augur FORETELL Foretell v i Defn To utter predictions Acts iii 24 FORETELLER Foreteller n Defn One who predicts Boyle FORETHINK Forethink v t 1 To think beforehand to anticipate in the mind to prognosticate Obs The soul of every man Prophetically doth forethink thy fall Shak 2 To contrive something beforehend Obs Bp Hall FORETHINK Forethink v i Defn To contrive beforehand Obs FORETHOUGHT Forethought a Defn Thought of or planned beforehand aforethought prepense hence deliberate Forethought malice Bacon FORETHOUGHT Forethought n Defn A thinking or planning beforehand prescience premeditation forecast provident care A sphere that will demand from him forethought courage and wisdom I Taylor FORETHOUGHTFUL Forethoughtful a Defn Having forethought R FORETIME Foretime n Defn The past the time before the present A very dim foretime J C Shairp FORETOKEN Foretoken n Etym AS foretacen See Token Defn Prognostic previous omen Sir P Sidney FORETOKEN Foretoken v t imp p p Foretokened p pr vb n Foretokening Etym AS foretacnian fore tacnian Defn To foreshow to presignify to prognosticate Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood Daniel FORE TOOTH Fore tooth pl Fore teeth Anat Defn One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth an incisor FORETOP Foretop n 1 The hair on the forepart of the head esp a tuft or lock of hair which hangs over the forehead as of a horse 2 That part of a headdress that is in front the top of a periwig 3 Naut Defn The platform at the head of the foremast FORETOPGALLANT Foretopgallant or a Naut Defn Designating the mast sail yard etc above the topmast as the foretopgallant sail See Sail FORETOPMAST Foretopmast n Naut Defn The mast erected at the head of the foremast and at the head of which stands the foretopgallant mast See Ship FORETOPSAIL Foretopsail or n Naut Defn See Sail FOREVER Forever adv Etym For prep ever 1 Through eternity through endless ages eternally 2 At all times always Note In England for and ever are usually written and printed as two separate words but in the United States the general practice is to make but a single word of them Forever and ever an emphatic forever Syn Constantly continually invariably unchangeably incessantly always perpetually unceasingly ceaselessly interminably everlastingly endlessly eternally FOREVOUCHED Forevouched a Defn Formerly vouched or avowed affirmed in advance R Shak FOREWARD Foreward n Defn The van the front Obs My foreward shall be drawn out all in length Consisting equally of horse and foot Shak FOREWARN Forewarn v t imp p p Forewarned p pr vb n Forewarning Defn To warn beforehand to give previous warning admonition information or notice to to caution in advance We were forewarned of your coming Shak FOREWASTE Forewaste v t Defn See Forewaste Gascoigne FOREWEND Forewend v t Etym Fore wend Defn To go before Obs Spenser FOREWISH Forewish v t Defn To wish beforehand FOREWIT Forewit n 1 A leader or wouldbe leader in matters of knowledge or taste Obs Nor that the forewits that would draw the rest unto their liking always like the best B Jonson 2 Foresight prudence Let this forewit guide thy thought Southwell FOREWITE Forewite v t pres indic sing 1st 3d pers Forewot 2d person Forewost pl Forewiten imp sing Forewiste pl Forewisten p pr vb n Forewiting Etym AS forewitan See Wit to know Defn To foreknow Obs Written also forwete Chaucer FOREWOMAN Forewoman n pl Forewomen Defn A woman who is chief a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place a head woman Tatler W Besant FOREWORD Foreword n Defn A preface Furnvall FOREWORN Foreworn a Etym See Forworn Defn Worn out wasted used up Archaic Old foreworn stories almost forgotten Brydges FOREWOT Forewot pres indic Defn 1st 3d pers sing of Forewite Obs Chaucer FOREYARD Foreyard n Naut Defn The lowermost yard on the foremast Note See Illust of Ship FORFALTURE Forfalture n Defn Forfeiture Obs FORFEIT Forfeit n Etym OE forfet crime penalty F forfait crime LL forefactum forifactum prop pp of forfaire to forfeit transgress fr LL forifacere prop to act beyond L foris out of doors abroad beyond facere to do See Foreign and FAct 1 Injury wrong mischief Obs R To seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit Ld Berners 2 A thing forfeit or forfeited what is or may be taken from one in requital of a misdeed committed that which is lost or the right to which is alienated by a crime offense neglect of duty or breach of contract hence a fine a mulct a penalty as he who murders pays the forfeit of his life Thy slanders I forgive and therewithal Remit thy other forfeits Shak 3 Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine whence the game of forfeits Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day Goldsmith FORFEIT Forfeit a Etym F forfait pp of forfaire See Forfeit n Defn Lost or alienated for an offense or crime liable to penal seizure Thy wealth being forfeit to the state Shak To tread the forfeit paradise Emerson FORFEIT Forfeit v t imp p p Forfeited p pr vb n Forfeiting Etym OE forfeten See Forfeit n Defn To lose or lose the right to by some error fault offense or crime to render ones self by misdeed liable to be deprived of to alienate the right to possess by some neglect or crime as to forfeit an estate by treason to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited They had forfeited their property by their crimes Burke Undone and forfeited to cares forever Shak FORFEIT Forfeit v i 1 To be guilty of a misdeed to be criminal to transgress Obs 2 To fail to keep an obligation Obs I will have the heart of him if he forfeit Shak FORFEIT Forfeit p p or a Defn In the condition of being forfeited subject to alienation Shak Once more I will renew His lapsèd powers though forfeite Milton FORFEITABLE Forfeitable a Defn Liable to be forfeited subject to forfeiture For the future uses shall be subject to the statutes of mortmain and forfeitable like the lands themselves Blackstone FORFEITER Forfeiter n Defn One who incurs a penalty of forfeiture FORFEITURE Forfeiture n Etym F forfeiture LL forisfactura 1 The act of forfeiting the loss of some right privilege estate honor office or effects by an offense crime breach of condition or other act Under pain of foreiture of the said goods Hakluyt 2 That which is forfeited a penalty a fine or mulct What should I gain By the exaction of the forfeiture Shak Syn Fine mulct amercement penalty FORFEND Forfend v t Etym Pref for fend See Forewend Defn To prohibit to forbid to avert Archaic Which peril heaven forefend Shak Note This is etymologically the preferable spelling FORFERED Forfered p p a Etym See For and Fear Defn Excessively alarmed in great fear Obs Forfered of his death Chaucer FORFETE Forfete v i Etym See Forfeit Defn To incur a penalty to transgress Obs And all this suffered our Lord Jesus Christ that never forfeted Chaucer FORFEX Forfex n Etym L Defn A pair of shears Pope FORFICATE Forficate a Etym L forfex forficis shears Zoöl Defn Deeply forked as the tail of certain birds FORFICULA Forficula n Etym L small shears scissors dim of forfex shears Zoöl Defn A genus of insects including the earwigs See Earwig 1 FORGATHER Forgather v i Defn To convene to gossip to meet accidentally Scot Jamieson Within that circle he forgathered with many a fool Wilson FORGAVE Forgave Defn imp of Forgive FORGE Forge n Etym F forge fr L fabrica the workshop of an artisan who works in hard materials fr faber artisan smith as adj skillful ingenious cf Gr Fabric 1 A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering especially a furnace or a shop with its furnace etc where iron is heated and wrought a smithy In the quick forge and working house of thought Shak 2 The works where wrought iron is produced directly from the ore or where iron is rendered malleable by puddling and shingling a shingling mill 3 The act of beating or working iron or steel the manufacture of metalic bodies Obs In the greater bodies the forge was easy Bacon American forge a forge for the direct production of wrought iron differing from the old Catalan forge mainly in using finely crushed ore and working continuously Raymond Catalan forge Metal See under Catalan Forge cinder the dross or slag form a forge or bloomary Forge rolls Forge train the train of rolls by which a bloom is converted into puddle bars Forge wagon Mil a wagon fitted up for transporting a blackmiths forge and tools Portable forge a light and compact blacksmiths forge with bellows etc that may be moved from place to place FORGE Forge v t imp p p Forged p pr vb n Forging Etym F forger OF forgier fr L fabricare fabricari to form frame fashion from fabrica See Forge n and cf Fabricate 1 To form by heating and hammering to beat into any particular shape as a metal Marss armor forged for proof eterne Shak 2 To form or shape out in any way to produce to frame to invent Those names that the schools forged and put into the mouth of scholars could never get admittance into common use Locke Do forge a lifelong trouble for ourselves Tennyson 3 To coin Obs Chaucer 4 To make falsely to produce as that which is untrue or not genuine to fabricate to counterfeit as a signature or a signed document That paltry story is untrue And forged to cheat such gulls as you Hudibras Forged certificates of his moral character Macaulay Syn To fabricate counterfeit feign falsify FORGE Forge v i Etym See Forge v t and for sense 2 cf Forge compel 1 To commit forgery 2 Naut Defn To move heavily and slowly as a ship after the sails are furled to work ones way as one ship in outsailing another used especially in the phrase to forge ahead Totten And off she a ship forged without a shock De Quincey FORGE Forge v t Naut Defn To impel forward slowly as to forge a ship forward FORGEMAN Forgeman n pl Forgemen Defn A skilled smith who has a hammerer to assist him FORGER Forger nEtym Cf F forgeur metal worker L fabricator artificer See Forge n v t and cf Fabricator Defn One who forges makes of forms a fabricator a falsifier 2 Especially One guilty of forgery one who makes or issues a counterfeit document FORGERY Forgery n pl Forgeries Etym Cf F forgerie 1 The act of forging metal into shape Obs Useless the forgery Of brazen shield and spear Milton 2 The act of forging fabricating or producing falsely esp the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud as the forgery of a bond Bouvier 3 That which is forged fabricated falsely devised or counterfeited These are the forgeries of jealously Shak The writings going under the name of Aristobulus were a forgery of the second century Waterland Syn Counterfeit Forgery Counterfeit is chiefly used of imitations of coin or of paper money or of securities depending upon pictorial devices and engraved designs for identity or assurance of genuineness Forgery is more properly applied to making a false imitation of an instrument depending on signatures to show genuineness and validity Abbott FORGET Forget v t imp Forgot Forgat Obs p p Forgotten Forgot p pr vb n Forgetting Etym OE forgeten foryeten AS forgietan forgitan pref for gietan gitan only in comp to get cf D vergeten G vergessen Sw förgäta Dan forgiette See For and Get v t 1 To lose the remembrance of to let go from the memory to cease to have in mind not to think of also to lose the power of to cease from doing Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits Ps ciii 2 Let y right hand forget her cunning Ps cxxxvii 5 Hath thy knee forget to bow Shak 2 To treat with inattention or disregard to slight to neglect Can a woman forget her sucking child Yes they may forget yet will I not forget thee Is xlix 15 To forget ones self a To become unmindful of ones own personality to be lost in thought b To be entirely unselfish c To be guilty of what is unworthy of one to lose ones dignity temper or selfcontrol FORGETFUL Forgetful a 1 Apt to forget easily losing remembrance as a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory 2 Heedless careless neglectful inattentive Be not forgetful to entertain strangers Heb xiii 2 3 Causing to forget inducing oblivion oblivious Archaic or Poetic The forgetful wine J Webster FORGETFULLY Forgetfully adv Defn In a forgetful manner FORGETFULNESS Forgetfulness n 1 The quality of being forgetful prononess to let slip from the mind 2 Loss of remembrance or recollection a ceasing to remember oblivion A sweet forgetfulness of human care Pope 3 Failure to bear in mind careless omission inattention as forgetfulness of duty Syn Forgetfulnes Oblivion Forgetfulness is AngloSaxon and oblivion is Latin The former commonly has reference to persons and marks a state of mind and marks a state of mind the latter commonly has reference to things and indicates a condition into which they are sunk We blame a man for his forgetfulness we speak of some old custom as buried in oblivion But this discrimination is not strictly adhered to FORGETIVE Forgetive a Etym From Forge Defn Inventive productive capable Obs Shak FORGETMENOT Forgetmenot n Etym Cf G vergissmeinnicht Bot Defn A small herb of the genus Myosotis M palustris incespitosa etc bearing a beautiful blue flower and extensively considered the emblem of fidelity Note Formerly the name was given to the Ajuga Chamæpitus FORGETTABLE Forgettable a Defn Liable to be or that may be forgotten Carlyle FORGETTER Forgetter n Defn One who forgets a heedless person Johnson FORGETTINGLY Forgettingly adv Defn By forgetting FORGING Forging n 1 The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing 2 The act of counterfeiting 3 Mach Defn A piece of forged work in metal a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel There are very few yards in the world at which such forgings could be turned out London Times FORGIVABLE Forgivable a Defn Capable of being forgiven pardonable venial Sherwood FORGIVE Forgive v t imp Forgave p p Forgiven p pr vb n Forgiving Etym OE forgiven foryiven foryeven AS forgiefan forgifan perh for giefan gifan to give cf D vergeven G vergeben Icel fyrirgefa Sw f Goth fragiban to give grant See For and Give v t 1 To give wholly to make over without reservation to resign To them that list the worlds gay shows I leave And to great ones such folly do forgive Spenser 2 To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of an offense or wrong to remit the penalty of to pardon said in reference to the act forgiven And their sins should be forgiven them Mark iv 12 He forgive injures so readily that he might be said to invite them Macaulay 3 To cease to feel resentment against on account of wrong committed to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon an offender to absolve to pardon said of the person offending Father forgive them for they know not what they do Luke xxiii 34 I as free forgive you as I would be fforgiven Shak Note Sometimes both the person and the offense follow as objects of the verb sometimes one and sometimes the other being the indirect object Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors Matt vi 12 Be of good cheer thy sins be forgiven thee Matt ix 2 Syn See excuse FORGIVENESS Forgiveness n Etym AS forgifnes 1 The act of forgiving the state of being forgiven as the forgiveness of sin or of injuries To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses Dan ix 9 In whom we have the forgiveness of sin Eph i 7 2 Disposition to pardon willingness to forgive If thou Lord shouldest mark iniquities O Lord who shall stand But there is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be feared Ps cxxx 3 4 FORGIVER Forgiver n Defn One who forgives Johnson FORGIVING Forgiving a Defn Disposed to forgive inclined to overlook offenses mild merciful compassionate placable as a forgiving temper Forgivingly adv Forgivingness n J C Shairp FORGO Forgo v t imp Forwent p p Forgone p pr vb n Forgoing Etym OE forgan forgon forgoon AS forgan prop to go past hence to abstain from pref for gan to go akin to G vergehen to pass away to transgress See Go v i Defn To pass by to leave See 1st Forego For sith since I shall forgoon my liberty At your request Chaucer And four days since Florimell the court forwent Spenser Note This word in spelling has been confused with and almost superseded by forego to go before Etymologically the form forgo is correct FORGOT Forgot Defn imp p p of Forget FORGOTTEN Forgotten Defn p p of Forget FORHALL Forhall v t Etym Pref for hale to draw Defn To harass to torment to distress Obs Spenser FORHEND Forhend v t Defn To seize upon Obs FORINSECAL Forinsecal a Etym L forinsecus from without Defn Foreign alien Obs Bp Burnet FORISFAMILIATE Forisfamiliate v t imp p p Forisfamiliated p pr vb n Forisfamiliating Etym LL forisfamiliatus pp of forisfamiliater to forisfamiliate L foris abroad without familia family LAw Defn Literally to put out of a family hence to portion off so as to exclude further claim of inheritance to emancipate as a with his own consent from paternal authority Blackstone FORISFAMILIATE Forisfamiliate v i Law Defn To renounce a legal title to a further share of paternal inheritance FORISFAMILIATION Forisfamiliation n Law Defn The act of forisfamiliating FORK Fork n Etym AS forc fr L furca Cf Fourch Furcate 1 An instrument consisting consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines which are usually of metal parallel and slightly curved used from piercing holding taking up or pitching anything 2 Anything furcate or like of a fork in shape or furcate at the extremity as a tuning fork 3 One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided a prong a branch of a stream a road etc a barbed point as of an arrow Let it fall though the fork invade The region of my heart Shak A thunderbolt with three forks Addison 4 The place where a division or a union occurs the angle or opening between two branches or limbs as the fork of a river a tree or a road 5 The gibbet Obs Bp Butler Fork beam Shipbuilding a half beam to support a deck where hatchways occur Fork chuck Wood Turning a lathe center having two prongs for driving the work Fork head a The barbed head of an arrow b The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle joint In fork Mining A mine is said to be in fork or an engine to have the water in fork when all the water is drawn out of the mine Ure The forks of a river or a road the branches into which it divides or which come together to form it the place where separation or union takes place FORK Fork v i imp p p Forked p pr vb n Forking 1 To shoot into blades as corn The corn beginneth to fork Mortimer 1 2 To divide into two or more branches as a road a tree or a stream forks FORK Fork v t Defn To raise or pitch with a fork as hay to dig or turn over with a fork as the soil Forking the sheaves on the highladen cart Prof Wilson To fork over or out to hand or pay over as money Slang G Eliot FORKBEARD Forkbeard n Zoöl a A European fish Raniceps raninus having a large flat head also called tadpole fish and lesser forked beard b The European forked hake or hakesdame Phycis blennoides also called great forked beard FORKED Forked a 1 Formed into a forklike shape having a fork dividing into two or more prongs or branches furcated bifurcated zigzag as the forked lighting A serpent seen with forked tongue Shak 2 Having a double meaning ambiguous equivocal Cross forked Her a cross the ends of whose arms are divided into two sharp points called also cross double fitché A cross forked of three points is a cross each of whose arms terminates in three sharp points Forked counsel advice pointing more than one way ambiguous advice Obs B Jonson Forkedly adv Forkedness n FORKERVE Forkerve v t Obs Defn See Forcarve v t FORKINESS Forkiness n Defn The quality or state or dividing in a forklike manner FORKLESS Forkless a Defn Having no fork FORKTAIL Forktail n Zoöl a One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds belonging to Enucurus and allied genera The tail is deeply forking b A salmon in its fourth years growth Prov Eng FORKTAILED Forktailed a Zoöl Defn Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones swallowtailed said of many birds Forktailed flycatcher Zoöl a tropical American flycatcher Milvulus tyrannus Forktailed gull Zoöl a gull of the genus Xema of two species esp X Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean Forktailed kite Zoöl a graceful American kite Elanoides forficatus called also swallowtailed kite FORKY Forky a Defn Opening into two or more parts or shoots forked furcated Forky tongues Pope FORLAFT Forlaft obs Defn p p of Forleave Chaucer FORLAY Forlay v t Etym Pref for lay Defn To lie in wait for to ambush An ambushed thief forlays a traveler Dryden FORLEAVE Forleave v t Etym OE forleven pref for leven to leave Defn To leave off wholly Obs Chaucer FORLEND Forlend v t Defn To give up wholly Obs FORLESE Forlese v t p p Forlore Forlorn Etym OE forlesen See Forlorn Defn To lose utterly Obs haucer FORLET Forlet v t Etym OE forleten AS forl pref for l to allow akin to G verlassen to leave See Let to allow Defn To give up to leave to abandon Obs To forlet sin Chaucer FORLIE Forlie v i Defn See Forlie FORLORE Forlore imp pl p p Defn oForlese Obs The beasts their caves the birds their neforlore Fairfax FORLORN Forlorn a Etym OE pp of forlesen to lose utterly AS forleósan pp forloren pref for leósan in comp to lose cf D verliezen to lose G verlieren Sw förlora Dan forloren Goth fraliusan to lose See For and Lorn a Lose v t 1 Deserted abandoned lost Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn Spenser Some say that ravens foster forlorn children Shak 2 Destitute helpless in pitiful plight wretched miserable almost hopeless desperate For here forlorn and lost I tread Goldsmith The condition of the besieged in the mean time was forlorn in the extreme Prescott She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still living Thomson A forlorn hope Etym D verloren hoop prop a lost band or troop verloren pp of verliezen to lose hoop band akin to E heap See For and Heap Mil a body of men called in F enfants perdus in G verloren posten selected usually from volunteers to attempt a breach scale the wall of a fortress or perform other extraordinarily perilous service also a desperate case or enterprise Syn Destitute lost abandoned forsaken solitary helpless friendless hopeless abject wretched miserable pitiable FORLORN Forlorn n 1 A lost forsaken or solitary person Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn Shak 2 A forlorn hope a vanguard Obs Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the enemy Oliver Cromvell FORLORNLY Forlornly adv Defn In a forlorn manner Pollok FORLORNNESS Forlornness n Defn State of being forlorn Boyle FORLYE Forlye v i Defn Same as Forlie Obs FORM form Etym See Form n Defn A suffix used to denote in the form or shape of resembling etc as valiform oviform FORM Form form in senses 8 9 often form in England n Etym OE F forme fr L forma cf Skr dhariman Cf Firm 1 The shape and structure of anything as distinguished from the material of which it is composed particular disposition or arrangement of matter giving it individuality or distinctive character configuration figure external appearance The form of his visage was changed Dan iii 19 And woven close close both matter form and style Milton 2 Constitution mode of construction organization etc system as a republican form of government 3 Established method of expression or practice fixed way of proceeding conventional or stated scheme formula as a form of prayer Those whom form of laws Condemned to die Dryden 4 Show without substance empty outside appearance vain trivial or conventional ceremony conventionality formality as a matter of mere form Though well we may not pass upon his life Without the form of justice Shak 5 Orderly arrangement shapeliness also comeliness elegance beauty The earth was without form and void Gen i 2 He hath no form nor comeliness Is liii 2 6 A shape an image a phantom 7 That by which shape is given or determined mold pattern model 8 A long seat a bench hence a rank of students in a school a class also a class or rank in society Ladies of a high form Bp Burnet 9 The seat or bed of a hare As in a form sitteth a weary hare Chaucer 10 Print Defn The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken arranged and secured in a chase 11 Fine Arts Defn The boundary line of a material object In painting more generally the human body 12 Gram Defn The particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech as participial forms verbal forms 13 Crystallog Defn The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol It is not necessarily a closed solid 14 Metaph Defn That assemblage or disposition of qualities which makes a conception or that internal constitution which makes an existing thing to be what it is called essential or substantial form and contradistinguished from matter hence active or formative nature law of being or activity subjectively viewed an idea objectively a law 15 Mode of acting or manifestation to the senses or the intellect as water assumes the form of ice or snow In modern usage the elements of a conception furnished by the minds own activity as contrasted with its object or condition which is called the matter subjectively a mode of apprehension or belief conceived as dependent on the constitution of the mind objectively universal and necessary accompaniments or elements of every object known or thought of 16 Biol Defn The peculiar characteristics of an organism as a type of others also the structure of the parts of an animal or plant Good form or Bad form the general appearance condition or action originally of horses atterwards of persons as the members of a boat crew are said to be in good form when they pull together uniformly The phrases are further used colloquially in description of conduct or manners in society as it is not good form to smoke in the presence of a lady FORM Form v t imp p p Formed p pr vb n Forming Etym F former L formare fr forma See Form n 1 To give form or shape to to frame to construct to make to fashion God formed man of the dust of the ground Gen ii 7 The thought that labors in my forming brain Rowe 2 To give a particular shape to to shape mold or fashion into a certain state or condition to arrange to adjust also to model by instruction and discipline to mold by influence etc to train T is education forms the common mind Pope Thus formed for speed he challenges the wind Dryden 3 To go to make up to act as constituent of to be the essential or constitutive elements of to answer for to make the shape of said of that out of which anything is formed or constituted in whole or in part The diplomatic politicians who formed by far the majority Burke 4 To provide with a form as a hare See Form n 9 The melancholy hare is formed in brakes and briers Drayton 5 Gram Defn To derive by grammatical rules as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes FORM Form v i 1 To take a form definite shape or arrangement as the infantry should form in column 2 To run to a form as a hare B Jonson To form on Mil to form a lengthened line with reference to any given object as a basis FORMAL Formal a Etym L formalis cf F formel 1 Belonging to the form shape frame external appearance or organization of a thing 2 Belonging to the constitution of a thing as distinguished from the matter composing it having the power of making a thing what it is constituent essential pertaining to oe depending on the forms so called of the human intellect Of the sounds represented by letters the material part is breath and voice the formal is constituted by the motion and figure of the organs of speech Holder 3 Done is due form or with solemnity according to regular method not incidental sudden or irregular express as he gave his formal consent His obscure funeral No noble rite nor formal ostentation Shak 4 Devoted to or done in accordance with forms or rules punctilious regular orderly methodical of a prescribed form exact prim stiff ceremonious as a man formal in his dress his gait his conversation A coldlooking formal garden cut into angles and rhomboids W Irwing She took off the formal cap that confined her hair Hawthorne 5 Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence external as formal duty formal worship formal courtesy etc 6 Dependent in form conventional Still in constraint your suffering sex remains Or bound in formal or in real chains Pope 7 Sound normal Obs To make of him a formal man again Shak Formal cause See under Cause Syn Precise punctilious stiff starched affected ritual ceremonial external outward Formal Ceremonious When applied to things these words usually denote a mere accordance with the rules of form or ceremony as to make a formal call to take a ceremonious leave When applied to a person or his manners they are used in a bad sense a person being called formal who shapes himself too much by some pattern or set form and ceremonious when he lays too much stress on the conventional laws of social intercourse Formal manners render a man stiff or ridiculous a ceremonious carriage puts a stop to the ease and freedom of social intercourse FORMALDEHYDE Formaldehyde n Etym Formic aldehyde Chem Defn A colorless volatile liquid H2CO resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid FORMALIN Formalin n Formic aldehyde in Chem Defn An aqueous solution of formaldehyde used as a preservative in museums and as a disinfectant FORMALISM Formalism n Defn The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to or dependence on external forms esp in matters of religion Official formalism Sir H Rawlinson FORMALIST Formalist n Etym Cf F formaliste Defn One overattentive to forms or too much confined to them esp one who rests in external religious forms or observes strictly the outward forms of worship without possessing the life and spirit of religion As far a formalist from wisdom sits In judging eyes as libertines from wits Young FORMALITY Formality n pl Formalities Etym Cf F formalité 1 The condition or quality of being formal strictly ceremonious precise etc 2 Form without substance Such books as are mere pieces of formality so that if you look on them you look though them Fuller 3 Compliance with formal or conventional rules ceremony conventionality Nor was his attendance on divine offices a matter of formality and custom but of conscience Atterbury 4 An established order conventional rule of procedure usual method habitual mode He was installed with all the usual formalities C Middleton 5 pl Defn The dress prescribed for any body of men academical municipal or sacerdotal Obs The doctors attending her in their formalities as far as Shotover Fuller 6 That which is formal the formal part It unties the inward knot of marriage while it aims to keep fast the outward formality Milton 7 The quality which makes a thing what it is essence The material part of the evil came from our father upon us but the formality of it the sting and the curse is only by ourselves Jer Taylor The formality of the vow lies in the promise made to God Bp Stillingfleet 8 Scholastic Philos Defn The manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking the result of such an act as animality and rationality are formalities FORMALIZE Formalize v t imp p p Formalized p pr vb n Formalizing 1 To give form or a certain form to to model R 2 To render formal FORMALIZE Formalize v i Defn To affect formality Obs ales FORMALLY Formally adv Defn In a formal manner essentially characteristically expressly regularly ceremoniously precisely That which formally makes this charity a Christian grace is the spring from which it flows Smalridge You and your followers do stand formally divided against the authorized guides of the church and rest of the people Hooker FORMAT Format forma or formät n F or G Cf Formation Print Defn The shape and size of a book hence its external form The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work G H Putnam One might indeed protest that the format is a little too luxurious Nature FORMATE Formate n Etym See Formic Chem Defn A salt of formic acid Written also formiate FORMATION Formation n Etym L formatio cf F formation 1 The act of giving form or shape to anything a forming a shaping Beattie 2 The manner in which a thing is formed structure construction conformation form as the peculiar formation of the heart 3 A substance formed or deposited 4 Geol a Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin as the siliceous formation about geysers alluvial formations marine formations b A group of beds of the same age or period as the Eocene formation 5 Mil Defn The arrangement of a body of troops as in a square column etc Farrow FORMATIVE Formative a Etym Cf F formatif 1 Giving form having the power of giving form plastic as the formative arts The meanest plant can not be raised without seed by any formative residing in the soil Bentley 2 Gram Defn Serving to form derivative not radical as a termination merely formative 3 Biol Defn Capable of growth and development germinal as living or formative matter FORMATIVE Formative n Gram a That which serves merely to give form and is no part of the radical as the prefix or the termination of a word b A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage as from a root FORME Formé a Her Defn Same as Paté or Patté FORME Forme a Etym OE fr AS forma See Foremost Defn First Obs Adam our forme father Chaucer FORMED Formed a 1 Astron Defn Arranged as stars in a constellation as formed stars R 2 Biol Defn Having structure capable of growth and development organized as the formed or organized ferments See Ferment n Formed material Biol a term employed by Beale to denote the lifeless matter of a cell that which is physiologically dead in distinction from the truly germinal or living matter FORMEDON Formedon n Etym OF fr Latin So called because the plaintiff claimed by the form of the gift L per formam doni O Eng Law Defn A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail This writ has been abolished FORMELL Formell n Etym Dim of F forme the female of a bird of prey Zoöl Defn The female of a hawk or falcon FORMER Former n 1 One who forms a maker a creator 2 Mech a A shape around which an article is to be shaped molded woven wrapped pasted or otherwise constructed b A templet pattern or gauge by which an article is shaped c A cutting die FORMER Former a Etym A compar due to OE formest See Foremost 1 Preceding in order of time antecedent previous prior earlier hence ancient long past For inquire I pray thee of the former age Job viii 8 The latter and former rain Hosea vi 3 3 Near the beginning preceeding as the former part of a discourse or argument 3 Earlier as between two things mentioned together first mentioned A bad author deserves better usage than a bad critic a man may be the former merely through the misfortune of an ill judgment but he can not be latter without both that and an ill temper Pope Syn Prior previous anterior antecedent preceding foregoing FORMERET Formeret n Etym F Arch Defn One of the half ribs against the walls in a ceiling vaulted with ribs FORMERLY Formerly adv Defn In time past either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance of old heretofore FORMFUL Formful a Defn Creative imaginative R The formful brain Thomson FORMIC Formic a Etym L formica an ant cf F formique Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from ants as formic acid in an extended sense pertaining to or derived from formic acid as formic ether Amido formic acid carbamic acid Formic acid a colorless mobile liquid HCOOH of a sharp acid taste occurring naturally in ants nettles pine needles etc and produced artifically in many ways as by the oxidation of methyl alcohol by the reduction of carbonic acid or the destructive distillation of oxalic acid It is the first member of the fatty acids in the paraffin series and is homologous with acetic acid FORMICA Formica n Etym L an ant Zoöl Defn A Linnæan genus of hymenopterous insects including the common ants See Ant FORMICAROID Formicaroid a Etym NL Formicarius the typical genus oid Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the family Formicaridæ or ant thrushes FORMICARY Formicary n Etym LL formicarium fr L formica an ant Zoöl Defn The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants an anthill FORMICATE Formicate a Etym L formica an ant Zoöl Defn Resembling or pertaining to an ant or ants FORMICATION Formication n Etym L formicatio fr formicare to creep like an ant to feel as if ants were crawling on ones self fr formica ant cf F formication Med Defn A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin Dunglison FORMICID Formicid a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the ants n Defn One of the family Formicidæ or ants FORMIDABILITY Formidability n Defn Formidableness Walpole FORMIDABLE Formidable a Etym L formidabilis fr formidare to fear dread cf F formidable Defn Exciting fear or apprehension impressing dread adapted to excite fear and deter from approach encounter or undertaking alarming They seemed to fear the formodable sight Dryden I swell my preface into a volume and make it formidable when you see so many pages behind Drydn Syn Dreadful fearful terrible frightful shocking horrible terrific tremendous FORMIDABLENESS Formidableness n Defn The quality of being formidable or adapted to excite dread Boyle FORMIDABLY Formidably adv Defn In a formidable manner FORMIDOLOSE Formidolose a Etym L formidolosus fr formido fear Defn Very much afraid Obs Bailey FORMING Forming n Defn The act or process of giving form or shape to anything as in shipbuilding the exact shaping of partially shaped timbers FORMLESS Formless a Defn Shapeless without a determinate form wanting regularity of shape Formlessly adv Formlessness n FORMULA Formula n pl E Formulas L Formulæ Etym L dim of forma form model SeeForm n 1 A prescribed or set form an established rule a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done arranged or said 2 Eccl Defn A written confession of faith a formal statement of foctrines 3 Math Defn A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language as the binominal formula 4 Med Defn A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound 5 Chem Defn A symbolic expression by means of letters figures etc of the constituents or constitution of a compound Note Chemical formulæ consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements with a small figure at the lower right hand to denote the number of atoms of each element contained Empirical formula Chem an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents as the empirical formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2 Graphic formula Rational formula Chem an expression of the constitution and in a limited sense of the structure of a compound by the grouping of its atoms or radicals as a rational formula of acetic acid is CH3COOH called also structural formula constitutional formula etc See also the formula of Benzene nucleus under Benzene Molecular formula Chem a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound FORMULARISTIC Formularistic a Defn Pertaining to or exhibiting formularization Emerson FORMULARIZATION Formularization n Defn The act of formularizing a formularized or formulated statement or exhibition C Kingsley FORMULARIZE Formularize v t Defn To reduce to a forula to formulate FORMULARY Formulary a Etym Cf F formulaire See Formula Defn Stated prescribed ritual FORMULARY Formulary n pl Formularies Etym Cf F formulaire 1 A book containing stated and prescribed forms as of oaths declarations prayers medical formulaæ etc a book of precedents 2 Prescribed form or model formula FORMULATE Formulate v t imp p p Formulated p pr vb n Formulating Defn To reduce to or express in a formula to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression G P Marsh FORMULATION Formulation n Defn The act process or result of formulating or reducing to a formula FORMULE Formule n Etym F Defn A set or prescribed model a formula Obs Johnson FORMULIZATION Formulization n Defn The act or process of reducing to a formula the state of being formulized FORMULIZE Formulize v t imp p p Formulized p pr vb n Formulizing Defn To reduce to a formula to formulate Emerson FORMYL Formyl n Etym Formic yl Chem a A univalent radical HCO regarded as the essential residue of formic acid and aldehyde b Formerly the radical methyl CH3 FORNCAST Forncast p p Etym OE foren cast See Forecast Defn Predestined Obs Chaucer FORNICAL Fornical a Defn Relating to a fornix FORNICATE FORNICATED Fornicate Fornicated a Etym L fornicatus fr fornix icis an arch vault 1 Vaulted like an oven or furnace arched 2 Bot Defn Arching over overarched Gray FORNICATE Fornicate v i Etym L fornicatus p p of fornicari to fornicate fr fornix icis a vault a brothel in an underground vault Defn To commit fornication to have unlawful sexual intercourse FORNICATION Fornication n Etym F fornication L fornicatio 1 Unlawful sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried person the act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman as does not by law amount to adultery Note In England the offense though cognizable in the ecclesiastical courts was not at common law subject to secular prosecution In the United States it is indictable in some States at common law in others only by statute Whartyon 2 Script a Adultery b Incest c Idolatry FORNICATOR Fornicator n Etym F fornicateur OF fornicator from L fornicator Defn An unmarried person male or female who has criminal intercourse with the other sex one guilty of fornication FORNICATRESS Fornicatress n Etym Cf F fornicatrice L fornicatrix Defn A woman guilty of fornication Shak FORNIX Fornix n pl Fornices Etym L an arch Anat a An arch or fold as the fornix or vault of the cranium the fornix or reflection of the conjuctiva b Esp two longitudinal bands of white nervous tissue beneath the lateral ventricles of the brain FOROLD Forold a Defn Very old Obs A bears skin coalblack forold Chaucer FORPASS Forpass v t i Defn To pass by or along to pass over Obs Spenser FORPINE Forpine v t Defn To waste away completely by suffering or torment Archaic Pale as a forpined ghost Chaucer FORRAY Forray or v t Etym OE forrayen See Foray Defn To foray to ravage to pillage For they that morn had forrayed all the land Fairfax FORRAY Forray n Defn The act of ravaging a ravaging a predatory excursion See Foray FORRILL Forrill n Etym See Forel Defn Lambskin parchment vellum forel McElrath FORSAKE Forsake v t imp Forsook p p Forsaken p pr vb n Forsaking Etym AS forsacan to oppose refuse for sacan to contend strive akin to Goth sakan See For and Sake 1 To quit or leave entirely to desert to abandon to depart or withdraw from to leave as false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity If his children forsake my law and walk not in my judgments Ps lxxxix 30 2 To renounce to reject to refuse If you forsake the offer of their love Shak Syn To abandon quit desert fail relinquish give up renounce reject See Abandon FORSAKER Forsaker n Defn One who forsakes or deserts FORSAY Forsay v t Etym AS forsecgan to accuse pref for secgan to say Defn To forbid to renounce to forsake to deny Obs Spenser FORSHAPE Forshape v t Etym Pref for shape vt Defn To render misshapen Obs Gower FORSLACK Forslack v t Etym Pref for slack to neglect Defn To neglect by idleness to delay or to waste by sloth Obs Spenser FORSLOUTHE Forslouthe v t Etym See For and Slouth Defn To lose by sloth or negligence Obs Chaucer FORSLOW Forslow v t Etym Pref for slow Defn To delay to hinder to neglect to put off Obs Bacon FORSLOW Forslow v i Defn To loiter Obs Shak FORSLUGGE Forslugge v t Etym See Slug to be idle Defn To lsoe by idleness or slotch Obs Chaucer FORSOOTH Forsooth adv Etym AS forsoeb for prep soeb sooth truth See For prep and Sooth Defn In truth in fact certainly very well formerly used as an expression of deference or respect especially to woman now used ironically or contemptuously A fit man forsooth to govern a realm Hayward Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the French madam Guardian FORSOOTH Forsooth v t Defn To address respectfully with the term forsooth Obs The captain of the Charles had forsoothed her though he knew her well enough and she him Pepys FORSOOTH Forsooth n Defn A person who used forsooth much a very ceremonious and deferential person R You sip so like a forsooth of the city B Jonson FORSPEAK Forspeak v t Etym Pref for speak 1 To forbid to prohibit Shak 2 To bewitch Obs Drayton FORSPENT Forspent a Etym AS forspendan to consume pref for spendan to spend Defn Wasted in strength tired exhausted Archaic A gentleman almost forspent with speed Shak FORSTALL Forstall v t Defn To forestall Obs Spenser FORSTER Forster n Defn A forester Obs Chaucer FORSTRAUGHT Forstraught p p a Etym Pref for straught cf distraught Defn Distracted Obs Chaucer FORSWAT Forswat a Etym See Sweat Defn Spent with heat covered with sweat Obs P Sidney FORSWEAR Forswear v t imp Forswore p p Forsworn p pr vb n Forswearing Etym OE forsweren forswerien AS forswerian pref for swerian to swear See For and Swear v i 1 To reject or renounce upon oath hence to renounce earnestly determinedly or with protestations I do forswear her Shak 2 To deny upon oath Like innocence and as serenely bold As truth how loudly he forswears thy gold Dryden To forswear ones self to swear falsely to peforswear thyself Syn See Perjure FORSWEAR Forswear v i Defn To swear falsely to commit perjury Shak FORSWEARER Forswearer n Defn One who rejects of renounces upon oath one who swears a false oath FORSWONK Forswonk a Etym Pref for swonk pp of swinkto labor See Swink Defn Overlabored exhausted worn out Obs Spenser FORSWORE Forswore Defn imp of Forswear FORSWORN Forsworn Defn p p of Forswear FORSWORNNESS Forswornness n Defn State of being forsworn R FORSYTHIA Forsythia a Etym NL Named after William Forsyth who brought in from China Bot Defn A shrub of the Olive family with yellow blossoms FORT Fort n Etym F from fort strong L fortis perh akin to Skr darh to fix make firm and to E firm Cf Forte Force Fortalice Comfort Effort Mil Defn A strong or fortified place usually a small fortified place occupied only by troops surrounded with a ditch rampart and parapet or with palisades stockades or other means of defense a fortification Detached works depending solely on their own strength belong to the class of works termed forts Farrow FORTALICE Fortalice n Etym LL fortalitia or OF fortelesce See Fortress Mil Defn A small outwork of a fortification a fortilage called also fortelace FORTE Forte fort n Etym IT forte cf F fort See Fort 1 The strong point that in which one excels forta The construction of a fable seems by no means the forte of our modern poetical writers Jeffrey 2 The stronger part of the blade of a sword the part of half nearest the hilt opposed to foible FORTE Forte fôrtay or fortay adv Etym It forte a adv fr L fortis strong Mus Defn Loudly strongly powerfully FORTED Forted a Defn Furnished with or guarded by forts strengthened or defended as by forts R Shak FORTH Forth vEtym AS foredh fr for akin to D voort G fort sq root78 See Fore For and cf Afford Further adv 1 Forward onward in time place or order in advance from a given point on to end as from that day forth one two three and so forth Lucas was Pauls companion at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth Tyndale From this time forth I never will speak word Shak I repeated the Ave Maria the inquisitor bad me say forth I said I was taught no more Strype 2 Out as from a state of concealment retirement confinement nondevelopment or the like out into notice or view as the plants in spring put forth leaves When winter past and summer scarce begun Invites them forth to labor in the sun Dryden 3 Beyond a certain boundary away abroad out I have no mind of feasting forth tonight Shak 4 Throughly from beginning to end Obs Shak And so forth Back and forth From forth See under And Back and From Forth of Forth from out of Obs Shak To bring forth See under Bring FORTH Forth prep Defn Forth from out of Archaic Some forth their cabins peep Donne FORTH Forth n Etym OE a ford Frith Defn A way a passage or ford Obs Todd FORTHBY Forthby adv Obs Defn See Forby FORTHCOMING Forthcoming or a Defn Ready or about to appear making appearance FORTHGOING Forthgoing or n Defn A going forth an utterance A Chalmers FORTHGOING Forthgoing a Defn Going forth FORTHINK Forthink v t Defn To repent to regret to be sorry for to cause regret Obs Let it forthink you Tyndale That me forthinketh quod this January Chaucer FORTHPUTING Forthputing or a Defn Bold forward aggressive FORTHRIGHT Forthright or adv Etym Forth adv right adv Defn Straight forward in a straight direction Archaic Sir P Sidney FORTHRIGHT Forthright a Defn Direct straightforward as a forthright man Archaic Lowell They were Night and Day and Day and Night Piligrims wight with steps forthright Emerson FORTHRIGHT Forthright n Defn A straight path Archaic Heres a maze trod indeed Through forthrights and meanders Shak FORTHRIGHTNESS Forthrightness n Defn Straightforwardness explicitness directness Archaic Dantes concise forthrightness of phrase Hawthorne FORTHWARD Forthward adv Etym Forth adv ward Defn Forward Obs Bp Fisher FORTHWITH Forthwith or see With adv 1 Immediately without delay directly Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales and he received sight forthwith Acts ix 18 2 Law Defn As soon as the thing required may be done by reasonable exertion confined to that object Bouvier FORTHY Forthy adv Etym AS foredhy for prep edhy instrumental neut of se seó edhæt pron demonstrative and article See The Defn Therefore Obs Spenser FORTIES Forties n pl Defn See Forty FORTIETH Fortieth a Etym AS feówertigo See Forty 1 Following the thirtyninth or preceded by thirtynine units things or parts 2 Constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything is divided FORTIETH Fortieth n Defn One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided the quotient of a unit divided by forty one next in order after the thirtyninth FORTIFIABLE Fortifiable a Etym Cf OF fortifiable Defn Capable of being fortified Johnson FORTIFICATION Fortification n Etym L fortificatio cf F fortification 1 The act of fortifying the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy 2 That which fortifies especially a work or works erected to defend a place against attack a fortified place a fortress a fort a castle Fortification agate Scotch pebble Syn Fortress citadel bulwark See Fortress FORTIFIER Fortifier n Defn One who or that which fortifies strengthens supports or upholds FORTIFY Fortify v t imp p p Fortified p pr vb n Fortifying Etym F fortifier L fortificare fortis strong ficare in comp to make See Fort and fy 1 To add strength to to strengthen to confirm to furnish with power to resist attack Timidity was fortified by pride Gibbon Pride came to the aid of fancy and both combined to fortify his resolution Sir W Scott 2 To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces FORTIFY Fortify v i Defn To raise defensive works Milton FORTILAGE Fortilage 48 n Etym Cf Fortalice Defn A little fort a blockhouse Obs Spenser FORTIN Fortin n Etym F See Fort n Defn A little fort a fortlet Obs FORTISSIMO Fortissimo or adv Etym It superl of forte adv See Forte adv Mus Defn Very loud with the utmost strength or loudness FORTITION Fortition n Etym See Fortuitous Defn Casual choice fortuitous selection hazard R No mode of election operating in the spirit of fortition or rotation can be generally good Burke FORTITUDE Fortitude n Etym L fortitudo fr fortis strong See Fort 1 Power to resist attack strength firmness Obs The fortitude of the place is best known to you Shak 2 That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring depression or despondency passive courage resolute endurance firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble Extolling patience as the truest fortitude Milton Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues Locke Syn Courage resolution resoluteness endurance bravery See Courage and Heroism FORTITUDINOUS Fortitudinous a Defn Having fortitude courageous R Gibbon FORTLET Fortlet n Defn A little fort R Bailey FORTNIGHT Fortnight in US often 277 n Etym Contr fr fourteen nights our ancestors reckoning time by nights and winters so also seven nights sennight a week Defn The space of fourteen days two weeks FORTNIGHTLY Fortnightly a Defn Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight as a fortnightly meeting of a club a fortnightly magazine or other publication adv Defn Once in a fortnight at intervals of a fortnight FORTREAD Fortread v t Defn To tread down to trample upon Obs In hell shall they be all fortroden of devils Chaucer FORTRESS Fortress n pl Fortresses Etym F forteresse OF forteresce fortelesce LL foralitia fr L fortis strong See Fort and cf Fortalice Defn A fortified place a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town a fort a castle a stronghold a place of defense or security Syn Fortress Fortification Castle Citadel A fortress is constructed for military purposes only and is permanently garrisoned a fortification is built to defend harbors cities etc a castle is a fortress of early times which was ordinarily a palatial dwelling a citadel is the stronghold of a fortress or city etc FORTRESS Fortress v t Defn To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses to guard to fortify Shak FORTUITOUS Fortuitous a Etym L fortuitus akin to forte adv by chance prop abl of fors fortis chance See Fortune 1 Happening by chance coming or occuring unexpectedly or without any known cause chance as the fortuitous concourse of atoms It was from causes seemingly fortuitous that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed Robertson So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole Hazlitt 2 LAw Defn Happening independently of human will or means of foresight resulting from unavoidable physical causes Abbott Syn Accidental casual contingent incidental See Accidental Fortuitously adv Fortuitousness n FORTUITY Fortuity n Etym Cf F fortuité Defn Accident chance casualty D Forbes 1750 FORTUNATE Fortunate a Etym L fortunatus pp of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous fr fortuna See Fortune n 1 Coming by good luck or favorable chance bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain presaging happiness auspicious as a fortunate event a fortunate concurrence of circumstances a fortunate investment 2 Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good or some good which was not dependent on ones own skill or efforts favored with good forune lucky Syn Auspicious lucky prosperous successful favored happy Fortunate Successful Prosperous A man is fortunate when he is favored of fortune and has unusual blessings fall to his lot successful when he gains what he aims at prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire One may be fortunate in some cases where he is not successful he may be successful but if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at he may for that reason fail to be prosperous FORTUNATELY Fortunately adv Defn In a fortunate manner luckily successfully happily FORTUNATENESS Fortunateness n Defn The condition or quality of being fortunate good luck success happiness FORTUNE Fortune n Etym F fortune L fortuna akin to fors fortis chance prob fr ferre to bear bring See Bear to support and cf Fortuitous 1 The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner chance accident luck hap also the personified or deified power regarded as determining human success apportioning happiness and unhappiness and distributing arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life T is more by fortune lady than by merit Shak O Fortune Fortune all men call thee fickle Shak 2 That which befalls or is to befall one lot in life or event in any particular undertaking fate destiny as to tell ones fortune You who mens fortunes in their faces read Cowley 3 That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a course of action good or ill success especially favorable issue happy event success prosperity as reached partly by chance and partly by effort Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give Dryden There is a tide in the affairs of men Which taken at the flood leads on to fortune Shak His father dying he was driven to seek his fortune Swift 4 Wealth large possessions large estate riches as a gentleman of fortune Syn Chance accident luck fate Fortune book a book supposed to reveal future events to those who consult it Crashaw Fortune hunter one who seeks to acquire wealth by marriage Fortune teller one who professes to tell future events in the life of another Fortune telling the practice or art of professing to reveal future events in the life of another FORTUNE Fortune v t Etym OF fortuner L fortunare See Fortune n 1 To make fortunate to give either good or bad fortune to Obs Chaucer 2 To provide with a fortune Richardson 3 To presage to tell the fortune of Obs Dryden FORTUNE Fortune v i Defn To fall out to happen It fortuned the same night that a Christian serving a Turk in the camp secretely gave the watchmen warning Knolles FORTUNELESS Fortuneless a Defn Luckless also destitute of a fortune or portion Spenser FORTUNIZE Fortunize v t Defn To regulate the fortune of to make happy Obs Spenser FORTY Forty a Etym OE forti fourti fowerty AS feówertig feówer four suff tig ten akin to OS fiwartig fiartig D veertig G vierzig Icel fjörutiu Sw fyratio Dan fyrretyve Goth fidw See Four and Ten and cf Fourteen Defn Four times ten thirtynine and one more FORTY Forty n pl Forties 1 The sum of four tens forty units or objects 2 A symbol expressing forty units as 40 or xl FORTYNINER Fortyniner n Defn One of those who went to California in the rush for gold in 1849 an argonaut Colloq U S FORTYSPOT Fortyspot n Zoöl Defn The Tasmanian fortyspotted diamond bird Pardalotus quadragintus FORUM Forum n pl E Forums L Fora Etym L akin to foris foras out of doors See Foreign 1 A market place or public place in Rome where causes were judicially tried and orations delivered to the people 2 A tribunal a court an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes He Lord Camden was more eminent in the senate than in the forum Brougham FORWAKED Forwaked or p p a Defn Tired out with excessive waking or watching Obs Chaucer FORWANDER Forwander v i Defn To wander away to go astray to wander far and to weariness Obs FORWARD Forward n Etym OE fr AS foreweard fore before weard a ward See Ward n Defn An agreement a covenant a promise Obs Tell us a tale anon as forward is Chaucer FORWARD FORWARDS Forward Forwards adv Etym AS forweard foreweard for fore weardes akin to G vorwärts The s is properly a genitive ending See For Fore and ward wards Defn Toward a part or place before or in front onward in advance progressively opposed to backward FORWARD Forward a 1 Near or at the fore part in advance of something else as the forward gun in a ship or the forward ship in a fleet 2 Ready prompt strongly inclined in an ill sense overready to hasty Only they would that we should remember the poor the same which I also was forward to do Gal ii 10 Nor do we find him forward to be sounded Shak 3 Ardent eager earnest in an ill sense less reserved or modest than is proper bold confident as the boy is too forward for his years I have known men disagreeably forward from their shyness T Arnold 4 Advanced beyond the usual degree advanced for season as the grass is forward or forward for the season we have a forward spring early The most forward bud Is eaten by the canker ere it blow Shak FORWARD Forward v t imp p p Forwarded ppr vbn Forwarding 1 To help onward to advance to promote to accelerate to quicken to hasten as to forward the growth of a plant to forward one in improvement 2 To send forward to send toward the place of destination to transmit as to forward a letter FORWARDER Forwarder n 1 One who forwards or promotes a promoter Udall 2 One who sends forward anything Com one who transmits goods a forwarding merchant 3 Bookbinding Defn One employed in forwarding FORWARDING Forwarding n 1 The act of one who forwards the act or occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others 2 Bookbinding Defn The process of putting a book into its cover and making it ready for the finisher FORWARDLY Forwardly adv Defn Eagerly hastily obtrusively FORWARDNESS Forwardness n Defn The quality of being forward cheerful readiness promtness as the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel 2 An advanced stage of progress or of preparation advancement as his measures were in great forwardness Robertson 3 Eagerness ardor as it is difficult to restrain the forwardness of youth 3 Boldness confidence assurance want of due reserve or modesty In France it is usual to bring children into company and cherish in them from their infancy a kind of forwardness and assurance Addison 5 A state of advance beyond the usual degree prematureness precocity as the forwardnessof spring or of corn the forwardness of a pupil He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness Sir H Wotton Syn Promptness promptitude eagerness ardor zeal assurance confidence boldness impudence presumption FORWARDS Forwards adv Defn Same as Forward FORWASTE Forwaste v t Etym Pref for waste Defn To desolate or lay waste utterly Obs Spenser FORWEARY Forweary v t Defn To weary extremely to dispirit Obs Spenser FORWEEP Forweep v i Defn To weep much Obs FORWETE Forwete v t Defn See Forewite Obs Chaucer FORWHY Forwhy conj Etym For why AS hw instrumental case of hwa who Defn Wherefore because Obs FORWORN Forworn a Defn Much worn Obs A silly man in simple weeds forworn Spenser FORWOT Forwot Defn pres indic 1st 3d pers sing of Forwete Obs Chaucer FORWRAP Forwrap v t Defn To wrap up to conceal Obs All mote be said and nought excused nor hid nor forwrapped Chaucer FORYELDE Foryelde v t Etym AS forgieldan Defn To repay to requite Obs Chaucer FORYETE Foryete v t Defn To forget Obs Chaucer FORYETTEN Foryetten obs Defn p p of Foryete Chaucer FORZANDO Forzando adv Etym It prop pp of forzare to force Mus Defn See Sforzato FOSSA Fossa n pl FossÆ Etym L a ditch See Fosse Anat Defn A pit groove cavity or depression of greater or less depth as the temporal fossa on the side of the skull the nasal fossæ containing the nostrils in most birds FOSSANE Fossane n Etym Cf F fossane Zoöl Defn A species of civet Viverra fossa resembling the genet FOSSE Fosse n Etym F fr L fossa fr fodere fossum to dig 1 Fort Defn A ditch or moat 2 Anat Defn See Fossa Fosse road See Fosseway FOSSET Fosset n Defn A faucet Obs Shak FOSSETTE Fossette or n Etym F dim of fosse a fosse 1 A little hollow hence a dimple 2 Med Defn A small deepcentered ulcer of the transparent cornea FOSSEWAY Fosseway n Defn One of the great military roads constructed by the Romans in England and other parts of Europe so called from the fosse or ditch on each side for keeping it dry FOSSICK Fossick v i Dial E fossick fossuck a troublesome person fussick to potter over ones work fussock to bustle about of uncertain origin Cf Fuss 1 Mining Defn To search for gold by picking at stone or earth or among roots in isolated spots picking over abandoned workings etc hence to steal gold or auriferous matter from anothers claim Australia 2 To search about to rummage A man who has fossicked in natures byways D Macdonald FOSSIL Fossil a Etym L fossilis fr fodere to dig cf F fossile See Fosse 1 Dug out of the eart as fossil coal fossil salt 2 Paleon Defn Like or pertaining to fossils contained in rocks whether petrified or not as fossil plants shells Fossil copal a resinous substance first found in the blue clay at Highgate near London and apparently a vegetable resin partly changed by remaining in the earth Fossil cork flax paper or wood varieties of amianthus Fossil farina a soft carbonate of lime Fossil ore fossiliferous red hematite Raymond FOSSIL Fossil n 1 A substance dug from the earth Obs Note Formerly all minerals were called fossils but the word is now restricted to express the remains of animals and plants found buried in the earth Ure 2 Paleon Defn The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks Most fossils belong to extinct species but many of the later ones belong to species still living 3 A person whose views and opinions are extremely antiquated one whose sympathies are with a former time rather than with the present Colloq FOSSILIFEROUS Fossiliferous a Etym Fossil ferous Paleon Defn Containing or composed of fossils FOSSILIFICATION Fossilification n Etym Fossil L facere to make Defn The process of becoming fossil FOSSILISM Fossilism n 1 The science or state of fossils Coleridge 2 The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions FOSSILIST Fossilist n Defn One who is versed in the science of fossils a paleontologist Joseph Black FOSSILIZATION Fossilization n Etym Cf F fossilisation Defn The process of converting or of being converted into a fossil FOSSILIZE Fossilize v t imp p p Fossilized p pr vb n Fossilizing Etym Cf F fossiliser 1 To convert into a fossil to petrify as to fossilize bones or wood 2 To cause to become antiquated rigid or fixed as by fossilization to mummify to deaden Ten layers of birthdays on a womans head Are apt to fossilize her girlish mirth Mrs Browning FOSSILIZE Fossilize v i 1 To become fossil 2 To become antiquated rigid or fixed beyond the influence of change or progress FOSSILIZED Fossilized a Defn Converted into a fossil antiquated firmly fixed in views or opinions A fossilized sample of confused provincialism Earle FOSSORES Fossores n pl Etym NL fr L fossor digger fr fodere to dig Zoöl Defn A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps They excavate cells in earth where they deposit their eggs with the bodies of other insects for the food of the young when hatched Written also Fossoria FOSSORIA Fossoria n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn See Fossores FOSSORIAL Fossorial a Etym L fossor a digger Defn Fitted for digging adapted for burrowing or digging as a fossorial foot a fossorial animal FOSSORIOUS Fossorious a Zoöl Defn Adapted for digging said of the legs of certain insects FOSSULATE Fossulate a Etym L fossula little ditch dim of fossa See Fosse Defn Having or surrounded by long narrow depressions or furrows FOSTER Foster v t imp p p Fostered p pr vb n Fostering Etym OE fostren fr AS foster fostor food nourishment fr foda food 75 See Food 1 To feed to nourish to support to bring up Some say that ravens foster forlorn children Shak 2 To cherish to promote the growth of to encourage to sustain and promote as to foster genius FOSTER Foster v i Defn To be nourished or trained up together Obs Spenser FOSTER Foster a Etym AS foster fostor nourishment See Foster v t Defn Relating to nourishment affording receiving or sharing nourishment or nurture applied to father mother child brother etc to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent child brother etc as regards sustenance and nurture but not by tie of blood Foster babe or child an infant of child nursed by a woman not its mother or bred by a man not its father Foster brother Foster sister one who is or has been nursed at the same breast or brought up by the same nurse as another but is not of the same parentage Foster dam one who takes the place of a mother a nurse Dryden Foster earth earth by which a plant is nourished though not its native soil J Philips Foster father a man who takes the place of a father in caring for a child Bacon Foster land a Land allotted for the maintenance of any one Obs b Ones adopted country Foster lean Etym foster AS læn a loan See Loan remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child also the jointure of a wife Obs Wharton Foster mother a woman who takes a mothers place in the nurture and care of a child a nurse Foster nurse a nurse a nourisher R Shak Foster parent a foster mother or foster father Foster son a male foster child FOSTER Foster n Defn A forester Obs Spenser FOSTER Foster n Defn One who or that which fosters FOSTERAGE Fosterage 48 n Defn The care of a foster child the charge of nursing Sir W Raleigh FOSTERER Fosterer n Defn One who or that which fosters FOSTERLING Fosterling n Etym AS fostorling Defn A foster child FOSTERMENT Fosterment n Defn Food nourishment Obs FOSTRESS Fostress n Etym For fosteress Defn A woman who feeds and cherishes a nurse B Jonson FOTHER Fother n Etym OE fother foder AS fo a cartload akin to G fuder a cartload a unit of measure OHG fuodar D voeder and perh to E fathom or cf Skr patra vessel dish Cf Fodder a fother 1 A wagonload a load of any sort Obs Of dung full many a fother Chaucer 2 See Fodder a unit of weight FOTHER Fother v t imp p p Fothered p pr vb n Fothering Etym Cf Fodder food and G füttern futtern to cover within or without to line 75 Defn To stop a leak in a ship at sea by drawing under its bottom a thrummed sail so that the pressure of the water may force it into the crack Totten FOTIVE Fotive a Etym L fovere fotum to keep warm to cherish Defn Nourishing Obs T Carew 1633 FOTMAL Fotmal n Com Defn Seventy pounds of lead FOUCAULT CURRENT Foucault current After J B L Foucault 181968 French physicist Elec Defn An eddy current FOUGADE FOUGASSE Fougade Fougasse n Mil Defn A small mine in the form of a well sunk from the surface of the ground charged with explosive and projectiles It is made in a position likely to be occupied by the enemy FOUGHT Fought Defn imp p p of Fight FOUGHTEN Foughten Defn p p of Fight Archaic FOUL Foul n Etym See Fowl Defn A bird Obs Chaucer FOUL Foul a Compar Fouler er superl Foulest Etym OE foul ful AS ful akin to D vuil G faul rotten OHG ful Icel ful foul fetid Dan fuul Sw ful foul Goth fuls fetid Lith puti to be putrid L putere to stink be putrid pus pus Gr pyon pus to cause to rot Skr puy to stink 82 Cf Defile to foul File to foul Filth Pus Putrid 1 Covered with or containing extraneous matter which is injurious noxious offensive or obstructive filthy dirty not clean polluted nasty defiled as a foul cloth foul hands a foul chimney foul air a ships bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles a gun becomes foul from repeated firing a well is foul with polluted water My face is foul with weeping Job xvi 16 2 Scurrilous obscene or profane abusive as foul words foul language 3 Hateful detestable shameful odious wretched The foul with Sycorax Shak Who first seduced them to that foul revolt Milton 4 Loathsome disgusting as a foul disease 5 Ugly homely poor Obs Chaucer Let us like merchants show our foulest wares Shak 6 Not favorable unpropitious not fair or advantageous as a foul wind a foul road cloudy or rainy stormy not fair said of the weather sky etc So foul a sky clears not without a storm Shak 7 Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game conflict test etc unfair dishonest dishonorable cheating as foul play 8 Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement entangled opposed to clear as a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out Foul anchor Naut See under Anchor Foul ball Baseball a ball that first strikes the ground outside of the foul ball lines or rolls outside of certain limits Foul ball lines Baseball lines from the home base through the first and third bases to the boundary of the field Foul berth Naut a berth in which a ship is in danger of fouling another vesel Foul bill or Foul bill of health a certificate duly authenticated that a ship has come from a place where a contagious disorder prevails or that some of the crew are infected Foul copy a rough draught with erasures and corrections opposed to fair or clean copy Some writers boast of negligence and others would be ashamed to show their foul copies Cowper Foul proof an uncorrected proof a proof containing an excessive quantity of errors Foul strike Baseball a strike by the batsman when any part of his person is outside of the lines of his position To fall foul to fall out to quarrel Obs If they be any ways offended they fall foul Burton To fall or run foul of See under Fall To make foul water to sail in such shallow water that the ships keel stirs the mud at the bottom FOUL Foul v t imp p p Fouled p pr vb n Fouling 1 To make filthy to defile to daub to dirty to soil as to foul the face or hands with mire 2 Mil Defn To incrust the bore of a gun with burnt powder in the process of firing 3 To cover a ships bottom with anything that impered its sailing as a bottom fouled with barnacles 4 To entangle so as to impede motion as to foul a rope or cable in paying it out to come into collision with as one boat fouled the other in a race FOUL Foul v i 1 To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing as a gun 2 To become entagled as ropes to come into collision with something as the two boats fouled FOUL Foul n 1 An entanglement a collision as in a boat race 2 Baseball Defn See Foul ball under Foul a FOULARD Foulard n Etym F Defn A thin washable material of silk or silk and cotton originally imported from India but now also made elsewhere FOULDER Foulder v i Etym OE fouldre lightning fr F foudre OF also fouldre fr L fulgur See Fulgor Defn To flash as lightning to lighten to gleam to thunder Obs Flames of fouldering heat Spenser FOULE Foule adv Defn Foully Obs Chaucer FOULLY Foully v Defn In a foul manner filthily nastily shamefully unfairly dishonorably I foully wronged him do forgive me do Gay FOULMOUTHED Foulmouthed a Defn Using language scurrilous opprobrious obscene or profane abusive So foulmouthed a witness never appeared in any cause Addison FOULNESS Foulness n Etym AS f Defn The quality or condition of being foul FOULSPOKEN Foulspoken a Defn Using profane scurrilous slanderous or obscene language Shak FOUMART Foumart n Etym OE folmard fulmard AS f foul mear meard marten cf F marte martre See Foul a and Marten the quadruped Zoöl Defn The European polecat called also European ferret and fitchew See Polecat Written also foulmart foulimart and fulimart FOUND Found Defn imp p p of Find FOUND Found v t imp p p Founded p pr vb n Founding Etym F fondre L fundere to found pour Defn To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mold to cast Whereof to found their engines Milton FOUND Found n Defn A thin singlecut file for combmakers FOUND Found v t imp p p Founded p pr vb n Founding Etym F fonder L fundare fr fundus bottom See 1st Bottom and cf Founder v i Fund 1 To lay the basis of to set or place as on something solid for support to ground to establish upon a basis literal or figurative to fix firmly I had else been perfect Whole as the marble founded as the rock Shak A man that all his time Hath founded his good fortunes on your love Shak It fell not for it was founded on a rock Matt vii 25 2 To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or building up to furnish the materials for beginning to begin to raise to originate as to found a college to found a family There they shall found Their government and their great senate choose Milton Syn To base ground institute establish fix See Predicate FOUNDATION Foundation n Etym F fondation L fundatio See Found to establish 1 The act of founding fixing establishing or beginning to erect 2 That upon which anything is founded that on which anything stands and by which it is supported the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure groundwork basis Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone a precious corner stone a sure foundation Is xxviii 16 The foundation of a free common wealth Motley 3 Arch Defn The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall including the base course see Base course a under Base n and footing courses in a frame house the whole substructure of masonry 4 A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution and constituting a permanent fund endowment He was entered on the foundation of Westminster Macaulay 5 That which is founded or established by endowment an endowed institution or charity Against the canon laws of our foundation Milton Foundation course See Base course under Base n Foundation muslin an openworked gummed fabric used for stiffening dresses bonnets etc Foundation school in England an endowed school To be on a foundation to be entitled to a support from the proceeds of an endowment as a scholar or a fellow of a college FOUNDATIONER Foundationer n Defn One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school Eng FOUNDATIONLESS Foundationless a Defn Having no foundation FOUNDER Founder n Etym Cf OF fondeor F fondateur L fundator Defn One who founds establishes and erects one who lays a foundation an author one from whom anything originates one who endows FOUNDER Founder n Etym From Found to cast Defn One who founds one who casts metals in various forms a caster as a founder of cannon bells hardware or types Fonders dust Same as Facing 4 Founders sand a kind of sand suitable for purposes of molding FOUNDER Founder v i imp p p Foundered p pr vb n Foundering Etym OF fondrer to fall in cf F seffondrer fr fond bottom L fundus See Found to establish 1 Naut Defn To become filled with water and sink as a ship 2 To fall to stumble and go lame as a horse For which his horse fearé gan to turn And leep aside and foundrede as he leep Chaucer 3 To fail to miscarry All his tricks founder Shak FOUNDER Founder v t Defn To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of a horse so as to disable or lame him FOUNDER Founder n Far a A lameness in the foot of a horse occasioned by inflammation closh b An inflammatory fever of the body or acute rheumatism as chest founder See Chest ffounder James White FOUNDEROUS Founderous a Defn Difficult to travel likely to trip one up as a founderous road R Burke FOUNDERSHAFT Foundershaft n Mining Defn The first shaft sunk Raymond FOUNDERY Foundery n pl Founderies Etym F fonderie fr fondre See Found to cast and cf Foundry Defn Same as Foundry FOUNDING Founding n Defn The art of smelting and casting metals FOUNDLING Foundling n Etym OE foundling fundling finden to find ling cf fündling findling See Find v t and ling Defn A deserted or exposed infant a child found without a parent or owner Foundling hospital a hospital for foundlings FOUNDRESS Foundress n Defn A female founder a woman who founds or establishes or who endows with a fund FOUNDRY Foundry n pl Foundries Etym See Foundery 1 The act process or art of casting metals 2 The buildings and works for casting metals Foundry ladle a vessel for holding molten metal and conveying it from cupola to the molds FOUNT Fount n Etym See Font Print Defn A font FOUNT Fount n Etym OF font funt fr L fons fontis a fountain of uncertain origin perh akin to fundere to pour E found to cast Cf Font Defn A fountain FOUNTAIN Fountain n Etym F fontaine LL fontana fr L fons fontis See 2d Fount 1 A spring of water issuing from the earth 2 An artificially produced jet or stream of water also the structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or flows a basin built and constantly supplied with pure water for drinking and other useful purposes or for ornament 3 A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use as the ink fountain in a printing press etc 4 The source from which anything proceeds or from which anything is supplied continuously origin source Judea the fountain of the gospel Fuller Author of all being Fountain of light thyself invisible Milton Air fountain See under Air Fountain heead primary source original first principle Young Fountain inkstand an inkstand having a continual supply of ink as from elevated reservoir Fountain lamp a lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir Fountain pen a pen with a reservoir in the handle which furnishes a supply of ink Fountain pump a A structure for a fountain having the form of a pump b A portable garden pump which throws a jet for watering plants etc Fountain shell Zoöl the large West Indian conch shell Strombus gigas Fountain of youth a mythical fountain whose waters were fabled to have the property of renewing youth FOUNTAINLESS Fountainless a Defn Having no fountain destitute of springs or sources of water Barren desert fountainless and dry Milton FOUNTFUL Fountful a Defn Full of fountains Pope FOUR Four a Etym OE four fower feower AS feówer akin to OS fiwar D G vier OHG fior Icel fj Sw fyra Dan fire Goth fidw Russ chetuire chetvero W pedwar L quatuor Gr catur Farthing Firkin Forty Cater four Quatercousin Quatuor Quire of paper tetrarch Defn One more than three twice two FOUR Four n 1 The sum of four units four units or objects 2 A symbol representing four units as 4 or iv 3 Four things of the same kind esp four horses as a chariot and four All fours See All fours in the Vocabulary FOURB FOURBE Fourb Fourbe n Etym F Defn A trickly fellow a cheat Obs Evelyn Denham FOURCHE Fourché a Etym F See Fo Her Defn Having the ends forked or branched and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off said of an ordinary especially of a cross FOURCHETTE Fourchette n Etym F dim of fourche See Fork 1 A table fork 2 Anat a A small fold of membrane connecting the labia in the posterior part of the vulva b The wishbone or furculum of birds c The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals 3 Surg Defn An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frænum 4 Glove Making Defn The forked piece between two adjacent fingers to which the front and back portions are sewed Knight FOURCORNERED Fourcornered a Defn Having four corners or angles FOURCYCLE Fourcycle n Thermodynamics Defn A fourstroke cycle as the Otto cycle for an internal combustion engine Fourcycle a FOURDRINIER Fourdrinier n Defn A machine used in making paper so named from an early inventor of improvements in this class of machinery FOURFOLD Fourfold a adv Etym AS feówerfeold Defn Four times quadruple as a fourfold division He snall restore the lamb fourfold 2 Sam xii 6 FOURFOLD Fourfold n Defn Four times as many or as much FOURFOLD Fourfold v t Defn To make four times as much or as many as an assessment to quadruple FOURFOOTED Fourfooted a Defn Having four feet quadruped as fourfooted beasts FOURGON Fourgon n Etym F Mil aAn ammunition wagon b A French baggage wagon FOURHANDED Fourhanded a 1 Having four hands quadrumanous Goldsmith 2 Requiring four hands or players as a fourhanded game at cards FOURIERISM Fourierism n Defn The coöperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier a Frenchman who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities living in common FOURIERIST FOURIERITE Fourierist Fourierite n Defn One who adopts the views of Fourier FOURINHAND Fourinhand a Defn Consisting of four horses controlled by one person as a four inhand team drawn by four horses driven by one person as a four inhand coach n Defn A team of four horses driven by one person also a vehicle drawn by such a team As quaint a fourinhand As you shall see Tennyson FOURLING Fourling n 1 One of four children born at the same time 2 Crystallog Defn A compound or twin crystal consisting of four individuals FOURNEAU Fourneau n Etym F Mil Defn The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed FOUROCLOCK Fouroclock n 1 Bot Defn A plant of the genus Mirabilis There are about half a dozen species natives of the warmer parts of America The common four oclock is M Jalapa Its flowers are white yellow and red and open toward sunset or earlier in cloudy weather hence the name It is also called marvel of Peru and afternoon lady 2 Zoöl Defn The friar bird so called from its cry which resembles these words FOURPENCE Fourpence n 1 A British silver coin worth four pence a groat 2 A name formerly given in New England to the Spanish half real a silver coin worth six and a quarter cents FOURPOSTER Fourposter n Defn A large bedstead with tall posts at the corners to support curtains Colloq FOURRIER Fourrier F n Etym F fr OF forre See Forage n Defn A harbinger Obs FOURSCORE Fourscore a Etym Four core n Defn Four times twenty eighty FOURSCORE Fourscore n Defn The product of four times twenty eighty units or objects FOURSOME Foursome a Four 2d some Defn Consisting of four requiring four participants Scot or Golf FOURSOME Foursome n Golf Defn A game between four players with two on each side and each side playing but one ball the partners striking alternately It is called a mixed foursome when each side consists of a man and a woman FOURSQUARE Foursquare a Defn Having four sides and four equal angles Sir W Raleigh FOURTEEN Fourteen a Etym OE fourtene feowertene AS feówert feówert See Four and Ten and cf Forty Defn Four and ten more twice seven FOURTEEN Fourteen n 1 The sum of ten and four forteen units or objects 2 A symbol representing fourteen as 14 or xiv FOURTEENTH Fourteenth a Etym Cf OE fourtende fourtethe AS feówerteoedha 1 Next in order after the thirteenth as the fourteenth day of the month 2 Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into which anything may be derived FOURTEENTH Fourteenth n 1 One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be divided the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen one next after the thirteenth 2 Mus Defn The octave of the seventh FOURTH Fourth a Etym OE fourthe ferthe feorthe AS feóredha fr feówer four 1 Next in order after the third the ordinal of four 2 Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided FOURTH Fourth n 1 One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided the quotient of a unit divided by four one coming next in order after the third 2 Mus Defn The interval of two tones and a semitone embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale the subdominant of any key The Fourth specifically un the United States the fourth day of July the anniversary of the declaration of American independence as to celebrate the Fourth FOURTHLY Fourthly adv Defn In the fourth place FOURWAY Fourway a Defn Allowing passage in either of four directions as a fourway cock or valve Francis Fourway cock a cock connected with four pipes or ports and having two or more passages in the plug by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate formerly used as a valve in the steam engine and now for various other purposes In the illustration a leads to the upper end of a steam engine cylinder and b to the lower end c is the steam pipe and d the exhaust pipe FOURWHEELED Fourwheeled a Defn Having four wheels FOURWHEELER Fourwheeler n Defn A vehicle having four wheels Colloq FOUSSA Foussa n Etym Natibe name Zoöl Defn A viverrine animal of Madagascar Cryptoprocta ferox It resembles a cat in size and form and has retractile claws FOUTER Fouter n Etym F foutre to lecher L futuere Cf Fouty Defn A despicable fellow Prov Eng Brockett FOUTRA Foutra n Etym See Fouter Defn A fig a word of contempt Obs A foutra for the world and wordlings base Shak FOUTY Fouty a Etym Cf F foutu pp of foutre OF foutu scoundrel See Fouter Defn Despicable Obs FOVEA Fovea n pl Foveæ Etym L a small pit Defn A slight depression or pit a fossa FOVEATE Foveate a Etym L fovea a pit Defn Having pits or depressions pitted FOVEOLA Foveola n pl Foveolæ Etym NL dim of L fovea Defn A small depression or pit a fovea FOVEOLATE Foveolate or a Defn Having small pits or depression as the receptacle in some composite flowers FOVEOLATED Foveolated a Defn Foveolate FOVILLA Fovilla n pl Fovillæ Etym Dim fr L fovere to cherish Bot Defn One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a pollen grain FOWL Fowl n Note Instead of the pl Fowls the singular is often used collectively Etym OE foul fowel foghel fuhel fugel AS fugol akin to OS fugal D G vogel OHG fogal Icel Dan fugl Sw fogel fågel Goth fugls of unknown origin possibly by loss of l from the root of E fly or akin to E fox as being a tailed animal 1 Any bird esp any large edible bird Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air Gen i 26 Behold the fowls of the air for they sow not Matt vi 26 Like a flight of fowl Scattered by winds and high tempestuous gusts Shak 2 Any domesticated bird used as food as a hen turkey duck in a more restricted sense the common domestic cock or hen Gallus domesticus Barndoor fowl or Barnyard fowl a fowl that frequents the barnyard the common domestic cock or hen FOWL Fowl v i imp p p Fowled p pr vb n Fowling Defn To catch or kill wild fowl for game or food as by shooting or by decoys nets etc Such persons as may lawfully hunt fish or fowl Blackstone Fowling piece a light gun with smooth bore adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small quadrupeds FOWLER Fowler n Defn A sportsman who pursues wild fowl or takes or kills for food FOWLERITE Fowlerite n Etym From Dr Samuel Fowler Min Defn A variety of rhodonite from Franklin Furnace New Jersey containing some zinc FOWLERS SOLUTION Fowlers solution Defn An Fowler an English physician who first brought it into use FOX Fox n pl Foxes Etym AS fox akin to D vos G fuchs OHG fuhs foha Goth faúh Icel f fox fox fraud of unknown origin cf Skr puccha tail Cf Vixen 1 Zoöl Defn A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes family Canidæ of many species The European fox V vulgaris or V vulpes the American red fox V fulvus the American gray fox V Virginianus and the arctic white or blue fox V lagopus are wellknown species Note The black or silvergray fox is a variety of the American red fox producing a fur of great value the crossgray and woodsgray foxes are other varieties of the same species of less value The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar both are celebrated for their craftiness They feed on wild birds poultry and various small animals Subtle as the fox for prey Shak 2 Zoöl Defn The European dragonet 3 Zoöl Defn The fox shark or thrasher shark called also sea fox See Thrasher shark under Shark 4 A sly cunning fellow Colloq We call a crafty and cruel man a fox Beattie 5 Naut Defn Rope yarn twisted together and rubbed with tar used for seizings or mats 6 A sword so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox Obs Thou diest on point of fox Shak 7 pl Enthnol Defn A tribe of Indians which with the Sacs formerly occupied the region about Green Bay Wisconsin called also Outagamies Fox and geese a A boys game in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another b A game with sixteen checkers or some substitute for them one of which is called the fox and the rest the geese the fox whose first position is in the middle of the board endeavors to break through the line of the geese and the geese to pen up the fox Fox bat Zoöl a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus of many species inhabiting Asia Africa and the East Indies esp P medius of India Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings See Fruit bat Fox bolt a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge Fox brush Zoöl the tail of a fox Fox evil a disease in which the hair falls off alopecy Fox grape Bot the name of two species of American grapes The northern fox grape Vitis Labrusca is the origin of the varieties called Isabella Concord Hartford etc and the southern fox grape Vitis vulpina has produced the Scuppernong and probably the Catawba Fox hunter a One who pursues foxes with hounds b A horse ridden in a fox chase Fox shark Zoöl the thrasher shark See Thrasher shark under Thrasher Fox sleep pretended sleep Fox sparrow Zoöl a large American sparrow Passerella iliaca so called on account of its reddish color Fox squirrel Zoöl a large North American squirrel Sciurus niger or S cinereus In the Southern States the black variety prevails farther north the fulvous and gray variety called the cat squirrel is more common Fox terrier Zoöl one of a peculiar breed of terriers used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes and for other purposes There are rough and smoothhaired varieties Fox trot a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps by a horse when passing from a walk into a trot or a trot into a walk Fox wedge Mach Carpentry a wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt cotter dowel tenon or other piece to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it Fastening by fox wedges is called foxtail wedging Fox wolf Zoöl one of several South American wild dogs belonging to the genus Canis They have long bushy tails like a fox FOX Fox v t imp p p Foxed p pr vb n Foxing Etym See Fox n cf Icel fox imposture 1 To intoxicate to stupefy with drink I drank so much wine that I was almost foxed Pepys 2 To make sour as beer by causing it to ferment 3 To repair the feet of as of boots with new front upper leather or to piece the upper fronts of FOX Fox v i Defn To turn sour said of beer etc when it sours in fermenting FOXEARTH Foxearth n Defn A hole in the earth to which a fox resorts to hide himself FRACAS Fracas F n Etym F crash din tumult It fracasso fr fracassare to break in pieces perh fr fra within among L infra cassare to annul cashier Cf Cashier v t Defn An uproar a noisy quarrel a disturbance a brawl FOXED Foxed a 1 Discolored or stained said of timber and also of the paper of books or engravings 2 Repaired by foxing as foxed boots FOXERY Foxery n Defn Behavior like that of a fox Obs Chaucer FOXES Foxes n pl Ethnol Defn See Fox n 7 FOXFISH Foxfish n Zoöl a The fox shark called also sea fox See Thrasher shark under Shark b The european dragonet See Dragonet FOXGLOVE Foxglove n Etym AS foxesgl foxesclife Bot Defn Any plant of the genus Digitalis The common English foxglove Digitalis purpurea is a handsome perennial or biennial plant whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine both as a sedative and diuretic See Digitalis Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run To pluck the speckled foxgloves from their stem W Browne FOXHOUND Foxhound n Zoöl Defn One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes FOXHUNTING Foxhunting a Defn Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes fond of hunting foxes FOXINESS Foxiness n 1 The state or quality of being foxy or foxlike craftiness shrewdness 2 The state of being foxed or discolored as books decay deterioration 3 A coarse and sour taste in grapes FOXISH Foxish a Defn Foxlike Obs FOXLIKE Foxlike a Defn Resembling a fox in his characteristic qualities cunning artful foxy FOXLY Foxly a Defn Foxlike Obs Foxly craft Latimer FOXSHIP Foxship n Defn Foxiness craftiness R Shak FOXTAIL Foxtail n 1 The tail or brush of a fox 2 Bot Defn The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria 3 Metal Defn The last cinders obtained in the fining process Raymond Foxtail saw a dovetail saw Foxtail wedging See Fox wedge under Fox FOXY Foxy a 1 Like or pertaining to the fox foxlike in disposition or looks wily Modreds narrow foxy face Tennyson 2 Having the color of a fox of a yellowish or reddish brown color applied sometimes to paintings when they have too much of this color 3 Having the odor of a fox rank strong smeelling 4 Sour unpleasant in taste said of wine beer etc not properly fermented also of grapes which have the coarse flavor of the fox grape FOY Foy n Etym F foi old spelling foy faith See Faith 1 Faith allegiance fealty Obs Spenser 2 A feast given by one about to leave a place Obs He did at the Dog give me and some other friends of his his foy he being to set sail today Pepys FOYER Foyer n Etym F fr LL focarium fireplace See Focus n 1 A lobby in a theater a greenroom 2 The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal Knight FOYSON Foyson n Obs Defn See Foison FOZINESS Foziness n Defn The state of being fozy spiritlessness dullness Scot The Whigs foziness can no longer be concealed Blackwoods FOZY Fozy a Defn Spongy soft fat and puffy Scot FRA Fra adv prep Etym OE Defn Fro Old Eng Scot FRA Fra n Etym It for frate See Friar Defn Brother a title of a monk of friar as Fra Angelo Longfellow FRAB Frab v i t Defn To scold to nag Prov Eng FRABBIT Frabbit a Defn Crabbed peevish Prov Eng FRACHO Fracho n Defn A shallow iron pan to hold glass ware while being annealed FRACID Fracid a Etym L fracidus mellow soft Defn Rotten from being too ripe overripe Obs Blount FRACT Fract v t Etym L fractus pp of frangere to break Defn To break to violate Obs Shak FRACTED Fracted a Her Defn Having a part displaced as if broken said of an ordinary Macaulay FRACTION Fraction n Etym F fraction L fractio a breaking fr frangere fractum to break See Break 1 The act of breaking or state of being broken especially by violence Obs Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking up Foxe 2 A portion a fragment Some niggard fractions of an hour Tennyson 3 Arith or Alg Defn One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude Common or Vulgar fraction a fraction in which the number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed to be divided is indicated by figures or letters called the denominator written below a line over which is the numerator indicating the number of these parts included in the fraction as Complex fraction a fraction having a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator or in both Davies Peck Compound fraction a fraction of a fraction two or more fractions connected by of Continued fraction Decimal fraction Partial fraction etc See under Continued Decimal Partial etc Improper fraction a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator Proper fraction a fraction in which the numerator is less than the denominator FRACTION Fraction v t Chem Defn To separate by means of or to subject to fractional distillation or crystallization to fractionate frequently used with out as to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum FRACTIONAL Fractional a 1 Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction constituting a fraction as fractional numbers 2 Relatively small inconsiderable insignificant as a fractional part of the population Fractional crystallization Chem a process of gradual and approximate purification and separation by means of repeated solution and crystallization therefrom Fractional currency small coin or paper notes in circulation of less value than the monetary unit Fractional distillation Chem a process of distillation so conducted that a mixture of liquids differing considerably from each other in their boiling points can be separated into its constituents FRACTIONALLY Fractionally adv Defn By fractions or separate portions as to distill a liquid fractionally that is so as to separate different portions FRACTIONARY Fractionary a Defn Fractional Obs FRACTIONATE Fractionate v t Defn To separate into different portions or fractions as in the distillation of liquids FRACTIOUS Fractious a Etym Cf Prov E frack forward eager E freak fridge or Prov E fratch to squabble quarrel Defn Apt to break out into a passion apt to scold cross snappish ugly unruly as a fractious man a fractious horse Syn Snappish peevish waspish cross irritable perverse pettish Fractiously v Fractiousness n FRACTURAL Fractural a Defn Pertaining to or consequent on a fracture R FRACTURE Fracture n Etym L fractura fr frangere fractum to break cf F fracture See Fraction 1 The act of breaking or snapping asunder rupture breach 2 Surg Defn The breaking of a bone 3 Min Defn The texture of a freshly broken surface as a compact fracture an even hackly or conchoidal fracture Comminuted fracture Surg a fracture in which the bone is broken into several parts Complicated fracture Surg a fracture of the bone combined with the lesion of some artery nervous trunk or joint Compound fracture Surg a fracture in which there is an open wound from the surface down to the fracture Simple fracture Surg a fracture in which the bone only is ruptured It does not communicate with the surface by an open wound Syn Fracture Rupture These words denote different kinds of breaking according to the objects to which they are applied Fracture is applied to hard substances as the fracture of a bone Rupture is oftener applied to soft substances as the rupture of a blood vessel It is also used figuratively To be an enemy and once to have been a friend does it not embitter the rupture South FRACTURE Fracture v t imp p p Fractured 135 p pr vb n Fracturing Etym Cf F fracturer Defn To cause a fracture or fractures in to break to burst asunder to crack to separate the continuous parts of as to fracture a bone to fracture the skull FRAENULUM Frænulum n pl Frænula Etym NL dim of L fraenum a bridle Anat Defn A frænum FRAENUM FRENUM Frænum or Frenum n pl E Frænums L Fræna Etym L a bridle Anat Defn A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part as the frænum of the tongue FRAGILE Fragile a Etym L fragilis from frangere to break cf F fragile See Break v t and cf Frail a Defn Easily broken brittle frail delicate easily destroyed The state of ivy is tough and not fragile Bacon Syn Brittle infirm weak frail frangible slight Fragilely adv FRAGILITY Fragility n Etym L fragilitas cf F fragilité Cf Frailty 1 The condition or quality of being fragile brittleness frangibility Bacon 2 Weakness feebleness An appearance of delicacy and even of fragility is almost essential to it beauty Burke 3 Liability to error and sin frailty Obs The fragility and youthful folly of Qu Fabius Holland FRAGMENT Fragment n Etym L fragmentum fr frangere to break cf F fragment See Break v t Defn A part broken off a small detached portion an imperfect part as a fragment of an ancient writing Gather up the fragments that remain John vi 12 FRAGMENTAL Fragmental a 1 Fragmentary 2 Geol Defn Consisting of the pulverized or fragmentary material of rock as conglomerate shale etc FRAGMENTAL Fragmental n Geol Defn A fragmentary rock FRAGMENTARILY Fragmentarily adv Defn In a fragmentary manner piecemeal FRAGMENTARINESS Fragmentariness n Defn The quality or property of being in fragnebts or broken pieces incompleteness want of continuity G Eliot FRAGMENTARY Fragmentary a Etym Cf F fragmentaire 1 Composed of fragments or broken pieces disconnected not complete or entire Donne 2 Geol Defn Composed of the fragments of other rocks FRAGMENTED Fragmented a Defn Broken into fragments FRAGMENTIST Fragmentist n Defn A writer of fragments as the fragmentist of Wolfenbüttel R FRAGOR Fragor n Etym L a breaking to pieces fr frangere to break 1 A loud and sudden sound the report of anything bursting a crash I Watts 2 Note Due to confusion with fragrant Defn A strong or sweet scent Obs Illegitimate Sir T Herbert FRAGRANCE FRAGRANCY Fragrance Fragrancy n Etym L fragrantia cf OF fragrance Defn The quality of being fragrant sweetness of smell a sweet smell a pleasing odor perfume Eve separate he spies Veiled in a cloud of fragrance Milton The goblet crowned Breathed aromatic fragrancies around Pope FRAGRANT Fragrant a Defn fragrans antis ppr of fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance cf OF fragrant Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably sweet of smell odorous having or emitting an agreeable perfume Fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers Milton Syn Sweetsmelling odorous odoriferous swetacented redolent ambrosial balmy spicy aromatic Fragrantly adv FRAIGHT Fraight a Defn Same as Fraught Obs Spenser FRAIL Frail n Etym OE fraiel fraile OF fraiel freel frael fr LL fraellum Defn A basket made of rushes used chiefly for containing figs and raisins 2 The quantity of raisins about thirtytwo fiftysix or seventyfive pounds contained in a frail 3 A rush for weaving baskets Johnson FRAIL Frail a Compar Frailer superl Frailest Etym OE frele freile OF fraile frele F frêle fr L fragilis See Fragile 1 Easily broken fragile not firm or durable liable to fail and perish easily destroyed not tenacious of life weak infirm That I may know how frail I am Ps xxxix 4 An old bent man worn and frail Lowell 2 Tender Obs Deep indignation and compassion Spenser 3 Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin not strong against temptation weak in resolution also unchaste often applied to fallen women Man is frail and prone to evil Jer Taylor FRAILLY Frailly adv Defn Weakly infirmly FRAILNESS Frailness n Defn Frailty FRAILTY Frailty n pl Frailties Etym OE frelete freilte OF fraileté fr L fragilitas See Frail a and cf Fragility 1 The condition quality of being frail physically mentally or morally frailness infirmity weakness of resolution liableness to be deceived or seduced God knows our frailty and pities our weakness Locke 2 A fault proceeding from weakness foible sin of infirmity Syn Frailness fragility imperfection failing FRAISCHEUR Fraischeur n Etym OF F fraicheur fr frais fem fra fresh of German origin See Frash a Defn Freshness coolness R Dryden FRAISE Fraise n Etym See Froise Defn A large and thick pancake with slices of bacon in it Obs Johnson FRAISE Fraise n Etym F fraise orig a ruff cf F frise frieze E frieze a coarse stuff 1 Fort Defn A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position 2 Mech Defn A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone a small milling cutter FRAISE Fraise v t Mil Defn To protect as a line of troops against an onset of cavalry by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward Wilhelm FRAISED Fraised a Defn Fortified with a fraise FRAKEN Fraken n Defn A freckle Obs A few fraknes in his face Chaucer FRAMABLE Framable a Defn Capable of being framed FRAMBAESIA Frambæsia n Etym F NL fr F framboise raspberry Med Defn The yaws See Yaws FRAME Frame v t imp p p Framed p pr vb n Framing Etym OE framen fremen to execute build AS fremman to further perform effect fr fram strong valiant akin to E foremost and prob to AS fram from Icel fremja frama to further framr forward G fromm worthy excellent pious See Foremost From and cf Furnish 1 Arch Engin Defn To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure specifically in woodwork to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another See Dovetail Halve v t Miter Tenon Tooth Tusk Scarf and Splice 2 To originate to plan to devise to contrive to compose in a bad sense to invent or fabricate as something false How many excellent reasonings are framed in the mind of a man of wisdom and study in a length of years I Watts 3 To fit to something else or for some specific end to adjust to regulate to shape to conform And frame my face to all occasions Shak We may in some measure frame our minds for the reception of happiness Landor The human mind is framed to be influenced I Taylor 4 To cause to bring about to produce Obs Fear frames disorder and disorder wounds Shak 5 To support Obs R That on a staff his feeble steps did frame Spenser 6 To provide with a frame as a picture FRAME Frame v i 1 To shape to arrange as the organs of speech Obs Judg xii 6 2 To proceed to go Obs The bauty of this sinful dame Made many princes thither frame Shak FRAME Frame n 1 Anything composed of parts fitted and united together a fabric a structure esp the constructional system whether of timber or metal that gives to a building vessel etc its model and strength the skeleton of a structure These are thy glorius works Parent of good Almighty thine this universal frame Milton 2 The bodily structure physical constitution make or build of a person Some bloody passion shakes your very frame Shak No frames could be strong enough to endure it Prescott 3 A kind of open case or structure made for admitting inclosing or supporting things as that which incloses or contains a window door picture etc that on which anything is held or stretched as a The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels b Founding A molding box or flask which being filled with sand serves as a mold for castings c The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering d A structure of four bars adjustable in size on which cloth etc is stretched for quilting embroidery etc e Hort A glazed portable structure for protecting young plants from frost f Print A stand to support the type cases for use by the compositor 4 Mach Defn A term applied especially in England to certain machines built upon or within framework as a stocking frame lace frame spinning frame etc 5 Form shape proportion scheme structure constitution system as a frameof government She that hath a heart of that fine frame To pay this debt of love but to a brother Shak Put your discourse into some frame Shak 6 Particular state or disposition as of the mind humor temper mood as to be always in a happy frame 7 Contrivance the act of devising or scheming Obs John the bastard Whose spirits toil in frame of villainies Shak Balloon frame Cant frames etc See under Balloon Cant etc Frame building or house a building of which the form and support is made of framed timbers US Frame level a masons level Frame saw a thin saw stretched in a frame to give it rigidity FRAMER Framer n Defn One who frames as the framer of a building the framers of the Constitution FRAMEUP Frameup n Defn A conspiracy or plot esp for a malicious or evil purpose as to incriminate a person on false evidence Slang FRAMEWORK Framework n 1 The work of framing or the completed work the frame or constructional part of anything as the framework of society A staunch and solid piece of framework Milton 2 Work done in or by means of a frame or loom FRAMING Framing n 1 The act process or style of putting together a frame or of constructing anything a frame that which frames 2 Arch Engin Defn A framework or a sy Framing chisel Carp a heavy chisel with a socket shank for making mortises FRAMPEL FRAMPOID Frampel Frampoid a Etym Also written frampul frampled framfold Etym Cf W fframfol passionate ffrom angry fretting or perh akin to E frump Defn Peevish cross vexatious quarrelsome Obs Shak Is Pompey grown so malapert so frampel Beau Fl FRANC Franc n Etym F fr franc a Franc See Frank a Defn A silver coin of France and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland It is equivalent to about nineteen cents or ten pence and is divided into 100 centimes FRANCHISE Franchise or 277 n Etym F fr franc fem franche free See Frank a 1 Exemption from constraint or oppression freedom liberty Obs Spenser 2 LAw Defn A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government and vested in individuals an imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction a constitutional or statutory right or privilege esp the right to vote Election by universal suffrage as modified by the Constitution is the one crowning franchise of the American people W H Seward 3 The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends the limits of an immunity hence an asylum or sanctuary Churches and mobasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals London Encyc 4 Magnanimity generosity liberality frankness nobility Franchise in woman Obs Chaucer Elective franchise the privilege or right of voting in an election of public officers FRANCHISE Franchise v t imp p p Franchised p pr vb n Franchising Etym Cf OF franchir to free F to cross Defn To make free to enfranchise to give liberty to Shak FRANCHISEMENT Franchisement n Etym Cf OF franchissement Defn Release deliverance freedom Spenser FRANCIC Francic a Etym See Frank a Defn Pertaining to the Franks or their language Frankish FRANCISCAN Franciscan a Etym LL Franciscus Francis cf F franciscain R C Ch Defn Belonging to the Order of St Francis of the Franciscans Franciscan Brothers pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works such as manual labor schools and other educational institutions called also Brothers of the Third Order of St Francis Franciscan Nuns nuns who follow the rule of t Francis esp those of the Second Order of St Francis called also Poor Clares or Minoresses Franciscan Tertiaries the Third Order of St Francis FRANCISCAN Franciscan n RCCh Defn A monk or friar of the Order of St Francis a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St Francis of Assisi They are called also Friars Minor and in England Gray Friars because they wear a gray habit FRANCOLIN Francolin n Etym F cf It francolino Sp francolin Zoöl Defn A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera of Asia and Africa The common species F vulgaris was formerly common in southern Europe but is now nearly restricted to Asia FRANCOLITE Francolite n Min Defn A variety of apatite from Wheal Franco in Devonshire FRANCTIREUR Franctireur n F fr franc free tireur shooter fr tirer to shoot Mil Defn A French partisan soldier or one belonging to a corps of detached light troops engaged in forays skirmishes scouting etc FRANGENT Frangent a Etym L frangens ppr of frangere See Fraction Defn Causing fracture breaking R H Walpole FRANGIBILITY Frangibility n Etym Cf F frangibilité Defn The state or quality of being frangible Fox FRANGIBLE Frangible a Etym Cf F frangible Defn Capable of being broken brittle fragile easily broken FRANGIPANE Frangipane n Etym F frangipane supposed to be called so from the inventor the Marquis Frangipani major general under Louis XIV 1 A perfume of jasmine frangipani 2 A species of pastry containing cream and almonds FRANGIPANI FRANGIPANNI Frangipani Frangipanni n Etym Another spelling of frangipane Defn A perfume derived from or imitating the odor of the flower of the red jasmine a West Indian tree of the genus Plumeria FRANGULIC FRANGULINIC Frangulic Frangulinic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or drived from frangulin or a species Rhamnus Frangula of the buckthorn Frangulinic acid Chem a yellow crystalline substance resembling alizarin and obtained by the decomposition of frangulin FRANGULIN Frangulin n Chem Defn A yellow crystalline dyestuff regarded as a glucoside extracted from a species Rhamnus Frangula of the buckthorn called also rhamnoxanthin FRANION Franion n Etym Perh from F fainéant an idler Defn A paramour a loose woman also a gay idle fellow Obs Spenser FRANK Frank n Etym OF franc Defn A pigsty Obs FRANK Frank v t Defn To shut up in a frank or sty to pen up hence to cram to fatten Obs Shak FRANK Frank n Zoöl Defn The common heron so called from its note Prov Eng FRANK Frank a Compar Franker superl Frankest Etym F franc free frank L Francus a Frank fr OHG Franko the name of a Germanic people on the Rhine who afterward founded the French monarchy cf AS franca javelin Icel frakka Cf Franc French a Franchise n 1 Unbounded by restrictions limitations etc free R It is of frank gift Spenser 2 Free in uttering ones real sentiments not reserved using no disguise candid ingenuous as a frank nature conversation manner etc 3 Liberal generous profuse Obs Frank of civilities that cost them nothing LEstrange 4 Unrestrained loose licentious used in a bad sense Spenser Syn Ingenuous candid artless plain open unreserved undisguised sincere See Candid Ingenuous FRANK Frank v t imp p p Franked p pr vb n Franking 1 To send by public conveyance free of expense Dickens 2 To extempt from charge for postage as a letter package or packet etc FRANK Frank n Etym See Frank a Defn The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter free of postage or without charge also the sign mark or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to free of postage I have said so much that if I had not a frank I must burn my letter and begin again Cowper FRANK Frank n Etym Cf F franc See Frank a 1 Ethnol Defn A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul and established the kingdom of France 2 A native or inhabitant of Western Europe a European a term used in the Levant 3 A French coin See Franc FRANKALMOIGNE Frankalmoigne n Etym F franc free Norm F almoigne alma for almosne F aumône See Frank a and Almoner Eng Law Defn A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs called also tenure by free alms Burrill FRANKCHASE Frankchase n Etym Frank free chase Eng Law Defn The liberty or franchise of having a chase free chase Burrill FRANKFEE Frankfee n Etym Frank free fee Eng Law Defn A species of tenure in fee simple being the opposite of ancient demesne or copyhold Burrill FRANKFORT BLACK Frankfort black Defn A black pigment used in copperplate printing prepared by burning vine twigs the lees of wine etc McElrath FRANKINCENSE Frankincense n Etym OF franc free pure encens incense Defn A fragrant aromatic resin or gum resin burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation The best kinds now come from East Indian trees of the genus Boswellia a commoner sort from the Norway spruce Abies excelsa and other coniferous trees The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified FRANKING Franking n Carp Defn A method of forming a joint at the intersection of windowsash bars by cutting away only enough wood to show a miter FRANKISH Frankish a Defn Like or pertaining to the Franks FRANKLAW Franklaw n Etym Frank free law Eng Law Defn The liberty of being sworn in courts as a juror or witness one of the ancient privileges of a freeman free and common law an obsolete expression signifying substantially the same as the American expression civil rights Abbot FRANKLIN Franklin n Etym OE frankelein cf LL franchilanus See Frank a Defn An English freeholder or substantial householder Obs Chaucer The franklin a small landholder of those days Sir J Stephen FRANKLINIC Franklinic a Defn Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin Franklinic electricity electricity produced by friction called also statical electricity FRANKLINITE Franklinite n Min Defn A kind of mineral of the spinel group FRANKLIN STOVE Franklin stove Defn A kind of open stove introduced by Benjamin Franklin the peculiar feature of which was that a current of heated air was directly supplied to the room from an air box now applied to other varieties of open stoves FRANKLY Frankly adv Defn In a frank manner freely Very frankly he confessed his treasons Shak Syn Openly ingenuously plainly unreservedly undisguisedly sincerely candidly artlessly freely readily unhesitatingly liberally willingly FRANKMARRIAGE Frankmarriage n Etym Frank free marriage Eng Law Defn A certain tenure in tail special an estate of inheritance given to a man his wife the wife being of the blood of the donor and descendible to the heirs of their two bodies begotten Obs Blackstone FRANKNESS Frankness n Defn The quality of being frank candor openess ingenuousness fairness liberality FRANKPLEDGE Frankpledge n Etym Frank free pledge O Eng Law a A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary tithing or friborg in England being a pledge for the good conduct of the others for the preservation of the public peace a free surety b The tithing itself Bouvier The servants of the crown were not as now bound in frankpledge for each other Macaulay FRANTIC Frantic a Etym OE frentik frenetik F frentique L phreneticus from Gr Frenzy and cf Frenetic Phrenetic Defn Mad raving furious violent wild and disorderly distracted Die frantic wretch for this accursed deed Shak Torrents of frantic abuse Macaulay Frantically adv Franticly adv Shak Franticness n Johnson FRAP Frap v t imp p p Frapped p pr vb n Frapping Etym Cf F frapper to strike to seize ropes Cf Affrap 1 Naut Defn To draw together to bind with a view to secure and strengthen as a vessel by passing cables around it to tighten as a tackle by drawing the lines together Tottem 2 To brace by drawing together as the cords of a drum Knoght FRAPE Frape n Etym Cf frap and Prov E frape to scold Defn A crowd a rabble Obs ares FRAPLER Frapler n Defn A blusterer a rowdy Obs Unpolished a frapler and base B Jonson FRAPPE Frappé frapa a F pp of frapper to strike to chill Defn Iced frozen artificially cooled as wine frappé n Defn A frappé mixture or beverage as a water ice variously flavored frozen soft and served in glasses FRAPPING Frapping n From Frap Naut Defn A lashing binding a thing tightly or binding things together FRATER Frater n Etym L a brother Eccl Defn A monk also a frater house R Shipley Frater house an apartament in a convent used as an eating room a refectory called also a fratery FRATERNAL Fraternal aEtym F fraternel LL fraternalis fr L fraternus fr frater brother See Brother Defn Pf pertaining to or involving brethren becoming to brothers brotherly as fraternal affection a fraternal embrace Fraternally adv An abhorred a cursed a fraternal war Milton Fraternal love and friendship Addison FRATERNATE Fraternate v i Defn To fraternize to hold fellowship Jefferson FRATERNATION FRATERNISM Fraternation Fraternism n Defn Fraternization R Jefferson FRATERNITY Fraternity n pl Fraternities Etym F fraternité L fraternitas 1 The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly brotherhood 2 A body of men associated for their common interest business or pleasure a company a brotherhood a society in the Roman Catholic Chucrch an association for special religious purposes for relieving the sick and destitute etc 3 Men of the same class profession occupation character or tastes With what terms of respect knaves and sots will speak of their own fraternity South FRATERNIZATION Fraternization or n Defn The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers I hope that no French fraternization could so change the hearts of Englishmen Burke FRATERNIZE Fraternize or 277 v i imp p p Fraternized p pr vb n Fraternizing Etym Cf F fraterniser Defn To associate or hold fellowship as brothers or as men of like occupation or character to have brotherly feelings FRATERNIZE Fraternize v t Defn To bring into fellowship or brotherly sympathy Correspondence for fraternizing the two nations Burke FRATERNIZER Fraternizer n Defn One who fraternizes Burke FRATERY Fratery or n Etym L frater brother cf It frateria a brotherhood of monks See Friar Defn A frater house See under Frater FRATRAGE Fratrage or 48 n Etym L frater a brother Law Defn A sharing among brothers or brothers kin Obs Crabb FRATRICELLI Fratricelli n pl Etym It fraticelli lit little brothers dim fr frate brother L frater Eccl Hist a The name which St Francis of Assisi gave to his followers early in the 13th century b A sect which seceded from the Franciscan Order chiefly in Italy and Sicily in 1294 repudiating the pope as an apostate maintaining the duty of celibacy and poverty and discountenancing oaths Called also Fratricellians and Fraticelli FRATRICIDAL Fratricidal a Defn Of or pertaining to fratricide of the nature of fratricide FRATRICIDE Fratricide n Etym L fratricidium a brothers murder fr fratricida a brothers murderer frater fratris brother caedere to kill cf F fratricide 1 The act of one who murders or kills his own brother 2 Etym L fratricida cf F fratricide Defn One who murders or kills his own brother FRAU Frau n pl Frauen G Cf 1st Frow Defn In Germany a woman a married woman a wife as a title equivalent to Mrs Madam FRAUD Fraud n Etym F fraude L fraus fraudis prob akin to Skr dh to injure dhv to cause to fall and E dull 1 Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured injurious stratagem deceit trick If success a lovers toil attends Few ask if fraud or force attained his ends Pope 2 Law Defn An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another 3 A trap or snare Obs To draw the proud King Ahab into fraud Milton Constructive fraud Law an act statement or omission which operates as a fraud although perhaps not intended to be such Mozley W Pious fraud Ch Hist a fraud contrived and executed to benefit the church or accomplish some good end upon the theory that the end justified the means Statute of frauds Law an English statute 1676 the principle of which is incorporated in the legislation of all the States of this country by which writing with specific solemnities varying in the several statutes is required to give efficacy to certain dispositions of property Wharton Syn Deception deceit guile craft wile sham strife circumvention stratagem trick imposition cheat See Deception FRAUDFUL Fraudful a Defn Full of fraud deceit or treachery trickish treacherous fraudulent applied to persons or things I Taylor Fraudfully adv FRAUDLESS Fraudless a Defn Free from fraud Fraudlessly adv Fraudlessness n FRAUDULENCE FRAUDULENCY Fraudulence or Fraudulency n Etym L fraudulentia Defn The quality of being fraudulent deliberate deceit trickishness Hooker FRAUDULENT Fraudulent a Etym L fraudulentus fr fraus fraudis frand cf F fraudulent 1 Using fraud trickly deceitful dishonest 2 Characterized by founded on or proceeding from fraund as a fraudulent bargain He with serpent tongue His fraudulent temptation thus began Milton 3 Obtained or performed by artifice as fraudulent conquest Milton Syn Deceitful fraudful guileful crafty wily cunning subtle deceiving cheating deceptive insidious treacherous dishonest designing unfair FRAUDULENTLY Fraudulently adv Defn In a fraudulent manner FRAUGHT Fraught n Etym OEfraight fraght akin to Dan fragt Sw frakt D vracht G fracht cf OHG fr merit reward perh from corresponding to E for The root of E own Cf Freight Defn A freight a cargo Obs Shak FRAUGHT Fraught a Defn Freighted laden filled stored charged A vessel of our country richly fraught Shak A discourse fraught with all the commending excellences oSouth Enterprises fraught with worldwide benefits I Taylor FRAUGHT Fraught v t imp p p Fraughted or Fraught p pr vb n Fraughting Etym Akin to Dan fragte Sw frakta D bevrachten G frachten cf OHG frehton to deserve See Fraught n Defn To freight to load to burden to fill to crowd Obs Upon the tumbling billows fraughted ride The armed ships Fairfax FRAUGHTAGE Fraughtage 48 n Defn Freight loading cargo Obs Shak FRAUGHTING Fraughting a Defn Constituting the freight or cargo Obs The fraughting souls within her Shak FRAULEIN Fräulein nsing pl G dim of frau woman See Frau Defn In Germany a young lady an unmarried woman as a title equivalent to Miss FRAUNHOFER LINES Fraunhofer lines Physics Defn The lines of the spectrun especially and properly the dark lines of the solar spectrum so called because first accurately observed and interpreted by Fraunhofer a German physicist FRAXIN Fraxin n Etym From Fraxinus Chem Defn A colorless crystalline substance regarded as a glucoside and found in the bark of the ash Fraxinus and along with esculin in the bark of the horsechestnut It shows a delicate fluorescence in alkaline solutions called also paviin FRAXINUS Fraxinus n Etym L the ash tree Bot Defn A genus of deciduous forest trees found in the north temperate zone and including the true ash trees Note Fraxinus excelsior is the European ash F Americana the white ash F sambucifolia the black ash or water ash FRAY Fray n Etym Abbreviated from affray Defn Affray broil contest combat Who began this bloody fray Shak FRAY Fray v t imp p p Frayed p pr vb n Fraying Etym See 1st Fray and cf Affray Defn To frighten to terrify to alarm I Taylor What frays ye that were wont to comfort me affrayed Spenser FRAY Fray v t Etym Cf OF fraier See Defray v t Defn To bear the expense of to defray Obs The charge of my most curious and costly ingredients frayed I shall acknowledge myself amply satisfied Massinger FRAY Fray v t Etym OF freier fraier froier to rub L fricare cf friare to crumble E friable perh akin to Gr gh to rub scratch Cf Friction Defn To rub to wear off or wear into shreds by rubbing to fret as cloth as a deer is said to fray her head FRAY Fray v i 1 To rub We can show the marks he made When gainst the oak his antlers frayed Sir W Scott 2 To wear out or into shreads or to suffer injury by rubbing as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose to ravel as the cloth frays badly A suit of frayed magnificience tennyson FRAY Fray n Defn A fret or chafe as in cloth a place injured by rubbing FRAYING Fraying n Zoöl Defn The skin which a deer frays from his horns B Jonson FRAZZLE Frazzle v t imp p p Frazzled p pr vb n Frazzling Cf G faseln and E fray Defn To fray to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends to tatter used literally and figuratively Prov Eng U S Her hair was of a reddish gray color and its frazzled and tangled condition suggested that the woman had recently passed through a period of extreme excitement J C Harris FRAZZLE Frazzle n Defn The act or result of frazzling the condition or quality of being frazzled the tag end a frayedout end Prov Eng U S My fingers are all scratched to frazzles Kipling Gordon had sent word to Lee that he had fought his corps to a frazzle Nicolay Hay Life of Lincoln FREAK Freak v t imp p p Freaked p pr vb n Freaking Etym Akin to OE frakin freken freckle Icel freknur pl Sw fräkne Dan fregne Gr prsçni variegated Cf Freckle Freck Defn To variegate to checker to streak R Freaked with many a mingled hue Thomson FREAK Freak n Etym Prob from OE frek bold AS frec bold greedly akin to OHG freh greedly G frech insolent Icel frekr greedly Goth faíhufriks avaricious Defn A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind a whim of fancy a capricious prank a vagary or caprice She is restless and peevish and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation Spectator Syn Whim caprice folly sport See Whim FREAKING Freaking a Defn Freakish Obs Pepys FREAKISH Freakish a Defn Apt to change the mind suddenly whimsical capricious It may be a question whether the wife or the woman was the more freakish of the two LEstrange Freakish when well and fretful when shes sick Pope Freakishly adv Freakishness n FRECK Freck v t Etym Cf Freak v t Freckle Defn To checker to diversify R Poet The painted windows frecking gloom with glow Lowell FRECKLE Freckle n Etym Dim from the same root as freak v t 1 A small yellowish or brownish spot in the skin particularly on the face neck or hands 2 Any small spot or discoloration FRECKLE Freckle v t imp p p Freckled p pr vb n Freckling Defn To spinkle or mark with freckle or small discolored spots to spot FRECKLE Freckle v i Defn To become covered or marked with freckles to be spotted FRECKLED Freckled a Defn Marked with freckles spotted The freckled trout Dryden The freckled cowslip burnet and green clover Shak FRECKLEDNESS Freckledness n Defn The state of being freckled FRECKLY Freckly a Defn Full of or marked with freckles sprinkled with spots freckled FRED Fred n Etym AS fri peace See Frith inclosure Defn Peace a word used in composition especially in proper names as Alfred Frederic FREDSTOLE Fredstole n Obs Defn See Fridstol Fuller FREE Free a Compar Freer superl Freest Etym OE fre freo AS freó fri akin to D vrij OS OHG fri G frei Icel fri Sw Dan fri Goth freis and also to Skr prija beloved dear fr pri to love Goth frij Cf Affray Belfry Friday Friend Frith inclosure 1 Exempt from subjection to the will of others not under restraint control or compulsion able to follow ones own impulses desires or inclinations determining ones own course of action not dependent at liberty That which has the power or not the power to operate is that alone which is or is not free Locke 2 Not under an arbitrary or despotic government subject only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered and defended by them from encroachments upon natural or acquired rights enjoying political liberty 3 Liberated by arriving at a certain age from the control of parents guardian or master 4 Not confined or imprisoned released from arrest liberated at liberty to go Set an unhappy prisoner free Prior 5 Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity capable of voluntary activity endowed with moral liberty said of the will Not free what proof could they have given sincere Of true allegiance constant faith or love Milton 6 Clear of offense or crime guiltless innocent My hands are guilty but my heart is free Dryden 7 Unconstrained by timidity or distrust unreserved ingenuous frank familiar communicative He was free only with a few Milward 8 Unrestrained immoderate lavish licentious used in a bad sense The critics have been very free in their censures Felton A man may live a free life as to wine or women Shelley 9 Not close or parsimonious liberal openhanded lavish as free with his money 10 Exempt clear released liberated not encumbered or troubled with as free from pain free from a burden followed by from or rarely by of Princes declaring themselves free from the obligations of their treaties Bp Burnet 11 Characteristic of one acting without restraint charming easy 12 Ready eager acting without spurring or whipping spirited as a free horse 13 Invested with a particular freedom or franchise enjoying certain immunities or privileges admitted to special rights followed by of He therefore makes all birds of every sect Free of his farm Dryden 14 Thrown open or made accessible to all to be enjoyed without limitations unrestricted not obstructed engrossed or appropriated open said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed as a free school Why sir I pray are not the streets as free For me as for you Shak 15 Not gained by importunity or purchase gratuitous spontaneous as free admission a free gift 16 Not arbitrary or despotic assuring liberty defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class instituted by a free people said of a government institutions etc 17 O Eng Law Defn Certain or honorable the opposite of base as free service free socage Burrill 18 Law Defn Privileged or individual the opposite of common as a free fishery a free warren Burrill 19 Not united or combined with anything else separated dissevered unattached at liberty to escape as free carbonic acid gas free cells Free agency the capacity or power of choosing or acting freely or without necessity or constraint upon the will Free bench Eng Law a widows right in the copyhold lands of her husband corresponding to dower in freeholds Free board Naut a vessels side between water line and gunwale Free bond Chem an unsaturated or unemployed unit or bond of affinity or valence of an atom or radical Freeborough men OEng Law See Friborg Free chapel Eccles a chapel not subject to the jurisdiction of the ordinary having been founded by the king or by a subject specially authorized Eng Bouvier Free charge Elec a charge of electricity in the free or statical condition free electricity Free church a A church whose sittings are for all and without charge b An ecclesiastical body that left the Church of Scotland in 1843 to be free from control by the government in spiritual matters Free city or Free town a city or town independent in its government and franchises as formerly those of the Hanseatic league Free cost freedom from charges or expenses South Free and easy unconventional unrestrained regardless of formalities Colloq Sal and her free and easy ways W Black Free goods goods admitted into a country free of duty Free labor the labor of freemen as distinguished from that of slaves Free port Com a A port where goods may be received and shipped free of custom duty b A port where goods of all kinds are received from ships of all nations at equal rates of duty Free public house in England a tavern not belonging to a brewer so that the landlord is free to brew his own beer or purchase where he chooses Simmonds Free school a A school to which pupils are admitted without discrimination and on an equal footing b A school supported by general taxation by endowmants etc where pupils pay nothing for tuition a public school Free services OEng Law such feudal services as were not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to perform as to serve under his lord in war to pay a sum of money etc Burrill Free ships ships of neutral nations which in time of war are free from capture even though carrying enemys goods Free socage OEng Law a feudal tenure held by certain services which though honorable were not military Abbott Free States those of the United States before the Civil War in which slavery had ceased to exist or had never existed Free stuff Carp timber free from knots clear stuff Free thought that which is thought independently of the authority of others Free trade commerce unrestricted by duties or tariff regulations Free trader one who believes in free trade To make free with to take liberties with to help ones self to Colloq To sail free Naut to sail with the yards not braced in as sharp as when sailing closehauled or close to the wind FREE Free adv 1 Freely willingly Obs I as free forgive you As I would be forgiven Shak 2 Without charge as children admitted free FREE Free v t imp p p Freed p pr vb n Freeing Etym OE freen freoien AS freógan See Free a 1 To make free to set at liberty to rid of that which confines limits embarrasses oppresses etc to release to disengage to clear followed by from and sometimes by off as to free a captive or a slave to be freed of these inconveniences Clarendon Our land is from the rage of tigers freed Dryden Arise free thy people from their yoke Milton 2 To remove as something that confines or bars to relieve from the constraint of This master key Frees every lock and leads us to his person Dryden 3 To frank Obs Johnson FREEBOOTER Freebooter n Etym D vrijbuiter fr vrijbuiten to plunder vrij free buit booty akin to E booty See Free and Booty and cf Filibuster Defn One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare a member of a predatory band a pillager a buccaneer a sea robber Bacon FREEBOOTERY Freebootery n Defn The act practice or gains of a freebooter freebooting Booth FREEBOOTING Freebooting n Defn Robbery plunder a pillaging FREEBOOTING Freebooting a Defn Acting the freebooter practicing freebootery robbing Your freebooting acquaintance Sir W Scott FREEBOOTY Freebooty n Defn Freebootery Obs FREEBORN Freeborn a Defn Born free not born in vasssalage inheriting freedom FREE COINAGE Free coinage Defn In the fullest sense the conversion of bullion of any specified metal into legaltender coins for any person who chooses to bring it to the mint in a modified sense such coinage when done at a fixed charge proportionate to the cost of the operation FREEDENIZEN Freedenizen v t Defn To make free R FREEDMAN Freedman n pl Freedmen Defn A man who has been a slave and has been set free FREEDOM Freedom n Etym AS freód freófree dom See Free and dom 1 The state of being free exemption from the power and control of another liberty independence Made captive yet deserving freedom more Milton 2 Privileges franchises immunities Your charter and your catys freedom Shak 3 Exemption from necessity in choise and action as the freedom of the will 4 Ease facility as he speaks or acts with freedom 5 Frankness openness unreservedness I emboldened spake and freedom used Milton 6 Improper familiarity violation of the rules of decorum license 7 Generosity liberality Obs Chaucer Freedom fine a sum paid on entry to incorporations of trades Freedom of the city the possession of the rights and privileges of a freeman of the city formerly often and now occasionally conferred on one not a resident as a mark of honorary distinction for public services Syn See Liberty FREEDSTOOL Freedstool n Obs Defn See Fridstol FREEHAND Freehand a Defn Done by the hand without support or the guidance of instruments as freehand drawing See under Drawing FREEHANDED Freehanded a Defn Openhanded liberal FREEHEARTED Freehearted a Defn Open frank unreserved liberal generous as freehearted mirth Freeheartedly adv Freeheartedness n FREEHOLD Freehold n LAw Defn An estate in real property of inheritance in fee simple or fee tail or for life or the tenure by which such estate is held Kent Burrill To abate into a freehold See under Abate FREEHOLDER Freeholder n Law Defn The possessor of a freehold FREELIVER Freeliver n Defn One who gratifies his appetites without stint one given to indulgence in eating and drinking FREELIVING Freeliving n Defn Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites FREELOVE Freelove n Defn The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex at pleasure without marriage FREELOVER Freelover n Defn One who believes in or practices freelove FREELTE Freelte n Defn Frailty Obs Chaucer FREELY Freely adv Etym AS freólice Defn In a free manner without restraint or compulsion abundantly gratuitously Of every tree of the garden thou mayst freely eat Gen ii 16 Freely ye have received freely give Matt x 8 Freely they stood who stood and fell who fell Milton Freely we serve Because we freely love Milton Syn Independently voluntarily spontaneously unconditionally unobstructedly willingly readily liberally generously bounteously munificently bountifully abundantly largely copiously plentifully plenteously FREEMAN Freeman n pl Freemen Etym AS freóman freófree mann man 1 One who enjoys liberty or who is not subject to the will of another one not a slave or vassal 2 A member of a corporation company or city possessing certain privileges a member of a borough town or State who has the right to vote at elections See Liveryman Burrill Both having been made freemen on the same day Addison FREEMARTIN Freemartin n Zoöl Defn An imperfect female calf twinborn with a male FREEMASON Freemason n Defn One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone but now consisting of persons who are united for social enjoyment and mutual assistance FREEMASONIC Freemasonic a Defn Pertaining to or resembling the institutions or the practices of freemasons as a freemasonic signal FREEMASONRY Freemasonry n Defn The institutions or the practices of freemasons FREEMILLING Freemilling a Defn Yielding free gold or silver said of certain ores which can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation without roasting or other chemical treatment Raymond FREEMINDED Freeminded a Defn Not perplexed having a mind free from care Bacon FREENESS Freeness n Defn The state or quality of being free freedom liberty openness liberality gratuitousness FREER Freer n Defn One who frees or sets free FREE SILVER Free silver Defn The free coinage of silver often specif the free coinage of silver at a fixed ratio with gold as at the ratio of 16 to 1 which ratio for some time represented nearly or exactly the ratio of the market values of gold and silver respectively FREESOIL Freesoil a Defn Pertaining to or advocating the nonextension of slavery esp applied to a party which was active during the period 18461856 US Freesoiler n US Freesoilism n US FREESPOKEN Freespoken a Defn Accustomed to speak without reserve Bacon Freespokenness n FREESTONE Freestone n Defn A stone composed of sand or grit so called because it is easily cut or wrought FREESTONE Freestone a Defn Having the flesh readily separating from the stone as in certain kinds of peaches FREESWIMMING Freeswimming a Zoöl Defn Swimming in the open sea said of certain marine animals FREETHINKER Freethinker n Defn One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others esp in the sphere or religion one who forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the church an unbeliever a term assumed by deists and skeptics in the eighteenth century Atheist is an oldfashioned word Im a freethinker child Addison Syn Infidel skeptic unbeliever See Infidel FREETHINKING Freethinking n Defn Undue boldness of speculation unbelief Berkeley a Defn Exhibiting undue boldness of speculation skeptical FREETONGUED Freetongued a Defn Speaking without reserve Bp Hall FREEWHEEL Freewheel n Mach Defn A clutch fitted in the rear hub of a cycle which engages the rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated forwards but permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped or rotated backwards Freewheelcycles are usually fitted with hub brakes or rim brakes operated by back pedaling FREEWHEEL Freewheel v i 1 a Of a freewheel cycle to run on while the pedals are held still b Of a person to ride a cycle of this manner To ride a freewheel cycle 2 Mach To operate like a freewheel so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it said of a clutch FREE WILL Free will 1 A will free from improper coercion or restraint To come thus was I not constrained but did On my free will Shak 2 The power asserted of moral beings of willing or choosing without the restraints of physical or absolute necessity FREEWILL Freewill a Defn Of or pertaining to free will voluntary spontaneous as a freewill offering Frewill Baptists See under Baptist FREEZABLE Freezable a Defn Capable of being frozen FREEZE Freeze n Arch Defn A frieze Obs FREEZE Freeze v i imp Froze p p Frozen p pr vb n Freezing Etym OE fresen freosen AS freósan akin to D vriezen OHG iosan G frieren Icel frjsa Sw frysa Dan fryse Goth frius cold frost and prob to L prurire to itch E prurient cf L prna a burning coal pruina hoarfrost Skr prushva ice prush to spirt Frost 1 To become congealed by cold to be changed from a liquid to a solid state by the abstraction of heat to be hardened into ice or a like solid body Note Water freezes at 32º above zero by Fahrenheits thermometer mercury freezes at 40º below zero 2 To become chilled with cold or as with cold to suffer loss of animation or life by lack of heat as the blood freezes in the veins To freeze up Fig to become formal and cold in demeanor Colloq FREEZE Freeze v t 1 To congeal to harden into ice to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold or abstraction of heat 2 To cause loss of animation or life in from lack of heat to give the sensation of cold to to chill A faint cold fear runs through my veins That almost freezes up the heat of life Shak FREEZE Freeze n Defn The act of congealing or the state of being congealed Colloq FREEZER Freezer n Defn One who or that which cools or freezes as a refrigerator or the tub and can used in the process of freezing ice cream FREEZING Freezing a Defn Tending to freeze for freezing hence cold or distant in manner Frrezingly adv Freezing machine See Ice machine under Ice Freezing mixture a mixture of salt and snow or of chemical salts for producing intense cold Freezing point that degree of a thermometer at which a fluid begins to freeze applied particularly to water whose freezing point is at 32º Fahr and at 0º Centigrade FREIESLEBENITE Freieslebenite n Etym Named after the German chemist Freiesleben Defn A sulphide of antimony lead and silver occuring in monoclinic crystals FREIGHT Freight n Etym F fret OHG fr merit reward See Fraught n 1 That with which anything in fraught or laden for transportation lading cargo especially of a ship or a car on a railroad etc as a freight of cotton a full freight 2 Law a The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a ship for the use of what is thus hired b The price paid a common carrier for the carriage of goods Wharton 3 Freight transportation or freight line FREIGHT Freight a Defn Employed in the transportation of freight having to do with freight as a freight car Freight agent a person employed by a transportation company to receive forward or deliver goods Freight car See under Car Freight train a railroad train made up of freight cars called in England goods train FREIGHT Freight v t imp p p Freighted p pr vb n Freighting Etym Cf F freter Defn To load with goods as a ship or vehicle of any kind for transporting them from one place to another to furnish with freight as to freight a ship to freight a car FREIGHTAGE Freightage n 1 Charge for transportation expense of carriage 2 The transportation of freight 3 Freight cargo lading Milton FREIGHTER Freighter n 1 One who loads a ship or one who charters and loads a ship 2 One employed in receiving and forwarding freight 3 One for whom freight is transported 4 A vessel used mainly to carry freight FREIGHTLESS Freightless a Defn Destitute of freight FREIHERR Freiherr n pl Freiherrn G lit free lord Defn In Germany and Austria a baron FRELTE Frelte n Defn Frailty Obs Chaucer FREMD FREMED Fremd Fremed a Etym OE from AS fremede fremde akin to G fremd Defn Strange foreign Old Eng Scot Chaucer FREMESCENT Fremescent a L fremere to roar murmur escent Defn Becoming murmurous roaring Fremescent clangor Carlyle Fremescence n FREMITUS Fremitus n sing pl L a murmuring roaring Med Defn Palpable vibration or thrill as the rhonchial fremitus FREN Fren n Etym OE frenne contr fr forrene foreign See Foreign a Defn A stranger Obs Spenser FRENCH French a Etym AS frencisc LL franciscus from L Francus a Frank cf OF franceis franchois fran F franFrank a and cf Frankish Defn Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants French bean Bot the common kidney bean Phaseolus vulgaris French berry Bot the berry of a species of buckthorn Rhamnus catharticus which affords a saffron green or purple pigment French casement Arch See French window under Window French chalk Min a variety of granular talc used for drawing lines on cloth etc See under Chalk French cowslip Bot The Primula Auricula See Bearsear French fake Naut a mode of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends so that it may run freely French honeysuckle Bot a plant of the genus Hedysarum H coronarium called also garland honeysuckle French horn a metallic wind instrument consisting of a long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the sound issues called in France cor de chasse French leave an informal hasty or secret departure esp the leaving a place without paying ones debts French pie Etym French here used in sense of foreign pie a magpie in allusion to its black and white color Zoöl the European great spotted woodpecker Dryobstes major called also wood pie French polish a A preparation for the surface of woodwork consisting of gums dissolved in alcohol either shellac alone or shellac with other gums added b The glossy surface produced by the application of the above French purple a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used for coloring woolen and silken fabrics without the aid of mordants Ure French red rouge French rice amelcorn French roof Arch a modified form of mansard roof having a nearly flat deck for the upper slope French tub a dyers mixture of protochloride of tin and logwood called also plum tub Ure French window See under Window FRENCH French n 1 The language spoken in France 2 Collectively the people of France FRENCHIFY Frenchify v t imp p p Frenchified p pr vb n Frenchifying Etym French fy Defn To make French to infect or imbue with the manners or tastes of the French to Gallicize Burke FRENCHISM Frenchism n Defn A French mode or characteristic an idiom peculiar to the French language Earle FRENCHMAN Frenchman n pl Frenchmen Defn A native or one of the people of France FRENETIC Frenetic a Etym See Frantic a Defn Distracted mad frantic phrenetic Milton FRENETICAL Frenetical a Defn Frenetic frantic frenzied Frenetically adv FRENUM Frenum n pl E Frenums L Frena Etym L a bridle 1 Zoöl Defn A cheek stripe of color 2 Anat Defn Same as Frænum FRENZICAL Frenzical a Defn Frantic Obs Orrery FRENZIED Frenzied p p a Defn Affected with frenzy frantic maddened Frenziedly adv The people frenzied by centuries of oppression Buckle Up starting with a frenzied look Sir W Scott FRENZY Frenzy n pl Frenzies Etym OE frenesie fransey F frénésie L phrenesis fr Gr Frantic Phrenitis Defn Any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties madness rage All else is towering frenzy and distraction Addison The poets eye in a fine frenzy rolling Shak Syn Insanity lunacy madness derangment alienation aberration delirium See Insanity FRENZY Frenzy a Defn Mad frantic R They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head Bunyan FRENZY Frenzy v t Defn To affect with frenzy to drive to madness R Frenzying anguish Southey FREQUENCE Frequence n Etym See Frequency 1 A crowd a throng a concourse Archaic Tennyson 2 Frequency abundance R Bp Hall FREQUENCY Frequency n pl Frequencies Etym L frequentia numerous attendance multitude cf F fréquence See Frequent 1 The condition of returning frequently occurrence often repeated common occurence as the frequency of crimes the frequency of miracles The reasons that moved her to remove were because Rome was a place of riot and luxury her soul being almost stifled with the frequencies of ladies visits Fuller 2 A crowd a throng Obs B Jonson FREQUENT Frequent a Etym L frequens entis crowded frequent akin to farcire to stuff cf F fréquent Cf Farce n 1 Often to be met with happening at short intervals often repeated or occurring as frequent visits Frequent feudal towers Byron 2 Addicted to any course of conduct inclined to indulge in any practice habitual persistent He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government Swift 3 Full crowded thronged Obs T is Cæsars will to have a frequent senate B Jonson 4 Often or commonly reported Obs T is frequent in the city he hath subdued The Catti and the Daci Massinger FREQUENT Frequent v t imp p p Frequented p pr vb n Frequenting Etym L frequentare cf F fréquenter See Frequent a 1 To visit often to resort to often or habitually He frequented the court of Augustus Dryden 2 To make full to fill Obs With their sighs the air Frequenting sent from hearts contrite Milton FREQUENTABLE Frequentable a Defn Accessible R Sidney FREQUENTAGE Frequentage n Defn The practice or habit of frequenting R Southey FREQUENTATION Frequentation n Etym L frequentatio a crowding together frequency cf F fréquentation Defn The act or habit of frequenting or visiting often resort Chesterfield FREQUENTATIVE Frequentative a Etym L frequentativus cf F fréquentatif Gram Defn Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action as a frequentative verb n Defn A frequentative verb FREQUENTER Frequenter n Defn One who frequents one who often visits or resorts to customarily FREQUENTLY Frequently adv Defn At frequent or short intervals many times often repeatedly commonly FREQUENTNESS Frequentness n Defn The quality of being frequent FRERE Frère n Etym F See Friar Defn A friar Chaucer FRESCADE Frescade n Etym See Fresco Fresh a Defn A cool walk shady place R Maunder FRESCO Fresco n pl Frescoes or Frescos Etym It fr fresco fresh of German origin See Fresh a 1 A cool refreshing state of the air duskiness coolness shade R Prior 2 Fine Arts a The art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries b In modern parlance incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner c A painting on plaster in either of senses a and b FRESCO Fresco v t imp p p Frescoed p pr vb n Frescoing Defn To paint in fresco as walls FRESH Fresh a Compar Fresher superl Freshest Etym OE fresch AS fersc akin to D versch G frisch OHG frisc Sw frisk Dan frisk fersk Icel fr frisky brisk ferskr fresh cf It fresco OF fres freis fem freske fresche F frais fem fra which are of German origin Cf Fraischeur Fresco Frisk 1 Possessed of original life and vigor new and strong unimpaired sound 2 New original additional Fear of fresh mistakes Sir W Scott A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs Landor 3 Lately produced gathered or prepared for market not stale not dried or preserved not wilted faded or tainted in good condition as fresh vegetables flowers eggs meat fruit etc recently made or obtained occurring again repeated as a fresh supply of goods fresh tea raisins etc lately come or made public as fresh news recently taken from a well or spring as fresh water 4 Youthful florid as these fresh nymphs Shak 5 In a raw green or untried state uncultivated uncultured unpracticed as a fresh hand on a ship 6 Renewed in vigor alacrity or readiness for action as fresh for a combat hence tending to renew in vigor rather strong cool or brisk as a fresh wind 7 Not salt as fresh water in distinction from that which is from the sea or brackish fresh meat in distinction from that which is pickled or salted Fresh breeze Naut a breeze between a moderate and a strong breeze one blowinq about twenty miles an hour Fresh gale a gale blowing about fortyfive miles an hour Fresh way Naut increased speed Syn Sound unimpaired recent unfaded ruddy florid sweet good inexperienced unpracticed unused lively vigorous strong FRESH Fresh n pl Freshes 1 A stream or spring of fresh water He shall drink naught but brine for Ill not show him Where the quick freshes are Shak 2 A flood a freshet Prov Eng Halliwell 3 The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea Beverly FRESH Fresh v t Defn To refresh to freshen Obs Rom of R FRESHEN Freshen v t imp p p Freshened p pr vb n Freshening 1 To make fresh to separate as water from saline ingredients to make less salt as to freshen water fish or flesh 2 To refresh to revive Obs Spenser 3 Naut Defn To relieve as a rope by change of place where friction wears it or to renew as the material used to prevent chafing as to freshen a hawse Totten To freshen ballast Naut to shift Or restore it To freshen the hawse to pay out a little more cable so as to bring the chafe on another part To freshen the way to increase the speed of a vessel Ham Nav Encyc FRESHEN Freshen v i 1 To grow fresh to lose saltness 2 To grow brisk or strong as the wind freshens FRESHET Freshet n Etym OE fresche flood et See Fresh a 1 A stream of fresh water Obs Milton 2 A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow a sudden inundation Cracked the sky as ice in rivers When the freshet is at highest Longfellow FRESHLY Freshly adv Defn In a fresh manner vigorously newly recently brightly briskly coolly as freshly gathered freshly painted the wind blows freshly Looks he as freshly as he did Shak FRESHMAN Freshman n pl Freshmen Defn novice one in the rudiments of knowledge especially a student during his fist year in a college or university He drank his glass and cracked his joke And freshmen wondered as he spoke Goldsmith Freshman class the lowest of the four classes in an American college U S FRESHMANSHIP Freshmanship n Defn The state of being a freshman FRESHMENT Freshment n Defn Refreshment Obs FRESHNESS Freshness n Defn The state of being fresh The Scots had the advantage both for number and freshness of men Hayward And breathe the freshness of the open air Dryden Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace Granville FRESHNEW Freshnew a Defn Unpracticed Obs Shak FRESHWATER Freshwater a 1 Of pertaining to or living in water not salt as freshwater geological deposits a freshwater fish freshwater mussels 2 Accustomed to sail on fresh water only unskilled as a seaman as a freshwater sailor 3 Unskilled raw Colloq Freshwater soldiers Knolles FRESNEL LAMP FRESNEL LANTERN Fresnel lamp Fresnel lantern Etym From Fresnel the inventor a French physicist Defn A lantern having a lamp surrounded by a hollow cylindrical Fresnel lens FRESNEL LENS Fresnel lens Etym See Fresnel lamp Optics Defn See under Lens FRET Fret n Obs Defn See 1st Frith FRET Fret v t imp p p Fretted p pr vb n Fretting Etym OE freten to eat consume AS fretan for foretan pref for etan to eat akin to D vreten OHG frezzan G fressen Sw fräta Goth fraitan See For and Eat v t 1 To devour Obs The sow frete the child right in the cradle Chaucer 2 To rub to wear away by friction to chafe to gall hence to eat away to gnaw as to fret cloth to fret a piece of gold or other metal a worm frets the plants of a ship With many a curve my banks I fret Tennyson 3 To impair to wear away to diminish By starts His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear Shak 4 To make rough agitate or disturb to cause to ripple as to fret the surface of water 5 To tease to irritate to vex Fret not thyself because of evil doers Ps xxxvii 1 FRET Fret v i 1 To be worn away to chafe to fray as a wristband frets on the edges 2 To eat in to make way by corrosion Many wheals arose and fretted one into another with great excoriation Wiseman 3 To be agitated to be in violent commotion to rankle as rancor frets in the malignant breast 4 To be vexed to be chafed or irritated to be angry to utter peevish expressions He frets he fumes he stares he stamps the ground Dryden FRET Fret n 1 The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause a rippling on the surface of water Addison 2 Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience disturbance of temper irritation as he keeps his mind in a continual fret Yet then did Dennis rave in furious fret Pope 3 Herpes tetter Dunglison 4 pl Mining Defn The worn sides of river banks where ores or stones containing them accumulate by being washed down from the hills and thus indicate to the miners the locality of the veins FRET Fret v t Etym OE fretten to adorn AS frætwan frætwian akin to OS fratah cf Goth usfratwjan to make wise also AS frætwe ornaments OS fratahi adornment Defn To ornament with raised work to variegate to diversify Whose skirt with gold was fretted all about Spenser Yon gray lines That fret the clouds are messengers of day Shak FRET Fret n 1 Ornamental work in relief as carving or embossing See Fretwork 2 Arch Defn An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles as in classical designs or at obilique angles as often in Oriental art His ladys cabinet is a adorned on the fret ceiling and chimney piece with carving Evelyn 3 The reticulated headdress or net made of gold or silver wire in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair A fret of gold she had next her hair Chaucer Fret saw a saw with a long narrow blade used in cutting frets scrolls etc a scroll saw a keyhole saw a compass saw FRET Fret n Etym F frette a saltire also a hoop ferrule prob a dim of L ferrum iron For sense 2 cf also E fret to rub 1 Her Defn A saltire interlaced with a mascle 2 Mus Defn A short piece of wire or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument to indicate where the finger is to be placed FRET Fret v t Defn To furnish with frets as an instrument of music FRETFUL Fretful a Etym See 2d Fret Defn Disposed to fret illhumored peevish angry in a state of vexation as a fretful temper Fretfully adv Fretfulness n Syn Peevish illhumored illnatured irritable waspish captious petulant splenetic spleeny passionate angry Fretful Peevish Cross These words all indicate an unamiable working and expression of temper Peevish marks more especially the inward spirit a peevish man is always ready to find fault Fretful points rather to the outward act and marks a complaining impatience sickly children are apt to be fretful Crossness is peevishness mingled with vexation or anger FRETT Frett n Etym See 2d Fret Mining Defn The worn side of the bank of a river See 4th Fret n 4 FRETT Frett n Etym See Frit Defn A vitreous compound used by potters in glazing consisting of lime silica borax lead and soda FRETTED Fretted p p a Etym From 2d Fret 1 Rubbed or worn away chafed 2 Agitated vexed worried FRETTED Fretted p p a Etym See 5th Fret 1 Ornamented with fretwork furnished with frets variegated made rough on the surface 2 Her Defn Interlaced one with another said of charges and ordinaries FRETTEN Fretten a Etym The old p p of fret to rub Defn Rubbed marked as pockfretten marked with the smallpox Obs Wright FRETTER Fretter n Defn One who or that which frets FRETTY Fretty a Etym See 5th Fret Defn Adorned with fretwork FRETUM Fretum n pl Freta Etym L Defn A strait or arm of the sea FRETWORK Fretwork n Etym 6th fret work Defn Work adorned with frets ornamental openwork or work in relief esp when elaborate and minute in its parts Heuce any minute play of light andshade dark and light or the like Banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and sunshine Macaulay FREYA Freya n Etym Icel Freyja Scand Myth Defn The daughter of Njörd aud goddess of love and beauty the Scandinavian Venus in Teutonic myths confounded with Frigga but in Scandinavian distinct Written also Frea Fraying and Ereyja FRIABIIITY Friabiiity n Etym Cf F friabilité Defn The quality of being friable friableness Locke FRIABLE Friable a Defn friabilis fr friare to rub break or crumble into small pieces cf fricare to rub E fray cf F friable Easily crumbled pulverized or reduced to powder Friable ground Evelyn Soft and friable texture Paley Friableness n FRIAR Friar n Etym OR frere F frère brother friar fr L frater brother See Brother 1 R C Ch Defn A brother or member of any religious order but especially of one of the four mendicant orders viz a Minors Gray Friars or Franciscans b Augustines c Dominicans or Black Friars d White Friars or Carmelites See these names in the Vocabulary 2 Print Defn A white or pale patch on a printed page 3 Zoöl Defn An American fish the silversides Friar bird Zoöl an Australian bird Tropidorhynchus corniculatus having the head destitute of feathers called also coldong leatherhead pimlico poor soldier and fouroclock The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus Friars balsam Med a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers being an alcoholic solution of benzoin styrax tolu balsam and aloes compound tincture of benzoin Brande C Friars cap Bot the monkshood Friars cowl Bot an arumlike plant Arisarum vulgare with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl Friars lantern the ignis fatuus or Willothewisp Milton Friar skate Zoöl the European white or sharpnosed skate Raia alba called also Burton skate border ray scad and doctor FRIARLY Friarly a Defn Like a friar inexperienced Bacon FRIARY Friary a Etym From Friar n Defn Like a friar pertaining to friars or to a convent Obs Camden FRIARY Friary n Etym OF frerie frairie fr frère See Friar 1 A monastery a convent of friars Drugdale 2 The institution or praactices of friars Fuller FRIATION Friation n Etym See Friable Defn The act of breaking up or pulverizing FRIBBLE Fribble a Etym Cf F frivole L frivolus or E frippery Defn Frivolous trifling sily FRIBBLE Fribble n Defn A frivolous contemptible fellow a fop A pert fribble of a peer Thackeray FRIBBLE Fribble v i 1 To act in a trifling or foolish manner to act frivolously The fools that are fribbling round about you Thackeray 2 To totter Obs FRIBBLER Fribbler n Defn A trifler a fribble FRIBBLING Fribbling a Defn Frivolous trining toolishly captious FRIBORG FRIBORGH Friborg Friborgh n Etym AS fri lit peace PLAGE fri peace borh borg pledge akin to E borrow The first part of the word was confused with free the last part with borough Old Eng Law Defn The pledge and tithing afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge See Frankpledge Written also friburgh and fribourg Burril FRICACE Fricace n Etym See Fricassee 1 Meat sliced and dressed with strong sauce Obs King 2 An unguent also the act of rubbing with the unguent FRICANDEAU FRICANDO Fricandeau Fricando n Etym F fricandeau cf Sp fricandó Defn A ragout or fricassee of veal a fancy dish of veal or of boned turkey served as an entrée called also fricandel A J Cooley FRICASSEE Fricassee n Etym F fricassée fr fricasser to fry fricassee cf LL fricare perh for frictare fricare frictum to rub Cf Fry Friction Defn A dish made of fowls veal or other meat of small animals cut into pieces and stewed in a gravy FRICASSEE Fricassee v t imp p p Fricassed p pr vb n Fricasseeing Defn To dress like a fricassee FRICATION Frication n Etym L fricatio fr fricare fricatum to rub Defn Friction Obs Bacon FRICATIVE Fricative a Etym See Frication Phon Defn Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath intonated or unintonated through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs uttered through a close approach but not with a complete closure of the organs of articulation and hence capable of being continued or prolonged said of certain consonantal sounds as f v s z etc n Defn A fricative consonant letter or sound See Guide to Pronunciation §§ 197206 etc FRICATRICE Fricatrice n Etym Cf L frictrix fr fricare to rub Defn A lewd woman a harlot Obs B Jonson FRICKLE Frickle n Defn A bushel basket Obs FRICTION Friction n Etym L frictio fr fricare frictumto rub cf F friction See Fray to rub arid cf Dentifrice 1 The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another attrition in hygiene the act of rubbing the body with the hand with flannel or with a brush etc to excite the skin to healthy action 2 Mech Defn The resistance which a body meets with from the surface on which it moves It may be resistance to sliding motion or to rolling motion 3 A clashing between two persons or parties in opinions or work a disagreement tending to prevent or retard progress Angle of friction Mech the angle which a plane onwhich a body is lying makes with a horizontal planewhen the hody is just ready to slide dewn the plane Note This angle varies for different bodies and for planes of different materials Antifriction wheels Mach wheels turning freely on small pivots and sustaining at the angle formed by their circumferences the pivot or journal of a revolving shaft to relieve it of friction called also friction wheels Friction balls or Friction rollers balls or rollers placed so as to receive the pressure or weight of bodies in motion and relieve friction as in the hub of a bicycle wheel Friction brake Mach a form of dynamometer for measuring the power a motor exerts A clamp around the revolving shaft or fly wheel of the motor resists the motion by its friction the work thus absorbed being ascertained by observing the force required to keep the clamp from revolving with the shaft a Prony brake Friction chocks brakes attached to the common standing garrison carriages of guns so as to raise the trucks or wheels off the platform when the gun begins to recoil and prevent its running back Earrow Friction clutch Friction coupling an engaging and disengaging gear for revolving shafts pulleys etc acting by friction esp a A device in which a piece on one shaft or pulley is so forcibly pressed against a piece on another shaft that the two will revolve together as in the illustration the cone a on one shaft when thrust forcibly into the corresponding hollow cone b on the other shaft compels the shafts to rotate together by the hold the friction of the conical surfaces gives b A toothed clutch one member of which instead of being made fast on its shaft is held by friction and can turn by slipping under excessive strain or in starting Friction drop hammer one in which the hammer is raised for striking by the friction of revolving rollers which nip the hammer rod Friction gear See Frictional gearing under Frictional Friction machine an electrical machine generating electricity by friction Friction meter an instrument for measuring friction as in testing lubricants Friction powder Friction composition a composition of chlorate of potassium antimony sulphide etc which readily ignites by friction Friction primer Friction tube a tube used for firing cannon by means of the friction of a roughened wire in the friction powder or composition with which the tube is filled Friction wheel Mach one of the wheels in frictional gearing See under Frictional FRICTIONAL Frictional a Defn Relating to friction moved by friction produced by friction as frictional electricity Frictional gearing wheels which transmit motion by surface friction instead of teeth The faces are sometimes made more or less Vshaped to increase or decrease friction as required FRICTIONLESS Frictionless a Defn Having no friction FRIDAY Friday n Etym AS frigedæg fr Frigu the gooddes of marriage friqu love dæg day cf Icel Frigg name of a goddess the wife of Odin or Wodan OHG Friatag Isel Frjadagr AS frigu is prob from the root of E friend free See Free and Day Defn The sixth day of the week following Thursday and preceding Saturday FRIDGE Fridge v t Etym AS frician to dance from free bold Cf Freak n Defn To rub to fray Obs Sterne FRIDSTOL FRITHSTOOL Fridstol Frithstool n Etym AS fril See Fred and Stool Defn A seat in churches near the altar to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary Written variously fridstool freedstool etc Obs FRIED Fried Defn imp p p of Fry FRIEND Friend n Etym OR frend freond AS freónd prop p pr of freón freógan to love akin to D vriend friend OS friund friend friohan to love OHG friunt friend G freund Icel frændi kinsman Sw frände Goth frij friend frij to love sq root83 See Free and cf Fiend 1 One who entertains for another suo Want gives to know the flatterer from the friend Dryden A friend that sticketh closer than a brother Prov xviii 24 2 One not inimical or hostile one not a foe or enemy also one of the same nation party kin etc whose friendly feelings may be assumed The word is some times used as a term of friendly address Friend how camest thou in hither Matt xxii 12 3 One who looks propitiously on a cause an institution a project and the like a favorer a promoter as a friend to commerce to poetry to an institution 4 One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry by simplicity of dress and speech and esp by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men They are popularly called Quakers America was first visited by Friends in 1656 T Chase 5 A paramour of either sex Obs Shak A friend at court or in court one disposed to act as a friend in a place of special opportunity or influence To be friends with to have friendly relations with Hes friends with Cæsar Shak To make friends with to become reconciled to or on friendly terms with Having now made friends with the Athenians Jowett Thucyd FRIEND Friend v t imp p p Friended p pr vb n Friending Defn To act as the friend of to favor to countenance to befriend Obs Fortune friends the bold Spenser FRIENDED Friended a 1 Having friends Obs 2 Iuclined to love welldisposed Obs Shak FRIENDING Friending n Defn Friendliness Obs Shak FRIENDLESS Friendless a Etym AS freóndleás Defn Destitute of friends forsaken Friendlessness n FRIENDLILY Friendlily adv Defn In a friendly manner Pope FRIENDLINESS Friendliness n Defn The condition or quality of being friendly Sir P Sidney FRIENDLY Friendly a Etym AS freéndlice 1 Having the temper and disposition of a friend disposed to promote the good of another kind favorable 2 Appropriate to or implying friendship befitting friends amicable In friendly relations with his moderate opponents Macaulay 3 Not hostile as a friendly power or state 4 Promoting the good of any person favorable propitious serviceable as a friendly breeze or gale On the first friendly bank he throws him down Addison Syn Amicable kind conciliatory propitious favorable See Amicable FRIENDLY Friendly adv Defn In the manner of friends amicably like friends Obs Shak In whom all graces that can perfect beauty Are friendly met Beau Fl FRIENDSHIP Friendship n Etym AS freóndscipe See Friend and ship 1 The state of being friends friendly relation or attachment to a person or between persons affection arising from mutual esteem and good will friendliness amity good will There is little friendship in the world Bacon There can be no friendship without confidence and no confidence without integrity Rambler Preferred by friendship and not chosen by sufficiency Spenser 2 Kindly aid help assistance Obs Some friendship will it a hovel lend you gainst the tempest Shak 3 Aptness to unite conformity affinity harmony correspondence Obs Those colors have a friendship with each other Dryden FRIER Frier n Defn One who fries FRIESE Friese n Defn Same as Friesic n FRIESIC Friesic a Defn Of or pertaining to Friesland a province in the northern part of the Netherlands FRIESIC Friesic n Defn The language of the Frisians a Teutonic people formerly occupying a large part of the coast of Holland and Northwestern Germany The modern dialects of Friesic are spoken chiefly in the province of Friesland and on some of the islands near the coast of Germany and Denmark FRIESISH Friesish a Defn Friesic R FRIEZE Frieze n Etym Perh the same word as frieze a kind of cloth Cf Friz Arch a That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice It is a flat member or face either uniform or broken by triglyphs and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture b Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or by extension in rich pieces of furniture See Illust of Column Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven Milton FRIEZE Frieze n Etym F frise perh originally a woolen cloth or stuff from Friesland F Frise cf LL frisii panni and frissatus pannus a shaggy woolen cloth F friser to friz curl Cf Friz Defn A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted friezed nap on one side Robes of frieze Goldsmith FRIEZE Frieze v t Defn To make a nap on cloth to friz See Friz v t 2 Friezing machine a machine for friezing cloth a friezing machine FRIEZED Friezed a Defn Gathered or having the map gathered into little tufts knots or protuberances Cf Frieze v t and Friz v t 2 FRIEZER Friezer n Defn One who or that which friezes or frizzes FRIGATE Frigate n Etym F frégate It fregata prob contracted fr L fabricata something constructed or built See Fabricate 1 Originally a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars The French about 1650 transferred the name to larger vessels and by 1750 it had been appropriated for a class of war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line Frigates from about 1750 to 1850 had one full battery deck and often a spar deck with a lighter battery They carried sometimes as many as fifty guns After the application of steam to navigation steam frigates of largely increased size and power were built and formed the main part of the navies of the world till about 1870 when the introduction of ironclads superseded them Formerly spelled frigat and friggot 2 Any small vessel on the water Obs Spenser Frigate bird Zoöl a webfooted rapacious bird of the genus Fregata called also manofwar bird and frigate pelican Two species are known that of the Southern United States and West Indies is F aquila They are remarkable for their long wings and powerful flight Their food consists of fish which they obtain by robbing gulls terns and other birds of their prey They are related to the pelicans Frigate mackerel Zoöl an oceanic fish Auxis Rochei of little or no value as food often very abundant off the coast of the United States Frigate pelican Zoöl Same as Frigate bird FRIGATEBUILT Frigatebuilt a Naut Defn Built like a frigate with a raised quarterdeck and forecastle FRIGATOON Frigatoon n Etym It fregatone cf Ffrégaton See Frigate Naut Defn A Venetian vessel with a square stern having only a mainmast jigger mast and bowsprit also a sloop of war shiprigged FRIGEFACTION Frigefaction n Etym L frigere to be cold facere to make Defn The act of making cold Obs FRIGEFACTIVE Frigefactive a Defn Cooling Obs Boyle FRIGERATE Frigerate e t Etym L frigerare fr frigus cold Defn To make cool Obs Blount FRIGG FRIGGA Frigg Frigga n Etym Icel Frigg See Friday Scand Myth Defn The wife of Odin and mother of the gods the supreme goddess the Juno of the Valhalla Cf Freya FRIGHT Fright n Etym OE frigt freyht AS fyrhto fyrhtu akin to OS forhta OHG forhta forahta G furcht Dan frygt Sw fruktan Goth faúrhtei fear faúrhts timid 1 A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger sudden and violent fear usually of short duration a sudden alarm 2 Anything strange ugly or shocking producing a feeling of alarm or aversion Colloq Syn Alarm terror consternation See Alarm FRIGHT Fright v t imp Frighted p pr vb n Frighting Etym OE frigten to fear frighten AS fyrhtan to frighten forhtian to fear akin to OS forhtian OHG furihten forahtan G fürchten Sw frukta Dan frygte Goth faurhtjan See Fright n and cf Frighten Defn To alarm suddenly to shock by causing sudden fear to terrify to scare Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit Dryden Syn To affright dismay daunt intimidate FRIGHTEN Frighten v t imp Frightened p pr vb n Frightening Etym See Fright v t Defn To disturb with fear to throw into a state of alarm or fright to affright to terrify More frightened than hurt Old Proverb FRIGHTFUL Frightful a 1 Full of fright affrighted frightened Obs See how the frightful herds run from the wood W Browne 2 Full of that which causes fright exciting alarm impressing terror shocking as a frightful chasm or tempest a frightful appearance Syn Terrible dreadful alarming fearful terrific awful horrid horrible shocking Frightful Dreadful Awful These words all express fear In frightful it is a sudden emotion in dreadful it is deeper and more prolonged in awful the fear is mingled with the emotion of awe which subdues us before the presence of some invisible power An accident may be frightful the approach of death is dreadful to most men the convulsions of the earthquake are awful FRIGHTFULLY Frightfully adv Defn In a frightful manner to a frightful dagree FRIGHTFULNESS Frightfulness n Defn The quality of being frightful FRIGHTLESS Frightless a Defn Free from fright fearless Obs FRIGHTMENT Frightment n Defn Fear terror Obs FRIGID Frigid a Etym L frigidus fr frigere to be cold prob akin to Gr Frill 1 Cold wanting heat or warmth of low temperature as a frigid climate 2 Wanting warmth fervor ardor fire vivacity etc unfeeling forbidding in manner dull and unanimated stiff and formal as a frigid constitution a frigid style a frigid look or manner frigid obedience or service 3 Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power impotent Johnson Frigid zone that part of the earth which lies between either polar circle and its pole It extends 23Arctic FRIGIDARIUM Frigidarium n pl Frigidaria Etym L neut of frigidarium cooling Defn The cooling room of the Roman thermæ furnished with a cold bath FRIGIDITY Frigidity n Etym L frigiditas cf F frigidité 1 The condition or quality of being frigid coldness want of warmth Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air Sir T Browne 2 Want of ardor animation vivacity etc coldness of affection or of manner dullness stiffness and formality as frigidity of a reception of a bow etc 3 Want of heat or vigor as the frigidity of old age FRIGIDLY Frigidly adv Defn In a frigid manner coldly dully without affection FRIGIDNESS Frigidness n Defn The state of being frigid want of heat vigor or affection coldness dullness FRIGORIFIC FRIGORIFICAL Frigorific Frigorifical a Etym L frigorificus frigus frigoris cold facere to make cf F frigorifique Defn Causing cold producing or generating cold Quincy FRIJOL FRIJOLE FREJOL Frijol Frijole n pl Frijoles Also Frejol Sp fríjol fréjol 1 In Mexico the southwestern United States and the West Indies any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus esp the black seed of a variety of P vulgaris 2 The beanlike seed of any of several related plants as the cowpea Frijoles are an important article of diet among Spanish American peoples being used as an ingredient of many dishes FRILL Frill v i imp p p Frilled p pr vb n Frilling Etym OF friller fr L frigidulus somewhat cold dim of frigidus cold akin to F frileux chilly 1 To shake or shiver as with cold as the hawk frills Johnson 2 Photog Defn To wrinkle said of the gelatin film FRILL Frill v t Defn To provide or decorate with a frill or frills to turn back in crimped plaits as to frill a cap FRILL Frill n Etym See Frill v i Zoöl a A ruffing of a birds feathers from cold b A ruffle consisting of a fold of membrane of hairs or of feathers around the neck of an animal See Frilled lizard below c A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals d A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells 2 A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at the other usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow flounce FRILLED Frilled a Defn Furnished with a frill or frills Frilled lizard Zoöl a large Australian lizard Chlamydosaurus Kingii about three feet long which has a large erectile frill on each side of the neck FRIM Frim a Etym Cf AS freme good bold and E frame Defn Flourishing thriving fresh in good case vigorous Obs Frim pastures Drayton FRIMAIRE Frimaire n Etym F fr frimas hoarfrost Defn The third month of the French republican calendar It commenced November 21 and ended December 20 See Vendémiaire FRINGE Fringe n Etym OF fringe F frange prob fr L fimbria fiber thread fringe cf fibra fiber E fiber fimbriate 1 An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff originally consisting of the ends of the warp projecting beyond the woven fabric but more commonly made separate and sewed on consisting sometimes of projecting ends twisted or plaited together and sometimes of loose threads of wool silk or linen or narrow strips of leather or the like 2 Something resembling in any respect a fringe a line of objects along a border or edge a border an edging a margin a confine The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance Jer Taylor 3 Opt Defn One of a number of light or dark bands produced by the interference of light a diffraction band called also interference fringe 4 Bot Defn The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses See Peristome Fringe tree Bot a small tree Chionanthus Virginica growing in the Southern United States and having snow white flowers with long pendulous petals FRINGE Fringe v t imp p p Fringed p pr vb a Fringing Defn To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe Precipices fringed with grass Bryant Fringing reef See Coral reefs under Coral FRINGED Fringed a Defn Furnished with a fringe Fringed lear Bot a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs FRINGELESS Fringeless a Defn Having no fringe FRINGENT Fringent a Defn Encircling like a fringe bordering R The fringent air Emerson FRINGE TREE Fringe tree Defn A small oleaceous tree Chionanthus virginica of the southern United States having clusters of white flowers with slender petals It is often cultivated FRINGILLA Fringilla a Etym NL fr L fringilla a chaffinch Zoöl Defn A genus of birds with a short conical pointed bill It formerly included all the sparrows and finches but is now restricted to certain European finches like the chaffinch and brambling FRINGILLACEOUS Fringillaceous a Zoöl Defn Fringilline FRINGILLINE Fringilline a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the family Fringillidæ characteristic of finches sparrowlike FRINGY Fringy a Defn Aborned with fringes Shak FRIPPER Fripper n Etym F fripier fr friper to rumple fumble waste Defn One who deals in frippery or in old clothes Obs Bacon FRIPPERER Fripperer n Defn A fripper Obs Johnson FRIPPERY Frippery n Etym F friperie fr fruper See Fripper 1 Coastoff clothes Obs B Jonson 2 Hence Secondhand finery cheap and tawdry decoration affected elegance Fond of gauze and French frippery Goldsmith The gauzy frippery of a French translation Sir W Scott 3 A place where old clothes are sold Shak 4 The trade or traffic in old clothes FRIPPERY Frippery a Defn Trifling contemptible FRISETTE FRIZETTE Frisette Frizette n F frisette curl Defn a fringe of hair or curls worn about the forehead by women FRISEUR Friseur n Etym F fr friser to curl frizzle See Frizzle Defn A hairdresser FRISIAN Frisian a Defn Of or pertaining to Friesland a province of the Netherlands Friesic FRISIAN Frisian n Defn A native or inhabitant of Friesland also the language spoken in Friesland See Friesic n FRISK Frisk a Etym OF frieque cf OHG frise lively brisk fresh Dan Sw frisk Icel friskr See Fresh a Defn Lively brisk frolicsome frisky Obs Bp Hall FRISK Frisk a Defn A frolic a fit of wanton gayety a gambol a little playful skip or leap Johnson FRISK Frisk v i imp p p Frisked p pr vb n Frisking Defn To leap skip dance or gambol in fronc and gayety The frisking satyrs on the summits danced Addison FRISKAL Friskal n Defn A leap or caper Obs B Jonson FRISKER Frisker n Defn One who frisks one who leaps of dances in gayety a wanton an inconstant or unsettled person Camden FRISKET Frisket n Etym F frisguette Perh so named from the velocity or frequency of its motion See Frisk a Print Defn The light frame which holds the sheet of paper to the tympan in printing FRISKFUL Friskful a Defn Brisk lively frolicsome FRISKILY Friskily adv Defn In a frisky manner FRISKINESS Friskiness n Defn State or quality of being frisky FRISKY Frisky a Defn Inclined to frisk frolicsome gay He is too frisky for an old man Jeffrey FRISLET Frislet n Defn Fraise a kind of defense also Friz A kind of small ruffle Halliwell FRIST Frist v t Etym OE fristen firsten to lend give respite postpone AS firstan to give respite to akin to first time G frist Icel frest delay Defn To sell upon credit as goods R Crabb FRISURE Frisure n Etym F Defn The dressing of the hair by crisping or curling Smollett FRIT Frit n Etym F fritte fr frit fried p p of frire to fry See Far v t 1 Glass Making Defn The material of which glass is made after having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace but before vitrification It is a composition of silex and alkali occasionally with other ingredients Ure 2 Ceramics Defn The material for glaze of pottery Frit brick a lump of calcined glass materials brought to a pasty condition in a reverberatory furnace preliminary to the perfect vitrification in the melting pot FRIT Frit v t imp p p Fritted p pr vb n Fritting Defn To prepare by heat the materials for making glass to fuse partially Ure FRIT Frit v t Defn To fritter with away R Ld Lytton FRITFLY Fritfly n Zoöl Defn A small dipterous fly of the genus Oscinis esp O vastator injurious to grain in Europe and O Trifole injurious to clover in America FRITH Frith n Etym OE firth Icel fjör akin to Sw fjärd Dan fiord E ford sq root78 See Ford n and cf Firth Fiord Fret a frith Port a harbor 1 Geog Defn A narrow arm of the sea an estuary the opening of a river into the sea as the Frith of Forth 2 A kind of weir for catching fish Eng Carew FRITH Frith n Etym OE frith peace protection land inclosed for hunting park forest AS fri peace akin to freno peace protection asylum G friede peace Icel fri and from the root of E free friend See Free a and cf Affray Defray 1 A forest a woody place Obs Drayton 2 A small field taken out of a common by inclosing it an inclosure Obs Sir J Wynne FRITHY Frithy a Defn Woody Obs Skelton FRITILLARIA Fritillaria n Etym NL fr L fritillus dicebox cf F fritillaire So named from the checkered markings of the petals Bot Defn A genus of liliaceous plants of which the crownimperial Fritillaria imperialis is one species and the Guineahen flower F Meleagris another See Crownimperial FRITILLARY Fritillary n 1 Bot Defn A plant with checkered petals of the genus Fritillaria the Guineahen flower See Fritillaria 2 Zoöl Defn One of several species of butterflies belonging to Argynnis and allied genera so called because the coloring of their wings resembles that of the common Fritillaria See Aphrodite FRITINANCY Fritinancy n Etym L fritinnire to twitter Defn A chirping or creaking as of a cricket Obs Sir T Browne FRITTER Fritter n Etym OR fritour friture pancake F friture frying a thing fried from frire to fry See Far v t 1 A small quantity of batter fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan Fritters are of various kinds named from the substance inclosed in the batter as apple fritters clam fritters oyster fritters 2 A fragment a shred a small piece And cut whole giants into fritters Hudibras Corn fritter See under Corn FRITTER Fritter v t imp p p Frittered p pr vb n Frittering 1 To cut as meat into small pieces for frying 2 To break into small pieces or fragments Break all nerves and fritter all their sense Pope To fritter away to diminish to pare off to reduce to nothing by taking away a little at a time also to waste piecemeal as to fritter away time strength credit etc FRITTING Fritting n Etym See Frit to expose to heat Defn The formation of frit or slag by heat with but incipient fusion FRIVOL Frivol v i Defn To act frivolously to trifle Kipling Frivoler Frivoller n All Colloq FRIVOLISM Frivolism n Defn Frivolity R Pristley FRIVOLITY Frivolity n pl Frivolities Etym Cg F frivolité See Frivolous Defn The condition or quality of being frivolous also acts or habits of trifling unbecoming levity of disposition FRIVOLOUS Frivolous a Etym L frivolus prob akin to friare to rub crumble E friable cf F frivole 1 Of little weight or importance not worth notice slight as a frivolous argument Swift 2 Given to trifling marked with unbecoming levity silly interested especially in trifling matters His personal tastes were low and frivolous Macaulay Syn Trifling trivial slight petty worthless Frivolously adv Frivolousness n FRIZ Friz v t imp p p Frizzed p pr vb n Frizzing Etym Cf F friser to curl crisp frizzle to raise the nap on certain stuffs probakin to OFries frisle hair of the head Cf Frieze kind of cloth Written also frizz 1 To curl or form into small curls as hair with a crisping pin to crisp With her hair frizzed short up to her ears Pepys 2 To form into little burs prominences knobs or tufts as the nap of cloth 3 Leather Manufacture Defn To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument Frizzing machine a Fabrics A machine for frizzing the surface of cloth b Wood Working A bench with a revolving cutter head slightly protruding above its surface for dressing boards FRIZ Friz n pl Frizzes Defn That which is frizzed anything crisped or curled as a wig a frizzle Written also frizz He Dr Johnson who saw in his glass how his wig became his face and head might easily infer that a similar fullbottomed wellcurled friz of words would be no less becoming to his thoughts Hare FRIZE Frize n Arch Defn See 1st Frieze FRIZEL Frizel a Firearms Defn A movable furrowed piece of steel struck by the flint to throw sparks into the pan in an early form of flintlock Knight FRIZETTE Frizette n Etym F frisette curl Defn A curl of hair or silk a pad of frizzed hair or silk worn by women under the hair to stuff it out FRIZZ Frizz v t n Defn See Friz v t n FRIZZLE Frizzle v t imp p p Frizzled p pr vb n Frizzling Etym Dim of friz Defn To curl or crisp as hair to friz to crinkle Gay To frizzle up to crinkle or crisp excessively FRIZZLE Frizzle n Defn A curl a lock of hair crisped Milton FRIZZLER Frizzler n Defn One who frizzles FRIZZLY FRIZZY Frizzly Frizzy a Defn Curled or crisped as frizzly hair FRO Fro adv Etym OE fra fro adv prep Icel fr akin to Dan fra from E from See From Defn From away back or backward now used only in oppositionto the word to in the phrase to and fro that is to and from See To and fro under To Millon FRO Fro prep Defn From Obs Chaucer FROCK Frock n Etym F froc a monks cowl coat garment LL frocus froccus flocus floccus fr L floccus a flock of wool hence orig a flocky cloth or garmentcf L flaccus flabby E flaccid 1 A loose outer garment especially a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children also a coarse hirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their ther clothes a smock frock as a marketmans frock 2 A coarse gown worn by monks or friars and supposed to take the place of all or nearly all other garments It has a hood which can be drawn over the head at pleasure and is girded by a cord Frock coat a body coat for men usually doublebreasted the skirts not being in one piece with the body but sewed on so as to be somewhat full Smock frock See in the Vocabulary FROCK Frock v t 1 To clothe in a frock 2 To make a monk of Cf Unfrock FROCKED Frocked a Defn Clothed in a frock FROCKLESS Frockless a Defn Destitute of a frock FROE Froe n Etym See Frow Defn A dirty woman a slattern a frow Obs Raging frantic froes Draylon FROE Froe n Etym See Frow the tool Defn An iron cleaver or splitting tool a frow U S Bartlett FROEBELIAN Froebelian a Defn Pertaining to or derived from Friedrich Froebel or the kindergarten system of education which he organized n Defn One who teaches by or advocates the use of the kindergarten system FROG Frog n Etym AS froggu frocga a frog in sensel akin to D vorsch OHG frosk G frosch Icel froskr fraukr Sw Dan frö Defn 1 Zoöl An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera of many species Frogs swim rapidly and take long leaps on land Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime Note The edible frog of Europe Rana esculenta is extensively used as food the American bullfrog R Catesbiana is remarkable for its great size and loud voice 2 Etym Perh akin to E fork cf frush frog of a horse Anat Defn The triangular prominence of the hoof in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse and other animals the fourchette 3 Railroads Defn A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it 4 Etym Cf fraco of wool or silk L floccus E frock Defn An oblong cloak button covered with netted thread and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole 5 The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword Cross frog Railroads a frog adapted for tracks that cross at right angles Frog cheese a popular name for a large puffball Frog eater one who eats frogs a term of contempt applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English Frog fly Zoöl See Frog hopper Frog hopper Zoöl a small leaping hemipterous insect living on plants The larvæ are inclosed are frothy liquid called cuckoo spit or frog spit Frog lily Bot the yellow water lily Nuphar Frog spit Zoöl the frothy exudation of the frog hopper called also frog spittle See Cuckoo spit under Cuckoo FROG Frog v t Defn To ornament or fasten a coat etc with trogs See Frog n 4 FROGBIT Frogbit n Bot a A European plant Hydrocharis Morsusranæ floating on still water and propagating itself by runners It has roundish leaves and small white flowers b An American plant Limnobium Spongia with similar habits FROGEYED Frogeyed a Defn Spotted with whitish specks due to a disease or produced artificially by spraying said of tobacco used for cigar wrappers FROGFISH Frogfish n Zoöl a See Angler n 2 b An oceanic fish of the genus Antennarius or Pterophrynoides called also mousefish and toadfish FROGGED Frogged a Defn Provided or ornamented with frogs as a frogged coat See Frog n 4 Ld Lytton FROGGY Froggy a Defn Abounding in frogs Sherwood FROGMOUTH Frogmouth n Zoöl Defn One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of the genus Batrachostomus family Podargidæ so called from their very broad flat bills FROGSBIT Frogsbit n Bot Defn Frogbit FROGSHELL Frogshell n Zoöl Defn One of numerous species of marine gastropod shells belonging to Ranella and allied genera FROISE Froise n Etym OE froise cf F froisser to bruise E frush to bruise Defn A kind of pancake See 1st Fraise Written also fraise FROLIC Frolic a Etym D vroolijk akin to G frölich fr froh OHG fr Dan fro OS fr cf Icel fr swift all perh akin to Skr pru to spring up Defn Full of levity dancing playing or frisking about full of pranks frolicsome gay merry The frolic wind that breathes the spring Milton The gay the frolic and the loud Waller FROLIC Frolic n 1 A wild prank a flight of levity or of gayety and mirth He would be at his frolic once again Roscommon 2 A scene of gayety and mirth as in lively play or in dancing a merrymaking FROLIC Frolic v i imp p p Frolicked p pr vb n Frolicking Defn To play wild pranks to play tricks of levity mirth and gayety to indulge in frolicsome play to sport Hither come hither and frolic and play Tennyson FROLICFUL Frolicful a Defn Frolicsome R FROLICKY Frolicky a Defn Frolicsome Obs Richardson FROLICLY Frolicly adv Defn In a frolicsome manner with mirth and gayety Obs Beau Fl FROLICSOME Frolicsome a Defn Full of gayety and mirth given to pranks sportive Old England who takes a frolicsome brain fever once every two or three years for the benefit of her doctors Sir W Scott Frolicsomely adv Frolicsomeness n FROM From prep Etym AS fram from akin to OS fram out OHG Icel fram forward Sw fram Dan frem Goth fram from prob akin to E forth Fro Foremost Defn Out of the neighborhood of lessening or losing proximity to leaving behind by reason of out of by aid of used whenever departure setting out commencement of action being state occurrence etc or procedure emanation absence separation etc are to be expressed It is construed with and indicates the point of space or time at which the action state etc are regarded as setting out or beginning also less frequently the source the cause the occasion out of which anything proceeds the aritithesis and correlative of to as it is one hundred miles from Boston to Springfield he took his sword from his side light proceeds from the sun separate the coarse wool from the fine men have all sprung from Adam and often go from good to bad and from bad to worse the merit of an action depends on the principle from which it proceeds men judge of facts from personal knowledge or from testimony Experience from the time past to the time present Bacon The song began from Jove Drpden From high Mæonias rocky shores I came Addison If the wind blow any way from shore Shak Note From sometimes denotes away from remote from inconsistent with Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing Shak From when joined with another preposition or an adverb gives an opportunity for abbreviating the sentence There followed him great multitudes of people from the land beyond Jordan Math iv 25 In certain constructions as from forth from out etc the ordinary and more obvious arrangment is inverted the sense being more distinctly forth from out from from being virtually the governing preposition and the word the adverb See From off under Off adv and From afar under Afar adv Sudden partings such as press The life from out young hearts Byron FROMWARD FROMWARDS Fromward Fromwards prep Etym AS framweard about to depart Cf Froward Defn A way from the contrary of toward Obs Towards or fromwards the zenith Cheyne FROND Frond n Etym L frons frondis a leafy branch foliage Bot Defn The organ formed by the combination or union into one body of stem and leaf and often bearing the fructification as the frond of a fern or of a lichen or seaweed also the peculiar leaf of a palm tree FRONDATION Frondation n Etym L frondatio from frons See Frond Defn The act of stripping as trees of leaves or branches a kind of pruning Evelyn FRONDE Fronde n Etym F F Hist Defn A political party in France during the minority of Louis XIV who opposed the government and made war upon the court party FRONDED Fronded a Defn Furnished with fronds Fronded palms Whittier FRONDENT Frondent a Etym L frondens p pr of frondere to put forth leaves See Frond Defn Covered with leaves leafy as a frondent tree R FRONDESCE Frondesce v i Etym L frondescere inchoative fr frondere See Frondent Defn To unfold leaves as plants FRONDESCENCE Frondescence n Bot a The time at which each species of plants unfolds its leaves b The act of bursting into leaf Milne Martyn FRONDEUR Frondeur n Etym F F Hist Defn A member of the Fronde FRONDIFEROUS Frondiferous a Etym L frondifer frons a leafy branch ferre to bear cf F frondifere Defn Producing fronds FRONDLET Frondlet n Bot Defn A very small frond or distinct portion of a compound frond FRONDOSE Frondose a Etym L frondosus leafy Bot a Frond bearing resembling a frond having a simple expansion not separable into stem and leaves b Leafy Gray FRONDOUS Frondous a Bot Defn Frondose R FRONS Frons n Etym L front Anal Defn The forehead the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex FRONT Front n Etym F frant forehead L frons frontis perh akin to E brow 1 The forehead or brow the part of the face above the eyes sometimes also the whole face Blessd with his fathers front his mothers tongue Pope Grimvisaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front Shak His front yet threatens and his frowns command Prior 2 The forehead countenance or personal presence as expressive of character or temper and especially of boldness of disposition sometimes of impudence seeming as a bold front a hardened front With smiling fronts encountering Shak The inhabitants showed a bold front Macaulay 3 The part or surface of anything which seems to look out or to be directed forward the fore or forward part the foremost rank the van the opposite to back or rear as the front of a house the front of an army Had he his hurts before Ay on the front Shak 4 A position directly before the face of a person or before the foremost part of a thing as in front of un person of the troops or of a house 5 The most conspicuous part The very head and front of my offending Shak 6 That which covers the foremost part of the head a front piece of false hair worn by women Like any plain Miss Smiths who wears s front Mrs Browning 7 The beginning Summers front Shak Bastioned front Mil a curtain connerting two half bastions Front door the door in the front wall of a building usually the principal entrance Front of fortification the works constructed upon any one side of a polygon Farrow Front of operations all that part of the field of operations in front of the successive positions occupied by the army as it moves forward Farrow To come to the front to attain prominence or leadership FRONT Front a Defn Of or relating to the front or forward part having a position in front foremost as a front view FRONT Front v t imp p p Fronted p pr vb n Fronting 1 To oppose face to face to oppose directly to meet in a hostile manner You four shall front them in the narrow lane Shak 2 To appear before to meet Enid daily fronted him In some fresh splendor Tennyson 3 To face toward to have the front toward to confront as the house fronts the street And then suddenly front the changed reality J Morley 4 To stand opposed or opposite to or over against as his house fronts the church 5 To adorn in front to supply a front to as to front a house with marble to front a head with laurel Yonder walls that pertly front your town Shak FRONT Front v t Defn To have or turn the face or front in any direction as the house fronts toward the east FRONTAGE Frontage n Defn The front part of an edifice or lot extent of front FRONTAL Frontal a Etym Cf F frontal Defn Belonging to the front part being in front esp Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof of the brain case as the frontal bones FRONTAL Frontal n Etym F frontal fronteau OF Frontel frontal L frontale an ornament for the forehead frontlet See Front 1 Something worn on the forehead or face a frontlet as a An ornamental band for the hair b Mil The metal face guard of a soldier 2 Arch Defn A little pediment over a door or window 3 Eccl Defn A movable decorative member in metal carved wood or commonly in rich stuff or in embroidery covering the front of the altar Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies 4 Med Defn A medicament or application for the forehead Obs Quincy 5 Anat Defn The frontal bone or one of the two frontal bones of the cranium Frontal hammer or helve a forge hammer lifted by a cam acting upon a tongue immediately in front of the hammer head Raymond FRONTATE FRONTATED Frontate Frontated a Defn Growing broader and broader as a leaf truncate FRONTED Fronted a Defn Formed with a front drawn up in line Fronted brigades Milton FRONTIER Frontier n Etym F frontière LL frontaria See Front 1 That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region the marches the border confine or extreme part of a country bordering on another country the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country as the frontier of civilization 2 Fort Defn An outwork Obs Palisadoes frontiers parapets Shak FRONTIER Frontier a 1 Lying on the exterior part bordering conterminous as a frontier town 2 Of or relating to a frontier Frontier experience W Irving FRONTIER Frontier v i Defn To constitute or form a frontier to have a frontier with on Obs Sir W Temple FRONTIERED Frontiered p a Defn Placed on the frontiers R FRONTIERSMAN Frontiersman n pl Frontiersmen Defn A man living on the frontier FRONTIGNAC FRONTIGNAN Frontignac Frontignan n Etym So called from Frontignan a town in Southern France 1 A sweet muscadine wine made in Frontignan Languedoc France 2 Bot Defn A grape of many varieties and colors FRONTINGLY Frontingly adv Defn In a fronting or facing position opposingly FRONTINIAC Frontiniac n Defn See Frontignac FRONTISPIECE Frontispiece n Etym F frontispice LL frontispicium beginning front of a church fr L frons front spicere specere to look at view cf It frontispizio See Front and Spy Defn The part which first meets the eye as a Arch The principal front of a building Obs or R b An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first page or titlepage of a book formerly the titlepage itself FRONTLESS Frontless a Defn Without face or front shameless not diffident impudent Obs Frontless vice Dryden Frontless flattery Pope FRONTLESSLY Frontlessly adv Defn Shamelessly impudently Obs FRONTLET Frontlet n Etym OF frontelet brow band dim of frontel frontal See Frontal n 1 A frontal or brow band a fillet or band worn on the forehead They shall be as frontlets between thine eyes Deut vi 8 2 A frown likened to a frontlet R Poetic What makes that frontlet on Methinks you are too much of late i the frown Shak 3 Zoöl Defn The margin of the head behind the bill of birds often bearing rigid bristles FRONTO Fronto Etym L frons frontis the forehead Anat Defn A combining form signifying relating to the forehead or the frontal bone as frontoparietal relating to the frontal and the parietal bones frontonasal etc FRONTON Fronton n Etym F a pediment See Front Arch Defn Same as Frontal 2 FROPPISH Froppish a Etym Cf Frap Frape Defn Peevish froward Obs Clarendon FRORE Frore adv Etym See Frorn Defn Frostily Obs The parching air Burns frore and cold performs the effect of fire Milton FRORN Frorn p a Etym AS froren p p of freósun to freeze See Freeze Defn Frozen Obs Well nigh frorn I feel Spenser FRORY Frory a Etym AS freórig See Frorn 1 Frozen stiff with cold Obs Spenser 2 Covered with a froth like hoarfrost Archaic The foaming steed with frory bit to steer Fairfax FROST Frost n Etym OE frost forst AS forst frost fr freósan to freeze akin to D varst G OHG Icel Dan Sw frost 18 See Freeze v i 1 The act of freezing applied chiefly to the congelation of water congelation of fluids 2 The state or temperature of the air which occasions congelation or the freezing of water severe cold or freezing weather The third bay comes a frost a killing frost Shak 3 Frozen dew called also hoarfrost or white frost He scattereth the frost like ashes Ps cxlvii 16 4 Coldness or insensibility severity or rigidity of character R It was of those moments of intense feeling when the frost of the Scottish people melts like a snow wreath Sir W Scott Black frost cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and cause it to turn black without the formation of hoarfrost Frost bearer Physics a philosophical instrument illustrating the freezing of water in a vacuum a cryophous Frost grape Bot an American grape with very small acid berries Frost lamp a lamp placed below the oil tube of an Argand lamp to keep the oil limpid on cold nights used especially in lighthouses Knight Frost nail a nail with a sharp head driven into a horses shoe to keen him from slipping Frost smoke an appearance resembling smoke caused by congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in time of severe cold The brig and the ice round her are covered by a strange black obscurity it is the frost smoke of arctic winters Kane Frost valve a valve to drain the portion of a pipe hydrant pump etc where water would be liable to freeze Jack Frost a popular personification of frost FROST Frost v t imp p p Frostted p pr vb n Frosting 1 To injure by frost to freeze as plants 2 To cover with hoarfrost to produce a surface resembling frost upon as upon cake metals or glass While with a hoary light she frosts the ground Wordsworth 3 To roughen or sharpen as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes so as to fit them for frosty weather FROSTBIRD Frostbird n Zoöl Defn The golden plover FROSTBITE Frostbite n Defn The freezing or effect of a freezing of some part of the body as the ears or nose Kane FROSTBITE Frostbite v t Defn To expose to the effect of frost or a frosty air to blight or nip with frost My wife up and with Mrs Pen to walk in the fields to frostbite themselves Pepys FROSTBITTEN Frostbitten p a Defn Nipped withered or injured by frost or freezing FROSTBLITE Frostblite n Bot a A plant of the genus Atriplex orache Gray b The lambsquarters Chenopodium album Dr Prior FROSTBOW Frostbow n Defn A white arc or circle in the sky attending frosty weather and formed by reflection of sunlight from ice crystals floating in the air the parhelic circle whose center is at the zenith FROSTED Frosted a Defn Covered with hoarfrost or anything resembling hoarfrost ornamented with frosting also frostbitten as a frosted cake frosted glass Frosted work is introduced as a foil or contrast to burnished work Knight FROSTFISH Frostfish n Zoöl a The tomcod so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about the commencement of frost See Tomcod b The smelt Local U S c A name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish Lepidotus valued as a food fish FROSTILY Frostily adv Defn In a frosty manner FROSTINESS Frostiness n Defn State or quality of being frosty FROSTING Frosting n 1 A composition of sugar and beaten egg used to cover or ornament cake pudding etc 2 A lusterless finish of metal or glass the process of producing such a finish FROSTLESS Frostless a Defn Free from frost as a frostless winter FROST SIGNAL Frost signal Meteor Defn A signal consisting of a white flag with a black center used by the United States Weather Bureau to indicate that a local frost is expected It is used only in Florida and along the coasts of the Pacific and the Gulf Mexico FROSTWEED Frostweed n Bot Defn An American species of rockrose Helianthemum Canadense sometimes used in medicine as an astringent or aromatic tonic Note It has large yellow flowers which are often sterile and later it has abundant but inconspicuous flowers which bear seed It is so called because late in autumn crystals of ice shoot from the cracked bark at the root called also frostwort FROSTWORK Frostwork n Defn The figurework often fantastic and delicate which moisture sometimes forms in freezing as upon a window pane or a flagstone FROSTWORT Frostwort n Bot Defn Same as Frostweed FROSTY Frosty a Etym Cf AS fyrstig 1 Attended with or producing frost having power to congeal water cold freezing as a frosty night 2 Covered with frost as the grass is frosty 3 Chill in affection without warmth of affection or courage Johnson 4 Appearing as if covered with hoarfrost white grayhaired as a frosty head Shak FROTE Frote v t Etym F frotter Defn To rub or wear by rubbing to chafe Obs B Jonson FROTERER Froterer n Defn One who frotes one who rubs or chafes Obs Marston FROTH Froth n Etym OE frothe Icel frotha akin to Dan fraade Sw fradga AS afreothan to froth 1 The bubbles caused in fluids or liquors by fermentation or agitation spume foam esp a spume of saliva caused by disease or nervous excitement 2 Any empty senseless show of wit or eloquence rhetoric without thought Johnson It was a long speech but all froth LEstrange 3 Light unsubstantial matter Tusser Froth insect Zoöl the cuckoo spit or frog hopper called also froth spit froth worm and froth fly Froth spit See Cuckoo spit under Cuckoo FROTH Froth v t imp p p Frothed p pr vb n Frothing 1 To cause to foam 2 To spit vent or eject as froth He froths treason at his mouth Dryden Is your spleen frothed out or have ye more Tennyson 3 To cover with froth as a horse froths his chain FROTH Froth v i Defn To throw up or out spume foam or bubbles to foam as beer froths a horse froths FROTHILY Frothily adv Defn In a frothy manner FROTHINESS Frothiness n Defn State or quality of being frothy FROTHING Frothing n Defn Exaggerated declamation rant FROTHLESS Frothless a Defn Free from froth FROTHY Frothy a Compar Frothier superl Frothiest 1 Full of foam or froth or consisting of froth or light bubbles spumous foamy 2 Not firm or solid soft unstable Bacon 3 Of the nature of froth light empty unsubstantial as a frothy speaker or harangue Tillotson FROUFROU Froufrou n F of imitative origin Defn A rustling esp the rustling of a womans dress FROUNCE Frounce v i imp p p Frounced p pr vb n Frouncing Etym OE frouncen fronsen to told wrinkle OF froncier F froncer perh fr an assumed LL frontiare to wrinkle the forehead L frons forehead See Front and cf Flounce part of a dress Defn To gather into or adorn with plaits as a dress to form wrinkles in or upon to curl or frizzle as the hair Not tricked and frounced as she was wont Milton FROUNCE Frounce v i Defn To form wrinkles in the forehead to manifest displeasure to frown Obs The Commons frounced and stormed Holland FROUNCE Frounce n 1 A wrinkle plait or curl a flounce also a frown Obs Beau Fl 2 An affection in hawks in which white spittle gathers about the hawks bill Booth FROUNCELESS Frounceless a Defn Without frounces Rom of R FROUZY Frouzy a Etym Prov E frouzy froward peevish offensive to the eye or smell cf froust a musty smell frouse to rumple frouze to curl and E frounce frowy Defn Fetid musty rank disordered and offensive to the smell or sight slovenly dingy See Frowzy Petticoats in frouzy heaps Swift FROW Frow n Etym D vrouw akin to G frau woman wife goth fráuja master lord AS freá 1 A woman especially a Dutch or German woman Beau Fl 2 A dirty woman a slattern Prov Eng Halliwell FROW Frow n Etym Cf Frower Defn A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block a frower FROW Frow a Defn Brittle Obs Evelyn FROWARD Froward a Etym Fro ward See Fro and cf Fromward Defn Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable perverse disobedient peevish as a froward child A froward man soweth strife Prov xvi 28 A froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as innovation Bacon Syn Untoward wayward unyielding ungovernable refractory obstinate petulant cross peevish See Perverse Frowardly adv Frowardness n FROWER Frower n Etym Cf frow a frower and Prov E frommard Defn A tool See 2d Frow Tusser FROWEY Frowey a Etym See Frow a Carp Defn Working smoothly or without splitting said of timber FROWN Frown v i imp p p Frowned p pr vb n Frowning Etym OF froignier F frogner in se refrogner se renfrogner to knit the brow to frown perh of Teutonic origin cf It in frigno wrinkled frowning Prov It frignare to cringe the face to make a wry face dial Sw fryna to make a wry face 1 To contract the brow in displeasure severity or sternness to scowl to put on a stern grim or surly look The frowning wrinkle of her brow Shak 2 To manifest displeasure or disapprobation to look with disfavor or threateningly to lower as polite society frowns upon rudeness The sky doth frown and lower upon our army Shak FROWN Frown v t Defn To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval to rebuke with a look as frown the impudent fellow into silence FROWN Frown n 1 A wrinkling of the face in displeasure rebuke etc a sour severe or stere look a scowl His front yet threatens and his frowns command Prior Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are H Coleridge 2 Any expression of displeasure as the frowns of Providence the frowns of Fortune FROWNINGLY Frowningly adv Defn In a frowning manner FROWNY Frowny a Defn Frowning scowling Obs Her frowny mothers ragged shoulder Sir F Palgrave FROWY Frowy a Etym Cf Frowzy Frouzy Defn Musty rancid as frowy butter Frowy feed Spenser FROWZY Frowzy a Etym See Frouzy Defn Slovenly unkempt untidy frouzy With head all frowzy Spenser The frowzy soldiers wives hanging out clothes W D Howells FROZE Froze Defn imp of Freeze FROZEN Frozen a 1 Congealed with cold affected by freezing as a frozen brook They warmed their frozen feet Dryden 2 Subject to frost or to long and severe cold chilly as the frozen north the frozen zones 3 Coldhearted unsympathetic unyielding R Be not ever frozen coy T Carew FROZENNESS Frozenness n Defn A state of being frozen FRUBISH Frubish v t Etym See Furbish Defn To rub up to furbish Obs Beau c Et FRUCTED Fructed a Etym L fructus fruit See Fruit Her Defn Bearing fruit said of a tree or plant so represented upon an escutcheon Cussans FRUCTESCENCE Fructescence n Etym L fructus fruit Bot Defn The maturing or ripening of fruit R Martyn FRUCTICULOSE Fructiculose a Defn Fruitful full of fruit FRUCTIDOR Fructidor n Etym F fr L fructus fruit Defn The twelfth month of the French republican calendar commencing August 18 and ending September 16 See Vendémiaire FRUCTIFERUOS Fructiferuos a Etym L fructifer fructus fruit ferre to bear cf F fructifère Defn Bearing or producing fruit Boyle FRUCTIFICATION Fructification n Etym L fructificatio cf F fructification 1 The act of forming or producing fruit the act of fructifying or rendering productive of fruit fecundation The prevalent fructification of plants Sir T Brown 2 Bot a The collective organs by which a plant produces its fruit or seeds or reproductive spores b The process of producing fruit or seeds or spores FRUCTIFY Fructify v i Etym F fructifier L fructificare fructus fruit ficare only in comp akin to L facere to make See Fruit and Fact Defn To bear fruit Causeth the earth to fructify Beveridge FRUCTIFY Fructify v t imp p p Fructified p pr vb n Fructifying Defn To make fruitful to render productive to fertilize as to fructify the earth FRUCTOSE Fructose n Etym L fructus fruit Chem Defn Fruit sugar levulose R FRUCTUARY Fructuary n pl Fructuaries Etym L fructuarius Defn One who enjoys the profits income or increase of anything Kings are not proprietors nor fructuaries Prynne FRUCTUATION Fructuation n Defn Produce fruit R FRUCTUOUS Fructuous a Etym L fructuosus cf F fructueux Defn Fruitful productive profitable Obs Nothing fructuous or profitable Chaucer Fructuously adv Fructuousness n Obs FRUCTURE Fructure n Etym L frui p p fructus to enjoy See Fruit n Defn Use fruition enjoyment Obs Cotgrave FRUE VANNER Frue vanner Etym Etymol uncertain Mining Defn A moving inclined endless apron on which ore is concentrated by a current of water a kind of buddle FRUGAL Frugal a Etym L frugalis fr frugi lit for fruit hence fit for food useful proper temperate the dative of frux frugis fruit akin to E fruit cf F frugal See Fruit n 1 Economical in the use or appropriation of resources not wasteful or lavish wise in the expenditure or application of force materials time etc characterized by frugality sparing economical saving as a frugal housekeeper frugal of time I oft admire How Nature wise and frugal could commit Such disproportions Milton 2 Obtained by or appropriate to economy as a frugal fortune Frugal fare Dryden FRUGALITY Frugality n pl Frugalities Etym L frugalitas cf F frugalité 1 The quality of being frugal prudent economy that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily and applies what is used to a profitable purpose thrift opposed to extravagance Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have limits Burke 2 A sparing use sparingness as frugality of praise Syn Economy parsimony See Economy FRUGALLY Frugally adv Defn Thriftily prudently FRUGALNESS Frugalness Defn n Quality of being frugal frugality FRUGIFEROUS Frugiferous a Etym L frugifer frux frugis fruit ferre to bear cf F frugifere Defn Producing fruit fruitful fructiferous Dr H More FRUGIVORA Frugivora n pl Etym NL See Frugivorous Zoöl Defn The fruit bate a group of the Cheiroptera comprising the bats which live on fruits See Eruit bat under Fruit FRUGIVOROUS Frugivorous a Etym L frux frugis fruit vorare to devour cf F frugivore Defn Feeding on fruit as birds and other animals Pennant FRUIT Fruit n Etym OE fruit frut F fruit from L fructus enjoyment product fruit from frui p p fructus to enjoy akin to E brook v t See Broook v t and cf Fructify Frugal 1 Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth as corn grass cotton flax etc commonly used in the plural Six years thou shalt sow thy land and shalt gather in the fruits thereof Ex xxiii 10 2 Hort Defn The pulpy edible seed vessels of certain plants especially those grown on branches above ground as apples oranges grapes melons berries etc See 3 3 Bot Defn The ripened ovary of a flowering plant with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it Note Fruits are classified as fleshy drupaceous and dry Fleshy fruits include berries gourds and melons orangelike fruita and pomes drupaceous fruits are stony within and fleshy without as peaches plums and cherciesand dry fruits are further divided into achenes follicles legumes capsules nuts and several other kinds 4 Bot Defn The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants as of ferns mosses algae etc with the spores contained in them 6 The produce of animals offspring young as the fruit of the womb of the loins of the body King Edwards fruit true heir to the English crown Shak 6 That which is produced the effect or consequence of any action advantageous or desirable product or result disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect as the fruits of labor of selfdenial of intemperance The fruit of rashness Shak What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain Burke They shall eat the fruit of their doings Is iii 10 The fruits of this education became visible Macaulay Note Fruit is frequently used adjectively signifying of for or pertaining to a fruit or fruits as fruit bud fruit frame fruit jar fruit knife fruit loft fruit show fruit stall fruit tree etc Fruit bat Zoöl one of the Frugivora called also fruit eating bat Fruit bud Bot a bud that produces fruit in most oplants the same as the power bud Fruit dot Bot a collection of fruit cases as in ferns See Sorus Fruit fly Zoöl a small dipterous insect of the genus Drosophila which lives in fruit in the larval state Fruit jar a jar for holding preserved fruit usually made of glass or earthenware Fruit pigeon Zoöl one of numerous species of pigeons of the family Carpophagidæ inhabiting India Australia and the Pacific Islands They feed largely upon fruit and are noted for their beautiful colors Fruit sugar Chem a kind of sugar occurring naturally formed in many ripe fruits and in honey levulose The name is also though rarely applied to invert sugar or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it and found in fruits and honey Fruit tree Hort a tree cultivated for its edible fruit Fruit worm Zoöl one of numerous species of insect larvæ which live in the interior of fruit They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera Small fruits Hort currants raspberries strawberries etc FRUIT Fruit v i Defn To bear fruit Chesterfield FRUITAGE Fruitage n Etym F fruitage 1 Fruit collectively fruit in general fruitery The trees ambrosial fruitage bear Milton 2 Product or result of any action effect good or ill FRUITER Fruiter a Defn A ship for carrying fruit FRUITERER Fruiterer n Etym Cf F fruitier Defn One who deals in fruit a seller of fruits FRUITERESS Fruiteress n Defn A woman who sells fruit FRUITERY Fruitery n pl Fruiteries Etym F fruiterie place where fruit is kept in OF also fruitage 1 Fruit taken collectively fruitage J Philips 2 A repository for fruit Johnson FRUITESTERE Fruitestere n Defn A fruiteress Obs FRUITFUL Fruitful a Defn Full of fruit producing fruit abundantly bearing results prolific fertile liberal bountiful as a fruitful tree or season or soil a fruitful wife Fruitfully adv Fruitfulness n Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth Gen i 28 Nature By disburdening grows More fruitful Milton The great fruitfulness of the poets fancy Addison Syn Fertile prolific productive fecund plentiful rich abundant plenteous See Fertile FRUITING Fruiting a Defn Pertaining to or producing fruit FRUITING Fruiting n Defn The bearing of fruit FRUITION Fruition n Etym OF fruition L fruitio enjoyment fr L frui p p fruitus to use or enjoy See Fruit n Defn Use or possession of anything especially such as is accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction pleasure derived from possession or use Capacity of fruition Rogers Godlike fruition Milton Where I may have fruition of her love Shak FRUITIVE Fruitive a Etym See Fruition Defn Eujoying possessing Obs Boyle FRUITLESS Fruitless a 1 Lacking or not bearing fruit barren destitute of offspring as a fruitless tree or shrub a fruitless marriage Shak 2 Productive of no advantage or good effect vain idle useless unprofitable as a fruitless attempt a fruitless controversy They in mutual accusation spent The fruitless hours Milton Syn Useless barren unprofitable abortive ineffectual vain idle profitless See Useless Fruitlessly adv Fruitlnessness n FRUITY Fruity a Defn Having the odor taste or appearance of fruit also fruitful Dickens FRUMENTACEOUS Frumentaceous a Etym L frumentaceus fr frumentum corn or grain from the root of frux fruit cf F frumentacé See Frugal Defn Made of or resembling wheat or other grain FRUMENTARIOUS Frumentarious a Etym L frumentarius Defn Of or pertaining to wheat or grain R Coles FRUMENTATION Frumentation n Etym L frumentatio Rom Antiq Defn A largess of grain bestowed upon the people to quiet them when uneasy FRUMENTY Frumenty n Etym OF fromentée fr L frumentum See Frumentaceous Defn Food made of hulled wheat boiled in milk with sugar plums etc Written also furmenty and furmity Halliwell FRUMP Frump v t Etym Cf Prov E frumple to wrinkle ruffle D frommelen Defn To insult to flout to mock to snub Obs Beau Fl FRUMP Frump n 1 A contemptuous speech or piece of conduct a gibe or flout Obs Beau Fl 2 A cross oldfashioned person esp an old woman a gossip Colloq Halliwell FRUMPER Frumper n Defn A mocker Obs Cotgrave FRUMPISH Frumpish a 1 Crosstempered scornful Obs 2 Oldfashioned as a womans dress Our Bell looked very frumpish Foote FRUSH Frush v t Etym F froisser to bruise Cf Froise Defn To batter to break in pieces Obs I like thine armor well Ill frush it and unlock the rivets all Shak FRUSH Frush a Defn Easily broken brittle crisp FRUSH Frush n Defn Noise clatter crash R Southey FRUSH Frush n Etym Cf OE frosch frosk a frog the animal G frosch frog the animal also carney or lampass of horses See Frog n 2 1 Far Defn The frog of a horses foot 2 A discharge of a fetid or ichorous matter from the frog of a horses foot also caled thrush FRUSTRABLE Frustrable a Etym L frustrabilis cf F frustable Defn Capable of beeing frustrated or defeated FRUSTRANEOUS Frustraneous a Etym See Frustrate a Defn Vain useless unprofitable Obs South FRUSTRATE Frustrate a Etym L frustratus p p of frustrare frustrari to deceive frustrate fr frustra in vain witout effect in erorr prob for frudtra and akin to fraus E fraud Defn Vain ineffectual useless unprofitable null voil nugatory of no effect Our frustrate search Shak FRUSTRATE Frustrate v t imp p p Frustrated p pr vb n Frustrating 1 To bring to nothing to prevent from attaining a purpose to disappoint to defeat to baffle as to frustrate a plan design or attempt to frustrate the will or purpose Shall the adversary thus obtain His end and frustrate thine Milton 2 To make null to nullifly to render invalid or of no effect as to frustrate a conveyance or deed Syn To balk thwart foil baffle defeat FRUSTRATELY Frustrately adv Defn In vain Obs Vicars FRUSTRATION Frustration n Etym L frustratio cf OF frustration Defn The act of frustrating disappointment defeat as the frustration of ones designs FRUSTRATIVE Frustrative a Defn Tending to defeat fallacious Obs Ainsworth FRUSTRATORY Frustratory a Etym L frustrotorius cf F frustratoire Defn Making void rendering null as a frustratory appeal Obs Ayliffe FRUSTULE Frustule n Etym L frustulum dim fr frustum a piece cf F frustule Bot Defn The siliceous shell of a diatom It is composed of two valves one overlapping the other like a pill box and its cover FRUSTULENT Frustulent a Etym L frustulentus See Frustule Defn Abounding in fragments R FRUSTUM Frustum n pl L Frusta E Frustums Etym L fruslum piece bit 1 Geom Defn The part of a solid next the base formed by cutting off the top or the part of any solid as of a cone pyramid etc between two planes which may be either parallel or inclined to each other 2 Arch Defn One of the drums of the shaft of a column FRUTAGE Frutage n Etym Cf Fruitage 1 A picture of fruit decoration by representation of fruit The cornices consist of frutages and festoons Evelyn 2 A confection of fruit Obs Nares FRUTESCENT Frutescent a Etym L frulex fruticis shrub bush cf F frutescent L fruticescens p pr Bot Defn Somewhat shrubby in character imperfectly shrubby as the American species of Wistaria FRUTEX Frutex n Etym L Bot Defn A plant having a woody durable stem but less than a tree a shrub FRUTICANT Fruticant a Etym L fruticans p pr of fruticare to become bushy fr frutex fruticis shrub Defn Full of shoots Obs Evelyn FRUTICOSE Fruticose a Etym L fruticosus from frutex fruticis shrub Bot Defn Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs branching like a shrub shrubby shrublike as a fruticose stem Gray FRUTICOUS Fruticous a Bot Defn Fruticose R FRUTICULOSE Fruticulose a Etym Dim fr L fruticosus bushy cf F fruticuleux Bot Defn Like or pertaining to a small shrub Gray FRY Fry v t imp p p Fried p pr vb n Frying Etym OE frien F frire fr L frigere to roast parch fry cf Gr bhrajj Cf Fritter Defn To cook in a pan or on a griddle esp with the use of fat butter or olive oil by heating over a fire to cook in boiling lard or fat as to fry fish to fry doughnuts FRY Fry v i 1 To undergo the process of frying to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan or on a griddle or in a kettle of hot fat 2 To simmer to boil Obs With crackling flames a caldron fries Dryden The frothy billows fry Spenser 3 To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat To keep the oil from frying in the stomach Bacon 4 To be agitated to be greatly moved Obs What kindling motions in their breasts do fry Fairfax FRY Fry n 1 A dish of anything fried 2 A state of excitement as to be in a fry Colloq FRY Fry n Etym OE fri fry seed descendants cf OF froye spawning spawn of fishes little fishes fr L fricare tosub see Friction but cf also Icel fræ frjo seed Sw Dan frö Goth fraiw seed descendants 1 Zoöl Defn The young of any fish 2 A swarm or crowd especially of little fishes young or small things in general The fry of children young Spenser To sever the good fish from the other fry Milton We have burned two frigates and a hundred and twenty small fry Walpole FRYING Frying n Defn The process denoted by the verb fry Frying pan an iron pan with a long handle used for frying meat vegetables etc FU Fu n Chin Defn A department in China comprising several hsein also the chief city of a department often forming the last part of a name as Paotingfu FUAGE Fuage n Defn Same as Fumage FUAR Fuar n Defn Same as Feuar FUB FUBS Fub Fubs n Etym Cf Fob a pocket Defn A plump young person or child Obs Smart FUB Fub v t Etym The same word as fob to cheat Defn To put off by trickery to cheat Obs I have been fubbed off and fubbed off and fabbed off from this day to that day Shak FUBBERY Fubbery n Defn Cheating deception Marston FUBBY FUBSY Fubby Fubsy a Defn Plump chubby short and stuffy as a fubsy sofa Eng A fubsy goodhumored silly old maid Mme DArblay FUCATE FUCATED Fucate Fucated a Etym L fucatus p p of fucare to color paint fr fucus Defn Painted disguised with paint or with false show FUCHS Fuchs n Etym G prop a fox German Univ Defn A student of the first year FUCHSIA Fuchsia n pl E Fuchsias L Fuchslæ Etym NL Named after Leonard Fuchs a German botanist Bot Defn A genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping flowers with four sepals four petals eight stamens and a single pistil They are natives of Mexico and South America Doubleflowered varieties are now common in cultivation FUCHSINE Fuchsine n Etym Named by the French inventor from Fuchs a fox the German equivalent of his own name Renard Chem Defn Aniline red an artificial coaltar dyestuff of a metallic green color superficially resembling cantharides but when dissolved forming a brilliant dark red It consists of a hydrochloride or acetate of rosaniline See Rosaniline FUCIVOROUS Fucivorous a Etym Fucus L vorare to eat Zoöl Defn Eating fucus or other seaweeds FUCOID Fucoid a Etym Fucus oid Bot a Properly belonging to an order of alga Fucoideæ which are blackish in color and produce oöspores which are not fertilized until they have escaped from the conceptacle The common rockweeds and the gulfweed Sargassum are fucoid in character b In a vague sense resembling seaweeds or of the nature of seaweeds FUCOID Fucoid n Bot Defn A plant whether recent or fossil which resembles a seaweed See Fucoid a FUCOIDAL Fucoidal a 1 Bot Defn Fucoid 2 Geol Defn Containing impressions of fossil fucoids or seaweeds as fucoidal sandstone FUCUS Fucus n pl Fuci Etym L rock lichen orchil used as a red dye red or purple color disguise deceit 1 A paint a dye also false show Obs 2 Bot Defn A genus of tough leathery seaweeds usually of a dull brownish green color rockweed Note Formerly most marine alg were called fuci FUCUSOL Fucusol n Etym Fucus L oleum oil Chem Defn An oily liquid resembling and possibly identical with furfurol and obtained from fucus and other seaweeds FUD Fud n Etym Of uncertain origin 1 The tail of a hare coney etc Prov Eng Scot Burns 2 Woolen waste for mixing with mungo and shoddy FUDDER Fudder n Defn See Fodder a weight FUDDLE Fuddle v t imp p p Fuddled p pr vb n Fuddling Etym Perh formed as a kind of dim of full Cf Fuzzle Defn To make foolish by drink to cause to become intoxicated Colloq I am too fuddled to take care to observe your orders Steele FUDDLE Fuddle v i Defn To drink to excess Colloq FUDDLER Fuddler n Defn A drunkard Colloq Baxter FUDGE Fudge n Etym Cf Prov F fuche feuche an interj of contempt Defn A madeup story stuff nonsense humbug often an exclamation of contempt FUDGE Fudge v t imp p p Fudged p pr vb n Fudging 1 To make up to devise to contrive to fabricate Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness N Fairfax 2 To foist to interpolate That last suppose is fudged in Foote FUDGE WHEEL Fudge wheel Shoemaking Defn A tool for ornamenting the edge of a sole FUEGIAN Fuegian a Defn Of or pertaining to Terra del Fuego n Defn A native of Terra del Fuego FUEL Fuel n Etym OF fouail fuail or fouaille fuaille LL focalium focale fr L focus hearth fireplace in LL fire See Focus Formerly written also fewel 1 Any matter used to produce heat by burning that which feeds fire combustible matter used for fires as wood coal peat etc 2 Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement Artificial fuel fuel consisting of small particles as coal dust sawdust etc consolidated into lumps or blocks FUEL Fuel v t 1 To feed with fuel Obs Never alas I the dreadful name That fuels the infernal flame Cowley 2 To store or furnish with fuel or firing Obs Well watered and well fueled Sir H Wotton FUELER Fueler n Defn One who or that which supplies fuel R Written also fueller Donne FUERO Fuero n Etym Sp fr L forum Sp Law a A code a charter a grant of privileges b A custom having the force of law c A declaration by a magistrate d A place where justice is administered e The jurisdiction of a tribunal Burrill FUFF Fuff v t i Etym Of imitative origin Cf Puff Defn To puff Prov Eng A Local U S Halliwel FUFFY Fuffy a Defn Light puffy Prov Eng Local U S FUGA Fuga n Etym It Mus Defn A fugue FUGACIOUS Fugacious a Etym L fugax fugacis from fugere cf F fugace See Fugitive 1 Flying or disposed to fly fleeing away lasting but a short time volatile Much of its possessions is so hid so fugacious and of so uncertain purchase Jer Taylor 2 Biol Defn Fleeting lasting but a short time applied particularly to organs or parts which are shortlived as compared with the life of the individual FUGACIOUSNESS Fugaciousness n Defn Fugacity Obs FUGACITY Fugacity a Etym L fugacitas cf F fugacité 1 The quality of being fugacious fugaclousness volatility as fugacity of spirits Boyle 2 Uncertainty instability Johnson FUGACY Fugacy n Defn Banishment Obs Milton FUGATO Fugato a Mus Defn in the gugue style but not strictly like a fugue n Defn A composition resembling a fugue FUGH Fugh interj Defn An exclamation of disgust foh faugh Dryden FUGHETTA Fughetta n Etym It Mus Defn a short condensed fugue Grove FUGITIVE Fugitive a Etym OE fugitif F fugitif fr L fugitivus fr fugere to flee See Bow to bend and cf Feverfew 1 Fleeing from pursuit danger restraint etc escaping from service duty etc as a fugitive solder a fugitive slave a fugitive debtor The fugitive Parthians follow Shak Can a fugitive daughter enjoy herself while her parents are in tear Richardson A libellous pamphlet of a fugitive physician Sir H Wotton 2 Not fixed not durable liable to disappear or fall away volatile uncertain evanescent liable to fade applied to material and immaterial things as fugitive colors a fugitive idea The me more tender and fugitive parts the leaves of vegatables Woodward Fugitive compositions Such as are short and occasional and so published that they quickly escape notice Syn Fleeting unstable wandering uncertain volatile fugacious fleeing evanescent FUGITIVE Fugitive n 1 One who flees from pursuit danger restraint service duty etc a deserter as a fugitive from justice 2 Something hard to be caught or detained Or Catch that airy fugitive called wit Harte Fugitive from justice Law one who having committed a crime in one jurisdiction flees or escapes into another to avoid punishment FUGITIVELY Fugitively adv Defn In a fugitive manner FUGITIVENESS Fugitiveness n Defn The quality or condition of being fugitive evanescence volatility fugacity instability FUGLE Fugle v i Defn To maneuver to move hither and thither Colloq Wooden arms with elbow joints jerking and fugling in the air Carlyle FUGLEMAN Fugleman n pl Fuglemen Etym G flügelmann file leader flügel wing akin to E fly mann man Cf Flugrelman 1 Mil Defn A soldier especially expert and well drilled who takes his place in front of a military company as a guide for the others in their exercises a file leader He originally stood in front of the right wing Written also flugelman 2 Hence one who leads the way Jocose FUGUE Fugue n Etym F fr It fuga fr L fuga a fleeing flight akin to fugere to fiee See Fugitive Mus Defn A polyphonic composition developed from a given theme or themes according to strict contrapuntal rules The theme is first given out by one voice or part and then while that pursues its way it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth and so on until all the parts have answered one by one continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole in which the theme is often lost and reappears All parts of the scheme are eternally chasing each other like the parts of a fugue Jer Taylor FUGUIST Fuguist n Mus Defn A musician who composes or performs fugues Busby FUL ful Etym See Full a Defn A suffix signifying full of abounding with as boastful harmful woeful FULAHS FOOLAHS Fulahs Defn Foolahs n pl sing Fulah Foolan Ethnol A peculiar African race of uncertain origin but distinct from the negro tribes inhabiting an extensive region of Western Soudan Their color is brown or yellowish bronze They are Mohammedans Called also Fellatahs Foulahs and Fellani Fulah is also used adjectively as Fulah empire tribes language FULBE Fulbe n Ethnol Defn Same as Fulahs FULCIBLE Fulcible a Etym L fulcire to prop Defn Capable of being propped up Obs Cockeram FULCIMENT Fulciment n Etym L fulcimentum fr fulcire to prop Defn A prop a fulcrum Obs Bp Wilkins FULCRA Fulcra n pl Defn See Fulcrum FULCRATE Fulcrate a Etym See Fulcrum 1 Bot Defn Propped supported by accessory organs R Gray 2 Furnished with fulcrums FULCRUM Fulcrum n pl L Fulcra E Fulcrums Etym L bedpost fr fulcire to prop 1 A prop or support 2 Mech Defn That by which a lever is sustained or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body 3 Bot Defn An accessory organ such as a tendril stipule spine and the like R Gray 4 Zoöl a The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects b One of the small spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes 5 Anat Defn The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye FULFILL Fulfill v t imp p p Fulfilled p pr vb n Fulfilling Etym OE fulfillen fulfullen AS fulfyllan ful full fyllan to fill See Full a and Fill v t Written also fulfil 1 To fill up to make full or complete Obs Fulfill her week Gen xxix 27 Suffer thou that the children be fulfilled first for it is not good to take the bread of children and give to hounds Wyclif Mark vii 27 2 To accomplish or carry into effect as an intention promise or prophecy a desire prayer or requirement etc to complete by performance to answer the requisitions of to bring to pass as a purpose or design to effectuate He will fulfill the desire of them fear him Ps cxlv 199 Here Nature seems fulfilled in all her ends Milton Servants must their masters minds fulfill Shak FULFILLER Fulfiller n Defn One who fulfills South FULFILLMENT Fulfillment n Etym Written also fulfilment 1 The act of fulfilling accomplishment completion as the fulfillment of prophecy 2 Execution performance as the fulfillment of a promise FULGENCY Fulgency n Etym See fulgent Defn Brightness splendor glitter effulgence Bailey FULGENT Fulgent a Etym L fulgens entis p pr of fulgere to flash glitter shine akin to Gr Phlox Flagrant Defn Exquisitely bright shining dazzling effulgent Other Thracians fulgent morions wore Glower FULGENTLY Fulgently adv Defn Dazzlingly glitteringly FULGID Fulgid a Etym L fulgidus See Fulgent Defn Shining glittering dazzling R Pope FULGIDITY Fulgidity n Defn Splendor resplendence effulgence R Bailey FULGOR Fulgor n Etym L fulgor fr fulgere to shine Defn Dazzling brightness splendor R Sir T Browne FULGURANT Fulgurant a Etym L fulgurans p pr of fulgurare Defn Lightening R Dr H More FULGURATA Fulgurata n Etym NL Electricity Defn A spectroelectric tube in which the decomposition of a liquid by the passage of an electric spark is observed Knight FULGURATE Fulgurate v i Etym L fulguratus p p of fulgurare to flash fr fulgur lightning fr fulgere to shine See Fulgent Defn To flash as lightning R FULGURATING Fulgurating a Med Defn Resembling lightning used to describe intense lancinating painsaccompanying locomotor ataxy FULGURATION Fulguration n Etym L fulguratio cf F fulguration 1 The act of lightening R Donne 2 Assaying Defn The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface also called blick A phenomenon called by the old chemists fulguration Ure FULGURITE Fulgurite n Etym L fulguritus p p of fulgurire to strike with lightning fr fulgur lightning cf F fulgurite Defn A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning on sand a lightning tube also the portion of rock surface fused by a lightning discharge FULGURY Fulgury n Etym L fulgur Defn Lightning Obs FULHAM Fulham n Etym So named because supposed to have been chiefly made at Fulham in Middlesex Eng Defn A false die Cant Written also fullam Shak FULIGINOSITY Fuliginosity n Etym Cf F fuliginosité Defn The condition or quality of being fuliginous sootiness matter deposited by smoke R FULIGINOUS Fuliginous a Etym L fuliginosus from fuligo soot cf F fuligineux See Fume 1 Pertaining to soot sooty dark dusky 2 Pertaining to smoke resembling smoke FULIGINOUSLY Fuliginously adv Defn In a smoky manner FULIMART Fulimart n Defn Same as Foumart FULL Full a Compar Fuller superl Fullest Etym OE AS ful akin to OS ful D vol OHG fol G voll Icel fullr Sw full Dan fuld Goth fulls L plenus Gr p pr to fill also to Gr poly pref G viel AS fela sq root80 Cf Complete Fill Plenary Plenty 1 Filled up having within its limits all that it can contain supplied not empty or vacant said primarily of hollow vessels and hence of anything else as a cup full of water a house full of people Had the throne been full their meeting would not have been regular Blackstone 2 Abundantly furnished or provided sufficient in quantity quality or degree copious plenteous ample adequate as a full meal a full supply a full voice a full compensation a house full of furniture 3 Not wanting in any essential quality complete entire perfect adequate as a full narrative a person of full age a full stop a full face the full moon It came to pass at the end of two full years that Pharaoh dreamed Gen xii 1 The man commands Like a full soldier Shak I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted Ford 4 Sated surfeited I am full of the burnt offerings of rams Is i 11 5 Having the mind filled with ideas stocked with knowledge stored with information Reading maketh a full man Bacon 6 Having the attention thoughts etc absorbed in any matter and the feelings more or less excited by it as to be full of some project Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions Locke 7 Filled with emotions The heart is so full that a drop overfills it Lowell 8 Impregnated made pregnant Obs Ilia the fair full of Mars Dryden At full when full or complete Shak Full age Law the age at which one attains full personal rights majority in England and the United States the age of 21 years Abbott Full and by Naut sailing closehauled having all the sails full and lying as near the wind as poesible Full band Mus a band in which all the instruments are employed Full binding the binding of a book when made wholly of leather as distinguished from half binding Full bottom a kind of wig full and large at the bottom Full brother or sister a brother or sister having the same parents as another Full cry Hunting eager chase said of hounds that have caught the scent and give tongue together Full dress the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony Full hand Poker three of a kind and a pair Full moon a The moon with its whole disk illuminated as when opposite to the sun b The time when the moon is full Full organ Mus the organ when all or most stops are out Full score Mus a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given Full sea high water Full swing free course unrestrained liberty Leaving corrupt nature to the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings South Colloq In full at length uncontracted unabridged written out in words and not indicated by figures In full blast See under Blast FULL Full n Defn Complete measure utmost extent the highest state or degree The swansdown feather That stands upon the swell at full of tide Shak Full of the moon the time of full moon FULL Full adv Defn Quite to the same degree without abatement or diminution with the whole force or effect thoroughly completely exactly entirely The pawn I proffer shall be full as good Dryden The diapason closing full in man Dryden Full in the center of the sacred wood Addison Note Full is placed before adjectives and adverbs to heighten or strengthen their signification Full sad Milton Master of a full poor cell Shak Full many a gem of purest ray serene T Gray Full is also prefixed to participles to express utmost extent or degree as fullbloomed fullblown fullcrammed fullgrown full laden fullstuffed etc Such compounds for the most part are selfdefining FULL Full v i Defn To become full or wholly illuminated as the moon fulls at midnight FULL Full v t imp p p Fulled p pr vb n Fulling Etym OE fullen OF fuler fouler F fouler LL fullare fr L fullo fuller cloth fuller cf Gr fullian to whiten as a fuller to baptize fullere a fuller Cf Defile to foul Foil to frustrate Fuller n Defn To thicken by moistening heating and pressing as cloth to mill to make compact to scour cleanse and thicken in a mill FULL Full v i Defn To become fulled or thickened as this material fulls well FULLAGE Fullage n Defn The money or price paid for fulling or cleansing cloth Johnson FULLAM Fullam n Defn A false die See Fulham FULLBLOODED Fullblooded a 1 Having a full supply of blood 2 Of pure blood thoroughbred as a fullblooded horse FULLBLOOMED Fullbloomed a Defn Like a perfect blossom Fullbloomed lips Crashaw FULLBLOWN Fullblown a 1 Fully expanded as a blossom as a fullbloun rose Denham 2 Fully distended with wind as a sail Dryden FULLBOTTOMED Fullbottomed a 1 Full and large at the bottom as wigs worn by certain civil officers in Great Britain 2 Naut Defn Of great capacity below the water line FULLBUTT Fullbutt adv Defn With direct and violentop position with sudden collision Colloq LEstrange FULLDRIVE Fulldrive adv Defn With full speed Colloq FULLER Fuller n Etym AS fullere fr L fullo See Full v t Defn One whose occupation is to full cloth Fullers earth a variety of clay used in scouring and cleansing cloth to imbibe grease Fullers herb Bot the soapwort Saponaria officinalis formerly used to remove stains from cloth Fullers thistle or weed Bot the teasel Dipsacus fullonum whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth See Teasel FULLER Fuller n Etym From Full a Blacksmiths Work Defn A die a halfround set hammer used for forming grooves and spreading iron called also a creaser FULLER Fuller v t Defn To form a groove or channel in by a fuller or set hammer as to fuller a bayonet FULLERY Fullery n pl Fulleries Defn The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried on FULLFORMED Fullformed a Defn Full in form or shape rounded out with flesh The fullformed maids of Afric Thomson FULLGROWN Fullgrown a Defn Having reached the limits of growth mature Fullgrown wings Lowell FULLHEARTED Fullhearted a Defn Full of courage or confidence Shak FULLHOT Fullhot a Defn Very fiery Shak FULL HOUSE Full house Poker Defn A hand containing three of a kind and a pair as three kings and two tens It ranks above a flush and below four of a kind FULLING Fulling n Defn The process of cleansing shrinking and thickening cloth by moisture heat and pressure Fulling mill a mill for fulling cloth as by means of pesties or stampers which alternately fall into and rise from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water and fullers earth or other cleansing materials FULLMANNED Fullmanned a Defn Completely furnished wiith men as a ship FULLMART Fullmart n Defn See Foumart B Jonson FULLNESS Fullness n Defn The state of being full or of abounding abundance completeness Written also fulness In thy presence is fullness of joy Ps xvi 11 FULLONICAL Fullonical a Etym L fullonicus from fullo a cloth fuller Defn Pertaining to a fuller of cloth Obs Blount FULLORBED Fullorbed a Defn Having the orb or disk complete or fully illuminated like the full moon FULLSAILED Fullsailed a Defn Having all its sails set hence without restriction or reservation Massinger FULLWINGED Fullwinged a 1 Having large and strong or complete wings Shak 2 Beady for flight eager Archaic Beau Fl FULLY Fully adv Defn In a full manner or degree completely entirely without lack or defect adequately satisfactorily as to be fully persuaded of the truth of a proposition Fully committed Law committed to prison for trial in distinction from being detained for examination Syn Completely entirely maturely plentifuly abundantly plenteously copiously largely amply sufficiently perfectly FULMAR Fulmar fûlmär n Etym Icel fulmar See foul and Man a gull Zoöl Defn One of several species of sea birds of the family procellariidæ allied to the albatrosses and petrels Among the well known species are the arctic fulmar Fulmarus glacialis called also fulmar petrel malduck and mollemock and the giant fulmar Ossifraga gigantea FULMINANT Fulminant a Etym L fulminans p pr of fulminare to lighten cf F fulminant Defn Thundering fulminating R Bailey FULMINATE Fulminate v i imp p p Fulminated p pr vb n Fulminating Etym L fulminatus p p of fulminare to lighten strike with lightning fr fulmen thunderbolt fr fulgere to shine See Fulgent and cf Fulmine 1 To thunder hence to make a loud sudden noise to detonate to explode with a violent report 2 To issue or send forth decrees or censures with the assumption of supreme authority to thunder forth menaces FULMINATE Fulminate v t 1 To cause to explode Sprat 2 To utter or send out with denunciations or censures said especially of menaces or censures uttered by ecclesiastical authority They fulminated the most hostile of all decrees De Quincey FULMINATE Fulminate n Etym Cf P fulminate See Fulminate v i Chem a A salt of fulminic acid See under Fulminic b A fulminating powder Fulminate of gold an explosive compound of gold called also fulminating gold and aurum fulminans FULMINATING Fulminating a 1 Thundering exploding in a peculiarly sudden or violent manner 2 Hurling denunciations menaces or censures Fulminating oil nitroglycerin Fulminating powder Chem any violently explosive powder but especially one of the fulminates as mercuric fulminate FULMINATION Fulmination n Etym L fulminatio a darting of lightning cf F fulmination 1 The act of fulminating or exploding detonation 2 The act of thundering forth threats or censures as with authority 3 That which is fulminated or thundered forth vehement menace or censure The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into ridicule Ayliffe FULMINATORY Fulminatory a Etym Cf F fulminatoire Defn Thundering striking terror Cotgrave FULMINE Fulmine v i Etym F fulminer See Fulminate v Defn To thunder Obs Spenser Milton FULMINE Fulmine v t Defn To shoot to dart like lightning to fulminate to utter with authority or vehemence She fulmined out her scorn of laws Salique Tennyson FULMINEOUS Fulmineous a Etym L fulmen thunder Defn Of or concerning thunder FULMINIC Fulminic a Etym Cf F fulminique Defn Pertaining to fulmination detonating specifically Chem pertaining to derived from or denoting an acid so called as fulminic acid Fulminic acid Chem a complex acid H2C2N2O2 isomeric with cyanic and cyanuric acids and not known in the free state but forming a large class of highly explosive salts the fulminates Of these mercuric fulminate the most common is used mixed with niter to fill percussion caps charge cartridges etc Fulminic acid is made by the action of nitric acid on alcohol FULMINURIC Fulminuric a Etym Fulminic cyanuric Chem Defn Pertaining to fulminic and cyanuric acids and designating an acid so called Fulminuric acid Chem a white crystalline explosive subatance H3C3N3O3 forming well known salts and obtained from the fulnunates It is isomeric with cyanuric acid and hence is also called isocyanuric acid FULNESS Fulness n Defn See Fullness FULNESS Fulness n Defn See Fullness FULSAMIC Fulsamic a Etym See Fulsome Defn Fulsome Obs FULSOME Fulsome a Etym Full a some 1 Full abundant plenteous not shriveled Obs His lean pale hoar and withered corpse grew fulsome fair and fresh Golding 2 Offending or disgusting by overfullness excess or grossness cloying gross nauseous esp offensive from excess of praise as fulsome flattery And lest the fulsome artifice should fail Themselves will hide its coarseness with a veil Cowper 3 Lustful wanton obscene also tending to obscenity Obs Fulsome ewes Shak Fulsomely adv Fulsomeness n Dryden FULVID Fulvid a Etym LL fulvidus fr L fulvus Defn Fulvous R Dr H More FULVOUS Fulvous a Etym L fulvus Defn Tawny dull yellow with a mixture of gray and brown Lindley FUM Fum v i Defn To play upon a fiddle Obs Follow me and fum as you go B Jonson FUMACIOUS Fumacious a Etym From Fume Defn Smoky hence fond of smoking addicted to smoking tobacco FUMADE FUMADO Fumade Fumado n pl Fumades Fumadoes Etym Sp fumodo smoked p p of fumar to smoke fr L fumare See Fume v i Defn A salted and smoked fish as the pilchard FUMAGE Fumage n Etym OF fumage fumaige fr L fumus smoke Defn Hearth money Fumage or fuage vulgarly called smoke farthings Blackstone FUMARATE Fumarate n Chem Defn A salt of fumaric acid FUMARIC Fumaric a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from fumitory Fumaria officinalis Fumaric acid Chem a widely occurring organic acid exttracted from fumitory as a white crystallline substance C2H2CO2H2 and produced artificially in many ways as by the distillation of malic acid boletic acid It is found also in the lichen Iceland moss and hence was also called lichenic acid FUMARINE Fumarine n Etym L fumus smoke fume Chem Defn An alkaloid extracted from fumitory as a white crystalline substance FUMAROLE Fumarole n Etym It fumaruola fr fumo smoke L fumus cf F fumerolle fumarolle Defn A hole or spot in a volcanic or other region from which fumes issue FUMATORIUM Fumatorium n L pl ria NL fr L fumare fumatum to smoke Defn An airtight compartment in which vapor may be generated to destroy germs or insects esp the apparatus used to destroy San José scale on nursery stock with hydrocyanic acid vapor FUMATORY Fumatory n Defn See Fumitory Obs FUMBLE Fumble v i imp p p Fumbled p pr vb n Fumbling Etym Akin to D fommelen to crumple fumble Sw fumla to fusuble famla to grope Dan famle to grope fumble Icel falme AS folm palm of the hand See Feel and cf Fanble Palm 1 To feel or grope about to make awkward attempts to do or find something Adams now began to fumble in his pockets Fielding 2 To grope about in perplexity to seek awkwardly as to fumble for an excuse Dryden My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles Chesterfield Alas how he fumbles about the domains Wordsworth 3 To handle much to play childishly to turn over and over I saw him fumble with the sheets and play with flowers Shak FUMBLE Fumble v t Defn To handle or manage awkwardly to crowd or tumble together Shak FUMBLER Fumbler n Defn One who fumbles FUMBLINGLY Fumblingly adv Defn In the manner of one who fumbles FUME Fume n Etym L fumus akin to Skr dh smoke dh to shake fan a flame cf Gr fum smoke F fumée Cf Dust n Femerell Thyme 1 Exhalation volatile matter esp noxious vapor or smoke ascending in a dense body smoke vapor reek as the fumes of tobacco The fumes of new shorn hay T Warton The fumes of undigested wine Dryden 2 Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of selfcontrol as the fumes of passion South 3 Anything vaporlike unsubstantial or airy idle conceit vain imagination A show of fumes and fancies Bacon 4 The incense of praise inordinate flattery To smother him with fumes and eulogies Burton In a fume in ill temper esp from impatience FUME Fume v i imp p p Fumed p pr vb n Fuming Etym Cf F fumer L fumare to smoke See Fume n 1 To smoke to throw off fumes as in combustion or chemical action to rise up as vapor Where the golden altar fumed Milton Silenus lay Whose constant cups lay fuming to his brain Roscommon 2 To be as in a mist to be dulled and stupefied Keep his brain fuming Shak 3 To pass off in fumes or vapors Their parts pre kept from fuming away by their fixity Cheyne 4 To be in a rage to be hot with anger He frets he fumes he stares he stamps the ground Dryden While her mother did fret and her father did fume Sir W Scott To tame away to give way to excitement and displeasure to storm also to pass off in fumes FUME Fume e t 1 To expose to the action of fumes to treat with vapors smoke etc as to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur to fill with fumes vapors odors etc as a room She fumed the temple with an odorous flame Dryden 2 To praise inordinately to flatter They demideify and fume him so Cowper 3 To throw off in vapor or as in the form of vapor The heat will fume away most of the scent Montimer How vicious hearts fume frenzy to the brain Young FUMED OAK Fumed oak Cabinetwork Defn Oak given a weathered appearance by exposure in an airtight compartment to fumes of ammonia from uncorked cans being first given a coat of filler FUMELESS Fumeless a Defn Free from fumes FUMER Fumer n 1 One that fumes 2 One who makes or uses perfumes Obs Embroiderers feather makers fumers Beau Fl FUMERELL Fumerell n Arch Defn See Femerell FUMET Fumet n Etym Cf F fumier dung OF femier fr L fimus dung Defn The dung of deer B Jonson FUMET FUMETTE Fumet Fumette n Etym F fumet odor fume of wine or meat fr L fumus smoke See Fume n Defn The stench or high flavor of game or other meat when kept long Swift FUMETERE Fumetere n Defn Fumitory Obs FUMID Fumid a Etym L fumidus fr fumus smoke See Fume Defn Smoky vaporous Sir T Broune FUMIDITY FUMIDNESS Fumidity Fumidness n Defn The state of being fumid smokiness FUMIFEROUS Fumiferous a Etym L fumifer fumus smoke ferre to bear Defn Producing smoke FUMIFUGIST Fumifugist n Etym L fumus smoke fugare to put to flight fugere to flee Defn One who or that which drives away smoke or fumes FUMIFY Fumify v t Etym Fume fy Defn To subject to the action of smoke Obs Sir T Browne FUMIGANT Fumigant a Etym L fumigans p pr of fumigare See Fumigate Defn Fuming R FUMIGATE Fumigate v t imp p p Fumigated p pr vb n Fumigating Etym L fumigate p p of fumigare to fumigate fr fumus smoke See Fume n 1 To apply smoke to to expose to smoke or vapor to purify or free from infection by the use of smoke or vapors 2 To smoke to perfume Dryden FUMIGATION Fumigation n Etym Cf F fumigation 1 The act of fumigating or applying smoke or vapor as for disinfection 2 Vapor raised in the process of fumigating FUMIGATOR Fumigator n Defn One who or that which fumigates an apparattus for fumigating FUMIGATORY Fumigatory a Etym Cf F fumigatoire Defn Having the quality of purifying by smoke R FUMILY Fumily adv Defn Smokily with fume FUMING Fuming a Defn Producing fumes or vapors Cadets fuming liquid Chem alkarsin Fuming liquor of Libsvius Old Chem stannic chloride the chloride of tin SnCl4 forming a colorless mobile liquid which fumes in the air Mixed with water it solidifies to the socalled butter of tin Fuming sulphuric acid Chem Same as Disulphuric acid uder Disulphuric FUMINGLY Fumingly adv Defn In a fuming manner angrily They answer fumingly Hooker FUMISH Fumish a Defn Smoky hot choleric FUMISH Fumish a Defn Smoky hot choleric FUMISHNESS Fumishness n Defn Choler fretfulness passion FUMITER Fumiter n Bot Defn Fumitory Obs FUMITORY Fumitory n Etym OE fumetere F fumeterre prop smoke of the ground fr L fumus smoke terra earth See Fume and Terrace Bot Defn The common uame of several species of the genus Fumaria annual herbs of the Old World with finely dissected leaves and small flowers in dense racemes or spikes F officinalis is a common species and was formerly used as an antiscorbutic Climbing fumitory Bot the Alleghany vine Adlumia cirrhosa a biennial climbing plant with elegant feathery leaves and large clusters of pretty white or pinkish flowers looking like grains of rice FUMMEL Fummel n Zoöl Defn A hinny FUMOSITY Fumosity n Etym Cf OF fumosité Defn The fumes of drink Obs Chaucer FUMOUS Fumous a Etym L fumosus fr fumus smoke cf F fumeux 1 Producing smoke smoky 2 Producing fumes full of fumes Garlic onions mustard and suchlike fumous things Barough 1625 FUMY Fumy a Defn Producing fumes fumous Drowned in fumy wine H Brooke FUN Fun n Etym Perh of Celtic origin cf Ir Gael fonn pleasure Defn Sport merriment frolicsome amusement Oddity frolic and fun Goldsmith To make fan of to hold up to or turn into ridicule FUNAMBULATE Funambulate v i Etym See Funambulo Defn To walk or to dance on a rope FUNAMBULATION Funambulation n Defn Ropedancing FUNAMBULATORY Funambulatory a 1 Performing like a ropedancer Chambers 2 Narrow like the walk of a ropedancer This funambulatory track Sir T Browne FUNAMBULIST Funambulist n Defn A ropewalker or ropedancer FUNAMBULO FUNAMBULUS Funambulo Funambulus n Etym Sp funambulo or It funambolo fr L funambulus funis rope perh akin to E bind ambulare to walk See Amble and cf Funambulist Defn A ropewalker or ropedancer Obs Bacon FUNCTION Function n Etym L functio fr fungi to perform execute akin to Skr bhuj to enjoy have the use of cf F fonction Cf Defunct 1 The act of executing or performing any duty office or calling per formance In the function of his public calling Swift 2 Physiol Defn The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism as the function of the heart or the limbs the function of leaves sap roots etc life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the body 3 The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty as of the soul or of the intellect the exertion of an energy of some determinate kind As the mind opens and its functions spread Pope 4 The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state the activity appropriate to any business or profession Tradesmen going about their functions Shak The malady which made him incapable of performing his regal functions Macaulay 5 Math Defn A quantity so connected with another quantity that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former Each quantity is said to be a function of the other Thus the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned such expressions as x2 3x Log x and Sin x are all functions of x Algebraic function a quantity whose connection with the variable is expressed by an equation that involves only the algebraic operations of addition subtraction multiplication division raising to a given power and extracting a given root opposed to transcendental function Arbitrary function See under Arbitrary Calculus of functions See under Calculus Carnots function Thermodynamics a relation between the amount of heat given off by a source of heat and the work which can be done by it It is approximately equal to the mechanical equivalent of the thermal unit divided by the number expressing the temperature in degrees of the air thermometer reckoned from its zero of expansion Circular functions See Inverse trigonometrical functions below Continuous function a quantity that has no interruption in the continuity of its real values as the variable changes between any specified limits Discontinuous function See under Discontinuous Elliptic functions a large and important class of functions so called because one of the forms expresses the relation of the arc of an ellipse to the straight lines connected therewith Explicit function a quantity directly expressed in terms of the independently varying quantity thus in the equations y 6x2 y 10 x3 the quantity y is an explicit function of x Implicit function a quantity whose relation to the variable is expressed indirectly by an equation thus y in the equation x2 y2 100 is an implicit function of x Inverse trigonometrical functions or Circular function the lengths of arcs relative to the sines tangents etc Thus AB is the arc whose sine is BD and if the length of BD is x is written sin 1x and so of the other lines See Trigonometrical function below Other transcendental functions are the exponential functions the elliptic functions the gamma functions the theta functions etc Onevalued function a quantity that has one and only one value for each value of the variable Transcendental functions a quantity whose connection with the variable cannot be expressed by algebraic operations thus y in the equation y 10x is a transcendental function of x See Algebraic function above Trigonometrical function a quantity whose relation to the variable is the same as that of a certain straight line drawn in a circle whose radius is unity to the length of a corresponding are of the circle Let AB be an arc in a circle whose radius OA is unity let AC be a quadrant and let OC DB and AF be drawnpependicular to OA and EB and CG parallel to OA and let OB be produced to G and F E Then BD is the sine of the arc AB OD or EB is the cosine AF is the tangent CG is the cotangent OF is the secant OG is the cosecant AD is the versed sine and CE is the coversed sine of the are AB If the length of AB be represented by x OA being unity then the lengths of Functions these lines OA being unity are the trigonometrical functions of x and are written sin x cos x tan x or tang x cot x sec x cosec x versin x coversin x These quantities are also considered as functions of the angle BOA FUNCTION FUNCTIONATE Function Functionate v i Defn To execute or perform a function to transact ones regular or appointed business FUNCTIONAL Functional a 1 Pertaining to or connected with a function or duty official 2 Physiol Defn Pertaining to the function of an organ or part or to the functions in general Functional disease Med a disease of which the symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure the derangement of an organ arising from a cause often unknown external to itself opposed to organic disease in which the organ itself is affected FUNCTIONALIZE Functionalize v t Defn To assign to some function or office R FUNCTIONALLY Functionally adv Defn In a functional manner as regards normal or appropriate activity The organ is said to be functionally disordered Lawrence FUNCTIONARY Functionary n pl Functionaries Etym Cf F fonctionnaire Defn One charged with the performance of a function or office as a public functionary secular functionaries FUNCTIONLESS Functionless a Defn Destitute of function or of an appropriate organ Darwin FUND Fund n Etym OF font fond nom fonz bottom ground F fond bottom foundation fonds fund fr L fundus bottom ground foundation piece of land See Found to establish 1 An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies are or may be drawn for carrying on any work or for maintaining existence 2 A stock or capital a sum of money appropriated as the foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view to profit that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are supported as the fund of a bank commercial house manufacturing corporation etc 3 pl Defn The stock of a national debt public securities evidences stocks or bonds of money lent to government for which interest is paid at prescribed intervals called also public funds 4 An invested sum whose income is devoted to a specific object as the fund of an ecclesiastical society a fund for the maintenance of lectures or poor students also money systematically collected to meet the expenses of some permanent object 5 A store laid up from which one may draw at pleasure a supply a full provision of resources as a fund of wisdom or good sense An inexhaustible fund of stories Macaulay Sinking fund the aggregate of sums of money set apart and invested usually at fixed intervals for the extinguishment of the debt of a government or of a corporation by the accumulation of interest FUND Fund v t imp p p Funded p pr vb n Funding 1 To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of to make permanent provision of resources as by a pledge of revenue from customs for discharging the interest of or principal of as to fund government notes 2 To place in a fund as money 3 To put into the form of bonds or stocks bearing regular interest as to fund the floating debt FUNDABLE Fundable a Defn Capable of being funded or converted into a fund convertible into bonds FUNDAMENT Fundament n Etym OE fundament fundement fondement OF fundement fondement F fondement fr L fundamentum foundation fr fundare to lay the bottom to found fr fundus bottom See Fund 1 Foundation Obs Chaucer 2 The part of the body on which one sits the buttocks specifically Anat the anus Hume FUNDAMENTAL Fundamental a Etym Cf F fondamental Defn Pertaining to the foundation or basis serving for the foundation Hence Essential as an element principle or law important original elementary as a fundamental truth a fundamental axiom The fundamental reasons of this war Shak Some fundamental antithesis in nature Whewell Fundamental bass Mus the root note of a chord a bass formed of the roots or fundamental tones of the chords Fundamental chord Mus a chord the lowest tone of which is its root Fundamental colors red green and violetblue See Primary colors under Color FUNDAMENTAL Fundamental n Defn A leading or primary principle rule law or article which serves as the groundwork of a system essential part as the fundamentals of the Christian faith FUNDAMENTALLY Fundamentally adv Defn Primarily originally essentially radically at the foundation in origin or constituents Fundamentally defective Burke FUNDED Funded a 1 Existing in the form of bonds bearing regular interest as funded debt 2 Invested in public funds as funded money FUNDHOLDER Fundholder a Defn One who has money invested in the public funds J S Mill FUNDING Funding a 1 Providing a fund for the payment of the interest or principal of a debt 2 Investing in the public funds Funding system a system or scheme of finance or revenue by which provision is made for paying the interest or principal of a public debt FUNDLESS Fundless a Defn Destitute of funds FUNDUS Fundus n Etym L bottom Anat Defn The bottom or base of any hollow organ as the fundus of the bladder the fundus of the eye FUNEBRIAL Funebrial a Etym L funebris belonging to a funeral fr funus funeral Defn Pertaining to a funeral or funerals funeral funereal Obs Written also funebral Sir T Browne FUNEBRIOUS Funebrious a Defn Funebrial Obs FUNERAL Funeral n Etym LL funeralia prop neut pl of funeralis of a funeral fr L funus funeris funeral cf F funérailles 1 The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body whether such disposition be by interment burning or otherwise esp the ceremony or solemnization of interment obsequies burial formerly used in the plural King James his funerals were performed very solemnly in the collegiate church at Westminster Euller 2 The procession attending the burial of the dead the show and accompaniments of an interment The long funerals Pope 3 A funeral sermon usually in the plural Obs Mr Giles Lawrence preached his funerals South FUNERAL Funeral a Etym LL funeralis See Funeral n Defn Per taining to a funeral used at the interment of the dead as funeral rites honors or ceremonies Shak Funeral pile a structure of combustible material upon which a dead body is placed to be reduced to ashes as part of a funeral rite a pyre Funerally adv Obs Sir T Browne FUNERATE Funerate v t Etym L funeratus p p of funerare to funerate fr funus See Funeral Defn To bury with funeral rites Obs Cockeram FUNERATION Funeration n Etym L funeratio Defn The act of burying with funeral rites Obs Knatchbull FUNEREAL Funereal a Etym L funereus fr fentus a funeral Defn Suiting a funeral pertaining to burial solemn Hence Dark dismal mournful Jer Taylor What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heavens distant lamps Longfellow Funereally adv FUNEST Funest a Etym L funestus fr funus a funeral destruction cf F funeste Defn Lamentable doleful R Funest and direful deaths Coleridge A forerunner of something very funest Evelyn FUNGAL Fungal a Defn Of or pertaining to fungi FUNGATE Fungate n Etym Cf F fongate Chem Defn A salt of fungic acid Formerly written also fungiate FUNGE Funge n Etym L fungus mushroom dolt Defn A blockhead a dolt a fool Obs Burton FUNGI Fungi n pl Bot Defn See Fungus FUNGIA Fungia n Etym NL fr L fungus mushroom cf F fongie Zoöl Defn A genus of simple stony corals so called because they are usually flat and circular with radiating plates like the gills of a mushroom Some of them are eighteen inches in diameter FUNGIAN Fungian a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Fungidæ a family of stony corals n Defn One of the Fungidæ FUNGIBLES Fungibles n pl Etym LL res fungibiles probably fr L fungi to discharge A barbarous term supposed to have originated in the use of the words functionem recipere in the Digeste Bouvier Called fungibiles quia una alterius vice fungitur John Taylor 1755 Cf Function 1 Civ Law Defn Things which may be furnished or restored in kind as distinguished from specific things called also fungible things Burrill 2 Scots Law Defn Movable goods which may be valued by weight or measure in contradistinction from those which must be judged of individually Jamieson FUNGIC Fungic a Etym L fungus mushroom cf F fungique fongique Chem Defn Pertaining to or obtained from mushrooms as fungic acid FUNGICIDE Fungicide n Etym Fungi cide fr L caedere to kill Defn Anything that kills fungi Fungicidal n FUNGIFORM Fungiform a Etym Eungus form cf F fongiforme Defn Shaped like a fungus or mushroom Fungiform papillæ Anat numerous small rounded eminences on the upper surface of the tongue FUNGI IMPERFECTI Fungi Imperfecti pl L imperfecti imperfect Bot Defn A heterogenous group of fungi of which the complete life history is not known Some undoubtedly represent the conidium stages of various Ascomycetes The group is divided into the orders Sphæropsidales Melanconiales and Moniliales FUNGILLIFORM Fungilliform a Defn Shaped like a small fungus FUNGIN Fungin n Etym L fungus mushroom cf F fongine fungine Chem Defn A name formerly given to cellulose found in certain fungi and mushrooms FUNGITE Fungite n Etym L fungus mushroom cf F pongite Paleon Defn A fossil coral resembling Fungia FUNGIVOROUS Fungivorous a Etym L fungus vorare to eat freedily cf F fangivore Zoöl Defn Eating fungi said of certain insects and snails FUNGOID Fungoid a Etym Fungus oil cf F fongoïde Defn Like a fungus fungous spongy FUNGOLOGIST Fungologist n Defn A mycologist FUNGOLOGY Fungology n Etym Fungus logy Defn Mycology FUNGOSITY Fungosity n Etym Cf F fungosité fongosité Defn The quality of that which is fungous fungous excrescence Dunglison FUNGOUS Fungous a Etym L fungosus cf F fungueux 1 Of the nature of fungi spongy 2 Growing suddenly but not substantial or durable FUNGUS Fungus n pl L Fungi E Funguses Etym L a mushroom perh akin to a doubtful Gr sponge 1 Bot Defn Any one of the Fungi a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization the molds mildews rusts smuts mushrooms toadstools puff balls and the allies of each Note The fungi are all destitute of chorophyll and therefore to be supplied with elaborated nourishment must live as saprophytes or parasites They range in size from single microscopic cells to systems of entangled threads many feet in extent which develop reproductive bodies as large as a mans head The vegetative system consists of septate or rarely unseptate filaments called hyphæ the aggregation of hyphæ into structures of more or less definite form is known as the mycelium See Fungi in the Supplement 2 Med Defn A spongy morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies as the proud flesh of wounds Hoblyn FUNIC Funic a Anat Defn Funicular FUNICLE Funicle n Etym L funiculus dim of funis cord rope cf F funicule funicle in sense 2 Cf Funambulo Bot 1 A small cord ligature or fiber 2 Bot Defn The little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta FUNICULAR Funicular a Etym Cf F funiculaire 1 Consisting of a small cord or fiber 2 Dependent on the tension of a cord 3 Anat Defn Pertaining to a funiculus made up of or resembling a funiculus or funiculi as a funicular ligament Funicular action Mech the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are Fastened when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope as in the archers bow Funicular curve Same as Catenary Funicular machine Mech an apparatus for illustrating certain principles in statics consisting of a cord or chain attached at one end to a fixed point and having the other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight while one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at points between the fixed support and the pulley Funicular polygon Mech the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities and sustaining weights at different points FUNICULATE Funiculate a Defn Forming a narrow ridge FUNICULUS Funiculus n pl Funiculi Etym L a little cord See Funicle 1 Anat A cord baud or bundle of fibers esp one of the small bundles of fibers of which large nerves are made up applied also to different bands of white matter in the brain and spinal cord 2 Zoöl a A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion b In Bryozoa an organ extending back from the stomach See Bryozoa and Phylactolema FUNILIFORM Funiliform a Etym L funis rope form Bot Defn Resembling a cord in toughness and flexibility as the roots of some endogenous trees FUNIS Funis n Etym L a rope Defn A cord specifically the umbilical cord or navel string FUNK Funk n Etym OE funke a little fire akin to Prov E funk touchwood G funke spark and perh to Goth f fire Defn An offensive smell a stench Low FUNK Funk v t Defn To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke Obs King FUNK Funk v i 1 To emit an offensive smell to stink 2 To be frightened and shrink back to flinch as to funk at the edge of a precipice Colloq C Kingsley To funk out to back out in a cowardly fashion Colloq To funk right out o political strife Lowell Biglow Papers FUNK FUNKING Funk Funking n Defn A shrinking back through fear Colloq The horrid panic or funk as the men of Eton call it De Quincey FUNKY Funky a Defn Pertaining to or characterized by great fear or funking Colloq Eng FUNNEL Funnel n Etym OE funel fonel prob through OF fr L fundibulum infundibulum funnel fr infundere to pour in in in fundere to pour cf Armor founil funnel W ffynel air hole chimney See Fuse v t 1 A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating below in a pipe and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel a tunnel 2 A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance specifically a smoke flue or pipe the iron chimney of a steamship or the like Funnel box Mining an apparatus for collecting finely crushed ore from water Knight Funnel stay Naut one of the ropes or rods steadying a steamers funnel FUNNELFORM Funnelform a Bot Defn Having the form of a funnel or tunnel that is expanding gradually from the bottom upward as the corolla of some flowers infundibuliform FUNNY Funny a Compar Funnier superl Funniest Etym From Fun Defn Droll comical amusing laughable Funny bone See crazy bone under Crazy FUNNY Funny n pl Funnies Defn A clinkerbuit narrow boat for sculling Eng FUR Fur n Etym OE furre OF forre fuerre sheatth case of German origin cf OHG fuotar lining case G futter akin to Icel f lining Goth f scabbard cf Skr p vessel dish The German and Icel words also have the sense fodder but this was probably a different word originally Cf Fodder food Fother v t Forel n 1 The short fine soft hair of certain animals growing thick on the skin and distinguished from the hair which is longer and coarser 2 The skins of certain wild animals with the fur peltry as a cargo of furs 3 Strips of dressed skins with fur used on garments for warmth or for ornament 4 pl Defn Articles of clothing made of fur as a set of furs for a lady a collar tippet or cape muff etc Wrapped up in my furs Lady M W Montagu 5 Any coating considered as resembling fur as a A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever b The soft downy covering on the skin of a peach c The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water 6 Her Defn One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures There are nine in all or according to some writers only six See Tincture FUR Fur a Defn Of or pertaining to furs bearing or made of fur as a fur cap the fur trade Fur seal Zoöl one of several species of seals of the genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus inhabiting the North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans They have a coat of fine and soft fur which is highly prized The northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus breeds in vast numbers on the Prybilov Islands off the coast of Alaska called also sea bear FUR Fur v t imp p p Furred p pr vb n Furring 1 To line face or cover with fur as furred robes You fur your gloves with reason Shak 2 To cover with morbid matter as the tongue 3 Arch To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface as inside an outer wall by way of protection against damp Gwill FURACIOUS Furacious a Etym L furax racis thievish from fur thief Defn Given to theft thievish Obs FURACITY Furacity n Etym L furacitas Defn Addictedness to theft thievishness Obs FURBELOW Furbelow n Etym Prov F farbala equiv to F falbala It falbalà Defn A plaited or gathered flounce on a womans garment FURBELOW Furbelow v t imp p p Furbelowed p pr vb n Furbelowing Defn To put a furbelow on to ornament FURBISH Furbish v t imp p p Furbished p pr vb n Furbishing Etym OE forbischen OF forbir furbir fourbir F fourbir fr OHG furban to clean See ish Defn To rub or scour to brightness to clean to burnish as to furbish a sword or spear Shak Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt Shak FURBISHABLE Furbishable a Defn Capable of being furbished FURBISHER Furbisher n Etym Cf F fourbisseur Defn One who furbishes esp a sword cutler who finishes sword blades and similar weapons FURCATE FURCATED Furcate Furcated a Etym L furca fork See Fork Defn Forked branching like a fork as furcate twigs FURCATION Furcation n Defn A branching like a fork FURCIFEROUS Furciferous a Etym L furcifer yoke bearer scoundrel furca fork yoke forkshaped instrument of punishment ferre to bear Defn Rascally scandalous R Furciferous knaves De Quincey FURCULA Furcula n Etym L a forked prop dim of furca a fork Anat Defn A forked process the wishbone or furculum FURCULAR Furcular a Defn Shaped like a fork furcate FURCULUM Furculum n Etym NL dim of L furca a fork Anat Defn The wishbone or merrythought of birds formed by the united clavicles FURDLE Furdle v t Etym See Fardel and cf Furl Defn To draw up into a bundle to roll up Ods FURFUR Furfur n Etym L Defn Scurf dandruff FURFURACEOUS Furfuraceous a Etym L furfuraceus Defn Made of bran like bran scurfy FURFURAN Furfuran n Etym L furfur bran Chem Defn A colorless oily substance C4H4O obtained by distilling certain organic substances as pine wood salts of pyromucic acid etc called also tetraphenol FURFURATION Furfuration n Etym L furfur bran scurf Defn Falling of scurf from the head desquamation FURFURINE Furfurine n Chem Defn A white crystalline base obtained indirectly from furfurol FURFUROL Furfurol n Etym L furfur bran oleum oil Chem Defn A colorless oily liquid C4H3OCHO of a pleasant odor obtained by the distillation of bran sugar etc and regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran called also furfural FURFUROUS Furfurous a Defn Made of bran furfuraceous R Furfurous bread Sydney Smith FURIAL Furial a Etym L furialis cf OF furial Defn Furious raging tormenting Obs Chaucer FURIBUNDAL Furibundal a Etym L furibundus fr furere to rage Defn Full of rage Obs G Harvey FURIES Furies n pl Defn See Fury 3 FURILE Furile n Etym Furfurol benzile Chem Defn A yellow crystalline substance C4H3O2C2O2 obtained by the oxidation of furoin Written also furil FURILIC Furilic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from furile as furilic acid FURIOSO Furioso a adv Etym It Mus Defn With great force or vigor vehemently FURIOUS Furious a Etym L furiosus fr furia rage fury cf F furieux See Fury 1 Transported with passion or fury raging violent as a furious animal 2 Rushing with impetuosity moving with violence as a furious stream a furious wind or storm Syn Impetuous vehement boisterous fierce turbulent tumultuous angry mad frantic frenzied Furiously adv Furiousness n FURL Furl v t imp p p Furld p pr vb n Furling Etym Contr fr furdle fr fardel bundle cf F ferler to furl OF fardeler to pack See Furdle Fardel and cf Farl Defn To draw up or gather into close compass to wrap or roll as a sail close to the yard stay or mast or as a flag close to or around its staff securing it there by a gasket or line Totten FURLONG Furlong n Etym OE furlong furlang AS furlang furlung prop the length of a furrow furh furrow lang long See Furrow and Long a Defn A measure of length the eighth part of a mile forty rods two hundred and twenty yards FURLOUGH Furlough n Etym Prob fr D verlof fr a prefix akin to E for the root of E lief and akin to Dan forlov Sw förlof G verlaub permission See Life a Mil Defn Leave of abserice especially leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time also the document granting leave of absence FURLOUGH Furlough v t imp p p Furloughed p pr vb n Furloughing Mil Defn To furnish with a furlough to grant leave of absence to as to an offcer or soldier FURMONTY FURMITY Furmonty Furmity n Defn Same as Frumenty FURNACE Furnace n Etym OE fornais forneis OF fornaise F fournaise from L fornax akin to furnus oven and prob to E forceps 1 An inclosed place in which heat is produced by the combustion of fuel as for reducing ores or melting metals for warming a house for baking pottery etc as an iron furnace a hotair furnace a glass furnace a boiler furnace etc Note Furnaces are classified as wind or air furnaces when the fire is urged only by the natural draught as blast furnaces when the fire is urged by the injection artificially of a forcible current of air and as reverberatory furnaces when the flame in passing to the chimney is thrown down by a low arched roof upon the materials operated upon 2 A place or time of punishment affiction or great trial severe experience or discipline Deut iv 20 Bustamente furnace a shaft furnace for roasting quicksilver ores Furnace bridge Same as Bridge wall See Bridge n 5 Furnace cadmiam or cadmia the oxide of zinc which accumulates in the chimneys of furnaces smelting zinciferous ores Raymond Furnace hoist Iron Manuf a lift for raising ore coal etc to the mouth of a blast furnace FURNACE Furnace n 1 To throw out or exhale as from a furnace also to put into a furnace Obs or R He furnaces The thick sighe from him Shak FURNIMENT Furniment n Etym Cf F fourniment See Furnish Defn Furniture Obs Spenser FURNISH Furnish v t imp p p Furnished p pr vb n Furnishing Etym OF furnir fornir to furnish finish F fournir akin to Pr formir furmir fromir to accomplish satisfy fr OHG frumjan to further execute do akin to E frame See Frame v t and ish 1 To supply with anything necessary useful or appropriate to provide to equip to fit out or fit up to adorn as to furnish a family with provisions to furnish one with arms for defense to furnish a Cable to furnish the mind with ideas to furnish one with knowledge or principles to furnish an expedition or enterprise a room or a house That the man of God may be perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works 2 Tim iii 17 2 To offer for use to provide something to give something to afford as to furnish food to the hungry to furnish arms for defense Ye are they that furnish the drink offering unto that number Is lxv 11 His writings and his life furnish abundant proofs that he was not a man of strong sense Macaulay FURNISH Furnish n Defn That which is furnished as a specimen a sample a supply Obs Greene FURNISHER Furnisher n Defn One who supplies or fits out FURNISHMENT Furnishment n Defn The act of furnishing or of supplying furniture also furniture Obs Daniel FURNITURE Furniture n Etym F fourniture See Furnish v t 1 That with which anything is furnished or supplied supplies outfit equipment The form and all the furniture of the earth Tillotson The thoughts which make the furniture of their minds M Arnold 2 Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment as tables chairs bedsteads sofas carpets curtains pictures vases etc 3 The necessary appendages to anything as to a machine a carriage a ship etc a Naut The masts and rigging of a ship b Mil The mountings of a gun c Builders hardware such as locks door and window trimmings d Print Pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height than the type placed around the pages or other matter in a form and with the quoins serving to secure the form in its place in the chase 4 Mus Defn A mixed or compound stop in an organ sometimes called mixture FUROIN Furoin n Etym See Furfurol Chem Defn A colorless crystalline substance C10H8O4 from furfurol FURORE Furore n Etym It Defn Excitement commotion enthusiasm FURRIER Furrier n Etym Cf F fourreur Defn A dealer in furs one who makes or sells fur goods FURRIERY Furriery n 1 Furs in general Tooke 2 The business of a furrier trade in furs FURRING Furring n 1 Carp a The leveling of a surface or the preparing of an air space by means of strips of board or of larger pieces See Fur v t 3 b The strips thus laid on 2 Shipbuilding Defn Double planking of a ships side 3 A deposit from water as on the inside of a boiler also the operation of cleaning away this deposit FURROW Furrow n Etym OE forow forgh furgh AS furh akin to D voor OHG furuh G furche Dan fure Sw f Icel for drain L porca ridge between two furrows 1 A trench in the earth made by or as by a plow 2 Any trench channel or groove as in wood or metal a wrinkle on the face as the furrows of age Farrow weed a weed which grows on plowed land Shak To draw a straight furrow to live correctly not to deviate from the right line of duty Lowell FURROW Furrow v t imp p p Furrowed p pr vb n Furrowing Etym From Furrow n cf AS fyrian 1 To cut a furrow in to make furrows in to plow as to furrow the ground or sea Shak 2 To mark with channels or with wrinkles Thou canst help time to furrow me with age Shak Fair cheeks were furrowed with hot tears Byron FURROWY Furrowy a Defn Furrowed R Tennyson FURRY Furry a Etym From Fur 1 Covered with fur dressed in fur Furry nations Thomson 2 Consisting of fur as furry spoils Dryden 3 Resembling fur FURTHER Further adv Etym A comparative of forth OE further forther AS fur far akin to G fürder See Forth adv Defn To a greater distance in addition moreover See Farther Carries us I know not how much further into familiar company M Arnold They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria but no further Jowett Thucyd Further off not so near apart by a greater distance FURTHER Further a compar Positive wanting superl Furthest 1 More remote at a greater distance more in advance farther as the further end of the field See Farther 2 Beyond additional as a further reason for this opinion nothing further to suggest Note The forms further and farther are in general not differentiated by writers but further is preferred by many when application to quantity or degree is implied FURTHER Further v t imp p p Furthered p pr vb n Furthering Etym OE furthren forthren AS fyredhran fyredhrian See Further adv Defn To help forward to promote to advance to forward to help or assist This binds thee then to further my design Dryden I should nothing further the weal public Robynsom Mores Utopia FURTHERANCE Furtherance n Defn The act of furthering or helping forward promotion advancement progress I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furthersnce and joy of faith Phil i 25 Built of furtherance and pursuing Not of spent deeds but of doing Emerson FURTHERER Furtherer n Defn One who furthers or helps to advance a promoter Shak FURTHERMORE Furthermore adv Defn or conj Moreover besides in addition to what has been said FURTHERMOST Furthermost a Defn Most remote furthest FURTHERSOME Furthersome a Defn Tending to further advance or promote helpful advantageous R You will not find it furthersome Carlyle FURTHEST Furthest a Defn superl Most remote most in advance farthest See Further a FURTHEST Furthest adv Defn At the greatest distance farthest FURTIVE Furtive a Etym L furtivus fr furtum theft fr fur thief akin to ferre to bear cf F furtif See Fertile Defn Stolen obtained or characterized by stealth sly secret stealthy as a furtive look Prior A hasty and furtive ceremony Hallam FURTIVELY Furtively adv Defn Stealthily by theft Lover FURUNCLE Furuncle n Etym L furunculus a petty thief a boil dim of fur thief cf F furoncle Med Defn A superficial inflammatory tumor suppurating with a central core a boil FURUNCULAR Furuncular a Defn Of or pertaining to a furuncle marked by the presence of furuncles FURY Fury n Etym L fur Defn A thief Obs Have an eye to your plate for there be furies J Fleteher FURY Fury n pl Furies Etym L furia fr furere to rage cf F furie Cf Furor 1 Violent or extreme excitement overmastering agitation or enthusiasm Her wit began to be with a divine fury inspired Sir P Sidney 2 Violent anger extreme wrath rage sometimes applied to inanimate things as the wind or storms impetuosity violence Fury of the wind Shak I do oppose my patience to his fury Shak 3 pl Greek Myth The avenging deities Tisiphone Alecto and Megæra the Erinyes or Eumenides The Furies they said are attendants on justice and if the sun in heaven should transgress his path would punish him Emerson 4 One of the Parcæ or Fates esp Atropos R Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears And slits the thin spun life Milton 5 A stormy turbulent violent woman a hag a vixen a virago a termagant Syn Anger indignation resentment wrath ire rage vehemence violence fierceness turbulence madness frenzy See Anger FURZE Furze n Etym OE firs As fyrs Bot Defn A thorny evergreen shrub Ulex Europæus with beautiful yellow flowers very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain called also gorse and whin The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus FURZECHAT Furzechat n Zoöl Defn The whinchat called also furzechuck FURZELING Furzeling n Zoöl Defn An English warbler Melizophilus provincialis called also furze wren and Dartford warbler FURZEN Furzen a Defn Furzy gorsy Obs Holland FURZY Furzy a a Defn bounding in or overgrown with furze characterized by furze Gay FUSAIN Fusain n Etym F the spindle tree also charcoal made from it Eine Arts a Fine charcoal of willow wood used as a drawing implement b A drawing made with it See Charcoal n 2 and Charcoal drawing under Charcoal FUSAROLE Fusarole n Etym F fusarolle fr It fusaruolo fr fuso spindle shaft of a column See Fusee a conical wheel Arch Defn A molding generally placed under the echinus or quarter round of capitals in the Doric Ionic and Corinthian orders of architecture FUSCATION Fuscation n Etym L fuscare fuscatum to make dark fr fuscus dark Defn A darkening obscurity obfuscation R Blount FUSCIN Fuscin n Etym L fuscus darkcolored tawny Physiol Chem Defn A brown nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium a variety of melanin FUSCINE Fuscine n Chem Defn A darkcolored substance obtained from empyreumatic animal oil R FUSCOUS Fuscous a Etym L fuscus Defn Brown or grayish black darkish Sad and fuscous colors as black or brown or deep purple and the like Burke FUSE Fuse v t imp p p Fused fuzd p pr vb n Fusing Etym L fusus p p of fundere to pour melt cast See Foundo to cast and cf Futile 1 To liquefy by heat to render fiuid to dissolve to melt 2 To unite or blend as if melted together Whose fancy fuses old and new Tennyson FUSE Fuse v i 1 To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat to be melted to melt 2 To be blended as if melted together Fusing point the degree of temperature at which a substance melts the point of fusion FUSE Fuse n Etym For fusee fusil See 2d Fusil Gunnery Mining etc Defn A tube or casing filled with combustible matter by means of which a charge of powder is ignited as in blasting called also fuzee See Fuze Fuse hole the hole in a shell prepared for the reception of the fuse Farrow FUSEE Fusee n Etym See 2d Fusil and cf Fuse n 1 A flintlock gun See 2d Fusil Obs 2 A fuse See Fuse n 3 A kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar Railroad Defn A small packet of explosive material with wire appendages allowing it to be conveniently attached to a railroad track It will explode with a loud report when run over by a train and is used to provide a warning signal to the engineer FUSEE Fusee n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn The track of a buck Ainsworth FUSEE Fusee n Etym F fusée a spindleful fusee LL fusata fr fusare to use a spindle L fusus spindle a The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner that the diameter of the cone at the point where the chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of the spring b A similar wheel used in other machinery FUSEL FUSEL OIL Fusel n Fusel oil Etym G fusel bad liquor Chem Defn A hot acrid oily liquid accompanying many alcoholic liquors as potato whisky corn whisky etc as an undesirable ingredient and consisting of several of the higher alcohols and compound ethers but particularly of amyl alcohol hence specifically applied to amyl alcohol FUSELAGE Fuselage n Aëronautics Defn An elongated body or frame of an aëroplane or flying machine sometimes erroneously any kind of frame or body Many aëroplanes have no fuselage properly so called FUSE PLUG FUZE PLUG Fuse or Fuze plug 1 Ordnance Defn A plug fitted to the fuse hole of a shell to hold the fuse 2 A fusible plug that screws into a receptacle used as a fuse in electric wiring FUSIBILITY Fusibility n Etym Cf F fusibilité Defn The quality of being fusible FUSIBLE Fusible a Etym F fusible See Fuse v t Defn CapabIe of being melted or liquefied Fusible metal any alloy of different metals capable of being easily fused especially an alloy of five parts of bismuth three of lead and two of tin which melts at a temperature below that of boiling water Ure Fusible plug Steam Boiler a piece of easily fusible alloy placed in one of the sheets and intended to melt and blow off the steam in case of low water FUSIFORM Fusiform a Etym L fusus spindle form cf F fusiforme Defn Shaped like a spindle tapering at each end as a fusiform root a fusiform cell FUSIL Fusil a Etym L fusilis molten fluid fr fundere fusum to pour cast See Fuse v t 1 Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat fusible R A kind of fusil marble Woodward 2 Running or flowing as a liquid R A fusil sea J Philips 3 Formed by melting and pouring into a mold cast founded Obs Milton FUSIL Fusil n Etym F fusil LL fosile a steel for kindling fire from L focus hearth fireplace in LLL fire See Focus and cf Fusee a firelock Defn A light kind of flintlock musket formerly in use FUSIL Fusil n Etym See 3d Fusee Her Defn A bearing of a rhomboidal figure named from its shape which resembles that of a spindle Note It differs from a lozenge in being longer in proportion to its width FUSILE Fusile a Defn Same as Fusil a FUSILEER FUSILIER Fusileer Fusilier n Etym F fusilier fr fusil Mil a Formerly a soldier armed with a fusil Hence in the plural b A title now borne by some regiments and companies as The Royal Fusiliers etc FUSILLADE Fusillade n Etym F fusillade cf It fucilata See Fusil a firelock Mil Defn A simultaneous discharge of firearms FUSILLADE Fusillade v t imp p p Fusillader p pr vb n Fusillading Defn To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms FUSION Fusion n Etym L fusio fr fundere fusum to pour melt cf F fusion See Fuse v t aud cf Foison 1 The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat the act of melting together as the fusion of metals 2 The state of being melted or dissolved by heat a state of fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat as metals in fusion 3 The union or blending together of things as melted together The universal fusion of races languages and customs had produced a corresponding fusion of creeds C Kingsley Watery fusion Chem the melting of certain crystals by heat in their own water of crystallization 4 Biol Defn The union or binding together of adjacent parts or tissues FUSOME Fusome a Etym AS f to hasten fr f ready prompt quick akin to OS f OHG funs Icel fuss willing prob from the root of E find Defn Handy reat handsome notable Prov Eng Halliwell FUSS Fuss n Etym Cf Fusome 1 A tumult a bustle unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles Byron Zealously assiduously and with a minimum of fuss or noise Carlyle 2 One who is unduly anxious about trifles R I am a fuss and I dont deny it W D Howell FUSS Fuss v i imp p p Fussed p pr vb n Fussing Defn To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles to make a bustle or ado Sir W Scott FUSSILY Fussily adv Defn In a fussy manner Byron FUSSINESS Fussiness n Defn The quality of being fussy FUSSY Fussy a Compar Fussier superl Fussiest Defn Making a fuss disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles overnice fidgety Not at all fussy about his personal appearance R G White FUST Fust n Etym OF fust F f fr L fustis stick staff Arch Defn The shaft of a column or trunk of pilaster Gwilt FUST Fust n Etym OF fust cask F f cask taste or smell of the caak fustiness cf sentir le f to taste of the cask See 1st Fust Defn A strong musty smell mustiness FUST Fust v i Defn To become moldy to smell ill Obs FUSTED Fusted a Defn Moldy illsmelling Obs Bp Hall FUSTERIC Fusteric n Defn The coloring matter of fustet Ure FUSTET Fustet n Etym F fustet cf Sp Pg fustete LL fustetus fr L fustis stick in LL tree See 1st Fust and cf Fustic Defn The wood of the Rhus Cptinus or Venice sumach a shrub of Southern Europe which yields a fine orange color which however is not durable without a mordant Ure FUSTIAN Fustian n Etym OE fustan fustian OF fustaine F futaine It fustagno fr LL fustaneum fustanum cf Pr fustani Sp fustan So called from Fustat i e Cairo where it was made 1 A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff including corduroy velveteen etc 2 An inflated style of writing a kind of writing in which high sounding words are used above the dignity of the thoughts or subject bombast Claudius has run his description into the most wretched fustian Addison FUSTIAN Fustian a 1 Made of fustian 2 Pompous ridiculously tumid inflated bombastic as fustian history Walpole FUSTIANIST Fustianist n Defn A writer of fustian R Milton FUSTIC Fustic n Etym F fustoc Sp fustoc Cf Fustet Defn The wood of the Maclura tinctoria a tree growing in the West Indies used in dyeing yellow called also old fustic Written also fustoc Note Other kinds of yellow wood are often called fustic as that of species of Xanthoxylum and especially the Rhus Cotinus which is sometimes called young fustic to distinguish it from the Maclura See Fustet FUSTIGATE Fustigate v t Etym L fustigare fr fustis stick See 1st Fust Defn To cudgel R Bailey FUSTIGATION Fustigation n Etym Cf F fustigation Defn A punishment by beating with a stick or club cudgeling This satire composed of actual fustigation Motley FUSTILARIAN Fustilarian n Etym From Fusty Defn A low fellow a stinkard a scoundrel Obs Shak FUSTILUG FUSTILUGS Fustilug Fustilugs n Etym Fusty lug someting heavy to be drawn or carried Defn A gross fat unwieldy person Obs F Junius FUSTINESS Fustiness n Defn A fusty state or quality moldiness mustiness an ill smell from moldiness FUSTY Fusty a Compar Fustier superl Fustiest Etym See 2d Fust 1 Moldy musty illsmelling rank A fusty plebeians Shak 2 Moping Archaic A melancholy fusty humor Pepys FUSURE Fusure n Etym L fusura fr fundere fusum See Fuse v t Defn Act of fusing fusion R FUTCHEL Futchel n Defn The jaws between which the hinder end of a carriage tongue is inserted Knight FUTHORC FUTHORK Futhorc Futhork n Written also futharc futhark Defn The Runic alphabet so called from the six letters f u þ th o or a r c k The letters are called Runes and the alphabet bears the name Futhorc from the first six letters I Taylor The spelling futharc represents most accurately the original values of these six Runic letters FUTILE Futile a Etym L futilis that easily pours out that easily lets loose vain worthless from the root of fundere to pour out cf F futile See Fuse v t 1 Talkative loquacious tattling Obs Talkers and futile persons Bacon 2 Of no importance answering no useful end useless vain worthless Futile theories I Taylor His reasoning was singularly futile Macaulay FUTILELY Futilely adv Defn In a futile manner FUTILITY Futility n Etym L futilitas cf F futilité 1 The quality of being talkative talkativeness loquaciousness loquacity Obs 2 The quality of producing no valuable effect or of coming to nothing uselessness The futility of this mode of philosophizing Whewell FUTILOUS Futilous a Defn Futile trifling Obs FUTTOCK Futtock n Etym Prob corrupted fr foothook Naut Defn One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel Futtock plates Naut plates of iron to which the deadeyes of the topmast rigging are secured Futtock shrouds short iron shrouds leading from the upper part of the lower mast or of the main shrouds to the edge of the top or through it and connecting the topmast rigging with the lower mast Totten FUTURABLE Futurable a Defn Capable of being future possible to occur R Not only to things future but futurable Fuller FUTURE Future a Etym F futur L futurus used as fut p of esse to be but from the same root as E be See Be v i Defn That is to be or come hereafter that will exist at any time after the present as the next moment is future to the present Future tense Gram the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event FUTURE Future n Etym Cf F futur See Future a 1 Time to come time subsequent to the present as the future shall be as the present collectively events that are to happen in time to come Lay the future open Shak 2 The possibilities of the future used especially of prospective success or advancement as he had great future before him 3 Gram Defn A future tense To deal in futures to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks Brokers cant FUTURELESS Futureless a Defn Without prospect of betterment in the future W D Howells FUTURELY Futurely adv Defn In time to come Obs Raleigh FUTURISM Futurism n Painting Defn A movement or phase of postimpressionism which see below FUTURIST Futurist n 1 One whose chief interests are in what is to come one who anxiously eagerly or confidently looks forward to the future an expectant 2 Theol Defn One who believes or maintains that the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is to be in the future FUTURITIAL Futuritial a Defn Relating to what is to come pertaining to futurity future R FUTURITION Futurition n Etym Cf F futurition Defn The state of being future futurity R Nothing can have this imagined futurition but as it is decreed Coleridge FUTURITY Futurity n pl Futurities 1 State of being that is yet to come future state 2 Future time time to come the future 3 Event to come a future event All futurities are naked before the Allseeing Eye South FUZE Fuze n Defn A tube filled with combustible matter for exploding a shell etc See Fuse n Chemical fuze a fuze in which substances separated until required for action are then brought into contact and uniting chemically produce explosion Concussion fuze a fuze ignited by the striking of the projectile Electric fuze a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark produced by an electric current Friction fuze a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved by friction Percussion fuze a fuze in which the ignition is produced by a blow on some fulminating compound Time fuze a fuze adapted either by its length or by the character of its composition to burn a certain time before producing an explosion FUZZ Fuzz v t Defn To make drunk Obs Wood FUZZ Fuzz n Etym Cf Prov E fuzzy that ravels of silk or cotton D voos spongy fungous G faser filament E feaze to untwist Defn Fine light particles or fibers loose volatile matter Fuzz ball a kind of fungus or mushroom which when pressed bursts and scatters a fine dust a puffball FUZZ Fuzz v i Defn To fly off in minute particles FUZZLE Fuzzle v t Etym Cf LG fuseln to drink common liquor fr fusel bad liquor Defn To make drunk to intoxicate to fuddle Obs Burton FUZZY Fuzzy a Etym See Fuzz n 1 Not firmly woven that ravels Written also fozy Prov Eng 2 Furnished with fuzz having fuzz like fuzz as the fuzzy skin of a peach FY fy Etym Through French verbs in fier L ficare akin to facere to do make See Fact Defn A suffix signifying to make to form into etc as acetify amplify dandify Frenchify etc FY Fy interj Etym See Fie interj Defn A word which expresses blame dislike disapprobation abhorrence or contempt See Fie FYKE Fyke n Etym D fuik a bow net Defn A long bag net distended by hoops into which fish can pass easily without being able to return called also fyke net Cozzens FYLLOT Fyllot n Etym Prov fr AS fy fierf feówerf See Four and Foot n Defn A rebated cross formerly used as a secret emblem and a common ornament It is also called gammadion and swastika FYRD FYRDUNG Fyrd Fyrdung n Etym AS akin to E fare v i Old Eng Hist Defn The military force of the whole nation consisting of all men able to bear arms The national fyrd or militia J R Green FYTTE Fytte n Defn See Fit a song Archaic G 1 G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet and a vocal consonant It has two sounds one simple as in gave go gull the other compound like that of j as in gem gin dingy See Guide to Pronunciation §§ 2316 155 176 178 179 196 211 246 Note The form of G is from the Latin in the alphabet which it first appeared as a modified form of C The name is also from the Latin and probably comes to us through the French Etymologically it is most closely related to a c hard k y and w as in corn grain kernel kin L genus Gr garden yard drag draw also to ch and h as in get prehensile guest host an army gall choler gust choose See C 2 Mus Defn G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale called also sol by the Italians and French It was also originally used as the treble clef and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin See Clef G G sharp is a tone intermediate between G and A GAB Gab n Etym Cf Gaff Steam Engine Defn The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap See Illust of Eccentric GAB Gab n Etym OE gabbe gabble mocking fr Icel gabb mocking mockery or OF gab gabe perh akin to E gape or gob Cf Gab v i Gibber Defn The mouth hence idle prate chatter unmeaning talk loquaciousness Colloq Gift of gab facility of expression Colloq GAB Gab v i Etym OE gabben to jest lie mock deceive fr Icel gabba to mock or OF gaber See 2d Gab and cf Gabble 1 To deceive to lie Obs Chaucer 2 To talk idly to prate to chatter Holinshed GABARAGE Gabarage n Defn A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods Obs GABARDINE GABERDINE Gabardine Gaberdine n Etym Sp gabardina cf It gavardina OF galvardine calvardine gavardine galeverdine perh akin to Sp OF gaban a sort of cloak or coat for rainy weather F caban great coat with a hood and sleeves It gabbano and perh to E cabin Defn A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews a mean dress Shak GABBER Gabber n 1 A liar a deceiver Obs 2 One addicted to idle talk GABBLE Gabble v i imp p p Gabbled p pr vb n Gabbling Etym Freq of gab See Gab v i 1 To talk fast or to talk without meaning to prate to jabber Shak 2 To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity as gabbling fowls Dryden GABBLE Gabble n 1 Loud or rapid talk without meaning Forthwith a hideous gabble rises loud Among the builders Milton 2 Inarticulate sounds rapidly uttered as of fowls GABBLER Gabbler n Defn One who gabbles a prater GABBRO Gabbro n Etym It Geol Defn A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of serpentine later to the rock called euphotide and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene diallage and labradorite with sometimes chrysolite olivine gabbro GABEL Gabel n Etym F gabelle LL gabella gabulum gablum of uncertain origin CfGavel tribute O Eng Law Defn A rent service tribute custom tax impost or duty an excise Burrill He enables St Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry of a fish Jer Taylor GABELER Gabeler n O Eng Law Defn A collector of gabels or taxes GABELLE Gabelle n Etym F See Gabel Defn A tax especially on salt France Brande C GABELLEMAN Gabelleman n Defn A gabeler Carlyle GABERDINE Gaberdine n Defn See Gabardine GABERLUNZIE Gaberlunzie n Etym Gael gabair talker lunndair idler Defn A beggar with a wallet a licensed beggar Scot Sir W Scott GABERT Gabert n Etym CfFgabare Arm kobar gobar Defn A lighter or vessel for inland navigation Scot Jamieson GABION Gabion nEtym F from It gabbione a large cage gabion from gabbia cage L cavea See Cage 1 Fort Defn A hollow cylinder of wickerwork like a basket without a bottom Gabions are made of various sizes and filled with earth in building fieldworks to shelter men from an enemys fire 2 Hydraul Engin Defn An openwork frame as of poles filled with stones and sunk to assist in forming a bar dyke etc as in harbor improvement GABIONADE Gabionade n Etym F gabionnade 1 Fort Defn A traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks protecting them from enfilading fire 2 A structure of gabions sunk in lines as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements GABIONAGE Gabionage n Etym F gabionnage Mil Defn The part of a fortification built of gabions GABIONED Gabioned p a Defn Furnished with gabions GABIONNADE Gabionnade n Defn See Gabionade GABLE Gable n Defn A cable Archaic Chapman GABLE Gable n Etym OE gable gabil F gable fr LL gabalum front of a building prob of German or Scand origin cf OHG gibil G giebel gable Icel gafl Goth gibla pinnacle perh akin to Gr cephalic or to G gabel fork AS geafl E gaffle L gabalus a kind of gallows Arch a The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof Also a similar end when not triangular in shape as of a gambrel roof and the like Hence b The end wall of a building as distinguished from the front or rear side c A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway Bell gable See under Bell Gable roof a double sloping roof which forms a gable at each end Gable wall Same as Gable b Gable window a window in a gable GABLET Gablet n Arch Defn A small gable or gableshaped canopy formed over a tabernacle niche etc GABLOCK Gablock n Etym See Gavelock Defn A false spur or gaff fitted on the heel of a gamecock Wright GABY Gaby n Etym Icel gapi a rash reckless man Cf Gafe Defn A simpleton a dunce a lout Colloq GAD Gad n Etym OE gad Icel gaddr goad sting akin to Sw gadd sting Goth gazds G gerte switch See Yard a measure 1 The point of a spear or an arrowhead 2 A pointed or wedgeshaped instrument of metal as a steel wedge used in mining etc I will go get a leaf of brass And with a gad of steel will write these words Shak 3 A sharppointed rod a goad 4 A spike on a gauntlet a gadling Fairholt 5 A wedgeshaped billet of iron or steel Obs Flemish steel some in bars and some in gads Moxon 6 A rod or stick as a fishing rod a measuring rod or a rod used to drive cattle with Prov Eng Local US Halliwell Bartlett Upon the gad upon the spur of the moment hastily Obs All this done upon the gad Shak GAD Gad v i imp p p Gadded p pr vb n Gadding Etym Prob fr gad n and orig meaning to drive about Defn To walk about to rove or go about without purpose hence to run wild to be uncontrolled The gadding vine Milton Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way Jer ii 36 GADABOUT Gadabout n Defn A gadder Colloq GADBEE Gadbee n Zoöl Defn The gadfly GADDER Gadder n Defn One who roves about idly a rambling gossip GADDING Gadding a n Defn Going about much needlessly or without purpose Envy is a gadding passion and walketh the streets Bacon The good nuns would check her gadding tongue Tennyson Gadding car in quarrying a car which carries a drilling machine so arranged as to drill a line of holes GADDINGLY Gaddingly adv Defn In a roving idle manner GADDISH Gaddish a Defn Disposed to gad Gaddishnes n Gaddishness and folly Abp Leighton GADE Gade n Etym Cf Cod the fish Zoöl a A small British fish Motella argenteola of the Cod family b A pike so called at Moray Firth called also gead Prov Eng GADERE GADRE Gadere Gadre v t i Defn To gather Obs Chaucer GADFLY Gadfly n pl Gadflies Etym Gad fly Zoöl Defn Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus and allied genera of botflies Note The sheep gadfly Oestrus ovis deposits its young in the nostrils of sheep and the larvæ develop in the frontal sinuses The common species which infests cattle Hypoderma bovis deposits its eggs upon or in the skin where the larvæ or bots live and produce sores called wormels The gadflies of the horse produce the intestinal parasites called bots See Botfly and Bots The true horseflies are often erroneously called gadflies and the true gadflies are sometimes incorrectly called breeze flies Gadfly petrel Zoöl one of several small petrels of the genus Oestrelata GADHELIC Gadhelic galîk a Etym See Gaelic Defn Of or pertaining to that division of the Celtic languages which includes the Irish Gaelic and Manx J Peile GADIC Gadic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from the cod Gadus applied to an acid obtained from codliver oil viz gadic acid GADITANIAN Gaditanian a Etym L Gaditanus fr Gades Cadiz Defn Of or relating to Cadiz in Spain n Defn A native or inhabitant of Cadiz GADLING Gadling n Etym Gad n ling Mediæval Armor R Defn See Gad n 4 GADLING Gadling a Etym See Gad v i Defn Gadding about Obs GADLING Gadling n Defn A roving vagabond Obs Rom of R GADMAN Gadman n Defn A gadsman GADOID Gadoid a Etym NL gadus cod oid cf F gadoïde gadoid Gr gade Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the family of fishes Gadidæ which includes the cod haddock and hake n Defn One of the Gadidæ Written also gadid GADOLINIA Gadolinia n Etym NL See Gadolinite Chem Defn A rare earth regarded by some as an oxide of the supposed element gadolinium by others as only a mixture of the oxides of yttrium erbium ytterbium etc GADOLINIC Gadolinic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or containing gadolinium GADOLINITE Gadolinite n Etym Named after Gadolin a Russian chemist Min Defn A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium cerium and iron GADOLINIUM Gadolinium n Etym NL See Gadolinite Chem Defn A supposed rare metallic element with a characteristic spectrum found associated with yttrium and other rare metals Its individuality and properties have not yet been determined GADSMAN Gadsman n Defn One who uses a gad or goad in driving GADUIN Gaduin nEtym NL gadus codfish Chem Defn A yellow or brown amorphous substance of indifferent nature found in codliver oil GADWALL Gadwall n Etym Gad to walk about well Zoöl Defn A large duck Anas strepera valued as a game bird found in the northern parts of Europe and America called also gray duck Written also gaddwell GAEKWAR Gaekwar n Also Gaikwar Guicowar Marathi gaekwar prop a cowherd Defn The title of the ruling Prince of Baroda in Gujarat in Bombay India GAEL Gael nsing pl Etym See Gaelic Ethnol Defn A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland now esp a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin GAELIC Gaelic a Etym Gael Gàidhealach Gaelach from Gàidheal Gael a Scotch Highlander Ethnol Defn Of or pertaining to the Gael esp to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland as the Gaelic language GAELIC Gaelic n Etym Gael Gaelig Gàilig Defn The language of the Gaels esp of the Highlanders of Scotland It is a branch of the Celtic GAFF Gaff n Etym OE gaffe F gaffe an iron hook with which seamen pull great fishes into their ships cf Ir gaf gafa hook perh akin to G gabel fork Skr gabhasti CF Gaffle Gable 1 A barbed spear or a hook with a handle used by fishermen in securing heavy fish 2 Naut Defn The spar upon which the upper edge of a foreandaft sail is extended 3 Same as Gaffle 1 Wright GAFF Gaff v t imp p p Gaffed p pr vb n Gaffing Defn To strike with a gaff or barbed spear to secure by means of a gaff as to gaff a salmon GAFFER Gaffer n Etym Possibly contr fr godfather but prob fr gramfer for grandfather Cf Gammer 1 An old fellow an aged rustic Go to each gaffer and each goody Fawkes Note Gaffer was originally a respectful title now degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt when addressed to an aged man in humble life 2 A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers Prov Eng GAFFLE Gaffle n Etym Cf AS geafl fork LG D Sw Dan gaffel G gabel W gafl Ir Gael gabhal Cf Gaff 1 An artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks 2 A lever to bend crossbows GAFFTOPSAIL Gafftopsail n Naut Defn A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast GAG Gag v t imp p p Gagged p pr vb n Gagging Etym Prob fr W cegio to choke or strangle fr ceg mouth opening entrance 1 To stop the mouth of by thrusting sometimes in so as to hinder speaking hence to silence by authority or by violence not to allow freedom of speech to Marvell The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged and reason to be hood winked Maccaulay 2 To pry or hold open by means of a gag Mouths gagged to such a wideness Fortescue Transl 3 To cause to heave with nausea GAG Gag v i 1 To heave with nausea to retch 2 To introduce gags or interpolations See Gag n 3 Slang Cornill Mag GAG Gag n 1 Sometimes thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking 2 A mouthful that makes one retch a choking bit as a gag of mutton fat Lamb 3 A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion Slang Gag rein Harness a rein for drawing the bit upward in the horses mouth Gag runner Harness a loop on the throat latch guiding the gag rein GAGATE Gagate 48 n Etym L gagates See Jet a black mineral Defn Agate Obs Fuller GAGE Gage n Etym F gage LL gadium wadium of German origin cf Goth wadi OHG wetti weti akin to E wed See Wed and cf Wage n 1 A pledge or pawn something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it and forfeited by nonperformance security Nor without gages to the needy lend Sandys 2 A glove cap or the like cast on the ground as a challenge to combat and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge a challenge a defiance There I throw my gage Shak GAGE Gage n Etym So called because an English family named Gage imported the greengage from France in the last century Defn A variety of plum as the greengage also the blue gage frost gage golden gage etc having more or less likeness to the greengage See Greengage GAGE Gage v t imp p p Gaged p pr vb n Gaging Etym Cf F gager See Gage n a pledge 1 To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act to wage or wager to pawn or pledge Obs A moiety competent Was gaged by our king Shak 2 To bind by pledge or security to engage Great debts Wherein my time sometimes too prodigal Hath left me gaged Shak GAGE Gage n Defn A measure or standart See Gauge n GAGE Gage v t Defn To measure See Gauge v t You shall not gage me By what we do tonight Shak GAGER Gager n Defn A measurer See Gauger GAGGER Gagger n 1 One who gags 2 Founding Defn A piece of iron imbedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place GAGGLE Gaggle v i imp p p Gaggled p pr vb n Gaggling Etym Of imitative origin cf D gaggelen gagelen G gackeln gackern MHG g E giggle cackle Defn To make a noise like a goose to cackle Bacon GAGGLE Gaggle n Etym Cf Gaggle v i Zoöl Defn A flock of wild geese Prov Eng Halliwell GAG LAW Gag law Parliamentary Law Defn A law or ruling prohibiting proper or free debate as in closure Colloq or Cant GAGTOOTH Gagtooth n pl Gagteeth Defn A projecting tooth Obs GAGTOOTHED Gagtoothed a Defn Having gagteeth Obs GAHNITE Gahnite n Etym Named after Gahn a Swedish chemist Min Defn Zinc spinel automolite GAIDIC Gaidic a Etym Gr Chem Defn Pertaining to hypogeic acid applied to an acid obtained from hypogeic acid GAIETY Gaiety n Defn Same as Gayety GAILER Gailer n Defn A jailer Obs Chaucer GAILLARD Gaillard a Etym F See Galliard Defn Gay brisk merry galliard Chaucer GAILLIARDE Gailliarde n Etym See Galliard a dance Defn A lively French and Italian dance GAILY Gaily adv Etym From Gay Defn Merrily showily See gaily GAIN Gain n Etym Cf W gan a mortise Arch Defn A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder binding joist or other timber which supports a floor beam so as to receive the end of the floor beam GAIN Gain a Etym OE gein gain good near quick cf Icel gegn ready serviceable and gegn adv against opposite CF Ahain Defn Convenient suitable direct near handy dexterous easy profitable cheap respectable Obs or Prov Eng GAIN Gain n Etym OE gain gein ga gain advantage Icel gagn akin to Sw gagn Dan gavn cf Goth gageigan to gain The word was prob influenced by F gain gain OF gaain Cf Gain v t 1 That which is gained obtained or acquired as increase profit advantage or benefit opposed to loss But what things were gain to me those I counted loss for Christ Phil iii 7 Godliness with contentment is great gain 1 Tim vi 6 Every one shall share in the gains Shak 2 The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions acquisition accumulation The lust of gain Tennyson GAIN Gain v t imp p p Gained p pr vb n Gaining Etym From gain n but prob influenced by F gagner to earn gain OF gaaignier to cultivate OHG weidin weidinen to pasture hunt fr weida pasturage G weide akin to Icel vei hunting AS wa cf L venari to hunt E venison See Gain n profit 1 To get as profit or advantage to obtain or acquire by effort or labor as to gain a good living What is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul Matt xvi 26 To gain dominion or to keep it gained Milton For fame with toil we gain but lose with ease Pope 2 To come off winner or victor in to be successful in to obtain by competition as to gain a battle to gain a case at law to gain a prize 3 To draw into any interest or party to win to ones side to conciliate If he shall hear thee thou hast gained thy brother Matt xviii 15 To gratify the queen and gained the court Dryden 4 To reach to attain to to arrive at as to gain the top of a mountain to gain a good harbor Forded Usk and gained the wood Tennyson 5 To get incur or receive as loss harm or damage Obs or Ironical Ye should not have loosed from Crete and to have gained this harm and loss Acts xxvii 21 Gained day the calendar day gained in sailing eastward around the earth To gain ground to make progress to advance in any undertaking to prevail to acquire strength or extent To gain over to draw to ones party or interest to win over To gain the wind Naut to reach the windward side of another ship Syn To obtain acquire get procure win earn attain achieve See Obtain To Gain Win Gain implies only that we get something by exertion win that we do it in competition with others A person gains knowledge or gains a prize simply by striving for it he wins a victory or wins a prize by taking it in a struggle with others GAIN Gain v i Defn To have or receive advantage or profit to acquire gain to grow rich to advance in interest health or happiness to make progress as the sick man gains daily Thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion Ezek xxii 12 Gaining twist in rifled firearms a twist of the grooves which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle To gain on or upon a To encroach on as the ocean gains on the land b To obtain influence with c To win ground upon to move faster than as in a race or contest d To get the better of to have the advantage of The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant but have their cloth in Venice itself Addison My good behavior had so far gained on the emperor that I began to conceive hopes of liberty Swift GAINABLE Gainable a Etym CF F gagnable See Gain v t Defn Capable of being obtained or reached Sherwood GAINAGE Gainage 48 n Etym OF gaignage pasturage crop F gaignage pasturage See Gain v t O Eng Law a The horses oxen plows wains or wagons and implements for carrying on tillage b The profit made by tillage also the land itself Bouvier GAINER Gainer n Defn One who gains Shak GAINFUL Gainful a Defn Profitable advantageous lucrative A gainful speculation Macaulay Gainfully adv Gainfulness n GAINGIVING Gaingiving n Etym See Again and Give Defn A misgiving Obs GAINLESS Gainless a Defn Not producing gain unprofitable Hammond Gainlessness n GAINLY Gainly adv Etym See Gain a Defn Handily readily dexterously advantageously Obs Dr H More GAINPAIN Gainpain nEtym F gagner to gain pain bread Defn Breadgainer a term applied in the Middle Ages to the sword of a hired soldier GAINSAY Gainsay or 277 v t imp p p Gainsaid or p pr vb n Gainsaying Etym OE geinseien ageinseien See Again and Say to utter Defn To contradict to deny to controvert to dispute to forbid I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist Luke xxi 15 The just gods gainsay That any drop thou borrowdst from thy mother My sacred aunt should by my mortal sword Be drained Shak GAINSAYER Gainsayer n Defn One who gainsays contradicts or denies To convince the gainsayers Tit i 9 GAINSBOROUGH HAT Gainsborough hat Defn A womans broadbrimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough the English artist 1727 88 GAINSOME Gainsome a 1 Gainful 2 Prepossessing wellfavored Obs Massinger GAINST GAINST Gainst prep Defn A contraction of Against GAINSTAND Gainstand v t imp p p Gainstood p pr vb n gainstanding Etym See Again and Stand Defn To withstand to resist Obs Durst gainstand the force of so many enraged desires Sir P Sidney GAINSTRIVE Gainstrive v t i Etym See Again and Strive Defn To strive or struggle against to withstand Obs Spenser GAIRFOWL Gairfowl n Zoöl Defn See Garefowl GAIRISH GAIRISHLY GAIRISHNESS Gairish a Gairishly adv Gairishness n Defn Same as Garish Garishly Garishness GAIT Gait n Etym See Gate a way 1 A going a walk a march a way Good gentleman go your gait and let poor folks pass Shak 2 Manner of walking or stepping bearing or carriage while moving T is Cinna I do know him by his gait Shak GAITED Gaited a Defn Having such a gait used in composition as slowgaited heavygaited GAITER Gaiter n Etym F guêtre cf Armor gweltren or perh of German origin and akin to E wear v 1 A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep or for the whole leg from the knee to the instep fitting down upon the shoe 2 A kind of shoe consisting of cloth and covering the ankle GAITER Gaiter v t Defn To dress with gaiters GAITRE GAYTRE Gaitre Gaytre n Etym OE Cf Gatten tree Defn The dogwood tree Obs Chaucer GALA Gala n Etym F gala show pomp fr It gala finery gala of German origin See Gallant Defn Pomp show or festivity Macaulay Gala day a day of mirth and festivity a holiday GALACTAGOGUE Galactagogue n Etym Gr Med Defn An agent exciting secretion of milk GALACTIC Galactic a Etym Gr Galaxy and cf Lactic 1 Of or pertaining to milk got from milk as galactic acid 2 Of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way Galactic circle Astron the great circle of the heavens to which the course of the galaxy most nearly conforms Herschel Galactic poles the poles of the galactic circle GALACTIN Galactin n Etym Gr Lactin Chem a An amorphous gelatinous substance containing nitrogen found in milk and other animal fluids It resembles peptone and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent b A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree Galactodendron c An amorphous gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose found in the seeds of leguminous plants and yielding on decomposition several sugars including galactose GALACTODENSIMETER Galactodensimeter n Etym Gr densimeter Defn Same as Galactometer GALACTOMETER Galactometer n Etym Gr meter cf F galactomètre Cf Lactometer Defn An instrument for ascertaining the quality of milk ie its richness in cream by determining its specific gravity a lactometer GALACTOPHAGIST Galactophagist n Etym Gr Defn One who eats or subsists on milk GALACTOPHAGOUS Galactophagous a Etym Gr galactophade Defn Feeding on milk GALACTOPHOROUS Galactophorous a Etym Gr galactophore Cf Lactiferous Anat Defn Milkcarrying lactiferous applied to the ducts of mammary glands GALACTOPOIETIC Galactopoietic a Etym Gr Med Defn Increasing the flow of milk milkproducing n A galactopoietic substance GALACTOSE Galactose n Chem Defn A white crystalline sugar C6H12O6 isomeric with dextrose obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar and also from certain gums When oxidized it forms mucic acid Called also lactose though it is not lactose proper GALAGE Galage n Obs Defn See Galoche Spenser GALAGO Galago n pl Galagos Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A genus of African lemurs including numerous species Note The grand galago Galago crassicaudata is about the size of a cat the mouse galago G murinusis about the size of a mouse GALANGA GALANGAL Galanga Galangal nEtym OE galingale OF galingal garingal F galanga cf Sp galanga prob fr Ar khalanj Defn The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia A Galanga and A officinarum and of the Kæmpferia Galanga all of the Ginger family GALANTINE Galantine or n Etym F galantine Defn A dish of veal chickens or other white meat freed from bones tied up boiled and served cold Smart GALAPEE TREE Galapee tree Bot Defn The West Indian Sciadophyllum Brownei a tree with very large digitate leaves GALATEA Galatea n After Galatea a British manofwar the material being used for childrens sailor suits Defn A kind of striped cotton fabric usually of superior quality and striped with blue or red on white GALATIAN Galatian a Defn Of or pertaining to Galatia or its inhabitants A native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor a descendant of the Gauls who settled in Asia Minor GALAXY Galaxy n pl Galaxies Etym F galaxie L galaxias fr Gr lac CF Lacteal 1 Astron Defn The Milky Way that luminous tract or belt which is seen at night stretching across the heavens and which is composed of innumerable stars so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope The term has recently been used for remote clusters of stars Nichol 2 A splendid assemblage of persons or things GALBAN GALBANUM Galban Galbanum n Etym L galbanum Gr klekbn cf F galbanum Defn A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants mostly species of Ferula The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum It has an acrid bitter taste a strong unpleasant smell and is used for medical purposes also in the arts as in the manufacture of varnish GALBE Galbe n F OF garbe fr It garbo grace gracefulness See Garb dress Art Defn The general outward form of any solid object as of a column or a vase GALE Gale n Etym Prob of Scand origin cf Dan gal furious Icel galinn cf Icel gala to sing AS galan to sing Icel galdr song witchcraft AS galdor charm sorcery E nightingale also Icel gjla gust of wind gola breeze Cf Yell 1 A strong current of air a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane The most violent gales are called tempests Note Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen moderate to about eighty very heavy miles an our Sir W S Harris 2 A moderate current of air a breeze A little gale will soon disperse that cloud Shak And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned From their soft wings Milton 3 A state of excitement passion or hilarity The ladies laughing heartily were fast getting into what in New England is sometimes called a gale Brooke Eastford Topgallant gale Naut one in which a ship may carry her topgallant sails GALE Gale v i Naut Defn To sale or sail fast GALE Gale n Etym OE gal See Gale wind Defn A song or story Obs Toone GALE Gale v i Etym AS galan See 1st Gale Defn To sing Obs Can he cry and gale Court of Love GALE Gale n Etym AS gagel akin to D gagel Bot Defn A plant of the genus Myrica growing in wet places and strongly resembling the bayberry The sweet gale Myrica Gale is found both in Europe and in America GALE Gale n Etym Cf Gabel Defn The payment of a rent or annuity Eng Mozley W Gale day the day on which rent or interest is due GALEA Galea nEtym L a helmet 1 Bot Defn The upper lip or helmetshaped part of a labiate flower 2 Surg Defn A kind of bandage for the head 3 Pathol Defn Headache extending all over the head 4 Paleon Defn A genus of fossil echini having a vaulted helmetshaped shell 5 Zoöl Defn The anterior outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects GALEAS Galeas n Defn See Galleass GALEATE GALEATED Galeate Galeated a Etym L galeatus pp of galeare helmet 1 Wearing a helmet protected by a helmet covered as with a helmet 2 Biol Defn Helmeted having a helmetlike part as a crest a flower etc helmetshaped GALEI Galei n pl Etym NL fr Galeus name of one genus fr Gr Zoöl Defn That division of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sharks GALENA Galena nEtym L galena lead ore dross that remains after melting lead cf F galène sulphide of lead ore antidote to prison stillness of the sea calm tranquility 1 Med Defn A remedy or antidose for poison theriaca Obs Parr 2 Min Defn Lead sulphide the principal ore of lead It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage False galena See Blende GALENIC GALENICAL Galenic Galenical a Defn Pertaining to or containing galena GALENIC GALENICAL Galenic Galenical an Etym From Galen the physician Defn Relating to Galen or to his principles and method of treating diseases Dunglison Galenic pharmacy that branch of pharmacy which relates to the preparation of medicines by infusion decoction etc as distinguished from those which are chemically prepared GALENISM Galenism n Defn The doctrines of Galen GALENIST Galenist n Defn A follower of Galen GALENITE Galenite n Min Defn Galena lead ore GALEOPITHECUS Galeopithecus n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A genus of flying Insectivora formerly called flying lemurs See Colugo GALERICULATE Galericulate a Etym L galericulum dim of galerum a hat or cap fr galea helmet Defn Covered as with a hat or cap Smart GALERITE Galerite n Etym L galerum a hat cap cf F galérite Paleon Defn A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus Galerites GALICIAN Galician a Etym Cf Sp Galiciano Gallego fr L Gallaecus Gallaicus fr Gallaeci a people in Western Spain Defn Of or pertaining to Galicia in Spain or to Galicia the kingdom of Austrian Poland n Defn A native of Galicia in Spain called also Gallegan GALILEAN Galilean a Defn Of or pertaining to Galileo as the Galilean telescope See Telescope GALILEAN Galilean a Etym L Galilaeus fr Galilaea Galilee Gr galiléen Defn Of or relating to Galilee GALILEAN Galilean n 1 A native or inhabitant of Galilee the northern province of Palestine under the Romans 2 Jewish Hist Defn One of the party among the Jews who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans called also Gaulonite 3 A Christian in general used as a term of reproach by Mohammedans and Pagans Byron GALILEE Galilee n Etym Supposed to have been so termed in allusion to the scriptural Galilee of the Gentiles cf OF galilée Arch Defn A porch or waiting room usually at the west end of an abbey church where the monks collected on returning from processions where bodies were laid previous to interment and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related or to hear divine service Also frequently applied to the porch of a church as at Ely and Durham cathedrals Gwilt GALIMATIAS Galimatias n Etym F Defn Nonsense gibberish confused and unmeaning talk confused mixture Her dress like her talk is a galimatias of several countries Walpole GALINGALE Galingale n Etym See Galangal Bot Defn A plant of the Sedge family Cyperus longus having aromatic roots also any plant of the same genus Chaucer Meadow set with slender galingale Tennyson GALIOT Galiot n Etym OE galiote F galiote See Galley Naut a A small galley formerly used in the Mediterranean built mainly for speed It was moved both by sails and oars having one mast and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers b A strong lightdraft Dutch merchant vessel carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast and a large gaff mainsail GALIPOT Galipot n Etym F galipot cf OF garipot the wild pine or pitch tree Defn An impure resin of turpentine hardened on the outside of pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential oil When purified it is called yellow pitch white pitch or Burgundy pitch GALL Gall nEtym OE galle gal AS gealla akin to D gal OS OHG galla Icel gall SW galla Dan galde L fel Gr yellow Yellow and cf Choler 1 Physiol Defn The bitter alkaline viscid fluid found in the gall bladder beneath the liver It consists of the secretion of the liver or bile mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder 2 The gall bladder 3 Anything extremely bitter bitterness rancor He hath compassed me with gall and travail Lam iii 5 Comedy diverted without gall Dryden 4 Impudence brazen assurance Slang Gall bladder Anat the membranous sac in which the bile or gall is stored up as secreted by the liver the cholecystis See Illust of Digestive apparatus Gall duct a duct which conveys bile as the cystic duct or the hepatic duct Gall sickness a remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands Dunglison Gall of the earth Bot an herbaceous composite plant with variously lobed and cleft leaves usually the Prenanthes serpentaria GALL Gall n Etym F galle noix de galle fr L galla Zoöl Defn An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds The larvae live within the galls Some galls are due to aphids mites etc See Gallnut Note The galls or gallnuts of commerce are produced by insects of the genus Cynips chiefly on an oak Quercus infectoria or Lusitanica of Western Asia and Southern Europe They contain much tannin and are used in the manufacture of that article and for making ink and a black dye as well as in medicine Gall insect Zoöl any insect that produces galls Gall midge Zoöl any small dipterous insect that produces galls Gall oak the oak Quercus infectoria which yields the galls of commerce Gall of glass the neutral salt skimmed off from the surface of melted crown glass called also glass gall and sandiver Ure Gall wasp Zoöl See Gallfly GALL Gall v t Dyeing Defn To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts Ure GALL Gall v t imp p p Galled p pr vb n Galling Etym OE gallen cf F galer to scratch rub gale scurf scab G galle a disease in horses feet an excrescence under the tongue of horses of uncertain origin Cf Gall gallnut 1 To fret and wear away by friction to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing to chafe to injure the surface of by attrition as a saddle galls the back of a horse to gall a mast or a cable I am loth to gall a newhealed wound Shak 2 To fret to vex as to be galled by sarcasm They that are most galled with my folly They most must laugh Shak 3 To injure to harass to annoy as the troops were galled by the shot of the enemy In our wars against the French of old we used to gall them with our longbows at a greater distance than they could shoot their arrows Addison GALL Gall v i Defn To scoff to jeer R Shak GALL Gall n Defn A wound in the skin made by rubbing GALLANT Gallant a Etym F gallant prop p pr of OF galer to rejoice akin to OF gale amusement It gala ornament of German origin cf OHG geil merry luxuriant wanton G geil lascivious akin to AS g wanton wicked OS g merry Goth gailjan to make to rejoice or perh akin to E weal See Gala Galloon 1 Showy splendid magnificent gay welldressed The town is built in a very gallant place Evelyn Our royal good and gallant ship Shak 2 Noble in bearing or spirit brave highspirited courageous heroic magnanimous as a gallant youth a gallant officer That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds Shak The gay the wise the gallant and the grave Waller Syn Gallant Courageous Brave Courageous is generic denoting an inward spirit which rises above fear brave is more outward marking a spirit which braves or defies danger gallant rises still higher denoting bravery on extraordinary occasions in a spirit of adventure A courageous man is ready for battle a brave man courts it a gallant man dashes into the midst of the conflict GALLANT Gallant a Defn Polite and attentive to ladies courteous to women chivalrous GALLANT Gallant n 1 A man of mettle or spirit a gay fashionable man a young blood Shak 2 One fond of paying attention to ladies 3 One who wooes a lover a suitor in a bad sense a seducer Addison Note In the first sense it is by some orthoëpists as in Shakespeare accented on the first syllable GALLANT Gallant v t imp p p Gallanted p pr vb n Gallanting 1 To attend or wait on as a lady as to gallant ladies to the play 2 To handle with grace or in a modish manner as to gallant a fan Obs Addison GALLANTLY Gallantly adv Defn In a polite or courtly manner like a gallant or wooer GALLANTLY Gallantly adv Defn In a gallant manner GALLANTNESS Gallantness n Defn The quality of being gallant GALLANTRY Gallantry n pl Gallantries Etym F galanterie 1 Splendor of appearance ostentatious finery Archaic Guess the gallantry of our church by this when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver Fuller 2 Bravery intrepidity as the troops behaved with great gallantry 3 Civility or polite attention to ladies in a bed sense attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue intrigue 4 Gallant persons collectively R Helenus Antenor and all the gallantry of Troy Shak Syn See Courage and Heroism GALLATE Gallate n Etym Cf F gallate See Gall gallnut Chem Defn A salt of gallic acid GALLATURE Gallature n Etym From L gallus a cock Zoöl Defn The tread treadle or chalasa of an egg GALLEASS Galleass n Etym F galéasse galéace cf It galeazza Sp galeaza LL galea a galley See Galley Naut Defn A large galley having some features of the galleon as broadside guns esp such a vessel used by the southern nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries See Galleon and Galley Written variously galeas gallias etc Note The galleasses were a third larger than the ordinary galley and rowed each by three hundred galley slaves They consisted of an enormous towering structure at the stern a castellated structure almost equally massive in front with seats for the rowers amidships Motley GALLEGAN GALLEGO Gallegan Gallego or n Etym Sp Gallego Defn A native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain a Galician GALLEIN Galleïn n Etym Pyrogallol phthaleïn Chem Defn A red crystalline dyestuff obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids GALLEON Galleon n Etym Sp galeon cf F galion fr LL galeo galio See Galley Naut Defn A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries often having three or four decks and used for war or commerce The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel The gallens were huge roundstemmed clumsy vessels with bulwarks three or four feet thick and built up at stem and stern like castels Motley GALLEOT Galleot n Naut Defn See Galiot GALLERY Gallery n pl Galleries Etym F galerie It galleria fr LL galeria gallery perh orig a festal hall banquetting hall cf OF galerie a rejoicing fr galer to rejoice Cf Gallant a 1 A long and narrow corridor or place for walking a connecting passageway as between one room and another also a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal 2 A room for the exhibition of works of art as a picture gallery hence also a large or important collection of paintings sculptures etc 3 A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church and supported by brackets or columns sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall 4 Naut Defn A frame like a balcony projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship and hence called stern galery or quarter gallry seldom found in vessels built since 1850 5 Fort Defn Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides When prepared for defense it is a defensive galery 6 Mining Defn A working drift or level Whispering gallery See under Whispering GALLETYLE Galletyle n Etym OE gallytile Cf Gallipot Defn A little tile of glazed earthenware Obs The substance of galletyle Bacon GALLEY Galley n pl Galleys Etym OE gale galeie cf OF galie galée LL galea LGr 1 Naut Defn A vessel propelled by oars whether having masts and sails or not as a A large vessel for war and national purposes common in the Middle Ages and down to the 17th century b A name given by analogy to the Greek Roman and other ancient vessels propelled by oars c A light open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers press gangs and also for pleasure d One of the small boats carried by a manofwar Note The typical galley of the Mediterranean was from one hundred to two hundred feet long often having twenty oars on each side It had two or three masts rigged with lateen sails carried guns at prow and stern and a complement of one thousand to twelve hundred men and was very efficient in mediaeval walfare Galleons galliots galleasses half galleys and quarter galleys were all modifications of this type 2 The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose 3 Chem Defn An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts a gallery furnace 4 Etym F galée the same word as E galley a vessel Print a An oblong tray of wood or brass with upright sides for holding type which has been set or is to be made up etc b A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley a galley proof Galley slave a person condemned often as a punishment for crime to work at the oar on board a galley To toil like a galley slave Macaulay Galley slice Print a sliding false bottom to a large galley Knight GALLEYBIRD Galleybird n Etym Etymol uncertain Zoöl Defn The European green woodpecker also the spotted woodpecker Prov Eng GALLEYWORM Galleyworm n Etym Prob so called because the numerous legs along the sides move rhythmically like the oars of a galley Zoöl Defn A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera having numerous short legs along the sides a milliped or thousand legs See Chilognatha GALLFLY Gallfly n pl Gallflies Zoöl Defn An insect that deposits its eggs in plants and occasions galls esp any small hymenopteran of the genus Cynips and allied genera See Illust of Gall GALLIAMBIC Galliambic a Etym L galliambus a song used by the priests of Cybele Gallus a name applied to these priests iambus Pros Defn Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic the last of which lacks the final syllable said of a kind of verse GALLIAN Gallian a Etym See Gallic Defn Gallic French Obs Shak GALLIARD Galliard a Etym OE fr F gaillard perh of Celtic origin cf Ir Gael galach valiant or AS gagol geagl wanton lascivious Defn Gay brisk active Obs GALLIARD Galliard n Defn A brisk gay man Obs Selden is a galliard by himself Cleveland GALLIARD Galliard n Etym F gaillarde cf Sp gallarda See Galliard a Defn A gay lively dance Cf Gailliarde Never a hall such a galliard did grace Sir W Scott GALLIARDISE Galliardise n Etym F gaillardise See Galliard a Defn Excessive gayety merriment Obs The mirth and galliardise of company Sir T Browne GALLIARDNESS Galliardness n Defn Gayety Obs Gayton GALLIASS Galliass n Defn Same as Galleass GALLIC Gallic a Etym From Gallium Chem Defn Pertaining to or containing gallium GALLIC Gallic 277 a Etym From Gall the excrescence Defn Pertaining to or derived from galls nutgalls and the like Gallic acid Chem an organic acid very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom being found in the free state in galls tea etc and produced artificially It is a white crystalline substance C6H2HO3CO2H with an astringent taste and is a strong reducing agent as employed in photography It is usually prepared from tannin and both give a dark color with iron salts forming tannate and gallate of iron which are the essential ingredients of common black ink GALLIC Gallic a Etym L Gallicus belonging to the Gauls fr Galli the Gauls Gallia Gaul now France cf F gallique Defn Pertaining to Gaul or France Gallican GALLICAN Gallican a Etym L Gallicanus cf F gallican Defn Of or pertaining to Gaul or France Gallic French as the Gallican church or clergy GALLICAN Gallican n Defn An adherent to and supporter of Gallicanism Shipley GALLICANISM Gallicanism n Defn The principles tendencies or action of those within the Roman Catholic Church in France who esp in 1682 sought to restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of the national church SchaffHerzog Encyc GALLICISM Gallicism n Etym F gallicisme Defn A mode of speech peculiar to the French a French idiom also in general a French mode or custom GALLICIZE Gallicize v t imp p p Gallicized p pr vb n Gallicizing Defn To conform to the French mode or idiom GALLIED Gallied p p a Naut Defn Worried flurried frightened Ham Nav Encyc GALLIFORM Galliform a Zoöl Defn Like the Gallinae or Galliformes in structure GALLIGASKINS Galligaskins n pl Etym Prob corrupted fr It Grechesco Grecian a name which seems to have been given in Venice and to have been afterwards confused with Gascony as if they came from Gascony Defn Loose hose or breeches leather leg quards The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense GALLIMATIA Gallimatia or n Defn Senseless talk Obs or R See Galimatias GALLIMAUFRY Gallimaufry n pl Gallimaufries Etym F galimafrée a sort of ragout or mixed hash of different meats 1 A hash of various kinds of meats a ragout Delighting in hodgepodge gallimaufries forced meat King 2 Any absurd medley a hotchpotch The Mahometan religion which being a gallimaufry made up of many partakes much of the Jewish South GALLIN Gallin n Chem Defn A substance obtained by the reduction of galleïn GALLINACEAE Gallinaceae n pl Etym NL See Gallinaceous Zoöl Defn Same as Gallinae GALLINACEAN Gallinacean n Zoöl Defn One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds GALLINACEOUS Gallinaceous aEtym L gallinaceus fr gallina hen fr gallus cock Zoöl Defn Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants of or pertaining to the Gallinae GALLINAE Gallinae n pl Etym NL fr L gallina a hen gallus a cock Zoöl Defn An order of birds including the common domestic fowls pheasants grouse quails and allied forms sometimes called Rasores GALLING Galling a Defn Fitted to gall or chafe vexing harassing irritating Gallingly adv GALLINIPPER Gallinipper n Defn A large mosquito GALLINULE Gallinule n Etym L gallinula chicken dim of gallina hen cf F gallinule Zoöl Defn One of several wading birds having long webless toes and a frontal shield belonging to the family Rallidae They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants The purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio The common European gallinule Gallinula chloropus is also called moor hen water hen water rail moor coot night bird and erroneously dabchick Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule Gallinula galeata Note The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was formerly believed to be able to detect and report adultery and for that reason chiefly it was commonly domesticated by the ancients GALLIOT Galliot n Defn See Galiot GALLIPOLI OIL Gallipoli oil Defn An inferior kind of olive oil brought from Gallipoli in Italy GALLIPOT Gallipot n Etym Prob fr OD gleypot the first part of which is possibly akin to E glad See Glad and Pot Defn A glazed earthen pot or vessel used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines etc GALLIUM Gallium n Etym NL fr L Gallia France Chem Defn A rare metallic element found in certain zinc ores It is white hard and malleable resembling aluminium and remarcable for its low melting point 86 Note The element was predicted with most of its properties under the name ekaluminium by the Russian chemist Mendelejeff on the basis of the Periodic law This prediction was verified in its discovery by the French chemist Lecoq de Boisbaudran by its characteristic spectrum two violet lines in an examination of a zinc blende from the Pyrenees GALLIVANT Gallivant v i Etym From Gallant Defn To play the beau to wait upon the ladies also to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan Slang Dickens GALLIVAT Gallivat nEtym Prob fr Pg galeota cf E galiot galley Naut Defn A small armed vessel with sails and oars used on the Malabar coast A Chalmers GALLIWASP Galliwasp n Etym Etymol uncertain Zoöl Defn A West Indian lizard Celestus occiduus about a foot long imagined by the natives to be venomous GALLIZE Gallize v t imp p p Gallized p pr vb n Gallizing After Dr L Gall a French chemist who invented the process Defn In wine making to add water and sugar to unfermented grape juice so as to increase the quantity of wine produced Gallization n GALLNUT Gallnut n Zoöl Defn A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various species of the oak tree See Gall and Nutgall GALLOMANIA Gallomania n Etym L Galli Gauls mania madness Defn An excessive admiration of what is French Gallomaniac n GALLON Gallon n Etym OF galon jalon LL galo galona fr galum a liquid measure cf F jale large bowl Cf Gill a measure Defn A measure of capacity containing four quarts used for the most part in liquid measure but sometimes in dry measure Note The standart gallon of the Unites States contains 231 cubic inches or 83389 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at its maximum density and with the barometer at 30 inches This is almost exactly equivalent to a cylinder of seven inches in diameter and six inches in height and is the same as the old English wine gallon The beer gallon now little used in the United States contains 282 cubic inches The English imperial gallon contains 10 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at 62 GALLOON Galloon n Etym From F or Sp galon See Gala 1 A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats shoes etc sometimes made ornamental 2 A similar bordering or binding of rich material such as gold lace Silver and gold galloons with the like glittering gewgaws Addison GALLOONED Gallooned a Defn Furnished or adorned with galloon GALLOP Gallop v i imp p p Galloped p pr vb n Galloping Etym OE galopen F galoper of German origin cf assumed Goth gahlaupan to run OHG giloufen AS gehleápan to leap dance fr root of E leap and a prefix or cf OFlem walop a gallop See Leap and cf 1st Wallop 1 To move or run in the mode called a gallop as a horse to go at a gallop to run or move with speed But gallop lively down the western hill Donne 2 To ride a horse at a gallop 3 Fig To go rapidly or carelessly as in making a hasty examination Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it Locke GALLOP Gallop v t Defn To cause to gallop GALLOP Gallop n Etym Cf F galop See Gallop v i and cf Galop Defn A mode of running by a quadruped particularly by a horse by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet in successive leaps or bounds Hand gallop a slow or gentle gallop GALLOPADE Gallopade n Etym F galopade See Gallop n 1 I horsemanship a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop 2 A kind of dance also music to the dance a galop GALLOPADE Gallopade v i imp p p Gallopaded p pr vb n Gallopading 1 To gallop as on horseback 2 To perform the dance called gallopade GALLOPER Galloper n 1 One who or that which gallops 2 Mil Defn A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted the gun resting on the shafts without a limber Farrow Galloper gun a light gun supported on a galloper formerly attached to British infantry regiments GALLOPIN Gallopin nEtym F galopin See Gallop v i Defn An under servant for the kitchen a scullion a cooks errand boy Obs Halliwell GALLOPING Galloping a Defn Going at a gallop progressing rapidly as a galloping horse GALLOTANNIC Gallotannic a Etym Gall nutgall tannic Chem Defn Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls Gallotannic acid See Tannic acid under Tannic GALLOW Gallow v t Etym Cf AS agelwan to stupefy Defn To fright or terrify See Gally v t Obs Shak GALLOWAY Galloway n Zoöl Defn A small horse of a breed raised at Galloway Scotland called also garran and garron GALLOWGLASS Gallowglass n Etym Ir galloglach Cf Gillie Defn A heavyarmed foot soldier from Ireland and the Western Isles in the time of Edward Shak GALLOWS Gallows n sing pl Gallowses or Gallows Etym OE galwes pl AS galga gealga gallows cross akin to D galg gallows OS OHG galgo G galgen Icel galgi Sw Dan galge Goth galga a cross Etymologically and historically considered gallows is a noun in the plural number but it is used as a singular and hence is preceded by a as a gallows 1 A frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are executed by hanging usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top also a like frame for suspending anything So they hanged Haman on the gallows Esther vii 10 If I hang Ill make a fat pair of gallows Shak O there were desolation of gaolers and gallowses Shak 2 A wretch who deserves the gallows R Shak 3 Print Defn The rest for the tympan when raised 4 pl Defn A pair of suspenders or braces Colloq Gallows bird a person who deserves the gallows Colloq Gallows bitts Naut one of two or more frames amidships on deck for supporting spare spars called also gallows gallows top gallows frame etc Gallows frame a The frame supporting the beam of an engine b Naut Gallows bitts Gallows or Gallow tree the gallows At length him nailéd on a gallow tree Spenser GALLSTONE Gallstone n Defn A concretion or calculus formed in the gall bladder or biliary passages See Calculus n 1 GALLY Gally v t Etym See Gallow v t Defn To frighten to worry Obs or Prov Eng T Brown GALLY Gally a Defn Like gall bitter as gall Cranmer GALLY Gally n Defn See Galley n 4 GALLYGASKINS Gallygaskins n pl Defn See Galligaskins GALOCHE GALOSHE Galoche Galoshe Etym OE galoche galache galage shoe F galoche galoche perh altered fr L gallica a Gallic shoe or fr LL calopedia wooden shoe or shoe with a wooden sole Gr 1 A clog or patten Obs Nor were worthy to unbuckle his galoche Chaucer 2 Hence An overshoe worn in wet weather 3 A gaiter or legging covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg GALOOT Galoot n Defn A noisy swaggering or worthless fellow a rowdy Slang U S GALOP Galop n Etym F Mus Defn A kind of lively dance in 24 time also the music to the dance GALORE Galore n a Etym Scot gelore gilore galore fr Gael gu leòr enough gu to also an adverbial prefix leòr leòir enough or fr Ir goleor the same word Defn Plenty abundance in abundance GALOSH Galosh n 1 Same as Galoche Galoshe 2 A strip of material as leather running around a shoe at and above the sole as for protection or ornament GALOSHE Galoshe n Defn Same as Galoche GALPE Galpe v i Defn To gape to yawn Obs Chaucer GALSOME Galsome a Etym Gall bitterness some Defn Angry malignant Obs Bp Morton GALT Galt n Etym See Gault Defn Same as Gault GALVANIC Galvanic a Etym From Galvani a professor of physiology at Bologna on account of his connection about 1780 with the discovery of dynamical or current electricity cf F galvanique Defn Of or pertaining to or exhibiting the phenomena of galvanism employing or producing electrical currents Galvanic battery Elec an apparatus for generating electrical currents by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals now usually called voltaic battery See Battery Galvanic circuit or circle Elec See under Circuit Galvanic pile Elec the voltaic pile See under Voltaic GALVANISM Galvanism n Etym From Galvani cf F galvanisme See Galvanic Physics a Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals dynamical electricity b The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical elecricity or the properties and effects of electrical currents Note The words galvanism and galvanic formerly in very general use are now rarely employed For the latter voltaic from the name of Volta is commonly used GALVANIST Galvanist n Defn One versed in galvanism GALVANIZATION Galvanization n Defn The act of process of galvanizing GALVANIZE Galvanize v t imp p p Galvanized p pr vb n Galvanizing Etym Cf F galvaniser 1 To affect with galvanism to subject to the action of electrical currents 2 To plate as with gold silver etc by means of electricity 3 To restore to consciousness by galvanic action as from a state of suspended animation hence to stimulate or excite to a factitious animation or activity 4 To coat as iron with zinc See Galvanized iron Galvanized iron formerly iron coated with zink by electrical deposition now more commonly iron coated with zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink after its surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of dilute acid GALVANIZER Galvanizer n Defn One who or that which galvanize GALVANOCAUSTIC Galvanocaustic a Etym Galvanic caustic Defn Relating to the use of galvanic heat as a caustic especially in medicine GALVANOCAUTERY Galvanocautery n Med Defn Cautery effected by a knife or needle heated by the passage of a galvanic current GALVANOGLYPHY Galvanoglyphy n Etym Galvanic Gr Defn Same as Glyphography GALVANOGRAPH Galvanograph n Etym Galvanic graph Engraving Defn A copperplate produced by the method of galvanography also a picture printed from such a plate GALVANOGRAPHIC Galvanographic a Defn Of or pertaining to galvanography GALVANOGRAPHY Galvanography n Etym Galvanic graphy 1 The art or process of depositing metals by electricity electrotypy 2 A method of producing by means of electrotyping process without etching copperplates which can be printed from in the same manner as engraved plates GALVANOLOGIST Galvanologist n Defn One who describes the phenomena of galvanism a writer on galvanism GALVANOLOGY Galvanology n Etym Galvanic logy Defn A treatise on galvanism or a description of its phenomena GALVANOMETER Galvanometer n Etym Galvanic meter cf F galvanomètre Elec Defn An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle Differential galvanometer See under Differental a Sine galvanometer Cosine galvanometer Tangent galvanometer Elec a galvanometer in which the sine cosine or tangent respectively of the angle through which the needle is deflected is proportional to the strength of the current passed through the instrument GALVANOMETRIC Galvanometric a Defn Of pertaining to or measured by a galvanometer GALVANOMETRY Galvanometry n Defn The art or process of measuring the force of electric currents GALVANOPLASTIC Galvanoplastic a Etym Galvanic plastic Defn Of or pertaining to the art or process of electrotyping employing or produced by the process of electolytic deposition as a galvanoplastic copy of a medal or the like GALVANOPLASTY Galvanoplasty n Etym Cf F galanoplastie Defn The art or process of electrotypy GALVANOPUNCTURE Galvanopuncture n Med Defn Same as Electropuncture GALVANOSCOPE Galvanoscope n Etym Galvanic scope cf F galvanoscope Elec Defn An instrument or apparatus for detecting the presence of electrical currents especially such as are of feeble intensity GALVANOSCOPIC Galvanoscopic a Defn Of or pertaining to a galvanoscope GALVANOSCOPY Galvanoscopy n Physiol Defn The use of galvanism in physiological experiments GALVANOTONUS Galvanotonus n Etym NL fr E galvanic GR Physiol Defn Same as Electrotonus GALVANOTROPISM Galvanotropism n Etym Galvanic Gr Bot Defn The tendency of a root to place its axis in the line of a galvanic current GALWES Galwes n Defn Gallows Obs Chaucer GAM Gam n Orig uncert Naut a A herd or school of whales b A visit between whalers at sea a holding of social intercourse between those on different vessels at sea or Local U S between persons ashore GAM Gam v i imp p p Gammed p pr vb n Gamming Naut a To gather in a gam said of whales b To engage in a gam or Local U S in social intercourse anywhere GAM Gam v t Naut Defn To have a gam with to pay a visit to esp among whalers at sea GAMA GRASS Gama grass Etym From Gama a cluster of the Maldive Islands Bot Defn A species of grass Tripsacum dactyloides tall stout and exceedingly productive cultivated in the West Indies Mexico and the Southern States of North America as a forage grass called also sesame grass GAMASHES Gamashes n pl Etym F gamaches Defn High boots or buskins in Scotland short spatterdashes or riding trousers worn over the other clothing GAMBA Gamba n Defn A viola da gamba GAMBADOES Gambadoes n pl Etym I or Sp gamba leg See Gambol n Defn Same as Gamashes His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps Sir W Scott GAMBEER Gambeer v t Cf F gambier a kind of hook Fishing Defn To gaff as mackerel GAMBESON Gambeson n Defn Same as Gambison GAMBET Gambet n Etym Fr gambette or It gambetta Zoöl Defn Any bird of the genuis Totanus See Tattler GAMBIER Gambier n Etym Malayan a The inspissated juice of a plant Uncaria Gambir growing in Malacca It is a powerful astringent and under the name of Terra Japonica is used for chewing with the Areca nut and is exported for tanning and dyeing b Catechu Written also gambeer and gambir GAMBISON Gambison n Etym OF gambeson gambaison fr gambais wambais of German origin cf MHG wambeis G wams doublet fr OHG wamba stomach See Womb Defn A defensive garment formerly in use for the body made of cloth stuffed and quilted GAMBIST Gambist n Etym It gamba leg Mus Defn A performer upon the viola di gamba See under Viola GAMBIT Gambit n Etym F gambit cf It gambitto gambit a tripping up See Gambol n Chess Playing Defn A mode of opening the game in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position GAMBLE Gamble v i imp p p Gambled p pr vb n Gambling Etym Dim of game See 2d Game Defn To play or game for money or other stake GAMBLE Gamble v t Defn To lose or squander by gaming usually with away Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates Ames GAMBLER Gambler n Defn One who gambles GAMBOGE Gamboge n Defn A concrete juice or gum resin produced by several species of trees in Siam Ceylon and Malabar It is brought in masses or cylindrical rolls from Cambodia or Cambogia whence its name The best kind is of a dense compact texture and of a beatiful reddish yellow Taking internally it is a strong and harsh cathartic ad emetic Written also camboge Note There are several kinds of gamboge but all are derived from species of Garcinia a genus of trees of the order Guttiferæ The best Siam gamboge is thought to come from Garcinia Hanburii Ceylon gamboge is from G Morella G pictoria of Western India yields gamboge and also a kind of oil called gamboge butter GAMBOGIAN GAMBOGIC Gambogian Gambogic a Defn Pertaining to resembling or containing gamboge GAMBOL Gambol n Etym OE gambolde gambaulde F gambade gambol fr It gambata kick fr L gamba leg akin to F jambe OF also gambe fr L gamba hoof or perh joint cf Gr cam crooked perh akin to E chamber cfF gambiller to kick about Cf Jamb n Gammon ham Gambadoes Defn A skipping or leaping about in frolic a hop a sportive prank Dryden GAMBOL Gambol v i imp p p Gamboled or Gambolled p pr vb n Gamboling or Gambolling Defn To dance and skip about in sport to frisk to skip to play in frolic like boys or lambs GAMBREL Gambrel n Etym OF gambe jambe leg F jambe Cf Cambrel Chambrel and see Gambol n 1 The hind leg of a horse 2 A stick crooked like a horses hind leg used by butchers in suspending slaughtered animals Gambrel roof Arch a curb roof having the same section in all parts with a lower steeper slope and an upper and flatter one so that each gable is pentagonal in form GAMBREL Gambrel v t Defn To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel Beau Fl GAMBROON Gambroon n Defn A kind of twilled linen cloth for lining Simmonds GAME Game a Etym Cf W cam crooked and E gambol n Defn Crooked lame as a game leg Colloq GAME Game n Etym OE game gamen AS gamen gomen play sport akin to OS OHG Icel gaman Dan gammen mirth merriment OSw gamman joy Cf Gammon a game Backgammon Gamble v i 1 Sport of any kind jest frolic We have had pastimes here and pleasant game Shak 2 A contest physical or mental according to certain rules for amusement recreation or for winning a stake as a game of chance games of skill field games etc But wars a game which were their subject wise Kings would not play at Cowper Note Among the ancients especially the Greeks and Romans there were regularly recurring public exhibitions of strength agility and skill under the patronage of the government usually accompanied with religious ceremonies Such were the Olympic the Pythian the Nemean and the Isthmian games 3 The use or practice of such a game a single match at play a single contest as a game at cards Talk the game oer between the deal Lloyd 4 That which is gained as the stake in a game also the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game as in short whist five points are game 5 Card Playing Defn In some games a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest 6 A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose method of procedure projected line of operations plan project Your murderous game is nearly up Blackw Mag It was obviously Lord Macaulays game to blacken the greatest literary champion of the cause he had set himself to attack Saintsbury 7 Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen wild meats designed for or served at table Those species of animals distinguished from the rest by the wellknown appellation of game Blackstone Confidence game See under Confidence To make game of to make sport of to mock Milton GAME Game a 1 Having a resolute unyielding spirit like the gamecock ready to fight to the last plucky I was game I felt that I could have fought even to the death W Irving 2 Of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game or to the act or practice of hunting Game bag a sportsmans bag for carrying small game captured also the whole quantity of game taken Game bird any bird commonly shot for food esp grouse partridges quails pheasants wild turkeys and the shore or wading birds such as plovers snipe woodcock curlew and sandpipers The term is sometimes arbitrarily restricted to birds hunted by sportsmen with dogs and guns Game egg an egg producing a gamecock Game laws laws regulating the seasons and manner of taking game for food or for sport Game preserver a land owner who regulates the killing of game on his estate with a view to its increase Eng To be game a To show a brave unyielding spirit b To be victor in a game Colloq To die game to maintain a bold unyielding spirit to the last to die fighting GAME Game v i imp p p Gamed p pr vb n Gaming Etym OE gamen game to rejoice AS gamenian to play See Game n 1 To rejoice to be pleased often used in Old English impersonally with dative Obs God loved he best with all his whole hearte At alle times though him gamed or smarte Chaucer 2 To play at any sport or diversion 3 To play for a stake or prize to use cards dice billiards or other instruments according to certain rules with a view to win money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest to gamble GAMECOCK Gamecock n Zoöl Defn The male game fowl GAME FOWL Game fowl Zoöl Defn A handsome breed of the common fowl remarkable for the great courage and pugnacity of the males GAMEFUL Gameful a Defn Full of game or games GAMEKEEPER Gamekeeper n Defn One who has the care of game especially in a park or preserve Blackstone GAMELESS Gameless a Defn Destitute of game GAMELY Gamely adv Defn In a plucky manner spiritedly GAMENESS Gameness n Defn Endurance pluck GAMESOME Gamesome a Defn Gay sportive playful frolicsome merry Shak Gladness of the gamesome crowd Byron Gamesomely adv Gamesomeness n GAMESTER Gamester n Etym Game ster 1 A merry frolicsome person Obs Shak 2 A person who plays at games esp one accustomed to play for a stake a gambler one skilled in games When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner Shak 3 A prostitute a strumpet Obs Shak GAMETE Gamete gamet gamet the latter usually in compounds n Gr gameth wife or gameths husband fr gamein to marry Biol Defn A sexual cell or germ cell a conjugating cell which unites with another of like or unlike character to form a new individual In Bot gamete designates esp the similar sex cells of the lower thallophytes which unite by conjugation forming a zygospore The gametes of higher plants are of two sorts sperm male and egg female their union is called fertilization and the resulting zygote an oöspore In Zoöl gamete is most commonly used of the sexual cells of certain Protozoa though also extended to the germ cells of higher forms GAMETOPHYTE Gametophyte n Gamete Gr fyton plant Bot Defn In the alternation of generations in plants that generation or phase which bears sex organs In the lower plants as the algæ the gametophyte is the conspicuous part of the plant body in mosses it is the socalled moss plant in ferns it is reduced to a small early perishing body and in seed plants it is usually microscopic or rudimentary GAMIC Gamic a Etym Gr Biol Defn Pertaining to or resulting from sexual connection formed by the union of the male and female elements GAMIN Gamin n Etym F Defn A neglected and untrained city boy a young street Arab In Japan the gamins run after you and say Look at the Chinaman L Oliphant GAMING Gaming n Defn The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers gambling GAMMA Gamma n Defn The third letter G of the Greek alphabet GAMMADION Gammadion n Defn A cross formed of four capital gammas formerly used as a mysterious ornament on ecclesiastical vestments etc See Fylfot GAMMA RAYS Gamma rays Physics Defn Very penetrating rays not appreciably deflected by a magnetic or electric field emitted by radioactive substances The prevailing view is that they are nonperiodic ether pulses differing from Röntgen rays only in being more penetrating GAMMER Gammer n Etym Possibly contr fr godmother but prob fr grammer for grandmother Cf Gaffer Defn An old wife an old woman correlative of gaffer an old man GAMMON Gammon n Etym OF gambon F jambon fr OF gambe leg F jambe See Gambol n and cf Ham Defn The buttock or tight of a hog salted and smoked or dried the lower end of a flitch Goldsmith GAMMON Gammon v t imp p p Gameed p pr vb n Gameing Defn To make bacon of to salt and dry in smoke GAMMON Gammon n Etym See 2d Game 1 Backgammon 2 An imposition or hoax humbug Colloq GAMMON Gammon v t 1 To beat in the game of backgammon before an antagonist has been able to get his men or counters home and withdraw any of them from the board as to gammon a person 2 To impose on to hoax to cajole Colloq Hood GAMMON Gammon v t Etym Etymol unknown Naut Defn To fasten a bowsprit to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain or by a band of iron Totten GAMMONING Gammoning n Etym From 5th Gammon Naut Defn The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays Gammoning fashion in the style of gammoning lashing that is having the turns of rope crossed Gammoning hole Naut a hole cut through the knee of the head of a vessel for the purpose of gammoning the bowsprit GAMMONING Gammoning n Etym From 4th Gammon Defn The act of imposing upon or hoaxing a person Colloq GAMOGENESIS Gamogenesis n Etym Gr genesis Biol Defn The production of offspring by the union of parents of different sexes sexual reproduction the opposite of agamogenesis GAMOGENETIC Gamogenetic a Biol Defn Relating to gamogenesis Gamogenetically adv GAMOMORPHISM Gamomorphism n Etym Gr Biol Defn That stage of growth or development in an organism in which the reproductive elements are generated and matured in preparation for propagating the species GAMOPETALOUS Gamopetalous a Etym Gr petalous cf F gamopétale Bot Defn Having the petals united or joined so as to form a tube or cup monopetalous GAMOPHYLLOUS Gamophyllous a Etym Gr Bot Defn Composed of leaves united by their edges coalescent Gray GAMOSEPALOUS Gamosepalous a Etym Gr sepal Bot Defn Formed of united sepals monosepalous GAMP Gamp n Defn A large umbrella said to allude to Mrs Gamps umbrella in Dickenss Martin Chuzzlewit GAMUT Gamut n Etym F gamme ut the name of a musical note F gamme is fr the name of the Greek letter Gamma and Ut Mus Defn The scale GAMY Gamy a 1 Cookery Defn Having the flavor of game esp of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting highflavored 2 Sporting Defn Showing an unyielding spirit to the last plucky furnishing sport as a gamy trout GAN Gan imp of Gin Etym See Gin v Defn Began commenced Note Gan was formerly used with the infinitive to form compound imperfects as did is now employed Gan regularly denotes the singular the plural is usually denoted by gunne or gonne This man gan fall ie fell in great suspicion Chaucer The little coines to their play gunne hie ie hied Chaucer Note Later writers use gan both for singular and plural Yet at her speech their rages gan relent Spenser GANANCIAL Ganancial a Sp pertaining to gain held in common fr ganancia gain Law Defn Designating pertaining to or held under the Spanish system of law called ganancial system which controls the title and disposition of the property acquired during marriage by the husband or wife GANCH Ganch v t Etym Cf F ganche n also Sp Pg gancho hook It gancio Defn To drop from a high place upon sharp stakes or hooks as the Turks dropped malefactors by way of punishment Ganching which is to let fall from on high upon hooks and there to hang until they die Sandys GANDER Gander n Etym AS gandra ganra akin to Prov G gander ganter and E goose gannet See Goose Defn The male of any species of goose GANE Gane v i Etym See Yawn Defn To yawn to gape Obs Chaucer GANESA Ganesa n Hind Myth Defn The Hindoo god of wisdom or prudence Note He is represented as a short fat redcolored man with a large belly and the head of an elephant Balfour GANG Gang v i Etym AS gangan akin to OS OHG gangan Icel ganga Goth gaggan cf Lith to walk Skr ja leg sq root48 CF Go Defn To go to walk Note Obsolete in English literature but still used in the North of England and also in Scotland GANG Gang n Etym Icel gangr a going gang akin to AS D G Dan gang a going Goth gaggs street way See Gang v i 1 A going a course Obs 2 A number going in company hence a company or a number of persons associated for a particular purpose a group of laborers under one foreman a squad as a gang of sailors a chain gang a gang of thieves 3 A combination of similar implements arranged so as by acting together to save time or labor a set as a gang of saws or of plows 4 Naut Defn A set all required for an outfit as a new gang of stays 5 Etym Cf Gangue Mining Defn The mineral substance which incloses a vein a matrix a gangue Gang board or Gang plank Naut a A board or plank with cleats for steps forming a bridge by which to enter or leave a vessel b A plank within or without the bulwarks of a vessels waist for the sentinel to walk on Gang cask a small cask in which to bring water aboard ships or in which it is kept on deck Gang cultivator Gang plow a cultivator or plow in which several shares are attached to one frame so as to make two or more furrows at the same time Gang days Rogation days the time of perambulating parishes See Gang week below Gang drill a drilling machine having a number of drills driven from a common shaft Gang master a master or employer of a gang of workmen Gang plank See Gang board above Gang plow See Gang cultivator above Gang press a press for operating upon a pile or row of objects separated by intervening plates Gang saw a saw fitted to be one of a combination or gang of saws hung together in a frame or sash and set at fixed distances apart Gang tide See Gang week below Gang tooth a projecting tooth Obs Halliwell Gang week Rogation week when formerly processions were made to survey the bounds of parishes Halliwell Live gang or Round gang the Western and the Eastern names respectively for a gang of saws for cutting the round log into boards at one operation Knight Slabbing gang an arrangement of saws which cuts slabs from two sides of a log leaving the middle part as a thick beam GANGE Gange v t imp p p Ganged p pr vb n Ganging Of uncertain origin 1 To protect the part of a line next a fishhook or the hook itself by winding it with wire 2 To attach a fishhook to a line or snell as by knotting the line around the shank of the hook GANGER Ganger n Defn One who oversees a gang of workmen R Mayhew GANGETIC Gangetic a Defn Pertaining to or inhabiting the Ganges as the Gangetic shark GANGFLOWER Gangflower n Bot Defn The common English milkwort Polygala vulgaris so called from blossoming in gang week Dr Prior GANGION Gangion n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn A short line attached to a trawl See Trawl n GANGLIAC GANGLIAL Gangliac Ganglial a Anat Defn Relating to a ganglion ganglionic GANGLIATE GANGLIATED Gangliate Gangliated a Anat Defn Furnished with ganglia as the gangliated cords of the sympathetic nervous system GANGLIFORM GANGLIOFORM Gangliform Ganglioform a Etym Ganglion form Anat Defn Having the form of a ganglion GANGLION Ganglion n pl L Ganglia E Ganglions Etym L ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence a tumor under the skin Gr ganglion 1 Anat a A mass or knot of nervous matter including nerve cells usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve b A node or gland in the lymphatic system as a lymphatic ganglion 2 Med Defn A globular hard indolent tumor situated somewhere on a tendon and commonly formed by the effusion of a viscid fluid into it called also weeping sinew Ganglion cell a nerve cell See Illust under Bipolar GANGLIONARY Ganglionary a Etym Cf F ganglionnarie Anat Defn Ganglionic GANGLIONIC Ganglionic a Etym Cf F ganglionique Anat Defn Pertaining to containing or consisting of ganglia or ganglion cells as a ganglionic artery the ganglionic columns of the spinal cord GANGREL Gangrel a Etym Cf Gang v i Defn Wandering vagrant Scot Sir W Scott GANGRENATE Gangrenate v t Defn To gangrene Obs GANGRENE Gangrene n Etym F gangrène L gangraena fr Gr gras gar to devour and E voracious also canker n in sense 3 Med Defn A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in any stage GANGRENE Gangrene v t i imp p p Gangrened p pr vb n Gangrening Etym Cf F gangréner Defn To produce gangrene in to be affected with gangrene GANGRENESCENT Gangrenescent a Defn Tending to mortification or gangrene GANGRENOUS Gangrenous a Etym Cf F gangréneux Defn Affected by or produced by gangrene of the nature of gangrene GANGUE Gangue n Etym F gangue fr G gang a metallic vein a passage See Gang n Mining Defn The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore GANGWAY Gangway n Etym See Gang v i 1 A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place esp a temporary way of access formed of planks 2 In the English House of Commons a narrow aisle across the house below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with the government or with the opposition 3 Naut Defn The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it 4 Naut Defn That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms from the quarterdeck to the forecastle more properly termed the waist Totten Gangway ladder a ladder rigged on the side of a vessel at the gangway To bring to the gangway to punish a seaman by flogging him at the gangway GANIL Ganil n Etym F Defn A kind of brittle limestone Prov Eng Kirwan GANISTER GANNISTER Ganister Gannister n Mech Defn A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone mixed with fire clay used for lining Bessemer converters also used for macadamizing roads GANJA Ganja n Etym Hind ganjha Defn The dried hemp plant used in India for smoking It is extremely narcotic and intoxicating GANNET Gannet n Etym OE gant AS ganet ganot a sea fowl a fen duck akin to D gent gander OHG ganazzo See Gander Goose Zoöl Defn One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula allied to the pelicans Note The common gannet of Europe and America S bassana is also called solan goose chandel goose and gentleman In Florida the wood ibis is commonly called gannet Booby gannet See Sula GANOCEPHALA Ganocephala n pl Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A group of fossil amphibians allied to the labyrinthodonts having the head defended by bony sculptured plates as in some ganoid fishes GANOCEPHALOUS Ganocephalous a Paleon Defn Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala GANOID Ganoid a Etym Gr oid Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to Ganoidei n One of the Ganoidei Ganoid scale Zoöl one kind of scales of the ganoid fishes composed of an inner layer of bone and an outer layer of shining enamel They are often so arranged as to form a coat of mail GANOIDAL Ganoidal a Zoöl Defn Ganoid GANOIDEI Ganoidei n pl Etym NL See Ganoid Zoöl Defn One of the subclasses of fishes They have an arterial cone and bulb spiral intestinal valve and the optic nerves united by a chiasma Many of the species are covered with bony plates or with ganoid scales others have cycloid scales Note They were numerous and some of them of large size in early geological periods but they are represented by comparatively few living species most of which inhabit fresh waters as the bowfin gar pike bichir Ceratodus paddle fish and sturgeon GANOIDIAN Ganoidian a n Zoöl Defn Ganoid GANOINE Ganoine n Zoöl Defn A peculiar bony tissue beneath the enamel of a ganoid scale GANSA Gansa n Defn Same as Ganza Bp Hall GANTLET Gantlet n Gantlet is corrupted fr gantlope gantlope is for gatelope Sw gatlopp orig a running down a lane gata street lane lopp course career akin to löpa to run See Gate a way and Leap Defn A military punishment formerly in use wherein the offender was made to run between two files of men facing one another who struck him as he passed To run the gantlet to suffer the punishment of the gantlet hence to go through the ordeal of severe criticism or controversy or illtreatment at many hands Winthrop ran the gantlet of daily slights Palfrey Note Written also but less properly gauntlet GANTLET Gantlet n Defn A glove See Gauntlet GANTLINE Gantline n Defn A line rigged to a mast used in hoisting rigging a girtline GANTLOPE Gantlope n Defn See Gantlet Obs GANTRY Gantry n Defn See Gauntree GANZA Ganza n Etym Sp gansa ganso goose of Gothic origin See Gannet Goose Defn A kind of wild goose by a flock of which a virtuoso was fabled to be carried to the lunar world Also gansa Johnson GANZ SYSTEM Ganz system Defn A haulage system for canal boats in which an electric locomotive running on a monorail has its adhesion materially increased by the pull of the tow rope on a series of inclined gripping wheels GAOL Gaol n Etym See Jail Defn A place of confinement especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment a jail Preferably and in the United States usually written jail Commission of general gaol delivery an authority conferred upon judges and others included in it for trying and delivering every prisoner in jail when the judges upon their circuit arrive at the place for holding court and for discharging any whom the grand jury fail to indict Eng Gaol delivery Law See Jail delivery under Jail GAOLER Gaoler n Defn The keeper of a jail See Jailer GAP Gap n Etym OE gap cf Icel gap an empty space Sw gap mouth breach abyss Dan gab mouth opening AS geap expanse as adj wide spacious See Gape Defn An opening in anything made by breaking or parting as a gap in a fence an opening for a passage or entrance an opening which implies a breach or defect a vacant space or time a hiatus a mountain pass Miseries ensued by the opening of that gap Knolles It would make a great gap in your own honor Shak Gap lathe Mach a turning lathe with a deep notch in the bed to admit of turning a short object of large diameter To stand in the gap to expose ones self for the protection of something to make defense against any assailing danger to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter To stop a gap to secure a weak point to repair a defect GAP Gap v t 1 To notch as a sword or knife 2 To make an opening in to breach Their masses are gappd with our grape Tennyson GAPE Gape in Eng commonly 277 v i imp p p Gaped or p pr vb n Gaping Etym OE gapen AS geapan to open akin to D gapen to gape G gaffen Icel Sw gapa Dan gabe cf Skr jabh to snap at open the mouth Cf Gaby Gap 1 To open the mouth wide as a Expressing a desire for food as young birds gape Dryden b Indicating sleepiness or indifference to yawn She stretches gapes unglues her eyes And asks if it be time to rise Swift c Showing selfforgetfulness in surprise astonishment expectation etc With gaping wonderment had stared aghast Byron d Manifesting a desire to injure devour or overcome They have gaped upon me with their mouth Job xvi 10 2 To pen or part widely to exhibit a gap fissure or hiatus May that ground gape and swallow me alive Shak 3 To long wait eagerly or cry aloud for something with for after or at The hungry grave for her due tribute gapes Denham Syn To gaze stare yawn See Gaze GAPE Gape n 1 The act of gaping a yawn Addison 2 Zoöl Defn The width of the mouth when opened as of birds fishes etc GAPES THE GAPES The gapes a A fit of yawning b A disease of young poultry and other birds attended with much gaping It is caused by a parasitic nematode worm Syngamus trachealis in the windpipe which obstructs the breathing See Gapeworm GAPER Gaper n 1 One who gapes 2 Zoöl a A European fish See 4th Comber b A large edible clam Schizothærus Nuttalli of the Pacific coast called also gaper clam c An East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus related to the broadbills GAPESEED Gapeseed n Defn Any strange sight Wright GAPESING Gapesing or n Defn Act of gazing about sightseeing Prov Eng GAPEWORM Gapeworm or n Zoöl Defn The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds See Illustration in Appendix GAPINGSTOCK Gapingstock or n Defn One who is an object of openmouthed wonder I was to be a gapingstock and a scorn to the young volunteers Godwin GAPTOOTHED Gaptoothed a Defn Having interstices between the teeth Dryden GAR Gar n Etym Prob AS gar dart spear lance The name is applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body and pointed head Cf Goad Gore v Zoöl a Any slender marine fish of the genera Belone and Tylosurus See Garfish b The gar pike See Alligator gar under Alligator and Gar pike Gar pike or Garpike Zoöl a large elongated ganoid fish of the genus Lepidosteus of several species inhabiting the lakes and rivers of temperate and tropical America GAR Gar v t Etym Of Scand origin See Gear n Defn To cause to make Obs or Scot Spenser GARAGE Garage n F 1 A place for housing automobiles 2 Aëronautics A shed for housing an airship or flying machine a hangar 3 A side way or space in a canal to enable vessels to pass each other a siding Garage is recent in English and has as yet acquired no settled pronunciation GARAGE Garage v t imp p p Garaged p pr vb n Garaging Defn To keep in a garage Colloq GARANCIN Garancin 104 n Etym F garance madder LL garantia Chem Defn An extract of madder by sulphuric acid It consists essentially of alizarin GARB Garb n Etym OF garbe looks countenance grace ornament fr OHG garawi garwi ornament dress akin to E gear See Gear n 1 a Clothing in general b The whole dress or suit of clothes worn by any person especially when indicating rank or office as the garb of a clergyman or a judge c Costume fashion as the garb of a gentleman in the 16th century 2 External appearance as expressive of the feelings or character looks fashion or manner as of speech You thought because he could not speak English in the native garb he could not therefore handle an English cudgel Shak GARB Garb n Etym F gerbe OF also garbe OHG garba G garbe cf Skr grbh to seize E grab Her Defn A sheaf of grain wheat unless otherwise specified GARB Garb v t Defn To clothe array deck These black dogDons Garb themselves bravely Tennyson GARBAGE Garbage 48 n Etym OE also garbash perh orig that which is purged or cleansed away cf OF garber to make fine neat OHG garawan to make ready prepare akin to E garb dress or perh for garbleage fr garble or cf OF garbage tax on sheaves E garb sheaf Defn Offal as the bowels of an animal or fish refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen hence anything worthless disgusting or loathsome Grainger GARBAGE Garbage v t Defn To strip of the bowels to clean Pilchards are garbaged Holland GARBED Garbed a Defn Dressed habited clad GARBEL Garbel n Naut Defn Same as Garboard GARBEL Garbel n Etym Cf Garble v t Defn Anything sifted or from which the coarse parts have been taken Obs GARBLE Garble v t imp p p Garbled p pr vb n Garbling Etym Formerly to pick out sort OF grabeler for garbeler to examine precisely garble spices fr LL garbellare to sift cf Sp garbillar to sift garbillo a coarse sieve L cribellum dim of cribrum sieve akin to cernere to separate sift cf E Discern or perh rather from Ar gharbal gharbil sieve 1 To sift or bolt to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts or from dros or dirt as to garble spices Obs 2 To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose to mutilate to pervert as to garble a quotation to garble an account GARBLE Garble n 1 Refuse rubbish Obs Wolcott 2 pl Defn Impurities separated from spices drugs etc also called garblings GARBLER Garbler n Defn One who garbles GARBOARD Garboard n Naut Defn One of the planks next the keel on the outside which form a garboard strake Garboard strake or streak the first range or strake of planks laid on a ships bottom next the keel Totten GARBOIL Garboil n Etym OF garbouil cf Sp garbullo It garbuglio of uncertain origin the last part is perh fr L bullire to boil E boil Defn Tumult disturbance disorder Obs Shak GARCINIA Garcinia n Etym NL Bot Defn A genus of plants including the mangosteen tree Garcinia Mangostana found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago so called in honor of Dr Garcin GARCON Garçon n F Defn A boy fellow esp a serving boy or man a waiter in Eng chiefly applied to French waiters GARD Gard n Etym See Garde Yard Defn Garden Obs Trees of the gard F Beaumont GARD Gard v n Defn See Guard GARDANT Gardant a Etym F See Guardant Her Defn Turning the head towards the spectator but not the body said of a lion or other beast GARDE CIVIQUE Garde civique F Defn See Army organization above GARDEN Garden n Etym OE gardin OF gardin jardin F jardin of German origin cf OHG garto G garten akin to AS geard See Yard an inclosure 1 A piece of ground appropriates to the cultivation of herbs fruits flowers or vegetables 2 A rich wellcultivated spot or tract of country I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy The pleasant garden of great Italy Shak Note Garden is often used adjectively or in selfexplaining compounds as garden flowers garden tools garden walk garden wall garden house or gardenhouse Garden balsam an ornamental plant Impatiens Balsamina Garden engine a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens Garden glass a A bell glass for covering plants b A globe of darkcolored glass mounted on a pedestal to reflect surrounding objects much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany Garden house a A summer house Beau Fl b A privy Southern US Garden husbandry the raising on a small scale of seeds fruits vegetables etc for sale Garden mold or mould rich mellow earth which is fit for a garden Mortimer Garden nail a cast nail used for fastening vines to brick walls Knight Garden net a net for covering fruits trees vines etc to protect them from birds Garden party a social party held out of doors within the grounds or garden attached to a private residence Garden plot a plot appropriated to a garden Garden pot a watering pot Garden pump a garden engine a barrow pump Garden shears large shears for clipping trees and hedges pruning etc Garden spider Zoöl the diadem spider Epeira diadema common in gardens both in Europe and America It spins a geometrical web See Geometric spider and Spider web Garden stand a stand for flower pots Garden stuff vegetables raised in a garden Colloq Garden syringe a syringe for watering plants sprinkling them with solutions for destroying insects etc Garden truck vegetables raised for the market Colloq Garden ware garden truck Obs Mortimer Bear garden Botanic garden etc See under Bear etc Hanging garden See under Hanging Kitchen garden a garden where vegetables are cultivated for household use Market garden a piece of ground where vegetable are cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use GARDEN Garden v i imp p p Gardened p pr vb n Gardening Defn To lay out or cultivate a garden to labor in a garden to practice horticulture GARDEN Garden v t Defn To cultivate as a garden GARDENER Gardener n Defn One who makes and tends a garden a horticulturist GARDENIA Gardenia n Etym NL Bot Defn A genus of plants some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers Cape jasmine so called in honor of Dr Alexander Garden GARDENING Gardening n Defn The art of occupation of laying out and cultivating gardens horticulture GARDENLESS Gardenless a Defn Destitute of a garden Shelley GARDENLY Gardenly a Defn Like a garden R W Marshall GARDENSHIP Gardenship n Defn Horticulture Obs GARDON Gardon n Etym F Zoöl Defn A European cyprinoid fish the id GARDYLOO Gardyloo n Etym F gare leau beware of the water Defn An old cry in throwing water slops etc from the windows in Edingburgh Sir W Scott GARE Gare n Etym Cf Gear Defn Coarse wool on the legs of sheep Blount GAREFOWL Garefowl n Zoöl Defn The great auk also the razorbill See Auk Written also gairfowl and gurfel GARFISH Garfish n Etym See Gar n Zoöl a A European marine fish Belone vulgaris called also gar gerrick greenback greenbone gorebill hornfish longnose mackerel guide sea needle and sea pike b One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus of which one species T marinus is common on the Atlantic coast T Caribbæus a very large species and T crassus are more southern called also needlefish Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species GARGALIZE Gargalize v t Etym Cf Gargle Gargarize Defn To gargle to rinse Obs Marston GARGANEY Garganey n Zoöl Defn A small European duck Anas querquedula called also cricket teal and summer teal GARGANTUAN Gargantuan a Etym From Gargantua an allegorical hero of Rabelais Defn Characteristic of Gargantua a gigantic wonderful personage enormous prodigious inordinate GARGARISM Gargarism n Etym F gargarisme L gargarisma See Gargarize Med Defn A gargle GARGARIZE Gargarize v t Etym F gargarizare fr Gr Defn To gargle to rinse or wash as the mouth and throat Obs Bacon GARGET Garget n Etym OE garget gargate throat OF gargate Cf Gorge The etymol of senses 2 3 4 is not certain 1 The throat Obs Chaucer 2 A diseased condition of the udders of cows etc arising from an inflammation of the mammary glands 3 A distemper in hogs indicated by staggering and loss of appetite Youatt 4 Bot Defn See Poke GARGIL Gargil n Etym Cf Garget Gargoyle Defn A distemper in geese affecting the head GARGLE Gargle n Arch Defn See Gargoyle GARGLE Gargle v t imp p p Garggled p pr vb n Gargling Etym F gargouiller to dabble paddle gargle Cf Gargoyle Gurgle 1 To wash or rinse as the mouth or throat particular the latter agitating the liquid water or a medicinal preparation by an expulsion of air from the lungs 2 To warble to sing as if gargling Obs Waller GARGLE Gargle n Defn A liquid as water or some medicated preparation used to cleanse the mouth and throat especially for a medical effect GARGOL Gargol n Etym Cf Gargil Defn A distemper in swine garget Mortimer GARGOULETTE Gargoulette n Etym F Defn A water cooler or jug with a handle and spout a gurglet Mollett GARGOYLE Gargoyle n Etym OE garguilie gargouille cf Sp gárgola prob fr the same source as F gorge throat influenced by L gargarizare to gargle See Gorge and cf Gargle Gargarize Arch Defn A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building often carved grotesquely Written also gargle gargyle and gurgoyle GARGYLE Gargyle n Arch Defn See Gargoyle GARIBALDI Garibaldi n 1 A jacket worn by women so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi 2 Zoöl Defn A California market fish Pomancentrus rubicundus of a deep scarlet color GARISH Garish a Etym Cf OE gauren to stare of uncertain origin Cf gairish 1 Showy dazzling ostentatious attracting or exciting attention The garish sun A garish flag Shak In garish colors Asham The garish day J H Newman Garish like the laughters of drunkenness Jer Taylor 2 Gay to extravagance flighty It makes the mind loose and garish South Garishly adv Garishness n Jer Taylor GARLAND Garland n Etym OE garland gerlond OF garlande F guirlande of uncertain origin cf OHG wiara wiera crown pure gold MHG wieren to adorn 1 The crown of a king Obs Graffon 2 A wreath of chaplet made of branches flowers or feathers and sometimes of precious stones to be worn on the head like a crown a coronal a wreath Pope 3 The top the thing most prized Shak 4 A book of extracts in prose or poetry an anthology They ballads began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands Percy 5 Naut a A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision in b A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling GARLAND Garland v t imp p p Garlanded p pr vb n Garlanding Defn To deck with a garland B Jonson GARLANDLESS Garlandless a Defn Destitute of a garland Shelley GARLIC Garlic n Etym OE garlek AS garleác gar spear lance leác leek See Gar n and Leek 1 Bot Defn A plant of the genus Allium A sativum is the cultivated variety having a bulbous root a very strong smell and an acrid pungent taste Each root is composed of several lesser bulbs called cloves of garlic inclosed in a common membranous coat and easily separable 2 A kind of jig or farce Obs Taylor 1630 Garlic mustard a European plant of the Mustard family Alliaria officinalis which has a strong smell of garlic Garlic pear tree a tree in Jamaica Cratæva gynandra bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of garlic and a burning taste GARLICKY Garlicky a Defn Like or containing garlic GARMENT Garment n Etym OE garnement OF garnement garniment fr garnir to garnish See Garnish Defn Any article of clothing as a coat a gown etc No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto old garment Matt ix 16 GARMENTED Garmented p a Defn Having on a garment attired enveloped as with a garment Poetic A lovely lady garmented in light From her own beauty Shelley GARMENTURE Garmenture n Defn Clothing dress GARNER Garner n Etym OE garner gerner greiner OF gernier grenier F grenier fr L granarium fr granum See 1st Grain and cf Granary Defn A granary a building or place where grain is stored for preservation GARNER Garner v t imp p p Garnered p pr vb n Garnering Defn To gather for preservation to store as in a granary to treasure Shak GARNET Garnet n Etym OE gernet grenat OF grenetgrenat F grenat LL granatus fr L granatum pomegranate granatus having many grains or seeds fr granum grain seed So called from its resemblance in color and shape to the grains or seeds of the pomegranate See Grain and cf Grenade Pomegranate Min Defn A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents but with the same crystallization isometric and conforming to the same general chemical formula The commonest color is red the luster is vitreous and the hardness greater than that of quartz The dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms Note There are also white green yellow brown and black varieties The garnet is a silicate the bases being aluminia lime grossularite essonite or cinnamon stone or aluminia magnesia pyrope or aluminia iron almandine or aluminia manganese spessartite or iron lime common garnet melanite allochroite or chromium lime ouvarovite color emerald green The transparent red varieties are used as gems The garnet was in part the carbuncle of the ancients Garnet is a very common mineral in gneiss and mica slate Garnet berry Bot the red currant so called from its transparent red color Garnet brown Chem an artificial dyestuff produced as an explosive brown crystalline substance with a green or golden luster It consists of the potassium salt of a complex cyanogen derivative of picric acid GARNET Garnet n Etym Etymol unknown Naut Defn A tackle for hoisting cargo in our out Clew garnet See under Clew GARNETIFEROUS Garnetiferous a Etym 1st garnet ferous Min Defn Containing garnets GARNIERITE Garnierite n Etym Named after the French geologist Garnier Min Defn An amorphous mineral of applegreen color a hydrous silicate of nickel and magnesia It is an important ore of nickel GARNISH Garnish v t imp p p Garnished p pr vb n Garnishing Etym OE garnischen garnissen OF garnir to provide strengthen prepare garnish warn F garnir to provide furnish garnish of German origin cf OHG warnon to provide equip akin to G wahren to watch E aware ware wary and cf also E warn See Wary ish and cf Garment Garrison 1 To decorate with ornamental appendages to set off to adorn to embellish All within with flowers was garnished Spenser 2 Cookery Defn To ornament as a dish with something laid about it as a dish garnished with parsley 3 To furnish to supply 4 To fit with fetters Cant Johnson 5 Law Defn To warn by garnishment to give notice to to garnishee See Garnishee v t Cowell GARNISH Garnish n 1 Something added for embellishment decoration ornament also dress garments especially such as are showy or decorated So are you sweet Even in the lovely garnish of a boy Shak Matter and figure they produce For garnish this and that for use Prior 2 Cookery Defn Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment See Garnish v t 2 Smart 3 Fetters Cant 4 A fee specifically in English jails formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer Cant Fielding Garnish bolt Carp a bolt with a chamfered or faceted head Knight GARNISHEE Garnishee n Law Defn One who is garnished a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor such person holding property belonging to the debtor or owing him money Note The order by which warning is made is called a garnishee order GARNISHEE Garnishee v t imp p p Garnisheed ed p pr vb n Garnisheeing Law a To make a person a garnishee to warn by garnishment to garnish b To attach the fund or property sought to be secured by garnishment to trustee GARNISHER Garnisher n Defn One who or that which garnishes GARNISHMENT Garnishment n Etym Cf OF garnissement protection guarantee warning 1 Ornament embellishment decoration Sir H Wotton 2 Law a Warning or legal notice to one to appear and give information to the court on any matter b Warning to a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached not to pay the money or deliver the goods to the defendant but to appear in court and give information as garnishee 3 A fee See Garnish n 4 GARNITURE Garniture n Etym F garniture See Garnish v t Defn That which garnishes ornamental appendage embellishment furniture dress The pomp of groves and garniture of fields Beattie GAROOKUH Garookuh n Defn A small fishing vessel met with in the Persian Gulf GAROUS Garous a Etym From Garum Defn Pertaining to or resembling garum Sir T Browne GAR PIKE GARPIKE Gar pike or Garpike Zoöl Defn See under Gar GARRAN Garran n Etym Gael garrán gearrán gelding work horse hack Zoöl Defn See Galloway Scot garron or gerron Jamieson GARRET Garret n Etym OE garite garette watchtower place of lookout OF garite also meaning a place of refuge F guérite a place of refuge donjon sentinel box fr OF garir to preserve save defend F guérir to cure of German origin cf OHG werian to protect defend hinder G wehren akin to Goth warjan to hinder and akin to E weir or perhaps to wary See Weir and cf Guerite 1 A turret a watchtower Obs He saw men go up and down on the garrets of the gates and walls Ld Berners 2 That part of a house which is on the upper floor immediately under or within the roof an attic The tottering garrets which overhung the streets of Rome Macaulay GARRETED Garreted a Defn Protected by turrets Obs R Carew GARRETEER Garreteer n Defn One who lives in a garret a poor author a literary hack Macaulay GARRETING Garreting n Defn Small splinters of stone inserted into the joints of coarse masonry Weale GARRISON Garrison n Etym OE garnisoun F garnison garrison in OF OE also provision munitions from garnir to garnish See Garnish Mil a A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town b A fortified place in which troops are quartered for its security In garrison in the condition of a garrison doing duty in a fort or as one of a garrison GARRISON Garrison v t imp p p Garrisoned p pr vb n Garrisoning Mil a To place troops in as a fortification for its defense to furnish with soldiers as to garrison a fort or town b To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops as to garrison a conquered territory GARRON Garron n Defn Same as Garran Scot GARROT Garrot n Etym F Cf Garrote Surg Defn A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage in order to compress the arteries of a limb GARROT Garrot n Zoöl Defn The European goldeneye GARROTE Garrote n Etym Sp garrote from garra claw talon of Celtic origin cf Armor W gar leg ham shank Cf Garrot stick Garter Defn A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct also the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted GARROTE Garrote v t imp p p Garroted p pr vb n Garroting Defn To strangle with the garrote hence to seize by the throat from behind with a view to strangle and rob GARROTER Garroter n Defn One who seizes a person by the throat from behind with a view to strangle and rob him GARRULITY Garrulity n Etym L garrulitas cf F garrulité Defn Talkativeness loquacity GARRULOUS Garrulous a Etym L garrulus fr garrire to chatter talk cf Gr Call 1 Talking much especially about commonplace or trivial things talkative loquacious The most garrulous people on earth De Quincey 2 Zoöl Defn Having a loud harsh note noisy said of birds as the garrulous roller Syn Garrulous Talkative Loquacious A garrulous person indulges in long prosy talk with frequent repetitions and lengthened details talkative implies simply a great desire to talk and loquacious a great flow of words at command A child is talkative a lively woman is loquacious an old man in his dotage is garrulous Garrulously adv Garrulousness n GARRUPA Garrupa n Etym Prob fr Pg garupa crupper Cf Grouper the fish Zoöl Defn One of several species of California market fishes of the genus Sebastichthys called also rockfish See Rockfish GARTER Garter n Etym OE gartier F jarretière fr OF garet bend of the knee F jarret akin to Sp garra claw Prov garra leg See Garrote 1 A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg 2 The distinguishing badge of the highest order of knighthood in Great Britain called the Order of the Garter instituted by Edward III also the Order itself 3 Her Defn Same as Bendlet Garter fish Zoöl a fish of the genus Lepidopus having a long flat body like the blade of a sword the scabbard fish Garter kingatarms the chief of the official heralds of England kingatarms to the Order of the Garter often abbreviated to Garter Garter snake Zoöl one of several harmless American snakes of the genus Eutænia of several species esp E saurita and E sirtalis one of the striped snakes so called from its conspicuous stripes of color GARTER Garter v t imp p p Gartered p pr vb n Gartering 1 To bind with a garter He could not see to garter his hose Shak 2 To invest with the Order of the Garter T Warton GARTER STITCH Garter stitch Defn The simplest stitch in knitting GARTH Garth n Etym Icel gar yard See Yard 1 A close a yard a croft a garden as a cloister garth A clapper clapping in a garth To scare the fowl from fruit Tennyson 2 A dam or weir for catching fish GARTH Garth n Etym Girth Defn A hoop or band Prov Eng GARUM Garum n Etym L fr Gr Defn A sauce made of small fish It was prized by the ancients GARVIE Garvie n Zoöl Defn The spart called also garvie herring and garvock Prov Eng Scot GAS Gas n pl Gases Etym Invented by the chemist Van Helmont of Brussels who died in 1644 1 An aëriform fluid a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic as oxygen hydrogen etc in distinction from vapors as steam which become liquid on a reduction of temperature In present usage since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure the term has resumed nearly its original signification and is applied to any substance in the elastic or aëriform state 2 Popular Usage a A complex mixture of gases of which the most important constituents are marsh gas olefiant gas and hydrogen artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal or sometimes of peat wood oil resin etc It gives a brilliant light when burned and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes b Laughing gas c Any irrespirable aëriform fluid Note Gas is often used adjectively or in combination as gas fitter or gasfitter gas meter or gasmeter etc Air gas Chem a kind of gas made by forcing air through some volatile hydrocarbon as the lighter petroleums The air is so saturated with combustible vapor as to be a convenient illuminating and heating agent Gas battery Elec a form of voltaic battery in which gases especially hydrogen and oxygen are the active agents Gas carbon Gas coke etc See under Carbon Coke etc Gas coal a bituminous or hydrogenous coal yielding a high percentage of volatile matters and therefore available for the manufacture of illuminating gas R W Raymond Gas engine an engine in which the motion of the piston is produced by the combustion or sudden production or expansion of gas especially an engine in which an explosive mixture of gas and air is forced into the working cylinder and ignited there by a gas flame or an electric spark Gas fitter one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for gas Gas fitting a The occupation of a gas fitter b pl The appliances needed for the introduction of gas into a building as meters pipes burners etc Gas fixture a device for conveying illuminating or combustible gas from the pipe to the gasburner consisting of an appendage of cast wrought or drawn metal with tubes upon which the burners keys etc are adjusted Gas generator an apparatus in which gas is evolved as a a retort in which volatile hydrocarbons are evolved by heat b a machine in which air is saturated with the vapor of liquid hydrocarbon a carburetor c a machine for the production of carbonic acid gas for aërating water bread etc Knight Gas jet a flame of illuminating gas Gas machine an apparatus for carbureting air for use as illuminating gas Gas meter an instrument for recording the quantity of gas consumed in a given time at a particular place Gas retort a retort which contains the coal and other materials and in which the gas is generated in the manufacture of gas Gas stove a stove for cooking or other purposes heated by gas Gas tar coal tar Gas trap a drain trap a sewer trap See 4th Trap 5 Gas washer Gas Works an apparatus within which gas from the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream of water to precipitate the tar remaining in it Knight Gas water water through which gas has been passed for purification called also gas liquor and ammoniacal water and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac carbonate of ammonia and Prussian blue Tomlinson Gas well a deep boring from which natural gas is discharged Raymond Gas works a manufactory of gas with all the machinery and appurtenances a place where gas is generated for lighting cities Laughing gas See under Laughing Marsh gas Chem a light combustible gaseous hydrocarbon CH4 produced artificially by the dry distillation of many organic substances and occurring as a natural product of decomposition in stagnant pools whence its name It is an abundant ingredient of ordinary illuminating gas and is the first member of the paraffin series Called also methane and in coal mines fire damp Natural gas gas obtained from wells etc in Pennsylvania Ohio and elsewhere and largely used for fuel and illuminating purposes It is chiefly derived from the Coal Measures Olefiant gas Chem See Ethylene Water gas Chem a kind of gas made by forcing steam over glowing coals whereby there results a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide This gives a gas of intense heating power but destitute of lightgiving properties and which is charged by passing through some volatile hydrocarbon as gasolinesynthesis gas GASALIER Gasalier n Etym Formed from gas in imitation of chandelier Defn A chandelier arranged to burn gas GASBURNER Gasburner n Defn The jet piece of a gas fixture where the gas is burned as it escapes from one or more minute orifices GASCOINES Gascoines n pl Defn See Gaskins 1 Lyly GASCON Gascon F a Etym F Defn Of or pertaining to Gascony in France or to the Gascons also braggart swaggering n Defn A native of Gascony a boaster a bully See Gasconade GASCONADE Gasconade n Etym F gasconnade from Gascon an inhabitant of Gascony the people of which were noted for boasting Defn A boast or boasting a vaunt a bravado a bragging braggodocio Swift GASCONADE Gasconade v i imp p p Gasconaded p pr vb n Gasconading Defn To boast to brag to bluster GASCONADER Gasconader n Defn A great boaster a blusterer GASCOYNES Gascoynes n pl Defn Gaskins Beau Fl GASEITY Gaseity or n Defn State of being gaseous R Eng Cyc GASELIER Gaselier n Formed from gas in imitation of chandelier Defn A chandelier arranged to burn gas GAS ENGINE Gas engine Mach Defn A kind of internalcombustion engine which see using fixed gas also broadly any internalcombustion engine GASEOUS Gaseous or 277 a Etym From Gas Cf F gazeux 1 In the form or of the nature of gas or of an aëriform fluid 2 Lacking substance or solidity tenuous Unconnected gaseous information Sir J Stephen GASH Gash v t imp p p Gashed p pr vb n Gashing Etym For older garth or garse OF garser to scarify F gercer to chap perh from an assumed LL carptiare fr L carpere carptum to pluck separate into parts cf LL carptare to wound Cf Carpet Defn To make a gash or long deep incision in applied chiefly to incisions in flesh Grievously gashed or gored to death Hayward GASH Gash n Defn A deep and long cut an incision of considerable length and depth particularly in flesh GASHFUL Gashful a Defn Full of gashes hideous frightful Obs A gashful horrid ugly shape Gayton GASIFICATION Gasification n Etym See Gasify Defn The act or process of converting into gas GASIFORM Gasiform a Defn Having a form of gas gaseous GASIFY Gasify v t imp p p Gasified p pr vb n Gasifying Etym Gas fy Defn To convert into gas or an aëriform fluid as by the application of heat or by chemical processes GASIFY Gasify v i Defn To become gas to pass from a liquid to a gaseous state Scientific American GASKET Gasket n Etym Cf F garcette It gaschetta Sp cajeta caburn garceta reef point 1 Naut Defn A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely Sea gaskets are common lines harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands Called also casket 2 Mech a The plaited hemp used for packing a piston as of the steam engine and its pumps b Any ring or washer of packing GASKINS Gaskins npl Etym Cf Galligaskins 1 Loose hose or breeches galligaskins Obs Shak 2 Packing of hemp Simmonds 3 A horses thighs Prov Eng Wright GASLIGHT Gaslight n 1 The light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas 2 A gas jet or burner GASOGEN Gasogen n Etym Gas gen 1 An apparatus for the generation of gases or for impregnating a liquid with a gas or a gas with a volatile liquid 2 A volatile hydrocarbon used as an illuminant or for charging illuminating gas GASOLENE Gasolene n Defn See Gasoline GASOLIER Gasolier n Defn Same as Gasalier GASOLINE Gasoline or 104 n Defn A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum as also by the distillation of bituminous coal It is used in making air gas and in giving illuminating power to water gas See Carburetor GASOLINE ENGINE GASOLENE ENGINE Gasoline or Gasolene engine Mach Defn A kind of internalcombustion engine in British countries called usually petrol engine GASOMETER Gasometer or n Etym Gas meter Cf F gazomètre Defn An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas in gas works a huge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other end immersed in water in which it is made to rise or fall according to the volume of gas it contains or the pressure required GASOMETRIC GASOMETRICAL Gasometric or Gasometrical a Defn Of or pertaining to the measurement of gases as gasometric analysis GASOMETRY Gasometry or n Defn The art or practice of measuring gases also the science which treats of the nature and properties of these elastic fluids Coxe GASOSCOPE Gasoscope n Etym Gas scope Defn An apparatus for detecting the presence of any dangerous gas from a gas leak in a coal mine or a dwelling house GASP Gasp v i imp p p Gasped p pr vb n Gasping Etym OE gaspen gaispen to yawn gasp Icel geispa to yawn akin to Sw gäspa Dan gispe to gasp 1 To open the mouth wide in catching the breath or in laborious respiration to labor for breath to respire convulsively to pant violently She gasps and struggles hard for life Lloyd 2 To pant with eagerness to show vehement desire Quenching the gasping furrows thirst with rain Spenser GASP Gasp v t Defn To emit or utter with gasps with forth out away etc And with short sobs he gasps away his breath Dryden GASP Gasp n Defn The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath a labored respiration a painful catching of the breath At the last gasp at the point of death Addison GASPEREAU Gaspereau n Zoöl Defn The alewife Local Canada GASSERIAN Gasserian a Defn Relating to Casserio L Gasserius the discover of the Gasserian ganglion Gasserian ganglion Anat a large ganglion at the root of the trigeminal or fifth cranial nerve GASSING Gassing n 1 Manuf Defn The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibers any similar process of singeing 2 Boasting insincere or empty talk Slang GASSY Gassy a Defn Full of gas like gas Hence Colloq Inflated full of boastful or insincere talk GAST Gast v t Etym OE gasten g to frighten akin to Goth usgaisjan See Aghast Ghastly and cf Gaze Defn To make aghast to frighten to terrify See Aghast Obs Chaucer Shak GASTER Gaster v t Defn To gast Obs Beau Fl GASTEROMYCETES Gasteromycetes n pl Etym NL from Gr Bot Defn An order of fungi in which the spores are borne inside a sac called the peridium as in the puffballs GASTEROPOD Gasteropod n Zoöl Defn Same as Gastropod GASTEROPODA Gasteropoda n pl Zoöl Defn Same as Gastropoda GASTEROPODOUS Gasteropodous a Zoöl Defn Same as Gastropodous GASTFUL GASTLY Gastful Gastly a Obs Defn See Ghastful Ghastly GASTIGHT Gastight a Defn So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas impervious to gas GASTNESS Gastness n Defn See Ghastness Obs GASTORNIS Gastornis n Etym NL from Gaston M Plante the discover Gr Paleon Defn A genus of large eocene birds from the Paris basin GASTRAEA Gastræa n Etym NL from Gr Biol Defn A primeval larval form a doublewalled sac from which according to the hypothesis of Haeckel man and all other animals that in the first stages of their individual evolution pass through a twolayered structural stage or gastrula form must have descended This idea constitutes the Gastræa theory of Haeckel See Gastrula GASTRALGIA Gastralgia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Pain in the stomach or epigastrium as in gastric disorders GASTRIC Gastric a Etym Gr gastrique Defn Of pertaining to or situated near the stomach as the gastric artery Gastric digestion Physiol the conversion of the albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric juice Gastric fever Med a fever attended with prominent gastric symptoms a name applied to certain forms of typhoid fever also to catarrhal inflammation of the stomach attended with fever Gastric juice Physiol a thin watery fluid with an acid reaction secreted by a peculiar set of glands contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach It consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the ferment pepsin It is the most important digestive fluid in the body but acts only on proteid foods Gastric remittent fever Med a form of remittent fever with pronounced stomach symptoms GASTRILOQUIST Gastriloquist n Etym Gr gasthr gastros stomach L loqui to speak Defn One who appears to speak from his stomach a ventriloquist GASTRILOQUOUS Gastriloquous a Defn Ventriloquous R GASTRILOQUY Gastriloquy n Defn A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach ventriloquy GASTRITIS Gastritis n Etym NL from Gr itis Med Defn Inflammation of the stomach esp of its mucuos membrane GASTRO Gastro Defn A combining form from the Gr gastrocolic gastrocele gastrotomy GASTROCNEMIUS Gastrocnemius n Etym NL from Gr Anat Defn The muscle which makes the greater part of the calf of the leg GASTROCOLIC Gastrocolic a Etym Gastro colic Anat Defn Pertaining to both the stomach and the colon as the gastrocolic or great omentum GASTRODISC Gastrodisc n Etym Gastro disc Biol Defn That part of blastoderm where the hypoblast appears like a small disk on the inner face of the epibladst GASTRODUODENAL Gastroduodenal a Etym Gastro duodenal Anat Defn Pertaining to the stomach and duodenum as the gastroduodenal artery GASTRODUODENITIS Gastroduodenitis n Etym NL See Gastroduodenal and itis Med Defn Inflammation of the stomach and duodenum It is one of the most frequent causes of jaundice GASTROELYTROTOMY Gastroelytrotomy n Etym Gastro Gr Surg Defn The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina through the abdomen without opening the peritoneum for the purpose of removing a fetus It is a substitute for the Cæsarean operation and less dangerous GASTROENTERIC Gastroenteric a Etym Gastro enteric Anat Med Defn Gastrointestinal GASTROENTERITIS Gastroenteritis n Etym NL See Gastroenrteric and itis Med Defn Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines GASTROEPIPLOIC Gastroepiploic a Etym Gastro epiploic Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the stomach and omentum GASTROHEPATIC Gastrohepatic a Etym Gastro hepatic Med Defn Pertaining to the stomach and liver hepatogastric as the gastrohepatic or lesser omentum GASTROHYSTEROTOMY Gastrohysterotomy n Etym Gastro GR to cut Surg Defn Cæsarean section See under Cæsarean GASTROINTESTINAL Gastrointestinal a Etym Gastro intestinal Anat Med Defn Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines gastroenteric GASTROLITH Gastrolith n Etym Gastro lith Zoöl Defn See Crabs eyes under Crab GASTROLOGY Gastrology n Etym Gr gastrologie Defn The science which treats of the structure and functions of the stomach a treatise of the stomach GASTROMALACIA Gastromalacia n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A softening of the coats of the stomach usually a post morten change GASTROMANCY Gastromancy n Etym Gastro mancy cf F gastromancy Antiq a A kind of divination by means of words seemingly uttered from the stomach b A species of divination by means of glasses or other round transparent vessels in the center of which figures are supposed to appear by magic art GASTROMYCES Gastromyces n Etym NL fr Gr Biol Defn The fungoid growths sometimes found in the stomach such as Torula etc GASTROMYTH Gastromyth n Etym Gastro Gr Defn One whose voice appears to proceed from the stomach a ventriloquist Obs GASTRONOME GASTRONOMER Gastronome Gastronomer n Etym F gastronome fr Gr Defn One fond of good living an epicure Sir W Scott GASTRONOMIC GASTRONOMICAL Gastronomic Gastronomical a Etym Cf F gastronomique Defn Pertaining to gastromony GASTRONOMIST Gastronomist n Defn A gastromomer GASTRONOMY Gastronomy n Etym Gr gastronomie Defn The art or science of good eating epicurism the art of good cheer GASTROPHRENIC Gastrophrenic a Etym Gastro phrenic Anat Defn Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm as the gastrophrenic ligament GASTROPNEUMATIC Gastropneumatic a Etym Gastro pneumatic Anat Defn Pertaining to the alimentary canal and air passages and to the cavities connected with them as the gastropneumatic mucuos membranes GASTROPOD Gastropod n Zoöl Defn One of the Gastropoda Written also gasteropod GASTROPODA Gastropoda n pl Etym NL fr Gr poda Zoöl Defn One of the classes of Mollusca of great extent It includes most of the marine spiral shells and the land and freshwater snails They generally creep by means of a flat muscular disk or foot on the ventral side of the body The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles See Mollusca Written also Gasteropoda Note The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses viz a The Streptoneura or Dioecia including the Pectinibranchiata Rhipidoglossa Docoglossa and Heteropoda b The Euthyneura including the Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia c The Amphineura including the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora GASTROPODOUS Gastropodous a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Gastropoda GASTRORAPHY Gastroraphy n Etym Grgastrorrhaphie Surg Defn The operation of sewing up wounds of the abdomen Quincy GASTROSCOPE Gastroscope n Etym Gastro scope Med Defn An instrument for viewing or examining the interior of the stomach GASTROSCOPIC Gastroscopic a Defn Of or pertaining to gastroscopy GASTROSCOPY Gastroscopy n Med Defn Examination of the abdomen or stomach as with the gastroscope GASTROSPLENIC Gastrosplenic n Etym Gastro splenic Anat Defn Pertaining to the stomach and spleen as the gastrosplenic ligament GASTROSTEGE Gastrostege n Etym Gastro Gr Zoöl Defn One of the large scales on the belly of a serpent GASTROSTOMY Gastrostomy n Etym Gastro Gr Surg Defn The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach for the introduction of food GASTROTOMY Gastrotomy n Etym Gastro Gr gastrotomie Surg Defn A cutting into or opening of the abdomen or the stomach GASTROTRICHA Gastrotricha n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A group of small wormlike animals having cilia on the ventral side The group is regarded as an ancestral or synthetic one related to rotifers and annelids GASTROTROCHA Gastrotrocha n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A form of annelid larva having cilia on the ventral side GASTROVASCULAR Gastrovascular a Etym Gastro vascular Zoöl Defn Having the structure or performing the functions both of digestive and circulatory organs as the gastrovascular cavity of coelenterates GASTRULA Gastrula n pl Gastrulæ Etym NL dim fr Gr Biol Defn An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination or pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula the blastosphere on one side thus giving rise to a doublewalled sac with one opening or mouth the blastopore which leads into the cavity the archenteron lined by the inner wall the hypoblast See Illust under Invagination In a more general sense an ideal stage in embryonic development See Gastræa a Defn Of or pertaining to a gastrula GASTRULATION Gastrulation n Biol Defn The process of invagination in embryonic development by which a gastrula is formed GASTRURA Gastrura n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn See Stomatopoda GASTRUROUS Gastrurous a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Gastrura GAT Gat Defn imp of Get Obs GATCH Gatch n Per gach mortar Defn Plaster as used in Persian architecture and decorative art Gatch decoration decoration in plaster often producing design of great beauty Gatch work work in which gatch is employed also articles of gatch ornamentation collectively GATE Gate n Etym OE et giat gate door AS geat gat gate door akin to OS D Icel gat opening hole and perh to E gate a way gait and get v Cf Gate a way in the wall 3d Get 1 A large door or passageway in the wall of a city of an inclosed field or place or of a grand edifice etc also the movable structure of timber metal etc by which the passage can be closed 2 An opening for passage in any inclosing wall fence or barrier or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage Also figuratively a means or way of entrance or of exit Knowest thou the way to Dover Both stile and gate horse way and footpath Shak Opening a gate for a long war Knolles 3 A door valve or other device for stopping the passage of water through a dam lock pipe etc 4 Script Defn The places which command the entrances or access hence place of vantage power might The gates of hell shall not prevail against it Matt xvi 18 5 In a lock tumbler the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into 6 Founding a The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mold the ingate b The waste piece of metal cast in the opening a sprue or sullage piece Written also geat and git Gate chamber a recess in the side wall of a canal lock which receives the opened gate Gate channel See Gate 5 Gate hook the hookformed piece of a gate hinge Gate money entrance money for admission to an inclosure Gate tender one in charge of a gate as at a railroad crossing Gate valva a stop valve for a pipe having a sliding gate which affords a straight passageway when open Gate vein Anat the portal vein To break gates Eng Univ to enter a college inclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted To stand in the gate or gates to occupy places or advantage power or defense GATE Gate v t 1 To supply with a gate 2 Eng Univ To punish by requiring to be within the gates at an earlier hour than usual GATE Gate n Etym Icel gata akin to SW gata street lane Dan gade Goth gatwö G gasse Cf Gate a door Gait 1 A way a path a road a street as in Highgate O Eng Scot I was going to be an honest man but the devil has this very day flung first a lawyer and then a woman in my gate Sir W Scott 2 Manner gait O Eng Scot GATED Gated a Defn Having gates Young GATEHOUSE Gatehouse n Defn A house connected or associated with a gate GATELESS Gateless a Defn Having no gate GATEMAN Gateman n Defn A gate keeper a gate tender GATEPOST Gatepost n 1 A post to which a gate is hung called also swinging or hinging post 2 A post against which a gate closes called also shutting post GATEWAY Gateway n Defn A passage through a fence or wall a gate also a frame arch etc in which a gate in hung or a structure at an entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense GATEWISE Gatewise adv Defn In the manner of a gate Three circles of stones set up gatewise Fuller GATHER Gather v t imp p p Gathered p pr vb n Gathering Etym OE gaderen AS gaderian gadrian fr gador geador together fr gæd fellowship akin to E good D gaderen to collect G gatte husband MHG gate also companion Goth gadiliggs a sisters son sq root29 See Good and cf Together 1 To bring together to collect as a number of separate things into one place or into one aggregate body to assemble to muster to congregate And Belgiums capital had gathered them Her beauty and her chivalry Byron When he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together Matt ii 4 2 To pick out and bring together from among what is of less value to collect as a harvest to harvest to cull to pick off to pluck A rose just gathered from the stalk Dryden Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles Matt vii 16 Gather us from among the heathen Ps cvi 47 3 To accumulate by collecting and saving little by little to amass to gain to heap up He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor Prov xxviii 8 To pay the creditor he must gather up money by degrees Locke 4 To bring closely together the parts or particles of to contract to compress to bring together in folds or plaits as a garment also to draw together as a piece of cloth by a thread to pucker to plait as to gather a ruffle Gathering his flowing robe he seemed to stand In act to speak and graceful stretched his hand Pope 5 To derive or deduce as an inference to collect as a conclusion from circumstances that suggest or arguments that prove to infer to conclude Let me say no moreGather the sequel by that went before Shak 6 To gain to win Obs He gathers ground upon her in the chase Dryden 7 Arch Defn To bring together or nearer together in masonry as where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue or the like 8 Naut Defn To haul in to take up as to gather the slack of a rope To be gathered to ones people or to ones fathers to die Gen xxv 8 To gather breath to recover normal breathing after being out of breath to get breath to rest Spenser To gather ones self together to collect and dispose ones powers for a great effort as a beast crouches preparatory to a leap To gather way Naut to begin to move to move with increasing speed GATHER Gather v i 1 To come together to collect to unite to become assembled to congregate When small humors gather to a gout Pope Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart and gather to the eyes Tennyson 2 To grow larger by accretion to increase Their snowball did not gather as it went Bacon 3 To concentrate to come to a head as a sore and generate pus as a boil has gathered 4 To collect or bring things together Thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not and gather where I have not strewed Matt xxv 26 GATHER Gather n 1 A plait or fold in cloth made by drawing a thread through it a pucker 2 Carriage Making Defn The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward 3 Arch Defn The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering See Gather v t 7 GATHERABLE Gatherable a Defn Capable of being gathered or collected deducible from premises R Godwin GATHERER Gatherer n 1 One who gathers or collects 2 Sewing Machine Defn An attachment for making gathers in the cloth GATHERING Gathering n 1 The act of collecting or bringing together 2 That which is gathered collected or brought together as a A crowd an assembly a congregation b A charitable contribution a collection c A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated an abscess GATHERING Gathering a Defn Assembling collecting used for gathering or concentrating Gathering board Bookbinding a table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled to form a book Knight Gathering coal a lighted coal left smothered in embers over night about which kindling wood is gathered in the morning Gathering hoop a hoop used by coopers to draw together the ends of barrel staves to allow the hoops to be slipped over them Gathering peat a A piece of peat used as a gathering coal to preserve a fire b In Scotland a fiery peat which was sent round by the Borderers as an alarm signal as the fiery cross was by the Highlanders GATLING GUN Gatling gun Etym From the inventor RJ Gatling Defn An American machine gun consisting of a cluster of barrels which being revolved by a crank are automatically loaded and fired Note The improved Gatling gun can be fired at the rate of 1200 shots per minute Farrow GATTEN TREE Gatten tree Etym Cf Prov E gatter bush Bot Defn A name given to the small trees called guelderrose Viburnum Opulus cornel Cornus sanguinea and spindle tree Euonymus Europæus GATTOOTHED Gattoothed a Etym OE gat goat tooth See Goat the animal Defn Goattoothed having a lickerish tooth lustful wanton Obs GAUCHE Gauche n Etym F 1 Left handed hence awkward clumsy 2 Geom Defn Winding twisted warped applied to curves and surfaces GAUCHERIE Gaucherie n Etym F Defn An awkward action clumsiness boorishness GAUCHO Gaucho n pl Gauchos Etym Sp Defn On of the native inhabitants of the pampas of SpanishAmerican descent They live mostly by rearing cattle GAUD Gaud n Etym OE gaude jest trick gaudi bead of a rosary fr L gaudium joy gladness See Joy 1 Trick jest sport Obs Chaucer 2 Deceit fraud artifice device Obs Chaucer 3 An ornament a piece of worthless finery a trinket An idle gaud Shak GAUD Gaud v i Etym Cf F se gaudir to rejoice fr L gaudere See Gaud n Defn To sport or keep festival Obs Gauding with his familiars Obs Sir T North GAUD Gaud v t imp p p Gauded p pr vb n Gauding Defn To bedeck gaudily to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors to paint Obs Nicely gauded cheeks Shak GAUDDAY Gaudday n Defn See Gaudy a feast GAUDERY Gaudery n Defn Finery ornaments ostentatious display R Tarnished gaudery Dryden GAUDFUL Gaudful a Defn Joyful showy Obs GAUDILY Gaudily adv Defn In a gaudy manner Guthrie GAUDINESS Gaudiness n Defn The quality of being gaudy Whitlock GAUDISH Gaudish a Defn Gaudy Gaudish ceremonies Bale GAUDLESS Gaudless a Defn Destitute of ornament R GAUDY Gaudy a Compar Gaudier superl Gauidiest 1 Ostentatiously fine showy gay but tawdry or meretricious Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy But not expressed in fancy rich not gaudy Shak 2 Gay merry festal Tennyson Lets have one other gaudy night Shak GAUDY Gaudy n pl Gaudies Etym See Gaud n Defn One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited Obs Gower GAUDY Gaudy n Defn A feast or festival called also gaudday and gaudy day Oxford Univ Conybeare GAUDYGREEN Gaudygreen a or n Etym OE gaude grene Defn Light green Obs Chaucer Spenser GAUFFER Gauffer v t Etym F gaufrer to figure cloth velvet and other stuffs fr gaufre honeycomb waffle of German origin See Waffle Wafer and cf Goffer Gopher an animal Defn To plait crimp or flute to goffer as lace See Goffer GAUFFERING Gauffering n Defn A mode of plaiting or fluting Gauffering iron a kind of fluting iron for fabrics Gauffering press Flower Manuf a press for crimping the leaves and petals into shape GAUFFRE Gauffre n Etym See Gopher Zoöl Defn A gopher esp the pocket gopher GAUGE Gauge v t imp p p Gauged p pr vb n Gauging Etym OF gaugier F jauger cf OF gauge gauge measuring rod F jauge of uncertain origin perh fr an assumed L qualificare to determine the qualities of a thing see Qualify but cf also F jalon a measuring stake in surveying and E gallon Written also gage 1 To measure or determine with a gauge 2 To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of as of a pipe barrel or keg 3 Mech Defn To measure the dimensions of or to test the accuracy of the form of as of a part of a gunlock The vanes nicely gauged on each side Derham 4 To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it as cloth or a garment 5 To measure the capacity character or ability of to estimate to judge of You shall not gauge me By what we do tonight Shak GAUGE Gauge n Etym Written also gage 1 A measure a standard of measure an instrument to determine dimensions distance or capacity a standard This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by Moxon There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds I Taylor 2 Measure dimensions estimate The gauge and dimensions of misery depression and contempt Burke 3 Mach Manuf Defn Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things a templet or template as a button makers gauge 4 Physics Defn Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment usually applied to some particular instrument as a rain gauge a steam gauge 5 Naut a Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind as a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it b The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water Totten 6 The distance between the rails of a railway Note The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is four feet eight and one half inches Wide or broad gauge in the United States is six feet in England seven feet and generally any gauge exceeding standard gauge Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called narrow gauge It varies from two feet to three feet six inches 7 Plastering Defn The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting 8 Building Defn That part of a shingle slate or tile which is exposed to the weather when laid also one course of such shingles slates or tiles Gauge of a carriage car etc the distance between the wheels ordinarily called the track Gauge cock a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler Gauge concussion Railroads the jar caused by a carwheel flange striking the edge of the rail Gauge glass a glass tube for a water gauge Gauge lathe an automatic lathe for turning a round object having an irregular profile as a baluster or chair round to a templet or gauge Gauge point the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is one inch and contents equal to that of a unit of a given measure a term used in gauging casks etc Gauge rod a graduated rod for measuring the capacity of barrels casks etc Gauge saw a handsaw with a gauge to regulate the depth of cut Knight Gauge stuff a stiff and compact plaster used in making cornices moldings etc by means of a templet Gauge wheel a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam to determine the depth of the furrow Joiners gauge an instrument used to strike a line parallel to the straight side of a board etc Printers gauge an instrument to regulate the length of the page Rain gauge an instrument for measuring the quantity of rain at any given place Salt gauge or Brine gauge an instrument or contrivance for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its specific gravity as in the boilers of ocean steamers Sea gauge an instrument for finding the depth of the sea Siphon gauge a glass siphon tube partly filled with mercury used to indicate pressure as of steam or the degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air pump or other vacuum a manometer Sliding gauge Mach a A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use as screws railwaycar axles etc b A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges and preserved as a reference to detect wear of the working gauges c Railroads See Note under Gauge n 5 Star gauge Ordnance an instrument for measuring the diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its length Steam gauge an instrument for measuring the pressure of steam as in a boiler Tide gauge an instrument for determining the height of the tides Vacuum gauge a species of barometer for determining the relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a steam engine and the air Water gauge a A contrivance for indicating the height of a water surface as in a steam boiler as by a gauge cock or glass b The height of the water in the boiler Wind gauge an instrument for measuring the force of the wind on any given surface an anemometer Wire gauge a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal also a standard of size See under Wire GAUGEABLE Gaugeable a Defn Capable of being gauged GAUGED Gauged p a Defn Tested or measured by or conformed to a gauge Gauged brick brick molded rubbed or cut to an exact size and shape for arches or ornamental work Gauged mortar See Gauge stuff under Gauge n GAUGER Gauger n Defn One who gauges an officer whose business it is to ascertain the contents of casks GAUGERSHIP Gaugership n Defn The office of a gauger GAUGING ROD Gauging rod Defn See Gauge rod under Gauge n GAUL Gaul n Etym F Gaule fr L Gallia fr Gallus a Gaul 1 The Anglicized form of Gallia which in the time of the Romans included France and Upper Italy Transalpine and Cisalpine Gaul 2 A native or inhabitant of Gaul GAULISH Gaulish a Defn Pertaining to ancient France or Gaul Gallic R GAULT Gault n Etym Cf Norw gald hard ground Icel gald hard snow Geol Defn A series of beds of clay and marl in the South of England between the upper and lower greensand of the Cretaceous period GAULTHERIA Gaultheria n Etym NL Bot Defn A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage and often edible berries It includes the American wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens and the largerfruited salal of Northwestern America Gaultheria Shallon GAUNT Gaunt a Etym Cf Norw gand a thin pointed stick a tall and thin man and W gwan weak Defn Attenuated as with fasting or suffering lean meager pinched and grim The gaunt mastiff Pope A mysterious but visible pestilence striding gaunt and fleshless across our land Nichols GAUNTLET Gauntlet n Mil Defn See Gantlet GAUNTLET Gauntlet n Etym F gantelet dim of gant glove LL wantus of Teutonic origin cf D want Sw Dan vante Icel vöttr for vantr 1 A glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds Note The gauntlet of the Middle Ages was sometimes of chain mail sometimes of leather partly covered with plates scales etc of metal sewed to it and in the 14th century became a glove of small steel plates carefully articulated and covering the whole hand except the palm and the inside of the fingers 2 A long glove covering the wrist 3 Naut Defn A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying To take up the gauntlet to accept a challenge To throw down the gauntlet to offer or send a challenge The gauntlet or glove was thrown down by the knight challenging and was taken up by the one who accepted the challenge hence the phrases GAUNTLETTED Gauntletted a Defn Wearing a gauntlet GAUNTLY Gauntly adv Defn In a gaunt manner meagerly GAUNTREE GAUNTRY Gauntree Gauntry n Etym F chantier LL cantarium fr L canterius trellis sort of frame 1 A frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere Sir W Scott 2 Engin Defn A scaffolding or frame carrying a crane or other structure Knight GAUR Gaur n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn An East Indian species of wild cattle Bibos gauris of large size and an untamable disposition Spelt also gour GAURE Gaure v i Defn To gaze to stare Obs Chaucer GAUSS Gauss gous n So named after Karl F Gauss a German mathematician Elec Defn The CGS unit of density of magnetic field equal to a field of one line of force per square centimeter being thus adopted as an international unit at Paris in 1900 sometimes used as a unit of intensity of magnetic field It was previously suggested as a unit of magnetomotive force GAUSSAGE Gaussage n Elec Defn The intensity of a magnetic field expressed in CGS units or gausses GAUZE Gauze n Etym F gaze so called because it was first introduced from Gaza a city of Palestine Defn A very thin slight transparent stuff generally of silk also any fabric resembling silk gauze as wire gauze cotton gauze Gauze dresser one employed in stiffening gauze GAUZE Gauze a Defn Having the qualities of gauze thin light as gauze merino underclothing GAUZINESS Gauziness n Defn The quality of being gauzy flimsiness Ruskin GAUZY Gauzy a Defn Pertaining to or resembling gauze thin and slight as gauze GAVAGE Gavage gavazh n F fr gaver to gorge Defn Forced feeding as of poultry or infants by means of a tube passed through the mouth down to the stomach GAVE Gave Defn imp of Give GAVEL Gavel n Defn A gable Prov Eng Halliwell GAVEL Gavel n Etym OF gavelle F javelle prob dim from L capulus handle fr capere to lay hold of seize or cf W gafael hold grasp Cf Heave Defn A small heap of grain not tied up into a bundle Wright GAVEL Gavel n Etym Etymol uncertain 1 The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body public assembly court masonic body etc 2 A masons setting maul Knight GAVEL Gavel n Etym OF gavel AS gafol prob fr gifan to give See Give and cf Gabel tribute Law Defn Tribute toll custom Obs See Gabel Cowell GAVELET Gavelet n Etym From Gavel tribute O Eng Law Defn An ancient special kind of cessavit used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent Obs GAVELKIND Gavelkind n Etym OE gavelkynde gavelkende See Gavel tribute and Kind n O Eng Law Defn A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions and the land of a brother dying without issue descended equally to his brothers It still prevails in the county of Kent Cowell GAVELOCHE Gaveloche n Defn Same as Gavelock GAVELOCK Gavelock n Etym OE gaveloc a dart AS gafeluc cf Icel gaflok MHG gabil OF gavelot glavelot F javelot Ir gabhla spear W gaflach fork dart E glave gaff 1 A spear or dart R Obs 2 An iron crow or lever Scot North of Eng GAVERICK Gaverick n Zoöl Defn The European red gurnard Trigla cuculus Prov Eng GAVIAE Gaviæ n pl Etym NL fr L gavia a sea mew Zoöl Defn The division of birds which includes the gulls and terns GAVIAL Gavial n Etym Hind ghariu cf F gavial Zoöl Defn A large Asiatic crocodilian Gavialis Gangeticus called also nako and Gangetic crocodile Note The gavial has a long slender muzzle teeth of nearly uniform size and feet completely webbed It inhabits the Ganges and other rivers of India The name is also applied to several allied fossil species GAVOT Gavot or 277 n Etym F gavotte fr Gavots a people inhabiting a mountainous district in France called Gap Mus Defn A kind of difficult dance a dance tune the air of which has two brisk and lively yet dignified strains in common time each played twice over Written also gavotte GAWBY Gawby n Defn A baby a dunce Prov Eng GAWK Gawk n Etym OE gok gowk cuckoo fool Icel gaukr cuckoo akin to OHG gouh G gauch cuckoo fool AS géac cuckoo Sw gök Dan giög 1 A cuckoo Johnson 2 A simpleton a booby a gawky Carlyle GAWK Gawk v i Defn To act like a gawky GAWKY Gawky a Compar Gawkier superl Gawkiest Defn Foolish and awkward clumsy clownish as gawky behavior n A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown or from stupidity a gawk GAWN Gawn n Etym Corrupted fr gallon Defn A small tub or lading vessel Prov Eng Johnson GAWNTREE Gawntree n Defn See Gauntree GAY Gay a Compar Gayer superl Gayest Etym F gai perhaps fr OHG g swift rapid G gäh jäh steep hasty or cf OHG w beatiful good Cf Jay 1 Excited with merriment manifesting sportiveness or delight inspiring delight livery merry Belinda smiled and all the world was gay Pope Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed Gray 2 Brilliant in colors splendid fine richly dressed Why is my neighbors wife so gay Chaucer A bevy of fair women richly gay In gems and wanton dressMilton 3 Loose dissipated lewd Colloq Syn Merry gleeful blithe airy lively sprightly sportive light hearted frolicsome jolly jovial joyous joyful glad showy splendid vivacious GAY Gay n Defn An ornament Obs LEstrange GAYAL Gayal n Etym Native name Zoöl Defn A Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle Bibos frontalis GAYDIANG Gaydiang n Naut Defn A vessel of Anam with two or three masts lofty triangular sails and in construction somewhat resembling a Chinese junk GAYETY Gayety n pl Gayeties Written also gaiety Etym F gaieté See Gay a 1 The state of being gay merriment mirth acts or entertainments prompted by or inspiring merry delight used often in the plural as the gayeties of the season 2 Finery show as the gayety of dress Syn Liveliness mirth animation vivacity glee blithesomeness sprightliness jollity See Liveliness GAYLEY PROCESS Gayley process Med Defn The process of removing moisture from the blast of an iron blast furnace by reducing its temperature so far that it will not remain suspended as vapor in the blast current but will be deposited as snow in the cooling apparatus The resultant uniformly dehydrated blast effects great economy in fuel consumption and promotes regularity of furnace operation and certainty of furnace control GAYLUSSITE Gaylussite n Etym Named after GayLussac the French chemist Min Defn A yellowish white translucent mineral consisting of the carbonates of lime and soda with water GAYLY Gayly adv 1 With mirth and frolic merrily blithely gleefully 2 Finely splendidly showily as ladies gayly dressed a flower gayly blooming Pope GAYNE Gayne v i Etym See Gain Defn To avail Obs GAYNESS Gayness n Defn Gayety finery R GAYSOME Gaysome a Defn Full of gayety Mir for Mag GAYTRE Gaytre n Etym See Gaitre Defn The dogwood tree Obs Chaucer GAZE Gaze v i imp p p Gazed p pr vb n Gazing Etym OE gasen akin to dial Sw gasa cf Goth usgaisjan to terrify us geisnan to be terrified Cf Aghast Ghastly Ghost Hesitate Defn To fixx the eyes in a steady and earnest look to look with eagerness or curiosity as in admiration astonishment or with studious attention Why stand ye gazing up into heaven Acts i 11 Syn To gape stare look To Gaze Gape Stare To gaze is to look with fixed and prolonged attention awakened by excited interest or elevated emotion to gape is to look fixedly with open mouth and feelings of ignorant wonder to stare is to look with the fixedness of insolence or of idiocy The lover of nature gazes with delight on the beauties of the landscape the rustic gapes with wonder at the strange sights of a large city the idiot stares on those around with a vacant look GAZE Gaze v t Defn To view with attention to gaze on R And gazed a while the ample sky Milton GAZE Gaze n 1 A fixed look a look of eagerness wonder or admiration a continued look of attention With secret gaze Or open admiration him behold Milton 2 The object gazed on Made of my enemies the scorn and gaze Milton At gaze a Her With the face turned directly to the front said of the figures of the stag hart buck or hind when borne in this position upon an escutcheon b In a position expressing sudden fear or surprise a term used in stag hunting to describe the manner of a stag when he first hears the hounds and gazes round in apprehension of some hidden danger hence standing agape idly or stupidly gazing I that rather held it better men should perish one by one Than that earth should stand at gaze like Joshuas moon in Ajalon Tennyson GAZEEBO Gazeebo n Etym Humorously formed from gaze Defn A summerhouse so situated as to command an extensive prospect Colloq GAZEFUL Gazeful a Defn Gazing R Spenser GAZEHOUND Gazehound n Defn A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent Sir W Scott GAZEL Gazel n Defn The black currant also the wild plum Prov Eng GAZEL Gazel n Zoöl Defn See Gazelle GAZELLE Gazelle n Etym F gazelle OF also gazel cf Sp gacela Pr gazella It gazella all fr Ar ghaz a wild goat Zoöl Defn One of several small swift elegantly formed species of antelope of the genus Gazella esp G dorcas called also algazel corinne korin and kevel The gazelles are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their eyes Written also gazel Note The common species of Northern Africa Gazella dorcas the Arabian gazelle or ariel G Arabica the mohr of West Africa G mohr the Indian G Bennetti the ahu or Persian G subgutturosa and the springbok or tsebe G euchore of South Africa are the best known GAZEMENT Gazement n Defn View Obs Spenser GAZER Gazer n Defn One who gazes GAZET Gazet n Etym It gazeta gazzetta prob dim of L gaza royal treasure Defn A Venetian coin worth about three English farthings or one and a half cents Obs GAZETTE Gazette n Etym F gazette It gazzetta perh from gazetta a Venetian coin see Gazet said to have been the price of the first newspaper published at Venice or perh dim of gazza magpie a name perh applied to the first newspaper cf OHG agalstra magpie G elster Defn A newspaper a printed sheet published periodically esp the official journal published by the British government and containing legal and state notices GAZETTE Gazette v t imp p p Gazetted p pr vb n Gazetting Defn To announce or publish in a gazette to announce officially as an appointment or a case of bankruptcy GAZETTEER Gazetteer n Etym Cf F gazetier 1 A writer of news or an officer appointed to publish news by authority Johnson 2 A newspaper a gazette Obs Burke 3 A geographical dictionary a book giving the names and descriptions etc of many places 4 An alphabetical descriptive list of anything GAZINGSTOCK Gazingstock n Defn A person or thing gazed at with scorn or abhorrence an object of curiosity or contempt Bp Hall GAZOGENE Gazogene n Etym F gazogène gaz gas gène E gen Defn A portable apparatus for making soda water or aërated liquids on a small scale Knight GAZON Gazon n Etym F gazon turf fr OHG waso G wasen Fort Defn One of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks GE Ge Defn An AngloSaxon prefix See Y GEAL Geal v i Etym F geler fr L gelare fr gelu See Gelid Defn To congeal Obs or Scot GEAN Gean n Etym F guigne the fruit of the gean cf OHG wihsila G weichsel Bot Defn A species of cherry tree common in Europe Prunus avium also the fruit which is usually small and dark in color GEANTICLINAL Geanticlinal n Etym Gr anticlinal Geol Defn An upward bend or flexure of a considerable portion of the earths crust resulting in the formation of a class of mountain elevations called anticlinoria opposed to geosynclinal GEAR Gear n Etym OE gere ger AS gearwe clothing adornment armor fr gearo gearu ready yare akin to OHG garawi garwi ornament dress See Yare and cf Garb dress 1 Clothing garments ornaments Array thyself in thy most gorgeous gear Spenser 2 Goods property household stuff Chaucer Homely gear and common ware Robynson Mores Utopia 3 Whatever is prepared for use or wear manufactured stuff or material Clad in a vesture of unknown gear Spenser 4 The harness of horses or cattle trapping 5 Warlike accouterments Scot Jamieson 6 Manner custom behavior Obs Chaucer 7 Business matters affairs concern Obs Thus go they both together to their gear Spenser 8 Mech a A toothed wheel or cogwheel as a spur gear or a bevel gear also toothed wheels collectively b An apparatus for performing a special function gearing as the feed gear of a lathe c Engagement of parts with each other as in gear out of gear 9 pl Naut Defn See 1st Jeer b 10 Anything worthless stuff nonsense rubbish Obs or Prov Eng Wright That servant of his that confessed and uttered this gear was an honest man Latimer Bever gear See Bevel gear Core gear a mortise gear or its skeleton See Mortise wheel under Mortise Expansion gear Steam Engine the arrangement of parts for cutting off steam at a certain part of the stroke so as to leave it to act upon the piston expansively the cutoff See under Expansion Feed gear See Feed motion under Feed n Gear cutter a machine or tool for forming the teeth of gear wheels by cutting Gear wheel any cogwheel Running gear See under Running To throw in or out of gear Mach to connect or disconnect wheelwork or couplings etc to put in or out of working relation GEAR Gear v t imp p p Geared p pr vb n Gearing 1 To dress to put gear on to harness 2 Mach Defn To provide with gearing Double geared driven through twofold compound gearing to increase the force or speed said of a machine GEAR Gear v i Mach Defn To be in or come into gear GEARING Gearing n 1 Harness 2 Mach Defn The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an engine or machine is transmitted to another considered collectively as the valve gearing of locomotive engine belt gearing esp a train of wheels for transmitting and varying motion in machinery Frictional gearing See under Frictional Gearing chain an endless chain transmitted motion from one sprocket wheel to another See Illust of Chain wheel Spur gearing gearing in which the teeth or cogs are ranged round either the concave or the convex surface properly the latter of a cylindrical wheel for transmitting motion between parallel shafts etc GEASON Geason a Etym OE gesen geson rare scanty AS g barren wanting Cf Geest Defn Rare wonderful Obs Spenser GEAT Geat n Etym See Gate a door Founding Defn The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mold in casting Written also git gate GECARCINIAN Gecarcinian n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A land crab of the genus Gecarcinus or of allied genera GECK Geck n Etym D gek fool fop akin to G geck cf Icel gikkr a pert rude person 1 Scorn derision or contempt Prov Eng 2 An object of scorn a dupe a gull Obs To become the geck and scorn Othe others villainy Shak GECK Geck v t Etym Cf OD ghecken G gecken See Geck n 1 To deride to scorn to mock Prov Eng 2 To cheat trick or gull Obs Johnson GECK Geck v i Defn To jeer to show contempt Sir W Scott GECKO Gecko n pl Geckoes Etym Cf F G gecko so called from the sound which the animal utters Zoöl Defn Any lizard of the family Geckonidæ The geckoes are small carnivorous mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and vertical elliptical pupils Their toes are generally expanded and furnished with adhesive disks by which they can run over walls and ceilings They are numerous in warm countries and a few species are found in Europe and the United States See Wall gecko Fanfoot GECKOTIAN Geckotian n Zoöl Defn A gecko GED GEDD Ged Gedd n Defn The European pike GEE Gee v i imp p p Geed p pr vb n Geeing 1 To agree to harmonize Colloq or Prov Eng Forby 2 Etym Cf G jü interj used in calling to a horse It giò F dia used to turn a horse to the left Defn To turn to the off side or from the driver ie in the United States to the right side said of cattle or a team used most frequently in the imperative often with off by drivers of oxen in directing their teams and opposed to haw or hoi Written also jee Note In England the teamster walks on the righthand side of the cattle in the United States on the lefthand side In all cases however gee means to turn from the driver and haw to turn toward him Gee ho or Gee whoa Same as Gee GEE Gee v t Etym See Gee to turn Defn To cause a team to turn to the off side or from the driver Written also jee GEER GEERING Geer Geering Obs Defn See Gear Gearing GEESE Geese n Defn pl of Goose GEEST Geest n Etym Cf LG geest geestland sandy dry and OFries gest gast gestlond gastlond fr Fries gast barren Cf Geason Defn Alluvial matter on the surface of land not of recent origin R Jameson GEET Geet n Etym See Jet Defn Jet Obs Chaucer GEEZ Geez n Defn The original native name for the ancient Ethiopic language or people See Ethiopic GEEZER Geezer n Dial corrupt of Guiser a mummer Defn A queer old fellow an old chap an old woman Contemptuous Slang or Dial GEHENNA Gehenna n Etym L Gehenna Gr G Jewish Hist Defn The valley of Hinnom near Jerusalem where some of the Israelites sacrificed their children to Moloch which on this account was afterward regarded as a place of abomination and made a receptacle for all the refuse of the city perpetual fires being kept up in order to prevent pestilential effluvia In the New Testament the name is transferred by an easy metaphor to Hell The pleasant valley of Hinnom Tophet thence And black Gehenna called the type of Hell Milton GEIC Geic a Etym Gr Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from earthy or vegetable mold Geic acid Chem See Humin GEIN Gein n Etym Gr Chem Defn See Humin GEISHA Geisha gasha n pl Geisha sha Geishas shaz Jap Defn A Japanese singing and dancing girl GEISSLER TUBE Geissler tube Elec Defn A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes and containing some gas under very low tension which becomes luminous when an electrical discharge is passed through it so called from the name of a noted maker in germany It is called also Plücker tube from the German physicist who devised it GEITONOGAMY Geitonogamy n Etym Gr Bot Defn Fertilization of flowers by pollen from other flowers on the same plant GELABLE Gelable a Etym L gelare to congeal cf F gelable See Geal Defn Capable of being congealed capable of being converted into jelly GELADA Gelada n Zoöl Defn A baboon Gelada Ruppelli of Abyssinia remarkable for the length of the hair on the neck and shoulders of the adult male GELASTIC Gelastic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to laughter used in laughing Gelastic muscles Sir T Browne GELATIFICATION Gelatification n Etym Gelatin L ficare in comp to make See fy Physiol Chem Defn The formation of gelatin GELATIGENOUS Gelatigenous n Etym Gelatin genous Physiol Chem Defn Producing or yielding gelatin gelatiniferous as the gelatigeneous tissues GELATIN GELATINE Gelatin Defn Gelatine n Etym F gélatine fr L gelare to congeal See Geal Chem Animal jelly glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by prolonged boiling Specifically Physiol Chem a nitrogeneous colloid not existing as such in the animal body but formed by the hydrating action of boiling water on the collagen of various kinds of connective tissue as tendons bones ligaments etc Its distinguishing character is that of dissolving in hot water and forming a jelly on cooling It is an important ingredient of calfsfoot jelly isinglass glue etc It is used as food but its nutritious qualities are of a low order Note Both spellings gelatin and gelatine are in good use but the tendency of writers on physiological chemistry favors the form in in as in the United States Dispensatory the United States Pharmacopoeia Fownes Watts Chemistry Brande Coxs Dictionary Blasting gelatin an explosive containing about ninetyfive parts of nitroglycerin and five of collodion Gelatin process a name applied to a number of processes in the arts involving the use of gelatin Especially a Photog A dry plate process in which gelatin is used as a substitute for collodion as the sensitized material This is the dryplate process in general use and plates of extreme sensitiveness are produced by it b Print A method of producing photographic copies of drawings engravings printed pages etc and also of photographic pictures which can be printed from in a press with ink or in some applications of the process which can be used as the molds of stereotype or electrotype plates c Print or Copying A method of producing facsimile copies of an original written or drawn in aniline ink upon paper thence transferred to a cake of gelatin softened with glycerin from which impressions are taken upon ordinary paper Vegetable gelatin See Gliadin GELATINATE Gelatinate v t imp p p Gelatinated p pr vb n Gelatinating Defn To convert into gelatin or into a substance resembling jelly GELATINATE Gelatinate v i Defn To be converted into gelatin or into a substance like jelly Lapis lazuli if calcined does not effervesce but gelatinates with the mineral acids Kirwan GELATINATION Gelatination n Defn The act of process of converting into gelatin or a substance like jelly GELATINE Gelatine n Defn Same as Gelatin GELATINIFEROUS Gelatiniferous a Etym Gelatin ferous Physiol Chem Defn Yielding gelatin on boiling with water capable of gelatination GELATINIFORM Gelatiniform a Defn Having the form of gelatin GELATINIZATION Gelatinization n Defn Same as Gelatination GELATINIZE Gelatinize v t 1 To convert into gelatin or jelly Same as Gelatinate v t 2 Photog Defn To coat or otherwise treat with gelatin GELATINIZE Gelatinize v i Defn Same as Gelatinate v i GELATINOUS Gelatinous a Etym Cf F gélatineux Defn Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly resembling jelly viscous GELATION Gelation n Etym L gelatio a freezing fr gelare to freeze Astron Defn The process of becoming solid by cooling a cooling and solidifying GELD Geld n Etym AS gild gield geld tribute payment fr gieldan to pay render See Yield Defn Money tribute compensation ransomObs Note This word occurs in old law books in composition as in danegeld or danegelt a tax imposed by the Danes weregeld compensation for the life of a man etc GELD Geld v t imp p p Gelded or Gelt p pr vb n Gelding Etym Icel gelda to castrate akin to Dan gilde Sw gälla and cf AS gilte a young sow OHG galt dry not giving milk G gelt Goth gilpa siclke 1 To castrate to emasculate 2 To deprive of anything essential Bereft and gelded of his patrimony Shak 3 To deprive of anything exceptionable as to geld a book or a story to expurgate Obs Dryden GELDABLE Geldable a Defn Capable of being gelded GELDABLE Geldable a Etym From Geld money Defn Liable to taxation Obs Burrill GELDER Gelder n Defn One who gelds or castrates GELDERROSE Gelderrose n Defn Same as Guelderrose GELDING Gelding n Etym Icel gelding a gelding akin to geldingr wether eunuch Sw gälling gelding Dan gilding eunuch See Geld v t Defn A castrated animal usually applied to a horse but formerly used also of the human male They went down both into the water Philip and the gelding and Philip baptized him Wyclif Acts viii 38 GELDING Gelding p pr a vb n Defn from Geld v t GELID Gelid a Etym L gelidus fr gelun frost cold See Cold and cf Congeal Gelatin Jelly Defn Cold very cold frozen Gelid founts Thompson GELIDITY Gelidity n Defn The state of being gelid GELIDLY Gelidly adv Defn In a gelid manner coldly GELIDNESS Gelidness n Defn The state of being gelid gelidity GELLY Gelly n Defn Jelly Obs Spenser GELOSCOPY Geloscopy n Etym Gr scopy Defn Divination by means of laughter GELOSE Gelose n Etym See Gelatin Chem Defn An amorphous gummy carbohydrate found in Gelidium agaragar and other seaweeds GELSEMIC Gelsemic a Defn Gelseminic GELSEMINE Gelsemine n Chem Defn An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine Gelsemium sempervirens as a bitter white semicrystalline substance called also gelsemia GELSEMINIC Gelseminic n Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from the yellow jasmine Gelsemium sempervirens as gelseminic acid a white crystalline substance resembling esculin GELSEMIUM Gelsemium n Etym NL fr It gelsomino jasmine 1 Bot Defn A genus of climbing plants The yellow false jasmine Gelsemium sempervirens is a native of the Southern United States It has showy and deliciously fragrant flowers 2 Med Defn The root of the yellow jasmine used in malarial fevers etc GELT Gelt n Etym See 1st Geld Defn Trubute tax Obs All these the king granted unto them free from all gelts and payments in a most full and ample manner Fuller GELT Gelt n Etym See Gelt v t Defn A gelding Obs Mortimer GELT Gelt n Defn Gilding tinsel Obs Spenser GEM Gem n Etym OE gemme precious stone F gemme fr L gemma a precious stone bud 1 Bot Defn A bud From the joints of thy prolific stem A swelling knot is raised called a gem Denham 2 A precious stone of any kind as the ruby emerald topaz sapphire beryl spinel etc especially when cut and polished for ornament a jewel Milton 3 Anything of small size or expressed within brief limits which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value as a small picture a verse of poetry a witty or wise saying Artificial gem an imitation of a gem made of glass colored with metallic oxide Cf Paste and Strass GEM Gem v t imp p p Gemmed p pr vb n Gemming 1 To put forth in the form of buds Gemmed their blossoms R Milton 2 To adorn with gems or precious stones 3 To embellish or adorn as with gems as a foliage gemmed with dewdrops England is gemmed with castles and palaces W Irving GEMARA Gemara n Etym Heb Jewish Law Defn The second part of the Talmud or the commentary on the Mishna which forms the first part or text GEMARIC Gemaric a Defn Pertaining to the Gemara GEMARIST Gemarist n Defn One versed in the Gemara or adhering to its teachings GEMEL Gemel a Etym OF gemel twin F jumeau L gemellus twin doubled dim of geminus See Gemini and cf Gimmal Her Defn Coupled paired Bars gemel Her two barrulets placed near and parallel to each other GEMEL Gemel n 1 One of the twins Obs Wyclif 2 Heb Defn One of the barrulets placed parallel and closed to each other Cf Bars gemel under Gemel a Two gemels silver between two griffins passant Strype Gemel hinge Locksmithing a hinge consisting of an eye or loop and a hook Gemel ring a ring with two or more links a gimbal See Gimbal Gemel window a window with two bays GEMELLIPAROUS Gemelliparous a Etym L gemellipara fem gemellus twin parere to bear produce Defn Producing twins R Bailey GEMINAL Geminal a Etym L geminus twin Defn A pair Obs Drayton GEMINATE Geminate a Etym L geminatus pp of genimare to double See Gemini Bot Defn In pairs or twains two together binate twin as geminate flowers Gray GEMINATE Geminate v t Defn To double R B Jonson GEMINATION Gemination n Etym L geminatio Defn A doubling duplication repetition R Boyle GEMINI Gemini n pl Etym L twins pl of geminus cf Skr j related as brother or sister Astron Defn A constellation of the zodiac containing the two bright stars Castor and Pollux also the third sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about May 20th GEMINIFLOROUS Geminiflorous a Etym L geminus twin flos floris flower Bot Defn Having the flowers arranged in pairs GEMINOUS Geminous a Etym L geminus Defn Double in pairs Sir T Browne GEMINY Geminy n Etym See Gemini Defn Twins a pair a couple Obs Shak GEMITORES Gemitores n pl Etym NL fr L gemere gemitum to sign moan Zoöl Defn A division of birds including the true pigeons GEMMA Gemma n pl Gemmæ Etym L a bud 1 Bot Defn A leaf bud as distinguished from a flower bud 2 Biol Defn A bud spore one of the small spores or buds in the reproduction of certain Protozoa which separate one at a time from the parent cell GEMMACEOUS Gemmaceous a Defn Of or pertaining to gems or to gemmæ of the nature of or resembling gems or gemmæ GEMMARY Gemmary a Etym L gemmarius See Gem Defn Of or pertaining to gems GEMMARY Gemmary n Defn A receptacle for jewels or gems a jewel house jewels or gems collectively GEMMATE Gemmate a Etym L gemmatus p p of gemmare to put forth buds fr gemma bud Bot Defn Having buds reproducing by buds GEMMATED Gemmated a Defn Having buds adorned with gems or jewels GEMMATION Gemmation n Etym Cf F gemmation 1 Biol Defn The formation of a new individual either animal or vegetable by a process of budding an asexual method of reproduction gemmulation gemmiparity See Budding 2 Bot Defn The arrangement of buds on the stalk also of leaves in the bud GEMMEOUS Gemmeous a Etym L gemmeus See Gem Defn Pertaining to gems of the nature of gems resembling gems Pennant GEMMIFEROUS Gemmiferous a Etym L gemma bud ferous cf F gemmifère Defn Producing gems or buds Biol Defn multiplying by buds GEMMIFICATION Gemmification n Etym L gemma bud ficare in comp to make See fy Biol Defn The production of a bud or gem GEMMIFLORATE Gemmiflorate a Etym L gemma bud flos floris flower Bot Defn Having flowers like buds GEMMINESS Gemminess n Defn The state or quality of being gemmy spruceness smartness GEMMIPARA GEMMIPARES Gemmipara Gemmipares n pl Etym NL fr L gemma bud parere to produce Zoöl Defn Animals which increase by budding as hydroids GEMMIPARITY Gemmiparity n Biol Defn Reproduction by budding gemmation See Budding GEMMIPAROUS Gemmiparous a Etym Cf F gemmipare Biol Defn Producing buds reproducing by buds See Gemmation 1 GEMMOSITY Gemmosity n Etym L gemmosus set with jewels See Gem Defn The quality or characteristics of a gem or jewel Obs Bailey GEMMULATION Gemmulation n Etym From L gemmula dim of gemma bud Biol Defn See Gemmation GEMMULE Gemmule n Etym L gemmula dim of gemma cf F gemmule See Gem 1 Bot a A little leaf bud as the plumule between the cotyledons b One of the buds of mosses c One of the reproductive spores of algæ d An ovule 2 Biol a A bud produced in generation by gemmation b One of the imaginary granules or atoms which according to Darwins hypothesis of pangenesis are continually being thrown off from every cell or unit and circulate freely throughout the system and when supplied with proper nutriment multiply by selfdivision and ultimately develop into cells like those from which they were derived They are supposed to be transmitted from the parent to the offspring but are often transmitted in a dormant state during many generations and are then developed See Pangenesis GEMMULIFEROUS Gemmuliferous a Etym Gemmule ferous Defn Bearing or producing gemmules or buds GEMMY Gemmy a Etym From Gem n 1 Full of gems bright glittering like a gem The gemmy bridle glittered free Tennyson 2 Spruce smart Colloq Eng GEMOTE Gemote n Etym As gem an assembly See Meet v t AS Hist Defn A meeting used in combination as Witenagemote an assembly of the wise men GEMS Gems n Etym G Zoöl Defn The chamois GEMSBOK Gemsbok n Etym D akin to G gemsbock the male or buck of the chamois gemse chamois goat of the Alps bock buck Zoöl Defn A South African antelope Oryx Capensis having long sharp nearly straight horns GEMSHORN Gemshorn n Etym G prop chamois horn Mus Defn An organ stop with conical tin pipes GEMUL Gemul n Zoöl Defn A small South American deer Furcifer Chilensis with simple forked horns Written also guemul GEN gen Etym 1 From Gr gen from the same root as genos race stock see Genus 2 From Gr suffix genhs born Cf F gène 1 A suffix used in scientific words in the sense of producing generating as amphigen amidogen halogen 2 A suffix meaning produced generated as exogen GENA Gena Etym L the cheek Zoöl a The cheek the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird b The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached GENAPPE Genappe n Etym From Genappe in Belgium Defn A worsted yarn or cord of peculiar smoothness used in the manufacture of braid fringe etc Simmonds GENDARME Gendarme n pl Gendarmes or Gens darmes Etym F 1 Mil Defn One of a body of heavy cavalry Obs France 2 An armed policeman in France Thackeray GENDARMERY Gendarmery n Etym F gendarmerie Defn The body of gendarmes GENDER Gender n Etym OF genre gendre with excrescent d Fgenre fr L genus generis birth descent race kind gender fr the root of genere gignere to beget in pass to be born akin to E kin See Kin and cf Generate Genre Gentle Genus 1 Kind sort Obs One gender of herbs Shak 2 Sex male or female Obs or Colloq 3 Gram Defn A classification of nouns primarily according to sex and secondarily according to some fancied or imputed quality associated with sex Gender is a grammatical distinction and applies to words only Sex is natural distinction and applies to living objects R Morris Note Adjectives and pronouns are said to vary in gender when the form is varied according to the gender of the words to which they refer GENDER Gender v t imp p p Gendered p pr vb n Gendering Etym OF gendrer fr L generare See Gender n Defn To beget to engender GENDER Gender v i Defn To copulate to breed R Shak GENDERLESS Genderless a Defn Having no gender GENEAGENESIS Geneagenesis n Etym Gr genesis Biol Defn Alternate generation See under Generation GENEALOGIC Genealogic a Defn Genealogical GENEALOGICAL Genealogical a Etym Cf F généalogique Defn Of or pertaining to genealogy as a genealogical table genealogical order Genealogically adv Genealogical tree a family lineage or genealogy drawn out under the form of a tree and its branches GENEALOGIST Genealogist n Etym Cf F généalogiste Defn One who traces genealogies or the descent of persons or families GENEALOGIZE Genealogize v i Defn To investigate or relate the history of descents GENEALOGY Genealogy n pl Genealogies Etym OE genealogi genelogie OF genelogie F généalogie L genealogia fr Gr genus 1 An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession a pedigree 2 Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor pedigree lineage GENEARCH Genearch n Etym Gr Defn The chief of a family or tribe GENERA Genera n pl Defn See Genus GENERABILITY Generability n Defn Capability of being generated Johnstone GENERABLE Generable a Etym L generabilis Defn Capable of being generated or produced Bentley GENERAL General a Etym F général fr L generalis See Genus 1 Relating to a genus or kind pertaining to a whole class or order as a general law of animal or vegetable economy 2 Comprehending many species or individuals not special or particular including all particulars as a general inference or conclusion 3 Not restrained or limited to a precise import not specific vague indefinite lax in signification as a loose and general expression 4 Common to many or the greatest number widely spread prevalent extensive though not universal as a general opinion a general custom This general applause and cheerful sShak 5 Having a relation to all common to the whole as Adam our general sire Milton 6 As a whole in gross for the most part His general behavior vain ridiculous Shak 7 Usual common on most occasions as his general habit or method Note The word general annexed to a name of office usually denotes chief or superior as attorneygeneral adjutant general commissary general quartermaster general vicargeneral etc General agent Law an agent whom a principal employs to transact all his business of a particular kind or to act in his affairs generally General assembly See the Note under Assembly General average General Court See under Average Court General courtmartial Mil the highest military and naval judicial tribunal General dealer Com a shopkeeper who deals in all articles in common use General demurrer Law a demurrer which objects to a pleading in general terms as insufficient without specifying the defects Abbott General epistle a canonical epistle General guides Mil two sergeants called the right and the left general guide posted opposite the right and left flanks of an infantry battalion to preserve accuracy in marching Farrow General hospitals Mil hospitals established to receive sick and wounded sent from the field hospitals Farrow General issue Law an issue made by a general plea which traverses the whole declaration or indictment at once without offering any special matter to evade it Bouvier Burrill General lien Law a right to detain a chattel etc until payment is made of any balance due on a general account General officer Mil any officer having a rank above that of colonel General orders Mil orders from headquarters published to the whole command General practitioner in the United States one who practices medicine in all its branches without confining himself to any specialty in England one who practices both as physician and as surgeon General ship a ship not chartered or let to particular parties General term Logic a term which is the sign of a general conception or notion General verdict Law the ordinary comprehensive verdict in civil actions for the plaintiff or for the defendant Burrill General warrant Law a warrant now illegal to apprehend suspected persons without naming individuals Syn General Common Universal Common denotes primarily that in which many share and hence that which is often met with General is stronger denoting that which pertains to a majority of the individuals which compose a genus or whole Universal that which pertains to all without exception To be able to read and write is so common an attainment in the United States that we may pronounce it general though by no means universal Syn General n Etym F général See General a 1 The whole the total that which comprehends or relates to all or the chief part opposed to particular In particulars our knowledge begins and so spreads itself by degrees to generals Locke 2 Mil Defn One of the chief military officers of a government or country the commander of an army of a body of men not less than a brigade In European armies the highest military rank next below field marshal Note In the United States the office of General of the Army has been created by temporary laws and has been held only by Generals U S Grant W T Sherman and P H Sheridan Popularly the title General is given to various general officers as General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Commissary general etc See Brigadier general Lieutenant general Major general in the Vocabulary 3 Mil Defn The roll of the drum which calls the troops together as to beat the general 4 Eccl Defn The chief of an order of monks or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule 5 The public the people the vulgar Obs Shak In general in the main for the most part GENERALIA Generalia n pl Etym Neut pl fr L generalis Defn Generalities general terms J S Mill GENERALISSIMO Generalissimo n Etym It superl of generale general See General a Defn The chief commander of an army especially the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate commanders a title used in most foreign countries GENERALITY Generality n pl Generalities Etym L generalitas cf F généralité Cf Generalty 1 The state of being general the quality of including species or particulars Hooker 2 That which is general that which lacks specificalness practicalness or application a general or vague statement or phrase Let us descend from generalities to particulars Landor The glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence R Choate 3 The main body the bulk the greatest part as the generality of a nation or of mankind GENERALIZABLE Generalizable a Defn Capable of being generalized or reduced to a general form of statement or brought under a general rule Extreme cases are not generalizable Coleridge GENERALIZATION Generalization n Etym Cf F généralisation 1 The act or process of generalizing the act of bringing individuals or particulars under a genus or class deduction of a general principle from particulars Generalization is only the apprehension of the one in the many Sir W Hamilton 2 A general inference GENERALIZE Generalize v t imp p p Generalized p pr vb n Generalizing Etym Cf F généraliser 1 To bring under a genus or under genera to view in relation to a genus or to genera Copernicus generalized the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moons motion Newton generalized them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air W Nicholson 2 To apply to other genera or classes to use with a more extensive application to extend so as to include all special cases to make universal in application as a formula or rule When a fact is generalized our discontent is quited and we consider the generality itself as tantamount to an explanation Sir W Hamilton 3 To derive or deduce a general conception or a general principle from particulars A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts Coleridge GENERALIZE Generalize v i Defn To form into a genus to view objects in their relations to a genus or class to take general or comprehensive views GENERALIZED Generalized a Zoöl Defn Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms synthetic as a generalized type GENERALIZER Generalizer n Defn One who takes general or comprehensive views Tyndall GENERALLY Generally adv 1 In general commonly extensively though not universally most frequently 2 In a general way or in general relation in the main upon the whole comprehensively Generally speaking they live very quietly Addison 3 Collectively as a whole without omissions Obs I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee 2 Sam xvii ll GENERALNESS Generalness n Defn The condition or quality of being general frequency commonness Sir P Sidney GENERALSHIP Generalship n 1 The office of a general the exercise of the functions of a general sometimes with the possessive pronoun the personality of a general Your generalship puts me in mind of Prince Eugene Goldsmith 2 Military skill in a general officer or commander 3 Fig Leadership management An artful stroke of generalship in Trim to raise a dust Sterne GENERALTY Generalty n Defn Generality R Sir M Hale GENERANT Generant a Etym L generans p pr of generare Defn Generative producing esp Geom Defn acting as a generant GENERANT Generant n 1 That which generates Glanvill 2 Geom Defn A generatrix GENERATE Generate v t imp p p Generated p pr vb n Generating Etym L generatus p p of generare to generate fr genus See Genus Gender 1 To beget to procreate to propagate to produce a being similar to the parent to engender as every animal generates its own species 2 To cause to be to bring into life Milton 3 To originate especially by a vital or chemical process to produce to cause Whatever generates a quantity of good chyle must likewise generate milk Arbuthnot 4 Math Defn To trace out as a line figure or solid by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order GENERATION Generation n Etym OE generacioun F génération frL generatio 1 The act of generating or begetting procreation as of animals 2 Origination by some process mathematical chemical or vital production formation as the generation of sounds of gases of curves etc 3 That which is generated or brought forth progeny offspiring 4 A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent a rank or remove in genealogy Hence The body of those who are of the same genealogical rank or remove from an ancestor the mass of beings living at one period also the average lifetime of man or the ordinary period of time at which one rank follows another or father is succeeded by child usually assumed to be one third of a century an age This is the book of the generations of Adam Gen v 1 Ye shall remain there in Babylon many years and for a long season namely seven generations Baruch vi 3 All generations and ages of the Christian church Hooker 5 Race kind family breed stock Thy mothers of my generation whats she if I be a dog Shak 6 Geom Defn The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude as a line a surface a solid by the motion in accordance with a mathematical law of a point or a magnitude as the generation of a line or curve by the motion of a point of a surface by a line a sphere by a semicircle etc 7 Biol Defn The aggregate of the functions and phenomene which attend reproduction Note There are four modes of generation in the animal kingdom scissiparity or by fissiparous generation gemmiparity or by budding germiparity or by germs and oviparity or by ova Alternate generation Biol alternation of sexual with asexual generation in which the products of one process differ from those of the other a form of reproduction common both to animal and vegetable organisms In the simplest form the organism arising from sexual generation produces offspiring unlike itself agamogenetically These however in time acquire reproductive organs and from their impregnated germs the original parent form is reproduced In more complicated cases the first series of organisms produced agamogenetically may give rise to others by a like process and these in turn to still other generations Ultimately however a generation is formed which develops sexual organs and the original form is reproduced Spontaneous generation Biol the fancied production of living organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter or from decomposing organic matter a notion which at one time had many supporters abiogenesis GENERATIVE Generative a Etym Cf F génératif Defn Having the power of generating propagating originating or producing That generative particle Bentley GENERATOR Generator n Etym L 1 One who or that which generates begets causes or produces 2 An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process as a steam boiler gas retort or vessel for generating carbonic acid gas etc 3 Mus Defn The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced the fundamental note or root of the common chord called also generating tone GENERATRIX Generatrix n pl L Generatrices E Generatrixes Etym L Geom Defn That which generates the point or the mathematical magnitude which by its motion generates another magnitude as a line surface or solid called also describent GENERIC GENERICAL Generic Generical a Etym L genus generis race kind cf F générique See Gender 1 Biol Defn Pertaining to a genus or kind relating to a genus as distinct from a species or from another genus as a generic description a generic difference a generic name 2 Very comprehensive pertaining or appropriate to large classes or their characteristics opposed to Ant specific GENERICALLY Generically adv Defn With regard to a genus or an extensive class as an animal generically distinct from another or two animals or plants generically allied GENERICALNESS Genericalness n Defn The quality of being generic GENERIFICATION Generification n Etym L genus kind class ficare in comp to make See fy Defn The act or process of generalizing Out of this the universal is elaborated by generification Sir W Hamilton GENEROSITY Generosity n Etym L generositas cf F générosité 1 Noble birth Obs Harris Voyages 2 The quality of being noble noblemindedness Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other mens virtues and good qualities Barrow 3 Liberality in giving munificence Syn Magnanimity liberality GENEROUS Generous a Etym F généreux fr L generous of noble birth noble excellent magnanimous fr genus birth race cf It generoso See 2d Gender 1 Of honorable birth or origin highborn Obs The generous and gravest citizens Shak 2 Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth noble honorable magnanimous spirited courageous The generous critic Pope His generous spouse Pope A generous pack of hounds Addison 3 Openhanded free to give not close or niggardly munificent as a generous friend or father 4 Characterized by generosity abundant overflowing as a generous table Swift 5 Full of spirit or strength stimulating exalting as generous wine Syn Magnanimous bountiful See Liberal Generously adv Generousness n GENESEE EPOCH Genesee epoch Geol Defn The closing subdivision of the Hamilton period in the American Devonian system so called because the formations of this period crop out in Genesee New York GENESIAL Genesial a Defn Of or relating to generation GENESIOLGY Genesiolgy n Etym Gr logy Defn The doctrine or science of generation GENESIS Genesis n Etym L from Gr genus birth race See Gender 1 The act of producing or giving birth or origin to anything the process or mode of originating production formation origination The origin and genasis of poor Sterlings club Carlyle 2 The first book of the Old Testament so called by the Greek translators from its containing the history of the creation of the world and of the human race 3 Geom Defn Same as Generation GENET GENETTE Genet Genette n Etym F genette Sp gineta fr Ar jarnei 1 Zoöl Defn One of several species of small Carnivora of the genus Genetta allied to the civets but having the scent glands less developed and without a pouch Note The common genet Genetta vulgaris of Southern Europe Asia Minor and North Africa is dark gray spotted with black The long tail is banded with black and white The Cape genet G felina and the berbe G pardina are related African species 2 The fur of the common genet Genetta vulgaris also any skin dressed in imitation of this fur GENET Genet n Etym See Jennet Defn A smallsized wellproportioned Spanish horse a jennet Shak GENETHLIAC Genethliac a Etym L genethliacus Gr Defn Pertaining to nativities calculated by astrologers showing position of stars at ones birth Howell GENETHLIAC Genethliac n 1 A birthday poem 2 One skilled in genethliacs GENETHLIACAL Genethliacal a Defn Genethliac GENETHLIACS Genethliacs n Defn The science of calculating nativities or predicting the future events of life from the stars which preside at birth Jhonson GENETHLIALOGY Genethlialogy n Etym Gr Defn Divination as to the destinies of one newly born the act or art of casting nativities astrology GENETHLIATIC Genethliatic n Defn One who calculates nativities Sir W Drummond GENETIC Genetic a Defn Same as Genetical GENETICAL Genetical a Etym See Genesis Defn Pertaining to concerned with or determined by the genesis of anything or its natural mode of production or development This historical genetical method of viewing prior systems of philosophy Hare GENETICALLY Genetically adv Defn In a genetical manner GENEVA Geneva n Defn The chief city of Switzerland Geneva Bible a translation of the Bible into English made and published by English refugees in Geneva Geneva 1560 London 1576 It was the first English Bible printed in Roman type instead of the ancient black letter the first which recognized the division into verses and the first which ommited the Apocrypha In form it was a small quarto and soon superseded the large folio of Cranmers translation Called also Genevan Bible Geneva convention Mil an agreement made by representatives of the great continental powers at Geneva and signed in 1864 establishing new and more humane regulation regarding the treatment of the sick and wounded and the status of those who minister to them in war Ambulances and military hospitals are made neutral and this condition affects physicians chaplains nurses and the ambulance corps Great Britain signed the convention in 1865 Geneva cross Mil a red Greek cross on a white ground the flag and badge adopted in the Geneva convention GENEVA Geneva n Etym F genièvre juniper juniper berry gin OF geneivre juniper fr L juniperus the juniper tree cf D jenever fr F genièvre See Juniper and cf Gin a liquor Defn A strongly alcoholic liquor flavores with juniper berries made in Holland Holland gin Hollands GENEVAN Genevan a Defn Of or pertaining to Geneva in Switzerland Genevese GENEVAN Genevan n 1 A native or inhabitant of Geneva 2 A supported of Genevanism GENEVANISM Genevanism n Etym From Geneva where Calvin resided Defn Strict Calvinism Bp Montagu GENEVESE Genevese a Etym Cf L Genevensis F génevois Defn Of or pertaining to Geneva in Switzerland Genevan n sing pl Defn A native or inhabitant of Geneva collectively the inhabitants of Geneva people of Geneva GENIAL Genial a Anat Defn Same as Genian GENIAL Genial a Etym L genialis cf OF genial See Genius 1 Contributing to or concerned in propagation or production generative procreative productive The genial bed Milton Creator Venus genial power of love Dryden 2 Contributing to and sympathizing with the enjoyment of life sympathetically cheerful and cheering jovial and inspiring joy or happiness exciting pleasure and sympathy enlivening kindly as she was of a cheerful and genial disposition So much I feel my genial spirits droop Milton 3 Belonging to ones genius or natural character native natural inborn Obs Natural incapacity and genial indisposition Sir T Browne 4 Denoting or marked with genius R Men of genius have often attached the highest value to their less genial works Hare Genial gods Pagan Mythol the powers supposed to preside over marriage and generation GENIALITY Geniality n Etym L genialitas Defn The quality of being genial sympathetic cheerfulness warmth of disposition and manners GENIALLY Genially adv 1 By genius or nature naturally Obs Some men are genially disposed to some opinions Glanvill 2 Gayly cheerfully Johnson GENIALNESS Genialness n Defn The quality of being genial GENIAN Genian a Etym Gr Chin Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the chin mental as the genian prominence GENICULATE Geniculate a Etym L geniculatus fr geniculum little knee knot or joint dim of genu knee See Knee Defn Bent abruptly at an angle like the knee when bent as a geniculate stem a geniculate ganglion a geniculate twin crystal GENICULATE Geniculate v t imp p p Geniculated p pr vb n Geniculating Defn To form joints or knots on R Cockeram GENICULATED Geniculated a Defn Same as Geniculate GENICULATION Geniculation n Etym L geniculatio a kneeling 1 The act of kneeling R Bp Hall 2 The state of being bent abruptly at an angle GENIE Génie n Etym F Defn See Genius GENIO Genio n Etym It See Genius Defn A man of a particular turn of mind R Tatler GENIOHYOID Geniohyoid a Etym Gr hyoid Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone as the geniohyoid muscle GENIP GENIP TREE Genip n or Genip tree 1 Any tree or shrub of the genus Genipa 2 The West Indian sapindaceous tree Melicocca bijuga which yields the honeyberry also the related trees Exothea paniculata and E trifoliata GENIPAP Genipap n Bot Defn The edible fruit of a West Indian tree Genipa Americana of the order Rubiaceæ It is oval in shape as a large as a small orange of a pale greenish color and with dark purple juice GENISTA Genista n Etym L broom Bot Defn A genus of plants including the common broom of Western Europe GENITAL Genital a Etym L genitalis fr genere gignere to beget cf F génital See Gender Defn Pertaining to generation or to the generative organs Genital cord Anat a cord developed in the fetus by the union of portions of the Wolffian and Müllerian ducts and giving rise to parts of the urogenital passages in both sexes GENITALS Genitals n pl Etym From Genital a cf L genitalia Defn The organs of generation the sexual organs the private parts GENITING Geniting n Etym See Jenneting Defn A species of apple that ripens very early Bacon GENITIVAL Genitival a Defn Possessing genitive from pertaining to or derived from the genitive case as a genitival adverb Genitivally adv GENITIVE Genitive a Etym L genitivus fr gignere genitum to beget cf F génitif See Gender Gram Defn Of or pertaining to that case as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns which expresses source or possession It corresponds to the possessive case in English GENITIVE Genitive n Gram Defn The genitive case Genitive absolute a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin See Ablative absolute GENITOCRURAL Genitocrural a Etym Genital crural Anat Defn Pertaining to the genital organs and the thigh applied especially to one of the lumbar nerves GENITOR Genitor n Etym L 1 One who begets a generator an originator Sheldon 2 pl Defn The genitals Obs Holland GENITOURINARY Genitourinary a Etym Genital urinary Anat Defn See Urogenital GENITURE Geniture n Etym L genitura cf F géniture Defn Generation procreation birth Dryden GENIUS Genius n pl E Geniuses in sense 1 L Genii Etym L genius prop the superior or divine nature which is innate in everything the spirit the tutelar deity or genius of a person or place taste talent genius from genere gignere to beget bring forth See Gender and cf Engine 1 A good or evil spirit or demon supposed by the ancients to preside over a mans destiny in life a tutelary deity a supernatural being a spirit good or bad Cf Jinnee The unseen genius of the wood Milton We talk of genius still but with thought how changed The genius of Augustus was a tutelary demon to be sworn by and to receive offerings on an altar as a deity Tylor 2 The peculiar structure of mind with whoch each individual is endowed by nature that disposition or aptitude of mind which is peculiar to each man and which qualifies him for certain kinds of action or special success in any pursuit special taste inclination or disposition as a genius for history for poetry or painting 3 Peculiar character animating spirit as of a nation a religion a language 4 Distinguished mental superiority uncommon intellectual power especially superior power of invention or origination of any kind or of forming new combinations as a man of genius Genius of the highest kind implies an unusual intensity of the modifyng power Coleridge 5 A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind a man of superior intellectual faculties as Shakespeare was a rare genius Syn Genius Talent Genius implies high and peculiar gifts of nature impelling the mind to certain favorite kinds of mental effort and producing new combinations of ideas imagery etc Talent supposes general strength of intellect with a peculiar aptitude for being molded and directed to specific employments and valuable ends and purposes Genius is connected more or less with the exercise of imagination and reaches its ends by a kind of intuitive power Talent depends more on high mental training and a perfect command of all the faculties memory judgment sagacity etc Hence we speak of a genius for poetry painting etc and a talent for business or diplomacy Among English orators Lord Chatham was distinguished for his genius William Pitt for his preëminent talents and especially his unrivaled talent for debate Genius loci Etym L the genius or presiding divinity of a place hence the pervading spirit of a place or institution as of a college etc GENOA CAKE Genoa cake Cookery Defn A rich glazed cake with almonds pistachios filberts or other nuts also a rich currant cake with almonds on the top GENOESE Genoese a Defn Of or pertaining to Genoa a city of Italy n sing pl Defn A native or inhabitant of Genoa collectively the people of Genoa GENOUILLERE Genouillère n Etym F 1 Anc Armor Defn A metal plate covering the knee 2 Fort Defn That part of a parapet which lies between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure GENOUS genous Etym gen ous Defn A suffix signifying producing yielding as alkaligenous endogenous GENRE Genre n Etym F See Gender Fine Arts Defn A style of painting sculpture or other imitative art which illustrates everyday life and manners GENS Gens n pl Gentes Etym L See Gentle a Rom Hist 1 A clan or family connection embracing several families of the same stock who had a common name and certain common religious rites a subdivision of the Roman curia or tribe 2 Ethnol Defn A minor subdivision of a tribe among American aborigines It includes those who have a common descent and bear the same totem GENT Gent a Etym OF gent fr L genitus born or less prob fr gentilis See Genteel 1 Gentle noble of gentle birth Obs All of a knight who was fair and gent Chaucer 2 Neat pretty fine elegant Obs Spenser Her body gent and small Chaucer GENTEEL Genteel a Etym F gentil noble pretty graceful See Gentle 1 Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding free from vulgarity or lowness of taste or behavior adapted to a refined or cultivated taste polite wellbred as genteel company manners address 2 Graceful in mien or form elegant in appearance dress or manner as the lady has a genteel person Law 3 Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman as to live in a genteel allowance Syn Polite wellbred refined polished GENTEELISH Genteelish a Defn Somewhat genteel GENTEELLY Genteelly adv Defn In a genteel manner GENTEELNESS Genteelness n Defn The quality of being genteel GENTERIE GENTRIE Genterie Gentrie n Etym OE See Gentry Defn Nobility of birth or of character gentility Obs Chaucer GENTIAN Gentian n Etym OE genciane F gentiane L gentiana fr Gentius an Illyrian king said to have discovered its properties Bot Defn Any one of a genus Gentiana of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four or fivelobed corolla usually blue but sometimes white yellow or red See Illust of Capsule Note Many species are found on the highest mountains of Europe Asia and America and some are prized for their beauty as the Alpine Gentiana verna Bavarica and excisa and the American fringed gentians G crinita and G detonsa Several are used as tonics especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea the officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias Horse gentian fever root Yellow gentian Bot the officinal gentian Gentiana lutea See Bitterwort GENTIANACEOUS Gentianaceous a Bot Defn Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants Gentianaceæ of which the gentian is the type GENTIANELLA Gentianella n Etym See Gentian Defn A kind of blue color Johnson GENTIANIC Gentianic a Defn Pertaining to or derived from the gentian as gentianic acid GENTIANINE Gentianine n Chem Defn A bitter crystallizable substance obtained from gentian GENTIANOSE Gentianose n Chem Defn A crystallizable sugarlike substance with a slightly sweetish taste obtained from the gentian GENTIL Gentil a n Defn Gentle Obs Chaucer GENTILE Gentile n Etym L gentilis belonging to the same clan stock race people or nation in opposition to Roman a foreigner in opposition to Jew or Christian a heathen cf F gentil See Gentle a Defn One of a nonJewish nation one neither a Jew nor a Christian a worshiper of false gods a heathen Note The Hebrews included in the term goyim or nations all the tribes of men who had not received the true faith and were not circumcised The Christians translated goyim by the L gentes and imitated the Jews in giving the name gentiles to all nations who were neither Jews nor Christians In civil affairs the denomination was given to all nations who were not Romans Syn Pagan heathen See Pagan GENTILE Gentile a 1 Belonging to the nations at large as distinguished from the Jews ethnic of pagan or heathen people 2 Gram Defn Denoting a race or country as a gentile noun or adjective GENTILEFALCON Gentilefalcon n Zoöl Defn See Falcongentil GENTILESSE Gentilesse n Etym OF gentilesse gentelise F gentillesse See Gentle a Defn Gentleness courtesy kindness nobility Obs Chaucer GENTILISH Gentilish a Defn Heathenish pagan GENTILISM Gentilism n Etym Cf F gentilisme 1 Hethenism paganism the worship of false gods 2 Tribal feeling devotion to ones gens GENTILITIAL GENTILITIOUS Gentilitial Gentilitious a Etym L gentilitius See Gentile Obs 1 Peculiar to a people national Sir T Browne 2 Hereditary entailed on a family Arbuthnot GENTILITY Gentility n Etym L gentilitas the relationship of those who belong to the same clan also heathenism cf F gentilité heathenism See Gentile 1 Good extraction dignity of birth Macaulay He mines my gentility with my education Shak 2 The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born as selfrespect dignity courage courtesy politeness of manner a graceful and easy mien and behavior etc good breeding 3 The class in society who are or are expected to be genteel the gentry R Sir J Davies 4 Paganism heathenism Obs Hooker GENTILIZE Gentilize v i Etym See Gentile 1 To live like a gentile or heathen Obs Milton 2 To act the gentleman with it see It 5 Obs GENTILIZE Gentilize v i Defn To render gentile or gentlemanly as to gentilize your unworthy sones R Sylvester GENTILLY Gentilly adv Etym From Gentil a Defn In a gentle or hoble manner frankly Obs Chaucer GENTIOPIKRIN Gentiopikrin n Etym Gentian Gr Chem Defn A bitter yellow crystalline substance regarded as a glucoside and obtained from the gentian GENTISIN Gentisin n Chem Defn A tasteless yellow crystalline substance obtained from the gentian called also gentianin GENTLE Gentle a Compar Gentler superl Gentlest Etym OE gentil F gentil noble pretty graceful fr L gentilis of the same clan or race fr gens gentis tribe clan race orig that which belongs together by birth fr the root of genere gignere to beget hence gentle properly of birth or family that is of good or noble birth See Gender and cf Genteel Gentil Gentile Gentoo Jaunty 1 Wellborn of a good family or respectable birth though not noble British society is divided into nobility gentry and yeomanry and families are either noble gentle or simple Johnsons Cyc The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time Milton 2 Quiet and refined in manners not rough harsh or stern mild meek bland amiable tender as a gentle nature temper or disposition a gentle manner a gentle address a gentle voice 3 A compellative of respect consideration or conciliation as gentle reader Gentle sirs Gentle Jew Gentle servant Shak 4 Not wild turbulent or refractory quiet and docile tame peaceable as a gentle horse 5 Soft not violent or rough not strong loud or disturbing easy soothing pacific as a gentle touch a gentle gallop Gentle music Sir J Davies O sleep it is a gentle thing Coleridge The gentle craft the art or trade of shoemaking Syn Mild meek placid dovelike quiet peaceful pacific bland soft tame tractable docile Gentle Tame Mild Meek Gentle describes the natural disposition tame that which is subdued by training mild implies a temper which is by nature not easily provoked meek a spirit which has been schooled to mildness by discipline or suffering The lamb is gentle the domestic fowl is tame John the Apostle was mild Moses was meek GENTLE Gentle n 1 One well born a gentleman Obs Gentles methinks you frown Shak 2 A trained falcon See Falcongentil 3 Zoöl Defn A dipterous larva used as fish bait GENTLE Gentle v t 1 To make genteel to raise from the vulgar to ennoble Obs Shak 2 To make smooth cozy or agreeable R or Poet To gentle lifes descent We shut our eyes and think it is a plain Young 3 To make kind and docile as a horse Colloq GENTLEFOLK GENTLEFOLKS Gentlefolk Gentlefolks n pl Defn Persons of gentle or good family and breeding Etym Generally in the United States in the plural form Shak GENTLEHEARTED Gentlehearted a Defn Having a kind or gentle disposition Shak Gentleheartedness n GENTLEMAN Gentleman n pl Gentlemen Etym OE gentilman nobleman gentil noble man man cf F gentilhomme 1 A man well born one of good family one above the condition of a yeoman 2 One of gentle or refined manners a wellbred man 3 Her Defn One who bears arms but has no title 4 The servant of a man of rank The counts gentleman one Cesario Shak 5 A man irrespective of condition used esp in the plural citizens people in addressing men in popular assemblies etc Note In Great Britain the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms but who are without a title and in this sense gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry In a more extended sense it includes every man above the rank of yeoman comprehending the nobility In the United States the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation Gentleman commoner one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford Gentleman usher one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign etc Gentleman usher of the black rod an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords Gentlemenatarms a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions formerly called gentlemen pensioners Eng GENTLEMANHOOD Gentlemanhood n Defn The qualities or condition of a gentleman R Thackeray GENTLEMANLIKE GENTLEMANLY Gentlemanlike Gentlemanly a Defn Of pertaining to resembling or becoming a gentleman well behaved courteous polite GENTLEMANLINESS Gentlemanliness n Defn The state of being gentlemanly gentlemanly conduct or manners GENTLEMANSHIP Gentlemanship n Defn The carriage or quality of a gentleman GENTLEMENS AGREEMENT Gentlemens agreement Defn An agreement binding only as a matter of honor often specif such an agreement among the heads of industrial or merchantile enterprises the terms of which could not be included and enforced in a legal contract GENTLENESS Gentleness n Defn The quality or state of being gentle wellborn mild benevolent docile etc gentility softness of manners disposition etc mildness GENTLESHIP Gentleship n Defn The deportment or conduct of a gentleman Obs Ascham GENTLESSE Gentlesse n Defn Gentilesse gentleness Obs GENTLEWOMAN Gentlewoman n pl Gentlewomen 1 A woman of good family or of good breeding a woman above the vulgar Bacon 2 A woman who attends a lady of high rank Shak GENTLY Gently adv Defn In a gentle manner My mistress gently chides the fault I made Dryden GENTOO Gentoo n pl Gentoos Etym Pg gentio gentile heathen See Gentile Defn A native of Hindostan a Hindoo Archaic GENTRY Gentry n Etym OE genterie gentrie noble birth nobility cf gentrise and OF gentelise genterise E gentilesse also OE genteleri highmindedness See Gent a Gentle a 1 Birth condition rank by birth Obs Pride of gentrie Chaucer She conquers him by high almighty Jove By knighthood gentry and sweet friendships oath Shak 2 People of education and good breeding in England in a restricted sense those between the nobility and the yeomanry Macaulay 3 Courtesy civility complaisance Obs To show us so much gentry and good will Shak GENTY Genty a Etym From F gentil Cf Jaunty Defn Neat trim Scot Burns GENU Genu n pl Genua Etym L the knee Anat a The knee b The kneelike bend in the anterior part of the callosum of the brain GENUFLECT Genuflect v i imp p p Genuflected p pr vb n Genuflecting Etym See Genuflection Defn To bend the knee as in worship GENUFLECTION Genuflection n Etym F génuflexion fr LL genuflexio fr L genu knee flexio a bending fr flectere flexum to bend See Knee Flexible Defn The act of bending the knee particularly in worship Bp Stillingfleet GENUINE Genuine a Etym L genuinus fr genere gignere to beget in pass to be born cf F génuine See Gender Defn Belonging to or proceeding from the original stock native hence not counterfeit spurious false or adulterated authentic real natural true pure as a genuine text a genuine production genuine materials True genuine night Dryden Syn Authentic real true pure unalloyed unadulterated See Authentic Genuinely adv Genuineness n The evidence both internal and external against the genuineness of these letters is overwhelming Macaulay GENUS Genus n pl Genera Etym L birth race kind sort akin to Gr Gender and cf Benign 1 Logic Defn A class of objects divided into several subordinate species a class more extensive than a species a precisely defined and exactly divided class one of the five predicable conceptions or sorts of terms 2 Biol Defn An assemblage of species having so many fundamental points of structure in common that in the judgment of competent scientists they may receive a common substantive name A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species for it may often be divided into several subgenera In proportion as its definition is exact it is natural genus if its definition can not be made clear it is more or less an artificial genus Note Thus in the animal kingdom the lion leopard tiger cat and panther are species of the Cat kind or genus while in the vegetable kingdom all the species of oak form a single genus Some genera are represented by a multitude of species as Solanum Nightshade and Carex Sedge others by few and some by only one known species Subaltern genus Logic a genus which may be a species of a higher genus as the genus denoted by quadruped which is also a species of mammal Summum genus Etym L Logic the highest genus a genus which can not be classed as a species as being GENYS Genys n Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn See Conys GEOCENTRIC GEOCENTRICAL Geocentric Geocentrical a Etym Gr géocentrique Astron a Having reference to the earth as center in relation to or seen from the earth usually opposed to heliocentric as seen from the sun as the geocentric longitude or latitude of a planet b Having reference to the center of the earth Geocentric latitude of place the angle included between the radius of the earth through the place and the plane of the equator in distinction from geographic latitude It is a little less than the geographic latitude GEOCENTRICALLY Geocentrically adv Defn In a geocentric manner GEOCHEMISTRY Geochemistry jeokemistry n Gr gea gh the earth chemistry Defn The study of the chemical composition of and of actual or possible chemical changes in the crust of the earth Geochemical a Geochemist n GEOCRONITE Geocronite n Etym Gr geokronit Min Defn A leadgray or grayish blue mineral with a metallic luster consisting of sulphur antimony and lead with a small proportion of arsenic GEOCYCLIC Geocyclic a Etym Gr 1 Of pertaining to or illustrating the revolutions of the earth as a geocyclic machine 2 Circling the earth periodically GEODE Geode n Etym F géode L geodes fr Gr Min a A nodule of stone containing a cavity lined with crystals or mineral matter b The cavity in such a nodule GEODEPHAGOUS Geodephagous a Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Living in the earth applied to the ground beetles GEODESIC GEODESICAL Geodesic Geodesical a Etym Cf F géodésique Math Defn Of or pertaining to geodetic GEODESIC Geodesic n Defn A geodetic line or curve GEODESIST Geodesist n Defn One versed in geodesy GEODESY Geodesy n Etym Gr géodésie Math Defn That branch of applied mathematics which determines by means of observations and measurements the figures and areas of large portions of the earths surface or the general figure and dimenshions of the earth or that branch of surveying in which the curvature of the earth is taken into account as in the surveys of States or of long lines of coast GEODETIC GEODETICAL Geodetic Geodetical a Defn Of or pertaining to gebdesy obtained or determined by the operations of geodesy engaged in geodesy geodesic as geodetic surveying geodetic observers Geodetic line or curve the shortest line that can be drawn between two points on the elipsoidal surface of the earth a curve drawn on any given surface so that the osculating plane of the curve at every point shall contain the normal to the surface the minimum line that can be drawn on any surface between any two points GEODETICALLY Geodetically adv Defn In a geodetic manner according to geodesy GEODETICS Geodetics n Defn Same as Geodesy GEODIFEROUS Geodiferous a Etym Geode ferous Min Defn Producing geodes containing geodes GEODUCK Geoduck n Etym American Indian name Zoöl Defn A gigantic clam Glycimeris generosa of the Pacific coast of North America highly valued as an article of food GEOGNOSIS Geognosis n Etym See Geognosy Defn Knowledge of the earth R G Eliot GEOGNOST Geognost n Etym Cf F géognoste Defn One versed in geognosy a geologist R GEOGNOSTIC GEOGNOSTICAL Geognostic Geognostical a Etym Cf F géognostique Defn Of or pertaining to geognosy or to a knowledge of the structure of the earth geological R GEOGNOSY Geognosy n Etym Gr géognosie Defn That part of geology which treats of the materials of the earths structure and its general exterior and interior constitution GEOGONIC GEOGONICAL Geogonic Geogonical a Etym Cf F géogonique Defn Of or pertaining to geogony or to the formation of the earth GEOGONY Geogony n Etym Gr géogonie Defn The branch of science which treats of the formation of the earth GEOGRAPHER Geographer n Defn One versed in geography GEOGRAPHIC GEOGRAPHICAL Geographic Geographical a Etym L geographicus Gr géographique Defn Of or pertaining to geography Geographical distribution See under Distribution Geographic latitude of a place the angle included between a line perpendicular or normal to the level surface of water at rest at the place and the plane of the equator differing slightly from the geocentric latitude by reason of the difference between the earths figure and a true sphere Geographical mile See under Mile Geographical variation any variation of a species which is dependent on climate or other geographical conditions GEOGRAPHICALLY Geographically adv Defn In a geographical manner or method according to geography GEOGRAPHY Geography n pl Geographies Etym F géographie l geographia fr Gr Graphic 1 The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants a description of the earth or a portion of the earth including its structure fetures products political divisions and the people by whom it is inhabited 2 A treatise on this science Astronomical or Mathematical geography treats of the earth as a planet of its shape its size its lines of latitude and longitude its zones and the phenomena due to to the earths diurnal and annual motions Physical geography treats of the conformation of the earths surface of the distribution of land and water of minerals plants animals etc and applies the principles of physics to the explanation of the diversities of climate productions etc Political geography treats of the different countries into which earth is divided with regard to political and social and institutions and conditions GEOLATRY Geolatry n Etym Gr Defn The worship of the earth G W Cox The Geological Series Note The science of geology as treating of the history of the globe involves a description of the different strata which compose its crust their order of succession characteristic forms of animal and vegetable life etc The principal subdivisions of geological time and the most important strata with their relative positions are indicated in the following diagram GEOLOGER GEOLOGIAN Geologer Geologian n Defn A geologist GEOLOGIC GEOLOGICAL Geologic Geological a Etym Cf F géologique Defn Of or pertaining to geology or the science of the earth GEOLOGICALLY Geologically adv Defn In a geological manner GEOLOGIST Geologist n Etym Cf F Géologiste Defn One versed in the science of geology GEOLOGIZE Geologize v i imp p p Geologized p pr vb n Geologizing Defn To study geology or make geological investigations in the field to discourse as a geologist During midsummer geologized a little in Shropshire Darwin GEOLOGY Geology n pl Geologies Etym Gr logy cf F géologie 1 The science which treats a Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe structural geology b Of its history as regards rocks minerals rivers valleys mountains climates life etc historical geology c Of the causes and methods by which its structure features changes and conditions have been produced dynamical geology See Chart of The Geological Series 2 A treatise on the science GEOMALISM Geomalism n Etym Gr Biol Defn The tendency of an organism to respond during its growth to the force of gravitation GEOMANCER Geomancer n Defn One who practices or is versed in geomancy GEOMANCY Geomancy n Etym OE geomance geomancie F géomance géomancie LL geomantia fr Gr Defn A kind of divination by means of figures or lines formed by little dots or points originally on the earth and latterly on paper GEOMANTIC GEOMANTICAL Geomantic Geomantical a Etym Cf F géomantique Defn Pertaining or belonging to geomancy GEOMETER Geometer n Etym F géomètre L geometres geometra fr Gr Meter measure 1 One skilled in geometry a geometrician a mathematician I Watts 2 Zoöl Defn Any species of geometrid moth a geometrid GEOMETRAL Geometral a Etym Cf F géométral Defn Pertaining to geometry Obs GEOMETRIC GEOMETRICAL Geometric Geometrical a Etym L geometricus Gr géométrique Defn Pertaining to or according to the rules or principles of geometry determined by geometry as a geometrical solution of a problem Note Geometric is often used as opposed to algebraic to include processes or solutions in which the propositions or principles of geometry are made use of rather than those of algebra Note Geometrical is often used in a limited or strictly technical sense as opposed to mechanical thus a construction or solution is geometrical which can be made by ruler and compasses i e by means of right lines and circles Every construction or solution which requires any other curve or such motion of a line or circle as would generate any other curve is not geometrical but mechanical By another distinction a geometrical solution is one obtained by the rules of geometry or processes of analysis and hence is exact while a mechanical solution is one obtained by trial by actual measurements with instruments etc and is only approximate and empirical Geometrical curve Same as Algebraic curve so called because their different points may be constructed by the operations of elementary geometry Geometric lathe an instrument for engraving bank notes etc with complicated patterns of interlacing lines called also cycloidal engine Geometrical pace a measure of five feet Geometric pen an instrument for drawing geometric curves in which the movements of a pen or pencil attached to a revolving arm of ajustable length may be indefinitely varied by changing the toothed wheels which give motion to the arm Geometrical plane Persp the same as Ground plane Geometrical progression proportion ratio See under Progression Proportion and Ratio Geometrical radius in gearing the radius of the pitch circle of a cogwheel Knight Geometric spider Zoöl one of many species of spiders which spin a geometrical web They mostly belong to Epeira and allied genera as the garden spider See Garden spider Geometric square a portable instrument in the form of a square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by measuring angles Geometrical staircase one in which the stairs are supported by the wall at one end only Geometrical tracery in architecture and decoration tracery arranged in geometrical figures GEOMETRICALLY Geometrically adv Defn According to the rules or laws of geometry GEOMETRICIAN Geometrician n Defn One skilled in geometry a geometer a mathematician GEOMETRID Geometrid a Zoöl Defn Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridæ GEOMETRID Geometrid n Zoöl Defn One of numerous genera and species of moths of the family Geometridæ so called because their larvæ called loopers measuring worms spanworms and inchworms creep in a looping manner as if measuring Many of the species are injurious to agriculture as the cankerworms GEOMETRIZE Geometrize v i imp p p Geometrized p pr vb n Geometrizing Defn To investigate or apprehend geometrical quantities or laws to make geometrical constructions to proceed in accordance with the principles of geometry Nature geometrizeth and observeth order in all things Sir T Browne GEOMETRY Geometry n pl Geometries Etym F géométrie L geometria fr Gr Geometer 1 That branch of mathematics which investigates the relations properties and measurement of solids surfaces lines and angles the science which treats of the properties and relations of magnitudes the science of the relations of space 2 A treatise on this science Analytical or Coördinate geometry that branch of mathematical analysis which has for its object the analytical investigation of the relations and properties of geometrical magnitudes Descriptive geometry that part of geometry which treats of the graphic solution of all problems involving three dimensions Elementary geometry that part of geometry which treats of the simple properties of straight lines circles plane surface solids bounded by plane surfaces the sphere the cylinder and the right cone Higher geometry that pert of geometry which treats of those properties of straight lines circles etc which are less simple in their relations and of curves and surfaces of the second and higher degrees GEOPHAGISM Geophagism n Etym Gr Defn The act or habit of eating earth See Dirt eating under Dirt Dunglison GEOPHAGIST Geophagist n Defn One who eats earth as dirt clay chalk etc GEOPHAGOUS Geophagous a Defn Eartheating GEOPHILA Geophila n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn The division of Mollusca which includes the land snails and slugs GEOPONIC GEOPONICAL Geoponic Geoponical a Etym Gr géoponique Defn Pertaining to tillage of the earth or agriculture GEOPONICS Geoponics n Etym Gr géoponique Defn The art or science of cultivating the earth agriculture Evelin GEORAMA Georama n Etym Gr géorama Defn A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the world is depicted to be examined by one standing inside GEORDIE Geordie n Defn A name given by miners to George Stephensons safety lamp Raymond GEORGE George n Etym F George or Georges a proper name fr Gr work See Work 1 A figure of St George the patron saint of England on horseback appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter See Garter 2 A kind of brown loaf Obs Dryden GEORGE NOBLE George noble Etym So called from the image of St George on it Defn A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII See Noble n GEORGIAN Georgian a 1 Of or pertaining to Georgia in Asia or to Georgia one of the United States 2 Of or relating to the reigns of the four Georges kings of Great Britan as the Georgian era GEORGIAN Georgian n Defn A native of or dweller in Georgia GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE Georgian architecture Defn British or British colonial architecture of the period of the four Georges especially that of the period before 1800 GEORGIC Georgic n Etym L georgicum sc carmen and georgica pl Gr géorgiques pl See Georgic a Defn A rural poem a poetical composition on husbandry containing rules for cultivating lands etc as the Georgics of Virgil GEORGIC GEORGICAL Georgic Georgical a Etym L georgicus Gr géorgique See George Defn Relating to agriculture and rural affairs GEORGIUM SIDUS Georgium Sidus Etym NL the star of George III of England Astron Defn The planet Uranus so named by its discoverer Sir W Herschel GEOSCOPY Geoscopy n Etym Gr scopy cf F géoscopie Defn Knowledge of the earth ground or soil obtained by inspection Chambers GEOSELENIC Geoselenic a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to the earth and moon belonging to the joint action or mutual relations of the earth and moon as geoselenic phenomena GEOSTATIC Geostatic a Etym Gr static Civil Engin Defn Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance Geostatic arch an arch having a form adapted to sustain pressure similar to that exerted by earth Rankine GEOSYNCLINAL Geosynclinal n Etym Gr synclinal Geol Defn the downward bend or subsidence of the earths crust which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range opposed to geanticlinal GEOTHERMOMETER Geothermometer n Etym Gr thermometer Physics Defn A thermometer specially constructed for measuring temperetures at a depth below the surface of the ground GEOTIC Geotic a Etym Gr Defn Belonging to earth terrestrial Obs Bailey GEOTROPIC Geotropic a Etym See Geotropism Biol Defn Relating to or showing geotropism GEOTROPISM Geotropism n Etym Gr Biol Defn A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth the influence of gravity in determining the direction of growth of an organ Note In plants organs which grow towards the center of the earth are said to be positively geotropic and those growing in the opposite direction negatively geotropic In animals geotropism is supposed by some to have an influence either direct or indirect on the plane of division of the ovum GEPHYREA Gephyrea n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn An order of marine Annelida in which the body is imperfectly or not at all annulated externally and is mostly without setæ GEPHYREAN Gephyrean a Zoöl Defn Belonging to the Gephyrea n One of the Gerphyrea GEPHYREOID Gephyreoid a n Etym Gephyrea oid Defn Gephyrean GEPOUND Gepound n Defn See Gipoun Obs Chaucer GERAH Gerah n Etym Heb g lit a bean Jewish Antiq Defn A small coin and weight 120th of a shekel Note The silver gerah is supposed to have been worth about three cents the gold about fiftyfour cents the weight equivalent to about thirteen grains GERANIACEOUS Geraniaceous a Bot Defn Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants Geraniaceæ which includes the genera Geranium Pelargonium and many others GERANIINE GERANINE Geraniine Geranine n Etym See Geranium 1 Med Defn A valuable astringet obtained from the root of the Geranium maculatum or cranesbill 2 Chem Defn A liquid terpene obtained from the cranesbill Geranium maculatum and having a peculiar mulberry odor Written also geranium GERANIUM Geranium n Etym L fr Gr géranium See Crane n 1 Bot Defn A genus of plants having a beaklike tours or receptacle around which the seed capsules are arranged and membranous projections or stipules at the joints Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor Called sometimes cranesbill 2 Floriculture Defn A cultivated pelargonium Note Many plants referred to the genus Geranium by the earlier botanists are now separated from it under the name of Pelargonium which includes all the commonly cultivated geraniums mostly natives of South Africa GERANT Gerant n Etym F gérant Defn The manager or acting partner of a company jointstock association etc GERBE Gerbe n Etym F prop a sheaf Pyrotechny Defn A kind of ornamental firework Farrow GERBIL GERBILLE Gerbil Gerbille n Etym F gerbille Cf Jerboa Zoöl Defn One of several species of small jumping murine rodents of the genus Gerbillus In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa They inhabit Africa India and Southern Europe GERBOA Gerboa n Zoöl Defn The jerboa GERE Gere n Defn Gear Obs Chaucer GERENT Gerent a Etym L gerens p pr of gerere to bear manage Defn Bearing carrying Obs Bailey GERFALCON Gerfalcon n Zoöl Defn See Gyrfalcon GERFUL Gerful a Etym Cf OF girer to twirl E gyrate Defn Changeable capricious Obs Chaucer GERLAND GERLOND Gerland Gerlond n Defn A garland Obs GERLIND Gerlind n Zoöl Defn A salmon returning from the sea the second time Prov Eng GERM Germ n Etym F germe fr L germen germinis sprout but germ Cf Germen Germane 1 Biol Defn That which is to develop a new individual as the germ of a fetus of a plant or flower and the like the earliest form under which an organism appears In the entire process in which a new being originates two distinct classes of action participate namely the act of generation by which the germ is produced and the act of development by which that germ is evolved into the complete organism Carpenter 2 That from which anything springs origin first principle as the germ of civil liberty Disease germ Biol a name applied to certain tiny bacterial organisms or their spores such as Anthrax bacillus and the Micrococcus of fowl cholera which have been demonstrated to be the cause of certain diseases See Germ theory bellow Germ cell Biol the germ egg spore or cell from which the plant or animal arises At one time a part of the body of the parent it finally becomes detachedand by a process of multiplication and growth gives rise to a mass of cells which ultimately form a new individual like the parent See Ovum Germ gland Anat See Gonad Germ stock Zoöl a special process on which buds are developed in certain animals See Doliolum Germ theory Biol the theory that living organisms can be produced only by the evolution or development of living germs or seeds See Biogenesis and Abiogenesis As applied to the origin of disease the theory claims that the zymotic diseases are due to the rapid development and multiplication of various bacteria the germs or spores of which are either contained in the organism itself or transferred through the air or water See Fermentation theory GERM Germ v i Defn To germinate R J Morley GERMAIN Germain a Obs Defn See Germane GERMAN German a Etym OE german germain F germain fr L germanus full own said of brothers and sisters who have the same parents akin to germen germ Cf Germ Germane Defn Nearly related closely akin Wert thou a leopard thou wert german to the lion Shak Brother german See Brother german Cousins german See the Note under Cousin GERMAN German n pl Germans Etym L Germanus prob of Celtis origin 1 A native or one of the people of Germany 2 The German language 3 a A round dance often with a waltz movement abounding in capriciosly involved figures b A social party at which the german is danced High German the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern Germany comprising Old High German used from the 8th to the 11th century Middle H G from the 12th to the 15th century and Modern or New H G the language of Luthers Bible version and of modern German literature The dialects of Central Germany the basis of the modern literary language are often called Middle German and the Southern German dialects Upper German but High German is also used to cover both groups Low German the language of Northern Germany and the Netherlands including Friesic AngloSaxon or Saxon Old Saxon Dutch or Low Dutch with its dialect Flemish and Plattdeutsch called also Low German spoken in many dialects GERMAN German a Etym L Germanus See German n Defn Of or pertaining to Germany German Baptists See Dunker German bit a woodboring tool having a long elliptical pod and a scew point German carp Zoöl the crucian carp German millet Bot a kind of millet Setaria Italica var whose seed is sometimes used for food German paste a prepared food for caged birds German process Metal the process of reducing copper ore in a blast furnace after roasting if necessary Raymond German sarsaparilla a substitute for sarsaparilla extract German sausage a polony or gut stuffed with meat partly cooked German silver Chem a silverwhite alloy hard and tough but malleable and ductile and quite permanent in the air It contains nickel copper and zinc in varying proportions and was originally made from old copper slag at Henneberg A small amount of iron is sometimes added to make it whiter and harder It is essentially identical with the Chinese alloy packfong It was formerly much used for tableware knife handles frames cases bearings of machinery etc but is now largely superseded by other white alloys German steel Metal a metal made from bog iron ore in a forge with charcoal for fuel German text Typog a character resembling modern German type used in English printing for ornamental headings etc as in the words Note This line is German Text German tinder See Amadou GERMANDER Germander n Etym OE germaunder F germandrée It calamandrea L chamaedrys fr GrHumble and Tree Bot Defn A plant of the genus Teucrium esp Teucrium Chamædrys or wall germander mintlike herbs and low shrubs American germander Teucrium Canadense Germander chickweed Veronica agrestis Water germander Teucrium Scordium Wood germander Teucrium Scorodonia GERMANE Germane a Etym See German akin nearly related Defn Literally near akin hence closely allied appropriate or fitting relevant The phrase would be more germane to the matter Shak An amendment must be germane Barclay Digest GERMANIC Germanic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or containing germanium GERMANIC Germanic a Etym L Germanicus cf F germanique See German n 1 Of or pertaining to Germany as the Germanic confederacy 2 Teutonic A loose sense GERMANISM Germanism n Etym Cf F germanisme 1 An idiom of the German language 2 A characteristic of the Germans a characteristic German mode doctrine etc rationalism J W Alexander GERMANIUM Germanium n Etym NL fr L Germania Germany Chem Defn A rare element recently discovered 1885 in a silver ore argyrodite at Freiberg It is a brittle silverwhite metal chemically intermediate between the metals and nonmetals resembles tin and is in general identical with the predicted ekasilicon Symbol Ge Atomic weight 723 GERMANIZATION Germanization n Defn The act of Germanizing M Arnold GERMANIZE Germanize v t imp p p Germanized p pr vb n Germanizing Defn To make German or like what is distinctively German as to Germanize a province a language a society GERMANIZE Germanize v i Defn To reason or write after the manner of the Germans GERMARIUM Germarium n Etym NL See Germ Zoöl Defn An organ in which the ova are developed in certain Turbellaria GERM CELL Germ cell Biol Defn A cell of either sex directly concerned in the production of a new organism GERMEN Germen n pl E Germens L Germina Etym L Defn See Germ GERMICIDAL Germicidal a Defn Germicide GERMICIDE Germicide a Etym Germ L caedere to kill Biol Defn Destructive to germs applied to any agent which has a destructive action upon living germs particularly bacteria or bacterial germs which are considered the cause of many infectious diseases n Defn A germicide agent GERMINAL Germinal a Etym See Germ Defn Pertaining or belonging to a germ as the germinal vesicle Germinal layers Biol the two layers of cells the ectoblast and entoblast which form respectively the outer covering and inner wall of the gastrula A third layer of cells the mesoblast which is formed later and lies between these two is sometimes included Germinal membrane Biol Same as Blastoderm Germinal spot Biol the nucleolus of the ovum Germinal vesicle Biol the nucleus of the ovum of animals GERMINAL Germinal n Etym F See Germ Defn The seventh month of the French republican calendar 1792 1806 It began March 21 and ended April 19 See VendÉmiaire GERMINANT Germinant a Etym L germinans p pr Defn Sprouting sending forth germs or buds GERMINATE Germinate v i imp p p Germinated p pr vb n Germinating Etym L germinatus p p of germinare to sprout fr germen See Germ Defn To sprout to bud to shoot to begin to vegetate as a plant or its seed to begin to develop as a germ Bacon GERMINATE Germinate v t Defn To cause to sprout Price 1610 GERMINATION Germination n Etym L germinatio cf F germination Defn The process of germinating the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant the first development of germs either animal or vegetable Germination apparatus an apparatus for malting grain GERMINATIVE Germinative a Etym Cf F germinatif Defn Pertaining to germination having power to bud or develop Germinative spot Germinative vesicle Biol Same as Germinal spot Germinal vesicle under Germinal GERMIPARITY Germiparity n Etym Germ L parere to produce Biol Defn Reproduction by means of germs GERMLESS Germless a Defn Without germs GERMOGEN Germogen n Etym Germ gen Biol a A polynuclear mass of protoplasm not divided into separate cells from which certain ova are developed Balfour b The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms Balfour GERM PLASM Germ plasm Biol Defn See Plasmogen and Idioplasm GERM THEORY Germ theory 1 Biol Defn The theory that living organisms can be produced only by the development of living germs Cf Biogenesis Abiogenesis 2 Med The theory which attributes contagious and infectious diseases suppurative lesions etc to the agency of germs The science of bacteriology was developed after this theory had been established GERMULE Germule n Etym Dim fr germ Biol Defn A small germ GERN Gern v t Etym See Grin Defn To grin or yawn Obs He gaped like a gulf when he did gern Spenser GERNER Gerner n Defn A garner Obs Chaucer GEROCOMIA Gerocomia n Etym NL Defn See Gerocomy GEROCOMICAL Gerocomical a Defn Pertaining to gerocomy Dr John Smith GEROCOMY Gerocomy n Etym F gérocomie fr Gr Defn That part of medicine which treats of regimen for old people GERONTES Gerontes n pl Etym NL fr Gr Gr Antiq Defn Magistrates in Sparta who with the ephori and kings constituted the supreme civil authority GERONTOCRACY Gerontocracy n Etym Gr Defn Government by old men R Gladstone GEROPIGIA Geropigia n Etym Pg geropiga Defn A mixture composed of unfermented grape juice brandy sugar etc for adulteration of wines Written also jerupigia GEROUS gerous Etym L ger fr gerere to bear carry See Jest Defn A suffix signifying bearing producing as calcigerous dentigerous GERRYMANDER Gerrymander v t imp p p Gerrymandered p pr vb n Gerrymandering Defn To divide a State into districts for the choice of representatives in an unnatural and unfair way with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent Political Cant U S Note This was done in Massachusetts at a time when Elbridge Gerry was governor and was attributed to his influence hence the name though it is now known that he was opposed to the measure Bartlett GERUND Gerund n Etym L gerundium fr gerere to bear carry perform See Gest a deed Jest Lat Gram 1 A kind of verbal noun having only the four oblique cases of the singular number and governing cases like a participle 2 AS Gram Defn A verbal noun ending in e preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end called also the dative infinitive as Ic hæbbe mete tô etanne I have meat to eat In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in ing denoting a transitive action e g by throwing a stone GERUNDIAL Gerundial a Defn Pertaining to or resembling a gerund as a gerundial use GERUNDIVE Gerundive a Etym L gerundivus Defn Pertaining to or partaking of the nature of the gerund gerundial n Lat Gram Defn The future passive participle as amandus i e to be loved GERUNDIVELY Gerundively adv Defn In the manner of a gerund as or in place of a gerund GERY Gery a Etym See Gerful Defn Changeable fickle Obs Chaucer GESLING Gesling n Defn A gosling Prov Eng GESSE Gesse v t i Defn To guess Obs Chaucer GESSO Gesso n It chalk plaster 1 Plaster of Paris or gypsum esp as prepared for use in painting or in making basreliefs and the like by extension a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding or a surface so prepared 2 A work of art done in gesso Obs GESSO DURO Gesso duro It hard plaster Defn A variety of gesso which when dried becomes hard and durable often used in making basrelief casts which are colored and mounted in elaborate frames GEST Gest n Defn A guest Obs Chaucer GEST Gest n Etym OF geste exploit See Jest 1 Something done or achieved a deed or an action an adventure Obs Chaucer 2 An action represented in sports plays or on the stage show ceremony Obs Mede 3 A tale of achievements or adventures a stock story Obs Chaucer Spenser 4 Gesture bearing deportment Archaic Through his heroic grace and honorable gest Spenser GEST Gest n Etym Cf Gist a resting place 1 A stage in traveling a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress a rest Obs Kersey 2 A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress Many of them are extant in the heralds office Obs Hanmer GESTANT Gestant a Etym L gestans p pr of gestare Defn Bearing within laden burdened pregnant R Clouds gestant with heat Mrs Browning GESTATION Gestation n Etym L gestatio a bearing carrying fr gestare to bear carry intens fr gerere gestum to bear cf F gestation See Gest deed Jest 1 The act of wearing clothes or ornaments Obs 2 The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery pregnancy 3 Exercise in which one is borne or carried as on horseback or in a carriage without the exertion of his own powers passive exercise Dunglison GESTATORY Gestatory a Etym L gestatorius that serves for carrying cf F gestatoire 1 Pertaining to gestation or pregnancy 2 Capable of being carried or worn Obs or R GESTE Geste v i Defn To tell stories or gests Obs GESTIC Gestic a Etym See Gest a deed Gesture 1 Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms legendary And the gay grandsire skilled in gestic lore Goldsmith 2 Relating to bodily motion consisting of gestures said especially with reference to dancing Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art Sir W Scott GESTICULATE Gesticulate v i imp p p Gesticulated p pr vb n Gesticulating Etym L gesticulatus p p of gesticulari to gesticulate fr gesticulus a mimic gesture gesticulation dim of gestus gesture fr gerere gestum to bear carry peform See Gestic Defn To make gestures or motions as in speaking to use postures Sir T Herbert GESTICULATE Gesticulate v t Defn To represent by gesture to act R B Jonson GESTICULATION Gesticulation n Etym L gesticulatio cf F gesticulation 1 The act of gesticulating or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments 2 A gesture a motion of the body or limbs in speaking or in representing action or passion and enforcing arguments and sentiments Macaulay 3 Antic tricks or motions B Jonson GESTICULATOR Gesticulator n Etym L Defn One who gesticulates GESTICULATORY Gesticulatory a Defn Representing by or belonging to gestures T Warton GESTOUR Gestour n Etym See Gest a deed Defn A reciter of gests or legendary tales a storyteller Obs Minstrels and gestours for to tell tales Chaucer GESTURAL Gestural a Defn Relating to gesture GESTURE Gesture n Etym LL gestura mode of action fr L gerere gestum to bear behave perform act See Gest a deed 1 Manner of carrying the body position of the body or limbs posture Obs Accubation or lying down at meals was a gesture used by many nations Sir T Browne 2 A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or passion any action or posture intended to express an idea or a passion or to enforce or emphasize an argument assertion or opinion Humble and reverent gestures Hooker Grace was in all her steps heaven in her eye In every gesture dignity and love Milton GESTURE Gesture v t imp p p Gestured p pr vb n Gesturing Defn To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action to gesticulate It is not orderly read nor gestured as beseemeth Hooker GESTURE Gesture v i Defn To make gestures to gesticulate The players gestured not undecently withal Holland GESTURELESS Gestureless a Defn Free from gestures GESTUREMENT Gesturement n Defn Act of making gestures gesturing Obs Bp Hall GET Get n Defn Jet the mineral Obs Chaucer GET Get n Etym OF get 1 Fashion manner custom Obs Chaucer 2 Artifice contrivance Obs Chaucer GET Get v t imp Got Obs Gat p p Got Obsolescent Gotten p pr vb n Getting Etym OE geten AS gitan gietan in comp akin to Icel geta Goth bigitan to find L prehendere to seize take Gr Comprehend Enterprise Forget Impregnable Prehensile 1 To procure to obtain to gain possession of to acquire to earn to obtain as a price or reward to come by to win by almost any means as to get favor by kindness to get wealth by industry and economy to get favor by kindness to get wealth by industry and economy to get land by purchase etc 2 Hence with have and had to come into or be in possession of to have Johnson Thou hast got the face of man Herbert 3 To beget to procreate to generate I had rather to adopt a child than get it Shak 4 To obtain mental possession of to learn to commit to memory to memorize as to get a lesson also with out as to get out ones Greek lesson It being harder with him to get one sermon by heart than to pen twenty Bp Fell 5 To prevail on to induce to persuade Get him to say his prayers Shak 6 To procure to be or to cause to be in any state or condition with a following participle Those things I bid you do get them dispatched Shak 7 To betake to remove in a reflexive use Get thee out from this land Gen xxxi 13 He got himself to the strong town of Mega Knolles Note Get as a transitive verb is combined with adverbs implying motion to express the causing to or the effecting in the object of the verb of the kind of motion indicated by the preposition thus to get in to cause to enter to bring under shelter as to get in the hay to get out to make come forth to extract to get off to take off to remove to get together to cause to come together to collect To get by heart to commit to memory To get the better of To get the best of to obtain an advantage over to surpass to subdue To get up to cause to be established or to exit to prepare to arrange to construct to invent as to get up a celebration a machine a book an agitation Syn To obtain gain win acquire See Obtain GET Get v i 1 To make acquisition to gain to profit to receive accessions to be increased We mourn France smiles we lose they daily get Shak 2 To arrive at or bring ones self into a state condition or position to come to be to become with a following adjective or past participle belonging to the subject of the verb as to get sober to get awake to get beaten to get elected To get rid of fools and scoundrels Pope His chariot wheels get hot by driving fast Coleridge Note It get gives to the English language a middle voice or a power of verbal expression which is neither active nor passive Thus we say to get acquitted beaten confused dressed Earle Note Get as an intransitive verb is used with a following preposition or adverb of motion to indicate on the part of the subject of the act movement or action of the kind signified by the preposition or adverb or in the general sense to move to stir to make ones way to advance to arrive etc as to get away to leave to escape to disengage ones self from to get down to descend esp with effort as from a literal or figurative elevation to get along to make progress hence to prosper succeed or fare to get in to enter to get out to extricate ones self to escape to get through to traverse also to finish to be done to get to to arrive at to reach to get off to alight to descend from to dismount also to escape to come off clear to get together to assemble to convene To get ahead to advance to prosper To get along to proceed to advance to prosper To get a mile or other distance to pass over it in traveling To get among to go or come into the company of to become one of a number To get asleep to fall asleep To get astray to wander out of the right way To get at to reach to make way to To get away with to carry off to capture hence to get the better of to defeat To get back to arrive at the place from which one departed to return To get before to arrive in front or more forward To get behind to fall in the rear to lag To get between to arrive between To get beyond to pass or go further than to exceed to surpass Three score and ten is the age of man a few get beyond it Thackeray To get clear to disengage ones self to be released as from confinement obligation or burden also to be freed from danger or embarrassment To get drunk to become intoxicated To get forward to proceed to advance also to prosper to advance in wealth To get home to arrive at ones dwelling goal or aim To get into a To enter as she prepared to get into the coach Dickens b To pass into or reach as as a language has got into the inflated state Keary To get loose or free to disengage ones self to be released from confinement To get near to approach within a small distance To get on to proceed to advance to prosper To get over a To pass over surmount or overcome as an obstacle or difficulty b To recover from as an injury a calamity To get through a To pass through something b To finish what one was doing To get up a To rise to arise as from a bed chair etc b To ascend to climb as a hill a tree a flight of stairs etc GET Get n Defn Offspring progeny as the get of a stallion GETEN Geten obs Defn p p of Get Chaucer GETH Geth Defn the original third pers sing pres of Go Obs Chaucer GETPENNY Getpenny n Defn Something which gets or gains money a successful affair Colloq Chapman GETTABLE Gettable a Defn That may be obtained R GETTER Getter n Defn One who gets gains obtains acquires begets or procreates GETTERUP Getterup n Defn One who contrives makes or arranges for anything as a book a machine etc Colloq A diligent getterup of miscellaneous works W Irving GETTING Getting n 1 The act of obtaining or acquiring acquisition With all thy getting get understanding Prov iv 7 2 That which is got or obtained gain profit GETUP Getup n Defn General composition or structure manner in which the parts of a thing are combined makeup style of dress etc Colloq H Kingsley GEUSDISM Geusdism gedizm n Defn The Marxian socialism and programme of reform through revolution as advocated by the French political leader Jules Basile Guesde pron ged 1845 Guesdist n a GEWGAW Gewgaw n Etym OE gigawe gugawe gewgaude prob the same word as OE givegove gewgaw apparently a reduplicated form fr AS gifan to give cf also F joujou plaything and E gaud n See Give and cf Giffgaff Defn A showy trifle a toy a splendid plaything a pretty but worthless bauble A heavy gewgaw called a crown Dryden GEWGAW Gewgaw a Defn Showy unreal pretentious Seeing his gewgaw castle shine Tennyson GEYSER Geyser n Etym Icel geysir fr geysa to rush furiously fr gj to gush Cf Gush Defn A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water mud etc driven up by the expansive power of steam Note Geysers were first known in Iceland and later in New Zealand In the Yellowstone region in the United States they are numerous and some of them very powerful throwing jets of boiling water and steam to a height of 200 feet They are grouped in several areas called geyser basins The mineral matter or geyserite with which geyser water is charged forms geyser cones about the orifice often of great size and beauty GEYSERITE Geyserite n Etym From Geyser Min Defn A loose hydrated form of silica a variety of opal deposited in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses around some hot springs and geysers GHARRY Gharry n Etym Hind ga Defn Any wheeled cart or carriage India GHAST Ghast v t Etym OE gasten See Ghastly a Defn To strike aghast to affright Obs Ghasted by the noise I made Full suddenly he fled Shak GHASTFUL Ghastful a Etym See Ghastly a Defn Fit to make one aghast dismal Obs Ghastfully adv GHASTLINESS Ghastliness n Defn The state of being ghastly a deathlike look GHASTLY Ghastly a Compar Ghastlier superl Ghastliest Etym OE gastlich gastli fearful causing fear fr gasten to terrify AS gæstan Cf Aghast Gast Gaze Ghostly 1 Like a ghost in appearance deathlike pale pallid dismal Each turned his face with a ghastly pang Coleridge His face was so ghastly that it could scarcely be recognized Macaulay 2 Horrible shocking dreadful hideous Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail Milton GHASTLY Ghastly adv Defn In a ghastly manner hideously Staring full ghastly like a strangled man Shak GHASTNESS Ghastness n Defn Ghastliness Obs Shak GHAT GHAUT Ghat Ghaut n Etym Hind ghat 1 A pass through a mountain India J D Hooker 2 A range of mountains Balfour Cyc of Ind 3 Stairs descending to a river a landing place a wharf India Malcom GHAWAZI Ghawazi n pl Etym Etymol uncertain Defn Egyptian dancing girls of a lower sort than the almeh GHAZAL GHAZEL Ghazal Ghazel n Ar ghazal Defn A kind of Oriental lyric and usually erotic poetry written in recurring rhymes GHAZI Ghazi n Ar ghazi Defn Among Mohammedans a warrior champion or veteran esp in the destruction of infidels GHEBER GHEBRE Gheber Ghebre n Etym Pers ghebr cf F Guèbre Cf Giaour Defn A worshiper of fire a Zoroastrian a Parsee GHEE Ghee n Etym Hind ghi clarified butter Skr gh Defn Butter clarified by boiling and thus converted into a kind of oil India Malcom GHERKIN Gherkin n Etym D agurkje a dim akin to G gurke Dan ag cf Pol ogórek Bohem okurka LGr alkhiyar Per khiyar 1 Bot Defn A kind of small prickly cucumber much used for pickles 2 Zoöl Defn See Sea gherkin GHESS Ghess v t i Defn See Guess Obs GHETTO Ghetto n Etym It Defn The Jewsquarter in an Italian town or city I went to the Ghetto where the Jews dwell Evelyn GHIBELLINE Ghibelline n Etym It Ghibellino of German origin It Hist Defn One of a faction in Italy in the 12th and 13th centuries which favored the German emperors and opposed the Guelfs or adherents of the poses Brande C GHOLE Ghole n Defn See Ghoul GHOST Ghost n Etym OE gast gost soul spirit AS gast breath spirit soul akin to OS g spirit soul D geest G geist and prob to E gaze ghastly 1 The spirit the soul of man Obs Then gives her grieved ghost thus to lament Spenser 2 The disembodied soul the soul or spirit of a deceased person a spirit appearing after death an apparition a specter The mighty ghosts of our great Harrys rose Shak I thought that I had died in sleep And was a blessed ghost Coleridge 3 Any faint shadowy semblance an unsubstantial image a phantom a glimmering as not a ghost of a chance the ghost of an idea Each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor Poe 4 A false image formed in a telescope by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses Ghost moth Zoöl a large European moth Hepialus humuli so called from the white color of the male and the peculiar hovering flight called also great swift Holy Ghost the Holy Spirit the Paraclete the Comforter Theol the third person in the Trinity To give up or yield up the ghost to die to expire And he gave up the ghost full softly Chaucer Jacob yielded up the ghost and was gathered unto his people Gen xlix 33 GHOST Ghost v i Defn To die to expire Obs Sir P Sidney GHOST Ghost v t Defn To appear to or haunt in the form of an apparition Obs Shak GHOST DANCE Ghost dance Defn A religious dance of the North American Indians participated in by both sexes and looked upon as a rite of invocation the purpose of which is through trance and vision to bring the dancer into communion with the unseen world and the spirits of departed friends The dance is the chief rite of the Ghostdance or Messiah religion which originated about 1890 in the doctrines of the Piute Wovoka the Indian Messiah who taught that the time was drawing near when the whole Indian race the dead with the living should be reunited to live a life of millennial happiness upon a regenerated earth The religion inculcates peace righteousness and work and holds that in good time without warlike intervention the oppressive white rule will be removed by the higher powers The religion spread through a majority of the western tribes of the United States only in the case of the Sioux owing to local causes leading to an outbreak GHOSTFISH Ghostfish n Zoöl Defn A pale ubspotted variety of the wrymouth GHOSTLESS Ghostless a Defn Without life or spirit R GHOSTLIKE Ghostlike a Defn Like a ghost ghastly GHOSTLINESS Ghostliness n Defn The quality of being ghostly GHOSTLY Ghostly a Etym OE gastlich gostlich AS gastlic See Ghost 1 Relating to the soul not carnal or secular spiritual as a ghostly confessor Save and defend us from our ghostly enemies Book of Common Prayer Ch of Eng One of the gostly children of St Jerome Jer Taylor 2 Of or pertaining to apparitions Akenside GHOSTLY Ghostly adv Defn Spiritually mystically Chaucer GHOSTOLOGY Ghostology n Defn Ghost lore R It seemed even more unaccountable than if it had been a thing of ghostology and witchcraft Hawthorne GHOUL Ghoul n Etym Per gh an imaginary sylvan demon supposed to devour men and animals cf Ar gh F goule Defn An imaginary evil being among Eastern nations which was supposed to feed upon human bodies Written also ghole Moore GHOULISH Ghoulish a Defn Characteristic of a ghoul vampirelike hyenalike GHYLL Ghyll n Defn A ravine See Gill a woody glen Prov Eng Scot Wordsworth GIALLOLINO Giallolino n Etym It from giallo yellow prob fr OHG gelo G gelb akin to E yellow Defn A term variously employed by early writers on art though commonly designating the yellow oxide of lead or massicot Fairholt GIAMBEUX Giambeux n pl Etym See Jambeux Defn Greaves armor for the legs Obs Spenser GIANT Giant n Etym OE giant geant geaunt OF jaiant geant F géant L gigas fr Gr gender genesis See Gender and cf Gigantic 1 A man of extraordinari bulk and stature Giants of mighty bone and bold emprise Milton 2 A person of extraordinary strength or powers bodily or intellectual 3 Any animal plant or thing of extraordinary size or power Giants Causeway a vast collection of basaltic pillars in the county of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland GIANT Giant a Defn Like a giant extraordinary in size strength or power as giant brothers a giant son Giant cell Anat See Myeloplax Giant clam Zoöl a bivalve shell of the genus Tridacna esp T gigas which sometimes weighs 500 pounds The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy water Giant heron Zoöl a very large African heron Ardeomega goliath It is the largest heron known Giant kettle a pothole of very large dimensions as found in Norway in connection with glaciers See Pothole Giant powder See Nitroglycerin Giant puffball Bot a fungus Lycoperdon giganteum edible when young and when dried used for stanching wounds Giant salamander Zoöl a very large aquatic salamander Megalobatrachus maximus found in Japan It is the largest of living Amphibia becoming a yard long Giant squid Zoöl one of several species of very large squids belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera Some are over forty feet long GIANTESS Giantess n Defn A woman of extraordinary size GIANTIZE Giantize v i Etym Cf F géantiser Defn To play the giant R Sherwood GIANTLY Giantly a Defn Appropriate to a giant Obs Usher GIANTRY Giantry n Defn The race of giants R Cotgrave GIANTSHIP Giantship n Defn The state personality or character of a giant a compellation for a giant His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen Milton GIAOUR Giaour n Etym Turk giaur an infidel Per gawr another form of ghebr fire worshiper Cf Kaffir Gheber Defn An infidel a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the Mohammedan religion especially Christrians Byron GIB Gib n Etym Abbreviated fr Gilbert the name of the cat in the old story of Reynard the Fox in the Romaunt of the Rose etc Defn A male cat a tomcat Obs GIB Gib v i Defn To act like a cat Obs Beau Fl GIB Gib n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn A piece or slip of metal or wood notched or otherwise in a machine or structure to hold other parts in place or bind them together or to afford a bearing surface usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge key or screw Gib and key or Gib and cotter Steam Engine the fixed wedge or gib and the driving wedgekey or cotter used for tightening the strap which holds the brasses at the end of a connecting rod GIB Gib v t imp p p Gibbed p pr vb n Gibbing Defn To secure or fasten with a gib or gibs to provide with a gib or gibs Gibbed lathe an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight GIB Gib v i Defn To balk See Jib v i Youatt GIBARO Gibaro n pl Gibaros Amer Sp jíbaro wild Ethnol Defn The offspring of a Spaniard and an Indian a SpanishIndian mestizo Sp Amer GIBBARTAS Gibbartas n Etym Cf Ar jebbar giant or L gibber humpbacked cf F gibbar Zoöl Defn One of several finback whales of the North Atlantic called also Jupiter whale Written also jubartas gubertas dubertus GIBBER Gibber n Etym From Gib to balk Defn A balky horse Youatt GIBBER Gibber v i imp p p Gibbered p pr vb n Gibbering Etym Akin to jabber and gabble Defn To speak rapidly and inarticulately Shak GIBBERISH Gibberish n Etym From Gibber v i Defn Rapid and inarticulate talk unintelligible language unmeaning words jargon He like a gypsy oftentimes would go All kinds of gibberish he had learnt to known Drayton Such gibberish as children may be heard amusing themselves with Hawthorne GIBBERISH Gibberish a Defn Unmeaning as gibberish language GIBBET Gibbet n Etym OE gibet F gibet in OF also club fr LL gibetum cf OF gibe sort of sickle or hook It giubbetto gibbet and giubbetta dim of giubba mane also an under waistcoat doublet Prov It gibba cf Jupon so that it perhaps originally signified a halter a rope round the neck of malefactors or it is perhaps derived fr L gibbus hunched humped E gibbous or cf E jib a sail 1 A kind of gallows an upright post with an arm projecting from the top on which formerly malefactors were hanged in chains and their bodies allowed to remain asa warning 2 The projecting arm of a crane from which the load is suspended the jib GIBBET Gibbet v t imp p p Gibbeted p pr vb n Gibbeting 1 To hang and expose on a gibbet 2 To expose to infamy to blacken Ill gibbet up his name Oldham GIBBIER Gibbier n Etym F gibier Defn Wild fowl game Obs Addison GIBBON Gibbon n Etym Cf F gibbon Zoöl Defn Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia They are tailless and without cheek pouches and have very long arms adapted for climbing Note The whitehanded gibbon Hylobates lar the crowned H pilatus the wouwou or singing gibbon H agilis the siamang and the hoolock are the most common species GIB BOOM Gib boom Defn See Jib boom GIBBOSE Gibbose a Etym L gibbosus fr gibbus gibba hunch hump Cf Gibbous Defn Humped protuberant said of a surface which presents one or more large elevations Brande C GIBBOSTITY Gibbostity n Etym Cf F gibbosité Defn The state of being gibbous or gibbose gibbousness GIBBOUS Gibbous a Etym Cf F gibbeux See Gibbose 1 Swelling by a regular curve or surface protuberant convex as the moon is gibbous between the halfmoon and the full moon The bones will rise and make a gibbous member Wiseman 2 Hunched humpbacked Obs Sir T Browne Gibbously adv Gibbousness n GIBBSITE Gibbsite n Etym Named after George Gibbs Min Defn A hydrate of alumina GIBCAT Gibcat n Defn A male cat esp an old one See lst Gib n Obs Shak GIBE Gibe v i imp p p Gibed p pr vb n Gibing Etym Cf Prov F giber equiv to F jouer to play Icel geipa to talk nonsense E jabber Defn To cast reproaches and sneering expressions to rail to utter taunting sarcastic words to flout to fleer to scoff Fleer and gibe and laugh and flout Swift GIBE Gibe v i Defn To reproach with contemptuous words to deride to scoff at to mock Draw the beasts as I describe them From their features while I gibe them Swift GIBE Gibe n Defn An expression of sarcastic scorn a sarcastic jest a scoff a taunt a sneer Mark the fleers the gibes and notable scorns Shak With solemn gibe did Eustace banter me Tennyson GIBEL Gibel n Etym G gibel giebel Zoöl Defn A kind of carp Cyprinus gibelio called also Prussian carp GIBER Giber n Defn One who utters gibes B Jonson GIBFISH Gibfish n Defn The male of the salmon Prov Eng Wright GIBINGLY Gibingly adv Defn In a gibing manner scornfully GIBLET Giblet a Defn Made of giblets as a giblet pie GIBLETS Giblets n pl Etym OE gibelet OF gibelet game cf F gibelotte stewed rabbit Cf Gibbier Defn The inmeats or edible viscera heart gizzard liver etc of poultry GIBRALTAR Gibraltar n 1 A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain held by the British since 1704 hence an impregnable stronghold 2 A kind of candy sweetmeat or a piece of it called in full Gibraltar rock GIBSTAFF Gibstaff n Etym Prov E gib a hooked stick E staff 1 A staff to guage water or to push a boat 2 A staff formerly used in fighting beasts on the stage Obs Bailey GID Gid n Etym Cf Giddy a Defn A disease of sheep characterized by vertigo the staggers It is caused by the presence of the CC GIDDILY Giddily adv Defn In a giddy manner GIDDINESS Giddiness n Defn The quality or state of being giddy GIDDY Giddy a Compar Giddier superl Giddiest Etym OE gidi mad silly AS gidig of unknown origin cf Norw gidda to shake tremble 1 Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body and therefore wavering and inclined to fall lightheaded dizzy By giddy head and staggering legs betrayed Tate 2 Promoting or inducing giddiness as a giddy height a giddy precipice Prior Upon the giddy footing of the hatches Shak 3 Bewildering on account of rapid turning running round with celerity gyratory whirling The giddy motion of the whirling mill Pope 4 Characterized by inconstancy unstable changeable fickle wild thoughtless heedless Giddy foolish hours Rowe Giddy chance Dryden Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm Cowper GIDDY Giddy v i Defn To reel to whirl Chapman GIDDY Giddy v t Defn To make dizzy or unsteady Obs GIDDYHEAD Giddyhead n Defn A person without thought fulness prudence or judgment Colloq Burton GIDDYHEADED Giddyheaded a Defn Thoughtless unsteady GIDDYPACED Giddypaced a Defn Moving irregularly flighty fickle R Shak GIE Gie v t Defn To guide See Gye Obs Chaucer GIE Gie v t Defn To give Scot Burns GIEREAGLE Giereagle n Etym Cf D gier vulture G gier and E gyrfalcon Zoöl Defn A bird referred to in the Bible Lev xi 18and Deut xiv 17 as unclean probably the Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus GIERFALCON Gierfalcon n Etym Cf Giereagle Gyrfalcon Zoöl Defn The gyrfalcon GIESECKITE Gieseckite n Etym Named after Karl Giesecke Min Defn A mineral occurring in greenish gray sixsided prisms having a greasy luster It is probably a pseudomorph after elæolite GIF Gif conj Etym AS See If Defn If Obs Note Gif is the old form of if and frequently occurs in the earlier English writers See If GIFFARD INJECTOR Giffard injector Mach Defn See under Injector GIFFGAFF Giffgaff n Etym Reduplicated fr give Defn Mutial accommodation mutual giving Scot GIFFY Giffy n Obs Defn See Jiffy GIFT Gift n Etym OE gift yift yeft AS gift fr gifan to give akin to D G gift Icel gift gipt Goth gifts in comp See Give v t 1 Anything given anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation a present an offering Shall I receive by gift what of my own I can command Milton 2 The act right or power of giving or bestowing as the office is in the gift of the President 3 A bribe anything given to corrupt Neither take a gift for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise Deut xvi 19 4 Some quality or endowment given to man by God a preëminent and special talent or aptitude power faculty as the gift of wit a gift for speaking 5 Law Defn A voluntary transfer of real or personal property without any consideration It can be perfected only by deed or in case of personal property by an actual delivery of possession Bouvier Burrill Gift rope Naut a rope extended to a boat for towing it a guest rope Syn Present donation grant largess benefaction boon bounty gratuity endowment talent faculty Gift Present Donation These words as here compared denote something gratuitously imparted to another out of ones property A gift is something given whether by a superior or an inferior and is usually designed for the relief or benefit of him who receives it A present is ordinarly from an equal or inferior and is always intended as a compliment or expression of kindness Donation is a word of more dignity denoting properly a gift of considerable value and ordinarly a gift made either to some public institution or to an individual on account of his services to the public as a donation to a hospital a charitable society or a minister GIFT Gift v t imp p p Gifted p pr vb n Gifting Defn To endow with some power or faculty He was gifted with philosophical sagacity I Taylor GIFTEDNESS Giftedness n Defn The state of being gifted Echard GIG Gig n Etym Cf OF gigue See Jig n Defn A fiddle Obs GIG Gig v t Etym Prob fr L gignere to beget Defn To engender Obs Dryden GIG Gig n Defn A kind of spear or harpoon See Fishgig GIG Gig v t Defn To fish with a gig GIG Gig n Etym OE gigge Cf Giglot Defn A playful or wanton girl a giglot GIG Gig n Etym Cf Icel g fiddle MHG g G geige Icel geiga to take a wrong direction rove at random and E jig 1 A top or whirligig any little thing that is whirled round in play Thou disputest like an infant go whip thy gig Shak 2 A light carriage with one pair of wheels drawn by one horse a kind of chaise 3 Naut Defn A long light rowboat generally clinkerbuilt and designed to be fast a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer as the captains gig 4 Mach Defn A rotatory cylinder covered with wire teeth or teasels for teaseling woolen cloth Gig machine Gigging machine Gig mill or Napping machine See Gig 4 Gig saw See Jig saw GIGANTEAN Gigantean a Etym L giganteus fr gigas antis See Giant Defn Like a giant mighty gigantic Obs Dr H More GIGANTESQUE Gigantesque a Etym F Defn Befitting a giant bombastic magniloquent The sort of mockheroic gigantesque With which we bantered little Lilia first Tennyson GIGANTIC Gigantic a Etym L gigas antis giant See Giant 1 Of extraordinary size like a giant 2 Such as a giant might use make or cause immense tremendous extraordinarly as gigantic deeds gigantic wickedness Milton When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Strom wind of the equinox Longfellow GIGANTICAL Gigantical a Defn Bulky big Obs Burton Gigantically adv GIGANTICIDE Giganticide n Etym gigas antis giant caedere to kill Defn The act of killing or one who kills a giant Hallam GIGANTINE Gigantine a Defn Gigantic Obs Bullokar GIGANTOLOGY Gigantology n Etym Gr logy cf F gigantologie Defn An account or description of giants GIGANTOMACHY Gigantomachy n Etym L gigantoma fr Gr gigantomachie Defn A war of giants especially the fabulous war of the giants against heaven GIGE GUIGE Gige Guige n Etym OF guide guiche Anc Armor Defn The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder or across the neck and shoulder Meyrick Ancient Armor GIGERIUM Gigerium n pl Gigeria Etym NL fr L gigeria pl the cooked entrails of poultry Anat Defn The muscular stomach or gizzard of birds GIGGET Gigget n Defn Same as Gigot Cut the slaves to giggets Beau Fl GIGGLE Giggle v t imp p p Giggled p pr vb n Giggling Etym Akin to gaggle cf OD ghichelen G kichern Defn To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice to laugh in a light affected or silly manner to titter with childish levity Giggling and laughing with all their might At the piteous hap of the fairy wight J R Drake GIGGLE Giggle n Defn A kind of laugh with short catches of the voice or breath a light silly laugh GIGGLER Giggler n Defn One who giggles or titters GIGGLY Giggly a Defn Prone to giggling Carlyle GIGGOT Giggot n Defn See Gigot Obs Chapman GIGGYNG Giggyng n Etym See Gige Defn The act of fastending the gige or leather strap to the shield Obs Gigging of shields Chaucer GIGLOT GIGLET Giglot Giglet n Etym Cf Icel gikkr a pert rude person Dan giek a fool silly man AS gagol gægl lascivious wanton MHG gogel wanton giege fool and E gig a wanton person Defn A wanton a lascivious or light giddy girl Obs The giglet is willful and is running upon her fate Sir W Scott GIGLOT Giglot a Defn Giddi light inconstant wanton Obs O giglot fortune Shak GIGOT GIGGOT Gigot Giggot n Etym F fr OF gigue fiddle on account of the resemblance in shape See Jig n 1 A leg of mutton 2 A small piece of flesh a slice Obs The rest in giggots cut they spit Chapman GIGUE Gigue zheg n F Defn A piece of lively dance music in two strains which are repeated also the dance GILA MONSTER Gila monster Zoöl Defn A large tuberculated lizard Heloderma suspectum native of the dry plains of Arizona New Mexico etc It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth GILD Gild v t imp p p Gilded or Gilt p pr vb n Gilding Etym AS gyldan from gold gold sq root234 See Gold 1 To overlay with a thin covering of gold to cover with a golden color to cause to look like gold Gilded chariots Pope No more the rising sun shall gild the morn Pope 2 To make attractive to adorn to brighten Let oft good humor mild and gay Gild the calm evening of your day Trumbull 3 To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to to embellish as to gild a lie Shak 4 To make red with drinking Obs This grand liquior that hath gilded them Shak GILDALE Gildale n Etym AS gilgan to pay E ale See Yield v t and Ale Defn A drinking bout in which every one pays an equal share Obs GILDEN Gilden a Defn Gilded Holland GILDER Gilder n Defn One who gilds one whose occupation is to overlay with gold GILDER Gilder n Defn A Dutch coin See Guilder GILDING Gilding n 1 The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf also a thin coating or wash of gold or of that which resembles gold 2 Gold in leaf powder or liquid for application to any surface 3 Any superficial coating or appearance as opposed to what is solid and genuine Gilding metal a tough kind of sheet brass from which cartridge shells are made GILE Gile n Etym See Guile Defn Guile Obs Chaucer GILL Gill n Etym Dan giælle gelle akin to Sw gäl Icel gjölnar gills cf AS geagl geahl jaw 1 Anat Defn An organ for aquatic respiration a branchia Fishes perform respiration under water by the gills Ray Note Gills are usually lamellar or filamentous appendages through which the blood circulates and in which it is exposed to the action of the air contained in the water In vertebrates they are appendages of the visceral arches on either side of the neck In invertebrates they occupy various situations 2 pl Bot Defn The radiating gillshaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom 3 Zoöl Defn The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl a wattle 4 The flesh under or about the chin Swift 5 Spinning Defn One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments Etym Prob so called from F aiguilles needles Ure Gill arches Gill bars Anat Same as Branchial arches Gill clefts Anat Same as Branchial clefts See under Branchial Gill cover Gill lid See Operculum Gill frame or Gill head Flax Manuf a spreader a machine for subjecting flax to the action of gills Knight Gill net a flat net so suspended in the water that its meshes allow the heads of fish to pass but catch in the gills when they seek to extricate themselves Gill opening or Gill slit Anat an opening behind and below the head of most fishes and some amphibians by which the water from the gills is discharged In most fishes there is a single opening on each side but in the sharks and rays there are five or more on each side Gill rakes or Gill rakers Anat horny filaments or progresses on the inside of the branchial arches of fishes which help to prevent solid substances from being carried into gill cavities GILL Gill n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn A twowheeled frame for transporting timber Prov Eng GILL Gill n Defn A leech Also gell Scot Jameison GILL Gill n Etym Icel gil Defn A woody glen a narrow valley containing a stream Prov Eng Scot GILL Gill n Etym OF gille gelle a sort of measure for wine LL gillo gello Cf Gallon Defn A measure of capacity containing one fourth of a pint GILL Gill n Etym Abbrev from Gillian 1 A young woman a sweetheart a flirting or wanton girl Each Jack with his Gill B Jonson 2 Bot Defn The ground ivy Nepeta Glechoma called also gill over the ground and other like names 3 Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy Gill ale a Ale flavored with ground ivy b Bot Alehoof GILLFLIRT Gillflirt n Defn A thoughtless giddy girl a flirtgill Sir W Scott GILLHOUSE Gillhouse n Defn A shop where gill is sold Thee shall each alehouse thee each gillhouse mourn Pope GILLIAN Gillian n Etym OE Gillian a womans name for Julian Juliana Cf Gill a girl Defn A girl esp a wanton a gill Obs Beau Fl GILLIE GILLY Gillie Gilly n Etym Gael gille giolla boy lad Defn A boy or young man a manservant a male attendant in the Scottish Highlands Sir W Scott GILLYFLOWER Gillyflower n Etym OE gilofre gilofer clove OF girofre girofle F girofle cf F giroflée gillyflower fr girofle Gr foliage Cf Caryophyllus Julyflower Bot 1 A name given by old writers to the clove pink Dianthus Caryophyllus but now to the common stock Matthiola incana a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms usually purplish but often pink or white 2 A kind of apple of a roundish conical shape purplish red color and having a large core Written also gilliflower Clove gillflower the clove pink Marsh gillyflower the ragged robin Lychnis Floscuculi Queens or Winter gillyflower damewort Sea gillyflower the thrift Armeria vulgaris Wall gillyflower the wallflower Cheiranthus Cheiri Water gillyflower the water violet GILOUR Gilour n Etym OF Defn A guiler deceiver Obs GILSE Gilse n Etym W gleisiad fr glas blue Zoöl Defn See Grilse GILT Gilt n Etym See Geld v t Zoöl Defn A female pig when young GILT Gilt Defn imp p p of Gild GILT Gilt p p a Defn Gilded covered with gold of the color of gold golden yellow Gilt hair Chaucer GILT Gilt n 1 Gold or that which resembles gold laid on the surface of a thing gilding Shak 2 Money Obs The gilt of France Shak GILTEDGE GILTEDGED Giltedge Giltedged a 1 Having a gilt edge as giltedged paper 2 Of the best quality said of negotiable paper etc Slang U S GILTHEAD Gilthead n Zoöl Defn A marine fish The name is applied to two species a The Pagrus or Chrysophrys auratus a valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean so named from its goldencolored head called also giltpoll b The Crenilabrus melops of the British coasts called also golden maid conner sea partridge GILTIF Giltif a Etym For gilti by confusion with if ive in French forms See Guilty Defn Guilty Obs Chaucer GILTTAIL Gilttail n Defn A yellowtailed worm or larva GIM Gim a Etym Cf Gimp a Defn Neat spruce Prov GIMBAL GIMBALS Gimbal or Gimbals n Etym See Gimmal n Defn A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all directions or for suspending anything as a barometer ships compass chronometer etc so that it will remain plumb or level when its support is tipped as by the rolling of a ship It consists of a ring in which the body can turn on an axis through a diameter of the ring while the ring itself is so pivoted to its support that it can turn about a diameter at right angles to the first Gimbal joint Mach a universal joint embodying the principle of the gimbal Gimbal ring a single gimbal as that by which the cockeye of the upper millstone is supported on the spindle GIMBLET Gimblet n v Defn See Gimlet GIMCRACK Gimcrack n Etym OE a spruce and pert pretender also a spruce girl prob fr gim crack lad boaster Defn A trivial mechanism a device a toy a pretty thing Arbuthnot GIMLET Gimlet n Also written and pronounced gimbled Etym OF guimbelet guibelet F gibelet prob fr OD wimpel weme a bore wemelen to bore to wimble See Wimble n Defn A small tool for boring holes It has a leading screw a grooved body and a cross handle Gimlet eye a squinteye Colloq Wright GIMLET Gimlet v t imp p p Gimleted p pr vb n Gimleting 1 To pierce or make with a gimlet 2 Naut Defn To turn round an anchor by the stock with a motion like turning a gimlet GIMMAL Gimmal n Etym Prob the same word as gemel See Gemel and cf Gimbal 1 Joined work whose parts move within each other a pair or series of interlocked rings 2 A quaint piece of machinery a gimmer Obs GIMMAL Gimmal a Defn Made or consisting of interlocked rings gimmal mail In their pale dull mouths the gimmal bit Lies foul with chewed grass Shak Gimmal joint See Gimbal joint under Gimbal GIMMER GIMMOR Gimmer Gimmor n Etym Cf Gimmal n Defn A piece of mechanism mechanical device or contrivance a gimcrack Obs Bp Hall Shak GIMP Gimp a Etym W gwymp fair neat comely Defn Smart spruce trim nice Obs or Prov Eng GIMP Gimp n Etym OF guimpe guimple a nuns wimple F guimpe OHG wimpal a veil G wimpel pennon pendant See Wimple n Defn A narrow ornamental fabric of silk woolen or cotton often with a metallic wire or sometimes a coarse cord running through it used as trimming for dresses furniture etc Gimp nail an upholsterers small nail GIMP Gimp v t Defn To notch to indent to jag GIN Gin prep Etym AS geán See Again Defn Against near by towards as gin night Scot A Ross 1778 GIN Gin conj Etym See Gin prep Defn If Scotch Jamieson GIN Gin v i imp p p Gan Gon Gun p pr vb n Ginning Etym OE ginnen AS ginnan in comp prob orig to open cut open cf OHG inginnan to begin open cut open and prob akin to AS ginan to yawn and E yawn Yawn v i and cf Begin Defn To begin often followed by an infinitive without to as gan tell See Gan Obs or Archaic He gan to pray Chaucer GIN Gin n Etym Contr from Geneva See 2d Geneva Defn A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from rye and barley and flavored with juniper berries also called Hollands and Holland gin because originally and still very extensively manufactured in Holland Common gin is usually flavored with turpentine GIN Gin n Etym A contraction of engine 1 Contrivance artifice a trap a snare Chaucer Spenser 2 a A machine for raising or moving heavy weights consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top with a windlass pulleys ropes etc b Mining A hoisting drum usually vertical a whim 3 A machine for separating the seeds from cotton a cotton gin Note The name is also given to an instrument of torture worked with screws and to a pump moved by rotary sails Gin block a simple form of tackle block having one wheel over which a rope runs called also whip gin rubbish pulley and monkey wheel Gin power a form of horse power for driving a cotton gin Gin race or Gin ring the path of the horse when putting a gin in motion Halliwell Gin saw a saw used in a cotton gin for drawing the fibers through the grid leaving the seed in the hopper Gin wheel a In a cotton gin a wheel for drawing the fiber through the grid a brush wheel to clean away the lint b Mining the drum of a whim GIN Gin v t imp p p Ginned p pr vb n Ginning 1 To catch in a trap Obs Beau Fl 2 To clear of seeds by a machine as to gin cotton GING Ging n Defn Same as Gang n 2 Obs There is a knot a ging a pack a conspiracy against me Shak GINGAL Gingal n Defn See Jingal GINGER Ginger n Etym OE ginger gingever gingivere OF gengibre gingimbre F gingembre L zingiber zingiberi fr Gr zenjebil fr Skr prop hornshaped horn vëra body 1 Bot Defn A plant of the genus Zingiber of the East and West Indies The species most known is Z officinale 2 The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale which is much used in cookery and in medicine Ginger beer or ale a mild beer impregnated with ginger Ginger cordial a liquor made from ginger raisins lemon rind and water and sometimes whisky or brandy Ginger pop See Ginger beer above Ginger wine wine impregnated with ginger Wild ginger Bot an American herb Asarum Canadense with two reniform leaves and a long cordlike rootstock which has a strong taste of ginger GINGERBREAD Gingerbread n Defn A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger and sometimes made in fanciful shapes Gingerbread that was full fine Chaucer Gingerbread tree Bot the doom palm so called from the resemblance of its fruit to gingerbread See Doom Palm Gingerbread work ornamentation in architecture or decoration of a fantastic trivial or tawdry character GINGERLY Gingerly adv Etym Prov E ginger brittle tender cf dial Sw gingla gängla to go gently totter akin to E gang Defn Cautiously timidly fastidiously daintily What ist that you took up so gingerly Shak GINGERNESS Gingerness n Defn Cautiousness tenderness GINGHAM Gingham n Etym F guingan cf Jav ginggang or perh fr Guingamp in France Defn A kind of cotton or linen cloth usually in stripes or checks the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven distinguished from printed cotton or prints GINGING Ginging n Mining Defn The lining of a mine shaft with stones or bricks to prevent caving GINGIVAL Gingival a Etym L gingiva the gum Defn Of or pertaining to the gums Holder GINGLE Gingle n v Obs Defn See Jingle GINGLYFORM Ginglyform a Anat Defn Ginglymoid GINGLYMODI Ginglymodi n Etym NL cf Gr Ginglymoid Zoöl Defn An order of ganoid fishes including the modern gar pikes and many allied fossil forms They have rhombic ganoid scales a heterocercal tail paired fins without an axis fulcra on the fins and a bony skeleton with the vertebræ convex in front and concave behind forming a ball and socket joint See Ganoidel GINGLYMOID GINGLYMOIDAL Ginglymoid Ginglymoidal a Etym Gr ginglymoide ginglymoïdal Anat Defn Pertaining to or resembling a ginglymus or hinge joint ginglyform GINGLYMUS Ginglymus n pl Ginglymi Etym NL fr Gr Anat Defn A hinge joint an articulation admitting of flexion and extension or motion in two directions only as the elbow and the ankle GINHOUSE Ginhouse n Defn A building where cotton is ginned GINKGO Ginkgo n pl Ginkgoes Etym Chin silver fruit Bot Defn A large ornamental tree Ginkgo biloba from China and Japan belonging to the Yew suborder of Coniferæ Its leaves are so like those of some maidenhair ferns that it is also called the maidenhair tree GINNEE Ginnee n pl Ginn Defn See Jinnee GINNET Ginnet n Defn See Genet a horse GINNING Ginning n Etym See Gin v i Defn Beginning Obs Chaucer GINNYCARRIAGE Ginnycarriage n Defn A small strong carriage for conveying materials on a railroad Eng GINSENG Ginseng n Etym Chinese Bot Defn A plant of the genus Aralia the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese The Chinese plant Aralia Schinseng has become so rare that the American A quinquefolia has largely taken its place and its root is now an article of export from America to China The root when dry is of a yellowish white color with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice combined with a slight aromatic bitterness GINSHOP Ginshop n Defn A shop or barroom where gin is sold as a beverage Colloq GIP Gip v t Defn To take out the entrails of herrings GIP Gip n Defn A servant See Gyp Sir W Scott GIPOUN Gipoun n Etym See Jupon Defn A short cassock Written also gepoun gypoun jupon juppon Obs GIPSER GIPSIRE Gipser Gipsire n Etym F gibecière a game pouch or game pocket Cf Gibbier Defn A kind of pouch formerly worn at the girdle Ld Lytton A gipser all of silk Hung at his girdle white as morné milk Chaucer GIPSY Gipsy n a Defn See Gypsy GIPSYISM Gipsyism n Defn See Gypsyism GIRAFFE Giraffe n Etym F girafe Sp girafa from Ar zurafa zarafa Zoöl Defn An African ruminant Camelopardalis giraffa related to the deers and antelopes but placed in a family by itself the camelopard It is the tallest of animals being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head Its neck is very long and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs GIRANDOLE Girandole n Etym F See Gyrate 1 An ornamental branched candlestick 2 A flower stand fountain or the like of branching form 3 Pyrotechny Defn A kind of revolving firework 4 Fort Defn A series of chambers in defensive mines Farrow GIRASOLE GIRASOL Girasole Girasol n Etym It girasole or F girasol fr L gyrare to turn around sol sun 1 Bot Defn See Heliotrope Obs 2 Min Defn A variety of opal which is usually milk white bluish white or sky blue but in a bright light it reflects a reddish color GIRD Gird n Etym See Yard a measure 1 A stroke with a rod or switch a severe spasm a twinge a pang Conscience is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels Tillotson 2 A cut a sarcastic remark a gibe a sneer I thank thee for that gird good Tranio Shak GIRD Gird v t Etym See Gird n and cf Girde v 1 To strike to smite Obs To slay him and to girden off his head Chaucer 2 To sneer at to mock to gibe Being moved he will not spare to gird the gods Shak GIRD Gird v i Defn To gibe to sneer to break a scornful jest to utter severe sarcasms Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me Shak GIRD Gird v t imp p p Girt or Girded p pr vb n Girding Etym OE girden gurden AS gyrdan akin to OS gurdian D gorden OHG gurten G gürten Icel gyr Sw gjorda Dan giorde Goth bigaírdan to begird and prob to E yard an inclosure Cf Girth n v Girt v t 1 To encircle or bind with any flexible band 2 To make fast as clothing by binding with a cord girdle bandage etc 3 To surround to encircle or encompass That Nyseian isle Girt with the River Triton Milton 4 To clothe to swathe to invest I girded thee about with fine linen Ezek xvi 10 The Son appeared Girt with omnipotence Milton 5 To prepare to make ready to equip as to gird ones self for a contest Thou hast girded me with strength Ps xviii 39 To gird on to put on to fasten around or to one securely like a girdle as to gird on armor or a sword Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off 1 Kings xx 11 To gird up to bind tightly with a girdle to support and strengthen as with a girdle He girded up his loins and ran before Ahab 1 Kings xviii 46 Gird up the loins of your mind 1 Pet i 13 Girt up prepared or equipped as for a journey or for work in allusion to the ancient custom of gathering the long flowing garments into the girdle and tightening it before any exertion hence adjectively eagerly or constantly active strenuous striving A severer more girtup way of living J C Shairp GIRDER Girder n Etym From Gird to sneer at Defn One who girds a satirist GIRDER Girder n Etym From Gird to encircle 1 One who or that which girds 2 Arch Engin Defn A main beam a stright horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight such as ends of floor beams etc hence a framed or builtup member discharging the same office technically called a compound girder See Illusts of Frame and Doubleframed floor under Double Bowstring girder Box girder etc See under Bowstring Box etc Girder bridge See under Bridge Lattice girder a girder consisting of longitudinal bars united by diagonal crossing bars Halflattice girder a girder consisting of horizontal upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal bars sloping alternately in opposite directions so as to divide the space between the bars into a series of triangles Knight Sandwich girder a girder consisting of two parallel wooden beams between which is an iron plate the whole clamped together by iron bolts GIRDING Girding n Defn That with which one is girded a girdle Instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth Is iii 24 GIRDLE Girdle n Defn A griddle Scot Prov Eng GIRDLE Girdle n Etym OE gurdel girdel AS gyrdel fr gyrdan akin to D gordel G gürtel Icel gyr See Gird v t to encircle and cf Girth n 1 That which girds encircles or incloses a circumference a belt esp a belt sash or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist a cestus Within the girdle of these walls Shak Their breasts girded with golden girdles Rev xv 6 2 The zodiac also the equator Poetic Bacon From the worlds girdle to the frozen pole Cowper That gems the starry girdle of the year Campbell 3 Jewelry Defn The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliantcut diamond at which it is grasped by the setting See Illust of Brilliant Knight 4 Mining Defn A thin bed or stratum of stone Raymond 5 Zoöl Defn The clitellus of an earthworm Girdle bone Anat the sphenethmoid See under Sphenethmoid Girdle wheel a spinning wheel Sea girdle Zoöl a ctenophore See Venuss girdle under Venus Shoulder Pectoral and Pelvic girdle Anat See under Pectoral and Pelvic To have under the girdle to have bound to one that is in subjection GIRDLE Girdle v t imp p p Girdled p pr vb n Girdling 1 To bind with a belt or sash to gird Shak 2 To inclose to environ to shut in Those sleeping stones That as a waist doth girdle you about Shak 3 To make a cut or gnaw a groove around a tree etc through the bark and alburnum thus killing it U S GIRDLER Girdler n 1 One who girdles 2 A maker of girdles 3 Zoöl Defn An American longicorn beetle Oncideres cingulatus which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvæ GIRDLESTEAD Girdlestead n Etym Girdle stead place 1 That part of the body where the girdle is worn Obs Sheathed beneath his girdlestead Chapman 2 The lap R There fell a flower into her girdlestead Swinburne GIRE Gire n Obs Defn See Gyre GIRKIN Girkin n Obs Defn See Gherkin GIRL Girl n Etym OE girle gerle gurle a girl in sense 1 cf LG gör child 1 A young person of either sex a child Obs Chaucer 2 A female child from birth to the age of puberty a young maiden 3 A female servant a maidservant U S 4 Zoöl Defn A roebuck two years old Prov Eng GIRLHOOD Girlhood n Defn State or time of being a girl GIRLISH Girlish a Defn Like or characteristic of a girl of or pertaining to girlhood innocent artless immature weak as girlish ways girlish grief Girlishly adv Girlishness n GIRLOND Girlond n Etym See Garland n Defn A garland a prize Obs Chapman GIRN Girn v i Etym See Grin n Defn To grin Obs GIRONDIST Girondist n Etym F Girondiste Defn A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791 The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde GIRONDIST Girondist a Defn Of or pertaining to the Girondists Written also Girondin GIRROCK Girrock n Etym Cf Prov F chicarou Zoöl Defn A garfish Johnson GIRT Girt Defn imp p p of Gird GIRT Girt v t imp p p Girted p pr vb n Girting Etym From Girt n cf Girth v Defn To gird to encircle to invest by means of a girdle to measure the girth of as to girt a tree We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk And girt thee with the sword Shak GIRT Girt a Naut Defn Bound by a cable used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide GIRT Girt n Defn Same as Girth GIRTH Girth n Etym Icel gjör girdle or ger girth akin to Goth gaírda girdle See Gird to girt and cf Girdle n 1 A band or strap which encircles the body especially one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse 2 The measure round the body as at the waist or belly the circumference of anything Hes a lu sty jolly fellow that lives well at least three yards in the girth Addison 3 A small horizontal brace or girder GIRTH Girth v t Etym From Girth n cf Girt v t Defn To bind as with a girth R Johnson GIRTLINE Girtline n Naut Defn A gantline Hammock girtline a line rigged for hanging out hammocks to dry GISARM Gisarm n Etym OF gisarme guisarme Mediæval Armor Defn A weapon with a scytheshaped blade and a separate long sharp point mounted on a long staff and carried by foot soldiers GISE Gise v t Etym See Agist Defn To feed or pasture Obs GISE Gise n Defn Guise manner Obs Chaucer GISLE Gisle n Etym AS gisel akin to G geisel Icel gisl Defn A pledge Obs Bp Gibson GISMONDINE GISMONDITE Gismondine Gismondite n Etym From the name of the discoverer Gismondi Min Defn A native hydrated silicate of alumina lime and potash first noticed near Rome GIST Gist n Etym OF giste abode lodgings F gîte fr gésir to lie L jac prop to be thrown hence to lie fr jacre to throw In the second sense fr OF gist F gît 3d pers sing ind of gésir to lie used in a proverb F cest là que gît le lièvre it is there that the hare lies i e that is the point the difficulty See Jet a shooting forth and cf Agist Joist n Gest a stage in traveling 1 A resting place Obs These quails have their set gists to wit ordinary resting and baiting places Holland 2 The main point as of a question the point on which an action rests the pith of a matter as the gist of a question GIT Git n Founding Defn See Geat GITANA GITANO Gitana n fem Gitano n masc Sp fr assumed LL Aegyptanus fem Aegyptana Egyptian Cf Gypsy Defn A Spanish gypsy GITE Gite n Defn A gown Obs She came often in a gite of red Chaucer GITH Gith n Etym Prov E corn cockle cf W gith corn cockle Bot Defn The corn cockle also anciently applied to the Nigella or fennel flower GITTERN Gittern n Etym OE giterne OF guiterne ultimately from same source as E guitar See Guitar and cf Cittern Defn An instrument like a guitar Harps lutes and giternes Chaucer GITTERN Gittern v i Defn To play on gittern Milton GITTITH Gittith n Etym Heb Defn A musical instrument of unknown character supposed by some to have been used by the people of Gath and thence obtained by David It is mentioned in the title of Psalms viii lxxxi and lxxxiv Dr W Smith GIUST Giust n Obs Defn Same as Joust Spenser GIUST Giust just n Obs Defn Same as Joust Spenser GIUSTO Giusto a Etym It fr L justus See Just a Mus Defn In just correct or suitable time GIVE Give v t imp Gave p p Given p pr vb n Giving Etym OE given yiven yeven AS gifan giefan akin to D geven OS g OHG geban Icel gefa Sw gifva Dan give Goth giban Cf Gift n 1 To bestow without receiving a return to confer without compensation to impart as a possession to grant as authority or permission to yield up or allow For generous lords had rather give than pay Young 2 To yield possesion of to deliver over as property in exchange for something to pay as we give the value of what we buy What shall a man give in exchange for his soul Matt xvi 26 3 To yield to furnish to produce to emit as flint and steel give sparks 4 To communicate or announce as advice tidings etc to pronounce to render or utter as an opinion a judgment a sentence a shout etc 5 To grant power or license to to permit to allow to license to commission It is given me once again to behold my friend Rowe Then give thy friend to shed the sacred wine Pope 6 To exhibit as a product or result to produce to show as the number of men divided by the number of ships gives four hundred to each ship 7 To devote to apply used reflexively to devote or apply ones self as the soldiers give themselves to plunder also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle as the people are given to luxury and pleasure the youth is given to study 8 Logic Math Defn To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation or as a premise from which to reason used principally in the passive form given 9 To allow or admit by way of supposition I give not heaven for lost Mlton 10 To attribute to assign to adjudge I dont wonder at peoples giving him to me as a lover Sheridan 11 To excite or cause to exist as a sensation as to give offense to give pleasure or pain 12 To pledge as to give ones word 13 To cause to make with the infinitive as to give one to understand to know etc But there the duke was given to understand That in a gondola were seen together Lorenzo and his amorous Jessica Shak To give away to make over to another to transfer Whatsoever we employ in charitable uses during our lives is given away from ourselves Atterbury To give back to return to restore Atterbury To give the bag to cheat Obs I fear our ears have given us the bag J Webster To give birth to a To bear or bring forth as a child b To originate to give existence to as an enterprise idea To give chase to pursue To give ear to See under Ear To give forth to give out to publish to tell Hayward To give ground See under Ground n To give the hand to pledge friendship or faith To give the hand of to espouse to bestow in marriage To give the head See under Head n To give in a To abate to deduct b To declare to make known to announce to tender as to give in ones adhesion to a party To give the lie to a person to tell him that he lies To give line See under Line To give off to emit as steam vapor odor etc To give ones self away to make an inconsiderate surrender of ones cause an unintentional disclosure of ones purposes or the like Colloq To give out a To utter publicly to report to announce or declare One that gives out himself Prince Florizel Shak Give out you are of Epidamnum Shak b To send out to emit to distribute as a substance gives out steam or odors To give over a To yield completely to quit to abandon b To despair of c To addict resign or apply ones self The Babylonians had given themselves over to all manner of vice Grew To give place to withdraw to yield ones claim To give points a In games of skill to equalize chances by conceding a certain advantage to allow a handicap b To give useful suggestions Colloq To give rein See under Rein n To give the sack Same as To give the bag To give and take a To average gains and losses b To exchange freely as blows sarcasms etc To give time Law to accord extension or forbearance to a debtor Abbott To give the time of day to salute one with the compliment appropriate to the hour as good morning good evening etc To give tongue in hunters phrase to bark said of dogs To give up a To abandon to surrender Dont give up the ship He has given up For certain drops of salt your city Rome Shak b To make public to reveal Ill not state them By giving up their characters Beau Fl c Used also reflexively To give up the ghost See under Ghost To give ones self up to abandon hope to despair to surrender ones self To give way a To withdraw to give place b To yield to force or pressure as the scaffolding gave way c Naut To begin to row or to row with increased energy d Stock Exchange To depreciate or decline in value as railroad securities gave way two per cent To give way together to row in time to keep stroke Syn To Give Confer Grant To give is the generic word embracing all the rest To confer was originally used of persons in power who gave permanent grants or privileges as to confer the order of knighthood and hence it still denotes the giving of something which might have been withheld as to confer a favor To grant is to give in answer to a petition or request or to one who is in some way dependent or inferior GIVE Give v i 1 To give a gift or gifts 2 To yield to force or pressure to relax to become less rigid as the earth gives under the feet 3 To become soft or moist Obs Bacon 4 To move to recede Now back he gives then rushes on amain Daniel 5 To shed tears to weep Obs Whose eyes do never give But through lust and laughter Shak 6 To have a misgiving Obs My mind gives yere reserved To rob poor market women J Webster 7 To open to lead A Gallicism This yielding gave into a grassy walk Tennyson To give back to recede to retire to retreat They gave back and came no farther Bunyan To give in to yield to succumb to acknowledge ones self beaten to cease opposition The Scots battalion was enforced to give in Hayward This consideration may induce a translator to give in to those general phrases Pope To give off to cease to forbear Obs Locke To give on or upon a To rush to fall upon Obs b To have a view of to be in sight of to overlook to look toward to open upon to front to face A Gallicism cf Fr donner sur Rooms which gave upon a pillared porch Tennyson The gloomy staircase on which the grating gave Dickens To give out a To expend all ones strength Hence b To cease from exertion to fail to be exhausted as my feet being to give out the flour has given out To give over to cease to discontinue to desist It would be well for all authors if they knew when to give over and to desist from any further pursuits after fame Addison To give up to cease from effort to yield to despair as he would never give up GIVEN Given Defn p p a from Give v 1 Math Logic Defn Granted assumed supposed to be known set forth as a known quantity relation or premise 2 Disposed inclined used with an adv as virtuously given Shak 3 Stated fixed as in a given time Given name the Christian name or name given by ones parents or guardians as distinguished from the surname which is inherited Colloq GIVER Giver n Defn One who gives a donor a bestower a grantor one who imparts or distributes It is the giver and not the gift that engrosses the heart of the Christian Kollock GIVES Gives n pl Etym See Give n Defn Fetters GIVING Giving n 1 The act of bestowing as a gift a conferring or imparting 2 A gift a benefaction R Pope 3 The act of softening breaking or yielding Upon the first giving of the weather Addison Giving in a falling inwards a collapse Giving out anything uttered or asserted an outgiving His givings out were of an infinite distance From his true meant design Shak GIZZARD Gizzard n Etym F gésier L gigeria pl the cooked entrails of poultry Cf Gigerium 1 Anat Defn The second or true muscular stomach of birds in which the food is crushed and ground after being softened in the glandular stomach crop or lower part of the esophagus the gigerium 2 Zoöl a A thick muscular stomach found in many invertebrate animals b A stomach armed with chitinous or shelly plates or teeth as in certain insects and mollusks Gizzard shad Zoöl an American herring Dorosoma cepedianum resembling the shad but of little value To fret the gizzard to harass to vex ones self to worry Low Hudibras To stick in ones gizzard to be difficult of digestion to be offensive Low GLABELLA Glabella n pl Glabell Etym NL fr L glabellus hairless fr glaber bald Anat Defn The space between the eyebrows also including the corresponding part of the frontal bone the mesophryon Glabellar a GLABELLUM Glabellum n pl Glabella Etym NL See Glabella Zoöl Defn The median convex lobe of the head of a trilobite See Trilobite GLABRATE Glabrate a Etym L glabrare fr glaber smooth Bot Defn Becoming smooth or glabrous from age Gray GLABREATE GLABRIATE Glabreate Glabriate v t Etym See Glabrate Defn To make smooth plain or bare Obs GLABRITY Glabrity n Etym L glabritas Defn Smoothness baldness R GLABROUS Glabrous a Etym L glaber cf Gr Defn Smooth having a surface without hairs or any unevenness GLACE Glacé a F pp of glacer to freeze to ice Cf Glacier Defn Coated with icing iced glazed said of fruits sweetmeats cake etc GLACIAL Glacial a Etym L glacialis from glacies ice cf F glacial 1 Pertaining to ice or to its action consisting of ice frozen icy esp pertaining to glaciers as glacial phenomena Lyell 2 Chem Defn Resembling ice having the appearance and consistency of ice said of certain solid compounds as glacial phosphoric or acetic acids Glacial acid Chem an acid of such strength or purity as to crystallize at an ordinary temperature in an icelike form as acetic or carbolic acid Glacial drift Geol earth and rocks which have been transported by moving ice land ice or icebergs bowlder drift Glacial epoch or period Geol a period during which the climate of the modern temperate regions was polar and ice covered large portions of the northern hemisphere to the mountain tops Glacial theory or hypothesis Geol See Glacier theory under Glacier GLACIALIST Glacialist n Defn One who attributes the phenomena of the drift in geology to glaciers GLACIATE Glaciate v i Etym L glaciatus p p of glaciare to freeze fr glacies ice Defn To turn to ice GLACIATE Glaciate v t 1 To convert into or cover with ice 2 Geol Defn To produce glacial effects upon as in the scoring of rocks transportation of loose material etc Glaciated rocks rocks whose surfaces have been smoothed furrowed or striated by the action of ice GLACIATION Glaciation n 1 Act of freezing 2 That which is formed by freezing ice 3 The process of glaciating or the state of being glaciated the production of glacial phenomena GLACIER Glacier n Etym F glacier fr glace ice L glacies Defn An immense field or stream of ice formed in the region of perpetual snow and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley as in the Alps or over an extended area as in Greenland Note The mass of compacted snow forming the upper part of a glacier is called the firn or névé the glacier proper consist of solid ice deeply crevassed where broken up by irregularities in the slope or direction of its path A glacier usually carries with it accumulations of stones and dirt called moraines which are designated according to their position as lateral medial or terminal see Moraine The common rate of flow of the Alpine glaciers is from ten to twenty inches per day in summer and about half that in winter Glacier theory Geol the theory that large parts of the frigid and temperate zones were covered with ice during the glacial or ice period and that by the agency of this ice the loose materials on the earths surface called drift or diluvium were transported and accumulated GLACIOUS Glacious a Defn Pertaining to consisting of or resembling ice icy Sir T Browne GLACIS Glacis n Etym F glacis so named from its smoothness See Glacier Defn A gentle slope or a smooth gently sloping bank especially Fort that slope of earth which inclines from the covered way toward the exterior ground or country see Illust of Ravelin GLAD Glad a Compar Gladder superl Gladdest Etym AS glæd bright glad akin to D glad smooth G glatt OHG glat smooth shining Icel gla glad bright Dan Sw glad glad Lith glodas smooth and prob to L glaber and E glide Cf Glabrous 1 Pleased joyous happy cheerful gratified opposed to sorry sorrowful or unhappy said of persons and often followed by of at that or by the infinitive and sometimes by with introducing the cause or reason A wise son maketh a glad father Prov x 1 He that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished Prov xvii 5 The Trojan glad with sight of hostile blood Dryden He glad of her attention gained Milton As we are now glad to behold your eyes Shak Glad am I that your highness is so armed Shak Glad on t glad of it Colloq Shak 2 Wearing a gay or bright appearance expressing or exciting joy producing gladness exhilarating Her conversation More glad to me than to a miser money is Sir P Sidney Glad evening and glad morn crowned the fourth day Milton Syn Pleased gratified exhilarated animated delighted happy cheerful joyous joyful cheering exhilarating pleasing animating Glad Delighted Gratified Delighted expresses a much higher degree of pleasure than glad Gratified always refers to a pleasure conferred by some human agent and the feeling is modified by the consideration that we owe it in part to another A person may be glad or delighted to see a friend and gratified at the attention shown by his visits GLAD Glad v t imp p p Gladded p pr vb n Gladding Etym AS gladian See Glad a and cf Gladden v t Defn To make glad to cheer to gladden to exhilarate Chaucer That which gladded all the warrior train Dryden Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man Pope GLAD Glad v i Defn To be glad to rejoice Obs Massinger GLADDEN Gladden v t imp p p Gladdened p pr vb n Gladdening Etym See Glad v t Defn To make glad to cheer to please to gratify to rejoice to exhilarate A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him Addison GLADDEN Gladden v i Defn To be or become glad to rejoice The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight Wordsworth GLADDER Gladder n Defn One who makes glad Chaucer GLADE Glade n Etym Prob of Scand origin and akin to glad a cf also W golead goleuad a lighting illumination fr goleu light clear bright goleu fwlch glade lit a light or clear defile 1 An open passage through a wood a grassy open or cleared space in a forest There interspersed in lawns and opening glades Pope 2 An everglade Local U S 3 An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes or a place left unfrozen also smooth ice Local U S Bottom glade See under Bottom Glade net in England a net used for catching woodcock and other birds in forest glades GLADEN Gladen n Etym AS glædene cf L gladius a sword Cf Gladiole Bot Defn Sword grass any plant with swordshaped leaves esp the European Iris foetidissima Written also gladwyn gladdon and glader GLADEYE Gladeye n Zoöl Defn The European yellowhammer GLADFUL Gladful a Defn Full of gladness joyful glad R Gladfulness n R Spenser It followed him with gladful glee Spenser GLADIATE Gladiate a Etym L gladius sword Bot Defn Swordshaped resembling a sword in form as the leaf of the iris or of the gladiolus GLADIATOR Gladiator n Etym L fr gladius sword See Glaive 1 Originally a swordplayer hence one who fought with weapons in public either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony or in the arena for public amusement 2 One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy GLADIATORIAL GLADIATORIAN Gladiatorial Gladiatorian a Defn Of or pertaining to gladiators or to contests or combatants in general GLADIATORISM Gladiatorism n Defn The art or practice of a gladiator GLADIATORSHIP Gladiatorship n Defn Conduct state or art of a gladiator GLADIATORY Gladiatory a Etym L gladiatorius Defn Gladiatorial R GLADIATURE Gladiature n Etym L gladiatura Defn Swordplay fencing gladiatorial contest Gayton GLADIOLE Gladiole n Etym L gladiolus a small sword the sword lily dim of gladius sword See Glaive Bot Defn A lilylike plant of the genus Gladiolus called also corn flag GLADIOLUS Gladiolus n pl L Gladioli E Gladioluses Etym L See Gladiole 1 Bot Defn A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves and including many species some of which are cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers the corn flag the sword lily 2 Anat Defn The middle portion of the sternum in some animals the mesosternum GLADIUS Gladius n pl Gladii Etym L a sword Zoöl Defn The internal shell or pen of cephalopods like the squids GLADLY Gladly adv Etym From Glad a 1 Preferably by choice Obs Chaucer 2 With pleasure joyfully cheerfully eagerly The common people heard him gladly Mark xii 37 GLADNESS Gladness n Etym AS glædnes Defn State or quality of being glad pleasure joyful satisfaction cheerfulness They did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart Acts ii 46 Note Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth merriment gayety and triumph and it usually expresses less than delight It sometimes expresses great joy The Jews had joy and gladness a feast and a good day Esther viii 17 GLADSHIP Gladship n Etym AS glædscipe Defn A state of gladness Obs Gower GLADSOME Gladsome a 1 Pleased joyful cheerful 2 Causing joy pleasure or cheerfulness having the appearance of gayety pleasing Of opening heaven they sung and gladsome day Prior Gladsomely adv Gladsomeness n Hours of perfect gladsomeness Wordsworth GLADSTONE Gladstone n Etym Named after Wm E Gladstone Defn A fourwheeled pleasure carriage with two inside seats calash top and seats for driver and footman GLADWYN Gladwyn n Bot Defn See Gladen GLAIR Glair n Etym F glaire glaire dclarus clear bright See Clear a 1 The white of egg It is used as a size or a glaze in bookbinding for pastry etc 2 Any viscous transparent substance resembling the white of an egg 3 A broadsword fixed on a pike a kind of halberd GLAIR Glair v t imp p p Glaired p pr vb n Glairing Defn To smear with the white of an egg GLAIRE Glaire n Defn See Glair GLAIREOUS Glaireous a Defn Glairy covered with glair GLAIRIN Glairin n Defn A glairy viscous substance which forms on the surface of certain mineral waters or covers the sides of their inclosures called also baregin GLAIRY Glairy a Defn Like glair or partaking of its qualities covered with glair viscous and transparent slimy Wiseman GLAIVE Glaive n Etym F glaive L gladius prob akin to E claymore Cf Gladiator 1 A weapon formerly used consisting of a large blade fixed on the end of a pole whose edge was on the outside curve also a light lance with a long sharppointed head Wilhelm 2 A sword used poetically and loosely The glaive which he did wield Spenser GLAMA Glama n Etym NLcf Gr gramiae Gr Med Defn A copious gummy secretion of the humor of the eyelids in consequence of some disorder blearedness lippitude GLAMOUR Glamour n Etym Scot glamour glamer cf Icel glámeggdr one who is troubled with the glaucoma or Icel glams weakness of sight glamour glamr name of the moon also of a ghost s sight akin to E see Perh however a corruption of E gramarye 1 A charm affecting the eye making objects appear different from what they really are 2 Witchcraft magic a spell Tennyson 3 A kind of haze in the air causing things to appear different from what they really are The air filled with a strange pale glamour that seemed to lie over the broad valley W Black 4 Any artificial interest in or association with an object through which it appears delusively magnified or glorified Glamour gift Glamour might the gift or power of producing a glamour The former is used figuratively of the gift of fascination peculiar to women It had much of glamour might To make a lady seem a knight Sir W Scott GLAMOURIE Glamourie n Defn Glamour Scot GLANCE Glance n Etym Akin to D glans luster brightness G glanz Sw glans D glands brightness glimpse Cf Gleen Glint Glitter and Glance a mineral 1 A sudden flash of light or splendor Swift as the lightning glance Milton 2 A quick cast of the eyes a quick or a casual look a swift survey a glimpse Dart not scornful glances from those eyes Shak 3 An incidental or passing thought or allusion How fleet is a glance of the mind Cowper 4 Min Defn A name given to some sulphides mostly darkcolored which have a brilliant metallic luster as the sulphide of copper called copper glance Glance coal anthracite a mineral composed chiefly of carbon Glance cobalt cobaltite or gray cobalt Glance copper c Glance wood a hard wood grown in Cuba and used for gauging instruments carpenters rules etc McElrath GLANCE Glance v i imp p p Glanced p pr vb n Glancing 1 To shoot or emit a flash of light to shine to flash From art from nature from the schools Let random influences glance Like light in many a shivered lance That breaks about the dappled pools Tennyson 2 To strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside Your arrow hath glanced Shak On me the curse aslope Glanced on the ground Milton 3 To look with a sudden rapid cast of the eye to snatch a momentary or hasty view The poets eye in a fine frenzy rolling Doth glance from heaven to earth from earth to heaven Shak 4 To make an incidental or passing reflection to allude to hint often with at Wherein obscurely Cæsars ambition shall be glanced at Shak He glanced at a certain reverend doctor Swift 5 To move quickly appearing and disappearing rapidly to be visible only for an instant at a time to move interruptedly to twinkle And all along the forum and up the sacred seat His vulture eye pursued the trip of those small glancing feet Macaulay GLANCE Glance v t 1 To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely to cast for a moment as to glance the eye 2 To hint at to touch lightly or briefly Obs In company I often glanced it Shak GLANCING Glancing a 1 Shooting as light When through the gancing lightnings fly Rowe 2 Flying off after striking in an oblique direction as a glancing shot GLANCINGLY Glancingly adv Defn In a glancing manner transiently incidentally indirectly Hakewill GLAND Gland n Etym F glande L glans glandis acorn akin to Gr Parable n 1 Anat a An organ for secreting something to be used in or eliminated from the body as the sebaceous glands of the skin the salivary glands of the mouth b An organ or part which resembles a secreting or true gland as the ductless lymphatic pineal and pituitary glands the functions of which are very imperfectly known Note The true secreting glands are in principle narrow pouches of the mucous membranes or of the integument lined with a continuation of the epithelium or of the epidermis the cells of which produce the secretion from the blood In the larger glands the pouches are tubular greatly elongated and coiled as in the sweat glands or subdivided and branched making compound and racemose glands such as the pancreas 2 Bot a A special organ of plants usually minute and globular which often secretes some kind of resinous gummy or aromatic product b Any very small prominence 3 Steam Mach Defn The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed sometimes called a follower See Illust of Stuffing box under Stuffing 4 Mach Defn The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch GLANDAGE Glandage n Etym Cf OF glandage See Gland Defn A feeding on nuts or mast Obs Crabb GLANDERED Glandered a Defn Affected with glanders as a glandered horse Yu GLANDEROUS Glanderous a Defn Of or pertaining to glanders of the nature of glanders Youatt GLANDERS Glanders n Etym From Gland Far Defn A highly contagious and very destructive disease of horses asses mules etc characterized by a constant discharge of sticky matter from the nose and an enlargement and induration of the glands beneath and within the lower jaw It may transmitted to dogs goats sheep and to human beings GLANDIFEROUS Glandiferous a Etym L glandifer glans glandis acorn ferre to bear cf F glandifère Defn Bearing acorns or other nuts as glandiferous trees GLANDIFORM Glandiform a Etym L glans glandis acorn form cf F glandiforme Defn Having the form of a gland or nut resembling a gland GLANDULAR Glandular a Etym Cf F glandulaire See Glandule Defn Containing or supporting glands consisting of glands pertaining to glands GLANDULATION Glandulation n Etym Cf F glandulation Bot Defn The situation and structure of the secretory vessels in plants Martyn Glandulation respects the secretory vessels which are either glandules follicles or utricles J Lee GLANDULE Glandule n Etym L glandula dim of glans glandis acorn cf F glandule See Gland Defn A small gland or secreting vessel GLANDULIFEROUS Glanduliferous a Etym L glandula gland ferous cf F glandulifère Defn Bearing glandules GLANDULOSE Glandulose a Defn Same as Glandulous GLANDULOSITY Glandulosity n Defn Quality of being glandulous a collection of glands R Sir T Browne GLANDULOUS Glandulous a Etym L glandulosus cf F glanduleux Defn Containing glands consisting of glands pertaining to glands resembling glands GLANS Glans n pl Glandes Etym L See Gland 1 Anat Defn The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis and the extremity of the clitoris 2 Bot Defn The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits Gray 3 Med a Goiter b A pessary Obs GLARE Glare glâr v i imp p p Glared p pr vb n Glaring Etym OE glaren gloren cf AS glær amber LG glaren to glow or burn like coals D gloren to glimmer prob akin to E glass 1 To shine with a bright dazzling light The cavern glares with newadmitted light Dryden 2 To look with fierce piercing eyes to stare earnestly angrily or fiercely And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon Byron 3 To be bright and intense as certain colors to be ostentatiously splendid or gay She glares in balls front boxes and the ring Pope GLARE Glare v t Defn To shoot out or emit as a dazzling light Every eye Glared lightning and shot forth pernicious fire Milton GLARE Glare n 1 A bright dazzling light splendor that dazzles the eyes a confusing and bewildering light The frame of burnished steel that cast a glare Dryden 2 A fierce piercing look or stare About them round A lion now he stalks with fiery glare Milton 3 A viscous transparent substance See Glair 4 A smooth bright glassy surface as a glare of ice U S GLARE Glare a Etym See Glary and Glare n Defn Smooth and bright or translucent used almost exclusively of ice as skating on glare ice U S GLAREOUS Glareous a Etym Cf F glaireux See Glair Defn Glairy John Georgy 1766 GLARINESS GLARINGNESS Glariness Glaringness n Defn A dazzling luster or brilliancy GLARING Glaring a Defn Clear notorious open and bold barefaced as a glaring crime Glaringly adv GLARY Glary a Defn Of a dazzling luster glaring bright shining smooth Bright crystal glass is glary Boyle GLASS Glass n Etym OE glas gles AS glæs akin to D G Dan Sw glas Icel glas gler Dan glar cf AS glær amber L glaesum Cf Glare n Glaze v t 1 A hard brittle translucent and commonly transparent substance white or colored having a conchoidal fracture and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime potash soda or lead oxide It is used for window panes and mirrors for articles of table and culinary use for lenses and various articles of ornament Note Glass is variously colored by the metallic oxides thus manganese colors it violet copper cuprous red or cupric green cobalt blue uranium yellowish green or canary yellow iron green or brown gold purple or red tin opaque white chromium emerald green antimony yellow 2 Chem Defn Any substance having a peculiar glassy appearance and a conchoidal fracture and usually produced by fusion 3 Anything made of glass Especially a A lookingglass a mirror b A vessel filled with running sand for measuring time an hourglass and hence the time in which such a vessel is exhausted of its sand She would not live The running of one glass Shak c A drinking vessel a tumbler a goblet hence the contents of such a vessel especially spirituous liquors as he took a glass at dinner d An optical glass a lens a spyglass in the plural spectacles as a pair of glasses he wears glasses e A weatherglass a barometer Note Glass is much used adjectively or in combination as glass maker or glassmaker glass making or glassmaking glass blower or glassblower etc Bohemian glass Cut glass etc See under Bohemian Cut etc Crown glass a variety of glass used for making the finest plate or window glass and consisting essentially of silicate of soda or potash and lime with no admixture of lead the convex half of an achromatic lens is composed of crown glass so called from a crownlike shape given it in the process of blowing Crystal glass or Flint glass See Flint glass in the Vocabulary Cylinder glass sheet glass made by blowing the glass in the form of a cylinder which is then split longitudinally opened out and flattened Glass of antimony a vitreous oxide of antimony mixed with sulphide Glass blower one whose occupation is to blow and fashion glass Glass blowing the art of shaping glass when reduced by heat to a viscid state by inflating it through a tube Glass cloth a woven fabric formed of glass fibers Glass coach a coach superior to a hackneycoach hired for the day or any short period as a private carriage so called because originally private carriages alone had glass windows Eng Smart Glass coaches are allowed in English parks from which ordinary hacks are excluded meaning by this term which is never used in America hired carriages that do not go on stands J F Cooper Glass cutter a One who cuts sheets of glass into sizes for window panes ets b One who shapes the surface of glass by grinding and polishing c A tool usually with a diamond at the point for cutting glass Glass cutting a The act or process of dividing glass as sheets of glass into panes with a diamond b The act or process of shaping the surface of glass by appylying it to revolving wheels upon which sand emery and afterwards polishing powder are applied especially of glass which is shaped into facets tooth ornaments and the like Glass having ornamental scrolls etc cut upon it is said to be engraved Glass metal the fused material for making glass Glass painting the art or process of producing decorative effects in glass by painting it with enamel colors and combining the pieces together with slender sash bars of lead or other metal In common parlance glass painting and glass staining see Glass staining below are used indifferently for all colored decorative work in windows and the like Glass paper paper faced with pulvirezed glass and used for abrasive purposes Glass silk fine threads of glass wound when in fusion on rapidly rotating heated cylinders Glass silvering the process of transforming plate glass into mirrors by coating it with a reflecting surface a deposit of silver or a mercury amalgam Glass soap or Glassmakers soap the black oxide of manganese or other substances used by glass makers to take away color from the materials for glass Glass staining the art or practice of coloring glass in its whole substance or in the case of certain colors in a superficial film only also decorative work in glass Cf Glass painting Glass tears See Ruperts drop Glass works an establishment where glass is made Heavy glass a heavy optical glass consisting essentially of a borosilicate of potash Millefiore glass See Millefiore Plate glass a fine kind of glass cast in thick plates and flattened by heavy rollers used for mirrors and the best windows Pressed glass glass articles formed in molds by pressure when hot Soluble glass Chem a silicate of sodium or potassium found in commerce as a white glassy mass a stony powder or dissolved as a viscous sirupy liquid used for rendering fabrics incombustible for hardening artificial stone etc called also water glass Spun glass glass drawn into a thread while liquid Toughened glass Tempered glass glass finely tempered or annealed by a peculiar method of sudden cooling by plunging while hot into oil melted wax or paraffine etc called also from the name of the inventor of the process Bastie glass Water glass Chem See Soluble glass above Window glass glass in panes suitable for windows GLASS Glass v t imp p p Glassed p pr vb n Glassing 1 To reflect as in a mirror to mirror used reflexively Happy to glass themselves in such a mirror Motley Where the Almightys form glasses itself in tempests Byron 2 To case in glass R Shak 3 To cover or furnish with glass to glaze Boyle 4 To smooth or polish anything as leater by rubbing it with a glass burnisher GLASSCRAB Glasscrab n Zoöl Defn The larval state Phyllosoma of the genus Palinurus and allied genera It is remarkable for its strange outlines thinness and transparency See Phyllosoma GLASSEN Glassen a Defn Glassy glazed Obs And pursues the dice with glassen eyes B Jonson GLASSEYE Glasseye n 1 Zoöl Defn A fish of the great lakes the walleyed pike 2 Far Defn A species of blindness in horses in which the eye is bright and the pupil dilated a sort of amaurosis Youatt GLASSFACED Glassfaced a Defn Mirrorfaced reflecting the sentiments of another R The glassfaced flatterer Shak GLASSFUL Glassful n pl Glassfuls Defn The contents of a glass as much of anything as a glass will hold GLASSFUL Glassful a Defn Glassy shining like glass Obs Minervas glassful shield Marston GLASSGAZING Glassgazing a Defn Given to viewing ones self in a glass or mirror finical Poetic Shak GLASSHOUSE Glasshouse n Defn A house where glass is made a commercial house that deals in glassware GLASSILY Glassily adv Defn So as to resemble glass GLASSINESS Glassiness n Defn The quality of being glassy GLASSITE Glassite n Defn A member of a Scottish sect founded in the 18th century by John Glass a minister of the Established Church of Scotland who taught that justifying faith is no more than a simple assent to the divine testimone passively recived by the understanding The English and American adherents of this faith are called Sandemanians after Robert Sandeman the soninlaw and disciple of Glass GLASS MAKER GLASSMAKER Glass maker or Glassmaker n Defn One who makes or manufactures glass Glass making or Glassmaking n GLASSROPE Glassrope n Zoöl Defn A remarkable vitreous sponge of the genus Hyalonema first brought from Japan It has a long stem consisting of a bundle of long and large glassy siliceous fibers twisted together GLASSSNAIL Glasssnail n Zoöl Defn A small transparent land snail of the genus Vitrina GLASSSNAKE Glasssnake n Zoöl Defn A long footless lizard Ophiosaurus ventralis of the Southern United States so called from its fragility the tail easily breaking into small pieces It grows to the length of three feet The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World GLASSSPONGE Glasssponge n Zoöl Defn A siliceous sponge of the genus Hyalonema and allied genera so called from their glassy fibers or spicules called also vitreous sponge See Glassrope and Euplectella GLASSWARE Glassware n Defn Ware or articles collectively made of glass GLASSWORK Glasswork n Defn Manufacture of glass articles or ornamentation made of glass GLASSWORT Glasswort n Bot Defn A seashore plant of the Spinach family Salicornia herbacea with succulent jointed stems also a prickly plant of the same family Salsola Kali both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes which yield soda for making glass and soap GLASSY Glassy a 1 Made of glass vitreous as a glassy substance Bacon 2 Resembling glass in its properties as in smoothness brittleness or transparency as a glassy stream a glassy surface the glassy deep 3 Dull wanting life or fire lackluster said of the eyes In his glassy eye Byron Glassy feldspar Min a variety of orthoclase sanidine GLASTONBURY THORN Glastonbury thorn Bot Defn A variety of the common hawthorn Loudon GLASYNGE Glasynge n Defn Glazing or glass Obs GLAUBERITE Glauberite n Etym From Glauber a German chemist died 1668 cf F glaubérite G glauberit Min Defn A mineral consisting of the sulphates of soda and lime GLAUBERS SALT GLAUBERS SALTS Glaubers salt or Glaubers salts Etym G glaubersalz from Glauber a German chemist who discovered it See Glauberite Defn Sulphate of soda a wellknown cathartic It is a white crystalline substance with a cooling slightly bitter taste and is commonly called salts Note It occurs naturally and abundantly in some mineral springs and in many salt deposits as the mineral mirabilite It is manufactured in large quantities as an intermediate step in the soda process and also for use in glass making GLAUCESCENT Glaucescent a Etym See Glaucous Defn Having a somewhat glaucous appearance or nature becoming glaucous GLAUCIC Glaucic a Chem Defn Of or pertaining to the Glaucium or horned poppy formerly applied to an acid derived from it now known to be fumaric acid GLAUCINE Glaucine a Defn Glaucous or glaucescent GLAUCINE Glaucine n Chem Defn An alkaloid obtained from the plant Glaucium as a bitter white crystalline substance GLAUCODOT Glaucodot n Etym Gr Min Defn A metallic mineral having a grayish tinwhite color and containing cobalt and iron with sulphur and arsenic GLAUCOMA Glaucoma n Etym L fr Gr Med Defn Dimness or abolition of sight with a diminution of transparency a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye and a hard inelastic condition of the eyeball with marked increase of tension within the eyeball GLAUCOMATOUS Glaucomatous a Defn Having the nature of glaucoma GLAUCOMETER Glaucometer n Defn See Gleucometer GLAUCONITE Glauconite n Etym Cf F glauconite glauconie fr L glaucus See Glaucous Min Defn The green mineral characteristic of the greensand of the chalk and other formations It is a hydrous silicate of iron and potash See Greensand GLAUCOPHANE Glaucophane n Etym Gr Min Defn A mineral of a dark bluish color related to amphibole It is characteristic of certain crystalline rocks GLAUCOSIS Glaucosis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn Same as Glaucoma GLAUCOUS Glaucous a Etym L glaucus Gr 1 Of a seagreen color of a dull green passing into grayish blue Lindley 2 Bot Defn Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off as that on a blue plum or on a cabbage leaf Gray GLAUCUS Glaucus n Etym L sea green Zoöl Defn A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks found in the warmer latitudes swimming in the open sea These mollusks are beautifully colored with blue and silvery white GLAUM Glaum v i Etym Etymol uncertain Defn To grope with the hands as in the dark Scot To glaum at to grasp or snatch at to aspire to Wha glaumd at kingdoms three Burns GLAVE Glave n Defn See Glaive GLAVER Glaver v i Etym Of Celtic origin cf W glafr flattery 1 To prate to jabber to babble Obs Here many clepid filosophirs glavern diversely Wyclif 2 To flatter to wheedle Obs Some slavish glavering flattering parasite South GLAVERER Glaverer n Defn A flatterer Obs Mir for Mag GLAYMORE Glaymore n Defn A claymore Johnson GLAZE Glaze v t imp p p Glazed p pr vb n Glazing Etym OE glasen glazen fr glas See Glass 1 To furnish a window a house a sash a ease etc with glass Two cabinets daintily paved richly handed and glazed with crystalline glass Bacon 2 To incrust cover or overlay with a thin surface consisting of or resembling glass as to glaze earthenware hence to render smooth glasslike or glossy as to glaze paper gunpowder and the like Sorrows eye glazed with blinding tears Shak 3 Paint Defn To apply thinly a transparent or semitransparent color to another color to modify the effect GLAZE Glaze v i Defn To become glazed of glassy GLAZE Glaze n 1 The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain anything used as a coating or color in glazing See Glaze v t 3 Ure 2 Cookery Defn Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste and spread thinly over braised dishes 3 A glazing oven See Glost oven GLAZEN Glazen a Etym AS glæsen Defn Resembling glass glasslike glazed Obs Wyclif GLAZER Glazer n 1 One who applies glazing as in pottery manufacture etc one who gives a glasslike or glossy surface to anything a calenderer or smoother of cloth paper and the like 2 A tool or machine used in glazing polishing smoothing etc amoung cutlers and lapidaries a wooden wheel covered with emery or having a band of lead and tin alloy for polishing cutlery etc GLAZIER Glazier n Etym From Glaze Defn One whose business is to set glass Glaziers diamond See under Diamond GLAZING Glazing n 1 The act or art of setting glass the art of covering with a vitreous or glasslike substance or of polishing or rendering glossy 2 The glass set or to be set in a sash frame etc 3 The glass glasslike or glossy substance with which any surface is incrusted or overlaid as the glazing of pottery or porcelain or of paper 4 Paint Defn Transparent or semitransparent colors passed thinly over other colors to modify the effect GLAZY Glazy a Defn Having a glazed appearance said of the fractured surface of some kinds of pin iron GLEAD Glead n Defn A live coal See Gleed Archaic GLEAM Gleam v i Etym Cf OE glem birdlime glue phlegm and E englaimed Falconry Defn To disgorge filth as a hawk GLEAM Gleam n Etym OE glem gleam AS glæm prob akin to E glimmer and perh to Gr Glitter 1 A shoot of light a small stream of light a beam a ray a glimpse Transient unexpected gleams of joi Addison At last a gleam Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste His Satans traveled steps Milton A glimmer and then a gleam of light Longfellow 2 Brightness splendor In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen Pope GLEAM Gleam v t imp p p Gleamed p pr vb n Gleaming 1 To shoot or dart as rays of light as at the dawn light gleams in the east 2 To shine to cast light to glitter Syn To Gleam Glimmer Glitter To gleam denotes a faint but distinct emission of light To glimmer describes an indistinct and unsteady giving of light To glitter imports a brightness that is intense but varying The morning light gleams upon the earth a distant taper glimmers through the mist a dewdrop glitters in the sun See Flash GLEAM Gleam v t Defn To shoot out flashes of light etc Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights Shak GLEAMY Gleamy a Defn Darting beams of light casting light in rays flashing coruscating In brazed arms that cast a gleamy ray Swift through the town the warrior bends his way Pope GLEAN Glean v t imp p p Gleaned p pr vb n Gleaning Etym OE glenen OF glener glaner F glaner fr LL glenare cf W glan clean glanh to clean purify or AS gelm gilm a hand 1 To gather after a reaper to collect in scattered or fragmentary parcels as the grain left by a reaper or grapes left after the gathering To glean the broken ears after the man That the main harvest reaps Shak 2 To gather from a field or vineyard what is left 3 To collect with patient and minute labor to pick out to obtain Content to glean what we can from experiments Locke GLEAN Glean v i 1 To gather stalks or ears of grain left by reapers And she went and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers Ruth ii 3 2 To pick up or gather anything by degrees Piecemeal they this acre first then that Glean on and gather up the whole estate Pope GLEAN Glean n Defn A collection made by gleaning The gleans of yellow thyme distend his thighs Dryden GLEAN Glean n Defn Cleaning afterbirth Obs Holland GLEANER Gleaner n 1 One who gathers after reapers 2 One who gathers slowly with labor Locke GLEANING Gleaning n Defn The act of gathering after reapers that which is collected by gleaning Glenings of natural knowledge Cook GLEBA Gleba n pl Glebæ L a clod Bot Defn The chambered sporogenous tissue forming the central mass of the sporophore in puff balls stinkhorns etc GLEBE Glebe n Etym F glèbe L gleba glaeba clod land soil 1 A lump a clod 2 Turf soil ground sod Fertile of corn the glebe of oil and wine Milton 3 Eccl Law Defn The land belonging or yielding revenue to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice GLEBELESS Glebeless a Defn Having no glebe GLEBOSITY Glebosity n Defn The quality of being glebous R GLEBOUS GLEBY Glebous Gleby a Etym Cf L glaebosus cloddy Defn Pertaining to the glebe turfy cloddy fertile fruitful Gleby land Prior GLEDE Glede n Etym AS glida akin to Icel gle Sw glada Cf Glide v i Zoöl Defn The common European kite Milvus ictinus This name is also sometimes applied to the buzzard Written also glead gled gleed glade and glide GLEDE Glede n Etym See Gleed Defn A live coal Archaic The cruel ire red as any glede Chaucer GLEE Glee n Etym OE gle gleo AS gleów gleó akin to Icel gl cf Gr 1 Music minstrelsy entertainment Obs Chaucer 2 Joy merriment mirth gayety paricularly the mirth enjoyed at a feast Spenser 3 Mus Defn An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices It is not necessarily gleesome GLEE CLUB Glee club Defn A club or company organized for singing glees and by extension part songs ballads etc GLEED Gleed n Etym AS gl fr gl to glow as a fire akin to D gloed G glut Icel gl See Glow v i Defn A live or glowing coal a glede Archaic Chaucer Longfellow GLEEFUL Gleeful a Defn Merry gay joyous Shak GLEEK Gleek n Etym Prob fr Icel leika to play play a trick on with the prefix ge akin to AS gelacan Sw leka to play Dan lege 1 A jest or scoff a trick or deception Obs Wheres the Bastards braves and Charles his gleeks Shak 2 Etym Cf Glicke Defn An enticing look or glance Obs A pretty gleek coming from Pallas eye Beau Fl GLEEK Gleek v i Defn To make sport to gibe to sneer to spend time idly Obs Shak GLEEK Gleek n Etym OF glic G glück fortune See Luck 1 A game at cards once popular played by three persons Obs Pepys Evelyn 2 Three of the same cards held in the same hand hence three of anything Obs GLEEMAN Gleeman n pl Gleemen Etym Glee man AS gleóman Defn A name anciently given to an itinerant minstrel or musician GLEEN Gleen v i Etym Cf Glance Glint Defn To glisten to gleam Obs Prior GLEESOME Gleesome a Defn Merry joyous gleeful GLEET Gleet n Etym OE glette glet glat mucus pus filth OF glete Med Defn A transparent mucous discharge from the membrane of the urethra commonly an effect of gonorrhea Hoblyn GLEET Gleet v i 1 To flow in a thin limpid humor to ooze as gleet Wiseman 2 To flow slowly as water Cheyne GLEETY Gleety a Defn Ichorous thin limpid Wiseman GLEG Gleg a Etym Icel glöggr Defn Quick of perception alert sharp Scot Jamieson GLEIRE GLEYRE Gleire Gleyre n Defn See Glair Obs Chaucer GLEN Glen n Etym Of Celtic origin cf W glyn a deep valley Ir Gael gleann valley glen Defn A secluded and narrow valley a dale a depression between hills And wooes the widows daughter of the glen Spenser GLENGARRY GLENGARRY BONNET Glengarry n or Glengarry bonnet Name of a valley in Scotland Defn A kind of Highland Scotch cap for men with straight sides and a hollow top sloping to the back where it is parted and held together by ribbons or strings The long silk streamers of his Glengarry bonnet L Hutton GLENLIVAT GLENLIVET Glenlivat Glenlivet n Defn A kind of Scotch whisky named from the district in which it was first made W E Aytoun GLENOID Glenoid a Etym Gr glénoïde Anat Defn Having the form of a smooth and shallow depression sockas the glenoid cavity or fossa of the scapula in which the head of the humerus articulates GLENOIDAL Glenoidal a Anat Defn Glenoid GLENT Glent n v Defn See Glint GLEUCOMETER Gleucometer n Etym Gr meter cf F gleucomètre Defn An instrument for measuring the specific gravity and ascertaining the quantity of sugar contained in must GLEW Glew n Defn See Glue Obs GLEY Gley v i Etym OE gli glien gleien to shine to squint cf Icel glja to glitter Defn To squint to look obliquely to overlook things Scot Jamieson GLEY Gley adv Defn Asquint askance obliquely GLIADIN Gliadin n Etym Gr gliadine Chem Defn Vegetable glue or gelatin glutin It is one of the constituents of wheat gluten and is a tough amorphous substance which resembles animal glue or gelatin GLIB Glib a Compar Glibber superl Glibbest Etym Prob fr D glibberen glippen to slide glibberig glipperig glib slippery 1 Smooth slippery as ice is glib Obs 2 Speaking or spoken smoothly and with flippant rapidity fluent voluble as a glib tongue a glib speech I want that glib and oily art To speak and purpose not Shak Syn Slippery smooth fluent voluble flippant GLIB Glib v t Defn To make glib Obs Bp Hall GLIB Glib n Etym Ir Gael glib a lock of hair Defn A thick lock of hair hanging over the eyes Obs The Irish have from the Scythians mantles and long glibs which is a thick curied bush of hair hanging down over their eyes and monstrously disguising them Spenser Their wild costume of the glib and mantle Southey GLIB Glib v t Etym Cf O Prov E lib to castrate geld Prov Dan live LG OD lubben Defn To castrate to geld to emasculate Obs Shak GLIBBERY Glibbery a 1 Slippery changeable Obs My love is glibbery there is no hold ont Marston 2 Moving easily nimble voluble Obs Thy lubrical and glibbery muse B Jonson GLIBLY Glibly adv Defn In a glib manner as to speak glibly GLIBNESS Glibness n Defn The quality of being glib GLICKE Glicke n Etym Cf Gleek n 2 and Ir Gael glic wise cunning crafty Defn An ogling look Obs GLIDDEN Glidden obs Defn p p of Glide Chaucer GLIDDER GLIDDERY Glidder Gliddery a Etym Cf Glide Defn Giving no sure footing smooth slippery Prov Eng Shingle slates and gliddery stones R D Blackmore GLIDE Glide n Zoöl Defn The glede or kite GLIDE Glide v i imp p p Glided p pr vb n Gliding Etym AS glidan akin to D glijden OHG glitan G gleiten Sw glida Dan glide and prob to E glad 1 To move gently and smoothly to pass along without noise violence or apparent effort to pass rapidly and easily or with a smooth silent motion as a river in its channel a bird in the air a skater over ice The river glideth at his own sweet will Wordsworth 2 Phon Defn To pass with a glide as the voice GLIDE Glide n 1 The act or manner of moving smoothly swiftly and without labor or obstruction They prey at last ensnared he dreadful darts With rapid glide along the leaning line Thomson Seeing Orlando it unlinkd itself And with indented glides did slip away Shak 2 Phon Defn A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another and with gradual change in the most frequent cases as in passing from the begining to the end of a regular diphthong or from vowel to consonant or consonant to vowel in a syllable or from one component to the other of a double or diphthongal consonant see Guide to Pronunciation §§ 19 161 162 Also by Bell and others the vanish or brief final element or the brief initial element in a class of diphthongal vowels or the brief final or initial part of some consonants see Guide to Pronunciation §§ 18 97 191 Note The onglide of a vowel or consonant is the glidemade in passing to it the offglide one made in passing from it Glides of the other sort are distinguished as initial or final or foreglides and afterglides For voiceglide see Guide to Pronunciation §§ 17 95 GLIDEN Gliden obs Defn p p of Glide Chaucer GLIDER Glider n Defn One who or that which glides GLIDING ANGLE Gliding angle Aëronautics Defn The angle esp the least angle at which a gliding machine or aëroplane will glide to earth by virtue of gravity without applied power GLIDINGLY Glidingly adv Defn In a gliding manner GLIDING MACHINE Gliding machine Aëronautics Defn A construction consisting essentially of one or more aëroplanes for gliding in an inclined path from a height to the ground GLIFF Gliff n Etym Cf OE gliffen gliften to look with fear at 1 A transient glance an unexpected view of something that startles one a sudden fear Prov Eng Scot Halliwell 2 A moment as for a gliff Scot Sir W Scott GLIKE Glike n Etym See Gleek a jest Defn A sneer a flout Obs GLIM Glim n 1 Brightness splendor Obs 2 A light or candle Slang Dickens Douse the glim put out the light Slang GLIMMER Glimmer v i imp p p Glimmered p pr vb n Glimmering Etym Akin to G glimmer a faint trembling light mica glimmern to glimmer glimmen to shine faintly glow Sw glimma Dan glimre D glimmen glimpen See Gleam a ray and cf Glimpse Defn To give feeble or scattered rays of light to shine faintly to show a faint unsteady light as the glimmering dawn a glimmering lamp The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day Shak Syn To gleam to glitter See Gleam Flash GLIMMER Glimmer n 1 A faint unsteady light feeble scattered rays of light also a gleam Gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls Tennyson 2 Mica See Mica Woodsward Glimmer gowk an owl Prov Eng Tennyson GLIMMERING Glimmering n 1 Faint unsteady light a glimmer South 2 A faint view or idea a glimpse an inkling GLIMPSE Glimpse n Etym For glimse from the root of glimmer 1 A sudden flash transient luster LIght as the lightning glimpse they ran Milton 2 A short hurried view a transitory or fragmentary perception a quick sight Here hid by shrub wood there by glimpses seen S Rogers 3 A faint idea an inkling GLIMPSE Glimpse v i imp p p Glimpsed p pr vb n Glimpsing Defn to appear by glimpses to catch glimpses Drayton GLIMPSE Glimpse v t Defn To catch a glimpse of to see by glimpses to have a short or hurried view of Some glimpsing and no perfect sight Chaucer GLINT Glint n Etym OE glent Defn A glimpse glance or gleam Scot He saw a glint of light Ramsay GLINT Glint v t imp p p Glinted p pr vb n Glinting Etym OE glenten Cf Glance v i Glitter v i Defn To glance to peep forth as a flower from the bud to glitter Burns GLINT Glint v t Defn To glance to turn as to glint the eye GLIOMA Glioma n Etym NL fr Gr oma Med Defn A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain spinal cord or other portions of the nervous system GLIRES Glires n pl Etym L dormice Zoöl Defn An order of mammals the Rodentia Glirine a GLISSADE Glissade n Etym F fr glisser to slip Defn A sliding as down a snow slope in the Alps Tyndall GLISSANDO Glissando n a Etym As if It Fr glissant sliding Mus Defn A gliding effect gliding GLISSETTE Glissette n Etym F fr glisser to slip Math Defn The locus described by any point attached to a curve that slips continuously on another fixed curve the movable curve having no rotation at any instant GLIST Glist n Etym From Glisten Defn Glimmer mica GLISTEN Glisten v i imp p p Glistened p pr vb n Glistening Etym OE glistnian akin to glisnen glisien AS glisian glisnian akin to E glitter See Glitter v i and cf Glister v i Defn To sparkle or shine especially to shine with a mild subdued and fitful luster to emit a soft scintillating light to gleam as the glistening stars Syn See Flash GLISTER Glister v i imp p p Glistered p pr vb n Glistering Etym OE glistren akin to G glisternglinstern D glinsteren and E glisten See Glisten Defn To be bright to sparkle to be brilliant to shine to glisten to glitter All that glisters is not gold Shak GLISTER Glister n Defn Glitter luster GLISTER Glister n Etym Cf OF glistere Defn Same as Clyster GLISTERINGLY Glisteringly adv Defn In a glistering manner GLITTER Glitter v i imp p p Glittered p pr vb n Glittering Etym OE gliteren akin to Sw glittra Icel glitra glita AS glitenian OS glitan OHG glizzan G gleissen Goth glitmunjan and also to E glint glisten and prob glance gleam 1 To sparkle with light to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster to gleam as a glittering sword The field yet glitters with the pomp of war Dryden 2 To be showy specious or striking and hence attractive as the glittering scenes of a court Syn To gleam to glisten to shine to sparkle to glare See Gleam Flash GLITTER Glitter n Defn A bright sparkling light brilliant and showy luster brilliancy as the glitter of arms the glitter of royal equipage Milton GLITTERAND Glitterand a Defn Glittering Obs Spenser GLITTERINGLY Glitteringly adv Defn In a glittering manner GLOAM Gloam v i Etym See Gloom Glum 1 To begin to grow dark to grow dusky 2 Defn To be sullen or morose Obs GLOAM Gloam n Defn The twilight gloaming R Keats GLOAMING Gloaming n Etym See Gloom 1 Twilight dusk the fall of the evening Scot North of Eng and in poetry Hogg 2 Sullenness melancholy Obs J Still GLOAR Gloar v i Etym OD gloeren glueren gluyeren Cf Glower Defn To squint to stare Obs GLOAT Gloat v i imp p p Gloated p pr vb n Gloating Etym Akin to Icel glotta to smile scornfully G glotzen to gloat Defn To look steadfastly to gaz In vengeance gloating on anothers pain Byron GLOBARD Globard n Etym OE globerde from glow Defn A glowworm Obs Holland GLOBATE GLOBATED Globate Globated a Etym L globatus p p of globare to make into a ball fr globus ball Defn Having the form of a globe spherical GLOBE Globe n Etym L globus perh akin to L glomus a ball of yarn and E clump golf cf F globe 1 A round or spherical body solid or hollow a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center a ball a sphere 2 Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape as the globe of the eye the globe of a lamp 3 The earth the terraqueous ball usually preceded by the definite article Locke 4 A round model of the world a spherical representation of the earth or heavens as a terrestrial or celestial globe called also artificial globe 5 A body of troops or of men or animals drawn up in a circle a military formation used by the Romans answering to the modern infantry square Him round A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed Milton Globe amaranth Bot a plant of the genus Gomphrena G globosa bearing round heads of variously colored flowers which long retain color when gathered Globe animalcule a small globular locomotive organism Volvox globator once throught to be an animal afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic algæ Globe of compression Mil a kind of mine producing a wide crater called also overcharged mine Globe daisy Bot a plant or flower of the genus Globularing common in Europe The flowers are minute and form globular heads Globe sight a form of front sight placed on target rifles Globe slater Zoöl an isopod crustacean of the genus Spheroma Globe thistle Bot a thistlelike plant with the flowers in large globular heads Cynara Scolymus also certain species of the related genus Echinops Globe valve a A ball valve b A valve inclosed in a globular chamber Knight Syn Globe Sphere Orb Ball Globe denotes a round and usually a solid body sphere is the term applied in astronomy to such a body or to the concentric spheres or orbs of the old astronomers orb is used especially in poetry for globe or sphere and also for the pathway of a heavenly body ball is applied to the heavenly bodies concieved of as impelled through space GLOBE Globe v t imp p p Globed p pr vb n Globing Defn To gather or form into a globe GLOBEFISH Globefish n Zoöl Defn A plectognath fish of the genera Diodon Tetrodon and allied genera The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form Called also porcupine fish and sea hedgehog See Diodon GLOBEFLOWER Globeflower n Bot a A plant of the genus Trollius T Europæus found in the mountainous parts of Europe and producing handsome globeshaped flowers b The American plant Trollius laxus Japan globeflower See Corchorus GLOBESHAPED Globeshaped a Defn Shaped like a globe GLOBIFEROUS Globiferous a Etym Globe ferous Zoöl Defn Having a round or globular tip GLOBIGERINA Globigerina n pl Globigerinæ Etym NL fr L globus a round body gerere to bear Zoöl Defn A genus of small Foraminifera which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea Their dead shells falling to the bottom make up a large part of the soft mud generally found in depths below 3000 feet and called globigerina ooze See Illust of Foraminifera GLOBOSE Globose a Etym L globosus Defn Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe globular or nearly so spherical Milton GLOBOSELY Globosely adv Defn In a globular manner globularly GLOBOSITY Globosity n Etym L globositas cf F globosité Defn Sphericity Ray GLOBOUS Globous a Etym See Globose Defn Spherical Milton GLOBULAR Globular a Etym Cf F globulaire Defn Globeshaped having the form of a ball or sphere spherical or nearly so as globular atoms Milton Globular chart a chart of the earths surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection Globular projection Map Projection a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere the point of sight being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a distance equal to the radius of the sphere into the sine of 45º Globular sailing sailing on the arc of a great circle or so as to make the shortest distance between two places circular sailing GLOBULARITY Globularity n Defn The state of being globular globosity sphericity GLOBULARLY Globularly adv Defn Spherically GLOBULARNESS Globularness n Defn Sphericity globosity GLOBULE Globule n Etym L globulus dim of globus globe cf F globule 1 A little globe a small particle of matter of a spherical form Globules of snow Sir I Newton These minute globules a moles eyes are sunk deeply in the skull Paley 2 Biol Defn A minute spherical or rounded structure as blood lymph and pus corpuscles minute fungi spores etc 3 A little pill or pellet used by homeopathists GLOBULET Globulet n Defn A little globule Crabb GLOBULIFEROUS Globuliferous a Etym Globule ferous Defn Bearing globules in geology used of rocks and denoting a variety of concretionary structure where the concretions are isolated globules and evenly distributed through the texture of the rock GLOBULIMETER Globulimeter n Etym Globule meter Physiol Defn An instrument for measuring the number of red blood corpuscles in the blood Note The method depends on the differences of tint obtained by mixing a sample of the blood with sodium carbonate solution GLOBULIN Globulin n Etym From Globule cf F globuline Phisiol Chem Defn An albuminous body insoluble in water but soluble in dilute solutions of salt It is present in the red blood corpuscles united with hæmatin to form hæmoglobin It is also found in the crystalline lens of the eye and in blood serum and is sometimes called crystallin In the plural the word is applied to a group of proteid substances such as vitellin myosin fibrinogen etc all insoluble in water but soluble in dilute salt solutions GLOBULITE Globulite n Etym See Globule Min Defn A rudimentary form of crystallite spherical in shape GLOBULOUS Globulous a Etym Cf F globuleux Defn Globular spherical orbicular Globulousness n GLOBY Globy a Defn Resembling or pertaining to a globe round orbicular The globy sea Milton GLOCHIDIATE Glochidiate a Etym Gr Bot Defn Having barbs as glochidiate bristles Gray GLOCHIDIUM Glochidium n pl Glochidia Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The larva or young of the mussel formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parents gills GLOCKENSPIEL Glockenspiel n G glocke bell spiel play Music Defn An instrument originally a series of bells on an iron rod now a set of flat metal bars diatonically tuned giving a belllike tone when played with a mallet a carillon GLODE Glode obs Defn imp of Glide Chaucer GLOMBE GLOME Glombe Glome v i Defn To gloom to look gloomy morose or sullen Obs Surrey GLOME Glome n Defn Gloom Obs GLOME Glome n Etym L glomus a ball Cf Globe Anat Defn One of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of the horses foot GLOMERATE Glomerate a Etym L glomeratus p p of glomerare to glomerate from glomus See 3d Glome Defn Gathered together in a roundish mass or dense cluster conglomerate GLOMERATE Glomerate v t i imp p p Glomerated p pr vb n Glomerating Defn To gather or wind into a ball to collect into a spherical form or mass as threads GLOMERATION Glomeration n Etym L glomeratio 1 The act of forming or gathering into a ball or round mass the state of being gathered into a ball conglomeration 2 That which is formed into a ball a ball Bacon GLOMEROUS Glomerous a Etym L glomerosus fr glomus See 3d Glome Defn Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass Obs Blount GLOMERULE Glomerule n Etym Dim fr L glomus ball 1 Bot Defn A head or dense cluster of flowers formed by condensation of a cyme as in the flowering dogwood 2 Anat Defn A glomerulus GLOMERULUS Glomerulus n pl Glomeruli Etym NL dim of L glomus See 3d Glome Anat Defn The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian capsule of the kidney GLOMULIFEROUS Glomuliferous a Etym L glomus a ball ferous Biol Defn Having small clusters of minutely branched corallike excrescences M C Cooke GLONOIN GLONOINE Glonoin Glonoine n Etym Glycerin oxygen nitrogen in ine 1 Same as Nitroglycerin called also oil of glonoin Obs 2 Med Defn A dilute solution of nitroglycerin used as a neurotic GLOOM Gloom gloom n Etym AS glom twilight from the root of E glow See Glow and cf Glum Gloam 1 Partial or total darkness thick shade obscurity as the gloom of a forest or of midnight 2 A shady gloomy or dark place or grove Before a gloom of stubbornshafted oaks Tennyson 3 Cloudiness or heaviness of mind melancholy aspect of sorrow low spirits dullness A sullen gloom and furious disorder prevailed by fits Burke 4 In gunpowder manufacture the drying oven Syn Darkness dimness obscurity heaviness dullness depression melancholy dejection sadness See Darkness GLOOM Gloom v i imp p p Gloomed p pr vb n Glooming 1 To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly to glimmer 2 To become dark or dim to be or appear dismal gloomy or sad to come to the evening twilight The black gibbet glooms beside the way Goldsmith This weary day at last I see it gloom Spenser GLOOM Gloom v t 1 To render gloomy or dark to obscure to darken A bow window gloomed with limes Walpole A black yew gloomed the stagnant air Tennyson 2 To fill with gloom to make sad dismal or sullen Such a mood as that which lately gloomed Your fancy Tennison What sorrows gloomed that parting day Goldsmith GLOOMILY Gloomily adv Defn In a gloomy manner GLOOMINESS Gloominess n Defn State of being gloomy Addison GLOOMING Glooming n Etym Cf Gloaming Defn Twilight of morning or evening the gloaming When the faint glooming in the sky First lightened into day Trench The balmy glooming crescentlit Tennyson GLOOMTH Gloomth n Defn Gloom R Walpole GLOOMY Gloomy a Compar Gloomier superl Gloomiest 1 Imperfectly illuminated dismal through obscurity or darkness dusky dim clouded as the cavern was gloomy Though hid in gloomiest shade Milton 2 Affected with or expressing gloom melancholy dejected as a gloomy temper or countenance Syn Dark dim dusky dismal cloudy moody sullen morose melancholy sad downcast depressed dejected disheartened GLOPPEN Gloppen v t i Etym OE glopnen to be frightened frighten cf Icel gl to look downcast Defn To surprise or astonish to be startled or astonished Prov Eng Halliwell GLORE Glore v i Etym See Gloar Defn To glare to glower Obs Halliwell GLORIA Gloria n Etym L glory Eccl a A doxology beginning Gloria Patri Glory be to the Father sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches b A portion of the Mass Gloria in Excelsis Deo Glory be to God on high and also of the communion service in some churches In the Episcopal Church the version in English is used c The musical setting of a gloria GLORIATION Gloriation n Etym L gloriatio from gloriari to glory boast fr gloria glory See Glory n Defn Boast a triumphing Obs Bp Richardson Internal gloriation or triumph of the mind Hobbes GLORIED Gloried a Etym See Glory Defn Illustrious honorable noble Obs Milton GLORIFICATION Glorification n Etym L glorificatio cf F glorification See Glorify 1 The act of glorifyng or of giving glory to Jer Taylor 2 The state of being glorifed as the glorification of Christ after his resurrection GLORIFY Glorify v t imp p p Glorified p pr vb n Glorifying Etym F glorifier L glorificare gloria glory ficare in comp to make See fy 1 To make glorious by bestowing glory upon to confer honor and distinction upon to elevate to power or happiness or to celestial glory Jesus was not yet glorified John vii 39 2 To make glorious in thought or with the heart by ascribing glory to to asknowledge the excellence of to render homage to to magnify in worship to adore That we for thee may glorify the Lord Shak GLORIOLE Gloriole n Etym L gloriola a small glory dim of gloria glory Defn An aureole R Msr Browning GLORIOSA Gloriosa n Etym Nl fr L gloriosus See Glorious Bot Defn A genus of climbing plants with very showy lilylike blossoms natives of India GLORIOSER Glorioser n Etym From L gloriosus boastful Defn A boaster Obs Greene GLORIOSO Glorioso n Etym It Defn A boaster Obs Fuller GLORIOUS Glorious a Etym OF glorios glorious F glorieux fr L gloriosus See Glory n 1 Exhibiting attributes qualities or acts that are worthy of or receive glory noble praiseworthy excellent splendid illustrious inspiring admiration as glorious deeds These are thy glorious works Parent of good Milton 2 Eager for glory or distinction haughty boastful ostentatious vainglorious Obs Most miserable Is the desire thats glorious Shak 3 Ecstatic hilarious elated with drink Colloq kings may be blest but Tam was glorious Oer all the ills of life victorious Burns During his office treason was no crime The sons of Belial had a glorious time Dryden Syn Eniment noble excellent renowned illustrious celebrated magnificent grand splendid Gloriously adv Gloriousness n Udall Sing ye to the Lord for he hath triumphed gloriously Ex xv 21 I speak it not gloriously nor out of affectation B Jonson GLORY Glory n Etym OE glorie OF glorie gloire F gloire fr L gloria prob akin to Gr glory praise to hear See Loud 1 Praise honor admiration or distinction accorded by common consent to a person or thing high reputation honorable fame renown Glory to God in the highest Luke ii 14 Spread his glory through all countries wide Spenser 2 That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor that which brings or gives renown an object of pride or boast the occasion of praise excellency brilliancy splendor Think it no glory to swell in tyranny Sir P Sidney Jewels lose their glory if neglected Shak Your sexs glory t is to shine unknown Young 3 Pride boastfulness arrogance In glory of thy fortunes Chapman 4 The presence of the Divine Being the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven celestial honor heaven Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel and afterward receive me to glory Ps lxxiii 24 5 An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity It is represented in art by rays of gold or the like proceeding from the head or body or by a disk or a mere line Note This is the general term when confined to the head it is properly called nimbus when encircling the whole body aureola or aureole Glory hole an opening in the wall of a glass furnace exposing the brilliant white light of the interior Knight Glory pea Bot the name of two leguminous plants Clianthus Dampieri and C puniceus of Australia and New Zeland They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers Glory tree Bot a name given to several species of the verbenaceous genus Clerodendron showy flowering shrubs of tropical regions GLORY Glory v i imp p p Gloried p pr vb n Glorying Etym OE glorien OF glorier fr L gloriari fr gloria glory See Glory n 1 To exult with joy to rejoice Glory ye in his holy name Ps cv 2 To boast to be proud God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ Gal vi 14 No one should glory in his prosperity Richardson GLOSE Glose n v Defn See Gloze Chaucer GLOSER Gloser n Defn See Glosser GLOSS Gloss n Etym Cf Icel glossi a blaze glys finery MHG glosen to glow G glosten to glimmer perh akin to E glass 1 Bbrightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface polish as the gloss of silk cloth is calendered to give it a gloss It is no part to set on the face of this cause any fairer gloss than the naked truth doth afford Hooker 2 A specious appearance superficial quality or show To me more dear congenial to my heart One native charm than all the gloss of art Goldsmith GLOSS Gloss v t imp p p Glossed p pr vb n Glossing Defn To give a superficial luster or gloss to to make smooth and shining as to gloss cloth The glossed and gleamy wave J R Drake GLOSS Gloss n Etym OE glose F glose L glossa a difficult word needing explanation fr Gr Gloze Glossary Glottis 1 A foreign archaic technical or other uncommon word requiring explanation Obs 2 An interpretation consisting of one or more words interlinear or marginal an explanatory note or comment a running commentary All this without a gloss or comment He would unriddle in a moment Hudibras Explaining the text in short glosses T Baker 3 A false or specious explanation Dryden GLOSS Gloss v t 1 To render clear and evident by comments to illustrate to explain to annotate 2 To give a specious appearance to to render specious and plausible to palliate by specious explanation You have the art to gloss the foulest cause Philips GLOSS Gloss v i 1 To make comments to comment to explain Dryden 2 To make sly remarks or insinuations Prior GLOSSA Glossa n pl Gloss Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The tongue or lingua of an insect See Hymenoptera GLOSSAL Glossal a Defn Of or pertaining to the tongue lingual GLOSSANTHRAX Glossanthrax n Etym Gr anthrax cf F glossanthrax Defn A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue GLOSSARIAL Glossarial a Defn Of or pertaining to glosses or to a glossary containing a glossary GLOSSARIALLY Glossarially adv Defn In the manner of a glossary GLOSSARIST Glossarist n Defn A writer of glosses or of a glossary a commentator a scholiast Tyrwhitt GLOSSARY Glossary n pl Gossaries Etym L glossarium fr glossa cf F glossaire See 3d Gloss Defn A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author a partial dictionary of a work an author a dialect art or science explaining archaic technical or other uncommon words GLOSSATA Glossata n pl Etym NL See Glossa Zoöl Defn The Lepidoptera GLOSSATOR Glossator n Etym LL See 3d Gloss Defn A writer of glosses or comments a commentator R The glossators of Aristotle Milman GLOSSER Glosser n Etym See lst Gloss Defn A polisher one who gives a luster GLOSSER Glosser n Etym See 3d Gloss Defn A writer of glosses a scholiast a commentator L Addison GLOSSIC Glossic n Etym L glossa a word requiring a gloss See 3d Gloss Defn A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only Ingglish Glosik konvaiA J Ellis GLOSSILY Glossily adv Defn In a glossy manner GLOSSINESS Glossiness n Etym From Glossy Defn The condition or quality of being glossy the luster or brightness of a smooth surface Boyle GLOSSIST Glossist n Defn A writer of comments Obs Milton GLOSSITIS Glossitis n Etym NL from Gr itis Med Defn Inflammation of the tongue GLOSSLY Glossly adv Defn Like gloss specious Cowley GLOSSOCOMON Glossocomon nEtym NL fr Gr Defn A kind of hoisting winch GLOSSOEPIGLOTTIC Glossoepiglottic a Etym Gr epiglottic Anat Defn Pertaining to both tongue and epiglottis as glossoepiglottic folds GLOSSOGRAPHER Glossographer n Etym Gr Gloss Defn A writer of a glossary a commentator a scholiast Hayward GLOSSOGRAPHICAL Glossographical a Defn Of or pertaining to glossography GLOSSOGRAPHY Glossography n Etym See Glossographer Defn The writing of glossaries glosses or comments for illustrating an author GLOSSOHYAL Glossohyal a Etym Gr Anat Defn Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes n The glossohyal bone or cartilage lingual bone entoglossal bone GLOSSOLALIA GLOSSOLALY Glossolalia Glossolaly n Etym NL fr Gr glossolalie Defn The gift of tongues Farrar GLOSSOLOGICAL Glossological a Defn Of or pertaining to glossology GLOSSOLOGIST Glossologist n Defn One who defines and explains terms one who is versed in glossology GLOSSOLOGY Glossology n Etym Gr logy cf F glossologie See 3d Gloss 1 The definition and explanation of terms a glossary 2 The science of language comparative philology linguistics glottology GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL Glossopharyngeal a Etym Gr pharyngeal Anat Defn Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue n One of the glossopharyngeal nerves GLOSSY Glossy a Compar Glossier superl Glossiest Etym See Gloss luster 1 Smooth and shining reflecting luster from a smooth surface highly polished lustrous as glossy silk a glossy surface 2 Smooth specious plausible as glossy deceit GLOST OVEN Glost oven Defn An oven in which glazed pottery is fired also called glaze kiln or glaze GLOTTAL Glottal a Defn Of or pertaining to or produced by the glottis glottic Glottal catch an effect produced upon the breath or voice by a sudden opening or closing of the glotts Sweet GLOTTIC GLOTTIDEAN Glottic Glottidean a Defn Of or pertaining to the glottis glottal GLOTTIS Glottis n Etym NL fr Gr Gloss an explanatory remark Anat Defn The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea See Larynx GLOTTOLOGICAL Glottological a Defn Of or pertaining to glottology GLOTTOLOGIST Glottologist n Defn A linguist a philologist GLOTTOLOGY Glottology n Etym Gr logy Defn The science of tongues or languages comparative philology glossology GLOUT Glout v i Etym Scot Cf Gloat Defn To pout to look sullen Obs Garth GLOUT Glout v t Defn To view attentively to gloat on to stare at Obs Wright GLOVE Glove n Etym OE glove glofe AS gl akin to Icel gl cf Goth l palm of the hand Icel l 1 A cover for the hand or for the hand and wrist with a separate sheath for each finder The latter characteristic distinguishes the glove from the mitten 2 A boxing glove Boxing glove See under Boxing Glove fight a pugilistic contest in wich the fighters wear boxing gloves Glove money or silver a A tip or gratuity to servants professedly to buy gloves with b Eng Law A reward given to officers of courts also a fee given by the sheriff of a country to the clerk of assize and judges officers when there are no offenders to be executed Glove sponge Zoöl a fine and soft variety of commercial sponges Spongia officinalis To be hand and glove with to be intimately associated or on good terms with Hand and glove with traitors J H Newman To handle without gloves to treat without reserve or tenderness to deal roughly with Colloq To take up the glove to accept a challenge or adopt a quarrel To throw down the glove to challenge to combat GLOVE Glove v t imp p p Gloved p pr vb n Gloving Defn To cover with or as with a glove GLOVER Glover n Defn One whose trade it is to make or sell gloves Glovers suture or stitch a kind of stitch used in sewing up wounds in which the thread is drawn alternately through each side from within outward GLOW Glow v i imp p p Glowed p pr vb n Glowing Etym AS gl akin to D gloeijen OHG gluoen G glühen Icel gl Dan gloende glowing Gloom 1 To shine with an intense or white heat to give forth vivid light and heat to be incandenscent Glows in the stars and blossoms in the trees Pope 2 To exhibit a strong bright color to be brilliant as if with heat to be bright or red with heat or animation with blushes etc Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays Dryden And glow with shame of your proceedings Shak 3 To feel hot to have a burning sensation as of the skin from friction exercise etc to burn Did not his temples glow In the same sultry winds and acrching heats Addison The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands Gay 4 To feel the heat of passion to be animated as by intense love zeal anger etc to rage as passior as the heart glows with love zeal or patriotism With pride it mounts and with revenge it glows Dryden Burns with one love with one resentment glows Pope GLOW Glow v t Defn To make hot to flush Poetic Fans whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool Shak GLOW Glow n 1 White or red heat incandscence 2 Brightness or warmth of color redness a rosy flush as the glow of health in the cheeks 3 Intense excitement or earnestness vehemence or heat of passion ardor The red glow of scorn Shak 4 Heat of body a sensation of warmth as that produced by exercise etc GLOWBARD Glowbard n Etym See Globard Defn The glowworm Obs GLOWER Glower v i imp p p Glowered p pr vb n Glowering Etym Cf Gloar Defn to look intently to stare angrily or with a scowl Thackeray GLOWINGLY Glowingly adv Defn In a glowing manner with ardent heat or passion GLOWLAMP Glowlamp n 1 Chem Defn An aphlogistic lamp See Aphlogistic 2 Elect Defn An incandescent lamp See Incandescent a GLOWWORM Glowworm n Zoöl Defn A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris esp the wingless females and larvæ of the two European species L noctiluca and L splendidula which emit light from some of the abdominal segments Like a glowworm in the night The which hath fire in darkness none in light Shak Note The male is winged and is supposed to be attracted by the light of the female In America the luminous larvæ of several species of fireflies and fire beetles are called glowworms Both sexes of these are winged when mature See Firefly GLOXINIA Gloxinia n Etym NL Bot Defn American genus of herbaceous plants with very handsome bell shaped blossoms named after B P Gloxin a German botanist GLOZE Gloze v i imp p p Glozed p pr vb n Glozing Etym OE glosen F gloser See gloss explanation 1 To flatter to wheedle to fawn to talk smoothly Chaucer A false glozing parasite South So glozed the tempter and his proem tuned Milton 2 To give a specious or false meaning to ministerpret Shak GLOZE Gloze v t Defn To smooth over to palliate By glozing the evil that is in the world I Taylor GLOZE Gloze n 1 Flattery adulation smooth speech Now to plain dealing lay these glozes by Shak 2 Specious show gloss Obs Sir P Sidney GLOZER Glozer n Defn A flatterer Obs Gifford 1580 GLUCIC Glucic a Etym Gr Chem Defn Pertaining to or obtained from sugar as glucic acid GLUCINA Glucina n Etym Cf F glycine glucine So called because it forms sweet salts See Glucinum Chem Defn A white or gray tasteless powder the oxide of the element glucinum formerly called glucine GLUCINIC Glucinic a Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from or containing glucinum as glucinic oxide GLUCINUM Glucinum n Etym Cf F glucinium glycium fr Gr Glycerin Chem Defn A rare metallic element of a silver white color and low specific gravity 21 resembling magnesium It never occurs naturally in the free state but is always combined usually with silica or alumina or both as in the minerals phenacite chrysoberyl beryl or emerald euclase and danalite It was named from its oxide glucina which was known long before the element was isolated Symbol Gl Atomic weight 91 Called also beryllium Formerly written also glucinium GLUCOGEN Glucogen n R Defn See Glycogen GLUCOGENESIS Glucogenesis n Defn Glycogenesis R GLUCONIC Gluconic a Defn Pertaining to or derived from glucose Gluconic acid Chem an organic acid obtained as a colorless sirupy liquid by the oxidation of glucose called also maltonic acid and dextronic acid GLUCOSE Glucose n Etym Gr Glycerin 1 A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly as in ripe grapes and in honey and produced in great quantities from starch etc by the action of heat and acids It is only about half as sweet as cane sugar Called also dextrose grape sugar diabetic sugar and starch sugar See Dextrose 2 Chem Defn Any one of a large class of sugars isometric with glucose proper and including levulose galactose etc 3 The trade name of a sirup obtained as an uncrystallizable reside in the manufacture of glucose proper and containing in addition to some dextrose or glucose also maltose dextrin etc It is used as a cheap adulterant of sirups beers etc GLUCOSIDE Glucoside n Etym See Glucose Chem Defn One of a large series of amorphous or crystalline substances occurring very widely distributed in plants rarely in animals and regarded as influental agents in the formation and disposition of the sugars They are frequently of a bitter taste but by the action of ferments or of dilute acids and alkalies always break down into some characteristic substance acid aldehyde alcohol phenole or alkaloid and glucose or some other sugar hence the name They are of the nature of complex and compound ethers and ethereal salts of the sugar carbohydrates GLUCOSURIA Glucosuria n Etym NL fr E glucose Gr Med Defn A condition in which glucose is discharged in the urine diabetes mellitus GLUE Glue n Etym F glu L glus akin to gluten from gluere to draw together Cf Gluten Defn A hard brittle brownish gelatin obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins hoofs etc of animals When gently heated with water it becomes viscid and tenaceous and is used as a cement for uniting substances The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances Bee glue See under Bee Fish glue a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins and bladders isinglass Glue plant Bot a fucoid seaweed Gloiopeltis tenax Liquid glue a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid oralcohol Marine glue a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha with shellac used in shipbuilding GLUE Glue v t imp p p Glued p pr vb n Gluing Etym F gluer See Glue n Defn To join with glue or a viscous substance to cause to stick or hold fast as if with glue to fix or fasten This cold congealed blood That glues my lips and will not let me speak Shak GLUEPOT Gluepot n Defn A utensil for melting glue consisting of an inner pot holding the glue immersed in an outer one containing water which is heated to soften the glue GLUER Gluer n Defn One who cements with glue GLUEY Gluey a Defn Viscous glutinous of the nature of or like glue GLUEYNESS Glueyness n Defn Viscidity GLUISH Gluish a Defn Somewhat gluey Sherwood GLUM Glum n Etym See Gloom Defn Sullenness Obs Skelton GLUM Glum a Defn Moody silent sullen I frighten people by my glun face Thackeray GLUM Glum v i Defn To look sullen to be of a sour countenance to be glum Obs Hawes GLUMACEOUS Glumaceous a Etym Cf F glumancé See Glume Defn Having glumes consisting of glumes GLUMAL Glumal a Bot Defn Characterized by a glume or having the nature of a glume GLUME Glume n Etym L gluma hull husk fr glubere to bark or peel cf F glume or gloume Bot Defn The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses esp an outer husk or bract of a spikelt Gray GLUMELLA GLUMELLE Glumella Glumelle n Etym F glumelle dim of glume Bot Defn One of the pelets or inner chaffy scales of the flowers or spikelets of grasses GLUMLY Glumly adv Defn In a glum manner sullenly moodily GLUMMY Glummy a Etym See Gloom Defn dark gloomy dismal Obs GLUMNESS Glumness n Defn Moodiness sullenness GLUMP Glump v i Etym See Glum Defn To manifest sullenness to sulk Colloq GLUMPY Glumpy a Defn Glum sullen sulky Colloq He was glumpy enough T Hook GLUNCH Glunch a Etym Cf Glump Defn Frowning sulky sullen Sir W Scott n Defn A sullen angry look a look of disdain or dislike Prov Eng Scot GLUT Glut v t imp p p Glutted p pr vb n Glutting Etym OE glotten fr OF glotir gloutir L glutire gluttire cf Gr gar Cf Gluttion Englut 1 To swallow or to swallow greedlly to gorge Though every drop of water swear against it And gape at widest to glut him Shak 2 To fill to satiety to satisfy fully the desire or craving of to satiate to sate to cloy His faithful heart a bloody sacrifice Torn from his breast to glut the tyrants eyes Dryden The realms of nature and of art were ransacked to glut the wonder lust and ferocity of a degraded populace C Kingsley To glut the market to furnish an oversupply of any article of trade so that there is no sale for it GLUT Glut v i Defn To eat gluttonously or to satiety Like three horses that have broken fence And glutted all night long breastdeep in corn Tennyson GLUT Glut n 1 That which is swallowed Milton 2 Plenty to satiety or repletion a full supply hence often a supply beyond sufficiency or to loathing over abundance as a glut of the market A glut of those talents which raise men to eminence Macaulay 3 Something that fills up an opening a clog 4 a A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks Prov Eng b Mining A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing Raymond c Bricklaying A bat or small piece of brick used to fill out a course Knight d Arch An arched opening to the ashpit of a klin e A block used for a fulcrum 5 Zoöl Defn The broadnosed eel Anguilla latirostris found in Europe Asia the West Indies etc GLUTACONIC Glutaconic a Etym Glutaric aconitic Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from an acid intermediate between glutaric and aconitic acids GLUTAEUS Glutæus n Etym NL See Gluteal Anat Defn The great muscle of the buttock in man and most mammals and the corresponding muscle in many lower animals Note In man the glutæus is composed of three distinct parts which extend and abduct the thigh and help support the body in standing GLUTAMIC Glutamic a Etym Gluten amic Chem Defn Of or pertaining to gluten Glutamic acid a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from certain albuminoids as gluten called also amidoglutaric acidC5H9NO4 GLUTARIC Glutaric a Etym Glutamic tartaric Chem Defn Of pertaining to or designating an acid so called as glutaric ethers Glutaric acid an organic acid obtained as a white crystalline substance isomeric with pyrotartaric acid called also normal pyrotartaric acid GLUTAZINE Glutazine n Chem Defn A nitrogenous substance forming a heavy sandy powder white or nearly so It is a derivative of pyridine GLUTEAL Gluteal a Etym G Anat Defn Pertaining to or in the region of the glutæus GLUTEN Gluten n Etym L glue cf F gluten See Glue Chem Defn The viscid tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to dough Note Gluten is a complex and variable mixture of glutin or gliadin vegetable fibrin vegetable casein oily material etc and ia a very nutritious element of food It may be separated from the flour of grain by subjecting this to a current of water the starch and other soluble matters being thus washed out Gluten bread bread containing a large proportion of gluten used in cases of diabetes Gluten casein Chem a vegetable proteid found in the seeds of grasses and extracted as a dark amorphous earthy mass Gluten fibrin Chem a vegetable proteid found in the cereal grains and extracted as an amorphous brownish yellow substance GLUTEUS Gluteus n Etym NL Anat Defn Same as Glutæus GLUTIN Glutin n Etym See Gluten Chem 1 Same as Gliadin 2 Sometimes synonymous with Gelatin R GLUTINATE Glutinate v t imp p p Glutinated p pr vb n Glutinating Etym L glutinatus p p of glutinare to glue fr gluten glue Defn To unite with glue to cement to stick together Bailey GLUTINATION Glutination n Etym L glutinatio cf F glutination Defn The act of uniting with glue sticking together GLUTINATIVE Glutinative a Etym L glutinativus cf F glutinatif Defn Having the quality of cementing tenacious viscous glutinous GLUTINOSITY Glutinosity n Etym Cf F glutinosité Defn The quality of being glutinous viscousness R GLUTINOUS Glutinous a Etym L glutinosus fr gluten glue cf F glutineux See Gluten 1 Of the nature of glue resembling glue viscous viscid adhesive gluey 2 Bot Defn Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface as a leaf or gland GLUTINOUSNESS Glutinousness n Defn The quality of being glutinous GLUTTON Glutton n Etym OE glotoun glotun F glouton fr L gluto glutto See Glut 1 One who eats voraciously or to excess a gormandizer 2 Fig One who gluts himself Gluttons in murder wanton to destroy Granville 3 Zoöl Defn A carnivorous mammal Gulo luscus of the family Mustelidæ about the size of a large badger It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious whence the name the wolverene It is a native of the northern parts of America Europe and Asia Glutton bird Zoöl the giant fulmar Ossifraga gigantea called also Mother Careys goose and mollymawk GLUTTON Glutton a Defn Gluttonous greedy gormandizing Glutton souls Dryden A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days Fuller GLUTTON Glutton v t i Defn To glut to eat voraciously Obs Gluttoned at last return at home to pine Lovelace Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed Drayton GLUTTONISH Gluttonish a Defn Gluttonous greedy Sir P Sidney GLUTTONIZE Gluttonize v i imp p p Gluttonized p pr vb n Gluttonizing Defn To eat to excess to eat voraciously to gormandize Hallywell GLUTTONOUS Gluttonous a Defn Given to gluttony eating to excess indulging the appetite voracious as a gluttonous age Gluttonously adv Gluttonousness n GLUTTONY Gluttony n pl Gluttonies Etym OE glotonie OF glotonie gloutonnie Defn Excess in eating extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food voracity Their sumptuous gluttonies and gorgeous feasts Milton GLYCERATE Glycerate n Chem Defn A salt of glyceric acid GLYCERIC Glyceric a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from glycerin Glyceric acid Chem an organic acid obtained by the partial oxidation of glycerin as a thick liquid It is a hydroxyl derivative of propionic acid and has both acid and alcoholic properties GLYCERIDE Glyceride n Etym See Glycerin Chem Defn A compound ether formed from glycerin Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats others are produced artificially GLYCERIN GLYCERINE Glycerin Glycerine n Etym F glycérine fr Gr glykeros glykys sweet Cf Glucose Licorice Chem Defn An oily viscous liquid C3H5OH3 colorless and odorless and with a hot sweetish taste existing in the natural fats and oils as the base combined with various acids as oleic margaric stearic and palmitic It is a triatomic alcohol and hence is also called glycerol See Note under Gelatin Note It is obtained from fats by saponification or on a large scale by the action of superheated steam It is used as an ointment as a solvent and vehicle for medicines and as an adulterant in wine beer etc GLYCERITE Glycerite n Med Defn A medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerin GLYCEROL Glycerol n Chem Defn Same as Glycerin GLYCEROLE Glycerole n Etym F glycérolé Med Defn Same as Glycerite GLYCERYL Glyceryl n Etym Glycerin yl Chem Defn A compound radical C3H5 regarded as the essential radical of glycerin It is metameric with allyl Called also propenyl GLYCIDE Glycide n Etym Glyceric anhydride Chem Defn A colorless liquid obtained from certain derivatives of glycerin and regarded as a partially dehydrated glycerin called also glycidic alcohol GLYCIDIC Glycidic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from glycide as glycidic acid GLYCIN Glycin n Etym Gr glykys sweet Physiol Chem Defn Same as Glycocoll GLYCOCHOLATE Glycocholate n Etym Glycocoll cholic Physiol Chem Defn A salt of glycocholic acid as sodium glycocholate GLYCOCHOLIC Glycocholic a Physiol Chem Defn Pertaining to or composed of glycocoll and cholic acid Glycocholic acid Physiol Chem a conjugate acid composed of glycocoll and cholic acid present in bile in the form of a sodium salt The acid commonly forms a resinous mass but can be crystallized in long white needles GLYCOCIN Glycocin n Etym Glycocoll in Physiol Chem Defn Same as Glycocoll GLYCOCOLL Glycocoll n Etym Gr glykys sweet kolla glue Physiol Chem Defn A crystalline nitrogenous substance with a sweet taste formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid and present in bile united with cholic acid It is also formed from gelatin by decomposition with acids Chemically it is amidoacetic acid Called also glycin and glycocin GLYCOGEN Glycogen n Etym Gr gen cf F glycogène Physiol Chem Defn A white amorphous tasteless substance resembling starch soluble in water to an opalescent fluid It is found abundantly in the liver of most animals and in small quantity in other organs and tissues particularly in the embryo It is quickly changed into sugar when boiled with dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid and also by the action of amylolytic ferments GLYCOGENIC Glycogenic a Defn Pertaining to or caused by glycogen as the glycogenic function of the liver GLYCOGENY GLYCOGENESIS Glycogeny Glycogenesis n Physiol Defn The production or formation of sugar from gycogen as in the liver GLYCOL Glycol n Etym Glycerin ol See Glycerin Chem a A thick colorless liquid C2H4OH2 of a sweetish taste produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds It is a diacid alcohol intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin b Any one of the large class of diacid alcohols of which glycol proper is the type GLYCOLIC Glycolic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or derived from glycol as glycolic ether glycolic acid Glycolic acid Chem an organic acid found naturally in unripe grapes and in the leaves of the wild grape Ampelopsis quinquefolia and produced artificially in many ways as by the oxidation of glycol whence its name It is a sirupy or white crystalline substance HOCH2CO2H has the properties both of an alcohol and an acid and is a type of the hydroxy acids called also hydroxyacetic acid GLYCOLIDE Glycolide n Etym Glycol anhydride Chem Defn A white amorphous powder C4H4O obtained by heating and dehydrating glycolic acid Written also glycollide GLYCOLURIC Glycoluric a Etym Glycol uric Chem Defn Pertaining to derived from glycol and urea as glycoluric acid which is called also hydantoic acid GLYCOLURIL Glycoluril n Etym Glycolyl uric Chem Defn A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the reduction of allantoïn GLYCOLYL Glycolyl n Etym Glycolic yl Chem Defn A divalent compound radical COCH2 regarded as the essential radical of glycolic acid and a large series of related compounds GLYCONIAN Glyconian a n Defn Glyconic GLYCONIC Glyconic a Etym Gr Glycon Pros Defn Consisting of a spondee a choriamb and a pyrrhic applied to a kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry n Pros Defn A glyconic verse GLYCONIN Glyconin n Defn An emulsion of glycerin and the yolk of eggs used as an ointment as a vehicle for medicines etc GLYCOSE Glycose n Gr sweet ose Physiol Chem Defn One of a class of carbohydrates having from three to nine atoms of carbon in the molecules and having the constitution either of an aldehyde alcohol or of a ketone alcohol Most glycoses have hydrogen and oxygen present in the proportion to form water while the number of carbon atoms is usually equal to the number of atoms of oxygen GLYCOSINE Glycosine n Chem Defn An organic base C6H6N4 produced artificially as a white crystalline powder by the action of ammonia on glyoxal GLYCOSOMETER Glycosometer n Gr sweet meter Med Defn An apparatus for determining the amount of sugar in diabetic urine GLYCOSURIA Glycosuria n Med Defn Same as Gluoosuria GLYCYRRHIZA Glycyrrhiza n Etym L fr Gr Licorice 1 Bot Defn A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants one species of which G glabra is the licorice plant the roots of which have a bittersweet mucilaginous taste 2 Med Defn The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra liquorice root used as a demulcent etc GLYCYRRHIZIMIC Glycyrrhizimic a Chem Defn From or pertaining to glycyrrhizin as glycyrrhizimic acid GLYCYRRHIZIN Glycyrrhizin n Etym Cf F glycyrrhizine See Glycyrrhiza Chem Defn A glucoside found in licorice root Glycyrrhiza in monesia bark Chrysophyllum in the root of the walnut etc and extracted as a yellow amorphous powder of a bittersweet taste GLYN GLYNNE Glyn Glynne n Defn A glen See Glen Note Obs singly but occurring often in locative names in Ireland as Glen does in Scotland He could not beat out the Irish yet he did shut them up within those narrow corners and glyns under the mountains foot Spenser GLYOXAL Glyoxal n Etym Glycol oxalic aldehyde Chem Defn A white amorphous deliquescent powder COH2 obtained by the partial oxidation of glycol It is a double aldehyde between glycol and oxalic acid GLYOXALIC Glyoxalic a Chem Defn Pertaining to or designating an aldehyde acid intermediate between glycol and oxalic acid Written also glyoxylic GLYOXALINE Glyoxaline n Chem Defn A white crystalline organic base C3H4N2 produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal and forming the origin of a large class of derivatives hence any one of the series of which glyoxaline is a type called also oxaline GLYOXIME Glyoxime n Etym Glyoxal oxime Chem Defn A white crystalline nitrogenous substance produced by the action of hydroxylamine on glyoxal and belonging to the class of oximes also any one of a group of substances resembling glyoxime proper and of which it is a type See Oxime GLYPH Glyph n Etym Gr glyphe Cf Cleave to split Arch Defn A sunken channel or groove usually vertical See Triglyph GLYPHIC Glyphic a Etym Gr Fine Arts Defn Of or pertaining to sculpture or carving of any sort esp to glyphs GLYPHOGRAPH Glyphograph n Defn A plate made by glyphography or an impression taken from such a plate GLYPHOGRAPHIC Glyphographic a Defn Of or pertaining to glyphography GLYPHOGRAPHY Glyphography n Etym Gr graphy Defn A process similar to etching in which by means of voltaic electricity a raised copy of a drawing is made so that it can be used to print from GLYPTIC Glyptic a Etym See Glyph 1 Of or pertaining to gem engraving 2 Min Defn Figured marked as with figures GLYPTICS Glyptics n Etym Cf F glyptique See Glyph Defn The art of engraving on precious stones GLYPTODON Glyptodon n Etym Gr Glyph Paleon Defn An extinct South American quaternary mammal allied to the armadillos It was as large as an ox was covered with tessellated scales and had fluted teeth Owen GLYPTODONT Glyptodont n Paleon Defn One of a family glyptodontidæ of extinct South American edentates of which Glyptodon is the type About twenty species are known GLYPTOGRAPHIC Glyptographic a Etym Cf F glyptographique Defn Relating to glyptography or the art of engraving on precious stones R GLYPTOGRAPHY Glyptography n Etym Gr graphy cf F glyptographie Defn The art or process of engraving on precious stones R GLYPTOTHECA Glyptotheca n Etym NL fr Gr Defn A building or room devoted to works of sculpture GLYSTER Glyster n Med Defn Same as Clyster GMELINITE Gmelinite n Etym Named after the German chemist Gmelin Min Defn A rhombohedral zeolitic mineral related in form and composition to chabazite GNAPHALIUM Gnaphalium n Etym Nl from Gr Bot Defn A genus of composite plants with white or colored dry and persistent involucres a kind of everlasting GNAR Gnar n Etym OE knarre gnarre akin to OD knor G knorren Cf Knar Knur Gnarl Defn A knot or gnarl in wood hence a tough thickset man written also gnarr Archaic He was a thick gnarre Chaucer GNAR Gnar v i imp p p Gnarred p pr vb n Gnarring Etym See Gnarl Defn To gnarl to snarl to growl written also gnarr Archaic At them he gan to rear his bristles strong And felly gnarre Spenser A thousand wants Gnarr at the heels of men Tennison GNARL Gnarl v i imp p p Gnarled p pr vb n Gnarling Etym From older gnar prob of imitative origin cf G knarren knurren D knorren Sw knorra Dan knurre Defn To growl to snarl And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first Shak GNARL Gnarl n Etym See Gnar n Defn a knot in wood a large or hard knot or a protuberance with twisted grain on a tree GNARLED Gnarled a Defn Knotty full of knots or gnarls twisted crossgrained The unwedgeable and gnarléd oak Shak GNARLY Gnarly a Defn Full of knots knotty twisted crossgrained GNASH Gnash v t imp p p Gnashed p pr vb n Gnashing Etym OE gnasten gnaisten cf Icel gnastan a gnashing gn to gnash Danknaske Sw gnissla D knarsen G knirschen Defn To strike together as in anger or pain as to gnash the teeth GNASH Gnash v i Defn To grind or strike the teeth together There they him laid Gnashing for anguish and despite and shame Milton GNASHINGLY Gnashingly adv Defn With gnashing GNAT Gnat n Etym AS gnæt 1 Zoöl Defn A bloodsucking dipterous fly of the genus Culex undergoing a metamorphosis in water The females have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for penetrating the skin of animals These are wanting in the males In America they are generally called mosquitoes See Mosquito 2 Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits esp in America a small biting fly of the genus Simulium and allies as the buffalo gnat the black fly etc Gnat catcher Zoöl one of several species of small American singing birds of the genus Polioptila allied to the kinglets Gnat flower the bee flower Gnat hawk Zoöl the European goatsucker called also gnat owl Gnat snapper Zoöl a bird that catches gnats Gnat strainer a person ostentatiously punctilious about trifles Cf Matt xxiii 24 GNATHIC Gnathic a Etym Gr Anat Defn Of or pertaining to the jaw Gnathic index in a skull the ratio of the distance from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion taken equal to 100 to the distance from the basion to the middle of the front edge of the upper jaw called also alveolar index Skulls with the gnathic index below 98 are orthognathous from 98 to 103 mesognathous and above 103 are prognathous Flower GNATHIDIUM Gnathidium n pl Gnathidia Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked commonly used in the plural GNATHITE Gnathite n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn Any one of the mouth appendages of the Arthropoda They are known as mandibles maxillæ and maxillipeds GNATHONIC GNATHONICAL Gnathonic Gnathonical a Etym L Gnatho name of a parasite in the Eunuchus of Terence Gr Defn Flattering deceitful Obs GNATHOPOD Gnathopod n Etym Gr pod Zoöl Defn A gnathopodite or maxilliped See Maxilliped GNATHOPODITE Gnathopodite n Zoöl Defn Any leglike appendage of a crustacean when modified wholly or in part to serve as a jaw esp one of the maxillipeds GNATHOSTEGITE Gnathostegite n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn One of a pair of broad plates developed from the outer maxillipeds of crabs and forming a cover for the other mouth organs GNATHOSTOMA Gnathostoma n pl Etym NL from Gr Zoöl Defn A comprehensive division of vertebrates including all that have distinct jaws in contrast with the leptocardians and marsipobranchs Cyclostoma which lack them Written also Gnathostomata GNATHOTHECA Gnathotheca n pl GnathothecÆ Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The horney covering of the lower mandible of a bird GNATLING Gnatling n Zoöl Defn A small gnat GNATWORM Gnatworm n Zoöl Defn The aquatic larva of a gnat called also colloquially wiggler GNAW Gnaw v t imp p p Gnawed p pr vb n Gnawing Etym OE gnawen AS gnagan akin to D knagen OHG gnagan nagan G nagen Icel Sw gnaga Dan gnave nage Cf Nag to tease 1 To bite as something hard or tough which is not readily separated or crushed to bite off little by little with effort to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth to nibble at His bones clean picked his very bones they gnaw Dryden 2 To bite in agony or rage They gnawed their tongues for pain Rev xvi 10 3 To corrode to fret away to waste GNAW Gnaw v i Defn To use the teeth in biting to bite with repeated effort as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard unwiedly or unmanageable I might well like the spaniel gnaw upon the chain that ties me Sir P Sidney GNAWER Gnawer n 1 One who or that which gnaws 2 Zoöl Defn A rodent GNEISS Gneiss n Etym G Geol Defn A crystalline rock consisting like granite of quartz feldspar and mica but having these materials especially the mica arranged in planes so that it breaks rather easily into coarse slabs or flags Hornblende sometimes takes the place of the mica and it is then called hornblendic or syenitic gneiss Similar varieties of related rocks are also called gneiss GNEISSIC Gneissic a Defn Relating to or resembling gneiss consisting of gneiss GNEISSOID Gneissoid a Etym Gneiss old Defn Resembling gneiss having some of the characteristics of gneiss applied to rocks of an intermediate character between granite and gneiss or mica slate and gneiss GNEISSOSE Gneissose a Defn Having the structure of gneiss GNEW Gnew obs Defn imp of Gnaw Chaucer GNIDE Gnide nid v t Etym AS gnidan Defn To rub to bruise to break in pieces Obs Note This word is found in Tyrwhitts Chaucer but improperly The woed though common in Old English does not occur in Chaucer T R Lounsbury GNOF Gnof n Defn Churl curmudgeon Obs Chaucer GNOME Gnome n Etym F gnome prob fr Gr i e of the treasures in the inner parts of the earth or fr Know 1 An imaginary being supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth and to be the guardian of mines quarries etc 2 A dwarf a goblin a person of small stature or misshapen features or of strange appearance 3 Zoöl Defn A small owl Glaucidium gnoma of the Western United States 4 Etym Gr Defn A brief reflection or maxim Peacham GNOMIC GNOMICAL Gnomic Gnomical a Etym Gr gnomique See Gnome maxim Defn Sententious uttering or containing maxims or striking detached thoughts aphoristic A city long famous as the seat of elegiac and gnomic poetry G R Lewes Gnomic Poets Greek poets as Theognis and Solon of the sixth century B C whose writings consist of short sententious precepts and reflections GNOMICAL Gnomical a Etym See Gnomon Defn Gnomonical Boyle GNOMICALLY Gnomically adv Defn In a gnomic didactic or sententious manner GNOMOLOGIC GNOMOLOGICAL Gnomologic Gnomological a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to of the nature of or resembling a gnomology GNOMOLOGY Gnomology n Etym Gr gnomologie Defn A collection of or a treatise on maxims grave sentences or reflections Obs Milton GNOMON Gnomon n Etym L gnomon Gr Gnome 1 Dialing Defn The style or pin which by its shadow shows the hour of the day It is usually set parallel to the earths axis 2 Astron Defn A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon formerly used in astronomocal observations Its principal use was to find the altitude of the sun by measuring the length of its shadow 3 Geom Defn The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms the one within the other with an angle in common as the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df 4 The index of the hour circle of a globe GNOMONIC GNOMONICAL Gnomonic Gnomonical a Etym L gnomonicus Gr gnomonique See Gnomon Defn Of or pertaining to the gnomon or the art of dialing Gnomonic projection a projection of the circles of the sphere in which the point of sight is taken at the center of the sphere and the principal plane is tangent to the surface of the sphere The gnomonic projection derives its name from the connection between the methods of describing it and those for the construction of a gnomon or dial Cyc of Arts Sciences GNOMONICALLY Gnomonically adv Defn According to the principles of the gnomonic projection GNOMONICS Gnomonics n Etym See Gnomonic Defn The art or science of dialing or of constructing dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon GNOMONIST Gnomonist n Defn One skilled in gnomonics Boyle GNOMONOLOGY Gnomonology n Etym Gnomon logy Cf Gnomonology Defn A treatise on gnomonics GNOSCOPINE Gnoscopine n Etym Gr gignwskein to know E opium Chem Defn An alkaloid existing in small quantities in opium GNOSIS Gnosis n Etym NL fr Gr gnwsis Metaph Defn The deeper wisdom knowledge of spiritual truth such as was claimed by the Gnostics GNOSTIC Gnostic a 1 Knowing wise shrewd Old Slang I said you were a gnostic fellow Sir W Scott 2 Eccl Hist Defn Of or pertaining to Gnosticism or its adherents as the Gnostic heresy GNOSTIC Gnostic n Etym L gnosticus Gr gignwskein to know cf F gnostique See Know Eccl Hist Defn One of the socalled philosophers in the first ages of Christianity who claimed a true philosophical interpretation of the Christian religion Their system combined Oriental theology and Greek philosophy with the doctrines of Christianity They held that all natures intelligible intellectual and material are derived from the Deity by successive emanations which they called Eons GNOSTICISM Gnosticism n Defn The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics GNOW Gnow obs imp of Gnaw Defn Gnawed Chaucer GNU Gnu n Etym Hottentot gnu or nju cf F gnou Zoöl Defn One of two species of large South African antelopes of the genus Catoblephas having a mane and bushy tail and curved horns in both sexes Written also gnoo Note The common gnu or wildebeest Catoblephas gnu is plain brown the brindled gnu or blue wildebeest C gorgon is larger with transverse stripes of black on the neck and shoulders GO Go obs p p of Go Defn Gone Chaucer GO Go v i imp Went p p Gone p pr vb n Going Went comes from the AS wendan See Wend v i Etym OE gan gon AS gan akin to D gaan G gehn gehen OHG g gan SW ga Dan gaae cf Gr ha to go AS gangan and E gang The past tense in AS eode is from the root i to go as is also Goth iddja went sq root47a Cf Gang v i Wend 1 To pass from one place to another to be in motion to be in a state not motionless or at rest to proced to advance to make progress used in various applications of the movement of both animate and inanimate beings by whatever means and also of the movements of the mind also figuratively applied 2 To move upon the feet or step by step to walk also to walk step by step or leisurely Note In old writers go is much used as opposed to run or ride Whereso I go or ride Chaucer You know that love Will creep in service where it can not go Shak Thou must run to him for thou hast staid so long that going will scarce serve the turn Shak He fell from running to going and from going to clambering upon his hands and his knees Bunyan Note In Chaucer go is used frequently with the pronoun in the objective used reflexively as he goeth him home 3 To be passed on fron one to another to pass to circulate hence with for to have currency to be taken accepted or regarded The man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul 1 Sa xvii 12 The money should go according to its true value Locke 4 To proceed or happen in a given manner to fare to move on or be carried on to have course to come to an issue or result to succeed to turn out How goes the night boy Shak I think as the world goes he was a good sort of man enough Arbuthnot Whether the cause goes for me or against me you must pay me the reward I Watts 5 To proceed or tend toward a result consequence or product to tend to conduce to be an ingredient to avail to apply to contribute often with the infinitive as this goes to show Against right reason all your counsels go Dryden To master the foul flend there goeth some complement knowledge of theology Sir W Scott 6 To apply ones self to set ones self to undertake Seeing himself confronted by so many like a resolute orator he went not to denial but to justify his cruel falsehood Sir P Sidney Note Go in this sense is often used in the present participle with the auxiliary verb to be before an infinitive to express a future of intention or to denote design as I was going to say I am going to begin harvest 7 To proceed by a mental operation to pass in mind or by an act of the memory or imagination generally with over or through By going over all these particulars you may receive some tolerable satisfaction about this great subject South 8 To be with young to be pregnant to gestate The fruit she goes with I pray for heartily that it may find Good time and live Shak 9 To move from the person speaking or from the point whence the action is contemplated to pass away to leave to depart in opposition to stay and come I will let you go that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God only ye shall not go very far away Ex viii 28 10 To pass away to depart forever to be lost or ruined to perish to decline to decease to die By Saint George hes gone That spear wound hath our master sped Sir W Scott 11 To reach to extend to lead as a line goes across the street his land goes to the river this road goes to New York His amorous expressions go no further than virtue may allow Dryden 12 To have recourse to resort as to go to law Note Go is used in combination with many prepositions and adverbs to denote motion of the kind indicated by the preposition or adverb in which and not in the verb lies the principal force of the expression as to go against to go into to go out to go aside to go astray etc Go to come move go away a phrase of exclamation serious or ironical To go abegging not to be in demand to be undesired To go about a To set about to enter upon a scheme of action to undertake They went about to slay him Acts ix 29 They never go about to hide or palliate their vices Swift b Naut To tack to turn the head of a ship to wear To go abraod a To go to a foreign country b To go out of doors c To become public to be published or disclosed to be current Then went this saying abroad among the brethren John xxi 23 To go against a To march against to attack b To be in opposition to to be disagreeable to To go ahead a To go in advance b To go on to make progress to proceed To go and come See To come and go under Come To go aside a To withdraw to retire He went aside privately into a desert place Luke ix 10 b To go from what is right to err Num v 29 To go back on a To retrace ones path or footsteps b To abandon to turn against to betray Slang U S To go below Naut to go below deck To go between to interpose or mediate between to be a secret agent between parties in a bad sense to pander To go beyond See under Beyond To go by to pass away unnoticed to omit To go by the board Naut to fall or be carried overboard as the mast went by the board To go down a To descend b To go below the horizon as the sun has gone down c To sink to founder said of ships etc d To be swallowed used literally or figuratively Colloq Nothing so ridiculous but it goes down whole with him for truth L Estrange To go far a To go to a distance b To have much weight or influence To go for a To go in quest of b To represent to pass for c To favor to advocate d To attack to assault Low e To sell for to be parted with for a price To go for nothing to be parted with for no compensation or result to have no value efficacy or influence to count for nothing To go forth a To depart from a place b To be divulged or made generally known to emanate The law shall go forth of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem Micah iv 2 To go hard with to trouble pain or endanger To go in to engage in to take part Colloq To go in and out to do the business of life to live to have free access John x 9 To go in for Colloq a To go for to favor or advocate a candidate a measure etc b To seek to acquire or attain to wealth honor preferment etc c To complete for a reward election etc d To make the object of ones labors studies etc He was as ready to go in for statistics as for anything else Dickens To go in to or unto a To enter the presence of Esther iv 16b To have sexual intercourse with Script To go into a To speak of investigate or discuss a question subject etc b To participate in a war a business etc To go large Naut See under Large To go off a To go away to depart The leaders will not go off until they hear you Shak b To cease to intermit as this sickness went off c To die Shak d To explode or be discharged said of gunpowder of a gun a mine etc e To find a purchaser to be sold or disposed of f To pass off to take place to be accomplished The wedding went off much as such affairs do Mrs Caskell To go on a To proceed to advance further to continue as to go on reading b To be put or drawn on to fit over as the coat will not go on To go all fours to correspond exactly point for point It is not easy to make a simile go on all fours Macaulay To go out a To issue forth from a place b To go abroad to make an excursion or expedition There are other men fitter to go out than I Shak What went ye out for to see Matt xi 7 8 9 c To become diffused divulged or spread abroad as news fame etc d To expire to die to cease to come to an end as the light has gone out Life itself goes out at thy displeasure Addison To go over a To traverse to cross as a river boundary etc to change sides I must not go over Jordan Deut iv 22 Let me go over and see the good land that is beyond Jordan Deut iii 25 Ishmael departed to go over to the Ammonites Jer xli 10 b To read or study to examine to review as to go over ones accounts If we go over the laws of Christianity we shall find that they enjoin the same thing Tillotson c To transcend to surpass d To be postponed as the bill went over for the session e Chem To be converted into a specified substance or material as monoclinic sulphur goes over into orthorhombic by standing sucrose goes over into dextrose and levulose To go through a To accomplish as to go through a work b To suffer to endure to the end as to go through a surgical operation or a tedious illness c To spend completely to exhaust as a fortune d To strip or despoil one of his property Slang e To botch or bungle a business Scot To go through with to perform as a calculation to the end to complete To go to ground a To escape into a hole said of a hunted fox b To fall in battle To go to naught Colloq to prove abortive or unavailling To go under a To set said of the sun b To be known or recognized by a name title etc c To be overwhelmed submerged or defeated to perish to succumb To go up to come to nothing to prove abortive to fail Slang To go upon to act upon as a foundation or hypothesis To go with a To accompany b To coincide or agree with c To suit to harmonize with To go well ill or hard with to affect one in such manner To go without to be or to remain destitute of To go wrong a To take a wrong road or direction to wander or stray b To depart from virtue c To happen unfortunately d To miss success To let go to allow to depart to quit ones hold to release GO Go v t 1 To take as a share in an enterprise to undertake or become responsible for to bear a part in They to go equal shares in the booty LEstrange 2 To bet or wager as Ill go you a shilling Colloq To go halves to share with another equally To go it to behave in a wild manner to be uproarious to carry on also to proceed to make progress Colloq To go it alone Card Playing to play a hand without the assistance of ones partner To go it blind a To act in a rash reckless or headlong manner Slang b Card Playing To bet without having examined the cards To go ones way to set forth to depart GO Go n 1 Act working operation Obs So gracious were the goes of marriage Marston 2 A circumstance or occurrence an incident Slang This is a pretty go Dickens 3 The fashion or mode as quite the go Colloq 4 Noisy merriment as a high go Colloq 5 A glass of spirits Slang 6 Power of going or doing energy vitality perseverance push as there is no go in him Colloq 7 Cribbage Defn That condition in the course of the game when a player can not lay down a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirtyone Great go Little go the final and the preliminary examinations for a degree Slang Eng Univ No go a failure a fiasco Slang Thackeray On the go moving about unsettled Colloq GOA Goa n Zoöl Defn A species of antelope Procapra picticauda inhabiting Thibet GOAD Goad n Etym AS gad perh akin to AS gar a dart and E gore See Gore v t Defn A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast hence any necessity that urges or stimulates The daily goad urging him to the daily toil Macaulay GOAD Goad v t imp p p Goaded p pr vb n Goading Defn To prick to drive with a goad hence to urge forward or to rouse by anything pungent severe irritating or inflaming to stimulate That temptation that doth goad us on Shak Syn To urge stimulate excite arouse irritate incite instigate GOAF Goaf n pl Goafs or Goaves Etym Cf lst Gob Mining Defn That part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially or wholly removed the waste left in old workings called also gob To work the goaf or gob to remove the pillars of mineral matter previously left to support the roof and replace them with props Ure GOAL Goal n Etym F gaule pole Prov F waule of German origin cf Fries walu staff stick rod Goth walus Icel völr a round stick prob akin to E wale 1 The mark set to bound a race and to or around which the constestants run or from which they start to return to it again the place at which a race or a journey is to end Part curb their fiery steeds or shun the goal With rapid wheels Milton 2 The final purpose or aim the end to which a design tends or which a person aims to reach or attain Each individual seeks a several goal Pope 3 A base station or bound used in various games in football a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to score also the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts Goal keeper the player charged with the defense of the goal GOA POWDER Goa powder Etym So called from Goa on the Malabar coast whither it was shipped from Portugal Defn A bitter powder also called araroba found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree Andira araroba and used as a medicine It is the material from which chrysarobin is obtained GOAR Goar n Defn Same as lst Gore GOARISH Goarish a Defn Patched mean Obs Beau Fl GOAT Goat n Etym OE goot got gat AS gat akin to D geit OHG geiz G geiss Icel geit Sw get Dan ged Goth gaits L haedus a young goat kid Zoöl Defn A hollowhorned ruminant of the genus Capra of several species and varieties esp the domestic goat C hircus which is raised for its milk flesh and skin Note The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have long silky hair used in the manufacture of textile fabrics The wild or bezoar goat Capra ægagrus of Asia Minor noted for the bezoar stones found in its stomach is supposed to be one of the ancestral species ofthe domestic goat The Rocky Montain goat Haplocercus montanus is more nearly related to the antelopes See Mazame Goat antelope Zoöl one of several species of antelopes which in some respects resemble a goat having recurved horns a stout body large hoofs and a short flat tail as the goral thar mazame and chikara Goat fig Bot the wild fig Goat house a A place for keeping goats b A brothel Obs Goat moth Zoöl any moth of the genus Cossus esp the large European species C ligniperda the larva of which burrows in oak and willow trees and requires three years to mature It exhales an odor like that of the hegoat Goat weed Bot a scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Capraria C biflora Goats bane Bot a poisonous plant Aconitum Lucoctonum bearing pale yellow flowers introduced from Switzerland into England wolfsbane Goats beard Bot a plant of the genus Tragopogon so named from the long silky beard of the seeds One species is the salsify or oyster plant Goats foot Bot a kind of wood sorrel Oxalis caprina growing at the Cape of Good Hope Goats rue Bot a leguminous plant Galega officinalis of Europe or Tephrosia Virginiana in the United States Goats thorn Bot a thorny leguminous plant Astragalus Tragacanthus found in the Levant Goats wheat Bot the genus Tragopyrum now referred to Atraphaxis GOATEE Goatee n Defn A part of a mans beard on the chin or lower lip which is allowed to grow and trimmed so as to resemble the beard of a goat GOATFISH Goatfish n Zoöl Defn A fish of the genus Upeneus inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico It is allied to the surmullet GOATHERD Goatherd n Defn One who tends goats Spenser GOATISH Goatish a Defn Characteristic of a goat goatlike Give your chaste body up to the embraces Of goatish lust Massinger Goatishly adv Goatishness n GOATLIKE Goatlike a Defn Like a goat goatish GOATSKIN Goatskin n Defn The skin of a goat or leather made from it a Defn Made of the skin of a goat GOATSUCKER Goatsucker n Zoöl Defn One of several species of insectivorous birds belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera esp the European species Caprimulgus Europæus so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats The European species is also goatmilker goat owl goat chaffer fern owl night hawk nightjar night churr churrowl gnat hawk and dorhawk GOAVES Goaves n pl Etym See Goaf n Mining Defn Old workings See Goaf Raymond GOB Gob n Etym Cf Goaf Mining Defn Same as Goaf GOB Gob n Etym OF gob morsel cf F gobe gobbe a poisoned morsel poison ball gobet a piece swallowed gober to swallow greedily and without tasting cf Gael Ir gob mouth snout W gwp a birds head and neck Cf Gobble Job n 1 A little mass or collection a small quantity a mouthful Low LEstrange 2 The mouth Prov Engor Low Wright GOBANG Gobang n Written also goban Jap goban checkerboard fr ChinoJap go checker ban board Defn A Japanese game played on a checkerboard in which the object of the game is to be the first in placing five pieces or men in a row in any direction GOBBET Gobbet n Etym OE F gobet See 2d Gob Defn A mouthful a lump a small piece Spenser He had broken the stocks to small gobbets Wyclif GOBBET Gobbet v t Defn To swallow greedily to swallow in gobbets Low LEstrange GOBBETLY Gobbetly adv Defn In pieces Obs Huloet GOBBING Gobbing n Etym See lst Gob Mining a The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal It is called also gob stuff Brande C b The process of packing with waste rock stowing GOBBLE Gobble v t imp p p Gobbled p pr vb n Gobbling Etym Freq of 2d gob 1 To swallow or eat greedily or hastily to gulp Supper gobbled up in haste Swift 2 To utter a sound like a turkey cock He gobbles out a note of selfapprobation Goldsmith To gobble up to capture in a mass or in masses to capture suddenly Slang GOBBLE Gobble v i 1 To eat greedily 2 To make a noise like that of a turkey cock Prior GOBBLE Gobble n Defn A noise made in the throat Ducks and geese set up a discordant gobble Mrs Gore GOBBLER Gobbler n Defn A turkey cock a bubbling Jock GOBELIN Gobelin a Defn Pertaining to tapestry produced in the socalled Gobelin works which have been maintained by the French Government since 1667 GOBEMOUCHE Gobemouche n Etym F Defn Literally a fly swallower hence once who keeps his mouth open a boor a silly and credulous person GOBET Gobet n Defn See Gobbet Obs Chaucer GOBETWEEN Gobetween n Defn An intermediate agent a broker a procurer usually in a disparaging sense Shak GOBIOID Gobioid a Etym NL Gobius oid Zoöl Defn Like or pertaining to the goby or the genus Gobius n Defn A gobioid fish GOBLET Goblet n Etym F gobelet LL gobeletus gobellus cf L cupa tub cask See Cupel Defn A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard but without a handle We love not loaded boards and goblets crowned Denham GOBLIN Goblin n Etym OE gobelin F gobelin LL gobelinus fr Gr kobold E kobold cobalt Armor gobilin an ignis fatuus goblin Defn An evil or mischievous spirit a playful or malicious elf a frightful phantom a gnome To whom the goblin full of wrath replied Milton GOBLINE Gobline n Naut Defn One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit called also gobrope and gaubline GOBLINIZE Goblinize v t Defn To transform into a goblin R Lowell GOBSTICK Gobstick n Gob mouth stick 1 Angling Defn A stick or device for removing the hook from a fishs gullet He wrenched out the hook with the short wooden stick he called a gobstick Kipling 2 A spoon Prov Eng or Slang GOBY Goby n pl Gobies Etym F gobie L gobius gobio Gr Gudgeon Zoöl Defn One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus Gobius and allied genera GOBY Goby n Defn A passing without notice intentional neglect thrusting away a shifting off adieu as to give a proposal the goby Some songs to which we have given the goby Prof Wilson GOCART Gocart n Defn A framework moving on casters designed to support children while learning to walk GOD God a n Defn Good Obs Chaucer GOD God n Etym AS god akin to OS D god OHG got G gott Icel gu go Sw Dan gud Goth gup prob orig a p p from a root appearing in Skr h p p h to call upon invoke implore Goodbye Gospel Gossip 1 A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power and to be propitiated by sacrifice worship etc a divinity a deity an object of worship an idol He maketh a god and worshipeth it Is xliv 15 The race of Israel bowing lowly down To bestial gods Milton 2 The Supreme Being the eternal and infinite Spirit the Creator and the Sovereign of the universe Jehovah God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth John iv 24 3 A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good an object of supreme regard Whose god is their belly Phil iii 19 4 Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power R Shak Act of God Law See under Act Gallery gods the occupants of the highest and cheapest gallery of a theater Colloq Gods acre Gods field a burial place a churchyard See under Acre Gods house a An almshouse Obs b A church Gods penny earnest penny Obs Beau Fl Gods Sunday Easter GOD God v t Defn To treat as a god to idolize Obs Shak GODCHILD Godchild n Defn One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian a godson or goddaughter See Godfather GODDAUGHTER Goddaughter n Etym AS goddohtor Defn A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism GODDESS Goddess n 1 A female god a divinity or deity of the female sex When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of goddesses she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty Addison 2 A woman of superior charms or excellence GODE Gode a n Defn Good Obs Chaucer GODELICH Godelich a Defn Goodly Obs Chaucer GODEVIL Godevil n Mach a A weight which is dropped into a bore as of an oil well to explode a cartridge previously lowered b A device as a loosely fitted plug which is driven through a pipe by the pressure of the contents behind the plug to clear away obstructions c A rough sled or dray used for dragging logs hauling stone etc Local U S GODEYEAR Godeyear n Etym See Goujere Defn The venereal disease often used as a mild oath Obs Shak GODFATHER Godfather n Etym AS godfæder Cf Gossip Defn A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction There shall be for every Malechild to be baptized when they can be had two Godfathers and one Godmother and for every Female one Godfather and two Godmothers and Parents shall be admitted as Sponsors if it is desired Book of Common Prayer Prot Episc Ch U S GODFATHER Godfather v t Defn To act as godfather to to take under ones fostering care R Burke GODFEARING Godfearing a Defn Having a reverential and loving feeling towards God religious A brave goodfearing man Tennyson GODHEAD Godhead n Etym OE godhed See head and cf Godhood 1 Godship deity divinity divine nature or essence godhood 2 The Deity God the Supreme Being The imperial throne Of Godhead fixed for ever Milton 3 A god or goddess a divinity Obs Adoring first the genius of the place The nymphs and native godheads yet unknown Dryden GODHOOD Godhood n Etym God hood Cf Godhead Defn Divine nature or essence deity godhead GODILD Godild Defn A corruption of God yield i e God reward or bless Shak GODLESS Godless a Defn Having or acknowledging no God without reverence for God impious wicked Godlessly adv Godlessness n GODLIKE Godlike a Etym God like Cf Godly Defn Resembling or befitting a god or God divine hence preeminently good as godlike virtue Godlikeness n GODLILY Godlily adv Defn Righteously H Wharton GODLINESS Godliness n Etym From Godly Defn Careful observance of or conformity to the laws of God the state or quality of being godly piety Godliness is profitable unto all things 1 Tim iv 8 GODLING Godling n Defn A diminutive god Dryden GODLY Godly a Etym God n ly Cf Godlike Like Defn Pious reverencing God and his character and laws obedient to the commands of God from love for and reverence of his character conformed to Gods law devout righteous as a godly life For godly sorrow worketh repentance 2 Cor vii 10 GODLY Godly adv Defn Piously devoutly righteously All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution 2 Tim iii 12 GODLYHEAD Godlyhead n Etym Cf Goodlyhead Defn Goodness Obs Spenser GODMOTHER Godmother n Etym AS godm Defn A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism See Godfather GODOWN Godown n Etym Corruption of Malay gadong warehouse Defn A warehouse East Indies GODROON Godroon n Etym F godron a round plait godroon Arch Defn An ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded molding GODSEND Godsend n Defn Something sent by God an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune GODSHIP Godship n Etym God n ship Defn The rank or character of a god deity divinity a god or goddess Oer hills and dales their godships came Prior GODSIB Godsib n Defn A gossip Obs Chaucer GODSON Godson n Etym AS godsunu Defn A male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism See Godfather GODSPEED Godspeed n Defn Success prosperous journeying a contraction of the phrase God speed you Written also as two separate words Receive him not into house neither bid him God speed 2 John 10 GODWARD Godward adv Defn Toward God 2 Cor iii 4 GODWIT Godwit n Etym Prob from AS g good wiht creature wight Zoöl Defn One of several species of longbilled wading birds of the genus Limosa and family Tringidæ The European blacktailed godwit Limosa limosa the American marbled godwit L fedoa the Hudsonian godwit L hæmastica and others are valued as game birds Called also godwin GOEL Goel goêl a Etym Cf Yellow sq root49 Defn Yellow Obs Tusser GOELAND Goëland n Etym F goëland Zoöl Defn A white tropical tern Cygis candida GOEMIN Goëmin n Etym F goëmon seaweed Defn A complex mixture of several substances extracted from Irish moss GOEN Goen Defn p p of Go Obs GOER Goer n Etym From Go Defn One who or that which goes a runner or walker as a A foot Obs Chapman b A horse considered in reference to his gait as a good goer a safe goer This antechamber has been filled with comers and goers Macaulay GOETY Goety n Etym Gr goétie Defn Invocation of evil spirits witchcraft Obs Hallywell GOFF Goff n Etym Cf F goffe illmade awkward It goffo Sp gofo Prov G goff a blockhead Gr Defn A silly clown Prov Eng Halliwell GOFF Goff n Defn A game See Golf Scot Halliwell GOFFER Goffer v t imp p p Goffered p pr vb n Goffering Etym See Gauffer Defn To plait flute or crimp See Gauffer Clarke GOG Gog n Etym Cf agog F gogue sprightliness also W gogi to agitate shake Defn Haste ardent desire to go Obs Beau Fl GOGGLE Goggle v i imp p p Goggled p pr vb n Goggling Etym Cf Ir Gael gog a nod slight motion Defn To roll the eyes to stare And wink and goggle like an owl Hudibras GOGGLE Goggle a Defn Full and rolling or staring said of the eyes The long sallow vissage the goggle eyes Sir W Scott GOGGLE Goggle n Etym See Goggle v i 1 A strained or affected rolling of the eye 2 pl a A kind of spectacles with short projecting eye tubes in the front end of which are fixed plain glasses for protecting the eyes from cold dust etc b Colored glasses for relief from intense light c A disk with a small aperture to direct the sight forward and cure squinting d Any screen or cover for the eyes with or without a slit for seeing through GOGGLED Goggled a Defn Prominent staring as the eye GOGGLEEYE Goggleeye n Zoöl a One of two or more species of American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidæ esp Chænobryttus antistius of Lake Michigan and adjacent waters and Ambloplites rupestris of the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley so called from their prominent eyes b The goggler GOGGLEEYED Goggleeyed a Defn Having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes Ascham GOGGLER Goggler n Zoöl Defn A carangoid oceanic fish Trachurops crumenophthalmus having very large and prominent eyes called also goggleeye bigeyed scad and cicharra GOGLET Goglet n Etym Pg gorgoleta Defn See Gurglet GOING Going n 1 The act of moving in any manner traveling as the going is bad 2 Departure Milton 3 Pregnancy gestation childbearing Crew 4 pl Defn Course of life behavior doings ways His eyes are upon the ways of man and he seeth all his goings Job xxxiv 21 Going barrel Horology a A barrel containing the mainspring and having teeth on its periphery to drive the train b A device for maintaining a force to drive the train while the timepiece is being wound up Going forth Script a Outlet way of exit Every going forth of the sanctuary Ezek xliv 5 b A limit a border The going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea Num xxxiv 4 Going out or Goings out Script a The utmost extremity or limit The border shall go down to Jordan and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea Num xxxiv 12 b Departure or journeying And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys Num xxxiii 2 Goings on behavior actions conduct usually in a bad sense GOITER GOITRE Goiter Goitre n Etym F goître L guttur throat cf tumidum guttur goiter gutturosus goitered See Guttural Med Defn An enlargement of the thyroid gland on the anterior part of the neck bronchocele It is frequently associated with cretinism and is most common in mountainous regions especially in certain parts of Switzerland GOITERED GOITRED Goitered Goitred a Defn Affected with goiter GOITROUS Goitrous a Etym F goîtreux L gutturosus See Goiter Defn Pertaining to the goiter affected with the goiter of the nature of goiter or bronchocele Let me not be understood as insinuating that the inhabitants in general are either goitrous or idiots W Coxe GOLD GOLDE GOOLDE Gold Golde Goolde n Bot Defn An old English name of some yellow flower the marigold Calendula according to Dr Prior but in Chaucer perhaps the turnsole GOLD Gold n Etym AS gold akin to D goud OS G gold Icel gull Sw Dan guld Goth gulp Russ OSlav zlato prob akin to E yellow Yellow and cf Gild v t 1 Chem Defn A metallic element constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange It has a characteristic yellow color is one of the heaviest substances known specific gravity 1932 is soft and very malleable and ductile It is quite unalterable by heat moisture and most corrosive agents and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry Symbol Au Aurum Atomic weight 1967 Note Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of silver but often much more As the amount of silver increases the color becomes whiter and the specific gravity lower Gold is very widely disseminated as in the sands of many rivers but in very small quantity It usually occurs in quartz veins gold quartz in slate and metamorphic rocks or in sand and alluvial soil resulting from the disintegration of such rocks It also occurs associated with other metallic substances as in auriferous pyrites and is combined with tellurium in the minerals petzite calaverite sylvanite etc Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper the latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge See Carat Gold also finds use in gold foil in the pigment purple of Cassius and in the chloride which is used as a toning agent in photography 2 Money riches wealth For me the gold of France did not seduce Shak 3 A yellow color like that of the metal as a flower tipped with gold 4 Figuratively something precious or pure as hearts of gold Shak Age of gold See Golden age under Golden Dutch gold Fools gold Gold dust etc See under Dutch Dust etc Gold amalgam a mineral found in Columbia and California composed of gold and mercury Gold beater one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold leaf Gold beaters skin the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox used for separating the leaves of metal during the process of goldbeating Gold beetle Zoöl any small goldcolored beetle of the family Chrysomelidæ called also golden beetle Gold blocking printing with gold leaf as upon a book cover by means of an engraved block Knight Gold cloth See Cloth of gold under Cloth Gold Coast a part of the coast of Guinea in West Africa Gold cradle Mining See Cradle n 7 Gold diggings the places or region where gold is found by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated by washing Gold end a fragment of broken gold or jewelry Goldend man a A buyer of old gold or jewelry b A goldsmiths apprentice c An itinerant jeweler I know him not he looks like a goldend man B Jonson Gold fever a popular mania for gold hunting Gold field a region in which are deposits of gold Gold finder a One who finds gold b One who empties privies Obs Low Swift Gold flower a composite plant with dry and persistent yellow radiating involucral scales the Helichrysum Stoechas of Southern Europe There are many South African species of the same genus Gold foil thin sheets of gold as used by dentists and others See Gold leaf Gold knobs or knoppes Bot buttercups Gold lace a kind of lace made of gold thread Gold latten a thin plate of gold or gilded metal Gold leaf gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness and used for gilding etc It is much thinner than gold foil Gold lode Mining a gold vein Gold mine a place where gold is obtained by mining operations as distinguished from diggings where it is extracted by washing Cf Gold diggings above Gold nugget a lump of gold as found in gold mining or digging called also a pepito Gold paint See Gold shell Gold or Golden pheasant Zoöl See under Pheasant Gold plate a general name for vessels dishes cups spoons etc made of gold Gold of pleasure Etym Name perhaps translated from Sp orode alegria Bot A plant of the genus Camelina bearing yellow flowers C sativa is sometimes cultivated for the oil of its seeds Gold shell a A composition of powdered gold or gold leaf ground up with gum water and spread on shells for artists use called also gold paint b Zoöl A bivalve shell Anomia glabra of the Atlantic coast called also jingle shell and silver shell See Anomia Gold size a composition used in applying gold leaf Gold solder a kind of solder often containing twelve parts of gold two of silver and four of copper Gold stick the colonel of a regiment of English lifeguards who attends his sovereign on state occasions so called from the gilt rod presented to him by the sovereign when he receives his commission as colonel of the regiment Eng Gold thread a A thread formed by twisting flatted gold over a thread of silk with a wheel and iron bobbins spun gold Ure b Bot A small evergreen plant Coptis trifolia so called from its fibrous yellow roots It is common in marshy places in the United States Gold tissue a tissue fabric interwoven with gold thread Gold tooling the fixing of gold leaf by a hot tool upon book covers or the ornamental impression so made Gold washings places where gold found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing Gold worm a glowworm Obs Jewelers gold an alloy containing three parts of gold to one of copper Mosaic gold See under Mosaic GOLDBEATEN Goldbeaten a Defn Gilded Obs GOLDBEATING Goldbeating n Defn The art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves by beating with a hammer Ure GOLDBOUND Goldbound a Defn Encompassed with gold GOLDCREST Goldcrest n Zoöl Defn The European goldencrested kinglet Regulus cristatus or R regulus called also goldencrested wren and golden wren The name is also sometimes applied to the American goldencrested kinglet See Kinglet GOLDCUP Goldcup n Bot Defn The cuckoobud GOLDEN Golden a Etym OE golden cf OE gulden AS gylden from gold See Gold and cf Guilder 1 Made of gold consisting of gold 2 Having the color of gold as the golden grain 3 Very precious highly valuable excellent eminently auspicious as golden opinions Golden age a The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of manners in rural employments followed by the silver bronze and iron ages Dryden b Roman Literature The best part B C 81 A D 14 of the classical period of Latinity the time when Cicero Cæsar Virgil etc wrote Hence c That period in the history of a literature etc when it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its greatest glory as the Elizabethan age has been considered the golden age of English literature Golden balls three gilt balls used as a sign of a pawnbrokers office or shop originally taken from the coat of arms of Lombardy the first money lenders in London having been Lombards Golden bull See under Bull an edict Golden chain Bot the shrub Cytisus Laburnum so named from its long clusters of yellow blossoms Golden club Bot an aquatic plant Orontium aquaticum bearing a thick spike of minute yellow flowers Golden cup Bot the buttercup Golden eagle Zoöl a large and powerful eagle Aquila Chrysaëtos inhabiting Europe Asia and North America It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of the feathers on the head and neck A dark variety is called the royal eagle the young in the second year is the ringtailed eagle Golden fleece a Mythol The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to Colchis and in quest of which Jason undertook the Argonautic expedition b Her An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by Philip the Good Duke of Burgundy called also Toison dOr Golden grease a bribe a fee Slang Golden hair Bot a South African shrubby composite plant with golden yellow flowers the Chrysocoma Comaaurea Golden Horde Hist a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th century Golden Legend a hagiology the Aurea Legenda written by James de Voragine Archbishop of Genoa in the 13th century translated and printed by Caxton in 1483 and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus entitled Golden marcasite tin Obs Golden mean the way of wisdom and safety between extremes sufficiency without excess moderation Angels guard him in the golden mean Pope Golden mole Zoöl one of several South African Insectivora of the family Chrysochloridæ resembling moles in form and habits The fur is tinted with green purple and gold Golden number Chronol a number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle It is reckoned from 1 to 19 and is so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold Golden oriole Zoöl See Oriole Golden pheasant See under Pheasant Golden pippin a kind of apple of a bright yellow color Golden plover Zoöl one of several species of plovers of the genus Charadrius esp the European C apricarius or pluvialis called also yellow blackbreasted hill and whistling plover The common American species C dominicus is also called frostbird and bullhead Golden robin Zoöl See Baltimore oriole in Vocab Golden rose R C Ch a gold or gilded rose blessed by the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent and sent to some church or person in recognition of special services rendered to the Holy See Golden rule a The rule of doing as we would have others do to us Cf Luke vi 31 b The rule of proportion or rule of three Golden samphire Bot a composite plant Inula crithmoides found on the seashore of Europe Golden saxifrage Bot a low herb with yellow flowers Chrysosplenium oppositifolium blossoming in wet places in early spring Golden seal Bot a perennial ranunculaceous herb Hydrastis Canadensis with a thick knotted rootstock and large rounded leaves Golden sulphide or sulphuret of antimony Chem the pentasulphide of antimony a golden or orange yellow powder Golden warbler Zoöl a common American wood warbler Dendroica æstiva called also blueeyed yellow warbler garden warbler and summer yellow bird Golden wasp Zoöl a brightcolored hymenopterous insect of the family Chrysididæ The colors are golden blue and green Golden wedding See under Wedding GOLDENEYE Goldeneye n Zoöl Defn A duck Glaucionetta clangula found in Northern Europe Asia and America The American variety var Americana is larger Called whistler garrot gowdy pied widgeon whiteside curre and doucker Barrows goldeneye of America G Islandica is less common GOLDENLY Goldenly adv Defn In golden terms or a golden manner splendidly delightfully Obs Shak GOLDENROD Goldenrod n Bot Defn A tall herb Solidago Virgaaurea bearing yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster The name is common to all the species of the genus Solidago Goldenrod tree Bot a shrub Bosea Yervamora a native of the Canary Isles GOLDEN STATE Golden State Defn California a nickname alluding to its rich gold deposits GOLDFINCH Goldfinch n Etym AS goldfinc See Gold and Finch Zoöl a A beautiful brightcolored European finch Carduelis elegans The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings The front of the head and throat are bright red the nape with part of the wings and tail black called also goldspink goldie fools coat drawbird drawwater thistle finch and sweet William b The yellowhammer c A small American finch Spinus tristis the thistle bird Note The name is also applied to other yellow finches esp to several additional American species of Spinus GOLDFINNY Goldfinny n Zoöl Defn One of two or more species of European labroid fishes Crenilabrus melops and Ctenolabrus rupestris called also goldsinny and goldney GOLDFISH Goldfish n Zoöl a A small domesticated cyprinoid fish Carassius auratus so named from its color It is native of China and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691 It is often kept as an ornament in small ponds or glass globes Many varieties are known Called also golden fish and golden carp See Telescope fish under Telescope b A California marine fish of an orange or red color the garibaldi GOLDHAMMER Goldhammer n Defn The yellowhammer GOLDIE Goldie n Etym From Gold Zoöl a The European goldfinch b The yellowhammer GOLDILOCKS Goldilocks n Defn Same as Goldylocks GOLDIN GOLDING Goldin Golding n Bot Etym From the golden color of the blossoms Defn A conspicuous yellow flower commonly the corn marigold Chrysanthemum segetum This word is variously corrupted into gouland gools gowan etc GOLDLESS Goldless a Defn Destitute of gold GOLDNEY Goldney n Zoöl Defn See Gilthead GOLDSEED Goldseed n Bot Defn Dogstail grass GOLDSINNY Goldsinny n Zoöl Defn See Goldfinny GOLDSMITH Goldsmith n Etym AS goldsmiGold and Smith 1 An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments etc of gold 2 A banker Obs Note The goldsmiths of London formerly received money on deposit because they were prepared to keep it safely Goldsmith beetle Zoöl a large bright yellow American beetle Cotalpa lanigera of the family Scarabæidæ GOLDTIT Goldtit n Zoöl Defn See Verdin GOLDYLOCKS Goldylocks n Bot Defn A plant of several species of the genus Chrysocoma so called from the tufts of yellow flowers which terminate the stems also the Ranunculus auricomus a kind of buttercup GOLET Golet n Defn The gullet Obs Chaucer GOLET Golet n Zoöl Defn A California trout See Malma GOLF Golf n Etym D kolf club or bat also a Dutch game played in an inclosed area with clubs and balls akin to G kolben club but end Icel k tongue of a bell bolt Sw kolf bolt dart but end Dan kolv bolt arrow Cf Club Globe Defn A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end He who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner Scot Strutt GOLFER Golfer n Defn One who plays golf Scot GOLGOTHA Golgotha n Defn Calvary See the Note under Calvary GOLIARD Goliard n Etym From OF goliart glutton buffoon riotous student Goliard LL goliardus prob fr L gula throat Cf Gules Defn A buffoon in the Middle Ages who attended rich mens tables to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs GOLIARDERY Goliardery n Defn The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards Milman GOLIATH BEETLE Goliath beetle Etym From Goliath the Philistine giant Zoöl Defn Any species of Goliathus a genus of very large and handsome African beetles GOLL Goll n Etym Etymol uncertain Defn A hand paw or claw Obs Sir P Sidney B Jonson GOLOESHOE Goloeshoe n Defn A galoche GOLORE Golore n Defn See Galore GOLOSHE Goloshe n Defn See Galoche GOLTSCHUT Goltschut n 1 A small ingot of gold 2 A silver ingot used in Japan as money GOLYARDEYS Golyardeys n Defn A buffoon See Gollard Obs Chaucer GOMAN Goman n Etym Prob fr good man but cf also AS gumman a man OHG gomman man husband Defn A husband a master of a family Obs GOMARIST GOMARITE Gomarist Gomarite n EcclHist Defn One of the followers of Francis Gomar or Gomarus a Dutch disciple of Calvin in the 17th century who strongly opposed the Arminians GOMBO Gombo n Defn See Gumbo GOME Gome n Etym AS guma akin to Goth guma L homo See Bridegroom Defn A man Obs P Plowman GOME Gome n Etym Cf Icel gormr ooze mud Defn The black grease on the axle of a cart or wagon wheel called also gorm See Gorm Prov Eng GOMER Gomer n Defn A Hebrew measure See Homer GOMER Gomer n Gun Defn A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance especially in mortars named after the inventor GOMMELIN Gommelin n Etym F gommeline from gomme gum Chem Defn See Dextrin GOMPHIASIS Gomphiasis n Etym NL fr Gr Med Defn A disease of the teeth which causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets GOMPHOSIS Gomphosis n Etym NL fr Gr gomphose Anat Defn A form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part is received into the cavity of a bone as the teeth into the jaws GOMUTI Gomuti n Etym Malayan gumuti Defn A black fibrous substance resembling horsehair obtained from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms Metroxylon Sagu and Arenga saccharifera of the Indian islands It is used for making cordage Called also ejoo GON Gon Defn imp p p of Go Obs Chaucer GONAD Gonad n pl Gonads Etym Gr Anat Defn One of the masses of generative tissue primitively alike in both sexes but giving rise to either an ovary or a testis a generative gland a germ gland Wiedersheim GONAKIE Gonakie n Bot Defn An African timber tree Acacia Adansonii GONANGIUM Gonangium n pl L Gonangia E Gonangiums Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn See Gonotheca GONDOLA Gondola n Etym It dim of gonda a gondola cf LL gandeia a kind of boat Gr gondole gondola cup 1 A long narrow boat with a high prow and stern used in the canals of Venice A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow or by poling A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships for their protection against the sun or rain A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black and they are customarily so painted now 2 A flatbottomed boat for freight U S 3 A long platform car either having no sides or with very low sides used on railroads U S GONDOLET Gondolet n Etym It gondoletta dim of gondola Defn A small gondola T Moore GONDOLIER Gondolier n Etym It gondoliere cf F gondolier Defn A man who rows a gondola GONE Gone Defn p p of Go GONENESS Goneness n Defn A state of exhaustion faintness especially as resulting from hunger Colloq U S GONFALON GONFANON Gonfalon Gonfanon n Etym OE gonfanoun OF gonfanon F gonfalon the same word as F confalon name of a religious brotherhood fr OHG gundfano war flag gund war used in comp and akin to AS gueb fano cloth flag akin to E vane cf AS guebfana See Vane and cf Confalon 1 The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states such as the mediæval republics of Italy and in more recent times by the pope 2 A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself Standards and gonfalons twixt van and rear Stream in the air Milton GONFALONIER Gonfalonier n Etym F gonfalonier cf It gonfaloniere Defn He who bears the gonfalon a standard bearer as a An officer at Rome who bears the standard of the Church b The chief magistrate of any one of several republics in mediæveal Italy c A Turkish general and standard keeper GONG Gong n Etym AS gong gang a going passage drain See Gang Defn A privy or jakes Obs Chaucer Gong farmer Gong man a cleaner of privies Obs GONG Gong n 1 Etym Malayan Jav gong Defn An instrument first used in the East made of an alloy of copper and tin shaped like a disk with upturned rim and producing when struck a harsh and resounding noise Oer distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong Longfellow 2 Mach Defn A flat saucerlike bell rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices a stationary bell used to sound calls or alarms called also gong bell Gong metal an alloy 78 parts of copper 22 of tin from which Oriental gongs are made GONGORISM Gongorism n Defn An affected elegance or euphuism of style for which the Spanish poet Gongora y Argote 15611627 among others of his time was noted Gongorism that curious disease of euphuism that broke out simultaneously in Italy England and Spain The Critic The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism Gongorism Euphuism and the affectations of the Hôtel Rambouillet J A Symonds GONIATITE Goniatite n Etym Gr Paleon Defn One of an extinct genus of fossil cephalopods allied to the Ammonites The earliest forms are found in the Devonian formation the latest in the Triassic GONIDIAL Gonidial a Bot Defn Pertaining to or containing gonidia GONIDIAL Gonidial a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the angles of the mouth as a gonidial groove of an actinian GONIDIUM Gonidium n Etym NL fr Gr Zool Defn A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa GONIDIUM Gonidium n pl Gonidia Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens GONIMIA Gonimia n pl Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn Bluish green granules which occur in certain lichens as Collema Peltigera etc and which replace the more usual gonidia GONIMOUS Gonimous a Bot Defn Pertaining to or containing gonidia or gonimia as that part of a lichen which contains the green or chlorophyllbearing cells GONIOMETER Goniometer n Etym Gr meter cf F goniomètre Defn An instrument for measuring angles especially the angles of crystals or the inclination of planes Contact or Hand goniometer a goniometer having two movable arms ab cd between which at ab the faces of the crystals are placed These arms turn about a fixed point which is the center of the graduated circle or semicircle upon which the angle is read off Reflecting goniometer an instrument for measuring the angles of crystals by determining through what angular space the crystal must be turned so that two rays reflected from two surfaces successively shall have the same direction called also Wollastons goniometer from the inventor GONIOMETRIC GONIOMETRICAL Goniometric Goniometrical a Defn Pertaining to or determined by means of a goniometer trigonometric GONIOMETRY Goniometry n Etym Cf F goniométrie Math Defn The art of measuring angles trigonometry GONOBLASTID Gonoblastid n Etym See Gonoblastidium Zoöl Defn A reproductive bud of a hydroid a simple gonophore GONOBLASTIDIUM Gonoblastidium n pl Gonoblastidia Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A blastostyle GONOCALYX Gonocalyx n Etym Gr calyx Zoöl Defn The bell of a sessile gonozooid GONOCHORISM Gonochorism n Etym Gr a Separation of the sexes in different individuals opposed to hermaphroditism b In ontogony differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs c In phylogeny the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless GONOCOCCUS Gonococcus n Etym NL fr Gr coccus Med Defn A vegetable microörganism of the genus Micrococcus occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease GONOPH Gonoph n Etym Perh fr Heb gannabh thief Defn A pickpocket or thief Eng Slang Dickens GONOPHORE Gonophore n Etym Gr 1 Zoöl Defn A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa sometimes remaining attached See Hydroidea and Illusts of Athecata Campanularian and Gonosome 2 Bot Defn A lengthened receptacle bearing the stamens and carpels in a conspicuous manner GONORRHEA GONORRHOEA Gonorrhea Gonorrhoea n Etym L gonorrhoea Gr gonorrhée Med Defn A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract affecting especially the urethra and vagina and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge pain in urination and chordee clap GONORRHEAL GONORRHOEAL Gonorrheal Gonorrhoeal a Med Defn Of or pertaining to gonorrhea as gonorrheal rheumatism GONOSOME Gonosome n Etym Gr some body Zoöl Defn The reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony collectively GONOTHECA Gonotheca n pl Gonothec Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A capsule developed on certain hydroids Thecaphora inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed called also gonangium and teleophore See Hydroidea and Illust of Campanularian GONOZOOID Gonozooid n Etym Gr zooid Zoöl Defn A sexual zooid or medusoid bud of a hydroid a gonophore See Hydroidea and Illust of Campanularian GONYDIAL Gonydial a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the gonys of a birds beak GONYS Gonys n Etym Cf Genys Zoöl Defn The keel or lower outline of a birds bill so far as the mandibular rami are united GOOBER Goober n Defn A peanut Southern U S GOOD Good a Compar Better superl Best These words though used as the comparative and superlative of good are from a different root Etym AS God akin to D goed OS god OHG guot G gut Icel goedhr Sw Dan god Goth gods prob orig fitting belonging together and akin to E gather sq root29 Cf Gather 1 Possessing desirable qualities adapted to answer the end designed promoting success welfare or happiness serviceable useful fit excellent admirable commendable not bad corrupt evil noxious offensive or troublesome etc And God saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good Gen i 31 Good company good wine good welcome Shak 2 Possessing moral excellence or virtue virtuous pious religious said of persons or actions In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works Tit ii 7 3 Kind benevolent humane merciful gracious polite propitious friendly welldisposed often followed by to or toward also formerly by unto The men were very good unto us 1 Sam xxv 15 4 Serviceable suited adapted suitable of use to be relied upon followed especially by for All quality that is good for anything is founded originally in merit Collier 5 Clever skillful dexterous ready handy followed especially by at He is a good workman a very good tailor Shak Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else South 6 Adequate sufficient competent sound not fallacious valid in a commercial sense to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred having pecuniary ability of unimpaired credit My reasons are both good and weighty Shak My meaning in saying he is a good man is that he is sufficient I think I may take his bond Shak 7 Real actual serious as in the phrases in good earnest in good sooth Love no man in good earnest Shak 8 Not small insignificant or of no account considerable esp in the phrases a good deal a good way a good degree a good share or part etc 9 Not lacking or deficient full complete Good measure pressed down and shaken together and running over Luke vi 38 10 Not blemished or impeached fair honorable unsullied as in the phrases a good name a good report good repute etc A good name is better than precious ointment Eccl vii 1 As good as See under As For good or For good and all completely and finally fully truly The good woman never died after this till she came to die for good and all LEstrange Good breeding polite or polished manners formed by education a polite education Distinguished by good humor and good breeding Macaulay Good cheap literally good bargain reasonably cheap Good consideration Law a A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection Blackstone b A valuable consideration or one which will sustain a contract Good fellow a person of companionable qualities Familiar Good folk or Good people fairies brownies pixies etc Colloq Eng Scot Good for nothing a Of no value useless worthless b Used substantively an idle worthless person My father always said I was born to be a good for nothing Ld Lytton Good Friday the Friday of Holy Week kept in some churches as a fast in memoory of our Saviors passion or suffering the anniversary of the crucifixion Good humor or Goodhumor a cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind Good nature or Goodnature habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition amiability state of being in good humor The good nature and generosity which belonged to his character Macaulay The young counts good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics Hawthorne Good people See Good folk above Good speed good luck good success godspeed an old form of wishing success See Speed Good turn an act of kidness a favor Good will a Benevolence well wishing kindly feeling b Law The custom of any trade or business the tendency or inclination of persons old customers and others to resort to an established place of business the advantage accruing from tendency or inclination The good will of a trade is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place Lord Eldon In good time a Promptly punctually opportunely not too soon nor too late b Mus Correctly in proper time To hold good to remain true or valid to be operative to remain in force or effect as his promise holds good the condition still holds good To make good to fulfill to establish to maintain to supply a defect or deficiency to indemmify to prove or verify an accusation to prove to be blameless to clear to vindicate Each word made good and true Shak Of no power to make his wishes good Shak I would by combat make her good Shak Convenient numbers to make good the city Shak To think good to approve to be pleased or satisfied with to consider expedient or proper If ye think good give me my price and if not forbear Zech xi 12 Note Good in the sense of wishing well is much used in greeting and leavetaking as good day good night good evening good morning etc GOOD Good n 1 That which possesses desirable qualities promotes success welfare or happiness is serviceable fit excellent kind benevolent etc opposed to evil There be many that say Who will show us any good Ps iv 6 2 Advancement of interest or happiness welfare prosperity advantage benefit opposed to harm etc The good of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the good of each of the members composing it Jay 3 pl Defn Wares commodities chattels formerly used in the singular in a collective sense In law a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property Wharton He hath made us spend much good Chaucer Thy lands and goods Are by the laws of Venice confiscate Unto the state of Venice Shak Dress goods Dry goods etc See in the Vocabulary Goods engine a freight locomotive Eng Goods train a freight train Eng Goods wagon a freight car Eng See the Note under Car n 2 GOOD Good adv Defn Well especially in the phrase as good with a following as expressed or implied equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible As good almost kill a man as kill a good book Milton As good as in effect virtually the same as They who counsel ye to such a suppressing do as good as bid ye suppress yourselves Milton GOOD Good v t 1 To make good to turn to good Obs 2 To manure to improve Obs Bp Hall GOODBY GOODBYE Goodby Goodbye n or interj Etym A contraction of God be with ye God be wî ye God bw ye God bwye Defn Farewell a form of address used at parting See the last Note under By prep Shak GOODDEN Goodden interj Etym Corrupt of good een for good evening Defn A form of salutation Obs Shak GOODFELLOWSHIP Goodfellowship n Defn Agreeable companionship companionableness GOODGEON Goodgeon n Naut Defn Same as Gudgeon 5 GOODHUMORED Goodhumored a Defn Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor goodtempered See Good natured GOODHUMOREDLY Goodhumoredly adv Defn With a cheerful spirit in a cheerful or goodtempered manner GOODISH Goodish a Defn Rather good than the contrary not actually bad tolerable Goodish pictures in rich frames Walpole GOODLESS Goodless a Defn Having no goods Obs Chaucer GOODLICH Goodlich a Defn Goodly Obs Chaucer GOODLINESS Goodliness n Etym From Goodly Defn Beauty of form grace elegance comeliness Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes Sir P Sidney GOODLOOKING Goodlooking a Defn Handsome GOODLY Goodly adv Defn Excellently Obs Spenser GOODLY Goodly a Compar Goodlier superl Goodliest Etym OE godlich AS g See Good and Like 1 Pleasant agreeable desirable We have many goodly days to see Shak 2 Of pleasing appearance or character comely graceful as a goodly person goodly raiment houses The goodliest man of men since born Milton 3 Large considerable portly as a goodly number Goodly and great he sails behind his link Dryden GOODLYHEAD GOODLYHOOD Goodlyhead Goodlyhood n Defn Goodness grace goodliness Obs Spenser GOODMAN Goodman n Etym Good man 1 A familiar appellation of civility equivalent to My friend Good sir Mister sometimes used ironically Obs With you goodman boy an you please Shak 2 A husband the master of a house or family often used in speaking familiarly Archaic Chaucer Say ye to the goodman of the house Where is the guestchamber Mark xiv 14 Note In the early colonial records of New England the term goodman is frequently used as a title of designation sometimes in a respectful manner to denote a person whose first name was not known or when it was not desired to use that name in this use it was nearly equivalent to Mr This use was doubtless brought with the first settlers from England GOODNATURED Goodnatured a Defn Naturally mild in temper not easily provoked Syn Goodnatured Goodtempered Goodhumored Goodnatured denotes a disposition to please and be pleased Goodtempered denotes a habit of mind which is not easily ruffied by provocations or other disturbing influences Goodhumored is applied to a spirit full of ease and cheerfulness as displayed in ones outward deportment and in social intercourse A goodnatured man recommends himself to all by the spirit which governs him A goodhumored man recommends himself particularly as a companion A goodtempered man is rarely betrayed into anything which can disturb the serenity of the social circle GOODNATUREDLY Goodnaturedly adv Defn With maldness of temper GOODNESS Goodness n Etym AS g Defn The quality of being good in any of its various senses excellence virtue kindness benevolence as the goodness of timber of a soil of food goodness of character of disposition of conduct etc GOOD NOW Good now Defn An exclamation of wonder surprise or entreaty Obs Shak GOODS Goods n pl Defn See Good n 3 GOODSHIP Goodship n Defn Favor grace Obs Gower GOODTEMPERED Goodtempered a Defn Having a good temper not easily vexed See Goodnatured GOODWIFE Goodwife n Defn The mistress of a house Archaic Robynson Mores Utopia GOODY Goody n pl Goodies 1 A bonbon cake or the like usually in the pl Colloq 2 Zoöl Defn An American fish the lafayette or spot GOODY Goody n pl Goodies Etym Prob contr from goodwife Defn Goodwife a low term of civility or sport GOODYGOODY Goodygoody a Defn Mawkishly or weakly good exhibiting goodness with silliness Colloq GOODYSHIP Goodyship n Defn The state or quality of a goody or goodwife Jocose Hudibraus GOOROO GURU Gooroo Guru n Etym Hind gur a spiritual parent or teacher Skr guru heavy noble venerable teacher Cf Grief Defn A spiritual teacher guide or confessor amoung the Hindoos Malcom GOOSANDER Goosander n Etym OE gossander a tautological word formed fr goose gander Cf Merganser Zoöl Defn A species of merganser M merganser of Northern Europe and America called also merganser dundiver sawbill sawneb shelduck and sheldrake See Merganser GOOSE Goose n pl Geese Etym OE gos AS g pl g akin to D G gans Icel gas Dan gaas Sw g Russ guse OIr geiss L anser for hanser Gr hamsa sq root233 Cf Gander Gannet Ganza Gosling Zoöl 1 Any large webfooten bird of the subfamily Anserinæ and belonging to Anser Branta Chen and several allied genera See Anseres Note The common domestic goose is believed to have been derived from the European graylag goose Anser anser The bean goose A segetum the American wild or Canada goose Branta Canadensis and the bernicle goose Branta leucopsis are well known species The American white or snow geese and the blue goose belong to the genus Chen See Bernicle Emperor goose under Emperor Snow goose Wild goose Brant 2 Any large bird of other related families resembling the common goose Note The Egyptian or fox goose Alopochen Ægyptiaca and the African spurwinged geese Plectropterus belong to the family Plectropteridæ The Australian semipalmated goose Anseranas semipalmata and Cape Barren goose Cereopsis NovæHollandiæ are very different from northern geese and each is made the type of a distinct family Both are domesticated in Australia 3 A tailors smoothing iron so called from its handle which resembles the neck of a goose 4 A silly creature a simpleton 5 A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments in some of which a goose was depicted The pictures placed for ornament and use The twelve good rules the royal game of goose Goldsmith A wild goose chase an attempt to accomplish something impossible or unlikely of attainment Fen goose See under Fen Goose barnacle Zoöl any pedunculated barnacle of the genus Anatifa or Lepas called also duck barnacle See Barnacle and Cirripedia Goose cap a silly person Obs Beau Goose corn Bot a coarse kind of rush Juncus squarrosus Goose feast Michaelmas Colloq Eng Goose flesh a peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear called also goose skingoose pimples and goose bumps Goose grass Bot a A plant of the genus Galium G Aparine a favorite food of geese called also catchweed and cleavers b A species of knotgrass Polygonum aviculare c The annual spear grass Poa annua Goose neck anything as a rod of iron or a pipe curved like the neck of a goose specially Naut an iron hook connecting a spar with a mast Goose quill a large feather or quill of a goose also a pen made from it Goose skin See Goose flesh above Goose tongue Bot a composite plant Achillea ptarmica growing wild in the British islands Sea goose Zoöl See Phalarope Solan goose Zoöl See Gannet GOOSEBERRY Gooseberry n pl Gooseberries Etym Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry fr OF groisele F groseille of German origin cf G krausbeere kräuselbeere fr kraus crisp D kruisbes kruisbezie as if crossberry fr kruis cross for kroesbes kroesbezie fr kroes crisp Sw krusbär fr krus krusing crisp The first part of the word is perh akin to E curl Cf Grossular a 1 Bot Defn Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes also the edible berries of such shrub There are several species of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated 2 A silly person a goose cap Goldsmith Barbadoes gooseberry a climbing prickly shrub Pereskia aculeata of the West Indies which bears edible berries resembling gooseberries Coromandel gooseberry See Carambola Gooseberry fool See lst Fool Gooseberry worm Zoöl the larva of a small moth Dakruma convolutella It destroys the gooseberry by eating the interior GOOSE EGG Goose egg Defn In games a zero a score or record of naught so named in allusion to the egglike outline of the zero sign 0 Called also duck egg Slang GOOSEFISH Goosefish n Zöll Defn See Angler GOOSEFOOT Goosefoot n Bot Defn A genus of herbs Chenopodium mostly annual weeds pigweed GOOSERUMPED Gooserumped a Zoöl Defn Having the tail set low and buttocks that fall away sharply from the croup said of certain horses GOOSERY Goosery n pl Gooseries 1 A place for keeping geese 2 The characteristics or actions of a goose silliness The finical goosery of your neat sermon actor Milton GOOSEWING Goosewing n Naut Defn One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled GOOSEWINGED Goosewinged a Naut a Having a goosewing b Said of a foreandaft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other wing and wing GOOSISH Goosish a Defn Like a goose foolish Obs Chaucer GOOST Goost n Defn Ghost spirit Obs Chaucer GOOT Goot n Defn A goat Obs Chaucer GOOUT Goout n Defn A sluice in embankments against the sea for letting out the land waters when the tide is out Written also gowt GOPHER Gopher n Etym F gaufre waffle honeycomb See Gauffer Zoöl 1 One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys of the family Geomyidæ called also pocket gopher and pouched rat See Pocket gopher and Tucan Note The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing rodents from their honeycombing the earth 2 One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus of the family Sciuridæ as the gray gopher Spermophilus Franklini and the striped gopher S tridecemlineatus called also striped prairie squirrel leopard marmot and leopard spermophile See Spermophile 3 A large land tortoise Testudo Carilina of the Southern United States which makes extensive burrows 4 A large burrowing snake Spilotes Couperi of the Southern United States Gopher drift Mining an irregular prospecting drift following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section Raymond GOPHER STATE Gopher State Defn Minnesota a nickname alluding to the abundance of gophers GOPHER WOOD Gopher wood Etym Heb gopher Defn A species of wood used in the construction of Noahs ark Gen vi 14 GORACCO Goracco n Defn A paste prepared from tobacco and smoked in hookahs in Western India GORAL Goral n Zoöl Defn An Indian goat antelope Nemorhedus goral resembling the chamois GORAMY Goramy n Zoöl Defn Same as Gourami GORBELLIED Gorbellied a Defn Bogbellied Obs GORBELLY Gorbelly n Etym Gore filth dirt belly Defn A prominent belly a bigbellied person Obs GORCE Gorce n Etym OF gort nom gorz gulf L gurges whirlpool gulf stream See Gorge Defn A pool of water to keep fish in a wear Obs GORCOCK Gorcock n Etym Prob from gore blood Zoöl Defn The moor cock or red grouse See Grouse Prov Eng GORCROW Gorcrow n Etym AS gor dung dirt See Gore blood dirt Zoöl Defn The carrion crow called also gercrow Prov Eng GORD Gord n Written also gourd Etym Perh hollow and so named in allusion to a gourd Defn An instrument of gaming a sort of dice Obs Beau Fl GORDIACEA Gordiacea n pl Etym NL See Gordian 1 Zoöl Defn A division of nematoid worms including the hairworms or hair eels Gordius and Mermis See Gordius and Illustration in Appendix GORDIAN Gordian a 1 Pertaining to Gordius king of Phrygia or to a knot tied by him hence intricate complicated inextricable Gordian knot an intricate knot tied by Gordius in the thong which connected the pole of the chariot with the yoke An oracle having declared that he who should untie it should be master of Asia Alexander the Great averted the ill omen of his inability to loosen it by cutting it with his sword Hence a Gordian knot is an inextricable difficulty and to cut the Gordian knot is to remove a difficulty by bold and energetic measures 2 Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Gordiacea GORDIAN Gordian n Zoöl Defn One of the Gordiacea GORDIUS Gordius n Etym NL See Gordian 1 Zoöl Defn A genus of long slender nematoid worms parasitic in insects until near maturity when they leave the insect and live in water in which they deposit their eggs called also hair eel hairworm and hair snake from the absurd but common and widely diffused notion that they are metamorphosed horsehairs GORE Gore n Etym AS gor dirt dung akin to Icel gor SW gorr OHG gor and perh to E cord chord and yarn cf Icel görn garnir guts 1 Dirt mud Obs Bp Fisher 2 Blood especially blood that after effusion has become thick or clotted Milton GORE Gore n Etym OE gore gare AS g angular point of land fr g spear akin to D geer gore G gehre gore ger spear Icel geiri gore geir spear and prob to E goad Cf Gar n Garlic and Gore v 1 A wedgeshaped or triangular piece of cloth canvas etc sewed into a garment sail etc to give greater width at a particular part 2 A small traingular piece of land Cowell 3 Her Defn One of the abatements It is made of two curved lines meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point Note It is usually on the sinister side and of the tincture called tenné Like the other abatements it is a modern fancy and not actually used GORE Gore v t imp p p Gored p pr vb n Goring Etym OE gar spear AS g See 2d Gore Defn To pierce or wound as with a horn to penetrate with a pointed instrument as a spear to stab The low stumps shall gore His daintly feet Coleridge GORE Gore v t Defn To cut in a traingular form to piece with a gore to provide with a gore as to gore an apron GOREBILL Gorebill n Etym 2d gore bill Zoöl Defn The garfish Prov Eng GORFLY Gorfly n pl Gorflies Etym Gore AS gor dung fly Zoöl Defn A dung fly GORGE Gorge n Etym F gorge LL gorgia throat narrow pass and gorga abyss whirlpool prob fr L gurgea whirlpool gulf abyss cf Skr gargara whirlpool gr to devour Cf Gorget 1 The throat the gullet the canal by which food passes to the stomach Wherewith he gripped her gorge with so great pain Spenser Now how abhorred my gorge rises at it Shak 2 A narrow passage or entrance as a A defile between mountains b The entrance into a bastion or other outwork of a fort usually synonymous with rear See Illust of Bastion 3 That which is gorged or swallowed especially by a hawk or other fowl And all the way most like a brutish beastgorge that all did him detest Spenser 4 A filling or choking of a passage or channel by an obstruction as an ice gorge in a river 5 Arch Defn A concave molding a cavetto Gwilt 6 Naut Defn The groove of a pulley Gorge circle Gearing the outline of the smallest cross section of a hyperboloid of revolution Gorge hook two fishhooks separated by a piece of lead Knight GORGE Gorge v t imp p p Gorged p pr vb n Gorging Etym F gorger See Gorge n 1 To swallow especially to swallow with greediness or in large mouthfuls or quantities The fish has gorged the hook Johnson 2 To glut to fill up to the throat to satiate The giant gorged with flesh Addison Gorge with my blood thy barbarous appetite Dryden GORGE Gorge v i Defn To eat greedily and to satiety Milton GORGED Gorged a 1 Having a gorge or throat 2 Her Defn Bearing a coronet or ring about the neck 3 Glutted fed to the full GORGELET Gorgelet n Zoöl Defn A small gorget as of a humming bird GORGEOUS Gorgeous a Etym OF gorgias beautiful glorious vain luxurious cf OF gorgias ruff neck handkerchief and F gorge throat and se pengorger to assume airs Cf Gorge n Defn Imposing through splendid or various colors showy fine magnificent Cloudland gorgeous land Coleridge Gogeous as the sun at midsummer Shak Gorgeously adv Gorgeousness n GORGERIN Gorgerin n Etym F fr gorge neck Arch Defn In some columns that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus or the space between two neck moldings called also neck of the capital and hypotrachelium See Illust of Column GORGET Gorget n Etym OF gorgete dim of gorge throat See Gorge n 1 A piece of armor whether of chain mail or of plate defending the throat and upper part of the breast and forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th century 2 A piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn over the buff coat in the 17th century and without other steel armor Unfix the gorgets iron clasp Sir W Scott 3 A small ornamental plate usually crescentshaped and of gilded copper formerly hung around the neck of officers in full uniform in some modern armies 4 A ruff worn by women Obs 5 Surg a A cutting instrument used in lithotomy b A grooved instrunent used in performing various operations called also blunt gorget Dunglison 6 Zoöl Defn A crescentshaped colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal Gorget hummer Zoöl a humming bird of the genus Trochilus See Rubythroat GORGON Gorgon n Etym L Gorgo onis Gr 1 Gr Myth Defn One of three fabled sisters Stheno Euryale and Medusa with snaky hair and of terrific aspect the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone The name is particularly given to Medusa 2 Anything very ugly or horrid Milton 3 Zoöl Defn The brindled gnu See Gnu GORGON Gorgon a Defn Like a Gorgon very ugly or terrific as a Gorgon face Dryden GORGONACEA Gorgonacea n pl Etym NL Zoöl Defn See Gorgoniacea GORGONEAN Gorgonean a Defn See Gorgonian 1 GORGONEION Gorgoneion n pl Gorgoneia Etym NL fr Gr Gorgoneios equiv to Gorgeios belonging to a Gorgon Arch Defn A mask carved in imitation of a Gorgons head Elmes GORGONIA Gorgonia n Etym L a coral which hardens in the air Zoöl 1 A genus of Gorgoniacea formerly very extensive but now restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan Gorgonia flabellum sea plume G setosa and other allied species having a flexible horny axis 2 Any slender branched gorgonian GORGONIACEA Gorgoniacea n pl Etym NL See Gorgonia Zoöl Defn One of the principal divisions of Alcyonaria including those forms which have a firm and usually branched axis covered with a porous crust or c Note The axis is commonly horny but it may be solid and stony composed of calcium carbonate as in the red coral of commerce or it may be in alternating horny and stony joints as in Isis See Alcyonaria Anthozoa C GORGONIAN Gorgonian a Etym L Gorgoneus 1 Pertaining to or resembling a Gorgon terrifying into stone terrific The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move Milton 2 Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea as gorgonian coral GORGONIAN Gorgonian n Zoöl Defn One of the Gorgoniacea GORGONIZE Gorgonize v t Defn To have the effect of a Gorgon upon to turn into stone to petrify R GORGONZOLA Gorgonzola n It Defn A kind of Italian pressed milk cheese so called from a village near Milan GORHEN Gorhen n Etym Gor as in gorcock hen Zoöl Defn The female of the gorcock GORILLA Gorilla n Etym An African word found in a Greek translation of a treatise in Punic by Hanno a Carthaginian Zoöl Defn A large arboreal anthropoid ape of West Africa It is larger than a man and is remarkable for its massive skeleton and powerful muscles which give it enormous strength In some respects its anatomy more than that of any other ape except the chimpanzee resembles that of man GORING GORING CLOTH Goring or Goring cloth n Naut Defn A piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot GORM Gorm n Defn Axle grease See Gome Prov Eng GORM Gorm v t Defn To daub as the hands or clothing with gorm to daub with anything sticky Prov Eng GORMA Gorma n Zoöl Defn The European cormorant GORMAND Gormand n Etym F gourmand cf Prov F gourmer to sip to lap gourmacher to eat improperly F gourme mumps glanders Icel gormr mud mire Prov E gorm to smear daub all perh akin to E gore blood filth Cf Gourmand Defn A greedy or ravenous eater a luxurious feeder a gourmand GORMAND Gormand a Defn Gluttonous voracious Pope GORMANDER Gormander n Defn See Gormand n Obs GORMANDISM Gormandism n Defn Gluttony GORMANDIZE Gormandize v i t imp p p Gormandized p pr vb n Gormandizing Etym F gourmandise gluttony See Gormand Defn To eat greedily to swallow voraciously to feed ravenously or like a glutton Shak GORMANDIZER Gormandizer n Defn A greedy voracious eater a gormand a glutton GOROON SHELL Goroon shell Zoöl Defn A large handsome marine univalve shell Triton femorale GORSE Gorse n Etym OE AS gorst perh akin to E grow grass Bot Defn Furze See Furze The common overgrown with fern and rough With prickly gorse Cowper Gorse bird Zoöl the European linnet called also gorse hatcher Prov Eng Gorse chat Zoöl the winchat Gorse duck the corncrake called also grass drake land drake and corn drake GORY Gory a Etym From Gore 1 Covered with gore or clotted blood Thou canst not say I did it never shake Thy gory locks at me Shak 2 Bloody murderous Gory emulation Shak GOSHAWK Goshawk n Etym AS g lit goosehawk or Icel gashaukr See Goose and Hawk the bird Zoöl Defn Any large hawk of the genus Astur of which many species and varieties are known The European Astur palumbarius and the American A atricapillus are the best known species They are noted for their powerful flight activity and courage The Australian goshawk A NovæHollandiæ is pure white GOSHERD Gosherd n Etym OE gosherde See Goose and Herd a herdsman Defn One who takes care of geese GOSLET Goslet n Zoöl Defn One of several species of pygmy geese of the genus Nettepus They are about the size of a teal and inhabit Africa India and Australia GOSLING Gosling n Etym AS g goose ling 1 A young or unfledged goose 2 A catkin on nut trees and pines Bailey GOSPEL Gospel n Etym OE gospel godspel AS godspell god God spell story tale See God and Spell v 1 Glad tidings especially the good news concerning Christ the Kingdom of God and salvation And Jesus went about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom Matt iv 23 The steadfast belief of the promises of the gospel Bentley Note It is probable that gospel is from OE godspel God story the narrative concerning God but it was early confused with god spell good story good tidings and was so used by the translators of the Authorized version of Scripture This use has been retained in most cases in the Revised Version Thus the literal sense of gospel is the narrative of God i e the life of Christ Skeat 2 One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ written by Matthew Mark Luke and John 3 A selection from one of the gospels for use in a religious service as the gospel for the day 4 Any system of religious doctrine sometimes any system of political doctrine or social philosophy as this political gospel Burke 5 Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true as they took his words for gospel Colloq If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical I shall only ask him to read instead of taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for gospel Saintsbury GOSPEL Gospel a Defn Accordant with or relating to the gospel evangelical as gospel righteousness Bp Warburton GOSPEL Gospel v t Defn To instruct in the gospel Obs Shak GOSPELER Gospeler n Etym AS godspellere Written also gospeller 1 One of the four evangelists Rom of R Mark the gospeler was the ghostly son of Peter in baptism Wyclif 2 A follower of Wyclif the first English religious reformer hence a Puritan Obs Latimer The persecution was carried on against the gospelers with much fierceness by those of the Roman persuasion Strype 3 A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar during the communion service The Archbishop of York was the celebrant the epistoler being the dean and the gospeler the Bishop of Sydney Pall Mall Gazette GOSPELIZE Gospelize v t imp p p Gospelized p pr vb n Gospelizing Etym Written also gospellize 1 To form according to the gospel as a command gospelized to us Milton 2 To instruct in the gospel to evangelize as to gospelize the savages Boyle GOSS Goss n Etym See Gorse Defn Gorse Obs Shak GOSSAMER Gossamer n Etym OE gossomer gossummer gosesomer perh for goose summer from its downy appearance or perh for Gods summer cf G mariengarr gossamer properly Marys yarn in allusion to the Virgin Mary Perhaps the E word alluded to a legend that the gossamer was the remnant of the Virgin Marys winding sheet which dropped from her when she was taken up to heaven For the use of summer in the sense of film or threads cf G Mädchensommer Altweibersommer fliegender Sommer all meaning gossamer 1 A fine filmy substance like cobwebs floating in the air in calm clear weather especially in autumn It is seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes and is formed by small spiders 2 Any very thin gauzelike fabric also a thin waterproof stuff 3 An outer garment made of waterproof gossamer Gossamer spider Zoöl any small or young spider which spins webs by which to sail in the air See Ballooning spider GOSSAMERY Gossamery a Defn Like gossamer flimsy The greatest master of gossamery affectation De Quincey GOSSAN Gossan n Geol Defn Decomposed rock usually reddish or ferruginous owing to oxidized pyrites forming the upper part of a metallic vein GOSSANIFEROUS Gossaniferous a Etym Gossan ferous Defn Containing or producing gossan GOSSAT Gossat n Zoöl Defn A small British marine fish Motella tricirrata called also whistler and threebearded rockling Prov Eng GOSSIB Gossib n Defn A gossip Obs Chaucer Spenser GOSSIP Gossip n Etym OE gossib godsib a relation or sponsor in baptism a relation by a religious obligation AS godsibb fr god sib alliance relation akin to G sippe Goth sibja and also to Skr sabha assembly 1 A sponsor a godfather or a godmother Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip in her place send her kitchen maid t would be ill taken Selden 2 A friend or comrade a companion a familiar and customary acquaintance Obs My noble gossips ye have been too prodigal Shak 3 One who runs house to house tattling and telling news an idle tattler The common chat of gossips when they meet Dryden 4 The tattle of a gossip groundless rumor Bubbles oer like a city with gossip scandal and spite Tennyson GOSSIP Gossip v t Defn To stand sponsor to Obs Shak GOSSIP Gossip v i imp p p Gossiped p pr vb n Gossiping 1 To make merry Obs Shak 2 To prate to chat to talk much Shak 3 To run about and tattle to tell idle tales GOSSIPER Gossiper n Defn One given to gossip Beaconsfield GOSSIPREDE Gossiprede n Etym Cf Kindred Defn The relationship between a person and his sponsors Obs GOSSIPRY Gossipry n 1 Spiritual relationship or affinity gossiprede special intimacy Bale 2 Idle talk gossip Mrs Browning GOSSIPY Gossipy a Defn Full of or given to gossip GOSSOON Gossoon n Etym Scot garson an attendant fr F garçon OF gars Defn A boy a servant Ireland GOSSYPIUM Gossypium n Etym NL fr L gossypion gossipion Bot Defn A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts The species are much confused G herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant while the longstapled seaisland cotton is produced by G Barbadense a shrubby variety There are several other kinds besides these GOT Got Defn imp p p of Get See Get GOTE Gote n Etym Cf LG gote gaute canal G gosse akin to giessen to pour shed AS geótan and E fuse to melt Defn A channel for water Prov Eng Crose GOTER Goter n Defn a gutter Obs Chaucer GOTH Goth n Etym L Gothi pl cf Gr 1 Ethnol Defn One of an ancient Teutonic race who dwelt between the Elbe and the Vistula in the early part of the Christian era and who overran and took an important part in subverting the Roman empire Note Under the reign of Valens they took possession of Dacia the modern Transylvania and the adjoining regions and came to be known as Ostrogoths and Visigoths or East and West Goths the former inhabiting countries on the Black Sea up to the Danube and the latter on this river generally Some of them took possession of the province of Moesia and hence were called Moesogoths Others who made their way to Scandinavia at a time unknown to history are sometimes styled Suiogoths 2 One who is rude or uncivilized a barbarian a rude ignorant person Chesterfield GOTHAMIST Gothamist n Defn A wiseacre a person deficient in wisdom so called from Gotham in Nottinghamshire England noted for some pleasant blunders Bp Morton GOTHAMITE Gothamite n 1 A gothamist 2 An inhabitant of New York city Jocular Irving GOTHIC Gothic a Etym L Gothicus cf F gothique 1 Pertaining to the Goths as Gothic customs also rude barbarous 2 Arch Defn Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches steep roofs windows large in proportion to the wall spaces and generally great height in proportion to the other dimensions prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a d See Illust of Abacus and Capital GOTHIC Gothic n 1 The language of the Goths especially the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century See Goth Note Bishop Ulfilas or Walfila translated most of the Bible into Gothic about the Middle of the 4th century The portion of this translaton which is preserved is the oldest known literary document in any Teutonic language 2 A kind of squarecut type with no hair lines Note This is Nonpareil GOTHIC 3 Arch Defn The style described in Gothic a 2 GOTHICISM Gothicism n 1 A Gothic idiom 2 Conformity to the Gothic style of architecture 3 Rudeness of manners barbarousness GOTHICIZE Gothicize v t imp p p Gothicized p pr vb n Gothicizing Defn To make Gothic to bring back to barbarism GOTHITE GOETHITE Göthite or Goethite n Etym After the poet Göthe Min Defn A hydrous oxide of iron occurring in prismatic crystals also massive with a fibrous reniform or stalactitic structure The color varies from yellowish to blackish brown GOTTEN Gotten Defn p p of Get GOUACHE Gouache n Etym F It guazzo Defn A method of painting with opaque colors which have been ground in water and mingled with a preparation of gum also a picture thus painted GOUD Goud n Etym Cf OF gaide F guède fr OHG weit or cf F gaude weld Cf Woad Defn Woad Obs GOUDRON Goudron n Etym F tar Mil Defn a small fascine or fagot steeped in wax pitch and glue used in various ways as for igniting buildings or works or to light ditches and ramparts Farrow GOUGE Gouge n Etym F gouge LL gubia guvia gulbia gulvia gulvium cf Bisc gubia bow gubioa throat 1 A chisel with a hollow or semicylindrical blade for scooping or cutting holes channels or grooves in wood stone etc a similar instrument with curved edge for turning wood 2 A bookbinders tool for blind tooling or gilding having a face which forms a curve 3 An incising tool which cuts forms or blanks for gloves envelopes etc from leather paper etc Knight 4 Mining Defn Soft material lying between the wall of a vein aud the solid vein Raymond 5 The act of scooping out with a gouge or as with a gouge a groove or cavity scooped out as with a gouge 6 Imposition cheat fraud also an impostor a cheat a trickish person Slang U S Gouge bit a boring bit shaped like a gouge GOUGE Gouge v t imp p p Gouged p pr vb n Gouging 1 To scoop out with a gouge 2 To scoop out as an eye with the thumb nail to force out the eye of a person with the thumb K S Note A barbarity mentioned by some travelers as formerly practiced in the brutal frays of desperadoes in some parts of the United States 3 To cheat in a bargain to chouse Slang U S GOUGER Gouger n Zoöl Defn See Plum Gouger GOUGESHELL Gougeshell n Zoöl Defn A sharpedged tubular marine shell of the genus Vermetus also the pinna See Vermetus GOUJERE Goujere n Etym F gouge prostitute a camp trull Cf Good year Defn The venereal disease Obs GOULAND Gouland n Defn See Golding GOULARDS EXTRACT Goulards extract Etym Named after the introducer Thomas Goulard a French surgeon Med Defn An aqueous solution of the subacetate of lead used as a lotion in cases of inflammation Goulards cerate is a cerate containing this extract GOUR Gour n Etym See Giaour 1 A fire worshiper a Gheber or Gueber Tylor 2 Zoöl Defn See Koulan GOURA Goura n Zoöl Defn One of several species of large crested ground pigeons of the genus Goura inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands The Queen Victoria pigeon Goura Victoria and the crowned pigeon G coronata are among the beat known species GOURAMI Gourami n Zoöl Defn A very largo East Indian freshwater fish Osphromenus gorami extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries and highly valued as a food fish Many unsuccessful efforts have been made to introduce it into Southern Europe Written also goramy GOURD Gourd n Etym F gourde OF cougourde gouhourde fr L cucurbita gourd cf NPr cougourdo perh akin to corbin basket E corb Cf Cucurbite 1 Bot Defn A fleshy threecelled manyseeded fruit as the melon pumpkin cucumber etc of the order Cucurbitaceæ and especially the bottle gourd Lagenaria vulgaris which occurs in a great variety of forms and when the interior part is removed serves for bottles dippers cups and other dishes 2 A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd hence a drinking vessel a bottle Chaucer Bitter gourd colocynth GOURD Gourd n Defn A false die See Gord GOURD GOURDE Gourd Gourde n Etym Sp gordo large Defn A silver dollar so called in Cuba Hayti etc Simmonds GOURDINESS Gourdiness n Etym From Gourdy Far Defn The state of being gourdy GOURD TREE Gourd tree Bot Defn A tree the Crescentia Cujete or calabash tree of the West Indies and Central America GOURDWORM Gourdworm n Zoöl Defn The fluke of sheep See Fluke GOURDY Gourdy a Etym Either fr gourd or fr F gourd benumbed Far Defn Swelled in the legs GOURMAND Gourmand n Etym F Defn A greedy or ravenous eater a glutton See Gormand That great gourmand fat Apicius B Jonson GOURMET Gourmet n Etym F Defn A connoisseur in eating and drinking an epicure GOURNET Gournet n Zoöl Defn A fish See Gurnet GOUT Gout n Etym F goutte a drop the gout the disease being considered as a defluxion fr L gutta drop 1 A drop a clot or coagulation On thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood Shak 2 Med Defn A constitutional disease occurring by paroxysms It constists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints and almost always attacks first the great toe next the smaller joints after which it may attack the greater articulations It is attended with various sympathettic phenomena particularly in the digestive organs It may also attack internal organs as the stomach the intestines etc Dunglison 3 A disease of cornstalks See Corn fly under Corn Cout stones See Chalkstone n 2 GOUT Goût n Etym F fr L gustus taste See Gusto Defn Taste relish GOUTILY Goutily adv Defn In a gouty manner GOUTINESS Goutiness n Defn The state of being gouty gout GOUTWEED GOUTWORT Goutweed Goutwort n Etym So called from having been formerly used in assuaging the pain of the gout Bot Defn A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe Ægopodium Podagraria called also bishops weed ashweed and herb gerard GOUTY Gouty a 1 Diseased with or subject to the gout as a gouty person a gouty joint 2 Pertaining to the gout Gouty matter Blackmore 3 Swollen as if from gout Derham 4 Boggy as gouty land Obs Spenser Gouty bronchitis bronchitis arising as a secondary disease during the progress of gout Gouty concretions calculi urate of sodium formed in the joints kidneys etc of sufferers from gout Gouty kidney an affection occurring during the progress of gout the kidney shriveling and containing concretions of urate of sodium GOVE Gove n Etym Also goaf goof goff Defn A mow a rick for hay Obs Tusser GOVERN Govern v t imp p p Governed p pr vb n Governing Etym OF governer F gouverner fr L gubernare to steer pilot govern Gr Gubernatorial 1 To direct and control as the actions or conduct of men either by established laws or by arbitrary will to regulate by authority Fit to govern and rule multitudes Shak 2 To regulate to influence to direct to restrain to manage as to govern the life to govern a horse Govern well thy appetite Milton 3 Gram Defn To require to be in a particular case as a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case or to require a particular case as a transitive verb governs the objective case GOVERN Govern v i Defn To exercise authority to administer the laws to have the control Dryden GOVERNABILITY Governability n Defn Governableness GOVERNABLE Governable a Etym Cf F gouvernable Defn Capable of being governed or subjected to authority controllable manageable obedient Locke GOVERNABLENESS Governableness n Defn The quality of being governable manageableness GOVERNAL GOVERNAIL Governal Governail n Etym Cf F gouvernail helm rudder L gubernaculum Defn Management mastery Obs Chaucer Spenser GOVERNANCE Governance n Etym F gouvernance Defn Exercise of authority control government arrangement Chaucer J H Newman GOVERNANTE Governante n Etym F gouvernante See Govern Defn A governess Sir W Scott GOVERNESS Governess n Etym Cf OF governeresse See Governor Defn A female governor a woman invested with authority to control and direct especially one intrusted with the care and instruction of children usually in their homes GOVERNING Governing a 1 Holding the superiority prevalent controlling as a governing wind a governing party in a state Jay 2 Gram Defn Requiring a particular case GOVERNMENT Government n Etym F gouvernement See Govern 1 The act of governing the exercise of authority the administration of laws control direction regulation as civil church or family government 2 The mode of governing the system of polity in a state the established form of law That free government which we have so dearly purchased free commonwealth Milton 3 The right or power of governing authority I here resign my goverment to thee Shak 4 The person or persons authorized to administer the laws the ruling powe the administratian When we in England speak of the government we generally understand the ministers of the crown for the time being Mozley W 5 The body politic governed by one authority a state as the governments of Europe 6 Management of the limbs or body Shak 7 Gram Defn The influence of a word in regard to construction requiring that another word should be in a particular case GOVERNMENTAL Governmental a Etym Cf F gouveernemental Defn Pertaining to government made by government as governmental duties GOVERNOR Governor n Etym OE governor governour OF governeor F gouverneur fr L gubernator steersman ruler governor See Govern 1 One who governs especially one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State a chief ruler or magistrate as the governor of Pennsylvania The governor of the town Shak 2 One who has the care or guardianship of a young man a tutor a guardian 3 Naut Defn A pilot a steersman R 4 Mach Defn A contrivance applied to steam engines water wheels and other machinery to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable Note The illustration shows a form of governor commonly used for steam engines in wich a heavy sleeve a sliding on a rapidly revolving spindle b driven by the engine is raised or lowered when the speed varies by the changing centrifugal force of two balls c c to which it is connected by links d d the balls being attached to arms e e which are jointed to the top of the spindle The sleeve is connected with the throttle valve or cutoff through a lever f and its motion produces a greater supply of steam when the engine runs too slowly and a less supply when too fast Governor cut off Steam Engine a variable cutoff gear in which the governor acts in such a way as to cause the steam to be cut off from entering the cylinder at points of the stroke dependent upon the engines speed Hydraulic governor Mach a governor which is operated by the action of a liquid in flowing a cataract GOVERNOR GENERAL Governor general Defn A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him as the governor general of Canada of India GOVERNORSHIP Governorship n Defn The office of a governor GOWAN Gowan n Etym Scot fr Gael gugan bud flower daisy 1 The daisy or mountain daisy Scot And pud the gowans fine Burns 2 Min Defn Decomposed granite GOWANY Gowany a Defn Having abounding in or decked with daisies Scot Sweeter than gowany glens or newmown hay Ramsay GOWD Gowd n Etym Cf Gold Defn Gold wealth Scot The mans the gowd for a that Burns GOWDEN Gowden a Defn Golden Scot GOWDIE Gowdie n Zoöl Defn See Dragont Scot GOWDNOOK Gowdnook n Zoöl Defn The saury pike called also gofnick GOWK Gowk v t Etym See Gawk Defn To make a booby of one to stupefy Obs B Jonson GOWK Gowk n Etym See Gawk Zoöl 1 The European cuckoo called also gawky 2 A simpleton a gawk or gawky GOWL Gowl v i Etym OE gaulen goulen Cf Yawl v i Defn To howl Obs Wyclif GOWN Gown n Etym OE goune prob from W gwn gown loose robe akin to Ir gunn Gael gùn cf OF gone prob of the same origin 1 A loose flowing upper garment especially a The ordinary outer dress of a woman as a calico or silk gown b The official robe of certain professional men and scholars as university students and officers barristers judges etc hence the dress of peace the dress of civil officers in distinction from military He Mars deposed and arms to gowns made yield Dryden c A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors a dressing gown 2 Any sort of dress or garb He comes in the gown of humility Shak GOWNED Gowned p a Defn Dressed in a gown clad Gowned in pure white that fitted to the shape Tennyson GOWNSMAN GOWNMAN Gownsman Gownman n pl men men Defn One whose professional habit is a gown as a divine or lawyer and particularly a member of an English university hence a civilian in distinction from a soldier GOZZARD Gozzard n Defn See Gosherd Prov Eng GRAAFIAN Graafian a Anat Defn Pertaining to or discovered by Regnier de Graaf a Dutch physician Graafian follicles or vesicles small cavities in which the ova are developed in the ovaries of mammals and by the bursting of which they are discharged GRAAL Graal n Defn See Grail a dish GRAB Grab n Etym Ar Hind ghur crow raven a kind of Arab ship Naut Defn A vessel used on the Malabar coast having two or three masts GRAB Grab v t i imp p p Grabbed p pr vb n Grabbing Etym Akin to Sw grabba to grasp Cf Grabble Grapple Grasp Defn To gripe suddenly to seize to snatch to clutch GRAB Grab n 1 A sudden grasp or seizure 2 An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills etc from artesian and other wells that are drilled bored or driven Grab hag at fairs a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn without being seen on payment of a small sum Colloq Grab game a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property Colloq GRABBER Grabber n Defn One who seizes or grabs GRABBLE Grabble v i imp p p Grabbled p pr vb n Grabbling Etym Freq of grab cf D grabbelen 1 To grope to feel with the hands He puts his hands into his pockets and keeps a grabbling and fumbling Selden 2 To lie prostrate on the belly to sprawl on the ground to grovel Ainsworth GRACE Grace n Etym F grâce L gratia from gratus beloved dear agreeable perh akin to Gr hary to desire and E yearn Cf Grateful Gratis 1 The exercise of love kindness mercy favor disposition to benefit or serve another favor bestowed or privilege conferred To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee Milton 2 Theol Defn The divine favor toward man the mercy of God as distinguished from His justice also any benefits His mercy imparts divine love or pardon a state of acceptance with God enjoyment of the divine favor And if by grace then is it no more of works Rom xi 6 My grace is sufficicnt for thee 2 Cor xii 9 Where sin abounded grace did much more abound Rom v 20 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand Rom v2 3 Law a The prerogative of mercy execised by the executive as pardon b The same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery 4 Fortune luck used commonly with hard or sorry when it means misfortune Obs Chaucer 5 Inherent excellence any endowment or characteristic fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit He is complete in feature and in mind With all good grace to grace a gentleman Shak I have formerly given the general character of Mr Addisons style and manner as natural and unaffected easy and polite and full of those graces which a flowery imagination diffuses over writing Blair 6 Beauty physical intellectual or moral loveliness commonly easy elegance of manners perfection of form Grace in women gains the affections sooner and secures them longer than any thing else Hazlitt I shall answer and thank you again For the gift and the grace of the gift Longfellow 7 pl Myth Defn Graceful and beautiful females sister goddesses represented by ancient writers as the attendants sometimes of Apollo but oftener of Venus They were commonly mentioned as three in number namely Aglaia Euphrosyne and Thalia and were regarded as the inspirers of the qualities which give attractiveness to wisdom love and social intercourse The Graces love to weave the rose Moore The Loves delighted and the Graces played Prior 8 The title of a duke a duchess or an archbishop and formerly of the king of England How fares your Grace Shak 9 Commonly pl Defn Thanks Obs Yielding graces and thankings to their lord Melibeus Chaucer 10 A petition for grace a blessing asked or thanks rendered before or after a meal 11 pl Mus Defn Ornamental notes or short passages either introduced by the performer or indicated by the composer in which case the notation signs are called grace notes appeggiaturas turns etc 12 Eng Universities Defn An act vote or decree of the government of the institution a degree or privilege conferred by such vote or decree Walton 13 pl Defn A play designed to promote or display grace of motion It consists in throwing a small hoop from one player to another by means of two sticks in the hands of each Called also grace hoop or hoops Act of grace See under Act Day of grace Theol the time of probation when the offer of divine forgiveness is made and may be accepted That day of grace fleets fast away I Watts Days of grace Com the days immediately following the day when a bill or note becomes due which days are allowed to the debtor or payer to make payment in In Great Britain and the United States the days of grace are three but in some countries more the usages of merchants being different Good graces favor friendship Grace cup a A cup or vessel in which a health is drunk after grace b A health drunk after grace has been said The grace cup follows to his sovereigns health Hing Grace drink a drink taken on rising from the table a grace cup To Queen Margaret of Scotland we owe the custom of the grace drink she having established it as a rule at her table that whosoever staid till grace was said was rewarded with a bumper Encyc Brit Grace hoop a hoop used in playing graces See Grace n 13 Grace note Mus an appoggiatura See Appoggiatura and def 11 above Grace stroke a finishing stoke or touch a coup de grace Means of grace means of securing knowledge of God or favor with God as the preaching of the gospel etc To do grace to reflect credit upon Content to do the profession some grace Shak To say grace to render thanks before or after a meal With a good grace in a fit and proper manner grace fully graciously With a bad grace in a forced reluctant or perfunctory manner ungraciously What might have been done with a good grace would at least be done with a bad grace Macaulay Syn Elegance comeliness charm favor kindness mercy Grace Mercy These words though often interchanged have each a distinctive and peculiar meaning Grace in the strict sense of the term is spontaneous favor to the guilty or undeserving mercy is kindness or compassion to the suffering or condemned It was the grace of God that opened a way for the exercise of mercy toward men See Elegance GRACE Grace v t imp p p Graced p pr vb n Gracing 1 To adorn to decorate to embellish and dignify Great Jove and Phoebus graced his noble line Pope We are graced with wreaths of victory Shak 2 To dignify or raise by an act of favor to honor He might at his pleasure grace or disgrace whom he would in court Knolles 3 To supply with heavenly grace Bp Hall 4 Mus To add grace notes cadenzas etc to GRACED Graced a Defn Endowed with grace beautiful full of graces honorable Shak GRACEFUL Graceful a Defn Displaying grace or beauty in form or action elegant easy agreeable in appearance as a graceful walk deportment speaker air act speech High oer the rest in arms the graceful Turnus rode Dryden Gracefully adv Gracefulness n GRACELESS Graceless a 1 Wanting in grace or excellence departed from or deprived of divine grace hence depraved corrupt In a graceless age Milton 2 Unfortunate Cf Grace n 4 Obs Chaucer Gracelessly adv Gracelessness n GRACILE GRACILLENT Gracile Gracillent a Etym L gracilis gracilentus Defn Slender thin Obs Bailey GRACILITY Gracility n Etym L gracilitas cf F gracilité Defn State of being gracilent slenderness Milman Youthful gracility W D Howells GRACIOUS Gracious a Etym F gracieux L gratiosus See Grace 1 Abounding in grace or mercy manifesting love or bestowing mercy characterized by grace beneficent merciful disposed to show kindness or favor condescending as his most gracious majesty A god ready to pardon gracious and merciful Neh ix 17 So hallowed and so gracious in the time Shak 2 Abounding in beauty loveliness or amiability graceful excellent Since the birth of Cain the first male child There was not such a gracious creature born Shak 3 Produced by divine grace influenced or controlled by the divine influence as gracious affections Syn Favorable kind benevolent friendly beneficent benignant merciful GRACIOUSLY Graciously adv 1 In a gracious manner courteously benignantly Dryden 2 Fortunately luckily Obs Chaucer GRACIOUSNESS Graciousness n Defn Quality of being gracious GRACKLE Grackle n Etym Cf L graculus jackdaw Zoöl a One of several American blackbirds of the family Icteridæ as the rusty grackle Scolecophagus Carolinus the boattailed grackle see Boattail the purple grackle Quiscalus quiscula or Q versicolor See Crow blackbird under Crow b An Asiatic bird of the genus Gracula See Myna GRADATE Gradate v t Etym See Grade 1 To grade or arrange parts in a whole colors in painting etc so that they shall harmonize 2 Chem Defn To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration as to gradate a saline solution GRADATION Gradation n Etym L gradatio cf F gradation See Grade 1 The act of progressing by regular steps or orderly arrangement the state of being graded or arranged in ranks as the gradation of castes 2 The act or process of bringing to a certain grade 3 Any degree or relative position in an order or series The several gradations of the intelligent universe I Taylor 4 Fine Arts Defn A gradual passing from one tint to another or from a darker to a lighter shade as in painting or drawing 6 Mus Defn A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords GRADATION Gradation v t Defn To form with gradations R GRADATIONAL Gradational a Defn By regular steps or gradations of or pertaining to gradation GRADATORY Gradatory a Etym See Grade 1 Proceeding step by step or by gradations gradual Could we have seen Macbeths crimes darkening on their progress could this gradatory apostasy have been shown us A Seward 2 Zoöl Defn Suitable for walking said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land GRADATORY Gradatory n Etym Cf LL gradatarium Arch Defn A series of steps from a cloister into a church GRADE Grade n Etym F grade L gradus step pace grade from gradi to step go Cf Congress Degree Gradus 1 A step or degree in any series rank quality order relative position or standing as grades of military rank crimes of every grade grades of flour They also appointed and removed at their own pleasure teachers of every grade Buckle 2 In a railroad or highway a The rate of ascent or descent gradient deviation from a level surface to an inclined plane usually stated as so many feet per mile or as one foot rise or fall in so many of horizontal distance as a heavy grade a grade of twenty feet per mile or of 1 in 264 b A graded ascending descending or level portion of a road a gradient 3 Stock Breeding Defn The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood it is called high grade At grade on the same level said of the crossing of a railroad with another railroad or a highway when they are on the same level at the point of crossing Down grade a descent as on a graded railroad Up grade an ascent as on a graded railroad Equating for grades See under Equate Grade crossing a crossing at grade GRADE Grade v t imp p p Graded p pr vb n Grading 1 To arrange in order steps or degrees according to size quality rank etc 2 To reduce to a level or to an evenly progressive ascent as the line of a canal or road 3 Stock Breeding Defn To cross with some better breed to improve the blood of GRADELY Gradely a Etym Cf AS grad grade step order fr L gradus See Grade Defn Decent orderly Prov Eng Halliwell adv Defn Decently in order Prov Eng GRADER Grader n Defn 1 One who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitate Defn 2 A vehicle used for levelling earth esp one with a plow blade suspended from the center used specifically for grading roads GRADIENT Gradient a Etym L gradiens p pr of gradi to step to go See Grade 1 Moving by steps walking as gradient automata Wilkins 2 Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination as the gradient line of a railroad 3 Adapted for walking as the feet of certain birsds GRADIENT Gradient n 1 The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road grade 2 A part of a road which slopes upward or downward a portion of a way not level a grade 3 The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude or the curve which represents it as a thermometric gradient Gradient post a post or stake indicating by its height or by marks on it the grade of a railroad highway or embankment etc at that spot GRADIN GRADINE Gradin Gradine n Etym F gradin dim of grade See Grade Arch Defn Any member like a step as the raised back of an altar or the like a set raised over another The gradines of the amphitheeater Layard GRADINE Gradine n Etym F gradine Defn A toothed chised by sculptors GRADING Grading n Defn The act or method of arranging in or by grade or of bringing as the surface of land or a road to the desired level or grade GRADINO Gradino n pl Gradinos Etym It Arch Defn A step or raised shelf as above a sideboard or altar Cf Superaltar and Gradin GRADUAL Gradual a Etym Cf F graduel See Grade and cf Gradual n Defn Proceeding by steps or degrees advancing step by step as in ascent or descent or from one state to another regularly progressive slow as a gradual increase of knowledge a gradual decline Creatures animate with gradual life Of growth sense reason all summed up in man Milton GRADUAL Gradual n Etym LL graduale a gradual in sense 1 fr L gradus step cf F graduel See Grade and cf Grail a gradual 1 R C Ch a An antiphon or responsory after the epistle in the Mass which was sung on the steps or while the deacon ascended the steps b A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass 2 A series of steps Obs Dryden GRADUALITY Graduality n Defn The state of being gradual gradualness R Sir T Browne GRADUALLY Gradually adv 1 In a gradual manner 2 In degree Obs Human reason doth not only gradually but specifically differ from the fantastic reason of brutes Grew GRADUALNESS Gradualness n Defn The quality or state of being gradual regular progression or gradation slowness The gradualness of this movement M Arnold The gradualness of growth is a characteristic which strikes the simplest observer H Drummond GRADUATE Graduate v t imp p p Graduated p pr vb n Graduating Etym Cf F graduer See Graduate n Grade 1 To mark with degrees to divide into regular steps grades or intervals as the scale of a thermometer a scheme of punishment or rewards etc 2 To admit or elevate to a certain grade or degree esp in a college or university to admit at the close of the course to an honorable standing defined by a diploma as he was graduated at Yale College 3 To prepare gradually to arrange temper or modify by degrees or to a certain degree to determine the degrees of as to graduate the heat of an oven Dyers advance and graduate their colors with salts Browne 4 Chem Defn To bring to a certain degree of consistency by evaporation as a fluid Graduating engine a dividing engine See Dividing engine under Dividing GRADUATE Graduate v i 1 To pass by degrees to change gradually to shade off as sandstone which graduates into gneiss carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz 2 Zoöl Defn To taper as the tail of certain birds 3 To take a degree in a college or university to become a graduate to receive a diploma He graduated at Oxford Latham He was brought to their bar and asked where he had graduated Macaulay GRADUATE Graduate n Etym LL graduatus p p of graduare to admit to a degree fr L gradus grade See Grade n 1 One who has received an academical or professional degree one who has completed the prescribed course of study in any school or institution of learning 2 A graduated cup tube or flask a measuring glass used by apothecaries and chemists See under Graduated GRADUATE Graduate a Etym See Graduate n v Defn Arrangei by successive steps or degrees graduated Beginning with the genus passing through all the graduate and subordinate stages Tatham GRADUATED Graduated a 1 Marked with or divided into degrees divided into grades 2 Zoöl Defn Tapered said of a birds tail when the outer feathers are shortest and the others successively longer Graduated tube bottle cap or glass a vessel usually of glass having horizontal marks upon its sides with figures to indicate the amount of the contents at the several levels Graduated spring Railroads a combination of metallic and rubber springs GRADUATESHIP Graduateship n Defn State of being a graduate Milton GRADUATION Graduation n Etym LL graduatio promotion to a degree cf F graduation division into degrees 1 The act of graduating or the state of being graduated as graduation of a scale graduation at a college graduation in color graduation by evaporation the graduation of a birds tail etc 2 The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity a scale 3 The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air so as to hasten its evaporation GRADUATOR Graduator n 1 One who determines or indicates graduation as a graduator of instruments 2 An instrument for dividing any line right or curve into small regular intervals 3 An apparatus for diffusing a solution as brine or vinegar over a large surface for exposure to the air GRADUS Gradus n Etym From L gradus ad Parnassum a step to Parnassus Defn A dictionary of prosody designed as an aid in writing Greek or Latin poetry He set to work without gradus or other help T Hughes GRAF Graf n Etym G Cf grave Defn A German title of nobility equivalent to earl in English or count in French See Earl GRAFF Graff n Etym OE grafe greife greive Cf Margrave Defn A steward an overseer A prince is nothing but a servant overseer or graff and not the head which is a title belonging only to Christ John Knox GRAFF Graff n v Defn See Graft GRAFFAGE Graffage n Etym Cf Grave n Defn The scarp of a ditch or moat To clean the graffages Miss Mitford GRAFFER Graffer n Etym See Greffier Law Defn a notary or scrivener Bowvier GRAFFITI Graffiti n pl Etym It pl of graffito scratched Defn Inscriptions figure drawings etc found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins as in the Catacombs or at Pompeii GRAFFITO Graffito n It fr graffio a scratching Art Defn Production of decorative designs by scratching them through a surface of layer plaster glazing etc revealing a different colored ground also pottery or ware so decorated chiefly used attributively GRAFT Graft n Etym OE graff F greffe originally the same word as OF grafe pencil L graphium Gr carve So named from the resemblance of a scion or shoot to a pointed pencil Cf Graphic Grammar a A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree the stock of which is to support and nourish it The two unite and become one tree but the graft determines the kind of fruit b A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot c Surg A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty GRAFT Graft v t imp p p Grafted p pr vb n Grafting Etym F greffer See Graft n 1 To insert a graft in a branch or stem of another tree to propagate by insertion in another stock also to insert a graft upon Formerly written graff 2 Surg Defn To implant a portion of living flesh or akin in a lesion so as to form an organic union 3 Defn To join one thing to another as if by grafting so as to bring about a close union And graft my love immortal on thy fame Pope 4 Naut Defn To cover as a ring bolt block strap splicing etc with a weaving of small cord or ropeyarns GRAFT Graft v i Defn To insert scions from one tree or kind of tree etc into another to practice grafting GRAFTAGE Graftage n Hort Defn The science of grafting including the various methods of practice and details of operation GRAFTER Grafter n 1 One who inserts scions on other stocks or propagates fruit by ingrafting 2 Defn An instrument by which grafting is facilitated 3 The original tree from which a scion has been taken for grafting upon another tree Shak GRAFTING Grafting n 1 Hort The act art or process of inserting grafts 2 Naut Defn The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring rope end etc 3 Surg Defn The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to a denuded surface autoplasty 4 Carp Defn A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another Cleft grafting Hort a method of grafting in which the scion is placed in a cleft or slit in the stock or stump made by sawing off a branch usually in such a manaer that its bark evenly joins that of the stock Crown or Rind grafting a method of grafting which the alburnum and inner bark are separated and between them is inserted the lower end of the scion cut slantwise Saddle grafting a mode of grafting in which a deep cleft is made in the end of the scion by two sloping cuts and the end of the stock is made wedgeshaped to fit the cleft in the scion which is placed upon it saddlewise Side grafting a mode of grafting in which the scion cut quite across very obliquely so as to give it the form of a slender wedge is thrust down inside of the bark of the stock or stem into which it is inserted the cut side of the scion being next the wood of the stock Skin grafting Surg See Autoplasty Splice grafting Hort a method of grafting by cutting the ends of the scion and stock completely across and obliquely in such a manner that the sections are of the same shape then lapping the ends so that the one cut surface exactly fits the other and securing them by tying or otherwise Whip grafting tongue grafting the same as splice grafting except that a cleft or slit is made in the end of both scion and stock in the direction of the grain and in the middle of the sloping surface forming a kind of tongue so that when put together the tongue of each is inserted in the slit of the other Grafting scissors a surgeons scissors used in rhinoplastic operations etc Grafting tool a Any tool used in grafting b A very strong curved spade used in digging canals Grafting wax a composition of rosin beeswax tallow etc used in binding up the wounds of newly grafted trees GRAHAM BREAD Graham bread Etym From Sylvester Graham a lecturer on dietetics Defn Bread made of unbolted wheat flour U S Bartlett GRAHAMITE Grahamite n Etym See Graham bread Defn One who follows the dietetic system of Graham U S GRAIL Grail n Etym OF greel LL gradale See Gradual n Defn A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church a gradual Obs T Warton Such as antiphonals missals grails processionals etc Strype GRAIL Grail n Etym OF graal greal greet F graal gral LL gradalis gradale prob derived fr L crater bowl mixing vessel Gr krathr See Crater Defn A broad open dish a chalice only used of the Holy Grail Note The Holy Grail according to some legends of the Middle Ages was the cup used by our Savior in dispensing the wine at the last supper and according to others the platter on which the paschal lamb was served at the last Passover observed by our Lord This cup according to the legend if appoached by any but a perfectly pure and holy person would be borne away and vanish from the sight The quest of the Holy Grail was to be undertaken only by a knight who was perfectly chaste in thought word and act GRAIL Grail n Etym F grêle hail from grÉs grit OHG griex grioz G gries gravel grit See Grit Defn Small particles of earth gravel Obs Lying down upon the sandy grail Spenser GRAIL Grail n Etym Cf OF graite slender F grête Defn One of the small feathers of a hawk GRAILLE Graille n Etym Cf F grêle a sort of file Defn A halfround singlecut file or fioat having one curved face and one straight face used by comb makers Knight GRAIN Grain v n Defn See Groan Obs GRAIN Grain n Etym F grain L granum grain seed small kernel small particle See Corn and cf Garner n Garnet Gram the chick pea Granule Kernel 1 A single small hard seed a kernel especially of those plants like wheat whose seeds are used for food 2 The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man as corn wheat rye oats etc or the plants themselves used collectively Storehouses crammed with grain Shak 3 Any small hard particle as of sand sugar salt etc hence any minute portion or particle as a grain of gunpowder of pollen of starch of sense of wit etc I with a grain of manhood well resolved Milton 4 The unit of the English system of weights so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat 7000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois and 5760 grains the pound troy A grain is equal to 0648 gram See Gram 5 A reddish dye made from the coccus insect or kermes hence a red color of any tint or hue as crimson scarlet etc sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple All in a robe of darkest grain Milton Doing as the dyers do who having first dipped their silks in colors of less value then give them the last tincture of crimson in grain Quoted by Coleridge preface to Aids to Reflection 6 The composite particles of any substance that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness texture as marble sugar sandstone etc of fine grain Hard box and linden of a softer grain Dryden 7 The direction arrangement or appearance of the fibers in wood or of the strata in stone slate etc Knots by the conflux of meeting sap Infect the sound pine and divert his grain Tortive and errant from his course of growth Shak 8 The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material 9 The hair side of a piece of leather or the marking on that side Knight 10 pl Defn The remains of grain etc after brewing or distillation hence any residuum Also called draff 11 Bot Defn A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal as in the common dock See Grained a 4 12 Temper natural disposition inclination Obs Brothers not united in grain Hayward 13 A sort of spice the grain of paradise Obs He cheweth grain and licorice To smellen sweet Chaucer Against the grain against or across the direction of the fibers hence against ones wishes or tastes unwillingly unpleasantly reluctantly with difficulty SwiftSaintsbury A grain of allowance a slight indulgence or latitude a small allowance Grain binder an attachment to a harvester for binding the grain into sheaves Grain colors dyes made from the coccus or kermes in sect Grain leather a Dressed horse hides b Goat seal and other skins blacked on the grain side for womens shoes etc Grain moth Zoöl one of several small moths of the family Tineidæ as Tinea granella and Butalis cereAlella whose larvæ devour grain in storehouses Grain side Leather the side of a skin or hide from which the hair has been removed opposed to flesh side Grains of paradise the seeds of a species of amomum grain tin crystalline tin ore metallic tin smelted with charcoal Grain weevil Zoöl a small red weevil Sitophilus granarius which destroys stored wheat and othar grain by eating out the interior Grain worm Zoöl the larva of the grain moth See grain moth above In grain of a fast color deeply seated fixed innate genuine Anguish in grain Herbert To dye in grain to dye of a fast color by means of the coccus or kermes grain see Grain n 5 hence to dye firmly also to dye in the wool or in the raw material See under Dye The red roses flush up in her cheeks Likce crimson dyed in grain Spenser To go against the grain of a person to be repugnant to to vex irritate mortify or trouble GRAIN Grain v t imp p p Grained p pr vb n Graining 1 To paint in imitation of the grain of wood marble etc 2 To form powder sugar etc into grains 3 To take the hair off skins to soften and raise the grain of leather etc GRAIN Grain v i Etym F grainer grener See Grain n 1 To yield fruit Obs Gower 2 To form grains or to assume a granular ferm as the result of crystallization to granulate GRAIN Grain n Etym See Groin a part of the body 1 A branch of a tree a stalk or stem of a plant Obs G Douglas 2 A tine prong or fork Specifically a One the branches of a valley or of a river b pl Defn An iron first speak or harpoon having four or more barbed points 3 A blade of a sword knife etc 4 Founding Defn A thin piece of metal used in a mold to steady a core GRAINED Grained a 1 Having a grain divided into small particles or grains showing the grain hence rough 2 Dyed in grain ingrained Persons lightly dipped not grained in generous honesty are but pale in goodness Sir T Browne 3 Painted or stained in imitation of the grain of wood marble etc 4 Bot Defn Having tubercles or grainlike processes as the petals or sepals of some flowers GRAINER Grainer n 1 An infusion of pigeons dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins called also grains and bate 2 A knife for taking the hair off skins 3 One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood marble etc also the brush or tool used in graining GRAINFIELD Grainfield n Defn A field where grain is grown GRAINING Graining n 1 Indentation roughening milling as on edges of coins Locke 2 A process in dressing leather by which the skin is softened and the grain raised 3 Painting or staining in imitation of the grain of wood atone etc 4 Soap Making Defn The process of separating soap from spent lye as with salt GRAINING Graining n Zoöl Defn A small European freshwater fish Leuciscus vulgaris called also dobule and dace GRAINS Grains n pl 1 See 5th Grain n 2 b 2 Pigeons dung used in tanning See Grainer n 1 GRAINY Grainy a Defn Resembling grains granular GRAIP Graip n Etym Perh akin to grope gripe Defn A dungfork Scot Burns GRAITH Graith v t Obs Defn See Greith Chaucer GRAITH Graith n Defn Furniture apparatus or accouterments for work traveling war etc Scot Jamieson GRAKLE Grakle n Zoöl Defn See Grackle GRALLAE Grallæ n pl Etym NL fr L grallae stilts for gradulae fr gradus See Grade Zoöl Defn An order of birds which formerly included all the waders By later writers it is usually restricted to the sandpipers plovers and allied forms called also Grallatores GRALLATORES Grallatores n pl Etym NL from L grallator one who runs on stilts Zoöl Defn See Grallæ GRALLATORIAL GRALLATORY Grallatorial Grallatory a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Grallatores or waders GRALLIC Grallic a Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the Grallæ GRALLINE Gralline lin a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Grallæ GRALLOCH Gralloch n Defn Offal of a deer v t Defn To remove the offal from a deer GRAM gram Etym Gr a thing drawn or written a letter fr grafein to draw write See Graphic Defn A suffix indicating something drawn or written a drawing writing as monogram telegram chronogram GRAM Gram a Etym AS gram akin to E grim sq root35 Defn Angry Obs Havelok the Dane GRAM Gram n Etym Pg gro grain See Grain Bot Defn The East Indian name of the chickpea Cicer arietinum and its seeds also other similar seeds there used for food GRAM GRAMME Gram Gramme n Etym F gramme from Gr that which is written a letter a small weight fr to write See Graphic Defn The unit of weight in the metric system It was intended to be exactly and is very nearly equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density It is equal to 15432 grains See Grain n 4 Gram degree or Gramme degree Physics a unit of heat being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade Gram equivalent Electrolysis that quantity of the metal which will replace one gram of hydrogen GRAMA GRASS Grama grass Etym Sp grama a sort of grass Bot Defn The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the Western United States esp the Bouteloua oligostachya GRAMARYE Gramarye n Etym OE gramer grameri gramori grammar magic OF gramaire F grammaire See Grammar Defn Necromancy magic Sir W Scott GRAMASHES Gramashes n pl Etym See Gamashes Defn Gaiters reaching to the knee leggings Strong gramashes or leggings of thick gray cloth Sir W Scott GRAME Grame n Etym See Gram a 1 Anger wrath scorn Obs Chaucer 2 Sorrow grief misery Obs Chaucer GRAMERCY Gramercy interj Etym F grandmerci See Grand and Mercy Defn A word formerly used to express thankfulness with surprise many thanks Gramercy Mammon said the gentle knight Spenser GRAMINACEOUS Graminaceous a Etym L gramen graminis grass Defn Pertaining to or resembling the grasses gramineous as graminaceous plants GRAMINEAL Gramineal a Defn Gramineous GRAMINEOUS Gramineous a Etym L gramineus fr gramen graminis grass Bot Defn Like Or pertaining to grass See Grass n 2 GRAMINIFOLIOUS Graminifolious a Etym L gramen graminis grass folium leaf Bot Defn Bearing leaves resembling those of grass GRAMINIVOROUS Graminivorous a Etym L gramen graminis grass vorare to eat greedily Defn Feeding or subsisting on grass and the like food said of horses cattle and other animals GRAMMALOGUE Grammalogue n Etym Gr gramma letter logos word Cf Logogram Phonography Defn Literally a letter word a word represented by a logogram as it represented by that is t pitman GRAMMAR Grammar n Etym OE gramere OF gramaire F grammaire Prob fr L gramatica Gr Gramme Graphic and cf Grammatical Gramarye 1 The science which treats of the principles of language the study of forms of speech and their relations to one another the art concerned with the right use aud application of the rules of a language in speaking or writing Note The whole fabric of grammar rests upon the classifying of words according to their function in the sentence Bain 2 The art of speaking or writing with correctness or according to established usage speech considered with regard to the rules of a grammar The original bad grammar and bad spelling Macaulay 3 A treatise on the principles of language a book containing the principles and rules for correctness in speaking or writing 4 treatise on the elements or principles of any science as a grammar of geography Comparative grammar the science which determines the relations of kindred languages by examining and comparing their grammatical forms Grammar school a A school usually endowed in which Latin and Greek grammar are taught as also other studies preparatory to colleges or universities as the famous Rugby Grammar School This use of the word is more common in England than in the United States When any town shall increase to the number of a hundred families or householders they shall set up a grammar school the master thereof being able to instruct youth so far as they may be fitted for the University Mass Records 1647 b In the American system of graded common schools an intermediate grade between the primary school and the high school in which the principles of English grammar are taught GRAMMAR Grammar v i Defn To discourse according to the rules of grammar to use grammar Obs Beau Fl GRAMMARIAN Grammarian n Etym Cf F grammairien 1 One versed in grammar or the construction of languages a philologist Note The term was used by the classic ancients as a term of honorable distinction for all who were considered learned in any art or faculty whatever Brande C 2 One who writes on or teaches grammar GRAMMARIANISM Grammarianism n Defn The principles practices or peculiarities of grammarians R GRAMMARLESS Grammarless a Defn Without grammar GRAMMATES Grammates n pl Etym From Gr Defn Rudiments first principles as of grammar Obs Ford GRAMMATIC Grammatic a Defn Grammatical GRAMMATICAL Grammatical a Etym L grammaticus grammaticalis Gr grammatical See Grammar 1 Of or pertaining to grammar of the nature of grammar as a grammatical rule 2 According to the rules of grammar grammatically correct as the sentence is not grammatical the construction is not grammatical Grammatically adv Grammaticalness n GRAMMATICASTER Grammaticaster n Etym LL Defn A petty grammarian a grammatical pedant or pretender My noble Neophite my little grammaticaster B Jonson GRAMMATICATION Grammatication n Defn A principle of grammar a grammatical rule Obs Dalgarno GRAMMATICISM Grammaticism n Defn A point or principle of grammar Abp Leighton GRAMMATICIZE Grammaticize v t imp p p Grammaticized p pr vb n Grammaticizing Defn To render grammatical Fuller GRAMMATIST Grammatist n Etym L grammatista schoolmaster Gr grammatiste See Grammatical Defn A petty grammarian R Tooke GRAMME Gramme n Defn Same as Gram the weight GRAMME MACHINE Gramme machine Elec Defn A kind of dynamoelectric machine so named from its French inventor M Gramme Knight GRAMOPHONE Gramophone n Gr a thing drawn or written fr write phone as in telephone Defn An instrument for recording preserving and reproducing sounds the record being a tracing of a phonautograph etched in some solid material Reproduction is accomplished by means of a system attached to an elastic diaphragm GRAMPUS Grampus n pl Grampuses Etym Probably corrupted from It gran pesce great fish or Sp gran pez or Pg gran peixe all fr L grandis piscis See Grand and Fish the animal 1 Zoöl Defn A toothed delphinoid cetacean of the genus Grampus esp G griseus of Europe and America which is valued for its oil It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long its color is gray with white streaks Called also cowfish The California grampus is G Stearnsii 2 A kind of tongs used in a bloomery US GRANADE GRANADO Granade Granado n Defn See Grenade GRANADILLA Granadilla n Etym Sp dim of granada pomegranate See Grenade Garnet Bot Defn The fruit of certain species of passion flower esp Passiflora quadrangularis found in Brazil and the West Indies It is as large as a childs head and is a good dessert fruit The fruit of Passiflora edulis is used for flavoring ices GRANARY Granary n pl Granaries Etym L granarium fr granum grain See Garner Defn A storehouse or repository for grain esp after it is thrashed or husked a cornbouse also Fig a region fertile in grain The exhaustless granary of a world Thomson GRANATE Granate n Defn See Garnet GRANATIN Granatin n Etym L granatum the pomegranate Chem Defn Mannite so called because found in the pomegranate GRANATITE Granatite n Defn See Staurolite GRAND Grand a Compar Grander superl Grandest Etym OE grant grount OF grant F grand fr L grandis perh akin to gravis heavy E grave a Cf Grandee 1 Of large size or extent great extensive hence relatively great greatest chief principal as a grand mountain a grand army a grand mistake Our grand foe Satan Milton Making so bold to unseal Their grand commission Shak 2 Great in size and fine or imposing in appearance or impression illustrious dignifled or noble said of persons majestic splendid magnificent or sublime said of things as a grand monarch a grand lord a grand general a grand view a grand conception They are the highest models of expression the unapproached masters of the grand style M Arnold 3 Having higher rank or more dignity size or importance than other persons or things of the same name as a grand lodge a grand vizier a grand piano etc 4 Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent generalIy used in composition as grandfather grandson grandchild etc What cause Movd our grand parents in that happy state Favord of Heaven so highly to fall off From their Creator Milton Grand action a pianoforte action used in grand pianos in which special devices are employed to obtain perfect action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string Grand Army of the Republic an organized voluntary association of men who served in the Union army or navy during the civil war in the United States The order has chapters called Posts throughout the country Grand cross a The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the Bath b A knight grand cross Grand cordon the cordon or broad ribbon identified with the highest grade in certain honorary orders hence a person who holds that grade Grand days Eng Law certain days in the terms which are observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery Candlemas Ascension St John Baptists and All Saints Days called also Dies non juridici Grand duchess a The wife or widow of a grand duke b A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right c In Russia a daughter of the Czar Grand duke a A sovereign duke inferior in rank to a king as the Grand Duke of Tuscany b In Russia a son of the Czar c Zoöl The European great horned owl or eagle owl Bubo maximas Grandguard or Grandegarde a piece of plate armor used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left shoulder and breast Grand juror a member of a grand jury Grand jury Law a jury of not less than twelve men and not more than twentythree whose duty it is in private session to examine into accusations against persons charged with crime and if they see just cause then to find bills of indictment against them to be presented to the court called also grand inquest Grand juryman a grand juror Grand larceny Law See under Larceny Grand lodge the chief lodge or governing body among Freemasons and other secret orders Grand master a The head of one of the military orders of knighthood as the Templars Hospitallers etc b The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good Templars etc Grand paunch a glutton or gourmand Obs Holland Grand pensionary See under Pensionary Grand piano Mus a large piano usually harpshaped in which the wires or strings are generally triplicated increasing the power and all the mechanism is introduced in the most effective manner regardless of the size of the instrument Grand relief Sculp alto relievo Grand Seignior See under Seignior Grand stand the principal stand or erection for spectators at a race course etc Grand vicar Eccl a principal vicar an ecclesiastical delegate in France Grand vizier See under Vizier Syn Magnificent sublime majestic dignified elevated stately august pompous lofty eralted noble Grand Magnificent Sublime Grand in reference to objects of taste is applied to that which expands the mind by a sense of vastness and majesty magnificent is applied to anything which is imposing from its splendor sublime describes that which is awful and elevating A cataract is grand a rich and varied landscape is magnificent an overhanging precipice is sublime Grandeur admits of degrees and modifications but magnificence is that which has already reached the highest degree of superiority naturally belonging to the object in question Crabb GRANDAM Grandam n Etym F grande fem of grand dame See Grand and Dame Defn An old woman specifically a grandmother Shak GRANDAUNT Grandaunt n Etym Cf F grandtante Defn The aunt of ones father or mother GRANDCHILD Grandchild n Defn A sons or daughters child a child in the second degree of descent GRANDDAUGHTER Granddaughter n Defn The daughter of ones son or daughter GRANDDUCAL Grandducal a Defn Of or pertaining to a grand duke H James GRANDEE Grandee n Etym Sp grande See Grand Defn A man of elevated rank or station a nobleman In Spain a nobleman of the first rank who may be covered in the kings presence GRANDEESHIP Grandeeship n Defn The rank or estate of a grandee lordship H Swinburne GRANDEUR Grandeur n Etym F fr grand See Grand Defn The state or quality of being grand vastness greatness splendor magnificence stateliness sublimity dignity elevation of thought or expression nobility of action Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury allure mine eye Milton Syn Sublimity majesty stateliness augustness loftiness See Sublimity GRANDEVITY Grandevity n Etym L grandaevitas Defn Great age long life Obs Glanvill GRANDEVOUS Grandevous a Etym L grandaevus grandig grand aevum lifetime age Defn Of great age aged longlived R Bailey GRANDFATHER Grandfather n Defn A fathers or mothers father an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent Grandfather longlegs Zoöl See Dady longlegs GRANDFATHERLY Grandfatherly a Defn Like a grandfather in age or manner kind benignant indulgent He was a grandfatherly sort of personage Hawthorne GRANDIFIC Grandific a Etym L grandificus grandis grand facere to make Defn Making great R Bailey GRANDILOQUENCE Grandiloquence n Defn The use of lofty words or phrases bombast usually in a bad sense The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking Thackeray GRANDILOQUENT Grandiloquent a Etym L grandis grand logui to speak Defn Speaking in a lofty style pompous bombastic GRANDILOQUOUS Grandiloquous a Etym L grandiloquus grandis grand loqui to apeak Defn Grandiloquent GRANDINOUS Grandinous a Etym L grandinosus fr qrando grandinis hail Defn Consisting of hail abounding in hail R Bailey GRANDIOSE Grandiose a Etym F grandiose It grandioso See Grand 1 Impressive or elevating in effect vimposing splendid striking in a good sense The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of the whole M Arnold The grandiose red tulips which grow wild C Kingsley 2 Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor flaunting turgid bombastic in a bad sense as a grandiose style GRANDIOSITY Grandiosity n Etym Cf F grandiosité It grandiosità Defn The state or quality of being grandiose GRANDITY Grandity n Etym L granditas cf OF granité See Grand Defn Grandness Obs Camden GRANDLY Grandly adv Defn In a grand manner GRANDMA GRANDMAMMA Grandma Grandmamma n Defn A grand mother GRAND MERCY Grand mercy Defn See Gramercy Obs GRANDMOTHER Grandmother n Defn The mother of ones father or mother GRANDMOTHERLY Grandmotherly a Defn Like a grandmother in age or manner kind indulgent GRANDNEPHEW Grandnephew n Defn The grandson of ones brother or sister GRANDNESS Grandness n Defn Grandeur Wollaston GRANDNIECE Grandniece n Defn The granddaughter of ones brother or sister GRANDPA GRANDPAPA Grandpa Grandpapa n Defn A grandfather GRANDSIRE Grandsire n Etym OF grantsire See Grand and Sire Defn Specifically a grandfather more generally any ancestor GRANDSON Grandson n Defn A sons or daughters son GRANDUNCLE Granduncle n Etym Cf F grandoncle Defn fathers or mothers uncle GRANE Grane v n Defn See Groan Obs GRANGE Grange n Etym F grange barn LL granea from L granum grain See Grain a kernel 1 A building for storing grain a granary Obs Milton 2 A farmhouse with the barns and other buildings for farming purposes And eke an officer out for to ride To see her granges and her bernes wide Chaucer Nor burnt the grange nor bussed the milking maid Tennyson 3 A farmhouse of a monastery where the rents and tithes paid in grain were deposited Obs 4 A farm generally a farm with a house at a distance from neighbors 5 An association of farmers designed to further their interests aud particularly to bring producers and consumers farmers and manufacturers into direct commercial relations without intervention of middlemen or traders The first grange was organized in 1867 U S GRANGER Granger n 1 A farm steward Obs 2 A member of a grange U S GRANGERISM Grangerism n Etym So called from the Rev James Granger whose Biographical History of England 1769 was a favorite book for illustration in this manner Defn The practice of illustrating a particular book by engravings collected from other books GRANGERITE Grangerite n Defn One who collects illustrations from various books for the decoration of one book GRANGERIZE Grangerize v t i Defn To collect illustrations from books for decoration of other books G A Sala GRANGER RAILROADS GRANGER ROADS Granger railroads or Granger roads Finance Defn Certain railroads whose traffic largely consists in carrying the produce of farmers or grangers specifically applied to the Chicago Alton Chicago Burlington Quincey Chicago Rock Island Pacific Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Chicago Northwestern railroads U S GRANGER STOCKS GRANGER SHARES Granger stocks or shares Defn Stocks or shares of the granger railroads GRANIFEROUS Graniferous a Etym L qranifer granum grain ferre to bear cf F granifère Defn Bearing grain or seeds like grain Humble GRANIFORM Graniform a Etym L granum grain form cf F graniforme Defn Formed like of corn GRANILLA Granilla n Etym Sp small seed Defn Small grains or dust of cochineal or the coccus insect GRANITE Granite n Etym It granito granite adj grainy p p of granire to make grainy fr L granum grain cf F granit See Grain Geol Defn A crystalline granular rock consisting of quartz feldspar and mica and usually of a whitish grayish or fleshred color It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in planes and therefor in being destitute of a schistose structure Note Varieties containing hornblende are common See also the Note under Mica Gneissoid granite granite in which the mica has traces of a regular arrangement Graphic granite granite consisting of quartz and feldspar without mica and having the quartz crystals so arranged in the transverse section like oriental characters Porphyritic granite granite containing feldspar in distinct crystals Hornblende granite or Syenitic granite granite containing hornblende as well as mica or according to some authorities hornblende replacing the mica Granite ware a A kind of stoneware b A Kind of ironware coated with an enamel resembling granite GRANITE STATE Granite State Defn New Hampshire a nickname alluding to its mountains which are chiefly of granite GRANITE STATE Granite State Defn New Hampshire a nickname alluding to its mountains which are chiefly of granite Webster 1913 Suppl GRANITIC Granitic a Etym Cf F granitique 1 Like granite in composition color etc having the nature of granite as granitic texture 2 Consisting of granite as granitic mountains GRANITICAL Granitical a Defn Granitic GRANITIFICATION Granitification n Etym Granite L ficare in comp to make See fy Defn The act or the process of forming into granite Humble GRANITIFORM Granitiform a Etym Granite form Geol Defn Resembling granite in structure or shape GRANITOID Granitoid a Etym Granite oid cf F granitoïde Defn Resembling granite in granular appearance as granitoid gneiss a granitoid pavement GRANIVOROUS Granivorous a Etym L granum grain vorare to devour cf F granivore Defn Eating grain feeding or subsisting on seeds as granivorous birds Gay GRANNAM Grannam n Defn A grandam Colloq GRANNY Granny n Defn A grandmother a grandam familiarly an old woman Grannys bend or Grannys knot Naut a kind of insecure knot or hitch a reef knot crossed the wrong way GRANOLITHIC Granolithic n Etym L granum a grain or E granite lith ic Defn A kind of hard artificial stone used for pavements GRANT Grant v t imp p p Granted p pr vb n Granting Etym OE graunten granten OF graanter craanter creanter to promise yield LL creantare to promise assure for assumed LL credentare to make believe fr L credens p pr of credere to believe See Creed Credit 1 To give over to make conveyance of to give the possession or title of to convey usually in answer to petition Grant me the place of this threshing floor 1 Chrcn xxi 22 2 To bestow or confer with or without compensation particularly in answer to prayer or request to give Wherefore did God grant me my request Milton 3 To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved to yield belief to to allow to yield to concede Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree Dryden Syn To give confer bestow convey transfer admit allow concede See Give GRANT Grant v i Defn To assent to consent Obs Chaucer GRANT Grant n Etym OE grant graunt OF graant creant promise assurance See Grant v t 1 The act of granting a bestowing or conferring concession allowance permission 2 The yielding or admission of something in dispute 3 The thing or property granted a gift a boon 4 Law Defn A transfer of property by deed or writing especially au appropriation or conveyance made by the government as a grant of land or of money also the deed or writing by which the transfer is made Note Formerly in English law the term was specifically applied to transfrrs of incorporeal hereditaments expectant estates and letters patent from government and such is its present application in some of the United States But now in England the usual mode of transferring realty is by grant and so in some of the United States the term grant is applied to conveyances of every kind of real property Bouvier Burrill GRANTABLE Grantable a Defn Capable of being granted GRANTEE Grantee n Law Defn The person to whom a grant or conveyance is made His grace will not survive the poor grantee he despises Burke GRANTER Granter n Defn One who grants GRANTOR Grantor n Law Defn The person by whom a grant or conveyance is made GRANULAR Granular a Etym Cf F granulaire See Granule Defn Consisting of or resembling grains as a granular substance Granular limestone crystalline limestone or marble having a granular structure GRANULARLY Granularly adv Defn In a granular form GRANULARY Granulary a Defn Granular GRANULATE Granulate v t imp p p Granulated p pr vb n Granulating Etym See Granule 1 To form into grains or small masses as to granulate powder sugar or metal 2 To raise in granules or small asperities to make rough on the surface GRANULATE Granulate v i Defn To collect or be formed into grains as cane juice granulates into sugar GRANULATE GRANULATED Granulate Granulated a 1 Consisting of or resembling grains crystallized in grains granular as granulated sugar 2 Having numerous small elevations as shagreen Granulated steel a variety of steel made by a particular process beginning with the granulation of pig iron GRANULATION Granulation n Etym Cf F granulation 1 The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains as the granulation of powder and sugar 2 The state of being granulated 3 Med a One of the small red grainlike prominences which form on a raw surface that of wounds or ulcers and are the efficient agents in the process of healing b The act or process of the formation of such prominences GRANULE Granule n Etym L granulum dim of granum grain cf F granule See Grain a kernel Defn A little grain a small particle a pellet GRANULIFEROUS Granuliferous a Etym Granule ferous Defn Full of granulations GRANULIFORM Granuliform a Etym Granule form Min Defn Having a granular structure granular as granuliform limestone GRANULITE Granulite n Etym From Granule Geol Defn A whitish granular rock consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed sometimes called whitestone and leptynite GRANULOSE Granulose n Etym From Granule Physiol Chem Defn The main constituent of the starch grain or granule in distinction from the framework of cellulose Unlike cellulose it is colored blue by iodine and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments GRANULOUS Granulous a Etym Cf F granuleux Defn Full of grains abounding with granular substances granular GRAPE Grape n Etym OF grape crape bunch or cluster of grapes F grappe akin to F grappin grapnel hook fr OHG chrapfo hook G krapfen akin to E cramp The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching Cf Agraffe Cramp Grapnel Grapple 1 Bot Defn A wellknown edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine The berries are smoothskinned have a juicy pulp and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins 2 Bot Defn The plant which bears this fruit the grapevine 3 Man Defn A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse 4 Mil Defn Grapeshot Grape borer Zoöl See Vine borer Grape curculio Zoöl a minute black weevil Craponius inæqualis which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes Grape flower or Grape hyacinth Bot a liliaceous plant Muscari racemosum with small blue globular flowers in a dense raceme Grape fungus Bot a fungus Oidium Tuckeri on grapevines vine mildew Grape hopper Zoöl a Small yellow and red hemipterous insect often very injurious to the leaves of the grapevine Grape moth Zoöl a small moth Eudemis botrana which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes and often binds them together with silk Grape of a cannon the cascabel or knob at the breech Grape sugar See Glucose Grape worm Zoöl the larva of the grape moth Soar grapes things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them in allusion to GRAPE FRUIT Grape fruit Defn The shaddock GRAPELESS Grapeless a Defn Wanting grapes or the flavor of grapes GRAPERY Grapery n Defn A building or inclosure used for the cultivation of grapes GRAPESHOT Grapeshot n Mil Defn A cluster usually nine in number of small iron balls put together by means of castiron circular plates at top and bottom with two rings and a central connecting rod in order to be used as a charge for a cannon Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags GRAPESTONE Grapestone n Defn A seed of the grape GRAPEVINE Grapevine n Bot Defn A vine or climbing shrub of the genus Vitis having small green flowers and lobed leaves and bearing the fruit called grapes Note The common grapevine of the Old World is Vitis vinifera and is a native of Central Asia Another variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly called Zante currants The northern Fox grape of the United States is the V Labrusca from which by cultivation has come the Isabella variety The southern Fox grape or Muscadine is the V vulpina The Frost grape is V cordifolia which has very fragrant flowers and ripens after the early frosts GRAPH graph Etym From Gr grafein to write See Graphic Defn A suffix signifying something written a writing also a writer as autograph crystograph telegraph photograph GRAPHIC GRAPHICAL Graphic Graphical a Etym L graphicus Gr graphique See Graft 1 Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing 2 Of or pertaining to the art of writing 3 Written or engraved formed of letters or lines The finger of God hath left an inscription upon all his works not graphical or composed of letters Sir T Browne 4 Well delineated clearly and vividly described 5 Having the faculty of or characterized by clear and impressive description vivid as a gruphic writer Graphic algebra a branch of algebra in which the properties of equations are treated by the use of curves and straight lines Graphic arts a name given to those fine arts which pertain to the representation on a fiat surface of natural objects as distinguished from music etc and also from sculpture Graphic formula Chem See under Formula Graphic granite See under Granite Graphic method the method of scientific analysis or investigation in which the relations or laws involved in tabular numbers are represented to the eye by means of curves or other figures as the daily changes of weather by means of curves the abscissas of which represent the hours of the day and the ordinates the corresponding degrees of temperature Graphical statics Math a branch of statics in which the magnitude direction and position of forces are represented by straight lines Graphic tellurium See Sylvanite GRAPHICALLY Graphically adv Defn In a graphic manner vividly GRAPHICNESS GRAPHICALNESS Graphicness Graphicalness n Defn The quality or state of being graphic GRAPHICS Graphics n Defn The art or the science of drawing esp of drawing according to mathematical rules as in perspective projection and the like GRAPHISCOPE Graphiscope n Defn See Graphoscope GRAPHITE Graphite n Etym Gr graphite See Graphic Min Defn Native carbon in hexagonal crystals also foliated or granular massive of black color and metallic luster and so soft as to leave a trace on paper It is used for pencils improperly called lead pencils for crucibles and as a lubricator etc Often called plumbago or black lead Graphite battery Elec a voltaic battery consisting of zinc and carbon in sulphuric acid or other exciting liquid GRAPHITIC Graphitic a Defn Pertaining to containing derived from or resembling graphite Graphitic acid Chem an organic acid so called because obtained by the oxidation of graphite usually called mellitic acid Graphitic carbon in iron or steel that portion of the carbon which is present as graphite Raymond GRAPHITOID GRAPHITOIDAL Graphitoid Graphitoidal a Defn Resembling graphite or plumbago GRAPHOLITE Grapholite n Etym Gr lite cf F grapholithe Defn Any species of slate suitable to be written on GRAPHOLOGY Graphology n Etym Gr logy cf F graphologie Defn The art of judging of a persons character disposition and aptitude from his handwriting GRAPHOPHONE Graphophone n Gr to write phone as in telephone Defn A kind of photograph GRAPHOSCOPE Graphoscope n Etym Gr scope Defn An optical instrument for magnifying engravings photographs etc usually having one large lens and two smaller ones GRAPHOTYPE Graphotype n Etym Gr type Engraving Defn A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed leaving the lines in relief GRAPHY graphy Etym Gr Graphic Defn A suffix denoting the art of writing or describing also the writing or description itself a treatise as calligraphy biography geography GRAPNEL Grapnel n Etym OE grapenel dim fr F grappin the grapple of a ship of German origin See Grape Naut Defn A small anchor with four or five flukes or claws used to hold boats or small vessels hence any instrument designed to grapple or hold a grappling iron a grab written also grapline and crapnel GRAPPLE Grapple v t imp p p Grappled p pr vb n Grappling Etym F grappiller OF graypil the grapple of a ship fr graper to pluck prop to seize clutch of German origin See Grape 1 To seize to lay fast hold of to attack at close quarters as to grapple an antagonist 2 To fasten as with a grapple to fix to join indissolubly The gallies were grappled to the Centurion Hakluyt Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel Shak GRAPPLE Grapple v i Defn To use a grapple to contend in close fight to attach ones self as if by a grapple as in wrestling to close to seize one another To grapple with to enter into contest with resolutely and courageously And in my standard bear the arms of York To grapple with the house of Lancaster Shak GRAPPLE Grapple n Etym See Grapple v t and cf Crapple 1 A seizing or seizure close hug in contest the wrestlers hold Milton 2 a An instrument usually with hinged claws for seizing and holding fast to an object a grab b Naut Defn A grappling iron The iron hooks and grapples keen Spenser Grapple plant Bot a South African herb Herpagophytum leptocarpum having the woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle causing intense annoyance Grapple shot Lifesaving Service a projectile to which are attached hinged claws to catch in a ships rigging or to hold in the ground called also anchor shot GRAPPLEMENT Grapplement n Defn A grappling close fight or embrace Obs Spenser GRAPPLING Grappling n 1 A laying fast ho1d of also that by which anything is seized and held a grapnel 2 A grapple a struggle A match for yards in fight in grappling for the bear Dryden Grappling iron a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object Grappling tongs broadmouthed tongs for gathering oysters GRAPSOID Grapsoid a Etym NL Grapsus oid Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the genus Grapsus or the family Grapsidæ n Defn A grapsoid crab GRAPTOLITE Graptolite n Etym NL Graptolithus from Gr Paleon Defn One of numerous species of slender and delicate fossils of the genus Graptolites and allied genera found in the Silurian rocks They belong to an extinct group Graptolithina supposed to be hydroids GRAPTOLITIC Graptolitic a Defn Of or pertaining to graptolites containing graptolites as a graptolitic slate GRAPY Grapy a Defn Composed of or resembling grapes The grapy clusters Addison GRASP Grasp v t imp p p Grasper p pr vb n Qraspine Etym OE graspen prob akin to LG grupsen or to E grope Cf Grab Grope 1 To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms to catch to take possession of Thy hand is made to grasp a palmers staff Shak 2 To lay hold of with the mind to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with to comprehend GRASP Grasp v i Defn To effect a grasp to make the motion of grasping to clutch to struggle to strive As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by strength subdued Shak To grasp at to catch at to try to seize as Alexander grasped at universal empire GRASP Grasp n 1 A gripe or seizure of the hand a seizure by embrace or infolding in the arms The grasps of love Shak 2 Reach of the arms hence the power of seizing and holding as it was beyond his grasp 3 Forcible possession hold The whole space thats in the tyrants grasp Shak 4 Widereaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey The foremost minds of the next era were not in power of grasp equal to their predecessors Z Taylor 5 The handle of a sword or of an oar GRASPABLE Graspable a Defn Capable of being grasped GRASPER Grasper n Defn One who grasps or seizes one who catches or holds GRASPING Grasping a 1 Seizing embracing catching 2 Avaricious greedy of gain covetous close miserly as he is a grasping man Graspingly adv Graspingness n GRASPLESS Graspless a Defn Without a grasp relaxed From my graspless hand Drop friendships precious pearls Coleridge GRASS Grass n Etym OE gras gres gers AS qr g akin to OFries gres gers OS D G Icel Goth gras Dan gr Sw gr and prob to Z grcen grow Cf Graze 1 Popularly Herbage the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts pasture 2 Bot Defn An endogenous plant having simple leaves a stem generally jointed and tubular the husks or glumes in pairs and the seed single Note This definition includes wheat rye oats barley etc and excludes clover and some other plants which are commonly called by the name of grass The grasses form a numerous family of plants 3 The season of fresh grass spring Colloq Two years old next grass Lathsm 4 Metaphorically used for what is transitory Surely the people is grass Is xl 7 Note The following list includes most of the grasses of the United States of special interest except cereals Many of these terms will be found with definitions in the Vocabulary See Illustrations in Appendix Barnyard grass for hay South Panicum Grusgalli Bent pasture and hay Agrostis several species Bermuda grass pasture South Cynodon Dactylon Black bent Same as Switch grass below Blue bent hay North and West Andropogon provincialis Blue grass pasture Poa compressa Blue joint hay Northwest Aqropyrum glaucum Buffalo grass grazing Rocky Mts etc a Buchloë dectyloides b Same as Grama grass below Bunch grass grazing Far West Eriocoma Festuca Stips etc Chess or Cheat a weed Bromus secalinus etc Couch grass Same as Quick grass below Crab grass a Hay in South A weed in North Panicum sanguinale b Pasture and hay South Eleusine Indica Darnel a Bearded a noxious weed Lolium temulentum b Common Same as Rye grass below Drop seed fair for forage and hay Muhlenbergia several species English grass Same as Redtop below Fowl meadow grass a Pasture and hay Poa serotina b Hay on moist land Gryceria nervata Gama grass cut fodder South Tripsacum dactyloides Grama grass grazing West and Pacific slope Bouteloua oligostachya etc Great bunch grass pasture and hay Far West Festuca scabrella Guinea grass hay South Panicum jumentorum Herds grass in New England Timothy in Pennsylvania and South Redtop Indian grass Same as Wood grass below Italian rye grass forage and hay Lolium Italicum Johnson grass grazing aud hay South and Southwest Sorghum Halepense Kentucky blue grass pasture Poa pratensis Lyme grass coarse hay South Elymus several species Manna grass pasture and hay Glyceria several species Meadow fescue pasture and hay Festuca elatior Meadow foxtail pasture hay lawn North Alopecurus pratensis Meadow grass pasture hay lawn Poa several species Mesquite or Muskit grass Same as Grama grass above Nimble Will a kind of drop seed Muhlenbergia diffsa Orchard grass pasture and hay Dactylis glomerata Porcupine grass troublesome to sheep Northwest Stipa spartea Quaking grass ornamental Briza media and maxima Quitch or Quick grass etc a weed Agropyrum repens Ray grass Same as Rye grass below Redtop pasture and hay Agrostis vulgaris Redtopped buffalo grass forage Northwest Poa tenuifolia Reed canary grass of slight value Phalaris arundinacea Reed meadow grass hay North Glyceria aquatica Ribbon grass a striped leaved form of Reed canary grass Rye grass pasture hay Lolium perenne var Seneca grass fragrant basket work etc North Hierochloa borealis Sesame grass Same as Gama grass above Sheeps fescue sheep pasture native in Northern Europe and Asia Festuca ovina Small reed grass meadow pasture and hay North Deyeuxia Canadensis Spear grass Same as Meadow grass above Squirreltail grass troublesome to animals Seacoast and Northwest Hordeum jubatum Switch grass hay cut young Panicum virgatum Timothy cut young the best of hay North Phleum pratense Velvet grass hay on poor soil South Holcus lanatus Vernal grass pasture hay lawn Anthoxanthum odoratum Wire grass valuable in pastures Poa compressa Wood grass Indian grass hay Chrysopogon nutans Note Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not true grasses botanically considered such as black grass goose grass star grass etc Black grass a kind of small rush Juncus Gerardi growing in salt marshes used for making salt hay Grass of the Andes an oat grass the Arrhenatherum avenaceum of Europe Grass of Parnassus a plant of the genus Parnassia growing in wet ground The European species is P palustris in the United States there are several species Grass bass Zoöl the calico bass Grass bird the dunlin Grass cloth a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the grass cloth plant Grasscloth plant a perennial herb of the Nettle family Boehmeria nivea or Urtica nivea which grows in Sumatra China and Assam whose inner bark has fine and strong fibers suited for textile purposes Grass finch Zoöl a A common American sparrow Poöcætes gramineus called also vesper sparrow and baywinged bunting b Any Australian finch of the genus Poëphila of which several species are known Grass lamb a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land and giving rich milk Grass land land kept in grass and not tilled Grass moth Zoöl one of many small moths of the genus Crambus found in grass Grass oil a fragrant essential volatile oil obtained in India from grasses of the genus Andropogon etc used in perfumery under the name of citronella ginger grass oil lemon grass oil essence of verbena etc Grass owl Zoöl a South African owl Strix Capensis Grass parrakeet Zoöl any of several species of Australian parrots of the genus Euphemia also applied to the zebra parrakeet Grass plover Zoöl the upland or field plover Grass poly Bot a species of willowwort Lythrum Hyssopifolia Johnson Crass quit Zoöl one of several tropical American finches of the genus Euetheia The males have most of the head and chest black and often marked with yellow Grass snake Zoöl a The common English or ringed snake Tropidonotus natrix b The common green snake of the Northern United States See Green snake under Green Grass snipe Zoöl the pectoral sandpiper Tringa maculata called also jacksnipe in America Grass spider Zoöl a common spider Agelena nævia which spins flat webs on grass conspicuous when covered with dew Grass sponge Zoöl an inferior kind of commercial sponge from Florida and the Bahamas Grass table Arch See Earth table under Earth Grass vetch Bot a vetch Lathyrus Nissolia with narrow grasslike leaves Grass widow Etym Cf Prov R an unmarried mother G strohwittwe a mock widow Sw gräsenka a grass widow a An unmarried woman who is a mother Obs b A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence a woman living apart from her husband Slang Grass wrack Bot eelgrass To bring to grass Mining to raise as ore to the surface of the ground To put to grass To put out to grass to put out to graze a season as cattle GRASS Grass v t imp p p Grassed p pr vb n Grassing 1 To cover with grass or with turf 2 To expose as flax on the grass for bleaching etc 3 To bring to the grass or ground to land as to grass a fish Colloq GRASS Grass v i Defn To produce grass R Tusser GRASSATION Grassation n Etym L grassatio from grassari to go about Defn A wandering about with evil intentions a rioting Obs R Feltham GRASSGREEN Grassgreen a 1 Green with grass 2 Of the color of grass clear and vivid green GRASSGROWN Grassgrown a Defn Overgrown with grass as a grassgrown road GRASSHOPPER Grasshopper n 1 Zoöl Defn Any jumping orthopterous insect of the families Acrididæ and Locustidæ The species and genera are very numerous The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust Caloptenus spretus noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi In the Eastern United States the redlegged Caloptenus femurrubrum and C atlanis are closely related species but their ravages are less important They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World See Locust Note The meadow or green grasshoppers belong to the Locustidæ They have long antennæ large ovipositors and stridulating organs at the base of the wings in the male The European great green grasshopper Locusta viridissima belongs to this family The common American green species mostly belong to Xiphidium Orchelimum and Conocephalus 2 In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make the escapement lever or jack so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key called also the hopper Grove Grasshopper engine a steam engine having a working beam with its fulcrum at one end the steam cylinder at the other end and the connecting rod at an intermediate point Grasshopper lobster Zoöl a young lobster Local U S Grasshopper warbler Zoöl cricket bird GRASSINESS Grassiness n Etym From Grassy Defn The state of abounding with grass a grassy state GRASSLESS Grassless a Defn Destitute of grass GRASSPLOT Grassplot n Defn A plot or space covered with grass a lawn Here on this grassplot Shak GRASS TREE Grass tree Bot a An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous grasslike leaves from the center of which arises a long stem bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cattail These plants are often called blackboys from the large trunks denuded and blackened by fire They yield two kinds of fragrant resin called Botanybay gum and Gum Acaroides b A similar Australian plant Kingia australis GRASSY Grassy a 1 Covered with grass abounding with grass as a grassy lawn Spenser 2 Resembling grass green GRATE Grate a Etym L gratus agreeable grateful cf It Sp grato See Grace and cf Agree Defn Serving to gratify agreeable Obs Sir T Herbert GRATE Grate n Etym LL grata fr L crates hurdle or It grata of the same origin Sae Crate Hurdle 1 A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars with interstices a kind of latticework such as is used ia the windows of prisons and cloisters A secret grate of iron bars Shak 2 A frame or bed or kind of basket of iron bars for holding fuel while burning Grate surface Steam Boiler the area of the surface of the grate upon which the fuel lies in the furnace GRATE Grate v t imp p p Grated p pr vb n Grating Defn To furnish with grates to protect with a grating or crossbars as to grate a window GRATE Grate v t Etym OF grater to scrape scratch F gratter LL gratare cratare of German origin cf OHG chrazzon G kratzen D krassen Sw Kratta and perh E scratch 1 To rub roughly or harshly as one body against another causing a harsh sound as to grate the teeth to produce a harsh sound by rubbing On their hinges grate Harsh thunder Milton 2 To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented as to grate a nutmeg 3 To fret to irritate to offend News my good lord Rome grates me Shak GRATE Grate v i 1 To make a harsh sound by friction I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned Or a dry wheel grate on the exletree Shak 2 To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material to cause wearing tearing or bruising Hence To produce exasperation soreness or grief to offend by oppression or importunity This grated harder upon the hearts of men South GRATED Grated a Etym From 2d Grate Defn Furnished with a grate or grating as grated windows GRATEFUL Grateful a Etym Grate a full cf F gré thanks good will fr L gratum neut of gratus agreeable grateful See Grate a 1 Having a due sense of benefits received kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received willing to acknowledge and repay or give thanks for benefits as a grateful heart A grateful mind By owing owes not but still pays Milton 2 Affording pleasure pleasing to the senses gratifying delicious as a grateful present food grateful to the palate grateful sleep Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine And grateful clusters swell Pope Syn Thankful pleasing acceptable gratifying agreeable welcome delightful delicious Gratefully adv Gratefulness n GRATER Grater a Etym From Qrate v Defn One who or that which grates especially an instrument or utensil with a rough indented surface for rubbing off small particles of any substance as a grater for nutmegs GRATICULATION Graticulation n Etym F graticulation craticulation fr graticuler craticuler to square fr graticule craticule graticule L craticula dim of crates wickerwork See 2d Grate Defn The division of a design or draught into squares in order the more easily to reproduce it in larger or smaller dimensions GRATICULE Graticule n Etym F See Graticulation Defn A design or draught which has been divided into squares in order to reproduce it in other dimensions GRATIFICATION Gratification n Etym L gratificatio cf F gratification 1 The act of gratifying or pleasing either the mind the taste or the appetite as the gratification of the palate of the appetites of the senses of the desires of the heart 2 That which affords pleasure satisfaction enjoyment fruition delight 3 A reward a recompense a gratuity Bp Morton GRATIFIED Gratified a Defn Pleased indulged according to desire Syn Glad pleased See Glad GRATIFIER Gratifier n Defn One who gratifies or pleases GRATIFY Gratify v t imp p p Gratified p pr vb n Gratifying Etym F gratifier L gratificari gratus pleasing ficare in comp to make See fy 1 To please to give pleasure to to satisfy to soothe to indulge as to gratify the taste the appetite the senses the desires the mind etc For who would die to gratify a foe Dryden 2 To requite to recompense Obs It remains To gratify his noble service Shak Syn To indulge humor please delight requite recompense To Gratify Indulge Humor Gratify is the generic term and has reference simply to the pleasure communicated To indulge a person implies that we concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses which he could not claim and which had better perhaps be spared To humor is to adapt ourselves to the varying moods and perhaps caprices of others We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a large city we indulge him in some extra expense on such an occasion we humor him when he is tired and exacting GRATIN Gratin n F Cookery Defn The brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish also dish itself as crusts bread game or poultry GRATINATE Gratinate v t F gratiner vi to form a crust Cookery Defn To cook as macaroni in a savory juice or sauce until juice is absorbed and a crisp surface forms GRATING Grating n Etym See 2d Grate 1 A partition covering or frame of parallel or cross bars a latticework resembling a window grate as the grating of a prison or convent 2 Optics A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars especially lines ruled on a polished surface used for producing spectra by diffraction called also diffraction grating 3 pl Naut The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch admitting light and air also a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats GRATING Grating a Etym See Grate to rub harshy Defn That grates making a harsh sound harsh Gratingly adv GRATING Grating n Defn A harsh sound caused by attrition GRATIOLIN Gratiolin n Chem Defn One of the essential principles of the hedge hyssop Gratiola officinalis GRATIS Gratis adv Etym L contr fr gratiis out of favor or kindness without recompense for nothing fr gratia favor See Grace Defn For nothing without fee or recompense freely gratuitously GRATITUDE Gratitude n Etym F gratitude LL gratitudo from gratus agreeable grateful See Grate a Defn The state of being grateful warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor kindness awakened by a favor received thankfulness The debt immense of endless gratitude Milton GRATUITOUS Gratuitous a Etym L gratuitus from gratus pleasing See Grate a Gratis 1 Given without an equivalent or recompense conferred without valuable consideration granted without pay or without claim or merit not required by justice We mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for the fruits of our own industry LEstrange 2 Not called for by the circumstances without reason cause or proof adopted or asserted without any good ground as a gratuitous assumption Acts of gratuitous selfhumiliation De Quincye Gratuitously adv Gratuitousness n GRATUITY Gratuity n pl Gtratuities Etym F gratuité or LL gratuitas 1 Something given freely or without recompense a free gift a present Swift 2 Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service as a recompense or acknowledgment GRATULATE Gratulate v t imp p p Grqatulated p pr vb n Gratulating Etym L gratulatus p p of gratulari to congratulate fr gratus pleasing agreeable See Grate a Defn To salute with declaration of joy to congratulate R Shak GRATULATE Gratulate a Defn Worthy of gratulation Obs Theres more behind that is more gratulate Shak GRATULATION Gratulation n Etym L gratulatio Defn The act of gratulating or felicitating congratulation I shall turn my wishes into gratulations South GRATULATORY Gratulatory a Etym L gratulatorius Defn Expressing gratulation or joy congratulatory The usual groundwork of such gratulatory odes Bp Horsley GRAUNT Graunt v n Obs Defn See Grant Chaucer GRAUWACKE Grauwacke n Etym G Defn Graywacke GRAVAMEN Gravamen n pl L Gravamina E Gravamens Etym L fr gravare to load burden fr gravis heavy weighty See Grave a Law Defn The grievance complained of the substantial cause of the action also in general the ground or essence of a complaint Bouvier GRAVE grave Defn A final syllable signifying a ruler as in landgrave margrave See Margrave GRAVE Grave v t Defn Naut To clean as a vessels bottom of barnacles grass etc and pay it over with pitch so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose GRAVE Grave a Compar Graver graver superl Gravest Etym F fr L gravis heavy cf It Sp grave heavy grave See Grief 1 Of great weight heavy ponderous Obs His shield grave and great Chapman 2 Of importance momentous weighty influential sedate serious said of character relations etc as grave deportment character influence etc Most potent grave and reverend seigniors Shak A grave and prudent law full of moral equity Milton 3 Not light or gay solemn sober plain as a grave color a grave face 4 Mus a Not acute or sharp low deep said of sound as a grave note or key The thicker the cord or string the more grave is the note or tone Moore Encyc of Music b Slow and solemn in movement Grave accent Pron See the Note under Accent n 2 Syn Solemn sober serious sage staid demure thoughtful sedate weighty momentous important Grave Sober Serious Solemn Sober supposes the absence of all exhilaration of spirits and is opposed to gay or flighty as sober thought Serious implies considerateness or reflection and is opposed to jocose or sportive as serious and important concerns Grave denotes a state of mind appearance etc which results from the pressure of weighty interests and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or vivacity of manner as a qrave remark qrave attire Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its highest point as a solemn admonition a solemn promise GRAVE Grave v t imp Graved gravd p p Graven gravn or Graved p pr vb n Graving Etym AS grafan to dig grave engrave akin to OFries greva D graven G graben OHG Goth graban Dan grabe Sw gräfva Icel grafa but prob not to Gr grafein to write E graphic Cf Grave n Grove n 1 To dig Obs Chaucer He hath graven and digged up a pit Ps vii 16 Book of Common Prayer 2 To carve or cut as letters or figures on some hard substance to engrave Thou shalt take two onyx stones and grave on them the names of the children of Israel Ex xxviii 9 3 To carve out or give shape to by cutting with a chisel to sculpture as to grave an image With gold men may the hearte grave Chaucer 4 To impress deeply on the mind to fix indelibly O may they graven in thy heart remain Prior 5 To entomb to bury Obs Chaucer Lie full low graved in the hollow ground Shak GRAVE Grave v i Defn To write or delineate on hard substances by means of incised lines to practice engraving GRAVE Grave n Etym AS grf fr grafan to dig akin to D OS graf G grab Icel gröf Russ grob grave coffin See Grave to carve Defn An excavation in the earth as a place of burial also any place of interment a tomb a sepulcher Hence Death destruction He bad lain in the grave four days John xi 17 Grave wax adipocere GRAVECLOTHES Graveclothes n pl Defn The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred GRAVEDIGGER Gravedigger n 1 A digger of graves 2 Zoöl Defn See Burying beetle under Bury v t GRAVEL Gravel n Etym OF gravele akin to F grve a sandy shore strand of Celtic origin cf Armor grouan gravel W gro coarse gravel pebbles and Skr gravan stone 1 Small stones or fragments of stone very small pebbles often intermixed with particles of sand 2 Med Defn A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder also the disease of which they are a symptom Gravel powder a coarse gunpowder pebble powder GRAVEL Gravel v t imp p p Graveled or Gravelled p pr vb n Graveling or Gravelling 1 To cover with gravel as to gravel a walk 2 To run as a ship upon the gravel or beach to run aground to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand When we were fallen into a place between two seas they graveled the ship Acts xxvii 41 Rhemish version Willam the Conqueror chanced as his arrival to be graveled and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand that he fell to the ground Camden 3 To check or stop to embarrass to perplex Colloq When you were graveled for lack of matter Shak The physician was so graveled and amazed withal that he had not a word more to say Sir T North 4 To hurt or lame a horse by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot GRAVELESS Graveless a Defn Without a grave unburied GRAVELING GRAVELLING Graveling or Gravelling n 1 The act of covering with gravel 2 A layer or coating of gravel on a path etc GRAVELING GRAVELLING Graveling or Gravelling n Zoöl Defn A salmon one or two years old before it has gone to sea GRAVELLINESS Gravelliness n Defn State of being gravelly GRAVELLY Gravelly a Defn Abounding with gravel consisting of gravel as a gravelly soil GRAVELSTONE Gravelstone n Defn A pebble or small fragment of stone a calculus GRAVELY Gravely adv Defn In a grave manner GRAVEN Graven p p of Grave v t Defn Carved Graven image an idol an object of worship carved from wood stone etc Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image Ex xx 4 GRAVENESS Graveness n Defn The quality of being grave His sables and his weeds Importing health and graveness Shak GRAVENSTEIN Gravenstein n Etym So called because it came from Gravenstein a place in Schleswig Downing Defn A kind of fall apple marked with streaks of deep red and orange and of excellent flavor and quality GRAVEOLENCE Graveolence n Etym L graveolentia cf F gravéolence See Graveolent Defn A strong and offensive smell rancidity R Bailey GRAVEOLENT Graveolent a Etym L graveolens gravis heavy olere to smell Defn Having a rank smell R Boyle GRAVER Graver n 1 One who graves an engraver or a sculptor one whose occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard material 2 An ergraving or cutting tool a burin GRAVERY Gravery n Defn The act process or art of graving or carving engraving Either of picture or gravery and embossing Holland GRAVES Graves n pl Defn The sediment of melted tallow Same as Greaves GRAVES DISEASE Graves disease Etym So called after Dr Graves of Dublin Defn Same as Basedows disease GRAVESTONE Gravestone n Defn A stone laid over or erected near a grave usually with an inscription to preserve the memory of the dead a tombstone GRAVEYARD Graveyard n Defn A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead a cemetery GRAVIC Gravic a Defn Pertaining to or causing gravitation as gravic forces gravic attraction R GRAVID Gravid a Etym L gravidus fr gravis heavy loaded See Grave a Defn Being with child heavy with young pregnant fruitful as a gravid uterus gravid piety His gravid associate Sir T Herbert GRAVIDATED Gravidated a Etym L gravidatus p p of gravidare to load impregnate See Gravid Defn Made pregnant big Obs Barrow GRAVIDATION Gravidation n Defn Gravidity Obs GRAVIDITY Gravidity n Etym L graviditas Defn The state of being gravidated pregnancy R GRAVIGRADE Gravigrade a Etym L gravis heavy gradus step Zoöl Defn Slowpaced n Defn One of the pachyderms GRAVIMETER Gravimeter n Etym L gravis heavy meter cf F gravimètre Defn Physics An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of bodies GRAVIMETRIC Gravimetric a Chem Defn Of or pertaining to measurement by weight measured by weight Gravimetrically adv Gravimetric analysis Chem analysis in which the amounts of the coastituents are determined by weight in distinction from volumetric analysis GRAVING Graving n Etym From Grave to clean Defn The act of cleaning a ships bottom Graving dock Naut See under Dock GRAVING Graving n Etym From Grave to dig l Defn The act or art of carving figures in hard substances esp by incision or in intaglio 2 That which is graved or carved R Skillful to grave any manner of graving 2 Chron ii 14 3 Impression as upon the mind or heart New gravings upon their souls Eikon Basilike GRAVITATE Gravitate v i imp p p Gravitated p pr vb n Gravitating Etym Cf F graviter See Gravity Defn To obey the law of gravitation to exert a force Or pressure or tend to move under the influence of gravitation to tend in any direction or toward any object Why does this apple fall to the ground Because all bodies gravitate toward each other Sir W Hamilton Politicians who naturally gravitate towards the stronger party Macaulay GRAVITATION Gravitation n Etym Cf F gravitation See Gravity 1 The act of gravitating 2 Pysics That species of attraction or force by which all bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward each other called also attraction of gravitation universal gravitation and universal gravity See Attraction and Weight Law of gravitatian that law in accordance with which gravitation acts namely that every two bodies or portions of matter in the universe attract each other with a force proportional directly to the quantity of matter they contain and inversely to the squares of their distances GRAVITATIONAL Gravitational a Physics Defn Of or pertaining to the force of gravity as gravitational units GRAVITATIVE Gravitative a Defn Causing to gravitate tending to a center Coleridge GRAVITY Gravity n pl Gravities Etym L gravitas fr gravis heavy cf F gravité See Grave a Grief 1 The state of having weight beaviness as the gravity of lead 2 Sobriety of character or demeanor Men of gravity and learningShak 3 Importance significance dignity etc hence seriousness enormity as the gravity of an offense They derive an importance from the gravity of the place where they were uttered Burke 4 Physics Defn The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction esp the tendency of a body toward the center of the earth terrestrial gravitation 5 Mus Defn Lowness of tone opposed to acuteness Center of gravity See under Center Gravity battery See Battery n 4 Specific gravity the ratio of the weight of a body to the weight of an equal volume of some other body taken as the standard or unit This standard is usually water for solids and liquids and air for gases Thus 19 the specific gravity of gold expresses the fact that bulk for bulk gold is nineteen times as heavy as water GRAVY Gravy n pl Gravies Etym OE greavie prob fr greaves graves the sediment of melted tallow See Greaves 1 The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking made into a dressing for the food when served up 2 Liquid dressing for meat fish vegetables etc GRAY Gray a Compar Grayer superl Grayest Etym OE gray grey AS grg grg akin to D graauw OHG gro G grau Dan graa Dw gr Icel grdr Written also grey 1 White mixed with black as the color of pepper and salt or of ashes or of hair whitened by age sometimes a dark mixed color as the soft gray eye of a dove These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks Sir I Newton 2 Grayhaired grayheaded of a gray color hoary 3 Old mature as gray experience Ames Gray antimony Min stibnite Gray buck Zoöl the chickara Gray cobalt Min smaltite Gray copper Min tetrahedrite Gray duck Zoöl the gadwall also applied to the female mallard Gray falcon Zoöl the peregrine falcon Gray Friar See Franciscan and Friar Gray hen Zoöl the female of the blackcock or black grouse See Heath grouse Gray mill or millet Bot a name of several plants of the genus Lithospermum gromwell Gray mullet Zoöl any one of the numerous species of the genus Mugil or family Mugilidæ found both in the Old World and America as the European species M capito and M auratus the American striped mullet M albula and the white or silver mullet M Braziliensis See Mullet Gray owl Zoöl the European tawny or brown owl Syrnium aluco The great gray owl Ulula cinerea inhabits arctic America Gray parrot Zoöl a parrot Psittacus erithacus very commonly domesticated and noted for its aptness in learning to talk Gray pike Zoöl See Sauger Gray snapper Zoöl a Florida fish the sea lawyer See Snapper Gray snipe Zoöl the dowitcher in winter plumage Gray whale Zoöl a rather large and swift California whale Rhachianectes glaucus formerly taken in large numbers in the bays called also grayback devilfish and hardhead GRAY Gray n 1 A gray color any mixture of white and black also a neutral or whitish tint 2 An animal or thing of gray color as a horse a badger or a kind of salmon Woe worth the chase woe worth the day That coats thy life my gallant gray Sir W Scott GRAYBACK Grayback n Zoöl a The California gray whale b The redbreasted sandpiper or knot c The dowitcher d The body louse GRAYBEARD Graybeard n Defn An old man Shak GRAYFLY Grayfly n Zoöl Defn The trumpet fly Milton GRAYHOUND Grayhound hound n Zoöl Defn See Greyhound GRAYISH Grayish a Defn Somewhat gray GRAYLAG Graylag n Zoöl Defn The common wild gray goose Anser anser of Europe believed to be the wild form of the domestic goose See Illust of Goose GRAYLING Grayling n Etym From Gray a 1 Zoöl Defn A European fish Thymallus vulgaris allied to the trout but having a very broad dorsal fin called also umber It inhabits cold mountain streams and is valued as a game fish And here and there a lusty trout And here and there a grayling Tennyson 2 Zoöl Defn An American fish of the genus Thymallus having similar habits to the above one species T Ontariensis inhabits several streams in Michigan another T montanus is found in the Yellowstone region GRAYNESS Grayness n Defn The quality of being gray GRAYSTONE Graystone n Geol Defn A grayish or greenish compact rock composed of feldspar and augite and allied to basalt GRAYWACKE Graywacke n Etym G grauwacke grau gray wacke wacke See Gray and Wacke and cf Grauwacke Geol Defn A conglomerate or grit rock consisting of rounded pebbles sand firmly united together Note This term derved from the grauwacke of German miners was formerly applied in geology to different grits and slates of the Silurian series but it is now seldom used GRAZE Graze v t Etym imp p p Grazed p pr vb n Grazing Etym OE grasen AS grasian fr grs grass See Grass 1 To feed or supply cattle sheep etc with grass to furnish pasture for A field or two to graze his cows Swift 2 To feed on to eat growing herbage to eat grass from a pasture to browse The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead Pope 3 To tend cattle etc while grazing When Jacob grazed his uncle Labans sheep Shak 4 To rub or touch lightly the surface of a thing in passing as the bullet grazed the wall GRAZE Graze v i 1 To eat grass to feed on growing herbage as cattle graze on the meadows 2 To yield grass for grazing The ground cortinueth the wet whereby it will never graze to purpose Bacon 3 To touch something lightly in passing GRAZE Graze n 1 The act of grazing the cropping of grass Colloq Turning him out for a grace on the common T Hughes 2 A light touch a slight scratch GRAZER Grazer n Defn One that grazes a creature which feeds on growing grass or herbage The cackling goose Close grazer finds wherewith to ease her want J Philips GRAZIER Grazier n Defn One who pastures cattle and rears them for market The inhabitants be rather graziers than plowmen Stow GRAZING Grazing n 1 The act of one who or that which grazes 2 A pasture growing grass GRAZIOSO Grazioso adv Etym It adj See Gracious Mus Defn Gracefully smoothly elegantly GRE Gre n Defn See Gree a step Obs GRE Gre n Defn See Gree good will Obs GREASE Grease gres n Etym OE grese grece F graisse akin to gras fat greasy fr LL grassus thick fat gross L crassus Cf Crass 1 Animal fat as tallow or lard especially when in a soft state oily or unctuous matter of any kind 2 Far Defn An inflammation of a horses heels suspending the ordinary greasy secretion of the part and producing dryness and scurfiness followed by cracks ulceration and fungous excrescences Grease bush Bot Same as Grease wood below Grease moth Zoöl a pyralid moth Aglossa pinguinalis whose larva eats greasy cloth etc Grease wood Bot a scraggy stunted and somewhat prickly shrub Sarcobatus vermiculatus of the Spinach family very abundant in alkaline valleys from the upper Missouri to California The name is also applied to other plants of the same family as several species of Atriplex and Obione GREASE Grease v t imp p p Greased grezd or gresd p pr vb n Greasing 1 To smear anoint or daub with grease or fat to lubricate as to grease the wheels of a wagon 2 To bribe to corrupt with presents The greased advocate that grinds the poor Dryden 3 To cheat or cozen to overreach Obs Beau Fl 4 Ear To affect a horse with grease the disease To grease in the hand to corrupt by bribes Usher GREASE COCK GREASE CUP Grease cock or cup Mach Defn A cock or cup containing grease to serve as a lubricator GREASER Greaser n 1 One who or that which greases specifically a person employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery engines carriages etc 2 A nickname sometimes applied in contempt to a Mexican of the lowest type Low U S GREASILY Greasily Defn adv 1 In a greasy manner 2 In a gross or indelicate manner Obs You talk greasily your lips grow foul Shak GREASINESS Greasiness n Defn The quality or state of being greasy oiliness unctuousness grossness GREASY Greasy a Etym Compar Greasier 1 Composed of or characterized by grease oily unctuous as a greasy dish 2 Smeared or defiled with grease With greasy aprons rules and hammers Shak 3 Like grease or oil smooth seemingly unctuous to the touch as is mineral soapstone 4 Fat of body bulky R Shak 5 Gross indelicate indecent Obs Marston 6 Far Defn Affected with the disease called grease as the heels of a horse See Grease n 2 GREAT Great a Compar Greater superl Greatest Etym OE gret great AS gret akin to OS LG grt D groot OHG grz G gross Cf Groat the coin 1 Large in space of much size big immense enormous expanded opposed to small and little as a great house ship farm plain distance length 2 Large in number numerous as a great company multitude series etc 3 Long continued lengthened in duration prolonged in time as a great while a great interval 4 Superior admirable commanding applied to thoughts actions and feelings 5 Endowed with extraordinary powers uncommonly gifted able to accomplish vast results strong powerful mighty noble as a great hero scholar genius philosopher etc 6 Holding a chief position elevated lofty eminent distingushed formost principal as great men the great seal the great marshal etc He doth object I am too great of birth Shak 7 Entitled to earnest consideration weighty important as a great argument truth or principle 8 Pregnant big with young The ewes great with young Ps lxxviii 71 9 More than ordinary in degree very considerable in degree as to use great caution to be in great pain We have all Great cause to give great thanks Shak 10 Genealogy Older younger or more remote by single generation often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of de scent as greatgrandfather a grandfathers or a grand mothers father greatgrandson etc Great bear Astron the constellation Ursa Major Great cattle Law all manner of cattle except sheep and yearlings Wharton Great charter Eng Hist Magna Charta Great circle of a sphere a circle the plane of which passes through the center of the sphere Great circle sailing the process or art of conducting a ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc between two places Great go the final examination for a degree at the University of Oxford England called also greats T Hughes Great guns Naut See under Gun The Great Lakes the large freshwater lakes Lakes Superior Michigan Huron Erie and Ontario which lie on the northern borders of the United States Great master Same as Grand master under Grand Great organ Mus the largest and loudest of the three parts of a grand organ the others being the choir organ and the swell and sometimes the pedal organ or foot keys It is played upon by a separate keyboard which has the middle position The great powers of Europe in modern diplomacy Great Britain France Germany Austria Russia and Italy Great primer See under Type Great scale Mus the complete scale employed to designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest to highest Great sea the Mediterranean sea In Chaucer both the Black and the Mediterranean seas are so called Great seal a The principal seal of a kingdom or state b In Great Britain the lord chancellor who is custodian of this seal also his office Great tithes See under Tithes The great the eminent distinguished or powerful The Great Spirit among the North American Indians their chief or principal deity To be great with one to be intimate or familiar with him Bacon GREAT Great n Defn The whole the gross as a contract to build a ship by the great GREATBELLIED Greatbellied a Defn Having a great belly bigbellied pregnant teeming Shak GREATCOAT Greatcoat n Defn An overcoat GREATEN Greaten v t Defn To make great to aggrandize to cause to increase in size to expand R A ministers business is to greaten and exalt his king Ken GREATEN Greaten v i Defn To become large to dilate R My blue eyes greatening in the lookingglass Mrs Browning GREATGRANDCHILD Greatgrandchild n Defn The child of ones grandson or granddaughter GREATGRANDDAUGHTER Greatgranddaughter n Etym See Great 10 Defn A daughter of ones grandson or granddaughter GREATGRANDFATHER Greatgrandfather n Etym See Great 10 Defn The father of ones grandfather or grandmother GREATGRANDMOTHER Greatgrandmother n Defn The mother of ones grandfather or grandmother GREATGRANDSON Greatgrandson n Etym See Great 10 Defn A son of ones grandson or granddaughter GREATHEARTED Greathearted a 1 Highspirited fearless Obs Clarendon 2 Generous magnanimous noble GREATHEARTEDNESS Greatheartedness n Defn The quality of being greathearted highmindedness magnanimity GREATLY Greatly adv 1 In a great degree much I will greatly multiply thy sorrow Gen iii 16 2 Nobly illustriously magnanimously By a high fate thou greatly didst expire Dryden GREATNESS Greatness n Etym AS greátnes 1 The state condition or quality of being great as greatness of size greatness of mind power etc 2 Pride haughtiness ObsIt is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships Bacon GREAT WHITE WAY Great White Way Defn Broadway in New York City in the neighborhood chiefly occupied by theaters as from about 30th Street about 50th Street so called from its brilliant illumination at night GREAVE Greave n Defn A grove Obs Spenser GREAVE Greave n Etym OF greees cf Sp grevas Defn Armor for the leg below the knee usually in the plural GREAVE Greave v t imp p p Greaved grevd p pr vb n Greaving Etym From Greaves Naut Defn To clean a ships bottom to grave GREAVES Greaves grevz n pl Etym Cf dial Sw grevar greaves LG greven G griebe also AS greofa pot Cf Gravy Defn The sediment of melted tallow It is made into cakes for dogs food In Scotland it is called cracklings Written also graves GREBE Grebe greb n Etym F grbe fr Armor krib comb akin to kriben crest W crib comb crest So called in allusion to the crest of one species Zoöl Defn One of several swimming birds or divers of the genus Colymbus formerly Podiceps aud allied genera found in the northern parts of America Europe and Asia They have strong sharp bills and lobate toes GRECIAN Grecian a Etym Cf Greek Defn Of or pertaining to Greece Greek Grecian bend among women an affected carriage of the body the upper part being inclined forward Collog Grecian fire See Greek fire under Greek GRECIAN Grecian n 1 A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece a Greek 2 A jew who spoke Greek a Hellenist Acts vi 1 Note The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version 6 One well versed in the Greek language literature or history De Quincey GRECISM Grecism n Etym Cf F grécisme Defn An idiom of the Greek language a Hellenism Addison GRECIZE Grecize v t imp p p Grecized p pr vb n Grecizing Etym Cf F gréciser 1 To render Grecian also to cause a word or phrase in another language to take a Greek form as the name is Grecized T Warton 2 To translate into Greek GRECIZE GRECIANIZE Grecize Grecianize v i Defn To conform to the Greek custom especially in speech GRECOROMAN GrecoRoman a Defn Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman as GrecoRoman architecture GRECQUE Grecque grêk n Etym F Defn An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin esp a fret or meander GREE Gree n Etym F gré See Grateful and cf Agree 1 Good will favor pleasure satisfaction used esp in such phrases as to take in gree to accept in gree that is to take favorably Obs Chaucer Accept in gree my lord the words I spoke Fairfax 2 Rank degree position Obs or Scot Chaucer He is a shepherd great in gree Spnser 3 The prize the honor of the day as to bear the gree i e to carry off the prize Obs or Scot Chaucer GREE Gree v i Etym From Agree Defn To agree Obs Fuller GREE Gree n pl Grees grez obs plurals Greece gres Grice grs or grs Grise Grize grz or grz etc Etym OF gré F grade See Grade Defn A step GREECE Greece n pl Defn See Gree a step Obs GREED Greed n Etym Akin to Goth grdus hunger Icel graedhr sq root34 See Greedy Defn An eager desire or longing greediness as a greed of gain GREEDILY Greedily Defn adv In a greedy manner GREEDINESS Greediness n Etym AS grdignes Defn The quality of being greedy vehement and selfish desire Fox in stealth wolf in greediness Shak Syn Ravenousness voracity eagerness avidity GREEDY Greedy a Compar Greedier îer superl Greediest Etym OE gredi AS grdig grdig akin to D gretig OS grdag OHG grtag Dan graadig OSw gradig grdig Icel graugr Goth grdags greedy grdn to be hungry cf Skr grdh to be greedy Cf Greed 1 Having a keen appetite for food or drink ravenous voracious very hungry followed by of as a lion that is greedy of his prey 2 Having a keen desire for anything vehemently desirous eager to obtain avaricious as greedy of gain GREEDYGUT Greedygut n Defn A glutton Low Todd GREEGREE GRIGRI Greegree Grigri n Defn An African talisman or Grigri charm A greegree man an African magician or fetich priest GREEK Greek a Etym AS grec L Graecus Gr cf F grec Cf Grecian Defn Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks Grecian Greek calends See under Calends Greek Church Eccl Hist the Eastern Church that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or Western Church in the ninth century It comprises the great bulk of the Christian population of Russia of which this is the established church Greece Moldavia and Wallachia The Greek Church is governed by patriarchs and is called also the Byzantine Church Greek cross See Illust 10 Of Cross Greek Empire See Byzantine Empire Greek fire a combustible composition which burns under water the constituents of which are supposed to be asphalt with niter and sulphur Ure Greek rose the flower campion GREEK Greek n 1 A native or one of the people of Greece a Grecian also the language of Greece 2 A swindler a knave a cheat Slang Without a confederate the game of baccarat does not offer many chances for the Greek Sat Rev 3 Something unintelligible as it was all Greek to me Colloq GREEK CALENDAR Greek calendar 1 Any of various calendars used by the ancient Greek states The Attic calendar divided the year into twelve months of 29 and 30 days as follows 1 Hecatombæon JulyAug 2 Metageitnion AugSept 3 Boëdromion SeptOct 4 Pyanepsion OctNov 5 Mæmacterion NovDec 6 Poseideon DecJan 7 Gamelion JanFeb 8 Anthesterion FebMar 9 Elaphebolion MarApr 10 Munychion AprMay 11 Thargelion MayJune 12 Scirophorion JuneJuly A fixed relation to the seasons was maintained by introducing an intercalary month the second Poseideon at first in an inexact way afterward in years 3 5 8 11 13 16 19 of the Metonic cycle Dates were reckoned in Olympiads 2 The Julian calendar used in the Greek Church GREEK CALENDS GREEK KALENDS Greek calends or kalends Defn A time that will never come as the Greeks had no calends GREEKESS Greekess n Defn A female Greek R GREEKISH Greekish a Etym Cf AS Grecisc Defn Peculiar to Greece GREEKLING Greekling n Defn A little Greek or one of small esteem or pretensions B Jonson GREEN Green a Compar Greener superl Greenest Etym OE grene AS grne akin to D groen OS grni OHG gruoni G grn Dan Sw grn Icel grnn fr the root of E grow See Grow 1 Having the color of grass when fresh and growing resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue verdant emerald 2 Having a sickly color wan To look so green and pale Shak 3 Full of life aud vigor fresh and vigorous new recent as a green manhood a green wound As valid against such an old and beneficent government as against the greenest usurpation Burke 4 Not ripe immature not fully grown or ripened as green fruit corn vegetables etc 5 Not roasted half raw R We say the meat is green when half roasted L Watts 6 Immature in age or experience young raw not trained awkward as green in years or judgment I might be angry with the officious zeal which supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my gray hairs Sir W Scott 7 Not seasoned not dry containing its natural juices as green wood timber etc Shak Green brier Bot a thorny climbing shrub Emilaz rotundifolia having a yellowish green stem and thick leaves with small clusters of flowers common in the United States called also cat brier Green con Zoöl the pollock Green crab Zoöl an edible shore crab Carcinus menas of Europe and America in New England locally named joerocker Green crop a crop used for food while in a growing or unripe state as distingushed from a grain crop root crop etc Green diallage Min a Diallage a variety of pyroxene b Smaragdite Green dragon Bot a North American herbaceous plant Arisæma Dracontium resembling the Indian turnip called also dragon root Green earth Min a variety of glauconite found in cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock and used as a pigment by artists called also mountain green Green ebony a A south American tree Jacaranda ovalifolia having a greenish wood used for rulers turned and inlaid work and in dyeing b The West Indian green ebony See Ebony Green fire Pyrotech a composition which burns with a green flame It consists of sulphur and potassium chlorate with some salt of barium usually the nitrate to which the color of the flame is due Green fly Zoöl any green species of plant lice or aphids esp those that infest greenhouse plants Green gage Bot See Greengage in the Vocabulary Green gland Zoöl one of a pair of large green glands in Crustacea supposed to serve as kidneys They have their outlets at the bases of the larger antennæ Green hand a novice Colloq Green heart Bot the wood of a lauraceous tree found in the West Indies and in South America used for shipbuilding or turnery The green heart of Jamaica and Guiana is the Nectandra Rodioei that of Martinique is the Colubrina ferruginosa Green iron ore Min dufrenite Green laver Bot an edible seaweed Ulva latissima called also green sloke Green lead ore Min pyromorphite Green linnet Zoöl the greenfinch Green looper Zoöl the cankerworm Green marble Min serpentine Green mineral a carbonate of copper used as a pigment See Greengill Green monkey Zoöl a West African longtailed monkey Cercopithecus callitrichus very commonly tamed and trained to perform tricks It was introduced into the West Indies early in the last century and has become very abundant there Green salt of Magnus Old Chem a dark green crystalline salt consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides of platinum Green sand Founding molding sand used for a mold while slightly damp and not dried before the cast is made Green sea Naut a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a vessels deck Green sickness Med chlorosis Green snake Zoöl one of two harmless American snakes Cyclophis vernalis and C æstivus They are bright green in color Green turtle Zoöl an edible marine turtle See Turtle Green vitriol a Chem Sulphate of iron a light green crystalline substance very extensively used in the preparation of inks dyes mordants etc b Min Same as copperas melanterite and sulphate of iron Green ware articles of pottery molded and shaped but not yet baked Green woodpecker Zoöl a common European woodpecker Picus viridis called also yaffle GREEN Green gren n 1 The color of growing plants the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue 2 A grassy plain or plat a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage as the village green Oer the smooth enameled green Milton 3 Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants wreaths usually in the plural In that soft season when descending showers Call forth the greens and wake the rising flowers Pope 4 pl Leaves and stems of young plants as spinach beets etc which in their green state are boiled for food 5 Any substance or pigment of a green color Alkali green Chem an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid derivative of a complex aniline dye resembling emerald green called also Helvetia green Berlin green Chem See under Berlin Brilliant green Chem a complex aniline dye resembling emerald green in composition Brunswick green an oxychloride of copper Chrome green See under Chrome Emerald green Chem a A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a metallic green crystalline substance and used for dyeing silk wool and mordanted vegetable fiber a brilliant green called also aldehyde green acid green malachite green Victoria green solid green etc It is usually found as a double chloride with zinc chloride or as an oxalate b See Paris green below Gaignets green Chem a green pigment employed by the French artist Adrian Gusgnet and consisting essentially of a basic hydrate of chromium Methyl green Chem an artificial rosaniline dyestuff obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow luster called also lightgreen Mineral green See under Mineral Mountain green See Green earth under Green a Paris green Chem a poisonous green powder consisting of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and arsenite of copper It has found very extensive use as a pigment for wall paper artificial flowers etc but particularly as an exterminator of insects as the potato bug called also Schweinfurth green imperial green Vienna green emerald qreen and mitis green Scheeles green Chem a green pigment consisting essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper called also Swedish green It may enter into various pigments called parrot green pickel green Brunswick green nereid green or emerald green GREEN Green v t imp p p Greened great p pr vb n Greening Defn To make green Great spring before Greened all the year Thomson GREEN Green v i Defn To become or grow green Tennyson By greening slope and singing flood Whittier GREENBACK Greenback n Defn One of the legal tender notes of the United States first issued in 1862 and having the devices on the back printed with green ink to prevent alterations and counterfeits GREENBACKER Greenbacker n Defn One of those who supported greenback or paper money and opposed the resumption of specie payments Colloq U S GREENBONE Greenbone n Etym So named because the bones are green when boiled Zoöl a Any garfish Belone or Tylosurus b The European eelpout GREENBROOM Greenbroom n Bot Defn A plant of the genus Genista G tinctoria dyers weed called also greenweed GREENCLOTH Greencloth klôth 115 n Defn A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting house of the British sovereigns household composed of the lord steward and his officers and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the verge of the palace which extends two hundred yards beyond the gatees GREENERY Greenery n Defn Green plants verdure A pretty little onestoried abode so rural so smothered in greenery J Ingelow GREENEYED Greeneyed a 1 Having green eyes 2 Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or distorts Greeneyed jealousy Shak GREENFINCH Greenfinch n Zoöl 1 A European finch Ligurinus chloris called also green bird green linnet green grosbeak green olf greeny and peasweep 2 The Texas sparrow Embernagra rufivirgata in which the general color is olive green with four rufous stripes on the head GREENFISH Greenfish n Zoöl Defn See Bluefish and Pollock GREENGAGE Greengage n Bot Defn A kind of plum of medium size roundish shape greenish flesh and delicious flavor It is called in France Reine Claude after the queen of Francis I See Gage GREENGILL Greengill n Zoöl Defn An oyster which has the gills tinged with a green pigment said to be due to an abnormal condition of the blood GREENGROCER Greengrocer n Defn A retailer of vegetables or fruits in their fresh or green state GREENHEAD Greenhead n Zoöl a The mallard b The striped bass See Bass GREENHEAD GREENHOOD Greenhead Greenhood n Defn A state of greenness verdancy Chaucer GREENHORN Greenhorn n Defn A raw inexperienced person one easily imposed upon W Irving GREENHOUSE Greenhouse n Defn A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather GREENING Greening n Defn A greenish apple of several varieties among which the Rhode Island greening is the best known for its finegrained acid flesh and its excellent keeping quality GREENISH Greenish a Defn Somewhat green having a tinge of green as a greenish yellow Greenishness n GREENLANDER Greenlander n Defn A native of Greenland GREENLEEK Greenleek n Zoöl Defn An Australian parrakeet Polytelis Barrabandi called also the scarletbreasted parrot GREENLET Greenlet n Defn l Zoöl One of numerous species of small American singing birds of the genus Vireo as the solitary or blueheaded Vireo solitarius the brotherlylove V Philadelphicus the warbling greenlet V gilvus the yellowthroated greenlet V flavifrons and others See Vireo 2 Zoöl Any species of Cyclorhis a genus of tropical American birds allied to the tits GREENLY Greenly adv Defn With a green color newly freshly immaturely a Defn Of a green color Obs GREENNESS Greenness n Etym AS grnnes See Green 1 The quality of being green viridity verdancy as the greenness of grass or of a meadow 2 Freshness vigor newness 3 Immaturity unripeness as the greenness of fruit inexperience as the greenness of youth GREENOCKITE Greenockite n Etym Named after Lord Greenock Min Defn Native cadmium sulphide a mineral occurring in yellow hexagonal crystals also as an earthy incrustation GREENROOM Greenroom grenroom n Defn The retiring room of actors and actresses in a theater GREENSAND Greensand s n Geol Defn A variety of sandstone usually imperfectly consolidated consisting largely of glauconite a silicate of iron and potash of a green color mixed with sand and a trace of phosphate of lime Note Greensand is often called marl because it is a useful fertilizer The greensand beds of the American Cretaceous belong mostly to the Upper Cretaceous GREENSHANK Greenshank n Zoöl Defn A European sandpiper or snipe Totanus canescens called also greater plover GREENSTALL Greenstall n Defn A stall at which greens and fresh vegetables are exposed for sale GREENSTONE Greenstone grenston n Etym So called from a tinge of green in the color Geol Defn A name formerly applied rather loosely to certain darkcolored igneous rocks including diorite diabase etc GREENSWARD Greensward sward n Defn Turf green with grass GREENTH Greenth grenth n Etym Cf Growth Defn The state or quality of being green verdure R The greenth of summer G Eliot GREENWEED Greenweed n Bot Defn See Greenbroom GREENWOOD Greenwood n Defn A forest as it appears is spring and summer GREENWOOD Greenwood a Defn Pertaining to a greenwood as a greenwood shade Dryden GREET Greet a Defn Great Obs Chaucer GREET Greet v i Etym OE greten AS grtan grlan akin to Icel grata Sw gita Dan grde Goth grctan cf Skr hrd to sound roar sq root50 Defn To weep to cry to lament Obs or Scot Written also greit Spenser GREET Greet n Defn Mourning Obs Spenser GREET Greet v t imp p p Greeted p pr vb n Greeting Etym OE greten AS grtan to address approach akin to OS gr LG gröten D groeten OHG gruozzen G grüssen 1 To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes to salute to hail to welcome to accost with friendship to pay respects or compliments to either personally or through the intervention of another or by writing or token My lord the mayor of London comes to greet you Shak 2 To come upon or meet as with something that makes the heart glad In vain the spring my senses greets Addison 3 To accost to address Pope GREET Greet v i Defn To meet and give salutations There greet in silence as the dead are wont And sleep in peace Shak GREET Greet n Defn Greeting Obs F Beaumont GREETER Greeter n Defn One who greets or salutes another GREETER Greeter n Defn One who weeps or mourns Obs GREETING Greeting n Defn Expression of kindness or joy salutation at meeting a compliment from one absent Write to him gentle adieus and greetings Shak Syn Salutation salute compliment GREEVE Greeve n Defn See Grieve an overseer GREEZE Greeze n Defn A step See Gree a step Obs The top of the ladder or first greeze is this Latimer GREFFIER Greffier n Etym F from LL grafarius graphiarius fr L graphium a writing style cf F greffe a record office See Graft and cf Graffer Defn A registrar or recorder a notary Obs Bp Hall GREGAL Gregal a Etym L gregalis fr grex gregis herd Defn Pertaining to or like a flock For this gregal conformity there is an excuse W S Mayo GREGARIAN Gregarian a Defn Gregarious belonging to the herd or common sort common Obs The gregarian soldiers Howell GREGARINE GREGARINAE Gregarinae n pl Etym NL fr Gregarina the typical genus fr L gregarius See Gregarious Zoöl Defn An order of Protozoa allied to the Rhizopoda and parasitic in other animals as in the earthworm lobster etc When adult they have a small wormlike body inclosing a nucleus but without external organs in one of the young stages they are amoebiform called also Gregarinida and Gregarinaria GREGARINE Gregarine a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Gregarinæ n Defn One of the Gregarinæ GREGARINIDA Gregarinida Defn Gregarinæ GREGARIOUS Gregarious a Etym L gregarius fr grex gregis herd cf Gr jar to approach Cf Congregate Egregious Defn Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds tending to flock or herd together not habitually solitary or living alone Burke No birds of prey are gregarious Ray Gregariously adv Gregariousness n GREGE GREGGE Grege Gregge v t Etym OE gregier to burden Defn To make heavy to increase Obs Wyclif GREGGOE GREGO Greggoe Grego n Etym Prob fr It Greco Greek or Sp Griego or Pg Grego Defn A short jacket or cloak made of very thick coarse cloth with a hood attached worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant Written also griego GREGORIAN Gregorian a Etym NL Gregorianus fr Gregorius Gregory Gr grégorien Defn Pertaining to or originated by some person named Gregory especially one of the popes of that name Gregorian calendar the calendar as reformed by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 including the method of adjusting the leap years so as to harmonize the civil year with the solar and also the regulation of the time of Easter and the movable feasts by means of epochs See Gregorian year below Gregorian chant Mus plain song or canto fermo a kind of unisonous music according to the eight celebrated church modes as arranged and prescribed by Pope Gregory I called the Great in the 6th century Gregorian modes the musical scales ordained by Pope Gregory the Great and named after the ancient Greek scales as Dorian Lydian etc Gregorian telescope Opt a form of reflecting telescope named from Prof James Gregory of Edinburgh who perfected it in 1663 A small concave mirror in the axis of this telescope having its focus coincident with that of the large reflector transmits the light received from the latter back through a hole in its center to the eyepiece placed behind it Gregorian year the year as now reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar Thus every year of the current reckoning which is divisible by 4 except those divisible by 100 aud not by 400 has 366 days all other years have 365 days See Bissextile and Note under Style n 7 GREILLADE Greillade n Metal Defn Iron ore in coarse powder prepared for reduction by the Catalan process GREISEN Greisen n Min Defn A crystalline rock consisting of quarts and mica common in the tin regions of Cornwall and Saxony GREIT Greit v i Defn See Greet to weep GREITH Greith v t Etym Icel grcta cf AS gerdan to arrange pref ge r ready Cf Ready Defn To make ready often used reflexively Obs Chaucer GREITH Greith n Etym Icel grcii See Greith v Defn Goods furniture Obs Note See Graith GREMIAL Gremial a Etym L gremium lap bosom Defn Of or pertaining to the lap or bosom R GREMIAL Gremial n 1 A bosom friend Obs Fuller 2 Ecol Defn A cloth often adorned with gold or silver lace placed on the bishops lap while he sits in celebrating mass or in ordaining priests GRENADE Grenade n Etym F grenade a pomegranate a grenade or Sp granada orig filled with seeds So called from the resemblanse of its shape to a pomegranate See Carnet Grain a kernel and cf Pomegranate Min Defn A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive ignited by means of a fuse and thrown from the hand among enemies Hand grenade a A small grenade of iron or glass usually about two and a half inches in diameter to be thrown from the hand into the head of a sap trenches covered way or upon besiegers mounting a breach b A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle containing water and gas It is thrown into the flames Called also fire grenade Rampart grenades grenades of various sizes which when used are rolled over the pararapet in a trough GRENADIER Grenadier n Etym F grenadier See Grenade 1 Mil Defn Originaly a soldier who carried and threw grenades afterward one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion taking post on the right of the line and wearing a peculiar uniform In modern times a member of a special regiment or corps as a grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I one of the regiment of Grenadier Guards of the British army etc 2 Zoöl Defn Any marine fish of the genus Macrurus in which the body and tail taper to a point they mostly inhabit the deep sea called also onion fish and rattail fish 3 Zoöl Defn A brightcolored South African grosbeak Pyromelana orix having the back red and the lower parts black GRENADILLO Grenadillo n Etym Sp granadillo Defn A handsome tropical American wood much used for making flutes and other wind instruments called also Grenada cocos or cocus and red ebony GRENADINE Grenadine n Etym F 1 A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool for womens wear 2 A trade name for a dyestuff consisting essentially of impure fuchsine GRENADO Grenado n Defn Same as Grenade GRENE Grene a Defn Green Obs Chaucer GRES Gres n Defn Grass Obs Chaucer GRESSORIAL GRESSORIOUS Gressorial Gressorious a Etym L gressus p p of gradi to step go Zool Defn Adapted for walking anisodactylous as the feet of certain birds and insects See Illust under Aves GRET GRETE Gret Grete a Defn Great Obs Chaucer GRETTO Gretto obs Defn imp of Greet to salute GREVE Greve n Defn A grove Obs Chaucer GREW Grew Defn imp of Grow GREWSOME GRUESOME Grewsome Defn Gruesome a Etym From a word akin to Dan gru horror terror some cf D gruwzaam G grausam Cf Grisly Defn Ugly frightful Grewsome sights of war C Kingsley GREY Grey a Defn See Gray the correct orthography GREYHOUND Greyhound n Etym OE graihund greihound greahund grihond Icel greyhundr grey greyhound hundr dog cf AS grghund The origin of the first syllable is unknown Defn A slender graceful breed of dogs remarkable for keen sight and swiftness It is one of the oldest varieties known and is figured on the Egyptian monuments Written also grayhound GREYLAG Greylag n Zoöl Defn See Graylag GRIBBLE Gribble n Etym Cf Prov E grib to bite Zoöl Defn A small marine isopod crustacean Limnoria lignorum or L terebrans which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber such as the piles of wharves both in Europe and America GRICE Grice n Etym OE gris grise of Scand origin cf Icel grss Sw gris Dan grus also Gr Skr ghrshvi boar Cf Grise Griskin Defn A little pig Written also grise Scot GRICE Grice n Defn See Gree a step Obs B Jonson GRID Grid n Defn A grating of thin parallel bars similar to a gridiron GRIDDLE Griddle n Etym OE gredil gredl gridel of Celtic origin cf W greidell Ir greideal greideil griddle gridiron greadaim I burn scorch Cf Gridiron 1 An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes 2 A sieve with a wire bottom used by miners GRIDDLECAKE Griddlecake n Defn A cake baked or fried on a griddle esp a thin batter cake as of buckwheat or common flour GRIDE Gride v i imp p p Grided p pr vb n Griding Etym For gird properly to strike with a rod See Yard a measure and cf Grid to strike sneer Defn To cut with a grating sound to cut to penetrate or pierce harshly as the griding sword Milton That through his thigh the mortal steel did gride Spenser GRIDE Gride n Defn A harsh scraping or cutting a grating The gride of hatchets fiercely thrown On wigwam log and tree and stone Whittier GRIDELIN Gridelin n Etym F gris de lin gray of flax flax gray Defn A color mixed of white and red or a gray violet Written also gredaline grizelin Dryden GRIDIRON Gridiron n Etym OE gredire gredirne from tthe same source as E griddle but the ending wass confused with E iron See Griddle 1 A grated iron utensil for broiling flesh and fish over coals 2 Naut Defn An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination cleaning and repairs 3 Sport Defn A football field Gridiron pendulum See under Pendulum Gridiron valve Steam Engine a slide valve with several parallel perforations corresponding to openings in the seat on which the valve moves GRIEF Grief n Etym OE grief gref OF grief gref F grief L gravis heavy akin to Gr Skr guru Goth karus Cf Barometer Grave a Grieve Gooroo 1 Pain of mind on account of something in the past mental suffering arising from any cause as misfortune loss of friends misconduct of ones self or others etc sorrow sadness The mother was so afflicted at the loss of a fine boy that she died for grief of it Addison 2 Cause of sorrow or pain that which afficts or distresses trial grievance Be factious for redress of all these griefs Shak 3 Physical pain or a cause of it malady R This grief cancerous ulcers hastened the end of that famous mathematician Mr Harriot Wood To come to grief to meet with calamity accident defeat ruin etc causing grief to turn out badly Colloq Syn Affiction sorrow distress sadness trial grievance Grief Sorrow Sadness Sorrow is the generic term grief is sorrow for some definite cause one which commenced at least in the past sadness is applied to a permanent mood of the mind Sorrow is transient in many cases but the grief of a mother for the loss of a favorite child too often turns into habitual sadness Grief is sometimes considered as synonymous with sorrow and in this case we speak of the transports of grief At other times it expresses more silent deep and painful affections such as are inspired by domestic calamities particularly by the loss of friends and relatives or by the distress either of body or mind experienced by those whom we love and value CoganSee Affliction GRIEFFUL Griefful a Defn Full of grief or sorrow Sackvingle GRIEFLESS Griefless a Defn Without grief Huloet GRIEGO Griego n Defn See Greggoe GRIEVABLE Grievable a Defn Lamentable Obs GRIEVANCE Grievance n Etym OF grcvance See Grieve v t 1 A cause of uneasiness and complaint a wrong done and suffered that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance as arising from injustice tyranny etc injury 2 Grieving grief affliction The grievance of a mind unreasonably yoked Milton Syn Burden oppression hardship trouble GRIEVANCER Grievancer n Defn One who occasions a grievance one who gives ground for complaint Obs Petition against the bishops as grand grievancers Fuller GRIEVE GREEVE Grieve Greeve n Etym AS ger Cf Reeve an officer Defn A manager of a farm or overseer of any work a reeve a manorial bailiff Scot Their children were horsewhipped by the grieve Sir W Scott GRIEVE Grieve v t imp p p Grieved p pr vb n Grieving Etym OE greven OF grever fr L gravare to burden oppress fr gravis heavy See Grief 1 To occasion grief to to wound the sensibilities of to make sorrowful to cause to suffer to affect to hurt to try Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God Eph iv 30 The maidens grieved themselves at my concern Cowper 2 To sorrow over as to grieve ones fate R GRIEVE Grieve v i Defn To feel grief to be in pain of mind on account of an evil to sorrow to mourn often followed by at for or over Do not you grieve at this Shak GRIEVER Griever n Defn One who or that which grieves GRIEVING Grieving a Defn Sad sorrowful causing grief n Defn The act of causing grief the state of being grieved Grievingly adv Shak GRIEVOUS Grievous a Etym OF grevous grevos LL gravosus See Grief 1 Causing grief or sorrow painful afflictive hard to bear offensive harmful The famine was grievous in the land Gen xii 10 The thing was very grievous in Abrahams sight Gen xxi 11 2 Characterized by great atrocity heinous aggravated flagitious as a grievous sin Gen xviii 20 3 Full of or expressing grief showing great sorrow or affliction as a grievous cry Grievously adv Grievousness n GRIFF Griff n Etym Cf Gripe 1 Grasp reach Obs A vein of gold ore within one spades griff Holland 2 Etym Cf F griffe G griff prop a grasping Weaving Defn An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods Knight GRIFFE Griffe n Etym F Defn The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro also a mulatto Local U S GRIFFIN Griffin n Defn An AngloIndian name for a person just arrived from Europe H Kingsley GRIFFIN GRIFFON Griffin Griffon n Etym OE griffin griffon griffoun F griffon fr L gryphus equiv to gryps Gr 1 Myth Defn A fabulous monster half lion and half eagle It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art 2 Her Defn A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge 3 Zoöl Defn A species of large vulture Gyps fulvus found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe North Africa and Asia Minor called also gripe and grype It is supposed to be the eagle of the Bible The bearded griffin is the lammergeir Written also gryphon 4 An English early apple GRIG Grig n Etym Cf Sw kräk little creature reptile or D kriek cricket E cricket 1 Zoöl a A cricket or grasshopper Prov Eng b Any small eel c The broadnosed eel See Glut Prov Eng 2 Heath Prov Eng Audrey As merry as a grig Etym etymology uncertain a saying supposed by some to be a corruption of As merry as a Greek by others to be an allusion to the cricket GRIL Gril a Etym OE gril harsh akin to G grell offending the ear or eye shrill dazzling MHG grel angry cf AS gallan to provoke Defn Harah hard severe stern rough Obs Rom of R GRILL Grill n Etym F gril See Grill v t 1 A gridiron They make grills of wood to broil their meat Cotton 2 That which is broiled on a gridiron as meat fish etc GRILL Grill v t imp p p Grilled p pr vb n Grilling Etym F griller fr gril gridiron OF graïl L craticulum for craticula fine hurdlework a small gridiron dim of crates hurdle See Grate n 1 To broil on a grill or gridiron Boiling of men in caldrons grilling them on gridirons Marvell 2 To torment as if by broiling Dickens GRILLADE Grillade n Etym F See Grill v t Defn The act of grilling also that which is grilled GRILLAGE Grillage n Etym F Hydraulic Eagin Defn A framework of sleepers and crossbeams forming a foundation in marshy or treacherous soil GRILLE Grille a Etym F See Grill v t Defn A lattice or grating The grille which formed part of the gate L Oliphant GRILLROOM Grillroom n Defn A room specially fitted for broiling food esp one in a restaurant hotel or clubhouse arranged for prompt service GRILLY Grilly v t Etym See Grill v t Defn To broil to grill hence To harass Obs Hudibras GRILSE Grilse n Etym Etymol uncertain Zoöl Defn A young salmon after its first return from the sea GRIM Grim a Compar Grimmer mer superl Grimmest Etym AS grim akin to G grimm equiv to G D grimmig Dan grim grum Sw grym Icel grimmr G gram grief as adj hostile cf Gr Defn Of forbidding or fearinspiring aspect fierce stern surly cruel frightful horrible Whose grim aspect sets every joint ashaking Shak The ridges of grim war Milton Syn Fierce ferocious furious horrid horrible frightful ghastly grisly hideous stern sullen sour GRIMACE Grimace n Etym F prob of Teutonic origin cf AS gr mask specter Ical gr mask hood perh akin to E grin Defn A distortion of the countenance whether habitual from affectation or momentary aad occasional to express some feeling as contempt disapprobation complacency etc a smirk a madeup face Moving his face into such a hideons grimace that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion Addison Note Half the French words used affectedly by Melantha in Drydens Marriage alaMode as innovations in our language are now in common usa chagrin doubleentendre éclaircissement embarras équivoque foible grimace naïvete ridicule All these words which she learns by heart to use occasionally are now in common use I Disraeli GRIMACE Grimace v i Defn To make grimaces to distort ones face to make faces H Martineau GRIMACED Grimaced a Defn Distorted crabbed GRIMALKIN Grimalkin n Etym For graymalkin gray malkin Defn An old cat esp a shecat J Philips GRIME Grime n Etym Cf Dan grim griim lampblack soot grime Icel gr mask sort of hood OD grijmsel grimsel soot smut and E grimace Defn Foul matter dirt rubbed in sullying blackness deeply ingrained GRIME Grime v t Defn To sully or soil deeply to dirt Shak GRIMILY Grimily adv Defn In a grimy manner GRIMINESS Griminess n Defn The state of being grimy GRIMLY Grimly a Defn Grim hideous stern R In glided Margarets grimly ghost And stood at Williams feet D Mallet GRIMLY Grimly adv Defn In a grim manner fiercely Shak GRIMME Grimme n Etym Cf F grimme Zoöl Defn A West African antelope Cephalophus rufilotus of a deep bay color with a broad dorsal stripe of black called also conquetoon GRIMNESS Grimness n Etym AS grimnes Defn Fierceness of look sternness crabbedness forbiddingness GRIMSIR Grimsir n Defn A stern man Obs Burton GRIMY Grimy a Compar Grimier superl Grimiest Defn Full of grime begrimed dirty foul GRIN Grin n Etym AS grin Defn A snare a gin Obs Like a bird that hasteth to his grin Remedy of Love GRIN Grin v i imp p p Grinned p pr vb n Grinning Etym OE grinnen grennen AS grennian Sw grina akin to D grijnen G greinen OHG grinan Dan grine Groan 1 To show the teeth as a dog to shsrl 2 To set the teeth together and open the lips or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth so as to show them as in laughter acorn or pain The pangs of death do make him grin Shak GRIN Grin v t Defn To express by grinning Grinned horrible a ghastly smileMilton GRIN Grin n Defn The act of closing the teeth and showing them or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth a hard forced or smeering smile IWatts He showed twenty teeth at a grin Addison GRIND Grind v t imp p p Ground p pr vb n Grinding Etym AS grindan perh akin to L frendere to gnash grind Cf Grist 1 To reduce to powder by friction as in a mill or with the teeth to crush into small fragments to produce as by the action of millstones Take the millstones and grind meal Is xivii 2 2 To wear down polish or sharpen by friction to make smooth sharp or pointed to whet as a knife or drill to rub against one another as teeth etc 3 To oppress by severe exactions to harass To grind the subject or defraud the prince Dryden 4 To study hard for examination College Slang GRIND Grind v i 1 To perform the operation of grinding something to turn the millstones Send thee Into the common prison there to grind Milton 2 To become ground or pulverized by friction as this corn grinds well 3 To become polished or sharpened by friction as glass grinds smooth steel grinds to a sharp edge 4 To move with much difficulty or friction to grate 5 To perform hard aud distasteful service to drudge to study hard as for an examination Farrar GRIND Grind n 1 The act of reducing to powder or of sharpening by friction 2 Any severe continuous work or occupation esp hard and uninteresting study Colloq T Hughes 3 A hard student a dig College Slang GRINDED Grinded obs p p of Grind Defn Ground Sir W Scott GRINDELIA Grindelia n Etym NL Named after D H Grindel a Russian Med Defn The dried stems and leaves of tarweed Grindelia used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis GRINDER Grinder n 1 One who or that which grinds 2 One of the double teeth used to grind or masticate the food a molar 3 Zoöl Defn The restless flycatcher Seisura inquieta of Australia called also restless thrush and volatile thrush It makes a noise like a scissors grinder to which the name alludes Grinders asthma phthisis or rot Med a lung disease produced by the mechanical irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off in the operation of grinding GRINDERY Grindery n Defn Leather workers materials Eng Grindery warehouse a shop where leather workers materials and tools are kept on sale Eng GRINDING Grinding a n Defn from Grind Grinding frame an English name for a cotton spinning machine Grinding mill a A mill for grinding grain b A lapidarys lathe GRINDINGLY Grindingly adv Defn In a grinding manner Colloq GRINDLE Grindle n Zoöl Defn The bowfin called also Johnny Grindle Local U S GRINDLE STONE Grindle stone Defn A grindstone Obs GRINDLET Grindlet n Defn A small drain GRINDSTONE Grindstone n Defn A flat circular stone revolving on an axle for grinding or sharpening tools or shaping or smoothing objects To hold pat or bring ones nose to the grindstone to oppress one to keep one in a condition of servitude They might be ashamed for lack of courage to suffer the Lacedæmonians to hold their noses to the grindstone Sir T North GRINGO Gringo n Amer Sp fr Sp gringo gibberish cf griego Greek F grigou wretch Defn Among Spanish Americans a foreigner esp an Englishman or American often used as a term of reproach GRINNER Grinner n Defn One who grins Addison GRINNINGLY Grinningly adv Defn In a grinning manner GRINT Grint Defn 3d pers sing pres of Grind Etym contr from grindeth Obs Chaucer GRINTE Grinte obs Defn imp of Grin v i 1 He grinte with his teeth so was he wroth Chaucer GRINTING Grinting n Defn Grinding Obs Chaucer GRIP Grip n Etym L gryps gryphus See Griffin Grype Zoöl Defn The griffin Obs GRIP Grip n Etym Cf AS grip furrow hitch D greb Defn A small ditch or furrow Ray GRIP Grip v t Defn To trench to drain GRIP Grip n Etym AS gripe Cf Grip v t Gripe v t 1 An energetic or tenacious grasp a holding fast strength in grasping 2 A peculiar mode of clasping the hand by which members of a secret association recognize or greet one another as a masonic grip 3 That by which anything is grasped a handle or gripe as the grip of a sword 4 A device for grasping or holding fast to something GRIP Grip v t Etym From Grip a grasp or P gripper to seize of German origin See Gripe v t Defn To give a grip to to grasp to gripe GRIP CAR Grip car Defn A car with a grip to clutch a traction cable GRIPE Gripe n Etym See Grype Zoöl Defn A vulture the griffin Obs Like a white hind under the gripes sharp claws Shak Gripes egg an alchemists vessel Obs E Jonson GRIPE Gripe v t imp p p Griped p pr vb n Griping Etym AS gripan akin to D grijpen G greifen OHG gr Icel gripa Sw gripe Dan gribe Goth greipan cf Lith graibyti Russ grabite to plunder Skr grah grabh to seize Cf Grip v t Grope 1 To catch with the hand to clasp closely with the fingers to clutch 2 To seize and hold fast to embrace closely Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure Robynson Mores Utopia 3 To pinch to distress Specifically to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances How inly sorrow gripes his soul Shak GRIPE Gripe v i 1 To clutch hold or pinch a thing esp money with a gripe or as with a gripe 2 To suffer griping pains Jocke 3 Naut Defn To tend to come up into the wind as a ship which when sailing closehauled requires constant labor at the helm R H Dana Jr GRIPE Gripe n 1 Grasp seizure fast hold clutch A barren scepter in my gripe Shak 2 That on which the grasp is put a handle a grip as the gripe of a sword 3 Mech Defn A device for grasping or holding anything a brake to stop a wheel 4 Oppression cruel exaction affiction pinching distress as the gripe of poverty 5 Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines chiefly used in the plural 6 Naut a The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end the forefoot b The compass or sharpness of a ships stern under the water having a tendency to make her keep a good wind c pl Defn An assemblage of ropes deadeyes and hocks fastened to ringbolts in the deck to secure the boats when hoisted also broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging Gripe penny a miser a niggard D L Mackenzie GRIPEFUL Gripeful a Defn Disposed to gripe extortionate GRIPER Griper a Defn One who gripes an oppressor an extortioner Burton GRIPINGLY Gripingly adv Defn In a griping or oppressive manner Bacon GRIPMAN Gripman n Defn The man who manipulates a grip GRIPPE Grippe n Etym F Med Defn The influenza or epidemic catarrh Dunglison GRIPPER Gripper n 1 One who or that which grips or seizes 2 pl Defn In printing presses the fingers or nippers GRIPPLE Gripple n Defn A grasp a gripe Obs Spenser GRIPPLE Gripple a Etym Dim fr gripe Defn Griping greedy covetous tenacious Obs Spenser GRIPPLENESS Grippleness n Defn The quality of being gripple Obs GRIPSACK Gripsack n Defn A travelers handbag Colloq GRIS Gris a Etym OF F fr LL griseus of German origin cf MHG gris G greis hoary Cf Grizzle Defn Gray R Chaucer GRIS Gris n Etym OF fr gris gray Cf G grauwerk lit gray work the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel See Gris a Defn A costly kind of fur Obs Chaucer GRIS Gris grîs n sing pl Etym See Grice a pig Defn A little pig Obs Piers Plowman GRISAILLE Grisaille n Etym F from gris gray 1 Fine Arts Defn Decorative painting in gray monochrome used in English especially for painted glass 2 A kind of French fancy dress goods Knight GRISAMBER Grisamber n Etym See Ambergris Defn Ambergris Obs Milton GRISE Grise gris n Defn See Grice a pig Prov Eng GRISE Grise gris or gres n Etym Prop pl of gree a step Defn A step in a flight of stairs a degree Obs Every grise of fortune is smoothed by that below Shak GRISEOUS Griseous a Etym LL griseus See Gris Defn Of a light color or white mottled with black or brown grizzled or grizzly Maunder GRISETTE Grisette n Etym F fr grisette a gray woolen cloth fr gris gray Grisettes were so called because they wore gray gowns made of this stuff See Gars Defn A French girl or young married woman of the lower class more frequently a young working woman who is fond of gallantry Sterne GRISKIN Griskin n Etym Grise a pig kin Defn The spine of a hog Obs GRISLED Grisled a Etym Obs Defn See Grizzled GRISLINESS Grisliness n Defn The quality or state of being grisly horrid Sir P Sidney GRISLY Grisly a Etym OE grisly grislich AS grislic gryslic fr gro shudder cf OD grijselick horrible OHG grisenlch and also AS gresan to frighten and E gruesome Defn Frightful horrible dreadful harsh as grisly locks a grisly specter Grisly to behold Chaucer A man of grisly and stern gravity Robynson Mores Utopia Grisly bear Zoöl See under Grizzly GRISON Grison n Etym F fr grison gray grayhaired gris gray See Gris Zoöl a A South American animal of the family Mustelidae Galictis vittata It is about two feet long exclusive of the tail Its under parts are black Also called South American glutton b A South American monkey Lagothrix infumatus said to be gluttonous GRISONS Grisons n pl Etym F Geog a Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss Alps b sing Defn The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons GRIST Grist n Etym AS grist fr grindan See Grind 1 Ground corn that which is ground at one time as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time or the meal it produces Get grist to the mill to have plenty in store Tusser Q 2 Supply provision Swift 3 In rope making a given size of rope common grist being a rope three inches in circumference with twenty yarns in each of the three strands Knight All is grist that comes to his mill all that he has anything to do with is a source of profit Colloq To bring grist to the maill to bring profitable business into ones hands to be a source of profit Colloq Ayliffe GRISTLE Gristle n Etym OE gristel gristil AS gristl akin to OFries gristel grestel Perh a dim of grist but cf OHG krustila krostela Cf Grist Anat Defn Cartilage See Cartilage Bacon GRISTLY Gristly a Anat Defn Consisting of or containing gristle like gristle cartilaginous GRISTMILL Gristmill n Defn A mill for grinding grain especially a mill for grinding grists or portions of grain brought by different customers a custom mill GRIT Grit n Etym OE greet greot sand gravel AS greót grit sant dust akin to OS griott OFries gret gravel OHG grioz G griess Icel grjot and to E groats grout See Groats Grout and cf Grail gravel 1 Sand or gravel rough hard particles 2 The coarse part of meal 3 pl Defn Grain esp oats or wheat hulled and coarsely ground in high milling fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats 4 Geol Defn A hard coarsegrained siliceous sandstone as millstone grit called also gritrock and gritstone The name is also applied to a finer sharpgrained sandstone as grindstone grit 5 Structure as adapted to grind or sharpen as a hone of good grit 6 Firmness of mind invincible spirit unyielding courage fortitude C Reade E P Whipple GRIT Grit v i Defn To give forth a grating sound as sand under the feet to grate to grind The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread Goldsmith GRIT Grit v t imp p p Gritted p pr vb n Gritting Defn To grind to rub harshly together to grate as to grit the teeth Collog GRITH Grith n Etym AS grith peace akin to Icel grid Defn Peace security agreement Obs Gower GRITROCK GRITSTONE Gritrock Gritstone n Geol Defn See Grit n 4 GRITTINESS Grittiness n Defn The quality of being gritty GRITTY Gritty a 1 Containing sand or grit consisting of grit caused by grit full of hard particles 2 Spirited resolute unyielding Colloq U S GRIVET Grivet n Etym Cf F grivet Zoöl Defn A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia Cercopithecus griseoviridis having the upper parts dull green the lower parts white the hands ears and face black It was known to the ancient Egyptians Called also tota GRIZE Grize n Defn Same as 2d Grise Obs GRIZELIN Grizelin a Defn See Gridelin GRIZZLE Grizzle n Etym F gris cf grisaille hair partly gray fr gris gray See Gris and cf Grisaille Defn Gray a gray color a mixture of white and black Shak GRIZZLED Grizzled a Defn Gray grayish sprinkled or mixed with gray of a mixed white and black Grizzled hair flowing in elf locks Sir W Scott GRIZZLY Grizzly a Defn Somewhat gray grizzled Old squirrels that turn grizzly Bacon Grizzly bear Zoöl a large and ferocious bear Ursus horribilis of Western North America and the Rocky Mountains It is remarkable for the great length of its claws GRIZZLY Grizzly n pl Grizzlies 1 Zoöl Defn A grizzly bear See under Grizzly a 2 pl Defn In hydraulic mining gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices Local U S Raymond GROAN Groan v i imp p p Groaned p pr vb n Groaning Etym OE gronen granen granien AS gr fr the root of grennian to grin 35 See 2d Grin and cf Grunt 1 To give forth a low moaning sound in breathing to utter a groan as in pain in sorrow or in derision to moan For we do groan being burdened 2 Cor v 4 He heard the groaning of the oak Sir W Scott 2 To strive after earnestly as with groans Nothing but holy pure and clear Or that which groaneth to be so Herbert GROAN Groan v t Defn To affect by groans GROAN Groan n Defn A low moaning sound usually a deep mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress sometimes an expression of strong disapprobation as the remark was received with groans Such groans of roaring wind and rain Shak The wretched animal heaved forth such groans Shak GROANFUL Groanful a Defn Agonizing sad Obs Spenser GROAT Groat n Etym LG grote orig great that is a great piece of coin larger than other coins in former use See Great 1 An old English silver coin equal to four pence 2 Any small sum of money GROATS Groats n pl Etym OE grot AS gratan akin to Icel grautr porridge and to E gritt grout See Grout Defn Dried grain as oats or wheat hulled and broken or crushed in high milling cracked fragments of wheat larger than grits Embden groats crushed oats GROBIAN Grobian n G fr grob rude Cf Gruff a Defn A rude or clownish person boor lout GROCER Grocer n Etym Formerly written grosser orig one who sells by the gross or deals by wholesale fr F grossier marchand grossier fr gros large great See Gross Defn A trader who deals in tea sugar spices coffee fruits and various other commodities Grocers itch Med a disease of the akin caused by handling sugar and treacle GROCERY Grocery n pl Groceries Etym F grosserie wholesale See Grocer 1 The commodities sold by grocers as tea coffee spices etc in the United States almost always in the plural form in this sense A deal box to carry groceries in Goldsmith The shops at which the best families of the neighborhood bought grocery and millinery Macaulay 2 A retail grocers shop or store Us GROG Grog n Etym So named fronm Old Grog a nickmname given to Admiral Vernon in allusion to his wearing a grogram cloak in foul weather He is said to have been the first to dilute the rum of the sailors about 1745 Defn A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened hence any intoxicating liquor Grog blossom a redness on the nose or face of persons who drink ardent spirits to excess Collog GROGGERY Groggery n pl Groggeries Defn A grogshop Slang U S GROGGINESS Grogginess n 1 State of being groggy 2 Man Defn Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse which causes him to move in a hobbling manner GROGGY Groggy a 1 Overcome with grog tipsy unsteady on the legs Colloq 2 Weakened in a fight so as to stagger said of pugilists Cant or Slang 3 Man Defn Moving in a hobbling manner owing to ten der feet said of a horse Youatt GROGRAM GROGRAN Grogram Grogran n Etym OF grosgrain lit grosgrain of a coarse texture See Gross and Grain a kernel and cf Grog Defn A coarse stuff made of silk and mohair or of coarse silk GROGSHOP Grogshop n Defn A shop or room where strong liquors are sold and drunk a dramshop GROIN Groin n Etym F groin fr grogner to grunt L grunnire Defn The snout of a swine Obs Chaucer GROIN Groin v i Etym F grogner to grunt grumble Defn To grunt to growl to snarl to murmur Obs Chaucer Bears that groined coatinually Spenser GROIN Groin n Etym Icel grein distinction division branch akin to Sw gren branch space between the legs Icel greina to distinguish divide Sw grena to branch straddle Cf Grain a branch 1 Anat Defn The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh or the region of this line the inguen 2 Arch Defn The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit 3 Math Defn The surface formed by two such vaults 4 A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle Eng Weale GROIN Groin v t imp p p Groined p pr vb n Groining Arch Defn To fashion into groins to build with groins The hand that rounded Peters dome And groined the aisles of Christian Rome Wrought in a sad sincerity Emerson GROINED Groined a Arch Defn Built with groins as a groined ceiling a groined vault GROLIER Grolier n Defn The name by which Jean Grolier de Servier 14791565 a French bibliophile is commonly known used in naming a certain style of binding a design etc Grolier binding a book binding decorated with a pattern imitated from those given covers of books bound for Jean Grolier and bearing his name and motto Grolier design or school the pattern of interlacing bars bands or ribbons with little scrolls of slender gold lines assumed to be an imitation of the designs on Jean Groliers book bindings GROMET Gromet n Defn Same as Grommet GROMILL Gromill n Bot Defn See Gromwell GROMMET Grommet n Etym F gourmette curb curb chain fr gourmer to curb thump beat cf Armor gromm a curb gromma to curb 1 A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an unlaid rope also a metallic eyelet in or for a sail or a mailbag Sometimes written grummet 2 Mil Defn A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball in place GROMWELL Gromwell n Etym Called also gromel grommel graymill and gray millet all prob fr F grmil cf W cromandi Bot Defn A plant of the genus Lithospermum L arvense anciently used because of its stony pericarp in the cure of gravel The German gromwell is the Stellera Written also gromill GROND Grond Defn obs imp of Grind Chaucer GRONTE Gronte Defn obs imp of Groan Chaucer GROOM Groom n Etym Cf Scot grome groyme grume gome guym man lover OD grom boy youth perh the r is an insertion as in E bridegroom and the word is the same as AS guma man See Bridegroom 1 A boy or young man a waiter a servant especially a man or boy who has charge of horses or the stable Spenser 2 One of several officers of the English royal household chiefly in the lord chamberlains department as the groom of the chamber the groom of the stole 3 A man recently married or about to be married a bridegroom Dryden Groom porter formerly an officer in the English royal household who attended to the furnishing of the kings lodgings and had certain privileges GROOM Groom v i imp p p Groomed p pr vb n Grooming Defn To tend or care for or to curry or clean as a horse GROOMER Groomer n Defn One who or that which grooms horses especially a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft for cleaning horses GROOMSMAN Groomsman n pl Groomsmen Defn A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding the correlative of bridesmaid GROOPER Grooper n Zoöl Defn See Grouper GROOVE Groove n Etym D groef groeve akin to E grove See Grove 1 A furrow channel or long hollow such as may be formed by cutting molding grinding the wearing force of flowing water or constant travel a depressed way a worn path a rut 2 Hence The habitual course of life work or affairs fixed routine The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove J Morley 3 Etym See Grove Mining Defn A shaft or excavation Prov Eng GROOVE Groove v t imp p p Grooved p pr vb n Groving Defn To cut a groove or channel in to form into channels or grooves to furrow GROOVER Groover n 1 One who or that which grooves 2 A miner Prov Eng Holloway GROOVING Grooving n Defn The act of forming a groove or grooves a groove or collection of grooves GROPE Grope v i imp p p Groped p pr vb n Groping Etym OE gropen gropien grapien AS gr to touch grope fr gr to gripe See Gripe 1 To feel with or use the hands to handle Obs 2 To search or attempt to find something in the dark or as a blind person by feeling to move about hesitatingly as in darkness or obscurity to feel ones way as with the hands when one can not see We grope for the wall like the blind Is lix 10 To grope a little longer among the miseries and sensualities ot a worldly life Buckminster GROPE Grope v t 1 To search out by feeling in the dark as we groped our way at midnight 2 To examine to test to sound Obs Chaucer Felix gropeth him thinking to have a bribe Genevan Test Acts xxiv GROPER Groper n Defn One who gropes one who feels his way in the dark or searches by feeling GROPINGLY Gropingly adv Defn In a groping manner GROS Gros n Etym F See Gross Defn A heavy silk with a dull finish as gros de Naples gros de Tours GROSBEAK Grosbeak n Etym Gross beak cf F grosbec Zoöl Defn One of various species of finches having a large stout beak The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes vulgaris Note Among the best known American species are the rosebreasted Habia Ludoviciana the blue Guiraca coerulea the pine Pinicola enucleator and the evening grosbeak See Hawfinch and Cardinal grosbeak Evening grosbeak under Cardinal and Evening Written also grossbeak Habia Ludoviciana GROSCHEN Groschen n Etym G Defn A small silver coin and money of account of Germany worth about two cents It is not included in the new monetary system of the empire GROSGRAIN Grosgrain a Etym F Cf Grogram Defn Of a coarse texture applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise GROSS Gross a Compar Grosser superl Grossest Etym F gros L grossus perh fr L crassus thick dense fat E crass cf Skr grathita tied together wound up hardened Cf Engross Grocer Grogram 1 Great large bulky fat of huge size excessively large A gross fat man Shak A gross body of horse under the Duke Milton 2 Coarse rough not fine or delicate 3 Not easily aroused or excited not sensitive in perception or feeling dull witless Tell her of things that no gross ear can hear Milton 4 Expressing Or originating in animal or sensual appetites hence coarse vulgar low obscene or impure The terms which are delicate in one age become gross in the next Macaulay 5 Thick dense not attenuated as a gross medium 6 Great palpable serious vagrant shameful as a gross mistake gross injustice gross negligence 7 Whole entire total without deduction as the gross sum or gross amount the gross weight opposed to net Gross adventure Law the loan of money upon bottomry i e on a mortgage of a ship Gross average Law that kind of average which falls upon the gross or entire amount of ship cargo and freight commonly called general average Bouvier Burrill Gross receipts the total of the receipts before they are diminished by any deduction as for expenses distinguished from net profits Abbott Gross weight the total weight of merchandise or goods without deduction for tare tret or waste distinguished from neat or net weight GROSS Gross n Etym F gros in sense 1 grosse in sense 2 See Gross a 1 The main body the chief part bulk or mass The gross of the enemy Addison For the gross of the people they are considered as a mere herd of cattle Burke 2 sing pl Defn The number of twelve dozen twelve times twelve as a gross of bottles ten gross of pens Advowson in gross Law an advowson belonging to a person and not to a manor A great gross twelve gross one hundred and fortyfour dozen By the gross by the quantity at wholesale Common in gross Law See under Common n In the gross In gross in the bulk or the undivided whole all parts taken together GROSSBEAK Grossbeak n Zoöl Defn See Grosbeak GROSSHEADED Grossheaded a Defn Thickskulled stupid GROSSIFICATION Grossification n Etym Gross L ficare in comp to make See fy 1 The act of making gross or thick or the state of becoming so 2 Bot Defn The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization Henslow GROSSLY Grossly adv Defn In a gross manner greatly coarsely without delicacy shamefully disgracefully GROSSNESS Grossness n Defn The state or quality of being gross thickness corpulence coarseness shamefulness Abhor the swinish grossness that delights to wound the ear of delicacy Dr T Dwight GROSSULAR Grossular a Etym NL grossularius from Grossularia a subgenus of Ribes including the gooseberry fr F groseille See Gooseberry Defn Pertaining too or resembling a gooseberry as grossular garnet GROSSULAR Grossular n Etym See Grossular a Min Defn A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the gooseberry called also grossularite GROSSULARIA Grossularia n Etym NL See Grossular Min Defn Same as Grossular GROSSULIN Grossulin n Etym See Grossular Chem Defn A vegetable jelly resembling pectin found in gooseberries Ribes Grossularia and other fruits GROT Grot n Etym F grotte It grotta See Grotto Defn A grotto Poetic Milton GROT GROTE Grot Grote n Defn A groat Obs Chaucer GROTESQUE Grotesque a Etym F fr It grottesco fr grotta grotto See Grotto Defn Like the figures found in ancient grottoes grottolike wildly or strangely formed whimsical extravagant of irregular forms and proportions fantastic ludicrous antic Grotesque design Dryden Grotesque incidents Macaulay GROTESQUE Grotesque n 1 A whimsical figure or scene such as is found in old crypts and grottoes Dryden 2 Artificial grottowork GROTESQUELY Grotesquely adv Defn In a grotesque manner GROTESQUENESS Grotesqueness n Defn Quality of being grotesque GROTESQUERY Grotesquery n Written also grotesquerie From Grotesque Defn Grotesque action speech or manners grotesque doings The sustained grotesquery of Feathertop K L Bates Vileness on the other hand becomes grotesquerie wonderfully converted into a subject of laughter George Gissing GROTTO Grotto n pl Grottoes Etym Formerly grotta fr It grotta LL grupta fr L crypta a con cealed subterranran passage vault cavern Gr Grot Crypt Defn A natural covered opening in the earth a cave also an artificial recess cave or cavernlike apartment GROTTOWORK Grottowork n Defn Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto Cowper GROUND Ground n Etym OE ground grund AS grund akin to D grond OS G Sw Dan grund Icel grunnr bottom Goth grundus in composition perh orig meaning dust gravel and if so perh akin to E grind 1 The surface of the earth the outer crust of the globe or some indefinite portion of it There was not a man to till the ground Gen ii 5 The fire ran along upon the ground Ex ix 23 Hence Defn A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth 2 Any definite portion of the earths surface region territory country Hence A territory appropriated to or resorted to for a particular purpose the field or place of action as a hunting or fishing ground a play ground From old Euphrates to the brook that parts Egypt from Syrian ground Milton 3 Land estate possession field esp pl the gardens lawns fields etc belonging to a homestead as the grounds of the estate are well kept Thy next design is on thy neighbors grounds Dryden 4 4 The basis on which anything rests foundation Hence The foundation of knowledge belief or conviction a premise reason or datum ultimate or first principle cause of existence or occurrence originating force or agency as the ground of my hope 5 Paint Decorative Art a That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set and which relieves them by its plainness being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another as crimson Bowers on a white ground See Background Foreground and Middleground b In sculpture a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief c In point lace the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied as Brussels ground See Brussels lace under Brussels 6 Etching Defn A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle 7 Arch Defn One of the pieces of wood flush with the plastering to which moldings etc are attached usually in the plural Note Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them 8 Mus a A composition in which the bass consisting of a few bars of independent notes is continually repeated to a varying melody b The tune on which descants are raised the plain song Moore Encyc On that ground Ill build a holy descant Shak 9 Elec Defn A conducting connection with the earth whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit 10 pl Defn Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids dregs lees feces as coffee grounds 11 The pit of a theater Obs B Jonson Ground angling angling with a weighted line without a float Ground annual Scots Law an estate created in land by a vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves an annual ground rent which becomes a perpetual charge upon the land Ground ash Bot See Groutweed Ground bailiff Mining a superintendent of mines Simmonds Ground bait bits of bread boiled barley or worms etc thrown into the water to collect the fish Wallon Ground bass or base Mus fundamental base a fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody Ground beetle Zoöl one of numerous species of carnivorous beetles of the family Carabidæ living mostly in burrows or under stones etc Ground chamber a room on the ground floor Ground cherry Bot a A genus Physalis of herbaceous plants having an inflated calyx for a seed pod esp the strawberry tomato P Alkekengi See Alkekengl b A European shrub Prunus Chamæcerasus with small very acid fruit Ground cuckoo Zoöl See Chaparral cock Ground cypress Bot See Lavender cotton Ground dove Zoöl one of several small American pigeons of the genus Columbigallina esp C passerina of the Southern United States Mexico etc They live chiefly on the ground Ground fish Zoöl any fish which constantly lives on the botton of the sea as the sole turbot halibut Ground floor the floor of a house most nearly on a level with the ground called also in America but not in England the first floor Ground form Gram the stem or basis of a word to which the other parts are added in declension or conjugation It is sometimes but not always the same as the root Ground furze Bot a low slightly thorny leguminous shrub Ononis arvensis of Europe and Central Asia called also rest harrow Ground game hares rabbits etc as distinguished from winged game Ground hele Bot a perennial herb Veronica officinalis with small blue flowers common in Europe and America formerly thought to have curative properties Ground of the heavens Astron the surface of any part of the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded as projected Ground hemlock Bot the yew Taxus baccata var Canadensisi of eastern North America distinguished from that of Europe by its low straggling stems Ground hog Zoöl a The woodchuck or American marmot Arctomys monax See Woodchuck b The aardvark Ground hold Naut ground tackle Obs Spenser Ground ice ice formed at the bottom of a body of water before it forms on the surface Ground ivy Bot A trailing plant alehoof See Gill Ground joist a joist for a basement or ground floor a sleeper Ground lark Zoöl the European pipit See Pipit Ground laurel Bot See Trailing arbutus under Arbutus Ground line Descriptive Geom the line of intersection of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection Ground liverwort Bot a flowerless plant with a broad flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and radiated receptacles Marchantia polymorpha Ground mail in Scotland the fee paid for interment in a churchyard Ground mass Geol the finegrained or glassy base of a rock in which distinct crystals of its constituents are embedded Ground parrakeet Zoöl one of several Australian parrakeets of the genera Callipsittacus and Geopsittacus which live mainly upon the ground Ground pearl Zoöl an insect of the family Coccidæ Margarodes formicarum found in ants nests in the Bahamas and having a shelly covering They are strung like beads and made into necklaces by the natives Ground pig Zoöl a large burrowing African rodent Aulacodus Swinderianus about two feet long allied to the porcupines but with harsh bristly hair and no spines called also ground rat Ground pigeon Zoöl one of numerous species of pigeons which live largely upon the ground as the toothbilled pigeon Didunculus strigirostris of the Samoan Islands and the crowned pigeon or goura See Goura and Ground dove above Ground pine Bot a A blueflowered herb of the genus Ajuga A Chamæpitys formerly included in the genus Teucrium or germander and named from its resinous smell Sir L Hill b A long creeping evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium L clavatum called also club moss c A treeshaped evergreen plant about eight inches in height of the same genus L dendroideum found in moist dark woods in the northern part of the United States Gray Ground plan Arch a plan of the ground floor of any building or of any floor as distinguished from an elevation or perpendicular section Ground plane the horizontal plane of projection in perspective drawing Ground plate a Arch One of the chief pieces of framing of a building a timber laid horizontally on or near the ground to support the uprights a ground sill or groundsel b Railroads A bed plate for sleepers or ties a mudsill c Teleg A metallic plate buried in the earth to conduct the electric current thereto Connection to the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities Knight Ground plot the ground upon which any structure is erected hence any basis or foundation also a ground plan Ground plum Bot a leguminous plant Astragalus caryocarpus occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas and having a succulent plumshaped pod Ground rat Zoöl See Ground pig above Ground rent rent paid for the privilege of building on another mans land Ground robin Zoöl See Chewink Ground room a room on the ground floor a lower room Tatler Ground sea the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows called also rollers and in Jamaica the North sea Ground sill See Ground plate a above Ground snake Zoöl a small burrowing American snake Celuta amoena It is salmon colored and has a blunt tail Ground squirrel Zoöl a One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the genera Tamias and Spermophilus having cheek pouches The former genus includes the Eastern striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western species the latter includes the prairie squirrel or striped gopher the gray gopher and many allied Western species See Chipmunk and Gopher b Any species of the African genus Xerus allied to Tamias Ground story Same as Ground floor above Ground substance Anat the intercellular substance or matrix of tissues Ground swell a Bot The plant groundsel Obs Holland b A broad deep swell or undulation of the ocean caused by a long continued gale and felt even at a remote distance after the gale has ceased Ground table Arch See Earth table under Earth Ground tackle Naut the tackle necessary to secure a vessel at anchor Totten Ground thrush Zoöl one of numerous species of brightcolored Oriental birds of the family Pittidæ See Pitta Ground tier a The lowest tier of water casks in a vessels hold Totten b The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a vessels hold c The lowest range of boxes in a theater Ground timbers Shipbuilding the timbers which lie on the keel and are bolted to the keelson floor timbers Knight Ground tit Zoöl See Ground wren below Ground wheel that wheel of a harvester mowing machine etc which rolling on the ground drives the mechanism Ground wren Zoöl a small California bird Chamæa fasciata allied to the wrens and titmice It inhibits the arid plains Called also gronnd tit and wren lit To bite the ground To break ground See under Bite Break To come to the ground To fall to the ground to come to nothing to fail to miscarry To gain ground a To advance to proceed forward in confict as an army in battle gains ground b To obtain an advantage to have some success as the army gains ground on the enemy c To gain credit to become more prosperous or influential To get or To gather ground to gain ground R Evening mist gathers ground fast Milton There is no way for duty to prevail and get ground of them but by bidding higher South To give ground to recede to yield advantage These nine began to give me ground Shak To lose ground to retire to retreat to withdraw from the position taken hence to lose advantage to lose credit or reputation to decline To stand ones ground to stand firm to resist attack or encroachment Atterbury To take the ground to touch bottom or become stranded said of a ship GROUND Ground v t imp p p Grounded p pr vb n Grounding 1 To lay set or run on the ground 2 To found to fix or set as on a foundation reason or principle to furnish a ground for to fix firmly Being rooted and grounded in love Eph iii 17 So far from warranting any inference to the existence of a God would on the contrary ground even an argument to his negation Sir W Hamilton 3 To instruct in elements or first principles 4 Elec Defn To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit 5 Fine Arts Defn To cover with a ground as a copper plate for etching see Ground n 5 or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament GROUND Ground v i Defn To run aground to strike the bottom and remain fixed as the ship grounded on the bar GROUND Ground Defn imp p p of Grind Ground cock a cock the plug of which is ground into its seat as distinguished from a compression cock Knight Ground glass glass the transparency of which has been destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding Ground joint a close joint made by grinding together two pieces as of metal with emery and oil or of glass with fine sand and water GROUNDAGE Groundage n Defn A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port Bouvier GROUNDEDLY Groundedly adv Defn In a grounded or firmly established manner Glanvill GROUNDEN Grounden obs Defn p p of Grind Chaucer GROUNDING Grounding n Defn The act method or process of laying a groundwork or foundation hence elementary instruction the act or process of applying a ground as of color to wall paper cotton cloth etc a basis GROUNDLESS Groundless a Etym AS grundleás bottomless Defn Without ground or foundation wanting cause or reason for support not authorized false as groundless fear a groundless report or assertion Groundlessly adv Groundlessness n GROUNDLING Groundling n Etym Ground ling 1 Zoöl Defn A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water as the loach 2 A spectator in the pit of a theater which formerly was on the ground and without floor or benches No comic buffoon to make the groundlings laugh Coleridge GROUNDLY Groundly adv Defn Solidly deeply thoroughly Obs Those whom princes do once groundly hate Let them provide to die as sure us fate Marston GROUNDNUT Groundnut n Bot a The fruit of the Arachis hypogæa native country uncertain the peanut the earthnut b A leguminous twining plant Apios tuberosa producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste c The dwarf ginseng Aralia trifolia U S Gray d A European plant of the genus Bunium B flexuosum having an edible root of a globular shape aud sweet aromatic taste called also earthnut earth chestnut hawknut and pignut GROUNDSEL Groundsel n Etym OE grundswilie AS gpundeswylige grundeswelge earlier gundiswilge gund matter pus swelgan to swallow So named as being good for a running from the eye See Swallow v Bot Defn An annual composite plant Senecio vulgaris one of the most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe GROUNDSEL Groundsel n Etym Ground sill Defn See Ground GROUNDSILL Groundsill Defn GROUNDWORK Groundwork n Defn That which forms the foundation or support of anything the basis the essential or fundamental part first principle Dryden GROUP Group n Etym F groupe It gruppo groppo cluster bunch packet group of G origin cf G krepf craw crop tumor bunch See Crop n 1 A cluster crowd or throng an assemblage either of persons or things collected without any regular form or arrangement as a group of men or of trees a group of isles 2 An assemblage of objects in a certain order or relation or having some resemblance or common characteristic as groups of strata 3 Biol Defn A variously limited assemblage of animals or planta having some resemblance or common characteristics in form or structure The term has different uses and may be made to include certain species of a genus or a whole genus or certain genera or even several orders 4 Mus Defn A number of eighth sixteenth etc notes joined at the stems sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up of a few short notes GROUP Group v t imp p p Grouped p pr vb n Grouping Etym Cf F grouper See Group n Defn To form a group of to arrange or combine in a group or in groups often with reference to mutual relation and the best effect to form an assemblage of The difficulty lies in drawing and disposing or as the painters term it in grouping such a multitude of different objects Prior Grouped columns Arch three or moro columns placed upon the same pedestal GROUPER Grouper n Etym Corrupted fr Pg garupa crupper Cf Garbupa Zoöl a One of several species of valuable food fishes of the genus Epinephelus of the family Serranidæ as the red grouper or brown snapper E morio and the black grouper or warsaw E nigritus both from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico b The tripletail Lobotes c In California the name is often applied to the rockfishes Written also groper gruper and trooper GROUPING Grouping n Fine Arts Defn The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects as in drawing painting and sculpture or in ornamental design GROUSE Grouse n sing pl Etym Prob after the analogy of mouse mice fr the earlier grice OF griesche meor hen cf F piegrièche shrike Zoöl Defn Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidæ and subfamily Tetraoninæ inhabiting Europe Asia and North America They have plump bodies strong wellfeathered legs and usually mottled plumage The group includes the ptarmigans Lagopus having feathered feet Note Among the European species are the red grouse Lagopus Scoticus and the hazel grouse Bonasa betulina See Capercaidzie Ptarmigan and Heath grouse Among the most important American species are the ruffed grouse or New England partridge Bonasa umbellus the sharptailed grouse Pediocætes phasianellus of the West the dusky blue or pine grouse Dendragapus obscurus of the Rocky Mountains the Canada grouse or spruce partridge D Canadensis See also Prairie hen and Sage cock The Old World sand grouse Pterocles etc belong to a very different family See Pterocletes and Sand grouse GROUSE Grouse v i Defn To seek or shoot grouse GROUSER Grouser n Defn Dredging Pile Driving etc A pointed timber attached to a boat and sliding vertically to thrust into the ground as a means of anchorage GROUT Grout n Etym AS grut akin to grytt G grütze griess Icel grautr Lith grudas corn kernel and Z groats 1 Coarse meal ground malt pl groats 2 Formerly a kind of beer or ale Eng 3 pl Defn Lees dregs grounds Eng Grouts of tea Dickens 4 A thin coarse mortar used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brickwork also a finer material used in finishing the best ceilings Gwilt GROUT Grout v t imp p p Grouted p pr vb n Grouting Defn To fill up or finish with grout as the joints between stones GROUTHEAD Grouthead n Obs Defn See Growthead GROUTING Grouting n Defn The process of filling in or finishing with grout also the grout thus filled in Gwilt GROUTNOL Groutnol n Etym See Groat and Noll n Obs Defn Same as Growthead Beau Fl GROUTY Grouty a Defn Cross sulky sullen Colloq GROVE Grove n Etym AS graf fr grafan to dig Defn The original sense seems to have been a lane cut through trees See Grave v and cf Groove A smaller group of trees than a forest and without underwood planted or growing naturally as if arranged by art a wood of small extent Note The Hebrew word Asherah rendered grove in the Authorized Version of the Bible is left untranslated in the Revised Version Almost all modern interpreters agree that by Asherah an idol or image of some kind is intended GROVEL Grovel v i imp p p Groveled or Grovelled p pr vb n Groveling or Grovelling Etym From OE grovelinge grufelinge adv on the face prone which was misunderstood as a p pr cf OE gruf groff in the same sense of Scand origin cf Icel grufa in a grufu on the face prone grufa to grovel 1 To creep on the earth or with the face to the ground to lie prone or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth to lie fiat on ones belly expressive of abjectness to crawl To creep and grovel on the ground Dryden 2 To tend toward or delight in what is sensual or base to be low abject or mean GROVELER Groveler n Defn One who grovels an abject wretch Written also groveller GROVELING Groveling a Defn Lying prone low debased Written also grovelling A groveling creature Cowper GROVY Grovy a Defn Pertaining to or resembling a grove situated in or frequenting groves Dampier GROW Grow v i imp Grew p p Grown p pr vb n Growing Etym AS grawan akin to D groeijen Icel groa Dan groe Sw gro Cf Green Grass 1 To increase in size by a natural and organic process to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism said of animals and vegetables and their organs 2 To increase in any way to become larger and stronger to be augmented to advance to extend to wax to accrue Winter began to grow fast on Knolles Even just the sum that I do owe to you Is growing to me by Antipholus Shak 3 To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way to be produced by vegetation to thrive to flourish as rice grows in warm countries Where law faileth error groweth Gower 4 To pass from one state to another to result as an effect from a cause to become as to grow pale For his mind Had grown Suspicions sanctuary Byron 5 To become attached of fixed to adhere Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow Shak Growing cell or Growing slide a device for preserving alive a minute object in water continually renewed in a manner to permit its growth to be watched under the microscope Grown over covered with a growth To grow out of to issue from as plants from the soil or as a branch from the main stem to result from These wars have grown out of commercial considerations A Hamilton To grow up to arrive at full stature or maturity as grown up children To grow together to close and adhere to become united by growth as flesh or the bark of a tree severed Howells Syn To become increase enlarge augment improve expand extend GROW Grow v t Defn To cause to grow to cultivate to produce as to grow a crop to grow wheat hops or tobacco Macaulay Syn To raise to cultivate See Raise v t 3 GROWABLE Growable a Defn Capable of growth GROWAN Growan n Etym Cf Arm grouan gravel Corn grow gravel sand Mining Defn A decomposed granite forming a mass of gravel as in tin lodes in Cornwall GROWER Grower n Defn One who grows or produces as a grower of corn also that which grows or increases as a vine may be a rank or a slow grower GROWL Growl v i imp p p Growled p pr vb e Growling Etym D grollen to grunt murmur be angry akin to G grollen to be angry Defn To utter a deep guttural sound sa an angry dog to give forth an angry grumbling sound Gay GROWL Growl v t Defn To express by growling Thomson GROWL Growl n Defn The deep threatening sound made by a surly dog a grumbling sound GROWLER Growler n 1 One who growls 2 Zoöl Defn The largemouthed black bass Local 3 A fourwheeled cab Slang Eng GROWLINGLY Growlingly adv Defn In a growling manner GROWN Grown Defn p p of Grow GROWSE Growse v i Etym Cf gruesome grcwsome and G grausen to make shudder shiver Defn To shiver to have chills Obs or Prov Eng Ray GROWTH Growth n Etym Icel groGrow 1 The process of growing the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body the development from a seed germ or root to full size or maturity increase in size number frequency strength etc augmentation advancement production prevalence or influence as the growth of trade the growth of power the growth of intemperance Idle weeds are fast in growth Shak 2 That which has grown or is growing anything produced product consequence effect result Nature multiplies her fertile growth Milton GROWTHEAD Growthead n Etym Lit greathead Defn A lazy person a blockhead Obs Tusser GROWTHFUL Growthful a Defn Having capacity of growth R J Hamilton GROYNE Groyne n Obs Defn See Groin GROZING IRON Grozing iron 1 A tool with a hardened steel point formerly used instead of a diamond for cutting glass 2 Plumbing Defn A tool for smoothing the solder joints of lead pipe Knight GRUB Grub v i imp p p Grubbed p pr vb n Grubbing Etym OE grubbin cf E grab grope 1 To dig in or under the ground generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate to be occupied in digging 2 To drudge to do menial work Richardson GRUB Grub v t 1 To dig to dig up by the roots to root out by digging followed by up as to grub up trees rushes or sedge They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin Hare 2 To supply with food Slang Dickens GRUB Grub n 1 Zoöl Defn The larva of an insect especially of a beetle called also grubworm See Illust of Goldsmith beetle under Goldsmith Yet your butterfly was a grub Shak 2 A short thick man a dwarf Obs Carew 3 Victuals food Slang Halliwell Grub ax or axe a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots etc Grub breaker Same as Grub hook below Grub hoe a heavy hoe for grubbing Grub hook a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps breaking roots etc Grub saw a handsaw used for sawing marble Grub Street a street in London now called Milton Street described by Dr Johnson as much inhabited by writers of small histories dictionaries and temporary poems whence any mean production is called grubstreet As an adjective suitable to or resembling the production of Grub Street I d sooner ballads write and grubstreet lays Gap GRUBBER Grubber n Defn One who or that which grubs especially a machine or tool of the nature of a grub ax grub hook etc GRUBBLE Grubble v t i Etym Freq of grub but cf grabble Defn To feel or grope in the dark Obs Dryden GRUBBY Grubby a Etym From Grub Defn Dirty unclean Colloq The grubby game of marbles Lond Sat Rev GRUBBY Grubby n Zoöl Defn Any species of Cottus a sculpin Local U S GRUBWORM Grubworm n Zoöl Defn See Grub n 1 And gnats and grubworms crowded on his view C Smart GRUCCHE Grucche v i Etym See Grudge Defn To murmur to grumble Obs What aileth you thus for grucche and groan Chaucer GRUDGE Grudge v t imp p p Grudger p pr vb n Grudging Etym OE grutchen gruchen grochen to murmur grumble OF grochier grouchier grocier groucier cf Icel krytja to murmur krutr a murmur or E grunt 1 To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate to envy one the possession of to begrudge to covet to give with reluctance to desire to get back again followed by the direct object only or by both the direct and indirect objects Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures to cut off my train Shak I have often heard the Presbyterians say they did not grudge us our employments Swift They have grudged us contribution Shak 2 To hold or harbor with malicioua disposition or purpose to cherish enviously Obs Perish they That grudge one thought against your majesty Shak GRUDGE Grudge v i 1 To be covetous or envious to show discontent to murmur to complain to repine to be unwilling or reluctant Grudge not one against another James v 9 He eats his meat without grudging Shak 2 To feel compunction or grief Obs Bp Fisher GRUDGE Grudge n 1 Sullen malice or malevolence cherished malice enmity or dislike ill will an old cause of hatred or quarrel Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and eumity against hie brother Jacob South The feeling may not be envy it may not be imbittered by a grudge I Taylor 2 Slight symptom of disease Obs Our shaken monarchy that now lies struggling againat the grudges of more dreaded calamities Milton Syn Pique aversion dislike ill will hatred spite See Pique GRUDGEFUL Grudgeful a Defn Full of grudge envious Grudgeful discontent Spenser GRUDGEONS GURGEONS Grudgeons Gurgeons n pl Etym Prob from P grugir to craunch cf D gruizen to crush grind and E grout Defn Coarse meal Obs GRUDGER Grudger n Defn One who grudges GRUDGINGLY Grudgingly adv Defn In a grudging manner GRUDGINGNESS Grudgingness n Defn The state or quality of grudging or of being full of grudge or unwillingness GRUEL Gruel n Etym OF gruel F gruau of German origin cf OHG gruzzi groats G grütze As grut See Grout Defn A light liquid food made by boiling meal of maize oatmeal or fiour in water or milk thin porridge GRUELLY Gruelly a Defn Like gruel of the consistence of gruel GRUESOME Gruesome a Defn Same as Grewsome Scot GRUF Gruf adv Etym Cf Grovel Defn Forwards with ones face to the ground Obs They fellen gruf and cryed piteously Chaucer GRUFF Gruff a Compar Gruffer superl Gruffest Etym D grof akin to G grob OHG gerob grob Dan grov Sw grof perh akin to AS rcófan to break Z reavc rupture g standing for the AS prefix ge Goth ga Defn Of a rough or stern manner voice or countenance sour surly severe harsh Addison Gruff disagreeable sarcastic remarks Thackeray Gruffly adv Gruffness n GRUGRU PALM Grugru palm Bot Defn A West Indian name for several kinds of palm See Macaw tree under Macaw Written also grigri palm GRUGRU WORM Grugru worm Zoöl Defn The larva or grub of a large South American beetle Calandra palmarum which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane It is eaten by the natives and esteemed a delicacy GRUM Grum a Etym Cf Dan grum furious Sw grym AS gram and E grim and grumble 1 Morose severe of countenance sour surly glum grim Nick looked sour and grum Arbuthnof 2 Low deep in the throat guttural rumbling as GRUMBLE Grumble v i imp p p Grunbled p pr vb n Grumbling Etym Cf LG grummeln grumman D grommelen grommen and F grommeler of German origin cf W grwm murmur grumble surly sq root35 Cf Grum Grim 1 To murmur or mutter with discontent to make illnatured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner LAvare not using half his store Still grumbles that he has no more Prior 2 To growl to snarl in deep tones as a lion grumbling over his prey 3 To rumble to make a low harsh and heavy sound to mutter as the distant thunder grumbles GRUMBLE Grumble v t Defn To express or utter with grumbling GRUMBLE Grumble n 1 The noise of one that grumbles 2 A grumbling discontented disposition A bad case of grumble Mrs H H Jacksn GRUMBLER Grumbler n Defn One who grumbles GRUMBLINGLY Grumblingly adv Defn In a grumbling manner GRUME Grume n Etym OF grume cf F grumeau a little heap clot of blood dim fr L grumus Defn A thick viscid fluid a clot as of blood Quincy GRUMLY Grumly adv Defn In a grum manner GRUMOSE Grumose a Bot Defn Clustered in grains at intervals grumous GRUMOUS Grumous a Etym Cf F grumeleux See Grume 1 Resembling or containing grume thick concreted clotted as grumous blood 2 Bot Defn See Grumose GRUMOUSNESS Grumousness n Defn The state of being grumous GRUMPILY gRUMPILY ADV Defn In a surly manner sullenly Colloq GRUMPY gRUMPY a Etym Cf Grumblle and Grum Defn Surly dissatisfied grouty Collog Ferby GRUNDEL Grundel n Etym See Groundling Zoöl Defn A groundling fish Prov Eng GRUNDSEL Grundsel n Defn Grounsel Obs GRUNDYISM Grundyism n Defn Narrow and unintelligent conventionalism Grundyist n GRUNT Grunt v t imp p p Grunted p pr vb n Grunting Etym OE grunten akin to As grunian G grunzen Dan grynte Sw grymta all prob of imitative or perh akin to E groan Defn To make a deep short noise as a hog to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound Who would fardels bear To grunt and sweat under a weary life Shak Grunting ox Zoöl the yak GRUNT Grunt n 1 A deep guttural sound as of a hog 2 Zoöl Defn Any one of several species of American food fishes of the genus Hæmulon allied to the snappers as the black grunt A Plumieri and the redmouth grunt H aurolineatus of the Southern United States also applied to allied species of the genera Pomadasys Orthopristis and Pristopoma Called also pigfish squirrel fish and grunter so called from the noise it makes when taken GRUNTER Grunter n 1 One who or that which grunts specifically a hog Bristled grunters Tennyson 2 Zoöl Defn One of several American marine fishes See Sea robin and Grunt n 2 3 Brass Founding Defn A hook used in lifting a crucible GRUNTINGLY Gruntingly adv Defn In a grunting manner GRUNTLE Gruntle v i Etym Freq of grunt Defn To grunt to grunt repeatedly Obs GRUNTLING Gruntling n Defn A young hog GRUTCH Grutch v Defn See Grudge Obs Hudibras GRUYERE CHEESE Gruyère cheese Defn Gruyère Switzerland It is a firm cheese containing numerous cells and is known in the United States as Schweitzerkäse GRY Gry n Etym Gr 1 A measure equal to one tenth of a line Obs Locke 2 Anything very small or of little value R GRYDE Gryde v i Defn To gride See Gride Spenser GRYFON Gryfon n Obs Defn See Griffin Spenser GRYLLUS Gryllus n Etym L locust Zoöl Defn A genus of insects including the common crickets GRYPE Grype v t Defn To gripe Obs See Gripe Spenser GRYPE Grype n Etym Gr gryf grypos griffin See Griffin Zoöl Defn A vulture the griffin Written also gripe Obs GRYPHAEA Gryphæa n Etym NL fr I gryphus or qryps gen gryphis a griffin Zoöl Defn A genus of cretaceous fossil shells allied to the oyster GRYPHITE Gryphite n Etym Cf F gryphite Paleon Defn A shell of the genus Gryphea GRYPHON Gryphon n Zoöl Defn The griffin vulture GRYSBOK Grysbok n Etym D grijs gray bok buck Zoöl Defn A small South African antelope Neotragus melanotis It is speckled with gray and chestnut above the under parts are reddish fawn GUACHARO Guacharo n Etym Cf Sp guácharo sickly dropsical guacharaca a sort of bird Zoöl Defn A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad Steatornis Caripensis or S steatornis called also oilbird Note It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks but feeds on fruits and nests in caverns A pure oil used in place of butter is extracted from the young by the natives GUACHO Guacho n pl Guachos Etym Spanish American 1 One of the mixedblood SpanishIndian inhabitants of the pampas of South America a mestizo 2 An Indian who serves as a messenger GUACO Guaco n Etym Sp Bot a A plant Aristolochia anguicida of Carthagena used as an antidote to serpent bites Lindley b The Mikania Guaco of Brazil used for the same purpose GUAIAC Guaiac a Etym See Guaiacum Defn Pertaining to or resembling guaiacum n Guaiacum GUAIACOL Guaiacol n Guaiacum ol Chem Defn A colorless liquid C7H8O2 with a peculiar odor It is the methyl ether of pyrocatechin and is obtained by distilling guaiacum from woodtar creosote and in other ways It has been used in treating pulmonary tuberculosis GUAIACUM Guaiacum n Etym NL fr Sp guayaco from native name in Hayti 1 Bot Defn A genus of small crooked trees growing in tropical America 2 The heart wood or the resin of the Guaiacum offinale or lignum vitæ a large tree of the West Indies and Central America It is much used in medicine Written also guaiac GUAN Guan n Zoöl Defn Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Certal and South America belonging to Penelope Pipile Ortalis and allied genera Several of the species are often domesticated GUANA Guana n Zoöl Defn See Iguana GUANACO Guanaco n pl Guanacos Etym Sp guanaco Peruv huanacu Cf Huanaco Zoöl Defn A South American mammal Auchenia huanaco allied to the llama but of larger size and more graceful form inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state Written also huanaco GUANIDINE Guanidine n Physiol Chem Defn A strongly alkaline base CN3H5 formed by the oxidation of guanin and also obtained combined with methyl in the decomposition of creatin Boiled with dilute sulphuric acid it yields urea and ammonia GUANIFEROUS Guaniferous a Etym Guano ferous Defn Yielding guano Ure GUANIN Guanin n Physiol Chem Defn A crystalline substance C5H5N5O contained in guano It is also a constituent of the liver pancreas and other glands in mammals GUANO Guano n pl Guanos Etym Sp guano fr Peruv huanu dung Defn A substance found in great abundance on some coasts or islands frequented by sea fowls and composed chiefly of their excrement It is rich in phosphates and ammonia and is used as a powerful fertilizer GUARA Guara n Etym Braz guará Zoöl a The scarlet ibis See Ibis b A largemaned wild dog of South America Canis jubatus named from its cry GUARANA Guarana n Etym Pg Med Defn A preparation from the seeds of Paullinia sorbilis a woody climber of Brazil used in making an astringent drink and also in the cure of headache GUARANINE Guaranine n Chem Defn An alkaloid extracted from guarana Same as Caffeine GUARANTEE Guarantee n pl Guarantees Etym For guaranty prob influenced by words like assignee lessee etc See Guaranty and cf Warrantee 1 In law and common usage A promise to answer for the payment of some debt or the performance of some duty in case of the failure of another person who is in the first instance liable to such payment or performance an engagement which secures or insures another against a contingency a warranty a security Same as Guaranty His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal Macaulay 2 One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another performed a guarantor South Note Guarantor is the correct form in this sense 3 Law Defn The person to whom a guaranty is made the correlative of guarantor Syn Guarantee Warranty A guarantee is an engagement that a certain act will be done or not done in future A warranty is an engagement as to the qualities or title of a thing at the time of the engagement GUARANTEE Guarantee v t imp p p guaranteed p pr vb n Guaranteeing Etym From Guarantee n Defn In law and common usage to undertake or engage for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty by another person to undertake to secure a possession right claim etc to another against a specified contingency or at all avents to give a guarantee concerning to engage assure or secure as a thing that may be depended on to warrant as to guarantee the execution of a treaty The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government Constitution of the U S GUARANTOR Guarantor n Etym See Guaranty and cf Warrantor Law a One who makes or gives a guaranty a warrantor a surety b One who engages to secure another in any right or possession GUARANTY Guaranty n pl Guaranies Etym OF guarantie garantie F garantie OF guarantir garantir to warrant to guaranty E garantir fr OF guarant garant a warranter F garant of German origin and from the same word as warranty See Warrant and cf Warranty Guarantee Defn In law and common usage An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt or the performance of some contract or duty of another in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform a guarantee a warranty a security GUARANTY Guaranty v t imp p p Guarantied p pr vb n Guarantying Etym From Guaranty n Defn In law and common usage To undertake or engage that another person shall perform what he hass stipulated to undertake to be answerable for the debt or default of another to engage to answer for the performance of some promise or duty by another in case of a failure by the latter to perform to undertake to secure something to another as in the case of a contingency See Guarantee v t Note Guaranty agrees in form with warranty Both guaranty and guarantee are well authorized by legal writers in the United States The prevailing spelling at least for the verb is guarantee GUARD Guard v t imp p p Guarded p pr vb n Gurding Etym OF guarder garder warder F garder fr OHG wart to be on the watch await G marten See Ward v n and cf Guard n 1 To protect from danger to secure against surprise attack or injury to keep in safety to defend to shelter to shield from surprise or attack to protect by attendance toaccompany for protection to vare for For Heaven still guards the right Shak 2 To keep watch over in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence or the like 3 To protect the edge of esp with an ornamental border hence to face or ornament with lists laces etc The body of your discourse it sometime guarded with fragments and the guards are but slightly basted on neither Shak 4 To fasten by binding to gird Obs B Jonson Syn To defend protect shield keep watch GUARD Guard gärd v i Defn To watch by way of caution or defense to be caution to be in a state or position of defense or safety as careful persons guard against mistakes GUARD Guard n Etym OF guarde F garde of German origin cf OHG wart marto one who watches mata a watching Goth wardja watchman See Guard v t 1 One who or that which guards from injury danger exposure or attack defense protection His greatness was no guard to bar heavens shaft Shak 2 A man or body of men stationed to protect or control a person or position a watch a sentinel The guard which kept the door of the kings house Kings xiv 27 3 One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train a conductor Eng 4 Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury soiling or defacement theft or loss as a That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand b Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment c A chain or cord for fastening a watch to ones person or dress d A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel e An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull esp in sidewheel steam vessels the framework of strong timbers which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel and protects it and the shaft against collision f A plate of metal beneath the stock or the lock frame of a gun or pistol having a loop called a bow to protect the trigger g Bookbinding An interleaved strip at the back as in a scrap book to guard against its breaking when filled 5 A posture of defense in fencing and in bayonet and saber exercise 6 An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure They have expressed themselves with as few guards and restrictions as I Atterbury 7 Watch heed care attention as to keep guard 8 Zoöl Defn The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites Note Guard is often used adjectively or in combination as guard boat or guardboat guardroom or guard room guard duty Advanced guard Coast guard etc See under Advanced Coast etc Grand guard Mil one of the posts of the second line belonging to a system of advance posts of an army Mahan Guard boat a A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war in a harbor to see that their officers keep a good lookout b A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the observance of quarantine regulations Guard cells Bot the bordering cells of stomates they are crescentshaped and contain chlorophyll Guard chamber a guardroom Guard detail Milmen from a company regiment etc detailed for guard duty Guard duty Mil the duty of watching patrolling etc performed by a sentinel or sentinels Guard lock Engin a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or basin Guard of honor Mil a guard appointed to receive or to accompany eminent persons Guard rail Railroads a rail placed on the inside of a main rail on bridges at switches etc as a safeguard against derailment Guard ship a war vessel appointed to superintend the marine affairs in a harbor and also in the English service to receive seamen till they can be distributed among their respective ships Life guard Mil a body of select troops attending the person of a prince or high officer Off ones guard in a careless state inattentive unsuspicious of danger On guard serving in the capacity of a guard doing duty as a guard or sentinel watching On ones guard in a watchful state alert vigilant To mount guard Mil to go on duty as a guard or sentinel To run the guard to pass the watch or sentinel without leave Syn Defense shield protection safeguard convoy escort care attention watch heed GUARDABLE Guardable a Etym Cf F gardable See Guard v t Defn Capable of being guarded or protected GUARDAGE Guardage n Etym Cf OF wardage See Guard v t Defn Wardship Obs Shak GUARDANT Guardant a Etym OF guardant p pr of guard See Guard v t 1 Acting as guardian Obs Shak 2 Her Defn Same as Gardant GUARDANT Guardant n Defn A guardian Obs Shak GUARDED Guarded a Defn Cautious wary circumspect as he was guarded in his expressions framed or uttered with caution as his expressions were guarded Guardedly adv Guardedness n GUARDENAGE Guardenage n Defn Guardianship Obs R His tuition and guardenage Holland GUARDER Guarder n Defn One who guards GUARDFISH Guardfish n Zoöl Defn The garfish GUARDFUL Guardful a Defn Cautions wary watchful Obs or Poetic Guardfully adv GUARDHOUSE Guardhouse n Mil Defn A building which is occupied by the guard and in which soldiers are confined for misconduct hence a lockup GUARDIAN Guardian n Etym OF guardain gardien F gardien LL guardianus See Guard v t and cf Wasden 1 One who guards preserves or secures one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection security or preservation from injury a warden 2 Law Defn One who has or is entitled to the custody of the person or property of an infant a minor without living parents or a person incapable of managing his own affairs Of the several species of guardians the first are guardians by nature viz the father and in some cases the mother of the child Blockstone Guardian ad litem Law a guardian appointed by a court of justice to conduct a particular suit Guardians of the poor the members of a board appointed or elected to care for the relief of the poor within a township or district GUARDIAN Guardian a Defn Performing or appropriate to the office of a protector as a guardian care Feast of Guardian Angels R C Ch a church festival instituted by Pope Paul V and celebrated on October 2d Guardian angel a The particular spiritual being believed in some branches of the Christian church to have guardianship and protection of each human being from birth b Hence a protector or defender in general O W Holmes Guardian spirit in the belief of many pagan nations a spirit often of a deceased relative or friend that presides over the interests of a household a city or a region GUARDIANAGE Guardianage n Defn Guardianship Obs GUARDIANCE Guardiance n Defn Guardianship Obs GUARDIANESS Guardianess n Defn A female guardian I have placed a trusty watchful guardianess Beau Fl GUARDIANLESS Guardianless a Defn Without a guardian Marston GUARDIANSHIP Guardianship n Defn The office duty or care of a guardian protection care watch GUARDLESS Guardless a Defn Without a guard or defense unguarded Chapman GUARDROOM Guardroom n Mil Defn The room occupied by the guard during its term of duty also a room where prisoners are confined GUARDS Guards gärdz n pl Defn A body of picked troops as The Household Guards GUARDSHIP Guardship n Defn Care protection Obs Swift GUARDSMAN Guardsman n pl Guardsmen 1 One who guards a guard 2 A member either officer or private of any military body called Guards GUARISH Guarish v t Etym OF guarir garir F guérir Defn To heal Obs Spenser GUATEMALA GRASS Guatemala grass Bot Defn See Teosinte GUAVA Guava n Etym Sp guayaba the guava fruit guayabo the guava tree prob fr the native West Indian name Defn A tropical tree or its fruit of the genus Psidium Two varieties are well known the P pyriferum or white guava and P pomiferum or red guava The fruit or berry is shaped like a pomegranate but is much smaller It is somewhat astringent but makes a delicious jelly GUBERNANCE Gubernance n Defn Government Obs GUBERNATE Gubernate v t Etym L gubernatus p p of gubernare See Govern Defn To govern Obs Cockeram GUBERNATION Gubernation n Etym L gubernatio Defn The act of governing government Obs I Watts GUBERNATIVE Gubernative a Defn Governing Obs GUBERNATORIAL Gubernatorial a Etym L gubernator governor See Gabernate Defn Pertaining to a governor or to government GUDGEON Gudgeon n Etym OE gojon F goujon from L gobio or gob Gr 1st Goby 1 Zoöl Defn A small European freshwater fish Gobio fluviatilis allied to the carp It is easily caught and often used for food and for bait In America the killifishes or minnows are often called gudgeons 2 What may be got without skill or merit Fish not with this melancholy bait For this fool gudgeon this opinion Shak 3 A person easily duped or cheated Swift 4 Mach Defn The pin of iron fastened in the end of a wooden shaft or axle on which it turns formerly any journal or pivot or bearing as the pintle and eye of a hinge but esp the end journal of a horizontal 6 Naut Defn A metal eye or socket attached to the sternpost to receive the pintle of the rudder Ball gudgeon See under Ball GUDGEON Gudgeon v t Defn To deprive fraudulently to cheat to dupe to impose upon R To be gudgeoned of the opportunities which had been given you Sir IV Scott GUE Gue n Defn A sharper a rogue Obs J Webstar GUEBER GUEBRE Gueber Guebre n Defn Same as Gheber GUELDERROSE Guelderrose n Etym Supposed to be brought from Guelderland hence D Geldersche roos G Gelderische rose F rose de Gueldre It rose di Gueldra Sp rosa de Gueldres Bot Defn A cultivated variety of a species of Viburnum V Opulus bearing large bunches of white flowers called also snowball tree GUELPH GUELF Guelph Guelf n Etym It Guelfo from Welf the name of a German family Hist Defn One of a faction in Germany and Italy in the 12th and 13th centuries which supported the House of Guelph and the pope and opposed the Ghibellines or faction of the German emperors GUELPHIC GUELFIC Guelphic Guelfic a Defn Of or pertaining to the family or the facttion of the Guelphs GUENON Guenon n Etym F Zoöl Defn One of several longtailed Oriental monkeys of the genus Cercocebus as the green monkey and grivet GUEPARDE Gueparde n Etym Cf F guépard Zoöl Defn The cheetah GUERDON Guerdon n Etym OF guerdon guerredon LL widerdonum influenced by L donum gift cf Donation fr OHG widarl widar again against G wider wieder lon reward G lohn akin to AS leán Goth laun See Withers Defn A reward requital recompense used in both a good and a bad sense Macaulay So young as to regard mens frown or smile As loss or guerdon of a glorious lot Byron He shall by thy revenging hand at once receive the just guerdon of all his former villainies Knolles GUERDON Guerdon v t Etym OF guerdonner guerredonner See Guerdon n Defn To give guerdon to to reward to be a recompense for R Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence Tennyson GUERDONABLE Guerdonable a Etym Cf OF guerredonable Defn Worthy of reward Sir G Buck GUERDONLESS Guerdonless a Defn Without reward or guerdon GUEREZA Guereza n Zoöl Defn A beautiful Abyssinian monkey Colobus guereza having the body black with a fringe of long silky white hair along the sides and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail The frontal band cheeks and chin are white GUERILLA Guerilla a Defn See Guerrilla GUERITE Guerite n Etym F guérite Fort Defn A projecting turret for a sentry as at the salient angles of works or the acute angles of bastions GUERNSEY LILY Guernsey lily Bot Defn A South African plant Nerine Sarniensis with handsome lilylike flowers naturalized on the island of Guernsey GUERRILLA Guerrilla n Etym Sp lit a little war skirmish dim of guerra war fr OHG werra discord strife See War 1 An irregular mode of carrying on war by the constant attacks of independent bands adopted in the north of Spain during the Peninsular war 2 One who carries on or assists in carrying on irregular warfare especially a member of an independent band engaged in predatory excursions in war time Note The term guerrilla is the diminutive of the Spanish word guerra war and means petty war that is war carried on by detached parties generally in the mountains A guerrilla party means an irregular band of armed men carrying on an irregular war not being able according to their character as a guerrilla party to carry on what the law terms a regular war F Lieder GUERRILLA Guerrilla a Defn Pertaining to or engaged in warfare carried on irregularly and by independent bands as a guerrilla party guerrilla warfare GUESS Guess v t imp p p Guessed p pr vb n Guessing Etym OE gessen akin to Dan gisse Sw gissa Icel gizha D gissen cf Dan giette to guess Icel geta to get to guess Probably originally to try to get and akin to E get See Get 1 To form an opinion concerning without knowledge or means of knowledge to judge of at random to conjecture First if thou canst the harder reason guess Pope 2 To judge or form an opinion of from reasons that seem preponderating but are not decisive We may then guess how far it was from his design Milton Of ambushed men whom by their arms and dress To be Taxallan enemies I guess Dryden 3 To solve by a correct conjecture to conjecture rightly as he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring he has guessed my designs 4 To hit upon or reproduce by memory Obs Tell me their words as near as thou canst guess them Shak 5 To think to suppose to believe to imagine followed by an objective clause Not all together better far I guess That we do make our entrance several ways Shak But in known images of life I guess The labor greater Pope Syn To conjecture suppose surmise suspect divine think imagine fancy To Guess Think Reckon Guess denotes to attempt to hit upon at random as to guess at a thing when blindfolded to conjecture or form an opinion on hidden or very slight grounds as to guess a riddle to guess out the meaning of an obscure passage The use of the word guess for think or believe although abundantly sanctioned by good English authors is now regarded as antiquated and objectionable by discriminating writers It may properly be branded as a colloguialism and vulgarism when used respecting a purpose or a thing about which there is no uncertainty as I guess I ll go to bed GUESS Guess v i Defn To make a guess or random judgment to conjecture with at about etc This is the place as well as I may guess Milton GUESS Guess n Defn An opinion as to anything formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment a conjecture a surmise A poet must confess His art s like physic but a happy guess Dryden GUESSABLE Guessable a Defn Capable of being guessed GUESSER Guesser n Defn One who guesses one who forms or gives an opinion without means of knowing GUESSINGLY Guessingly adv Defn By way of conjecture Shak GUESSIVE Guessive a Defn Conjectural Obs Feltham GUESS ROPE Guess rope Naut Defn A guess warp GUESS WARP Guess warp Naut Defn A rope or hawser by which a vessel is towed or warped along so called because it is necessary to guess at the length to be carried in the boat making the attachment to a distant object GUESSWORK Guesswork n Defn Work performed or results obtained by guess conjecture GUEST Guest n Etym OE gest AS gæst gest akin to OS D G gust Icel gestr Sw gäst Dan Gjäst Goth gast Russ goste and to L hostis enemy stranger the meaning stranger is the older one but the root is unknown Cf Host an army Hostile 1 A visitor a person received and entertained in ones house or at ones table a visitor entertained without pay To cheer his gueste whom he had stayed that night Spenser True friendships laws are by this rule exprest Welcome the coming speed the parting guest Pope GUEST Guest v t Defn To receive or entertain hospitably Obs Sylvester GUEST Guest v i Defn To be or act the part of a guest Obs And tell me best of princes who he was That guested here so late Chapman GUEST ROPE Guest rope Naut Defn The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom Ham Nav Encyc GUESTWISE Guestwise adv Defn In the manner of a guest GUEVI Guevi n Zoöl Defn One of several very small species and varieties of African antelopes of the genus Cephalophus as the Cape guevi or kleeneboc C pyg mæa called also pygmy antelope GUFFAW Guffaw n Defn A loud burst of laughter a horse laugh A hearty low guffaw Carlyle GUFFER Guffer n Zoöl Defn The eelpout guffer eel GUGGLE Guggle v i Defn See Gurgle GUHR Guhr n Etym G Defn A loose earthy deposit from water found in the cavities or clefts of rocks mostly white but sometimes red or yellow from a mixture of clay or ocher P Cleaveland GUIAC Guiac n Defn Same as Guaiac GUIACOL Guiacol n Etym Guiac ol Chem Defn A colorless liquid C6H4OCH3OH resembling the phenols found as a constituent of woodtar creosote aud produced by the dry distillation of guaiac resin GUIACUM Guiacum n Defn Same as Guaiacum GUIB Guib n Zoöl Defn A West African antelope Tragelaphus scriptus curiously marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground and hence called harnessed antelope called also guiba GUICOWAR Guicowar n Defn Mahratta gaekwar prop a cowherd The title of the sovereign of Guzerat in Western India generally called the Guicowar of Baroda which is the capital of the country GUIDABLE Guidable a Defn Capable of being guided willing to be guided or counseled Sprat GUIDAGE Guidage n Etym See Guide 1 The reward given to a guide for services R Ainsworth 2 Guidance lead direction R Southey GUIDANCE Guidance n Etym See Guide Defn The act or result of guiding the superintendence or assistance of a guide direction government a leading His studies were without guidance and without plan Macaulay GUIDE Guide v t imp p p Guided p pr vb n Guiding Etym OE guiden gyden F guiaer It guidare prob of Teutonic origin cf Goth ritan to watch over give heed to Icel viti signal AS witan to know The word prob meant to indicate point to and hence to show the way Cf Wit Guy a rope Gye 1 To lead or direct in a way to conduct in a course or path to pilot as to guide a traveler I wish you ld guide me to your sovereigns court Shak 2 To regulate and manage to direct to order to superintend the training or education of to instruct and influence intellectually or morally to train He will guide his affairs with discretion Ps cxii 5 The meek will he guide in judgment Ps xxv 9 GUIDE Guide n Etym OE giae F guide It guida See Guide v t 1 A person who leads or directs another in his way or course as in a strange land one who exhibits points of interest to strangers a conductor also that which guides a guidebook 2 One who or that which directs another in his conduct or course of lifo a director a regulator He will be our guide even unto death Ps xlviii 14 3 Any contrivance especially one having a directing edge surface or channel for giving direction to the motion of anything as water an instrument or part of a machine or for directing the hand or eye as of an operator as a Water Wheels A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the wheel buckets b Surgery Defn A grooved director for a probe or knife c Printing A strip or device to direct the compositors eye to the line of copy he is setting 4 Mil Defn A noncommissioned officer or soldier placed on the directiug flank of each subdivision of a column of troops or at the end of a line to mark the pivots formations marches and alignments in tactics Farrow Guide bar Mach the part of a steam engine on which the crosshead slides and by which the motion of the piston rod is kept parallel to the cylinder being a substitute for the parallel motion called also guide and slide bar Guide block Steam Engine a block attached in to the crosshead to work in contact with the guide bar Guide meridian Surveying See under Meridian Guide pile Engin a pile driven to mark a place as a point to work to Guide pulley Mach a pulley for directing or changing the line of motion of belt an idler Knight Guide rail Railroads an additional rail between the others gripped by horizontal driving wheels on the locomotive as a means of propulsion on steep gradients GUIDEBOARD Guideboard n Defn A board as upon a guidepost having upon it directions or information as to the road Lowell GUIDEBOOK Guidebook n Defn A book of directions and information for travelers tourists etc GUIDELESS Guideless a Defn Without a guide Dryden GUIDEPOST Guidepost n Defn A post at the fork of a road with a guideboard on it to direct travelers GUIDER Guider n Defn A guide a director Shak GUIDERESS Guideress n Defn A female guide Obs Chaucer GUIDE ROPE Guide rope Aëronautics Defn A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as trail along the ground for about half its length used to preserve altitude automatically by variation of the length dragging on the ground without loss of ballast or gas GUIDGUID Guidguid n Zoöl Defn A South American ant bird of the genus Hylactes called also barking bird GUIDON Guidon n Etym F guidon It guidone See Guide v t 1 A small flag or streamer as that carried by cavalry which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other or that used to direct the movements of a body of infantry or to make signals at sea also the flag of a guild or fraternity In the United States service each company of cavalry has a guidon The pendants and guidons were carried by the officer of the army Evelyn 2 One who carries a flag Johnson 3 One of a community established at Rome by Charlemagne to guide pilgrims to the Holy Land GUIGE Guige n Obs Defn See Gige GUILD Guild n Etym OE gilds AS gild gield geld tribute a society or company where payment was made for its charge and support fr AS gildan gieldan to pay See Yield v t 1 An association of men belonging to the same class or engaged in kindred pursuits formed for mutual aid and protection a business fraternity or corporation as the Stationers Guild the Ironmongers Guild They were originally licensed by the government and endowed with special privileges and authority 2 A guildhall Obs Spenser 3 A religious association or society organized for charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work GUILDABLE Guildable a Defn Liable to a tax Obs GUILDER Guilder n Etym D gulden orig golden Cf Golden Defn A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents called also florin and gulden GUILDHALL Guildhall n Defn The hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles a townhall GUILE Guile n Etym OE guile gile OF guile of German origin and the same word as E wile See Wile Defn Craft deceitful cunning artifice duplicity wile deceit treachery Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile John i 47 To wage by force or guile eternal war Milton GUILE Guile v t Etym OF guiler See Guile n Defn To disguise or conceal to deceive or delude Obs Spenser GUILEFUL Guileful a Defn Full of guile characterized by cunning deceit or treachery guilty Guilefully adv Guilefulness n GUILELESS Guileless a Defn Free from guile artless Guilelessly adv Guilelessness n GUILLEMET Guillemet n Etym F Defn A quotation mark R GUILLEMOT Guillemot n Etym F Zoöl Defn One of several northern sea birds allied to the auks They have short legs placed far back and are expert divers and swimmers Note The common guillemots or murres belong to the genus Uria as U troile the black or foolish guillemot Cepphus grylle formerly Uria grylle is called also sea pigeon and eligny See Murre GUILLEVAT Guillevat n Etym F guilloire fr guiller to work ferment E vat Defn A vat for fermenting liquors GUILLOCHE Guilloche n Etym F guillochis said to be fr Guillot the inventor of a machine for carving it Arch Defn An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings twisted over each other in a continued series leaving circular openings which are filled with round ornaments GUILLOCHED Guilloched a Defn Waved or engineturned Mollett GUILLOTINE Guillotine n Etym F from Guillotin a French physician who proposed in the Constituent Assembly of 1789 to abolish decapitation with the ax or sword The instrument was invented by Dr Antoine Louis and was called at first Louison or Louisette Similar machines however were known earlier 1 A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade which slides in vertical guides is raised by a cord and let fall upon the neck of the victim 2 Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing resembling in its action a guillotine GUILLOTINE Guillotine v t imp p p Guillotined p pr vb n Guillotining Etym Cf F guillotiner Defn To behead with the guillotine GUILOR Guilor n Etym Cf OF guileor Defn A deceiver one who deludes or uses guile Obs Spenser GUILT Guilt n Etym OE gilt gult AS gylt crime probably originally signifying the fine or mulct paid for an offence and afterward the offense itself and akin to AS gieldan to pay E yield See Yield v t 1 The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law or from morally wrong action teh state of one who has broken a moral or political law crime criminality offense against right Satan had not answer but stood struck With guilt of his own sin Milton 2 Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture A ship incurs guilt by the violation of a blockade Kent GUILTILY Guiltily adv Defn In a guilty manner GUILTINESS Guiltiness n Defn The quality or state of being guilty GUILTLESS Guiltless a 1 Free from guilt innocent The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain Ex xx 7 2 Without experience or trial unacquainted with Such gardening tools as art yet rude Guiltless of fire had formed Milton Guiltlessly adv Guiltlessness n GUILTSICK Guiltsick a Defn Made sick by consciousness of guilt A guiltsick conscience Beau c El GUILTY Guilty a Compar Gultier superl Guiltiest Etym AS gyltig liable See Guilt 1 Having incurred guilt criminal morally delinquent wicked chargeable with or responsible for something censurable justly exposed to penalty used with of and usually followed by the crime sometimes by the punishment They answered and said He is guilty of death Matt xxvi 66 Nor he nor you were guilty of the strife Dryden 2 Evincing or indicating guilt involving guilt as a guilty look a guilty act a guilty feeling 3 Conscious cognizant Obs B Jonson 4 Condemned to payment Obs R Dryden GUILTYLIKE Guiltylike adv Defn Guiltily Obs Shak GUIMPE Guimpe n F See 2d Gimp Defn A kind of short chemisette worn with a lownecked dress GUINEA Guinea n 1 A district on the west coast of Africa formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves after which the Guinea fowl Guinea grass Guinea peach etc are named 2 A gold coin of England current for twentyone shillings sterling or about five dollars but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817 The guinea so called from the Guinea gold out of which it was first struck was proclaimed in 1663 and to go for twenty shillings but it never went for less than twentyone shillings Pinkerton Guinea corn Bot See Durra Guinea Current Geog a current in the Atlantic Ocean setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of Guinea Guinea dropper one who cheats by dropping counterfeit guineas Obs Gay Guinea fowl Guinea hen Zoöl an African gallinaceous bird of the genus Numida allied to the pheasants The common domesticated species N meleagris has a colored fleshy horn on each aide of the head and is of a dark gray color variegated with small white spots The crested Guinea fowl N cristata is a finer species Guinea grains Bot grains of Paradise or amomum See Amomum Guinea grass Bot a tall strong forage grass Panicum jumentorum introduced from Africa into the West Indies and Southern United States Guineahen flower Bot a liliaceous flower Fritillaria Meleagris with petals spotted like the feathers of the Guinea hen Guinea peach See under Peach Guinea pepper Bot the pods of the Xylopia aromatica a tree of the order Anonaceæ found in tropical West Africa They are also sold under the name of Piper Æthiopicum Guinea pig Note Prob a mistake for Guiana pig a Zoöl A small Brazilian rodent Cavia cobaya about seven inches in length and usually of a white color with spots of orange and black b A contemptuous sobriquet Smollett Guinea plum Bot the fruit of Parinarium excelsum a large West African tree of the order Chrysobalaneæ having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum which is also called gray plum and roughskin plum Guinea worm Zoöl a long and slender African nematoid worm Filaria Medinensis of a white color It lives in the cellular tissue of man beneath the skin and produces painful sores GUINEAPIG DIRECTOR Guineapig director Defn A director usually one holding a number of directorships who serves merely or mainly for the fee in England often a guinea paid for attendance Colloq GUIPURE Guipure n Etym F Defn A term used for lace of different kinds most properly for a lace of large pattern and heavy material which has no ground or mesh but has the pattern held together by connecting threads called bars or brides GUIRLAND Guirland n Obs Defn See Garland GUISE Guise n Etym OE guise gise way manner F guise fr OHG wisa G weise See Wise n 1 Customary way of speaking or acting custom fashion manner behavior mien mode practice often used formerly in such phrases as at his own guise that is in his own fashion to suit himself Chaucer The swain replied It never was our guise To slight the poor or aught humane despise Pope 2 External appearance in manner or dress appropriate indication or expression garb shape As then the guise was for each gentle swain Spenser A specter in a far more terrific guise than any which ever yet have overpowered the imagination Burke 3 Cover cloak as under the guise of patriotism GUISER Guiser n Etym From Guise Defn A person in disguise a masker a mummer Obs or Prov Eng GUITAR Guitar n Etym F guitare cf Pr Sp Pgguitarra It chitarra all fr Gr cithara Cf Cittern Gittern Defn A stringed instrument of music resembling the lute or the violin but larger and having six strings three of silk covered with silver wire and three of catgut played upon with the fingers GUITGUIT Guitguit n Etym So called from its note Zoöl Defn One of several species of small tropical American birds of the family Coerebidæ allied to the creepers called also quit See Quit GULA Gula n pl L GulÆ E Gulas Etym L the throat gullet 1 Zoöl a The upper front of the neck next to the chin the upper throat b A plate which in most insects supports the submentum 2 Arch Defn A capping molding Same as Cymatium GULAR Gular a Etym Cf F gulaire Zoöl Defn Pertaining to the gula or throat as gular plates See Illust of Bird and Bowfin GULAUND Gulaund n Etym Icel gulönd Defn An arctic sea bird GULCH Gulch n 1 Act of gulching or gulping Obs 2 A glutton Obs B Jonson 3 A ravine or part of the deep bed of a torrent when dry a gully GULCH Gulch v t Etym OE gulchen cf dial Sw gölka to gulch D gulzig greedy or E gulp Defn To swallow greedily to gulp down Obs GULD Guld n Defn A flower See Gold Obs Chaucer GULDEN Gulden n Defn See Guilder GULE Gule v t Defn To give the color of gules to GULE Gule n Defn The throat the gullet Obs Throats so wide and gules so gluttonous Gauden GULES Gules n Etym OE goules F gueules the same word as gueule throat OF gole goule L gula So named from the red color of the throat See Gullet and cf Gula Her Defn The tincture red indicated in seals and engraved figures of escutcheons by parallel vertical lines Hence used poetically for a red color or that which is red His sevnfold targe a field of gules did stain In which two swords he bore his word Divide and reign P Fletcher Follow thy drum With mans blood paint the ground gules gules Shak Lets march to rest and set in gules like suns Beau Fl GULF Gulf n Etym F golfe It golfo fr Gr bosom bay gulf LGr 1 A hollow place in the earth an abyss a deep chasm or basin He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between Milton Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed Luke xvi 26 2 That which swallows the gullet Obs Shak 3 That which swallows irretrievably a whirlpool a sucking eddy Shak A gulf of ruin swallowing gold Tennyson 4 Geog Defn A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land a partially landlocked sea as the Gulf of Mexico 5 Mining Defn A large deposit of ore in a lode Gulf Stream Geog the warm ocean current of the North Atlantic Note It originates in the westward equatorial current due to the trade winds is deflected northward by Cape St Roque through the Gulf of Mexico and flows parallel to the coast of North America turning eastward off the island of Nantucket Its average rate of flow is said to be about two miles an hour The similar Japan current or KuroSiwo is sometimes called the Gulf Stream of the Pacific Gulf weed Bot a branching seaweed Sargassum bacciferum or sea grape having numerous berrylike air vessels found in the Gulf Stream in the Sargasso Sea and elsewhere GULFY Gulfy a Defn Full of whirlpools or gulfs Chapman GULGUL Gulgul n Etym Hind galgal Defn A cement made in India from sea shells pulverized and mixed with oil and spread over a ships bottom to prevent the boring of worms GULIST Gulist n Etym L gulo Defn A glutton Obs GULL Gull v t imp p p Gulled p pr vb n Gulling Etym Prob fr gull the bird but cf OSw gylla to deceive D kullen and E cullibility Defn To deceive to cheat to mislead to trick to defraud The rulgar gulled into rebellion armed Dryden Im not gulling him for the emperors service Coleridge GULL Gull n 1 A cheating or cheat trick fraud Shak 2 One easily cheated a dupe Shak GULL Gull n Etym Of Celtic origin cf Corn gullan W gwylan Zoöl Defn One of many species of longwinged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera Note Among the best known American species are the herring gull Larus argentatus the great blackbacked gull L murinus the laughing gull L atricilla and Bonapartes gull L Philadelphia The common European gull is Larus canus Gull teaser Zoöl the jager also applied to certain species of terns GULLAGE Gullage n Defn Act of being gulled Obs Had you no quirk To avoid gullage sir by such a creature B Jonson GULLER Guller n Defn One who gulls a deceiver GULLERY Gullery n Defn An act or the practice of gulling trickery fraud R A mere gullery Selden GULLET Gullet n Etym OE golet OF Goulet dim of gole goule throat F gueule L gula perh akin to Skr gula G kenle cf F goulet the neck of a bottle goulotte channel gutter Cf Gules Gully 1 Anat Defn The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach the esophagus 2 Something shaped like the food passage or performing similar functions as a A channel for water b Engin A preparatory cut or channel in excavations of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons c A concave cut made in the teeth of some saw blades GULLETING Gulleting n Engin Defn A system of excavating by means of gullets or channels GULLIBLE Gullible a Defn Easily gulled that may be duped Gullibiiity n Burke GULLISH Gullish a Defn Foolish stupid Obs Gullishness n Obs GULLY Gully n pl Gulles Etym Etymol uncertain Defn A large knife Scot Sir W Scott GULLY Gully n pl Gullies Etym Formerly gullet 1 A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water a short deep portion of a torrents bed when dry 2 A grooved iron rail or tram plate Eng Gully gut a glutton Obs Chapman Gully hole the opening through which gutters discharge surface water GULLY Gully v t imp p p Gullied p pr vb n Gullying Defn To wear into a gully or into gullies GULLY Gully v i Defn To flow noisily Obs Johnson GULOSITY Gulosity n Etym L gulositas fr gulosus gluttonous See Gullet Defn Excessive appetite greediness voracity R Sir T Browne GULP Gulp v t imp p p Gulped p pr vb n Gulping Etym D gulpen cf OD golpe gulf Defn To swallow eagerly or in large draughts to swallow up to take down at one swallow He does not swallow but he gulps it down Cowper The old man glibly gulped down the whole narrative Fielding To gulp up to throw up from the stomach to disgorge GULP Gulp n 1 The act of taking a large mouthful a swallow or as much as is awallowed at once 2 A disgorging Colloq GULPH Gulph n Obs Defn See Gulf GULT Gult n Defn Guilt See Guilt Obs Chaucer GULTY Gulty a Defn Guilty Obs Chaucer GULY Guly a Defn Of or pertaining to gules red Those fatal guly dragons Milton GUM Gum n Etym OE gome AS gama palate akin Co G gaumen OHG goumo guomo Icel g Sw gom cf Gr Defn The dense tissues which invest the teeth and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws Gum rash Med strophulus in a teething child red gum Gum stick a smooth hard substance for children to bite upon while teething GUM Gum v t Defn To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw See Gummer GUM Gum n Etym OE gomme gumme F gomme L gummi and commis fr Gr kam cf It gomma 1 A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes but is soluble in water as gum arabic gum tragacanth the gum of the cherry tree Also with less propriety exudations that are not soluble in water as gum copal and gum sandarac which are really resins 2 Bot Defn See Gum tree below 3 A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree hence any roughly made hive also a vessel or bin made of a hollow log Southern U S 4 A rubber overshoe Local U S Black gum Blue gum British gum etc See under Black Blue etc Gum Acaroidea the resinous gum of the Australian grass tree Xanlhorrhoea Gum animal Zoöl the galago of West Africa so called because it feeds on gums See Galago Gum animi or animé See Animé Gum arabic a gum yielded mostly by several species of Acacia chiefly A vera and A Arabica growing in Africa and Southern Asia called also gum acacia East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange family which bears the elephant apple Gum butea a gum yielded by the Indian plants Butea frondosa and B superba and used locally in tanning and in precipitating indigo Gum cistus a plant of the genus Cistus Cistus ladaniferus a species of rock rose Gum dragon See Tragacanth Gum elastic Elastic gum See Caoutchouc Gum elemi See Elemi Gum juniper See Sandarac Gum kino See under Kino Gum lac See Lac Gum Ladanum a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental species of Cistus or rock rose Gum passages sap receptacles extending through the parenchyma of certain plants Amygdalaceæ Cactaceæ etc and affording passage for gum Gum pot a varnish makers utensil for melting gum and mixing other ingredients Gum resin the milky juice of a plant solidified by exposure to air one of certain inspissated saps mixtures of or having properties of gum and resin a resin containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter Gum sandarac See Sandarac Gum Senegal a gum similar to gum arabic yielded by trees Acacia Verek and A Adansoniä growing in the Senegal country West Africa Gum tragacanth See Tragacanth Gum tree the name given to several trees in America and Australia a The black gum Nyssa multiflora one of the largest trees of the Southern States bearing a small blue fruit the favorite food of the opossum Most of the large trees become hollow b A tree of the genus Eucalyptus See Eucalpytus c The sweet gum tree of the United States Liquidambar styraciflua a large and beautiful tree with pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit It exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice Gum water a solution of gum esp of gum arabic in water Gum wood the wood of any gum tree esp the wood of the Eucalyptus piperita of New South Wales GUM Gum v t imp p Gummed p pr vb n Gumming Defn To smear with gum to close with gum to unite or stiffen by gum or a gumlike substance to make sticky with a gumlike substance He frets likke a gummed velvetShak GUM Gum v i Defn To exude or from gum to become gummy GUMBO Gumbo n Etym Written aalso gombo 1 A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra okra soup 2 The okra plant or its pods GUMBOIL Gumboil n Med Defn A small suppurting inflamed spot on the gum GUMMA Gumma n pl Gummata Etym NL So called from its gummy contents See Gum Med Defn A kind of soft tumor usually of syphilitic origin GUMMATOUS Gummatous a Med Defn Belonging to or resembling gumma GUMMER Gummer n Etym From 2d Gum Defn A punchcutting tool or machine for deepening and enlarging the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw GUMMIFEROUS Gummiferous a Etym L gummi gum ferous Defn Producing gum gumbearing GUMMINESS Gumminess n Defn The state or quality of being gummy viscousness GUMMITE Gummite n Etym So called because it occurs in rounded or flattened pieces which look like gum Min Defn A yellow amorphous mineral essentially a hydrated oxide of uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite GUMMOSITY Gummosity n Defn Gumminess a viscous or adhesive quality or nature R Floyer GUMMOUS Gummous a Etym L gummosus cf F gommeux 1 Gumlike or composed of gum gummy 2 Med Defn Of or pertaining to a gumma GUMMY Gummy a Etym Compar Gummer Gummirst Defn Consisting of gum viscous adhesive producing or containing gum covered with gum or a substance resembling gum Kindles the gummy bark of fir or pine Milton Then rubs his gummy eyes Dryden Gummy tumor Med a gumma GUMP Gump n Etym Cf Sw Dan gump buttocks rump Icel gumprg Defn A dolt a dunce Low Holloway GUMPTION Gumption n Etym OE gom gome attention akin to AS geómian gyman to regard observe gyme care OS gomean to heed Goth gaumjan to see notice 1 Capacity shrewdness common sense Colloq One does not have gumption till one has been properly cheated Lord Lytton 2 Paint a The art of preparing colors Sir W Scott b Megilp Fairholt GUN Gun n Etym OE gonne gunne of uncertain origin cf Ir Gael A LL gunna W gum possibly like cannon fr L canna reed tube or abbreviated fr OF mangonnel E mangonel a machine for hurling stones 1 A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end in which the projectile is placed with an explosive charge behind which is ignited by various means Muskets rifles carbines and fowling pieces are smaller guns for hand use and are called small arms Larger guns are called cannon ordnance fieldpieces carronades howitzers etc See these terms in the Vocabulary As swift as a pellet out of a gunne When fire is in the powder runne Chaucer The word gun was in use in England for an engine to cast a thing from a man long before there was any gunpowder found out Selden 2 Mil Defn A piece of heavy ordnance in a restricted sense a cannon 3 pl Naut Defn Violent blasts of wind Note Guns are classified according to their construction or manner of loading as rifled or smoothbore breechloading or muzzleloading cast or builtup guns or according to their use as field mountain prairie seacoast and siege guns Armstrong gun a wrought iron breechloading cannon named after its English inventor Sir William Armstrong Great gun a piece of heavy ordnance hence Fig a person superior in any way Gun barrel the barrel or tube of a gun Gun carriage the carriage on which a gun is mounted or moved Gun cotton Chem a general name for a series of explosive nitric ethers of cellulose obtained by steeping cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids Although there are formed substances containing nitric acid radicals yet the results exactly resemble ordinary cotton in appearance It burns without ash with explosion if confined but quietly and harmlessly if free and open and in small quantity Specifically the lower nitrates of cellulose which are insoluble in ether and alcohol in distinction from the highest pyroxylin which is soluble See Pyroxylin and cf Xyloidin The gun cottons are used for blasting and somewhat in gunnery for making celluloid when compounded with camphor and the soluble variety pyroxylin for making collodion See Celluloid and Collodion Gun cotton is frequenty but improperly called nitrocellulose It is not a nitro compound but an ethereal salt of nitric acid Gun deck See under Deck Gun fire the time at which the morning or the evening gun is fired Gun metal a bronze ordinarily composed of nine parts of copper and one of tin used for cannon etc The name is also given to certain strong mixtures of cast iron Gun port Naut an opening in a ship through which a cannons muzzle is run out for firing Gun tackle Naut the blocks and pulleys affixed to the side of a ship by which a gun carriage is run to and from the gun port Gun tackle purchase Naut a tackle composed of two single blocks and a fall Totten Krupp gun a wrought steel breechloading cannon named after its German inventor Herr Krupp Machine gun a breechloading gun or a group of such guns mounted on a carriage or other holder and having a reservoir containing cartridges which are loaded into the gun or guns and fired in rapid succession sometimes in volleys by machinery operated by turning a crank Several hundred shots can be fired in a minute with accurate aim The Gatling gun Gardner gun Hotchkiss gun and Nordenfelt gun named for their inventors and the French mitrailleuse are machine guns To blow great guns Naut to blow a gale See Gun n 3 GUN Gun v i Defn To practice fowling or hunting small game chiefly in participial form as to go gunning GUNA Guna goona n Etym Skr guna quality Defn In Sanskrit grammar a lengthening of the simple vowels a i e by prefixing an a element The term is sometimes used to denote the same vowel change in other languages GUNARCHY Gunarchy n Defn See Gynarchy GUNBOAT Gunboat n Nav Defn A vessel of light draught carrying one or more guns GUNCOTTON Guncotton Defn See under Gun GUNDELET Gundelet n Obs Defn See Gondola Marston GUNFLINT Gunflint n Defn A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun to ignite the charge It was in common use before the introduction of percussion caps GUNJAH Gunjah n Bot Defn See Ganja GUNLOCK Gunlock n Defn The lock of a gun for producing the discharge See Lock GUNNAGE Gunnage n Defn The number of guns carried by a ship of war GUNNEL Gunnel n Etym See Gunwale 1 A gunwale 2 Zoöl Defn A small eelshaped marine fish of the genus Murænoides esp M gunnellus of Europe and America called also gunnel fish butterfish rock eel GUNNER Gunner n 1 One who works a gun whether on land or sea a cannoneer 2 A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel 3 Zoöl a The great northern diver or loon See Loon b The sea bream Prov Eng or Irish Gunners daughter the gun to which men or boys were lashed for punishment Sailors slang W C Russell GUNNERY Gunnery n Defn That branch of military science which comprehends the theory of projectiles and the manner of constructing and using ordnance GUNNIE Gunnie n Mining Defn Space left by the removal of ore GUNNING Gunning n Defn The act or practice of hunting or shooting game with a gun The art of gunning was but little practiced Goldsmith GUNNY GUNNY CLOTH Gunny n Gunny cloth Etym Hind gon gon a sack sacking Defn A strong coarse kind of sacking made from the fibers called jute of two plants of the genus Corchorus C olitorius and C capsularis of India The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage Gunny bag a sack made of gunny used for coarse commodities GUNOCRACY Gunocracy n Defn See Gyneocracy GUNPOWDER Gunpowder n Chem Defn A black granular explosive substance consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of niter charcoal and sulphur It is used in gunnery and blasting Note Gunpowder consists of from 70 to 80 per cent of niter with 10 to 15 per cent of each of the other ingredients Its explosive energy is due to the fact that it contains the necessary amount of oxygen for its own combustion and liberates gases chiefly nitrogen and carbon dioxide which occupy a thousand or fifteen hundred times more space than the powder which generated them Gunpowder pile driver a pile driver the hammer of which is thrown up by the explosion of gunpowder Gunpowder plot Eng Hist a plot to destroy the King Lords and Commons in revenge for the penal laws against Catholics As Guy Fawkes the agent of the conspirators was about to fire the mine which was placed under the House of Lords he was seized Nov 5 1605 Hence Nov 5 is known in England as Guy Fawkes Day Gunpowder tea a species of fine green tea each leaf of which is rolled into a small ball or pellet GUNREACH Gunreach n Defn The reach or distance to which a gun will shoot gunshot GUNROOM Gunroom n Naut Defn An apartment on the after end of the lower gun deck of a ship of war usually occupied as a messroom by the commissioned officers except the captain called wardroom in the United States navy GUNSHOT Gunshot n 1 Act of firing a gun a shot 2 The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun so as to be effective the reach or range of a gun Those who are come over to the royal party are supposed to be out of gunshot Dryden GUNSHOT Gunshot a Defn Made by the shot of a gun as a gunshot wound GUNSMITH Gunsmith n Defn One whose occupation is to make or repair small firearms an armorer GUNSMITHERY GUNSMITH GUNSMITHING Gunsmithery Gunsmith ing n Defn The art or business of a gunsmith GUNSTICK Gunstick n Defn A stick to ram down the charge of a musket etc a rammer or ramrod R GUNSTOCK Gunstock n Defn The stock or wood to which the barrel of a hand gun is fastened GUNSTOME Gunstome n Defn A cannon ball so called because originally made of stone Obs Shak GUNTER RIG Gunter rig Naut Defn A topmast arranged with metal bands so that it will readily slide up and down the lower mast GUNTERS CHAIN Gunters chain Surveying Defn The chain ordinarily used in measuring land See Chain n 4 and Gunters scale GUNTERS LINE Gunters line Defn A logarithmic line on Gunters scale used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers called also line of lines and line of numbers GUNTERS QUADRANT Gunters quadrant Defn A thin quadrant made of brass wood etc showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator By it are found the hour of the day the suns azimuth the altitude of objects in degrees etc See Gunters scale GUNTERS SCALE Gunters scale Defn A scale invented by the Rev Edmund Gunter 15811626 a professor of astronomy at Gresham College London who invented also Gunters chain and Gunters quadrant Note Gunters scale is a wooden rule two feet long on one side of which are marked scales of equal parts of chords sines tangents rhombs etc and on the other side scales of logarithms of these various parts by means of which many problems in surveying and navigation may be solved mechanically by the aid of dividers alone GUNWALE Gunwale n Etym Gun wale So named because the upper guns were pointed from it Naut Defn The upper edge of a vessels or boats side the uppermost wale of a ship not including the bulwarks or that piece of timber which reaches on either side from the quarterdeck to the forecastle being the uppermost bend which finishes the upper works of the hull Written also gunnel GURGE Gurge n Etym L gurges Defn A whirlpool Obs The plain wherein a black bituminous gurge Boils out from under ground Milton GURGE Gurge v t Etym See Gorge Defn To swallow up Obs GURGEONS Gurgeons n pl Obs Defn See Grudgeons GURGLE Gurgle v i imp p p Gurgledp pr vb n Gurgling Etym Cf It gorgogliare to gargle bubble up fr L gurgulio gullet Cf Gargle Gorge Defn To run or flow in a broken irregular noisy current as water from a bottle or a small stream among pebbles or stones Pure gurgling rills the lonely desert trace And waste their music on the savage race Young GURGLE Gurgle n Defn The act of gurgling a broken bubbling noise Tinkling gurgles W Thompson GURGLET Gurglet n Etym See Goglet Defn A porous earthen jar for cooling water by evaporation GURGLINGLY Gurglingly adv Defn In a gurgling manner GURGOYLE Gurgoyle n Defn See Gargoyle GURJUN Gurjun n Defn A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the Diptcrocarpus lævis an East Indian tree It is used in medicine and as a substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of paint GURL Gurl n Defn A young person of either sex Obs See Girl Chaucer GURLET Gurlet n Masonry Defn A pickax with one sharp point and one cutting edge Knight GURMY Gurmy n Mining Defn A level a working GURNARD GURNET Gurnard Gurnet n Etym OF gornal gournal gornart perh akin to F grogner to grunt cf Ir guirnead gurnard Zoöl Defn One ofseveral European marine fishes of the genus Trigla and allied genera having a large and spiny head with mailed cheeks Some of the species are highly esteemed for food The name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins Written also gournet Plyling gurnard See under Flying GURNIAD Gurniad n Zoöl Defn See Gwiniad GURRY Gurry n Defn An alvine evacuation also refuse matter Obs or Local Holland GURRY Gurry n Etym Hind garhi Defn A small fort India GURT Gurt n Mining Defn A gutter or channel for water hewn out of the bottom of a working drift Page GURTS Gurts n pl Etym Cf Grout Defn Groatts Obs GUSH Gush v i imp p p Gushed p pr vb n Gushing Etym OE guschen cf Icel gusa and gjsa also D gucsen perh akin to AS geótan to pour G giessen Goth giutan E gut Cf Found to cast 1 To issue with violence and rapidity as a fluid to rush forth as a fluid from confinement to flow copiously He smote the rock that the waters gushed out Ps ixxviii 20 A sea of blood gushed from the gaping wound Spenser 2 To make a sentimental or untimely exhibition of affection to display enthusiasm in a silly demonstrative manner Colloq GUSH Gush v t 1 A sudden and violent issue of a fluid from an inclosed plase an emission of a liquid in a large quantity and with force the fluid thus emitted a rapid outpouring of anything as a gush of song from a bird The gush of springs An fall of lofty foundains Byron 2 A sentimental exhibition of affection or enthusiasm etc effusive display of sentiment Collog GUSHER Gusher n Defn One who gushes Colloq GUSHING Gushing a 1 Rushing forth with violence as a fluid flowing copiously as gushing waters Gushing blood Milton 2 Emitting copiously as tears or words weakly and unreservedly demonstrative in matters of affection sentimental Colloq GUSHINGLY Gushingly Defn adv 1 In a gushing manner copiously Byron 2 Weakly sentimentally effusively Colloq GUSSET Gusset n Etym F gousset armpit fob gusset dim of gousse pod husk cf It guscio shell or W cwysed gore gusset 1 A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement Seam and gusset and band Hood 2 Anything resembling a gusset in a garment as a Armor A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms b Mach A kind of bracket or angular piece of iron fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness esp the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler 3 Her Defn An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms resembling a gusset GUST Gust n Etym Icel gustr a cool breeze Cf Gush 1 A sudden squall a violent blast of wind a sudden and brief rushing or driving of the wind Snow and hail stormy gust and flaw Milton 2 A sudden violent burst of passion Bacon GUST Gust n Etym L gustus cf It Sp gusto sq root46 1 The sense or pleasure of tasting relish gusto An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as much gust and appetite Jer Taylor 2 Gratification of any kind particularly that which is exquisitely relished enjoyment Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust Pope 3 Intellectual taste fancy A choice of it may be made according to the gust and manner of the ancients Dryden GUST Gust v t Etym Cf L gustare It gustare Sp gustar See GUST a relish Defn To taste to have a relish for Obs GUSTABLE Gustable a Etym See Gust v Obs 1 Capable of being tasted tastable This position informs us of a vulgar error terming the gall bitter whereas there is nothing gustable sweeter Harvey 2 Pleasant to the taste toothsome savory A gustable thing seen or smelt excites the appetite and affects the glands and parts of the mouth Derham GUSTABLE Gustable n Defn Anything that can be tasted Obs GUSTARD Gustard n Zoöl Defn The great bustard GUSTATION Gustation n Etym L gustatio cf F gustation Defn The act of tasting R Sir T Browne GUSTATORY Gustatory a Defn Pertaining to or subservient to the sense of taste as the gustatory nerve which supplies the front of the tongue GUSTFUL Gustful a Defn Tasteful welltasted Obs Sir K Digby Gustfulness n Obs Barrow GUSTFUL Gustful a Defn Gusty R A gustful April morn Tennyson GUSTLESS Gustless a Defn Tasteless insipid R GUSTO Gusto n Etym It or Sp fr L gustus akin to E choose Cf 2d GUST GOUR Defn Nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment relish taste fancy Dryden GUSTOSO Gustoso a adv Etym It Mus Defn Tasteful in a tasteful agreeable manner GUSTY Gusty a Defn Subject to or characterized by gusts or squalls windy stormy tempestuous Upon a raw and gusty day Shak GUT Gut n Etym OE gut got AS gut prob orig a channel and akin to geótan to pour See FOUND to cast 1 A narrow passage of water as the Gut of Canso 2 An intenstine a bowel the whole alimentary canal the enteron pl bowels entrails 3 One of the prepared entrails of an animal esp of a sheep used for various purposes See Catgut 4 The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread This when dry is exceedingly strong and is used as the snood of a fish line Blind gut See CÆcum n b GUT Gut v t imp p p Gutted p pr vb n Gutting 1 To take out the bowels from to eviscerate 2 To plunder of contents to destroy or remove the interior or contents of as a mob gutted the bouse Tom Brown of facetious memory having gutted a proper name of its vowels used it as freely as he pleased Addison GUTTA Gutta n pl GuttÆ Etym L 1 A drop 2 Arch Defn One of a series of ornaments in the form of a frustum of a cone attached to the lower part of the triglyphs and also to the lower faces of the mutules in the Doric order called also campana and drop Gutta serena Etym L lit serene or clear drop Med amaurosis Guttæ band Arch the listel or band from which the guttæ hang GUTTAPERCHA Guttapercha n Etym Malay gutah gum pertja the tree from which is it procured Defn A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago especially by the Isonandra or Dichopsis Gutta It becomes soft and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water and on cooling retains its new shape It dissolves in oils and ethers but not in water In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc and it is extensively used for many economical purposes The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material GUTTATE Guttate a Etym L guttatus Cf Gutty Defn Spotted as if discolored by drops GUTTATED Guttated a Etym See Guttate Defn Besprinkled with drops or droplike spots Bailey GUTTATRAP Guttatrap n Defn The inspissated juice of a tree of the genus Artocarpus A incisa or breadfruit tree sometimes used in making birdlime on account of its glutinous quality GUTTER Gutter n Etym OE gotere OF goutiere F gouttière fr OF gote goute drop F goutte fr L gutta 1 A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain an eaves channel an eaves trough 2 A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere to lead off surface water Gutters running with ale Macaulay 3 Any narrow channel or groove as a gutter formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing Gutter member Arch an architectural member made by treating the outside face of the gutter in a decorative fashion or by crowning it with ornaments regularly spaced like a diminutive battlement Gutter plane a carpenters plane with a rounded bottom for planing out gutters Gutter snipe a neglected boy running at large a street Arab Slang Gutter stick Printing one of the pieces of furniture which separate pages in a form GUTTER Gutter v t imp p p Guttered p pr vb n Guttering 1 To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows to channel Shak 2 To supply with a gutter or gutters R Dryden GUTTER Gutter v i Defn To become channeled as a candle when the flame flares in the wind GUTTERSNIPE Guttersnipe n Slang a A small poster suitable for a curbstone b A curbstone broker U S GUTTIFER Guttifer n Etym NL fr L gutta drop ferre to bear Bot Defn A plant that exudes gum or resin GUTTIFEROUS Guttiferous a Bot a Yielding gum or resinous substances b Pertaining to a natural order of trees and shrubs Guttiferæ noted for their abounding in a resinous sap GUTTIFORM Guttiform a Etym L gutta a drop form Defn Dropshaped as a spot of color GUTTLE Guttle v t i Etym From GUT n Defn To put into the gut to swallow greedily to gorge to gormandize Obs LEstrange Dryden GUTTLER Guttler n Defn A greedy eater a glutton Obs GUTTULOUS Guttulous a Etym L guttula a little drop dim of gutta drop Defn In droplike form Obs In its hails guttulous descent from the air Sir T Browne GUTTURAL Guttural a Etym L guttur throat cf F gutural Defn Of or pertaining to the throat formed in the throat relating to or characteristic of a sound formed in the throat Children are occasionally born with guttural swellings W Guthrie In such a sweet guttural accent Landor GUTTURAL Guttural n Defn A sound formed in the throat esp a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue much retracted and the soft palate also a letter representing such a sound GUTTURALISM Gutturalism n Defn The quality of being guttural as the gutturalism of A in the 16th cent Earle GUTTURALITY Gutturality n Defn The quality of being guttural R The old gutturality of k Earle GUTTURALIZE Gutturalize v t Defn To speak gutturally to give a guttural sound to GUTTURALLY Gutturally adv Defn In a guttural manner GUTTURALNESS Gutturalness n Defn The quality of being guttural GUTTURINE Gutturine a Etym L guttur throat Defn Pertaining to the throat Obs Gutturine tumor Ray GUTTURIZE Gutturize v t Etym L guttur throat Defn To make in the throat to gutturalize R For which the Germans gutturize a sound Coleridge GUTTURO Gutturo Defn A combining form denoting relation to the throat as gutturo nasal having both a guttural and a nasal character gutturopalatal GUTTY Gutty a Etym L gutta drop cf F goutté Cf Guttated Her Defn Charged or sprinkled with drops GUTWORT Gutwort n Bot Defn A plant Globularia Alypum a violent purgative found in Africa GUY Guy n Etym Sp guia guide a guy or small rope used on board of ships to keep weighty things in their places of Teutonic origin and the same word as E guide See Guide and cf Gye Defn A rope chain or rod attached to anything to steady it as a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered a rope which holds in place the end of a boom spar or yard in a ship a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure as of a derrick and extending obliquely to the ground where it is fastened GUY Guy v t imp p p Guyed p pr vb n Guying Defn To steady or guide with a guy GUY Guy n 1 A grotesque effigy like that of Guy Fawkes dressed up in England on the fifth of November the day of the Gunpowder Plot The lady who dresses like a guy W S Gilbert 2 A person of queer looks or dress Dickens GUY Guy v t Defn To fool to baffle to make a person an object of ridicule Local Collog US GUYLE Guyle v t Defn To guile Obs Spenser GUZE Guze n Etym Cf Gules Her Defn A roundlet of tincture sanguine which is blazoned without mention of the tincture GUZZLE Guzzle v i imp p p Guzzled p pr vb n Guzzling Etym OP gosillier prob orig to pass through the throat akin to F gosier throat cf It gozzo a birds crop Defn To swallow liquor greedily to drink much or frequently Those that came to guzzle in his wine cellar Milton Wellseasoned bowls the gossips spirits raise Who while she guzzles chats the doctors praise Roscommon To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey Gay GUZZLE Guzzle v t Defn To swallow much or often to swallow with immoderate gust to drink greedily or continually as one who guzzles beer Dryden GUZZLE Guzzle n Defn An insatiable thing or person That sink of filth that guzzle most impure Marston GUZZLER Guzzler n Defn An immoderate drinker GWINIAD Gwiniad n Etym W gwyniad a whiting the name of various fishes fr gwyn white Zool Defn A fish Coregonus ferus of North Wales and Northern Europe allied to the lake whitefish called also powan and schelly Written also gwyniad guiniad gurniad GYALL Gyall n Zoöl Defn See Gayal GYB GYBE Gyb Gybe n Naut Defn See Jib Obs GYBE Gybe n v Defn See Gibe GYBE Gybe v t i imp p p Gybed p pr vb n Gybing Etym See Jibe Naut Defn To shift from one side of a vessel to the other said of the boom of a foreandaft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side Also jibe GYE Gye v t Etym OF guier of German origin See Guide and cf Guy Defn To guide to govern Obs Discreet enough his country for to gye Chaucer GYLE Gyle n Etym F guiller to ferment Cf Guillevat Defn Fermented wort used for making vinegar Gyle tan Brewing a large vat in which wort ferments GYMNAL Gymnal a n Defn Same as Gimmal GYMNASIARCH Gymnasiarch n Etym L gymnasiarchus Gr gymnasiarque Gr Antiq Defn An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia and provided the oil and other necessaries at his own expense GYMNASIUM Gymnasium n pl E Gymnasiums L Gymnasia Etym L fr Gr 1 A place or building where athletic exercises are performed a school for gymnastics 2 A school for the higher branches of literature and science a preparatory school for the university used esp of German schools of this kind More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than universities Hallam GYMNAST Gymnast n Etym Gr gymnaste See Gymnasium Defn One who teaches or practices gymnastic exercises the manager of a gymnasium an athlete GYMNASTIC GYMNASTICAL Gymnastic Gymnastical a Etym L gymnasticus Gr gymnastique See Gymnasium Defn Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health defense or diversion said of games or exercises as running leaping wrestling throwing the discus the javelin etc also pertaining to disciplinary exercises for the intellect athletic as gymnastic exercises contests etc GYMNASTIC Gymnastic n Defn A gymnast Obs GYMNASTICALLY Gymnastically adv Defn In a gymnastic manner GYMNASTICS Gymnastics n Defn Athletic or disciplinary exercises the art of performing gymnastic exercises also disciplinary exercises for the intellect or character GYMNIC GYMNICAL Gymnic Gymnical a Etym L gymnicus Gr gymnique See Gymmasium Defn Athletic gymnastic Obs Have they not swordplayers and every sort Of gymnic artists wrestlers riders runners Milton GYMNIC Gymnic n Defn Athletic exercise Obs Burton GYMNITE Gymnite n Etym Gr Min Defn A hydrous silicate of magnesia GYMNOBLASTEA Gymnoblastea n pl Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn The Athecata so called because the medusoid buds are not inclosed in a capsule GYMNOBLASTIC Gymnoblastic a Zoöl Defn Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea GYMNOCARPOUS Gymnocarpous a Etym Gr gymnos naked Bot Defn Nakedfruited the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the perianth Gray GYMNOCHROA Gymnochroa n pl Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn A division of Hydroidea including the hydra See Hydra GYMNOCLADUS Gymnocladus n Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked Bot Defn A genus of leguminous plants the Kentucky coffee tree The leaves are cathartic and the seeds a substitute for coffee GYMNOCOPA Gymnocopa n pl Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn A group of transparent freeswimming Annelida having setae only in the cephalic appendages GYMNOCYTE Gymnocyte n Etym Gr gymnos nake Defn Biol A cytode without a proper cell wall but with a nucleus Haeckel GYMNOCYTODE Gymnocytode n Etym Gr gymnos naked E cytode Biol Defn A cytode without either a cell wall or a nucleus Haeckel GYMNODONT Gymnodont n Etym Gr gymnos naked Zool Defn One of a group of plectognath fishes Gymnodontes having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates on each jaw as the diodonts and tetradonts See Bur fish Globefish Diodon GYMNOGEN Gymnogen n Etym Gr gymnos naked gen Bot Defn One of a class of plants so called by Lindley because the ovules are fertilized by direct contact of the pollen Same as Gymnosperm GYMNOGLOSSA Gymnoglossa n pl Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn A division of gastropods in which the odontophore is without teeth GYMNOLAEMA GYMNOLAEMATA Gymnolæma Gymnolæmata n pl Etym Nl fr Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn An order of Bryozoa having no epistome GYMNONOTI Gymnonoti n pl Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn The order of fishes which includes the Gymnotus or electrical eel The dorsal fin is wanting GYMNOPAEDIC Gymnopædic a Etym Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn Having young that are naked when hatched psilopædic said of certain birds GYMNOPHIONA Gymnophiona n pl Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn An order of Amphibia having a long annulated snakelike body See Ophiomorpha GYMNOPHTHALMATA Gymnophthalmata n pl Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn A group of acalephs including the nakedeyed medusæ the hydromedusæ Most of them are known to be the freeswimming progeny gonophores of hydroids GYMNOPLAST Gymnoplast n Etym Gr gymnos naked plassein to shape mold Biol Defn A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope as a white blood corpuscle GYMNORHINAL Gymnorhinal a Etym Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn Having unfeathered nostrils as certain birds GYMNOSOMATA Gymnosomata n pl Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn One of the orders of Pteropoda They have no shell GYMNOSOPHIST Gymnosophist n Etym Gr gymnos naked gymnosophisle Defn One of a sect of philosophers said to have been found in India by Alexander the Great who went almost naked denied themselves the use of flesh renounced bodily pleasures and employed themselves in the contemplation of nature GYMNOSOPHY Gymnosophy n Defn The doctrines of the Gymnosophists Good GYMNOSPERM Gymnosperm n Bot Defn A plant that bears naked seeds i e seeds not inclosed in an ovary as the common pine and hemlock Cf Angiosperm GYMNOSPERMOUS Gymnospermous n Etym Gr gymnospermos gymnos naked sperma seed cf F gymnosperme Bot a Having naked seeds or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or other vessel b Belonging to the class of plants consisting of gymnosperms GYMNOTOKA Gymnotoka n pl Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked Zoöl Defn The Athecata GYMNOTUS Gymnotus n Etym NL fr Gr gymnos naked gymnote Zoöl Defn A genus of South American freshwater fishes including the Gymnotus electricus or electric eel It has a greenish eellike body and is possessed of electric power One fearful shock fearful but momentary like from the electric blow of the gymnotus De Quincey GYN Gyn v i Defn To begin Obs See Gin GYNAECEUM GYNAECIUM Gynæceum Gynæcium n Etym L fr Gr Defn The part of a large house among the ancients exclusively appropriated to women Written also gyneceum gynecium Tennyson GYNAECIAN Gynæcian a Defn The same as Gynecian GYNAECOPHORE Gynæcophore n Etym Gr Zoöl Defn A ventral canal or groove in which the males of some dioecious trematodes carry the female See Illust of Hæmatozoa GYNANDER Gynander n Etym See Gynandrian Bot Defn A plant having the stamens inserted in the pistil GYNANDRIA Gynandria n pl Etym NL See Gynandrian Bot Defn A class of plants in the Linnaean system whose stamens grow out of or are united with the pistil GYNANDRIAN GYNANDROUS Gynandrian Gynandrous a Etym Gr gynandros of doubtful sex gynh a woman gynandre Bot Defn Having stamens inserted in the pistil belonging to the class Gynandria GYNANDROMORPH Gynandromorph n Zoöl Defn An animal affected with gynandromorphism GYNANDROMORPHISM Gynandromorphism n Etym Gr gynh a woman female Zoöl Defn An abnormal condition of certain animals in which one side has the external characters of the male and the other those of the female GYNANDROMORPHOUS Gynandromorphous a Zoöl Defn Affected with gynandromorphism GYNANTHEROUS Gynantherous a Etym Gr gynh a woman E anther Bot Defn Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower in which the stamens are converted into pistils A Brown GYNARCHY Gynarchy n Etym Gr gynh a woman archy Defn Government by a woman Chesterfield GYNECEUM Gyneceum n Defn See Gynæceum GYNECIAN Gynecian a Etym Gr Defn Of or relating to women GYNECOCRACY Gynecocracy n Etym Gr gynh gynaikos a woman gynécocratie Cf Gynocracy Defn Government by a woman female power gyneocracy Bailey GYNECOLOGICAL Gynecological a Defn Of or pertaining to gynecology GYNECOLOGY Gynecology n Etym Gr gynh gynaikos a woman logy Defn The science which treats of the structure and diseases of women Gynecologist GYNEOCRACY Gyneocracy n Defn See Gynecocracy GYNEOLATRY Gyneolatry n Etym Gr Defn The adoration or worship of woman The sentimental gyneolatry of chivalry which was at best but skin deep Lowell GYNEPHOBIA Gynephobia n Etym NL fr Gr Defn Hatred of women repugnance to the society of women Holmes GYNNO Gynno v i Defn To begin See Gin Obs GYNOBASE Gynobase n Etym Gr base Bot Defn A dilated base or receptacle supporting a multilocular ovary GYNOBASIC Gynobasic a Bot Defn Pertaining to or having a gynobase GYNOCRACY Gynocracy n Etym See Gynecocracy Defn Female government gynecocracy The aforesaid state has repeatedly changed from absolute despotism to republicanism not forgetting the intermediate stages of oligarchy limited monarchy and even gynocracy for I myself remember Alsatia governed for nearly nine months by an old fishwoman Sir H Scott GYNODIOECIOUS Gynodioecious a Etym Gr di Bot Defn Dioecious but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers GYNOECIUM Gynoecium n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn The pistils of a flower taken collectively See Illust of Carpophore GYNOPHORE Gynophore n Etym Gr gynophore 1 Bot Defn The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens as in the passion flower Lindley 2 Zoöl Defn One of the branches bearing the female gonophores in certain Siphonophora GYP Gyp n Etym Said to be a sportive application of Gr Defn A college servant so called in Cambridge England at Oxford called a scout Cant GYPSE Gypse n Etym F Defn See Gypsum Obs Pococke GYPSEOUS Gypseous a Etym L gypseus See Gypsum Defn Resembling or containing gypsum partaking of the qualities of gypsum GYPSEY Gypsey n Defn A gypsy See Gypsy GYPSIFEROUS Gypsiferous a Etym Gypsum ferous cf F gypsif Defn Containing gypsum GYPSINE Gypsine a Defn Gypseous R Chambers GYPSOGRAPHY Gypsography n Etym Gypsum graphy Defn The act or art of engraving on gypsum GYPSOPLAST Gypsoplast n Etym Gypsum Gr Defn A cast taken in plaster of Paris or in white lime GYPSUM Gypsum n Etym L gypsum Gr jibs plaster mortar Per jabs lime Min Defn A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime calcium When calcined it forms plaster of Paris Selenite is a transparent crystalline variety alabaster a fine white massive variety GYPSY Gypsy n pl Gypsies Etym OE Gypcyan F gyptien Egyptian gypsy L Aegyptius See Egyptian Also spelled gipsy and gypsey 1 One of a vagabond race whose tribes coming originally from India entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry and are now scattered over Turkey Russia Hungary Spain England etc living by theft fortune telling horsejockeying tinkering etc Cf Bohemian Romany Like a right gypsy hath at fast and loose Beguiled me to the very heart of loss Shak 2 The language used by the gypsies Shak 3 A darkcomplexioned person Shak 4 A cunning or crafty person Collog Prior GYPSY Gypsy a Defn Pertaining to or suitable for gypsies Gypsy hat a womans or childs broadbrimmed hat usually of straw or felt Gypsy winch a small winch which may be operated by a crank or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up and down GYPSY Gypsy v i Defn To play the gypsy to picnic in the woods Mostly Gypsying vb n GYPSYISM Gypsyism n 1 The arts and practices or habits of gypsies deception cheating flattery 2 The state of a gypsy GYPSY MOTH GIPSY MOTH Gypsy or Gipsy moth Defn A tussock moth Ocneria dispar native of the Old World but accidentally introduced into eastern Massachusetts about 1869 where its caterpillars have done great damage to fruit shade and forest trees of many kinds The male gypsy moth is yellowish brown the female white and larger than the male In both sexes the wings are marked by dark lines and a dark lunule The caterpillars when full grown have a grayish mottled appearance with blue tubercles on the anterior and red tubercles on the posterior part of the body all giving rise to long yellow and black hairs They usually pupate in July and the moth appears in August The eggs are laid on tree trunks rocks etc and hatch in the spring GYPSYWORT Gypsywort n Bot Defn A labiate plant the Lycopus Europæus Gypsies are said to stain their skin with its juice GYRACANTHUS Gyracanthus n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of fossil fishes found in Devonian and carboniferous strata so named from their round sculptured spines GYRAL Gyral a Etym See Gyre 1 Moving in a circular path or way whirling gyratory 2 Anat Defn Pertaining to a gyrus or convolution GYRANT Gyrant a Defn Gyrating R GYRATE Gyrate a Etym L gyratus made in a circular form p p of gyrare Defn Winding or coiled round curved into a circle taking a circular course GYRATE Gyrate v i imp p p Gyrated p pr vb n Gyrating Etym L gyratus p p of gyrare to gyrate See Gyre n Defn To revolve round a central point to move spirally about an axis as a tornado to revolve GYRATION Gyration n 1 The act of turning or whirling as around a fixed center a circular or spiral motion motion about an axis rotation revolution The gyrations of an ascending balloon De Quincey If a burning coal be nimbly moved round in a circle with gyrations continually repeated the whole circle will appear like fire Sir I Newton 2 Zoöl Defn One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell Center of gyration Mech See under Center Radius of gyration the distance between the axis of a rotating body and its center of gyration Rankine GYRATORY Gyratory a Defn Moving in a circle or spirally revolving whirling around GYRE Gyre n Etym L gyrus Gr Defn A circular motion or a circle described by a moving body a turn or revolution a circuit Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres Dryden Still expanding and ascending gyres Mrs Browning GYRE Gyre v t i Etym Cf OF gyrer girer See Gyrate Defn To turn round to gyrate Obs Bp Hall Drayton GYREFUL Gyreful a Defn Abounding in gyres Obs GYRENCEPHALA Gyrencephala n pl Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn The higher orders of Mammalia in which the cerebrum is convoluted Gyrencephalous a GYRFALCON Gyrfalcon n Etym OE gerfaucon OF gerfaucon LL gyrofalco perh fr L gyrus circle falco falcon and named from its circling flight or cf E giereagle See Gyre n Falcon Zoöl Defn One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons esp Falco rusticolus and the white species F Islandicus both of which are circumpolar The black and the gray are varieties of the former See Illust of Accipiter Written also gerfalcon gierfalcon and jerfalcon GYRI Gyri n pl Defn See Gyrus GYRLAND Gyrland v t Etym See Garland Defn To garland Obs GYRODUS Gyrodus n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of extinct oölitic fishes having rounded teeth in several rows adapted for crushing GYROGONITE Gyrogonite n Etym Gr Paleon Defn The petrified fruit of the Chara hispida a species of stonewort See Stonewort Lyell GYROIDAL Gyroidal a Etym Gr oid al 1 Spiral in arrangement or action 2 Crystallog Defn Having the planes arranged spirally so that they incline all to the right or left of a vertical line said of certain hemihedral forms 3 Opt Defn Turning the plane of polarization circularly or spirally to the right or left GYROLEPIS Gyrolepis n Etym NL fr Gr Paleon Defn A genus of ganoid fishes found in strata of the new red sandetone and the lias bone beds Agassiz GYROMA Gyroma n Etym NL fr Gr Defn A turning round R GYROMANCY Gyromancy n Etym Gr mancy cf F gyromancie Defn A kind of divination performed by drawing a ring or circle and walking in or around it Brande C GYRON Gyron n Etym F giron of German origin See Gore a piece of cloth Her Defn A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at the fess point and the opposite aide at the edge of the escutcheon When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by two linea drawn from the fess point one horizontally to the dexter side and one to the dexter chief corner GYRONNY Gyronny a Etym F gironn Her Defn Covered with gyrons or divided so as to form several gyrons said of an escutcheon GYROPIGEON GYROPIGEON Gyropigeon n Etym L gyrare to revolve E pigeon Defn A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight when projected from a spring trap It is used as a flying target in shooting matches Knight GYROSCOPE Gyroscope n Etym Gr scope 1 A rotating wheel mounted in a ring or rings for illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies the composition of rotations etc It was devised by Professor W R Johnson in 1832 by whom it was called the rotascope 2 A form of the above apparatus invented by M Foucault mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth through the tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane of rotation independently of the earths motion GYROSCOPIC Gyroscopic a Defn Pertaining to the gyroscope resembling the motion of the gyroscope GYROSE Gyrose a Etym See Gyre Bot Defn Turned round like a crook or bent to and fro Loudon GYROSTAT Gyrostat n Etym Gr Physics Defn A modification of the gyroscope consisting essentially of a fly wheel fixed inside a rigid case to which is attached a thin flange of metal for supporting the instrument It is used in studying the dynamics of rotating bodies GYROSTATIC Gyrostatic a Physics Defn Of or pertaining to the gyrostat or to gyrostatics GYROSTATICS Gyrostatics n Physics Defn The doctrine or theory of the gyrostat or of the phenomena of rotating bodies GYRUS Gyrus n pl Gyri Etym L See Gyre n Defn A convoluted ridge between grooves a convolution as the gyri of the brain the gyri of brain coral See Brain GYSE Gyse n Defn Guise Obs Chaucer GYTE Gyte a Defn Delirious senselessly extravagant as the man is clean gyte Scot Sir W Scott GYVE Gyve n Etym Of Celtic origin cf W gefyn Ir geibbionn Gael geimheal Defn A shackle especially one to confine the legs a fetter Written also give Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves Shak With gyves upon his wrist Hood GYVE Gyve v t Etym imp p p Gyved p pr vb n Gyving Defn To fetter to shackle to chain Spenser I will gyve thee in thine own courtship Shak H Defn the eighth letter of the English alphabet is classed among the consonants and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet as sh th th as in shall thing thine for zh see §274 also to modify the sounds of some other letters as when placed after c and p with the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of tsh as in charm written also tch as in catch with the latter the sound of f as in phase phantom In some words mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages h following c and g indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before e i and y as in chemistry chiromancy chyle Ghent Ghibelline etc in some others ch has the sound of sh as in chicane See Guide to Pronunciation §§ 153 179 1813 2378 Note The name aitch is from the French ache its form is from the Latin and this from the Greek H which was used as the sign of the spiritus asper rough breathing before it came to represent the long vowel Gr ê The Greek H is from Phoenician the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian Etymologically H is most closely related to c as in E horn L cornu Gr keras E hele v t conceal E hide L cutis Gr kytos E hundred L centum Gr ekaton Skr csata H piece Mining the part of a plunger pump which contains the valve H H hal Mus Defn The seventh degree in the diatonic scale being used by the Germans for B natural See B HA Ha hal interj Etym AS Defn An exclamation denoting surprise joy or grief Both as uttered and as written it expresses a great variety of emotions determined by the tone or the context When repeated ha ha it is an expression of laughter satisfaction or triumph sometimes of derisive laughter or sometimes it is equivalent to Well it is so Hahas and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke Carlyle HAAF Haaf n Etym Of Scand origin cf Icel Sw haf the sea Dan hav perh akin to E haven Defn The deepsea fishing for cod ling and tusk off the Shetland Isles HAAK Haak n Zoöl Defn A sea fish See Hake Ash HAAR Haar n Etym See Hoar Defn A fog esp a fog or mist with a chill wind Scot T Chalmers HABEAS CORPUS Habeas corpus Etym L you may have the body Law Defn A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge especially one to inquire into the cause of a persons imprisonment or detention by another with the view to protect the right to personal liberty also one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial Bouvier HABENDUM Habendum n Etym L that must be had Law Defn That part of a deed which follows the part called the premises and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted so called because it begins with the word Habendum Kent HABERDASH Haberdash v i Etym See Haberdasher Defn To deal in small wares R To haberdash in earths base ware Quarles HABERDASHER Haberdasher n Etym Prob fr Icel hapurtask trumpery trifles perh through French It is possibly akin to E haversack and to Icel taska trunk chest pocket G tasche pocket and the orig sense was perh peddlers wares 1 A dealer in small wares as tapes pins needles and thread also a hatter Obs The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats Gascoigne 2 A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions as laces silks trimmings etc HABERDASHERY Haberdashery n Defn The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher also Fig trifles Burke HABERDINE Haberdine n Etym D abberdaan labberdaan or a French form cf OF habordeau from the name of a Basque district cf F Labourd adj Labourdin The l was misunderstood as the French article Defn A cod salted and dried Ainsworth HABERGEON Habergeon n Etym F haubergeon a small hauberk dim of OF hauberc F haubert See Hauberk Defn Properly a short hauberk but often used loosely for the hauberk Chaucer HABILATORY Habilatory a Defn Of or pertaining to clothing wearing clothes Ld Lytton HABILE Habile a Etym F habile L habilis See Able Habit Defn Fit qualified also apt Obs Spenser HABILIMENT Habiliment n Etym F habillement fr habiller to dress clothe orig to make fit make ready fr habile apt skillful L habilis See Habile 1 A garment an article of clothing Camden 2 pl Defn Dress in general Shak HABILIMENTED Habilimented a Defn Clothed Taylor 1630 HABILITATE Habilitate a Etym LL habilitatus p p of habilitare to enable Defn Qualified or entitled Obs Bacon HABILITATE Habilitate v t Defn To fit out to equip to qualify to entitle Johnson HABILITATION Habilitation n Etym LL habilitatio cf F habilitation Defn Equipment qualification Obs Bacon HABILITY Hability n Etym See Ability Defn Ability aptitude Obs Robynson Mores Utopia HABIT Habit n Etym OE habit abit fr habit fr L habitus state appearance dress fr habere to have be in a condition prob akin to E have See Have and cf Able Binnacle Debt Due Exhibit Malady 1 The usual condition or state of a person or thing either natural or acquired regarded as something had possessed and firmly retained as a religious habit his habit is morose elms have a spreading habit esp physical temperament or constitution as a full habit of body 2 Biol Defn The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism 3 Fixed or established custom ordinary course of conduct practice usage hence prominently the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition as habit is second nature also peculiar ways of acting characteristic forms of behavior A man of very shy retired habits W Irving 4 Outward appearance attire dress hence a garment esp a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies as a riding habit Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy Shak There are among the states several of Venus in different habits Addison Syn Practice mode manner way custom fashion Habit Custom Habit is a disposition or tendency leading us to do easily naturally and with growing certainty what we do often custom is external being habitual use or the frequent repetition of the same act The two operate reciprocally on each other The custom of giving produces a habit of liberality habits of devotion promote the custom of going to church Custom also supposes an act of the will selecting given modes of procedure habit is a law of our being a kind of second nature which grows up within us How use doth breed a habit in a man Shak He who reigns upheld by old repute Consent or custom Milton HABIT Habit v t Habited p pr vb n Habiting Etym OE habiten to dwell F habiter fr L habitare to have frequently to dwell intens fr habere to have See Habit n 1 To inhabit Obs In thilke places as they birds habiten Rom of R 2 To dress to clothe to array They habited themselves lite those rural deities Dryden 3 To accustom to habituate Obs Chapman HABITABILITY Habitability n Defn Habitableness HABITABLE Habitable a Etym F habitable L habitbilis Defn Capable of being inhabited that may be inhabited or dwelt in as the habitable world Habitableness n Habitably adv HABITABLE Habitable n Etym F habitacle dwelling place binnacle L habitaculum dwelling place See Binnacle Habit v Defn A dwelling place Chaucer Southey HABITAN Habitan n Defn Same as Habitant 2 General met an emissary sent to ascertain the feelings of the habitans or French yeomanry W Irwing HABITANCE Habitance n Etym OF habitance LL habitania Defn Dwelling abode residence Obs Spenser HABITANCY Habitancy n Defn Same as Inhabitancy HABITANT Habitant n Etym F habitant See Habit vt 1 An inhabitant a dweller Milton Pope 2 Etym F pron Defn An inhabitant or resident a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada especially in the Province of Quebec usually in plural The habitants or cultivators of the soil Parkman HABITAT Habitat n Etym L it dwells fr habitare See Habit v t 1 Biol Defn The natural abode locality or region of an animal or plant 2 Place where anything is commonly found This word has its habitat in Oxfordshire Earle HABITATION Habitation n Etym F habitation L habiatio 1 The act of inhabiting state of inhabiting or dwelling or of being inhabited occupancy Denham 2 Place of abode settled dwelling residence house The Lord blesseth the habitation of the just Prov iii 33 HABITATOR Habitator n Etym L Defn A dweller an inhabitant Obs Sir T Browne HABITED Habited p p a 1 Clothed arrayed dressed as he was habited like a shepherd 2 Fixed by habit accustomed Obs So habited he was in sobriety Fuller 3 Inhabited Archaic Another world which is habited by the ghosts of men and women Addison HABITUAL Habitual a Etym Cf F habituel LL habituals See Habit n 1 Formed or acquired by habit or use An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims South 2 According to habit established by habit customary constant as the habiual practice of sin It is the distinguishing mark of habitual piety to be grateful for the most common and ordinary blessings Buckminster Syn Customary accustomed usual common wonted ordinary regular familiar Habitually adv Habitualness n HABITUATE Habituate v t imp p p Habituated p pr vb n Habituating Etym L habituatus p p of habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body cf F habituer See Habit 1 To make accustomed to accustom to familiarize Our English dogs who were habituated to a colder clime Sir K Digby Men are first corrupted and next they habituate themselves to their vicious practices Tillotson 2 To settle as an inhabitant Obs Sir W Temple HABITUATE Habituate a Defn Firmly established by custom formed by habit habitual R Hammond HABITUATION Habituation n Etym Cf F habituation Defn The act of habituating or accustoming the state of being habituated HABITUDE Habitude n Etym F fr L habitudo condition See Habit 1 Habitual attitude usual or accustomed state with reference to something else established or usual relations South The same ideas having immutably the same habitudes one to another Locke The verdict of the judges was biased by nothing else than habitudes of thinking Landor 2 Habitual association intercourse or familiarity To write well one must have frequent habitudes with the best company Dryden 3 Habit of body or of action Shak It is impossible to gain an exact habitude without an infinite Dryden HABITUE Habitue n Etym F p p of habituer See Habituate Defn One who habitually frequents a place as an habitué of a theater HABITURE Habiture n Defn Habitude Obs HABITUS Habitus n Etym L Zoöl Defn Habitude mode of life general appearance HABLE Hable a Defn See Habile Obs Spenser HABNAB Habnab adv Hobnob Defn By chance Obs HACHURE Hachure n Etym F fr hacher to hack See Hatching Fine Arts Defn A short line used in drawing and engraving especially in shading and denoting different surfaces as in map drawing See Hatching HACIENDA Hacienda or n Etym Sp fr OSp facienda employment estate fr L facienda pl of faciendum what is to be done fr facere to do See Fact Defn A large estate where work of any kind is done as agriculture manufacturing mining or raising of animals a cultivated farm with a good house in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen etc a word used in SpanishAmerican regions 1 HACK Hack n Etym See Hatch a half door 1 A frame or grating of various kinds as a frame for drying bricks fish or cheese a rack for feeding cattle a grating in a mill race etc 2 Unburned brick or tile stacked up for drying HACK Hack v t imp p p Hacked p pr vb n Hacking Etym OE hakken akin to D hakken G hacken Dan hakke Sw hacka and perh to E hew Cf Hew to cut Haggle 1 To cut irregulary without skill or definite purpose to notch to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument as to hack a post My sword hacked like a handsaw Shak 2 Fig To mangle in speaking Shak HACK Hack v i Defn To cough faintly and frequently or in a short broken manner as a hacking cough HACK Hack n 1 A notch a cut Shak 2 An implement for cutting a notch a large pick used in breaking stone 3 A hacking a catch in speaking a short broken cough Dr H More 4 Football Defn A kick on the shins T Hughes Hack saw a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame for cutting metal HACK Hack n Etym Shortened fr hackney See Hackney 1 A horse hackneyed or let out for common hire also a horse used in all kinds of work or a saddle horse as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses 2 A coach or carriage let for hire particularly a a coach with two seats inside facing each other a hackney coach On horse on foot in hacks and gilded chariots Pope 3 A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work an overworked man a drudge Here lies poor Ned Purdon from misery freed Who long was a booksellers hack Goldsmith 4 A procuress HACK Hack a Defn Hackneyed hired mercenary Wakefield Hack writer a hack one who writes for hire A vulgar hack writer Macaulay HACK Hack v t 1 To use as a hack to let out for hire 2 To use frequently and indiscriminately so as to render trite and commonplace The word remarkable has been so hacked of late J H Newman HACK Hack v i 1 To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire to turn prostitute Hanmer 2 To live the life of a drudge or hack Goldsmith HACKAMORE Hackamore n Etym Cf Sp jaquima headstall of a halter Defn A halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and headstall used for leading or tieing a pack animal Western US HACKBERRY Hackberry n Bot Defn A genus of trees Celtis related to the elm but bearing drupes with scanty but often edible pulp C occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States Gray HACKBOLT Hackbolt n Zoöl Defn The greater shearwater or hagdon See Hagdon HACKBUSS Hackbuss n Defn Same as Hagbut HACKEE Hackee n Zoöl Defn The chipmunk also the chickaree or red squirrel US HACKER Hacker n Defn One who or that which hacks Specifically A cutting instrument for making notches esp one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine a hack HACKERY Hackery n Etym Hind chakra Defn A cart with wooden wheels drawn by bullocks Bengal Malcom HACKLE Hackle n Etym See Heckle and cf Hatchel 1 A comb for dressing flax raw silk etc a hatchel 2 Any flimsy substance unspun as raw silk 3 One of the peculiar long narrow feathers on the neck of fowls most noticeable on the cock often used in making artificial flies hence any feather so used 4 An artificial fly for angling made of feathers HACKLE Hackle v t imp p p Hackled p pr vb n Hackling 1 To separate as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel 2 To tear asunder to break in pieces The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces Burke HACKLY Hackly a Etym From Hackle 1 Rough or broken as if hacked 2 Min Defn Having fine short and sharp points on the surface as the hackly fracture of metallic iron HACKMAN Hackman n pl Hackmen Defn The driver of a hack or carriage for public hire HACKMATACK Hackmatack n Etym Of American Indian origin Bot Defn The American larch Larix Americana a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves also its heavy closegrained timber Called also tamarack HACKNEY Hackney n pl Hackneys Etym OE haceney hacenay cf F haquenée a pacing horse an ambling nag OF also haquenée Sp hacanea OSp facanea D hakkenei also OF haque horse Sp haca OSp faca perh akin to E hack to cut and orig meaning a jolting horse Cf Hack a horse Nag 1 A horse for riding or driving a nag a pony Chaucer 2 A horse or pony kept for hire 3 A carriage kept for hire a hack a hackney coach 4 A hired drudge a hireling a prostitute HACKNEY Hackney a Defn Let out for hire devoted to common use hence much used trite mean as hackney coaches hackney authors Hackney tongue Roscommon HACKNEY Hackney v t imp p p Hackneyed p pr vb n Hackneying 1 To devote to common or frequent use as a horse or carriage to wear out in common service to make trite or commonplace as a hackneyed metaphor or quotation Had I lavish of my presence been So commonhackneyed in the eyes of men Shak 2 To carry in a hackney coach Cowper HACKNEYMAN Hackneyman n pl Hackneymen Defn A man who lets horses and carriages for hire HACKSTER Hackster n Etym From Hack to cut Defn A bully a bravo a ruffian an assassin Obs Milton HACQUETON Hacqueton n Defn Same as Acton Obs HAD Had imp p p of Have Etym OEhad hafde hefde AS hæfde Defn See Have Had as lief Had rather Had better Had as soon etc with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to are well established idiomatic forms The original construction was that of the dative with forms of be followed by the infinitive See Had better under Better And lever me is be pore and trewe And more agreeable to me it is to be poor and true C Mundi Trans Him had been lever to be syke To him it had been preferable to be sick Fabian For him was lever have at his beds head Twenty bookes clad in black or red Than robes rich or fithel or gay sawtrie Chaucer Note Gradually the nominative was substituted for the dative and had for the forms of be During the process of transition the nominative with was or were and the dative with had are found Poor lady she were better love a dream Shak You were best hang yourself Beau Fl Me rather had my heart might feel your love Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy Shak I hadde levere than my scherte That ye hadde rad his legende as have I Chaucer I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself Shak I had rather be a dog and bay the moon Than such a Roman Shak I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness Ps lxxxiv10 HADDER Hadder n Defn Heather heath Obs Burton HADDIE Haddie n Zoöl Defn The haddock Scot HADDOCK Haddock n Etym OE hadoc haddok of unknown origin cf Ir codog Gael adag F hadot Zoöl Defn A marine food fish Melanogrammus æglefinus allied to the cod inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body just back of the gills Galled also haddie and dickie Norway haddock a marine edible fish Sebastes marinus of Northern Europe and America See Rose fish HADE Hade n Etym Cf heald inclined bowed down G halde declivity 1 The descent of a hill Obs 2 Mining Defn The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein HADE Hade v i Mining Defn To deviate from the vertical said of a vein fault or lode HADES Hades n Etym GrUn Wit Defn The nether world according to classical mythology the abode of the shades ruled over by Hades or Pluto the invisible world the grave And death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them Rev xx 13 Rev Ver Neither was he left in Hades nor did his flesh see corruption Acts ii 31 Rev Ver And in Hades he lifted up his eyes being in torments Luke xvi23 Rev Ver HADJ Hadj n Etym Arhajj fr hajja to set out walk go on a pilgrimage Defn The pilgrimage to Mecca performed by Mohammedans HADJI Hadji n Etym Ar haji See Hadj 1 A Mohammedan pilgrim to Mecca used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor G W Curtis 2 A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at Jerusalem Heyse HADROSAURUS Hadrosaurus n Etym NL fr Gr adros thick sayros lizard Paleon Defn An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size allied to the iguanodon It is found in the Cretaceous formation HAECCEITY Hæcceity Etym L hæcce this Logic Defn Literally thisness A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness as this book HAEMA HAEMATO HAEMO Haema Haemato Hæmo Etym Gr aima blood Defn Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood association with blood as hæmapod hæmatogenesis hæmoscope Note Words from Gr hema hemato hemo as well as hæma hæmato hæmo HAEMACHROME Hæmachrome or n Etym Hæma Gr Physiol Chem Defn Hematin HAEMACYANIN Hæmacyanin n Etym Hæma Gr Physiol Chem Defn A substance found in the blood of the octopus which gives to it its blue color Note When deprived of oxygen it is colorless but becomes quickly blue in contact with oxygen and is then generally called oxyhæmacyanin A similar blue coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in the blood of other animals and in the bile HAEMACYTOMETER Hæmacytometer n Etym Hæma Gr meter Physiol Defn An apparatus for determining the number of corpuscles in a given quantity of blood HAEMAD Hæmad adv Etym Hæma L ad toward Anat Defn Toward the hæmal side on the hæmal side of opposed to neurad HAEMADROMETER HAEMADROMOMETER Hæmadrometer Hæmadromometer n Defn Same as Hemadrometer HAEMADROMETRY HAEMADROMOMETRY HaemadrometryHaemadromometry n Defn Same as Hemadrometry HAEMADROMOGRAPH Hæmadromograph n Etym Hæma Gr graph Physiol Defn An instrument for registering the velocity of the blood HAEMADYNAMETER HAEMADYNAMOMETER Haemadynameter or Haemadynamometer or Defn Same as Hemadynamometer HAEMADYNAMICS Hæmadynamics n Defn Same as Hemadynamics HAEMAL Hæmal a Etym Gr Defn Pertaining to the blood or blood vessels also ventral See Hemal HAEMAPHAEIN Hæmaphæin n Etym Hæma Gr Physiol Defn A brownish substance sometimes found in the blood in cases of jaundice HAEMAPOD Hæmapod or n Etym Hæma pod Zoöl Defn An hæmapodous animal G Rolleston HAEMAPODOUS Hæmapodous a Anat Defn Having the limbs on or directed toward the ventral or hemal side as in vertebrates opposed to neuropodous HAEMAPOIETIC Hæmapoietic or a Etym Hæma Gr Physiol Defn Bloodforming as the hæmapoietic function of the spleen HAEMAPOPHYSIS Hæmapophysis n Etym NL Defn Same as Hemapophysis Hæmapophysial a HAEMASTATICS Hæmastatics n Defn Same as Hemastatics HAEMATACHOMETER Hæmatachometer n Etym Hæma Gr meter Physiol Defn A form of apparatus somewhat different from the hemadrometer for measuring the velocity of the blood HAEMATACHOMETRY Hæmatachometry n Physiol Defn The measurement of the velocity of the blood HAEMATEMESIS Hæmatemesis n Defn Same as Hematemesis HAEMATIC Hæmatic a Etym Gr Defn Of or pertaining to the blood sanguine brownish red Hæmatic acid Physiol a hypothetical acid supposed to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the lungs and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from the sodium carbonate of the serum Thudichum HAEMATIN Hæmatin n Defn Same as Hematin HAEMATINOMETER Hæmatinometer n Defn Same as Hematinometer HAEMATINOMETRIC Hæmatinometric a Defn Same as Hematinometric HAEMATITE Hæmatite n Defn Same as Hematite HAEMATITIC Hæmatitic a Zoöl Defn Of a bloodred color crimson Bot brownish red HAEMATO Hæmato or prefix Defn See Hæma HAEMATOBLAST Hæmatoblast n Etym Hæmato blast Anat Defn One of the very minute diskshaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles a third kind of blood corpuscle supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles called also blood plaque and blood plate HAEMATOCRYA Hæmatocrya n pl Zoöl Defn The coldblooded vertebrates Same as Hematocrya HAEMATOCRYAL Hæmatocryal a Defn Coldblooded HAEMATOCRYSTALLIN Hæmatocrystallin n Defn Same as Hematocrystallin HAEMATODYNAMOMETER Hæmatodynamometer or n Defn Same as Hemadynamometer HAEMATOGENESIS Hæmatogenesis n Etym Hæmato genesis Physiol a The origin and development of blood b The transformation of venous arterial blood by respiration hematosis HAEMATOGENIC Hæmatogenic a Physiol Defn Relating to hæmatogenesis HAEMATOGENOUS Hæmatogenous a Physiol Defn Originating in the blood HAEMATOGLOBULIN Hæmatoglobulin n Defn Same as Hematoglobin HAEMATOID Hæmatoid a Defn Same as Hematoid HAEMATOIDIN Hæmatoidin n Defn Same as Hematoidin HAEMATOIN Hæmatoin n Etym Hæmato in Physiol Chem Defn A substance formed from the hematin of blood by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid Two like bodies called respectively hæmatoporphyrin and hæmatolin are formed in a similar manner HAEMATOLIN Hæmatolin n Defn See Hæmatoin HAEMATOLOGY Hæmatology or n Defn The science which treats of the blood Same as Hematology HAEMATOLYSIS Hæmatolysis n NL hæmato Gr a loosing dissolving fr to loose dissolve Physiol Defn Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished coagulability of the blood hæmolysis Hæmatolytic a HAEMATOMETER Hæmatometer n Etym Hæmato meter Physiol a Same as Hemadynamometer b An instrument for determining the number of blood corpuscles in a given quantity of blood HAEMATOPHILINA Hæmatophilina n pl Etym NL fr gr Zoöl Defn A division of Cheiroptera including the bloodsucking bats See Vampire HAEMATOPLAST Hæmatoplast n Etym Hæmato Gr Anat Defn Same as Hæmatoblast HAEMATOPLASTIC Hæmatoplastic a Etym Hæmato plastic Physiol Defn Blood formative applied to a substance in early fetal life which breaks up gradually into blood vessels HAEMATOPORPHYRIN Hæmatoporphyrin n Etym Hæmato Gr Physiol Chem Defn See Hæmatoin HAEMATOSAC Hæmatosac n Etym Hæmato sac Anat Defn A vascular sac connected beneath the brain in many fishes with the infundibulum HAEMATOSCOPE Hæmatoscope n Defn A hæmoscope HAEMATOSIN Hæmatosin or n Physiol Chem Defn Hematin R HAEMATOSIS Hæmatosis n Defn Same as Hematosis HAEMATOTHERMA Hæmatotherma n pl Zoöl Defn Same as Hematotherma HAEMATOTHERMAL Hæmatothermal a Defn Warmblooded homoiothermal HAEMATOTHORAX Hæmatothorax n Defn Same as Hemothorax HAEMATOXYLIN Hæmatoxylin n Etym See Hæmatoxylon Chem Defn The coloring principle of logwood It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance C16H14O6 with a sweetish taste Formerly called also hematin HAEMATOXYLON Hæmatoxylon n Etym NL fr Gr Bot Defn A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species the H Campechianum or logwood tree native in Yucatan HAEMATOZOON HAEMATOZOOEN Hæmatozoön n pl Hæmatozoa Etym NL fr Gr Zoöl Defn A parasite inhabiting the blood esp a Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria sometimes found in the blood of man the horse the dog etc b The trematode Bilharzia hæmatobia which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa often causing death HAEMIC Hæmic or Defn HAEMIN Hæmin n Defn Same as Hemin HAEMO Hæmo or prefix Defn See Hæma HAEMOCHROME Hæmochrome n Defn Same as Hæmachrome HAEMOCHROMOGEN Hæmochromogen n Etym Hæmochrome gen Physiol Chem Defn A body obtained from hemoglobin by the action of reducing agents in the absence of oxygen HAEMOCHROMOMETER Hæmochromometer n Etym Hæmochrome meter Physiol Chem Defn An apparatus for measuring the amount of hemoglobin in a fluid by comparing it with a solution of known strength and of normal color HAEMOCYANIN Hæmocyanin n Defn Same as Hæmacyanin HAEMOCYTOLYSIS Hæmocytolysis n Etym NL fr Gr Physiol Defn See Hæmocytotrypsis HAEMOCYTOMETER Hæmocytometer n Defn See Hæmacytometer HAEMOCYTOTRYPSIS Hæmocytotrypsis n Etym NL fr Gr Physiol Defn A breaking up of the blood corpuscles as by pressure in distinction from solution of the corpuscles or hæmcytolysis HAEMODROMOGRAPH Hæmodromograph n Defn Same as Hæmadromograph HAEMODROMOMETER Hæmodromometerdromometern Defn Same as Hemadrometer HAEMODYNAMETER Hæmodynameter or n Defn Same as Hemadynamics HAEMODYNAMICS Hæmodynamicsn Defn Same as Hemadynamics HAEMOGLOBIN Hæmoglobin n Defn Same as Hemoglobin HAEMOGLOBINOMETER Hæmoglobinometer n Etym Hæmoglobin meter Defn Same as Hemochromometer HAEMOL Hæmol n Gr blood Chem Defn A dark brown powder containing iron prepared by the action of zinc dust as a reducing agent upon the coloring matter of the blood used medicinally as a hematinic HAEMOLUTEIN Hæmolutein n Etym Hæmo corpus luteum Physiol Defn See Hematoidin HAEMOLYSIS HAEMOLYTIC Hæmolysis n Hæmolytic a Physiol Defn Same as Hæmatolysis Hæmatolytic HAEMOMANOMETER Hæmomanometer n Etym Hæmo manometer Defn Same as Hemadynamometer HAEMOMETER Hæmometer n Etym Hæmo meter Physiol Defn Same as Hemadynamometer HAEMONY Hæmony n Etym L Hæmonia a name of Thessaly the land of magic Defn A plant described by Milton as of sovereign use against all enchantments HAEMOPLASTIC Hæmoplastic a Defn Same as Hæmatoplastic HAEMORRHOIDAL Hæmorrhoidal a Defn Same as Hemorrhoidal HAEMOSCOPE Hæmoscope or n Etym Hæmo scope Physiol Defn An instrument devised by Hermann for regulating and measuring the thickness of a layer of blood for spectroscopic examination HAEMOSTATIC Hæmostatic a Defn Same Hemostatic HAEMOTACHOMETER Hæmotachometer n Defn Same as Hæmatachometer HAEMOTACHOMETRY Hæmotachometry n Defn Same as Hæmatachometry HAF Haf imp of Heave Defn Hove Obs Chaucer HAFFLE Haffle v i Etym Cf G haften to cling stick to Prov G to stop stammer Defn To stammer to speak unintelligibly to prevaricate ProvEng Halliwell HAFT Haft n Etym AS hæft akin to D G heft Icel hepti and to E Heave or have Cf Heft 1 A handle that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand and by which it is held and used said chiefly of a knife sword or dagger the hilt This brandishdagger Ill bury to the haft in her fair breast Dryden 2 A dwelling Scot Jamieson HAFT Haft v t Defn To set in or furnish with a haft as to haft a dagger HAFTER Hafter n haften to cling or stick to and E haffle Defn A caviler a wrangler Obs Baret HAG Hag n Etym OE hagge hegge with hag AS hægtesse akin to OHG hagazussa G hexe D heks Dan hex Sw häxa The first part of the word is prob the same as E haw hedge and the orig meaning was perh wood woman wild woman 1 A witch sorceress or enchantress also a wizard Obs Silenus that old hag Golding 2 An ugly old woman 3 A fury a shemonster Grashaw 4 Zoöl Defn An eellike marine marsipobranch Myxine glutinosa allied to the lamprey It has a suctorial mouth with labial appendages and a single pair of gill openings It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta Called also hagfish borer slime eel sucker and sleepmarken 5 Zoöl Defn The hagdon or shearwater 6 An appearance of light and fire on a horses mane or a mans hair Blount Hag moth Zoöl a moth Phobetron pithecium the larva of which has curious side appendages and feeds on fruit trees Hags tooth Naut an ugly irregularity in the pattern of matting or pointing HAG Hag v t imp p p Hagged p pr vb n Hagging Defn To harass to weary with vexation How are superstitious men hagged out of their wits with the fancy of omens LEstrange HAG Hag n Etym Scot hag to cut cf E hack 1 A small wood or part of a wood or copse which is marked off or inclosed for felling or which has been felled This said he led me over hoults and hags Through thorns and bushes scant my legs I drew Fairfax 2 A quagmire mossy ground where peat or turf has been cut Dugdale HAGBERRY Hagberry n Bot Defn A plant of the genus Prunus P Padus the bird cherry Scot HAGBORN Hagborn a Defn Born of a hag or witch Shak HAGBUT Hagbut n Etym OF haquebute prob a corruption of D haakbus haak hook bus gun barrel See Hook and 2d Box and cf Arquebus Defn A harquebus of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim Written also haguebut and hackbuss HAGBUTTER Hagbutter n Defn A soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus Written also hackbutter Froude HAGDON Hagdon n Zoöl Defn One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus esp P major the greater shearwarter and P Stricklandi the black hagdon or sooty shearwater called also hagdown haglin and hag See Shearwater HAGFISH HagfishfishnZoöl Defn See Hag 4 HAGGADA Haggada n pl Haggadoth Etym Rabbinic haggadha fr Heb higgidh to relate Defn A story anecdote or legend in the Talmud to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament Written also hadaga HAGGARD Haggard a Etym F hagard of German origin and prop meaning of the hegde or woods wild untamed See Hedge 1st Haw and ard 1 Wild or intractable disposed to break away from duty untamed as a haggard or refractory hawk Obs Shak 2 Etym For hagged fr hag a witch influenced by haggard wild Defn Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering holloweyed having the features distorted or wasted or anxious in appearance as haggard features eyes Staring his eyes and haggard was his look Dryden HAGGARD Haggard n Etym See Haggard a 1 Falconry Defn A young or untrained hawk or falcon 2 A fierce intractable creature I have loved this proud disdainful haggard Shak 3 Etym See Haggard a 2 Defn A hag Obs Garth HAGGARD Haggard n Etym See 1st Haw Hedge and Yard an inclosed space Defn A stackyard Prov Eng Swift HAGGARDLY Haggardly adv Defn In a haggard manner Dryden HAGGED Hagged a Defn Like a hag lean ugly R HAGGIS Haggis n Etym Scot hag to hack chop E hack Formed perhaps in imitation of the F hachis E hash fr hacher Defn A Scotch pudding made of the heart liver lights etc of a sheep or lamb minced with suet onions oatmeal etc highly seasoned and boiled in the stomach of the same animal minced head and pluck Written also haggiss haggess and haggies HAGGISH Haggish a Defn Like a hag ugly wrinkled But on both did haggish age steal on Shak HAGGISHLY Haggishly adv Defn In the manner of a hag HAGGLE Haggle v t imp p p Haggled p pr vb n Haggling Etym Freq of Scot hag E hack See Hack to cut Defn To cut roughly or hack to cut into small pieces to notch or cut in an unskillful manner to make rough or mangle by cutting as a boy haggles a stick of wood Suffolk first died and York all haggled oer Comes to him where in gore he lay insteeped Shak HAGGLE Haggle v i Defn To be difficult in bargaining to stick at small matters to chaffer to higgle Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood Walpole HAGGLE Haggle n Defn The act or process of haggling Carlyle HAGGLER Haggler n 1 One who haggles or is difficult in bargaining 2 One who forestalls a market a middleman between producer and dealer in London vegetable markets HAGIARCHY Hagiarchy n Etym Gr archy Defn A sacred government by holy orders of men Southey HAGIOCRACY Hagiocracy n Etym Gr Defn Government by a priesthood hierarchy HAGIOGRAPHA Hagiographa n pl Etym L fr Gr 1 The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament or that portion not contained in the Law and the Prophets It comprises Psalms Proverbs Job Canticles Ruth Lamentations Ecclesiastes Esther Daniel Ezra Nehemiah and Chronicles 2 R C Ch Defn The lives of the saints Brande C HAGIOGRAPHAL Hagiographal Defn Pertaining to the hagiographa or to sacred writings HAGIOGRAPHER Hagiographer n Defn One of the writers of the hagiographa a writer of lives of the saints Shipley HAGIOGRAPHY Hagiography 277 n Defn Same Hagiographa HAGIOLATRY Hagiolatry n Etym Gr Defn The invocation or worship of saints HAGIOLOGIST Hagiologist n Defn One who treats of the sacred writings a writer of the lives of the saints a hagiographer Tylor Hagiologists have related it without scruple Southey HAGIOLOGY Hagiology n Etym Gr logy Defn The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons a narrative of the lives of the saints a catalogue of saints J H Newman HAGIOSCOPE Hagioscope n Etym Gr scope Defn An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts called in architecture a squint Hook HAGRIDDEN Hagridden a Defn Ridden by a hag or witch hence afflicted with nightmare Beattie Cheyne HAGSEED Hagseed n Defn The offspring of a hag Shak HAGSHIP Hagship n Defn The state or title of a hag Middleton HAGTAPER Hagtaper n Etym Cf 1st Hag and Higtaper Bot Defn The great woolly mullein Verbascum Thapsus HAGUEBUT Haguebut n Defn See Hagbut HAGUE TRIBUNAL Hague Tribunal Defn The permanent court of arbitration created by the International Convention for the Pacific Settle of International Disputes adopted by the International Peace Conference of 1899 It is composed of persons of known competency in questions of international law nominated by the signatory powers From these persons an arbitration tribunal is chosen by the parties to a difference submitted to the court On the failure of the parties to agree directly on the arbitrators each chooses two arbitrators an umpire is selected by them by a third power or by two powers selected by the parties HAH Hah interj Defn Same as Ha HAHA Haha n Etym See Hawhaw Defn A sunk fence a fence wall or ditch not visible till one is close upon it Written also hawhaw HAIDINGERITE Haidingerite n Min Defn A mineral consisting of the arseniate of lime so named in honor of W Haidinger of Vienna HAIDUCK Haiduck n Etym G haiduck heiduck fr Hung hajdu Defn Formerly a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary now a halberdier of a Hungarian noble or an attendant in German or Hungarian courts Written also hayduck heiduc heiduck and heyduk HAIK Haik n Etym Ar haik fr haka to weave Defn A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an outer garment Written also hyke Heyse HAIKAL Haikal n Defn The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church It contains the high altar and is usually closed by an embroidered curtain HAIKWAN Haikwan n Chin haikuan Defn Chinese maritime customs HAIKWAN TAEL Haikwan tael Defn A Chinese weight 110 catty equivalent to 1 13 oz or 37801 g HAIL Hail n Etym OE hail ha AS hægel akin to D G Dan Sw hagel Icel hagl cf Gr Defn Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds where they are formed by the congelation of vapor The separate masses or grains are called hailstones Thunder mixed with hail Hail mixed with fire must rend the Egyptian sky Milton HAIL Hail v i imp p p Halled p pr vb n Halting Etym OE hailen AS haqalian Defn To pour down particles of ice or frozen vapors HAIL Hail v t Defn To pour forcibly down as hail Shak HAIL Hail a Defn Healthy See Hale the preferable spelling HAIL Hail v t Etym OE hailen heilen Icel heil hale sound used in greeting See Hale sound 1 To call loudly to or after to accost to salute to address 2 To name to designate to call And such a son as all men hailed me happy Milton HAIL Hail v i 1 To declare by hailing the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered hence to sail to come used with from as the steamer hails from New York 2 To report as ones home or the place from whence one comes to come with from Colloq G G Halpine HAIL Hail interj Etym See Hail v t Defn An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation or occasionally of familiar greeting Hail brave friend Shak All hail See in the Vocabulary Hail Mary a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin See Ave Maria HAIL Hail n Defn A wish of health a salutation a loud call Their puissant hail M Arnold The angel hail bestowed Milton HAILFELLOW Hailfellow n Defn An intimate companion Hailfellow well met Lyly HAILSE Hailse v t Etym OE hailsen Icel heilsa Cf Hall to call to Defn To greet to salute Obs P Plowman HAILSHOT Hailshot n pl Defn Small shot which scatter like hailstones Obs Hayward HAILSTONE Hailstone n Defn A single particle of ice falling from a cloud a frozen raindrop a pellet of hail HAILSTORM Hailstorm n Defn A storm accompanied with hail a shower of hail HAILY Haily a Defn Of hail Haily showers Pope HAIN Hain v t Etym Cf Sw hägn hedge inclosure Dan hegn hedge fence See Hedge Defn To inclose for mowing to set aside for grass A ground hained in Holland HAIN Hain han v t Cf Sw hägn hedge inclosure Dan hegn hedge fence See Hedge Defn To inclose for mowing to set aside for grass A ground hained in Holland HAINT Haint Defn A contraction of have not or has not as I haint he haint we haint Colloq or illiterate speech Written also hant HAIR Hair n Etym OE her heer hær AS hær akin to OFries her D G haar OHG Icel har Dan haar Sw hår cf Lith kasa 1 The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body 2 One the abovementioned filaments consisting in invertebrate animals of a long tubular part which is free and flexible and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs Chaucer And draweth new delights with hoary hairs Spenser 3 Hair human or animal used for various purposes as hair for stuffing cushions 4 Zoöl Defn A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects spiders crustaceans and other invertebrates Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure composition and mode of growth 5 An outgrowth of the epidermis consisting of one or of several cells whether pointed hooked knobbed or stellated Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily Nuphar 6 A spring device used in a hairtrigger firearm 7 A haircloth Obc Chaucer 8 Any very small distance or degree a hairbreadth Note Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination as hairbrush or hair brush hair dye hair oil hairpin hair powder a brush a dye etc for the hair Against the hair in a rough and disagreeable manner against the grain Obs You go against the hair of your professions Shak Hair bracket Ship Carp a molding which comes in at the back of or runs aft from the figurehead Hair cells Anat cells with hairlike processes in the sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear Hair compass Hair divider a compass or divider capable of delicate adjustment by means of a screw Hair glove a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin Hair lace a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the head Swift Hair line a line made of hair a very slender line Hair moth Zoöl any moth which destroys goods made of hair esp Tinea biselliella Hair pencil a brush or fine hair for painting generally called by the name of the hair used as a camels hair pencil a sables hair pencil etc Hair plate an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of a bloomery fire Hair powder a white perfumed powder as of flour or starch formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of the head or on wigs Hair seal Zoöl any one of several species of eared seals which do not produce fur a sea lion Hair seating haircloth for seats of chairs etc Hair shirt a shirt or a band for the loins made of horsehair and worn as a penance Hair sieve a strainer with a haircloth bottom Hair snake See Gordius Hair space Printing the thinnest metal space used in lines of type Hair stroke a delicate stroke in writing Hair trigger a trigger so constructed as to discharge a firearm by a very slight pressure as by the touch of a hair Farrow Not worth a hair of no value To a hair with the nicest distinction To split hairs to make distinctions of useless nicety HAIRBELL Hairbell n Bot Defn See Harebell HAIRBIRD Hairbird n Zoöl Defn The chipping sparrow HAIRBRAINED Hairbrained a Defn See Harebrained HAIRBREADTH HAIRSBREADTH Hairbreadth Hairsbreadth a Defn The diameter or breadth of a hair a very small distance sometimes definitely the fortyeighth part of an inch Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth and not miss Judg xx 16 HAIRBREADTH Hairbreadth a Defn Having the breadth of a hair very narrow as a hairbreadth escape HAIRBROWN Hairbrown a Defn Of a clear tint of brown resembling brown human hair It is composed of equal proportions of red and green HAIRBRUSH Hairbrush n Defn A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair HAIRCLOTH Haircloth n Defn Stuff or cloth made wholly or in part of hair HAIRDRESSER Hairdresser n Defn One who dresses or cuts hair a barber HAIRED Haired a 1 Having hair A beast haired like a bear Purchas 2 In composition Having such hair as redhaired HAIREN Hairen a Etym AS h Defn Hairy Obc His hairen shirt and his ascetic diet J Taylor HAIR GRASS Hair grass Bot Defn A grass with very slender leaves or branches as the Agrostis scabra and several species of Aira or Deschampsia HAIRINESS Hairiness n Defn The state of abounding or being covered with hair Johnson HAIRLESS Hairless a Defn Destitute of hair Shak HAIRPIN Hairpin n Defn A pin usually forked or of bent wire for fastening the hair in place used by women HAIRSALT Hairsalt n Etym A translation of G haarsalz Min Defn A variety of native Epsom salt occurring in silky fibers HAIRSPLITTER Hairsplitter n Defn One who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in reasoning one who quibbles The caviling hairsplitter De Quincey HAIRSPLITTING Hairsplitting a Defn Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning subtle n Defn The act or practice of making trivial distinctions The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading Charles Sumner HAIRSPRING Hairspring n Horology Defn The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece HAIRSTREAK Hairstreak n Defn A butterfly of the genus Thecla as the green hairstreak T rubi HAIRTAIL Hairtail n Zoöl Defn Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus esp T lepterus of Europe and America They are long and like a band with a slender pointed tail Called also bladefish HAIRWORM Hairworm Zoöl Defn A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius resembling a hair See Gordius HAIRY Hairy a Defn Bearing or covered with hair made of or resembling hair rough with hair rough with hair rough with hair hirsute His mantle hairy and his bonnet sedge Milton HAITIAN Haitian a n Defn See Haytian HAJE Haje n Etym Ar hayya snake Zoöl Defn The Egyptian asp or cobra Naja haje It is related to the cobra of India and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood Its bite is very venomous It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide and hence is sometimes called Cleopatras snake or asp See Asp HAKE Hake n Etym See Hatch a half door Defn A drying shed as for unburned tile HAKE Hake n Also haak Etym Akin to Norweg hakefisk lit hook fish Prov E hake hook G hecht pike See Hook Zoöl Defn One of several species of marine gadoid fishes of the genera Phycis Merlucius and allies The common European hake is M vulgaris the American silver hake or whiting is M bilinearis Two American species Phycis chuss and P tenius are important food fishes and are also valued for their oil and sounds Called also squirrel hake and codling HAKE Hake v t Defn To loiter to sneak Prov Eng HAKESDAME Hakesdame n Defn See Forkbeard HAKETON Haketon n Defn Same as Acton Obs HAKIM Hakim n Etym Ar hakim Defn A wise man a physician esp a Mohammedan India HAKIM Hakim n Etym Ar hakim Defn A Mohammedan title for a ruler a judge India HALACHA Halacha n pl HalachothEtym Heb halachah Defn The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash See Midrash HALATION Halation n Photog Defn An appearance as of a halo of light surround the edges of dark object HALBERD Halberd n Etym F hallebarde of German origin cf MHG helmbarte G hellebarte prob orig an ax to split a helmet fr G barte a broad ax orig from the same source as E beard cf Icel bar a kind of ax skegg beard skeggia a kind of halberd helm helmet but cf also MNG helm halm handle and E helve See Beard Helmet Mil Defn An ancient longhandled weapon of which the head had a point and several long sharp edges curved or straight and sometimes additional points The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form Written also halbert HALBERDIER Halberdier n Etym F hallebardier Defn One who is armed with a halberd Strype HALBERDSHAPED Halberdshaped a Defn Hastate HALCYON Halcyon n Etym L halcyon alcyon Grhalcyon Zoöl Defn A kingfisher By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits as the sacred kingfisher Halcyon sancta of Australia Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be As halcyons brooding on a winter sea Dryden HALCYON Halcyon a 1 Pertaining to or resembling the halcyon which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice 2 Hence Calm quiet peaceful undisturbed happy Deep halcyon repose De Quincy HALCYONIAN Halcyonian a Defn Halcyon calm HALCYONOID Halcyonoid a n Etym Halcyon oid Zoöl Defn See Alcyonoid HALE Hale a Etym Written also heil Icel heill akin to E whole See Whole Defn Sound entire healthy robust not impaired as a hale body Last year we thought him strong and hale Swift HALE Hale n Defn Welfare Obs All heedless of his dearest hale Spenser HALE Hale hal or hall 277 v t imp p p Haled hald or halld p pr vb n Haling Defn Etym OE halen halien cf AS holian to acquire get See Haul Defn To pull to drag to haul See Haul Chaucer Easier both to freight and to hale ashore Milton As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim Shelley HALESIA Halesia n Etym NL Bot Defn A genus of American shrubs containing several species called snowdrop trees or silverbell trees They have showy white flowers drooping on slender pedicels HALF Half a Etym AS healf half half as a noun half side part akin to OS OFries D half G halb Sw half Dan halv Icel halfr Goth halbs Cf Halve Behalf 1 Consisting of a moiety or half as a half bushel a half hour a half dollar a half view Note The adjective and noun are often united to form a compound 2 Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half approximately a half whether more or less partial imperfect as a half dream half knowledge Assumed from thence a half consent Tennyson Half ape Zoöl a lemur Half back Football See under 2d Back Half bent the first notch for the sear point to enter in the tumbler of a gunlock the halfcock notch Half binding a style of bookbinding in which only the back and corners are in leather Half boarder one who boards in part specifically a scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only Halfbreadth plan Shipbuilding a horizontal plan of the half a vessel divided lengthwise showing the lines Half cadence Mus a cadence on the dominant Half cap a slight salute with the cap Obs Shak A half cock the position of the cock of a gun when retained by the first notch Half hitch a sailors knot in a rope half of a clove hitch Half hose short stockings socks Half measure an imperfect or weak line of action Half note Mus a minim one half of a semibreve Half pay half of the wages or salary reduced pay as an officer on half pay Half price half the ordinary price or a price much reduced Half round a Arch A molding of semicircular section b Mech Having one side flat and the other rounded said of a file Half shift Mus a position of the hand between the open position and the first shift in playing on the violin and kindred instruments See Shift Half step Mus a semitone the smallest difference of pitch or interval used in music Half tide the time or state of the tide equally distant from ebb and flood Half time half the ordinary time for work or attendance as the halftime system Half tint Fine Arts a middle or intermediate tint as in drawing or painting See Demitint Half truth a statement only partially true or which gives only a part of the truth Mrs Browning Half year the space of six moths one term of a school when there are two terms in a year HALF Half adv Defn In an equal part or degree in some paas halfcolored half done halfhearted half persuaded half conscious Half loth and half consenting Dryden Their children spoke halfin the speech of Ashdod Neh xiii 24 HALF Half n pl Halves Etym AS healf See Half a 1 Part side behalf Obs Wyclif The four halves of the house Chaucer 2 One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided or considered as divided sometimes followed by of as a half of an apple Not half his riches known and yet despised Milton A friendship so complete Portioned in halves between us Tennyson Better half See under Better In half in two an expression sometimes used improperly instead of in or into halves as to cut in half Colloq Dickens In or On ones half in ones behalf on ones part Obs To cry halves to claim an equal share with another To go halves to share equally between two HALF Half v t Defn To halve Obs See Halve Sir H Wotton HALFANDHALF Halfandhalf n Defn A mixture of two malt liquors esp porter and ale in about equal parts Dickens HALFBEAK Halfbeak n Zoöl Defn Any slender marine fish of the genus Hemirhamphus having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower called also balahoo HALF BLOOD Half blood 1 The relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother but not of both as a brother or sister of the half blood See Blood n 2 and 4 2 A person so related to another 3 A person whose father and mother are of different races a half breed Note In the 2d and 3d senses usually with a hyphen HALFBLOODED Halfblooded a 1 Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races having only one parent of good stock as a halfblooded sheep 2 Degenerate mean HALFBOOT Halfboot n Defn A boot with a short top covering only the ankle See Cocker and Congress boot under Congress HALFBOUND Halfbound n Defn Having only the back and corners in leather as a book HALFBRED Halfbred a 1 Halfblooded Obs 2 Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of goodbreeding not well trained Atterbury HALFBREED Halfbreed a Defn Halfblooded HALFBREED Halfbreed n Defn A person who is blooded the offspring of parents of different races especially of the American Indian and the white race HALFBROTHER Halfbrother n Defn A brother by one parent but not by both HALFCASTE Halfcaste n Defn One born of a European parent on the one side and of a Hindoo or Mohammedan on the other Also adjective as halfcaste parents HALFCLAMMED Halfclammed a Defn Halffilled Obs Lions halfclammed entrails roar food Marston HALFCOCK Halfcock v t imp p p Halfcocked p pr vb n Halfcocking Defn To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch To go off halfcocked a To be discharged prematurely or with the trigger at half cock said of a firearm b To do or say something without due thought or care Colloq or Low HALFCRACKED Halfcracked a Defn Halfdemented halfwitted Colloq HALFDECK Halfdeck n 1 Zoöl Defn A shell of the genus Crepidula a boat shell See Boat shell 2 See Half deck under Deck HALFDECKED Halfdecked a Defn Partially decked The halfdecked craft used by the latter Vikings Elton HALFEN Halfen a Etym From Half Defn Wanting half its due qualities Obs Spencer HALFENDEAL Halfendeal adv Etym OE halfendele See Half and Deal Defn Half by the part Obs Chaucer n Defn A half part Obs R of Brunne HALFER Halfer n 1 One who possesses or gives half only one who shares Obs Bp Montagu 2 A male fallow deer gelded Pegge 1814 HALFFACED Halffaced a Defn Showing only part of the face wretched looking meager Shak HALFFISH Halffish n Zoöl Defn A salmon in its fifth year of growth Prov Eng HALFHATCHED Halfhatched a Defn Imperfectly hatched as halfhatch